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LATER. A despateh from St. Leonard de Nicolet, Que., says: Hormides Tre- panier, a. farmer, fortyâ€"five years of age, of St. Leonard de Nicolet, was arrested at his home on Sunday by Chief McCaskell of the Provincial .Police for the murder of Maurice Plouffe. On Sunday night Chief McCaskell stated that Trepanier had confessed he had killed Plouffe by stabbing him and crushing his head with an axe. The body was found on the main road by George Lord, 3 storekeeper of St. Leonard de Nicolet, who was returning from a business trip to Three Rivers. A despatch from Portsmouth, :says: ' Admiral Sir Assheton Gore ACurzon‘Howe, cmnmanderâ€"inâ€"chief :at Portsmouth, was stricken with paralysis on Wednesday morning and died the same evening. [He :was the second in command of the squadron which visited Quebec at the time of the Tercentenai‘y. to esâ€" cort King George, then Prince of .Wales. a knife stab in thé region of the heart. ' Admiral Curzon-Howc succeeded Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe as commanderâ€"inâ€"chief at Portsmouth in March, 1910, the latter being promoted to the rank of admiral of Admiral Sir Assheton Gore CUrzonâ€"Howe Was Stricken With Paralysis Commercial T 'avelel‘ Meets Terrible Fate in Nicolet County. A despatch from Quebec says: Maurice Plouaf-e, a commercial traveler, was found on Fridav night. murdered in the roadway between St. Celestin and St. Leonard, in Nicolet County. His head was split open, his throat out, and there was Escaped From New Westminster Penitentiary. A despatch from Gainsville, Georgia, says: George Anderson, alias “Old Bill” Miner, who es- caped from the penitentiary at New Westminster, BC, was given a prison sentence of twenty years, and George Hanford and Charles Hunter sentences of fifteen years A despatch from Washington says: The ‘Taft Administration sprang a large surprise on Friday in connection with Canadian relaâ€" tions by proposing co-operation with Canada for the construction of a deep waterway from the \great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean Via the St. Lawrence, thus making ocean ports of lake cities in both countries, and reducing freight rates to the great advantage of the people of the interior. The pro- posal came in the form of a resolu- DEATH III‘ BRITISH ADMIRAL a. penstock at the power-house of the Ontario Power Company, Queen Victoria Park, on Friday morning, killing three men instantly and seri- ously wounding sev‘en others. Dead: David Henderson, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; William Orchard, Niagara. Falls, N.‘ Y.; Charles M’Gonigle; Tonawanda, N. Y. Inâ€" jured: Henry Byron, Merriton,‘ crushed 'about the head and face, probably internally injured; Lewis Fluellin, this city, minor bruises about the body, severely scratched face; John Otto, Niagara. Falls, N. Y., badly bruised face and body ;. United States Government Proposes a. Big Scheme. A despatch from Niagara. Falls, Out, says: Without warning, ‘and with a. roar that could be heard_for miles, a. terrific explosion wrecked FROM THE LAKES'TU THE SEA 3 KILLED AND YINJURED Natural Gas Explosion Dashed Several ‘ Workmen’to ’ Death.‘ 4 ‘ . FOUND MURDERED IN ROAD. MINER GETS 20 YEARS. the fleet. He had served in the navy 48 years, and during that period commanded many of the best known ships and saw a, great va- riety of active service. He rcceiv: ed the thanks of the Royal Humane Society in 1868, and was twice men« tioned in despatches in 1891. He was commodore in charge of the Newfoundland fisheries in 1893â€"96. He was second in command of the Channel fleet, 1902-03; comman- der, China, 1903â€"05; Channel ,‘fleet, 1905â€"07; Atlantic fleet, 1907â€"08; com- mander-in-chief, Mediterranean fleet, 1908-10. Man Falls Dead After Attending His Son’s Funera‘l. A despatch from Montreal says: Died of a broken heart, was the verdict in the case of Ed. Berge- vin, ‘who fell dead in his house on Thursday morning. )He had attend- ed the funeral of his only son, and was much cut up about it. He en- tered his home, took off his over- coat, and pitched forward dead. Oil may be used by the railways to banish the mosquito from Mus- koka. 'Rev. Mr. Gross was acquitted at Dorchester, N.B., on a charge of arson. Second Son of King and Queen of Spain Deaf and Dumb. A despatch from Paris says: It is said that the King and Queen of Spain have been informed by ex- perts that their second son, Infante Jaime, is deaf and dumb. tion introduced in the House of Representatives early on Friday forenoon by Senator-elect Towns- end of Michigan, Iollowing a. long conference with President Taft on Thursday night. ‘ The resolution for the first time makes public that. it is the desire of the Administration to/ open the great lakes to ships of the largest size. It is drawn in such terms, ap- parently, as to seek to enlist the support of Congress before this im- portant step is negotiated by'the executive end of the Government. each here on Fri-day for complicity in the robbery of an express car on a. southern railway passenger train near White Sulphur Springs rec- ently. Had he escaped conviction, arrangements hafd been made by the Canadian Government to have Anderson held for extradition, so that he could be' taken back to British Columbia to serve out a life sentence for robbing a, Canadian Pacific Railway train. Robert Moran, this city, left side and face bruised; ‘Peter McKinnon, head and shoulders bruised; James Nelson, Buffalo, left arm and side injured, face badly bruised; George Garvey, this"'éity, severely injured and thought to be interâ€" nally hurt. General Superintendent Hugh H. Wilson stated that the loss aside from the fatalities would be trifling, possibly not'exceeding $5,000. He said that so far as could be ascer- tained at the «present time, the exâ€" plosion was due to a. leaking gas pipe. There is a. small gas line within the penstock for heating pur- poses and it is thought that gas es- caping from the pipe produced the fafal 'combustion: DIED 0F BROKEN HEART. INFANTE JAIME A. MUTE. Mifineapolis, March 7.â€"Wheat â€" May, 95% to 95 3â€"80; July, 96y2 to 96 580; September, 90%c. Cashâ€"â€" N0. 1 hard, 97 5-8c; No. 1 Northâ€" ern, 96 to 971â€"80; No. 2 Northern, 93 to 951â€"80; N0. 3 wheat. 91 to 94. Branâ€"$20 to $21. Flour ~â€" F'i‘rst patents, $4.45 to $4.75; see- on.‘ patents, $4.35 to $4.65; first Montreal, Mar. 7.â€"Oatsâ€"Canadiâ€" an Western, N0. 2, 38% to 38%0, car lots ex store; extra No. 1. feed, 37% to 386; No. 3 C.W., 37% to 37%c; No. 2 local white, 37%; No. 3 local white, 36%c ; No. 4 local White, 35%0. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; (10., seconds, $5.10; Winter wheat pat- ents, $4.50 to $4.57; r\trong bak- ers’, $4.90; straight rollers, $4.25 to $4.35; 010., in bags, $1.90 to $2. Rolled Oatsâ€"Ber barrel, $4.45;bag of 90 lbs., $2.10. Barley â€" Feed, car lots ex store, 49 to 500. Corn â€"Ameriban No. 3 yellow, 55V2 to 560. Millfeedâ€"Bran, Ontario, $22 to $23; Manitoba, $21 to $23; midâ€" dlings, Ontario, $24 to $25; shorts, Manitoba, $23 to 25; mouillie, $25 to $30. Eggsâ€"Selected, 23c; fresh, 25 to 270; No. 1 stock, 200; No. 2, 180. Cheeseâ€"Westerns, 11%1 to 12c; easterns, 11% to 11%c. But- terâ€"vChoicest, 26 to 26%c; seconds, 23% to 250. Butt'erâ€"Dairy prints, 19 to 200; choice rolls, 18 to 190; inferior, 16 to 180. Creamery quoted at 27c per 1b. for rolls, 24c for solids, and 22 to 23c for separator prints. Eggsâ€"Case lotâ€"g of neWZIaid, 22 to 23c per dozen, and of pickled at 16 to 170. Baconâ€"Long clear, 11% to 120 per 1b. in case lots; mess pork, 21.50 to $22; do., short cut, $25 to $25.50; pickled rol-ls, $22 to $22.- 50. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, '15 to 160; do., heavy, 140; rolls, 12%0; breakfast bacon, 17 to 17%c; backsl 18 to 18%0. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 10% to 110 per 113.; No. 1 comb, whole- sale, $2 to $2.50 per dozen; No. 2 comb, wholesale, $1.75 to $2 per dozen: Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of dressed poultry 2â€"Chickens, 15 to 16c per 1b.; fowl, 11 to 130 per 1b.; turkeys, 19 to 21c per 1b. lee 1 to‘ 20 less. Cheeseâ€"Large, 13c, and twins at 13%0. LardéTierces, 120; tubs, 12%0; pails, 12%0. Applesâ€"Spys, $5 to $6; Baldwins $4 to $5; Greenings, $4 to $4.50; No. 2 assbrted, $3.50 to $4.50 per barrel. Baléfl Hayâ€"No. 1 at $12 to $13 on track, and No. 2 at $9 to $10.50. 0 Buled strawâ€"$6.50 to $7, on track, Toronto. 1 Branâ€"Manitoba. at $22, in bags, Toronto, and shorts, $24, in bags, Toronto. Ontario bran, $22 to $22.- 50, in sacks, Toronto, and shorts, $24 to $24.50. Beansâ€"Car lots $1.75 to $1.80, and small lots, $1.90 to $2.} Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 10% to 110 per 113.; No. 1 comb, whole- sale, $2 to $2.50 per dozen; No. 2 Potatoesâ€"Car lots 80 to 850 per; bag. ' Cornâ€"50%c, Toronto freights, for No. 3 American. Peasâ€"~No. 2 at 80 to 810 outside. Ryeâ€"66 to 670 outside. Ryeâ€"66 to 670 outside. Buckwheatâ€"No. 1 at 481/2 to 49c outside. Oats~No. 2 white 34 to 341/20 on track, Toronto, and 320 outside. No. 2 W. C. oats, 36%c, Bay ports, any! No. 3 at 35 to 35%c, Bay ports. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Mar. 7.â€"Flourâ€"Winterv wheat 90 per cent. patents $3.20-t0 $3.25 at seaboard. Manitqba. flours â€"Eirst patents, $5.40.; secdnd'p‘at. ent's, $4.90, and strong bakers’, $4.70, on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheatâ€"No. 1 North- ern, 96%(2, Byyg-pgrtg;N‘o. '2‘N0rf314‘ e'rn, 94c, Bayi'fi'érts, and No.3 at SIX/20, Bay ports; carrying Winter storage at Goderich, 1c extra. Ontiario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white/and reg. Winter, 800 outslde. ‘ Barleyâ€"Maltihg qualities, 66 to 680 outside, according to quality, and feed 53 to 550 outside. PRIBES 0F FARM PRUD'JBTS REPORTS FORM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES 01" . AMERICA. / Prices of'Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. UNITED STATES MARKETS. BUSINESS A'l‘ VMONTREAL. THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. HOG PRODUCTS. says: The troops stationed here on account of the strike by coal min- ers have at last found something serious to do. They were called out on Thurs-day to suppress a fierce riot. The trouble began by the stoning of the houses of the strikâ€" ers who have returned to work dur- ing the past few days. The ston- ing continued for some time, be- coming very much worse, until the crowd numbered several hundreds, and the disorder was tremendous. A despatch from London says: Dr. George Robertson, Superintenâ€" dent of the Royal Edinburgh Asyâ€" lum for the Insane, in a report pubâ€" lished in The Scotsman of the mar- vellous cures of the insane, in- stances two cases. The first was of a woman who was a sufferer from myxoe dema. She became childâ€" ish, heard imaginary voices and had strange delusions. A tablet prepared from the thyroid gland of a sheep was given to her. She A despatch from Toronto says: Col. Matheson, Provincial Trea‘ surer of Ontario, announced on Thursday afternoon that a provin- cial loan of $5,500,000 is to be floated. Of this, $2,500,000 is for Hydroâ€"Electric transmission lines, twO million of it to carry the line to Windsor. Three million is to be Five and a Half Million Dollars to be Bloated. Toronto, March 7.â€"â€"Three good fat heifers, weighing 1,400 lbs. apiece, were sold for $6.15 per cwt., and One or two loads of choice steers and heifers fetched $5.85; Medium butcher cattle ranged from $5 to $5.60. Bulls were steady at around $5 to $5.10, and good butcher cows brought $5.25 in some cases. Canâ€" ners were from $2 to $2.50 per cwt. Good lambs weighing from 90 to 100 lbs. were about 250. higher. Sheep were quoted from $4.25 to $4.85. Hogs, $6.75 f.o.b., and $7.- 05 fed and watered“ . Strikers Stone Housés of Men "Who Re- turned to Work Bufialo, March 7.â€"Spring Wheat â€"â€"No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.025â€"8;' Winter, nominal. Corn â€"Firm. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 34c; No. 3 white, 33%0; No. 4 white, 32%c. Barlenyalting, 950 to $1. Rye7â€"No._ 2, on track, 87c,.â€"through billed. ‘ INSANE PATIENTS ANN UUNND Dr. Robertson, of the Royal Edinburgh ‘ Asylum; Gives Wonderful Results 810T AT SPRINGHILL MINES blears, $2.90 to $3.30; second clears, $1.90 10 $2.50. Montreal, March 7.â€"Choice steers sold at Gl/gc, good at 6%0, fairly good at 53A to Sc, fair at 5% to 53/20, and lower grades at 4% to 50 per lb. Cows and bulls brought from 3% to 5%0 per lb. Hogs sold at $7.25 to $7.50 per cwt., weighed off cars. Calves sold from $3 to $10 each, as to size and quality. Sheep, $5 to $7, and a. few Spring lambs sold at $8. ‘ A despatch from Washington, says: To meet the pressing needs of the starving people .of China, American Consul-General Wilder at Shanghai, on Wednesday cabled to the Secretary of State an urgent appeal to the people of the United States for the contribution of $100,000 more to be sent by cable tothe- stricken‘ people. Mr. Wilder makes it plain that that amount will be needed before the army transport Buford, now loading at Seattle, can possibly arrive in China. with its supplies. The situ- Thousands of Chinese Are Dying of Starvaâ€" tién---Bark and Weeds the; Only Food SITUATION "IS I DESPERATE A despatch from Springhill, N.S., LIVE STOCK MARKETS. NEW ONTARIO LOAN. Manager Shag‘p and other Officials did what they could to protect the company’s property, and to pre- serve the rights of the men who were being assaulted. In the me- lee Mr. Sharp was somewhat bad- ly cut about the head. The town police took a hand, and the arrests they made. strange to say, were of those who had been trying to pre- serve peace, while the men who caused the riot were unmolested. The troops were then called 011:. and quiet was restored. Lieut. Hennessy, Quarfermaster at the Royal Military College, has retired. was transformed from a misshapen, stupid object to a bright,’ intelli~ gent woman. The second case was that of a. woman whose affliction was due to excess of secretion of thyroid in the blood. She was treated with serum from a goat, the thyroid gland of which had been reâ€" moved. She rapidly recovered. Dr. Robertsofi says those unbal- anced by politics usually recover. He states that the cures effected Numerous, Too, in the Vicinity oi ‘ Charlton Lake. ‘ A despatch from Charlton says: Wolves are numerous at the head of the lake here and in the country bordering Council Creek, right down to the Montreal River. Two were killed at one of J. R. Booth’s lumber camps on Bear Creek the other day. and another at the head of the lake here. Old trappers say the wolves are having a. particuL arly hard time of it this winter, owing to the great depth of snow and the absence of a crust. Many, they say, have died of starvation. Miss Ethel Coleman, playing w1tl1 a “Ben Hur” company, was as- phyxiated at Joplin, Mo. Her reâ€" mains were buried at Belleville, on Thursday, where she lived. toâ€"day would have been considered miracles twenty years ago. Proclamation Issued Advising Ext termination of Europeans. A despatch from St. Petersbura says: Recurrent reports of a threat- ened antiâ€"foreign rising in China, which have become more frequent since the plague appeared in that country, reappear in telegrams from Mukden and Vladivostok. They state that proclamations have been issued advising the extermin- ation of Europeans. A Boxer ris- ing is expected by the foreign news- papers. All the European Govern- ments will send troops to protect their subjects. spent on the T. 85 N. O. railway, 8600;000 to extend the line to Por. cupine, and $55,000 to carry the line south to meet the Grand Trunk at Calendar. NORTHERN WOLVES HUN GRK The Red Cross, on Wednesday, cables $1,000 to Mr. Wilder, mak- ing a, total -of $23,000 which the Red Cross has disbursed for the re- lief of the sufferers, $16,000 having been cabled directly to the stricken districts and $7,000 having been spent for supplies. ation, Mr. Wilder adds, is despem ate. While some relief has been given to the suffering multitudes, thousands are dying of starvation. Barks and weeds, the Consulâ€"Gen- eral says, provide the only food for thousands of others. ' BOXER RISING IN CHINA.