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‘B‘éwxu‘vav‘. ‘ . .s 5“ wash/'sz '- .."w ‘1 .v’ r ,1 7 .. {1' , $591.94. ;per cent. of_the gross earnings for 1911, as against 26.8 per cent. for way for operation shows payments ,1 Some Interesting Figures From The Public Accounts of Ontario Following are some figures from from clerks of the peace amounted the Public Accounts of Ontario: to $16,528.11. Receipts from Miners! Licenses, Movmg p1cture show licenses rea- $78,800_60_ lized $12088. . . ,. . . _ Private detective licenses rea- Minmg Royalties received by De lized $1,600- partment of Lands, Forests, and Mines, $285,913.26. 33., Revenue from the PmVincml Estreated bail amounted to $829.- Mine, $348.73. ’ 04 Examination fees received by Education Department, $20,919.59. Received for fines and breakages from the students of. Ontario Agri- cultural and Veterinary Colleges, Circus licenses amounted to $4,- Fees received on account of ra- bies treatment, $451.10. Chinese capitation tax amounted to $5,000. Conscience money received from “Honesty,” Guelph, $5. Serum from the New York Health Department cost $460. . Crown counsel prosecutlons cost Resident deer license brought in $18,986.41. Fines for breaches of the game $10,680. law accoun_ted £01: $4’502'4O' , l Expended on railway fares and Automob1le licenses realized clothes of discharged prisoners 350:831'22' from the Central Prison and Mer- Fees for letters patent, company cer Reformatory, $7,733.59. licenses, etc., $235,662.10. Revolvers, cartridges, and handâ€" Birth, marriage and deathgcer- cuffs for Provincial police cost tificates, and searches, $1,504.61. $783.96. ' Received from life insurance com- English-French training schools panics, $116,674.53. cost $9,292.46. _ Received from fire insurance comâ€" Pamphlets, advertising, and inci- panies, $46,676.74. dental expenses in connection with Received from loan companies, immigration and colonization ac- $23,695.10. counted for an expenditure of $17,- Received from. banks, $73,748.61. 701.90. ’ Received from trust companies, $6,855 was paid bonuses and ad- $9,385.00. vances to assist in procuring doâ€" Received from street railways, mestic «servants and farm laborers, $14,074.59. of which the Salvation Army re- Received from railways, $453,â€" ceived the largest amount, it being 345.93. ' $1,385. Immigration work in Great Bri- tain cost $48,825.06. $159,920.87 was spent on the new Provincial Prison, Guelph. Fire ranging accounted for an expenditure of $110,111.90. The enforcement of the Liquor Received from gas and electric light companies, $12,339.82. ’ Received from telephone compan- ies, $11,371.21. , Race track meeting licenses brought in $15,790.25. Stamp tax on transfers of securi- ties realized $13,788.30. License Act cost $24,750.33. Fines and forfeitures received $8,663 was paid in wolf bounties. ==â€"_'_â€"_â€"â€"_â€"â€"'â€"‘_~_ __â€"_____.______.. _ __.____.___.____.._____â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- HOUSTON SWEPT BY FIRE. ed with cotton bales were burned. The number of homes and stores Fan‘ncd by Gale, Over 250 Buildings burned amounts to more than 250. Were Destroyed. Ir . ELK LAKE BRANCH. A despatch from Houston, Texas, says : Impelled by a gale that swept in with one of the coldest northers of the Winter, flames swept clean through the eastern section of Houston early on Wednesday morn~ ing. At least twenty-five blocks of the city have been destroyed, cov- ering an area one [and one-half miles long and at points oneâ€"quar- ter mile deep. Streets of cottages Earlton, 25 miles north of here and were destroyed, several big manu-lten miles south of Engleliart. The facturing plants were burned! new line will be 30 miles in length, Chairman Euglchart Says Line Will Start From Earlton. A despatch from Cobalt says: Chairman Englehart of the T. & N. 0. Commission made the an- nouncement here at noon on Wed- nesday that the Elk Lake branch of the railway would start from down, and thousands of persons and run through ninety per cent. are homeless. The losses are con- farming country. It was at first servatively set at from six to ten thought the branch line would go million dollars. About $5,000,000 in from Charlton, but the excellent of this is confined to the manufac- farming country that will be open- turing, lumber and cotton indusâ€" ed up by the new route was taken tries. Forty-five thousand bales of into consideration. - cotton stored in warehouses and compresses were burned. This item alone represents a loss of $2,000,000. Besides the 45,000 bales of cotton destroyed with the Stand- ard Compress in the conflaâ€"gra- tion, 36 Southern Pacific cars load- 1111 1GB lint-1.1. N. 0. ._ >x<___.___ Sir Max Aitkcns has been mulcted for $1,500 damages in a Montreal court because his chauffeur ran over a man about two years ago while joy riding, unknown to the defen- dant. Net Receipts lot the Provincial RailvVay Total $593,152. In the annual report of the Tem- ducting from the totahnet revenue iskaming A: Northern Ohtario Rai‘l’- the 9051? Of hll‘m'g eQUIPment, 3130-: - for the year named $22 874.07 for way, presented to the Ontar1o Leg- 0 0 ’ ’ islature on Thursday, there is an 1911 and $‘2’1‘3'27 for-1910’ the t0- . . ‘ tal net earnings for the road are increaSe. in operating expenses over I $593,152,69 for the year ending 0c- 11910 of $16,637.27, although there tober 31, 1911, and $436,130.31 for has been a decrease in the percen- the same period in 1910. ta-ge from 73.2 to 66.4, while the to- In respect of these earnings a t-al net earnings for the year are cheque for $515,000 was paid to the $593,152.69, compared with $436,- Provincial Treasurer, while the 130.31 for 1910, which represent 33.6 1910 payment was $420,000. The itemized pay-roll of the rail- 1910. amounting to $748,522.65, and $34,- The total revenue from tran‘spor- 696.24 for construction, which repre- tation for the. year was $1,708,249.â€" sents a total sum paid for labor of 02; from sources other than trans- $783,218.89. portation, $72,715.81, making atotal The total mileage in operation is operating revenue of $1,780,369.83. 397.63, which includes branches to 'The operating expenses were $1,- Charlton, Kcrr Lake, Haileybury, 181,998.63, as compared with $1,- Porcupine, together with yards and 165,361.36 for 1910, making the net; sidings. The main line from North operating revenue $598,966.20 and' Bay to Cochrane is 252.8. Net earn- $426,490.66 respectively, which, in- ings for the year increased $189,- cluding ore. royalties of $17,060.56, 122.81, which is principally due to give a total net revenue of 616,026.- traffic to Porcupine gold camp, “al- 76 for 1911, as against $458,253.58. though the opening of the rich clay for 1910. Ore royalties for the year 5 belt and increased agricultural op- show a failing off of $20,702.36. De- erations are becoming important.” HUWMONEY UQMES AND GOES Plus or an annuals REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. .._-. Prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheese and Other Produce atIIome and Abroad. BREAD STUFFS. ‘Toronto. Feb. 27.â€"Flourâ€"â€"Winter wheat. 90 per cent. patents, $3.75 to $3.80 at sea- board. and at $3.85 to $3.90 for home con- sumption. Manitoba floursâ€"First patents $5.50; second patents, $5, and’strong bak. ers'. $4.80, on track. Toronto. Manitoba wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, $1.- 13. Bay ports; No. 2 Northern at $1.10, and No. 3 at $1.06, Bay ports. Feed wheat, all-rail, 741-20. ‘ Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 white. red and mixed, 95 to 960, outside. ‘ Peasâ€"Good shipping peas, $1.18 to $1.- 25, outside. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario, 45 to 46c, and of No. 3 at 43 to 44c. outside. No. 2, 48 to 49c. on track, Toronto. No. 1 extra W.C. feed, 49c, and No. 1, 48¢. Bay ports. Barleyâ€"Forty-eight lbs. quoted at 95 to 96c, outside. . . Cornâ€"No. 3 American yellow. 701-2 to 710. Toronto freight. ‘ Ryeâ€"No. 2 at $1.08 to $1.09, outside. Buckwheatâ€"70 to 710, outside. Branâ€"Manitoba bran. $25, in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $26.50 to $27. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"Good stock. $3 to $4 per barrel. . Beansâ€"Small lots of hand-picked, $2.35 to $2.40 per bushel. . Honeyâ€"Extracted. in tins, 11 to 120 per 1b. Combs, $2.50 to $2.75, Baled Hayâ€"Fair; No. 1 at. $15.50 to $16, on track. and No. 2 at. $12 to $13. -Baled Strawâ€"$10 on track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots, in bags, $1.65, and Dclawares at $1.85. Out-of-store. $1.30 to $1.90. Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultryâ€"Chickens, 12 to 15c per 111.; fowl, 9 to 10c; geese, 13 to 150; ducks, 12 to 140; turkeys, 20 to 21c. Live poul- try, about 20 lower than the above. a. BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE. .Buttcrâ€"â€"Dairy, choice, in wrappers, 29 to 32c; large rolls, 28 to 30c; and inferior, tubs, 20 to 21c. Creamery quoted at 36 to 37c for rolls, 34 to 35c for solids, per 11). Eggsâ€"Americans, 37 to 38c per dozen. and strictly new-laid Canadians, 38 to 400 per dozen, in case lots. Cheese~Large, 161-20, and twins at 163-4c per 11). pâ€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€" HOG PRODUCTS. Cured meatsâ€"Bacon, long clear, 111-2 to 113-40 per 111., in case lots. Porkâ€"Short out, $22.50; do., mess, $19.50 to $20. Hams -Medium to light. 16 to 161-20; heavy. 14 to 141-20; rolls, 103-4 to 11c; breakfast bacon, 16 to 17c; backs, 19 to 20c. Lardâ€"Tierces. 12c; tubs,'121-4e; pails, 121-20. MONTREAL MARKETS. “Montreal, "Feb. 27.â€"0atsâ€"-Canadian West- ern, No. 2, 5312 to 540; do., No. 3, 51 172 to 52c; extra. No. 1'feed, 521-2 to 53c; No. 2 local white, 51 to 511-213; No. 3 do., 50 to 501-20; No. 4 do., 49 to 491-2c. Barleyâ€" Malting, $1.04 to $1.05. Buckwheatâ€"Malt- ing, $1.04 to $1.05. Buckwheatâ€"‘No. 2, 72 to 730. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring wheat pat- ents. firsts. $5.60; do., seconds, $5.10; strong bakers’, $4.90; Winter patents, choice, $5.- 10 to $5.35; straight rollers. $4.65 to $4.75; (10., bags, $2.15 to $2.25. Rolled oats, bar- rels, $5.05; bags, 90 105., $2.40. Branâ€"$24; shorts. 326;. middlings, $28; mouillie. $28 to $34. Hayâ€"No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15 to $15.50. Cheeseâ€"Finest Westerns, 151-4 to 151-2c; finest Easterns, 141-2 to 15c. But- terâ€"Choicest creamery, 33 to 340; seconds, 32 to 321-2c. Eggsâ€"Fresh. 38 to 400. P0- tatoes-Per bag, car lots, $1.70 to $1.80. pâ€"____ UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Feb. 27.-â€"Wheat.â€"-May, 61.- 041-2; July, $1.05 5-8 to $1.05 34; No. 1 hard, $1.05; No. 1 Northern, $1.041-2; No. 2 Northern. $1.02 to 81021-2; No. 3 wheat, $1.00 to $1.001-2. No. 3 yellow corn, 62 to 63c. No. 3 white oats. 49 to 491-20. No. 2 rye. 871-2c. Bran, $25 to $25.50. Flourâ€" First patents, $4.90 to $5.20; do., second patents, $4.55 to $4.80; first clears, $3.30 to $3.65; second clears, $2.20 to $2.60. Bufi‘alo, Feb. 27.â€"Spring wheatâ€"No: 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.13 34; Winter. No. 2 red. $1.01: No. 3 red, 99c; No. 2 white. $1.00. Cornâ€"No. 4 yellow, 65 3-40: on track. through billed. Oats-No. 2 white. 561-4c; No. 3 white, 553-40; No. 4 white, 541â€"4c. Barleyâ€"Malting. $1.22 to $1.35. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal. Feb. fir-Butchers cattle, choice, $7.00 to $7.25; do., cattle, medium, $5.50 to $6.75: do., cattle common, $3.50 to $5; canners, $2.75 to $3.25; butchers' cat- tle. choice cows, $5.50 to $5.75; do., cattle, medium,‘$3.75 to $4.75; do., cattle, bulls, $3.50 15056.00; milkers, choice, each, $75 to $80; milkers. com. and medium, each. ). \. NE 1111111111111 11le Sweeping Verdict Given Validating Mar- riage in Famous; Hebert Case A despatch' from Montreal says: tice Lani-endeau erred when on In a judgment it is impossible to conceive could be more sweeping, Mr. Justice Char-bonneau on Thurs- day morning “wiped the ne temere decree off the map of Canada,” to use the words of a prominent Mont- real lawyer, 'when he delivered his pronouncement on the famous He- bert-Clouatre marriage case. So sweeping is it that it more than sur- prised the lawyers interested in the case, while Rev. Mr. T-imb-erlako, who performed the ceremony, said it “fairly took his breath away.” His Lordship’s findings, in short, are as follows: 1-â€"That the ne temere decree is of absolutely no force in the Pro- vince of Quebec as far as the legal aspect of marriage goes, He holds that it is a decree which has spiri- tual obligations only, and that its jurisdiction in these spiritual mat- ters does not affect anyone outside the pale of the Roman Catholic Church. March 23, 1911, he gave civil effect to the annulment of the marriage done by the Roman Catholic au- thorities. All of this is contained in the last part of the judgment, which is as follows: “Basing itself on the motives given above, the court declares the marriage of the said Emma Clona- tre and Eugene Hebert, celebrated Ion the 14th of July, 1908, before Rev. Wm. Timberlake, on produc- tion of a license of the 9th of July, 1908, good and valid, declares that the decree promulgated by the con- gregation of the council of the Roman Catholic Church on the 2nd of August, 1907, starting with the words ‘ne temere,’ has no civil ef- fect, and that the decree of the orâ€" dinary of the diocese of Montreal, dated November 12, 1909, produced in this case by the plaintiff, has no judicial effect in the said case.” Each party is to pay its own costs. ,inUDGEé- Qmoflfizmi WHO HEARD ‘m‘z. FAMouS' MARRIAGE. CASE’ “The ne temere is a religious de- cree only,” he said, “and its in- fluence is confined to spiritual mat- ters only, and in no way has any effect on the legality of marriage.” 2-â€"â€"His Lordship holds that the marriage performed by Rev. Wm. Timberlake, Methodist clergyman, between Emma Marie Clouatrc and Eugene Hebert, on July 14th, 1908, is now and has always been perfect- 1y valid. 3â€"The count holds that no matter what the religious persuasions of the contracting parties are, any duly authorized clergyman can perâ€" form marriages which are perfectly legal in the eyes of the law of .the Province of Quebec. 4â€"The court holds that the an» nulment of the H-ebert-Clouatre marriage by the Roman Catholic authorities of Montreal on Novem- ber 12, 1909, is of absolutely no ef- fect as far as the legality of the marriage is concerned. 5â€"The court holds that Mr. Jus- ______ It is doubtful that the Church authorities will appeal, as the He- bert judgment has no more effect than other decisions as strongly up- holding ecclesiastical law, but He- bert’s lawyer says he will appeal if the money is forthcoming. There was a tremendous crowd in the court when the judge appeared on the bench, while the corridors leading to the court were blocked with spectators and lawyers. The hour to read. i judgment took his Lordship over an NOT FINAL DECISION. Judge Charbonneau’s decision does not finally settle the question of the status of the marriage law ,in Quebec. In another case an-‘ other judge might give a decision diametrically .opposed to this ver- dict, and the issue will remain un- settled until a decision is secured by appeal to the court of last resort, which is the Privy Council, or un- til the law is changed. to $4.25; lambs, $6.50 to $7. Hogs, fo.b., $7.35 to $7.50." Calves, $2.50 to $8.00. Toronto, Feb. 27.â€"A few bunches of choice butcher cattle sold from $6.30 to $6.65. but the general run of good cattle ranged from $5.85 to $6. Two prime export cattle bought for feeding fetched $6.85. They weighed 2,510 pounds each. There was a. fairly active enquiry for stockers of good quality at $4.50 to $5.25. Cows were easy at $4 to $5. and bulls were steady at $3 to $5.25. Common cattle were dull at 62504.0 84. Canncrs fetched $1.50 to $2.50. Lambs were firmer at $7.. 50 to 88 for choice ones. Sheep and hogs were unchanged in prices, although hogs were firmer. “it FIFTY-TWO TONS OF TOBACCO. _â€" First Shipment Sent Out From Prince Edward County. A dcspatch from Picton says: Tobacco-growing has passed the exâ€" perimental stage in Prince Edward county by long strides. On Friday shipments of the leaf went out to- talling fifty-two tons. The seven acres grown this year have realiz~ ed $12,000. B'uycrs paid eleven and three-quarters to twelve and one-half cents per pound for the leaf. Land in the county has be- come so' well adapted to canning factory produce has proven excel- lent for tobacco. One man made the experiment, they prefer the growing of tobacco to tomato-grow- ing, and that there is more money in it. â€"â€"-â€"-*I‘ CONSUMPTION SANITARIUM. Hebrews of Montreal Have Raised $500,000. A despatch from Montreal says: The Hebrews of Montreal, who have just embarked upon a campaign to raise $500,000 for a consumption satitarium at Ste. Agathe, Que., reached that sum on Wednesday morning. Collection will continue, notwithstanding the amount want-_ ed has been obtained. '91‘ LIQUOR SEIZED AT COBALT. A Cal-load of. Beer and a Large Quantity of Whiskey. 5 A dcspatch from Cobalt says: Seizures madcby the Provincial Police on Wednesday afternoon unmounted to one car of bottled beer, seven barrels of beer, forty ,gallons of whiskey and seven caries of bottled whiskey. The beer is' being held pending analysis by the Provincial License Department. The car was seized in the railway $50 to $65; springers. 830 to $45. Sheen-,S209 from a three-guarters-acre yard, consigned to the local agent ewes. 54.50 1084.75; bucks and culls."83.75i planting. The farmers say, after of a Toronto brewery. >\.