ACCOUNTS OF THE DOMINION itures for the Past Receipts and Expendi Fiscal Year. A despatch from -Otiawa says: jhe public accounts blue book for ithe past fiscal year was issued on Wednesday. The main figures of the receipts and expenditures wore made public some two months ago, jshowing a total revenue of $85,093,- 404, and an expenditure on consoli- |dated fund account of $84, 0,2 ran increase of $45,969, ae nee “the twelve months. enue and | m construction of the National Trans- ‘continental Mele $3,874,480 on isn earns to ed and roll- «ing stock on the Taterooloniel Rail- |ward Island Railway ; $92,427 on a jeeryeye e the Hudson’s Bay Rail- d $6,424,781 in assuming the fndebledness of the Quebec Bridge Company. On canals, the total ea- pital an was $1 het a little ne niillion was op the new ‘Trent Canal. { Public works expenditure charged ‘to capital account totalled $2,832, 295; the principal items being, Vic- toria Memorial Museum at Ottawa, 76,867; Port Arthu 407,835; Quebec ‘River St. Law 2, | Company of New 873,868, of | tra Fort} road w $964,949; im- rence ship channel, Andrew! s Rapids provements at St. near Winnipeg, $3 300,02 The total Sarita) ereonaitare on militia was $1,2 The principal items i in scenes pateroshonnl Brusw $1 849; Grand Trunk Pacific, ee 249 ; Atlantic & Northwestern Railway Company, $186,600 and steel bounties totalled ~ | $1,864,614; lead bounties, $807,4: and bounties on crude pe troleum, $260,698. At the close of the fiscal ace the i Gov 2.42, as oe with 2.68 ii previous year, the a5 rate - snare fell fea 2.21 to The total revenue of ‘the Enter: Ssloniat eRatway for the last fiscal year was $8,527,069, and oper- ating ees ieee $9,328,021, leaving a deficit of $800,952. The revenue from the assenger traffic totalled $2,489,034; from freight fic, $5,429,624, and from mails and express, $350,478. This year, under the new board of manage- ment, with improving traffic condi- tions and with savings effected by annually recurring deficits has been A GOOD REASON. Tommy was sitting on the stone jpost, with his fat little face all {wrinkles and scowls, when Teddy | ‘ came across the street. “Hello!” called Teddy, brightly. ing to this answered Tommy, “T was going nutting, and shortly. theneanyemother wouldn't let me!” is winters unless Fred is with me, "cause she’s afraid; and now on’t let me go puttin, | eran neither will my mother,’ interrupted Teddy, cheery, “but it’s because: she loves me! iS) id so! An taal! S a very good ede isn’t it caer at Teddy in sur- pris ie “I s’pose that’s why your mo- x won't eo aut either, don’t) t, ‘yout’ ig pes se a yy, thoughtfully: “But your mother will let you go jup in my grandpa’s apple-orchard, I know,” said Teddy, decide cur “Pyn going up to pick apples. It’s heaps of fun! 1 pick them up off the ground, got know. Grandpa's going to vie me a whole barrel for y very and I shouldn’t pons uae if he'd aie you one, too. ad temps and heaps of apples this dy. ’ answered Tom- os "Tommy pres la from the post apples better than he liked to eat nuts. ‘I'll go and see if I can!”’ he said, quicl iy enough, Teddy was moe Tommy’s mother did let him emb And Teddy's grandfather gave tall bar- out something that surprised him he; a He found that other boys could not do everything. Other boys’ m WEEDS AND FLOWERS. The big dahlias in mother! 8 gar- len were withered by the frost, even the little red asters were dull d wilted, and Philip and Doris Grant looked, about anxiously, for father’s birthday, they had Tio pula aise gucpere ok They wanted to put a border round the dinner ner-table, 80 that when in he woul towing did “that? And then, Rigther would tay, “The chil 2 3 ie of ructt sloped down to the brook, children walked slowly e a the field. They had nearly reached the brook when Doris call- ed out, ‘Look! Look, Philip!” See pointed ae a bunch of fine yel- 6 | lew blos: fae are » weeds !”” said. Philip. “Just yellow weeds. everywhere, by the long the brook.’” “But they are as fine as the g its bison, coutahethe Iai fake a reoehly they don’t want to be is. P’r’aps is 8 just like some Nia rls t have anybody tn love sire and have se es ae aise they OW Sue’ told ne shout Palade hat didn’t have hom I guess They gro’ toad and all have garden: “They’s pretty,” And then they. yellow blossoi That night, rahen? Mr. Grant came in to dinner, he looked at the table with the evaly lossoms all abou “Well, well,” mid father, aa lad you selected goldenrod. thinke, it ought to be our aiona agreed Philip. egan picking the liked to eat! flow “What is a national flower?’ asked Philip. ‘It is a flower selected by the a country as their floral explained Mr. Grant, mics ay each nation has a flag of ota! 's face was full of seligut ok eds were just as good if their blossoms were lnvaly.? ou that bright October afternoon. said Doris.—Yeuth’s Companion. ROBBERY AT NIAGARA FALLS Two Foreigners Ge A eee from Niagara Falls, mn murderous assault se- through the books stunned him with ja loaded gas pipe and decamped, taking with them a package con- :tain: Ce: The assault took jplace just as the 4.55 Grand Trunk train was waiting to pull out. The ‘express messenger on the train ask- idea a piece of ‘ate ne Dine eight inches long, wrapped with insula- t Away With Over Fourteen Thousand Dollars, money, which was in bills from the local banks, lay on the counter, al- zonal. wrapped and sealed for ship- ment, and the cashier was about to n the waiting Two foreign-looking men eas into the | © office and asked for a trunk. The gave was a foreign- and Dobson asked bit. One man did 2h and the cashier bent dewn to get his delivery Bets to see if was en s he stooped down one of the men struck him a terrible blow on the back of the head, Paine ting his skull and rendering Him une conscious, A minute later R. B. The package of money was’ one. The police were immediate- on the scene, we no trace of ue robbers could be found. Three rests have been made, but the oie do not think they have got te right en who partially an- swered the decnahan Be the rob- tacked, im. When the assault took place thee bers were arrested at Hamilton, but they are thought to be inno- ent of the crime. thers said no, and they said it «- a "1 the garden was a field| {. weeds are just, ipesome that dows |4 porays of yellow to take “t out. to the repre messen-| f., the name |<. THE WORLD'S MARKETS EPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toro: Noy. 9.—Flo' tario aes 90 per cent. patents, $4.30 to $4.35 in buyers’ sacks on track, Toronto, and $4.15 to $4.20 outside in buyers’ Manito: & in- 90 to $5 on ae Toront Manitoba wheat—No, 1 Northern, $1.02, Bay, ports, and No. 2 Nort th: ern, $1.00%, Bay po Desa cheat NaS aixedy a1. 03 to $1.04 outside, and ee red Winter, $1.04 to $i. or out- Can aroene 2 quoted at 58 to 590 outside, and No. 3 extra 56 to 57e outside. Oats—No. 2 Ontario white new, 87 to 38¢ outside. New panels West oats, 39 to Be ee No. 2, and 38 , Bay ports. ee Buckwheat 85 to 5éc outside. 2 American ae co to 69%4c Ae Meacke Toronto. Bran—$21 in paste and, shorts $23.50 to $24 in ba: rm— COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples—82 to $3 per barrel, ac- cording to quality. Beans—$1.60 to $1.75 per bush- el at panes points. Hon dozen, $2.25 to $15.50. to $16.50 a ton on track here, and No. 2 a ae to $14.50. -aw—$8.50 to $9.50. Potetaes 60 to 55c track for Ontarios. Poultry—Chickens, SH ac 11 to AA per bag on 12c; geese, 10 to llc per THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter—Pound prints 22 to 2240; tubs and large rolls, 20 to 2le; in- ferior, 17 to 19¢; creamery, 26 to 27e, and solids, 24 to 25¢ per lb. gs—Case lots, 23 to P58 dozen for fresh, and 26 to 27c for storage. Che ese—1224¢ ae Tb. for large, and 12%c for tw: HOG PRODUCTS. Besod bane, clear, 14% to 14%e BUSINESS IN cee Montreal, Noy. rop oats, 3c; new crop oats, No. 2 Cana 66 to 67¢; Manitoba feed barley, 52 to 5c; buckwheat, 57% to 58!e. Flour—Manitoba Spring wheat pat- ents, firsts, $5.70; do., seconds, $5.20; Winter wheat patents, $5.50 to $5.60; Manitoba strong bakers’, $5.25 ; in bags, $2.40 to $2.50. Feed— rm! Ontario bres, a to $22; do., mid- dlings, $24; Manitoba irae ye do., Roe $23 to $24; pure mouille, $32. to $33; mixe Butter—Finest creamery, to 24c. Egas—Selected stock, oi to 28c, and No. 1 candled 25 to 28¢ per dozen. UNITED fa Ss pees Minneapolis, Dec., $1.00 to Af 084 | Pie $1.- 01% to $1. ovr $1. On to $1.02% $1.02 to $1.04; No. 00 to $1.00%; No. 3-Northern, 98% to 99sec. Flour—First patents $5.- to $5.40; second mete Bete to $5.20; first clears, $4.45 : G5; second clears, $3.20 a $a Bran—In 100 Ib. sacks, $19.5 4 white, 42c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 9.—Prime eee retiy treal, No 1 to Bike per Ib.; ont! sold at 444 common story ce per Ib. ean” wap n eter Vee ber ve Spring- ers range to $65. onc Grass-fed waives ee 2% to 4k per Ib. ; sheep, 3% e ae per Ib. ; mbs. 5% Good Jets of ie hogs abot Sie per Ib. Toronto, Noy. w loads of prime Irtohers fier aa ele old at $5 to $5.50; ordinary fair to goed loads at $3.7 73. to $4.85. Cows from $3. to $4.66 dis te ee grades; comme ae oe rom $1.50 to $2.75. S and feed- ers, $4.50 for nie ee sort. Milk- ers and springers steady un- 5 50 to 60 f.o.b., att and 87. 75 fed and watered: —K icinienuaah will build a $1,- at 000 floating dock at Prince Ru- i The Mayor of Berlin ules the Bureau of Labor ti shortage of labor in tis in_lines, both skilled and andkilled= in his per 4 Western, 41% to 42c; No. 2 barley, | ¥ e is al way Fashion Hints. Shree reer teri FASHIONABLE MATERIAL. e rich softness of velvet has received the watered effect of moire hy some process evolved in France, and as a result there is a material which is wonderfully beautiful for afternoon gowns, says a Paris let-|B, One moire velvet gown burst |i ter. upon the vision favored few and met with well-deserved admir- ation. It was of rich amethyst tono, ais ‘touches of black moire for ornate weave of the aad bottom, and tiny cuffs held down the puffed chiffon sleeves at the elbows. The skirt fell a that swept the train. A ban ed the hem, held a place ai front by a wide, Ww. “an ny amethyst buttons hich nestled in ehition quillings followed the back line and ornamented the girdle and sleeves. A beautiful gown made of this lovely new material and worthy of your notice. Whether it be in the snare eS, puffs or soft frills, lace has attach ed itself to the sleeves of our eae: and seems to promise new beauw ty to our dresses or suits. It appear: on walking suits in frills at the wrists. “straight tines in a round St black iiuiee aun t the Sometimes a cascade of narrow jac all fall elope the aulemaeee) of a coat sleeve. Then in the dress- Eee atioenbon, costunion lace plays an jimportand art. It is used as rsleeve, and this fact auld be bhiled wittiog by the wo- over _the pes sleeve the guimpe and at the vary eg Betton solid effec’ sleev Wi hite and black walking cos- tumes are wending their way along fashionable promenade hey are cut on rather one lines, and the er Ib. in case lots; m oe pore $26 | favorite mai are blanket fo. $26.50; short cut, loths, camel’ chair and diagonal Hams—Light to media, 2 tolserges. One extremely good-look 6c; do., hi 14 IIs, ing costume of white cloth has a 14% to 15¢; shoalders, 12) long coat, crossing to the right side backs, 19 to 20c; breakfast bacon, |and fastened by two immense black 17% to 18e. and white buttons. A black velvet Latd—Tierces, 154; tubs, 154¢5| collar drops in a straight line on pails, 15%¢. each side, and between its lower edges and the buttons there is a large square of black and white em- roidery which offers a shieldlike plack velvet, on which a black vel- vet bow appears. Huge pillow muffs, a little larger han any seen heretofore through- lynx, fox and ‘possum are especi- ally handsome ; but an exclusive im. porter has shown a most diminutive round séalskin muff and queer lit- TT te collarette. aU ous departures in-home short skirt and a col-|J ferrets tad half-decollete neck. ae afternoon varent fabrics that never rise above the collar line. Women who ‘delight in dress from tiful ealors of that land have been brought to the West by twentieth green shades, & purples in evening fisgesee a this » Nov. 9.— phase ovis season. Beads are used to brit : out © aeandieelored Aeckernn! of B, an evening sca’ they appear ed. in conventional Egyptian borde ers, 2|which are. decidedly oriental in ¥ 0. 4 oloring. mh s scarf should ac- No. 3 corn, 65%: No. 4 corn, 64)4¢:| company a gown which is Egypti- No. 3 white. 66/<c. ats—No. 2] an in its general idea, and looks white, 44¢; No. 3 white, 43¢; No. |especially well when ee over a white HP EE arm upon which is clasped a snake bracelet. Egyptian haadited ts shining out from coils of hair in evenings; a round jeweled ornament is placed over each ear, and lines of pais good animals, 2 to sie, Brat aes a wing 8a ca will be drap ed over one arm. the other will be left bare. stenciled upon gauze to shine over a@ neutral see: and. to “echo the glitter of jew: Fashion’s han Apidae ent flashes out°in splendid relief among the many beautiful costumes of later times. os BLEW OPEN SAFE. pep! Attempt to Loot Railway flies at Campbellton. From Campbellton, N. pies early on sday mi ee ble door off Se safe of the Inernationa Rail- ash-box was carried off, but it: SA nee ela cheque, payment of which has been stopped. 1 ’ | Friday, =| Bark CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS @AIPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. Telegraphic Bricts From Ont Own and Other Countries of Recent Events. CANADA. Additional rich finds of gold in Whitney township are reported. McCurdy ‘made success- ful Thane. with Baddeck No. 2 near Baddeck, N.°S., on Thursday. ‘ort Arthur ratepayers carried a vote of nearly three to one. Miss Frances Beaverstock of Ty- endinaga has been arrested on the charge of Tuederine three of her chitren: Dominion will borrow two emners. sa the Imperial Govern- meni ich to train men for the new navy. An order in Council nee been passed appointing Mr. George Des- baa Deputy Minister of Marine a Fisheries. Dominion Government is cares an arrangement with the city of Ottawa to increase the im- provement grant from $60,000 to $100,009 a year, and allow $15,000 a year for municipal services, the city to waive the taxation of civil servants’ incoms GREAT BRITAIN. The British Commons have refus- to the Trish land ‘he House mons passed the finance bill on its third reading on Thursday by a vast majority. The Duchess of Marlborough took the occasion of the annual London House of Lords will refuse to ac- cept the finance bill until an appeal + {has been made to the peop! UNITED STATES. A mother and four children were burned to death at Pittsbur; Now York will celebrate the pas- sing of the old year by an aviation meet. Fifty Italian laborers were rob- n{bed by four armed bandits near ‘aterson, N The United “States Government Peary polar controversy. School children in a Cleveland ions were imp ert of Toronto com- mitted suicide at Pittsburg, Pas b6 cause of his inability to secure em- ployment. P. W. Coleman, a native of On- tario, is dead at Washington, where he held an important position in the Pension Office The United ‘Biates Tariff Board views Canada as the most difficult problem 46 solve, and tears actecitt war, according to the official or- gan of tie Republican party. Thi drat Gaagrnsuin Nomety githe United Bustos hes passed up- on Commander Peary’s report of the diseavery of the Pole, and will award him a gold medal. An official of the Bis Four Rail- road at Cincinnati is said to have confessed that the shortage of from $50,000 to $100,000 in his accounts was due to his paying blackmail. The Court of Appeals of the Di tri “ E Gal dinbte afirnedahb suites ent of the Supreme Court of the district adiudzing S»muel Gompers, n, ose L, The murderer of Prince Ito will be ‘placed on trial at Seoul. The Italian Government has de- ie to construct a fleet of diri- aiian voted in Norway for 1) first: time in the general ee on Naval stores worth marks have been stolen from Ger: at Hambure, Ger- &) many, made a thrilling descent in x burnine neroplane. Five sailors, it is reported, were killed and eaten by cannibals on the Admiralty Islands. overnment troons in Nicararna. have inflicted a crushing defeat om, the insureent forces. A shortage of chewing gum is threatened owing to the destruction of chiele trees in Yucatan. ok LORD PENTLAND, FOR CANADA Persistently Reported ae He will Suceeed Earl Gre: A despatch from Lo} “ee says: It is persistently reported that Lord Pentland will succeed Earl evecnd7.tinas a] M ert, SG lpelnerag Haws retary, will rnc nie Sonth African eters a that, rewe, Secretary of State for, ths Colonies. wall» be appointed Viceroy of India. KITCHENER REVIENS JAPS. 30,000 Parade in Whe Honor of Ringer} or’s Birthday. ‘A despatch from’ Tokio says: review of the troops was held on ars inca, in honor of the Emper- v's birth Tuesdav to the saluting point. The spectacle was a magnificent one, 30,000 troops taking part in the manoeuvres. the Hydro-electrie power by-law by | ®2¢! ne: ed to accept the ara amendments I refused to be drawn into the Cook- | millions of tb ‘worl A Toronto, the A despatch from eee na ae Enraged because, it is alleged, she ped tried to take his oie way from him, George A. Neilson, living at 737 King t, on Thursday night jot and pay injured Esther! Hazell of 15 H a nineteen-: sas old girl, Sates three ullets into her bac et the girl fell with a moan ee the arms o! her escort, who was wallk- | Tucker, turned an ton street and i a lane. was captured hp Detsaliee Moffatt and Tipton about two hours later, ag ran dow) nes YOUNG COWARD SHO GIR Tragic Event on He ec two, ing with: his awecthouts Ihara nie air Henderson Avenue, Other Night. a? found hiding in Miss Tu ;moved to her home. buck and Wagner were. a ener ‘in, and the three physi robed for the bullets. One on ented in the girl’s left arm, but i aus; pier one in her right other in her a shoulder. rool not he reache din the hip is the only : one that ie prove. ; dangerous, as it is feared it may jhave cpeneinnee the abdomen. The ta race Hospital — ay the | Se ambulance after the at- mpts made at her home to extract the bullets had failed. Miss Hazell did not lose consicousness. "MILLIONS POR CHARITY. pare vine Tost ntions Also Bene- by Financier's A Paes nae New York says: The will of the late John Stewart Kennedy, the well known financier, which was filed on ie after- noon. disposes of ‘ate esti. mated at $60,000,000 ae som han one-half gions, educational and charitable institutions. The University |Glasgow. gets $100,000; the. Tals |gee, Institute (Brooker a ton's), $100.000, and t the testant College at Flow r Show to glorify women SS Seven of the eae 8 mle: thy ane inatond Ge “talk.” ceive $100,000 each, namely, Ya! The Daily Telegraph says it has Amherst, Williams. Dantnanth, been definitely decided that the} Bowdoin, Hamilton and the Hamp- ton Normal School. ca THE COMET’S TAIL. Passing cee desp: ateh | from Cambridge. sun on fot Piakorlag of Rar- e) day. ‘The tail lie and several nacre hese gai ent to the people, the result would be very disagreeable. tas ee when |° another comet was pas: festaion when Halley’s comet pass- —_——-F ADDITIONS TO FREE ACT. Minister of Customs Removes Duty on Certain Materials, A despatch from Ottawa says: The Minister of Customs has placed ue following materials in Canadi manufactures upon the list of fase imports :—Steel imported for use in. manufacturing unfinished parts of rifles made for the Domin- jon Government. gun barrels, sin- tubes, metallic elements and tungstic acid intended for use in the making of filaments ihe lights. ronine or yarn, pay manufactured fabrics ; mony. Le for dye stuff; hypo-suluhite of ja for tanning, and rolled iron hod steel rods, not more than a half 55 ° shoe nail —_—— TWO YEARS FOR BIGAMY. Tondon pie With Three Wives Pays the Penalty. A despatch from London, Ont., see? Cornelius Bloomfield, alias G. Thompson, was seatenced see years in Kingston Peniten- aby Magistrate mitted his guilt a Week ago. Bloom- eld was first married in 1893 to Miss Dishman in Ailsa Craig. She is now living in ieee. he was marrie: Church here to var May Holmes, a aa in August last Raney, of Strathroy.’ Will Probably Switch the Earth in WI || relief ol ineb in nee, for making horse th married Miss35 years of age, LET HIS DAUGHTER DIN, - Father Guilty of ‘of Manslanghter _ Sentence Suspended. A despatch from Brandon, Man., savs: J. Williams of Virden, whose = been manslaughter re released on sus: noon guilty with a strong recommenda- tion for mercy, owing to his ignor- and extenuating cireuns 2 5 3 stances. ace Ry A WONDERFUL ESCAPR. Five Miners Ball With Cage — Only — Two Seriously Injured. A despatch from Cobalt. i i Te) miskaming. 0. it is is Sntetaaiiy jured. feared, WOE POR GUM CHEWER§ Exhaustion of Chicle May ¥ Them to Stop. fe Hecca feos City of store slilele “ero ers of Yucatan have. been tannic theMitecn eu: cite as a rewult the trees are par do- st pi te. Unless new Adsl forests are discovered Yuca- tan will have no chicle to export in a few years. ee A BLOW T0 BEEF TRUST. Good ee of Beef Reaches Toit a From Australia, ; dei ti from London saya: om i top condition, is heralded here: on AVesDONIES, as foreshadowing the the British meat marke! from che danger of being throtthd of transportation 0 groa’ hat the meat invariably was con~ demned yee its eae SHOT BY x COMRADES GUN, Engineer ee) White Hunting is nario. A despate! — ite North Bet Bays! Robert Wiliam Dickie, aC. P. RB. engineer, of Chapleau, was acci- dentally shot on Wednesday while — deer hunting near Pogumasing, on he O. +, 133 miles west of North Bay. The accident. resulted ing the triguer, and the entering Dickie’s back, ee al. most instant death held leaves a widow: and four anaes ok wee Works, a desperate. atte: Lo. secttre: $3,* 090 he had in his ith a iosesealé on. Witl George Foote, Dartmouth rope ee after them, an hi n the cheek. He dropped the sat- Three Highwaymen Try to Capture Cashier rope works on Friday afternoon. in| wo: * bullet through his face and cov-| vw ere e | bert E. Hi Dartmouth, Nege aa the bag fell ae ihe wag: Ben bad was cartes Drpuaie es ‘ork: and it was shoteht, ges ade a Se “ exaniination, that Foote’scinjuri a5 2 not ren Dartmouth lice were noti waymen Ww: eaptur arf citizens late in woods, about red z “ie aa fa in the chusetts avenue, Boston, H lassett, who citi to bos long to Missouri. “They are ab twenty-three years 0 ae 2 dressed.