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Algoma Company‘llas Ordered $500,000 Worth of Machinery in Pittsburg. A despatch from Pittsburg, Penn., though the Algoma concern has had >-says: Another move toward centrâ€" ‘ing the iron and steel industry of the United States on the borders of the Great Lakes was made on. Thursday, when a contract was closed by the Algoma Steel Com- pany for $500,000 worth of heavy steel machinery to be delivered at Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, as quick as possible. It is the intention of the Philadelphians and the Londonâ€" ers back of this plant to have two immense steel mills in Canada. turning out bars and other steel products by Nov. 1 next. The naâ€" ture. of the machinery ordered 'shows that the mills to be erected will be rivals worthy of even the biggest and best Pittsburg mills. The mills w .1 be by far the larg- est in Canada. After six years’ study those con- cerned in this project at the head] of the Great Lakes nave decided that it would be cheaper to carry the coal to the iron ore than bring the ores to the coal, as has been the custom for years. It is the in- tention to go after the Canadian trade and the trade of the North- west States, a specialty being made of the steel entering into the making of farming machinery. Announcement of placing this order caused some interest in Pitts- burg because Pittsburg steel barons have looked on tnis north- west territory as their own, even FELL OFF LAUNCH. Harry McEwan and Albert illilliurn Drowned in Hamilton Bay. A despatch from Hamilton says: .A double drowning accident ocâ€" curred in Hamilton Bay, near the Beach, on Saturday afternoon, in which Harry Mclt'wan, 476 York street, and Albert Milburn, 142 Main street west, lost their lives through falling out of a gasoline launch. How the accident happenâ€" -ed is a matter 01 conjecture, as David McEwan, who was with them, neither saw nor knew of it until he looked back and saw the head of one man rise above the surface the last time. It is thought, however, that the two who were drowned were pumping water out of the stern of the boat, and in leaning ‘too far over the gunwale, lost their balance. The survivor was steering the boat in the bow, and heard no outcry; but states that as the en- ,gine was between them and him, its noise would have shut out the sound of their voices if they did cry out when they fell over the cide. >l"__â€"___... OIL STOVE EKPLGDED. ‘Two Men Badly Burned at London ~$575 in Bills Destroyed. A despatch from London, Ont., says: As the result of the explo- ' sion of a coal oil stove at Dorches- ter, on Saturday night, the resi- dence of Mrs. Wm. Banks was burned to the ground, and two men, John Banks and Stephen Budden, received painful burns from burn- ing timbers falling on them. Mrs. Banks had the sum of $575 in bills in the house, the money being in a bureau drawer, and this, with all the contents, was lost. ...___._._g‘ WAR ON BIG IIATS. :Ladics’ Aid Society Asks Board to Take Action. A despatch from London, Ont., says: The Ladies’ Aid Society of Askin Street Methodist Church, one ‘of the largest in the city, have de- clared war on big hats, and at a recent meeting unanimously passed a resolution to the quarterly board asking that they issue a request to the ladies to remove the viewâ€"0bâ€" structiug creations. The ladies sugâ€" gest that the request be made this week. in connection with the open meetings of the London Confer-once, which is to meet in Askin Street Church. The move has attracted a lot of interest here. u’z‘.__ H rniNcn RUI’E 1T LOTS. Ovcr 'l‘wo Thousand Disposed of at the Great Sale. A despatch from Vancouver, 13.0., says: The first sale of Prince Rupert lots, the greatest auction of real estate ever held, ended on Saturday at noon. Over 2,000 lots in the new townsite were sold. The official figures have not been anâ€" nounced. The receipts are esti- mated at $1,175,975. The sale last- a rail mill there and ore mines for some time. There is little doubt now that the most formidable rival the Pittsburg steel mills have en- counter-ed in years in the north- west is now securing a better hold, as local concerns will hardly be able to compete with a freight of over 1,500 miles added to their cost of manufacture at Pittsburg. TO BE BUILT SOON. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., says: W. G. Franz, general manager of the Lake Superior Corâ€" poration, of which the Algoma Steel Company is a subsidiary concern, referring to the despatches from lPittsburg, states that the project ed structural steel plant will be er- ected this season. In addition to the structural steel plant, the com- pany will also construct two addiâ€" tional blast furnaces and a huge coking plant, making a total ex- penditure for improvements and enlargements to the plant of the Algoma Steel Company here which will run up well into the millions. It is the intention of the reorgan- ized company to make the Canadian “See” the sourci: of supply for both steel rails and structural steel for the entire Canadian North- VVest. It is generally accepted here that the new interests in the Lake Superior Corporation are closely allied, if not identical, with Canaâ€" dian Pacific interests. ed four and a half days. ' Mr. C. D. Rand, agent of the G. T. P. and the Province, says the lots in the busi- ness sectionsold well above the anâ€" ticipated figure, and those in the residential districts at about valua- tion. >X‘ BABY FELL FIVE STORIES. mu..â€" Pluugcd into Woman’s Skirt Hang- ing on Clothes Line. A despatch from New York says: Patrick Searson, aged four, is the luckiest little Irishman in New York, in spite of the fact that he is theyoungest of thirteen children. He fell five stories on Wednesday, and escaped with a slight gash in the head. He was playing on the fire escape of his mother’s fiat, five flights up, at No. 1,995 Second Av- enue, when he fell off. He hit the railing of the fire escape two stories down and bounced from there to a clothes line, a story lower still. His next stop was another floor below, where he tumbled into a woman’s skirt hung out on the line and in- flated by the wind. The skirt was too big for Patsy, and he slipped through, but his fall was broken and no ill results followed. '1‘ MILLS ron VICTORIA HARBOR. Lake of Woods Co. to Build Big Mills on Georgian Bay. A despatch from Montreal says: Word has been received from Mr. Robert Meighen, President of the Lake of the Woods Milling Comâ€" pany, who is now in England, that he has succeeded in floating bonds for the erection of a new 5,000â€" barrel flour mill at Victoria Har- bor. This will almost double the capacity of the Lake of the \Vocds -Milling Company’s plant. NEARLY I’ERISHED IN FLAMES Family of Brantlurd Mun Had a Narrow Escape. A despatch from Brantford says: Fire early Sunday morning destroyâ€" ed the handsome residence of Isaac Rosenfclt, on Alion street, and caused a loss of $2,000. The family almost perished in the flames. One of the sleepers was first disturbed and was able to get to the telephone to send in the alarm. ()n his re- turn the others, including children, had barely got out. The origin is unknown . , lwith difficulty were awakened ‘and v 5‘1 KILLED BY LIGIITNIN G. Charles Elstonc Struck While Standing at Barn Door. A despatch from lVyoming says: During a thunderstorm on Thurs~ day afternoon about 4 o’clock the barn of Wallace Williams, near this village, was struck by lightning, Mr. Williams’ brother-in-law-,.:.-My, Charles Elstone, was instantly killed while standing in the stable door. The deceased conducted a tailoring business here, and had been a resident of Wyoming for many years. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING THE W ORLD'S BRITAIN’S inn sniiih TRADE CENTRES. 9 . ' . o . __. British Premier Says Everything Will Fri or C. ttl . G ain. Cheese and- 1 . . . CCSOthci-qmiiry rProduce at Depend on Geoglaphlcal CODdlthns. Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. .___â€"-â€"â€" A despatch from London says: away. Therefore the United States .In the House of Commons on Wed- could not be regarded as one of the two powers which would have to Toronto, June 1.â€"â€"Flourâ€"â€"On- nesday night the Premier definitely be taken into account And 3L taI'IO Wile/at 90 1361‘ 00m“ Patent? laid down the view of tne British though second among. the fiaval WU-‘kU 130 50-00, W'da-Y “1 blly‘ef's: Government in regard to the ques- powers of the world, she‘could not Saws Ontsm‘i for 63.995175 on 9301‘) tion as to whether the I United be treated the same for aggressive Toronto; Pro-‘0 to d’O-{fl- Mall???” States should be considered in deâ€" purposes as France, Germany or 110111‘; ill‘Sll‘Piltean> $530 to $3310 termining the British twoâ€"power Austria. on ti‘acK, ‘lUl'ODWS 569mg Pate}?! naval standard. Mr. Asquith said Mr. Arthur Lee objected, saying 5‘45"” to W'PU’ and Stroilg .Dahem’ at great deal of nonsense had been l he would deal with the probability 55'50 it“ be“) on “wk, lomfn’o" talked about the twoâ€"power stand- of any war with the United States Manlt‘f’ba Vt’heatj‘ho- 1 hoithel? ard. It was nothing more than a merely as an academic proposition. $1.33, bevrglan 1233’ 138112331 1‘0' 2‘ purely empirican generalization. “It is really impossible,” he doâ€" ill' $130.; an“ “0' '53“? wig/2' He agreed that the range of Brit- clared, ' ' Ontario wheatâ€"$13065 El NO- 2 ish vision should not be limited States on the score of geographi- afe qI‘Oted at 5’13" to $‘AO’ out‘ to Europe, but, on the other hand, cal remoteness when she had just Slde- 1 _ _ when considering the combined sent a fleet of sixteen firstâ€"class Bafflerâ€"'1‘ 08d barley 62 to 690- effective strength of any other two battleships, maintained as a fightâ€" OutSlde- _ , powers in the world for aggressive ing entity throughout, for a voyâ€" Uats“\‘-\T0- 2 Omar“) ‘Vhlte 56 t0 purposes one must have regard to age of 40,000 miles, in the course 570 on FraCk’ Toronto’ aind 560 om;- geogl‘aphlcal POSi’Gion. of which that fleet circumnavigated Slde? 1V0- 2 ‘WCSl’erIl1CJa'nada oats In dealing with a remote power the globe and visited many parts 57c and NO' '5 at .560 Lay port/5' Whose naval base was six, eight or of the British Empire.” PeaS‘NO' 21,93 to 960 Ollt’mde' ten thousand miles away, with no Mr. Balfour, without mentioning Rye~â€"N0- 2, “1 to 75C Outsme- convenient coaling station, it was the United States, argued that Mr. ,BuCk‘VIIeat‘NO‘ 2 63 to GM out" elementary common sense not to Asquith had abandoned the tradi~ 51d?“ _ , treat that power as of the same tional British View of a twoâ€"power cornâ€".NO' 2 Amemcafn yeulow effective value as a power with a standard, but the House rejected 83C 011 “Wk, Toronto; N0; 3 824° naval base a hundred miles or so his motion by a majority of 114. on track, Toronto; Canadian yel- low, 77 to 780 on track, Toronto. Branâ€"Manitoba $23.50 in sacks, Toronto freights; shorts, $24.50 110’ $25, Toronto freights. __________,_.....â€"â€"â€"-â€" his eyes, condemned his former Parliamentary colleague, Hon. P. H. Roy, to five years’ imprisonment in St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary. This sentence followed a lengthy argument of the opposing counsel and a. halfâ€"hour address of the prisoner, who gave reasons why he should be condemned. I “i4 ARRIVALS AT QUEBEC. to 75%0; No. 4, 74c. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 63%0; No. 3 white, 60c to 630; No. 4 white, 59c to 60%c; stan~ dard, 62%0. .___â€"â€".â€"... COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"$4 to $5 for choice quali- ties, and $3 to $3.50 for seconds. Beansâ€"Prime, $2, and handâ€"pickâ€" ed, $2.15 to $2.20 per bushel. ._. LIVE s'rooK MARKETS. Montreal, June 1.â€"â€"A few of the best cattle were sold at about 60 ~ ‘ per pound, but they were not Maple SI’I'I‘PT‘SUC to $1 34 8341103 choice; pretty good animals sold at Hay NO- 1 tlmothy $13 to $13-50 41/; to 5%c; milkmen’s strippers, a ton on track here, and lower 3% to 50;“ common Stock at 3% to grades at _$11 to $11-50 a tOD- 4%0 per pound. Milch cows, ‘$25 Straw $1.50 to $8 0n tl‘ack- to $60 each. Calves, $2 to $8 each, Potatoesâ€"031‘ lOtS: 950 Per 1333 or 3%. to 60 per pound. Sheep, 5 to on traCk. DBIaWal‘eS, 31-10 150 6c per pound; lambs, $11 to $6 each. $1-15 1381‘ has .011 Gl‘aCk- . Good lots of fat hogs, 8%0 per POllltl'yâ€"Chldiensy 3331111135, pound; a small lot of choice pack- dl‘essed: 17 '00 180 Per 113; fOWI, 12 ers sold at $8.90 per 100 pounds. to 140; tul‘kGyS‘ 18 t0 9'20 Per “3- Toronto, June 1.-â€"Really well “'"" y finished butchers’ cattle were firm THE DAIRY MARIXETS- at $5.40 to $5.60, and choice at Butterâ€"Pound prints, 19 to 200; $5.25 to $.5.40;'good butchers’ cows tubs and large rolls, 16 to 17c; in- were a trifle higher at $4.50 to $5; ferior, 14 to 15c; Creamery rolls, bulls at $4 to 554-75. StOCkerS and 22 to 23c, and solids, 18 to 200. feedersâ€"Steady demand and prices Eggsâ€"Case lots, 18 to lsyzc per firm around $5. Demand for good dozen. quality milkers and near springers; Cheeseâ€"Large cheese, old, 14 to common “Psaleable- Sheep and 14%0 per lb, and twins, 14% to lambsâ€"Mama and 500 lower. 14%0. New quoted at 13c for large Calvesâ€"Eamon ' Hogsâ€"Very firm and at 13%0 for twins. at $7.75 f.o.b. and $8 fed and watered. HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon, long clear, 13 to 13%c per lb in case lots; mess pork $22 to $22.50; short out, $24 to $25. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 15 to 160; do., heavy, 13 to 14c; rolls, 12 t0"12%c; shoulders, 11 to Ill/(.0; backs, 7% to 180; breakfast bacon, 16% to 170. Lardâ€"Tierces, 13%0; tubs, 13%c; pails, 14c. Twenty-Six Hundred New Settlers for the Dominion. A despatch from Quebec says: The Allan steamer Corsican and C. P. R. steamer Empress of Ire- land arrived. at Quebec on Friday, with 2,600 new settlers for Canada. The Corsican was the first to .arâ€"' rive, with one thousand steerage and over 300 second class. The former included 450 children, and were landed at Quebec for Governâ€" ment inspection, and in the even- ing were forwarded to their destin-_ ation on two C. P. R. and one G.' T. R. special trains. The Empress of Ireland brought 900 steerage and 400 second-cabin passengers, 'oung, healthy and intelligent, who complied with all the Canadian imi- gration conditions. These passen- gers were forwarded after the first and secondâ€"class specials, and took two additional trains. «I. PRESIDENT ROY GUILTY. The Wrecking of the Bank of St. John’s, Quebec. A despatch from Montreal says; Hon. P. H. Roy, ex-Speaker of the Quebec Legislature and .exâ€"Presid- ent of the Bank of St. John’s, was found guilty on Thursday of will- fully making false returns to the Government. This verdict is the result of one‘of the most sensationâ€" al trials in the history of this Prov- ince. During the three weeks the trial has been in progress some re~ markable evidence was submitted in reference to Mr. Roy’s actions. It was shown that he had made false ..__,~_..__.._.. ___.......â€"..- >i< $40,000 FIRE IN LONDON. Crockery Warehouse Was Badly Damaged. A despatch from London, Ont., says: Damage of nearly $40,000 was done by a fire which broke out early on Friday morning in the crockery warehouse of W. J. Reid and 00., -cn Clarence Street. The fire burned for two hours, but was prevented from spreading to thickly congestâ€" ed buildings surrounding it. The insurance amounts to $29,000. _,~ ......_.'â€" BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, May 26.â€"Peasâ€"$1.05 to $1.06. Oatsâ€"Canadian Western, 58%. to 590; extra, No. 1 feed, 58% to 58%0; No. 1 feed, 58 to 58%0; No. 3 Canadian Western, 57% to 580; No. 2 feed, 57 to 57120. Barâ€" nao rassno iiiisrnnr mun. leyâ€"NO- 2 72%» ll? 7‘10; Manitoba: returns to the Government involv- fCGd barley, 5251'.» to 670~ BUCk- ing some $500,000. This consisted "â€"â€" wheatâ€"69V2 to 70c. Flourâ€"Mani- toba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.30 to $6.50; Manitoba Spring wheat patents, seconds, $5.80 to $6; Manitoba strong bakers, $5.60 to $5.80; Winter wheatpatcnts, $6.50 to $6.60; straight rollers, $6.30 to' $6.35; straight rollers, in bags, to $3.10; extras in bags. $2.65 to $2.80. Feedâ€"Manitoba shorts, $24 to Ontario bran, $23 to $24; Ontario shorts, $24.50 to $25; Ontario middlings, $25 to $25.50; pure grain mouillie, $33 to $35; mixed mouillie, $28 to $30. Cheese â€"-westcrns 12V, to 12% c. Butterâ€"â€" 22 to 22%0. Eggsâ€"- 19 to 19}.§c per dozen. of worthless notes, past due bills payable, which Mr. Roy, his brother and their friends had discounted, pocketing the cash. In their reâ€" ports to the Government all this worthless paper was set down as assets. In the'list of current loans was included an item of $5,000 re~ presented by a not-e of the bank it- self, which was made to cover money stolen from it. SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS. 101 Years. A despatch from Brantford says: Mrs. Noah Ziegler died here at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A. Iiauffman, on Thursday, in her, 101st year. She was born at Lan-' caster, Pa., and her father, John Bingham, was one of the earliest settlers in North Waterloo. The deceased leaves 103 descendants, in- cluding eight children, 41 ' grandâ€" A dramatic scene was enacted at children, 53 great-grandchildren ', noon on Friday at St. John’s, when and three great-greatsgrandchil- Mr. Justice Monet, with tears in dren. ' WPRAIEIE van inn Warmer Weather and Plenty of Moisture Force Growth of the Grain. A despatch from Winnipeg says: ahead of two years rage, but a From all over the vast prairie re- little later generally than in 1908. gion served by the Canadian Paciâ€" At some points the wheat is three fic main line and its branches at inches high. The only minor key crop reported was received on sounded in the optimistic report is Wednesday which is of the most from the country around Bowden optimistic character. Wheat seed- and Pcnhold, on the Edmonton line, ing is completed at every point' where the work is backward, but and grain is sprouting through the i even therethe grain sown has been warm, grow- making good progress. Oat seeding UNITED smarts MARKETS. Buffalo, June 1.~â€"Wheatâ€"â€"Spring wheat, steady; No. 1 Northern, carloads, store, 551.35%; Winter, nominal. Cornâ€"No. 4- yellow, 79c; No. 3 corn, 78%c to 790; No. 4 corn, 77%c. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 640 to 64%0; No. 3 white, 63 to 63%0; No. 4 white, 62%c. Barleyâ€"Feed to malting, 80c to 830.” Ryeâ€"No. 2, on track, 9410. Canal freights â€"-â€" Wheat, 3%9 ,to New York. ,Chicago, June..1-.â€".â€"Cash whcatâ€"~ .No. 2rcd, $1.54.; No.3 red, $1.49; No. 2 hard, $1.33 to. $1.34; No. 3 hard, $1.31 to $1.33; No.1 North- eru, $1.34 to $1.36 ;'No. 2 Northern, $1.33 to $1.35; No. 3 Spring.- $1 30 .to $1.33. Cornâ€"No. 2, 75%c; No. . 2, white, 751/, .to 75".ljc: No. 2 yelâ€" 3510i]. 0119011111850 b)" 10w 751,, t.) 700- x” :3 753(0- ‘,\f,,, fine: weather and a sufiiciency of ion the whole is about 7.“) )cr cent. 1 _ .. ‘Iv . ~ . . ‘ ~ _ . 1 _ l 3 white, 75%c; 30, :; Iran-3;, 753-; muster-e. The season isagood dca. finished, according in {he -.- pawl. 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