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â€" v :7 V‘Vr vâ€"v Delivered the Speech the Opening. THE HOUSE 01:} 00 His Royal Highness the Duke of. 'Connaught From the Throne at A despatch from Ottawa says: The second session of the twelfth Parliament of Canada was opened-- by_His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught, on Thursday after- noon, with all the splendid formali- ties characteristic of the ,yearly function. The event was graced by glorious Indian summer weather with a soft haze hovering over the Gatineau hills, and the skies cloudâ€" less and blue. There was not a breath of wind and the boom of the guns from Nepean Point announc- mg the arrival within the gates of the royal party reached the ears of the waiting multitudes with start- ling reverberation. Larger multi- tudes than usual throngcd the hills. Speech From the Throne. "Honorable gentlemen of the Senate: “Gentlemen of the House of Commons: _ “I have during the past summer spent several months in visiting the principal cities and towns of Can- ada from coast to coast, and have - endeavored to make myself as far as possible acquainted with the con- ditions prevailing. .. "It has been a source of the deep- est satisfaction to me to see the al- most universal prosperity which reigns throughout the Dominion, and to witness the energy and en- terprise which are shown in devel- oping the rich resources of the land. ~ “It is most gratifying to observe that the trade of the Dominion is increasing rapidly and steadily, the aggregate trade for the last fiscal year being the largest on record. During the present year the same steady increase has been noted. and it is anticipated that the total volume of our trade for the pre- sent fiscal year will greatly surpass that of any previous year in our history. “The revenues of the Dominion continue to expand, and in every branch of business and industry _there is a remarkable activity which gives assurance of continued progress and prosperity. More Britishers Came. “A copious and welcome stream of immigration has poured into our country during-the past summer. The volume of immigration during the present year is greater than during any corresponding period of our history; and in larger measure than usual it has been drawn from the British Islands. ' g “The labors of the husbandmeii have been blessed with an ample return; and, although in some dis- tricts the weather has been unpro- pitiouii for the harvest, it is ex- ted that the total value of our old crops will be greater than in any previous year. “Papers will be laid before you which embody trade arrangements that have been consummated be- tween the Dominion and certain of his Majesty’s possessions in ‘the West Indies. It is hoped that these arrangements will prove of great advantage, not only to those pos- sessions, but to Canada as well. A bill will be introduced for the pur- pose of carrying this agreement in- to effect. ' The Emergency Grant. "During the past summer four members of my Government confer- red in London with his Majesty’s Government on the question of na- . .val defence. Important discussions took place, and conditions have been disclosed which in the opinion of my advisers render‘it imperative that the effective naval forces of the Empire should be strengthened without delay. My advisers are convinced that it is the -'duty of Canada at this juncture to afford reasonable and necessary aid for that purpose. A bill will be intro- duced accordingly. “A contract for the construction of the Hudson Bay Railway from Le Pas to Port Nelson has been award- ed, and the work is being pushed {award with all possible speed. "It ishabundantly evident that the highways of Canada constitute an important part of an efficient scheme of transportation. The ne- cessity for improving our existing facilities in this regard is manifest, and a bill will be introduced for the purpose of enabling the Dominion to co-operate with the Provinces in the accomplishment of this most de~ Ifrahle purpose. Agricultural Cowper-atlas. "It is satisfactory to know that Ibo proposal of my Government to ‘ its-operate with the Governments 0111» various Provinces in promot- *' h; the agricultural industry has \. met with hearty approval. The ap- propriations which were made last cession in connection therewith have proved to be of marked bene- fit to the country. “After careful study of the whole question my advisers are convinced that co-operation with the Pro- vinces on well defined ,terms and conditions will achieve the best re- sults along the lines of agricultural instruction. Any sm“ policy to be effective must be continuous. Ac- cordingly, a bill will be introdubed by which a substantial amount of money will be set apart from the consolidated revenue fund for the purpose of assisting the Provinces for a term of years in this .highly important national work. Reduced Cable Rates. “My Government has succeeded in securing curtain reductions in cable rates. and will continue its ef~ forts to obtain still further reduc- tions. “Under existing legislation the charters of the banks will expire on the let day of July next. A bill re< vising and extending these charters will be. submitted for your consider- ation and approval. “Several other bills will be. sub- mitted, including measures provid- ing for increased representation of the Provinces of Alberta, Saskat- chewan, and Manitoba in the Son- ate. ' - ‘ Estimates at Early Date. “Gentlemep of the House: “The accounts for the last fiscal year will be laid before you. It will be satisfactory to you to learn that the revenue has been ample to cover both ordinary and capital ex- penditure. “The estimates for the next fiscal year will be submitted at an early date. They have been prepared with due regard on the-one hand for economy and on the other hand for the necessary development of the resources of the Dominion. “Hon. Gentlemen of the Senate: "Gentlemen of the House: W“I invite your earnest considera- tion of the subjects to whichd have of Divine Providence upon your de- liberationp.” -â€"â€"‘1‘ WITH SPEEDY AEROPLANE. Claude Graham-mute Expects to Cross Atlantic in Thirty Hours. A despatch from London, Engâ€" land, says: At the close of a flight ‘alluded, and I invoke the blessings which Claude GrahameWhite took on Tuesday with Otto H. Kahn as a passenger, the aviator gave out particulars as to his plan to fly . across the Atlantic. “It has been my pet scheme for a long time past,” he said, “but now I have completed plans for the ma- chine. and have commenced to build it. It will be' of one thousand horsepower, with four engines and six propellers. Each engine will be of 250 horsepower, and they will be so arranged as to be, independent of each other; that is to say, if twq en- gines break down {the other, two will be quite sufficient to drive the machine. We expect to do the jourâ€" ney from land to land insomething between twenty and thirty hours. The machine being built so as to remain in the air thirty hours, all depends on the weather and the course we take. At present we are undecided whether to go by way of the Azores or across‘to Newfound- land, but I expect the latter route willbe chosen. The trip is arrangâ€" ed to take place in the summer, al- though it is just on the cards that we may not make it until the au- tumn. The weather then will prob- ably be more favorable: but. when- ever we start, I am reasonably sure of success.” . etcâ€"w $25,000 PENSIONS. Carnegie Corporation Will Main- tain Ext-Presidents. A despatch from New York says: Future est-Presidents of the United ' States are to be pensioned in the sum of 825.000 each annually. by action of the Carnegie Corporation of New York on Thursday. The grant is provided for with the idea. of enabling former Executives of the nation to devote their unique knowledge gained in public affairs to the public good, free from pe- cuniary care. A similar amount is to be paid widows of tax-Presidents so long as they remiiin unmarried. a.._._____ The Bank of Montreal has raised the salaries of 1.000 employees, the increases averaging $100. MM0NS . AHMED RIZA BEY, the Turkish gen- era] and president of Parliament. who is down with the cholera. new will nun ’GEPOR‘rs mom ms resume mam» nurses or measles. *â€" i'rlces oi Cattle. Gram. Cheese and emu Produce II Home and Abroad. Breadstufls. Toronto: Nov. 26.â€"Flourâ€"Nincty Per cent. patents) $4.10 to $4.20. Manitobas. $5 30, in jutebags. fur flrstpatems. $13.9 for seconds. and $4.70 for strong bakers. Manitoba Wheat~No. 1 Northern, 900.. Bay ports: No. 2 at 871-20. and No. .5 at 85c. Bay ports. Feed wheat, 65 to 67c. Bay ports. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 new, white and red wheat, 95 to 960, ou;side, and sprouted, 85 to 90c. outside. ' Oats~0ntario cats. 56 to 37¢, outside: and 40c, on track. Toronto. Western Can- ada oats, 401-2c for No. 2, and at 40c for feed. Bay ports. Pensâ€"â€"No. 2 at $1.10 to $1.15. Barleyâ€"Forty-cight-lb barley of good ‘quaILy. 65 to 68c. outside. Cornâ€"No. 2 old American. 651-2c. all- rail. Toronto. and No. 3 at 650. all-rail. New corn. December delivery, 550. Toron- to. Ryeâ€"No. 2 at 85 to 85c. outside. Buckwheatâ€"~54 to 550. outside. Eranâ€"Manitoba, $22.50 to $23, in bag!- Toronto freight. Shorts, $25.50 to $26. Country Produce. Butterâ€"Rolls, choice, 26 to 27c: bakers’, inferior. 22 'LO 24c; choice dairy, tubs. 26c: creamcry. 31 to 32c for rolls. and 28 to 290 for solids. Eggsâ€"Case lots of fresh. 320 per dozen. and of cold storage, 27 to 28c: strictly new- Iaid quoted at 40 to 45¢ per dozen. Cheeseâ€"1414c for large. and 141-20 for twins. Beansâ€"Handpicked. $3 per bushel; primes. $290. in a jabbing way. Honeyâ€"Extracted. in tins, 12 to 121-20 per lb. for No. 1. wholesale: combs. $2.50 to $5 per dozen for No. 1. and $2.40 for No. 2. Poultryâ€"Well-fntted, clean. dry-picked stock was quoted as followerâ€"Chickens, 13 to hit: per 1b.; fowl, 10 to 12c; ducks. 14 to 16c; geese. 12 to Ho: turkeys, 18 to 220. Live poultry. about 20 lower than the above. . Potatoesâ€"Good stock quoted at 80 to 85¢ per bag. on track. and New Bruns- wick. 950 per bag. ~_- Balad Hay and straw. Bulcd Hayâ€"No. 1 at $14 to $14.50, on track. Toronto: No. 2. $12 to $12.50 Mixed hay ls quoted at $10 to $11 a ton. on track. Baled Strawâ€"$10; on track. Toronto. I Provlslons. Baconâ€"Long clear. 151-4 to 151-2c per 111., in case lots. Porkâ€"Short out, $26 to 7527: (10.. mess, $21.50 to $22. Hamsâ€"Medium to light. 17 to 171-2c: heavy. 151-2 to 160: rolls. 141-2 to 15¢; breakfast bacon. 180: bucks. 211-20. 15Lardâ€"'I‘Ierces, 141-20; tubs, 14 3-40: pails, c. ~ Montreal Markets. Montreal. Nov. 26. 'â€" Oots â€"- Canadian Western No. 2. 451-2 to 46¢: extra No 1 feed. 45 to 451-20.: No. 2 lncnl white. 420; No. 3 local white. 41c. Barleyâ€"linni‘ohn feed. 61 to 620: maltlng. 78 to 800. Ruck- wheat-No. 2. 56 to 570. P‘Ionrâ€"‘Innitoba Spring wheat patents. firsts, $5.40. rim. seconds. $4.90: sfromr bakers'. $4 70: Win‘ tor patents. choice. 55 35: sir-nirvht rollers. 94 95 to $5: (10.. in hrws’, $235 to $250 Rolled On‘sâ€"Rnrrels. $5.08; hm: of 00 lbs. 3941). lIiIIfeedâ€"T‘ran, 822: shows. S94 to $97: middlimzs. $28 to $3.0: mouillie. 5:10 to 975. Hav~Nn. 2. nor ton. our Iota 313 to $13.50. Cheeseâ€"Finest western. 121-4 to 1235-40.: do.. caverns. 115-4 to 121-80 “~19. terâ€" Choicest crcmncrv. 301-! to 701.20.; seconds, 28 3-4 to 290. Ermaâ€"Selected. 30 to 310: No. 2 stock. 21 to 22c. Potatoesâ€"Per bug car.lots. 80 to 850. United States Markets. Minneapolis. Nov. '36 â€"Whem-â€"Decevv~her._ 803-40.: Maw. 851-26: No. 1 hard. 313402 No. l Northern. 813-4 to 83140: No. 2. Nnr'hern. 701-4 to 811-4c: No. 2 hard "anions. 82140.: No 3 wheat. 77-1-4 9n 791-40. Cornâ€"N“. 3 vellow. 45 M d’m, Onto --No. 3 white. 261-2 tn 28c, liveâ€"No. 2. 55 to 581-20. BF""°-:S‘8 ‘0 313 r0. Flourâ€"â€" let hf‘fm‘il'. “41‘ tn 94“: second na. tents. 84 in $4.9" first Moore. 33 to 83.50: second clears. 82.20 in $2.50. Duluth. Nov. 26.-Tdnnned«â€"On track. $1- 341-3: to arrive in Nnvnm‘her, 31.341-4: to arrive. 9903-4: Novemhnr. 931331-59 Tl"- cnmber. 31283-4 hid: .TannflY'V. 3‘ ""3: "av. 31.13 Whackâ€"No. 1 hard 0.11.30: No. 1 Northern. 823-80: No. 9 Norther" Rfll-Bc: “Member. SIS-ac asked; llay. 86 3-8 to 861-20. » leo Stock Markets. Montreal. Nov. 26.â€"Thn inn prim- Mall:- ed for the lust rattle was M 40. while tho‘ lnwof wrath“ paid from thr‘.‘ dnwn to H ‘0, nv‘rl hung fv-Avn M :n p, e1 m N... F... Sales of ewes were made at $4.25 to $4.50 Mr cm Lamtw. R690 to $6 ‘0 Mr r‘w’ "0-9. 8875 to 89 nor nwt.. weighed n" cars. Calves. S3 to 812 each. as to size and quality. TOWN“). N07. 26.â€"(bwtfloâ€"("hn'- hutch. or. 35 75 to 36 35: ovnnrt. 96 M 9610: 2M4 "radium. 8595 to 9‘ 7'i- «(Iv-"nan. 9" 7‘ in I! 75: cows. 3.! 0n M: hulls. ill M M ‘0: Min- m-rs. 8150 to 32 Calv~-flmd veal. 97 M 9850: common. #1 tn #1 0‘ mnn‘rern 1m" T-Mewâ€"Qfaers. “0 to ‘0‘0 00"“4fl. at “~ 7‘ tn 35.35: hurling h-“s. "‘0 tn 1!"! warmth, 50 M75 in M“ Minn-1's and “Huronâ€"From w to “0 “hr-en and hmhoâ€"Tdohv new“. it tn .0 ‘0- hppvv owns. 3! to Qx‘d- lpmbg_ 16 ‘n 3‘ 6S, Hn¢h*9. M go 3825 fed and mute and 87.3 Le. . > . . . "‘é PEACE NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN?i1 Later Indications Are That Bulgaria and Turkey. Will Reach an Understanding. Turks Resume Fight. A despatch from Constantinople says: The battle at the Tchatalja lines has been resumed. Cannon- uding was reopened with great vio- lence on Thursday evening, and is plainly audible here. A dcspntch from London says: The formal suspension of the East- ern war proved» only for a day. Turkey rejected the Balkan terms for an armistice apparently before the plenipotcntiaries had time to come together at Hademkeui. Kiamil Pasha, the Grand Vizier, A Naval Engagement. wa more chapters of the war are reportedâ€"a naval engagement of! Varna between the Turkish cruiser Hamcdieh and Bulgarian torpedo boats, and the occupation of Flor- ina by the Greeks. The Bulgarians report that they did great damage to and probably sank the cruiser. ;The Turks report that they sank [two-torpedo boats and that the lcrniser was only slightly damaged. By the occupation of Florina, which lies to the south of Monastir, -, the Greeks, according to the Athens declared that the allies’: overtures report, have cut off the rear guard were impossible. fighting. ~_â€"â€". Decision of the Porto. A despatch from Constantinople says: The official announcement of the Portc’s‘decision with regard to the armistice is as follows :â€" “The Bulgarian Premier has ad- dressed to the Ottoman Government for an armistice which were. com- municated on Thursday to the Council of Minisrers and were con- sidered to be unacceptable. “Consequently, and likewise in view of the fact that the Comman- derâ€"in-Chief has been entrusted in principle with the task of negotiat- ing conditions with the plcnipotenâ€" tiaries of the belligerent Statesâ€"if these plenipotentiaries are invested with the necessary powersâ€"and has also been directed to communicate the result of such negotiations to us. the Commander~in~Chief has been instructed to continue military operations, with the help of the .Al- erate conditions are proposed to us.” The continued successful defence of Tchatalja lines would undoubted- ly strengthen Turkey’s diplomatic position. but defeat, after pro- longed fighting of her own choosing. would inflame the Bulgarians’ de~ mighty, until reasonable and mod-, . ' He ordered the , of the Turkish army to the number Commander-iu-Chief to contmuclof 80,000, retreating from Monastir.- Turks Lost Heavily. l Bennett Burleigh wires to The London Daily Telegraph from Mou- stafka Pasha, under date of Fri- day morning':â€"The great bombard- ment of Adrianople proceeds furi- ously. It became intense about 2 o’clock this morning. The Turks, a document}, containing conditions who used electric searchlights, re- plied hotly for a time with all their guns. There were attempted sal- lies, but these were repulsed with much slaughter. New positions and forts have been captured. In this fighting there was by far the heaviest fire of the siege. Greeks Torpedo Guuboat. A despatch from Athens says! A Greek torpedo boat entered the harbor of Aivala on Sunday and at- tacked a Turkish gunboat there. On the appearance of the Greeks the Turkish sailors abandoned the gunboat after opening the' vessel’s stop-cocks. Greek marines went on board, but were unable to stop the inrush of water. They then blew up the gunboat with a tor- pedo. p..â€"_... Peace Negotiations Resumed. A despatch from Constantinople says: Negotiations for an armistice sire to make a triumphal progress were begun on Sunday aha Place into Constantinople. _'Popular clamor in Sofia is de- manding more strongly each day that the advance shall stop only at the Bosphorus. European military officials con- sider the allies’ terms harsh in one respect, that is, they should con- near the town of Tehatalja between three Bulgarian and three Turkish delegates. The Turkish Comman- derâ€"in-chief, Nazim Pasha, Gen. Hadi Pasha, and Rechid Pasha, Minister of Commerce, are the three Ottoman delegates. Nazim Pasha had a conversation on Saturday cede to the garrisons of Adrianoplc with General Savoff, the Bulgarian "out with the honors of war, which they have earned. instead of comâ€" pelling an unconditional capitula. ticn. SIR EDWARD CLOUS’I‘ON DEAD and Scutari the right of marching Commander-in-chief. If the condi- tions for an armistice recently. pro- posed by the Bulgarians are modi- fied negotiations for peace probably ‘ will begin immediately. REPLACED GOLD WITH LEAD. Famous Montreal Financier Passes BOXQS 0f swam-ii“ CMNMM to Away in a Few Hours. A despa-tch from Montreal says: Death came with startling euodcm ness Saturday afternoon to Sir Edward Seaborn Clouston, Bart., formerly General Manager'mf the Bank of Montreal. The well-known financier appeared to be in 11’s usual health Saturday morning, and drove downâ€"town to his office at 10 o’clock, later going to the of- fice of the Royal Securities Corpor- ation. While there he was stricken with an attack of heart failure and lost consciousness. He was hurried in an ambulance to the Royal Vic- toria Hospital, where he passed away at three in ‘the afternoon, in spite of all“ that medical science could do. Death was due to heartl trouble, from which he had been a sufferer for a number of years. Alexandria Robbed on Route. A dospatch from London says: Ten thousand sovereigns ($50000) have been stolen from m consign ment of 200.000 shipped to Alexan- dria, November 12. When the box- es were opened on arrival two were found to be filled with lead. EXPLOSION KILLED TWENTY. 041 By G rounding. A despatch from 'l‘okio says: Twenty of the crew of the Japanese cruiser Nisshin were killed on Wed~ nesday by an explosion of one of her boilers. The explosion is said to have been caused by the groundâ€" ing of the vessel at Shimoda. The bodies of the dead were landed at Yokosugh. ’ I Disaster on Japanese Cruiser Caus- BN'E HUNDRED thttlllllth The Tidal Wave at Jamaica Was the Highest in a A despatch from Kingston, Ja- maica, says: The official estimate of the dead in the hurricane and tidal wave which visited the western part of Jamaica places the number at more than one hundred in the coast towns alone. Details which are gradually coming in indicate great devastation in the western section. where sugar factories and and the banana fields recently tion. were unroofed or wrecked. and the benana fields recently planted were completelv wiped out. Practically all the lighters. coast- ing sloops and small craft in the harbors of Green Island. Montezo Bav. Lucas and Savanna la. Mar, laundered, and a large proportion Century of the crews were drowned. Many persons living in these towns lost their lives in the collapse of build- ings. , The tidal wave at Savanna la Mar was the highest in a century. One coasting vessel was washed half a mile up the main street. Fully 90 per cent. of the houses were blown down by the hurricane. The two 'principal hotels were unrcofed, as were all the churches and the rail~ way depots. The sea swept over the streets in the lower section of the town, and rows of dwellings were piled up in a gigantic heap at the mouth of the gulley, where the largest number of the dead bodies were recovered. - .X.