The daily witness, 19 mars 1907, mardi 19 mars 1907

[" LE ps 38.pou oso \u2019 = N AN = fn > \u2019 ! \u201cFor XLVIII., No.66 | - German Goods and the Preference\u2014 Manitoba Boundaries\u2014St.Pierre Immigrants.PROVINCIAL SUBSIDIES \u2014 REDUCTION OF PASSENGER RATES\u2014GRAND TRUNK PENSION FUND\u2014DONINION LANDS ACT.Ottawa, March 19.\u2014At the opening of .he House yesterday, Mr.Armetrong, 4 Lambton, called attention to the Jatement of Mr.J.B.Jackson, Cana- san commercial agent in Leeds, Eng, that many German goods were being sent to Canada through Great Britain Jbiaining m this country the advantage of the British preferential tariff.The Minister of Customs replied that wherever a case of this kind was dis- wvered, the offender was called on mot miy for the rate under the German jurtax, but for the payment of a fine 18 well.MANITOBA BOUNDARIES.In reply to a question by Dr.Roche, f aa the Prime Minister stated jhat by reason of his expected early ieparture for the Colomial Conference p London, it was not expected that jegislation would be introduced this jssion providing for an extension of ihe boundaries of the province of Mani- wba.MMIGRANTS FROM 3T.PIERRE-MIQUELON In reply to a question by Mr.Leonard, Di Laval the Minster of the Interior tated that five hundred immigrants had recently come to Canada from the french island of St.Pierre-Miquelon, in he Gulf of St.Lawrence.What spe- sal measures, asked Mr.Leonard, had en taken to settle these immigrants m Canadian soil, to which the Minister if the Interior answered, none, PROVINCIAL JUBSIDIES.; The Prime Minister announced that the address of which he had given no- \u2018ice, calling for an increase in the scale of subsidies payable to the several pro- finces would be taken up on Thursday, Hr.n thought w! Britis r » d à ÿ Yorth America Act was : : or this purpose it should Lois \u2018be amend- TRIVATE PF ec Railway Ferry d in nee of oF od oe! the due > At the opening\u2019 of the sifting.the fol- owing bills were given third reading: Respecting the Grand Trunk Jompeny.Respecting the Canadian Northern On- ario Rrilway pany.: Resperting the St.Maurice Valley !-lway Company.; Respecting the Temisecouasta Railway ompany.To incorporate the Ontario and Que- Company.EDUCTION OF Lot me Mr.W.F.Maclean, of Toronto, re- leve his demand before the House for i reduction in passenger tolls.and pro- himed that before the présent session { parliament was over this reform would *accomplished.A curious coincidence ns that at the same moment that these lords were falling from Mr.Maclean's 7 an order of the Railway Commission rad issued reducing passenger Mw on the Grand Trunk and on the \u2018nadian Pacific lines east of the Rocky fonntaine to a three eent a mile basis.As the Grand Trunk bill was first draft- \u201c tri \u201cWITNESS Windy and Colder MONTREAL, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1907.Passes Away at Toronto, Freight Train in Manchuria Toronto, March 18.\u2014One of the © est, if not the oldest, and most highly respected women of Toronto, died this: afternoon, in the person of Mrs.Feather ston Osler, who, on the fourteenth of last December, celebrated -the one hums dredth anniversary of her birth, pe rounded by a large family gathering.Up result of a collision to-day between a passenger and a freight train at Turu- ghiche station seventeen persons were killed and thirty-five were injured.PERSIAN SITUATION Fi ed it proposed to atrike out the feature of its or.ginal charter that required the sale of penny-a-gile third clacs passenge: fares.This, however, was dropped in committee.Mr.Haughton Lennox, who secured the passage)of legislation three years ago that put an end to the practice on the G.T.R.by which employees released the company from liability for injuries sustained, contended that the present bili was designed to get around what they had already been forbidden to do.The bill provided that the Grand Trunk Pension Fund,\u201d and in so providing atipu- lated that the directors may make such as they deem proper in connection with this fund.This, M ed, would allow the directors to establish regulations requiring the men once more te contract themselves out of the right to sue the company, should they be hurt; the guarding phrase, he contended.law which would control the company.Mr.Lennox moved accordingly to insert a proviso to prohibit contracting out.This was defeated on Friday night.Mr.Bennett then followed with an amendment to clause 8.As drawn this declared that nothing in the previous section should limit \u2018any powers confer red\u2019 upon the company: anv powers now given were to be additional.Thig, Mr.Bennett contended, would bave the effect of reviving every power ever conferred upon the company, and subsequently taken away from it.Mr.Bennett offered an amendment to prevent this being dome.which was discussed for some time on Friday evening.When the bill came up this afternoon.Mr.Bennett\u2019s amendment was accepted without further comment.Minister of Railways replied that the regulatipn of rates was more properly a matter for the Railway Commission.The Ho accepted an amendment made by the Senate to the government bill .establisking an employees\u2019 provident und on ébe Intercolomial A rois 20 es entitle the employees road to ite benefita, ployees of the DOMINION LANDES AP.- taken up in commitiee \u2018of the whole the leader of the Opposition suggested that \u2018all public recorde showing lands avat'abl- bo the West should be open to inspee- on ° The Minister of \u2018the Interior was aired, however, that such a course would emply assist speculative claim\u2019 jumpers.Cdl.Sam Hughes declared that the man they wanted to get at was the adventurer who took land and yet had no intention of settling on it, and he believed publicity would be the very best way of dealing with such a man.This feature of the bill stands for fur ther consideration, to.allow of a clause possible to obtain, on payment of a small fee, an abstract of the title to any individual homestead.The clause regarding homestead tries was amended so as to allow of these being by any member of the in: tending komesteader\u2019s family.- As the result of the day\u2019s consider ation of the bill two sections out of the 103 sections of the bill were passed\u2014 section 11, respecting the eettlement of homestead disputes, and section 12, re: _8pecting the perfecting of homestead en- es, : Co : MAISONNEUVE ELECTION & T.BLEAU IS MAYOR, AND ANNEXATION MAY BE A LON WAY OFF.- Mr.Trefle Bleau was elected mayor of # oRneuve yeaterday by a majority of votes over Mr.Charles Prevost.\u2018Lhe Mucillors elected are Messrs.Oscar Du- ch hi Charles Beldnger and Alex, Mi- \u201cud, who are all favorable to the pol- 3 jarried on by the old council under Mayor Reid.Mr.Michaud was the Uy retiring councillor who presented msell for re-election, The returns are » follows: \u2014 FOR MAYOR.\"i! No.Prevost.Bleaa.The candidates pot forward by the reform party, as it was called, were defeated\u2019 in each case, and yesterday's figures are looked upon as-a mark of confidence in the projecls for town a pr ave te, 0 on which a ; oan was asked for by the former council, though the by-law authorizing it has not \u2018yet been passed by the legislature, ; Both parties claimed to.be.against an- mexation to the city, and Councillor Mi- and, who was elected ~yesterday, has stated that the $400,000 loan is a.neces sity if the town wished to maintain ita independence; - \u2019 .FRENCH TROOPS DEFEATED SERIOUS REVERSE IN FIGHT WITH, TRIBESMEN IN WEST ~~ Railway may establish \u2018the Grand Trunk , regulations \u2018not inconsistent with law\u2019 | r.Lennox contend- .§74 meant nothing, there being no common : ÿ -| throne, five British sovereigns: | ati her Hetime, «ay of being drafted under which it will be | en- king' were exaggerat 8 Paris, March 19\u2014The \u2018Echo de Paris\u2019 141 publishes a despatch from Konakry, capi- .51 124 tal of French Guinea, West Africa, say- ; .133 ling that a French eolumn suffered & .118 serious reverse in Upper Guinea, while Total \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 attacking the Thomans tribesmen, whe.Mam ie or ee en oo .511 800 were strongly fortified in a village.\u201cajority for Mr.Bleau .\u2026.288 Seven French officers were badly wound- WEST WARD.ed and eight sharpshooters were killed, I ear Dufresne.257 | and twenty five Mere wounded \u2018he: - Alfred Lambert.\u2026 \u2026 -.172 ; column entrenched themselves, and is Majority for Mr.Dufreme .Te Row awaiting the arrival of sly.6e Cha, CENTRE WARD.| - Charles Belanger .338 T Clement Robitaille .179 Majority for Mr.Belanger .150 te FATAL MINE EXPLOSION IN SPAIN arid, March 10a dispatch receiv: here from Cordova sion of fire damp in the Bal de à Inferno - mines at Fente Ovejuna.No precise EAST WARD f : - x lex.Michaud.240 details of the gravity of the accident are vs se se \u2026 + 163 given, but it is sald that a number\u2018of tre ereesse aeesneens of that city, Mgr.Guertin, which took Fthe summer months, and a permanent TN 1 69 : AFRICA.-, place this morning.Bishop Guertin is [yer is absolutely neccesary.ere are 1 58 8 wo: Pe first French-Canadian prelate ap- [#7 °° ly necessary 9 Cossacks Arrive to Relieve 4 Guards at Russian Consulates (See also Page 12.) q Teheran, Persia.March 19\u2014The alarmist reports regarding the arrival here of Russian troops are groundless.In all thirty Cossacks, without their horses, f have arrived tc relieve the guards at { fe Russian consulates at Kerman, Ker- manshah and Ispahan.The Russian legation at Teheran has a guard of four- j gen men \u2018all told, [ A NEL i EN 4 » RMASSACRE OF JEWS i NOT CONFIRMED L London, March 19.\u2014Telegraphic inqu'- M Tics have been made, but so far nothing has been received to corroborate the re- \u2018ports of a three days\u2019 massacre of Jews Poduleloi, Roumania.THE LATE MRS.FEATHERSTON L \u2014_\u2014\u2014 OSLER.cE PRESS CENSORSHIP to that time she had been perfectly well Cee and, notwithstanding ber great âge, wa \u2018BILL ADOPTED TO-DAY IN THE in possession of all her faculties: Shel: See, = was the oridow of the late Rev.Feather-# .- CHAMBER.ston L.er, who was one of the pioneepg ,.missionaries for the Church of ngland Lisbon, March 19.\u2014The efforts of the in western Canada, being sent out upfjaverals in favor of freedom of speech 1838.The Rev.Featherston Osler retircjand of the \u2018press have \u2018been unavailing.ed in 1682, coming to Toronto, where heg 11¢ Mew censorship bill was adopted to- continued to reside up to the time of his 85 by the Chamber: of \u2018Deputies by 51 death in y Possibly no woman, has Fo 38 votes, reared a family possessing more claimë® - .= tot distinction.Koons her sons are.$heÿ, ; -FIRE ENGINE WORKS late B.B.Osler, KC; Mr.E.B.Ouen] D LS .P.well-known financier A ou Fr , ° P.R.director; the Hon.Mr.Justicaf OWN COUNCIL OF ST.LOUIS RE Oder, of che Court of Appeal, and Dr Lo CEIVE AN OFFER.Willam er, Teglus professor ol med ; A \u2014_\u2014 cine at Oxford Ugiversity.Mrs, Osler's§.The Council of the Town of St.Louis daughters were ke \u2018late Mrs.Willam4bas at present'under consideration the son and Mrs, H.C.Gwynhe, of Dundas.Foffer of the Canadian Fire Engine, Com- The surviviag children Bumber six, thellpany, of London, Ont., to establish their grandchildren 26, and the great-grand-{-emgine works and shope at the north children 21.; - fend of the town, near the track of the Mrs.Qsler was born in Cornwall, Ens-@Oanadian Paçific Railway.\u2026 sol :Jand, when George the Third was on the!\" The company.ask for a twenty peste\u201d have don.fri munieipal taxes and exempt ° ! $75,08D.2# #3 - ; THE\u2018 VIKING BLOWN FIL js undétafood that negotiations have FL Morkmén Believe fo bol de RE he me time pom F men.ieved 10 bed the; ead \u201cthe pari urch of Stun _ Cue on, += Fdean de la Croix and the school house, ©.+ +, wed in Danish Ship-: Jwith thé-lot om which these buildings HE \u2019 \u2026 Fetand, extending northward between Es- : Danade and SE.Urbain streets from Pa- : 3 cie ayente to the reilway track, and mr at : .that e Fire Engine Company.are the penh gen, \u201cMarch 19\u2014Tbe Danish intending purchasers.The price at which \u2018Viking\u2019 was blown over the a oh and school property is held ! d : ' 000, and.for the whote here\u2018 to-day.She had four hundred | or Sho Je ¥ OE, Sud.ior ole workmen on board at the time, and it is A gets res within these ban.believed tbat\" about.fifty \u2018of them were] 3\u201d D.Gall Company, En drowned.M THE FIRE BRIGADE > \u201cbuilding Yord: Te The \u2018Viking wes a new sbip in course Cire Bret reports of th es re 1 5 \u2014 \u2018 irst e casualti « \u2018 - sulting from the overturning of the \u2018Vi-]SUB-CHIEF TREMBLAY TO BE AD- 3 ed.Only ten work-{ .VANCED TO THE POSITION OF -'- \u201cDEPUTY CHIEF.men were injured and there was no loss of life.# - \u2014_\u2014 ! = {At a meeting of the Fire Committee-on EAST END FOST OFFICE $ ureday next a proposal will \u2018be made cs : to appont as deputy chief of the fire department Sub-Chief Tremblay, who was WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLICHR (\"+116 e and police department of $8te, Cunegonde, before that municipality TOMORROW MORNING.Cp N\u2014 _Ywas annexed to the city.Latt Abe new east end post-office, corner hag been in charge Of the central = of St.Catherine and Amherst streets, Evision of the fire brigade.will be open to the public to-morrow g'-\" © \u201c7 THE morning.The new offices will provide 5 all the branches of the postal eervice.$, Tlie money order and sa bank de-§ il ; = Te Co partments, however, will not be UMOR THAT THE FEDERAL GOV- \u2014 4 tk ERNMENT INTENDS BUILDING .DEATH OF AN AGED NUN.§.PERMANENT STRUCTURE.The Rev.Mother Ste, Clothilde, of the E \u2014 - Ursulines\u2019 convent, at Three Rivers, died4f.Ald.Robllard, chainean of the Parks a few days ago at the age.of 94 years, {and Ferries Committee of the City Coun- after haying been a nun for seventy-ipil, has written to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, three years.She.was a native of St.[}be Prime Minister, stating that the citi- Philippé, county of Laprairie, and was a fZens of Montreal have for a long time sister Of the late Bishop Pinsonnault, off#rished to see a permanent pier con- London, Ont.who died-at the Hotel [istructed at.St.Helen\u2019s Island.Ald.Dieu in this city in 1883.-{Robillard learns that the Federal Gov- BW.Ament ia now disposed to de fhis prork : ECRA - 13nd that is why he writes to nk the bi TE vera pisats Prime Minister in advance for what he left yesterday for Manchester, N.H., to swill be able to do towards the project.attend the consecration of the new bishop: ISLAND PIER He adds that the island is frequented by a hundred thousand Jere during inted t See in the New England | Bates, - and \u201cthis compliance with theit fs ANOTHER SKY-SCRAPER repeated demands is much appreciated §._ \u2014 by the French-speaking element - acrose EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK TO the border.The papal delegate, Mgr.| Falconio, presided at this morning's cere- 2 HAVE prev 5 STREET ON mony.ST.AGNES PARISH.The mission for the married and sin- § le ladies of the parish of St.Agnes was Brought to a successful conclusion on Sunday last, when \u2018large congregations attended the closing services held by the Rev.Father McPhail, Redemptorist.The The Eastern Townships Bank is to ave fine new premises at the northeast corner of St.James and McGill Mreets.Mr.A.Chaussé, the civic \u2018building inspector, has to-day passed the plans for the building, which is to be ve MCE.: He [£en stories high\u2014the exact height béing mission for married and single men will 130 feet, which is the limit allowed under open on.Thursday evening next.The [the civic bylaws.It will be a fire- annual concert and dramatic entertain.spoof structure with stone front on.St.ment wi aid of St.Agnes\u2019s Church build- [James and McGill streets.Building ing fund will be held to-morrow evening |jperations are to commence at once.in the Monument National, and an at- {Jfemsre.Cox and Amos are the architects Harbin, Manchuria, March 19.\u2014As the | Re stake\u201d to 3 \"ak Ie p> ope oT 4 or some time past ford À for M.Berthelot and his wife, who died a \u2018boys have invited a contingent of Cana- SETTLERS FOR CANADA A Total of 300,000 Immigrants Expected This Year Ottawa, March 18.\u2014From returns re- | i ceived from the various steamships com- | panies and tbe agencies of the Canadian | Immigration Department abroad, immi- | gration into Canada\u2019 this year will total: 300,000, which is fifty percent more | than the year 1906, and almost equal to! the total immigrant arrivals in the de- | cade between 1881 and 1891.\u2018Lhe steam-' ship companies have reported that all: the space on every vessel sailmg for Canada, is engaged up till the end of July.FIRE IN NEWSPAPER OFFICE FIGHT TYPESETTING MACHINES DESTROYED IN BURNING OF \u2018CHRONICLE\u2019 OFFICE, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.Augusta, Ga., March 19.\u2014At 3.35 this morning fire broke out in the building occupied by the Augusta \u2018Chronicle,\u2019 and the Western Union Tclegraph Company.By 4 a.m.the building was completely destroyed.The scene of the fire is on Broad street, between Jackson and Mc- Intosh, and directly in front of the Confederate monument.The office of the Augusta \u2018Chronicle\u2019 is in ruins, as are also the main office of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pan and the Union City Ticket Offica.Fight typesetting machines in the \u2018Chronicle\u2019 office were wrecked and the presses of the paper are badly damaged.The losses are estimated at $75,000 io $100,- 000, with partial insurance.The fire started in the \u2018Chronicle\u2019 job office, owned by Messrs.Murphy & Billings, in the rear of the \u2018Chronicle\u2019 building.The fire was under gontrdl at eight o'clock.The \u2018Chronicle\u2019 was able to print a four-page paper from the \u2018Herald\u2019 office at ten o'clock.THE PARIS STRIKE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL TO GRANT DEMANDS OF ELECTRICIANS.Paris, March 19.-The Municipal Council has decided to incorporate im certain electric lighting contracts about to be concluded clauses that will ensure to the electricians the demands for which they recently wemt on strike in this city, NOT PARTED IN DEATH wh 1 : = _ of Caw CT \u2018PROFESSOR.BERTHELOT SUC J \"CUMBS AT HIS WIFE'S DEATH BED.Paris, March 18.\u2014Mme.Berthelot, wife of the distinguished professor of chemistry, died to-day.essor Berthelot, when summoned to her death-bed, suffered an attack of syncope, from the effects of whieh he died.: Paris, rch 19.\u2014The newepapers here unite in izing that in the death of M.Berthelot, the celebrated chemiet, who was Foreign Minister in the Bourgeois cabinet, France, lost perhaps her greatest scientist.The \u2018Petit Parisien\u201d says:\u2014 .\u2018The nineteenth century will leave no greater name to posterity.\u2019 The cabinet has decided to ask par liament - to authorize a national funeral 2 shortly before her husband, but the deceased scientist's desire that his funeral be, devoid of military display will be respected.CANADIAN CABLES.(Canadian Associated Press.) London, March 19\u2014London city school dian boys to contest at a miniature.Bisley meeting this summer.l London, Match 19\u2014Strong opposition will probably be offered to a renewal of the Hong Kong-Liverpool mail contract, which involves the subsidizing of a Canadian steamship line to the extent of £45,000, as it is alleged that the Suez canal routes are quicker.London, March 19\u2014Mr.T.P.O\u2019Con- nor, at the St.Patrick's Day banguet at Liverpool, alluded with enthusiasm to the warmth of his reception in the United States, and emphasized the interest which Sir Wilind Laurier had expressed in\u2019 the Irish cause.London, March 19.\u2014The Canada Club will banquet Sir Wilfrid Laurier and other Premiers.eat.Price UNE ENT NEWS IN BRItF.Seventeen persons have been kiled ov a railway collision in Mau aun, There js excitement in Pers:u.À stors from Teheran says Indian troops inv entered the British coneulates.and iu mor says Afghans are moving ou tue lu dian frontier, The Danish training ship Vik ur was blown over in the slnphuiding yards at Copenhagen, and titty workmen are oe Eeved ty have been drownod.French troops have suffered a si ous reverse in a fight with the Tnomans tribesmen in Upper Guinea, loi sharpshooters were killed and seven o:- ficens wounded.The rumor that King Leopold is ser ously ill is being repeated.The Hon.Lionel Rothschild 1 spending $100,000 on one of the costliest books on record: It is on the extinct birds ot the world.Professor Berthelot.the distinguished French chemist, died to-day at his wife's death*bed.Italy has appointed a consul at Khartoum, and is likely to be speedily followed in this step by other countries.The Rev.Thomas Spurgeon is 1ll and has sent in his resignation, but the mem: urging him to withdraw it and merely to take a year\u2019s rest.The British House of Commons had a bad scare last night, when a woman was suddenly noticed walking coolly up towards the ker\u2019s chair.Three men rushed boldly after her to protect their fellow legislators, when it was discovered that the lady meant them no harm whatever, but was a stranger who had lost her way to the gallery.Mr, Alfred Lyttelton, speaking in the - British House of Commons on the Newfoundland difficulty yesterday, deplored that the country and government had ticn of conflict with the colony.Mr.Henniker Heaton yesterday hcad- ed a deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to urge penny postage be tween England and the United States.Salvador has entered the war between \u201c Yn\u2019Sonnection with the Nebraska land fiaedér- four promitent men have been eent to jail in Omaha.- * Mre.Osler, mother of Dr.William Osler, died in - Toronto y.She celebrated her hundredth birthday last December.d Savings Company is apply:ng for amendments to the winding-up act.General Booth addressed a meeting at the Board of Trade last night on the work of the Salvation Army.DEATH OF BROTHER GEDEON.The Rev.Brother Gedeon, one of the oldest members of the order of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, died suddenly at the mother house of the institution, Mount de la Salle, Maisonneuve, on Sunday.For over forty years engaged in the work of teaching, Brother Gedeon had retired from active life for eome time, and he was enjoying wellde- served rest when a syncope of the heart suddenly brought his career to an end.He was well known in Montreal, having been for many years in charge of the | Coté Street School, and afterwards of the St.James School, at the corner of St.Catherine and St.Denis streets.WINDY AND COLDER } The strong wind 1a gathering the storm- together : clouds Above the grey plain of the ocean so wide, The storm-fisch, the bird that resembles dark lightning, Between clouds and ocean is soaring in pride.Now skimming the waves with his wings, and now eh Up, arrow like, into the dark clouds on The storm-finch 1s clamoring loudly and shrilly: Th clouds can hear joy in the bird's fearless cry.\u2019 LE In that ory Is the yearning, the thirst for the tempest, ° And angers hot might in its wild noles is heard: The keen fire of passion, the faith in =ure u All these the clouds hear in the voice of the bird.bers of the Metropolitan Tabernacle are allowed themselves to be placed in a pos:- Nicaragua and Hondures, siding with ; the latter country.ne : The Kquidator the York County\u2019 Loan and \u2014From the \u2018Song of the Storm Finch.\" hy HELICON HALL FIRE Maxim Gorky, tranelated by Alice Stone ; Blackwell.Toronto, March 15.\u2014 Victoria, 46.35- Kamloops, 44, 28; Calgary.20, 2: Edmonton, 20, 2 below; Prince Albert, 20, \u20ac bclew; \u2018Winnipeg, 32, 14; Port Arthur, 28, 20; Pary ete rue Lan Ge 3 4 .; Montreal, 26, 16: quebec, 24, t New York, March 19.\u2014Upton - Sin- John, 38, 16; Halifax, 24, 20.clair, whose co-operative colony house, Fresh to strong easteriy \u2018to southerdy Helicon Hall, near Englewood, NJ.was winds; snow and rain this evening and destroved by fire early on Saturday to-night.Wednesday, strong westerly to morning, admitted yesterday that there eter Lys ins, ciearing and a lit- was: enough dynamite found in the cel-| \"J depression mentioned yesterday has lar of the building to have biown it to now reached the lake region accompanied atoms.This statement, with the finding by snow and rain while in the western pro- on Saturday afternoon of a stick of the vince the weather has cleared and become explosive near the wreck of the boilers, scmewhat colder.has spurred the authorities to more vigorous efforts upon the theory of incen- digrism.The police pre Jrorking on the supposition t e p was set esterday, 20.98; a.m.6 on fire, and will question several per- Togiorder.ane u pods 7 2 sons who are known to have bad dis TO-AAY . hereby notified eo ALn en Meeti Association will be held on ne o this Thursday, April 4th, 1907, and that nomirations for the Electi - ficers for the coming year, must be oe posited with the Secretary not later than Wedneaday, March men instant.Forms of on papers and informat had at the Association.fon cas be H.E.TENNEY, General Secretary.The ST.ANDREW'S SOCIETY are open to receive applications f position of Matron of the St.Andrews e Candidates must be of Scottish Protestant, and possess the nent, qualifications, both as te character and abliity, for the prcper conducting of the Home, No objection would be made to à married couple.Applications, with copies cf testimoalal and references, may be addressed to , SECRETARY, Box 853, Post-Office.rar darts ten are being made for the vision am other things, of fire encapes.amongst .In comnection with this question, it is pointed out that there is a lack of ide provision for escape fi at the City Hall, where about two re dred clerks and other civic servants are employed.The advisability of riding fire escapes for the different\u201d Rooms iscussed some practical result followed, 20, bat no vs The \u201c THEMODIST * Another gxclusive feature added to ose which alrea.arate the PLAN- OLA and the PIANOLA PIANO om the host of imitations which have foi- lowed them.The ition of this latest feat like the METROSTYLE, ie exclusive: the PIANOLA and PIANOLA PLANU, and serves to emphasize still mo-2 sharply tbe wonderful superionty of these instruments over all others; sud are on daily demonstration to the publie in Montreal, tive of any Inte tion to purchase, ONLY at 7 ère NORDHEIMER'S Limited 589 St.Catherine $t.West, wil present Piano or Piano-Player ] in exchange at a fair vaiz- ation.\u2014 10 1-46, mue Tous TS x «a + ~ 2 * St ave a \u201c Si Pianist\u2014 Karn Hall, MONDAY Evening Next, 8.30.PEPPERCORN SALE NOW ON At Shaw's and Archambauit'e, 56e to 82.00.Mauhobs championsbip.\u2014First of the-Stan-\" ley cup games to-morrow.- BOWLING.\u2014Tournament of the R.R.Y.M.C.A.opened last night.FOOTBALL.\u2014Mr.football proposition, THE MONTREIL DAILY WITNESS SPORTING INTELLIGENCE HOCKEY \u2014Keaors Thistles landed the, EE EER BASKETBALL.\u2014Stars, of the Y.M.C.A., deteated R.R.Y.M.C.A.\u2014Standing of the Righ School League.TENNIS\u2014Amateur championship at court | tennis opens.7 BASEBALL.\u2014The introduction of the game into England.TUESDAY, MARCH 19.EXHIBITION OF CANADIAN HANDICRAFTS.- ou Collection of Miniatures, Fans and : Fa when he Laces.ART GALLERY, PHILLIPS SQFARK, Open Daily 10s.m.to 69.m.and on THURSDAY oveping Friday at 8.15 p.m.An Evening with the Hablïtant, THIS EVG.&18 ; Monument National a, HEKKING \u2018cellist With the So/faggio chorue ef 250.Seats .50, .75 and $1.00 at door.LABRADOR MEDICAL MISSION.ILLUSTRATED LECTURE \" -\u2014BŸ- Dr.GRENFELL, CME.Tuesday, March 19, At 3.15 p.m, ST.JAMES METHODIST CHURCH, St.Catherine Street.Tiekets for Sale, Uptown at Shaw's.28 and B0c.{Downtown at Morton Phillips.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20.THE CANADIAN BAG COMPANY LIMITED, .The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of The Caradian Bag Company, Limited, will be held at the Head Office, 492.William street on WEDNESDAY, twentieth day of March next, at Twelve o'clock.; FRANCIS BRAIDWOOD, * \u2018 Secretary.THURSDAY, MAROH 21.emt , TAYLOR CHURCH Annual Sale of Work.A SALE OF USEFUL AND FANCY ARTICLES wil: take place in Taylor Church Hall oa the Afternoons and Evenings of THURSDAY and FRIDAY the 21st and 22nd of Maroh.EVERY PERSON INVITED.Proceeds in ald of New Organ Fund.FRIDAY, MARCH 22.DEDICATION At Pointe-aux-Trembles All friends of the Poiste-aux-Trembles _ Mission Schools are invited: to be present at the Dedication of the Jubilee Building, On FRIDAY, 22nd inst., at 2 p.m.Take cars.leaving Lasalle street every tour, for College.An extra car will leave corner of Notre Dame and Lasalle streets at 1.30 p.m.¥ AILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN, EUROPE, Ete CLOSE AT MONTREAL.; PF Majestic, White Stay.Supplementary.erika, Hamb.Smee.Supplementary.La Torraine, Gen.Trans, p.m.Supplementary.Campania, Cunard.Empress of Ireland.; .Canadian Pacifte, Campanils, Cunard, Supply.u; Kronprins Wilhelm.N.@.Lloyd.\u2019 Supply.2 920 am.Oceanic, White Star.* 28 6.00 p.m.Supplementary.Cunard.| Btruria, +029 10.30 a.m.Victorian, Allan.¢ Letters may be posted up to 6 p.m.Other matter sboulé be posted before 5 p.m.Registered before 5.30 p.m.® Parcels (per Parcel Past) are forwarded by the Canadian steamer, the last time of mailing at head office being 10 a.m.on Fridays.R before 10 am.on Fridavs.Letters for the above malls may be posted at Postal Station \u2018BD\u2019 up to within 18 minutes of the above mentioned tours of closing.M TROPHY MUSIOIANS COMING.An event\u2018to be remembered in musical circles in this city will take place at the Monument National on Saturday next, when the Quebec Symphony Society will give two concerts, one in the afternoon and another in the evening.Music lovers of Montreal will thus be given an opportunity of hearingt he win- nergy pa Governor General brophy for the first time, and it is expect will be greeted by large audiences.~ s « 8 » ë - ssz85 Powe: du » Exe 8 sussses \u201c25 600 pm SKATERS COLLIDED; ONE DEAD.Winnipeg, March 18.\u2014~While skating on Sunday afternoon, Thomas Stoddart, a watchmaker, collided with another skater, and was knocked down, becoming unconscious.He lingered until evening, FROM \u2018WITNESS\u2019 FILES, TWENTY YEARS AGO.Twenty years ago a gigantic plot was discovered to assassinate the Czar and set up a limited monarchy.Qver 200 persons connected with it were arrested and many executed.Many military officers were implicated, and many students, One of the latter arrested was found farrying a hollow book containing a e filed with dynamite and poisoned bullets.Others had parcels and bags containing bombs, and one woman had a bomb concealed in her muff.i Captain Eads, who designed a number of ironclads and mortar-boats for use on the Mississippi during the Civil War, constructed the steel arch bridge across the Mississippi at St.Louis, in 1867-74, and designed and carried out the deepening of the channel at the mouth of the Mississippi by means of jetties, died at Nassau, on March 8.The Students\u2019 Volunteer Movement was organized in connection with McGill, and at ome meeting twenty-two students, some of them medicals, signed a paper, saying they were \u2018willing and desirous, God permitting, to be foreign missionaries.\u2019 FORTY YEARS AGO.Forty years ago Servia was freed from the yoke of the Sultan, and became an independent country.The last of the French troops, under Marshal Bazaine, left Mexico ca March SIXTY YEARS AC).Sixty years ago the Montreal Horticultural Society was formed.At that time fruit was a scarce article in Montreal markets.Grapes were a luxury worth two shillings a pound.Gooseberries were 18 pence a quart and strawberries were not to be had.Peaches and apricots were almost unknown, except some small half-ripe ones hard enough to bear transportation from the States.Pears and plums were scarcely seen, cherries there were none but a few sour ones, apples were few and the only fruit of which there was plenty was red currants.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 MRS.LUMSDEN\u2019S WILL.Ottawa, March 18,\u2014By her will the late Mrs.Alexander Lumsden devised $50,000 to the Pro t Hospital, to be paid at the convenience of the executors within the next five years.Other hequests in the will are $15.000 to Mrs.J.Clements and 315,000 to Miss Belle Lumsden.Mr.John Lumsden, it is stated, was given a year ago aseets in timber holding, etc, to the value of $240,000 from the estate.The rest of the estute now devised is to be equally divided betwen the daughters of the late Mrs.Lumsden, Mrs.Charles C.Cummings and Mrs.Graham McLaurin, for their uge during life, and afterwards te descend to their children.As the value of the estate and property Las materially increased since the death of the late Alexander Lums- den, it is estimated the daughters\u2019 equal shares will be $500,000 each.If either of the daughters die, it is provided that the bequests to the deceased are to be held by the executors of the estate until the children reach the age of twenty- five, when the division is to take place.When the late Mr.Alexander Lums- den died his will was probated at about\u2019 $050,000, on which some $60.000 to $80,000 succession duties were paid.This was ess than two years ago, and it seems somewhat a hardship upop the estate that further heavy succession duties must be paid again within so short a time.e executors of the present will are Messrs.J.I.MacCraken and J, \"C.\"Browne.UNCAN COMMITTED.Galt, March 18.\u2014J.F.Duncan, ex- manager of the Bank of Commerce at Ayr, was up before Police Magistrate ake thig afternoon preliminary hearing.W.H.Bowlby, K.C., rented the Crown.Mr.herson, .C., of Stratford, looked after the bank's interests, and Mr, J.Bell Dalzell, of Galt, defended Dunean, who was nea on charges of attempt to defraud by raising a voucher from $17.90 fo $13,017.90; , and stealing a bl draft from of Commerce at the : Galt.The prisoner, who had 1 nothing | to say, was committed to stand his frial at the midsummer aesizes in Ber- - .SINGLE TAX DISCUSSED.Mr.Henry Timmis, dressing the Montreal Debating Club last night, on \u201cSi tax,\u2019 claimed that in the history \u2018of the movement it was observed that there was no conflict between labor and capital, while wages and interest rose and fell no matter how great a flood of prosperity a country enjoyed at the time.The single tax concerned itself not only with land, but dealt with the solution of such vital questions as the social and housing problems.He contended that such a tax would prove of t econo mic benefit and lighten the len generally.The chairman of the evening was Mr.F.A.Scroggie, president.Mr, Tim- mis was thanked for his address.VICTOR HUGO ON MUSIC \u2018To ai seems a deliverance from bondage.Music expresses that which cannot be said and which cannot be suppressed.\u201d All that the great French poet said of music is true.Select à Heinteman 512 St.Catherine street west, or at the East End Branch, street cast.- \u2018ployed on Frigay night, and a third, se digh KENORA WON - TO DEFEND STANLEY CUP.Winnipeg, March 18.\u2014Kenora gained the championship of the Manitoba League and the right to defend the Stanley cup py defeating Brandon in the second game the series by 4 goals to 1.It had been expected that Kenora would bave rhings pretty well their own way but this proved not to be the case.Br put up a remarkable resistance against the strong Kenoia side and were unfortunate in losing Hall at the end of the first half, Ta® latter seemed to have fallen foul of Smith and- Wesiwick, the Ottawa impontation.Waat occurred.18 not exactly crear, but after Westwick and Hall had been chasing the puck into a corner of the rink the latter emerged with a_broken thumb apd a black eye, and had to lay off for toe res: of the game.dis place was taken by Bellamy, who put up a good game, but evidently lacked experience, Tae weakness of the Brandon side was in their shooting.Ability to get the rubber down the nets they had plenty of but when the finishing touch was needed in the shape of a shot they were lacking, : Brandon scored the first goal of the game seven minutes from the start.After that, Done ver, Giroux kept the Kenora nets in- A {feature of Kenora's game was the play of Smith end Westwick.In Saturday's match they did not show up in any extraordinary manner, but to-night they ap- peafod in quite different form and kept the Brandon defence buey, The teams and officials were: Kenora.Pesition.Giroux .Goal \u2026.Brandon « .Quinn | Beaudro .,.Point.I, Leader Hooper .Cover ,.+.ROSS Westwick .Rover ., .Smith Whitcroft .Centre .*Hall A.Smith .Right wing ., Serviss Phlidps .Left wing .Frasesr *Hall hurt and replaced by Bellamy.Referee\u2014Robinson.Summary.: Hall 0 ov oe oe 00 se 1 «.Whiteroft .\u2026\u2026 \u2026 .8 + W@SWICE + ve ne ++ Second Half.* Whiteroft .- 104 FIRST GAME OF STANLEY CUP SERIES TO-MORROW.Otté&wa, March 18.\u2014Mr, Wm.Foran, acting Stanley cup trustee, yesterday morning recelved a wire from the Wanderers.atat- ing that the Thistles refused to disque arrangements for the cup games until A the championship series with Brandon had been played.Korthwith Mr.Foran wired the Kenoras, ordering the \u2018first rgame 0 take place for the cup on Wednesday.ight, notwithstanding bow the Xenorss apd Brandon might stand at that time, The second cup game is ordered ta pe, IL \u2018necessary, on the following Monday or in case of the ice being in f going, on Saturday night.Co \u201cThe games are ordered to be played on Kenora ice, if the cup defenders so desire.Late to-night a wire arrived from the Thistles for Mr.Foran In which it was stated that the did not, as weporded, refuse to discuss terms with Wanderers regarding dates, officials, etc.Kenora aays they notified Wanderers to proceed to Kenora to-morrow where all arrangements would be made, No negotiations would take piace in Winnipeg.CL BAIRD BACK IN OTTAWA.Ottawa, March 18.\u2014One of the best known, followers of sport in the capital drew at tention this morning to the fact timit Billy Baird was back after playing only two games with Portage la Prairie.He wanted to know if Baird would be considered & bona fide member of that team, He also aid that Westwick and Alf, Smith were only away .on a brief leave of absence, and would return to their positions immodi- ately after the season closed with Kenora.He couldn\u2019t see how they could be bone fide members of a team in the West when this wag the case.\u2018Why,\u2019 eaid the local admirer of eport, \u2018it a team could draw players at the end of a season llke this to defend the cup, where would it end?It would slmply mean all America if the team deemed it necessary, against the cup challengers.The Kenoras might just as well have drewn a couple of men from the International or any other league, if this had been permitted.Foran took the proper stand and should be heartily supported by followers of sport.\u2019 To WANDERERS WILL PLAY PORTAGE.Portage la Prairie, Man., March 19.\u2014 Montreal Wanderers have accepted the terms offered .by the local hockey exécutive and will play an exhibition game at the Aresa rink.The date bas not yet, however, been fixed.MASSON RETURNS © © TO OTTAWA.Ottawa, March 18,\u2014Charles Masson, the Ottawa hockey player charged with having caused the death of \u2018Bud\u2019 McCourt, of ths Cornwall team, wes on Saturday re on ball and returned at once to Ottawa.This was made possible by the charge of murder being changed to manslaughter: by the magistrate at the preliminary .Masson was in custody ten days.He will, be tried at the epring assizes in Cornwall, which open on April 9 A bond for $4,000 was furnished by Mr.Donald T.Masson, father of the prisoner, and a similar amount by J.H.Dewar, Ottawa.fendant was also called upon to give bail for $8,000 for his appearance when called for trial.Crown Attorney Dingwell opposed the motion der bail, urging that the prisoner be kept in custody until ¢hetrial.Mr.R.A.Pringle, who is acting for Masson, put up a strong plea on tf of the prisoner, and produced letters from prominent citirens in Ottawa as to Masson's previous good record.Judge O'Reilly, after deliberating for a time, over-ruled the ob- out on bail.The Cornwall people showed nothing but the most flendly spirit towards Masson when he was released and Co.piano at Lindsay's, Masson many people called to see him, including Lee McCourt, brother of the dead player.Very few people knew of Masson's home coming, and only some close friends were at the Central Station wben he arrived.They gave him & warm but quiet welcome.is in excellent health and feels confident that he will be acquitted.He will eay nothing concerning the tragedy will remain here until the trial ovens.L 304 St.Catherine | you called upon to do eo In court.He BY DEFEATING BRANDON GAIN RIGHT |} The de- | SPORTING NOTES \u2018I give the C.A.A.U a year longer to live,\u2019 sald one of the leading officiass of the MA.ALA.to a \u2018Witness\u2019 representative 1his morning.The Amateur Athletic Federation is receiving enquiries as to membership from all over the Dominion, and the general meeting on April 27 will, I fully expect, see the new body representative of all \u2018he sports of Canada, The C.A.A.U.by their actions since the meeting at which the present office-holders were elected have gained for themselves mure enemigs than \u2018friends, and it will not be surprising to hear that even their staunchest supporters fall away from them, The actions of the body, or at any rate of their officlals seem to have been most arblirary in any undertaking that they have had to do with.Take it all the way round, as I said before, the C.A.A.U, will not last unless they'adopt some more rea- souable stand with regard to the amateur aud professional question.\u2019 - What.a thing it is to have an unsavory reputation in the sporting world to be sure.For example, in last night's hockey match at Kerora, Hall, the Brandon centre, sustained a broken thumb and other injuries.One despatch ceads: \u2018Halls failure to keep in the running was ascribed to West- wick, who, it is eaid, lay for him and gave it to him good, when the referee was Dot looking.\u2019 Evidently the reporter himself had not eeen the incident, but the tact that Hall and Westwick had been together in a cormer of the rink, and that the former emerged with a broken thumb and & black eye was sufficient to justify the ecribe in attributing Hall's troubles to Westwick who had \u2018given it to him good.\u2019 Again, another port of the same despa states that \u2018Smith and Westwick both 26d to Hall.\u2019 it is as likely as not that the Ottawa men did no more than would have been ex in the ordinary course of the game, yet a reputation for dirty tactics leads to the immediate supposition that one or the other purposely broke Hall's thumb end blacked his eye.LACROSSE \u2018MR.DAVID MULLIGAN MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE PRESIDENT OF THE CAPITALS.Ottawa, March 18\u2014The name of Mr.\u2018Dave\u2019 Mulligan has been very prominently mentioned in connection with the presidency of the Capital Lacrosse Club.Mr.-Mullisan has been one of the club's lead- \u2018ing supporters since he came to Ottawa, ant is universally popular with both play- \u201cers and public, a \u20ac cteristic essential tn the running of à big sporting organiza- tor.Johnny Powers announces he cfunot make the European trip with the team.Powers has recently set up in business, and, like All good commercial men, looks to hig busi- \u2018ness first before anything else, Johnny's er would be a great treat to the lacrosse across the water and it iy quite a pity he cannot undertake the trip.\u2026 BASEBALL Reach's Official American League Guide for 1907, published by the A.KJ.Reach Company, of Philadelphia, and edited by Mr, Francis \u2018C.Richter, of \u201c Life,\u201d à out, and ia, as usuah.first in the fleld, thus making it the harbinger of the bame- ball season.It can be eaid without quall- fication that, excellent as all of the edl- tions of the Reach Guide have been in recent years, the 1907 WReach Guide is the best hand book of the kind ever issued by thle or any other publisher, Everything of interest or value either for record or re\u2019erence in.connection with baseball will Daoud within the covers of this great i ; BASKETBALL, \u2014 RAILWAY MEN BEATEN BY UPTOWN .Y.M.C.At The Stars, of the Uptown Y.M.C.A., defeated the R.R.Y.M.C.A.team on the latter's own floor hy 39-21 in the third match of the city league.The Stars established a big lead in the opening stages of the game and the railway men were unable to cutch up to them.The teams were: Stars.R.R.Y.M.C.AN.Camerdh vs oee.Home .à J.Armour .tre .Thoys C.Hadley .Defence ., .Thorpe \u2026.Hartower R.Copland .Defence .Refereo\u2014C, Yuile, Tigers, HIGH SCHOOL LBAGUE., Following is the standing in the High School Basketball Leag ue up to dete: IV.-B, 40 so ob oo oven -4 IV.-C.TV.-A.+.0e 0e ao 00 oo 3 TL-Be v0 oo oo os ogee 4 ML.-A.0 ve +0 ou 0200 À BOW LING ives en 0s 3 SNNNK COS LAST NIGHT.The opening of the bowling tournament, promoted by the R.R.Y.M.C.A., on their own alieys, took place last night.Twenty bowlers tnok part in the two competilions, held after the tournament had been formally declared opened by Dr.George Hall The single string competition was won by E.G.Flower, of the M.A.A.A., with a score of 191.E.F.Plow was second, with 182, and R.Jackson third, with 175.A.P.McAllister won the three string competition with 314; A.E.Surgeon being jections of the Crown and admitted Marson la close seccud with 51%, and J.Storey third, with 509.The team matches commence to-night.Entries have been recelved from the Engineers and Champetre teams, and there is a possibility of one or more Y.M.C.A.teams competing.A CHALLENGE FOR DURNAN.(Canadian Associated Press.) London, March 19.\u2014Ernie Barry wants to lake for £200 a side, pry R.R.Y.M.C.A.TOURNAMENT OPENED 1 row Eddie Durnan from Pufney to Mort-|éh CANADIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION A THE\u2018 PROMOTER EXPLAINS THE ADVANTAGES TO BE GAINED FROM \u2019 SUCH A BODY.\u2018The present unsatisfactory condition of the governing bodies of sport in Canada, and the difficulties which are likely {0 be encountered by Old Country players with the amateur rule are the principal reasons why I consider the formation of a National Football Association would be in the best inter- eats of the game,\u2019 said Mr.James Wilson, the past president of the Montreal Football Association, who has proposed the movement reported in Friday's \u2018Witness.\u2019 \u201cThe game,\u201d Mr.Wilson.continued, \u2018was now so widely spread, sand the playing MR.JAMES WILSON.clubs had become so numerous that some such eiep would be desirable if only to bring eébout uniformity of rules, and to settle the play for the national champion- p.\u2018In the Maritime Provinces, in the Montreal district, in Ontario, and especially in Manitoba, the game is making great pro- Bress in public favor, and the time is not far distant, according to the local enthusi- agts, when frequent visits between Eastern and Western teams will be exchanged.Briefly, the objects of the promoter of the National Association are these: to provide a governing body for the sport all \u2018over the Dominion, independent of sny other curporation, which shall be a final court of appeal in disputes or protests \u2018arising from any games played by clubs belonging to affiliated leagues.To promote the playing of interprovincial maich- es after the manner of the internationals of the United Kingdom.To act as a selecting body in the matter of choosing a representative Canadian team to take part in international matches with teams of the Mother Country and with the United States.One of the most important undertakings of sue¢h a body would naturally be the settling of the amateur and professional idea.Players who have taken part in the game in the Old Countries, and these form a very large percentage of the actual piay- ers of the present time, bave been allowed to play with or againat professionais without prejudice to their amateur standing.This point does mot seem to have been fully understood, and people are prone to regard all such ae professionals when, as a mutter of fact, they have been the purest of amateurs as far as the acceptance of rewards for their services goes.Mr.Wilson is very sanguine over his proposition, and thinks that the movement will be well under way before the comi eeason is far advanced.\u2018 BASEBALL IN ENGLAND The introduction of systematic baseball into England lset year led to the introduction of American professionals also, who acted as ¢caches for the beginners.The efforts of the Englishmen to catch on to the great American game naturally appear- e(, somewhat crude to the pros, who had been brought up, almost, on the diamond.At a match between the Woolwich and Nondescript teams, two Americans, Mr.\u201cBl.* Rafferty and Mr.\u2018Bat\u2019 Saunders, bad been retained by the respective teams to act as catchers.The Woolwich team was first at the bat, or, in other words, # was first to play.The coaduct of the American catchers was peculiar from the start.The pitcher for \u2018Woolwich was Mr.Thomas Squires, a well known cricket bowler, yet his methods were so unsatisfactory to tbe Americans that he was almost immediately the subject of harsh criticism \u2018Aw, wot ever's the matter with youse?\u2019 inquisied Rafferty.\u2018Aw, come off! \u2018Afraid of breaking that glass arm!\u2019 \u2018For th\u2019 love of baseball, git a move on!\" \u2018Put it over th plate! \u2018Get a heirse!\u201d \u2018Do youse take me for à boird?' \u2018I ain\u2019t no baloon, neether!\u2019 \u2018Get some speed in your delivery!\u201d \u2018You do dat again \u2019n I'll knock your block off, understand:' \u2018For th\u2019 love of the game, you wall-eyed, bandy-legged Îce-waggon, warm up!\u2019 \u2018Will you look at that, you Iruscle-bound pale-faced galoot?\" \u2019 - \u2018There it goes.There it goes! He pasted it for a home run.lope youss are satisfied!\u2019 _\u2018Ain\u2019t there no morgue near here?\u2018Where did youse git The Household Surgeon\u201d UE ES A Household Surgical Dressing for all wounds, sores and skin diseases, whether slight or serious.| tiseptically cleanses\u2014quickly heals.It is sought after and continually used by all who give it a first trial.Nearly all Druggists now sell it.25c.~ providing for the be { prob.\" Bran\u2014$21 to $2 COMMERCIAL GRAIN MARKETS The condition of the.fiour market shows little change to-day, and millers report a fair trade with both home and foreign markets at steady prices.Rolled oats are moving quietly, and wholesale quotations of $1.96 to $2.00 per bag are unchanged.Bran and sborts keep very firm on small stocks, and very ight ourrent offerings.The demand is active, but dealers cannot AI} orders.In spite of the fact that there was en 18,000 bushel increase in the stocks of oats in store here during last week, the market holds firm on the prospect of deliveries being interrupted by the breaking-up of the country roads in the near future.The Opinion 1s geherally held, and lends strength to the situation, that the supplies available for delivery from store will not be much in excess of the requirements of local corsumers.To-day's quotations are unchanged.Baled hay is about steady, but supplies are ample, and ocly a moderate demand is reported.PROVISION MARKET Dressed hogs are reported to be in fairly \u2018good demand on the local market, and fresh killed abattoir dressed stock is selling at $9.7 to $10 per hundred pounds.Receipts of country dressed frozen hogs are decreasing, and quotations range from so to $9.25, according to weight and qua- v.The demand for small \u2018Baster hams\u2019 i\" the noticeable feature on the provision market just now, and all lines of cured and smoked meats are active, and values hold steady.Lard is firm on light holdings, and à [ brisk inquiry from sopsumers, TORONTO MARKETS \u2014 Toronto, .March 19.\u2014Other markets were somewhat firmer, but the heavy increase in visible supply is expected to cause some furthering in prices.Locally, Ontario wheat is being pretty well cleaned up for export.The Grand Trunk is overcoming itz freight condition and the embargo on shipments east of Toronto has been Te- \u2018moved.Receipts of wheat at Winnipeg were 151 cars against 1583 cars same day last year.The wheat receipts graded: 2 cars No.I tard, 72 No.1 gorthern, 4 No, 2 northern, 10 No.3 northern, 4 No.4 nonthern, 1 car winter and 52 other grades.Oats, receipts were 53 cars and barley receipts 7 cars.: ! Local prices are:\u2014 - Wheat\u2014Ontario No.2 white winter, 72\u20ac; No.2 red, 7lc to 7T1%c; No, 2 mixed, Tle to Tile.Manitoba wheat\u2014No.1 bard, 87%c; No.1° northern, 86c to 86%c, Lake ports, 910 Nerth Bay, Oats\u2014No.2 white, 3834c to Sc outalde ; No.2 mixed, 38%c.Peas\u2014T78%4c to 79¢ outeide bid.bc, Toronto and west; No.2 yellow, 450 to 46c, M.C.R.or G.T.R.; Ontario, 46c to 4lc basis, Chatham freights.Buckwheat\u201457c to 58c- outslde, Rye\u201462c to 63¢ outside, no demand, Barley\u2014Firm, No.2, 5lc to 52; No.3 extra, 51i4c- to B2c; No.3, 50c to 510.Flour\u2014Ontario ainety percent patents, £2.70 asked, $2.87 bid.Manitoba first pa~ tents, $4.50: seconds, $3.75; bekers, $8.90.\u2014 BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS.London, March 7.\u2014To-day\u2019s supply of beasts consisted entirely of fat butchering cows and bulls, trade for which was fairly steady, last Monday's rates governing all transactions.Top prices paid: \u2014Fat cows, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; fat bulls, 3s to 3s 2d per 8 lbs.Increase of 20 in sheep market.Com.wedders and ewes was extremely dull; very tew sales being effected, even at decline of 2d per 8 Ibs.-Lamb trade not worth noting.Best pens per 8 lbs.as foilows:\u2014 714 to 8 stone Downs, 58 8d to Fe 10d; 10 stone ewes, 4s to 4s 2d.Calf trade nominal.Quotations per 8 lbs, sinking the of- fals\u2014Beasts, 3s to 3s 3d; sheep, 45 to 5s 10d.Total snpply, boasts, 80; sheep and lambs, 150; calves, 10; mdilch cows, 6.London, March 7\u2014Fair supplies, and trade very quiet all round, mutton tending lower.English beef, 3s 6d to 3s 3d; Scotch sides, 3s 11d to 48 1d; shorts, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; Deptford and Liverpool killed, 3s 4d to.3s 8d; refrigerated hindquarters, best, 3s 6d to 8s 8d; do., seconds, 3s 2d to 36 44; do,, forequarters, 2s 4d to 2s 84; interior, 28 24 to 2s Sd.Mutton\u20143coich wedders, 4s 41 to 4s 8d; do., tegs, bs to Ss 4d; Go., ewes, 3s 4d to 3s 8d; English wedders, 45 2d to 4s 8&4; do., ewes, 33 4d to 8s 8d; fcreign sheep, 3s 84 to 4s 4d; English lambs, 6s 88 to 78 44; veal: Is 4d to 6s 04; Baglish pork, 3s 10d to 4s 4d; Dutch do., 3s 10d to 48 2d per 8 lbs.COURT OF KING\u2019S BENCH JURY DECLARE NORMANDIN WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOOT- ~~\" \"ING OF H.LEDUC.At five o'clock last evening Alphonse G.Normandin was acquitted by a jury In the Court of King's Bench of the charge of shooting Hormisdas Leduc, on the night of Nov.17, 1005.Normandin was sent.to the Longue Pointe Asylum {ahortly after the shooting, as the.physi- claus who examined him said he was ther irresponsible.Dr: Villeneuve, superintendent of the asylum, made a report a few weeks ago that Normandin had: recqvered and was fit to stand his @ (trial.Normandin resided in a house in Bre- beuf street belonging to Leduc, and when the latter called on Normandin in connection with the renting of the place he received a shot in the breast.Leduc, in giving hisfevidence yesterday, claimed that Normandin was respopsible when he shot him, and the two policemen who arrested him said the same, but the weight of.medical evidence was against them.The jury brought in a verdict of \u2018mot guilty\u2019 on the ground that the accused was nol mentally right when he shot Le- MR.FURNALD'S BEQUESTS.New York, March 18.\u2014A nest of $300,000 fo the trustees of Columbia University was included in the will of the late Francig P.Furnald, of this city, which was filed for probate to-day.The money is to be used to erect a dor mitory in memory of the testator\u2019s eon, Royal Furnald.Mr.Furnald also left $100,000 to the Presbyterian Hospital, $100,000 to the Bethany Day Nursery of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, and $100,000 to the Manhattan Working Girls\u2019 Society.Carn\u2014No.3 yellow American, B2ic 10.0 \"15 veteran of many a political battle READABLE PARAGRAPHS THE EVER-READY PUMP.William Barclay Parsons, the engineer, is a foe to scamped work, and at a receat dinner, he said: \u2018That mam 1s most unwise who tries to get his work done cheaply.Cheap work can always be secured, but the quality of such work is on its face\u2019\u2014 Mr.Parsons, smiling, interrupted himself to tell a story.\u2018Theres was a man,\u201d he seid, \u2018who entered a dairy and asked how much the milk was.\u2018 \u201cTen cents @ quart, sfr,\u2019 the young woman behind the counter answered.\u2018The man looked disappointed.\u2018 \u201cHaven't you got any for six cents?\u201d he asked.\u2018 \u201cNo,\u201d sald the young woman; \u201cbut,\u201d she added, \u201cwe can soon make you some.\u2019 * \u2014 New York \u2018Tribune.\u2019 BAGGAGE SMASHING.In Washington one day ea distinguished French visitor to this country pointed out\u2019 to a baggage handler a rather frafl grip sack.\u2019 \u2018Is that strcng enough,\u201d he asked, \u2018to go in the baggage car?\u2018I'll see,\u2019 said the man.He lifted the grip high ebove his head and threw # on the platform with all his might.\u2018That,\u2019 he said, \u2018is what she'll get in Philadelphia.\u2019 \u2019 He took it up again and banged against the side of & car four or five times.\u201cThat is what she'll get in Chicago,\u2019 he went on.He tossed # high in the air, and on = descent jumped on it.This broke the lock open, eo that the contents were scattered over the platform.\u2018And that\u2019s what she'll get in Sioux City,\u201d he concluded.\u2018You'd beiter take her in the Pullman with you, boss,\u2019 he added, graciously, \u2018if you're going further thea Sioux City.\u2014 Washington \u2018Star.\u2019 \u2014 FAILED IN THE SECOND JUMP.Some years ago there was a political campaign in IHinois in which a certain candidate was so certain of his election as } pared with Thursday last, trade for both ; i telling \u2018Uncle.Joe\u2019 Cannon of this.| sheriff that he actually arranged for the distribution of the subordinate offices that were to come under him.Some one was The smiled and observed: \u2018I trust that our friend\u2019s case will not be like that of a man I knew in Indiana.This fellow went on & hunting trip accompanied by his faithful retriever.Things went on finelff up to à certain point; then the on suddenly ended in disaster.-| The dog undertook to jump over a deep \u2018well in two jumps.\u2019\u2014Edwin Tarrisse, in \u2018Léppinoott's.\u201d CHINA'S CODE.The strong web of immemoria} custom and of a traditional code of ethics would seem to be the chief ties which keep the Chimese fast in the social and political frame that has come down to them.The frame shows signe of cracking.Who will gay what may happen, were to to give way® The present system\u2014the system Of government by the Manchus end an unregenerate Mandarinate\u2014is, we ere told, 6comed.\u2014London \u2018Times.\u2019 Bilious Paleness, \u2018Now Easily Cured If you are frequently bilious or have feelings of nausea, there is a reason.When the liver action is normal the bile is secreted in the proportions neces- \u2018eury to ensure the digestion of fata.When liver action is irregulsr :t 3 an evidence of impairment of nerve force.When these derangements occur, an undue amount of work ie thrown upon the liver and kidneys, they rebei\u2014the whole.system suffers, and ili-health follows.Another dangerous result of derangement of the biliary function is constipation.Deadly disease results from thie condition._ i This is a hateful condition because it ensures two resulte\u2014heavy dark rings under the eyes and a al that\u2019s absolutely abhorrent.These derangements if allowed to continue excite the formation of -stones, cause jaundice, catarrhal i mation of the bowels, and indigestion.If you wigh to get better, the very root of the trouble must be reached.This can be accomplished only by Ferrozone\u2014a remedy that strengthens the system, the blood, the liver and kidneys.Ferrozone is a food for the nervous system.3 It fortifies and strengthens it.The nervous system contrels all functions of the body.- Improve its tone, you improve the tone of the whole body and this is what Ferrozone accomplishes, fortify digestion\u2014 more buukd- the Îts first action is to this means nourishment an ing material.; 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Tee MIKE 3ri $M |T|W|T|{R|S .si \u201c., 4 2) 7| 8} .9 Maze, Qsler has just died full of years and honor; at a hundred yesrs of age, quests at neaily eighty, \u2018Alréüdy, in a very short time, bis.tiéw antibujeide bureau has saved over: five hundred people \u2018from self-destruction .in.London- alone; and mow, he says, before he dies, be hopes to establish an international university of humanity, so as to train men\u2019 and\u2019 women in the great buainées of alleviating misery and\u2019 fighting vide and wickedness.© Strange how every reformer, no matter how great a departare his thoughts and methods may be from the conventions of the echools, feels constrained to eet.up a college.Spurgeon did, Moody did, and: mow General Booth.To train the - well-to-do thers are plenty \u201cof \u2018universities but his colleges will be for the purpose of enabling people to train those below, theta; General Booth's presence last night at the Board of Trade and his great speech to the accompaniment of the applause of.a fashionable audience were a wonderful | tribute to the work he has accomplished and the vast strides his organization las made in public approval; Forty years ago he and it were despised by almost everybody and actively persecuied; today, kings and all classes of society \u2018are proud to do them horor.- \u2018They have ac: complished things; they have made gdod.Dr.Oiler would himself recommend the General to live as lang as he can.\"The poet had right on his side who declared, \u2018One is as old as cme feels; age is of \u2018 actions, not minutes; never more youth- \u2018ful is he who reclines in the lap of the \u2018past\u2019 General Booth is not satiefied | to rest on past conyuesis; his motto is | PE still! Excelsior.The Democrats of the United Stites are again busy booming Mr.Bryan as: their only man.~Thii-reveals & good deal of staying power infu : Biyands popu lerity.as slionld-be be renominated for: who believe that all things are working the presdency.it would be the first.in-| forward to ultimate good.We may see stance of a twice -deféated: candidate Ye- | monster evils lurking in the path.of the ing chosen.It is the.noe, extraordin: ary as the people of the United States m this highest \u2018position at their disposal have shown \u2018themselves.rich ih \u201csaving common sépse; while the -hope fo p Mr.Bryan in the premdentisl \u2018chairis ed on the hope that they will set a nan in power .whose only positive commends.tion, besides honesty apd persorial virtue; is an unfailing.eapacy for.high- flown oratory.His: other qualities are negative and destructive, \u2018and it- aiighrs| and less afrhid to launch upon the tem- much as to the length: the peoplé\"ot the .1by the Democrats will have a double ef- | make for peace.and mutual understanding sade for cheapened postage ,wonld, not.only such as taey| paper postage, & much imore compliested,: aud bona fdes: :t .|question that the more the English-speak- in.thought and speech, the \u2018better for all \u2018| eiprocity.In so far as it had results, Re of-Britain than-.of the Anglifieation of T horrence of company End capitalistic] imns and selfebpess, knowing that, be control that they should be willing to be ruled by an advocate of wild and des- \u201c| tructive impossibilities of the fiat money | type-in order tg.give expression.to that abhorrence.The selection of Mr.Bryan fect on the Republican pasty.It would impese on it the necessity of \u2018choosing Mr.Roosevelt of \u2018a candidate as nearly as possible of \u2018his type, and it would make the election of such a man Céftain, .- ONE PEOPLE.7, Twenty-five\u2019 thousand pounds for the first year, diininishing as time goes om, is Mr.Henniker Heaton\u2019s estimate \u201cof what.it would cost the British post-office to exchange .correspondence \u2018with the United States at a\u2019 penny a letter instetd.of the present twopenée halfpenny; of five cents.- When: go.much is spent gi M plements and equipment.of.war\u2014millions on millions on millione\u2014this seems to be a very trifle to-spend on the things that between 4wô \u2018peoples that ought to be one\u2014two peoples: which, if they were one; vider any form of empire, federa- ity upon the world.The end of Mr.Henniker, Heaton\u2019s nobly persistent érü- he reached when that wae accomplished.for there seetns 10 end to it.The next demand would- be.for.reciprocal - news- as it is à miéré \u2018important; problem\u2014cof-\" plicated, as now, between Canada and Britain, and; -a& now, between Canada and the United Stites, by the fact that newepapers are in both Canada and \u2018the United Statés catried greatly below cost, a piece of charity quite uncalled for in\u2019 days when the very poorest is furnished with too much to read at the expense of \u2018the advertiser.Still, no ome can ing.peoples come.to be of one mind, and.the.less they.drift.away.from each other of them and'for the world.) I is a litile curioue, however, to contemplate the possible results of such re- these .would probably go much further in the.diréction of the \u2018 Americanization America.In, tie firilh place there are htvrice af \u2018tm\u2019.people in.\u201d Whe\" Usiived [of 8 Bible class either does mot\u2019 see how l= States as in Britain, and their output, we-do not'sdy of literature, but \u2018of prinit- ed matter, is énormously greater.\u2018In the second place the people of Great Britain know and undérstgnd American Feonditions better than Americans\u2014and \u2018again, as.giice before, the voice Of Abra- \u2018in *tiis phrase we may rightly inchide Canadians, for no one may monopolize a continental name\u2014can ever be expected .to understand those of Britain.Under standing or.not, the people of Britain sre much more willing to adopt new world notions.than the people of -Am- As the.board had previously received ffom the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta complaints against the charging of passenger rates in those pfovinces exceeding the rates prevailing in Eastern Canada, it was eugg that these should be considered at the same time as the.other applications; and the result has been that rates have in those provinces as well as to three cents per mile on the lines of the.Canadian Pacific Railway east of and including the Calgary and Edmonton ° ting the new rates in force, as considerable time must er il ker in preparing and | g the new - iffy and distributing them to all .the points affected.; The board proposes to immediately notify other railway companies of this action, and to request them to inform the board whether they are willing to similarly reduce their rates, and if not, to inform the board of the grounds upon which they object to doing so.NIAGARA FALLS POWER \"MUNICIPALITIES EXECUTIVE APPROVES PRICES FORMULATED .\u201c BY COMMISSION.3 cu\u201d Ont.March 19.\u2014An important mecting of the executive of the Western Ontario Municipalities\u201d Niagara Fal Tower Union was held in Galt yesterday afternoon.The members presert were Mr.Frver, president, Galt; Mr.Lyon, secretary, Guelph; Mr.Butler, Mayor of Woodstock; Mr.Clare, Mayor of Pres ton; Ald.McMurrich, Toronto; Mr.B.Detweiler, Berlin, and Mr.Richards, engineer of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission._.t ; \"The meetin, approved the schedule of te ri form by the commission.\u2018ie meeting ; fully approved of the preliminary work on the part of the comraission gpd .the Ontario.Union of Mumicipalitied/and in a few days all the mterested municipalities will be in vos- session of full information enabling them 40 act immediately towards consummating the great scheme.; A resolution was unanimously pasged wring the Ontario Government fo consent to the passage of Toronto's bill for thé right to expropriate the plant of the en: Electric Light Company, in view of the fact that the municipalities within the Niagara zone are affeeted by the legislation.A draft resolution to be sébmitted to all municipalities, asking the commsission to furnish terma and conditions and a form of contract was also approved.4 PROHIBITION IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AMENDMENTS TO LAW MAKING.REGULATIONS MORE .STRINGENT.\u201c ?/ \u2014\u2014 .Charlottetown, P.E.I, March 19\u2014 Amendments aimed at strengthening the rovincial prohibitory law are now ore the legislature.The regulations respect.ng doctors\u2019 certificates and regisira- tion of sales by druggists have bzen made more stringent.The quantity of intoxi- éating liquors when sold for medicinal purposes by venders shall not exceed forty-nime ounces at any one sale, except ale\u2019 amd porter, which are limited to two gallons at any one sale.ln :any prosecution under the act no witness shall be excused from answer.ng any question on the ground that the answer nay subject him to \u2018prosecution under the act.FRENCH BATTLESHIP INJURED.Toulon, March 18.\u2014The French bat- dlesbip \u2018Charles Martel\u2019 arrived here to-day, leaking seriously.+ ~- before the board a complaint respecting | way.Sixty days have been allowed for put-| - be taken | -|15 h \"MR: McNAMARA\u2019S ACTION UNIONIST PAPERS SHOCKED THAT HE SHOULD JOIN THE UNITED IRISH LEAGUE.London, March 19.\u2014The Unionist pa- pere are shocked to learn that Mr.Me- amara, the parliamentary secretary of the Local Government Board, has joined the London branch of -the United Irish League.They censoriously remark that this is the first time any member of a British ministry has joined a militant Irish Nationalist organization, and they seem\u2019 to.auger dangerous consequences.EARTH STRANGELY QUIET 1» .- MR.MILNE- THINKS LATE - FREE DOM FROM EARTHQU.: OMINOUS.Londen, March 18.\u2014Mr.John Milne, the - peismologist, says that the world, which normally has a very steady output of earthquakes, has.been strangely and Dons quiescent for the past fortnight.\u201cThis perfect quiescence suggests that there is something to come.TRAIN STRIKES WAQGON .HORSES KILLED AND DRIVER - SERIOUSLY INJURED.-Galt, Ont., March 19.\u2014A very serious accident occurred yesterday at moon at & crdssing between Hespeler and Preston, at Fisher's Mills, on the Grand Trunk, when a team drawing a heavily- laden waggon of steel ranges was struck by the passenger train which is due bere at 1.15.The horses were killed and the two men an the waggon were thrown out.\u201d The driver, Ben Johnston, of Ber- located ghoulder, a bad cut over the right ee and concussion of the brain.T.Leyburn, of Toronto, escaped.! - / Y.I'.C.A.CONTEST MEMBERS ARE MAKING SPECIAL \u201cBEFORT TQ INCREASE THEIR - { NUMBER, 4 Will you join the Y.M.C.A.¥ This.ig the question which is being asked gt, young and oid men, apd.boys.2p.+9e.aireet.to-day, as the result of ship; which wag urated last might by the Y.M.Ü.A.authorities.This campaign takes the form of a novel contebt, in which ten teams, each com- priging five or more members, have en- texed; \u2018It will be a \u2018twenty-five days contekt, and whichever team on April } the greatest number of points to ith credit will be declared the\u2019 vie- tor., In order to more fully elaborate the : dcheme a large and enthusiastic meeting was held last night, the cap- been elected earlier in the day, being p t, ag well as a large number of mernbers of the \u2018Association.The teams represent every phase of work and club 1s] connected with the Y.M.C.A.En- \u2018thugiastic \u2018speeches were made by the secretary, Mr.C: K.Calhoun, the Jead- all seeming to- be imbued with the idea \u2018of emerging as victors from the D.contest, which opened promptly at eight o'clock last night.The residents in the building have elected Mr.Edwin Griffiths as their captain, and promise to make ap interesting struggle for first place in the league.Bulletins of each day's results will be posted in the building, and the interest created already appears to be deeper than.in the fiercest election campaign.The leaders of the teams are : Messrs.A.L.Patterson, B.S.R.Watson, J.N.McCOuaig, J.K MoeNutt, J.E., W Oni WP.mit, GB.go: ton, and E.Griffiths.Back So Lame Could Not Walk Daotor\u2019s Efforts Were in Vain, but Cure Came with the Uses of Dr.Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills.It is not always .the doctor's fault when he tries to give temporary relief irstead of lasting cure.Sometimes patients demand it.The thorough, far-reaching and lasting effects of Dr.Chase\u2019s Kidney-Liver Pills are well illustrated in this case, in contrast with the doctor's failure to even bring relief: \u201cMr.George Tryon, Westport, Leeds County, Ont., writes: \u2018For twa years 1 was com letely laid up with lame back, | and could neither walk nor ride.I trie many treatments and the doctor put on a fly blister, which only increased the suffering and did not do me \u2018the slightest ood.* \u201cA friend told me about Dr.Chase\u2019s Kidney Liver Pills, and I had not finished the first box before I was completely cured.\u2018 l-have never had a lame back or kidney trouble since, and'it has been -the\u201cmeans of selling dozens cf boxes of Dr.Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills.| We are \u201cnever without th:m in the house and think there is no medicine like De.Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills, ond pill a dose, 25 cents a box, at all dealers, or Édmauson; Bates & Üo., Toronto.- lin, was brought to Galt.He has a dis-| tains\u2018 of the various.teams, who had - erg of the various teams and others, - ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.Succession \u2018Duties Act Causes Lengthy Discussion.REGISTRY ACT AND ARCHITECTS\u2019 ACT\u2014KENT FARMERS AND CANADA LAND COMPANY.Toronto, March 18.\u2014Considerable of the time of the Legislature was taken up this afternoon with consideration of the amendments to the Succession Duties Act, proposed by thesHomn.Mr.Matheson, provincial treasurer.lt provides that a penalty of 25 percent shall follow concealment of assets.It raises the limit of taxable legacy from $200 to $300.It also consolidates the general law relating to succession duties.Much of the discussion took place as to the taxation of estates outside the province of Ontario.; Mr.Matheson, answering a question by the Opposition leader, said that personal property outside the province belonging to persons domiciled in Ontario, was taxable.i it was sold amd the proceeds brought im for distribution.\u2018heres had been a protest that the provinces had no right to tax any property outside ite boundaries under the provision of.the British North America Act, limiting the powers of taxation of their governments to \u2018direct taxation within the provihce.He admitted some cases of hardship might arise for.there might be a double tax.| Mr, Mackay also raised a question on the clause providing a ty of 25 percent on estates,\u2019 of whose value a return had been made \u2018If, he asked, \u2018it is shown that the\u2019 statement was made in good faith, should the penally be exacted?\u2018That would.have.to be taken into consideration,\u2019 .replied Mr.Matheson.\u2018Anvway, the government has the power to remit the penalty.\u2019 oC Another\u2019 clause empowered the Surrogate judge in case the valuation of the government was not satisfactory, to send out the sheriff to appraise the property.Mr.Mackay maintained that in many cases the sheriff was not competent and the judge should have the power to send an expert.Mr.Matheson said the point would be considered.Chiefly routine in its changes, the bill to amend the Registry Act submitted by the Attorney-General, Mr.Foy, was put through committee.It provides that registry offices in Ottawa, Hamilton and London may take a half holiday on Saturday afternoons as is already dome in Toronto.Mr.Foy said similar requests had been received from various other blaces, but they had not seen fit to acquiesce.The Hon.A.-G.Mackay suggested that the time had arrived when the probate of, all wills should be made compul- |.sory, , \u2018That may be worth considering,\u2019 agreed Mr.Foy, Put: thig bill is not the place.\u201d \u201d Other-elaasas passed - without discus- gion.+: \u20ac - Mr.A.MeCowan (Conservative, East York) moved the second reading of his bill to amend-the Architects\u2019 Act, the object.being to incorporate the architects into a corporation.; .\u2018Some of the leading architects in the Tove are opposed to thig bill\u2019 said r.Whitney.\u2018That it may receive the serious_ consideration its importance deserves I would ask that it be withdrawn.\u2019 It was withdrawn.; Mr.A.B.McCoig (Liberal, Kent) moved the second reading of a bill in the interests of Kent farmers, who have leased lands from the Canada Land Cont- pany, an old company incorporated about a century ago.Mr.Whitney said the matter should be dealt with in a private bill and taken before the Private Bills Committee, Ag it was not in proper form he asked that it be withdrawn.NO FEAR NOW THE DUKE OF PORTLAND AND THE PRUCE CLAIM.London, March 18.\u2014 The Duke of Portland told a friend the other day that all anxiety about the Druce claim has vanished.This is the suit based on the assertion that the late Duke of Portland who was supposed to have died childless, led a double life, keeping a store in.the name of Druce and having, among other children, a legitimate son by Mrs.Druce.The present Duke said that the Dowager Countess of Cork, who made an affidavit supporting the Druce | story, bas since made another, in his (the Duke\u2019s) favor, and that the Countess\u2019s testimony on which Druce relied more than \u2018on any other evidence, is now rendered worthless.The Duke confessed that for a few months his own lawyers took a grave view of the case, but now, he said, it is doubtful if Druce can get any lawyer of repute to take his suit into court.The Dukes story corro- horated to some extent by the known fact that Lord Howard de Walden, heir to a large part of the late Duke's extensive property in London, has applied to the courts for an order compelling Druce to file a statement of his claims within a reasonable time and thus bring the question to trial.The Duke and Lord Howard heretofore have employed dilatory tactics.\u2014\u2014pr\u2014\u2014 MR.SPURGEON ILL PASTOR OF THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE URGED TO TAKE A COMPLETE REST.London, March 18.\u2014A crowded meeting of the members of the Metropolitan Tabernacle to-day considered the resignation of the Rev.Thomas Spurgeon.The.chairman announced that the elders and deacons had earnestly begged Mr.Spurgeon to withhold his resignation for at least three months, and be \u201chad reluctantly consented.The meeting, after many rayers for Mr.Spurgeon\u2019s recovery m his illness, unanimously resolved to ask him to\u2019 take complete rest fo \u2018a year, if mecessary.eee?Real estate was liable if: by.the Re The Face That Smarts and burns aftor shaving is the face that needs CAMPANA'S ITALIAN BALM.It instantly relieves, and \u201ceaves the skin smooth and cool and 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Jewellers, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, DISTRICT OF MONTREAL SUPERIOR COURT\u2014No.1258.Dame Alphonsine Martineau, of the City and District of Montreal,duly authorised to ESTER EN JUSTICE, has this day sued for separation as to property, her husband, Eugène Caty, contractor, of tho same place.Montreal, 11th March, 1907.GEOFFRION & BEAUCHAMP, Attorneys for the Plalntiff.EEE KING LEOPOLD'S CONDITION REPORT THAT HE HAD A CEREB , RAL ATTACK CONFIRMED.Brussels, March 18.\u2014Notwithstanding the official denials, private inquiries con- finn the report that King Leopold had a eercbral attack a few days ago, after which he.was for some time unconscious.It is now announced that he will eome home much earlier than was expected.RELIGIOUS REVIVAL IN LONDON London, Ont., March 19.\u2014A mammoth religious revival is being arranged for by & union of twelve of the city churches and the Y.M.C.A.Meetings will be held for one month in the Jubilee rink v.H.M.Wharton, of Baltimore, and a chorus of over a hundred wale voices is being formed to assist.The movement will begin on May 19.\u2014\u2014 HOT ASHES CAUSED FIRE.Fire which did damage estimated at $200 broke out at midnight on Satur day in a woodshed in the rear of No.330 Sei rs street.The fire was caused by hot ashes being emptied inte a wooden receptacle.\u2014 TENET Tv + is ro Sam aw sat BE = PANE ETN TA PER TAN 4\u2018 , + erm a AS AS MSIE ETERS RE EE SG \u201d à six months\u2019 term in jail, bas now enter- .18 : nier close: cLais que \u201ccorroborated the proceding.witnesses's DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES| Jury Find no One.Responsible - for Death of Mrs.Smith WAS A QUARREL OVER SHAMROCK IN HOUSE WHERE Cremer McMahon, held an inquest at ,morgue tbis morning to determine the cause of the death of Mrs, Sarah Smith, oif 141 azareth street, who died under\u2019 peculiar circumstances at ber home yesterday.Drs.tughs and MacTaggart reported the result of the autopsy, which snowed tbat death was due to peritonitis, There were.however, marks of violence on the body, which might have bad something to do with the woman's death.On the other band Jeath might occur at any time and the autopsy showed that the; deceased was suffering from dis kid- pers and had fatty degeneration of the ver.- Peter Foran, 184 Nazareth street, brother of the decensed, stated that hus sister was thirty-six years old.widow, ard kept on: boarder.not seen lus sister for three weeks.knew a man named Earl and the Lan- ders, Lut bad never heard any one say anything that would lead him to suppose that there was.any enmity between them and bis sister.James Wilson boarded at 141 Nazareth street.He was noi in at the time of the woman\u2019s death, but bad seén her haif an hour before.Witnese asked deceased if she was feeling better before he went out and she answered in the affirmative.When he returned to.the mouse Mrs.Smith.was Sith came in in, the morning after being |\u201d vway from Saturday night.She zppear ed to be very sick and witness went ab once for a neighbor, Mrs.O'Reilly, to attend to her.Deceased was under the influence of drink when she came im, \u2018and in answer to witness's questions, stated that & man bad given ber a black e, Lo.\u201cMargaret O'Reilly, 138 Nazareth street, stated that when she called to see de ceased, Mrs, Smith appeared to be sick.had said that thete been a row at the Lander bouse, in which she bad fallen on the stairs.She appeared to be unde the influence of drink at the time.°°.John O'Reilly, husband of the preceding witness, was also called, but uid not throw any light on the case.=~ Edward Earl, 67 years of age, living at 1011 St, James street, stated that on the Saturday afternoon Mrs, Smith came tq his howe to see the Lauders.\u201d While she was \u201chere a dispute arose over a plant of shamrock and Earl, whose wife was sick at the time, setit for the police.Before jhe palice.putin sn appearance, however, witness told Mrs.Smith that she m' st stop fighting and go out of the Ed ; igning \"the the wittiess swore - positively that he did not push Mrs.Smith down the stairs, neither did he at mmy time tel.anyone that he bad done so.\u2018Florence Gilbert Lauder and James I auder, of 1011 St.\u2018James street, both 1 tatements, Joseph Gorman, of the City Detective force, said that he had beun told of a quarrel in the Lauder house, and went cver to investigate, tic found Far! aud Lauders there all intoxicated, and Earl told Fun that he had oat Mis.Smita ont, and had had to push her down the siairs.Mrs.Smith had speut the night in one of the police stations, b=iug taken there for protection, bui site had uct conplaireo of being sick.The coroner, im his address to the jury, pointed out that the medical evidence did not give any positive proof of death due to violence.In regard to Earl's evidence, Mr.McMahon remarked on the fact that Earl was drunk when he made the statement of which De- teolive Gorman epoke, and probably did not know what he was saying.The evidence of the other witnesses cafried out this idea.Cer A 16 \u2018After a short deliberation the jury re: turned a verdict of \u2018Death from natural causes.\u201d : MR.MORRISON'S.DEATH WIDOW CLAIMS $26,100 DAMAGES FROM THE STREET RAILWAY, \u2014 The widow of the late Mr.John Morri- ton, who was killed by a street car on June 24 last, on account of which the motorman, enri Sansregret, is serving vd an action claiming $26,109 damages fan the Street Railway Company, whom che \u2018holds responsible for the death of ner husband.Mesers.Mullin & Ma th'eu are acting for the claimant.fe UNWISE CELEBRATION.jr.McMahon, .police magistrate, of |\u2019 Westmount, had four cases of drunkenness before him at the Westmount Po- jice Court this morning.In each case the excess was traced to a mistaken idea of the best way to celebrate St.Patrick\u2019s Day; and x.on receiving a solemn promise from ch offender never to transgress again, the magistrate allowed them to go fred.rst ties ARM INJURED BY FALL.Wkile descending from a St.Denise street car at the corner of »Dututh avenue -evening a man nam e Gas who lives at Sault au Recollet, feil nd injured bis left arm.He was taken to the Notre.Dame Hospital for treatment.- mr BOY GOES TQ JAIL.Judge Piché sentenced a boy named Arsold McConnell to two months in | jail this morning for breaking into a Grand Trunk bonded car at Coteau on March 4.The accused was with three ~ompsnions, but as they were of tender years.the judge committed them to the ox ,._.dead.Mrs.|, SCHOOL A DEATH TRAP.Hochelaga \u2018Fire Discussed by Society for Protection of - \u2026 Women and Children.- MEMBERS WANT TO KNOW WHETHER ATTORNEY-GENMRAL ACTION .>, * Nothing but a death-trap,\u2019 \u2018was the comment of Mr.D.À.Watt on a re port on the original Hochelaga School building, made by a weti-known firm of architects, and presented before.a special meeting of the Society.for the Protection of (Women and Children, this morning, Mr.S.Cars| president, occupied thé chair, and sere were pres ent tbe Rev.James Patterson, Mr.F.Hague and Mr.D.A.Watt.- - - The meeting was unanimous im ex pressing its admiration and approval of the Quebec Government's action in granting Mrs.Maxwell $300 à year.Mr.Watt\u2014 1 think -it is.the .dnoty of the High School Commissioners to\u2019 supplement it.1 was a lamentable thing if the matter should be allowed to - - where it is.The report of the building\u201d i i inspector presented to the City Council, he said, ought to get a copy.General, too, je WTitt asked whether the goveriment imtend- ed to take any action, /and fix the responsibility, oo \u201c Ît was decided that the secretary, Mr.Skroder, should write.asking for & copy of the building inspector's report; also to arrangé a meeting with the School Commissioners.Further, that the chairman discuss the question-of writing the .Attorney-General with a eolictitor before such action is taken.; \u2018'Fhe architects\u2019 report, referred.to above, stated that the fire was started in a room in the basement containing a quantity of kindling, which took fire, but by means unknown.Thig fire was communicated to the - wooden partition dividing the storage room from the to take fire and travelling up through a space made to square off the classrooms.\u2018This space formed a flue leading to the top floor, The flues eo formed Were mastered only on thé class \u2018and coat-room sides, and when the fire in the basement burnt through the rough floor \u2018at the bottom .of these flues, tne flam.s quickly travelled up and burnt through the onesided partition, dividing it from the class and coat-rooms, add causèd the inner partition to catch .fire, the volume of smoke penetrating into Xhe*cloak and clase doomy, rain ingof the wood partition epélosiig\" tie fiedkh air chamber also caused smoke work its way up to ths hot air flues the different class-rooms.The wi between the cellar and the fresh chamber should be constructed of fire proof material.These hot air furnaces should be inspected from time to time, especially before starting fives every fall, as any defect in these flues or: furnace registers into the rooms.This seems, according to the evidence, to have occurred, and would render teachers and pupile careless; and, being accustomed to see smoke, they would naturally not think of fire until too late.\u2018\u2018Dhe construction of the floor im vogue at the school,\u2019 the report goes on to say, \u2018is to be \u2018avoided, as it forms a clear run for fire and emoke from one end of the building to the othef.This epace is conatructéd by placing studg on the joists at about two feèt Thig space is utilized to convey the foul air from the rooms to the exhaust flue or chimney.On the ground flogr the main entrance stair should be stand near entrance instead of, as \u2018it does, near the centre of the hallway.I the stair descended direct towards the main entrance it would reduce.the chances of smoke ascending to the first \u2018floor and pupils would reach the out side more quickly.There ig only one stairway from the \u2018ground floor to the floor above,\u2019 continueg the report.\u201clo the basement are two stairs, one lead- \u201cing down to the boys\u2019 side and ome to the girls\u2019, landing opposite each other about sixteen or eighteen feet apart.\u2019 Concluding, the report says the rear wall permity of a splendid opportunity for fire eseapes, rumning \u2018both ways straight to the ground level, on a dead \" The chairmen eu and tliia was cordially taken up the\u201d meeting, that the @ obtain the names of the two ice-men who, by means of a ladder, were instrumental in rescuing about forty children from the school, with a view to bringing their names and .conduct before the Royal Humane Society.EARLY MORNING BLAZE.Fire, which did damage to the extent of $2,000, broke but in the curing room adjoining the butcher's shop of Mr, Jas.Picard, 358 City Hall avenue, at 12.38 o\u2019clock this morning.The fire, which spread Tapidly, gave the men from stations No.2, 5{ 6 and 11 twenty minutes of bard work with a stream from each station, beforp it was extinguished, and owing to the/large stock of meats car ried, the loss is high.THR LINCOLNSHIRE.(Canadian Associated Press.) = pLendon, larch 19.\u2014Fhe Line Sr andicap .was won hy\u2019.; \u2018Kattie Chief) > econd Maite third, Twenty-four; stacted, oo BRO INTO RESTAURANT, James Dogle and Joseph Henley were custody of their parents on \u2018suspended sentence, : AQ to-day foun ilty by Judge Piché of breaking int ra.Beauchamps\u2019s restau: rant on St.Lawrence Boulevard.They were gen to six months\u2019 -imprison- ment each.:.2e, The same speaker asked whether there day was to be an investigation, because it |.fresh air chamber, causing the\u2019 ceiling tall would cause smoke to issue through the | centres, to which the flooring is mailed.} versed in all publie buildings, and should |: e = SRE à MINISTERS* MOVÈMENTS\u2018 DATE OF PREMIER'S DEPARTURE \u2018FOR EUROPE ANNOUNCED ~ TO-DAY, he / The Hon.Lomer Gouin, Pré, was at the government offices morning, and received à very la number, .à callers, many of his friends 3 wighing to see him previous to hia departure, for A deputation from St.Mary\u2019s ward and division had a short interview with the Premier, the Sbiect of their.visit being to recommen e appoiniment : Mr.facombe, M.P.P., #8 joint Recorder, in the event of Mr, Poiriers resignation, © - ; The Premier will gtart for Europe next week in company with Mr, Husmer , Mr.J.Décarie, M.P.P.and his private secretary, Mr.Geofrion.The garty wil lear» Montreal on Lues- day, 26, and .will sail from New York on board the \u2018Provence,\u2019 on March 28.They will.be abeent about; two montha.+ government ; offices this\u2019 morning, and both ministefs returned to aie Tat.two o'clock this Bosch a CT - Ge cL.-.7 F SUICIDE BY GAS i DRINK MAN DISCONNECTS =: ~ PIPE.FROM METER.a.At six o'clock; last evening.Adotphie- Choquette, twenty-five years of age, who\u2019 resided with bis mother at 209 \u2018Drolet street, was found unconscious in hie fpom with the gas pipe disconnected fromthe ges meter, which was ju the room, Amn ambulance was \u2018called, and the young man was hurried to the Notre Denre Hospital, but despite the efforts of the physiciens.he died in less than an;hour.Mrs.Choquette told Constable Tbar- \u2018trand, of the St.Lawrence street police.station, who investigated the case, that.her son had been under the influence of.liquôr during the day, but she- could not- say if he had unscrewed the pipe.from the gas meter with the.intention of committing guicide or had opened it\u201d acciden- yi + A Pie CT = Coroner McMahon investigated the case this morning at the morgue, where the body was conveyed, and atter considéring the circumstances, decided \u2018that \u2018the tase was a clear one of \u2018suicide whil ; the influence of drink.er vues entered the case onthe.records aseerd- ingly without calling 4.juty.fs FOR STEALING A WATCH | stor | Z.LAPOINTE SENT 10 -JAIL \u201cFk © TWO MONTHS YT: % | 1 we guilty\u2019 of having stolen the watch of tiie late Mr.James F.Fielding, wag \u201cpep: tenced to two monthe jn jal this ni0ruing, in the Court of Special Sessions; the sentence to count from the time ot his arrest.is means that Lapointe has Jess than a fortmight'vet to Meve; -Thelate Mr.Fielding, was found lying uneonscious in Longueui ferry ramp on the night of Oct.6,106.and died.the following morning Ute - Notre - Dame Hospital without : regaining- constious- The watch was found in the possession of Odïfon Desjardins: 20 Da¥ideon street, & brother-in-law.of Lepoinge, om \u2018whom Desjardins said he bad re ceived jt.\u2019 Deen \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 : z ; SUDDEN DEATHS *- Fa Veena HLS (ONE MAN DIED IN CHURCH AND THE OTHER IN.A STRANGERS 72 \u2018HOUSE.=~.%} Cea El jo 1 Two cases of sudden death were reported to Coroner McMahon at\" fhe morgue this morning.The first wes that of Onesime Desmarais, an employee of the Street Railway, who.died jn the house of Mrs.Robillard,\u201d 8 1bétville streét, this mo , at 4 o\u2019clock.Des marais went to Mrs.Robillard's- list evel after having been carousing all day: He stated that he felt sick; and Mrs.Robillard, who the: man slightly, allowed him to stay in her sod\u2019s room all \u2018night, where he was found this morning, d The coroner will inves tigate.The dead man\u2019s home was at 233 Iberville street, - So alle The second case fas thai of deseph 67 years of age, who lived at \u2018No.30 Colonial avenue; was found very sick in' Notre Dame {Hurch, at 8 o'clock this morning.\u201d The ambulance from the General.Hospital called, but by the time it arrived the doctor could only declare the man to be dead, and the body wa removed to the ¢.The \u2018coroner wil investigate, heart disease.: CARTER SENTENCED PHILIP FURLONG SENT TO PINT.TENTIARY FOR THREE x YRARS Tc.= long, à «carter, to three years 'n .the pemtentiary thie morning - for\u2019 robbing Mr.Alexander Lindsay, one se Antoine Road, \u2018in January deste, The udge made po comment, and Furlong went\u201d put- of the dock.with age, Le - Vie: [a - Le - £ ot \u2018 .- \u201cGOING TO APPEAL, 4 *-/ at F.D.Phallow, of the \u2018Moniteur np Commerce,\u2019 is taking an append: from.the recent judgment ofMr.Justice Archibald dismissing his actidn : the Montreal \u2018Gazette\u2019 for bv.an ps oer romans, libellous pled.\u201d \u201cThe Hon, Mr.Weir was also af the |.bad been suppressed and withheld trom:|:- ER OB OF the press, and he thought the Society | The Attorney-{ should be.written to and | Lapointe, who was teas morgu but it is believed that Bourgeois died of |, +h ; ; gublished room.THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS RISING IN MOLDAVIA Peasants Revolt Against Tyranny \"of Farmers and New Taxes JEWS PLUNDERED AND MALTREATED.Bucharest, Roumaniä, March 19.\u2014The agrarian \u2018movemeht in north Moldavia where the peasants are in revolt against the exactions and tyranny of the farmers and the new taxes recently voted by the Roumanian Parliament, is rapidly spreading, and is causing much anxiety to the government.The town of Boto- sahni was raided yesterday by two thou- eand peasants, who plundered the Jewish quarter and maltreated the Jewish storekeepers.Troops have been sent there and to the other points where disturbances have occurred.The government i8 preparing to take energetic measures to suppress the agitation.- The foregoing despatch doubtless explains the cable despatch received in New York telling of a Jewish massacre at Poduleloi, in Roumania, across the border from Kishineff, Russia.; pp HOME RULE FOR IRELAND UNIONIST CAMPAIGN AGAINST PROPOSED MEASURE FOR: MALLY OPENED.+ | London, March 19\u2014The Unionist eam- paign against the legislation which the government proposes to introduce after Easter, giving partial home rule to Ireland, was formally opened to-day.A strong deputation of residents of ter, including about fifty leading anti-home rulers, headed by the Duke of Abercorn and \u201cLord Lansdowne, had a conference with Mr.A.J.Balfour, the Opposition | leader, and urged the necessity for an active propaganda to combat the government\u2019s Irish policy.Mr.Balfour declared himself authorized to pledge every member of the Unionist party to fight everything in the nature of home rule.He added that he believed the sentiment of the country had not varied on the swbject since the defeat of the late Mr.Gladstone\u2019s home rule measure, \"FELL FROM A WINDOW \u2018 CHILD DROPPED TWENTY FEET AND SUSTAINED A: BROKEN LEG.Little Ralph Taylor, a three years, the son of Mr.+, yon Tocer, 330 Charlevoix street, Point St.Charles, met with a bad accident this morning.Whilst sitting on the window \u2018aill th e fam.the window broke and the little ellow .was precipitated to the groun twenty fet Solow, He fractured leg and his condition is rather\u2019 serious.4 .A 1.\u201c \" Ne HUSBAND I8 MISSING.! \u2018Mrs.Joseph Gauthier, the wife of à farmer and tobacco grower of St.Alexis, Que, was in the city to-day trying to obtain some clue to the whereabouts of ber husband, whom she has not seen for five weeks.Mr.aGuthier went to Ottawa to sell some of his stock and \u2018has to all appearances disappeared comletely.Whether he has met with an accident ar been the victim.of fwoul lay there is not the slightest clue.Mr.Gauthier is described es being of medium height well built and with an iron grey beard and moustache.\u201cTHE MOTARD FAILURE \u201d ,\u2014 HABILITIES AMOUNT TO NEARLY ., BIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.Motard, Fils.and Senecal, importers of wines and liquors, who consented to assign, after the arrest\u2019 of the senior member of the on a charge of | forgery, filed their statement this morning.It was signed by all three mem- .bers.- The.abilities amounted to between $56,000 and $60,000, and the principal creditors are as follows: Moléons Bank, notes indirect and partly secured; $40,- 000; Trappist Fathers of Oka, notes and account, $3,000; Estate Hugh McLennan, mortgage.$8,500; J.B.Dagenais, mortgage, 200.4 i assets consiet of the stock in trade and book debts in Montreal and Rouse\u2019s Point, and the build; oceu- pied by the firm at No.5 Place Royale.QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.LVe Énoîts questions on all posedle enlfects of genera: bnterest, to which we shall do our best to obtain correct Snewers, and shall insert such queries and replies as we ean make room for.This must not be used, Aovoever, co en advertising colusin or as en enquiry bureau for matters mot of publio interest.Buery quivy must be « aocompanied voith tAe name and postaladdress of the sender, and no notice will be taken of ROARING OI manioations.} GENERAL.THE BEAUTIFUL HILLS.: A.C.M,, B.C.\u2014The words o! \u2018The Beaut!- ful Hills,\u2019 asked \u201cor, has been sent by Mrs.J.L.Fraser, Hamiota, Man.They ee.ne be \u2018found in the old \u2018Organ Note Je the beautiful hills where the blest have Since the years when the earth was new, -| Where our fathers gaze from the fields of Fudge.Choapet sentenced, Blip Fur] On the vale we are journeying through.We bave seen those hills in their bright- .ness rise - .When the world was black below, And we've felt the thrill of immortal .eyes - ; ~In the night of our darkest woe, 4 .= Chorus.We sing of the beautiful hills that rise from the evergreen sho: Te, O sing of the beautiful bills where the weary shall toil no more.\u2018The cities of yore that were reared in \u2019 crime \u2019 And renowned by the praise of seenl, J \u2018Went down jn the tramp of old kiag@me oe Tursnar, Marcu 19, 1907 CSSS ST To sleep with his grey baired years.But the Beautiful Hills rise bright and strong Thro\u2019 the smoke of old Time's red wars, As on that day when the first deep song Rolled up from the morning stars.We dream of rest on the Beautiful Hills, Where the traveller shall thirst no mote, And we hear the hum of a thousand rills That wander the green glens o'er; We feel the souls of the martyred men Who have braved a cold world's frown, We can bear the burden which they did en Nor shrink from the thorny crown.Our arms are weak, yet we would not filng To our feet the load of ours.The winds of Spring to the Valleys sing, And the turf replies with flowers.And thus we learn on our Wintry way How a mightier arm controls, That the breath of God on our lives will play Till our bodies bloom to souls.ALABAMA CLAIMS.Vermont Reader.\u2014What were the Alabama' claims.Ans.\u2014They were claims for damages preferred against Great Britaln fcr losges caused during -the Civil War bY tbe depredations on American commerce Of weasels, the chief of which was the \u2018Alabama,\u2019 fitted out or supplied \u2018 in British ports under the direction of the Confed- rrate government.The adjustment of these claims was provided for by the treaty of Washington, concluded May 8, 1871, which referred them to a tribunal of arbitration to be composed of members, named respectively by the governments of the United States, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Brazil.The tribunal assembled in, Genoa, Switzerland, Dec.15, 1871, and after having received the cases it adjourned till June 15, 1872.On Sept.14, 1872, the decision of the tribunal was announced, a gross sum of $15,500,000 in gold being awarded the United States in eatlefaction tor all claims.+ LEGAL.ONTARIO.DANGEROUS DOG.N.S.\u2014What ought to be done with a dog tha: would bite a person?Can the owner be compelled to kill the dog or not?Ans.~Your most convenient and effective course would probably be to complain to the nearest constable.* PERSONAL BELONGINGS.Enquirer, Ont.\u2014I am a widow living 15 not been deposited in a bank.1.If it Were left in a bank what proof would I have to give more than to say be could not be found?2.Can I collect the money.?Ans.\u2014We do not see that you are in a position legally to demand or collect the money.BONDS AND DEBENTURES.Enquirer, Ont.\u2014Kindly explain the difference between a bond and a debenture.Ans.\u2014A bond is an instrument wheréby a person or corporation is bound, under seal, to do a certain thing or things.À debenture is a document (usually sealed} whereby property is charged with the payment of a certain sum or sums of money at a certain time, or times.Both must be signed and delivered, but no particular form of words is necessary, and they may be either written or printed.' Each may be prepared largely in ths form of the other.MEDICAL.Letters for this department should be addreved \u201cMedical Editor * Witness, Montreal.\u201d Should a wubscrider ask any question which ie not suitable for mublicâtion, à reply will be sent by mail (/ & stamped addressed envelope and $1, physician's fee, be enciostn \u2018sith sweh question.FLATULENT DYSPEPSIA.Mrs.G., seventy years of age, is troubTed with a pain in the stomach.This fs at times very bad, particularly when she gets up fn the morring.At times, too, it feels \u2018a8 it there were a tight cord around the borly at the bottom of the stomach.Is bothered with wind on the stomach after eating to such an extent that she does not care to eat.Teels also a dizziness.Is very much constipated.If she takes medicine it makes her too loose.Ans.\u2014You \u2018are troubled with flatulent dyspepsia.The first thing you will have to see into is the condition of the teeth.If bad, you shou:d have them looked to by a dentist and, If necessary, get false ones.If teeth are all right, then be careful to chew all food well and est slowly.It neceesary, use stews a good deal or cut up your food very small.Do po.use tea, pastry, or the coarser vegetables.For the constipation get some Apenta water.You can arrange the dose to suit yourself.Regia with à wineglsasful, and increase or dim- {nish as you find it necessary.Taÿ- this the first thing on rising, before brencfast.ELECTRIC SHOCK.\u201cTeiegraph Operator,\u201d aged thirty, married, noticed for the first time this winter that, after sitting for a short time, when he gets up and touches any part of the stove, he receives an eleotric shock, which can be heard by others in the room.He wishes to know the cause and if the occurrence is harmful.Ans.\u2014The phenom- epon you noticed i3 an extremely common one and the explanation simple, By the act of walking electricity is generated in your body by the friction.There is a superabundance of either positive or negative electricity.When you touch some metal object or other conductor the excess electricity passes into it, producing a spark and slight crack.These sparks can readily be seen in a dark room.are.more easily produced when the weather ig cold and dry.You can produce them by rubbing sealing-wax with a flannel or plece of silk and then touching it to metal, or, again, by stroking a cat's tur severdl times quickly.The occurrence is in no way injurious to the sysiem.Communications have been received from Mrs.8.D.Holliday and Mr.MeDonald, fot are returned, _ FEVERISH © FLUCTUATIONS New York, March 19, Wall Stree: nn Heavy liquidation was resumed, and |r a crumbled away rapidly with special oor.showing demoralization.Reading, {- Pacific, St.Paul, the Hill stocks, «ng 4 algamated Copper broke in a rein.fashion, and the entire market bc se sensationally weak.By 11 o'ciook, hoy.ever, the pressure of liquidation Lag \u201cpont its force, and there were rebounds \"and feverizh fluctuations.Recoveries Tan Union Pacifisc to 3: Reading.3: Am.Copper, 234, and the most active : ni, one to two.Belated declines :- \u201c464 Delaware and Hudson, 7%.and Goren) Electric, 4%.Donds were weak.© NEW YORK MARKETS New \u2018York, March 19.-\u2014Flour, du! ant about steady.Rye flour steady.Vi.opened eesy under Liverpool \u201cable.and good weather, but quickly ralii~d oa light offerings, covering of shorts and in svm.pathy with coarse graius, - May, a21; 84.Corn, receipts, 123,306 Option ma-.ket was duli and without transaction.Sugar, raw, steady.Coffee, steady.Lea: quiet.Wool steady.Hopps steady.LONDON QUOTATIONS.Jondon March 19th, 4 p.w.\u2014 Consols for 85 36 ; de.furaccount & 1-2.+ for money Ansconds.13 rie.+ 29% Tlonliar 35 Aichison.9% do.IDE\u2019 68m delsi do.pil 103 do {Lyil.43 doi.2 RU.101 1.Cou.1535 douar DS Chic:go .JowkN.dual 7° Ches.% 0.434 Kan &Fec.384 Beware 4 bic.G.W.144 N.Y.Oxd | Da.sas Jes ChicM&S.F 141 Norfk& W.88 deol 3° Ds Beers, % do.pédi 8 Usa un DeovtlhU Si Outs Wess 33% do.i 155% deo.pfl., 76 onu.3% Wabash 1¢ \u2018 St.Paul.d dines 64 dest Gy Spanish Fours, 944 bar silver gf a seve ° Muuer 344 to 4e perce, Lissount rates, cac à xacs bills 544 percent, \u201cou lor 3 months bills, Sto 544 percent MONEY QUCTATIONS.New \u2018York, March 19.\u2014Moon\u2014Money œ call easy at 4 percent; prime mercantile paper, 6 to 8% perceat, cxchanges, $ii,- 72,668.CHICAGO MARKETS Ontario.My husband died intestate.\u2014 bave no children.How much of his per- Messrs.J.8.Bache & Co., Beil Tele- sonal possessions, clothes, etc, can [| phone Building, report the closing prices ciaim?' T am the administratrix myself.in Chicago to-day as follows: Ans.\u2014They belong to the estate and you Open.High.Low.Close.are legaily obliged to deal with them ac- Wheat, May .15% 7 we 7% cordingly.If you desire to retain them July .16% TT 14 74 pereonally, and not dispose of them in the Corn, May , .45k 40% 51% ss reguiar way in the ordinary course of your| July .45% 463 sh 464 administration of the estate, you should Oat:, May 405 4% She 414 arrange the matter with the other bene- July : .26% 37% 36% 374 ficlaries.Pork, May .15.50 15.97 15.70 13,72 hound July .15.97 16.10 15.8 1.) ABSENCE OF A SON.Lard, May .9.007 9.10 832 8.2 Ontario\u2014One of my sons left Ontario July.9.12 9.17 8.00 sn about nine years ago, and I have not heard Sh.Ribs, May .5.82 5.6 8.72 8.7 *rom hint for the last four years, When; July ., .8.95 £92 8.52 8.82 be left he left some money with a farmer whom he had worked for.He got work in Vancouver, B.C and sent for, the money SHIPPING NEWS.and a part of it was sent to him.ere was a balance of $85 left which he sent for STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.about four years ago; it was sent to him Steamer.At From ana was returned some weeks later as be Caledunia.New York .Glasgow could not be found.The farmer has moved Minnehaha New York ., .London '} West.The last time I epoke to him about Peninsular New York .Lisbon the money he shidldve would deposit it in| Sannio.New York .Naples a bank to my eon\u2019s credit; then when I! Friesland.Philadelphia .Liverpool eould prove that he could not be found 1| Columbts.Glasgow .New Yo x csuld draw the money.The money has| Manxman.Avonmouth .Portlan CHAMELEONS.Chameleons can be kept alive for years by making a frame to fit over a t in a flower-pot and covering it with mos quito petting, which must be long enough to tie with a string about the pot.Keep the pot in the sunniest window and wa ter the plant every day through the netting.You will be surprised to see how cagerly the kttle creatures will drink the running water after they get over their fear.Set a wire fly-trap for flies, which you can liberate under the netting.The chameleons will not be backward about helping themselves.In winter they do not require much food, but will relish a meal worm occasionally on sunny days- Meal worms can sometimes be got at thy grain stores for the asking or can be purchased at the bird stores, or small spiders can be found in cracks and crannies, asleep for the winter; they may be frozen stiff if found out of doors, but ther revive in a warm room.Chameleons enjoy a place to sleep in nights and winters.Take a piece Of red flannel four inches wide and eight inches long; roll it over à etick as large round as your fin- , and eew it while on the stick so that it\\will not come unwound; then slip of and, run a wire through it long en to suspend it from.obe of the branches on the plant.The chameleons will crawl into this cosey bed and go to sleep.\u2014'S: Nicholas., en TURTLE FACTS.Sir Alexander Swettenham, Govermn'™ of Jamaica, in a report on turtle fishin, which ie the chief industry of the Cay man Islands, says that green turtles div play an extraordinary sense of locahts- It has happened more than once thi! turtles marked with the initials of the\u201d captors have escaped from their cra¥is in Grand Cayman, and within thre months have been recaptured at the fishing ground, & distance Of over three h'\u201d dred\u2019 miles.The last instance of thi was in 1904, when a crawl was cut down and two hundred turtles escaped; within three months thirty of them were cas?\u201d by different fishing boats off the Nic guan coast \u2014Chicago \u2018News.\u2019 \u2014\u2014 .TO LET, LONGUEUIL, A SEMI-Detrbré comfortable house on river front splendid situation, electric light, furpac bath, hot mad cold water, bilnds, dout™ windows, fine lawn with shade tree partly furnished.Reat $250.00 per yea\u2019 R.CAMPBELL NELLES, 303 St.James street.a TO LET, WORKSHOP IN REAR OF 7 Bleury street, near Lagauchetiere stre\u201d- with lot adjoining, fronting Bleury & suitable for display of monument* © other heacy goods.J.WIDMER NEL & BRO., 303 St.James street.oo TO LET, VERY DESIRABLE LOVER tenement, with hot water furnace, 27 CB terfield avenue, Westmount; month\" rontal, twenty-five dollars.Appl¥ : J.JOHNSTON, 174 St.James stree*- FOR-SALE \u2014 THOROUGHBRED RE! Cocker Puppiss, two months old.- to P.O.Box 2400, a last the said tha is cou ter TyxspAYy, Marcu 19, 1907 FURTHER WEAKNESS AND PRICE LOSSES, Liquidation Goes on and Supporting Face tion Hard Pressed - ALL LOCAL STOCKS RADE CONSIDERABLE DECLINE c PR, POWER, DETROIT, ILLINOIS AND SCOTIA ALL DOWN AND.REST OF MARKET WEAK AND LOWER.Exchange value of £1 Sterling to-day is 84.53.61 to $4.83.74.\u2014 Opening prices on Wall Street showed éeciines generally\u2019 which were wide in some of the most active stocks.There wis 8 sprinkling of gains.À rise of & pint in Southern Pacific was {he most conepicuous.Reading fell 2%, \u2018Smelticg and Great Northern pfd., 2, Northern Pa- cfc and Union Pacific\u2019 1%, St.Louis and south-western pfd.1%, Anaconde Hé, and Brooklyn Transit, Interborough-Metropoli- un pid, Amalgamated Copper.and Preesed.Steel Bar a point.During the mornisg the entire market turned decidedly weak and became almost demoralized, active stocks like Union Pacific selling dewn.over seyen points from last night's close.Stories were current of liquidation of rich men who had been Miped through last week's slump.© Good support was tortkcoming \u2018at the low level,.md, notwithstañding persistent \u2018hatnmer-\u2019 ing, the market rallled and was reported stesdy around noon.Call money was \u20acasy, but time money was quoted at 64 percent.Loans were made.at 4 percent, &ud the supply 02 money is reported to be plem- ful.One market letter says that the rght sort of buying does mot appear and ti ls taken as an indication that the lugest interests are already carrylng.suca beavy lines tbat their buying power is crippled.The local market was weak throughout the list, Ecotia losing 1% point; Power, 2 points; C.P.R., 13%; Detroit, 1%; Mackay common, 1 point, walle fractional declines were made in Iron common, Montreal Street and Twin City.The rest of the market was steady but quiet.Considerable trading was recorded in Detroit, Montreal Power, Scotia, Canadian Pacific and Illinois preferred.Few stocks were conspicuously wæak, and the slight falling of has Do | doubt been due to a natural reaction after | lhe recent reaction towards higher prices.Twiz City earnings for first \u201cWeek of ¥orch incressed $15,220.From Jan.1 the urease was $102, 917, \u201c ey gp ERI IT {og March 16, $3,249.were $60,367, an increase of it ls expected that the Bank of England will raise ita rite of discoumt this week to checx gold imports by New York in voiume, i The Detroit United earnings for.week wied March 7 were $104,260.26, as against #51173 for the corresponding week O: last year, a gain of $10,747.53, or equivalent to 11.49 percent.The Liverpool grain market will be closed Narch 29, 30 and April 1.London expects considerable stiffening of money rates next week on account of the seitlement and requirements for the end of month, Dominion Bask stock je selling ex-divi- tend 3 percent to-day.Sits to noon n Wall Street were 880,400 shares, MORNING EXCHANGE SALES.Mackay pref\u2014xd\u201415 at 67%.- Bank of Montreai\u20142 at 2484.- Halifax Raiiway\u20145 at 7 09%.a} -| nan a 24 25 at 78%,20 at 7 1-8, Tron\u2014100 at 20%, 430 at 20.SIOr\u2014T5 at 87, 150 at 86, 25 at 55%, 25 15%, 15 at 86, 52 at 9616, 100 86%, Richelieu\u2014100 at 78%.C.P.R.at 169, 50 at at Twina3 at 95%, 10 at 94%, 1 at 841, Telephone 4 at 136, 9 a 4 - pu Toto Railway xd\u20141 at 108%, at 50 at 108%.Sou\u201d commen\u2014g0 at 108 1-8.PT at 9, 100 nt 89%.5 Petroit-15 at 73, 25 at 72%, 100 at 73, SEM anne ® 8 BY OUTSIDE AUDITORS popeaking of the financial operations of mia great Salvation Army, General Booth Eoterday evening in his address in tha; _xchanke Hall of the Board of Trade, pa ihe Army's property in all countries count tled under trust deeds and its ac- cert} ept with sorupulous exactness and fled by outside auditors.LARDER LAKE DISTRICT People are flockin g into the Larder Lake ptelct at the rate of 150 a day, and the Ton Ron is now estimated to total fully : prospects are sald to be ex- .The Salant ces Di \u201ctorente Railway.easnings Zoe week end- [ ROYAL BANK SHAREHOLDERS The annual report of the Royal Bank-of Canada pas been published in a booklet that is, perbaps, the best of its kind ever published in this country.Besides giving a detailed statistical record of the bank\u2019s business for 1906 and previoys years, the pamphlet contains many istics regarding industrial and agricultural Canada.These statistics,nlike the \u2018latest year book of Canada for 1¥$, contain matter of current interest, and will, in a large Lueasure, provide the miasing records for splcuously devold.Some of the leading shareholders of the Royal Bank are shown as follows: Acadia Fire Insurance, Halifax, N.8.689 George F.Baker, New York .C.Ledyard Blair, New York .\u201c1,560 James A.Blair, New York .Michael Carney, Halifax, N.S.James Costiey, Meteghan River, Ns.Dartmouth Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Halifax, N.S.+.+ ee a0 dobn B.Dennis, New York .-.Martin Dickie, Truro, N.8.Michael Dwyer (trusices), Halifax, N.S.Patrick | ordulia \u201d trustees), Halitax H.8.Holt, \u201c Montreal >.2en +00 Chas, R.Hosmer, Montreal .\" Thos.E.Kenny, Halifax, N.8.M.J.Kenny (trustees), Halifax.W.J.Lewis, M.D., Halifax .Hon.David McKeen, Halifax .J.C.Mackintosh & Co., Halifax.Edgar L.Marston, New York ins .Montreal City and Distrjcd Bank, Montreal .e\u2019 Mrs Fanny w.\"Parker, \u201cDartaouts, fi : us vsaŸ .ve .e Edson L.Pease, Montreal Norman B.Ream, New Yor! James Redmond, Montreal ., .« o« Thos.Ritchie, Halifax .F.A.Ronnan &' Co., ses En Halifax .R.V.Winch, Va Vancouver, BC.ove va oo COPPER MINING AND W.B.Ross, Ballfax .ce ee oe 260 L.Mortimer Smith, Halifax\u2019 ee oo eo.800 Wiley Smith, Halifax .1,000 Estate Bennett Smith, Windsor, NS.470 F.W.Thompson, Montreal :.: 5: «.20 Estate John Tobin, Halifax, NS.been pe (Canadian Associated Press.) London, March 19.\u2014At a meeting of the Copper Mining and Smeiting Company of Ontario, the chairman was optimistic of its future.The general rmmnager; referring to the proposed legislation tax on the mining industry, sald the tax would be very small, and it was not unreasonable that the mine should pay something out of its profits towards the administration of the country.The bill to amend the Companies Act would *e the best bill in Canada when it was adopted, PERRIN PLOW COMPANY Toronto, March 19.\u2014On the petition of the Union \u201cBank, Frank R.Oliver was ap- .pointed provistanal liquidator of the Perrin Plow Co., of Smith's Falls.The bank \u2018claims the company owes it $283,367, and is kceolvent.\u2018The company was \\ncorpor- ated in 1897, with a capital pf $260,000.Mr.R.J.\u2018Brodle.Lu president.Sen #00 A SENSATIONAL WRITE-UP.The general impression in the Cobalt camp ia that the report of the finding of a rare metal was merely a gensational write up.Mr.Fred.M.Coombs, superintendent of the Colonlal, who is well ae- quainted with Nipissing methods, believes that if any rare metal bad been found it would have been found in Canada, where cobalt ores have been studied with greater exactness than anywhere else.MOUNT ROYAL SPINNING COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS At the annual meeting of Royal Spinaing Company Mr.C, Mec- Intyre was elected president; Yr.James W.Pike, vice-president, and Mr.w.T.Wkitehead, managing director.Apart from these gentlemen the board of directors colle sists of Messrs.A.Racine, T.E.Hodgson, C.W.Trenbolme, J.H.Burland, F.W.Moleon and H M.Marler.Mr.P.C.Shannon.was appointed acting secretary.THE LONDON CABLE.the Roi McCuaig Brothers & Company's \u2018London cable quotes: Xenter- ; To-day.day.Grand Trunk Ordinary .0% 31 Grand Trunk: Tbirds .© 3 CPR. .2e .B.\u2014Unanthor a e office o © let Engineer, Monc- Lawrence Hali\u2014 Ji there not to belp a sister in distress, but 2.Servais Fantaisie - +\\Cello sol0 vertisement will not be paid for.on, N.B., and at the office of the Resident St ort aventure Depot.Tel, Mato su.for commercial ends.The physical and nervous breakdowns of girls working long \u2018hours in badly ventilated factories were aleo brought forward.The mogatives mbmitted that the world was better all round, altruistically, by reason of women entering commerce, and that nobler sentiments existed in the Mr.A.] 3.G.Hue\u2014\"Resurrection\u2019 .: .Sacred Solfeggio Chorus\u2014Soloist, Mlle.Chopin (b)\u2014Nocturne .Popper (os Arlequin so ee eal Cell Episode rier.4.Godard (a)\u2014Berceuse .\u2019Cello ee oo\u201d.Wello \u201d o INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY.TENDERS FOR STATION.Engineer, Charlottetown, P.E.I., at which places forms of tender may be obtained.In the case of firms there must be attached the actual signatures of the Zull name, the nature of the occupation, and place of residence of each member of the same, and further, an accepted Bank Cheque for $7,000 in favor of the Minister of Railways and Canals, must accompany WINTER SERVICE From PROPOSED ESAILINCS.MANCHESTER LINERS LIMITED.CANADA AND MANCHESTER.From St.Joka, N.B.J.J.McCONNIFF, City Pass.and Ticket Age H.A.PRICE.Assistant Gen.Pass.Agest es GOLDEN WREAT AND WHITE MOUNTH people of to-day as a result.They had .A.Hel Ct Sealed terders, addressed fo the under- each tender, this will be forfeited if the Muncheeter.BREAD: n refinire inflaence because men would 15.H.Bemberg\u2014Death of Joan d\u2019Arc signed, and marked on the outside ''Tea- party tendering neglects or refuses to em- Mch.14.Manchester Importer .Apr.6 PHONE US FOR A TRIAL LOAF.- Historical Scene » der for Station at Amheret, N.S.,\u201d\u201d will be ter into a contract when called upon t0| Mch.23\u2014'*Manchester Trader .Apr.% 857 St.Antoine.« cree Solfegzio Ch ene.received up to \u2018and including FRIDAL, do co.i R.8.AULD, Cor Atwater Ave ToT mmm TT TETE = AE orus\u2014Soloist, Mile.KE.MARCH 20TH, 1907, for the construction The accepted cheques thus sent In will sFitted with cold storage.TEL.MOUNT 13.- - ubé.of a station bullding at Amherst, N.S.be returned to the respective parties whose come of the above Steamers have firat \u2018 SICK | orrav£ WATER Etat PE AIS | ER de ener no cure accammoaation for à Minitad sum e on er\u2019s ce a er The lowest or any tender no ril x , Ottawa, March 18\u2014T POWER, N.S., and at the Chief Engineer's Office, accented, \"71 ot passengers.JACKSON & CO.Positively cured by Vitawa, 8\u2014The Uity Council! Moncton, N.B., where forms of tender may By order, FURNESS; WITRY & \u20ac0., Limite l.CARPENTERS, BUILDERS ; these Little Pills, | this evening passed a recommendation to be obtained.\u2019 L.K.JONES, Secretary.8 MONTREAL.\u2019 ! They aiso retiere Dis.| ee Kennedy and À.MacDougeil, et the conditions of the specificalion pepartment of Railways and Canals, AGENTS, - - - } And CONTRACTORS.trons from Dyspegeta, \u2018on available water owers of Otte \u2019 D.POTTINGER, Ottawa, ith Merch, \u201c5%.Valuations made.Jobbing pronstis digestion aad Teo Hearty and the cost of development and tr General Newspapers inserting this advertisement Cc nt Drain Pipes, &c attended to.Eating.À perfect rem : mission to the city.It als ans - Manager.oihout authority from the Department ement, pes, .2398 to 537 HIRERNIA ROAD.edy for Dixziness, Nanses, | bo the city.was also decided Railway Office, Moncton, N.B., wii not be pald for it.to negotiate with the suburbe in order March Sth, 1907.Tel Main 4153.Drowsiness.Bad \u2018Tast& to acquire them by the city, so that in- RT AS ITORPID LIVER.vogulate tre Jowell Purely Vegetabdle.SMALL PILL, SMALL BOSE.SMALL PRICE, Genuine Must Baar Staonal br ERR LA A Sel, ie MEE SF er in the Mouth, Coated ducements may be offered towards, the Tongue, Pain tn the Ste, | industrial development of Ottawa.' Inducements can then be offered to outside industries to locate, as by other cities.i DEATH RESULT OF CARELESSNESS Tucson, Ariz, March 17.\u2014L.L.Wal \u20ac rintendent of the Purcell mines, in the Serrita Mountains, was killed yez- terday by the explosion of a blasting cap he was crimping between his He lived several bours with his | teeth.REFUSE SUBSTITUTES, : head almost off, den, su wfhic MARRIAGE LICENSES MONEY TO LEND CUSHING & BARRON Notaries and Commissioners.Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Building, 112 St: James Street (ENTS FOR SALB AT THR 'WITN£ES' OFFICE ud ly wpm, ip J OE aL A JOHN DATE Sanitary Plumbing Heating, Drainage, Ventilation, Electric Light and Bell Fixing, Prompt Service, Careful Supervision, 152.154 Cralg Street West.Telephones - Main 431, East 73.LD NEWSPAPERS sale at the \u2018Witness\u2019 Office, in packages, at §1 per 180 lbs.DRAIN PIPES, PORTLAND CEMENTS, AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES W.& F.P.CURRIE & CO, suitable tor wrapping purposes.fer 10-ib, Canada Carpet Cleaning Co.(Murray, Last & Co.} FURNITURE REPAIRS CF ALL KINOS.| POLI:MING AND UPHOLSTER! 528 and 630 6T.ANTOINE 87.9 Telephone, Uptown 25 MARRIAGE LICENSE?ISSURD BY JOHN M.M.DUFF, 197 84.Jnimes Street; 4&9 Cres.cent Strec! + * REE4ASEE, 8 Jas as 2358385} ETERIEIRSE: UE LT AS Fi 2 1111 31H + 3EEE PI HSA .Of the family of Loring, only Dame Er- \u2018 = Copyright tn Grest: Britats, \u2014\"; SUMMARY OF THE PRECEDING CHAPTERS.; \u2018Sir Nigel\u2019 is à romantie tale of the loves and advertures of Nigel Loring, a young Ecglishman of heroic ancestry, who took up the sword to mend the fallen fortunss of his noble house.The opening chapter of the story relates the terrible effects of the \u2018Black Death\u2019 upon Engiand ino the fourteenth century.myntrude and her grandson, Sir Nigel, 2 youth of twenty-two, remained.The possessions that should have been his, however, had dwindled down to a fow ragged | ] acres and the Tilford Manorbouse, through\u2019 the grasping depredations of the Cistercian monks of Waverley Abbey, Nigel hotly resents their further claims and is dragged away to the Abbey for trial on a charge of Aebt and assault on the King\u2019s summoner.With one short sword he defies and: holds: sll at bay until the Abbot sommands him to be shot.He is saved from this, however, by the prompt action of one of the archers, who springs to his side, and the coming of the famous knight, John Chan- dos, who declares that King Fdward Rim- self is seeking welcome under the Loring roof.Freed at gmat Re.returns home with | the noble Nersld -Bamikin\u2019 Aylward, the.archer who saved His life,\u201d and gro now pe cists on following Nigel.\u201cDurinx the King's.visit Nigel receives wagm, ue for his skill at arme, and is actepted as\u2019 the squire of Sir John Chandos in the defence of Calais kgaimst a threatéhed attack, Arrangements are made to okre for) Dame Ermyntrude st Windsos, ahd \u2018Nigel | goes to bid farewell to the Knight of Duplin and his two daughters, tho Ladies Mary sad Edith Buttesthorn.On his way he meets Edith, a wayward besuciful gil, who tries to induce him to revenge her against Paul de ia Fosse, & crippled kataht, whose broken allegiance she resents.At Cosford he is welcomed by the knight end bis elder daughter, Mary, & sweet and gra~ clous girl, the e; opposite of her sister.During the evening Edith disappears, and earned that she has been carried off by Pau} de la Fosse.Nigel with Mary aod Father Athanasius follow at once.«CHAPTER XII.\u2014Continued, ~~ * But already Nigel was past them and bad pushed open the outer door.- Swift as he was, the Lady M very heels, and the two passed together into the hall d.It was a room, draped and ecur- tained with black shadows, \u201cWith ~ obe vivid -circle of light in the centre, where two \u2018oil lampe shone upon a small table; A meal was laid upon the table, but\u2019 only two were seated at it, and there were no eervantg in the room.At the near end wag Edith, her golden hair loose and streaming down oyer the gcar- let and black of her riding-dress.~~ At the farther end the light beat A companioni to the White.Comipany 14 By SIR.ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE ILLUSTRATED\u2019 BY JOBEPH CLEMENT OL = Coprriaht, 19, by A.Camis Dede., yo are but \u2018two yeas older, that you should follow me over the countryside as though I were a runagate villain and you my mistress?Do you yourself go back, and leave me to do that which séems best in my own eyes.\u201d But Mary held her in her arms, and still strove to eoften the hard and angry heart.\u2018 Our mother is dead, Edith.I thank God that she died ere she saw you under this roof! But I stand for her, ag J have done all my life, since am indeed your elder.It is with ber voice that T beg and pray that you will not trust this man further, and that you will come back ere it be too: e! may speak evil of him now, said she, Fosse came to Cosford, and wha so gentle and soft-spoken té him then From what I see of my pious sister and ther cavalier it is-& ain for another to ride at night with a.men at your side, but it comes easy enough to you.Look at your own.eye, good eister, ere you would take the speck from that of \u2018another.\u2019 : .Mary stool irresolute and greatly\u2019 troubled, holding\" down fier pride and her anger, but uhcertain\u2019 how best to dea] with this strong wayward spirit.\u201cIt is not a time for bitter words, \"dear sister, \u2018ssid she, and apmip.she laid her hand upon her sister's sleeve.\u2018All that you eay may be true.There was indeed a time when this map was friend .to us bdth, and I know even as you do the power which he.may have to win a woman's heart.But know him now, and you do not, I know the evil that he has wrought, the dishonor that he has brought, the perjury that lies upon his\u201d soul, the confidence betrayed, the promise unfulfilled\u2014all this I know.Am I to see my own sister caught in the same well-used.trap?Has it shut upon you, child?Am I indeed already too JateŸ For God's sake, tell me, Edith, that it is not so?Edith plucked her sleeve from her sister and, made two swift eteps to the head of the table.Paul de la Fosse still eat silent with his \u201ceyes upon \u201cNigel.Edith laid her bani.upon\u2019 his shouider.is thé \u2018man I love, and .the only man that I have ever loved.\u201cThig 18 _face andz#be {may husband,\u2019 said she.©.steongly upon, tpg.DAT high-drawn \u2018misshapen lders- of the lord of the house.A: tangle of.black hair surmounted a high rounded forehead, \u2018the forehead of a.thinker, with two deep-set cold-grey -eyes twinkling sharply from under tufted brows.His nose \u201cwas curved and sharp, like the beak of some cruel bird, but below the whole of hig clean-shaven powerful face ma was marred by the loose slabbing mouth and the round folds of the hea chin.His knife in one hand and a bgl -gnaw- ed bone in the other, he looked fiercely up, like some beast distnrbed in - his den, as the two intruders broken.up on hig hall, EE OE Nigel \u2018stopped \u2018midway.détweeñ the: door and the table.His eyes and those\u2019 \u2018At the word Mary gave a cry.of joy.\u2018And is it so?she cried.\u2018Nay, then all is in honor, and God will see to the rest.If you ere man and wife before the altar, then indeed should 1, or any other, stand between you?Tell me that it is indeed so, and I return this moment to make your father a happy n°.iE Cs | Edith pouted like a naughty child.\u2018We are man and wife in the eyes of.God.Soon.also we ehall be wedded before all Monday when Paul\u2019s brother, who ts a priest at St.Albans, will come to wed us.Already a messenger has sped for the! him, and he will come, will he not, dear love?of Paul de la Fosse, were riveted upen .\u2018He will come,\u201d said the master of each other.But Mary, with her man's soul flooded with love and pity, had rushed forward and cast Her ( round her.younger -gister.dith had wrung up from her .chair, and \u2018with averted face tried to push the other in BAS 1 the Virgin, 1 , Edith\u2019! | e Virgin, i, in-.tore you to come.bad with us, anid, 10 leave this wicked man!\u2019 cried Mary oar, sister, you would Zot break our father's heart, nor: bring: bis gray.= in dishonor to the grave ! Come back! ith, come back and all ig well.\u2019 But Edith pushed her away, and her fair cheeky were flushed with her an- SKIN DISEASES &it Rheum, Pimples, Erysipelas, Ringworm, Shingles, Sesid Head: | * liching Sores.La Lien \u2014 Al diseases of the skin are more of lem dinerly caused by a bad state of the blood, \u201chich produces acrid rumors and Seetupts\u2019 secretions, PEPSI No one can expect to bave-a clear, bright tin when the blood is in a disordered con.ft, and the stomach, liver and bowels Kling feebly in consequence.All the above skin diseases, in faéh, six\u2019 re arising from a bad condition of the vod, are carable by BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS - frough its wonderful elemnaing;-porifring Powers on the blood, and its rémovating ktion on the system.Mr A.Squire, Dominion; tels How .,.on; N.8,, tells iow v oy cured of \u2018Salt Rheum.He writes nd 28 I suffered with Salt Rheum, nt of unable to find a curable remed Tons a the medicines I took, and Physl- end onsalted.Finally 1 was urged by « iar 3, U7 Burdock Blood Bitters, and dete] very short space of time I was com- BR To 1 shall always recommend - 5.for.guch cases, consider i adispensable remedy, > I er it an Bhalford, still with his eyes.fixed upon the silent Nigel.Lo so \u2018It is a lie; he will not come,\u2019 said a d Voice: from the door.It was the old priest, who had folow- ed the others a8 far us: the threshold: .\u2018He will not.come,\u2019 he repeated as he advanced into the room.\u2018Daughter, my daughter, hearken to the words of one \u201cwho is indeed old.enough to be your earthly father, This Jie has served be- fare.\u201d He \u2018has ruiped others be fore you with it.The man has no brother at Saint Albans.I know his brothers; well, and there is no priest among them.Before Monday, when it is all too late, you, will have found the.truth: es others have dome bef him.not, but come with us!\u2019 Paul de, la \u2018Fosse : looked up at her.with a quick smile and patied the hang upon lis shoulder.™ * | Coo AT \u2018Do you epeak to them, Edith,\u2019 said e.Her eyes witls scorh \u2018as she supe veyed them Gach in turn, the woman, e youth.end.the priest, ©.\" 34 \u2018I have bit.oné \u2018word t say to\u2019them,\u2019 said she.\u2018It.is that they go hence and trouble us no more.Am I not a free woman?Have I not\u201d said \u201cthat this is the only man I ever loved?I have loved him lo He did pot know it, and in despair he -turned to another.Now he knowe all and never again can doubt come between us.Therefore I will stay here at Shalford and come to Cosford no more save upon the arm of my husband.I so weak that I would believe the tales you tell against him?Is it hard for a jealous woman and & wandering priest to agree upon a lie?No, no, Mary, you can go hence and take your cavalier and your priest with you, for \u2018here I stay, true to my love and safe in my trust wpon his homor!\u2019 \u2018Well spoken, on my faith, my golden bird!\u201d said the little master of Shalford.\u2018Let me add my own word to that which: has been eaid.You would not grant me any virtue in your unkindly speech, good Lady Mary, and yet you must needs confess that at least I have good store of patience, since I have not set my dogs upon your friends who have come between me and my ease.But even to the most virtuous there comes at last 8 time when poor human frailty may pre vail, and so I pray you to remove bo yourself, your nriest and valiant knight errant, lest \u2018perhaps there be no haste.dignity when at last: yon do idee and less What right beve you, over.me, | Edith writhed from her , and | stood flushed and defiant, wily gleaming, angry eyes fixed upon her.r.\u201cYou \u201chut there was a time when Paul de lo | as wise, grave sister Mary?But} he has learned to Jove another: eo now he is the: wicked man, Ÿ is shame to be seen under his roof | the world.We.do but wait until next ° ore you.Trust} \"FOR 134 feet.~~ FOR and.Mountain Streets.Property is admirably or Office Building.FOR square feet.5 Two: adjoining lots on Mountain Street, each with a frontage of 27 feet and a depth of .Apply :\u2014General Superintendent, - \u2026 ra; *: Bell Telephone Company, Ce 118 Notre Dame Street West.\u2018ST.CATHERINE STREET PROPERTY ~.Four Story Stone Building,.corner St.Catherine \u2018Frontage on St.Catherine\u2019 Street - 39 feet; on Mountain Street - 90.6 feet.11 .Apply General Superinténdent Bell Telephone Company, 118 Notre Dame Street West.ES I Large Brick and Stone Factory Property.on Aqueduct street, adjoining C.\"F: R.Tracks.Total floor ares; approximately 65,000 } \u2019 IR A Lo FIRE PROTECTION = * Each building\u2019 protected by automjtic sprinklers, hose stand, pipes, hydrarits, eto., supplied by city gravity pressure, sad also by one-150,000 gallon underground cistern\u2018through a thousand-gallon per minute Underwriter Pump.Fire-proof - iron stairease and elevator foreach sect.x Co EQUIPME 1 i |.&Bdler house containing two tuber; Doilers -Engme room | containitñig steam engihe and electric Tighe plant.\u2018Whole property heated by condensed steam plant:from.pliWer Boilers.: For permis to view and other inforigation apply General Superintendent, Bell Telephone Company, là > Notre Dame Street West If you think you need & tonic, ask your doctor.If you think you need something for your blood, ask your déctor.If you think you would like to try Ayer\u2019s non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla, ask your doctor.° the, formulas J.C.0o., \u201cof preparations.Mass.\u2014 - SALE SALE T sitrateä-for a Bank, Store > SALE tewers, containing a.qu ue NT = + -\u2014-Bè land let us turn oùce more-to our supper.\u2019 He motioned her to her chair, and he filled her wine-cup as well as his wi.Nigel had said no word eince he had entered the room, but his look had never Jost its set purpose, Tor bad its brooding eyes ever wandered from the sneer ing face of the deformed master of Shal- ford.Now he turned with swift decision to Mary and to the priest.t is over,\u2019 said he in a low voice.You have done all that you could, and so it ie for me to play nly part as wel as I am able, F pray you, Mary, and yéu, good fathét, that yeu will- await me outside.\u2019 ., \u2018Nay, Nigel, if there is danger\u2014\u2014\" \u201cIt is casier for me, Mary, if you are not there.I pray you to go.I can speak to this man more at n.y ease.\u20ache looked at him with questioning eyes and then obeyed.| Nigel plucked at the priests.gown.\u2018I pray you, father, have you your bdok of offices with you?| , Surely, Nigel, it is ever in my Breast.\u2019 +#Have it ready, father!\u2019 \u2018For what, my son?\u201d .\u2018There are two places you may mark; there is the service of marriage and \u2018there is the prayer for the dying.Go t win her, father, and be ready at my Le, \u2019 (Ta be continued.) qi CHILDREN S CORNER THE STORY OF THE.FIRST - SNOWDROPS.- Am old man sat alone in his house, It was full of shadows; it was dark and gloomy.the shadows or the darkness, for he was thinking of all the mighty deeds that he Lad done.\u2018There is no ome else in the world,\u201d he muttered, \u2018who has done such deeds as I, and he counted them over alsud.A gound outside of the house interrupted him.\u2018What can it be?he said to himself.How dares anything interrupt me! I have told all things to be still.It sounds like the rippling of waters, and I have told the watera to be quiet in their beds.There it is again.\u201cIt is like the singing of birds, and I bave sent the birds far away to the south.\u2019 \u201cSome, .one opened .the door and came.in.It was a youth, wit sunny Juris an rosy face.EUR ET 50 ho sail vou miglit \u2018comen Ÿ.Tout tered the old man.- \u201c, \u201cDid not you\u201d asked the youth, with a, merey Bitle laugh.\u2018I am really afraid that I came without askihg.You see, every \u2018one is glad to see me.and\u2014 \u2018l\u2019afn not,\u201d interrupted the old znan.T Have.heard .rumors.of jour great deeds,! said the youth, \u2018and I came to see\u2019 whether the tales are \u2018true.\u2019 earl Ber bottle or § bottles for $6.00 | and your leave.Sit down, my fair love, tales, 5 res 0 \u2018Thé deeds are more true than the Ne uttered\u201d the-clé+æmen, -\u2018far.the The old man cared nothing for {à d turned to sey #09&by,; but the old man : = \u2014 JE Bargains.era rr KINDLING FOR THE MILLION, Kindling .-82,00; Cut Maple, $3.00; Mill Blooks, $1.75; eut any length ; also, Anthracite Coal: delivered apywhers in the city.J.O.MACDIARMID, No.3 Canal Basin, cor.ef Guy ent William streets.Bell Tels- rhone Main : tales are never great enough.No one gn eount the wonderful things I have \u2018done.\u2018And what are they?asked the youn man gravely, but with a merry > jte twinkle id his eyés that would Häve made one think of the waves sparkling in the sunlight.\u2018Eel us see whether you or\u2019 I \u2018can taf the \u2018greatest tale.\u2019 : .\u2018I can breathe upon a river and tu it to ice#said the old man.\u2018I can breathe upon the ice and turn\u2019 it to a river, said the youth, = , \u2018I can\u201csay to Water, Stand still,\u201d and it wil nof dare to stir.\u2019 Co \u2018I.can spy, \u201cStand no longer,\u201d and it will go.zuæming and chattering down the mountain:side.*.9 \u2018I shake my white head\u2019 said: the old man, h and Shaw Loves pe earth.\u2019 shake my s,\u201d aid the young man, \u2018and the air sparkles with.sunshine.In a moment the snow Ay gone.\u201d \u2018I say $p.-the birds, \u201cSing no more.Leave TP be spread their wings and fly away.\u201d - .\u2018I say, \u201cLittle birds, come back,\u201d and in à moment they are back again and singing their sweetest songs to ine.\u2019 \u2018No oné can count the leaves\u2019 said the old man, \u2018but whether I shake the trees with, my fey touch, or\u2019 whether I turn my cold breath upon them, they fall to the ground with fear and trembling.Are there any rumors of my deeds as great as thai?The young man answered frovely, but with a Tatgh in his voice, \u2018I never saw any leaves falling to the ground.for when I appear, they are all fair and green, and trem ling with gladness of my com- .So the two talked all night long.As morning came near, the old man appeared .weary, but.the youth grew merrier.The sunlight brightened, and the youth turned to the open door.The trees were full of birds, and when they saw him, they sang, \u2018O beautiful spring! glad are we to look again upon your face!\u2019 \u2018My own dear birds!\u2019 cried Spring.He was gone, \u2018aiid where he had stood were only snowfifkes.But were they snowflakes?He looked again.They were Tittle white snowdrops, the.first flowers of spring.the only fowers that can re member the - winter.The Book of Na ture (abd \u2014\u2014 Le no : DAILY TEXT.CL Marek 19.Whose adorning, let it.be .\u2018the I Pet.tik, & home\u201d We Flats to Let.\u2014 WANTED \u2014 FIRST CLASS ENTERING Clerk, for Wholeeale Hardware, with knowledge of the business.None need apply but those who write well; are good at figures.Apply, giving references, staiing age and salary expected.8., \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.WANTED, BOY, ABOUT SIXTEEN, AS Junior, for offices (wholesale).P.O.WANTED, MAN AND WIFE; NO CHILdren; Protestant; to work farm, situated Richmond, Que.; pleases state wages.Address, E.J.THOMPSON, Post-Office Drawer 2381, Moutreal.WANTED, STRONG BOY FOR WAREhouse.Apply TOOKE BROS., Limited, 302 St.Elizabeth avenue, St.Henry.WANTED \u2014 FOR WHOLESALE HARDware, a Clerk to assist in Shipping Department, baving knowledge of Hardware.Must write well, be good at figures and well recommended.Apply lz writing, giving references.and salary expected.R., \u2018Witness\u2019 Of- ce.\u2019 WANTED, GLENGARRY PRIVATE HOSpital, 49 McGill College avenue, at once, .Undergraduate nurses.CANVASSERS.\u2014 TAKE ORDERS FOR Visiting Cards and Printing.Clean, pleasant and profitable occupation.Fountain Pen given with first order.Sample outfit and full particulars free.Address, W.HOWIE, Printer; Beebe Plain, Que.PAPER BOXES-WANTED, 50 EXPERI- \u2018enced Girls on all branches o! our work; also Young Girls to learn.- GEO.A.MACE & CO., 394 St.Paul street, WANTED, OFFICE BOY.Apply PATON MFG.CO., 325 Board of Trade Bldg.WANTED \u2014 TWO YOUNG CLERKS TO learn Wholesale Hardware Business.Must be well recommended.Apply in writiog, stating age, etc.Address ENGLISH, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.GIRLS WANTED Steady employment; good wages.Apply to The Thomas Davidson Mfg.Co., Ltd, 187 Delisle street, WANTED State age! FLATS TO LET \u2014~ FLATS.NEW, CONtaining 6, 7 and 8 rooms, rents, 32 = and 85 dollars, near corner of Milton sad St.Urbain (oireets: a modern corzeniencen; possession about 1st 5 SL Urbain street, Te APply.418 TO RENT, FROM ist MAY, 1907, ON 8 Peter street, between St.James and Craig streets, two desirable flats, heated.suft- able for light magufacturing or offices.Light and power if required.Appiy.143 Bt Peter streat.\u2019 THE MANSFIELD.No.166a Mansfield St., MIDDLE RLAT, Heated and FREE of Water Tax.RENT $22.80., Ne 168a, Top Fiat o! 7 ruo.n that the two millions authorized, would fall far short of covering the cost of carrying out such a project, if it were ultimately found practicable, the necessity of mot delaying execution of the project which has already been recommended in the past, induces us to advise you to limit as above stated, the mission of the consulting engineers.Also, I may be allowed to believe that your Committee and the Council appreciate in a sufficient degree the competency and devotedmess .of their superintendent and his assistants, who have conscientiously studied this project, and have spared no effort to bring it to its present position, and that no engineering consultation be imposed on them without their taking part, tbat is, investigation and study of the consulting engineers should be made with the water depertment, and that consequently the direction of the work, of which they will.ultimately have all this responsibility, is not to be implicitly taken from their control.i 3.On -the advisability and necessity of beginning in the spring the construction of the lateral conduit \u2014In any event, the construction of this lateral conduit, which I have hereinbefore briefly described, must be the first work undertaken, that is, it must at least be completed between the pumping station and, the lower end of the portion of the new widened aqueduct, so as to assure a water supply to the pumps.The plans, profiles and working cross-sections and the specifications for this conduit may be completed and ready for the calling for tenders for the work in aboût three weeks.after I have received instructions to go ahead with the work; if the contract were let without delay and the work begun in early spring, it would be possible.to complete that portion of the conduit spoken of above before the next winter comes, and thus assure the bringing in of an additional fifty millions of gallons of water before the next season of low water, which would relieve by that much the actual carrying capacity of the present aqueduct, and would add to the water power sufficiently to enable us to pump nearly three millions of gallons more per day by the water wheels.During the course of the present year, and while the above mentioned work of constructing the conduit is being carried out, we would have ample time to prepare all the plans, sections, specifications and uantities, etc., necessary to call for ten- ers next winter, for the widenting of the aqueduct proper, the éonstéfiction of the pumping machinery, and the pumping station buildings.it would be at in the spring of oe these works could be begun, apd if due diligence is madc the water supply of Montreal would | : 0 be amply.provided | r within three or four years at most.: WHAT THE SCHEME WILL OOST.Attached to Mr.Janin\u2019s report are the copy of the plan showing the proposed improvements and the approximate estimate of the cost of the work as ; pared for the preliminary report of Feb.27, Lateral conduit in reinforced concrete to discharge 50 million gallons daily.$ 660,000 Suction well for pumps at low- ) er end of comduit.ve 20,000 Extending the conduit.cw into the St.Lawrence by means of two pipes, with in- Excavations, (sections 2 and 3), a dry stone walls, pudding, farm dges, stop-zates, _ fences, ete.\u2026, 817,000 Purchase of land, section 3, 20 arp., at $1,000 .; \u2026\u2026.20,000 Widening and deepening of Tail Race oper .300,000 Wheel House, new - pumping machinery, buildings, nS (The cost\u2019 of new force mains is not chargeable to the project, for, in any case, -these\u2019 force mains will be required when the 50 millions daily consumption is reached.) Unforeseen expenditure, expro- Priations, surveying, superintendence, ete .- .,.To this estimate there must \u201cbe added, time the carrying out of the work would take, say, three .years, the cost of pumping by steam power the water at .present pumped by the water wheels, namely, 3,616 millions of gallons yearly, atthe price \u2018af the cost for eteam pumping, less the cost of pumping by water, that is, $8.75 per million x 3, say .The total cost of the project would then be .$2,132,000 Mr.Janin said it was very urgent, if the committee resolved to adopt the scheme, that work should be commenced without delay, so that the lateral canal could be constructed and completed by the end of next November in order that this year's inconvenience of water shortage might not be experienced next winter.e was confident that when the canal was completed fifty million gallons of water per day would be avail able.The committee were unanimous in their opinion that the echeme should be adopted, but Ald, Nault hesitated to accept the suggestion that consulting engineers should be engaged, While they were so confident in their scheme, why delay it through calling in further advice?: ._- need be no de- 100,000 95,000 Mr.Janin said there lay, but he considered.it advisable that *_ St.John, N.B.| R, express that left \u2018| day evening for St.Jobm ani Halifax, In order, sa bessid in his 3 port.to] opinion.: Asked if $2,000,000 would cowmr the cost of the project, Mr, Janin replied that is estimate was $132,000 above that fig- .regarding.advisory engineers, Ald.Nault withdrew his objections, and the following resolution, proposed Ald.Dageziais, was adopted ubanimously:\u2014 - = \u2018That tbe projeët mentioned > Mr.Janin in his report regarding e enlargement of the aqueduct be adopted.without reserve, and that a report be made to council in consequence; that the committee recommend \u2018the nomination of More, Marceau, & president of the Canadian Socie ivil Engineers, and Kennedy, late \u201charbor engineer, who- hall reply to the following questions: Is the said project practicable?Will it supply 50,000,000 gallons of ill it supply \u20185,000 horse ?Are the estimates corres dT\" With to the question of horse power, Ald.Ward, whose interest in the echeme had brought him to the meeting, said everything possible should Be done to increase the horse power: te be secur: ed by the enlargement, as he understood | it was possible to get more power de _veioped there than was available for the electric works At Lachine, PC Mr.Janin said that was eo.The maximum power they would Bow obtain would be 5,000, and the minimum 2,000 in winter, which would be sufficient to supply he water to Montreal within M reasonable foreseen limits of the.future.Ald.Nault, referring to the increased fire .rates in the city, said he was ir- formed that conference between the rwti e commities might lead to the rates being lowered; .-.- The alderman was asked -to make further investigation, and if his information yes correct to report back to commit- TWELVE HOURS\u2019.= WORK A DAY.= Ald.Turner asked if it was t that the men en at the pumping station at Point St.les had io work twelve hours a day?; ; Co Mr.Janin admitted that, this was _correct.SL a LS LUE The chairman, -Ald.Glearilijze, \u2018said there was a man working on the upper.reservoir who had.never had à yA off for years.a Ald.Turner\u2014That is not as i¢ shouid Ald.Marin- asid there .ought.to be three \u2018shifts\u2019 at the pumping station, in order to reduce the mumber .¢f .hoyrs the men w EE an - Ald.Dagenais remar] that the committee ought to take this matfer into consideration with & view to reducing the number of hours work per day.Ald.Turner end Dagenais dl to postpone the question.until He, next meeting.' * \u2014\u2014\u2014p\u2014\u2014\u2014 AMERICAN PEACE CONGRESS -\u2014 O3 BBIT GT INVITATIONS SENT TO BRITISH ©\" PUBLIC MEN{ 76%: - New York, March 18.\u2014kn a statement made publie to-night in the offices\u2019 of the .istion of National\u2019 Conciliation, Hayne Davis, secretary of the organization, said that a commitfee res presenting.the American Peace Con- ill go to Albany to-morrow to confer with Governor Hughes and members of the Legislature.The committee will ask that .the - Leégislature \u2018endorse the conference of the association, which is to be held in this city April 14-17; that the Legislature send an official representative to.the conference.It was ded to, request that the Legislature make än appropriation, to be expended by its repre |.sentative in the entertainment of vis itors to the conference, amd that the city of New York be allowed to take appropriate action as to the entértain- ment of visitors.to the conference.resenting the commercial inter ests of New York, a committee, to be | \u2018known as the \u2018committee of commerce and rodustry,\u201d was organized to-day, and invitations will be sent to every chamber of commerce -in the country to send delegates to the conference.Mr.M.M.Marks, of New York, was tee are Memrs.John Wonmnenee if ee are Messrs.Jo a .© Philadelphia; George Westinghouse, of Dittsbure, and E.H.Harriman, of New ork.Cablegrams were sent to-night to Mr.W.R.Cremer, a memher of the British Parliament, and.to Lord \u201cWeardale, urging their attendance.Efforts are \u2018being made to secure the attendance of President Roosevelt.- \u2014r\u2014\u2014\u2014 - EXPRESS STRIKES March 18\u2014The C, P.Montresl on-Sun- was\u2019 in\u201d collision with a freight train at Mattawamkeag.The freight was on the \u2018main line at the station when the \u2018express crashed info it.The two rear cars of the freight, empty colonists\u2019, ing brought here for immigrants, were , one being broken to splinters, and the others badly damaged of the train handg or passengers were injured.The line wag blocked for three hours.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 LOUISIVILLE EXHIBITION OPEN.Louisville, Ky., March 18\u2014The application of President Roosevelt's thumb to a button in the White House let loose a jangling of bells, and