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, peror will grant " IN _.-._______â€"_aâ€"â€"- REPLY Ttl UZAR’S ABBRESS Demands Amnesty for Crimes Committed From Religious or Political Motives. A dcspatch from St. Pctersburg says: Sitting until long affsr :3 o'clock on Friday morning. the the National l’arliaiiient set its seal up- on its first great work. the adoption of the address in reply to Emperor Nicho- las‘ speech from the throne at Winter Palace and setting forth the aims and aspirations of Russia’s mil- lions. Despite attacks both from the right and left, the leaders of the Constitu- tional Democratic party held their 101- lowers together to the last, and the ad- dress was adopted substantially in the form in which if. was proposed by the commission. The amendments adopt- ed Wednesday and Thursday, affect important details but do not change the general tenor of the document, which, extreme a‘s it may be in the eyes of the aufocracy. falls far' short of the expectations of the Radicals. Time after time, during the long three days’ of debate, the extremists, with their un- dying hatred of the whole ancient or- der, launched their fiery attacks against the “mildness” of the various paragraphs only to break against the firmness of the restraint of the chiefs of the party. When the discussion had been finished. the deputies, with the exlioriations of the country, to speedy action ringing in their ears, ventured no further de- lay, and, though they had been already in session 14 hours. took a recess until 2 o‘clock on Friday morning for the reading and adoption of the final draft of the address, instead of postponing this formality until the opening of Friday’s session. DOUMA ACHIEVES AMNESTY. As it running a race to see which should be the first to p esent to Emper- or Nicholas a demand Council of the Empire also was in ses- sion well into the early morning hours, discussing its address in reply to the speech from the throne. This docu- ment, which is far simpler and more conservative than that of the Lower House, proposes an amnesty which does not include those who coupled with po- litical offences, murder or violation of property rights. In other words,, poli- tical assassins, or participants in agrar- ian excesses. ‘ The Lower House demand for am- nesty, the kernel and most pressing point in its address was altered at the" last. moment by the commission itself, which, in response to complaints as to the indefiniieness of the expression, “full political amnesty,” substituted amnesty for all crimes committed from religious or political motives, as well as agrarian offences. The commission also accepted a new clause to meet. the wishes of the discon- tented in the army and navy, asking the Emperor to revise the conditions of ser- v1oe on the basis of right and justice. Most of the amendments proposed in the closing hours of the debate of the wayside only one out of 31 proposed alterations of the agrarian paragraph, for example, being accepted. The dis- cussion of this plank lasted four hours, practically every peasant in the House taking the rostrum to voice the demands oftthcir constituents for “Land and Lib- er y.’ The paragraph with regard to the rights of the various nationalities was adopted without change, and practical- ly without discussion, though if was expected that the Poles would demand a fuller statement for autonomy. The last feature of the debate was an attempt by Prof. Kovalevskym to in- troduce a declaration in favor of peace and pan-Slavism as the guiding prin- ciple of the empire, but an amendment commending the Emperor Nicholas for his peace manifestoes, and pledging the Government to cherish the aspirations of the Slavonian peoples outside the em- pire was rejected. GIRL IS AVENGED. A dcspatch from Tamboff says: Se- lhanoff, a police oflicer who participated in the brutal maltreatment of Maria Spirinodnovo, was shot and killed on the streets here on Thursday by an un- known person. The avengers of the young revolutionist recently meted out the same fate at Borissogliebsk to Ab- ramoff. the Cossack officer who boast- ed of his cruelty to her while she was in prison. AMNESTY TO BE GRANTED. The Times' correspondent at St. Poles- burg cables on Saturday as follows: I am able to state positively that thc Ein- amncsfy, though 1 cannot say whether the Sovereign will place limits to his prerogative. The Ministry of Education has already noti- fied the academic councils will have the widest discretion in ap- plying amnesty to all students expelled for political offences. ,ALARMING REPORTS FROM ODESSA. The Reich reports from Odessa alarm- ing accounts of a projected massacre of the Jews. Arrests and olhcr repressive measures continue in full swing througlr cut the country. STRENGTHENS REACTIONISTS Count Witte has notably strengthen- co. partisans of reaction by his insidi- ous onslaught upon the Duma. There is only one opinion in St. Petersburg regarding his extraordinary pronounce- iiicnt; it is that he has at last shown himself in his il‘LE‘. COIOI‘S, and proclaim- or amnesty, the. that they - ci‘ himself a reactionary. The major- ity of the. Council of the Empire have Lower House (:11 little in common with his opinion either in St. Pctersbiirg or throughout Russia at large. and to this small group of sur- VIvals Count Witte‘s words carried the thelconviction that amnesty would lead to I hear Count \\'itfe is soon going abroad. 11 this be true it looks as though his speech were a deliberate attempt to render the hop- eii-for reconciliation between the Czar and people impossible, thus paving the way for Witte’s return to power. lanother revolution. PLOT AGAINST DOUMA. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Tribune claims to have un- questionable information of a military plot against the Douma, which was elaborated at large meetings of f.hc_cf- ficers of four regiments. The C0n$pll‘8~ tors propOSe to surround the Tauride Palace, where the Douma meets, arrest the deputies, and proclaim Gen. Tre- poff military dictator of Russia. They will then deal with the monarch, in whose name they would claim they had been acting. M#"> 1,200 TONS OF FLOWERS. Lavish Outlay for King Alfonso's Wed- ding. A Madrid dcspatch says: King Alfon- so, who was twenty years old on May 7, is engrossed with the preparations f0i his wedding. Among the lavish out- lays, that for flowers is noteworthy. Florists from Orotava, Canary Islands, have been summoned by telegraph to lay a floral carpet on the streets of capital for the wedding procession Twelve hundred tons of flowers have been ordered to decorate the Plaza de ’l‘oros alone. The floral product of So- ville, Murcia, Granada, Valencia, and Aranjuez, from May 30 to June 6, has cost has been largely subscribed by the public. - Alfonso‘s wedding gift to Princess‘Ena will consist of jewels valued at half a million dollars. They will comprise a golden crown studded with diamonds, a diadem, a diamond necklace, a pearl ,necklace, a gold bracelet studded with diamonds. brooches and earrings. The gems were taken from old pieces of jewelry in possession of the sovereign and reset in newer fashion. The crown is a magnificent piece of art work. One of the pendants is composed of enorm- ous pearls, which the King selected from hundreds submitted to him. Prin- ccss Ena will give the bridegroom a splendid sword, with a jeweled hilt. The scabbard is sumptuously decorated with allegorical devices. If is estimated that several thousand lSouth American and Cuban visitors will be in Madrid at the time of the wedding. Many are already here. â€"..J'i,__ DIED AT THE ORGAN. After The Preacher Had Told Story of the Disaster. A dcspatch from Philadelphia says: During a memorial service for the vic- tims of the San Francisco earthquake: held in the influential Fifteenth Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Miss Ber- tha Gerson, the organist, fell forward, dead, with her face resting on the organ keys. The Rev. Mr. Cross arose and beâ€" gan to describe the earthquake. and the fire. He dWelt upon the unexpectedness with which death had come in San Francisco. Thomas Alexander, the fiancee of the organist, saw the color gradually leave her cheeksas the minis- ter proceeded. When the sermon ended Miss Gerson slowly turned to the organ for a farewell hymn. Fainter and fainter grew the music from the loft, and the congregation, turning, mystified. saw Miss Gerson fall forward. Mr. Alexander rushed to her aid, crying, “Get help quick.” but when he saw that she was dead he collapsed. The Rev. Mr. Cross, his voice quivering with grief, reascended the pulpit and offered a prayer, the entire congregation kneel- ing. The girl's death was due to heart disease. ____¢..__._, TORPEDO BOAT CAPSIZES. “’35 in Tow of a Cruiser “'Iicn Acci- dent Occurred Off Port Said. A dcspatch from London says: Lloyds' agent at Port Said telegraphs ;thaf British torpedo boat No. 513 cap- ‘sizcd off Port Said during Friday night and that seven of her crew were drown- ed. The complement of a British tor- pedo boat is usually 18 men. The Admiralty has issued a statement that the boat capsized and sank while she was in tow of the cruiser Arrogant. â€".â€"â€"â€"§-â€"â€"â€".. UNIVERSAL WEDDING DAY. Many Spanish Couples to Marry the Same Day as the King. A dcspatch from Madrid says: The priests of the various parishes here will have a busy time on Affonsii’s wedding day. There is a rush of betrothed ricd on the same day as the King. In one parish alone the bonus of forty couples have been published. typical of the other parishes. been ordered to be sent to Madrid. The couples of the poorer classes to be mar-i This is l LAID OUT FOR BURIAL. A Faint Cry Warns Friends That She StiII Lives. A dcspatch from Middlebro'. Mass, says: While the body of Mrs. Bertha Haskins, wife of John A. IIaskins. who was believed to have died late on Wed- nesday afternoon, was being prepared for burial next day she suddenly re- vived and uttered a faint cry. The funeral arrangements were called off, and Mrs. llaskins may yet recover. The woman, who has pneumonia, is living with the family of William Nichols, on Oak Slrect. During her illness she was attended by Dr. '1‘. S. llodgson of Roulh Main Street. He and the nurse, Mrs. 'f‘. P. (Zliiverly, were greatly surprisrd when the woman thoughl (load was found to be alive. [for breathing had ceased. it wm said. and there was no perceptible action of the heart. “*4.â€" CRO\VDI§D “'ITII IMMIGRANTS. ._â€". Hospital Accommodation at Quebec Severely Taxcd. A Quebec dcspatch says: The tem- porary immigration hospital, located at Savard Park, on the outskirts of this city, is taxed to its utmost limit with immigrants suffering from various phy- sical ailments, including trahcoma. who have been detained by the medical ex- aminers connected with the immigra- tion department. No less than 141 for- eigners, who arrived by the steamer Montrose, were detained after inspec. tion. and now crowd the Government house of detention. In the meantime the work of construction of a new hos- pital, to replace the old one destroyed by fire last fall, has been commenced. _.___+______ ANOTHER BIG NUGGET. Was Found on Rothschild Property, South of Giroux Lake. A dcspatch from Cobalt says: A nug- get, the second largest yet found in the camp, is reported to have been discover- ed on the Rothschild properly south of Giroiix Lake. This claim adjoins the celebrated Nugget- claim, an interest in which was recently sold to American capitalists. A party of four men left on Thursday morning for Fox Rapids to search for the bodies of Bellisle and his companion, lately drowned while at- tempting to pole a canoe against the current. .____+-.._.._â€" “BURNING TO CHINA. Diplomatic Body to Oppose Change in Customs Administration. A Pekin dcspatch says: At a meet- ing of the diplomatic body held on Saturday representatives of all foreign Governments announced that they would support. Great Britain’s protest against a change in the Customs administra- tion. The British Charge d'Affaires has addressed a second note on the subject to the Chinese Government, the reply to the first note being unsatisfactory. The Chinese Government recently made some appointments of Chinese of- ficials to prominent. positions in the C111- nr-se Customs service, which for years had been under the control of Sir Bob- crf Hart. _______5 , BOY SIIOOTS A YOUNG INDIAN. Serious Affair With a Shotgun in Out- skirts of Guelph. A dcspatch from Guelph says: A shooting affair occurred about 7.30 on Saturday evening in Brooklyn, an out- side section of the city. Some lads were in an empty house and one of them, named Wakefield, picked up a shotgun, as Frank Millar, a young Indian lad, approached the door. Pointing the gun at him, Wakefield ordered him to stop or he would shoot. Whether intention- ally or by accident, the gun, which was loaded with fine shot, was discharged, and a good deal of the contents lodged in Millar‘s breast and mouth, but did not. penetrate deeply. The police au- thorities are inclined to think no malice was intended. ~’ ' ___â€"§â€"._..__ $100,000,000 T0 REBLTELD CITY. Huge Mortgage Corporation Formed in New York. A dcspatch from New York says: '11 was determined on Tuesday that $100,- 000,000 shall be the capitalization of the new mortgage loan corporation which is to be organized here to advance money for the rebuilding of San Francisco, Thepromofcrs of the enterprise at first argued .that $10,000,000 capitalization would provide an ample vehicle for handling hundreds of millions of invest- ments, but if was found that San Fran- cisco favored a much larger capitaliza- tion than the $10,000,000 at first pro- posed, tlius giving opportunity for in- vestment by the Pacific Coast interests. Plans for the perfecting of the huge cor- poration have been adopted, and it is now expected that all the preliminaries will be completed this week. and the work of advancing 8100000000 or more for the reconstruction of the destroyed city will begin within thirty days. ___+___. BARTIZNDERS‘ LICENSES. Thirteen Hundred of Them Have Been Issued So Far. A Toronto dcspatch says: Some 1.300 barfcnders' licenses have been sent out from the License Department in re- sponse to applications from the inspecâ€" tors of a number of cities and towns, bv whom they are issued. Of the numâ€" ber mentioned 3’10 have been requisi- __. fioned up to (late by Chief Inspector Purvis of this city. The licenses are in neat pocket-case form. leather bound, and the cost of thus preparing them is borne by the department. GREAT FOREST FIRE. It Is Raging Around Cities in Northern Michigan. A dcspatch from Detroit says: mcntary reports have reached Detroit from Escanaba and Gladstone, i\licli., stating that a disastrous fire is raging in the upper peninsula in the neighbor- hood of the two cities mentioned. It is reported that three towns have been de- stroyed, that thirty Square miles of fer- ritory have been devastated, and that several persons have been burned. A dcspatch from Marinette, \\'is., says : at this hour is that the forest fire \vluCh is sweeping the country north of here has reached Iron county, north of Dick- iiisi'iiis. This makes four counties which are suffering from fire. square miles. The country swept by the flaiuus varies from pine timber land to harrcns. Part is iron mining (‘mm‘ try. and the district includes immense tracts of hardwood. Fro g- it is for these that the greatest anxiety The best information olili‘tlllfli'ic,jll buyer sarlis outside. for cXDm'L Manitoba“ patents The area is ‘200 In the barrens set- tlers have taken up their residence, and fun: WORLD’S MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING THAI I-l' CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, May ‘22. â€" Flour â€"â€"On1ario~ wheat palrnts are quoted at $3.10 bid are quoted at $1.11) to Slim. 'l‘oronto, and Stil‘ORg bakers‘ at Sat 1o $2.10, ’l‘m'onfo. Bran is firm. being (liliiiWI at $1050 to $17 OUL' side in bulk; shorts, $10 outside. \Vhentâ€"No. 2 Ontario white, No. 2 red Winter. and No. 2 mixed were each 81c bid at outside points. but none offered. No. 1 Northern, Manitoba, offered at 551; Point Edward. and No. 2 Northern at 82,150 Point Edward, with 820 bid. is felt. Information received at Marin- ettc. is that the village of Shaffer on the Metropolitan branch of the Northwestern Railroad in Dickinson county Was W11)Cd out. No word could be received as to loss of life there. The village of Saun- ders in Iron county, a lumber town, directly north of Florence, Wis, also has been swept by the flames. Ilere. as at Shaffer, many may have met death. The town consists of a few residences, four saloons, a couple of hotels and a big sawmill. LATER. Four known dead, a score or more persons missing, hundreds of families homeless, several millions of dollars of pi‘Operty burned, four towns Wiped out entirely and a dozen more partially, five counties devastated, and 100 square miles of tcrrritory laid waste is the re- cord of the forest fire that has swept the northern Michigan Peninsula. The flames have gone down and for the time being the danger is over, unless a new gale arises. Scores of homeâ€" steaders and woodsmen are missmg. Many have probably perished in the flames. Following is the summary of the pro- perty dainagei~ Territory devastated is Marquette, Menominee. Delta. Alger, and Dickin-I son Counties. Towns totally burned:â€" Talbot, Mich, 200 population, only few houses left standing; Quihnesec, Mich., 400; only one liotise remains; Saun- ocrs, I\1ich., 150, all wiped out; Nia- gara, Wis., 300, all wiped out. Towns partially destroyedzâ€" North- land, Cornell, Antoine, Spring Valley, Kingsley, Woodlawn, Foster City, Sal- \a and Metropolitan. .__â€"‘â€"+_vâ€"â€"¢â€" EXPLOSION, OF DYNAMITE. Twenty-I’ve Houses “'ere Wrecked at Cobalt. A Cobalt, Ont., dcspatch says: Co- \alt, the silver city of Ontario, experi- enced its first disaster on Friday, when several tons of dynamite in the north- western section of the town exploded, wrecking 25 houses and throwing the cilizens into a panic. A number were more or less injured by flying debris, but in no case was the injury of a very serious nature. The explosion was caused by a forest fire igniting the build- ing in which the explosive was stored. The shock was terrific, and a number of houses in addition to those destroyed suffered more or less, the glass in the windows being shattered. Tfie wildest excitement prevailed for some time, but as soon as the people realized the limited extent of the disaster quiet was restored. LATER. All danger of further inroads of fire upon Cobalt is over, but the people have not yet entirely recovered from the panic into which they were thrown by the disastrous explosion of dynamite. The scenes which follewed the explos- ion were remarkable, hundreds cf frightened refugees gathered along the hacks, men, women and children, who had precipitately fled from the doomed portion of the town, fearing further ex- plosions. No one would have thought there were so many women and chil- dren in the place, until they were seen herded together; the whole town was in a state of intense excitement, bord- ering on frenzy: the north end of the town was wrecked, over a hundred to lilo; large rolls, 15 1o 17c: ' _ choice dairy tubs, 15 to 170, and interior at 1.1 to 15c. 10% to 210, and solids at 18% to 100. buildings were destroyed, and scarcely any escaped injury. _.â€"__+_.__. PRINCE ARTHUR HOME. He Arrived Safely in London on Fri- day Night. A London dcspatch says: Prince Ar- thur arrived in London on Friday even- ing. At. the station he was received by (701. Sir Alfred Egerton, Comptroller of the Duke of Comiaught's household; Sir Edward Seymour, General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, the .Iapanesei Charge (IAffaires and Major Green Wilkinson, private secretary to the Duke of Coiniaiight. The party drove away in carriages sent by flie- I\‘giig to Buckingham Palace. On landing from the Virginia he was welcomed by the Lord Mayor of Liver- pool. Referring to his extended trip, in! Prince said it had been most (le- lighffiil in every way. The run across the Atlantic had been pleasant throughâ€" out. except for the wait, necessitaiei'l‘ outside of Liverpool by the prevalence of a heavy fog for several hours. __. .___.¢. VACANT IIOI'SES IN IZDINRI'RGH. Last Year Because of the .Eiiiigrafion. More Than A dcspatch from London says: tin- rented property is said to be grower in Edinburgh than last year liccziiim of the large numbers ciiiigraliiig to Canada. ‘73:; to 700: Peasâ€"No. it offered at 83c outside, with 82c liid. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white oifered at 38c out side, without bids. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applessâ€"Choicc stock, $11 to $1.25 per barrel, and inferior qualities, $3 to $3.25. - Beans’Hand-picked selling at $1.80 to $1.85, and primes at $1.70 to $1.75. Honeyâ€"Strained honey quoted at 8% to 90 per 1b, and combs, $1.75 to $2 per dozen Hops~ll to 17c per ib. . Hayâ€"Car lots of No. 1 timothy are quoted at. $0.50 to $10 on track Toronto, and No. 2 at. $7 to $7.50. Strawâ€"$5.50 to $6 per ton. V Potaloesâ€"Oniario stock, '75 to Soc per bag, and Eastern, 85 to 00c per bag on track. Poultryâ€"Turkeys, fresh killed, 14 to 160: chickens. last years, 1-1 to 16c; live chickens, 9 to 1th per lb. TH E DAIRY MARKETS. Bufferâ€"Pound rolls are quoted at 18 good to Creamery prints sell at. Eggsâ€"The market is III'ITI, wilh offer- ings only moderate. Sales at 10% to 176 per dozen in case lots. Splits, '13 to 13%0. Cheeseâ€"The prices unchanged. 111. to 12C or lb. A $06 PRODUCTS. I Dressed hogs in car lots are nominal. market is quiet, with New are quoted at Bacon. long clear. 12 to 12%c per lb in. case lots: mess pork, $21 to $21.50; short cut. $23. . _ Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 13% to 156, do, heavy. 11c: rolls, 12 to 12%c; shoul- ders. 11%c; backs, 15% to 10c; breakfast. bacon. 15c. ‘ . Lardâ€"Tierces, 11%c; tubs, 11%c; pailsl 12c. BUSINESS AT I\‘IONTREAL. Montreal, May “lieThere was a fairly active demand for Manitoba wheat from over the cable this morning, and otters jshowcd some improvement. but business iis still about a cent a bushel out of line. The market for oats was fairly active, and prices ranged from 393:; to 40c in store for No. ft. 409/, to life for No. 3, and 41% to lie for No. ‘2. Flourâ€"Mani- toba Sprinrr patents, $15010 $1.00; strong ‘bakEi-s', $4 to Ell-.10; \Vinter, wheat patents. $1.20 to $4.10; straight; rollers, to $4.10; do, in bags. $1.85. to $1.95; extras, $1.10 'to $1.50. Feed-â€" Manitoba bran in bags, $18 to $19; shorts, $20 to $21 per ton; Ontario bran in bags, $10.50 to $20; shorts, $20.50 to $21; milled mouillie, $21 to $25 per ton, and straight grain, $20 to $29. Prow- sionsâ€"Barrels heavy Canadian short cut pork, $23; light short cut, $21.50; barrels clear fat backs. .2250; com- pound lard, 7% to Sc; Canadian pure lard. 11% to 120; kettle rendered, 12% 10 13c; hams, 13% to 15c; breakfast ba- con, 17 to 180; Windsor bacon,, 15% to 160: fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $10.25; alive, $7.50 to $7.75 per 100 lbs, Eggsâ€"New laid, 15% to 16%c per dozen. Butterâ€"Choiccst creaincry, 20 to 20%0. Cheeseâ€"Colored, 10% to 11%0; white, 11% to 11%0. UNITED STATES MARKETS. St. Louis, May 22,â€"Wheatâ€"Cash. 94c; May. 82c; .luly, 80%c; September, 78%c. Minneapolis, May 22.â€"Wheatâ€"May, 8134c: July, 81% to 81%0; September, No. 1 hard. 81%0; No. 1 Nn‘fhcrn. 8ch; No. 2 do., 81%c. ‘kfilwaiikecflklay 22.â€"-thaiâ€"â€"No. 1 Northern, 85 to 80c; N0. 2 do., 81% to 8-1-34c; July, 8131c asked. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 01% to 020. Barleyâ€"No. ‘2, 55c; sample, 40 to 51%0. Cornâ€"N0. 3, cash, 40 to 506; July, ‘17 '10 47%0. LIVE STOCK MARKET. ‘22.â€"There Toronto. May was I\larkcf this morning. Export Cattleâ€"Choice. $11.00 10 85.10;. 7 uâ€" nicdiuin to good $1.50 to Sun; 53,50 to 81; cows, 82.75 to $1.25. Butcher _ _ I s3,so; good to elicice, 51.40 to $1.00; fair 1) good. 321; cows. 5 cainicrs. $1.50 to Stockers and Feedersâ€"Shorfâ€"kcep fee.)- [‘15. $1.75 10 SLXOZ to $1.90: medium. bulls,‘ . ...‘t '~> to Q3 '75- mod slorkcrs run at 33.0. '3. am v iâ€" ’ m _ O W ‘ in IIL'III at m.) 10 ~.-:.10, laugh common. to to $3.50. I\Ilil"]l CliwerBO to $60 each. Calves-73,14: to Be per pound. Sheep and Lambsâ€"Export ewes 0110101 111 10 $5.25; bucks. $3.50 in $1: culls. $3.50 to $1., 50. and barnyards at A gin-mg lambs. $11 to 86..)0 each. [Iz'iggwâ€"TIIP market is quoted un- (jmquq at $7 In?!‘ cwt. for select and, 80.75 for lights and fats. little‘: improvement in trade at the City Cattle, Cattleâ€"Picked lots, $1.00 to: $3.75 to $11: common, $2.50 to! to st; hulls/$3.25 to $4; heavy feeders, $1.10 3.51) to $3.50; bulls1 L75 and bulls at $1.751 ' [‘8' Grain-fed year-. bin.r lambs are quoted here at $7 to #37:. $1.50 to 85.50: i _i I r)