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W‘U’VVV: "Ly'"'"" '""-'"H v‘n-vo-z addition, $57,000; accommodation for tables, $15,000; Kingston Vet- erinary Hospital, $15,000; Leam- ington public building, $23,000; Markham public building, $10,000; Ottawa, buildings for testing fuel, -815,000; Owen Souno public build- ing, $20,000; Parkhill public build- ing, $20,000; Peterborp armory, $37,000; Renfrew public building, $16,000; Simco-e public building, $20,000. . . . . TEE ESTIEATES fRfiSlllmll) Expenditure for the Dominion of Canada Shows a Large Decrease A despatch from Ottawa. says: The main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1910, were tabled on Monday evening by the minister of customs calling for an expenditure of $110,489,774, a com- parative decrease of $19,298,389, Chief decreases are: In arts, ag- riculture and statistics, $585,500; militia, chargeable to income, $636,- 125; public works, chargeable to income, $8,000,000; lighthouse and coast service, $662,150; railways and canals, income, $636,125. The increases include: $1,741,180 in, in- terest and charges on public debt and $1,874,679 in the item of civil government, which provides for the enhanced salaries of inside civil For redemption of public debt the sum of $50,823,262 is asked, which takes in the "Canada, reduc- ed 4 per cent. loan, payable Janu- ary, 1910," and tho 'U per cent. loan of 1885, payable Jan. 1, 1910.” Under the head of immigration the decrease is $105,120. The sum of $150,000 is asked for preparing plans, etc., for the reconstruction of Quebec bridge. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Under the head of public build- ings for Ontario there'are the fol- lowing, including revotes: Belle- ville armory, $15,000; Belleville drill hall to reimburse Belleville re drillyhall site, $2,025; Brant- ford drill hall improvements, $3,- servme. GOO; Cornwall Dominion public buildings, $20,000; Fort William public building enlargement, $11,- 000; Glencoe public buildings, 26,000 Hamilton drill hall, addition, $37,- 000; Kincardine public building, $15,000; Kingston Military College, Burlington channel piers, recon- struction, $50,000; Cobourg, exten- sion of breakwater, $60,000; God- erich harbor, repairs to piers, $5,350; harbors, rivers and bridges, eneral repairs and improvements, $25,000; Little Current, improve- ment of northern channel, $28,090; renewal bunk protection works at Chatham, $7,100; Montreal River, improvements above Latchford, $25,000; Pelee Islands, western wharf, $5,500; Port Stanley, har- bor improvements, $45,000; River St. Lawrence, improvement to channel between Kingston and Brockville, $75,000; Rideau harbor, improvements, $25,000; Sault Ste. Marie, dredging, $55,000; South- ampton, extension of dock, $6,000; Toronto harbor, improvements, $875,000. Toronto Dominion buildings, IV" pairs, $5,000; (ll-ill hall, add" al accommodation $25,000; m ological obser " $44,000 tary magrL,pl ; po "tr)igiet5 gooa aa, age by t1re CY 1906, $25,000; Well: cl public buildings, $33,000; Tr-thy public "tu-o-Trial? e good mWragrf 1906, $25,000; Well: buildings, $33,000; W. buildings, $28,000. _ The following additional expen- ditures are asked for public works in Ontario: , Under the head of customs sal- aries and contingent; expenses in several puts, including pay for overtime of officers, the addition- al sum of $95,000 is asked. City wrirtothee salaries are increased; $18,000 in Ottawa, $53,900 in To- ronto, 85,389 in Hamil-ton, $1,135 in Brantford, $4,866 in London, $3,426 in St. Thomas, $2,870 in, St. Tho- fmlildlllll R)nill1 [BlliMj] Seized at New York for Sinking the Steamer Republic. A despatch from New York says: Counsel for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, own- ers of the White Star Line steam- er Republic, on Friday filed a libel in the United States District Court against the steamer Florida, of the Lloyd-Italiano Line, which ran down and sunk the Republic off Nantucket Iightship. -Darnages amountireto $1,_5OQ,000 for the 1955 PUBLIC WORKS OF ONTARIO. of the ship and $500,000 for the loss of cargo and effects of the pas- sengers and crew were claimed. It is asserted in the libel that the col- lision was due to no fault on the part of Captain Sealby of the Re- public, but wholly to the fault of the Florida, which, it is alleged, did not keep a proper course, had no sufficient lookout, did not give proper whistles nor pay heed to the whistles of the Republic. It is an? public iiriiiii11, $10,000; West Virginia. field l broken b, buildings for testing fuel, across the river apd tr 1 with, ); Owen Souno public build- out a supply. Liru 1, are 20,000; Parkhill public build- going to the Cf. rek- 520,000; Peterboro armory, ets, baskets " J; Renfrew public building, anytb: 3 O; Simcoe publix. building,lcc Kl. J. ' _ ve >nt-0 Dominion buildings, rP I e na- $5,000; (ll-ill hall, addid _ ed to the )mmodatian $25,000; m warm? d obser " $44,000 the is Ha?“ I“ E PO Leffc, pf, the .le grow can aRe my tIre CY ummm ir, +qu Imwn are ecuiDDed mas, $13,533 in Winnipeg and $11,- 408 in Vancouver. There is a big reduction on In- tercolonial Railway, the item of $1,798,830, looking after capital expenditures comparing with 84,- 502,240 last year. There is a, reduction of. $40,000 in the item of industries of King- ston Penitentiary. . Twenty millions are provided for surveys and construction of mar tional transcontinental railway in place of thirty millions last year, while for the Hudson Bay Railway $65,000 is provided. . t vuu,vvu 'c' e""'"""""' Canals get $1,720,300, of which the following items are for the Wel- land, chargeable to capital: Elec- trie lighting and power plant, (il8,- 000; to widen canal near Welland, $40,000;Port Colborne, improve- ments, $65,000; surveys, $10,000; dock, south pf Well'and, $40,000; siding to Port Colborne elevator, $21,000. Chargeable to income the following sums are included: To renew entrance piers, Port Mait- land, $65,000; stone protection to banks, $10,000; heavy repairs, $10,- 000; to renew foundations of junc- tion: look, $8,000; to build new steel gate lifter, $12,000; to renew bridge over raoeway, look No. 2, old canal, $1,500; to renew three feeder bridges, $3,000. And Thermometer Ten Degrees Below, Zero. A despatch from Columbus, Ohio says:--With the thermometer ten degrees below zero on Monday, Lancaster, twenty-five miles from here, is practically without fire. The natural gas main from the West Virginia field l broken across the river and t) ‘= with- out a supply. Liru 1. are going to the or relr- ets, beske‘" " anth l? cc ed. Guelph Water Commission Shows Profits of $21,139. A despatch from Guelph says _ The annual report of the City of Guelph Water Commission was pre- sented to the City Council on Mon- day night and showed a net profit for the year of $21,139, over double the whole of the earnings in 1906 when the commissioners assumed control of the department. The gross earnings for the past three years were:--1906, $19,848; 1907 $26,004; 1908, $30,517. Out of the 'Re-.'--"::-'-'-'.""-"" ”H, ' houses 1n the town are equipped for coal fires. iorolits ihe ciiy hai handled $18,000 Shock ot Earthquake Alan-ms the Citizens. A despatch from Montreal says: Montreal was shaken by an earth- quake at 11.45 on Sunday night. People in all parts of the city were awakened by the shock, which was so sharp that it was believed to be an explosion. Men were sent out from the police stations to in- vestigate. While the shock gave a, scare to the inhabitants, no damage is reported. alleged further, that the Florida, failed to indicate her changes of helm, that she was proceeding at an immoderate speed and did net stop orAaclr, Yer. engines. The Lloyd-Italiano Sooieta. di Navigatione, owners of the steam- ship Florida, also filed in the Unit- ed States District Court a, libel and petition for a limitation of liabil- ity against the Florida, her freight and passage money. The papers state that the collision was caused solely by the fault and neglect on the part of the Republic. The pe- titioners say that the damage value of the Florida, now does not exceed $224,000, and ask the court to fix the liability at not more than that amount. After the filing of the papers in the proceedings United States Mar, shal Henkel seized the Italian ves- sel under a writ of attachment. TOWN S WITHOUT FIRE. MONTREAL SHAKEN. CIVIC PLANT PAID . APPROPRIATIONS. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Feb. 2.-Inour---Ontario wheat 90 per cent. patents, $3.70 to $3.75 to-day in buyers' sacks outside for export. Manitoba flour, first patents, $5.80 on track, Toronto; second patents, $5.30, and strong bakers', $5.10 tof5:?,0, LEADING MARKETS 'iicGrrfuUri2ja,' wheat, 351-0972 to $1.10 for No. 1 Northern and $1.06% to $1.07 for No. 2 North- ern, Georgian Bay ports. No. 1 Northern $1.15 to 351.15% all rail, and No. 2 Northern at $1.12 to $1.12%, all rail. Wheat-ontario, 97%c outside. Oats-Ontario No. 2 white 40% to tle outside, and at 43 to 43%0 on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western Canada. oats, 45c lake ports, and No. 1 feed, 42%c lake ports. Rye-No. 2 quoted at 69 to 700 outside. - Barley-No. 2 baadey quoted at 56 to 57e outside; No. 3 extra, at 54 to 550, and No. 3 at 52 to .530. Buclrwheair--56 to 56%0 outside. Peas-No. 2 quoted at 86 to 87e outside. 7 Corn-No. 2 American yellow, 68 to 68Ac on track, Toronto, and No. 3 yellow at 67 to 67%0, Toron- to. Canadians, 64% to 650, To- ronto freight. ' T "ih%r--di,rss, $20.00 in bulk out- side. Shorts, $22.00 in bulk out- side. Apples-Winter stock, $3.50 to $4.50 per barrel for good qualities, arid at $2 to $3 for cooking appleg. Beans4Prin'1e, $1.80 tl, $1.90, and hand-picked, $1.90 to $2 per bushel. Bar-No. 1 timothy $11 to $11.- 50 per ton on track here, and low- er grades at $9 to $10 a ton. Stra,w--87 to $7.50 on track. Potatoes-60 to 62)de per bag. Poultry-Chickens, dressed, 12 to IM per pound; fowl, loc; ducks, 12 to IM; geese, 11 to IM; turkeys 16 to IN per pound. Boney-Combs, $2.25 to $2.76 per dozen, and strained, 10% to Ile mg pouysi- _ . L "Butter-Pound prints, 24, to Me; tubs and large rolls, " to 23c; in- ferior, 200; creamery rolls, 27 to 290, and solids, 26 to 27c. Eggs-Case lots of cold storage, 25 to 260 per dozen; picked, 24 to 25c, and new laid 28 to 300 per dozen. Bacon-Long clear, 10% to J1ts per pound in case lots; mess pork, $19 to $19.50; short cut, $22.50 to $23. - - - Montreal, Feb. 2.--Peas, No. 2, 94 to Me; oats, Canadian Western No. 2, 4fe; extra No. 1 feed, 46%0; No. 1 feed, 45yie; Ontario No. 2, 460; Ontario No. 3, Mc; Ontario No. ‘4, 440; No. 2 barley, 63% to 65e; Manitoba feed barley, 55% to 560; buckwheat, 55% to 560. Flour --Maaitoba, Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; Manitoba, Spring wheat patents, seconds, $5.10; Manitoba, strong bakers', $4.90; Winter whea,t patents, $5 to $5.25; straight rollers, $4.60 to $4.70; do., in bags, $2.15 to $2.25; extra, in bags, $1.75 to $1.85. Foed--Mtsui- tabs bran, $21 to $22; Manitoba shorts, $24; Ontario bran, 821 to $21.50; Ontario shorts, $24 to $24.- 50; Ontario middlings, $24.50 to $25; pure grain mouille, $28 to $30; mixed mouille, $25 to $27. Ohesese--Fimsst western, Wd to 12%0; eastern, 12% to 12Ae. But- ter-Finest creamery, 27 to 27%0; fresh receipts, 25% to 26c. Eggs- New laid eggs, 35 to 400; selected stock, 28 to 29c; No. 1 stock, 25 to Me. "'dh'e'j:rsse--rparae cheese, 13%0 per pound, and twms, 131/20. IIams-Light to medium, 13% to 140; do., heavy, 12% to 13c; rolls, 10% to Ile; shoulders, 10 to 10%0; backs, 16 to 16%0; breakfast ba- con, 14% .to 15c. T ' ' "irt'u_-'-ftierces, 12yie; tubs, 12%0; pails, IM. Rye-No. 1, 75%c. Corn-May, 63c asked. Barley-Standard, 65c; samples, 59)de to 630; No. 3, 60 to 620; No. 4, 59% to 600. St. Louis, Feb. 2,--Wheat--Cash, 62%0; May, 65%0; July, 65%0. Buffalo, Feb. 2.--Wheat---Spring firm; No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.13%; Winter, firm. Corn Higher; No. 3 yellow, 64j'det, No. 4 yellow, 64%c; No. 3 corn, 64c; No. 4 corn, 63%c; No. 3 white, 67%c. Oats-Firm. Rye--No. 2, on track, 81%0. Milwaukee, Feb. 2.-Wheatr-No. 1 Northern, $1.11; No. 2 Northern, $1.08 to__$l.09; yap/7, $137K asked. Toronto, Feb. 2.---Export-Mar- ket is firm for choice export steers and bulls. Butcher-An active demand for choice butcher cattle, and market firmer. The' demand for good butcher cattle was active, and everything offering in this class was soon picked up at fivm prices. Sheep and lambs-Better demand for ewes and lambs; mar- ket firm. Pxogs-Select at $6.40 f.o.b., and $6.65, fed and watered. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. UNITED STATES MARKETS. THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. HOG PRODUCTS. CATTLE MARKET Steady demand for butcher cows. Good export steers and bulls want- ed. Milch cows of good qualtiy in, demand; common not wanted. Good veal calves steady. Turmu"s Block and the Opera House Burned. A despatch from Gananopue says : At 3.30 on Sunday morning in the store of Jos. McCauley, Turner block, corner of King and Stone streets, flames were discovered coming out of the Plata-glass win- dow. The fire spread fast. A heavy north wind was blowing, which sent the sparks over the bpildings. The fire department played five streams of water on the building. The fire spread to the Opera, House block, qwned 1b.y W. G. Rogers. It looked at this) time as if all of King street would go. The Turner block, owned by, W. Y. Boyd, is a. throtr-story brick building, occupied by Clifford Sine, druggist, stock $15,000, in- surance $8,000, complete loss; Cor- rigan & Coy, dry goods, complete loss, insurance not known; Jas. McCauley, restaurant and billiard- room, insured. In the second flat the Tiger hockey team had their club rooms; W. Y. Boyd, insure ance office, and Professor Jackson, musical studio. On the third story was the Colonial Theatre. Nothing was saved in the building. Insur- ance not known. The Grand Opera House, a. concrete block building, and one of the most up-to-date opera houses in the Province, was completely destroyed. W. G. Rogers states he has $8,000 insur- ance on the building. Mr. Rogers' loss will be fully $25,000 Peters Bros. had a restaurant in the building, which is also a total loss." The Workman and Canadian Order of Foresters had their hall over the stores in this block, and it, too, is a, complete loss. The total loss is estimated at $104,000. Ron. Frank Oliver Proposes Sev- eral Amendments. A despatch from Ottala, says: Some important amendments to the immigration act will be incorpor- ated in a, bill respecting immigra- tion, to be introduced in the Com- mons early this session by the Min- ister of the Interior. The bill will provide for a consolidation and re- vision of the present laws, as paas- ed from time to time, thus making the act clearer and more easy of enforcement. It willalso provide for a stricter supervision of immi- we TB." ""5”" h as regards medi n d to insure that all he regulations of the act are being observed. One of the most important changes now con- templated is the extension of the time limit for deportation from two to three years. At present; an im- migrant who becomes a, public charge within two years of arrival may be deported. It is now pro- posed to increase the period of probation by one year. According to the Directory Esti- mate it is 365,923. A despatch from Toronto says: Toronto has now a, population of 365,923, according to the estimate of the Might Directories, Limited, which has just issued its 1909 edi- tion of the city directory. East Toronto and Deer Park, which were annexed to tho city on De- cember 15 last, are included in this edition as part of it. The map of the city presented includes not only the recently annexe-d town of East Toronto and the suburbs of Deer Park, but also all the intervening and surrounding suburbs. The present volume contains, by actu- al count, 133,063 individual names, exclusive of firms, corporations, etc., an increase of 3,708 over the Inrewious issue. The number of uildings of all kinds in the city, as shown by the street directory, is 61,914, an increase of 4,893 over last year. Of these 3,035 are shown vacant, as compared with 2,093 in the last edition. The above 3,035 vacant buildings in- clude those in course of erection. Operations Between Buffalo and Hamilton. A despatch from Niagara Falls, One., says: The Lehigh Valley and Grand Trunk Railroad detectives have been busy for the past sev- eral weeks trying to run down a gang of thieves who have been op- erating on the passenger trains of these roads between Buffalo and Hamilton. So far, as has been learned by the detectives, or at least from what they are willing to tell, the gang is making its ren- dezvous in this city. The modus operandi of the gang is to board pass through the train, size up the valises, and then when they are left unguarded when the train nears a station, the thief steps off the train with it and checks it at the -station. He may or may not reboaird the train, and perhaps make a second haul while making the same trip. The detectives say that the two companies have re- ceived a, numb 3i' of complaints I'e- cently, but the gang has so clever- ly carried on its operations that 'she detection has thus far been im- possible. , GANAN00UE's HEAVY LOSS. TEIEVES BUSY ON TRAINS. TIIE IMMIRGATION ACT. TORONTO) POPULATION. ME BMW W MATE Fire. From Unknown Cause Destroys House and Its Contents. A despatch from Brantford says: gedies ever recorded in this vi.ci.n- gedies ever recorded in this vi 1n- ity was enacted near the village of Lyndon on Saturday morning, when the home of Philip Vansickle, a, retired prosperous farmer, was destroyed by the devourig ele- ment. The disaster was complete, not only dealing destruction to the house, but claiming every one of the four inmates, including the father, son, daughter, and son-in- law. Nothing remains of the once substantial homestead and well- known family but ruined walls and charred bodies. The Dead-Philip Vansickle, aged eighty years, retired Emmet; Martin Vansickle, aged twenty- three years, his son; Harry Van- sickle, aged thirty years, son-in- law; Melitta, Vansickle, aged forty years, daughter. AGRIC ULTURE AND FORESTRY M. C. C. James and Prof. Zavitz Speak at Cobourg. A despatch from Cobourg says: Mr. C. C. James, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, and Prof. Zavitz, addressed the Counties Council on Wednesday. Mr. James gave an able address, showing the advant- age of teaching agriculture in the high schools. The School Board, members of the Collegiate Insti- tute and public school staffs, the Board of Trade, and others were present. Prof. Zavitz dwelt upon the advantages to be derived from reforestry. Northumberland coun- ty has 8,000 and Durham 7,000 acres of waste lands suitable for this. He showed how some foreign coun- tries were deriving large revenue from lands reforested some years ago. A committee was appointed by the Counties Council, whose duty it will be to further the inter- ests of agriculture in this district. Provincial Report Estimates It at 113,058,188 Bushels. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The provincial crop report was is- sued by the B"Prtment 6f Agri- culture on T, iesday morning. The, tojoal gra: 710p of the prov- ince is estimated st 113,058,188 bushels, compared with 99,010,285 bushels in the previous year. The total yield of wheat is placed at 49,252,539 bushels, an average of 17.28 bushels per acre. The total area, under grain is given at 4,- 818,611 acres and the area. under all crops at 4,987,498 acres. French Government Will Recognize Bis Work. A despatch from Paris says: _ The Government has decided to award a, medal for life-saving to John Binns, of the Republic, for his fine conduct; after the collis- ion between that vessel and the Danger of Volcanic Eruption Near San Francisco. . A despatch from San Francisco, Cal., says: Grizzly Moutain, lo- omed in Lake county, about 75 miles north of San Francisco, is reported to be showing signs of eruption. Tho mountain is locat- od in the St. Helena. range, which abounds in volvanic signs, while the geysers near by spout hot water and steam. Florida New Departure in 1Iatrimoa1ia1 Ideas in Nova Scotia. A despatch from Halifax says: Births and deaths are not uncom- mon happenings on railway trains hereabout, but marriages are a, GRIZZLY MO UNTAIN RE STLESS (lil]l ANNA? (jiljiiiifBSii)N Each Member Will Have Special Charge of a District. "r, A dospatch from Ottawa, says: An important re-organization of the Railway Commission is an- nounced by which the Dominion is divided into districts, each in special charge of one of the com- missioners as to the routine appli- cations. Chief Commissioner Mabee will, of course, have a general supervision over each district. The Province of Otario, with the exception of Port Arthur and the district west thereof, is placed under the immediate jurisdiction of Mr. D'Arcy Scott. the Assst- ant Chief Commissioner, and he will be assisted by Inspectors GRAIN CROP " MANITOBA. A MEDAL FOR BINNS. MARRIED ON A TRAIN. The origin of the fire, which was at first a. mystery, has been traced to the stove in the front; hall. The supposition is that the glowing coals from it fell on the floor, set- ting fire to the oil cloth and kind- ling a, blaze, which either suffocated the inmates in their sleep or cut" off the means of exit when trlyisy, endeavored to escape froy'the building when it beams?» mass of flames. Thas fair, however, all theories are based on supposition. But one fortunate circumstance stands out; against the dark back- ground. Mrs. Harry Vansickl with her three children, all g whom resided at the destroye homestead, were absent at the time of the disaster, being at Trin- ity, where Mrs. Vansickle was vis- iting her husband's father, Wesley Vensickle. They returned last night terribly affected. rarety. One occurred on the Syd- ney Express shortly after the train left Sydney, on Friday, both bride and groom being named McDonald,, which was also the name of the clergyman. This is the first train marriage in Nova, Scotia that the railway officials have record of. The ceremony was performed quiet- ly while the other passengers looked on The bride and groom were unattended. " Mysterious Affair in Westmount That Baffles the Police. A despatch from Montreal says: A robbery involving the loss of several thousand dollars' worth of jewellery was committed some time on Wednesday in the residence of Mrs. J. H. Stanford, who occu- pies suite sixteen in the Metcalfe Apartments, on Cote St. Antoine road, Westmount. Despite diligent investigations of the Westmount police no clue has yet been discov- ered which will lead to the appre- hension of the burglar or burglars, There are no servants in the house, and so far the robbery is shroud- ed in mystery. To be Erected During Present Year at Fort William. A despatch from Fort William says: Pile-driving on the founda- tion of the Thunder Bay elevator, situated a short distance from the Atikekan Iron Works, commenced on Tuesday, and a, large force of men is already engaged _ on the work, it being the intention chi contractors, Messrs. Barnett McQueen, to rush the work , completion at; the earliest possible" time. The site of the elevator is 1,000 feet from the shore line,: though the water is nowhere more than two feet in depth. With the commencement of the Western Eles vator Company’s building in West Fort; William and the work already, going an on the Grand Trunk PP wifie elevator this makes thr tlarge elevators which will be ere ted in the two cities during t German Foreign Minister Speaks of a Possible Treaty. Adespatch from Berlin says: To the Budget Committee of the Reichstag, Foreign Secretary Von Schoen, in answer to a question concerning commercial relations. with Canada, stated that every- thing possible had been done for the defence of German interests. It was not impossible that an op- portunity would before long arise for the discussion of a commercial' treaty, after the conclusion of the Franco-Canadian negotiations. year. An eighteen-year-old boy h. been condemned to death for mur. der in New Jersey. The Provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are alloted to Hon. M. E. Bernier, who will bisl assisted by Mr. E. C. Lalonde, in, Commissioner S. J. McLean, takes charge of Manitoba, Sas- katchewan, and that portion of Ontario west of Port Arthur, with; Mr. W. S. Blythe of Winnipeg as» James Osrilyie and_J§m§s C1lelre. specter inspector. _ Ilb.erto: and British Columbia. will be looked after' by Commis/ THREE GREAT ELEVATORS. BIG JEWELLERY ROBBERY. TBA!) E WITH CANADA. Iills, a IcCaul s, 35:31an ed td Inspeetor,