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i 'Hon. John Dryden, in moving the second reading of his Beet Root Su- gar Bounty bill, "ave some interest- ing information as to the beet root sugar industry. Last your tests were made at three points in ithe prov- inceâ€"at \Vclland. Newmarket and 'Aylmcr. The highest tonnage was 83 tons per acre. in one of the Aylmer districts. The second highest was 25 1â€"2 tons, at Newmarket, and the third highest 24 tons at Welland, The averâ€" age was 16 tons per acre. This was very satisfactory. The highest per- centage of sugar or saccharine mat- ter in the beet roots was 17.2, found at Welland; the next highest, 16.8 at I'Nievgmnrket; the third highest, 16.1, in Aylmer. The average percentage [Was 14 1â€"2 per cent, which was also very satisfactory. In the matter of purity, the highest percentage was 89 1â€"2, in one of the Aylmer districts. It was nearly similar in Welland and Ne,wmarketâ€"-88.8 and 88.4 respective- ly. This was eminently satisfactory. No point in Michigan could show so favorable a record. Cl‘he average cost per acre in the Ontario experiments was $28.37, leav- ing the grower a net profit of $43 per acre. There was still no market for sugar beets in this country, and one reason for this was that large capital was required for the manu- facture of the beets into sugar. It Lwould require $500,000 or $600,000 to erect a plant, which could be suc- cessfully operated. It should be cap- able of producing 500 or 600 tons per day. \A factoryâ€"owner wished to be assured of a full supply of sugar beets before he erected his factory. Conâ€" i-derable expert labour was required in these establishments, including chemists and other scientists. One of these plants \vould consume two milâ€" lion gallons of water (per day,_ ten thousand tons of coal per year, and two thousand tons of lime per year. Some four, five, or six thousand acres of beets would also be necessary to keep the factory running. Another essential was proper transportation facilities. The railways should grant reasonable rates, so that factories might draw their supply of beets from a distanceâ€"40, 60, or- 100 miles. Under all these conditions Mr. Dry- den thought that such an industry in this country would be a sure success. It ought to supply at least one hun- dred million pounds of sugar a year her home consumption, which would mean three or four million dollars spent in this country, instead of be- ing sent abroad. The pulpwood and the sawâ€"log policy had fostered home manufacture. W‘hy, asked the Min- ister. should not the beet sugar in- dustry be dcvoloped too? FRAUDULENT APPOINTMENTS Hon. J. M. Gisbon’s“ bill to penalize those who fraudulently obtain ap- pointments as‘ deputy returning of- ficers and pull clerks, and those who wilfully miscount ballots, was con- curred in by Mr. \Vhitney, and pass- ed its second reading. Hon. Mr. Gibson introduce& an amendment to the Municipal Act. The details of the measure "have not yet been completed, but the general purâ€" pose of the measure is to prevent the recurrence of such cases as that of Sutherland and Innes v. the Township of Romilly, which has been for some time before the courts, at great exâ€" pense to all concerned. The effect of it will be to make the decisions of the drainage referees practically final, and to abolish altogether appeals to the Supreme Court. BEET ROOT SUGAR PRODUCTION. Mr. Joynt moved that the Govern- ment adopt some means; of collecting information as to the different soils in the province and their effect on the percentage of sugar in the sugar beet; also that seed should be forwarded. to the different localities in order that it might be grown and afterwards groperly tested. What the People‘s Fepresentative Are Doing at Toronto. SMALLPOX OUTBREAK. In reply to Mr. Fox. the Provincial Secretary gave the history of the sev- eral smallpox outbreaks. Seventy lum- ber companies had been notified to vaccinate all the men in ’their employ. Ten camps, where there were suspectâ€" bd cases“. had been quarantined. TIMBER IN TEMISCAMING. In reply to Mr. Beatty, of‘Leeds, Hon. E.J. Davis Said it was the Gov- ernment's intention to dispose of tim- ber in the Temiscaming park when it appeared to be in the public interests, 1nd under such conditions as would make the supply of timber in the park as permanent as possible. Hon.l\[1‘. Dryden said that this was practically being done by the depart- ment. Arrangements were made to send seed if the Board of Trade, Farmâ€" ers' Institute, Agricultural Society, or any representative body in a municiâ€" pality furnished the names of a mun- ber of farmers who would undertake the culture of the beets. RISMLO UNT STATIONS. Hon. John Dryden moved the adop- tion of a memorial to the Governor- General asking him to transmit to the British Government an address of the Legislature, urging that a remount station haes'tthlished in the province. Speaking to the resolution. Mr. Dry- den snid that horse-breeding in this country had received much less atten- tion than in former years. In 189:2 the value of horses in Ontario was $55,- 8125290. In 1897 the value had fallen ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. BEET FOOT SUGAR BOUNTY. DRAINAGE DISPUTES. to $36,111,805, but since then there had been a change for the better, the valâ€" ue in 1899 being 842,713,557. In 1893 10,- 606 horses were exported from Canada to the United States, and in 1900 1,526. The falling off was due to the displace- ment of horses by electrical power in street railways”. the increase in the American tariff, and the fact that large American cities were being sup- plied by horses bred in that country. The attention of Canadian breeders and dealers, in consequence of this, had been turned to the British market. In 1893. 1,946 Canadian horses were exported to Great Britain, and in 1896 the highest point was reachedâ€"17,182. The speaker referred to the large purchases of Canadian horses by Ma- jor Dent, of the British \Var Office, and to the excellent record of these horses in the South African war. Ma- jor Dent was so satisfied that he re- commended the establishment of a reâ€" mount depot in Canada as a perman- ent recruiting point. It would be patriotic to undertake to develop this industry. and it would present to the farmers something definite in the way of a market. STATUE 0F QUEEN VICTORIA. In connection with the vote of $10,- 000 for a memorial of the late Queen Victoria, the Premier said a statue would be erected in Queen’s park, and whuld probably be a replica of soma famous statue in the 01d Land. MANHOOD SUFFRAGE BILL. ‘ Dr. Barr moved the second reading of his bill to extend manhood suffrage registration to towns other than county towns, and to rural muniâ€" cipalities. Dr. Barr showed that many county towns were smaller than other towns in the same counties. Mr. Carscallcn’s‘ :bill for the proper inspection of stationary boilers and engines and the licensing of persons incharge of them, was referred to the special committee, which considered it last year. Mr. Carsoallen objectâ€" ed to imposing upon owners of boilers insurance premiums; such as was sug- gested in Mr. Dryden’s‘ amendments to the Factory 'Act. It would ‘be sufâ€" ficient, he said, to have a proper in- spection. FEAR PLAGUE AT PBETOHIA. Precautions Being Taken to Prevent Its Introduction. A despatch‘ from Pretoria says 2â€"â€" The local authorities are taking ev- ery precaution to prevent an out- break of the bubonic plague, or othâ€" er infectious diseases here. Isolation hospitals for Kaffirs are being erected and the town is being thoroughly cleansed. T-he Attorney-General thought there was no demand for such a measure. The weather is cold and. the rain is coming down incessantly. The bill was declared lost on a di- vision. Ghastly Work of a Mother With An Axe and a Club. A despatch from Coldbrook, Mass, says:â€"LIrs. Lizzie Naramore, while in a fit of insanity, killed her entire family of six children, and then tried to take her own life. The children ranged from ten years to a babe of ten months, and their lives] were tak- en by the mother with an axe and a club. Then she laid the blood- drenched bodies on the beds‘, two on one bed and the other four on a bed in another room. Dlrs. Naramore then attempted to take her own life by cutting her throat with a razor, and when discovered she was in the bed on which the bodies of [our chil- dren were lying. Although she lost much blood, it is believed she will reâ€" cover. At the time the party of vil- lagers found Mrs. Naramore she was asked how she did the deed, and she said that she took the lives in four different rooms, and as‘ fast as she killed one child the body was placed (rho greatest trouble is found with the Boer refugees who seem to ignore the very rudiments of sanitary regu- lations. The houses occupied by them, which have been visited by the author- ities, have been found to be dirty, and in some cases the floors have been torn up and used for firewood. Many of these refugees have 'been sent into camps under canvas. [Efiteric fever is rapidly a‘bating,and there are very 'few cases in the hospi- tals. British Officers and Ladies Menaced and Insulted. A despatch from Tienâ€"Tsin says that the antiâ€"British feeling shown by the French and German troops is much more serious than the siding affair. The dislike is sharpened by arecent proclamation forbidding foreign solâ€" diers to traverse ‘the British settle- ment, and from going to low wine shops and other haunts of dissipaâ€" tion, where they became drunk. and indulged in brawling. The officers agreed that the prohibition was wise, but the men resented it, with the re- sult that British officers, and ladies are menaced, and even assaulted on the streets. It has been necessary to the streets. It has been necessary to substitute marines in place of the In- dian sentries around the settlement. A dospatch to the Standard from Tien- Tsin says that the French officers are unable to control their men. , ' MUHDEBED HEB CHILDREN. OFFICERS ARE HELPLESS. INSPECTION OF BOILERS. {MARKETS OF THE WUR Poultryâ€"Receipts light; prices for bright stock are as follows:â€"Tur- keys, 11 to 12c; geese at 8 to 81-20; chickens, at 40 to 50c; and ducks, at (90 to 800; cold stored turkeys and geese are quoted at 1 to 20 per lb Junder bright stock. . Prices of Cattle. Cheese. Grain, 852 in the Leading Markets. k BREADSTUFFS, ETC. Toronto. March, 26.â€" Vheathuo- tations are as followszâ€"Red wheat, 671â€"2 to’ 680; white wheat, 671-2 to 68c; and goose wheat, 671â€"20, low freights to [New York; red and .white, middle heights, 66 1â€"2 to 676; Mank- tobas, No. 1 hard, old, g.i.t., 981-20, No. 2, 941-20,; No, 1 hard, North Bay, 971-20; No. 2 hard, 981-2c. Millfecdâ€"Scarcc. Ton lots, at the mill door, \Vcstern Ontario points, sell as follows zâ€"Brnn, $14 to $14.50; and shorts“. $15. Peasâ€"Firmer. No. 2, middle heights at 640; and east at 641â€"20. Barleyâ€"Steady, No. 2, C.P.R. east, or low {heights to New York. 431-2c; No. 3 extra, 42 1-20; No. 2, on the Mid- land, 430. Flourâ€"In better demand to-day. Holders of 90 per cent. patent, buyers' bags, middle heights, ask $2.65 per bbl; and exporters bid $2.60. A fair- ly good business was done on a basis of $2.60 toâ€"day. Ryeâ€"Steady. Car and 500 east. Oatmealâ€"Car lots of rolled outs, in bags. on track here, are quoted at $3.25 per bag, and in wood at $3.35 per bbl. Duluth, March 26â€"Wheat â€" Cash, No. 1 hard, 771-80; No. 1 Northern, 751-88; No. 2 Northern, 685-8 to 73 1â€"80; May, 777-80; July, 781â€"80. Corn â€"390. Oatsâ€"26 to 25 3-46. Buffalo, March 26.â€"Flour â€" Steady. \thatâ€"Spring, higher; No. 1 North- ern, old, 861â€"2c, in store; (10., c.i.f., 851-4c, afloat. Winter wheat â€"- Nominal for State; Kansas‘, No. 2 hard, 77c. Cornâ€"Firm; No. 2 yellow, 451-20; No. 3 (10., 450; No. 2 corn, 44 3â€"4c; No. 3 do., 441-2c. Oatsâ€"Steady. No. 2 white, 311-4 to 31 1-20; No. 3 (10., 301-4 to 301-20; No. 2 mixed, 281â€"2 to 28 3â€"4c; No. 3 do., 28 to 28 1-40, through billed. Barleyâ€"Bids for spot too far below asking price for business. Rye â€"-Scarce and firm; No. 2, on track, 57c; No. 1, in store, 580. St. Louis, March 26.â€"Closedâ€"Wheat -â€"Cash, '73 7â€"80; May, ’74 7-80; July, '73 3â€"80. ‘ DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Cornâ€"Steady, American, No. 2 yel- lo‘w, no track here, 461-2c; No. 3. 45 Buckwheatâ€"Quiet. Car lots, v» are quoted at 510; and past at 53c. QaEsâ€"Firm, am? in fdir demand; No. 1 white, C.P.R. east, 29 3-40; No. 2 white, north and west, 281-4 to 28 Minneapolis, March 26.â€" \Vheat â€"â€" Cash, 751-40; May, 751-2 to 755-8c; July, 767â€"8 to 770; on track, No. 1 hard. 771â€"40; N0. 1 Northern, 751-40; No. 2 Northern, 701â€"2 to 72 1-20. Flour â€"First patents, $4.05 to $4.15; second patents, $3.95 to $4.05; first clears, $3 to $3.10; second (10., $2 to $2.10. Bran â€"In bulk, $13.25 to $13.50. Detroit, March 26.â€"â€"-Closedâ€"\Vheatâ€"- No. 1, white, 79 8â€"40; No. 2 red, cash and March, ’79 3-40; May, 81 7â€"80; July 80 1â€"2c. Toronto, March 26.â€"Dressed hogs are steady on the street, at $7.75 to $8.25. Car lots continue scarce and light, are quoted nominally at $7.75, on track here. Provisions firm, and a in good demand. Quotations are :â€"Dry salted shoulders, 80; long, clear bacon,loose, in car lots, 100; and in case lots, 10 1-4 to 10 1â€"20; short clear pork, $20 to $20.50; heavy mess. pork, $19 to $19.50. A Field, produce, etc.â€"Turnips, out of store, 3‘00 per bag ; onions, 700 per bag; carrots, 350 per bag; apples, per bb1., $1 to $2; sweet potatoes, per bbl., $2.50. " Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, heavy, 120; medium, 12 1-2 to 13c; light, 130. Toronto, March 26.â€"â€"Eggsâ€"Supp1ies large toâ€"day‘. Fresh sold at 12 to 12 1â€"0; and this afternoon the market PotatoesL-Steady at 280 for car lots on track here. Sales, out of store, are made at 85c. Honeyâ€"Firm. Stocks on hand here are now small. Dealers quote from 10 to 10 1â€"20. per lb. ‘for 5, 10 or (SO-lb tins, according to size of order. Comb honey sells at $2 to $2.25 for dark; and at $2.50 to $22.75 for choice clovevr, per dozen sections. Hopsâ€"Steady. Demand quiet. Choice 1900 growth are quoted at 14 to 160; and yearlings at 8 to 9c. was weak 3 1-2 Bal‘ed hayâ€"Steady. Choice timothy, on track here, $10.25 to $10.50; two- ton lots, delivered, $11 to $11.25. “'6 had a. small run of export cat- tle, which sold out quickly at the pricgs qf lgst Iucsday. The best grades brought (Sc per 1b. Good to choice butcher cattle sold well at from. 334 to 41-42: per 11)., with 41â€"20 paid for a few picked lots. Prices all around were steady. 1-20 Beaksâ€"Steady, ordinary white beans bring $1.60; choice handâ€"picked beans are quoted at $1.70 to $1.757 Straw-40M lots of straw, on track here $5.50 to $6. Toronto. March ENEâ€"Trade all round was light, with prices; well maintain~ ed, but not quotably changed. There was no change in thé market conditions of bulls, stockers, feeders, mUch cows, or calves. ,ed applesâ€"Dried apples: sell at to 41â€"4c; evaporated, at 5 to 5 PRODUCE Car lots, rwesi, lots, 49:), west, iLD Cows, each . Calves, each. Prices for sheep zind lambs were well maintained and steady. The supply was! small. Hogs were unchanged to-day. "Singers" are. quoted at 61â€"80 per 11).; light at 53-40, and {at at 55-80 per lb. Shippers, per cwt. y I . Butcher, choice do. . . Butcherprdinary to good Butcher, inferior. . . . Stockers, per cwt. . Export bulls, per cwt. 1 Hogs. Choice hogs, per cwt. Light hogs, per cwt. Heavy hogs, per cwt Saws. . .l . 1 . Stags.g;i;[n a 7 Hogs to iqtch the top price mus‘t be of prime quality. and scale not be- low 160 not above 200 lbs. Stockcrs, per cwt. . . . 2 75 Export bulls, per cwt. . 375 Sheep and Lambs. Export ewes, pet cwt. . 300 Butcher sheep, each. .. 250 LambsgraLnâ€"fod, per cwt 4 25 Do, birnyards, fier cwt Bucks, . . . . the shame she brought on her family, Mrs. Alice Summers, of 43 Arthur street, who was} arrested for stealing a quantity of lace valued at $25, in the \V. A. Murray Company's s‘tore, last “Wednesday, committed suicide in the gao] on Sunday afternoon by strangling herself. The gaol matron, Miss! Iro'nsides, saw the woman at noon. when she took her some food, amd did not go again to her cell, which was at the top of the building, facing the west, until shortly before 5 o’clock. 1 y A TERRIBLE DEATH. i The terrible sight that met the mtrom's gaze was the body of Mrs. Summers. sitting on a stool with a sheet, taken from the bed, wrapped twice around her neck, and pulled tight in a knot. The woman's arms were stiff in death, but still extended in aposition asif trying to pull the knot tighter. She had been dead about three hours, the 'body being quite cold. A Woman strangled Herself With at Sheet. A despatch from Toronto s‘ays :â€" Publicly disgraced and dejected over Following tions; ery, amounting to? about $1,000, were seized by Detective Burrows, and taken to the detective department, where they were identified as having been at one time the property of the Eatson, Simpson, Murray and Bots- ford stores. I - SUICIDE ’WAS PREMEDITATED. It is evident that the woman has had the suicidal intent since Friday, for on that day, when her 16-year- old daughter visited her in the. gaol and took her some delicacies to eat, she would hardly speak; but, when the girl was leaving she called her back twice, and kissed her through the bars, saying: "I shall never live through this “ trouble.” From‘ the very first the woman felt deeply the disgrace to the family, and spoke continully of She refused to eat the prison fare, and scarcely ever touched the food taken to her from home. At different times lshe de- clared to the gaol officials that her appetite was gone, and that she would not live long in 'gaol. ' a printing press shortfy before 5 o'- clock on Saturday afternoon. the press was made, but it was enough to deal a death blow to the unfortunate man under it. A large revolving bar struck {him a crushing blow on the head, fractur- ing his skull in several places, and rendering him unconscious. Nobody witnessed the accident, and it was some minutes later that a passing pressman saw the prostrate body. He was extricated, the ambuâ€" lance telephoned for, and everything possible done for Roadhouse, who was still alive. \Vit‘h all possible despatch he was driven to the Emergency hosâ€" pital, but when he was taken from the ambulance life was extinct. At the time of her arrest Mrs. Sum- mers refused to give her address, but, it being afterwards obtained, and a search made of the premises, two trunks full of dry goods and millin- A-.. ‘__.A7A,‘ A despatch from Toronto says:â€" Johm F. Roadhouse, an employe of the firm of \Varwick Brothers, and Rutter, was almost instantly killed in It was Roadihousie's duty to clean all the printing prcssjcs at the close of the day’s work. On Saturday he commenced cleaning one of the maâ€" chines in spite of the fact that it had only been stopped temporarily to make some alterations in the form. To get at an interior part of the press, Roadhouse, unnoticed, .crawled under- neath it, and while he was there the printers. having fixed their form, started the press to take off a proof. Only one revolution of the press was made, but it was enough to deal a death blow to the unfortunate man under it. He was a well-built muscular man, 32 years of age, and leaves awidow, but no children, living at 81 Palmer- ston avenue. He carried £52,000 insur- ance in the Maccabees. Man Killed by 21 Printing Press in Toronto. DEALT A DEATH BLDW’. BRANDED AS A THIEF. M'leers and Calves Cattle. tho range of quota- .. 20.00 200 $4 00 $ 6 00 612 1-2 .0 00 5 75 0 00 5 62 1-2 3 50 4 00 0 00 2 00 425 375 45.00 8 00 350 350 500 412 300 300 ‘ . RAILW'AY EMPLOYEES. Mr. Morin was informed by Mr.Blai1 that the number of hands employed in the Intercoloninl railway has in- creased from 3.537 in 1892 to 4,286 it 1896, and 5,949 in 1900. CARRIAG E OF GRAIN. Mr. Kemp was told by Mr. Bla'u that last November and December the rate per 100 pounds from Parry Sound to St. John on export grain carried by the Canada. Atlantic and Intercolâ€" onial railway was :â€"\Vheat, 9 3-40; rye, 10.7c; corn, 10.90. The rate per 100 pounds accruing to the Intercol~_ onial railway as its proportion from' Montreal to St. John was:â€"\Vheat,§ 5.6a; rye, 6.30; corn, 6.40. The quan~' tity carried was 395,700 bushels. It. was not possible to furnish" an estimâ€" ate of the gain or loss on each ship- ment. The elevator built by the Gov- ernment at Halifax cost $159,728.75“E including certain lands, the contribu‘ tion from the city. The number of bushels of grain shipped therefrom since it was built was. 736,425. It em plays two men. . ‘ DOUKHOBOR DISCONTENTQ » Mr. Wilson. was informed by Mr. Sifton that a petition was received from the Immigration Commissioner at \Vimnipeg last July, purporting td be signed by 29 Doukhobors‘, making certain objections to the land, mam riage, and registration laws of Can; ada. The Government communicated with Mr. Maude, the English Quaker, Who was chiefly instrumental in their immigration to Canada, in or der that he might remove their misk apprehensions with regard to Cana< dian laws. The whole trouble had been caused by a Russian who de- sired to raise difficulties, and the de- partment had no reason to believe that the petition represented the views of any substantial portion of the 7,500 Doukhobors settled in Can~ ada. Mr. German introduced a bill to amend the Criminal Code. He wants to repeal the clause which was insert- ed in the law last year releasing police magistrates in cities and towns from the obligation of making returns to the clerk of the county. and relieved from further liability. The Railway Committee will see what can be done towards reconciling these conflicting views. Military Operations in the Orange. , River Colony. A desputch from Bloemfontein, Or~ angc River Colony. says:â€"Military operations in the'south-eastern part of the Orange River Colony are pro- gressing. Major Julian Byng has Notes of the Proceedings in Canadian House of Commons. Mr. Smith, of VVentWorth, was im formed that the exports of Canada to Germany were, in 1897, $1,045,432; in 1898, $1,837,448; in 1899, $2,219,569}. in 1900, $1,715,903. Mir. Paterson was unable to say what was the amount of duty paid thereon, or what por- tion of the goods were entered at Hamburg. The trade returns 01 Canada showed the countries to which. goods are exported but not the ports. POLAR. EXPEDITION. Mr. Monk required what the Govk ernment intended to do with the ap~ piication made by Capt. Bernier for aid in equipping a Vessel for a polar expedition. :The bill to incorporate the Union Railway Company was read asecond time. The bill respecting the Guelph Junction Railway Company was refer- red back to the Railway Committee after a prolonged discussion as to the financial position in whch the bill would leave certain of the directors. who are to be retired. It was claimed that as it stood the measure left the old directors liable for $1,000 stock, and it was claimed that in justice they should be paid back what they bud paid ingwith reasonable interest THREE HUNDRED PHISONEBS, Senator Templeman has introduced a bill in the Upper House to legalize the union label. This bill has twice passed the Commons and been thrown out in the Senate. It is, therefore, proposed to introduce the measure in the Senate first. this session,in order to better ensure its chances of past? Sir W'ilfrid Laurier promised to state the Government’s; intentions in the matter at an early date. gressmg. Major Jullan Byng has brought in 300 refugees, 16,000 cat- tle, and 40,000 sheep from the \Vepen- er2 and Smithfield districts; Col. Beth- une has sent in from Thabqnchu Three hundred camped here. Mr. Taylor was informed by Mr. Paterson that the services of David Hodge, preventive officer at Mallory- town, in Leeds county, has,1 been dis« pcnsed with because suph an office: was no longer considered necessary at that point. It is not the intention to appoint gsuccessor. The Vickers-Maxim Steel Company will build submarine boats! for the British navy which will make 10' knots on the surface, eight knots sub- merged, carry five torpedoes, and be operated by seven men. DOMINION PARLIAMENT TO AMEND CRIMINAL CODE TO LEGALIZE UNION LABEL. OFFICER NOT NECESSARY. EXITORTS T0 GERMANY. RAIL‘VAY BILLS sevonteen prisoners prisoners are now the