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l ‘ihat prisoners had been tortured in or- . "-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€":‘ liltil 1 Amounts to 3555,01 Months A despatch from Ottawa says: Trade returns for the nine months ending with March show some interesting in- creases. For the nine months closing the fiscal year the total increase in trade was $55,018,726, or nearly 15 per cent. over the corresponding per cent.of 1905-06. Imports increased $47,506,476, and ex- ports increased $7,502,250. The aggregate trade months was $441,815,646. For the month of March alone there was a record increase of no less than for the nine 8,726 During Nine pared with March of the last year. This increase was made up of 810,978.787 in imports, and $l,$:)\‘.871 in exports. The aggregate of imports for the nine months was $249,717,413, and of exports $102,- 087,233. For March the imports totalled $36,- 543,074, and the exports $15,304,236. The total trade of last. moan was over one-third greater than the total trade of March, 1006. For the nine months the duly collected was 5540.106,- 085, an increase over the corresponding $12,817.658 in the total trade, as com-'pcriod of last year of $6,338,287. ONE-SIDED BATTLE. Lone Brigand “’ilh Revolver Against Russian Field Gun Detachment. A despatch from Warsaw says: A no- torious brigand, Stanilaus Lis, the au- thor of many crimes, has been captured of Lublin, 95 miles from here, mortally wounded, after the house in which he had sought refuge had been blown to pieces by artillery fire. Lis, when he saw that a detachment of police was ad- vancing on the house. barricaded him- self within and opened flre'on the po- lice, killing several of them. Troops were summoned to the assistance of the police, but they were unable to dislodge the bandit. Finally several quick-firing RUFFIAN SENTENCED. \Vas Given Six Years in Kingston for \Vounding. A despatch from Peterboro’ says: Fred Chambers, alias Frank Cameron, of To- ronto. who pleaded guilty to three charges of wounding Levi Thorndyke. Pat King, and Gilbert Blezard at the Royal Hotel, in this city, on April 17th, and of assaulting Constable Meharry, was on Thursday sentenced in the Police Court by Magistrate Dumble to six years in the Kingston Penilentary. The pris- oner got three years on each of three charges of stabbing, two of the terms to run concurrently. Chambers has a bad record. A letter received from Chief field pieces were brought up and trained on the house. Eight shells hit the build- ing, which was demolished, after which the infantry stormed the ruins and found .‘s desperately wounded. trying to re- load his revolver, which he had emp- tied at the attacking/party. ____,X,_,___ RUSSIAN BARBARITY. Prisoners Tortured in Horrible Manner by Soldiers to Secure Confessions. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: In the Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday M. Pergamont, Constitutional Democrat, read the reports of the Inter- ~-pellation Committee regarding charges der to obtain confessions. Details of some seventy cases were given. They ,were beat-en on sensitive parts of their ‘bodies with Cossacks' whips and rub- ber' rods, and their finger nails and their were pulled.out. The tortures in many cases were prolonged for eight to ten-days. One man, who was oniy twenty-two years old, looked like an old pman after having been tortured. M. iitiakanoff, Vice-Minister of the Interior, admitted the cruelty practised by the Government officials on April 13th, and announced that prosecution of the guilty ones had already been begun. ..___.x.._, INSANE ; USED REVOLVER. St. 'Catharines Man Arrested â€" Fired Shots at Constable. A despatch from St. Catharines says: Roland ,McGuire, about 30 years of age, was arrested here on Thursday, charged with being insane. Neighbors reported to the police on \X'ednesday that he was walking up and.,<iown the street with a loaded revolver in his hand, and when Sergt. McCarthy was sent to take him in charge McGuire barricaded himself in a room and fired several shots from this revolver. He escaped from the house and reached Niagara Falls, but return- ed here on Thursday morning, and \vasl arrested on his arrival. McGuire has1 spent some time in the Hamilton Asy- lum and will probably be returned to that institution. I Grasetl, of Toronto, by the local police. states that since he was released from the Kingston Penitentiary in December last he has been associating with pro- fessional thieves, and it is believed has taken part in a number of recent rob- beries. In 1889 the prisoner was sen- tenced in Toronto to four years for theft. And in 1899 he was given 10 years in the» penitentiary for attempted robbery, with violence, of Henry Aspdon‘s gro- cery. 216 Victoria Street, Toronto. Chambers struck down Aspdon, and felled his daughter with an axe, George Slack was his accomplice, and got 12 years. â€"â€"â€"â€"->P SMALLPOX AT INGERSOLL. Eighteen Patients in Hospitalâ€"Celebra- tions Are Called Off. A despafch from Ingersoll says: The smallpox situation is causing consider- able uneasiness. There are now eigh- teen patients in the isolation Hospital, a new case having been discovered on Sunday. The greater number of the cases were brought to light during the past few days, and only one of them is regarded as being severe. The town already feels the effects of the outbreak. There will be no Victoria Day celebra- tion or Old Boys' Reunion. which was to have been a three-day affair. The Caledonia Society, under whose au- spices it was to have been held, decided it would be in the interests of the public to call it off. Nearly everyone is being vaccinated. The Central School has been closed and the free library and reading-room will be closed after Wed- nesday. The mail is being thoroughly disinfected to prevent the disease from being spread in this way. -â€"â€"-+ TREASURE CAVE REVEALED. Earthquakes Near Lisbon Disclose Buc- caneer's Hoard. A despateh from Lisbon says: Recent earthquakes in Northern Portugal have revealed a cave on the coast containing valuable treasures. they include 0 2d coins of many nationalities, especially Spanish gold doubloons, jewelry, and antique arms. They are supposed to have been a buccaneer’s hoard. SHtlT SWEETHEABT 1N BUSH Awful Tragedy of Sister 'A dcspalch from Parry Sound says: A story of murder and suicide. caused by jealousy. comes from the little village District. A shocking feature of the case} is that the murderer and his victim were step-brother and sister. The two lived with an Itance from the house, of Arnslein in the Northern Parry Sound elderly German couple] Stepbrother and On Monday morning Rennie and John went. out to the sugar bush, some dis- . I to collect sap for boiling. and while thus engaged Frank was espied coming towards them car- rying a rifle. llis appearance was so threatening that John ran awav and hid himself in the bush, but Rennie stood named Supplcsea. in a farmhouse nearlhep ground, the village. Frank! \‘arasco was the son of the wife by a former husband, and Rennie Supplesea. who was only 15 years old, was the daughter of the hus- band. For some time Yarasco had been pay- ing court to the girl, and was insanely jealous of any favors which she showed to other young men of the neighborâ€" hood. On Saturday evening he was over- heard by some of the neighbors utter- ing threats against his brother John, 18 years old, if he did not cease his at- tentions to Rennie, but no particular weight was attached to them. The Sun- day passed quietly with no further out- break on his part. What conversation passed between them will never be known, but .lohn from his place of hiding saw Frank sud- denly raise his deer rifle, point it at h's victim, only a few feet distant. and fire. Rennie fell at once, the bullet enterin" just beneath her left shoulder, going ene- tirer through her body and coming out , beneath her right shoulder. The wound proved Iatal within a few minutes. Then Varasco placed the muzzle of the rifle under his chin, and pulled the trigger, practically blowing the top of his head off and died instantly. An inquest was not considered nec- essary. so it was decided to bury the two victims without holding one. LEADING MARK BREADSTLTFFS. Toronto, April (illâ€"Call board quota- tions are:â€" \\'heatâ€"Maniloba â€"â€" No. 1 northern. 03c asked, Montreal; 930 bid, North Bay; spot Gil/2c asked, to arrive; No. " northern, 01c asked, en route to North Bay. Barleyâ€"No. 54c bid on a fivc~cent rate to ' ‘ll‘xllliOZ No. 3 extra, 52c bid on same basis, 54c asked 78 per cent. points; No. 3, 51c bid, 530 asked 78 per :3 teem. points. I‘eas~--.\to. 2, 700 asked outside. Oats-No. 2 white. 3034c bid on a five- cent rate to Toronto. Other prices are:â€"- \VheaIAManltoburâ€"Ntirth Bay â€" NO. 1 hard, 04c; No. 1 northern, 02c; No. 2 northern, 90c. Lake ports~May deliv- ery-.\'o. 1 hard, 8534c; No. 1 northern, 83%(3; No. 2 northern. 81%c. \Vlieatw0ntario, No. 2 white winter, 72Vc to 730; No. 2 red, 72c to 72‘4c: No. 2 mixed, 72c. Oalswxo. 3 white. 300 to 39,140 out- side; No. 2 mixed,’ 38c to 38%0. Peasâ€"78c to 78%0. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow American. 55%efo 56c. lake and rail; Ontario, 460 to 47c, Chalham freights. Ryeâ€"62c. to 63c. Barleyâ€"No. 2, nominal at 530 to 531/,c: outside. No. 3 extra, 52c to 52%c: No. It. 51c to 5154c. Flourâ€"Ontarioâ€"QO per cent. patents, $7.70 asked. $2.67 bid; Manitoba, first patents. $4.50; seconds, $3.75; bakers', $3.90. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Receipts are improving, and the market will gradually weaken. Creamery. prints . . . . . . 28c 1020c do solids 26c to 27c Dairy, prints . 25cto 26c do tubs . . . . . 21cto23c Cheeseâ€"Steady at 140 for large and 14%c for twins in job lots here. Honeyâ€"Pails, lie to 12c 1b.; combs, $2.50 to $2.75 per dozen. Beansâ€"$1.50 to $1.55 [or handâ€"picked, and $1.35 to $1.40 for primes. Potatoesâ€"Ontario, 850 to 90c; eastern, 95c, in car lots here Ontario nominal. Rated Hayâ€"$13.50 for No. 1 timothy, and $11 to $12.50 for secondary grades. in car lots here. Receipts are light, and prices firmer. Baled Strawâ€"$7 per ton here. u... in car lots PROVISIONS. Dressed Hogsâ€"Steady at $9.40; heavi- es. $0; farmers' lots, $8.25 to $8.50 for car tots. Porkâ€"Short cut, $23.50 to $24 per bar- rel; mess, $21 to $21.50. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 110 to 11%0 for tons and cases; hams. medium and light, 15%0 to 16c; heavy, 14%c to 15c; backs, 16%6 to 17c; shoulders, lie to 11%0; rolls. 111:4c;doult‘ of pickle, 1c less than smoked. ar â€" irm, fi-erces, 12 c; tubs 121. ' pails, 12%0. % ’ Ac' MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, April 30.â€"The local grain market is still very dull and no export business to speak of. gclnvl‘zeatâ€"SSC to 56%c per bushel. rn~ merican No. 2 re ' No. 3 mixed, 65c. 3 “OWI SSC‘ Peasâ€"Boiling peas, $1 in carload lots $1.10 in jobbing lots. ' Flourâ€"Manitoba spring wheat, $4.25 to $4.60; strong bakers‘, $4 to $4.10; winter wheat patents, $4.10 to $4.25; straight rollers. $3.60 to $3.70; do in bags, $1.65 to $1.75; extras, $1.50 to $1.55. Miltfeedâ€"Manitoba bran in bags, $20 to $22; shorts, $22 to $22.50; Ontario bran in bags. $20 to $21; shorts, $22 to 239.50; straight. grain, $28 to $29 per h. Rolled Oats~â€"Per bag; $1.00 to $2. Hayâ€"No. 1. $12.50 to $13.50; No. 2, $12.50; No. 3, $11.50; clover mixed, $11; pure clover, $10.50 to $11 per ton in car lots. Rutterâ€"The demand is steady and quotations 24c to 24%c. ' Cheeseâ€"The quotation is still 1134c. Eggsâ€"Prices are steady at 17c. ' Provisionsfit‘ompound lard. 9/146 to 10%0; kettle rendered, 130 to 13V2c; pure lard. 12%e to 13%0; barrels heavy Can- ada short cut mess pork. $22,505 tierc- es heavy Canada short. cut mess pork. $33: half barrels Canada short cut mess pork. $11.50; barrels selected heavy Cans ada short cut mess pork, $23.50: bar- rels Canada short hack pork, family pork, $22.50: half barrels short cut back pork. $11.50; barrels light Canada short cut clear pork, 821: barrels heavy flank pork, 821; barrels clear fat backs. $24.50. BUFFALO MARKET. Buffalo, April 30. -â€" Flour â€" Steady. \\'heatâ€"Unscttied; No. 1 Northern, {lie asked; \Vinlcr, nominal. Cornâ€"Strong; Ni). 2 yellow. 54c: No. 3 white, 5334c. Oatsâ€"Dull; No. 2 white. 710: N0. ‘2 mix- ed. 4434c. Barley â€" Strong: Western quoted 68 to 75c. in store, 71c. tyeâ€"Strong; No. 1 NE\\' YORK \\’IIE.\T MARKET, New York. April 30.â€"\\'heatâ€"Spot market. firm; No. 2 red 8i7Igc elevator; No. 2 red. 8573’c f.o.b. afloat: No. 1 nor- ltuern Duluth. 05%«‘. opening navigation f.o.b. afloat; N0. ‘2 hard winter, 595/“! opening navigation, f.o.b. afloat. CATTLE MARKET. us“ Conditions More PrOSperous Than in Any Other Country. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Commons thanmitlee on Agriculture and Colonization submitted its final report to Parliament on 'l‘hursday. It mentioned that in Great. Britain the average wheat. crop is 30.05 bushels per acre. In On- tario the average of winter wheat. is 2.2.50, and of spring wheat 18.02. show- ing that we are not. in this respect a great way behind the Mother Country; France averages 10.57 bushels, which is under the average yield for Ontario. Manitoba gives about. 18.45. The North- west of Canada 10.13, while Russia in Europe gives an average of 0.05 bushels per acre, and the United States 13.43. The. Argentine Republic gives an average of 11.76 bushels per acre. Aus- tralasia as follows: New South Wales, 9.0 bushels per acre; Victoria, 7.18 bushels; South Australia, 6.62 bushels; lwaist. Australia, 11.51, and Queensland, 5. 7. Referring to the dairy industry in Canada. it. says it is in a very prosper- ous condition. Canadian cheese is now regarded in the British market as second to that of no other country. This is largely duo to the. introduction of cool curing rooms. as an adjunct. of cheese factories. and the ample provi- sion for export in cold and cool storage. Large quantities of small fruits of the apple orchards are. left over annually. These are not marketable, owing to size, but it. might be profitably manufactured into excellent jam, jellies, etc. It is suggested that co-operalion would probably convert what is now a loss into a profitable industry. The report concludes : “A' careful sur- ,vey of the entire field demonstrates that ‘agriculture, the correr-stone of national wealth and power is in a more prosper- ous condition at present in Canada than in any other -counl.ry of the world. while the yet unmeasured territory of rich virgfnal lands awaits settlement, ready to respond bounteously to the in- dustry and intelligence of many millions of willing hands. in a word, Canada is the world‘s greatest bread field of the day." __â€"__â€"__â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_ what draggy at. the Western Market to- day on largo receipts. Owing to delays in the sailings of the ocean vessels the export trade was dull. It is also stated that the English mar- kets were easier. Export cattle sold at $1.85 to $5.25 per cwt. Light. welHlnished butchers' heifers were wanted, and not too plentiful. For animals of this class around 1,000 lbs $5 was paid. Best butchers'. $4.65 to $5; fan to good butchers‘. $4 to $4.50; cows, $3.25 to $4.25; mixed lots, $2 to $3.90 per cwt. " A steady demand was passing for good feeders, 1,060 to 1,100 tbs, at $4.50 to $4.75 per cwt. Hogs sold at $6.40 for selects, and $6.15 for lights and fats. The market for sheep and lambs was steady to firm at the following quota- tions : -â€" .ood grain-fed lambs were quoted at $7.50 to $8 per cwt; spring lambs, $3 to $8 each; export ewes, $5.25 to $5.50; bucks, $4.50 to $5.50. __â€"â€"»Xâ€"â€"â€"â€"-- N0 ALMS FOR KING AND QUEEN. .â€"â€"- Adventure of Edward and Alexandra With Neapolitan Monks. t A despatch from Naples says: King Edward and Queen Alexandra went sightseeing here on Wednesday. They visited the ancient Church of Santa Chiara, where it happened the monks, who care for the edifice, were eating their lunch. The visitors knocked at the door, but as there was no reply they knocked The sacristan inside. supposing again. it was a beggar who had knocked. shouted: “Go in peace, there is nothing for you." The Royal party were greatly amused. One of the members knocked again, saying they wanted to see the church. “Don't bother us," the sacrislan re- sponded, “this isn‘t sightseeing time." The visitors would have had to accede to the rebuff, but Gen. Salsa, of the italian army, happened to pass, recogâ€" nized them, and prevailed upon the sacristan to open the door. When the sacristan realized the situa- tion he was profoundly apologetic. lie called the other monks, who hastened to act as showmen. The church's funds benefitted from the visit. MONTHS IN TRANSIT. Goods Shipped From Toronto Before Christmas Still on the Road. A despalch from Toronto says: The \\'I10IL‘>HIC dry goods houses are receiw mg intimation that the block on the Canadian Northern and the western roads being relieved. Gordon MacKay & Company, on Wednesday morning, rc- CLIYCd a telegram from a merchant in Saskatoon. advising the arrival of goods on April 23rd, shipped from Toronto on January 3Ist. Other houses shipped goods before Christmas. and these have not yet reached their destination. A LATE OPENING. Montreal Shipping Men Concerned Over Navigation Prospects. A despalch from Montreal says: Mont- ri'al shipping companies are somewhat disappointed at. the late opening of navi- gation this year. it i.» not expected that flu first vessel of the season will come into this port until about the 2nd of May, or probably as late as the 5th of May. Grain men in the city are anxi- ously waiting the breakingâ€"up of ice .1: Fort William and i’ort Arthur. .__.;.__ -â€" STANDS FOR TIIE BEST. Sir Frederick Borden's View Word “Englishman.” .\ «'lespatx-h IIOill London says; gjr Frederick Harden. speaking at the 5‘]. “Wig-Vs; Day banquet. said the word of the PRUNING TREES. The Forester Leaves it to Natureâ€"His Object to Lessen Expenses. In the orchard or park trees are pruned by the hand of man; in a forest trees do their own pruning. This is one of the striking differences between the treatment of trees by the fruit far- mer and the arboriculturist and the forester's treatment of them. In a forest not many years pass (es pecially if the trees are nearly all about the same age; or, to use the forester's terms, if the stand is an even-aged one) before the light begins to be cutoff from the lower branches of the trees. Now, as light is essential for the formation of the food of trees and other plants and so for their proper nourishment and growth. so the lower branches of the trees, from which the light has been cut off, gradually die, leaving the upper branches to manufacture the trw‘s food and so maintain its life. Gradually the dead branches become weaker and eventually are broken off by the wind or some other agency. This process goes on all through the tree's growth, branches growing out and in the course of years being discarded as the need for them disappears. . Finally, as growth in diameter pro- coeds, the stub, if any has been left, is surrounded by the new wood and forms a knot in the tree. And so, often there is found the long stem of the tree, fifty, seventy, a hundred or more feet in length, with no such stubs to be seen, the dead stubs having been grown over. The essential point to be noted is that, in growing trees under forestry methods, artificial pruning is not done, but the natural pruning is relied on. In the vast majority of cases, artificial pruning would not. pay, for the original cost. of pruning. together with twenty or thirty interest on it. would take up a large proportion of the money received from the trees. And the financial as< 'pect of the question is always before the forester‘s mind. ____.x._..__ years‘ SNO\\' IN S.\SKATCIIE\\’AN.- Thermometer at Lumsden Registered Eight Above Zero. A despatch from Lumsden, Sask., says : Severely cold weather prevails here. The flood in the Qu'Appelle Valley is passed. All the streams emptying into the Qu'Appelle have fallen. It was eight above zero at nine on Saturday night. The sloughs west of town are filled, and the river is ten feet below the high mark of 1004. There was a big snowstorm on Sunday morning. ahaâ€"â€" â€"‘ a FELL DEAD AFTER GOLF GAME. Sudden End of Mr. .\1. V. Bethune, i Prominent Montreal Lawyer. .\ despalch from Montreal says. Meredith \'. Bethune, a prominent Mont real lawyer. dropped dead at Dixie on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Bethune had been out playing golf on the Dixie liIlkl most of the afternoon, and had just entered the club house when he cut. lapsed and died almost instantly. . fit was 60 years old and a son of Strachan Bethune, l{.C. v ‘1‘ COL'RSE IN AGRICULTURE. High Schools Ready to Adopt Educatiol Department‘s Suggestion. .\ despateh from Toronto Says: Thu Ontario Education Department is or ranging for a course in agriculture in the High schools, and Dr. Seath sfatei that already some half dozen school: are ready to fall in with the proposaL The idea is to have teachers who art giaduates of the Ontario Agriculturat College in addition to their other qualfv fications. The salary of each would to about $1.00). and the province would tear half of the expense. The coursq Would extend over two years and would , . , “"31131>""f"n" °t00d 10" everything best include physics. horticulture and othm Toronto, April 3U.â€"â€"Tl‘ade was some. in humanity. Isnli’ieels appropriate to modern farming