The daily witness, 16 juin 1908, mardi 16 juin 1908

[" sa NH 1-9 FICE.6° 4 615 STHU! i two Mr irduy, days, oo e las\u201d +v round t | avoid 7.e at 175 - nd Wind Lavai's bec.|] for FARE., all trains turn Fimit, TRAINS reet Station À 1., for Win.§ EK HII! E d at oo he 16th limi! ain NN.urdays oo\u201d e star w Cn:ariof rict.kot: vO ro À r.1V- 1.berrirs- ggist : est.CO.ERS 1 romptly OTT me iy vt RAR ew 2 CE RE NE AIS EE » BB en 75 \u201c Fime and Warmer BACK Fk1 1OLY LAND.+.Zev.J.B.Silcox Tells What - Saw in Egypt, Palestine and Elsewhere.\u2014 n- \\ [RAST BETWEEN ORIEN- \\Ny OCCIDENTAL LIFE + LARED TO BE INDESCRIBABLE.se J, B.Siucox, formerly or -urned by the \u2018Kensington rem a five months\u2019 tour of He enjoyed his trip very .Ling quite well, and 18 now ._ a call, which he received by n England, to become the » Northern Congregational foronto, trom which charge ;.HB.Hyde recently resigned.a»: accept this invitation he «cAureh in the United States, = already ministered to 1m- - 1, Mr.Silcox found intense- ng.Caro.the capital.1s as ~.Mos: striking 15 the con- \u201cen the luxury ot the city -\u2018talor and beggarv of the ~ outside the limits.Leav- -autiful suburban districts, von the Fellaheen, living in coop and ignorant, wearing a tn cloth, tilling the soil of methods \u2014practically have heen under succes- the ways or the Phar- \u201c ~ fet \u201cN° NTAZINE RIZN of the times «+ that the Presbyterman ~.pan ca nt se, EA nod \u2014\u2014 ORK TO PARIS RACE LR PASSED THROUGH INSK.ASTATIC RUS THIS MORNING.\\-anc Russia, June 16,\u2014 Hétor car in the New suomoble race, passed mine o'clock this mern- an car left at lalt-pust town in Trans-Brikal \u2018vo hundred miles from Fir lial, over which the ra iway on the ice for \"2 M1 tro0ps IN the Rus- ir ; -reet, 4.185 square feet in area, 300, Mr.Northey Endeavors to Justify High Prices Charged the Government.; (See also page 6.) Ottawa, June 16.\u2014Mr.J.P.Northey, of the Canadian Fog Signal Company, was examined this morning before Fudge Cassels in connection with that com- | pany\u2019s contracts with the Marine Department.\u2018The company was formed, he said, in 1902 by I.8.Mearns, Mr.Forbes and himself.Since 1903 the company had been making new types of sirens, having secured patents for these new types from a New York company to whom they paid royalties of $100 to $1,000.The business since done with the Dominion Government had totalled $500,000 and a good profit had been made.Mr.Watson, K.C.\u2014Mr.Mearns stated last night that on diaphones you made about ¥4,000 or $5,000.Mr.Northey.\u2014On his contracts with the Government I figure we made 29 percent.Mr.Northey said that his company was capitalized at $100,000 of which he held $80,000 for the patents, Mr.Mearns $10,000 and Mr.Forbes $10,000.In the last year and a half the witness might have drawn $50,000 or $75,000 as his share of the profits.He was not sure of the amount.He was a busy man, out of the country much and could not remember this among other business.Hs profits in the last six years might be $150,000.The company had been formed by securing the patent for royalties without cash investments and the capital was placed at $100,000.Mr.Watson showed that between October 3, 1906, and September 7, 1907, Mr.Northey had drawn $30,000 profits on business with the Department.; Mr.Watson\u2014And you have no capital invested, only your patent and part of your time invested?Mr.Northey\u2014Exactly.Mr.Watson\u2014That is about as protit- able as any business in Canada, 4 suppose.Why do you charge such prices\u201d Mr.Northey\u2014l suppose the government is willing to pay it.Myr.Watson\u2014You mean that you can get it?Mr.Northey\u2014Yes.Mr.Watson\u2014If the government would not give this, you would take less?Mr.orthey\u2014We could not cut our price one cent.| Mr.Northey said his firm had dealings with the British, United States and Newfoundland governments.Ten or twelve diaphones had been sold to Newfoundland, and he thought at about five percent higher than the Marine 2; ment had paid.OÙ \u2018How do von justify \u2018this e d= 1 LE SE nary state of affairs?last Mr.Northey pointed out that ) CAEN week he came over on the \u2018Victorian, | which.with 1,500 bags of mail and 1,200 passengers, had to stand out eight hours in the fog off Sydney where there was no signal.Surely it would pay the gov: vrnment, he said.to put out $5,000 for a diaphone.The signal at Cape Race had been heard 45 miles away, and with such a signal for saving life and ves sels surely his company was entitled to thirty-five percent profit, which he {hought was all that was made from the government by his company In all its business.REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Joseph Beulac has sold to Mrs.L.J.Pelland a lot with houses fronting on Roulevard St.Joseph, in the town of St.Louis, 20 \u2018teet by 112 feet, for $9,- 150.lewis Abel has sold to Murs.Gédéon Perras houses tronting on St.André street, with lots 24 feet by 94 feet, for 83,350.\u2018The Estate James Uochrane has sold t, S.Kovit and M.krerlstein houses 2 Colonial avenue and 157 to 163 Dine avenue, 16 teet by 75 feet, for £3,100.Vitalien l\u2019oissant has sold to Omer Leleau, house tronting on Delorimier avenue, with lost 40 feet by 100 feet, tor 89.300.Mr-.Adolt Lomer bas sold to J.Jetf- | res Fiske house No.150 Durocher street; with lots 24 feet by 100 .et, for $3,500.James Maguire has sold to Abraham WW.Jacobs a property on Drummond for $16,- A RIVER MYSTERY UNIDENTIFIED BODY FOUND FLOATING NEAR KING EDWARD PIER.The body of an unknown man Was {ound floating in the river near «ne King Edward pier this morning.LL.Appearances seem to indicate Lhat the hodv had been in the water for\u2019 about tive or six months.It will be exiremely difficult to establish identification as his iratures are altogether beyond recognition.Although fuily dressed the body was Little more than a heap of bones.The clothing consisted of a black coat, vest and trousers, black underwear, a blue black sweater, and a pair of black laced boots.VICTIM A BAD CHARACTER.During the trial of Carmene Calderone in the Court of King\u2019s Bench, this morning, for the murder of Vigilo Sylvio, by shooting him after a gambling quarrel on Feb.27, several witnesses for the defence said Sylvio.was a known bad character, and had served two years in Italy for murdering his wife.ee er mm ee THAT SKATING RINK.From Mr.Randall Davidson, 1 \u2014 GER, OBJECTS TO THE BUILDING.The protests thay are being made against the erection of the elevated skat- lug rink on St.Catnerine street, opposite City Hall, and among ine latter, Mr.Dausse, Lhe building iuspector, has received a letter on the suvject iron: Mr.Randall Davidson, manager ot the Nortu British & Mercantile lire & Lite As surance Company, complammimng of une character ot the building.\u2018l'he building luspector hus replied stating- that there Is uo danger ot nre at all trom the skat- lng rink, that every requirement ot the law has been filled, and that special pre- tautions will be maintained agamst nre when the building is completed.i Mr.Chaussée aumits thay the building In its present condition looks objection: construction 1s completed according vo the plans.With that done he thinks many of the grounds of objection will ave disappeared.Mr.Chaussé also informed a \u2018Witness\u2019 reporter this morning that a permit was issued as long agu as Dec.7, 1906, for the construction of the skating rink at the corner of St.Catherine and rory streets.It was to be a third-class permanent building, and as such came under section 26 of the city building by-law.The rink to comply with the regulations applying to permanent buildings on St.Catherine street, namely, that it should have at least a thirty-eight foot frontage.It was to cost $10.000.The Monreal Amusement Corapany, to whom the permit was issued, did not, however, go-on with the work of building, bui had left the steel frame standing, as illustrated in the \u2018Witness\u2019 yesterday.Section 20 of the building by-law reads as follows: \u2018Every wall, structure, or building hereaiter built or altered in the city, shall conform to the provisions of this bv-law, except temporary or movable buildings, elevators and coal chutes.\u2019 As the \u2018elevated skating rink \u2019 opposite Western square was classed as a \u2018temporary building,\u201d it came within the exception provided for in the.law, and réading as follows: : \u2018Plans for any building not provided for in this by-law must receive the sanction of the City Council before commence: IDR operations thefeen.\u2019 .Mr.Christin-applied for and obtaîmed his tpécial \u201cpéfmit for his rink, \u2018as Fas been previously stated.ONTARIO POLITICS AN OPINIUX REGARDING THE SITUATION.Kingston, Ont., June 16.\u2014Mr.H.M.Mowat, K.C., Toronto, president of the General Reform Association for Ontario, spending the week end in town, was asked his opinion regarding the political situation and as to the possibilities of the calling of a Liberal convention.Mr.Mowat said he could only speak as an individual, but thought that a convention could scarcely be convened with advantage this year.The Liberal party did not come to political conclusions hastily or sentimentally, and would have to form clear-sighted opinions in the several rid- ings before being called to a general convention.Otherwise a convention might be stampeded and go contrary to the { sober thought of the party.The public ownership of the liquor | | traffic with reasonable compensation and \u2018 certain reforms demanded in the interest of labor, would undoubtedly be live topics in any convention which would be held.As regards the late contest, Mr.Mowat said the Liberal party having been in i power for over thirty years, they could { not, and did not, expect a different re- | sult.But the results in East Lambton, South Oxford, South Perth and other | ridings, showed that there was no general defection.The Liberals also had to pay the price of making several bad plays, but these scores were now settled ; and the future of the party was one of i hope and confidence.i CLAIMED $10,000, AND GOT si100, | In a case of Frederick Fibatriault vs.| the Imperial Ice Cream Co, the plaint1\" vlaimed $10,000 damages on tne | ground of false arrest, on a charge of appropriating some of the company s | money while he was employed a-< driv- ler in its service.Judge Charbonneau lthis merning maintained the action to the extent of £100.EATEN BY CANNIBALS HORRIBLE STORY OF THE SINKING OF A STEAMBOAT ON THE UPPER CON 30.Madrid, Tune 15.\u2014 Further reports have becn received here from the west coast of Africa concerning the sinking by a tornado, on the Upper Congo River, of the steamboat \u2018Ville de Druges,\u2019 last May.Of the six Europeans who lost their lives, four were caught by cannibalistic natives while attempting to reach the shorc by swimming.and later killed and devoured.A total of seventy negroes were drowned.\u2019 _ CANADIAN CABLES.{Canadian Associated.Press.) London, June 16.\u2014lt is anticipated that the King will pay his promised visit to the Canadian pavilion at the Franco- British Exhibition on Dominion Day, MONTREAL, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1908 Protests at City Hall Include One; WHO AS AN INSURANCE MANA- Western square, are being voiced al ihe.able, but he says he will see thac the: was to be made two stories high in order err eo rr tree DOMINION PARLIAMENT.Mr.Graham's Bill to Bring Tele- ~ phones\u2019 Under Jurisdiction of Railway Commis sion Under Discussion.Pomme (Bee also Page 12.) \u201cOttawa, June 16\u2014In the House this {morning.-Mr.- Ralph Smith, M.P., Nana- no, askéd whether the government had ds yet made any inquiry into the accl- dent on the Transcontinental Railway fear Kénora, in which nine lives were su.- fre Minictez ol Railways replied that | no partiqu'sre bave yet been received by the Transcontinental Commission, but that an inguest is being held by the \u2018provincial authcrities.he man who Was in \u2018crargu ot the blasting opera- Hians at this point was a thoroughly ex- Derienced hand in this class of work.| - The forenoon session of the House was given up to a discussion of the Hon.George P.-Graham\u2019s bill to bring telephones under the jurisdiction of the Railway Commission.This measure was still under consideration when the Pdd ose rose, LIBERAL CAUCUS.Ottawa, June 1C.\u2014The Liberal Senators and members were given an opportunity in a party caucus this morning of expressing their views in regard to matters\u2019 befor: parliament.The caucus was presided over by Mr.Peter Mac- | kenzie, of South Bruce, and was follow- {ed by an announcement that the Min- (isterial programme of legi:lation would be carried out.There is intense ro- sentment in the Liberal ranks arising out of the delays of the present session and this sentiment has already found Voicé in the demand for the reform of the parliamentary rules and the introduction of a system of closure as the only effective check to obstructive tac- ics., \u201cThe government in the House of Commons proclaim themselves ready to face \u2018their constituencies whenever the time- for dissolution comes, and is in no wise dismayed by the results of the recent provincial elections.To-day\u2019s caucus brought no announcement in rè- gard to the contentious Election Bill, but the work of revising the provin- oir \u2018ists of Manitoba is now under way and the Liberals are in receipt of num- erdus comptair:s .as to the way in ent hgs lamation so as \u2018tng their courts where they see fit to dé \u2018so.One of ihe revising judges also has announced his intention of holding sittings at other points named in the proclamation.But under the law of Manitoba.the.work of revision.must be completed by the first of July, so that there is very little time left.In the meantime, the Aylesworth Election Bill has been standing until it was seen how the work of revision under the authority of the province of Manitoba {was carried out.tp MEDICAL: SCHOOL INSPECTION.Dr.J.E.Laberge, chief of the lnfec- tious Diseases Department under the administration of the civic Health Committee, reported this morning that there has been an appreciable decrease in the number of scarlet fever cases in the city during the past few days.Latterly there had been a mild epidemic on the outskirts of the city.Dr.Laberge is satistied that his department can better control and prevent the spread of infectious disease through the medical inspection that now gees on in the elementary schools.raf THE AQUEDUCY IMPROVEMENTS.Mr.Justice Charbonneau rendered juugment this morning on à preliminary contestation filed in connection with the city expropriations for the aqueduct 1m- provements.Lhe contestants were the Sir A.I.Gault estate, the Rev.L.E.Cousineau, Julien Desmarchais, the Montreal Suburban Land Co., 8S.8.Stephens, and Wilbam Henry, their contention being that the city had no right to proceed with the expropriations under the authority of its charter.The Court dismissed this opposition.per THE CHANGEABLE WEATHER.Between three o\u2019clock on Sunday afternoon and seven o\u2019clock this morning there was a tall of 31 degrees.in the temperature, from 83 to 52.During the mcrning the weather becume much warmer.At midday the City Hall thermome- tev registered 60 degrees, and the mercury had mounted four degrees higher at twe o'clock.\\ Errata ACCIDENT IN LAFONTAINE PARK.Francis Belbec, 12 years of age, residing at 761 St.André street, was struck py a waggon in the Latontaine Fark this morning.le was conveyed to the Notre Dame Hospital with all possible speed, but upon -exammation it was found that the boy was suffering from nothing worse than\u2019 contusions.BAD MEAT SEIZED.Fifty calves, 1,118 pounds of veal, six cattle, and 1,173 \u2018pounds of beef were the prircipal seizures of bad food made by the city inspectors during the past week.Fifty-two gallons of bad milk were con- i at the ratlway stations in the itv.17 PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS.\u2014 Pilgrims\u2019 Dinner to Delegates\u2014 Lord Curzon and Mr.Asquith Speak A HAPPY ALLUSION BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF RUPERT'S LAND.London, June 16.\u2014The Pilgrim's Soc.ety of London gave a dinner last night at the Savoy Hotel to welcome the leading dclegates attending the Pan-Anglican Conference.Some twenty American bishops, all the colonial archbishops and a uumbe.of missionary bishops received invitations, Lord Curzon of Kedleston presided at the gathering, and in proposing a toast to the King and the President of' the United States, he spoke of them as the two rulers who had had more influence on the history of the world in the past seven years than any others.The Premier, Mr.Herbert H.Asquith, in re sponding in a noteworthy speech, paid a liign tribute to President Roosevelt, and exliorted the Church to use its influence for the unity of nations and for peace.He offered a toast to the visitors, and the Archbishop of Rupert\u2019s Land replied in behalf of the colonials, and the Bishop of Messachusetts.for the Americans.The Bishops of Missouri and Saskatchewan also spoke eloquently for the guests.\u2019 (Canadian Associated Press.) London, June 16.\u2014Replying to the toast of \u2018Our guests,\u201d proposed by Mr.Herbert H .Asquith, the Premier, at the Pilgrims\u2019 dinner, the Archbishop of Rupert's Land referred to the magnificent reception accorded the oversea Pant Anglicans, and pointed out, amid laughter, that Saskatchewan had a town named Asquith, which also had its education question.tle PATRICK\u2019S APPEAL DENIED.New York, June 15.\u2014The application for a writ of pabeas corpus by Albert H.Patrick, who is serving a life sentence in Sing Sing prison for the murder of Wil- ilam Marsh Rice, an aged_Texas millionnaire, was denied by Judge Lacombe in the United States Circuit Court to-day.Patrick set up the claim that his convie- tion and sentence to death, which has been commuted to life imprisonment, was a result of a conspiracy to plunder the Rice millions.The motive, he asserts, \u201cWas to prevent him from enforcing Rice's will,\u201d léaving the greater part of the Rice fortune to him, * eee MEETING OF THE CLANS DETACHMENT OF THE 48TH HIGHLANDERS TO BE ENTERTAINED BY GORDON HIGHLANDERS AT ALDERSHOT.London, June 16.\u2014The Canadian Associated Press understands that Mr.Hal dane, Secretary of State for War, has sanctioned an allowance to the Gordon Highlanders at Aldershot for the purpose oi entertaining a small detachment of their allied regiment, the 48th Highland: ers, of Toronto, consisting of three officers, two non-commissioned officers and six privates on a visit to England.An cfficial invitation has been forwarded.SARAH KOTEN INDICTED \u2014 FOR THE MURDER OF DR.AUSPITZ.) _ New York, June 16.\u2014Sarah Koten, the nurse who shot and killed Dr.Martin W.Auspitz on June 7.has been indicted by the grand jury on a charge of murder in the first degree.Announcement to that effect was made at the district attorney's office to-day.Sarah Koten was formerly employed as a nurse in Dr.Auspitz\u2019s private hospital.She lured him to the hallway of an apartment house in West 136th street on Sunday evening, more than a week ago, where she lay in wait for him and killed him.Whei arrested, she declared that the doctor had wronged her while she was in his hospital.A TRAVELLER'S SALARY COMMERCIAL\u2019S CLAIM AGAINSI HIS EMPLOYERS WAS SUG CESSFUL.An interesting judgment was rendered \u2018by Mr.Justice Charbonneau this morning, in a case of C.E.Demers vs, Grace Co, Led.This was a claim for salary by a commercial traveller.The company pleaded, among other things, that the claimant had brought in almost no business, notwithstanding his wromise to reach a certain figure.the court held that the contract between the warties revealed no fixed amount of business to be brought in, and as Demers apparently did his best, although he was not successful, judgment was rendered in his favor for $338.A MISCREANT ESCAPES.Sarnia, Ont, June 16\u2014Nuil Cagey twas sentenced on Saturday afternoon to five years in Kingston Penitentiary for assaulting a eleven-year-old child.Af- tee the sentence Casey was allowed to go into one of the jury rooms for a talk with relatives and made his escape.The mad sas made Port Huron his home for \u2018several years, travelling about the country mending umbrellas.Search \"is being made for him.Nn IS 7 x , nd a mie \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ee \u2014 er = \u2014\u2014 Prior Oxe Cen?NEWS IN BRIEF.The situation in Macedonia is said to have never been so terrible.In phe last four years there have been nu iess than ten thousund murders.The Republican National Convention for the nomination of a presidential can: didate opened in Chicago today.Twelve thousana seats were occupied.Among the usual equipments of office, reception «nd retiring rooms is an emergency hos pital with «1x nurses and forty-eight phy- siclans, most of whom are uonorary.Fifty fishing boats have been wrecked off the coast of Kagoshima, Japan, and three hundred and fitty of the crews have been drowned.The governor of the province has requested assistance from the government navy yard at Sase o._ Another big efiort is to be made to induce the British Government to re move the embargo on.Canadian cattle.A head-on collision is reported off Cape Hatteras between {he steamer \u2018Hugin, from New York for Cuba, several days ago, and the Dritish steamer 'Coya, bound from the west coast of South Am erica.Each vessel was badly damaged, but reached port undér her own sicam.An automobile plunged into the Hud son at West 56th street, New York, yes: terday, and four persons were drowned.The Toronto Methodist Conference has passed a.formal resolution deploring \u2018the demoralizing institution at Woodbine, opened semi-annually under the patron age of lis Majesty's representative, the Governor-General.\u201d Another resolution protested against the continued sale of liquor in military camps.The recount of the Ste.Hyacinthe election.so far, shows Mr.Bourassa abcad of Mr.Morin by one vote.A claim is made for the rejection of two polls.Sir Thomas Shaughnessy was entertained at a banquet last night by the Toronto Board of Trade.The Southe n Counties Railway receiv ed vesterday permission to enter the city by an electric line over the Victoria and Black\u2019s bridges.A nineteen-vear-old girl took poison on the steps of a building on Beaver Hall Hill last night.She is likely 10 recover.She was cut of work and penniless.-\u2014 ARRESTED FINN GOES FREE.A despatch from Halifax, N.S., says that Judge Wallace, as extradition com- missianey.to-day discharged from cus tody a Russian Finn, who was arrested here on his arrival from England, on Avril 4, at the request of the Russian Cansul in Montreal, on a charge oi em- hezzlement in Finland.The prisoner, Kaarlo Kalke, was twice berore the Supreme Court judges on habeas corpus proceedings, but both refused a dis charge.Judge Wallace found that the papers in the case received from Russia were not sufficient to warrant holding the prisoner.MONTREAL'S ADVANTAGES AS A GRAIN PORT.Crete.New York Cannot Compete With All-Water-Route Transportation, There is not much use in the grain and eteamship Interests of the New York Produce Exchange holding mass meetings, as 1 hear they are doing to-day, to agitate for lower railway rates on export tonnage.The railways are now carrying grair to the seaboard just as cheaply as they can, and pay expenses.They can't compete with a water route to the seaboard, and even if the ocean freighters carried grain for nothing from New York to Liverpool, the through rate from Fort William to Liverpoo! via Néw York would be higher than it is via Montreal.\u2019 The above statements, made in very pusitive tones, by a well-known grain and froight broker, to a \u2018Witness\u2019 representative this morning, throw a lot of light onto tbe subject that seems to be worrying the business men of New York just now, and they also indicate that the blame which they lay on the railway is misplaced.It is Montreal's natural advantages and the improvements which have been instituted and carried out on the grain route and at the terminal between Fort William and the decks in Montreal, that have secured the business for the Canadian route, and all the abuse the sufferers in the United States can heap on to their railway men will have very little influence.Another member of the Corn Exchange here, who takes an interest in the subject, gave tbe \u2018Witnese' the following quo- rations which prove the former contention.Freight rate on wheat from Fort Wil- jiarr.to Liverpool, via New York: Fert William to Buffalo .01 Puffalo to f.0.b.str.New York .06.40 New York to Liverpool .02 Total .cere eee 00 eu ou.09.40 Via Montreal: Fort William to Montreal .04 Montreal to Liverpool ce an .\u2026 03 otal 2.07 This beare out the previous assertion that the New York route could not compete with the Montreal route, even it ocean carriage from the former was free, ard it eeems to give a black eye to the statement that \u2018New York should be the natura! shipping point for the grain of the country,\u201d that is credited to the president of the New Yodk Prcduce Exchange.It is Montreal's natural advan- taxes that bave given it its present lead, and when it is recalled that \u2018 Canadian Jake carriers get comparatively high prices for their services and that insurance rates are higher to the St.Lawrence than to New York.the value of these natural advantages should be appreciated and Canad\u2018ans should make every effort to secure them to themselves in perpetuity. = 0 = Me a a Seta PRAT ERIN bh hl LPR, VR ER a DRE Ie Gp ATI A Praise vm TL PE ae i mue mn eae R.I., JACE \u2014 LAPHAM - At the residence of the bride's parents, 267 Colonial avenue, Montreal, on Wednesday, June 10, 1508.by the Rev.Melvin Taylor, Peur! Chil- rose, daugliter of William Lapham, to David Rait Jack.KEMP \u2014 MAIDMENT \u2014 At Forest, Ont., on June 11, 1908, by the Rev.LL.H.Carrie, B.A., Mr.Stanley H.F.Kemp.M.A., of Toronto, to Gertrude, youngest daughn- ter of Mr.James Maidment, Forest, LEGGAT \u2014 CREIGHTON \u2014 At Grare Church, Brantford, Ont., on June 13, 1913, by the Ven.Archdeacon Mackenzie, D.C.L., rector, Eleanor Mary Lucretia Creighton.daughter or Mrs.Walter Lindsay Creighton, Brantford, to Willlam l.eggat, son of Matthew Leggut, Hamilton.LEWIS \u2014 BEERWORT \u2014 On 1908, at tbe residence of parents, by the Rev.J.H.B.D., Florence May, daughter of Mr.Frank H.Beerwort, to Willie Edgar i.ewis, both of Clarenceville, Que.ROBINSON - DOUGLAS \u2014 On June 11, 1908.at the Church of the Redeemer, Ly the Bev.C.J.James, Ernet George Robinson, to Marjorie Douglas.eldest daughter o° Mr.and Mrs.R.A.Douglas, Loth of Toronto.DIED.ALLEN \u2014 At Ottawa, on June 7, 1908,Ellen Beatty, beloved wife of Henry 31.Alien.BURRILI, - On Monday, June 1, 1998, at Indian Head,Saska'chewan, Mary Oughtred, beloved wife of Simon Burrill, in her 62nd year, formerly of Lennoxville, Que, / June 19, the brides McConnell, 16th.NORMAN \u2014 Suddenly.in her $3rd year.Mary Pearce Tuckett.relict of John Shapton Norman.of Buckland Brewer.Torrington.North Devon.and younge:t daughter of the late George Elias Tuckett, of Fxeter, I'tevon.Hamilton, Ont.ond l,evon-hire, England, papers please copy.SCRUTTON \u2014 In Kingston.Ont.on Juno 12, 140%, Eliza, beloved wife of Edmund Scrutton, aged 62 WRIGHT \u2014 At St.Margaret's Home, on June 14, 1998, Mary Gibson, wife of the late William Wright.sr.of Chateau- guay.formerly of Larolle, aged $3 years.Funeral from St.Andrew's Church, Chateauguay, on Wedn-eday, at 2 p.m.Friend: and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend.IN MEMORIAM.MacDERMID-In loving memory of Angns S.MncDermid, who died lune 16, 1906, and also of his brother, Charles H., who died July 26, 1907, beloved sons of A.J.Macl)ermid, of the Island of Martintown.\u2018There is nn death in heaven, or they who gain that shore Have won their immortality, Aud taey can die no more.\u2019 years.Notices received too late for this page may possibly be In time for page 8 eb \u2014\u2014\u2014 NOTES AND NOTICES, See the 50 June bargains now being offered by the Leach Piano Co, Ltd, 560 St.Catherine street west.near Drum- mond.Cash or easy terms, à spot in the room directly under- a large \u2018shower hoop\u2019 that had been suspended to the ceiling.As the two stood speaking for a moment, the hoop was lowered by two boys so as to completely encircle Miss Hughes, \u2018The \u2018shower\u2019 included china and crystal dishes, tinware, linen and other household articles, and Miss Hughes was informed that they were intended as gifts for \u2018her in view of her marriage next week to Mr.David Sinclair.The Rev.Mr.Williamson, in a brief address, announced the presentation as being on behalf of the Epworth League and the Sunday school, to both of which the recipient belonged.\u2014a\u2014 \u2018CANUCK\u2019 AN INSULT.An interview which appeared in the New York \u2018Sun,\u2019 alleged to have been given by an English-speaking Canadian, 1s causing much agitation in the French-Canadian centres of the United States.It was a protest against the \u2018term \u2018 Canuck\u2019 being applied to others but French-Canadians, who alone, owing to their inferiority, deserved the contemptuous appellation.The insult was resented by the Franco-Americans, and the different French-Canadian organs In the United States have already taken up the matter, publishing vigorous articles in vindication of the good name and honor of their compatriots.Public meetings of protest have also been held, and altogether the incident Is causing much agitation.to be done is or becomes a non-judieial You Blame the Stomach But chronic indigestion will disappear when the liver, kidneys and bowels are enlivened to action.You are skentical.For vou have tried many medicines and still suffer from, indigestion with all its annoving symptoms.Take a new line.Leave the stomach alone, for source of trouble is in the intestines and healthful digestion can be restored by the use of Dr.A.W.Chase\u2019s Kidney- Liver Pills.In some ways this treatment is unique.It has a specific and combined action on liver, kidneys and bowels, brings sbout a thorough cleansing of the filtering and excretory systems and thor oughly cures indigestion and constipation.The first dose will convince you that you are being benefited and you will soon know what it is to have a healthful, natural appetite and good digestion.Together with the reliability of his iReceipt Book, the extraordinary suc- @ss of this medicine has made Dr.A.Chase world famous, his portrait \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 the hd signature are on the box.Dr.| MONTREAL A SERIOUS RIVAL.President Ring, of the New York Ex- [mand of the (on \u2018 Pise change, seems greatly agitated over the 27722200 - removal of the five White Star freighters .end the sudden bound Montreal ha.made | BREE EEE EE Ring fur he that ! as a great marine port.Mr.therc seems to be no other reason grain being sent to Montreal than the railways are giving greacet facilitice to Montrea] than N:w Y.rk.Vo Hing also states that everything will he dore ty) bring back the trade to New York A well-known Montreal shipping man when spoken to with regard to the sudden\u2019 freight famine in New York, said: The ; étatement about a discrimination in faver | of Montreal, however, is merely bluff, for ! the difference of two cents per hundredweight in favor of Montreal has existed all the time.Yerk is the outcome of jealousy.there don't like to see Montreal ln future they wi]! per- etill People ing rapid strides.hape watch her more interest.\u2019 THE GRAMPIAN'S PASSENGERS.The SS.Grampian, of the Allan arrived in port at 6.30 o'clock this morning from Glasgow with 12 saloon, 252 sec- advancement with ond and 208 third-class passeugers.The following 1s a list of the saloon passengers:\u2014Mr.William Anderson, Mrs.An- | dereon, Miss Burgess, Mr.John Connell, À Mr.H.L.Ewing, Miss Jessie J.Glen, | i Mies Jean B.Glen, Mrs.Mallagh, Mrs.Padmon.Dr.T.Avery Rogers, Mrs.Sal- | mond, Mrs.Watt.SHIPPING NOTES.\u2018 Fog in the river has delayed the 8S.| Grampian, of the Allan line.and the Donaldson liner Cassandra, both from Glasgow.The Grampian reached Quebec yes- say- \u20181 | i That statement from New | | ) | + 1 port tak- M | ER line, | 3 banquet in cure in honor of yr daa 4 A + - \u20ac > > - NE ag \u2014 > = ve dre Ls A +R ; > nll 3 ; i i =e i _ .= - y , Arfa | E 2 \u201c THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS Turspar, Joxe 10, 106 Je À = 0 y \u2014 = ; ny = \u2014\u2014 = \u2014 rep ¥ 5 = R?; day i be d ith hke '; {Ry + BIRTHS, YARRIA ' : ay, such thing may be dome with hike i Ù 8 SARRIAGES AND DEATHS, \u201cS.CARSLEY C®: RECOUNT IN ST.JAMES.CB, \"uch ih ma be ont dah (1 ave pou TE 1 oer eke mars an de man wt the chief cause \u201c1 wax a sufferer from .aver two years.~ inable to work for - Mr.Bert Cornell, Cre A short time : im which were \u201ccv and Point St.\u201caudience was seen > who has just re .REV, E.D.SILCOX, I the \u2018Congregationalist.\u2019 + VISIt tu Palestine and Late who hag berr \u2018nrom- son during th.week's ~ Mr.Charles Gurd, Mr.crormatien bureau.He » or heard in the 1rensral took no part mn the devis dJdwavs at one's elbow - ob PY DF Te lens 0 Dg Wer hon, De scha- Carre is sn\u201d sit ME Tu m | ers so that they would go forth and life and power.There were always rea- | sons for the decline noticed in certain churches from time to time, but this did not foreshadow the failure of the Church as an institution.Tle Church could not fail because God could not fail.The Church needed a clearer vision of her mission and destiny: The speaker did not think it wise for the Church to be trying to do everything.It must give special attention to spiritual matters if it desired spiritnal results.Crities said the Church should be \u2018institutional\u2019\u2014it should engage in charitable work and have influence with the press and in politics.As a Church he did rot think it should.But it should inspire Its mem- destroy corruption.The Church should not presume to slictate to governments\u2014 not even as to how the liquor traffic should be controlled.Still church members, as individuals, should be leaders in matters of social reform.The Christian must not lower the standard nor submit to the terms or demands of the world.When filled with the epirit the Church would go forth to conquer and cease talking of failure.; The Rev.Mr.Dav chose for his subject, \u2018Impressions of the present union.He took occasion to mention the \u2018vork done bv the chairman.Mr.Cashing, whese enthnsinsm had inspired all; that of the secretaries, the Rev.Messrs.Daly and Gunn.Their force and reqularity reminded him of the \u2018daily aun\u2019 fired off at the Quebec Citadel.Reference was made to the sermons by the Rev.Prof.Youtz.combining a strong intellectual rrasp with deep sniritual discernment.Fe also spoke briefly of the church rmion movement.aml expressed the opin: ion that the action taken bv this annual meeting would have the approval of the memhershin at larae and wonld have the sanction of their fathers could they have heen nresent in the flesh.AFTERNOON SESSION.At the afternoon session the Rev.F.J.Day presented the report of the Reorganization committee, which recommended a number of amendments to the constitution and general rules.The question of incorporation, finances, a uniform association constitution, etc, were discussed.The following changes were made regarding the annual collec- ticns from the churches: September and October, for the college; November and December, for the C.C.Missionary Society; January, for the Provident Society: February and March.for the C.C.Foreign Missionary Society; April and Mav.for the Congregational Union of Canada.It was recommended that the executive committee be authorized to formulate a system of apportionment upon the churches and societies in connection with the Union, and also tn report at the next meeting on a plan for the pav- ment of the travelling expenses of ministers and lav delegates.; This session wound up the business of the Union for the year.STATE SENATOR ROBBED.Detroit, Mich., June 15.\u2014State Senator St.Huster, of Boston, Mass., a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago, was robbed of $300 and his return ticket to Boston on a Michigan Central train as it was being transferred from Windsor to Detroit on a ferry on Sunday afternoon.Mr.St.Fluster had the money and ticket when the boat left the Windsor side, and went into the dining-car.When he left this car on the Detroit side of the river he missed his wallet.A search is being made for the bold thief.If captured, he wuld probably be charged with robbery on the high seas, a crime punishable by lite imprisonment.Joseph Kirwin 18 serving such a sentence in the Detroit House of Correction for robbing a woman on 4 steamer.; \\VOMAN COMMITTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.Toronto, June 15\u2014On a charge of throwing carbolic acid on the face of Edward Chandler, while the latter was cn his way home on Lee avenue recent- Iv, Mrs.Elizabeth Ellen Taylor, of 249 Lappin avenue, was committed for trial by Magistrate Ellis to-day.Mrs.Taylor was allowed her liberty on bail for $3,000.She was neatly attired and presented a pleasant appearance while in court.(Chandler gave evidence against her.His face still shows the marks of the acid, bu: it was said that he will not suffer any scar or disfigurement as a result.H.admitted having been intimate with the prisoner for a long time before his inarriage.and said that the woman had, hefore throwing the acid, upbraided him ior not coming to visit her and her child.ré CHILD ATE STRYCHNINE PILLS.Whitby, Ont., June 15.\u2014A fatal accident oceurred last evening in a farm house near Brooklin.The three-year- old daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Frank Patty left the room where the parents wire, got at a box of strychnine pills, ate several of them.returned to her parents.and fell to the floor.She was hurried to a doctor at Brookhn, but ex- mired a few minutes after reaching the doctor's office.The little one was the only child of her parents, LOUISIANA AND PROHIBITION.Baton Rouge, La., June 15.\u2014Louisiana will not become a prohibition state dur- in: the term of the present Assembly.Tin~ was declared to-night by the House nf Representatives, when that body, by a vote of 58 to 47, indefinitely post- pened consideration of the Boussan bill providing for a referendum of state-wide vrchibition.NOTES AND NOTICES.The best tea can be utterly spoiled by ~xposure to contaminating influences, as Lulk teas so often are.\u2018Lne sealed lead parkets of the \u2018Salada\u2019 Tea Co.give you tea fresh and fragrant from the gardens to the tea-cup.Montreal follows London's lead.\u2014 Bovril Sandwiches, which have become so popular for business men\u2019s luncheons \u2018n London, are growing in favor in Mont- peur) \\ Morgan & Co Timited\":™ Henry Timited Morgan & Ca The Ready Made Clothing Dept.Will place on sale, Thursday, June 18th 100 TWEED SUITS, sizes 36 to 4.Regular value $23.00 to $30.00.Your choice at $15 The Art Gallery Sale of a large selection of High Class Colored Prints, Engravings, Autotypes and Carbons; also a number of Original Oil and Water Color Paintings.At Half the Original Prices Sale of Silks On Wednesday, June the 17th Natural color Tussore Silk (one yard wide).Value 90c per yard.s.Loss 33 1-3 p.c.Louisine Silk (pure silk) in Black, White, Navy, Cream, Sky, Reseda, Nile.Fawn, Former prices, 75c and 90c, Cardinal, Brown, Helio, To Clear at 43¢ per yard Colored Burma Silk, suitable for coats and skirts : value $1.65.\u2026.Less 20 po.Colored Shantungs in the newest colorings; Less 20 p.o.Sale of Flannels On Wednesday, June the 17th 50 pieces of British, French and German Flannel, suitable for Blouses, Kimonas and Wrappers Less 20 p.c.Sale of Furniture On Wednesday & Thursday, June 17 and 18 One China Cabinet, golden Oak (60-6580).$62.00.0000.01.10000 1 China Cabinet, Value $33.00.\u20260.0.00000c0e 1 China Cabinet, golden oak, (1029).\u2026.$45.00, Less 50 p.c.1 China Cabinet, mahogany B84.00.cue.overs nscenss 12 Odd Chairs, denim upholstered, mahogany finish, $12.00 to $20.00.At $10.00 each 113-2017\u20141 Dinner Waggon, Mission value $25.00.+000.00.00.-At Half Price 187-348\u20141 Dinner Waggon, Early English Finish.Value $56.00.61-87 3\u2014DBuffet China Cabinet fumed oak, value $130,00.162-431 \u20141 Brass Bed, size English make; Value $56.00.Less 25 p.e.1 Celerette, Early English finish.Value £20.00.(Furniture Dept.on 3rd and 4th Floors.) golden oak, (34-2).$31.00 | $24.75 1 China Cabinet, Early English finish, (32-51}) Value eeese.At $41.00 Value .\u2026.At $22.00 (149-5117).Value .At $58.00 design, .At Half Price and Set of Chairs ; vees.At $85.00 4-6, square posts, At $14.00 Sale of Special Lines of Furniture Coverings Less 20 Percent Remnants of Furniture Coverings.Less 25 p.c.One line of Silk and Tapestries suitable for Curtains and Portieres; Ranging from 20 p.c.to 33 1-3 p.c.Discount.Awnings for Private Residences, Public Buildings and Stores Estimates Furnished Upon Request Window Shades in Opaque Shade Cloth or Scotch Holland, with lace to match.Bunting and Flags in British, Canadian, French and American Ensigns; all sizes.(On Sale in the Curtain Department) Sale of Millinery On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 18th, 19th and 20th.50 Dozen Untrimmed Shapes, All American Models.Consisting in part of Mohair, Chip and Rustic, Values from 31.50 to $5.00.Will be placed on sale at the Very Attractive Price of 75¢ Each.Milan, Split Straw, Doors Open at 830 a.m.Approval.These Goods are St.Catherine Street Window.No Goods sent on now on display in Sale of 75 Made Up Squares in Wilton, Axminster, Brussels and Tapestry Carpetfeeeeceirecen.cnecesrisenes LOSS 50 p.0.On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 17th, I8th and 19th.(Department on Third Floor.) male of Travellers Sample Books Commencing To-Morrow, Wednesday, \u2018June the 17th, at Half their former prices.Sale of Dr.Drummond\u2019s Books, editions bound in fine leather ; former prices $4.50 and $5.00, At $2.00 each Discount of 20 p.¢.on Leather Goods.Special line of Stationery, Paper, Ink and Pads.including Writing Less 15 p.c.real.Most leading restaurants have them every day.| | = ects Resa eae s HLT MEE C3 = PR COLONIAL HOUSE, COLONIAL HOUSE, MONTREAL.MONTREAL.\u2018 À ee on pe i .= ) ! y are A ERTIES al - ow Se x ute je EJ ols es ER LP nl PIRE Na PS Ahn Siam IRR _ plo Be a CP CT Why § At j 8 ¢ 5 ï AN \u2014; +) g ! ide MB TTT Ma Re Sa OS mes TR > Tue ; a HS OT T0 TS ANT EE IN RS EE RS \u2014_\u2014\u2014 Weekly Calendar, J TUESDAY, JUNE 16.Sailors\u2019 Concert To-night Montreal Sailors\u2019 Institute Programme to-night will be arranged by Mr.James Small, CGreanist and Choir J.eader of St.Jumes Methodist Church.MRS.SMAEL, MR.W.EVA, MacCORMACK, Soloists: MISS MEYERS and MR.and the SAILORS.TEA DOMINION PARK Added Attractions this Week.7\u2014GRUNATHOS-7 Marvellous Acrobats.5-EDDYS -5 Acrobatic Cyclists.Admission, 10c: Children, ART ASSOCIATION Phillips Square Galleries of Oil Paintings, Water Colours and Statuary, Open Daily Admission 25c.MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN, EUROPE, &c.CLUSE AT MONTREAL.: 5e.June.16 9.30 a.m.Lusitania, Cunard.* 16 6.00 p.m.* Supplementary.17 9.30 a.m.Kais.Aug.Victoria.Ham.Ameri.#17 6.00 p.m.\u2018\u201c Supplementary.17 9.30 a.m.La Savoie.Gen.Tr.AtL * 17 6.00 p.m.Supplementary.19 9.30 a.m.Umbria.Cunard.* 19 6.00 p.m.\u2018* Supplementary.**19 6.00 p.m.Victorian, Allan.+20 1.00 p.m.Kensington, Dominion.22 9.30 a.m.Kaiser Wilhelm IT.N.G.Lloyd.e 22 500 p.m.\u2018* Supplementary.:3 9.30 a.m.Mauretania, Cunard.s 23 6.99 p.m.Supplementary.24 9.30 a.m.Deutschland.Ham.Amer.26 9.30 a.m.Carmania, Cunard.* 256 6.90 p.m.\u2018\u201c Supplementary.sx25 6.00 p.m.Empress of Ireland, Can.Pacific.+27 1.00 p.m.Canada, Deminion.*Letters may be posted up to 6.00 p.m.: other matter should be posted hefore 5.00 p.m.Registered before 5.70 p.m.**Parcels (per Parcel Post) are forwarded by the Canadian steamer.the last time of : mailing at Head Office being 5.30 r.m.on Fridays and 12.30 p.m.ov Saturdays.Letters for the above malls may be posted at Fostal Stations \u2018BP and \u2018C\u2019 up to within 13 minutes of the above mentioned hours of closing.reve MAN SHOT BECAUSE HIS NOSE WAS LONG TROUBLES OF AN EVERYDAY CYRANO CULMINATES IN ASTOUNDING ATTACK.Paru, June 15.-\u2014Charles Bertrand.a mechanic.aged 25 years, yesterday lost an eye and is now lying im a hospital be- couse nature has bestowed on him a nose of phenomenal dimensions.He was walking along the Rue Croix Nivert when a man approached him, and walking by his side, eontinued to take rn offensive interest in his facial appearance.Bertrand is accustomed to annovance oi this sort, hut 1n this case it was so pronounced that he turned into a café to Escame 1k.But the man followed him, and, ac- cnsting him peremptorily, demanded what he meant by going about with such a monument on his face.The owner: replied sadly that he was irresponsible, but the man declared that he was an artist, and would not stand it.[Te ¢hereunon drew a revolver.and fired at the object of his hatred.but aim- #1 s0 badly that he shot the unfortunate Dertrand through the left eve.He was at nnce arrested.and his victim was re- removed to the hospital.TORONTO WARNED THAT BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENT GIVES COMPANY CONTROL OF CITY STREETS.Toronto, June 15.\u2014A telegram was received by Controller Spence this morning 1rom Mr.W.D.Lignthall, honorary secretary of the Umon of Canadian Municipalities, warning the city that the Dominion Power Company's Bill had passcd the Senate and that the next hear- mg was fixed tor Wednesday morning.The Wall declared Mr.Lighthall, threatens to give the company the right to go ou the ary streets without the city giving consent, and thus gain control of the etreets.When shown the telegram, Mr.Fullerton stated that the situation was fully understood by his department and that steps had been taken to Aght tue chjectionable clauses at Ottawa.SCULLING The dcuble =culling race for the chat- lenge cup (lady and gentleman), which took nlace last week, was won by Mr.CG.B.Robinson and Miss I.Davidson, Mr.w.F.B.Henry and Miss M.Henry fin- tahing about two boat lengths behind the pirners.There wiil be a race to-morrow evening at 7.45 o'clock for the challenge cup, tandem canoe.lady and gentleman, between Mr.Colin Foulis and Miss Foulls, the present holders, and Mr.W.F.B.Henry and Miss M.Henry, who have challenged for the cuv.Cet your watch repaired by W.A.WOOD, 19 Bleury Street.SOT dr TRE nt I A A HRI RITE Se TA SREE Ch PH WRAY TREY NO GAMES YESTERDAY.All Eastern League Scheduled Fixtures Were Interfered With by Rain.Rain caused the postporement of the game scheduled betwen the Royals and Newark to-day at Newark, and it ls probable that a double-header will be played on Wednesday.\\ No game was scheduled at Providence and rain interfered at Jersey City and Baltimore.A raliway washout delayed the arrival of the Toronto team in Balti- mere, An attempt was made to play, but rain interfered at the end of the fourth inning, when the score stood 1-0 in the home team's favor.AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS.St.Louis 10, Boston 0; Chicago 2, New York 1: Cleveland 2, Washington 1.Standing\u2014Chicago, Cleveland, St.Louis, Detroit, New \u2018York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington.NATIONAL LEACUE RESULTS.Pittsburg 5, Boston 3; Cincinnati-Now York,St.Louis-Brooklyn and Philadelph!a- Chicago games poetponed on account of rain.Standing\u2014Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, St.Louis, Prooklyn.THREE CREWS TO COMPETE \u2014 IIALIFAX GREATLY INTERESTED IN CONTESTS AND THE MEN WHO WILL REPRESENT HER AT ST.CATHARINES, \u2014_\u2014 | Halifax, N.S., June 16.\u2014The three crews vrhich have been battling here for tne honor of representing llalifax at St.Cath- arines, and which have been so evenly matched, will go.This decision was reached st a meeting of the committee.Nine hundred dollars have already been raised, and a public canvass for the remaining five hundred dollars is going on.The city is greatly interested over the great contests of the crews, and it is the general opinion that three crews so even- lv matched are entitled to go to trials.OLYMPIC TROUBLES CAPTAIN JONES STATES THAT HE liAS ENTEPED 1,200 NAMES FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS ALONE, AND STILL HIS TASK IS NOT OVER.(Canadian Associated Press.) Loudon, June 16.\u2014Captair: Jones, the energetic assistant secretary of the Olympic Games Ccm mittee, speaking to the Canadian Associated Press, said that he had already entered 1,200 names for athletio events, and that bi: task was not yet completed.Captain Jones pointed cut that the forms have yet to be scrutinized by the A.A.A.Clympic Games Committee.The Marathon race has already !ts com- plemen:, and there are sixty or more to be added.M.A.A.A.BOWLING CLUB \u2014s The M.A.A.A.Bowling Club will hold their first tournament on the Asociation\u2019s greens next week, and rceveral valuable prize will be ccmpeted for by menibers, among which will be the pair of bowls presented by J.Taylor & Sons {or a green howler's prize.BLUE BONNETS.A comparatively small crowd visited Blue Bonnets yesterday afternoon, a Monday, and a wet Monday at that, being sufficient to account for the paucity of the attendance.Those who did brave the elements were rewarded by seeing interesting sport with close and exciting finishes.The heaviness of the track brought fresh conditions to bear on the various events, and it was Interesting to watch how horses unable to compete with much chance of success on a fast track were ah'e yesterday to how heels to their more speedy stable companions whea running under conditions suited to them.Of the six events scheduled the race for gentlemen riders was perbaps the feature.Tbe finish between Messrs.Wright and Kerr in this event was a brilliant one, in fact many were heard to express the opinion that their horsemanship was the equal cf any of the professionals at tbe track.The finish in this race was one of the prettiest of the meeting.Mr.Kerr, who rude \u2018Cursus,\u2019 thought he had won, but \u2018Sparkles.clearly was first home by a head.Mr.Wright, who, by the way, is one of the cleverest amateurs riding was scmewhat over-confldent and came near losing the race.At the head of the stretch he looked around to see where the other horses were, and Mr.Kerr, on \u2018Cursus,\u201d riding for dear life, almost nipped h'u.on the wire.Mr.Dawes was lucky to get away with- ont a fal] in the same race.He lost his etirrups just after the start and had a rovgh trip in trying to keep the horse up aud retain his eeat at the same time.Considering the condition of the track the time made yesterday was remarkably fast.In the last event the first quarter was run in less than 24 seconds.The races were evenly divided among the jockeys yesterday, Englander, Shilling, Mr.Wright, Moreland and Koerner being the successful riders.SUMMARY.First race, lx furlongs\u20141, \u2018Gold Heart,\u2019 41, Englander; 2, \u2018Bellwether,\u2019 107, C.Koerrer: 3, \u2018Dixie Himmel,\u201d 102, McCahey.Also ram, \u2018King Avondale,\u201d \u2018Blue Coat,\u2019 \u2018Maypost.\u2019 Second race, one mile\u20141, \u2018Creel,\u2019 119, Shilling; 2, \u2018Goes Fast,\u2019 99, Murphy: 3, \u2018Lady Isabel,\u201d 97, McCahey.Also ran, \u2018Adrian,\u2019 \u2018Montbert.\u2019 Third race, 1% mile\u20141, \u2018Sparkles,\u2019 130, Mr.Wright; 2, \u2018Cursus,\u2019 145, Mr.Kerr; 3, \u2018Call Boy,\u2019 131, Mr.Watson.Also ran, \u2018Sis Model,\u2019 \u2018Al Powel,\u2019 \u2018Jiu Jitsu.\u2019 Fourth race, steeplechase, about two miles\u20141, \u2018Mauzano,\u2019 152, Saffell; 2, \u2018Flying Virginian,\u201d 147, Mr.Kerr; 3, \u2018John T.Morgan,\u201d 162, Plunkett.Also ran, \u2018Knob- hampton.\u2019 Fifth race, seven #yrlongs\u20141, \u2018Schroeder's Midway,\u201d 110, Moreland; 2, \u2018Yaddo, 110, McCabey; 3, \u2018Spion,\u2019 107, C.Koerner.Alec ran, \u2018Mariposa,\u2019 \u2018Gibson, Halbard,\u2019 \u2018King Cole.\u2019 Sixth race, four and a half furlongs\u20141, \u2018Nasturtia,\u201d 109, C.Koerner: 2, \u2018Personal.\u2019 109, Shilling: 3, \u2018M.J.Greene,\u2019 112, Mec- Cahey.Also ran, \u2018Quantico,\u2019 \u2018Jim Parkinson °\u2019 RES THE MONTREAL SPORTING NEWS| CRICKET.Pe Montreal, McGill and Victoria have all an equal number of points (his season, each having registered two wins.Victoria, who have played one more match than the other two have also lost once.Lachine leade *B'\u2019 Division.The standing of the clubs forming the Montreal and District Amateur Cricket League to date is as follows: \u2018A\u2019 DIVISION.WwW, L.D.Pts.Montreal .veus 22 0 0 4 MeGill .+ + oo 2 0 0 4 Victoria .+e: es .2 1 v 4 Westmount .0 2 9 0 Pt.St.Charles.0 2 C È \u2018B' DIVISION.Ww.Le D.Pts.Lachine .2 « v 4 Valleyfield.1 0 J 2 Dom.Cotton Mills .1 0 0 2 Westmount 1I.: .0 2 0 0 Cote St.Paul .0 ë 0 0 Dominion Cotton Mills and an eleven from the Angus Truck Shops, captained by Mr.Rimmer, met on Saturday on the D.C.M.grounds, Davidson street.The match resulted in a win for Mr.Rimmer's eleven by 4 runs.Score: ANGUS SHOPS.Mr.A.Rimmer, rot out .+.©.11 S.Beresford, ¢ Barrow, b Rennie .8 R.Goodchild, ¢ and b Waterhouse .4 W.Murray, b Barrow .+.os oo 12 J.Sullivan, b Rennie .+.+.veu.0 F.Strickland, b Rennie .ss oo es oo oo 1 J.Bullock, b Barrow .+.os ss D.À C.James, b Barrow .se es 0e » À J.Baber, b Barrow .«.1 J.Brctherton, stpd Baber, b Barrow .2 W.Ralph, b Rennie .se .++ + +.11 Extras se se on se ne se 06 ees 66 as 0 Total uvre cies 000 0000 were 00 D COTTON MILLS.O.Hanzen, ¢ Murray, b Brotherton .1% W.Butcher, b Rrotherton .#4 S.Franklund, b Brothertor .1 B.Barrow, b Brotherton .0 J.Reunie, c¢ Brotherton, b Raiph .18 G.Waterhouse, ¢ Sullivan, b Brother- ton .\u2026.+.++ 2.Le ve ee se eeenes © W.Barry, sr, not out .Le ee vec À C.Hansen, b Brotherton .se oa .2 W.Barry, jr., b Kkrotherton .( W.Cook, b HKrotherton .«.+.\u2026 0 W.Baber, b Irotherton .4 UV Extras .+.tive veu vee ore see 0.5 Total .000000 + 4H For the winners, Mr.Kimmer set his men a good example with the bat, scoring 11 runs in fine style.Jirotherton took nina wickets for 16 runs.For D.C.M., O.Hansen and J.Rennie did best with the bat, compiling scores of 18 and 16 respectively.Barrow and Rennje shared the bulk of the bowling, capturing five and four wickets, rexpectively.Captain Waterhoure took the last wicket.The scores made jn the Yorkshire-West- mount match, the result of which was Elven in yesterday's paper, are as fol- nws: ING CLUB ELECTED OFFICERS FOR THE SEASON.Re \u2014 The adjourned annual 1neeting of the Chateauguay Thoating Clut was held in the club house.Chateaugauy, on Saturday evening last, and proved to be one of the most successful in the history of the club.The election of officers resulted as follows: Hon.president, Mr.W.J.Wells; president, Mr.G.W.Fardisty; first vice-presi- dent, Mr.W.H.Scharf; second vice-pre- sident, Mr.A.I.Bain; secretary.Mr.E.H.McCutcheon: ireasurer.Mr.A.Schnebly.Committee\u2014Messrs.E.W.Foley.S.D.Parker, George Adams, E.A.Cardinal, R.Brown, A.McBean, A.Ritchie, W.W, King, J.A.Decelles.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014_ MR.TRIHEY HONORED \u2014_\u2014 Mr.H.J.Trihey, the well known Shamrock Lockey player, and captain of the club in 1899 and 1900, was the recivient last evening of a hapdsome cabinet or silver- wares from: «cme of his numerous friends, the occasion being hi: approaching marriage.Mr.William [lipphy acted as chairman, and those present included Messrs.Harry McLaughlin, W.P.Lunny, T.Slattery, I\u2019.Kenehan, John Whyte, P.Meglan, E.Cummings, Jobn Hicks, John; Ngent, Peter Murphy, M.Hughes, C.J.Hanratty and Dr.Walter Kennedy.The Shamrock A.A.A.gift to Mr.Tri- hey was a parchment and a handson.e clock, \u2014\u2014\u2014 AN IDEAL HOLIDAY \u2014 À campiug party consisting of Afty menm- bers of the Y.M.C.A.will leave Montreal on Saturday for the annual trip to the Y.M.C.A.island on the Lake St.Joseph.The party will be in charge of Mr.W.J.Holliday and the business men's class, who are to be members of \u2018the party, expect their two weeks' stay at the lake.camp this summer is reported to be in fine shape.A large dining tent has been pitched in addition to eight other tents to be used for sleeping purposes.There are ten boatv belonging to the Y.M.C.A., which will be used by the campers.The spot is an ideal one for a fertnights' helidny, The WESTMOUNT.T Overton, ¢ and b Collinge .\u2026.\u2026 \u2026 .§ Hargreaves, bt Marsden .24 Le .0 Rintol, 1bw., b Collinge .o .3 Thom, b Collinge .44 vv ++ ou .6 Liven, L Collinge .vv vee se oe oo Ù Baker.b Collinge ., .9 Cameron, bt Collinge .ee ve as os 1 Killam, b Marsden ee wre een 1 Blakley, b Marsden .42 20 20 22 .0 Greenwood, b Collinge .0 Preestley, not out .ve oo eo oo oo 0 Samet cone Total .+ +6 4.40 ce 6000 vecu ae 6 0 14 YORKSHIRE.Collinge, b Hargreaves .+.se s\u2026., 10 E.Pearson, t Overton +.| R.Moseley, b Overton EO | H.Dent, b Overton .0 W.Good, run cut, b Margreaves .5 W.Grayaon, b Riutol .| J.Taylor, b Overton .vv 4s os .5 F.Taylor, b Overton .4 +.«.as 1 H.Marsden, b Overton +.0.| W.LI.Wilkinson, not out ce ae 2.5 J.W.Mills, run out, b Overton ., .1 Bves \"0e 11 044 ses 000 eer messes 8 Leg byes.© iv se ve +6 06 ae oa l Total .» sevsauso 6-0 aes 32 HELD ANNUAL MEETING MEMBERS OF CHATEAUGUAY POAT- to have an enjovable time during xs Fr DAILY WITNESS TORONTO CONFERENCE.\u2014\u2014 Vice-Regal Encouragement of Woodbine Race Meet De- plored\u2014The Canteen in Militia Camps.Toronto, June 16.\u2014The report of the Temperance and Moral Reform Comuut- tee afforded the liveliesy and most 1m- portant discussion at yesterday's sessions of the Toronto Methodist Conterence.The following are some of the clauses in part: \u2018We deplore the widespread vice of gambling, and especially encouragement given to that in connection with horse- racing.We regret that the demoralizing institution at the Woodbine 1s opened semi-annually under the patronage of His Majesty\u2019s representative, the Gov- ernor-General.While according him the right to regulate his own private conduct, we feel that one who occupies such a position should not lend his influence to aid an enterprise so vicious in its ten- deneies.\u2018Your committee would express its strong condemnation of the filthy, wasteful and injurious tobacco habit.We deplore the common use of profane language.We recommend that the conference memorialize the Dominion Government to have the sale and use of liquor banished from the military camps, the officers mess and drill halls, and to give such instructions to the proper officers that the law against this evil be everywhere strictly enforced.\u2019 We further recommend that \u201cthe Methodist people within our conference be in the volunteer forces until conditions in the eamns are completely altered in this regard.\u2019 QUEBEC TERCENTENARY \u2014\u2014\u2014 CANADIAN CLUB OF BOSTON TO BE REPRESENTED AT TERCENTENARY.Ottawa, June 15.\u2014The secretary of the Dominion Central Committee of the Quebec Battlefields\u2019 Association has received a letter from Asa B.Minard, president of the Canadian Club, Boston.intimating that the club has appointed as a committee to be present and renresent the Canadian Club of Boston at the Tercentenary celebration, Mr.Charles H.Me- Intyre and Dr.R.H.Upham, two former presidents of the club, who will be in Quebec during the celebration.Mr.Minard also informs the secretary that the matter of subscription is being presented to the members of the club as individuals and will undoubtedly be recognized and acted upon by many of them, as there is a widespread interest among the Canadian people in Boston in this commendable undertaking.THE HAMILTON BALLOT CASE.Hamilton, Ont., June 15.\u2014Wm.Law- 4 son and Harry Dillabaugh, the *wo election officials who were alleged to be concerned in an endeavor to sell fifty ballots for $50, were committed for trial at the Police Court to-day.D.McCarthy, Toronto, appeared for them and pleaded not guilty.Three witnesses were examined, Col.Moore, the returning officer, his brother, and Wm.Mclaughlin, the Liberal chairman of Ward Five, to whom Dillabaugh endeavored to sell the ballots.There was nothing new in the case and the prisoners offered no defence.Bail was fixed in the sum of $400 each.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TWO YEARS FOR BRAKEMAN.North Bay.Ont., June 15.\u2014A bonded seal was broken on the C.P.R.freight car at Chalk River, Saturday.and two cases of whiskey stolen.Station Agent Stiner suspected a brakeman named Fleming and detained him while he wired North Bay for C.P.R.Detective Connot.From evidence secured by the detective, Fleming was found guilty by Magistrate Mitchell, of Pembroke, and sentenced to two years\u2019 imprisonment.BEATEN BY THUGS.Port Arthur, June 15.\u2014Wm.Simley, an Enghshman, about 50 years of age, was assaulted, beaten and robbed, and will likely die of the injuries received near McKenzie, a small station on the C.P.R.east of here on Saturday evening.The victim, who was rendered unconscious by the wounds inflicted upon his head, is in the hospital here, still insensible.STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-RECON - ERS.Lindsay, Ont., June 15.\u2014Mrs.Alex.McCarty, a resident of the East ward, had a miraculous escape from instant death yesterday.During the severe thunderstorm which passed over the town shortly after 5 o'clock in the afternoon, lightning struck the house.Mrs.McCarty had just opened the door to call her two children, when the bolt came, shattering the gable end of the house and striking Mrs.McCarty on the side of the head.She was rendered unconscious, and a doctor worked over her for two hours before she recovered.Her hair was burned from her head.The building did not catch fire from the Hghtning.FINE SPORT IN THE NIPIGON.A birch-bark letter, which when unrolled, proved to be two feet in length, was yesterday received by Mr.L.O.Armstrong, of the C.P.R., from Mr.Gilbert Evans, the managing editor of the Brooklyn \u2018 Eagle,\u2019 and Mr.J.A.Cruikshank, field editor of \u2018 Forest and Stream.\u2019 These gentlemen are on a canoe trip in the Nipigon.The letter, which was dated from Virgin Falls, said: \u2014 Finest short canoe trip in Canada; grandest brook trout fishing in the world.We have thrown back 68 pounds of trout ,in two hours because we could not use them.Bringing back a 5l-pound 10 unces sample for our club to inspect.grand trip.\u2019 Turgna vr.JUNF Py \u2018 T6, J90- POISON ON PARTING.Girl Attempted Suicide on Beaver Hall Hill After Leaving Her Sweetheart.LOVERS, BOTH OUT OF WORK, AND PENNILESS.Out of employment, out of money, with a board bill hanging over her licad, and with the fear ot being turned out on the street if the latter was not paid, Louise Gibson, aged nineteen, swallowed th: poisonous contents of a bottle late last night and collapsed on the steps of the \u2018Shareholder\u2019 building, formerly the Church of the Messiah, at the corner ot Beaver Ilall Hill and Lagauchetiere street west.She had just taken leave of her sweet- son O'Connell, of 4 Belanger avenue, when the tragic affair happened.U'Con- nell had gone but a few paces up the! hill when his attention was attracted, bv a scream from his compamon.He | hurriedly retrcced his eteps, and found\u2019 Miss Gibson prostrate and in great | agony.His shouts for help brought to his aid the motorman of a car gomg up the.hill, and it was but a few =egonds be; fore the passengers of the ca Te also on the scene.The situation wis auickly taken in, and while one man flephoned for an ambulance, another galled the police patrol.In the meantime O'Con- asked not to permit their sons to enlist | first, and nell pulled off his coat and wrapping 1t around the gir made her as comfort able as possible.The patrol arrived in that vehicle the girl was rushed off to the General Hospital.There the necessary treatment in such cases was resorted to, and it was stated later that the girl had a good chance of recovery.It has since been ascertained that Miss Gibson has been out of employ- ment for several weeks, and that she had been told by her boardi house keeper at 320 Lagauchetiere st@gfet west.that unless she paid she wolf have to leave.O'Connell has also b out of work, and could not help he but goes to a position at Montmorency Falls today.A girl companion, who@ave her name of Oreant Beardishon, -appeared on the scene, before the patrol arrived.and atated that they roomed in the same house.Both girls had been out of .employment for several weeks, and her companion said that the victim had been growing more and more despondent.Her companion said she herself had money saved up and that she had offered to lend her room-mate some to help her out of difficulty.The victim, her companion said, was a tailoress, and had been working for Herl & Co., St Catherine etreet west.The bottle, the contents of which Miss Gibson drunk, was marked \u2018Poison.Lotion to be used as directed.\u2019 It would appear that she purchased this lotion some time ago for the purpose of bathing a sprain.She had in her possession four other emall bottles containing chemicals, which, however, were unopened.O'Connell said that while with the girl during the evening.he had offered her the only money that he had, which amounted to eighty-five cents, but thie she refused.When leaving the hospital he discovered that in some manner or other he had lost this money.A NONAGENARIAN NATIVE DEAD.A link with the Montreal of the early days of last century has been broken by the death at Troy, N.Y.on Saturday, of an old native of this city, Mrs.Mary Eliza Adams, wife of the late Samuel Judath Lent, and sister of Mr.A.E.Adams, 32 Berthelet street.Montreal.Mrs, Lent was 90 years and 5 months old.having been born in 1818.She hved with her father, the late alr.James Adams, at 32 Berthele Pet till the time of her marriage.on Oct.23.1839, when she removed to Troy, with her husband, who died in 1876.She is survived hy five daughters and one san.living in Troy.and besides Mr.Adams, there is another brother uving in Toronto.\u2014\u2014\u2014 BIG TRAIN LEAVES TORONTO.i | heart, a young electrician, named Jud- | | Toronto, June 15\u2014A C.P.R.train a third of a mile long pulled out of Toron- | to this afternoon.Northwest and will be the first freight over the new Sudbury route.It consisted of two moguls, 43 cars, and two cabooses, the largest train ever sent out of Toronto by an individual shipper.It carries §100,000 worth of Massey-Harris products to the West, and will go mtact as far as Winmpeg.It 18 made up wholly of the company\u2019s shipments, the freight on which amounts to SR.000.There are 450 tons of freight and the cars total 730 tons.without engines or vans.Nearly 1.200 complete machines are on the train, of which 500 are binders.\u2014\u2014 VICTIM OF HEART DISEASE, Charles M.Sonne, 28 years of age.son of Mr.Robert A.Sonne, 260 Bleurv street.was fours dead in his bed ves- terdarv.He haa been under medical care fer heart disease, No 1Inquest will te held.TRBATEDINABERDEEN INPIRMARY Mrs.James Alexander, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, U.S.A., writes: \u20181 had asthma in its worst torm.and had the best of medical skill obtainable.and was treated also at the Royal Infirmary, in the city of Aberdeen.But I obtained little relief.It was difficult to take any exercise without bringing on violent coughing.In 1888 I came to this couu- try, but the asthma still clung to ine, and for the past thirty years Il have scarcely ever been free from it.I read about Catarrhozone.It was just what I needed all these years.and Las given me better health than I have had since a girl.Catarrhozone 1s a perfect cure.| have never Yad a single attack of asthma since cured by Catarrhozone.Sold by all dealers in 25c.50e.«1.00 sizes, the latter being guaranteed.It was bound for the | BY AFFoINTMYENI Tie FKACF11 OF CANAI SALE OF Fok SUMMER USE PN THE GOVERNOK Gi LL a \u201cA È nA PRINTED LINEN You cannot possibly have A delicious drink and à sustai food.economical.a better Cocoa than purs D ning Fragrant, nutritious and This excellent Cocoa maintains the system in robust health, and enables it to resist winter's extreme cold.Sold by G rocers and Storekeepers 5 A in %-1b.and 4-Ib Tins, LEADING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, Queens Ciniversite and (liege ARTS EDUCATION THEOLOGY MEDICINE SCIENCE (Including Engineering The Arts Course may be taken win out attendance.For Calendars, write the Registrar, \u201c GEO.Y.\u201c KINGSTON.ONTARIC CHOWN, B.A.Kingston, Ontar OTTAWA is beautiful is one oO LADI ES\u2019 COLLEG 1l= situated 1 t the SCHOOLS IN CANADA.ped in every departmen BEST n the to, a - Hs.> It as ae t.One patron writes: 1 an ere\u201d with the instruction given su \"4 Ladies\u2019 Cclicge.\u2019 Another wriies: is efficient and pain +.pleased with their quality, to secure another season's supply.The dye 1s fast, the color good, and they're made to weir Durs tot children 4 to 16 years.Price ©.© «26 | Alderman Dagenais replied that a very Important difference between the clause now proposed and the tenth clause agreed to a fortnight ago was that the former would make the Street Railway a third party to the contract, and at the same time specifically laid it down that the Southern Counties\u2019 Company \u2018shall not extend its lines beyond the streets canctioned by this by-law.\u2019 The Council rejected Alderman Couture\u2019's proposition by twenty-nine votes to four, the latter heing those of Aldermen Gallery.Couture, Nault and Major.On the proposition of Alderman Sad- ler, seconded by Alderman L.A.Lapointe, it wag unanimously agreed to add a clause compelling the companv to purchase its materials and supplies in the city of Montreal, providing they can be obtained on terms equal to those ruling elsewhere.ALD.COUTURE WAS PERSISTENT.Ald.Couture twice proposed to add the vrincible of his previously defeated motion after the different clauses of the by- but he met with no mbre success than when he was outvoted on his pro- .ositions to adjourn the council.He also failed to carry a motion to compel the ¢ompanv to pay, as compensation for the privilege of entering the city, one dollar per day for every one of its vehicles coming in.Alderman M.Martin said the proposition was ridiculous, as with only twenty cars coming to the city \u2018ui y, that would mean the company pasing *7.300 a vear.Ald.L.A.Lapointe explained that lit had already been agreed that the | company should pay annually to the leitv %500 for the use of the +ixteen hundred feet of city streets on which it had tracks.oo With the second reading cf tre last clause.Alderman Ward .noved, and Ald.J.B.A.Martin (the mover of the by-law) seconded, tne additi>n of a paragraph to the effect that unless the railwav is in operation in five years time the conditions of the bv-law shall be null and void.This was unanimously agreed to, rules of council were suspended, the third reading of the bv-law was passed, and instructions were given for the preparation and submission of a contract, in accordance with the terms of the by- lw.to the Mayor and city clerk for signature.THE CEMETERY AND THE FRANCHISE.Outside the Southern Counties\u2019 bylaw, there was very little worthy of note at vesterday\u2019s council meeting.Ald.Gallery submitted a question, which was received with some amusement.\u201cNow that Notre Dame des Neiges has been annexed to the city,\u201d he said, \u2018I understand the whole of the cemetery property is within Montreal.1 want to know if people who own lots in the cemeterv will be entitled to vote as nronrietors in Mount Royal ward ¥\u2019 \u2018Do you refer to the living or the dead.holders of lots ¥ was asked, amid Tower sa, ,Î | some laughter._ _ _ _ _ LE OF SOMMER SILES summer elegance.600 Yards High Class Taffeta Check Silks in cross bar solid and broken checks.Regular, .85.Wednesday.89 200 Yards Natural Honan Shantung Silks, in the fashionable linen shade.Regular, .75.Wednesday.39 , 100 Yards English Tussah Silk, In natural linen shade, 34 inches wide.Regular, $1.00.Wednesday.39 Some Less than Half Price We have for you on Wednesday 1600 yards of silks, most effectively combining the real \"practical\" with a beautiful They have come to us all fresh from the importer and, without stopping to recount the whys and wherefores of it all, this only it is necessary to say\u2014they are those rich high class summer sitks of .50, .75, .85 and $1.00 qualities, placed on sale, at per yard.++.000.-289 200 Yards Fancy Stripe Blouse Silks, in very smart color combinations.Regular, $1.00.° Wednesday.39 , 500 Yards English Peau de Soie in a full range of navy, brown, greens, greys, pinks, skys, resida, helio, rose, eream.white and black.Regular, .50.Wednesday.39 A SALE IMPORTANT OT Lovely Summer Negligees The full tide of summer freedom of negligees.ordinary offer of wish to look upon.ape ttes ee ry \u2018The living hold the lots, the lots hold the dead,\u2019 said Alderman Gallery, seriously.bave the right to a municipal vote.The cnestion is an important one.If these people have votes, the ward will be the most representative of the whole city.\u2018Refer the question to the Law Department,\u201d suggested Ald.L.A.Lapointe, and the suggestion was adopted.On the proposition of ed to give notice to the Postmaster- Ceneral to deliver the mails in Mount Royal ward, as is now done in all parts of the city.One hundred and twenty Italians petitioned the council asking that the bylaw which prohibited the sale of 1ce- cream on the streets, be rescinded.The petition was referred to the Health Committee.PRECAUTIONS IN HOT WEATHER.Now that the summer heat has fairly set in and that the dog-days have come, the \u2018Canada\u2019 takes up the question of hygiene, especially with a view to pre vent the enormous rate of infantile mortality, which, in past years, reached as high as 40 percent.It quotes the opinion of Dr.Dagenais, chairman of the Health Commitee, who declares that the mortality among children could be reduced 50 percent if the people had a better knowledge of the rules of hygiene, and expresses the hope that, in carrying out his educational programme, the Hon.Mr.Gouin will be able to furnish the schools with efficient teaching on hygiene.The article also points out that the warm weather 1s equally full of danger for grown up persons, and menticns the precautions to be taken By grocers in protecting their vegetables from dust and flies, by butchers, in covering their meat, and by every one in trying to drink only pure water, and to breathe .s much fresh air as possible.UNDERTAKER\u2019S SHOP ON FIRE.A fire which broke out amongst wood used for making coffins occurred about 7.20 o'clock last evening on the top fioor of the premises of the Montreal Funeral Co-operative Society, 603 Ontario street, cast The fire brigade from No.11 station under Captain Viau, promptly extinguished the blaze, and most of the damage\u2014about five hundred dollars\u2014was done by smoke or water.CONVENTION OF ODDFELLOWS, Accompanied by District Deputy Grand Master Opzoomer, delegates from Montreal louges of the Canadian Order of Oddfcllews left for London, Ont.last nicht, to attend the annual convra- tion of Ciradian Oddfellows.itching, bleeding PILES piles.See testimonials in the press end ask your neighbours about it You can use it and get your money back if nos satisfied.G0c, at all dealers or Epmarson, Bares & Co, Toronto, Dr.Chase's Ointe ment is a a and guaranteed cure for each and every form of DR.CHASE'S OINTMENT \u2018I ask if the holders of lots.Alderman Prud'homme, the city clerk was instruct.| is calling for the comfort and r That's why we determined on making nght now, when you want these goods the most, an out-of-the- 250 beautiful petticoats of rich and handsome pure silk taffeta and real silk moirette striped and checked in most effective satin designs as handsome an assortment of color schemes as you could They are underskirts selling to-day at $5.00.$6.50, $7.50, $9.00 and $10.00 offered Wednesday at each.$3.95 We offer in addition, Ladies\u2019 Short Dressing Sacques, smartly made of China crepe and edged with Jap.silk, $1.50 is their value.The price Wednesday.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.95 Besides these, we will be offering some unusual values in rich beautiful, full length, lace trimmed tea gowns of Japanese silk, travelling kimonos of bandsome foulards made with the pointed sleeve\u2014everything in fact in the way of high class negligees.- REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Poms PLANKS IN PLATFORM RELATING TO THE RAILWAYS AND CURRENCY REFORM AND TRUSTS.Chicago, June 16.\u2014In addition to the tariff revision plank in the Republican platform, referred to yesterday, three other important planks relating to the railways and currency reform and the trusts, have been adopted.The exact text prepared by Wade Ellis and approved by President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft relating to railways is as tol- lows: \u2014 \u2018We approve the enactment of a rail wuy rate law and a vigorous enforcement of the present administration of the statutes against rebates and discrimination, as a result of which the advantages formerly possessed by the large over the small shipper have substantially disappeared .In this connection we commend the appropriation of $350,000 by the present Congress in order to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission thoroughly to investigate and give publicity to the counsel of interstate railways.\u201cWe believe, however, that the interstate commerce law should be further amended so as to give railways the right to make and publish traffic agreements, subject to the approval of the commis- sic, but maintaining always the principle of competition between naturally competing lines and avoiding the com- men control of such lines by any means whatever, and we especially favor the eractment of such legislation as will provide for federal restriction against the over-issue of stocks and bonds by interstate carriers.\u2019 The currency plank contains this language: \u2018The Republican party approves the Aldrich-Vreeland Currency Bill, but only as an emergency measure.We declare for a thorough and new system ot currency laws that will be in accord with the needs of the times and which wil be more adaptable to the demands of business and more elastic in its char- acier as a circulating medium.\u2019 The trust plank is as follows: \u2018The Republican party passed the Sherman anti-trust law over Democratic opposition, and enforced it after Democratic dereliction.lt has been a wholesome instrument for good in the hands of a wise and fearless administration, buy experience has shown that its effectiveness can be strengthencd and-its real objects better attained by such amendments as will give to the Federal Government greater supervision and con- troi, and secure greater publicity in the management of that class of interstate corporations having power and opportunity to effect monopolies, and at the .sume time will not interfere with the operation of associations among business Fmen, farmers and wage-earners, so long hese Long Lisle Gloves There's great attraction in of these long lisle gloves we are offering these days at.89 \u2014These $1.25 qualities, we mean, with the mousquetaire wrists and the two dome fasteners blacks and tans, so fine so serviceable an Don\u2019t you want a pair or two before they ar Well, Wednesday is the best, because the soonest, the fineness and rich silky finish these whites and full of beauty.closed out?pportunity.CLEARING OUT Lisle Thread Wrist Gloves We have determined on the immediate clearing out of all the balance of our stock of women\u2019s and children\u2019s wrist length hsle thread gloves in tan, white and black.The price to do M 15.00.0000 0000000000 - We shall offer in addition women's summer mitts of net (fingerless) at also.19 8 0 09 9 0 00 oo.a [:) on Wednesday 250 pairs of Pony Coats and Norfolks Just because pony coats and Norfolks, needed now for boating, for golfing, for tennis and for out-door purposes, have become so very scarce as to be practically unobtainable we determined on finding some as a matter of convenience for those who have been asking for them.We did more.We secured them at a special price and have placed ourselves in position to offer on $4.50 and $5.50 qualities at each.$3.95 as their conduet or operation re:ults in a y:ive benefit to the public.\u2019 OFFICERS DEFICIENT AS LEADERS OF MEN CANADIAN MILITIA COUNCIL ISSUES INTERIM REPORT.\u2014_\u2014 Ottawa, June 15.\u2014An Interim report of the Militia Council, 1ssued tu-day, says the weak feature ol the militia force still remains, the deficiency 1 officers, who are leaders of men, The type or man in the ranks 1s, as a rule, mgh.He has much intelligence and aptitude tor military work, but too often his officers and non-commissioned officers are not equally weil qualified to lead him.I'welve days 1s too short a period for the training of mounted troops.lf a longer training period cannot be allowed generally, that allotted to the cavalry should be increased to the sixteen days already allowed tor the artillery.The advantages derived from the central training camp at Petewawa are apparent in the improvement of all artillery batteries and companies which have trained or fired their practices there during the past three years.While the fire discipline is rapidly improving, there does not appear to be the same improvement in mobility, which is highly 1mpor- tant.The nding was generally air, but the manoeuvring in many instances was not nearly so good, showing the need of more practice over uneven ground.; The training of the infantry is improving.but much remains still to be learned.The essential point of all infantry training is the development of the power of \u2018leading\u2019 in the officers and of disci pline, self-reliance, and intelligent use of the rifle on the part of the men.\u201che efficiency pay has been the means of Increasing the interest of all ranks in the use of the rifle, and bas added greatly to their efficiency.Company officers have been encouraged to shoot with their companies and to assist their men at practice.All company officers should know how to teach men to shoot and be themselves able to make at least a fair secre at the targets.As regards equipment, the dress of the infantry is deserving of attention.If it were possible to introduce the service dress for all rural corps it would be a tistinet advantage.More attention on the part of company officers to the quality of boots which the men bring to camp is much required.There is probably no regiment in the country which cculd perfor a week\u2019s march with the boots which the men are wearing.The late Col.Vidal, in his report, says of the infantry school at Quebec that he found but two instructors, capable ot correctly imparting instruction in the French language, available for the instruction of the entire French-speaking wilitia of that province.Wednesday a few dozens of CATCH BASS TO-DAY WARDENS HAD BUSY TIME AL END OF CLOSE SEASON, The close season for bass ended at 12 o'clock last night.so that disciples of Izaak Walton may angle for this species till they have their insatiable desires worked out, without fcaring interference on the part of the game wardens.These latter gentlemen had a pretty lively time of it yesterday watching the favorite spots of the anglers on the Xt, Lawrence, Richeheu and Chateauguay rivers, with the result that hundreds of fish were put back into the water.wile many more that had breathed their last were seized and given away to the farmers round about.A number of individuals who have been defying the law for years past were caught for the first time, and became quite indignant when their catches were taken away from them.Mr.Innes, secretary of the Province of Quebec Fish and (lame Protective Association, to-day related an incident which was rather amusing.A man and his wife had been patiently fishing for four hours without results.When they were not looking he filled their hasket with beautiful fish, and a more surprised 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that if Tariff Inects the boat with a floating : hard by, -80-that- in case of emergency | the machine is supreme and absolute.All there is no_difliculty in communicating | nominations and distribution of offices are | ciple In many useful directions.7 as trades and interests acting on political | interests and leading to.:class \u201cprivilege andé,mäav kinds of Jeorruption; .The more this is realized in England, fen by mañy\u2018 of those whô aré now led away by one variety or another of protectionist sophistrv.the less chance will there be for the realization of Lord Milner\u2019s ideal of \u2018conversion of the national \u2018mind, extending far beyond the limits \u2018of one party, to the new fiscal ideas.\u201d Until a little while ago, submarine beats had been constructed solely with the object of use in warfare.A new use, however, has been found for them near Tunis, where one is at work in connection with the sponge industry.lhe inventor of the new or the adapted craft is the Vicar-General of Carthage, the Abbé Raoul.He has long taken an interest in the local industry of sponge gathering and the victims of prolonged strajn to the lungs who gather the sponges from the floor of the sea.I'he means at the disposal of the divers oft the North African coast are much too limited for them to obtain the expensive outfits of professional divers, and so the good abbé set himself to look about for some other means to alleviate their Jots.The director of a dockyard near Toulon was engaged to draw up the plans for a spe- cially-adapted submarine boat, and a nine-ton vessel capable of carrying two men was the result.It is only sixteen and a half feet in length, but is said to be admirably adapted tor the purpose for which it was designed.The midship section of the keel can immediately be detached from within, and the boat, thus freed from a weight of fifteen hundred pounds, will at once rise to the surface.I'he sponges are generally found on a hard and level bottom of sand.The beat is provided with a wheel, and 1t can be moved from place to place on the sea-loor by oars with which it is furnished.They are of steel, with fep- thering blades.An arm carrying cut ting-pincers projects from the -outer surface of the boat, and is worked from within.\u2018The operator cuts .off the -\u2018sponge, which is then transterred to a basket hung from an iron support tixed in the position of a vessel\u2019\u201ds bowsprit.The sea-floor is observed through a bull's-eye in the bow, and the ground around the boat is lit up by electric lamps and reflectors.A telephone con- vessel with the outer world.\u2018A small battery | of accumulators supplies the current for the electric hght.All this 1s of the greatest interest itself, but the point of chief importance 1s the vista it opens of a new application of the submarine prin- \u2014\u2014 One of the most notable results of the genera} election in Prussia was the re- farn of six or more Socialists to the Landtaz.This 1s all the more: remarkable from the fact that the Landtag is chosen by a closely restrict-! ed electorate and 1s the stronghold of | the privileged classes.When at its | latest session the Social-Democrats re- | quested Chancellor von Buelow to grant manhood suffrage or allow secret bal- | Reform 1s to win a victory there must be \u2018something like a conversion of the \u2018national extending far bevond \u2018the bounds of one rarty, to the new \u201cfiscal ideas.\u2019 À Dare Sshifting majority will not suffice.Even should such & Majoritv pass anv legislation, it would stand a pretty sure chance of being reversed ar abrogated in a succeeding par- mind.lament; bur all the odds arc against a must be said.lieterogen- able to pare and, at eous.imajority, being accom.| For what are \u201cthe new fiscal ideas 7 The question, as a london cont mporary, say.1s mere nice of dialectics, for hy eviry sign the Union' Lawreue Douteveu 3 er Was arresiuil 1) ze and Giguere crus 25 ot belonged tu the vio PpOssession.FINE AND WARMER From dewv morn to starry nigh The birds =a g sweet and AT 4 That the radicn: sky as faded we That the days are fair cond pane \u2014 eli Thex cr.Toromo, June 16 - Edmonton Tp + gina, 72, #6 Winnipeg.too + Pan tbur.oN, 52.Parry Sound.64 20 Te ve, 44 Guiana, to de Montreal oes Quebec.4.De.5 con to 08 HL 65, 52.Fresh north-west wind.fin- cr Wednesday.light wind: find, wo.tle higher fou) erature.10-12 Notre Dame Street East, Mer*> June 16, 1008.- Read.ngs by Hearn a | rison ~ Stone 76 L'eruineéter at oon i Yesterday, 29.80.11 a.m.to-day.2&° | Temperature.Man Min | To-day .67 an i Yesterday .oo os .7 63 | RE t, to twr neu tlrave\u2019 tward who een \u2018eport Th s to 1¢ Usseus ie ui Usher aid i=l, Thalia, F2 À \u201cés CATTLE EMBARGO ANOTHER BIG EFFORT TO BE MADE TO HAVE IT REMOVED.London, June 16.\u2014The Canadian Associated Press learns that another big effort is to be made to induce the British Government to remove the restrictions on the importation of Canadian store cattle, but it is exceedingly doubt- tul if the effort will prove successful._\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 SHOTS DIDN'T STOP THIEVES.Awakened by the crash of his shop window, which was broken at 3 o'clock this morning, Mr.C.W.Farran, grocer, 79 St.Antoine street, looked out of his bedroom above the store, and saw two men running.The thieves were seen a little later in St.Cecile street by Constable l.erose, of No.6 station, who noticed they were carrying six bottles of whiskey.When he hailed the men they ran, so the officer fired four shots in the air from his revolver.They did not stop, but the shots attracted Constables Charland and St.Pierre, who secured one of the fugitives, Frank Jones, and took him back to Mr.Farran, who identified the stolen bottles.SCHOOL CLOSING EXERCISES.The closing exercires of the pupils of the Misses Gairdners' school, 74 McGill College avenue, were held yesterday.The first prize, a silver medal, was awarded to Miss l.ouise Buchanan, for general proficiency, while Miss Freda Smith made a good second.Other prize winners were Misses Evelyn Woods, Helen Macpher- sen, Thelma Nicholson, Una Phelan and isabel Burket and Masters Peter Esdaile, James Beattic and Samuel Carsley.Miss (ladys Heward gained the first prize for English and mathematics, while Miss Mitchell's prize, offered for the best re- cerd in condnet throughout the whole school was won by Miss Cypel Lighthall.ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL.The governors of the Royal Victoria Hospital yesterday made the following appointments to the house staff for the vear ending June 30, 1909 :\u2014Admitting officer.Dr.Scrimger ; house physicians, Doctors Logte, Landry, Murphy, and Soley: house surgeons, Doctors Patterson, Onminn, Sinclair, Benvie, and Chip- man; house gynaecologist, Dr.Burgess; house ophthalmologist, Dr.Morin; house atologist, Dr.Wright; house anaesthetist.Dr.MeGibbon; externe in medicine, Dr.Kaufmann: externe in pathology, Dr.Holman: locum tenens, Dr.Barry.TO GIVE AN ORGAN RECITAL.Mr.Arthur H.Egg, winner of the exhibition for 1007-05, presented by Messrs, Casavant Freres.of st.Hyacinthe, and vubil of Mr.Percival J.lllsley, will give an ergan recital in St.George's Church, on Thursrav cvening next.A very Intcresting programme has been arranged for the occasion, as follows : \u2014 Festive March in D., Henry Smart ; Prelude and Fugue in C min, .J.S.Bach ; Andante in 1, Alfred Hollins ; (a) Pastorale in E, (b) Andantino in 1) flat, E.Lemare; Organ Sonata in A, No.3, Mendelssohn; Meditation in a Cathedral, E.Silas; Curfew, lorsman; Sorata in D) min, lst movement, J.S.Bach: Grand Choeur, H.A.Wheeldon.THE ROYAL ARCANUM, (rand Regent, Edward Becker, of New York, was the guest of honor at the gathering of the Montreal Council of the Royal Arcanum last night.Duty nine was conferred by the ofticer\u2019s degree staff with full musical service and odes upon forty-five young men.At the supper Bro.Becker responded io the toast of \u201c Our Guest, \u2019 and gave an interesting address on the aims and objects of the fA Before the gathering broke up, the guest was made the recipient of a handsome titted club bag as a souvenir of his visit.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 JUDGMENTS IN APPEAL.The Court of Appeal will render judgment in the following cases on Friday, at 10.30 a.m.: Rex vs.Groulx, Henault and Patoel, Morgan and Guy.Dominion Textile (no.and Angers, Chartier and Peelet, Dominion Express Co.and Rut- enberg, Great Northern Railway Co.and Fainer, Nolan and Jacobs, Canadian Pacific Railway Co.and Hochelaga Bank, Stevens and Hill.Laurin and (+inn, McArthur and Thibault, Prud'- homme and Beaulieu, Toxefinan and Hoteller, Pinsonnault and Coursol.A NEW POSTAL CAR SERVICE.The Post-Office Department issued a nectice yesterday that there will be established shortly a postal car service on New York Central trains between Montreal and Malone, N.Y.Owing to the conditions under which registered mail has had to pass between Canada and the United States, only one despatch pèr day between Ottawa, Montreal and New York has been possible hitherto.The new service will give two registered mails a day, and will be a great boon to the business community.-a ROYAL TEMPLAR VISIT, Orient Council, R.T.of T., will pay a fraternal visit to Metropolis Council in the council chamber, A.O.U.W.rocms, corner of Sherbrooke street and Park avenue, next Iriday evening.A box social will be given by Orient Council in their council chamber in the East End Methodist Church, next luesday evening, June 23, \u2014 KNIVES USED AT WEDDING.Welland, Ont., June 15.\u2014On Saturday at midnight at a Hungarian wedding celebration here in the foreign quarter, fol- Jowing the marriage nf Barker Balini and Carrie Ana.a serious stabbing affray took place.Two men were stabbed in the bowels and one man in the thigh, while a fcurth received a wound over the heart.All the injured are foreigners.George Tampas is in jail charged with the offence.The row started because two women, who came to celebrate.were asked to leave, but refused.One woman was wounded in the head.All will Likely recover.PURIFYING CHICAGO LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE CRUSADE AGAINST LIQUOR SELLING IN DISORDERLY RESORTS.Chicago, June 16.\u2014A crusade to stop the selling of intoxicating liquors in disorderly resorts, and ultimately to drive these places out of Chicago, will begin with indictments against twenty-five or thirty of the keepers, returned by the grand jury to-day.Two indictments are sought against each proprietor\u2014one for the illegal sale of liquor and one for maintaining a disorderly house.The evidence against these places, some of which are in the segregated district, was secured by detectives of the Law and Order League.The previous grand jury refused police regulation of the sale of liquor in these houses and referred the evidence furnished it bv the Law and Order League to the recent grand iurv.It is understood indictments by each succeeding grand jury will follow until this illegal practice 1s driven out of the city.; The League has investigated ninety- eight resorts in Chicago, but in only a nortion of these was evidence warranting a true bill secured.COLLISION AT SEA THE STEAMER \u2018 HUGIN' LIMPS BACK TO NEW YORK AFTER A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.New York, June 16.\u2014With her bow stove in, her stem broken and her fore- peak flooded with water, the steamer * Hugin,\u201d which sailed from New York for Cuba several days ago, limped back to port this morning with a story of a collision at sea.The other vessel, the British steamer \u2018Coya,\u2019 bound from the west coast of South America, also was badly damaged, but she succeeded 1n reaching Norfolk, Va., without assistance.The collision occurred at 10.15 o'clock on the night of June 13, when the steamers were 128 miles south-east by south of Cape Hatteras.They met head-on.and as both were heavily laden, the impact was sufficient to shatter the bows of both vessels.Fortunately, no one on either vessel was injured and after hurried temporary repairs had been made, the steamers started for port.The \u2018Cova\u2019 continued on to Norfolk, and the \u2018Hugin\u2019 turned about and came back to New York for repairs.MEXICAN CONGRESS ADJOURNMENT TAKES PLACE TODAY AFTER BUSY SEASON.Mexico City, June 16.\u2014Congress will adjourn to-day after one of the busiest sessions held in recent years.No action was taken by the Legislature on the different anti-foreign measures, which have created so much discussion.The last act of Congress was to pass an amendment to the constitution raising the Amparo law.This measure was passed by the Senate yesterday by a vote of 39 to 7.1t prevents appeal to the higher courts in civil cases on flimsy technicalities and will greatly shorten the time necessary to bring civil actions to judgment.ACT OF INSANE MAN TISCHARGED A REVOLVER IN THE FRENCH WAR MINISTER'S OFFICE.\u2014_\u2014 Paris, June 15.\u2014A man named Belan- ger, while waiting to present a petition to M.Picquart, the Minister of War, at the War Ministry to-day, suddenly thrust his hand into his pocket and began firing shots from a revolver.Two of the bullets lodged in an upholstered chair and another in the man\u2019s arm.Be- langer was arrested.He is believed to be demented.\u2018 we 2 STOLEN WHILE HE SLEPT.While he slept in his lodgings in St, Antoine street, on Saturday afternoon, Charles Rosenberg, a night bar tender, was relieved of a diamond ring, value $90, which was taken from his bureau.He accuses his companion, Nathan Cohen, who was in the room that afternoon, and who, it is alleged, had offered a ring for sale at several second hand dealers\u2019 shops.Cohen was arrested by Detectives Samson and Cowan, and said he had been given a ring to sell by a man who approached hin as he stood looking in the window of a second hand store.The stranger asked him to get $50 on it, but as he could not get more than $40 he gave it back.There is no trace of the ring, or the man.A CAKE CONTENT.The Western Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union invite all the members of the six \u2018Y's\u2019 of the city to take part in their \u2018cake contest\u2019 in the lecture room of Calvary Church, Guy street, on Friday evening, at eight o'clock.First and second prizes will be offered for the best lay:r and loaf cakes, and first prize aud second prizes for cakes made bv honorarv members.While the judges arc debating a programme will be given, and when they report the audience will have a chance to sample the cake for themselves.A collection in aid of the funds of the Union will be taken.PRISONERS TRANSFERRED.Twenty-five prisoners were transferred from Montreal jail to Three Rivers this morning by the train leaving Place Viger station at 10.30.They were in charge of Captain Fennell, of No.7 station, and eight guards.The 53 men imprisoned a week ago for loitering in the Grand Trunk yards were released to-day.BOY BURGLARS FRIGHTENED.~ Several young lads attempted to break into the Montreal biscuit factory on Brewster Avenue last night, but were scared away by the watchman.Nothing 18 missing.H THE MONTREAY, DATLY WITNESS AN ¢« EARL GREY LIBRARY\u2019 THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL INITIATES A NEW FEATURE OF CALVARY \u2018 MEN'S OWN.\u2019 -\u2014 At the regular meeting of the Men's Own Brotherhood in Calvary Congregational Church, on Sunday, the announcement was made by the president, Mr.T.B.Macaulay, that His Excellency, Earl Grey, desired to show his practical interest in the work of the Brotherhood by helping in the establishment of a circu- Jating library for the use of its members.His Excellency had been much impressed by the splendid audience of the previous Sunday, and with the books distributed by him on that occasion through the book fund, and had concluded that a circulating hbrary would further increase the usefulness of the Brotherhood.His Excelleney had, therefore, commissioned the president to announce to the members that if they would establish a circulating library he would donate the first fifty dollars towards the fund, on condi tion that at least two hundred dollars more be raised for that purpose.His Excellency had, in fact, already handed over his cheque for this amount to the president.The drawing up of rules tor the management of the library was to be left to a committee of the members.His Excellency suggested that Professor Col: by and Dr.Macphail be a committee to select the books, and these gentlemen had already expressed their willingness to act.Without any canvass whatever, threc friends of the Men's Own at once promised fifty dollars each.The members accepted the proposition gratefully and with enthusiasm.The fact that the plan had been originated and worked out by His Excellency independently, and had been voluntarily proposed, increased the value of the suggestion and the gift tenfold in the eyes of the members, and the hope was expressed that His Excellency might be willing to allow the library to be known as \u2018 The Earl Grey Circulating Library of the Men\u2019s Own.\u2019 The Rev.J.W.Pedley, of Toronto, a delegate to the Congregational Union meeting, was the speaker and took for his topic St.Paul\u2019s command, ¢ Quit yourselves like men.\u2019 Speaking of Earl Grey's offer, he said that it was such works as these that showed the spirit of our Governor.When he had seen large political gatherings, he had prayed that we might have such meetings in religious work.In former years the work of the church was largely accomplished by the women, the children and the minister, but such gatherings as the * Men's Own\u2019 showed the attitude of the men of our times.Miss Jennie Joslin was the soloist.CHARGE AGAINST A DOCTOR EVIDENCE TO BE LAID BEFORE THE CROWN PROSECUTOR.Dr.Dorval, of Lafontaine Park, and Duluth avenue, who was recently ar rested at the request of Coroner Me- Mahon, on a «charge of malpractice, came up before Judge Lafontaine tlms.morning for enquete.It was alleged at the inquest that the accused performed an operation on Blanche Baz.inet, 23 years of age, of 318 Duluth avenue, from the effects of which blood poisoning set in and caused her death.Dr.White, of the General Hospital, who attended the patient, when she was bronght to the hospital, testified that she was suffering very badly from blood- poisoning, and that before she died, she made a testimony that Dr.Dorval per- farmed the operation on her.Judge Lafontaine remarked that so far as the evidence was concerned, he; cquld see nothing on which the accused could be held, but that he would lay the facts of the case before the Crown Proseeutor.Mr.Hibbard, decide what should be done.In the meantime, he would remand the aceused till next Friday, pending decision.PETEWAWA CAMP Ottawa, June 15\u2014The following order has been issued as a protection against the spread of {ever in Petewawa camp: \u2018No officer, non-commissioned officer or man ot the militia, including tha permanent force, who has suffered from enteric fever within the past twelve months, is to be allowed to proceed to Pelewawn camp this vear.\u2019 Detachments of the Canadian Field Artillery are among the few active militia forces outside the permanent force that will drill at Petewawa this summer.They will proceed to the big camp for shooting.OBITUARY MR.HIRAM K.WICKER.Lockport, N.Y.June 15.-liram K.Wicker, for three years president of the New York State Fish, Forest and Game I.cague, and several years chief of fhe Lockport fire department, died last night, aged 64 years.MR.D.D.HAY.Stratford, Ont., June 15.\u2014Mr.D.D.Hay, registrar of deeds for North Perth for over twenty years, died unexpectedly at his home here.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 A SHOT GLANCED OFF._ Omer Laframboise was shot while passing over a vacant lot at Point St.Charles yesterday, and to-day Lorenzo Coutlee appeared before Judge Lafontaine to answer a charge of wounding.Île pleaded not guilty, and said he was firing at a number of empty tomato cans, when a shot glanced off and struck Laframboise.Coutlee, who was arrested by Detective Markey, was remanded.TO ST.LOUIS ELECTORS.The proprietors of the town of St.wis are requested to be present at a meeting to be held in the town hall, corner of St.Lawrence Boulevard, and St.Louis street at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, when the $825,000 loan by-law, as well as the annexation with the City of Montreal by-law will be up for ratification.i and let him: SOCIAL AND PERSONAL \u2014 The following ladies and gentlemen had the honor of \u201cbeing invited to dinner on Monday night, by their kxcel- lencies the Governor-General and Countess Grev :\u2014Phe Most Rev.the Arch- bishon of Montreal, Sir Alex.and Lady Lacoste, Sir George and Lady Drum- mond,Hcn.R.and Mrs:.Mackay, Mr.Justice and Mrs.Robidoux, Sir Montagu and Lady Allan, Mr.and Mrs.Andrew Allan.the Rev.Dr.and Mrs.Barclay, Mr.and Mrs.Arthur Boyer, Mr.and Mrs.C.R.Hosmer, Mr.and Mrs.H.Vincent Meredith, Mr.F.W.Morse.Mrs.A.E.Morse, Mr.and Mrs.W.R.Miller, Principal and Mrs.Peterson.Mr.and Mrs.Jas.Ross, Mr.and Mrs.R.W.Reford, Mr.and Mrs.F, W.Thompson, Mrs.Bayly, the Rev.Canon Dauth.Mr.and Mrs.K.W.Blackwell have left for Gaspé, for the summer months.Mr.W.W.Chipman 1s leaving on June 25 on a trip to England for the summer.Sir Gilbert Parker is a passenger by the \u2018 Empress of Ireland \u2019 due at Quebec \u2018on Friday.Mrs.W.W.Craig leaves to-morrow to join her family at Beaurepaire for the summer months.Mrs.F.'Cundul will spend the summer months at Murray Bay, with her daughter, Mrs.A.J.Doull.Mrs.C.E.Gault and Mrs.Fairbanks have gone to Gaspé, where they will remain until the end of July.Miss Katherine Paton, of Liverpool, Fiagland, is the guest of Miss Marjorie Macpherso:1.Mountain street.Dr.and Mrs.H.T.Bovey returned lest.night from a trip to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston.Mrs.W.E.Stavert and son, Drum- mend street, sail at the end of the month to spend the summer in England., Miss S.Anthony, of Bloomington, Ill, 18 in the city for a few weeks, the guest of Mrs.James Barr, 969 Dorchester street.Lady Chapleau and Miss Jeanine Chapleau, who have passed the winter abroad, are at present in Paris, and will return shortly to Canada.The engagement is announced of Miss Jeanie E.Gill, of Grenville, Que., to the Rev.W.L.Tucker, of Montreal.The marriage is to take place this month.The marriage is to take place on June 30, at Portsmouth, of Miss Etta Den- nison, of Portsmouth, Ont.,- and the Rev.À.Bright.B.A., of Ingersoll, Ont, and formerly of Montreal.Miss Featherstonhaugh, Sherbrooke sireet, who has been visiting in Winnipeg, was a guest of honor at a bright little verandah tea given by Mrs.Whitehead, of Winnipeg, on Friday.The Misses Marjorie and Dorothy Macpherson.leave early next month to spend the remainder of the summer at Little Metis.Mr.Jack Macpherson will spend the summer months at Georgeville.In Henry VIl.s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on June 2, the marriage was solemnized of Mr.Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman, M.P., and Miss Lucy Lyttelton, daughter of (General the Hon.Sir Neville Lyttelton.No floral decorations are ever employed in the Abbey.The Dean of Westminster performed the marriage rite.The bride wore a princess gown of soft white satin, with long plain! train, the hodice trimmed with Honiton Jace.Her veil of old Brussels lace was draped with a wreath of myrtle blossom.The bridesmaid, Miss Hilda Lyttelton, wore an Empire dress of white ninon and of beautiful lace.Duteh cap Captain Masterman acted as best man for his brother.Among the numerous wedding gifts was a cheque from Lord Mount Stephen.Mrs.Humphry Ward also sent a cheque.The marriage of Miss Martha Louise Welch, of Franklin Centre, Que., to Mr.Josepn Waite Ince, M.A.of Providence, R.I.(late demonstrator of chemistry at up to 48 inch chest measure ; fit a man measuring 50*inch chest.large variety.measure, $1.50 to 82.25.82.00, or Suit, 83.50.It's good to know where to get vour size We live lu +.and Summer Coats, 34 to 50 inch chest measure ji Halifax and Hewson light weight Tweed Sots, Coat ans T- and summer washabie Vests oo cut to fit stout and corpulent men up to 45 an 5, } 5 There is no other store in town or in Canada Tr : ~ : We have Outing Flannel and Dueck Sue HERE ARE A FEW LINES: Stout Men\u2019s two-piece Homespun Suits (roar and pants).«7 sizes 40 to 48, at £10.50 and 812.00.Stout Men's Flannel Suits at 7.50 and $10 00.Stout Men's Flannel Outing Coats at $2.75, 23 Stout Men's Crash Suits, (coat, vest and pants), ar $700 Stout Men\u2019s unlined Blue Serge Coats at § 00) Stout Men's Brown Linen Office Coats at £1 25 Stout Men's black and fancy Alpaca Coats from 2200, Stout Men's black and fancy Alpaca Vests.sizes 40 10 Du Stout Men's White Duck Trousers, 46 to 70 neh wager Stout Men\u2019s Washable Vests in white and - + Crash, etc, from 81.75 to 83.00.Extra size in Summer Underwear, 46in.45:0 un a+ | Extra size in Summer Shirts, Collars, eits.Nh: Shorts, l\u2019a Full stock of big sizesin Straw aud Felt Hats np to 71, 5 an Clothier, Hatter Far le vd TEL TS, FES on MELA fel ER 2 Cot + Ov as 1 25570 od le k ji \u20ac d Furnisher, ÿ 401 W.St.Catherine and Corner Craig & Bleury Sts, SHIPPING NEWS PARISIAN'S PASSENGERS.The SS.Parisiian, of the Allan line, ar- riveé in port thie afternoon from Lohdon and Havre with the following cabin passengers: Mr.A.Barkland, Mre.Barkland, and infant, Mr.H.Bishops, Mr.S.Brown, Mrs.S.Brown, Mr.G.Bruce, Mrs.G.E.Cauves and infant, Mise L.J.Cauves, Mr.A.W.Chandler, Miss Drake, the Rev.W.G.H.Ellison, Mr.Francis, Mr.A.D.Gibbons, Miss Grenfell, Mise S.À.Hack, Mics E.Hodges, Mr.C.Layzell, Mr.J- 11.MacPherson, Miss M.Nicholls, Mr.W.Partridge, Mr.Daniel M.Qujnn.Mr.JE.Raney, Mrs.Raney, Mr.A.Redwuvd, Master K.Reeves.Master W.Reeves.Mrs.Rohbins, Mr.G.C.Sharpe, Mr.E.J.Smith, Mr.J.Sparling, Mr.- M.Spruyl de Bay, Mr.J.B.vpruyt de Bay.Mre.Spruyt de Bay, Xacien Spruyt de Bay, Itombole Spruyt de Bay, Mrs.Tandy, Miss X.Tandy, Mr.E.Tandy, Mr.W.F.Tan- dy, Mr.A.Taverner, Mrs.Taverner, Mr.P.Valentine, Mr.F.W.Ward, Mrs.L.C.MeGiH University) took place quietly at three o'cloek yesterday afternoon, June 15.in St.James Methodist Church, Montreal, the Rev.Dr.Young officiating.The bride wore a travelling costume of grey cloth with white lace blouse and hat of reseda green.Immediately after the ceremony Mr.and Mrs.Ince left for a six weeks\u2019 trip.including a visit to the home of the bride\u2019s parents at Franklin Centre, Boston, Providence, Newport and other points in the rast, after which they leave for their new home at Fargo, North Dakota, where Mr.Ince has re- tently accepted a position as nstructor in chemistry ag the North Dakota Ag.i- cultural College.The marriage took place on Saturday at Grace Church, Brantford, of Miss Fleannor Marv Lucretia Creighton, daughter of the late Mr.Walter Creighton, to Mr.Wilham Leggat, of Hamilton, who has heen appointed assistant manager of the Bank of Commerce, Montreal.The church was decorated with quantities of syringa and palms, bouquets of marguerites tied with white ribbon on the end of each pew, and an enormous bell of white peonies suspended over the chancel by ropes of smilax, Mr.Walter Creighton gave away his sister, who wore a gown of white Liberty satin, made semi-Empire.the bodice trimmed with antique Brussels applique.The embroidered tulle veil was caught with two sprays of orange blessom, and the shower bouquet was of lilies of the valley and maidenhair fern.The bridesmaids, Miss Catherine Leggat (Hamilton), Miss Aileen Robertson (Toronto), Miss Amy Sinclair (Toronto), wore pale blue Empire frocks of ninon de soie, and hats of white lace with blue satin bows and lilies of the valley, and they carried baskets of lilies of the valley.Mr.John Leggat was best man.After the honeymoon, which is being spent in the Adirondacks, Mr.and Mrs.Leggat will take up their residence in Montreal.STOLE A TON OF COAL.John Donahue, a driver, was rentenc- eed to six months imprisonment by Judge Choquet in the Court of Special Sessions.this morning, for stealing a ton of coal from Evans Bros, with whom he \u2018vas formerly employed.Walker, Mr.J.R.H.Watson, Mr.Germain Bach, Mrs.Jeanne Bach, Mr.Bon- valot, Mrs.Bonvaloi, Mr.L.Cocheril, Mr.Felix Bodin, Mrs.Bodin.Master Gaston Dodiu.Mr.F.Carbonnier, Miss Anette Nandelin, Mr.George lH.Duque, the Rev, Father F.Firmin, Mr.Roumens, Mrs.R.Poussil, Mr.J.B.Grofter, Mr.Jos.lier- brut, Mrs.Herbout, Miss Vaillermoz.BIC FASSENGER RUSH.Mr.Hannah, the passenger manager of the Allan line, told a \u2018Witness\u2019 reporter this morning that over eight hundred cabin passengers would sail on the Victorian, Grampian and Corsican thi: weck.\u2018For the next month or so.\u2019 said Mr.Hannah.\u2018we will not know how to turn for buai- and our accommodation will be taxed to its Hmit.Altlioagh this is only Tuesday, nearly all our cahin accommodation is Focked right up on three of our liners.\u2019 ALTERATION OF CHARTS.In consequence of representations by Captain Pickering, late of the R.M.3.Corsican, now in command of the R.M.S.Victorian, the Admiralty have effected a much needed change in some of the charts used in the navigation of Canadian waters.On the St.John s und Halifax char: the compass is now in degrees insteadd of points.The cliart of the Gulf of SI.Lawrence has now a true compass, with the lines of navigation shown.Thesr changes will be much appreciated by masters and oficers engaged in the Canadian trade.SHIPPING NOTES.The SS.Kensington will sai on Saturday with every berth full.The R.M.S.Canada, of thé Dominion line, due on Saturday, has on board a party of f{wenty-four domestics for the Woman's Domestic Guild, Mecytreal.Every berth on the Lake Erie has been booked and would-be passengers are being refused.The R.M.S.Empress of Irelaul, whi-h left Quebec on Saturday is already almost hooked to her capacity for her next voyage from Quebec.Tre SS, Cassandra, of the Donaldson line, from Glasgow, will leave Quebec at S$ o'clock this evening for Montreal.nese, mado GULF REPORT™ Father Point\u2014Heavy rain, light west wind.Fame Point\u2014Clear, south-west wind : Aranmore still anchored here landing coal: ontward yesterday 6 a.m., Naparima; 4.30 p.m., Thorsa.Cape Ray\u2014Cloudy, raining, strong southeast wind.Cape Race\u2014Dense fog; no ice.Pcint Amour\u2014Dense fog: wind.Belle Isle\u2014Hazy, north wind; seven jce- bergs sighted.s0uth-west | Ar sex ss dT te SI] ene QUEENLY SYMPATHY HER MATE GIRL STY'S KINDNY ~~ 5 DYING OF LIN SIM ioN À sur chin ote ot CONle~ Joy which Ho» House.SUMIptives.letter from on les) 14 Mass sat 2 4 - YAM SW a Heo Ma -t le Te ae Ce sutution.Marti Masses su Te=peetiul x that she bod JEÉSLV 401 ati UN, OF Vis.ler Marests site hy com abroad.fren not be lnons Her neority et the wri-r from ber a larce the valley, tions.with suis hut the smn.Her Mar=t; l'ase.und Tie 20 The Queen 24 saint tr als! it < \"14 er Lote eo Pero vs vs te tr va Jal 10 a, dis tee se us se uC when Ilo Maye= x.OU ae \u201ca e \u2018 sue Bu neticieun Pau h un ® asad ~ t thi ! To ess FA + specially for 42 fon dens.Her ciher quatre lovets roses ing.Her M vOughIng sen for SOINÉ col tothe orl Findest toe she loft Que With the cat on 1 [he SITE W has had a While sel a er throngh «© worked in a disease from CONDEN New tier and Wl the theft on from the r Morgan hove back to th:- the steamsh yesterday tr A TEN Fire atimb bastion hrox rete & Prime J408 Nee | ing and hd $200.8 station were tinguished the blaze in utes, The imnated in a York.+.! Mazes a ais.and AMOR 7 Tar LY, t dow I pres tx 1E 1 zens 0 FPE ds ~ PTS bce =e pu Cu.hon NS FEE tie Che Bl 1 se 1 > STL OO fan te whmehene 1 SED DESPATCH Ture ]5 | Tian Wola ST wert dence of Ne Db ts Mare ca fren a 1 Les ai A an Avery SE MINUTES BAY nted {0 a ; count \u2018Ti CL joanna lame siTreet vu damage The fire brigade a tne ~summ- ned ai dain?fire I~ 1 Je vel Mminture of kun W.A.WOO Watches cleaned for $1.D, 19 Bleury 8trec! vo.Lt ¢ ~.-\\v.June 16, 1908 908 pee s 2x; | HERE WAS DULL AND WEAKER.\u2014 ro.Were Some Advances, But ions Were the Rule \u2014 Few Bonds Sold.\u2014 c12lue of £1 Bterl ng toe lay .41.56.98 to £4.87.07.«4 this morning on th» pathy with an upward È - +n New York.but the 5 soticeably wWeuk, prob- ol 5 YAecision and uncer- pre - or Wall Street during crea A vaily ro gains of any 5 : the local list, and : nly 921 shares, \u20ac5t s srih où bonds changirg 7 too last a+ 181%.Lake 4012 10 NTa, but lost «* Montrral advance:l 1 s was tu} à fraction on Graces and Penman\u2019, Th-r Was some brisk lights at an average 1h34, above Tose + -vattered trading in ere made Cow, to 179 \u2018iv recavered, and 189 tluchelaza Bink at 1°4 from the a ir & D.sold down 1\" _ from last week.YON A EA L STOCK i YCHANGE PRICES : p (© ren §2 St Francois Xavisr «54 Penn yea Ê Seliers Buyer Dom.I.&8.177, 17% 154 do phil.C6 et \\ Luiuth com., do pfd.oe.Haiifax.100 28 , * 4, Huv Elec., 25 24 Mol.& M.se eens : Mt steel.59 ce.pfd.\u2026.\u2026.+.oo Mont Tel.ud Nip.Mines.si (Lio T &L .+: John.Cert anes Toredo 11% JU \u2018icronto, xd 99! 29 5 hnnidad 1 200+ ae à Tri City ptd Tis4 77 \u2018 Tw:n City so.sy « : , West India ier es Winnipeg.ees FANEA.Ay Nationale.New Bruns'k 70 :, 8 .4 xT ~ t oY ; N Scotia.280 tntario.,,.TON, L'¢m Tex.pt 85 \u201coy MOULFOBL.co 22.5 eee Di YETEIGD\u2026.e ary sens viandard.Trrento rd .» luion .\u2026.140 130 nfferrd 260 >.immnonc.P:ano=, tents Har.E.,.5 8 .; heewatin Mill (10, | eee \u2014 3 T.0of Wds 5 105}, 104 | ] - .L.Faper.6 113 108 1Y : #5 Mag.ls Dev .\u2026.\u2026.200 Mex EL.5 82 8lY% vs Mex.L F5 #4 84 9454 su 8 a.èsoF,.5 91 i lextile A © \\ 4 \u201c B +6 508 N- 1 8 SOC 8 U +14 2 cee.\"be 5 lw .West India.85 & Win.Elec.10L% lvl SALES.50 at lou, STO A SH , sR \u201ci; EXCHANGE at ln0, 25 at C10 at 18.\u201c> at 179%, 2 at - lv, 25 at 17912, 2 » at 130.+ \u2014-v al S87L, 10 at SX.:.x\u20144 at 134143, 26 at 134 Coed) at T4.Be - $1,000 at 81.CcelvVeil à It tal Nplate 1 1701,, 2 at 1s0, Ps al : [ler MM use Lo Wo bons Æ : re 5 - Ÿ Lerpe\u201419 de 3 cor J ATS return i evil ES \"454 o Al lov\"eat 155%.236, 11 at 255, 7 19 at 55.BEE Jat 431.54im, 5 at Bd.a' 4, 36 at Sal 4g, 3 AI ole, 2 at Ti 2 at 454, 5 at TON SALES.at 158.11 at 235, 1773.So Zoe At O4 -° at - a 157.es we 15 at so4 14 at IST, -> à 35, > FROM COBALT LAST WEEK 4 week were: $ ound, E Pete Le a CG 15) OTL test ; Cee ee Ween Ei .4 \u2026.125,060) = 15 au \u201c10300 USRORIE GT 00) 5 .Ce ee à neh vent Ra À Ce ee nea 40,140 lta N° § they v3 con mn nave °F and ! x $1.00.reet.cM vi Par ante Te E Lis MOIT ous &5s.159 «ls Opened Firm The openite of va Sireet lowell a and price: were copertant degree, Ce and Nault Ste.and Canadian Pa- the 2 -, + la-t ~ CTE ES THE CHECKERED HISTORY OF N.S.STEEL DIVIDEND.Lower Rate in 1907 and Formation of Reserve Would Have Prevented Contretemps.Tbe dividend history of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company las been somewhat checkered, since, in 188J, the merging of industrial concerns commenced, wich resulted, some ten or eleven years later, in \u2018the organization of the present company, The first dividend on the common stock, ar:bherate of G rercent, was declared in 1903, and reduced by half the following rear.No dividends at all were paid on tre common stock in 1965 and 1906, and the directors came in for a gool deal of (ritici-m when they declared the old dividend of 6 percent again last vear.it meant taking full advantage of the tide of activity and expansion that was sweepinz over the country and leaving nothing [or lean ycars.The principle that the management of a commercial enterprise should Strengthen its position by placing surplus earnings into a reserve account, as the banks du, had it been followed, and a low- tr rate of dividend cdeclared in 1907, might i have relicved the directors of the necessity Of passing the dividend entirely.as they \u2018say they were forced to do on Saturday.Conditions do net seem to have beep bad ;éè:ough to affect the earnings of the preferred stock, and the regular quarterly dividend of 2 percent, pavable on July 15, to sharchelders of record, June 30, has becn declared.NEW YORK STOCKS.\u2014\u2014 Specially reported for the \"Witness by J.D.Monk Hosp tal Bt, Local Manager of J.8.Lach & Co., New ors Ly direct wire.Oper ing and Clesing Prices.June 16th Stocks.Up'g.Clos.Stocks.Opg., Close Awal.Cop.673g 684 Ran &'l'.pfd.amer, loco.49 Louis'v.&Nas \u2026.1034 do, pfd.1 es LL.Mis.Pac.8 49 Am.Sugar .126% 1965 M Bt 12 cess sens do ptd ,.Cen do.pfd.133 133% Am Smelt.53g 7573 Mex Cent-.ces Aw.Car.Fy.34 N Y., Cent,.04 1654 3 Am StlFcom .\u2026 LL.Erie Railr'd,.18 18% do.I pid\u201d.32% 34 do.JJpfd.23 23 do.do.pfd.2 Le Am.Woo.234 23\u2018 4 Anaconda.474 43% N.Y.Ont.&W 40g 407% Atchison.81 #14 North Faces 135% 136% o, pd.LL.vies Nor.& West, Bait.& Ohio.8344 894 Puc.Mail.2204000 do.pfd .Penn.RK .121 121% Brooklyn R.47% 47% Pressed Steel 28 23773 Can.leather .,.27 do.ptd .+.do.ped.222 LL.People's Gas.Le \u2026\u2026 94 Can.Pac.15.14 160% Phils & 1d.112% 113% Chgo.GL.Wey, do.Ipfd.ee Can, South.,.do.II pid.sees ues Ches & Ohio.4,43 45 lock hand, 1744 174 Chic.& AIL.2315 235 Railway 88 .Chic.aNW.| I! R.Iron&S.com .C.M.&S.P.1325, 1314 do.do.pfd.664 664 21e South.Sh ss South.Ry ee 11% PRE (us.4% do.pfd.49 4 Cu.fuel 274, 27% South Pac.881, 874 Com.Prod.Bloss Sheffield 50 50 do.prd., ees Tenp.C&1.Detroit U.vee nese Tex.Pac.a.DIL& WU is To REL: Lu Del.& Hud, .Twin City.Den.& Riot.U.8.Steel.379 37% do.pfd.89 do.pfd.10144 102 Du.8.8.115, 114 U.8.Rubber veer do.pfd .[ST do.pfd.G.N.R.pfd.130 13134 Unpien Pac .144% 147% Gen.Elec.13344 133% do.pfd.Havana Elec ©.eue Wubash.1134 Iowa Central .do.pfd.sees coos I Cent.129 12815 West, U.T.ce ue Inter.Pump.\u2026.23 Wis.Cen.com sacs Kan.& Tex.27a do.pfd.eee.LONDON QUOTATIONS, T.ondon, June 16, 4 p.m.\u2014Closing stocks: Consols for money, 87 7- 16, éo, fur accovul 87%.Anaconda.8% Erie .18'4 Reading 57% | Aichisou.83 do.I pf.[4 do.Iptd.(du.pfd 75 ao IT pill 24 do.1Ipfd .( Bio.% HLCen, .133 Southn 17% Chicago.lou.&N.111 do.pfd.47 | Ches & 0.4515 han.& Tex.ne So th Pc.8744 Chie.GW.64 N.Y.C.100% Un.Pac.14944 Chic M&S.P1763 Norrd& W.764 do.pfd.86 e Bevrs,, 11% do.pud,,, U.8.5teel 384 Denvr Rio.614 Ont & West 4114 do pfd.1044 do.pfd,.66 Penn.214 Wabash 12 St.Paul.Rand M nes 653 do.pfd.24 Amalgamated Copper, \u20ac9'4 Spanish Fours, 42e.trand Trunk, 16, men?CPR, 164% Bar silver steady.24,4 per ounce.Money.v2 to °4 percent Dis¢ount rate short bills 1 7-16 to 1'4 percent do for 3 Dtonths bills, 1 7-16 to 14 percent.WONTREAL WHOLESALE PRICES.FA DNUR\u2014Manitoda spring wheat patents, §C.10 to $6.20; second patents, 45.50 to 85.70; wr ter wheat patents,$6.25 to $5.75; straight \u2018rollers, $4.25 to $4.50; in bags,$2.00 to $2.15; : extra, $1.50 te $1.75.; RUILLEU OATS-52.75 in bags of 30 lbs.| OATS-No.2, 0c to lc: No.3, 47%c to l4Sc: No.4, 46c to 46lzc, rejected, 45¢; Ma- mitoba rejected, 4i%ac._ | CORNMEAL\u2014$1.75 to $1.85 per bag.Mil.LFEED\u2014Ontario bran in bags, $21 [to $22; shorts, $23 to $24: Manitoba bran,in \u2018pags, $23; shorts, 324 to 325.| GRANS - Pruze pen beans, in Jobbing !Jote at $2.25 per bushel.PGOTATUEE-$1 to $1.05 per bag of 3 in Jobbing Jots.in broken lots, $.25 Lo 1 Cbs | FEAS\u2014Bolling, { $1.30 per bushel.| HAY-No.1, $14.5¢ to $15.00 per ton on | rack, No.2, $13 to $13.50; No.3 and clover $9 to $10, clever mixed, $10.PLOVISIONY \u2014 Burrels,short cut mene, .$02.57; 34 barrels, $11.50; clear fat back, $23; dry salt long clear backs, llc; barrers, plate beef, $17.50; 34 bris, ditto.$9.00; , compounil lard, b%c tr Se; pure lard.12%40 !to 13c; kettle rendered, lèc to 1344c; hauns, ijulsc to lic.according to size.breakfast \u2018bacon, 14e to 15c; Windsor bacon, 1bc te | ce: fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $3.25 i Le to $9.50: live, $6.75.FGGE\u2014No.1, 17c to 18c; selects, 19c to 20~ a dozen.CHEEsBE\u201411 1-8 to 1ll4c for Easterns; | | BUTTER\u201423e \u2018n lobbing lots.nn 1-3¢c to 1i%c for Westerns.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TORONTO CATTLE MARKET.Toronto.Ont., June 16.\u2014 Trade active prices steady, #6 loads in to-day, including 1.120 cattle, 1,075 sheep and lambs, 1,000 hog= and 845 calves.Lxport cattle, choice, $6.00 to $6.25: ex- i port cattle, medium, $5.60 to $5.73, expert * buils, $1.73 to ¥5.6tu.expert bulls, light, 34.20 10 $8.50, export cows, $4.75 to $5.00; but.hers\u2019 cattle, choice, $5.50 to $5.751 \u201cbutchers\u2019 cattle, medium, $5.00 to $5.00 , butchers\u2019 cattle, co» MON, $4.25 to $4.50 i butihers cows, $5.50 to $4.00, butchers Fulls, $4.00 to $4.25: slockers, choice, 33.75 ito $4.00: siockers, medium, $3.00 to $3.55.stockers common, $2.50 to $2.75; stockers, hu!ls, $2.50 to $2.75; heavy feeders, 31.56 to $4.75: short keepe, $4.75 to $5.90; milch cows, choice, each, $4¢ to $50; milch cows, common each, $2 to $35; springers,cach, $0 te MG, Export ewes, $4.25 to $4.60, steady; bucts, 3120 to 4e.steady.Qpring lambs, $3.50 to $C.2\u20ac each, steady.Caives, 3120 to Alec, slow.Hogs.selects, $0.15: fats and under- weights, 114s fed and walered off cars.Ce TB Ny OT ea em 32 0 THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS \u2014 BEFORE THE COURT AT ST.JOHNS\u2019 ACCUSED APPEAR IN BANK CASE.Lawyers are Lined Up in Preliminary Battle and Morning is Frittered Away in Sparring Exercises.\u2019, (From the \u2018Witness\u2019 Staff Correspondent.) St.Johns, Que., June 18.\u2014The pre liminary hearing in the criminal proceed ings which have been instituted by the Canadian Bankers\u2019 Association, through the Department of Justice at Ottawa, against Mr.P.H.Roy, president of the Banque de St.Jean; Mr.P.L\u2019Heureux, general manager, and Mr.1.Beaudoin, assistant general manager, charging those offieials with conspiracy to defraud the shareholders of the Banque de St.Jean, and for making false returns to the government, was commenced in the Count House here at ten o'clock this morning, before District Magistrate Lanctot.The court room was crowded with shareholders and depositors of the defunct bank, anxious to follow the case which gives promise of being the most sensational of its kind ever heard before a Canadian court.When Magistrate Lanctot took his seat at the Bench, the clerk of the court proceeded to read the different charges against Messrs.Roy, L'Heureux and Beaudoin.The three accused were present in the court and listened to tie reading of the indictment with few outward signs of uneasiness.All eyes were fixed on Mr.Roy, and his appearance gave no evidence of his reported illness.He sat beside his attorneys and followed the proceedings with the keenest 1n- terest.; At the close of the reading of the indictments, a lengthy discussion followed 1 between the lawvers regarding the legality of Mr.Moreau, J.P.issuing the warrant for the arrest of Mr.Roy.lt was alleged by Mr.Roy\u2019s attorneys that Mr.Moreau, being a shareholder of the bank, was an interested party, and that he could not legally issue the.warrant, and if so, they asked that the warrants be quashed.Mr.F.WW.Hibbard, K.C., strongly opposed this contention, clarming that Mr.Moreau even if he were an inter vsted party, was legally qualified to issue the warrant.Mr.R.A.E.Greenshields, K.C., who is acting for Mr.Beaudoin, asked that evidence be taken to show whether Mr.Moreau had the power to issue the war rants.i ; Mr.Hibbard replied that it did not matter whether or not Mr.Moreau was a shareholder of the Banque St.Jean, but what was of interest was that a declaration had been made against official of\u2018 the bank to the etiect that they have violated the law, and that it is not the Banque de St.Jean that is on trial, but the officials indicated, and it does not matter how the latter appear in so long as they are present to answer the charges made against them.| The court maintained that the issuing of the warrants had nothing to dd with the actual facts as regards tha trial of the accused.Mr.Laflamme raised another point, to the effect that the allegations against Messrs.Roy, L'Heureux and Beavdoin should not be accepted by the com :, as they were couched in general terms, and that they contained no specific charges, and he asked the court to dismiss the action.; | Magistrate Lanctot said that the warrants had been legally issued, and that he must sustain the contention of the Crown on this point.Mr.J.P.Knight, secretary of the Bankers\u2019 Association, in his evidence, said that the Bankers\u2019 Association was incorporated by law, and that it has the supervision only over note circulation.In reply to Mr.Hibbard, the witness sald that he had occasion to investigate the position of the Banque de St.Jean, and he suspended the business the same day on which he examined its affairs, Mr.Thomas Lawson, clerk in the Financial Department at Ottawa, told the court that he had certain certified reports issued by the Banque de St.Jean as to its financial position, which were sent to the government previous to the failure.Mr.Greenshields insisted that only the original copies should be filed, so as to form part of the record for future reference as the case proceeded.The examination of Mr.Lawson was resumed regarding the filing of the statements of the bank by the government over a period of many months.Mr.Greenshields maintained that the returns were limited according to the charges to a certain period previous to the month of February, and that reports since that time should have no bearing on the case.The Crown insisted on the report of the bank for March being filed in the court, which was granted.A lengthy discussion followed as to the filing of reports signed by the liquidator, Mr.Tancrede Bienvenu, showing a further unsatisfactory condition of the bank\u2019s affairs.Mr.Greenshields strongly objected on the ground that the document had no hearing on the case, and that the court could not accept it, until Mr, Bienvenu had testified to his signature.The magistrate reserved decision .Previous to the noon adjournment, Mr, [Lawson was subjected to a further severe cross-examination by Messrs, Green- shields and Laflamme as to the procedure by the Finance Department dealing with the reports of the bank since the first of the year.The lawyers who are taking part in the preliminary proceedings here are Mr.F.W.Hibbard, K.C., representing the Crown, with Mr.Charles Belanger; Messrs.N.K.Latlamme, K.C., A.D.Girard, and J.F.St.Cyr, for Mr.Roy; Mr.R.A.E.Greenshields, K.C., repre- xenting Mr.Beaudoin, and Mr.C.A.Wilson, K.C., for Mr.L\u2019Heureux.When the court met at 2.16 this afternoon, the examination of Mr.Lawson was continued.MRS, P.H.ROY ~UED.Messrs.Kavanagh, Lajoie & Lacoste, acting in the name of the liquidator off the Banque de St.Jean, have entered an action in the Superior Court, claiming $19,943.12, on promissory notes, from Mrs.P.H.Roy, wife of the president of the bank.BANK SHARES AS COLLATERAL.- - Mr.A.H.Lapierre, representing the Brunet estate, has entered an action, through his attorneys, Mesars.Bisaillon & Brossard, to force the Hon.P.H.Roy to take back shares of the Banque de St.Jean transferred by him to the estate as collateral security.MONTREAL STREET RAILWAY STATEMENT FOR MONTH OF MAY, AND EIGHT MONTHS.The Montreal Street Railway Company's comparative statement of earnings and expenses for the month of May and the eight months of the present fiscal year are as follows: Increase.8 mos.increase.1908.1907.Amount.P.C 1908.1907.Amount.P.C.Total earns.$313,678 $295,951 $17.727 5.99 $2,341,651 $2,169,636 $171,815 7.92 Op.exp.169,723 170,494 *771.92 .45 1,485,623 1,410,568 75,056 5.32 Net earns.143,955 125,457 18,498 11.75 855,928 759,068 96,860 12.76 Total chgs.61,800 49,632 12.168 4.52 385,768 333,829 51,959 15.56 Surplus 82,154 15,825 6,33 S.35 470,139 425,239 44,900 10.56 Exp.p.c.of earn 3.11 57.61 pue -:.50 68.45 65.01 * 1.56 \u2014_\u2014 *Decrease.! LONDON BANK WILL BE REORGANIZED.De Voluntary Liquidation, and Reorganization Under U.S.Laws Decided Upon.I.ondon, June 16.\u2014At a special meeting of the shareholders c¢f the London-Paris and American Bank, Limited, which has a capital of $5,000,000, it was decided to voluntarily liquidate the concern.The assets will be sold to a new bank to he called the Loadon and Peris National! Bank of San Francisco, which is to be incorporated under the laws of the United States with a capital of $2,600,000.Nearly 90 percent of the capital of the bank now being wound up is held in California, and tbe desirability of Teconstructing the company under Amcrican laws had been urged by the larger shareholders.WHEAT VALUES ON TORONTO MARKET Toronto, Ont., June 16.\u2014The decrease of over a million bushels in the visible supply of wheat, was, to a large extent, discounted in the advances of the closing ays last week.The publication of the figures to-day, imparting no strength to the market iu Chicago.Saturday's spurt in Winnipeg options was maintained at the opening to-day, and although succeeding bide were lower for a while, the July option was in demand at $1.0544 at noob.Whether present levels will hold, depends almost entirely on the export demand, as home millers have all the wheat that they are l'kely to require for some time.Judging from the increaring rate at which s:ecks at the head of the lakcs are being reduced, however, present levels are sound.Duriug the past week the decrease in stucke was 477,000 bushels, - 2 Tea A MEE SETI SR SHIPMENTS OF DAIRY PRODUCE FOR THE WEEK.\u2014 Exports of Cheese are Increasing But Movement of Butter Has Not Been Heavy.Shipments of cheese from the port of Montreal for the week ending June 13, amounted to 52,881 boxes, as compared with 44,555 boxes for the previous week and 73,- 279 boxes for the corresponding week of last year.There were also shipped from Quebec last week 3,907 boxes, making total erpcrts from the St.Lawrence for the week of 56,788 brxes.Total shipments from Montreal since May 1 are 193,174 boxes, as ccmpared with 261,209 boxes for the corresponding period of last year.Total shipments from Quebec since May 1 are 5,508 boxes, as compared with 9,510 boxes for the corresponding period of last year, and total exports since May 1 are 198,682 boxes, as compared with 270,820 boxes for the corresponding period of last year.Exports of butter last week amounted to 1,874 packages, as compared with 1,622 peckages for the previous week and 243 packages for the corresponding week of last year.Total shipments since May 1 are 3,396 boxes, as compared with 295 pack- agee for the corresponding period of last year.LAST WEEK'S LIVE STOCK EXPORTS The foliowing table shows the exports of live stock from the port of Montreal fpr the week ending June 13, 1908: ° Cattle.Sheep.\u2018To London .wees 1,266 499 To Glasgow .+.ve ave 523 vee To Manchester .+ + es ve 94 Total .+.eo oo ve os © 1,872 499 Last week .+ soe.so vers