» awn. JST ISSUED (HE 4 PL EDITION Bridge Whist| "a7 5x ON PAGE VIVE. ET SS -- pir, she said "1 am so glad switamer." ------------------ ---- What ig Going on in the Busines World--The Market News, | Jamaica hopes io bunches of bemanas this Alaska, it is enid, con of 820 ores each to 200,000 families. The miners the wealthiest organized of French trade unions, . KALSOMINE, FURNITURE STAIN VARNISH, FLOOR PAINT AND hiv SCREEN WIRE. * 'the nicest assortment in town MITCHELL'S HARDWARE. FANCY ' BOXES OF SE KOEN are all 15, sxahit 20 ast yesr. The followine South Pinch, Le, refused; Winchester, boxes at Tos Iroquois, 72 boves at 10fc previous vest; sent 16,628 fewer than in 1900. of the United States, saves: vear's, while there is mot ground for Hevieg thot last be equalled. The the aversge, and with this foet ty the production of winter bumdred million bushels fons" Competition. Is Not Feared by Us. vite It, as You Can Then Have a Better Jdea How Superior In Every Way Our Goods Are. 4) When It Comes to CURTAINS : : Examine These Items. 4 . sss Bo A beautiful range of these new styles, $375, 34. $4.50, 95, 36, 97, $8. New dash Nets and Muslins, that 1 am a good export 12,000000 | 5. CET re mail furnish homesteads the best The total failures in Canada this week was Jost week and 24 this week dhéese sales are reported : 188 America st to Esglaod 405708 bend of saisle in 1901-55494 ' move than in the while Canada, with 88.211, T. A. Melnivee, the leading grain authority "The harvest arom of whut this vear mas not exceed Inst ber year's viel ver gore will yield in 1901 was shove in view + | white regarding the probable ero, tis Nke ? wheat may be a In Fact We Rather In- An extensive range to select from, with plain and fancy centres. A great number finished with the new Colbert Edge (warranted to wash), $1, $1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.50, $3, $359, TRE DAILY WHIG, "IWAS A TERRIGLE CRSH | Ywo MEN KILLED AND THIR- "TEEN WERE WOUNDED, isis, It Arose Over a Misunderstanding Among Employees--The Col- lision Occurred Near Clyde, N.Y. Clyde, N.Y, May 3~Two men crushed to death and thirteen suffer ing serious injuries is the record of human disaster made by the New York Central fast mail, west-bound, yesterday afternoon, when it crashed into an east-hound fast freight a ¢ mile west of the little passen- ger station here, Leaping along the rails at the fori- ous rate of seventy-five miles an hour, the engine and cars of the fast mail were thrown into a heap of tangled debris by the impact of the frightful collision, Stock cars were hurled about like sticks of wood and left strewn be side the tracks. Mail clerks were knocked to the floors of their cars and stunned and' bruised. The acei- dent was due to a misuncerstanding hetween employees. The victims of the wreck were : Killed--John Grant, enginedr fast mail, No. 225 Shonnard street, Syra- cuse; jumped, fell on head, dying in- tantly, William K. Noxom. 'fireman, 3 Witt; jumped, skull fractured and left arm torn off. Infurscl-d ames W. Shepard; mail clerk, Cleveland, Ohio; nose broken, bruised all over body. E. R. Force, mail clerk, Cleveland, O.; injured in | stomach and abdomen. R. Mills, mail clerk, Cleveland, O.; injured internal lv. E. E. Gibson, mail clerk, Cleveland, injured internally. R. C. Baird, clerk; loft side crushed and in: jured internally. John M. Emmen, mail clerk, Elyria; cut snd bruised. J. N. Putnam, mail clerk, Brocton, N. Y.; eut and bruised. George Ismert, mail clerk, Buffalo, N.Y. eut and bruised. George Growney, mail clerk, Buffalo, N.Y.; cut end bruised. G. E. Wright, mail clerk, Rochester, N.Y ; cut and bruised. Arthur Underhill, mail cierk, Norwalk, O.; cut and bruised, Jobn Pitts, mail clerk, Corry, Pa; cut and bruised, G. W. Hummer, mail clerk, Elyria; cut and bruised. ------------ ILLNESS FATAL. SATURDAY, ---- Commissigaers Met Last Night -- + Applications Granted. "The city license commissioners met last night, all the members being pres. ent, Wi it was moved by A. FE. . tin, by J. W. Oldfin, tant the following applicants be granted li- cenges for the year 19023, as per list bets and that the somal binder be held in ance, ing fu investi- a evar 3 gation; Taverns. M. Bateson. Russe! house. W. Marshall, Grinason botel. C. Beaupre, Hotel Beaupre. McCue Bros, Windsor batel. J. 8. Metcalfe, Albion hotel. J. 8. Randolph, ho! D. Staley, Queen's hotel. J. Sowards, Maple Leaf Inn. M. D. Tetro, Lake View house. W. Dunigan, 0.K. house. J. Whitney, American hotel. C. D. Horne, Provincial hotel. C. Millan, hotel Congress. Hunt Bros., Collender hotel. E. Halliday, "The Hub." R. McLaren, Iroquois hotel. C. Lyons, Bay of Quinte house. H. J. Wilkinson, British American hotel. J. Jenman, Exchange hotel. P. T. Haffner, Anglo-American hotel. L. Guess, "The Club." J. Adams, Bowen house. Alexander Tyo, Imperial hotel, J. Paradis, Ontario house. R. A. McGinnis, Western house. H. J. Wilkinson, hotel Frontenac. Shop Licenses. Tt was alsq decidéd that the follow- ing be granted shop licenses : George M. Wilkinson & Son, D. H. McRae. J. 8. Henderson. J. Halligan & Co. James McParland. TR Polos. Rigney & Hickey. T. J. Leahy. J. Thompson, D. C. Pipe. FIXED AT $5,000. Eric Sharp Will be Released for That Amount. This morning an application for boil was made by Mr. Mcintyre, K.C., on behalf of Eric Sharp, the lad com- mitted for trial on the .charge of manslaughter, before judge Price, in chambers. County crown attorney Whiting, the father and mother of the lad, and Thomas McAuley were also present, Mr. McIntyre stated that a long gonfinement in the jail would be detri-. \miental to the lad's health: He was satisfied that if a reasonable amount of bail was fixed, it could be found. Mr. Whit "I bail is fixed at all, it must be of a substantial ameunt. I understand that your homor suggests £5,000." Judge Price-- "Yes, [I think that would be a fair amount." Mr. Melntyre-- 'Would your honor not accept $4,000 1" This r. Whiting would not agree to, and then Mr. Mcintyre said he would accept the sm sion of 85, 000. Bail was aocordingly fixed at that amount. Mr. Meclntyre su Geargs Cliff and the two sisters of Mr. Sharp ag sureties, the former for £2,000, and the latter for the remain- der, $3,000, for which would be hand- ed over the deeds of unencumbered roperty on Brock street. Mr. Whit ing, however, will have to be satisfied that the security is satisfactory be- fore it will be accepted. Is Acting As Arbitrator. At the joint solicitation of the loco- motive works company and the strik- ing machinists Ralph Smith, M.P. for Vancouver district, representing the la- bor interests, and president of the do- minion trades and labor congress, con- sented to act as arbitrator. in the present difficulty. He arrived in the city this morning from Brockville, where he addressed a large labor meet- ing last wight. This forenoon he had a conference with the machinists and learned their side of the present dis te. At 230 p.m. he arranged to ave a conference with the company. Neither side has agreed to be bound by his decision. It is expected, how- ever, that Mr. Smith, who has a thor ough understanding of labor questions and labor legislation, may be able to effect a settlement of the points at msue, New York Congressman Passes Away In Baltimore. Baltimore, May .3.--Congressman Amos J. Cummings, of New York, died last night at the Church home and infirmary in this city. The cause of ceath was pneumonia, incident to an operation. Congressman Cummings came to Baltimore on April 11th to underge treatment for kidney: troubles Four ways later an operation was performed and Mr. Cummings seemed to beson a fair way to recovery. A week later, however, pleurisy de- veloped, and on April 25th it was an- nouncec that Mr. Cummings was suf- fering from pneumonia in one lung. Last Tuesday it was announced that the malady bad extended to both lungs, since which time Mr. Cum mings had been hovering between life ana death, Amos Jay Commings, who was one of the best known members of con gress, was born in Conkling, New York, on May 18th, 1841. He enter ed his father's printing office at the age of twelve, and worked at the case until he entered the army. In the civ- il war he was sergeant-major in the 2th New Jersey infantry. After the war he again resumed work on the newspapers, and filled editorial posi tions on the New York Tribune and Sun. It was in connection with the Sun that he became most widely known. He was elected a member of congress on the democratic ticket from the 10th New York district in 1887, and has since been a leading member of the house of representa- tives. Mr. Cummi was noted as a story teller and "had a unique per: sonality. He was the author of sever: al books. BAPTIST RESIGNS. Rev. Samuel Sheldon Retires From Grace Church. Montreal, May 3.--Rev. Samuel Sheldon, pastor of Grace Baptist church, Westmount, has resigned. A afeesial ing of the members of the arch was last wight and it was finally decided to accept the resigna- sion, Rev. Mr. Sheldon accepted a call to Grace church two years ago; coming from Barrie, Ont. He succeeded Kev. W. T. Graham, who had accepted =» Calvary | Paptint church: Principal Grant's Condition. Principal Grant has been confined to his bed since Tuesday afternoon. While attending a meeting of the university council was taken with a severe pain in his side. The old sym of his former trouble developed, and on Wednesday and Thursday he was i in a serious condition. - Yesterday, he with 'three cabin passengers, seventy- | oq slightly better, and today the seven ictermediate and wixty steerage. |... serious symptoms have subsided. "| The principal is now resting easy, snd The Allan line steamer Pomeranian, from Boston for Glasgow, arrived out on Saturday morning. Sardinian sail Allan line or sailed, on Sore afternoon, from al for New York, via Moville, it is hoped he will soon be around. De. Garrett is in attendance. ------ LL ------------ The Clerk The More Foolish. Montreal be . A New York millionmire declares that clerk who rent's Watch For Sale. Bt. Mary's, May 3.-A swindler has reaped a eo e voice, a The coal tenders' strike at Roches ter, N.Y., is settled. A new library has been donated to Vassar college, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Mrs. Lucy Stewart, Watertown, N. Y., died on Thursday, in her one hua dredth year. Choynski, of Chicago, knocked out Weinig, of Buflalo, in six rounds at Louisville, Kv. James Johnston, a negro, born a slave in Virginia fifty-five years ago, is dead in Ogdensburg, N.Y. The Ottawa board of registrars for the manhood sufrage votes on May 12th, 13th, 18k snd 17th. . There is a livesy discussion going on among Oswego, N.Y., Epi ans on the question of auricular confes: sion. New York police arrested Patrick Branagan, a butler, in whose house were found jewels stolen from the home of Henry Steers, The name of Emmanuel Tasse, = prominent and wealthy contractor, is mentioned in connection with the in- dependent French candidature in Ot tawa. The British stedmer, Deptiord, from London, April 16th, for Freemantle, Australia, is aground on 4 reef nem Las Palmas, Canary Islands, She is in a dangerous position. In the British parliament, Hon. jlueph in said: "To al yw newspapers to go to Canada at the inland rate of postage would volve a great loss in revenue." The Hamburg meritan liner Pennsylvania, from New York, April 22nd, arrived at Plymouth to-day. She lost a lifeboat, had her rail car ried away and sustained other dam- age during a storm. Miss Mary Hoffman, an aged spins: ter, of Bayonne, N.J., took morphine in a cemetery at Tarrytown, NY. with suicidal intent. She was found in the morning by a grave digger, and taken to a hospital. LEFT FOR NEW ONTARIO. ---- Where, it is Hoped, Their May Pe Opened. Toronto, Ont,, May 3.--J. P. Whit: ney, the leader of the conservatives in the province, left here, to-day, at 1.45 pom., on his campaign tour of the northern districts. Mr. Whitney, who is accompanied by My. Carscal- len, Hamilton, and Messrs. Foy, Pyne and Crawford, of this eity, will hold his first meeting at Huntsville to night. Hector Bergeron, as well as F. D. Monk, M.P., will join the party at North Bay and will speak at that point as well as at Sudbury, Thessa jon and Sault Ste. Marie. The strike of the building trades here is gradually dwindling away. Permits to return to work to-day were issued to another batch of the striking carpenters, yesterday, and the strike is now confined mainly to small shops. There are still about two hun dred men out and it is expected that they will be at work next week. The lathers suticipate an early granting of their pands. The wood-working machinists, num- bering twenty-five, who are still out, also predict an early settlethent, The ranks of the striking carriage and waggon workers were reduced to 140 yesterday, two more firms having signed the agreement. Eyes I---------- COURTESY OR SUPERSTITION Robbers Return Ring to Woman They Held Up. Kansas City, May 3.~C. H. Stev- ens, a pawn-broker, his wife and little daughter, were held up by two men and robbed of five thousand dollars worth of jewellery. The Stevens' resi dence wae callea up by telephone by one of the robbers, it ix believed, who was told that Mr. Stevens and his family had gone to an entertainment. The robbers concealed themselves near the Stevens residence and when Mr. Stevens and his companions returned they were attacked and robbed in front of their own home. Mr. Stevens was knocked down but mot seriously hurt. robbers returned Mrs. Stevens' plain gold wedding ring. True To The Dog. One peer will be absent from the coronation all on account of a little dog (says the Birmingham Gazette London correspondent). Some time ago a dear friend of the noble lord died and he left him s dog, which he valued so highly, thet he exalted a promise from the peer never (o part with this canine legacy. The latest re- tions for putting all dogs coming om abroad in quarantine have come between the peer and his promise. He is now abroad with the dog and ecan- not return to England without put- ting the animal into quarantine which wonld involve parting with it for a os i ble Jord in-§ 600 Pairs New Lace Nottingham Prices $3.50. ------ Japan Matting, 36 inches wide, Japan Matting, 3 inches wide, - - { For summer this is the proper floor for Bedrooms, Diningrooms and Sittingrooms, LAGE CURTAINS range from 25c. a pair up fo $9. Very special yalues at $1, $1.50, $2.50, $3 a 1 We have just received a lot of Japanese Floor Matting and Matts, The ry 2 : ly good and we _have marked them to sell quickly. i - = Nc Yard 15c., 1. nd A er Curtains in. Swiss Nett, ' # TERNS FOR 25¢. a Square Yard, 35€C. " " 460 The Made in Box Calf and SUPERBA CABLE Woven Wire Beds Patenicd Ist May, 1900. Guranteed by Manpfactorers Ask your dealer for {hem FOR SALE OR TO RENT. ISLAND, IN 1,000 ISLAND GROUP, N AR Gansnouse, nan Fullerton' - | ponteiming three sores. There is a cottage | furnished, Jorkioues filled wish jou, avd host bowss. Terms Apvly A. Follerson, a enable. » MACHINERY FOR SALE, AS AND G EF. STATIONARY A 6 ASOLINE ND samp in = GASOLINE wRGINE 00.) * ronto Junction. " FLOOR OILCLOTH A COMPLETE RANGE. OF NEW PAT. THIS SPRING. 30c. a Square Yard, 40¢C. " "" English Linolesms, 45¢. and 5oc. square yard. J. LAIDLAW & SON. PANS par 0D EVENING! HAVE YOU TRIED SLATER Ventilating Cushion Insole Boot ? Heavy Vici Kid. It's possible to imagine anything so comfortable. SOLD ONLY AT THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE BRECK & HALLIDAY, SOLE AGENTS. e=fY== Joha H. Mills Ave you selling out 1 if se