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iuuin KlNliABE’S sun Differs Very Little From That Which She Told the Detectives Hamilton, March 11.â€" rode murder inquest ' Florence Kinrade was in the Wit- ness box for three hours, and she th was closely crossâ€"examined by Mr. Blackstock with regard to the inur- der of her sister Ethel. The story which she told reveals so far no new fact, although in the course of her evidence there can be obâ€" served certain discrepancies in comparison with her former stories. Her evidence is also remarkable in regard to the incidents connect- ed with her sojourn in the south, and because at Rochester and Buf- falo she claimed to have stayed as a guest at houses the addresses of which and the names of their ownâ€" ers she cannot remember._ THE MYSTERIOUS MISS ELLIOT. Apparently she was introducedto her career as a soloist by a Miss Elliot, an English woman given to travelling, whose present where- abouts she does not know, and who. introduced herself to the girl at the Maenab Church. So far as her connection with Baum, with whom she was associated at a vaudeville theatre in Portsmouth, is concernâ€" ed, she admitted that he proposed marriage to her, having knowledge of her engagement to Mr. Wright, but she said that she regarded his attentions as a joke. Both Miss Kinrade and her fa- ther, who was on the stand two hours, spoke of the family being scared by mysterious men, suppos- ed tramps, and by an attempt to break into the house. Beyond lapses of memory Miss Kinrade gave her evidence clearly, although evidently under high nervous ten- Sion. SOME SLIGHT DISCREPANCIES Miss Kinrade said that she at- tempted to get out of the window of the parlor, but the assassin pulled her back. How it happened that she had previously said she had got out of the window she did not know. Neither could she ex- Elain why, when she ran into the l \ack yard, she did not scale the, fence, one easy to climb, and get‘ assistance. As to the number of- shots the witness was unable to speak definitely. She thought that one was fired while she was up- stairs. At least she heard a bang, but did not realize that it was shooting. One shot was fired at herself as she ran out of the front door. A MOMENT OF SILENCE. The silence of the courtâ€"room be- came tense at one point when Mai Blackstock, after going over Miss, Kinrade’s story, asked her if she. had not at one time told of strug-l gling with the man in the dining-- room and there actually seeing her sister, who had come to see what was the matter, shot dead. “Now, did you tell that?” de- manded the lawyer. There was a long pause before the voice of the slender girl in black answered faintly, “Not that I know of.” “Did you tell that to anyone!” “Not that I remember." “Tell me this, Miss Kinrade, was Ethel Kinrade, your sister, shot in your sight at the foot of the din- ing-room stairs 'l" The reply came in a weary mono- tone like a recital of which the speaker is tired: “All I know is, I came in and saw her lying at the foot of the stairs.” DRAMATIC INCIDENT. At 20 minutes to 2 o’clock, this morning, in answer to a direct question by Mr. Blackstock as to whether she could identify her sis- ter’s murderer, Miss Kinrade with, a little cry answered: “I don’t! know his name, but, Oh. I shouldi know him if I saw him,” and faint- ed. Doctors came to her, and on the motion of Mr. Hobson the in‘ quest was adjourned till 7 o’cloc on Thursday evening. A VERY STARTLING QUESTION An extract from the evidence of Mr. Kiurade, father of Florence. at the inquest on Wednesday night, given in answer to Mr. questions : “Is it true that when yo into your front hall that do said, ‘I have expectc happen for a long time’ i” AANO.” l i .v you: At the Kin- place, last night, thought it was .pistol. ‘in front of the house. k case, Blackstoek's the u camoofl some d this would: 'will shoot if I said it that was when I an idea. thati i killed. There arose c man who had been following her down south had been crazy enough to try to stop her marrying the young minister by shooting her. Then I thought too, it might have been one of those tramps.” “But you cannot swear positive- ly that you did not make that statement 1” “Well, not for sure.” “ETHEL IS SHOT SIX TIMES.” Hamilton, Mar. 11.â€"Mrs. Hickey, to whose house Florence ran after the tragedy, testified that Floâ€" rence’s words were: “Ethel is shot; is shot six times.” She also said that the girl had on her hat when she arrived. Dr. McNichol said Florence’s story to him, told almoet immedi-r ately after the tragedy, was that a man forced himself into the house, and threatened her with a She struggled with him for and Ethel, hearing the the weapon, screamed v noise, came downstairs, and was shot. Inspector McMahon when Mrs. Kinrade station to complain of tramp was perfectly collected. Detective Bleakcly, who went up t’. the house when the alarm was given, described the position of the body. There was a chair near the window with a pair of lady’s rubbers near it. If Ethel had been shot sitting on the chair her head would probably fall where the pool of blood was on the floor. When Mr. Kinrade arrived he said in exâ€" cited tones as he passed: “I just expec‘xd something like this would happen.” Mrs. Isabel Kinrade, mother of the murdered girl, said that she left the house at 3 o’clock, and did i not know that anything had hap- pened until she saw the commotion testified that came to the 5 she Gertrude, the youngest member of the family, and Ernest, the eld- est, testified that their sisters, never quarreled. Neither ever saw or heard of firearms in the house, or heard of Florence bringing a revolver with her from the South. FLORENCE KINRADE FAINTED Hamilton, March 12.â€"“If there was no man there, then only you, two girls would be left. That will do, Miss Kinrade.” Such was the sentence with which Mr. George Tate Blackstock, K.C., closed his second examination of Florence Kinrade in lthe inquiry as to the cause of the death of her sister Ethel under circumstances which make it stand out with ghast- ly prominence in the criminal an-, nals of Canada. The girl, who had . been subjected to one of the most trying ordeals that ever a girl passed through, leaned back in her chair in the witness box with white, drawn face and drooping eyelids, and one tensely stretched hand clasping the rail in front of her. Throughout the court, not so crowded as on previous occasions, went a deep sigh as the hearers appreciated the meaning of Mr. Blackstock's last remark. CARRIED FROM THE COURT. Then the slight, black-clothedl figure collapsed, and the constable in attendance called for Nurse. Walker to come to her patient’s asâ€" sistance. Apparently she had col- lapsed utterly. Outside in the hall, the nurse, who had been pacing, the hall with anxious steps and‘ bated breath as the ordeal within the closed doors went on hour after hour, was heard to say, “They will‘ kill her.” Her anxiety for her' charge was marked on her face as1 she hurried into the court, and no less disturbed was Mr. Clair Mont" rose Wright, Miss Kinrade’s fiance, who came in with the nurse. Dr. Bruce Smith and Dr. Clarke, who had been intently watching the ance. Florence who wasgnight. when the medical evidence hurried to the girl’s aSsist-‘ men talk among the family. The second was that Florence Kinrade denied emphatically that she had ever handled firearms. Apart from these facts the evi- dence was also noticeable for the new elements introduced into her story, and that persons in the neighborhood heard nothing of the shooting at the time it is supposed to have occurred. Subsequently the . inquest was adjourned until a week from to- will be taken and the inquiry closed. __.._,,x,_ LEADING MARKETS BREADEUFFS. Toronto, Mar. 16.â€"Flour â€" On- tario wheat 90 per cent. patents $4.10 to $4.15 in buyers’ sacks outâ€" Slde for export. Manitoba flour; first patents, $5.70 to $5.90 on track, Toronto; second patents, $5.20 to $5.40, and strong bakers', $5. to $5.20. Wheatâ€"Manitoba. wheat, $1.20 for No. 1 Northern, and $1.17 for No. 2 Northern, Georgian Bay ports. No. 1 Northern, $1.24, all rail, and No. 2 Northern, $1.21 all ran . Oatsâ€"Ontario No. 2 white, 48%c on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western Canada oats, 480. Collingwood, and No. 3 at 46% to 47c Colling- wood. Peasâ€"No. 2 92%c outside. Cornâ€"No. 2 American yellow, 74 to 74%c on track, Toronto, and No. 3 yellow at 73 to 73%0, To- ronto. Canadian corn, 72 to 730 on track, Toronto. Branâ€"Cars, $23 in bulk outside. Shorts, $23 to $23.50 in bulk out~ s: e. COUNTRâ€"Yâ€"FRODUCE. Applesâ€"$4.50 to $5.50 for choice qualities, and $3.50 to $4 for sec~ onds. Beansâ€"Prime, $1.90 to $2, and handpicked, $2.10 to $2.15 per bushel. Honeyâ€"Combs, $2.25 to $2.75 per dozen, and strained, 10% to 11c per pound. Hayâ€"No. 1 timothy, $10.75 to $11.25 per ton on track here, and lower grades, $9 to $10 a ton. Strawâ€"$7 to $7.50 on track. Potatoesâ€"60 to 65c per bag on track. Poultryâ€"Chickens, dressed, 12 to 14c per pound; fowl, 10 to 11c; tur- keys, 17 to 190 per pound. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"Pound prints, 20 to 21c; tubs and large rolls, 18 to 20c; in- feior, 15 to 170; creamery rolls, 25 to 260, and solids, 22 to 23c. Eggsâ€"Case lots of new laid, 24 to 25c per dozen. Cheeseâ€"Large cheese, 13%c per pound, and twins, 14c. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 11% to 12c per pound in case lots; mess pork, $20 to $20.50; short cut, $23 to $24. Hams~Light to medium, 14 to 14%c; (10., heavy, 13 to 13%c; rolls, 10% to 11c; shoulders, 10%0; backs, 16 to 16%0; breakfast bacon, 15% to 160. Lardâ€"Tierccs, 1 pails, 13%c. os/ . "/40 3 tubs, 13c; BUSINESS IN MONTREAL. Montreal, March 16.â€"Pcasâ€"No. 2, 98% to 99c. Oatsâ€"Canadian Western No. 2, 51 to 51%0; extra', N0. 1 feed, 50% to 51c; No. 1 feed,“ 50 to 50%c; Ontario No. 2, 50 to 50%c; Ontario No. 3, 49 to 49%c; Ontario N0. 4, 48 to 48%c. Barley -â€"No. 2, (53% to 65c; Manitoba feed, 58 to 58%c. Buckwheat â€" 55% to 56c. Flourâ€"Manitoba. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.80 to $6; Manitoba. Spring wheat patâ€" ents, seconds, $5.30 to $5.50; Ma- nitoba strong bakers, $5.10 to $5.â€" 30; Winter \vheat patents, $5.40 to $5.50; straight rollers, $5 to 85.10; straight rollers in bags, 82.â€" 235 to $2.45; extra in bags, $1.95 _.. ‘ .pedo-boat destroyers and a. number A despatch from London says:‘ The eagerly awaited British navall estimates, about which there has been so much controversy inside and outside the Cabinet, were is- sued .on Friday evening. A coin- promise won the day, for the esti- mates provide for a total expendi- ture of $175,713,500, an increase of $14,116,000 over the estimates of 1908â€"1909. The new building programme provides for four Dreadnoughts, SIX protected cruisers, twenty tor~ of sub-marines, the latter to cost $5,000,000. The Government may in the course of the financial year find it necessary to make preparations for the rapid construction of four more large armored ships to be commenc- ed on April 1, 1910. The Govern- ment, therefore, asks Parliament ern, $1.11% to $1.11%; No. 3 Northern, $1.07% to $1.09%. Bran â€"â€"In bulk, $23 to $23.50. Flourâ€"- First patents, $5.55 to $5.65; sec- ond patents, $5.45 to $5.55; first clears, $4.40 to $4.50; second clears. $3.15 to $3.25. Duluth, March 16.â€"â€"Wheat â€" No. 1 hard, $1.11; No. 1 Northern, $1.- 13; No. 2 Northern, $1.11; May, $1.12; July, $1.1272'; Sept, $1. LIVE STOCK MA RKET. Toronto, Mar. 16.â€"Choice ex- porters’ sold at $5.50; medium qua- lity at $5 to $5.25; the best picked butchers’ at $5; several straight loads, however, went at $4.80. The demand for good stockers and feed- ers continues, and dealers had no difiiculty in disposing of the small number offering at satisfactory prices. There were a number of young lambs on sale. These and sheep were in fair demand at last week’s quotations. Calves were firm and unchanged. Hogsâ€"Select at $6.90 f.o.b. and $7.15 fed and watered. a w ‘ Dr. Glasgow. Lieutenantâ€"Colonel of the Second Dragoons, died at Welland, on Saturday. A despatch from Ottawa says: The financial statement of the Do- minion for the month of February indicates that the difficulties which the Finance Minister has had to meet during the past year or so in respect to falling revenues and in- creasing expenditures are now practically at an end. The total revenue for the month was $6,567,â€" 186, as compared with $6,577,027 for February of last year. Expen- diture on consolidated fund acâ€" count was $3,93G,626, a $424,192, and on capi $22,486,553, a decrease of $1,036,â€" 435. The net debt 0 decreased by $171,237. nu "NEW DREADNBUGHTS ‘ mind. for powers to enable them to be prepared to lay down on April 1, 1910, additioan ships which can be completed in March, 1912. An interesting point in the esti- mates is that the Admiralty has under consideration the use of dir- igible airships for naval purposes and has decided to carry out ex- periments and construct an aerial vessel. Under Mr. McKenna’s programme Great Britain should have by the end of 1911 fourteen vessels of the Dreadnought typo, against thir- teen to be then completed by Ger- many. Mr. McKenna intimated that a bill would shortly be introduced to sanction the arrangement by which the Canadian Government had un- dertaken to maintain for the Im- perial navy, naval establishment! at Halifax and Esquimalt. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"_'_â€"â€" FARMER SAVED A TRAIN. Flagged the G. T. R. Express Thil Side of Sarnia. A despatch from London, Ont., says: The G. T. R. passenger train due here at 1.10 p.m., on Friday from Sarnia. was doubtless saved from being ditched two miles east of Sarnia by a farmer's presence of The farmer (whose name could not be learned) discovered a broken rail near Perch Creek bridge, and standing on the tracks flagged the train, which was com- ing at a good rate of speed. The train was stopped in time by En- gineer Thomas Bruce, and the crew, including Fireman Pook and Con- ductor Douglas, temporarily re- paired thc track, so that the ex- preSs could proceed, then a man was placed to guard the break and the section gang notified. “‘1‘ King Alfonso and his Queen are holidaying in Andalusia. A switchman’s forgetfulness al- lowed a Wabash passenger train to run into a freight at St. Thomas on Sunday morning. One lady pas- senger and the engineer were painfully injured. TllN FINANCES 0F CANADA The Revenue For February About Equals Last Year’s. month the customs revenue increas. ed by $41,000, and the miscellane- ous revenue by $128,140. The ex- cise revenue decreased $123,239. For the eleven months of current fiscal year the entries up to the last day of February on the books of the Finance Department show a total revenue of $15,504,822, a de- crease of $12,096,477, as compared with the corresponding period of 1907-08. The expenditure on con- solidated fund account totalled $67,004,482, an increase of $6,284,- decrease of 459. On capital account the expeno tal account, diture for the eleven months was $39,302,102, as compared with $25,- 768,488 in 1907â€"8. The total net f the Dominion debt of the Dominion on Feb. 2'1 During the was $308,054,789. to $2.05. Feedâ€"Manitoba bran, $22; Manitoba shorts, $24; Ontario bran, $23 to $24; Ontario shorts, 50 to $25; Ontario middlings, to $25.50; pure grain mouille, to $35; mixed mouille, $28 to Cheeseâ€"Finest western, 13to 1:3};c; casterns, 12% to 12310. But- v ’1.) ‘7) ’10.!) C13 Cl) [U I _O 0.? Cl “I SEE THAT MAN; CHOKE ME!" Tenderly she was lifted from the stand. and was being carried from court where with one black« ed hand flung out. as if to ward approaching "I see that man. I see he will choke me; hc inc,” and shrich after shriek rang through the building. HE WILL gl 0 v shriekcd: that man; “Win 5'0“ We“ you did not use STORIES REGARDING anon the expression?” “1 can't for sure.” “If you used an expression of that kind you cannot give me any leason for your use of it ‘1” i “There are two reasons I might‘ give if I did say it. In the firstla revolver. VERS. Two facts stood out in the evi- dence. The first was the statement by Earl Kinrade that he understood that his sister had practised with It was. he said, com- pcril, she- , . _tcrâ€"â€"Fall creamery, 21c; \\ cstcrn Ecrcamcry, 20c. Eggsâ€"The demand ,continues g<:u':d, and the undertone ,to the market- is stronger, with ‘sales at 28 t.) 300 per dozen. ; UNITED STATES MARKETS. i Milwaukee, March 10. â€" Wheat lâ€"Steady; N). 1 Northern. Sl.1(i}.’ to 81.17; No. 2 Northern, $1.14}; ito $1.15; July, 31.03 asked. Rye â€"â€",\'o. 1, 793’, to 500. Cornâ€"May. 'GSc bid. Barleyâ€"Standard. 67c; 1sample. 64% to 67c; No. 3, 0:, to n ,toc; No. 4. 04% 1.0 00c. . | Minneapolis. March 16 â€" \\ heat â€"â€"May, $1.11X; July. $1.]2-‘j,; 1 cash, No. 1 hard. 81.14%; No. lNorthern, 81.13%; No. 2 Nomi: ing f0 A despatch from Winnipeg says:f The immigration authorities are preparing for one of the greatest seasons in the history of western settlement. Discussing the pros-j pects on Wednesday, Commissioner \\ alker said :â€" "Judging from the thousands of inquiries which we have received‘ .at the Winnipeg offices and the 1'eâ€", ports which we have received from? agents in the United States, Great‘ Britain and the continent of‘ liuropc, I have no hesitation in say- ing that the year 1909 will show‘ a very great increase over any prc~1= coding year. Of course. in the year 1.90) the Government of Canada adopted stringent measures to check izitinigration. The result of ‘ GREAT RUSH T0 Tlill WEST The Authorities at Winnipeg Are Prepar- r a Busy Season. this action on the part of the Gov. ernment was that there was a con- siderable reduction in emigration from Great Britain during the last fiscal year, and from all causes there was a decrease in that year amounting to 45 per cent., as com- pared with the previous fiscal year. Of this restrictive policy we have already felt the benefit. There were in the city fewer unemployed men than there were in previous years, and much fewer than there would have been had we permitted an extra fifty thousand very poor Europeans to be sent into the country during that year. We have also had during the past winter a very great reduction in the number «.f needy people coming to Immigra- tion Hall for food.” 1 l