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He is 'ygeh'i'i: some,”- cried Vincenzo. petttshly. “Still, I do not} love a. haggard]: V mmuzn s beamiiul u). m '.1~“ch. “ ATE thou a puntlm H mm). . 1:0 cried sou nfully. “Lewd I a. lady and she were kcp t from me I “011ch not rest while a. stone of {he palace that held her remained one on the other.” -.Vw .“uv van nu; I; IIIISU'HU ) “I owe Della Scala my Iifo.’ re- turned Conrad airiiy. “I should be the last to speak: still, my wrongs are as many and as deep. I love the Lady Valentina. I have lost my land and my jean-1:». my house and servants. yet I am quite ready to settle in some uther part, of Italyâ€"and forget. V'Zs’rmti. I “No need for the heroic, he makes over her, even so Viscunti will not hurt her. vet we must be hurried into war for it, forsv :fh. "’ “You would not iisk \uzn' all to glut "his‘véngéance‘f ' lcnmr {rd the Couiit. “None the less his uift is 30m- sister, and a d'Estcn” _V__ w--.-- -.. up u ,1 . “I beseech thee " flied Vincen- zo petulantly," ‘Iea‘vo me some lit- tie rést' from m‘egtiSn of his name and Wr'ozigs Ever since you, rode into Ferrara. .somo - six «hug ago; ther‘e has been naugh2’ else talked of but Mastino, Mag’tih'd‘ 5 wrong. what we must do fox Mastinoâ€"till 1 fair “entry at the name " codrad-Vérd's'ééa ' his Iags :ajh’d' glanced criticaH5 ’at that, type; pointsrof his gold;shuest "- -- - 1' L". Tis not m3. waging of Viscdnti é sister has caused “'31“; “he' .epucd "Thx bzothe'r-in- 13“" ' "‘ ‘. “Anof’he; _war3" laughed Con- rad; - 4-1 have-done mm Eat‘but fight; since I left Ge'xfznhgifgi" Tam on the sick list.” " ' ‘ , "Not when the war is ‘ofhghinc mm, seeking,” “said "Vihéeuzo. “Because thou needymusp fial=liini love -. \éiih ."th'c 5 Wiécénti’s"s’i'stéi‘l-ihé it there were not others as._f.ai1; and far-.safer‘to ~w‘oo’ 3'” ' I. '- . -- For seated in the broad window- seat. toying with a. sprig of myrtle. was Count Conrad. brilliant and light-hearted. clad in the last ex- treme .of fashion resplendent in .p2'i.11mse velvet. and mauve silk, with long scalloped slee'es that: sncpt the g.round Round higs waist was a gold belt suspending, by a jc v-elled cbai :1, an orange stuck witn cloves and en- c: osecl in a case of silxer filigree. Count Conrad also.w-01e .ear- rings; pearl drop 5 that shimmered 2:51.111) 2'3!) his bl Onde qurls, 11101 on each wrist a. bra c'cez‘et ; is: even this cfi'emina‘cy couid not- altogether (10-. atrO: a. certain manliness that was the Louis-’3, spite of an almost seen ing wish to disallow it. Beside him half leaning through‘ the window, was a _v1'o.tl1 of twenty, of that brilliant beauti too bright t5 ;)5t , ‘0. He too was dressed mme like an idle. aiurtier of the Kalois court than a fighting noble of the free' (ities. and the m1e charm of his face has marred by the spoilt af- foci niion of his: manna.- at if at this end of the chamber the only sound was low converse, all subdued and quiet, at the far- t'ner cad gay voices and bursts of laughter broke ‘the stillness. She was Julia Gonzaga, the rep- resentative in this gathering in the name of her infant nephew. of the city of Mantua and its domains, the head of the fourth and last great family of Lombardy who dared to raise a hand against- the encroach- ments Aand the pmvex‘ of Visconti. Carrara, florid. pleasant-manner- ed. with brilliant black eyes, black hair. and a ready smile. lea'nt for- wards and listened. observing him keenly. Opposite them, but the length of the table away. a. lady with tired eyes and a. patient mouth lean: back in her chair, motionless, watching the trees seen through the window. ' At a long table, set across one end of the apartment two men were seated talking to one another in km voices. They were Ippolito Ei' Este and Giacomo‘ Carrara, Duke of Padua. D Estc, a. stern, grey haired man or fift» on so, with keen eyes and a hard mouth, was talking rapidlv, tapping the while his fingers nex iously upon the fable. §§a+§+n+n+n+mm+u+mn+n mmwmmmumflmmfi CHAPTER XI. ‘ Ippolito frowned at Vincenzo’s In the council chamber of the £399. _ Estcs’ summer palace at Ferrara “You won“ spend all You tupe were gathered the heads of the in idleness it seems,” he , sald. reigning families of Lombardy. ‘ngn:e yr ‘ no iKIWQSP £116.? "1 0‘." 1‘35 it“ 3J+33E+ICE+76 $153} warnmmwmmfim Wfiflfimf‘ VOL. -0. N0; :39. $1 per annum.‘ The Price of Dishonor; MILLBBOOK AND _ OMEMEE MIRROR r, The Lord at Verona’s Disappointment ‘ Now d’Estc spoke hastily. “We Hmre come to :1 x'esoluuun. Ma.~tinn ‘---one m winch we ah agree,_" and “Fivé 1191er were (though .11 a case as thxs. my lord,” he qumtlyzrfi For a mon ent no one ans-.mrcé, then Giacmno leant forward “ith a. deprecating smile. “Mv 10rd of Vcwna, he said smoothly, “mu ask us to venmrn cvervthing-and give us five days in which to decideâ€"surely you are not surprised our ansxwr 1:: nut quite r_c adv?” 'J - Mastino rdclla Scala bit. dig lin to keep back an angn‘ xeplv. ‘ "9'25;- (wuti 11“}! bâ€" 11‘ in the “N X.” rn p3 xswed a; 1“ an}: his son; in the lax-cc black chair, looking kczn- I} at their faces. ‘ txlzmln and unqu: E'thc , 3202'" mi his :L: i! rem: inerl L4. “And are _\'~.:.2;r h? LSkf‘d. “I I22. Inrus. Still 3“ Then at thenfvarther end of the chamber hm pages drew apart We scarbt curtains a1: (1 Mastim) .iella Scaln. entered. Conrad. glancing up, wOndered hr)“ men for a mo- ment he could haw mistaken him for aug} :t but “hat. he was. to n bx: and stately was hls bearing. '(‘a'rrarzx mtfi'cd in silent assent; ‘ijx Iulifl Gonzaga’ s fgzc‘e :1 Sam: scorn showed. ' A silence fc11,?nroken only b} the tapping .of d [lg-t0 fingers on thn. polishrd table ' "Tell. my lmcl of Verona. we wait for him“ ” He turned to the othexs; “’Tis agleed he said quickly, ‘that we fuznish Della. Scala .thh a small a1myt~ I be contributed between 11‘." ‘ “- ’Tis treatment good enough for those who bear it ” bwreathéd .Vin- cenzo, and Comad sniffed his orange Ippolito’ s brow grew dark; he struck a go‘ng o'eside him, and a. page appeared. vStill Mastinqcame not, and Gia- comq moved‘ thh a great show‘of patience and forbearance. But (1’ Estc looked on him with mistrust; he had no love for the lightcbegrt-egl German. _“ ’VTis scarcely the way to treat With 17.5,” he. said. “'Is this a. counéilfl of war ?” he asked, ”or g gajshering o»fâ€"-” ‘i‘ X 'council 'of war, V’ interpos_ed Congad hastily, with his most win- ning su‘yle. ' “He' will disappoint usâ€"if he turns up,” said Vincenzo under his breath. But Conrad caught the whisper and choked with a sup- pressed laughâ€"not thatthe remark was funny but that Count Schu- lembourg was foolish. Ippolito s stern eyes were turned oh him “We are waiting for him,” Ip- polita. replied. “He said he would be with us. He is late,” be ad- ded testily. “Doubties‘s the hour has escaped him,” put in Giacomo pleasantly. “The Duke of Verona. will not fail ‘ Whele is he, to speak for him- self?” she asked. I, “My proposal is an army, said Giacomo smoothly. “A small army. Let us see what success Della. Scala. 31133 with a. small army. Our all is ‘much to ask." Vincenzm‘blush‘cd under his fa.- ther's rebuke and sat silent. But Giacomo, always ready to smooth things over, turned to the Duchess of Mantua. “And you,” be said. “You, lady, what think you of trusting Della. chlg with an army '1’: Julja. Gonzaga. ismiled a. little wearily. ‘ I “Thou art an insolent boy,‘ in- terrupted his father sternly. “At thy sister’s wedding thou wert proud that Mastino della Scala. stooped to pat thee on the head. The Duke of Verona, was once as much greater than we are. Vim'en- 20, than we are higher than a. foot- man. It goes not with nobility nor “13h honor to slight the fa11_c_n.’: “With all my heart,” returned Vincenzo. “An army small or large, so long as it rids as of his gloomy face about court." ‘ “What say you to that?" asked Ipp9_l_1_t9 offlhis son. Vincenzo dropped intq his seat, seemingly rebuked. “Ald. my fa- ther ’2” he said, “1 knew not it was aid Della. Scala asked, metkought ’twas all ‘2” “ 'You would spend all you time in idleness it seems,” he said. “IIave yr ~ no interest then in our decision as to the aid Della. Scala. asks?” )7 UIHU [s Gilli"! I". zunh sai “Thou shalt not repent it, ” he said, his generous soul melted at 1! Della, b‘cala. turned in the middle of the chamber, magnificent, in his fmath and pain. “All,” he said :proudly. “”111 thou canst give 3$1:1l above all, thy trust. 1' am 11) bo3 to be put off with a few 511 ll- ers. I need Modena, Fermr:1.,Pa- :dua. e1er3' town of Lomba “3d 7 that is in thy hands; all thy 111311123, all thy troops, e1e13'thing tho-:1 cans: $gi1eâ€"a-nd then I “ill crush Vrscon- ti Vi hen I fell it; was through 111 151. foul treachery I will league 11' 1th no half- hearted friends aga: .1 ’ And again he turned so lean. ithis time Comad at his heels 1.1 hen :1 soft voice arrested him, Julia , Unmaga’s. mani’rhe cried, his beautiful face flushed. “It goes not with our honor. father, we should leave Man tun to fight Visconti!” Ippolito no less was roused He stepped towards Mastiuo and held out his hand. “I ask thy pardon for too much warincss." he said with a. faint smile. “I am as proud now as ewr of my relationship to thee, and everything within my hands in thine to use as thou. wilt against Viscou- t1.” “My greatest thanks for thy‘gift, lady," he said, “and still more for the gracious manner of thy git/5mg ” And before he could say more Vin- cenzo rose impulsively. “Shal‘l we .bg qu.td9ne_ by a. weâ€" fin great a captain as my lord lf Vex-«ma should command my men.” Mastino turned, his eyes spark- ling: with joy. “I have this to say before thou lc-avcst us, Della Scala,” she said. "All I have, Mantua. and its lands, m-r- at thy disposa}, and I am proud 'And..he. turfiedi‘away, but C-mift’ Conrad rose, roused out of himself by the excitement Mast-mo had iri- spircd. ‘ ‘ I will follow thee,” he cried. “ ‘W hat Wouldst thou haw e. Mas- tino? ’ cried Ippolito after him. half- distraught. “What. wouldsn thou have ’i” , . “0111) hear .this before I go, ” he said passionatelv; “there is one thing thy fainthcartedness sbzlil "not touch, one thing I will achieve 11' ith out thy aid, though thy .:ne1nm1ss leaves me, and thac' 15, at ary cost, . the freedom”â€"â€"his voice trcmbnd â€" “of Isotta, my wife. I will free her,” he continued sternly. .“Be- fore you all I mean it; she shalI he saved own if mine honor 3'1 5 to do it. ” - They sat silent beneath his wrath, and he turned to 3,0 but paused and looked back to them wi_th a glance. they could not moot. I “No!” he cried. “Not fif;y n1: la. hundred thousand men, 12‘ make ;sport for Visconti’s leisure hnura, ‘â€"Visconti who holds nine towns uf mine alone, Visconni who is leagued with France and has the Empire at his heels, Visconti who has gain- ed Bergamo; Lodi, and Bologna and has half the mercena.i;3 of Italy in his pay! N9, ’Este. I have been too great for that. Since yen so forget what I have been. and who my wife isâ€"I will leave thee, nor trouble. thy peace f( r men thou canst not give ungrutlgingly. And thou, ‘Carrara, I will I'enve thtc‘ â€"in thy blind folly, to wait'fox Vi‘st conti’s eye to fall on thee; all" thy prudence will not save thee then ; Meanwhile, I will try in the towns‘ of Tuscany if there be men left in‘ Italy to face a. tyrant I” “Dost thou not think I can see. through this ’Z" interrupted Magtino bitterly. “This offer is but given to get rid of meâ€"a. safer way of dismissing me from the court that once cringed to entertain me than a plain refusal. Ten thou and men! I thought better of thee, d’Este.” “Then fifty thousand,” replied Ippolito, stung by the reproach. “A royal number,” put in (Tun- rad, but Della. Scala turned on thegq inrrfgry. A v.4“... 1"." ‘1.-. ‘ We c *1 make it m‘ore-â€"” be- gan_ Ippolito. “Ten thousand men I” he echoed. “ch, I refuse ten thousand men. I thought thou once loved me, d'Este. and went too much of a soldier to dishonor me by su h a proposal.’ \, Giacomo paled with anger; his merchant Iultescent was a sore point, and Mastino's words struck home. “Refuse!” exclaimed Ippoiita. “Refuse!” exclaimed Ippoiita. “Ten thousand men!” Della Scala glanced at him with scorn. Still (1’ Este hesitated, for hi. pm posal was mean even in his own eyes, but Giacomo answered 101 him in e1en tones: “We will aid 1011 with an army of ten thousand men. Lord della Scala. to be re- cruited from Padua. Mantua, and Farrara; well armed andâ€"” But Della. Scala. had risen. ‘Spaie thvself a. catalogue of theix 1irtue, m1 lord of Padua, ” he said. “F01 I refuse th1 Offei â€"one 11ell woi'tljy 9f 21. Canam! ’ The note of condosccnsion i. .. the Duke of Padua 3 voice stung Della. Scala. sharply' , it was only wish an effozt be controlled himself. . “With what will you aid he asked calmlyi “M3 101d of Ferrala says 12 ghi 13'.” he put in smoothl3. ‘I will second him.’ He paused a Little nervously, and Giacomo kept hxs bright black eyes on Mastino’s face. “We will aid thee, Mastim, I and Carrara, and the Duchess of Mantuaâ€"” he looked qur‘stioningly round upon theother‘s. No one answered, zinc] takmg silence for consent, 1pm,- lito continued: " Durham and, .Xictoria Standard MILLBROOK ONT" THURsbA'Y, FEBRUARY 18,1909 me 2‘ ’ Detroit, Feb. 16.â€"Wheabâ€"No. 1 white, ‘cash, $1.12; No; 2 red, cash, $1.13; May, $1.13%; July, $1.03. -â€"Fiuest weste’rn, 12% to 12%0; easterns, 12% to 12%c. Butterâ€"- Wint'e'r' crezm‘me'ry,~ 260; Fall cream- ery, 24c; fresh receipts, 230; dairy rolls, 2_Oc. ~Eggsâ€":New laid, 33 to 90 to $2. Feedâ€"Manitoba.- bran, $21 to $22; Manitoba shorts, 824; Ontario bran, $22 to $22.50; 'On- tario shorts, $24 to $24.50; On- tario middlings, $24.50 to' $25; pure gi'ain . mouille, $28 to‘$30; mixed mouille,,_ $25 tq $27. Cheese 35c-;~,seâ€"Lébted Efock, 28 to 29¢; No. 1 stock, 25 to 260. Montreal, Feb. 16. --Peas â€"â€" No. 2, 92. to 95c. Oatsâ€"Canadian V1 estmn No. 2}, 48 to 48%c; extra. No. 1 feed, 47%‘tb‘48c: No’ 1 feed, 46% to 47c; Ontario No. 52, 470:1 Ontaiio No. 3, 46¢; Ontario No. 4 45c. Barley-No." -, 63/ to 65c; Manitoba feed barley, 55 to 55%0; buckw»,heat 55/.~ to 560. Flour â€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts. $5. 60; Manitoba. Spring uheat patents, seconds $510; Manitoba strong bakers’ $4.90; Winter wheat patents, $5. 20 to $5. 45; straight roll-'els, $4. 80 to $4. 90; straight rolleps, in bags, :32. 25 to $2 .35; extra, in bags, $1. - Hamsâ€"Lig ht to medium 131/ to 1140; do. . heavy,12/ to 13c; rolls, 03. jto llc; shoulders, 10 to 10/c; backs, 16 to 163130; breakfast: ba- con. .15% t_o 16c. '_Lfird'â€".â€".Tierces, 12140; tubs, 1291c; pulls, 13c. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 11% to 11%0 per pound in‘ case lots; mess pork. $20 to $20.50; short cut, 823 to $24. C-heeséIâ€"Lafée cheese; 13Xc per pound, .a._nd pwins, l3Vgc. Egg‘sâ€"Cdse lots of cold storage. 25 to 260; selects. 27 to 28c, and new land, 29¢ per ”dozen. Butterâ€"Pound prints, 22 to 24c; tubs and large rolls, 20 to 220; in- ferior, 18 to 190; creamery rolls, 27 to 28¢! pnd‘solids 26 t_o 26km. Poultryâ€"Chickens, dressed. 12 to 130' per pound; fowl, 710 to 110; ducks, 13 to Me; geese, 12 to. 13c; turkeys, 1741.0 180 per pound. Héyâ€"Not 1" timotchy, $10.50 to $11 per ton on'track here. and lower grades $9 to' $10 a ton. Strawâ€"$6.50 to' $7.50 on track. Potatoesâ€"Ontario's, ~60 to 650 pgr bag. ' ‘ - H031e3'â€"Combs,'-$2.25 to 8. : 1 / per dozen,~atn’d strained,’ 10 llgper‘gound. :_ ' ' ' UNITED STATES MARKETS. St. Louis, FabL 16r-Wheab â€" BehnsLPrime, $1.90 to $2, and handpicked, $2.10 per igushel._ ‘ Applesâ€"$4 to $5. 50 (gr choice qualities, and $3 to $3 50 f r cook- ing purposes. Oatsâ€"Ontario No. 2 white 47 to 4772c, on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western Canada. oats, 46%c, lake ports, and N0 3, 44c, lake ports. Ryeâ€"No. 2 67. to 680 outside. Barleyâ€"No. 2 barley 580 out;- side; No. 3 extra 55%0 to 560, and No. 3 52 to 53c. ‘ Buckwheatâ€"58%. to 59¢. outside. Peasâ€"No. 2, 872c‘outside. ‘ Cornâ€"No. 2 American yellow. 70% to 71c on track, Toronto, and No. 3 yellow, 69% to 70¢, Toronto. Canadian corn, 65 to 660, on track, Toronto. Branâ€"Cars, $21 in bulk outside Shorts $23 in bulk outside. Wheatâ€"Manitoba. wheat, $1.12‘/.j. for No. 1 Northern, and 81.09% for No. 2 Northern, Georgian Bay port‘s. No. 1 Northern, $1.18, all rail, and No. 2 Northern $1.15, all rail. Prices of Cattle, Grain. Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Feb. 16,â€"Flour â€" On- folio wheat 90 per cent, patents $". 90 to $4 today in buyers’ sacks outside for’ export. Manitoba flour, first'p‘atents, $5.60 on track, Toronto; second patents, $5, and strong baqus’, $4. 90. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. “Then in a. few days I wilem'ch on Verona!” cried Mastin'), “and with thy generous aid 7 shall re- cover it! My heal-his two full. 1 cannot speak my thanks,” be con- Linued, “but by my honor and my 'sword I sw'earythou d’Este, thou Carrara, and thou lady, shall never regret. thy trust in me ” THE WORLD'S MARKETS Meanwhile Giacomo Carrara’s prudent brain had rapidly conclud- ed it would be most to his advant- age, at least for the moment. to _side ‘opo‘nly with Della, Sca.a-. even 111 ‘this' wholesale fashion. “I too am of the same mind,” he said pleasantly and frankly. “All [ have is thine. Della. Scam ” BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. once. “While I live thou shzlt not repent.” THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. (To be continued.) Murdered by‘ra Bengali in Court in Suburb-of Calcutta. ‘ A d-espatch from Calcutta says: Ashutosh Biswas, a. public prose- cutor, was shot'dead on Wednes- day in the court of Alipur, a. su- burb' of Calcutta, by a, youthful Bengali. 'Biswas was the oflicial who prosecuted the recent anar- chistic conspiracy case. This re- vival of 'assas'sination. after a. ‘period of comparative quiet, has caused a sensation. The murderer ya: arrested. Ga“! 0:1 “111' Way to Marry Iowa Farmi‘r Turned Back. A desp atch from Po1t Huron says: Fascinated by the alluring offers of a C1e1e1and matrimonial ageric1, Jean McTaVish a, prepos sessing Toronto girl left home on {onday y, bound for Io11.a. to marry a- farme‘z‘ of that State. but when she arrived in Port Huron" her dreams were rudely shattered by the immigration officers here. She, “as highly indign; 11t, but she was depmted all the same. ed internally by jumping. Two other daughters are. m the_ hospi- tal in a serwus CODdltlon. Droalh of Miss Hgsrlrudo Slack mm Injuries Sustainod a! Fire. . A despatch from Montreal says: The fourth daughtcnof MI. (1. W. Slack of the Be“ Telephone (,‘0..' dind on Thursday». In the fire at his home onyalx. 24.1!11'00 (laugh- ters were burned to death. On Thursday Gertrude, aged 19. died in the Western Hospital. She had been badly burned. and also injurl Attempt to ’1‘:2':-. "RN“?OS'H Life ' V. w Calcutta. A dcsmtch from Calcutta saV’s: A bomb was thrown at a railroad train near Bdnackspur, fifteen miles no2th of hero. on “ednes- daV' ch.-i_ng ‘and .m :l‘hursda) an inV estigation l‘esuhcd 1n the suspic- ion that the act “as an attempt upon the life of Lord Mintu. the Viceroy of India; The Viceroywas due to 122295 this spat on his “83 to \ssam but it so happened that he mm on another train The ex~ plosion 'ch the bomb did not reâ€" sult in inij to anV:o2 I may be "nilty befure‘ people, but not bcfmc (10d. At 8. 30 the lspdv “as plagccd 11113 coffin and \ioxwd b; (owner L:'1\151)11’ s jury, who (1f1c.v ayda returned the cus- tomary verdict. ӣ7110 bndv was in- terred later 1311 in :1 gr dug in the north corner of the Nil yar stt Wm-ds 01' Stcphen Swyryda Before Haugiag. A dospatch from Brampton says: Stephen Swyryda, Galician, was hanged on Thursday morning in the jail yard here at 8 o'clock. At 8.12 the jail physician, Dr. D. Heg- gie, ~prmmunced the man dead. Swyryda‘s 1ast-.,wurds were utter- (d in ,the' (-Og'rid'or after his hands hn‘d bg'wn; inan‘aclcd behind his back and after he had hidden farewell. mlxis-vconfcssors and others; They' were: “Please. people, I no gu_i1- Anofnymous Friend Contributes 01m Hundred Thousand Dollars. A dcspatch fionl Montreal says: \IcGill has just iecoiv-cd anothel $100,000,b1’1t the name of the donor i: kept secret. Principal Peterson announced 011 \l edncsday night that McG-ill was £15111" to secu1c half :1, million dollms. Of this amount $100 000 was aheady con- tributed, $50 000 being given by Mr. Robert Reford. Principal Peterson stated that the new gift- (rf 3100.000 was conditional on the half million being raised. The re- simmtion of P10? Owens of the Science Depaitment was accepted Toronto, Feb. Iiiâ€"Very few ex- port-ers’ were offering, and prices continue firm, with a moderate oe- mand for choice steers and hei- fers. There was a strong demand for choirtn butcher cattle; every- thing v; 'quickly cleared and mom named. Sheep and lambs-~â€" Steach demand and mic-es firm at last quotati'ms. Hugs/*SPIect at $6.50 f.o.b., and $6." :5. fed and watered 5 Buffalo, Feb. 16. -â€" Wheat â€"- Spring wheat, easy- , No.1 North- ern, car-loads, store, 951.17%; Win- tersteady; No. 2 red, 581.14%;1‘3'0. 8 extra, 1ed, $1.13; No 2 white, 31.12%; No. 2 mixed $1.131/ Cornâ€"~Hig her; No. 3 \ellow, 67 to 67%c; N08. 4 yellow, 66% to 66/40; No. 3 com, 661/ to 663/;c; N0. 4 corn, 66 to 66/.0. Oatsâ€"Higherfl No. 2 white, 55‘/_ to 560; No. 3; white, 541/; to 55c; No. 4 White. 53%0. Barleyâ€"Feed to malting, 65 to 70c. PROSECL TOR SHOT DE \D. Cash, 81.14%; May 982ch A ANGTHER GIFT FOB. M'GILL. 863“} FOR LORD MINTO. A ROMANCE BLOCKED. THE l’lbl'RTll’ VICTIM. LIVE STOCK MARKET. (; l’lLT. $1.09% ; J u-ly, The‘ committee, consisting of members of the Boards of Trades of the two cities on either side of the river: and Mayor R. I"L Slater,_ on Wednesday afternoon the com- mitted in charge practically d0- cided to sécure‘an equipment 0f probaBly twice the power of that us'ed two ’yéars ago, when the ex» pel‘iment was first made. The Cities on Both Sides of the River ‘ Will Install 81 Plant. A despatch £19m Niagaia Falls. N. Y. ., saxs: Plans to make tlic i1- laminating of Niagana, Falls in elecigri'city' a permanent featuic of this resort are rapidly nearing completion,_ and at a, pmceting hold ‘.. . T0 LIGHT NIAGARA FALLS {The Ambitions Scheme of the ‘ British War Office. A d‘cspatch from London says: Speaking at a. military dinner in London on Wednesday night on the role of the territorial army in the various problems of defense against pouible invacion. the Right Hon. R. B. Haldane, Secre- ‘tary of State for War, announced that the Government is negotiat- ing with its dominions over the seas with a View to the creation of an army of empire and not of‘ Great Britain merely. Secretaryi Haldane referred also with great} satisfaction to the fact «as the out- come of the recent agitation 30"! 000 recruits had joined the: terri-‘ ftorial army and 100 applications had been received! for commis- sions. Summer Drill ~wlli be Held This Year, as Usual. A despatch from Otta we, says: The fear expressed in some quar- ters that the cutting doun of tne milltia, estimates this8 year by $3 40,- 000 on the item for annual drill, as compared with the expenditure for the same purpose last year, means a, curtailment of the num- box of men to be drilled in the an- nual caInps next summer. is not harm: out by the facts The de- creasé in the item is due to the fact that this year there will not be the expense of a. military dis- p‘lav imohcd in the Quebec Ter- eentenarx last \car. For 1906-07 the whole militia. force was drilled for 3650.000, and in 1905-6 for $600,000. This year the appropri- ation is 8860.000, which will be ample for all requirements. Flowing Down the Side of u Moxi- can Volcano. A des-patch from Mexico City says: Another earthquake occur- red in the vicinity of Colima on Tuesday. A violent eruption of the volcano followed the quake. A ridge of lava. (about a mile long is streaming down one side of the volcano. No fatalities have resultâ€" ed so far as known. The region affectcd'is' barren. The famous oil well; known as the Dos Bocas, which for months shot a column of flames and smoke into the Lair for many hundreds of feet, has turn- ed into a geyser. and fears are en- tertained that eventually the well, which for so long has furnished a grand spectacle of the powers of nature, may become an active vol- cano. The first evidences of this were made apparent on Tuesday, when, in addition to the great volume of boiling water which is lifted heavenward at the rate ‘of 25,000 gallons each twentyfour hours, ‘21. large quantity of volcanic stone was thrown out. o “It is a. pleasure to me,” he said, “and I am sure it ought to be so to all Americans and to all Canadians that the friendship be- tween you and the people of Can- ada has steadily grown, and that your Government and ours have lately been able to conclude three treaties designed to remove pos- sible causes of dispute. between “the two peoples. One of these provides for the exact delimitation of the A despatch from Milwaukee. Wisconsin, says : Ambassador James Bryce of Great. Britain was the guest of honor and principal speaker at the annual banquet. of the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association on Wednesday night. The Ambassa- dor spoke with satisfaction 0f the treaties concluded. or almost con- cluded, between the, Unit-ed States and Great Britain. AN ARMY OF THE EMPIRE. Has Been Concluded Between Great Britain and the United States. - AN ARBITRATIGN TREATY THE MILITIA CAEPS. A STREAM 0F LAVA. '. RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor The committee proposeto install a, plant that will require an oper~ ating force of atJeast 700 horse- power. Mr. Ryan and City En- gineer Robbins. of this‘ city, spent the greater '.pax:t- of‘ Wadnesduy afternoon making measurements and picking the Iofions for the 1 proposed batteries.‘ Mr. Ryan, will make a. repart. upon the ap-.! proxipate cost- of thq'equipmenfif next week. ' .1 of Niagara Falls, Out. met with Mavor \nthmn C.‘ Douglass in the latter 5 office. where they held a.‘ conference with W. D’ Arc'y Rum. illuminating expert. Asked to Sand Dl‘k‘galfs to Congress. A despatch from C‘ Wyoming. says: James B‘ ,‘ laassador of Great Britain. “ardod from Washington a tatiun of the Dairy Farming gIC‘SS to the Minister of Ag!“ tuxo nf Canada. in order that, the huminiun may be xeprescnted .at the congress here. Feb. 23. Five Hundred to be Eaton at Ban: quct in Texas. A dcspatch from Tampico. Mex., says: A game dealer in Tampi-co has received an order from Harry J Bens‘on of San Antonio, for 500 humming birds, which are to be served at a banquet to be given in that city. Humming birds are plentiful in this region. and the order will befilled easily. \ FEAST 0F H1 .‘oi‘HIXh G-BIBDS. Firm Secured (‘o‘ntract to Supply British Army for Three Years, A despatch from London 83,35? A Chicago firm 113$.th awzn'ded a. contract to supply the British army with corned 'beef for a. period 0‘? three years, “The first delivery. between '500,'300 and 1,000,000 pounds, will be made next July, and further deliveries will be in accordance with the requirements _of the army. The meat will be packed in Chicago under the super- vision of British army oficers. J. Hill to build further failways in the province. and also t‘a’idim 3. company which will purchase all- these railways and control'them under one name. This legislation will permit'the Hill forces to con- centrate their work in the prov- ince. ed by the Senate at the present session. This constitutes a, record in divorce cases for anv one ses- sion of Parliament. The cases are all from Quebec, Ontario and the three prairie PrmiL-e" s. there be- ing spafial dixorce cou ts in the other Provinces of the Dominion. Last year only five ditorces were granted bv Parliament, and since confederation the total has been sixfo- si.;. Petitions in Legislature for Right m Build Raihmms. . A despabch from WInnipeg says: Petipionr-x are now befa‘re the Mani; toba'HQuse animus will shortly be ' infiroducgd ӣ911 allgwing James 'I‘Wenty-four Applications to Come Before Senate this Session. ‘ A despatch from Ottawa. says} Thqre are now twenty-four appli- cthpns for divorce to be cons1der- I have signed two other treaties, one for the arbitration of ques' tions relating to the North Atlan- tic fisheries, and the other/fog!!- lat-ing the use of waters on the boundary between the United States and Canada. This last is a, matter of. the greatest conseâ€" quence because questions left an- settled on this boundary might easily give rise to vexatious cor troversy. We have also: conciuded a treaty of great importance for the friencfiy arbitration of afl’questions that may hereafter arise between the United States and the British Emâ€" pire, and within: the last few weeks your late Secretary of State and bmundaxy between tho‘ two count tries; another for sah age opera.- tions; a third for regulating and developing the fisheries m the8 great lakes IN VITATION T0 CANADA. CHICAGO CORNED BEEF. J. J. HILL'S ACTIVITIES. DIVORCES IN CANADA.