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soner, who had through I mointained a: studie Fader of indifference, weemec y shrink in his seat in the dock. @ recevered hie composure, how- or. in an instant, and when asked Justice Toetzel to stand and re- sive his sentence, his face betray- but little of the struggle going wh within. The jury was polled by Jocomel for defence. The scene in the crowded court ows NEWS ITENS HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. ¢legraphio Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries of Recent Events. CANADA. My. Marconi 'proposes to send wireless messages across Canada. The wheat in southern Alberta Is said to be dying for want of rain. ~ A new militia uniform to be worn by all mounted troops, has been 'ordered. Beven Chatham, N. B., hotel- kocpers have gone on strike and olcsed their houses. Commander Stewart, R. N., has been appointed to the 'command of the cruiser Rainbow. The Wellington County: Couneil will build a new! jail and improve f the 'court house at Guelph. The safe in A. Harder's store at Pium Coulee, Man., was robbed of © seven or eight hundred dollars: i 'Mitchell Campbell was killed at # Allandale by the caving in of a & drain in which he was working. A deputation waited on the Gov- ernment at Ottawa. to ask for a ' duty of five cents a pound on raw £ wool. Rev. W. J. Winfield brought over & fifty English farmers on the Cartha- "genian to settle in Prince Edward sland. Hon. William Templeman is pre- paring 'a bill to provide for a Gove ernment 'test aid examination of explosives. The givings in Canada id 1909 for missionary 'work totalled $1,908,069, according to the Laymen's; Mission- ary Movement report. Four passenger coaches on thé 0 P. R. were thrown on their sides in a wreck 'near Schreiber, on Thursday. Bome passengers were hurt, but no fatalities are report- ad GREAT BRITAIN. The Duke of Connaught, who has been in Africaon a hunting expedi- tion, reached London on Thursday. King George is personally super- intending all the arrangements for 'tho funeral of his father. Queen Alexandra has issued an © tonching letter to the nation thank- "ing the people for their sympathy. The British Parliament met on Wednesday and passed resolutions of condolence with the Royal fam: ily. and of congratulation to King © George. UNITED: STATES, Forest fires are raging in the of all agen, een to lean over a companio 'nugh. The spell was broken n audible sigh went up from straining crowd in the room. "The convicted man: lo. pense to the usual question. Judge as to whether he had thing to say before sente: Beeman of Torome, ul 's enderson of Toronto, ad- dressed a few words to the Bench in rand, ard. Torn i in his stead. The prisoner receiv-| i. od. or Midland. Canadia «1 his sentence bravely. 181. Toronto frog, There has been. & serious Bran---Manito ig) oro polones And and of Pueblo Indians in New M Je and 'a massacre of white fanchers pa sale Toronto. is feared. Three girls were fatally injured)' in 'their' home in Buffalo in a fire caused by the explosion of & gaso- line stove. 5 r Cora No, 3 America le COUNTRY PRODUC "Apis Prices nominal; Beaus-82 to $2.15 per bushel: Honey--Combs, dozen, $2 to 82. GENERAL. 50; extracted. 10% to 11c per 1h; Colonel Roosevelt = witnessed = a ,. Juled Bay-No. . ou = -- mimic battle by German troops. pated Btraw---$7 to or. 50 on trick near Berlin on Wednesday. "| torent: BUSINESS TN MONTREAL, | | (8 er a ed on the Se in 1a ads, he heen; Potatass--Ontario, 3 fo per! Montreal May 17.--Osts-No, 8 | Northern, $1.09%% to $1.11; No. 3 toatl rod arly be Topaired. ® | bas, on track, and New Brunswick, Canadian Western, 383 tu 9001 No. | $1,063 to $1.00, "In 100- There has been another rising in ar 45 to :80c. per -bag, on ja. Ee Bane stare No: 1 while; pains, 81.31 0 os 7 x 4 y .10 to. $5 Hunan and the lives 'of missionaries anc of native Christians are said Jno No. 4 te, 8%, Burley, nts, 85 to be in danger. An Italian professional swords- man and a French journalist fought a duel in Paris, in which the jour- nalist wounded his adversary. A trained lion which was being exhibited on an open stage at Cleve- land, Tenn., seized a baby from a+ woman near 'the front! and mangled it before the spectators. nnn. sien) Ne mtr" WILL USE OLD. SUPPLY, Ham + Ligh He 1t}e] do, heavy, 183 fa 1%) oe 15%0) shoulders, 14 te br eakfast bacon, io toloxe; 20% to Ble. 2 Lard--Tierees, 1604 tubs, 1640 pails, 10%, No. 1 hard, 81.13% Minneapolis, May 17.--Wheat May, $1.10); to 81. Yo: July. $1 we 10 $1.10; Beptember, $1. Poultry--Boxed lots nominal; Head of King George on Coins and Stamps. A despatch from Ottawa says: The head of King George will not appear on' the 'coins or postage stamps of Canada before the end of tite year. The likeness of Edward the Peacemaker will continne 'on the currency and stamps of Can- ala for another six months at least. Tu the case of the postage §tamps any 'design may be used, but it is the custom to have the Monarch's head 'on the two-cent stamp, which is the one most in use. The depart- pent has a six-months' supply = on hind, and these will be used "up While dies are being prepared for the new issue of George V. stamps. Changing the design of metal cur rency 18 also a matter of time: De- signs have fo be prepared and ap- proved in' both Canada and Great Britain. © Where the! head of the!' King appears on a coin his special approval of the portrait has to be obtained. The Finance Depart: ment bas for some time been 100k- ing into the question of designs fory the new. gold coinage. of Canada; and on these the "head of King| George will appear; but the first of| January will probably. be the date $i of their inauguration. : A HEAYY FINE. C. A. Holden Convicted of Keeplug Gambling House: « A despatch from Winnipeg says: ¢. A. Holden, keeper of the Moose Club, a gambling joint, was on Wedn sday morning. convicted of i ambling house and ROSS 8 REPRIEVED, a Cabinet having on Thursday ads Hunging: Will Not ke Place on - nanos of he cs he, special King's Funeral Day, Ros; 80