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Mr. Carnegie gave notice of a bill to amend the AsSessment Act. It provides that any young man shall be added to the aSSessment roll who would come of age witth four months 01 the date fixed for the final return of the roll. , Dr. Pyne's bill authorizing munici- pal grants for the reception of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, pasSed its second reading, and was Sent to the Municipal Committee. LANDS FOR VETERANS. 1' The Commissioner of Crown Lands' bill relating to land grants for volun- teers has been reprinted and certain additional clause; have been inserted. Those entitled to grants oi land in New Ontario now included, in addition to residents of Ontario who fought in South Africa last year and VolunteerS (who went to the front in 1866, chap- lains, war correspondents, nurses, and Red Cross officials. and residents of Ontario who were enlisted with the Imperial troops or who were connect- ed with the Chicago company in 1866. The bill does not include non-residents 'who fought under rthe two latter heads. Provision was made to ‘in- elude those who slaw service in the Red River rebellion of 1870, but the retention of this claus‘e is condition- al on the fact of no North-West scrip having been issued by the Dom- inion Government as in the eaSe of the volumteers of 1885. What the People's Representative Are Dolng at Toronto. I TICKETS. COUPONS, ETC. ‘ Mr. Leys introduced a municipal bill making it necessary to ,get per- mission of an inspector or some oth- er official before any plimpbing wgri: can be done, and also giving munici- palities power to prevent or regulate the use of tickets, coupons, etc.. by vendors of milk, bread, and other ar- ticles of food. Mr. Graham introduced abill perâ€" mitting municipalities through their elective Councils to abolish the use of trading stamps. DECLARE BOUNDARIES. . r 'Mr. Carnegie introduced ameasure to declare as boundaries roads running near the boundary of township muni- cipalities, and which but for natural obstacles would form part of such boundary. Mr. Auld, South Essex, introduced an amendment to the Game Protecâ€" tion Act to permit persons to destroy the woodhare, or cottontail rabbit, by any means at any time of year. At present shooting rabbits is prohibit- ed during the close season for game, although snaring is permitted. Mr. 'Auld’s bill also proposes to shorten the open season for quail by making it begin on November lst instead of October 15th. ‘. i i ‘ INSPECTION OF LAUNDRIES. Mr. Foy introduced a. bill to enable municipalities to inspect and iicenso laundries. In reply to Mr. Brown, the Provin- cial Secretary said that in the years 1899 and 1900 the Quantity of binder twine manufactured in the Central prison was 527,483 pounds. Of this 48,- 170 pounds was \sold direct to the farmers, and the unused portion was utilized in the manufacture of both twine was sold at 10 cents per pound. In 1890 two grades were manufactur- ed, one at 91-2 cents, and one at 11 cents, according to the mixture. The total cost of manufacturing pure Manila in 1899. was $9.62 per hundred pounds, exclusive of advertising, sell- ing and distributing. In 1900 the cost of manufacture was $9.23 and $10.78 rum-diver for the two grades. Mr. Conmee’s bill provides that municipalities whose drains are ob- structed by a railway may divert their drains and charge the cost to the railway corporation. Sunday cars were given a setback by the Railway Committee of the Legâ€" islature in connection with the bill permitting South Essex Electric Rail- way Company to extcnd their line to Leamington. The clause permitting Sunday cars was opposed by several resident ministers, and the opinion of the committee also inclined against it. The clause was therefore struck out. I ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. The Premier moved the second rend? tug of his Good Reads bill and its re- ference toaspecial committee. He said the municipalities annually spent about $4,000,000 on highways, includ- ing the statute labour. reduced to a cash basis. In some 00 municipalities the principle had been adopted of com- muting the statute labour so that the proceeds in cash might be more use- fully applied. He would be glad to see this system adopted throughout the whole province. The improve- ment of the highways was highly de- sirable. For example, it Was im- portant that butter and cheese should safely reach their markets. Good roads would alga enable the farmers to more frequently visit the markets and make quick sales. One of the objects of the Government was to have the money axoended in sys- tematic and contlnuous improvements and not in shreds and patches. The de~ aignation of the highways rested with N0 SUNDAY CARS m ESSEX GAME PROTECTION ACT. AUTHORIZING GRANTS. DIVERSION OF DRAINS. ASSESSIENT ACT. TRADING STAMPS. GOOD ROADS BILL. BIN DER TWINE. the municipalities, It :was the Govern- ment’s desire to work through the municipalities. As to the amount each municipality would receive an equit- iblc basis should be arrived at. If they look the assessment as a basis the richer counties, which probably had better roads, would get more than their share. The idea was to help the poorer counties or counties which had the poorer roads. It was not propos- ed to give money to townships that had in the past three years received money from colonization funds. The Premier stated that there were 30 or 40 municipalities in which toll roads still existed, and the money could be applied toward making these free. LAND GRANTS FOR SOLDIERS. Hon. E. J. Davis moved the second reading of his bill providing for land grant to hose who fought in the South Afr a war, and those who served in 1866 and 1870. In its amend- ed form it includes nurses, chaplains, Red Cross commissioners, and news- paper correspondents. The bill grant- ed patents for the lands, but not the timber or minerals thereon. -I-n reply to Mr. Whitn'cy the Premier said the million dollars would be spread over ten yearsâ€"$100,000 a year. THE FACTORY ACT. ' Hon. John Dryden introduced some amendments to the Factory Act, which place the onus for providing fire escape appliances on the owner and not the tenant of the building; also providing that stationary boilers shall be insured so as to be properly inspected, and that inflammable ma- terial shall be kept in a separate fire- proof building'. The bill provides that every factory within the mean- ing of the Act must have a tower stairway with iron doors; and within easy reach of all departments, or, as an alternative, an outside fire escape in the form of a stairway with rail- ings, iron doors: or windows connect- ing therewith, and suitable landings. In special cases any other suitable sys- tem may be sanctioned by orderâ€"in- Oouncil. No Factory owner is to be permitted to use a boiler which has not been insured by some boiler insurâ€" ance company in good standing. or, as an alternative, which has not been inspected within one year by some competent inspector. . TLhese im- provements must be made within six months of the pasaage of the Act, and the penalty for failure to comply with with these conditions; is fixed at .The Attorneyâ€"General introduced in the Legislature his law reform measure. Briefly summarized the measure doubles the jurisdiction of the County Courts, combines general sessions and the assizes when business is light, and does away with the sum- moning of juries, when withina rea- sonable time beforehand,- it1 is appar- ent there will be no1 business for them to attend to; simplifies the proced- ure of interlocutory motions, and tabâ€" olishes the writ‘ of summons, and ef- fects othe'." changes. - $500. Threatened Another Serious Conflag- ration in the Wholesale District. A despatch from Montreal says :â€" Another disastrous fire occurred in the wholesale district Friday morn- ing. The blaze started in the build- ing occupied by Leeming, Miles 8:. Co., wholesale druggists, at the corner of St. Sulpicc and Deh‘resoles‘ streets, crossed to the south side of the same street, and spread to the building ocâ€" cupied by Hudom, Hebert, & Co., one of the largest wholesale grocery firms in the province. The fire burned fiercely from the start, and it was feared, would extend through to St. Paul street, taking in the stores of Kerry, \Vntsan' & Co., wholesale druggis’ts, Hodgson, Sum- ner & 00., dry goods, and. other large Wholesale houses, but the flames were got under control before spreading. The Leeming, Miles & (30., building and contents were completely destroy- ed, and the building occupied by Huâ€" idAm 8; Hebert and Co. partially de- stroyed, together with contents, the loss will be about $250,000. , FIREMAN KLILED. ‘ ~ , Fireman Dumas, of No. 5 station, lost his life by being buried under a falling wall of the Leeming, Miles building. He was probably killed in- stantly. The fire in the Leeming,Miles building was intensely (bet and caus- ed an explosion of chemicals in the top flat, near where Fireman Dumas was at work. A part of the wall was blown out, covering Dumas with deâ€" bris. Several other firemen were hurt, but not seriously. The explosion also carried fire across the corner to the wholesale grocery and liquor warehouse of Hudon, He- bert & Company, which is just in the rear of Notre Dame Cathedral, and that building also was in danger for a. time. . . Police Seize Inflammatory Docu- ments at Odessa. 'A despatch from London says:â€" “ Serious disturbances by students occurred here on March 8th,” says the Odessa correspondent of the Times. “Many were arrested on a charge of defying the authorities. The lodgings of the ringleaders were searched by the police, who seized inflammatory documents, proving the students here were acting in concert with students in Kieff and Kharkoff. “ This news has hitherto been supâ€" pressed by the censor." BIG FIRE AT MONTREAL. REVOLT IN RUSSIA. LA‘V REFORM. MARKETS OF THE WORLD. Toronto, March 19.â€"-\Vheat â€"Ex- port demand continues slow here, and prices are about steady. Mani- toba bards maintain their strength, owing to unusual scarcity. Stocks of old hard wheat are getting down to a low point. Quotations are as follows tâ€"Red wheat, 660; white, 66c; and goose, 660; low freights to New York; red and white, middle freights, 650; Manitobas. No. 1 hard, old, g.i.t., 981-2c; No. 2. 941-20; No. 1 hard, North Bay, 97 1â€"2c; No. 2 hard, 931-20. Prices of Cattle. Cheese. Grain, &c in the Leading Markets. Millfecdâ€"Scarce. Ton lots, at the mill door. \Vestern Ontario points, sell as followszâ€"Bran‘, $14 to $14.50; and shorts, $15. Peas - Steady. No. 2, middle freights, at 631-20; and east, at 64c. Cornâ€"Easy, American, No. 2 yel- low, on track here, 461-20; and No. 3, 45 1-20. Barleyâ€"Holding about steady. No. 2, C.P.R., cast, or low treights to New York, 431-2c; No. 3 extra, 421-2c; No. 2, on the Midland, 43c. Buckwheatâ€"Quiet. Car lots, west, are quoted at 510, and east at 53c. Oatsâ€"Firm and in fairly good de- mand, both for local and export ao- coumt. No. 1 white. C.P.R., east, 29 3-40; No. 2 white, north and west, 281-40. Ryeâ€"Steady. Car lots, 49c, and 500 east. Oatmealâ€"Car lots of rolled oats. in bags. on track here, are quoted at $3.25 per bbl., and in wood at $3.35 per bbl. Flourâ€"Easy. Holders pf 90 per cent. patent, buyers’ bags, middle freights, asked $2.60 per bb1., export- ers say that they are out ofgthe mar- ket for the present. Buffalo, March 19.â€"Flourâ€"-Bettcr demand; steady. Spring wheat â€" Dull; No. 1 Northern, old; spot, 84 1-20 asked; do mixed, 84c asked. Winter wheatâ€"No spot offerings; Kansas No. 2 hard, c.i.f., 761-80. Oornâ€"Strong; No. 2 yellow, 44 3-40; No. 3 do, 44 1-2c; No. 2 corn, 44 to 441-4c; No. 3 do, 43 3-40, through billed. Oatsâ€"Quiet; No. 2 white, 311-40; No. 3 do, 301-20; No. 2 mixed, 281-2 to 28 3-40; No. 3d0_, 281â€"40, through billed. Barleyâ€"56 1-2 to file. Ryeâ€"Good demand; no offerings; No. 2, on track, 561-20; No. 1,"Ln store, 580. Minneapolis, Minn., March 19.â€" Wheatâ€"Cash '74 1-40; May, 74 1-40; July, 75 1â€"2 to 75 5-8c. On track, No. 1 hard, 76 140; ‘No. 1 Northern. 74 1&-4c; No. 2, do, 68 8â€"4‘to 70 3-40. Flour Duluth, Minn., March 19.â€"Wheatâ€" No. 1, hard, '75 1â€"80; No. 1 Northern, ’73 1â€"80; No. 2 Northern, 67 1-4 to 70 1-40; May, '76 1-80; July 76 7-8c. Corn 380. Oatsâ€"25 3â€"4 to 25 1-2. PRODUCE. Toronto, March 19.â€"â€"Fresh eggs in large supply, and easy. New laid, 160; and held of all kinds, 11 to 12c. De- mand is active, but supplies are large. and getting larger daily. Detroit. March 19.â€"â€"\\'heut closedâ€" No. 1 white, cash, 791-40: No. 2 red, cash, and March, 791-40; May, 81 1-40; July, 79 1-4c. Patents, $3.95 to $4.05; second pat- ents, $3.80 to ($3.95; first clears, $2.90 to $8.00; second clears, $1.90 to $2. Branâ€"In bulk, $13.25 to $13.50. {Poultryâ€"Receipts light. Prices for bright stock are as follows zâ€"Turkeys 11 to 12c; geese, at 8 to 81â€"2; chick- ens, at 40 to 500; and ducks, at 60 to 80¢; cold stored turkeys and geese are quoted at 1 to 2c. per 1b. under bright stock. PBtatoesâ€"Steady at 28c for car lots, on track Ibere. Sales, out of store, are made at 35cL 7 Fieid produce, etc.â€"Turnips, out of store, 300 per bag; onions, 700 per bag ; carrots. 850 per bag; apples, per bbl., $1 to $2; sweet potatoes, per bbl., $2.50. - Dried applesâ€"Dried apples sell at 8 1-2 to 40; evaporated, at 5 t_o 51â€"2: Honeyâ€"Firm, Dealers quote from 10 10 1-2c per 1b., for 5, 10 or 60-lb tins, according to size of order. Comb honey sells at $2 to $2.25 for dark, and at $2.50 to $2.75 for choice clover, peg dozen sections. . VHobsâ€"Abdfit steady. Demand quiet. Choice 1900 growth are quoted at 14 to 160; and yearling; at 8At_o. 9_c. Bean'sâ€"Steamy. Ord'inary white beans bring 81,60; choice hand-picked beans are quoted at $1370 $9 Strawâ€"Car lotaVof straw, on track here, $5.50 to $6. r Ballad hayâ€"Ste-ady. Choice timothy, on track here, $10.25 to $10.50; twoâ€" ton lots, delivered, $11 to $11.25. Toronto, March 19,â€"Dressed hogs are steady on the street at $7.75 to $8.25. Receipts were light. Car lots continue scarce. Provisions continue in good demand and prices of every~ thing is firm. Quotations arezâ€"Dry salted shoulders, Sc; long clear ba- con, loose, in .car lots, 100; and in case lots, 10 1â€"4 to 10 1-20 ; short clear pork, $20 to $20.50; heavy mess. pork, $19 to $19.50. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, heavy, 12c; medium, 12 1â€"2 to 13c; light, 13c. Add markets Toronto, March ISLâ€"Trade at the western cattle yards to-day was of no particular account. There was no activity in- the butcher cattle, and, on account of the small supply, prices were firm for good cattle, which found a. ready sale. vP’riées are all round practically un- changed. Theft: was practically nothing doing in export cattle; and the same is true of the "small stuff" deparfimont. west, Shippers, per cwt. . . Butcher, choice. do. .. Butcher, com. to good. Butcher, inferior. ...... . Stockers, per cwt. . . Export bulls, per cwt. . Butcher, com. to good. 3.40 Butcher, inferior. ....... 2.75 Stockers, per cwt. . . 2.75 Export bulls. per cwt. . 4.00 Sheep and Lambs. Export ewes, per cwt. . 3.00 Butcher sheep, each. . 2.50 Lambs, grain-fed, cwt. 4.00 Cows, each. Calves, each, .- "Singers" are quoted at 61-20 per lb._and light fat at 63 per lb. Hogs t5 fetch the thopv price must be of prime quality,andscale not be- low 160 nor above 5’00 lbs. Following is the range of quota- Hons:â€" Do. boinyards, bwt. . Bucks. . . . .. Choice, bogs, per cwt. Light hogs, per cwt. Heavy hogs, per cwt. Sows. p Stags. a o o A 'o a I Gen. De Wet ls Not Included in the Amnesty. A despatch from. London Says:â€" VVhatcv'er the result oLE the peace ne- gotiations between General Kitchen- er and General Bot-ha, it is tolerably certain that the rum‘ours of the in- clusion of General De Wet in any form of amnesty are not based on fact. General Kitc‘hener’s persbrnal views of the Boer leaders are not knohm in Pall Mall, but if the \V‘. Office is con- sulted the officials there would rather see De \Vet killed in action than tak- en alive. One of the officials respon- sibde for the direction of the affairs of the army said on Saturday :â€" "I cannot see how Lord Kitchener can possibly accept De VVet's surrenâ€" der. If he ever gets him he will be obliged to try him for his recent a1- legedmurder of prisoners: I have no doubt that the verdict of either a mili- tary or a civil court would be death and if such a verdict was carried out there would be a horrible howl on the Continent and in America. And, in- deed, ome would be sorry to see such a brave fighter meet such. an end. Therefore, we can only hope De \Vct will either be let out of the country or shot in battle." . A special despatch. from Durban says' the Boer commanders are holding a meeting at Pieterslburg, in Northern Transvaal, to discuss the position and the advisability of a continuation of the war. Nearly three thousand troops‘ sailed from Southampton on Sunday for South Africa. PEAUE SEEMS FAB AWAY. Obstacles Encountered Will Prove Insurmountable. A despatch from Cape Town, s‘ays :â€" The general opinion regarding peace is that there is: very little prospect of it being brought to a favorable isâ€" sue, and that the obstacles encountâ€" ered will probably prove insurmount- able. The Boers have cut the wires on the telegraph line connecting Natal, thus isolating the province from the forces in the Transvaal for the time being. This. taken in connection with De Wet’s reported march Natal-ward, is regarded as serious. Lord Kitchener reports that the Boer general, De Wet, ‘has reached Senekal, which is on the telegraph line in an easterlydirestion from Brand- fort, where De \Vet was recently re- ported. This would seem to indicate that De “'-:t has either no particu- lar destination, or is making for Natal. Husband Jumped Out of Window to Get Help, But Was Too Late. A (lespatclm from Campbellton, N.B., says:â€"â€"â€"Six persons were burned on Friday night at Little Cascapedia, Que., as the result of a coal oil stove explosion in the house of John Gauâ€" thier. The accident occurred between 11 and 12 o’clock. The stove explodâ€" ed on the landing of the stairs. Mr. Gauthier endeavoured to remove it, but, {fin-ding it impossible on ac- count of the oil being all in flames, jumped from a second-storey window to get help. 111 doing so he broke his leg, but managed to crawl to the next house. The house. however, was ill flames before help could be obtained, and Gauthier's wife, who was sick in bed. and his five .children, were burned. Gen. Baden-Powell’s Police Force 13 Organized on New Lines. A despatch from Durban Says:â€" Gen. Baden-Powell‘s police force is getting into shape. It is organized on new and untrammclled lines. The men are hardy and capable. Forts will be built in the best situations capable of resistance. The force will be complete in itself, and will receive no extraneous aid from the other army departments. l‘ RATHER SEE HIM KILLED. SIX BURNER TO DEATH. COMPLETE IN ITSELF. :rain-fed, cwt. 4.00 rnyards, cwt. . 3.50 . . . . 2.50 Milkers and Calves. Cattle. Hogs. . 20.00 50.00 . 2.00 8.00 $4.00 $4.90 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.. o fimn 4.33 6.50 6.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 3.50 Notes of the Proceedings in th Canadian House of Commons. Mr. McCormick, Muskoka, was in- formed by Mr. Tarto that the con« tract for the docks which the Govern- ment is about to erect at Depot Har- bour has not yet been awarded. ROADS IN THE YUKON. ' “I Mr. Sifton, answering Sir Hibbert Tupper, said it was untrue that the only revenue avaihble for construct- PREFERENTIAL TARIFF. ’ Mr. Clarke was told by Mr. Pater- .son that the certificate required from importers of goods under the preferential tariff does not state what portion of such goods werel manufactured in countries not en. titled to the preference. So long as one-fourth of the value is added in countries entitled to the preferenu, the law is complied with. HALF-BREED SCRIP. Mr. Osler was informed by Mr. Sits ton that on the 28th of February last there was outstanding $538,026.87 0! the scrip issued to half-breeds. This included $102,973.40 issued prior to 1896. Of the land scrip there was outstanding 339,261 acres, which inâ€"‘ cluded 206,000 acres issued prior to 1896. . ix ing roads in the Yukon territory was that derived from the liquor traffic. 0n the contrary. large amounts of money had been spent there by the Government for making roads. ‘ f“ Mr. Ingram was informed by the Premier that the Government was not satisfied that the subject of technical education falls within the jurisdiction of the Dominion. It was not proposed to take any action to settle the point‘ THE FORESTERS. The bill respecting the Supreme Court of the Independent Order 01 Foresters, and to change its name tq the Independent Order of Foresters was read a third time and passed. ' MR. BOURASSA’S MOTION. : i ' ‘This House expresses the hope an} desire that his Majesty’s Government will endeavor to conclude in South AR rice and honorable peace founded upon the law of nations, which guarantees independence to all civilized people and upon the true British traditions (a respect to all national and religion convictions, and to the spirit of coli onial autonomy. This Housa furthen declares that there is no necessity fol sending any more Canadian troops ta South Africa, and the enlistment oi recruits for the South African Con- stabulary should not be allowed to take place in Canada.” DUMINIUN PARLIAMENT He was supported by Messrs: 'Am gers and Monet, while 144 members voted nay. Then some Commoner started the National Anthem, and the members and the occupants of the crowded galleries stood and partici~ pated. Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced a bill u amend the Franchise Act, and also a bill to amend the Dominion Elections Act. This latter provides that certi-‘ fied cheque shall be accepted for the deposit required from a candidate. It also makes certain changes in the form of the ballot, and contains a provision whereby those who move from one district to another will not lose their vote. Another provision is that where a manhood suffrage list has been prepared within three years prior to a. bye-election it may be used for that election, and thus avoid the necessity of making a new list. [I Dr. Horsey’s Victoria day bill, Igor. its second reading. l L ‘ No tariff changes. Steel bounties to be charged to capital instead of benig paid from current revenue. No bounties for beet sugar, but all machinery used in its manufacture exempt from duty: Estimated stéel and iron bounties to be paid during current year. $1,- 000.000. Revenue received from gold mined in the Yukon in four years 847,376,673. Royalty from gold mined in Yukon, $2,040,000. 7 Total revenues of the Dominion dur- ing the past fiscal year, $51,029,994, 31; increase of $4,288,745. 7 Cost pf Sending contingents to Squth Agrica and garrisoning Halifax, $2,387,000. Gen. Deiarey Had Two British and Three Dutchman Shot. A despatch from London sayszâ€"A! despatch to the Central News from Durban says that a refugee from Klerksdorp states that Gen. Delarey. after Gen. Methuen defeated him at Hartebeestfontein, had five prison- ers shot. Two of them were Britisl and three were Dutchmen who had taken the oath of neutrality. The) had been previously arrested 21! chrksdorp for refusing to fight against the British. \Vhile they were in prison they wrote to the British asking them to send a. force to rot lease them. They were shot at \Vol- marenstad. One British subject who was a priSOBer with them made his escape: $6,350,000. Surplus FOR TAKING THE OATH. BUDGET SPEECH IN BRIEF. DEPOT HARBOUR DOCKS. TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. FRANCHISE ACT. VICTORIA DAY. for this year estimated at.