Exeter Times, 1903-6-18, Page 24,1
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KING AND QUEE
Servia's Rulers and Prominent Ad
visers Assassinated.
lA Belgrade, Servia, Oespateh says: leaves. Bands of young mon have
Xing Ateeander; Queen, Drage, Gen.
Zinear Markovitele the Prime
ister; the 14inisters et War and the
Piterior, Gen. Laeae Pecovitele and
Gen. Milowan Pavlovitch, a former
Minister et War, • together with the
Queerne brother, Nikodern, and her
two sisters, the King's adjutant,
arid twelve soldiers of the Royal
Guard were murdered between mid-
night and two o'clock on `Thursday
=keeling as the result of a military
conspiracy, heeded by Major Anji-
kovitele .
A. proclamation was posted. in Bela
•grade and the provinces air Thurs-
day morning announcing the times.
sion to the throne of Peter Kara-
georgevitch. it is expected that
the Servian Parliament will confirm
the proclamation by the army of
Prince Peter Kerageorgeviteh as
Kiug of Servia. The newspapere
• forecast a better future for Servia,
'and the new state of things is heart-
ily welcomed by the messes.
/The palace is situated on the main
'street abutting a sidewalk. There
:ware no means of defenee against
serious attack. The private apart-
ments of the Xing Etna Queen were
ally twenty. yards from the Main
street. and were easily rea,ched. The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs adjoins
t,his, but it was not -visited by the
tonspirators.
OnNSPIRATORS VA -DE NO SIGN.
, The cityremained quite during the
*alight, and there was no sign of any-
thing uau,sual except that a. large
number of troops patrolled the
streets. The news -was not general-
ly known until daylight. The people
deranged the sancta and discussed
the affair quietly, The assemblage
,of crowds a.n.d movement towind the
palace was peevented by the troops.
Mere was no sign of popular re-
siistance to the coup d'etet. The
people loudly cheered Stolen Pro -
titch, the new Minister of the In-
terior, as he drove to the Minister-
ial building.
rl'here is every in:dication that the
army is under the complete control
of their leader. who were all in-
cluded in. the rebellion for the res-
toration of the rival dap.aety of
Ketrageorgevitch.
The rain fell in torrents on Thurs-
day, but tbis did not have the effect
of keeping the populace within doors.
Thousands of persons gathered in
the vicinity of •the palace and dis-
cussed the situation. Everywhere
t.roops of all arras were on duty,
and cannon were eon:manning all
the strategic points. The troops
Irave discarded their cockades bear -
King Alexander's ciper, and have
substituted for them, flowers and
been. parading the streets waving
flags and shouting "Long live
Karageorgevitch." There is no dis-
play of crape anywhere in the city.
The royal standard no longer flies
from the palace ilagstall.
Post-mortems on the King and
Queen have been performed by doc-
tors. S'ubsequently the bodies were
placed in plain wooden eofilins The
city is illuminated, end intense joy
prevails Among the people.
CAUSE OF THE UPRISING,
The present plot dates from some
time after the suspension of -the eon-
stitution. by King Alexander on
April 'I, This action increased the
unpopularity of the King. He was
never a strong ruler, and his arro-
gance and bombastic pride provoked
many contemptuous comments from
a large section of his subjects.
The revolution. was planned weeks
ago. . Secret committees were organ-
ized im the country and worked in
co-operation with • the army. The
leaders of the revolution are said to
have been the new Ministers of Jus-
tice and Finance, respectively M.
Schickovics and M. Velikovics, and
the Sixth Regiment of Infantry, gar-
risoning Belgrade, was desienated to
carry out the plot. 'The afters of
the regiment are Colonels Mischies
and Machid, tbe; latter a brother-in-
law of Queen Drage. It was origin-
ally intended that the plot sho.uld
be executed later; but fears that
the new Servian.•Parliament would
settle the question of the succession
to the throne, and the return to
Belgrade of Lieut, Langievitza., the
Queen's brother, hastened matters.
Colonel Naumovics, the adjutant of
the King, was entrusted with the
executiori of the plans.
.SERVIA'S LOCATION.
Servia, forms a pertion of the Bal-
kan Peninsula,- .being 'bounded by
Bosnia on the west and Bulgaria
and Roumania on -the east, .while to
the south there is the famous Prov-
ince of Albania, and on the north
the Austrian military boundary. The
population of the kingdom is esti-
mated at about tea:, million souls.
For centuries Servia, groaned under
Turkish despotism, but in 1880, un-
der Prince Milosh Obrenovitch, they
obtained quasi independence. In 1862
absolute independence was achieved,
Michael, a son 'of Mesh Obreno-
vitch, being then ruler. Michael
was assassinated in June, 1868. Ile
was followed by Milan, who became
known as Prince of Servia in 1872.
Prince Milan was succeeded by Alex-
ander, whose death has just taken
place so tragically,
THE MARKETS
Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc
in Trade Centres.
Toronto, June 16. -"Wheat -The
market is quiet, with demand firm,
Rao. 2 white quoted at 78ee east,
No. 2 red winter,, 78 to 731e, mid-
dle freights, and No. 2 spring at
60c middle; No. 2 goose at 65c on
Midland. Manitoba wheat is steady;
lao. 1 hard quoted at 84c Goderich,
and No. 1 Northern at 8.80 Goder-
ich. No. 1 hard, 90c grinding in
transit, lake and rail, and No. 1
Northern, 89c.
Oats -The market is steady; No, 2
:white quoted at 310, high freight,
and at 314 to Zinc middle freight.
No. 1 white, 32e c east.
Parley -Trade is quiet, with No. 3
extra quoted at 440 middle frieght,
and No. 8 at 42ec.
Rye -The market is steady at 52c
east for No. 2.
Pea -Trade dull, with No. 2 white
;quoted at 64 to 65e high freight.
Buckwheat -Nothing doing, with
Iprices nominal at 38 to Mee out-
side.
Corn -Market is strong. No, 8
:American yellow quoted at 56e to
57c on track, Toronto, and No. 8
nixed at 56c Toronto.
Flour -Ninety per cent. patents
quoted to -day at 82.72 middle
freights, In buyers' sacks, for ex-
port. Straight rollers of special
brands for domestic trade quoted at
43.25 to $3.40 in bbls. Manitoba
tour steady; No. 1 patents, $4.10
to $4.20, and strong bakers', $3.85
eo $8.90 in bags, Toronto.
Millfeed-Bran is firm at $17.50
]ere. At outside points bran is
,quoter3., at $16.50 and shorts at $17.-
50. Manitoba, bran in sacks, $20,
and shorts at $22 here.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
I3utter-The demand is fair, with
supplies equal to requirements, and
prices are steady, We quote: -Choice
eelb rolls, 15 to 16e; fresh dairy
tubs, uniform color, 15c; second
grades, rolls and tubs, 12 to 124e;
treamery prints, 20e; solids, 18 to
1810. '
Eggs -Market is firm, With good
'demand. Case lots sell at 18e to
14e per dozen, and checks at 10 to
lOac,
.Cheese --The market rules quiet,
'With prices easy at 11 to 111e per
Ira
' HOG PRODUCTS.
Dressed hogs are steady. Cured
meats are unchanged, With a good
&Mend, We quote:-Ilacon, Clear,
a01 to1.010, in ton and Oreae lots.
Pork,. Mess, $21 to $21.50e cXieliort
'gut, $22,50„to.$23, *
Smoked meats- Hams, 18 to
18ec; rolls, 114c; shoulders, 10-1,e;
backs, 14 to 144,-e; breakfast bacon,
184 to 14c.
Lard - The market is unchanged.
quote: -Tierces, 10-1c: tubs,
10ec; pails, 11c; compound, 8 to
91e.
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, June 16. -The local
markets continue fairly active, with
values firm. 'Wheat is steady, oats
firm; there is no change in flour,
millers still quoting variously. But-
ter is higher, line being asked for
the finest Townships creamery, and
191e for unsalted; the unsalted is
about the only kind that can be
exported at present prices; English
bids for it are about 95s to 96s,
while salted butter will not bring
more than 90s, which will not allow
exporters here to pay more than
181c for the best. Cheese is un-
changed locally, though the English
price has fallen ed per cwt. to 53s
6d for white, and 56s for colored.
Grain -No. 1 Manitoba wheat, 791e;
No. 1 Northern, 78c, Fort William;
peas, 63c high freights, 78c here;
rye, 52c east, 581c afloat here; buck-
wheat, 46 to 46ec; No. 2 oats, 86
to 861c afloat, 88e to 39e in store;
flaxseed, $1.3.5 on track here; corn,
American, 56 to 561e; feed., barley,
48c; No. 3 barley, 51c. Flour --
Manitoba. patents, $4.10 to 334.20;
seconds, $8.8e to $4; strong bakers',
$8.40; Ontario straight rollers, $3.-
45 to 33.60; in bags, $1.,67e to
$1.75; patents, e8,70 to $1. Rolled
oats -Millers' prices, $1.85 in bags,
and $8,85 per barrel. Feed -Mani-
toba bran, $18 to $20; sborts, $20
to $22, bags included.; Ontario bran,
in bulk, $18.50 to $19; shorts, in
bulk, $19.50 to $20; middlings, $21.
Provisions -Heavy Canadian short
cut pork, $24; short eut backs, $21.-
50; light imported, $1.75 to $1.80;
short cut, $28; compound refined
lard, 8e to Oc; pure Canadian lard,
10e to 11c; finest lard, 11 to 114e;
181-e to 1.4ec; bacon, 14 to
15e; fresh killed abattoir hogs, $8.-
75. Eggs -Now laid, 121 to 13c;
No, 2, 101c. Butter -Townships
creamery, grass, 181 to 181e; fod-
der, 174c; Western dairy, 16e.
Cheese -Ontario, 10:e; Townships,
1-01c for colored; White ic less.
UNITED STATES MARKETS;
Duluth, June 16. -Wheat closed -
To Derive No. 1 hard, 81c; No. 1
Northern, 80e; No, 2 Nortbern,
laiec; July, 80e; September, 784e,
Milwaukee, June 16. --Wheat
No, 1 Northern, 85e; No. 2
Northere, 83 to 84c; July, 7610
asked. Rye cc Steady; No. 1, 58 to
58ec, Barley - Steady; No. 2, 57c;
sample, 46 to 58e. iCorn - July,
481e asked, .
Minneapolis, Juno 16. - Wheat
eleatel -- Cash, .3300 July, 78e to
September, 711e, •
CATTLE MARKETS..
rForoato, June 16. There was
lightee. eun. of °Attie at the cattle
Market to -day arid businese, though
a little elow, was ea the whole,
fair, DielIchers' •cai..tie were from
1.0ii to l'50 eaeler, but essportere
were eiteady to Driaar. The total
deliveriesfor the day were 81 ears,
with 941 head of cattle, 987 sheep
and Irevibs, 1;987 hop, and 159
calves.
watal such a lerge proportion of
hogs and sheep, the cattle efferings
were comparatively light. There
were a few good loads of exporters
Offering, affil these realleed from ;5
to $5,10, the latter being for an
exiceptionally fine lot of cattle. Seine
good loads of expoeters were sold
at $4.80 and $4.90.
Fort, heavy x„, ...$4.80 e5.00
Export, light ... 4.50 4,75
Bulls, export, heavy
cwt. 3.50 4.00
do„ light 8.00 8.50
Feeders, light, soo
lbs. and upwards 4.00 4.50
Stokers, 400 to 800
lbs.... ... ..„ ... 2.50 8.75
do., 900 lbs... :.„. 8.75 0.00
Butchers' cattle, choice 4.60 4.65
do„ medium ,.. 8.50 8.90
srlo., picked . 4.25 4,75
.ne., bulls ... ... 8.00 8.80
do., rough ... 2:75 8.25
Light stock bulls, cwt„.. 2.25 amo
Mica cows ... ..80.00 46.00
Hogs, best 5.90 0.00
do., light ... .. 5.75 0.00
Sheep, °next, cwt 8.75 4.00
Bucks 3.00 3.75
Cells 2,e5 2.50
Calves+, each %, 2.00 10.00
Spring lambs .. 8.80 4.50
TERRIBLE CONFESSION
Woman Poisoned Brother, Wife
and Child.
A Kalkaska, Michigan, despatch
says: After two weeks' work Pro-
secutor E. C. Smith has secured the
confe.seion of Mae. Mary McKnight
to the cold-blooded, premeditated
reorder of her own brother, Jelin
Murphy, Gertrude Murphy, Ins young
wife, and their threeeneonths-old ba-
• by. A partial confession was enade
Monday evening, in wbieli Inas. Mc-
Knight denied killing tae baby. Late
on Tuesday night Smith again c,alled
at tbe woman's cell at her request,
and this time she made a complete
confession.
In her first statement she admit-
ted giving Ur. and Mrs. Murphy
capsules of strychnine and quinine
mined. Last night she said: "I
didn't intend harm to any of them.
I did `give -the baby -the strychnine.
It woke up and cried while its mo-
ther was gone, and I mixed up a
little strycheine in a glass with
some water and gave a spoonful to
the baby. I didn't mean to harm
the little thing at all. I confess-
ed all to the Lord this afternoon,
and 1 feel that He has forgiven me.
I really didn't mean. to harm any of
them. • .
"When Gertrude came home and
found the baby dead see got awfully
nervous. She came to rim and said:
'Maly, can't you give Ine something
to quiet me, something that you
take yourself?' I said that I would,
and E really didn't think that it
would hurt her if I gave her one of
the strychnine capsules. She had
spa.siets right after that, and I sup-
pose that it was the strycheine that
killed her. I really didn't mean to
hurt her. Then John seemed to feel
so badly about it, so broken up,
that I often thought after Gertie
died that it would be better if he
were to go too. John was feeling
bad one night, a couple of weeks af-
ter Gertie died. He came to me
and wanted something to quiet hine.
I had two or three of the capsules
on my dresser, and I told him to go
and get one of them.. I didn't mean
to hurt him, but I thought that it
would soothe him, and then I
thought it would be for the best if
he were to go, anyway. Be helped
himself. I don't. know whether he
took one or two. Then he went to
bed, and by -and -bye he called inn
laiother mine, too, and he began to
here those sarneespassne. I sup-
pose that the strychnine was work-
ing."
The wbole of the confession was
given voluntarily, and Mrs. Mc-
Knight signed it after Prosecutor
Smith had written it out.
MAY START IN CANADA
Largest Steel. Manufacturers in
Britain Consider Plan.
A Montreal despatch says: William
Jossop, of the firm of Win. Jessop
it- Son, Sheffield, England, the larg-
est steel manufacturers in the world,
who is in. Montreal on a visit, stat-
ed on Thursday • that since corning
to Canada he had been urged by
Canadian customers and represent-
atives to open works in Canada, and
it was probable that some thee in
the future this might be thine. AS
soon as he returned to England the
question would be fully discussed,
and some definite, action decided up-
on.
STABBED THE GENERAL
J'ewish Midwife's Revenge Upon,
Her Prosecutor.
A Kieft Russia, despatch. says:
While a Jewish -midwife named Fden-
akin, who was arrested on a politi-
cal charge, was being interrogated
by General Novitsiky, chief of the
gendarmerie, she rushed 'upon him
with a knife, which she bad con-
cealed in her dress, and inflicted a
wound in his teck. The general's in-
jury is not serlotts.
TM KNEW,
"My dear," said Mrs. Jorgs.on, as,
sho'olosed the book she had been
reading, "do you know what is the
moat durious thinghi the world?"
e'Of course I do," replied the bee -
tel. half of the combination. The
these queues taing in the: world 'le
a womah that Isn't curiOus."-
THE 110DSE 0011110113
VOUS of rroceeclings n tile Can.
adieu, Parliaments
PitaILWA,Y BILLS.
The Railway Ocireerrittee passed the
.Qteeliec. Bridge Company's bill, Ont -
powering the constrection of rail -
Ways from the bridge to Quebec and
to tonnect with the Cauadia.u. Pa-
ciac line to Montreal, and on the
south side' of the 'river to connect
with the Intercolonial and Grand
Trunk Railways at their junction at
Chau.diere, Teo company is given
power to generate electricity far its
own ewe and to construct wharves,
elevators, end tramways,
The Vancouver and Coast Koote-
nay Railway Company was incorpor-
ated to build from the boundary 'die-
trict of British Columbia.
The Huron, Erie, and Buffelo
hWoaiyld Crio.monipansyt. wTahsominaceorpeaoraet tteod tthoe
Niagara ' River and west to Sarnia,
The scheme is promoted by the Pere
Marquette Railway Company, which
has acquired. control of -the Lake
Ilrie ma:El Detroit River Railway, and
intends laying a. double -track sys-
tem across from Niagara to Michi-
gan, where' connections will be made
with railway systems through Mich-
igan. Power is also given to bridge
the Niagara and St. Clair Rivers.
Te Berlin, Waterloo, and Welles-
ley Railway Company was chartered
too eruonderifroohm Berlin, via, Glen Allen,
t
The Geielph and Georgian Bay
Railway Conapany was given power
,to build from Guelph through
Elora, Fergus, and Arthur, Mount
Forest, and thence to Owen Sound,
with branches to Meaford and Or-
angeville.
• The Hamilton, Berlin, add Coiling-
xv.00d Railway Company was given
a charter to build from Biamilton
to Collingwood via Galt and Berlin.
Bills were also passed respecting
the St. Mary's River Railway, re-
specting' the Klondike Mines Rail-
way, and to, incorporate the Chat-
ham, Walleceburg, and Lake Erie
Railway. ,•
PORT WILL NOT BE FREE.
The taansportation preblem came
up in the Government resolutions to
loan $3,000,000 to the Montreal
Harbor Commissioners. Several
members argued that Montreal
stiould be raade a free port, on the
ground that it was the distributing
point fo.r the whole DOlitilli031, but
Ministers resisted this contention,
hollding that those who benefited -by
the harbor inismovements should
pay for them.
THIRD rtraxams.
Respecting tbe Toronto and Mimi -
co Electric Railway and Light Com-
pany, Limitedi-arr. St. John.
Respecting the Guelph Railway
Comparly, and to change the name
of the company to that of "The
Guelph Radial Railway Company'a-
Mr. Downey.
-The Municipal A,mendenent Act,
190&-fr. Davis.
fro ameraid the Separate Schools
Act -tate Harcourt.
To amend the Munieipal Drainage
At' -Mr. MeCart.
To amend the .A,ct respecting Mort-
gages of Real Estate-Mr...Lucas.
To amend the Act respecting Con-
ditional Sales of Chattele-Me.
Hoyle.
To confirm a certain by-law and
agreement of the Town of Niagara
Gross.
The Col:mandated Municipal Act,
1903 -Mr. Gibson.
To amend the .Asseeseient Act -
Me. Gibson.
Mr. Brown's bill respecting the
Town of Listowel passed the com-
mittee stage.
- CHINESE FIRE BRIGADE
Carry Banners' and Clang Gongs
While Pekin Burns. •
A Pekin despatch says: Some of
the papers received from Europe
speak of the filial and definite refusal
,of China to yiel4 to the Russian de-
mands respecting Manchuria, stat-
ing, in the face of oech refusals, that
Russia considers it prudent to re-
treat. Those capable of entertaining
such an astonishing nesconeeption of
China's power would have had an
object lesson could they have wit-
nessed the fire in the center of Pekin
on Tuesday afternoon, whereby for
the second time inthree years the
Board of Revenue buildings were de-
stroyed. The resources of Pekin
-were exhausted in vain confusion,
and the roaring flames were com-
batted by hundreds of men carrying
banners and blocking all move-
ment. There was a hideous clangor
of gongs and torn -toms as at a
South Sea • Island ceremony. For
extinguishing tbe +Gaines the authori-
ties depended upon water caeried in
old kerosene tins and bean oil bas-
kets, and the use of applianees dat-
ing back to the time of Rufus. As-
sistance was also given by some
hand -power engines dating back to
the time of :Waterloo, which squirted
una,vailing jets of dirty water. The
flames were prevented from spreading
towards the French hospital by the
exertions of the foreign legation
guards.
IRON Ir PA.RRY SOUND
Soo Company Opens Up Deposits
of a Fine Quality.
• A Mon -Weal clespateh says: The
Canada Iron and Furnace Company,
in Which the Consolidated Lake Sue
perios. Company is largely interest-
ed, ha,ve started operations on an
extensive Magri:0th iron property sit-
uated twelve mules from Eganaville,
ili tbe Parry Sound dietriet. In mak-
ing the eneountement of the open-
ing the nresident of the eorapanye
Mr, Gt, 1lDelenereorid, Stated that
the ore Was of a very higi geade,
and found partteula,rty valueble whet
rained 'with ;the bog Ore to bo.fnunit
in the coniottrinsileaXOPO.geo aiItad;
nada. !Qiva.
COST OE THE GAMEY CASE
Totalo About $33,000,-SOM0 Bala
311.Cay Be Disallowed,
A Toronto despatch says: Irt is
undeastood that the lawyers' fees
being paid by the Government in
coneeetion With the Gamey investis
gotten include 3100 a day for each
of the :rine senior ecrunsel, two on
each side, and $50 a day for eacb
of the two junior counsel, one on
each side. It is nuin,ored that in ad-
dition- the proseeutiOn presented a
bill for $2,100 for solteitors' fees to
cover -reek done by three or four
lawyers not Included ill the forego-
ing classiiication, and there are
doubts whether this bill will be al-
lowed or not, Counsel will reeeive
fees for the days in wheth they were
actually engaged on the case only.
As there were 27 days Of antual
sittings of the Commission, and sev-
eral weeks of preparation and inter-
mission, the statement that the to-
tal expense of the Conenission will
amount to $85,000 is not surpris-
ing. The expenditure will probably
be provided for by an item in the
supplementary estimates. :Witnese
fees will constitute a substantial
item, Over 100 were called, and
besides these a great number were
subpoenaed on both sides who 'were
not placed in the box. All of these
received $1 a day fee the time they
were under subpoena,.
• .1;
NORTH BEND DAM BURST
British Columbia Town Nearly
Wiped Out.
A Vancouver, 33. C., despatch seas:
North Bond, the pretty divisional
point en the C. P. R. near which
the Weser River ,first comes into
riew of west -bound travelers, was
subjected early on Thursday morn-
ing to a Johnstown flood experience,
happily without fatality, or, as it
now appears, very serious pinoperty
loss. The dam by -which a. little
lake high up the mountain side is
converted into a .natural reservoir
and the town supplied with •water,
power and light broke under pres-
sure of the heavy contributions of
the melting snows, and a wave • of
terbid destruetion swept down upon
the town. Trees, boulders and de-
bris of all sexes came witb the tor-
rent, and numerous small buildings
were washed from their foundations,
while at the Fraser Canyon House
earl the depot buildings fully a foot
of slimy mud deposit marked the
floors. The flood caane only a few
moments after the exorese had pass-
ed, and the track was obliterated
where the torrent crossed. Wreck-
ing and ditching crews were heeried-
ly despatahed to the scene from eith-
er end of the line, and by diverting
the courcae of the runaway stream it
was reported at 5 o'clock in the
evening all danger had been remoSe-
ad. The restoration of thedam and
waterworks will proceed as soon as
the spring floodsare over.
The present King of Uganda is
Daudi Chili, a son of Mwanga. The
little King is only 7 or 8 years old.
He has never known life except un-
der the new regime, and so he will
probably always be content to be a
puppet in the hands of his white
masters, enjoying Muck attention
and consideration if he behaves him-
self and retaining some semblance of
power. He has been taught to read
and write, is being introduced to the
amenities of civilized life and is sur-
rounded only by those who, it is
thought, may benefit and improve
him. The British. still think it pays
to maintain a semblance of royalty
in Uganda. 'But the native sove-
reignty, not without futile struggle
and much suffering, has retired far
into the background.
The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, au-
thor of "In His Steps," has a sense
of humor. He tells this story on
himself of a young couple who ap-
plied to him to be married. He per: -
formed the ceremony with due sol-
emnity and congratulated the bride.•
Then, he observed the: bridegroom
searching through his pockets and
looking a bit humiliated and asham-
ed. "I am afraid, parson," he said,
"that I ain't got any in,oney to pay
you with." Then, after a moment
of deep thought, looking up cheer-
fully, he added, "But 1 can tell you
how you can fix your gaseneter so
it won'tregister."
11110,•••••••••
The Duke of Cambridge's special
hobby is the collecting of snuff
boxes, of which he has a really won-
derful member, and his eollection is
probably the largest private one in
the world. Many of these he has
bought at vie -anis times, but the
greater number were bequeathed te
him by the DuChess of Gloucester,
and those who know of tbe Duke's
fancy frequently present him with.
rare • specimens. The snuff box he
prizes most is a gold one of exquis-
ite workmanship even to George
M. by his bride on their wedding
day. This box the Duke iavariably
carries with him.
A story is told of a judge who
had a notorious scoundrel brought
before him. In the course of his ex-
amination his honor asked; "What
has become: of your associates in
your early life of crime?" "They're
all hanged," said the prisoner, "ex -
Opt your honor and myself!"
Tom (enthusiastically) - "I love
everything that is grand, beautiful,
poetic, and lovely. I love the peer-
lese, the serene, and the perfeet in
life." Mabel - "Why did you not
propose before?"
"'Mat cart I preach about next
Swi'day that will please tbe entire
congregation?'' atiked the new mine
later, "Preach about the evil e of
;riches," replied the aid deacon;
atItera beet a reenter of the con-
grEfeAtion thetriettehOrtle R'aea $1,000
a r.estit',21.
LEGISLATIVIs USE BLY.
Doings of Our Law Nfakers at
Woronte,
SI:11MT Olat rgsDERs.
Redeming in the eventag, the
133euse went into conanittee ore Mr.
Beeles bill to amend the Street
Railway Act. It provides that
street car fenders appeoverl of by
the Municipal authorities may be
Used. The .Attorney -General Sue-
eeeded in having the mamma arreend-
ed eo that it would only apply to
cities with a population of over 20,-
000. The bill was then reported.
PI733LIC 11ElA.I.,T11 ACT,
De. Pyne' s bill to arnexid the Pub-
lic Health .At, also passed the com-
mittee stage. Dr. Pyne explained
that the prizicipai object of the bill
was to enable Medical Health &kers
to enter at any hour of the day or
night all plaees 'winch, they believed
to be in an unsanitary condition.
SALE OF CHATTELS.
Mr. Hoyle's bill to amend the Act
respecting the conditional sale of
chattels was reported from commit-
tee after being are:ended, at Mr..
Hoyle's suggestion, so as to pro-
vide that any agreement made by
the maker of a lieu note, hire re-
ceipt, or contract for conditional
sale, -whereby the venue of an action
inesing out of such instrument is
changed, shall be prin.ted in type
trot smaller than small ptea, and in
red ink aeross the face of the inetru-
mut and signed by the maker of it,
SUPPLEMENTARIES.
Premier Ross brought down sup-
plementary estimates -totalling $247,-
601.
The following amounts are asked
government, $210; legis-
lation, $76,500; administration of
justice, $900; education, $21,608;
maintenance of public institutions,
$1,895; public buildings, $41,410;
public works, 380,880; colonization
roads, $13,900; charges on Crown
lands, $7,500. ,
The following are among the indi-
vidual itenis:-Cost Of Gamey inves-
tigation, $85,000; indemnity to
members, $40,000; to cover deficit of
Toronto University for 1901 and
1902, .$10,858.02; repairs and fur-
nishings, Government House, $7,-
500; fire ranging, Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway, $7,000;
statue to late Lieutenant -Governor,
$5,000; funeral expenses of late Sir
Oliver Mowat, $1,800; Industrial
Exhibition, $10,000; enlargement
Normal and Model Schools, Toron-
to, $11,000; contribution. toward
Victoria statue, Hamilton, $1,000.
Under the head of public buildings
are the following items:-Mimico
Asylum, purchase of farm, 37,100.
Orillia Asylum -Conversion of gas
works into dwellings, $1,500; cot-
tage for defectives, $5,000. Hamil-
ton Asylum -Purchase ofadjoining
property, 35,000. Agricultural Col-
lege, Guelph --Refrigerating plant,
$8,200; air compressor, $1,050.
Rainy River District -Registry office,
Fort Frances, $2,000. Dairy School,
Kingston, repairs and alterations,
$a,000; furnishing Domestic Science
Dept., Normal College, Eflamilton,
Southampton
Among00am.
the public works are:-
ton Dock, Saugeen River,
$1,000; lockup at Bonfield (re -vote),
$800; Rainy River Docks, to complete
$7,80; Lalonde 'drainage. works $900.!
Douro Township drainage works,
$1,200; Snake River drainage, $5,-
000; Blind River bridge, $1,800;
Muskrat River, to remove obstruc-
tions (re -vole), $1,00; Severn River
bridge, in Morrison, Simcoe Coun-
ty to pay balauce, $2,000; Seguin
River bridge, to rebuild superstruc-
ture, $8,600; White Fish River, to
remove obstructions, $250; Black
River bridge, to rebuild, $1,000;
Casimir Creek- to remove obstruc-
tions $200; Buck Lake bridge, to re-
build, $600; to rebuild bridges .in
Frontenac, destroyed by recent fires;
Clyde River, Mud Lake, and Conces-
sion 1st, Clarendon, $4,000; Kin-
inount bridge (re -vote $1,000), ,s1;-
500; Gannons Narrows bridge (con-
ditional on local or other grants to
complete), 31,000; Big -Creek .drain-
age Scheme, to complete, 0,800.
LARGE PAPER MILL.
Now In Course of Erection At
Sturgeon Palls.
At Sturgeon Falls, in the Province
of Ontario, a large pulp and paper
mill is in the course of erection. The
pulp will be manufactured into pa-
per -right on the spot and 500 hands
will be employed. It is anticipated
that the population of the town will
be increased by 2,000 within a
short period. If the pulp were ship-
ped to the United States. and finish-
ed there, the gain for Sturgeon Falls
would be small compared with what
it will be under existing ciecinnstancc
es. 'Two thousand new settlers
means a new market for the farmer
worth in the vicinity of $160,000
per annum. Here is a practical il-
lustration of what manufactories
mean for .the agriculturist.. Wheat is
being done at Sturgeon 'Falls can
be duplicated at many points, pro-
vided that adequate encouragement
is givea to ievestors.. If, instead of
sending our pulp abroad and provid-
ing employment for foreigners, we
were to look after the interests of
our own workmen, we would open up
large fields of employment for our
labor, and at the same tine place
large sums of money right at the
doors of the farmer, Canada, can
stand mazy happy experiences like
that which has fallen to the lot of
Sturgeon Falls.-Stratiord Herald.
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CATTLE SENT FROM TEXES
Forty-five , aund—rfr'ed Head Ship -
pea, to Canada.
'A Mara -Ell -Lon, Texas, despatch says:
John Blocker has shipped forty-five
hunneed head oD cattle in bond from.
his rant% ie Mexico to Oaautda. Othe
er heavy shipreento of 'cattle ' froni
MOdco Pamela, are now being
Made,
(0044.44.00-00440.8.0:40000,
Sam Stackpole's
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Adventure 14
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"You never heard tell of ray mar -
lasses candy adventure, did you
Sena?" said Staeltpole to me wee
ed:
day, when X called at his house 10
shook my head, ancl he proceed -
take the census of his family,
"1 speoulate
iytoNuvwas orldauYthiripa,reewioat.it:
derful affair, and if Sally there.
would' tell it
it, certain. I was courting Sally
at the time lain was in love up to.
my eyes. But her old dad;dy wee
opposed to me out and out. And
he was a stupendous man -- the
crossest, ugliest old man that ever
wore spectacles; and I've often .won-
dered how Sally could be such a.
'charming little/ creature, with such
a crusty old fellow for a father. She
was a bon= magnum gal, sure, at
that time; a little faded now, yoi
see; but that is to be expected.
hBeesaeutgy.
goes toliuteklinoeneed."P' but ugli-
Well, one day I went to town and
bought a whole heap of fancy do-
ings, ribbons, beads, goose -grease for,
the hair, eteetre and so forth. • I
Was determined to coax her up; and
putting my purchases snugly in a.
bundle,. 1 locomoted towards hee
daddy's house, teue as a rifle.
It was rather late when 1 arriva,
and old Scraggs was bilin' some,
merlasses candy for Sally to peddle
next clay '- there being a show -
Sally and 'her mother having re-
tired.
The first thing I done, however,.
Eater onterit, and old Scraggs had
stered at me a few, was to set right.
down in a pot of hot merlasses he'd
put on a cheer to cool, which, need°.
me jump and howl amazina Ginger
bread! how it burntbut as ha
didn't see the accident, I squatted
on Sally's bandbox which co/dalli-
ed her Sunday bonnet - not notic-
ing -and went to rubbing like sixty -
sac.
Well, arter I'n sot there a spell,
growling for myself, and wondering:
how Much damage I had clone, the•
old man gave me enother such ter--"
rifle look, and said:
"Sam Staekpole, wbat have you;
come hero after, say?"
"Mr. Scraggs," says I, not daring-,
to stir for fear he would discover
my predicament, "I have come to
you on 'very important business.:
(Ole how that merlasses smarted!!!
And if you'll just keep your ebene-
zer down about five minutes, I will
endeavor to inform you with that.
degree of accuracy that I'm se pre-
iminently and conspicuously develop-.
ed."
"The old fellow dida't enderstand
that ar powerful language, and in
course he did not say nothin.
"Perhaps," says I, "you've notic-
ed that I have been paying numer-
ous attention to your daughter, and,
am waffled to state with infinite
poplarity. Now of you will giye-
Sally. to nae, I will vote for you for
reeve, and leave iny country if. you,
ain't elected."
Well, arter I'd delivered myself itt
that are benevolent style, what do
you think that codger's reply was?'
Why, instead of saying,. "Take Sal-
ly, and welcome," he actually point-
ed to the door, and told me to scat-.
ter. I vow, I got out of patience,,
then, sure, and didn't care what oc-
curreca-if Sally's bonnet was =lash-
ed.
be very happy to oblige you, but the,
"Ma. Scraggs," sea I, "I should'
fact is, I sat right down here, and
can't leave nohow, unless you cut.
O hole in my trousers."
When the old man seed how I was
stuck fast as I sot, he just catched
up the whole pot of hot candyoft
the fire and emptied it all over my
head and shoulders, true as I'm
alive, Jeb.0how the stuff made me
cavort and holler! But I was so
mad. that I grabbled .a great bog
an:d let him have it, biffl right be-
tween the eyes.
"There, take that," sez I, "you
old flap -eared piece of defornaityer
and then I started for the door, di-
rect: I just got it open, ready to
dart, when old Mrs. Scraggs burst
into ,loud laugh, and Sally spoke
for the first time.
"Sam Stackpole," sez she, "hold!
My bandbox and your pantaloons
are annexed."
"Jerusalem," sez I, and I leaped..
I must have been awful slceered, for
I landed at least twenty feet out-
side the house and run like a prairie
fire. I never looked behind me un-.
til next rn.ornine and when I did
the kiver of the band -box was stick -
en fast to my trousers.
That was my merlasses candy ed-
vereame; Squire, and right, hot work
it was. But I married Sally at
last. The old man gin in arter
while, and now you can reckon up
the family. in your .sin.ces as soon as,
you please.
SEARCI1 FOR'A DIAMOND.
While feeding her poultry, Mrs.
Eaton, of Doylestown, Pa., missed a.,
valuable diamond ring she wore.
Suspecting,that one of the hens had
swallowed the gem, she investigated..
by cutting off the heads of suspects.
Twenty-seven pullets had been de-
capitated before the diamond was
reclaimed from the crop of the.
offending bird.
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WORTH IT.
Mrs, 11. -"Mrs. Catterton dressee.
extremely Well, doesn't she?"
Mr. 13.. -"Yes; bUt she keeps hr'
hasbend worried to death all the.
time."
Mrs, It (admiringly) - "Well,
worth it!"
. "Policeman," said the stranger
ad clrestin g the officer who tw s•
gUarding the muddy crossing, ''82\11!
--
you direct me—" Here he slippecl.
and fell. "--to the nearest place,"
he contirmed, gathering Iiiinself
arid surveying his soiled garments,.
"where they dean clothes ?".
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