THE DAILY WHIG, THURSDAY, APRIL 24 TH § PL BT EDITION NEWS ON PAGE FIVE. COMMERCIAL MATTERS, ° | What is Going on in the Busines World--Ths Market News, The production of gold. hax incressed {the United States from $32,815,000 ia 1800 to $79.17) 000 in 1900, Five years ago the' amount on deposit in the savings banks of the Umited States was $1,940,000,000; it is now §2.640,000,000, an increase of $700,000.000, or $140,000,000 a your. The predident of the Adantie transport company stpounces thet sharchokiers will reecive three preferred and one comumon stork share iu the Pow shippisg combine for each share of compeny. The dairy trict produce © the - clasi of bow, from which ithe fuwst Wiltshire buncon is made, and io these districts hogy are put w | on the market ot as low a covi per pound B. UGLOW &C0., Boskeeiibrs, 141 Princess Street. wr will uot rub " eight hours. frosh and © can int Ask lor color eard i i er walk on fn TANSEY MITCHELL'S HARDWARE. Ornamental Fencing. y All Styles of Orna- ntal [ "ery Cheap. © Flower Steands, Trel lis for climbing plants, Wire Guurds, - Crescent Wire Works, 27s,5v | i NONTHEAL PRODUCE MARKETS. "Flour = receipts 70 to Ma i h $4.50 to 5 , Ww $1.60: N 186. to SOe; Whaat, Hu. 3 Eh YORK STOCK MARKET 7 April 24th. 1085 1043 Cn, 108 i - 70 b- vk ane us 10 any section of Canada. General dajeyi ini amd bog raiing should go together. CARRUTHERS HEARD FROM. He Writes From Klerksdorp Be- " fore the Fight. Private letters received at the Whig office to-day from Lieut, Brace Car ruthers were dated st Klerksdorp, March 18th. Part of the Canadian corps had arrived there to take part in a big round up of Delarey's com mandoes, which had cut off Methuen's column so severely JCanadians were to work from Klerlzdorp, . while Gen. French's snd other columns would work down from Maleking; 60,000 Liroops 'were tq be spread out. A, B. and C squadrons were Jeli at Volk rust, under Col, Evans, and were to follow as soon as the horses were fit. They expected sharp work, but noth- ing alarming. The captain had _ his 'troop out, detached from the vegi- ment, and had perfect confidence in them. They had kept the saddle from 6.30 am. till 8 pm., and found it not so wearying as foot soldiering nor nearly so trying a fask as their early experience with the first Cana dians before and after Paardebery. ------------------ A Plumber's Statement, " Unless our demands are met with," declared a plumber this morn- ing, *' we shall certainly go out 'on strike the first day of May. The bosses know the time limit we have given them, but three of them have not yet signed the agreement. We are not asking for anvthing that is unfair. W our demands are granted then it will no longér be possible for a 81.25 a day man to do work that requires the ability and experience of a man who commands $2.50 a day: We are ready to walk the streets next week, if need be." 107 Men Have Volunteered. Oue hundred and sevep members of "A" and "B" field ba¥teries, R.C.F, A. "have volunteered for service in South Africa with the third Canadian mounted rifles, It is safe to say that nearly all of them will be accepted. In that event the batteries will be left very short-handed, as the present complement totals 229 men. Recruiting will likely again be resort ed to to bring the batteries up to their penal standard. Might Erect A Billboard. J. H. Mills, auctioneer, wrote to the city council, asking what rent it wanted for the bill board at the cor: ner of Williand and Ontario streets. The property commitiee, instead of renting to him the present hoard, will recommend "to council that he ( Mr. Mills) be permitted to build a fence on the Ontario street side of this corner, with the condition that he keep it in good repair. "Chaucer" Doing Good Work. In the basebaH match yesterday be tween Toronto and the Crescents, "Chaucer" Elliott used the "club" with telling effect, as he bas been do ifig in aM the practice matches. The Mail Empire says he caught a good game, and the Globe remarks that he caught in' better form than in any of the previous matches. ---------- Returning Officers. The returning officers for the vari: ous constituencies are announced : Kingston--J. P. Gilderslesve. . Lennox--S8. Gibson, Napanee. Addington--G. D. Hawley, Napanee. Prince Edward--J. Gillespie, Picton. "Leo" Postponed. The production of "Leo, the Royal Cadet," set for Friday might, has been postponed until May 1hth, owing to the multiplicity of attractions this week. Home Grown Spinach. Boston head lettuce, tender, young beets, asparagus, cucumbers and faney ripe tomatoes at Carnovsky's. $ is | a bloody AE WANTED FOR NORDER SEARCHING FOR TWO MAHOM- { MEDANS BEGUN, One Man Has Been Traced to Rat Portage--An Official of the Law Courts Accused of Defal- cation. pe Winnipeg, April 20.-The anthorities all along the C.P.R., from Vancouver to Fort William, have been notified to look out for two Mahommedan ped- lars wanted for murder in Seattle. Une man answering the description, tas been traced to Rat Portage. A former glficial on the king's bench here and receiving clerk under the "law fees act," been . arrested, charged with misappropriating money. His alleged defalcations extend over a period of seven years and amount to several thowsands of dollars. Herbert Price, a farmer, of South Odonah, near Minuedosa, was found dead on the prairie. Heart disease was the cause of death. At 4 meeting of the dominion al liance the referendum vote was dis cussed. It was decided to consider future action in June at a provincial meeting, . A HEAVY SHIPMENT. A Big Cargo of Flour For South Africa. Montreal, April L 24. The Ogilvie milling company announces a ship ment of 5,600 barrels of flour from St. John, N.B., for South Africa for May. Trading in the stock market fell below the normal of the past few months, to-day, but prices were strong for the most part. The bot tom-seeme to-have fallen ont of -the- boom in steel shaves, for the time be- ing, only a few hundred shares figur ing in trading at stationary prices. Canadian Pacific was the most active and strongest feature. % James Black Wallas, of Burlington, Vi., was arrested this morning in the office of the Mutual insurance com- pany, in this city, where he has been employed, on the charge of stealing $150 four years ago in Burlington. He will not fight extradition and will go to Burlington as soon as the law in that respect has been complied with. He is a nephew of United States sen: ator Proctor, New York. Mayor Cochrane, in whose hands the striking employees of the Montreal light, heat and power company have placed their cases, states that the difficulty is praciically ended. The ment will likely return to werk and arbitrate the differences. cette THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the Canadian Fraternal Asso ciation in Toronto. Toronto, April 24.--The Canadian fraternal association met in annual session in the Confederation life building this morning, with = about sixty delegates in attendance. W, F. Montague, secretary. treasurer, re ported that the income for the year was $1,154, and the expenditure, 8333. The statement of assets and habilities showed a surplus of $812. In the eleven sociaties, from which returns from last year had been obtained, the total membership was 786,745, , gain of 81,227. There bad been 131,543 members enrolled, but there were 44, 221 lapses, and 6,044 deaths. The to- tal insurance carried by the sleven societies "on Decemipr 3st, 1901, amounted to 31,200.697 450, showing a gain of $85,774,600 over the pre vious wear, So far these societies have paid in benefits, $16,139,330. The provincial board of health re ports that there were 2,380 deaths in Ontario in March, compardd with 2, 525 in March, 1901. Deaths from contagious diseases show an increase though not an alarming one. MARTIN IS WARLIKE. Thinks Dominion Can Be Forced From Its Position. Vancouver, April 24. Joseph Martin intencls to push the provincial fight against the dominion over the anti Oriental legislation. He declares that the dominion government is epdeavor- ing to forde its policy upon provin- cial legislatures in an arbitrary man- ner, and says that the legislature, backed by public opinion, ean force the dominion from the position which it has assumed. TO BUILD PANAMA CANAL. Treaty Between Colombia And United States Is Signed. Washington, April 21.--Secretary of state Hay, for the United States, and minister Concha for Columbia, have signed a treaty providing for the transfer of the rights incident to the construction of the proposed Panama canal. This treaty is Similar to the protocol recently signed, the terms of which Bgve been published, Shortage In Post Office Funds. Utah, April 24.--Charles , postmaster of Ogden, bas been 'declared by postal inspectors to be. short in his accounts to ihe amount of $2000. His bondsmen are in charge of the office. The alleged shortage covers a period of two years. Many Applicants Offering. Winnipeg, April 20. Recruiting sta: tions througheut the west began work morning. are many more applicants at Winnipeg than can be accepied. The same is the case at Portage la Praivie, All of the men Meo a good class and. of sturdy . Murdered In His Hovel. St. John, N.B., April ¥.--Evidence accumulating to show that Isaac 3 Bist, Was murdered in his : spill found this. morBing. " ion To Disband. London, Ont, April 24.-The west Rifle Association T PITH OF THE NEWS, The Very Latest News Culled From All Over Tha World. H.C. Wood, Detroit, Mich, son of the richest man in Michigan, is now a bankrupt, [nancial losses having caused his ruin, Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks, of Cornell university, will probably be offered the presidency of the Wisconsin state university, at Milwaukee. co Trooper H. T. Jdoues, of the South African , constabulary, is down with enteric fever, at Standerton. His home is at Lakeville, N.B. There are evidences that Waldo Hart, who disappeared from the mountains near Potsdam, N.Y. was murdered. Parties are searching for his body. Gov. Odell, New York state, wants 10 be a delegate to the mext republi- can convention so that he cam vote for Roosevelt to succeed himself as president. At Kingston, of Marlboro, suicide without swallowing strychnine. He was five years of age. The upper house of Denmark by thirty-four to thirty has endorsed the treaty providing for the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The session was sensational. A 'bulletin issued this morning from Castle Leo, says queen Wilhelmina bad another quiet night. The pa tient's temperature is satisfactory, and she is taking sufficient nowrish- ment. : The pope received 20,000 pil St. Peter's this morning. nosy seemed to be in perfect health and thanked the pilgrims for their loyalty to the papacy. A warm ove- tion was accorded him. ; A fire at Marionville, Pa., on Wed nesday, consined 150 buildings, en- tailing a loss of nearly $300,000, with not over $5,000 insurance. About one-half of the town iz in ashes, and 500 people are homeless. The Chicago Record. Herald says to day: "It bas been decided by the management of the Lake Shore to re- move the general offices of the com pany. from Cleveland to Chicago. The change will take place about Janu- ary Ist, 1908." N.Y., George Merritt, a printer, committed apparent cause, by ty- ims at is holi- A GENERAL REPRIMANDED. Funston Ordered to Cease Com: ment on Public Affairs. Washington, April 24.--Gen. Fred- erick Funston has been reprimanded hy order of president Roosevelt for his utterances relative to the situa tion in the Philippine islands, and for his public criticism of senator Hoar. He is directed to cease further dis cussion of public questions. it At a banquet last Saturday night of the Colorado Sons of the Revolu tion, Gen. Funston is reported to have said of senator Hoar : "1 have only sympathy for the senior senator from Massachusetts, who is suffering from an overheated conscience." Probably what caused the issue of this particular letter was an applica- tion from Gen. Funston for leave of absence in order that he might attend the banguet to be given in Boston by the Middlesex club. It was understood that he was to deliver gunother address there, and as the president deprecates the discus sion of public questions in this fash- ion by United: States officials and of- ficers, this letter was sent. The re quest for leave of absence was refused. ee SENT THEM BACK. The Aliens Were Not Allowed to Enter. Sault Ste. Marie, Michj, April 23.-- Fifty-six Jtalian laborers were ar rested, vésterday, at the Union aepot on the arrival of the Canadian Pacific train by United States immigrant agent. The men had been hired in Canada to work on the Eastern Min nesota railway and were destined for Duluth. . The importers, Balestretti and Lantone, will have a hearing be- fore United States court commissioner Colewell to-day. The penalty for bringing alien laborers into the United States is 81,000 per man imported The Italians were sent back to Can ada. ------ MUST DO THINGS IN WAR That Are Not Done When There Peace. » New York, April Brooke responded to the toast, ** TI Army and Navy," at the 116th annual dinner, of Bt, George's society night, defended water cure me i the Philippines. He said: Ris called brutal. Brutality is war, and it i® nothing else. It is necessary to do things in war that are noi done in peace. Discipline must be main- tained, and victory fof our arms in the Philippines, and for the British in South Africa, means the bringing of the blessings of peace to ihe conquer- ed peaple. Concluded A Sale. Port Huron, Mich, April 24.--Gus Swackhammer, a Sanilac county horse breeder, has closed a contract at De troit for the sale of one hundred hors es for use of the British army in South Africa. Mr. Swackhammer will weed at once to gat r together the requisite number. The animals must weigh between 900 and 950 pounds. A -------------------- Enlistments At Windsor. Windsor, Ont., April #4 --Lieut.-Col. Ouellet enlisted but one man yester- day, Wellington Mayrcock. Blythewood, Ont. makes twenty wen who have been enlisted at Windsor for the oe regiments to be sent to «| truant again for 5 while. a 24.--~Maj.-Gen. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. PARAGRAPHS PICKED UP BY OUR BUSY REPORTERS, The Spice of Every Day Life -- About--Nothing Escapes At- tention. Saturday's issue will be a fine ten pager. The board of works was called meet at four o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Roderick Mackenzie, spending a few days in Toronto, has returned howe. A fine three storey block in Ganan- oque, owned by Mrs. Baker, was bad ly wrecked by lire this morning. Two city stone cutters left yester- day for down the river points. They will work among the a during t he summer. Charles W. Gridley, Watertown, N. Y., general passenger agent of the R. W. & O. railway company, was in the city to-day. We buy our chatelaine bags at the samé price and from the same firm as the big department stores in Toron- to, 'and sell them at as low a figure. E. C. Mitchell. When streamers are put on the street cars they should be securely fastened. The flépping cotton yester- day and to-day has caused much anxi- ety to drivers of horses. Miss Dora Clapp was united in mar- riage to John A. Barr, Ingersoll. The bride was dressed in white silk. Miss Maud Garrison, Napanee, was brides maid. Thomas Nash was groomsman. Friday and Saturday at Mullins. Fresh as can be, 5 Iw of sweet wine biscuits, 23¢c. 1 lb. best cocoa nut, 20; 3 Ibs. ginger snaps, 25c., to Prepare yourself as mechanical draughtsman \ by a course of study with the International Correspondence Schools. Success guaranteed. J. P. Healy, representative, 170 Wellington Street, Trades' Union building. Capt. Booth, sailing master of the steanibr: Toronto, left vesterdgy for the provincial capital to assist in fit- ting out the steamer. W. C. Macdon- ald, the popular steward of the Tor onto} has also gone weet, CONFERENCES CONCLUDED. ---- Boer Chiefs Finish Interviews With Burghers. , Balmoral, Tranwaal, April 23.-- Secretary of state Reitz, of the Trans vaal, Gen. Lucas Meyer, commander in chief of the Orange Free State fore- es, and other members of their party, have concluded their conference with the burghers, comprising Gen. Lucas Meyer's command. Nothing has leak od out regarding the result. Secretary Reitz returned here yesterday evening and proceeded to Pietersburg to meet commandant Meyers. TO GARRISON TRIPOLI On Account of the Attitude Italy. Constantinople, April 24.---On ac count of the uneasiness caused hore hy Jdtaly"s attitade with reference to Tri- poli, the porte has decided "to garri sony to the island of Bombay, off the coast of Tripoli and the port of To beruk, Tripoli. A military commission is drawing up plans for the general defeboe of the Tripolian coast. of Boys Narrowly Escape Drowning. Two boys from Cataraqui school and one boy from St. John's school, who ran away from school at the re cess hour yestenday afternoon, had a lively experience. They journeyed down to the old wharves in tha viei- nity of the cotton mill. Finding a hoat house unlocked, they took the skiff out and. paddled around. In some way t got out into open water, and haviflg no oars, could not retwn to shore. A fierce wind - was blowing, and soon the little skiff was carried out into the middle of Catara- qui river. The waves. were running high, and they were liable to cap- size. at. apy moment. Citizens on shore saw their plight and went to their assistance, The three boys were is safe to say thai they will not play badly frightened when rescued, and it It was only by a miracle that they were not drowned: a fierce wind was blowing at the time. Tinsmiths Out On Strike. In accord with expectations, the union tinsmiths employed in McKel veyu& Birch's Elliott Bros', and Sim- mons Bros' tinsmith shops, went on strike this morning. About 5 dozen men altogether are out, two being from the latter shop, and the others divided ahout equally between the other two. The union demands a minimum wage of $1.75 a day for se cond grade men, an advance of ten cents over what they are now receiv ing. The other firms signed the agreement, bdt. the three mentioned held out. It is expected, however, that the trouble will soon be amicably settled. A few of the tinsmithe' help ers, at work in Elliott Bros' shop, went out in svmpathy with the strik- ers. The tinemiths will not return to Noth unless the helpers are also taken Died At Cataraqui. On Wednesday one of Cataragui's oldest and most respected residents, Mrs. Edward Cooke, passed away after seventy two rs of an active and welldived life. Last Saturday she was stricken with apoplexy, and gradually sank. She and her hus band are wellknown in the ing familiar on the The deceased lady was a sister of Samuel | and an sunt of Mrs. Robert Aikens, Colborne street Sur viving her are the husband and four children. viz, James, of Cataraqui; Joba, princi of de high school at ville, Ont; William and Mis ma don Te 3 we ttreet Methodist , this city. Stops The Cough And Woras on The Cold. city, be market. -------------------------- What the People Are Talking | corner Johnston and Division streets. Flavor and Fragrance its natural attributes. CHASE & SANBORN, MONTREAL AnD BosTON. imitations are | sumerous. Avoid them. PS Ny | $ $ SPECIAL SALE TO-MORROW, (FRIDAY ) We have just secured the following Speelal Lot and will offer it TO- ! - MORROW MORNING, As the quantity -y. is not large, come early. 193 YARDS Navy and Black English Worsted | Serges, Good heavy weight. Full 56 inches wide. Made pur for ' Boys' Suits 'and Ladies' Rainyday Skirts. : * It is good value at $1 yard. SALE PRICE TO-MORROW, 63c. yard. Sale Opens at 9 O'clock. Be sure and read our advdrtise- ment Tomorrow Night. We have received a bargain that will be fully appreciated by nearly every woman in King- ston. Full particulars To-mor- row Night. ! A------ LAIDLAW'S. JANIS Por AL AT NISASIN Po? SSP A Anather Laree Shipment Recened To-day. Slater Shoes For Gentlemen. Empress Shoes For Ladies. These Can Ooly Be Had At THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE we are selling « line of Golden Oak Bedroom Setts, White Enamel, Dressers and Stands, with Iron Beds to match, Hercules Springs, Sanitary Mattresses, at