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er on Feb. 9. .IHe entered Bloemfontein a: March 13. Thus, in little over a month, he has effected the relief of E 'Kimberley and Ludysmith, the capture 5 of Gen. Cronje’s forces, and the hoist- ing of the British flag in the capital of the Free State. All this has been F accomplished with comparatively trif- ling loss. It is small Wonder that he I is the hero of the hour in England. All the newspapers eulogize him and con- gratulate the country. They talk of the Free State as having passed out if) d existence and as being now one of E: the-shadows of history. ”A ,u :0ur Red Cross Doing Splendid Work at Kimberley. A de~ patch from Kimber2ey, says:â€" The Canadian Red Cross is doing splendid work. It has installed 2.0 cots in the De Beers hospital and 90 cots filled with Canadians in the Masoniv temple. . IN TREE STATE CAPITAL. ALL ENGLAND TO “'EAR GREEN Queen's proclamation for the wearing of the green by the Irish soldiers on -. Patrick's day: promises to be so f pillar that already there is. a famine in shamrock, and it looks as If an Eng. land would don the Emerald coiours gzaoshow the Irish how generally the M’s sentiments are indorsed. Small Wonder He is the Hero of the Hour in Britain. A despcitcb from London says â€"The first bud! of the campaign is over. Lord Roberts arrived at. Modder riv-g I Gen. Kin hener“ IS (11.; 360118 of the British. The trouble in Carnnrvon district continues. but ihere is little news re- garding the situation there. The rebels still hold Kenhardt and Jusburg. Gen. Kitchener is directing the opero -*;Ann A: 0k‘ “‘2‘. Bethulie bridge was srill occupied by the Boers on Tuesday. They were en- trenched, but it was stated that they were unable to move, being Completely covered by the British artillery. Reports from varisus sources show that large numbers of the revolled Dutch colonists are yielding. Eighty surrendered their rifles and 12..le rounds of ammunition at Lundean’s inek Sunday. - A desyuxch to the Daily News from rghersdorp says that rebels from all ' _rts are coming in there and laying n their rifles and ammunition. o hundred and sixty, inciuding jus- s of the peace, field corners. and bers of divisional councils hav :ered [Iordrecht and yielded up their THE CANADIAN HOSPITAL A telegram from Klipbrakfontein. dated March 13,3tates that there was heavy artillery firing Tuesday morn- ing across the river. The British were commanding Lhe bridge, and their up. ponents were sniping from the'oppo- site bank. General Gatacre Has the Enemy Hemmed In. A despatoh from London, Thursday, sayszâ€"The position on the Orange river is not very fully reported. The statement that Gen. Brabant crossed the river Sunday, repulsing the Boers on the north bank, needs confirma- tion. "Gen. French was within five miles of the pl we at: 5 p, m. Monday. He suit a summons into the town threat- ‘ening to bombard it‘ unless it surren- ”deal by 4 a. (11. Tuesday. A white . lag was hoisted Tuesday morning. and a deputation of the Town Council. with Mayor Kellner. came out to meet Gen. Roberts at Spitz kop, live miles south of the town. and made a. formal sur- render.” LORD ROBERTS‘ STATE ENTRY. The Duily (hronicle’s rtpresentutive â€"â€" vrvur.vu “I. “UV”. “President htey n with a majurity of the :ightiug burghers. fled north- wards. The London Daily Chronicle’s corre- spohent at Bloemfontein, in a do. spate}: dated March 13, sends the fol- lowing account oi the occupation :â€" “Bluemxmtein surrendered at 10 a. m. toâ€"dviny. and was occupied at noon. do“_ _ _ “The enemy have withdrawn from the neighborhood. and all seems quiet. “The inhabitants of Bloemfontein gave the troops a cordial reception.” “Mr. Fraser. member of the late Ex- ecutive Government, the Mayor, the Secretary oi the late Government. the Landdrost (treasurer). and other oeti- dais met me two miles from the town and presented me with the keys oi the public offices. "Bl .em.fontein. Tuesday, March. 13, 8 p. Intâ€"By the help of God and by the bravery of Her Majesty’s soldiers. the troops under my command have taken possession of Bloemfontein. “The British .lag now flies over the Presidency, evacuated last evening by Mr. Steyn. lute President of the 0:- ange Free State. folIowing is the text of Lord Roberts’ despatch to the War 0 flce announcing his occupation of Bloemb touteinzâ€" "Bl .eznfontein. Tuesdav- March 13 R Lord Roberts’ Entry Into ' Bloemfontein. HAS BOERS CORNERED. “BOBS” HAS DONE. - A White “8 "Major-General Pettyman has been 0’11108‘ and a appointed military governor of Bloem- {fizum‘l-t g‘th fontein, Lord Roberts and his staff ve 11131380 81 have ridden through the town and a brain! S?“ been everywhere cheered. Tho ‘ ' British National Anthem is enthum- , ‘ , aciically sung by the pogulation. The Th mTRY shups are «ladly opeming and npzesentative there is general rejoicing." )1! m Winston Churchill Fears Th‘éy Will of, be Badly Treated. ! A despatch from London, Wednesday, 'sayszâ€"W'inston Churchill wires to the iMorning Post from Durban, protesting ’against the ceremonioue treatment of id : General Cronje. He adds :â€"“'.1‘he SLern decision not to exchange prisoners will undoubTedly accelerate the end of the - 'war, but it will prove very hard and g g Berhups even dangerous, for the Bri- 0“Liam prisoners in Pretoria. There iis ’0 abundant evidence that the Boers are e becoming more cruel. and that the war will__eni_ter a darker phase. _ â€"â€" - v-‘..-' ‘ Wanted to Make Sale 'l‘helr Position Was E . . ’ Not Rushed. WlnSton ChuPChlll Fears They Willi The Cape Times claims to have se- be Badly Treated. lcured evidence to prove that British ! A despatch from London, Wednesdaygwounded at Kimberley were killed by | says :â€"\Vinston Churchill wires to theZBcers, Col. Scott Turner among others. iMorning Post from Durban, protesting? According to the Cape Times, when, iagainst the ceremonious treatment offlon the morning after the fight. an :General Cronje. He addszâ€"“The Sterniambulance went out under a llag of : decision not to exchange prisoners will? truce to bring in the wounded it. found {undoubtedly accelerate the end of theino wounded, but. only tuentyâ€"one 'E'ar, but it will prove very hard and! bodies. which had been laid out by ‘the' '3aers. only a few 01 whom had“ noti tish prisoners in Pretoria. There iis been riddled through. In two instances abundant evxdence that the Boers areI becoming more cruel. and that the war; t here was p 03mm endence 9f recently . will enter a darker phase. ilnihcted wounds. The BrltlSh doctors “ It is very doubtful if the Boexjwel'e not Permitted to approach. but Government will be able to controlgC'apt. Robertson. of the Kimberley the wild passions of the exasperatediLLght Horse, who speaks Dutch, asked ruffians forming the noisy part of the'Commandant DeBeers why the bodies Boer forces in the event of a siege of; had 80 many Wound-s. Pretoriam'and the position of the Brit-; DeBecrs replied that the men were ish prisoners would then become pre-jsuch plucky fellows It was impossible carious. . ’to see in the failing light whether a “I have visited the dam which the‘mafl dropped to take cover or because Boers began on Klip river, below Lady-f he was wounded. so he gave orders smith. If it had been completed it? that his {men were to .keep up a con-' would have submerged [ntombi camp,l tinuous tire on. all alihe in order to where there were 2,000 sic?” , fPNVOHt the posxtion being "mixed. _â€" “It is very doubtful if the Boer Government will be able to control the wild passions of the exasperated ruffians forming the noisy part of the Boer forces in the event of a siege of Pretoriam 'and the position of the Brit.- ish prisoners would then become pre- carious. PRISONERS LIU tue pomt raised about the cutting of the railroad and the telegraph north- of Bloemfontein, and Show it was a plucky act. Major Hunter Weston, of the Royal Engineers. accompanied by ten men, traversed the Boer Lines and succeed- ed in cutting the wires and blowing up the track. . Bloemfontein is now regarded there as a sort of half-way house and base of Operations for the advance on Pre- toria. The British trooys with the excep- tion of those necessary to police the town remain outside. The press despatches giving most at the. above interesting details also set- tle the point raised about the cuttine‘ - V __‘._ ‘_V vnv" tors. President Steyn fled to Kroonstadt without replying to Lord Roberts’ de- mand for his surrender, and the com- mander-in-chief remarked afterwards during the course of conversation while breakfasting at the farm of. President Steyn‘s brother that the “ex-President" had "become a nonen- tity.” During his progress through the town Lord Roberxs stopped and ord- ered the instant replacement of goods which were being looted from the ar- tillery barracks by Kaffirs, thus giv- ing the populace an idea. of the treat- ment; they might. expect from the vic- L_â€"â€"â€"â€" Lord Roberts, accompanied by his staff, rode at the vhead of acavalcade a mite tong to the Presidency, receiv- ing an ovation throughout the route, cu.mina.ing in a remarkable demon- stration at the market square. Reach- ing the Government buildings, Lord Roberts took possession of the city in the name of the Queen, and then re- paired to the Presidency, where the ceremony of hoisting the Union Jack ended forever, according to Opinion here, the Boer Government of the Free State. ' Ordered Kaflirs Instantly to Place Goods 'ihey had Taken. A despatch from London says :-â€"At precisely 1.30 o’clock Tuesday after- noon a Union Jack, Specially made for this purpose by Lady Roberts, was hoisted over the Presidency at Bloem- fontein, amidst the acclamations of the commander-in-chief’s battalions, in which, curiously enough, the Orange Free State burghers appear to have joined with remarkable hearti- ness. ROBERTS STOPPED LOOTING. The Daily Telegraph, in a second edition, publishes a. despatch from 'Bennet Burleigh at Bloemfontein, stating that President Steyn, accom- panied by other prominent officials, is fleeing to Kroonetad, where be trans- ferred the Government. A de~patcfih to the Daih Maii from Bloemfontein, dated Tue d1y evening at “’7oclock, says:â€" When Gen. French reached the mi?â€" way south of the capital on March 12 he destroyed the track for some d's- tance with the object of delaying the arrival of Commandant Gen. Joulrert, and 1:10: king the ret. rel-1t of xhe enemy. Nothing furthsr of any consequence has been l'eL’echd. Gen. Ro-berts' last despatch occupied 12 hours in getting to London. ? "Lie vLited the pubuc bui dings and went to the of-icial residence 01' the 11m: ident, foilowed b) a chewing crow,d 1» ho waved the BI 1tLh f. ug and sang the National Anthem/c111 peo- ple weie in a state 01 irenized excite: ment. ' “On Monday afternoon previous to the surrender there had been a. little sniping and she-ding, but the enemy then retired. Gen. RoLerta has his headquarters in the P1etident 3 11.11.86. 'lhe 1ai1wuy is uninjuied. “Mr. Fraser and the Opposition leaders headed the deputation that went out to meet Gen. Roberts." "Gen. Roberts madeastate entry into the captured city at noon. He was guen a tumendous ovauon. enLer‘tne town. The correspondent :ay'szâ€" ’ and fipt. Fawcett were the first to unlor 1l\n 9:“. n‘t- --__.- - 4- - l-_4. A Boer officer is quoted as saying that the Boers have only 30,000 rounds of Mauser ammunition left. The Boers Said to Have Only 30.000 Rounds Left. A despatch from Lorenzo Marques says:â€"â€"A resident of the Transvaal Rand district states that the Trans- vaat Mining Department, is preparing to destroy the mines at Johannesburg and that explosive mines for the de- fence of the city will be constructed in their stead. Other preparations for the defence ofthe city are also being made rapidly. uCLc an smart work, in View “of the necessity for constant reconnaissance of the track, and the position. It is hardly expected that Gen.Poleâ€" Carew's advance will not be opposed. If the burghers at Norval's pont and Bethulie are relying on retreat by means of the raiway, and are unaware of the occupation of Bloemfontein, a coili ion tetween them and the Guards' column in inevitable._ l l i I l l | Gen. thtacre to cross the river, coin- ,cided, fortunately for the British, with an equally daring feat north- , ward of Bloemfontein. There, Major l Weston, of the Engineers, attached to Gen. French’s brigade, passed the Boer lines on the evening of March 12, with ten men and cut the telegraph and blew up the railway, thereby pre- venting the removal of the engines and cars in Bloemfontein. 'l'weive loco- motives were captured. Gen. Roberts was thus enabied to promptly des- patch a force to intercept the Boers, whom Gen. Gatacre holds in front. That this force. reached Bethany, 35 miles distant, in a day, is regarded here as smart work, in View ‘of the necessity for constant reconnoissance of the track, and the position. Boers Retreating Fefore Gatacre . May Be Entrapped. A despatch from London, Friday, eayszâ€"At the opening- of the new chapter of the war immediate interest centres in the fate of the Boer forces, which are in retreat northward from Cape Colony, where they have been defending the line of the Orange river. The courageous exploits of Capt. Grant and Lieut.1’opham, which saved the Bethu.ie bridge, enabi‘ing 1" 1‘ AMMUNITION SHOST. The deputation which rode out from the, city Tuesday morning to mrmuliy tender the surrender of the capital to Gen. Rubens consisted .0 LGddrust Paper) us. Dr. Keliner, the Mayor, and Mr. Fraser, a member of the Volks- rand. ers. The signs on the shops and all the externals here would lead anyone to believe that the place is an English town. The first troops to enter the city were the Carbineers. Therefore. when the British enterea there was considem‘ble rejoicing. as their presence would. prevent an at- tack upon the place ‘by the Transvaal- , The Transvaal Boers sought to comâ€" .pel the Free Staters to resist the Brit- iish a l’outranoe. but their eiforts were a; no avail. A messenger was sent to the Boer camp on 'the Modder river with the inrormation that the Free State Boers would not attempt to. hold lBloem-omein, which has no fortifica- tions, against Gen. Roberts, they knowing that to attempt to make a de ence would result in the praCtical deStruction oi the town. Tbs messvige excited the. indignation oi the Transvaalers, who threatened to blow B.oem-ontein to pieces. The resi- dents were. there.ore, uncertain whe- ther the Englsh or their own allies oi the Transvaal would bombard the town. A correspondent had a conversation with Councillor Daly, who described an embittered meeting of the Executive Council that was held the day prior to the surrender. Alter the meeting President Steyn boarded a train and proceeded to Kroonstad, where he has e3mbl.shel his government. Transvaalers Had Threatened to Bombard Free State Capital. A despatoh from Bloemfontein says: W'hen the British troops entered this city on Tuesday they found that it presented a regular Sunday appear- ance. The shops were all closed. and the ladies on the streets were wearing their Sunday attire. Many of the residents declared that they expeqted that the place would be bombarded. BOERS KILL ED WOUNDED. BETWEEN TWO FIRES. HENCE THE RBJOICIN G. t THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY. The boottish syndicate which has " been experimenting in beet sugar pro- 21 duction at Aylmer and Welland will :1] send an expert to Canada to.superin- e tend the sowinzg and harvesting, beg fore deciding upon the erection of a, -.refinery in Ontario. Prizes will bej 1' offered for the best lots of beets The; “Department of Agriculture has prom-l jised co-01;eration and assistance. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY. ’ Mr. Ether, South Huron, introduced - g a bill entitled “An Act to amend the1 riOntario Insurance Act,” which is of! l } practical interest to the agricultural l community. Some years ago, when the! ’gMunicipal Act was consolidated, the: 1: term for which Farmers’ Mutual Fire§ l ; Insurance Companies could insure was 2 'reduced from five to four years. Thisi ' was done without. consulting any ofi the Farmers’ Insurance Companies ofi ' the country. Most of these compan-' i‘ies do a purely local business, and as . 3 the directors are invariably local men, .{who live in their business territory, {it may safely be assumed that they 'know whether it is advisable to issue ! policies for a longer or shorter period. f {The object of Mr. Eilber’s bill is to gm-ake it optional with the directors .w.hether the term shall be four or .‘five years. The lengthening of the i term, it is claimed, means the saving! , of thousands of dollars to farmers in} iagents’ fees. .. ‘ LIQUOR LICENSE STATISTICS. ' The report on the inspection of li- fqu'or licenses has been brought down. I s'l‘he total number of licenses issued in i1899 was 3,040, some 63 less than in ‘ 1898. 01 these 2,638 were ordinary tavern licenses. and 6? 'beer and wine glicenses, 312 shaop licenses, 23 whole- ‘ gsale licenses. The provincial revenue i' ‘frcm licenses and fines was $261,523,§ ‘a decrease of about 87,000. The total 5: lcollect ions were $589,381, and the mun- i - ;ic.ipal revenues $252,589. The lines!- 'collect ed were $14,195. 5 IMMIGRATION 'l‘O ONTARIO. It , I 1 “ That this House declares its opin- ion that the interests of the nickel and copper industries! of this province demand that the letters patent grant- ed by the Government of the “Dillin- ion of Canada to the Orford Copper Company, of New York, in 1893, and; now in use by that company in the: State of New Jersey, for refining matte of the nickel and copper ores of the 1dbury district of the Pro-g Vince of 0ntario,'shou-ld, not be. reviv~ ed or renewed as is prOposed by. the bill now before the Parliament of. Canada, providing for the revival of the said letters patent and’ for the re- newing- and extension of the powers and privileges conferred thereby, but that the provisions of the pa tent laws of the Dominion shall be allowed to take effect and the said process here- HOME REFINING OF NK‘KFIL. The Commissioner of Crown Lands has placed the following notice 0:1 ihe order paper, protesting against. Lhc revival of the Orford Copper Com‘. pany’s patent by the Dwninion Govern- meat. It read :â€" v -v ----U§V. In reply to a question by Mr. Hoyle, the Minister of Agriculture stated that 4,015 emigrants came from Eu- rope and settled in Ontaniu in 1859. It was not customary tor such. emigrants to purchase [arms at the outset. but to enter the service of others unitil ac- customed to the climate and condi- tions 01‘ the country. It was not the duty of the: Ontario agency at Liver- pool to aid emigrants with money. but to supply information and to direct their attention to the advantages of Ontario. In 1898 Mr. Duncan Bole, of Sault Ste. Marie. had settle... _‘ ... .am- ilies in Algom-a, ‘but as he had been dismissed trom service in August, 18; 9, no report. of what he had done last year had been received. _.â€"-â€"â€" â€"_.~-u rueruolu, I he explained, was to provide for large drainage works beyond the resources of the lands and municipalities imme- diately interested. \Vhen it was clear that the municipality was unable to complete the work, and when the re- port ot' the Government engineer sus- tained this View, then such sums shall be p 'oposed by the Lieutenant-Gover- nor-in-Council, as, on the report of the ?the engineer, may be deemed advis- able; such sums to be placed in the estimates and voted in the regular way by the Legislature. ‘ A NEW VOTING MACHINE. Mr. Farwell, East Algoma, will in- troduce a bill to permit municipali- ties to use the Imperial automatic vot- ing machine. The apparaius is so con- structed that it automatically locks it- self when an elector has registered the , permissible number of voles Mr.1 Farwell’s bill lprovides for the use of! the machine in municipal elections only. . navxn oeen made The Attorney-General has given no- the patent to NJ. tire of a measure authorizing munici~ mm”. of Canada pal grants for the vfienefit of Canadians mattes, and the sz on military service in South Africa. It operation of the'p‘ appears on strict examination of the' 3:??odngilnigi: :3: existing law the grants that have been "And this Hous made by the city of Toronto and oth- ofapetition to th er municipalities throughout the proâ€" merit being preeen vince to the Patriotic Fund and the: 0f the Speaker Of Red Crss fund are illegal. The bill will therefore be retrospective: and. is designed to encourage municipalities in making further grants. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION. Hon. Mr. Latchford has given notice of a Government measure providing for compulsory arbitration in certain industiial disputes. It provides for compulsory arbitration in the case of companies owning public franchises who have disputes with their em- ployee, and wiil meet such crises as the London street railway strike and the G.’l‘.R. trackmen’s strike. The principle of the bill is that interfer- is justifiable where the pubiic convenience and welfare, are seriously involved, and where the company de- rives its privileges from the public. The measure was practically promis- ed by Hon. Mr. Stratton during the East Middlesex campaign, and it is un- derstood that Col. Leys, M.P.P.. for Lon-don, has had much to do with the matter. ‘ THE DRAINAGE MEASURE. The Premier introduced his drainage measure. The main purpose I..- -__1_9â€" 7 ‘ :tory : I ’ i j fully protesting as ; lully protesting as 6 lation." WILL ENCOURiA The Government something in the agng the beet m but the exact ext 'to be taken is s The ieature which ernment most is t: d-u-stry is 0i .3th ichiaracier, drawin llrom the immecli'it and employin or. The sections {factories would the turn for any hour lower-priced sugar 01' the Scottish sy experiments in th..-‘ mer dismicts tor the approval oi.’ t3 will be assisted. considers most seri .to establish iactor} lsectmns, where nu ia'ble. as fuel is an new: the cost 0. produc; - A SINGLE/“TA " râ€" ‘I What the Legislators of the Province are Doing at Toronto. ONTARIO LEGISLATURE GRANTS WERE ILLEGAL. [rule and'tory and employing purei'y locél 1211};- :e. The 01‘. The sections which do not obtam interfer-f factories would thergfore demand a re- A “I‘L’:A Ryeâ€"Firm. (‘ar lots, 510 west, and 520 east. Oatsâ€"Demand quiet. White oats north and west, 27c; middle freights, '27 1-2; and east, 280. {Buckwheatâ€"Quiet. Offerings light Car lots, outside, quoted at 49 (q 500. I Flourâ€"Quiet, but firm. Outside mil- lers offer straight roller, in buyors’ bags, middle insights, at $2.60 per bbl.; and export, agents bid $2.53. Special brands in wood, for local (xi-('Uuzu. sell from $2.85 to $3, according to brand. 5 Millfeedâ€"Quielr and firm. Bran isl quo‘ied 21.1. 815, to $15.50. and shorts} at $16 to $17, at the mill door through? W’ester-n Ontario. 3 Cornâ€"Firm. No. 2 American, yel-‘E low, quoted at 42 1-2:: to 430. track, To-; ronnto, and mixed, at 41 1-2 to 42c.§ Canadian corn sca roe and firm at 426.! track, Toronto. Peasâ€"Steady. Car lots, 61 1-2c-north, and west, and 62 l-2c, east. Barleyâ€"Export demand continues; good, Choice heavy matting barley is taken readily. Car lots, No. 2, middle freights, 42 1-!2c and east at 43: 1-20; No. 1 is quoted at 44. to 45c; outside. the best. The local market was firm. Ontario red and white, 65 to 651-230. according to nearness to the mill. Western Ontario points; and 651-2 to 66c, mu: grow win-m. 6%, low 65 to 051_-:.’.c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard. 791-20, North Bay; and at 801-" to 81c. g.i.f, mags. . . . . . 200 225. Toronto, March 20.â€"Wheatâ€"-Outslde wheat markets were quite strong d‘url‘mg the day, but. closed off from â€"â€"v°w' Choice hogs, per cwl. . 500 Light. hogs, [per cwt;. . 425 Heavy hogs, rper cwt. . 425 Sows. . . . . . . 300 Stggs. . . . . . 200 Cows, each. . Calves, each. Sheep, per cw‘t. Lambs, per cwt. BuCkS. per cwt. Bum-her, choice do. . . . Butcher, med. to good. . Butcher, inferior. Stockers, per cwt. ._ . .’ , Cattle. Eluppers, 981: mm. . . .3425 Following Is the range of quota- tuons: â€" For primeâ€"hogs, scaling “from 160 to 200 lbs., the top mice is 51-20; light and fat hogs are bringing 47-80 per 1b. Lambs are quotéd at from 41-2 to 60. per 11)., with from, an eighth: to a quarter mora fqgchoice samples. Sheep were selling well Lvoâ€"day at from 31:0 33-40 per 1b. ' A few good milkers are warned. About one thousand hogs came in; prices steady and unchanged. :h‘eeders, Slackers, exporL hubs, and light bulls were unchanged, and only in moderate requesL.. r'or smokers there was perhaps a little better en- quiry. Choice lambs and good veal calves were wanted Lo-dalyf Good butcher cattle was firmer and 5041 briakly, but much of the ordinary stuff was held aL too high a prim and left over. Tuesday’s vu‘ues are not quotably changed. For good to choice butcher cattle the range was from 33-4 to 41-4c per lbs., but cor- rect quotations for medium and com- mon eLuL‘f were not easy to obtain. The expo-rt trade. continues dull, af- fected by the depressing cables from the United Kingdom and difficulties of space on the steamers. Prices range from 41-4 to 43-40, with choice .seiec- tions selling up. to 5c, but this price is only occasionai‘ly obtained. H‘Ommto, March, 20,â€"There) was a a better tone to the market to~day, and a fair amount of business was done. â€"â€"'â€"~ "oa‘vlg DJ exempted from taxation on improve- ments. The bill ’has not yet been com- pletely drafted, but improvements is :o be understood to mean buildings. The principle is that the farmer, who spends his proi s in putting upagood house which improves the township, is no; to be fined for so doing, and there will be no discrimination in favor of the man who contents himself with a mean, unsightly structure. THE TOR The zeature which worries the Gov- ernment most 'is the: fact that the in- d-u-stry is 0L suuh an essentially local character, drawing its raw material from the immediate vicinity of the fac- ‘-____ I _-__ J wwwww “And this House further approves ofapetition to the Dominion Partia- ment being presented under the hand of the Speaker of this House, respeut- fully protesting against the said legis- Iully protesting against the said ltgiS- lation." WILL ENCOURAGE BEET' SUGAR. The Government has decided to do something in the direction of encour. 'v'Q" '..g.ng thug beet root saga; "in‘gi-il-stry, but the exact extent. of the measure to be taken figstill to be decided. tofore covered by the said patent rendered, avai;abie to all persons de drone of using the samojor the reâ€" fining of nicks), or copper ores on the mattes thereof in the Dominion of Canadaâ€"the and piecess, though patented in Canada, having never oeen operated therein, and no attempt having been made by the owners 01 the patent to apply it within the {units of Canada to the said ores or mattes, and the said patent having by operation of the patent .aws of Canada been null and void for non-use tor a period of more than four years. _ _' iv...”â€" for any bounties_ expended it; Milkers and Calves. Sheep and Lam b5. {ENTU MARKETS. Hogs. 375 3 "5 275 275 $500 45 00 10 00 Canadian muua mu cal-man Baum; From Thug Dale On. A despaich from Halifax, N.S., says. _']‘he Leinsier Regiment are under or (hers 1.0 sail for England from this‘ garrison on March 25th, by the Domain-,9 ion line. steamer Vancouver. When; the Leinsters march out of the bar-; ranks the Canadian militia enrolled for' one year will march in. I an Governmem's refusal to madly its demands regarding railroad conces- sions in Asia-Miner. The: 'l‘urkisncgv- ernmenr. advises against submission; and the Sultan is awaiting a military repurt on :h-e stratchcal aspect of the question before giving a decision. A deSpatch from Cbnstantinopie sayszâ€"There is great anxiety in offi- cial circles here. regarding fhx- Russi- Rum-a Ito-fuses Io VlmlHy In naming“. Kr :ar *1 :2 :- l3 (ad aware sums. Author of 3 Popular English Kim: Is Dead. A desip-atch from London, says:â€" 1 Lady John Scott‘ Spottiswoode, :wxiter of the song “Annie Laurie, " is idead. at the age of 91. She was a wo~ 'man of remarkable character, who clung to old-time manners and cus- i toms. Thins her cozuhman invariablv {and to ride' 1115 a posiilion, a thalchi l weaned pzefezable as a not coseiing,! while. peat fires alone lit 11p certain! of her rooms. She was, an accomplish-n ed musician, and wrote both! the music ' and words of‘ ‘Annie Laur,‘ie' The: ballad as originally wiirizen, however, was altered by” her 10 suit the/ music which she composed. She married in 1836 Loxd Johzn Montague Douglasi Scott, son of the Fifth Duke of. Bump i le'uch, who died in 1860. n'186( 1' un- der the will of her father Johni Srmthwoode, she resumed her maidq en name. â€". a.-... The delayed overland passengers will go through on Wednesday, transfer- ring at the break. where the work of. clearing the sides and rebuilding the large cut bank is being prosecuted with all energy by a large force with Division Superintendent Duchesnay and General Superintendent Marpole personally directing the work. In the meantime passengers from the east are being sent. by the Crow’s Nest pass to McLeod and up the Arrow lakes to Revelstoke. a roundabout route, making the overland trip 30 hours longer. Heavy snow-slides are also repoi‘ted from the Selkirk mountain‘s. carrying down tall trees and immense rocks, sweeping away thecut bank truss bridge, 150 feet; long, between Bear creek and Six Mile creek. is missing, and it is feared that He is. buried beneath the avalama‘he of. snow. All C. I’. It. Trains Have Been Blocked Since -alurda,v. A despatch from Vancouver says :â€" No overland train has arrived here since Saturday, all traffic movements being temporarily suspended by the mud and snowslides in the interior districts, which have been of an un- usually serious character. From Ar- row Head yard a large gravel slide is reported, Ninety feet of snow-shed No. 6, east of Glacier, have been de- stroyed by a snow-slide; one of the snow plough gang: Edward Gallagher, LEINSTERS LEAVE MARCH v *u ____v u-.. .u..°.... I uuu uUL JUL uBCIQBC He was unconscious, and was carried Government system by the firemen down stairs to the fresh be extended west: air, but his case was seen to be very: real. serious. Doctors were summoned, as, Sir Wilfrid Larurh well as the ambulance from the Genâ€" that the Governme eral hospital, and in the meantime] siderartion a propos: the firemen worked over the suffer-g revision of the Dc ‘ers. "' ‘- George Patterson died before arriv- ing at the General hospital. The others were received in a. critical con- dition. The damage caused by the tire was not heavy. room to that of young Flood. \Vhen found he! was kneeling by the bed; with his face buried in the pillow, evi-é dently to try to prevent the smokef from getting into his lungs. i Three Young chn [lemmed In The! Rooms By Ihe Flames. A e-espatch from Montreal says :-~ A fatal fire occurred at an early hour on Thursday morning in a boarding- house kept by Mrs. M. A. Flood, at 29 Beaver hall. A fire took place in the house early ‘Wednesday evening, but it was extinguished before much dam- age was done. Shortly before 3 o’clock fire. He at once rushed out and gave the alarm. Besides Mrs. Flood and her family there were 15 boarders in the house, and they were all asleep when tzhe fire broke out. By hard work on the. part of the firemen, all except three young men boarders, Messrs. George Patterson, F. McNeil, and Jos- C"13h Body, were got safely out. After several attempts the firemen succeed- ed in entering the room on the top flat in which the three men were, and they were brought down. They were found to be suffering much from the effects ___-..-.. muuuvn’ uulu "01‘; :got a matey for the Mausers which sunply mowed them down.” I English Solajers. A despatch from Pretoria,'.says:â€" Before retiurning to the _front on Tuesday General Joubert said to a press representativesâ€"“The courage of the British soldiers is b eyond question. They rushed the kopjes and entrench- ments in a fearless manner, but were _-J_ general Joubert FEARLESS BRITISHER G. 4.). GREA SNOWSLIDES IN THE ROCKIES. WROTE “ANN I E LAURIE." FATAL FIRE AT MONTREAL in. ‘A \ $3 i'E‘Y IN TURKEY. of the -§ Sir Wiifrid .Luurier [Kn-died that the 3 Govt-x‘nmenc had come to the conflu- _1sion that thc)‘ \\'(.u.d appumt the Mm- } I - v . o o _ I ISIer of Pubhc )Vorks cmef 6011111113- ,3He added that Malay-1.9. went, of. 33course, without; any salary, and the Government hztd rather reluctantly de- vices during the session, yet it was well known that Mr. Tarte was not in good health. In fact, his health was in such condition'l‘hathis friends had thought it adVisable to press upon him to take a rest. MCr. Tarte, however, had thought that a change of- labor i; would give him sufficient rest for the 'i present, and, therefore, the Govern- L; ment had appointed him to represent C‘anada at Paris, feeling that he was "quite able to fulfil the duties of the lattice. ; GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS. 2 Some discussion occurred over a bill ; introduced by Mr. Casey for the es- |' tablishiment of aGovermnent system ,’ of telegraphs. The measure which he 1 pcroposes is not very definite. On one 2 point Mr. Casey was Specific. He {wants the telegraphic rates made ten joents‘ per ten words for private mes- ;sages, and ten centsahundredwords ‘for press deSpatches. t TARTE’S PARIS TRIP. ! Sir Charles Tapper inquired when her rhe Premier was prepared togive the House any statement with regard to zthe representation of Canada at the 'Pnris Exhibition. Sir thiu‘les pointed i on: that, inasmuch as the Minister of .‘Puh‘ic “'Ork;}3.'i'igu:;~ in Paris :lnd' twas said to have gone as the repre- 1sentative of Canada, it was time that gthe House should be taken into the ioonfidence of the Government in the i matter. .Mr. Mulock, replying on behalf of the {Minister of Public Works, and that these matters were not within Mr. Tarte's knowledge, because 3.11% harie. son, in View, of lhe. success which hind ] attended his management. of the con- ' struction of the line, had been allowed to use his own discretion in purchasing ,Hupplies and in engaging men. Mr. IMulock also said that the Government é'did not at present contemplate build. ; ing a line from Dawson to Circie City, 1' 50 miles, because there was no vote out of which} to take. the cosu of such 7, construction. Mr. Prior inquired Whether it is a fact that. Mr. Charles-on, when engag- ed on the construction of the Govern-I man telegraph line to Duw._:on City‘ trad brought large quantities of sup- plies from Ottawa instead of purchas~ ing Lhflm in British Columbia, and that the men whom be employed were chiefly French-Canadians from the east. '_-â€"-v_ Iav‘AI-uI-UU. Mr. McMullen was informed by Sir eWilfrid Laurier that the total cost of administering the Dominion Fran- :chise Act during all the years that it: was in operation was $1,156,261.89 .56 received from the sale In answer to Mr. Prior, Mr. Mulock said that an increase has been made to the provision-11 allowance giVen to the pestoiice clerks and letter-earri- ers of the Vicwria Postoffice of $5 a month, to employees whose salary was not more than‘ $500 a year, in conse- quence of the increased cost of living in British Columbia. and the United States looking to the resumption of the meetings of the ‘7 joint commission appointed to adjust all diiferences 'between Canada and :the United States. i Sir Ricnard Cartwright informed Mr. 5 Fraser, of Lambton. that the contract ;for an improved service between Can- :wda and the British \Vest Indies goes iinto force on the lat of July next. i Mr. Bell, of East Prince. was inform-‘ ed by! Mr. Blair that the number of miles of railway in operation in Can- ada are as follows :â€"Ontario, 6.779; ; Quebec, 3.312; New Brunswick, 1,420; ‘Nova Scotia, 901; Prince Edward Ls- land, 210; Manitoba. 1,563; British Col- Eumliia, 1,129; Northâ€"\V’est Territories, 1,928. Total, 17,250 miles. ’~ Mr. Blair said that the Government i had not yet decided as to whether the 1' UKON TELEGRAPHS AND ROADS. In answer to Mr. Campbell, the Pre- mier said that the number of cases heard by the Supreme Court in each year were: 1895-6, 72 cases; 1896-7, 77 cases; 1897-8, 81 cases; 1898-9, 1‘!) cases; 1899 to date, 22 cases. The court saj the ioilowinzg number of days in each year2â€"1895-6, 70 days; 1886-7, 66 days; 1897-8, 71 days; 1898-9, 62- days; 99 to date, 855 days. He also gave the number of days on which each of the Judges sate. Sir Richard Cartwright stated, in reply to Mr. Frapser, Lambton, that the amount of subsékiy paid for the ewtablishmetnt and maintenance of a line of stteamships between Canada and Manchesvzer up to June 30 last was $26,000. Sinoe then no account. had been rendered for services and no pay- ments had been made. Mr. Casgrain was informed by the Premier that the Government consid- ers itself bound to give effect to the Act of the Quebec Legislature increas- ing the number'ot‘ the judges of the Supreme Court from 81 to 34, provided the Legislature has not acted improvi- dently. Mr. Casey was informed by Mr. Mu- lock that the Government was not yet aware that any Australian Govern- ments had granted concessions to the Eastern Extension Company. It was hoped that none such would be made as would warrant a change in the compact between the respective Govâ€" ornaments. Mr. Clarke was informed that there tare no negotiations now in progress between the Governments of Canada Sir Wilfrid Lwrier told Mr. Cowan that the Government has under con- sideration a proposal to provide for a reyision of the Dominion statutes. Government system of railways would be extended westerly beyond Mont- _--1 QUESTIONS ANSWERED. Mr. Casgrain was m:ormed by Mr. Mudock that the Government has con- structed 221 miles of telegraph line on the north shore of the St. Lawrence. The line, when completed, will extend to Chateau baa/a total distance of 320 miles. It. is expected to be finished next J91} A.‘ A MUN PARl