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The police admit with consider- able regret that they have very lit- tle hope of catching the desperado. They have followed up everything that looks like a clue, but the man seems to have disappeared as com- pletely as if the earth had opened and swallowed him. It was discovered that tho bullet which struck him on the temple was split in two by the skull. One- half entered the brain nearly half an inch and lodged in it, while the other portion traveled along a ridge of the skull for three or four inches and lodged behind his ear, inflicting a scalp wound that is not dangerous. Smith was conscious all the time he was at the doetor's, but was suffering severe pain, and once asked forlap opiate. _ Estimated _receipts, ten months, 1909, including cash balances on hand 31st December, 1908: Sub- sidy $2,128,772.08, interest on com- mon school funds held by the Do- minion $74,000, interest on invest- ments $60,000, tcbal $134,000; lands and forests, timber dues, bonus ground rent, etc., $925,000;Crown lands, $60,000; clergy lands, 83,- 000; commen scl‘ool lands, $10,000; ANNUAL BUBGET SPERM Frida:y evening Constable Smith, the victim of Thursday night's shooting, was operated on at the City Hospital by Dr. Cummings and a, portion of the bullet that was lodged in, his brain was 1emoved. He was reported as being free from fever and resting easily. Though it is believed he has a good chance to recover, it is feared that men- ingitis may set in, which would be extremely dangerous. He was taken to Dr. Cummings' surgery this afternoon in the amblance and the "x"-ray was put on his head. Hon. A. J. Matheson, Ontario's Treasurer, on Thursday afternoon delivered his annual budget speech in the Legislature. He claimed a surplus of $450,000 on the opera- tions of the pa t year and submit- ted estimates of the receipts ex- pected in the next ten months. The total estimated receipts for the first ten, menths are $6,105,- 272, compared with p.11 estimated expenditure of $6,943,661. He sub- mitted the following:--- Treasurer of Ontario Says He Has Surplus of $450,000. RThat such a daring attempt to murder a police officer and a citi- zen who was assisting him in his duty should take place early in the night, not far from the centre of the city, has confirmed the feeling that there is a, gang of desperate criminals in this city, who will stop at nothing. It will be remembered that Miss Florence Kinrade stated in'the first place that the man who shot her sister appeared to be a thug, though she later said he was: not a common tramp. It has been thought by some in the face of the circumstances that seemed strong- ly to contradict it, that the mur- derer was a thug, and this incidentl‘ has strengthened that opinion. In) consequence the feeling of dread inspired by the case has been in-i trea1sified, and the police are at their wits' end with two. such cases on: their hands. 1 BULLET REMOVED FROM I BRAIN. " _ A despatch from Hamilton says: Constable Barry Smith was shot by a burglar, whom he was going to arrest on Thursday night, about 9.15, near the corner of Ray and Market streets, and James Elan- ley, 14 Ray street, who was with him to render assistance in catch- ing the burglar, was shot in the temple. Both men were at once taken to the city hospital and op- erated on. It is believed that they will recover, though their injuries are critical. Their assailant got out of the house in the excitement that followed, climbed over several fences, got on King street and made, his escape. Be was discovered in the house of E. W. Kapelle, south- east corner of Ray and Market streets, about 9 o'clock by the constable, who at once asked sev- eral neighbors to assist him in sur- rounding the house. They were passing through a side alley to en- ter the house from the rear when the burglars opened fire on them from the rear of the house. One bullet struck Constable Smith on the side of the bead, and the second hit Mr. Henley on the temple, and it is understood that a third shot was fired, which also hit Mr. Smith. Both men fell to the ground, but did not lose consciousness. When they were picked up they were able to walk to the street, and the am- bulance being called, they were taken to the hospital. A despatch from Hamilton says: P. O. SMITH’S ASSAILANT. Jl1i'ifMl)lif fllMjllillllf SEW Citizen Who Was Aiding in Attempted Capture of Thief Also Wounded. Mines, royalties, $300,000; sup- plementary revenue, $50,000; license fees, recording fees, etc., $140,000; provincial mine, $10,000) public institutions, $130,000; Cen- tral Prison industries,' $47,500; education department,' $40,000; Provincial Secretary's department, $127,000; agriculture, $75,000; Star tionary engineers, $10,000; casual revenue, $8.000; succession duties, $400,000; supplementary revenue tax (8 Edw. 7, Cap. 14). $690,000; tavern and brewers' licenses, 8300,- 000; law stamps, $78,000; games and fisheries, $65,000; estimated earnings T. & N. o. Railway ten months, $300,000; total estimated receipts, $6,105,272.08; cash bal- ances Dee. 31, 1908, $3,072,136.50; total, $9,177,408.58. A Rigorous Anti-export Regulation Adopted. A despatch from Ottawa says: With a view to effectively protect; ing the black bass, maskinonge and speckled trout fishery in the Prov- ince of Ontario an order in Coun- cil has been passed prohibiting the sale and export of these fish for a, period of five years from the 30th of May next. It is provided, how- ever, that any person from a fore- ign country having an angler's per- mit may take back with him a law- ful catch of two days' fishing. Tragedy at MacLeod River in Brit- ish Columbia. A despatch from Vancouver says '. Word has been received from Bar- lkerville that R. Peden, F. Aken and J. Goldie report the discovery of two men frozen -to death on the gLeogLIiiver, a, point au-aan (,ijrlriirrs from Barkerville. I- F.)fii--" ylieved here that the bodies are [those of Charles Baker/and James ‘McCurdy, who left Barkerville about six or seven weeks ago, ac- companied by two hardy old tim- ers, Messrs. Spittal and Hender- son, bound for Tete Janune Cache. Mr. Peden's party was on its way to Barkerville with dog teams to fetch a third consignment of sup- plies for the Gasked party, who are cruising timber on Goat River. It is thought that Baker and Mc- Curdy had left the company of Spit/cal and Henderson and were returning to Barkerville when they met their death through exposure, as they had neither food nor blan- kets when found. grammar school lands, $2,000 tal, $1,000,000. Tho investigation of the shooting of the policeman is being left sole- ly in the hands of the Hamilton police officers, who are looking for a man not believed to be in or near Hamilton, and whose principal oc- cupation of late has been the sys- tematic stealing of chickens. The connection of the man with the shooting of the policeman has been established by a bag picked up after the constable was shot. The bag, the police assert, was a, short time before in the possession of a, man seen loitering around the home of Bishop Bowling, which is just in the rear of the dwelling where Police Constable Smith was shot. The man was about 5 feet 8 inches in height, and spoke with a decided ‘English accent; He is also de-) scribed as having rosy cheeks, with a two-weeks' growth of a mou8- tache. Bis clothing consisted of a light brown or grey suit and peak cap. That the man was an ordin- ary ehieken-thief is evident, the police say, from the number of feathers found inside the bag which was carried by the man, and after- wards picked up at the scene of the shooting. _ Provincial detectives have been trying to gather up against the man who fired upon and perhaps fatally wounded Constable Smith of Hamilton last Thursday night, 'have been obtained by the authori- ties, who are now satisfied that the shooting of the policeman and the murder of Miss Kinrade were not done by one and the same person. The theory that the man who shot the policeman was the one who murdered Miss Kinracle, which met with much favor at first because so many of the circumstances of the case supported it, has been completely abandoned by both the city of Hamilton and Provincial detectives. l The first threads of a, web of evi- dence which the Hamilton and TWO MEN FOUND FROZEN. T0 PROTECT GAME FISH. MINES PAY ; to- No. iUesossr, 700; No. 4 7 -yellow, 69Ae; No: 3 for/ls., 59 lo, 691/20 ;,Yo. Milwaukee, March 9.---Wheat _ No. 1 Northern, $1.20 to $12014; No. 2 Northern, $1.18 to 351.18%; July, $1.06% to $1.06% asked. Rye --No. 1, 80c. Corn-July, 66%0 bid. Barley-Standard, 67e; sample, 64% to 67c; No. 3, 64% to 65yiie; No. 4, 64 to 64Ae. 4 corn, 68% to 68)'de; No. 3 white, 69%c. Oats-No. 2 white, 57% to 580; No. 3 white, 57 to 57)de; No. 4 white, 56)de. Barley-Feed to making, 59 to Pc.. Buffalo, March 9. - Wheat - Spring wheat firm; No. 1 North- ern, carloads, store, $1.23%; Win.. ter, higher; No. 2 red, 531.29%; No. 3 extra, red, $1.28; No. 2 white, $1.27%; lio. 2 mixedc$r29yf. Corn 1 feed, 50% to 510; No. 1 feed, 50 to 50%0; Ontario No. 2, 50 to 50%0; Ontario No. 3, 49 to 49%0; Ontario No. 4, 48 to 48%c; No. 2 barley, 63% to 65c; Manitoba,- feed barley, 58 to 58Ac; buckwheat, 55% to 560. Flour-Manitoba Spring wheat pat- ents, firsts, $5.80 to $6; Manitoba, Spring wheat patents, seconds, $5.30 to $5.50; Manitoba strong bakers', $5.10 to $5.30; Winter: wheat patents, $5.40 to $5.50; straight rollers, $5 to $5.10; do., in bags, $2.35 to $2.45; extra, in bags, $1.95 to' $2.05. Feed-Mani. toba, bran, $22; do., shorts, $24; Ontario bran, $23 to $24; do., shorts, $24.50 to $25; Ontario mid- dlings, $25 to $25.50; pure grain mouille, $33 to $35; mixed mouille, $28 to $30. Cheese-Finest west- ern, 13 to 13%0; eastern, 12% to 12)de. Butter-Fall creamery, 210; Winter creamery, Me; dairy, in tubs, 18e; rolls, IM. Eggs - The demand is good and the market is fairly active, with sales at 28e per dozen. Toronto, Mar. 9. - The export trade is a little quiet, with only a, few lots of shipping cattle coming in, but prices steady around $5 to $5.25. Export bulls a, little easier around $4.50 for heavyweight, Choice lots of butcher cattle firm at around $4.60 to $4.75, and a, few picked odd cattle, extra choice, at $4.85 to $4.90. Average and medium quality butcher loads of cattle steady at, $4.35 to $4.40. Steady demand for good butcher cows at $3.75 to $4, and anything choice at $4.25. Butcher bulls from $2.50 to $4. Canners from $1.50 to $2. Lambs-Market weak, and prices easier. Sheep-fly. Hogs-Select, $6.75 f.o.b., and $6.90 fed and watered. Montreal, March 9.---Peas---No. 2, 98% to Mis.- Oats-Canadian West- ern No. 2, 51 to 511/20; extra, No. 1 feed, 50% to_51c; No. 1 feed, 50 Barns-Light to medium, 13% to 140; do., heavy, 12% to 130; rolls, 10% to llc; shoulders, 10 to 10Ac; backs, 16 to 16%0; brtalriast bacon, 15% to 1fie. -- _ Cheea-Large cheese, 13%0 per pound and twins, 14c. Baeon---Long clear, Wd to 11yie per pound in case lots; mess pork, $20 to $20.50; short cut, $23 to $24. E'ggs--Case fots of new. laid, 26 to_?7e per_dozer1, - _ Butter-Pound prints, 20 to 2le; tubs and large rolls, 18 to 190; in- ferior, 15 to 17c; creamery rolls, 269, and _solidsi, 24 to 24Ae. Poultry-Chickens, dressed, 12 to 140 per pound; fowl, 10 to Ile; ducks, 14 to 15c; geese, 12 to IM; turkeys, 17 to 190 per pound. Card-teras, 12%0; tubs, 13c; pails, 13)de. --" _ - _, __ Bar-No. 1 timothy, $10.75 to $11 per ton on track here, and lower grades $9 to $10 a, ton. 8traw--87 to $7.50 on track. Potatoes-at to 650 per bag on track. Honey-Combs, $2.25 to $2.75 per dozen, and strained, 11 to 11)de pel poupd. - - _ Apples--$4.50 to $5.50 for choice qualities, and $3.50 to $4 for cook- ing purposes. __ t2Gns1-Prime, $1.90 to $2, and hand-picked, $2.10 to $2.15 per bushel Corn-No. 2 American yellow 73yic on track, Toronto, and No. 3 yellow, 72)de, Toronto. Canadian corn, 69 to 70e on track, Toronto. Bran-Cars are $23 in bulk out- side. Shorts $23 to $23.50 in bulk outside. Oats-Ontario No. 2 white, 49e on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western Canada oats 480, Collingwood, and " 3 at 461/20, Collingwood. Wheat - Manitoba wheat, $1.20 for No. 1 Northern, and $1.17 for No. 2 Northern, Georgian Bay ports. No. 1 Northern nominal at $1.27, all rail, and No. 2 Northern at_$l.23%, all rail. side BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Mar. 9.--F1our--Ontario Wheat 90 per cent. patents, $4.05 tc $4.15 to-day in buyers' sacks outside for export. Manitoba, flour unchanged; first patents, 85.- 70 to $5.90 on track, Toronto; sec- ond patents, $5.20 to $5.40, and strong bakers', $5_to $5.20. LEADING MARKETS UNITED STATES MARKETS. ?eas-sor2'quoted"at 92e out- LIVE STOCK MARKET. THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. HOG PRODUCTS. PRESS AT MONTREAL. Two Italians were convicted, on Friday, of the murder of Edward Green, the Montreal pedler at Perth, N, B. Coffer Dam in Which They Were Working Flooded. A despatch from Liverpool says: Sixteen men were drowned early on Saturday morning in the flood- ing of a coffer dam used in the con- struction of a new dock at Birkens head. ‘Three men rescued' from the wreckage were badly injured. Two Hundred Thousand Home- steads Available. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Statistics compiled by the Depart- ment of Immigration here show there are still 200,000 homesteads available in the three prairie Prov- inces under the surveys which have been completed. The extension of the surveys, of course, will increase this number greatly. The free farms are located as follows, ao- cording to Provinces-Manitoba, 18,118; Saskatchewan, 106,560, and Alberta, 71,286. Much of the land is desirable, quite as good as any- thing in the country, and all that is required to make it equal is ade- quate railway facilities. Brantford Woman Fell Through Trap Door. _ A despatch from Brantford says: Eliza Langs, 81 years old, Widow of Nelson Langs; Langford, fell through an open door at the resi- dence of her son on Sunday and met with instant death, sustaining a broken neck. Aecii1enta1 Death of Mrs. Metzon, a Finlander, at Cobalt. A despatch from Cobalt says: On Friday night last Mrs. Nich Met- zon, a Finlander, took wood alco- hol to drink by mistake, dying a, few hours later. Metzon, who had bought the drug for external pur- poses, rheumatism, also swallowed a small quantity, but recovered shortly after being removed to the hospital. - ' A Lady From Woodstock Refused Admission. A despateh from Woodstock says: A ynung lady from this city left on Sunday morning for Buffalo. For over a year she was a, stenos grapher there, but spent the last nine months at; home. She was going back to resume her old posi- tion. At Niagara Falls United States ofheials, learning her pur- pose, refused 'o allow her to go to her destination and she was sent back home. The authorities at Washington have been communi- cated with and a, permit asked for. Cut Duties in Half on Lumber and Hides. _ A despatch from Washington says: A cut of one-half in the du- ties on lumber and manufactures of lumber is understood to be one of the changes provided by the new tariff bill, which is printed pre- paratory to its final revision by the Republican members of the house ways and means committee. An.. other change that has been made, according to information from re- liable sources, is that hides have been placed on the free list. There had been much contention over the duties of these two articles. in- his possession, which shiwed that; his assailants had only got away with 68 cents. was report-ed at police headquar- ters on Monday night. The victim was Ernest Harris, who lives on Strachan Street west. The story he told the police is that he was on his way home about 8 o'clock, and while crossing the Bay street bridge over the G. T. R. he was set on by three men. They struck him on the head and kicked him on the chin. Harris had a flask in a bas- ket which he used for carrying tea. in and he hurled the flask at one of the men. They overpowered him, however, and took away some of his money." Harnis is a, driver for Hendrie and Company and had $10.51 in his clothes, money he had collected for the company. When the detectives saw him at his house they fountrthat Harris had $9.83 Hamilton Man Says He was Beaten and Robbed. A despatch from Hamilton says: Another assault ancrrobbery case No. 1 hard, 81.17% to 331.17%; No. 1 Northern, $1.16% to $1.16%; No. 2 Northern, $1.14% to $1.14%; No. 3 Northern, $1.10% to $1.12%. Brarr--$23 to $23.50. ts1lousr---First patents, $5.80 to $5.90; second pair- ents, $5.65 to $5.75; first clears, $4.50 to $4.75; second clears, $3.15 to $3.25. ' Minneapolis, March 9.--Wheat-- May, $1.14%; July, $1.151/2; cash, No. 1 hard, $1.17% to 331.17%; No. 1 Northern, $1.16% to $1.16%; No. LAND FOR THE SETTLERS. DRAKE WOOD ALCOHGL. SIXTEEN MEN D ROWNED . TIER NECK WAS BROKEN. TURNED BACK AT FALLS. UNITED STATES TARIFF. HOLD-UP BE THREE MEN. A despatch from Ottawa says: The surveys of the proposed Hud- son's Bay Railway, which have been under way since last October, are now practically completed, and a, tentative report to the Govern- ment by the chief engineer, Mr. John Armstrong, estimates the to- tal cost of the road, either to Fort Churchill or Port Nelson, with necessary terminal and harbor im- provements at each place, at be- tween seventeen and eighteen mil- lion dollars. He finds no obstacle to easy and comparatively cheap construction, and submits a, de- tailed estimate of the comparative cost of the alternate routes sur- veyed from Split Lake to Fort Churchill and from Split Lake to Port Nelson. The Fort Churchill route, aggregating 465 miles, will cost, he estimates, $11,608,000 for the railway and an additional five to six millions for harbor and ter- minal works. The Port Nelson route, a distance of three hundred and ninety-seven miles, would cost approximately $8,677,000, but the, Autopsy Shows That Number Fired at Miss Ethel Kinrade. Hamilton, March h-That eight bullets were fired at Ethel Kin, rade instead of seven and that a period of ten or fifteen minutes elapsed between the time of the infrrction of the wounds in the head and those in her breast, are the ,latest startling developments in iprobably the most mysterious mur- lder that has ever come to light in Canada. The further the case is probed Ihe more mystifying be- oomes the atmosphere surrounding lit, not a, theory having yet been advanced-excepting tho original story of Miss Florence Kinrade-- that can be supported by any sem-y blance of motive, at least not sol far as the general public is in- formed. The testimony Dr. McNichol and the surgeons who! performed the autopsy will show that a comparatively large quan- tity of blood flowed from the wound back of the right temple. There were in all seven wounds, three in the breast, one near the! left ear, two in the lower jaw and! the one in the temple. The shot) through the heart would cause al- most, instant ieath aasUthe, cireu- lation of blood would praxitfrcaW- cease. Some time must have elapsed between the firing of the shot into the head and that into the heart. From the quantity of blood found, this period must have! been between ten and fifteen min- utes in duration, and the infer- ence would be that the shots in the bead did not do as much damage as was anticipated and tho assassin was compelled to return to his ghastly job and complete it. None of the head wounds would have entailed a, fatal result, as the skull was not injured, and the bullets in the lower jaw apparently lodg- ed in the throat. What then is the explanation of the long wait between the infliction of the wounds in the head and those in the breast? The murderer must have been in nowise hurried for time, and also must have had a, determination that Miss Ethel should not live to tell any tales. I Fleet of Flower Boats Burned at Hong Kong Harbor. A despatch from Victoria, B. c., says: A disaster on the Canton The Chief Engineer’s Report on the Cost Of Two Routes; - ce T"" MEWS _ BAY BAEWM The right. of appeal to the Privy Council is considerably limited. It can only be taken in cases where the value of the matter concerned exceeds $10,000, instead of $4,000, The law reform measure, intro- duced by Attorney-General Foy in the Ontario Legislature on Wed- uesday afternoon, presents four main features. In accordance with the resolution passed by the Legis- lature last year appeal to the Di- visional Court is done away with. An Appellate Division of the Bu- preme Court is created under the bill primarily, consisting of the present Appeal Judges. If the pre- sent, Judges find that they cannot deal with all the work, then power is vested in the Lieutenant-Go-- nor in Council to constitute as many divisions of" the Appellate Court as may be necessary for the despatch of business, the selection of the new Judges, however, being in the hands of the present Judges of the Supreme Court. There will, be no appeal from one division tol another. Appeals to Divisional Courts Are Abolished and Privy Council Appeals Limited. PM. EMS LAW Jlfll)nlil BILL LAMP FLASH KILLS 1,000. EIGHT BULLETS IN BODY. With regard to the Nelson River route, Mr. Armstrong makes the interesting statement that from in- formation obtainable it would seem that a, canal could be built along the Nelson River, which would en- able ocean-going vessels to enter Lake Winnipeg from Hudson's Bay. From Lake Winnipeg a, channel of thirty-three feet already exists to the south end of the lake, and thence the canal might be extended via, the Red River to Winnipeg. terminal and harbor improvements would cost sufficient to counterbal- ance the smaller amount required for railway construction. On the whole Mr. Armstrong reports in favor of the Nelson River route. The estimates are based on a road sufficient to handle the traffio for from seven to ten years, a. period long enough to test the tISO- fulness of the route. fy1xty-pound rails and wooden culverts and trestles would be used. If the line at the end of the period was shown to be commercially feasible the road could then be improved: 'A Wedding in the Brantford Police I Station. l A despatch from Brantford says! Brantford witnessed its first Chi. nese wedding and the local Police Court its first marriage ceremony on Thursday evening, when, sur- rounded by officers of the law, Harry Chong, a well-known China- man, and Norah McLaughlin, an Irish girl of nineteen, were united in the bonds of matrimony. The ceremony, which was performed by Rev. ll. R. McCracken, pastor of Alexandra, Presbyterian Church, took place at the police station, and was attended by Police Mag- istrate Livingston, Cliielfd Slemin and other offiei i, in a, iti'on'td the i')'i)(ifscl'2ib1tlt, A. L. Baird. The bride, who was arrested on Wednesday night, was charged with vagrancy, and was given the option of going to jail or joining the Salvation Army. Since com- ing here from Dublin a short time ago she has given the police con- siderable trouble. Chong, who is a prosperous Chinese restraurant- keeper, heard of the girl's predi- cament, and through counsel made the offer of marriage. It was promptly accepted. _ One Dollar for Shooting Prairie Chickens in Manitoba. A despatch from Winnipeg says: In future all sportsmen, excepting those residing on farms, must pay a license fee of $1 to shoot prairie chickens in this Province. The funds thus raised will be utilized to sup- port the Game Protective Associa- tion. Many other somewhat radi- cal amendments suggested by the association were accepted. and among these is one to raise the big game license fee for foreigners to 8100, and for British subjects to $25. River, costing the loss of more than 1,000 lives, followed the over- turning of a, kerosene lamp on a flower boat while the steamer Akima, which reached this port on Thursday night, was at Hong Kong. The boat burned to the water's edge, the flames reaching to other boats and permitting no one to escape, owing to the diffieulty of moving the cumbrous flower boats lying along in an unbroken line, made fast by iron chains. Finally, it is rendered possible for a, solicitor to enter into an agreement to carry on a client’s litigation for a fixed sum instead of being paid by the present inde- finite fee , system. These agree- ments will be under the control of the courts, which can enforce or nulify them according to their be.. ing considered fair or otherwise. The jurisdiction of "he County and District Court is enlarged to cover cases where the amount in- volved is 8800 under a contract, and $500 in the majority of the other classes of cases coming under the jurisdiction of these courts. A High Criminal Court, sitting monthly in Toronto, except during vacation, giving ten sittings in tha year, instead of four, is conctituY ed. _--------" as at present; where some consti~ tutional question or the liberty of the subject is involved, or in cases where the Judges of the Appellate Division consider the interests in- volved of such magnitude that the appeal is warranted. MARRIED A CHINAMAN. SPORTSMEN M U ST PAY.