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Colliery. A despatch from Pretoria March 26. .says :â€"-A despatch received from Boer headquarters in Natal announces that the destruction continues of coal mines likely to be useful to the Bri- tish. DESTRO YIN G COAL The Dundee Colliery has been blown up, the machinery has been destroyed. and the mine. 31-»; been rendered use- has for threw ;.. mtbs. Boers in Natal Blow Up the Dundee; 1r.etters are now arriving from Lady- ,smith which show the desperate con- dmon to. which the garrison had come when the. city was relieved. Only one thousand men were physxcally [It to offer any; determined resxstance. These figures hou. e» er, do not make evident the actual weakening of the Brmsh army due to illness hard- The six Lhousa nd men that remained of the garrison at Ladysmith are re- covering very slowly from the effects of the siege. It may be weeks before they are able to partwipate in any military movement. Total Reaches 16,652-â€"Forces Ter- ribly Weakened by Disease. A despatch. from London sayszâ€"The weekly casualty. list shows that the Bntish losses will be very heavy. Mr. Wy-ndham’s original estimate that the war would be carried through at a cost of not more than three thousand lures 18 bound to be very much exceed- ed. Up to Saturday, the Brittsh forces had' IOSL 2,131) men killed, while 9,807 were wounded, and 3,515 mbsmg or prisoners. making atotal of 15,- 453. To these. must be added 1,200 deaths from disease, or agrand total of 16,652. A Ladysmnb special sayszâ€"“Boer patrols endeavoured to trap a party of the Thirteenth Hussars, on March 25, at Waschbank. A hot chase en- sued. Several Boers were wounded." “General Baths denies the reports that the Transvaal women were wounded in the Tugela trenches. Gen. Bullet has sent the Boers a list of their wounded, stating that he buried sixty men. Gen. Botha says this is impossible, as his rolls do not show any suich loss.” The same deSpa'tch sayszâ€""A print- ed document has been found, giving the Boer losses at Spion kop at over 2,500, but this can scarcely be credit- ed.’, BRITAIN ’S CASUALTIES. “No attack is expected to be made on the Boer forces in Natal. Generals Bathe. and Meyer have been joined by their wives. “Pretorius anda patrol got between an advance guard of Lancers and its main body on March 22.. One Lancer, who refused to surrender, was shot. Advance Guard Cut. Off by Boers in Natal. A despatch from London, March 2.7 occurred there up to March 23. A despatch from the Boer camp at Glencoe, dated March 2.3, says: “A meeting of the Bond was held at Pziarl, March 26, and; mas attended by several members of the Cape As- sembly. It passed resolutions regret- ting that the Cape Government was not consulted before the war, and de- claring that any settlement which did not respect the independence of the Republics would be detrimental to the highest interests of the British Emâ€" pire. Mr. Hargrove, the chies‘ speaker, prophwied another War within six years unless independence was grant- ed, and Assemblyman Marais charac. terized the war as a continuation of the Jameson raid.” “sickness among the Boer prisoners on the transports is increasing. Three deaths occurred March 26. The bodies were buried by the British with the Transvaal [lag on their coffins, the leading Dutch of Simonstown attend- ing the iuneral. Typhoid alone claims one hundred victims among the prison- ers, and the population of Simonstown tear an epidemic. Many Camps in South Africa Turn- ed Into Swamps‘ A despatch from London, March 27, sayszâ€"Advioes .to-day from Cape Town say: â€" "Rains are general throughout South Africa, and riv- ers which have been dry for years are being flooded. Many camps are trans. formed into swamps. This will still more militate against an immediate British advance. RAINS ARE GENERAL. The th‘ole country is thrown- into the deepest gloom by his death. His 1053 is believed to be irretrievable, A despatch from Pretoria, March 28 , ‘ia Lorenzo Marques, says zâ€"Piet Joubert, Vice-President of the Trans- vaal, and commandant-general‘ of the Republic’s military forces, died short- ly before midnight last night, aged 68 years and 60 days. He succumbed to an attack of.acute inflammation, after a short illness, at- tegding church even last Sunday._ GENERAL J OUBERT DEAD Boer Com mander=in=Chief Seccumbs to Peritonitis at PretOria. .The Irishman Has An Interview With the Boer President. A despatch from Pretoria, March 27, .via Lorenzo Marques, March 28, 2p.m. says: -â€"Michael Davitt, the Irish Na- tionalist, arrived here last night. He had an interview with President Kruger toâ€"day. Nitro-Glyeerine Can be Fired From Smooth Bore Guns. A despatch from London says :â€"It is claimed that experiments at the Armstrong Whitworth range at Sil- loth, Cumberland, have demonstrated that nitroâ€"glycerine can be fired with safety from smooth bore guns. Sev- eral shells charged with 92 per cent. of nitroâ€"glycerine were fired 1,500 yards. Experts regard the experi- ments as important- DAVITT AND KRUCIER. Lively Bombardment of the British Camp YeSterday Morning. A despatch from \Varrenton, says :â€" .The Boers opened fire with artillery [and rifles on the British camp to-day. IThe first shell burst while the Fusi- lliers were at breakfast. A hail of bul- j:lets poured into the village. Many lcame were killed. A hotel which is :used as a hospital, and over which gthe Red Cross flag was fling, was Ifired upon. The attacking Boer force Lwas large, but notwithstanding the - enemy’s heavy expenditure, of big gun and rifle ammunition, only one British soldier was wounded. “('92 are still in doubt as to our ulti- mate destination. but. hope to leave for the front shortly, The general health of the contingent is excellent, and the Spirit of the men all that could be desired. Sorry She Cannot Comply With Boer Request. A despatch from London, March 28, 82133 â€":A despatch to the Times from St. Petersbuxg says that Russia has The reply endeavours to show the greatest possible sympathy with the Boers, and expresses great regret that Russia is unable. to comply with the request of” the Republics. _ 77‘ ,___'__. It says that had Presidents Kruger and Steyn applied to the powers before telegraphing to Lord Salisbury there is some reason to believe that Great Britain would have been approached in behalf of the Republics. First Fatality in the Ranks of 'the Second Contingent. A despatch from Cape Twon, March 29, says :-â€"The first death has occurr- ed; in the ranks of the Canadian Mounted Rifles. Yesterday Trooper Ramsay, of the first troop, Winnipeg, died at the hospital here from inflam- mation. He was weli known and liked, and his death is greatly regretted. Y‘. Boers Able to Check Roberts’ Ad- vance Force Just in Time. The Bloemfontein correSpOndent of the London Morning Post, telegraph- ing Tuesday, sayszâ€"“The first Cold- streams and the 3rd Grenadiers are al- ready at Glen. The Gordons and the cavalry brigade moved Sunday. The fourteenth brigade followed toâ€"day.” The three-span bridge at Glen was dynamit-ed three hours before the Guards reached it. The necessary re- pairing will delay'a further advance tor a time. Gen. Gatacre’s forces are now arrnnng.” BOERS SHELL WARRENTON lnj ured. A despatch from Victoria Road, Cape Colony, March; 27. sayszâ€"A. serious railway accident occurred this morn- xng outside of Victoria. West station. An' engine, two trucks, and four car- riages, crowded with detachments of Gordon Highlanders and Northmm- berland, were overturned and thrown down a steep embankment. There was no loss of life, but nine men were slightly injured. The rest had mxraculous escapes. The accident was caused by floods. A dam holding.- bnckasupply of cattle water burst and washed out part of the embankment, below the rails. particularly if any settlement should be arrived at with the British. I The remains will be taken to-mor- row to the Wakkerstroom district where they will be interred in the ,family cemetery on a farm he owned $there. Many of the Gordon Highlanders A NEW DESTROYER. SOLDIERS IN RAIL WRECK. Words are incapable of describing the nation’s grief over the loss of the commandant-general at a time that is so critical in the history of the Re- public. The afternoon papers toâ€"day pub- lish long biographies of Gen. Joubert, Generally, they are in. a kindly tone. BLEW UP THE BRIDGE. RUSSIA’S REPLY. Mr. Monk was informed that the Grand Trunk railway has not made any claim upon the Government by reason 0*8 the improvement of the terâ€" minal facilities afforded the Intercoâ€" lonial railway at Montreal, or for any other causes arising from the contract between the Government 03' Canada and the Grand Trunk railway in con- nection with the extension of the. In- tercolonial to Montreal. Fir Loni»: Davie: 1‘! ’ Mr Prior that Lhe attentlon of the Government has Mr Osler was in.-:ormed by Mr. Fish- - .er that no Speci1ic provision has yet' lbeen made fox the erection ofasuit- able Canadian Government building in Icommotion with the ILOU Panâ€" â€"Amgeri-E ‘can Exposition in Buffalo. 'lhe: Govâ€"1' ernment has received an invitation, but no plans or arrangements have? yet been made. l Mr. Foster was informed by Mr. Blair that three contracts, existent on July 131, 1896, on the St. Lawrence canal system, were either suspended our canceiled and replaced by new con- tracts. All of these three were on the Soulanges canal, and were not for any specified amount of work, but for dredging at so much per cubic yard. Sir \Vilfrid Laurier, in reply, read the clause in the contract, but declined to express any opinion as to its legal interprelation. ( ‘ Mr. Richardson, enquired whether. under the terms of the contract be- tween the Government. and the Cana- dian Pacific railway, the clause relat- ing to the exemption of the company‘s land grant from taxation applied to lands gganted in the Province of Mani- ..to‘ba, or oniy to land granted in the North-“Test Territories 9 Mr. Monk learned from Mr. Fielding that the total amount expended to date by the Government in procuring the provincial electoral lists from the different provinces of Canada has been $9,829.46. The total expenditure incurred to date by the Government Mr. Fielding announced, in answer to Mr. Robertson, that the Govern- ment had considered the advisability of introducing life insurance annuities as adopted by the Post-office Depart- ment of Great Britain, but it is hard- ly probable that legislation on the subject will be submitted this ses- sion. Mr. Sproule was told by Mr. Mu- lock that the Government is not aware of any city or town post-office which is conducted withouL the practical as- sistance of a posunaster, although amount of assistance given ‘by the pqsgmaster varied. .- -“\ 5“: in printing the said lists has been $17 .374..43 Mr. Sutherland Stated, in answer to Mr, Dawn, that the‘ Govérnment will lay on the table: copies of the agree- ment between. the Government, the Canadian Pacific railway. and the town site trustees 01' the various (own sites along the. line of the Canadian Pamflcr railway. -_"_v Mr. Prior was told by Dr. Borden that the Government. has no means of knowing how many militiamen or how many civilians have offered their services as volunteers to South Afri- ca, no record having been kept of such offers. wuwuâ€" can hofld or have »iransféx:ie;l_ t2» them mining vilaims in the Yukon, provided th_e_y hgfid a. free miner‘s certificate. .Mr. F051 er was told, by Mr. Suther-E land that companies incorporated in} any prnnll or: »the provinces of Canada! Mr. Osler was told by Dr. Burden that; 16,868 Snider rides ureissued to the rural corps; 860,571 rounds of Snider ammunitinn am: now on hand, buv no more is being made. Sir Adolphe Caron was told that, 'as Col. Steele holds an Imperial commis- sion and Col. Otter a Canadian one, Col. Steele will rank as senior officer in South Airica, although Colonel b’teele was junior to Colonel Otter in the Canadian service. The Min- ist-er admitted that olficers ol’ the Imperial army of comparatively ‘ junior rank, as in the case of Major Stone and others, are placed over the heads 01' Canadian permanent corps odicers of greater service and senior- ity. This was done. by authority of the Queen’s regulations. it was not the intention at present to amend the Mi- litl'v. Act to put permanent corps olfi- cars on a similar footing to imperial army officers. It would be better to wait until the Queen’s regulations and the imperial Army Act had been re- vised. Mr. Douglas ascertained that the or- iginal land grant to the Great North- \\ est Central Railway Company lapsed with the exception of the, fifty miles already earned. Mr. Clarke was informed by Mr. Fielding that the amount of royalty collected in the Yukon for the last fiscal year was $589,943, and for the first half of the present fiscal year $292,206 The Canadian Bank of Com- merce is the exclusive financial agent of the Government in the Yu- kon as regards the colleCtion of roy- alties. The amngement was not for a; stated time, but could be terminat- ed at six months‘ notice by either side. Compensation to be paid to the bank at the discretion or we Minister of Finance, but so far the bank had not received anything ior its services. Parliament would be asked to vote a sum 01' money to the banla when the supplementary estimates were under consideration. Dir. Guillet was told by Mr. Field- ing that the bill to renew bank charters would be introduced in am- ple time to afford all parties inter- ested Iull opportunity for discussion. ANSWERS T0 QUESTIONS. Mr. Taylor learned from Mr. Mu- lock that the Government was not aware that Mr. ‘Ganvreau, M. P., for Temiscouata, was franking the cir- culars of a Montreal publication to all parts of Canada and the United States. On such communications sent to the United ‘tes the Ottawa post-office offici under the postal union law, 'had to fix the postage stamp of the country of origin, which is Canada in this case. ENIUN PARl “During the skirmish north of the Modder river, on March 25th, five men were wounded. Three are reported to be missing. Capt. Sloane-Stanley, of the Sixteenth Lancers, and five men of that regiment were taken prisoners.” “Arms are being surrendered gradu- ally, and the inhabitants are Battling down. ' "Col. Pilcher visited Ladybrand on March 26th. On leaving the town he was attacked bya party of the enemy, and one of his force was wounded, and five are mtsglng._ _ “General Clements occupied Faure- smith toâ€"day without Opposition, One nineâ€"pounder and one Martini-Maxim were discovered in a prospecting shaft of a mine, where a large quantity of ammunition was buried. Lord Roberst’ Last Report to the War Office. A despatch from .London, March 29, dated Bloemfontem, March 28th:â€" Commn'ssmner, Sin Alfred Milner, had reported that‘Mr. Gastin was sent to Bloemfontein March 19.; Mr. Chamber- Imn added that Sir Alfred Milner had been asked to enquire Into the partlt‘U‘ Iars of the case, and to make the neces- sary representations through the United States Consul at Pretoria, Mr. Adelbert Hay. Boers Threaten to 't'ry a British! Official For Murder. A despatchfrom London, March :39, sayszâ€"Beplying to a question put by Mr. Eugene. W-uson, Liberal member for Clackmnannan and Kinross, who asked whether her Majesty’s Govern- ment possessed information as to the whereabouts of the Brittsh mugtâ€" strata, Mr. Gast'tn, of South Afl‘lca,g who was captured by insurgent Dutch | colomsts, and threatened thh trial! for murder, and on what grounds the ! trtaI was] to.be held, the Secretary off State. for the Colontes, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, said the British High: n.‘-m;u .'.____ _ The correspondent, adds that the Boer forces have been re-equipped, and he says he is fully convinced that 15,- 000 foreign troops have been landed to aid the republics. “It should be clearly understood that the present halt in the vicinity ocf Bloemfontein is absolutely neces- sary as a military precaution. It should be borne in mind that we are about to enter on a new phase of the operations, with the main communi- cations through a recently occupied hostile country, and that the recent successes necessitated a great exnen- diture of horse power. here and in Natal we shall move on the com- mencement: of the South African win- ter, and must be prepared to face the effects of the first frosts upon such animals as may be affected with! horse sickness. It would be suicidal to push tr00ps forward till they are equipped to meet the exposure of winter. Horses, clothing, and food we must have.” Why Roberts Has Postponed His Advance So Long. A despmch from London sayszâ€"The second edition of the Times contains the following despatch from its cor- respdndent at Bloemfontein, dated March 28:â€" ' __ __ __ -_v Jvmgu ‘uv Iâ€"VUâ€"VV. { Mr. Sutherland replied that the Gov- ernment had not acted upon apollcy 5 of assisted immigration, and that there .i was no expense for this purpose exceptl i what had'arisen in a general way for i the administration of the :department. AGAINST LONG SPEECHES. Mr. Charlton moved that4 the prac- tice of delivering Speeches of great length in the Canadian House of Com- mons has introduced a discurswe style of speaking that, is destructive -senb ouqnd uodn atteqap mangled JO tions, is a waste of valuable tiune, un- reasonably increases the length‘ of sessions of Parliament, is” in marked contrast to nthe practice with regard to debate that prevails in the British House of Commons, and tends to re- pel the people of Canada from' a care- ful and intelligent consideration of the proceedings) of Parliament; that it LS desirable that: rules be adopted limiting, under certain conditons, the length of speeches, and regulating the general conduct of debate in that re- gard; that: aspecial committee should be formed, to consider the questions of Parliamentary: debate, length of» speeches, generab‘ conduct of debate, and proper methods for securing; greater promptitudq in the despatchi of business so far as may be consistent . with: the' Parliamentary rights of the .' . , . l minority, and the general interests: 0‘ the: Public, and' report its recom-i 'mendations to! this House; REASONS FOR THE DELAY. MAGISTRATE CAPTURED. Mr. Desehenes asked a long question regarding the; deficits of the late Do- mmion Government. and their railway and other subsidies for a period of sev- eral years. The question was allowed to stand at the request of the Govern- meint. I Mr. Morin asked what' number of 1mmlgran‘ts was brought from Europe to Canada. at the expense of the Gov- ernment 1n the years 1897-98-99. been called to the numerous wrecks that have occurred upon the coast of British Columbia during the last three years. He added [that it is‘not the in- tention of the Government to have a thorough su1vey of the coast made by competent by dr qgraphical engineers, at least not in the immediate present, because the hydrqgraphic work on that coast has hitherto been done mostly by the Imperial authorities, 111. though the Canadian Government has done something towards finding and marking the position of rocks on the charts. To provide a p10pe1 vessel for the service would cost $12.0 000, and to maintain it would cost $30,000 a year. FINDING OF THE GUNS. ‘Cenudinns on military service in South Africa, He commented on the gener- osity of the municipalities, and eulo- ‘gized the efforts put forth on behalf of the Patriotic and Red Cross funds. He pointed out that Dr. Byerson was now in South Africa in the arena of war, doingI useful work for the Red Cross -Society. The bill, be said, would show that there \VasadlSpOSl- Cross Sootety. The bill, he said, tlon one. the part of the Legislature to encourage further liberality on the part of municipnlities. The second reading was adopted. COLLING'WOO D’S El‘I'I‘I‘JRPRISE.l The town of Collingwood asked au- thority to grant :1 bonus of $115,000 to Charles D.. Cramp, the Philadelphia ship-builder, and others, to aid in es- tablishing a blast furnace and steel smelting undustry and to furnish! site worth’ $10,000,, the company to have a fixed assessment of $700,000 for 30 years. The, committee reported the bill subject! to the condition that the by-L'aw shall contain nothing con- trary to! the bonus measure introduc- ed by. Mr. P'ardee, which is now be- fore the House. PROPOSED LABOUR BUREAU. Mr. Preston, South Brant, 331mg:â€" Has the Government in contemplation The Attorney-Gefi311é1Rigaâ€"Ii’l'oved the second reading of a bill to authorlze municipal grants for the; bepefit of dom. The cost per capita of immigra- tion to the province. in 1899 was $1.64, as against $2.11 in 1898. FRANCHISE FOR THE SOLDIERS. 'l‘he Attorney-General moved the second reading of his bill for preserv- ing to Canadian soldiers now serving in South Africa their rights of fran- chise. Although it was quite probable that many 01‘ the soldiers would be- come citizens of South Africa, and that others would become permanent officers in her Majesty‘s service. 1 This clause and clause 7, providing punishment for non-obedience, were allowed to stand, and the committee reported progress. IMMIGRATION TO ONTARIO. The report on the immigration to Ontario for 1899 has been issued. The total number of steerage passengers who settled in Ontario reached 4,015, as against 3,358 in the previous year. These figures take no account .of the figures from the United States or cab- in and show an increase of twenty per cent. In view of the decline of immigration in the decade ending in 1898, satisfaction that the tide had turned is expressed by Mr. Spence, secretary of the Immigration Depart- ment. The demand for skilled farm labour was far in excess of the sup- ply and the wages advanced in con- sequence at an advance in wages in the British Isles. Many men found em- ployment in railway work in the new or north-western sections of Ontario. There was an increase of 118 in Ju~ venile emigrants. Mr. Spence is not hopeful of a large increase in immi- gration this season in view of increas- ed cost of ocean passage, resulting from the diversion of steamers to South Africa, and the unprecedented industrial activity in the United King- Mr. Foy criticised olase 5, which provides that where the occupant or owner of a lot refuses to carry out the law, the work shall be done, and the cost charged against the property, and entered on the collector’s roll. Mr. Foy said the collector might be an un- reasonable man, and in many cases in- justice might be done the owner. DEPARTMENTAL STORE BILL. Mr. German, acting for the Retail M-erchants’ Association, introduced the expected anti-depa rtmental store mea» sure. The Act provided for a tax on the gross proceeds of sales by de- partmental stores, in addition to a tax on personalty. DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS. Mr. D1yden said authority would be given to the Lieutenant-Govemor- in- Council and the Council of every muni- oipality. property of a philanthropic institu- tion devoted to the care, training, and education of children. He explain- ed that it would apply to institutions tain classes of children. The Attorney- General concurred in the measure, and said he would in committee add an amendment to exempt the property of children’s aid societies. vâ€"â€"'â€"~ new Mr. Mathesoln asked who was to de- termine whether insects were noxious or not. The House went into committee on Mr. Dryden’s bill for the prevention and de_s_trnction of noxious insects. Hon. Mr; Dryden said it was a seri- ous matter, The year 1901 was’ not far off, and the different tires would not work well together. If they could get all the tires alike it would be all right. T0 EXEMPT BARNARDO HOMES, come into effect until 1901. It pro. vided that County Councils could en- force the use of wide tires, andTownâ€" ship Councils could give a rebate to those using wide tires. The bill was sent to the Municipal Committee. TO REGULATE WAGGON TIRES. Mr. Fox moved the second reading of his bill to regulate the Widlth of waggon tires. The mover said the bill would not interfere with the manufac- ture of waggon tires, as it would not What the Legislators of the Province are Doing at Toronto. THE BONUS MEASURE. Mr. Pardee moved the second read- ing of his bill to return to deal with the bonus question. He said it prac- tically placed the bonus law on the same basis as it stood upon in 1888. It gave municipalities \the right to do what they pleased with their own money under certain safeguards, which would prevent their going too far in the direction of burdening them- selves with taxation. 0N TAMI] LEGISLATURE. ‘ Realizable Free State Government Securities Found. A despatch from Bloemfontein, Wed- n-esday, March 28. says :â€"The military authorities have discovered in a Free State Government chest realizable securities worth £500,000. Mchgg erâ€"That’s a funny thing Thingumbobâ€"What is? Mchggerâ€"Miss Passey was an old maid before she married, and now that her husband is dead she has be- come a young wxdow. ‘- ’Mr. Herbert Gladstone’s Remarks at a Liberal Meeting. A despatch from London, March 29, says zâ€"Speaking to-day at a breakfast of the Liberal agents, at Nottingham, Mr. Herbert Gladstone, son of the late statesman, declared that nearly all the Liberals had agreed in regard to the settlement of the South Atrican ques- tion that it was the duty of the Gov- ernment to make a recurrence of the war impossible, and to show the world that British power in South Africa was predominant, and that the Brit- ish flag must wave over the whole of Africa. General Cronje has written his fam- ily from the British warship Doris, at Simons Town. greaifuliy acknowledg- ing the excellent treatment he and his men have received at the hands of their captors. SAX QN CORPORATIONS. The Act at present in force, imposing taxes on corporations, requires the companies to send in seven sworn statements to the Provincial Treasurer on or beiore 1st April of each year. As the Gow'ernment intends to ask the Legislature to make some changes in the law relating to the period 01'. send- ing in returns, the Provincial Treas- urer has notiiied enquiring companies that no action will be taken for the recovery of any penalties prescribed for failure to make returns until a1 ter the Legislature has passed upon the matter. As soon as a new date has been decided upon, forms, upon which returns will be made, will be sent to the companies. It is understood that the iirstt of June is a more con- venient time than the first of April, and the Legislature will probably be asked to select the former date. Cheers Southern Commandoes Join mg the Boer Army at Kroonstad. A despatch from Preoria, March 28, via Lorenzo Marques, says zâ€"Presid- en-t S-teyn went down from Kroonstad to \Vinburg to wed-come the southern commandoes on their way to join the main force at Kroonstad. Scouting in the direction of Brandfort, between KroonSLad and Bloemfontein, con- tinues. There was a, skirmish ther’e Monday, and six British soldiers have been captured since then. STEYN IN THE FIELD Mr. Davis explained that under the first and second agreements in 1894 the Spanish Pulp and Paper Company contracted to employ 400 hands, and spend $400,000 in the erection of large mills in Sauit Ste. Marie. The company actually spent nearly $2,000,000 on the plant, and last. year employed an aver- age of 700 hands. In addition vast in- terests, such as railroads, and"‘manu- famures, were growing up around Sault Ste. Mamie, which would add im- mensely to the wealth and prOSperity of bot-h old and New Ontario. The enterprises under way would involve an expenditure of from $12,000,000 to $18,000,000. The Sturgeon Falls Com- pany, which agreed to employ 240 men in the pulpwood industry, had employ- ed over 300 within the past seven months, and in other respects also had more than fulfilled its obligations. Hon. Mr. Davis moved that the House ratify the agreement between the Commissioner of Crown Lands and the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company, dated Sept. 21. 1899. es of any of its provisions he fixed with no other option at six months’ imprisonment in addition to a fine of $200, and he provides for a like pun- ishment for anyone who aids, abets, or counsels such an offence. The bill also provides for the trial of of- fenders by the election judge immedi- ately after the election trial. ’ SPANISH RIVER AGREEMENT. Mr. Graham’s bill to amend what is known as the Conmee Act was given a second reading. It provides for a single arbitrator, the reduction'and limitation of the cost of arbitration, and for an award within 30 days of the appointment of the arbitrator, un- less the time is extended by mutual consent, or good reason is given why an extension should be made. It also exempts municipalities desirous of establishing gas, electric, or water works systems from the necessity of acquiring plants which have not been in operation within the past year. ONTARIO ELECTIONS ACT. Mr. 'Whitney moved the second read- ing 01? his bill to amend the Ontario Elections Act. He reviewed the changes he proposed in the existing Act. Many safeguards to make the entire polling open and above board are included: 'l‘he penalty for breach- The Premier replied that the matter had been under consideration for. some time, and was now receiving consider- able attention. TO LICENSE BOILER MEN. Mr. Carscallen spoke in support of his bill providing for the inspection of stationary boilers and engines, and the licensing of .persons in charge of them. “Mr. Carscallen said there were 8,000 stationary boilers in the Province. The object of the bill was to protect life and property. PURCHASE OF LIGHTING PLANTS. the establishment of a department of bureau of. labour, which would be en- trusted with. the collection and publi- cation of1 statistics or other informa- tion affecting the industrial classes, and With: the enforcement of labour legislation. BRITAIN MUST RULE. WORTH £500,000. STRANGE INDEED. Among the small parties to go to the Northâ€"\K’est are a coupke of bun. l‘dred or so Doukhobors, now making r preparations to start for Canada. The‘ . ; movement of Galicians is likely to bq “large. A large party of ioelanders, 1,000 0! so in number, is destined to go out this spring, bound for Winnipeg. Finns also will go to Canada in largq numbers. Canada Likely to Ge: :1 Lot. of Them This Year. A despatch from London, says :â€"A3 very small amount of British emigra- tion is expected this season, but Conv- tinential emigration will probably be of ,considerable extent. A most important statement was the discovery, during the year, of a. disease technically known as enteroâ€" hepatitis, new to Canada, and which has been the cause of great mortality; to thousands of turkeys throughout the country. Discovery of a Disease in Canada Known as Entero-Hepatitis. A despatch from Ottawa says :â€"Mr. A. G. Gilbert, manager of the poultry ‘department, gave an account of his 'experimental work for the past year Ibefore the Committee of Agriculture lon Thursday morning. He gave, among other matters of import, the results of the successful rearing and fattening of thoroughbred poultry by several farmers in different parts 01 the country, and the satisfactory dis- posal of the same. The birds so suc- cessfully raised and sold at ten cents per pound were Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes. They were fed by hand. and averaged 51-2. pounds each when sold. Mr. Gilbert also gave figures to show the successful experimental work at the farm during the year inf the fattening by natural methods 01 thoroughbred cockerels on hard and' finely-ground grains. The birds fed on ground grains made the greatest develoyment at the least cost. Corn â€" Strong. No, 2 American, yellow, quoted at 45, track, Toronto. and mixed, at 44 1350; Canadian corn scarce and firm. Flourâ€"Quiet, owingto dullness of export demand, following the rise in ocean freights. Outside millers o ‘fer straight rollers, in buyers bags. middle heights, at $2.60 per bbl., and export agents bid 32. 55. Special brands, in xx ood, {or local account, sell from $2. 85 to 83, according to brand. ' MillfeeH-l-Very sca‘éce; BrziH'Is quot. ed at $16 to $16.50; and \shorts at $17 to {$17.50, at the mill-door through Western Ontario. ' Buffalo, Apri18.â€"Spring wheatâ€"No. 1, hard, spot, 82.0; No. 1 Northern, 79 1-80; No. 2 Northern, 751-80. \Vinter wheatâ€"No. 2 red, 731-20; mixed, 730; No. 1 white, 721-20. Cornâ€"Strong” No. 2 yellow, 423-40; No. 3 yellow, 42 1-20; No. 4 yellow, 420; No. 2 corn, 421-40; No. 3 corn, 413-40. Oats â€" Dull; No. 2 White, 29 3-4 to 300; No. 3 white, 29 to 29 1-40; No. 4 white, 28 3-40; No. 2 mixed, 261-20; No. 3 mixed, 260. Ryeâ€"No. 2 nominally 63 to 610. Chicago, April. 3.â€"-1~‘laxseed closed: â€" North-\Vest and South-“'05,; cash, and; May, 81.65; September, 31.16 1-2; October, $1.14. Detroit, April 3.â€"Wh'eat closedzâ€"No. 1 white, cash, 711â€"40; No. 2 red, 72 1-40; May, cash, 731-20; July, 715-80. Oatsâ€"Firm; on active buyin for local account. White oats, nort and west, 28 to 281-2c; middle heights, 281-2_to 29c; and east, 291-2c. Rye-Quiet. Car lots, 52c, west, 9.1151 630, east. ' \ Buckwheatvâ€"Quiet. Offerings light. 931' lots outside are quoted at 51 to Toronto, April 3.â€"-\Vheatâ€" Western markets were about the same to-day. Local prices of Ontarios were rather easier. Manitobas unchanged. QuOta- tions are as followsâ€"Ontario, red and white, 65c, asked west; 651-20.; asked east; goose wheat, 700, low heights, to New York, Spring, east, 660; Manitoba. No. 1 hard, 80c, North Bay; and: 81 to 81_1-2c, g.i..t. Barleyâ€"Tone firm. Car lots, No. 2, middle freight, 421-20; and east, at 43c; No. 1 is quoted at 431-2 to 440, ouLside. Minneapblis, April '3Lâ€"Wheat â€"In store, No. 1 Northern, Ma r-rh. 650; May, 64 340; J nix; 66 1740; September. 65 1-4c: on track, No. 1 hard, 660: No. lNoth- em. 65c: No. :2 Northern, 631-4c; Flour â€"J:‘1rst patents, 8.3.60; second do, $3.50; first clears, 82.75; second do, 2.10. Duluth, April 3.â€"\Vheatâ€"No. lhzird, cash, 673-4023May, 683-40; No. 1 North- ern, cash, 6614c: May. 683-40;,No. 2 Northern, cash, 661-4c: May, 671â€"40; July, 681-4c; No. 2 Northern. 633â€"40; No. 3 spring. 601-20. Oatsâ€"23 1-20 to 240. Cornâ€"6614c. TURKEYS DIE IN THOUSANDS Peasâ€"Firm, Car lots, 60c, north and weSL; and 610 east. Cows each. Calves each. Choice hugs, per cwt. Light hogs, per cwt. Heavy hogs, per cwt. Sows. . . . . . Stags. . k. Sheep and Lambs. S‘heep, per cwt. . . Lambs, per owrt. . . 3 4 Bucks, per cwt. . . 2 F INNS. DOUKS. AND GALICIANS. Cattde. Shippers, per cwt. ".3 4.2.5 Butcher, choice, do. . .875 Butcher, medium to good. 3.25 Butcher, inferior. . . . 2.75 Stockers, per cwt. . . 2.75 500 § L25 8.50 8.00 3.50 Toronto, April 8.â€"The receipts to- day were forty carloads. Prices are unchanged, but steady, and there is a better tone to the market. There was a fair cflearancé to-day. For prime hogs, scaling from 160 to 200 lbs, the top price is Go; light and fat hogs are bringing up to 5 1-2c per lb. Following is the range of quota- tionszâ€" THE TURBNTB MARKETS. Milkers and. Calves. 2.75