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â- -tt \ EDWARD IS DEAD The People of Britain and of the Do- minion Beyond the Seas Mourn for Their Beloved Monarch London' May 7.â€" The official -bul- Jelinannoiincing the King's death read as follows: â€" May 6, 11.50 p.m. â€" His Majesty the King' breathed his last at 11.45 to-night in the presence of her Majesty Queen Alexandra, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Piincess Royal, Duchess of Fife, Princess Victoria and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. Signed LAKING, REID. POWELL, DAWSON. London, May 6.â€" Edward the Boveuth died a quarter of an hour before midnight. His •â- lL;e8s, in its final stages, progressed with ter- rifying rapidity. It was only at half-past three this afternoon that ho was prevailed upon to allow himself to be laid in bed. Sines morning he had been reclining in an invalid chair. At 3.30 h« had hastened her arrival in England as d"or. All the West End theatres much as possible. Her Majesty was up nearly all night, staying by the King's bedside, and only ca/tch- ing brief rests on the couch in her sitting-room adjoining the King's chamber. Her Majesty saw no one except the physicians and Misa Fletcher, the nurse, outside the members of the Royal family. Prin- cesK Victoria shared in the long vigil, her Royal Highness hfelping he." mother to bear with fortitude their trying ordeal. Sittmg for hf urs by the bedside, lior Majesty di I not relax her loving vigil once. Shf: watched the doctors at» their work, they also never leaving the sick room except for the briefest in- tervals. Tlie Princess of Wales joined her .shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Her Royal Highness is a very able nurse, and she also rendered some assistance in the sick chamber. The Duchess of Albany was another member of the Royal family who came to see l)is Majesty, and when she left was weeping bitterly. CALLERS AT THE PALACE. Early in the afternoon kong sti ings of motor cars and carriages were practically empty this even- ing. Even the physiognomy of the stieets allowed such a change that tboroughfares which are normally scenes of life, bustle and gaiety re- sembled streets in a city through which death had stalked. MADE IN CANADA r^f Royal YEASTM CAKES MOST PERFECT MADE ' Has been Canada's favorite Yeast over a quarter of a century. Enough for 5 cts to produce 50 large loaves of fine, wholesome, nour- ishing, home-made bread. Do not experimentâ€" there is nothing "just as good." E. W. CtLLETT CO. LTD. TORONTO, ONT. Winnipeg Montrea' AwucImI >3 monarch was given the title of King George V. The King, who had driven over from Marlborough House, waited in a ro-.im adjoining the council cham- ber while the lengthy formalities After the first shock which the leading up to the actual proclama- news in the morning papers had; toon were proceeding, given to the great masses of the j With to-day's ceremony, and in population in London there was a born to King Edward VII. and period when hope ran high. The Que n Alexandra becomes the rul- earliest report.s of the day were|er of the United Kingdom of Great HOPE TURNED TO DESPAIR, which the a violent attack of coujching which ! began to fill the court yard at the BO exhausted him that he held out i *'•*'*"*='' ^"^ Buckingham Palace, j ertrance to , , . , ... lan.i thev continued without inter- no longer against the wishes of his | mission until 6 o'clock. All the physicians 9 He still retained full j well-known people of London were consciousness. and about five leaving calls and making inquiries, o'clock asked for news about his |p<-''*'f'*,"^' Ambassadors, dignitar- horse "Witch of the Air," which was running at Kempton Park this s afternoon. He was told it had won. Ni-)«, luflff- aftCfwards it became apparent that he i;»«a,. '." ^.'dly growing worse. All wh-<- had been called into consul tation were in attendance, and soon after their public announce- ment that his condition was criti- cal the Royal patient began to show signs of the apprr)aching dissolu- tion. He sank rapidly, and at 11.- 4fi pas&feu'lfway. us of the Church, great leaders and men of note in the world of sport, writers, painters, one or two actors even. Every class was rep- resented in the line which advanc- ed slowly to the door, and then drove av.;,i^'(«^with saddened faces, loy, five phy8icia^.-'--.o^|v^g ,^„^ ,^„ the people gath- ered round the gates'>--AVhen the L(,rd Chamberlain, Lord AlthsTp, left the palace smiling it was taken as a hopeful sign, and when it was rumored that both Sir Francis Lak- iiigandSir James Reid had gone out for a ride their spirits went up Rtil! further. The long delay be- tween bulletins was taken to mean that at all events his Majesty was no worse. DESERTED STREETS. While the sun shone more brilli- artly than it had done any day this year, the people seemed to ex- tract the utmost particle of hope that the King had passed a good night, and with the memories of his remarkable recovery after his attack of perithplitis in his corona- tion year, his subjects set great store on his ability to pull through the present illness. When the bul- letin, dated 11 a.m., stated that his condition still gave rise to grave anxiety, and it was seen that five doctors had signed it, two consult- ants having been added to those in attendance yesterday, there was Britain and Ireland, of the British Dominions bsyond the seas. King, Defender of the Faith, and Em- peror of India. The Coroner's jury at Stony (reek returned a verdict in the FLrton inquest that Elijah Finton wa' killed with a heavy instrument in the hands of some person un- known. THE NEW KING. In the eyes of the British Con- stitution the King never dies. The death of one Monarch, technically termed the demise of the Crown, is automatically followed by the accession of his successor. Thus j which the medical bulletins con when King Edward breathed his , vcyed, but when evening came, cold la.ot, in the presence of his family, j an<l dismal, with rain drizzling among whom was of wnirse his eld- from the heavy skies, the crowds est Son, the Prince of Wales, the British Empire came into posses- sion of a new King. ^ The Prince and Princess of Wa'^ drove to the Palace from Mmib.'rough House at half-past tei\. and remained in the room next U. that in which the King lay. Here .4h0n;jyMeen and Princess Victoria also^piMli4.the day. The' King was very glad to be able to command onco more the services of the nurse who cared for him during his recovery from the operation in JOOl, and several times sent out Jword to his family that he was as comfortable as he could expect to lb-? I-T Icrt heart, and soon after the issue of the later reports announcing that his MAJesty's condition was most grave, and that the hoped for improvement had not set in, the streets were practically empty. Pe- destrians were rare. Cabs and taxis passed by at intervals instead of in ceaseless file, and motor bus- ses rumbled past empty or nearly empty of passengers. FEW IN THE THEATRES. It wa.j curious to see how, out- Fide one theatre, where a popular success was running, the crowd which had formed alongside the pit an<i gallery doors melted away be- fore the door were opened. It was evident that these people, to whom a visit to a theatre was such a ticat that they would stand for Bver since rctu-vflng on Thursday j hours waiting to secure a seat, had Inight. She iUid heard of the King's no stomach for musical comedy Illness oi^the way to Calais, and while their King lay at death's JLIJ, -.-â€" rr- THE QUEEN'S DEVOTION. The Queen has watched over his fajesty with the utmost devotion Syrupâ€" $1 to ailO per Imperial gallon. Cheese â€" 12c for large and 12!.^c for twins. Old stocks are easy at Vi'-/ic for large and 13c per lb. for twins. Beansâ€" $2 to .92.10 per bushel for primes and $2.10 to 82.20 for hand- picked. Potatoes â€" Delaware potatoes, S'jc to GOc per bag out of store, and at 45e to 50c on trat^k Toronto. On- tarios 35c to 40c per bag on track, and at 45c to 50c out of store. PROVISIONS Wholesale quotations : â€" Porkâ€" Short cut. $31 to 831.50 pr-r barrel; mess, $28.50 to 329. Lard- Firm ; tierces, 163^c to lay.^c ; tubs, 16%c to 17c ; pails, l(i%c ; stocks very light. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" Ling clear bacon, tons and cases, V» to 15)<c; backs, plain, 21c to 21J4c; backs, peameal, 'iV/iC to 22e ; shoulder hams, 14c to 14!^c ; green meats out of pickle, Ic less than smoked. Rolls, .smoked, 15%c to IGc ; medi- um and light hams, 18c to W/iC; heavy, 16^0 to 17c; bacon, 19%c to 20c. j 6Sc to 69e : No. 3 yellow, Gfk- to 67c; Millfecdâ€" Ontario bran, 820 to , i'2C'.50: Ontario middlings. 822 to ;.S23, Manitoba bran. 819 to 819.- 50 Manitoba shorts, $21 to 822; pure grain mouillie. $32 to $33; mixed mouillie. $23 to $28. Butterâ€" Creamery. 30'^c. Cheeseâ€" Fodders. ll%c to 11%0. Eggsâ€" Selected, dozen. 23o to 24<; ; straight receipts. 19 to 20c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, May 10. â€" Prime beeves sold at from 6j/;Jc to near 'YiC per pound; pretty good animals. bYfi to C^c and the common stock, 4o to 5j^c per pound. Superior milch cows from 855 to SC5 each ; tha other cows from $30 to $50 each. Calves sold at from 82.25 to $9 each, or 3c to Sj'oC per pound. Sheep from 5c to 6c per pound; lambs at from $4 to $7 each. Good U.t"-, of hogs sold at ayout 10c per pound. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, May 10.â€" Dressed hog prices, $13 to $13.50 per 100 lbs. Pork â€" Heavy Canada short mess, bnrrels 35 to 45 pieces, .$32; Can- ada short-cut back, barrels 45 to 55 pieces, $31.50; bean pork, small piiccs, but fat, barrel, $28; flank pi rk, barrels, $31. . "iO ; pickled rolls, barrels, $31.50: heavy clear fat ba.'ks, very heavy, all fat, barrels 40 to 50 pieces, 834. Beefâ€" Extra Plate, half barrels, 10) lbs., $9.25; tierces, 200 lbs.. %\h- tierces, 300 lbs., $20.. 50. Flour- Manitoba .spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60, seconds. $5.- 10 •. winter wheat patents, $5.^0 to $5.50; Manitoba strong bakers', SI 90: straight rollers. $5 to $5.15; do., in bags. $2.35 to $2.45. Rolled Oatsâ€" Bags, $1.90; barrels $1.05. Oornmealâ€" Barrels, $3.40 to $3.- 50. Barleyâ€" No. 3. 56%c ; No. 4, 55c; feed barley. 54c. Oatsâ€" Canada western. No. 2, V»y.c to 3!)c; No. 3. 37 %c to 38c; Ontario white. No. 2, 37c; No. 3, 36c ; No. 4, 34c. Cornâ€" American, No. 2 yellow. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo. May 10.â€" Wheat â€" Spring wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, car- loads, store, $1.15; Winter firm. , Cornâ€" Stronger ; No. 3 yellow, 04%c; No. 4 yellow, 63j^c ; No. 4 corn, 61)ic ; No. 3 white, eoj^c. Oats â€" Firm; No. 2 white, 45' ^c; N > 3 white. 44^c ; No. 4 white, |4;'-* Ryeâ€" No. 2. ou track, 85c. I Minneapolis, Miiy 10. â€" Wheat â€" iMav $1.08%; July, $1.08%; Sep- tember. $1.01 ; cash. No. 1 hard^ !$1.12>i; No. 1 Northern, $1.10% to I $1.11%; No. 2 Northern, 81.08% to $1.09%; No. 3 Northern, $1.05% to 8; .07%. Branâ€" $18 to $18.25. ' Flourâ€" First patents. $5.30 to $5.- 150; second patents. $5.10 to $5.30; 'first clears, $4.15 to $4.25; second Id' ars, .$2.90 to $3.20. I Toronto. May 10.â€" As high as 87 is mentioned in the transactions as hiving been paid for a couple of ! fiiie export steers, but the aviM-age 1 range of the prices for goixl but- 'cher cattle was from $6.40 to $0.75, with secondary grades bringing aU ' t'lo way from $5.,'j0 to $(!.25 per cwt. Cows sold as high as $0. but thr range for both cows and bulls WO"" on an average of from ii>4.,'>0 to $5.80. With the excfption of hogs. which are firm at $8.75 to $9 per cwt.. the light stock is easier. Sheep and lambs are quoted from 2dc to 50c lower. N< 2 mixed, 07c to 08c; No. 3 mixed. 65c to 66c. HIS LATE MAJESTY, KINa EDWARD VII. 'N.^ miaCL j 'nof. I I SHATTERE B BY E ABTEIIPAKE Five Hundred Persons Killed in the Town of Cartage, Costa Rica. -' 'VT.itM^ from San Juan del j San Jose has also been shaken, .says: A large part st'nc of the buildings being dam- Ata Rica, was de- ! °>?^J^- ''"' "« deaths are reported »1 , • . i . i in th.at city. Some were slightly in- |4;sday night by a j,^,.^.j j.^^^j^ shocks also were felt ^yHnovemcnt. Dc- j nt several |)ointM in Nicaragua near .c .ery inRpgre, as the tele- 1 the Costa Rican frontier. Reports wire's have »ccn levelled be- j reaching here state that there is San Jose anXi Cartage. The I much .suffering and destitution at <i!orators at the lattjj^r place were , Cartago consequent upon the disas- kil'.ed. It is kuowiil that at least ter 6)5 persons are Uead and many! Cartago is one of the most anci- hui'drcds injured/ Scores of build- en', cities in Aniorica. It was foun- d^'d by the Spaniards in Iij22 on a, I.iain southeast of the active vol- cano Trazu. and was at one time a (ilace of consi<lerablc importance. commensurate depression. Still the sun was shining brightly in the blue sky, and buoyant spring was in the air and kept up courage. But with the evening bulletin hope was abandoned. SORROW OF THE POPULACE. As the business day came to a close the crowd before the palace giew in numbers, and whej. 6.20 p,;its ' for immedTate' shipment a bulletin with its announcement, Corn-American No. 2 kiln-driod that the King s condition was crH ^.^,i„^^ ^,,.^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^j,^. tical was posted by an old Royal L,,-^^ G5Xc' to 06c ; No. 3 yellow, servant on the railmg, there were|(..,^,. Canadian corn, 60c to 61c, To- tbcusands wailing and murmuring ; ^^^^ f^.^i^^^ through the crowd as the old man LEADING MARKETS BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Maj^ 10. â€" Ontario Wheat â€" No. 2 mixed winter wheat, $1.03 to $1.04 outside. Manitoba Wheat â€" No. 1 northern 81.05; No. 2 northern, $1.03 at lake EXPLOSI W AT I LL, 01. Ten Persons Were Killed and More Than One Hundred Hurt. jVaph Vtv/ceii ji,gs were thv.-An dwwn, among •ibc-m the Palac.,'' of Justice, ereet- *<d bv .\ndrcMi* Carnegie. The wife i>.:Kl child of Dr. Kocauegra, the '."ivatemalan Magistrate to the Cci'tral i\uii;rican .Arbiir.ition t''i. urt, Vogns, tu ue. 1 1 1823 it had about 30.000 inliabi- t'lrts and until 1811. when it was have been killo<l. Panic all biit d'strovcd by an earthquake, ' the presiilonty of th as ihc earthquakes con- it wa.i the capital of the province y** ooiy'-'+i'on in 1903 was 4,300. in Royal livery walked across the palace yard to the gates and fast- ened up the bulletin. In absolute eileuce those in the front ranks read the announcement. "Read it aloud!" cried many in the rear. b:!t no one had the heart to read the sad news aloud. A woman cried, ''Oh, it cannot be! Oh, Cod, save liis Majesty." The Royal Standard which ^oats over Buck- ingham Palace when the King is in residence there, and to which many anxious glances had been cast throughout the day, is always taken down at sunset, and when shortly after the 0.30 bulletin was jjosted it fluttered down, many people thought the end had already come, arid policemen went amid the crowd explaining that the fl-ag was only being taken down because the suu ha<l set. NEW MONARCH PROCLAIMED. London. M.ay 7.â€" King George. V. was proclaimed this afternoon. The proclamation was approved by the privy council at 4 o'clock. The ciHincil met in the throne rconi at St. .James' Palace under Earl of (!rcwe, Oats â€" Canada western, No. 2, 3fi%c; No. 3 C. W., 35!4c, at lake pi.its for immediate shipment; On- tario No. 2 white, 35c to 35%c out- side ; No. 3 white, 34c to 343<jc out- side, 37c on track, Toronto. Barleyâ€" No. 2. 53c to ,54c; No. 3 extra, 51c to 52o ; No. 3, 4(k; to 47c I outside ; Manitoba, No. 4, 52%c. on ' track, lake ports. Peasâ€" No. 2, 76o to 76c Ryeâ€" No. 2, 67c to 68c. Buckwheat â€" No. 2, 51c. Manitoba Flour â€" Quotations at Toronto are:â€" First patents, $5.50;! second patents, $5 ; strong bakers'. I $.1.80; 90 per cent., Glasgow! freights, 28s. I Ontario Flour â€" Winter wheat i l^atents for export, $4 to $4.05, m | biyers' bags, outside. Millfecdâ€" Manitoba bran, $19 per ten; shorts, $21 per ton, track, 'To- ronto. Ontario bran, $20 per ton; sh<irt8, $22 per ton on track, To- ronto. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Eggsâ€" 20c to 21c per dozen in case lots. Butterâ€" Creamery prints. 29c to 31c. Separator prints, 24c to 25c; Dairy prints, choice, 23c to 24c who officiated in the absence of laigo rolls, 2iv to 23c; inferior, ICo Viscount Wolverhampton. Th« new jto l7o. Ottawa, May 8.â€" Boys playing m the fields started a brush fire which caused the explosion of "Virite" this afternoon of the magazi'!c of the General Explosives Co. in Hull, Que. Ten deaths now and at least twenty cases of serious injury con- stitute the tale of casualties, while tU'.'. damage to Hull and to the neighboring City of Ottawa may reach $100,000. The list of dead may bo added to. "fho factory comprised a number of small buiidiugs on the outskirts of Hull. It was devoted to the nmnufacturc of a specially power- ful explosive used in railway con- st! uction and similar work. It is under ordinary conditions of hand- ling extremely safe. Uneasiness has been felt in Hull at the situation of the fatttory. While, on the outsKirts of the town, it was situated w'thin two or three lunilred yards nt a number of shacks inhabit c-d by poor people. The city council had taken steps to i.bligo t'lc (.iiiiiijany to remove its eslablishment, but the litigation re- sulted in a defeat for the munici- pality, the latest judgment in the cas<- having been rendered a short time ago. The fire started by the small boys extended about 5 p.m.,«to a build- inir used as a workshop. This burned quietly for .about three- qr.nrters of an hour, wheir the bi.ilding in which the detonators were stored, exploded with a sli-ir)) u-rort, which was beard all over the citv of Ottawa. AlKult two minutes aftcrw ii-<Is th"} nmin magazine, which <M»n- tained about five tons of the ex- elcsive, detonated with a tremend- ous shock. The noise was pecul- iarly sharp and enormous clouds of smoke rose to a great height in thi- air, while sUmes, many of which wese of great size, were showered upon the adjoining ai-ea, mi.ny of them wrecking buildings hundreds of yards away. Thou- sands of windows were shattered in both Hull and Ottawa. The fire hatl attracted a great nimnber of spectators, iuid it was duo to their presence that the ter- ribly heavv casualty list is to be ascribed. The hail <if falling stones beat tliein .down in numbers. In paiticular, a bridge <ivtr Brewery Cicek was throngwl with oiilriokcrs, a-i'i it i'* feared that S4)ine of those stiuck down arc submerged be- neath tile watiM-s of the stream. AM the hospitals of Ottawa aro filled with the injured and includ- in;.^ injuries bv falling stones, it is bil'ieved that from 100 to 160 casu- alties have occuri-ed. r.F.VTIl OF MR. K. J. B. PKNSE King.-tlon Editor Slriekoii With Apoplexy- A despatch from Kingston says: I'cath canio with gro;it suddenness to Mr. lidward .John Barker Pense, pnpriftor and imblisher of The l>aily British Whig, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Pcuse perfornii?d 'lis office dnt'os ar.d was apparent- ly in bis usual health. ' While wi.rkn;: in his garden at his King sneot wott residence, at 14.45 o'-i oV.. hi >w.R sseized with an at- 111 k • f .•ip.iij'c'sy. a.'id i'n>u<'<li;ttely I after being belp»Ki into the house bvcainc uncousciuus. ^'t i J