HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-5-21, Page 3TE MARKETS
Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc
in Trade Centres.
Toronto, Wray 1.0, -Wheat --The
market is quiet, with prices un-
changed, No, 2 white and reel quot-
ed at 71 to 710 middle freights I
No, 2 epilog nominal at 70* to 71c
on Midland. 'Manitoba, wheat steady;
No, 1 hard quoted at 820 Gocloroch,
and No. 1 Northern at 81c (lode -
rich. No, 1 hard, 88n grinding in
transit, lake ante rail, and No. 1
Northern, 87e,
Oats --'The market is quiet ; No. 2
quoted at 306e middle freight and
at 20euc high freight. No. 1 quoted
at 31'1c east,
Barley-Tr'mile is quiet, with No. 3
extra quoted at -44e middle freight,
and No. 3 ht 4,
Itye-Tho Market IS quiet at 51tc
oast.
' Buckwheat -Trade dull, with prices
mufin& at 4.0e east.
Peas -The mnrkot is quiet, with
sales of No. 2 at 68c high freights,
Coln -Market is dull, Canadian
feed corn quoted at. 40 to 41c west,
and at 40c Isere, No. 3 Amoricnn
yellow quoted at 51 to 52c on trade,
Toronto, and No. 8 ]nixed at '50
to 5:Lc.
Flour -Ninety per ernt patents
unchanged at 59,671, middle
freights, in buyers' sacks for export.
Straight rollers of special brands
for domestic trade rluol•ed at $3,25
to $8.35 in bbls. Manitoba flour
steady ; Na, 1 patents, $$4,10; and
seconds, $3.90 to b4 ; strong bak-
ers', 53.80 to 53.00, bags included,
Toront o.
Millfeed-bran is dull at $17 here,
At outside paints bran is quoted at
$15.50, and shorts at 517. Mani -
f, ba bran in sacks, 518, and shorts
at $20 hero.
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THE DAIRY MARICTITS.
Butter -?Che market is quint, with
prices easy, in consequence of good
receipts. We quote :-Fresh large
rolls, 15 to 16c; choice, 1-18 rolls,
16 to 17c ; fresh dairy tubs. 150
secondary grades, 13 to 14o; Creant-
ery prints, 21 to 22c; solids, 18 to
1.0c.
Eggs -Receipts are moderate, with
sales of case lots at 13c per dozen,
Cheese Mar1Cet steady. Wo quote'
New, 12* to 12ic per lb.
NOG PRODUCTS.
Dressed flogs are steady. Cured
meals aro unchanged, with a good
demand. We gboto :-Bacon, clear,
10 to 10tc, fn " ton and case lots,
Pork -Mess. 821 to $21.50; do.,
short cut, :'!0i2.50 to $23.
Smoked ;mate--lHe.ms, 123. to
' 18*e; rolls, 11 to 11kc; shot:jeers,
103c' backs, 14 to 14;e; breakfast
baeoli 1.4 to 143c.
Laixl--Tho market is unchanged.
We quote :-Tierces, 100; tubs, 103c
pails llc; conipoun-d, 8 to 90.
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, May 10. -Grain -No. 1
Manitoba hard wheat, 770; No. 1
Nprthern, 76c Fort William; peas,
62e high freights, 71c afloat hero ;
s.3 e, 52e east, 573c afloat here ;
buckwheat, 47c; oats, No, 2, 85c
afloat, 37c in store ; flaxseed, $1.20
on track here ; corn, American, 52o'
afloat. Flour - Manitoba patents,
$4.10; seconds at $8,80 to 53.90;
Ontario straight rollers, $3.85 to
$8:50; in bags $1.60 to $1.70 ;
patents, $8.70 to $4; rolled oats,
millers' prices, $1.85 in bags, and
$3.85 per bbl. Feed -Manitoba • bran,
$18 ; shorts, $20, bags included ;
Ontario bran in bulk, 51.7.50 to
$18';.shorts in bulk, $19,50 to $80.
Provisions --Heavy Canae can short
cut pork, $24; shell. cut backs,
523,50; light short cut, $23; com-
poundrefined lard, 8* ;to Oc ; pug's
Canadian land, 1Qi** to 11c ;'finest
lard, 11 to' 1l*e; linins, 12* to 13c;
bacon, 14 to 15c; fresh -killed abat-
toir hogs, 59 to 89.20. Eggs -New
laid, 12* to 1.8c. Butter -Fresh
creamery, 19 to 19+,. Cheese -On-
tario, 11:;c;, townshilis, 110. Po
tatoes 'The market for potatoes has
become strong daring the past few
days ; a carload of finest stock was
sold on track yesterday at 51.15 a
bag of 00 lbs„ but it is said that it
would be impossible to buy the same
goods at less than $1,25 to -clay.
Holders aro demanding $1.85 for lots
when drawn away from cars,. and
•51.40 for smaller lote .when taken
May from store.
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Chicago, May 1l). -Crain trade was
dell anis prices were 'easier to -day,
July wheat closing 30 lower; July
corn a shade higher, and oats off
2c. September provisions closed
from 20 lower to 2to113ighei'.
Minneapolis, May 19. -Wheat --
Cash,
9. -Wheat -Cash 78ec; May, 77.1o; July, 76$ to
760; track. No. 1 -hard, 790; No, 1
Northern, 7820; No, 2 Northern,
7'710; No! 3 .Northern, 76 to 7.60,
Buffalo, May : 19.--Flour-Quiet.
Whcat-Spring steady; No. 1 No'th-
ern, 8233c; • winter firm ; No. 2 white,
88c; No. 2 rod, tSlc. Corn -Quiet ;
tciehanged, Oats-S.toady, unchang-
ed. Barley-Unohanged; nye - No.
1., in store, 57c. Canal freights -
Wheat, il;ic.
7,JIVI8 STOCK MARKETS.
Toronto, 14fn:y 10. - A.t the West-
ern Cattle Market to -day there was
an active business transacted in
boat butchers' and export cattle,
and the prices for the former a,d-
Winced from 15 to 25c per cwt,
Sheep, Ia11388, and calves were um -
Changed,
There were not f6,auy choice ship-
ping cattle offered, and awing to ac -
live Cerepetitioll a111e111041 80170013,
the market for them was strong,
better prices In 00018 il8tan000 being
j)ahll for them than there world oth-
erwiee have (leen, There are stili
n10(17 00911)10011 and light ones nom
113g, and the (348utnkl for 'thein was
not 00 good. Buyers continue to
go to O8leago and Buffalo for cat-
tie to complete their cargoes, and
also bocn.uso they are cQluaper there
than here,
The following was the range of
quotations:
113xporlers' cattle- Per 100 lbs.
Extra to ello'i00 .., ,$4,(35 $5.2(1
Bulls ,., ,,, ,,, 13,75 4,25
Butehors''-
I'ielcecl lots ,,, ,,. „ 8:,65
Good 1u11,de ,,, ... ,. 4,40
Medium ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,,,, 4.25
D'a'le .. ... . , o, .,, 8.75
Cows ,,, .. , 3.50
Feeders, light ,. .,4,00
Feeders, short -keeps 4.50
JStockers .,. .,. ,,, 3,50
Sheep -
Export
heep-
lixport ewes, light 4,50
1)o., bucks .. ,,. ,8,50
Chain -fed lambs .., , 5,50
Do„ bucks .., ,,, ,,, , 5,00
Barnyard lambs .,. ,,, 3.50
Calves, per cwt 4.50
Eilogst-
Sows ,,, 4.00
Slags , 2.30
Selects 100 to 200
lbs,,.. ... ... .,. .,. 0.10 0.00
Thick fats ... ... ... 5,86 0,00
Lights ... „ .., 5.85' 0.00
'T T STRIKE.
Hi~ IC
v � oRIA
4,90
4.65
4,50
4,25
4.25
4.50
5,00
4,00
5.00
4.00
6.00
5.50
4.50
5.00
4.50
3.00
Bill to Suppress It Receives
Second Reading.
A Melbourne, Victoria, despatch
says: In the Legislative Assembly
on Worthesday Premier Irvine made
a speech on the subject of the strike.
Ifs said the country faced a long-
meditated revolt against established
authority. The issue concerned ev-
ery country. The strike had thrown
the State into confuei011, 019d it
wound he a fight (0 a finish.
The Premier then moved the secs.
on(1 reading of a hill litloviding for
the suppression of the strike, which
is not retrospective, and which] will
not remain in fore after the ter-
mination of the strilre. It provides
that an employe leaving his work
without giving four nights' notice is
to be assumed to have joined the
strike, and will incur the penally of
$500 fine or a year's imprisonment
with loss of pension, and will be in-
eligible in the future for Covent -
most employ, The bill etiso forbids
inter'fel'enee with employes, the col-
lection of strike funds or encourag-
ing the strike in any manner. The
bill further empowers the police to
destroy documents encouraging the
strike, Drake printers thereof offend-
ers against the law, and declares
meetings to be uniawiell it four
strikers are present. 1.11 persons
refusing to disperse are liable to ar-
rest without warrants, 0(1( the po-
lice are empowered to forcibly en-
ter meetings.
An amendment expressing regret
at the strike and promising that
Parliament would consider the
grievances of the raileoaid nen if
they' return to whrk was defeated by
58 to 30 votes.
FOUGHT TWELVE TO ONE.
Brilliant Feat of Arens in the
Capture of Sokoto.
A London despatch says f -The
capture of S0800(1 on March 14 was
effected by a British column of 500
men, with eight guns, mectinst 6,-
000 of the enemy's (101.80 and foot.
The Fulanis charged with fanatical
bravery, undeterred by a withering
Moxini and rifle fire. They had 110
proper learlersh'lp, butthe isolated,
hands continued to advance oyer
heaps of stead and dying, often only
nnd3vicluals reaching within a yard
o'r two of the square, where refusing
quarter, they were shot down while
shouting "Allah," with their last
'breath. Thirty chiefs around the
Emir's great white flag were defiant
to the last, and their corpses were
found hedging. the s'tandar'd when the
Ilr'itish entered the city, which con-
sisted ]mostly of thatched houses.
Its semi -ruined wells extenelecl . seven
miles around, , the Place and were
pier'ce'd by eight gates. A few, days
later the populace returned and the
Polanis tendered their submission to
Cotumissioner. Lugard, who arrived
March 10111 and 'Metalled a new
Eniir. The British then retired to-
wards the coast, leaving a garrison,
CANADA AND GERMANY.
Views of London Times' Berlin
Correspondent.
The Berlin 000.0espol'clent of The
London 'limes wired. on Thursday
aa1 article on the contemplated tariff
war between Germany and Canada,
"Canada's action cannot be challeng-
ed by the extreme protectionist
Party in Germany," says the cor-
respondent, "and if Germany can-'
theles to trent Canada accondiwg to
the 81)1(1'0 of the extremists, the re-
cult will simply be the entire ceS-
sation of trade between the two
Caanu'trieS, 3011101 Weald seriously pre-
jaidice Germany."
Tho Boron Courierinclines to
this opinion evidently, as it advises
the Gorman Goveei anent to exercise
0131010000, as further discrimination
might be apt to strellg!.hen the ten-
dency fat' an Imperial commercial
115,10m between the British colonies
and the motherland,
TEN KILLED IN STRIKE RIOT
Troops and Mob Clash at Valpar-
aiso, Chili.
A Santiago, Chili, despatch says:
The strike of dock laborers at Val-
paraiso is becoming more $eriau0.
The strikers, after setting fire to the
qday as wolf as to the offices of the
South American Steamship Com-
pany, had a number of encounters
with the police, during which ten
persons were killed and twe ht1n1-
Bred were injured. A (Ietachnnont, of
three tntoesan(1 troops .has been des-
patched to Valparaiso to quell -the
disorder. Tho Govormnont has re-
fused all offers to compromise the
di'f0:aultins, (still is determined to
adopt the 50er1153t mease3105 to re-
et0ro order,
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Doings of Our Law Makers at
Toronto.
1IEAn A SECOND .111183,
Tho following bills were read a
seeond time:
l{espectipg the Lindsay Pulalj0 Li-
br'ary-Mr, Fox.
Respecting the City of London -
Mr, Beek.
Respecting St. Paul's Church,
Dunnville, Ont, -Mr. i-ha'court.
Respecting the Village of Hanover
-Mr, Truax,
Respecting till Art Museum of '1'o-
rotl00-Mr, Foy.
To change the boundaries of the
Town of Berlin - Mr, Lael(11e1',
Respecting the Elgin Loan and
Savings Company - Mr. P(11111110,
To confirm by-law No. 597 of the
Town of Niagara Falls - Mr, Gross.
Respecting the Lake Superior
Power Company and certain ether
companies -Mr. Coimee.
Respecting the Village of 310110lon
Falls 14r. Carnegie.
'Respecting the Municipality of
Shuniah-1171 0011mec,
Respecting the International Tran-
sit Company - Ilr, Comree,
ItespeelIllg the Town of -Aurora -
Mr. Davis,
Respecting the St. Thomas Street
Railway -1(4r. Maccliarmid.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Powell - To authorize the
City of Ottawa to fix certain as-
Kessn,,csrts and issue curtain deben-
tures,
Dr. Jessop - To confirm By-law
No. 217 of 13earns'tille.
Mr. Downey - Respecting the
Guelph Railway Co.
Mr. Pcns0 - To incorporate the
Kingston and Frontenac Railway
Co.
Dr. ,7essop-Respecting the City of
St. Catharines.
Air. Cameron - Respecting the
Town of itat Portage.
3.13', .001310ron - To extend the pro-
visions of the Act enabling certain
persons to develop water power on
the Kamrnistig'nia.
]3r. 1 3 nc '1'o amend the Public
Heal 11 A.ct,
Mr. Calelweli-Respecting tho Lake
Superior Power Co. •and certain
other companies.
A•Ir. Loeas-To amend the Act re-
specting the mortgages on real es-
tate,
Mr. Nribs-Respecting vaccination
and inoculation.
Mr, Sutherland -To amend the
General Road Co.'s Act,
M1•, Hanna - Respecting the
011110(11 of England Cemetery at Sax'
Dia,
Dr. Pyne - To amend the Act to
supplement the revenues of 'the
Crown of Unbario.
Col. Matheson Respecting the
Mime Savings 1un21 Loan Co., Limit-
ed.
111r, Ross - Respecting statute la.
bon,
111x, Ross - An Acct respeoting
amendments of the late in connec-
tion
onnecttion with the revision of the As-
sessn10nt Aot. •
Mr. Ei'ib'5 meastnso provides that
no cllilal in the province shall be vac-
cinated or inocnulated against the
wish of its parent or guardian, and
makes vaccination voluntary, -
:Dr. Pyne's amendment to the Act
to Supplement the revenues of the
Crown is .to the effect that all rail-
ways shall be liable to a nlaIInicipal
assessment, and to pay taxes on
their tracks oe all highways or
roadways.
Both of the bills introduced by the
Premier are part of the recommon1-
ation of the Assessment Comtinis-
sion.
FINAL READINGS.
Respecting the 013u'n'tsville and
Lake of Bays Railway. r- Mr. Ted -
hope,
To amend the Act incorporating
the Nortel Lanark Railway Corn-
p•a'n,l'.-•Mr. Caldwell,
To legalize and confirm By-law
No. 679 of ,the Town of Petrolea.-
Mr. Flnn'na:
To 0011f 11111 By -late .No, 575 of the.
Town of Sarll.ia.-IMI'. F3.1.11na.
To confirm 13y -law No. 81, 1902,
of the Town of Go;derich.'-M't•. Cam
encen `(iT.ua'on), '
Respecting , the Ross. M'emlol'iai
Hospital,--411Pr. Fox.
Respecting the Towgt of Brace-
bridge.--b3i', Puldhope.
Tho Louse, on motion of the Min-
ister of Education, rat"i,5ed the or -
dor -in- Cotllnc'i1 dated February 25,,
1908, loaning $50,000 to Toronto
liarivorsit.y for the new Medical
1841(31»3,
Third readings were given to the
following bills:
Respecting the Sandwich, Wi'uclsor
end Andxr'stl ung Railway and the
City Railway Company of Windsor,
Lirn'Itorl.-iii'. Auld.
Respecting the City of Lo9rdon. -
501r. Reel(.
Respecting St. Paul's Church,
Dunnville, Ontario. --Mr, Harcourt,
Respecting the Ha11d1''to-n Electric
Light and Cataract Power Com-
pany, Limnitcd, and the I.7amilton
Cataract Power, Light and Traction
Company, Li•lIitc(3.--9/Pr, Carscallen,
The following bilks were givers
their second reading:
lleepe0tiug statute labor. - 1404'.
hese.
Respecting amendments of the late
in connection with the revision of
the Asseeetteent .Act. - Mr. Ross.
'Po amend the High Schools Act. -
Mr. 1Ta1'me'llrt.
ELIIDCTRr7C RAILWAY.
The bill to amend the Act lneet'-
3Porating. the 111uron, Bruce and Grey
Iltoctrie Railway was before tho
Railway Committee. It empowers
the company to change its name to
the Ontario West Shore Electric
Itailnvay, and grants pormiseion to
make extensions to V1"fngbarn, Lon-
don, Park -hill, and Sarnia. Objec-
tion was tmlron to it because it
tvot111d parallel the L omidonl, Park-
1ilI,, and Grand teener road, and it
Wei allowed 1:0 sinful 00el' mill the
illteres1ort parties had a 001)8renco,
.AGAiINST .SUNDAY CARS.
There Was e0nsialer'a111e disci:Vine
rear the bill respecting the 838t111t1-
t(rl and Caleldonia. Railway.. A
clause in the measure permitted the
running of Sunday cave. The 11111
.Nae llarall7 assented to, but the
elle ece in question was struck out,
A similar clause in the brill re-
specting the Sarnia Hornet Jtai1-
Way was treated in the salon lrn,n•
nae,
LINEN FAC'1.O1YV.
'1'he request, of Iirarebr)dge for
perulissiorr to honest a limn 1041.0:stry
by granting them freedom front tax-
ation for tell 3(•urs was greeted.
TAXATION Ob' L,ANIDS.
The frontier's bill re 1pccting the
ta1ution of land(; lit the 1)Is1ric(s of
Algoma, Mani touliu, The iuder Bay
aqui l tulny River was messed, it
provides that if taxes aro net lurid
for three years, the land Shall be
fcal, iced to the Province,
LAND) GRANTS TO fib's
The 1T0u1113 went Into eonun00ten
on 811',, Davis' bill to amend the Act
to provide for the appropriation of
remain lands for the volunteers who
served in South Africa and the vol-
unteer militia who served on the
frontier in 1866.
1h', Jessop tools the ground that
whet waS known as the Home
(limed, who were on 0.011,13 service,
'Mit did not fight, should certabrly
be allowed to participate in the ad-
t"aniagcs allowed to the others,
Mr. Davis pointed out that the
veterans have the advanta'gc of set-
tlers in that they would get more
benefit from bile rise in value in ten
years. In roceivin•g flee of cost
land worth 50 rents an acre, they
would be receiving 580 worth for
nothing. They would be given all
minerals found on their property,
and tax exemption for ten years,
which ordinary settlers do not get.
If the veterans kept their New On-
ttu•]) grants, they would reap a Sub-
stanlial rewaryd,
The bill was reported without
amendment.
TI1l3 P1.iEMi•IE;R'S BJLLS.
The Premier introduced four pith -
lie bills, the most important being
one to amend the act for the im-
provement of public highways, The
new 8111 abolisihos the 1)1'011 010a that
tr11e11 a system. of county roads is
adopted, in ogler to d8tain the
G;ovearment's grant the mileage
rri1a11 bo based on acreage. County
Councils are allowed to lay out
etch systems as they sec frit. County
Councils will also be able to buy up
toll roads whether they Dorn] a com-
plete county system or not, and
draw the Government's grant so far
as it goes for suet purpose, arrang-
ing to pay the lnunicfpalitbes not
directly interested in them a sum
to which they may be entitled on
the basis of their assessment. The
time in which Comity Ceundl may
talcs advantage of the act is to be
extended.
NIAGARA'S BANKS,
Another bill Introdul3ed by Pre -
mien' Ross aims at preventing the
washing away of the banks of the
Niagara River from, Chippewa to
Fort Erie, and provides for widen-
ing and improving the roadways,
and authorising tho Victoria Park
Commission to Drake an agreement
with a company to provide for the.
construction and operation of an
electric railway from Chippewa . to
Fort Erie.
The Premier introduced a bill also
as an amendment .to the municipal
ant, to provide that no person shall
be disqualified from being elected a
member of any municipal =Toro -
Oen by reason of any oontraot or
agreement granting exemption from
taxation.
GAIILBLING AT SHOWS.
The fourth bill introd{u,eed by the
Premier provides for important
changes in the act relating to ch-
eeses and shows, The Provincial
license is increased, from 550 to
5100. The license may bo with-
drawn if gambling or games of
0)1611ce are found in the show. The
penalties for infringement of the law
are in,c1'ease1, theminimum. from
5100 -to 5200 and the maximum
from $200 to 5800 and imprison -
melt from 80 days to three Mon -01S.
Under the new law Dominion and
Prrovineial detectives will have Tree
access to, all games, theatres and
raublic gatherings.
NAVAL BASE AT SYDNEY.
British Admiralty Site Has "leen
Selected.
A IPalifax despatch says :-Tho
British Admiralty Is likely to es-
tablish a naval base at Sydney at
an early date. TWO naval officers,
acting under indtruetiops from Ad-
miral Sir A. L. Douglas of the
North American squadron, have boon
in Sydney for sevoral days examin-
ing available silos, and it is an,
flounced that they hnvo selected a
harbor front property for Admiralty
purposes. It is rot unlikely that
fortifications tw
ill also be construct-
ed there, as Sydney is now con-
sidered by the Imperial authorities
as a port of groat strategic import-
ance, in vires of the maintenance of
a strong French squadron at St
Pierre, Mtqueloli, As a 10rtiflo1
naval base it would also ho a
guardian of the St, Lawrence route,
and an unexcelled 0oalirrg base in
time of war.
GENERAL STRIKE SOON.
Victorian Fight Only an Outpost
Skirmish.
- Irl a. despatch from Sydney, N. 8,
Ile, tine co'reepoitdcnt of Phe lent -
don Daily Mail, reports scrrct moot -
imp on the part of the New South
Wales trade undoniSLs, notably the
railroad and street car men, 'Phe
0o3respotelent says he 000130rled with
the 0(11111(31 hence of Inbar 111110111Sm1
1,3 Nety Souter Wales, lobo declared
that, ail Wel kitten wnu1)1 1,1,lror't'1,he
railroad men solidly, nail Cant un-
less the Vie1orfnn (lovernnu•n, sur-
renlered the 5(414133i14 wou81 extend
1.o than other States, the Vietor'fan
fight being only un outpost skirm-
ibiii.
THE HOUSE OF 0O1iONS
Notes of Proceedings in the Can-
adian Parliament.
The following bills were road the'
Arai: time;
To confer upon the Commissioner
of 381100te certain powers for the re-
lief of .7, S. Mcuougail. Mr, Cowart,
To incorporate the Noltireon Iron
Range Railway Company. - Mr.
Dylnent,
To incorporate the Chatham, Mor-
risburg, and Lake Llrie, Railway
0oulpany, - Mr. Stephens.
To 111c003101 ale the City and
County flank of Canada. Mr. Rosa-
mond.
The following private bills were
read a second time, and referred to
committee:
An Act respecting the Interprovin-
cial and James' flay Railway Cotn-
pan3•.-11fr. Belrourt,
An Act respecting the Lindsay,
Bohcaygoon, and Pontypool Rail-
way Co. -44:r. Vrooman.
An . Act respecting certain trust
Neck of the Diocese of Moosonee.-
M'r, Osler.
An Act to incorporate the Colum-
bia Improvement 00,, Limited. -
G afliher.
An Act to incorporate the Mount
]loyal Savings Bank,' -31r. Bicker -
elk e,
`1'Ire following bilis were given a
111(1d reading:
An Act respecting the Winnipeg
Western Land Corporutlon, Limited.
-M7•, McCarthy.
An Act respecting the "Ontario and
Qu'Appello Land Co. -Mr. McCar-
thy.
An Act respecting the Canada
Northwest Land Co., Limited. -Mr.
MlCairthy,
An Act respecting the Creat
Northwest Contras Railway Co, -
Mr. 110e0601,117.
The Act to incorporate the New
Canadian Co., Limited, was read a
second time and passed to com-
mittee.
PENSIONS..
Colonel Hughes (Victoria) was in-
formed by Sir Fii'clerick Bordon that
Canadians disabled in. the South
African War received' the same pen -
8401s as the mere of the. British
army. The.,, Canadian Government is excellent, but no larger quanti-
rontrtlsuted nothing to this, and had ties can be expected. The Thames
not considered the advisability of
supplementing the imperial pension.
NEWS ITEms,
Telegraphic Briefs Front All
Over the Globe.
CANADA.
Woollen mulls are to be establish-
ed at Brandon,
The Mohawk Lnstltuie, recently de-
stroyed by lire at Brantford, will be
rebuilt.
Chatham's population is new 9,-
222, stn increase of 355, The col-
ored citizens number 586, a decrease
of 8.
The Provincial Government will
erect a monument to Sir Oliver
Mowat.
The Niagara camp will begin this
year on ,June 16. Lard Dundonald
will visit each of the camps in sue-
cession.
Two small children wandered into
a chug store at Sandwich on Satur-
day and asked a doctor if they had
smallpox. Thew had.
Mr. J. V. Teetzel, IC.C„ of I3amil-
ton, has been appointed to the Nigh
Court of Ontario, Common Pleas
Division, in place of the late Mr.
Justice Lount.
A by-law to raise 835,000 for
school purposes at Winnipeg, and
another setting apart $100,000 for
the erection of a contagious dis-
ease hospital was lost.
II'alifax is to have a naval reserve
depot and steps to this end are to
be taken at once. This will be the
first in Canada, but there is one in
overyPi other British colony.
lcieh deposits of Iron have been
discovered by Messrs. McAdam &
Grogan at Little Vermillion Creek,
18 miles west of Saddle Lake, on
the north slide of the Saskatchewan.
Fred. L. Young, agent of the
Mercantile Register of San Fran-
cesco, 1,3. been arrested by the Van-
couver police charged with obtaining
money by false pretences from local
business concerns.
R. E. Milligan, the New York wa-
ter expert, who has been investigat-
ing London's supply, reports that
the quality of the Springbank water
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Flat. Mr. fielding informed Mr.
Talbot that the ((rand Trunk Rail-
way Company had received no loan
from the Dominion Government since
Confederation. At that time the
company owed the Province of Can-
ada 525, 370,308.53, which was
taken by the Dominion us an asset.
No payments had m•e1' been made by
the company on this debt.
CATOIII:NG OF FISI3.
Mr. Lemieux (daspo), was informed
by Mr, Prefontaine that the Govern-
ment had redlived a petition from
the fishing interests of Gaspe, pray-
ing tliat the Government would pro-
hibit the ditching of fish for use as
land fertilizer, and also prohibit the
11810 of trap, nets for cod and herring,
on the ground that these practices
were destroying the fisheries. The
Government had declined to act in
the matter.
ST. LOUIS EXT3IIEI3 TION.
Ili'. Lemieux (Gaspe) was inform.
ed by Mr. Pickling that Canada
wound be represented at the St.
Louis International libefibitiou of
1904, The Canadian Commissioners
would not be attaches of the Bri-
tish Commission, but would be
granted all the rights and privileges
of an independent national commis-
sion.
ELECTION LAIN.
In the N'ouso Mr, Fielding lruoved
the following resolution: "'Mat a
select committee composed of
Mosars, Charlton, Casgr•n3n, Russell,
Barker, Demurs (St', John end Doer,
culls) Ndrtillrop, Thlo.n1psot (Beadle
dle
mend), Ingram, and Fielding bo ap-
pointed to consider the state of the
laws respecting Dominion elections,
and that Mr. Charlton's bill to
amen(1 tho Dominion Elect4one Act
of 1900 be referred to tide com-
mitter.."
CHANCE FOR CANADIANS,
Forms of Tender for Army Sup-
plies From South Africa,
An Ottawa despatch says: Sir Wil-
frid Laurier has received a letter
from L' ieut.-Clero]'ul (1. Lyttletor,
Officer Commanding the troops in
South .Africa, dated Pretoria.. April
6, in wbieh be says:
"I have the honor to inform you
that tenders era being called for 111e
sapply $ of bread and forage to the
troops for certain stations in the
Cape Colony, and for breast, forage
and groceries for all 5tatiols in the
Transiva•al and Orange River Colony
for a fishnet of six months, con-
mowing October 1. 1 enclose ten
foams of tender for each 001011y, for
d;l.str'3bntiol to any applicants Unit
there may be. Would Ton kindly
send Deme a list, giving the 1111111044 131111
addresses of those to whom forms
have been issued."
General Lyttlotoll encloses n form
of a¢1301'tisenlent for intention in the
leading papers, and asks that the
account be forwarded. to 11813, Should
thou trot be any tenderers in Canada
he pl'a308ee lo send the manes mid
addressee of anrccssl'rrl tenderers, so
that nu'.rchaels in C-anakla. May here
an
01111artu11ity of offering their
flour to the ncrrpt013 contractor in
Souter Africa.
Police 0o11.tn3181030r Greene of
Now York has dismissed from the
terve Inspector A11am A. (]cess, for
neglect of ditty and unbecoming con -
eget.. Ile had horn on the 1901100
force for 25 years,
Weary 1ln;ggl('s--''S'on won't git
no(hlu' ah'cent f❑ th,1/', Them 'movie
19 30145i11ri4)110,'' Hungry llarl,V'--"18
that. 113(1t ?" Weary 11145(31'8-"Vrs,
„' they got a clog woL ain't,"
aright be purified,
A Sydney, C. B., deapatch states
that Sir A. L. Jones, head of the
Elder -Dempster Company, of laver -
Pool, and Sir Alston Dixon, a great
shipbuilder in North England, are
interesting themselves in a project
for the erection of a steel shipbuild-
ing plant at some port in Nova
Scotia, where the best facilities for
sash works are obtainable.
GREAT BRITAIN.
British imports and exports for
April showed decreases of 511,988,-
000 and 51,780,500 respectively.
UNITED STATES.
Ex -President Cleveland, U.S.A.,
writes that he is not desirous of
being a Presidential candidate.
Mrs. W. Lee of Buffalo, N. Y.,
died at Charlotte, N. 0., from the
effects of a chicken bone, which
caught in ler throat.
In addition to the site Mrs, Eddy
has given 5100,000 for a new Chris-
tian Science Church edifice at Con-
cord, N, 1I. •
St, Louis laundrymen have refused
to handle work sent them frau Chi-
cago, where the lalmdry workers are
on strike,
The Augusta, Oa., Chroniccl, estab-
lished in 1785, the .oldest newspa-
per in the South, was Said at pub-
lic auction for $75,000.
Just before the Umbria sailed from
Now York on Saturday, an infernal
machine in honking order and con-
taining 100 pounds of dynamite was
found on the pier.
Joseph Trepans, the head of a
gang of Italians who defrauded Now
York insurance companies by bogus
nestles, was sentenced to an inldeter-
minato period of from two to four
yearS.
'1'o resist the demands of a union
being organized among the drivers
for firms dealing l8 building ma-
terial, in New York, the lumber
dealers and brickyards have ordered
a lockout which may throw 100,000
111011 into idleness.
Miss Alice Roosevelt's favorite
costume is a white gown, and a
targe black hat with a (b•ooping
plume, and with this she carries the
tittle silver mounted cane which
causes mach comment, and tho fad
has been adopted by other society
maidens.
GENERAL.
It is again Deported that the Rus-
sian troops have withdrawn from
Newchwnng,
The relations between Turkey and
Bulgaria., arising out of the incur-
sion of insurgent bands into Mace-
donia, are strained.
BREEDERS AT CALGARY.
Importation of Eorses in the
Northwest.
A Calgary despatch says :-This is
agricultural week at Calgary. Tho
annual meeting of horse un8 stock
breeders' associations is in t"pro-
gress, and the week is to close with
a flat stock shote, Reports' presented
show the number of horses imported
into the Calgary district for 1002
amounted to 4,756, valued at 4106,-
880, o1' ea average of 322.47, T110
average Vallee of animals imported
into Manitoba and the Territories
was $36.511, The (*Oratory of the
association urges that a minimum
valuation shoujd be placed on horses
imported into Canada, 13o says the
Canadian .vest is being flooded with
a class of horses that is already too
plentifully represented in the eoull-
tt•y nt the present time, and which
11(0 bought at slaughter prices on the
oterst.nckrd ranges of Mottana. and
the effect has lsaen to completely de-
moralize the limited market for the
goalie animals and Misfits produced"
by the Western breeders.
SPIKES THROUGH HEAD,
Fiendish Work in 11'fiassacre of
Jews in Russia.
A St. Petersburg despatch says
Additional details of the ICis'benolf
massacre of Jews also printed here
daily, Tho correspondents give the
number of victims thus far buried in
the Jeieleh cemetery at 44, and say
that S4 persons seriously wounded
are still in the Jewis4l Ileapital, The
horrors reported scarcely bear ,re-
petition, in one instance spikes were
driven through a woman's head into
the floor, and eases of bodily mutila-
tion have been authenticated. About
800 to 1,000 persons were arrested,
an. energetic official having been sent
from Odessa to deal with the situa-
tion. The apathy of the local au-
thorities during the f.wo days erf
rapine and murder appears to have
been fully established.
AUSTRIAN HELD FOR PLOT.
Accused of Planning Attack on
King Edward.
A Vienna despatch ewe: Yea the
Lower Illouse of the Reiohsrath on
Wodnelylay the Premier, Dr. von
Moocher, was interp'ell'a'tod with re-
gard to the arrest at Gibraltar of
an engineer named Naght, an Aus-
trian subject, who is charged with
plotting an attack upon Icing Ede
ward during his Majesty's receni
visit to Gibraltar. The interpellas
tion stated that although there was
no proof against Naoht he was kept
in confinement. The Premier was
naked to take proceadings to obtain
his liberation.
DARKNESS AIDS DISEASE
Result of Enquiry Into Malady,
Affecting Miners.
A Berlin despatch says' The Gov-
ernment Commission, which has been
Investigating the tropioal worm disc
ease which has •attacked 20,000
Westphalian miners, reports that
only those who rarely see the sun-
light are of licded, The disease is
frequently fatal, and causes inabil-
ity to labor. The Government has
decided to emTtoy 150 doctors, spe-
cially trained, to combat the mal-
ady. The sufferers will be isolated.
Cleanlines's and stsne8vine are the
principal requisites.
A
INDIANS PLAYED LACROSSE.
More Akin to Warfare Than to a
Friendly Sport.
The present game, modified and re-
duced to a science, is intense en-
ough, but the old lacrosse, as played
by the magnificent aborigine war-
riors of a century ago, was more
akin to warfare than to friendly
sport.
Months before a tribal match was
due the players would be selected -
and weeks before they would pre-
pare by fasting - in fact, by going
into rigorous training. On the
night before the day of the match
all the players would assemble
around a great fire, and there would
begin a wild, fierce dance, with mad
music ever rising louder and faster,
the dancers leaping, screaming_
shaldng their cross sticks, an invo-
cation, this, to the Great Spirit for
victory.
On the next clay, on the playing
ground, a great crowd would assem-
ble -ancient warriors, squaws and
children - and the young braves
tvho were to play would gather in
the woods in two parties, indulging
in the wildest war whoops while
they festooned and painted.. them-
selves. Then, at a signal, when the
goals were set and all was made
ready, out from the trees they would
pour, shouting, leaping gad somer-
saulting while their lady lovers ran
forward to greet and cheer them.
The game director would count the
sides, make a long spollah, and give
the signal to play,
Matches might consist of from 20
to 100 games, and were spread over
several days, beginning early in the
morning and lasting far into • the
day. At the start the ball was gen-
erally thrown high into the air, and
then the wildest scramble would en-
sile as it fell, and a score of players
would leap up at it to strike. Wher-
ever the ball went, there the field
would follow with wild yells, and
one at last, would pick up the ball
in his stick, and make off like a
deer, twisting, ducking, leaping,
doubling, while forty or fifty braves
pursued at top speed, for there wore
no restrictions in the way of bound-
aries, in a lend and glorious stain-
pede.-Pearson's Magazine.
DO SOMETHING.
Don't stand with your hands in
,your pockets,
And look like a knot on a log;
Tighten your "galluses," spit on
your hands,
And hump yourself out of the bog,
Oh, never allow the spring breezes
Through your whiskers to mourn-
fully rustle;
Remember that Fortune, that dowdy
old jade,
Smiles only 011 the people who
hustle.
Chop cordwood, dig drains, or split
rails,
But don't sit around like a dumb
tiling;
The spring is hero, the summer is
near,
So go to work and do 310mothing,
-The Iihan'S Spring Advice.
THE ICING'S ANCESTRY.
According to a Jacobite authority,
only one drop of King Edward's
blood is estimated pure English -
that which he derives from Margaret
Tudor, wife of James IV, of Scot-
land. Two drops of French blood
conte from Mary Stuart, five chaps
of Scotch blood from Junk's 1V,
and Darnley, Queen Mary's Mis-
hima, Of the rest, eight drops aro
Danish, and four thousa e, raid 'forty
are Gcnrnan.