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The contract has been let for the construction of tho O.P.R. lino from Lear oldo Junction to Gontao, I'IOII‘ Smith's Falls, to Dilko and Hindu of Torontod The tender was $10,000,”. While not following tho right-ofâ€"w-y of tho oxict-‘ Ing lino, it will be the cquivnlont of I doublo track road from Montreal to BRITISH STRIKE IS OVER Minimum Wage Bill Gets Second Reading And Will Become Law Toronto. A despatch from London says: The fears that the Minimum Wage Bill would be rejected, that there would possibly be 'a dissolution of Parliament and a general election, which were widespread overnight, practically disappeared late Thurs day night with the rejection of the. motion of former Premier Balfour that the second reading ofthe bill be postponed for six months, which was tantamount to a motion to re- ject the measure altogether. The change in public feeling, however, was due almost entirely to the as- surance given by Mr. Balfour in his speech that his party did not want dissolution. This was received with a sigh of relief by the Government, although there was evidence that tax-Premier Balfour and his col- leagues did not share the panic of their supporters. Mr. Balfour’s assurances calmed the feelings of the over-excited Liberals, and con- firmed what those who are closest in touch with the ituation were confident would happen. NEW C.P.R. LINE THROUGH EASTERN ON TARIO WEB uue 111111050 ediblltly w uu-o surance given by Mr. Balfour in his speech that his party did not want dissolution. This was received with a sigh of relief by the Government, although there was evidence that ex-Premier Balfour and his col- leagues did not share the panic of their supporters. Mr. Balfour’s assurances calmed the feelings of the over-excited Liberals, and con- firmed what those who are closest in touch with the ituation were confident would happen. Premier Asquith still seems to think that the bill will end the strike. If it does not, the Prime Minister will be obliged to take the “further steps, which God forbid,” that he had in mind when he indi- cated in the House of Commons on March 19 that the Government WD' ers’ minimum wage of five shillings a day for an adult and two shillings a day for a. minor as an amendment to the strike bill, and this, as well as the echedule amendment, which never had a chance of acceptance, will be rejected by the House of Commons. Nevertheless, the cor- respondent does not think that all the Labor members will vote against the Government on the third reading of the bill. Some. of them will abstain from voting, and the bill, according to the writer, will certainly pass. The chief ques- tion will then become whether the miners will resume work without either of these amendments being incorporated in the bill. Many Unionists and some Liberals think the will not, and the. bill will thus would not stop its active efforts for become a fiasco. Contractors Will Prepare the Grade for $180,000. A despatch from Toronto says: McCaffery and McQuigge, a local firm, on Thursday were awarded the contract to construct the right-of- way for the T-emiskaming Railway branch into Elk Lake. Their ten- der, which undertakes to do the work of grading and other prepara- tion of the line for about $180,000, was accepted by the commissioners at a meeting Thursday in Chairman J. L. Englehart’e office, and opera- tions will begin at once. The line comprises about 28 miles, from Earlton to Elk Lake, with a maxi- mum gradient of six feet in one thousand. The pommission itself will lay the ties, steel and other in- cidentals of the permanent way. They keep the whole system in the pink of condition. ELK LAKE BRANCH. Their singular curative pro- perties discovered by an Indian tribewintroducedtocivilizatlon nearly a century agoâ€"tom- pounded since 1857 in the ComStock Laboratories at Brockvllle. Ontario. have 2" remarkable record {of consistently curing constipa- tlon‘,biliousnessandindigesflon, purifying the blood. banishing headaches and clearing the skin. 25¢. a box everywhere. Dr. Mdrse’s Indian Root Pills the resumption of work at the mines if the bill fails of its purpose. This is interpreted to mean that the Premier expects serious strife in the event of the miners who accept the bill returning to work against the wishes of others, in which case the Government w'll have to pro- tect them with soldiers. WILL MINERS RESUME WORK? The Times’ Parliamentary corres- pondgant, who is usually accurate, states that the Cabinet on Thursâ€" day depided not to accept the min 1 '11- ,_ BABY THIN â€"- HM] NU APPETITE Mrs. Ulderic St. Georges, St. Mathias, Que., writes: “I am writ- ing to say I am well satisfied with Baby’s Own Tablets. My baby was ill and I tried several remedies, but the result was discouraging. He became very thin, had no appetite, hardlyslept at all find was extreme- m “,l, Huge Crowds Witness Ceremony at Greenock, Scotland. A despatch from Greenock, Scot- land, says: British battle-ship Ajax was launched here on Thursday in the presence of huge crowds. She is a, sister ship of the King George V., and is the twenty-sixth Dread- nought in the British navy. The Ajax is said to have a displacement of 23,000 tons. Her length is 555 feet, beam 89 feet, dra-ft 27% feet. Her armament will consist of ten 13.5-inch guns and twentyâ€"four 4- inch quicktfirers. Herr engines are 1y weak. I got Baby’s Own Tablets and they soon set him right again, till at the age of eleven months he was able to walk and was a. strong, healthy child. I do not think there is anything to equal Baby’s Own Tablets for little ones.” The Tab- lets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brock- ville, Ont. ‘ flog for a. Federal square in Toronto has been endorsed by, Hon. Mr. Monk, UMinister of Public to be-of about 31,000 horseâ€"power, and she. is expected to attain a speed of twenty-one knots. Constable Joseph Delorme of Ot- tawa was caught robbing a brew- John 0.‘ Ross was sentenced at Montr‘epl to .six years’ imprisonâ€" me‘nt} for shooting Robert Fitzsim- moms) » VVOl'ks. THE AJAX LAUNCHED. Many Sufferers in Other Industries as Result of Strike. A despatch from London says: In View of the prevailing distress among the. poor caused by the coal strike, the local Government Board on Wednesday sent a circular to all Boards of Guardians in Great Bri- tain warning them to prepare to grant extra relief to sufferers 'in other industries who have been thrown out of employment by the closing down of the collieries. The Liverpool International Exhibition, which was to have opened this spring, has been postponed until next year beceuse of the coal strike. Accident on C.P.R. at Jackflshéâ€"In- juries Not Serious. A de-spatch from Fort William says: Four passenger coaches, laden with old country immigrants, were d'tched at Jackfieh early Thursday morning. Several pae- sengern were injured, but none se- verely, and it was not necessary to call for medical aid. The coaches belonged to the fourth. section of No. 1. The wrecking crew at Schreiber had to .be wired for via. Montreal, Chicago, Winnipeg, and Fort William, as the wires were down west of Jackfisrh. A Swift Transformation Briefix Described. About food, the following brief but emphatic letter from a. Georgia woman goes straight to the pomt and is convincing. 7M3} frequent, attacks of indiges- tion and palpitation of the heart culminated in a sudden and desper- ate illness, from which I arose enâ€" feebled in mind and body. The doc- t-or advised me to live on cereals, but none of them agreed with me until I tried Grapeâ€"Nuts food and Po‘stum. “The more I used them the more I felt oonvinced that they were just what I needed, and in a. short time they made a. differgnt woman} of me. My stomach and’heart troubles disappeared as iflby magic, and my mind was restored: ahd is as clear as it ever was. IMMIGRANT TRAIN DITCHED. “I gained flesh and strength so rapidly that my friends were aston- ished. Postum' and Grapeâ€"Nuts have‘ benefited me s9 greafly that imam glad to bear this itestirfiony.” Name given by Canadian Postum 00., Windsor, Ont. “There’s a, Eeason,” and it is ex- plained in the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. The in the presence of thousands of spectators. The new battle cruiâ€" ser is of the same type as the crui- ser Lion, which ’was launched in August, 1910, but she has a. greater displacement and horsepower, which are given as 27,000 tons and 75,000 indicated horsepower, reâ€" spectively. The Queen Mary is the largest warship yet built, and her total cost amounts to $10,305,320. Evor read the above letter? A new one appears from tlmo to time. Thay an sonulnonrumand lull olmumnn Interest. fifth Dreadnought. A despatch from London says: The Queen Mary, Great Britain’s twentyâ€"fith Dreadnought, was launched on Wednesday at Jarrow The Turks announce a big victory over the Italians at Benghazi. Well; Well! NO chnnce ohnln the WRONG Dye for the Good- one bu to color. in colon from your Dmggiu or Dealer. FREE Color Can! an; STORY Booklet l O, a Johnaon-Rlchardson Cm. lelted. Manuel]. MUST EXTEND RELIEF. CLEAN and SIMPLE to Use. LAUNCHED AT JARR 0W. Queen Mary Is the Twenty- N0 WORD S WASTED. PRICES BF FARM PRHDUBTS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Toronto. March 26.â€"Flourâ€"Winter wheat 90 per cent. patents. $3.80 at agaboard. apd at $5.90 for home consumption. Ma- mtoba flours :â€"First patents, $5.60; second patents, $5.10. and strong bakera’. $4.90. 0134 trgclg. ’l‘gljonto. » Manitoba. Wheat~No. 1 Northern $1.151-2. Bay ports; No. 2 Northern. $1.041â€"2. and No. 2 at‘$1.061-2, Bay ports. Feed wheat. all-rail,_ 751-2 to 763. ___ _ ... . ",1 Pegsâ€"Good shipping peas-$1.20 to $1.25. outsuie. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario outside at 46 to 470, and of No. 3 at 45 to 451-20, outside; No. 2. 49 to 491-20, on track. To- ronto. No. 1 extra, W. 0. feed. 500. and No. 1, 481-2 to 490. Bay ports. Barleyâ€"~48 lbs., 92 to 940, outside. Cornâ€"No. 3 American yellow, 751-2c. To. roam freightfl,- and kiln-dried at. 79c. Buckwheat-700, outside. Branâ€"Manitoba. bran, $26. in bags. To- ronto freight. Shorts, $27.59 to $28. Prices at cattle. Graln. Choose and other Produce at Home and Abroad. Ontaiio' Wham-3132). 2 white. red and mjxed. 950 to _97c. ‘outside. Applesâ€"$3 to $4 per barrel. Beansâ€"Small lots of hand-picked. $2.35 to $2.40 per bushel. Honeyâ€"Extracted. in tins. 11 to 120 per lb. Combs. $2.50 to $2.75. Baled hayâ€"No. 1 at $15.50 to $16.50. on! track, and No. 3 at $15 to $14. Buled strawâ€"$9 to $10, on track, To- ronto. Potatoesâ€"Cur lots of Ontarios. in bags $1.50, and Delawares at $1.65 to $1.70. Out- of-jtoge, slfifi go $1.315. .v v-..“ Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultry:-Chickena, 14 to 170 per 1b.; fowl. 9 to 100; geese, 14 to 15c; lacks, 13 to 150; turkeys. 21 to 220. Live nuultry, about 20 lower than the above. Butterâ€"Dairy, choice. in wrappess, 50 to 520; large rolls. 500; and inferior. \tubs. 20 to 220. Creamery quoted at. 37 121 380 for: rolls; 54_t.9_35g._ for gglids, pqr lb. Baconâ€"Long clear. 111-2 ho 113-40 per 1b., in case lots. Porkâ€"Short, cut, $22.50; (10., mess, $19 50 to $20. Hamsâ€"~Medium to light. 16 m 161-20; heavy, 14 to 141-20; rolls, 103-4 to 110; breakfast bacon. 16 to 17¢; backs, 19 to__200. .v...,, -- vv v- -v- --____ w , wEggsâ€"New-laid, E2 to 250 pér'dozeii, in case lots. Cheeseâ€"Large 16 3-40 130170. and twins at 17 to 17 p40 per 11). Montreal. Mar. 26.â€"0ata-Canadian Western No. 2, 521-2 to 536; (10., No. 3, 501-2 to 51c; do., extra. No. 1 feed. 511-2 to 520; No. 2 local white, 50 to 501-20; d9,.ANo._5. {19 to 49 }-2_c; 110.,“ 1:15). 4, 48 to Llc; DWDKB, 1’ I40 WU. Lardâ€"Tierces, 120; tubs. 121-40; pails, 121-20. » 00.. no. a, I” w 4: you; uu u". w, “M: uu 481-2c. Barley, malting, $1.05 to $1.10. Buckwheat, No. 2, 72 to 730. Flourâ€"Ma- nitoba Spring wheat patents. firsts. $5.70; do., seconds. $5.20; (10., strong bakers', $5.00; Winter patents. choice, $5.10 to $5.- 35; straight rollers. $4.55 to $4.75; do., in bags, $2.15 to $2.25. Rolled OMBâ€"Barrels, $5.05; (10., bags, 90 lbs., $2.40. Bran. $25. Shorts, $27. Middlings. $29. Mouillie, $50 to $54. Hay, No. 2, per ton. car lots, 815 to $15.50. Cheeseâ€"Finest westerns. 151-4 to 151-20; (10., easterns, 141-2 to 150. But- terâ€"Choicest creamery, 351-2 to 340: do., seconds. 321-2 to 330. Eggsâ€"Fresh. 25 to gain Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.55 to Minneapolis. March 26.-Whea.t-May, $1.065-8 to $1.065-4; July, $1.081-4; Sep- tember, $1.00 3-4. No. 1 hard, $1.08 L4; No. 1 Northern, $1.07 3-4; No. 2 Northern. $1.05 34; No. 3 wheat, $1.05“. No. 3 yel- low corn, 67 to 671-2c. No. .‘5 white oats, 511-2 ’00 52c. No. 2 rye, 88 to 881-2c. Bran. $25 to $25.50. Flourâ€"First. patents. $5 to $5.30; second patents, $4.65 to $4.90; first cleaéréséo$5.40 to $3.75; second clears, $2.30 to . . Buffalo, March 26.â€"Spring‘ wheatâ€"Win- ter, steady; No. 2 red. $1.021-2. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, 721-20; No. 4 yellow, 701-40: No. 5 corn, 703-4 to 711-4c; No. 4 corn, 683-4 to 695-40, all on track, through billed. gagg‘Steady. Barleyâ€"Making, $1.24 to Montreal, Mar. 26.â€"Choice fat cows brought $5.50. and the commoner kinds from that down to $3.50 per cwt. A few good bulls sold at. $5.25, but the bulk of the trading in them was done at. $3.50 to $4.50 at cwt‘“ as to quality. Sales of selected _03,5 _of yoga at $3.49 to $18.60 per cwt., wei hed 03 cars. Sales of calves were ma. 3 at from $1.50 to $6 each. an to size and quality. A firm feeling pre- vailed in the market for Jambs under a. good demand, at $7 to $7.25 per cwt. A few Spring lambs were brounzht in, .whioh met with a readv sale at $8 each. Toronto. March 26.â€"-Good butcher cattle UNITED STATES MARKETS. BUTTER. EGGS. CHEESE LIVE STOCK MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. MONTREAL MARKET. HOG PRODUCTS. BREADSTUFFS. “1&7”; Ca W ‘fl'b/Mv' .259” were bought all the way from $6.10 to $6.60, and medium cattle from $5.25 to $6.75. Cows and hulls of good weight were steady, but common cows were fair- ly easy. Sheep and lambs were active and much higher. Lambs sold from $7.- 25 to 88.40. a, marked increase. Sheep were stronger from $4.50 for bucks and culls to $6 for choice ewes. 11033 were alga a. shade firmer at $7.30, fed 'and wat- ere . Three Men Killed and Two Others Badly Injured. A despatch from North Bay says: Another serious wreck occurred on the C. P. R. Lake Superior divis- ion on 'Saturday morning, follow- ing closely the accident to the Col- onist special on Thursday last. Saturday’s wreck was a head-on collision between a freight train with settlers’ effects and stock goâ€" ing West, and an eastbound freight train, and occurred near Amyot, a station 362 miles west of North Bay, through misinterpreta- tion of orders. Both trains had or- ders to meet and pass at Birch Sta.- tion, six miles West of Amyot, near Where the accident occurred. One of the trains had two engines, and the eastbound train passed Birch instead of stopping to wait for the other train, and- both met with frightful impact, demolishing a number of cars, killing the cattle and horses, besides destroying the settlers’ effects and tearing up the track for a considerable distance, tying up traffic for many hours. A farmer named Jamieson, of Owen Sound,~~was killed. J. Smith, eu- gineer, of Toronto, was injured. He was taken to Toronto, and subse- quently died in the hospital. Fire- man Nyal is missing, and it is sup posed he was killed. Engineer Dooner was injured. Trainman Loyst was seriously injured, and may not recover. He was taken to Chapleau, A farmer named, Cou- ley was also seriously injured. Sir or seven cars of settlers’ effect: were demolished and stock killed. 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