THE DAILY WHIG, THURSDAY, MARCH e€. & CO, | Princess Street. oY fm for cash or on very i i 03 Dwar , GRAIN, COTTON. , MARKETS. =.) Jah 6.~ Wheat, 14d: red winter, com wit 34d. pres, Ge, Sd. - shor: 1 tallow, Sle. od Ausirali- .; Cheese, rece] 0 two mine 4g Prat wb z Eon "to save $100,000 in THE 5 PX. EDITOR 4ECOND EDITION NEWS ON PAGE FIVE. COMMERCIAL MATTERS, What is Going on in the Busines World--The Market News, Out of every 100 poupds of pepwr mand factured in the world pons made into Looks " he Urand Trunk redlway earnings for the werk ending Feb. 28th, show an incrvase of $64,914, the figures beioy 1902, §791.203 1901, $626,289. The Dotinion coal company will be able 1902 by improvements which have been mmde in regard to water transportation of the company's product. The Boston News Buresu says they if tbe Dominion steel company was cow in fall operation, with the present price of BY billets boldimg, the company would be able to earn 10 per cent. of the common wtock It iv wederstood that a mew salmon can pery combine, taking in at least forty five of the largest councry plants in British Co Jombia, is abouts completed at Vancouver. Amerioamn capital amounting to $4,000,000 is backing the deal Canadian failures during February od 124, with total liabilities of $1 C01.734, of which 15 were in manufacturing lor $36. 800, and 107 in tending for $900.974, while of other commercial insolvencies there wore two owing $167,000. { Canads/s total miners! production 1901 wos $69,407.03), according to the logical survey report The production 1900 was 8$64,488.087. The total moteliie production wos valued at $42, H24,008: the value of structural materials and clay pro ducts was $6,461,261, and the value of oth or non-metallic products was $19,821,072 only six are umber "for geo in ---------- George Grossmith. Perhaps no description hits off irresistible humor snd the mirth pro voking magnetism better than the monograph of Alan Dale, the famous New York critic. He says: "li you can appreciate delicate humor, laid on with the point of a camel's hair Lrush, wamith. Fen if is dead---ascas vogey known by the nen, gLE vulgarty of Gros the go and see George U your of humor sinated by the cheerful as comic opera, cutilaed the horse play of extrava roted hy the gage burlesgue--go and Lienvge smith just the same. Be advise] by me It will do you good. You will see a wistful person of mature years, with a weasel face and a thin, almost emaciated manner. He will step forth upon a nude platform and with no other accomplice than a mere piano, he will keep vou in twists of laughter--healthy, intelligent, cerebal laughter--for one hour and a half." Mr. Grossmith will appear at the Grand opera house on Friday, March 7th sense and ee Go ------------------ Procadence By Lottery. Woodstock Ex The Hami ton Herald suggests as a settlement of the vexed and difficult question of e ober iastical precedence at state functions that the reverend guests be weighed or measured, and take their weight, I the weighing took place after the banquet was over there might be good reason for adopt ing that method----the man who did most justice to the spread being en- titled to the place of honor--buat, of course, that would be impracticable, A better plan, and one that would be fair tv evervbody, would be for the guests to draw lots. Let every guest as he enters draw a card from a hat on the umbrella stand, and take his place according to the number on the card. This would give everybody an equal chance. But if everybody had an equal chance, perhaps nobody would want ju take Bn nce, and that would be the best solution of the difficulty. Made A Presentation. incident occurred this morning at the Bay of Quinte hotel, when a number of friends gathered and presented William Robinson, ex: M.P.P., with a beautiful walking cane, suitably engraved, The presentation was made by alderman McLeod, in be half of the contributors, representing Mr. Robinsons wide circle of friends The recipient made a suitable reply, thanking those who had made the pre: sentation for their cheerful words of good will and good wishes; he esteem ed them all as personal friends and hoped to be long spared to enjoy their genial company. A pleasing : Pill-Dosed With nauseous, big purgers, preju- dice people against pills generally. Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills are revolutioniz- ing the pill demand---thev're so pleas- ant and easy to take-the doses are small and so is the price, 10 cents for 40 doses. Biliousness, Sick Headache, Constipation dispelleq. Works like a charm. Large size 25 cts. For sale by Henry Wade and E. C. Mitchell. 3 No Changes In Captains. No change in the captains of the Richelieu & Ontario steamers will be made this season. This was decided yesterday at a meeting of the execa: tive of the board of directors. In ad dition to the captains, the pursers and engineers will he much the same as last . No names will be pub- lished till after they are confirmed by the full board. : -------------- Fifteen Applications In. The i. of receiving applications jon of sexton of the Syd- thodist church expir- . There were in Yall : 'A special commit: the matter and re- of the joint several weeks before made. THE RAILWAY SUBSIDIES) BAY OF QUINTE RR. WILL CET | $150,000. And Many Other Lines in: Eastern and Northern Ontario Are To Be Helped--Land Given, In Some Cases. ' Toronto, March 6.-The railway to be brought 'down in the legislature, this afternoon. gall for grants of 8622,000, chiefly to railways in northern Ontario The Irondale, | Pancroft & Ottawa railway gets $210 0460, including a revote of $30,000, the idea being to complete u short and more direet route from the Ottawa valley to Toronto. The Bay of Quinte railway gets £150,000, including a 1 vote of $90,000. This road will open up a very valuable mineral belt. Fhe Hudson's Bay and St. Joe gets $2, 000 a mile for ten miles, and 5,000 acres a mile. The C.P.R. gets 83.000 a mile for fifteen miles, from Dinora wie Station to lake Minetakie This will give navigation te Lac Seul. The James' wuhsiclies Pay railway gets a cash sub- sidy of 81.000 a mile, 895.000 in all from a point on the Canada Atlantic, near Rose Point, to the C.P.R., near Sudbury. The Pembroke Southern rail' way gets E3000 a mile for fificed miles, and the Lindsay, Bobcaygeon & Pontypool RR., B4S000 jor the sixteen miles from Bobeaygeon to Lindsay. " The municipal committee of the leg islature, this morning, by a vote of fourteen to twelve, rejected a propos al by Mr. Carscallen," Hamilton, pro viding that sale of lands for taxes in cities or towns shall not be invalida ted by reason of their having heen distress on the lands. Mr. Carscallen said the proposed clanse left it op tional to cities or town: as to whe ther the right ¢f distress should be done away with Before the public accounts commit this morning, Hon. J. R. Strat ton appearea and asked to be allow ed to make a sworn statement in con nection with the toe Dickson lumber com pany grant of $4,000 for the building of the Stone Creek dam It was on Mr. Stratton's representation that the grant was made by the government It was absolutely untrue, he said, that there was ever any conversation with McGill, Mr.. Hall, or any other person looking to any pavment by | the company. Such a thing never thought of or dreamed of, Mr. Stratton, "so far as the govern ment, or myself, was concerned payment was received: no promised. 1 do not know make the denial stronger." Surveys of the Manitoulin and Nor thern railway are completed and th road will be built before next winter, from Meaford to Owen Sound in the south and from Sudbury to Little Current at the north end. The line will parallel the Soo branch of the (LP. R., from Sudbury to the Soo. thirty to thirty-five miles north. The Algoma Central railway, on which 2. 600 men are at work will he complet ed this year. It ix 2% miles long. The railway committee of the legis lature, this morning, passed the last bills before it, those ing the Huron and Bruce railway. from Wiaon to Goderich, and | through to Southampton and Kinear dine, and the Canada Central, the mouth of the French river to Albany river. was "said N¢ payment that I can two meorporat- from the | MR. MONK'S RESOLUTION. Returns Of the Bulwer-Clayton Treaty Negotiations. i Ottawa, March 5.--Mr, to-day introduced his bill telephone and te legraph companies, the purport of which, 'he explained, was to bring their rates under the | control of the governor-general in | council, and to extend certain pro- visions of the general railway act te them, The telephone companies are also subjected by the bill to the same regulations a#® the telegraph Mr. Monk's motion connected with the abrogation of Clayton-Bulwer treaty was after Sir Wilirid Laurier hed repeated | the explanation he gave when Mr. Bourassa submitted a similar resol tion a few days since: The preuier said the correspondence was so close ly connected and interwoven wit that relating to the question of the Alaskan boundary, which is still pend ing, but which might be closed ai any time, that it could not be separ ated, and, therefore, could not he brought down. Mr. Charlton's motion to have the aunditor-general's report published in parts, as prepared, was lost, by 'a vote of ninety-eight to fif ty-two. Mr. Fielding pointed out that when the report was ready as early as it was this session the motion was unnécessary. 1 Fitzpatrick respecting compan papers t he ny ved, es. for TO BE COURT-MARTIALED. Accused Of Torturing And Execu- ting Filipinos. Manila, March 6.-Maj. Waller and, Lieut. Day, of the marine gorps, are do be court-martialed. They dre! charged with torturing Filipines and | executing others in the wand of Sa mar, without trial. Waller and his marines did some good work in Sa mar after the massacre of part of a company of the 9th. A Railway Accident, ! Pitisburg. Pa. March 6.-- Early this | matting a local passenger train, south | bound, and a through freight train, going 'north, met in a head-on colli i sion at Edge Cli, ou the Allegheny | Valley, twenty-two miles north of | Pittsburg. All traffic on the road has | been blocked since that time. The on: ie received states that both en gines were destroyed and hoth el, crows waved themselves by ig Several persons 'being injured. hy] also reported Shai A man who i driving along the river waggon road | which is close {0 the track was killed. | tar} IS t day, | er | place on St. | day. i N.Y. { Mich | low | veloped near | Orange i | mission i the {lord Dufferin's : the "Brighton Slasher," PITH OF THE NEWS. Very Latest Nows Culled From All Over The World. Mulock and Hon. W the colonial Hon. William Fielding will attend in Lonaon., Montreal bogey team and leave for Winnipeg to play championship series, on Sunday. The rebellion has broken out anew in Lwzon. Excitement intense, many new bands are being organized Montreal is to get a military school with buildings to cost 3100.000 school will be like the John's, . Qe Georg A. Wintermute, has "heen appointed county treasurer, of Essex, wo Henry Moran, whose accounts were short $1795. The British adwiralty officials deny the report circulated in the States of the sinking of a torpedo boat destroyer in the English chan conlerence friends the 1% one Maidstone, succeed i nel, As the fall 'of snow street railway traffic in Reading, Pa., is at a stand still, and o line is running to the country districts. Leave of absence was granted sheriff Eilbeck, of the Yukon, because his health required a change. He his father, whose also to see was failing. W. J. Wilgus, chief engineer of the New York Central railway, said that one track would be opened Albany daring the day and anoth to-morrow. . The consecration of bishop co-adju torelect Carmichael will likely Philip's and .St. James' May 1st, in Christ's church Montreal The remains of Abner Case, burned to death in the Ad saitarium at Battle Creek, | , on Feb. 19th, were found on Wednesday by workmen. The snow fall which began in Pensvl vannia yesterday during the | and the weather is bright and Steam and trolley traffic impeded in mountainous to tor ca thedral, Bath, ventists' ceased night clear. much tricts, The Mormon missionaries' propagan da. at Copenhagen, has become so ac tive that they are distributing litera ture even within the Danish dis meetings, The number of immigrants to he brought to Algoma from Seandinavia, this spring, will number 3.000, Mr. Clergue says that number brought ont annually for years) to come. " Whitelaw Reia, will be several the United States en voy to the coronation, has rented Brooks hatse, the Park Lane residence of I Tweedmouth, During his stay in Mr. Reid will pay twenty thousand for six weeks' rent. Alice to be the guest Mrs. lore London dollars Roosevelt is Reid. GIFT FOR A JUDGE. 3 Sad 5 Boniface Citizens Remember Him. Winnipeg, March 6. gast, elevated to the supreme - court, of the north west territories was, last night, 1aade the rezipient, by his fel citigens of St. Boniface, of an illueminated address together with a gold chain, locket and, watch, Judge and Mrs. Prendergast! will reside in Prince Albert. Another case of smallpox has Ratwell, Man. The annual meeting of the lodge is in session peg. wk Schulte, Baldur, elweted most worshipful grand master On inquiry at the Hudson Bay com offices, it was learned that brought in by Hudson Bay messengers, regarding Andre's death old rehashed, and that there was nothing in it. St. Judge Prendex m the story the tale FOUND A CONDOR BOOM. More Evidence That Warship Went To Bottom. Victoria, B.( March 6.~In the finding of the of the ill-fated sloop of war Condor, on Long Beach further evidence is produced to show that the vessel went to the bottom in the December storm. Further north officers learned of other wreckage coming ashore, presumably from a sealing schooner, there being pieces of canoes and sealing boats' boom Lord Dufferin"s Readiness. The Christian Workl. Lord bufierin was a brilliant speak and quick repartees ancestor, Sheridan. : dinner in the city at i & tory orator, re relationship between quoted a play of against salliex his or Tis often recalled Once at a publ which he pres membering the lord Dufferin and Sheridan, passage from the latter's "Pizarro," as an asrgument he then pending reform bill. It was from the speech of Rollo: "The changes which they offer us are a de lusion. We want no change, and least | of all such change as they can bring." But the orstor had not counted readiness. turn came he ter by reminding the speaker that he had not « puted the whole of the Rol fo speech---be had omitted certain words ih wight be applied to the conservative offer of protection : "They offer wus protection. What is their protection * Why such protec tion as the and devouring, ---- Death From A Blow. Chicago, March 6.----Samuel Up houser, known in paglistic circles as is dying at and | { 10 BUILD A RING FENCE { AROUND THE PUBLIC HOUSES OF BRITAIN. | A Man Should Act Himsell If He | i | { { The | at dt. | Wants To Get Any Reform-- To Put a Stop To Excessive Drinking -- What Prohibition- ists Say. tawa, March 6.--A practical tem perance reformer, earl Grey, says the aim of the English public house trust to build a "ring fence" around the wiblic houses of Great Britain in the { hope of diminishing the evil influences | and effects of excessive drinking. | United | {me result of the extraordinary | { | Rideau hall and j work desired | health | "8 | of drink because i of division | ties. | form. take | { | new | trust houses | encouraged by some is very | | glass of | self, 1 churches, | I ufging voung girls to attend Morman | | | | and | | heer of | | | prohibitionists, The earl came to Canada to explain to temperance reformers here the methods of the British public house trust. He ! spent some time at Rideau hall, visit his sister, the countess of Minto, and last Friday went to Torento, where he outlined his methous. A few dave before leaving Ottawa, earl Grev invited a correspondent to there spoke of the public house trust in Great Britain. He asked that the in terview be not used until to-day. The earl said he felt a certain deli cacy in speaking here on the subject he found it a matter between the political par "In England," he said, "one may wait until the grave without the hope of getting any * temperance re A practical reforn 3 should act { himseli if be wants to get any "My object to try to put fence around } nt we ask of the reform is a ring the licensing authori | thes to grant us any new licenses they niay consider necessary, and we may { buy other licenses in the open market, il we can. We want to have a trust which will be able to take over any licenses granted and conduct the in a way that will be people. In this we dre the best brew to have only not total and see no harm in a hut we want to put a stop to excessive drinking For my would regard a law 5 arinking as interference liberty igi do the in say about Grey was askeo "The prohibitionists say the houses too respectable boys who come best for the of anxious We who are hrew ers, good sold. are beer, an with my English prohibition your scheme ?"" earl we make and that for buns will stay for But we point out that the peo- want drink, and it is to the inter ts of the publicans to push as much possible the sale of all kinds of liquors. Every temptation to drink is given, the Jaws are disregarded and much evil follows,, 'We must be prac tical and face the fact that the drink ing ral Then why should we not the drinking placestas de as make { cent ax possible and remove as far as | we { Every | they want stronger drinks thgy | get | | morning | i their | Manitoba | Winni- | has been | xiving are on hen his | created roars of laugh- | § St, vilture ives, covering | j of the ean the temptations drink ? encouragement will be given to non-intoxicants, and of people use will and not to excess public house, in a min a it was the publican to fill four hundred glasses of gin every night, and in the when the miners were way to work they would go the gin and under | wtond of the of one only best I know ing village custom mn for N ow, trust glasses of management, in gin will be bowls of broth or something equally health ful. That i= an evidence of the differ ence hetween the and the present "I have to Canada to in terfore in a political question tell any person what to do to explain what are trying England and perhaps our be useful to the people system not come or to we of Can ENTERED INTO REST. { Death Of Mrs. Twitchell, United States Consul. At noon, Thursda man Day, wife of consul, Col M. asleep in death. v, Henrietta Cush the United States H. Twitchell, fell She had been ill for hut recovered from very eritical attacks. "Two weeks ago, ain stricken, but this time was given. The end came then the weary sufferer vi to the realms of the | late Mrs. Twitchell was mar ried in October, 1876, and was a resi aent of Kingston for twenty-three years; ever since Col, Twitchell was appointed United States consul in this city. She was born in Hampton, Mass., fifty-seven vears ago In { ligion she was a Presbyterian. her husband .and one G. a student at "witchell was a lady of ful character and aniiability bereaved husband and son svinpathy of the people of Kings ton is extended. No family was ever held in higher esteem in this city than § tha of United States consul Twit chell, On Sanday eleven o'glock, the burial service will be held, by Rev. J. Mackie, M.A. Andrew's church, at residence on Wellington street. The re mains will be taken at noon by GT. R. to Townsend, Vermont, of Col. Twitchell in his native land. An Adverse Decision. Washington, DO March 6. ~The | several vears, no slowly, and pa lessed Tre Sur Queen's heauti To the, warm est morning Spanish treaty eluifns commission has | { handed down a decision adverse to the | claimants on account of death and in- {juries received on the battleship Maine, his homé as the result of a knock out | blow he reecived in a fight at Drick- ! layers'hall, on Saturday night. Forestry Meeting. Ottawa, March 6.--The anmial meet- ing of the be oe forestry associn- Sun te. held hue 5s today, Hiram Bu son Papers were read showing the work dome by the mwso- ciation during the year. * -------------- in the Sivitional woart, Osgoode ! hall, the oi the Crown eprun- the Russell house, (Mtawa, from a oid. He will be out no Ses pune NH blown up in Havana harbor. Recital And Concert. ween street Methodist church, to night, by Misses Tessa McCallum and Singleton, and others. F. H. Clergue has i ed the mem. | hers of the government to go up te the Soo to inspect the steel works. These works by the end of the month will be tnrping owl 700 tons of steel rails a day. There are six thousand men now on the pay roll. William M. Boomer, Windsor, a prominent citizen, died on Wednesday, HAVE YOU A PAIN? Sep ok BB LININEST will Xithine iE i dad Brugia pr Hope d he Fie. the public houses. At} against | - on | then to their work. | trust management | I an here | to do | efforts | she | calmly | son, | her | at half-past | of | the family | the home | Wife Of | © ARMAS ASS There is hardly a figure # however stout or slende: that cannot find a good fs: in our Corset Depastimentfes It will be time well 3 fo ou if you come and loc and some of the New Corset are now showi~g Short Waist Models, ® -French Girdle Corsets, Straight Fronts, And others. All the new Corset ideas are now ready in our Corset stock. Cromptom's Corsets, | 50c., 75¢, $1, $1.25. $1.50. The Lillian Corset, ' An American model, straight front, $1 and $1.25. The Eugene Corset, Short waist, straight front model, $1.25. D. & A. Corsets, Short, medium and long waists, 50c., 75¢., $1, 1.25, Maid's Corsets. 50c. Girl's Health Corset Waists, 50c., 75¢. Children's Health Waists, 25c¢., 39c.. 49c., 69c. JOHN LAIDLAW & SON. | ; SALE THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE " SATURDAY THE ~-- SHOE The Gourdier Stock, The Toronto Stock, A Small Montreal Stock. _F. G. LOCKETT, > -------- D.& A. Corsets Feel Fine. Fit Fine. Straight front and are recommended by discrim- inating users. Ladies' tailors are par- ticularly pleased with the results obtained by the use of these Corsets, mang In WHITE ano DRAB.