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uo'wanted. “ Small stuff” was en jay, Owith thp excegptigrualg “2.20:; ,mlmgs, which gold at a shade high- N". Lthi owe-3, 13) to 140 lbs., are worth tron 4 to 41-20 per pound. Heavy one! hold to-day ut Iron 8 1-2 to 4c per pound. Grain-ted yurlmta Ian at tron 5 '1-2 to 01-40 per pound. Ducks are worth tron I to 81-24: ,3: pound. . u Bunyan-den” no selling a: £rom 41-2»me- Spring limbi In worth from .3 to 85 each, A I“ 01 the tight kind We had little doing in export bulls. ferders, and stacker: at prices which are quotably unchanged. Good mrilch cows are wanted up to .50 a head; average of prices today was tram .25 to 845 each. A few good calves are wanted ; those here. to-day were only of moderate guahty; Price: range from .1 to .7 each. but ten dollars would be read- ily pan! for any teats worth the -â€"â€"v râ€"U'I This was {lively demand for butcher cattle, at firm but unaltered prices. Good to choice stuff sells at from 4 to 4 1-20 per pound, with. 1mm ten to fifteen cent: more per cwt, to: prime lots. Everything found an catty sale. money. Butterâ€"tho m'u'ket is unchanged, wizh pound rolls 13 to 14c, and large rolls 1‘2. to 130: old tum, poor. to me.- dium. 10 to 11¢; creamery, boxes, 17 1-2 to 181-20; anJ pounds. 181-2 to 19¢. Eggsâ€"Rvu-ipts are large and prices um-hmged at 101-2 to 14c per (102. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" vv-u ux'uuu’ tmm 4 3-! to 5 14¢ per pound. Light shippers sold at from; 4 1-4 to 4 5-81: per pound. The quality was above the average for some time past. 'I‘L _ “ ° libs. 103-402; tier: Toronto. May 21.-â€"Reoeipts of hogs continue smwll, and the demand good. Prices are, {irmut 88.50 to ’9 for small lots. l’rmiqioua in demand and firm, Quotations are as followsâ€"Bacon, Pong (-lvar. 100%“. in car lots,‘ 100; and in cm;- lots; 101-4 to 101-2c; short eut put. ’20 to $20.50; heavy mess park. 819 to $19.50; shoulder mesa. 815. port. am to 819.50; shoulder mesa, .15. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. heavy, 12c; medium. 13c; light, 131-2c; rt-lls, 11c; and shculdors, 101-20. DR B‘s, ED IIOGS AND PROVISIONS. (‘tiul-ugo. May 2l.â€"Dry weather and dam :38 claim: gave an upward im- petus m the .wht‘at unz‘kct to-day, and July cltHsed 5-80 higher. July corn closed 5-80, and July outs 3-40, higher. May mtg gaim-d 2 1-20. Pro- vision; ruled dull. and closed without mu : ml n l ohn age. 'l'«,.lci'du, May 21.â€"â€"C'lowmedâ€"C«h p"t.'.:nz- $6.50; (kt. $5.25. Mihvuukz'c. {Hay 21,â€"Barley -Dull; No. 2, 57; sample, 40 and 540. as m we. Rye-No mums; 'Nbfi qugtpd 59c; go. 2011 track, 580. Duffel». May 21.â€"l:'lourâ€"Qu-i-et and steady. (Wheat-Spring clawed quiet; Na. 1 Northern, old, car loads, 83c; do.. in store, taunt! Iota, 82c; (10., CM. 81 1-2:; wirn‘tor, few cars of No. 1 white mm a: 76 1-23; No. lied quoted 77 l-L’c, an muck bare. Cornâ€"Strong; No. 2 ydlmv. 48 1-28; No. 3, do.. 48 to 48 l-4c; No. 2 com, 48c; No. 3, do., 47 3-40, thxough billed. Oatsâ€"Strong No. :3 “1me, 33c; No. 3, do.. 320; No. 2 mixed, 30 1-40; No. 3, do.. 29 l-2c, wrung!) billed. Barle.y-C.M.. offered 1 hard at 91 l-2c ¢.i.t., Mutual freight; No. 3 hard, at 87 1-20; and No. 3 hard at 79 to 79 l-2c. At To- rcmo and West No. 1 hard. 90 l-2c. At close of day a cent more was as]:- :b‘lourâ€"Thc market is steady. with 90 par cent. patents, buyers’ bags, quoted at 02.63 ; for shipment east, 02.60 bid, mildle heights; cbuice lots 15 to 206 Inn-to. Manitoba patents, 84.25; and strong bakers’, $3.95. Outwalâ€"Market is unchanged; car lots at 03.55, in bags; and at 83.65, m wood; small lots, 200 crush MRAKETS or run WORLD... Toronto, May 8'.â€"Wheat-The what market is firmer; No. 8 white ond red winter told at 67c middle freight! to Montreal; and M 1-2 to 68 l-Bc on 13 1-26 rate to New York; No. 2 800“: m 1-20 to New York, and 65c, middlei freight to Montreal. Spring is sell- ing to millm at 70c. Manitoba wheat nteady, with sales in morning 01 N0. Mintedâ€"Market is needy; bran, 812 west ; and shorts, .14 west. West- on miller: axe Belling small lots of bran at .15 and shorts at 017. Cornâ€"Market steady at 420 for Canadian yellow. west; and at 47 1-20 to 48¢. Toronto; mixed is quoted at 41 1â€"2.0 meat; American 500 here (or No. 3 yellow. Barleyâ€"Market in demand, but no rail lots offered. No. 2 quoted at 50c lake ports; and at 44 to 450 middle Heights; No. 3 extra, 2c, middle knights. Oatsâ€"Firm. withmoderate offer- ings; No. 2 sold at 3l 1-20 to 320, for domestic use, but exporters only bid- ding 31c. Peasâ€"Steady, at 66c we'st; and at 666 middlg_treighta to Montrgzal, ‘Rycâ€"The maxket is quiet, with prices steady at 49c middle heights. Buckwheatâ€"Market dull at 530 east and 640, middle heights. MARKETS OF THE WflRLD LIVE STOCK MARKETS. DA I R Y MA RK HTS Prof. Ellis Testifies to Finding Small Amount of Strychnine. 'A deepatch tram Brantford, Ont., myszâ€"The cwdence of the witnesss in the White murder case on Thurs- day, was the same as that at the cor- oner’s inquest, excepting that of Prof. Ellis, Government analyist, who test- ified to finding three-eights of a grain of atrynhnine in the atomach of de- ceased, Charles -White. This, he said. showed that there was more than this in the stomach before death took place. He had not yet analyzed the LA deapatch from Chatham, N. B., says :â€"Thursday morning the bones of Larry Guthro were found. in the saw- dust furnace of Senator Snowball’s mill. He and two others were engag- the refuse. They were at work about the refuse. They were at work after the mill closed, and the other two did not miss their companion, who ap- pears to have slipped over the dump, and fallen into the fire-pit. When the hands went to work in the morning he was missed, and a search revealed his reclaim. Guthro was a lad of 18. Three lien Lose Their Lives at Elizabeth Bay. A despatch from Little Current, Ont, sayszâ€"Three men, named Fred Eaton and Thomas Boweer, of Eliza- beih Bay, and Thee. Galina, of Mount Forest, were killed by e boiler explo- sion in J. H. McMillan’l mill at Eliza- beth Bay, on Monday. The cause of the explosion is not known. The tur- meu had just been etarted about twenty minutes when the accident oc- curred. The poliéo mngiatrate committed Mrs. \Vhite [or trial. ‘ .‘ -‘v-\-v -~-u. on the. Boers, who scattered. Capt. Tuppc" followed the retreating burg- hers until nightfall, when the chase was abandoned. One Scout was sev- erely wounded. Late: advices are to the effect that the Boers are still in the vicinity of Krail Pan. Boers Attempt to Surprise Krall Pan Garrison. 'A despatch from Cape Town says :â€" Four parties of Boers visited Krail Pan, south of Mateking. Cape Colony, an the morning of May 10. During the night they took a position on a kopje from which the Bye-r guns Opened fire on October 12, 1899. They pillaged the natives whoiwere living on the kopje, killing two and seriously wounding three others. Then :they crept up on the garrison at the siding, but a sen- try discovered the presence of the burghers and their attempt at a sur- prise was frustrated. At daybreak the mounted scouts compming part of the garrison, made a. sortie, while at the same time the British opened fire \\ ith a Nordenfeldt The column then continued the march south, attacking another has- e'r, but the Boers offered no resist- ance, while a Maximo-Nordenfeldt, some waggons, and stores fell into our hands. The Platrand column now moved towards the vaal, and on the 5th the Bows made a determined attack upon Munro’s Scouts, who suc- ceeded in holding their position. Dur- ing the attack we lupl three killed and two wounded. The enemy were eventually duven oft. The next day the Boers’ hager at Uitkyk was surprised by Colonel Col- vile’s column, which had marched there from Heidelberg. Three wound- ed Bows were taken prisoners, and {our wagguns, thirteen horses, 500 cattte, and a quantity of ammunition were captured. 'laxlm Gun and Considerable Am- ' munltton Taken. A deapatch. tron). Sta-nderton, says: â€"Sweepi~n¢ columns moved from here to eflect a junction with the column) tram. the Platte-ad. On the march the columns received considerable atten- tion tram the Boers in the way of chirping. The same night the Plat- rand column reached Weltevreden, the enemy offering some opposition, . BOER LAAGERS CAPTURED. MRS. WHITE COMMITTED. Cows, cach . Calves, each Choice hogs, per cwt. . Light hogs, per cwt ......... Heavy hogs, per czwt. Sows, per cwt ........... . Stags, per owt ........... . ... Shippers, per cwt. “.0425 .525 Butcher, choice, do... ...... 875 465 Butcher, ord. to good ...... . 350 , 375 Butcher, interior ............ 275 325 scooters, par out. ........ . 800 360 Export bulls, per c|w.t.... 375 (25 Sheep and Lambs. Choice ewes, per cwt 400 475 hmbs. 34., per cwt. 550 . 625 dcx, bamyarda, per cwt. 450 500 da, spring, each ......... 200 500 Bucks. per owt. ............ 300 350 Milken and Calves. Wt, and are fin: at tho hereon. (the boat prise for “singer- is 71-40 pa pound; thick int and light hogs are worth 88-41: per pound. Hon to fetch tho top price must be of prtm'o quality! and goals not be- low 1w nor above “INN. . Following is the range of quota- tins:â€" Hogs again ad‘yanced tq-dag 250 Far SOUTH OF MAFEKING. BOILER EXPLOSION. Cattle. 675 725 650 675 650 675 375 original grant applies. is 372 in Mani- toba. and 755 in the Territories. 9 NAPANEE’S POSTMASTER. Mr. Taylor was informed by ,Mr. Sutherland that Dr. B. A. Leonard. C. P. R. LANDS. MI. Scott was informed by Mr. Sit- tan that the GER... has selected 2,- 276,785 acres at land in Manitoba, and 11,874,007 acmg ‘i_n thp Thrri'tariu. a. chance of greatly adding to our; trade with that country. The maxi- mum subsidy which the government would have power to pay was a bun-- dred thousand dollars, though it we! not expected that more than half would be used. The subsidy would be paid to the Franco-Canadian line which was being reorganized so as; to include a number of prominent Can- adian business men. It was expect- ed that Canada would be able to de- velop a large export of pulp. Then}! again we might do a respectable trade: in iron and coal. With some moder- ate concessions there was abundant‘ Opportunity for enlarging our sales' there of food products. From. FranceI in return we would. get fancy goods. 311353., {the woollenS, etc. Mr. Monk endorsed the schema for increasing our dealings with France. Mr. Smith, Wevntworth, said the government should see to it that the steamers are fitted out with plenty cold storage accommodation and of ventilation chambers for the carriage wath European countries we must appoint many meme commercial agents theme. Every one knew what use the United States had made at be: con- aular service abroad. ' Sir thard Cartwright said that the govmmnnt was now negotiat- ing aemir-oflicially with. the object I mn-AA‘“ - AA-.. A.-- Mr. E. B. Osler held to deveIOp trade at improving our 'traiio: -; 315751131311 the French republic. The outlay was approved of. , In the House Mr. E. I". Clarke mov- ed to send the alien labor! bill back to committee to insert therein a pro- vision empowering parties to set the law in tome by an application to any magistrate. This was voted down by 37 to 66. The bill then passed a third reading. TRADE \VITH FRANCE. In Mimily the mail and steamship subsidies were taken up. Sir Richard Cartwright explained that the gov- ernment had arranged for a direct service with France, twelve voyages from Montreal and Quebec in the summer and six voyages in the win- ter from St. John and Halifax» This was done to follow up thei advantages out our exhibits at the Paris exhibi- tion, and the minister thought he saw Hon. Mr. Dandu'rand \x'as'quite pre- pared to do so next session. The amendment was carried and the bill Hon. Mr. DJnduran'J moved to amend the clause having reference to lotteries. by eliminating the sub- clause which at present exempts Le Credit Funcier Franco-Canadien and be Credit Fc'ncier D‘u Bus Canada from fine operation of the Aer. " 'Sir Mackfinzie Bowel] wished he had ingludcq Alottcries} bazaars, etc. Mr. R. W. Scott said the public had as much information as the Govern- ment had. Hon. Mr. Landryâ€"That is hot ”much. JiUDGES’ SALARIES. Mr. Mills, in answer to Mr. Macdon- ald, British Columbia, stated that he had prepared a bill to revise the sal- aries of the Supreme Court judges throughout the country. It would have necessitated an increase of $90,- 000 in the expenditureof the adminis- tration of justice, asum representing the interest on $3,000,000. This seem- ed too much to some. In the Terri- tories and British Columbia at an ear- ly dqite it would be necessary: to take some measures in this direction). The increased expenditure under this bill would be ostensibly $15,600, but as some of the judges had been brought up to Montreal, it would effect a saving in travelling expenses, so the not sum would be about 87,800. CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS. The. House wont into committee on thy! bill to amend the Criminal Code. THE ROYAL VISIT. Mr. Landry asked it the Govern- ment had any infomnation of the ex- act date of the visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall and York. ion in favour of the principle of the bill in committee. It was an unpleas- ant fact that there was a great deal of speculation in charters. The bill contained a. number of clauses which would be beneficial, and he hoped it would pass next year. The bill was withdrawn. Mr. Allan [greatly regretted that it had been thought that there was no time to discuss this bill. There was an‘unanimquq expression of epin- i In the Senate on the motion to with- draw the bill neapecting railway charters, introduced by Mr. Caagrain, Mr. Macdonald, Prince Edward Island. greatly regretted the decision to with- draw the bill. He thought it time that some measure should be enacted to check charter gambling. Such a bill should have been introduced years ago. It would have prevented charter hawking. As Some people ob- tained a charter they tried. to sell it. If they failed, they applied for a sub- sidy, and it they did not succeed in obtaining a subsidy from the Domin- ion they nought one from the prov- mce. Mr. Blair replied that there had been no change in the agreement. A contract was made with Mr. Clergue for 25,000 tone to be delivered this year, and the Government was under a. moral obligation to take 25,000 tons a year for the Bubsequent four years, provided everything was satisfactory. With this arrangement Mr, Clergue was perfectly content. RAILWAY CHARTERS. STEEL BAIL CONTRACTS. { Mr. Haggart enquire-d what ur- rangement had been made with Mr. Clem» to induce him to enter into an. agreement for 25,000 tons of steel ran: inatead of the 125,“, set forth in the order-in-Council. BUIINIUN PARLIAMENT to. of the Proceedings In Canadian Home of Commons. ALIEN LABOUR LA\V. 5:11;. Live stockâ€"All classes of live: sales'stock came through the winter in ance‘ good condition. Horses especiallyi rods look well, although there may be; many cases of coughs and light: forms 1 of distemper reported. Cattle were or: rather thin, but on the whole are at? theaithy. A few cases of trouble in he' calving have been reported together t °,Mith an odd mention of “black-113; onty in Leeds and Renfrew, and of lumpy-' ‘1 0‘} janv in Huron. Sheep are reported “We to be in particularly fine form. Scab has disappeared, and lamb: are plenti-i £111 and vigorous. Smune have com-. manded more attention than ever 1113-, ents tore owing to encouraging prices; but the while litters have been largo there; con- have been heavy losses among these. young pigs, and during the latter part: that at the winter many hogs suffered} tiat‘ from a form of rheumatizm or “stilt; '3?“ ening," Which, however, appeared to With wear off when the animals. were turn-i .tlay ed out in the spring. In; most. parts' of the Province there was an abund-i anco of fodder for live stock during; Sit- the .winter, although a tow (armors: I 2_ repaid to have been compelled to! and buy food in order to supplement their' ml supplies. -- _ -. -_ ! rade must Farm. suppliesâ€"Farmers dilter mrra upon the question of supplies than upâ€" on any other topic. A scarcity amt a .surpius are frequently reported by neighboring correspondents. While a number. _.speak of a scarcity of hay. the majority ot correspondents are at Cloverâ€"It may be said of the clov- er that the crox) came out of the win- ter in about the same condition as it entered it. the damage done by “heaving" and ice being very small. Correspondents do not mention any. injury to the crop by insects. Clover fields had been given a good startby timely rains and warm weather, and were presenting an excellent ap- pearance as correspondents wrote. VEGE'I‘ATION EVELL ADVANCED. Vegetation - Correspondents who wrote a few days before the lst of May considered. the season as rather backward, but those who sent in their reports after that date spoke of rap- id growth in both field and forest, which had brought vegetation rath- er more forward than usual. The eastern portion of the Province ap- pears to have been relatively more ad- vanced in this respect than the west. Meadows in the beginning of May’ at- forded excellent pasturage for sheep and a fair bite for other live stock. An Essex correspondent writing on May 6th stated that peach trees’ were then in profuse bloom; i Winter ryeâ€"Judging by the rc- porls of correspondents, very little rye is being raised for the grain. most of the crop being cut for green Iced. When- grown however. thecmp is de- scrlbed as looking well. In the annual report of the Agri- cultural College for 1900 Prof. \V. Loch-head 'thua refers to the visitation of the ‘Hessian fly:â€""Many complaints i'reach us regarding the prevalence of the Hessian fly, and observations Show that it is prevalent in all the counties along Lake Erie, viz... Essex, Kent, Elgin, Norfolk, IIaldimaud, Welland and Lincoln. The wheat crop of Middleoex, Lambton, Huron, Oxford and Brant has also been badly attacked, and occasionally complaints have come from Perth and Simcoe, Bruce, Grey, \Vellington, \Vaterloo, Duofferin, but the counties east of Toronto are practically free. The long, open {all} of the pastutwo years have been very favorable to the. breed-_ ing of Hessian flies. Reports of the dates of sewing of the fall wheat in the infected districts: make it quite clear that the time of the sowing of the seed should be postponed till the last week in September. Where such late sowing has been done the crop‘ has escaped the fly. It is often main-' tained that (seed sown after the first week in September does not produce a yield equal to that produced from seed sown prior to that date; but, on the other hand, it does not take many Hessian flies to make a material re- duction in the yield of an infested field." most too rank in places in. the fullâ€"- and several counties may be expect- ed to give yields well up to tha record. 'WHERE THE FLY IS PREVALENT. sou'th of a line drawn from Hamilton to Sarnia has suffered considerably from the fly, and a few townships a little to the north have also! been vis- ited by the pest. Some fields] will be PIOUghed up on this account, but not so large an acreage as! the poor confi dition of the wheat would warrant' on account of the grain having been "seeded down" with grass. Outside the counties affected by the Hessian fly tall wheat looks well. Some in- jury waa done by ice om low-lying or poorly-drained lands, but, as arule, the crop presents a. luxuriant ap- pearanceâ€"the growth having been al- lune". luued by the Ontario Depart. melt at Agriculture-{butlluou at the Crop. on In of Slay, 1901. Fall wheatâ€"But for the injury done by (he Hessian fly in the southwestâ€" ern part of. the Province tall wheat could be classed as a most promising crop. Unfortunately every county} BATTLE OF STONEY GREEK. Mr. Smith. or! Wentwrth, wu in- tarmd by Dr. Borden that the Gov- ernment has voted. 02,500 towards de- trayiing the expense: of erecting a monument to commemorate the via- tory of British arms at the battle of Stomy Greek. Mr. Smith also want- ed to know whether the Government will contribute two gun canriagea for THE DROPS 0F ONTARIO. DAMAGE DONE BY THE HESZIAN FLY IN SOME PARTS. the two cannon now, on the â€" ound at the battlefield. gr town ot‘lkpnce. in paid by commis- sion. Lost your the comb-ion from tho office nmted to 31,929.15. He in not allowed to continue his metice as c physician in addition to his of. ficinl duties an postmaster. recently appointed_ postmaster of the .' The crew of the Dido report the ' murder of Rev. James Chalmers and 'Rev. Oliver Tompkins. of the London QMiRsio'nrtry Society, by New Guinea onuttives at che, near the mouth of :the Fly when It seems they went jas-ho-re after friendly natives had jwarned (them a. tribal war was in fprogress. and that their lives would !be endangered. Despite the warn- ‘ing 'the missionaries. with six con- ;vcrts, event ashore. The miqsionuries ;-wom believed to be endowed with di- ;vine pawer, and the natives demand- ‘ed thtt. they aid them in destroying l the tribe with whom they were at war. ,The missimaries refused to go with ‘ the tribe into battle. and thes mission- 3 ary party was kept under guard pcnd- ' 'ing lthe outcome of the battle. In {this fight their captors were badly f: worsted. and the daughter of the aged ’chief, who led the fighting torce.’ was {severely perhaps mortally. wounded. tFur this result she blamed the mois- sienaries' adverse intercession With .the soda. and demanded their death ’in expiation. Thereupon the na- g'tives killed the missionaries and all ltheir converts. savagely hacking Two Members at tho London Missionary Murdercd In New Guinea. A despatch from Vancouver says:â€" Dctails have been brought by the Manna from Sydney of the numsacrc of the -missionury party in New Guinea, briefly reported by cable on May 8. The report to the Govern- ment resident of Thursday Isiand is as follows :â€" KILLED AND EATER BY CANNIBALS. Canadian Northern Nearly Ready for Business. 'A dcspatch from Montreal says:â€" Mr. \Viliiam Mackenzie arrived here from New York on Thursday. Mr. Mackenzie stated that the section of the Canadian Northern railway be- tween Winnipeg, and Port Arthur would be completed in time to permit the. Canadian Northern to participate in bringing the wheat crop from Man- itoba and the North-West to Lake Superior. The entire line from Lake Superior to the Red river in now un- der contract. Mr. Mackenzie was in New York, conferring with Premier Murray, of Nova Scotia, regarding the building of the proposed line from Halilax to Yarmouth. READY TO CARRY GRAIN. Britain W111 Build Three of the Most Powerful. A despatch from London says :â€"The iTelegraph says it learns that the Ad- miralty will lay down in 1901 three battleships of 19,000 tons each. which will be the largest and most power- ful vessels of their class ever built. Each will carry four 60-min 12-inch guns. and ten instead of twelve 6-inch rapid-fire guns. The reduction in the numhelr of Isis-inch guns is due to the introduction of an entirely new wea- pon, namely the 7.5-inch wire-wound breechâ€"loader, which is adopted be- cause 8â€"inch guns are too heavy for rapid work, and scmcthing is needed between the twelve and six-inchcrs. Each ship will cost fully £1,250,000.‘ The paper cites Capt. Malian and oth- er naval authorities in favour of big ships, and, it predicts that battleships \\ ill soon reach a displacement of from 20,000 to 80,000 tons. Spring seedingâ€"Taking the Prov- ince over, Spring sowing might be; de- scribed as being about half done on the lat: of May, although in a few lo- calities it was claimed that the“ work was practically completed by that time. Early sown grains found an excellent seedbed, more especially on high and well-drained lands; but a heavy snow and rain storm. raging from the 19th to the let of April. gave spring operations a decided set- back by flooding low-lying places and not only preventing further sowing for a week or so, but in some in- . tances drowning out a portion of the crop already put in. Notwithstand- ing this drawback, the prospects for spring crops are on the whole en- couraging. A few correspondents re- port potatoea as having been planted. which i3 somewhat earlier than usual for that crop. ago; Odd mlrntion was mad:- of in- jury to fruit_ treaa by field mice. S’"'â€"'""'J val. VLut for apples; A number of correspond- ents in various parts of the Province refer to the presence of the tent cat- erpillar, but this past does not ap- pear to be as. common as' it was/a year _~‘ AI! - FRUIT TREES PROMISE \VELL. Fruit trees â€"In the western portion of the Province, where most of the orchards are to be found. fruit trees have come through the winter in splendid condition. In the counties along the St. Lawrence, however, an “ice storm" in the spring had the of- portcd to have died, although the cause has not been given. Orchards were coming into bloom as corres~ pondents wrote, and nearly every class at fruit was giving promise. of a generous yield uhould frost and heavy rains keep off during the p"‘t‘i0(l of “setting." although tome state that it will be a comparatively “oft year" l-_ _A__.‘, ,. ‘ __..._ w w ullwwq at as usual. borne correspondents. claim that the bacon industry has somewhat lessened the number at beefing animals raised by Ontario fag-mom; yet it would also appear as it all classes of live stock: are receiv- ing better care than ever before. MAMMOTH BATTLESHIPS. The officials of both the Cunard and “'hite Star lines deny the re- ports that the two lines are to be consolidated in order to meat the Morgan competition. UNITED STATES. The street car strike at Albany, N. Y.. continua. Vernon W. Holmes, :1 student, com- mitted nuicide at Cornellsvillc. N.Y. Too much study. The Glouoaster. N.J., Public schools were closed for two weeks to check the spread at smallpox. . Negotiations have been completed between the Cramps. of Philadelphia, and Vickcrs. 501135; Maxim, for acon. solidation of business inherent. F. S. Schreiner. elder brother ofthc former Premier of Crtpa Colony. died suddculy at East Monroe Tuesday. night. ' Some largo donations have just been pledged in Belfast to improve the equipment of Queen's College. Lard Salisbury has returned to Lon- don greatly improved. Th: total population of England and Wales is 2,525,716, an increase at 12.15 per cent. in the last ten yearn. In London the. other day. a nu first edition of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress was sold for £1,475. poses, are to be “returned to. the post- master to be forwarded to destina- tion by registered mil. unless do- livcred by the customs officer to the proper person. A notice has been issued to collec- tors of customs to the effect( that re- gistered postal packets received from any place outside of Canada are: to be treated as under registration until reeeipted for by the person to whom addressed. Such parcels. after hav- ing been examined for customs pur- The Council of Inverness County, N.S., has refused to grant to Macken- zie Mann an extension of time with- in which to complete the railway from Port Hastings to Broad Cove. The contractors will lose a bonus of ”.000 a. mile on a result. The re-union of Guelph Old Boys has been given up owing lo the fear of a smallpox epidemic, the Medical Health Officer thinking that [be dis- ease might be carried by visitors from places in the States. Sir \V. C. Van Horn, Montreal; Mr. J amcs Gerald Fitzgibbon. Toronto, and others. haw been incorporated under the. title 0’ “The North Ameri- can Mail Steamship Co." The capi- tal stock is placed at “75,000. Lightning struck the Presbyter- ian chumh at Bondbcad. on Sunday. A young m1n.oonoer. Hector Grand of “'03! Guillimbury. stand- ing in the porch. was killed, and his companion. Mr. Robbins, suffered a severe uhock. The travel on the C.P.R. from the United States to the Maritime Prov- inces is the heaviest on record (or this season of the year. Many of the people returning are mechanics and worrkmon who are coming to the prov- inces to settle permanently. An addreas and an urn 01 great value were presented to Sir William Kingston, on the occasion of his en- tering the Hotel Dion at Montreal, as a surgeon. He is in his 73rd year. Winnipeg's by-law to raise .100 000 for school purposes has been carried, and the by-law to raise 89,000 for fire hail repairs defeated. Fifty Newfoundland naval reserve men. who were on the British warship Cbarybdis, at Halifax. left for their homes Tuesday.baving completed their time of sernce. Officials of the Allan Line of steam- ers deny the rompany intends making Quebec their tormMus. Mr. F. H. Clergue has given .500 to Capt. Bernicr’a Polar expedition. Mr. Donald D. Mann has contributed 81%. The Canadian Club at Hamilton has a. membership 0‘ 252 and a surplus of “38. R. A. Robertson is the new president. A Glasgow syndicate will explore and develop the region tributary to Grate Slave Lake. The Wabash Company may erpct shops, costing $150,000 and cmploymg 150 hands. at St. Thomas. Alfred Drolet. treasurer ofaCatho- lic society in Montreal, was robbed of 8216 of the society's funds while on his way to lodge. Sixty delegates from Dakota, Iow,n and Minnesota, are at Winnipeg. They represent intending settlers from those states. A Kingston Chinese lnund-rymgn. lions Lee, has failed in his applicuuon to join a. bicycle club there. Queen‘s University want. aprotcl- 801' in classical literature and one in modems. The census returns will show that Strattord is not so populous as was claimed. A little girl. Louisa Morin. is dead at Montreal from an overdose a! soothing syrup. Hamilton Street R-ailway will ex- tend its line to Bartonville. The Saw Bill Mining Company is h" ins wound tip at Hamilton. Hull has a school population of 8.- 803 and only accommodation for 1.900. Immigration returns at Winnipeg for April show a registered total of 5,691. A death ‘trom hydrophobia is re- ported at Dawson City. ' The chief of the Victoria. B. 0.. fire department has resigned. Hamilton may buy an asphalt pav- ing ropair plant. MWSMWM County. Grant Brawn. tho United 5m“- and AI! Parts at the Globe. l‘-..jA__ - IE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. GREAT BRITAIN. CANADA. Ammo" Mu Receiving Read Now Nani“ 300.030. A despntch from Lcnlon RnySZwr The failure 0! the spring cropsi in In- din (- already severely felt. Ind George Hamilton. the India Secretary. in ‘th: am Of Common- lo-dxay sai‘ that the amber of perm: now ro- ach-h. I‘M was 381.0”. and it was cxyected to heron! up‘dly. . ‘1 King Hahn m- 0'. m $105!“... on Icy 84th. A dcspatch from London 83".:â€" King Edward. who was born on No- vember 9, 1841. has decided that hi- birthday shall be celebrated May 24311 of each year. thus continuing the holiday hitherto obacrvcd by all the public dcputmcntIâ€"Qucen Victoria's birthdayâ€"and giving an impetus to the colonial movement to observe tho date as Empire Day. ‘ Leplaine- after the under went over to the. neamt police station and gave brine" up. He addressed a letter to the coroner. saying that II. had committed the deed on account of unrequited love. The demand wo man was 86 years (1! ago, and both an excellvnt romtalfoo. The man- darer in tho about 86 years old. and was regarded as an indicnsivc in- dividml. \Vhéle Lopla'mc was in the allure OI Thursday night “one with the va- man. he drew a revolver and slid her through the head. killing her in- stgntly. . Census Elam!” Km. Womn W‘ W..- lic Bearded. A despatch from Monireal says:â€" Joseph Loplainc shot and killed Mrs Louis Lelcbvxrc. a mania! woman. at the latter? [11309, 3.168 Nutre Dam St. Ounegondc. at 8.80 o‘clock on Thuraday evening. LepL-xiuo. win was formerly employed at the 6.118. foundry. and who had lately been not- ing as a meme enumalor. h“ boarded at Mn. Lekbvre'a for 90‘ months. The woman’: husband h employed in the Housed! Rolling Hills. and the “He no u bmafl fruit More and restaurant. Jules mum. in former Minister of lndutry of France. says that It the great trust-s in the United sum encroach on European markets to tho detriment of European manuht‘lnr- ens. he predicts a combinaiion 0‘ commercial couniries of Europe will raise tariffs on American goods to al- most prohibitive figures. It is reported in Holland that Ger- many is trying to persuade the mid- Emropean States to form. a tail! union against American competition. A game of ”mime in revenge. for their previoua capture by gendarmel polisooazd the wells in the village of- Kapolisa. Hungary, with the roan]? that 15 persona have died of poisonin‘. There in one cane 0‘ yellow {cvet at Brent. Another comet ha: been seen at Cnpe Town. The German pension bill has passed the Reichstag. No one in Moscow in allowed to carry knives. The mmlntiw of Autumn has n.- croaaed 280.000. Agitation against the Cat's Govt ernmcnt in continuing in Russia. On account of strike troubles in Madrid martial law has been pro- claimed. The project to effect high aspect unnmunicatioxx between Berlin an! Humbug is steadily progreuin‘. In Christiana three woman. lam-ping a baby farm. are charged with mur- dering 27 infants. The Duke of Orleans has bought the Paris newspaper Sch-4'1. It will become the official maul 0! lb. ltog'alists. At Elbertdd. Prussia. several doo- ions have be -n mp: 130004 (or assist- inc young an n to mold mililaxy aer- The work at laying the new cable [rom Autralia to the Cape has ho- gun. Australia is considering the advic- ubility of making May 24th a per- petual holiday. It is believed in Italy that tho notorious bandit Mussolino has goon to the United States. The Illinoil Central Railway will there its profits With its men. pro- viding a pension plan for 40.00:) cm- ployes. The company's annual pay roll will be incrcaned 0800.000. Mrs. William A. Martin. of Paton. key. Mich. thmw her two children and herself into the buy after 3 family quarrel. All three were re». cued. but a four-year-old child will die from exposure and shock. Diamond“. jewellery and money up- proximating 08,000 were ntolen from Mrs. Olivia Starinc's residence at Washington, D. C.. Tuesday after- noon. Lewk Mortimer “came. an inventor. was armsted on suspicion. Rev. L. Merritt Miller. whose (i!- tieth anniversary as a unto: in be- ing celebrated at Ogdensburg, preach- ed 9.000 lermons and «(hinted at l,- 885 weddings. He is 82 years old. Arturo 81ch has been sentenced at Montpeuicr. Vt., to 21 year: in- prisonment. He is an anarchist "I attempted the assassination of Chic: 0! Police. Brown. of Barre. Vt. are now on strike against refusal 5“ restaurants to grant demand: d labour unionl. Now bakers threats. to go out. The body of a man found in tho slip at Morgan street. Chicago. in he- lievod by the police to uhowt amurder. committed during 3 utrike lut win- ter. Policeman Daniel J. White. or NJ York City. has fallen hair to a fora tune of 0750.“!!! by the death 0! g‘ great uncle in Australia. CROP FAILURE IN INDIA. TRAGEDY IN IONTREAL EIPIRB DAY. GENERAL.