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A special despatch to London from A New Orleans despatCh 51 Hong Kong says the arsenal at special desiwatcll from S'm Canton, which was destroyed by an says it has been established ‘explosion last week. was blown up doubt that the negro who we kby officials whom the Viceroy had Satm'day, and whose b0 gharged with selling powder to rebels burned Sunday, for the mur _‘ order to hide their defalamuions. Mrs. Matthews, was innocent Arsenal Blown A London dcspatch says :â€"â€"’I‘he St. ‘Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Chronicle announces the activity of the American Em'lyassy at ‘St. Pptersburg in View of the Al- aska Commission. The Embassy has secured from the Russian Govern- ment a certified copy of the Russian chart contemporaneous with the transfer of Alaska to the United States. The chart, is considered im- Fortant evidence for the commission. t is significant, however, that the Russian Government, while unable to refuse the courtesy of a copy of the chart. absolutely refuse to guarantee the frontier as there delineated. The Russians Refuse to Guarantee the Frontier. flames sprea'c‘ pi‘dity, until uildi ' A Bremen despatch says: Honie;l)05s first) Secretary Von Posadowsky Wolmer'partially coax: Wednes‘day formally opened the In-lg'reatest diflic tex‘na'tional Antiâ€"Alcohol Congress. !Iighti1)g the In his speech. the Secretary pointed task fell prim out that the increased mental andvthe institnte physical strain octasione'd by the.bounds of the growth of civilization was ap't to’the local bl lead to excessive indulgence in drink. lalthough the Legislation» Could not lend mechani-lwere present .cal aid to the temperance movement. assistance ‘ The real remedy must come from a the 150 bsys higher sense of morality on the part; tending the 1'! of the people, which, however, need bed_ They “ not interfere with enjoyment of life. ‘ed. and {he The German Home Secretary’s Opinion. An Ottawa despatch says: Com- mencing on Saturday the rate of postage on British and Canadian periodicals, recognized as second- class matter, 1303th by newsdealers ln , anada for transmission by mail, whether addressed to sub- scribers or sent as sped- men copies», is to be one cent per pound or fraction thereof. Each article so posted must be stamped “prepaid in bulk by news- dealers.” All matter so sent will be subject to regulations relating to the posting of second~elass matter and specimen copies of Canadian periodicals. ANTI - ALCOHOL CONGRESS. THE CANTON EXPLOSION. CHANGE IN POSTAL RATES splian were applied. His Hlonor stood the immediate effects of the injury W0”, and no alarming sympâ€" loms developed until Tuesday night, shortly before midnight, when his 1 Cent Per Pound for British and Canadian Periodicals. An Ottawa desnatch savs: (“mnâ€" .scious when the vital spark flickered out. So quietly and peacefully did he pass from life to death that the anxious watchers at his bedside did not quite realize the fact until the physicians, who had been almost constantly in attendance since the accident, informed them that. all was over. OFFICIAL REPORT OF ACCIDENT prior to his death statesman had bee' condition, and “‘IL morning. members mediate A Toronto dcspatch says :â€" Altcr hovering between life and death for five days, Sir Oliver Mo- ‘Wat, G.C.M.G., passed peacefully away at 9.55 on Sunday Sir Oiiver Mowat, G.C.M.G., Died on Sunday Last, [EEM-GQVERNQR DEAD. ALASKA CHART. > his death the venerable 1 had been in a. comatose , and was quite unconâ€" ion the vital spark flickered quietly and pyaceiully did wn Up to falcations He was surrounded by the of his l‘amiiy and the imâ€" relatives. For 36 hours Conceal De- A New Orleans ‘despa’tch says: A special despatch from Shreveport. says it has been established beyond doubt that, the negro who was killed Satm'day. and whose body was burned Sunday, for the murder of Mob Shot a Negro and Finds that It Made 8. Mistake. Many Followers Killed and Cattle Captured. An Aden despatch says :â€"A brief despatch from General Manning, commanding the British Somaliland expedition, reports What appears to have been an important defeat of the Mad Mullah on April 11 near Galudi, with heavy losses in killed and immense losses in cattle cap- tured by the British forces. The British loss was one killed. igreatcst difficulty was prperienced in 'fighting the flames. This perilous task fell principally to volunteers, as the institute is situated beyond the ‘bounds of the city, and consequently ith‘e local brigade did not respond, although the chief and two firemen were present and rendered valuable assistance. When the fire started the 150 boys and girls who were at- tending;r the institute were asleep in bed. They were immediately arous- ed, and the wildest panic followed. Fortunately, however, no one was injured. Some furnishings were savâ€" ed, including the muchâ€"prized and costly silver service which was pre- sented to the institute by Queen Anne. DEFEAT 0F MAD MULLAH. A Panic Ensued Among the Boys and Girls. A Brantford dcspatc-h says: A dish lastrous fire occurred at the Indian Institute shortly below 10 o’clock on Sunday night and completely deâ€" stroyed all departments of the buildâ€" ing. The institute is the property of the New England Company, and was established a, short distance east of this city years ago for the .purpose of educating young Indian I‘st‘udents. The building was most fextensive, and was situated on a. large tract of land donated by the Dominion Government for its erec- tion. The structure was composed of brick and stood three storeys high. On the ground floor were the living room and kitchen, on the secâ€" ond the schooi, and on the third the sleeping apartments. The blaze broke out in the top storey, and the flames spread with the utmost raâ€" pidity, until at 12 o'clock the entire building was a. mass of ruins. The loss will aggregate $35,000, and is ‘partially covered by insurance The greatest difficulty was experienced in fighting the flames. "l‘his perilous Although Sir Oliver Mowat's death was expected. the news was received with genuine regret throughâ€" out. He had been so long a figure in the public life of Ontario that. all seemed reluctant to believe that ‘he had been removed from this sphere of action. The first official an- nouncement was the running up of the flag at half-mast on Government House. Soon afterwards the flags at. the City Hall, the Legislature, the Customsâ€"house, the newspaper of- fices, the hotels, and several of the business houses were flying at half- 'mast. In all the city churches the Dead March in Saul was played, and lfeeling references were made to Sir Oliver’s death from the pulpits. Sir Oliver Mowat enjoyed the dis- tinction of being the third Lieuten~ ant-Governor of Ontario to die in ofl‘ice. The late Hon. John Wil- loughby Crawford, who died on May 30th, 1875, was the first. Sir Alex. Campbell's death occurred on May 24th, 1892, just as his term of ofllce ‘was coming to a close. He was suc- jceeded by Sir George Kirkpatrick, who in turn gave Way to Sir Oliver. ‘ Sir William P. Howland is the only livinz (‘xâ€"Lieutmmnhflmmmnv A: l INN OCEN T MAN LYN CHED. this province INDIAN INSTITUTE BURNED. The vitality exhibited by the ven- erable statesman was regarded as little short of remarkable. 0n the day following the accident he rallied from the shock and seemed bright and cheerful. He expressed every confidence that he would recover from the accident, and, actuated by that strong sense of duty which was ‘one of the distinguishing characterâ€" istics of his long and useful career, requested that he be permitted to sign seine of the more pressing of the official documents. The phyâ€" sicians, however, felt constrained to debar him from this privilege. Up to the period when he took the turn for the Worse the Lieutenantâ€"Goverâ€" nor was quite clear mentally, and this was true when from extreme weakness he lapsed ihto uncona sciousness late on Friday night. heart's action began to fail, and it soon became evident that he could not recover. Since that time he has been growing gradually weaker. , 1875, was the first. Sir Alex. pfboll's death occurred on May , 1892, just as his term of oflicc coming to a close. He was suc- r Mowat enjoyed the dis- ? being the third Lieutem 01' of Ontario to die in late Hon. John Wil- awford, who died on May P. Howland is the only ‘ieutenantâ€"Govemor of 13 to 13fc. Butter â€" There is a fair trade at unchanged prices, Choice grades are firm, while other qualities are dull. We quote: Freslh, large rolls, 18 to lsgc; finest lâ€"lb. prints, 19 to 200; poorer grades, rolls and tubs, 15 to 17c; creamery prints, 23 to 25c; solids, fresh made, 20 to 22c. Eggs â€" The market is steady, with case lots selling at 12¢ per dozen. Cheese â€" Ma‘x‘két firm: with éB-od demand. We quote: Finest, 14 to 14gc; twins, 14} to 15c; new cheese, Toledo, April 21. â€" Wheat â€" Strong; cash, 7G§c; May, 76%c; July, 7136. Cornâ€"Firm; April, 836; May, 4-3“; July, 44%,0. Oatsâ€" Stoady; April, 340; May, 33%c; July, 3020. Eye â€" No. 2, 523,0. Cloverâ€" seedâ€"Finn; cash, 87 Did; April, 86.- 90 bid; Oc'tober, $5.325; prime tim- othy, $1.50. Milwaukee, April 21. â€" Wheat â€" Steady; No. 1 Northern, 79;- to 80c; No. 2 Northern, 78 to 7845C; May, 77ic. Ryeâ€"Steady; No. 1, 52c. Bailey â€" Steady; No. 2, 58 to 60¢; sample, 40 to 53c. Buffalo, April 21. â€"â€" Flour â€"Firm. Wheat â€" Spring quiet; No. 1 hard, 871%; No. 1 Northern, 84gc; win'ter nominal. Corn â€" Unset'tled; No. 3 yellow, 490‘ bit]; No. 3 corn, ll7c. Oats â€" Firm; No. 3 white. 380; No. 2 mixed, 84:}c. Barley â€" Track, 52 to 500. Rye â€" No. 2 on track ofâ€" fercd at fisic; through billed. Potatoes â€" Market, is steady with' fair offerings. Car lots are quoted at 950 to $1 per bag, and small lots at $1.15 to $1.20. Poultry â€" Market is quiet, and prices unchanged. We quote: Dry picked fresh killed turkeys, 15 to 170 per 1b.; geese, 10 to 12c per 1b.; 'ducks, $1 to $1,253 per pair; chickens (young), 85c to $1; o‘ld hens, 60 to 750 per pair. Maple syrupâ€"The market is quiet, with receipts small. Wine gallons sell at 85 to 906, and Imperial gal- lons at 81.10. V > Straw â€" The market car lots on track at 8‘ ton. H‘ay, baled â€"â€" The market is quiet at unchanged prices. Choice timo- thy, $950 to $10 on track, and mixed at $8.50. v-urvlutvu, u LU U30. H‘ouey â€" The market with prices unchanged sells at 8 to 8&0 per 1b. at $1.25 to $1.50. $1.75 per bushel, and hand-picked, $1.90 to $2. Dried apples â€" Trade is very dull, with prices nominal at 3§c per 1b.; evaporated, 0 to 6%0. Beans â€" prices nom $1.75 per $1.90 to $ Millfeed â€" Bran is firm at $18 here. At outside points bran is quoted at $17, and shorts at $18. Manitoba. bran, in sacks, $19, and shorts at; $20 to $21 here. Flour -â€" Ninety per cent. patents unchanged at $2.65 middfe freights in buyers’ sacks, for export. Straight rollers of special brands for domestic trade quoted at $3.20 to $3.35 in bbls. Manitoba flour steady; No. 1 patents, $4.10 to $4.- 20, and secon'ds, $3.90 to $4.10; strong bakers', $3.80 to $4, bags in- cluded, Toronto. Corn. â€" Market unchanged. Canâ€" adian feed corn quoted at 420 west, and at 470 here. No. 3 American ycHow at 480 on track, Toronto, and No. 3 mixed at 470. Peas â€" No. 2 white is quoted at 63c west, and at 65c east. Rye â€" the market is firm at 51/} to 52¢, middle freights. Barley â€" Trade is (1 3 extra quoted at 43 freight, and No_ 3 middle freight. Toronto, April 21. â€"- Wheat â€"The market is quiet, and steady. No. 2 white and 10d quoted at 700 out- side. No. 2 spring nominal at 70§c on Midland, and No. 2 goose at 655» to 660 on, Midland. Manitoba wheat firm; No. 1 hard quoted at 81¢}c Goderich, and No. 1 Northern at 800 Goderich. No 1 hard grindâ€" ing in transit, 87éc lake ports, and N0. 1 Northern at. 86c. Oats â€" Market is steady. No. 1 white quoted at, 315C east. No. 1 white, 29; to 30c middle heights. Barley â€" Trade is quiet, with No n THE LATE SIR OLIVER MOWAT Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. TEE MARKETS THIE DAIRY MARKETS NITED STATES MARKETS MARKETS 0F TEIE WORLD 3, April 21. â€"â€" Wheat â€" cash, 7G‘l-C; May, 76%0; gc. Cornâ€"Firm; April, 836; 1-34“; July, 44%,0. Oatsâ€" Apx‘il, 340; May, 33%c; July, Rye â€" No. 2, 52.},0. Cloverâ€" s â€" Trade is quiet, with nominal.» Medium, $1.50 to COUNTRY PRODUCE LII, - The market is quiet for I). track at $5.50 to $6 a. W. 3 to 440 middle 3 at 40 to 41c Strained and comb is quiet, An Ottawa despatch says :_â€"Prof. Robertson addressed the Conunons Committee on agriculture on Thurs- day on the work he has been carry- ing on to induce farmers to plant the best of seed to insure good re- sults, With the assistance of Sir William Macdonald, of Montreal, $10,000 has been distributed among boys and girls who picked out the best samples of oats and Wheat on their farms. These best heads were to be sowed the next year, and the results studied. There will be 3,000 of these seedâ€"growers in Canada next year. The amount originally set apart for the encouragement of this scheme has now been expended, but :if the Government is not ready to 'step in Sir William is prepared to [carry it on further. i Prof. Robertson Gives Inducements IMPRJVE Lambs . . . . . Calves, each do light . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feeders, light, 800 lbs and upwards... Stookcrs, 400 to 800 do 9001bs._.. Butchers’ cattle, ch'oire .. do medium do picked do bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . do loug'h Light stock bulls cwt. Milch cows . . . . . . . . . . Hogs, best . . do light Sheep, export, aft... Bucks Culls The day's run was 66 car's, with 1,297 head of cattle, 188 sheep and lambs, 671 hogs, and 60 calves. Milch cows are in fair demand at steady prices. Export cattle, heavy $4.75 $5.00 Bulls, export, heavy, There was a light run in the sheep market, and business was a. little dull. Heavy sheep are not wanted. Light sheep are steady. Yearling lambs 'dull, and only the good ones wanted. Spring lambs are steady. The hog xilarkét is firm, were steady toâ€"day, at $6 best. in this class a little firmer. Choice lots of picked cattle were selling at $4.40 to $4.50, and in some cases the quotations were a. few cents higher. There is a fair demand for feeders and light stockers. A few twoâ€"yearâ€"old stockers will he wanted for next Week. Not too many. The supply of medium stockers this week so far has been quite equal to deâ€" mand. At the cattle market “coâ€"day there was a. brisk business in tlxe local butcher trade. In the export trade there was a. good demand, but not very many cattle of this class offerâ€" ing. There seems at the present time to be no shortage of vessel Hpate for all export cattle coming forward. 'l‘ne good demand 'for butclzers‘ cattle to-day made prices in th'é direction the wind was blowâ€" ing, are the immigrant sheds, whence several hundred passengers had just started for the West. Nearly seven hundred more were lounging about getting breakfast or asleep. In half an hour after the fire broke out the sheds dud their contents were swept aWay. The C.P.R. track was under- mined and ten or a. dozen cars burned, with their contents. The elevator chutes have gone and the whole of the floor of the wharf for Behind the sheds runs the C.P.R. track, on which a line of cars stood, and beyond the track stood the grain elevators, Whose chutes, or conveyors, cross to the dock front over the top of the sheds and run along the face of the wharf from the end to the other. on Saturday. The Donaldson liner Lakonia. was at berth 4, preparing to take in a lot of cattle due this morning. Further down still lay other steamers. but as the Wind was blowing from them, they were safe. In front of No. 3 shed lay the steamer Luke Manitoba, which brought. the Barr colony and had taken on freight preparing to sail A St. John, N.B., despatcli says : -â€"On Friday morning a. fire of un- certain origin swept half the length of the Sand Point wharves, which comprise the C.P.R. terminus. It is reported that the blaze originated in a. small room Where oil and other in- flammables were stored. Others say that it began in an ash-pit Where the steamship Lake Manitoba. deposited ashes. The whole of No. 3 shed, or Warehouse, 500 feet long, Was in flames so quickly that no one knew exactly What happened! It was be- tween nine and ten in the morning, and only u little past low Water. A stiff breeze Was blowing up the Wharf, and Within five minutes after the fire was noticed in No. 3 shed it had gone the whole length of the building and caught No. 4. ‘ Immigrant Sheds at St. John Wholly Destroyed. FLAMES SWEEP WEARVES. AT THE ILEAD OF THE SLIP LIVE STOCK MARKETS HENY 0F 30.00 6.00 6.25 2.00 10.00 Details of 4.00 2.50 4.00 CROPS. and prices 20 for the 4.40 4.00 3.30 361nman was a former schodlmate of ‘25 Hussner and the latter avers that _00 the al‘tillcl‘yman attempt-ell familiar-1 ‘Oolity in trying to shake hands after he, H'ussner, had arrested Hurtmann for the informality of his salute. 50;Then, Hussncr adds, Hartmann oovstartcd to run and the Ensign 50 thrust. him through the back with 25 his sword, saying: “When I draw 00 my sword blood must flow.” Husâ€" snor has written to Hurtnmnn’s mo- ther saying it. was hard that his al le )t 1t 91 ‘3‘ )r as it as ‘l’ W5 ELSEM iilUQT‘m’U o.) h Strong Appeal to Great Britain to Look This Way. A London despatch says: W. R.‘l Wood, president of the London Corn), Trade Exchange, who recently tourâ€"3 ‘ed Canada, as the delegate 0:" the3 London Chamber of Commerce, 1 writes a. longr letter to the Times on: Wednesday in favor of preferentiali treatment of Canadian products. He says: “Canada's cry toâ€"day is, ‘What will the Mother Country do for us in return for our sacrifices? Is she prepared to maKe a, difference be- tween her fellowâ€"subjects in the Do- minion and those foreigners whose; policy is often one of suspicion if; not actual hostility?’ A generous} patriotic, national, truly Imperial polity would result in on additionalj production of millions of quarters of. wheat in the Dominion. Thereiorefl the British fleet of grainâ€"carriers: which would bringr this magnificent} contribution to our shores would not come through a. fortified gullet. like the Dartlanelles or the narrow' Danish straits, nor from the distant Argentine Republic, but by the] shortest of all ocean routes.” :MLi Wood urges Britain to have recourse! to the colonies rather than to for-‘ eign countries for the margin necesâ€"‘ sary to supplement its own produc- , tion. . .' A Cleveland despatch says: Fifty striking union firemen armed with knives and clubs boarded the steam- er Howard L. Shaw when she arriv- ed in the harbor on Wednesday from Duluth and attacked three non-union firemen. A riot, call was turned in, but when officers arrived on the docks the attacking party had 'disv parsed. The injured: Adolph Peare, Gladstone, Mich.; George '1‘. Smith, Duluth. and Walter Sigler,‘ Duluth. Smith. after being stabbed‘ and beaten, was thrown into the river. He was rescued by men from the steamer. Peare’s condition is. serious. ' A Berlin ‘des‘patch says; A court, martial has been ordered to try En- sign Hussncr, of tie Gcrmah Navy, who, on Good Friday, killed Artil- lei‘yman Hui'tmann at Essen. Hart,- Fifty Strikers Cruelly Beat Three Non-union Men. “duty as a Prussian oflice quired him to act as he did." Ideas of Honor and Duty in Ger- man Army. General Superintendent Osborne es- timates the C.P.R. loss in tracks,‘ cars, conveyors, etc., at $35,000. The freight destroyed will not exceed‘ $20,000. Traffic will be paralyzed for the rest of the season, so far as these tWo berths are concerned. ANOTHER SERIOUS FIRE. Fire broke out at ten o'clock on Friday evening in the establishment of the Canadian Drugr Company,‘ Prince William street. The buildings beside it were destroyed. The drug company was burned out, with all. its Wholesale stock, which Manag‘eri Russell says was worth $70,000., The cigarette factory of A. Isaac was also burned. lIe computes his loss at $30,000. At halfâ€"past eleven the tire was under control. The loss is as follows :â€"Burpee building, about $20,000, insured $10,000 ; Gardner building $15,000. insured $10,000; Canadian Drug Company, $85,000. insured for $60.001.‘:lmâ€" perial Cigarette Company $30,000, insured 315,500. X _-_.- ... ~~~~~ urv,’ 000 each and were insured for $3,â€" 000 each. The greatest city loss is the \vharvcs themselves, but it .Will not be known without careful ex- amination of the substructure What the damage is. Heroic en’orts saved the elevator. and immigrant sheds, the latter be- ing somewhat damaged. The imâ€" migrants wore terribly scared, and rushed out in all directions, but} they were got, together and con-‘ ducted to the City Hall, Carleton,| where they are now housed. Reportsl were circulated all the morning and afternoon that two men had been. burned to death in the second shed,‘ but it could not be verified. The warehouses and Wharf damaged were the property of the city. The sheds cost about $6.- AAA two or three hundred yards, with the bents that support it, were burned to the water's edge. The paint was burned off the sides and the Woodwork charred on the two stoamships. A COWARDLY MOB. BRUTAL MURDER. CANADIAN WHEAT. the second shed, l verified. destroyed andl