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l \k T y___.. I’ABLIAIIIENT tll‘ CANADA LEADIN‘LMABKETS THREE CHILDREN PERISH Speech '01 His Excellency the Governor ' General at the Opening. A despatch from Ottawa says: Old timers cannot 1'. call a more brilliant scene than that. which the Senate Chamtbers presented on Thursday at- tcrnoon on the occasion of the opening of the fourth session of the tenth I‘m“ liament of Canada. Outside the Parlia- ment BUiIdings the crowd was not as large as usual, this being due to the fact that fimn early morning snow had steadily fulhn. So large was the at- tendance of ladies, in the Senate Chamber, especially fr an outside points. that seats usually .~.~I apart for the Senators wrre this year gallantly sur- rendered to the fair. l-iven in the cen- li‘c of the liuor. the plan s reserved for the (Iiph'nnutie representatives. clergy. Deputy Minister: and other important. personages. were Occupied by the ladies. Over thirty Senators had to stand below the bar in the reservation 'set apart for this day for Commoner-s. The booming of the guns on Nepcan Point was the signal for the arrival of his Excellency. who entered the. chamber preceded by a brilliant. staff. After his Excellency had taken his seat on the wool sack, Black Red was dcspatched to summon the meniâ€" beis of the Commons. SPEECH FI‘tOM TIIE TIIRONE. The speech from the throne was as tfollows: ~ ' Hon. Gentlemen of the Senate: Gentlemen of‘the House of Commons: In again meeting you at a period of the year most convenient for the de- spatch of business. it gives me great pleasure to be able to congratulate vou on the remarkable expansion of he trade of Canada with other coun- tries, the total trade of the past. year tar exceeding that of any of its pre- decessors. A gratifying result of this expansion was that the revenue of the test fiscal period of nine months was rare than sufficient to meet expenses It consolidated fund. National Trans- continental Railway, capital and special outlays. all expenses of the Dominion 01 every kind, and leave a balance of over three million dollars to be applied in reduction of the public debt. The stream of immigrants coming to Canada continues to increase in volume. the year drawing to a close showing a larger number than any preceding year, and it. is gratifying to dbserve the many coming from the British Isles. The Dominion has been blessed by a large series of prosperous years, and though at the present moment its busi~ ness is being restricted by the financial stringency which prevails throughout the world, I feel assured that this run favorable condition will be temporarv. and that the inimitable resources of Canada and the world-wide recognition of them give us ample guarantee of continued material pnogress. THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE. \ he conference hgd in London in the months of April and May last be- tween the Government of the United Kingdom and the Governments of the British Dominions beyond the seas satisfactorily dealt with many sub- jects. in which the Empire at large is interested. A copy of the minutw of the proceedings will be laid before you. Two of my Ministers, duly authoriz- ed by his Majesty for the purpose. and acting in conjunction with his Ma- jesty‘s Ambassadors at Paris. have re- cently negotiated a convention with the Government of the French Repub- lic respecting the commercial relations between France and Canada. snibject however. to the approval oi the French Chambers and the Canadian Parlia- ment. A copy of this convention will be submitted to you immediately, and you will be asked to give it your ‘sanc- tion. I THE FISHERIES QI'I-iS’l‘ION. r The Government of Newfoundland having become involved in a contro- versy with the Government of the l'nit- ed States as to the true meaning of Article 1 of the convention respecting fisheries. concluded in the year 1813 .betwcen the United Kingdom and the United States, and Canada being also .intercsted in the question at issue, my Government has joined with the. Gov- ernment of Newfoundland in an agree- ment to refer all matters of difference arising under said Article 1 to The Hague tribunal. ° The difficulty of obtaining labor and materials at a time, of great business laclivity has somewhat retarded the construction of the National Transcon- tinental Railway. Nevertheless, great progress has been made. bullion the eastern division and on the prairie scC~ lion oi the western division. :\ sec- tion of the latter of about 2.30 miles has teen available for handlingr the traffic '(' the present season. Contracts for the. portion of the prairie section west of Edmonton are about to be let. and immediate steps will be taken for the commencement of work at both the eastern and western ends oi the moun- tain division. Thus. in a very short time, the whole work from Moncton to the Pacific Ocean will be under vigor- ous construction. ORIENTAL IMMIGRATION. The unexpected influx of immigra- tion of Oriental countries into Britt-sh Columbia arousal a strong feeling of opposition. A member of my Govern- ment has been deputed to proceed to Japan to center with the. Japanese Gov- ernment on this subject. The sudden and unexpected collapse of the great cantilever bridge in course of construction across the St. Law- rence, in the vicinity of Quebec, may be regarded as a national calamity, .and the event has evoked much sorrow 'for the lives which were lost on that l A commission has been appointed to enquire into the causes which led to the disaster. When received. the report of the commission will be laid before you. It will be necessary to devise means for the completion of the bridge within a reasonable time. It is most gratifying to find that. notwithstanding the large reductions of postal rates which have been made, the revenue of the Post-office Depart- ment. has continued to increase rapidly. The large receipts of this. branch of the Government business will enable the department to make still more lib- eral provision for the extension of postal facilities throughout the Domin- ion. \VIDE GOVERNMENT CONTROL. The time has arrived when the pub- lic interest requires that telegraph and telephone companies holding Federal charters should be placed under Gov- ernment control. A bill will be intro- duced for that purpose. Gentlemen of the House of Commons: The public accounts for the nine months ending 315i March last will be laid before you without delay. The estimates for the coming fiscal year will be submitted for your appro- val at an early day. OTHER NEW BILLS. [Ian Gentlemen of the Senate: ted to you is a bill for the extension of the boundaries of Manitoba and of other provinces, also a bill to provide for the issue of Government annuities for old age, a bill respecting insur- ance and bills to amend the Election Act and the Dominion Lands Act. I commend to your thoughtful con- sideration the several subjects to which I have referred, and I trust that in your delibedalion you may be. guided by Di- vine light. _*..â€"_ The Marine Department has arranged to have liglilhOUses on the lakes kept open as long as the 500 Canal can be“ operated. Manager’s Ruse to Burning A deSpatcli from London. England. 53,.“ [are heavily damage-l :1 bigr utlly Ici'ir‘ outfitting establishment in 1101- hm.“ .4. Tuesday morning. TIer were! 1.300 employees on the pi‘viiiiws‘ at the; “m. including 600 women and girl<,' jut they all got out safely. thanks lot “1‘... mnmoved by one of the mun-Iy fl Ir. 1 fire started in one of in; .;,,,I.,.,.‘ stores. 11 was $0911 Soul to “.n' serious. amt. realizing the conseqiieii/‘es of a! panic, the manager coma-hm “1,7. M; pedivnt ~i'CIlljityd'llg the building quickw iiwm sun ti 1 an Get Women From Building. Zh.‘ firm had decided to let Itivfl‘. go out and see a passing primate. manager hurried through Itl‘i ending tut to the girls and w- C II' .II “this way for the parade; thz~ way 1.;- :‘<fi'e tho shew!" lie got the w 11.01: Marie," 1. \\ iii-.1 tl‘e stair-sis". d'wn which tie-v w‘re bu; red and IlII\II"'_I. Ily the tum revere-.1 the real wiuse vi’ the were in safer tauntl the recrh ot‘t' tire. The only person in any way in jun-ll war the Secretary of firm. whose whi "err. were bit-1nd xi hile sav- .‘Irt‘ L. by announcing to the 10112011 Uniting the l«)-.:ks. Gentlemen of the House of Commons:' Among the measures to be submit-i they die ‘ "i:<ll lIl~‘_ I I Toronto. Dee. 3.â€"Munitoba Wheatâ€"â€" No. 1 hard, nominal; No. 1 northern. $1.15; No. 2. $1.10; No. 3 northern, 51.05%. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. ‘2 white, red or mixed. SEC to title, outside. Barleyâ€"No. 2, 050 to 67c, outside; No. 3 extra, 03c to (35c. 0815~No. 2 while, the to [18%C out- side; mixed. t-7c to “go, outside. Ryeâ€"82c to 82%13, outside. l’-eas~â€"SSC. outside. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow American. 67%c. 'l‘orouto freights. Buckwheatâ€"tide to Gtc, outside. liran~$19 to $20, in bulk outside; shorts $21 to "-2. l-‘lourâ€"( in In via IlltI.’ Manitoba winter wheat, $3.80 patents. special brand. strong bakers‘, COUNTRY PRODUCE. hitterâ€"Supplies are a little heavier. but prices are unchanged. Creamery, prints .. 291‘. 1030e do solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . file to 271' Dairy prints . 5361310 537“ 1I~54'illd.’\'. 23010241' (theemvlfl/‘(zc for large and 13351 for twins. Eggsvxhirage are 230 per dozen in case lots; selects. 26c to 27c; newâ€"laid, about nominal at 300. Poultryâ€"Choice chickens, To to 9c; inferior. he to tie; choice ducks and geese steadyva "to to tie; fat, clean, dryâ€"picked turkeys, 12c to 13c; thin turkeys, 80 to 100. Potatoesâ€"85c to 900 per bag in car lots on track here. Beansâ€"$1.75 to $1.85 for primes and $1.85 to $1.95 for hand-picked. Honeyâ€"Strained stately at lie. to 120 per lb. for (SO-lb. pails, and 12c to 130 for 5 to 10 lb. pails. Combs at $1.75 to $2.50 per dozen. .V'enisonâ€"llindquarlers. 110 to 12%6; frontquarters drill at to to Sc; carcases. Se to Sir. Rated tinyâ€"Timothy is quoted at $18 to $18.50. Baled Strawâ€"$10 to $10.50 per ton on track here. PROVISIONS. Smoked and Dry Salted Meats-- long clear bacon, 10%c to 110 for tons and cases; hams, medium and light, 15c to 15%0; heavy. 13%0 to 140; backs, 16%c to 17c; shoulders, 10c to 10%c; rolls, 10%0 to lle; breakfast bacon. 150 to 15%c; green meats out of pickle. lc less than smoked. Portoâ€"Short cut. $22.75 to $23 barrels; mess, $19 to'$20. Lardâ€"Firm; tierccs, 12c; tubs. 12/150 pails, 12%e. for MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Dec. 3.â€"Manitolba No. 3 white oats on spot, 590; Ontario and Quebec No. ‘2 white, 580 to 58%c; 1'0. f?- 576 to 57%; No. 4. 55%c to 56c; Manitoba rejected, 56c, and Quebec 55c per bushel. (xx-store. Flour-â€" Choice spring wheat patents, $6.10; seconds, $5.50; winter wheat. patents, $5.75; straight rollers, $5.50; do, in bags. $2.00 to $2.65; extra. $2.05 to $2.10. Manitoba bran. $23; shorts, $25; Ontario bran, $23.50 to $3.1; mid- (Ilillg’s, $27 to $20 per ton. including bags. Milled mouille, $28 to and pure grain llluulIIC to $37 per ion. The demand for hay is active. No. 1. $17.50 to $18; Ni 2, $16.50 to $17; mixed, $1.3 1-0 93 30; clover. $14â€" to $1’i.50 per ton in car lots. Provisiorisâ€"Barrels short cut mess, $~7'tl to $23; half barrels. $11.75 to $12.25; clear fat backs, 823.50 to $211.50; hug cut heavy mess, $21 to 53223; half barrels 110.. $10.30 to $11.25: dry salt long clear baczin. 103,10 to Mgr; barâ€" ,rels plate beef. $13.50 to $13" half bar- .ieis do.. $7.25 to $7.15; bar- rer leavy mess beef. $10 to $11; half barrels (10.. $5.50 to SI); commund lard. lit: to lie: pure lard. 125.: to lite; kettle remit-red. ldlgi‘ to It"; hams. 1-334 to bilge. eerori'ling to size; break- .fast bacon. lie to 151:: Windsor bar-Ion. .1.i}/.'.~1013;§c; fresh killed almttoir~ dressed hogs, $8.50 to $8.75; alive, .30 to $5.85. There is a very firm tone to the local cheese market. November tailmnds are sellingr at ill/go to ll;',"c. and 0.:â€" tober at lie to lilj’e. .\ moderate and steady demand pm. \uils for butler. Urns" guards. ‘38:“. to 2819-; current rect-ipts. 27c to Wife. BL‘FI’AID MAIllx’li'l'. Buffzi‘o. llec. 3.-â€"\\'Il(‘:lti Spring firm- er. \4'. 1 Northern. $1.152; on track; :,\'0_ 2 r.-d_ SI; winler firm. tiorn â€"- interim; No. a white. ill}.’e; 2 yet- l I<r\\'. OTC. (lilt.<~['il\L‘tIyt'tII Xu, :3 ywlbte, truck, 5.3-: Ni. 2 inixeil. 1.341: Ihirlex 112'»: It; SLIU. Il\‘«' .\"-. ‘3. $70 .S'I-ll‘t‘. \Ii\\' \(lllli \\‘III‘..-\'I‘ .\1,\Il1\'I".'l‘. N(-\\’ Yank. Ill‘v‘. :l.â€"~\\II“11I 7:..ij firm: .\'-'i. 2 roll. $1.171}; eeratu-z .\'o. ' f,t._]., .n‘ont: .\'<". 1 mirth- fi. 1.0.11. :.I'«:i‘_ t‘.\'I”I'I .Ii .\l.\tii(li'l‘. -. 3,- and ' ...;. , .. 'niiolin-Ii. in I i Slim !NI 1" limb in I..t’. I’.('t‘\ll'l". ".i I.. .M ...> :r _ '.\-).¢.7. : . , g“. 1'~, 05'! l i'nlllill -tl Oaths. NIH-,1! t - .' Slurp, 1111.11» and L‘si‘i. t . 3‘5 i.~‘-.b. afloat: No, 2‘ little children, William. Dora, and Jo- seph Denaburg, aged thirteen, nine and six. rcswctivcly, met. a horrible death in a fire which destroyed their home on i\I"'tiregor Street at midnight. on Wed- nesday. 'I‘hree others were saved from the same fate by the narrowest margin. The fire broke. out around the stove just after the family had retired. and Illf‘ smoke, which poured up the narrow stairway practically cut (.11 these up- stairs from escape. Denaburg was .uwakened by the smell of smoke, and 'iushed down stairs. lie then called to A despatch from Winnipeg says: ’I‘iirec Were Burned to Death in a Fire at Winnipeg. his wife to bring out the children. His wife seized the baby and ran down stairs. Samuel Mcty, who lived with them, picked up the next child. a little boy, and brought. him down. The. body of the boy .loc was found afterwards all the foot of the stairs. A fifteen-year-oldi daughter, Lena, followed the motheri down. but has suffered so much from sin-wk that. she may not reeover. The; tire was put out by the firemen. In the upper storey were found the DOt’thS of ‘v'illium and Dora. Both had fallen tl‘Oillf their bed. but. the dense smt‘kc causedI them to lose all sense of direction, and they could not find the stairway. _ ‘i-lxport ewes, $3.73 to St: export bucks. $2.50 to $3 per cwt; lambs, -i% to ill/(c; calves, 3 to (Sc, per lb. Hogs went down to $5 for selects. Lights and fats sold at $t.75. and sows 21'. $3 per cwt. Skinny hogs were not wanted. ENTOMBED IN .-\ MINE. Over Fifty Miners Imprisoned at Fay- ette City, Penn. A dos-patch from Monongahela, Penn. says: Between fifty and sixty miners are entombed in the Naomi mine of the United Coat 00. at Fayette City as the result of an explosion of black damp on Saturday night. it is thought many are dead behind tons of rock and coat which fell during the concussion and blocked the entrance. The explosion was caused, it is said, when a miner with an open lamp entered one of the old workings. Medical aid has been sent from Monongahela and surround- ing towns. Details are meagre owing to defective telephone service. Mes: seng-crs have been sent out from here. .3,“â€" BOTII FEET FROZEN. YoungOrpha'n Boy in Bad Condition at Ottawa ospital. A despatch from Ottawa says: l’clix Leveillee, an orphan boy fifteen years of age, was brought to Water Street Hospital on Friday evening from Lake St. Mary. Quc., with both hands and both feet frozen. The little fellow, who was living with an uncle. was i‘. is alleged, turned out of his uncle's house. and as he had nowhere to go he wandered into the bush, where he spent. a night and part of a day. When found by some neighbors the lad had his two feet frozen as'wcll as his two hands. Sheriff Wright of Hull will in- \‘esligatc. . _nv.. PROGRESS SATISFACTORY. G. '1‘. 1’. General Manager Returns From Extensive Tour. A despatch from Montreal says: Frank W. Morse, vice-president. and general manager of the Grand Trunk l’avilic. returned to Montreal on Thurs- day after a three months’ trip through \X‘eslern Canada. During this trip Mr. Morse has made a thorough inspection of every part of the Grand Trunk under construction. and has returned to Mont- real thoroughly pleased with the pro press that is being made in the work of building. ...â€"_â€"_â€"J‘: nun: .\ unm'r 'invL. Robbers Steal 8771.000 From Gm ernment l’nwnslmp. Russian A despair-h from 'l‘ula. Russia. says: band .,f robbers on 'f‘uesday entered in > Government pawnshop here, gathered together diamonds and gold to [the value of 873.000 and escaped. Victory For Ontario china SillhlENIS WON A THIRD DISI7It.\i\'(IIIISED. Montreal Citizens [)0 Not Pay Taxes l‘ronmtly. A despatch from Montreal says 1. An agitation has been started here for the abolition of the distranehis- ing custom which > has been in vogue for the past few years. A-ecord-~ ing to the present law, all who do notI pay their taxes by December 1 are de-‘ prived of their franchise at the nexti election. Last year no less than 22,155. persons were disiranehiscd, and as 1110' total city vote, is only 60,000. over one-I third of the voters are debarrcd fromI marking their ballots. An effort is to be made by which some other form of punishment. will be ill-1 llicted other than distranchising voters} for the non-payment of their water taxes. As the water tax is 7% per cent} of the, annual rental. it is a serious bur- den on many of the poor. Hence their inability or refusal to pay. .â€"â€"â€"-*â€"â€"â€"â€" DlS’l‘ltlBL’TN.‘ FLAGS. Union Jacks Being Sent Out to Various Rural Schools. A despatch from Toronto Says: The, first consignment of flags purchased by the Ontario Government has been re- ceived by the Department of Education.) The staff is now engaged in sending. them out. to the various counties in al-I pliabctical order. In all about 6,000, schools are to have the new flags, and it‘ is expected that before Christmas they» will have received them, with a letter' suggesting plans for their use. The, L'nion Jacks are 6 feet by 3 feet in sizeJ and are of the finest and strongest milâ€"'- teria‘l. )3-..â€" KICKED “'IFE TO DEATH. Husband Murdered Her Because Supper Was Not Ready. A dospalch from Jersey City saysz' Matthew Olwcll, a stevedore, 37 yearst of age, entered a saloon on Tuesday; night and announced to friends that he' had killed his wife. He had returned home to find no supper awaiting him. he said, had arousal his wife of drinking and neglecting their home and finally. murdered her. in the hallway of tho ‘Olwell home the police. found the woâ€" man's body. Gathered about her were four little children making pitiful efforts’ to restore life. *__».. . “'ESTERN “'IIE \'l‘ YIELD. 'llie Crop May \ggregnte Seventy Million ‘ Buslicls. ' .\ despatch from Ottawa says: 'l‘ln: Department of ’l‘rarle and Connneree on I-‘riday morning received a letter from Mr. C, (I. thistle. \\'urehouse Commis- sztner at. Winnipeg. stating that tho wheat yield this year may possibly. aggregate seventy million bushels. IIHII‘ the percentage of grades 4 and under; may be as luw' as forty per Cent. lb: adle lu‘mcvel'. that it is yet a little too early to make any aeeurate estimate. Agricultural College at Chicago. l .\ deSjuilt-h from (21:1. 3 3:1)": For ltIlv‘ thir-l time in >11 , .i 1" ~iu- Hlent team rfozn the ()IIIZrim .\._.'.v.".if- .ture Ullegv zit Guelph on \‘a ui'dny tvson ‘he trophy in the 12w stuck judg- ' .tntmtAut the lnt.~11..:‘ionai I.i\c [ix (misfit. A; IIIrI Itn} stu- fuy‘rnt'lllIillu. w gutted lu'l'd‘i“ Shite tn. Ill.‘ . ; «wllr-ges of ' , ll ' I\vti!l\<t", l‘exas. “this ‘ini-ity. I)' ~' the pro- V liga- at tiuo . ithljjvd \\'« with rws. j .i'l rod '.1 mild \Inl‘rs.‘ . r .\ hrs and i. 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