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WINNipEe, Man, May 1.-THE gal
leries of the Legislature we're crowded
to-day to hear the budget spec; h Of
Provincial Treasurer Jones. He de-
scribed the condition in which the
Norquay Government left the Treas
ury The books were 90 wretched it
was difficult to say just what the dis
crepancies aggregated. They had paid
for money at the rate OF ten per cent.
Before leaving the office the Ministers
had drawn their salaries up to the end
of the month, defrauding the Govern
ment out of 5000. He estimated the
total liability of the Province at $685.
683; assets $4, ,2S9, 1928.
CANADIAN PACIFIC MONOPOLY.
OTTAWA, May 12.-In the Commons
tlfs afternoon Sir Charles Upper
moved resolutions embodying the ac-
ceptanee OF the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road Company's .erms for the cancel
lation OF its monopoly privileges in
Manitoba and the Northwest Terri
tories. Mr.. Laurier moved an amend
ment affirming that the terms entered
into by the Government and the COM
pany involve enormous contingent
liabilities for the company without
providing adequate security for in
Identifying the Government against
the payment vi the interest it guaran-
tees, and may be compelled to pay,
and regretting that such terms do not
provide for the expenditure of the
moneys to be raised on such bonds in
the construction of the branch rail-
WAYS Of the Canadian Pacific in Mani
toba, British Columbia and the North
west Territories.
BOULANGER BANQUETED.
PARIS, May PA large crowd as
sem pled at the railway station to see
General Boulanger. Upon alighting
from the train he was received by his
friends and supporters with shouts of
"Vive, Boulanger," while others in
the crowd hooted vigorously. A BAN
quet was given in the evening in
honor OF the General. In replying to
4 .. toast to his health, he protested
against the brutality shown by the
Government in depriving him OF his
! sword, which he had no thought OF
using except as the safeguard OF
honor of his country. without
Dragging" he said, I'VE know how to
present to Europea spectacle Of ma
ton constructing its forces so that ii
may be enabled to withstand all
storms"
RAILROAD DISASTER.
New YORK, May IA terrible
collision occurred about s O'Clock this
morning just outside of the Bergen
Hill tunnel, Jersey City. The
Newark way train was standing a
short distance from the tunnel wait
ing for the main line train, when the
Orange express came around curve
and dashed into the New York train,
telescoping the rear cars. The
heavy locomotive cutits way into the
rear car of the standing train, crushing
it to splinters and wrecking the cars
in front. The widest panic arose
among the passengers, but reliel
measures we're Immediately taken
Tnree passengers we're probably fatally
} ircd, five others seriously, anc
venfy badly bruised. Some Of thu
passengers, who saw what was com
ing, jumped in time to save them
| selves from injury. The enginee
and fireman saved themselves by tn,
same means. The cries of the in
jured and the noise Of escaping stean
from the broken engine of the expires
drowned everything e'se, and for
little time no cne knew what ha,
happened.