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Whiter ruin?“ W111 111131111 111 118111185 New Line of Evidence at the Adjourned Inquest. THE STRANGE MAN SEEN. Then came a series of witnesses iwho gave evidence as to seeing a strange man in the neighborhood cf the Kinrade house at a time Iwhich has so far been accepted as 'tliat at which the shooting took place. The most important of these '\\'as Mrs. King, who told that she saw a man running from an alley from which the Kinrade house could Ibe approached. She was struck by iwhat she termed his frightened ilcoks, and watched him go to a |neighbor’s house, Mrs. Taylor's, ;knock, try the door, and remain there some minutes without getr ,ting a reply, and in the meantime throw anxious glances around. She . . - i :saw him put his hand in his pocket etheis, while the third and last:Eeveml times, apparently take sectionwas the evidence of the doe-,Somcthi“g out, and stoop over a tors With regard to the result ofjlmx of was She Spoke to Mrs. their post-mortem examination. a“ T1 , 1' tldtht h 13.18150 ON BEHALF or FAMILY. a” or W10 ° 3 s e ’ , seen the man, but had been too It is of interest to note that the.frightencd to open the door. Mrs. witnesses of the first and second‘Taylor was called, but was not in class were called, so Crown Attor-lattcndanee, and will give her ev1- ney Washington stated in an aside deuce later. to the jury, at the request of Mr. THE MAN DESCRIBED. G- Lynchfimunton’ K20» who for A Mrs. Sarah Willis also .saw a the firSt’ time aPPea’ed 1" the latex.” man run along the alley past her :25; oiitfiefiimilg5555£01550a:SOCI‘ i fence, _hut attached no. suspicion'to In the first place, it would seemthe Circumstance, while a third . I 'neighbor, Mrs. Cassels, thought it izafgfirggmggge Zfiegnsthgzggfiawas Just a man delivering goods, - . ’ ! ' ' i 1 . while Mrs. Clara Rudd, a. neighbor, 1811113313,? gill]; hlzhgshzf‘err); 235:2; swore that she saw Ethel Kinrade 1 in.Herkimer street at 3 o’clock. In 3;:rtmgedvm: galieaicfizf angn: this she was supported by Charles also gaid' he was vet; fair.‘ Hossack but there was a curious discrepaiicy between the witnesses. » THE MEDICAL EVIDENCE- ~ Passing on to the medical ev1â€" Mrs. Rudd stated that the girl was' ' attired in a blue costume; Hossack dence, it may be accepted as proved was positive that the color of her'hy Dr. Edgar, who, with the asâ€" dress was brown. Mrs. Rudd, howâ€".sistance of Dr. Balfe, made‘the ever, has the advantage of being autopsy, that Ethel Kinra/Jc lived a woman, and the accuracy of the for ten or fifteen minutes after the feminine sex for details of costume wounds in the head were inflicted. is a thing which no man can ever She was actually killed by a bul- attain. There was, however, a. re- let of 2 calibre through the heart. niarkable expression of feeling in There were seven shots fired, which the court room as these detailsltook effect, one only making both came forth. It was an expression wounds in the scalp. to be felt rather than heard, and The inquiry was abruptly ad- as if the eager auditors were of'journed, for lack of further witâ€" the opinion that at least some slight nesses, until April 22nd, Mr. Blackâ€" addition had been made to the slen- ; stock saying that a lengthy post- der array of facts of an absolute ponement was necessary, indicat- character which are in the hands ing apparently that witnesses are of the Crown. lto be brought from a distance. Hamilton, March 19.â€"To-night when the Coroner opened his court every available nook was occupied, even the platform on which the freSiding officers’ chair was placed, and which had on other occasions been scrupulously kept clear, be- ing crammed. The body of the hall was a mass of humanity, crowded as closely together as possible. The evidence which was submit- ted can be roughly divided into three sections. The first dealt en- tirely with the movements of the Kinrade girls and others; the sec- ond told of the presence in the neighborhood on the fatal day of a man whose movements were reâ€" garded as being suspicious by some witnesses, and not unnatural by EMBARG 0 RAISED. THE BANK STATEMENT. (‘attle From Michigan May N w Enter Canada. A despatch from Ottawa says: The embargo against cattle from the State of Michigan has been raised by order in Council. It is still in force against live stock from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Mary- land. The relaxation so far as Michigan is concerned is due to the fact that the authorities are satis- fied that the foot-and-mouth disâ€" ease has been stamped out in that State and the raising of the embar- gc will facilitate the movement of export cattle, many of which go from Chicago across the Niagara Peninsula. for shipment from New York or Portland. +____ IMMIGRATION NOT SO LARGE. Quite :1 Falling 011‘ This Year as Compared with Last. A despatch from Ottawa says: The total immigration into Can- ada for the eleven months of the present fiscal year, up to the end of February, was 130,444, as com- pared with 247,056 for the same period of 1907â€"08, a decrease of forty-seven per cent. The immiâ€" gration for the month of February was 4,791, as compared with 6,164 for February of last year, a de» crease of twentutwo per cent. W.‘ _ INSANE FROM SHOCK. Man, Who Was in Accident, Living the Scenes Over Again. A despatch from Porl‘t Arthur says: Hans Gurnseon, the Swede, has gone violently insane as a reâ€" sult of the recent accident on the National Transcontinental north of Nepigon, when seven men with whom he worked were instantly ly to Canada. A despatch from Ottawa. says: According to the official bank state- ment it appears that during Febru- ary the banks increased their note circulation by $1,529,292. De- posits on demand decreased by $317,928 and savings deposits by $1,779,992. Call loans in Canada increased by $3,255,140. Current loans in Canada show a reduction of $4,013,552, call and short loans abroad show an increase of $8,911,-l Shows Good Times Heading Strong. 395. The general trend is to show that good times are heading strong- ly to Canada. Bank assets increas- ed by $7,469,948 and liabilities by 58,450,915. '1?â€" FELL INTO UNUSED WELL. Body of Bellevillc Child Found on Premises of Hotel. A despatch from Belleville says: David Brooks, three and a half years of age, son of Mr. S. Brooks, of this city, was on Saturday even- ing drowned by falling into an un- used well on the premises of the Albion Hotel. The little lad wan- dered away from his home at 5.30 Saturday afternoon, and the body was discovered in the well on Sun- day morning, at 10.30 by the host- ler of the hotel. _ _.»':- “I HAVE DONE IT.” ‘Thus Sherbet Lake Suicide An- nounced Act to Brother. A despatch from Kingston says: “I have done it.” In this brief sentence, William Blakcly, Sharâ€" bot Lake, aged 22 years, announc- ed to his brother that he had made a successful attempt to take his own life by swallowing a quantity of carbolic acid; on Saturday. For some time the young man had been acting in a strange manner, and his friends had been keeping watch on him. He died before medical aid could reach him. >I‘ of dynamite. Gurnseon is continu- ally endeavoring to remove ‘the rock from the bodies of his dead comrades. 'â€"~’I' The Senate voted down Senator McMullen’s bill, the purpose of which was to prevent aliens acting on boards of conciliation in labor disputes. The draft estimates for the city of Toronto for 1909 call for an ex- penditure of $6,030,705. l l REPORTS FROM TIN-1 LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle. Grain. (‘hccsc and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. BREA DSTUFFS. Toronto, Mar. 23.â€"-â€"l"lour â€"â€" On- itario wheat, 90 per cent. patents, 154.10 to $4.15 toâ€"day in buyers' ‘sacks outside for export. Mani- toba flour unchanged; first patâ€" ents, $5.70 to 85.5.0 on track, '1'!)- ‘i‘Cnbo; second _patciits, to 55.60, and strong bakci‘s', $5 to $5.20. “heatâ€"Manitoba‘ wheat, $1.20 for No. 1 Northern, and $1.17 for No. 2 Northern, Georgian Bay ports. No. 1 Northern. 3125 all rail, and No. 2 Northern, $1.22 all rail. Oats-Ontario No. 2 white 490 on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western Ca- nada oats, 47 to 47%c, Colling'wood and No. 3 4(2e Collingwood. Peasâ€"No. 2 93c outside. Cornâ€"No. 2 American yellow, 7.% to We on track, Termite, and No. 3 at 72% to 73C or. track, Toronto. Canadian corn, 71 to 7:50 on track, Toronto. Branâ€"Cars, $23 in bulk outside. Shorts, $23 to $23.50 in bulk outâ€" Side. COUNTRY PRODUCE. qualities, and $3.50 to 54 for secâ€" ends. Beansâ€"Prime, $1.90 to $2, and handpicked, $2.10 to $2.15 per bushel. Honeyâ€"Combs, $2 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 63c per bag on track. Poultryâ€"Chickens, dressed, 13 to 15c per pound; fowl, 11 to 12c; tur- keys, 18 to 20c per pound. killed by the premature explosionl THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"Pound prints, 20 to 21c; tubs and large rolls, 16 to 17c; in- ferior, 15 to 16c, creamery rolls, ‘25 to 20c, and solids, 21 to 22c. Eggsâ€"Case lots of new laid are bringing 20 to 21c per dozen. Cheeseâ€"Large cheese, 13%e per pound, and twins, 14 to .14%c. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 12 to 12%c per pound in case lots; mess pork, $20 to $20.50; short cut, $23 to $24. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 14 to 14%0 ; do., heavy, 13 to 13%c; rolls, 10%1 to 11c; shoulders, 10%c; backs, 16% to 170; breakfast bacon, 15% to 160. ’ Lardâ€"Tierces, 13c; pails, 13%0. tubs, 13%c; BUSINESS IN MONTREAL. Montreal,'Mar. 23.â€"Peas â€" No. 2, 98% to 99¢. Oatsâ€"Canadian Western No. 2, 51 to 51%0; extra No. 1 feed, 50% to 510; No. 1 feed, 50 to 50%c; Ontario No. 2, 50 to 50%c; Ontario No. 3, 49 to 49%c; Ontario No. 4, 48 to 48%c; No. 2 barley, 65 to 66c; Manitoba feed barley, 59% to o‘Oc; buckwheat, 55% to 50c. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.80 to $6; Manitoba Spring wheat pat- ents, seconds, $5.30 to $5.50; Mani- toba strong bakers’, $5.10 to $5.- 30; Winter wheat patents, $5.50 to $5.60; straight rollers, $5 to $5.â€" 10; do., in bags, $2.35 to $2.45; exâ€" tra, in bags, $1.95 to $2.05. Feed â€"â€"Manitoba bran, $22; do., shorts, $24; Ontario bran, $23 to $224; do., shorts, $24.50 to $25; Ontario mid- dlings, $25 to $25.50; pure grain iiiouille, $33 to $35; mixed, $28 to $30. Cheeseâ€"Finest western, 13 to 13%c; eastern, 12% to 12%c. Butterâ€"Fall creamery, 23c; Winter creamery, 21%c; dairy, in tubs, 18c; rolls, 19c. Eggsâ€"25 to 26c per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Mar. 23.-â€"Wheat â€"- May, $11434 to 91.14%; July, $1,- 15%; cash, No. 1 hard, $1.16% to $1.17; No. 1 Northern, 31.15% to $1.16; No. 2 Northern, 81.13% to $1.14; No. 3 Northern, $1.10 to $1.12. Flourâ€"First patentS, $5.- 65 to $5.75; second patents, $555 to $5.05; first clears, $4.40 to $4.â€" 50; second clears, $3.15 to $3.25, Branâ€"In bulk, 823 to $23.50. Buffalo, Mar. 23.â€"â€"Wheatâ€"Spring wheat, steady; No. 1 Northern, carloads, stores, 551.19%; Winter, steady. Cornâ€"Lower; No. 3 yel- low, 63% to 69¢; No. 4 yellow, 68% Eto 68%c; No. 3 corn, 68% to 68%c; 1N0. 4 corn, 6731 to 68%0; No_ 3 ‘w'oite. 691,1. (lotsâ€"Easier; No, 2 -white. 5'“ "‘t 1;, to U1;:C; Applesâ€"$4.50 to $5.50 for choice. vply limited. One Thousand British Soldiers Taken in Automobiles. A despatch from London says: An interesting experiment made by the “'ar Office on Wedâ€" nesday to demonstrate the utility of the automobile as a. means of rapid military transport to supple- ment the resources of the railroads. ,Acting on the assumption that a hostile army had landed at East- ings, aiid_that the railroad was blocked With troop trains, a reliev- ing force of 1,000 men with full war kit and guns was moved to the yscciie by automobiles. Some 500 machines, loaned by members of .36} to 56%c; No. 4 white, 55;; to 5V0. li’ilwaukee, Mar. 23â€"min” _ No. 1 Northern, $1.19; No, 23'0th ern, $1.17; July, $l.(l£%, 1{~\~e_ No. l, 800. COTDALTiLy, 66. Bar- loy~Standard, title; sample, (56 to (Joe; No. 3, 670; No. 4, 66c. Li» )â€"I LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, Mar. 23.â€"Exporters’ are in steady deiiiaiid and prices firm at recent quotations. Butchers’ cattle are unchanged, but extra choice animals are wanted. and the drift is for higher prices. Stockers and feeders firm at old rates. Supâ€" Calvesâ€"Slig‘itly high- er. Sheep and lambsâ€"Strong de- mand at old rates, with a tendency to higher prices. Hogsâ€"Rising; select quoted at $7.15 f.o.b., and $7.40 fed and watered. _ _+_____- WARSIIII’S FRO M C OLONY. New Zealand Will Present Britain With One or Two. A despatch from Wellington, N. Z., says: The New Zealand Govern- ment has offered to defray the cost of a firstâ€"class battleship latest type. The money for this purpose will be forthcoming im- mediately, and, if necessary, funds will he raised for the construction ci a smond battleship. -44- EXPLOSION IN A SAWMILL. Five Mill Hands Scaldcdâ€"One Dead and One Will Die. A despatch from Gore Bay says: News has reached here that on Fri- day last at Silver Lake, near Sil« verwater, Manitoulin Island, the boiler in James Crawford’s saw- mill blew up, seriously scalding five mill handsâ€"namely. J. 14‘. Gwinn of Pembroke, James Haz- zard, Barney Addison, J. Ladiseur and a man named Cronk. Gwinn died of his injuries. Hazzard can- not recover. The other three wil iecover. â€"+__ PANIC AT FIRE. Escape of Audience at Kingston, Jamaica. N arrow W as the automobile club, picked up the 111.31] and their ai~u-x-iili'-ni.ciils at the various barracks and conveyed ,them to the Crystal Palace. wiieuce 'tuc start was made. Tue iuacliiuos travelled at the rate of twenty iiiiilcs an hour over the hard froch 'roiids towards Hastings. 'lhe light- ,61' cars with 'the 111an took the lead, lloaving the heavier vehicles with lthe guns and stores to br..1,zr up the l rear. Great crowds gathered along ithe rout-e of the run to watch the ,column, which was over a mile ‘lotig. At Hastings t‘ic cars were ldrawn up on the sea. front. ENGINEER IS DEAD. Victim of Windsor Depot Wreck at Montreal. A dcspatch from Montreal says: Mark Cunningham, the engineer of the Boston train, which on Wedâ€" nesday crashed through the wall of the ladies’ waiting room of the C. RR. Windsor street depot, and tore its way into the general wait» ing room, wrecking a large p- ri‘ion lot the station. dird at the General Ho..pital on Thursday mor'iizig at '74"), making the fifth vi tlm of the incident. The fireman, Louis Craig, and the other victims, new report, ed to be making good progress, with the exception of John Kozliar, Fifth of the [ ,u Russian immigrant, who is suf- lfering from a fracture of the skull, land who is still i.i a critical condi- tion. The work of clenr’ng up the dc. bris in the Windsor staiion is pro cceding but slowly. 'lhe greater part of the fallen masonry had been removed, but the wreck of the en- gine is lying just as it was. It is the intention of the engineers in charge of the work to lay tezi p- rary tracks on wlich to run the wreck ied locomotive out after shoving up .tbc girders from below. This will ltake three or four days. It is a lticklish job. The masons started |rcbuilding the brokei wall on Thursday afternoon. The part oi the station which was damaged has been boarded off to keep out the curious public. BLOWN rii'oii GUNS. Daily Executions of Prisoners in Afghanistan. l A despatch from Peshwar, Brit- lish India, says: It is reported that ;twelve hundred arrests have been lmade at Jellahabad, Afghanistan, [in connection with the plot retent- lly discovered to murder the Anecr, the heirâ€"apparent, and the other members of the royal family. Acâ€" cording to advices batches of prisâ€" 1 one-rs are being blown from guns daily. HIS urns ii‘Lowu our. Lharles Cowic Killed by Explosion on the N. T. R. A despateh from Winnipeg says: A desvpatch from Kingston, Ja., Charles Cowie, an employee of the says: Fire that broke out on Sat-fld-eal Wire in a public hall oflgaged in blasting lgrapb poles show was in progress, created great ! Transcontinental, was the audience. premature explosion iirday night Kingston, where a cmematograph excitement among Company, en- holes for teleâ€" along the National killed by a on Tuesday. FeHCe and endangered for a while the life 1 He was working by himself when of everybody present. Only the coolness of the manager of the show and his attendants prevented blown out. lreside in Scotland. a catastrophe. i the accident occurred. Both hands lwere blown off and his eyes were His wife and family 111111111111 suns 111111 Drawbaek Arrangement PractiCally Means Free Wheat. A despatch from Washington says: A hasty examination of the proposed new tariff bill on Wed- nesday convinced many persons that one great effect of the meaâ€" sure Would be to increase compeâ€" tition from Canada. While it is ,true that general farm and garden produce is highly protected in the proposed law as it is at present, there are several important pro- ducts of the soil on which the rates have been lowered. Although the duty of 25 cents per bushel is fixed on wheat, errâ€"Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota and several other authorities declared on Wednesday that the drawback arrangement provided in the bill would have the same effect practically as free wheat. Mr. Hansbroiigh believes iNorthwest are left virtually with- xout protection on their product, rand it is already certain thatla lfight will be made on this prOVisâ€" ion of the new tariff measure. Canadian products generally fig. ure prominently in the tariff bill, for the lumber duty has been cut in half, the duty on timber has been treated in the same fashion, wood pulp and paper materials ]have been placed on the free list, lthe duty on barley has been reduced ‘from thirty cents to fiitcen cents lper bushel, the rate )n cabbages lfrom three cents to two cents, on “bacon and hams from five cents to 'four cents, and so on with other iproduets of Canadian soil and in- Idustry of greater or lesser importr lance. Reciprocity in coal is .113 No. 3 white, that the wheat farmers of the one of the provisions.