The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-14

of Massachusetts, G. A. r., and ]. B.
Heating, British vice consul at Portland,
Me. An address to the duke, printed on
vellum and adorned with the arms of the
duke, of New Brunswick and of Massa-
chusetts. has been prepared. 1t is signed
on behalf of the British societies by the
following: John McGaw, Scots Charita-
BILE; Edwin Wilcox, British Charitable;
John r Masters and T. 7. Stokes, Vic.
torian Club; Col. A. c. Byrnes, Sons of
st. George; David Halliday, Scottish
Clans. and Major John G. Munro, INDIE
pendent Scots Guards. number of
ladies will accompany the party The
delegation will sail from Boston on
steamer Prince Arthur tomorrow
DOMINION.
AT meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Canadian Forestry Association,
at Ottawa, on Friday, C. E. e. Usher,
general passenger agent of the C. p. r.,
was appointed to succeed the late Hon.
G. w. Allan.
The ice. crusher Algoma, used last
year in Green Bay, Mich, has been sold
| to F. H. Clergue of Sault Ste. Marie
| Ont. and will be used this winter in en-
| deavoring to keep channel open be
tween Montreal and the Gulf of st. Law
! renee.
Ten thousand dollars was paid for g
| seat on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the
record price, being $4,000 more than the
last sale.
-Sdpl w. r. IuTdI1L ana I1uRn NTlIleS-
pie & Co. of Parrsboro N. s.. have pur.
chased from ]. f. Whitney & Co. of New
| York, subject to delivery at New York
the brigantine Iona of Windsor, N. s.
She is 1876 tons register, built at Cheverie.
| N. s., In 1892. She will be commanded by
Capt. Durant and will engage in the Mex
lean trade
The Pittsburg Reduction Company's
plant is located on the st. Maurice River,
about IL miles from Three Rivers. The
nlanf Ia Gafd n about 91 nm nm
to build and equip and has capacity of
about 10 tons of aluminium a day. 1t went
into operation last week. The product of
the new plant is to be exported to Great
Britain as well as supply the Canadian
aluminium market
AS to reciprocity: The old reciprocity
treaty with Canada, from Sept II, 1854 to
March II. 1866, resulted in the develop
to value of $48, 528 62S. as compared with
IS, 1853, 445 previous to the Inauguration of
the treaty, and in heexpansion of Ameri-
can exports to Canada to value Of $751;
1929. 402 as compared with $10,229,6 COS pre-
Vious to the treaty.
From the Pan-American Canada has 10
gold. 10 silver, "a bronze and 81 honorable
mention.
The plant for the manufacture of live
shells which is to be added to the equip
ment or the Dominion Arsenal at Que
bee. has been constructed at the Arm
strong & Whitworth Works, Newcastle
on-Tyne, and has been shipped to Can
ada
AT a sale of rare postage stamps at
London Oct. 5, a Canadian 12-penny,
black, issued in 1851, sold for eel; a New
Brunswick shilling. mauve for e36; a
Nova Scotia shilling, purple, for e36 and
a Newfoundland two-penny, scarlet, for
249.
In 1895 the total imports of merchan-
disc into Canada amounted to sos, 600 900,
of which Great Britain furnished $32, 000,
900 and the United States s53 100000. while
In 1901 the total rose to s1S1, 100000. of
which Great Britain furnished $4,000, 900
and the United States Sic, 100000.
Some interesting comments on the
growth of insurance business in Canada
are made by the Bulletin in an article on
the report of the superintendent of insur-
ance. The total insurance for 1900 was:
Canadian. $267, ISL. 0S6; American, 1924, ABB
416: British. S39, 344. The new business
was: Canadian, S3S, 545. 949; American $685.
632 146; British. So, III, 997.
r.. C. Guilds special agent of the
treasury department, Is at Toronto in
connection with the recent large seizures
of sealskins struggled into the United
States from Montreal. Another seizure
of 127 sealskins has been made These
will be destroyed by orders from the de-
partment as being entered in violation Of
the act of Congress prohibiting the entry
of sealskins taken In the northern Pa
cifc The sealskins and other garments
are being traced. and are being confis-
Gated.