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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1902-1-30, Page 6NEWS ITEMS. Telegraphic Briefs From All over the Globe. Loanlon'e Normal School is creWa- • eti. Sault Ste. Maxie acacia a new nigh school. Kaagston may • have a new 000 summer hotel. Shipments of bituminalis ooal from Canada to Europe have proved successful. Andrew Carnegie's offer of a pub- lic library to Sault Ste. Marie is likely to be accepted. Ottawa City POUI1Cii has adopted a resolution in favor ,of abolishing the property qualiacatiou o aisler- Men. The railway works being . built at Hochelaga, near Montreal., by the C.P.R., will be the largest In the world. • In the eleven mouths, ending No- veraber 3Ota, there were 127 deaths, 70 births and 99 marriages in the Yukon. Twenty-three moose ilEVIO beea kill- ed by trains this season between. Mianletakie• and Rat Portage, a dis- tance of 70 miles. Muskrats ore unusually numerous in Ponaka, Man., this season. ' One Merchant alone has. purchased over 8,000 skins this season. The six or eightaailitary eta! clerks in the Militia Department are , to wear the uniform of the •army serviee corps. The uniform will be made after the British pattern. The old Montreal offices of the G. T. R. may be turned into an im- mense Railway Men's Christian As- sociation headquarters, with lodg- ings and boarding accommodation. The Coast Yukon Railway will seek -authority to construct a line from Kitimert Inlet, Doug'as Chan- nel, to a point on the Ottawa. 'River, thence by the most fecaable eoute to Dawson. • The, official iiivitation to the King's coronation is to the ,Sremier and the Imperial Privy Councillors in Can- ada, which if strictly interpreted means Sir Wilfrid Laurier and. Chief Justice Sir Henry Strong. GREAT BRITAIN. The British Government may buy the dockyards at Barrow. In the proposed • English freight p001 177 steamers are involved. 'Mr. Carnegie. Will establish a $50, - 'cop library at Skibo Castle. - Another large turbine 'steriliser has • been ordered by the lieitish navy. England will not allow Russia, to pbtaiii a port on the Persian Gulf. • • •Tobacco companies of England are rapidly combining to boycott Am- erican trade. The London medical fraternity is investigating the cause and treat- ment of career. --- The Bisley meeting of the National Rifle Association is fixed from July 14th to the 26th. The new mayor of Sligo 111181 pledged himself to take no part in! the coronation festivities. Walter II. Wilson has retired from the directorate of Messrs. 1-Tarland & Wolff, the great Belfast shipbuild- ing firm. An American company is refused a I 999 years' lease of property in Lon- don' on which to erect a $2,000,000 office building. In England. there is an agitation for the establishment of safeguards • against national starvation in tho event of war with some great power. It is reported that • the design of the new postage stamps, recently is- sued in G-reat Britain is faulty in I eeveral respects, and another issue - will be Made. Dr. E. R. L. Gould, eldest son of J. T. Gould, Oshawa, has beets ap- pointed 'to the position of City Chamberlain of New York by Mayor Low, in whose iaterests ho so zeal- ously worked in the recent cam- • paign- The position is worth $25,- 000 a: year. UNITED STATES. A gold mine has been discovered near Prairie du Chien, 'Wis. A goad vein has been Cdscovered under the city hall at Denver, Col. • n. 0. Frick, steel magnate, Ivill erect a.$5,000,000 hotel in Pitts- burg, Pa. Mrs. Winifred, the eldest woman in Montana., died at Helenas aged 101 years. In Manchester, N.H., a dog stopped a runaway horse by catching the reins in his mouth. U. S. revenues will be reduced $85,- 000,000 a year by reducing war. taxes on tea and beer.• • Union and 'non-union newsboys at Omaha had a terrifie fight and many • were badly hurt. .01ein Buchter has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Louisville Tor miirdering his daughter. G. S. Dexter, aged 68, died at Fairbury, Ills -without having taken s, drink. of Treater ,for 40 years. •• • Two thousand Indians • on the tOneida reservation, Wisconsin, are in danger of a sreallpox epidemic, • Samuel Mather, bf •Cleveland', Who • has. giveri Thousands to the Lakeside . Hospital of • that • city, has offered another donation of $40,000. . Chicago anarchists are becoming restlesa over the coming visit 'of Prime Henry 'of Gerniany, and are • • Making bitter attacks on royaltja • At the St. Louis Exposition. • the • buildings Will have an aggregate • floor space 01 • 200 acres,and the grounds a.total area of 3,000 itares. A bill in Congreste provides the death penalty' for an attempt ta kill or assault the President or anyone in line' of SUceassion for the' PreSid- tacyl, ..kt Pittsburg, pfx., G. Lenz died for grief of his son, Frank G. Lenz, the bicyclist,- Who was killed by the Kurds in .keiatia Turkey in 1894, lYfiss Vivian Sartori% the beauti- ful granddaughter of • Gene al U,S. Grant, has doeitied to retire from the Social. world end devote herself to art and Music. GENERAL. • Uganda, is, to build a cathedral. Emperor William will visit Russia next July, Paris will spend $80,000,000 to improve itself. China, takes no steps to suppress murder of missionaries, • In India there are rumors of trouble in Afghanistan, revolUtion in Spain is predicted when ICing Alfonso is crowned, • Ten persons were killed and 18 wounded. in a riot at Alsoidecs, Hun- gary, , The Russian Government is peti- tioned to open all universities women.. The Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, is now heated. throughout and elec- trtc-lighted. • The American Tobacco Company has absorbed four of the large cigar- ette factories of 'Germany. Chilpancingo, Mexico, 614 houses, not • including public build- ings, havebeen destroyed by earth- quakes. It is reported that the Shah will visit the Frenck. eapital on his re- turn from the coranation of King Edward. It. is the opinion at Cape Town that Cecil Rhodes is certain to re- ceive a call as Premier of the colony in the near future. Itt a battle betweea Goverhment and revolutionary troops near Re- gatta Colombia, 360 insurgents and 90 Govertanent troops were kided. IThere is a superabundance of • physicians in Germany-, and the 'press strongly advises ambitious young Germans to leave that pro- fession alone. The Russian Minister of Education has authorized the rectors of uni- versities to permit the students to form literary, artistic, gymnastic, debating and educational ,societies. Chinese officials have found trea- sure to the value of over 100,000,- 000 taels in gold and silver, which was buried in the women's querters of the palace before the Court fled from Pekin. • PURSUIT !()F. DE WET. British In Touch With His Forces for Days. A Cape Town despatch Says :- Particuiars which 'have been recei:'ed of the- chase • of De Wet.sliow that i Gen. Elliot's , force, consisting of 1Col. De Lisle sand Z.Tajor Fanshawe's columns, pursued De Wet, getting into touch with the enerny at Islands- kop. Our horses were tired, having al - I ready done 85 miles. De Wet tried Ito hold the drift, but was driven back, and was 'obliged to use hie guns to delay our advance. He had two guns and a pompom. ()apt Muller, a German artillerist, com- mands De Wet's guns. We .had three wounded. De Wet's casualties were one killed anti ten prisoners taken. The pompom was disabled by our g12115. Elandskop De Wet's force split up, De Wet going south and sleeping fifteen miles east of Lindley. Next day ho went farther south in the di- rection of 131aawkop, then trekked due east, a.ccompaitied also by Col. Byng's column. De Wet broke north- east. Gen. Elliot marched 36 Miles, and engaged • Meyer's Transvaalers and Field Cornet de 33eer's Bethlehem burghers.' The following day eet;. Eliiot pursued the enemy farther up to Liedenberg Via. The Boers then further dispersed, Meyer's pasty, with guns, going east to Wilge River and another •large party. of Boers go. ing west to Elandskop. General De Wet's position is now 4 precarious one. Held in check by the blockhouse lines; and harassed. by numerous columns, he has greatly reduced his transport in order to in- crease his mobility. Ile made several futile attempts to cross the line, but the vigilance of our posts and the activity of the armored trains have thus far defeat- ed him. 4. NAVAL RESERVE. Legislation Respecting Station o Newt oundland A London despatch says :-Reply- ing to a question in. the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr. Arnold - Foster, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, said legislation would be introduced to place the Newfoundland naval reserve scheme on a permanent basis. Mr. Chamberlain, the Colonial Sec- retary*, answering a question on the subject, said that, although com- munications were proceeding with France, • his 'Majesty's Government was not yet in a position to make a - definite statement on the • French shore qnestion. CAPTURE OF GEN. VILJOEN The Noted Boer General laaae Prisoner. • A despateh from Lord Kitchener to the War Office states that Gen. VII- joen has been captured in the neigh- borhood of Lydenberg. This le re- garded as an important capture, and will uhdoubtedly have an important effect on the TWOS 11011t11 of the rail - Way, The capture of den. Vilioen, who Was Gen. Botha's most able Beaten., ant. oxil who has given the British a (WI of troable.in the past, hos crea VII satisfaction ln London,. .taiS " filli ONTARIO LEGISLATURE wis4kir otal MEIYIBERS ARE DO,. • LNG AT TORONTO. • EsTotATEs ARE DOWN, The astimatee for the year 1902 were laid on the table by n04. Ross: • The total lax:splint to be vo ted for current expenditure is $3,553,- 980; 0t1 ap1tal 11,000Unt, $803,278, • other- purposes $146,975, a total of $4,004,228, For civil government 3285,040 is required, as against $281,670 for last year. • The chief items in ar- rears are $1,325, under the head of inspection of public institutions, and 31,000 described as miscellaneous, There is a deCrease of 31,080 in the Education Department, and 3700 in the Trea.sury Department. The Attoruey-Gencral's Department will be run with $17,800 as against 318,000 last year. A sma.11 reduc- tion is also made in the Education Department ft.nd the Treasury De- partment. The other • departments show slight increases. • SOME INCREASES, A new clerk is provided for the in- spection of public • institutions at 81,200 per year. The ofncial Ga- zette is to cost, $5,000 this year, an incre.ase of $1,000 over last year. An increase of $100 is yoted the Legis- lative librarian and $200 to the De - Play 'Commissioner of Public. Works. For hospitals and charities there is an appropriation of 3187,755, as against 8192,531 last • year. A • grant of $4,000 to the House of Refuge, Essex, and 3500 to the House of Reiuge, 13rant, were struck • out. Government House is to cost $2,- 000 less than last year. The same is effected by reason of the fact that Duke is not this year to be enter- tained at an outlay of $2,000, Salaries for Osgoode Hall engineer firemait and caretaker are increased from $1,110 to $1.480. MIMIC° ASYLUM AND CENTRAL. There is a vote of $7,707 for the Insane Asylum, Queen street west , • 36,325 for Mimics) ; Central Prison is voted 38,400 for various ima provementa, and the Mercer $5,550. For tho refitting of Osgood° Hall 81,100 is voted, and for the School of Praetical Science $108,250. Colonization and mining roads are to cost $146,975. Expenses of elec- tions and election trials are placed at $86,000. Smallpox outbreaks aro expected to 'cost "35,000, against 310,600 last year. Land guides, for assisting veterans in locating lands will be rated at $2,000. • NOTICES OF MOTION. Ma. I3eatty (Leeds) -Order of the House for a return of a copy of any iaport or • Other- document • made to any department of,' the • Government by the engineer or any ether person or persons who surveyed. the .route of tile proposed,North Bay and Tera -r iscamingue leallavatt . • , Joynt-Order of the House foa a return, sb.oiving (1) the amount 'of the bonuses or subsidies voted to the railways by this Legislature met year during 1808, 1899, 1900,- 1901; (2) the name of mai railway receiv- ing and the amount voted to • each during that time; (3) the amount paid to each railway during each of such years, and the condition or con- ditions upon which such po.ytnents were made.• Mr. Miscarnpbell-Enquiry of Minis- try: What amount did the Govern- ment pay for printing for the years 3898, • 1899, 1900, 1901, each year separately? Mr, Wardell -Enquiry of Ministry: How many bona fide settlerwent into that portion of Ontario lying northwesterly from Lake Temiscam- ingue between Lakes Nipissing and Abitibbi, during the past year? MANY RAILWAY BILT.S. Hon. John Dryden was re-elected ahairrattn of the Railway Committee of the' Legislature, and advised get- ting to work early, • as there was , a good. deal of business to transact. There are more railway bills than for ten years past. . •. ONTARIO'S BALANCE SHEET, Assets. • Direct Investments -- Drainage debentures ....8 76,077.70 Tile debenture coupons. 99,204.81 Municipal drainage ass. 20,043.04 Sault Ste Marie deb 25,572.50 Funds held by the Do- minion in behalf of Ontario, bearing 5 per cent.- U.C. Gram'r Sch'l fund 312,769.0* 13%0. Building fund 1,472,391.41 Land improvenet fund, 124,685,18 Fund created under act Of 1884... ... ... 2,848,289.52 Common -school fund held by Dominion, ' bearing int. at 5 per •cent., Ont. share 1,45*,862.10 Bank 'Balances - Current accounts- 175,561.74 Speeial accounts- .,. 1,292,031.25 87,901,888.88 lAabilities. Balance of acct. current • with Donsinion , •$1,815,848.89 Railway certificates 1,688,691.64 Annuities_ „. 1,822,099.17 Coranion school fund collections by Ont., from Jan, 1, 1901 a •8,055.97 • Total.,. --a a$5,330,595.67 Surplus assets after det ducting liabilitios ,,.,2,511 ,20271 Assess't draia, works.. 5,000.00 Removal of patients .„ • 4,000.00 • Total est. receipts ....$4,075,872.80 each, bat. Dec. 81, '01 1,468,492,99 •Total- .... -$5,544,805.79 Estimated exp,; 1902 4;004,228 ,a2 • MA, BARB: WANTS TO KNOW. Mr. Barr moved for a refairn show- ing' the names of all license commis- sioners, and. the.- name, salary, and tile amount allowed to hint for ex- Perwe'S i 1901,. of every llama: in- spector in the province. He pointed out that as the public accounts were at present printed theso facts could not be ascertained. Mr. Stratton pointed out that as the license year aided. on April 80th, • the return could only be given for the year ending April 30th, 1901. Mr. Barr consented and the mation carried. •• SALES OF TIM.BER. t. Mr, Jossop moved for a return showing what is the area, in acres, of timber sold by the Government since 3871,' and the amount receiv- ed. therefroia; also, what sales have taken plea) during the last five ;ssars; to whore sold, and the amoual received front stick sales. Hon. Mr, Davis replied that figures of the sales for the period up to 1802 were to be found itt the public records; since that time, however, they were' not on record, and he had no objection to granting the return, which would be prepared as soon as possible, • Considering the nature' of the work. CONTRIBUTIONS TO.ASYLUMS. ' Hon. Mr. Stratton brought down a 'return granted on motion of Mr. Hoyle, -showing that during 1901, the sant of $65,505 was,paid by pri- vate hxdividuals for the maintenance of insane; the amount received for clothing •them was 313,184, and the aliment, paid by the inspectors of the Toronto General Trust Company was 323,121; the total reaching 3101,- 811. TO INSPECT VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS. Mr' Hill, of West York, will rein- troduce his measure relating to vol- untary schools-, which was shelved last year. It provides that when re- quested VC) do so, public school in- spectors shallinspect voluntary schools,: private schools, and incor- porated seminaries in general.' it is requested that there shall be an average attendance 'of 20, and that tho teachers' certificates shall have been issued by the Education De- partment. OWNERSHXP OF GAS PLANTS. Public ownership is comiug more and more to the front in the legisla- tion , Introduced.. Mr„- Carscallen; of- Hutailtona has a bill • in band to bandaal%theartitticipal Act, WhiCh. will provide that towns of morethan fiat thousand:population can issue, debentures extending •over 30 years in purchasing the tgas plants. As tho- le:waxen,' stiaida". 20 -year. debentures aro allowed for towns of more than five -.thousand, while those under that number have the right to issue 30 -year debentures. If the amend- ment passes then all can issue 30 - year debentures. - -4- . Estimated receipts, 1902, including cash balances on hand Dec, 81, 1901: Subsidy- ... ..... -.314.06,871,,80 Intetost on capital held and debts duo by Do- minion- „.„.. 285,000.00 tares t on i nvestm' Ls, 50,000.00 Crown Lands Dep'antia, t,250,000.00 Public ins it ti ti ens- „ 07,500.00 Education Dap't„, - :35,000.00 Pray- Secretary's DWI: • 80,000,00 Casual revalue- .„ 100,000.00 So cceesion du ties ... 800;000.00 Supplarientary rev. tex 285,000.00 Tavern, & brewers' lie. 875,000.00 Law stamps.. „,... 55,000.00 Algcmla t.ttOe.,, a a .825:0500(0):0000 OTTAWA HOTEL BURNED. The Cecil Goes Up in. Flames - Guests Have Narrow Escapes. A despatch from. Ottawa says: -The hotel Cecil, owned by Ald. jtt.s. Dav- idson, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. Mr. Davidson Purchased the old Royal Exchange about four years ago and rebuilt it and had it newly furnished and called it the Cecil. ,It was raft by Dlr. Genslinger. • The loss will be about 360„000 of which only a small portion, probably about $30,000, is covered by insur- ance. The six storey building is burned from the top to the cellar, tho walls alorie remaining. Thefire broke out ShortlY after five -o'clock in' the Morning. There wore a large number of guest's; but all got out without in- jury. Some had a narrow escape. Their effects were in most cases de- stroyed. Several had to run itt their nightdresses. The origia of the fire is unknown but it is thought it started in the switch room. Thatao- tel was recently leased. by Mr. John Watson, of Ohio. Aid. Davidson at- tributes the loss largely to lack of water pressure. But for this the building might have been saved. ATTACKED BLOCKHOUSES. The ;Result was a Depletion of His • Force. A despatch from. Johannesburg says: --While the Doer Commandant Boyers was passing Pietersburg on Saturdaymorning he attacked the encircling blockhouses from the east, The firiitg lasted for twenty minutes. The Boors then cleared out, leaving three dead and throe wounded on the Dela. There were no casualties on the British side, Boyers retreated to the wood bush mountains in the low- er bountry.• __+____. NO PEACE OVERTURES. Mr. Balfour, Emphatically Denies the St dry. , A isonclou deSPatch says the Muse of Commons on Friday even- ing, in 'reply to a question by Henry Labouehere, ;flight non. A, J. Bal- four, the Government leader, em-: idiotically denie6 that the Gol:ern- tnent had received peace overtures di- rectly or indirectly from the Bor. MUST BE NO AMNESTY., Surrender of Cape Rebels MuSt he Unconditional'. - A Cape r.nown despatch says :--Sir Gordon Sprigg, • the Pritne :Minister, presided at a meeting pf the Vigli- ance Committee .011 loridoy, A re- SOilitilla was adopted strongly ,dis- approving any, suggestioil of icineesty te the 'rebels • after they surrender, which VuTpt, be i on a I THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle etc • In Trade Centres. ,,,,•••••• ' Taranto, Jam. • 28.--Wheat,---Tbn wheat market is quiet, with prices steadY. •Fiftyseight lb wheat is, quot- ed at 7i5c ,middle freights. • No. '3 • spring dull at 72c east, and No. 2 goose quoted at 67ac to 68c low freight to New • York. • Manitoba wheat steady", with No. 1 hard quot- ed at 88c g.i,t, Sarnia; Ng, 1 Nor- thern at 84ac, and No. 2 Northern at 810. • Prices aro 10 lower via North 13ay, • Oats -The market is quiet, witix de- mand limited. They are held at 41 to 52c middla freight, Peas -The • lexica; is dull, With pri- ces unchangial. ' No, 2 quoted at 83.c westaand at 82c middle freight. •Corn -The market is firm. 'There were sitles to -day of Cana.diau yellow at 56f to 57c, and of mixed at 50c west. • Barley --Market is quiet and prima steady. No. 1 quoted at 57c and No. 2 at 53e; No. 3 extra at 51 to 52c middle freight. • Itte-The market is, quiet and pri- ces are 55* to 56c middle freight. Buckwheat --Market is dull, with •prices unchanged at 54 tn. 540 east. Flour -The market is quiet. Nine- tte per cent.; in buyers' bags, sola at 32.90, middle freights. Locally and Los' • Lower Province • trade choice straight rollers, inwood, are 88.25 Go 33.35. Manitoba flour steady, with Hungarians 34.3.0 to 34.30, and strong bakers' at $3.80 'Toronto, freight. • Oatmeal -Market unchanged. • Car lots, on track, $5.25 in bags, and 85.40 in wood. Broken lots 25c per bhi. extra, Millfeed-Bran is steady at $18.50 to 310 outside in bulk. Shorts, $21 to 321.50 outside. Manitoba bran, 320, and shorts, 322, Torcinto freights, including sacks. • PRODUCE. Potatoos-The market is dull, with fair offerings. Gars are quoted at 63 to 65c per bag, on track here, and the jobbing price 80c, Dried Apples -Market is firm, with demand fair. Prices are 0 to 61c per lb. Evaporated sell at 9 to 10c. Hops -Business quiet, with prices steady at 130; yearlings, 8c. Honey -The market is easier at %- to 100 for strained.. Combs, $1.50 to $2.25 per dozen. Bewns-The market is quiet, with fair 'offerings.- Primo mediums, $1.40 to 31.50- . Hand-picked, 31..55 to 81.60. ••. •- Cranaerries - Market unchanged, with, stocks' Small.' • Cape ..Caed 89.50 G-810 per -barrel. • TiaY, baled -The market is steadyi with good•demo.nii. Timothy quoted at 39.75 to 310; an track for No. 1, and at 38 to 38.50 for No, 2.. • Straw -The market is quiet and firm: Car lots on track will' bring 36. Poultry-Maraet unchanged. Tur- keys, lat to 10c per lb; frozen, scald- ed, an half -fatted stock sold from 8 to 81c. Geese, dry picked, 8 to 81-c. Ducks, 60 to 90c. Chickens, young, 50 to 75c; old. 85 to 50c. THE DAIRY MARKETS, Butter -The receipts aro fair, but choice qualities are still scarce. _We quota -Selected dairy., tubs, 17 to 17ac; choice large rolls; 16 to 17c; finest 1 -lb rolls, 18 to 200; inferior qualities, 11 to 12ac; creamery prints, 21 to 22c; solids, 20 to 21c. Eggs - The market is steady. Strictly fresh, 28 to 1.30c; held fresh, 28 to 25c; cold storage, 20c; limed, 19 to 20c. Cheese -Market is steady. Wo quote: -Finest Ceptembers, 101 to. 11c; seconds, 01 to 10c. . . HOGS AND PROVISIONS, Dressed hogs are dull at $7.60 to 37.65 • for heavy. and at 37.711 for light, in car lots. Hog products steady. We quote:- Bacon, long clear, sells at 101- to 11c in ton and case lots, mess pork, 321; do., short cut, $22. Smoked Meats-aTams, 13 to 131c; breakfast bacon, 14, to 141e; rolls, 11c; backs, 14 to 141c; and should- ers, 1011c. Lard -The market is firm, with fair demand. We quote: -Tierces, 11 to 114c; tubs, 11ac; pails, 11 le. _UNITED STATES MAJIKF,TS, Milwaukee, Jan, 28. --Wheat closed -Steady; No, 1 Northern, 77 to 77ac; No. 2 Northern, 75i to 76c: May, 79e. Rye -Lower; No. 1., 63hc. Barley --Weak; No. 2, 64c; sample, 55 to • 62c. Corn -May, G4te. Duluth, jan, closed - Cash, No. 1 hard, 770; No. 2 Nor- thern, 72c; May, 77.1c; No. 3. North- ern, 74ac; July, 7810. Oats --4.6 to 45ec. Corn -62e. • Bu o, • Jan. 28 --Tel our -Qui L. Wheat -Spring dull; No, 1 Northern, 831c; Winter naininal: No. 2. red, 93c. Corn -Quiet; No., 2 yellow, 66c No. 8 ilo., 65aci N'o, 2 corn, 65e; No. 8 ao, 64 1-8 to 64c. Oats - Quiet; No, 3 do, 50.0; No. 2 mixed, 49c; No. 8 do, 48*c. Barley -69 to 72c, t6 arrive, • Detroit, Jan. 28. -Wheat closed -- No: 1 White, cash, 901o; No 2 red, cash and January, 88itc; May, 88-11e; July, 841e, '. • St. Louis, Jae. ' 28 .-*heat el criell- May, 870; July; F3040. , • Minneapolis, - Jan. 28 ,--Whea,t- Casb , 75*c; May, 7510; July, 773esto 77c;:l. '75No-0;* 3No, 2 N bit tx'aek, hard, I:diets; No, ern, 75f; to 741c, Plour-Pirst pat - eats, $3.85 to $3.95; second patents. $8.65' to 88.75; dears, $2.40; second de, $2.10. Bran -In bulk, 317 to $17.50. , LIVE STOCK MARKET, • Toronto, .'Jan 28. -The total deliv- ery was 38 loads, with 816 cattle, 216 sheep and lambs, 175 hogs, and talvas, 13esides the easing off in the buying for export the local buts Cher trade Was quieter than fot. sOnio weeks pa,st. Prices did not vary much froM Tuesday's quotations, but transactions were light. Lambs were about 10 cents firmer, with a very light run. Goo,d loads ef but- cher cattle are worth from 33.75 to $4.20. Jaxport from 84•40, to 35, Export Qattle, eboi5a..84.50 $5.00 Export Cattle, light 4.25 4,50 Della, export, heavy ... 8.65 4.25 131111s, export, light - 8.00 3.25 .Feeders, heavy_ 3.25 • 3.70 Feeders, light„. 2.50 2.75 Stockers, 400 to 80011) 2.40 8.00 Butchers' cattle, choice 3.75 4,00 Butchers' cattle, good 3.60 3,75 Butchers' coitanone. ". 2.75 3.00 Butchers' picked„ 4,00 • 4.50 do off -colors & heifers 2.00 2.5-0 Butchers' bulls.., 2.50 3.00 Light stock bulls, cwt. 2.00 2.50 Mitch cows... .,. 30.00 55.00 Sheep, exp, ewes, cwt8.00 3.25 do btieks.. 2.00 2,50 Sheep, butchers', each2.00 3.00 Lambs, cwt 3.50 4.60 Hogs, best 6.87f do light,„ ...... 6.12* do fat... 6.00 • SALE OF ANIMALS. To be Held in the Cities of Guelph • and Ottawa. Tho Seconds Annugl Ontario Pro- vincial Auction Sales of Pure -Bred LiveStock, will be held in the City" Of Ottawa, February 3.2th, and in the City of Guelph, February 26th. • At each of these sales it number of first- class animals will be offered. A con- siderable 'number have already been entered but naiess-vill be catalogued until each .• has. been. inspected, for each must' bo. of good quality. The breetling also must, be beyond -ques- tion, an4 for this reason it will pay farmers, • Agricultural A.ssociations„ and Farmers' - Clubs to buy their breeding stock at these annual sales. Western ranchers and stock growers will be well repaid if they attend at Ottawa and Guelph. 1 -respectfully request you to read tho rules and conditions governing .each sale.' At Ottawa and GuelPh. At Guelph sixty Shorthorn bulls will be, offered, and about -twenty females: A few very good Herefords, Polled -An- gus: and' Galloways will also bo - sold. Yorkshires, Tamworths, and Berkshires will be the only breeds of pigs offered this year. Altogether theaquality and condition of the ani- mals sold at Ottawa and Guelph will be better than last year. Every precaution will be taken to safe- guard the interests of both the buy- ers and sellers. In. case' a buyer, comina from a distant • Province .ashes to buy a carload or more and does not get al/ he wants at either of the sales, arrangements haye been completed whereby the officers of the Provincial Associations are able to assist him in'Procuring what ha mar want, with little or no additional ex- pense . to himself, other than the price Of thecanimals.. , You are cor- dially invitdd to attend. Catalogues of the stock allay he obtained Srom Mr. A. P. Westervelt, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Persons not able to attend may, with perfect safety, forward orders to Mr. Wester- velt. .. • FREE DISTRIBUTION. Samples of Grain for the Im- provement of Seed. 'By instructions of tho Hon. Minis- ter of Agriculture another distribu- tion will bo made this season of samples of themost productive sorts of grain to Canadian farmers for the improvement of seed. The steak for distribution is of the very best and; has been secured by the Director of I the Experimental Farms from the record-breaking crops •recently had in the Canadian Northwest. It will be worth while for farmers generally to renew their seed of oats when va- rieties nesich have produced morc than. • 100. bushels. per 'acre 'can be had. Tho. distribution this spring will' consist of samples of oats, spring wheat, barley, field peas, dian corn and potatoes. Every far- mer may apply, but only one sample can be sent to each applicant, hence if alt. individual...receives a. sample 'of oats he cannot also receive ono of wheat; barley or potatoes, and ap- plications for more than one sample for one houseTiold cannot be enter- tained. These samples will be sent free of charge through the mail. • Applications should be addressed to the' Director • of Experimental Farms, Ottawa, and may be sent in any time before the 15th of March, after 'which the lists will be closed, do that all the samples 'asked for may be sent out in good time for sowing. Parties writing should men- tion the sat or variety tatty would prefer, and should the available stock of the kind asked for be ex- hn,usted, some other good 80rt wilL be sent lit its place. HOPE FOR CONSUMPTIVES. Eecp oriments in L ondon Cr °Wiled With Success, a ta • A Leaden, despatch says :-Dr. Syntesarhompson. consulted g .physt, clan at the Hospital for Consump- tion, Brampton, in It lecture deliver- ed here, augured hopefully fol. the eiperiments :Vhich are being carried on' at the hospital th the troatment of ,philista by moans of Tesla's high frequency •currents 'and .the injoctien into the veins of a chemical salt - stance that is fatal to the Ittcillis ale quoted .statisties. .showing that the deaths from tubeeculat maladies lit London decreased 156 per cent.. in forty years, and predicted that such diseases 'would be extirtet within a century, • • DANISH WEST INDIE'3. Their Sale to the Ilatited States Practically Conclud.ed. A Copenhagen despatch says ;- The Poll tiken, says it is expeeted that it treaty betWeen the United ii4o.tes and Deintark for the sale • of the Danish West Indies will be conaluded at Washington within the next few days wOFT'AP",, toimoamer WANT WAR TO END, Boers Willing -to Take Oath • Allegiance tQ Britain. A. despatch trom London says The Government has issuedtim text Of the petition received from the Boer prisoners • at Bermuda, which wkss referred to recently by Colonial Secretary Chamberlain in his speech in the House of Oommone,. It is dat- ed September 24, and its signers re- present the prisoners encamped. on Tucker's Island. The petitioners say they are aware of the hupossibility of the Boers retaining their Wile- pendence, andare averse to the eon.; tinuance of the war, for whieh they blame those who are still lighting, At least three hundred of the pris- oners express their willingnqss to take the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, while the remainder • are willing to take the oath of neutral- ity. It is • asked that those taking the oath of allegiance be allowed to return to South Africa, they Promis- ing to do their utmost to promote the interests of Great Britain, espe- cially in the direction of ending the war. • A NOTB FROM KRUGER, Ex -President Claims He is Still • Unyielding. • ' • .A. correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph, wiring from 13rus- sae, says that the Dutch pro -Boer press has published a note issued by Mr. Kruger • declaring that 210 peace negotiations will be Considered ex- cept upon the basis of the retention of, Boer independence. This report is regarded as a reply to the •speech of Mr. Chamberlain, the British Colonial Secretary. • A representative of the London ' Daily News in the lobbies of Parlia- ment hears that there have certainly' been • some sort of peace overtures from the Boers, but the unyielding attitude of Lord Milner, the British Commissioner in South Africa, has, as before, proved an insurmountable obstacle in the matter. • The Hague correspondent of the Daily • News says that both Dr. Leyds, the European representative of the Transvaal, and Abraham Fis- cher: the leader of the Boer dele- gates, are having frequent and pro- longed interviewswith Dr. Van Lin- . den, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, • and Professor • Asen, the jurist, and chairman of the.tarbitra- tion court at The Hague. a THAT BOUNDARY DISPUTE: United States Sen•taki Prefer a to • - Let ••it Rest for Present. • • A Washington despatch says :-The . anestion '�f the b.o'uliclaty• dispute beat tween the United States and' Great Britain •Way revived on WedueSday, temporarily, in the Senate, Conimita tee on Forage Relations. The sub- ject.came up in connection with .the treaty authorizing the fixing Of the meridian line 'Which was negotiated eeveral years ago. That treaty has been before the Senate ever since, but it was side -.tracked by the ap- pointment of the Joint High Com- mission, and has lain dormant and unacted upon. In Wedn.esday'a discussion the mem- hers of the eannaittee were generally of the opinion that tbe matter should be • allowed to rest until the more general questioas affecting the boundaryteare disposed of, and tho. treaty. was referred to Senator For- aker for further investigation • if deemed necessary. TO ADD TO WAR STORES. British Farmers Wish Crop Area Increased. A London despatch says :---The fare mers of Great Britain have • joined the Navy League in its agitation for the.' establishenent of. safeguards against national starvation in 'the event ,of ' war between this 'Country and some great power. • The farmers advocate Government measures to quadruplo, the • area. Of wheat now sown and vastly to in- crease the production .01 all agricul- tural staples. They estimatethat the country produces barely enough wheat to furnish bread for the na- tion for thirteen weeks, and only a. trifling fraction of the quantity oi • oats and barley necessary to feed the horses:required to resist inve; sion. 4. IN ORANGE RIVER COLONI• British Capture and Burn, •Quana tity of Grain. A Ladybraad despatch sat;s' Ternant's column ene.ountered a large Boer force under Commandant Eau- tenbach near Witney on Monday. The Boers hacl it largo amount of grain, • a. quantity of stock. and eighty wag- gons. 'The 'British captured a, lot of the grain, which was burned. The burghers offeredonly a sliglit resistance. They removed th'reo of their wounded, Later they were rein- forced by 150 men from the north. The Koos commando has also been reinforced, and now numbers 250 men. They have :twelve waggons containing families. ' Wednesday • and Thursday 1,100 Boors moved eastWard towards tha Ifrandwater • baF;ln. A nufliber of p6ors refugees have • arrived here from Flieksburg. • TilE MISSING coNpOR. Admiralty Worried. Over Its Fail- :ure to Roach Port. A London despatch seas :-The Acl, iniralty is worriea because not13.ing has been heard from the BritiSli war- ship • Condor, long overdue. from Ils- quinialt for Honolulu. Vessela leav- ing San Francisco for the west have been requested to keep a lookout for hot, and the American. Goverintene has been asked to he good enough to ascertain from their officials on the coast between Sap Francisco i'tnd Vancouver, B.O.; whether any fle% has boon receitad of is British, stria in d1Stres9,.