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-h channel! Hank with a capital of 'g,000,00o and no more will pay the All told, Mr. Harcourt estimates the revenue which the new bill will pull in as follows: Telegraph companion. oomothing under $11,000; telephones, Domething under 87,000; sleeping cars, 06.000; express companies. 06,000; natu- ral gas companies, 015,000; trust com- parties, 83,000; life insurance compen- Iee. 842,000; other insurance compon- ioa, 017,000; loan companies, perman- out capital, 024,0”; loan companies, terminating, 8M00; street railways, “3,000; railways receiving provincial aid, 820,000; and from the license bill, approximately, 8100.000. rtr'ephones--ono-si-sth of one per cent. upon the paid up capital. Natural gas companies-Where pro- ducmg natural all», 85,400; where trans- mitting as well as producing, 82,000 additional; where trausmiuing or transporting. 02.500. Express companies (2r-88,000 each. Sleeping car companies (2) - $3,000 ouch. Alt told, Mr. Harcourt estimates the revenue which the new bill will null tlt we: rriiwrrs--Every street rail- way operating in any city 3:50 per mile for each mile of track when the mile- age does not "cowl 15 miles in the chy, .35 per mile for each mile between 15 tad a miles, " for each mile be- tweett 25 and 50 miles. and .60 for each mile in excess of 50 miles. Telegraph-one-fourth of one per cent. upon the paid-up capital stock, and uwtenth ot l per cent. where the line is worked or operated by others. Companies that ilu/i" I): owned by others to IN 'W.?". ty, paid-yo capital _ "“" -'-9""'""l' Luau eompanies-With fixed or per- manent paid-up capital .65 on every 0100.100. With terminating or withdrawn- With terminating or withdraw- nbla capital between 8t00,000 and 8260,- 1101) a tax of 850, trom 8:,'.1)0,000 to 8500,- NO a tax of $73, from 8500.000 to al.- 000.000 5 tax of 3100, and 8.50 for each additional million. - Railway ooinpdnGl-rpfitTin dollars per mile for every mile of railway operated which receives provinr'ial Hub- lid Trust eomvaniA--onsthird of one per gent. on paid _up capital stock. --_ "7-- H ..=_..-,. Lite insurance-thte per cent. on the grass p"eruiums received for business within the province of every company transacting business within the pro- vince. and Otter-halt of l per cent. on every other insurance company. .___, _ W--.,---", i%nks--one-temh of lper cent on capital stork up to Su',000,r0o, 82.5 for every 8100.000 above $3,000,000 and not exceeding $6,000.00!) and '15 per 8100.- 000 above that sum: also an additional tn of 8100 for each head office and 82.5 for each branch office or agency. wnues appear in the following sche- dulo:-. ' 50.000 and less 100.000 and less ”410") and less Over $150.00” . , Uver $150.00” . . .._. . .250 5.000 Tho means by which the Government pn-punes to add 6:10.000 to Its re Over 100,000 First-class .. Second class Third-tsus, , Fi rat-class . Secondwlasa. Thi rd-clsss .. Undo: The “venue schedule dhides the li- cense holders into three classes. 1. over 1.30.000. 2. between 40 and 150 thou- land. 8. under 40,000. Here is the euedule:- All told, Ontario 113.367 brewerieu and ft distilleries. Thirty~six of smaller converns are to be exempt, while the remaining 39 contribute ac'em'dmg to the amount of their investment. The breweries will pay from 8160 to 81,000, the ditstilleries, two small, tour me- dium. and two very large, from 8750 to 8l,000 extra. If Harcourt's calcula- tions are anywhere near the mark tho total revenue from distillers writ be Samoa from brewers, $16,000; from, It.ltrtr licenses 863,000, a total of 3110;, be increased by $200. In cities between '0,000 and 100,000, there are four of them, the increase i3 8150, and in oth-i er cities, seven in all. an increase of. '100. For tavern and xhnp licenses in? cities of 1i50,000 and up the price is Just $150 higher than before, in cities‘ between 40 and 150 thousand 8100 ex-i tra, and in all other cities 8100 is? added to the original sum. Three: railway saloons are each to pay ad-, dilionill license fees of $150 each. ', Wholesale licenses in 1884 stood at the respectable figure ot 8150. They were raised $225 and later to 8250. Tavern licenses in large cities in turn were 8100, 0160 and 8250. In towns, m. .100, .150; villages. 360. 880; 8120; townships. 860, 872, $87. The municip- wties may go on increasing license fees if they choose. The increases." to be gathered in under the auspices of Richard Harcourt are for the needs of the Ontario Gorurnment alone. No right which the municipalities have} exercised is taken away. In cities with a population of over) 150.000 the wholesale license fee shallI Iota: of Proceedings in the Local tix-ia-ai; Parliament. tfit/tlt. ltd a 1 toms. t: RAISING TEE REVENUE. upon every 81 Ron Mr. Harcourt's scheme for the I 000 and not, [using of the revenues consists of two ' :gsggrugggiig measures. one . bill respecting- brew-‘ addition the ' cries, distilleries and liquor licenses, pay 8100 fonr the other known broadly as an aet, {origachlndgilt . [ ae In main to Bflpplement the retenuen of hthe? No gdistinctti! provnnce. The amount which .t nae j tween foreign measures will draw to the Provmcml 1 following the Treasury is something like $300,000, a British posses: hundred thousand from the liquor TH.E CA people, the other two hundred thou- anPirg'tyt,d1ta and borne by corporations not uotor-i"Gti' The p" ions for their poverty. [North Americ- ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. $10,000 . 820.000 . 40,000 . 73,0“) . 100,000 . Tavern and Shop. . . . . . .8150 M. . . .... . . I50 , .. . . . . . . 150 Distillers Wholesale Brewers work or opirrate lines Present Proposed I)?! i per cent fees. .3250 2.50 2.50 '54) T33) 2.3!) tees. 8450 t00 350 'l,0ts0 3.4:00 wo 3m Tim Li 0'! 1,504) 7.3.; ._ is “2:33? 8300 250 200 potnteo to cover a group of schools iand impart scientific knowledge of the subject. He hoped that this ”would have the effect of keeping the (boys at school. At present boys left ‘schoot at 13 or M. If they could be retatned a year or two longer they would gain in knowledge to a vast extent, He wanted to try the experi- ment of bringing children to school in umnllilh'exl in Algotna and the Island .ot‘ Manitoulin. a scheme. which had lbecn tried “llll success in certain parts of the l'nitetl States where the distances were long. it was eccnom- ical since it prevented the multiplica- ; tion of st'htttils where. the. classes were inot large enough to warrtnt it. It was terrOle to think of little children .in Autumn 1walkiug three or four (miles: it' school through the deep snow tnnvl in the Him: cold. He thercfore (proposed to appoint a cummimion to ilook into the bust means of carrying out the scheme. ', A BILL FOR TRA3tPS. 1 Mr. Richardson introduced an lamentlment to the Municipal Act to i enablc Councils of cities, towns, town- i ships. and tillugeq to pass hy-Iaws for ipt'ohiltiting persons from camping on the highways, or vacant land adjoin- ing, except with the consent of the owner of such lands, and to enable y:),':':,?';":,':)):, to arrest. without a war- (rant, persons violating this Act. _ BRIDGES "rrrlwrlh'N COINTIES. . Mr. Stratton introduced a hill tot amend the Municipal Aer so that an t iron bridge on stone piers crooning a ‘nnvigahle river and of the length of t not less than 300 feet, provided with a tswing and which has been erected by contributions from municipal. Domin- ion, and provincial sources shall he [ deemed a bridge over a river forming a boundary line between two counties within the meaning of section 167. I FOR CYCLISTS. [ Mr. Stratton introduced a bill re- specting cycle paths and cycle path commissioners. It provides that the county judge shall appoint five per- sons to constitute a Board of Cycle- path Commissioners in each county. the commissioners to serve without compensation exeept disbursements. Ttw, are to grant annual licenses to cyclists and to charge 50 cents for much license. The records of the names of tho licensees is to be kept. Cycle 1't) TEACH AGRICULTURE. The Minister of Eduruaiun moved Ibo: second reading of his lull to im.. mune the Schools Act. _cipeakiug on tho subjrcL of ngrirultural instruction which “as pro,ided for in this bill, he all that it was the intention of the Government in time to drop some oth- er subject and make agricultural 1n- srrurrtion compulsory. They had been trying to rrritrt' teachers in agricul- ture by IA‘LlChlllg it in the Normal sclmnl: the: had .nlm secured a text- book, whth unformnazmy proved too technical. The new Act was proposed as a lever in the direction of wider instruction, and to encourage teachers to inform themselves. Travelling lecturers in agriculture would be ap- pointed to cover a group of schools u...‘ I-___. . .-- - MINING LAW CHANGES. . James Conmee, M.P.P., while avow- Ing Ontario',, mining laws the best in the world, has a pair of improvements to suggest. He has incorporated these in a bill which the Legislature wilt soon be asked to consider. As the law stands, mining lands may be bought for 81 an acre or rented for :15 cents an acre. This 25 cents rental Mr L'unmee believes too high. The prewnt law also makes certain ur. ducemenls to miners making discover- in; In .-.'t,, tr ’ itrs 10 miles not; in uperaunn. The lance. _. uLLuuU expects to take away all we 'powers of municipalities in: regard to I exemptions. The principu Hausa of tho bill reads: "Every municipal council shall by a two-thirds vote or the mem- bers thereof, have tho power of ax- rmpiing any manufacturing establish- merit or any water works or water 1"impany, in whole or in part, from taxation tor any period not longer than ten years, and to renew the ex- emptions for a further period not ex- ceeding ten years." , y -e v--- wv umcuu luv Alumnu- 1pitl Act regarding tax exemptions. The bill asks that section 401of the Muni- cipal .Act, relating to municipalities granting tax exemptions to manulV. tuning tsstabiirhmedts uizhoui first rummg to the Legislature tor the pow- .ef.. Mr. Pattuilc first. introduced a bill, then Presented a resolution lo se- cure .the sense of the House on the questmu. With the present, bill Mr. Pattuliu expects to take away all the powers'of municipalities in: regard to, exemptions. The principil Hausa of tho; bill reads: "Everv m..n;n;....l Mum-n nut ice {North America Act so far as they to- "ate to the powers and constitution of 5 the Canadian Senate. There should be, ,tho motion goes on, an amendment to 'the act, substantially providing that _in case of disagreement between the ‘Huuse of Commons and the Senate. Aha point of difference shall be decid- ‘cd by a majority of the members pf "hit two Houses present and voting In a joint meeting. Further. it is p.ro- Posed that the British North America [Act should be so amended as to pro- _ ride that the appointment of Senators, ‘shnuld be for a limited term of yearn! and not for life, as at present. I BILL ABOUT! ALIENS. I Mr. T. A. Warden, of ‘vVeutworthr has an important bill relating to the} employment of aliens. It provides that; any company securing a charter from‘ the Ontario Government, whether It; be for building of railways or cellular} a, company shall not be able to em-, ploy aliens. on any work whatever., Mr. Warden feels than Canadians are not being well treated and that people) of other countries are too well treat-j rd, and has drawn upthe bill to give, the Canadians any advantage of work. No astimjiiG iras' "lice; " Gdii; be- nggenforeign and domestic companies, [sum of 82,000. But there is one bank 1in the Province with a paid-up capital of “3,070,600. and another with a paid- up capital of 812,000,090. A graduated tax has therefore been thought pre- ferable, and the bill provides that an additioinal tax of " shall be levied upon every $100,000, in excess of C2,000,- coo end not exceeding 86,000,000, and " for every $100,000, or fraction there- of, of unpaid stock over "000,000. In addition the bank will be required to par 8100 for every head office and 825 for each additional branch office trans- acting business in the province. I TAX Exmmumxs BILL. Andrew Patlullo, M.P.e., has give}! lite ot a bill to amend the Munich '.., - .. ah' from any miné already The bill lessons this dis. The shooting occurred at the. Paris Million. Three tramps were hanging around the depot, when one of them struck Steve: in the mouth. Stews pulled a revolver and shot him dead. I‘rnllrl at Manda-amel- In the Par" stool- Ing In". A despatch from Brantford, Ont., says-The Paris murder case was con- cluded a: the Brantford Ana-ins on Wednesday evening. Some half dozen witnesses gave evidence for the pro- set-ulion, after which the prisoner, Daniel Steves, went intd the witness- box and admitted shocking in self- defence. The jury brought in a verdict of manslaughter, and Stews was sen- tenred to :0 rears' imprisonment by Chtyweilor Boyd. Commenting editorially upon Ibo foregoing "rather slarlliug slalo- ment," the Times says:--) is pretty clear that Sir Michael Hicks-Bear!) (Chancellor of the Exchequer) “ill have an admirable opportunity to "is- play his powers as a constructive tinan- c,ier, and we only hope he will rise to the occasion. But he positively must not seek to escape trom his difficult case by a further increase in the al- ready oppressive income tax." In: hero-u In Great Britain’s Naval Batman-s. The London Times, says that the British naval eslimutes for 1899-1900 will exceed those of l898-1899 by nearly £3,000,000 M15,000,000); reaching a total of nearly 2'28,000,000 ($110,000,- 000). The largest item will he for ship- Luilding and repairs. It is llso [.0- pumd to add 4,500 men to the navy. Twelve nunared men employed on Aluxkn's first railroad. the White Pass and Yukon, have gone on strike, and work on the rai1wuyispravuittally stop- ped. The turn struck because the com- pany (-ul wages fromSBtoZlO cents an hour, nndndded another hour to the day's uork. The remainder. ot the laborers laid off work when the strike began. They are all going down to Skaguuy. Demonstrations are be- ing held. but the men am very order- ly, and there is no violence. There is no accommodation for them in Skaguay, and arofuge camp is being built. destroyed. Tho fire was chroma after it had partly destroyed Young's hardware store. Total loss is about "5,000. wa.', 7 V .._v.- .-.. “mung, “an...“ for li'rhting a municipality expires, ' munFipality may compel the light- ing company, if necessary, to submit the terms of the new contract to arbitration. MAY SHOOT DEER IN WATER. A number of bills were advanced a stage. and in connection with the hill of Mr. Reid, to repeal the clause which prohibited the shouting of deer in the water. the Minister of Crown Lands announced that in view of the great diversity of opinion as to the present law, the Government had decided to embody Mr. Reid's proposal in a bill of its own. (‘0! any special Act passed during the H present session or hereafter passed w‘ conferring the franchise for coast ruct- ‘ing a bridge, railway, tramway, turn- pike road, telegraph or telephone line. harbour Improvements, canals, look-'4. l dams, slides, rights of carrying on any ltrade business, occupation, or calling [no alien shall be employed in connec- tion with such works under penalty [ upon the person employing such alien 10! $23 for every day alien is BO em- lployed, to be recovered on summary ‘conviction, and any manager, direetor, :officer or agent of a. corporation em-l, :ploying an alien or who permits or 'ttonniveg at eurh employment shall he _ liable in the same manner as a private ', individual. j IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL BILL. C Mr. Conmee introduced an important! measure to provide that in case ai municimlity goes into the gas or aloe-l trio light businees it must makeabid} for the plant of any existing company on a, haita to be settled by arbitration.‘ grid “that where on exieting contract FIFTEEN MILLIONS FOR NAVY. Mr Warden introduced his alien la- leur bill. It provides that in the case It provides also for compensation to the owner af the shrubs destoyei, and a Pmalty not less than $20, and not more than $100, SENT DOWN FOR 20 YEARS. the Minister JruiiriGitGi; E1337I11ir23t tho destruction of barberry cultivated Eontrar¥_to the provisions of the Act. the AGAINST BARB1ilRRY. Mr. Little introduced a bill to pro- hibit cuMivltion of barberry sshr.ulva within half a mile of farm laud used fy 'iy.tir.t Prodgcing: It providesd that th ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO BIG FIRE AT DYEA. 'ARDELL‘S ALIEN BILL. "Telegrams mu Mun-en the Queen at " ”dun-lu- and the, Prince on "tr In)" j incl-l. I A despatch from London, Bark'-- Great Interest was excited at tho meet- jug of the Society of Electrical Engin- ‘eers on Thursday night by Signor _Mureoni's wireless telegraphy demon- stration. He sent a message from one end of the hall to the other by means of small apparatus, He said that operations which had been in progress daily tor months between the South iForelamt and the lightship at the _East Goodwin showed that on no lsiudu orcasion had communication Ill-sen interrupted, despite all sorts of [hill] weather. Messages between the 'Queen at Osborne and the Prince of Wales on the Royal yacht had been transmitted, in some instances for a ,distance of eight miles. overland. In- tervening hills, although 300 feet high~i gar than the vertieat wire at Osborne” offered no obstacle. I I During his lecture Signor Marco.nil .ret'eived a note vonveying the pertain-l stun of the French Gov. to establish 'his [system between Folkestone and ‘Bnulogne. Signor Marconi states that 'tt-rlit-al uires rising to a hvight of 114 feet will be sufficient to insure corn-' lmunit'atiuu hetwt-en the two coasts. AGerman firm engaged in the manu- facture of is special kind of musical box and automaton device wishes to be placed in communication with Can- adian firms inclined to do business with them. and also to have a suitable ngenl to represent them. A Liverpool firm of commission mer- chants in a position to buy cottons. woollens, linens, and hardware goods, wish to enter into communication with Canadian houses who wish for such representatives. Two large firms of belting manutac- Lureres require agents with a good can- negtigp in ttys_mach)nery line. A Scotch firm of lumber merchants desire to correspond with Canadian exporters of hardwood, manufacturers of mouldings in oak and pine, blind- lalhs. picture backing, Moorings In oak and white maple, and furniture, fin- ished or unfinished. A despatch from Ottawa, Ont., says: The Department of Trade and Com- merce on Monday received the follow- ing enquiries from the office of the High Commissioner in London: Enquiries Made 'I‘Inr¢mxl [he IbcpurI-nrll " Co-ree. MESSAGES SENT WITHOUT WIRES A despatch from Paris, says..--" inspired communication to the press announces that the negotiations with Great Britain for a settlement of the differences that arose. over the Fashoda affair, are far advanced, and will probahly result in a settlement _ in a fortnight. The starting PUIHIN in the general direction of a line. de- limiting the respective [maxeesiuus of Great Britain and France have al- ready been arranged, and the question of the commercial status of France in the Nile territories has been settled in principle. Great Britain at the oat- set of the negotiations admitted the principle that there. was ground for granting France a commercial outlet; in the direction of the Nile for her) Congo and Uhanghi possessions. and! the arrangement will grant her an outlet. The exact manner of effecting} this is still the subject of negotiation. t the questions being whether it shalll he ll single outlet, access to the whole l Nile, or the making of the river an in- ternational one. ', Mu “III In- Gtrett a. Oullrl, the "net Valan- or Which In Mill the Sable-c1 or \ruollmlon. as an earnest of big professed love di peace. Russia realizes iter own unreadinesm, and the French paralysis is even more clearly defined than it was a year ago. Th" rhunc-es are, titerefore, that it will be the Czar who will withdraw as soon as he is convinced that Lord Salisbury really means what he says. It is not uulilrely that a virtue will he tttado " nevetssity, and that the Russian Em- peror will make] a graceful ottncessiuu The definite abandonment of the "open door ' policy in favour of spheres of influence, which means the partition of China, has not yet been avowed, but official acts and language all indicate such a. decision. Friday's annouTtt'tlatent in the House of Com- mom that Great Britain supported the Italian claim for Chinese territory scarcely admits of any other imerpre- tation. The British determination to force an immediate issue with Russia does not make war inevitable, or even probable, as many believe. it decisive of the fate of the Chinese Empire. In other words, England pro- poses to make a stand now in defence of her interests in the tar East as well as in Africa. A Celllslen Inevitable Unless Greet Intel- er Ilsnll Bucks Down. A despatch from London, Barts.'--. Onoe more the aggression of rival pow- ers seeking plunder in the far East has reached the point where e collision is inevitable unless either Russia or Great Britain abandons openly its de- clared purpose. The last time it Was Lord Salisbury who beat a retreat in, similar circumstances. to the unspeak- ' able humiliation of a majority of his l supporters. .There is no sign of hisI yielding thus far in the present crisis. I On the contrary, his attitude is as aggressive as it was in dealing with; France on the Fushmla question. The point on which the situation hinges is not intrinsically vital, but Great Brit- ain is evidently determined to make: FASHODA AFFAIR SETTLED. TRADE WITH CANADA. LOOKS LIKE WAR. Iona: lady Pullout Irv-y eel-lulu” Burn " ttt metrhetm. A despatch from Chatham, tInt., tsays..---)) P, Clark, of Thamesville, while visiting her aunt, Mrs. James Bell. at Blenheim was taken ill with pneumonia. Thursday night a lump left burning in her room exploded, setting fire to the curtain and bod.. ding. Miss Clark trot up. end in nt- tempting to put out the fire her night-dress caught. The other in- males came to the rescue end extin- guished the flames. Mine Clerk wu quite seriously burned. and lb. he. also suffered a relapee. Her chance: of recovery ere slight. an.“ limit-Is or unl- Ibo-{royal u “alumni". A despalch from Gananoque, thtt., sayri.'l'he Rathbun Ctrmirany's big warelvouse at Gaunnoque Junction “are destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. The warehouse was a Imm- one, and there was stored in it about twenty-five thousand bushels of grain, partly owned by Mr. Geo. Taylor, M. P., of this plane, and part by Mr. Grim- shaw. of Kingston, This is the third time this Wurelymse has been destroy- ed, twice by fire and once, by wind, which utterly .demolished it. The building was Insured, but it is ttot known whether the contents were in- sured or not Minneapolis. March T. - Wheat - March, 70 I-er; July, 71 1-20; on track, No. 1 hard, 71 3-8c; No. 1 Northern, 70 3-8c; No. 2 Northern, 68 3-80. Flour .-First patents. $3.89 to " secund patents, 83.00 to 88.70; that clears, '2.70 to 82480. Bros-in bulk, 010.75 to .11. Dulith, March h-Wheat - No. 1 hard. cash. 71 I-ge bid; March, TI 1-80; May. " " to " 8-le; July, 74 1-80.; No 1 Northern, cash. 60 IAK; No. 2 Northern, 65 5-8c. _ . 7W. --»~-vv--~.vu unit-IU- Milwaukee. March T-wheatu-LoweF, No. 1 Northern, P..' tee; No. 2 North-,5 em. 70 1-20. We-steady, 57o. Bar- ' ley-Steady: No. 2, 50 to 50 l-ge; sam- I ple,_ 4d to 490. . Detroit, Marist, ir-Threat-cursed.. - No. 1 white, cub, 738-40; No. 2 rod, c4511.. 74 1-40; 53w, 75M;__July, fa' 8-4e. mute, 381-4 to 331-20; No. 4 white, 32 b-4e; No. 2 mixed. 311-40.; No. 8 mixed, 8le. Barley-Enquiry good; sales light; sales of Western at Me. Rye-- Quiet; No. 2, on track, blic. F'iour- Quiet. . BtrJesr-s3eagr. Buftalo. March 7.--sprirur wheat - Dull but firm: No. t hard, 837-8c; No. lNurthern, 811-20. Winter uhtsst-No offerings; quotations numinal; No. g red 781-20; No. a extra red. 771-20; No. I white, 780. Orrn--Weaak; unsettled; No. g yellow, 38 l-M; No. 8 yellow, 880; No. 4 yellow, 871-20; No. 2 corn, 371-2 to 37840; No. 8 corn. 371-20.; No. 4 com, 87e. Oats-Dun and 9355': No. 1 white, 350; No. 2 white: 311-40; N0. , White, 331-4 to 331-20; No. 4 whim. S:t Cows, each...... Calves, each... - Hogs. Choice hogs. per cm... 4.12 1-2 4.37 Light hogs, per owt...... 4.00 4.00 Heavy hogs. per cwt...... 8.00 8.75 Ewes, per owl... Lambs, per cwt. Bucks, per (mt. CATTLE, Shipping, per ewt.........Hcr, Butcher," choice. do. . . .3.75 Butcher, me. to good......3.121~2 Butcher, inferior' ......... 2.75 " Sheep and Lambs. - Following is quotations c-- mud up to as high as 88 or 89 each for prime stuff. Milkers are easy but unchanged. Choice hogs sold 10-day at 1 8-ge per 1b., as a top price; light hogs fetched nut more than 40 per Ib.; and for thick fat 3 8-te was the outside price .‘ nun Ill ”H5611 PXPOTI cattle. average 1,160 lbs., sold at ".90 per cwt. and five dollars back. Seven cattle, mixed, uveruge I,025 lbs., sold at te, per pound. Thirteen (mills average 1,000 lbs., sold at 4 I-ik. per pound. Sheep and lambs about unchanged, too many medium lambs are coming along. and for such the price is easy. but choice lambs sold to-day as high as 84.90 and 84.90 per cwt. Sheep and imam. changed. f For choice butcher cattle le and ! 41-46 is paid, and other grades are un- Jchanged at Tuesday's prices. The en- Jquiry was slow to-day. I Cable advices from the Old Country (report cattle an rather weak over 1 there. i Smokers, feeders, and export bulls are steady, but unchanged. f Much of the business done to-day was I in small broken lots, bat these are some ‘of the lending transaotions:-.. Twenty-two shippers, average 1,180 lbs.. sold at $4.90 per cwt. l Two loads of export mule. average 1,225 ttrr., sold all M. per pound. 5 A load of 20 mixed cows. heifers, and [ steers. average 980 lbs., sold at 83.81} per cwt. I Twenty-one cattle, M's-raga, I,090' lbs.. sold at 4 1-20. per pound ; and len dollars back. A lot of fifteen exporl mule, averaae LAMP BURST IN SICK ROOM. _--. --- “a“ mu... "w. t Shipping cattle was unchanged in price. with an easy enquiry this morn- ing. For choice stuff, from 41-2 to Ce, was paid; and for light shippers from t to: 3-8c .was the, range. This not being a recognized market' day, we had as usual on a Thursday a good deulof holding back for to-morrow' by those who could not secure the price desired, and trade was all round, dull compared with what it was lust} Tuesday. The dull, unsettled wealth; er, too, somewhat unsettled lLt' mar- ket: end trade hung fire. i t Toronto, March 10.--About " loads of offerings came into the western cattle yard to-day, including 1,000 hogs, 250 lambs and sheep with n few calves and milkers. ' l Prices of Gram. Cattle, Choose. &e. m the Leading Marts. MARKETS OF THE WORLD. WAREHOUSE BURNED. veal calyeg continue in de- trut............... 2.51! Milkm's and Calves the range af current high afiii; ii; 911.65 ...h5to are not onwably 2.0" 3.1!] 4.00 813.00 - 43.00 3.60 3.01 " 4.25 The only gin distillery in the Do. million il noon to be erected In ttttt Provinca of Quebec, . omc. hours, in the Pm Office INw pnrtnent at ottawa hue been extend. ed to 5.” o'clock. Chic! of Pblico not“, of Kingston wilt min about tho lat ot my W. Ing to mull: health. The civic revenue of PPTit,Vr':., 1818 is $8.07!! 839. an increase of trt.r, " l over 18171. ' 3‘1"- "9...”. ... u. "cr..'?,".: [lubed m connection With the l'orort',tt Gurilou. Brunt ford citizens terhnical school. ole-In! [Mar-u "irratemate. um VH- Dullu a! am. The Dummy correspondent of London Morning Pon m)“: _-- ' buionie plague i, raging how- u Itlt partllrled tseverity. Accoidttr, ltr out-m roturnts. there “on- :~7_‘dm last ueek. hut than» quilc- un'h-n the mortality. " "as “a I‘mlpounl “at I te.or.rs. A despmch from Kitmsmn S. Herrinmun. :mling Crow at Napanee, has been advi, Department of Justice III and trial of Puma", 11:" -i rubber. will nut lev- pl "i , but ban been [MMHNIIIPII Utti, umu Antigen. - or“ our-w may " a In an.“ "e. A dt'rqsaith from Utmuuee. ont., l --There died here on Friday Mars Hannah. a woman of tlf. years of She, was a native M Ireland um (lined poms-inn of bur “rum. the last. tche waaahle 101MHz» e" of the releiu-n " 17itrd. “uh-h sh memlered an :H'hihl She nuwr ried and was urn-r pinumgmphw last summer. when an enroll-‘11! ture of her Wu secured. - Hill. the dtsceaued eturiaeer. “as years old. and had been inthe "mm of the runaway for 10 years. Ha w a native of Oshawa, Ont., and " In u married. Two Tut-Ine- I!!!“ to, a. Ant-Men. a. n uu-mu Inlluu‘. A despair]: from Winnipeg. Man. "r'c.-t dreadful nvcidenl oecurred near Miltwood station on the Marti. tobn ttttd North-Western runway " Monday morning, by uhirh me wu- gineer. W. [HI and Fireman P, “on lon were iniuully killed. Al, :Ut uro sing of ill" l oiiv.,lrottte there '-t heavy grade ou tte Iliipl'um‘b [a Milt, wood simian. and " Wis “bile "limu. ing this ghoul oio'cioz-k Monday morn- ing that the engine “iii-w exploded the shock taking the Fa"; rttt', right "ft itte track. None of PM pumvngeu were injuled. The x-nnumny'a oil'im-r. cannot explain the muse of tho! "E. tetis?n. _ An guinea ooppmy is to be vsltf- i Harrison and Co. had about “01“ 'wwth of stock, and of this. Mummy 2 not “.000 worth wilt be “we. Cherie! l D. Chowu, tinwnre dealer, had a corner fknucked out of his works, and he will l be a loser to the extent of 83110. The ibuildings were owned by Miss Hillier- [ sleeve, and were Worth about 'ti,000. 1 Several Goal stove: were going in Harrison's buildingr "ad it was feared 1'“ blaze might ' 2! 'w, but the firemen ', apeodily turned out and prevented such Inn additional (-‘latnity. for a fire in such a place and with the raging gal. 'would have done great destruction l MANY NARROW ESCAPES. There were a number of nan-aw v.3- capes. Harvey Hoppinl and several other men were showered with planter. They were only " short distance be.. hind Mr. Gould. The loss will {all heavily upon some parties, es the in- surance policies did not cover aocident. It is likely a suit will be necessary to determine who is liable for the loan. The wall was an inside one. and was partially used for three storey: by Mini Gildersleeve as the dividing wall. Th. remaining walls will he watched " prevent further "matte. The two upper storey walls were car- ried out upon the sidewalk, the man falling upouJowph Gould, caretaker ot the Canal bent-oi. lie was speedily pulled out, and sent to the hospital Re was cansciuus. but can only remem- ber that much tell upon him. His left leg is broken. his he. cut, and hi- body badly bruised. It is who feared he has been hurt qurdly. He is an old man. hit day up to 4 o'clock rain fell. Thu wind "one and soon bmume violent At 5.4003in the wall swayed, and then with a crash ume down on Har. rison’c. The third and second storey: of the furniture estvllistunent were carried down into the first, the whom mass preusenting a piciuble sight. MAN BURIED. UNDER THE WALL. AWFUL PLAGUE IN BOMBAY loam“ be About “our“ on In. In“ linden- Ile m» “In.“ q the liun' '""Mtatq .III-. I A despatch from King-ton "artr.--d mighty crash occurred at 5.10 o'clovl on Sunday evening, and the fine fur, niture eqtabliuhment of T. F. Harrison and Co., was wrecked. the furnitur, which filled the threes-storvy Cuildint being cunverted into kindling wood A very high wail left standing after the tire which destroyed the Ulldfmlows‘ buck had fallen out and done the dam. age. SECOND TRIAL OF PONTON FALLING WALLS DESTROY A KING STON ESTABLISHMENT. fllll WAREHOUSE 1lfllliMrlill] ENGINE BOILER EXPLODED. 112 AND A SPINSTER are asking for I e, unt.. an“; " Mary Aul yarn of ml. " a Rum-m Ihv' (mum- tau “rd-IE he h "n lg. Ill h In " be In W H " --." A1 A CERT bas hm!" the b til a. I cannon lo quasi. At first t gnu deal of rrf'i cum.- nmnum of Indy trom the we “and. land m the trial Ruth tv.li,sst tiered at-thet ea tag to be inimical detrimental to than not proevd to he no. the one“ of I“! my]!!! INA to M" of ember via any port of this ruled. or to, a I wanna. Any the direction of i, am. new: Cyatret5--tttt o-tttnt have cot In all parts I brought "out I haul wluliun. m Under other cot "logged into til of settlement. plum and an qteruir that m No cul'po enormnm Mum um. 't.ecoeacts."' liner, arr [ teal Iolluumi been the um strife, li.at Immrily t trial claw-2; "For im and nrbui were very hard-(om: "Than Me not Island," mid M new Munro-M an; my of tho much; led upon nu! had Pal] acted nay [Million 1 try wouh WEALTH Ol' l I sought an int I. G. Ward. tite mllnd, and lt-(‘A the. grunt-xi fin: and I! horn "a H 0min. H, has. ty his opinion when-WW I poll! ical Vllullon and I Inlay [use t I), the you‘rm Old on! to Ema I very slight l oaid. This has V8100 New Zeal added very ma ' land “be” “I - the II»! “a “In-ro- LI! reward. New Zetland u " ovorlegitsUtim within her bordl , not served A " than outsid LAWS OF out rate in Cell! does my and if think, the " purtiru', lent blunt. In". to buy valuation ltl operation for ( frirnds of the g1 u works mm thi, law tlge lad modem home, or Inna” 1rttct of I to imprun, pay taxation. Tir, I: more property " taxed a degree t til the mam who “Isl-d8 of It" Th Thus an: m Liberals and l tonne: the In "evils of bad le “I! ILUI keep ttttT to he use Ill-“:14: Chttttwrsariv,, at " the Libclall In addition whiet Oh; tte oompriaea two by a channel miles Wide at These at can lands, the int larger. The “lure mun. marl mums. ruurton, bun -d “mus. wcttt 50.1!” each. l Tnaman Sea, In. Auunun prop mutation at sultan, in 'IT: nhoriimets, or Practically t ho L in New Zulu: “engraved on Men. based on nullity of his men tumble w exist. Such a In Biem ZN“ dulgence in but Here is I wu‘ markets uf the rich m unluun timber and an»: eucm, Althouguew colony, we . we; only at the u just " true, nix colonies 01 the compiling tho gttgttqte ha been much mu ard the owe: a rich; u the I tries u the pm by many prom lotion." the u . writs church. to . cocoon. D Ev. that A thin re grad u "(FORK SOCIAL I of 0v. Marti to our n an]. no ll mu by