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A youth aged sixteen died at Ar- daghl, near Longford, who was 7 feet 1 inch in height. ‘ Five thousand pounds have been raised for the Cork Industrial Ex- hibition. At London, Robert Gunter and Wyndham S. Portal have been made baronets. Louis Godard will make an attempt in a short time to cross the Atlantic in aballoon, starting from London. The London County Council pro- poses to put forty steamers on the Thames for traffic between Hammer- emith and “'oohvich. The census returns‘so far publish- ed of the British Isles show that the movement of population from the country to the cities continues unâ€" checked. The British patent office has grant- ed a resident of Germany a patent for making glucose by heating saw- dust with sulphuric acid, compressing and then boiling it. Although no official annoucement has yet been made, it @eems probable lhat the portion of the\ Imperial war loan offered to the public has been covered about seven Limes. ! : UNITED STATES. ’ Tho-mas Brown is. suing Hamilton City far $10,000 for the 105:: of an eye; the result of. an injury from fire- wm‘ks used in the Laurier demon- stratiotn there last November. hUp to the present time census schedules have bgen received at 0t- .tawa (from some 317 enumerators, whereas for the whole month of April in the last census only 52 were re- ceived at headquarters. , The Militia Department at Ottawa desires every man ,who has fought in South Africa and who has changed his address since coming home to no- tify the Department of his present address so that he may receive the Imperial gratuity of $25. GREAT BRITAIN. The British War Office will? buy Barton’s aerial machine. At London the annual return of re- crniting for 1903 shows a total en- listment of 98,361, against 42,700 in 1899. British coal exports during 1900 were 44,089,197 tons, an increase of 2,908,897 tons, as compared with the preceding year. - New York has‘nine new casas oi smallpox. Every house flooded in Pittsburg will be disinfected $9 prevent dirase or a plague. At \Vhitemcuth Station, Mam, C. W. Blank, a German farmer, shot and killed another Ger-man named A. Radke. They had a row over cattle. Blank gave himself up at Winnipeg. The option on the salt_.\v,ellu of On- tario, granted to the syndicate which are seeking incorporation from Parâ€" liament, has been extended from Ap- ril 30th until May 815k. The Calgary Board of Trade is mov- lmg to have all members of the Dominâ€" iun House visit the west when the House rises. Contractor Jama‘cson. of Montreal, will build a $300,000 grain elevator at Port Arthur for the Canadian Northern Railway. The smallpox epidemic at MacLood Lethbridge, Maple Creek and other places in the Northâ€"\Vefit Territorâ€" ies is under control. The Ottawa Electric Light Company threatens to raise the rates if new companies are given a franchise to operate in the city. A Veterans of ’66 are applying for land grants the Dominion Govern- ment hasn’t ordered. Ontario’s grants to the South African boys has misled them. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. Ovea‘ 400 tons of binder twine have been manufactured at the peniten- tiary at Kingston) for the coming sea- An American syndicate is willing to establish smelters at Ottawa if it is given a big bonus and a free site. Louis G. Evans of the 90th Battal- ion) was fined at "the ‘\Vinnipcg Police Court for neglecting to at- temd d-xills. NVm. J. Archer, 97 Brunswick ave- nue, was fatally burned in his home on Saturday night. z Hull, Que., .will pay its corporation labourers 15 cents an hour for twelve hours a daylt is now ten at 14 cents. Interesting Items About Our Own Country. Great Britain, the United States, and All Parts of the Globe, Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. ' Guelph's rate is 21 3â€"4 mills. Halifax now has an anti~prohlbition Council. Hamilton claims that the census returns will give it «population of 54,000. London has sold $115,000 worth of debentures at from 81-2 to 4 per cent. Brockville is to have a pork-DOCking establishment. The Kingston School of Mining will erect two new buildings. ‘Hull City Council has cut' off three liquor licenses. ClANADA. N H NUISHEM The Czar and Czarina willprivately visit England and London during the coming season and will attend the Glasgow Exhibition. SLAVE-TRADERS DEFEATED Successful Termination of Campaign in Northern Nigeria. A despatch from London says :â€"Briâ€" gamer-General Sir Frederick Lugard and 001. G. V. Kemball, with a force of West African frontier troopshave of \Vcst African frontier traiszJave completed a successful campaign against the powerful, slave-raiding Emira of Bida and Kontagora, in Northern Nigeria. fl‘he British defeat- ed the Emir of Kontagor after heavy fighting, 5,000 natives frequently charging the British squad. The British captured the capitals ‘of both Bids. and Kontagora, and released thousands of slaves. The Emirs, who have been the terror of the coun- try for years, killed thousands of na- tives during the past year. They are now entirely powerless, and this was brought about without the assistance of white troops. ‘ | ‘ A despatch to the London Daily Mail from St. Petersburg says that the Czar and Czarina will privately visit England and London during hte coming season. They will attend the Glasgow Exhibition}. r Augusto Cerero, a member of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, has invented a steerable balloon. China’s average annual revenue has been 88,000,000 taels, while the aver- age annual expenditure has been 101,000,000 taels. .At Brombeng‘, Pru55ian Poland, nine persons have just been fined by the local court for singing a Polish song without haviqg previously in- fuctrmed the police at their intention. With Czarina Will be in London During the Summer. Four hundred factories in Russia are closed on nocoumt of commercial depression. The Oity Council of Amsterdam has voted $2,412,000 for an electric plant which is to furnish power for street cars, lighting, etc. Considerable excitement exists among the population of ’l‘eherau be- cause (XE the heavy taxes recently imposed upon meat and other food- stuffs. A dcspatch from Amsterdam an- nounces that M‘r. Kruger will leave for the United States early in June. Holland and Germany will construct a system of cables to the Far East, rendering them independent of the British lines. All the metal worrks in South Rus- sia are forming a trust. Japan claims indemnities from China. amounting to £4.750.000 sterl- mg. Neale MvPeck. a.va Youk broker, has entered suit against Randolph Surbri-dge. a Boston lawyer, and Isaac Irwian., a mining operator, of San Diego, 0211., for $25,000 for con- spiracy over the “F-ortumua” mine in California, in which shareholders are said to have sunk $6,000,000. A violent dust- storm has just visit- ed Mandalay, Bm‘mah. There is astrike of doctors in Leipzig. At Madrid the street railway em- ployes are out on strike. Frank Fuller and Thomas Smith. Americans, have been bsentenced to six munths e'ach a-t Kingston, Jam- aica, for making false contracts with Jamaican labourers to work in Cuba. Dxumond jewellery worth was stolen from the home of Cr'ouse at Utica, N.Y., by two‘ men" who had, of course, bee by an electric light cdmvpa remedy a. defect in: the wiring. Burglars at Anaconda, Montana, stole a 3‘307pound safe containing $10,- 000 in. gold. 000 in. 3016. The Illinois Legislature has pass- ed a bill prohibiting the sale of cig- arettes ‘in the State. :Adelbert Hay, son of the. U‘ rotary of State, has resigned sulâ€"Gencra? at Pretorria. W'. J. Bryan has announced that he has no intention of seeking a. third nomination for the Presidency of the United States. Lieut. \Villiam Patterson, of the Coast Artillery, formerly aPhiladel- phia lawyer. is to be tried by court martial at Manila. for misapprOpriat- ing funds. ' A discovery of are near Shelbyville, 111., that assays 8300 a tan, causes much excitement there. Negotiations have been completed in Chicago for the formation of. the larg- est beet sugar concern! in the world. George S. Dobbins. blind for 18 years, has graduated with honors from the Chicago Homeopathic Modi- cal College. Besides the heavy loss by flood in the manufacturing and wholesale dis- tricts of Ohio many laborers are idle and about 1,000 people have been ren- dered homeless. A rogue’s gallery of card sharps is to be hung in the card room’ of each of the big trans-Atlantic liners running (wt of New York, New York police will provide it. i Governor Odell has signed the bill taxing foreign corporations which do not employ 40 per cent. of their capiâ€" tal in business in New York State on their capital stock so employed. CZAR '10 VISIT ENGLAND. GENERAL. lery worth $10,000 the home of H. P. N.Y., by two "work- of course, been sent lighxt cdmvpany to S. Secâ€" as Con- Mr. Morrison was. told by Mr. Fish- er that the Government has not re- ceived any official report of the ex- istence of bubonic plague in Australia, but had heard at it through vessel captains. By way of precaution against its coming to Canada all against ‘~its coming to Canada all Asiatics an‘rivinlg here are disinfect- ed, as are also their effects. Articles Liable to carry contagion are disin- fected unless accompanied by a satis- factory certificate from the port of shipment. In addition abacterioloâ€" gical Laboratory has been establish- ed, with a trained bacteriologist in charge. All quarantine officers on the Pacific coast have been instruct- ed to keep in View the possibility' of this disease reaching- Ganada. and to take necessary precautions. SiJr Wilfrid Laurier, replying to Mr. Morrison, said that the Government did not expect that the report of the commission now taking evidence in British Columbia touching Oriental immigration would be received be- fore the 01038 of this session of Parlia- ment. As soon as the report is reâ€" ceived it will be printed and distr;but- e-d. In Supply Mr. Blair’s estimates were taken up, and some further dis- cussion ensued \viLh reference to the Clergue contract. The item of $500,â€" 000 for steel raiLs for the Intercoloâ€" niul railway this year was finally alâ€" lowed to pass with the understand- ing that the whole subject may be re-opened if desired when the other railway estimates come up for con- sideration. C. P. R. TAXATION. Mr. Richardson, of Lisgar, was told by Mr. Sifton that in submitting a. case regarding taxation of C. P. R. lands in the North-\Vest, the Gov- ernment Would endeavour to esâ€" tablish the View most favourable to the interest of the settlers in the North-\Vcst, and would be guided by its legal advisers in attaining that object. In Committee of Supply Mr. Sifton told Mr. LnR'n'iere that the program- me of the geological survey this sea- son would be as follows:â€" In the Yukon, territory, Mr. R. G. McConnell, with Mr. Joseph Keole. will survey the gold district of 60 miles, Thistle creek, and mt!) Forks of Big Salmon river; also possibly the coast west of White Pass railway, and south of \Vhi-te Horse. Mr. Morrison was told by Sir Louis Davies that the Government is not advised that the Provincial Govern- ment of British Columbia contem- plates exercising jurisdiction over the fisheries in that province. The Dominion Government has not re- linquished any of that jurisdiction, unless it may be with respect to oys- ter beds and other fisheries below low-water mark. Dr. Borden replied that the Gov- ernment had no doubt that the money came from the Imperial treasury. About fifty of the men received pay from the Canadian Government prior to the time the Imperial pay com- menced. The rest have thus far re- ceived Imperial pay only. The de- partment is awaiting returns as to what the men drew from the Imper- ial Government, and as soon as this is known their pay will be issued to them. BRITISH COLUIIBIA FISHERIES. Mr. Clarke asked whether the Gov- ernment had ascertained whether the pay of the men of "C" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, during the time that they served as part of the Rhode- sian Field force, came out of the Im- perial or the Rhodesian treasury. BELLE ISLE TELEGRAPH. ‘ Mr. Tarte, in answer to Mr. Ganong said the telegraph line to Belle Isle would be completed by lst August next. ‘ n EMPLOYES DISMISSED. Dr. Sproule enquired about the dis- missal of I70 employee of the depart- ment. Mr. Tarte replied that some men had been dismissed. There must be dismissals when there is no work to be done. Dropping into areminisccnt mood, the Minister continued: “When I took office I found there was a secret stair lca’ding from the department. I had it closed up, but I am sorry for it now. I cannot go out of the office without being followed by an army of men looking for work. I repent for having got rid of the stair.” (Laugh- ter.) MECHANICAL MANAGER. Dir. Borden was informed by Mr. Blair that E. G. Russell was engaged on Feb. 15th last to take charge of the mechanical department on the In- tercoloniai railway for a period of five years, at $7,000 a year. He has been absent since March 15th. from serious illness”, and is not drawing his salary while away, but his engagement conâ€" tinues. Notes of the Proceedings In the Canadian House of Commons. Sir \Vilfrid Laurier presented the message received by his Excellency from the Colonial Office in answer to the resolution passed by Parhament on the occasion of the death of Queen Victaria. x PRESENTED IMPERIAL MESSAGE DOMINION PARLIAMENT In British Columbia Mr. .R. W. ORIENTAL IMMIGRATION. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. CLERGUE CONTRACT "C" BATTERY PAY. BUBONIC PLAGUE. Flourâ€"Firm. Holders of 9Q per cent. patents, buyers' bags, middle freights, ask $2.65 per bbl. Export- er§ were bidding $2.60. Field produce, etc.â€"â€"Turnips. out of store, 250 per bag; onions, $1 to $1.10 per bag; carrots, 350 per bag; pars- nips, per bag, 35c; apples. per bbl.; $1 to 82; sweet potatoes, per bbl. 82.50. Dried applesâ€"Dull. Dried apples are easy at 81-20.; evaporated at 50. Maple syrupâ€"New run maple syrup firm. Receipts light. Fiveâ€"gal- lon tins are quoted at $1 per imper~ ial gallon; and gallon tins, at $1.10 to $1.15. . Oatmealâ€"Firm. Car lots of rolled outs. in bags, on track, are quoted at $3.33 per bbl; and in wood at$3.45. PRODUCE. Toronto, April (Mlâ€"Eggs. Situation unchanged. Demand is active, sup- plies large, and prices easy. Fresh con- tinues to sell at 11c. Poultryâ€"Receipts light. Bright stock is quoted as Iollows:â€"Turkeys, 11 to 12c; geese at 8 to 81-20; chickens, at 40 to 600; and ducks, at 60 to 800. PotatoeSâ€"Easy at 27c for car lots, on track. Sales, out of store are made at 350. Beansâ€"Quiet. Tone of prices easy. Ordinary white beans bri'ng $1.55 to $1.60; choice handâ€"picked Ryeâ€"Steady. Car lots, 49c, west and 500 east. Honeyâ€"Stocks light. Dealers quote from 10 to 101-2c for 5, 10, or 69-11). tins. according to size of order; comb honey sells at $2 to 82% for dark, and at $2.50 to $2.75 for choice clover. per dozen sections. HopsQQuiet. Choice 1900 growth are quoted at 14 to 160; and_year1ings at 8 to 100. Barleyâ€"A boom to-day No. 2, at Lake Ontario I be taken at 49c. This is to 46 1â€"20. east. Buckwheatâ€"Firm and scarce. Car lots, west, are quoted at 52c; and east at 54c. Oatsâ€"Higher. No. on the Midland, 310', west, are quoted at 30 Millfeedâ€"Tome easy. Ton lots, at the mill door, Western Ontario points sell as followszâ€"Bran, $14; and shorts, $15. Peasâ€"In good demand, Nov. 2 middle heights, at east at 66 1â€"2c. MARKETS OF THE WORLD Com â€"u Strong. American No. 2 yellow, on track here, 50c; No. 3, 490. Brock, with W. W. Leach as assistant. will be in the Boundary district. Mr. James McEvoy, and Mr. '1‘. Denis. as assistant. in the Grow's Nest Pass coal fields. Mr. Lawrence Lambe will collect cretaceous fossils in the Red Deer country. N.W.T. In Ontario Dr. A. E. Barlow will make litholical investigations in the Sudbury district. Prof. Jolun Macound will collect botanical specimens along the north shore of Lake Erie and the east shore of Lake Iluron to Cape Kurd; he will also explore Tcmu-gami lake park. Dr. Ellis, with two assist- ants, will finish the Kingston district. Mr. Robert Chalmers will go to the St. Lawrence valley, and westward to Lake Huron, to investigate wells and borings, for water gas, and petro- leum. It is also intended to explore the region between Lake Nepigon and Lake St. Joe, the north shore of Lake Superior, north of Jackfish Bay. and Muskoka district. Mr. \V. J. \Vil- son will go to the Valley of Abittibbi river, and Mr. Frank Johnson, will go round Lake Abittibbi and north- ward and eastward in conjunction with Mr. \Vilson. Dr. Ami. in the valâ€" ley of the St. Lawrence! west of Lake St. Francis, and the Ottawa valley west of Mattawa. WILL VISIT HUDSON‘S BAY. Mr. D. B. Dowling and Mr. James Macofun, will visit the district of Kee- watin, in the region south-west 0! Cape Henrietta Marie, and will make a track survey of the, Opazotika. riv- er. Mr. A. P. Low will visit the east coast of Hudson's bay, and the outâ€" side chain of islands in the eastern part of the bay. Prof. Bailey will continue this work in the south- west portion of New Brunswick, Dr. Hugh Fletcher, with Mr. McLeod and Mr. A. MeKinnon, will he engaged in Annapolis, King's. and Cumberland counties, N. 8., Dr. 'G. Matthews will collect fossils at Bras d'Or, while Mr. E. R. Fairbault will survey in Halifax. Lunenburg, and King’s counties. $1,000,000 FOR RIFLES. In the debate on the militia esti- mates, Dr. Borden stated that a mil- lion dollars had already been spent in purchasing 40,000 rifles for the militia. and as much more would still have to be spent for the same pur- pose. Under such circumstances he thought that care should be taken in distributing the rifles. The inten- tion of the Government was that when rifle associations were formed, ten rifles should be distributed to each association. It was thought that this would, be enough to meet all needs. Prices of Cattle. Cheese. Gram; 8m in the Leading Markets. Toronto. April 30.-â€"Wheat-â€"There was a good market here ttyday. Ex- porters bought red and white 011- tarios readily at 68c, low freights to New quk. Quotations are as follows -â€"Red wheat, 680; white wheat, 68c; No. 1 godse wheat, 67c, low freights to New. York; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, old, g.i.t., 950; No. 2, 910; No. lhard, North Bay, 940; and No. 2 hard, 900. Lake Ontario ports, would This is equal td 46 1 white oats. No. lwhite, . Cargoes of and higher; 65 1â€"20; and Mystery of Father Joly's Disappear- ance Cleared Up. A despatch from Montreal says:â€" The mystery surrounding the disap- pearance of Father Joly has been solv- ed by the finding of the priest’s body on Saturday in the Lake of Two Mountains. The missing priest was stationed at St. Emelie, a small place in Joliette county. He disappeared last November, and after his disap- pearance it was found that he had large sumra 04f money in. the Monâ€" treal ban-ks. and that shortLy before boils disappearance he had withdrawn $2,000. The Archbishop of Montreal placed the case {In the hands of Detec- tive McCaskiH, of the Quebec Provin- cial police, and as the result of a diligent search by Detective McCas- kill‘s men, the' body of the priest was found on Saturday in the Late of ng Mountains. Hogs to fetch the top price must be of prime quality, and scale not below, .160 npr above 200 pounds. It is generally believed that thfi pcriest committed suicide. V, 45‘, V Buffalo, April 30.â€"Flour~Quiet but firm. Wheatâ€"Spring, nothing done: spot in small lots held higher; No. 1 Northern, old, carloads, 84 8â€"40; do.I c.i.f., in store, 82 5-80. Winter wheatâ€"a Offerings light, better enquiry; spot mixed wheat, 780 asked, on track; No. 2 red quoted at 79c. Cornâ€"Dull; N04 2 yellow, 48 to 48 1â€"40; No. 3 d0., 47, 3-4 to 48c; No. 2 com, 47 3-4 to 480: No. 3 do., 47 3-40, through billed. Oats â€"Strong; No. 2 white clipped, 32c.; No. 3 white. 31 3-4 to 32c; No. 2,mi.x- ed, 30¢: asked; No. 3 do., 290. through billed. Barleyâ€"Dull; our good \Vestâ€" em, on track, sold at 580; to arrive lake, quoted at 68 to 63c. Ryeâ€"No. 2, on track, sold. at 58c; No. I quoted at 000. y Export cattle sold well at unchang- ed prices. Good to choice fetched from 4 3â€"4 to 6 1-4c per lb;s and light stuff from 4 1-4 to 4 5-80 per lb. All hvere sold. beang gre _quotedr at $1.65 to $1.70. Strawâ€"’Car lots of straw. o: h‘ncld here, $5.50 to $6. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS.“ Dressed hogs on the street are firm at $8.25 to $8.75. Car lots are quoted nominally at $3 to $8.25. on track here. Provisions are firm and in good demand. Dry Halted shoulders are firmer. Lard is” also firmer. The quotations are as follows:â€"Dry salted shoulders. 81-45 long clear bacon. loose, in car lots, 100; and in case lots, 101-4 to 101-220; short cut pork, $20 to $20.50; heavy moss pork, $19 to 819.50. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, April 30.â€"At the western cattle yards this morning only 35 car- l-oads of live stock came in, compris- ing 300 cattle‘ 600 hogs, 100 sheep and lambs. 70 calves. and a few milch CO\VS. In butcher cattle prices were firm, especially for the the best stuff. which sold quickly at from 3 3-4 to 4 1-40 per lb; medium to good sold at) from 3 1â€"2 to 3 3â€"40 per lb; and the re- mainder at from 2 1-2 to 3 1-40 per lb. There was a fair demand for stock‘ era. at from 2 7-8 to 3 3â€"8 per lb. Export bulls were aslow sale to‘ day at from 3 1-2 to 4 1-40 per lb. A few good calves are in demand. Very few cows came itn, and they were of poor quality. A few good muillch cows will sell. Baled Hay-Choioer timothiv, on track here, $10.75; two-ton lots. de- livered, $11.50. Choice hogs, per cwt . 660 675 Light hogs, per cwt... 615 625 Heavy hogs, per cwt 000 (325 Sows, per cwt . . . . . . . . . 375 400 ‘ Stags, per cwt ......... 000 200 ~ Chicago, April 30â€"May corn scored another record advance toâ€"day, clos« ing 15â€"80 higher. Wheat closed 3-40. and oats, 5-80 higher. Provisions at the close were 21â€"" to 71-2c improve ed. A Light run and a brisk demand kept prices steady. The market was a. good one. Small stuffs being in unusually small supply. prices were steady and sales brisk. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. heavy, 120. modium. 13c; light, 131â€"2c. Lardâ€"Pails. 103-40; tubs, 101-20; in tierces. 101-40. Export ewes are worth from 31-2 to 40 per lb. Good grain-fed lambs fetch from 4 1-2 to 51-2c per 1b. ‘~ Bucks are wort'nlfrom 3 to 31â€"241 per lb. ‘ There was no change in hogs. ; "Singers" sell at 63-40 per pound' thick fat and light hogs, at 61-4c pe! pound. Shippers, per cwt. ...$425 8525 Buichzr. choice, do ..... . 375 4 25 Butcher, ord._to gcod 350 375 Butcher, inferior‘ ...... 2.75 325 Stockers, per cwt 2.871-2 3.371-9 Export bulls, per cwt. 3.75 4.25 Sheep and Lambs. Export ewes. per cwt 350 Butcher sheep, each . 200 Lambs, g.f., per cwt. 450 Do., b.y., per cwt . 400 Do., spring, each ...... 200 Bucks, per cwt. ...... 300 Milkers and Cow Sprifig iambs are worth from $2 to $5 each. Biltcher sheep are worth iron] 51 to $4.50 each. Cows, each ....... Calves, each "Barnyarders" are worth from 4to to 41-20 per 1b. Following is the, range of quota- tions: PRIEST’S BODY FOUND. Hogs; Cattle. Cows. 20 00 45 00 1 00 8 00 4 00 450 550 450 500 350