HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1902-3-20, Page 6THE MARKETS
Prices of Grain, Cattle,. etc
In Trade Centres.
. Toronto, Mar, 18. -Wheat -No. 1
Northern offered at 81.3e en route
North Bay, and No. 2 Northern at,
80e en route N, B., without bids.
No. 2 Ontario white offered at 73c
ee.st on G.T.It.. With 720 bid, Na.
2 mixed offered at 73e east on G.T.
R., and No. 1 spring sold at 78c
east on Gelele.
• Peas -No. 2 wanted at 80e on 140
freight rate to New York without of-
feriugs.
Oals-No. 2 white offered at 42c
IOW freight to Nov York, with 41c
bid. No. 3 white offered at 41.0 on
14ec rate to New York, 'anti at 40et:
now shipped. No, 2 mixed 42,ee bid
on. track, Toronto.
Corn -No. 2 yellow offered at 5'7e,
with6
51c bid, ancl No..2 mixed was
55ec bid, without sellers.
licey-No. 1 timothy, $8.50 bid
outside, and $10.50 bid on track,
Teronto.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Dried Apples -The market is dull,
with little demand. at 5ec per lb.
Evaporated, 10e.
Hops -Business quiet, with prices
steady at 13c; yearlings at 8e.
Honey -The market is steady- at
9.e, to 10e for strained. Combs,
$1.50 to $2.25 per dozen.
Map,e Syruce-One gallon tins, 95e
to $1; smaller paekages, $1.05 to
$1.15 per gallon (Imperial). Sugar
8 to 9c. per lb, as to quality.
Beans -The market is quiet. Pri-
ces, $1.10 to $1.80 per bush, as to
• quality. Handpicked, $1.35 to
$1.40.
Cranberries - Market unchanged,
with stocks small. Cape Cod, $0.50
to $10 per barrel.
Onions-Mcu-ket steady at $2.50 to
$3 per barrel.
Hay, baled -The market firm,
with good demand. Timothy quoted
at $10:50 to 811 on track. Toronto,
for No. 1, and at $9 for No. 2.
Straw -The market is quiet. Car
lots on track quoted at $5.50 to $6;
the latter for No. 1.
Poultry -Receipts are small, and
prices Steady, We quote: -Fresh
killed turkeys, 12 to 13c per lb;
geese, 8 to Oe: chickens, 70 be 90c;
old hens, 40e to 50e.
Potatoes -In car lots on -track,
63 to 68e per bag, according to
quality; small lots out of store bring
75c per bag.
HOGS AND PROVISIONS.
Dressed hogs are nominal at 87.35
to $7.50. Hog products in fair de-
mand and steady. We quote: -Bacon
long clear, 10 to 10ec, ton and
case lots. Mess pork, $20.50; do,
short cut, 321.50.
Smoked Meats-Haans, 12e to 13e;
breakfast bacon, 13e to 14e; rolls,
lac; backs, laee to 14e, and should-
ers, 10e.
Lard -The market is unchanged.
We quotee-Tierces, lle; tubs, llec;
pails, 110 to Ile; compound, 9 to
9ac.
UNITED :STATES efARKETS.
Detroit. March 18. -Wheat closed -
No. 1 white, cash, 854a; No. 2 red,
cash, March and May, 841c; July,
80c.
Duluth, March 18. -Close: -Wheat -
Cash, No. 1 hard, 77e,c; No. 1 Nor-
thern, 74e; No. 2 Northern, 75ee;
May, 75e to 751e; July, 761e; Man-
itoba, No. 1 Northern cash, '72e;
May, 73ec; No. 2 Northern, 65c.
Oats -42e. Corn -61c.
i 1 waukee, March 18 .-Wheat-
steady; close, No. 1 Northern, 76 to
76.es; No. 2 Northern, 75 to 75ec;
May, 761e, Rye -Firm; No. 1. 59e.
Barley -Higher; No. 2 64ec. Corn -
May, 62ec.
THF, DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -The mctrket is dull with
choice qualities very scarce and firm.
ale.dinnes are dull. We quote as Sol -
lows -Choice 1 -lb prints, 10 to 20c;
choice large rolls, 17 to 17ec; secon-
dary grades in rolls, 15 to 16c; low
grades; 12 to 18e; creamery prints,
22 to 240; do solids, 21 to 22lc.
Eggs -The reaaket is weak, with
receipts large. Case lots sell at 12e
to 13e per dozen.
Cheese -The market rules firm at
11c per for good qualities.
LJE STOCK MARKETS.
Toronto, March 16. -At the West-
ern cattle yards to -day we had the
smallest run there has been for some
time, as only 31 caeloa.ds of live
stock were received; these receipts
ineluded 330 cattle, 1,000 hogs, 317
sheep and , ten calves and a
few milch cows.
We had a dull trade and a lifeless
market all round; there was no
change in cattle or hogs. Sheep and
lambs were higher. Drovers were
asking prices which buyers simply
declined to pay, and as a result lit-
tle business was traneacted,
Following is the ra,nge of quota-
tions:-
, Hoge.
Choice hogs, per cwt... 5.75
Light hogs, per cwt 5.50
Heavy hogs, per 'cwt... 5.50
Sows, per cwt... ,. 3.50
Stags, per 0.00
Cattle.
• Shippers, per cwt... $4.50 $5.50
Do., light.....,4.25 4.50
Butcher, choice... .,. 4.00 • 4.50
Butcher, ord. to good., 3.25 3.75
Buteher, inferior.“ 2.50 3.00
Stockers, per cwt... ,8.00' 3.50
• Sheep and Lambs.
Choice ewes, per mt.- 3.50:
,abs, per cwt.., 4.50
Bucks, per ewt.,. 2.50
Milkers and Oalves
CoWs, „,30,00
Calves, each-, 2.00
6.00
5/75
5.75
4.00
2.00
3,75
5,50
3,25
45.00
e0.00
PREMIER'S WIFE DEAD.
Mrs, G, Reeee Passed Away
Very Sucleleney.
A Toronto' despatch sale. :-Ilers„
G. W. Ross, wife oe the Premier, :lied
.WodneSday morning oe last week,
at 6.80 o'cloeic., Death came -very
unexpectedly. Mrs. Ross was ap-
Parently in her esual health until
within, twenty-four hours of the
end. The cause oe death was acute
uremia. Tuesday afternoon. she be-
came ill, and Dr, R. A. Stevenson,'
the family physician, was called111,
and he subsequently summoried Drs.
W. P. Caven and Burritt consul-
tatioa,
Mrs. Rose drove to eleurch on Sun-
day with the Premier, and on Mon-
day mw
orning ent down town. 'Tins
Was the last she was out oe the
house, but, th.ere was no anxiety
conterning her condition until Tues-
day afternoon.
PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT.
The following statement was issued
by Dia Stevenson: "Mrs. Ross, wife
of the Premier, the Hon. Geo. W.
Ross, died suddenly at 4.80 o'clock
'Wednesday morning. The cause of
death was acute uremia. She ap-
peared to be in good health uutil
within 21 hours of her decease, Dr.
Stevenson, the family physician,
was in attendance on Tuesday after-
noon, and subsequently Dr. W,P.
Oaven and Dr. Durrett were called."
Mrs. Ross' maiden. name was Miss
Catherine Boston. She was of
Scotch descent, her people coming
to Canada in the early forties. Sbe
was born in the township of Lobo,
Middlesex, lifteresix years ago,. tend
had been married to Hon, Geo. W.
Ross about twenty-tve years. A
number of her brothers and sisters
are still living : Robert Boston, ex-
M.P., Governer of the London ;
Graham Boston of Winnipeg; Thomas
of Iowa; Andrew of Sault Ste.
Marie; Mrs. Arthur Scott and Miss
Boston, of Lobo.
DEVOTED TO HER HUSBAND.
THE ONTARIO LEGISINillilEt
WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE DO-
ING' AT TORONTO.
RAILWAY oonivissioN, .
x-laiL Mr. Ross moved the secouci
rectaing of his bill respectime electric
railways, which provides in brief for
the appointment of a Railway Com-
mission for the province. '
Mr. Whitney said lie was quite in
accord with the idea of such bill,
From the attention he had been able
to give to the Preraier's explanation
it seemed to hien that the bill was a
very serious and important one in-
deed. Great powers would be con-
ferred On the Railway Commission.
He assumed that any decision or
conclusioa arrived at leer the WM.
mission would be submitted to the
Executive Council and approved by
thIelnein. Mr. Ross -There is a Pro-
vision for repeal in event of any per-
son affected being dissatisfied.
Mr, Whitney thought the details of
the bill ought to be very carefully
serutin ized.
The bill was read a second time.
REFERENDUM ON DECEMBER 4,
When the House went into Com-
mittee to consider debatable clauses
of the Governmerdes Liquor Bill, the
Attorney -General anew:traced that the
Government lead salected December 4
as the date 01 polling' on the ques-
tion.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS,
Mrs. Ross was known personally
to almost every meraber of the
House. During the session she en-
tertained on a generous scale at her
home, and everyone who came in
contact with her carried away the
kindliest feelings towards her. She
was always cheerful, and had a
bright smile for everyone. She was
a frequent visitor to the Legisla-
ture, and occupied a seat on the
floor of the House or in the Speak-
er's gallery whenever debates of any
importance were proceeding. She
was, in. fact, nearly always with the
Premier. Her devotion to him was
frequently remarked while sbe was
alive. In recent years she had ac-
companied him on nearly every rail-
way trip he has made. His career
was the pride of her heart. And in
helping to give that career its
brightness she assisted in coentless
ways. Those intimate with the Pre-
mier say that she has been a tower
of strength to him. She took a
lively interest in every public: cmes-
Mon. Everything that interested her
husband interested her. It • is doubt-
ful if Canadian history holds a par-
allel of a public man and his wife
in such constant and complete sym-
pathy with each other.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ross
on Friday afternoon was a wonder-
ful testimony to her excellence as a
woman as well as to her position,
and an expression of deep sympathy
with the Premier in his sudden and
great loss. Tributes to Mrs. Ross'
high womanhood have come from all
sections of the country since her
death. and those tributes were con-
centrated in the sorrow of Friday
afternoon.
The casket lay in the room just off
the main hall and was covered with
a luxuriance of flowers sent from
friends in the city and from all over
the country. The variety of the of-
ferings belles detailed descriatie
but the effect was one of surpassing
richness. Specially noticeable were
the "Gates Ajar," from the Speaker
and the Legislature, ands cross
from the colleagues of the Premier.
SIMPLE SERVICES.
The sere -ices were under the direc-
tion of Mrs. .Ross' Pastor, Rev, G.
M. Milligan, 1).i)., and were of the
simplest character. There was no
music, but after the lesson cend
prayer Dr. Milligan spoke briefly of
Mrs. Ross' womanliness and the
large part she occupied in the com-
munity. There was no service at
Mount Pleasant Cemetery with the
exception of a prayer by Dr. Milli-
gan. The body was placed in the
vault to await warmer weather,
when the burial service will be held
at the interment.
The pall -bearers were the Premier's
colleagues, Hon. 3. M. Gibson, Hon.
Richard Harcourt, Hon. John Dry-
den, Hon. E. 3. Davis, Hon, J. R.
Stratton, Hon. P. el. Latchford,
Hon. J. T. Garrow, and Mr. Speak-
er Evanturel.
In the carriage following the
hearse were the chief mourners, Hon.
Geo. W. Ross, Robert Boston, G.W.
Ross, B.A.
• An unfortunate affair occurred at
Stratford, when Rev. Father Walsh,
Who has been in poor bealth for
00100 time and whose mind is said
tie be affeetedl Met a Couple of young
ladies in the eteeet aeter night, or-
dered them horde, ana etruck then).
With hie cane.
ANOTHER BOHR DRIVE.
Hon. Mr. Gibson in answer to Mr.
Whitney, said a complaint had been
received. by the Government on July
8th, 1001, from W.' Bartram
charging the police magistrate with
refusing to entertain an information
laid by him charging the Mayor of
London with an offence, but the mat-
ter had not been broeght to the at-
tention of the police magistrate as
this was cleeened =necessary upon a
mere general statement.
Hon. Mr. Davis, in answer to Mr.
Carnegie, said the area of land cov-
ered by the various pulp concessions
granted by the province since 1894
was 275 miles. Companies in pos-
session were alloWed to cut on cer-
tain parts of streams to be approved
by the department. It ha.d also been
provided that the Government miglet
permit other companies to go into
the pulp districts and cut pine.
Hon. Mr. Gibson, in answer to Mr.
Crawford, said he was not aware
that any special instruction had been
given by the Government to the As-
sessment Commissioner to report
upon the subject of the assessment
of departmental stores, though he
believed that the matter had been
before the commission.
NEW RAILWAY 81,113STDIES.
The Ontario Governraent has de-
cided to increase the number of sub-
sidies to railway.s.
The Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and
Pontypool Railway, from the vil-
lage. of Bobcaygeon to Lindsay, will
be subsidized for a distance of 19
miles, at $3,000 per nine, amounting
to $57,000. In the 'former railway
aid this road was only to get $3,-
000 per mile for 16 miles.
Followieg are the additional votes
asked -
The Bruce Mines and Algoma Rail-
way from a point at or near Bruce
Mines to. a point on tbe north shore
of Lake Huron, a distance not ex-
ceeding four miles, a cash subsidy of
$3,000 per mile, $12,000.
The Nepigon Railway Company
from a point at or near Nepigon
station to a point at or near the
Long Portage, a distance not ex-
ceeding 14 miles, a cash subsidy of
$3,000 a enile, $42,000.
The Lake Superior, Long Lake
and Albany River Railway, from a
point at or near Peninsula Harbor
northerly a distance not ex.ceeding
ten miles, a cash subsidy of $3,000
a mile, $30,000.
SLAUGHTERING OF BILLS.
The bill -slaughtering process which
marks the closing days of a: session
was entered upon, the cleaver be-
ing wielded by the Attorney -General
with considerable zest and ruthless
zeal.
Mr. Carseallen's motion to have
the business of the House conducted
between the hours of 1 and '7 p.m,
instead of the present hours, was the
first to fall by the wayside.
Among other bills the second -read-
ing of which was moved, but which
met the same relentless fate, were
one by Mr. McDiannid to provide
further checks against corrupt prac-
tices on the part of officials at elec-
tions; to do away with the number-
ed ballot, and generally to deter
voters from tbe practice of bribery
or personation.
Another bill to be thrown out was
one by Mr. Hoyle to reduce the ex-
penses of the administration of ,jus-
tice, which provides that sittings of
High or County Courts for trials
with or without a jury should not be
held ueless there is business tohe
come before the court.* Tprincipal
of the Measure has already been in-
eorporated in a • Government mea -
Enemy Drives Maddened. Cattle at
the Lines.
A despatch from Heilbron to the.
London Central News reports an-
other great drive of Boers by the
British cordon last Sunday. The
line extended from Frankfort on the
right to Lindley on the left. It re -
suited as usual and had the usual
features of the Boers driving the
maddened cattle at the line.
Commandant Mentz, with the Heil-
bron commando of -the Boers, broke
through the Heilbron-Wolve Hoek
blockhouse line at Gottenburg Sun-
day night. So far as known only one
Doer was killed and ave were cap-
tured. The British columne, during
the course of the pursuit of Com-
manda,nt Mentz, picked up scattering
parties of Beers, aggregating fifty
Men,
The Cunard Lin i bunditig a new
ehip to compote for the Boeten. At-
lantic teak,
Ment, and. thee methodOf ,eeeettling
the Matter 00011104 to he the enlY
solution at peesent. If it shciale, ap-
pear that there was much desire for
a change, tale expression of opinion
would no doubt have considerable
weight with membere of the House.
There was discontent meong the
profesSiOu at large, but without
enore definete information time, was
21015' possessed it would be impos-
sible to act,
The report was adopted. It pro-
poses that. the doctors who have de-
clined to pay their fees to the coun-
cil shall have votes as well,
VOTERS' LISTS.
The House went into committee on
Mr. Martin's bill to aimed the vot-
ers' list. It is an Act in the interest
of Toronto, and permits voters' lists
to be prepared immediately on the
rettene.of the aesessors' rolls, with-
out waiting for the revision of such
rolls by the court. The Government
assented to the measure, and it pass-
ed committee.
RESPETTING• WILLS.
The' Attorney - General passed
through two stages his bill respect-
ing wills, which validates any will
made by a British subject outside of
Ontario for admission to probate in
Ontario.
BARBERRY SHRUB.
The Minister of Agriculture moved
that his bill for Mee suppression of
the barberry shrub 'bo referred to in-
sert a clause defining the variety to
be destroyed.' It, appeared that there
were some hundred varieties grown,.
but the venomous variety is common
barberry (Berberis Vulgaris L.)
, REDISTRIBUTION BILL.
In moving the third reading of this
bill, the Attorney -General said that
no charge of gerrymandering could
be leveled against, the Act. Be made
a slight change in the bill, shifting
the Townships of Blake, Crooks, and
Pardee from the new constituency of
Port Arthur and Rainy River to the
new constituency of Fort William
and Lake of the Woods.
Ur. Whitney's amendment provid-
ing for the ineertion of a clause re-
garding the riding of West Algoma,
dividing the Rainy River and T.hun-
der Bay districts so as to form two
constituencies, was lost on. division.
THE OMNIBUS BILL.
•
The omnibus Measure to amend the
statute law consisted of all sorts of
odds and ends of legislation. One
was a provision for the adoption of
the "Scotch oath" as an alternative
to kissing the Bible. The Attorney -
General said there were persons who
objected to the present system of
administering oaths on sanitary as
well as religions grounds. He
thought the Scotch formula s-elle-
ciently impressive. The dependent
stands with uplifted hand and re-
cites :-"I swear by Almighty God,
as I shall answer to God at the
great day of judgment, that I will
tell the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, so far as I know it, and
the same shall be asked of me."
Mr. Whitney acceded to the pro-
posal as more impressive than the
existing form.
Another provision applies to the
law relating to trespassers to cover
offences on unenclosed lawns tend
boulevards, as well as those which
are fenced.
THE SPEAKER.
Hon. Mr. Gibson then took oc-
casion to compliment the Speaker on
the able and impartial manner in
which he had performed the duties
of his high office.
Mr. Whitney fully endorsed all that
Mr. Gibson had said regarding the
SPIeleoaikie.r.
Mr. Evanturel made a most
appropriate reply, in which he thank-
ed them for the kind manner in
which they had put an official end
to the Speaker.
Mr. Jamieson's bill to reclece • the
rneMbeeship of the Legislatere from
94 to 60, and providing for redis-
tribution by a commission every ten
years, was likewise declared Iost on
division.
Mr -Thompson's bill to amiencl the
Election Act shared the same' fate.
The bill provided for the verificatioa
of ballot slips 111 the presence of the
D.R.O. and agents present, before
being deposited in the ballot -box, to
guard, against the commission of
MEDICAL OGLINOIL AFFAIRS.
Hon. Mr. Gibson, on a motion to
receive, a specikl report of the cem-
ent:tee on Dr. jessop's bill to amend
the Ontario Medieal Act, which pro-
vides in brief that the rnerriberehip
shall be mainly elective instead of
appointive, said it was proposed to
submit, probably this fell, questions
to the medical practitioners of On-
tario which would afearcl definite in-
formation upon points which have
long been in disnute, namely, elle
eonstitutioa end repreeentatien en
the council. 'nese questions would
first be submitted to the Govern. -
THE DUIVINION PARLIAMENT,
'NOTES Ole PROCEEDINGS IN
THE FEDERAL HOUSE.
CONCILIATION ACT.
Mr. Puttee introduced a bill to
amend the Conciliation Act, 1900.
He explained that the intention was
to give more initiative to thd Labor
Department in ease of industrial dis-
turbances. The bill provides that in
case of a labor dispute an arbitrator
shall be appointed on the applica-
tion of either party, and such arbi-
trator shall have power to take evi-
dence under oath and render a de-
cision indicating what would be a
fair basis of settlement, a copy of
such decision to be sent to each
party in the dispute, and to be pub-
lished in the Labor Gazette, the ob-
ject being to influence public opin-
eon. The bill also provides that, in
the settlement of a labor dispute, Un-
der the Act, no stipulation shall be
inserted requiring employees to re-
linquish their membership of any
labor organization.
CRIMINAL CODE.
Col. Thompson introdeced
to amend the Criminal Code.
COLD sToR.A.az ON STEAMERS.
bill
Mr. Smith, of Wentworth; was M-
a:waled by Mr, Fisher that four
steamers have been fitted up veith
cooling appliances in conformity
with the agreement with the Gov-
ernment of Canada., Other steamers
are being 'fitted up in the same way
for the trade of 1902. Siete last
year seven steamers have been fitted
up with fans to prodece a circuit):
Mon of fresh 'air in the compartments
in which perishable products are eat -
Med.
PROGRESS OF MORMONS.
At the Agricultural Coleenittee
Prof. Smeaders gave evidence in re-
gard to the great crops all over tee
Wet, Wed spoke of the rapid pro-
gress xnade by the Mormons evhiele
was greater than by any other dome
enmity' in the same time.
IMMIGRANTS -e -
Mr, Frank Pedley, Superintendent,
of:Immigration, presented- a -retinae
growing' " the number of immigrants
arriving in Canada for the Inlet ton
Yea,r$, la 3892 the arriYAls number-
ed 27,898, aud the nuMber gradual-
ly fell, until in 1$96 low-water mark
for the deeade Neap touched with
16,885. The tide had turned in
1897, wheal 20,016 • inunigrante ar-
rived, and rapidly increased each
year, until e900-1 the arrivals Were
49,149.
vg.iFortarrY IN LAWS.
Dr• Russell moved in the House his
resolution favoring uniformity of the
lam of civil rights and property in
all the provinces of Canada except
Quebec, where Mee civil code is in
force. Dr, Russell spoke with a de-
gree of erudition and a mastery' of
ais subject that kept the House
deeply interested in a subject Wi)1(th
would ordinarily be considered pure-
ly academic, the other speakers be-
ing the Minister of Justice, the So-
licitor -General, Men:Flint, Mr. Hag-
gart, Mr. Maclean and Mr, Demers.
An amusing incideut •of the debate
was the statement of Mr. Demers,
who spoke in French Mica Me, Mac-
lean should be in the French Chaimber of Deouties, where they emended
the constitution every other day.
ASKING FOR EXTENSION,
The Lake Erie and Detroit railway
company is asking for an extension
of tine() within which to complete its
works. • -
SM.A.Lle GRAIN TESTERS.
Mr.- Clancy called attention to the
use a( small testers in transactions
in grain. Such a tester was regard-
ed by farmers as very unsatisfactory.
In his opinien the tester shoeld be
of a capacity of not lase than one
bushel. He did not complain of the
law as it stands, but he thought it
should be enforced.
Mr. Stephen made a statement
that he had never heard of a small
grain tester being used in Chatham
The testimony of Mr. McEwen was
that in South Heron the bushel test-
er was used • andn Who *found to be
rather a nuisance. '
Mr. Johnston,* of Cardwell, replied
that in his section the small tester
was certainly used.
Mr. Bernier admitted that the law
is in many cases not carried out.
TO AMEND ELECTION' ACT.
Mr. Clancy moved the second 'read-
ing of his bill to further amend the
Dominion Elections Act of 1900.
His object is to provide for the pun-
ishment of persons who go about
circulating the false and malicious
report that the present Dominion
ballot is not a secret ballot, and to
make it a punishable offence for in-
ducing the withdrawal of a candi-
date on fa3se representations.
Mr. Fitzpatrick said that other
amendments to the election law
would have to be considered this
session. He therefore moved the ad-
journment of the debate. The mo-
tion carried.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Tb.e following bMs weee intro-
duced :-
To amend the Companies Act. --
Mr. Thompson.
Respecting the Tilsonburg, Lake
Erie, and Pacific Railway Company
-Mr. McCarthy.
PRIVATE I3ILLS.
The following private bills were
read a second time and referred to
the proper committees.
To incorporate the Nipissing and
Ottawa Railway Co.
To incorporate the British Colum-
bia and Yukon Railway Company.
To incorporate the Spragues Palls
Manufacturing. Co., Limited.
To incorporate the St. Lawrence
and Northern. Railway Co.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduc-
ed:-
To incorporate the Strait of , Can-
so Bridge Co. -Mr. McLennan.
To becorporate the Canadian Man-
ufacturers' Association. -Mr.
To incorporate the Montreal and
St. Lawrence Bridge Co. -Mr. Geof-
friTT'
:reoneer on the Cominissioner of
Patents certain powers for the relief
of John Weston. --Mr. Flint.
Respecting the Niagara, St. .Cath-
arines and Toronto Railway Com-
pany. -Mr. Logan. * ,
To incorporate the Dyment Bank-
ing Loan and Savings Co. -Mr.
Thompson.
FREIGHT RATES,
Mr. Kemp asked when • the House
might expect the report prepared by
Prof. McLean, with respect to freight
rates.
Mr. Blair replied that it was now
being printed,and it would be ready
some day next week. .
REGINA LAW LIBRARY.
The bill relating to the Regina
Law Library was read a third time.
and passed. The object is to relieve
the Dominion Government, from the
obligation of Maintaining the lib-
rary, and to 'hand it over to the
Bar Associations of. the "territories.
CANADA. SOUTHERN.
At the Railway Committee the
Canada Southern Railway bill ask-
ing for an extension .of time for the
construction of certain branches for
five years to begin work and ten to
complete was *changed on the agree-
ment of Colonel Thompson, Haidi.-
mand, to three years to begin and
Ave to complete. The bill was then
adopted.
ALL TO .GET NEW RIFLES.
Every Militia Corps in Canada
Will Be Supplied.
An Ottawa despatch says :-Lee-
Enfield Hiles will be supplied to
those militia regiments which have
not as yet get them by the time the
summer camp are held. The entire
infantry force of Canada will then be
armed with a Modern weapon, 1.1 is
intended to maice the captain of each
conepany responsible for the safe-
kespitig of the new rifle, the idea of
tentral armories having been ahea-
d:need. '
The Oliver emiimetent will not be
served out, as some slight defects
which require, to he remedied have
been cliscoveeed. It is not unlikely
that a coxiamittea of militia, officers
may bo appointee!' to ifiveStigate the
shortcominge of tee equipatente
METHUEN SET FREE.
The General's Condition elaid to be
Favorable.
A Loodon tleepatch eays:-Tlie War
Secretary, Mr. Brodrick, annoulleed
in the House oe Commoes on Thurs-
day that he understood that General
Methuen, who was cantered, searevely
wouadecl, by General DelareY, Mardi
10,' had been releesed, and was ex-
pected to arrive at Klerksdorp,
South-Weetern Transvaal, to -day,
The general's coadition was favor-
able, ,
Mr. Brodrick added that the ex-
change of General Methuen for Com-
mandant Kritzinger had not been
Oontemplated. The trial of the
Commandant had been postponed be-
cause consideration of the evidence
to be peesciatecl had not been corn -
Plated,
• METHUEN'S STORY.
A London despatch says: -General
Kitchener telegraphs from Pretoria
to the War Office as follows: -"Me -
*them has sent me a dictated des-
pateh correcting inaccuracies, 'His
mounted rear -guard was overwhelm-
ed at dawn, Methuen immediately
reinforced it by all available mount-
ed troops and a section of the Tine-
ty-Eighth 33attery, which maintain-
ed theniselVeS for an hour while the
convoys were closing up without dis-
order. The Boers pressed their at-
tack hard. The mounted troops, in
attempting to fall back on Mee in-
fautry, got completely out of haled,
carrying away in the- roue the, bulk
o1. the mounted troops, and leaving
two guns of the Thirty -Eighth Bat-
tery unprotected. ,The guns contin-
ued in action until every man except
Lieut. Nashain was hit. The Boers
demanded that Lieut, Na,sbam sur -
ender. He refused and was killed.•
'Methuen, with 200 Northumber-
land Fusiliers found himself isolated.
He held on for three hours, while
other detachments occupied a kraal
and resisted repeated attacks. At
this time Methuen was wounded. The
casualties anaong his men were ex-
ceedingly heavy. His ammunition
was moStly expended, and he sur-
rendered at 0:80 a. na
"The kraal party withheld until
two guns and a poin-poin were.
brought to bear on them, making
the position untenable." *
Gen. Kitchener confirms the report
that most of the Boers wore' British
khaki uniforms. Many also wore
British badges of rank. Even at
close quarters they were indistin-
guishable from the British troops. It
is clear that the infantry fought
well. The artillery maintained the
traditions of its regiment. In addi-
tion to forty • Cape Police. a few
parties of Yeomanry- • continued to
hold the ground after the panic had
swept the bulk of the mounted
troops away.
A despatch from Pretoria to the
Central News says that Gen. Meth-
-eon's column, which was recently
routed by the Boers, under General
Delarey. was only 500 strong. • De-
larey's force, according to the corre-
spondent, nunibered 2,000. Gen.
Methuen's command at first mistook
the Boers for British troops.
NO CHECK TO SMALLPDX,
Epidemic Continues to Spread in
London.
smallpox epidemic in London shows
no signs of abatement. In the thir-
ty-tinee weeks since the beginning of
of.,A,,thsL.ondon despatch says: --The
the outbreak there have been 766
There were eighty last
week, 'which is more than in any pre-
vueus week. Saturday 43 fresh cases
were recorded.
The following figures, which are in
accordance with other statistics;
scene to show the value of infant vac-
cination and the heed of revaccina-
tion of persons about the age of' 20.
Of a total of 766 deaths, 400 were
those of vaccinated persons and 292
of the dead had not been vaccinated.
Regctrding 74 there is no donate
statement. Of the 400 vaccinated
people who died only 47 were under
20 years of age, While of the 292 un-
vaccinated people; 224 were below
20. Of the 80 deaths in the: last
week 52 were above 20:
WARLIKE MOVEMENTS.
Siberian Railway Carrying Troops
To Vladivostock.
A London despatch says: -With re-
ference to the Russo-Japanese war
rumors; the St. Petersburg, corres-
pondent of the Times says in a des-
patch that he is a'bie to vouch that
the Siberian Railway is 'declining.
consignments from merchants be-
cause the resources of the ' line are
fully occupied in forwarding troops
and war materials to Vla,divostock.
NEWS ITEMS
Telegraphic Briefs From All
Over the Globe.
CA.NADA,
Premier Rohl's:, oe Manitoba, is ill,
London Carpenters ask for a mini-
mum wage rate of 25 cents an hour,
Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier elan,
from Nev York June la, to attend,
the coronation.
The 11011' C.P.R. car shops in the,
Eeosoto End of Montreal will employ
7,
Men and their capacity will
reach. 25 cars a day and 75 engines ta
year.
lt is reported that a syndicate of•
Canadian arid American capitalistfi.
is being formed at Philadelphia for
the purpose of conducting a steee
works at Ottawa.
A youth, noticing a brokea rail
while walking the track near Hall
fax, flagged the St. John expeesa.
iwniga disaster with 11 lighted newspaper, prevent- "c
The Malleable Iron works of Mont-
real will remo-ve to Ottawa if a
bonus is granted and an exemption,
from thecae given. Three hundred,
hands are employed. •
Brantford has selected Hamilton,
McCarthy's design for the memorial:
to the fallen in South Africa. The
monument will be 19 feet high, sur-
mounted by the figure cif a. soediee, in
khaki.
The management of the Canadiaa
Pacific Railway have about com-
pleted their arrangements for run-
ning their fast train from efontreal
• t006 onliia
ouss.Vancouver.and The' distance is 2,-
will be travelled in
72
The Trans -Canada Railway Com-
pany has been organized, with a cap-
ital of $20,000,000. It has been
formed for the construction of a rail-
road from Quebec to the Pacific via
James' Bay. CaPitalists of London
New York, Boston, Montreal, Ob-
tawa and Quebec are interested.
GREAT BRITAIN.
King Edward's proposed visit tee
the Riviera has been abandoned.
Mr. Balfour's friends are urging
him to take a month's holiday -
abroad to recruit his health.
London doctors have never been so
busy as at the present since 1889,
owing to the influenza epidemic. '
Lancashire weavers will send a de-
putation to America to see the work-
ing of the Northrop loom.
Two Imperial seals used 1y the
Empress Dowager of China were sold
by auction in London for £200.
Lord Chamberlain has secured the
whole of the Buckingham Palace.
Hotel for the accoimnodation of cor-
onation guests.
Rifle clubs are springing up all
over England as a result of Mr. As-
tor's gift of $50,000 to the Nation-
al Rifle Association.
Charles T. Yerkes, the Chicago, ,
promotor,e has concluded a deal in
London giving- him control of fotir
different underground railroads.
The British Achniralty has con-
tracted with various shipleuilcling-
companies for the construction, of
five first-class and two third-class
cruisers and two battleships.
- Henry Copeland, agent -general for
New South Wales, says that the of-
fers made by the Australian breeders
Lor remounts for the British mount-
ed infantry in South Africa, at an
average of $60 a head, was deliber-
ately turned down by the Govern -
meat, and.. English and American
horses purchased at $125. The
charge has made a sensation in Lon-
don.
TOURISTS ROBBED.
English Travellers Relieved of
Their Jewelry.
A despatch to the London Daily
Mail from Brussels says that an
Eng,lish lady and gentleman, whose
names are not mentioned, while tra-
velleng from Loedon by way of Cal-
ais to Vienna, found 011 reaching
Merbasthel, on the German .frontier,
that their jewelry valued at
000; had been, stolen. • Other des-
patches say the jewelry le werth
£80,000.
DUNDONALD FOR CANADA.
Arrangements That Indicate His
Acceptance of Offer.
A London, despatch • says: -Though
no official information is obtainable
it is understood that Lord Dundon-
ald, who, as has previously been
cabled, has been selected for the
command of the Canadian Militia, is
privately malthig arrangements that
indicate his Danadian destitation.
-4. -
A quarantine has been established
at Manila againet Veseels from. Hong
Kong, oaring to the cholera at the
latter. port.,
UNITED STATES.
• Mr. T. Sage, ninety-six years old,
of Eldora, la., is seriously ill from
whooping cough.
.Win, F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" will
colonize 5,000 Swedes in the Big
I-Iorn Valley, at Wyoming.
Rather than submit to the poison
Of VaC0i110 100 MaChilliStS of the Chi-
cago Great Western shops at St.
Paul., Minn., went out on strike.
The Coachmen's "Union, of Tren-
ton, N.J., has decided not to drive
at Sunday funerals. In this move
they have the support of all the Un-
dertakers of the city but one.
The local secretary of the Tron
Molders' Union, who are striking in
York, Pa., has been arrested for
placing cartridges in the molds at
one of the foundries.
The present rush to South -Western
Alaska. and Klondike districts bids
fair to be outdone by the great
movement to the gold camps at Cape
Nome during the spring.
Adam Dannenberger was found dead
at Springfield, Ill., from heart fail -
tire. Three months • ago his son
• Walter was • burned to death, and
previous to that leis son Elmer ewas
seriously shot over a love affair,
GENERAL.
Sixty students evere aevreated in
Odessa recently.
It is reported that the yottug Kilo(
Alf:el-1Sb of Spain is weak in mind:
A, falling -off of the dotton crop oi
Central Asia, ie attribated to laid
partial Use of native seed instead of
American.
The Danish Ieolkethiog, by 88 to .
7 votes approved the treaty provid-
ing for the sale of the Mulish West
Indies to the United States,
Wages at the rate of 14s. a day
are considered inslifficient by car-
penters and joiners at ieietermariez-
burg, Netted, They want 16s.
The iron and steel industries of
Bessie, are clamoring for peemiesioa
to organize a trust mid for higher
and other
nespiendnniaiinlyni,.yon egrieultural
n
Dr. Feinberg, a Berlin ph:yak:Ian,
claims to have diecoveved indepea-
dent organisms in cancer
growths, and thee discovery is hailed
as a virtual diagnosis of cancer,