The Brussels Post, 1902-1-30, Page 2THE MARKETS
Prices of Grain, Cattle, de
In Trade Centres. ,
Toronto, Jail, 28,-e-Whettt-0'he
'theist market ite quiet, with prima
titoodY. Fifty-eight 14 Wheat Ito:quote
ed at 75c mItIdlo froightta No. 1
Opring dull a1 -72c oat, and No. 2
goose quoted ot 073o to 03c low
freight to flew York, Manitoba,
wheat Moody, with No, I bard quot-
ed at 88c .i.t., Storidos No, 1 Nor-
thern at 813o, and No. 2 Northern
at 813e. Prices aro 10 lower via.
'Sortie Bar.
Oats -The market is quiet, with do
-
mond limited. They aro hold at al
to 52e middlo freight,
Peas -The market is dull, with pri-
cee unchanged. No. 2 quoted at Olc
west, and at 82e zuladle freight,
Corn -The market Js firm. There
were sales to -day of Canadian yellow
at 563 lo 07c, and of mixod at 66e
'west.
Barley -Market is quiet and prices
steady. No. 1 quoted at 67e and
No. 2 at 680; No. aextra at 51 to
52c middlo froight.
Ito.. -The market is quiet and pri-
ces are 35a to 156c middle froight.
Duckwheat-Market io dull, with
prices unchanged at 541 to 54e east.
Flour -The market is quiet. Ninb-
ty per cent., in buyers' bags, sold at
$2.90, middle freights. Locally and
for Lower Province trade choice
straight rollers, in wood, are $8,25
to 33.85, Manitoba flour steady,
with Hungarians 31.10 to 34.50, and
strong bakers' at 38.80 Toronto
freight.
Oatmeal -Market unchanged. Car
lots, on track, 35.25 in bugs, and
35.40 in wood. Broken lots 25c per
• bbl. extra.
Sliijjecd-Bran is steady at $18.50
to 310 outside in bulk. Shorts, 321
. to 321.50 outside. Manitoba bran,
320, and shorts, 322, Toronto
froi,glots, including. sacks.
PRODUCE.
Potatoes -Tho market is dull, with
fair otferings. Cars are quoted at
63 to 65c per bag on track here,
and the jobbing prico 800.
Dried Apples -Market is firm, with
'demand fair. Prices aro 6 to :Sac
per lb. Evaporated soil at 9 to 10e.
Hops -Business quiet, witl8 prices
steady at 18c; yearlings, 8c,
lionoy-The market Is easior at 9e,
to 10c tor strained. Combs, 31.50
to 32.25 per dozen.
Beans -Tho market is quiet, with
fair offerings. Prime mediums, 31.40
to 31,50. I:Mud-picked, 31.55 to
•
31.00:
Cranberries - Market unchanged,
with stocks small. Cape Cod at
.89.e9 to 310 ror barrel.
Bay, balod-Tho market is -steady,
with good demand. Timothy quoted
oat $9.75 to 310, on track for No. 1,
'land at $8 to 38.60 for No. 2.
Straw -The Market is qui a and
firm. Car lots on track will bring
$6.
Poultry -Market unchanged. Tur-
keys, 93 to 100 per lb; frozen, scald-
ed, and half -fatted stook solcl from
8 to Bec. Geese, dry picked, 8 to
fik. Ducks, 60 to 90c. Chickens,
young, 50 to 75o; old, 35 to 50e.
THE DAIRY MARICEITS.
Butter -Tho rocolpts are fair, but
choice qualities aro still scarce. Wo
quotee-Selocted. dairy, tubs, 17 to
1.7k; choice largo rolls, 10 to 17c;
finest 1-33 rolls, 18 to 200; inferior
qualities, 11. to 123-c; creamery
prints, 21 to 22c; solids, 20 to 21e.
Eggs - The market is steady.
Strictly fresh, 28 to 30c; hold fresh,
23 to 25c; cold storage, 20c; limed,
19 to 20e.
Cheese -Market is steady. We
quote: -Finest Septembers, 101 to
11.c; seconds, 91 to 10c.
HOGS AND'PROVISIONS.
Dressed 'hogs are dull at 37.60 to
37,65 for heavy, and at 37.75 for
light, in car lOts. Hog products
steady. We quote:- Bacon, long
clear, sells at 103 to 11c in ton and
case lots, mess pork, $21; do., short
mit, $22.
Smoked Meats -Hams, 13 to 134c;
breakfast bacon, 14 to 143c; rolls,
11c; backs, 14 to 143c; and should-
ers, 1.01.c.
Lard -:The market is firm, with fair
demand. Wo emote:-Tiercos, 11 to
llac; tubs, 111c; pails, 111o,
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Milwaukee, Jan, 28. -Wheat closed
--Steady; No. 1 Northorn, 77 to
77k; No. 2 Northern, 753 to 700;
May, 79k. Ryta-Lower; No, 1,
683e. Barloy-Weak; No, 2, 640;
sample, 55 to 62c. Corn -May,
64/0.
, Duluth, jaa. 28, -Wheat cionotl-
Cash, No. 1 hard, 771e; No, 2 Nor-
thern, 72c; May, 773e; No. 1 North-
ern, 744c; July, 783c. 0ats--10 to
450, Corn -02c.
Buffalo, Jan. 28.-Flour-Quiot.
Wimaa-Spring dull; aTo. 1 Northern,
. 883c; Winter nominal; No. 2 rod,
98c. •Corn -Quad.; N. 2 yellow, 66c
No. 3 do., 651e; No. 2 corn, 65c;
No. 3 60., 64 :1-3 to 044O. Oats -
(Wet: No. 3 CIO, 503-c; No. 2 taxed,
49c; No. 8 do, 481o. Borion--09 to
720, to arrive.
Detroit, Jam 28. -Wheat armee-
No, 1 white, cash, 901e; No. 2 rod,
oash and January, 881c; May, 88e;
july, 843c,
St, Louis, ,Tari. 28. -Wheat closod-
May, 871c; ,Toly, 803e, .
Minneapolis, Jan, 28, -Wheat -
Cash. 753.o; 'May, 75k; july, 77* to
77tol On traek, No. 1 hard, 773c;
No, I Northern, 753c; No. 2 North -
era, 714 to 74-jo. Flour -First pat-
ients, $0.85 t:o $8.95; second patonts
$8.05 to 33.75; first clears, 32.40;
sOCond do, $2.10, Mak,
317 to 817,50,
LITE STOOK MARKET.
Toronto, Jan 28.. -Tito total doliv-
ay wan 88 loads, with 810 cattlo,
210 sheep and lamb?), 176 hogs, and
10 Calve, Booidos the easing off in
tho bOying for export Ilia local but.
Uttar trade Was galetoe Eliot for sorno
Weeles past, Pekes- did not vary
• intieh, from Ttlesday'S quotationO,
but traneaetIonO WOre light, Latabs
WAN abOat 10 cents firmer, with a
My light min, Gooa Made Or but -
Cher cattle aro worth from 38.75 to
34.20, Export from 34,40 to efj.
Export cottle, atoice...$4.50 34.00
Export cattle, light 4,20 4.50
Bulls, coport, heavy ... 8.06 4.25
Bullo, export, llglit ... 8.00 8.25
Feeders, heavy- ..... 8.25 .3.70
Feeders, 2.50 2,75
Stockers, 4.00 to 80013 2.40 3.00
Butchers' cattle, choice 8,75 4.00
Butchers' cattle, good 3.60 8.76
ihitchors' common... 2,75 8.00
Bu tellers' p hiked , 4.00 4,50
do off -colors to, holforel 2,00 2.50
Butohors' bulls... .,., 2.50 8.00
Light stock bulls, ONVt. 2,00 2.50
Mitch cows,.,., 30.00 55,00
Siloam exp, ewes, cwt3,00 8,26
do bucks 2,00 2,50
Sheep, butchers', each2.00 8,00
Lambs, cwt . 11.50 4.00
Edogashabgt.
6.123
(3.87fr
do fat„. 0,00
SALE OF ANIMALS.
To be Held in the Cities of Guelph
and Ottawa.
The Second Annual Ontario Pro-
vincial Auction saws of Pureolli.ed
Live Stook, will be bold -in Gm City
of Ottawa, February 121.11, acid In tau
City of Guelph, lobruary 26th. At
each of these sales a -number of first-
class anauals will bcj oueeeci. 5. oon-
siderable number have already ben
entered but none will bo eataloguod
Until each has boon inspected, tor
each must be of good quality. The
Weeding also must be boyond goes-
titaa and for this reason a. will pay
tanners, Agricultural Associations,
and Farmers' Clubs to buy thoir
brooding stock at these animal sales.
Western ranchers and stock growers
will be well repaid if they attend at
Ottawa and Guelph. .I. respectfully
roquest you to read the rules and
conditions governing each sato. Al
Ottawa and Guelph. At
Guelph sixty Shorthorn bulls will be
offered, and about twenty females. A
Sow very good liereiords, Polled -An -
gas' and' Galloways will also Le
sold. Yorkshires, Tamworths, and
Berkshires will be the only breeds of
pigs onered this year. Altogether
the quality and oondition of the ani-
mals sold at Ottawa and Guelph
will be better than last year. Every
promotion will be taken to safe-
guard the interests of both the buy-
ers and sellers. In case a buyer,
coming from a distant Province
wishes to buy a carload or more and
does not get all he wants at either
of the soles, arrangements havo boon
comploted whereby the atilt:ors of the
Provinelal Associations aro, ablroto
assist him in procuring what he may
wanl., with little or no additional ex-
pense to aimsell, other than the
pride of the animals. You aro cor-
dially invited to attend. Catalogues
of tho stock may be obtained from
Mr. A. P. Westervelt, Parliament
Buildings, Toronto. Persons not
able to attend may, with perfect
lerefoty, forward orders to Mr. Wester-
velt,
WANT WAR TO END,
Boers Willing to Take Oath of
Allegiance te Britain.
A tlespatch from London says :-
The Government has issued the text
of the petition received from the
Boer prisoners at Bermuda, which
was referred to recently by Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain in his speech
In the House of Commons. It is dat-
ed September 24, and its signors le-
presont the prisoners encamped on
'Pocket:a Island. The potitionors pay
time, aro aware of the impossibility
of the Boors rotaining their iiitle-
pendence, ruid are ;twist: to the con-
taniance of the war, for whadi they
blame those who are still fighting.
At least threo hundred of the pris-
oners express their widiropioss to
take tho oath of itlleglaxice to (b•ent
Britain, while t1,0 1P11111i11(Irl• are
willing to take the oath of tieutral-
ity. It is asked that those taking
the oath of allogiance be allowed to
return to South Africa, they promis-
ing to' do their utmost to promote
the interests of Cireat Britain, espe-
cially in tho directiou of ending the
war.
HOPE FOR CONSUMPTIVES.
Experiments in London Crowned.
With Success.
A Loudon despatch says :-Dr.
Symes-Thompson, consulting physi-
cian at the lIospital for Consump-
tion, Brampton, in a lecture deliver-
ed hero, augured hopefully far the
oxperiments which aro boing carried
on at the hospital in the treatmont
of phthisis by meano of Tosla's high
frequency clirronto and the injection
into the vellis of a chomical sub-
stuime that is fatal to the bacilli.
lire quoted statistics showing that
the deaths from imbercular maladies
in Loodon docreasod 55 per cent, in
forty years, and predicted ilist suet1
cliseasea would be extinct within a
century.
IN ORANGE RIVER COLONY.
British Capture and Duro Quan-
tity of Grain.
13. Ladybrancl despatch soya :-
Tenant's column encountered a largo
Boer forco under Conmulmdant Rau-
tenbooli. near Witney onaMOnday. The
Boers had a largo amount of grain,
a outintity of stock, and eighty wag-
gons. The Bridal, capturod a lot of
the grain, which was burnod.
Tho burghets offered only a slight
resistanCe. Thy removed threes • of
thole wounded, Later they wero ran -
10100d. by 150 lnen from tho north.
Tho Koos commando has itiO0 boon
reinforcod, and now minibus 250
mon. Thoy have tWolvo woggons
Containing
Wodnescloy and • Thursday 1,100
Boero Moved eastward towords the
lirandwater basin. A. number of
lloora 1allow:1 halm arrived herO
from Flicksburg,
111E ON [AKIO 14E.GISLATU1U
wan atm TicvmBEns „um
TORONTO,
PETITIONS PRESENTED,
Tho following petitions Were Pre-
stinted: -
2e IiIr, avosrr-On bphalf of the l'ort
DalhousieSt, Catharines, and Thor-
old haearic Street Railway Com-
pany, Lin-0MM asking powerato 5011
its undortokiogs, rights, franchises,
lines, assets, and proportios to ti11)
141494111, Nt. Coitutrines and Toronto
Iloalway Company,
BY Mr, alutrio-Isrom 140 rett,epay-
ors of Collingwood against, herlsia-
Mon confirming tato agooement be,
two= tho Town of Calliogwood and
the Collingwood Shipbuilding Com-
pany, on the ground that -the oxemp-
tion from taxotion had not boon sub -
witted to the ratepayors for confirm-
atioa. .
By Mr, Pardeo-From, T, It, Love-
joy and others, asking incorporotioxi
of the Petrol= Vapid Railway Com-
pany, to run from Sarnia through
Lambton and Kent COUEltI04/ to
Thatoesville, with branches,
By Ma Gross --From the San Paulo
Tramway, Lista, and Power Com-
pany, Limilod, to authorizo the issue
and sale.•of redoemable preferenco
stook, and to confirm the company's
mortgage and bond issuo.
By Mr. Auld -On behalf of the
Township Cooncil of Pelee, asking
power to aid, by a debenture iesuo,
the establishment of o-stoainship ser-
vice between Pelee Island and the
mainland.
13y Mr. illeTtee-From the Windsor,
Essex aod Lake Shore Rapid Rail-
way Company for an Increase of bor-
rowing powors.
By Mr. I.eys-From the London
Township Council and the London
Street llailway Company to validate
an agreement ror the operation of a
surface electric railway on a. Portion
of the Proof Line Road,
I3,y Mr, Leysi--From the London
City Council asking validation of
the bylaw granting iixed assessinents
to the IfeClarv Mannfacturing Coino
party and to Coorge Whito, Sons
Company.
13y Dlr. Carscollen-From the Ham-
ilton City Council, asking that a
municipality employing a solicitor
or counsel on salary s8011 have pow-
er to collect costs in all actions, tho
samo as if the counsel were not re-
ceiving, a. salary; • o,lso that a City
Council shall have power to revise
the estimates of a Public Parks
Board,
THE GROWING OF FLAX.
Freithaupt (North Waterloo)
has placod the following enquiry on
*she order paper: Has the Government
thicen into consideration 'the ques-
tion of utilizing Canadian -grown' flax
in the manufacture of binder twine
and rope, instead of, procuring the
raw material from Manila, Now Zea-
land, and elsewhero? •
ANOTHER E.LEOTION BILL. =
Ifon. Mr. d'arrow has a bill some-
what similar in principle to that of
tfr. Lee, with regard to railway men.
It provides that in the caso of elm -
t0173 moving from one district to an-
other botween the time of registra-
tion and election, an opportunity be
given them to vote.
ESTIMATES ARE DOWN.
Tito estimates for the year 1905.
were laid on Lilo table by Hon. Mr,
Ross. The total amount to be voted
for current expenditure is 3:3,553,-
980; on capital account, 3:303,278,
other purposes 3140,975, a total of
841,004,228.
For eivil government $285,04.0 is
required, as against $281.070 for
last year. The chief items in ar-
rears aro 31,325, under the head of
inspection of public institutions, and
31,000 deocribed as miscollaneous.
There is a, decrease of 31,030 in
the Education Department, 'and
3700 in the Treasury Department.
-The Attoruey-Gencral's Dppartment
will 'be run with $17,800 as against
618,000 last years,- A small reduc-
tion is also made in the It:di:cation
Deportment and the Treasury De-
partment, The other depiortmento
show slight increases.
SOME INCREASES.
11. 110W clerk is provided for tho in-
spection of public Ii1Stitutions at
31,200 per year. The °Mara Ga-
zette is to cost 35,000 this year, an
increase 'of 31,000 over last year. An
incronao of 3100 is voted the Legis-
lative librarian and 3200 to the Do-
puty Commissioner of Public Works.
The administration of justice will
eost $448,581 as against $455,214
last year. A reauction of $500 is
mado in the expenses al county judg-
cis in grouped cattalos. Provincial
police on the Niagara and*Detrolt
Rivers cost 3900 more than Isar
year.
7011 EDUCATION.
For education $785,090 is asked,
as ogaimot 3778,922 last yon.r. There
is an imonaso of 33,000 for High
Schools and Collogiates, High
Schools and Collogiatae Will cost
3119,175, compared with 3115,675
In 1001. There is a part of an cm-
tra 31.,000 to the Normal College.
The appropriations to public lib.
moles and art. schools is 360,900, or
32,000 more: than a year ago. • TWO
grants aro cut off under tho head of
mi8cellaneous-3800, formerly grant-
ed to the Dominant Mutation, atid
8150 for consolictUting tho school
law and regnlations.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The appropriation for public in-
stitutions and maintonances is
3870,217 orottpareM with 3841,108
last year. The asylum for foinale
patients at Cobourg gots $30,858,
Special panto for agricultairat
PlIfToomi aro cut 35000, 830 total
being Voted under the ,head of agri-
clalturo $122,170, and for immigra-
tion $41,825, Thera 18 a groin; of
31,500 for n11 oxperfroontel cold
storogo station.
ITOSPI'PALS AND CRAIG:TIES,
For hospito.br and tharitioo there
18 411 appropriation of 3187,755, 49
Og4I1141; 3102,581 Wit year. A
grant of 34,000 to tho ItoOse ol
Ittiftigo, lassox, and 3500 to the
Haute oe IMMO, Brant, Wero struok
otaa
Govornniolit Holm is to coot 32,e
000 less than 11398 year. The Borne
18 etrectod by r04801/ of the foot that.
a Duke is not tido year to bo
15.1(1134 3d ot 021 OutlitO of $0,000.
Sotorles for Otigoodo engliteor
Iheaton and caretaker are inoroastol
from 21,140 to 31.480,
111I33I00 ASYLUM AND CENTRAL.
There le a VOW of 37,707 for the
Insane Asylum, Qom) etroet west ,
30,825 for alimioo Central Prison
is Voted $8,400 fot, vnrious im-
provements, and tho Mercer 35,550.
For the refitting of Osgoode Ilall
31,100 is voted, and for the School
of Precticol Science 3108,950.
Colonization nad raining roads aro
to cosi, 314.6,075. Expermes of elec-
tions and election trials are placed
at 380,000„ Smallpox outbreaks are
expected to cost 35,000, againa
310,000 last year. Land guides rot
assisting velorano in locating lands
tall be ratoti at 32,000.
NOTICES OF MOTION,
Mr, Beatty (Leeds) -Order of the
House for a /atom of a copy of any
report or other document made to
any department of thy Government
by the enginocr or any other person
or persons who survoyeci the route
of the proposed North nay and Tem-
iscamingue Railway.
Mr. 1 oynt-Ordor of Um House for
a return, showing (I) the amount of
the bonuses or 8113814105 vo.ted to the
railways ' by this Logisloture ench
year during 1898, 1809, 1900, 1901;
(2) the namo of caoh railway memo -
Mg and the amount motoci to each
during that thne; (3) the amount
paid to each railway during.; eitch of
such years, and the condition or con-
ditions upon which such payments
wore made. .
Miscampbell--Enquiry or Minis-
try: What amount did tho Govern-
ment pay for printing tho years
1808, 1399, 1600, 1901, ouch year
separately'?
Mr. Wardell -Enquiry of Miaistry;
How many bona tide settlers went
into that portion of Ontario lying
northwesterly from Lake `remisearn-
ingue between Lokes Nipissing and
Abitibi* during the past year?
MANY RAILWAY I311,LS.
Hon. John Dryden W EIS ro-olected
chairman of the Railway Committee
of tbe Legislature. mid advised 501 -
ting to work early, as there was a
good deal of business to transact.
There are more railway bills than
for ton years past. o
ONTARIO'S BALANCE SHEET.
Assets.
Direct Investments -
Drainage debenturepo...$ 76,077.70
Tito debcnture coupons. 99,204.81
Municipal drainage ass. 20,04:8.04
Sault Ste Norio deb ... 25,572.50
Funds held by. the Do •
-
minion in behalf of
Ontario, bearing 5
U.Cp.eGrrcaoonat'r-Scha fund 312,709.04
U.C. Building fund ..... 1,972,391.41
Land iniprovein't.futul. 124,685.18
Fund Ciaated under act -
of 1884,. .. 2,848.289.63
Common school fund
held by Dominion,
bearing int. at 5 per
coat., Out. share 1,4541,302.19
Bank Balancos-
Current accounts... .., 175,561.74
Special. accounts-. ... 1,2112,981.25
•
,^
$7,901,888.88
Liabilities.
Balance of acct. ourront
with Dominion ... 31,815,84.8,89
Railway certificates 1,688,091.64
Annuities-. 1,822,099.17
Common schoolo, fund
collections by Ont.,
from Jan. J., 1001 3,955,97
Toted.- ...... .........$5,830,595.67
Surplus assots after do -
ducting liabilities ....$2,571,292.71
Estimated receipts, 1902, ihelitcnng
cash balances bo hand Dee. 31, 19012
Subsidy.- . $1,190,872.80
Interest, on capital held
and debts due by Do-
• 285,000.00
Interest on invostul'ts. 50,000.00
Crowo Lands Ilep'ret.. 1,250,000.00
Public inotituttotts,.. ... 97,500.00
Education 55,000.00
Pro -t', Secretary's Dp't 80,000.00
Casual revenue... .,. 100,000,00
Succession duties .,. ... 300,000.00
Supplementary rev. tax 285,000.00
Tavorn & Mowers' 11c. 375,000.00
Law stamPso. ...... 55,000.00
Algoma. taxes... „..-
2,500.00
Fisheries.. 35,000.00
Assess't drain. works.. 5,000.00
Removal of patients ... 4,000.00
Total est. rooelpes ....$4,075,872.80
Cash bal. Deo. 81, '01 1,468,492.99
,..35,544,355.79
Estimated expo, 1902 4,001,228,32
A NOTE FROM KRUGER.
Ex -President Claims Pre. is Still
A correspondent" of tho London
Daily Telegraph, wiring from Brus-
sok, says that tho Dutch pro -Boer
pross boo published a note issued by
Mr. Kruger declaolng that no Peace
negotiations will b0 oonsidered ex-
cept upon the basis of tho retention
of Boor Itidepondenco.
Thia report is rogardodars 11. reply
to the speech of Mr. Cliamberlian;
that -British Colonial Secrotaoy.
ropeosoritativo of tho London
Delis? Maws in tho lobbloro:allarliaa
mont bears that them haVo certainly
been Porno sort of peaeo overt:tires
from tho Boers, but tho unyiolding
attitude of Lord Minor, tho British.
Commitisicater in South AfOloa, bag,
as before, proved an heatirritountable
obstacle hi the mattOr,
The: Engin) correapontiOnt Of the
Daily Nowa says that both Dr.
Loyda, 8110 European ropresentative
of the Tronsortal, and Abraham Fis-
cher, ahe leader of tho Boor &le-
gatos, me having frequent mid Pro-
longed intorviows with Dr. Van Lin-
den, tile Paoli Minister of Foroign
Affairs, and ProleSSOr Asor, thO
juriot, mid chairman or the arbitra-
tion court at Tho Iragum
NEWS
Telegrapbic Briers From All
••Over the Globe.
CANADA.
Tito pimply of 13ritish Colombia,
salmon ono sent to New Zcalaad
have arrivcid oafely.
A branch of tho British Empire
League has boon formod'in.London,
with Sir John Carling, as prooldont,
The Algoma Steel ConinanY be-
gino the itianufacturo of ratio next
month. 11 Into a Govornment cow,
tract. for 25,000 tons.
Alox, Campboll, of 'Tolland, ham,
Imo found two gold nuggets in Goo
sand of Cypress river, says a Winni-
peg despatch,
Premier Roblin and several Mem-
bers of the Mouitoba logislitturo are
muleing a tour of inspection of tho
Canadian Northern ldilway.
The Dominion Department of Agri-
culture has been thipping largo quan-
tities of Canadian products to South
Africa for the Imperial War Wilco,
The Canadian pavilion at Oho Wol-
verhampton Exposition will be cam-
ploted by the 1st of April, and will
cost 310,000.
Tim 1141210 of Lieut. -Col. A. P.
Sherwood, fr,D.C., of Ottawa., has
beon mentioned as the cothanandant
of the next Disloy team from Can-
ada.
The Dominion poiloe protection ser-
vice; which was inotitaited after the
attempt to blow up the Welland
Canal, will be discontinued at the
close of this month.
Mr. Parmelee, Deputy Minister 'of
Trade and Conunerco, has been zip-
pointecl to conduct an investigation
lab the general question of the
weighing, handling and shipping of
dairy produce in eastern Ontario and
Quebec.
The Canadian PacilleRailway is
closing a &al for the purthase of
850 acres of land in Hochelage, to
double the capacity of its car and
locorootivo shops. The original plan
was for 600 acres, but unwillingoess
of the landownon to sell compelled
the reduction,
The Canadian Nlagata. Power Com-
pany has awarded the contract for
the construction of the big wheol pit
and the intake canal in the Queen
Victoria, Niagara Falls Park to Law-
son & IleillY, of St. Catharines.
Tho company expect to be abla to
transmit power to- Toronto by
October lst next.
• GREAT.BRITAIN.
Sir Ellis-altslunead Boil:lett-, M.P.,
is dead.
An American syndicate wants to
buy the Sbutli Lancaahire Collieries.
The King's 'coronation will be cele-
brated in India with great splendor.
The • Saturday Review, London,
wants the establishment of a special
British -Canadian news Service.
Some ono scratched, with a dia-
mond, a. portrait of Mr. Chamberlain
on a window of tho London Colonial
Office.
Britain will send two delegations
to America to . onquire iuto labor
ma.tters. and the rolations betweea
niasoors and labor leaders.
One of the five submarine boots
that Vickers, Sons and Maxim are
constructing at 13arro30 -has made a
successful trip abovo water. • •
The British Government has M-
olted Lenders for ten new torpodo-
boat destroyers ofoa larger and *Low-
er type than any hitherto built.
Dr. Krause, the former Governor
of Johannesburg, was found guilty
of "attempting to persuade" to mur-
der, and sentenced to two years'
imprisonmont.
Professor R. L, Garner Is in Lon-
don and says that in a few months
he will appear on tho platform 11*
America with two apes whiett will
speak the Englioh language.
Amor4'.the coroaation honors it is
eopOrted that Slr Wllliano Llarcourt,
formerly Liberal leader in 'the Houso
of Commons, will be .ofTered 11 pew: -
age, a dukedom to the Marquis ot
Salisbury, and a marquisate to Earl
Cadogan and Earl Spencer, present
and past Viceroos, respectively, of
Iroland.
UNITED STATE'S.
Wire !mils have aclvancod $:i a ton
at Pittsburg.
Smallpox is epidemic in tho Adir-
ondack lumber -camps.
Last Sunday a. Wolsh church was
dedicated in -Chicago.
Mrsa Carrie Nation dropped her
hatchet and out her big too ofl.
Rural froo mail delivery is boiag ex-
tended throughout tho country.
The worktugonon of Iloillestesol,
Pa. havo 513011310,000 to tho Mc-
Kinley Memorial,
'rho University of Minnesota has a
smallpox scare and its 8,000 stu-
dents aro to be vo.ceinated,
A printer of Kankakee,. Ill., work-
ed at his trade by day,a,nd commits
ted ntany burgia,rios at night.
Gen, Wm, .3. Palmer, of Colorado
Springs, hoo given 3250,000 to
tound t, somilarlinn near that city.
AA boothiltek in Itothestot
refueoti to polish a colored man's
shaeo, and must pay 3100s1nd oasts,
The McKinley Idtazuerial. Fund gots
few cattloabuolions from Woalthy mo
Tho bulk of tho memorial fond Opines
tram wagaostomers mid ombool, chilo
'British -columns, pursuing Botha.
anti Dewot in the Transvaal, luivo
disCoveral numbor of now aurifer-
ous rangoa.
13. Monthly magazitio edited by lura
atios and With lunatica as Its only
Contributors, Is about to be isstied
from OWaseeco,112
Prince 'Balmy wilt give a dinnor for
Prooldertt lioosoVelt oh the royal
yaeht Holient011erzt during the visit
to thy Unitoti StotOs.
Sytitonititic bribery a jurloo, which
is said to havo botin proptieed for
(Ivo yoaro by froochlsed corpOratious
of °Media, is hang InVeatigated,
ollag'hiljelted Stoop OfinlOter to Bel-
ched shortly afterwards from Manor-
seavvtailtilgowheido papts,vpoloogdpeaa rsepwliodtmeyrsW6Ignole
On Tuosday ho coughea it up, and
woe tho creittioo of an latagioativ0
lsfIl)actexcliilsaatwaroribc:ngl'oelvntr101%,, dol4rutingthtpt
3o -called "AnglooAmeriona
Robort J. King, of Brooalyn, N.Y.,
The head Waltroos of 4 hotel in
Vineenneli, Ind, is dying 4,111 1110 re-
sult of Menlo to her opine received
in a fait while endeavoring, ou
wager, to kicie o tray Of dithos bold
by another waltreso.
Charles 111. Schwab, President of
the United Statoo Steel Corporation,
sayo Eagland will always be fore-
most 14 stool peoducts requiring do-
licitto and apecial manipulallon, but
in rails, girders'and ninnufoctures
like thine, the Uoited Statoo wiil
always be abloeto competo With all
counties,
GENERAL.
Testa of submarine boats at Cher-
bourg have proven a success.
Chill offers free passage and grants
of land to Boer emigrants. e
11 is rumored that Emperor Wil-
liam will vlsit th0 united States
next fall.
Tim Norwegian farmers lia,ve,forrn-
(Id a, oew party in tho Storthing, and
*ill enter politics.
Prince Henry is to sail for the
United States on tho laron Prinz
Wilhelm February 1518.
'the Indian tett trado is disturbed
at the prospect of an incroased duty
on tan into the 'United Kingdom.
In the Philippines homesickness is
responsible for the breaking, down of
many American soldiers.
Two thousand eight hundred Turk,.,
ish soldiers, who have just returnod
from Yoram, Arabia, mutinied for
ome:
1901A.
:young Italian officer blow out his
brains because a singing girl in a
Ran theatrrofused his offers of
Austria has been visited by earth-
quakes which, with a hurricane, have
done great damage. Denmark has
nisO been stormswept.
4
FREE DISTRIBUTION..,
Se.niples of Grain for the Im-
provement of Seed.
oily instructions of the Hon. Minis-
ter of Agriculture another distribu-
tion will be made this season of
samples pf tho most productive sorts
of grain to Canadian fat:mere' for tho
improvement of seed. The'stocit for
distribution is of tho very beat and
ball been secured- by the .DIrector of
the Experimental Farms from tho
record -brooking crops recently had
in the Canadian Northwest. It Will
be worth while for farmoin generally
to rumor their seed of oats when va-
rieties which have produced more
than 100 bushels per acre can be
had. The' distribution this spring
will consist of samples of oats,
spring wheat, barley, fleld peas, 111 -
din corn and potatoes. Every far-
mer may apply, but, only one oomph)
can be sent to each applicant, henco
if an individual receives a sample of
oats ho cannot also receive one of
wheat, artriey or potatoes, and ap-
plications for more than one sample
for one household cannot be 'entor-
tained. These samples will be sent
Moe of oharg*o through the mail.
Applications should be addressed
to the Director of Experimental
-Farms, Ottawa, and may bo spot in
any time bofore the 1.5th of March,
after which the lists will pc elosod,
so that all the atunples osked for
may be sent out in good thno for
sowing. Partles writing sbould men-
tion tho Mat or variety they would
prefer, anti should Oa available
stock of the kind asked for -be ex-
hausted, some other gooct sort will
be sent in its place.
NAVAL RESERVE.
Legislation ReOpecting Station on
Newf °patellas:La
A London dospatch soya ;-Reply-
ing to a question in the House of
Commons on Thursday, Mr. Arnold -
roster, Parliamentaow Secretary to
the Admiralty, said legislation
wooid be introduced to place tho
Neweountitaad naval re.servo scheme
on a permanent basis.
Mr. Chrunberialn, the CoIonial,Soc-
rotary, answering a question on the
subject, said that., although com-
munications wero proceeding with
Franco, hls Mujeaty's Government
was not yet in a position to mako a
dofinito statoment an the French
shore question, o
THE DISTRESS IN GERMANY.
--
Emperor Orders Public WOrks to
Provide Employment. ,
A Derlia despatch says :-IfIzaparot.
William has been so much impressed
by the widespread distress :caused by
tho inability of workingmen to ob-
tedo. omploytnent Una-- ho 35.8 ox-
proesed 11 Wloh that. the customary
illumination of pablic build -Ingo on
his biethicl(3y 1)0 root:rioted, os for rto
Possible, and that the money thus
savod 30 (101,010d to charity. It is
understood that his Majesty IP much
ooneorned about tho labor satuation,
and.thot tio bao determined, for -the'
purposo of providing emPloyinent.
to order publlo works, Which othor-
wise would bo indefinitely postponed,
to be cOmmentoci immediately,
DANISH WEST INDIES.
Thar Sale to the 'Milted States
Practically .Concluded.
A Copenhagea despatch soya" ;--
'rho Politikon says lt is intimated that
a treaty bOtamen the' Unitod ,Stn,tea
and Dettroark foe the 801.0 of thO
Danish West Dulles will he concludad
111 1Vas11ingtOri withlh thO rOnet .few
dojo;
A BATTLEFIELD HEIM
PATEETIC INCIDENT IMPORT-
ED RECK SOETA .44.314434.
A Sergeant of the 10th Ensnare
Tolls of the -Death of a, Xcnsug
Autitralian.
la the earlier stageo of tho War I
chanced to become acquainted with
O Young Australian bushman at
Vuredeport, ond after a short 40,
quaintance he told MO a little,t 01 1119
history, from which I gathered that
.124m011hv4ersi, inth0falorrilylygs000ltil ctiitir:Immwoldtfed
laWeeil
in Australia, but who had nearly
Urolten- Mir heart at porting with heo
bol; lie had altos "left a girl bohind
hint," whoa' lie hoped 011 415 return
from the War to make his who, writ-,
es Wm. Walker in London Titollits,
We were in purnult of the elusive
De Wet, and I 11114 -401 seer; anything
of my youngfriend for some weeks;
but the day before we arrived at
Eland's River I happened to come
across him, and was greatly impress-
ed with tho change In his manner
30:1111118'hPliiseart: IlL'Itic ‘ovnas tPlitr gbripiguninde,,
when I stopped liiin and asked what
n.iled him. He replied that since Our
last xneeting he had recolvod vury
.bad news from home, and ho invited
me to walk ovith him, and said he
would give me 4/1 account of what
ba'3'1AbalePwPednettyci.
salter. our last meeting
I had a letter from my mother in-
forming me that my promised wife
had thrown me over and married the
man who. had posed as my friend;
,caonpdt only two days ago I got a later
notifying me that my mother had
rolativo or friend 13 the world, and
a.
have nothing to look forward to ex -
died, and so I am now left without
A SOLDIER'S DEATH.
That evening the Boers attacked in
force, but were repulsed.' I was in
command of an outpost behind a sail -
gar, Immo distonce )ii advance of the
main column, and when the enemy
wore retreating one of my men left
the cover of the sangar and advanc-
ed some distance on the open voldt,
to get, as he said, a better shot at
the retiring roe: but before he could
carry out• his intention I saw him
l'all, shot through the body. I at
once went to his assistance and car-
roileadpolipitn.i. wsohienne, distance back to tho
I was, also shot with
an explosivo bullet through the knee,
and fell.
A party of bearers with at stretch-
\
er came to take one or us Lack, and
as his was the most eh ngerous
wound I insisted upon them taking
i
hine In first and then return ng- for
the. Howaver, 'they' did _not return
all that night; but on thre "following
morning I• W44 found by ' a search
,,paorlitnydendndwetia.ekeenpubpapciltod toto whepriot tmhyo
turrne. i‘ry
tobteuliaptteltptja
deld :o b he-
pe do
to
-ter. oxamlning my wotindsi
out much ado, proceeded
tato my leg.
While lying where I had
Feted upon I so* 13 party
bringing in another wot
whom they placed besido
Good that his right arm
evidently smashed by
shell, for he was also wou
side and had a dreadful
the thigh from an CM/10S1
Something familiar in h
one* tett/acted me. and,
minutes, T-recognizod in
wounded man my young
friend. He did not notice
eyes'being fixed on his wound°
with 1111.1011 the same expression
have seen in the
EYES Olo A STRICKEN DEER.
• A sergeant of tho Australian ambu-
lanco soon came to render aid to the
wounderl trooper, who, looking up,
seemed to recognize) tho sergeant, for
his eyes brightened as he looked
oagorly 41 him and found him to be
an old friend from Atistettlia. 'When
the sergeant got beside him he look-
ed up into 11(8 taco and said:-
"ITolloa, George, 1 did not expect
to sec you here."
Ceorge-"And I ara truly sorry to
meet you, under such distressing pit-
e0n01141ancee."
Patient -"Do you think them is
any hope for me, George?"
The sergeant lookod in his eyes and
felt his mulse, and very sorrowfully -
the tears lie W118 unable to restrain
5111115 his eyes-anowerech "I am
amid there is no hopo, old man. Lo
there anything I 0411 do for yotel
A.nd if there is anything you 381511 nio
to writ() home to your friends,
solemnly promise you I will carry
out your wishes."
The young folio* shook his hood
and remarked: "I have no ono in the
wide world now to caro fornie, but
will soon, I pray, moot my dear moo
ther. Let me lio quiet nowt"
• As lie was sinkitig fast tho sorgoant
asked him if he would like a drink,
late moroly moved his head, fixing his
wee on his poor, shattered arm, and
softly • whisperinoe the woods: "Moth-
orl Motheri I am coining," passed
quietly ow ay. ,
THAT BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
United States Senate, Prefers tin
Let it Rest 1 or Present,
4'>. -Washington despatch sityts
question of tho boundary dioputo
133800 the 'C'tated Stateo and Great
Britain was revivad on Wotlnestlay,
temporarily, in the Senate Commit-
tee -on. Foreign Rotations'. Tho suh-
bect mono up in conneotion with the
treaty atithot.izing Lbe fixing of the
morldion lino which 30114 nogollated
Moira' years ago, That treaty luta
been befoto • tho Selma) evor shoe,
•but it wan side-tracked by the op-
point:went of the joint High awn,
mission, and has lain dormant and
unacted tipon.
In Wednesday's diseussion the inein
barn of tho committee were generally
cif the opinion that the nuttier -
should be allowed Lo rest, until the
more general questions allaaing tho
bountlitry are disposed of, and the
treaty Was rotorreci to &motor 'For
-
aka` for further investigation 0
deemed neeessapy.N