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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1903-4-23, Page 2THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc In Trade Centres. MARKE'l'S OF Tam WORLD. il'oroato, April 21. - Wheat -T market is quiet and steady. No, white and red quoted at 70e ou Side. No. 2 spring nominal at 70 on Midland, and No. 2 goose at 6 to 66e on Midland. Manito wheat Aram NO. 1 hard, quoted 8lec Godetech, awl No. 1 Northei at 80e Goclerich, No 1 hard pie ing in transit, 87ec lake Poets, lee No. 1 Northern at 80c. Oats - Market is ateally. No. white quoted at 311c east. No. white, 29e to 30e middle freights. Baxley - Trade is cmiet, with N 3 extra quoted at 48 to 44c mide freight, and No. 3 at 40 to 4 middle freight. Rye - The market is firm at 51 to 5ece, mid:clic freights. Corn - Market unphanged. Ca adieu feed •corn quoted at 42c wes and at 47e here. No. 3 Americt yellow at 48e on track, Toront and No. 3 mixed at 47e. Peas - No. 2 white is quoted 68c west, and at 65c east. Flour - Ninety per cent. paten unchanged at $2.65 middle fieighe in buyers' sacks, for expel Straigfal rollers of special branda SO domestic trade quoted 33.20 t $3.85 in bbls. Manitoba eau steady; No. 1 patents, 34.10 to 34 20, seconda, 38.90 to 34.10 strong bakers' $3.80 to 34, bags in clieded, Toront:o. afillfeed - Bran is ferm at 31 here. At outside points bran equated at 317, and shorts at $18 Manitoba bran, in sacks, 319, an ehorts at $20 to $21 here. COUNTRY PRODUCE, Beaus - Trade is quiet, with. prices nonainal. Metliura, $1.50 to 31.75 per bushel, and hand-piciced„ $1.90 to 32. Dried s.pples - Trade is very dull, with prices nominal at 3/c per lb.; evaporated, 6 to 61c. Heney - The market is quiet, with prices unchanged. Strained sells at 8 to Sec per lb. and comb at 31.25 to 31.50. Ey, baled, - The market is quiet at un,changed prices. Choice timo- thy, 39.50 to 310 on track, and mixed at 38.50. Straw - The merket is quiet for car lots on track at 35.50 to 36 a ton. Maple syrup -The manket is quiet, with receipts small. Wine gallons sell at 85 to 90c, and Imperial gal- lons at e1.10. Potatoes - Market is steady with fair offerings. Car lots are quoted at 95c to 31 per bag, and small lots at 31.15 to 31.20. Poultry - Market is q,uiet, and prices unehanged. We quote; Dry Picked frost killed turkeys, 15 to 17c per lb.; geese, 10 to 12e per lb.; • ducles, 31 to $1,25 per pair; (thickens (young), 85c to 31; old hens, 60 to 75c per pair. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Batter - There is a fair trade at teechanged prices. Choice giades are in, while other qualities are dull. We quote: Fresh, large rolls, 18 to 18ec; finest 1 -.lb. prints, 19 to 20e; pseorer grades, rolls and tubs, 15 to 17e; creamery prints, 23 to 25c; solids, fresh. made, 20 to 22c. Eggs - The market is Steady, with' case lots selling at 12c per cloven. Cheese - Market firm, with good "demand. We quote: Finest, 14 to 141c; 'twins, 14; to 15c; new cheese, 1.3 to 13ec. UNITED STATES MARKETS. 33uffa1o, April 21. - Flour -Firm. Wheat - Spring quiet; No. 1 hard, 87ee; No. 1 Northern, 84ec; winter nominal. Corn - Unsettled; No. 8 yellow, 49e We; No. 8 corn, 47c. Oats - Firm; No. 3 white, 38c; No. 2 en -see, .34ec. 13arley - Tradk, 52 to 50c. lee -e - No. 2 on track of- fered at 58ec; through billed. Toledo, April 21. - Wheat - Strong; cash, 76ec; May, nee; July, 71ec. Corn -Firm; April, 83c; May, 43e,c; July, 44ec. Oats -- Steady; April, 84c; May, 83-tec; July; . 30e. Rye - No. 2, 521c. Clover- reedeeEriren; cash, 37 bid; April, $6.e 9Cabite October, 35.321; prime tim- othy; 31.50. Milvvatekee, April 21. - Wheat - Steinlee No. 1 Northern, 79e to 80c; No. 2 Northern, 78 to 78ic; May, 77:c. Rye -Steady; No. 1, 52c. 33ar1ey - Steady; No. 2, 58 to 60c.; eampIe, 40 to 53c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. At the .eattle market to -day there was a brisk business in the local beadier trade. In the export 'trade there was a good demand, but net very many cattle of this class offer- ing. There seems at the present time to be n.o shortage of vessel f pace for all export cattle comiag for -waled. Tie good elemeind for atite.hers' cattle to -day made preses in this class a little firmer. Choice lots of picked cattle were selling at $4.40 to $4.50, and in sozne cases 'the quotations were a few cents higher. There is a fair demand for feeders and light stockers, A few two-y•ear-old stockers will be wanted for neet week. Not too many. The slimly of medium stockers this week op far lies been pito equal to de- mand. , There was a light run in the sheep market, and baldness was a Tittle dull, Heavy sheep are not wanted. Light sheep aro steady. Yearling . Jambs dull, and only the good ones wanted,. Spring lambs are steady. '11.e hog rnar.eet is firm, and prices evtee steady to -day, at 36.20 for the be. ' • The day's 3/11n was 66 care, With 1,207 head of cattle, 188 sheep geed e Jambe, 671 hogs, and 60 calves, b eltilech coves are' in fair 'demand at 0 titerely pricee. Export cettle, /wavy Belle, export, beaMee (Mt.. et.• .• II .4. 3.50 do light .... 8.00 Feeders, light, 800 lba and upweects.- 4.00 Stoekere, 400 to 800 2.50 do 900 lbs..e ......... 3.75 leutchers' cattle,. choice .4A 44.• /11••• 314 4.00 do medium 8.50 'do picked ... 4.25 • 'do rough ,.. 2,75 Light stock bulls cwt. 2.25 Milch cows „. .... 30.00 Irogs, beet ... 6.20 do light ... 6.00 Sheep, export, cwt... 4.00 Becks 8.50 Culls „, 2.25 I.atebs ..„ 6.00 Calves, each ...........2.00 *5,00 3.75 8.00 4.50 3,75 4.40 4.00 4.50 3.80 8.25 3.00 58.00 4.50 4,00 2.50 6.25 10.00 IMPROVEMENT OF CROPS. Prof. Robertson. Gives Details of Induceznents. An Ottawa despatch says :-Prof. Robertion addressed the Commons Committee ou agriculture on Thurs- day on the wore he has been carry- ing on to induce farmers to plant the best of seed to inaure good re- sults. Witb the assistanee of Sir William Macdonald, of Montreal, $10,000 has been distributed among boys and girls who picked out the best samples of oats and wheat on their farms. These best heads were to be sowed the next year, and the results studied. There will be 8,000 of these seed -growers in Canada next year. The amount originally set apart for the encouragement of this scheme has now been expended, but if the Government is not ready to step in Sir William is prepared to carry it on further. CANADIAN WHEAT. Strong Appeal to Groat Britain to Look This Way. A Lon -clan despatch says: W. R. Wood, president of the London Coral Trade Exchange, who recently tour- ed Canada as the delegate of the Lonlion Chamber of Commerce, writes a long letter to the Times on "Wednesday in favor of preferential treatment of Canadian products. Be says: "Canada's cry to -day is, 'What will the Mother Country do for us in return for our mei-bites? Ps she prepared to make a difference be- tween her fellow -subjects in the Do- minion 'and those foreigners whose policy is often one of sespicion, if not actual hostility?' A generous, Patriotic, national, truly Imperial polity would result in an additional Produetion of naillions of quarters of wheat in the Dominion. Therefore, the British fleet of grain -carriers which would bring this magnificent contribution to our shores would not come through a fortified gullet like the Dardanelles or the narrow Danish straits, nor from the distant Argentine Republic, but by 'the shortest of all ocean routes." Mr. Wbod verges Britain to have recourse to the colonies rather than to for- eign countries for the margin neces- sary to supplement its own produe•- tion. BRUTAL MURDER. Ideas of Honor an.d Duty in Ger- man. Army. A Berlin despatch says: A court martial has been ordered to try En- sign Hussner, of the German Navy, who, on, Good Friday, killed Artil- pat lerynaan Heertmann. at Essen. Hart- se mann. was a former sehoolmate of et Hussner and the latter avers that $4. the artilleryman attempted familiare ity in trying to shake hands after Do he, Hussner, had arrested Hartmann ee for the informality of his salute. Then, Ifussner adds, Hartmann started to run and the Ensign thrust him through the back with Ins sword, saying: 'When drew my sword blood must flow." lens- sner has written to Hartmann's me- ther saying it was hard that his "duty as a Prussian officer," re- quired him to act as he 'did." STRANGER, STRANDED. VIE ROTI8E Or COMMONS Netee of Proceedings in the Can- adiere CRUELTY TO ANIMALS., Ur. Brock's (Centre Toronto) bill for the further prevention of cruelty wattle's to was read a sewed time in the Commons today, and the House Went into connuittee on it. Mr. Brock explained that the in- tention was. to enforce proper pro- visions for food, water and cleanli- uess in the shipment of cattle on cars. It provided that wherever cattle were unloaded for reet and water, et,, the ears should be clean- ed out. The Act further provided that no small animals should be ehiPliett in the same cars with larger beasts, unless they were securely separated. He had seen animals shipped to Toronto in this way, where sheep and steers being toge- ther, the former were so violently trampled that many were disem- boweled, and otherwise mutilated The railway coinpany had disclaim- ed responsibility for such barbarity, while the shippers living far away could not 'be got at. His bill pro- posed to make the railway col:ape/dee responsible. Mr. Blair said he had not con- sidered the bill at all, and wished that it be referred to the Railway Committee. . leerPLOYMENT OF ALIE,NS, Mr, Charlton introduced his bill to amend the - Act e restrictinthe importation and employmen't aliens. In eXpleining this bill he said that the Act of 1897 permitted the importation of skilled labor for new industries, but not for indus- tries alrea:dy established in Canada. las bill proposed to permit the im- portation of skilled workmen. for both new and old industries. The old Act had proved a disastrous one to manufacturers, and had helped to keep valuable settlers out of the country. If they ieroposed to trans- fer American industries to this coun- try it would be necessary to permit them to import their skilled labor. His bill received the support of the entire manufacturing- interest of the country. BILLS READ A FIRST Teene. Tee following bills were reed a firet time :- Respecting the Canada Central Railway Co. -Mr. Scott. To incorporate the Bank of Can- ada, -Mr. Calvert. To incorporate the London Loan Co. of Canada -Mr. Calvert. Respecting the Red Deer Valley Railroad and Coal Co. -Mr. Cowan. Respecting the Royal Trusts Co.- Mr. Casgrain. To incorporate the Brockville and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. -Mr. Dyment. • Respecting the Standard Truck Co.-efr, Lavergne. THE BUDGET SPEECH. The Bon. W. S. Fielding, Minister of Finance, made his budget speech. The following are some of its prin- cipal features: Revenue for 1902-3, closing 30th June, 365,000,000, an increase of $7,000,000. Mr. Field- ing anticipates an expenditure chargeable to income for 1902-3 of 351,650,000, an increase of 3890,- 000. The estimated surplus for 1902-3 is 313,850,000. Tee antici- pated reduction in the public 'debt is 35,650,000, after providing far all eepentlitures. On the operations of the last four years all expendi- tures have been paid and not one cent adeed to the public debt. The bile debt 'pet hrefel in 1891 was 9.20. In 1896, $50.96. It is es- m.ated for the current year at 8.81 per head. It is proposed to sue, if there is a 'demand for them, minion notes or currency notes to' o amount of 380,000,000, the pre- sent maximum being 320,000,000, still retaining the present reser,ve of 25 per cent., additional fund raieed by increase in issue to be ueett to provide reserve of •10 per cent. for security of 360,000,000 in Govern.- ment ,savings banks. In view.of the duty on breadstules imposed by -the Imperial authorities, tbe Catiatlian Government have pi.essed for a reci- procity in preferenee, intimating that if Great Britain recognized the Principle, Canada would concede a farther preference, without, how- ever, jeopardizing the position of the Canadian manufacturers. Such a coaceesion, if granted, must be as between the British and tbe foreign manufee anew. The G overnment is not prepared at the prevent moment to say what may be the answer of the British Government to the view the Dominion Ministers had placed before them. Sufficient tare must be allowed the Brae h G viernment to consider the matter. Then, if the 13ritee. people, Cjovernment. :sand Parliament shoula- not show any aee pr•eciation of the value of the prefer- ence, they could not complain if Canada Eaw fit to mollify or change tee preference. There was no anx- iety on the part of Cantata for recl- ine:eV with the :United States., but a strong feeling had been manifested in the latter country for closer t, -ado relations. In both these q,uostions affecting Britain and 'the United States there was enough to cauee the Gewernment to postpone any re- vision until the outcome was known. The Minieter was hopeful of extend - ng trade with France. As to Ger- Man discrimination against Cana'da, the Government had done their bese 'during e paet five years to bring about a better understanding with' Gernia-ny, but in vain. The elov- eminent proposed to copy the ex- ample of Geran.any, and, as respects dietia.ble goods, would enact a. clause to the eeect that when any fol....isle country treats the imp.o?tri from Canada on lest fee -arable terms teen -the ine eras from other countries, there Mall be inemee'd irpon all the goods of such foreign country it ax over ovee and above the duties exe reeeed in SO -Kabala A cif tee gen- reel tariff, ouch surtax to he one- hirdeof, tee duty so expreered in diaidule ,A of' tee general 'tariff'. his duty would go into effect at fee..eee What he sAys in it. 'Tin lie Immigrant Loses His Purse Con.- taining His Honey. A Toronto despatch says :-Cecil Reeson, a young - imanigrant just out from England, bound for Winni- ep, is in sore straits. He came to the city and stopped at the Iroquois Hotel, but- lot his pocket -book con- taining 356, all the money had, and with which he was going to buy his ticket to Winnipeg. He is now stranded and his friends on this con- tinent are in Winnipeg. He reported his loss to the rielice in hopes that some honest person might have found the wallet and taken it to police headquarters. • DEFEAT OF MAD MULLAH'. Many Followers Killed and Cattle Captured. An Aden despatch says :-A brief despatch from General Manning, commanding the British Sonaaliland expedition, reports what appears to have been an important defeat of the Mad Mullah on April 11 near Galuell, With heavy losses in killed and iramense losses in cattle cap- tured by the British forces. The British loss was one killed. , THE CANTON EXPLOSION. Arsenal Blown Tip to Conceal De- falca.tions. A special deepatch to London from Hiong Kong • says the arsenal at amton, wheel). was destroyed by a:n xprosion Jest Week, was blown up y officiale Whom the Viceroy had barged with selling powder to rebels la order 'to hide their defelleteedons• owe. -bet woURI Sot apply to goods purcamsed in CerMany before April :1-Ctll for impialiate tronspoitatxon to Callaxia. Lt was also proposed tlmt the Government should be giv- en power by order in Council to impos.e a duty of 37 a ton on Steel rails, whenever it can bo shown that the mills Canada are in a position to manufacture steel rails in sailici.t ea, quantity 'to supply the ordinary requirements of the market, and of the highest quality, The Governinent were not able to do anything for the silver -leaf industry of Can- ada at lresent, but would further consider the question. Before the session closed, the Government would propose something for the re- lief of the binider twine' manufactur- ers to compensate them for the re- bate which the manatea,cturers of the United States enjoyed. The deity on foreign -built ships registering in Canada. woued be abolished', now that 4 license fee was imposed on such vessels, Tho free al:Imission of machinery not male in Canada, for the rnanufactuee of beeteroot auger, would be extended. Machinery re- quired for exclusive use in allu..vial gold-rainiag in the Yukon would be added to the free list until June 80. On certain articles manufactured in the country the -duty on the raw Material was higher than on the manafeettered article. The Govern- ment would take power to make ewe articles free or reduce the duty itself, As to the canals tot .the country, they would be 'made free as eir for two years. This action was takem. at the request' of it large and representative deputation of marizie men. A COWARDLY NOB. Fifty Strikere Cruelly Beat Three Non-uniOn 1VIen, A Cleveland despatch says:, Pifty Striking union &omen armed with knives and clubs boarded the steam- er Howard L. Shaw when she aryiv- ed in the harbor or0 WedneSchty front Duluth and attacked three non-union Armen. A riot call was 'turned in, but when °Seers arrived on the 'docks the attacking party httd dis- persed. The injured: Adblph Peare,. Glad'stone, George T, smith, Duluth, and Whiter Sigler, Duluth. Smith, after being stabbed and beaten, was thrown into the river. He was resoued by xnen from 'the steamer. Peaxe's condition is serio us, • 4 ANTI -ALCOHOL CONGRESS. The German Home Secretary's Opinion. A Bremen deepatch says: Home Secretary Von Posadowsky Wehner Wednesday formally opened the In- ernational .Anti -Alcohol Congress. In his speech, the Secretary pointed out that the increased mental and pthysical strain oecasioned by the rowth of civilization was apt to ead to excestsive indulgence in drink. Leg•islation could not lend mechani- al aid to the temperance anavernent, lie real reraedy must eoane from a ligher sense of /morality on the .paet .the people, which, however, need ot in'terfere -with enjoyment of life. j'ARKER CURE IS ONLY ONE OF MANY Bright's Disease Invari- ably Vanquished by C. A. HARRIS CURED, Dodd's Kidney Pills, cure is permanent as far as I know, My general health is good.' Other Cases in Which the Great Kidney Remedy Conquered. Reliable lien Tell of Vic- tories over the Dread Disease. "Here is another case. If you'll take the trouble to look at this letter you'll see it is written by the Postmaster at Lovett, Ont., Mr. C. A. Harris. Notice what he says : 'In 1897 I was at the point of" death from Bright's Disease, and was a complete wreck, could not even dress myself or turn in my bed, but now I aria, I may say, a well man, and I attribute it all to Dodd's Kidney Pills.' That's from Et postmaster, a man who undoubtedly knows what he is talking about, and there's no uncertain sound about what he says. °HAS. INGRAM CURED. "Here's one from a Toronto man, Charles Ingram, 58 Humbert street. He's a stonemason, and well known From Mail and Empire. among the working men in the build - Mg trade. See what he says :-'For So great has been the interest in ten years I have been troubled with Toronto over the cure of Bright's the first stages of Bright's Disease. Disease reported from Shubenaca.die, I tried several other medieines, but Nova Scotia, that a reporter yester- could not get cured. A friend of day visited the head. office of the mine told me to try Dodd' Kidney Dodds efedicine Co., 62 Yonge Pills. I have used four boxes, and street, Toronto, to ascertain the am now cured of the first stages of views of the management concerning pains,' the case. He found the management G. H. KENT CURED. satisfied; -but by no means surprised, ei can go on showing you similar was the answer to the re- letters most of the afternoon. But porter's question. "We are not sur- just give you one more -that of prised that the public generally are G. H. Kent, of 408 Gilmour street, at length being forced to the con- Ottawa. His was a eemarkable case, elusion that Dodd's Kidney Pills indeed, so remarkable that we will cure Bright's Disease. We have afterwards got him to make his known it for a long time ourselves. statement under oath before a not - The Parker euro is only one of the many of which we can furnish elle ary public. . Kent i„ printer in the em - proofs. ploy of the American Bank Note • A SPECIALIST'S PRESCRIPTION Company. He suffered for four "The troubles in these cures have months from Bright's Disease, and been made by what is termed a had actually reached the stage when 'patent medicine.' Had they been the doctor declared he could not made by a physician in the regular live till the next morning. While way, and that physician had been the sorrowing wife waited by his able to tell exactly how he brought bedside watching for the end, her them about, they vvould have been eyre chanced to fall on an advertise - talked of learnedly from one end of ment which said that Dodd's Kid - the country to the other. But ney Pills would cure Bright's Dis- when people talk about our cures ease. there is a tendency to say, 'Oh, "As a drowning man grasps at a that is only a patent medicine ad- straw, so this despairing woman vertisement.' grasped at this last chance to save "They forget thee Dodd's Kidney her husband's life. A messenger was Pills are the life work of a doctor. procured, a druggist roused out of That they have been unifornaly suc- his bed, a box of Dodd's Kidney cessful in treating all diseases of Pills bought, and the dying man the Kidneys, and that the only fea- given his first dose. That dose ture in which they differ from re- brought an improvement, graduslly gularly obtained medical advice is the pain ceased and health returned. that the prescription of a specialist It took seventeen boxes to cure prices; is given the public at popular him completely. But that's seven years ago, and he's been working NO ROOM FOR DOUBT. every day since. Surely a cure like "Now, you have seen the particu- that is enough to make the vvhole lars the Parker case. Nobody can world believe that Dealers Kidn,ey doubt for an instant that that was Pills will cure Bright's Disease. a -veritable case of the 'incurable' Bright's Disease, neither can anyone RE THE TROUBLE LIES. doubt that the cure was effected by Dodd's Kidney Pills and by no other agency. Of course; it took time and perseverance ; but the patient was in the laet stages of the disease be- fore she started' to use Dodd's Kid- ney Pills. Had she started sooner the work would have been easier, and the results would have been obtained much more speedily. It was an extreme case and took time." "You know of other cases of Bright's Disease that have been cured by Dodd's Kidney .Pills ?" queried the reporter. The manager walked over lei a safe and produced a bundle of let- ters. Holding them up, he said :- "Everyone of those letters tells of a case of Bright's Disease cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills, and every case has been thoroughly investigat- ed and verified, Let me read you a few of them. R013T BOND CURED. "This one, you see, is signed, 'Hobert Bend, Mt. 13rydges, Ont.' You see what he says: "My attend- ing physician said I was in the last stages of Bright's Disease. I com- menced using Dodd's Kidney Pills in July, 1894, arid used in, all 'earo,ut. teventy boxes; and have used no other remedy or medicine of tiny NEWS ITEM Telegraphic Briefs From Over the Globe. CANADA. EFORYIS MISS:CA, So What the Qsar Proposes to Bat fok gis Qouhtry. Nothing has come from Russia. In Many years of wider interest or greater potential importance than the reform proclamation by which the Czar surprised the world a rONV weeks ago. ' Freedom of religious worship, pre- sinnably for Jew as well as for' Chris•tians; the abolition of thee form of slavery which has gone by the name of "forced labor"; tee use by the rural banks of a larger share of their funds for the development of local interests, and such a readjust- ment of the relations of the ineivi- allow a larger personal libeity with - dual to the village commie:es calla l out 'destroying what the "the foundation of the empire," in other words, the communes them- selves - these are, in brief, the re- forms which are decreed. As to their real importance, two views ex- ist. In spite of the rigid press censor- ts Alp, news has come from Russia, in late years welch makes it impossible to doubt the existence of 'dangerous social unrest. Those wbo ta.ke it hopeful view believe that the Czar has recognized that the people are burdened, and has attempted to re- lieve them. On the other hand, of the two most prornieent , figures in the. ;we - sent Russian' Cabinet; Monsieur Witte, a radical, and Monsieur kle 'Plehve, a Conservative, it is. Melee sieur de Plehve who has .been ceosen to exectite the reform decree, In the past he has either opposed ale ohange-..• or has approved only that which would least disturb the existing. or - 'der of things. Those who take 'despondent view of the situation be- lieve that the selection of Monnieur de Plehve indicates that, however well meant the Czar's decree may be, the reactionary party is still power- ful enough to prevent the complete sumicceesisi oofnehixs.eprulearnnsb.ers that Russia has had small experience in selagev- errunent, and that slight changes in the old institutions are often viewed with distrust by a Conservative and uneducated people, one need not take a pessimistic view of the refoera 'de- cree. If the proiesions of .the decree are faithfully, even though conserva- tively, executed, Russia will have entere'd upon a new stage in its de- velopment. Ali Coal is noW being shipped ere= YelneY, N. S., for Copenhagen. Most of the striking carpenters at Hamilton have returned to work. . There is a movement em foot to appoint permanent city assessors for Brantford. Hamilton Police Commissioners will buy whistles, bells and bicycles for the use of the police. Two Indians from the Sarnia • re- serve are taking a short course' at Wolseley Barracks, London. The Grand Trunle expect to have their road double -tracked between Sarnia and IComolca before next fall, The Militia Department has fur- nished 2,500 tents to be used for the accommodation of immigrari in the west. Chief Justice Hunter has consented to act upon a commission to laves- toiogietutme btihae. labor troubles in British St. Thomas Council is petitioning the Dominion Governinent for free postal delivery. to all parts of the City. F. W.. Schwendeman, of Barton, has been appointed euperinterident Of Wentworth county roads at a salary of 300. • ' • " : • The users of hydraulic elevators in Hamilton are to be taxed 12 cents' per thousand gallons hereafter, in- stead of 7e cents. Four actions against the G. T. R. for damages for injuries sustained at Wanstead will be tried at the forth- coming Assizes at Lonedon. It is expecte'd the Dominion Gov- ernment will have a surplus of 312,- 000,000 or 314,000,000 at the close of the current fiscal year. Montreal's Civic Finance Commit- tee will recommend an increase of $1 per week to the constables, making the wage 312.20 per week. The Montreal Harbor Commission- ers have accepted an offer from the Dominion Iron afid Steel Company to supply coal for three years at 33 per ton of 2,240 pounds. Corporation Counsel Fullerton, of Toronto, fears that the proposed general railway legislation of the Dominion Parliament may interfere with municipal control of streetsk nd street railways. The proposition to bring the whole eland of Montreal under one muni ipal government has been revived, Emil figures have been prepared which how that the population df a 'greater Montreal" would be 350,- 00. .„ A small riot took place in connec- ion with the strike at Hawkesbury umber mills -on the Ottawa on Sat-. urday.. Unarmed police who triad o 'drive a crowd off a bridge were hemselves driven back by stirkers rimed with 'wooden clubs. Two legacies of 320,000 and 340,- 00 have been left to Mrs. J. B. tewart, of Vancouver, within the ast eight months by near relatives ho melded in Missouri, an'd Mr. J. . Stewart will leave for St. Louis o wired up the last of the estates. a 0 a 0 According to the report of the King's printer at Ottawa, seven per cent. .only of the department's pur- chases of stationery come from the United States. Of the remaining 98 per cent., 76 per cent is made in Canada and 17 per cent. in Great Britain. GREAT BRITAIN. Premier Balfour says the Irish land bill has never been the subject of any bargain with any party, group or individual. The London Standard says Bri- tain, France and Germany may par- ticipate equally in. the control of the proposed Bagdad railway. -•It is reported that negotiations are proceeding between Britain and the United ,States, whereby the for- mer will have special privileges on the Panama Canal. UNITED STATES. The foot and month 'disease has appeared among cattle at Concor- dia, Kansas. Mrs. Ann Wren, aged 103 years, whose father fought mider Wash- ington, is elea:d at Dexter, N. Y. Tee long-standing troubles be- tween the Wabash system officials d its employes have been adjust - and there will be no strike. Two murders, an attempted nun - a two suicides and two attempts suicide occurred in Buffalo on tuddrev. Sit, New York State Assembly has seed the resolution restoring canal Is all State canals. G. Hallman Sims, collection clerk • the Capital ' City National Bank Atlanta, Ga., air eight years, ad- tted embezeling 394,000. Missouri Sta•te Senator admit - 1 taking beibes from a reelwa.y Iva/lees solicitor, elite said alI the ler Set -letters hatl clone so. "The whole trouble is in melting " people believe. This is a skeptica2 itd age. It used to be `If you see it in , the papers it's true.' Nowadays it ao is 'If you see it in the papers don't at believe it.' If we could bring the Sa people here -one at it time and let a them read these letters, or bring ea them face to face with'themen and eol women who wrote them, our strug- gle would be over, for the whole fel world would. eidmet that Dodd's Kid- of nay Pills vvill cure Bright's Disease. mi A LOTS MORE CURES. tee "As you can pee, these are only col a few cures of Bright's Disease pick- otl ed ,at random from the many. There are dozens of others equally as re- markable and' all carefully investigat- ed and attested to by reliable peo- A ple. Surely you would think that ,ent as doctors can give no hope of those 'Tee" threatened with this terrible dis- ea? ease, there should be no hesitancy in giving Dodd's Kidney Pills a trial. Dre And if Dodd's Kidney Pills can cure eiT Bright's Disease, the most deadly ela form of 'Kidney Disease, how sure is leia it that they can cure those earlier aqs stages of Kidney Disease, such as eas Di abetes, heurcati tan , Lumbago, • Sciatica, Pain in the Back, etc. eN Remember, as I said before, Dodd's Kidney 'Pills are a speciallet pre- scription for dieee.ece, of tile kidneys ee'e and in the twelve yesit's thee, have kind since, and I feel welt sleep been before the public they have well, and 1 have a good appetite, proved their worth by cis/dried:thou- etc.' sands of sufferers from all forme of "That went away back in 1894, leitiney disease. They are no euro - Here's another letter from the se me ale ; statt,eli ev da,epro. .forma 01, Hebert Bond, dated May .end, ,W02, •eidriey detteaee, 'fvf,lie and the pile-. ENERAL. n investigation regardieg certain ors, peomised by Gen.. Andre, the nch Minister of War, will prob- y lead to a re -opening of the' yfus case. t Is rumored that one objece of elerman Emperor's visit to Den- rk was to secure that country's istance for the triple alliance in e of war with the dual alliance. • have..prorede NOCENT MAN LYNCHED. b Shot a Negro and Finds that It IVIade a Mistake, A New Orleans 'despatch aays: A. Sped al despatch from Shreveport says it lute been eetablisbed beyond doubt teat the negro who WOS killed •Staavedeye, and whose, • licitly wait eieened Sunday, for the =Klee . det eers. 'Matthews, was Janata/it: • . • '-' -4. A BRAVE IVIOWLENT. Thrilling Story of the Bravery of a Young Officer. Patriotism lights the quick flame of courage in many a breast. But the courage of the battle -field or even of the hospital is stimulated by the numbers who share it. That of the spy or scout who encounters his perils alone is surely a rarer quality. ea But courage of the very highest type does not need either a great cause or a great company for its advent. The London Spectator has a thrilling story of bravery, which was the fruit of the simplest pity -the pity a strong man feels and should feel for any smallest crea- ture, suffering and helpless. A crowd were rushing through a street in pursuit of a frantic dog. The cry of "mad dog" rang eut be- fore them. Suddenly in a blind alley they surrounded the quivering, crazed animal, and paused a mo- ment until some one should throw another stone, or, at least, until a merciful bullet should finish the ghastly business. Just then a young officer pressed through the crowd, gazed for an in- stant at the wretched, panting beast, and then, with a look on his face which gay,/ the lie to his words, he said, "I don't believe he is mad," and stooping, picked up the dog and bore it away in his arms. It happened that he was right and that the dog was not mad, but that young soldier -foolhardy and reckless if you will -never faced a. more threatening moment and was never inspired by a purer, motive. e WIAY BE MASSACRE. - • Similar to that Known as "Sici- lian. Vespers." A Constantinople despatch to the Cologne Gazette says it is rumored in unprejudiced circles that a mas- sacre similar to that known as the "Sicilian Vespers" is hanging over all Bulgarians in Constantinople. The barracks and all public build- ings are closely guarded. The mili- tary attaches of tbe foreign Lega- tions and Embassies have left or are leaving- for the interior. The ob- ject of their trip is unknown. The Sicilian Vespers was a name given to the . massacre of the French in Sicily on the day after Easter, March: 30, 1282, the signal for . 'the commeneement of which was to he the first stroke of the veepor bell. KILLED BY DYNAMITE. Two IVIen Lost Their Lives in Tunnel Explosion, A 'despatch from Pittsburg says: Two men were killed and two injur, ed on Tuesday in an explosion oe dynamite at the new Mount Wash- ington tunnel of the Wabash Rail- road. A bleat had been prepared, but failed to explode and the ince returned to ascertein • the cause, Suddenly it went off with it terrille report, hurling rocks in every direce tion. Two • men were killed out-. right, their bodies being 'terribly mangled. Two others were serious, but not fatally hurt, A numbers had narrow eecapes. The victims, who were FrungariunS, wet e not known by name. LONDON'S HIGH TA et RATE. City Connell Fixes It at 28 Mille For the Year. A 'despatch from Deletion, Ont„ says: The City Council to -night, struek the tax rate for the year at 28 Mills on the dolltile 44,