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,3 ..Iz , Commons on Tuesday night. 11181111 Ulllllllll} 00111111 Mr. Thomas J; Drummond Enthusiastic As To Future or Ontario’s Clay Belt A despatch from Montreal sayszjnadians are especially adapted for M r. Thomas J. Druiiimond, Presi- dent of the Lake Superior Corpor- ation, has'just returned from the l l 1 such colonization, and all know what they have done along the line . of the C. P. R. Although the two plant at Sault Ste. Marie, and isiother roads have the advantage of full of the subject of the rapid Setâ€"ltraversing this clay belt, the Ca- tlcment of that great domain known E nadian Pacific, with its usual en- as the Ontario clay belt traversed 'ergy, will tap the country in vari- by the Canadian Northern and the ous directions from the main line Grand Trunk Pacific for four hun- dred miles, south by the Algoma Central. company have explorers out in all directions, and Mr. Drummond says iporation says there glvmg éteen million acres Wlll beibest land in the Dominion. that country, capable of homes to two million people, the surprise of the century, as it is really a timbered prairie, and will be settled up as quickly as the west- ern Provinces. But he says Ontario I ) and crossed north and 'ggi'eat traffic which is sure The ':out' of this immense domain. 1 as a base, and get its share of the to come The President of the Lake Superior Cor- are at least six- here of the very It is lun-derstood that by the end of the year the Lake Superior Corpora- tion will have spent twenty millions in two years, and the development should be astir, for the Fr-ench-Ca- is just begun. BRITISH AERIAL PLANS. w Sum of $665,000 Provided in Esti- mates for Aerial Fleet. A despatch from Lon-don sayszl discussed in the Mr. Haldane, the War Secretary, gave details of the preparations of the British army to fight with dirigibles and aeroplanes. He said that $665,~ 000 would be spent for airships and aeroplanes, and a further sum would be expended by the Techni- cal Research Committee. The War Office has acquired five aeroplanes, three of the latest pattern, and five biplanes, purchased, from Sir George White of Bristol, to be de- livered in April. The War Office will make use of other biplanes, supplied by the same firm, for exâ€" perimental purposes. An observa- tion war ‘balloon factory has been completely organized, and Lord Kitchener will be placed at the hea of a special committee to get fit men for the Royal Engineers, who can direct and conduct aerial wan fare. ___,P__ $1,500 FOR A WINDOW. IVar in air was ‘I’riccs for Seats 10 View Coronation Procession Increasing. A despatch from Lon-don, Eng- land, says: Enquiries along the route of the Coronation procession on June 22 from Buckingham Pa- lace to Westminster show that the prices of wihdows‘commanding a view are increasing instead of de- creasing, as had been expected. An agent on Friday state-d that‘$1,500 was asked in Whitehall for a win- .dow holding from six to ten per- sons. Westminster Hospital, which overlooks the west part of the Ab- bey and will afford a splendid view of the arrival and departure of the King and Queen and their suite, is arranging to erect a stand, and will charge from $25 to $100 for a seat. These prices will include breakfast and luncheon. W4 TRAIN CRASIIEI) INTO CAR. Two Persons Killed and Four Iii- jured at Buffalo. A despatch from Buffalo says: Two persons were killed and four were injured on Sunday afternoon when a Lackawanna passenger train, running at high speed, crash- ed into a street care at a grade crossing on Clinton street. The l I l l l l l d ; purchased at post-offices. I l l dead :â€"â€"Mrs. John McCormick, 35 years old; Robert W. Hochn, mo- torman, 30 years old. The injured 2â€"â€" John Fay, vaudeville actor, three ribs broken, leg broken, internal in- juries, may die; Frederick Gott- man, motorman, almost complete ly scalped, arm broken; Thomas Uhl, conductor, slight bruises; un- known man who was hurried away in an automobile before the police could learn his name. >1< â€"-- GOVERNMENT BOXES AT $50. Would Be a Secure Investment for Small Investors. ._.__.a A despatch from Ottawa says: In the Senate on Thursday Senator Domvillc drew attention to a report that the British Government was about to popularize consols by issu- ing bearer bonds of from live to ten pounds sterling, which could be He said that the Canadian Government should do something of this kind. He suggested that the Government should issue transferable three and a half per cent. bonds for fifty dol- lars face value, which anyone could purchase from any Canadian post- oflice, and which could pass from hand to hand. Sir Richard Cart- wright said there was no doubt it would place secure investment with- in the power of small investors. He would call the .attention of the Minister of Finance to the sugges- tion. v â€".. #m POPULATION NEARLY 15,000. Gains of $566,795 in the Net Assess- ment bf Guelph. A despatch from Guelph says: The population of Guelph has al- most reached the 15,000 mark, al- though it will fall a trifle short of that figure. The total population last year was 14,700. The City Clerk has finish-ed the work of to- talling up the assessment rolls, and finds that the gross assessmient amounts to $8,922,836.40. After deducting all the exempted proper- tv of the city, including the church- es, city property and public utili- ties, the'net assessment amounts to $6,972,236.40. This is a gain over the net assessment of last year of $566,795.40, considerably over $500,â€" 000. _»X‘__ Joseph Phillips of the York Loan has been released from Kingston Penitentiary. W ___._._.__â€"â€"â€"_,_._..__.___-_â€"~ urination mun Treaty Now Being Arranged Between Great Britain and the United States A despatcli from says: The negotiation of a new ar-l United E tries. bitration treaty between the States and Great Britain will pro- bably be taken up shortly by Secre- tary of State Knox and James Bryce, the British Ambassador. For some months President Taft and Secretary Knox have been anxious to begin negotiations for a new treaty to include every dispute be- tween the two Governments. Draft- ing of this treaty will be an import- ant step toward perpetual peace- 1 between the United States and Great Britain. The present treaty excepts questions relating to the national honor, the “vital interest” and the rights of third countries. \Vashingtonitreaty for the arbitration of all disputes between the two coun- In recent speeches the Pre- sident has referred to this subject and expressed the hope that such an arangement would be consumâ€" mated. The actual negotiations for the convention have been delayed until information could be. obtained of the attitude of Great Britain on the question. The speech of Sir Ed- wardf Grey, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons on Monday night, in which he said the British Government would wel- come such a proposal, has, in the l l I l I 'dressed poultry zâ€"Chickens, 15 to opinion of officers of the State De-. partment, cleared. the way for a Pic-rident Taft and Secretary Knox convention along the lines indicat- hclicvc the Senate would ratify 8. ed. “in case lots; mess pork, $20 to $21; [31111181111110 PRBBttiSiLABMR M 'STABVING tumours noun THE LEADING ‘ TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. _â€"-â€" Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. . . ‘ U suffering and probably many deaths Toronto, March 21â€"Hourâ€"W in- among the hardy inhabitants of the! for wheat 90 per cent. patents, $3: barren Labrador 25 at seaboard. ' A despatch from North Sydney, Have Been Cut Ofl” From Supplies by Cleatl Ice Fields For Months Repeat-ed efforts have been made i' ‘D _ . ‘ , C... 1}, says :LThat the rigorous w1n- to carry succor to the starvmg peo- t-cr just closmg has caused extreme yple. l Vesselsladen with supplies'ofn food and of clothing have failed re- peatedly to . V peninsula, whoichoke the strait of Belle Isle, the Manitoba .l‘lcursâ€" have been cut off for months bylnarrow stretch of water which sep~ pierce ice floes which ii'..._. ., .. -~_ .32» .. - ,, - . . . ... {.112t‘1’dtfnl’5’L’30'1”)S‘Wmlyp‘ltenfsv 5819413 1‘3? field-3 from the POSSIblhty al‘ates Labrador from the northern, it‘LvO, and Strong bakers , $4M), iof securing food and clothing, is the coast of Newfoundland. ' 0n tl'flckaiTOI‘OntU- gfear felt here and ii .LTC * x 1 r.. Manitoba \‘Vheatâ€"No. 1 North- é’rhe last reports Ljsnsfiumdlanl em: 971/30, Ball Pats; 1‘50- 9 North" icountrv to the north ern, 95c, ports, and No. 3 at v ’ 92%c, Bay ports; carrying Winter, storage at Goderich, 1c extra. intario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white, 810, and No. 2 red Winter 800 outside. Barleyâ€"Making qualities, 62 to 64c outside, according to quality, and feed, 52 to 550 outside. y Oatsâ€"Ontario No. 2 white, 340, on track, Toronto, and 31% to 32c ling in their extremity. outs1dc. No. 2 C.W. oats, 360, Bay ports, and No. 3 at 35c, Bay ports. Cornâ€"Fido. 3 American, 51%0, T0- ronto freight. Peasâ€"Shipping peas, 79, to 800 outside. Ryeâ€"66 to 670 outside. Buckwheatâ€"1V0. 1 at 48% to 49c outside. Bran -â€" Manitobas, $22, in bags, Toronto, and shorts, $24, in bags, Toronto. Ontario bran, $22-to $22.50, in sacks, Toronto, and ~ shorts, $24 to $24.50. A despatch The C. P. R. headquarters has given out the following :â€"A big strike of coal-miners is expected in the Crow’s Nest district and all through the west. Two years ago they had a strike in Crow’s Nesti Pass involving all the coal miners and Small lots, $190 to $2. there. It was settled throughihel V Honey__Extl.acted, in tins, 100 to zinediuni of a board of Conciliation, 11c per 11).; No. 1 comb, wholesale, 'aTnd the agreement expires April 1. $2 tow$250 pm, dozen; NO_ 2 comb, hegotiations are now, under way wholesale, $1.75 to per dozen. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1. at $12 to $13, on track, and No. 2 at $9 to $10.50. Baled Strawâ€"$6.50 to $7, on track, Toronto. ' Potatoesâ€"Car lots, 80 to 850 per bag. . Poultryâ€"Wholesale - food supplies were almost exhaust-E ed and that hundreds of the natives, mainly fisherfolk and their families, were on the verge of sarvation. _ COUNTRY PRODUCE. .Applesâ€"Spys, $5 to $5.50; Baldâ€" wins, $4 to $4.50; Greenings, $4 to $4.50; No. 2 assorted, $3.50 to $4.â€"' 50 per barrel. Beansâ€"~Car lots, $1.75 to $1.90, I Wu ,ents. $4.55 to first clears, l$3.05 to $3.50; second clears, $2.05 to $2.70. ’ LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, March 21.â€"~A few choice steers sold as high as 6%0, but the 16C 1191' lb- ; fOWL 11 to 130 PG? 11"; bulk of the trading was done at Go, * turkeys~ 19 to 21C Per 112- LNG: 1 good at 5% to 5%c, fairly good at t0 ‘30 1055- 5 to 5%c, fair at 4%0, and common ‘ at 41/._.'c per lb. Cows, from 3% to THE DAIRY MARKETS 5%c, and bulls 3%. to 5%c per lb. Butterâ€"Dairy prints, 18 to 20c; Calves, from $1 to $8 each. - Old choice rolls, 18 to 19c; inferior, 16 sheep sold at from $4 'to $7, and to 17c. Creamery, 26 to 28c per’lyearling lambs $5 to $8 each. Hogs, lb. for rolls, 240 for solids, and 22 $7.25 to $7.30 per 100 lbs., weighed to 230 for separator prints. off cars. Eggsâ€"Case lots of newâ€"laid, 20 to Toronto, march 21,â€"Four fancy 21c per dozen. ' Cheeseâ€"13%c, and twms, 13%0. .___â€"â€"n- HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 11%0 per 1b., prices of was between $5.25 and $5.75. There were no cows sold over $4.90. Good, sound lambs from 90 to 110 lbs. are quite firm at $7, but the fat ones are not wanted. Sheep and hogs ‘ .2. 2 . ‘ ' k- , $31,“? 532:0 $ 4 50’ pm are unchanged. Calves are still 9 ‘ . Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 160 ; do., dull“ * heavy, 12 to 13c; rolls, 12%c; breakâ€" fast bacon, 160; backs, 18 to 18%c. Lardâ€"Tierces, 12c; tubs, 12%0; pails, 12%0. THIRTY FIREMEN OVE'RCOME. Unconscious From Fumes of. Ammo- nia at a Chicago Fire. ._.....â€"- BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal. March 21.â€"â€"Oatsâ€"â€"â€"Ca- nadian Western, No. 2, 38% to BBL-3c, car lots, cx-store; extra No. A despatch from Chicago says: Thirty firemen were overcome by ,the fumes of ammonia on Sunday iwhile fighting a fire which destroy- ] feed, 37% to 38c; No. 3 C.W., ,cdna warehouse of the Monarch 37% .to 37,140; No 2 local white, iReii‘igerating Company and caused 37140' No. 3 local white, 36%‘0; No_ Ian $800,000 loss. Thrilling rescues , o u 4 local white, 35%(1. Flourâ€"ManL were made in carrying the unconâ€" ,scious firemen toba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; seconds, $5.10; Winter wheat l Structure- patents, $4.50 to $4.75; strong bak- . 1 . ers,’ $4.90; straight rollers, $4, and made the work of fighting the 1325 to $4.35; in bags, $1.90 to $2. lRolled oatsâ€"Per barrel, $3.90; bag lof 90 lbs., $1.95. Feed barleyâ€"Car lots, exâ€"store, 49 to 500. Corn 'â€" American. No. 3 yellow, 56 to 56%0. Millfeed~Bran, Ontario, $292 to $23; Manitoba, $21 to $23; midâ€" dlings, Ontario, .24 to $25; shorts, Manitoba. $23 to $25; mouillie, $25 to $30. Eggsâ€"Selected, 22c; fresh, 23 to 25c: No. 1 stock, 20c; No. 2 18c. Clieeseâ€"wWesterns, 12 to 123/30,; casterns, 11% to 12c. Butter â€" Choicest, 26 to 270; seconds, .24 to A despatch The Director of the 25%c. T lvey announces that diamonds URITED STATES MARKETS been discovered by the survey in a Buffalo. March 21â€"Wheat'â€"' Spring, No. 1 Northern, car loads, l store, $4.04 7-8; Winter, steady. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, 50%0; No. 4 yellow, 48c, all on track, through- billed. Oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 34%0; Barleyâ€"Malting, $1.00 to $1.06. Minneapolis; Mardh 21.â€"â€"â€"Wheatâ€" May, 97 5â€"80; July, 98 7-80;_Septem‘ ber, 92 3-80; cash. No. 1 hard, 90 to 903-8c; No. 1 Northern, 981-8 to 987â€"8c; No‘. 2 Northern, 95 5-8 to 967-80; No. 3 wheat, 93 5-8 to 96. Brimâ€"$20- to $21. Flourâ€"First corded discovery‘ of diamonds in Canada. The rock crystals is a pcridotitccf the variety known as dunite, consisting of oli- vine and chromite. The rock speâ€" cimens in which the diamonds were found were Collected by Mr. Chas. Camsell on Olivine Mountain, near the Tulameen River, where Mr. Camsell has been making a geolo- gical examination for the survey. do Mr. R. .-\. A. Johnstone, minera- liatcnts,-$4‘.65 to $4.95; second pat: r _ lflames dangerous. from the burning! Five explosions of ani-l monia filled the building with fumesithe culture of this article of Coni- British Columbia rock, the first re-l carrying the ‘ Samples of the rock were submitted . The present misfortunes of the the blealeabrador people had their begin- , _ which wereining in the failure of last season‘s [received late last fall, said that the :iishing catch. swept over Newfoundland and Lab« lrndor last week is believed to have further accentuated the suffering. I A blanket of snow reached in some Months have passed since the strick- places a depth of from 20 to 30 en Labrador people have secured feet deep. help, nor has word come to the outâ€" band of trappers who were operat- side world as to how they are farming in an interior section of New- foundland are missing. A blizzard which It is said that a large Shin noun lll W181“ Miners’ Agreement Confirmed Two Years Ago Expires Aprill froni' Winniipeg"says: but'it is not expected that a settle- ment_ will be reached before April and it is likely that on that date work will be suspended in the coal mines in the Crow’s Nest and the Canniore districts. The min-es af‘ fected have a daily output of ap- proximately 15,000 tons of coal and coke. The number of men affected is three thousand. The pointsof dispute are wages and the recog- nition of the open shop. The structure was heavily stocked with poultry, meats and butter. e ...... s ’ EXPLORER KILLED . ...â€"... Tragedy on Site of Ancient Atria can_Cily of Cyrene. A despatch from Rome says: Anf American named Decou, who was a’ member . dition to‘ the site of the ancient City of Cyrene in Africa, was shot and killed last Saturday by an Arab: workman. After the shooting the murderer fled and has not been apo prehended. It is supposed that the killing was done out of revenge. steers brought $6'1i“)%’ but the gréat l The murder occurred at Tclencw, bulk of the sales in butcher cattle where a Turkish judge has institut, ed an enquiry. TOBACCO. .... ,z‘ URGWING Farmers in Prince Edward County Meeting with Success. A despatch from Trenton says:- Tobacco-growing is bceoming one of: the industries of Prince Edwardi county. The past year a West Lake; farmer grew an acre and a half oft Another) tobacco and realized $490. farmer had one acre, for which he received $260, while two others hadi crops which realize-d for them $225| each. It is stated that the soil inl most parts of Prince Edward is pain: tic‘ularly well adapted for growing xtobacco, and that the quality grown An effort is beingi was excellent. made to interest more farmers in me rce. 1111111108! 11111110 110111111 Mr. Chas. Camsell Discovered Them British Columbia Bock ’ ' from Ottawa saysâ€":glogist of the survey, Geological Sur-§ have! to ascertain the nature of the minerals. to be diamonds. More of this ma.- terial was separated and a series of tests conducted by Mr. John}. stone, which established beyond doubt the nature The individuals so far extracted from a number of samples at 1 small, none of them being larger than an ordinary pin-head, but many appear under the microscope, to be clear and bright, and of good“! quality. though some are yellow- ish or brownish. ____~_______’â€"-â€"- f an archaeological expo: l 1 In the . course of his examination Mr. John. â€", istone secured some insoluble frag-- ments of crystals, which appeared! of the material, V .i' wees» ; ., ,4. -& v KM’Wm‘ 'K‘ r, .r- .‘,., .. .Wyvvw-«v-‘wwwww Ana-p. :2; air/{.‘iW-Akcl