Hon. W. &. Fielding The decrease in the net debt amount- bi ae sh 117. of the ide Brg gedge to aut oie) ee $8,163 8° ee a re Ne ‘ $16,427,167 re- porled Pes is es ett, it it ts too soon yet to make any changes. The revenue for year is estimated at We are just emerging from a per: of baie financial stringency. to change in system the fiscal} ® vera Anis time covered only nine the ‘closing fiscal $96,500,000, od. ee Neda in the debt has been mado only in six years since Confed- eration. had ne Increased nearly $45,- egies exports decreased” about 85,000, On Nae part of the Government it 's a ie Mo caution and yet a time for courag ‘There are alterations in the excise dates on tobacco, but not for purposes of bet 2, In the net debt per. head of po- eal: 2m was $49.09; in 1897, $50.87; in We must not. fail the t enterprise of the Transcon- dineala s Railway, For the present year the revenue is to push forward |'500,000. soclS FROM THE BUDGRT ane 0 Says It Is Time for Caution and Courage. estimated at $90,000,000 and the expen- oe at $12,000,000. e Post-Office. Department showed & 528,070, is ve deficit ‘at $67,718. Fielding thought the Howse was content with a budget speech not si as formerly, and therefore sete ly an hour and a hall we ia greater elasticity in the cur- ort the ot ale cusency at perio He cela’ ‘ed. that the revenue would amount 900,000, and chargeable to consol‘dated fun cop movement If these expectations a rea- Uzed the year would close with a sur- us of 819,000, larger surplus than in any previous year. Fashion ’ ° : Hints. * c FADS AND FANCIES. Fashionable -shoppers are wearing| © nee tan boots with heavy gloves to oa a be th gowns and handsome waists tho long shoulder effect is the fad of the moment. New rain coats are full, nd stor ral Comfortable. affairs with big now ue ught in enamel are fash table ihe 1 alpine, beetles and spiders veing used, sas ae eee! ee new tions 1s their extension “into” the nd Kk. F materials, are Pie a wide choice ot artist ic design and modish color. is plenty of sree, that stripes wil within a mont Bee 0 have to ye fo checks and @ result of the fashion at printed patterns: stenciling adopt gar A distinctive feature of the inteet gown fashion isthe general suppression +f the separate ‘bodice and sk ues and Copenhagen blues mere permanently restored to feminine favor, ‘The striped collar, embroidered with eulored dots or colored pattern, is the host popular of all those now offered in the shops. There is a slight eras foward erude colors. Afternoon frocks ‘@ seen ‘of brightest royal blue, aprloot, violet and pink. hong the worsteds are striped piec- ome in w brown, white biue, Le and old ro ele. In s of the difficulty of managin ie Sen coats, it seems likely thal rmho! will continue itvough the epring me summer, ‘ed suit is_ bein; ho se} crystals, ot gold beads, both fubter and round, and of silver and c is being dedicated to the adoruinent St gies dish sash, which is assured of a future more brilliant: than words. ca ing of the same $ the skirt, Japanese designs, toned down in out fine and color for the western. tas . ; s in and “white, ele, will » exceedingly ‘smart for street or car- > use this spring and summer, Hat crowns seem to be inere:sin; 87°. Some of the most gigantic crowns narrow: brims » While in of ‘oni @ square. of handkerchief linen. iis particularly: pretty: to, wouy. whet 1 a4 te the latest bretelis ele - | Though pov le he festive te dish. Jaunty little sralty coal ton- and pique skirts on next season's summer girl. THE LITTLE COAT OF FASHION. ot the little coatees w their duty to appear simple, and therein lies. the dificu Two s will illus trate, and back cut a one plece with a nar- cross-over vest from arm sides finishat with wi soft taffeta held with fancy eae ae i, Im effect, an Eton over a lines ‘are simple. ing is anaes eff lace coats which a except the y merely sleeve c: ewest form: made in o1 caps or epaulets. uso! part of a ee le tle formal ones. oe in wen a band of gold or silver tis. Sues, a) hers which are length ‘with the front corners round GSE: Ae Toe Brea ele DON'T FOLD YOUR ARMS. ing your ayms you pull shoulders farward, flatten the chest an see us. ¢ could many ofus would be-ashemed of 0 w shapes. 1 tyuously folding your arms across the ie will develop a.flat.chest and a ack, Il re are four other hints wees araulg pees Speed Keep. aoe all p hae. carry the Chest farther {o the front oe any other part of the anterior body. Draw the atdomen in ae a a hundred times eh si sible eae day. eA eRe KILLED BY DYNAMITE. Two Men Victims on vee tmeenial 5 tion. Railway Constructi A des spatch eer tener a says: Charles Ti and J. were the victims of s ysis See sion at Thomson yan's camp, north of Hawk, on ednesday on the ‘Transcontinental Railway construction work, ok GIVE US THE LUCRE, erly is nothing base, We'd rather, Tm attaid Be guilty of the deep: Of riches made in’ teade. grace STARTED TWO BIG FIRES zr tion and Drudgery ‘A. despatch. from await says: The sensation of the County is the contession of Philp K, of last sears! and ant d along the brevious day. ‘The two = wiped out . ee eet at the snr ol “ef the 0, a1 . and . Railways, aad Ne ium caused a loss of | over $i 5 Low, wi who‘ {fs a nice looking, bul ra- Rber weak-faced. young man ef 20 years Ir s0 ma on the ae of the first fire, when ie lookes as if tke flames* might. in Stormont | of - ae a charge of rans Stormont Youth Wanted to Stifle Competi-|« in Father's Store. ee he had started,a fire in one threatened buildings doping shetty to burn out one of rivals of his father, On the night of U the following day he started a fire ia his fathers store, and this caused is ndiarism was that was tired of the drudgery at a country an S A 2 re Alex. MeNanghton, J; P., Reove McNaughton testified to this confession, | the ary ‘and in bis with the light “given him by Go prisoner was remanded for trial do ie | Dairy ‘prints - See Lard— SS lod ic serge has the front kimona sleeves. Another model of silk and cloth has the er h is of the cloth in a cutaway-coat style, MONTREAL MARKETS. whill tn the and ‘centre back} Montreal, March 24.—T! fees to tho side there is a shirring of and yet in’ spite of the See the eetive than. the 8 piece, ewes, which are feqiehe The f these smart coats is the cutaway, end they are found quite ,|Grass goods are selling = 30c to. 35c, to 2 made (oe accord. vy Renery: ar Manitoba, outside ot LEADING MARKETS BREADSTUFFS. agrees ermen ee eels ‘Wheat north- one ave 18; feta wi et “Ging a No. 2 feed, Oly. Ontario ees, 2 wile, oe ot side; Ni ix te, Corn—! yellow American, ‘Te to The. Toronto tre ights; No. 3 mix~ ed, ors 2, from 60c to 70¢, ac- eae. fo. quality, No. 2, 860. outside. Md fowl geen vets . Inferior chicks and fowls . Butter— ee la are san Creamery, pri solids . slo large rolls Honey—Strained steady at 11c to 12¢ per pound for 60-pound pails and 12c tc 13c for 5 to 10-pound pails. Combs ai on 75 to $2.50 per eke eSO—13 ge Bae lic and we. fo. fe ie aa ae in job aoe eke 1.7: ime and oe si ies tang picked "Baled Baa $10 per. fon on track” her led Hay—Timothy is quoted at $16 ‘k 2 817 in car lols on track here. erate loes—Ontario, 95e; Dela- ware, 95c in car lols on track here. PROVISIONS. Pork—Short cut, $21 to $21.50 per barrel; mess, $17.50 to $18. erces, 11%c; tubs, 1134c; pails, eo. Smoked and Dry Salted Meats—Long clear bacon, 9c to 10c for tons and cases; hams, epee and light, 1234c to 13c; hams, large, 11c to 12c; backs, 16c to 16% reen meats out of pickle, 1c tees? than auto, secont es rollete to do. t2 $2.35; extra, $1.0) to active pial prevails ‘tor chcese ‘on the lecal markt 13%¢ for white and 3 current receipts at 28¢ There is a little firmer tone to the local cus market. Canadian fresh are selling at 25 to 26c, American fresh at 23} to 2h Ce Provisions—Barrels short cut mess. arre!s, $10.75; clear fat back. $21; half-b $22 to a Se alf-barrel clear, backs, otoiger halt: paereie tk, & 0 $15; a avy mess 5 half- fatee a, 1134 tere according’ breakfast Soon, vinds bacon, 1434¢ 3 153: fresh ill al aba oir ares hogs, $8 to $8 S580 to 8 teive ‘bran, $25; Ontario bran, dings, $26 to ton. inelud n mui, 834 t $25 82: ls, 85 0 @ bags; pure grass $35, and tilled grades, $1.60 to hated oats, $2.75; corn, bag. 81.70 pei BUFFALO MARK’ Eula oe Bee heat closed:— soning. Be northern, $1,003; = vine -sieads orn yellow, 7c, Oals— Fire No? while 58340" No. $1.03. Rye Sic. Ba or. track, NEW New York, No, 2 red, $ { YORK WHEAT MARKET. March 24.—Spot steady; 01% elev ‘i STOCK MARKET. A few good ex porters Somne-of- which brought as “high 25, and a few tolds ot heavy bulls sold at $3.80 to 4. arch (2h. were ote fy best butchers’ cattle al sold off first, as the demand f est. The propot mon and: medium ranged from $2. t $3.40. small number of stockers wi = AGS average seh aa was about $7 per alt. : Soe p and lambs were not offered in jantities. “Bucks and culls sold rite higher to-day, exving to, the Iim- ited offerings. A’ few spring lambs were on the matkel, celing at from $4 ae each, according to size and qua- ih | Hog aes are worth $5.- {40 and heavies $5. i —_ FARMERS IN GOOD SHAPE, Very Few opens Ye Manitoba for ‘& dospatoh as wviidipee says: Les than vee applications by municipali- ties en made’ to the Provincial F caverns theme grain. ‘The farm two exceptions in the hailed areas and th oe remote. settlements, in good shal jus! $5,320,419, and expenditures $7,714,245. ket is faicly active, holes spring wheat | 7 $5.50. 60; it $3. to $6. 50, =) the ‘at ri stall from a prices are unchanged, and the busi. | market is quiet, A A court-martial on death sentence on ise social els q feon-year-old girl, ONTARIO BUDGET SUMMARIZED. This Year's Estimated Receipts Amount to Over $9,000,000. + Last Year's surplus, $608,000. Receipts for the year just closed wé Estimated receipts for 1908, includ ing cash balances on ane are S9> 856. ‘tetinaed dependiine for’ tho year is $7,501,875. ing the past three years the sur- luses have amounted to $1 Pe at the Government had not extended eredit to lumbermen the aftpie would have ae $11 ie) estimated expenditure $800,000 RN io. is for SpecLAY wo revenue aS 061, wae Soe Buckwheat—No. 2, 67. Receipts from he Temiskaming and Se eee Sin cor cetik |: OsleeNe: wbite"b0e Gilsiie S224e) Navthern Ontario Railway amounted to Rates of inlerest o: Aas 000 uvanced [28 {rack Toronto, No. 2 mixed, 48c out- | $853,000, of which 1! wince receiv- to be paid on the ae Sor Rae side €d_ $235,000, which was lied on the for moving wes te aye et Flour — Manitoba are eee English loan, This gear, it is estimated, athe is ce berate slexen/monihe brands, #0; roeea, bak- | the province will receiv of 1906 were $266,876,601. nt vans (es pasty Potente $3.50.| The Temi mmiskaming and Northern’ On- Se ee ae of the present ye Bien Pull as 1B fo $26, hags in-|tario Railway will be completed to ue cluded, outs et with the Grand Trunk Paciié Ao eae wo Spe Ree Shorts Scarce, $23 to $2. sehrane, Ont., jars Proviasie( covenant It Boa oe eal vot the present year COUNTRY PR Se a ahs in England in the Aulum ass Infercolonial Railway revenue] Poultry—very q 3 eo 528 251, showing a ‘surplus <t} Young tines aes cohotee « + Bela ite the P. E, I. Railway there Se = ie SCHOOL PANIC IN PRUSSIA. Ic — ; Ten of the Little Ones Trampled Into 00 Unconsei : jousness. ie despatch from Kattowilz, Prussian | £00 o! Silesia, says: During a fire drill in this mrades until they locked. With the warning bel, the children of the sixth class start- for this door. They found it shut Syast them: and their further progress children behind did not ne sitar the matter, ant haneese so. flercel them nas the door were trampled ateoneeie underfoot. The accident would have rious had the cries of the chil hey manag pene open ae ‘Put an end to the panic. children were restor: ni local Wocietas and taken to their omes BREE tos NAVIGATION ie OPEN EARLY. Ries shipping Men as Ocean essels in Mont tch from Montreal says: sont dndieations -pold men and navigators along the St. Law- rn rence. It is icted that, with fairly geod weather conditions, it ocean vil varbor of for the first time in many years, and n up as far as Bat- This means that as soon as the vy ice St, Peter moves out, which if {s thought will be earlier than Usual, there will be no obstru to -| prevent ships: from coming 1 Se DECREASE IN DEATH RATE. Ontario en of HK Health” = Vital Statistics for Feby h from ae says: The total number of deaths from all causes were 2,- cording {0 Telurns, covering a Population of 2,198,980, a death rate of 1,000, ene eae from contagious diseases were; CONDENSED ) NEWS ITEMS Cesc FROM ALL 0\.. THE ‘were GLOBE. Telegraph Bricts From Our Own and Other Countrics of Recent Events. CANADA. ee oe tax rate is 214 mills on the dolla Princ ae omni Registrar of Deeds era tow the coming se Me. Wainwright thinks the new city of Prince Rupert will start with a. po- Pulation of twenty “thousand. rnment is expected to im- in. the “fe sites wot the market during ee e, cost $11,000 will re- bridge near London, yt. TI rmment dam at Bob- caygeon 2 wilt increase the head of water a@ foot at Lindsay, Guelph Old Ss of Winnipeg, ovel Teturn_ during old: were released ai Vanbouver and thirty- five others hell to be red. Premier Whitney informed a delega- tion of unemployed men tarlo Government hat The liquidator of the Mutual Reserve Insurance Company “waens Canadian iors, fo" ay al eee (0 A ee at Montreal, when con- oua pleaded he was only se evne le, but was sentence: yea = Two women, Mrs. Clara MeGuiggan re red }and Mrs, Margaret Hayes, w fo death in ad fire in their ivetiand at ae oes, trustee for the ed an action ‘mer man- tavert, soverei Bank, Sant te ing a fire in the building. Kenora Board of Trade is encouraging the use of electricity as fuel, and has electric cooking utensils for demonstra- tion purpos Col, Hall and all but three of the of- ficers. of the 5th raped Artillery at Victoria, B. C., have resigned because salistied with the guns procievile Bound of Health finds it cannot aller the law allowing children to allend schools who have not a cer- tinate ah sucessful’ vacoinabon ce dn susceptibility to it. GREAT BRITAIN. ‘The London Telegraph's expert advis- es the overhauling of emigration’ ma- chinery in Britain and C fries dott eleven by a privately formed company, of Walch Go neber ly Bell will be man: aging dlree is now eo ip ibet Sie Hens campbell -Bannermann able to resume the active lene ‘of his party in the House of Commons. UNITED leary ‘oods threaten to d eat aemnage 1200, a “the States of regal dnd. Washi ing. the vital statistics for January births to 1,395 deaths in eo mci cial Sn 4,548 Tex "The United States battleship fleet wit Japan before its return to the Tantic. . Abe Hummel, the New York lawyer, €ases, Deaths, Smallpox 112 1-_|eent io the pemilentiars en months ago, Scarlet. Fever 19: nie Diphtheria. : 27 | A youn, ig Sole ct Wilmington, N. C., Measles .. : 1 4 | were married i uring ear, while Whooping Cough ".. 30 it raced at full speed. Typhoid Fever 73 27 | Blind boy ath nieibe Zor Pennsylvania, Consumption ., 184 Kentucky and Illinois had an athletic ss peer: meet at Overbrook, Pa. 1,201 270 | Fire caused a panic in a Holyoke theatr, but the audience numbering Stes “S00, eseaned without injury. RICE FRIGHTENED TIORSES, The epartments’ esl. a mates of thirty otght millions pee cut Nearly Cost the Bride Her Life at Wot-| down to ight mil ions in committe. colt, NY. ela at Bere ing dood Sallis saramneu came sees A despatch from Rochester, N, Y., “A quantity of rice thrown by an sgiesleat thea vediing of Miss Fannie Palmer and Gifford aie mn ofc Falrhsven, Ne te tla hereait wen, mee nesday, nearly dst the ‘tide her lite. ‘Admiral Evans, the Commander of Many: friends’ of (he ‘pair united. after the United Slates battleship squadron, he: ‘ceremony in the ete Ue of relieved when his fleet wing old shoes ieee fee te wedded Sande lus driving home. Rice frightened athe ner SCS, thes Start. ed to run, the car ‘overturned, and the ‘bride, pinned beneath it, was dragged twenty- oe before the groom, ee held on reins, stopped the abandon- ad Sand the bride, paintuile bri under tho: care of a physician. EY ot IMPRISONED HIS HORSE. : Altoona Man Kept Animal in Stail for Fifteen Y A despatch says: Pius from Altoona, Penn., Inlow, a drayman, bought a vow never fain. The horse “has stood ij y to this, being ‘ed and watered regillarly. ¢ made the ho pa aes “Inches of each hoof was cu ut awa! =o 48-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO DIE, Sentenced Among a Batch of Russian Revolutionists. espateh, trom St. Petersburg says: 'Y passed the Was an eigh who was cee jets in several daring robberies. ionists, among whom fori | night, entral & Hudson. Riv- just Ean orders vot also for cr Rellvond co We 24,000 tons of sicel 2 years’ legal war ove biceh Aad pout iughes: of fond ag aye ed: in New York by the litigants agreo- 6 former mayor of Niaukes: audressed On Rudlennrcet deaf mutes in that city in political speech, using slam language, | ‘Two women. smokin reltes in a carriage on the-way to the opera, was a sight which regaled Paes re trians in New York en a recent even- the _ begat of tint we EN my) sh to return a pall, “he. was shot. pro Vietor Seora, ,-@ salaonkeeper: of Chie f Pac her tuothr, faken eee av sab thecsvoatluh olf ieee pepieieaiae GENERAL. re are now ae our cases of bu- ian plague at Gua; Dr. Karavaiel ieff, Wades ‘br the Group Duma, has been issued a ukase praising his soldiers for their yalor in the de- fence of Port Arthur. The Kaiser has demanded the with- drawal ats ae army of his cousin, Prince Joac! he Bremhley: ‘Diamond Company has chet ae itself Bae to lower the market recio nes. Breanna ave canoe permission to land at Porto Rico for fear of com- muniealing yellow fever, af 9 Fushimi’s visit to Canada cost n_ $37, ae si hon foo Narain ee died at Simcoe on] gq The C. P. R. will place fifty-one west- | 5 w! a 2.C00avord | OX By the Police. despatch from Berlin, Germany, Frederick street singing the workingmen’s Marsellaise and other” istic and shot Tah for universal suffrage!" The crowd vied er den Linden, but sa apprepehing within %: a K observed thick cordon of mounted police oo- upying the street ah and tt their sabres and pane crowd to retreat. Owing to tho pposition < of the’ VstF can, the Prince of M as al doned his intended visit to the King of wiring @ debate in the Russian pie ‘arian member challenged a Ra- dial to a duel, but the latter refused King Alfonso of Spain, during an au- lomobile trip to Toledo, narrowly es- caped ay in a coll'sion with another machin New Zealand has asked the Washing: ton Government to allow the bat!'eship acific to pay a visit fleet now in the P: fo the colon: The Czar has refused a full-pardon fo General Stoessel, Russian com- mander al Centrist leader, apologizes for palin them swine. ———+ UP TO THE RAILWAYS. Success of Great Quebec cae Depends ‘Transport A despatch oles says: The lita Counclt on Wednesday had un- ideration th The only difficulty in the way the matler @ country Wid expect fem ‘on this partlantay ot: fn, 10 be equal to the emergency. ees DEATH SENTENCE ON ORCHARD. Judge Recommends Imprisonment. itch Caldwell, Idaho, : Harry Orchard: was sentenced to death ednesday for the murder ve Beenie Stuenenberg. udge Fi recommended that the State Bourd of Pardons commu'e Orchard's sentence of death to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, The sentence of leath was pronouns ij with the plea of guilty entered by Oi hard on Tuesday of last w oe MAY LEAY QUEBEC, C. P. R. Have Already Secured Whart Frontage at Three Rivers. despatch from Montreal says: result of ADE A a k bec. Qou! there is a strong -prabaniily tithe 6 m- already rented 1,000 fect. ot tet fronla ge thorn tte Biltean Wient oan unless longshoremen are content. to aopept reduction in wages the boats. will leave Quebec an Throe Rivers. pe EA TWO YEARS FOR CHIEF CLERK. W. A. Hunt Defrauded €, N. R. With Forged Pay Checks. despatch trom Winnipeg says ‘Hunt ae Ge Thursaay Ia) for two years for Pthmsuight forged: pay sense derates escaped | wi tences. com~ His with light sen- THE ROAD TO PRINCE RUPERT. Contract for Hundred Miles Let for Sum. A despalen trom Winnipeg says: Gen- eral Manager Morse of the Thursday signed a congtget wi wart to. construct: ay BLAS The sum involved is between seven and ten Se Tio. great Bink of Ho er and wit be unusually n M expects that th line wilt be papnnieied well -in- side the contract {Me fixed by, the Do- minion. Government, te ing, Mr. « troubles among the | Te} THE TEMERAIRE TYPE. ‘The New Warship ary — Su. dnou; to Drea A despatch from London says: Speak- ie evenings. L mouth, First Lord of the Admiralty, defended the — policy of the Government in mera ink een from laying down a large number of battleships, and said that onstruction leshil fement on the Temeraire type, the sae of 1911 Great Britain ecu have three squadrons of four ships each of the St. Vincent. tyne, No power in. the world would be assemble” such a fléct of iors DaMleonIPAS YS oS 2 5 a Lord. Tweedmouth declared, ASA ES LAND SEEKERS POURING IN. Entering Saskatchewan From Western States in Growds. despatch from North Portal, Sask., unteers In the Ancient Capi an le form a new record for this port, ne chiefly belonging to men [rom the mid- ie and west of Moosejaw, Most of ae ae aoe are be Commuted to | comin sirable class 0! jy te Uetideogsan LEW ihe: comme RG SES A CHINAMAN sHoT, Stanger Demands Laundry That Was Left Elsewhere. A despatch from Montreat-says: Hop Es 3 sl produced a ticket, which had come from another ean ennly 1 man's Srey pouuest Sc IMMEEN He then drow a faves and shot the chinaan “pehind the © the. police arrived, was we en tothe hospital, e Fie oolore ‘ballaveshe tie to li Sem BOARDING-HOUSE MILK. In eee : she ak Three Per. A de ei trom Winniper: says: The new cily milk by-law affects not ane daitymen, but all {hose w who sell 1 including restaurants, hotels no Int rourt to-morrow cal will vi luting mth My i pect we La GAT AT FORT WH Halians and Russians Engag: Were Injured. lespateh from, Fort William say fielane and Russians al tho cdal ‘docks here gol into a ae early Sone se day morning, two or three of the dipants being ba: ly fat ‘about Ue head, e fight star Toni Bilt and vi alas a Yous oecu- pied by Daniel Suminarish and Andrew Ruzzihi, TRADE FOR ELEVEN MONTHS ee There Was a Falling Off in Imports While Exports Increased. A despatch from Ottawa says: The trade returns of the Dominion for the month of February and for the first eieven months of the current fiscal year, wae ents, on Baten Sst en were Wed Benes a enna 1 depressk th miles the continued aoting: at of see which beg mber last, al though oppor pes hs olbet hand, show a ing incrensé. For the last month imports. amounted to $21,604,193, a decrease of $3,803,333, a eompared with February of last year, Domestic . exports - amounted to. SLA. 656,818, an Increase of $2,015,961. ports of forei Exe corresponding month of For the eleven months of the current fiscal the total trade amounted to 50,785,076 an, Increase ot 890 38,06 8328,321,453, mn of, $24,798,784, and ¢ ports tolaiiod” ite i 434,521, a gain of $5,257) iris of the probs: increased abou “4,200, 000, of the mines agriculture, ,000, and pe $1,835, Exports of fisheries fell: off by $160,000; forest, $1,700,000, and animals and their product, $12,150,000, uting “Hur. _ Fifly cars of settlers’ “aitecls® Lee, a Chinese laundryman, was shot in the head i y ni by trans wi the laundry at 320 da