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THF IWAlJKFTSlâ„¢'"" '•""Lp"'"' "^^- [THE DOMINION PARLIftMEIIT, 1 ilL/ i'lrxlVJLlLJUl ^ Hicks-Beach Talks to an Influ.?ii- Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. Toronto, Muy 6.â€" Flour â€" Ninety per cent. Oiituiio patents lirmur iit ^a.tilS middle freights, in buyers' sacUs. Ktraight rollers, in wood, (Rioted at §3.20 to $3.25. Manitoba jpatcnta are lirm at $4 to S*.15, Toronto; and strong bakers' at $3.75 to $3.85. Buckwheatâ€" Offerings small , and prices nominal at 60 to 61c east. Oatmealâ€"Car lots, . in bbls, §4.65 â- on traolt. and in sacks at $4.50. Broken lota. 25c e.xtra. JVIillfeedâ€" Bran dull .jit $13.50 out- •iiide. Shorts, $18.50 to $19 out- aide. At Toronto bran is $18, and «horts $20. Wheat-â€" No. 1 Manitoba hard sold nt 86 ic, Toronto and west; No. 1 Worthern, at J3c; and No. 2 North- ern at 80ic, Tuiontu and west. For grinding in transit 3c higher than ihese prices. No. 2 white Ontario Sold at 744 c, middle freight. Peasâ€" No. 2 white quoted at 80c West. Corn â€" No. 2 yellow, 60c west, and No. 2 mixed, 58c west. tial Deputation A London despatcli says -.â€" Aa in- fluential delegation, ropresenUng tlio flour importers of most of the large cities of tlia United Kintrdom.. bad an interview with tho Chancellor of ol tha Echequer, Sir Ificiiael Hicks-Beach, on Wednesday morning, to protest against the taxation o( flour, which, tho delegates said, would seriously affect the extent of their trade. The Chancellor, in replying, point- ed out that the deputation repre- sented solely wheat flour, and that it was impossible to consider tho grain and meal duties entirely from that viewpoint. It was impractic- able, in imposing duties on grain, to differentiate between grains. The imports of flour compurert with tho imports of wheat liad grown enor- mously in recent years, and he did not think it was to the benefit of tho people of tho country. He had re- duced the duty on offals, so that the flour importers were now beKer olT than under the late Mr. Gladstoufi's tax, and ho doubted whether they were entitled to further advantaffes. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter â€" ^Tho market is unchanged, with receipts fair. We quote choice l-lb rolls, 18 to 19c; choice large rolls, 16J to 17ie: second grades, rolls and tubs, 12i to 14c; low grades, 10 to 12c; creamery prints, 21 to 22c; solids, 20c. f-ggsâ€" The market is steady, with a good demand. Sales at 13 to 12ic per dozen for new laid, and at lOi; for No. 2. Cheese â€" ^The market is Arm ; finest September, 11 j to 12c; under grades lOi to lie; new, 11 to lljc. HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed hogs are firin. Hog pro- ducts in good demand and firmer. We quote : Bacon, long clear, lOJc In ton and case lots. Mess pork, $21 ; do., short cut, 822. Smoked meatis â€" Hams, 13c; break- fast bacon, 14 to 14ic; roU.s, lie ; backs, 14 to 144c, and shoulders, 104c. Lardâ€" The market is unchanged, with track quoted at 55 to §5.50 ; the latter for No. 1. Poultry â€" Keceipts small. Wo quote: Fresh killed turkeys, 13 to 15c per lb.: chickens, 75c to $1. Ducks, 93c to $1. Potatoes â€" Tho market is quiet, with car lots quoted at 70 to 75c per bag, and small lots at 85c. UNITED STATES' MARKETS. Toledo, May 6.â€" Wheat, dull, steady; cash, 844c; May 84c; July, 784c. Cornâ€" Dull, weak; cash. 'S2c; May. 62i^, July, 634c; Sept.. 62i<;. Oats â€" Dull, weak; cash, 42c; May, 424c; July, 534c; Se?t.., 30c. Clover seodâ€" Dull, easier; April, $5,224 ; Oct. $5,324; No. 2, $3.70 to siC. Minneapolis, May 6. â€" Wheatâ€" Ma.y, 71c; July, 754 to 754c; on track. No 1 hard, 77ic, No. 1 Northern, 754 to 75 Jc; No. 2 Northern, 74 to 741c. Detroit, May 6. â€" Wheat closed â€" No. 1 white, cash, 88c; No. 2 red. cash and April, 86ic; July, 79] c. St. Louis, May 6.â€" Wheat closed- Cash, 78Jc; May, 783c; July, 74f«. CATTLE MARKET. Toronto, May 6. â€" At the Western cattle yards to-day the receipts were 75 carloads of live stock, including 1,100 cuttle, 1,100 hogs, 300 sheep and lambs, 120 calves, and a dozen milch cows. Prices for good cattle were not quotably changed, and as the qual- lt,v of the supplies was not as a rule first-class, what really good stulT we had here sold ut well-maintained prices. For the best shippers prices ranged from 5 to Oc per pound, and for extra choice stull OJc per pound Was paid. For the prime cattle there was a ready sale, but the demand was a little more slow than it was last week. Good butcher cattle were also stead.v at from 4i to SJc per pound, but the local demand was easy, and the secondary and inferior kinds of cattle were a trifle slow of sale. Following is the range of quota- tions :â€" Cattle. Shippers, per cwt $5.00 $6.00 do, light 4.25 4.75 Butcher, choice... ... 5.00 5.50 Butcher, ordinary to good 4.00 4.50 Stockers, per cwt 2.50 4.00 Sheei) and Lamb!>. â- Choice owes, per cwt 3.75 4.50 Spring lauibs. each 2.00 5.00 Yearlings, per cwt fl.SO 6.50 Bucks, per cwt 3.50 4.00 Milkers and Calves. Cows, each 25.00 50.00 â- Calves, each 2.00 10.00 Hogs. Choice hogs, per cwt 0.25 6.75 Light hogs, per cwt 6.25 6.50 Heavy hogs, per cwt 6.25 6.50 Sows, per cwt 3.50 4.00 Stags, per cwt 0.00 2.00 » In an effort to euro a cancer on her nose by fasting Mrs. Mary Hall didn't eat for fifty days and la dead at La Orftngo, Ind. Becau.se his wagon accidentally killed a little child Thomas Waddoil â- e grieved over it that ho died, at Jers«t;i Shore, Penu. LIMIT WATER IN BUTTER. Britain Has Amended Act, Which May ASect) ^Canada. An Ottawa despatch says : â€" ^The Department of Agriculture has been advised by cable through the High Commissioner's office that the Board of Agriculture for Great Brit- ain have made reculations under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act of 1899, whereby, if a sample of butter is found 10 contain over 16 per cent, of water, it shall be considered not genuine, unless proved to the contrary. Mr. J. A. Ruddick, chief of the dairy division, says the regu- lation will not afiect the Canadian butter trade to any great extent un- less dealers should requii-e a guaran- tee that butter which they produce does not contain â- water in excess of the limit. With proper cooling fa- cilities at the creameries, so that the churning, washing, and woi'kln(» of the butter may be carried cut at sulTiciently low temperatures, there is no difficulty in producing ;i butter which ia well within the limits as re- gards the amount of water in it. From 12 to 13 per cent. Is couaider- ed to be about the proper propor- tion of water in butter. TAXES AND REVENUEo Britain Will Gain £76,025,000 Up to April, 1903. A London despatch says :â€" A Par- liamentary paper just published shows a total estimated charge on account of the war In South Africa, to March 31, 1903, of £222,970,000, and in respect of operations in China, a total of £6,010,000. A second table shows that the pro- ceeds of tho new taxes from 19O0 to March 31. 1,903, amount to an in- crease in the revenue of i;70,025,000 of which the greatest part is Siip- plied by income tax, which aggre- gates £3!), 377, 000. The sugar auty, from its imposition until March, 1903, is estimated to produce £11,- 200,000. The revenue s^>t free by the suspension of the .sinking fund amounts to £13,868,000. This, to- gether with tho proceeds of new ta.^^ation. leaves a balance tor war expenditure to ho charged to capital account of £155,143.000. A. third table sots down the total amount borrowed at £1.59,000.000, the cash proceeds of which are stat- ed at £152.415,000. A CITY DEVASTATED. More Than Four Hundred Persons KiUed. A Calcutta despatch says:â€" A tor- nado has devastated tho City of Dacca and adjoining towns. Four hundred and sixteen per.sons wore killed. Crops were ruined through- out tho district. The tornado first struck Posgola the afternoon of Ap- ril 23, where it wrecked the Datta Jute Works. From Posgola it mov- ed to Samachar, where thj India. General Company's warehouses wore dfstro.ved b.v a great wave, which was whirled out of the river by the wind. Everywhere in the path of the cyclone huts, trees and roofs of houses, and people were carried up into tho air like paper. Thirty-one persons were killed at Samachar. 110 were killed near Dacca, 175 were killed at N.igalb,in(l while 100 were killed at Barnigliat. Dacca, a city in Bengal, is 150 miles north-east of Calcutta. MAY BRING TRUST TO TIME Refusal of People to Eat Meat Has Denioraiized Trade. A Chicago de.spatcli says : â€" ^The business of Chicago packers has been staggered by the refusal of the people of the country to eat meat at the prevailing high pril;c^, ac- cording to the Chronicle. The de- mand for dressed meats in the last few days has fallen oft 33 1-.3 per cent., and the discharge of men in the packing houses is general. The shipments of dressed l)ccf from the yards have so decreased during the last ten days that cars are piling up in the railroad yards. The only hope for restoration 1« in cutting the pi'icea. NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE FEDEKAL HOUSE. DILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. Frank Oliver introduced his bill to incorporate M. Tikon Bishop of tho Orthodox Ilusso-Oreek Church in Canada. Mr. Frnser introduced the bill in- corporating the Western Alberta Railway Company, which has passed the Senate. Sir Richard Cartwright introduced a couple of bills. The first was to amend the act respecting the pack- ing and sale of certain staple com- modities, which, ho explained, brought the dealers in binder twine under the penalties provided for im- proper packing. The second bill, to amend the general inspection act, supplemented â-  the first by adding binder twine to the list of articles to be inspected. Sir Richard Cart- wright withdrew tho bill, of which he had given notice, to amend the Chinese immigration act, 1900, and intimated that he would move a re- solution to the same effect. Mr. N. Boyd inquired when the amendments to the grain act would bo brought in. The Premier replied that the bill was in course of pre- paration, and would be introduced in a day or two. EMPOWERING A LOAN. Mr. Fialding gave notice of tho following resolution : â€" "Resolved, that it is expedient to provide that in addition to the sums now remaining unborrowed and ne- gotiable of tho loans authorized by Parliament by any Act heretofore passed, tho Governor-in-Council be atithorized to raise by â- way of loan : (a) Such gum or sums of money, not to exceed in the whole the sum of 815,000,000, as may bo required for tho purpose of paying the float- ing indebtedness of Canada, and of meeting any expenditure authorized by tho Parliauiout of Canada, and (b) Such sum or sum.s of money aa may bo required from time to time over and above any available sink- ing funds, to pay and di.scharge the funded debt of Canada. or any portion thereof, as tho same ma- tures and becomes payable, either in England or in Cu .uia. AMENDMENTS TO ACTS, The bill to amend tho Unorganized Territorie.s' Gamo Preservation Act was read a third time and passed. The bill to amend the Dominion Lands Act so aa to allow the Gov- eruuicnt of the Territories to take (5(5 feet through any homestead for road purposes without couipeuaation Was amended so an to provide that it shall onI^<' apply to future Iiouie- .â- itead entries. The bill was held over to allow the tiovernment to oonfrider a number of proposed minor amendments. The bill to amend the Acts respect- ing the North-West Territories was read a third time and pa.ssod. It gives the Government of the Terri tories control over tho roads whicli have been handed over to the Gov- ernment. The bill to amend tho Rocvky Mountains Park Act was read a third time and passed. It increa.ses ver.v .•substantially the size of what is generally known as Banff Pirlt- HALIFAX FISHKHY AT»AKD. Mr. Darker called attenton to the stat.enient made by Preni.or Peters, of Prince Edward Island, to the ef- fect that the Dominion Uoverv.acut had agree<l to refer to the .%' ipremu Court tho claim of tho i.sland for $1,000,000 of tho l-Talifax lisl,->ry award, with intei-cst at $30,000 a ycoi". .Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that the Dominion authorities had agreed to a conference on the foro,«horo question. As to the financial claim, nothing at all luid been dono in the matter. It had not oven been con- sidered. The Premier added that it made 110 particular ditTorcnco wheth- er ti-.e money from the Halifax award was held Ijy th? Dominion or tho provinces, because the interest wont to the ilshermen anyway. LANDS FOR VOLUNTIHERS. Mr. Scott was intormod by .Sir Wilfrid Laurior that the UoVernor- in-Council has ivt^nvcd a nioniorial from the North-West Legi.slnluio suggesting that lands be granteil to Canadian volunteers who have serv- ed in South Africa. No decision on the matter has yet been rotiched. drof-lktt1';r ratk. Mr. Kemp pi-esented the petition of the City of Toronto praying for the reduction of the rate on. drop Icttm-.s from two cents to one cent. The petition points out that the To- ronto poal-othce gives a larger rovenup than any other post-oflire in the Dominion, and the two-cent rate is considere<l to bo luo.st unfair to the cities. JUDCJK'S PENSIONS. The bill to .amend tho Act respect- ing the judges of provincial courts caused a somewhat longlh.y discus- sion as to the salaries of judges. The measure applies to County Court judges and allows them to re- tiro oil two-thirds of their sal.ary if thi'v become phy.iically incapacitated after ten .years' service. Mr. Fitz- palrick explained that tho bill was primarily intended to apply to a case 'hat had arisen in the Pro- vince of Ontario. An iilluslon b.v Mr. Civsgruin to tho fact that most of the jsidgcs of rural counties in Quebec make their renidenco in town, dr«w from Mr Fftzpatrick tho *xpraaalon of opinion that this ought not to be allowed. , fur*. The bill was read a tliird time and pa»sed. IN THE SICNATE. Tlie Hudson llay and North-Wost Railway bill was cousiderud by the Railway Comuiittoo of tha .Senate and approved of. The proposed lino will .un from the liead of Chesterfield Inlet to F/dmonton. C'hestcrfleld In- let exteisds inland for 250 miles, and is navigable to its farthest point by tho largest bteauiers. Favorable consideration was also given to the bill of the United Gold Field.-, oi Bii'- ish Columbia, a\jthorizing the con- struction of a i-T^'-: from Frank, Al- berta, lo SUrasny Mountain. Tho biU to amend the Yukon Toi-- ritories Act, giving an additional judge to the Vukon. was read a se- cond time. The bill to :unend the Unorganized Territories (lama Pre- servation Act wa.s passed through committee, and reported without amendment, and read a third time and p:issed. The bill to further amend the North-West Territories Act pa.saed through committee, was read a third tiuio and pa.s.sed. The bill to amend tht; Civil .Service Retirement Ai;t was taken in commit- tee. Mr. Macdonald (B.C.) said it was one of the most proper bills which had passed the House for many years. The bill was reported without amendment, read a third time and passed. The bill to amend the Rocky Mountains Park Act was taken in committe. Mi-. Teniploman said the town of Anthracite and Banff were within the park at pro- sent. Tlio park now covered some 2,500 miles, and the object of tho present bill w.as to increa.se it to 4,- 900 miles. Mr. Ferguson did not think that this bill would interfere with an.v settlement or vested inter- est. The bill was reported without amendment, read a third time, and passed. Tho Yukon Pacific Railway Bill Was I'oad a soccnd time and referred to committee. URGING BOERS TO '^lELD. De Wet Admits tha Struggle Is Hopeless. A despatcii to the London Central News from Pretoria soys that a* » meeting of the Boers at Verceniging on May 15 representatives of every commando, numbering 200, will bo present. It is probable that tho final vote on the qjestion of peace or War will be taken by ballot. Tlio Piotoiia correspondent of th« London Dail.v .Standard says he un- ilei-stfimls that tho meetings of tho Boers have thus far .shown a majori- ty ill favor of peace, though i)ossibly .somo of tlio irrecoiiiulablos may hold out, however grnorous tho terms of- fered. ' A despatch to tliii Telegraph from Prel oria says that tho JJoer loaders aro certainly placing the issue before the burghor.s plainly and without re- servation. General He Wet is moving everywhere among his people setting forth the facts most honorably. He has frankly stated that in his opin- ion the struggle is now hopeless, and that the British terms are reasonable and c^enoroua. WILL ERECT SANITARIA. Two Citizens Will Build Them at Their Own Expense. An Ottawa despatch .says ;â€" As a resiult of the recent tuberculosis con- ference two gentlemen have olTered to build sanitaria at their own ex- pensi>. Uno is Sir William McDonald, of Montreal, who will build one pro- bably in the neighborhood of Mon- treal, a place where such a building is badl.v needed. The other is Mr. W. C. Kd wards. MP, whoso sani- tai-ium will bo in the neighborhood of Ottawa. DIPHTHERIA DEATH RATE. Professor Behring's Serum Proves Successful. A Berlin (le.spatch so.ys : â€" The use of Professor Behring'.i diphtlioria scr.uni has rosulted, according to statistics just i>ubli.shod, in tho lt)W- ost death rato from diphtheria in Berlin in the .year 1901 over record- ed. The deaths from diphtheria wore then 4iJ9. Prior to tho introduction of Pi ofesiMjr Deliring's .serum tho dea.th.'i from thi.-s dtseei-w! ranged from 1.300 ti> 2,*)00 a year. An NEW GOLD FIELDS, Extension of the Rand Olain Beef. A Durban. Natjil, de.spatoh sa.vs : â€"Coincident with the aiinounoemoiit of tho oxtenrtioii of Natal, informa- tion i.s piibli.^liiKl of tho didco\er,v of the oxtenisicni of the Rand main reef through Natal'.s new territory. A large London C'lnipan.-/ and a Dur- ban comfiiiny have secured a great luunber of farmsi and options on other.".. Thorough tests of these holdings will b« made. There is no doubt that a gold tieid ha.s been found, but whether it will pay or not rjmains to lie pro.od THE KING'S CHOCOLATE. Poor of Londlon to be Given Box at tha Dinner. A London despatch sa.y.s :â€" The pi".t.-»aut memories as.S(>ciiit!»<l with i,i-a.ji-ti Victoria's gift of chocolate to the 1 roop.s i\t the front are revived in connecti"ii with King Kdward's coronation dinner to the London poor. A gilt o." a tin of King chocolato is to bo given all the giie-^ts who will participate in tho Kijig'.'t dinner. The chocolate will l:e packed ill tins liaiidHotnel.v and ap- propri.'^toly decorated. Th.- instruc- tions for desigiLS have tw-n given .and the whole of the .lOO.OOO boxes for the order aro now being made. CORONATIOW PARADE. Prices for Seatsâ€" Places for 2,000,- 000 Spectators. A London despatch says: â€" Prepar- ations for viewing tho coronation procession are proceeding on a great scale. Stands liavo been planned, and ill many cases are already halt built, which will acconunodato 2,- 000,000 seated spectators. Prices for single seats in tho best locations In Piccadilly are absurdly high, 20 guineas being fiec|uentl.y de- manded. A huge stand around St. Mary's .Strand advertises seats at from ton to three gvincaa, but it seems safe to proplve.s.y that unless there ia a great reduction there will be thousands of empt.v seats along the route, experience having shown what enormous multitudes can stand along a six-mile course. GERMANY WANTS HOLLAED Causing Fear of Queca's Death Apprehension. A Liiiidon despatch says: â€" Apart from the difllculties surrounding tho question of succession to the throne of Holland, the death of Queen Wjl- helmina. if this should uiihappil.y oc- cur, would tend to convulse tho Con- tinent politically. In Germnn.v, es- pecially, it is a matter of the deepest impc-t. The German press claims that Prince Abrecht of Hohenzollern, the acting regent of Urunswick, is among tho nearest in the Dutch suc- cession, and in all the European cap- itals nervou.s apprehension exists, that the ab.seiice of a direct heir to the Dutch Ihrcjuo might participate a struggle for the possession of Hol- land, wiiich in Berlin is regarded as 0..M-many'3 natural right. STABBED TO THE HEART. Italian Ice Cream Vendor Killed in Montreal. A Montreal despatch sa.vs; â€" Albro Marchione, iu\ Italian ico cream ven- dor, 37 years of age, was killed in a stabbing alTray at his home, 25'!; Cadeaux street, on Suuda.y night. Marchione was at home with his wifo when two fellow-Italians entered tha house. -Some words resulted and Marchione ordered the nien out of tho house. Ho loi lowed them to the .yards, when one of tlioni drew a. knife and stiibbod Marchione just above the heart. The wouiiued man managed to got to his room, and died a fi'W miiiiites afterwards. His slayer luv.H not been found. ERIC SHARP COMMITTED. The Kingston Schoolboy Must Face Jiiry. A King.stoli despatch say.s : â€" Tho charge of maiislaugliter again.st Kric Sharp was heard l>y Police Magis- trate Uiifl on Friday, and the lad Was committed for trial before tho next court of comiietcnt jurisdiction. Only thivo witiie.sses were h-xird at tho preliminar.v invest igatioii. .John Mclntyre. K.C. for the defence, com- mCTilcil on t,ho ipjustici; of nvw^nii,- per.9 criticizing the verdict of the coroncr'y jury while the case was .still before the court. If tho at- tempt to inflame the public mind weif* further persisted in ho would ii.=»k tho Divisional KILLED IN A FIRE PANIC. Factory Girls Killed and Many Injured. A Philadelphia despatch .says ; â€" .Seven girls are known to have been killed and moio than a .score in- jured during a panic caused by a cr.v of "Firo '." at tho cigar fftctory of Harburger, Hornaii & Co.. lOth street and Wasliington avenue, ;;t 12.15 on Wodnesda.v afternoon. The girls were packed in the hallway leading to the .street b.v the hun- dreds, and those who were killed fainted and were trampled and 250 FISHERMEN DROWNED. Fierce Gale Works Havoc Among Japanese. A Vokohaina despatch says:â€" Two hundred and lifty fishermen are re- portotl to have been drowned in a gale which has made havoc of the herring fishing fleet on tho west coast of .lapan. The Japanese cruiser Musashi was driven ashore, but her crew were saved. ELEVATOR BURNED. Building Held Many Thousand Bushels of Grain. 1 A IbiiTalo (lespalch sa.vs:â€" Fire broksj out in the Wells' elevator at midnight on .Sumla.v night and burn- ed (iercel.v for several honr.s. Thi loss is ••iiiighly estimated at aI>out $;j0O.t)0i). The lire originated in th* •Mi^ino-niom ami spread rapidl.v t« Court t« tut«--i"><^ roof, which collapsed soon nfter c jwurds.