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The Brussels Post, 1902-3-20, Page 7NEWS ITE: S. "Telegraphic -Briefs . From All Over the Glo. be. • ,CANADA, Hamilton hoe not lead a system- .atic .cleaning ef..its streets in the :spring since 1893, The Bisley team will leave for. Eng- land on June 14, the shooting be - ,ginning. on August 25. Hon, Wm, Patoi'sou will likely be one of the delegates to the Colonial Conference in London in June, Galt Ot'ttmmar School will have a reunion on July'17th and 18th, -celebrating its 50th anniversary, Customs collections for Winnipeg during :: February reached $27,951. ;greater than February last Year. The fund for distinctive memorials on the graves of the Canadian sol- Biers in South Africa 'amounts to $591, Sir John Carling is the honorary ,president and Dr. Campbellthe pres- ident of the' London 'Historical So- eioty. .A. memorial tablet is to be put up in Vancouver drill hall in honor of the British Colombia troops who cell in South 'Afriea, The Government bas- by letter warned the employes of. St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary, Montreal, to keep out of politics. show beitivy i'eduetibns In then divi- donde for 1.901. 11 British Colonial and Industrial Exhibition will open at Cape Town in November, 1908. President Loubot of $'ranee. will. start on the 17th of MaY to visit the Czar. The Natal Logielature has adopted a resoltiti0hl in favor of compulsory military service, An Ameterdam despatch says that 4,000 man in the diamond trade there aro idle. PREMIER'S WIFE DEAD. E. II, Dyer ,& Co., of Cleveland,. have been awarded. the "contract for the 'erection of the Ontario Beet Sugar Company's 600 -ton refinery at Berlin, Ont. Nine thousand farmers from North Dakota points whore Land is scarce 'are to visit the Canadian North- west, and it said that the greater �!} will land. 6,of them number buy up According to the new rules of the ',Canadian Militia Department, the lieutenants of the force must .stay single until after seven years' ser- vice, when they may marry if they can support a wife. 1 1 Alta Edwin A. Abbey has been com- missioned to paint the picture com-. memorative of the coronation. The citizens of Belfast' have decided to erect a statue of tho late Lord Dufferin in front of the new city hall. If thee -ecclesiastical authorities aro to have their own way the corona- tion service will occupy five or six hours. GREAT BRITAIN. Belfast has started a movement to erect a statue to Lord DulTerin. Tho visit of the King and Queen to Devonshire aroused a truly loyal feel - The Duke of Connaught will be made Field Marshal at King Ed- ward's coronation, There is a probability" that the Government will proclaim the United Irish League. Lord Walsiughaui has given his valuable collection of butterflies to the British Museum. A painting of a child by Raeburn was soldin a London auction room -for 2,300 guineas. Hon. Alfred Lyttleton is likely to succeed Lord Pauncefoto as British ambassador at Washington... The entire of the Suffolk Militia Battalion now at Colchester, officers and bandincluded, have volunteered' for South Africa. Mrs. G, W, Ross Passed Away Very Suddenly. A Toronto despateh says t -Mrs, G, W. Ross, wife of the Pr:•emier,died on Wednesday morning of last week, at 4.30 o'clock. Death came very unexpectedly. Dare, Roes was ap- parently in her usual health until within twenty-four hours of the end, The cause of death was acute uremia, Tuesday afternoon she be- came ill, and Dr, 11. A, Stevenson, the family physician, was called in, and he subsequently summoned Drs, W. P. Cavort and Burritt in .consul- tation, Mrs. Ross drove to church pn Sun- day with the Premier, and on Mon- day morning went down town. This. wasthe last sho•was out of the house, but there was no anxiety concerning her condition until Tues- day" afternoon._ PH'YSICIAN'S' STATEMENT. The following statement was issued by Dr. Stevenson : "Mrs. Ross, wife 'of the Premier, the Hon. Geo, W. Ross, died suddenly at 4.30 o'elock Wednesday morning. The cause of death was acute uremia. She ap- peared to be in good health until within 2a hours of her decease. Dr. Stevenson, the family physician, was in attendance ou Tuesday after- noon, and subsequently Dr. W. P. Coven and Dr. Burritt were called." Mrs, Ross' maiden name was Miss Catherine Boston. She was of Scotch descent, her people coming to Canada in the early forties. She was born in the township of Lobo, Middlesex, -fifty-six years ago, and had been married to Hon. Geo, W. Ross about twenty-five years. A number of her brothers and sisters are still living : Robert Boston, ex- Iwf;P., Governor of the London jail Graham Boston of Winnipeg; Thomas of Iowa; Andrew of • Sault Ste. Marie; Mrs, Arthur Scott and Miss Boston, of Lobo. THE ONTARIO LEGISUTUU 1 WHAT TNCRr ATRTOIIRSE. ABDO• - THid BARBERRY SURDB. A second reading was given Mr, Dryden's bill, which provides for the extermination of the barberry shrub, upon the petition of owners 91' coon- pants of lands whose crops bave been injuriously affected by the proximity of the plant, The measure also prohibits the sale and cultiva- tion of the shrub, Mr, Dryden said evidence lead been taken which show- ed eonelusively that barberry was the eause of black rust in wheat, Dr, Jossop . (Lincoln) said there was a good deal of barberry ih his own county, but no,had results had been noticed, Mr. Duff (West Simcoe) and Dr. Barr (Dullerin) testified to the Ban- gePeus quality' of the barberry and approved the bill, HIGHWAYS REPORT. Santos -Dumont will make an at- tempt at the coronation to guide his flying _machine round the tower of St. Paul's. Mr. C. A. Pearson has offered San- tos -Dumont a prize. of £4,000 for an airship voyage from London to Bir- mingham Whitelaw Reid has. .rented. • Brook House, ih Park lane, London, for six weeks during the coronation festi- vities, at $20,000. The installation of the Duke of Connaught as the Grand Master of Mark Masons has been definitely fixed for Tuesday, Juno 3, Tho Cunard Steamship Company will build two steamers larger than anything now afloat and with a speed of 25 knots an hour. In an address at Manchester before the Royal' Commission on Arsenical Poisoning, Dr. Reynolds urged that more attention should" bo paid to canned meats. The annual report of the, Good Roads Commissioner, Mr, A. W. Campbell, has been issued, and re- ports that benefit has resulted from the commutation of the statute la- bor obligation. Mr. Campbell also alludes to the growing monopoliza- tion of highways by electric rail- ways, and thinks that companies ,,hould be field responsible for acci- dents. of Lalce Huron, a disianee not ex- eeeding four miles, a .cash subsidy of $8,000 per mile, ,312,000, The Nopigon Railway Company, from a point at or near Nepigon station to a point at or near the Long Portage, a distance not ex- coe4ing 14 miles, a cash subsidy of $8,000 a mile, $42,000, The Lalce ,Superior, Long Lake and Albany raver Baitway, (rent .a point at or near Peninsula Herber northerly te distance not exceeding ten miles, a cash subsidy of 58,000 a mile, $80,000. SLAUGHTERING OF BILLS. The bill -slaughtering process which marks the closing days of e. session was entered upon, the cleaver be- ing wielded by the Attorney -General with considerable zest and ruthless zeal. - lt r. Cahsoallen's inotian to have the business of the House conducted between the hours of,1 and 7 p.m„ instead of the present hours, was the first to fall by the wayside, Among other bills the second read- ing of which was moved, but which met the same relentless fate,' were one by 'Mr. McDiaimid to provide further checks against corrupt prac- tices on the part of offhcials . at oleo- tions; leotions; to do away with the number- ed ballot, and generally to doter voters from the practice of bribery or personation. Another bill to be thrown out was one by Mr. Hoyle to reduce the ex- penses of the administration of jus- tice, which provides that sittings of High or County Courts for trials with or without a jury should not bo held unless there is business to come before the court. The 'principal of the measure bas already been in- corporated in a :Government mea- sure, Mr. Jarnieson's bill to reduce the. membership of the Legislature from 94 to 50, and providing far redis- tribution by a commission every ten years, was likewise declared lost on division, tar. Thompson's bill" to amend the Election Act shared the same fate. The bill provided for the verification of ballot slips in the presence of the D.R.O. and agents present, before being deposited in the ballot -box, to guard against the commission of frauds. PROTECTING THE GAME. Ton. Mr. Latchford moved. :the seemed reading of his bill to amend the Ontario Game Protection Act. Some of its provisions are :-An open season for moose, reindeer, or caribou south of the r,P.R. main line between Mattawa and Port Ar- thur, from November lst to Novem- ber 15th, both days inclusive ; and from October 16th to November 15th north and west of the main line ; an open season for quail or wild tur- keys from October 15th. to December 1st; permission to the owner or oc- eupant of any land to kill cottontail rabbits or license others to kill them, when damage to trees or shrubs has been proved permission to owners of deer preserves to kill deer on such preserves between October lst and November 15th upon proof that the deer were put there, bred, or ..im- poRed by the person killing the sane. DEVOTED TO HFR HUSBAND: Mrs. Ross was known personally to almost every member of the House. During the session she 'en- tertained on a generous scale at her home, and everyone who camp in' contact with her carried away the kindliest feelings towards her. She was always cheerful, and had a bright smile for everyone. She was a frequent visitor to the Legisla- ture, and occupied a seat on the flogs of the House or in the Speak- er's gallery whenever debates of any. importance were proceeding: 'She was, In fact, nearly always with the Premier. %ter devotion to hint was frequently remarked while she was alive. In recent years she had ac- companied him on nearly every rail- way trip 110 has made. His career was the .pride of her heart. And in helping to give that career its brightness she assisted in countless ways. Those intimate with the Pre- mier say that she has been a tower of strength to him.. She took a lively interest 'in every public ques- tion. Everything that interested her husband interested her. It is doubt- ful if Canadian history holds a par- allel of a public man and his wife in such constant and complete sym- pathy with each other, r• REYNOLDS' AWFUL DEATH. UNITED STATES. Jerome Rome, of Actrin, Pa., has died from Hiccoughs, which began last week ;and could not be con- trolled. A half million dollars will not, it is estimated, cover the loss in Allen- town, Pa., and vicinity by the re- cent Roods, A hoard of Education Committee of Ansonia, Conn., recommends that no child over sixteen bo allowed to attend the public schools. Charles M. Schwab has been elect- ed president of the United States Corporation. Last month the trust earned $12,000,000. Irian members of the Family of Charles Land, of Laporte, Incl., are in a serious condition from winter Cholera, caused by drinking snow ' water, While standing on an. iron register talking into a telephone J. J. Mc- Cusick, of Duluth, Minn„ was in- stantly killed, electric wires having Crossed the telephone wire, .Twp policemen acted as masters' of ceremenies, with the consent of the parents, at a public spanking admin istered to six youthful delinquents in Kearney, N.J., Pollee Court. GENERAL. French miners are tigitating fen an eight-hour• work day. • President Lottbet Will visit the Czar in May next for Pout days. 'Iwo more duels have occurred in Germany, one ',of 'Which' has ended •fatally. All the German steamship lines Fell Over Staircase at Toronto City Hall. THE p(IM,INION PARLIAMENT, NOTES OT' ntoO DINGS WWII 1EDvPAX, uovsg ALIEN LABOR LAW, Mr, Charlton's bill amending the alien labor law embodies the principle adopted in resolutions by the Manu- facturers' Association, At present the law allows new industries to im- port skilled labor, The new bill would' extend the privilege to all in- dustries if needed. TOLL ROADS. The Legal Committee passed a bill moved by Mr'.- Dickenson (South Wentworth) to amend the Toll ,Roads Appropriation Act by enabl- ing Municipal Councils 'to, purchase toll roads on twenty-year : deben- tures, without submitting a by-law to the people. ROMA, TRUST COMPANY.. The bili enabling the Royal Trust Company, a Quebec corporation, to transact business in Ontario was re- ported. A deposit of $200,000 is re- quired of the company, and the Lieutenant -Governor -in -Council is empowered to demand an increase thereof. RAILWAY COMMISSION. Hon. Mr. Ross moved the second reading of his bill respecting electric railways, 'which protides in brief for the appoint$ient of a Railway Com- mission for the province. . Mr. Whitney said 110 was quite in accord with the idea of such a bill, hrom the attention he had been able to give to the Premier's explanation it seemed to him that the bill was a very serious and important ono in- deed_' Great powers would be con- ferred on the Railway Commission. He assumed that any decision or conclusion arrived at by the emit - mission would bo submitted to the Executive Council and approved by tbem. Ilton, M1•. Ross—Those is a pro- vision for repeal in event of any per- son affected being dissatisfied. Mr. Whitney thought the :details of the bill ought to bo very carefully scrutinized. The bill was road a second time, REFERENDUM ON DECEMBER 4. A Toronto despatch says:—Frank Reynolds met death in the Oily Hall on Thursday by falling over the bal- ustrade of the western staircase, just opposite the Division Court. Rey- nolds was under the influence of li- quor and had been put out of the Division Court, where be had begun to smoke. Ile started down the stairway in an unsteady manner, reeled against the baluster, slid down it for a few feet, and then pitched headlong over it to the pave- ment on the 'ground floor, 25 or 30 feet below. His body turned com- pletely around in the fall, and his feet struck the wall about ton feet above the floor. The man's skull was frightfully crushed, Dr. Sheard was called, but could do nothing to save Reynold's life. He died a few minutes later. Reynolds was about 28 years of age. i•Io was employed ns a teamster for Lester, the cartage agent,• and. hs,d formerly worked for Crashley & Co. Ills home was at 129 Woolsley street. A widow and foul, children survive.' DUNDOIALD FOR CANADA. Arrangements That Indicate His Acceptance of •Offer, .A London despatchsays:—Though no official 'affirmation is obtainable it is understood that Lord Dundon ald, who, as has previously been cabled, has been selected :for the command of the Canadian Militia, Is privately making arrangements that indicate 1119 Danadian destination, SUFFOCATED BY CAT. Large Animal Kills Baby et Den- ver, Colorado, A Denver 'despatch says:—A twelve in.onths' old child of Gustave Brown, o travelling salesman, was suffocat- ed to death' on .Thursday by e: large cat which illltnlesl the infant's breath. while it was lying in a ,car- riage In the back yard of Mr. Brown's eesidcnee, When the House went ,into Com mitten to consider debatable clauses of the Government's Liquor Bill, the Attorney -General announced that the Government had selected December 4 as the date of polling on the ques- tion. ANSWERING QUESTIONS. QUEB)✓C Ii41U3011. A deputation from the Quebec Iiar- bar Board saw the Government and asked for extension harbor improve- ments to meet the rapidly growing Deeds of the port. . CONCILIATION ACT. Mr; Puttee introduced a bill to. amend the Conciliation Aet, 1900. He explained that the intention was to give more initiative to the Labor Department in ease of industrial dis- turbances. The bill provides that in case of a labor dispute an arbitrator. shall be appointed on the applicit tion of either party, and such arbi- trator shall have power to take evi- dence under oath and render a de- cision indicating what would be a fair basis of settlement, a copy of such decision to bo sent to each party in the dispute, and to be pub- lished in the Labor Gazette, the ob- ject being to influence public opin- ion. pin ion. The bill also provides that, in the settlement, of a labor dispute un- der rho Act, no stipulation shall be inserted requiring employees to re- linquish their membership of any labor organization. CRIMINAL' CODE, MEDICAL COUNCIL AFFAIRS. Hon. Mr. Gibson, on a motion to receive a special report of the com- mittee on Dr. Jessop's bill to amend the Ontario Medical Act, which pro- vides in brief that the membership -shall be mainly elective instead' of appointive, said it was proposed to submit, probably this fall, questions to the medical practitioners of On- tario which would afford definite in- formation upon points which have long been in dispute, namely, the constitution and representation in the council.. These questions would first be submitted to the Govern- ment, and this method of settling the natter. seemed to bo the only solution at present. If it should ap- pear that there was much desire for a change, this expression of opinion would no doubt have considerable. weight ,with members of the Rouse. Therm was, discontent among the profession at largo, but without more definite information' than was• now possessed it would be impos- sible to act. The report was adopted. It pro- poses that the doctors who have de- clined to pay their fees to the coun- cil shall have votes as well. VOTERS' LISTS. The House went into committee on Mr. Martin's bill to amend the vot- ers' list. It is an Act in the interest of Toronto, and permits voters' lists to bo prepared immediately on the return of the assessors' rolls, with- out waiting forr the revision of such rolls by the court. The Government assented to the measure, and it pass- ed coniinittee, RESPETTING WILLS. The Attorney - General passed through two stages his bill respect- ing wills, which validates any will made by a British subject outside of Ontario for admission to -probate in Ontario. BARBERRY' SHRUB. iiiEARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, ,etc in Trade Centres. Toronto, Mar, 18:—Wheat-•No. 1 Northern offered at 88e en route North Bay, and No. 2 Northern at 80e err route N. B., without bids, No. 2 Ontario white offered at 730 east on G.T.B.; with 72c bid. No. 2 mixed offered at 730 east on G.T. R., and No. 1 spring sold at 78e east on G.T.1t. Poeta—No, 2 wanted at 80c on 140 freight rate to New York without of- ferings. Oats—No. 2 white offered at 42c low freight to Now York, with 41}e bid, No. 3 white offered at 410 on 14*e rate to New York, and at 400, now ehippod. No. 2 ;nixed 42,e bid on track, Toronto. Corn—No. 2 yellow offered at 57c, with 56,e bid, and No. 2 mixed was 55*0 bid, without sellers, Hay—No. 1 timothy, 58.50 bid outside, and 510,50 bid on track, Toronto, COUNTRY PRODUCE, Dried Apples—The market is dull, with little demand at 50 per 1b.. Evaporated, 100. Hops—Business quiet, with prices steady at 13c; yearlings at 8c. Honey -The market is steady at 9* to 10c for strained. Combs, 51.50 to $2,25 per dozen. Map,o Syrup—One gallon tins, 950 to 51; smaller packages, 51,05 to 51.15 per gallon (imperial). Sugar 8 to 90 per 1i5, as to ,quality. Beans—Tho uiarlceis quiet. Pri- ces, 51.10 to $1.30 per bush, as to quality. Handpicked, 51,35 to $1.40. Cranberries — Market unchanged, with stocks small. Cape Cod, 59.50 to 510 per barrel. Onions—Market steady at 82.80 to 53 per barrel. Hay, baled—The market is firm, with good demand. Timothy quoted at $10:50 to 511 on track, Toronto, for No, 1, and at $9 for No. 2. Straw—The market is quiet. Car lots on track quoted at 55.50 to 56; the latter for No, 1. Poultry—Receipts are small, and prices " steady. We quote: Fresh killed turkeys, 12 to 130 per 1b; geese, 8 to 9c; chickens, 70 to 90c; old hens, 40c to 50c. Potatoes—In car lots on track, 68 to 68o per bag, according to quality; small lots out of store bring 750 per bag. • 001. "Thompson introduced a bill to amend the Criminal Code, COLD STORAGE ON STEAMERS. Mr. Smith, of Wentworth, was in- formed by Mr. Fisher that . four steamers have been fitted up with cooling appliances in conformity with the agreement with the Gov- ernment of Canada. Other steamers aro being fitted up in the same way for the' trade .of 1902. Since last year seven steamers have been fitted up with fans to produce a circula- tion of fresh air in the compartments. in which perishable products are car- ried. arried. Hon, Mr. Gibson in answer to Mr. Whitney, said a complaint had been received by the Government on July 8th, 1901, from W. H. Bartram charging the police magistrate with refusing to entertain an information laid by him charging the Mayor of Loddon with an offence, but the mat- ter had not been brought to the at- tention of the police magistrate as this was deemed unnecessary upon a mere general statement. Hon. Mr. Davis, in answer to Mr. Carnegie, said. the area of land cov- ered by the various pulp concesalons granted by. the Province since 1894 wee 275 miles. Companies in pos- session were allowed to cut on cer- tain parte of streams to be .approved by the department. It had also been provided that the Government might permit other companies to go into the pulp districts and cut pine. Ilon, Mr, Gibson, in answer to Mr, Crawford, said .he was not aware that any special instruction had been given by the Government to the As' sessmont Commissioner to report upon the. subject of the assessment of departmental stores, though the believed that the matter had been before tihe commission. NEW, RAILWAY SUBSIDIES. The Ontario Government has de- - ojdd to increase the number of sub- sidies to railways. The Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and Pontypool Railway, from the vil• loge of Bobeaygeolt to Lindsay, will bo subsidized for a distance of 10 hniles, at 58,000 per anile, asnountieg to .557,000. In tate former railway aid this road teas only to get 53,- 000 per mile for 16 Miles, Following aro the additional votes asked— The Bruce Mines anti Algoma Rail- tvey from 0 point at of near Vinic Mines to a point on the north shore Tho Minister of Agriculture moved that his bill for the suppression of rho barberry shrub be referred to in- sert a clause defining the variety to be destroyed. It appeared that there were soma hundred varieties grown, but the venomous variety is common barberry (Berberis Vulgaris L.) METHUEN SET FREE, The General's Condition Said to be Favorable. A London despatch says:—The War Secretary, 11r. Brodrick, announced in the house of Commons an Thurs- day that he understood that General Methuen, who was captured, severely wounded, by General Delarey, March 10, had been released, and was ex- pected xpected to arrive at Klerlcsdorp, South -Western Transvaal, to -day. The general's condition was favor- able, avor able, M1, Brodrick added that the ex- change of General Methuen for Com- mandant Kritzinger ]tad not been contemplated, Tho trial of the commandant had been postponed be- cause consideration of the evidence to b0 presented had not been com- pleted. -PROGRESS OF MORMONS, At the Agricultural Committee Prof. Saunders gave evidence in re- gard to the great crops all over the West, and spoke of the rapid pro- gress made by the Mormons which was greater than by any other com- munity in the .same time. IMMIGRANTS, Mr. Frank Pedley, Superintendent of Immigration, presented a rotten, shelving the number of immigrants arriving in Canada for the past ten years. In 1892 the arrivals number- ed 27,898, and the number gradual- ly fell, until in 1896 low-water mark for the decade was: touched, with 16,835. The tide had turned in 1897, when 20,016 immigrants ar- rived, and rapidly increased each year, until 1900-1 the arrivals Were 49,149. UNLFORMITY IN LAWS.. Dr. Russell moved in the House his resolution favoring uniformity of the laW of 'civil rights and property f1. all the provinces of Canada except Quebec, where the civil code is in force. Dr. Russell spoke with a de- gree of erudition and a mastery of his subject that. kept the House deeply interested in a subject which would ordinarily be considered pure- ly academic, the other speakers be- ing the Minister of Justice, the So licitor-Clone•al, Mr. Flint, Mr. Hag - part, Mr'. Maclean and Mr. Demers. An amusing incident of the debate was the statement of Mr. Demers, who spoke 10 French that Mr, Mac- lean ao-lean should bo in the French Cham- ber of Doouties, where they amended the 'constitution every other clay. ASKING FOR EXTENSION. Tho Lake Erie and Detroit railway company is asking for an extension of time within which to complete its worsts. SMALL GRAIN TESTERS. Ma. Clancy called attention to the use of small testers in transactions in grain. Such a tester was regard- ed by farmers as very unsatisfactory.. In his opinion the tester should be of a capacity of not less than one bushel. He did not complain of the law as it stands, but ho thought it should be enforced. Mr. Stephen made a statement that he had never heard of a small grain tester being used in Chatham. The testimony of Mr. Meb won was that in South Huron the bushel test- er was used and was found to be rather a nuisance. Mr. Johnston, of Cardwell, replied that in his section the small tester was certainly used. Mr. Bernier admitted that the law is in many cases not carried out. f NOT TO VISIT THE RIVIERA. King Edward: Cancels Projected Trip to Cannes. A London despatch says:—Tele- grants from Cannes and Menton° state that Ring Edward. has can- celed his projected visit to the Ri- viera, for Which sortie preparations had already been made. Ile was ex- pected at Nice oh Alarch. 23, end at Cantos on htarch 26. 11 is under- stood that the abandonment of the visit is duo to the pressure of itis Majesty's duties and the prepara- tions for his coronation in Juno, BRAVE ak MQDEST. Hen, Methuen 'Saved' Qhildrs Life While i11'Berlin. A . Berlin despatch saY5 :^^^General Methuen, who was British p11111ary attache at'Boriin from 1877 to 18971 made 1nan1 friends while ligh'b,l Among rho stories related of him fa that upon one occasion, when he was going to the palace to visit Enhporon William in 1881, he jumped into the Spree and saved the life of a drown, ing child. The time required to change hist clothes made him late at the aue diene with the Emperor. For thiel he apologized, but did not give the reason for .the delay. A few days later at a reception in the palace, the Emperor drew tae British atr tache aside and Mimed ' the Rescue Medal pn the lapel of his coat. WILL SEND TENTH CORPS. TO AMEND EL' ECTION ACT. Mr. Clancy moved the second read- ing of his bill to further amend the Dominion Elections Act of 1900. His object is to provide for the pun- ishmant of persons who go about circulating tate false and malicious report that the present Dominion ballot is not a secret ballot, and to make it a punishable offence for in- ducing . the withdrawal of a candi- date 00 false representations. Mr. Fitzpatriek said that other amendments to the election law would have to he considered this session. Flo ,therefore moved the ad- jonrttlnent of the debate. Tho mo- tion carried. BILLS INTRODUCED. Tho following bills Were intro, duced To anond tlto Companies Act. Mr, Thompson. Respecting the Tilsonburg, Lake Erie, and Pacific Railway Company —Mr, McCarthy. habe published at Berrie providing Decrees n Mr p the gradual g f 6 abolition of hoose slavery in the Cu,lncroons and Togo colonies. New Zealand Will Establish Re- serve Force, A despatch tq the London Times from Wellington, N.Z., says :--Pre- mier "Seddon guarantees that New. Zealand will subscribe her share, qn the population basis, toward strengthening the Australian force in South Africa. Mr. Seddon also sug- gests the establishment of a reserve force within the colony, ready to take the field when the British Gov- ernment requires it. Arrangements will be made for rapid mobilization of the tenth Now Zealand contingent for service in South Africa if it is• needed, THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter—Tho market is dull with choice qualities very scarce and firm. Mediums are dull. We quote as fol- lows:—Ohoice 1 -lb prints, 19 to 20c; choice large rolls, 17 to 174c; secon- dary grades in rolls, 15 to 160; low grades; 12 to 13c; creamery prints, 22 to 24c; do solids, 21 to 22}c. Eggs—The market is weak, with receipts large. Case lots sell at 122 to 13c per dozen. Oheese—The market rules firm at 110 per Ib for good qualities. HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed hogs aro nominal at 57.35 to 57.50. I3og products in fair de- mand and steady. Wequote;-Bacon long clear, 10 to 10,c, in ton and case lots. Mess pork, 520.50: do, short cut, 521.50. Smoked Meats -.[lams; ,124 to 13c; breakfast bacon, 13, to 14c; rolls, 11e; backs, 131 to 14c, and should- ers, 10,c. Lard—The market is unchanged. We quote—Tierces, 110; tubs. 11*0; pails,' 11,c to 111c; compound, 9 to etc. UNITED STATES MARKETS, Detroit, March 18,—Wheat closed— No, 1 white, cash, 85,c; No. 2 red, cash, March and May, 84$0; July, 80,0 Duluth, March 18.—Close:—Wheat— Cash, 8.—Close; Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 77,0; No. 1 Nor- there, 741,c; No. 2 Northern, 75*c; May, 75, to 7511c; July, 76„c; Man- itoba, No. 1 Northern. cash, 720; May, 731-c; No, 2 Northern, 65c.. Oats -42c. Corn -611e. Milwaukee, March 18—Wheat— steady; close; No. 1 Northern, 76 to 76}c; No. 2 Northern, 75 to 75*c; May, 76}c. Ryc—l"irm; No. 1, '59c. Barley—Higher; No. 2 641e. Corn— May, 624c. HINT TO GERMAN .EDITORS. One of Them Jailed for Printing False Statement. A Berlin despatch says :—Tho edi• for of the Potsdateer Zeitung was on Wednesday sentenced to two montbs' imprisonment and the publisher of the paper was fined 500 marks los printing a false story to the effect that Emperor William had repri• mended the First Guards at their barracks December 8 last. • RHODES' END IS: NEAR. Little Hope That He Will Recover From His Attack. A London despatch .says:—Tho The British South African Company has received a cable despatch from Cape Town stating that Mr. Cecil Rhodes passed a restless night, which has appreciably lowered his general strength. Insurances in Lloyd's on Mr, Rhodes' life for six months were 40 guineas per cent. on Thursday. BOER LEADER KILLED. LIVE STO CIC MARKETS. Toronto, lttarelt 18.—At the'West- ern cattle yards to -day we had the smallest run theta has been for some time, ns only 31 carloads of live stock were received; these receipts included 380 cattle, 1,000 hogs, 317 sheep and lambs, ten calves and a few milch Sows. We had a dull trade and a lifeless market all round; there was no change in cattle or hogs. Sheep end lambs were higher. Drovers were asking prices which buyers simply declined to pay, and as a result lit- tle business was transacted. Following is the range of quota- tions:— Shippers, per Do., light-- ......... 4.25 Butcher, choice— ... , 4.00 Butcher, ord. to good. 8.25 Butcher, inferior......... 2.50 Stockers, per cwt... , 3.00 Sheep and Lambs. Choice ewes, per cwt... 8.50 Lambs, per cwt.......... 4.50 Bucks,, per cwt... ,,.+ 2,50 Milkers andCalves, Cows, each,,, ,,, ,,, ,,,,,,80.00 Oalvee, each.... ,,. ,... 2.00 Hogs. Melee hogs, per cwt... 5.75 .Light hogs, pee cwt ,,. 5.50 Heavy hogs, per cwt... 0.80 Sows, per cwt... ...... 3.50 Stags, per ewt.,. ,... 0,00 85.50 4,50 4,50 8.75 8.00 8,50 8.75 5.50 3.25 45.00 10.00 • 6.00 5,71b 5.75 4.00 2.00 A.Cape Colony Skirmish in Which Two Officers Pall. A Cape Town despatch says :— During a skirmish near Pearston, Cape . Colony, between some British troops and Commandant ° Fouche'e force of Boers,' Commandant Oven - deal and Field Cornet Vander Vali were killed. THE MAN WITH A PATENT. "Want to make your fortune?” asked a seedy -looking individual of a shoclacker. "0f course." "Then buy m'y patent He unrolled a package and brought to light a shoe, .a tin funnel, and a quart of wood ashes. "What on earth is it?" asked the shoemak "It is'er. Bronson's Patent Safety shoe. Here's the idea: In' winter our pavements are dangerous from ice. By sprinkling ashes on ice you pro- duce decomposition and render tra- vel Do you follow?" "lint--„ "Of course you don't, but I'll 'ex- plain. This is a double -soled shoo. There is a space between the two soles, and the toe and heel ends are open. You fill the space with ashes, and as you walk it flips oat in ad- t'ttlice of yon." "That's a good idea!" "Yes, I worked twenty-two years on it. This funnel fits into the heel of the shoe, a11d is used to load up with." "But the ashes?" "01, you hire a boy to follow yea with a pail of them. When the she is empty you whistle and he loads it up again. There's nothing like it. I can walk twenty miles a day over a sheet of ice. . Will you give me 011 order?" "No, sir. It is the most ridiculous thing .I ever beard of," "it is eh? You'll see whether it is or not before the winter is over, I'll sell enough to buy you out and throw your stock into the river." Ile is still looking for someone to take his invention up. It is reported .that the members of the "triad Secret Society have join- ed the Chinese rebels, and are loot- ing and burning villages. The German Reichstag has adopted a resolution calling upon the fedorat.. std governments Le employ all Means t0 combat the abuse of duelling. SITE SAW TILE POINT, "That, lady," said a merchant, pointing to a woman who had pur- chased about ten dollars worth of goods in ten minutes and was going out, "used to be one of my worst . customers. She'd come in almost daily, bother four of live assistants far two hours, and go out without buying anything." "How did you cure her?" "Well, I spoke to her in an off- hand way one day, and she fired up and said as long as I kept assistants it was my business to be bothered. Next day I selected ton of the girls, told thein what to say, and they rang, her door -bell at intervals of an hour all day, and inquired if site wanted a nurse girl. She dldhh't, and told theta so pleasantly enough itntfl the tenth one calve. Then she said:' " 7:'d like to know \why on earth alt you girls conic here bothering g ine when 1 don't waist anyone.'' " 'Because, ma'am, so long as you steep servants it is year btlniuess to be bothered,' was the prompt reply. "I think she reasoned' out the ani ulogy, for alio tea sits down and; buys what she Wants, 'and every as-, sistant likes to wait ".ora iter."