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M.Cot.> .9483, .M.1938 lizabeth prer ave.ounta:3 + I'T'NESS Windy and Clearing JGS ILL-TREATED BY FARMER.ut and Slashed by Resident of Como Whe Says the Dogs Bothered Him.» Canadian Society for the Preven- : Cruelty to Animals received in- son that a wealthy farmer at nad brutally abused a number of -_ and un Saturday the secretary, Mr.and Mr.Kenly, an inspector, pro- i :o Como, and on their arrival the \"nding farmers informed these of- _ -hat many dogs had been abused :ng slashed and cut, and all ap- wi tn come from a farm owned by < son Robinson.On calling at the Youse he denied any knowledge \u2026 cruelty, and for more than thirty -.~ defied the officers to prove any- ~ ,zainst him.They being convinced \u201cwas the guilty party, asked him hi outbuildings searched for ~~.He offered no objection to \u201cnl led the way to his horse and \u201carns, which were carefully ex- _ | ior any trace of blood, but with- A BURNING QUESTION.| City Council Keenly Divided Regarding Constitution of its Committes.\u2014 1,5, GIROUX WILL ATTEMPT TO {LANGE EXISTING ORDER OF THINGS.\\ series of aldermanic caucuses was 4 fs morning in reference to 14 ne al which will be made by Alder | Giroux at this aiternoon $ meeting \u2014 taity Council for à reconsideration vote of a month ago, which con- CA the several permanent adminis- po committees.rr The original proposal, Alderman \\ was nominated to the chairman- x the Road Committee, but by a \"anion of the French-speaking min- \u201cwih the English-speaking alder- 5e majority \u2018committee slate, te question came before the Coun Fobruary last, was very materially C3 Ald.Giroux was displaced on ol Committee by Ald.Lariviere, ~ opted to serve on three minor es, while Ald.Couture was re- \u201csn the chairmanship to ordin- ership rank on the City Hall and Aldermen Gadbois and +e removed from the Water Coal /\u2026 changes gave rise to a great deal -ut\\staction, and resulted in a great Jobbiwing and caucus meeting, and culminate this afternoon In Alder- 4 (Firoux's motion for a reconsidera- of the February vote.A heated te 1s eaperted.the one hand the partisans of sman (Firoux express themselves as \u201cnfident that they will carry the \u201cy, of the Council with ttiem, > their opponents are equally cer- + the committees will be again < they stand to-day.Low department has been appealed y» question as to whether the \u2018has or has not power to change { hruary next year the constitu :< committees, after they have | appointed.The legal opimon av.however, is that the Coun- \u201cne power to make such changes x:-dom of a \u2018majority of the qay decide.van O'Connell.the acting mayor, te this afternoon, in the ab- Mavor Payette.He is an 1n- | arty inasmuch as the changes ;roposed will name him on à Committee ta the roads, on La- served for two vears.The rian to be a very close one, \u201cman O'Connell will vote as an \u201chough he will net have pow- 1 Rules of Council, to give ve as acting-mayor.oN 11) FOR.\u201clock this afternoon.Messrs.md \u2018Tetreau, acting In \\[orin.ratepavers, presented totore Mr.Justice Davidson.-ne of an interlocutory writ st prevent the ity Coun- ne un the third item of the \u201cbe dav for this afternoon's his a motion to reconsider \u201con on which the administra- \u201cow were recently formed.\u2014_a\u2014\u2014\u2014 THIRTY FEET.4S years old, living at -reet, while at work this \"he top of a telegraph pole, noe of 30 feet, injuring his was taken to the (General lle was employed on eon- the Montreal Light.laser Company.and nt the voulent was at work near ° Phinneau avenue and De- Covent, PAL eo t Pols, { ou far ere STRUCK, HORSE KILLED.corner of St.Antoine street 1 avenue, on Saturday even- T1 Maloneyv's delivery sleigh à \\twater avenue.and just wits On the street car track 1 nto the vehicle, kilhn- 14 breaking ap the sleigh, de WW St, Denis, escaped ravle.He was thrown ont.: Tew scratrhes.1s little the accident.the | out success.Finally Inspector Kenly\u2019s suspicion was aroused by the trace ot blood on some harness, and on turning over a number of empty bags he discovered a number saturated with blood.Robinson was asked how it came there, and stated that it was from killing chickens, but as his chicken house was in an altogether different direction, it was decided to bring the blood-stained straw and bags to Montreal and have them analyzed.Robinson then confessed that he had cognmitted the brutal acts, as the dogs wereflbothering him.On being ask ed by the\u201dofficer of the society what instrument he used, he produced a large jack-knife, which was promptly confiscated, and still retained the marks of punish this man to the fullest extent, One of the valuable dogs ruined y this man\u2019s work was a fox terrier, owne by Mr.Harold Eadie.SHOT A CHINAMAN \u2014 MEN WHO ASSAULTED HOP LEE ARE STILL UNKNOWN.\u2014 Lee Johnson, the Chinese constable, assisted by Detectives Guerin and De- mers, of the city force, searched all day Saturday for the two men who shot Hop Lee in his shop at 320 Roy street, on Friday night last, but they have been unable to find the men.It seems that this game had Deen worked extensively on Friday night by two men, who answer the description ven by the Chinamen who were \\n Hop Lee's at the time of the shooting.At about & o'clock the two men entered # Chinese laundry, on Berri street, and, presenting their ticket, demanded their laundry.On being told that the ticket did not come from there, the taller of the two men pulled out a revolver and demanded money, while the smaller man cash drawer.The Chinamen in the store made such an outcry that the men had to flee.At about half-past eight another place was visited, but the men were tcared away, as there were a large number of Celestials in the shop at the time.Then at about nine o'clock Hop Lee\u2019s place, at 320 Roy street, was visited, where the climax was reached when they shot the proprietor, The detectives have a fairly good description of the men.The taller man the smaller of the two had on a light spring overcoat.CAUGHT IN THB ACT CONSTABLE SURPRISES BURGLAR AS HE IS LEAVING WITH A LOAD.At about 11.30 o'clock on Saturday on McCord street, he noticed the iron gate of Lainelle\u2019s grocery store broken open.On going around to the back of the store, he was surprised to see the twoÿwindows broken.He then awakened Mr.Lainelle, who lived over the store.The two went downstairs to look over the stock, where they found that four bottles of whiskey had been stolen.as the constable was leaving the store to make his report to the station he saw a man peering through the window at the front door.The man went around to the back .door, and, picking up some more goods, started to walk away with them.At this moment the officer stepped up and arrested the man, who gave his name as William Parent, aged 19, driver.When vas arraigned before Judge Lafontaine this morning he pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary, and will be sentenced on Wednesday next.A WIFE'S STORY, HUSBAND WILLL HAVE TO AN- ~w rit TO CHARGES OF 1ILL- TREATMENT.On one of the benches in the Recorder's Court this morning a little, frail woman sat holding a young baby in her arins, while, huddled around her, were four small children, the oldest of which was a little over six years of age.The woman told a very pathetic story.On Saturday night last, she said, her husband went home in a state of intoxication, and on being refused money by his wife to buy more drink with, turned on her and, beating her unmercifully, drove her and the children out into the street.The family then went to No.4 station, where Captain Nuckle gave them shelter for the night.On Sunday, Mr.Tur- geon, French assistant secretary of the Charity Organization Society, was telephoned for, and the story told him.He immediately had a warrant issued for the husband\u2019s arrest.In the meantime the family are being cared for at No.4 station.The man will appear in the Recorder\u2019s Court tomorrow morning, and will be charged twith assault and non-support.CHILD'S BODY FOUND.The body of a new-born female child was found by Constable Pettigrew on a heap of snow this morning, near the Ontario and City Hall avenue Police station.Coroner McMahon will hold an inquest to-zorrow morninz his brutal work.The society intend to went behind the counter and to the, was dressed in a long grey coat, with a\u2019 \u2018econ collar which was turned up) while night, while Constable Neville (184) was | Just | MONTREAL, MONDAY, MARCH 23, Doukhobors who are discontented with Canada, and refuse to become Canadian citizens or obey Canadian laws, may fin a home under the French flag where they can do as they please._ The fanatical ninety at Fort William, who have broken away from the main body, and seem to be irreconcilable and opposed to all modern ideas, are anxious to leave Canada.They are not wanted back in Russia; no other country seems anxious to have them, and the problem of how to settle their grievances without inflicting grievances on other people, seems only solvable by isolation.| M.de Struve, the Russian consul in Montreal, who has taken a deep interest in the Doukhobors, has made a suggestion, which is at present under considera- \u2018tion by the French Government, that the fanatical section of the Doukhobors d should be permitted to settle on one of the small unoccupied islands under the French flag, near the French dependency of Tahiti in the Pacific ocean.Tahiti or Otaheiti is the largest of the Society Islands, comprising about four hundred square miles.It is of volcanic origin, and consists of two.mountainous slopes culminating in a peak over 7,000 feet high.The seat of Government for the French oceanic possessions is situated at Papeiti, the capital of Tahiti, where there is a French governor resident, with 1908 : TT DOUKHOBORS MAY LEAVE CANADA, French Government Asked to Give Them an Island Near Tahiti, a.Privy Council and an elective Council general.\u2018 \u2018Tahiti is surrounded by several hundred small islands, many of them little more than coral reefs, and it is on one of the larger » these, which is well wooded and watered, that it is suggested the Doukhobors should be quartered.As they do not use beasts of burden, and do not eat the flesh of animals they would not suffer through the lack of fauna, which are scarce, and the mild healthful climate, it is thought, would suit them admirably.The islands export principally copra, pearl] shells, oranges, cotton, and vanilla, and in the cultivation of the last two products there would be an ample field for the energies of the Doukhobors.The Fort William community are believed to be willing to emigrate.Their leaders state that they only wish to be left alone, and if the French Government is agreeable their wish would probably be gratified, as there are severa \u201cislands of the society groups entirely uninhabited, and it is proposed that the community should be located on one of them.The scheme, of course, does not affect the main body of the Doukhobors, who are content to remain in western Canada, where they are leading industrious lives, and assisting in the development ef the country.SPRING PICTURE EXHIBIT THE WORKS OF LOCAL ARTISTS WILL BE ON PRIVATE VIEW THIS EVENING, \u2014 This evening the annual spring exhibition of paintings at the Art Gallery will be open tor private view, and will doubtless attract a large attendance of art lovers.As regards the number of ple- tures the exhibition is quite up to its usudl standard; that is to say, every inch of the available accommodation botn in the old and the new galleries is oc- \u2018 cupied, as well as in the smaller Tempest ; room.Ww hether as regards the quality © the exhibits the exhib tion shows any y advance is an open gestion Certainly there are some remarkahly fine examples on view; but at the same time the modern hankering after impressionism has resulted in more specimens than usual of startling and garish looking canvasses that seem to outrage every canon of art.The pick of the oils are bung in the new gallery, where the place of honor 18 given to some fine portraits by Mr.R.; Harris! - 'Fhe trsst not ceab' +18 - Inras Fic- \u2018ture representing Mrs.J.K.L.less and children, the others grouped around this one showing Mr.Fyshe, Mr.Mart'ard Molson, and Dean Roddick TLey are all of them remarkably well done.\u201cAx a piece of portraiture, Lowever, thers + nothing in the exhibition that wil] beat Mr.G.Horne Russell's ni:ture of Mr.W.R.Baker.of :he C.P.22.lt is Lot only a speaking likeness, but it 18 a piece of work that is technically pertect.: Mr.Russell has three other pictures on : vew\u2014\u2018In the shade,\u2019 à beautiful study ; Of ducks swimming in :he shadow ot overhanging foliage; \u2018Sighted,\u2019 a suggestive picture of an old man loukine out to sea; and a characteristic *ketch entitlea \u2018Fishing Jimmy.\u201d [hay are al' of them admirable examples of the fire werk always associated with Mr.Russell's name.Among the best of the landscapes in this room is a winter scene that no one ; could paint but Mr.Juea.It is a brook running through snowy woods, and lit up by the setting sun, and it is | probably the best snow scene taat Mr.Cullen has ever done.Among the vounz- er artists the greatest adyanc: bas been made by Miss Helen McNiroll, whose three landscapes will ome as a surprise to her friends as show ng how rapidly she is forging to the front of Canadian artists.Clarence Gagnon is represented by another canvas, something after the style of his last year\u2019s picture - of the Spanish dancer, TFis time he has a Japanese dancing girl in the light ot colored lanterns.Another picture given a place of honor is a well-executed portrait of Mr.Seargent P.Stearns, by Miss Woodforde.A big imaginative picture by Mr.Wil liam Hope, showing a scene from Dante, and some sun-filled canvases by Mr.Clapp, are among the other pictures that attract attention.In the old gallery there is a large collection of water colors, as well as some oils.The centre of the end wall is oc- cupled by a seascape from the brush of Mr.F.M.Bell-Smith, and close to this is an early sunrise by Mr.G.A.Reid, and a twilight effect by Mr.Homer Wat- gon.Mr.Charles Huot, of Quebec, has a striking picture in the place of honor on another wall of a sorrow-stricken woman, who has sought rest for mind and body by joining a sisterhood, while Henri Julien has a characteristic French-Capa- dian scene.On another wall the beautiful pastel work of Miss McLeish is bouna to be admired.The centre picture among the water colors is a masterly portrait of Mr.John Ogilvy, bv L.M.Kilpin.Mr.R.F.Gagen, Mr.George Houston, Mrs.John McLennan, and Mrs.Anderson, of Ottawa, all show pictures of outstanding merit.The Tempest room is filled with architectural drawings, designs, and with many more examples of sculpture than usual from hands of MacCarthy, Hill, Laliberte, Hebert and Harris.HENRY LLOYD DIES SUDDENLY.At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon Henry Lloyd, 51 years of age, while being takn from the Refuge on Dorchester ttreet, to the General Hospital, died suddenly Coroner McMahon will hold an inquest to-morrow morning.[ERT PUNE.Ee QUEBEC TERCENTENARY.Commanding Officer of Army Corps Will be Brig.-Gen.Otter.\u2014 Ottawa, March 23.\u2014The supreme command of the army corps of Metween twenty thousand and twenty-five thousand Canadian militiamen and regulars which is to be assembled in Quebec in July next in connection with the Tercentenary celebration, will devolve unon Brigadier-General W.D.Otter, the new chief of staff.There will be in all iour Givisions in this army corps, With the following officers as divisional commandas: Brigadier-General W.H.Cotton (Western Ontario), Colonel W.D.Gordon (Eastern Ontario), Brigadier-Gener- al L.Buchan (Quebec), and Brigadier- General F.W.Drury (Maritime Provinces).It is not yet settled to what extent the funds available will permit the western militia taking part in ;he ebec camp.It is hoped, however, that at: least a cemposite corps frork he west may be enabled to take part.The p oposed review at Quebec will be largest force that has ever been assembled at one time in the history of the Canadian militia.INVITATION a LU LORD ELGIN.Quebec, March 23.\u2014On behalf of the national committee on the Battlefields Commission, a cable has been sent from the Governor-General\u2019s office in Ottawa to Lord Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, inviting him fo attend the Tercentenary celebration, or if unable to be present himself to send a representative.The cable also requests him to invite Australia to send a representative, also South Africa, four; New Zealand, one; Newfoundland, one; France, one, and the United States, one.It was also requested that Lord Elgin invite on behalf of the commission a representative from each of the families of Wolfe, Montealnr, Levis, Murray, Guy, Carleton, Simon, Fraser, and the Mayor of Brouage, th- birthplace of Champlain.PROCRAMME OF = CELEBRATION.On the evening of Thursday, July 23, which will be the big day of the Tercentenary, the day on which the procession through the city streets and the pageant on the Plains takes place, and when telegrams and messages will be despatched to various parts from the foot of the Champlain monument, the illumination will take place, which is expected to be one of the principal features of the celebration.This illumination will take place on the heights of Levis, between Cote du Passage and the Hospice St.Joseph de Liverance, and the sight will extend from Sillery to Beauport, which will enable a magnificent view being had from the shore.The following Monday, July 27, the bombardment of Quebec by the combined fleets in port will be a spectacular event rarely witnessed, and promises to eclipse anything previously seen.SARAH MAXWELL NEMORIAL THE NEW SCHOOL BUILT BY PROTESTANT COMMISSIONERS, IS COMPLETED.The Sarah Maxwell Memorial School, built by the Protestant Board of School Commissioners, in place of the building destroyed by fire in February last year, is completed, and was passed to-day by Mr.A.Chaussé, the city building inspector, as fire proof and satisfactory in every respect.The school is two stories bigh and has exterior galleries on all sides.The Protestant Commissioners are reconstructing the school on Ann\u2019s street, which was seriously damaged by fire some months ago, and making it fire proof.Progress is being made with the new Roman Catholic School on Berri street, which is to cost $100,000.It will be fire proof in every detail, including the floor- Coan cable tii PR SER gh mm .mes Ewe To now : ~~ 2 ALA Ah dy eds i za, Si RTOS NA TE RE Aria ean, BAR a ECE .trains consisted of three coaches each, MR.STEVENS SHOT BY COREANS.Advisor to Corean Council of State Was Just Leaving San Francisco for Washington.( See also page 2.) EXTENT OF VICTIM'S INJURIES NOT YET KNOWN, San Francisco, March 23.\u2014Mr.D.W.Stevens.advisor to the Corean Council of State, who was attacked by a committee of Coreans in the Fairmont Hotel last night, for favoring the course of Japan in Corea, was shot three times by two ( ¢ cans at the Union Ferry Build: ing this morning.Mr.Stevens drew a revolver and shot one of the Coreans.The extent of Mr.Stevens\u2019s injuries is not yet known.Mr.Stevens, who arrived from the Orient last Friday, was just starting for Washington when he was shot.SUPREME COURT TWO MONTREAL CASES IN WHICH APPEALS ARE ALLOWED WITH COSTS.Ottawa, March 23.\u2014In the Supreme Court to-day judgments were delivered as follows: Quebec list\u2014Inverness Railway & Coal Company vs.Jones, appeal dismissed with costs, Mr.Justice Girouard dissenting.Hetu vs.Dixville Butter & Cheese Co., appeal dismissed with costs.Rioux vs.St.Lawrence Terminal Co., appeal allowed with costs.St.Jean vs.Molleur, motion granted and order of registrar varied.Exchequer appeal\u2014Montreal Transpor- tution Company vs.New Ontario Steamship Company, appeal allowed with costs.The court then adjourned \u2018ill the May session._\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A SCHOOL BURNED.Plattsburg, N.Y., March 23.\u2014 The Union Free School building at Ausable Forks near here, was destroyed by fire last night.It is thought the fire was caused by spontanequs combustion in the laboratory.The Presbyterian Church, and four dwellings nearby, caught fire several times but were saved, although somewhat damaged.The loss is estimated at $20,000 with insurance of $12,000.LOSS OFTHE « MUTSU MARU' CAPTAIN, MAJORITY OF 24 PAS SENGERS, AND 43 OF CREW PERISH.\u2014 Tokio, March 23.\u2014The \u2018Mutsu Maru,\u2019 an 300-ton coasting steamer belonging to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line ,was sunk in collison with the \u2018Hidoyoshi Maru,\u201d 606 tons, at 2.30 this morning, two miles from Todohokko, near Hako- date.The captain of the \u2018Mutsu Maru,\u2019 a majorjty of her 244 passengers, and 43 : of the crew perished.The \u2018Hidoyoshi Maru\u2019 and another steamer rescued the survivors.nn REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Pacifique Bernier has sold to Avila Clereaux houses Nos.574, 576, 578, 530, Harmonie street.Price 518,000.Charles Chevalier has sold to J.À.W.Gauvin a lot with building on Maison- neuve street, for $5,000.ST, LAWRENCE LADIES WON \u2014 / LAST MATCH OF THE SEASON PLAYED ON OUTREMONT ICE THIS MORNING.\u2014 The last curling match of the season took place this morning, on Outremont ice, the contesting clubs being the St.Lawrence and Outremont ladies.The ice was naturally very sticky, but the ladies were in no wav discouraged and they pluckily played a six-end contest, at the conclusion o* which it was decided to discontinue, as the icy surface was presenting a somewhat watery appearance.The curling for the first three or four ends was fairly gnod, and, at least exciting, as the close score will indicate.St.Lawrence ladies, however, snatched victory on the last end, the auartette skipped by Miss Studer winning Ly three shots, while Miss Robertson's four went down to defeat by two, after a hard ; tussle with their Outremont rivals.At the conclusion of play the visftors were entertained to refreshments in the club parlors by the Outremont ladies, and a most pleasant hour was spent.Following are the players and scores: St.Lawrence.Outremont.Mrs.Locker Mrs.Goodchild Mrs.Minty Mrs.McKenzie Mrs.Almond Miss Ainslie Miss Studer Mise Thackeray {skip)\u2014 5 (skip)\u2014 2 Mrs.Tomkins Mrs.Mackenzie Miss Patterson Mrs.Stuart Mrs.Murdock Miss G.Thackeray Miss Robertson Mrs.F.Stewart (skip)\u2014 3 (skip)\u2014 8 Majority for St.Lawrence 1 shot.At Chicago, more than twenty-five persons were injured in a rear-end collision between a North-Western elevated and an Oak Park elevated train at State and VanBuren streets, early to-day.The all of which were crowded.Failure of de ie - \\.Fad Ih brakes to work properly is assigned as the cause of the collision, - .Price Oxk Cine NEWS IN BRIEF.The Self-Government Society of Can: ton has organized monster indignation meetings, at which resolutions were adopted that the anniversary of the release of the \u2018L'atsu Maru\u2019 be observed as a day of public mourning.\u2018I'he resolutions also declared a boycott against Japanese goods.A Madrid newspaper says that it learned on good authority that the wound Prince Manuel\u2014now King of Portugal\u2014 received in the arm on Feb.1, when King Carlos and the Crown Prince were assassinated, has not healed and recently has become very much worse.The attending physicians, says the paper, declare that amputation is imperative.As a result of the Pope's reform of the Gregorian chant, the Vatican press has issued a Liber Gradualis, with the melodies modified according to the original purity.The compilation has taken more than four years.The Duke of Montebello has written to Premier Clemenceau asking for authorization to remove the remains of his grandfather, the illustrious Marshal Lannes, from the Pantheon to the family vault in Montmartre Cemetery, before the body of Zola, * The insulter ot the army,\u201d is placed in the Pantheon on Anril 2.A violent explosion occurred on Saturday night in the workmen's quarters of the naphtha works at Balachari, I'ranscaucasia.So-far eleven bodies have been recovered from the wreckage.The cause of the explosion has not been as certained.The by-election contest now going on in Peckham, London, is reported the hottest since the general elections.The two parties have poured their canvassers in until thev are said to outnumber the voters.The election comes off to-mor row, An important department ot inspector- 1al work has been opened to women by the action of the british Home decre- tary in appointing a woman doctor as an inspector of prisons and inebriate asylums.It is believed that women will also be appointed on the medical staff ot prisons.The Royal National Liteboat Institution of Britain reports that during the past year boats have been launched 370 times and 1,156 lives had been saved.Four hundred and seventy-six persons, rescued from the steamer \u2018Suevic,\u2019 was the largest number saved on any one occasion since the establishment of the institution.- The British cruiser \u2018Scylla\u2019 picked up, thirty miles west of St.Thomas, B.W.1,, the small boat in which the warship\u2019e captain put out to his ship while that vessel was stationed at Grenada, B.W.1,, March 18.The captain was in an exhausted condition when found, and the boat was waterlogged.The English and Scotch newspapers are warning Canadians that many of the Himdoos deported carry medals won in Britain's wars, and that the treatment accorded them here will have a serious effect upon the native soldiers in India.l'he Postmaster-General of the United States has issued an order declaring non- mailable the Italian publication known as \u2018 La Question Sociale, a weekly published at Puterson, NJ.\u2018La Question Sociale,\u201d it 18 charged, advocates murder by dynamite, the murder of enlisted ' men of the United States army, the ot- 582 and 584 Fullum street, and 1 and 3: ficers of the police force, and the burning of houses of private citizens.lt is said to have a circulation of 30,000 among the Italian population, and openly announces itself as \u2018 socialistic-anarchistic.\u2019 The Rhode lsland Democratic State Convention on Saturday decided not te endorse resolutions favoring the nomination of Mr.Wm.J.Bryan for the Pre sidency.New York has taken a leaf from Montreal\u2019s journal and put a hundred and fifty new pay-as-you-enter cars on ite surface lines.The Prince of Wales is expected to arrive at Quebec on July 22.Queen\u2019s University professors are working hard to secure the separation of the University from the Presbyterian Church of Canada.No squatters\u2019 rights are, it is said, to be allowed on the new line of the Tem- iskaming and Northern Ontario Rail way between Englehart and McDougall\u2019s Chute.The squatters already there have been notified that if they wish to stay they must pay the average price at the coming sale.All officials of the Dominion Government in Toronto are to be assessed for Income for the first time in history.lf they are householders, they must pay on all over $1,000; if not, on all over $600, just like the rest of the citizens.The Presbytery of Halifax has asked the Lieutenant-Governor, in view of the recent pronouncement of the Roman Gatholic Archbishop, regarding mixed marriages, \u2018to proclaim authoritatively what law rules in this province regard ing marriage\u2014that emanating from Trent or that issued by Your Honor and your government.\u2019 Printers in St.John, N.B., are on strike because their employers refuse to compel some union men to pay hea back assessments to the union.v .mE heme em A Pv ed Eee ae 3 f 4 LL p RP RE M Bu A J oS i yi: OR N tetes Paul SE eee SSS - A ar enh as i om + im Bm mom or A 1 MAC SE [a a A2 2 7 _ .= - rr .- ee mm me BIRTHS, HARRIACES AND DEATHS, Notices of dirthe, marriages and desths must tavart o oWiy be endoreeo with the name and address of the sender, or othsrwiee no notice cam be taken of them.Birth notices are inserted for 856, marriage notices for 800, death notices for Ske prepaid.The an- | mouncement of funeras appended 10 death notice, Sc | extra ; other cxtenslons to ebituary, auch as short sketch J fe, two cents per word cxira, emcept poetry, which ba 60 cents per Nine cœtra\u2014prepaid.dnnuat subscribers - may Mave announcements of bérthe, marriages and deaths \u201cwithout extended obituary or verses, scouring im ikeir immediate _ familics ros of charge, in which sas name and | @ddrus of subscribers should be given.BIRTHS.BUTLER \u2014 At Ashton, Ont., on March 21, 1908, the wife of the Rev.Wm.A.E.Butler, of a daughter., , FEAR \u2014 On March 19, 1308, at 549 Bronson avenue, Ottawa, to Mr.and Mra.F.Fear, a daughter.MUSSON \u2014 On March 15, 1905,at 881 Ward- low avenue, Winnipeg, to Mrs.Harry G.Musson, a daughter.PRESTON \u2014 On March uv, 1908, to Mr.and Mrs.John T.Preston, ut 319 Stewart st, Ottawa, a caughter.EPENDLOW \u2014 On March 19, 1908, at Chelsea Road, Hull, Que, to Mr.and Mrs.J.H.Spendlow, a son.MARRIED.SCOTT \u2014- At Barrie, Ont., on 1968, by the Rev.Mr.Hipxin.Mary Scott ,youugest daughler of Mrs.M.E.Scott, to J.E.Downs, of Manchester, England.THOMSON \u2014 REID \u2014 At Crescent Street Church, on Wednesday morning, March 18, 1908, by the Rev.E.A.Mackenzie, assisted by the Rev.G.Colborne Heine, Mr.Malcolm Thomson to Miss I.M.S.Reid.WESTLAKE -\u2014 LETZ \u2014 At the residence of Mr.Eri Hayes, Gien Buell, Ont., on Wednrsday, March 18, 908, by the Rev.DOWNS \u2014 March 13, George Stafferd, of Lyn, Mr.Lewis G.Westlake, son of Mr.Emmanuel West- lake, to Miss Elsie L.Betz, all of the Township of Ilizabetbtown, Ort.DIED.BLAINE \u2014 At St.John, N.B,, on March 20, 1905.Margaret Blaine, wife of! Ar- buthnot Blaine.\u2019 CARSON \u2014 At her re-idence, No.4212 Western avenue, Westmount, On Saturday, March 21, 19S, Susan E.Vitty, widow of the late William Car:on.Funeral private.\u2018In the living Saviour's arms there is rest, sweet rest.\u2019 DALY\u2014At Grace Hospital, Toronto, on March 19, 1908, Mary Stuart, widow of the late Hou.John George Daly, an: youngest daughter of the late Sir Allan Mac- nat, Bart.GRIFFIN \u2014 At Quebec, on March 20.1908, at the agc of 15 imonths, Ellen Medeleine, child of Michael F.Griffin, Quebec representative of Re firm of Gault Bros.Co., Ltd.# JORNSTON \u2014 At South Durham, Que.on March 14 1¢08 Hebecca Johnston,wif> of the late George Johnston, ar., aged 69 years, 6 months and 2 days.RITCHIE \u2014 On March IS, 1998, at the re- , sidenée of his son-in-law, Andrew Grieve, 130 Burrows avenue, Winnipeg, William Dunlop Ritchie, aged 75 years, 4 months and 22 days.URQUHART \u2014 At St.John, N.B., on March 20, 1908, Francis Urquhart, in the 74th year of his age, leaving a wife, three sons and one daughter to mourn.IN MEMORIAM.BALLARD -\u2014 In loving inemory of John Ballard, Esquire, who died in this city, on the 23rd March, 1884.Notices received too late for this page may potsibly ba in time for page & Thoe sending notices or Ihe above column may send wih them a list of names of {interested friends together with a one-cent stamp for cach address, and marked copies of the \u2018Witness containing the notice will 0e prompily maÿed.For addresses in ) Joreian countries three cents will be required\u201d mT Miss Marie Cahill, who appeared last week at His Majesty's in \u2018Marrying Mary,\u201d rites a letter to the Leach Piana Co., Ltd., expressing herself as delighted with the new Leach upright piano, which she used in her apartments at the Windsor Hotel.\u2014 ITALIAN MURDERER HANGED.Washington, March 23.\u2014Joseph Pao- lucci, an Italian, was hanged here to-day for the murder of his sweetheart, Elizabeth V.Dodge, in September, 1906.The Italian ambassador intervened in Pao- lucci\u2019s behalf on the claim that his trial had not been an impartial one, but the President refused to commute the sentence.LEGAL, (QUEBEC.) NO CLAIM.H.\u2014Has a tenant paying rent to the same laudlord for 21 years, aud having paid him more than the price of the heuse, any claim on him?Ans.\u2014No.(ONTARIO.) BARTENDING\u2014TITLE BY POSSES- SION-MAYORALTY.!.Can the wife of a country hotel-keeper legaily tend bar If the license is held in the husband's name?2.A was accidentally killed twenty-nine years ago, leaving no will.He left his widow and four small children living on a 100-acre farm, paid for.and out vf debt, the land very rougr and poor with but small clearing.The widow managed to make a living for her children until they were able to help them- gelver and left home, the youngest boy leaving about 18 years ago.Since that time the mother and youngest child (a girl), bave lived together on the place, the mother being invalided for some years now.The boys have put in no claim to have the property valued or divided.Could the mother will the farm to her daughter, on the ground of peaceable possession?3.Was mayor re-elected last January to the mayoralty of , and what were the fgures of each opponent in the election\u201d Ans.\u20141.We think so, unless the locality is one without county organization.2.Not effectively.3.We would refer you to the town clerk for the desired information.\u201c= «S.CARSLEY C2: MONDAY.MARCH 23, 1808.LEADERSHIP There is no city of equal size on the continent that can boast of a store with CARFETS as this.real that begins to do ihe business we do in FLOOR COVERINGS.THESE PRICES SHOW THE TREND OF VALUES.NEW BRUSSELS CARPETS, SPRING 1908 such a matchless stock of NEW OUR LINE OF HKRUSSELS CARPFTS est decigns and colorings to choose from, NEW BRUSSELS CARPETS, SPECIAL, NEW BRUSSELS CARPETS.SPECIAL, BRUSSELS CARPETS.SPECIAL, BRUSSELS CARPETS, SPECIAL,.BRUSSELS CARPETS, SPECIAL, 3 Specials in Wilton Velvet Carpets 2.000 YARDS of the FINEST VELVET PILE CARPET, with tand- Regular value, $1.50 yard.1,000 YARDS OF BEAUTIFUI,.VELVET PILE CARPETS, SALE PRICE .some borders to match.to match.Regular value, $1.25 yard.1.000 YARDS OF WILTON VELVET to match.Regular value, $1.50.All Carpets bought will be stored and with borders to match.per vard .++ 0.oe oe 80c per yard .+.0., per yard .cor seve vassoo 00e per yard .SALE PRICE IN CARPETS There is no store in Mont» IS MOST COMPLETE: \"775 of the new- @ nH puni fd pd 0.9 pas ES LON me CRNA se .meses SALE PRICE torders cs sen ce seve sare HALL AND STAIR CARPE ERI insured free urtil wanted.piano duets by Misses Grier and McKee OFFICE FURNITU BUSINESS MEN are invited to come and inspect our cemprising Standing Desks, Single and Double Roll and Flat Top Desks, Filing Cabinets, Card Index Cabinets and Sectional Book Cases, at 25 PERCENT LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS' PRIQES.We are clearing out the entire line, as space is re- NITURE ness Man should overlook.quired for new stock coming in.RE at Less than Cost line of OFFICE FUR- This is an opportunity that no Busi- $7.50 Dining Tables for $6.80 15 DINING TARLES.5 heavy turned legs, top extends to 6 feet, Imperial Oak finish, very pretiy design, and worth $7.50.$0 80 REDUCEL TO .ue rece essere Harness Dept.Bargains Ladies\u2019, Gent's and Boys\u2019 SADDLES, .clearing at 25 percent off regular prices.' Riding Bridles, less 2% percent.Riding Whips, $1.00 to $10.00.TRIO OF VALUES FROM CURTAIN SECTION NOTTINGHAM I.ACE BED SETS, Point d\u2019Esprir bolster to match, suitabie for double bed.WH!'TE in.x 2% yards BONNE FAMME 3N x 45 inches lung.20 long.Special, DOOR PANEL Each .CUT PRICES IN GROCERIES FOR TUESDAY Reg.Tues.Reg.Tues, Magic Washing Tablets .1ic 12'2c] Handy Ammonia, 3 for .30c 25c Old Dutch Cleanser, 3 for.3vc 25c Blue Berries, 3 tins .36C 30: Seeded Raleins, 2 pxgs .3UC 25c Lipton\u2019s Jams, 2 Ib.tins .35c 250 Keiller's Marmalade, 2 1h.Tomatoes, 3 lb.tins .12¢ 10%¢c tins .+ .3c 28¢ Rolled Oats or Rplled Gallon Apples .35 30e Wheat .\u2026.3UC 25c BALDWIN'S CELEBRATED DR'ED BHEF .vc «vo se so or se «+ 35C 32c GRANULATED SUGAR, 20 Ibs., for .vi ee ++ ++ ++ + +.-$1.10 $1.00 FINEST CREAMERY BUTTER .1\u2026 6e ++ ve +6 ++ +6 vs.36C 34c «S.CARSLEY C®: .umvegl.pre I MEN WHO CONTROL Commenting on Senator La Follette's attack in the United States Senate on American financiers, the New York \u2018Globe,\u2019 under the caption, \u2018 A financial who\u2019s who,\u2019 says :\u2014 Senator La Follette's list of \u2018about one hundred men who control the industrial, financial, and commercigl lite of the American people\u2019 will be scanned eagerly not only by those who are on it but by those who are not.lt isa sort ot ready reterence catalogue that will save many a weary chase through Dun or Bradstreet's, and should greatly lessen the strain on the credit bureaus furnishing special reports.The times are trying\u2014it is difficult to ascertain who can be safely trusted and who cannot.Bank managers have lost no little hair as they bave wrestled with the problem.Now everything is easy.Is the name at the foot or the back of the paper on the La Follette list ?If wo, promptly discount the note.America is a rich country, as visiting foreign noblemen attest\u2014its total wealth 18 well over a hundred billions.BOBBINET SASH CUKTAIN,with frill, par pair .CURTAIN, WITH NEAT FRILL, UNITED STATES FINANCES.A set .lace and insertion, Cree to.\"re.nesses $1.85 3c ie It La Follette\u2019s bundred control the whole amount they have something more than a billion apiece, and should be made to meet their obligations.No place where credit is extended can afford to get along without having the La Follette financial Who's Who conspicuously posted.But doubt\u2014distressing and disturbing doubt\u2014creeps in as the list is studied.The name of Charles W.Morse is written there.ls this the same Charles W.Morse who puts in his mornings over bankruptcy proceedings and his afternoons over indictments ?l'he name of Charles I\u2019.Barney is written there.Is this the same Barney who killed himself because of his financial troubles.The name of James H.Hyde is written there.Is this the same Hyde who some time ago departed from our shores in a more or less lean and plucked condition ?Can it be that Senator La Follette has been imposed upon ?That he has certified as possessed of (solconda wealth some men who are finding it hard scratching to meet their family expenses Y ROUMANIAN JEWS ARRIVE \u2014 A LARGE PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS REACHED MONTREAL YESTERDAY.The Jewish population of Montreal was increased by seventy yesterday, when a batch of Roumanian immigrants arrived from Halifax to settle in the city.they formed part of an immigration party of one hundred and thirty who came to Halifax on the \u2018 Sardinian\u2019 last week, and were met there by an official of the Baron de Hirsch Institute, who arranged for their distribution to Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and other centres.The Montreal detachment arrived shortly after six o'clock yesterday morning, and were temporarily accommodated in the basement of the Baron de Hirsch Institute, until arrangements could be made to quarter them in various lodging houses in the city.; Many of the new arrivals are skilled workers.All came at their own expense, and though they sailed under the direction of the Baron de Hirsch Institute, they were in no way dependent on charity, and no financial aid was given them.MUSIC FOR OLD PEOPLE.The McKee Orchestra and a few friends provided a very enjoyable pro gramme for the inmates of the Old People\u2019s Home at Longue Pointe on Friday evening.In addition to selections by the orchestra, solos were given by Mr, Ben- ard, Mrs.Bennett, Mr.W.Tobin, Mr.Robbie; duets by Messrs.Daniels and Tobin, and Master and Miss Arnold, and Misses Walsh and Parker; a piano solo by Mr.Arnold, and a recitation by Mrs, McKee.Mr.J.Walsh presided.This was the fourteenth annual concert given by Mr.McKee.The Rev.E.De- (fruchy, superintendent of the Homes, thanked the orchestra and friends for the pleasant evening they had provided.HOLIDAY HOUSE CLUB.A meeting was held at the Y.M.C.A.on Friday tor the purpose of forming an association to incorporate and extend the work of the Good Will Club, Holiday House, Berthier,which enables girls working in stores and factories to enjoy a summer vacation at a reasonable cost.The Rev.Dr.Symonds occupied the chair.The president, Miss P, Howard, gave a brief account of the work, its development and present needs.The following officers were nominated: Honorary president\u2014Mr.Jeffrey H.Burland.Honorary vice-president\u2014Mrs.Percy Judge, Brome.President\u2014Miss P.Howard.Vice-president\u2014Mrs.E.Goff Penny.Secretary\u2014 Mrs.Charles Lester.Treasurer\u2014 Miss E.MacCulloch.[Scale & Waggon Co., F.Flope Co., Standard Clothing Co., Reid & Company, Directors\u2014The Rev.Dr.Symonds.Mr.R.H.Lane, Mr.John Savage, Mr.H.L.Putnam, Mr.Walter Lyman, Mrs.Chas.Fleet, Miss Alice Maclennan, Mrs.Jef- rey H.Burland, Mrs.James Day.A GRANDFATHER AT THIRTY- EIGHT.Mr.Joseph Gormette, of Labelle avenue, has just established a new record by becoming a grandfather at the age of thirty-eight years.Married in 1890, he is the father of eleven children.A MONSTER PETITION.\u2014 Request, With Three Thousand Signatures, Ask City Council for Competition in Supply of Electricity ee.PETITIONERS REPRESENT THE BUSINESS HOUSES OF THE CITY.A petition bearing nearly three thousand signatures was presented to the City Council this afternoon, calling for competition in the supply ot electric ight and power to the citizens.The feature of the petition is that it is representative of the most important business houses of the city, and while the lists bear the names of many citizens in their private capacity, no eiforts were made to place the petition before this class of the community; otherwise, it is said, the names would have been multiplied by many thousands.The terms of the petition ave as follows: \u2014 To the Mayor and Council of Montreal: \u2014We, the undersigned citizens and ratepayers of Montreal, respectfully represent that we have seen the tenders submitted to you for light and power to be furnished to your corporation and to the citizens; that we believe it to be in the interest of and the wish of the citizens that competition should exist and be encouraged for the supply of this neces sary commodity; that, having in view the great strides that are being made in electrical matters, and the possibility and probability that in the near future the citizens of Montreal ,if competition exists, may be furnished with not only light and power, but heat also; that it is in the interest of this city that nothing should be done by your council to encourage or maintain a monopoly, but, on the contrary, that every encouragement should be given by you to bring about competition and to build up in the city that great manufacturing centre which its proximity to large water powers renders possible; that no matter what course you may adopt, or to whom the contract may De given, the public interest in favor of competition should be safeguarded, and the citizens assured of light, power and heat for all time, at the minimum cost.\u2019 .The following are some of the names | attached to the petition: Gault Bros.& Co.Ltd, Hodgson, Sumner & Co., Ltd., A.Racine & Co., Liddell, Lesperance & Co., McIntyre, Son & Co., Greenshields Ltd., Kyle, Cheeseborough & Co., H.L Smyth & Co., Matthew.Towers & Co., Brophy, Cains & Co.Finley, Smith & Co.Wm.Agnew & Co., Tooke Bros., Ltd.Geo.H.Heeson Co., Itd., Geo.H.Harrower Co., Hudson's Bay Knitting Co.Jas.Coristine & Co., Ltd., Swift, Copeland & Co., Ltd., Fisk Ltd., Fyfe B.Eddy Co.ominion Metal and Manufacturing Co., Slater Shoe Co., Ltd., Canada Enve Me- Ijaughlin.Carriage Co, Ltd, FE.A.Small & Co., Ltd., Riordan Paper Mills, Canada Tag & Label Co., Stonewall Jackson Cigar Factory, J.B.Rolland & Sons Co., 8S.H.Ewing & Sons, Friedman Bros.Boas.Felsen Co., Herman, Madorff & Co.Thomas Davidson Mfg.Co.Wm.Farrell Ltd., Merchants Rubber Co., H.Kellert & Son, Boulter, Waugh & Co., Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Company, Dominion Paper Company, Dodge Manufacturing Company, Beaver Rubber Company, Fraser Bros., Ronayne Bros., J.Elkins Company, Limited, the Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Company, Laird, Paton & Son, Limited.Prevost Freres, Singer Sewing Machine Company, Scottish Rubber Company.Alex.Nelson & Co.Nerlich & Co.W.Williams & Co, Hamilton Brass Manufacturing Company, Henry Morgan & Co., Henry Birks & Son, R.J.Tooke, W.H.Serog- gie, The Garth Company, The Hamilton Company, Standard Neckwear Company, Dominion Cloak Manufacturing Company, W.A.Desbarats, R.E.T.Prin- gle Company, Standard Photo.Engraving Company, American Steam Laundry Company, C.Desjardins & Co.T.F.Moon Company, Desautels & Char- rrette, Empire Manufacturing Company, B.Armstrong Manufacturing Company, Chapman, Dart & Co., National Rubber Company of Canada, G.W.Limited, R.Parker & Co., Dominion Manufacturing Company.J.M.Orkin & Co.Dupuis Freres, L.H.Packard Co, Ltd.Livingetoné Mfg.Co., Kemp Mig.Co., of Montreal; Hector Lamontagne, DU.Rattray Sons, Ltd., McNally Box Co., A.Klepstein & Co., W.M.Campbell & Co., J.O.Gor- man Company, E.C.Joyal, Ltd., Snow- don Forbes & Co., Siberian Fur Co., Dominion Clothing Co., Arbour & Dupont, North-Western Fur Co, Ltd, Salada Tea Co, F.Tippett & Co.W.Delorme Co, Ltd.D.Watson & Co., Aug.Comte & Cie., Thos Montgomery & Son, Letendre Fils & Cie, Montreal Optical Co., F.Vallée & Frere, Smith, Patterson Co., Corticelli Silk Co., Ltd., F.Thi.baudeau & Frere, I'he Bradstreet C(o., Lavoie & Charette, Brosscau & \u2018l'rem- blay, Lebrecque & Pellerin, N.Giguere & Co., Gervais & Frere, Rivet & Her- vieux, Leboeuf & Laplante, Morency rere.J.A.Hurteau & Co., Ltd., Constantin & Metrakos, P.Gadbois & Co., Bonin Freres, R.& A.Massé, G.H.Lamontagne & Fils, J.H.Blumenthal Sons, Ltd, J.J.Ullev & Son, J.Fine- berg & Son, The Manufacturers\u2019 Agency Co.Ltd.,, Burman Bros., Co., Dufresne & Galipeau, D.Masson & (o., McColl Bros.& Co, P.Demers & Fils, Hearn & Harrison, The Dr.Leduc Drug Co., G.Armstrong & Co., Harrower & Johnson, P.Lamy & Frere, Lamy Frere & C(ie., A.Lamy & Frere, R.& W.Kerr, Ltd, D.W.Clark & Co., E.P.Charlton & Co., Ltd., Johnston Bros., McLean & Campbell, G.A.Holland & Sons, Co.H.A.Wilder & Co., Novi-Modi, J.T.Lyons Co., Willis & Co., Nordheimer Piano and Music Co., English Provision Co., Thos.Liggett & Co., J.T.Bolt & Co., Renaud, King & Patterson, Munro & Co., Munro & Lloyd, Thos.Bell Sons & Co., China and Japan Silk Co., | MONDAY, March 99 \u2014, 1908 Ltd, The Wright Floral Co., Ltd, Wal | lace & Wills, Dr.Diemel Linen Mesh Company, F.MeLauchln & Brother, \u2018the Milrae Company, the Royal Stores, Berliner Gramophone Company.Colum: bia Phonograph Company, Alfred Pen- dergast, Limited, Cambridge Lorpora- tion, Limited, Sloan Bros, Lee & sargent, Caledonia Springs Company, Limited, Lazarus Bros, Wood Mosaic Flooring Company, Limited, Harris & Hoy- ton, the Leach Piano Company, Jimit- ed, Clement, Michaud & Co., Percival Bros., Valentine & Sons Publishing Company, Limited, Jones Underfeed Stoker Company, Limited, Canadian Uonstruc- tion Company.Limited, Grp limited, Collyer & Brock, 8S.B.Foote & Co., do.laviolette & Sons.MeArthur & Lo.Paterson & Paterson.Kent & Steven son, Ross & Macfarlane.Canada Ont: cal Company.F.A.Langlois & Co.Wim.Notman & Son, the NX.S.White Dental Manufacturing Company.Riddell & Vo.Dr.Jaeger\u2019s Sanitary Wooollens Svstem, Japan Trading Company.F.k.Seed & Co., Colonial Doloment (Company.Limit ed, L.Holstein & Co., Geo.H.Pearson & Co.M.C.Garneau & Co., the Gar lock Packing Company.Meldrum Bro thers, Limited, Forbes Brothers, H.A.Drury & Co.Daly & Morin, Consolidated Plate Glass Co., M.Moore & Co, J.R.Clogg & Co.the Johnston Richardson Co.Ltd.S.J.Carter & Co.H.Levy & Sons, Ltd., Wm, Ewing & Co., Crescent Mfg.Co.Ltd.T.Ramsay & Son.Heillig.Joseph & Co.Ed.Schultz, Son & Co.Wm.Rennie & Co.Ltd, Duncan Bell, $.D.Joubert, J.R.Laurendeau, O.Baillargeon, J.A.Pepin.ete, etc.THC AMERICAN FLEET JAPANESE PRESS ENTHUSIASTIC OVER ANNOUNCEMENT OF VISIT, Tokio, March 23.-The press.without exception, is enthusiastic over the announcement of the visit of the American fleet, and the government is receiving considerable praise for extending the invitation.The concensus of newspaper opinion 18 that the prompt acceptance of the invitation shows the friendship of America for Japan, while the visit of the fleet will suffice to show the world the impossibility of a breach of the friendship existing between the two countries.FROM THE VIEW POINT OF MR.GIBBONS, K,C.CANADA WOULD FARE BETTER WERE SHE TO NEGOTIATE HER OWN AFFAIRS, Windsor, Ont, March 21.\u2014In an address before the Literary and Scientific Society Institute last might, George C.Gibbons, K.C., chairman of the Canadian section of the International Waterways Commission, made a plea for Canadian independence in dealing with Canadian affairs, and also strongly endorsed the principle of permanent boards to deal with matters affecting the United States and Canada.He believes it absolutely necessary for the strength of the Empire that Canada be permitted to manage her own material atfairs, and that when Canada deals directly with the United States she 1s more hkely to get fair play.Personally Mr.Giboons sald he had always found the statesmen of the United States ready to do what was right.He believed the only danger of friction between Canada and the United States would come from England interfering in things about which she knew nothing at all.PAPER ATTACKED GAMBLERS OFFICE WAS THEN BADLY WRECKED WITH DYNAMITE, Rock Island, I1I., March 23.\u2014The \u2018Daily News\u2019 office was blown up with dynamite early to-day.The press room was badly damaged.The paper has been attacking the gamblers and advocating local license.No one was injured, A ROYAL WEDDING St.Petersburg, March 23.\u2014The wedding of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden to Grand Duchess Marie Pavlona has been fixed for May 3.Prince Wilhelm is the second son of King Gustaf of Sweden.He visited America last summer.The Grand Duchess, whom he is to marry.is a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, tr pre: ANUIHER WOMAN-KILLER.Milwaukee, Wis., March 23.-Miss Lottie Plaschek, aged 15 years, daughter of Mrs.Ida Plaschek.Tenth avenue, died early to-day from strychnine administered by her lover, J.eo Wojeinski.The drug was mixed with some ice cream.When Wojeinski learned of the death of the girl he immediately took a dose himself, dying an hour later.The crime was probably inspired because the man's parents had objected to a proposed marriage to the young girl.WARNING TO POSTMASTERS.The Post Office Department at Ottawa has sent the following circular to jost- masters in the Province of Quebec: \u2018The department has been informed ; that a newspaper publisher in the Province of Quebec is sending a circular to postmasters in that province asking for the names of persons who are receiving newspapers at their offices.The postmaster is informed that the giving of such information is contrary to the i fitted by Latte to bis Joud cries for would bave killed Lo look more 1avarably said that the Corean comed the Japanese, 1x beginning to thin the ground that the 19 1n tons on the Ines pr After the assanlt rooms.The hote) lat frav.ta, and he refu R.Dougall, Robert M.P.: F.A.Reid, Dr.Henderson?Norris.where in Europe.came to Ameri wag the author of The Nature Mr.Stevens Said Former Bene- r's Protection \u2014Thereupon He Was Brutaliy Attacked in Hotel Lobby by Coreans.San Franct-eco.Mur h 1000 1 4 vens, diplomats aon ser Counc! of State, wh aro trom Corea, wus atlacotd 41.4 down by a comimitter © 3 _ reans last might in the Lot : tel.Only tie joan pra Bore 00 for the Coreans declared uer cr ~ 11 Tees.verelv brinsed.hot nor dent ured.The Corçcans took offen « view by Stevens upon bo.dna re mn which he sad the Core poop je +.been greatly henented In liane oo tection, and that they are beginning Upon He ows preasants nave ur and ile Aa in 1.0 ; k weil of them one hone try | a reorganization of the ald ine» Ove] lis Lip on Dy wos thrown + - by the Stevens had his invarces acte 1 ! tie sen.os he discuss the na as murderons , BOTTRRELL RoosLY AT 1ENDED.leading citizens a tended tue tuncial of tie Jace Mr.1 Salurday dlieruoong, « Mount LE.hart d Une deals tscUe U confidence ol Lhe CONIIHUUITY, OÙ doc ot his splendid character ana supe lhe gh 1vEail Kueltielal Vas 20 HULer vl tee and messages ol condolence rece ey tall granit.Very beautii.l.mu the emp.A hatat=ccin members a received under the cire tist, eve Dre baer (George so a HP.Phhamprire 1.rs were Mr.J.eg, soit, Mr, J \u2018bec.brother, NX 4°» went ts + } WwW v ~ Bishop co \u2018 De.Olja, a.rother-an-Jaw., or the du - the Jars 0) and tive Po member, a suitable resolution or oo and famili they had toun- Botterell à man of sterinu cr urpose ated De of disposition ce wonld be ores rooms and en would Jong bn ored by those who knew him.Among those present Were: Maes Woo Sea id Ludwig, Fourn.hams.A.Stein.John Terrell, Go Reilly, H.Lamb OL Olsen.GO Her (Quebect, J.Gautiner.WI.Jun B.Ames, M.P.: Alex.MeFee.W C.E.taux M Bricke: \u2019 Xergow.F.|.1 Lockhart, WL Finley, So Cuan Grievr Niucto Rev.John Mekilhean.BL Tanser v, (George ED } SU TN : erev Fuvier.M, Hirek-.Hoes, A.Ia.Co Evans, JP « len, VV.Me Far.Edgar Armstrong, Peter Wright, W ackav.A.Far SOM.Bale oo chell \\WW H.Nolan tel\u2019 Fraser.Jeun T J.M.Fortier I many oie - \u2014 FIDLITZ.23\" Leopold À the Jeader- architectural profession im tls conn home on Wess su \u201c4.Mr to.Bohemia, and oo = Of his wir y 0 in Vienna and atid i din INS others only now and LIGHTNING REMEDY FOR CRAMP?Some people have cramps prot acaimm.Bo you do have them it's a mighty .vA AL Lata \u2018ar,0xed ers, to N - J aa a pron ro Per mi \u2019 ; ys iba 4 + fag y A LS RAS PRE # \u2014 4 SATIN rt PSE , silk 2 A Re mr ei amt hd et = em SPV Ip SESE US EE ea age Et sd Lure Dah At ii A \u2014\u2014\u2014 PÉTER 7 : ei: Ep Te a 28 LI res 0 rs me rt pra au eh et tars pâte ag a 2e ms me ARE Be Ws rea ee = ° ane u ge ved i TA ~ 8 ; mo\u201d re pare Dress EE = QUEBEC BRIDGE COMMISSION'S REPORT.\u2018Judgment of Consulting When it Ought to Have Engineer Went to Sleep Condemned the Fatally Weak Design,\u2019 Says \u2018Engineering News.\u2019 Ty Commenting on the finding of the Quebec Bridge Commission that faulty de- | sign was the cause of the collapse of the bridge, the \u2018Engineering News,\u2019 after speaking in high terms of the work of tne commission in the many intricate details it was called upon to solve, says: \u2018At the very bottom of the design was the assumption of the dead load of the completed bridge; and yet this assumption was not checked by the weighta of the members themselves, as taken from the shop drawings until it was too late to change the dimensions.It was an error of administration\u2014un- realized at the time, of course, but an error nevertheless\u2014that subjected the designing engineers to such pressure of work that the chief designer, Szlapka, never found time to check his original dead-load assumption, and never required the detailing department to bring together the detail weights as the work went ahead.The resulting error of 30 percent in, the weight of the structure, the commission says, was enough to condemn the bridge had it not failed from another weakness.! It was an error of administration that | put the entire engineerino control of the, design upon one overworked and under- | paid consulting engineer provided with ; a single assistant.And it was because this man, sound and experienced both | in theory and practice, loaded himself with laborious detail work that he over- locked the fatal error in the assumed dead weight until the bridge was half built.Because of this, too, his judgment went to sleep when it ought to have condemned the fatally weak design for the great compression members.It was a grave fault of administration which permitted the erection of this vast structure\u2014a work of far greater complexity and difficulty than the profession as realized until this commission's report appeared\u2014without the constant supervision of a high-class bridge engineer constantly on the ground.We said in our issue of Sept.19 last: \u2018If a huge piece of steel work like the Quebec ridge can appear in perfect condition, and yet collapse under static loads without warning, it is cause for great uneasiness among engineers.\u2019 We now know that the great bridge did give ample warning of the\" distress it was experiencing; and these warnings were seen and their significance was realized by the practical men on the ground.Authority, however, lay not in their hands, but with a nominal chief engineer, in Quebec, twelve miles away, who was lacking in the technical knowledge and experien-> necessary to deal with such a problem.Real authority lay at New York, 600 miles away, with an engineer who had never seen the structure for which he was actually carrying the entire engineering responsibility, and at Phoenixville.still farther distant, where the engineers were relying on Cooper with implicit faith, and receiving the letters and telegrams from the subordinates at Quebec telling of the strange behavior of compression members without the smallest conception of its fata] signifi- canre, Had there been no fundamental errors of design to create an emergency, a high- class resident engineer clothed with authority to act in an emergency was still needed at the bridge site to see that the delicate work of erection was properly carried forward: and had such a man been on the spot.the lives of the 74 men killed in the disaster might have been saved.We need not take space to enumerate all the lessons contained in the Commission\u2019s report.Thev are evident enough to every engineer who carefullu studies it.There is one lesson, however, which deserves emphasis: and one which it behooves us as engineers to study in all humilitv.) ' And the lesson is the contrast between the practical man\u2014the man whose onlvi training was the training of the shon and the field\u2014and the engineer witu a thorough technical education.It was two foremen in the Phoenix chops who, in handling the hnge ribs which were to be assembled tn form compression chords and nosts, became impressed with the flexibility of these members and their unsuitability to act as long compression struts.These eriti- cisms were communicated by the pres: dent of the Phoenix Bridge Co.to Mr.Szlapka and Mr.Cooper and were dismissed by them as unsubstantiated.When the inspectors of the bridge found a bottom-chord member bent\u2014not merely kinked but bent alike in every component part and on its entire length \u2014who was it that perceived the sen- ousness of the situation?Not the scien- tifically-trained engineering directors of the work.Birks laughed down all fears.He set his belief that the chord could not be crippling because, forsooth, 1t was not yet loaded to anything like what it was designed to carry, against the positive statements of observed facts by Clark, Kinloch, Yenser and Me- Lure.Deans, with even less actual information than Birks, asserted that he knew no change had taken place in the member, and over the telephone reassured the staff at the bridge.Szlapka, the man who had designed the bridge, knew every part and how it should behave, saw nothing in the matter to alarm him.But Yenser, the unschooled erection foreman.realized that the question was | one of life and death, and for the time being drew off his men.Kinloch.the\" bridge inspector, a \u2018practical\u2019 man, saw more clearly than any other man the fast coming disaster, and he made a two- days\u2019 fight to bring all the others to see the danger.Clark, the yard foreman, another \u2018practical\u2019 man, took the same side, and clinched the proof of danger by his declaration that the chord was straight when it left the yard.But all these positive facts and the intuitive perceptions of the men of largest practi cal experience were overridden and silenced by the very men who should have had the best knowledge, the men trained in the scientific analysis of structures and entrusted with responsible charge ot the work.Two men of scientific training, indeed, did appreciate the gravity of the situation.Cooper realized it, although not at all in the way that he would have done had he been on the ground with the failing chords before his eyes; and his realization came too late to save the lives of the workmen.MecLure also, who had the advantage of a college training, saw the danger, but.as the man of least experience among those on the ground, he appears to have been least ready to assert his views strongly.And, according to Kinloch, he did not keep his promise to wire if Cooper considere the case alarming.These two exceptions, therefore, do not modify the force of the general statement.It need hardly be said that we do not draw attention to this matter as an argument against college training for engineers.No man need be one whit less practical as an engineer for a four-year course in an engineering school.The real lesson to be drawn is the lesson of humility.Let us never undervalue the experience of the man who actually handles and works the materials.Better yet, it is the duty of the engineer to be even more practical than the workman.The designer can learn things from the actual machine in the shop that he could never find out from the machine as laid out on the drawing: hoard.Theory is an absolute necessity; but let us lose no opportunity to check the theories with the behavior of the material in the mill and the structure in the field.It is, of course, true that things like this have been said many times before; but the trouble is, we have not taken them to heart.We have supposed that they referred to the men who try to do professional work with nothing but theoretical knowledge.It has not occurred to us that the men in the top ranks of the profession, who have been building great engineering works for nearly a lifetime, needed such admonitions.And yet that is what the event shows.We, all of us, juniors and seniors alike, need to know more,\u2014to test our theories constantly in the light of new knowledge, to welcome such knowledge when it comes, well attested, from any source.Yes, surely, the great lesson of this greatest disaster i8 the lesson of humil- iy.BIRTH REGISTRATION \u2018 \u2014 CITY TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST NEGLIGENT PARENTS AND DOCTORS.\u2014 Dr.Louis Laberge, the medical officer of health for the city, this morning expressed his intention to take action against a certain number of parents and medical men for neglecting to comply with the city by-law as to the registration of births.Last week 210 births were registered in the city, being 100 males and 101 females.Durine the same period 146 deaths were reported, 129 Roman Catholics, 15 Protestants, and two Hebrews.The chief causes of death were given as follows: Typhoid fever, scarlet fever, and diphtheria, one case each; whooping | cough, 2; tuberculosis and allied diseases, 37; cerebro-spinal meningitis, 14; diar- rhoeal disease, 22, and Bright's disease, 2.| Last week 98 cases of contagious disease were reported as follows: Diphtheria, 9; scarlet fever, 19; typhoid fever, 2; \\ measles, 14; chickenpox, 3; whooping cough, 12; tuberculosis, 27; itch, 15 mumps, 4, and erysipelas, 1.[I FUNERAL OF MR.J.F.PATTERSON.\u2018The funeral of the late Mr.James F.Paterson took place from his residence.67 Coursol street, to Westminster Church and thence to Mount Roval Cemetery, on Saturday aiternoon, and was attended by large numbers of brethren ot local Masonic and Oddfellows\u2019 Jodges.Y'he deceased, who died on Thursday of retary, 1.0.0.F.).pneumonia, had been a member of Mount Moriah Lodge, No.38, A.F.& A.M, Q.R., and Wellington Lodge, No.20, I.O.O.F.The Masons preceded the hearse in the procession to the church, where the pastor, the Rev.Stewart Oxley, officiated, and this was followed by the reading of the Masonic service as provided in the ritual by the chaplain of- Mount Moriah Lodge, the Rev.B.A.Walker.The pallbearers were Bros.R.WW.Geddes, A.W.Given, F.J.F.Swartz, and A.DM.Ritchie, Mount Moriah Masons.The chief mourners were Mr.James Paterson, jr., son; Messrs.H.D.Paterson and Archie Paterson, brothers: Mr.J.McFarlane, tather-in-law; Messrs.8.R.Clendinneng, J.J.Reed, (iearge Smart and George Lunn, brothers-in-law, and Messrs.Fred, Lunn, Ernest Lunn, and Joseph Lunn, nephews.Amongst others present were Messrs.H.McK.| Cockfield, (D.D.G.M., Montreal Masonic district, No.1, I.J.Potter (grand sec- R.J.Ritchie (W.M.Mount Moriah Lodge).C.C.MeMich- ael, Ald.Fraser, R.W.Geddes, T.1).Holland W.H.A.Eckhardt, C.A.Smart, W.J.Dunn, Arch.Smart, Hugh Smart.D.Fels, H.McFee, Wm.Ken- nedv, R.J.Stevenson, W.Aspinall, S.J.Bolton, J.Glennie, W.Airdie, Georg King, W.H.Patton and C.Kk.Kacey.WESTERN HOSPITAL.The visiting governors to the Western Hospital for the present week are Messrs, H.B.Ames, M.P.las.Ballan- tyne, F.O.Anderson, M.D.and A.Baumgarten.: THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS JUDGE MABEE \u2014 ACCEPTS CHATRMANSHIP OF RAILWAY COMMISSION.Ottawa, May 23.\u2014Mr.Justice Mabee, of the Ontario High Court, has been appointed to the chairmanship of the Rai.way Commission in succession to the den aE aa Sea aman MR.JUSTICE MAREE, Chairman of the Railway Commission.late Hon.A.C.Killam.It was announced a fortnight ago that this appointment had been offered to Judge Mabee but that His Honor was not in- chned to make the change.His objections, however, have since been overcome and Mr.Mabee will shortly take up the duties of his new position.\u2014 A ROYAL SCANDAL -\u2014 CHILDREN OF SPANISH ACTRESS SUE HEIRS OF KING ALFONSO XII.FOR AN ANNUITY.Madrid, March 23.\u2014The judges in the Elena Sanz affair called at the palace yesterday to take the evidence of the Queen Mother.Elena Sanz was a Spanish actress by whom King Alfonso XII.had two natural sons.These children are now suing the heirs of King Alfonso XII.for an annuity, which they claim was left to their mother by the King and which was to revert.after he» death, to them.The Queen deposed that a few days after the death of King Alfonso XII., Senor Salmeron came to Senor Abbella, who was then Master of the Household, and told him that Elena Sanz -had in her possession certain letters from the late King the publication of which would cause a great scandal.She would give them up for $15,000, and in addition Senor Salmeron claimed $1,000 for his services in the matter.Trusting to the integrity of Saimeron, the Queen paid over these two sums and was assured by him that all the letters in question had been destroyed.The present suit of the Sanz heirs, however, is based entirely upon letters identical with these which the Queen paid to have burned.The Sanz matter is to come up before the Supreme Court, that tribunal having declared itself competent to hear the case.fr UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA.Edmonton, March 23.\u2014Members of the Senate of the University of Alberta were formally appointed by the executive council on Saturday.Mr.Justice Istu- art, B.A., of Calgary.is chancellor of the university.Members ex-officio are the Hon.A.(\".Rutherford, B.A., B.C.L., LI.D., Premier of Alberta, and H.M.Tory, M.A.LL.D., president of the university.The ten members of tenate appointed by the executive council today are: Judges Beck, B.A., Edmonton; J.H.Riddell, B.A., D.D., Edmonton, principal of Alberta College; R.G.Brett, M.D., Banff; R.J.Hutchins, Calgary, president of the Great West Saddlery Company; John A.MeDou- gall, Mayor of Edmonton; P.J.Nolan, B.A, K.C, Calgary; John J.Gaetz, Red Deer; O.Boyd, M.D., C.M., Medicine Hat; W.S.Galbraith, M.D., C.M., Lethbridge, and E.H.Strathy, Lacombe.Elected members of the senate are: \u20ac.A.Kennedy, M.D., MacLeod; W.D.Ferris, M.D., Edmonton; J.McTeag, B.A., M.A, LL.D., Edmonton.superintendent of schools; R.S.Jenkins, B.A., M.A.Strathcona, and George Harcourt B.S.A.Edmonton, deputy minister of agriculture.POSTMASTER OF TORONTO.Ottawa, March 23.\u2014The appointment of Mr.W.B.Rogers, of Toronto, to the vacant postmastership of that city, was made at the Cabinet Council on Satut- day.COUNT TOLSTOY BETTER.Moscow, March 23.-\u2014 Reports received here to-day from Yasnaya, Polyana, say that the health of Count Leo Tolstoy, who has been ill with the grippe for several days, has been restored, and that he is again at work and taking daily exercise.SENATOR FRANCHOT IMPROVING Nenator 8.B.Franchot, representing the fortv-seventh senatorial district of the State of New York, arrived in Mout- real on Saturday in a special Pullman over the G.T.R., from Niagara Falls, N.Y.He was stricken with paralysis in that city, and on the advice of his physician, was brought on Lo Montreal, and conveyed to the Western Hospital.The Senator's condition was very eriii- val.and vesterday morning he was nper- ated on by Dr.E.N.von Eberts.The operation is renorted to have been suc- cessanl, and to-day the Senator's vond!- tien is said to be better than had been anticipated.MONDAY, Marc 23, 1009 To RID THE COUNTRY OF ANARCHISTS THOUSANDS OF UNDESIRABLE FOREIGNERS TO BE DEPORTED FROM THE PITTSBURG DISTRICT.Pittsburg, March 23.\u2014An investigation is in progress here which will, it is said, result in the deportation of thousands of undesirable foreigners from the Pittsburg district within the next few months.Mr.John T.Harper, agent-at-large for the Immigration Bureau of the Department of Commerce and Labor.1s in Pittsburg now gathering statistics incl dental to starting the deportation.While he could not give an estimate as to the number of foreigners who will be taken out of the Pittsburg district, he said at would run into the thousands.| The crusade is the carrying out of the recent order of the Federal authorities to use deportation as a means of checking the growth of anarchistic sentiment by ridding the country of the burden of taking care of indigent foreigners.COURT OF KING'S BENCH \u2014\u2014\u2014 THE CASSIERI CASE WAS CONTINUED THIS MORNING WITHOUT BEING.CONCLUDED.(Sec also Page 2.) _ The trial of Francesco Ciavari, 4mo- vanni Mancini and Marie Ardita, accus- ¢d of having murdered Krnesto Uassieri at 478 Amherst street, on Feb.8, Was resumed this morning in the Court of King\u2019s Bench before Mr.Justice La- vergne and a jury.Dr.Lamarche was the first Witness called.He contended that Cassieri could have committed suicide Without leaving any powder marks on his skin.J.Armand Ethier, the next witness, said he was in a house near 473 Am- Lerst street, on the day of the \u2018ragic affair, when he heard revolver shots.Ile immediately went out into the street and then saw Mancini and Ciavari leaving the house and proceeding in the direction of St.Catherine street.He added that as they passed him he heard one of them say, \u2018We must be back toon.\u2019 Cross-examined by counsel as to how he knew what they said, as the accused are Italians, witness answered that he understood the prisoners\u2019 language.Mancini while giving his evidence Was questioned as to whether he Was hot n relative of Cassieri.He answered im the negative, and said he was Cisvari'r brother-in-law.Ciavari, the one alleged to have fired the tatal shot, said that Cassieri killed himself, and in all respects this prisoner corroborated the testimonv of the two other accused, who gave their evidence on Friday and Saturday last.CONDENSED DESPATCHMES Lubeck, Germany, March 23.\u2014Ten members of a pleasure party were drowned through the upsetting of a motor ferry boat on the lake of Ratzebur- ger last evening.The four other occupants were saved.-\u2014\u2014\u2014 POURED OIL ON FIRB ESPLOSION FOLLOWED WITH PROBABLY FATAL RESULTS FOR WOMAN AND CHILD.\u2014_\u2014 Mrs.Cyrille Thomas, twentv-three years of age, and her fifteen-months\u2019-old daughter, Albina Thomas, were probau.y fatally burhed yesterday afternoon, at their home, 666 Beaudry street.while the woman's husband, and Mr.and Mrs.Joseph Croteau were badly burned in trying to rescue them.They were all taken to the Notre Dame Hospital, but with the exception of Mrs, Thomas and the child were able to leave after their injuries had been dressed.The burning was the result of trying to hurry a wood and coal fire by pouring a mixture of coal oil and gasoline into the stove, At the time it was not known that there was gasoline in the can from which the oil was being poured.Mrs.Thomas, at the time of the accident, was sitting near the stove.with her baby in her arms.The blazing oil blew out of the stove with the explosion.In an instant the woman and child were ablaze from head to foot.and it was not till members of the household had wrapped blankets about them that they succeeded in putting out the fire.The physicians at the hospital stated to-day that thev could hold out no hopes for Mrs.Thomas and her child.MADAME CARRENO HERE \u2014 SHE IS DELIGHTED WITH THE MOUNTAIN, BUT MISSES OLD LANDMARKS.\u2014 After an absence of seven years, Madame Carreno, the famous pianiste, arrived in Montreal on Saturday, and tonight will give a recital in the Lyric Hall.She is accompanied by her fourth husband, an Italian officer, and the brother of her second husband.Madame Carreno has preserved surprisingly well her memories of former visits to this city, and has not only been renewing numerous acquaintances here, but has been out looking for the old landmarks, and asking quite feelingly about the fate of the old Windsor Hall.as well as the Queen's Hall.Yesterday afternoon she took a drive around the mountain, and was delighted by the sight of the snow-covered woods.Madame\u2019s callers at the Windsor Hoted have included representatives of half a dozen nations, but she is perfectly at home with all, for she speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, as well as a little Russian and Danish.SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr.and Mrs.ITugh Wonham have re: turned from Toronto.Mrs.Morrisey, Dorchester leaving shortly for New York.Miss Irene Goodwin ix in town visiting her sister, Mrs.II.J.Cloran.Mr.and Mrs.C.Howard Sith are spending some time at Lakewood.Mrs.LU.S.Hunter, Stanley street, has left for Springhill for two weeks.Mr.and Mrs.Robin Adair, McTavish street, have returned from Atlantic City.Mrs.Watts will shortly take possession of her new apartments in \u2018The Uo bourg.\u2019 Mr.L.S Bryson.who is spending the day in town, returns home this evemnz to Toronto.Miss Mary Jarvis, of Toronto, is stas- ing with her cousin Miss Isabella iors.Weredale Park.Mrs.J.I.McKechnie spent a {cw duys last week in Granby, the guest of Mrs.Harlow Miner.Miss Covernton, of Montreal, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs, Suydam, in Toronto, for a few days.Mr.and Mrs.J.Vaughton Owen have country house at Chambly.Mrs.Geo.Hamilton, Stanley strect.who has been confined to the house Ly illness, 1s able to be out again.Mrs.Linton.who has been spending a week with Mrs.John Hodgins in Ottawa, returned home on Saturday.Mrs.Geo.R.Starke, who has been ill for the past fortnight with a bad attack of grippe, 1s shghtly better.Mrs.L.L.Benny, wife of Dr.Benny.of Joliette, Que.1s visiting her =rister- in-law, Mrs.J.H.Spalding, at Wasn- ington, U.S.A.Miss Margaret Jamieson.the little daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Fred.Carlyle Jamieson, who has been quite 1ll.15 very much better.Mrs.Henry S.Shaw.164 Park avenue.marriage on Wednesday and Thursday.March 24 and 25.The marriage of Mr.Malcolm Campbell Oswald.of* Montreal, to Miss Helm Douglas, of Toronto, takes place on April 22, in St.Andrew's Church, Toronto.-, Mrs.W.Hope will entertain at dinner on Friday evening, in honor of her brother, Mr.Hardld Jarvis, and afterwards take her guests to the concert in Douglas Hall.Among Montrealers registered at the Chateau Frontenac.Quebec, on Saturdax were Mr.Leslie H.Gault, Mr.Peter McKenzie, and Mr.E.DB.stonhaugh, f The Speaker of the Senate and Mrs.Dandurand, accompanied by Miss Gabrielle Dandurand and their guest, Miss Clergue, of Nault Ste.Marie, spent the week end in Montreal.The Hon.F.E.Gilman is leaving his afternoon to attend the meetings of the Legislative Council in Quebce.Me us accompanied by his guest, Mr.Georg: Otis, of the Imperial Club, Boston.The following Canadian visitors wgis- tered their names at the Canadian High Commissioner\u2019s office, 17 Victoria st reet, London, during the week ending March 11: J.M.Hanson, Montreal; A.1.Russell Snoe, Toronto; A.P., Mrs, and Master Scarfe, Dartmouth, N.S; Mrs, W.LE.Mitchell, Halifax: Lient-Col.B.A.and Mrs.Scott, Quebec: Miss Shéhyn, Quebec; George H.Doran, Toronto: James and Mrs.Clarke, Quebec: H.E.and Mrs.Sherk, Hamilton: Capt.EK.1.Robinson, Halifax; John C.Campbell, Ottawa: John K.Wallace.Montreal: .I.1).Scott Vancouver; Walter and Dorothy Scott, Regina: E.S.Estlin, Winnipeg; J.E.Fairchild, Winnipeg: A.V.Thomas.Winnipeg; James N.Hamer.Fort William: Neil C, Polson.Kingston: 11.Ralph Steele.Guelph; John and Mrs.MeKergow, Montreal; F.X.(Josselin.Dawson City: Thomas Coté.Montreal: Alfred Belasco.Montreal: R.D.Robertson, Wetaskiwin: C.A.and Mrs, Young Ottawa: Miss V.V.Nelson, Ottawa: Miss Plimsoll.Montreal: T.W.Graham.Ottawa; George Taunt, Toronto: F.A.Frans, Quebec: Frank Carrel, Quebec: R.T., Mrs, and Miss Irene Hopper, Montreal; H.J.and Mrs.Allison.Montreal.ENCOURAGING TO THE GUILD.A letter just received by a Montrealer from a friend in Australia, gives the following item of interest to the friends of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild: \u2018I must tell you that a Women's Exhibition was recently held in Melbourne.Canada had an exhibit of sundries, and amongst them a roll of Canadian grey cloth; and two nights ago I received from a Melbourne tailoring establishment a beanti- fully finished coat of the grev cloth, and sent me as a present by an old Canadian chum.T am quite proud of it.and the rest are all in love with it.\u2019 PATENT REPORT.Owen N.Evans, solicitor of patents and expert, Merchants Bank Building, reports the following United States patents granted to Canadians last week: No.881959, non-reflilable bottle, 1.Rod: No.£82097, horseshoe, H.P.Kennedy: No.582039, fog-signalling apparatus, T.L.Will- son: No.882072, oar, J.Lehman; No.882075 ! separating the metals contained in copper- nicle matte, J.M.Neil: No.882132, machine for gathering aod transporting snow W.A.Warman; No.882270, fleshing apparatus, 1.Rupp: No.882319, railway tie and rail joint means therefor.P.Huebschwedlen anc J.F.Romig; No.882405, dividers, C.G.Moberg.Messrs.Fetherstonhaugh & Company.Patent Solicitors, Cenada Life Building.Montreal, report the following list of patents recently obtained through their office: Canada\u2014F.W.Basset!l, moulding machines; G.H.Millen and F.L.Van u- gen, metallic reinforcing means for packages; S.B.Bynum, air pumps.J.Kitchen, lieat retaining covers: E.D.Kinne, emergency knuckles for car counlings: F.W.Hawkes, rip,raps; E.E.Vroonian, cork extractors.United States\u2014Frank Ditchfield, | dump- cars; F.Cotton, reverberatory furnaces.left town to spend a few weeks at thar will receive for the first time since her Fether | INTERESTING JUDUMENT LIMIT OF LIABILITY Ter ING STDEW ALIS CLE Ap street, = -\u2014 Judgment rendered hz.M: Martineau on SATION a end Co sIDIlIÿ ol Cltizens as regan.sides alks Jn winter.Mrs, Babriel forton claim pos ages Trot Une city on oar cot received ty galling on oa sje = erie street sidewaln, at ire Mance street, Tove ane ons sued an warranty Ma.Fran - Mu.in 1ront ol west preinises +, occurred.The Conrt no fault or round tha tte ta | vegligener in 1, the sidewall.and tue pone ga was dismissed.Vhé ation no var E: had the suive faute.tra tte canne held that the ay mst pay he 6 this action, on the ground That Ut a dent occurred à tew joer av in Imnts of Madentant\u2019s quoju ra ur | $ der the terms ot the law.vite ns at E sponsible tor only such portion « 4 sidewall us 15 31 front ot their, + perty.& tl : ACTION WHONGLY | AKNEN ; Joo oS Gagnon.ot Ahuntsis sa L200 damages trom the Sarocca * E: trie Light and Power tompans a, É that in plac t= wares clong ° +.Ÿ he road which passes tnvoueh 1 É the company had eut the boo res ÿ trees that border the voud or - + manner as to cause om damags £ extent of the above mentioned oo 7] Mr.Justice Laineh on Sioa * tained the company - pleas har oo ages, 1f any.should he claimed oo # contractor to whom the worn LE 1 «, 2 entrusted.and the action was ct = LA \u2014_ wl =) SHIPPING NEWS.J Ra LAKE ERIN S PASSENGE\" fr The RMS.Lake Erie.of 4 Ex line.arrived ar st Inhn NO! & afternoon.and lanerd ibe fol om 4 ES passengers: \u2014 \\lrs.1 Are ES Astley.F.K.Builev, Mrs M Es Miss M.Taker.Mes EE Hake = Baker.J.H.Faker M ot 4 = nett, FH.O.Levies, Mr G : § Benger.W.A.Ifuur.1 12 bu x: F.Bradshaw.Iv Doha A ks Hurton, J.Dywaro: 1 Ct Pp Calder.VV Uiileton, Woy, 8 Clarke, 15 CC Cenness 340 pi Cooper.FF Cowie.AN (0 \" A F Deeks, A TreN os Coa, EN Ivor AL OW dca PT Eades Edwards, WW Fmerio M> FH Jun Enfwistie.R.Fanid- E 1 Pow Fow'e truth are | Francis Gro-veras ch Hay E 6 Master V.E W.1.Gifford.F.A the Ilon.Grosvenor, J.EE Fowler.F.F.Henderson Mr.1 \"ON J.Hirschmarn., J Her ! \u2018 Jackson I Jock an.Al DES Kelsey.JT 1 liumb law ta = ther.M.A.Le Mev Fa Lunn and infant.Ma ter 7 1010 Lunn.Mrs.Lunn ;-< Ji Mackney, E.Mann.Tu, MeKay, F.Mills Myss AU Nupton, 1.Nathan.Mrs Nat ble.E.S.Ormsby RO +1 Pin cock, A.J.5.Fotts M Hor Risk.F.Robert=.« I.Fou Sammons, Mrs.*:mmor- M ~ F.Sibbard.1 Sicu 2 À + W.sredmuan.Mr=.Fiedn, Ur man, Miss MG sSdmas U > W.Taylor, Mrs WE Fhon fant.Master N.Y Tren, 6e 1 hunter.T.A.Threrson the à.Trotter.B.Turnet My - CPV Pen Porpe.Mr-.Van frere [ter A.Van Den berpe, Mrs BW FM.Ward.1° EL Whip neo 1 ford.SS.N.Wea A 1 \u2019 Yates, CANVASSER WANT], Mu \u20ac + perience and hirhe=t Tear JOHN DOUGALL à SON, Wi ing.Montreal.CaxKALA Superior Couri.PROVINCE OF QU PHF District of Montreul.| UNDER THE WINDING UP ACT The Andrew MH.McDowell in Liouidatlion Compar) Notice i= hereby given that n°.of the above Ccmipany.1 gti ia required to file their cluvns oo of the urdersigned liquidate: 0.the 26th of April, ROFERT I WAL NER Ja OS Jan Jai - THE ANDREW H.MoDOWELL COMPAN\u201d INCORPORATED, in Liquidation TENDER FOR ASSETS.Tenders will be received ts 0 signed up to and including April \" for the movable effect.book balance of lease 10 the nur=t of of the premises occupleu by pany in liguidation, as follows: tbe NU.CAM JLease Cee Office furniture and {intures © Book debt- .Stock .- Tenders to he sdgresserd to lr signed and marked \u2018Tenuer foi 1 SR HH.McDowell Company.Deposit of 15 qureent of minount 670 accompany cach tender.whol oo to be forfeitea sheuld 1he ~urce- ta derer fail to eurry out hi- offer A ance of any tenaer 10 be subj ol decision of Inspeciers and ratiSe.s0 inst es 80 the Court.Tenderers may at Liquidator\u2019's address Made at Montreal, 20th March Te HOPERT 17 WA Ko Laquidsr ae Andrew H.McDowell Co in dovgure.© 77 320 S10 games tree\u201d METIS \u2014 SUNNYSIDE COTTAGE get's Point.Good Loarding Horse 75% ly finished* bo.and cold seat turn os office near.Avply 220 Stanley .soto, WANTED.A NURSEMAID.REST oF 27 ferences requiicd.Apply 715 Thee ao 4 , 908 vaydar, MARCH 23, 1908 Te aL CTP par - mr -ANADIAN PACIFIC ENT ' ACTIVE AND STRONG, A.v.York Set the Pace and Justice ttontreal Followed\u2014Other l'espou- | t i \u20ac an issues Quiet But Firm, 50 dam- +.range Value of £1 Sterl'ng to-day INJjuriley 1s $4.85.65 to $4.85.8, t Catu- Tner uf ~ al stock evcharge (bis morn- > tury, ax D'aviie, which made a gain lentant, ta \u201816', al the morning ses- accident .in : i urlay, again advanced, opening Os} JA 1 3 0 been ovine at 1444, the highest g after = se =10M.The sales amount- action which would mean a turnover arranty add at 149 per share.\u2018300\u2019 «d'judge :* at about Saturday's figure.vosts of \u20181.vican were also made around he acui- \u201cange.and other price values Om the change on sales of odd and nl.un Cunadian Pacific was strong oo c on this market in sympathy are re.reel, where easier money is of the chases on account where tav- r pro- (= ture concerned.se Maren 23.- Wall Street.\u2014 _ «= were not much influenced oN.-æ\"larity and heaviness of the claimed «-ket, and a number of the im- vo Fle ors made good advances.These erin \u2018à l'a in American Sugar, and a [HERI \\erican Locomotive.A block ce pub vares of United States Steel ~ tar, ids at frem 34 2-8 to 34 5-8.~ of th \u2014_ such a -w:\u2014=Noon\u2014The depression in the to the © overcome when the: bulls start mount «gr in Canadian Pacific and the main- All of the favorites were A + rising scale, but the demand \"7 Cam \u201cthe railway stocks waned when emo the -+ Up to about Satu-day's elos- 1 heen - *rovant rise in American Suga misser, -r4 to the favorable annual ahh was also the first detailed tho company's operations ever Bonds were irregular.¥*ONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES AN 5 W P.O'Brien, 86 St Francois Xavier .Mar \u2018 be Ce do.pfd.Ban°r.7 ue Halifax.xd .#54 GW «143 4 1433 Hav.Blec., \u2026 +.A ha - ; ~ Le dn.pid.881 2% Rell.i 142 34 Mex.L.& P.5044 48 CE : x 43 4] M.& St.P.1044 10% Mis DD 43 833, M.LH &P.9% 81% ~ = +: 34 824 M.L & M.Loi J .2074 M.8.R.18644 184% ol { «: _ Mag.Is.com .She TL 2106 M Is.pfd.nr i 644 ML EM.140 133 Darbv 2° 0 894 Mt.Steel.75 69% CT 5020 14 I do.pfd.,.vee TE ' : 35!, 35 Mont Tel.140 ees SUR vl bi, 62, Nip.Mines.oo.Tle.+.> ty 5 Ohio T.& L.21 19 r.Mr- : .\u2026\u2026 IL St.John.UT ven {raul Tov 14 3 Toledo ,.,.19 8 C Grige 231) Toronto xd.984 @ Are > 133 Trinidad .n.Mr.Lo 3 33 Tri City pfd \u20184 71 avuar : si Co.Twin City.85 84% TH Ft ne 73 89 West India.61 59 [ve.BR + ta \u2026 Winnipeg ve \u201cree cone avr, EE BANKS, Low.A 1 Nationale.1 M- ' 152 1804 New Brunax \u2026., vr 1 i .N Scotia xd .238 i ; =! wi Optarion., .\u20ac - Ce .Ottawa.000 BR | a 135 13334 Royal .xd 23¢ hel so TL , .Cee eee Sovereing.,.I.No- '.+.1B Blanderd.T Pes- - vd 260 195 Toronto .Ips.1.88.Union .\u2026.oie.122% A : COTTONS.Seddon.\u2026 xd4934 49 Dom Tex.pfd 844 83% en à nai 50 44 Montreal.eens ste! BONDS ain or j Cee .Ba.E.5 88 .yl ane È ie a Keewatin Mill 101 .| Tod- , eee Lof Wds 5 .,, lol \u20ac Sw 87 L.Paper.5 113 104 KE .a 5 44, 9) Meg.Is.Dev .\u2026\u2026.Vana £ .7514 74 Mex EL.> 75 ee Ma-'e7 ; I LL Mex.L.P.O 8 coon 1, Mr.; \\ SA © BaoP.5 +u0 eue We a bo 25 Textile A 6 ,,.83 La R 3 \\ : 105 M3 \u201c B6 8 85 , : A \u2018© > .10ubs \u201c C6 84% 83 a cout Les \u201c D6 87 emery Ho 3 .West India.,.[\u2014 5 > 165 744 Win.E 5 lo a.LÀ UNLISTED STOCKS.ve ex- ÿ ATS.= \u2014\u2014 buil1- 5 \u201ceprried by W.P.O'Brien, 83 8%.Fran ; \u201c#e's, BL 12.30 p.m.to-day.Re Asked.Bid H R'inber Bonds.\u2026\u2026.88 86 Le Las Lea ans a 000 000000 Udy ue purt, 8 ieee tree me ot .iE 4 \"UK LONGE Leave cs000 cose 89 ACT trees teens.1 - sa c0pou0e sree eve pany IE io TT ONE wry Ce erriene its anse cies ody Lo dBi ieee.ae vee 81 A Lr .svt sneua0s 1000 .\u2026 >.n ar swith 30, p.c.stucKk.\u2026\u2026.92% 9 \" Lo.EM 4U N dn , at.hese sma hse tee sree \"\u2026.(UC EERE ae neccuu0 cern wee \u201cace onds.,.ending 24 83 Gao crv a seen Ssal ves o0re \u201caa.oe! TTT TT L Xi EXCHANGE SALES.pPANY Ju at 147, 50 at 147'3, 25 at ne at 1473, 50 at 1473, 1w a! 145%, à at 148, 125 at 149, \"> at 149, 75 at 1483, 125 at \u201c4 >> at 100.uns! 3 à \u2014l00 at S4lg.JY.25 at 91%, 50 at 91%.i a DA, 100 at 5044, 50 at 90% Coin- - at Là, 50 at 4974.a sl.iTu at 8414, 52 ; at 104.__ pe, 270 ZM at 184!5.3 2° 214 \u201c a+ 25, > ar 104, \u201cur 14, 25 at 044.79 at 145, 1 at 14544, [ner 9° Int, 1 8 er 12, \u201cEENNOON SALES.Si, { 4, ?5 at S4, 5 at 55.5 at 845, 75 at 84.C1, 25 ut 91%, 50 at 9177, 50 25 at 56%.= - 10 at 18434, 25 at 18412.\"4 25 at 2414, ; 1 at 83a.19 at 83.Co 1AN at 10484.merce\u201421 ar 162, - ur df.1) at 63%.Û Us rfie-70 at 14914, 25 at 14916.LEG \u201c694, T5 at 5615.\"JUCED ON \u2019CHANGE Mr.I S.Tiséemb, nî introduced by Mr.Woe GRANBY CONSOLIDATED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, 3 \u2014 Company Will Spend $250,000 in Enlarging its Plant at Grand Forks, Official announcement is made that the Granby Consolidated Company will expend $250,000 in enlarging and improving itr smelting plant at Grand Forks, B.C.The cre and coke bunkers just completed are included in the appropriation: The other improvements to be mads this year, will give the works a capacity of 4,500 tons a ay, Mr.A.W.Hodges, the manager, has rlaced orders for machinery and electrical equipment for delivery in July, and when these are installed there will be additional power.The blast furnaces are to be enlarged, making them 22 feet.Two blowers each with a capacity of 30,000 cubic feet of free air a minute, are to be installed, and to operate these there will be four 150- horsepower electric motors of modern type.The eonverter plant will be entirely renewed.At present this plant has all it can, do to handle the product of the fur- vaces.To make room for the plant, the steel converter building will be lengthened 80 feet.The converters will be electrically opjyrated, by 25-borsepower electric motors.In\u201cthe blower building the engine capacity will be doubled.A pew machine of 500 horsepower capacity has been ordered.It will be of double cylinder type capable of furnishing 10,000 cubic feet of free air a mirute at 15 pounds pressure.U.S.CENSUS REPORT ON 1907 COTTON CROP, Washington, March 21.\u2014The census report issued at Washington to-day shows \u2018that the United States colton crop growin \u201cin 1907 aggregated 11,261,163, running bales, counting round as balf bales, and includ- .ing linters, ænd showed a total of 27,517 active ginneries for 1907.This is against 13,305,265 baiex in 1906 and 10,723,60% in 1905.The statistics include 127.646 bales returu- ed as remaining to be ginned after the time of tbe March canvars.The toial number of running bules, as given, is equal to 11,302,872 five hundred pound bales.The average weight of the bales for 1907 is 501.8 pounds, The items for the crop of 1807 are 10,798.58¢ square bales: 199,549 round bales: 86,793 Sea Island bales; liu- ters, 276,500 bales.CANADIAN PRODUCH IN ENGLAND (Canadian As:ociated Press.) London, March 21.\u2014 The demand for cheese is quiet, aud values are well maintained.Bacon rules slow at 425 to ceptionally fne.l.eanest and fat tions are obtainable Gown to 40s.Hams, long cut, :tcady ut 30s to 53s.\u2014_\u2014 41g for ex- selec Liverpool, March 21.\u2014 Co.cable Anserican steers.11 2-4c lo 12 1-4c: Canadians, il 1-4c to 11 3-dc; cows, 11 1-4de; bulls, 16e: {rade slow.Glasgow, March 23.-Kdward Watson & Ritchie report 290 Canadian cattle offered.Steers, 1l'gc to 12%c: bulls, 93146 to 10%e per pound.The SS.\u2018Corluthian\u2019 missed the market, Johh Tiogers & Livepool, March 23.\u2014John Rogers & Co.Liverpool, cable United States steers, 12c to 12l4c; Canadian, 11!2c to 12e; cows,lfl4c: bulls, 10%c.slow.MEXICAN NET EARNINGS SHOW GOOD INCREASE The Mexican Light and Power Conm- pany's earnings for relruary (Mexican currency): 1408.1907.Gross.22 60 02 1 .$172.544,41 8385,910.39 Expenses ., .+ .202,634 01 163,170.55 Net .ver or wes .$268.710.43 $222,146.04 NEW YORK STOCKS.Drees Specially reported far the \u2018Witness\u2019 by J.D.Monk, Hosp tal St, Local Manager of J.5.Bath & Co., New Yorx by direct wire.Opeuing and Closing Prices.March 29th Stocks.Op'g.Clos.Stocks.Op'g.Clos.Amal.Cop.5734 584 Kan &T pfd.53 23 Amer.Loco.39% 413% Louisv.&Nas .98 do, pfl.92% 92% Man.Elev.Am.Sugar ies Pac.39 39% .124 9 1374 ol st.P.103% 1044, N.Y.Cent.98% 99% .KrieRailrd.18% 13% Anaconda .3743 373% do.Iptd.L.Awchison.73 73% do.ITpfd.21% 21% do.pté.\u2026.N.YOnt&W 324 323 Balt.& Ohi>, 81 804 North Pac .12644 1277 do.pfd Nor.& West.62, Brooklyn R.47 Tn Am.Car.Fy.30; qu 454 Pac.Mail.30 32 Can.Leather .Fenn.R.R .1167 117 do.pfd.Pressed Steel 2213 28'; Can.Pac .146% 1433p do.pfd.Can.Bouth.(i People's Gas.883% 99% Ches:& Ohio.30% 31 \u201c Phila.& Rd.1033 104°, Chig: & Alt Cie anes do.I pfd.Cas A Chic.& N.W.147 148 do.Il ptd.a C.M.& 8.P.1164 117 Pullman .Suvy Col.bouth.2444 2444 Rock Island.14% 14 do.Ipfd.Railway 8.8.34% do.II pfd.South.Ry .12/4, 13! Con.Gas.104 106% do.pfd.\u2026.85% Col.Fuel.22% 23 South Pac.7454 754 Corn.Prod.Sloss Sheffield 303, .do.pfd.«eee Teno.CEI.do.de.fd.Te .Pac.16 Detroit U.«ise Tol.R.& 1.vue DIL & W .Twin City.e -.Del.& Bud.1554 U.S.Steel.34g 374 Den.& RioG.ve ees do.pfd.98 98% du.pfd.50 50 U.8.Rubber 2173 21% Du.8.5S.do.pfd.84 do.pfd.154 Union Pac .125% 126% G.N.R.pf1 .122 123% do.pfd.Gen.Elec.123 1227, Wabash.9% 9% Havana Elec .do.ptd.lowa Central 1154 liv, West.U.T.49 49 Jersey Cent.ve a 00 Wis Cen.com .,.oie Kan & Tex.23 rene do.pfd.sees .LONDON QUOTATIONS, London, March 23, 4 p.m.\u2014Closing stocks: Consols for money 87'4; do.fer atcount 87 5-16 Anaconda.73, Erie., \u2026 16 Reading 534 Atchison .754 do.I pfd.31% dol nll L.do.pfd 88 do LE pfd 224, doll» t vue B.& O0.84 HLCen.\u2026 1:9 Seuth'a.12% Chicago.lou.£N.1% dep:l 35% Ches.& Q.314 Kan.& Tex.2314 Seth Le 744 Chic, G, W.544 N-Y,C.10115 Ubv.t'as 127% Chic.M&S.P 123 Nort'd & W.65 de.pll.86 De Beera,.1184 do.pfd.83 U.4.5t1 843 Denv'r Rio.2014 Ontye West 33:15 do.pfd 100% do.ptd.31% Penn.59.5 Wabasa 9 St Paul.Rand M nes 4, url 17 Anialgamated Copper, 59 Spanish Fours, 92%.Grund Trunk, 1343.C.P.R., 151.Bar silver quiet.25 9-16d4 per ounee.Money, 2% to 3 percent, ._ Discount rates short bills, 254 to \u2018x p.c.3 months 254 per:ent THE WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET.mbers ag \u2018Change.Ch ew = Ewe era RTA March.May.July.Opening .« .M8 1107, 125, Closing .If 1107 11; 5 High 2.2.+ +.2 109 11010 113% Low + + + + » als 11043 112% {as compared with the Market Arm.but {rade is\u2019 ry Pr err rire Our Wall Street correspondent advises us to-day that the action of the New York Central directors in reducing the dividend on that stock from a 6 percent to a 5 percent annual basis and ihe possibliity nat such roads as the Pennsylvania, Bgliimore and Ohio, Atchison and others may follow the same example induced à great deal of profit-taking on the part of small investors who have been carrying stocks for several raonths past and whicn at present prices show handsome returns over the prices originally paid for them.It will be remembered that, following the disastrous panic of last fall, there was buying of stocks by this class of investors on both the New York Stock and Consolidated Stock Exchanges, in practically unprecedented proportions, it being estimated tnat several million shares of railway and industrial stocks were taken up and paid for outright.While these stocks were originally bought with the view of holding them for the investment ylelds, the sharp advances which they have had in the market since last fall have proved in many instances too tempting, and now tbat there is a prospect of dividend reductions, necessity would curtail such yields those who have been carrying these stocks for months past evidently see fit to convert their profits into cash.While such sales have lead to some reaction in the stock market during the past week, it is obvious from the comparatively slight recessions that have ocourred that all such offerings have been taken by the \u2018big fellows,\u2019 who have been awaiting just such an opportunity and who can well afford to purchase these prices, irrespective of what the future may have in store in the way of dividend reductions.Investors of larger means are thoroughly convinced that nothing other than a national calamity cad bring about any very serious depression in security values from the present level and are therefore content to take all stocks of merit whenever offered.They are likewise of \u201che opinion that anything in the way of further curtailments of dividends has alrea fully discounted, sible.and no doubt probable.market will have recessions from tin time, the ultimate conrse of values will be in an upward direction, AGGREGATE DEPOSITS AMOUNT TO $750.000,000.\u2014 New York Banks Occupy a Strong Position According \u2018 to Weekly Statement.more than the requirements of the 25 percent reserve rule.This is au inorease Ci $6,759,375 in the proportionate cash reser-e¢ ce last week.The statement follows: î ad 4,0 LOANE .«vss +.++ + +.ne.$ 934,1 Deposits .+.++ ++ 0 .Inc.10,250.000 à a CDN Circulation .+.«.- +.Dec.162,209 Legal terders .Inc.1.823,500 Specie .3.44 000 .Inc.7.493, 600 Reserve.+.lue.9,522.1 Reserve required .Inc 2,562,7 Surplus .ee 00 .Inc.6.753.370 Ex.U.S.deposits .Inc 6,501,070 The percentage of actual reserve of the clearing house banks at the close of business yesterday was 26.5.The New York not members of the clzaring house shows that these institutions have aggregate derosits of $740,183.700; {otal cash on hand $52,590,569, mud leans amounting to $775,346,10\u20ac.EUROPEAN SEED OATS FOR USE IN THE NORTH-WEST.Fort William, Ont.March 23.\u2014Thres hundred thousand Lu:hels oi seed oats from Scotland, Ergland and Belgiun are now passing througt.here for use in the Nogth West.It was at first intended to ship\u2019all the cars off here and have the nats cleaned, but on inspection it was found that the oats were perfectly clean, so they will go right through.Grain men who have ip- spected the grain say that it is the finést that haf ever heen scen liere, and with the majority of farmers using it this #pring for seed.next fall's crop of oats should be far in excess of any hitherte harvested.RHODESIAN GOLD OUTPUT The output of gold in Rhodesia, Africa, in February aggregated 47,683 ounces, valued at £192,240.In February last year the outturn was 40,482 fine ounces, and in February, 1006, 38,037 flne ounces.TRINIDAD EARNINGS South The Trinidad Electric Company earnings for the month of February are as follows: 1808.1907.Inc.Grass .$17,580.47 $16,762.89 $797.58 Net .+ +.+ .90,6492 9,832.05 232.87 STOCKS OF GRAIN IN STORE IN MONTREAL The following talle shows the stocks of grain and flour in store in Montreal! on the dates mentioned.Mch.21, Mch.1t, Mch.?2, 1998, 1908.1907.Wheat, bush .79,186 82,115 1,975 Corn, bush .66,585 66,590 27.377 Peas, bush .10,827 10,500 25,155 Oats, bush .168,522 173,421 207,503 Barley, bush .118,292 120,028 41.512 Buckwheat, bush .31,658 36,077 1,554 Flaxseed, bush .58,257 59,247 26,233 Flour, brls .48,758 45,590 43,040 Meal, brls ., +.607 411 .292 LONDON WOOL aALRS London.March 22.\u2014The offerings at the wool auction sales on Saturday amounted to 8,517 bales.There was a moderate demand, but prices were somewhat irregular.The mierinos ruled in buyers\u2019 favor.Competition for cross-breds was brigse, chiefly on Continental account.Americans pur- charesd a few lots of light greasy comb- ings.To date 7.500 hales have Leen withdrawn.Next wcek 63,130 bales will be offered, Poa - which of The statement of clearing house banks in ! New York city for the week ending March .91 shows that the banks hold $407,242,454 | made necessary by the gradual increase tn statement of banks and trust companies of Greater : A OO ALL IS WELL ON WALL STREET .SAYS \u2018 WITNESS\u2019 CORRESPONDENT.stocks at going: THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS Small Investors Taking Profits\u2014The Big Fellows Buying Eagerly at Current Prices\u2014Notable Recoveries in General Trade.PE TLis reckoning is based primarily upon the constantly accumulating evidences of an improvement in general financial and trade conditions.Thus, sthere is stil} considerable depression in many commercial lines, but in several important directions signs of a return to normal conditions are continually cropping up.For example, the past week has brought a further advance in prices for copper metal, together with an increased demand for export, the leading manufaeturers of iron and steel have decided to maintain prices, there has been a further material reduction in the number of idle freight cars on the railways of the country and some of the \u2018leading companies have seen fit to place orders for pew rails and equipment.Thus, the New York Central has just closed a contract witl.the American Locomotive Company tor something like 150 locomotives, the largest order by the way which the latter company has received since the recent business depression set in.Besides, the United States Steel Corporation published ite report for the year ending Dec.31 last, showing large increases in both gross and net revenues .over the previous twelve months.Gross earnings of the corporation during 1907 amounted to $757 014 768, as against $696,756,926 in 1906, while the balance after operating expenses reached $192,- ¥17.991, comparing with $179,672,980.After the payment of all charges and dividends the corporation reported a balance of $69,- 179,837, which contrasts with $62,742,860 in 120\u20ac .The condition of the money markets,both at home and abroad, is all that could be desired, a fact made evident by the plen- tifu! supply of funds at this centre at very comfortable rates, as well as by the further reduction in the Bank of England's di.count rate of 3 percent the lowest figure in years.All this ac~ounts for the optimistic feeling at present permeating the .stock marke.auG for the relative strength dy been { Stack Exchange, 2, ng hat while it is pos- | that even though this week's moderate re- oo that the ! cession may be followed by a still further ; ime to decline of slight proportions, 1 1 which prices displayed, both ou the New York Stock Exchange and the Consolidated the ultimate result will be a materially higher range nf values between now and July 1.DOMINION TEXTILE CO.WILL SPEND $250,000.\u2014\u2014 Works to be Enlarged to Provide for More Trade\u2014 No Failures and Prospects Bright.The Dominion Textile Company is expending the large sum of $250.000 in enlarging and impreving its different.nulls throughout this province, This has been the business of this corporation, which hos attained proportions rapidiy growing be {yond the capacity of the company's plant.| \u2018It is true,\u201d sald Mr.C.B.Gordon, the managing director, \u2018that we are spending quite a large amount of money this y>ar on the different mills as we look forward with every cenfidence to 1lie future of the cotton Lusiness in this country.\u2018I am pleaged to say, that so far as 1 am aware there have been no failures this season in our business, apd this fact alone shows the strong position of the coticn trade.\u2019 Regarding tradc ihroughout Canada, Mr.Gordon said that (ke mest encouraging reports were being received from travc:- lers.In the Provinre of Quebec the outlook was splendid, while in Ontario, the people are practicing econemy for the time being, but prospects are good.In the Maritime Provinces business continues steady, with indications pointing to a big summer\u2019s tiade.In the western provinces business is quiet, but the merchants are most optimistic, and they are only waiting the opening of the spring traffic to enjsy renewed activities in all lines of trade.The Domirion Textile Company, according to Mr.Gerdon, will show a profitable year, and while business has been a Jittle slack since the new year, spring orders just arriving would indicate a most active trade for the remainder of the year.MONTREAL WHOLESALE PRICES FLOUR\u2014Manitoba spring wheat patents, $6.10; second putenis, $5.50; winter wheat patents, $5.25 to $.75; straight rollers, $4.39 to $5.00; iu bags, $2.15 to $2.30; extra, $1.50 to $1.90.ROLLED OATS\u2014$3.12%% to $3.25 in bags of 90 Ibs.OATS\u2014No.3, 48c; No.4, 37e; rejected, 44c to 46c; Maniteba rejected, 48c to 49c.CORNMEAL \u2014 $1.60 to $1.70 per bag: granulated, $1.60.MILLFEED\u2014Cntario bran in bags, $23 to $24; shorts, $24 to $25.Manitoba bLran in bags, $23 to $24; shorts, $24 to $25.BEANS \u2014 Prime pea beans, in jobbing lots at $1.60 tu $1.65 per basket.POTATOES\u201495c to $1.05 per bag of 90 lbs., in jobbing lets.PEAS\u2014Boiling, in broken lots, $1.30 per bushel.HAY\u2014No.1, $15 to $16 per ton on track; No.2, $13.50 to $14; clover, 811.50 to $12; clover mixed, $12.50 to $13.PROVISIONS \u2014 Barrels,shert cut mess, $21; Le brls.,$10.75, clear fat back .$22 to $23; $1.20 to long cut heavy mess, $20; lb brls., do., $10.50; dry salt Jong clear backs, 10146: brls., plate beef, $13.5% to $15; half orls., do., $7.25 to $7.75; brls., heavy mess beet, $10 to $11.3% bris, do., $5.50 to $6; compound lard, 8%c to 9c: pure lard, Ur to U%c; Kettle rendered, 11%4c to 12c; haîtns, 12c to 13L4C, according to size; breakfast bacon, 14c to 15c- Windsor bacon.14%e to 154ec; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $8.50; live, $6.10 to $6.25.EGGS\u2014New laid eggs, straight candled, 21c to 22¢c.- BUTTER~\u2014Fall grades, 20e; fresh receipts nominal.CHEESE\u201412%c to 134 c.LIVE STOC KMARKET\u2014March 23.There were about 1,146 butchers\u2019 dattle, 112 calves 161 sheep and lambs and 1,162 fat hogs offered for sale at the Point St.Charles stock yards this forenoon.The butcbers were out strong and trade was brisk, with the prices of cattle a shade lower than on last Monday's market, but hogs are dearer.Prime beeves sold at 50 to near 5l%c per 1b.: pretty good cattle, 4c to 43;c, and the common stock, 23%4c to 3%c per lb.A few large bulls were sold at from 21%c to 4c per 1b.Calves sold at from 3 to $12 each, or 4c to 6c per lb.Sheep sold at about 5l4¢c per lb.: lambs at about 61.c do.Good lots of fat hogs sold at tbout 6'sc per lb.2 where the feeling exist ; oe | CHANGES IN PERSONNEL OF LOCAL PRODUCE FIRM.\u2014\u2014 Matthews, Fortier & Monette, Ltd.Succeeds to Established Business Here.As a sequel to negotiations which have been proceeding for some time, an agreement was signed on Saturday afternoon, transferring the business of the firm of Fortier and Monette, Limited, wholesale produce merchants, or this city, to a new company, Matthews, Fortier and Mouette, Limited.In addition to the wbolesale produce busi- nes\u2019 carried on by Fortier & Monette Ltd., under the old conditicns, the firm will act as sales and distributing agents, in- Montreal and district, for the George Matthews Company, Limited, pork and beef packers, produce merchants and cold storage ware- bousemen, of Peterbarougb, Braniford and Ottawa, Ont., and Hull Que.Apart from the increase in the capital, the most important change under the new regime, will be in the directorate.Messrs.P, W.McLaggan and R.M.Ballantyne,managing directors in Canada of the firm of Lovell & Christmas, who figured on the old board as president and director respective- iy, have severed their connection with the company, and the following directors have been appointed: \u2014 Mr.Alfred Matthews, president.Mr.W.E.Matthews, vice-president.Mr.Adelard Fortier secretahy-treasurer.Mr.Fortunat Monette.Mr.Roland Smith, who is also Canadian menager for the firm of Mills & Sparrow.Messrs.A.Fortier and F.Monette will be joint managers of the Montreal business, and Mr.George C.Silcock, who, until now has represented the George Matthews Company in Montreal, will act as manager of the \u2018meats department\u2019 of Matthews, For- tier and Monette, Limited.GRAIN MARKETS The flour (rade is steady on a fair inquiry from both local and country buyers, but there is practically no export business to be done under the existing market con- \"dione The demand for oats, though quiet, is .steady, and a tair trade is passing.The stocks in store here show an increase of , 16.000 bushels during the week.Prices are .unchanged.Rclled oats are nominally quoted at 3.121 per bag, but the buyers and se'lers alene know what they are actually esorth Millfeed of all sorts is very scarce and the supply is far sbort of the demand.Millers are getting rid of all they can produce in mixed cars with flour and helping the trade in the latter article in that way bit the attual value of a car of bran on spot is somewhat hard to deterraime; it if doubtful ff $25 per ton would buy a cor that coul® be delivered immediately.Baled hay is about steady and a \u2018good inquiry is reported for the best grades.Low grades are quiet., DAIRY PRODUCE cr ime Jobbers are still quoting 30c per pound for fall grades of creamery butter, and the market shows praetically no change from last week.The deliveries of fresh made hutter are due to increase rapidly from now on, and the prediction made by a local dealer a week or two ago that butter bad teuched its highest point at 33c is likely to prove correct.The shipment of cheese that is being held here for English account continues, and it is reported that one firm alone shipped 14.000 boxes last week.The trade is beginning to wonder how many boxes -f cheese there are left in the country, as the near approach of the 1908 season makes that question of vital interest.Prices here are nominal at 12lgc to 13%icC for white and colored grades respectively.COUNTRY PKUDUCE The egg market seems to have weakenec in every way during the past two days; th3 production is large and constantly increasing, advices from outside markets tell of easier conditions and declining values, and local prices are down 2c per dozen\u2014the best grades of straight receipts, and the quality is uniformly good at this season, being offered to-day at 2lc to 22c per dozen.Increased deliveries bave fostered an easier feeling on the potato market, and dealers are quoting carload lots at 80c to 20e per bag according to grade and quality.Small lots are quoted at 95¢c to $1.05 delivered.A few cans of maple syrup and some odd Jots of sugar have been consigned to local commission houses, but the season has not really cvened and the first offerings are being received somewhat suspiciously.There is no change in beans and business is quiet and steady at $1.50 to $1.55 per bushel on track.and $1.60 to $1.65 deliv- ercd, in small lots.PROVISION MARKET \u2014 Live hog values were frmer on the local markets to-day, owing to the higher prices that are ruling in the West, and local buyers had to pay from $6.10 to $6.2) [ar 100 pounds for their supplies: the latter being the ruling price for select lots of long-run hogs, weighed off cars.The aeliveries were large enough to meet the requirements, but th advance is in sympathy with a stronger tone that Las been noticeable during the past two or three weeks.Local packers have advanced their quotations on fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs in sympathy with the strength of the market for the live stock, and $8.50 per 100 pounds is asked for the best selectioas.Cured and smoked meats are selling fairly well on a steady market, and lard is in good demand in all quarters.CATTLE MARKETS.Chicago, March 23.\u2014Catlle receipts, 000, streng.Beeves, $4.65 to $0.75; and heifers, $2.00 to $5.50.Texans, $4.40 to $5.40; calves, 34.50 to $6.50; westerns.$4.65 to $5.50; stockers and feoders, $3.15 to $5.20.Hogs, receipts, 45.000.market, Sc higher; light, $4.86 to $5.10; mixed, $4.85 to $5.15; heavy, $4.85 to $5.15; rough, $4.85 to $4.95; pigs, $4.00 to $4.65; bulk of sales, $5 to $5.10.Sheep.receipts, 17,000, strong; native, at 25,- cows $4.25 to 36.65; western, $4.50 to 36.85; yearlings, $6.00 to $7.15; lambs, $5.85 to * $T.\u20ac5; western, $6.70 to $7.86.East Buffalo, N.Y., March 23.\u2014Cattle \u2014 Receipts, 4,750 head; active and 25c to 50c higher; prime steers, $6 to $6.75; shipping, $5.50 to $6.35, butchers.$ to $6.25; heifers, $4.25 to $6; cows, 33.25 te $5; bujls, $3.50 , te 8.25: stockers and feeders, $3.5 (Stock heifers, $3 to $3.50; fresh cows.and Hate 1 2.to 84.75; THE MOLSONS BANK 110th DIVIDEND.The Shareholders of The Moisons Bank are hereby notified that a Dividend of TWO AND A HALF PERCENT upon the capital stock bas Leen declared for the current quarter.and {hat the same will be payable at the office of the Bank, in Mont- l'eal, and at the Branches, on and after the FIRST DAY CF AFRIL NEXT, The transfer books will be closed from the 18th to 31st March, both days inclusive, By order of tbe Board.JAMES ELLIOT, General Manager.28th February, 1905.EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK Montreal, Quarterly Dividend No 101, Notice is hereby given that a Dividend at the rate of cignt percent per annum (upon the Faid-up Capital Stock of this Bank has been declared for the quarter ending 31st MARCH, J408, and that the same will be payable at tbe Head Office and Branches o: and after WEUNESDAY, ; 1st day of April next.The Transfer Books will be ciosed from the 15th to the Ulst March, both days inclusive, By order of the Board.J.MACKINNON, General Manager.1998.Sherbrooke, March 1st, PROFESSIONAL CARDS \u2014\u2014 - ADVOUATES, BARRISTERS, da ELLIOTT & DAVID, Acvocatos, Barristers and Bolicitary Commissioners for all the Proviaces And for the Biates of Massachusetts and New York.Gannda Life Building, 189 8t.James 8t Henry J.Elliott L A.David.SMITH, MARKEY & SKINNER, ADVOCATES, BARRISTERS, etc, METROPOLITAN BUILDING, 179 SY, JAMES STREET, ROBT.C.SMITH, K.C., FRED.H.MARKEY, K.0 WALDO W.SKINNER, WILLIAM G.PUGSLEY.W.A.BAKER, Advocate, Barrister and Solicitor Ferrier Blook.54 Notre Dame *t.Eat, (Formerly of the Law firm of Monk & Baker Tel.Main 4331.F.S.MACLENNAN, K.C.Advocate, FEarrister and 8oliciter, New York life Building, Montreal Tel Main 4703 Tel Main 395) PATTERSON & BROWN.Advocatee, Barristers & Solicitors, CITY & DISTRICT BANK BUILDING, 180 St.Jamos street, Montreal.W.Patterson, M.A., LL.B.E.N.Brown,B.A BCL R.RINFRET,B.Sc.Civil Engincer (McGill Diploma) Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyer WATERWORKS Eto,, SURVEYS No.26) ST JAMES ST.Montreal MARRIAGE LICENSES 188LFD BY JOHN M.M.DUXF, 107 SL James Street, 4 Crescent Street a Ro] CRE Pure, A [7D ECURED We solicit the business of Manufacturerg Engineers and others Who realize the advisatile ity of having their Patent business transe tef{ by Experts Preliminatyadvice free, Chs* gel moderate.r Inventor's Adviser sent request.Marfon & Marion, New York Life Montreal : and Washington, D.C.U.S.A.\u2019 pACEN LS, 4 \u20ac ii 0 TRADE MARKS, ETO C.C.COUSINS Patent Solicitor.Zufte 506 N.Y.Life Bldg Tel.M 669% Expert personal attention.ETHERSTONHAUGH, BLACK- MORE & DENNISON, Liv.& Lon.& Globe Bldg., Montreal, | PATENTS THAT PROTECT FETHERSTONHAUGH & O0.Chas.W.Taylor, B.Sc, late Examiner Canadian Patent Office.CANADA LIFE BUILDING, - MONTREAL OWEN N.EVANS PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS Morehants Bank Bullding, Mentreal, = \u2014 Financial.EDWD.T.TAYLOR & SON, Insurance Agents & Brokers ROOM 17 TRAFALGAR CHAMBER) 40 Hospital 8¢ Tel.M.225) LS rpringers good, active and $2 higher: - mon dull, $20 to $56.97 higher: com Veals\u2014Receipts 2,000 head; 5c lower, $5 to $8.25.Hogs\u2014Receipts, 12,800 head; active aro De to 10c higher; heavy and mixed, $5.55 to # 45, yorkers, $5.35 to $5.40; pigs, $4.23 to $4.80, roughs, $4.60 to $4.90; stags, 5: 1: $1.5\": dairies, $5.25 to $5.35.Sheep and lambs\u2014Receipts, 1!.000 head - active and 25c¢ to 40c higher; lambs, $5 in 3.a Sur ngs, 81.50 to $7.90; wethers, $6.7: 0 37.25: ewes, $5.25 to $6.50: she ed (32 to $6.50, Be \u20180 30.50; shoep mixed, active ano Cm em = Er oe =e (RR RPS PRE us St A LIN a POA ma LE RE PE TE PI SSP =\u201c vl ROIS RUS J CA) RUE A itr hs ima mi 000 im ebm a mF er tl A Lt 11 sim =n aerate ee gr ai ppt rene 10 .\u2014\u2014 THE MONTREAL DAILY \u2014ni__ quebec LeGisATuRE | UNTIRING VIGILANCE - care and DOVER-censing attention to all the minor ae.Mr.Tascherean to Introduce Bill Providing for Safety of Pubic Buildings.Quebec, March 21.\u2014As usual on Fridays, there was a very thin House in the Assembly yesterday afternoon and the sitting was very brief.Another lot of petitions in favor of the distribution of anti-alcoholie literature, was presented and bills to amend the charter.of the City of Sherbrooke, to incorporate the congregation ° Bais Israel,\u2019 to amend the Municipal Code respecting municipal elections, etc., were introduced, while the Government bill to amend the Revised Statutes respecting the Court of King's Bench was put through its remaining stages and finally passed.In reply to Mr.Leblanc, the Attorney- (jeneral stated that the case of the King ve.Asselin, before the Criminal Court at Quebec in the spring of 1807, had cost in all $4,438.94.; The bills to amend the law respecting the College of Surgeon Dentists, and the charter of the Montreal Street Railway Benefit Association, passed their third reading and a number of other private | bills were advanced a stage in order to be referred to Committee.The House then adjourned.There will he no con- | tinuation of the budget debate until} Tuesday.Mr.Taschereau has given notice that on Monday next he will introduce an act respecting public buildings.This refers 0 greater precaution, for Mr.Langlois will ask on Monday the following questions: 1.In what school municipalities of the Province of Quebec do the teachers receive a salary under $100?2.In what counties are such municipalities situated?3.What is the average salary at present paid in those municipalities?Also, has the Provincial Board of Health sent a special report to the Government on the subject of mortality among children?4.If not.does the Government intend to give the Provincial Board of Health instructions to make a serious study of what would be the best means to take to diminish the death rate among children in the Province of Quebec?Also, does the Government intend to appoint a Parliamentary commission to study the question of state insurance with instruction to submit a report?READABLE PARAGRAPHS FARMING UP-TO-DATE.City Nephew\u2014Well, uncle, .did you have a good year?- Farmer\u2014Did I?Of course.I had four cows and three hogs killed by rallway trains an' two hogs and nine chickens killed by autermobiles.I cleared nigh a thousand dollars on them.\u2014'Bohemian.\u2019 DIDN'T SLANDER HIM.Merchant\u2014See here, I'm told you've been slandering my business.Cuetomer\u2014I guess not.Merchant\u2014That the pepper was hal! peas.Customer\u2014Well, epell the March \u2018Bohemian.\u2019 What did I say?I sold you it, and see.\u2014From HIS INVESTMENT.Oid Lady (who had given nickel)\u2014 Now what will Hungry Hobo\u2014Waal, buy an auto, the tramp a you do with it?\u2019 ye see mum, ef I there ain't enougu left to hire a shofur.So I guess I'll git a echuon- ! er.I kin handle that myself \u2014From che March \u2018Bohemian.\u2019 \u2018 \u2018Oh.but that man must know all about Wall Street!\u2019 \u2018What makes you think so?\u2018Ile never speculates.'\u2014Cleveland \u2018Leader.\u2019 \u2014 \u2018Sir, may I take you apart for a while?\" \u2018No, sir, you can't.1 ain't no human vivisection martyr to tbe cause of science.\u2019\u2014.Baltimore \u2019American.\u2019 \"Cholly Dunno is such a versatile fellow.\u2019 \"I< he, indeed?\u2019 \u2019Yaas, wby, he's the au-.thah of that socialogical papah, don't you know, in the \u2018Ladies\u2019 Club Journal.\" It's called \u2018Should Tatting Be Revived?\" '\u2014 Cleveland \u2018Plain Dealer.\u2019 \u20181,\" he said, with considerable self-satis- faction, \u2018have never had to ask for help trom anybody.1 have, ever since I can remember, earved my own living.\u2019 \"Oh,\" rej-lied the garrulous young widow, Ti thought you bad a government job for sev.: eral years.'\u2014Chicago 'Record-Herald.\u2019 \u2018Remember,\u2019 said the patriot, \u2018that so long as you hold public office you are a scrvant of the people ; a plain servant\u2019.\u2018Why,\u2019 answered the suburban resident,who! tad just been elected; \u2018can I act as, haughty and overbearing and take as many holidays as all that!'\u2014Washiugton \u2018Star.\u2019 ; creation of à tariff commission It is only by constant tails of our business that we oan confidently feeding and clean take every precaution to prevent contamination in the solutely pure milk.By good quality 38 the finest, and we claim the distinction of selling ab- housing of first-class stock the course of distribution and delivery to our customers.The GUARANTEED PURE MILK CO, id Phone Uptown 669.t \u201d | TENDEKS for STEEL FLATES AND SHAPES.TENDERS addressed to the undersigned at Ottawa, and endorsed on tho envelope \u2018Tender for Steel Plates and Shapes, Sorel,\u201d will be received at the Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, up to noon ef the F.FTH DAY OF APRIL NEXT, for the furnisbing of about seven hundred and fifty tons of Steel Flates aud Shapes required at the Government Shipsard at Sorel, P.Q.; Specifications and detailed information «an be obtained from the Department ol Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, \u2018rom Mr.G.J.Desbarats, Director of the Government Shipyard at Sorel, and from tbe Agent uf the Department of Marine and Fisheries, Montreal, F.Q.Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a charter bank, for the sum of $1,500.05 to the ordér of the Minister of Marinc and Fi: hertes.Thir cheque will be for\u2019eited if the party whose tender is accepted declines to enter into a contract to deliver the Steel Plates aud Shapes, or fails tc carry out the contract.If the tender is not accepted the cheque will be returned.The Department does not bind accopt the lowest or any tender.Newspapers cpving this advertisement without authority from the Department will not be paid.itsel! to F.GOURDEAU, Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries.Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, Canada, 16th March, 1908.GEO.E.FORD, MR.Who will be a Federal candidate for Mi::isquoi County.PRINCkK OF MONACO AND THE VATICAN FORMER WILL NUT PAY A VISIT TO ROME.Rome, March 20\u2014The King of Italy to-day received a telegram from the Prince of Monaco saying he regretted that his doctors in consuitation had in- tormed him he was not well enough to come to Rome to deliver his proposed lecture on oceanography, covering the results of his more recent explorations in the North.This is the official version of why the Prince has decided not to visit King Victor Emmanuel.The Visit of this Catholic prince as been fol- \"lowed with deep interest by the Vatican because of the prohibition by the Vatican upon all Catholic rulers from visiting the Quirinal during any sojourn they may make in Rome.Consequently, the Church exerted its influence to stop the coming of the Prince.[It has been successmul, for as a matter of fact, the Prince decided not to come here on ac count of the opposition offered by the Vatican.The outcome 18 regarded as a victory for the Church, and the course decided upon by the Prince will give offence to the Quirinal.A TARIFF COMMISSION NOVEL IDEA CONTAINED IN BILL BEFORE UNITED STATES CONGRERS, Washington, March 20.-A bill tor the Was ine troduced to-day by Senator Lafolletie.Should it hecome law, it would be competent for the commission and the Presr- dent acting together to suspend any tariff schedule and put on the free hst any article upon which there was such a combination as would control production, prices or wages, either in the United States or In any foreign market.The bill provides for the appointment of a commission of nine members, one from each of the judicial circuits of the union, and no one of which shall be a member of Congress.Not more than five are to be members of any one pohtical party.me DRUGGIST FINED $100.\u2018Thorold, March 19.\u2014Mr.Johnson, proprietor of a drug store, was to-day convicted of a breach ot the Ontario Pharmacy Act in filing a prescription while not a graduate of the Ontario School of Pharmacy, and fined 8100 and costs.Johnson was caught through a daughter of Inspector Grant, of the Pharmacy College, who, entering his store, produced a prescription and asked him to fill it.CHATEAU DE RAMFZAY.The donations to the museum during the month were: From S.Bloomfleld, an ola ! 878 8t.Catherine Street West.NORTH, WES?CF CANADIAN HOMESTEAD REGULATION ANY BVEN NUMBERED Section of Des SYNOPSIS minion Lands in Manlwba or the Northe West Proviuces, excepting $8 and 26, not reserved, may be homesteaded by any pers Son the sole head of a family, or mada over 18 years of age, to the extent ef eme- quartier section, of 160 acres, more or tees, Applications for homestead entry muet be made in person by the applicaut at a Do- minjon Lands Agency or B8ub-Agenoy.EHn- try by proxy may, however, be made at an Agency, on certain conditions by the father, mother, son, daughter, brother, og sister of the intending homesteader.An application for entry or cancellation made peri