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"A The parable set? forth many im- portant {110th 1. Touching relation- dnp. (A: a father is the Instrumental cause ot the son‘s being. no God in the oonrce of all life. Man then is the offspring ot God. not a heiplen orMtan. Bow high his dignity. how rich his 131er In his father's been. The relation he domnds. you. man. in his eetraugernertttr, degra- dation and dissatisfaction as a sin- ner before God. We are inclined to weep with the poor boy when through his sin and folly he is bronght to want and suffering. but when ritthtU) nnderitood this was the beginning, or at least an in- citrment to that which led to true nobility and permanent joy. The facts show us that his was a Ditiable condition in heart, tendencies and at- titnde at the first stages. when in Me tether. house he was surround- hr ingot; and the emoluments a! mxcnmx. SURVEY. Prrhaps no portion of scripture in more goncrnlly read and holds great- er charm for the average person. both old and young, rich and poor, than the lesson to-day. It can stand two test? which Byron declare: to oe cone1utr've of the merit of liter- ary creations. It pleases immediate- tr, and It pleases permanently; yet it sets forth the condition ot every "I. Tim docision to return.-vtr.1T- l9. 1?. Ik- cum to himself. Sin de- throuea the reason. A state ot sin In " gtat.,n of folly and madness. bat the madness is in the heart (like. 9, Po. His lack ot reason is seen. l, In that he called tor his manna 2. When he left home. 3. When ho went to live with hon-lots. 4. When he unnertoo'k to natisfy his hunger with swine‘s tood. mead enough and to Gpttro. The lowest in wry father's house has bread to give t:( tho poor. Crod'a people are abundantly supplied with good things. I pariah with hunger. Sin- nom will nott Him-e to Christ until they see them .elves rmiy to per'nh. 19. I will igrrim* no had left home by his (mm (roe will. and he must return tho .HH:m" 3rAr. my] compels no one to do right. And Bo. Fol- lowing the chemo“ there must be an 0mm put tttrth. I have sin- ned. The ttrst thing to dot is to Inakn a full c,nnfetc;ion of our sins " John. l, 9; Job. '33. 2r, 28). Against tttraven. Against (Pod. Every sin in n sin against God. And before than. He hnd also sinned against hu nanny fathom "(1); is PVPt' a token ot tho sincerlty repentance mhen one New even the sins committed against others as transgressions against 1'ocAl."--Lantte. 19. No more mu'thy. Re is ready to humble him- self. Ho known that in justice his father could shut. tho door against him; lie will plead to: meg, only. 16. With the busts. Tho husk- pvene not the ponds ot some other (wit, but “the fruit at the carob- tree, used for feeding swine." No man pun-e unto him. Those whom he had called his friends now, desert- ml Lint. Tuoy had Taken his money and than cast him aside. The agents do the some tot-day. The and mukvowr will rob a man of his "way. health and character, and then kick him out of the back door to die. r ' l5. Joined himself to a citizen. The same wicked life that before reprmented by riotous living ls here represented by servlle livlng. tor alnners are perfect slaves. To food swine. This was doubly degrad- ing. and espacdally so ta a Jew. “The demadation at the end at a. qNAtrtrr? or win is here represented." “Shame. contempt and distress are yreUried to km, and can never' be divonced." l 11.1” dis,tretPs.-vtg. 14-16. 14. Spent all-lie dd not stop until his inst tio'ltr was gone. Ills passions reign- ed. 'nlus represents the sinner who has tliruwii a" " the mercy. favor and love of God, and Las wUulU re- jected the salvation of Christ. A mighty taminc--4P,he soul living at a'dlstnnca trom God, and shut out from intercourse with Him, wilt very soon feel its own utter emptiness. Airtight: famine will follow; In want ---Itgyai want is soul want. The pro- digal now felt the effects of his dissipated course. The steps down- ward were "npostatty, prurligucy, penalty." See Prov. Axiv. 34. i weary of ms father’s government and desired greater liberty. As soon as tLe blldla of restraining grace is taken mt, we are soon goue.--Henrr Wasted his tiubstanee-t'so sinners wash, the gifts God has given them. It,e worldly He is always a waste- tut ite. With, riotous living-In verse 30 We are Low long he tell. Hit, body, mind and soul Were dammed. 13. Not many days-He had dccldod upon his course and hastened to be Eoue. "Taxis shadows forth the ra- pidity, lust, of national and sec- 03d of individual detttsneracr"-Far- rar. Gathered an togetlter--"sinnert, W11} go astray from God venture thi'JI‘ all." Took his Jouriiey--He was IL'. The 'outttre,r-."He tepres'entl openly “acted persons. such. as pub- lic.ins and sinners." Me also repre hen. the thougiitl- as. carebss JOuth, He was ovoreor.nuent and could be easily diceiiei. Give me--at has been a custom in the east tor sons to de- mand and receive their portion of the inheritance during the tather'n rtfetime.-curU. “We request show- ed l, tself-ess; e, ingratitude; iV selr~wili; 4, a determination to do wrontr, G, undntitulnens; B, narrow] Vision." he divided......hls living-he yielding to the 'request strikingly sets ion-tn the permission of tree- will to man, and also the tact of Gou's bestowing many gins upon eVeJ the unthanklul and disobedient. Man‘s wili is supreme in fixing his destiny. Comme:---'. Leaving homer-t1. 11-13. 11. A certain man-11w simple. unpretentons beginning ot the moar beauCfut or ah the parables. The nm.. is here the image ot God the Fat'oer.-aasi. Two tscat-Patti, are Jews. The 1cea that the elder Ion re- 1kremettl tne Jews and the younger the Gehtnles In foreign to the pur- ubze. but In c.;aractcr the two sons may be sad to be representative at nsunlc.nd, tor we have in them ex- amplcs ot two great phases. at archauiou (rum God-the elder II blinded by tselr-ritghteoutmess, the younger degraded by his unright- eoutctos.-.W.llcce2. Simday School. lNTERNATIONAhLI'AdON NO. VII MAY 15. 1904. The Prodigal Son-Luke Iain-3L Study ' arses La.'. “an. mam '.1tthatg,i',i,ii,i:5ii,1 I mummy. I know a number of others who have been cured of Mex-eat kinda of female trouble, and m gratut1ed that vom- (‘mnpound in the best medicine hr nick womenP-hh= m B. Tnounox. Box 105, Lluydsle. Na.- tfSrP_ftttittsrymueaUi WWI] “I“ at...“ of the many of your grateful friends who have been cured thro h the use of Lydia E. Pinkham’e Vegetable Compound. and who can to-day thank you for the fine health I enjoy. When I was tlu'rtr-ttm yarn ol ' I ttuttered severe backache end infant bearing-down pains; in Net, had womb trouble. I we: very unions to get well, and reading of thecum you Compound had made, I decided to try it. I took only six hottlea,tmt it built me up endcured me entirelyot my troubles. " My funny and relatives were naturally as trrattfled u I woe. My niece had hedrt trouble and nervous promotion, and we. considered incur- uble. She took your Vegetable Com. pmmdand itexuidtttrtOahorttime, end she become well and Mg. Ind ttt 29.3w Fey in: "ttther. h."- lm Elizabeth n. Thompson,' of Lillydale, N.Y., Grand Worthy Wise Templar, and Member ot W.C.T.U., tells how the recov- ered by the use of Lydia E Pinkhamis Vegetable (Impound. Civic Rulers Give Details ot Their Expenditure. This is what the Toronto election coat the following Controllers and Aldernum.. Controller Hubbard . . . . . .. $18810 " London .. .. ... . 20000 ., Spent-e .. .. . . .. It!) 00 .. Shaw .. .. .. .. 125 00 Ald. Sheppard .... .... ... 28 00 ., Chisholm . . .. ... . . . . 62 oo " Crane.............. 10000 " Fleming .... .... .F.. 2200 " Foster .... ...t ..... 8500 " Geary.... .... ..'t.. 6000 ’td tho favor of his long offended father, and he now. yielded himself fully to his father. All his "proud in.. dependence was gone; all his self- will had given way; no longer was he inflated with his own self-import- ance or trelt-righteourrness. His con- tritlon Wins tro deep that the truth of his father's love, so great. so con- stantpnly aggravated his guilt. So he returned, fully resolved to make no term sor conditions, but to yield all‘hds summed rights and claims upon his father. In this he‘shows a largo measure of faith is his father: faith In his father’s power and faith in his father’s readiness to pardon It was the poor fellow’s rightful at.. titudo and his action in a proper spirit thereto that secured him the welcome that the father gave him. ' f _William P. Ferries. i knew. to be good and kind would txt.. ceive him as one of them. 2. He re- solved to overcome his pride. humble himself and confess his sin. He could have rested there and have perished. One step more was necessary to place him in " hopeful moral relation. 3. Ho arose. Here was action. He passed beyond mere thought, mere regret, mere resolving. Nothing would now satisfy him but complete Prctyyeillqtion and a. full restoration The picture must be turned now to show tho way back to God. 1. In this condition the prodigal reflected. Ho remembers one friend. Many can God cruel after they have wasted His benefactions and brought them- selves to wretchedness, bat the pro- digal sees what he has brought upon himself by " ohrp perversity. m then thinks that even his father‘s servants have enough and to spare, and ho believed hl- father whom he Ex-t expecte of ma. in that of loving, obedient fellowdiip to Him; but ra- ther than ,taid this to God and come under the rootraints ot mrental au- thority, man, in base ingratitude willingly. blindly. pertrlrtentV turns from his loving. heavenly Father to pursue his own way. 2. The whole difficulty with mankind is alienated affection. This difficulty has its root in that enmity ot nature which is not trubieeted to the law of God nei- ther Indeed can be; so there is in- difference to God‘s affectionate re- gard. Hia holy nature and His bound- less mercy and Brace. Self and self- indulgence become the uppermost, the actuating. controlling motive of y the life. 3. Sad to relate. man In l this course has many abettors. who ‘will share with him his protliqaey and commend hia course of ruin. They will even band themeelvee in organized effort to combat the thought that any allegiance is ow- ing to the kind father, or that any', restrictions should be placed upon the impulses ot the depraved heart. They say, “In festive Joy let us eat, drink and make'.merrr" 4. Thus, thoughtleeely and indifferently men are ted to forget their high relations, and their desperate condition until awakened to the consequence? of their own sinful codree. They then discover that every step In the de- parture from God has been deeper dehasement for themselves. Total WHAT ELECTION COST. Sheppard . . . . Chisholm . . . . Crane .... ... Fleming .... . Foster .... .. Geary .... . .. Graham . . . . . Harrison . . . . Jones .... ... Ward .... .... Noble .... Frm, Woods .... .'. Cotttsworth . . . Itamslen . . . . 'ontroller I'uums $1.867 75 100 no 64 no 271 90 25 on 5.". m) m on 20 'ir, 75 my IT, (m The appearance of the body and the 'condltidn ot the bedclothes seemed to suggest that after re- tiring Mr. McCreaI-y felt oppress- ed and sought relief by pulling down the clothes. Coroner Baptie was no- Ottawa, May 4.-Mr. WilliamtMe- Crenry, ALP. for Seikmk. was found dead in bed at his room' in the Rus- sell House at 6.33:} this evening. He had apparently expired Home time during the previous night, and the fact remained undiscovered tor rev- oral hours. Tim chamhn'maiil tair. ed to get admission to the apart- ment yesterday morninmtn1t thought nothing ot it, On finding the door still locked during the dinnerheur to-night she became alarmed and communicated her suspic'ons to (thief of Police Powell an i Mr. Eddie Nich- olla, who were emerging from their rooms on the other side of the cor- ridor. The two! gentlemen looked through the transmnl and saw. Mr. McCreary'a [body lying on the bed. The rigidity of the figure indicated only too plainly mm had happen- ed, and, without further delay,the door we {creed open. The body was attired in a; night shirt. and lay with the right leg extended and the loft slightly bent. The eyes were clos- ‘ ed. and the appearance ot the tea-l tut-es hm peaceful. Found Dead in Bed at the Russell House. Ottawa. In Mr. Hunt's opinion the Soudan has a promising future. The fertile torri- tory contains land which will be devel- oped by the policv of Lord Cromer and the work of Major-Con. Wingate, the Clover-General of the Soudan. "I know cotton can be produeod in the Soudnn. and will grow and do well. What I want to know is whether, all circumstances considered. the industry can be ostnlilihhod on n oommereial basis. The Pserberoiuakin Railway is "srential lo the snow-as of the industry. When it is completed l believe the rate of development will be much greater. I consider the prospects of the cotton growing scheme distinctly hopeful, but would prefer to speak of them in a your or two. when the British will be more inclined to listen, when I can say 1 have accomplished this and that, rather than now. when I am only on- tering on the experiment." The Vatican has received a report from the apostolic. viearate of Covea, saying that he has heen obliged to with- draw all missionaries from the northern part of Corea, as the Japanese fvar1sd the missionaries might exercise an intitt- ence favorable to Itus.,ia. Leigh Hunt Convinced That the Scheme Will Prove Successful. London, May 'A-Leigh Hunt. who rcccntly visited the Foudan, has ar- rived in London. He says he has just oompleted a contract for a Government tract of land. on which to experiment in growing cotton. He continucs: A partial stroke of paralysis has temporarily stilled the tongue of Dr. II. R. Casgmin. Surgeon Major ot the Essex Fusiliers’ Regiment. The doe- tor was ovm‘worked by his extensive practice. Ile is the son of Senator Catrgrairr. i The situation resultant upon tho strike of master mariners and doek workers at Marseilles is daily becoming“ worse." There are now 102 vouch laid up, while over 3,000 men are idle. A. F. Stoneman & Co., of Yarmouth, N. s., (mo of the largest handlers of fish, groceries and Wcrst India products west of Halifax, have assigned. A meeting of their creditors is called for May 13. Dr. McCrimmon was elected Mayor of the town of Rainy River by the small majority of It over M'r. Hugh Carson. after a very hotly contest- ed election. The king's bounty has boon applied for on behalf of a collier's wife named Farnworth, at Tyldesdey, “our Manches- ter, who has just given birth to four ehildren-all boys. A powder mill owned by the North. western Powder Co., three miles from Newport, Ind.. was blown up to-day. Four mm, were killed outright and two were injured. Mrs. Lottie Ihssroelus has horn cr. rested, charged with causing the dmth oi her infant by burying the child olive, in the sand at Traeadie Beach. P. E. L Waldron & Drouin's hut and fur 0+ tablishment at Montreal was destroyed by tire early this morning. The loss is between $75,000 and $100,000. Mayor Urquhart yesterday announced that the eastern portion of Toronto. across the Don, would hereafter be ofli. cially known as Itiverdale. A cones ondent, on asking; Mr. Chamberlain for his autograph, was Informed that it would cost tive shil~ lings, which would be devoted to charity. The Toronto 13ookbinders' Un'on has suspended the overtime wage rule as a result of the fire. Tho authorities in Russian Pound are said to fear serious May Day disturbances engineered by the Soo- iaalists. TO GROW COTTON IN SOUDAN. Mr. J. K. Chorus has written a let- tet- condemning the course of we Manufacturers‘ Association on the question ot insurance. WM, M'ci1EARY's DEATH. General Sir E. T. Hutton, formerly commanding the Canadian militia. has been awarded the good service pension of £100 yearly. The Court of Appeal has granted leave to appeal from the conviction of Lieut.. Col. John Gray and Frank A. Gray. The Duke of Devonshire having re- signed the Presidency of the British Em- pire League, the Earl of Derby was elect, ed yesterday. Mrs. J. Grant Needham. A. T. C. M.. of Orillia, hos been appointed Lady Prin- cipal of the Ottawa Ladies' College. Mr. Alfred Moseley. writing to the Daily Express. declares India to be a source of weakness to the Empire. Mr. Henry Besley, jun., the victim of the Amaranth barn-raisins: accident, died of his injuries yesterday. 'Maurun Jokai. the famous Hungarian novelist, is reported to be dying at Buda Pest. orri%id' Aiicrnvks'i TORONTO The preliminary: GiriG7n 133%". ',.'f,eutytt te1PtP? cases will be It is understood, however, that It contains practically the same evi- dence as was given by Boyce yes. terdas. In his cross-examination to.. day Boyce told of receiving an ad- ditional fe?, ot 8440 from may. "Hun m III "aw-q... c--., . ‘- The written statement made by Boyce. referred to in his evidence yes- terday, was not submitted as evi- dence. but had previously been hand- ed to Mr. Walsh, counsel for Bangs. Walsh declined to make it public. on the ground that it mould be preju- diclal to his client. Ten Thousand Dollar Matt Robbery Case Moved a Stage. Regina, May 9. - 111.12 preliminary trial of Bangs was concluded this morning, and the accused was com- mitted to stand his trial at Regina at the next sittings ot the court,pro- bably in June. ' In Buffalo. N. Y., there was a re- aglous sect called "Milieritetr," and they figured it out that the worm would come to an and on a. certain day. They disposed ot their property and made their robes. and trot ev- erything all ready. But the night before the day when the trouble was to occur, some ot the M1lleritee lost their nerve, and made a rush across the river to Canada. so to escape the general wreck. "Every day is judg- ment day," Emerson says, and it more ot us would take a trip over to Canada once in a while (or often- en, it would be good for us. The air there is full ot tMorte-tto mlasma -no fever, and the fish do bite pro- digious. if you know, where to Co. The Grand Trunk Railway people have compiled a. little book telling about Canadian fishing resorts. ham to get there, ratesthotel accommoda- tions, etc. It is sent for the asking. Suppose you write tor it to-day. Ad- dress, o. T. Bell. General Passenger and Ticekt Agent, Montreal, Quebec. New York 'Herald '. After the march past the real business began with a drill by the 48th 'Huhlandersr, Cana- dian militia, under the command ot Major Duncan Donald. They were accompanied hr their bagpipes, which, with the exercises given, were vocjferously' applauded. Tho TritiundUrra they were en- thusitvrtien1ty applauded. New York World: There was loud commendation for the National Guardsmen, and when the 48th High- landers opened the programme after girders of garden. The unique drill cheers echoed long among the steel girds of the Garden. The unique drill br the 48th Highlanders. Major Dun- Dan Donald commanding. opened the regular programme with bagpipes squealing and grunting. New York Journal: The first tea.. ture to follow was the drill by the 48th Highlanders, and there we? much of brotherly feeling and "Hands across the line," and other mingled sentiments for the sturdy looking Scotch Canadians who marched into the arena to the Eldri- ing of many bagpipes. Theirs was a. drill that was declared by ‘an en- thusiaiit int N fstrgaphone voice. to be "all the goods." and when they, left they had the tratigtaetion of knowing theyI had opened the even- ing's performance in a way that would be hard to better. New York Hun: By far the most novel and picturesque display was made by the 48th Highlanders and their band of pipers and drum corp-s. They were arrayed in an the aplen- dor of the tartan kilts surmounted by the black and white bhukoew. Their upper works were encased in the regulation scarlet tunic of the Bri- tish army, resplendent in buttons, buckles and "paulettee. After the Kilties 1mg found their proper posi- tion they" went through a musical drill, which set the crowd wild. Dur- ing the exhibition the pipers croon- cd out n eerie" ot fling-time tunes as distinctively Scotch as the top of Ben Lomond. Major Donald visited the majors in the reviewing box, at- ter which the Kilties and Pipers trooped out of the Garden with the drums banging furiously. New Yurk Papers Give the 4811: Highlanders Much Praise. TN New Tort papers are gener- ous In their prune on the mm Hugh- Landers, who are taking pun in the military tournament in Madison Square Gardens. Nurse's Good Werets.-"I am It profess sioxml nurse," writes Mrs. Eisner, Halifax, N. S. “I was It great sufferer from rheum- 'ttitem-ttttUO" constant association with best physicians I had every chance ot a cure "it. were in their power-but they tuiled- South American Rheumatic Cure was recom- mended-to-day my six year: ot pain seem as tt dream. Two bottles cured me. 106 BANGS SENT FOR TRIAL. Before he retired for the night Mr. McCrvn ry complained to some ac- quaintances ot a pain in the one“. He spoke of it as a dull. .‘heuvy pain, and it seemed to worry him. unis Met strengthens the theory heart disease caused his death. ut'vll '"""a.Er", ICBIUC Ill """'WetF l The death ot Mr. Mchary. who , was 49 years of age. ls lamented by fntnny friends throughout the capl- tal. The late member tor Selkirk was u big man of the typical weat- era type. with a hearty. bluff man- ner and a good word for everyone. Not " member but was shocked to- night to hear that "Bill Mecrearr" as Le was lumlliarly termed, had crossed to the great majority. Only last evening in the House ot Com- mons Mr. McCrmry took part in the debate on the Grand Trunk Pa- cific, his object being to show how much the new {transcontinental Railway to the west wan needed., He poiuted out that there were still 15.000000 bushels of grain in the country west ot Port Arthur, and showod that the man who held his grain over until he could ship by water to Montreal only saved about 11-4 cents per bushel over what It would have cost him it he had ship- ped by the all-rail route to St. John. titled and Dr. O'Brien was sent for. They came to the conclusion that Mr. McCreary had been dead tor tit- teen or sixteen hogurs. and that heart disease mas the cause. Infor- mation of the sag] event was wired to Mrs. McCreary. who, with her seven children, reside in Winnipeg. THE KILTIES IN GOTHAM. ONCE on Thursday, U PON A TIM R', _ _ Foliage never appear- on these flowered up}: ribbons. It black ap. pears to the border It in a silvery darkness; sometimes little more There I: usually a border stripe ot color or black at each side ot the sash. with a. very wide middle of white or pale-colored silk. with It. garland of flowers or q'easttered may: ot flowers in natural colors. Very high prices are demanded tor sash ribbons, and they are so beau- tiful that no protest is offered try the customer, who eagerly seizes upon the broad and glistening ra- brim with Its lblurned pattern of apple bios-om: or lilacs. or It. neat little get “Dre-den" pattern of small rooeb'udn and violets. The more favorable weather is having the effect of improving trade at Winni. peg and through Manitoba now. Many settlers continue to arrive, and as they appear to be well provided with cash, the arrivals of these newcomers in the country are expected to be quite an im- portant factor in the purchasing power of ,the country. Seeding operationa are becoming more general, and it is con- ilderttl.r expected that there will be an appreciable increase in the wheat area. At Victoria, Vancouver. and other Paeifie coast trade centres, as reported to Bradstreet’s this week, mercantile operations are on a. fairlv large scale. Large shipments of cattle, hardware, machinery, etc., are being made to the Yukon. and some perishable goods, such as butter. eggs. etc., have been made to the White Horse. Real estate busi- ness is active at Vancouver. and there is much activity in building. -Ai Quebec business an a rule in the various branches of trade is not active, and the demand in only for immediate wants, Business " Toronto is more settléd this week. The burned out firms have mostly found new temporary quarters and are getting in stocks to meet cur- rent demands, and hope to be in a posi- tion to meet all the demands of their customers very soon. Values of do. mestic and imported manufactures are firmly held. The prospects for trade tht next couple of months are encour- tang; - - Bradnreet'r Trade Review. Business at Montreal is a little more active in wholesale circles this week. The orders for water shipment on the opening of navigation are accumulating. and much freight is waiting for ship- ment. The western traftie is likely to be delayed for a couple of weeks owing to the lateness of the opening of naviga. tion on the upper lakes. Remittances are fair now, but of course there is room for improvement. There is 1 fair de- mand for money and rates we steady. hands.... .... ..... Single cobs and carriage horses.15 to 16.1 hands Matched pairs and car- riage horses, 15 to 16.1 hwds .... .... .... Delivery horses, 1.100 to 1,2001bs. .... .... .. General purpose and PX- pross horses, 1,200 to L.350ltm. .... .... .. Draught horses, 1.350 to 1,750 lbs. .... .... .. flervieeable, second-hand workers .... .... ... Servicmble second-hand drivers .... .... .... There were 125 of all sorts up at the Re ository for sale on Tuesday. (ginotations, founded mainly on this week's sale at the Repository, are as follows: Single _roadssters, " to 16 - Last week's Horse Show sale was well attended, and the prices paid for Mr. Beck's lot, running from $'250 to $475, are" considered fairly satisfactory. Twenty other saddle horses and drivers averaged $200 apiece, the entire sale be- ing about the best of the kind that has been held in recent years. Minneapolis ... ............ 915.8 91 1-8 Toronto Horse Morita. Sales in consequence of last week's Horse Show have been uncommonly light, and for the moment there is no brisk demand for any particular class of horse. General purpose and heavy draught continue to sell fairly well, how- ever, while good express horses are hard- ly obtainable, and could easily be sold for from $150 to $190, being a little ad. vance over last quotations. Delivery horses also show an upward tendency, as do roadster, and matched pairs. Siu. gle cobs and carriage horses show a slight decrease in price. Delivery horses have taken on a wider range, going from $125 to 8200. Common cattle are in less demand than ever, and the prices are angry down, _ --- A A Toledo ...... ...... ......... Now York ... ...... ...... 917-3 St. Louis ... L........ ...... -- Duluth ... ...... ...... ....... UOG-8 uruish Cutie Marketa. London, May '-cantutust cattle are slow at IO 1-20 to 11 I-2e per th. ; refrigerator beef 3c per lb. Sheep 120 per ttc; Seartingtr, 13e. hue-din]; Wheat Marketa. I Mast July. -- l""'=cciaiiiiiaeurru1' mu. menus or we now-- ... www- ot at the I of the Western and British America. who 0“th Br Lol' f Assurance Company. held ,etrter- atrmtt 12m were Pc, t W,l,'rlf.' . day, the following Action was taken hm! tmiatf med it,,',', t ‘12; to overcome the Ion-es incurred " l a” dull. tint loud! oeituttt " ' t l the Baltimore and Toronto conflu- to .15 a. ton for timothy. tht a. nations. and to give such company gum .10 tor mixed. Straw. nom- I such surpluses as would practically . ; ensure the continuance ot the Dreqtred W are firmer. lights be- payment of dividends. In the cane of inc quoted at 0725 per “to “d I the Western $1.300.va ot the caPl' hetrviarat '6.T3. ' ,’ . I tal will h». written off and n litre I Wheat. white, tyt:.:, 91 to 92e; amount or new mock issued. and the red, tmah., 91 to 92e; spring. bush. I British America will write att 8500.- Me; Boodre. TT to TBe; oats. bus-11.. 39 000 and issue “LOUD new stock. to We: Ref. tmsh,, 65 to Me; bar- lt is expected that the advanced lei: bum... 450. In]. tltoothr per ton, rates and generally improved condi, .12 to .15 ; clover, 59 to 'MY, atrton tions of the tire insurancr business! per ton, 810, atsede, alike. le?.: .4" I which now prevail, will have tho er. 50 te,frtoireg! tstover, 35-00 to ST... tect or placing it on a more 'ttstir. TS; tlmothy. " to 83; “Miles, per factory footing than it has been for bbl, '1.50to0-'.2l"r, drarsed hogs 88.- many years past. " to 87.25; eggs, per dozen. 15 to Ire, butter, dairy " to ITC; cream- ' _ - - er, 18? to 200; chickens. per Ut., 13 THE STERNAMAN CASE. to Ite; turkeys. per 1b., 16 to 18c; __ 'de,'. "lg, "ttpdl :8 ttlii1,our,t Mrs. Sternaman's Latest Judgment Wu flower, per dozen, 81.25 to 31.75; Ammed on Appeal. celery. per dozen. IO to GOe; beet, . . hindquarters 8T.50 to 89: fore- Buffalo. May ll: Mrs. (lhu- A. Murm- quarters, 85.50 to $6.50: choice,car. man's must rot-mt jud,urmvnt against the cad", W to 87.25: medium, carcass, Metropolitan Life Ittssttrattce Company. " to "tro, lamb, yearling. 810 to by which she is to receive the full 'IL, mutton, .810"), Foal, pvt OWL. amount of the policy on llu- life of her 88 to $9.50. Late hushaud, whom she NH zit-(“PM tut. . . . . n:.l._.Al I Br 4 in NEW SASH RIBBONS. The Markets $150 to $200 5101 150 to 160 to 125 125 to 187 50 35th 90 50 to to toM0 t9tt 891-2 8.: 3-4 90 5.8 In the famous Buheminn glans factory union glut-blowers waive " to 88 a week, working by the piece; cullers get " to 83.50 tre., week; engrave", M to g; skilled punters and gildeu, U} to cut we enemy's min body, which is retreating amnrently to Otjia- mangombe, northwest of Kuhpiu. and to endeavor to gain its east tune. ' ', The German main force ot 904 men is camped on the railway. ready for operations, when the East Prus- Gian horses. which are now on the way. arrive. The losses of the Herero: at on. mjire. and Oviunbo prove to be greater than m at [int believed. Among the wounded in China! mun-I German. In Africa Resume Active “outline. Aztlan! hhem. Berlin, Vat B.-. DesphtcLes re- ceived may trom Col. Leutwein. Governor of German Southwest At.. rica. indicate the energetic remmp» tion ot homilitlei against the Her- eras. Worms force of 708 men, at Othauu. has been ordered to pur- sue the enemy“! min body. which Germans In "can: u-ssnunlwcuon with Secre- tary Wyndlmm‘a statement. which he declared would lead the Irish peo- ple, it they had dime means. into open rebellion. . London, May 9 -'me House sot Commons lo-mght. by a vote ot '" to ILU, rejected a. resolution in favor ar the repeal ot the tr crimes act. George Wyndham. Chg Secretary for Ireland. in oppoain the motion. confessed that nothing could hastily tho anticipation of a. recrudescence ot social disorders in Ireland. but said that the repeal qt the crimes ttet mid only do harm by rering the angry passion: now, laid at (re-t. Mr. John ll Redmond. leader ot the Irish party, expressed his ex- treme diamatisrtaettoti with Secre- tary Wyndhnm‘n 5.1.0,!!!“an owl-inl- British Honou- or Commons 1tas “evenl. as early as Saturday. and yet it is reported that no {might bu arrived here by the Inland water route- on account of the dehya canned by lee. especially In the SoulangeeCunal. For the next two week; therefore. chlo- ments are likely to be very light. The local shipping Iltuution In unusual. Ocean navigation in open. with a vessel _boo_kod for departure Montreal, May 9.--Nce Allan Line royal mail steamslilp Ionian arrived here to-day from Liverpool. and was the first ocean vessel to reach Mont- real this season. Her arrival. with tlags laying and willsllo Blowing, was the signal for an outburst of whist- ling from all the vemls import that had steam up. Captain Brown re- ports that altogether forty hour. were lost on the trip, owing to to; and ice. Arrival at the First Ocean Bun of tho Saloon. Allftho New-York banks interested in the Sooner loan have consented to the extension. and the Philadai- phia banks will do the theme to-mor- ram An attorney for the Reorttan- nation Committee laid to-night that the reorganization plan will be de- clared operative probably this week. and that those stockholders who have not yet paid their annulment under the new plan will be given two weeks to do no. Canadian Improvement (‘ompany Get. Exit-nah“ orott"on. Philadelphia. May '.t.--'Phe (‘nnud- inn Improvement Company. which is rinaneirig the Immunisation of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company. has been granted an extension on its option which would have expired to-morrow/n order that all the ered- itoru of the Consolidated Lake Bu.. perior Orr-pony may have another opportunity to transfer their inter- acts to the Canadian Company. Mrs. Stuntman was twice tried for the murder of her hutmartd--onee con- demned and then acquitted. I In. Summit’s Latest July-at Wu “and on Appeal. Bufralo, May 9.--Mra. Olive A. Merm- manh, most recent judgment against the Metropolitan Life. Insurance Company, by which she is to receive the full amount of the policy on the life of her late husband. whom she was accused of murdering, has been "irmod by the appellate division. Thin ease han been before the courts for meveral years..\irl. Sternaman being at times winner and about as often loser in her efforts to collect the imiuranee. Nine commenced her action shortly after the ('anadiau court acquitted her of the crime of mur- der charged against her. Tho costs of the suit now far exceed the amount of the policy. The appe‘latc division wan unanimous in saftirmiig the judgment of the trial court here. IN PURSUIT 0F HEREROS. tions ot the tire lncumnol- Kinsmen} which now. prevail, will have the et- feet of placing it on a. more nu.- lactory footing than " has been tor many years past. Two ot the Cumpaniec Will lune New Sham Instead. momma. my 'h-at the regular meetings of the Board» of Directors of the Western and British America Assurance Company. held yarn-er- 66 THE IRISH CRIMES ACT. CANCEL HALF THE STOCK. IONIAN AT MONTREAL. , I of the Herero- at On- I Ovlunbo prove to be m In. at ttret believed. wounded In Chief Samuel. " REORGANIZATION. F33! In Axum-t " Mt- . 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