Exeter Times, 1906-05-03, Page 6BANKS ARE DOING BIISINESS
The Conditions Are Much Improved
In San Francisco.
A despatch from Ouklen 1, (:nlifornla,
says: Conditions rue still 10ektrig up.
The reslricli in against entering the chy-
le now practically oft. The electric cars
are running en Mueket Street n�aur.
The bunks have L. Ili a name and a local
haletation. They. lune (aunt a row o1
private; residences on La(;unu Sheet, a
tboroughfurc IterelA n'e a stranger to
aonuncroe, and front the window; of
these houses (lags procluinn that the
Cr,cker-Woolworth, the Nevada and all
the others are doing business within.
The t.karung 1luusr, representing the
local centmervial banks, has been meet-
fng every day. They have arranged a
plan for paying off depositors fur tem-
porary needs on a proportionate scale,
each wilhdruwal to be limited to $500.
Correspnndente of the several banks 'n
London, Paris and New York will trans-
fer certain sums to their credit. The
Mint will be the cashier's window for
all the banks. The cheques will be made
out In the lural form, endorsed by the
cashier, end taken to the Mint, where
they will be cashed. Superintendent of
the Mint Leach says that he will co-
operate In this as soon as he can get
enough clerks. The savings banks re-
port a satisfactory condition. They will
open on the sante day as the commercial
banks.
LABOR SUPPLY INCREASING.
The market price for Inborers Is $2.50
a day, with tete supply limited, but in-
creasing. Besides the authorities, (he
War Department and street railways,
private concerns want men to clear up
their prcmtses and erect temporary
structures. happily, we are ahuost
dean again. The restrictions on the use
of water for anything but external use
have been removed.
DANGER OF EPIDEMIC OVER.
Every day the danger of epidemic
seems smaller. There is absolutely no
increase in the number of smallpox
cases, no typhoid ties annearcd. end the
Cases of measles and scarlet fever are
few.
SAFES ARE STILL COOLING.
Donkey rind construction engines were
hauled into the ruined business district
to get the safes of business m ten nut of
the ruins. They are in the a fix as
,�
banks;c
theydnre o , s�r e.
the not open safes
1>c
until they are thoroughly cooled. In
cases where floors fell, live or six safes
are often jumbled together in the base-
ments. The owners get thein all out
and Identify Ihclr projenty. They will
he left in the streets to cowl for the pre-
seht. The work of razing the dangerous
wells goes on smoothly. The next ini-
purt int stage of this woke will be the
laying of railroad tracks down th.: twin
hu,nt,rs stroets, to pet out the great
utasse.; of wreckage.
THE ElftE-SWEPT AREA.
Atter a careful survey the engiue.:rs
of the Board of Public Works estimate
that the area swept by the fire is about
15 square miles. There are few cities in
the world when' so much valuabte
property was contained in an equal
territorial area. Within the district
were nearly 1tk) bunks alone, some of
tee finest office buildings outside of
New York, thousands of ,nercenti!e
and manufacturing establishments, and
about 230,000 inhabitants, together will
about 25,000 transients.
These facts may give twine idea cf the
size of the ruin and of tete loss involved,
but they also emphasize the small loss
of life from earthquake, fire and shoot-
ing. For the death list may not go over
70), and will almost certainly nut reach
1,000. This is a striking proof of the
masterly manner in wheel the authori-
ties, civil and military, run things.
MANY RESIDENCES UNINJURED.
The homes of more than 150,000 are
standing practically uninjured. There
Mill remain the great shipyards tot the
Potrero, the Pacific Mail da9cs. and the
busy district Immediately surrounding
them, the stock yards at South san
Francisco, the wh:es along the water-
front frau Mission Creek to Hunter's
Point, the Mint, the Post -office, and the
large retail district on Fillmore and
Devisndero Streets. After all, a big city
remains in San Fruncisco.
The Chinese Consul -General registers
a kick. Ile says that the soldiers have
been canceling graft from his countiy-
met►. When the first crowd of refugees
was taken from the ruined district the
soldiers made the Chinamen pay toll,
usually $5 a head, to he guided to the
ferry. Ile makes a further charge that
fire military guard was withdrawn from
Chinatown yesterday, allowing crowds
of white toughs to poke through the
ruins and help themselves to the stocks
of Chinese stores. Ifs said that a large
amount of properly was stolen in this
way, while the Chinese stood by and
took it all In. Being Chinese and in
California, they had to.
SE.iTENCF.D FOR LIFE.
Gunner Sohn Barry Was Found Guilty
of Manslaughter.
A despatch from Quebec says: The
trial of Gunner John Barry, a former
member of the iloyal Canadian Garrf-
scn Artillery, charged with the murder
of a comrade named Gunner Richard
Kidd Hull, at the Citadel in November
last, core:Mind un '1'hut's,lry night al
7 o'clock. when the jury returned a ver-
dict cif guilty of manslaughter, and the
presiding judge sentenced hire to peni-
s teriliary for the rest of his natural lib'.
The jury took it into consideration Is tt
the prisoner was insane when he cone
r►ilted the net and is still suffering horn
dementia, which influenced their ver-
det. The Minister of Justice may have
the condemned man examined, and, if
found insane. incarcerated in the King-
ston Penitentiary lunatic asylum. The
vintner oner was ohllvinus of all That was
FA.s:ng during the hen!. and even when
Ile verdict was render.'.l and the sen-
Itnec pronornecd tis did not r'allze his
fs sitien, nil when the guards sought
Ir, remove hire frnrn the duck he re-
si.teet, thnlra,•h he tittered nn wv,rds, 11441
gazed atnut Min with n vacant stare.
Mc.A11,1F'FEN SENTENCE.
(lets Three fears and a 11n11 Fur Man-
slaughter.
A Petertnro' despatch says: Thursday
meriting Patrick McAuliffe was found
etelty of manslaughter, with a r'ecom-
u,endation to mercy, at the Assizes here,
find vas sentenced by Mr. Justice An -
tlin to Three years and six months in
he penitentiary. Mcauliffe's crime con-
sists., in having dealt Frederick Hudson
a blew in the coulee of nn altercation
In the liar of the tatter's motel, from
, titch he died a fry ,jays later.
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1110111; IJ(ENSC-s IN WI\h5(1R.
Cemmhsioncr- Ilene Alt and Issue
Four New Ones.
A \\'yii'i o r despatch says: N.Il\vith-
slanding :u) eff'ert to not exceed the
number of liquor licenses Issued in this
city last year. if not to actunlly reduce
the 'winner. the license commissioners
tr neevwl all those of Inst year and m
sedition craned four new °nee.
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PDMONTON IS 'MIF CAPITAL.
Alntk•n Fasorintp Calgary Ih•fealed by
Id to 8.
A despntcl from FAmonton says:
The capital question occupied the -Legis-
lature on Wednesday and nulled in
the sent of Government remaining in
Fornonton. Cushing (Calgary) nn•t
toner! (flleirtten) moved for its remov
al to ('nlgary. but the notion was de -
o
fcnte.l 16 to $. Motions for removal to
red Deer and Rm,ff were wet drawn.
911'F:PT 13V A lull\ 11►o.
Flames Now Completing Ih•.Irnrlien of
Bclletue, Texas.
A despatch front Fell \Vort1u. Teens,
soya: Meogee nehists state that I3ee1lcvuc
Le dcs'royeil. twelve or fifteen persona
1 eng kilted and runny injured and miss-
ing. Fire is sashaying the ruins canine!
Fv the t•tInnn. A speeinl train has
item started from Hewn,. Texos, 12:,
notice distant, for the ecene. Rellctue
Pas 1..710 luhubitnnls,
TO START RF:i.IF.I' WORK.
Authorities Coping With the Situation
In St. Petersburg.
A St. Petersburg despatch says:
Thanks to the conciliatory attitude of
the city representatives, the threatnaf a
repetition of the great labor demonstra-
tion and the bloody events of "Red
Sunday;' January 22, 1905, on account
of the destitution of thousands of idle
workmen, has been obviated for the
moment. The City Council on \Wednes-
day night decided to begin public works
amounting to $1,500,000, and, pending
their initiation, to assign 52:.0,000
among those out of work. the number of
actually destitute at present, according
to labor representatives, being not over
20,000. A commission, of which one-
half are workingmen, was held to plan
the works and supervise the distribu-
tion of money.
The situation Is threatening. as the
measures of relief are purely artificial.
The army of the une►nployed, because
the factories are running on half force
on account of Ihe lock of orders, is
constantly inercasing.
At \Vcdnesdny's conference one work-
men said :-"We speak In the name of
the great Russian proletariat, which
headed the revolution. lived our de-
mands and warning. if you refuse we
++ ell rink you with lire enemies of the
fatherland, and we will transmit your
refused to the proletariat. with which
you trust reckon. Your blood and theirs
be open your hands."
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E(:11 TIAN
The • Frontier Trophies ('all for Large
Reinforcement..
A London ksp:itch says: In the Ilnuse
of Commons on Thursday George Pen -
belly Gooch, Liberal, asked whet In-
crease was contempinted in the strength
cf the garrison in Egypt, and whether
it was to be permanent or only tempor-
n ry.
Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of Slate
fur the Colonies, replied tont Lord Cur -
fen considered that the existing unrest
there, due to frontier troubles. neces,f-
feted reinforcements. It was Impossible
to say for how long It would be neces-
sary for them to remain in ligypt.
TROOPS FROM 0111: FE.
A (:nim despatch says: A buttery of
ilorse Artilley and three companies of
Inni3killing Fusiliers. new in (:rete, have
Cern ordered I. • 1', < pt.
1:111 !111:fl Ill' 1111:1: 1100K.
A i)S luunite Ctplt. iott Caue•e. Ihe Heath
of 1 w o Alen.
A Kenorn dcspnteh says : A double
fnlnlily occurred nt Video!' k Parsons'
construction carp at Pnrryemet, about
11 o'clock on Wednesday morning. A
driller named lien Carlson and his as-
sistant. Johnson, were chnrging n hole
when the dynamite suddenly exploded,
causirg A huge rock to fall on Iwo
muckcrs. working in the cut below.
killing therm loth instantly. Carlin►
and Jotarlson c:'cnped with some severe
injuries Iu the her(,( the eyes of 1h•• un-
fnrlunate: torn suffering worst. The
names of the Iwo men kilted could not
lie lenrned. 11 Is not likely an inquest
will be held. Carlson, the man who w•av
reneging the bele. elate, !lint he les
had n long experience In the use of
dynamite and never kn•.w It to explode
in Ibis manner leefure.
THE WORLD'S MARKETS
REPORTS mom THE LEADING
TitAI E CENTRES.
Pekes al Cattle. Grain, Cheese and
Other Dairy Produce at Hoene
and Abroad.
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LEGISLAn'fE AT TO.
fil0TliO 18 DOING.
TAX ON RAILWAYS.
Ilon. Col. Matheeteee 'Meetly Taxa-
tion hill, was brought in under the ut-
IiCatl Lille of An Amendment to the Sup -
Toronto, \1,e 1. - -Wheat-- No. 2 while railway Revenue Act. Before (ouch-
rut of lhr railway question it pn.vid.s
offered at tenet outside; No. 2 red \\ in• that u tax of eee sheen be impose.] un
ter at 80 e, outside, and No. 2 ()nxed, well agency of u bank in any munici-
et 79/c outsid.', ‘without bids. No. 1 i.ultty melee(' of 82on alio agency,
Nei them offered tet 83. 42 truck, Point which is the eystern ut present obtaining
Edward, without rids, And t33 ;c was :if matter bow many branches a trunk
bid, Midland. No. 2 Northern offend may have,
at ts2e lake ports, without bids. The :system of taxation by rrilb age is
Flour -Ontario wheat, patents are continued(, the present charges tieing
quoted at £3.10 bid in buyers' sacks out- doubled, In tete Implication and &etri-
side for export. Manitoba first patents bution of the revenue from this source,
are quoted at 81.30 to 84.'•11, Toronto, however, the measure strikes out on
001 strong bakers' at 84, Toronto. new lines. Atter the dcdu,'lion of $30, -
Bran i; quoied al 818.50 to 819 outside, 600 for expenses of collection, etc., and
in bulk. for Ineilltenence of the Hallway Cont -
Oats -No. 2 white offered at 36%c at mission, half of the remainder will to
78 per cent. oint-, and at 38%c to, ur- handed over to municipalities in pro -
rive. Toronto, without bids- No. 2 portion to population, and from this
mixed, 315.;c bid f.o.c. main line, with-
out ofierings.
Buckwheat -No. 2 offered al Sfe, out-
side, with Ota bid.
tiny -No. 1 timothy offered at $11 on
track to arrive, Toronto, without bids.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Apples ---Choice stock, 84 to 54.25 per
bbl, erns inferior qualities, $3 to 83.25.
Beans--Iland•picked selling at 81.110
to 51.85, and prime at 81.70 to 81.75.
Honey -Strained honey quoted at 8 to
8%c per It, and collehs, $61.75 to $2 per
dozen.
Hops -The market is dull at 12 to 17c
per 111.
Hay -Car lots of No. 1 timothy are
quoted at 89.50 to 810 on track, Toron-
to, and No. 2 nt 56.50 to 87.
Straw --$5.50 to 86 per ton.
Potatoes -Ontario stock, 70 to 75e per
bag, and Eastern, 142 to lac per bag on
truck.
Poultry Turkey's. fresh killed, 16 to
18c; chickens, 13 to 15c; live chickens,
10 to 11c per ib.
TILE DAIRY MAiIKI:TS.
Butter -Pound rolls are quoted et 18
to 19e; large rolls, 17 to 18c; good t0
choice dairy tubs, 1G to 19c, and infer-
ior al 15 to 16e. Creamery prints sell at
22 to 23c, and solids at 21c.
Eggs ---Sales at 15 to lGe per dozen in
case lots.
Cheese -New cheese is selling at 13';c
per tb.
TII1: SEED TRADE.
Red clover, 81:3 to 815, according to
grade; alsike, 813 to $15; alfalfa, $16;
timothy. fancy, bright, unturned, 85.50;
No. 1 machine threshed, teem.
HOG PRODUCTS.
Bacon, long clear, 12 to 12%c per Ib
in case lots; mess pork, $21 to 521.50;
short cut, *823.
Hams -Light to medium, lei to 14'•';
do., heavy, 13'%,c; rolls, 12c; shoulders,
11'%c; backs, 15% to 16c; breakfast ba-
con, 15c.
Lard -Tierces, 11%c; tubs, 11%c;
pails, 11%c.
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, May 1.--Grain-Thele: was
some inquiry for Manitoba wheat from
over the cable, but bids showed no im-
provement over yesterday, and the mar-
ket on this side was limner. Oats od-
er-mend to 39%c for No. 4; 4034c for No.
3 and 41%c for No. 2 in store. Flour -
Spring patents. 81.50; strong bakers',
$1 to $1.10; \\-inter wheat patents, $4.10
to 51.30; straight rollers, 53.80 to 83.90;
do., in bags. $1.7e1 to 51.80; extras, $1.35
to 81.45. Feed -The condition of the
market for - mill feed remains un-
changed, supplies being scarce, and the
demand good. Manitoba, in bags.
518.50 to 519; shells, 520.50 to 521 pet'
ton; Ontario hrnn, in bags. 519.50 to
820; shorts, 820.50 to 821; milled
mouiliie, $20 to 825; straight grain
mouillin. 818 to 82:1 per ton. Potatoes --
Per bag of 80 lbs, GO to 70c. Provisions
-Barrels, heavy Canndian short cut
pork. 522.50; light short rut, 521.50;
barrels, clear fol hacks, 822.50; com-
pound lard, 7'X to 7;;c; Canadian pure
lend, 11'; to 123 e; kMile rendered.
12% to 13%c: hams, 1331, to 15e; break-
fast bacon, 16 to 17e: Windsor bacon, 15
to 15%,e; fresh killed nlalloir dressed
hogs, 810.25; country dressed, at $1.25
to 89.50: alive. 57.65 1•, 87.75 for selects.
Eggs -Neto laid. 14 to 15c per dozen.
Ruiter --Choicest creamery. 19% to 20e;
undergrades, 18%c: dairy. 16 to 18c.
Cheese -Colored. 11% to 11,',e.
UNITED STATES hiAIIKETS.
Milwaukee. May 1. -\\'hent. -No. 1,
82 to 8.342; No. 2 Northern, 78 to 81%e;
May, f40y to 80!. c hid. Ilye--No. 1, 61
to 63,'3e. Borley -No. 2, 56c; sample,
40 ie 55c. Corn -No. 3, cash, 47 to
17%e; May. 16% to 47c asked.
Duluth, Mny 1. -\\'hent --No. 1 North-
ern. SOW; No. 2 Northern, 78%e; May.
79,',,c; July, 80%c; September, 78'ec.
S1. Leeds, May 1. -Wheat -Cash, 87c;
May. t),.;c; July, 77%e.
i.IVE STOCK MARKET.
The demand for cattle continued
moderately ((cttve at the Western More
ket to -day.
Export Cattle -Choice are quoted nt
?I.fr► to *5.25. medium to good at 81.50
to 81.75. hulls at $3.50 to 81, and cows
at $2.73 to !x1.25.
Butchers' Cattle Picke,l lots. $1.75 to
*5; good to choice, 84.40 to 81.65; fair
to good, 1(:3.75 lo $4; common, ke.50 In
83; cows. 53 to 51: canners, $1.50 to $2.
Stockers and Feeders - Short -keep
feeders are quoted nt 54,75 to $1.8e;
heavy feeders al $1.40 lo 81.90; tnerliunu
nt In;.50 to 53.50; bulls nt 52 In 52.75;
gone) stockers run nt 83.75 to el; light
at (13.35 to 83.70: rough common at 82
to 51.75. and bulls at $1.75 to 52.50.
MIdch Cows --Quoted nnchnnged at
$30 In 500 each.
Carel e -The nnrket holes steady lo
drat at 3c to lic per 1b.
Sheep nod Lambs --Export sheep are
qucteel nt $3.75 to 85.2:• fur ewes and
x3.50 to tet for helot. (;r:en-fed lambs
are !ewer a1 85.7e to *(1,N), and Spring
Minns efetely at $3 lo $6.
Hog -The innrkcts of all points art
()rot. At this market denier( give priers
As mtehangett nt 57.15 per eat for s•' -
leek rine) $6.110 fee lights and fate feel
and watered.
fend they will be nsked to contribute •0
the support of the provincial asylums.
T1'e incrense to the revenue. Col. Mattie -
son stuted, would be about $180,000. of
which the municipalities will get A75,-
000, or perhaps a tittle more, while their
ce ntribulion to the asylums will be con-
siderably less than this.
RAiL\VAY BILI, AMENDED.
Several amendments to the Ternis•
kerning and Northern Ontario Railway
Act were propxoeed by Hot. Dr. iteaume.
The first of these is to empower the
Pe deny Commissioners to lease a
branch or spur line not exceeding ten
milers in length. Another proposes to
allow the commissioners to sell, lease
or other -vise deal with raining rights
Mune the right-of-way and on town
sues.
PASSED PROSPECTUS BILI..
After a few amendments bud been
made, Mr. Ilayle's bill respecting pros-
pectuses issued by companies was given
its third reading. The main alteration
aas to the effect that where subscrip-
tions for stock have been made on the
strength of verbal representations, they
stall not be deemed binding unless the
purchaser has seen the company's
prospectus.
LIQUOIi LICENSE ACT.
The Lieutenant -Governor's e sent wits
given to the Liquor License Act on
Friday. As the annual reissue of
licensees takes place on May 1st, all
hotels and liquor stores will thus begin
from that date to nay the higher license
provided fur in the measure. The 1.111
received its third reading in the Legis-
lature on 'Thursday.
EDUCATION DEPAIIThILNT,
Hon. Dr. Pyne' bill respecting the
Education Department, was passed
through the committee stage.
AleTER AUTO\MOC11.ISTS.
The Municipal Committee discussed
the various proposed amendments to the
automobile legislation. Hon. Mr. Manna,
the chairman, thought that If a clause
could be added to the present law pro-
viding for the arrest on sight and sunt-
ntory dealing with offenders i1 would go
a long way toward putting a stop to
reasons for the present numerous cont -
plaints. The Government could then
give the so-called frontier police sotne-
thing to do to earn their salary by dis-
tributing them along the roads run-
ning to the frontier, but not close to the
line, sny, ten to fifteen miles back, with
otters to arrest all autonlobilisls freak-
ing the regulations. If the offenders
were then properly punished the effect
would be salutary. A few object les-
sons of that nature would be sufficient,
he thought, to Impress the autolnobllists
with the necessity of obeying the low',
THE MUNICIPAL ACT.
A number of bills making various
amendments to the municipal nct were
approved of. One of these gives muni-
cipalities the right to take stock in or
guarantee the bonds of utilities situated
outside the boundaries of the munici-
palities supplying thein.
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S1NT1'-FIVI: MILLION i)OLL.ARS
--
Gigantic fAisses of British Companies in
San Francisco I'ire. 1
A despatch from London says: 7 he
Fu illsh fire companies are beginning to
get from their San Francisco urines
prelirninnry estimates of the lialetltlt,s
on account of the earthquake and lire.
The Royal's agents ceder that the Con•
pony's loss may reach n1,350,000. This
is ninon( eixty•1hrec limes the premium
income received by the company and lis
snbsidnry company from San Francisco
during 19(15. Taking This ratio for the
t•nsis on which lo calculate the liabili-
ties of all the 13rilich companies And
their subsldnries, it works out thnt thee.
companies in the aggregate may be en11-
ed upon to pay Ci 3.(1re►.Oft0, It wr.uIi
ap-penr, however. that the British wen -
patties ultimately will pay considernfty
les; them the amount of thir norninl Iia•
betties. for lite present indications ore
Mal they will not indulge in generos-
ity towards their San Francisco clients.
but will pay strictly nrcording to the
SEEDING 1N 1111: WI:s1.
('rep lieta.rt of the (:aluidian 1'.i.Ific
Midway.
A despatch free' \\ innipeg says: Ac-
cording to a report iesued on \\'ednee-
dny by the C. I'. R.. wheat -seeding Is
f!nished at several points, among which
nre High Bluff. Burnside and Elm
Creek in Menilobe. And nt Moosomin
and Iingue. The Inhere point is on the
C. E. brunch, and indicates that progress
1: uniform all over western Canada. It
i.: well nderine:el everywhere along the
company's lines, std completion is only
11 mailer of it few days now. Oats and
other grains will Then be rushed in. Ana
1f the present Invertible weather con -
limiest the work will be flniahcd in nearly
record time. The conpnny''s repent gen.
erolly Is n merknhly optimistic. Lan•l
fa in prune condition, Anil 11:e warm
buhny weather Is enttsen;t t ignrnns
growth; nlreadv mane. Heitz are tinged
with green. and at (:letter. Qu'Appelle.
Nisl.ilt. (anion Point. ('nrroll, i.nrninr.
Snskel.rn and other pinrrs *hent if
•'ell advanced.
DOMINION PARLIAMENT'FLASHES FROM THE WIRE
NOTE$ AND PROCEEDINGS OP THE
U'ITAW.% UOL'SE.
YUKON 601.1) OUTPUT.
Mr. Bluirt was informed by Hon. kir.
Oliter !hut the gold output in lieu 1u-
kon for the years 110111 1sU7 to 11k6 tvus
us follows;
lts97
1895
lt+J9
19uu
1101
1902
19U;t
!'Jot
19u5
$ 2,500,000
lu,uun,uW
1G,uuu,u00
1 S,l ilru,UU0
14.auu,uuu
12,2ju,uik)
1u,5uu,t,w
8,427,uU1
MUSEUM BUILDING.
Mr. Fowler learned !ruin tion. Mr.
Hyman that the contract for the neve
museum building on Elgin Street called*
for (atnaditui stole, but did not specify
any particuiur quarry.
\'OLUNTEEIIS SUPPLIES.
Col. Hughes was informed by Sir.
Fredericka Borden that the prices quoted
in the Au dittr-Generals report fur sup,
plies for volunteers at camp last y.iar
were not correct. Sir Frederick quoted
the cect ices, which, he declared,
had beenorrobtainpred by members of Isis
department after very minute investi-
gation, and which differed very mater-
ially in ninny instances from those men-
tioned in the Auditor -General's report.
As to Ute reason for the volunteers from
Ontario bang supplied with provisions
presumably inferior to those provided
for the, volunteers front Quebec, Sir
Frederick said that in all these cases
lenders were obtained by public adver,
tisernent, and the contracts given to the
lowest tenderer.
CAMP AT COBOURG.
Col. Hughes was also told by Sir
Frederick Borden that the annual camp
for tate Third Military District this :ear
would ba held at Cobourg, commencing
June 18. It was to be transferred Iron
Kingston because of the lack of rille,
ranges there. All arras would drill at
Cobourg, but this arrangement was
only for the present year.
ANNUITIES PAID.
Mr. Maclean was Informed by Hon.
Mr. Fielding that the annuities paid to
Privy Councilors under the Act of last
session were as foll.,ws :-Sir Hector
Langevin, 52,441; Sir Charles Tupper,
82,7:15; Sir Mackenzie liowell, 52.7:(5;
Sir A. P. Caron, 82,446; Sir John Can-
ine, 52,446; Sir Wenn Tupper, 52.154;
Hort. John Cosligan, 52.446; lion. John
Haggnrt, 52,446; lion. George E. Foster,
52,446: Icon. J. 1. Tarte, ,y'2.l54; Hon. A.
G. Blair, 82,416; and lion. Clifford Sif-
lon, $2,446. Sir Ilibbert Tupper and
Hon. J. I. 'Parte had been paid up to rho
end of February and the others to tho
end of elate!).
BINDER TWINE.
Mr. Elson was told by Hon. Mr. Fitz-
patrick that, the Government nmanufnc-
tured binder twino et Kingston Peni-
lentiary, and on March 30 last there
were 736,200 pounds on hand. There
had been some twine left over from last,
year unsold. The Government also
manufactured rope at Kingston Peni-
tentiary. 'fh'' probable price of trine
for the coining season world be. in
small lots, 11'% cents a pouted for pure
manilla, and 10% cents a pound for
I
mixed. In ton lots it world be 11 cents
a pound for pure manilla and 10 cents
for mixed.
TI IE CIIE:\\1 OF IMMIGRATION.
Dr. Bryce, chief nielical officer of the
11 1, Depailment , told the Agri-
ti '4e Very Latest Items Eros' at: Parts
of the Globe.
CANADA.
\\'innipeg will spend a minion and a
half In Leel improvements.
J. B. devotes, lately 01 Owen Sound,
waS rvn utcr at .asl;utown and kitied.
The Silt Regiment tl'usdierre), London,
will go to Montreal 011 DUIi{IUJIt Day.
Flue thousand dollars has been sub-
scribed in Moose Jaw lar u local
\•.M.C.A.
'lire Winnipeg Fair diree:ors will offer
820t for the best 2.5 bushels of red Fife
wheat,
Valuable discoveries of silver have
been reported around the upper waters
of lake Winnipeg.
Somers Co.'s elevator at Becton was
hurneit on Satruday, with 3,000 to 5,0110
bushels of grain.
Mrs. M. Murphy. a half-breed, was
scuteuced al Lethbridge to nine months
for giving an Indian liquor.
Friends and relatives of Canadians in
San • Francisco are receiving tuessnge'e
announcing their safety.
Sir Ilenry Pelton and others of
Toronto are applying for a charter for
a railway from Victoria, B.C., to Hud-
son's Bay.
The Quehec Board of Trade will ten-
der a banquet to Sir Tlonas Shaugu-
nessy and outer C.P.R. ofiicials on or
about May 12.
Benj. Jenkins, an electric railway con-
ductor, was squeezed between u cur and
the barn door at Preston, and received
fatal injuries on Satunfay.
Mr. Frank W. Morse, general manager
of the Grand Trunk Pacific, announces
that 200 miles of the G.T.P. west of
Edmonton Is under contract.
The Government have purchased the
steamer Princess at Charlottetown,
P.E.I., for fishery protection work in
the gulf and Labrador waters.
The body of a woman found on the
beach near Stokes Bay on Saturday Is
believed to he that of Mrs. Laflamme,
cook 011 the steamer Kaliyuga, which
foundered last fall.
GIIEAT BRITAIN.
The London Post advocates tete sale of
liquor licenses by public tender.
British insurance companies will lose
$100,0(10,000 by the San Francisco fire.
British insurance companies will pay
every dollar of liability incurred by tete
San Francisco conflagration.
UNITED STATES.
Twculy'•two lives were lost in a coal
nine explosion near 'Trinidad, (id.
By tripping pipe lines in Texas C0111.
patties were robbed of 200,000 barrels of
oil.
An international Salvation Army con-
gress will be held in New York May 11
to 16.
The Grand Trunk !tailcoat] has paid
its taxes in Aiichigan, amouting to
$777.731.
All records for (nunigralion vohrme
huvc been broken at Ncw York by the
arrival last week of 45,010, the nearest
being 30,506 in 1903.
Governor Folk, of Missouri. says the
leaders of the lynch nrc,b at Springfield
will be punished. Ile says a few hang-
ings would be a good object lesson.
in the course of an address 20 the
Democratic (.hub Mayor McClellan, of
New York, said a spirit of unrest and
hopelessness. masking under the name
of socialism, threatened the country. •
Benjamin F. Esbenshade, of Lancaster,
Pa., need sixty years, a civil wear vet-
eran. has just cn(te t to forty days' fast
innde with the design of curing stomach
trouble.s. A pint of water deity was all
culture Committee that Canada was get -1 that passed his lips. From 161 pounds
ling n far better class of immigrants his weigiet dropped 10 1u4 pounds, and
than the United States. The Unite;!
he is week as a child, but he believes
Slates had sent back over 7,000 people himself cured.
who were considered paupers, wiula GENERAL.
Canada did not require to send back any The new Russian loan v: ill amount to
for lack of money. and none of thaw 2.400,000,000 francs.
municipalities were asked for nay aid
by destitute Immigrants.
MUST BE 111111'1511 SUBJECTS.
The special committee of the [Irene
took up the consideration of Mr. Lan-
caster's bill respecting certificates In
masters and nudes of ships. (Inc pro-
vision is tied the Canadi:,n certificates
shall he confined to British subjects. in
the United States certificates ant grant-
ed only to those who take the oath of
tT:.n laden .ilei 15t!
Criti•h (:.,lnnbin 37.5(11
The tntnl loans by tell it... e;, wernn►en,1<
of ('on'idn to railways is S:41.03.04'9. n►•.t
1•y the nuinicinelilirs $3.(.)i0.R54. mak-
Inp• the total loans R24 Gvn.343, The ham.
t:e* t by the Dominion and leen! Govern -
nettle Inlet Q215M13,)t30. And by mrmiri-
falilice 412.74:3.5(2. tnakin;t a grand to-
le' of bemuses $125.357.311"".
in addition. the Pete Ince of New
reenswirk and many of the municipnli•
Iles in Ontnr•io and Quel.e'r subscribe!
fel' shone and belittle to the rennunt rd
es.611.640. The greed toted of net frn.n
na crntr.'es granted to strnm rnilvnvs
1; *255.619.235.
%D1' i), IlNl:t) TO PEAT 11.
It \V:ic done ie. the Ilor.e
\\lith Was IMstroted.
A Winnipeg deerntr'h sir,•,. Particle
lore of the fatality vInfrh r.e'curr•el At
Williams' gtnarry. north of this eily, on
Tuca.lny. when the infant chill of lames
Anhni tt'A.a horned to death in fire
which deslrnyed the parents' home,
hnt'e been renews!. The baby was
asleep nlnne in the house. elech was a
smnil frame stnielure, when the lire
lernko oelt in some mysterious en:. Anil
the building weft enveloped in flam.'s
1•e fere it WAS nnliral. ranking the resole
of the hall impsestlele.
The Sultan of Turkey is dying, accord -
Ing to a London despatch.
Prof. Curie, discoverer of radium, was
killed by being run over by a wagon in
Parr
Thr.ee !nen were kiiled at gunnery
practice on the French warship Cour-
unrte on Er'idny.
BRIGADES FOR 501111 AFRICA.
Alleged Destination of the First :Alder -
shut Uhisiun.
A despatch from Lond,.11 says The
rust Division of the Aldershot Army
rps has been ordered to prepare for
r:.kilization, in view of serious devel-
gentetts In South Africa in connection
vith the native rising there. The 'tribune
+lei''h alone gives the report, odds that,
!Neagh its Aldershot cor•re'pendent
ay, the troops will go to South Attica
f.s equally. if nut more. likely that the
.. rartiuns are being made because of
Lc le,'llicnse aelion of the Sulinn cf
Turkey regarding the British claim that
re bah is Egyptian territory, w'hichTur-
:.'e refuses to concede. The Sullen i;
]. lc•r nlincel In push his claims In refer-
ence to the Egyptian fronlier, support-
ing them with military force. The di-
vision, which, according to the Tri -
Wine. is to be mobilized, cnnsists 'ef
two brigrerles. including four bnitnl-
inn; of font guards, four bntialr,ns of
infantry of the lite. two artillery tri-
gndcs, n field rnrnpaty of engineers and
three regiments of cavalry-.
(1l 11tttI 1h
til- i'1.1GI C.
llau, Death, Decor in Kashmir, North-
ern Irene.
A 1 then.'. Blur. de -patch wits : A
serious outbreak of the pingue tins oc-
curred at Janine. in Kashmir, northern
India. There have leen many victims
among the members of the palace hnttse-
hold and the imperial service troops.
Two Minders aid eighty-five deaths
oectu't•ed during the pan week. .
1E A"T B % :II,I,I�5 1-011 CANCER.
hr. ike) 'n Tell. Medical Congress at
Lisbon of New Cure.
A despatch from Lisbon says: Dr.
Doyen, the French ar'icntfst, announced
141 the Medical Congress here that he
lied cured cancer by Inoculating the
patients with yeast baeillus. Ile be-
1:sved lhrt investigation In this direction
would lead to discoverbes of the great -
eat value.
EXCUSES GIVEN IN COURT
sl'CCJI•Ssf1L ONES i tint a BE AT
L1:151' PEARSIIELE.
Some That Were Not (lewd Enough
To Clear Defendants, of
Charges.
To frame excuses that well melt Ile
magisterial heart regtir'ts Ihe rki11 u
1111 artist, and is, indeed. a tine art --u#
less it is a seiencr-rued one in which ea
genius alone cull hope to suened. Con-
ventional excuses are of little utcil, and
yet u cw sory study of the exnii. s here
given will !how that the meineeful ex-
cuse should tee at least plausible, for
totally iirevelant pleas are ll rely ac-
cepted, says the Louden Wenn
A foreign lady, poor but dishonest,
for Instance, %vhu entered a leen ., rnry.
secure crouse, annexed a tableclntn,
clock, lamp and the provender prot,eleil
for the meals of the real otsnipnnls, un
being am sled and brought before the
Judge. addressed him os follows. let
without avail : "M. le Jo ge d'hrstrnr.
tion, your face is beautiful, bland mat
teenigrt. It reminds me of my deceit -wit
husband, a mao always guy end srml-
ing, who would never hate et'(usrti n
favor to a distinguished r:onnu►. I rue
tete authoress of a novel, 'key Angel.'
Release me and 1 promise to humor
tosize. you in ruse next work. I detaaad
my libxrty.11 The ;edge. however, was
ungallant enough to doubt tier sanity.
and the case -unlike that which was
personally defended by a young lady,
who slated That she had bargained fur
A PIECE OF TAPL•STRY,
with figures worked "us handsome in
appearance as my Lord the President
there; but the plaintiffs paten me off with
figures as ugly as that of Atonsieur the
plaintiff's advocate" ---wan lost.
A uian who some time ago was
chargtel at new Street with being drink
and disorderly on being asked what he
had to say was discharged when he put
forward tete following trite exctue
"It's in a nutshell, your Worship -Inn
Inuc'h liquor, no solids, celtapsc mid
consequences." This was very much to
the point, especially when compare l to
the reply of a woman aged 32, who was
charge] at Lambeth with the same
offence shortly' ufter•ward.• "Ah! your
Worship," site exclaimed, "1'm the mo-
ther of twelve children, that's what I
nm. And the Inst time it was twins -
here they are now -and that was only
seven weeks ago." Presumably, his
Worship considered the infliction of
twins as a sufficient extCnuntion fur the
offence, for he told her to go away and
not do it again.
The plea of a boy burglar when re-
cently brought up at Itartesden for
having entente! a house and stolen a
water can was somewhat unique. Halv-
ing confessed to breaking into the house
by fntwing the bark window retch, he.
slated that all he did to the house wase
to wind the clocks!
Some little lime ago n men found in
possession of two rabbits offered as nn
explanation the statement that he sow
five rabhits in a ditch, that ho fell on
them and bitln,1 two by
BREAKING '1'IIEiR NECKS.
The nngistroe decided that the story,
though picturesque, was unconvincing.
\\ hen some little time ago a rnilkrmun
wens called upon to explain rel Lambeth
why his wares Contained 6 per cent. of
writer, he remarked : "Il Will raining
Heaven's hard, and the snrnple was
taken in the middle of the estreat," nn
explanation that was rnnsidenel suffi-
cient, but the loitering individual who
gently suggested that n formidable
jemmy found hidden in a secret pocket
of his cont was his knchen poker failed
to get the benefit of the doubt that did
not exist,
Ingenious, ton, wns the plea of a mon
Wed nt Kidderminster for coining an•l
uttering counterfeit con, who said That
he should plead guilty, but asked that
his wife should be acquit:cti nn the
fround thnt when married she was told
to love, henor and oleey. and that she
had only acted up to her inerriage
Tlee man who said he stole two fowls
in order to see if his nerves were suffi-
ciently braced up to permit him pass-
ing a constalele without trembling with
fear made n splendid effort to gel away
from the conventional but "the most in-
genious defence" the Magistrele at
Marlborough Street ever heard, accord-
ing to his own slatement, was Weeded
in 1901 by a letterer charged with stenl-
ing 11 fur nrrklct from o shop. Said he:
"1 plead guilty of having it nn my arm,
tut the wind blew'It there. The roan in
the shop said it was his, and 1 said.
'All right; lake it.'"
SiX SAYINGS TO rlEMEMilFn.
"There Is something better than mak-
ing a living; making n life,"
"Our success in hfe depen.ls upon our
:viii to do,"
"it is never ton 1414 to be what you
might have b"
"Great principleccn.s are in small ac.
Mons. 11 we foil In our present eirenin-
slnners to live nobly, the need not lin-
Agine we should have done better on 0
mender scale. Develop great character
"To be of good cheer In rase of die -
Appointment; whew reenter chanty
In simple dunes and not in Incouspleu-
ous (rials,•'
The silken Ihrends which help In in-
t(ward the erring. and make more el-
lew'ance for the opinirn►s of people, wfiose
views differ from mine; to smile more
and frown le i'."
"To be honed; to be kind; to earn it
little. And to spend a lithe less; In make
upon the whole n family hnppier for his
presence: to renounee. when that small
to necessary. and not to be embittered;
to keep a few friend.. rind Riese, with-
out capitulation; Above all. nn the snore
grim condition, to keep, frfe.nrls with
himself -here is it task for nil that a
man hers of fortitude need dnfa•sey."
A FINE DISTINCTION.
"Whatever started the story (tent re
tery was the motive of Ihe killing^'
"Well, you know, 11 lo,ketel at
ss 11 death had resulted from an
lilt for $ppebdicftis.'