Exeter Times, 1906-03-22, Page 7RUSSIAKNOWS NO PEACE
IONTARIO LEGISLATURE
Arrest and Deportation of Candi.
date for Czar's Election.
PEASANTS ARC 11:R1tOHIZF.D.
The SL Petersburg correspondent of
The I.nitdun Tures in cabling from the
Massie!' ien capilal says : '1 he ollicial Comt-
munique states that the Minister of
ice is hurriodly drafting laws to pro-
etection utuwes. Macon bile the
P 11
continue to arrest
l-iUl authorities
and dug,cn•l candidates unit terrorize the
' peasants. A telegram trout faros lav
4s that only thirteen of six hundred
.lords and clergy met to elect
'Stu italdl
deleg,1;,' to the provincial electoral col-
lege. These thirteen elected eleven of
their own number.
Ominous rumors cone frotn Moscow.
The revolutionaries are said 10 Ir; drS_
playing Great activity, and a largo 1
portion of the worknnen leave definitely
refused to take part in the ele ctious.
•Const.ferutile unrest is noticeable among
the railviaymen and causes Worm to 111.!
authorities. A regiment of dragoons and
several batteries of artillery have twit
dratted into Moscow from 'I'ver. Procla-
mations aro being distributed it Mos-
cow announcing that the revolutiotanrics
'n
wwlte,
will blow up the electoral offices
the eleotions begin. it is difficult to as-
certain the origin of these proclamations.
Extl'erlliS'S on both sidu are adopting
tactics designed to defeat tete elections.
is intended to close the reactionary or-
ganizations, but there is nu conut firmation
of this, and it is don
the St.
Petersburg. police or the Governor -Gen-
•
t
• toSt
oral of Odessa, who have been foremost
in promoting race h,h'ul, will be 1
(shot.
\111.tT TIIE 1.EG1iLATVRE AT TO-
RONTO LS DOING.
BENEFITS OF tli:FORESTRATION.
Mr. Downey, in moving 1110 second
reading of his bill providing for the
made exemption ngpn
stru► woodlands
for from taxation,
legislation that
would promote any reforest•alion on
the farts Weds of Ontario. hitherto a
suicidal policy had been pursued with
iefet'euce to the preservation of Ontario's
Sorest lends.
'1
ue
bill, exempting
frau taxuliun ten (teres of forest land
in every hundred acres, would en
C0ur-
Lige farmer's to develop and preserve
lieu wood lots. '1'ihe result would
I eneficinlly effeet climate and natural
water -powers. Similar laws were in
force in Connecticut. Illinois and other
Slates of the Union.
lion. Mr. Cochrane had no objection
to giving the bill its second reading.
but he noted that the Government had
tm contemplation a general scheme el
reforestrnlion and of forest protection.
There was. however, not enough time
this session to formulate in legislation
the progressive policy under considera-
tion.
perimental tarn in connection with the
hutg.'lou Dairy School.
SAN JOSE SCALE SPREADING.
'An item of 8t,($) for spraying fruit
tl led with the mein Jose scab.
TROUBLE IN MANCHURIA. Tele-
grams
despatch from London says:
le-
grnnls from Vludivosto, sf Idle Times,
t.
Petersburg correspondentserious is es,
inmate Hetet something,
oc-
curring in Mtuucl►rrtu. Traffic o Japanese
(sari Line is suspended. The Jap
have been forbidden to come north. The
Chinese ere reported to be hostile.
SUBMARINE PLANS SOLD.
A despatch from SI. PcteisWttrg says:
A big scandal has developed i ► the diseovery
Min-
istry ot Marine owing to
theth t
that the plans u( the
lsohsvesitheeu sold to
slaty submarine boo
agents of a foreign power.
PRISONERS LEAVE MOSCOW.
Another batch ot a hundred and fifty'(
politico prisoners left Moscow for Ya-
kutsk. Five Moscow newspapers hLVC
been indicted. Tho Charko(( Suniaarisls
have mutinied and poured sulphuric
•acid over the rector. The Government
announces that It will take measures to
stop tete Incitement 10 murder me
Jews. This gives rise to reports that U
DOMINION PARLIAMENT
t cos a ee e
we r„ challenged by A1r. \Iccoig, of Wow(
Kell, olio thought the amount rliuClt too
small, us the scale, he understood. was
spreading( In some districts. R was a
toaper, that required immediate allen-
eon., year
Mr. Menteilli replied that last y'
they had supplied the medicinal mater-
iae to fruit -growers, and had borne the
expense of sending( a man round to show
them how to apply it. This year lite
fruit men had sufficient knowledge of the
waving method to render this expense
1
unnecessary: consequently, they hail
i.
"
concluded that (hero was no ace.do
of .n
ceasing the vote.
TERRIiBL\' TORTURED.
A despatch atch from Si. Petersburg says:
P
a-
Prof. Courtenay, a member of the Aca-
demy of Sciences, in an open letter on
Thursday, describes the horrible tortures
l:► which, he asserts, the political prison-
ers c-
at Warsaw were subjected by
of Police Groan. Ile cites as examples
two cases in which prisoner's were
starved. and on foul` consecutive nights
were beaten with clubs, jumped on, their
hair pulled out by the roots, and the
soles of their feet cut with knives, until
they signed statements confessing their
g+uitt. r�
POSITIONS OF EMiOLUMEN'C.
-GOVERNOR GENERAL'S SPEECH AT
TIIE OPENING.
OUTSTANDING LOANS.
Mr. Borden was informed by Sir Wil-
frid Laurier that £1,400.000 sterling of
temporary loans contracted by the
Government were outstanding on March
1st, 190G. £4)00,000 was borrowed n
September last at the rale of 3% per
cent. per Annum, and X800,000 on Nov.
at the, rate6. to of 3%redeem
per cent. Theaverage
rate of the two waa 3.22 per cent.
MR. PRESTON'S VISIT.
Mr. Wilson (Lennox), was informed
by Iron, Mr. Oliver that W. T. R. Pres-
• ton, Dominion Immigration Commis-
sioner. of London, Eng., visited Canada
to er& the close of last year on official
bcjllitct$, having loon sent for by the
Government. Mr. Preston's position in
England was that, of an ollicial subordi-
nate to the Canadian High Commis-
sioner.
TIIE: 1106 TEADE.
BARN -RAISINGS.
Hon. Mr. It►rna did not think that
Mr. Little's bill to. ensure the safety of
farmers attending barn -raisings and to
a).point an inspector to see the law
carried out should go through, nt least
in els present
form.
Ile suggested t,
cs
tCd
that
at
some such law as the \Worknen's Com-
luenantion for injuries Act might be prac-
ticable in these eases. The builders,
however. were at the present time Un-
tie for damages hi the case o1 accidents.
The bill was withdrawn.
ASSESSMENT ACT.
EXPERIMENTAL DAIRY.
Mr. Sutherland (South Oxford) went at
considerable length into tate work of the
experimental dairy department at
Guelph. Ile declared that the results of
the past ten years' experiments had by
uu means justified the money spent on
them. The annual output of the dairy
herds at the 0. A. C. had not been ap-
preciably increased in ten years. e
beIlcved tests had not been properly
made. and the experiments as con-
ducted hitherto were ot little value to the
ft,r+ucrs, When the reports of the pro-
fessors showed, for instance, that the
cost of producing a pound of beef or 0
pound of cheese from the herd was very
muct more than could be realized even
ut extra high prices for the product, then
it was time a change was spade. The
farmers of Ontario wanted to learn w
'o conduct a dairy business at a profit
rather than at a loss.
MUNICIPAL ACT.
Mr. Carscallen's hill to amend the Mu-
nicipal Act provides that, in addition to
the publication required in cases of a
by-law authorizing the issue of deben-
tures, the estimates of
fvthe intended
except where
ex-
renditures shall be 6 1
Ilio issue covers extensions of gas, elec-
tric light or water works. The bill nlso
provides that it shall not be necessary
to obtain the consent of the electors to
by-laws for extensions It they bo ap-
proved by the Lieutenant-Governor•in-
t:ouncil, and that it has-been shown that
lite extensions are necessary, and that
an additional revenue will be derived
llerefccan to meet the increased expen-
diture.
THE WORLD'S MARKETS
f i.50, others at $3.75 1,1 $4, bulls at $3.50
1.: 54, and cows ut a2.75 10 83,50.
hotelier Cattle --licked lots, 84.60 to
SIN"); OA to choice, *4.25 to $4.5U; fair
to gout, $3.50 to $1; Common, $2.50 to
$3; cows, *2.75 to *t; bulls. $3 to 64;
canners, 81.`•0 to $2.
Smokers end Feeders -Short -keep feed-
irs are quoted at SI to $1.50, heavy hcxl-
er:, at $3.65 to $1.15, medium at $2.50 tit
rs.5o, bulls al 82 to 82.75, good stockers
run at 83 to $3.65, light at 82.75 to 83,
rough to common at $2 to $2.75, and
bulls at 81.75 to $2.50.
Milch Cows --$30 10 861) each.
/salves -33% to G3;e per lb.
Sheep end Lambs -Export ewes r.rc
quoted unchanged at 8175 to 85.25 per
cwt. and bucks are easier at 83.50 to
$4.50. Grain -Ail lambs ars 15c higher
al $6.710 87.25, and nixed ars dull at
65.50 1 a $7.25, and (nixed aro dull at
t?J..,li Ji/U
:,0
l..
11(g - 86.s;► Ticr cwt. for selects and
$6.60 Wit' lights and futs, fed and water-
ed.
RI:PO1tIS 1'1101 TIIE LEADING
Ti AI 1: CENTRES.
r-+
Paces of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and
Other Dairy Produce al Uoate
oral Abroad.
Toronto, March 14.-- Flour - Ontario
wheat patents aro 83 bid In buyers' sada;
outside for export. Manitoba first pat-
ents are quotes at $4.30 to 81.40, '1'u1'on-
tu, and strong butters' ut Seise) to 81.
Toronto. Bran, nominal, ut 8114 at out-
side
t-
side points, and Awls at $
t to
outside.
Wheat - No. 2 white offered at 76yc
'
outside, with iGC bid. No. 2 real Winter,
nlcr
753c bid outside, on G. T. H.; It offered
at 766, now shipped to Portland, with
e
75c bid. No. 2 mixed offered outside at
.
76c with 75c bid. No. 2 goose uttered at
71c outside, without bids. No. 1 North-
ern offered at 80c on track, Point Ed-
w'.ard, May delivery, while 86yc was bid
North Bay, to arrive.
Marley - No. 2 offered at 500 outside,
without bids. No. 3 extra, 47c bid (.0.1).,
dal 78 per cent points, for one load.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier told Dr. Sproule
that only two members of Parliament
had been apointel to positions of emol-
ument from the Crown since last ses-
sion. They were Sir William Mulock,
of North York, and Mr. Mackenzie. of
Cape Breton.
C1GAI1ETTC EVIL.
11r. Blain learned froth Mr. Fitzpat-
rick that it was possible that a bill would
again be introduced this session deal-
ing with the cigarette evil.
THE 1NTEBCOLONIAL.
Mr. Morin Learned from Mr. Erntner-
son that the number of employes on the
Intercolonial were as lotlow's: 1589,
5.037; 1900, 5,61)1; 1901, 7,25t; 1902,'1,013;
1903, G 960; 1904, 7,160; 1905, 8,550.
Mr. Clements was informed by Hon.
Mr. l fisher. that the Townships of Td -
!wry Eesti Raleigh, East and \\'est
Dover, Chatham, Harwich, Camden and
Howard were now under quarantine in
respect to the hog (rade. The first six
had been quarantined since Oct. 22, 19ol,
and the letter had been added on May
est following. Thillt had been 141 hogs
reported and killett in Harwich and thir-
teen In Chathun►. The sum of $714 had
been paid for compeesattnn.
CANNiNGTOV POST OFFICE.
HEIGHT OF QUEBEC 111t1DGB.
Mr. Armstrong brought up the ques-
tion ot the height of the Quebec bridge
by reading prom an article in the Cana-
dian Engineer to the effect that the
bridge, which would be 150 feet above
high water, would Interfere with traffic.
It ought, at least, to bo 10 or 15 feel•
higher, in order to accommodate the
large ships of the future and oven some
of tite present day.
Hon.
Mr.
was no a
need for anyent txiete
there
apparently
t
regarding the hetgttt of the Quebec
bridge. Ile described the spans of the
bridge, and said (hero would be a clear-
ance above the highest water level of
150 feet for a width of 1,200 feet, cover-
ing the whole channel.
Si'. LAWRENCE CHANNEL.
Hon. Mr. Brodeur, Minister of Marine.
said that by Oct. 1st next the channel
in the St. Lawrence from Montreal `o
On motion of Mr. Munro an amend-
ment to the Assessment Act, providing
that the amount of assessment on tele-
phone lines in any township should not
exceed file cost per mile of cQnstruc-
hon. was rend a second line. _ lion.
Mr. Ilnnna remarking that the princi-
ple 0 enumerated be safeguarded against
in: committee.
Mr. Smellie s proposed change to the
Assesto
placesment exemptions in which intended
towns and ages
in territorial districts on the same
basis as those of cities and towns to
the older parts of the province, will be
considered in committee with other
tills ot the same class.
ELECTIONS ON NE\V YEAR'S DAY.
Mr. Labrosso moved the second read-
ing of a hill to postpone municipal elec-
lions to tlto Friday before New Year's
/Jay. when, owing to the last Monday
in December being Christmas Day, 111e
nominations take placeon
010Lapreceding
a said
Friday. Many people,
were, away visiting their friends at
New Year time. and were deprived of
their votes under tato present regula-
(Ions.
(ion. Mr. Hanna replied that elections
had been held on Monday from lime im-
memorial. Ile did not think they inter-
fered with the celebration of the holi-
day. It might be a question, indeed,
whether the midwinter season was the
proper time to hold these elections, but
since they did take place then, he
believed it was as well to have deem on
the holiday, when everyone vns at lib-
erty. Ile agreed, however, to let the mo-
tion go on to the comtnillee.
SALE OF ONTARIO BONDS.
Hon. Col. Matheson announced t
hat
arrangements had been made with the
Bank of Montreal for the issue in 1.on-
tion, upon most favorable conditions to
the province, of n permanent loan to re-
deem the treasury bills, amounting to
,21.200,000 sterling, issued in November,
1904, and renewed in May and Novem-
ber, 1905, on 8 count of the construe -
lion of the Tentisknming and Northern
Ontario itnllrond. The loan will tall due
in 1916. and the issue price Ls 98%,. with
interest at 3y., per cent. per milium,
raynble half yearly. The present issue
will net the province 8350.000 in excess
e: the rate offered for the loan proposed
in 1903. mid will be over $50.000 in ex-
cess of any otters made in 1905. The
Provincial Treasurer also announced
that the remaining nmount nututriz,d
for the construction of the railway, St,
200,000. will he rnlsed In Canada.
TO IMPROVE SMALL FAH'S.
Oats - No. 2 white offered at 34%0 low
freights to New York, with 34c bid, and
at 36%c iii store, Toronto, with 36c c n'
track bid to arrive Toronto; No. 2 nixed,
35c bid, Toronto.
Corn - No. 3 American yellow offered
etc 4931c on track. Toronto, and at 493 C
to arrive, Toronto, with 49c bid.
Buckwheat - No. 2 offered outside at
Oc without bids.
' liet
Col. IiugIt s was Informed by Mr. Baiiscan wouldbe
wasconcerned, Utley A.
de tp there
AAylc.;wwortlt that Mr. 11. I). Talbot, post- far as the width
Easter at Caunington, was removed were some very Targe curves wh►ich they
t
►ffico in February. because he was were trying to widen out in
ntake the channel as wide as possible.
0 was also confida:nlly expected that.
with the improvements 111 the lightiug
system the channel would sewn be navi-
gable, fain by eight and day, without
uny difficulty.
carrying: on under another name u mer-
cantile business In the village in coal -
petition with other.:, when at the sane
time the salary and allowances scented
to be sufficient to maintain the post-
master. No (00114latels had been re-
ceived by the department about the
urtuagettrcnt of the post office.
IMMIGRATION.
Dr. Sprout, obtained n great dent of
intotnnntiun from Mr. Oliver relating to
inunigrttion end the amount ot money
1.• -spent upon it iron► 1901 to 1905. The
total ennead spent during these years
wit.; ns follows:
non 10 190 •
1901 to 1902
1902 to 1903
1903 to 1904
10(11 to 1905
There were 1,296 immigrants deported
during 1903, 1901, and 1900 on account
of being diseased or pity (fealty or men-
tally 'needled.
INSURANCE.
FRATERNAL 1N
8111, 729
451,x41
(02,913
711,788
U72,356
Mr. Labor was informed by Sir Wil-
frid Laurier that the insurance com-
missioners had full authority to roves•
tigale /relerna% insiurnnco, as well as
other forms of insurance carried on by
(.44111400s operating under Dominion
charter or t) olninion 1'censt;.
1'.VI'EN"l' MMEi)1CI l'S.
1)r. Sproule was Told by the First
%Untact• that the I;uvermtnent was con-
sidering lite question of controlling the
sale of patent medicines containing
'%jnngerous drugs or ingredients.
,vi"1i NilANCi: OF MEMBERS.
Mr. Henderson was told by Sir Wit.
trill Illat he intended to move for the
nppointment of a committee to rev6 e
rho rules of the House, end it would
cementer the matter of having a daily
record made of the attendance of the m-
iters.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr. Bickerdike, M.P., presented scores
of petitions, signed by soma 15.000
people, urging haat Parliomenl pass a
law making( usury a criminal offence.
Mr. C.ockshutt presented petitions
from Bible societies in all parts of Can-
ada asking for incorporation as the
Canadian Bible Auxiliary to the British
and Foreign Bible Society.
The retired servants of the Hudson's
Ray Company. known as the veterans
of the Fur Trade Association, petition
Parliament to investigate into their claim
to certain lands set apart for them by
Lord Selkirk in the early part of lust
cenhlry. Out ot some 74,0x0,000 acres.
only 368.640 acres, they say, have been
granted to the retired servants.
FIGIiT MONTHS IMMIGRATION.
PATENT MEDICINES.
Mr. A. C. Pratt's bill makes 1t coil-
pulsory on proprietary and patent medi-
cine lach aulabel aat-
tach in plain English, na
every package of goods, setting forth
n full schedule of its ingredients. in
ndditlon, it provides that the word "Pol-
son" must bo placed on nil pncicnges <.r
lollies in the contents of which there is
more than six per eent. of alcohol or
than one -twentieth per cent. of mor
Thine, heroin, COcal tc or of sults, de-
rivatie; or equivnlente of any of them.
'1'1►e Secretary of the Board of Health is
rlso empowered to these analyses
et
nny lime of any
as
and complete information as to there
must bo filed with him.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
UAPPENINGS 1'RO\i ALL OYER TM
l:LO11E.
Ti•leprapht^. Briefs I? ut Our Oen and
Other Countries of Recent
Occurrence.
CANADA.
A.
Toronto's assessment this year Is ex -
peeled to be Increase'el by $10,000,(t)0.
A new weekly paver will be published
In \Wintlipeg ill Yiddish.
Vandals broke into and damaged about
Go cottages at Grimsby Park.
died
Newcombe \V.
Police Magistrate
suddenly at Fort \Valiant on Friday.
The Grand Trunk Itaiiway has been
refused a monopoly of hotels in Algon-
quin Park.
The Ontario Sunday School As: oCta-
tlon is appealing on behalf of famine -
stricken Japan.
Rev. T. 11. O'Meara has accepted the
appointment ot Principal of Wycliffe
College, Toronto.
Conlributious to the schemes of aha
Presbyterian Church this year were
$12,000 greater than last. appoint-
ed
William Birt•ell has beenapp
ewe license inspector ut Hamilton, to
succeed the late Fred \Vatter. la
lion, Mr. Belcourt, M.1'., proposes
Invite the King and Queen to visit Can-
ada ut the opening of the ts is to beige
A rural telephone ey
con-
structed at Medicine fiat and through
the Cypress hills ranching country.
The Government have decided to re-
vise the rules ot the House of Commons
by a committee.
At the Owwen Sound Assizes Mr. Lud-
low, the Portland Cement Company's
chemist, was given a verdict for $500
against The Durham Chronicle for libel.
It is reported that the fere Marquette
Railway Company propose building a
theatre at fort Stanley, to be operated
during the summer, and that they will
have a fast service between 1,ondop and
tete Port.
The Provincial Gov'ernment's railway
bill will provide for a commission similar
to that appointed by the Ottaeve Gomm -
went.
It is announced that the Dominioa
Steamship
couCompany
Urinshave
tor Qcontracted
with old elarge
ocean freighters.
Rev. Prof. Bluett, Ph.D., o Westo ley
College, Winnipeg, is appointed
he
chair of mental and moral philosophy
in Victoria University.
Mr. 1. 1. lleiunuth, K.C., and Md. a.
R. Geary will be the representatives of
ilio. Provincial Government before the
Insurance Commission. Corn -
The price of the Hudson Bay
Com-
pany's landsin
ad-
vanced 50 percent., snaking the verage
50
quotation $0per acre.
Canada's aggregated mineral
�Z�,�,000,uclion as
1905g
e
compared with 86(1,073,897 for the pro-
v'lous year and 862600,434 tor 1903.
A requestpto assed the theUnionotslaturo
Can
has been g. Y
lien Municipalities, asking that any new
issue of Bell Telephone stock besubject
to municipal regulation and provincial.
control.
1110 ELECTRIC SYSTEM.
Senator Domwille Outlines His Railway
Project.
A despatch from Montreal says : Sen-
ator Donlville. President of tete Canadian
Central Electrical Railway Company,
for which ho recently went to London to
secure financial backing, said here on
Wednesday that if London financiers are
appronclied with a sound, feasible Can-
adian proposition, there will bo no diffi-
culty experienes.el in financing it to good
advantage.
As to the railway, he said: "You re-
member that Alfred Mosely spent some
months in Canada. Ile cane here osten-
sibly to find out how Canada stood with
regard to Mr. Chamberlain's scheme.
Ile addressed a number of boards of
trade on the taritt issue, but the real pur-
pose he had in view was to satisfy him-
self as to the feasibility and probable
success of this electric newly project.
fie was all through the country which
the line is likely to traverse. It will be
670 utiles in length running first from
Montreal to Ottawa, thence westward,
practically culling in two that broad
zono of country that lies between the
Canada Atlantic system and the Grand
Trunk and Cuu,aiuit P.811143 linos, tont
run up the St. l.awrence Valley and
along the north shore of Lake Ontario
to Toronto. Our railway goes westward'
on practically a straight lune to Orillia.
From near there a branch will run clown
to Toronto, but the Hain line will con-
tinue westward and southward. inter-
secting on its way lines that are running
northward, passing through London
and St. Thomas, and finding water ter-
minals at Port Stanley.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Apples - Choice stock, $3 to $3.50 per
bbl., and inferior qualities, $2.25 to
$`2.50.
Beans - Iland-picked, $1.75 to 81.80;
primes, $1.65 to $1.70.
Money - 7 to 8c for strained, and
$1.50 to $2 per do''en combs.
(lops - 15 to 1Sc per lb.
Ilay - Carslots of No. 1 timothy aro
quoted at 88 on track, Toronto, and No.
2 at $6.
Straw --- $5.50 to SG per ton.
Potatoes - Ontario stock, 65 to 75cper
tag, and Eastern, 75 to 800 per bag on
track.
Poultry - Turkeys, fresh killed, 14 to
15e; ducks. 12 to 13c; geese. 10 to Ile;
chickens, 11 to 12c live chickens, 7 to 9c
per Ib.
AUULTEIt.\PION
Mr. Rergerotes bill to amend
Adudter;ttiotl Act was introduced nut
read n fir,! time. Ile explained dent it
v: ae ire same tilt as Ito had introduced
near the e side that the
iufactu r cs. of
at sesien,
would p
patent meedieanes should indicate on the
ltabelq the ingredients of the Inne ,.
11.11i.\1',\Y ACT.
Mr. Ingram wA' 1nfernled by Sit Wil -
hid I.:mii.er that the Minister <•1 Reil-
eeye wrath! Introduce n hill to amend
the Iteitww'ay Aot Ilii+ s<'.=sicon which
could I reliably include 1. gislati)n re-
tarding 'eta pteae coulpaniai.
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INSURANCE COMIPANIF.S.
Dr. hunter issues Report on the idfe and
Dire Business.
Returns Show, Slight Fattintt Ott Front
Last Year.
Ottawa. Murch 1L--llcturns of immi•
gration into Canada for the lest eight
monlh< of the current Recall year show
total arrivals of 62,693, which is G21 less
A tabulated summary of the annual
statements by insurance coutpauics in
the Province of Ontario lues been issti:d
t.y Dr. Hunter, 1110 inspector of Insur-
ance. Altogether all the companies ate
hear to be in a healthy financial condi-
tion, and large increases of business are
reported.
In the fire insurance business on the
mutual plan, the gross amount at risk
for 1905 is 8218,314(,510, as against 8206,-
359,923 in the preceding year. The un-
a'sessed net total of piettl(ual notes is
$6,921,163. In 1904 this item stood at
$6,516,00. General assets show an in•
crease over tete 1904 total of $7,452.909,
the total for 11)05 being $8,172.339. The
largest increase is in the new busine<s,
which, for 1905, amounts to 879,711,031,
whilst the 1901 Increase over the 1 ievi
ens year \w•83 only $1.796,397.
'Pile Equity Life now has assets of
$50,34+7.99. The company's llubilities are
t;20,044).28. Paid -tip capital stock is not
included in this. Income for last ycnr
was $20,315.0, and the expenditure,
$15,055.91,
The Toronto Life's essela are R303,-
721.48.
30;' :1.48. Its liabilities, except pnidletp cap-'
iin1, nre $227,270.20. Its income was
$164,815, riot including $36,752 received
from securitie.. The expenditures
mount to $76,65105, apart from $4,799.-
70 and 8123,425 invested.
The Onlnrle Farmers' Weather Itistir-
0lnCe Mutual Company has assets of
$43,04$.S% and liabilities of *1,539,360.
This cntnpituy'e income vns 83.399.21,
and expenditure. $3,167.16.
The I:onudian Minted Life Stts k
0•11110111y .:4 1135013 ninourit to 81,4)49.74,
the t•i:ske being $13.015. les total income
wits 31,25 91, and expenditure, $1,059.-
'74.
A similar condition of affairs i.e
found in the three joint stock fire insur-
ance conhpeniee. The Mferchnnts' liabil-
ities nre (557.260.87. with a pall -up cap(•
tall of $91.8.47.50. income was st1ir2?sll.•
71, noel expenditure 8x•04,19:).47.
The liabilities of the Queen laity are
627.577.21. enol expenetiture, 8100.1S0.-
18. ley income lyes $126,219. The pnid-
up capital amounts to 81110.000. The
Trader:;' lies Intal liabilities of 859.248.50,
with a paid-up eap,itol of 859.275.33. Its
tncome wits 8137.715-9f, and it.: expen-
diture, 8113.667.01.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter - Pound rolls are quoted at 20
to 21c; large rolls 19 to 20c; good to
choice dairy tuts, 20 to 21c; and inferior
est 16 to 17c. Creamery prints sell at 26
to 27e, and solids at 24 to 24%e.
Eggs - New laid are selling at 16 10
16%c per dozen in case lots, and cold
storage at 1J% to 14c.
Cheese - Large cheese 14c, (Wins
143% per
110G PRODUCTS.
Dressed (togs in car lots are steady at
88.50 to $3.75. flacon, long cleao115to
I13;c per lb. In case lots; mass p
to 818.50; short cut. $22 to $22.50; hams,
light to medium. 13 to 13%c; shoulders, hay,
120
%c; (bac, fly, to 11%e;
breakfast ba•
to llc; backs, 15%
con, 14 to 11%e.
Lard - Tierces, 10%c; tubs, llc; pails,
11%c.
The Hose went into committee on the
eetinlnles for agriculture. Mr. Ross,
speaking on the item of $5.020 for ng-
riculturnl and horticultural societies,
asked it the Government was adopting
ny definite policy along the lite of int -
proving small rural fairs. Ile thought
much of 010 provincial grant was wasted
011 501110 of these fairs, which were of
emelt value from nn educational stand-
point.
lion. Mir. Monteith replied flint a Gov-
ernment bili would be brought down
which would tend to better the present
condition of matters in this Netted, and
would encourage the class of fairs which
were purely agricultural and education -
a1.
Hon. Adam fleck, commenting; on the
item of $6,0110 for Spring stallion shows
and investigations. declared that the
tense industry of the province had not
Leen adequately nssiatvl by tho late Gov-
ernment as Compared with the grants
1n the cattle, swine and sheep interests.
His experience as a horseman, had been
that it was more dimenit to ffnd good
horses In Ontario now than 0 was ten
yen's ngo. Yet the nnrkct. forte good
s
I orses wee ),eller Than then.
w.•ere no longer wanted. Fortunately
the South African \Vnr had taken tinny
horses of This close out of the country.
The noel of cncnurnging farmers In
:geed judiciously and intelligently was
greater now than ewer.
EXPERIMENTA1. 1' \I t\t.
than for the corresponding period of
the previous year. This falling off will
be mon than tnncle up, however, by the
increased immigration this spring. For
the eight months in question 40.537 nr•
rived et Canadian ocean parts and
22,156 from the States.
4
MiOROCCO'S 1'(►T AGAIN 11011,I'%4 .
Fears in Sonic Quarters of a Itupturc 4,1
the Coulercncc.
Algeciras, March dl. -The next met-
ing of the alone -elm C<►n(crcnee has been
postponed until Saturday. This has
caused general uncerininty, in which
topes and fears 14lternnte. Optimism
was mostly prevalent until today, when
snxiety recurred, ending in some quar-
ters in downright pessimism. This con
be traced to persistent rumors that
France and Germany alike are resolved
net to recede an iota !rem their de-
clnred position, with a consequent dead-
lock. The sccrct:y of the members of the
Drafting Committee, which reconsidere'1
the police question to -day, Is interpreted
un1 votsbly.
CiitltGED BRITISH SQUARE.
NigeriaAnWere Practically
Annihilated.•
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, March 11- Grain - There
was but little enquiry for either Mani-
toba wheat or American corn from over
the cable. Barley continues firm in
tone; prices showy no change. Dealers
were offering oats at lower prices. Pur-
chases could be made in car leets at 36%c
for No. 4 oats in store, and 37%c for No.
3, and 38%c for No. 2. Sales were mato
et a tow lots at a shade more than these
figures, but ono cony secure large quail -
Ones without having to pay buy-
ers being hard enough to lint even at
the reduction. Flour - Manitoba Spring
wheat patents. 8150; strong bakers', $4
to 81.10; Wittier wheat patents, 81.25 to
$4.50. olid straiglt rollers, 83.91' to 31 in
wood; in bags, 81.85 to 8190. Rolled t
Ls -$2 to $2.05 in bags, 90 tbs. Feed knife. Lewis was struck
severed, the
and art
enthe
--Ontario bran, 5 bulk, 821; brans, 1n dhl notlongurviveglite wound. The
bas 8"0 to 520..,41, Manitoba bran, In t who was 11 k owvn
6 murdered alar
A da patch to the London Daily Mail
from Zungeru, Nigeria, says that (a i-
tish punitive force, congnanded by
Goodwin, attacked Sokoto on March 12.
The natives twice charged the British'
square, but were almost annihilated.
The British then advanced to Satire,
which they found 10 be strongly held.
They bombarded the place. Tito defen-
ders fought desperately, facing the Bri-
tish charges. The place was finally cap-
tured at the point of the bayonet. The
nativos were driven out and pursued by
mounted troops. More than 300 of them
were te
revolt 0053/ including
crushed.their 1.oyalleader.
chiefs are
now co-operating with the troops. Ono
British officer was severely wounded.
in February a number of native fana-
tics in NorUtern Nigeria mnssncre--d a
company of native troops mid three Bri-
tish officers. The expedition referred to
above was despatched to deal with
them.
DEAD FROM STAB LN HOTEL.
An Ex -Bartender Killed In Fracas at
Collings ood.
A despatch from Collingwood says .
As the result of a fracas in Use bar of the
Grund Central Hotel here on Thursday
evening Frederick Lewis is dead, stab -
1 id by Louis Bartello with a poeket-
GREAT BRITAIN.
Edinburgh is annoyed by a visitatfotl -
of fleas. -
The slnlement that Sir John Fisher's
mother is a Cingalce has been formally
denied.
Tho right of an English teacher to
wear her engagement ring has been
questioned by the educational authori-
ties. esti-
in discussing the British army
males policy
olicy f econo
my n y wuuldt►boe lf l-
that a po ' Y
l -
lowed.
Hamar Greenwood. M.P. tor York, has
been appointed Parliamentary Secretary
to Winston Churchill, Under Secretary
for the Colonies.
The formal announcement of the ors-
gagelnent of Waldorf Astor and Mrs.
Robe. Shaw of Virginia was inade in tin
London papers on Saturday. 14sh
Lord Carrington says that Eng
to
cattle enleriug Canada are subject
quarantine restrictions, and uses it as a
point against removal of elle British
embargo. mess-
engers
Stratllcona advised postal
engers who want to come to Canada to
got work on farms, and predicts that. by
hard work and industry they will get
along.
A British Royal Commission which in-
vestigated the legal status of trades
unioua holds that they should
be i1
Glared legal institutions, end
portant recommendations.
bags, 820: shorts, 820.50 to 821. Hay
--No. 1, $").50 to $9 per ton on track;
No. 2, 87.51) to $8; clover. 85.50 10 36;
clover, nlixc_:. $4 to $(1.50. Beans -
Choice primes. 81.60 to $1.65 per bushel;
hand -picket, 81.80. Potatoes - Per bag
of 811 lbs., 65 10 70c. Honey - While!
clover, in comb, 13 to 14e per pound sec-
tion; extract, S to ee; buckwheat, 6% to
7c Provisions -Heavy Canadian short
rut pork, $21; light short cid, 820; Am-
erican short cut, 820; American cut clear
fat barks, 819 to 820; compound Inrd, 6%
In 73;c; Canadian pure lard. 1l% to 12c;
kettle rcndenxl. 12„ to 13c; harts, 12 to
131. c; bacon, 14' o (real► killed abattoir
dressed hogs, 810: country dressed, 88.75
lc 89.25; alive, 87.5(1 for selects. Eggs
-New laid, 1G to 17c per dozen: stnrugc
end limed, 12c, nominal. Buller --Chola
004) creamery, 22 to 22%e; underg�rades,
20 to 21e; dairy. 19 to 20e. Cheese - On-
lurid, 13 to 13y.,c.
Severn) new oflirinls have 1,o•rn np-
1 otnted in connection with Farmers' in-
stitutes, and Hon. Mr. doss wviahtal to
know how the necessity for their ser•
vices arose.
Hon. Mr. Monteith replied :lied then
had been a great lrnpr,vcmenl in the at.
lei -Mance al the institutes during the
past year. Young men were beginning:
to lake an 1n►er•c31 In their work. and
they were compelled • to employ a L•ww'
additional officers lo cope n ith thio in.
Crems,'tl allele lance.
!).:ring n brief diacuseion nu► n vole of
8,3.2(14) to the dairy hranele Ilan Mr.
'Monteith informed Mr. Fergu.=em. of
drenwilte. tint the. (:nvernt,eent had not
ecnsiei,!rr.1 the e.,tablishnient of an ea.
iU :�`►1 I:Ol71TING
\\ill Send an Imperial Prince to Tokio
on n Visit.
A dnspatcli from 1 aldon says : The
Tokio correspondent of the 'Telegraph
ansa the Czar, wishing to inerenso fho
friendship between n Rustle and Japan.
will send an Imperial prince to visit Ja-
pan, ncompanied ley n elielinguishe'1
staff of generals and admirals. Japan
will send a similar neesion to R isaie.
M\7R1:1.ta:S`4 TI:LEI'IIONE.
►nu , w is wve n
around (bllingwwood, was until recently
a bartender in (Midland, and has lately
been bill -poster pf the town. ills mo-
ther resides on the corner of College and
Markham streets, Toronto. Barlelle Ls
a native of 'i'onawvanda, cmpinyc•<t hg tete
Charlton Lumber Company. What
caused the tragedy is not knOww•n, en
them were few witnesses to the alterea-
lion, but it is said that Lewis, by taunts,
goadtvt Bartelle into a desperate frame
of mind. Both men were qullo sober.
As soon ns tete fatal blow was struck
the Murderer trade Ids Escape by the
back door of the heti. 111: was closely
pursued, 131141 finally was captured by
ex•Ctilet of Police Chce-sman, of Stay
ner, in the Grand Trunk yards. lie had
hitherto borne a good reputation.
STRiKEIIS 1'.E bt'N.%Mil E.
Severe Explosion in 1►uoru:3y of Whole -
bide Grocer.
A despatch front New fork soy's : n
cbnrge of dynamite wax set off 00 \Ws'el•
nes<IIY in the decease), of Clark, Chopin
& Bushnell, wholesale grocers, against
whom n leatnsters strike has been in
progrt'ss for some time. The explosion
severely damaged the front of the store,
which is on Duane street. Charges that
strikers or their sympathizer set off the
dynamite were made by members oI the
firm. -------1
CLOTHING CS11:IIT 1N GE1f11N(i.
UNITED SrATIs MARKETS.
Bottum, March 11. ---- Flour - Steady.
\Vlteat - Spring, lirnt; No. 1 Northern,
NV.; e; Winter dull; No. 2 red, 86e. Corn
-Quiet; No. 2 yellow. 47c; No. 2 corn,
46%e. OMs - Steady; No. 2 white,
34) e. Borley - Quiet; 48 to 52e for good
te. choke. Rye -Dull and weak; No. 1,
Cass
St. Louis. March 11. --- Wheat --Cash,
Sae; May, 74%,c; July. 71%c. -
Milwaukee, March IL - Wheat -- No.
1 Northern, 78 to 79e; No. 2 Northern.
74 to 77e; May, 774: bid. Rye -- No. 1,
1.2 to 62!yc. Burley - No. 2. 51 to 55e;
sample. 37% to 530. Corn -- No. 3 cash,
SO to 44I c; May, 43c asked.
Debate March 11. --- Wheat. --- No. 1
Northern, 75s,4c; No. 2 Northern, 73';c;
/day, 76',yc; July, 78c.
\elm, npolie. March 11. -- Wheat --
\I,ty. 75°,4e:; July, 77'; to 71k.: ;teptem-
he ;J we; No. 1 hard, 75%0; No. 1 Nor-
thern. 75%0; No. 2 Northern. 73'/0 Flour
--Unchanged. Bran --In Isitk, $1330 to
$ 43.75.
Clever lap Engineer Credited With New
Insention.
fr,•in Tokio says: 'file :\J•
rnirelty anyeamee,t om Thur.3rt.ly the in•
v,•nlion of a wvireb'w tclepiinne. The
inventor Is an engineer of the name of
Kimura.
1.1\ F. STOCK MARKET.
'1• -1'111 ), Mar'1► 20. --The run of rat•
tiee offering nt the West•tn Market this
root -nine was rather tr`+lvy.
Export Cattle --Choice nre quoted et
{!ri t) $..15, good to indium at $I to
UNITED STATES.
Two were killed and ttfteen injured Ire
n wreck on Sunday night on Rio Balti-
more dr 01110 at Ineono ole.
The A. 0. U. W. Grand Lodge, of Neer
York, decided on an advance in rates.
end anticipate n loss in trernberrshlp aa
a result.
In boring a ten -inch hole to insert
plunger ele►•etroes in the Title thiamin.
building of No. 176 Broadway, New
York, werlticte t brought ut g up gneiss bear-
ing a proportion
Charles Gran, on trial for murder at
Trenton, in spite of the protests of hes
counsel, jumped up in court mid said,
"1'o) see tietoro you a fool." The court
believed him, and 110 was released.
When James Burns told Reeonter
Lazarus, of New York, he was not lazy.
but constitutionally tired. he was order•
eel to go home with his wife and scrub
the floor or go to jail. Ile did the floor.
Alley ilrillhart, of York, Pa., thought
0 must be n electric lights in o Listhat
tsarniuevvoned
every night,
till he watched and saw his pet marts
Phoebe turn the button with her Host.
After getting two whippings every.
month for ten years, Mir`. M. Turner. of
Nashville, Ind., sued for divorce and
85,000 alimony. She declares that every
two weeks her husband gave her a beat-
ing.
Miss Irene Wright, of rlusbmrg. Pa.,
found a peckelhook en n counter in
department stere containing $4,(l0.
Just then the owner rushed lip,
andfinafter
counting the money g
wieder as a reward.
Mrs. Kebt.aloyc ire e a rovol d'n.,on
Michael ?doyen,
eaklonkeerer, on 'Thursday, wv)ien he
ratuse.1 to vsce'e her bending. she
snapped the trigger and Moyen fainted
from trlgtd It e•; as thought for a Urn*
Da rata dam. .
Arthur Man Miangled to Death While
Working Saar.
Guelph, March 14.-Detnits of a 3lt00h•
ing accident wvhich resulted faintly were
received in the city from Arthur Keeley.
It appears Mr. James Thomas, who 0011-
<bi•ts a nowv and pinning mill on the 14th
co:session of West Linter, was brick-
ing the saw after cutting a log, and
getting too dose, Lia clothing w',ns caught
in Ilio gearing. Ile was whirled around,
one of his legs being literally torn from
tis body and olhetwwese tally tangled.
He succumbed to W3 tnjuriart in a short
time, long before medical aid c-,ild ar•
rive. Deceased was about forty years
of age, and Is survived by • small fam-
ily.