PAGF FIGHT. ! THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. WEDNESDAY, ; ASTOR'S YOUNG BRIDEA LIVELY SENSATION) RECEIVES ONLY $200000 FROM |PICTON'S HOTEL 18 REFUSED] HIS ESTATE. A LICENSE, i The Dead Coloiel's Father Made the|The Royal, Leading Hostelry of Disposition of His Property--If Town, Cut Off by the Board--Hax Child is Born, it Wil! Receive $7,-[\ Caused Trouble. 500,000. | ieton, Ont, May 1 Akkn to New York, May 1--With the hody of |fsation Was the reburt , of Col: Sohn Je Asior arriving in board of heense commi Halifax, ' yesterday, with Mrs. Ava Willing Astor hurrying across the At-| lantic to this city, and with Mrs. John! Jacob Astor approaching motherhood climax in that austere Fifth avenue|®" endeavor to adjust matiers speculation concerning the terms of Rote management. St a Wesk OF Je the Astor will has become intense da)8 ago eommeaced Improvemenis Coe of the great dramas of present which. were estimated ta coil E,000 day social life is fast drawing to a and these are wetl under way. The climax in that sustere Foith avenue|2®"™T™ 83 they wii turn the lock on mansion, and itd various personages! 'he decor by May 15th. if the license are priming themselves for a final fs. not renewed, The Hotels Globe struggle that involves many millions and , WQueens have been given two In the ocean of talk that seethes months "; which to CATFY OM OFdery about them, no one apparently realizes ftom the proviueial knspectors The * that the denouement ix already writ- | wwinte hotel hiense hes been renew . he ten ed well as the shop license ot . Col. Astor made' no will whieh is ei Williams, The Tecumseh hotel on of in this country since his se- inne bus ben witandud ee nth N S l { cLnd marriage. © 3 i p ad on, & he | PP The outstanding fact in connection |i!) Ww dispose of the business. The ew ty es. O WwW est ices. with the Astor inheritance is this: Picton hotel has been br : wa a ay Me the Stor wigs In cus 10 Wind uh ume We are now showing a large range of new patterns, an assortment it 8 il was i . 3 . " 8 So 3 TIPO - as ; ri har es satel 3» NINETY PASSENGERS ESCAPED. sure to please those in nead of New Curtains. to Vi Astor, | -- . " hailing twenty per cent. goes Fxplesive Was One of Traps Laid by i ng Sty qos sev, fo Gonernment, New Nottingham Curtains, there is but one other child, Murial, Constantinople, May | Ninety pass ten vears old. Should there be issue {engers. out of the 156 on board the . from the second wife, this child willl Texas when she was blown up by a ew a c et urtains. share the twenty per cent. with Mur-] mine at the entrance to®tie Gulf of iol. Smyrna, were rescued. Several of the With tho terms of this hequenthal {rescued passengers were suffering from Many designs yon will not see elsewhere, John Jacob Astor had nothing to do. | injuries. No mention is made of the They were made by his father, Wil-|crew in the report, 2. 50, 2. 00, 2 25, 3. 00 4, 50 d . . liam, and have been on file in the sur It io alleged that the disaster was pair, an up Cl C st S les for S Tr rogatle's oflice for over forty vears, due to the Texas deviating from the 101 e P ng but have never bei s i \ Royal Hotel, long regarded as won 8 [ remost hostelry, has been fus d o license. PB. R. Hepburn, ohe of the owners, is in Taronto before been published. | course indicated by the pilot boat pre When William Astor died, the estate|ceding her through the mine field. There's an immense amount of satisfaction in sell- amounted to approximately 30,000, At the time of the anti-Greek hoy Th B D 11 P : C : ing such clothes as we sell, 000. At the present time it amounts |eott, the fleet to.which the Texas be- e est oliar a air urtains It's the satisfaction we derive from knowing that we to $75,000,000, » longed, and which consists of eight 3 y Over ) og : -a A a5 0 . % ih : : < ( 3S § oC, « yy Hh { § . are selling the best Clothes made and are continually "OF this $T,M0,000 ali but a fow mil-| vessels hearing the names of American We have ever shown now ready, Others at 75¢, 50¢, 95¢ and so on pleasing our patrons, lions is in the entailed estate. = Thus, | states, was authorized to tly the Unit WE'RE ENTHUSIASTIC! Vincent \stor's inheritance will be ap- {ed States flag by the 1 nited States Yor, and justly so--and our customers, who have al- [roximately Rin oj, co If there is|con sul-general here, bec hose the noe ready bought their Spring Suits and Overcoats, would wu ram a Ne! second marriage, pany was argely controlled by m back us up if they could be brought face to face with you. | uli or Yi I receive approximate- | evican inter v $15,000,000, -- a Will you come in to see for yourself? I'h Not to buy, but to look and to familiarize yom self with five the Clothes that are scheduied for pacemakers this And a large range lower in price. New Curtain Serim » young man is not of age. In MAY 21TH WILL BE KEPT. | Pretty new designs for BEDROOMS, pretty new designs for SIT- | 1 months he will be {(wenty-one ------ ot : 3 years old. And he is the first man in [King's Wish That Ris Birthday Be TING ROOMS. Some with plain centres and floral borders ; Spring. the lineal descent of the family who Recogrized. others all figured. Also PLAIN CURTAIN SCRIMS in White, will hold his fortune in fee simple, to Ofiawa, M 1A p av: r eS i : ; a, "May 1.---A report that May Cream, Arabic Shades, Suits, - $12.00, $15,00, $18.00 fo $20.00 do with as he pleases. There will be 24th will not 'be a public holiday this | 2 no trustees to watch over him, as a ' ear is given an official denigl at the! there were to wateh over his father, : ate departme Overcoats, $10.00, $12.00, $15.00 to $18.00 there were to wath aver his father, | 00, department z Sem . ke i ? . a will or to In order 'to abolish the two-genera make any disposition of his properivi iion-old custom of the observance of 9 in his own life he will be in a position | yy © 94h: first as Queen Victoria's ! IVIN¢ S : ON S to do with it as he pleases birthday and after her death as Vie ora iw Madeline Fores: married | (5a day, it would be necessary to NOW isthe time for thrifty women to put in the Season's Supplies of ol. Astor she signed away all claims change the statute, and that was not i to nny dower rights in the estate for | Gone at the last session of partiznent Household Linens and Cottons. 1 a cash settlement of $200,000, Mav : ; : FATT} TE CYT tos a Therefore, herself or his family or 24th must remain a public holi FINE WHITE COTTONS, just the right weight for home sewing, ~ FEY i : a : day. NOC re > 8 + SLT B R O C K S I R E E T hee Srionds hi Pov ad OPpoFRILY Th» rumor probably arose out of the ye Spe ial y alu at 1 yard. ; : » * : ag fu exprised desire of Ring George that ILONSDALE ( AMBRIC for nderclothing. one chance to increase her fortune hi + . : . vis birthday, Jun rd, should be ob : ny: < . . % That will be in the presentation of 'al N as a pias 3 gs Zhe through Spec ial value at 121¢, posthumous heir. The arrival of this| 10 GL MADAPOLAM, a beautiful Fine White Cotton for Trousseaux. heir has been confidently predicted as N \ A ' . - . . - xt session. may sce legisiatidn in- ie . og . . alroa « Mh En due at any time after the ist of June. |\ oduced to make June 3rd a statu Special at 15¢, and still finer inakes at 18¢, 20¢, 2c, rs. Ava Willing Rebar Sous het tory holiday. SHEETINGS, Pure Bleached White Cotton Sheeting, Plain or share in the estate, having lorfeste a "1 ari . : ' yy a 3 ff her. dower in return for the income | BELLEVILLE ( IT FMPLOY EES I will d, m all ante d widths. as : hm y from the Kuickerbocker hotel, amount- Snarminn 7 . PILLOW COTTONS. Best mikes of Eng. Pillow Cottons, "in the ing to $60,000 a year. At her Seth Mant Not Dring Tiquor During Work-| wanted widths. ew Shin wil vepord. 40 Ube enters ing Hours. | PILLOW SLIPS AND SHEETS Bi TER uss] S at prices that mean a real saving eve ay motion ns : - Us Divorced Wife Arrives. AY nie ped or RELA TOIT EAN CR Theo -- New York, May | Dressed in deep | (ha city council to the effect that any | O 1€e G mourning, Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, di- | gmaployee of the public' works, water . voreed wife of John Jacob Astor, with | works or gas departments found using | 4 her daughter, Muriel, arrived on the intoxicants or frequenting hotels dur | a 4 See steamer Kaiser Wilhelm, from Furope, | ing working hours shall be immediate | : 4 : d this morning It is understood shel}, fe , , 1 vv discharged from the city's service hy | Il attend Col. Astor's funeral withthe foreman or ¢ engineer. 1f either | | Fast Black Cotton Stockings J ji omen toh, Sor fost vith lobe trv ar er ah ve a spect, an investigation shall be held) . Fitted with Notear toes and heels DEFICIT IN PEL at once in. accordance with the evi-| hi £0 200 D f T ] . : dence or report to council, as the ease Cl a ozens Oo owe S at 35¢ 3 pairs for $1.00 i'remier in Speech Shows Condition |, oo seem to demand } ' of Finances, Of all kinds now ready for May selling. Special values at 12 1-2¢c and 15c¢ Y . ' . * Che dottetown, PEL, May 4M FIREMEN CARRIFD nowy 4 - Mathieson, premier of Prince Fdward| . J S---- ) Ladies Silk Stockings 1sl nd, who. ix also the provincial | Three Fainting Young Men From tr as rer, Cdfvorad his budget speech. Burning Building. | | : Lisle feet and tops He divided the eurent fiscal year| Vontreal, May 1.--Fainting from | ha Special values at 18¢c and 25¢ | | into three peicds. Ihe fust period |fright, three voung men were brought at 50c¢ 75¢ $1 $1 25 $1 50 Pr covers from Sept. 30th till Dec. 2nd. {down a ladder in full view of a crowd ' ' ' » ' » In that period the expenditure ex- | which watched in breathless suspense ceeded the rec iots by 383,000, the| their rescue by two firemen in the L di 'Y Lisle hread second peried is from Dee. 3rd lasiicourse of a fire which gutted the four- y i till Sept. # th, 112, or the same as|storey building at the Yeorner of Craig . . a 1€ the ¢ld seek year. For this peitod|and Bleury streets, this morning. Six | Both Plain and Embroidered Ends. . the rievipts and outlay very nearly | people were taken to hospital. Three ' toc ngs balances, but leave a defidt o. $83-|girls fainted and were cut and bruised See these when in. 270 { vr the twelte months. For tho|by breaking glass. Three firemen were y . \ 'hird period, from Sept. 30th wll overcome by smoke and had a narrow Dioyhle feet and ankles the ad of December, 1912, noir in-|eseape from suffocation. The damage cluding eapital aecount, thy expendi: amounted to about $5,000. 28% 35¢c, 50c, 75c, » ture is estimmted at R112,735, and the ree ipts $50,194, leaving a further de Shaughnessy's Son Weds. J ficit. «f $62,511, which, added to 'hel wg wille, Tenn., May 1.--Miss Sara deficit of ¥¥.000, wil maks a totalip,jk Pradiord and Alfred 1 homas] / 'oficit for the fifteen months of $145, 1p auvhn ss, of Montreal, son of | % Men' 5 a riggan erwear | wi ¢ = ote | . : Pris Cent Shaughnessy, Me 8 eech held out the hope thatiR.. (ere married last evening at | jin fitire years of twelve months, "Wo deteek," the handsome country \. J) . The well wear qualities am the new subsidy, the province|p me of the bride's parents, Judge will 1¢ able to make ends meet. and Mrs. James (. Bradiord The -- : nreta-------------- Crem" was performed by De I sddsinsin r A 35c, 80c, 60c To Subsidize Highways. by ee of Chit BAGGAGE ROOM EPISODE re tor of Christ church, : : Washington, May 1.--The house, yes-lin the presence of a brifant aad re i errr : , 90 % , s - All sizes, 32 to 48 inches terday, aided the national good roads|yr se tative company of relatives and [Am Which "Der." Pelletier and Bailiff movement by passing a provision in Hrelends. Clark Figured. the post oflice appropriation hill cere Cpr' PrMeticr, who has been around ! i . which would. grant a subsidy to all Old Convict Sentenced. the city fcr the past couple of weeks, } 2 ery mail servive. These roads ould Quebce, who, after having served a|who hima to be "the mysterious Mr be d'vided in three classes, with sub-ljon0 (orm in the Portsmouth peniten- | Raffes" for the first week or fo sidies of $25, $20 and £15 a mile. I |tiqre, had been liberated on a ticket: {wes confined in the Hotel Dieu, has Long short and no sleeves is estimated the cost the first vear| fjeave. was sentenced, yesterday, by |been hoarding at one of the Yocal 4 « . would be $16,000,000 to $18,000,000. | jygtice Langelier to three years in St. 'hotdls s'mee. He has been w alking i 1 \ Something a Little Better Than We i at 10c to 50¢ each ot oe Vineet de Paul penitentiary for hav- Jaround the town, rising early and i q i Sweeper 11. the Winuer. ing robbed a Quebec jewellery stare, Jxe ery often "locking wp the town i a 9 Have E . . London, Eng., May 1.--The first of [He was arrested in Ottava a few fs nght. A small trunk Delonging { Ver Shown at This Price. the English turf classics of the present | weeks ago, under the name of Lows! Bt him h:# besn in the baggageroom { 1 season, the two thousand guineas, | Morin. fat the (LTR. station, and Wednes- Splendid Showing of was won by Sweeper Il, today. J. |dny noon the actor went down to | 3 i . . . = Ager was second and Halloross, third. | The White Star Line has received a lseire a change of clothes. However, Ey Same Shapes, Widths and Kinds "Danny" Maher, American jockey, 'wireless from Capt. Mitchell indicating [Bailiff (lark was there to imerfide, i 3 3 $ : : rode the winner against which six to {hat no more of the bodies of the Ti- land from a short drgument the doo | & \ of Leathers as in the $5.00 grade. one was fered in betting. Sweeper 11 tanie victims are likely to be recovered tor became quite energetic and (0% : 1 was made the favorite for the Derby | 30 on os have been carried far Horee tried to prevent the bailiff from | 4 \ immiediately. | . (L-chingr the trank. In the soutlle Mr. | € a i Every Pair made mm the New Now York's Latest Styles ' ens by the gulf stream. reiccted an (Clark's watch chain was broken. The " 1E 0 . : h Pog hme TH. offer of $20,000 by Hugh Melntosh to afd was very amusing while jel 4 4 Canadian Frctory saving the 30 00 to "eV eac Sho sie, N May 1.--The four | meet Sam Langford in a boxing con fasted. { / d . months' (Md vil of Alphonse Ber test in Australia. per cent duty. nt { I ---- netieir, while in B88 cradle, was so|. Col. Hughes has lent twenty Ross James Oborne Dead. i sadly bitten by a neighbor's dog rifles to the corps of British cadets | Vaneouver, B.C, May 1.--James = that the litle one is not expected to! who will visit the Toranto exhibition. Oborge, formerly genera] superinten- | 0: '8 8 | > Jive. The dog was Kilel at onee with] arthur Jarvis, Cornwall, eceaped [dent of the { 'anadian Pacific at To- Ble esl ; an axe by a boy. : from a chain gang om the way to | Fonte, who has been in charge of the %) ! i fy a... I prison. by Gling biz handeuffs. iP seifie division since February, died } 5 The new artangemen' for parcel post . , ri ; : s Dutoms eollecticns in Monttesl, for this morning, of erysipelas, aged (between Canada and France will be in| April, 1511, amounted to $1,332,096; in ity. He leaves a widow and several ; EE Plan 'augurated to-day." oy 1912, om, 768, children. SCOT