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A ii I- T THE NEWMARKET ERA FRIDAY MAY Bicycles A Excursion Now Bakery Auction Bale J Robertson Standard Life J A to Creditor Lloyd to Creditors T Lloyd Scholarship II Shaw Card of Thanks Goo Davison Book Lost Brooch Lost Pasture to Let EDITORIAL NOTES The Government not to present another Yukon bill this throwing responsibility on Senate for Yukon dial riot ot much communication Is eipeotcd that Parliament will bo prorogued next week Commons is now holding two dally in order to work Our Society Golumn POINTS JD GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY TABUS a is o en as 9 en Old S to CO to 0 a She to UP I AND IMIOHTER WITH At Canadian Club in Now York on Birthday Mr A PI for of Oxford to An AnoAmerican Alliance Wo also notice that Sir Louie Davis of Dominion Cabinet at dinner at Washington on day by Sir Julian was in holiday and from houses and private truly loyal of people Oliver gave a to a largo number of invited at parks with peo ple It that no leas than loft the oily by trains Oh our tablo tble is No Vol of Current History published by Now England Publishing Co Boston Maes With with Span- war in of reading and general among powers on continent this No of le more than usual ly interesting at cents Yearly subsoribors A of weeks ago It waa announced through thcBocolumne that had been appointed by Govern mont a to meet Ameri can and a of sottlcmont of tho die- putca Canada and United Louis la now at Washington along with Julian tho British Minister at American Capitol in connection with matters The Printed all at Home FRIDAY MAY 1898 Wat Summary war summitry of yesterday wo take from the Globe other dispatches during the aro given whore Washington Government is still proceeding on the assumption that fleet is bottled up in Santiago though its ground for be- this to be the Has not been given to the public The Cadiz fleet now has become the uncertain of the situation It is uncertain when it may sail and where it may make for It is not thought likely it will try to come to the aid of yet this is possible and the naval resourced of the United States will be taxed severely to main tain blockade on northern coast be prepared for a combat with the new fleet and retain a strong fleet at Santiago In absence of anything more startling a Kingston Jamaica des patch says the Spanish fleet is pot at Santiago at all but at The officials at Madrid are reticent but say is in no danger Un official classes are greatly excited as to tho safety the fleet Tho cables from Cuba have not yet been cut- and Blanco is still in con stant touch with Madrid President McKinley has issued a call for more volunteers It is thought this will be enough to the war through This will bring the total military strength of the United States up to It is said that the military authori ties of the United States favor mak ing a movement on Porto Rico instead of on Cuba immediately The moat timely and important in Juno Harpers is Current upon Naval by Captain A who been recalled from his retirement to aid the government in the present oriels Captain la the leading Amorican authority on naval strategy and of the foremost in the world He discusses varioud questions re to war and among here the strategic problem involved in tho do fence of our boast The necessity of another Judge for the Court of Appeal has been apparent for time and almost immediately after the ot the estimates providing for tho salary Government will make the appointment 02 course legal circles especially in Toronto are full of rumors but generally apoken of as likely to are Walter Cassels of the Blake firm and Deputy with preponderance in favor of Mr The acceptance of railway passes by civil Beryants who use them and then charge full fare to the country which em ploys them is creating very proper dis satisfaction in parliament The of these passes to civil servants amounts to a cash bonus not from the country but from corporations that have frequent and very important the country whose interest not no frequent ly with that of corporations where independence ceases and the moulding influences of these passes com mence it Is not easy to determine The same remark applies to members of parlia ment Anthony Hurley an elderly man was dragged to death under a cultivator at Eastwood on Wednes day May Cat on was seriously injured this morning by falling against an iron spiked railing in West street One of the spikes cut a great gash in his left cheek chin to ear He was taken to hospital Donald of was engaged in hauling scantling and plank from the depot to the House of Refuge scantling spread letting him fall breaking his shoulder blade and dislocating his shoulder Ho was brought to the Royal Victoria hospital for treatment Ottawa May Little the monthsold child of an Italian living at street died at noon yesterday from concus sion of brain The father was dancing the child in his arms the catch missed and the child fell to tho floor head striking heavily It was unconscious when picked up Oar Toronto better Before the Corporation Property Committee at a recent meeting Lennox intimated that pos sibly the new City Hall would be ready for occupancy by the 1st of September next Some of Alderman how ever think the date will be much nearer At a meeting of the executive of the Dominion Alliance last week it was decided that the annual convention of Dominion Alliance Council should be held in this city on the of July next It iB estimated that will bo required to finish harbor improve ments in front of the citv Two or threo more groynes will be construct ed during the present year A total of according to a state ment of the Ottawa Minister of Pub lic Works has been already expended on the harbor works of Toronto A drowning accident occurred in the Bay on Sunday afternoon last Report has it that the accident wasdue to jostling each other in the boat while occupants appeared to bo in gay spirits Three men were rescued but David Freeborn was drowned Tho halfyearly meeting of the gen eral executive committee of the On tario Sabbath School Association held on Monday in the Elm etreet Methodist church Tho reports of the executive committee the treasurer the general secretary and corres ponding secretary showed affairs of the association to be in a flourish ing condition The program for next Provincial convention to bo held in October next was mapped out Joseph travelling freight agent of P died at Montreal the result of a bicycle ac cident Mrs Muder is In Town visiting with Mr was home from for tho Mies Belfry visiting In To ronto over Bunday Norman Gray spent 24th at Richmond Hill Mr Clinton spout holidays with relatives In Mies Toronto waa tho guest Mies Oliver over of Toronto a guest at the Ayonmorc on tho Mr Martin of Aurora was in Town Queens Birthday Mr Geo was visltinii at tho Cedars this week Mine Baldwin of Toronto was visiting at Mr Canes on Bunday Mr and sister of Toronto wore hero for Qucona Birthday Messrs were in City for sovcral days last week Misses Murray and also Mr Armitago spent tho In Mies Clara Manning had a lady friend from Toronto visiting her on Mr P Bmith and of Toronto tho 21th at Mr Gardners Mr Birch formerly in Canes Office was in Town again over Sunday Mrs Atkinson spent Queens Birth- day holidays with sistor in Toronto Miss Brown of Toronto sister Ella Brown here over Bunday with her Mr and Mrs J Barker of Toronto spent the at Zephyr Villa Lake Mrs ot Montreal daugh ter of Mrs W W is homo on a visit and Mrs Alex Millard Toronto woro visiting Sunday at Tho Avon- more Mrs Wm Gray who sprained her ankle badly last week is getting again Mrs Roe left on Monday for her cottage at Roachs Point for Mr William Brown of Minneapolis brother of Mrs Dr Campbell spent in town Mies Ida Barry this town a guest at the Douse on Tuesday Mrs Trull and daughter have down East on ft visit among for a fow weeks Mrs Penrose of Toronto is visit- friends in Town two or three days this week Mitchell is back to Town having spent the winter with her eon at Mrs after an absence of sever al years is here on a visit with her daughter Mrs Potter Mrs and daaghter who have been residing on street left on Tuesday for Brandon Mrs John Oueh and daughter of were visiting with friends in town this week Very Rev Dean will celebrate the silver jubilee his ordination to the priesthood on July 6th Miss Trull left last week to spend the summer with frienda at Toronto Peter- Orono and other plaoes Rev J Gardner and wife went to Honeywood on where they will remain until Conference meets Mr and Mrs J P Hunter and Walt er drove to Barrie on Sunday Mrs Hunter remained over The following were home on Sun day from Toronto Messrs Jack James Hodge Frank Howard Miss and brother of Toronto were the guests of Miss last Sun day She remained over the Miss Annie of Toronto daugh ter of formerly of New market visiting friends in Town Mrs Ciarenoe Centre York State visiting for a few days In town with her brother Mr Mr Chas Mortimer of Toronto editor of the Canadian Electrical News and wife were guests at the Methodist Parsonage Robinson and of Toronto attended the funeral of the late Davison last Friday besides calling on friends Miss Hitchcock of Bowmanville sister of Mrs is back to Town again for awhile Mr leaves next week for Ottawa Mr Eli Holmes who returned from Toronto Asylum some time ago is wonder fully improved in health since coming home Mr and Mrs Watson wore up at Camp Farthest North Lake Simooe a few days this week getting it in readiness for the camping season of in Town last Friday attending the funeral of Mr daughter and calling on old friends Rev Matthews Is attending Dis trict meeting at Bradford this week Jackson was also there yesterday and Mrs visiting friends Mr J of is meeting with wonderful his portrait work specimens have been delivered in Town recently We are glad to notice that Mr Henry Caldwell who been confined to hie bed for over two years looking and feeling much better He hopes to be able to get out to the lawn in an easy chair in a few days Mies Pock was visiting In the City Messrs and Ian of Toronto attended tho funoral of Mr Bolands daughter hero last Fri day It was ft from tho vicinity of Albert remains interred In Johns cemetery Mr of Newmarket and Mr Bradford represented North York at tho mooting in Toronto on Monday Tho work Is pro gressing very satisfactory and the next Convention will bo held at Richmond Hill correspondent to West on Times Roy Matthews of Now- market preached educational at Church on- Sunday waa on tho Templo and was yery instructive and highly Interesting to largo congregation J Gardner and wife got from tho Bahama Inlands where they spout tho winter on Thursday of last Mr is greatly Improv ed in health and to take mission work for ftftor Conference They brought with thorn a handsome col lection of sheila and other natural curi osities We pleased to learn that Mies Randall who left a year ago to outer the Presbyterian Hospital Phila delphia as In training succeeded In the list In tho recent profession al examinations hold In that institution obtaining an average over per cent As the standing of the candidates depend not only on tho writing and oral examina tions held at the of tho year but also largely upon tho practical work during the year Including deportment prompt per formance of duty and in the daily duties Miaa Randall certainly gives promieo of great in her vocation Her many friends will bo pleas ed to learn of her success Remember we never sacrifice quality for price but guarantee to sell you a good suit for as little money as some would ask for shoddy badlymade or out of date goods and then you have a much larger stock to choose from here than elsewhere One special lot of Mens Suits the prices were 7 8 and 850 any of this lot on Friday and Saturday at 5 Mens Very Nobby Tweed Suits wellmade special at Fine Suits made of pure wool Canadian Tweed in neat pat terns best trimming and very best workmanship all sizes at 7 Pine Blk Dress Suits the kind you would pay a tailor 19 50 for our price lot Mcn Tweed Pants at Finest Range of Boys Suits from 150 up to Boy Killed A little colored boy years old was given a cent by his father John Jonkins a lahorer living at Centre avonuo Toronto on Wednesday to buy candy bo that young fellow would not his mother who was ill Little Johnny ran across Centre avenue to the store his cap blew off and he turned to get it As ho was in middle of the street a driven by an Italian pedlar named Frank Caruso came dashing down on the gallop The horses front feet struct the boy squarely in the face and as he fell wagon passed over his body Caruso the driver pulled up and seeing that the boy was fright fully injured without a word drove rapidly on and disappeared on one of the side streets A girl ran to the fathers cottage and phouted to the mother that her child had been run over and killed The woman jumped from her bed and ran along the street to where her boy lay in the dust He was bleeding from the ears and from two gashes under his eyes She carried him to her own door where the father who had been working in the garden met her He grasped the infant and rush ed up to drug store Dr J Johnston and Dr Todd were called in and they told Jenkins that his son was dead The little fellows neck was broken besides other injuries Frank Caruso ia a married man years old and lives at Centre av enue He earns a living by peddling fruit to the vendors He has the name of being a fast driver especially when under the influence of intoxi cants Coroner has ordered an inquest for tonight at the Agnes Street Station Shocking fit Winnipeg Winnipeg May A horrible tragedy was enacted this evening on the western outskirts of the city A negro porter named Burton aged about who came from Hat Portage a week ago was walking along the street with his wife who was cook at a house near by and when about sixty yards away from their destination a man named Paul Brown an excon vict only released on Saturday from the penitentiary on a charge of at tempted murder passed them and when a few yards in front turned round and asked Burton if he hadnt some money for a poor man Burton made a trifling reply saying he hadnt when without a word the man pulled out a revolver and shot him through the left temple the bullet passing clean through his head He was killed instantly The murderer then continued his journey and seeing two girls sitting outside a house fired at one of them but missed and she es caped without injury The other girl named Kitty was however not so fortunate The man fired shots at her all of which took effect one in the breast another hitting a rib and the third in the leg It is extremely doubtful whether she will recover and she refuses to bo taken to hospital After shooting Brown walked towards town for a short and then returned to the scene of his crimes where he was secured by the police who have him safely in jail He was not drunk and only reason ho can give for his crime which was committed in the most coldblooded manner is that ho was naturally bad and viciously in clined 98 OO 1 00 We are doing an enormous Carpet trade this season The stock is larger and such prices as these make things brisk Good Union Carpets yard wide at Handsome Union Carpet regular price 50c at Good Wool Carpet regular price at 50 Handsome Tapestry Carpet regular price 65c at Our Special line of Lace Curtains at 125 is a wonder they should be 1 Lace Curtains from 25c up to Roller Window Blinds from 25 up HAVE JUST OPENED W GINGHAMS NEW BLACK DRESS NEW COLORED DR NEW PARASOL NEW We will pay top price for ten thousand pounds of Farmers Bacon J The Council of Georgetown haa had maple trees planted on the streets of that municipality The Cradle In Town on the wife of Mr Alex Potter of a eon At Wednesday May 18th the wife of Mr J of a bo In Whitchurch on tbe of May the wife of Fred Hill of a daughter At the Newmarket on the 23rd met to Rev A and wife a son On the of May 26th the wife of Mr of daughter On Tuesday May tho wife of Mr Billiard of the line of King of a The flltQf Lowe At residence of the brides father on the inet by Rev E Mr Lowe of Toronto formerly of Newmarket to Mies Ethel of the leader of the Battalion Band Aurora In Town on Birthday by Elder H Mr Greeneidea to Mies Minnie Wythe both of Newmarket Leading Furniture and Undertaking House Col MP laid the corner stone of the County of House of Refuge at The Methodist Church at Rich- room Hill received slight damages from lightning on Saturday night The by the Spanish Government of stores and in the vicinity of Gibraltar continues This action seems to be prompted by profound suspicion of Great Britain who it is believed is preparing an expedition of men to seize Tangier in the event of any power declaring hostilities against her May The Woollen Mills were discovered to be on fire at 130 this morning The fire had gained such headway that almost nothing was saved and the building was burned to the ground The cause is supposed to be incendiary The total loss is not known Insur ance The prize list offered at the Pro- vincial Meet of the A at Peter borough on July 1st and 2nd shows values of about are allotted to the amateur classes and about to the professional classes These amounts are subdivided into 17 races which have been judiciously framed to bring out strong fields in all classes of riders Stock Bboadwa is bred Imported Trotting Stallion registered pedigree and race winner the property of Mr Draper kind of that commands the moat money today and the easiest kept Visits Baldwin Egypt and Sutton on Mon day and Udora on Wednesday Cedardale on Thurs day Keswick and on Saturday should this horse be- fore committing themselves The Tomb Milne On the May at Toronto Elizabeth Armstrong Milne in her year relict of the late Peter Milne of Mrkham Alles At near Mitchell on the Allen in year XT Deceased was a colored evangelist in the Society of who was beloved and the brotherhood at large Considering his opportunities he was a re markable man He a slave in South Carolina and had been so faithful in ser vice that on master death he willed freedom Deceased was years of age before he read His remains were Interred at Mary Ann 9 years old the eight of her right eye at Lon don through contact with a fire cracker Clarence aged was drowned at Cornwall in full view of a number of people who made no effort to save him Frank Atkinson the young man who- stole cattle at sold them and paid for his wedding suit with the proceeds was taken to King ston by Sheriff last week Ho will put in two years and two months for his crime Antiquities There a growing tendency to antiquities in This tendency has developed into a deaire for beautiful and attractive antiquities at not overly high price a feature in our pre sent line which youll appreciate Here we have antique designs in beauty and at prices Theres an advantage in the buying and the uee of theee J Opposite Royal Hotel S Qt J ROADHOUSH f Main St North Newmarket Ail Ordera will receive Careful and Prompt Attention Markets May Wheat per a la White Wheat per Wheat per or Buckwheat per buabel 0 Barley per Oata per Peas per bushel Rye per bushel Butter roll per lb Potatoes per bag per I Wool per lb Hayperton TO w w fi Chickens per pair Qm on a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 063 on 010 Ml 0 Kay Flour per fJndortaking and A SPECIALTY attended to at residence Botaiord Street Scotch Fife Spiting for sale V DENNESOiN Wheat per OS Wheat Wheat per one Barley per bushel per bushel Pcaaper bushel per Bran per ton Shorts per ton Butter roll per lb Butter tub per lb Potatoes per bag 9 per too new Beef per Pork pet lb Chickens per Turkeys Turkeaperib drcod Clover Seed per buahel per a 030 065 000 coco 09 OH so on 8 CO a a a a 31 a a a a 140 a a a a a a a Timothy per CO 0 huehel 10 a a CO a a OCO a GO CO 360 a a a a