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K. lllllll NUMBER TlillllS‘lNllS“if”illM Wm llNTllllll’S NEW lllLK BILL- Statistics Show Appalling Mortality From 7 the Dread Plague. A despatch from Pekin says: The Chinese Government on Wed-_ nesday applied to the Missionary Medical Association headquarters at Shanghai asking for the despatch of additional .physicians to the north. The appalling magnitude of the devastation caused by the plague is revealed by the estimates. The minimum estimate of the deaths from plague 'from Changâ€"Chum to the north is 20,000. The estimate for Southern Manchuria, based 111% on statistics of the Japanese rail- way administration, exceeds 2,500. A conservative estimate for the provinces of Chihâ€"Li and Shanâ€" Tung is 2,500. While it is impos- sible to obtain reliable statistics, particularly from the region north and east of Harbin, where the epi- demic is raging with unabated fury. 25,000 as. atotal is more likely to be an under-estimate than an over- estimate. The Viceroy of Man- churia telegraphs to the Wai-Wu- W“ T0 OCCUPY KULJA. Russia Will seize China Possession At 94 England’s to Enforce Treaty Rights. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: 48 miles over. the. frontier, Ili region of Chinese Turkestan, to be occupied in accordance with the decision arrived at by the Gov- ernment because of China’s per- sistent disregard of the treaty of 1881. Under the terms of that treaty Russia agreed to evacuate the Ili region, which it occupied in 1871. on condition that she receive certain Consular and commercial privileges in Mongolia and Manâ€" churia. Russia has become irritat- ~ed over China’s persistent violation of the terms of this treaty, and this feeling has been greatly aggravat- ed by constant attempts on the part of China to disregard‘ provisions for other treaties. ’X‘._._ a...â€" BIG RAILWAY MOVE REVIVED. ._â€"_. C. _ P. B. May Parallel G. T. R. From Montreal to Toronto. A despatch from Montreal says: The rumor is revived here of a Canadian Pacific Railway line par- alleling the Grand Trunk to To- ronto. Part of the big expenditure in Toronto is said to be call-ed for on account of this. The new line will commence at Bathurst, ten miles west of Smith’s Falls, and proceed southwesterly to Belleville. The whole of this line, ,it is said, will be doubleâ€"tracked, and as the line between Smith’s Falls and Montreal is doubleâ€"tracked already, the C. P. R. will have a double ,track all the way between this city and Toronto, and an alternative route between Smith’s Falls and Toronto and will reach all the imâ€" portant industrial communities be- tween Montreal and Toronto now served by the Grand Trunk alone. Work will commence, it is said, in the spring. % SANITARY C UNFEREN CE. _._.. In View of Plague in China Date Has Been Advanced. A despatch from Paris says: In view of the plague in Northern China it has been decided to ad- vance the date of the proposed In- ternational Sanitary Conference, and France is inviting all nations to send delegates to Paris in May p to study means of fighting epi- demic. The Retch states that Kulja, land, in the 94 years of age, is , postboy, Pu that his official reports show bej tween 10,000 and 11,000 deaths, but he-fears the total is much larger. HEROIC PHYSICIANS DIE. .‘A despatch from London says: In reply to a question in Parliament by Mr. Allen Baker, Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, on Wednesday afternoon stated that the British Minister at Pekin re- ports that all physicians here have been inoculated with Haffkin’s vac- cine and that the Chinese Govern: ment has done its utmost for the personal comfort of the physicians. The French physician, Dr.-Mes- ny, who died, was not inoculated. He was infected owing to a patient coughing in his unmasked face. Dr. Jackson, a British physician, died of exhaustion after continuous hard work among the'infected coolies. The Minister concluded by declar- ing that Sir John Jordan reports that the heroism of the physicians is beyond praise. ' Town PAID EXPENSES. .â€" Oldest PoStboy Takes Octogenarian Bride. A despatch from London, Engâ€" says: Mr. William Henncn, England’s oldest on Wednesday wedded Miss Fanny Wadhams, an octogen- lari-an, at Chatham. The town paid 'the expenses of the wed-ding. The old couple, who recently were dis- .charged from the workhouse, where lthe courtship was conducted, will llive on a ten shillings a week old 1age pension. A great crewd cheer- ed the union of January and No- vember. They received many pre- .sents. Joseph Bains, 90 years of lage, the old-est bell ringer in Engâ€" land, chimed the wedding march. >14 BRAVE, BUT A FORGER. Herbert Thomas, of Mounted Pol- ice, Gets Year in Prison. A despatch from Edmonton, Al- ta., says: Herbert Thomas, of the R.N.VV.M.P., has been ' sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for the iforgery of expense vouchers. Thom; as is known as the most daring member of all the North-West force. _______»1‘____ FUTURE OF THE WEST Immigration Commissioner Pre- In a lecture on Thursday night, J. 25 years hence, and that the popu- >X‘ Sent to Jail for offence. cocaine vendors to jail on Thurs- dicts Population of 25,000,000. Bruce Walker, Commissioner of Imâ€" opinion that there would be 25,â€" 000. Premier Roblin, who presided, . SOLD CO‘CAINE. A despatch from - Montreal says: ‘day morning, and declared his in- A despatch from Winnipeg says: migration, expressed a positive 000,000 people in Western Canada lation of this city would be 1,000,- warmly applauded the statements. Three Men in Montreal Mr. Recorder Dupuis sent three tention of doing so in every inâ€" stance where such a thing is pos- sible. _â€".â€"â€"â€"->I‘ One hundred and twenty-five ersons have been convicted of illegally selling cotaine at Montreal since last July. MONTREAL WATER. Sillllllll Reservoir Is Going Down at the Rate of ’ Ten Inches a Day ' A despatch from Montreal says: From a report made to Chief En- gineer Janin, of the city on Wed- nesday. the serious fact was brought to light that the water in the big"reservoir on the mountain is going down at the rate of ten inches 8. day. Mr. Janin stated that if this condition of affairs should continue the outlook was that serious difficulties would be encountered in the matter of giving citizens a satisfactory supply. The cause is a most peculiar one. It appears that owing to the intense frost this winter the ice has got so thick near where the city’s in- take is situated at'Lachine that the water is lowering rapidly every day. There are places where the ice' is so very thick that it has actually touched the bottom. The ice in the open aqueduct, which conveys the water to Montreal, is also abnor- mal in thickness. While a water famine in the city. is not expected, officials of the water department are concerned at the difficulty they are experiencing in getting a proâ€" per volume of water to pump. REPORTS roan THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES or _ " AMERICA. Prices of Cattle, Grain, I'Checso i, and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. v BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Feb. 2'1.â€"FlOurâ€"â€"â€"Win- ter wheat 90 per cent._patents, $3.- 50 at seaboard.’ Manitoba flours are unchanged, as follows :â€"First patents, $5.40; second patents,- $4.- 90, and strong bakers’, $4.70, on track, Toronto. ‘ ‘- Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 northern, 99%c, Bay ports; No.2 northern, 970, Bay ports, and No; 3- at 94%c, Bay ports {carrying winter storage at Goderich, 10 extra. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. white, 840, andNo. 2 red and mixed, 830, out- side. , " . Barleyâ€"Malting. qualities, 62 to 65c, outside, according to quality, and feed , 50 to 550 outside. Oatsâ€"Ontario grades. No. 2 white, 35 to 35%0, on track, Toron- to, and 3256c to 33c outside; No. 2 W. C. oats, 37%c, Bay ports, and No. 2 at 360, Bay ports. _ _ Cornâ€"51% to 51%0 for No. 3 Amâ€" erican, Toronto freight. . Peasâ€"No.2 at 80 to 82c outside. Ryeâ€"66 to 67c outside. ‘Buckwheatâ€"No. 1 at 49%c out- side. - _ ‘ Branâ€"Manitobasat $22, in bags, Toronto, and shorts, $24, ‘in bags, Toronto, and bran, $22, in sacks, Toronto, and shorts, $24. 9 -I Applesâ€"Spys, $4.50 to $5.50; Baldwins, $4 to $5; Greenings, $4 to $4.50; No. 2 assorted, $3.50 to $4.50 per barrel. Beansâ€"Car lots, $1.75 to $1.80, and small lots, $1.90 to $2. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 10% to 11c per lb. No. 1 comb, whole- sale, $2 to $2.50 per dozen. No.’ 2 comb, wholesale, $1.75 to $2 per dozen. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 at $12.50 to $13 on track, and No. 2_at $9.50 to $10.50. Baled Strawâ€"$6.50 to $7 on track Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots, 80 to 850 per bag. Poultry â€" Wholesale prices .of dressed poultry zâ€"Chickens, 15 to 160 per 1b.; fowl, 11 to 130 per 1b.; ducks, 16 to 180 per 1b.; turkeys, 19 to 21c per 1b., and geese, 13 to 13%0 per lb. Live, 1 to 2c less. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butttrâ€"Dairy prints, 20 to 210; choice rolls, 19 to 200; inferior, 17 to 190. Creamery quoted at 26 to 270 per lb. for rclls, 240 for solids, and 22 to 230 for seperator prints. Eggsâ€"Case lots of new-laid, 25 to 260 per dozen, and of pickled at 16 to .170. . Cheeseâ€"Large, 13c, and twins at 13%c. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 11% to 12c per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $21.50 to $22; do., short cut, $25 to $25.50; pickled rolls, $22 to $22.50. - Hamsâ€"Light to \medium, 15 to 160; do., heavy; 140; rolls, 12% to 13c; breakfast bacon, 17 to 17%0; backs, 18 to 19c. Lardâ€"Tierces, 12%0; tubs, 1272c; pails, 12%0. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Feb. 21â€"Oats-Canadian Western, No. 2, 39% to 39%c, car lots ex store; extra No. 1 feed, 38% to 38%0; No. 3 C. W., 37% to'380; No. 2 local white, 37% to 38c; No. 3 local white, 36% to 370; No. 4 lo-' cal white, 35% to 36c. Flourâ€"Mani- toba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; do., seconds, $5.10; Winter wheat patents, $4.75 to $5; strong bakers’, $4.90; straight rollers, $4.- 35 to $4.50; do., in bags, $1.90-to $2. Rolled oatsâ€"Per barrel, $4.45; do., bag of 90 lbs., $2.10. Barley -â€"Feed, car lots ex store, 49 to 500. Cornâ€"American No. 3 yellow, 56% to 570. Millfeedâ€"Bran On- tario, $21 to $22; Manitoba, $20 to $23; middlings, Ontario, $23 to $24; shorts, Manitoba, $22 to $25; mou- illie, $26 to $30. Eggsâ€"Selected, 28c; fresh, 30c; No. 1 stock, 24 to 25c; No. 2, 20 to 220. Cheese ~â€" Western, 11 7-8 to _121-8c; easterns, 11% to 11%c. Butterâ€"Choicest, 24% to 25c; seconds, 22 to 23c. 'UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Feb. 21.â€"Wheat, May, 96%0; July 97 5-8 to 979/c; September, 930; o_. 1 hard, 98,) No. 1 Northern, 96% to 98%0; o. 2 Northern, 93% to 961,0; No. 8 ranâ€"$20. 75 wheat, 90% to 94Vo.' Ffrst patents, $4.- to $22. Flourâ€" Municipalities Obtain Complete Control ,Ove r Milk. Supply V A new bill based on the recom- mendations made to the Ontario Legislature last session by the Pro- vincial Milk Commission was in- troduced in the House on Wednesâ€" at which the milk might be contam- mated. . N'o TUBERCULOSIS MILK. As to tuberculosis, it is provided that no milk shall be sold from any day by theHon. J. S. Duff, Min- Cow which, upon physical examina- ‘ ister of Agriculture. “An Act Respecting the Production and Sale of Milk for Human 'Con- sumption,” and seeks to embody in its scope all the legislation bear-~ ing on this subject. \ . WHAT BILL DOES. The bill does two things. First, it gives municipalities complete control over their milk supply; Sec- ondly, it sets general standards for the province in' regard to certain matters. The principle followed is that the municipality in which the milk is to be consumed should have complete control in the mat- ter of the production, care and sale. With this object in View, municiâ€" palities are given power to pass by- laws making regulations as to the care of cows, the sanitary condi- tion of the places where cows are kept, the water supplied to cows, the care of utensils used in handâ€" ling milk, the proper storage and transportation of milk, the making of bacteriological tests as a guide to the wholesomeness of milk,'and such other matters as may be 'con- sidered necessary. I _ Councils are also authorized to fix standards for butter fat and to- tal solids, but it is providedthat “no milk shall be sold forhuman consumption which contains less than 12 per cent. of solids, of which 3 per cent. shall be butter fat.” In addition to this, stringent provis- ions are made to prevent adulter- ation. Councils are empowered to ap- point inspectors, who are given au- thority to inspect the source 45 to $4.85; do., seconds, $4.35 to $4.75; first clears, $2. second clears, $1.95 to $2.25. Buffalo, Feb. 21â€"Wheatâ€"~Spring, No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.041-8; Winter, No. 2 red, 930; No. 2 white, 92c. Cornâ€"No. 3 yel- low, 490; No. 4 yellow, 47%0, on track, through billed. Oatsâ€"Steady. Barleyâ€"Melting, 980 to $1.02. Rye â€"â€"No. 2, on track, 840. LIVE STOCIx MARKET. _ sold at 6%,0, good at 6%0, fairly good at 5%0 to (Sc, fair at 5%0 to 5%0, and the lower grades at 41/10 to 50 per lb. A few choice cows moner grades sold from that down to 3%c per lb. Sheep sold at 40 to each as to size and quality. market for hogs was weaker and prices decline-d 250 to 400 per 100 lbs. At the reduction the demand was good and sales of selected lots were made at $7.50 to $7.75 per 100 lbs., weighed off cars. Toronto,- Feb. 21.â€"Butcher steers and heifers, including medium, good and choice qualities, $5.40 to $6.10 per cwt. ;.butcher cows, all grades, $2.75 to $5.50; butcher bulls, all grades, $4.50 to $5.50; canners, $2.50 to $3.15. Milch cows and springers ranged from $45 to $75 per head. Veal calves $3.50 to $8.50, with a few selects at ___.._â€" lift It is entitledltion by ‘ a certified [shall befxleclared to from tub‘e‘rculOSis of the udder or milk-glands, pr whose milk, on bac- teriological- or microscopical exam- _ inationds shown to contain tubercle bacilli.’ ' other purpose, thoroughly Cleanscd before again being used. ' ]$9 to 95 to $3.35;.ewe3, $ Montreal,.Feb. 21.â€"Choice steers dominion", and the ' I ' or. and bulls brought 51/gc and the com- iisthiakéllncroonm at the Hotel ic .1 , r 1 JP . . 4/30 and lambs at 60 to 6A6 Del lcolomal members, eighteen of them 1b. Prices of calves ruled lower 1 . . . , - with sales at from $2.50 to $12.50lf10In canada’ £01 a fmtmght' They i The lmony. veterinarian, be suffering It is provide-d that no cans or other utensils used in the distribu- tion of milk shall be used for any and all must be The other clauses of the bill deal with special classes of milk. For instance, municipalities are empow- ered to establish and maintain or assist in the establishment and maintenance of milk depots to fur- nisha special supply of milk for infants. The term “certified” is protect- ed by incorporating the conditions which must be complied with be- fore it can be used, and by pro- viding that these conditions must be certified to either by the Medical Health Officer or an incorporated society of medical practitioners. PASTEURIZED MILK. Similarly, it is provided that it shall be unlawful to apply the word “pasteurized” to any milk unless it has been‘subjectcd for at least 20 and not more than 30 minutes to a temperature of not less than 140 and not more than 145 degrees Fahrenheit and at once cooled to 45 degrees Fahrenheit or under and kept at that tempera. ture until delivered. All the clauses at present in the of statutes bearing on milk for hu- supply, as well as every other pomt man consumption are repeal-ed. $9.50. At $4.25 to $4.50 for 3.25 to $3.75 for rams, and $6 to $6.50 for lambs. Hogs, $6.90 per cwt. for shipments f.o.b. cars. at country points, and, $7.20 fed and! watered at the market. ' G U ESTS OFF THE KING. Arrangements for Colonial Prem- iers at Coming Conference. A despatch from London, says: It is officially announced that the Prime Ministers of the overâ€"seas Ministers ac- lcompanying them to the Imperial Conference will be the guests, first of the Government, and afterwards The Colonial Office coil. The British members of arliament will entertain 58 of the will here seats for the Abbey cere- .._. . .___. _.___, v ._._....._...-.__. RU S SIAN WAR SHIPS. ..â€"... Duma Asked to Veto $60,000,000 for. Four New Battleships. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: The Government has asked the Duma to vote $60,000,000 for the construction of four battleships by 1915. The vessels are to be namâ€" ed Sebastopol, Petropavlov-sk, Gan- gut, and Poltava. %_ The Baptist church at St. George was destroyed by fire. 1 norm Has Been Secured By a Canadian Firm, and Will Amount to About $13,000,000 A d-espatch from Montreal‘says: pire Bridge Company, which ad. It is stated that the eXperts em- ployed by the Government to make recommendations concerning the new Quebec bridge to replace the one wrecked some years ago have reported four to one in favor of the tender presented by the St. Law- rence Bridge Company, which is composed of the Dominion Bridge Company and the Canadian Bridge Company. The contract, which doubtless will be awarded by the Government as recommended, amounts to about $13,000,000, or $40,000 above the tender sent in by the British Em- hered to the official design. How- ever, when the St. Lawrence Com- pany prepared its tender, Phelps Johnston, the managing director 00 the Dominion Bridge Company, as- sisted by Mr. Douggan, of the same; company. prepared a design of his own, and it is understood that thq' experts considered this design sud perior to the official one. The 13qu , cessful company. as a result of thd award, will spend at least $2,000}; 000 in new machinery, as new shop. 1 will have to be built. The bridgé' will probably take six years to come he plate.