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{ sday an about 10.30, white Mrs. Fi Hewilt wi very ; he Handswon is hergically in great danger; bul one 1 Shire: Ww d before being house 'near OE. Explosion ina Burn: ing Building, "A dtepale from Peterboraugh says: The most 'disastrous five in the hislory Omemee broke out on Friday 'morn at 12.90 o'clock 'and' raged til day- hy doing $12,000 worth of damage before it was. finally extinguished, -An 'explosion in one of {he burning build: @&s badly injured four mien; ivho had 8 misao us 'estape' from death, Tne ured are: P: A. McPherson, ideal ok igo Bell 'Telephone; Frank Bogue, gh School: student; 'Chas, 'McCaffery; ond Wm, McPherson, The fire started W. B.8levensan's tinwarg store on Ring street, the principal street in' the village, and' the: buildings' burned. are as Hollows: W, B, "Steven's tinware Shore. : Loss 4,500. No insurance; Geo. riffing grein tadlor. "10ss on builds ng $1,500; contents saved. Masonic all; Joss, $2,000, Mrs. Morris, ~dwel- damags $4,000; insurance ! k public library, situated ithin lwo feet of the last-named build: ng, was saved by the effor(s of (he vil: gers with a hund engine, AE I Ja GIR MUST GIVE TWO:CENT RATE. An Imporient Decision By the Ouprénic Court, he despatch from Oltawa says" Julien Court delivered 'an important tan Friday in disniissing * the } corn he' Grand Trunk 'v. Roberson. © court Was unaminious. This wis da appeal from the 'decision' of the Railway Lomunissian, © Which decided' (hit the and Trini Railway under ils charter es bound 'to give third-cle 2 qufime- tion an its ing Aton and 0 Cents; or ng penny; a he' court upholds the decision of Ww Riihway - Commission, Raberison y was refused a two-eenl 'per: mile. ticket; gg Jor. uw third-class ligkel re alt the. train, 'Redvess was sought. in the 'courts; but the: railway ectmpany 'sticeeéded 'fii having {he case' 2rtoken' Irom: thi to the. Railway: (Commission he Jatter upheld the con® devtian thal the Grand Trunk had to sup: ply © third lass © "accommodation "at n Bad a.m The decision has now antirmed by ihe Sprene Eourt, The h 1500 es a railway "ond but 88 cars 'are available for : nding Araflie; 'or anly four: CAS: le: ie hima ted that double th F1he' While House focation; Fhe Beene. wa tie: when, bath parents' Arh the fits Starieq The children were { prety littio great favorit wilh "everybody in town. A' collection is being daken up 'on 'behall of the: ferers, and the citizens dre respon; erally, fer MANUFACTURE Montreal. Man Fined 1 Two Hundred Dol Jars for Imitating Butfer, A despatch 'from Montreal says: Jean Keiskider, ~mgnulacturer. of "borin, was on Wednesday prosecuted before Pudge Piche in the Police Courl on 4 charge «of infringing: {he law regard. ing butper, in 'so far that' he is tured: the preparation: "borino." which could: be mistaken for: butler and was not butter. "Government Inspector Mac. Pherson testified that he sent two sam- ples of "boring," procured from & gros cery firm In the @ily, to Ottawa, where the" Government analyst, Mr, Valen, found 'them lo consist of Golton seed oil, bea! fal aud o small quantity of milk, with coloring 'added, = Kciskider 'was fined "$200. a ps a = : PAY. TOR 'DEAD CIHLDREN, Hochélaga School "Commissioners Settle Suits for Damages. A 'despalch from: Montreal: says: Al a 'meeling of thé Protestant Board of School i :Cranmissioners © on © Thursday morning,' it "was" decided to pay the parents of the children who: Jost their lives inthe: Hochelaga School firs dast winter the sum of $300 tor each child: This means the outlay 'of $4,800, exclu: sive of the expenses of the Anderson suit: The: Chairman, Bov. Dr. Shaw, announced that the three mew schools that were being erected 'by the board were, riot only. fireproal, "hut 'wené being equipped with fire escapes, ri TWO CHILDREN PERISH. House Took Fire Du During' the Mother's Absence. A despalch. from Montreal says: Two children, one aged two. years and the other a baby, belonging 'to Mrs. Belle: ville ol 'Busherville, 'near' East Clifton, were burned to death on Tuesday night. The mather left the children in: the house while she went 16 a neighbor's on a niessage. When she returfied the house was in flames, and the fire: hod gained such headway that all efforts fo save' the Shiidsen were futile. The mother au Presidest Nonounces That. le will Not A dasomieh from' Washinglon 50 President Roosevelt will nol be a sandis for a dhind 'erm. All: doubt oni point was on Wednesday night dis- pelled by the authoritative statement of Ahat' Mr. Roose SUll adheres to: the declaration of 'nfinciatio Hie 8 white Oley and 463g CounTR ; Biitfor--Dainips a 'creanieries" hold steady. Creamery, prints Vi 0 Solids wii dia Dairy rues. Spanien do 'solids... Inferior. J... Cheese---18%0 kr: large and A Jae fo Eggs. Storage, 22¢ to 23c 'por dozen: in 'case. Jots; selects. -26¢; strictly new: laid nominal 'at 30c to: 35¢. Poultry Markel» shows little Hmpoy men Chickens, ehotoe ae Old fowl... Inferior chicks Young geese Young ducks Thin turkeys... i tiv + Polatoes---Sicady at 856 7] oo bag in car lofs on track here. ; Beans--81.95 10 $1.95 for primes. B1.85 10 $1.95 for handpicked: Venison--Hindquarters, 11%¢ to. 1 front quarters; Ho; carcases, 83c 10 0c. Honey--Strained al 1c 10 120. per pound, for 60-pouml pails; and 12¢ fo 13¢ for 5 la 10-pound pails, Combe aL $175 Ho 82.50 per dozen. 5 Baled 'Hay--Timothy, $17.50 fo Bi car lols 'on track "here. Baled Sfraw=Quiet al $9.50 to 81 on "track here, PROVISIONS, deny Bacon: 10307 1a 130 for toms and | cases; hams, medium' dnd light, 156. to 153c; Nenvy; 133e ta Lioy bugks, 16360 to Ie; shoulders; 100 10" 10%e; rolls; 10¥0e. to. ey breakfast: bacon, Re 10 | 183c; green meits out of plekleidc than smoked. ! Pork<-Short oul, 822.75 fo $23 for barrels; mess,' $19 10 $20. Lard==Tierses, es pails; 18345, © bende MONTREAL MARKET hinge Cho ; EIS, "10. $2.65: exiid, 85.00 i Shariioba "bran, | $23.50 oa ited: HEA tea L85 per ba