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'E‘WWAMNGJAW Hui A MILLION WANTED Fearful Tragedy on continental Railway. men were hurled into eternity suddenly and without warning through a dyna- mite explosion on Saturday afternoon, while three others were badly injured. The scone of the explosion was on the Transcontinental Railway at the rail- way construction camp of Messrs. Mur- doch Bros., at St. Cajetan d Armagh, Valler is 20 Bc-llctchaxm Oou n.1y. St. ,miles from Quebec, while St. Cajetan d Armagh is 22 miles above the former place. - Six of the victims of the disaster were young French-Canadians, workmen of the vicinity. The names of the victims are as follows: A. Barnard, French; A. Pinkstone, English; A. Campbell, Seotch, from New Brunswick: Adelard Morri- Beltc, St. Cajetan; Wilfrid Noel, St. Ca- ictan; Edouard Langlois, St. Cajetan; A dos-patch from Quebec says: Nine ‘ Char'elte, St. Carleton; the National Trans- Cajctan.; 'limilc Oncsime Gagrnon. St. V Joseph Roy, .81. Phil: rrro n. _ Of the six French-Canadians. who met death in. the explosion, only one, Emile (Zharctto, was married. lie leaves a widow and several children. Camp- bell was the foreman of the party. His to his relatives in Of the injured, two are slightly hurt, while the third has his leg broken. He will be brought up to the llotcl Diou Hospital for treat. ment. Details as to how the disaster occur- red are as yet not very definite, but it is stated to have been caused by the premature explosion of a blast. Cor- oner Perron will hold an inquest. The jury was sworn in on Saturday night. and viewed the remains of the victims of the accident. tody will. be sent New Brunswick. E_________________â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"Fâ€"â€" ‘ MOUNT innit noun C. P. R. Steamer Has Been Stuck Since Last November. A dcspatch from Halifax says: After having been ashore on the ledges at Ircnbound island, at the mouth of the Lahave River, since November 30 last, the big C. P. R. Liner Mount Temple was successfully floated on Wednesday night‘s tide. Tire steamer was filled with air, and with the rising tide and the assistance of three tugs she slid off the rocks into deep water. This was the third attempt made to float her. Under her own steam the Mount Temple started for Halifax, but owing to a heavy southeast storm set- ting in she was obliged to make Lunen- berg harbor for shelter at 11.30 Wedncs day night. The Mount Temple registers (2.661 tons. and the underwriters agreed to give the salvors $200,000 if they floated her. When the steamer stranded she had over 600 passengers on board, and all were saved. She will come to Halifax to drydook as soon as the weather per- mits. The steamer had been driven hard on the rocks to save the lives of the passengers, and the rocks protrud- ed through her bottom in several places. The work of floating her was one of the most difficult ever undertaken on the Atlantic coast, and the success of the salvors is regarded by marine experts as a notable achievement. â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_‘.__ â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"'â€"'â€"â€"_ _ ___.‘. TIIE FISHERIES TREATY. Was Favorany Reported by U. S. Senate Committee. A dcspatch from Washington says: The fisheries treaty between the United States and Great Britain regulating fishing in the lakes along the boundary line between the United States and Canada to-day received the fav- orable endorsement of the Senate Com- mittee on Foreign Relations. Secre- tary of State Root went over the treaty in detail with the committee. and also explained the treaty providing for the demarcation of the boundary between the Unith States and Canada. Upon the conclusion of his remarks the corn- mittee decided to ropOrt the fisheries treaty, but final action on the other convention was postponed until another meeting. ___.}_ MONEY FOR JUNKETING. Claim 'lhat Former Winnipeg Council “"as Disqualified. A despateh from Winmpcg says: The Itroet railway has entered a remarkable dtfcnco in a suit brought by the city to compel the company to pay damages for failure to fulfill the running schedule demanded by the traffic. The com- pany will maintain that when the coun- cil of 1907 passed the byâ€"law under which the action is taken, a majority of the Aldermen and Controllers pre- sent were disqualified, through having )cceplod expense moneys for junkcting trips through the United States. con- hary to the charter. lt created a sen- Iation In civic circles. .lfcr Canada's Invitation to Washington Will be Accepted. A despateh from Washington says; A favorable response will be made by the United States Navy Department to the courteous invitation of the Domin- ion Government to be represented at Quebec by a war vessel at the coming visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada in July. The present intention is to de- spatch the fine new battleship New Hampshire, recently put into commas- sron, and in command of Capt. Camer~ on Mcl‘t. Winslow. The finishing touch. es are now being put on the vesser. â€"._._>‘<_ 8200 ON MURDERER‘S HEAD. } \‘VARSHIPS TO VISIT QUEBEC. Reward for Capture of Man Who Shot Conslaiilc at Frank. A despatch from Ottawa says: The comptroller of the Royal N01~m-.\\xcsl Mounted Police has authorized the ot- fcring of the regular reward of $200 information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of the man or men who shot Constable Wilmot at. Frank. Alberta, the other day. .__.p____ WILL TOUCII AT HALIFAX. Will be Port of Call for North German Lloyd Steamers. A dcspatch from Bremen says: The North German Lloyds Company has (le- cidcd to have some of the slower steam- ers in its New York service touch at Halifax. This change will be put into operation the middle of next month. laminar lunar Leaders of the Peculiar Sect in Alberta Jailed for Arson. A dcspalch from Medicine flat. says; The. arrest of nine leaders of the sect 'Inown as “Dreamers” is causing a sea- \aiion. Josey-h Lehr, a farmer, )ome way to have iri.:rrrr‘cd the enmity if the stcl. Lately he rcchved letters in German. signed “Revenge,” threat- miug to burn his house. On Saturday night his young son was awakened by hearing a noise, and dBCchr-ed the Muse in (times. The fami‘y barely aapd with on: tires and night gear, is alleged in mediater everything being consumcd. The loss is cstnnated at. $5.000. Ckrstable Ashe, cf the Mounted Police -at Irvine, heard the story and rode cut to investigate the occurrence. lie im- wired for Ccrp. Humby, two constables and Ashe, fter all night driving, arrested the htads of nine “Dreamers” families. demonstration of force was necessary to over-awe the other settlers. who thought the arrest was tantamount to conviction. Wagon loads of settlers are coming ti attend the trial. BREADS'I‘L'I’I’S. Tor-onto, April 21.7 Maniloln thata For unmodian delivery, No. 1 northern. 1.16 at Owen Sound; feed \\llt“dl, 608'. AV?- 2 It'l‘tI, are at xiii-m Day. For my (10‘ “my. No. I northern. 31.1034: No. ‘2 llkl‘lllt'l‘n. $l.0til;_.; No. it northern, $1.05. Ontario wheat No. 2 white, 886 to 806 at point of Sliiprru'lll: No. ‘2 red, to “bl/‘30: NO. ‘2 mixed, til/QC; geese, 87c to 85c. I (krrnâ€" f-‘irm; No, 3 yellow American, 719$, Toronto freight; No. 3 mixed, 10 less. ltnr‘leyAVcry dull; No. ‘2 offering all 550 to (30c. Peasâ€"No. 2, 88c outside. ilyeWStrong: No. 2, 86c to 87C. Buckwheatâ€"No. ‘2, (Style to 65c. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, IiGc outside, 483 on track Toronto; No. 2 mixed, tilyzc. Flour â€" Manitoba patents, special brands, $0; seconds, $5.50: strong hakers’, $7.30: winter wheat patents, $3.40. Branâ€"Full cars, $24.50 to $25, Toronto fr'ciglrts. Short‘wScarcc, $24 fob. mills. ._.._.._. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Still scarce. with good demand. Wholesale prices are:â€" tircamcry, prints . . . . . . . . . . . . 31c to 320 do solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29c to 300 Dairy prian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25c to 200 do large rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 to 250 do solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23c to 2m Inferior . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20c to 210 Honeyâ€"Strained steady at lie to 12¢ per lb for 60-lb pails and 12c to tile for 5 to 10 lb pails. Combs at $1.75 to $2.50 per dozen, Potatoesâ€"Ontario. 85c to 00c: Dela- ware, 05c to $1. in car lots on track here. Beansâ€"Firm: $1.70 to $1.75 for primes and $1.80 to $1.85 for handpicked. Clrecscsli‘irnr; Me for large and illzc f( r twins in job lots here; newâ€"make, 13c for large. and 13%(: for twins. Maple Syrupâ€"$1 to $1.10 per gallon. Baled Strawâ€"$8 to 0 per ton. Rated flayâ€"Timothy is quoted at $15 to $15.50 in car lots on track-s hcre. PROVISIONS. Porkâ€"Short cut, $2t to $21.50 per bar- rel, mess, $17.50 to $18. Lardâ€"’l‘icrces, 11%c; tube, 11%(‘; pails, 1?c. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 10c to 10%c; tons and cases, hams, medium and light, 12c to 13c; hams, large, 11%0 to 12c; backs, 160 to 10%e; shoulders, 0%0 to 100; bolls, 10c; breakfast bacon, 13c to lie; green meats - out of pickle, to less than smoked. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, April 21.â€"â€"Flourâ€"-Choiee spring wheat patents, $6.10: seconds, 55.50; winter wh-cat patents, $5.50; straight rollers, $5 to $5.25; do in bags, $2.35 to $2.50; extras, $1.80 to $1.00. Millfcedâ€"Manitoba bran, 042 to $23; shorts, $23 to $24; Ontario grain, shorts, $2"; to $22.50; middlings, $26. to $25; shorts, $25 to $27 per ton, including bags, and pure grain mourlle, $32 to $34 Moderate trade is passing at firm prices. Rolled Oatsâ€"$3.1234 per bag. Cornmealâ€"Sl.67y.2 to $1.75 per bag. Oatsâ€"Eastern Canada No. 2 white, have declined xc; eastern Canada No. 2 white oats, 40:: No. 3, 40%c; No. Ii, 4534c; rejected, till/ac per bushel ex store; and Manitoba rejected, l5%c to 46c per bushel, ex track North Bay, Cheese~Scptomber westerns are selling at 130 for white and 133/26 for colored; September easterns, 13%c for white and 11940 for colored. Butterâ€"Fresh creamery, 330 to 35: per lb: best fall make, 32c per lb. Eggsâ€"18c per dozen for single lots and 15c to 17}.fic for wholesale lots. ProvisionsflBarrels short cut mess, $21; half barrels, $10.75; Clear fat back, $22 to $23; long cut heavy moss, 32mm” barrels (10, $10.50; dry salt long clear backs, 10%c; barrels plate beef, $13.50 to $15: half barrels do. $7.25 to $7.75; bulk heavy moss hoof. $10 to $11: half barrels do, $5.50 to $6: compound lard. Slge 10 be; pure lard, 11m: to 113/4c: kettle ran. dered, 1134.0 to 12c; barns, lie to 1334c, according to size: breakfast bacon, 11610 15c; Windsor bacon. iii-,lgc to i5lgc; frr-gh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $0.55 to $10; live, $7 to $7.25. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, April 21.â€"\\'hcatâ€"Spring dull; NO. 1 Northern, $10291, carloads; win. for strong; No. 2 red, 98c. Cornâ€"Firm; No ‘2 yellow. 71Kc. Oatsâ€"Strong; 110. 2 mixed, 51:; No. ‘2 white, 551/2 to 56c. Bar. reinforcements. l A ‘ icyâ€"85 to 05c. Ryeâ€"No. 13 on track, Ste. Minneapolis, April 21.â€"thatâ€".\lay, (WAC; July. 000: September, 883' ~ NO. 1 hard, $1.05%; No. 1 Northern, 31.02%; No. 2 Northern. 00:5,;c to 81.00%; NO. 3 Northern. 00}; to 07,1«gc. Flourâ€"First patents. $5.15 to $5.30: second patents, $5.05 to $5.20; first clears, $1.05 to $2.15; Second clears. $3.10 to $3.20. Branâ€"In bulk, 821 to $21.25. ' Milwaukee. April ‘Jl.â€"\\'heat_f\'o, 1 Northern. $1.0-l to $1.00: No, 2 Northern, $1.02 to $1.03}; .\I:ry, 013.30 hid. Ryeâ€" .\'o. 1. 80% to Sic. larlcyâ€"No. 2, 87c; sample. 05 to 85:. (Ternâ€"No. 3 cash, 05 to tide: .\ia_v, 07}{c asked. Duluth, April 21.â€"\\'heatâ€"I\'o. 1 hard, 51.01143: .\’o. 1 Northern, 09%; No. 2 Northern. ‘I'Irh’c: July. 9ch September, 001.30. New York. April ‘21.â€"Sp0t fll‘m: No. 2 red. 007gc elevator: No, 2 red. 31.00%, Lab afloat: No. 1 northern. Duluth. $1.08 fob. afloat: No. 2 hard winter, $1.05}; f.c.b. afloat. Statement of the Quebec Battlefields Commission. nection with the work which has been undertaken by the National Battlefields Commission. and which includes the making of the necessary arrangements fti‘ the. Champlain tcrcentenur'y celebraâ€" tion, the following statement is officially authorized :â€" (1) All subscriptions. given either by private individuals or by public bodies, other than the Dominion Government, will be applied strictly and solely to the work of reducing and beautifying the Iattlef‘relds, and not in connection with the Champlain tercentenary fetcs. (2) That at. present the aim of the commission is. to purchase the land necessary to redeem the battlefields of A despalch from Quebec says: in con the Plains of Abraham and of St. Fey, and not. to cxproprialc such buildings fl~‘ the jail and the floss rifle factory. The commission desire, through the \arrous subscriptions, to obtain before the arrival of the Prince of Wales about $500,000, in order that the an. nouncernent may be made at that trmq that the fields have been redeemed so fa" as title to the lands not at present vested in the Crown is concerned. (3)Arrarrgcmcnts are about to bu Made for the systematic collection it' subscriptions throughout Canada under- tiu- Fllpnl‘Vl3ICn of a central committee at Ottawa. (Signed) J. Geo. Garnenu. Chairman National Battlefields Commission. WM- S‘VINDLED BANKS AT SAR‘N‘IA. ALLA NS GET CONTRACT. Slick Customer From Port Hum}! 89- New Steamship Senicc Between Canada‘ cured Total of 8830. A dos-patch from Sarnia says: A man, who gave his name as James B. Young. and a Port. Huron address that is now found to be a vacant lot, is being searchâ€" ed for by the police of Sarnia for pass- ing worthless cheques on two banks here. Last Tuesday Young deposited $50 in one of the banks. Later he do pcsited a cheque for $400 on a bank in Springfield, Mass. On Thursday af- ternoon he appeared with a cheque for $300. which appeared to be certified to ty the same Springfield bank whose cheque he had previously deposited. The $300 cheque was paid, but later, becom- ing suspicious. the bank telegraphed to Springfiech and found that both cheques were bogus and the certification was a forgery. On Friday night it developed that another chunk had been: swindlcd by precisely the same operation to the amount of $530. the losses of the two aggregating $850. .4. l1 $7,000,000 "ALL FOR LONDON. Plans of Obscure Young Architect to be Realized. A despatch from London says: The London County Council has decided to proceed with the building of the pro- posed County Hall on the site selected on the banks of the Thames at West- minster. It is estimated that it will cost $7,000,000 and that seven years will be consumed in building it. The architect is Ralph Knoll, who till he won that position by competition was an obscure assistant in the city archi- tect‘s office. He is 20 years old. His fees as architect will amount to about $200,000. __.__â€"VF LAND FOR DOLKIIOBORS. Leader "35 Purchased 2.7th Acres of Land Near Nelson. A (lespatch from Winnipeg says: Peter \‘ierirgin, the Doukhobor leader. has closed a deal for 2,700 acres of land on the Columbia River, near Nelson, I3. (3.. and a large number of Doukho- bars will be placed on it. â€"â€"â€""l-*â€"â€".â€"â€"aâ€" BEATEN “'ITII FENCE llAlL. Nearly Killed at Falls. A despalcb from Niagara Falls, Ont. says: A during tissuth occurred early on Friday morning, when T. Jerow was nearly beaten to death with a. fence rail near the Grand Trunk Railway yards. a lonely district in the outsikirts of the city. llis assailant was frighten- ed away by the man's cries for help and the, barking (if a dog, which drew the altcntion. of J. liells, who carried the man to his house and called in a doc. tor. Jerow has three severe scalp \\L\lilldS. and his condition is precarious. (thief of ’olice Kimrrrins has com- rriencod an investigation, and closely examined several men who were in 'I'. Jcrow Niagara ing. but no arrests have been made. and France. A dcspaieh from Montreal says: The new subsidixed mail service provided: by the treaty for a steamship line be- tween Canada and France has beenfib» tained by Messrs. ll. 65 A. Allan} it calls for eighteen round trips a y or, at a minimum subsidy of $100000. with the privilege of increasing the serv ca- lt‘, 'thirty-six round trips if the tra warrants. Last. year the Allans ha three ships on the scrviCe, ,but. two a, more 'will be added per year. It is part‘ of the contract that freight rates shall not be higher than those between the- United States and France. >I~ SERGT. LLOYD Ml'RDERED. Stratford Man Shot at \Volselcy Bar.- racks, London. A despaich from London. Ont.. says:. On Friday night about midnight Sergh Lloyd, an attached man from Stratford, was murdered at the Wobelcy Barracks. here in a row. Lloyd was struck by a. bullet from a rifle and died very short- ly after he was brought to the hospital here from the barracks, which are two miles away. The deed is believed to have been committed in a row which arose among a number of the soldiers ii: the barracks. ' -â€"â€"â€"â€".x.â€"â€"__.â€"â€" CHANCE FOR CANADIAN DRILLS, Transvaal IIas Arranged for Competitioly» in Mining Machinery. ' A despaich from Ottawa says: Premiere. Louis Bottle, of the Transvaal, has sent a letter to Sir Wilfrid Lauricr, pointing' out that the Transvaal Government. inl cooperation with the Transvaal Cham- ber of Mines, has arranged for a prac- tical trial of small rock drills, suitable for narrow stoping work, under the, working conditions obtaining on the Wit- water‘s Rand. All types of rock drill are eligible to compete. Drills using com- pressed air will be supplied with a pres- sure varying from 00 to 75 pounds per- scuare inch at the working face. Two- prizes of £4,000 and £1,000 respectively are offered. The competition will com. rrcnce early in 100‘.) and will last aboul‘ sil. mouths. ___,z,___ MORE HOMESTEAD ENTRIES. Increase of 729 Recorded During Janu- nry and February. A despatch from Ottawa says: A no? increase of 720 in the number of home stead entries during January and FQb‘ ruary, 1908, is recorded, as compared. with the same month; of t007. Of a total of 347 entries made in February by persons coming from the L'nited States. 120 were from North Dakota, 52 from Minnesota and 2'3 from Wisconsin. in February, 1907, the number (f land patents issued was 1,002, covering an area of 263.100 acres. For the month of Fr'bruur'y. 1008, there was an increase of 50 in the number of patents, cover- Jcrow's company earlier in the even- ing an increase of 711.503 acres in‘the< a rca pa ten ted. liltlllliliilthllSlillSTlitllllll Craig and Cascade Wiped Off the Map by- Advancing Waters. A dcspatch from i-lclcna, Mont, says: An uncontrolable flood is rapidly ad- vancing upon Great Falls, a city of 15.- 003 population, and it. is believed that the Boston and Montana smelter, one of the largest in the world, doomed to destruction. The smelter. which is built on the river bank, employei more than 1,500 men. The empicyes were engaged all Tues _ in danger of being swept away. / at Great Falls, from which the smelter secures its power, may be dynamich as a last resort. Craig, Montana,’ proirabiv was w per) off the map, although as far as 14‘ known. all of the 400 inhabitants es- caped. Cascade, a town of 400 pcpu a. ticn, 00 miles from [friend and 25 rules north (f Craig. is now under water and The day night in “‘0 unsu'ucuc’“ 0‘ 3 "Wing “WP 15 thckly strewn with d~bri= ct‘ darn" around the smelter. Preparations ranch houses. Many animals are bat- have aim been made so that the dam tilng fer their lives in the flood.