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Volcanic Eruption Destroys Portion of the Town and Its Inhabitants. A despatch from Winnipeg says: A special on Wednesday afternoon from Calgary says seventy-five men are dead as a result of a mine explosion at Frank. The cause of the holocaust is reported to be either an earthquake or a volcanic eruption, but supposed to bo the latter. Telegraph wires are down, and the only details had here are those sent by the Canadian Pacific Railway superintendent at Cranbrook to the superintendent here. The report says that seventy-five people are ki led outright, and that there are still twenty or thirty men in the mini'. Almost instantaneously a great volume of d( up, the »uth of the p short time ' of houses i idmg | th< that Frank , there is no doubt :her been suffocated th, and these, with iiled, will bring the l> hundred. It is i thick phic eon,; "Earthquake hai a. m. The whole wing despatch was 5 telegra- tppened about 4.30 - below the town for over a mile wide was shaken up, and immediately after what appeared to be volannic eruption took place on the top of Turtle Mountain, which overlooks the town, throwing millions of tons of rock out and covering the mine entrance and buildings and burying them hundreds of feet deep. All the men employed about the mine were instantly ki led, and over twenty miners are imprisoned in the mine with little hope of rescue. Seven cottages are buried under the wreck. The loss of life is estimated at over a hundred, mostly women and children. The mountain is still throw- mining town which has grown up rapidly, and therefore there is little literature to be found descriptive of it. In the last issue of the Sentinel, published in Frank, the following appeared: "That Frank will be a busy place this s population, is plainly evident to all who have taken the pains to find out the large amount of work that is to be done this year." ALL THE MINERS BUT TWO SAFE. A message received at 9.30 Wednesday from Frank says: "Of the seventeen entombed miners fifteen are out without injury, and two art-dead from suffocation. One of the uninjured found his house covered with rock and his wife and six children killed. It proved that those in the mine were safer than those out of it. The inside workings of the mine are intact. No explosion, and no sign of gas was felt by the entombed miners until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. They worked their own way out through thirty feet of rock, t imbering as they went. Plenty of Assistant General Manager Leonard, of the Canadian Pacific Hail-way, said he had little to add to the despatches which had already-been received. There was no doubt, however, that tho trouble was caused by a volcanic eruption, as no mine explosion could have had such a far-reaching effect. "My advices Jamioson *at Calgary," he said, "show that the rock is blown into the river, completely blocking it up, and that the top of the mine is still burning. I am afraid that things despatches indicated, but every preparation is being taken. Mr. Jan son has sent out trains from ] Leod, Cranbrook and Fernie v\ doctors, nurses and hospital sin to give the necessary aid. "Our agent at Cranbrook says the railway track is covered for a tance of two miles east of the tion with from forty to fifty to rock, and at the time this despatch was received, the rock was still coming down the mountain over the mouth of the mine in vast quantifies. We purchase much of the coal produced there, and find it well suited for our purposes. We use about TOO tons per day." A special train left Calgary at 6.-,'SO Wednesday for the scene of the disaster. This action was taken ir pursuance of instructions wired Government Inspector Spearce by Commissioner James Smart. There were on board twenty members the Northwest Mounted Police, who will preserve order in the v LATER. A despatch from Ottawa William Pearce, Inspector of Government Surveys, who went to Frank yesterday to act for the Government and decide what relief measures could be arranged, wires as follows to the Deputy Minister of the In- tL'Frank, N. W. T., April 30. -- Eighty-three killed, of whom about fifteen are women, and fifteen child- "It is thought there will be no trouble from damming of the river. "Rock slide about four thousand feet long, extending from the highest point of Turtle Mountain; westerly end of slide 33 feet west of mouth of tunnel, extending across the valley and up the opposite bank 'for one and one-quarter miles from front of Turtle Mountain spread out fan-shaped, so that extreme end of slide it was nearly two miles wide. "No trace of river for one mile, but water now going through rock as fast as coming down. "Not probable there will be further slide of any consequence. "Twelve police and two officers here; plenty to maintain peace and order and for necessary purposes. "No earthquake or volcano. All working in mine except two escaped." THE CATASTROPHE. Frank, N. W. T., was visited V nesday morning by the worst di ter that has ever been witnessed mind of a held it, oi n.-ic uphea magnitude a slide- induced bv a serial, killed 83 persons, de-the plant of the Canadian-Coal and Coke Company, t amount of damage to the id completely devastated i square miles of the finest and most picturesque section of the Crow's Nest Pass. WHEN THE TOWN WAS ASLEEP. The happening of the catastrophe came at fifteen minutes past 4 o'clock, when residents of tho town were awakened by a deafening tumult and shaking of buildings, which it seemed would rattle them into ^complete demolition. Of all the town inhabitants, numbering nearly 1,000, have reached the i time tc ne professes tside of his do-ec any part of but when day l that the whole what took dawned it w side of Turtle Mountain had fallen away, and that the country extend-l the Leth- ing from the eastern edge of tho town for two miles down the pass, miles from and entirely across the pass, a distance of two miles or more from the mountain, lay buried beneath u.: rock and debris of various kinds for a depth varying from 25 to 100 feet. DEMOLISHED EVERYTHING, dn its sweep the great slide, if slide it was, or upheaval, if that be the more proper characterization, and will j (jemolished and carried away the en-tire operating plant of the coal company; the tipple boiler and engine house, electric light plant, railway scales, shops and a row of coke ovens destroyed, seven houses owned by the coal company, burying six of them, with most of their occupants, and likewise burying ten other habitations situated in the valley of the town, together with every soul within them. BABIES' MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. In th thro slid, where the nous THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. Toronto, May 5.--Wheat--The market is dull, with demand limited. No. 2 white and red quoted at 704 to 71c, middle freights. No. 2 spring rimiinal at 70c on Midland. Manitoba wheat easier. No. 1 hard quoted at 814c Goderich, and No. 1 Northern at 804c Goderich. No. 1 hard, grinding in transit, 874c, lake ports and No. 1 Northern 864c. Oats--Market is quiet and steady. No. 1 white quoted at 274c. east. No. 2 white unchanged at 30c. high freight, and at 30* to 304c middle freight. Barley--Trade is quiet, with No. 3 extra quoted at 43 to 44c, middle freight, and No. 3 at 40 to 41c. Corn--Market is firm. Canadian feed corn quoted at 41 to 414c west, and at 46c here. No. 3 American yellow at 504c on track, Toronto, I No. 3 i xed t 50c. Buckwheat--No. 2 nominal at Peas--No. 2 white is quoted a 63c 65c c Flour--Ninety per cent, patents unchanged at $2.67jc middle freights in buyers' sacks for export. Straight rollers of special bran.lt for domestic trade quoted at $3.25 to $3.35 in bbls.; Manitoba flour steady: No. 1 patents, $4.10 to $4.20, and seconds $3.90 to $4.10; strong bakers, $3.80 to $4.00, bags included To- Millfeed--Bran is dull, at $17 here, t outside points bran is quoted at 15.50 to $16.00, and shorts nt 17. Manitoba bran, in sacks, $18, and shorts at $20 here. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter--The offerings are fair, with he tone easier generally. We quote, fresh large rolls, 17 to 17Jc; choice lb rolls, 18 to 184c; selected dairy tubs, 16 to 17c; secondary grades (rolls and tub heavy, and the market continued in about the same condition as before, the good veal animals selling freely, while young and skinny ones were not wanted. We quote: - $2 to $10 each, and $4,50 to $5.50 per The following wi quotations: Exporters' cattle-Bulls ......... Butchers'-- Picked lots ...... Good loads ...... Medium ......... Bulls ............ Cows ............ Heifers ......... Feeders, light ... Stockers Export ewes, lig Do., bucks ... . Grain-led lambs Do., bucks ... . Barnyard lambs . Calves, per cwt ... Htogsr- Stags Selects, 160 to 2C i the range of 4.70 4.00 4.00 3.80 0.00 4.40 4.70 4.00 5.00 4.00 6.00 ; to 23c; do solids, 19 Eggs--The markc Cheese--Market s Finest (old), 14c; HOG PRODUCTS. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, BINDER TWINE. COLD STORAGE. Mr. Barr was informed by the establishment of municipal cold storage buildings. STUDENT LABOR. The amount paid for student labor at the Ontario College of Agriculture, Mr. Dryden told Mr. Carnegie, in the years 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1902, was as follows: 1899, $4,236.26; 1900, $5,016.90; f901, $5,336.46; 1902, $5,924.60. FREE GRANT LAND. Hoyle enquired:--(1) How ! His Intercourse With His Holiness Conducted in Private. A Rome despatch says :--King' Edward VII. of England, wearing the uniform of a field marshal, paid his much-talkod-of visit to the Vatican n Wednesday. In the afternoon King Edward left n»W»A 0lH J°I Asst-qutg; qsi};,ijT oqi a a closed carriage. He was accompanied by Colonel Lamb, the British military attache, and was followed by another carriage coning members of his suite. The King wore a fiel forr had Antici Mattei. At the upper landing there were grouped in imposing array a number of other ecclesiastics, who formed a characteristic and magnificent assembly. Behind this group, attired in brilliant uniforms, were the Knights of the Cape, and chamberlains. King Edward addressed a few words of kindly thanks in return for the hearty greetings offered him. Tho Royal party then proceeded between ranks of tho Swiss Guards. At the Clementine Hall the party was met' y the Papal Master of the Cham-' i clothes, and | ber, Mgr. Bislet Emperor William's vis ope. People looked on y, Dut they abstained nonstration. so was remarked that, 0 tho usual etiqvette, 1 did not lunch at tho Embassy, but had luncheon i Quirirml, and, after a brief the Embassy, drove to the Vat Thus far- did King Edward gi" n desires. The Upon* ar apartment Guard rendered military honors t< the British Sovereign. GREETED BY HIS HOLINESS. At the conclusion of this cere iagc Cing c EJVED IN STATE. "ago. 20 Dressed hogs are noi moats are unchanged, demand. We quote :-10 to 104c, in ton ai Pork--Mess, $21.50; $22.50 to $23. Smoked meats--Ham ■oils, 114c; shoulders. much, p charge for good lpol.t Ar(.hu , char, , ,jen Djsdrm lots, change, if ti cut. Cured the Province free grant land in the , Rainy River, ami Dry-respectively? (2) What las bee ites past four, entered the Coi Ian Pamasco, His Majesty was bed by a battalion of the Pala-Guards in full uniform. Tattoo given on the drumheads : there ed by the Marquis Sacchetti, who acted for Prince Ruspoli, the introducer sovereigns, who is ill ; Mon-.'ig-nor Merry del Val and Prince extended Holiness His. white, and also wore a red velvet cajie bordered with ermine. His face was the color of ivory, but he no apparent difficulty. The King and the head of the Church clasped hands and exchanged a few words in French. King Edward passed within the Papal apartment, the door was closed, and the Pope and the King . were left alone. King Edward remained with the Pontiff for 20 minutes. A bell was then rung, and King Edward's suite was admitted and presented to the Pope. This little c to please the Pontiff im: its conclusion King Fdw; leave, the Pope crossing at his side and say words at the door. n the j . 144c. Lard--The market is unchanged, e '(fuote :--Tierces, lOfc ; tubs, r-ails. lljc; compound, 8J to COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beans--Trade is quiet, with ] nominal. Medium, $1.50 to per bush, and hand-picked, $1.1 ~2. Dried apples--Trade is very ith prices nominal at 34c pei "aporated, 6 to 64c. Honey--The market -ices unchanged. St to Site per lb, and > $1.50. Hopsr-- The market is quiet, with prices quoted at 20 to 23c per lands from 1900 to 1903, both in-j elusive? The answer of Mr. Davis was: No charge is made for free grant homestead lands anywhere in the Province: they are free in fact as well as in name. In addition to their free grant homestead lands sett lei's are. -trftowed to purchase In Thunder Bay District 160 acres at 50c per acre, and in Rainy River District 80 acres at $1 per acre. On the 18th of May, 1899, the lands in Rainy River District ied sells at nb at $1.25 Hay, baled--The n arket. is quiet at Choice timothy, $10 on track, and mixed a* $8.50. Sthraw--The market is quiet for ir lots on track, ai $5.50 to $6 Maple syrup--The market is quiet, with receipts sma'.l. Wine gallons 85 to 90c, and Imperial gal-. $1.19. Maple sugar, 9c per •; tb. ,nd their baby led by the total I'S.cued themselves and a report of the condi-lside of the mine. Had u.gld I loss i the •xceed $200,000, if it much. The imprisoned miners escaped by digging their way to the surface from the upper workings. Some were injured, but not seriously. BODIES BURIED FOREVER. The family of the two Grahams, whose homes were separated by a mile, and the employes of I'oup & McVeigh, whose cabin was a n further east, were buried full; hundred feet deep, and none of the bodies < fact, it bodies < ed. In s held and bodies iceting bodies, but on had .been found up t Most, of the bodies mangled so badly that identifk was impossible. THE C. P. R. A HEAVY LC The Canadian Pacific Rallwa; heavy loser by the disaster, miles of line were buried from 100 feet deep, and a new line have to be located and built. The entire loss resulting fror disaster, it is estimated, amount to one million dollar: considerably more. An Potatoes--Market is well supplied, and prices steady. Car lots are quoted at SI per bag, and small lots at $1.20. Poultry--Market is quiet and prices unchanged. We quote :--Dry picked fresh killed turkeys, 16 to 18c per lb ; chickens (young), 12 to 14c per lb, old hens. 9 to lOc per lb. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, May 5. -- There was an active demand for butchers' cattle at the Western Cattle Market to-day, and their prices were higher than before. Export classes, however, were dull, and there was no enquiry for them. The buyers have had to hold over their cattle from last week owing to the recent strike in Montreal amongst the dock hands, pens here were crowded to their most capacity, the cattle being fed at the expense of the shippers. There is no call for export sheep either. Other descriptions are fairly active. Good calves sold readily, but "bobs" were d.ull, and hard to get rid of. Hogs have maintained a partial advance, and the top price is now $6.50 per cwt. The receipts were heavy, but from the total there must be deducted 31 cars of cattle, which came forward from Chicago for shipment via Quebec. The run was 105 cars, containing 1,720 cattle, 125 sheep, 1,-290 hegs, and 130 calves. There were few export cattle brought forward and some that came in remained over unsold. From $4.50 to $5 per cwt. were the prevailing prices paid. Mixed butchers' and exporters' sold at $4.25 to $4.50 per cwt. in car-Butchers' cattle were scarce. and the market for them was strong, with a tendency- to advance. Export bulls, 1,600 to 2,000 lbs. each, sold at $3.75 to $1. The market for butchers' bulls was drawn fi ordered On May reslored There ar District; the free grant list and to be sold at 50c per acre. 3, 1900, these lands were to the free grant list. ; no free grants in Dryden lands there are sold at 50c VOLUNTEER GRANTS. Mr. Davis informed Colonel Mathc-son that it was the Government's intention to introduce legislation to extend the time for filing claims for volunteer grants. LEGISLATURE NOTES. Mr. Davis' bill respecting land grants, amends the existing Act so thai all those who served in tho South African War shall l>e entitled to grants, and also those who served in the Fenian Raid during the year 1865, as well as those who served during 1866 and 1870. The Chicago volunteers are entitled to grants rney's bill Municipal Act propos mend the . change in have becoi PRIVAT At the 1 the Legisi the Council board. The of the bill repeals the he Municipal Act which popularly known as the BILLS COMMITTEE, vate Bills Committee of ire the application was ' tho Town of Niagara There . $3.2 considerec Falls to have an agreement i with thi; Ontario Power Compi which the company was to the town with 1,000 horse-po $10 per horse-power for 10 ye return for which tho town wf grant the company taxation Tor 10 y from the town we argued for and aga; agreement, and the allowed the bill to The bill Traebic J. M. Pow option from irs. Ratepayers s present, and st ratifying the o finally i the Hamil- ; like- j left c cling the London, Parkhill and Bend ljlectric Railway, ng an electric line from a n Lake Huron at the bound-ween Lambton and Huron to - of London, passing through CHEQUES WERE MARKED. Several Large Toronto Films Were Not Suspicious. A Toronto despatch says :--Merchandise of various descriptions has found its way to Clarkson from Toronto firms during the past few weeks, addressed to one 0. D. Berry, who is an unknown personage there. A man going under that name has been, it is alleged, operating the bogus cheque game here, and has reaped quite a neat sum. He has apparently skipped. The man's method was to represent that he was about to open a general .store at Clarkson, then order a bill of goods and tender a cheque on a Houston, Texas, bank for an amount in the neighborhood of $10 in excess of the amount of his bill, receiving the balance in casih. The cheques were in Berry's favor, and were marked, so that suspicion was lulled. The cheques were not honored at the Texas bank, and the goods at CbTT.son were unclaimed and have been recovered by the Toronto firms. Evans and Sons, so prominent in the public eye when the Whalley mystery occupied the attention of the police last one of the victims, and THE HOUSE OF COMMOIS RAILWAYS IN TILE WEST At, the Railway Committee an to incorporate the Coast and Yu ki.n Railway was taken up and passed. This is for a railway from Kit amit Harbor, on the Pacific Coast to Dawtwn. "The committee also passed thi Kootenay, Cariboo and Pacific Rait way Bill to build from Golden t( Fort George, on the Fraser River with power to amalgamate w Canadian Pacific, Canadian era, and Grand Trunk Paci Kootenay Central Railways. A bill regarding the Calga Edmonton Railway Compai charge of Mr. McCrearv, as! power to build feeders to th monton and Calgary road branch was for Lacom.be, 75 Act tha > Fort As; thir i Ec NO FURTHER ADVANCE. Pursuit of Mad Mullah to ] Abandoned. A despatch from Aden i Somaliland . British t is reported f the British expedition has been suspended indefinitely. Major-General Egerton is mentioned us the successor of Bri ga 11 i e r-G enera 1 Manni ng. Information here indicates that would be considered advantage,,: s. It is feared that the recent victory will embolden the forces of the Mad Mullah to attack isolated posts. The force at the disposal of General Manning is insufficient for offensive purposes, and it is expected that he will strengthen his posts .and remain inactive until after the hot weather. Red^ Deer, G.T.R. BILL Tho Railway ( Mr. TO bill regal: RAILWAY COMMITTEE, At the Railway Committee five bills were reported, and four others were set down for consideration. The bills reported were :-- Respecting the Ontario and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company. Ke.'V-cting the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway Company, to extend the time for commencing the road until two years; from Deptem-ber 1, 1903, and for completion until five years from that date. To amend the Act incorporating the North Lanark Railway Company, increasing the company's capital stock, and fixing the time for completion at five years from the passing of the Act. To incorporate the Emliro Radial Railwa of 1 idial WILL START CRUSADE. Against Persons Neglecting to Register Births. A Toronto despatch says :--Ontario enjoys the unenviable reputation of having a low birth rate. That this reputation is undeserved to a large extent is evidenced by the fact that there is considerable neglect in the matter of registering births. It is contended by some that if the births were registered as they should be the birth rate would appear to be much higher than it is at present. The inspector of vital statistics is about to prosecute a vigorous campaign against the persons who neglect their duty Physi to blame. r Clerk sends id provide for if textile fabrics was real line. He explained that ij ended to prevent the sale i is pure woollen goods by c >oth articles to be properl, mder penalty for neglect. READ Ti RST The following bills i To incorporate the Erie and Ottawa rower Co.--Mr. German. For the relief of'W. F. Schooley. , From the Senate : To incorporate the Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Railway Co.--Mr. Logan. To amend the Steamboat Inspection Act-Mr. McCarthy. GOVERNMENT DREDGES. Mr. Blain was informed by Mr. Sutherland that tho cos' of the Government dredges was respectively: St. Lawrence, $11,911; Prince Edward, $22,oo0: Nipissing, $15,-000; Canada, $41,300: Sir Richard, $12,134. Mr. Lancaster was informed by Mr. Blair that 1 Tow. ight, 1 Company bad been granted ;e of^700 cubic feet of water p md for 2\ years.