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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1902-5-15, Page 3IIIE ARKETS • Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc Tracie Centres. 131tEADSTUFES. Toronto, May 13.--Wheat-The of- ferings are light, and bids a 76e for red and white failed to drese sellers lo -day at outside poiats; holciere tut) niski g 77e east end Middle freights, Goose is steady. at '70c for No. 2 f, OA. vessel east and 06i. to 67c for taxis east. Spring is dull at 75c for No. 2 east. Manitoba rather easier; Islo. 1 Northern sold to -day at 85 to Bats grinding in traresit. No. 1 /teed is quoted at 8$ to 880 and No, 2 Northern at 82 to 821,s grind- ing in traneit. Flour -The market is steady; 90 per cent, patents were bought to -clay at equal to $2,85 in buyers' bags Middle freights. Choice brands are held 15 to 20c higher. • Mani-taba flour is steady at 88.85 to $4•20 for cars of Hungarian. pateats, at 58.60 to 58.90 for strong bakers', bags in - eluded, on the track, Toronto, , litillfeecl-Is steady at $19 to $19.50 for cars of shorts and $16 for bran in • bulk middle freights. Manitoba, millfeed is firmer at $22 or cars of shorts and $20 or bran, sacks incliided, Torento freights. Barley -is quiet at 580 for No. 1. 52o for No. 2, 50e for No. 3 extra., and 49c for No. 3 east and middle freighte and lc more a lake ports. Rere-is scarce and firm at 57 to 58e east and middle freights. Corn -Is steady at 60 to 601e for •Canada yellow west, Oats -Are steady at 48e bid Oast for No. el white and 43e asked. They are quoted at 42 to 42-te mid- dle freights. Qbteneal-Is steady at $4,50 for cars of bags and 84.65 for barrels on the, track, Toronto, and 25c more for brolsen lots. ' Peas -Are steady at 80c for No. 2 east and 78ee to 79c west. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter-WM demand for ore:I/aeries is strong but may be expected to les- sen in proportion to the increased offerings of choice fresh -made dairies. The latter are offering more freely every day and will be on the market in liberal supply before long, This will alter the relative prices aid weaken the demand for creameries. Creamery prints... h...22c itge28c do solids,- ..." . .. ...20c t 21c Dairy IV rolls,choice ...16e to 17c do 'avg.° rolls, choice...16c to 170 do medium... ...140 to• 15c • do low grade., 10c to 12c higgs-Prices are well maiutained at 13c. The ollerings are large, bat there is an excellent demand, • Potatoes -Offerings continue light; but the large demand from the Unit- ed States has fallen off slightly, Prices, however, are steady. Cars on the track here are quoted at 85c. Potatoes out of store are quoted at 90c to 51. Poultry --There are only small re- ceipts and the demand is light. Pri- ces are steady at 60 to 90c for chick- ens; turkeys are steady at 11 to 12c foe old "toms" and 18 to 14c for fresh killed hens. Baled Hay -The demand is strong and offerings are liberal, The mar- ket is steady at $10.50 for No. 1 timothy ou track here. Baled Straw -Demand is light with fair olTerings, at $5 on track hero eergeFALO GRAIN MARKETS. Buffalo, May 13. -Flour - Firm. Wheat -Spring dull; No, 1 Northern) sarloads, 78-1c; winter,. No. 2 red, 39c asked to arrive. Cora -Lower; No. 2 yellow, 66tc; No. 3 do. 661c; No. 2 corn, 66c; No. 3 do, 65c. Oats -Quiet and weak; No. 2 white, tlilitc.; No, 3 do, 47tc; No. 2 snixede45e-e; ao. 8 do, 45e through billed. Bar- ley -Nothing doing. Rye -No. 1, Wee. Canal freights -Steady. p•• PROVISIONS. Packers are very generally of the opinion that the present prices for hog prtductsare too low, and that there is every likelihood that ea ad- re.ncis will. occur beeore the end' of the seek. Pork -Canada short cut, $22; hen- vy .mess, 821; clear shoulder mess, e Smoked and Dry Salted Meats- • Long, clear bacon, tons and cases, LO to 10-lec; breakfast bac.on. 14c, tunas, 13 to 13e0; rolls, 11c; should- ers, 10tc; bac:ks, 14c to 15e; green tneats out of pickle are quoted at lc less than smoked. Lard -Tierces, lltc, tubs ilec and lie. EUROPEAN GRAIN MARKETS. London, May 18. -Close-Wheat, en passage steadier. Maize, on pas- sage rather firmer. Wheat -English eountry markets of yesterday firm, French country markets quiet. Paris, May 18. -Close -Wheat. tone weak; Kay 221 10c, Septeinber and December 201 25c. London, May 13.-C1ose-Mark • Lane miller market -Wheat, foreign •steady. English firm, maize, Ameri- •tan nothing doing, Danubian steady; • dour, American. steady, English stea- dy. LIVE STOCK MARKET. "Toronto, May 13..... -At the Western Cattle, yards to -day the receipts were SO carloads of live stock, including 1,050 cattle, 500 'bogs, 128 sheep end lambs, 126 calves and a few callch cows. There was no quotable change for good cattle, but the poor- er gradewere sloW Of sale and weak- er, while all round there was an eas- •ier feeling. GOod to choice export cattle were steady at front 5- to 6ec per lb; light stuff sold a,tefrom 44to - 5ec per lb. The ,best butch.er tattle are steady and unchanged; but there was a lighter clemand, and' prices were .easier for anything but the befit cattle. •, • Following is the range of, gilota- tioes:-. • Cattle. Shippers, per, ,eWte.". 4.85.00 Do light ...a. 1.50 4.1,5 Dutcher, cholce.., .e 5.00 Buteher, ord. to good. COO Stoeicers, per ewte. 8.00 Sheep and Lazabs. Choice ewes, per 8,70 Yearlings, per carte-, 5.00 •Spring lambs, each 2.00 Buck, per °Wt.,."o 2.70 'Milkers and Calves,. Coats, ..„ 25,00 ' Calves, • eon's., 2,00 • Bogs, • Choice hogs, pef. carte. 6.50 Light hogs, per cwt6.50 'leave" 1ogs. pr sante 6.50 Sows per cwt... e. le 3.50 Stews, per cwt,..,.:." 0.00 5.50 4.50 4.00 4.50 5.50 0,00 3.50 60,00 10.00 7.00 13.75 6.75- 4,00 2.00. • 25,O0O PEOPLE ENGULFED Earthquake Postroys City 'of St. Tierra, F.W.X. A despatch: to the London Tinies from St; Thomas says that the city of St. Pierre, Martinique, French West Indies, and its inhableants, with all the shipping in the harbor have been totally destroyed by a :volcanic eruption. A despatch • to the London Daily Mail from St. Pierre): Martinique, clated Thursday, stated that the eruption of Mount Pelee continued. ,The Gluerin factory was overwhelmed with boiling mud on Monday. Twenty-four persons aro known to have been killed. The despatch .added that there had been no earthquakes 'up to the time the despatch was seat. " It was annommed from St. Thomas on Saturday,. May 3, that St. Pierre had 'been covered with ashes to the depth orquarter of an inch as a result of the outbreale of the Mount Pelee volcano,. and the town appeared to. be enveloped iTi fog: A oecond despatch • from St. Thomas, 'dated May 6, .seed the Row of lava from the Mont:Pelee vol- cano; had completely destroyed the Guerin factories, situated about two inilesefront St- Pierre. • It tilts also reported that about 150, per- sons heel disappeared, and that • a great panic prevailed at St. Pierre.' Another despatch from St. Thomas datedeMay 7, said that 'advices re- ceived that lamming from the Island of , St. Vincent, B.W.I., announced that for some days earthquakes had been experienced' in the neighborhood of the Soufriere crater, which. had' been smoking and Tumbling. The people in the vidinity of the vol- cano • 'were leaving for places of safety. This St. Thomas despatch said further that cable 'comniunica- tion with the . Island of Martinique Was interrupted the morning of May. 7, and that cable communication southward from St. Linnet, in I' Windward Islands, ceased suddenly the same afternoon. It was reported that the volcanic craters of Dmitinica, 13..W.I., were showing signs, of activity. Saint Pierre was the prineipal town of the island of Martinique. It' was the largest -"town of the Fronde West Indies, and the chief • entropert of those islands. It was divided into • two quarters by a ritatiet, over which were some hand- some bridges. It had numerous pub- lic buildings and schools, a hand- some theatre, and n. botanic garden. Its roadstead., was defended by sev- eral • forts. 'rho Empress Josephine was born there in 1763. The Islaud of Martinigee contains several 'extinct volcancee, the highest point being' Mope Pelee,with an altitude of 4,430 feet. TOTALLY' DESTROYED. A St. Thomas, D.W.T., despatch says :-The British.steamer Roddana, Capt. Freeman, Which ;eft St. Lucia Wednesday, for Martinique, re- turned to St. Lucia on. Thursday afternoon. Me Roddam brings a re.- - port that . the town of St. Pierre, Martinique, the commercial centre and largest city of the French West ladles, with a population of 25,000, has been totally destroyed as a. result of the volcanic disturb- ances in the island. Almost all the inhabitants of St. Pierre are said to have been killed. The .RocIdam reports that all the shipping in te port .has also been destroyed. The Quebec Stetunship Company's steam- er Roraima is mentioned as having been lost with all on board. The Roddana was • almost completely wrecked. Her captain was seriously burned, and seventeen of her crew are dead. ST. .VINCENT MAY BE RUINED, A despatch from London says: The Colonial. Office here has received a despatch from Sir Robert Llewel- lyn , Governor of the Windward .Is- lands, dated Kingston, St. Vincent, Friday, The Goefernor says that the Soufriere volcano„ in the north-wes- tern. part of the Island of St. Via - cent, British West Indies, continued in activity, Earth • shocks had 00- for a Week past bee nce, ;.a - teeny in Kingston. On Wednesday a big cloud of steam hung oVer othe Soufriere, and the inhabitants, who were greatly alarmed, ,,were flocking .to Chateau Delair. Theta were al- ready 800 refugees there, who were being fed by the authorities. • A despatch front Kingston. Jae, maida, says : It is impossible for vessels to. approach 'Martinique, and for this xeason full details of eae, disaster are slow in reaching the ,Other islands, Two vessels have been lost with all on, board iri endeavor- ing to approach St. Pierre. • Much apprehension is telt- regarding the fate of S. Vincent. • • Ihrofessor jean-1YMa°, the' einineett seismologist, says he is positive that no earthquake ,has occurred in Mar- tinique. The destruction was due en- tirely to a. Volcanic eruption. Ile adds :-"My. seismic observatory has shown no sign of an earthquake with- in a week, No seismic diseurbances front the West Indies have been noted since April 10, when there was a marked record from Guatemala. What has probably happened is that Mont Pelee ha S blowa its head off, as the head of a, eylindee blows out When the • steam pressure is too great," • LATEST FROM TUE CARIBBEAN, no city of St. Pierre Was de- stroyed in less than thirty seeonds. that short period the harvest of death was reaped. The total list of victlais will ap proximate iullg 80,000, Bite one Man out of the total pop- euslautpioeled,of the toutn is known, to hav ee Relief eXpeditiOus from neighboring islands have landed and are burn- ing the dead. a A cable steanter has reached Vert de France, fourteen miles from Si Pierre, with • 450 survivors, pielsed up along the e1lQ113. Mone ROW, a fashionable suburb of $t. Pierre, •escaped. The Frencit Governor of Martinique fled to that place and Was saved,. Fourteen of the steamer Roraieue'e crew were among the thirty saved bY the French cruiser Suchet and take» to Guadaloupe, The 11, S. Navy Department has ordered the cruiser Cincinnati from San Domingo to Martinique to give assistance. The Freuch and British C overuments are sending assistance ST. VINCENT THREATENED. The Soufriere (Sulphur Pit) in Eruption. A St. Lucia, 13.W.I., despatch says -The entire northern end of the British healed of St. Vincent has been laid waste by volcanic erup- tion. The British lletitentuit In charge of the garrisea here reports that both • large craters on St. Vincent are enaetting enormous N. -Divines of sraoke lava and hot. ashes. The northern end of the island is out off from the southern end by an enortesus stream of lava, 'which is destroying everything in its path, iTemrooll craters are bursting every- wNo vessel can approach the north - _ern shore of the island on account of the intense heat and the • steam which is coming froni all sides. It is estimated now that fully 200 goes have been lost on the island Of St. Vineent. It is thought that when details are received the loss of life will prove to be muoll heavier. Kingston, the capital of the is- land, is covered with ashes, and is 'Lying bombarded with stones from the volcanic crat,crs. ASHES CARRIED 250 ISCITAS OUT TO SEA. - The terriAc force of the eruption at St. Vincent may be illustrated by one incident. Ashes hi great quan- tity fell on the dealt of the British steamship Coya, Capt. Eton, •wlaen sihe was 250 miles away from the fathead. Cable communication between the islands Routh of St. Lucia is inter- rupted, but the fire from the crater of Mount Soufriere, Island of St. Vincent, can be seen Irom here, 21 miles away. In fact the flante,s are visible for forty miles. PRINCIPAL GRANT DEAD. Head of Kingston University . 'Passes Away. A Kingston despatch says:-Frin- cipal Grant el Queen's University died at 11,05 Saturday morning. The end Was fully expected. •Dr. Gar- rett •at 10.30 reported that the pa- tient had beea attacked by oedema of the lungs and could not survive under the most favorable circum- stances more than a few hours. It was not, however, anticipated that the end would come so shortly. The disease progressed rapidly from 10,- 80.'' The serous Said filled the lungs, and the functions of the entire sys- tem ceased shortly before 11 o'clock. The change' from the comatose state to dissolution was extremely grad- ual, and at 11.15 Dr. Garrett, after a most careful examination, an- nounced that death had. taken plane. It is almost needless to state that sorrow is geneeal throughout • the city, for -the eminent principal of Queen's was as well liked as he was known. . HIS SCHOOL DAYS. George Munro Grant was born Dec. 22, 1835, at Siellarton, County Pictou, ,Nova Scotia, the son of a school teacher, who later removed to Pictou, where the son attended Pic- tou Academy. When 16 years of age he entered the West River Seminary of the Presbyterian Church of NOYEL SeOtia, aild two years later was electedby the coramittee of the Sy- nod of Nova Scotia as one of four students to be sent to the University of Glasgow to be fitted for the min- istry of the, Presbyterian Church, At Glasgow he took the highest honors in philosophy, and also carried off first prizes in classicsr moral phil- osophy, and: chemistry, and the see- ond prize in logic., In dieinity he took the lord rector's' prize of 30 guineas for the best essay on Hine cloo literature and philosophy, • IN THE MINISTRY. Upon his return to Canada he held missionary chargee in the Maritinie ProvinceA, and 10 1868 was inducted to the pa.storate of St..Iffatthew's Church, Ilalifa,x. He became prin- cipal of Queen's College at Kingston and received the degree of D. D. from Glasgow.. - In 1872, with Sanford Fleming, he made a trip across the continent, in- specting the location of the Canadian Pacific. Railway line, end later Wrote the book "Ocean to Ocean." Among his other works are "New Year Ser - mous," 1865-66; "Reforniers of the Nineteenth Century-," 1867: "Advan- tages of imperial Federation." 1889; "Our National Objects and Aims,” 1801 "The Religions of the World in Relatien to Christianity," 1894; "The Religions of the World," 1895. In 1880 Principal Grant was elect- ed _Moderator of the General Assem- bly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, and in 1891 President of the Royal tier:lay ca. Canada. In 1872 he married 'Miss Jessie Lawson of Ilalifax, who diedabout a, year ago. NATIVES ATTACK LAAGER, Burghers Had Recently Burned Down Their Kraals, A Vrylusid, Southeastern Transvaal despatch gays :-Natives, whose kraals were recently burned by burghers, aftecked a, Boer leaser in the vieinity of ScheePere' Nek, Mat/ 5, arid kiliod thirty-two Peers. IliE DOMIRION PARLIAMENT,, POriai, Bpintow. On th, resolution empowering the GoirernMent to borrow $15,000,000. Mr. .Fieldieg stated that the • last • Loan Act Was peseta. in 1895and was ler 515,000,000. The outstand- ing ,Porrowing power of the Govern- ment cet tbae time, including' the 815,900,000, was about $23,500,000. Out ,of that the GotternMent raised something lesfs than $10.000,000 in 1897, borrowing it from the Dank of Mantreal, tt $f per cent., with the exception of a small sum, for which a. trifle over that interest was paid. In addition the Government had floating • indebtednese of about 56,- 000,000, and the savings bank bor- rowings; had increased to the extent of $9,500,000,' The result was that: the outstanding borrowing poters ref the Government on the 30th. cif .April were $2.820,000. It was necessary that . there. should be a borrowing •• power available to the Government from time to time.- He did not anticipate that it would he necessary. to go 10 - to the market for a loan during the, current calendar year, but it might be done if ,the conditions were favor- able; Otherwise the money required could be' raised by an increase of the floatine indebtedness. . Mr, Fielding further explaleed that tbe other clime° of the bill dealt with the renewal of Aeons, that were ltd ling due, The resolution was passed, and the bill based upon it was given, its ilest • reading. • RAILWAY A Cit. • Mr.•Blair introduced .sit bill to amend the Railway Act. He ex- plained that under the present law a spur built front the main line of rail - 'way to a gravel. pit cannot cross a river or otter body of water thdt may intervene. The bill is intended to remedy thie defect. FRUIT MARKING ACT. • • Mr. Fisher -explained the bill to amend the Fruit Marking Act.. Be said that seam confusion hadarisen as to the definition of the word "packer." The bill provides that it shall mean the. person on `whose be- half the fruit is packed and not. the "vallo does the work. ..The bill also permits the placing of one, two or three ecf,s, or of the numbers' 1, 2, 3, on the package, to denote the grade 'of- the fruit, the former be- ing the favorite :method la the Mari- time .Provinces,and the latter in Ontario, Individual packers are also allowed to .put their private marks on the ,packages, provided these marks are notjamonsistent with, nor more conspicuous than those re- gaired by law. In answer to a question. Mr. Fish- er explained that these 'changes in the law are being made. at the sug- gestioes of the inspectors, who had consulted the fruit exporters on the subject. The bill was read a third time and passed, RUSSELL NOT LEAVING. Mr. Blair denied the-ruenor that Mr. Russell, manager othe Interco- lonial railway, was going to resigp and that certain other changes in the personnel would follow. BANK BILLS, The question of dilapidated bank bills in circulatioii was brought up by Dr. Sproule, on the consideration ef the vote for the renewal of the tontract for printing bank notes. stamps, etc., to the American Bank Note Company for five years longer, and after a short discussion Mr. Mu - lock said that the question was be- ing considered by the Government, but that the people could tend to better the condition by demanding clean bills of the banks. The Gov- ernnient is now increasing the issue so as to supply the banks. • MINISTERS NAMED. Sir Wilfrid 'announced that Messrs. Altdock and Paterson would represent Canada at the chlenial con- ference during coronation, • wed ex- plained that it was hoped that a line of subsidized steamers running be- tween Ai eastern port in Canada and Australia, by way of South Afri- ca would be one of the results,. An item of $12,000 to defray the ex- penses of the Ministers passed. GORONATIQN CONTINGENT. The vote of $80,000 for the coron- ation contingent passed with little disaussion: The 'Minister of Militia explained that it woad be 600 strong, officers and men, half caval- ry and halt infantry, representatives of the Strathcona. Horse to be in-. eluded in the former, The district officers commanding will choose the men, four from each cavalry corps, Ono from each of the smaller infan- try corps, and two 'from each of -the larger infantry corps. There will be 22 officers, e.ud the force • Will sail from Quebec on June 7th. The War Office will supply the horses on the other side. GEORGIAN BAY CANAL. On the third reading of the bill to incorporate the Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal. Company, Mr. Tarte proposed an nenetadment to the effect that this company shall not exeralse its power in •the district between Lake. Nepissing and • this Georgian Beef, known as the 'French River seetion, until or unless the Governor -in -Council authorizes other- wise. Mr. Tarte 4actid that if it was not for a renewal of a charter, he Would be disposed to vote against the bill. The Government should be careful in granting charters, In his opinion the French River section ;Should not be called a canal, it was a. navigable river in every part. The same did not apply to the district of the AI n ttawa and 'Ottawa Rivers., Ile understood, and he • hoped it was true, that this company, could earry on its tuaderialsing without subeidies from the Goverint eat, He• thought it was sufficietet et the present time for the Government to hese hill eoa- trol over the French River district, as the Government, has 'potent* to take over at any time the. Worlcs of the tontpany •by paying themagee ;severing the Pluomit of • money spot On clonstr etion. He was satiefled,t0 ote ,for the big as Anne:Med, as the eOtapany had vested. eighth lit the The bill, as amended, was then read a -third tine end Passed. • SO1PLF,111ENTA1W LIST. l li:e IlPl;faaing eaearyj isisres isea0C, .10z3 ee0ior tite ye , were presented to Parliament, They total 85,730,801. • Of this aMount 53,- 886,201, is charged to consolidated fund, aael $2,858,100 to capital. For the intereolenial there is an item of 51,816,000. • There. is 8175,000 for the $t. Louis 1Dxhibition end 520,- 000 for the Wol•verleampton .0xhibi- tioo, 850,000 for the coronation mllltary contingent, and 5315,000 for Halifax Garrison. Voint, Ed- ward, dredging, $10,000; Port Bur- well, improvement to harbor, $40,- 000; Port Elgin, lauding pier, e $5,- 000; Portsmouth, te complete re- pairs, 8500; Port Stanley, to com- plete repairs, $14,000; Bichaxd'o Langing, wharf repairs, $1,500; Iltviere Aux Pucer, repairs to pile work, $1,800; Roacleau Harbor, re- pairs to piers cs.nd dredging, • $10,- 000; Sottgog RiVer, dredging at Lindsay, re-voto of lapsed amount, $2,600; South Nation River, im- provements $1,000: Sturgeon Falls improvemouts to wharf $500; Thorn- bury, repairs to harbour works, $4,- 000; Trenton, Trent River, dredging, $5,000; Wendover Wharf, including ice -breakers. and storehouse with waiting -room, $8,000; Andierstlaurg, dredging, 55,000; Bell River, repairs to sheet piling, $1,400; Big 130.yt re- pairs, $500; Bowmanville, to com- plete repairs to breakwater, $4,000; Burde's Falls, -Magnetawan 'liver, wharf, 84,500; Burlington channel, repairs toeplers, 520,000 ; Callender, repairs to wharf, 81,500; Chantey Island, repairs to, west:ern' breakwater, $3,300; Cobourg, re- pairs to piers and dredgies, $10at 000; Collingwood, dredging, $15,- 000; Cornwall, repairs to and ex- tension of wharf, $4,800; Georgian Bay, improvement, 53,000; Goclerich harbor works, $6,000; Goderich har- bor, dredging, $10,000; Harwood Wharf on Rice Lake, $1,000, Hilton, St. Joseph's Island, $1,500; Hunts- ville, new wharf, $3,500; Kincar- dine, • repairs, 54,000; McGregor's Creek, new pile protection, $1,500 ; Midland harbor whatf, $10,000; Newcastle, to complete repairs to piere, 85,000; Oreille, new Wharf, $3,000; Oshawa harbor, '• improve- ments, $1;250; Pelee Island, exten- sion of wharf, $5,000; Penetane gueshene, dredging, 810,000, Picker- ing, repairs to piers and dredging, 53,200. Toronto post office repair's, $20,000; Toronto drill hall, $6,000; Toronto custom house, $5,000; To- ronto post effice alterations, $10,- 000; Toronto Junction post office, 85,000, St Catharines public build- ing, 510,000;. Yukon public build- ings, $36,000; canals, $283,000 : Port Colborne, $100,000; defences of F.squirnalt, for purchase of land, $50,000; arms, ammunition.and de- fences ($219,000 re -vote), 8800,000; for purchase of Tines, 5150.000. QUEBEC NATIONAL PORT. On the Quebec harbor vote of ,8100,000, Mr. Tarte said this would beathe begitueing of new work de- signed to furnish accommodation for the fast Atlantic steamers.: It in- vo?ved, for the present an extension of the Louise Embankment, but the ultimate cost of the work would be $1,000,000. • Dr. Sproule said he had no doubt that the proper ocean port for Can ada was ,Quebec. He wanted to know -the present position of the fast line matter, and what the Gov- ernment proposed to clO to counter- actthe effect of the Morgan steam- ship merger, especially as regards the fast line. Mr. Tarte said the Government would take good care that the Fed- eral subsidies would not he lost. • PORT COLBORNE FIARI3OR. On the item of $100,000 for Port Colborne harbor improvements., Mr. Tarte said -1,200 feet of the break- water had been built, but: it would be • strengthened and made wider. The whole breakwater would cost $890,000. Several applications had been received • from privetteeparties desiring to construct elevators, but he could not say what would even- tually be the Coverninent's policy in this Teepee -a Tbe wig:Ste breakwater would be completed next year. Ills Personal opinion was that the Gov- ernment should own the terminal facilities in connection with the canals. FRUIT CROP RUINED. Reports from Niagara Shona-, Se- . rious Damage. - A St. Catharines, Ont., despatch says :-Where Saturday everything gaee promise of a bountiful, eroP throughout this district, now all ie gloom and desolation. The heavy frost of Saturday night and Sun- day morning has caused almost . in- calculable damage to the fruit in aIl directions. There are six degrees of frost in the city, tend from eight to ten degrees in the country. For about half a mile along the Jake shore the peaches and gvapes are not so der advanced, and thus Will, escape to a eertain extent, amt at all other points the peach and grape: crops. will .be almost gout- pletely ruined. The isu•de aad blose, sums being well advanced, the bade' en the grape -vines weep frozen still.. All the strawberries that were in bloom are reined, and the toes all through the district will be very heavy. Plains and apples being hardier and later, have escaped •ecenewhat. Tomato and other ten- der plants that had been set Out -by thousands all through the district were also completely ruined. STRUCK BED OF COAL. Was Boring for Water at, 'Portage la Pettirie. A Winnipeg despatch says : The Government well -boring machillq. while boring for water at PortagOitt Brairie, struck a bed of coal at o depth of' 188 feet. An examieation will be suede to eee • if it1 IN of• com- mercial value. MINERS QUIT WORK. • Operaters BetVe ItOttASed te Cart - cede Arleiteatien, A.Screattou, Pa., despatch says :- The hithe Workers' Oanuelittee 41204-, 0(1 IfricisY tO submit the question of strike to a general con-,, vention. The order says, after re- citing that the operators have re- fused. to arbitrate t --"The collaTglittee after three days' serious deliberit» thin, feel that in justice to them. - 6'01N -es and the anthracite mine woeh- ers and those dependent Vion them., before a joint strike -is inaugiirated the t.piestion should be farther eon- eidered by a delegate convention, in which representatives from time local unions shall be fully instruct- ed by, their Constitueuts and prepar- ed to eote either in favor of •or 10 opposition to a complete cessation of work. "In the meantime all persome played in or around the collieries, steriesplings'washeries, and breakers are instructed ' to temporarily ab- stain from working, beginning -Mon day, May 12, 1902, and continuing thereafter until after final decisiol is readied by a delegate convention, which will convene on Wednescla3-, May 11, at Hazleton, Pa." John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, re- ceived telegraans from the presidents of the four great carrying made, with whom he was recently la con- ference in New York. Each one gave tui einphatie negative to his sugges- tion that the differences should be arbitrated. •.- The largest (et the anthracite coal - carrying interests, are controlled by the Philadelphia and Reading Rail- roads,- which controla the anthracite •interests of the Central- Railroad, of New Jersey, and of a number of independent. operators. 'Ilse other big • coal -carrying roads • are the Lehigh Valley, which conies aext in the value of , interests to the Phila- delphia and Rea,ding, the Erie, and Pennsylvania Railroads, whose an- thracite interests are about equal. The misters want to have the col- lieries run on the eight-hour day plan, so that all of the other men Including Sremen, hoisters, and others eirsployea in the mines, may benefit by the change, which would be virtually • an increase of wages, the change from a ten to an eight- hour day, making a, redaction of 20 to 30 per cent. in the output, there- by, decreasing the profits. • -According to the operators, the de- mand foe the weighing of .coal itt the breakers is so naa.de that it it `were granted the miners would be paid for all the stone and rdilSe • which is mined along with the coal. HEROISM AT LADYSMITH. Artillery Sergeant Rewarded. for an Act of Devotion. A London despatch says: Among the men who received distinguished conduct medals from. Lieut. -General Sin W. Butler at Davenport, was Sergeant Boseley, late_Royal Field Artillery, who lost his leg and an arm at Ladysmith. By the aid of an artificial leg and arm the gallant sergeant presented an ordinary appearance on the par- ade. ground. A chair was placed for his accommodation, but he walked to the table and saluted when receivirg the medal. from General Butler,. • The general told the story of Bose- ley's herolem. Waile lying terribly wounded across the gun he etadesert- ed he called to his eompanions wno were uninjured to roll; his body azide and continue _the service of the gun - an act of devotion, said General Butler, that was beyond all praise, an act of gallantry that would vie with any in the history of deedsl of beroism. • DATE OF PEACE. May 20 Reported To Be the Day Set. A despatch received- at Lisbon from Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa, says that peace in South Africa is certain to result from the conference of the Boer leaders to be held at Vereeniging, Transvaal, May • lt is said, the despatch • cen- t -fates,' that peace will 'be officially proclaimed May 20, Preparations) aro afoot for general rejoicings. • After having met the burghers in the field and explained to them the British terms, the Boer leaders were to meet at Vereeniging tend reach a final decision on the subject of pease. A clespatoh from London said it was officially asserted tliat after their conference at Vereeniging the Boer leaders would proceed to Pre- toria, and announce to Lord Idit- &eller their decision in regard to the peace terms they were prepared to accept. + • -COAL FOREUROPE Norwegian Vessel Leaves Sydney for Copenhagen. A Montreal despatch says: -The stecuner Fredericja has sailed from Sydney for Copenha,gea with a cargo of 650 tons of Cape 13reton coal for Denmark. She will be fqllowed dur- ing the season ba several other. ves- sels, principally. sailing ' under the Nerwegiart ,which will carry Cailaclieva coal to different porte 10 Europe, Last year the Dominioe Coal Company exported over 50,000 tone of coal to the other side of Atlantle, and orders have been se- cured for nearly doeble that ninoent this year. BRITISH TRADE. Inipertg Show it Decrease, Hz - ports Increase. A London deepatch says: -The re - terns 'issued by the Beard of Trade 'Awe that during the Month of April the imports deereased £65,689. while the exports,. increased 41,505,49B - The increar3e in ,eXpierte inuottitted 10 £387,042. , NEWS ITE Telegraphic Briefs' From Over the Globe, CANADA. WootistoCk'S Police fbree 1 increased, Tim ice on Jibe Yukon is bre uP on the upper reaches.. The' G,P.R. has granted nt irci- el pay to its machinist's. Winnipeg's- realty assessment now totals 323;912,900, vith exemptions. Population 03,3,97. Ottawa is reeeiving offersefs-om eas- el -al telephone companies desirous of tile -faith -es; et system in opposition t9 the Bell, •0 be Hong Lee, the Kiagstoa Chineae laundryman, who hag given libertillY to Queen's University, has sob - scribed 325 to the Y.M,O.A.. As a reeelt of a petition of theater of Brantford'a business men, the city' will mfebrate Victoria Day ea Mal, 26, instead of Saturday, the 24th. The Canadian Paeific ammunces ree. ductioas in Freight rates betWecr: Lake Superior and, letaaitoba proiate, ranging from 40 tO 14 cents per 100 pounds. •.... The Cety Conneil Of Ottawa has decided to introduce a by-law come pelting the removal of ail sgns, verundtahs; or other; projections in the streets, The Northwest Commercial velers have purchased a prominent business *corner in Winnipeg, -and will 'erect, . there an • eight -storey office buildiag.• Owen • Soloed • assessors' returns show a, population of 9,414, an in- crease over last year of 159, and an assessment of $3,529,991, an ie - crease of a quarter of a million. Some members . cd the Hamilton Board of' Education object to the forming of a rifle club among enem- ies:se 'of the Collegiate institute - They Should wait till; they are old enough to join the 18th. Regiment. GREAT BRITAIN. - Orders have been issued lor the Imperial Yeomanry battalions now at Aldershot to embark for South Africa. „ The King and the Queen with their own hands placeri in position sev- eral of the young saplings planted, recently in the grounds of Bisaltimpa haat Palace., The allegett combination of British Ship -owners to keep up the freights on British goods has attr-acted the attention of th'e Government."' UNITED STATES. 9.'he tr. S. Steel Corporation em- ployed 158,263 men daring the past ' year, a,nd paid out in wages $112,- 829,198. Miss Rebecca French, a public school teacher of Marinette, Wise: has gone insane over her lose for cats. • Jaanes Duffield, elected mayor' of Buckner,. 0,, on a prohibition, thsket, has been lined for selling liquor co se teary' to law. Former City Treasurer Gerat, 'of Buffalo, was fined 51,000 and. des - missed for complicity in defalcations 'amounting te$10,000. . * Because a teacher at a public SCI1001 ill Philadelphia sat ori a bible while playing tbe piano, thee ,etool being too low, it row wasastaatee which the directors land to ..investt gate and settle. _ Samuel Wendell Willis -tort, professor oil Geology in the UniversitY .of eases, and author 01 150 scientific p.pers anc books, hes been chosoe head professor of paleontology in. the University of Chicago. • , On Saturday of this week Mayor tow, of New York, will rnalee underground trip in an automobile through the large 15 -foot sewer that is being built tg drain the entire Bay Ridge section of Brooltlyn, Senator Tillman, Made a • 'violent. speech in the Senate at Washington on Wednesday, in which he hoped the. United States would turn front their "game of. desiltry in the Pfal- Wellies" mud assist the South to rid herself of the threat of negro nom- ination. •• GENERAL. The revolt in Portugal is ago -hese mbaidgtoravteiTnment and execrable- ad nis • A Britesit subject named, -Allcock ha,s been murdered in his own -gar- densornieoavrs Top_let4lacin,t20tMeos,rohcacvoe. occarma in Spain, destroyiag a. number Of houses and terrifyiug the people. The young king Alfonso will , wear fifty different uniforms during, tilt festivities attendant on his a4Ceg. iTbiay-.0 Austrian Deputies have tolapt another' bloody ducl in Vienna, in which both were cut and elashed ter- r Frightened by rumors that Russia iS preparing for war with Javan many Chinese traders have loft Port Arthur for Shanghai. In all parts of tbe Orange River Colony the Dutch are entering- with .great spirit into the arrangements f or the eoroli atie n eel (Aerations, At lifo.e.cow a Inc calmed by the careleseness of it werkraan. bas re-, • salted • inthe cleetruction of six- steatiere and several workshops. The Empress. Dowager of China le credited with having developed uiti- 0. craze for foreigu ways, partieue laxly in the direction of social func- 110111118'Jillie a Danish expedition will visit Greenland to make an axioms-. tuliVmetiostti..idy Of the manners, customs. and sope n erstitiOns- of tuiative pop - 'Reports of alleged disagreenien'te between Queen and Prince Henry have been traced to one of the Prince's.) valet, in revenge for his eelnanctre dismissal Word.has beali receiVed that twen- ty -ono Ttitliifl soldiere, eupposied to le. •• beett killed in a battle with ' Stenekk of Abytelniasix years ago, 5112 pelseners of war.