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of space occupied by each colony. The Canadian share, according to the staite. :nent of the Imperial Commissioner, .ivill be $82,733. There is alsoa build.- ing at Vincennes for the accommoda- tion of agricultural implements. Can- ada’s share of the“ cost of this will be $5,000. This country will also pay $1,500 for an addition to the Colonial building to provide room for colds stor- age plant, and $1,250 for office accom- modation, making a total of $90,483: In addition, Canada occupies certain space among the Imperial exhibits, which space will cost $15,010 or 816,000. At the Columbian Exposi ion at Chicago, in 1893, Canada had abuilding which cost $26,354, but this was used for of- fices and other purposes not connect- ed with: the Canadian exhibit. Mr Fisher was unable to say how much would be required to complete and thoroughly equip all the Canadian buildings at Paris. Mr. Oliver tried to get some infor-: mation regarding the 163 horses of? the Strathcona contingent that died on their way to South Africa, but Dr. jorden told him "that the Government kn_ew nothing about it. v cw-filvvu‘ ing Halifax ar‘é piocui'ét'i from the same contractors who furnish supplies to the Imperial authorities. No public Dr. Borden informed Mr. Clarke that the greater part of the supplies and provisions required for the main- tenance of the regiment now garrison- " ‘.fi Mr. Clarke was informed by Mr. Pat- email. that. the amount. of rebate paid on bicycles exported from Canada in the fiscal year ending June filth, 1898, was $7,693.45, and; during the fiscal year 1899 it was $4,191.16. Mr. Henderson was told by Mr. Pat- erson that the actual average rate of duty per 100 pounds collected in the year ended 30th June, 1899, on all sugars not elsewhere specified, not above 16 D. 5., in colour, was nearly 66 3-4 cents. ' Mr. \Vilson was informed by Mr. Fisher that at the Paris Exposition there is no special} Canadian building. There isa building for the accommo- dation of the British colonies, to be paid for in proportion to the amount : Mr. Casgrain was informed by Mr. Mulock than 31 miles of telegraph lines were constmcted on the north shore of: the St. Lawrence, east of Pointe aux Esqui-maux, during the summer of; 1899. now on: their way to; the Cape are to be allowed, in addition to the Imperial rates of pay, certain local allowances; which will give them equivalent to five shillings a day for privates Neither :3 the Government aware that Lord Roberts has Written. to local commit- tees in England: asking for supplies of cardigan waistcoats, socks, flan- nel shirts, etc. Certain societies, such! as the Red Cross, have asked the \Var Office what supplies would be suitable for the soldiers, and many enquiries along this line have been answered by the Department of Militia. .The Gov- ernment has taken. steps to forward jerseys and underclothing as presents to the Canadian. troops in South Af- rica. Dr. Borden further: stated that. the Government; has no knowledge as ; to the‘ number of men furnished by; each of the colonies. DUMINMN JRl AMEN]. QUESTIONS ANS‘VERED. Mr. Clarke was informed by Dr. Bor- den that. the. Government has no in- formation with: regard‘ to the recent annouuceanent in the British House of Commons that the Australian cavalry siege. Colonel Plumer’s force was strongly entrenched to the north-west. A despatch from Salisbury, Rhodesia, dated April 11, states that three affi- cers and 100 of the British South Afri- ca Company’ Q Mounted Police have left Salisbury to join Co.onel Plumer. BOERS IN GOOD CONDITION. Plumer’s Camp, Friday, April 6, via Lorenzo Marques, Tuesday, April. 17.â€". A letter has been received here from, Commandant Snyman with reference‘ to the British wounded and prisoners at the Boer laager after the engage- ment of March 31, from which it is learned that Capt. Crewe died of his wounds. Lieut. Milligan is not a prisȎ oner, and is believed to be among those ' the Boers buried. The British casual- ties were 2 officers and 6 men killed, 3 officers and. 36 men wounded, and 1 of.- licer and 11 men made prisoners. _,__-._' r-vauV‘uO The Boer artillery about Mafeking :3 well horsed. Their pompoms are mounted on light. four-wheeled car- riages, each drawn by four smart horses, in marked contrast with those There was a vigorous bombardment of the town at intervals with guns of greater velocity than the Boers have used since the commencement; of the London, Wednesday, April 18.â€"News from Matching of date of April 7re. ports that the garrison there was then resigning itself to endure the siege as long as the food lasts, which was ex- pected to be for two months more. Commandant Snyman has been replac- ed by young Commandant Botha. Con- eiderable Boer reinforcements had lately arrived, and something of im- portance was evidently proceeding among the besiegers. The Garrison Prepared to Endnre the Sieze for That Length of Tirne==C0L Plumer’s Force Strengthened. MAPEKING’S FOOD SUPPLY. -â€"‘v - India. He asked also whether it would be advisable to offer contributions in grain. 'He read the resolutions adapt- ed by his constituents at a meeting at Hyde Park, and commended the move- ment to the Government, so that by official recognition the efforts of the Canadian people to raise funds in aid of the sufferers in India might be stimulated. ‘ Mr. Fielding admitted that there was need ‘for something being done to help the upfgrtunite in India, but he pointed oilt that t ere were many ob- jections to the sending of grain or provisions. Bending the decision 0:! the Government on the matter of aid to the nnfortunates, he suggested that any Canadian subscriptions should be Mr. Gilm-our, Conservative, East Middlcsex, said that he was in receipt of communications from a number of his constituents, who were anxious to contribute to the relief of the unfor... tunate natives in India. Efforts were being made to raise a substantial sum of money, and he rose for the purpose of asking. that the Government would recognize the movement and transmit any subscriptions that might be raised in ganida to the proper authorities in Sir Wilfrid Laurier told Mr. Puttee that the Government had not come to any conclusion in regard to extending aid to the {amine-stricken districts of India. It was thought advisable to communicate with the Home author- ities. on the subject. Mr. Fisher replied that he had not heard of the existence of the disease. but would enquire. He was sure that Canadian cattle were in no danger NEVVFOUNDlLAND. . Sir \Vilfrid Laurier, answering Col. Kaulbach-, said the Government. was always ready to receive any overtures from Newfoundland on the subject of the colony’s joining the Canadian Confederation. No proposals had been made recently to the island for reci- procal trade relations, the reason be- ing that it was thought the political situation in Newfoundland made the present time unpropitious for such proposals. \ 9 Sir Wilfrid Laurier said that for EImperia-l reasons it was not thought :advisable to restrict Japanese immi- 'glration, and he beiieved the Govern- fment’s policy in that respect was ap- :proved even in British Columbia. The f Department of the Interior would look 3 into the question of their destination. er. Magann .for the extension of u}; ’west pier at the east entrance of To- ;ronto harbour. The work is being :' done by tender, and no payments have ‘ yet been made on it. ; Col. Prior oailed attention to the press despatch announcing the arrival in British Columbia of large numbers of Japanese, and asked the Govern- ment to ascertain whether they were destined for the United States or Can- ada. If they were going to remain in the Dominion, they wowld be aserious menace to white, labour. Dr. 'Sprche called attention to a paragraph in the papers relating to the existence of foot and mouth dis- ease among American cattle. He want- ed to know if orecautions were being taken to prevent the introduction of the diieaee in tl).is_co_untry. Mr. Fielding informed the House that he was not yet able to make the statement which he had promised with regard to the negoziations for a trade treaty between Canada and the Island of Trinidad. Part of. the correspond- ence was confidential, and he would have to wait for permission from Trinidad before producing it. Aâ€"vwv-V“ v- v A uvuusuuunuu ‘ Mr. Fisher told Mr. McMullen that Major Dent, the Imperml rem-aunt c'f- iicer, had not reported that he was in Canada to purchase horses for the Impeniafl army. ‘MV uut’yllDOO \ Mr. Clancy was told by Mr. Blair that Mr. (W. h Pjhin, in addition to his contract for dredging at Toronto, has also a contraot as the partner of tenders have yet been asked for by this Government in connection with th_e§e supplies. \ 'We are now confident of holding out two months longer. The men in the trenches are determined to play the game to the end. A Scottish crofter has introduced a method of making nourishing porridge with oat bran, which is agreat boon, and is solving the question of feeding the natives. the only white man who has entered Mafeking since the siege began, is likely to prove of great value to 001. Plumer, to whom he‘ has returned with despatc-hes, should Pluzmer decide to raisefltrhe siege of Mafeking in earnest. F The Boers are being bolstered up by ‘all sorts of stories from Pretoria, among them reports that Russia and France have declared war against Great Britain. A SUCCESSFUL SCOUT. Mafeking, April 7.-â€"The success of Lieut. Smith-Emu, the Rhodesian scout, who, with the exception of Renter’s correspondent, a cyclist, is The body of Captain Crewe has been handed over to Colonel Baden-Powell an'g bq‘ried in Mpfpking pemetgry. _ Natives report that the inhabitants of Matching: are very hungry. Should a flying column be deSpatched to their relief it will find the country well grassed and- watered as it proceeds northward. ‘ Col. Plumer fought with’ at Crocodile Pools. The Boers, too, are well mountâ€" ed andu well dressed, and have fit look- gng patrols. The grain and other crops :11 the district are excellent, so the Transvaalers are not likely to suffer it??? scaxzcit‘y of _food1§or along time. v _â€"â€" v-‘u vvvu ‘ UL ‘I‘usvntubo The country hereabouts is much easzer traversed than that the Rho- desians are operating in. The total casualties Saturday‘ were 78 but many are convalesning. Men and horses are Improving in health as the winter ap- proaches. v '_ â€""â€" 2"- “""â€"° "_". Plumer’s little force 18 now strongly entrenched north-west: of Mafeklng. IN BIA-1‘ :N FAMINE RELIEF. 5v; Pretoria Despatch Says Disease is Deeimating the Garrison. Pretoria, April‘ 18, via Lorenzo Mar. ques, April 19, 2 p.m.-â€"-The appointment of Senior Machiado as Governor-Gen- eral of Mozambique by the Portuguese Government is appreciated here. ' 8" _""_°' “Boer emissaries are already in that country endeavoring to purchase se- cret information concerning the ca- verns in the greystone country, which are known only to the natives, with the object of accumulating bro- visions and ammunition.” “Observation might profitably be kept on the intentions of the Boers respecting Swaziland. The alternative plan of operations following on defeat at Pretoria includes the employment of Swaziland for the retirement of half of the Boer forces, while the oth- er half falls back to Zontpansb_erg._ un--.. __ Swaziland Said to be Chosen For Re- treat if Pretoria is Taken. London, A'ptril 19.â€"Mr. Prevost-Bat- tersby wires to the Morning Post from Bloemfontein under date of April 17:â€" “We feel that our fate, and the fate of the whole of Afrikanderdom, 18 at; stake, and we appeal to you- to stand and fight shoulder to shoulder With us. You cannot. you may not, allow the tyrant to extinguish forever your tunes: tratis of character as anatxon. With you on; our side the issue can- not be- doubtful. \Ve must conquer. God grant that love for your country and your liberty, and the noble virtues of men truly free, may induce you to join us in the hour of our supreme struggle.” Boer Government Circulating a Mani- festo in Cape Colony. Cape Town, April 17,â€"The Boen Gov. ernment is circulating the following manifesto to the Ai‘rikanders through- out Cape] Colony:â€" APPEAL T0 AFRIKANDERS. Colonel Crofton, who was in com- mand at Spion kop from the time General Woodgate was wounded until Colonel Thorneycroft was appomted to the position, and whose heliograph messages to General Warren caused General Buller to appoint Thorney- croft to the command, was placed on half pay toâ€"day. Private information received from S-hrewsbury toâ€"day is to the effect that The ‘War Office declined to give any information in regard to the rumour. Colonel Crofton, who was in com- mand at Spion kOp from the time Order Said to Have been Cabled to South Africa. London, April 18.--It is said thata. peremptory order for the return of Lieut .â€"General Sir Charles Warren, the commander of the fifth division of The Caledo-n is rising, which alarms the Boers, who are now on both sides of the river, and might be cut off if the stream was to become flooded. GEN. WARREN RECALLED. BOERS’ LAST DITCH Five Boer guns are believed to be disabled. There is a conflict of opinion among the Boer leaders. Some want to attack again, while others refuse to do so. Desultory cannon firing and "snip- ing’” continues. After the night attack on April 12 the dead. were left on the held where they still lie unburied. Since the Investment British Have Had 20 Killed, 100 Wounded. Maseru, April, 17.â€"Colonel Dalgety’s casualties since he has been besieged at Wepener have been twenty killed and one hundred wounded. The Boer losses are reported to have been con- siderably heavier. According to Boer reports, there is a steady .flow of foreign volunteers to the Transvaal. Hitherto these adven- turers have been attached to the var- ious commandoes. Now it is said they are to be formed into a special legion with Continental officers, and there is a rumor that the command will be given to a distinguished French sol- dier lately retired, who is now in the Transvaal. The Government intends to protest against the action of the British in sending Gen. Cronje and the Other Boer prisoners to St. Helena. Thinks Great Britain Had No Right to Send Prisoners to St. Helena. Pretoria, April 17.â€"As soon as the award ofthe arbitrators in the mat- ter of the seizure of'the Delagoa bay railway was known here, the Trans- vaal Government offered to loan Por- tugual the amount of money neces- sary to pay the award. Portugal courteously declined the loan on the ground that the money had already been provided. forwarded to Mr. J. W. Courtney, De- puty Minister of Finance, who wouid see that they reached the proper quar- ter. Mr. Courtney was treasurer ot the Canadian Indian Famine fund an organization which was in exist- ence some years ago. FEVER AT MAFEKIN G. PRETORIA PROTESTS. LOSSES AT WEPENER. The Government brought down its railway aid resolutions. The most Important 0! these is one providing for a land grant to the Algoma Cen- tral railway, a line which is being built by Mr. Clergue, of Sault Ste. Marie. The grant will total 1,230,000 acres, or 2,000 square miles of pulp lands, and agricultural and mineral lands along the route. The line is in all to extend a distance at about two hundred miles. It will run north- ward from Sault Ste. Marie to Missi- nabie, a distance at 160 miles, with a spur line to Mio‘hipicoton; of forty miles. The road is now in course ofi construction, and the land grants are conditional on its completion. The application was for ten square miles, or 6,400 acres per mile, and the Gov- __- __-_-..- "-vuku vvuv MUG a, clean breast of anything. The Eng- lish Act provided that a witness who truly answered all the questions he was required to, should receive acer- tificate of indemnity. The present measure followed the English Act in that respect. _ _ .__--__. wvvu “J“UO as to the counting oi.‘ the' ballots. He held it to be essential that there should be the fullest opportunity for the scrtineers to see the marking on the ballots, but he thought it a necessary safeguard to provide that no agent should handle the ballots. He had also provided that the RED. [should be at the( polling booth fifteen minutes before the poll opened, and should count the ballots in the presence of the agents. It was also provided that if they desired to do so, agents could endorse the envelopes in which; the ballots were sealed. 'As to the delivery of ballot-boxes after the poll, he had adopted the pro- visions of the Dominion Act,.by en- seal to the boxes. It was provided also that the packets containing used bal- lots should be carefully distinguished, so that bye-election returns could not beconfused with general election res: turns. He did not propose to make, the money penalties so large as in cut law gave practically no protec- tion to the honest witness who made. A AI_‘_ 1, The Attorney-General moved the sec- ond reading of his bill to amend the Ontario Election Act. He proposed, that the Queen’s Printen should print the forms, and! that the names of the candidates should ‘be filled: in under the supervision of the returning of- ficer. ‘ Minor’ changes had. been made -aLi 1 -vâ€"unvv \I a yeafr. This he said permitted the prospector to work and test a claim without taxation. - , MINES’ BILL. ‘ ‘ 'Hon. Mr. Davis, in discussing his zmines’ bill, said it was not {the intention of the -Governâ€" ;ment to levy taxes at the present time on minerals for revenue purposes. Mr. Davis said it would not be in the‘ interests of the mining industry at this time to impose taxa. tion. It was not contemplated that any taxes should be‘ placed upon the iron industry of the province, the deve- lopment of which had! just be gun.. The Government had asked for discretion- ary power to impose a stiff maximum tax on nickel ore, but if refining was done in the province the tax might be remitted. Mr. Davis also pointed out ‘ the provision that no mine shall be- deemed to be worked, and therefore' taxable, unless 500 tons of ore were brought to the surface in the{ course of In reply; to Mr. Miscempbell, Mr. ‘ Davis said the increase in the dues on pulpwood would“ take. place on May 1. FISHERIES CHANGES. Hon. Mr. Latchford moved the sec- ond. reading. 0:! his bill respecting the fisheries of Ontario. No serious changes had been made in the regula- tion. All provisions in the former Act which! seemed: to exceed the powers of the province had been excluded. They had extended the definition of game £1811 to include land-looked salmon, be- cause it; was the intention to stock some of the lakes with this admirable fish. A further addition he wouid make to the: bill in‘ committee was a section to allow tom‘ists to export; some part- of their catch. ! At the instance of. Mr. Matheson the *bill relating, to .the town of Smith's Falls was referred back on account ‘of recently-developed opposition )to the clause permitting the town to extend its sewer, and water works system Hon. Mr. Davis’ bill reSpecting the manufacture ofi spruce and other pulp cut on the: Crown domain. It is to confirm the regulations made by the Government placing an embargo on the export of pulpwood cut on Crown lands. ' Mr. Foy asked it the present bill ap- plied to the Spanish river concession. ‘ The Attorney-General said the Span-I ish River! Company 'were bound by‘ their contract not: to export. of Preston. Mm. Fallisâ€"Bill respecting the town of Port Hope. Mr. Malcolmâ€"Bill respecting the town of Kincardine. What the Legislators of the Province are Doing at Toronto. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read 3 Hum! tlmezâ€" . By Mr. Lutnsdenâ€"Respecting the city of Ottawa. By Mr. Germanâ€"To confirm by-law No. 1.254- of the city of St. Catharines. Mr. Bridglandâ€"Bill ta incorporate the Bracebridge} and Trading Lake railway. i. l ' ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. Kribsâ€"Bill respecting the town RAILWAY iAl'D. ELECTION ACT. Now that the disease has vanished, the determination is to keep the dis- ease out of England, by keeping for- eign dogs out, except for breeding purâ€" ---- Engllsh Order Preventing Them Being Brought Into the Country. into England this year. The Board of Agriculture has put into rigid enforce- ment an old order forbidding the tem- porary entrance into England of for- eign dogs. Rabies has been extermin- ated in Great Britain. The last case known was in Wales last November. Only seven cases are recorded for the preceding year. Eleven hundred deaths . of human beings from h} drephobia are on record in Great Britain during the last 51 years. Under the measures taken by the Government the yearly number of deaths and cases have dwin- dled to _nothing. ’ Mr. Bay. the American Consul, noti- fled the Transvaal Government that he must: report; the circumstances to the authorities at Washimz‘ton. The Chicago “Nurses” Are Now Fight- ing With the Boers. London, Thursday. April 19.â€"-The Daily Mail’s correspondent at Lorenzo Marques says Athat; nearly half of the members of the ambulance corps from Chxcago, on' reaching Pretoria, accept- ed Mauser. rifles and removed them Reg Cross badges. ’ tiers and prospectors; that their em- ployes, including work-men and Ia‘bour- j ers, should be paid the current rate of ‘xvages; that their supplies should 'be purchased in Canada; and that they shouid not employ alien labour. _ V. _ -â€"~â€"-‘ -a- vv ”5V“ cm. In Villebois Mareuil lost his life. Capt. Saratoff, who was Prince Morâ€" gaff’s comrade, will return to Russia forthwith. Cireassian Nobleman Killed in the British Victory at Boshof. London, Friday, April 20.â€"A de- spatcb to the Daily News from Pre- toria, dated April 16. says that Prince BarasLion Mograft, a Circassian noble- man, was killed at Boshof in the same engageu‘lef‘l‘t ‘wi.th_t‘he British in which "re-ele'c tion. Pirovincial Sebrebary: and Provinmal Board of, Health. ‘Byrl‘uws for the es- ‘ta-bliishment of santoria' must :be ap- proved by. the ratepayers. 'The Boards of Management: must consist of not them. Trustees are to ‘be elected fori five years, and shall be eligible for; m“ A'AnL:-â€". AMBULANGE CORPS. A PRINCE AMONG SLAIN. Aln agreement with Messrs. Clavet, Whalern and Bray, by which they were to erect a pulp mill had not been car- ried out, largely on account of the difficulty of obtaining the necessary water power. BRE‘VER’S TAlX AMENDED. Hon. Mr. Stratton introduced a bill to amend the act respecting brewers’ and distillers’ and other licenses. The amendment is designed to obviate dif- ficulties and inequalities found in the working out of last session’s act, and it removes from the basis of taxation by the Province the value of amalt- ing plant where one exists, and also the buildings, etc., used for fattening cattle. FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. The Attorney-General has given no- tice of abill which is of great iniport- ance to law ers and litigants alike. TJ- “MAâ€"3.1-- A'I FOREIGN DOGS ARE BARRED. , _-_‘_-..-.. v- waysâ€"u on, nuulu be appointed to deal with the whole question of municipal assessment ina judicial, practical way. This means that all bills now before the House dealing with questions of taxation will be withdrawn. The commission will make inquiries as to the working of the assessment laws in the other Proâ€" vinces and will extend their investiâ€" gation to some of the States of the American Union. I NIPIGON PULP CONCESSION. Hon. Mr. Davis informed Mr. Luoas Centre Grey, that negotiations had gone on for the leasing or water power on the Nipigon River, and an exam- -i‘nation was being made to see if any interest would ’be injured by its use. AL. __‘__A, ernmentIhas decided to grant this re- quest. The other grants will be of a less important character. The Government is indisposed to go into debt with fur- ther cash bonuses since the decision of the Finance Commission that rail- way aid was a debt, and it has re- fused to entertain the several pro- posals tor the guarantee of railway MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT. Premier Ross announced to the Leg- islature yesterday that a royal com- mission,‘ composed of experts, would kA Aâ€"s‘â€"--‘ bonds. '3 L'AIBOUR DEBARRED. wâ€"uâ€"v C You don’t know What it is to have a wife Who was once a schoolteacher. She simply makes me write 100 times on‘ a slate, “I must be at home by 10 o’clock. Did your wife scold when home 89 lite; last'night? Men are such frauds. Any new developments 1' Yes; I’ve just learned that when John wants to get out of doing any- thing or going anywhere with his friends down town he tells them his wife won’t let him. ,_ _ ._ vvâ€"ouw nun-um) tuc all. The tobacco the Boers smoke looks like poor tea, and is peculiar in. flavor, yet Englishmen who have become used to it acquire such‘ a taste for it that they never ask for any other kind.â€" Regarding tbbacco as too mzild for their taste. the Kaffirs take another weed and smoke that. They proceed to arrange a smoking party. by squat- ting on the ground and getting ready their “pipe,” a cow. horn with! a thin tube in it inserted halfway down at right angles to the born. The end of the tube is in a basin, and it; is from it that the smoker sucks the strong stuff that makes him incapable of any- thing but a series of coughs and chokes for some time after he has had his turn at the pipe. which is passed around from man to man, until aper- fegt chorus of coughs rends the air. The men Kaffirs are beyond tobac- co. They smoke something so vehe- ment that it makes them cough and splutter, lose their breath, choke and sneeze to an alarming degree. They like snuff, too, and are fond of offer- ing and taking pinches of it, “schniff” they call it. when they meet and visit one another. 'A KAFFIR “SMOKER.” In South Africa the native woman smokes incessantly. Your native ser- vant smokes as she cooks and' as she washes. The tobacco she likes is rank. The dainty cigarette an Eng- lish or Russian lady of fashion enjoys, smoked through a quill, so that no nicotine can stain either teeth 01: fin- gers, would be sneered at by a Kaf. fir. "Give me a pipe and something in it I can taste.” is in effect what she 'Only Taxes Available are Those on Lot- teries and Stocks. Berlin, April, 19,â€"The Government, after looking into the various Reichs- tag propositions vtor. raising taxes to meet the expenses of the naval aug- mentation bill, now says that the only taxes available; for this purpose are those on lotteries and Bourse transac- tic-n5. The loyal Bekuis have been attacked by the Ashantis, and 500 have been killed. It is feared this will compel them to join the rebellion. Evidently the matter is extremely serious, and was minimized until it was too late. Trouble In Ashanti Develops Into a Seri- ous Rising. Accro, Gold Costa Colony, \Vest Africa, April 19.-â€"T.he Governor, Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, wires from Kumassie that the other tribes are rising again, and he asks for as- Sistancef slumanc Way in Which Bruin]: Treat Tin-Ir Sick Prisoners. Cape Town» April 19, 10.55 a.m.-The successful efforts of the military au- thorities in fighting the fever epidemic among the Boer prisoners has appealed to the gratitude of e ven the pro- nounced Dutch.- newspapers. Mr. Dup- hessis, the secretary of the Boer Sick fund, has a letter in the One Land to- day. in which he says that the British military authorities deserve deep gratitude for their willingness! to af- ford every relief possible. He adds that for the present the friends and sym'p‘athizers of the Boer prisoners may rest assured that everything; necessary for their comfort will be done. The War Office also issued a list of 40 officers who have returned to duty, including Lieut. Caldwell, of the Can- adian contingent. 36 DIED IN HOSPITALS Bloemfontein, April, 19.â€"During the last ten days there have been constant rains, and an enormous quantity of erto dufing the march of the army has been one of great difficulty, is now practically solved. The troops will 0 move in any direciion with a London, April 18.â€"The ‘ toâ€"day printed a list of 36 soldiers who have died in v All But Two of These . Were Victims of Fever. PLENTY OF WATER. EXCI I‘ES BOER GRATITUDE. TO PAY FOR THE NAVY. : Have Removed One of Gen. Roberts’ Chief Difficulties. ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE. PUNISHMENT. 3a a list of 36 names of have died in various hos- the last report. Two of .â€"The War Office the result of you came _â€"v°v- “In tL est possible temperature woqu such condiiions, become as bar diamond. Hence it seems probed far from there bei’ng a vacuum?â€" center of the earth, there. is . of intensely solidified matter t earth, 7,180,593,750 pounds to [a square footâ€"a pressure so onor that no known substance could fu: beneath it. Even hydrogen at fihe big? Isn‘- â€"---9‘,‘ l and more general view has been that? the interior of the globe, though part-1f? ly liquid, is for the most part .. - Some have considered that a sec "6‘ through the earth would show the fc} lowing: 1. An outer solid envelos- 2. A semi-fluid envelope. 3. A fluid velope. 4. A semi-fluid envenom. 6., solid nucleus. No. 1 results from a ' duce'd temperature only. No. 2 fr“; pressure and temperature not q _’ sufficient for liquefaction. No. 3f a temperature sufficiently high to - , duce complete liquefaction. No. 4£r€ By Recent Investigators. The theory was but lately held t "a the center of the earth m “occu pied,” by a vacuum, but the mean It Is Declared To Be Hard as a ”la? Duhfth, April 19.-Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard cash, 68c; May, 881-46; July, 691-203 September, 671-2c; No. 1 Northern. cash, 660; May, 661-40; July, 673â€"80; September, 661-2c; No. 2Northm. 646; No. 3 spring, Glc. Oatsâ€"24 1-2 to: Detroit, April! 19.â€"\Vhea.t-â€"-Closed: No. 1 white, cash. 711-4c; No. 2r cash. 71 l-4c;i.M:2 y. 71 1-40: July. 71 Milwaukee, April 19.~â€"Wheat Northern, 661-3; No. 2Norther” to 651-80. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 586, Ba - No. 2, 43: to 43 1-2c: sample. 381- a 42. 1-2c. _ Minneapolis, April 19-â€"C‘lose: W” â€"In store, No. 1 Northern, April, 2” 7-80; May, 637-8c; July, 653-8c; to 1-20; September: 65 l-Zc; on track, Na; 1 hard, 663-8c; No. '1 Northern, 64 7-86; No. 2 Northern, 663-8c. Flour and branâ€"(Unclra nged. ‘ Cilia-ago, Aprril 19,â€"Fluxseedâ€"Closedx; -â€"North-VVest and South-West, cash, $1.73; Maya 31.72 bid; September. 31.2% 0c_tober, $1.14, bid. .’ ,_-____ ____ "mu, M, can cut. 060- I ’ Barleyâ€"Steady. No. 2, 42¢ west, an 430 east; and No. 1 dull, and quot at 43c west, and 44c easu I . Ryeâ€"Unchanged at 52c west, and [530 east. ' Oatsâ€"About steady, White are quoted at 28 1-2 to 29c, east, and 280 I west; mixed, 27 to 27 1-20 wesc. Buckwheatâ€"Quoted at 500 west, 3214 Buffalo, April 24.â€"-Spring wheatâ€"'3 Nom-inal ; N0. 1 hard. 81c ; No. 1 North ern, 79c; No. 2 Northern. 75 1-2c; N6. 2 spring, 750. W'inter wheatâ€"“feat nominally, No. 2 red, 74c; No. lwhit . 73 1-2c. Cornâ€"Firmer; No. 2 yellow, 43 3-4c; No. 3 yellow, 43 1~2c; No. 4. yellow, 42 3â€"40; No. 2, 43 1-40, No. 3, com, 430. Oatsâ€"Slightly firmer; N0. 8 white, 29 3â€"4 to 300; No. 3 White. 29 l-Zc; No. 4 white, 28 1-2 to 28 3-40; No. 2 mixed, 26 1-20; No. 33mixed Ryeâ€"No. 2, nominally 63c. Plan 13. _.__ - - . â€" vv 8 W X Toronto, April 24.â€"-Wheat -â€" West- ern markets were weak again toâ€"da Local prices were steady, with the e ' ception 0E Manitobas, which eased of 720, east, and 71c, west; spring, :73 66c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, ‘59 North Bay; and 80 1.2c, g.i.t. 'r Flourâ€"Quiet. Straight roller, mm ers’ bags, middle freights. $2. ' bbl. bid, and $2.69 asked. . ' brands, in wood, $3 to $3.10. ' ‘ Millfeedâ€"Still scarce. Bran is quot-.- ed at $16.50 to 817 west; and 6115er at $17 to $18 west. Cornâ€"Easy. No. 2 Almenican yellow at 462:, on track here. Canadian scarcet I “find r.‘¢n-AJ L-__ Cows, each. Calves, each. Choice hogs, Light hogs, Heavy h0g5, Sows. . Stags. Sheep, per cwt. . Lambs, per cwt. . , Spnng lambs, each. Bucks, per cwt. Cornâ€"Easy. No. 2 Alma at 460, on track here. Can none offered here. Peasâ€"Holding steady. north and west, 620; an Shipper‘s, per cwt. .8 425 3 475 Butcher, choices, (10. . 360 Butcher, med. to good, 325 Butcher, inferior. . 250 Stockers, per cwt. . 275 Sheep and Lambs. 460 350 300' ‘362 Milk cows, export, and light bulls. and feeders are practically unchanged; Sheep and lambs are firm at recent quotations; about 150 came in. i. . Good veal calves are wanted. ‘ ‘ "-‘. Too many light bogs are still com- ing, but as yet prices are unchanged; For prime hogs, scaling from 160 t: 200 lbs., the top price is 61-8c; ligh hogs are bringing 53-80 per lb. . .Following is the range of quota. “IA‘I‘ I 1: allowing Lions: â€"- Butcher cattle is slow and price: weaker, with 40 as quite the top figure. Toronto, Aiml 21.4mm receipts here to-day totalled 38 carloads of liv. stock, and while the market was, in 8: sense, little changed from its condit- tion last Tuesday, this morning t light demand and weaker prices were characteristics of the cattle trade at the western yards. export demand is light, and prices are nominal; 43-4c per pound was the outside price. - Stockers were steady, wanted. and in small supply. | THE TORONTO MARKETS} EARTH’S CENTRE. per cwt. per cwt. per cwt. Cattle. dy. Car Iota; and east. 68°. 2, 42¢ west, and hafd as 362 1-2