Exeter Times, 1899-4-6, Page 6ews Summary.
* Recent Happenings Briefly Told.
0A.NADA. •
Nova Scotia'S estimates are
828.
Kingston fire department will tome
An aerial truck.
Loudon's city aomits show a 0.-
404 a- $21,000 or 1898.
Te Plains •a Abraham have teen
surveyed itho building, lots,
The wreolted steamer Oustilitta is re-.
nortee to have broken in two.
The City Engineer of Hamilton saya
e'•hat all the maia thoroughfaras in that
telly need repoirs..
The seeee manufacturere of Hamil-
ton will increase the pay of their moul-
ders 10 per cent. on May 1.
The Sawyer -Massey Company of
Hamilton have Increased their em-
ployees' wages ten per cent.
A. big Montreal company has> advanc-
ed tee price of cottons, and it is expeet-
ed th•e advanee will become general.
Complaints are being made ot the
urgent need of au inspector of weights
and measures at Atlin and Dawson.
The MeCtary Manufacturing Com-
edies' a London have advanced the
wage n of tneir stove hands 10 per cent.
Representatives of the Bank of Bri-
tish North America and the Bank of
Commerce are en route to Atlin to
open branches there.
It is rumored that tha controlling
interest of the Hanniton Street Rail-
way. Co. had been secured by a New
trust company.
Steps are being taken at London,
Ont., to quash the oity by-law reeeatly
„ passed authors -nag an morease In the
number of liquor licenses.
The Quebec By-law C-onnnittee has
decnied to impose a tax of 4300 oit ped -
tars residing in the city and pc.° on
pedlars residing outside.
Price, the Manitoba young fanner,
wilt> shot Richard Emitter' three weeks
ago with murderous Latent, was sen-
tenced to three years' imprisonment.
J. R. Booth, the Ottawa lumberman,
says that with the exception of a
slight advance in boxwood, lumber
prices will be unchanged this
year.
Mr. P. W. St. George, City Survey-
or of Montreal, has resigned in conse-
quence of too much interference by
Aldermen in the work of Ins depart-
ment.
Major-General Hutton is investigat-
ing- a charge preferred by Lieut. -Col.
Roy, D.O.C., Montreal, against Lieut. -
Col. Cooke of threatening to thrash his
superior officer.
Gusz.ezak and Czutty, two Galicia.ns
found guilty of the murder of a com-
patriot and four children. at Stuartburn
Last fall, were seatenced at Winnipeg
to hang on May 20.
It is said that the populatiou of Math -
bemires reached the 260,000 xna.rk. The
last census taken in /891 gave tile popu-
lation. as 152,900. This is an increase
of 108,000 in nine years.
A. Metcalf of Chicugu, who has
ihad mutt experience in the building
of eievators, has been in Quebec in
connection with the erection of a mil- I
lion -bushel etevator there.
M. M. Reeves has been. sentenced to
one month's imprisonment and a fine
of emil at Dawson for attempting to '
bribe H. H. Martin, the inquiry clerk
at the Gold Commissioner's office.
The fees at Qoeenn University for ,
pass exarainations in science and arts I
leave been raised from $3 to se, and in '
honor examinations from ei to $8. This 1
is done with a view in raising more
funds.
Tte 'Woodstock, N. 13., Dien Couu-
oil bas abolished the tax of from §3
$b on commercial travellervisiting
that place, it being the only town in
Canada where the tea was made. The
tax affected Toronto and 'Montreal
leouses.
Dates to Dawson have been cut in
Iwo by the formation of a transport-
ation combination, including various"
steamers running between Seattle and
Skagway, the White Pass & Yukon
Railroad, and the steamers on Lake
Bennett and the Upper Yukon.
The Court of Appeal of Quebec has
confirmed the judgment of the Superior
Court awarding na999 damages Lo the
parents of the late Mies Alphonsine
altibadeau against Sir W. 0. McDonald
of Montreal, in whose factory the girl
was kitled al the time of the fire in
Apra, 1895.
Cheese -makers of Ruesell county are
forraing an assoeiation with the object
that all cheese purchased from mane.-
facnunrs by produce merchants shall
be guaranteed before being taken from
the hands of makers. They also in-
tend advocating the appointmeut of
an official weigher, to weight tee
cheese before it is delivered.
GREAT BRITAIN,
W. II Millais, the artist, and brother
of the late Sir John Everett Millais
president of the Royal Academy, is
dead.
Rev. James A. Sptergeun, brother of
the late Rev. Charles Redden Spur-
geon, was found dead in a railway car-
riage at London.
Enquiry is to be made into tee suf-
ficiency of exits ia the large hotels and
Mansions in London, suggested by the
Windsor horror.
• English temperance societies are de-
nouncing Sir Thomas Lipton for hav-
ing applied for lieenses to sell liquor
at is tea stores.
• At the banquet of the British Eco-
nomic Association, Prof, Ashley said
the trusts were mainly the outcome of
an attempt to get rid of the disas-
trous effects of cut-throat compete.
tioa
Lloyds has decided to bestow the
saver medal upoit the captain and
chief engineer a the Cunard line
steamship Pavonia, for bringing the
shin safely into port attinaehe had been
dieablea at sea.
•Exceptionally cold weather continues
throughout England, varying how 10
to 20 degrees of Prost. There have
been heavy falls ot sn'ow in the north,
and ae.veral deaths front exposure are
reported. Similar weather prevaiis on
the eontille,21t.
Lord Salisbury and M. Paul Cara -
bon have signed a convention donning
the it.ageo-ferench boundaries in Central
Afrioa. Britain retains the Bahr -el -
ethanol and Darfur, white France gets
Ithe territories north end west of Lake
Totted. ,
11 is proposed eo start a movement
for a national testimonial te, Blaek-
barite, the English ehes s player, rn
houor of his victory over PileburY iet
the remit ititernationel oness tournae
merit, and in, reeognition- of his serv-
ices to the British Chess Club.
Considerable diseettsion is reported
between the Chanoettor of the Ex-
chequer, Sir Michael Hicks -Beach, and
this Seornary of State for the Colon-
ies, Mr. auseph Chamberlain, the for-
mer elapsing and the latter favor-
theRhodesAfrican schemes of Mr. lentil
In reply to a suggestion by it
Charles Howard Vincent that an in -
(pixy be held into the conditions of
British trade, Mr. C. T. Ritchie, Pre-
sident of the British Board of Trade,
said that there was no reason to re-
gard the condition of trade as other
than satisfactory.
A millionaire, named. Alfred Stern,
son of the late Baron Stern, has been
• declared insane. Ete is said to be worth
s15,000,00u and reeently created a dis-
turbance at Marlborough house, the
town residence of the Prince of Wales,
by attempting to force an entrance
there under the hallucination that he
is the Prince.
Maude Richardson, the alleged wife
of Wm. aohnson, known as 'Htarry, the
Valet," whoavas coneerned in the rob-
bery of the Dowager Duchess of Sutb-
erland's jewels in Paris lastelectober,
intends to personally serve the Duchess
with a writ to recover the reward.
offered for the reoovery of the stolen
jewellery, she having betrayed John-
son to the police.
Special significanoe attaolies to the
appointment of Commodore Gifford to
command the British squadron in New-
foundlan:d waters during the coming
fishing season. His selection is re-
garded as indicating a determination
on the part of Great Britain to enforce
a settlement of disputed questions in
this quarter by strengthening the
squadron.
UNITED STITES.
The Cuban army numbers 13,219
Two men were killednn a fight with
Mexicans at Laredo, Texas, the result
of a discussion over smallpox.
California newspapere must now at-
tach the name of the writer to all
local news referring to individuals.
United States capitalists will spend
.205,000 in trolley lines about Niagara
Falls this summer in oonnection with
the Pan-American project.
Bedford. Beale, died of hiccoughing
at Norfolk, Va. Fifteen days ago he
begao no hiccough intermittently, tind
for eight days he hiceoughed unceas-
ingly.
Over 200 pounds of smokeless pow-
der exploded, at the Dupont Powder
Works.at Carney Point, instant-
ly killing three workmen.and injuring
a • number of others slightly.
lt is said that the passenger de-
partment of the New York Central
will run an independent line to oppose
the Richeiteu el: Ontario Company for
the St. 'Lawrence tourist. traffic.
it is proposed to raise a fund of $10,-
000 for the family of Warren Guion,
the elevator man at the Windsor Ho-
tel in New York, who refused to leave
his post and lost his life in the fire.
At San Francisco, Mme. Melba had
a narrow- escape from serious injury.
She was hit on the head by a heavy
bronze statue, whir% fell from a ped-
estal, and was unceuscious for 15
minutes.
The Central Vermont Railroad was
sold on Thursday under foreclosure
proceedings and the entire property
was purchased by Ezra H. Baker of
Boston, Chairman of the Bondholders'
Committee, for $7,000,000.
John T. Shayne, the millionaire Chi-
cago furrier, was shot three times by
H. H. Hammond, a merchant tailor,
while the two were dining at a hotel.
Shayne will live. Hammond is under
arrest Domestic troubles.
New York's Board of Aldermen,
tabled. a resolution calling on the
Commissioner of Public Buildings. to
hoist. the national .city and state flags
on all. publio buildings on May 24,
in honor of Queen Victoria's birth-
day.
John T. Graham, of Denver, who
owns extensive gold and silver mines
in Colorado, and New Mexico, hits made
the statement that the first step,
made by the new trust would be the
advance of the prioa of silver ten per I
cent.
A despatch from Omaha reports the
burning of a building in whieh a lo.dge
of Iady Maccabees was meeting. They
were compelled to jump feum the win-
dows, and two were killed and several
badly injured. One fireman was prob-
ably fatally injured.
John Moore, of Bettnilton,
whose • house was burned and leis five
children found dead in it, has been ar-
;seed charged with murdering the
children. The bodies were not badly
blamed, but each skull was indented,
and all but one had been stabbed in
the neok. Moore tells a vory lame
story.
. Mtn A.ugusLa Schmidt, who is serv-
ing a ten years' sentence for murder
in the Indiana vrotrien's prison, .has
been paroled by Governor Mount, , but
declines to accept her freedom Un-
til the Judge and. jury which tried
her aeknowle.dge thee: she was lance
cent and that they were in error
when they passed judgment upon
her.
In an interview Rear Admiral Samp-
son, •of the 'United States navy, ex-
pressed tlie hope that the good feel-
ing between Great Britain and the
United. States would be permanent. He
says the United States has more to
gain by a defensive Detainee than Great
Britain, and he rejoices that the re-
eent change of sentiment has taker
place.
GE,NERAL,
Mauritius is now free from the
plague.
The influenza is raglog at Berlin
and the death rate is heavy.
The story et the finding of Andree's
balloon and three bodies preens to have
heen a faleehood.
Innann.won n..
T H E• EXETER TIMES
• ONTARIO LEGISLATURE
Notes of PreeeedingS ht the Dna!,
• Parliament.
.RAILIVA.YS WANT AID.
•The representatives of three railway
companies ask aid for their several ern
terpriee,s. The Vint request was for
a grant of e100,000 towarda bridge
'Menne tl.te. Ottawa river at ‘Intterkes-
levy, to mined. tart Parry Sot4ad
Canada and Atlantic railways with the
Great Northern, and thus give a trunk
line from Parry Sound to the Province
of Quebec, to facilitate the direet ex-
port of grain, and to aid the develop-
ment of that part of Ontario affected
by the lines mentioned, The bridge
will cost nal/ a million dorlars, and the
Dominion had granted 052,500 towards
it, besides subsidizing the reads. Coun-
ty Crown Attorney Curry acted as
spokesman, and was ate:lamp:mini by
a. M. Savage, of the Great Northern
railway, and Mr. Barrie, of the Canada
Atlantic, besides the Speaker and a
number of the members of the House.
WORTHINGTON AND ONAPING.
The Worthington and Onaping- rail-
way, a continuation of the North Shore
and Manitoulin railway across the
Niokel range and into the Vermilion
district, was represented by H. W.
Evenden, an English- capitalist front
the South African gold fields, and now
residing at Campement d'Ours
Lake Huron, and Mr. John McKay, of
the Soo. They preferred the usual re-
quest of $3,000 per mile.
TO DEVELOP MINERAL LANDS.
The third enterprise to, solicit aid.
was also in the line of New Ontario
development. It was the Bruce Mines
and Algoma railway, to run 50 miles
nortt from Bruce Mines, and open up
copper and nickel locations, eventually
tapping the 0.2.R. main line. Those
present were Mayor Wile, Buffalo:
Judge Hoiden, Soo, Miele.; B. W. Good -
sale, Chicago; 13. G. Caryell, Chesan-
ing, Mich.
RAPID GROWTH CIF PINE.
Mr. Frank Halliday, Government
Timber Agent at P,arey Sound, *as be-
fore the Public- Accounts Committee
and he t old the committee some things
about reforestry that were interesting
His chief contention was that the
greater part of the unsettled lands of
the province whence the timber had
been taken would reforest themselves
in the course of 50 years. The faot
that the ground had been burnt over
would not deter the second growth
coming to a merchantable size.
NO SMALL, BLACK. BASS.
• The Game Department have taken ac-
tion against a nuniber of Toronto fish
dealers who have been ()tiering for sale
very small black bass this winter. The
Department want the small fish left
alone. They are too smell to sell, the
depanment says. Ali the dealershave
been warned to cease • buying these
small ash and offering them for sale.
Maskinoage will hereafter be classed
as a sporting fish, and not as a com-
mercial fish. Ihis will mean that
none of these fish may be taken by
nets.
NOT SO MANY PERMITS.
Objection has been taken to the
large number of pernlits that were is-
sued last year to those wishing to
hill insectverous birds for scientific
purposes. Too many birds have been I
taken, the department believe, for
other purposes than scientific. As a
consequence there will be a great de- i
crease in the number of licenses this
season. Last year the total permits
issued to allow the taking insectiver-
ous birds and eggs was 65, while this
year only 32 has been isithed.
CROWN LANDS REPORT,
The Crown Lands report shows that
50,231 acres of Crown lands were sold
during the year for a value aggre-
gating $20,353. The collection on -these
and former year's sales amounted to
$42,602. Mining lands to the extent of
48,911 acres were leased, $63,944 rent
• being collected. The total receipts of
the department were $1,112,582 and the
disbursements 0311,348. linotxt woods
and forests $981,168 was received. The
decrease in revenue amounted to $345,-
953. The change in the law relating to
Limber will be responsible for a big
decrease in the cut.
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.
Mr. S. Russell, East Hastings, mov-
ed the second reading of his bill to
allow municipalities to adopt propor-
tional representation. The bill pro-
vides that any city, town, •village or
township may pass a by-law providing
for the adoption of proportional repre-
sentation by any method which will
result in the election of any qualified
candidate who obtains at the election
a quota of valid votes, the said quota
being founceby dividing into the num-
ber of valid votes the number of coun-
cillors, or aldermen to be elected, ignor-
ing fractions, if any. Any municipal
council may, whetter adopting propor-
tional representation or not, provide
by by-law for the use at the elec-
tion of • any municipal officer,
wherein only one • office •
is
to be filled, and only one candidate
ean be elected, of a preferential ballot
that will enable, in the event of more
than two candidates running for such
office, electors to designate their choice
not only by marking their ballot for
the elector's first ehoice, but in such
a way as to designate sec,ond and sub-
sequ.ent choices, in t,he alternative
even( of the first choice having been
• unsuccessful; end or such purpose
may provide for the utilization of
sueei votes cot for in unsuccessful
candidate by a redistribution of them
after dropping suen candidate in ps•o-
epee of counting, sifter the manner of
the Hare -Spence sysiena, or al her sys-
Leta as may be deemed by said council
most etfective for the purpose.
HON. MR. 11AaDY'S OBJECTIONS.
Ths. Attorn.ey-Gesteral admitted that
the proposed method of voting might
*suit certain clasees ot electors; but he
was not sure it would. be Lite best for
legislative aseembties. Tu saying this
Ite was, not disperaging ite asetulnese.
Ile agreed thstt it WAS a Matter that
ootamorided itself to a huge section of
the reading and thinking public. It
leul merle consideroble advairee, espec-
ialle with those who care for philose-
phical theoriee blettitian were only in NOTHING EDIBLE FOR MILES,
a limited. eph'ere. Ile die. not deoy
that proportional representation might
work well in conneetion with friendly
societies, °hunt ozganieattons and.
perhape election of !getout trustees. In
all these eases he had no doubt the
method advocated by the hen. member'
miteht be used with great advantage;
Probahly aerie he township. and pity
coaneit eleotions.
He was afraid, however, that it,
would not work effectively in Domin-
ion or . Provincial eleotioits, for ndt
one-half of the electors would have'
ability to understand it. To ask the
legislature to adept such e preratiple
was More than he could agree to.
It was suet an interesting academie
question, but would not be understood
by the people at large. The order
was then disoharged and the bill
withdrawn.
AIMED AT THE GYPSIES.
Mr. Richardson's bill to preveut
camping on highways or unendosed
land end to empower county con-
stable to Make arrests without a war-
rant was read a second time.
TO DECLARE QUALIF1CA.TI0N.
Mr. Lees -secured tne second read-
ing of his bill requiring, in ease of
municipal and school eleotions, a dec-
laration of the property qualification
of the candidate to be made before 5
o'clock on nomination day.
TRADING STAMP COMPANIES.
Mr. Lumsden's bill, regulating trad-
ing stamp, companies, and imposing a
yearly tax in proportion to population,
was read. a second time. The Hon,
member for Ottawa thinks le only
reasonable, on account of their inter-
ference with ordinary, business eon -
cents, that trading stamp oompanies
shall pay a tax of e1000 in cities above
50,000 population; $500 in cities with
less than 50,000; $250 in eplaces where.
the population is 5000 or over.
CHANGE rig RE-ELECTION PETI
TIONS. ,
The premier introdueed a bill relat-
ing to controverttul elections, in whicli
he proposes". to get after what he calls
"straw men" in connection with elec-
tion petioles. It, provides that in all
protests, save where the defeated can-
didate is himself the petitioner, the
proceedings must be taken by four
man as formerly.
BILLS BECOME LAW.
The following bills were read a third
Bill to improve the law inspecting
Public schools -Mr. Ross.
Bill to incorporate the village of
Sturgeon Point -Mr. Fox.
Bill to incorporete the Western hos-
pital of Toronto. -Mr. Crawford,
• Bill to incorporate the Bruce Mines
and Algoma Railway Company.-- Mr.
Farwell. "
Bill to consolidate the floating debt
of the town, of Brampton. -Mr. Smith.
,Bill respecting by-law No. 462 of the
town of Dundas, -,Mr. Wardell.
Bill to confirm oy-law No. 152 of the
village of Tara. -Mr. Bowman.
)3U1 confirming the city ,of Kingston
and the Dominion Cotton Mills Com-
pany. -Mr. Graham. •
Mill respecting the trustees of the
Oegoode burial ground. -Mr. Guibold.
• BM respecting the London Street
Railway CorapanyaeMr, German.
Bill respecting the town of Cobourg.
-Mr. Clarke. •.
Bill respecting the village of Win-
chester. -Mr. • Whitney.
Bill respecting the village of Exeter,
-Mr. Garrow, •
• GAME PROTECTION.
Mr. Gibson introduced his bulky bill
to amend the Game. Peotection Act.
Antong its provisions hotels and res-
• taurants are prohibited from setting
game an their tables clueing the pro-
bibited season unless they are in the
possession of licenses to store game shot
, during the open season. Forepurposes
of tracing the same the limn:Wee is ob-
liged to furnisha record of all game
stored. Other clauses provided that
sportsmen's guides must be licensed by
the gam:e warden. This, said Mr. Gib-
son, was designed to provide eixsploy-
ment for the Canadian guide and do
away with the praotice of introducing
American guides. .
Mr. Gibeon said elm question of kill -
lag deer ifi water was an old one, and
had been before the Houee for twenty
years. He himself wasn't sure as to
the- merite of the case; but it, seemed
to be pretty generally agreed that
while hounding deer was permitted, the
clause of. the Act prohibiting the hill -
mg of deer in water should be re -
fed.
Mr. Reid, Addington, supported the
bill, an the ground that if the deer'
were not taken in the water, many
of them that had been wounded by
hunters got away and died in the
woods.
STURGEON FALL 8 PULPMILL.
The agreement of the Sturgeon Falls
Pulp Company ,with the Government
was laid on the table at the Legisla-,
tura. It grovides that the company is
to buy out the Ontario company, and
eaoh year manufacture 5,000 tons. The
company is to erect: paper miles cost-
ing $1,000,000 and turn out 30,000 tons
of paper' yearly. In the first six
mnuthe .0250,000 of the money must be
spent, and doubls that amount in two
years, and the total in three. For all
this the Government, gives the com-
pany the right to out spruce, poplar.
taimarac, and jack pine along the
Sturgeon river and tributaries. They
are to pay 10 cents for hardwood and
20 cents pet cord for spruce. The com-
pany have no rights to soil, and must
not retard eettlers,
ALIEN CLERGY.
The Premier's 'bill to amend the sta-
tute law was passed through commit-
tee Among other things it legalizes
marriages solemined in the past by
foreign ministers.
time: -
SHIPS LOADED WITH SEALS.
tie w ro n dill II ni VIAlery Ihe Ilost in a re ss
. • in/i Meet:rd.
4 espa tch ftoro St , Joh xi's, Nfl d
say s: --T he se ali ng st (4a ers Ti"oprtrd,
witb 1e,600 seals, ibe Varigetreed, meth
25,000, need the • Neptune, with ee,C00,
n rri ved hra ori Wednesday. Tito y p/.1; that :be remnitting ten veq8.1,,rf
the norlhore el *et are retraced load Pd,
11 IV] t hal the eV:Ilion tv111 p rohnbIy
eeeure a full • cargo. The fishery is
likely as prove teos neat succeentil oi
reeord, •Not only heat, a 111.1Mt 1111 *he
&Airline t'S obtained full loads, but the
entire fleet evill have eetureed bine by
Sunday next, 'bus Saving net expense
maintai)iitin; the; rrItiilo r i; is UStil I,
to a date !Minh litter in I he year, 1
.11.111.0.
tweet or tke eriattituous atrouglin ra New
South Wallin.
A deppatch front "Vanentiver, B.O.,
says:--Anstralia is prostrated by an-
9lber beat wave. H. C. Russell, the
Governmeat astronomer, says ' (hat•
there willbaso rain until the 'end. of
Arent or April. If (his proves true im-
mense pastures and raining lands will
wither up 'pausing • widespeetta. ruin;
.0ae oorreepondent in. the Sydney Mail
saes .that a petition sheep- end' hun-
dreds of thousands of horses and cat
-
tie are dead frorn the drought. Set-
tlers aee on the verge of baukruptey.
The correspondent says:
" Already the grins has vanished
ani the tanks, creeks, and rivers are
dry. I have witnessed some heart-
breaking wanes in the struggle - of
lessees to save their neck. I saw men
who had been working for 20 years
to get their homes in paying shape
left without a sheep or blade of grass
and their homes destroyed eventually
by bush fines. The blaok visitation is
a national calamity, and the drought
has brought all the horrors of a plague
with it. Thousands are living with-
out meat and in a half-titarved state,
cattle and sheep being all goue or re-
duced to skin and. bone only, Members
of Parliament are traveling through
the affected districts, and each colony
'will cancel the rent for public lands
altogether 'or reduce it to a nominal
sum." '
•
W. N. Willis, of New South Wales,
after a trip through the affected dis-
tricts says that 50 per cent. of the
stook' bus succumbed to drought. Mr.
Russell admits that the colony is in a
dreadful condition, but says that the
appalling loss of sheep is due to over-
stocking as much as to the terrible
drought. • • 0
PLACER STRIKE ON THE FRASER.
!IMMO,
Hundreds of Prospectors leave Left EilanOn.
tIM 11,11111 Kamloops for Ma New Mg.
• zings.
A de.spateh from Kamloops, B. C.,
says: -News has reached this city that
an exceedingly rich placer gold strike
hes been made at Tete jeune Cache,
on the head waters of the Fraser river
two hundred and eighty miles north-
east of here. Three men, who have
been prospecting in that district dur-
ing the park year, have oome out and
recorded eleven placer claims. Each
man took out from It9 to $40 per day
during the thee they were at Work.
As soon as the news became public, a
rant was made for the locality of the
• new diggings.
Archdeacon McKay, has goriean with
•a party frora Doftald. Five hundred
men are reported as having left Ed-
monton on Monday night, and a large
paety left here on Tuesday. There is a
good road. from here up the North
Thompson to the new gold fields; in
fact, is the only practicable way. This
route was cut out sozrse years ago by
the parties who own the mica mines
at the Cache. .
Excitement is running high here,
and everybody is looking for the Holt
find which prathically lies at our door.
THREATEN TO LEAVE MONTREAL
largely Attended Meeting; or etitertractua
cos ander the Presidency el' gestate!'
Ibroimmond.,
Montreal, March 27.-A largely at-
tended meeting of pro.minent manu-
facturers was held here to -night un-
der the presidency of the Hon, San -
tor Drummond to consider the provi-
sion contained in the new city charter
to tax machinery employed in manu-
facturing concerns. The proposed tax
was strongly denouneed as tending to
prevent the development of manufare
Wring industries in Montreal, and it
was 'pointed out that if enforced it
'would likely•result in the removal of
severstl big firms from this city. Mr.
Ogilvie, of the OgiLvie mills, has al-
ready threatened to remove his mills
if the ta'k is put in force. It was de-
cided to petition the City Council not
to enforce the measure.
Another important step was taken
by the decision to form a manufactur-
ers' association with the object of safe-
guardiag the interest of the manufac-
turers. A provisional committee, com-
posed of prominent manufacturers,
with Senator :Drummond as chairman,
was appointed. .
CAPTAIN AND MATE CENSURED.
Ri•sel 14 111' the E111111111.y Into the Wreck of
the (astilian.
A dentate). from Halifax, N.S., says:
--Captain Barrett and Fleet Officer
McAffer, oi the wrecked. Castilian, are
censured . by the Court of Enquiry
winch investigated t he diaster to the
Allan liner on the Genuet Rock ledge,
but the court refrains from interfer-
ing • with their certificates. The lat-
ter course was decided upon by the
court ie view of Captairt Barrett's Jong
and successful service in Atlantic navi-
gation and also in nonsideration 1ce.r-
tain cirts,ntances attenclhig t he des-
aeter ewhis•It hail a partial bearing on
oauses.
One of these woes 1 he exceptional I y
strong current running into tire Bay
of Fundy a the time the Castilian eau
on t he rooks, Ths court says this had
something • to do with carrying the
steamer out 01 nee oo rs e,, but not to
change it to midi a eecious extent. To
Captain Darien( 's errors of. judgment
in Ma paying :run:keen,attention to
so n d age the wreck is Jargely ttri-
t ect 10 the• de:felon, wbich was 'dee
livered l o -day by Ocanmainlitr 0. G,
ft.,N,R,, chairman of the , Court
of Ruguiry.
Gertnam are 'buying 1<ip1ing's books
as 1 he result *01 the 'Emperor's recent
meesege to the poet,
DUETS OF THE WORLD.
Prices of Grain, Cattle, Cheese, Sm.
In the Leading Marts,
Toronto,. April 1, Virheat - The
arcing maVket in Chicago to -day cause
ed. holdere toetek snore nioney.•Hold-
ars asked from 69 to 1700, north and
weat, for red and *bite wheat, and 70e
fort goose. ,Expoeters aro still out in
the inerkit; treights being the prindie
'pa 1 :t1 if Tic ul ty.. Ma nitobas strong, Not
.1 hard, 'Noeth".13ae, was bend:tit 64 .1.42a
tO-ktay, and g.i.t., at,85:1,29. No. 1
herd' be scarce. The When; it. is re-
ported Ls pot grading well, No. 1 hard
May 'being scarce.
alone -Winn: exporters quote $3
for straight roller, in barrels, middle
freights; and car lots for local ac-
count sell at $3.10 to 015. .
miiifeed-Cautinues eoarce, Ton Ion;
of bran at tbe -local mills are quoted
at $.14, and shorts at $10 ; ton lots, at
outside mills, are quoted at ele to $15
for braneanct at $16. to §17 for ehorts.
OatuuntleaSteady. Car lots of roiled
oats, in bags, on track here, are quot-
ed at. $3.00 per libla and, in bine, at
0.70,
Peas -Steady. Car tuts, north and
west, are quoted at Olin bid ; and east
67o aitsbiSdt.
0s-eady to firm. Car lute of
white, north and west, 29 1-2e, told can
at 30 I -2o.
Rye --Scarce. Export Kane are still
low, but some keen demand causes bet-
ter prioes. Holders asked nic to -day
for oar lots, outside,
Buckwheat-an:I ce and ' higher. Car
lots outside, 55u. asked and 5.4c.
Coine-Firmer, insympathy with the
rise in wheat. Careadian,yeilow, Chat,.
ham, is quoted tett 35c bid and 370 oak -
ed. American, No. 3 yellow, tietok, Toe
innate 43c, and mixed at 42c.
DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS.
.Deliveries of dressed hogs keep steady.
aod the market fairly active. In pro -
Visions the market is about steady.
Dressed hugs, car lots, are quoted, on
track, at around $5.15, mixed weights,
delivered, and $5.20 :to 05.25 for select
Northern hogs. On the street farmers'
betaxdeseolodat around e5.25 to $5.40 for
mdlb
s.
Quotations are as follows :-Dry salte
ed shoulders, 6 1-2c '• long clear bacon,
oar lots, (i 3-4e; toe lots and case lots,
7c; and backs, 7 3-4 to 80.
Smoked meats, -Rams, heavy, 3 1-2 to
100; medium:, 10 to 10 1-2c; light, 10
1-2e; breakfast bacon, 10 1-2 to Ile;
plow.° hams, 7 1-2 to 7 3-4e; roll ba-
con, 8 -to 8 1-4c, Alt meats out of pio-
kle lo les,s than prices quoted for smok-
ed meats.
Lard -Tierces, 6 3-4o; tabs, 7c; pails
7 1-4c; eompouad, 5 1-2 to 5 3-40.
, PRODUCE.
Eggs -Light deliveries again to -day,
and dealers here are holding firm at
yesterday's top figure, 13c, and in some
instanoes were demanding 13 leen Re-
tail buyers are holding off in anticipa-
tion of a drop., .
• Potatoes -Prices wellmaintained. Car
lots; on trent; are quoted at about 70
to 72o for strictly choice; Duellers'
loads, _Ontario lateen, sell at around
75 to 90ce out. of store dealers sell at 80
to 95c. '
- Poultry -The niarket is -dull, Quote -
Lions eree-Caticken.s, per pair, 50 to
65e; decks, 80o to el; geese, per lb., 7 to
8c; turkeys, pe o lb., 9 to 12c.
Beens-Choice hand-picked beens sell
at 61.10 to $1.15, and common at 00 to
7,50 per bush.
Dried o.pples-tractanged. Dealers
.pay 41-2 to 5c, for dried -stock, deliver-
ed here, and meet lots resell at 5 1-2
to fee evaporated, 9 to 10e, in small lots.
Honey -Round lots al choice, deliv-
ered here., will. bring about 5 1-2 to 6c;
dealers quote from 6 to'7o per lb., for
10 to 60 -lb., tins; -and in comb at
around 41.25 to el..40 per dozen
"c.tei°1enda.
Ilhay-Quiet and unchanged.
Strictly choice, can eots, is quoted at
$6.50 to $7.50 per ton; and No. 2 at
6.
Straw-Featureles.s.- Car lots are
quoted at $4 to $4,50, on track.
Hops-Moveneeat light. Dealers
here sell at 18 to 20e; anci are paying
holders, outside, about 18c.
DAIR,Y. PRODUCE.
Butter -Steady movement for good
ehoice dairy, but there is too much in-
ferior stock coming in. Creamery
holds -steady. The quotations are as
follows: -Dairy, tub, poor to medium,
10 to 126; choice, 14 to e5celarge
14 1-2 to 150; small dairy; lb. prints,
about 16c•'creamery, tubs and boxes,
20 to 210; lbs., 21 to 2.‘20.
Cleeese--Dealers here holding firm on
all choice at from 101-2 to 11 1-2c.
Buffalo, April 1. -Spring wheat --
Dull but firm; No. 1 Northern, 82 5-8c.
Winter wheal -Dull; prices bead above
millers' views; No. 2 red offered 78c,
through billed; No. 1 white, in store,
79c asked. Corn -Strong; No. 2 yel-
low, 40c; No. 3 yellow, 39 1-4 Lo .39 1-2c;
No. 4 yellow, 38 1-2c; No. 2 c_orn, 390;
No. *3 corn, 38 to 38 1-4c; No. 4 torn,
37 1-2c. ; No. 2 white, 34e;
No. .3 white, 33c; No. 4 white, 32e; No.
2 mixed, 34c; No. 3 mixed, 30c. Barley
-Dull. etye-No. 2, on track, offered
at Me. Flour Dull; unchanged.
Detroit, April - Closed ;
No. 1 white, cash, 74 3-4c; No. 2 red,
cash, 75 1-80; May, 75 7-8e aJuly, 733 -bo.
Milwaukee, April la -Wheal -- No. 1,
72 1-2 in 73 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 71 to
71 1-2c. Rye -NO. 1, 56c. 13arley-No.
2, 47e; "temple e6 1-9 to 47c.
Minneapolis, April 1.-1Vheet -
Morel'. 71 3-4c; May, 71 1-4 to 71 3-80;
July, 72 1-8c; on track, No. 1 hard, 72
enion No. 1 Northern, 71 5-ec; No, 2
Northern, 10 1-80. Flour -- First pat -
ants,. g-3.65 to $3.75; second pat( lila.
$3.45 to $3.55; nest clears, $e.60 to ,1$2.70.
Bran--Unch ngen.,
IMO( h, April L--eeheat--No. 1 hard
cash, 74 1,43c.; 14:arch, 12 1. -Pc ; Aray 74
3-8c ; July, 75 1 -So; No. 1 Northern,
oath, 7.1 1-80 ; No, e Northern, 67 7-8c,
Toledo, April 1 .-eiThett t -No . 2, cash;
75 1-4c : May, 75 3-4c. Rye -No. 2, cash,
66e, bi d. Cel ove rse.eil- ri cash, ol
e3.25 asked; nete•, cash, March, end
Alien, 83.50.
• BRiTISH DEFICIT NOT SO BIG.
14 NO-; l'hired at $31,atoe,aaa Instead er
se$,aae.eato.
A despatch feoen London, says: -The
Pall Ma11 Gazette asserts that the fore-
casts estimating the budget deficit to
be several million pound(' are falsified.
The deficit, the Pall Mall Gazette lows,
will probably be leas than £1,000,000,
nagene
Dyspepsia and indigestion,
common diseases, but bard to
cure with ordinary remediew,-
yield readily to Manley's
Celery -Nerve Compound.
. W. It Buckingham, 3o6 Mai St.
Oat, lisionton, eat., says: -"11
was troubled With Dyepepsia and .
• Indigo/Molt tor intone tine and.
could. get so 'retire until I tried •
MiintelisCelety-Nerve Compound,
which cured sue, and I cannot
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A despatee from Stockholm, says: -
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the sanxe manner as the water tax is
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only $5 a year. In the large hotels
there is a 'plume in every room eon -
sleeted win. a sub-oentral in the Ito -
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