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1 1 I MOUNT TEMPLE SAFE and was Jut In 'time to pull Uie old Judy off the track as the truln whirled by. VICTIMS OF THE SEA 7 QUEBEC ELECTIONS Hay Be Held in June, or Perhaps in October, Says Premier Gouin. EASTER NECKWEAR Tooke's Importations present the broacfe3t showing of London ani Paris Silk Neckwear to be found in Canada. They Include the richest jsilks in the most dignified and artistic patterns. A splendid Easter Gift for any man, and the easiest thing you can think of to send by mail.

Prices, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 up to $4.00 R. J. TQOEIE mm was difficult for the Government to announce a specific date for elections, but could not the Premier at least May whether or not this session would bo the last? Premier Gouin "I cannot." Hon, Mr. Leblanc terminated his remarks by expressing the hope that tho people would carefully decide who to choose to govern the province. LIQUOR LICENSES.

Hon! Mr. Wclr'e bill providing for the gradual reduction of license throughout the province, according to the details already published, was briefly explained by the Provincial Treasurer at the commencement of today's session. Neither the bill Itself nor any resolutions covering it have yet been printed, so that most members were not aware of its provisions until today. Hon. Mr.

Weir did not mention the section In the new bill providing for Immediate withdrawal of license upon second conviction. This was, perhaps, merely an omission. Besides those already published, no features of the bill were mentioned during explanation, with the exception that sale of spurious liquor lg to be restricted by a provision stating that a license holder who is condemned- for- Oliver Infringements, and who, In addition. Is found guilty of selling spurious liquor, Is to be punished by doubling the original fine or term of Imprisonment. RURAL ROADS.

Lengthy" discussion was created by the Government bill to amend the act concerning maintenance of rural roads. By a bill Introduced last session, the Government had decided to grant to two deserving municipalities In each county a subsidy not exceeding S800, provided the municipalities would adopt a by-law whereby they agreed to take charge of all roads In the municipality Besides minor amendments to this act, the bill, given a third reading, provides that If those municipalities who adopt sucli a by-law expend, In addition, a certain sum of money for macadamising roads, they shall have the right to an additional Government grant not exceeding $500 for each municipality. Hon. Mr. Leblanc stated that the principle of the new bill was good, but that the system was not such as would result in a system of good roads throughout the province, such as the Conservative Government in the past had partly carried out.

PRISON LABOR BILL. The new prison labor bill was read a third time, and -passed amendment later In the afternoon. The Premier explained that at present the special labor of prisoners outside Jails Is in certain cases authorized. The new bill provided that work could also be done Inside jails and that resulting revenue from either kind of work should rp to the families of those prisoners having wives or children. Everybody, the Premier added, seemed to be In favor of the bill.

Mr. Telller was anxious to know how the law would work in practice, and the Premier re: plied that he had not yet had time to examine all details of Its applications. SCHOOL BILL KILLED, death this afternoon awaited Mr. Langlols' bill to replace the present Montreal Protestant School Commission by an elective one. Mention of this bill has appeared on the order of the day' for several When it was reached this afternoon, Premier Gouin suddenly shouted "Withdraw." "Not withdrawn," qualified Mr.

Langlols, "for I will introduce it again next session with the unanimous approval of the Montreal Ministerial Association." 1 THAT EXPROPRIATION, Mr: M. J. Walsh ha not yet given no fighting the cause of St. Ann's ward proprietors connection with expropriations near Wellington bridge. When, the Montreal bill is referred back from tho Legislative Council, according to official notice which he has given, he will move: 'That the city is authorized to pay cost of such improvement, the same to be paid for the proprietor, according to the market value of the property in the immediate vicinity." PRINCE OF WALES' VISIT.

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The Long One Breathed a Threat at the Tammany Delegates. New York, April 15. State Senator Patrick II. McCarren, leader of the King's county Democracy, was unseated from his place as a delegate to the party's state convention tonight, after a two days' contest before the Committee on Credentials. He was alternately greeted with oncers and derisive cries, and onoe was Insulted by a man on the platform near him, to whom the Senator replied that he would talk to him outside of the hall.

In a scene that was tense and dramatic In the extreme, he first made to the convention to refuse Its sanction to the majority report jn credentials, arid then followed with a deliberate defiance of those whom he said were excluding him from a place In the party councils, to which he had been chosen by his constituents. To-the Tammany delegates he delivered a. threat that If the plan to put him outside the party lines were carried out no one In the convention hall would live long enough to see the election of another Democratic mayor of New York. The Senator's speech was attended with unusual and picturesque attention. From the time he.

entered he received tho cheers of his loyal followers, but the majority were against him, and the counter-demonstrations were grejiter in volume, but hp made his contest calmly and with courage. Tho proceedings were attended witih much confusion and disorder, In which both the McCarren men find their op-' ponents participated. The long two days' wait for the credentials report had affected the delegates, and nhow-ed the strain during the long roll call on the adoption of the majority report, i The business for which the convention was assembled, the selection of delegates to the national convention, the nomination of presidential electors, and the adoption of a plutfornt, was almost forgotten In the excitement over the McCurren contest. When the vote was announced, McCarren, with his followers, arose and left the hall, while their friends in the gallery bgave them a parting oheer. Another cheer greeted Bird 8.

of Kings, as he and his fellow delegates entered the hall to replace the McCarren men. McCarren said he would carry his fight to the Denver convention. After the settling of the contests the convention proceeded with its tasks and named delegates, electors. and adopted a platform. Alton B.

Parker, New York; Chas. F. Murphy, New Turk; Lewis Nixon, New York; Chas. Froeb, Brooklyn, are the delegates at large. STEEL-COAL DISPUTE.

May Drag on for Some Days Yet, Toronto, April IB. Apparently the dispute between the Dominion Coal Company and the Dominlun" Iron Stec-1 Company cannot be settled In a day or so. Another meeting between the presidents of the two companies, Messsrs. James and II. Plum-mer, was held today, but It wan learned tonight that -no concessions have actually been submitted from either side.

Other meetings will have to be held, and the discussion may drag for some tiny a without the two magnates coming to any agreement. According Mri Piummer, today's argument resolved largely around the question or cost of coal. The men behind the Steel Company have made up their minds that the original contract regarding the quality of coal supplied must be adhered to, since it Is practically Impossible for hem to turn out their manufactured product without coal containing a certain percentage of sulphur. Accordingly the question today was one of cosf. Mr.

Piummer said that the meeting had not reached a point yet where any definite offer had been submitted. "We are progressing Mr. Ross said tonight, and he further intimated that no conclusion had 'been reached In any one particular. Another meeting will be held tomorrow, SUMMARY OF THE NEWS. Page One.

Telegraph and Cable News. Page Two. Opening of the racing season at New York. -Montreal secures new first baseman. Page Three.

Chief Carpenter In no danger what ever. Page Four. Capital Lacrosse Club worried over rumors of new Ottawa Club to join Shamrocks. Page Five. Jews commence observance of historic Passover.

Italian fatally stabbed In quarrel refuses to give information to police. McGUl students banquet "King" Cook. Page Six Editorial. Page Seven. Sessional Holiday.

Annual meeting of the House of Refuge, Page Eight. Maritime Matters. The fisheries treaty. 4 Page Nine. Board of Trade will urge city to permit Street Railway to run freight cars on street.

News of Railroads, Live Stock Trade. Pag Ten. Stocks 1n Canada. Dairy Prod ure Markets. Pag Eleven.

Stocks In Now York. Oram Markets. Page Twelv. HcbelkH, former Syrian Interpreter at Court House, denies connection with theft from safe. News from Steamer Which Stranded on Ironbound Island Has Been Floated.

SAILS UNDER HER OWN -STEAM Probable That $50,000 in Repairj Will Put Her in as Good Condition as Ever, Halifax, N.S., April 15. (Special.) The C. P. R. steamship Mount Temple, which was stranded on Ironbound Island, at the mouth of the Lmhave river, on December 2 last, was floated today, and proceeded under her own steam to the eastward, probably anchoring in Moses Harbor.

For four months and' a half the Mount Teinplo has been on the rocks, and to get her off the Halifax Salvage Association during the most of this time, been at work upon her, with a force of thirty men, and having expended in the venture between $25,000 and J30.000. The steamer was valued at over $400,000 be.re she struck, and It Is probable that $50,0001 in repairs will put her in quite as good condition as she was before the wreck. The ship had been abandoned, to the underwriters and the terms of the contract with the Salvage Association were that they and the underwriters would divide her value equally when lloated. This should be about $380,000, so that after having their expenses, the Salvage Association shouH clear a net profit of $150,000. The ship lay parallel with Ironbound Island, her keel resting on three ledges running at right angles from the island.

The- water with which she haa been filled for months was driven out by compressed air and the holes patched. She came off at 6 o'clock which was two hours before high, water. The starboard engines were found to be in fair condition and she proceeded under her own steam. The Mount Temple will probably come to Hulifax tomorrow. Most people here predicted that she would never be lioated, and the company are tonight receiving congratulations on their success.

A chief factor in the floating of the ship was that Uie ealvors wwe able to use steam from the ship's own bolleTS to operate their air compressors and pumps. Word was received at the Canadian Steamship Department about midnight last night that the Mount Temple had been successfully floated during the high tides of yesterday, and had been towed to Lunenburg harbor, where she will await better weather than the storms which have prevailed during" the past few days. The information conveyed by the private wire to the C.P.R. was to the effect that the big liner was towed to port when sh finally raised off the rocky sides of Ironbound Island. In fact, the of ficials of the steamship department re garded it as impossible that the Mount Temple could have proceeded under her' own steam, since she had been stranded for four months end her boilers must have been In bad condition While' there Is no definite Information as to the extent of the injuries which the Mount Temple encountered when she struck on ironbound Island, It Is thought that she must be pretty bad shape, as her whole hull rested on the rocky bottom and was subject to the continual pounding of the tides all through the winter.

She etiruck duiing the closing days of; lastfall, and has been on the rocks over since. It is not thought that the Mount Temple, however, will prove to be as badly damaged as was the Bavarian, since the latter had hen back broken, while tho Mount Temple struck bows on and her main injuries were the forward part of her keel. Full information as to the extent of the damages will not be secured until the ship Is towed Into Halifax harbor and surveyed for repairs. NEW YORK BANKS. State Superintendent Reports on Their Condition.

Albany, April 15. Clark Williams, state superintendent of banks, tonight gave out the tabulation of the reports of 190S state banks, showing their condition at the close of business on March 25. The totals show a decrease of $2,435,898, in aggregate resources, as compared with the reports on December 19. During that period the Oriental, Mechanics' Traders" and the Home Bank, of Brooklyn, suspended business, and are not included In the figures just given out. The total deposits of the banks reporting March 25 were $428,034,812, an Increase of $15,699,132.

During the three months the loans of the banks decreased by $14,500,203, the aggregate being $290,350,755. There was an Increase of $13,000,000 In specie holdings, and $10,153,858 in cash Uems. ONTARIO'S CREDIT GOOD. Province's Bills Placed Privately in Lombard Street. (Canadian Associated Press.) London, April 15.

Arrangements were made today whereby bills of the province of Ontario for nearly half a million sterling were placed privately in Lombard street. The bills, dated January 6, appear to have been discounted at the low rate of per which it is pointed out certainly reflect favorably the credit of Ontario. Winnipeg Street Railway. Winnipeg. April 15.

The Winnipeg Electric Railway Compuny this morning-filed thiilr defence In the lotion brought against them by the city far claims amounting to $18,000 fjr Jnef-ficlftiicy of service during the past yer. These claims are founded on a resolution passed at a City Council mealing on February 11, 1C07, and bo company's defenco is that not half of the aldermen who tlieu voted wr qualified. Five Men of the Lunenburg Fishing Fleet Have Perished. TWO SCHOONERS MISSING. But Little Hope Now of the Safe Arrival of the Mary A.

Duff and La Have, Lunenburg, N.S., April 15. (Special) Five men lost Is the toll of life so far gathered by the sea from 4he Lunenburg fishing fleet. Robert Conrad, an Acadian, and Bernard Knlckle and James Leary, of Renald, and Smith and Captain Joe. Hmith are the unfortunate men to lose their lives in this dangerous occupation. The fleet has only been away about three weeks.

All hopes are now 'given up of the safe arrival, of the schooner Mary Duff, Captain Geldert, which left here over forty days ago for the West Indies with a cargo of fish. Six Lunenburg men formed the crew of this vessel. The Luhave schooner Palma, Captain Shankle, with a crew of seven men, Is also thought to be lost. She is now over eighty days out. from St.

Thomas for New York. IRELAND'S ATTITUDE Feeling Toward the Liberal Party Altered, Says John Redmond. VOTERS AGAINST CHURCHILL. Irish Leader Warns Premier As- quith to Remember the Fate of Lord Rosebery. Dublin, April 15.

(Special) Speaking at a meeting this afternoon of the United Irish League, John E. Redmond, the Irish Parliamentary leader; said the changes in the ministry resulting from the assumption of the premiership by Mr. had involved an alternation of the attitude of Ireland toward the Liberal party, and he'did not think that Irish voters could support Winston Churchill Jn the approaching bye-election at Manchester. Continuing, Mr, Redmond declared that the attitude of Premier Asquith and Secretary for Ireland Blrrell toward Homo Rule was a direct challenge to the people of Ireland, and he warned Mr. AsqulCh to remember the fata of Lord Rosebery.

Ireland herr self would have to force the home rule question to the front at ths next general election, but there was nothing to be guined by withdrawing the Nationalists from Westminster. HOT FIGHT IN MANCHESTER. London, April 15 (Special Cable Service). From twenty to thirty political meetings dally, and Incessant house-to-house canvassing, a constant Issue of innumerable printed appeals to various interests, and a general disruption of normal conditions of life are the features of the paliamentary contest now going on In the northwest division of Manchtster to All the vacancy in the House of Commons caused by the appointment of Winston Churchill to a Cabinet position. It is one of the hottest electoral lights that has ever occurred in this-country.

Mr. Churchill is keenly alive to the strength of the free trade Idea In Manchester, and is playing this card to the utmost, while Mr. Joynson-Hlcks, his Conservative opponent, for the same reason, is giving prominence to every Issue but free trade. There Is nothing yet clearly indicating a marked advantage to either side. The Conservatives had a disappointing shock today when the free traders In their party announced their determination to support Mr.

Churchill. There are many Conservatives- In Great Britain who are opposed to the Idea, of a tariff as strongly as are the Liberals, and those in Manchester regard fiscal reform as a heresy, justifying the sacrifice of other party principles in order to secure its defeat. On the other hand, Mr. Churchill will get no help from the Irish voters. John Redmond, the "Nationalist leader, in a speech at Dublin, reviewed the Government's attitude on home rule, and advised Irishmen in Manchester not to support the Liberal can-didiate.

It was not, he said, any question of Mr. Churchill's personality, tut a question of the new Government's attitude towards Irish aspirations. It was to Ireland's Interest to hasten the dissolution of the present Parliament. Meanwhlle both Mr. Churchill and Mr.

Joynson-Hicka are anxious concerning the extent to which they will suf. fer from the Interposition of Mr. Irving, the Socialist candidate. Socialism Is fairly sttong in the constituency, and Mr. Irving is a strong candidate.

Mr. Joynson-Hlcks apparently stands to lose most from Socialist attack, -as Mr. Irving, like himself, favors tariff reform. If no Socialist candidate had appeared many of the Socialists would have probably supported Mr. Joynson-Hlcks.

A. O. Hales, the Independent candidate, has withdrawn. Boy Saved 014 Lady. Nfagara-on-ihe-Lake, April 15.

The prompt actio'i of Allie CiiughDl, the young son of John Caughlll, of Nia-gcu-a-on-ttie-Lake, In rescuing Mrs. an old lady, who is quite deaf, from being run over by a M. C. R. train the other day, is to be recognized by thn HuniAne Society.

When returning from school the lad snw fita-cey stand'ng on thu tracks, putting on her rubbers, while a train wart fast up-pi-oacJiln. Young Caughlll rushed up, "BALE OF SPUMOUS LIQUOR. Tendor to Be Severely Punished Yffl Tanivlni'a' Hill Pcaiti Jinr for Elective School Commissioners Killed. Quebec, April 15. (Special.) Pro-Tlnclal elections, which tire expected to take place at an early date, were discussed, both in the Legislature this evening- and In a private ministerial caucus this morning, yet Premier Gouin stiU'refuses to make any definite announcement.

vWhen Jlon Mr. Leblanc asked this afternoon If newspaper reports announcing- early elections were eorreot, the Premier replied by talking around the question for almost twentv. minutes, during which time lie was careful not to commit himself. Elections, he said, might be held in June or perhaps in October. The Government might hold another esHlon, perhaps two.

He stated that the people would have sufficient time to prepare, but It would not be fair hlin to treat the question In the House without first conferring with the Lieutenant-Governor and his colleagues. Confronted with these statements, Hon. Mr. Leblanc eaid lie thought that the Premier could, at ichsl, Bay 11 uut, wuuiu us uie lust stsa- eion of the Government's term. "I cannot," replied the Premier.

The Information has leaked out that members who attended the Liberal fllipnq th1a mrtrfiino1 Dr. Tmlrllnp- th.m. selves ready lor elections at an early date, even May 20 was eoggested. The ministers, gave their followers no information as to a definite date for elections. "I think we will have them this spring, though," was the subsequent statement of one member, who attended the caucus.

This question of elections was not raised in the caucus by the Government, but by private members In attendance. SESSIONAL INDEMNITY. Another subject disclosed at the caucus was that of increasing members' Indemnity from $700 to $1,000 a year, but kf Di.Vint 1 1 .1 .3 as soon as it was practically decided that this would be the last session of YtA Awtrrt AtJt mime jiiDiiiMi'i is uiu uvv peg -utUltv of voting money for their successors, while others were entirely against the principle. 'v( Redistribution 'formed, another subject, and, as a 'result, a bill for the division Ottawa and Hochelaga counties Is. expected to be Introduced tefore the end of the session.

Pontiac county was also spoken of, but its redistribution was not insisted upon. -The most animated discussion during the eitting of the caucus was occasioned by Hon. Mr. Weir's new bill providing for a general reduction of licenses, on which the members divided according to their views on the antl- alcoholic movement. The general sen.

timent," however, was one of caution against too drastic changes in the license law. At 6.30 o'clock this evening the Legislature adjourned for Good Friday and Easter holidays, the session to be jesumed next Tuesday afternoon. MR. LEBLANC'S QUESTION. When first Inquiring about the elections, Hon.

Mr. Leblanc reminded the Government that Jt had the right to remain in power, until 1910. In cases of -new policies being adopted, however, the Lieutenant-Governor, when 1 advised by his ministers, might dissolve the Legislature at any time. At present there were newspaper rumors to the effect that the latter step was now being contemplated. Hon.

Mr. Leblanc wanted to know what the Premier intended doing. The Premier had a right to take the chamber Into his confidence, and to do so would be in the Interests of the province. It had been oaid that elections were to be held at an early date, necessitating he conducting of an electoral campaign when rural roads were In their worst condition. The speaker hoped, however, the- Government would give the nponlfl nlentv of time tn studv nn.

litlcal questions before being called to the polls. He cited the example of Premier Whitney, who had recently made a definite announcement In the Ontario chamber regarding coming elections. THE PREMIER'S REPLY. Hon. Mr.

Gouin "I declare now, repeating what I have already said, that up to the present the Government has not considered the question. As the member for Laval has saldf we have the right to remain in power until January, 1910. That is to say, we' might still hold two more sessions." He believed that the Government still enjoyed the confidence of the. electors. The administration had done something in the past, and it hoped to do more in the future.

Especially it was desired to utilize the larsre surplus this year to good purpose. "We want to leave a trace oC cur administration the province of Quebec" (Scattered applause.) Premier Whitney's example regarding announcing elections had Vfkfi f.ifprl. He PpMtilpr likewise say that elections might take place in June, oi that they might be in October. It wee' possible that before elections there might be one more ses-elon, perhaps two. ''I declare he continued, "that there has not be-m liny question between the representative of the Crowe- in the province and this Government about dissolution.

Wo have not yet ctmiei to any 'decision on the matter, but I can assure the member for Laval -that the Conservative party and the electors will not be taken by agrprliso when we decide upon elections. As to the result of the elections, It is the people who will decide; but i have confidence that they will rturn an administration that has re-prepented them tnce 1897. Hon. Leblanc stated that he hnd personally always been prepared for any elections, but that It was In the of tho province in general that h. hud spoken.

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The present intention is to despatch the fine new battleship New Hampshire, recently put into commls-' sion, and In command of Captain Cameron McR. Wlnslow. The finishing touches are now being put on the vessel. AN IMPERIALIST J0UKNAL. Farewell Banquet to Mr.

Goode, Who Is to Start One in Canada, London, April. 16. The Club gave a banquet tonight to its secretary, W. A. M.

Goode, on the occasion of his departure Canada to start an Imperialist journal. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, high for Canada, extended to Mr. Goode, a welcome to that country. Mr, Joseph Chamberlain sent a message from Cannes- wishing him success, GUEST OF MR. ROOSEVELT.

Earl Grey at a Luncheon at the Wliite House. Washington, D.C, April JS. Earl Grey, governor-gene'ral of Canada, British Ambassador Bryt and others, were the guests of Present Roosevelt at luncheon today. South Oxford Conservatives. Ingerwll, April lArgely--attendod con vention'; of -the liberal Conservatives at JovW.

Oxford, wu held at Mount Elln afternoon. Mr. I'wnald Sutherland. M.L.A., vnut the unanimous choice for the provincial contort, notwithstanding tne fact Jhe.t he wished to retire. In the rourue tit several vigorous addresses hln candidature was endorsed, and he was at tewt prevailed upon accept.

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