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What the Legislators of the Province are Doing at Toronto THE NICKEL QUESTION. Hon. Mr. Davis moved the resolution on the nickel queszion which he placed on the order paper a few days ago. In effect, it is a protest on the parti of the Ontario Legislature against the revival or renewal of the letters pat- ent grantej by the Dominion Govern- ment to the Orford Cooper Company of New York in 1893. Speaking to the motion, Hon. Mr. Davis exp'ained that under the Act the Orford Copper Company, by pay- ing the regular fee before the expira- tion of six years from the date on. which its letters patent were grant- ed, could secure an extension of its letters patent for 12 years. The ccm- pany claimed that it had instructed its soficitor to pay the fee before the .six years had exp' red, but through neglect or inadvertence payment was not made in time. The company, when the omission was called to its attention, forwarded the fee, but the Commissioner of Patents said he had no authority to collect it. Mr. David pointed out that the company had also failed to carry out another condi- tioa of the patent, and that it had been practicaJy out of court for the past five or six years. The matter was im- portant in its relation to the general mineral development; of the province. A.l parties were unanimous in the view that the re.ix.in~g should be car- ried on in this country. The Canadian Capper Company took the view that it was unah.e to refine here because the Orford Company contro led this particuar patentaor refining nickel. According to the Canada Company, this was the only practical process for refining nickel which 'had yet been es- tablished. Yet other processes, he was informed, would soon be in operation in Ontario. The Dr. lloepiuer process, which has been a disinct success in Germany, was to be tried in Hamil- ton, and the Clergue people were spending a lot of money at Sault Ste. Marie in the communion of a refin- ing piant, in the line of an electrical process. Mr. M’hitney said he thought the motion should pass. As he understood it, it practically am-»unted to this, it would be an attempt on the part of the L:gTs‘.ature to prevent it being said, eirnoer by the L‘anauian Copper Company, or any other concern. that. it would be impassibie to refine nic- kel matte in Ontario. \Ir. Jamest ‘ontnee. M..PP.. and Mr. I) F. Burk are urging thy: Provincial Government to advance $500 at one» to the New Ontario Colonization Asp- sociation, being two months’ instal- ment on the $3,000 a year which the aasocintion expects to get from the Administration. Mr. Carscallen introduced a bill re- specting building societies and loan corporations very much along the some lines as that of the Attorney- General. The measure in effect pro- M to- reduce the capital stock of these corporations to the amount of the paid-up capital. It is provi‘led that in fixing the limit of their harrowing powers the amount of unpaid capital stock shall not be considered, but de- positors and debenture-holders are not to be deprivei of any rights thereby. Rev. R. A. Burriss, the sec-trea- surer, writes from Port Arthur that fifty settlers have already arrived, moszly from the United States. and that twentyâ€"six more are coming, of whom thirteen are from Oklahoma. The settler-3’ home at Port Arthur is overcrowded, and the $500 is wantsd to build a shelter at Hymer for the women and children, while fhe men are establishing Lheir homes. Mr. Dyment. MP., 201' Autumn. has been telegraphed to and instructed to make a similar appeal to the Dominion Gov- ernment. The motion cumin! unanimously, and will be transmitted to the Dominion House. Mr. Pardee‘s bill to rnturn to the boa-u; law “1888, Mr. McKay’s bill to exempt from taxation non-producing improvements on farm lands, and Mr. Taylor’s bill to prevent the planting of the barberry shrub as promotive of rust in wheat. MR. OARNEGIE’S PROTEST. Mr. Carnegie, East Victoria. drew {he attention of the chernment to the fact that the distribution of the statutes to clerks of municipalities in partially settled districts is not eat- isfaciory. He suggested that the statutes; might be torwarded by post- card or letter instead of the municipal clerks having to call on the clerks of the: peace and Sign receipts therefor. Th1: A‘iorneyâ€"GBnernl firomisâ€"edâ€" .603; sideration. ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. LICENSE COMMISSIONERS. The following license commisstoners h'x_\ {- Dept} appqgnted: ~â€" Parry Sou-{15! Eastâ€"Samuel Carmzch- 9143!. Thomas Bottomley, Robert Mea- mes. Parry Sound Westâ€"Jonathan Crisp. J ages Calder. W'illiam \Vilscm. 81'. Glengarry.â€"Roberf R. Sé'n'gsterJVice J mums. Diongwggl. resigned. ‘1' West Hastings.â€"Henry -G. Bleecker. Jemmiah G. Squire, William J. 110- Gama-on. West fi'elli-nétbii-W'i'lâ€"x‘omas Har- court, Joh-n. Oliver, James A. Bran- don. Grey Cantuâ€"P. Mccu'nmg‘ifli'mc- Gill. 0. Pye. East Victoria .â€"Willmm Waite. XIV.- C Moore, John Howie. Waterloo Norah .â€"W alter Veit ch, vxces Alexaoder Peterson. resigned. Mr. German has a bill to amend the Ontario Veterinary. Act. It provides that hereafter: persons practising as veterinary surgeons aha-ll pass an authorized examination. ' VMr Marte' North yoronto will 111- Sign that. the Transvaasers Eton; to trodoce abill providing that m muni- abandon ”39 “fence at. e roe cipalities where “the wards have been ! $21ch is quiet in the zoo abolished for" the election of alderman ; A corps of young Boers from the farms the 3501103)“ shall also apply to the 'enrroun-ding Bloemfontein, under an; election at school trustees. ~ I'Imporial officer. has been detailed for DESTRUCTION 0F INSECTS ‘ ! police work, {Ind 50 pgavgnt thafurtller ti: alnd‘ west. ur. Drydon’s hill £01: the prevention image at hbandon‘ed tam by $7.00 FOR COLONIZATION. LOAN COMPANIES BILL. COMING LEGISLATION. 'RELIEF FOR LIQUOR MEN. The Provincial Secretary will intro- .duce a bill providing ior semi-annual pxyments 0.. hotel licenses and the Ibrewers’ and distillers’ tax. Brewers’ {Walt-houses and distillers’ cattle bytes are also to be exempt .rom assessment under the Government’s revenue law, iEnemy Killed Almost Total Those of the British. A despatch from London says :--The Exchange Telegraph Company is au- ’thority for the statement that it is officially admitted at Pretoria that the total Boer casualties have been zâ€"Kiiled, 212-); wounded, 1,251; sick, 4,351. Tomi, 7.73.2. . LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES. I Revised reports are:â€" ; Boer lossesâ€" ’KiJBd. o o o a o 'p o g : 2,120 l \\ Dundedo o o ‘ o o . 0 19251 . 4 351 ‘0 ’Sick. .,"...., ‘ Biiishâ€" - and destruction of noxious insects was} given aseoond reading. It makes it} optional with municipalities to appoint inspectors to attend to the destruction or prevention of noxious insects. and provides that those disobeying orders shall be subject to penalty. COLD STORAGE MEASURE. Hon. Mr. Dryden moved the second reading of his bill providing for the incorporation of five or more persons A “AAA-A -â€"â€"vâ€"‘ as co-operative cold storage associa- tions. The Government proposed to as- sist such organizations to'the amount STEYN’S ATTEMPT FAILED. Frea State Boers Beeline toRallyto HIS Banners. A depsatoh from London, Wednes- day, sa.ys:â€"General Ro’berts’ de- spatches to the War Office contam the pnncipal news that has been re- ceived» from South Afnca. There are The Morning Post’s correspondent at Bloemfontetn telegraph: that the Free State Boers are surrendering thetr arms there as fast as they can be registered. He adds that Premdenst Steyu's attempt to rally the bu'rghers at Kroonstad 13 reported to be. acomâ€" plete failure. There is the bitteres't feâ€"elt-ng agamst the President In Bloemfontein because he (lid not ac- quam-t the citizetm with General Ro- berts; offer to spare the town- if: xt surrendered. no reports of important apex-among, and General Roberts seems to be atm- mg' at the paciixcation of the region behmd- hxm before further adv-a-ncmg Britain’s Reply to the Boers’ Inten- tion to haze Johannesburg. A despatch from London, W'ednes- day, sayszâ€"T‘he Times says that, in accordance with precedent, Mr. Cham- berlain’s proclamation regarding the threatened destruction of Johannes- burg will not be published until it is promulgated in South Africa. It is understood, however. that the Gov- ernment intends to convey to the 80318 that any wanton destruction of Btitish property during the war “ill be regarded as \\ arranting a. c.aim for compensation and justifying a levy upon private property should the re- sources of the Transvaal Republic prove inadequate to meet the claim. Wounded. . . . Dead of disease. . STEYN KRUGER’S TOOL. Civil Government Has Been Reorgan- ized at Bloemfontein. A London Daily Chronicle corres- pondent at Bloemfontein, ' telegraph- ing Tuesday, says: REPLY TO A THREAT. "The Cin'l Government has been re- organized. MLJ. A. Collins; Under- Secretary of the Interior of Steyn’s Executive, has been appointedo’ land- drost. Steyn is regarded as guilty of fatuity, but not influenced. by nepot- ism. He was always Kruger’s tool. It has been rumored that he has reaped financial benefit from this connection. but the report is not substantiated. Mr. Fischer played the part of Steyn’s Mephistopheles.” Queen is Paramount. A despotch from Maseru, Basutolandfl 'Wednesday, says :â€"Everybody in Basin-4 toland rejoices in the restoration of telegraphic communication with Ali- wal North. The nroclamation of Lord Roberts is apparently effective, as the Free Staters are surrendering to the Basutohnd officials. . Are Convinced the Authority of the] 1 EFFECT ON BASUTOS. The occupation of Thaba.Nchu and Rouxville by the British has produced an excellent impression, convincing the Busutos that the authority of the Queen is paramount. CORPS OF YOUNG BOERS. Under British Officers They Are Doing Police Duty. A despatch from London sayszâ€"The second edition of the Times of Wed- nesday publishes a despatch from Bloemfontein, dated. Monday, - March 19, which says:-â€"“ The blowing up of bridges by the Boers is an evident sign that the Transvaalers intend to abandon the defence of the Free State.” ' : , 2,000 DEAD BOEKS. 2,041 Kruger and Steyn Rouse Enthusiasm by Untruthful Statements. A despatch from Kroonstad, Orange Free State, dated the 18th, sayszâ€""The Pretoria Federal commandoes are here, They are in grand spirits. They are ready for the enemy, and are even deiantly awaiting the British ad- Yance. “Kruger and Steyn addressed a vast. camp meeting to-day. The Transvaal President made an impassioned appeal to the burghers to maintain their gal- lant light for freedom. He told them it was certain the ultimate' result of the war would be that the Boer Re- Publics would retain their indepen- dence, despite the temporary Brit- ish occupation oI Bloemfontein. “President Steyn lollowed Kruger in a strong speech. He told the burgh. ers the Free State was far from being conquered, though its capital had been occupied by the British. He infiormed the burghers that England had de~ linitely refused to allow the Republics to remain independent States. There- fore, all the Republics had to do now was to light to the last. “Steyn said in the six months the war had been going on the Boers had lost less th 1n 1,000 men in killed, and th 1t the 1ighting was really commenc. ing now. As President, he warned Flee. Staters not to believe Lord Rob- erls’ proclamation and accept his in- vitation to lay down their arms. He assured them the British had failed on every occasion to keep solemn treaties they had made. Sir Al red Milner, Steyn declired, had publicly proclaimed that A rikanders would be exterminated, knowing that the Re- pul lics would igh to the end. “He closed by urging the burghers to place their trust in God. S.teyn’s appeal roused the burghers to a pitch of wild enthusiasm.” Kitchener Occupies Prieska, But the Transvaalers Escaped. A despatch from London sayszâ€"The “for Office has received the following despatch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, Tuesday, March 20:â€" “ Kitchener occupied Prieska yester- day unopposed. The rebels surrender- e‘d their arms. The Tra'nsvaalers es- caped across the river. MORE FIGHTI “ G IN NATAL Winston Churchill Says the Cam- paign is by No Means Over. A despatch from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, says :â€"Yesterday the new iron mounting for the 4.7 naval gun for field purposes, invented by Capt. Per- ry Scott, of EMS. Terrible, and con- structed under his direction in the Na- tal Government railway workshops, was tested and found in every respect satisfactory. “ Mr. Steyn is circulating a notice by means of despatc‘h riders, in reply to my proclamation, to the effect that any burgher who signs a declaration that he will not fight against us again will be treated as a traitor and shot. u y me Bloemfontein people are af- fording us every assistance in the mat- ter of hospital accommodations. \Ve have, consequently, been able to ar- range for 560 beds. “Thirty-three prisoners were taken at Prieslm. 200 stand of arms, and some supplies and explosives. on the enemy at all pointé is the shortest way to peace. “ The Boers have begun to surrender on the Basutoland frontier.” Commander Ogilvie told me that he would undertake to' move such agun wherever field artillery could go, and as quick as infantry could go. Beyond all doubt the heavy weapon must be- come a permanent feature in modern fieild armies. \Ve have bought our ex- perience dearly. Let ue prorfit‘by it. The Boer General Found Wounded in a Farm House. A' despatch to the London Morning Post. from Norval’s punt, dated March 19, says that a low-level railway is being constructed under the broken bridge there, and that supplies are be. ing pushed forward. . I propose re-fnaining in_ Natal for the present. The fighting is by no means over here. A continual severe prgssure A column will start Wednesday to march by way of Philippolis and Faure. smith to Bloemfontein. Another despatch from Norval’s pont reports the capture of Com- mandant Grobelaar. He was discover. ed wounded in a farm-house in the neighboqrhood of Doukerspoort. A British force reconnoitred towards Philippolis last Saturday, and found white flags flying on the farm-houses. The women all protested that their husbands were not fighting. They readily isoldprovisiqns to the British, Foui' hundi‘od of Gen. Brabant’s col; onial brigade left; Aliwal North Mon- day for Rouxvilte. and more will fol- low. T0 SEE THE WAR THROUGH. Burghers. A. despatch‘ to the London Daily News from Pretoria, says that a de- putation of burgwhers waited on Presi- dent Kruger to enquire regarding the situation. They received a reassur- ing reply. The President said the Government intended to see the war through determmedly, and that a council of war by the nation' I lead- ers would be heldy shortly. ;. What Kruger Told a. Damnation of REBELS SURRENDERED. APPEAL TO BOERS. GROBELAAR CAPTURED. _. AWE/Mr”. 2.3.x!”- a. 5â€",”; ‘4: .. M ‘ Â¥ ' “"5" ' MURDER AT SKAGUAY. Two Klondike Travellers Killed by Indians. A despatclh from Vancouver. B. C., saysâ€"The Steamer Cntch, from. Ska- guay, brought news of the arrest. there of me 11111131115 for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worth.n°4 1.15: Octo- ber. Mr. and Mrs. Worthing left thetr home an Iowa early last sprmg for Skaguayu where they went mto the restaurant. business and did well. About; the. end of September they left Ska-guay for a bay ten mJeS down the Lyuon canal. Tnut :was the last; that was seen of them. They had taken provisions to stay only a week on their ontuzg, and alter thce that ttme had expired thelr friends set out to look for them. The: only trace they found was their boat, abandoned on the shore. A! 18W days ago at Skaguay an In- dian told: we acuaiLs 0; the miliug Lo the pace. He had b coma convened au-d amanbex of the S‘ lxaLioa Army, and con-.smcred it a relzglo-uu“ du‘y to tell of the cnme. He g‘we the poLcc the names of the mug anianJ lumph- cared. and the arrests were. made last Thuwjay Lclght. Toe Indian, Charlie. who "preached” on the o.hers, says tht the Worth ngs were shot down over their outdoor nre at night. An Indian, it. was alleged, ha-d beeq killed by white men some tlm'e before, and it was for revenge that; Worthim-g- and his wife were :hot. Their bodies were hidden in a cave. PRETORIA IS CONFIDENT. The City is Lively and Full of Mili-i tary Activity. , { A despatch from Pretoria, sayszâ€"A correspondent hm just seen Capt. Leon, the agent of the gun works at La Creuaot, France, who was report- ed to have been killed in an engage- ment with the British some time ago. Capt. Leon was quite badly wellnded, but he is now improving rapidly. He will sail for Europe next week. i l The Rand Post says it has been ad- vised that there will he a general de- struction of the mines before the Brit- iSh are allowed to occupy the gold fields. The people here have not been cast down by the British successes. They are confident of maintaining asturdy reSistance for many months. The Standard and Diggers’ News of Johannesburg, strongly opposes such a measure. It declares that the de- s-tru-ctiqn ot the mines would be an act of vandalism which would alienate the sympathy of friendly powers. This view is strongly endorsed. President Kruger returned yester- day from Kroonsmd. He states that he never found the burghers more re- solved. He is assured umt the fight in the Free State will be desperate. QUEEN VISITS WOUNDED. Johannesburg continues calm, and no breaches of order are reported from that town. Pretoria is lively and full of military activity. Her Majesty Talks to the Soldiers in Woolwlch Hospital. A despatch from London, March 22.â€" says:â€"The Queen; accompanied by Princess Christian; and attended by I am informed that the Transvaal Government has taken no resolution to destroy the mine property as a last resort. . a. large suite" visited Herbert hOSpital at Woolwich this afternoon to see the Sick and: wounded soldiers who are being cared. for there. Immense crowds awaited. the arrival of her Majesty at the station! in W ooiwxch, and lined the route to the hospital. There were lav ish deoora lions and un- nouumded enthusiasm was diaplayed. The Queen appeared to be in excel- lenrt health, 3 She drovem an Open Ian-dam through the arsesnal‘ grounds, where 20,000 employees were drawn. up 1n (me and gave: her Majesty amag- nihcent reception. . The Queen dzstri- byted quantiuas of Windsor flowers in tne wards, oi the heap-ital. _ On the parade grounds of the garn- son. the school children viewegi the pro- cessmn from. military waggons, and sang “God. Save the Queen.” The origmal flag: made by some of the ladies of Pretoria am the oocamon of the town’s first annexation was hoxst- ext over the artillery ba'rmcks in. hon- our of. her Majesty’s vxsit, and the house where General Gordon was born was effectively decorated. Queen's son Pan at High Tribute :0 Gallant" of Irish 1‘: oops. A despa-tch from Belfast, March 22, say-szâ€"b‘or the first time in 30 years the Duke of Connaught and SLrathern, commander of the, forces in Ireland, visited Belfast toâ€"day, on a tour-.0! military inspection. He was enthusiâ€" astically received. ‘ -wâ€"â€"vâ€" The Queen spent an hour 111 the hos- pntals, and: spoke to numbers of the patients, wishing: them aspeedy re- oovery. ' , The Earl of Dufferin and Ava pro- posed the health of his Royal Highness at luncheon. The Duke, in his re. spouse, referred to the wonderful de- velopment of Belfast. Alluding to the forthcoming visit of the Queen, he said all understood that it was entirely of the Queen’s own free will that she was planning to revisit the country. of {which she; had always cherlsed the warmest reoclleetion. _ He paid a high tribute to the gel- lantry of the Irish regiments inSouth Africa, where, he said, Irishman. side by side with soldiers from the colonies and the United Kingdom, were prev. in; their devotion to their sovereign. CONNAUGHT VISITS BELFAST. Toronto, March 27.â€"Run was fair consiszing of (1.0 cattle, 800 hogs and 15.! sheep and lambsâ€"quite sufficient for the demand. .Export Cattleâ€"Trade slow; offer- ings not large. A few loads sold at $4,.) to $1.80 for heavy cattle and $1.35 to $.40 ior light stock. Butchers’ Cattleâ€"Demand was not strong. Loans 01' 0:10.09, heifers and Steers sold at 3L to $LZ5 per cwt., good cattle at. $3.5.) to $3.93: per cwt., me- dium. to mixed lots at $ to $3.5J per cw.., and common cows to $3.50 to €53 p.31: OWL. THE TORONTO MARKETS. Export .ILuLlsâ€"Offeria-gs light and demand weax, kUUJlLLuLIS were $5M» to wild per cwt. wt LguL sLock and $41.) Lo ?“ 101‘ hea v'y gruues. b‘eeuersâ€"b‘ew 0.13m; w a slow de- mand a; uncnangw prices. b.ockc,rs-1‘ms mkaE holds steady wi'un Lair Ollcx'ingd and ucmnd at 6- Lo $505 per CWL. 101‘ steers weignlug; from. 50¢ L0 900 ibs. bieaxug Lu lsâ€"b cady at $2 .75 to $2..) .opcr cwx. sheepâ€"Trade was dull and some 81001: mi: over. Odenngs were gen- eraJy inierior. Bab-urn ewes SLIJ at $4.43. to $3.1.) ‘par Cu .., bucks at «,3 to $45-5 per own, and butcners’ sheep at #56 to $1 a heal-J. Litmusâ€"damn weak demand at $..u L0 $5.51 per c\vL., and $1. ,0 to $.25 per cwt. 101' pxcked ewes and wethera. Lutvuto, Mar. 27.â€"Wheatâ€"Westcrn} markets closed weak toâ€"Jay. In time 10â€". cal market Manitobas were off 10, but} Ontarios remained abuut steady. Quo-' tations are as foliowszâ€"Ontario, red and: white, 63 to 65 1-.‘c. accoruing to newness to the mill, Western OnLari-J points; and 6) to 666 east; ; goose wheat. 703, low fx'eaigats, to New iork; spring, cast, (16 to 661-220; Manitoba No. l uard, 730, North Hay,_and 80:3, g.i.t:_ Flourâ€"Quiet. Outzide mil'ers (:ffer straight rollers, in buyers’ bags, mid d‘le lacig':m., 4L 0.; (SJ put HUA., “:14 tax- port agents bid 8.3.55. Special brands, in wood, for local account, sell from :38_5 to 33, according to brand}. Bedsâ€"Demand' quiet and prices auswr. .Car lots, 60 1-2 tq 610, north and west; and 61 1-2- to (330. east. erley â€" Ton-e easy. Due-:8 rather easier. Car lots, No. 2, middle freightS. 42 1.20; and. east at 430; No. 1 is quot- ed} at: 43 1-2 to 440,» outside. Buckwheat â€" Quiet. O ferings light. Ca; lo_Ls_, ou_t_side, qugted at_ 49 to_50c. " MiMeed-4Bz-an is (fumed at $14 so to $15.50, and sih'orts at 3!?) to $16, at. the mill door through Western 0:1- tario. . Cornâ€"Continues firm. No. 2Azneri~' own yellow, quoted at. £32, track, To- ronto; and mixed at 42c; Canadian corn, 420, track, Toronto. OJts 4- Prices steady on small o’fcr- ings. WhiLe oats, north and west, 27 1-20, middle {Rights 280, and east. :58 1-200 Rye â€" Quiet. Car lots, 510,-. west. and £120, east. Bu £9.10, March '..7.-b'pring wheatâ€"- No. 1 Lbard, round lots, 71 1-40; .-\0. 1 Northern, carloads, 76 3-40; No. 2 Northern, carloads, 73 3-40. Win- ter wheatho. 2rcd, 74 1-2c, asked; No. 1 white and mix-ed, 73 l-Zc, asked. Corrâ€"Quiel; 1‘0. '3 Hallow, 413-40; 50. 3 yellow, 411-2c; No. 4 yellow, 410; No. 2 corn,. 411-20; No. 3 corn, 410. Oatsâ€"Eum; No. 2 white, 29 3-1 to 3m; No 3 “"11th 29 to 29 1-40; No. 4 white, 28 3-4c; No. 2 mixed, 26 1-2c;_No. 3 mix- ed, 260. Ryeâ€"No. 2 nominally 63 to ‘3 1-20. [-‘louIrâ€"S‘.ca.dy. Chicago, Maren TIE-F15 mead-.010;- ed :.--North-We t and Souk h-We. t ca. h, 5‘ .65; May, $1. 63; Septembez, $51.16 bid. October, :~,.‘1 13. BOER WOMEN FRAN'IIC. Duluth. March‘ 27.--\th't-â€"No. 1 hard cash, 661-4c; May, 671â€"40; No. 1 Northern cash, 6434c; May; 353-40; July 665-80; No. 2 Northern, 21-40; No. 3 spring, 59c. Oats-231-2 to 240. Cornâ€"434 3-4c. ' 7-80; on: track, No. '1 hard, 631-8c} No. -1 Northern, 641-80; No. 2 Northern, 2 5-8c. British Officers at Pretoria. i A. despato'h from London, Friday. says:-â€"I't is reported from Lorenzo Marques that Pretoria is prepared to stand a siege of two years, and that the Boer Women, frantic at the re- verses to the Boer army, are entreat- Lug to be allowed} to shoot the British officers imprisoned. at Pretoria}; M'L-Jneapolaa, March 21â€"01050:â€" Wheat~Ln store,.No.1Northem, March 61 1-8c; May, 635-80; July, 64 Entreat to Be Allowed to Shoot It is also janziouncesd from the Trans- veal capital that the Italian Govern- memt has declined to interfere. Nearly 5.000.000 Persons on the Rena} \hoflu In Famine Districts. i A deepetch from Bombay says :â€"The distress caused by the famine is in- creasing in extent and severity. Prices here have risen to the level of those of 1897, the great tamine year. and are still rising. There are now em- ployed on the relief works in the fa- mine-stricken districts, 4,810,000 per- sons. ‘ â€" , I.-- mâ€"v ___ ter, whâ€"o “{Wasflreléased 'from prison some years ago. The Town Clerk is H. Campbell, Who was Parnell’e pri- vate secretary.- - - ‘ Parneu’a Brother Will rrcncu ucr Majesty With the City Keys.- -A despatch‘ from London says:â€" Whon the royal address of the corpora- tion of Dublin 18 presented to the Queen on her forthcoming visit to Ire- land, tho keys of the city will be hand,- ed to her ngesty by_ the City Marshal, " LL- Anna The Maharajah of Jeyvat-re has donated fifteen lakhs of rupees tobe placed at interest for the relief-cf suf- ferers from the present and future faminee. He stipulates that the money shall be‘ invested by trustees, who shall devote the income to the purpose speci- 43"“ VUVJ 'VJ vâ€"v - Du LU uc; _ J. EL. Parnelf, brother of the. dead Irish leader. The swordâ€"bearer on this occasion will be J_.’F. Egon. dynami- DISTRESS SPREADS IN INDIA. QUEEN’S VISIT T0 DUBLIN. “'1“ rrcncnt THE HIGH JOINT COMMISSJON. Sir Charles- Tupper enquxred when the House was to be furnished: with comes of the protocols and other 1n- forma’tion concerning the commissxon appallmed L6 arrange outstanding mat- ters between Canada and-the United Skates. As the; work of that commxs- 5101? had; now“, agpgrenuy, come to an a: .1, he: Lhuuéhzâ€" It was Ume that Lb.- Home um; the country should‘ be told exaczlxythl ghey hm dome. Su‘ Willri-J. Lunrier could not agree with the: Men that the commission hul {meshed iLS siLtings, or that the nego- tiations ham con_-.. to an end, although he wzu no; prepared to say wneu they woulJ be resumed. lo. the meantime, he was not Lu aposillon to Soy when the protocols! and other finicrmkbon would b4 land before the House, but the Govemmem now but: the matter uwder consideraxiong and he would glve an. answer In a: few days. GABJuSONl‘NG or ESQUIMALT. ! Mr. Prior called attention to the fact, that man who had been recruited in Bri'ish Loumbia for Company "A" of the Ermineai Battalion, which is to garrison Ha i-Iax, had been sent to do garrison nu-y at Esquimalt- He wanted to know whether it was the intention to garrison Esquimalt per- manently with Canadian troops, Also h: had been inao.‘m:~J on gco-J uuLhori- 1y that the Leinster Regment, now in Ha Lax, haJ recei.‘el marching ord- ers for Africa, and: that they were going to leave behind them all the man under :5} years of age and all those unfit. for active service. He sug- g..-.agen that the men thus left beumd would be a 3001 nucleus {or the re- pa riaiion on the regiment. Dr. Borden 'said he hand no informa- tion regaroing Mr. Pnivr’s first ques- tion, but was not inclined to think it was we.l founded. He «prom'sed to give informx in on this point to-mor- ro‘v. As 101.319 repatriation of the Leinster Regiment. the War Office was now s-:riously consuming the question, and had strong hopes of be- ing able to carry it ouL in! the near iuuure. Applause. THE PACIFIC CABLE. Mr. (may produced a cepy of the Hansard of the. Australian colony of Vicroxia, dated February ath, in “ILL-hi appeared a statement crednwd to EUR! McLean, a member of the 'ictoria Cabinet, to the affect; that the Imper-' ial au-Lho: iLies had 1):) otjection t9 Aus-! tralia1 granting the Eastern Extension} Cable Company landing fights and! facilities {or dang business for their pmpused cable to Cape Colony on con- dition that Imperial messages should have the preference and that rates once lowered ehoulu never be increas- ed. ' Mr. Mulock said that this statementi was no: at all in harmmy with the} Canadian Government’s views cf tie a'ttitude oi the lxupeiial authorities; S-) far as this the Government know, and he felt pretty sure its informa~ tion was correct, the Imperial Gov- eminent had not given its consent to any variation in the terms of the agreement for the ccnstruction of a Pacific cable to b2. owned jointly by the. colonies and G mat Britain. 0"- FORD CCPi‘ER COMPANY . Sir Wilfrid Laurier presented the petition of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, praying: that the bill of the Orient Caliper Company for re- newal of letters pment do not become Law. The petition was referred to the Select Committee on Pzivate Bills. ONTARI 0’5 CONTINGENT N UMBERS 940. Mr. Cargill was in'ormed by Dr. Borden thit it was impossible to tell the total number of men who volun- teered tor service in i‘South Africa. either from the separate provinces or from the Dominion as a whole. boreâ€" cord was kept of those who were re. jected for Various reasons, or those who volunteered (Lter the lists were filled, The number of men furnished from Ontario was $00, not including the 40 who enlisted as reinforce-moms for the first contingent, nor those who went with‘ the Strathcona Horse. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. Mr. Fisher, replying to C01. Prior. said. that no cases 0 bubonic plague had been reporieJ at B.itlsh Columbiaz‘. parts, but that a case had been re- ported at Port Townsend and another lately in. the Chinese quarter of San Francisco. As a result, orders haw. been given to treat ships coming from these ports in the same manner as those coming {ruin the Orient. PLAINS OF ABRAHAM. Mr. Taylor was informed by the Pro. mier that there had been in.-ormal ne- goziations respecting the purchase of the Plains of Abraham by the Govern. want. It had been iiully decided to ac- quire the property if it could be proâ€" cured at a reasonable figure. GRANTS T0 SOLDIERS. Mr. Sutherland introduced a bill to make further provisimx respecting grants of land to members of the mil- itia force on active service in the North-“fest. STANDARD BARREL. Sir Henri Joly, in answer to Mr. Mills, said that the Government had now under consideration the question of defining the dimensions of a stan- dard barrel. 1,500 Burghers Have Delivered up Their Arms. “A despatoh from Bloemfontein, March 21. says :-Lord. Roberts gave a banquet last night to his command- ing officers and the foreign military attaches. In proposing the health of the foreign attaches, Lord Roberts comphmented them on their soldierly bearing in enduring the privations of the arduous march to Bloemfontein. He added that he hoped he would next entertain them at E’retoria. W‘ov- 'wâ€"'â€" The Rusaéan attache, in reply, said that they were proud of the honor of sharing in such a magnificent march. Fifteen hundred Boers have taken the oath prescribed in Lord Robe: is‘ proclamation, by which they agree to adjure war, to remain at their homes, and to deliver up their arm, which are principally Martini-Henry rifleg. TAKE THE OATH. Writi; g from Potgieter‘s Drift. Mro Bennet burl. gh, special war corresc pendent of the Daily TtLgruph. tell! the story of the taklxg of Spion K09 and subsequent retirement. He throw: some light on the veer question of the cause of the British retreat. which apparently was the misunderstanding 0. an order He says:â€" HOW SPlflN KUP WAS LUST WHOLE FOFCE RETIRED INSTEAD OF ONE REGIMENT. [Inner Was Ammmlcd at the launderâ€"TIC forces ilml Apgarrmly I‘m-n “em-«en. ecl Under the Whirlwind o.' ah ~lls and B-Illc‘ts'. When I lth the western base 0! Sp on K.p, alter air p. m., ail was well. The gun and muskexy :ire was almost quiescent. Only at rare intervals did the “me pom” brelk in. and as for the ri. les, only the relentless snipers were shoot: 3. The wounded were bei g brough down in hundreds. and, as 1“ we 53 d. the mountain battery: ,was, with the naval 8.108., on their way; toward Thrba Emm‘zyama. An hour and a hal.‘ later a disas- trous cha. 3: set in. The green trodpq, who hnd never been under .ire. must, I suspect. have been sthcn by the subsequent wharlwind oi Boer shells and bullets tint descended upon the mountain. I dislike to name anybod; in particuhr, ngdars or CLIJLOLS, ior ba.h L01: \\ eury nuurs Echvxved m; g liti- cenLly. and mexns :1) gal; have been. more promptly adopted to: helpiL‘ i, them. The stories of care and stampede. whether as- Lh) raw 15.111»..er Lg at In! tautry levies or cenain of Um 1' gm hrs, may be, brushe1 asldc us unwVN thy 0L credence. Thu in the dark: mesa: a thWL g and melting procest set in 1 cm Leiwe. buL it unisâ€"indum ed and rggravarel by anolhu‘ atonin- SLance \s w ch I dare to can ' A CRIMINAL BL L’ N DER. Seeizg that. th: SixLieth (King‘l: Rule u. 138; were in an exposed sink-j Lion, where thy could a fun! little: help in the task 0. clwr'u g the Boom? u i the h 115, md 1114!: they w-uuldcoma': under the shzll and r;.le fire vi both? sides, an order Was sent them to ro-f (ire. Therein lies the mystery and .' crux oi a1: lhu ensue-J. 50 (at as I; am able to glean Lh: order in question; was Smely dudressel to 1h: "0. Cg”? ;c- Leer Command-i; g; but lint it w“ imegnt the Dixlieth .ahould withdraw to itha. south and ju.n the Scotlbh hi lea. ;as §01Le Sly, sesms upen to question). \VhJL appears to have happened it thiszâ€"ln an.) de.xth or ubscnca 0;..Coli4 ouLl hiddel., Cglogel Thorneuro t took that mess. g'. and read it to apply to the \vhvle .orce upon the Sp.on Kop range. A reLlrcment which may have, bee.1 a relrcxt allowed. and by ten p. :n., when the til: fire dwinuled into $11.91; g agam, Theba. Emunyama w prazz. 1; 1y evacu.1‘1ed,only a hunt 0 men xemglning under the dip of the m mesa trees. ’1‘h.re were these. I learn, who re used 10 take the order, but whether Major Geneml L‘ukc act- ed rape-:1 it; or not. “e :11‘: 31k ulxke, of- .viciul.’ and unefuu 11.,“ .n the dark. The' f'birtyâ€"sevemh ce~z11p1nv 0. Royal E g ueers had also own erdexod up w'1.11 the guns Lu ;urther add to the de eases 1,1 the mountain. The enemy could be seen picking Lee- Met 20rd rifles and cartrix' 3.33,: assisti: g in bringing in wounucd I dead to our dressirg stations and I bulanceg, some o.‘ u :1. ch were upon mountain. Their ov.n ambulan were also busy collectix g their won ed. Our loss is probably over 2m h ed. and the total casualties quite 1,4 I dare say General Bullet was drefl fully shocked. and mortified. Herod o 3: mid) h's staff. and h 5 since spell the time v 11 W arran’s troops. Man 0; us im :gined that even Lhen victor would be. wxested trom defeat. and :1 attack made all aioxg our Lines npa the Boers. (or more, rather than In the late of Ladysm‘.'..h was trenb M in the balance. But hrsâ€"merely occasional gun ano riJe shot. Throne; glasses 1 could see hundreds 01 Beer upon Thaba Emunyama. A tow he! meted Tommie-s moved aboutoam them'. Whatever may have been the case in \V’arrec.’s camps. almund Po 3 eler’l‘ and Spearman's, we was in bibs a! 0!; deplorable g lcmncc that the positio - had been evdcuated, and was then ’ OCCUPIED BY THE BOERS. Thursday mowing toli its own ta As General Bullet was settixg out r‘de over to \\ Jrrun’s IOI'CC h..- (or first time heard of the disaster. Yet, as 1 hue pointed out, t tances separati: g us are not Thexe is a military tekgraph win: urn; Bullets headqu rters T liarunyama is weh within lamp 3.33 lixg range. “ha we had been 10 g enough to have laid and run 133 trrm many Lrom l‘rere. wbic W«rd1d ham Induced the co'nvoya. voluLioxLi C tranSpurL and made it in- compLL-nx-J easy 101‘ the sung one to: have at: at daily a hundred u: maxi o- sick and. wounded to rail and ML; ta Is in MarLtzburg. Now they Dav. to be jo tea in amuulances or 01 wag- 011800 had ridden on horsaback up the mo"; tain. General Louis Botha weather} sho'ys'isg we h'lld been lighting the Eli Staters. He was rather ixfate. and: first declared he would keep a“ u wounded in his own hand-g anJ our on bulance men untii we 8mm“ twenty-five prisoners taken at Ants Homes. Major \Vr'ght, of tho G01 class, in chmg: of the ambulam corps. palavered for over an hour an a half. and ultimately Botha let the: all 3). He bade them within (In four hours remove themselveami hosgritals south of the Tcgah. or would fire upon them without“ exec} tiono - f‘ H ‘ There was an armés ° 2 agreed nir- on. extending from ten Voice]: 1 ’ . _ {our o’clock p. ma. but it was 10 were buried and the wounded broul down hill. Our men declare ‘ they buried over one hundred of dead upon that part of ‘Splon Kon- saw at least fifty dead Boers. SEVERAL OF THE HOBBS