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Fill? m." ITENN luse of the Intercoloniztl Railway on fl. In |pryment of an animal rental of $140,- -â€" W0. ‘his piece of line will form; the What the Legislators of the Country ‘ are Doing at t ttawa. YUKON LIQ UOR PERMITS. Lieur.â€" Col. l’rior, Victoria, drew the government’ attention to the matter of the issue of Yukon liquor permits, by iVLr. Ogilvie. Since he has been in 3 charge several perm-its have been is-, sued, some being disallowed by the covernment ’ here. The resth had been great hardship to those who had already purchased the liquor. In one case, B. C. MacCaulay, t truary connecting link bt‘l\\{'t‘n the Drum- mond County road and the new I. C. R. terminus in Montreal. OGILVIE‘S REPORT. Commissioner \Vm. ()gilt'ic's report on his enquiry into affairs in the Yukon was submitted to the Bonse of Commons. The investigation is not yet complw’ed, as the. ctmmissioner states that he has yet to hear , evi- dence on the t'h.t:gl>s preferred against two officials. M ssrs. Norwood \Vade. The first meeting was held on Febâ€"l 61b, and it was decided to issue notices to all and sundry to formulate, Who “'35 m in writing, by March 15th, such chargt‘s Dawson and obtained a permit from as they might have to prefer. M-F- Ogilvie, came down to the cast and purchased two carloads of beer and two hundred cases of beer, which were paid for. He was naturally anxâ€" ious to know whether this permit would be disallowed. asked whether the government In Yukon. The Minister l Col. Prior also‘ The miners committee submitted a. St’llt‘s of charges. 1'). C. Allen, of the, Klondike Nugget, also prefvrred cer-‘ tain charges, and these were investi- gated. The parties making the. charges were. given access to the records in the Gold Commissioner's office. Mr. Ogilvie did not sustain thovharge. was Pl’vl‘erred by Dr. Bourke against Gold aware of the existence of a brewery Comrninsi nir b‘aw.ett .titlr- of a Company to resp. sing the certain on Bonanza Crtek. A constable nnmvd 0f Inland mvenue ,Villeneuve was found guilty of having Stated that he knew of no brewery in accepted bribes in admitting people to Yukon. A brewery outfit which being taken into Atlin will be seized ‘It once. MAILS T0 YUKON. Mr. Hector, McDougall, Cape Breton. called attention to a package of pa- PBI'S addressed by him to Dawson which had been returned through the dead letter office. The Postmasterâ€"General replied that during 'the winter only letters had been carried, owing to the diffi- culty of the service. During the sea- son of navigation, however, the ser- vice will be weekly and all classes of mail matter will be taken in PETROLEUM: INSPECTION. Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere intro- duced a bill to amend the act respectâ€"i ing the inspection of pertoleum. The main feature of the new bill is to proâ€" vtde for the inspection of petroleum With the necessity for. barrelling,‘ which is found most inconvenient, more especially in the North-“'est. Petroleum can now be stored in tanks as long as it is needed. also have to be kept in red barrels. PACKING 0F APPLES. Mr. John McMillan, drew attention to certain statements attributed to the Minister of Agricul-‘ that Canadian farmers the reputation of Canadian apples in Britain by improper packing. Mr. McMillan felt that the charge was an unJust one so far as the farmers are concerned, for the reason that the Basking is not done by them at all. . Clancy took a similar view of the case. The Minister of Agriculture felt that the matter was one which should be drawn to the public attention. The evil is one which should not be glossed over ' as grave injury has been done to the country thereby. So far as the state- ment that either he or Prof. Robertson had reflected up .n the farmers of Can- ada, the charge was wholly without foundation. T0 ALIEND THE BANKING ACT. The Minister of Finance obtained for his bill to enable Canadian banks to issue. notes in the currency of other British colonies, the sanction of the House in committee. BOUNDARY OF ALASKA. Lieut.-Col. Prior, Victoria, quoted the “'ashington despatch appearing in papers which alleged that Canada has preferred a demand that in the terms of arbitration on the Alaskan boundary, whatever the result, Can- ada shall be entitled to Pyramid Har- bor and a strip of territory along the Lyon canal, and that, further, the re- ceipt of this demand on our part has practically broken off an agreement which was already under way. The Prime Minister was at a loss to account for the series of articles ap- pearing in the American press, vrhose purpose seems to be to create the ime pression that Canada has assumed an attitude of unreasonableness in the negotiations. It; had been suggested that the \Vashington authorities must be interested in their publication, but It was his duty to say that they are free from b time, and cannot possibly sanction the expression of such opin- lons since they know otherwise. The position of the negotiations to-day is exactly what it was when they were adjourned last winter. The govern- ment’s proposition was the same to-day as it was then, and so far as this gov- ernment was concerned there would be no change. GRAIN STANDARDS. Mr. N. F. Davin, proposed a resolu- tion directing attention to [he unsat- lsfactory state of the grain standards, and the evils resulting from' the mix- lng of wheat at Fort \Villiam, and other terminal elevators, which tend- ed to seriously injure the name of our grain in the foreign markets. The matter was one calling for immediate action, and Mr. Davin was pleased to observe. the measure introduced by the government, which would. be under- atfood, remedy the evil complained o . , The Minister of Inland Revenue sug- gested that if Mr. Davin would ex- amine the government bill he would find that an earnest effort is being made to remedy the evils complained of. no certificate shall be given for mixed wheat. nine years' lease from March 1 that portlo'i of the Grand Trunk line l Naphtha will i South Huron, . The bill provides that in future, D. c. R. AND 1. c. R. CONNECTIONSfIE, The Minister of Railways gives notice against the municipal of a resolution to contrrm a nmety- that this commission be appointc fist 0f . full powers to act. is the. Gold Commissioner’s office. Some of the evidence also showed that the clerks in the office had re- ?elVed pay from outsiders for attend: 119g to work done before and after of- fice hours. In reference to the charge against Mr. Fawcett of having im‘ properly closed Dominion Creek, “18 evidence, Mr. Ogilvie says, shows that Mr. Fawcett was not responsible for the closing of the creek in the manner charged against him. Mr. lt‘awcett closed the creek in November, 1897, owing to the numerous complications that arose through different appli- cants having staked over each other, there having been several points of be- ginning for the staking of claims on the creek. Before work could pt‘O- ceed on the creek, Mr. Fawcett deter- mined it was necessary that in all these cases an investigation should he held, and the title to the Cl’LimS asccr-‘ tained in that way. As he was very busy in the office, and as there Were numerous cases to be investigated,Mr. ;FaWt‘ett determined to close. the creek ,until such time as he could take the at the refineries, and so to do away. matter up. Major \Valsh approved of this course, and )Ir. Ogdvie says the creek stands still closed from Ul'l'“1r Discovery to 120 miles below Lower, comprising about 150 miles. Mr. Ogilvie says there was not any evidence to show that Mr. Fawcett had benefited by the closing of the creek. Mr. Fawcett, the commissioner StntPS,l did an act improperly in granting a prospect permit to Mrs. Emma Koch, but the evidence showed that as she did i , not speak 00d English. the Gold Com-t ture and Prof. Robertson, to the effect‘ g were ruining ‘ missioner had misunderstood her. There was nothing to show that Mr. Fawcett or any of his friends in any“. way benefited by the permit, Mrs. ,Koch being an utter stranger to him. The editor of the Klondike Nugget. in his charge. alleged that Mr. thwcett. through undue friendship for Mr. Alex. McDonald. the Bonanza King, secured the payment of $2,000. which it was‘ alleged was due McDonald on a cer-I tain claim, and that he did so impro-_ perly. The transaction in connection with this case occurred after August 25th. No wrong-doing, accnrding to Mr. Ogilvie, has been made manifest in this case. STEEL AND IRON BOUNTIES. The Government proposes to gradu- ally reduce the bounties on steel in- gots, puddletl iron bars, and pig iron made in Canada. These bounties to- day are practically $3 per ton. From April 23, 1902, to June 30th, 1903,the bounties are to be. 90 per cent. of $3; for the following year. 75 per cent; from July 1st, 1904, to June 30th 1905, 55 per cent; for the year following the hounties are to be 35, and from July tel, 1906, to June 30th, 1907, 20 per cent. On the latter date these bounties will cease altogether. If any steel ingots are made. from paddled iron bars manufactured in Canada, no bounty is to be paid on the ingots. INDIANS DROWNED. ..._. Redskins Were on [Inc Why to a Potlnlch When Two Boats (‘ollldcd. A despatch from Laggan, Alberta, says :â€"â€"Between 25 and 30 Indians, in- cluding men, women, and children, were drowned in the Lake of Clouds, near the Canadian Pacific railway, while crossing to the reservation to at- tend a potlatch. They were travel- ing in two long boats rudely manu- factured of cariboo skins. The craft collided, and both vessels were rend- ered useless, and the entire party was lost. A third vessel, bearing skins of deer, bear, cariboo, mountain sheep and goats, and manned by four Indians, reached the spot as the last survivor slipped from the capsized boat and dis- appeared in the waters of the lake. Dense clouds were resting over the surface of the lake, and were respon- sible for the accident. ___._â€".â€"â€"â€"-â€" ASK FOR PROVINCIAL ENQUIRY. â€"â€"d Alleged Mlsmanagelut-nt of Montreal Civic .Hl'alrs. A despatch from Montreal, says: ~- A deputation of prominent citizens waited upon Premier March-and and his colleagues in the Quebec Govern- ment on \Vednesday morning and pre- sented him with a petition signed by over 5,000 citizens. asking for the appointmrnt of a Royal Commission "to enquire into all matters touching the good government of the city of Montreal.” The deputation urged that it was of the highest importance in the interest good civic government, in view of numerous charges lately made administration, dwith The Government promised considera- h-om Ste. Rosalie to Montreal for theition, arid‘ claims; ATROCIOUS CRIME OF A TORONTO JUNLTION WOMAN. “'zis ll|illl|0 From illnessâ€"vflurdercd llrc Infant “m: an .‘Xé‘.~TIl(‘II Ended flier 0‘1“ Llfc by lbrownlng. A despatch from Newmarket, says: â€"A horrible and sad case of murder took place at Pine Orr-hard, near New- mttrket, between 9 and 10 OClDt‘k on 1 Thursday morning. in a. well-toâ€"do and highly-respected family. Nobody was present; when the cruel ‘ .act was performed, but the circumâ€" stances show plainly the chain of events. Mrs. Samuel Jewett, wife of a wolla known school teacher at Toronto Juncâ€"i tion.antl formerly at, Bt'rgarlown,came home a few months ago, on the advice of her physician, to try the benefit of to. change, being in poor health ever since the birth of her baby about six months ago. She had also brought ttwo other children with her, and all were. made as comfortable as posâ€" sible at her home, being a daughter of the late James Starr. Mrs. Starr, her mother, is very poorâ€" ly. being confined to her bed and unâ€" der the doctors care. Thursday morn'ing, when Mrs. Jewitt commenced washing the baby by the kitchen stove her sister went down collar to work some butter. On finishing site came. upstairs, and found the wash basin and other things where they were used. and some of the babys clothes, but Mrs. .lcwitt was missing. After going to see if thef mother required anything she ‘ came back to the kitchen to see what iher sister was doing. l THE CHILD \VAS MURDERED. On going |DLO the woodshed a hor-l irible sight met her gaze. There the, tdariing little babe. partly dressetl,‘ twas lying with its brains knocked out. f It had been struck an awful blow on tthe side of the head with the backi iof an old axe, that was used in thel 1 woodâ€"shed to chop light wood. The are t was left near by and was stained with 1blood. Miss Starr at once alarmed ieverybody on the farm, for neighbours and Coroner 0f Nexunarkot. . . l Shortly after, the family physician arrived on his usual visit, but Mrs. Jewitt could not be found. The murder was clcargy a case of temporary insanity, and had been deâ€" liberately planned. Insanity runs to some extent in the family. : Mrs. Iowett had sent the two older l sent Scott. children to the barn to hunt eggs, tell- ,ing them that she would soon be out l there with them. The child was a little cross and fret- ;ful, but otherwise a healthy and proâ€" mising baby; still its mother had re.â€" marked to her sister that it would be better if the child was dead. [THE MOTHER’S BODY FOUND. The neighbors were soon aroused and a party was formed to search for the mother. They found an apron on the fence near the woods, but failed to find the perpetrator of the awful deed. Diligent search was kept up, and about one o'clock they found the lifeless form of Mrs. Jewitt under a bridge that spans the creek :1 short distance from the house. The theory is that she must have been watching the searching party, as they had look- ‘ed under the bridge a short time beâ€" fore, and that when she saw a chance she came out of the woods. took re- fuge under the bridge, and drowned herself in about eight inches of water. ‘IIVt'd early on Saturday motning, were stating of the number indicated, had ‘the hope that they would be able to Dr. Webb, who is attending old Mrs. Starr, Crime to pay a professional visit about 10 o‘clock and helped to dress the murdered child. Coroner Scott was summoned and immediately communi- cated with County Crown Attorney Dewart, who ordered an inquest to be held. _â€"__oâ€"â€"â€"- CRUISER SENT FOR DREYFUS. Mllllm-y Rank and Tlllc Restored to lllnl. A despatch from Paris, says:â€"â€"The Cabinet Council on Sunday morning decided that the French second-class cruiser, Sfad, now at Ford do France, Martinique, should proceed immediate- ly and bring Dreyfus from the Isle of Devils to France. The cruiser is ex- pected to arrive at Brest about June 26, when Dreyfus will be handed over to the military authorities, and lodged in the military prison at IIt-nnes. llis conviction having been annulled by the United Chambers of the Court of Gas- sation, his military rank and title are restored to him. He will occupy an officer's cabin on board the Sfad, and will be allowed on deck from one to four o'clock every afternoon. The decree of the court was com- municated to Madame Dreyfus at the house of M. Hztdamard, her father. She. immediately sent the following deâ€" spatch to her httsbnndzâ€""The Court lof Cassution proclaims revision, with ta new trial by courtâ€"martial. Our ‘, hearts and thoughts are with you. Let us share your immense happiness. Ten- lderest kisses from all." ; The Figrro says that throughout the lday congratulatory telegrams have i been flowing in upon Madame Dreyfus, r M. Mathieu Dreyfus and Maitre Men- i ard, their counsel. * Lieut.â€"Col. Picquart, on being in- ! formed of the court's decision, said:â€" “‘There is nothing better to be hopedt DEATH artttlttsttrrtrrrtsl One linllre l'al'ty losln.‘ ('olnpnny of About a Down l'rospcvtors l’crhh on IIN‘ flay .‘vluuulahh. A tlespatcb from Victoria, B.C., says: â€"On the steamer Danube, which ar- 20 man who had been stalled all win- ter on the: Edmonton trail. They told awful stories of hardships, disas- ter, and death in the northern wilder- ntss from drowning, scurvy, and star- vation. J. M. Smith and J. \V. Irving, two of th» just returned mint-rs, say many min have found death on the Edmon- ton trttil. Many are lying beneath the waters of UreaLSlave lake, for several boats which started down that wind- svat inland sea were swamped and the occupants drowned. A party of ten or twelve men have doubtless perished in the snow-cover- ed mountains in the vicinity of the Up- per Liard post. A large party of pros- porters started out in December froma point twenty miles above Ford Liard and two hundredwest of the McKenzie river. '.lh tir destination was the Upper Liard post. NINETY DAYS ON THE TRAIL. They were ninety days on the trail, owing tothe fact that they were on- cumbered by heavy loads of baggage, and th.- travelling was exceedingly hvavy. Finally they reached a point on the Coles river, three miles from Lower Liard post, and about one hun- dred miles from their original destinâ€" attou. It was on the divide of Bay mounâ€" tains were the tradegy, which involv- ed about a dozen lives, is supposed to hth‘ takvn place. A second party,con- started out in the wake of the first, find their way by the trail beaten by those ah. all, ‘lht-y Were too poor to en- gage Indian guides. n hen llay Mountain pass was reach» ed the thickly fallen snow had al- most obliterated the. track, and, know- ing the straits in which they must be, th.‘ first company oespatched one of th'ir expert guides back to its rc- ltef. After a vain effort to find the men th- Inrlian was obliged to own defeat. and toiled back through the snow, in which he sank to his hips, to rejotn .hg. mtin party. This he reached with difficulty, and not the slightest news has s.nce been heard of the men of the second party. I’EltISl-IED IN THE SNOW. That they perished in the snow is alumst a certainty. They were lghtly provisioned, had no snowshoes, out up to May 15 no tidings from them had been received. Names of only five of the party could be learntd. They are Lorne [lotion and “Jack” Payne,s:rid to be from Vancouver. Taylor. and Leighton. News is brought by Budd Cole, of Minnesota, of the. finding of the skele- ton of' McNeely, of Sault Ste. Marie. Beside the skeleton was a diary. The last entry, made in January, 183.18, read: "My hands and feet are frozen. and I do not think I can stand the sufferâ€" ing much longer. I am helpless, and my churn. Graham, with whom I have bad words, talks of leaving me." The cause of his death was apparent, His chum had probably fulfilled his threat and abandoned him. Unable to get the. necessary wood to keep up a. fire lh‘ poor wretch had slowly frozen to death. The body of a German, \V. Zengler. was found in a. cabin on the trail, and a. skeleton was found under a tree with a paper fastened above, reading:â€" "Here the trail ends.” Several miners are stalled at Mud river. Dease lake, and McDane creek. and C. Dunn,l MARKETS OF THE WORLD. Prices of Grain. Cattle, Cheese. 8m in the Leadlng Marts. Toronto June 6.â€"'r‘or a Tuesday there was a. fair business done here, though we had nothing like the ac- tivity of last Tuesday, and prices for cattle were a little weaker. rI‘he receipts were 00 loads, includ- ing 1,4100 hogs, 2150 sheep, yearlings, and spring lambs, 50 milkers, and 30 calves. Export crttle is in fair demand, a: space has to be filled. on the boats. Prices range from $1.40 to $4.90, with ten cents more for selections. The trading toâ€"day was fair. In butcher cattle we had a steady enquiry for good stuff, and prices. While nominally unchanged, were not so firm as at the beginning of the week. . For choline butcher cattle the range is from $1.35 to $4.50, and $459 as an outside price; medium from $53-70 L0 $1; and common around $3.50, per cwt. Stockers continue weak, and sold to« day at frotrn $3.50 to $3.75 per cwt. headers are quoted at from $4.40 to 84-50 per cwt. bhlpplng bulls are worth from $3.70 t0 8;} per cwt. Milkers are unchanged at the pricel of Tuesday. Sheep are unchanged at from $3.50 to $3.75‘pe1‘ cwt. learltngs are slow at from $4 to SI per cwt. There ‘Were between sixty and sev- enty Spring lambs, which sold at from $Z‘to $4.50 each. hood veal calves are wanted. Hogs are again unchanged. For choice selections, scaling from 160 lbs, to 2100 lbs., 50, per 1b.. was paid; £01 light fat hogs the price is 41-2c; and thick fat hogs fetch 4 3-80, per lb. bows fetch 30, per lb. Stags sell at 2c, per lb. Store hogs are not wanted. hollowrng is the range of current quotations:â€" CATTLE. Shipping, per cwt. . .64 25 $500 Butth:r, choice, do. . . 400 500 Butt-her, med” to good. 375 400 Bult‘hm, Inferior. . 3 l0 3t.0 SHEEP AND. LAMBS. Ewts, per cwt. . 350 375 Yearlings, per cwt. . 400 500 Bucks, per cwt. . . 300 375 Spring limbs, each. . 200 450 MILKERS AND CALVES. Cows, each. . .2500 45 00 Calves, each. . . 200 600 . DOGS. ‘ Chotce hogs, per cwt. 4 75 500 Light hogs, per cwt. 4371-2 450 3E1 avy hogs, par cwt. 412 1-2 4 37 1-2 Sl‘REET MARKET. Deliveries of grain on the street to- day were 400 bushels of wheat; red and. white, sold at '74 1-2 to 750 a bushel, and goose at 66 lâ€"zlc; 150 bush- els of barley sold at 43 to 43 1-20, and l300 bushels of nith sold at 37 to 380. On the hay market 30 loads of hay sold at $10 [U .57.: for timothy, and 87.50 to ;9 for mixed; no straw. Deliveries of dressed hogs f..ir ', prices firm. Wheat, white, bush. 351507“: 1-2 $075 \Vheat, red, per bush. . 0741-2 075 \‘t'heztt. goose, bush. .. 000 0061-2 Wheat, spring, bush.. .. 0671-2 069 They are suffering from scurvy. Sev- eral are frostbitten and likely to lose limbs. and all are in need of food. Starvation is feared unless relief has reached them before this. â€"â€"+â€"â€"â€" A FATAL MONTH. More “Huh-hum Persons Dle In A prll Than Any Other )lontll. Statistics which have been compil- ed seem to show that there is no month in the year which is more fatal to illustrious personages than April. Here for example, is a. partial list of those who have died during that month:â€" Abelard died April 21, 1142; Marino Faliero, Dogs of Venice, April 17,1355; Raphael, April 8, 1520; Bayard, April 30, 152-1; Diane de Poitiers, April 22, 1566; Tasso, April 25, 1595; Shake- speare, April :33, 1616; Murillo, April 3, 1652; Mme, de Sevigne, April 18, 1600', Racine, April 21, 1699; Mme. de Mairttenun.’ April 15, 1719; Buffon, April 16, 1788; Franklin, April 18,1750, and ltivarol, April 13, 1804. This is rather an imposing array of names, but tlte question is, Would it: not be possible to obtain an equally imposing array of names of illustri- ous personages who died during anoth- er month of the year? Persons who have given some attention to the sub- ject claim that there is no month of the year which is more fatal to hu- man beings than another, and the sta- tistics published above are not likely to convince. them that they are in er- ror. Mr. W. \V. Turner, 21 retired mer- chant, has given $100,000 to establish a l for." Home for Incurables in St. John, NB. Blrley, per bush. . 043 0431-2 Oats, per bush. . . 0 37 038 Oats, per bush. . 000 037 ltye, per bush. . 060 065 Pets. per bush. . . 0 00 0 03 1-2 Peas. blue. . . . 0 00 0 43 Buckwheat, per bush. . 000 055 Turkeys, per lb. . 009 0 10 Chickens, per p;tir.. .. 050 , 060 Butter, in lb. rolls. . 012 013 Eggs, choice, boiling. .. 0 00 0 11 1-2 Potatoes, per bag. . . 060 065 Carrots, per bag... ...... 040 050 Turnips. per bag... .. 025 040 Onions, per bush... 075 100 Parsnips. per bush 040 ‘ 060 Cabbage, per tioz... ' 065 070 App‘es. per bbl... 250 350 Timothy hay . 1000 1200 Mixed hay 750 900 Straw ........ 5 50 6 50 Beef. ninds 800 900 Beef, fores ..5 00 . 650 Beef. carcass .. 0061-2 0’08 Veal, per 1b.. 007 009 Spring lamb .. 400 500 Last year lamb, per lb... 000 009 Mutton. per lb. 005 0’06 Dre sed hogs. light......... 575 610‘ Dressed hogs heavy fat 515 530 Buffalo, June 6.fiSpring whent~~ Strong; No. 1 Northern 820; No. 2 Northern, c.i.f., 76 3-4. Winter wheat-â€" Nothing doing; No. 2 red, to arrive, 79c; No. 1 white, 780. Cornâ€"Strong; No. 2 yellow, 38c; No. 3 yellow, 37c; No. 2 Corn, 361-2 to 363â€"40; No. 3 corn, 351â€"3 to 360. Oatsâ€"Strong; No. 2. white, 30 3â€"4 to 810; No. 3 white, 291-4 to 291-20; No. 4 white, 28 to 28 1â€"‘30;No. 2 mixed, 28c; No.3 mixed 27c. Ryeâ€"No. 2, on track, 65c. Canal heightsâ€"Higher; on wheat 23-40. was paid to-day ; oats, steady, at 13-4c. with a good demand for boats; flour ste‘idy. Detroit, June 6.â€"-Wheatâ€"Closedâ€"-- No. 1 white, cash, 781-20; No. 2 red, cash, 781â€"20. July, 801â€"2; September. 813â€"8. _ in, .7 - __.___â€".__ BROCKVILLE MAIL ROBBERY. lirlver Bull (‘omlnlllcd for Trial on Three ('lm rges. A despatch from Brockville says 2â€", Wm. Ball, the mail driver who was arrested some days ago on a charge of robbing the mails, was brought before Police Magistrate Deacon on Monday morning and committed to stand his trial on three charges, namely, steal- ing a gold spoon and sugar tongs be- longing to Archdeacon Jones; a gold ring, the property of Miss \Valsh, of Maitland; and a letter addressed to J. Phillips. Several witnesses were ex- amined, establishing a strong prima facie case.