The daily witness, 5 août 1897, jeudi 5 août 1897

[" 37.\\ [EE NES NS on a) \"ASE.ugiass ustica ymimit Vers, ranite meer; rd of presi v, for g the LL On 1 pre- npany Well.for 118, 80 1 and aving Tumi S f this idde!l ppeal : Mr.| was e, un- could t dis pro- pglass rlocu- as à 15 TEe- ELT.Noan, s, Was works sveral d off.| sev- n St.on 13 ation e cole as from nited kept ban- n the all.nined Êe juil e a#wr S, ing ta- F 51.45; 2 quart reduced to 81.56: 3 quart CHRISTY BREAD KNIVES, 3 sizes (ica wu er mang\u201d (300d niia = = W reduced to $1.88, 4 quart reduced to in a 1 for cutting bread, 1 for eal sugar bowl, cream jug and spoon hol- ks ; Bl 52.16; 6 quart reduced to $2.80; 14 quart nis sot at worth foe: for Brday our der.Regular price\u2019 of this set is 3c; he yy FE i : =H or , © ete set for 23c.EY reduced to $6.72.price, 2lc per set.PRESERVING JARS In pints, quarts, ; CHAMBER SETS Just reccived a new À \u2014 and half gallons, all reduced, ot of Decorated Chamber Sets; we will À BROOKLYN COAL OIL STOVES- WIRE MEAT COVERS.b sizes in set, JELLY TUMBLERS, plain and fancy, offer a 5-piece set for 31.63: a 6-plece £5 We will offer fo- Friday ten only cf this best wire: for Friday, 34c set.in half pint and one-third pint size, at Bot for $1.85; a 10-piece set for $2.85 and 3 Bl celebrated make of 2-Burner Oil Stoves reduced prices.$2.50.Your choice of colors and pat- [8 Le TIN INDIVIDUAL GLASS JELLY MOULDS terns.BRASS LAMPS in great variety, at prices that have never been lower.You can get a Brass Lamp for $1.75.Corner Metcalfe Street, es rise relie IG BE [lA Ee 5 ps E MORE NEWS or BIG SAVINGS! We are giving our Summer Goods an end-of-the-season farewell.We are speeding the parting, to make room for the coming guests.We have made general reductions in all departments to keep things buzzing all this month.Opportunities have been plentiful of buying Special Lots at Specially Low Prices.risk of paying too much or getting unworthy goods, money-saving chances foilow.than to-day.COTTON DRESS GOODS, Sounds like fiction to hear of Ging hams, Dimities, Crirkles, Dotted Muslins, French Percales an Muslins, d ¥rench Cambrics at 9c a yard.But it's a fact.from 18¢c to 26c a yard.Regular prices wers These are odd lots, but there is a good assortment of each.You'll find them on our centra table as long as they last \u2014that won't be long, for such good at 9 cents a yard.LIVELY LINEN LOTS, s There is good reason for their Hiveli- ness, too.We don't wish any of this stock to rest on our shelves.We mention just two items, picke from the mfany at money-savin prices.Two basket bargains of Line owels.They Baskets for towel-wanters.Th d 6 n are regular pilenle e towels are in two sizes at Bc and Tc each.A lot of Table Linen Remnants 2, 244 and 3 yards long, all perfect goods.worth $1.50, $1.88 an a $2.25; to be cleared out at 90c, $1.13 and $1.35\u2014Remnant prices receive rough handling here.If the full import of this news is understood these goods will disappear in a jiffy.LADIES\u2019 BLOUSES.These are money-saving times in this department.Those who help to take away our surplus stock are wise.Blouses worth from 75¢ to $1.95, at 39c, 69¢, 75c, 95c each.SILVER SILK SPECIAL.There is a charm about these Silver Silks\u2014a charm all their own.Look in our west window and you'll see what it is.The lot is small and so is the price.Two reasons why they won\u2019t stay on our counters long.They are worth 37c a yard\u2014you'll see that at a glance\u201412%c a yard is what we are asking for them now.DRESS GOODS CHANGES.It wouldn't do to let things get dull in this ever-ipteresting department.Until August 15th we will give a discount of 20 percent off all Fancy Dress Goods.Will that interest you?All new goods.Many Hnes eminently suited for Autumn Costumes.| Self-interest leads careful folks here, because there is absolutely no Interesting items of The store news was never better reading ENGLISH PRINTS.These Prints are werth from 10c to 14c a yard.We bought rather heavily to get a low price and succeeded.But we still have quite a lot left yet.Out they all must go; 615 cents a yard ought to clear them out quickly.LACE CURTAINS.Our ordinary Lace Curtain prices are marvels of economy, but here we zo one better.We are now selling a $1.50 Curtain for 96c each.Come 2:d see them.= BOYS\u2019 SUITS & BLOUSES.This line is still dragging.We wish to clear it out.Half the marked price will buy any of fhem.The styles and qualities are of the best.HAYCOCK & DUDGEON, 2401=3 St.Catherine Street.REMO CAMERAS RODUCE ERFECT ICTURES.DAVID H.HOGG, Photographic Goods.662 Craig Strect BUSINESS\u201d MEN, Get your invoices printed at the \u201c Witness Printing House i J oO H N M U RP HY & CO.9 Lame TERMS CASH, TEL.3888.re\u2014\"\\ Lars Te EE PE PAPE TEE TOME NE oT ° .+, Lu a ws a pe - ERE Err Er Er er er Ee ES Er EER ERE 73.Che Daily Wituess., *THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUG.5.| DEATH AT A WEDDING.THE BRIDEG M ONE OF THE TIMS.A GASOLINE STOVE EXPLODED, AND TUE SMOKE SUFFOCATED FOUR OF THE PARTY.Cincinnati, Obio, Aug.5\u2014Otto Adler kept an all-night restaurant in the lower story of the house in which three men and one woman perished this morning.There were seventeen men and women in cne room in the second story of this bouse.The occupants of the building refuse all information.None of the dead were burned.They were suffocated by smoke from the fire in adjacent rooms.The only exit for escape wax blocked by a bath-tub set up on end at the head of the stairway.The smoke came from an adjacent room, where the fire was soon extinguished.It se ms that it was a wedding frolic, in which one of the dead men was the bridegra in and the daughter of the landlord was th bride.Still there is some doubt ahout who was the bride.The celebrants of the wedding used beer and ciga ettes ver.freely.It seems that while out of the seventeen, four were suffocated fatally, the other thirteen suffered but slightly.The fire started from the explosion of 3 gasoline stove.\u2014_\u2014\u2014-\u2014 CARRIED CONTRABAND WHISKEY Ottawa, Aug.5\u2014The Customs Depart ment have received information ot the seizure of a schooner which put into Pu tou to coal, and was found to have a quantity of contraband whiskey on boar] concealed under a false bottom.Further particulars are not yet to hand.ce NOTES AND NOTICES.J.aborers Wanted, Manitoba Harve-: \u2014The Canadian Pacific will sell one-way second class tickets from stations in tne Province of \u2018Quebec and the Mantime Provinces on Aug.17 and from stations in the Province of Ontario on Aug.18 at $14 to points in Assiniboia and Mauitola as far as Salt Coats, Moose Jaw ani Estevan.Tickets can be secured hack to original starting point at $14 provided passenger works one month as a farm laborer. 7 ih Toe Dl EBRTRT vi ge EN \u2014 TA >.\u2018Aer.Le das i 1 at vo Yo A TH EET ) i À i H TarrsDAY, AUGUST 9, 1897, REN AN A RY PL PA THE MONTREAL DAILY * WITNESS.yam TAC Apr AP 3 2 us, st Ai sy \u201c FS 2S CARAS & A 2 , DLA Al ed e > .a+, Pr en em Tr - a F a, at the Redu OGILVY Ss Aucust will be a money-saving month to all shop- \u20ac pers visiting our store.£0 SILKS! SILKS! | NE wo ave laid out a beautiful line | =.3 son Le at\u201d ° os Pi Le = \"54 \u2026 7 UCED TO 39.| price, 69c.; a9, 1 TEN 7 i: nRECUCED TO 69.| GLOVES.| Ladies\u2019 Tan and Fawn Kid Gloves, 31:15 REDUCED TO 8c, TY 5 SATEENS.374 jme line of Sateens, in Handsome 21\u2018 - XG = = = 09175 vey SERRES 3 5 a = aw 5 Ea 2.ag Se 2 28 5 TES GAS LAS ES RS AS TES EE AE SAS 4S, 3 495 ApS APs kh ARE APL LYS AWE APL LTD facia] tache £0.GRO (UTA > AY > ve rs et ro > (av say Av YAY CF 0 PY ced Prices at v RSS ES ES C » YE A + hr +4 LAUNDERED SHIRTS.Men's Laundered Fancy Cambric Shirts, with one Collar and Cuffs, Black Stitching, $1.25, for $1.10.HANDKERCHIEFS.A lot of Gents\u2019 Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, seconds, Tape Border, size 2-4, 21.50 doz.LINENS.Linen Turkish Towels, 25¢, 3Cc, 40c, 45c, E5¢ each.56 inch Table Damask Cream.33c.62 tnch Table Damask Cream, 25c.2 inch Table Damask Cream, 40c.CURTAINS.Curtain Materials, Furniture Coverings, Art Muslins, Cretonncs Art Silk, Tapestry, Silk and Lace Curtains, Curtain Poles, Carpst Sweepers.Oilcloths and Linoleums.CATALOGUE.mptly Attended tomes A.Ogilvy & Son THE LARGEST EXCLISIVE DRY GOODY ETORE IN CANADA.4 » and Mountain Street.v (TWILL PRY YOU > to visit our store, if you want Diamonds or other Preéious Stones, Jeweliery, Silverware or Souvenirs.Stock Tafge and varied.Prices moderate.4 R.A.DICKSON & CO., Ÿ 2261 Ste Catherine St.A Burro for Klondike.a , 10 NÉ, M A Cob for < \u20ac\" A BAD HABIT.§ \u201c > That is to say if you drink water $ purified by + 3 $ $ Price\u2019s Charcoal Filters.; > It is the best thing for yourself © and family.Call and see them.THE G.R.LOCKER CO.1749 Notre Dame Street.CPVPOPPPI OPI PPPS 99 0$ À WILSON SMITH, INVESTMENT BROKER.Government, Municipal and Railway Securities Bought and Sold.First-ciass Securities Sultable for Trust Funds always on hand.STANDARD LIFR CHAMBERS, 151 St James st.Montreal.3004 PUBLIC VACCINATORS.Dr.Laberge, city s'a-! this morning that he did not think BU 110% would break out in tha St.Ours - which was removed to a tent near - fa iv tin sMalipox pavilion yesterday morning.£:- - 47 the children of this family being ill, the neaith authorities deemed cater the whole family.a= fllowing physicians, apiminted this morning:\u2014Dr.B.Ther- : 12 St.Denis street; Dr.T.Lamarclre, «ho br.G.E.Roy.45 Moreau; Dr.ilarote.202 Craig; Dr.J.Chevaller, Deefo tiguy: Dr.L.A.Gagnier, 16:13 Oa- di br 5 T.Wilson, 5H5 Wellington: - W.J Riley, 31 Park avenue: Dr.© White, 79 Catheart: Dr.J.J.Ross, 637 Velipgton street, « medical health officer, rige to in addition to \"sr: Duze and Coyle, public vaccinaiors, : MONTREAL EXHIBITION NOTES.Saturday, Aug.21, is to be Children's Day, wher all children will bo admitted free to the grounds and grand stand up to noon.it is interded to present a handsome souvenir medal to the children on the grand stand.The Street Railway Company have decided to run their illuminated jubilee street cars during tbe exl-ibition.This is a busy time at the Exhibition Le fice just now, às the entries are coming fast.The grounds are looking beautiful with their level green sward, and the workmen are fixing up the illuminations and stands for exhibitors who Intend to bo on hand at the opening.Mr.Joseph Ladue, the Klondike milHon- naire, and owner of Dawson City.who is now at his former home near Plattsburg, will visit the \u2014Mon*real Exhibition, and show some of the nuggets that are fourd cn the Klondike.The cirematograph representation of the Queen's Jubilee Procession, that will be at the exhibition, is sald by those who have geon it in London, to give a splendid idea of the grandest pageant that has ever taken place.Mr.Beaullac has a life-size wax figure representation cf the Quesn\u2019s coronation, the four generations of the Royal family, and the Queen's reception at Windsor Castle of the Right Hoa.Sir Wilfrid Laurier.er CONSENT OF COUNCIL NEEDED.Some time ago the Clty Council voted $45,000 to pave Noire Dame styeet from Cha- boillez square to Richmond street.As the street needs paving to the city limits, and as the city had not the money to pay for the completion of the work, tha contractor wrote tu the Road Committee, saying that he would complete the paving of the whole street, and wait till the Legislature, at its next session, ratifiel the paying of the extra amount if the Road Committee would consent to such an arrangement.Tha offer was considered to be a good one, and wag accepted.The paving has been done alincst as far as Richmond street, but it is likely it will have to stop there for some time, as the City Surveyor said, this moru- ing he would have to get an order from the City Council, as well as the one from tho Road Commnuttee, befere he would allow peving west of Richmond street to be done.mets ABBE PALIN\u2019S FUNERAL.The remains of the late Rev.Abbé Palin D'Abonville, were conveyed from the Notre Deme Hospital to the Saminary yesterday aftercoon.They now lie ip state in the infirmary chapel and were visited by large pumbers of people, this afternoon.The funeral service will be held in the Church of Notre Dame to-morrow morning at 8.30, after which the remains will be conveyed to the Gran® Seminary, Sherbrcoxe street, for interment.Among those present at the service will be Archbishop Langevin of St.Boniface, who was a former pupil of the deceased priest.\u2014\u2014pp WILL INVESTIGATE.A meeting of the Fire Committee has been summoned for three o'clock to-morrow afternoon.It is rumored that the main cause for the meeting being called is to hold an investigation into the rumors about the Fire Committee being willing to pay more for the Lafrance fire engine than it can be bought for in other cities.The matter was fully gone into in last night's Issue.\u20142\u2014\u2014\u2014pr PRESBYTERIAN GRADUATES\u2019 RE.| UNION.The graduates of the Presbyterian College of this city will hold à reucion and jnstitute ; from Oct.4 10 Oct.8 next.Interesting Jis- cussions will be made on questions alfect- \u201cing religious work, college matters, and other kindred subjects.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \"LICENSED VICTUALLERS PICNIC.The Licensed Victuallers\u2019 Association held their annual picnic yesterday at Cartierville on the banks of the Pack River.A large number of people were in attendance, and in the afternoon a good programme of \u2018games was carried out, which excited con- i siderable interest.WHO OWNS THE BUILDING?An Interesting Dispute in the Town of Outremont AS TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE BUILDING USED AS A TOWN HALL.THE TOWN COUNCIL HAVE NO MONEY FOR NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS\u2014 MONTHLY MEETING LAST EVENING.The ownership of the building in which the town Council of Qutremont holds its meetings and occupies as mu- ricipal offices, and in which not only the l\u2019rotestant school is held, but is occupied as a meeting-place for the Board of School Commissioners, is in dispute, and last evening a deputation from the School Board waited upon the town council at its monthly meeting, in order to discuss the matter.The question may yet come before the courts.The delegation of the board comprised Messrs.James Robson (chairman), W.T.Hart, and W.F.Denman.The members of the council present were Mayor W.W.Dunlop, and Councillors Bond, Denman, Languedoc, Hall, Denis, Mac- Kenzie, Joyce, and Cooke, and the council chamber was crowded with ratepayers.Mr.James Robson, as chairman of the School Board, explained that in looking over the minutes of the board they could not find anything showing that the municipal council had a proper title to the building.Mayor Dunlop said they had been always under the impression that they had purchased the building from the com- nissioners seven years ago, and then leared it te the commissioners.The arrangement was made in 1890, but the actual deed of sale was not passed until April 14, 1893.The School Commission- crs had always paid rent during the seven years.He had the deed now before him.Councillor Denman.\u2014\u2018What amount is on that deed\u201d Mayor Dunlop.\u2014\u2018$2,000.Councillor Denman.\u2014 \u2018What was the building bought for?The Mayor.\u2014$2,500, but we admit we still owe the Commissioners 8500, on which we have paid $30 annually as interest for seven years.\u2019 Mr.W.T.Hart.\u2014 \u2018It i3 a certainty that you are not entitled to the building.The deed was prepared for $2,500, but Mr.Hall, the Mayor and the secretary- treasurer, went to the notary and under- tock, without the slightest right or.authority, to have everything relating to that 8500 eliminated, and that deed you hold in your hand is merely a deed of conveyance, and not a deed of sale.\u2019 Councillor Hall.\u2014\u2018I deny, Mr.Mayor, that 1 changed the price of the deed.\u2019 The Mayor (looking at the deed).\u2014- \u2018This is certainly a deed of sale.\u2019 say that the price was $3,000 The Mayor\u2014 Yes.\u2019 Councillor Denman.\u2014\u2018Then why have we been paying interest on that $300 for seven years?\u2019 The Mayor.\u2014\u2018I don\u2019t know, I am sure.We might question that $500, but we own the building.Mr.Hart.\u2014\u2018If you have been® paying mterest annually to the School Commissioners, it has been done illegally.\u2019 The Mayor \u2014I think the School Commissioners will have to show us something better.Mr.Hart.\u2014We will bave to take ac ticn to-morrow.\u201d Regarding the deed of sale, he explained that it was originally made out on a printed form for $2,500, and $500 wes to remain on which interest was to be paid.This was subsequently all changed, as befcre stated, but the printed words \u2018deed of sale,\u201d were left in.Why should they assess the building at $3,000 when they only paid $2,000.The Commissioners were quite willing to admit that the Council had a mortgage on the building for $2,000.The Mayor.\u2014\u2018If you show us that you glad to get out.The School Commissioners accepted the $2,500 for the building and we admit $500 still due.\u2019 Mr.Hart.\u2014\u2018If 1 had been on the jsard then I woule not have accepted it when there was another offer of $2,570.The Superintend:nt of Education reserved a portion of the building for school purposes, and we had no right to pay rent.\u2019 The Mayor.\u2014 \u2018Prove your right to the building and we will vacate.Mr.Hart.\u2014We will dé so.Councillor MacKenzie moved, seconded by Councillor Denman, \u2018that if the School Commissioners have any legal case against us, let them take proceedings.\u2019 Mr.Hart\u2014We will do so at once, as soon as we can write to Quebec.Gentlemen, you know we could have put you right to-night if we wanted,\u2019 declared Mr.Hart, as a parting shot.Councillor Mackenzie\u2019s motion carried.À legal opinion was read from the town solicitor, Mr.Johm Dunlop, stating that the Sisters of Jesus and Mary were, like all other charitable and religious institutions, liable to pay special assessments.As regarded the ordinary assessment they were exempt on all property which they occupied as such institution and from which no revenue was drawn, but any lands belonging to them from which they drew revenue were liable, and he recommended that proceedings be taken against them for the recovery of these taxes.Councillor Joyce moved that such proceedings be taken in accordance with the Councillor Denman.\u2014 \u2018Does the deed\u2019 own the building we will be only too) legal opinion.and also against all those who have not paid their taxes.This was carried.The Municipal Council are not unlike our own City Council have been in one respect\u2014they have no money for necessary \\in(uprovements at the present time.The student-in-charge and the churchwardens of the new Church of the Ascension, which will be completed in September, asked for a sidewalk down to the building, and other requests had also been made for sidewalks, but the cry of \u2018no money\u2019 was raised, and Councillors Denman and Joyce declared that they would not vote for any further expenditure in this way this year until the money wag forthcoming.A special loan of twenty thousand dollars had been made for purposes of expropriation in connection with the opening and widening of St.Catherine road, and new it appears that money is being expended from this loan which, it is claimed, should come out of the ordinary: revenue, and Councillor Denman declared that he for one would not vote for any further moneys being taken from this loan.; The Mayor\u2014\u2018The work cannot be stopped.\u2019 s Couneillor Denman\u2014\u2018I for one will not vote any \u2018money illegally.\u2019 Councillor Joyce\u2014\u2018We are not doing so.\" \u2018Is it not wrong to use that money from the loan for another purpose 7\u2019 asked Councilor Denman.\u2018Not if we replace it, Mayor.The matter then dropped.Councillor Denman then moved that power be asked from the legislature to amend the act of incorporation of the town to provide for the election of the Mayor by the people instead of by the council; to divide the North Ward into two wards and that each ward be represented by two councillors instead of three; that a separate account be kept of the revenues of each ward, and that, after providing for the general expenses of the town, the balance shall be expended exclusively in the ward; and to provide for voting by ballot.Councillor Joyce thought there was something at the bottom of all this.AL any rate he considered that a Mayor elected by the council was generally the better man.The Mayor did not think the amendments important enough to go to the legislature and spend twelve or fifteen hundred dollars.As no one seconded the motion, it was withdrawn.A letter was read from Mr.W.T.Hart, stating that as remarks had been made reflecting upon his character, he could not, in justice to himself, allow such a state of things to continue, and he called upon.the members of the council, either indiyidually or collectively, toi fer te them.He had been unable to: discover the man who stabbed him in the dark.The Mayor\u2014\u2018I think it is not the business of the council to go into a matter of this kind.If any member of this council has made any remarks, Mr.Hart has his recourse.\u2019 Mr.Hart\u2014 \u2018Then let him speak out.\u2019 A large amount of routine business was transacted.: It had been intended to go on with the homologation of the apeclal assessment roll, but as Mr.Hart filed an objection to the roll on the ground that the formalities required by law had not been completed, the council adjourned to Wednesday next, when the matter will be taken up.replied the rer THE REASON WHY THE POLICE SUCCEEDED IN CLEANING OUT ST.TIMOTHEE STREET\u2014THE EAST END NOW QUIET.\u2018How is it,\u2019 said a reporter to a well- known east end police official yesterday, \u2018that the district has been so quiet of late.There has not been a serious crime in it for weeks ?\u201d \u2018I tell you the reason,\u2019 was the reply, \u2018It is the removal of those disreputable houses from St.Timothee street.You cannot imagine the change it has wrought in the district.You want to know why the thing was not done before.It was simply because when we would raid these places and take the inmates to court we would, of course, get conviction \u2018against them and they would be heavily fined.But that wes all that was in it, for the people would be given time to pay their fines and matters were just as bad as before.\u2018Finally, it was determined to leave these houses alone and let publie opinion do the rest.Becoming secure through fancied immunity, their behavior was so outrageous as to rouse the determined hostility of their neighbors.Patience ceased to be a virtue and they moved in such fashion that no mercy could be shown the keepers or inmates of these dens.When these latter saw that refusal to move out meant imprisonment for not less than six months and no fine to be extended, they got out.Thus you see the snake has been scotched and whenever we can get the neighbors of these places to help us then our arms are strengthened.It is a poor policy to give such people time to pay their fines.They should be treated with the sternest vigor.\u2019 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 PROTESTANT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.The medical superintendent\u2019s report for the Protestant Hospital for the Insane for the week ending Aug.2 is as follows: Admissions, two ; discharged cured, one; discharged on trial, one ; deaths, one.The visiting governors for the week commencing Aug- 9 are :\u2014Messrs.À.T.Taylor, Robt.Reford, W.A.McIntyre ADVERTISEMENTS.NR Fes un Phillips EE 2 ç SCA English Oak Trays and in all sizes, from CE / ee KITCHEN DEPARTMENT IN BASEMENT.PA ol ANI Ne PS st Sy, \u201cFI et?NPN Fs.a FRIGERATORS | REFRIGERATORS! Balance of Refrigerators at a Discount of 20 Percent and 5 Percent for Cash.The \u201cImproved White Mountain Freezer,\u201d the best in the market, in all sizes, at a discount of 10 percent and 5 percent for Cash.Also a line of Shepard's Freezers at the followin 1 quart, 75c; 6 quarts,$2; 8 quarts, $2.25, A full range of Papier Mache Crumb Trays and Brushes in the various patterns.A line of Tea Trays in all sizes.HENRY MORGAN & CO, Montreal.a eS NS ES (COLONIAL = OUSE, Square.FN NE TNS NPN Na ns VE Ress bn ne Lightning prices to clear : in the different styles $1.50 to $4.3 Svra, RS SHIPPING AND HARBOR NEWS.The Alan line R.M.S.Assyrian, {rom Philadelphia for Glasgow, via St.John\u2019s Nfld., arrived out on Wednesday morning with her 368 cattle and 80 horses alive.The Donaldson line 88.Alcides arrived in port yesterday from Glasgow after an uneventful trip.The Allan line SS.Rosarian, from Montreal for London,arrived dut yesterday afternoon.The Aberdeen Atlantic Shipping Company\u2019s Hankow has arrived at Aberdeen with her live stock in good condition.The Allan line SS.Sarmatian has sailed for Glasgow with 427 head of cattle and 27 horses.The S88.Devona of the Thomson lire.Shields, for Montreal, passed Father Point yesterday evening.Hamburg, Aug.New York.The Dominion line R.M.S.Vancouver passed South Point inward at 8 a.m.to-day.She is due at Quebec to-morrow evening and Montreal on Saturday afternoon.About eight o'clock last night the Beaver line SS.Lake Superior arrived in port with passengers and a general cargo.She sailed from Liverpool on July 24, and had a good trip across, although thick fog delayed the vessel 20 hours in the Straits of Belle Isle.During the passage a very enjoyable concert was held, and the substantial sum of £7 was collected.Following is the list of the saloon passengers:\u2014Dr.H.G.Armstrong, Master Armstrong, Mlss E.M.Armstrong, Mr.W.G.Aspland, Dr.Ayrton, Miss Ayrton, Miss Barker, Mrs.Biggins, Dr.Robt.Blair, Mr.Wm.Buchanan, Mrs.Caine, Professor Capper, Mr.C.B.Carter, Mr.and Mrs.Champion, Mr.B.Coote, Mr.H.Cowper Mrs, Cowper, Mr.F.V.Darbi- shire, Mrs.G.F.Davis, Mr.George Day, Mr.W.Denne, Mr.R.A.Dickson, Miss Ruby Dickson, Mr.J.Flatlers.Mr.B.B.Ford, Mr.J.M.Gleeson, Mrs.I.Graham, Master Graham, Master Graham and Infant, Mr.Hains, Dr.H.F.Hann, Mrs.Hann, Mr.R.B.Harris, Mr.Hyde, Prof.Henrici, Mr.John Hogg.Mr.W.P.Von der Horst, Lieut.-Col.Hunter, Mies Hunter, Mr.F.C.Ireland, Miss Blanche Ireland, Mr.Wil- Ham Kinnear, Mr.Beaudry Leman, Mr.N.L.Lusher, Mrs.Lusher, sen., Mr.8.H.Lyman, Mr.Murphy, Mrs.Macmahon, Miss Macmahon, Miss Markham, Miss Mitchell, Mr.J.B.McIver, Miss McIver, Misa Mec- Kenzie, Mr.Parson, Mr.Parson, jun., Mr.and Mrs.W.H.Peare, Mr.E.Peck, Mr.B.Peck, Dr John Perry, Miss A.E.Reid, Mr.F.Richardson, Mr.and Mrs.Ring, Miss V.E.Ring, Miss V.E.Ring two children and maid, Mrs.Romain, Miss Romain, Mr.Wm, Senior, Rev.R.P.Silver, Mrs.Silver, Mr.and Mrs.Stephens, Mr.Stephens, Miss Tel- fer, Mr.R.Urquhart, Dr.C.B.Walker, Mr.J.Walton, General Webber, Dr.Geo.Weller, Mr.J.Williams, Mr.F.Williamson, Mrs.Williamson.New York, Aug.B8.\u2014Arrived Germanic, from Liverpool; Bremen, from Bremen, THE SS.MISTOR FLOATS OFF.Charlemagne, Que., Aug.4.\u2014The steamer Mistor, bound from Montreal to London, which went aground Opposite Varennes yesterday morning at 6.30, after discharging part of her deck load floated off without having sustained any damage.She is now re-loading the lightened freight and will proceed on her voyage to-morrow morning.MORE STEAMSHIPS IN TROUBLE.Halifax, N.S., Aug.4.\u2014A report from St.John's, Nfid., says the Halifax steamer Barcelona towed the steamer Rotterdam (from New York for Flushing with a cargo of oil for orders) off the rocks at Mistaken Point, and would be due at St.John's at 8 to-night with her tow.Now York, Aug.6.\u2014The Lone.Hill lifesaving station reported about eight o'clock this morning that a large German ship named Otto was ashore at Mecox, on the Long Island coast, below the station.No further particulars were given.A later report states that the Otto is lying in an easy position on a sand beach and has apparently not suffered any damage so far.Her crew of twenty men have not attempted to leave the ship and it is hoped that when assistance arrives she will be got oft without suffering any serlous damage.The Otto was built at East Boston, Mass., 5.\u2014Arrived Patria from and Mrs.A.T.Taylor.i in 1866.She registers 1,225 tons, is 196.7 EEE feet long, 37.2 feet beam and 24.4 feet deep and hails from Bremerhaven where she is owned.COLLISION IN THE LACHINE RAPIDS.Kingston, Ont., Aug.4.\u2014On Tuesday evening, before going into Montreal, the steamer America, owned by the American line, and the steamer Algerian, belonging to the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company, collided in the Lachine Rapides.The Yteam- er America was ahead and the Algerian caught up to her.They came together with the result that the America had some of her bulwarks torn away.The Algerian was not damaged as seriously as the America.A survey of the damage to the stemn- er America was made by Mr.E.Mepary on behalf of the American line, and Mr.E.Charles for the R.& O.Company.Mr.Gildersleeve, the general manager of the R.& O.Navigation Company, who was on the Algerian at the time, Bays there was no serious phase in the occurrence whatever, and the whole damage, if any, would be covered by 315.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014p>- GULF REPORT.| L'Islet\u2014Clear, west wind; inward 9 a.m., , steamer.i River du Loup\u2014Clear, north-west wind.Father Point\u2014Clear, west wind; inward yesterday 7.30 p.m., Devona.Metis\u2014Clear, strong west wind; inward to-day, two barques; outward, a.m., , Lake Ontario.| Martin River\u2014Clear, north-west wind ; inward yesterday, 5.30 p.m., Turret Bay.Cape Magdalen\u2014Clear, strong north-west Point\u2014Clear, strong norih-waest Caps Rosier\u2014Clear, north-east wind; out- wa yesterday 6.30 p.m., Campana.Cape Despair\u2014Clear, north wind; inward 5.80 a.m., Admirai.North Bhore\u2014Clear north-west wind; Ber- simis, inward 7.30 a.m.barque.Anticosti\u2014Clear, north-weat wind.South Point\u2014Inward 6 a.m., four-masted steamer.Meat Cove\u2014Clear, north-west wind.Low Point\u2014Qlear, strong west wind ; inward yesterday Huelva: outward to-day, Stalheim and Monkseaton.\u2018CANADA FOR CANADIANS, THE MOTTO.The first issue of the \u2018Monde Canadien,\u2019 the new weekly journal to take the place of the former daily \u2018Monde,\u2019 was published to-day.The editor, the Hon.Mr.Nante!, sums up his programme in the following words :\u2014\u2018Without treading on the ground of any of our confreres, our journal will have no other pretension than to be a cheap factor to instruct the people, being eritirely devoted tc the great Canadian fam- fly, that is to say.of Canada for the Canadians, with the Caradians, and through the Canadians, irrespective of origin or creed.Literty and equality before the constitution, which Is one and sacred, was the great ~redominating idea in the mind and werk of Cartier, and we slLall strive to be the faithful, although quite incomplete, echo thereof, in the \u2018Monde Canadien.'\u2019 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014e BARKER\u2014M'CURDY.A very retty wedding took place at \u2018Redford Villa,\u201d Rawdon, on Tuesday evening, Aug.3.the contracting parties being Mr.Henry Barker of Montreal, and Miss Maggie McCurdy, daughier of the late Mr.Alexander McCurdy, Rawdon.The ceremony was performed by the Rev.W.Davies, rector.The bride was charmingly attired in a cream colored gown, and held a bouquet of white roses in her hand.Miss Mary Davles, of the parsonage, acted =s \u201cbridesmaid.The groom was attended by Dr.W.N.Smiley, Rawdon.After the ceremony, a sumptuous repast was servei.The presents were both numerous and costly.\u2014# THE LATE MR.HENRY LYMAN.At the last meeting of the board of management of the Protestant Hospital for the Insane a resolution of condolence and sympathy with the family of the late Henry Lyman was passed unanimously.ee ETS SV IP .Cee Garcia B Pace perse IEE rer AE ST TRE Spaces FREE QE Soles, SCI SIR ri ERE eb a, omar SET hs otage sie 105 EE 05 \u2019 \" = ati Ne RS LA I Tr pp, So gin, SRN arn 17705 CONGREGATIONAL THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.tA GE An TaurspAy, Avavsr 5, 1897, Weekly Calendar, THURSDAY, AUGUST J, PICNIC \u2014IN THE\u2014 PINES OF BELLEVUE, Or dine on board ESteamer SOVEREION on trip to Cariliop, $1.0).One Lour and a half at Carillon.Home at 6.30 p.m.Take 8 a.m.train for L-chine.Get \u2018\u2019Suap Shots\" ut Ticket Offices.mate 7 tS RT ASSOCIATION, Phillips Square.Galleries of Paintings.Open daliy, 9 a.m.to 6 p.m.ADMISSION, 25c.a SATURDAY, AUGUST 7.PICNIC TO BT.ROSE, Saturday, 7th August, Leave Dalhousie Station 2t 9 a.m.and 1.30 p.m.Tickets .23 and 30 cenis.Trespay, Avcust 10.IRSTANNUALMOONLIGHT EXCURSION of ST.JUDE'S BIBLE-CLASS, TUESDAY, August 10th, 1897.Str.FILGATE leaves wharf at foot of McGill street at 8 p.m., sharp, and Jacques Cartier wharf at 8.15 p.m.Tickets 2bc.Refreshments served at oly prices.A first-class orchesta has been secured, b ONTARIO ROYAL TEMPLARS.IDIPCRTANT MEETING OF THE MISSION BOARD AT TORONTO.Toronto, Aug.5\u2014A meeting of the Royal Templar Mission Board of the Grand Council of Ontario was held here on Tuesday.It was presided over by Mr.George H.Lees of Hamilton.Among others present were Mr.VW.W.Buchanan, Dr.C.N.Emory, grand secretary; Mr.John H.Lane, Dominion secretary; Rev.Win.Kittlewell, past Dominion councillor; Mr.Frank Buchanan of Parkdale, Mr.G.H.Fisher, district councillor, Hamilton; Mr.James Hughes, past dic- trict councillor, Toronto, and Mr.H.À.Holiday, Brookline, Ont.Plans for the autumn organization cam- poign were considered.It was decided to again place the revival band known as the \u2018Gleaners,\u201d in the work to recommence on Sept.1.The Rev.W.À.Dun- nett, now engaged in the interests of the order at Smith\u2019s Falls, will go from there to the Kingston district.Mr.Joseph Mills of Galt will be continued as an organizer.He is at present in the Berlin district.in addition to the meeting of the mission board here yesterday a picnic was held at Centre Island, under the auspices of the Hamilton district council, at which Mr.Austin, select councillor, Parkdale; Mr.Lewis C.Peake, S.C.Metropolitan Council; Mr.G.Wrigley of the Patrons of Industry, and a delegation.from the W.C.T.U.were present.During the day Mr.W.W.Buchanan held a conference with the resident Dominion and Provincial executive officers of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union with a view to the organic federation of representatives of that and other temperance organizations in the National Prohibition Committee, which is to be organized in October.fee NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.Ottawa, Aug.J.\u2014Great quantities of, \"$ 5 AUGUST SEX S M|T|w T F S 11 21 3| 4] 5 81 9110111121314 1511617 18,19,20 21 22 )23124125|/26 27128 29130:31|/.1.01001|00 SUBSCRIFPTION RATES.Dally Witness, 83.00, Weekly Witness, 81.00 : with reductions to clubs: Northern Mossenger, es te one address, $2.25 ; 20, $4.40; 50, 300 ; 10 cop $10.50; 1 , Pritam add $1.04 per annum for post- For Great % pes ; 28c on Northern Messen- age on Week 5 ger ; $3.60 on Daily Witness, The last edition of the DAILY WITNESS is delivered in the city every evening of publication at $4.00 per annum.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 ADVERTISING RATES.DAILY WITNESS.Five lines and upwards, 10c per line Contract on favorable terms.\u201c WEEKLY WITNESS.With large type or cuts, 20c per line.One-third reduction if set in our ususl small advertising types.Speolal contract rates.mr All business communications snould be addressed * John Dougall & Son,\u201d \u2018Witness\u2019 Office, Montreas, and all letters to the Editor should be addressed * Edi'or of the \u2018 Witness.\u2019 Montreal.\" The Daily Witness.AUG.5, 1897.THURSDAY, The proclamation of British sovereignty in the island called Bellona, in the Solomon group, was hastily annulled by the natives, who lost no time in taking down the notice-board declaring that the island, was British and in digging up a bottle buried with records of the occupation.They did not at all like the sound of the guns.Bellona is now British, however, for all that.It would be well if there are any more derelict islands lying about that the nations laying claim to them should forthwith take formal possession of them.Objection to such proceedings by persons claiming to have landed on the island at some past date or to have bought it from some government that never landed on it at all, are tiresome, and the sooner that sort of thing is finally disposed of the better.The mere registration of an island at Washington as being claimed by some American for the United States without any proclamation or formal taking posscesion is another proceeding that should be ignored, because entirely unfair.A lot of islands are said to have been so registered which have long been painted red on the map.On the other hand, we should be inclined to give the largest construction to any claims urged by the United States to foreign possessions.The more such petty scattered responsibilities she has the more polite she will be when entering the councils of the nations.ee We do not see but that we have already had a de facto imperial federal parliament in the recent meeting of the colonial premiers with the Colonial Secretary.Mr.Chamberlain has stated in pulpwood are being daily shipped over i parliament that the denunciation of the the Pontiac Railway to Lockport, N.Y.treaties was due to a resolution unani- During the past\u2019 ten days fifty carloads! went over the road.Major J.M.Delamere is gazetted lieutenant-colonel of the Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, vice KR.B.Hamilton, transferred.The Minister of Public Works has re turned to the Capital, and proposes setting out for a trip through western Ontario either to-morrow or Saturday.The ministers here have at last received official notice of the denunciatiop of! the German and Belgian treaties by Great Britain.The information was obtained through the High Commissioner for Canada, who cabled that he had received official notification that the treaties had been denounced.Mr.G.A.Mountain has returned irom a surveying trip over the proposed line of | the Pembroke Scuthern.He says no difh- culties will be encountered in construct: ing the line.It runs through a rich farming country inhabited jrincipally by Germans.The capital has all been subscribed | and the work will be proceeded with.\u2014_\u2014 GRAND TRUNK CAR SHOPS AT LONDON.London, Ont., Aug.5.\u2014By the end of st the Grand Trunk car shops will: A .Augu \u2019 ps \u201chave made a distinct and wilhing sacri- i fice of established and satisfactory trade be running in full blast here with a ataff of between three and four hundred men.The transfer of machinery and tools rrom the Brantford and Toronto shops have been nearly completed, and the former is being rapidly got into shape.Over a hundred hands, in addition to the heads of departments and officials, have been permanently engaged and it is now imposs- ble to secure a vacant house in the naigh- borhood of the shops.It is expected that the re-opening of the shops will add between fifteen hundred and two thousand to the city\u2019s population before Jan.1.Mr.King of this city has been appointed master car builder of the middle and northern divisions, and will have charge of the London shops.l ta pe ee ee eee mee mously passed by the assembled premiers.Such having been the potency of that act, it is only matural to suppose that there will be more meetings of the colonial premiers, and that when they assemble again it will be with à mandate, more or less plainly understood, from their respective constituencies on subjects of immediate federal interest.It is natural also to suppose that resolutions passed as the result of such significant councils will have considerable cogency with imperial cabinets and will not be readily slighted by British parliaments, The happy evolution of this imperial parliament will depend on the wisdom which marks its councils.It would have a tendency to wreck it if the colonies began by making demands that would set them at loggerheads with the British people.Unanimity has marked the first step not only between the colonial representatives but between them and the British Government, parliament and people.The British people compacts with two of their greatest customers for the sake of carrying out the wish of the colonists.May later proceedings be similarly auspicious.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The new \u2018History of Canada\u2019 for the use of schools has been selected by the committee composed of representatives of the educationists of all the provinces, and will shortly be published simultaneously in all the provinces.It is satisfactory to know that a book which ought to be a vital influence in the moulding of children\u2019s minds in regard to their own country has been chosen by competent authorities, and will\" be used throughout the whole Dominion.Thus the children of all the provinces will get the same views of their country as a whole and the children of all the provinces will get ideas of each of the provinces which are considered satisfactory by an authority of the province, and muy therefore be regarded as right and true.Such a history ought to do much for the building np and consolidation of Canada.It is to be hoped that the new history ic a live and entertaining work.The summaries of Canadian history in use in Ontario schools thirty years ago were simply collections of \u2018dryly stated events, statistics and dates, compared with which many official blue-books are exciting.A mistake will have been made if the new school history selected is not one which can be used in the middle and even lower class rooms.From the fact that in Ontario the book is only to be used in the fifth form of the general schools and in the collegiate institutes, there seems reason to fear that too \u2018old and mature\u2019 a work has been chosen, and one which will need to be immediately supplemented by a child's story book of history on the same broad- spirited lines as has governed the present choice.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Marchand Government hes solved in short order what has hitherto been treated by all governments and municipal authorities as an insoluble problem, namely, how to deal with the \u2018line stores\u2019 of Huntingdon county.Thera has been no greater sarcasm on modern civilization than the long-continued defiance of all law by outlaws who built sheds across boundary lines and made them castles against all the law and police of both nations.As there is still room enough in the world for all the houses on it, and a little to spare, one would think that a simple law making it illegal to have a house on the boundary line would have solved the whole question.If it were necessary, the national or provincial or municipal government could expropriate a few feet along the whole line.Under any circumstances, it is evident that a little management would have disposed of these outlaws had there been the will to dogo.- The able chief of the Provincial police, Mr.Legault, has accomplished the task of getting these trespassers against the customs laws and liquor laws of both countries in jail by getting evidence from this side and proceeding against the offenders in the State of New York, where the laws impose penalties that mean business.Canadian penalties for illicit sale and for gambling are for the most part of a sort which many offenders can afford gladly to pay as often as can be rendered necessary by police interference.When a man is sure to get a year in jail if caught he will be at least anxious not to be caught.We congratulate the Quebec Government on its vigor in this and other matters of infringed public order.There have been too many concessions to law-breakers in the days that are past.\u2014 ce \u2014\u2014 COTE DES NEIGES HILL.We have before us the grades of Cote des Neiges Hill from Sherbrooke street to the summit, which, in view of the present proposal on behalf of the Street Railway Company as far as Pine avenue, do not bear out the company\u2019s contention that the hill is too steep to run cars on as far as the city has demanded or can demand.The average grade from Sherbrooke street to Pine avenue is a rise of 7.56 in a hundred, while the average grade from Pine to Cedar is only 6.23 in a hundred, and that from Cedar avenue to the old toll-bar is only 7.45.The steepest grade between Sherbrooke street and Pine avenue is 10.7, while the steepest up to Cedar avenue is 10.6.There is a bit of the uppermost reach of three hundred feet in which the grade is 11.5, 12.1 and 15.3.This bit, as it happens however, is outside of the city.It could certainly be surmounted if the comp.ny wanted, as the company made a bargain with the council of Cote des Neiges to run cars that way, which it never carried out, for other than engineering reasons, as is well known.If the grade is too heavy there it could be reduced the requisite seven feet, as the reach next above is almost level.That is a problem that it will be safe to leave the company to d-al with if it is only made to do what it undertook to do, and not just what Mr.Prefontaine thinks it ought to do.Mr.Prefontaine\u2019s proposition on behalf of the company to have the tracks tak n as far as Pine avenue, including the steepest part of the hill, wipes out the steepness objection entirely.It reveals also 1 in the light of the company\u2019s own published plans the carrying out of a scheme steadily held to for many years.Long before the agitation to force the company to run cars on Guy street, when it was really booked only for a circuit round by Mountain street, the company had published a map showing an intended line from the subway at Point St, Charles up Guy street as far as Pine Thus the proposition to carry the track up to Pine avenue and no farther.avenue and no farther is only the furtherance of the company\u2019s own long- cherished plans.In short, whatever plans the company cherishes Mr.Pre- fontaine cherishes and no others.The company is, however, under bonds to carry its track up to the cily limits, and if our aldermen have the city\u2019s and not the company\u2019s interest in view they will see to this being done.\u2014æ ENFORCEMENT OF EXPORT DUTIES ON LOGS.While the Dingley bill was still before the United States Congress, and the struggle was being made in the Senate as to whether the duty on lumber was to be a dollar or two dollars per thousand feet, the Canadian Government, on the urgent request of the lumber interests, including representatives of some of the leading banks interested in the trade, asked and obtained power from parlia- proclaim an export duty of three dollars per thousand feet on logs.The policy which the lumber interests then publicly urged upon the government in regard to the ise of the powers thus obtained was, in case the United States duty was fixed at a dollar per thousand feet, the Canadian export duty was not to be proclaimed, but if the two dollars duty was passed, the Canadian export duty was to be proclaimed and enforced.ment to It was, however, pretty well understood why the government was urged to obtain the power of proclaiming export duties was to help the United States advocates of the lower rates of duty in their struggle for victory, as the export duties, if imposed, would injure Mr.Alger, Secretary for War in Mr.McKinley's Cabi- fiet, and several other influential Republicans who own large timber limits in Canada, from which logs are taken atross Lake Huron to be sawed in Michigan mills.The only effect of the permissive export duty resolutions was to provoke Congress to adopt a tariff clause imposing an additional import duty equal to the export duty in case the latter were enforced.If the Canadian Government therefore proclaims and enforces the export duty of three dollars per thousand feet upon logs, the United States duty on lumber, which is now two dollars, will be raised to five dollars per thousand feet.The time has come when the government has to decide at once whether it will or will not proclaim the export duties.All lumber operations of next winter must be prepared for within the next month or month and a half, and lumbermen must know what the government is going to do before they can come to any decision.that the principal reason The lumber interests seem to be divided in opinion as to whether the export duties should be imposed.The majority of the lumber operators seem to be in favor of imposing the duties, the minority against.The Ottawa lumberers, whose best markets are European or Scuth American, and who have an advantage of proximity to the seacoast in supplying those markets, and whose interests perhaps lie in keeping Canadian forests for Canadian lumbermen and mills, urge the proclamation of the duties.The Georgian Bay and western Ontario lumbermen and saw-millers, whose markets are in the United States, are some of them for the enforcement of the export duty and some of them against.Of the western lumbermen who are in favor of the export duty the great majority are of the opinion that the enforcement will be followed by the lowering of the United States tariff.They point to the fact that the MeKinley tariff, which raised most duties greatly, reduced the lumber duties from two to one dollar in order to avoid the Canadian export duty on logs, and they urge that the same result would follow the same course now.Some western lumbermen say that Canadian lumbermen can find other markets than the United States, in Europe and in South America, to which a great deal of Canadian lumber now shipped to the United States eventually finds its way.Canada might and ought, they argue, to do this trade direct, reaping a higher profit and building up a return trade.On the other hand, those who oppose the proclamation and enforcement of the export duty on logs are of the opimon, of course, that the | like a mad dog.Plan Number Six was effect would be the enforcement by the United States of the five-dollar retaliatory duty against Canadian lumber, and consequently the prohibition of the export of the lower grades of Canadian lumber to the United States, if not the complete abolishment of the whole expert trade in all classes.The product of the Ottawa lumber trade, which is of a higher grade than the product of the western trade, can find a market in Europe because of its proximity to shipping points and its superior quality, but the western lumber of inferior grade wonld find that the transportation rates to the South Ainerican markets rendered it unprofitable.They seem to think that the two dollars duty would not be prohibitive, and that it would not render the United States an unprofitable market.In proof of this they point to the fact that in 1888 and 1889, when the duty was two dollars, the value of Canadian exports of lumber to the United States was $7,343,682 and $8,036,688 respectively, while under the McKinley one dollar duty in 1892 and 1893 the values were respectively $8,793,308 and 28,116,879, and under the Wilson tariff in 1895 and 1896, { when lumber was free, the exports were $7,474,362 and $7,151,129 These lumbermen who oppose the export duty also point out that there are great lumbering plants which will deteriorate while idle and stocks of lumber which it will be hard to dispose of in Canada, and that at least time should be given to use these up before the export duty is imposed.respectively, Against the enforcement of the export duty it is pleaded also that the backwoods pioneer and farmer must suffer and perhaps abandon their farms and settlements and seek employment in tcwns, which are already over-supplied with labor, and that the capital invested in the timber districts, which are also pledged to the banks in security for advances, must be reduced in value and must in time be diminished in extent, as well as further reduced in value by fires.Three-quarters of the expense of convert ing a standing pine tree into inch lumber goes in wages and supplies before the log reaches the saw-mill.In rejoinder to this it is said that two dollars duty on Canadian lumber is prohibitive, and a five-dollar duty cannot be more than prohibitive.In 1838 and 1889, when the value of Canadian exports of lumber to the United States was large in spite of the two dollars duty, the prices of lumber were higher, and consequently the duty was not as much felt as it would be now, when prices are so much lower.The profits, too, are now less, and there is not margin enough to operate against a two- dollar duty any longer.It is clear that the government will have no easy task in deciding whether the export duty shall or shall not be proclaimed.The voices of the majority of lumbermen who will be heard are in favor of the export duty, but the interests of the lumbering workingmen, the owners of teams that work in the shanties, the farmers who find employment in working in them in winter, the merchants who furnish them with supplies, and the thousand and one different small interests will not be heard from, but must be kept in mind.The banks interested ought to be able to give valuable opinions as to the policy which on the whole is best for the whole country.le SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BREAK.The \u2018Patrie,\u2019 which is Mr.Tarte\u2019s personal organ, has, like Mr.Tarte himself, abandoned the attempt to defend the putting aside of Plan Number Six, which provides capacious wharves in the centre of the harbor, where the demand for them is greatest, and the substitution therefor of a plan which cuts down and restricts the capacity of the harbor and will constitute a sacrifice of the interests, present and future, of the port.lt now resorts to abuse of Mr.George Washington Stephens for no other reason than that he has taken the trouble to present the facts and arguments in favor of Plan Number Six and against the plan substituted for it in a way which is at once unanswerable and which is easily understood by people who are not engineers.When one has no case nothing remains but to abuse plaintiff's attorney.It also indulges in a tirade against those who oppose the setting aside of Plan Number Six and the sacrifice of the iu- terests of the port of Montreal.As the opponents comprise all the steamship companies, the shipping firms, the grain and provision merchants, the cattle dealers and the wholesale trade of Montreal, which built up the whole business of the port, Mr.Tarte\u2019s organ is acting much | selected by a committee compos:d of en.i gineers of great ability and long experi | ence of the working of the harbor and | of its needs, and it was approved by the Harbor Commission, the Board of Trade, | the Corn Exchange, the civic authorities {and the Chambre de Commerce.Mr.; Tarte says that those who object ta his , setting it aside in order to adopt ana Ler ! plan giving less accummodation are a | clique who are opposed to all progress.lt is curious that Mr.Tarte should re- | gard the substitution of a plan giving hit.' tle wharfage for one giving much wharf.age as onc of progress.That is the kind ; of progress that has killed the port of Quebec, the interests of whose commer- i cial men have had to be surrender every time to the interests of the men | eho are supposed to be possessed of poi litical influence.Will Mr.Tarte or his | organ be good enough to tell a public anxious to know the names of those Who i support the plan he proposes to substi- | tute for Plan Number Six * The pub- I lic know the opponents of his plan.the | great steamship.shipping and merchant | firms and engineers whom he calis a l clique.But it has never heard f a single supporter of Mr.Tarte's plan suve only Mr.Coste, the enginrer who dr w it out apparently according to Mr.Tarte\u2019: And Mr.Tarte hnnself alimits that he has so little knowledge in rr-rd ideas.to harbors and parts that he noculs t, 7n to lurope to enlighten him, pe, SE gg ETN he + + RE SNS EL Vanseni 3 6 THE MONTREAL TR PENI, SANA ch NE Ag RER EE RES EE TEE PAS ET PL RE TN x Less ETATS EE DAILY WITNESS.ng gt RE Sra PRET ALE MIRE A PUR ET RE EE THURSDAY, AvucGrsT 5, 1807.SHOT BY À CONSTABLE.MEFCH.WHO SHOT LAST, IS BADLY WOUNDED.HE DEFIED THE OFFICERS AND WAS SHOT WHILE ENDEAVORING TO ESCAPE FROM THEM.The brutal and outrageous shooting of Last by Charles Meech, the milkman, in the bush at Back River, Bertram which took place on Tuesday evening, The rest of Meech was effected about half- has caused much excitement.ar- past five vesterday afternoon, and he is now lying almost at the point of d.ath in the General Hospital suffering from 2 bullet wound.The true story of the shooting of Bertram Last by Meech as told by the victim to Mr.Lafontaine, the police magistrate, yesterday, is as follows :\u2014'On Tuesday evening I went to Charles Meech\u2019s house at Sault aux Recollet about seven o'clock and asked him for some money which he owed me.We were on very friendly terms.Meech said, \u201cCome, let us take a walk down the fields and we will talk the matter over.\u201d 1 acquiesced, and we went into the bush.As it was raining, he suggested that we should sit | down.He got behind me, and as I was | aheut to sit down I heard a loud report | behind my left ear and the next instant I felt a sharp tinge.The bullet passed through mv mouth.I quickly turned round, ana he fired two more shots at me, one taking effect in the body.Be: fore T had time to defend myself he struck me a heavy blow over the jaw with a club, whereupon I made a grab at him in spite of my wenkness, and we closed.Meech, heing the stronger, caught me by the threat and endeavored to throttle me, but I wriggled out of his grasp and made off.Meech also ran away through the bush?Rumens, a friend of Last's, savs that Last told him on the night of the deed that he had lent Meech six hundred dollars to start the milk business.and having heard that he had disposed of it.he had demanded from him his portion of interest in the business.Yesterday afternoon when Sergeant Detective Campeau heard that it was us=- less to search for Meech in the city, he detailed Detectives Lamonuche and Charpentier and Acting Detectives Coté and .Riopel to look for him at the Back River.Acting \u2018Detective Cote related his adventures to a \u2018Witness reporter this morning as follows: \u2018Yesterday after noon, when we reached the toll-gate at Mile End we saw Meech\u2019s milk waggon and learned that he had gone to the Back River on the Park & Island cars.On arrival at his home we searched the house from top to bottom, but failed to find him.Acting Detective Riopel was left in charge of the place while we endeavored to tind Meech.The conductor of the car told us that Meech had travelled in the direction of his brother-in-law\u2019s on Pelo- quin avenue.Another man said he ha! seen him loitering in the bush and acting on this information we proceeded to Mr.Muir's residence on Peloquin avenue.The woman of the house refused us admission and when we told her our business sue said Meech was not there.We then examined all the drors and windows of the house and found that they were all securely fastened from the inside and the keyv-hole of the front door was plugged up with cotton waste.Information led us to believe that the man we wanted was hiding in the house.A man named St.Charles was stationed in the rear to prevent any escape in that direction.Ia- mouche and Charpentier informed Mrs.Muir that they would break down the front door if it was not opened.TUlti- mately the door opened and Mis.Muir invited us into the room.We had not been there two minutes before St.Charles shouted, \u2018\u201c\u201cCote, (ote, he's gone.\u201d We rushed out by the back way only to see Meech running into the bush.He had jumped out of a second story window to the ground.We shouted after him, but he only ran faster.I fired two shots from my revolver in the air, but no heed was taken of the warning.Meech ran in the direction of the river.Detective La- mouche also fired a third shot in the air, but his second shoti was nimed at Meech, who dropped.T.amouche was running at the time he fired the shot and Meech was about eighty vards away.When we came up with the wounded man he shook hands with Detective Lamouche, exclaiming, \u201cI am sernusly wounded, but £ have got what I deserved.\u201d leech was quickly removed to the house of Mr.Gaudry and Dr St.Marie was summon- | ed.In the meantime the General Hospital mmbulance was telephoned for and, later on Meech was removed to that in- 1 stitution.The doctor said the bullet had | entered the back and lodged an inch be- y low the heart.\u2019 | Dr.St.Marie said :\u2014\u2018T was called to | attend a wounded man on Peloquin ave-, nue.On examination I saw near the vertebral column a small hole as if made by a bullet, shot at long range.I made a temporary bandage and had the wound- ' ed man carried to Mr.Gaudry\u2019s residence, where after obtaining a mattress and pillows upon which Mcech could be supported, I probed for the bullet, but could not find it.IT asked him if he felt any particular pain, and he answered that he felt a pain in the region of the heart.the heart.I made an incision and the bullet dropped out.the ambulance arrived.\u2019 This morning Detective Lamouche told .the same story as Coté, and he appeared | He felt sorry | storehouse is total, anxious about the affair.\u2018path of Chiselhurst, England.Upon examining the breast [i perceived a blue mark one inch under ; las, S2,500 : American companies, 555,500.Shortly afterwards | : stroyed, were the following insurances : ¥ 1 that Meech was seriously wounded.He afterwards asked Mr.Lafontaine, the police magistrate, if there was any likelihood of trouble coming of the affair.Mr.Lafontaine advised him to keep quiet and say nothing regarding the matter.According to article No.33 of the Criminal Code he was perfectly safe.The section reads as foilows : \u2014 Every peace officer proceeding lawfully to errest with or without a warrant any prisoner for any offence for which the of- fonder may be arrested without a warrant, \u2018arrest, is justified, if the person to be arrested, takes 10 flight to avoid arrest, in Using such force as mav be necessary to provent his escape by auch flight, unless such escape can be prevented by reasonable means in a less violent manner.Mr.Lafontaine, the police magistrate, accompanied hy a stenographer, went to the hospital to take Meech\u2019s ante-mortem statement, a report having been received by him that he was in a critical condition.AT THE HOSPITAL.Last and Meech ar: both making fair progress towards recovery, although either is linble to take a turn for the worse at any time.Last, as already - stated, was hit by only two of the three shots fired at him by Meech.The bullet that entered at the back of the left ear he is thought to have spit out of his mouth.The second bullet, which entered the back, is still in his body.The shot that brought Meech to the ground took effect in the region of the spine, and the lead was extracted from a little below the heart.Whether the shot pierced the left lung or skirted round the rib is not known, but as Meech is not spitting any blood it is thought that the lung 1s uninjured.The (General Hospital ambulance went all the way to Back River for Meech, and the journey there and return occupied two hours.THAT SMALLPOX CASE.\u2018I\u2019ASSPORT'S\u2019 PASSENGERS INDIGNANT AT THEIR TREATMENT.THE CAPTAIN WAS RELEASED ON TUESDAY, WHILE THEY ARE STILL DETAINED.Toronto, Ont, Aug.5.\u2014Dr.Sheard, the medical health officer, announced this morning that Captain McGraw of the quarantined steamer \u2018Passport,\u2019 has been thoroughly fumigated, vaccinated and inspected and has been allowed to go to Montreal.Passengers on the \u2018Passport\u2019 .are considerably exercised over this being done while they are detained and Dr.Sheard is meeting with considerable harsh criticism.It turns out that Captain McGraw was liberated on Tuesday, ! though the fact was kept secret until this morning.It is understood the majority, if not all of the passengers, will be released this afternoon.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ST.LAMBERT WATERWORKS.PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE WATER AND DRAINAGE BY-LAW.Yesterday afternoon the secretary-trea- surer of the St.Lambert Council was served with a copy of a petition which las been presented to the Circuit Court asking that the water and drainage bylaw be set aside because of certain in- formalities and irregularities.September 14 is the date fixed for the hearing of the petition.Mr.T.J.Drummond, the contractor for the waterworks, was seen this morning and stated that this action to cancel the by-law would not in any way interfere with the work, which will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible.Mr.Drummond is to-day loading water pipes for the St.Lambert works._\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A UNIQUE OCCASION.The n>w church of the Trappist monastery at Oka has been completed, and the date of its consecration has been fixed for Sept.7.The public will be invited to attend, and during a whole week the doors of the cloisters will be open to visitors, male and female.It is well known that women are rigidly excluded from the precinets of Trappist monasteries, and it requires a most solemn occasion, such as the approaching one, to justify an exception that will give the ladies a peculiar chance to have a glance at the inner life of the famous monks.> THE LATE MR.P.REDPATH\u2019S PORTRAIT.A new likeness of the late Mr.Peter i Redpath has recently been painted by Mr.Robert Harris and presented to the General Hospital, of which he was the president from 1875 to 1881, by Mrs.Red- It repre- sonts him in a sitting posture, holding a clceed volume in his left hand and his face turned nearlv straight toward the observer.The picture, which is a striking hkeness.is life-size, though not full length.and has been hung in the Governors\u2019 Hall of the hospital._\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 FIRE AT ST.HYACINTHE.St.Hyacinthe, Que., Aug.4.\u2014The tannery of Mr.Frank Moseley was de: stroved by fire here to-day.The total loss will be about $100,000.The follow- .mg is approximately a correct list of insurance :\u2014Guardian, $5,000 ; Norwich Union, $5,000; Caledonia ,83,500 ; Phoenix of Hartford, 83,500 ; Western, 82.500; North British Mercantile, £5,000 ; British America, $2,500 ; Royal, $2,500 ; At- On the storehouse, which was also de- Imperial, $4,000 ; North British Mercantile, 85,000.The loss on the tannery and | tle, that there was a whole lot of big PATH TO THE KLONDIKE.JOQUIN MILLER SAYS IT.IS NOT HALF AS BAD AS REPRESENTED.WASHINGTON OFFICIALS AND THE OWNERSHIP OF THE MINER.Ottawa, Ont., Aug.5\u2014There is no foundation for the statement published yesterday that the government is sending a commission of astronomers, surveyors and assistants into the Yukon country.Mr Fav-cett, gold commissioner, is being sent with two assistants in the shape of VIEWING THE HARBOR WORK.The chairman of the Harbor Commissioners, Mr.R.Mackay, Messrs.Jonathan Hodgson, R.Bickerdike, Alphonse Racine, F.H.Lemay, William Farrell, G.G.Thompson and Joseph Contant have been out to-day on a tour of inspection of the harbor on the tug \u2018Aberdeen.\u2019 It is understod they are about to commence work immediately now that Mr.Tarte is said to be more favorable to the proposed work of improvement.COTE DES NEIGES PRESBYTERIANS.A MINISTER CALLED TO THE CONGREGATION A call frem Cote des Neiges Presby- surveyors.Washington, D.C., Aug.5.\u2014A careful examination of all of the reliable charts and maps, made far enough back to be free from suspicion of influence from the recent heavy gold finds, has convinced the government officials that so far as.the Klondike fields as defined by the latest reports are concerned there can be no question that they lie east of the 141st meridian, which defined the boundary line, and so are withm British territory by about a hundred and thirty-five miles at least.As for the meridian itself, it is said that it has been so closely located by the surveys of the Canadians and our own coast survey that there is not, at any point, a difference of more than seven hundred feet in the claimed boundary, which, of course, would not substantially affect any controversy that might grow out of the title.London, Aug.5.\u2014The Paris correspcn- dent of the © Daily Mail\u2019 has had an interview with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Dominion Premier, on the subject of the opening up of the Klondike region, and he represents Sir Wilfrid as declaring that the reports of the inrush of miners must be greatly exaggerated.Sir Wilfrid would not say whether there would be any trouble over the matter between the Dominion Government and the United States, but at any rate there could be no difficulty on the score of frontier, as this was precisely marked and the goldfields lay within Canadian territory.There | was no doubt, however, he said, that they ran into Alaska, and gold would be found over a vast extent of those regions.For the next fifteen years the locality would be, in his opinion, the great gold mining centre of the world.Cornwall, Aug.5.\u2014A number of Cornwall capitalists are considering the advisability of forming a syndicate for the purpose of sending a strong party of explorers and experienced miners to the Klondike gold fields.Mr.D.M.Purcell, son of the late John Purcell, and a nephew of the late P.Purcell, ex-M.P., the Glengarry millionnaire, has gone to Seattle en route to Klondike.Kingston, Ont, Aug.3\u2014Mr.David Elmer of Idaho, son of Mr.John Elmer of this city, will go with three other miners picked out of two thousand, toi the Klondike regions to look for gold.They will represent a wealthy syndicate who will go into mining on an extensive scale.Mr.Elmer has great experience in gold and silver mining, having spent ten years at it.Tacoma, Wash., Aug.5.\u2014Dodwell, Car- lisle & Company, of Hong Kong, together with a number of Tacoma capitalists, have organized a steamship company and will compete for Alaskan trade, with company headquarters at Tacoma.The new corporation has chartered the steamer \u2018 City of Seattle,\u2019 which will leave here on Aug.15, with accommodation for five hundred passengers, and with a freight capacity of six hundred tons.The company will also put on two other steamers.JOAQUIN MILLER'S VERSION.New York, Aug.5.\u2014A special to the \u2018Journal\u2019 from Fort Wrange, Alaska, by Joaquin Miller, under date of July 28, says: I learned to-day that two bands of cattle were driven into the Klondike last summer, and that three bands have already been driven in this year.I find that a band of a thousand sheep passed up these waters in a steamer a few days back, but I do not know certainly that they are now being driven into the Klondike, but they could not well be meant for any other place.And now as to the road, that fearful and perilous, steep and stupendous mountain of ice that has te be climbed with ice-staff in one hand and rope in the other.Truly, I find that not a single passenger has yet perished on the line in all these past four years, that the trail has been used.Further than that, I find that whole families, women and children, old men and old women, have gone in by the river recently, and nobody has been the worse for it.Well, men all along here at the Indian villages and post-offices where we find men to talk to, tell me that the true news was not one-quarter as bad as published; that last winter two mails were brought this way by English mail carriers, and three by American mail carriers, making the monthly mail trips over the sky-scraping glaciers and impassable pass as regularly then in the mid-winter as they make it now in the mid-summer.More than this, Mr.White went almost a month ago to cut a trail below and around the so-called death trap, and now it is comfortable.It is three or four miles longer, but it is of easy grade and a good, safe pack trail four feet wide.The first five miles iz already waggon road, =o vou see, as I prophesied on leaving Neat- | stories told for the benefit of the far-off poor man who was trying to get to the t mines.\u2014\u2014\u2014 A JATL GUARD 1LL.i ! | Mr.Cole, one of the oldest guards in | the Montreal jail, 1s seriously ill from : typhoid fever, and his recovery is very | doubtfv\" terian Church was last evening resolved upon to the Rev.Thomas A.Mitchell of .Avonmore, Glengarry county, the Rev.Mr.Heine moderator.The meeting was well attended, and representative of the congregation.GREAT TRIAL RACES.\u2018GLENCAIRN II\u2019 AND \u2018AVOCA\u2019 EACH WIN A RACE.\u2014\u2014\u2014 Point Claire, Aug.5\u2014The trial races to select a defender for the Seawanhaka Cup have narrowed down to a competition between the yachts \u2018 Glencairn II.and \u2018 Avoca,\u201d both of Mr.G.H.Dug- gan's design.The final contest for supremacy between them on Lake St.Louis to-day, is a matter of keen interest to all yachtsmen, and especially to the members of the Royal St.Lawrence Yacht Club.The \u2018 Avoca,\u201d sailed by Mr.G.H.Dug- gan, won the races for the Ross trophy in fine style and was the queen of the St.Lawrence fleet until the \u2018 Glencairn 11.\u201d made her appearance.Mr.Duggan, who up to this time had successfully sailed the \u2018 Avoca,\u201d now deserted her for i the \u2018 Glencairn II.,\u201d and the former, sailed by a strange crew, rather disappointed ber many admirers, being beaten in each trial race by her sister boat the \u2018 Glen- cairn IL,\u201d but nevertheless her performance was most creditable.Many yachtsmen considered that to Mr.Duggan\u2019s great skill as a yachteman the success of the \u2018 Glencaim 11\u2019 was due, and that the \u2018 Avoca\u2019 wae really the faster boat.It was arranged to-day that Mr.Duggan should sail the \u2018 Avoca\u2019 and that Mr.Jarvis of Toronto, whose excellent sailing has been a feature of the trial races, should sail the \u2018 Glencairn IL\u2019 The day was beautiful, fine and warm, Hiompered with a fresh breeze from the \u201cSouth-west.The contesting yachts, the 4 Glencairn 11\u2019 and the \u2018 Avoca\u2019 were towed up from Dorval at 10 a.m.The \u2018 Glencairn II.\u201d was boarded by Commodore Aemilus Jarvis, and his crew, Messrs.James Paton and F.P.Sherwood; and Mr.G.H.Duggan and his crew, Messrs.Arthur Davideon, Lyle Davidson and L.Morris, took charge of the \u2018Avoca.\u2019 Excitement ran high among yachtsmen, whose knowledge of the sailing powers of the crafts and the skill of their skippers, assured them that, under the favorable conditions existing, the race would be characterized by speed and good seamanship.After some manoeuvring the boats got away for the first race over the three mile triangular course, at about 10.30 a.m.The boats were evenly started.Little by little the \u2018Glencairn II.\u2019 forged ahead and gained the lead which she managed to keep on the first, by passing the first buoy fifty-five seconds ahead of the \u2018Avoca,\u201d On the second leg Mr.Duggan's skill began to assert itself, and the \u2018Avoca.\u2019 made a slight gain.The \u2018Glencairn II.\u201d broke out her spinnaker, but rounded the second buoy forty seconds ahead of the \u2018Avoca.\u2019 The run home was a beat against the wind and the \u2018Glencairn II.\u2019 gained a little and succeeded in winning the first race, the time being as follows: \u2018Glencairn II.\u201d .11.32.38 \u2018Avoca\u2019 be ee 6 .11.32.59 The achievement of a yachting victory over Mr.G.H.Duggan is an unusnal event on Lake St.Louis, and consequently is not an empty honor, and Mr, Jarvis was warmly congratulated on his success with the \u2018Glencairn II.The second race between the \u2018Glen- cairn II.\u2019 and the \u2018Avoca\u2019 was the mest exciting of all the trial races on Lake St.Louis.The start over the triangular course was made at 11.30.The \u2018Avoca\u2019 was the first over the starting line, but on the first leg the \u2018Glencairn IT.passed her.Amid cheers and excitement the \u2018Gleucairn II.\u2019 drew away from tha \u2018Avoca\u2019 and sailed away from her, rour ding the firat buoy with a lead of fifty seconds.The wind fell off somewhat, and with great skill Mr.Duggan brought the \u2018Avoca\u2019 up on the \u2018Glen- cairn 11.The latter boat, however, turned the second buoy, leading by twenty seconds.While the yachts were on the last leg of the course, the wind strengthened and the \u2018Avoca\u2019 overhauled the \u2018Glencairn II.\u2019 and took the lead, which she increased, receiving enthusiastic applause from the spectators.The \u2018Glencairn IT seemed to have some trouble with her jib and the \u2018Avoca\u2019 beat her in, the time of the finish being: \u2018Avces\u2019 .12.27.46 \u2018GGlencairn\u2019 .12.29.26 After the second race the yachtsmen adjourned for lunch.This morning, the sails for the \u2018Momo\u2019 and \u2018Al-Auka\u2019 were passed through the customs.The yachts are expected #o arrive to-morrow.\u2014 had the lead down the first leg of the | Milwaukee, Aug.5, 1.15 pm, Closing\u2014s1'4 course, and pulled away fast.The \u2018Glencairn\u2019 gained on her in the second leg but although she made a guod finish, could not overtake her.The result is as follows: \u2014 \u2018Avoca\u2019 crossed the finishing line at 3.23.30; \u2018Glancairn,\u201d fifty-five soconds later.\u2014 re PERSONAL.The Rev.Mr.Heine leaves for Bic this evening.Miss Hollinshead is spending a few days at Beaconsfield, the guest of Mrs.Thomas Jordan.LOCAL STOCKS._\u2014 DECLINE IN CANADIAN PACIFIC CAUSES MARKET TO REACT SLIGHTLY.WITNESS OFFICE, August 6, 1897.On the local stock exchange this morning the feature was the decline in Canadian Pacific Railway, which reflected the weaker tone of the London market, caused, as was reported, by German selling.Yesterday this stock opened at 73%, and closed at 73c; today, it opened at 71%, and closed at 71, a decline of two points.The directors meet on Monday next te fix the amount of dividend to bo paid; various guesses are being made as to what the amount wlil be, based upon past business, but as outsiders are not in the directors\u2019 confidence, their predictions are -not likely to be of great value, as was proven by the amount of C.P.R.business to-day.The other stocks were influenced adversely by the decline of C.P.R., Gas selling off 14 of a point to 190; Electric 1% point to 188%.while Toronto Btreet was fractionally weaker at 8038.New Montreal Street Railway and Heat and Light were steady, and the banks were firm.The sales at the morning board were as follows: \u201450 Canadian Pacific at 71%.100 at T1%, 200 at 71%, 275 at 71, 6 Gas at 100, 25 at 1901, 225 at 190, 275 Toronto Street ai 8035, 5 at 80%, 12 Electric at 138, 75 at 1384, 25 new Montrer! Street Railway at 2094, 25 Heat and Light at 40, 8 Bank of Toronto at 227, 27 Bank of Montreal at 233%, 18 Mer- charts at 174, 20 at 175, $8,000 Canada Paper bonds at 105.The afternoon sales were as follows\u2014225 \u2018Canadian Pacific at 7144, 125 Toronto Street at 8035, 13 at 50%, 25 Heat and Light at 40, 100 Halifax Street at 10814, $5,000 Coupon Bonds at 106, 2 Back of Toronto at 227, 3 Merchants at 175.Reported by Messrs.Nichols & Marler Between Banks.Buyers.Sellers.Counter.New York Funds.1-10 dis.1-16 dis.par.to 1-16 prem.fiterling, 60 days.0; 93-16 85 to 9% 8terling, demand.93%.; 97-16 M4 to 9% Bterling, Cables.9% 954 9% to 9% \" Reported by Messrs Nichols & Marler, Stoek Brokers, Corner Notre Dame and St.Francois Xavier street Stocks Sellers Buyers per $100 per $100 Oanadlan Pacifio.RE 71% 71 0 do.Land Bonds.vee a.Duluth 8.8.& Atlantic.avc.4 3% 0.0.pret a ense css ar sa 00000 10 6 Grand Trunk lst Pref, .vee _ Do.do.2ndPref.ceed CommercialCable.176% 17644 Montreal Telegraph.180 73 Richelieu & Ont .Nav, Co.95 88 Montreal 8t.Railway Co., 217 216% Montreal Street Raliway (New).210 209 Montreal Street Railway Rights.cee cae Montreal Gas Co 190 BellTelephons Uo.167 Do do bonas 103 Royal Eleotric.37 34 Bank of Montreal.2324 Ontario Bank.824 Bank of British Ncrth America.er eens vers La Banquedu Peuple.een.eee.Molsons Bank.avances sen mense 200 190 Banko! Toronto.oecvvvverrevacnns \u2026 227 Ia Banque Jacques Carder.Co .Merchants Bank.\u2026.\u2026.0.0.FR 73% Do.do.of Halifax.1w 173 Eastern Townehips Bank.» ce.eee.uebecBank.\u2026.0.00 nur0e caer 122 Banque Nationale.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.oo.cee Union Bank.0000cse0se \u2026\u2026.101 (anadian Bank of Commerce.\u2026\u2026.135 129 La Banque Ville Marie.-.\u2026\u2026 100 70 Hochelnga Bank.+.140%, 140 Intercolonisl Comli.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u201cee eee Do.Pref.Stock .\u2026.covers sree aver North-WestLand.cc.vere .\u2026.Canada Shipping Corre crrrerereranenr wens .Canada Paper.covviivinnnn.s FO eee Champlain and St.Lawrence Bonds.eee Montreal Cotton .,.ee \u2026 10 120 Can.Col.Cot.Mills Co.45 27 do.do.onds.eras .Merchant's Manufacturing Co.ve een ve Dominion Cotton Mills Co.75% 74 0, do.Bonds.ens vee Loan and MortgageCo.143 133 Toronto Streot Railway.8035 804 Postal.co0ue Cereeeeene een ven Halifax Tram.109 108 do do Bonds.vers a.Cornwall Street Railway.ceeee onus J Heat & Light.00000000c0000e [EN St.John Railway.115 111 Halifax Electric.0000 00000000 J.eee Cornwall Street Railway.wee 524 49 BANK OF ENGLAND.London, Aug.5.\u2014The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the following changes as compared with the previous account :\u2014 Total reserve, decreased .£1,162,000 Circulation, increased eee a 529,000 Bullion, decreased .e 882,154 Cther securities, decreased .130,000 Other deposits, decreased .903,000 Public deposits, decreased 457.000 Notes reserve, decreased .1,134 0% Government securities, decreased.3.000 The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to llability, which last week was 50.90, is now 49.90 percent.The Bank of England's rate of discount remains unchanged at two percet.NEW YORK STOCKS.New York, Aug.5\u2014The stock market opened irregular.Atchison, 14; sugar, 146; Chicago Gas, 10254; Burlington, 89%; Rock Island, 83%; St.Paul, 89%; North-West, 11944; Louisville, 5714: Western Union, 874; leather preferred, 64: Southern preferred,33; Manhattan, 2514; Missouri Pac., 25%.CHICAGO MARKETS.SLUMP IN WHEAT AND PORK\u2014CORN, OATS AND PROVISIONS LOWER.In Chicago this morning wheat opened \u201cabout one cent and a quarter- lower, further declined, closing 27%c lower at 75740 | Aug., 2% to 3c lower at 75'%¢ to 79e for and Sept., and 3c te 3ge lover at \"6% ec Dec.Corn closed from % of a cent to Yc lower, The third race was started at 2.29, the |and oats from 14 to 3% cf a cent lower.race being to windward.The \u2018 Avoca\u2019| Pork closed about 22%c lower Aug., Thee Dec.Duluth, Aug.i.1.15 p.m., Closing\u2014Nop.1 Northern, 76%c bid Sept.76440 De-.Toledo.\u2018Aug.5 12M pm, Closing\u2014siise Auz., Sopt., H1%c Dec.St.Lçeuis, Aug.5, 1.20 p.m., Closing\u201430759 Aug, 8040 bid Sept, £07,e Dec.New York, Aug.5, 2.20 pm, Closing\u2014 Wheat, Sflge bid Aug.82%: bi4 Sept , R2744 Dec.: corn, 3134,c Aug, 32%c bid Sept 34,4 Dec.MOVEMENTS OF GRAINV AND FLOU nn.Recelpts.Shipments At Chicago\u2014 Wheat, bush .120,060 12,000 Corn, bush .611,000 369,000 Oats.bush .453,006 202 6000 Flour.brls .5,68 3,472 At New York\u2014 ' Wheat, bush .157.250 41.416 Corn, bush.144,300 85,658 Oats, bush.456,000 11,177 Flour, brls.11,530 7,550 Flour, sacks .11,164 ô At Milwaukee\u2014 Wheat.bush .25000 1,000 At Duluth\u2014 Wheat.bush .90,000 168,000 At Detroit\u2014 Wheat, hush -.17,000 nil At Minneapolis\u2014 Wheat, bush .L.95,000 5,000 At St.Louis\u2014 Wheat, bush .82,000 6,000 At Toledo\u2014 \u2018 Wheat, bush .170,000 215,000 CHICAGO MARKETS.The following table shows tie range oi prices In Chicago to-day, and the closing quotations as compared with those of yesterday:\u2014 Yesterday's To-day's Close, Open.High.Low.s Wheat\u2014 ! 5 Close Aug.T8% Ce Co Lo 1574 Sept.T8L2 77% TT T5, Tig Dec.179%, 1512 Ri, Thy 104 Corn\u2014 Sept.2814 271, 2758 2744 274 May 32 31:2 311 ay 30% Oats\u2014 Sept.177% 177g 177% 1714 17* May 218 21% on 203; 84 Porko\u2014 4 3 + 20 4 Sept.8.30 8.10 5,27 8.02 8.Aug.8.27 Ca LL.8.06 Lard\u2014 Sent.4.55 4.50 4.5 4.82 #31 Dec.4.66 4.62 4.62 4.47 i.4) Short ribs\u2014 Sept.4.97 4.85 4.90 4.83 453 Oct.4.97 4.99 4.90 4.83 4.58 FURTHER ADVANCE IN US.FLOUR.Chicago, Aug.5.\u2014Flour is rising wo prica, ard has reached $5 a barrel.Law April It cest 34.10, the lbw price of the year.The advance has been steady since, ad some of these in the trade think it will continue uptil war-time prices will prevail.The millers say that every advance ef one cent in the price of wheat means ax advance of five cents in the price of a batrel of four, and they expect a continuous advance in the price of wheat, besing thefr opinions on the rurchases of foreigners, eports of shcrt crops and the fact thay this country has gotten rid of the most of its surplus.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 A CHINAMAXN BEATEN AND ROBBED.About half-past seven o'clock last night a Chinaman named Long Lue, who keeps a laundry at 197 St.Paul street, was passing alopg that thoroughfare, when on nearing the corner of St.Vincent #treet, four men suddenly sprang upon him and knooked him to the ground.His assailants asaaulted him in a terrible manner and stole $5.His clothes were badly torn and he succeeded in reaching home in & sorry condition.This morning he notified the detectives, with the result that a warrant was taken out for the arrest of the perpetrators.-\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 MGR.LANGEVIN IN TOWN.His Grace Archbishop Langevin, of St.Boniface, arrived in ths city last night, and is the guest of the Oblat Fathers, Visitation street.As already stated, Mgr.Lan- gevin will be one of the two bishops acting as assistants in the consecration of Archbishop Bruchesl.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 PICNIC BY ST.PATRICK'S SOCIETY St.Patrick's Society has commenced arrangements for the holdiug of a picnic on a grand scale on the grounds of the Shamrock lacrosse grounds on Aug.28.It is the first time in some years that the society has held such a celebration.ADVERTISEMENTS.HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CITY HALL.PUBLIC NOTICE.Free Vaccination.Drs.Daze and Coyle will vaccinate, free of charge.all persons applying at the Health Department, City Hall, from 8 o'clock a.m.to 12 am.and from 3 to 5 o'clock p.m.dally.They will also vaccinate at their respective offices, as follows: Dr.H.Daze, No.392 St.Andre street.fromm 7 to 8 o'clock p.m.daily.Dr.H.W.Coyle, No.(2 Coursol street, from 7 to 8 o'clock p.m.dally.The following physicians have been ar- pointed public vaccinators, and will vaccinate free of charge all persons calling at their respective offices, from 9 to 10 o'clock am.and 2 to à o'clock p.m.and « to o'clock p.m.daily: .Therien, 1313 St.Denis street.T.Lamarche, 432a Rachel street.G.E.Roy, 45 Moreau street.J.A.Barolet, 292 Craig street.J.Chevalier, 918 De Montigny street.L.A.Gagnier, 1643 Ontario street.L.F.Wilson, 546 Wellington siree .W.J.Reilly, 61 Park avenue.DeJersey White, 70 Cathcart street.Dr.J.J.Ross, 637 Wellington street.Extract from the Revised Statutes of the Province of Quebec \u2014 Sec.3088.The father or mother of every child born in any of the said cities, shall at some such appointed time within three calendar months after the birth of sua child.or In the event of the death, illness, absence_ or inability of the father and mother, then the person who has the care, nurture or custody of the child, shall at some such appointed time, within four calendar months after the birth of such child, take or cause to be taken the satd child to tha medical practitioner in attendance at the appointed place in the ward in which the said child is resident, according to the provisions of this sub-section, for the purpnse of being vaccinated, unless such child have been previously vaccinated by some lega:.qualified medical praotitioner and the va\u201d cination duly certified: and the sald media practitioner so appointed shall, and he is hereby required, thereupon.or as Soon aftoT as it may conveniently and proper:y done.varcinate the said rhild.Montreal, Oth August, 1S97.L.LABERGE.Medical Health Jfficer f 1 3 | Bh fs Ce Nal hd \u2018 - w + \u201can Te æ - Le 1d à - 2- os A 1 a £ SH 4 i £ + 3 Tayrspar.AvaeusT 5, 1897 THE © COMMERCIAL WITNESS OFFICE, August 6, 1897.PRICES.; : *o the Moar) of Trade this \u201ca 4x foihèas -London, Thursday, «7 argees of cast, wheat and passage, wheat maize dull for - for Fmnnbdian: English coun- x«©eat firmer, bd higher.Liv- cat ant maize qui\u201dt; Minne- 21s Ltd.Futures.5s ÿ'.d Dec; 2s 144 Sept., 3s 26.05 Aug.26.27 \u201c2.0 Sept.French YTOLES ALT x done, on à higher.Jour, \"a Te] Pept.Cool Ane, \u201cxs, wheat, 405 AUS, < fran.: xhert oponed at 827%c Aug.:* opned at 7Sc Sept.and \u201c01 opened at S81%c August \u201c407 Dec.-1+ Opy-ned at R2Y%c Sept.pened at 8lléc August 14 = an wt opened at fic Eept., Sept and 34546 Dec.- is quiet but firm.Wo - 83lécto 00e Cod ares.33Lect0 34c per Oi Ibs LL LL LL Lie to Ye val.2.2.dle to Me Suez are assuming rvnsiderable and advances of 20 10S.2- 25 cents have à lealing Manitoba miller.aTeitis .\u2026.$4.10 to $4.25 .Aleal parents 4.65 to 4.90 .i Cee ea 3.75 to 3.90 n bage .1,85 to 1.90 a 8trl bakers, best 13 ih ee ee ee 14 2.4.25 to 4.50 Rolle] nats ars quoted from $3.30 0 : + fr Canadian, and round $3.20 for Manitnha bran js steady at $13; re quivt at $l4.maven =There Is still a fatr enquiry t- gmoxe1 mea*., but other lues are dull.13 = \u201c°2an short cut mess.$15.00 to $16.00 Jan short eut, light.14.00 to 15.00 oiy curel, per lb.00.11 to (0.13 Carad:'an, iu palis.00.07 to 00.00 7, par EL 22.4.00.12 to 06.00 \u201ca, Teiined, per Ib.00.05 to (0.05% Ne qu 1 le !{s quoted at 393 6d.The srg one 0° the local market continues.\u201cuvore Fastern oat 77c to 8c; Townships 8: 7,7 10 Xe.and Western at 8%4c¢ to Sle.leuter=The market |s eazy.For finest ws Quote, Crzamery, lic to 17%ce; dairy, 12c \u2014The market is steady with moder- and, and fair expert business, We \u201cteas follows to-day: \u2014 9e to 9L6 for »: faudled stock; 10'gc to lle for selected, 1! to Eee for No.2.: uer\u2014The demand is poor.White clov- .mb ts offering at lûe, and dark at 7c iz:t extracted at ve to 6'%c, and dark at © J per Ib.Uggs LTR \u201cule Products.\u2014Maple syrup in wood, 4.*» 5e, In tins from 45c to 55c, according : 2-1 sugar, Spe to te per pound.\u201cains\u2014There is little doling and values 2 § unchanged at 55c to 60c in car lots and I» Thc in a jobbing way.llay \u2014There is a fair trade passing at - lv prices.We quote No.l in car lots a- 2.5) to $12, and No.2 in car lots at © 310.50.A:nes\u2014There is little doing in this mar- Ve quote: $3 to $3.1v for first pots: 1: t 32.5 for secoud pots, and $4.25 to «ou Or pearis.RECEIPTS IN MONTREAL.G.T.R.C.P.R.C'n'l.FI.Vieat, bush.2300 30111 32441 Leit, bush A .263372 163372 Frus.bush 1560 660 FN 2180 Cals, bush 2000 lit 26785 29835 wee bush LL 22 TN Ce er 700 rar, bris 3445 4200 300 9345 Asnes, bris .\u2026 1 FI cee 1 Buster, pkgs.2379 54) 3 2922 tego bXS.G326 6210 6687 14283 Pork, bris .1 RN 75 176 Lard, tierces.100 Cea 14 164 Ezgs, cases .410 395 96 611 Ham, bacon, bxs .45 FN 45 Tinned meats,pgs 765 cee cern 765 Leather, rolis .171 11).281 Raw hides .15 30 ene 43 Apples, brls.185 cee conn 185 LIVE STOCK MARKET\u2014AUG.5.Theres were about 700 head of butchers\u2019 catue, 120 caives and 1.000 sheep and lambs offered for sale at the East End Abattoir to-day.The butchers were present in large numbers, and trade was good, but the prices of cattle were lower all round than they were on Monday, the decline being greateat lu the common and inferior kinds, of which there were larger supplies than usual.A few prime steers were sold at about 43c per :D.; pretty good animals brought from 3c to dc do.; common dry cows and rough voung stock snid at from 2c to 3kC, and the leaner beasts at about 2c per 1b.Calves about a month old, and in good conditiun, sold at frem $4 to 35 each, and the younger ouws sold at from 31.75 to $3.50 each.Shippers are paying about 3c per lb.for good, large sheep; some of the others were sold at abeug 2%e per 1b.Lambs sold at from 31.70 to 83 each, or about 4c per lb.Fat hogs are still rather scarce, and sell at from: 5140 to 5%4Cc per lb.CHEESE SALES.Stirling, Aug.4.\u2014At the chease board today 6%) boxes were offered.Sales: Watkins, 300 ar shee, and 100 at 8 3-16¢; Bird, 205 at syc: Lalance unsold.Board adiourned till A 1RYST, Tweed, Aug.4\u2014Hungerford cheese board mat here to-night: 630 cheese boarded: 350 sold ar sac: 250 at 8c: balance unsold.Buyers were: Watkin, Hodgson, Ware.Coal adiourned for a week.Napanee, Aug.4.\u2014At the cheese board today there were offered 390 white, 176 col- or-d.Sales: 290 white at 8c, 176 colored ar \u201c4,0.Peterhoro, Aug.4.\u2014At the cheese board Lore ro-day 4,900 boxes of colored checse were offered.Bales were made as follows: July make, Hodgson Co., 600 boxes at 8 5-1fc: Wioilzhton, 540 at 8 5-16c; Madden, 1,000 at & 5-16r: Ro]Mins, 1.060 at 8%c; Whitton, 530 at sur.Offers were made for some of the remaining factories, but not accepted.About : boxes pot sold when the board ad- Isurrnel.Buyers present: Hodgson, Clux- ton Fitzgerald, Cook, Whitton, Wrighton, Madd=n, Jones.Board adjourned for three weeks, Ptrtin, Aug.4.\u2014At our cheese board today 15 factories boarded 1,195 chcese, all roivred.All sold at 8Ye.Woodstnek, Aug.4.\u2014At the cherse market Lars tn-dav 20 factoriés offered 1,578 boxes ui heuse and 2.005 colored.Sales: 2,120 : \u201c lored at from 7%c to 8c; also 932 at from & 3-18c to 8 5-16c.Bldding \u201c1 \u2018«v.nine buyers present.TORONTO MARKET.Toronto.Aug.5.\u2014Market qulet: flour firm, Fra'@ht rollers quoted at $3.50 to $3.85 west.Bran unchanged at $3 west and $9 for shorts Lan quoted here at $10.Wheat, demand | fair, offerings restricted; sales of red winter at 75¢c, and white at T6c west.No.1] Manitoba hard ruoted at 8ic to 82c Fort.fliam, and at 8c Owen Sound; No.2° Manitoba hard quoted at 8c Owen Sound: No.1 hard sold here at 80c.Buckwheat.demand limited.prices nominal.Barley ls quiet; no business reported.Oats firm, fa'r demand, white sold at 23c west, and mixed at 220 west.Peas quiet, prices firm, sales at 45c west.Oatmeal quiet, prices higher at $3.10 to $3.20 for cars on track.Corn, demand fair, prices firm.sales outside at 27c to 27% west.Rye.prices no- mal at about 35c to 3fc outside.CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.Union Stock Yards.Chicago, Aug.5, 1897.\u2014Hogs\u2014To-day\u2019s estimated receipts, 30,000; vesterday's receipts.according to official returns, 27.497 ; shipments, 7,155: left over, 4,000; estimated to-morrow, 25.000 ; light mixed, $3.85 to $4.10: mixed packing, $3.70 to $4.05.heavy shipping.$3.35 to $4; rough grades, 33.55 to $3.70.The receipts of cattle were 13.000; market steady.Sheep, 12,000 ; market steady.LIVERPOOL MARKET PRICES CURRENT.Liverpool, Aug.5.1897.\u2014Spring wheat, 78 0%d to 7s 14d; rol winter, 0s 10lad to 0s 11%d; No.1 Cala., 7s 2d to 7s 3d: corn, 2s 11%d tn 3s 0%d; peas, 48 6d; pork, 46s 3d; lard, 28s 6d: tallow, 17s 3d; bacon, heavy, 27s to 27s 6d; light, 27s, cheese, 39s 6d.CONSOLS.London, August 5.12.30 p.m.\u2014Consols\u2014 Money, 113 3-16; account, 113 5-16.THE ANGELL-GOULD CASE.FORMER SENATOR HARRIS TESTIFIES IN THE CASE.84YS HE KNEW MR.GOULD SINCE 1853 BUT NEVER HEARD OF THE PLAINTIFF UNTIL RECENTLY.New York, Aug.5.\u2014The testimony of inrmer Senator Hamilton Harris, who for more than forty years had professional, social and personal relations with Jay Gould has bezn filed with the Supreme Court, to be used in the suit brought against the Gould heirs by Mrs.Sarah Ann Angeil, who says she was married to Jay Gould in April, 1853, at Rouse's Point, and is now endeavoring to obtain dower in his real estate.Mr.Harris is a lawyer in Albany, where he has been practising his profession since 1847.Iiis evidence was taken in Albany, on June 10, last, before John E.Kelly, as referce.Mr.Harris first met Jay Gould on Aug.26, 1833, in Albany.Mr.Harris was at- tcrney for the Albany & Mohawk Plank Read Company, which had built a railway from the Upper section of Albany to the Mohawk River, and wanted to construct a branch railway to the Shaker village.Mr.James A.Wilson, president of the company, and several of the directors of the railway called at the office of Mr.Harris, and gave him some papers served upon them in an action brougnt by Robert B.Everett, for an injunetion to restrain the construction of the railway to the Shaker village.Accompanving them, said Mr.lTarris, was what appeared to me to be a small boy, dark eyed and dark haired.He turned out to be Jay Gould.Young Gould inquired whether there was anything to prevent the building of the railway, which the action sought to enjoin, until! the motion for that purpose was argued.Mr.Harris told him there was not until the action was actually granted.Thereupon, continued Mr.Harris, this little fellow commenced to figure ut à table, and soon afterward asked me 1f they went ahead with the building of the railway if I wonld protect them from any punishment.I told him I would protect him until an injunction was served, and 1 could not protect them afterward.They went out of the office, and on the day the motion was made for an injunction the railway was completed up to a certain point of the route, which thev had asked to be enjoined from building.Mr.Gould, with the presi dent, came to the office and described to me how he had done the work.He said he had procured all the men he could from the city, and all the drays from the lumber yard to haul the plank,, and had worked them by relays, night and day, and so had finished the work.The contract for the building of the railway had been taken by Ogden H.Osborn, who had employed young Gould to survey the line, and he subsequently assisted him in building it.About that time Gould was engaged in making a map of Albany county, in all its details, giving the different roads, the names of the residents on the roads and the different streets in the cities.Mr.Harris {frequently saw Mr.Gould from that time down to the year of his death.The financier related the circumstances of how ha built that branch railway at a dinner given in the lawyers house in 1870.Mr.Harris testified that he never heard of the marriage of Mrs.Angell to Gould until after she had brought her suit.He never knew that Gould lived at or near Rouses Point, or visited there in 1852 or 1854.About ten years after the occurrences spoken of Mr.Harris learned that Gould married Miss Miller.He had beer introduced to her at the Eve rett House, by Gould, some time prior to their marriage.eet A WAR ON SPARROWS, Detroit, Mich., Aug.5\u2014John W.Fox received the carcasses of 1,944 sparrows in the basement of the City Hall in one hour yesterday morning.A rumor wsas current that many of the birds were killed across the river.It is said the enterprising boys of Windsor and Sandwich have taken up the wholesale destruction of sparrows, which are very numerous, over there, to get the bonus offered.mere MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.THE LANG SETTLEMENT.Toronto, Aug.5.\u2014There now appears to be a possibility of an early settlement of the dispute between the creditors of J.W.Lang & Co.and Mr.Lang himself over the sale of the business to Mr.Lang's bookkeeper, Mr.F.J.Lumsden.That at least is the opinion of Mr.D.Fasken, who 18 acting for Mr.Lang in the matter, and he gives reasons for his belief.The statement of affairs which has been in course of preparation is now about completed and will bo laid before Mr.E.R.C.Clarkson, who is acting for the creditors.Mr.Clarkson will be asked to make a report on this statement, which will be presented to the creditors so that they may be placed in full possession of all the transactions which led to the sale of the stock.Mr.Fasken is confident that when the creditors are made aware of the facts they will admit that Mr.Lang had no other course open to him.The recent informal meeting of creditors, at which they decided to apply for speedy judgment, was attended by creditors representing claims totalling about $23,000.The total claims are not expected to exceed $30,000.The amount of discount at the Standard Bank 1&8 in the neighborhood of $00,000, and there is besides an overdraft for some gix thousand dollars.This latter item, however, ls for Mr.Lang personally, and cannot come against the estate, and besides the bank holds security for it.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 FALL CAMPS.QUEBEC CORPS ORDERED OUT FOR ANNUAL DRILL.Ottawa, Aug.5.\u2014The Minister of Militia has fixed the date for the fall camps, the militla in some districts in Quebec and the Maritime Provinces preferring to drill in September rather than June.\u2018A\u2019 Squadron of the 6th Hussars will drill, on a date to be fixed, in Montreal.The 15th Field Battery will go into camp on September 13, at Sweetsburg, Que.; the 52nd and 80th Battalions at St.Johns, Que.on Sept.14th; and the 17th, 81st, 87th, 88th, and 92nd, Battal- fons will camp on Bepember 7th, at Levis, Que.No company will be allowed to proceed to camp that has not on its strength at least one properly qualified officer.This is a new and important regulation.The Minister of Militia will leave for Nova Scotia at the end of this week, going probably first to New York.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A CORNER IN COTTON.St.I.ouis, Mo., Aug.5.\u2014Cotton is said to be cornered in this city, and is likely to remain so until Sept.1, until the official cotton year opens and the new crop begins to move.The statement of the local warehouses show that the total number of bales on storage aggregate 9,682.Last year at this time there were [ 25,363 bales.Of the 9,682 bales now on hand, 9,000 are held by one firm, the Allen-\\West Commission Company.Mr.James H.Allen, of the latter company, when asked if there was a corner, replied :\u2014 \u2018This is the end of the cotton season of 1896-97, and spot cotton ia mighty scarce at all the leading points between New Orleans and St.Louis.We have over nine thousand.bales in the: warehouses, and we are holding on to it, as nearly half of that cotton is two years Our address 1s 1=6-14 Notre Dame Street.LADIES, the NEW FUR FASHION We have received old, and is well seasoned, and then the crop of two years ago was finer than last vear\u2019s growth.\u2019 existence of a corner.FOUGHT WITH PITCHFORKS.Coshocton, Ohio, Ang.5.\u2014D.Gimerts- felder and Marshall Auspaugh, two farmers, had an altercation while working on a straw rick for a neighbor who was threshing, which resulted in a pitched battle with pitchforks.Auspaugh was stabbed through the abdomen and had both eyes put out.He is still alive, but cannot recover.mr FOUR GIRLS DROWNED.Sigourney, Iowa, Aug.5.\u2014Four girls were drowned in Skunk river near Lan caster, last evening.They were caught in the current while wading.\u2014\u2014 NOTES AND NOTICES.Around the Mountains.\u2014Ten-minute service.Afternoons and evenings.Best trip on the island.ADVERTISEMENTS.CEASES The flow of beautiful clear crystal water which flows through the Big Swim at the Laurentian \u2014 fifty thousand gallons flow through it every ay direct from the famous Laurentian Spring.O\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014=¢ LAURENTIAN BATHS Cor.Craig and Beaudry sts.AOTHS! MOTHS! MOTHS! CAMPHOR ! CAMPHOR! FINEST ENGLISH CAMPHOR! MOTH BALLS, MOTH SQUARES and POWDER, CATERPILLARS! CATERPILLARS! HELLEBORE! nELLEBORK! Pure White \"MOSQUITOES! MOSQUITOES! Ash's Forest Friend! Fishermen and all who go to the country in summer should not fall to get a bottle of Ash's Forest Friend.26c and 50c.GLASGOW DRUG HALL, 1780 Notre Dame st.J.A.HARTE, Druggist, Country and telephone orders promptly filled.ODAKS FOR SALE, TO RENT AND EXCHANGE ' MONTREAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPEY ; Cor, Notre Dame and St Francois Xavier sts.| Telephone, 1467.Send for catalogue.Developin i and Printng for Amateurs.Lantern Slides, etc._\u2014 NELSON The Furriers\u2019 TELEPHONE is 2206.PLATES for Fall and Winter 1897-8, From the Leading LONDON And would be AND NEW YORK HOUSES .leased to show them to any one requiring a Stylishly Made FUR COAT, CAPERINE or COLLAR.Ladies requiring any of their Furs Remodelled to those New and Stylish Shapes, will kindly Jet us have them as soon as possible.Always something New and Stylish to look at in our Fur Show Room.No trouble to show goods, and prices are always the lowest.ALEX.NELSON & CO.Manufacturing Furriers, 1864 NOTRE DAME ST.ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING.This is put up in 1-1b.and 2-1b tins.It is made from a celebrated English formula, and we can recommend it, as we only use the very finest ingredients in making it.You can now have Plum Pudding for dinner, and save all the trouble, worry and heat of making it.\u2014 A Trial Will Convince You.me [LAIN 8\u2014RETAIL PACKING and PROVISION CO,,Lr.STORES\u20148 I Bg for sale at the Glasgow Drug | ; GC i When you take Hood's Pills.The big, old- fashioned.sugar-coated pills.which tear you all to pieces, are not in it with Hood's.5 3 a 3 Te rl Re nr RACE 2 3 O U \u2026 En 4 Pal I Easy to take and easy to operate, is true of ©; Hood\u2019s Pills, which 8 Bo S are up to date in Ki every respect.Safe, certain and sure.2G.C.I.Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.5 Lost, Strayed and Found.LOST, BY A WIDOW.A PURSE, WITH money and keys, on the road from Elevator in Cemetery.Finder will be rewarded by leaving it at 81 Marin ave.5 Bargains.FOR SALE.REVOLVER, MERWIN HUL- bert, 44 calibre, 6 chamber, self-cockar ; perfect condition: No toy.Address REVOLVER, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.5 FOR' SALE, RUBBER BED (WATER OR air), invaluable In cases of prolonged ill- nezs.Will sell cheap.Address T.40, \u2018Witness' Office.5 FOR SALE, FOR THE MILLION, KINDling, $2; Cut Maple,$2.50; Tamarac Blocks, $1.76; Hardwood Blocks, $1.50 ; cut any length ; delivered anywhere in the city.J.C.McDIARMID, Richmond square.Bell Telephone 8353.13 DUKE FOR SALE.THOROUGHBRED MASTIFF DOG \u2018DUKE,\u2019 By \u2018Jessie,\u2019 registered American Kennel Club Stud Book, N.Y., No.14,430.By \u2018Empress of Waconta\u2019 (litter sister of Sear\u2019s \u201cMonark'), ani \u2018Boss,\u2019 owned oy Mr.Mitchell, Fairhaven, Vt.\u2018Duke\u2019 would be as good as a night watchman inside a large factory or yard.No person will enter except his friends.No better dog could be had for waiching, etc.\u2018Duke\u2019 is ten months old, extraordinarily large, strong and handsome; would make a splendid adjunct to a gentleman\u2019s establishment, and is young enough to be trained to suit.Apply at 67 St.Hypolite etrect.12 To Let.TO LET, CHEAP TO DESIRABLE TENants, stone front upper dwelling, 8% Hanover street, 9 apartments, newly papered and painted, hot water heating; also self- contained cottage, 91 St.Genevieve street, (between Belmont and Dorchester streets), 8 apartments, hot water heating, in very good order, five minutes from Dominion Square, Post-Office and Depots.Possession at once.Apply M.C.MULLARKY, 8 Hanover street.\u2019 5 TO LET, 34 LINCOLN AVENUE, FINE, Jarge House (15 rooms) will be wholly refitted, painted and papered to sult tenant; all modern conveniences.Algo To Let, Furnished, No.111 Bt.Matthew street, large corner House; possession immedlage- y.Apply to F.GILMAN, 128 St.ames street.23 TO LET, AT WESTMOUNT, TWO NICE Flats, on, Selby street, six rooms, bath, w.c.geparv\u2018e; hot water service; rent, $13.Apply.to 4067 St.Antoine street.+ TO LET, CERTAIN PREMISES IN THE \u2018Witness\u2019 Building, consisting of a Store on the street level, and two well-lighted, well-finished, heated fats, immediately above said Store.These premises would be very suitable for a wholesale establishment requiring a ghop or office on the round floor, or would be let separately.ply first-class tenants need app Yh 1 articulars on application to Mr.LACE, \u2018Witness' Office.Rooms and Board.ass ROOMS TO LET, ALSO TABLE BOARD, 730 Lagauchetiere, and 54 Alexander at.3 PS Tr re TWO LADIES OR TWO GENTLEMEN can be accommodated with nice bedrooms, partial or full board ; house has all modern nvendences; family 1s private ; no chil- ren; terms moderate.Apply at No.107 Mansfield street.gt Financial.FOR SALE Several Lines of Good BONDS and DEBENTURES Suitable for Permanent Investment, to per interest at rates varying from 45 to 14{ percent.full particulars on application to HANSON BROS.Canada Life Chambers, Montreal.Machinists, &c.J.K.MACDONALD Locksmith, Bellhanger, General Machinest and Blacksmith LawnMowers Sharpened and Repaired ell Tel.2591.702 CRAIGST 21 Groceries, Provisions, &c.Fine Table Fruit and Fresh Vegetables.Nearly everybody knows now that the best and cheapest place in the city to buy fine Californian and Canadian Fruits is at WALTER PAUL'S, He keeps the largest stock, the greatest assortment, and the finest quality, and sells at the very lowest prices, CORNER METCALFE AND BT.CATHERINE STS.ADVERTISEMENTS.Situations Vacart._\u2014 eee He would not admit the WANTED GENERAL SERVANT : GOOD wages; must have reference.157 Hutche- son street.9 WANTED, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN of good address for pleasant and highly remunerative employment, Address \u2018PFEER- LESS, Box 355 P.O., Montreal.3 WANTED, FOR A FINANCIAL INSTITUtion, a tnoroughly competent office hand; must be unusually well educated, and a good correspondent: state nge, experience, references, salary expected, tu S., Box 2403, Montreal.4 WANTED, GIRLS WHO HAVE HAD SOME experience in Wrapping Caramels or Dipping High-class Goods.TESTER & CO.3 WANTED, A FARMER AND HIS WIFE for a small farm, not far from Montreal.Address IF.40, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.8 +) A DAY SURE.Send us your address and we will show you how to make 833 a day, absolutely sure ; we furnish.the work and teach you frec; you work in the locality whero you live.Send us your address and we will explain the business fuily, Remember we guarantee a clear rofit of 83 for every days work: absolutely sure.rite at ouce.IMPERIAL SILVERWARE CO, Box K.H.Windsor, Ont.Employment Wanted.WANTED, BŸ A RESPECTABLE WOMAN work by the day.Apply in rear of 17 St.Bernard street.5 WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE WOMAN work by the day, or offices to clean,- or Washing at her own home; city references Address B., 40 Aylmer street.4 WANTED, BY A LITTLE GIRL (Protestant), aged 15, a situation as Nurse Sais.Apply at 13 St.Etienne street, Point St.Charles.4 WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE AN, work of any kind.Address T.T9, v to ness\u2019 Office.À WANTED, WASHING OR HOU#® - ing by the day.Apply 25 St.PT 3 yop WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE Widow, washing by the day; first class washer Pleass jeave address at 214 St.George aL, six doors below St.Catherine street, upe stairs.$ WANTED, BY A RESPECTA work by the day.Apply nard street, Montreal.WANTED, SITUATION BY YOUNG MAN as Interpreter, who speaks the following lerguages: Frene Italian, German, Are- bic, Hebrew, English.Apply to A.FUL- MAN, 235 Cadieux street, ontreal, 2 WANTED, POSITION AS STENOGRAPHer, Typewriter, or Office Clerk, by Young Lady Graduate of Ontario Bus.College, Belleville; highly recommended.Terms moderate, Address Box 19, Pakenham, Ont.81 WANTED\u2014YOUNG MAN OF GOOD CHARacter, with 14 years experience in all branches of office work, desires a position as Bookkeeper, Cashier, or Ofice Manager.Satisfaoto references.Address A.C.247, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.gi WANTED, BY A MARRIED MAN, POSItion of any kind, Can furnish best of sir references.Addrèss D.65, \u201cWitness® ce at.Wanted.: == WANTBD, A SECOND-HAND TRICYCLB suitable for a girl eight years old; must be very cheap.Address, giving price, TRICYCLE, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.5 WANTED, FACTORY BUILDING FOR rent or purchase, or factory glte for par- chase; must have light on three éi 1 atate prize and particulars.LiNorvpn COMPANY, City, Board and Rooms Wanted, 20 2° T a ROOM AND PARTIAL BOARD WANTHD by a gentleman of quiet habits; very ease ly breakfast required, and six o'alook dinner.Address N., 19, \u2018Witness\u2019 Offiga, WANTED, ACCOMMODATION, ROOM and Breakfast, for visiting members tha British Medical Association, from Aug.80th to about Sept.4th, situated betwedn Guy and Bleury streets.ust be striotly first-class.Apply al once, & g a ity and rates, to DR.DEVIAN, 2204 gt Catherine street.3 WANTED BY YOUNG LADY EMPLOYRD durin ay, room end board in central localify.Terns moderate.Address B.K, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.8 3 Money to Loan.tren MONEY TO.LEND, IN SUMS OF §1,000 or more, on {sfactory mortgage.DAVIDSON & ITCHIE, Advocates, 181 James stroet.4 Personal.PERSONAL\u2014BOSTON DENTAL PARLO 1856 Notre Dame.Beautiful Sets of Teet for Ten Dollars.Fit and quality guaraû- teed.Painless extracting a Epecialty.All charges moderate.Miscellaneous.MOWERS SHARP- NELSON'S, Ui'gy 3 GET YOUR LAWN ened at OHLING & Bleury street.\u2014 Property.= ess FOR SALE, AT WESTMOUNT, ON Selby street, one of the prettiest new houses, 3 flats; rent guaranteed; solid stone und brick; easy terms: $4,700.Address T., 96, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.4 RED R.ALLEY, 1188t.REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND SOLD MONEY LOANED, Fine Residence FOR SALE 18,000 feet of land on Mountain at Wost- mount; water, electric light, ele~tric bells, View unsurpassed: dry.healthy atmosphere, equal ty the Adirondacks.Price, $5,000.JOHN A.TEES & CO.Board of Tradc Bullding.Janes Street.28 ! &C Clo ri BA an ie ts al mr a Ra AR IN Ro 7 + tt à ar ont mo MRA RAT ar 0 om To cat nt 1m SATAY 095m Se Aiea ane | LIT SRRR (rd ati La - ane Ee DV 3 3 es Sma ~ Aa ee LPO, PES PRE aoc cvs sou .ie = wr - VE TRES Ee RSS AO INTRA ES a.4 277 SE on ine es .Cen ime wes Ta \u2018 ak Bus, A ER 0 TENA CIM, AY ML yas - Lun _ LC a Ve _ re SEE : § 5 à pat re TF ~ - 3 - p rte Se et oe APT fi iis oe > \u2014_\u2014 yl = Re = = = : = a om Fr Nalin - 3 = SE N =e 3 pr \u2014 ; ; -\u2014 * = \u2014~c\u2014\u2014g a 2 | \u2014 (MA AY \u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2014 = ss » = TE.= = \u2014_\u2014 == | = I Sul = rss IP N = | tee \u20ac sms ET ES 2.2 Er = 6; fi = = er 2 er es \u2014 - Ce = \u2014\u2014 = > Xi THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE\u2014-AFTER A HARD DAY\u2019S TRIAL RACING AT DORVAL.AGRICULTURAL PROBELM.| ROYAL COMMISSION FOR REM- as YING THE EXISTING DEPRESSION.MEMBERS DIVIDED AS TO THE CAUSE AND ITS CURE.London, Aug.4\u2014The Royal Commission on Agriculture has issued a report suggesting various palliatives for the existing depression in agriculture, which the commission attributes mainly to the general and persistent fall of prices, and to {nreign competition which is not likely to abate.The commissioners are very much divided in opinion with reference to a remedy for falling prices.Ten of them, including the Right Hon.Henry Chaplin, President of the Local Government Board and the Right Hon.W.Long, Conservative member of parliament for the West Derby division of Liverpool, signed a supplementary report declaring their belief that measures tending to increase the value of silver would greatly assist agriculture, but no recommendation on this subject is signed by the commission as a whole.The supplementary report expresses the protective and free trade countries, and is especially severe in the United States; that heavy protective duties, when imposed in Germany and France failed to give either country security against depression, and suggests that the reason for universal depression may be found in the great monetary changes made in Europe and in the United States in 1873 and 1874.Since the only countries which appear to be free from such depression are India and Argentina, the framers of the supplementary report contend that a prima facie case is established for the assertion that the depression is the ontcome of the appreciation of gold and of the divergence in the value of metals which gives an artificial advantage to producers in eil- abandonment of the gold standard, the signers of the supplementary report pro- range for the opening of mints abroad sition it occupied prior to 1873.In conclusion the supplementary report invites the government to give effect to the resolution adopted by parliament in Febru- { THE CITY OF THE PLAINS.INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED IN AND ABOUT WINNIPEG.Winnipeg, Aug.4\u2014The Rev.Alexander Grant, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Winnipeg, was drowned in the Nepigon river late this afternoon, while out canoeing.The Rev.Mr.Grant left here last Monday on a pleasure trip.No further particulars are obtainable to-night.Mr.Grant was one of the leading divines of Winnipeg, and very popular with all classes.He leaves a widow and large family.Mr.Grant received a call from Ottawa not long ago, and was well known throughout Ontario.Reports now being received show that wheat harvesting has commenced in quite a number of sections, and in a very short.time will be general.A bountiful crop for Manitoba and the North- West is now assured.The C.P.R.is busy constructing new side tracks, and building cars, etc., to be ready for the rush when the wheat begins to move.A young Belgian was found dead on the prairie near Cypress river last week with a gun beside him.The coroner pronounced it suicide and had the body buried.The people of Cypress River, however, suspect murder and demand an investigation.There were two fashionable weddings in Winnipeg to-day, the contracting parties being Mr.M.8.Parry and Miss Winstanley Pridham, and Mr.John C.Sault, headmaster of the Collegiate Institute and Miss Lillian Pontoon.H.1.Jenkins, a mounied policeman who went to the Yukon country a year ago, passed through here to-day en route for England with an independent fortune.A Winnipeg cricket team has gone south to play elevens of St.Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago.A large collection of Manitoba minerals has been prepared for exhibition at Toronto fair.The Rev.Adam F.Forbes, Presbyterian clergyman of North Dakota, died in the General Hospital here to-day while undergoing an operation.Mr.Frank Oliver, M.P., writes to the \u2018Free Press\u2019 declaring the Edmonton route to the Yukon the shortest, safest and Dest.Mr.Green, president of the Manitoba Patrons of Industry, is s:riously ill, The Hon.George Houstin Reid, premier of New South Wales, and the Right Hon.Charles Cameron, Kingston, premier and attorney-general of South Australia, passed through Winnipeg tonight en route for Vancouver, where they sail for Australia.The number of immigrants reaching this poirt during July from the east was 1,229, A BUOY\u2019S LONG DRIFT.HAS TRAVELLED OVER FOUR THOUSAND MILES IN A YEAR, Washington, Aug.4\u2014The remarkable drift of a whistling buoy is recorded by the chart of the North Atlantic ocean, issued to-day by the Hydrographic office.Just one year ago this buoy broke from its moorings off Martha's Vineyard and started on its long journey south, and gince that time it has been twice reported in its drift of over four thousand miles.In February last it was seen five hundred miles due east of Bermuda, where it struck a south-westerly current that sent it toward the Haytien coast, and on July, 7, when last reported, it was rapidly making its way toward this island.Unless it strikes the Gulf stream and is swung around and north again, it will probably next be heard from at some of the eastern islands of the Windward group.The same chart shows that the ocean is now unusually clear of dangerous derelicts, and the neighbor- i hood of Hatteras and the Jersey shore, where several are generally drifting about, has now only four, and these are well out of the way of coastwise commerce.In the lane of trans-Atlantic travel there are three small ones, but the drift is southerly, and soon they will be no longer dangerous to steamships.The forecast for August says that fine weather generally will prevail over the north Atlantic.Occasionally gales north of the 45th parallel are predicted, also rear the American coast north of the 40th parallel.Tropical cyclones or hurricanes are very probable.Fogs will prevail west of the 33rd meridian, across the Grand Banks and east of the New Ergland coast.Occasional fogs near 50 degrees north, from 20 dcgrees west to 33 degrees west, during the first half of the month.Icebergs in the vicinity of Belle Isle ; few east of Newfoundland.DROWNED WHILE BATHING.Halifax, N.S., Aug.4\u2014The body of Joseph TD.Scott, business manager for Evan Thompson, Elmsdale, was found floating in the North-west Arm this morning.Deceased had evidently gone in swimming and was caught in the eel grass.The body had been freed by the strong current.It was discovered by a party of picnickers.A ferryman tied a rope around the neck and towed the body to shore.Deceased was forty years old.His wife is in Windsor.He went to the arm this morning at ten o\u2019clock.Half-an-hour after the remains were found.PROUD OF THEM.Ottawa, Aug.5.\u2014A despatch has been receive! from London in which the Queèn expresses gratificalicn at the presence in the jubilee ceremonies of the colonial troops, which was \u2018an additional source of pride and satisfaction to the Queen.\u2019 QUE PE, TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE MR.CHAMBERLAIN EXPLAIN.WHY THE GERMAN-BELGIAN TREATIES WERE DENOUNCED.London, Aug.4\u2014Mr.Joseph Chamberlain, answering a question in the House «° Commons to-day on the subject of the denunciation by Great Britain of the tre.ties of commerce with (Germany and Be.gium, said the denunciation was the unanimous wish of the seif-governing co! onies, who desired to deal with the United Kingdom on preferential terms.Mr.Chamberlain said that at the conferenca between the colonial premiers and himself a resolution was passed unanimously, the substance being that the premiers of the self-governing colonies heartily recommended the earliest denunciation of the treaties as hampering the trade of Great Britain and her colonies, and that it was accompanied by an important and significant resolution, namely, that, in the hope of improving the trade rélations between the Mother Country and the colonies, the premiers present undertook to confer with their colleagues as to what result could be secured by a preference given by the colonies to the products of the United Kingdom.Her Majesty's Government resolved to withdraw the trea- tier with Germany and Belgium Immediately.The law officers of the Crown are now considering the question whether the resolution of the Canadian Parliament infringed these treaties.The Canadian Government had been asked to be allowed to be represented before the law officers of the Crown.This was unusual, but the request of the Government of Canada had been granted.In conclusion, Mr.Chamberlain assured the House that the action of Canada in this matter wns not a step towards separation, but dis- tinetly a movement against separation, the intention being to show gratitude and to prove the loyalty of the Canadian Government.er MAY LOSE HIS ARM.FOOLHARDY ACT OF A JERSEY CITY BOY WHO WANTED A PLATE OF ICE CREAM.New York, Aug.4\u2014Theodore Lockwood, twelve years old, of 155 Van Winkle street, Jersey City, 1s likely to lose his right arm as a result of a foolhardy act to secure a plate of ice cream.He and George Tier and Thomas Madden, two lads of the same age, were playing yesterday in the rear of Simon Wolf's confectionery, at 7 James avenue.Wolf was in the yard turning the crank of a big ice-cream freezer.The boys went into the yard and teased him to give them a plate of cream.In the hope of getting rid of them, he said he would give a plate of cream to the boy who could hold his hand longest in the freezing mixture surrounding the cream.The boys accepted the banter, bared their arms, and thrust them into the mixture.Tier only held his hand in the mixture for about a minute.Madden stood the cold about two and a half minutes.Lockwood, althcugh he had won the prize, kept his hand in the mixture four and a half minutes.He said he wanted te show how much cold he could stand.Suddenly he withdrew his hand, exclaiming that he had lost all feeling in his arm.In a few moments his hand and arm were swollen terribly.Wolf, who had become alarmed at the result of his joke, took the boy to the City Hospital.Dr.Colyer raid he thought the arm would have to be amputated.He applied the usual remedies, bandaged the arm.and told Lockwood to return to-day, when the fate of his arm will be decided.A CLEAR CASE OF SUICIDE.Boston, Mass., Aug.4.\u2014FExamination of Messrs.Codman & Codman\u2019s books has been completed, and a shortage has been found, which convinces the firm that the books had been tampered with by their late bookkeeper, Miss Alice Bar rett.Jt is believed that the shortage will not exceed $2,000 or $3,000.Miss Barrett is the young woman who was found dead in the office of the firm two weeks ago, having committed suicide, but who was thought to have been murdered.COST OF BUTLER'S EXTRADITION.London, Aug.4\u2014A special despatch from Syduey, N.S.W., says that the At- torney-General, the Hon.John Henry Want, Q.C., has issued a minute protest ing against the excessive and unwarranted charge to the colony of £6,000 for extraditing Frank Butler, the Australian bush murderer, from San Francisco.Mr.Want says:\u2014' It would be hetter to let criminals remain abroad than to pay such enormous costs for their extradition.GASPE OIL WELL A GOOD ONF.Gaspe Basin, Que., Aug.4.\u2014The recent strike of petroleum is still showing up well.lt is now one or two weeks =\" oil was struek and the well shows J signs of diminishing.The well has been tubed for pumpnng.The management are exiremely reticent and httle morn + tion can be obtained.Still, sufficient has been seen by reliable people to jusiiy the belief that the well will be a #» J one, although not as large a producer a8 has been reported.THE DAILY WITNESS is printed and published at the Witness Building, at the corner of Ura:g and Bt.Peter streets, in the city of Montreal by John Redpath Dougall, of Montreal.All business communications shouid be addressed *John Dougall & Bon,\u2019 * Witness Ofoe, Montres.nnd all letters to the Editor should be addressed t Pc wor of the \u2018 Witnans, Montreal\u2018 \"ÂRri RS CHARS D PAGE EE, Star in: TUE SAYS TI Lan the ] Ce rk 1 roug muiries that to ot excee Mr Comp Mr.- ° Beatt ceive( had g; 11H every (y are TI pr | \u201cards A frosp ust F eed JAR ma 0 TE Lave ji it Por Stanc «CIC reach Ds I a out ve In a nat Ver +110 «TOUT EC Called ace WHT jocke the J \u2026- an ~tout LINN 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