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ITALIiB l\m FIBED AT The Would-be Assassin Declares That He Is An Anarchist A despatch from Rome says : A dastardly attempt to assassinate King Victor Emmanul of Italy was made by an Anarchist in Rome on Thursday morning. The would-be regicide chose for his attempt th anniversary of the birthday of the late King Humbert, the father of the present King, who himself died the victim of an assassin's blow at Monza on July 29, 1900. The King * .1 fortunate enough to escape the hots fired at him from a revolver. They were several in number and were aimed from a very short dis- tance. One of hl Majesty's body- guards, however, who was in the Immediate vicinity of thei King, was dangerously wounded. The unsuc- cessful attempt to assassinate the King was made as his Majesty, with Queen Helen, was proceeding from the Palace to the Pantheon to take part in the annual memorial service in honor of the late King Humbert. The Royal carriage was preceded and followed by an escort of Cuir- assieurs. The procession was paw- ing along th Via Lata when three shots rang out from amid the crowd. Consternation was on every face. The eoldiers following the carriage immediately dashed for- ward, aad aa they did so their com- mander fell from his horse.. The wounded officer was moved to one side by some of his men while the others dashed up to the Royal car- riage, where they fcund the King and Queen sitting calm and un- moved. Meanwhile the crowd seized the man who had fired the shots and attempted to lynch him. He was so badly handled that he was scarcely able to answer questions when he was handed over to the police. PPIPFQ (IF PARM LMHa^l^^J^V&^^r rKiuti) ur rAitm rKuuuuia grs^g^-g gr-^g $15 to llS'.o Cheese Finest Western*, 151-4 to 151-2o; finest Eastern*. 141-2 to PEPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE j jfa. Buttor -Choicest creamery. J3 to 34o; CENTRES OF AMERICA. " n i*- 321 ' 2 U ' E 8 ~f?* h i, H 1 27c. Potatoes Per bag. oar lot*, 81.69 to $1.70. Prices of Cattl*, Grain, Cheese and Other Product at Horn* and Abroad. BREADSTUFF8. Toronto. March. 1. - Flour-Winter wheat. 90 per cent, patents, $3.90 to W.95, U seaboard, and at 14 to |4.10 for horn* consumption. Manitoba flours- First pat- en-. $5.40; KIT. .ml patent*, $5.10 ; and strong; bakers'. $490, on track. Toronto. Manitoba Wheat-No. 1 Northern. II.- J 131-2. Bay ports: No. 2 Northern. UO. and * No. 3 at $1.061-2, Bay port*. Fed wneut. vll-rail. 75 to 751-2c. Ontario Wheat-No. 2 white, rid and m.x' I. 95 to '". outside. 1'. . - Good shipping; pea* $1.20 to $1.:;, outside. Gain Car lots of No. 2 Ontario, outsid", 46 to 461-2c, and of No. 3 at 441-2 to *.<>. f outside. No. 2. 49 l-2o. on trsoa. Torn.ito. * No. 1 extra \V.C. feed, 50c, and No. 1. 4V, Bay ports. Barley 93 to 94r, outside. Corn No. 3 \merioan yellow. 76. Toronto freights, and kiln-dried at 60c-. Rye About $100, outside. Bran J1anitol>.i bran, $i6. in halts, To- ronto freight. Shorts, J2V.50 to Si. rOTTNTRY PRODUCE. Appli-s- 3 to 14 per barrel. Beans Small lots of hand-picked, SZ.Jj to 2.40 pi-r bii-hi-1. Honev Kxtra<-tod. in tins, 11 to 12c per Ib. <V,mb<, 250 to 2.75. Baled Hny No. 1 at $15.50 to $16.50. on trurk. and No. 3 at *13 lo |14. Baled Straw- $9 to $10. on track. To- ronto. Potatoes- Car lot*. In baits. *1.W o *!.- 65. and Delawares at $1.70 to $1 75. Ot-of- torn, $1.75 to $1.80. Poultry Whnloxalo prlee* of <-noire dre-sed poultry : Chiekens. 12 to 15r per ! Ib ; fowl, 9 to 'lOe; gfetf. 13 to 15c; (tack*. It to 14c; tarkeyn. 20 to 21c. Lire poultry, j about 2c lower than the aboye. HOTTER. KOOS. CHKESE. Butter- Dalrr. choice. In wrappers. 32 to Ho; larce rolls. JO to 32e; and Inferior, tubs 21 to 22c. Creamery quoted at 38 to 40e for rplln. 35 to 36c for solids, per Ib. E- New-laid, 24 to 25c per down. In cann lotH. Cheew Lane quoted at 163-4 to 17o. Bind twins nt 17 to 17 l-4c, per Ib. 1,1 VK STOCK MABBET. Montreal. March 19. Butcher*' cattle, choioe, $6.75 to $7i do., medium, $4.50 to St. do., common, $4 to $4.50; canners, $276 to t3.25i butchers' rattle, choice cows, $3 to 15.50; do., bulls $3.50 to *5.50: milkers, $65; do., com. and medium, each, $50; Springers, $30 to $40. Sheep-Ewes. $5 to $5.25: bucks and culls. $4 to $4.50; lambs. $6.75 to $7.10. Hogs-P.o.b., $7.75 to $7.85. Calves- $3 to $12. Toronto. March 19. Medium- and com- mon butcher rattle ranged from $4.50 to $5.50. Good covrs and bulls were quoted firm. Kiockera and feeders were strong. but milk cows went under about $15 nuiece. Lamb* were rery firm at $7.50 to $8. Slieep and calves were ntnady and unchanged. Hoga were about lOc. higher at *7.25 to $7.35. led and watered. HOO PUODl'fTB. Bacon Long dear. 111-2 to 1M-4o pr Ib In lots. Pork Short cut, $22. Mh do me**, 119 M tn $20. II a HIM Medium to light. It to 161-Zo; heavy. 14 to 141-2e; rolls. IOJ-4 to lie: breakfast bacon. 16 to 17n; backs, 19 to 20c. Lard Tierces. 12o; tub. 121-4c; pall*. U l-2u. UNITKD STATES MARKKTB. Minneapolis. Marrh 19. Wheat - May. 1.055-8; July. 11.07 to $1.071-8: No. 1 hard. 1.0TI-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.066-6; No. 2 Northern, $1.045-8; No. 3 wheat. $1.0258. Corn No 3 yellow, 66 to 67c. OatH No. t white, 51 1-2 to 52r. Rye No. 2, 89 to 90n. Bran i25 to $25.50. Flour Kirst patent*. S to $5.30; do. *econdn. $4.65 to $4.95; first clears. M.40 to *J.75; do.. seconds, $2.30 to Sn Buffalo. March 19. Rprlng wheat FO, 1 Iforthorn. carloads store. $1.161-4; Winter. Do. 2 red. $1.04; No. 3 red. $1.02; No. 2 fcrhite, $1.02. Corn No. 3 yellow, 72r; No. 4 yellow. 693-4r, all on track, through billed. Oat* -No. 2 white. 571-4c; No. J White. 563-4e; No. 4 white, 65 S-4e. Barley Malting. $1.20 to $1.15. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, March 19. ()> Canadian Western. No. 2. 53 to N1-2e: <!., No. J. 61 to 511-2e; eitra No. 1 feed. .2 li> 621-fc; Ho. 2 local white, 501-2 tn Sir; No. 3 do.. 491-2 to 50r; No. 4 do., 481-2 to 49i* Barlev Malting. $1.05 to $1.10. Buc.kwheat-No. t, tt to 73c. Flour Manitoba Hprln wheat patenti). firsts. $5.70; do., second* $6.20; Strong bakers'. 15: Winter patents, choice. 3.10 to $5.35; n(raight roller*. $4.65 to $4.- HEALTH ACT REVISION. Radical Changes Are Proposed in the Bill. Provides for division of Ontario into not more than ten health dis- tricts, with provincial officers in charge of each; reduces membership of local boards of health ; makes lo- cal officer of health executive officer of board. Provides for weekly re- ports to provincial board of all communicable diseases; prevents di-mi-sal <jf local officer, except by ( n ent, of provincial board; pro- vides for annual conference, of medi- cal health officers; orders provision fur care of indigent sick ; extends provision for inspecting meat. PECULIAR ACCIDENT. Freight Cars Crash Through Hill- burnt Railway Station. A despatch from Hillhurst, Que., says : A serious accident occurred here on Thursday night, which re- sulted in the destruction of th Grand Trunk Railway Station by fire and the. tying up of traffic for veral hours. Several care on a westbound freight jumped the track and crashed through the station, upsetting tho stove and starting a fire. Agent Bonner was badly ia jured, but will recover. , q, NEGOTIATIONS HltOKKN OFF. 7,000 PASSENGERS COMING. Eight Steamers Now on the Way to Halifax. A despatch from Halifax ays : Eight trteamers, with more than even thousand passengera, are now en route to Halifax. The Allan liner Corsican has 1,541, and of this number 525 will go to Manitoba, 489 to Ontario and Michigan, 108 to Montreal, and 55 to other United States points. The Empress of Ire- land has 1,349. They will b distri- buted as- follows : Manitoba, 589 ; Ontario and Michigan, 214; Sault Hti-. Marie, 81 ; Montreal, 55, and Maritime Provinces, 5. The Rus- eian-American line brings 1,000 from Libau. The Uranium Com- pany's Uranium has 675 and the Volturno 765, both from Rotterdam. The Allan liner Teutonic ha* 1,129. She will land 579 at Portland and 584 at Halifax. COST OF LIVING GOING UP. The Record Shows High-Water Nark for February. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Department of Labor wholesale prices record up to date shows a still higher level for February than for January, notwithstanding that the latter month was reported as having seen the highest prices since 1882-4, and possibly since 1873. The index number rose during Febru- ary from 131.4 to 134.3, those being percentages of tho average level of prices during the last decade of the last century. The upward move- ment was largely the result of ad- vanpes in grains, animals and meats, dairy products and potatoes. letail prices were also upward, especially in the food products de- rived from the lines above men- ioned. 4 SUFFRAGETTES SENTENCED. 'our to Six Months' Imprisonment for Window-Smashing. A despatch from London says: Ten of the suffragettes who were jommitted for trial by the Police Magistrate at the Bow Street Court >n March 2 on a charge of smashing windows during the women suffra- gette demonstration on March 1 were sentenced on Wednesday at ,he London Sessions Court to terms ranging from four to six months' mpristmment. The women were ,ried in the Superior Court on ac- count of the damage caused by each of them having exceeded the value of $25. U. S. MINERS TO STRIKE 'onferonre in New York Breaks Up Without Result. A despatch from New York says : 'All negotiations with the anthra- cite coal operators are off," de- clared John P. White, president of Conference* on British Coal Striko Ended in Failure. * A despatch from London says : The conferences on the coal strike have failed, and tho negotiation!) have been broken off. The Govern- ment has decided, therefore, to re- sort to legislation with a view of ending the strike, and a liill will be introduce-d providing a mini- mum wnge for all underground coal workers. JJBflflTY rnMLi Judge, Lawyer and Sheriff Slain in Virginia Court-room A despatch from Hillsville, Vir- ginia, says: In a flami; of unprece- dented outlawry the entire human fabric of the Carroll County Cir- cuit Court, in session here on Thursday, was wiped out by aasa,ssi- nation. Just aa Judge Thornton Massie had sentenced Floyd Allen to one year in prison for aiding in the escape of a prisoner, two of Al- len's brothers and several friends pe.ned fire with revolvers. Judge Massie fell dead ia his place on the 'Bench on tho first volley. The wea- pons were then turned on the Com : monwealth's Attorney, William Foster, and he sank to the floor with several bullets in his brain, death being instantaneous. Sheriff Uewis Webb, making a frantic effort to reach the ringleaders, was ahot dead before he, had taken ten steps. Several of the jurors who hud tried the case were seriously wounded, J. H. Blankenship probably fatally. The Aliens, including the prisoner and their friends, after tho killing of the Sheriff, backed slowly out ol the courtroom, holding all vould-be pursuers in check at the point ol revolver*. Once outside they made a dash for the mountains on horse- back. Special officers are being rushed into the county to help ,in running down the murderers. Oov ernor Mann is holding two compan- ies of militia in readiness in case the Aliens and their friends gather recruits in the mountain fastness. Hillaville u in a remote quarter fifteen miles front Barren Springs the nearest railroad station. MAKING SAFE INVESTMENT!; HOW THE HIGH RATE OK WESTERN MORTGAGES AFFECTED SANK SHARES. Loan Companies Which Formerly Loaned Htavlly to Speculator* on Bank Shares as Security Found the Extra On* or Two For Cent. Too Great * Temptation Failure of Several Bank* Helped Make Tlmm LOM Popular. Th article* contributed br "InTeitor" are for the ol purpose of (aiding pro*- peotlre laveitor*. and. If possible, of lav- ing them from losing money throufh placing It in "wild-oat" enterprises. The Impartial and reliable character of the Information mar be relied upon. The writer of these article* and the publisher of thi* paper have no intereit* to *erTe in connection with this matter other than those of the reader. (By "Investor"). Not long ago, a business man wax re- marking on the altered position which bank stocks occupy now in the Canadian markets a* compared with a few year; ago. "Why," be said, "in 1897 or 1W8 1 made my expenses to Europe by baying few shares of one bank which one I have now forgotten bnt if I had bought the same stock only five year* ago and held it until to-day I should probably have lost heavily." Undoubtedly he would have lout, as a large percentage of Canadian bank stocks are lower at the present time than they were then. There are several reasons for this, which are not only not generally realised, but which have a very important bearing on bank stocks as investments. Ten years ago the loan and trust com- panies commenced investing in Western were ?nti8ned with a to that time they modest interest of from 4 per cnt. to 6 per cent., bat the demands of the West put the price up to 8 per cent., and even to 10 per cent., and the loan companies, finding this a very satisfactory method of making money, naturally usei all their surplus funds in investing out there, until now probably a very large proportion of their funds are so loaned. The insurance com- panies then followed suit, and now, in- stead of having large amounts of surplus funds available for loaning In the mar- ketas they and the loan companies for- merly did to a very considerable eitent they out down the proportion <fl the money RO used. They opened loaning office* in the West, employed skilled valuators and, as would be very costly in the case of an individual, took advantage of the high rates, without taking any chance to speak of. Now what effort had this on bank stocks? As might bo inferred from the first para- graph of this article, in the '90's bank stocks were a popular medium of specu- lation. Men bought them on margin; that is to Bay. pafd for them by borrowing money on the stock ns security up to about 85 per cent, of its market themsoIveH putting: up th balance, which is known value, and cent. "margin." Ono of the very stringent law* concern- in<- banking in Canada prevent* one bank from loaning on tho security of share* In any other bank, or of its own, and go it was that the loan, the mint and the In- surance companiea, and. of course wealthy individual*, alone could lend the pneoula- torn In bank share* the wherewithal to buy thorn. And Just here i* where the Western demand for money altered the position bank stork* were to >-rcupy. Where formerly these companies could get from 4 1-2 per cent, to 6 per cent, for r 'II loans lin those days more than the average mortgage paid) on bank shares, they could now get 8 per cent, on western mortgage*, and so they naturall" no long- or took the same intereirt in call loans they formerly did. As a result, loans on bank charri became more and more dif- ficult to obtain, until speculators found bank stocks by no means satisfactory, and gradually they were left to Investor* altogether, with thn further r**ult that they did not got the same attention in the market. This is one very Important cause of the change in the. past few years, which re- moved hank stocks very largely from the . . , lr i realm of marginal snecnlatlon*, and ac- thc United Mine Workers of Amen- counts partly for the lower prte** of bank ca, at the adjournment of the ineet- ng on Friday afternoon between tho miners and operators in which ;he ininera declined tho operators' POWDER IN CANADA. CONTAINS NO AL-UM CONFORMS TO THE HIGH STANDARD OF GILLETT'S GOODS OF SMALLPOX Dr. Beaudry Says the Disease Is Epidemic in Quebec Province A despatch from Montreal says : Dr. Beaudry, Chief Inspector of the Provincial Board of Health, es- timates that there are over 75,000 cases of smallpox in the Province whil-i the cases kept secret will pro- bably increase this number. The contagion is distributed all over the Province, especially in the north, from Ottawa to th Lake St. John district, as much of it origin- ates in the lumber camps. But it is not confined to the north, as was shown by the recent outbreak of Rigaud, where twenty cases wore found in the college a week ago. Since the beginning of the epi- demic the Provincial authorities have found smallpox not reported to the proper authorities in five con- vents and two colleges, the lat be- ing that of Rigaud, which is still under quarantine. SYDNEY A. M. KOSK. An Australian electrical engin- eer, who has invented a new auto- matic target device that Hashes to the elbow of the marksman the in- dication of the precise spot struck on the target, no matter what the length of the range may be. counter-proposition. "I look for a I ">upie of small OHM In Quebec. The On- . . tario failure, especially which en me a* a general suspension of work on Apnl ,,,-,.,,, to all but a rer few people made i>eople wonder whether their own Investment* were safe, and so the more timid rushed Into the market with *uoh unquestionable shares a* thone of the Dank of Montreal, Nova Sootla. Toronto and a score of others Nor did the failure of the RoYrelfw and Farmers banks, a few year* later, heln matters, and many nnople who had. perhaps, pnt money Into Dr. Brattle Neahltt'a bank, who wouldn't trusted him with a cent personally, lost riu of the fact that th other banks were different. And so. bank shares have com* to be In Btrong hand* at th present time, which is an ment. -'.irk during the past few years. Thorp is auotlnr roason, however, why bank Blocks fell in price and tht was the miciminess calmed to nervous Investors hy tho failure of tho Ontario. Sovereign -. ..,,,, <M ,, i avn I v i ill if and Farmers bank* in Ontario, and a (iIRL AMIO MlOl Hhll rAMIr.K. 1," he added. HARD TO DROP. But Many Drop It. A young Calif, wife talks about coffee : 'It was hard to drop Mocha and Java and give Postum a, trial, but my nerves were so shattered that I was a nervous wreck and, of course, that means all kinds of ills. (Tea ontains caffeine the same drug 'ound in coffee and U equally harm- ful.) "At first I thought bicycle riding canned it and I gave it up, but ray condition remained unchanged. I did not want to acknowledge coffee caused tho trouble, for I was very Fond of it. 'About that time a friend came to live with us, and I noticed that after he, had been with us a week he would not drink his coffee any more. I asked him the reason. He replied, 'I have not had a headache since I left off drinking coffee, some months ago, till last week, when I began again, here at your table. I don't see how anyone can like cof- fee, anyway, tum' ! after drinking Pos- "I said nothing, but at once or- dered a package of Postum. That was five months ago, and wo have drank no coffee since, except on two occasions when we had com- pany, and the result each time was that ray husband could not sleep, but lay awake and tossed and talked half the night. We were con- vinced that coffee caused his suf- fering, so he returned to Poatum, convinced that the coffee- was an enemy, instead of a friend, and he is troubled no more by insomnia. "I, myself, have gained 8 pounds now to quit the old coffee that caused our aches and ails and take up Postum." Name given by Ca- nadian Postum Co., Windsor, Ont. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. 'There', a reason." Ever read tht above Utlirf A niw on* appear* from tltn* to tlm*. Th*y ar l*nuln, fro*, and full of human Inttrett. RIOT IN LANCASHIRE. Miners Seized I'll Head and Fought the Police. A despatch from London says : The first serious strike riot was re- ported from Haydock, in Lanca- shire, on Wednesday night. The strikers, who claimed that firemen had been employed to fill the coal tubs, seized the pit head and fought with the police, who were sent to dislodge them. Several of the strik- ers were injured and three police- men were seriously wounded. The rioters were repulsed, but the police were unable to make any arrests. The Government has issued notice to all local authorities that if the police at their command are unable to control the situation and prevent rioting to apply immediately for troops. Ella Perry Acquitted on Ground of Self-Defenoe. A despatch from Moose Jaw, Sask., saye: Miss Ella Perry, a pretty seventeen-year-old girl, was on Thursday acquitted of shooting Louis T. Perry, her father, on the ground of self-defence. Perry, who is a merchant, struck his daughter, and she fired two shots into his body. THE KING'S KINDLY ACT. Helps Welsh Lad Who Had Lost His Feet. A despatch from London says : A Welsh lad, Idris Thomas, who re- cently had to have Beth his feet amputated owing to tuberculosis, received from King George a gift of money to enable him to buy ar- tificial feet. Thomas on Tuesday painfully made his way to Bucking- ham Palace for the purpose of per> sonally thanking the King, who, however, at the time was absent. Hearing of the call and of the lad's disappointmeut, King George had him sent for and on Wednesday re- ceived him. His Majesty gave th lad a scarf pin as a memento of th occasion and sent him into Treloar Cripples' Home, where he is to bj taught a trade. A GREAT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION The report of the business transacted in 1911 by the Sun Life Assurance Com- pany of Canada, which the management of that Institution placed before their shareholders and pollcyholder* at their annual meeting on the 5th March, make* one realize that C'auada ban iu this Com- pany a concern big even in these day* of largo undertakings. Comparing the Life Assurance ID forca with that shown for 1910, an increase of i over twenty-one million* of dollar* ia shown -the total being over one hundred and sixty-four million*. The Asset* now stand at almost forty- four millions, an increase of five and three-quarter million* of dollar* over laat year. The income ha* grown to ten and one- halt million* and tha surplus Is not ' '" shun of five million* of dollar*. Such figures tell of prudent and yet aggressive management and justify the confidence of tho public.. 62 INTEREST AND SAFETY 4 Price Bros, and Company Bonds pay 6 per cent on the investment. They offer tha strong security of first mortgage on 6,000 square miles of pulp and timber lands which are insured at Lloyds against fire. The earnings of the Company at present approximate twice the bond interest. The new pulp mill in course of construction will double this earning power. Purchased at their present price they pay interest at the rate of 6 per cent. The best posted investors in Canada and England have purchased these bonds. Owing to the security and increasing demand of the products of the Company, these bonds will unquestion- ably increase in value. If you have money to invest write us for complete information SECURITIES CORPORATION LIMITED BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING R. M. WHITE Manager YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS TORONTO MONTREAL-OUEBEC-HALI FAX-OTTAWA LONDON ((NO.) GREAT BATTLE IK TRIPOLI. Italians Hurled 28 Bombs Into Turks* Camp. A despatch from Rome says : An- other battle has been fought in Tri- poli, this time at Benghazi. The official announcement waa made on Wednesday at the War Office and in weight, and my nerves have -it is stated that 1,000 Turks and ceased to quiver. It seems so easy Arabs were killed. The loss on the Italian aide was 29 killed and 62 wounded. The Turkish positions were captured alter hard fighting. The Arabs left 400 dead on the field. The dirigible balloons hurled 88 bombs at the Turkish encampment at Zanzur, Tripoli, and created great havoc. Two of the bombs ex- ploded ia a oaravan of 60 oameli with dis 'Rtrous results. BRUCE'S SEEDS The Standard of Quality Since 1850 An experience of over sixty years in the Seed busineu in Canada, and our lng connection with the Bast Grewr*j of tho World, gives us advant- ages which few seed houses possess ; added to this, our careful system of tostlng all our seed* for purity and germination, and tha great car* exercised in every detail of our business, bring* to us every se*on many pleased customers, to add to our already large list of patron*. SHOPPING BY MAIL U a most fascinating, eiyoyuMe, and profitable puriolt. You can tn a few , and with perfect safety, though tar removed from the *ource of supply, have delivered at your dooi^ .-V^ , Bru't 9**>i TR that satis Wrl. f.Mt now to Hamilton, Canada i '