The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

â- in[P»RP«9>?PRqBaP9!HOT|IP THlsirBliLLABS EACH All Those TwenW^ Years With Smith Carpet CompanyfReniembered in Will. â- ) A dcapastch from Yonkers. N •ays: Three hmtdred and fifty ployeca of the Smith Carpet 3Wfrks on Tuesday loceived chdfcks for ^1,000 CT»ch, devised to theifi in th« wilj^ of the late Mrs. EvA Smith CVxhrau, dauRbter of the .carpet shop founder. Mrs. Cochran, ^whose son is no\r the heiui of the wrks, died on February 3 last, leaving an estate of more than $8,0iiO,0Qf2^nd one Bootion of her will provid^ that all persons who at tho t^e of her death had been in the em- ploy of the carpet company for a period of twenty years should each receive $1,000 free from all tax. Since that time lists have been un- der preparation in the different shops. On Tuesday Alexander Smith Cochran announced that the money had been distributed, but the lists were held in strict secrecy, and those receiving the money were pledged not to speak. It is learned, however, that many of the recipi- ents of the checks are women em- ployees. BONUS SELLING HAPIDLY. Governineiit Han Raised $500,000 of $3,500,0u0 Loan. A despatch from Toronto says : I^apid progrod is being mode by the Ontario Uovernment in dispos- ing of the new issue of provincial bonds, placed on the market a few weeks ago. Already 8500.000 of the loan of $3,500,000 has been taken up and the money paid to the Provin- cial Treasury. Hon. Mr. Mathe- Bon, the Ontario Treasurer, reports that there have been many addi- tional subscriptions, but these have not yet been paid. A large per- centage of the purchasers of the debentures have been individuals who see in them a secure ioyest ment, carrj-ing with it no liability, free from succession taxes, and pay- ing a satisfactory rate of interest. "SCOL'TlNti FOB BOYS." AU Cadet CorpB lo Reeeive Copy of Baden-FoHcll'g Book. A despatch from Ottawa says : Military orders state that all cadet corps in Canada will receive a copy of the book by Lieut, -Gen- eral Baden-Powell on "Scouting for Boys," to assist them in getting an idea of practical scouting. The an- nouncement comes in the militia orders issued to-day. A MOTHER'S BRUTALITY. Tortures and Starves Her 10-Ycar- Old Daughter. A despatch from Ottawa says: Because she resembled a disliked sister-in-law, Mrs. Nelson Lajoie, of Aylmer, with nine children, is alleged to have tortured her daugh- ter of 10 until she almost died. Tho child is now in the hospital, her body a mass of bruises, the head being disfigured by five cuts. The neighbors say that Mrs. Lajoie made the child run backward and forward in front of her while she struck her with a stick, also that she tied her hands while hungry and placed her where she could watch others eat. The child will- ingly ate potato peelings. THE TERROR IN RUSSIA. Bandits Shot Landowner, His Mother and Three Servants. A despatch from Kiev, Russia, says : A band of aimed men on Thursday visited the estate of a local landowner and demanded a large sum of money. This was re- fused the bandits, who thereupon shot the landowner, his mother, three peasants, and a servant, and made their escape. A 6001) BAE The Increase in Current Deposits May Is $9,877,283. for A despatch from Ottawa says: The bank statement for May bears gratifying evidence of the gradual return of more prosperous fiscal conditions. On tho dlst of May the current deposits in the banks wero returned at 9210,910,294, an in- crease of $9,877,203. The savings deposits incrca.sed during the month by $3,148,305, standing at $453,599,- 117. Hank notes in circulation (how an increase of $1,220,566 as compared with April. Current loans in Canada amount to $528,- 313,141, an increase over the April showing of $4,144,i53. On the other hand, the assist- ance to speculative investment has been curtailed by nearly half a million, by which amount the ac- commodation on call and short loans has decreased during the month. Call and short loans made I'y Canadian banks abroad show an increase of over ten millions, the amount outstanding in May 31st be- ing $124,877,955, as compared with $114,493,570 on April 30th. STH.W MAN WITH SMALLPOX. Found Ajon^sj^^ U. T. 'and^ Barred From' Cili A dcnpatch from says: The G. T. P P. Track Wmitfl. I'ort WilMam local, on its way from Lake Superior Junction to this city, on Wednesday, came acrohs a man lying beside the track, EO miles rast of the Junction. Dr. Scott, who wus on the train, ap- proaching the man, ruw what was apparently a case of smallpox. The man was placed in u hox-car and brought to the city. News having bc<'n wired ahead, the magistrate made arraiiKcinents for an isola- tion camp about four miles out of tho city limit, as tho city refused tc' allow the man to enter the lim- its. All iiUHHongors on the train were carefully inspected by tho me- dical health offu^ers before being al- l<we<i to enter the city, and strict watch will bo kept on inc6ming trains for some time, as it is sur- Oiiaed tho man may have contract- e<l the disease in a camp and com- municated it to others. ' MAY LOSE THEIR LOGS. Luiiibernirn Frar RIm in Saskat- ..-â- â-  chcwnn River. *^ A despatch from Edmonton, Al berta, says : Luml}ermen are alarm cd at the rapid rise of the Saskat chewan River. Milliors of dollarv worth of Idgs have hctn lost in the lost three years. Five booms now in the river, it is feared, may give way. Last year all broke, and a million feet of logs went adrift, three-quarters of which were lost. $400,000 FIRE AT WINNIPEG. Building of flrcat Wont Saddlery Company is uuticd. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Tho building of the Great West Saddlery Company, Market Street east, used for a warehouse and office, was gutted by fire on Thurs- day morning. The building was valued at $76,000, while the stock is a valuable one. The total loss will be about $400,000. AERIAL NAVIfiATlON TESTS Dr. Qraham Bell's Machines to Be Brought to Petawawa Camp for Experiment. A despatch from Ottawa says : The Crat Canadian experiments with airships for military purposes will be mode at Petawawa camp s'i'irtly. Mr Percy lialdwin, the University of Toronto graduate '%ho has been associated with Dr. (iralinm Hell in the successful flights of the latter's norodromeg •t Baddfck, N H., arrived in Ot towa on Wcdne.sday morning and »ill proceed to Petawawa to make arrniigoments for conducting trial Oiglits at the camp with two new int<4lP»'"'""- Two of these new airships have just been constructed on the model rf tho famous Silver Dart, and they will be shipped to Petawawa under an understanding with the Militia ' Department. Whon Dr. Bell was in Ottawa last spring the Minister of Finance and tne Minist'Or of Mi- litia took an active interest in ths airship experiments at Boddook. The ooming experiments at Peta- wawa are an evidonce of the prae- ttical ' Interest the Government is taking in the important work of tho Canadian pioneers in the irionco of aviation. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS ttAPPENINCS FROM ALL OVEB THE GLOBE. Triecraphle Briefs From Our Own and Other Couiitriea of Decent Efcula. CANADA. Much-needed rains have fallen in the west. The Boo Canal was reopened on Saturday. Lord Charles Bcresford is coining to open the Toronto Exhibition. The execution of Walter Blythc has been postponed until October. The Y. M. C. A. has raised $179,- 63i> in Montreal in its building fund campaign. The most serious of the northern Ontario forest fires are now under control. Forest fires in New Brunswick have started up again, fanned by a thirty-mile gale. Mariners are warned to look out for an obstruction near Colchester light, in Lake Erie. The tv/o paintings stolen from Lar- val University, Quebec, wero re- turned by a priest. The plans for the wagon road from Elk Lake to Gowganda have been completed. Raymond Wilson was drowned in Rice Lake, St. Mary's, on Thurs- day, by the upsetting of his canoe. Faraiday Hall, one of the old buildings connected with Victoria University at Cobourg, is to be torn down. Two London seedsmen aro being iprosocutod under the pure seeds act for keeping unclean seeds for sale. A brewery wagon was prevented fiom entering London camp grounds, under the new prohibitive regulations. A customs oflicial is seardiing locomotives at St. Thoina8..as there are complaints of arises being smuggled in the engine cabs. Tenders for 283 of tlie 870 acres <>( mining lands in the Gillies limit offered for sale were accepted for the aggregate sum of $74,643. Mr. A. T. Paterson, senior di- rector of tho Bank of Montreal, died suddenly on a fishing trip to the Restigouche River, on Friday. The sentence of death passed on Salem Asseley, who killed his bro- ther in a quarrel at Hawkcsbsury, has been commuted to life impris- onment. Fourteen hundred boys took part in the annual review of school ca- dets at Winnipeg, on Thursday, and thirty thousand people witnessed the spentttclc. The 14th Uifles of Kingston have been refused permission to take part in a Fourth of July celebra- tion at Elraira, N.Y., tho military authorities thinking it not stMimly for British troops to help celebrate that day. The Railway Commission has or- dered the railway companies to weight coal cars at the port of en- try and at destination also if in- sisted on by the consignee. A fee not exceeding two dollars may be cliarged for this second weigliing unless there is a serious discrep- ancy in weight. GRKAT BRITAIN Mr. Winston Churcnill proposes the estalilishiiieut of an Imperial jj.stem of labor exchanges. The White Star-Dominion Liner Megantic sailed on her maiden trip from Liverpool on Thursday. Glasgow University will confer the honorary degree of LL.D. upon Sir Hugh Graham and Mr. J. A. Macdonald. UNITED STATES. Tho longshoremen on tho great lakes have voted not to strike. A mob at Ulysses, Nebraska, drove the Catholic Bishop of Lin- coln end two priests from- town, threatening them with violence. In the United States Senate Sena- tor Aldrich stated that an amend- ment vould bo drafted to secure retaliation for Canada's restric- tions on tho export of pulpwood. President Tart sent a message to Congress on Tuesday, recommend- ing a two per cent, tax on tho in- come of Corporations, and the ad- option of an amendment to the con- stitution providing for the imposi- tion of an income tax. GENERAL. President Penna of Brazil is drod. Twelve native soldiers died from thirst in Morocco. A large lake of oil has appeared in tho Gulf of Mexico. Tho northern coast provinces of Honduras aro reported to be in open revolt. Tho Cunard ktearacr, Slavonia, which grounded off the Azores, wii be a total loss. Court Chamberlain Palitzir was killed in a balloon accident at St. Petersburg, on Friday. An aBSOciatlon has been orgaiv- ised in Berlin to promote bettor trade relations with Canada. Queen Elena of Italy has deelined to wear tho groat hats which French milliners aie seeking to impose on Ilalian women o( (aihivn At a me«ting of the Qorman and Russian Emperors in tho Qtilf of Finland pledgee of oontlaued friendship wera «cob»Bged, THE WORLD'S MARKEFS REPORTS FROM TOE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Otber Dairy Produce at Uome and Abroad. BUEADSTUFFS. Toronto, June 22.â€" Flour â€" On- tario wheat, 90 per cent, patents, 85.60 to $5.00 to-day in buyers' sacks outside for export ; on track, Toronto, $6.76 to $5.80. Manitoba flour, first patents, $6.20 to $6.40 on track, Toronto ; second patents, $5.80 to $8, and strong bakers', $6.66 to $3.76 on track, Toronto. Manitoba Wheatâ€" No. 1 North- ern, $1.35, Georgian Bay ports; No. 2, $1.33, and No. 3 $1.31. Ontario Wheatâ€" No. 2, $1.35 to $1.40 outside. Barleyâ€" Feed, 60 to 62c outside. Oatsâ€" No. 2 Ontario white, 00 to 61c on track, Toronto, and 56 to 570 outside. No. 2 Western Ca- nada oats, 61 ^^c, and No. 3 OOj^c, Bay ports. Peasâ€" Pripes purely nominal. Rye â€" No. 2 74 to 75c outside. Buckwheat â€" No. 2, 70c outside. Corn â€" No. 2 American yellow, 8'i! to 83c on track, Toronto; No. 3 at 82o on track, Toronto. Cana- dian yellow, 77c outside, and 80c en track, Toronto. Branâ€" Manitoba, $23.50 to $24 in sacks, Toronto freights; shorts, $24.50 to $26, Toronto freights. ENGINE JUMPED THE TBACK 1 â- â-  â- â- ! â- â-  'â-  â€" â-  â€" â€" â-  â€" « Plunged Into River and Engineer ancj Fireman Drowned. • COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€" $1 to $5 for choice qua- lities, and $3 to $3.50 for seconds. Beansâ€" Prime, $2.20 to $2.25, and hand-picked, $2.40 to $2.46 per bushel. Maple Syrupâ€" 95c to $1 a gallon. Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy, $12.50 to $13 a ton on track here, and lower grades $9 to $10 a ton. Strawâ€" $7.50 to $8 on track. Potatoesâ€" Car lots, 85 to 00c per bag on tratk. Poultry â€" Chickens, yearlings, dressed, 16 to 17c per lb. ; fowl, 12 to 14c; turkeys, 16 to 18c per lb. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Pound prints, 18 to 19c; tubs and large rolls, 16 to 16j-^c ; inferior, 14 to 15c. Creamery rolls, 21 to 22c, and solids, 13 to 19c. Eggsâ€" Case lots, 18% to 19c per dozen. Cheese â€" Large cheese, old, 11 to ny^c per lb., and twins, 14]/^ to 14j-jC. New, 12%c for large, and 12% for twins. * HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon, long clear. 13^ to ISj-jC per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $23 ; short cut, $25 to $25.60. Hams â€" Light to medium, laj^j to ICc; do., heavy, 14 to 14%c; rolls, 12% to 13c; shoulders, 11% to 12c; backs, 17% todSc; breakfast bac^n, 16% to 17c. Lardâ€" Tierces, 14c; tubs, 14%c; pails, 14%c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, June 22.â€" Oatsâ€" No. 2 Claijadian Western, 61%c; ex- tra No. 1 foed,, 61%c; No. 1 feed 61c ; No. 3 Canadian Western, 60%c. Barleyâ€" No. 2, 72% to 74c ; Manitoba feed barley, 67% to 68c. Buckwheat â€" 69%' to 70c. Flour- Manitoba Spring wheat pat-cmts, firsts. $6.30 to $6.50; do., seconds, $5.80 to $6; Manitoba strong bak ers', $5.60 to $5.80; Winter wheat patents, $6.75 ; straight rollers, $6.50 to $6.60; do., in bag.s, $3.15 to $3.20; extr:i. in bag.<, $2.65 to $2.80. Feedâ€" Manitoba bran, $22 to $23; do., shorts, $24 to $25; pure grain mouillie, $33 to $35; mi.xcd mouillie ; $28 to$30. Choeaeâ€" we-.st- erna at 12% to 12%c, and easterns at 12 to 12%c. Butlerâ€" finest cream- ery, '.-2% to 23c. Eggs, 18% to 19c. per dozen. UNITED STATES MAKKETS. Chicago, June 22. â€"Cash wheat- No. 2 r#jd, $1.50 to $1.00; No. 3 red, $1.45 to $i.60; No. 2 hard, $1.22 to $1.28; No 3 hard, $1.15 to $1.27; No. 1 Northern, $1.31 to $1.33; No. 2 Northern, $1.28 to $1.29; No. 3 Spring, $1.20 to $1.25. Cornâ€" No. 2 white, 75 to 75%c; No. 2 yellow, 74 to 74%o ; No. 3, 74 to 74%c ; No. 3 white, 76c ; No. 3 yel- low 74% to 74%c ; No. 4, 72% to 74c. Oats -No. 3 white, 53 to 68c; No. 4 white, 62% to 6bc. Minneapolis, June 22.â€" Wheat- July, 1.30; Sept. $tOe% to $1.09%; Dw;. $1.06% to $1.00;^; cash No. 1 hard, $1.34% to $1.36%; No. 1 Northern $1.33% to $1.34%; No. 2 Northern, $1.31% to $1.32%; No. 3 Northern, $1.30% to $1.31%. Flourâ€" First patents, $6.46 to $6.65 ; second patents, $0.35 to $8.60; first clears, $5.05 to $6.26 ; second clears, $3.05 to $3.86. Branâ€" In bulk, $23.60 to $24. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, June 22. Prime beeves sold at 6/4 to 6%o per pound ; pret- ty good animals sold at 4% to 8%c ; grassors at 2% to 4'io per pound. Superior milch cows that sold at $56 to $00 each, t}i« others sold at $86 to $60 eaeh. Calves sold at $2.60 to $10 each, or 3% to Oe per pound. She«p sold at 4 to 6e per pound ; lambs at from $3.60 to $6 each. A despatch from Vancouver says : The engine and tender of Great Northern train No. 274 left tho tracks on the New Westminster side of the Eraser bridge about 2.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and plunged into the tide. A sound of seething water was hoard as the big locomotive went to the bottom. Though the train was traveling slowly, the engine failed to tako the points at the curve, or the switch had been left open. The locomotive left the tracks anJ pulled the train along with it for some distance, smashing the woodwork and twisting the steel rails. At the junction point of the tracks to Now Westminster and Vancouver the immersion occurred. There the water is deep, and Ao trace of the engine could be seeh. George Zigweid, tho engineer, and the fireman, who is an extra man, just gone on the run, and whoBO name was unknown to the train- men, were drowned. , The train, according to witnesses of the accident, was traveling at Its usual rate of speed across tb« bridge, when she struck tho half- I open switch. The points of tW ' switch were broken, and tho engine : and tender were derailed. The en- gineer reversed his engine and ap- plied the air brakes, but tiie mo- mentum of the train carried ^ it along until the engino plunged down the open space. Good lots-of fat hogs sold at about 8%c per pound ; old sows at 6c per pound. Toronto, June 22. â€" Choice heavy, well finished exporters' were firm at $6 to $6.20; ordinary loads at f:5.75 to $6. Prime butcher cat- tleâ€"Firm at $5.25 to $5.65 for the best picked steers and heifers ; or- dinary loads firm at $4.75 to $5. Stockers and feeders â€" Fair demand. Milkers and springers â€" Steady de- mand for good milkers and near springers. Calves â€" Steady and (•nchanged. Sheep and lambs â€" Firm, and lambs slightly higher. Hog.sâ€" Selects, $7.60 to $7.70 f.o.b. and $7.90, fed and watered. DROWNING NEAR HESPELER. Nebon Dickie, Aged IS, Vieliiu ot a Canoe Accident. A despatch from Hespeler says : A drowning occurred at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon at Puslinch Lake, two millfl from Hespeler. Nelson Dickie, about 19 years of age, was out in a canoe along with three other boys. While they were mak- ing for the island about a quarter of a mile from tht mainland, and when within fifty yards of the is- land, the canoe was upset. The canoe roUod over and over. The three boys managed to hang on, but Dickie went down in twelve feet of water. Dickie was the sup- port of his widowed mother. LAMB'S BONE GR.iFTED. Rare Operatioa Pcrfornied in Chicago. A despatch from Chicago says : \ surgical operation that is being watchc*! by the medical world was performed at the Frances Willard Hospital on Thursday, when a sec- tion of bone from the leg of a lamb was grafted into the right leg of Doccarl Townsend to replace a sec- tion of shattered tibia. Surgeons cf Chicago assert that this was the first time this operation ever was attempted in America, and that 1 never had been attempted more than four or five times before. the Australian navy of full resptin- sibility for policiug tho Pacifio. Colonel Foxton will assure the Ad- miralty of the desire of the Ctun- monwealtb to accept British guid- ance in the construction and man- agement of the proposed subsidiary navy, and to undertake that tbe whole of Australia's warlike miBr chinery will be so organized as ,to be instantly available for any Im- perial emergency. He will not. however, be able to promise tlla enlistment of Australians in mili- tary forces for other than home de- fence, f FELL OFF THE ENIIINE. Mr. Pnul Brennan, (J. T. Vard- ma.'ster at Ottawa, Killed. A despatch from Ottawa says : Mr. I'aul Brennan, yardmaster of the G. T. li. at the Central depot bore, was killed on Thursday fore- noon in a shunting accident, direct- ly beneath the Laurie r avenue bridge. Mr. Brennan was riding on the footboard of the engine, when ho fell off, tlie wheels passing over the upper part of the body. Death was iuKtantaneouB. A SIBSIDLVRY NAVY. .\u4(rnlia Would Indertukc to Poliec (ho Paeiflc. A despatch from Melbourne says . Colonel Foxton, Australia's dele gate to the Defence Conference sail ed on Wednesday. He is authorized to discuss alternatives to the gift of a Dreadnought, including the provision of a great naval base for the Imperial navy at some Austra Han port, and the assumption by MILLIONS FOR NORTH-WES'f. J. J. HiU Sees Vast Populatioa Now in Sight. A despatch from Montreal says: James J. Hill, who was in Montreal for a short while on Saturday, eJt^ pressed himself satisfied with th^ present aspect of affairs in the financial and railway world, - but took an exceedingly optimistic vierm of tlie future, both in Canada and. the United States. As to his own plans, Mr. Hill was not quite so communicative, but he confirmed* tho report that he was definitely, committed to the great scheme for_ capturing the carrying trade on the Pacific between the United' States ports and those ot the Far* East, particularly Japan. "Mark, my words," said Mr. Hill, with^ much force, "the next quarter of a' century will see packed into it' more activity and progress in the« Far East than has been witnessed, in tho last thousand years." .IN EXPLODING LAMP. Jlrs. Prevost Was FataBy Burned . at North Bay. .-V despatch from North Bay says : Mrs. David Prevost, widow, tliirty- . two years of age, lost her life here on Sunday as the result of burns re-' ceived from an exploding kerosene* lamp, used for heating curling, irons. The unfortunate woman waa* preparing for church in the morning at the home of a relative. Moses Guinette, when the explosion oc- curred. The burning oil ignited * Mrs. Provost's garments, and in on instant she was shrouded in flames, . receiving terrible burns, resulting in her death seven hours after the accidocit. The house was badly burned, but the other inmates es- caped. Mrs. Prevost's hu'sband , kept the Balmoral Hotel, Ottawa, for a number of years, and died two months ago. Five children survive. • NINETY-THREE KILLED IN MAT Fatalitlcjt in Indn.:>irial Pursuits â€" Fifteen Trade Disputes. A .despatch from Ottawa says: During the month of May 93 fatali- tie« occurred to workingmen in Canadian industrial pursuits and 185 wero seriously injured. Dur- ing ttn month there were fifteen trade disputes in existence, and in- crease of two as coimiared with May of last year. About 32 firms and 4,759 employees were affected and tho loss of time in working days was approximately 06,357. as compared with 127,426 in May, 1908. CANADA' S TBADE EX PANDlNfi Imports for May Increased Over $5,000,000 and Exports Nearly $2,000,000. I A despatch from Ottawa says : Trade figures for the month of May show most gratifying increases in both imports and exports, and in- dicate that the trade of the Domin- ion has practically reooverod from the deoression whioh set in during the fall of 1907, and is now almost equal in volume to the high record set two years ago. Imports foir the month totalled $88,060,076^ an inoreaae ot $6,1$9,- 647 over May ol last year. For the flret two months of ^« ^soal year the imports tateUed increase of $7,792,625 over the cor- responding period of last year. The customs revenue for the month shows an incroase of $670,000. Exports ot domestic produce for the month totalled $16,810,207, an Inoisaie ol nearlv two millions. For April and May the exports totalled $97,878,004, an increase of $8,471,- 704. The total trade last month, including cola aaid bullion, amount' eU to $44,911 jftfl, an Increase el •7,0110,6«). For the first tw« months ot the fiscal year tho i»- WMf bi Ike tetal trade has been