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f \ \ Report of the Royal Commission Investigating; It. A (Icspaicn from OKawa says: Thi; report ol lh« Royal Coaimission, ap- /xiiitrd to invesldynlo <ho coUapso -f ttw Oi'<'t>cc bridge, lius been prcsenU'J Jo 111-; MiniBlcj oj Rullwiiy.s. The fliid- injihi of lh« coitiinUslon clearly show Jhul tlic collap.% was due not 1o any tiefect In inn'eri'il or conslioii-lion, but to basic defect in lh« design. The gcii- tral delails ol construction were work- <'d out w^ilh the grtvitest care and Ihor- inughness, but ui proo<«d ng on the gen- «ral fopiinilae now adopted us btand- Ards for bi'idg<; oonstruclion, 41ie de- signers in the mass of detail seem to iiavc ksl sight c< one great Ltisic point, namely, the making of proper provis- ion for Itve maximum strain on the ^reat wn-lral span across the river. In in underlHl<lng greater than ever bc- /cre H>ttenipte<l In (jj-idge conslriiclion i\ apitars Ihat Ihe englreors failed to «oogni2c <tiiat Itie usual working for- •niul«e ns to weighl and .strain wiere not applicable without considerable modifi- cation in Ihe present instance. The d^- #!gn was n beautiful one, and the de- rails of oon5<ructioii were worked out Avilh the finest care, accordilng <o t*ie hcfit principles of modern bridge-build- ing, but the wie ght of Ihe great middle span wa.s tfio great for Iho supporting immbtTi, Ikmkc the collapse. No (law was found in any of Ihe material sup- plied by the Phoeni.K C/jmpany. Th«l, in brief, is Ihe conclusion at which Ihe comnvssion has arrived. For Ihi- design Ihe chief engineer ol tlis Phocni.x Bridge Company was primarily i-C8p)nsible, his design being aflenvnrds appmvi'd by .\Ir. Cooper, consuVling en- finecr of Ihe Quebec Bridge Cxjmpany, oing rfC'igni7/od as Bu!horities on this c<.n.linent in the mailer of bridge con- .•ilrucllon. AfiT both had passed en Jhe design it wa.s appixivcd by the Gov- ernment. In carrying out the design, when onoc appr.jved, Ihe commission, II is said, found no carelessncsa or any jicason for criliolsm. Tliat Ihe dcfec'.s t.f Ihe present dcsif.'n can he remedied and the bridge finally constructed is liow Ihc opinion ol Ihe engln««rs. The commi'ifilon, of course, makes no Judlcinl finding as to Ihe resp^jnsibilily ef the Oovernnvent or of the Ph<enix 13irdgo Company for Ihe collapse bc- y<ind <h<! «<al«mcnls oulliiKd abive. HesponsibiKty lor <ho financial loss in- volved, etc., will have to be settled later. LEADINQ MARKETS DHEADSTUFFS. Toronto, March 3.â€" .Manitobo Wbealâ€" No 1 northern, $1.20%; No. % northern, Jiil.lV; ftfd wiic.il, 00c; No. 2 feed, tile, lake (Kiris. Ontari ) Wlicolâ€" No. 2 white, 06a out- ii<le; N I t red, 05c to OCt; No. 2 mixed, 05c; goose, 91c to Uic. Cornâ€" Kii7)i; No. 3 yellow American, M>^c to C5c, Toronto freight; No. 3 mixed, %c le.<-s; old corn, about 72c; none offering; iiiferior, 63c to OS^c. Uarlcyâ€" .Ny. 2, 71c to 73c, according to quality. Peasâ€" 8Gc to 87c. Hyeâ€" No. 2, 840 to 85c. Buckwheatâ€" No. 2, C7c. Gateâ€" No. 2 white, 52c to 53c oulside, 5Ac on track To:«nto; No. 2 mi.\ed, 49c to 50c outs.de. Kiour â€" Manitoba patents, special brands, $6; f^econds, $5.i0; siron;; bakesri', $4.30. Winter wheat patents, dull, nominal around .$3. .50. Uranâ€" Full cars, $24.50 per ton Shortsâ€" $.J4, buyeri' bags. f;all toard quotations:â€" Ryeâ€" No. 2, a car offered nt 01c out- side; no bids UIXMPEG BANK HELD IP. Tlirce Desperadoes Ordered Eniiiloi>es (o Hold Ip Their lltuids. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Saturday night lliLs city was Ihe sc«nc t'T a scn'iallonal attempt at bank ivib- l>ery, which recalls Ihe days of Jesse J'lmcs and which ind ca!c<i that the bud gang which has been operating in the Dakolas for .some time past have pro- bably cwsscd the border. .\ number of branch banks remain open on .Sat- urday evenings lo accept depcsils on savings bajik accounts, and thi^ gave Ihc desperfldoes an opportunity that would be impossible In regular bunk- ing h<iurs. It was .ehortly after 8 p.m. when C. i;. Ilae iind \~. W. .Susse.x, ca.shie.r and manajjcr of the Iitllc suburban branch of the Union Bank on the cor- ner of Neiia and Logan slrcfls, close to lhf> C. P. n. felockyards, were start- led by Iho entry of two men, armed with automatic rovolvei^s, who ordercil Iheni lo throw up ll)«ir hands. Bae promptly ducked under the counter, bul Mnnagare .Sussex could not get out cl sight .-io enilly, and the bandil.s find point-btank at him, ono bullet going through his left arm. lie then got undei' the cf>unler ali«, and Ihe rob- lers were evidenlly afraid lo follow lo^ fear of l)eing shot by the ocjicenled men, who llwy fortunately did not know were unanncd. They eonlenled themselves with sivooling at both of the men, and wilh a man confederalo, who sUkkI guflrd <mLside, made g.Kid tlieir e.<icii|)e. Eight bullets wew found af- terwards in the walls ajul fixtures. The ixdioe were pivinipliy notin<><l by tele- phone, hut, owin;; lo the dislnnce from the station, it was nearly lialf nn hour iM'forr Ihe (Ictcc'.lvp.s reached Ihe scone. They followitl IIh- tracks of the bandits In the fresli .^now away out Inio the <:. P. H. yards, where tho trail was fin- Ally lost In a laliyrinlh of tracks. The Winnljjeg Ornin Exchange has l«en practically closed as a result of Ihe new act of the Manitoba Legisla- ture. JUDT.E KILLAM IS DEAD. IleaJ ol Ihe itailway Oimniission Dies at Ollaua. A despatch from Ottawa says: Can- ada .suslain«<l a nalionol loss by the death on Sunday of Jutlge KiUaiii, chairman of Ihe Board of Railwny Coiii- mis>loners. His unliinely demise wiis entirely unexpectnl. The late chief co-minis.si<iner left Winnipeg with great j^eluctanc* over three years ago, bul he amply dcm<inslraleJ the wisdom of the CK)V«mmenl's choice. He still main- tained his home in Winnipeg And mode frequent visits lliere, while from lime l<i time .Mrs. Kiliam visited Ottawa. She came here two weeks ago, when llic Judge and Mrs. Killnni lonk up Ihcir quarters at the new ftussell. Three r'r four (lays afler Mrs. Kiliam s arrival Ihe judge had lo lay up with a cold. On Thursday pneumonia set in, and about 9 <m Sunday morning the chie' commissioner passed away. Mrs. Kil- iam was wilh her husbond to the lost. Pmfound regret Is felt In tho clly ul Ihe <Icalh of th." chief commissioner. In eonnecllon with Ihe reorganUalion of Iho Bailway Commission, Ihe Gov- errwiienl hud counted upon him to carry out the ta.sk, and none could have done i' belter by reason of his knowledge <if Iho law and of rallwny affairs. 11 will bo dilllcult lo i*plnce hlni. DAD ITALIANS FINED. nccordcr Weir, ol IMonlreal, Threatened Willi Death. A despatch from .Monlronl says: Re- corder Weir sontencetl six Ilahans who v.cre found wilh concealed we;ipons on I'l.ursdoy. The ficntences rnn from $25 or one month at hard labor to S-W cr one month. Each ono will have lo furnish two reliable securities of $250 each that he will keep Ihe pence tor one year. Afler the tenlence was im- P'lsd on he Italians a number of them met and llireatencd lo kill Becorder Weir. Their parly was broken up, and Iht police are seeking the men who niado th« Uireals against the Becordcr. SUSTAIS LIFE ON WEAK TEA COUNTBY PRODUCE. fV)ullry;â€" Young turkeys, e.xira choice . 13c to 15c Young geese Solollc ^oung ducks Oatollc Chicken*, choic* 9ctollc Old fowl 6cto 8i- Inferior chicks and fowls ... 5c lo 7c Butter:- Cj-oainery, prints 30c to 31c do .solids 29^0 300 Hairy prints 25cto27c do laig* rolU 24c to 25c <k) fiol.ds 23c to 24c Inferior 20cto21c Eggsâ€" Slor.ige. 21c lo 22c per dozen, in tUbc lots; Imied. 10c to 20c; selects, 25^ U) 26c; new-laid, "Si t-> 29c, Honeyâ€" Strained sli-ady at lie to 12c per pound for C0-po«nd pails and l?c to 13c for 5 to 10-pound pails. Combs a; $1.75 to 82.50 per dozen. Ctiees<y-Steady at 13%e for large and Kc for twins, in job lots heri*. Beansâ€" Firm; .$1.70 lo $1.75 tor primes and $1.80 lo $1.85 tor hnnd-p.cked. PolaUesâ€" Ontario, 90c lo SI; Beln- wai-e, .S1.05 lo $1.12 in car lots on Irack here. Heccipls are faLriy large ojul trade active. Bjled Strawâ€" About $10 per ton on track here. Baled Hay â€" Timothy Is quoted at $10 to $17 in car lots on tra:k here. PBOVTSION.S. Pork-Short cut, $22 to $22.50 per barrel; mess, $18 to $18.50. Lardâ€" Tierces, ll%c; lubs, 12c; pails, 12XC. SmaJ<ed and Dry Sailed Meatsâ€" Long clear bacon, 9%c for tons and cases; hams, niediiun and light, 14c 'to 15c; hams, large, 12Xc to 13c; backs, IGc to 17c; shoulders, 14c; rolls, 10c to lOXc; breakfast buoon. I'Sc; Â¥,mn mealj out of pickle, Ic k'Ss than smoked. JAP WAB TACTICS IN INDIA Lord Kitchener's Army at Work Against the Afridi, Hardships of Seamstresses in London Workshops. The New York Ilerold hos received «he following cable despatch from Ix)n- «lcn:â€" In on inlervlew on We<lne.sday Mr. J. J. Mallon, Secretary of Ihe Na- tional Aiitisweallng League, cited a ii\imber of laslunces of sweating which iiod reconlly come iu his notice. Ap- jmlllng cases, ho -Miys, are continually occurring in factories and In homes Iiarlicularly in the cheap laborinfe irade. A terrible .story hns Jusl,been told lo 4t (â- x)i'oner in the East End. A trousers fln shcr croiiled a sensation in court by saying that she got two pence (foui ccni.s) n finir. She hod often worket. jinlll 4 o'clock In Ihe nwrning lo gel A c^u^l of 1 r< aJ. .She bad to fct<.h her work and loUo it bock ognln. An ofnc<T <'f Iho Anil-swealing league ?iiu1 found thill u Irouser worker lab- <re(!l very often from diiyl'i^"k until »he no longer wnt ab'.o Uj sec Ihe gar- ment upon which she was engaged and •he corned live shillings ($1.50) ft week. When footi was lacking .iiho sustalneti Iterseir entirely upoD w«ak tea, which she sometimes drank to the extent of fourteen cups a day. At niglil her cov- ering wn.s Ihe tniusors which were be- ing finished. With much plying of lh« ne<'dlo the worker's hands had beconio misshapen. Shirt making is equally as bad in .some of its branches, and in Wool- wich cheap shiils are inado for ns lit- lUt as sixpence (twelve cents) n tiozcn. Again and again one hears of poor .IK amslres.ses who have pawned Ihe ma- leriol given llitMn for shirt-niaking to pel food. "In homes In East I.ondon there ore ;i number ol comparatively smell trades . n res|)ocn lo which Ihei* Is much sweat- ing. The brushworker for tilling a thuti- sand holes with bristli^, which she has first lo pack into approprialc bundles nnd then secure Willi wire, got* slx- ijienco halfpenny (twelve and a half ocnU. Th« bill against sweating wWeh the k^ogun has been promoting has passed \\a seoond reading in the Cximmons and will probably bcoonie law this year. MONTUEAL MARKETS. .Montreal, March 3.â€" An active local business is t^ing done in IV'ur. Choice spring wheat patents, $0.10; seconds. $5.50; winter wheat paloiits, 85.50; straight r<illers, $5 to $5.20; do.. In bags, $2.35 lo $2..'iO; extras, $1.80 lo $1.90. Manitoba Iran, .$22 to $23; shorts, $23 lo $24; Ontario grain, whorls, $22 lo $22.50; middhngs, $24 to $25; shorts, $22.40 l«) $23 per Ion, including bugs; and pure grain mouille at $32 to $34. Boiled oot.s, $2.75; corn, 81.60 lo $1,70 per bag. The local demand fCr oats was better to-day, and light trading wits re- p<.rt<\l at steady prkM-s. Easlern Can- ada No. 2 white oats, 53c; No. 3, 40c t- 49Xc; No. 4. 48c to 48^0: rejected 46c to 47c, and Manitoba rcjccled, 49>ic lo 50c per hus-hel, ex store. The feature of the local dairy Irade is the very high prices of bulter and the strong tendency towards higher pric-es. Ora;« goods are selling at 31c lo 33c per pound, and current ivcelpts at 29c to 30c per pound. There is a very firm tone to the local cheese market. September westerns are selling at 13c for while and 13Xc for col«r«d; September easterns, 13Xc for while and 13Xc for colored. Tliere is no change In the local egg silualion. Canadian frash. 32c lo 33c; American fi'dish, 30c lo 31c; ('anadian select, 27c to 28c; Montreal limed, 20c lo 22c. Provwionsâ€" Barrels short cut me.ss, $21; haVf L-arrels, 810.75; clear fat back.s, S23; long cul heavy me^s, $20; half barrels do., $10.50; dry salt king ck-ar backs, lOJ^e; barrels plate beef, $13.50 lo 815; half barrels do., $7.25 to $7.75; barrels heavy mcs.s beef. $10 U) $11; half barrels do., $5.50 lo $0; compounj lard, 8Xc to 9c; pure lard, ll>io lo llJic; l««l"f* rendereil, H^c to 12c; hams, 12c lo 13.i^c, according lo size; breakfast bacon, 14c lo 15c; Windsor bacon, XKYfi to 15c; fresh-killc<l abat- kir-drosse<l luogs, $8.25 lo $8.50; live, $5.75 to $5.90. BUFFALO MARKET. Buflnlo, March 3.â€"VVheafâ€" .Spring steady; No. 1 Northern, $1.09; No. 2 red, $1.03; winter higher. Com â€" Higher; No. 2 yellow, G5>ic. Oats â€" Higher; No. 2 mixed, 53c; No. % while, 57M*;. Barleyâ€" 95c lo $1.10. Bye â€" No. 1, 90c. A despatch from London says: Lord Kitchener's lillle frontier war in the Bazar Valley a-Bliinsl the Zakkikbei Irlbeimen Is making rapid and suc- cess'ul progress. The purpose of Ihe expediton is to punish the tribesmen for numerous raids Into Indian Terri- tory, and in a remarkably short cam- pn.gn they have 'been scattered and broken, their forts have been destiny- eu, and many of the tribesmen have l^een killed. Th^ expedition Is thought here lo re- flect credit upon the reorganization of Ihe Indian army as carsied out -by Ijord Kitchener. Tommy Atkins is profiting by lti« lessons learned from '.He Russo-Japanese war. The Britis*> troops advanced on the enemy in open <:rder with wide inltrvals between them, The men took advantage of all avail- able cover. This method of procedure siirpr.sed and disheartened the natives, who were ac?uslon!ed for their sr.'ping luetics to Ihe targets mads by the more « r less compact column formation era- ploycil by previous exped.ti'^ns. The 7.akka Khels have fixjm time Im- memorial been the most Iwublesome < f neighbors to Ihe people of north- ern India. They have for centuries been In the bab!l of sv.ooplng .lown from Ihcir raslness.?s, situated in a land that has been described as "a countr/ on end.'' and "an upside dov.n coun- try," and robbing and murder.ng when- ever tl.e fancy took t.^iera. It was they who hat(:h«d the plit whereby tiie Brit- ish p<ists in th.j KhaiJjar wer-s c ptured In 18^7. II was they who fonned Im . kernel cf the resstance lo BdlLh nrm« during the campa gn in Tirah. and re- niaineU lo Ihe end unconquered and untamed. Since that campaign there has been almost no crime which lh« Zakka Khe] have not committed. Nei- ther the persons nor the properties of dwellers in the lowlands have been s»f« from these highland caterans. The force sent against the Zakka Khel consisted of 7,000 n>pn under Major-General Sir James Wilcocks. So fai us Bri!ish troops were concmied, only three bat'alions were engaged, but l: cse worthily represented Eng- land J^c'iland and Ireland. They wert the War.vickshires, the Seaforth High- binders snd the Munster FusiU'?rs. In addition Ih^rc wore delschmen's front various Sikii, Cur'<ha and Punjab re- gmienls, iqusdrons of the 37lh Lancers, mountain batteries and sappers. afioal; No. 1 northern, Duluth. $L15J4 alloat; No. 2 hard winter, $1.11)^ f.o.b. aOoal. LIVE STOCK .MARKET. Toronto, March 3â€" Limited offerings ot exporters' cattle were made. A load < r export bulls sold at $4 to $-1.25 per cwl. The bulk of the cattle brought for- ward were butchers animals. Some fclecl .steers were sold around $5 per cwl.. wh.lo choice loads brought from .•^i.SO to 84.85; medium lots sold at 84.26 !â- â€¢ .94.50, and comnjon at $3.50 to 84 p-!r cwl. Butchers' cows wore selling as hgh 0.5 $4.25 per cwt., while a lot of ccmnion c«ws sold as low as $2 per cwl. There was no market in feeders and sicckers. Calves were slow cf sale al 3 to 6c per pound. Grain-fed lamhs were worth $6.50 lo $7 per cwt.. and common lambs were quoted at $5 lo $ti per cwt. Export ewes were selling at $4.25 lo $4.75 per cwl. Hogs were dull owing lo Ihe heavy deliveries. Selects were quoted at 85, and lights and fats al $4.75 per cwl. IMONTOEAL'S BAD STREETS. The Cartage Companies Threaten to Sue the City. K despatch from .Montreal says: It s very probable ihat actions wUl be taken agamsl the city ow.ng to the wretched condition ot the streets. Mr. E. E. Bel- c^>url. Manager of Ihe Shedden Forward- ing Company, slated on Wednesday jhorning that his company had put up wilh Montreal's bad streets for laany years and that the directors were in favor of «u ng the city for $20,000 dam- ages. Bepre.seniaLvcs of the Canadiian Tran'^fer and Dominion Transport Com- panies said ithat if the Shedden people took ad ion against the city they wer* (ractically certain to f«ll«w suit. this sesswn. Dr. Clapp, M.P.P., will bring down a bill giv.ng counUes power t- prohilrt tlie use bv automobiles of county riad< durnc certain days cf Ihe week. Ill order I. .at the measure ;!ia!l be most cfk'Ctive. Dr. Clapp suggests that the "close season' shall include .Saturdays, Sundays and Nkiidays. Th» m<'asure is Ihe irmnediiale result of an c:ght-fool-long peliiion on the subject from Brant lowns-hip Mr. P. II. Bowyer alsc has an auto- mobile bill before the l.egslaturv. It provides Ihnl machines on meet.ni; a fun -ral must luin down a side lajie or slrcct or Ihe <lrtver be penalized by 4 line of $10 or SI5. i^ CASH BOX STOIXN. Bridgehurg Merchant Bobbed by s Clever Thiel. A de.spalch from Bridgebur^. Onl., says: Reeve C. W. \ahey was robbed of 8200 on Thursday n:ghl by a clever liiief. Vahey condi'.ct^ a grocery store in the village. Ai-out 7 o'clock oil Thursday night a stranger entered lite etoPtf and asked for a paj-ccl h? clalm- eJ to have left tarlier in Ihe -day. Va- hey could not find the package, and stepped to a telephone lo ask h s daugh- ter about it. The .«lrang:r in the mtan- lime slipped lyhUid the counter and securcil tlie cash box. containing $«00, and disappeared. The robbery was not di-scovered until an hour later. Th« stranger is leJicved io hav« crossed lo Buffato. AITOS OFF r4)llNT\' BOADS. Drastic Lcfltslatlon Is Proposed by Dr. Clapp, M. P. P. AnKa' loinobile legislation is to be cue of the fcaliu-es of the Leglsiature THE AU.OWED OPIl'M. Vttci Brown Sentenced at Montreal lo Five Years. A despatch from Montreal says: Percj Brown, a dangei^jus thief and pick- pocket, was sentenced lo live years in penile.-.liary on Thursday by Judg« Choquet- Brcv.Ti asked Dr. Pioott, pol;c« phyrtcian, lor opium, sajlng Ihat hi had been used to taking between fifteet and twenty grains every day, ond thai bo might die if tlie supply were alio gilher cul off. Dr. Pioott tllowed hhi ore-quarlei- of a grain every three ol four hours. Mr. Ashdown's House Guarded by Detec- tives During a Reception. NEW YOBK WHEAT MABKET. N«w York, March 3.â€" Spot easy; No. t red, 11 ckvator; No. t red, fl.oi (,o.b. A despatch from Winnipeg says: A censallon has been cm.sod here by Iho meagre details wiilch have leaked through olDcial circUv-- of an alt^-nipl bv the Black Hand lo extort money from Mnytir Ashd^iwn, under threat to dy- nainlto his residence If he rofuse<l. A week ago Ihe Mayor received an anony- mous letter, which Informed him that \uUess $1,000 was left under a black cloth on Ihe side\valk on Bwadway in fixinl of his residence, that night hi? house would be blown up. The woint- ing of the kller Indicated that II em- nnatetl Jixim Italian plolle:«. The Mayor vas giving a rcc«plwn Ihat evening, and lii« beautiful home was thronged w-ith prominent cMliens. Unknown to ai;y of these, private detectives were al once put on guard, and the gu<«ts came and went without knowing under whal anxiety Iheir host was labormg. Lata in the evening Iho deleoilves captured an Ittilinn who was sauntering back- ward and forward near where the liioney was supposed lo 1.* deposited, bul Ihey fMled to secuic any incrsmin- titmg evidcnc. although Ihe »cc:ct sei-- vice men are convinced he was impli- csied. Ho claimed he had a per'ecl right to walk the streeU if he ch<se, when and where he liked. Ever since the delecrtivos have t>een at work on Ihc ca.w, bul up lo the present havs n*. clue lo the actual source cf the Ihrealening loller. This has not lend- c<l to allay the anxiety of his Worship, although he professes t9 believe Ihc desperate chormcter.^ would iMt daiv lo carry oiA Ihoii- threat. - .