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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
ABDUCTION
HINTED AT.
In Mysterious Disappearance
of Hyde Park Girl
MUCHEXCITEMENTCAUSED
Blanche Mcfarland Last Seen Early Last
Night and Her Father Says That
Girls Mother May Have TAX
en- Her Away,

Hyde Park, March 29 Intense cX-
citemed was stirred up lii this place
last night when it became known that
Miss Blanche Mcfarland, the iifteen
Years Old daughter of Attorney Fred li
Mcfarland, llad mystefidusly disappear
ed earlier III the evening. When the gili
did not 20 home for supper and she was
not to be found il her room. no great
alarm was felt But when II was learn
ed that She was not at the house III
"a friend where she was accustomed to
visit, not only surprise but anxiety was
fell.
Shortly afterwards searching parties
went ont and the search was kept mp
all night long, MS it was feared that the
giri had met With fonl play That theory
was abandoned, however, this morning,
and the suspicion that the girl had been
abducted by those who had no desire
tn do her injury Was advanced Today
lhis reason fof the strange disappear.
anee Is advanced by Mr Mcfarland, that
She was abducted az tle instigation Of
tho girls mother. who has been sepa-
rated from her husband almost since
ihe birth of the girl fifteen years ago.
The woman had been away for d long
ii.ae hut returned last fall
Judge Powers IN that time maited
th e;istody of the child to the father.
with the stipulation that the mothrr
should be allowed to see tie giil only
iii the present ot Af Mcfarland, Who
n0N accounts for the disappearance OF
his daughter as above stated. such n
theory Is only suppositiun as vet IT
il uaders;ood that the mother has
bcan residing ii Rutland far several
months.
The girls mother, who has been in
Hyde lA--s tor several weeks, says tn-
day that she knows nothing about tie
adbnction of the girl. but that il IS q
ruse on the part Of Mi Mcfarland 10
gct the eifl away where She cannot
see her Tie only clue ID the where
about of tie girl + the fact that tracks
were found leading from q doorway in
The rcaf q the house. showing that
tie girl might have gone down Z back
stairway ana have left the hause III
that way Blaneheis Father Is e brother
of Ill NJ Mcfarland, who Is well
known laaycr in vermont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
BETWEEN JEROME AND PERKINS.
Their Correspondence Made Public Last
Night.

New York. March 29. District Alton
ney Jerome last night made public cor-
respondence between himself and q. W.
Perkins, formerly first vice president
of the New York Life Insurance conn
pany, which showed that upon the dis,
trict attorneys request for information
and without promise Of any immunity,
Whatsoever, MIR Perkins had supplied
Mr. jerome with all the facts connected
with the 1904 campaign contribution.
Ia concluding bis letter on the subject,
Mai Perkins wrote.
"When | made the advance mention.
ed, and when ! was reimbursed therefor,
it never occurred TO ne that there could
be amy uesti0n as 10 tho propriety Of
such expenditure, which | believed rs bs
for the benefit Of the company Ii has
come 10 me as total surprise that
The legality of such payments should Ne
questioned While 70 asserting, II is
not my intention 70 dispute o. deny
civil liability TO account to the COM
pany for those moneys
You may make snch use DC this
statement rs You see iit. Ii IS my pur.
pose frankly to state mX connection
with the transaction, and advisedly and
deliberately ! waive any right. privilege
or immunity in connection with. on in
conseuence of, my giving this iuforma-
tion.
n derived no personal advantage of
certainly had no intent other than
TO serve the interests OF the company
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
HoNoRs AT d. v. NJ.
Commencement Speakers and Senior
Medic Oficers,

Burlington March 20. The faculty
of the acadeniieai department have ap-
pointed the commencement speakers Of
The eiass Ut 1900 as follows Sidney
Moore Bunker az this rity lrving Cas-
sis Cobb 81 Westiord, Howard Austin
Edison of Randolph, Arthur Anderson
AIandign III Richmond, Ralph Foster
Perry ~ Fairfax, Hugh Hammond Wats
son of Montpelier, Miss Hannah Eliza
beth Holmes Of this city and Miss Ruby
Gertrude Wsittemore Of Hudson, Mass
The senior medics perfected their
class organization a meeting held
at the medical college building at three
O'Clock yesterday hy clecting The fol.
loNing officers
President Nathan Elmore Avery OF
this city; vice president, Charles Angus
tus Smith of Central Bridge, N ME
secretary, Francis William Norris Of
Swantou; treasurer Leonard Blake
Rowe of Troy, " ~: auditor, Hurry
George Williams af Manchester, NJ Ill
marslall Silas Arthur Reed of Moriah
Center, y. ~; executive committee
Daniel Augustus Shea 81 Nashua, n
IL. chairman; Charles Edwin Stone of
South Berwiaa. Aie 1nin Henry Miller
of Newbufy. Carroll Wilder Still of
BsrdWick an3ssiitlug Nipfofd White Of
Portland, Me.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
ROAD BUILDERS TALKING.
Commissioner Gates Reserving Experts
Until Later in Season.

Rutland, March % State Highway
Commissioner Charles ~. Gates OF
Franklin held the FIRST good road meet.
ing for i0o6 ia Rutland county at Bax.
ter hall, n this ctr, Yesterday, fully
50 road commissioners and selectmen
from adjoining towns attending.
Commissioner Gates is adopting a new
plan at the meetings this year, and ii
is proving very popular among the coun.
ty road builders Instead Of having two
Or three speakers giving formal ad-
dresses as heretofore, tie tune Is de-
voted TO informal discussion * aues-
iions asked by tie county men. Mr..
Gates finds tliat neaIly all Of the men
Ngho attend tie meetings have questions
10 ask and some spirited discussions
developed Ne the meeting Yesterday
morning which opened at eleven o'clock,
permanent roads were s4cussed, Ia
tllc afternoon earth foadways were tax.
en- up,
Later in the session fhe commission
er will arrange series Of meetings
% he held III the different counties,
with addres scs b. prominent road build.
ers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
FALLINc On coRsKIE,s pERRIcK
Reason for the Accident Not Yet Ascer-
tanned

Tic cause of the falling ef Tie travel
ing crane, which was mentioned III yes
terlay paper, has not vet been deter
mined. but il Il thought that the cause
was practically tile same is that which
brought down the stephen x Gerard
derrick last SATURDAY, viz, the breaking
'of the casting which holds the huge iron
rod braces beneath the tiInbefs Tins
caused the derrick to spring and brealS
enc III the large Oregon pine tirnleYs.
When the timber broke the huge stone
which was being lifted and which weigh
ed i little over twenty tons dropped,
tearing the desrick Id pieces as ii fell.
Charles l3app, the derrielsman, was
pitched out of the carriage as is started
10 fall and when he vas picked up was
Wcdged tightly III between block af
Granite and tile partition hi the cutting
shed. The fan u tbe carriage had been
delayed biz its becoming entangied with
one of the rails which was part of the
carriage track The rail WIS bent until
the carriage dropped, and when it struck
it was directly on top Of the stone
beside which Bapp had struck Had the
carriage not been liindcred iii its fall,
il would certainly haze struck at The
same time Bapp did, and hitye crushed
him.
John Nj. Corskie. Junior 1pcnber of
the granite firm which owns the plant
Where the accident happened was hand.
ling the rope which kept the stone from
swinging When ihe crash came he
was snapped osl his feet and brought
up with a bang against the granite block
which had Just been dropped. Luckily
the bl0eis stayed where ii first struck,
otherwise Mn. Corskie might have Jared
badly AS II was machinery of every
description struck all about him.
The Corskie derrick WAS of the kind
made by the Lane Manufacturing coni-
pany Of Montpelier. on these derrieks
there j. q projection over the track
which II supposed 10 hold in case Of
accident, hut this was broken OF with
the first shock. and 50 there was moth
ing to keep the derrick from dropping.
Just before the huge stone was picked
mp the derrick was given thorough
oyerhauling and was apparently ia AZ
good condition as when purchased. The
stone which was being handled was .
very large one, but the middle oil it had
been cpt ont, 80 that II really weighed
ofily little over twenty tons. But
the Lane Manufacturing company guar
anfecs their defricks fof 10 tons, 20
J r. CorSkie 4 Son will be obliged "a
stand tile loss. Mr.. C0rskie says that
the derrick has lifted stones many hum
dred of pounds heavier than this one
without difficulty, and the great case
with which this monster was picked up
and started down the she'd led them 10
supposed that there was no great strain
un the machinery The whole business
came down without even Warming
crenk, and that nobody was more seri-
onsly hurt was almost miraculous. The
accident happened ID the stock yard
close 70 the cutting she'd door.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
PuRvEE-AREY.
Popular Young People United in Mar
rage Yesterday.

4 qAiet bot very pretty wedding oe.
eurrad yesterday morning at Ia O'clock
1T tllc Aome of Mr. ana Mrs +. II AFey
on the Montpelier road, when their
daughter, Blanche Mabel, was united IN
to Efnost John Purvce the
Rev t q Conner performing The care.
mony. Tho bride looked charming Ia a
dainty gown oi white. The parlof was
decorated with evergreen, the corner IN
which the bridal party stood being
banked with green
Only the immediate relatives and a
friends of The bride, Miss Mandc Bligh,
being present fhey received nany iise
ful presents including silver and cut
glass
After suDiptuous collation. the happy
couple left on fhe noon train for Il brief
trip after which they will be at home
for the present with the brides parents
For the past four years the bride has
been popular ernploye at the local
Telephone exchange and the groom Il
stonecutier employed at Jones Bros.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
YOUNG FRIENDS AS BEARERS.
Harry McIEtosh' Funeral Was Held Yes
terday Afternoon.

Tho funeral 81 Harry Mcintosh, The
young man VINO died on Sunday Of III
befeuoris. vas held yesterday Afternoon
at two o'eiock from the home Of hie
mother. Mrs. Mary :. Mcintosh, nn
ralk street. the Rev. w A. kiizic otii-
eia!ng.
The house was filled with the rela
taes and many young friends Of tllr
aeeeased As wcll al with many older
ac0plc who knew the young man and
- family. His widespread poppErity
#as astested by the pofusion III beNu-
tifnl flowers which we're banked around
TIE casket
The pail bearers were six young
friends Of Alr, Mcintosh. Austin McNeal,
Andrew Mckay, Ellis Williams. Alex
Mcdonald, Arthur AYerill and Roy Bug.
bee. The iaierment was in Hope ceme-
terry.
The lofal offerings were Al follows:
Basket OF carnations. roses, Easter and
Gala lilies. from mother, brothers and
sisters; hyacinths, Mrs. J.. A. Houehton;
pillow with name, Harry Mrs Iiough-
Ton and employees; eighteen carnations,
from tine Misses Nellie Slayton, Esther
Fits, Kittie .Ahern. Shirley Bradford,
Annie Ayerill, Mac living and Jessie
Nelson's eighteen roses and ferns, Mr..
and Mrs. William Barclay and family:
carnations and ferns, 1'heo Charbon-
mean; eighteen roses and ferns, William
and James MackaY, Harry and Max
Fisher; carnations and ferns. Lillian aud
Bessic Nercot carnations and stocks,
Joseph and Ernest ilahou-mc, Manche4-
ter n. H.. carnatians and ferns Ar
thur Ia Belle Alr. and Mrs John BisH.
op Mr. and Mrs y. y. French. Mr..
and Mrs. G. 6 C.risWold, Montpelier, Mr..
and Mrs. 4, S Martin Alr. ard Mrs.
Clms. Mcmillan, lf., Mr. and Mrs II.
Powers, Fred lIaiey. Ray Curtis, the
Misses Edith Dowaey and Ida Cook,
Alr. and Mrs Il. C Brock, Mr. ANA Mrs.
N b. Iloughton, Mr.. aud Mrs. r. j.
ncnning Mr.. ard Mrs. a. S, Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. &. j Morris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo French, Mr mud Mrs. q. VI. Aver
i'll aud Eula Ayerill, james and George
Sector. Miss Agnes J. Whitehead ond
Mrs Frank Robinson, Nathan Benedict
and Lloyd MeNeai, Mr.. and Mrs. iehn
Murray; white roses and ferns from
the bearers: calla lilies. Louis Grendiil,
David Bird and Charles Knapp: iva.
ciAths. Mr.. and Mrs. a. y. skinner Of
Manchester y. n.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
SPECTACULAR FIRE.
Drove Hundreds Of PEOPLE From Their
Homes.

New York, March %. Tic burning
Of an immense COS tank Of the public
service corporation IN TIolbken ycstef-
dayv afternoon drove hundreds Of per-
sons from tllcir homes. sci fifty girls
working III i ucarhg straw hat factory
IN panic aal sent q cloud 81 dense
smoke ovet New York for several hours.
The tank Which contained over Al
100000 cubic feet If eas, adjoining two
other tanks Of sIniiat size 4 fourth
tank nearby was fllod With mphtha.
Working ih eonstaH peril Of an explos.
ion Hohokcn's entire fire department
succeeded ii leepne tbe adjoining tanks
wcttcd and cool While an employe of
,he epmpan opened ~ emergency gate
and drained TIE uaphtha tank, wheb
hsd hccl tlie source ~ greatest danger
nouseholders and ocupants OF tenenents
within radius Of three blocks Of the
iife were driven from tlcii homes by
the police
The fire in the big tank finally burned
it-elf OFF and the isfotcl sides Of the
holder collapsed, Now tile ilra started
Is q mystery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
BUkLINGIUN'S SEWAGE PKUbLEW.
Proposition to Let Microbes Eat Mi-
crobes.

Burlington. March 2g.=1he establish.
ment Of i sewage disposal plant was con-
sidefed last night hy The special CONS
mittee consisting ef Alderman Coifey,
willard and Reeves and City Engineer
Sinclair The meeting was held for the
purpose of receiving 4 report from En-
gineef Sinclair with reference to his re-
cent inspection Of the plant at Sara
toga, N VI, and while 40 decisive ac-
tion WAS taken tile committee was much
impressed wish the success with which
that pllVt has been operated u three
years.
While al Saratoga AIr. Sinclair. iii
company with Col Edward Hatch uf
New York, was given every opportunity
to inspect the plant IN that city noth-
ina goes into the plant except the sew
age from the various buildings, an -nfr
lace water being disposed 81 bv a sys
tenn of drainage The sewage Is first
conducted into tanks, which afe practi
cally aiI tight, and are III total dark
ness. They arc So constructed that ii
takes abont 9 hours for the sewage to
pass through tank, and while Ia this
place of aarkne. bacteria, which have
heretofore been dormant. come u life
aud slowly biit surely liquifx The sub.
stance
Prom the4e tanks the Liquid ii ear
ried by pipes fo ihe air, where another
bacteria, Which is dogHan III darkness,
begn to work, and as the solution drops
fren iron plate to iron plate and be-
comes missed with ait, these bacteria
attack the bacteria which have developed
ia the darkness aud battle royal ems
sues, ending In favor af tho bacteria
last developed me solution then flows
to sand bed, and triekies through 10
draias and is carried to a brook,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
DARTMOUTH PRIzE WINNERS.
In oratory for the Smith and Rollins
prizea.

Hanover, N. n, March -. fbe auuu-
IL Smith and Rollins prize speaking
contests were held III the auditorium 81
Dartmouth hall last evening before a
large and enthusiastic audience Prof.
Craven Laycock, head ef the depart
ment Of ofators presided. and the col
lege orchestra rendered excellent music
at various points III the programme.
The winners of the Rollins prize
speaking we're as folloNs First, James
Barrett Brown, Everett, Mass second,
Harold Window joyce, Dedham; third,
lames Milton 0'Neill.
The winners Of the Smith prize were
Michael stephen 0'Brien. Lawrence,
Mass, first prize Of the affirmative. and
CLYDE Douglas Souter Of kearny N u,
second prize, upholling the negative
The Judges We're Guy a. Horn, John
Il Mcdonald and Charles A. Andrews,
an OF Boston
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
Town Of Waitsfield Must Paw
$500 Damages
SAYS THE COUNTY COURT
Ending Of a Long Suit IN Which Ham
nah Graves Sued the Town foT
5000 Husband Sued
Also. 5


Because the town Of Waitsfeld me-
elected To put up Il guard rail beside
4 road with an eFnbanlment of seven
or eight feet and because Hannah Graves
went over the enlbankmcnt while Iid-
ing with her husband, d iury IN Wash
ington county court last evening awarded
damages Of s10n 10 the woman. The
accident happened near d bridge, Mr..
Graves damned $1,000, asserting that
she was injured ii many ways, 10 onn
hip, on the body aud on the head. the
latter injury being such as To impair
her memory at times.
The case has been one of The Longest
and one 81 The hardest fought in the
local county court for some time. hay
Ing been before fhe court for eight days.
during Whicli tinc about iiftv witnesses
were examined ,i0hn W. Gordon Of this
city aAd u S stanton represented the
Town and 4 r tAaison and Il q. Wing
the plaintiff Tho case went ia tile
jury 1t noon yesterday and tie Nerdlcs
was announced at 6 o'clock.
There Is similar case 10 be tried
growing ont of tha same incident. ia
wheh the husband OF The woman silps
Waitsfield for a like amount. That Viii
probably not be tried until tho neN
term.
At the close Of the arguments III Mrs.
Graves ease, that Of Norman Mckenzie
against the Boutwell,. Milne, Varnunl
company for damages fpr the death w
the plaintiffs horse ii the defendant y
quarry at Granitcvile was taken mp.
A Jury was drawn al follows Afya
y Alden. Middlesox, M ". Peck. Cal
ais; Il. WI Coburn, East Montpelier;
W. E. Densmoor. Mortified; A. L. Foss.
Plainield; Charles Howland, Cabot:
James Loyctt, Warren, r.. M. Lawson,
Woodbury.: Luther Maxham, Norcester
.O p. Shurtlen, Barre City; r. o. rhsyer,
Roxhury Albert Tucker, Warren.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
DOCTOR NOT LIABLE
FOR BOYS EYESIGHT
Or. NJ. c. Twitchell Gets Verdict in $5,-
900 Malpractice Suit Brought by
Parents Of Newport Boy.

Newport, March 20. an important
decision was reached in Orleans county,
toait yesterday in the ease of Harold
lsmn, BY next friend, VS.. DR. M t
fwitohell and the Mary Fletcher hos
pital Of Burlington, wuen The eagat o.
dered judgment for Dr. 1Witshell wtit
cost, was previously given III lie ln-
quest OF the prosecuting attorney.
On April Is, fmeeld Ram. hay
living IN Newport, iGol Will au aeeident
~alisei bN il@ gNFi9 of 4 rJilfoai
torpedo. 0ne week af.er te accident
he was brought u tde Mary Hietcher
hospital for treatment of the iainries
To his eye He Wa tnaiel Nt IN Twill
chcll for one week. who deemed Is apcgs
ton necessary AT thp end ot his time
the boy WAS sent home Wita instructions
% report To TIC hospital again if six oE
eight weeks for further inspection Of tua
injury He dill not return aud on ,lulv
IS. doctor at Newport discovered nf
tin working out from 4 wound il the
socket under the eve, which WAS re-
moved.
The parents, thinking that the tin
ought to hayc been discovered by d.
Twitchell brought suit against the
hospital and Dr.. Twitchell for lnalprac.
tice and damages Of $4,000 They
thought that Pr TwitchclI 6,ioald have
discovered II, although The wound was
healed before lie reached The hospital
and DR. Twitcfell did not deem it wise
to reopen the vound for the purpose OF
probing and although Tue sight Of the
eye was gone. hoped tn save the eyeball,
holding that il would he better to retain
the aghtlcss exe than 60 remove il and
substitute q GLASS eye
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
Six-Story Masonic Temple
Burned Today
LOSS PLACED AT 100000
One Occupant Of Building, Kiss Mary
Peasley, Had Narrow Escape, and
Others Were Awakened BY
Tiremen.

Dover, N. III, March ~. o.-1he Masonic
temple, Doyer's largest and best bnsi-
ness block, was destroyed BY fire at an
early hour this morning. The loss Is
placed at S20o,00O The fire was the
worst that has visited this city III Il
number Of years and was also one Of
the hardest with which the local depart
ment has ever had to contend.
The fire started III the hardware store
Of G. II Jenness on the ground Hoor af
the building and was discovered BY Cap
tain Stevens and Policeman Browncll at
leo O'Clock. Ii Is thought 10 have
started around turpentine barrel in
the rear OF the store, as ii was here
that the fire was FIRST seen.
One lodger Miss Mary Peasley, who
conducts business college in the build-
ing, had narrow escape from suffoea
tion and had to be removed from her
room in the fourth story by d fireman
on d ladder Miss Peasley endeavored
to escape from the flames BY the stairs,
but her progress was checked by the
flames and she then went to the win
dow and attracted The attention of
the firemen who removed her in safe
ty.
Walter Gage. d clerk employed in the
hardware store, performed daring piece
Of work BY removing large quantity
Of dynamite from the store The ex.
plosiye was in close proximity to the
place where tho fire was the feTcest.
II was removed To the police station.
The Masonic Temple was six-story
structure and one Of the largest bnild-
ings III the state, It was built at a
cost of 100000 in 1892 and was owned
by the Masons. The building was OF
brick outside and wood inside There
have heen several fires III the building
prior to this one. blaze three years
ago causinn 4 loss Of between $4,000
and $4,000
The loss 10 tile building was estimat-
"a this morning at over 100000. Other
heavy losers were G. H. Jeauess, hard
ware, about $4,000; Charles \ Faxon,
grocer, $4,000. aud Gray Bros. cigars
ana tobacco, $1,000, A large portion 81
the stock of Frank w Hanson, clotbier,
was saved. hot his loss will he consid
cradle. The Ioss 10 the errnpauts of
The oiiicc and rooms on the upper floors
will he heavy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
SETTLED BY AGREEMENT.
And Central Vermont Takes Case Higher
Up

Burlington. March % When the
plaintiffs evidence IN the case Of Will
lam j. Bodgctt, administrator, Ys. the
Central Vermont Railway company, was
completed in county court yesterday a
motion was made by counsel for q yer-
diet for tho defendant on TWO grounds
First. That there was 30 evidence oI
negligence on the part of tile defeadani
Second. That the evidence showed that
Martin K. Flint, for whose death dam.
ages are sought, was guilty OF coatrihn
tory negligence.
Argument were made after which,
Judge Miles orermled the notion The
attorney then had cofictonce and AN
agreement WIS reached lor tae defend
ant 10 pay the plaintiff $3.50, without
costs TO either side, the cage % 20 10
the supreme court on exceptions lly tbs
defendant. Cowles y Mouion and r. Ci
Mower appeared for the plaintiff and
g. S. Palmer and r. +. Brown for tlD
defendant
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
CALCULATIONS upsET.
Not So Large Vote AS Expected ia
Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, March %. talcula.
tions based upon large vote in the
Democratic state primary yesterday
were unset by bad weather and con.
sequc'lt ligir vote in q large part Of
tho state
IN the contest for the United States
seBatNship Senator James II Berry's
friends expressed themselves being
much encouraged b. the early returns
last night He carries Benton county III
which he resides by 900 over Gov Jcil
Davis. Later returns, however, slow
that Governor Davis has large vote
Of tie state in tho state primary
will decide The seHatorship an3 The
lengthy ticket makes the count -ow.
The reports thus tar received, Indicate
the probable nomination of 0ongrcsman
John IS. l.ittletfor governor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-29
LICENSES FOR AMERICANS.
Can't Trade OF Fish in Province of Que
bee Without Paying a Good Sum.

Washington, March 20. Cen. ~ w.
Henry. nsu-general Of the Emitted
states at Quebec, has reported to the
state department. that Che Legislature
of the province which closc.l its session
ON March 10, passed law taxing non.
residents who desire ta canvass for trade
or ~ ~ Quebec The commercial
Traveller dc1ling with ihc wholcsaie trade
only viii pay d fee Of $50 -semannuallv,
with retail trade. 800. with tie con.
sumer 500, aud nonresident brokers',
$500. The fee for license Ia non.
resident 70 fish will not exceed SIS and
.is % be fixed BY the minister. Tile fee
for hunting moose deer aud caribou will
fxei by The Acknowledgements III coun-
eil.