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OF THE TURK 4oo,ooo Roumanians in Macedonia Have Joined the Rebels. A Sofia, Hulguiiu, (loBpiitcli says: Whilf till- lUiliiaii situation iH in- XlFJlcly complicated uud full of ilan- gfr. the U'luling stiitesiiifn of Hul- l^.ii'iii, StTvia, and Uouiiianiii are jJi'iHuadotl that the Kix-nt powiTs are now thoroiigiily tilaiinod ajul will Kiicci'cd ill ju-evi'iitiiu; a general con- flict. 'I'lie most threatening feature of the crisis is tlie appeal of Mich- aeiovbky, President of the National .â- Munxloninn Coniniitlee, to the local rc-volulionnry committees of Bul- garia to persist in the collection of luntls and arms for an uprising; in the sprini^. which will enihrp.ce all the liulkan enemies of the Turk. JiichnelovsUy's men toiistitute a vast army. i(e is inlen.sely devoted to the Mace<lonian cause, and is de- termined to <lo evoryLliiiig in his power to precipitate a struggle. The powers arc likely to find him and his lieutenants the most dilTicult factor!; of the problem. U(JUM.\NIA A KKW FACTOH. Uoiimania's active entrance into the l)alj<an diflUulty is a now elo- moiit that no cue is yet able to Kaufje. llitl'erto the Kounianians in Siacedonia, who number about 400,000, have been quie.scent; now they have become rovolutionary. The lloumaninji Premier, M. Stourd/a, has notified the jiowers that the in- terests of his countrymen must bo considered in all negotiations touch- inp existint; conditions in liuljjaria. With more than 1,0(10,001) of their peo[)Ie in Scrvia and with 400,000 to-reliRionlsts in Macedonia, the Roumanians are determined that the borhurities of the l^irks against their kinsmen lausl cease. At pre- sent, however, havinc received as- Btir;uice of early relief at the hands of the iJowers, they are extrlini? thetiiselves to the utmost, so far as the Government is concerned, to avert war. Iileanwhile the air is thick with ominous rumors. There is the grreatest stir in riilitary quarters that the Levant has known for many years. All the Turkish offi- cials of the Ottoman [n-ovinces in Europe are fearfiil of the gravest dovelopmcnis, and have warned the Sultan to that erfnct. These reports have moved .M)(lul to threaten the mobilization of HOO.OOO men. Tem- jiorarily the Turkish war party is in the a.scendant, but the represent- atives of the powers will likely .suc- ceed in negativing its counsel. average of six bushels per acre, amtl that the e.xjiortuble uurjilus will total iiiO,r>i>0 tons. MOTHER'S EXAMPLE FATAL Children in Manitoba Put Lye on Beans and Died. A Winnipeg des])atch says: A triple tragedy is reported from Lauvier, Man., on the l>anubian brunch, re- .iuiting in the death of three mem- bers of a Flench family by name of Mo-i.sette. 'i'lie mother o( the child- run went out to v.as^h at a neigh- lior'.s, amd left the little ones at home to shift for theniiielves. Tt ap- pears l.tial Mrs. .Mo>i:-:ette was in the habit of using lye iu preparing beans for the table, and the chilil- rc<n undertook to follow her example in getting the food rea.'ly for din- ner on tile day in (pu'Stion. The trouble wa.s that ihey did not limit the quantity of lye they placed up- on the l)eans, anil when they par- took of them death resiilted shortly after by paralysis of their tliToats. INCREASE OF $21,033,256. Canada'u Commerce for the Past Seven Months. An Ottawa despatch suys: Trade returns of the Duuiiniou for the (-ev- en months ending .lantiary HI, show an increa.se in tin- total angrcgat.- trade of the Dominion of $21,0H3,- 2.'>G over the same time last year. IC.xclusive of coin and bullion, the total trade for the seven inontlis was 8208,719,129, compared with S217,Tl<J,47;i for th(! seven-months last year. There ^vas nii incn ase in the duty collected of §2,421,170. 'J'he details for the jievcn months are as follows: ln,i!ovlsâ€" ]t02. 190;!. Dutiable goods ..$05,888,120 $74,7.1.''),7~7 Free goods 44.;!:;8,iJ88 4.-j, 292,868 'J'otal . SI 10,211,208 $120,018.64o E.xports â€" Domes- tic . s;iao.p:'.7,4y4 $iio,G42,G65 Foreign 10,007.271 8,028,419 of BOY ATE RED PEPPER. Had Convulsions and Died Starvation. A Montreal despatch sa.va: 'J'hc courts will have to deal witji an ex- traordinary case as a result of a verdict of mansUvughler returned b.y the coroner's iur.V at an inquest held into the death of A. I'rocal Fex, the si.t-year-old son of Joseph Fe:c. of St. Lotivre, (Jonnty of Vau- droiiil, near Montreal, whrt dic<l on Hundny, after sevi-ral months of iiufferinfT. Tlie evidenc(' showed that in .June lust the father look his boy with him to a building bee at Al- llhimso Charlebois, and Mi.'^^s Siirtjda Oluwiehois, 2it yoars of age, (»ave the boy n red peiiper to eat. He- vcre sickness and con\'idHlons follow- ed, nrxd vouiiling was liejit up for live or six days, after which lie was never able to swallow fcsoxl. The cau.se of death, iciording to medical testimony, was starvation, and the Jury returned a \enlict holding .Miss Oharlebnis criminally respon.sible for the death of the boy, and ordered liec arrest. The coroner pointed out that when dentil occurs as the re- milt of an act which was not in it- Hclf intended to caii.se death, but inertly for tiiischievoti»i purposes, the I>erjietffttnr hecoinCB olmtnnlly re- «poJiflhlQ f(M- the death. AUSTRALIAN HARVEST. Th» Calony Will Be Able- to Ex- port Some Grain. An .\<lelalde. Honlh Australia, des- pHli'h says; It is unolllcially estim- ated titat the wheat harvest of Hniith AuslrRjii? will uun>unt tu an Total . «i:!7,n04,7C5 8148,671,081 The imports for January show an increa.so of about two millions, and the exports of over two mil- lions. f TOUCH ONE, HURT ALL Chamberlain Emphasizes Unity of Parts of Empire. A liOiulon despatch says: Cham- berlain's spe«ch at Port Klizabetli on \Vednee<lay pursued tlie theme of colonial responsibilities towards the Empire. lie said: "W'hon the war began the great nonunion of Can- ada and tlie Conunonwealth of Aus- tralia .sprang to the assistance of the Mole.er Co\rntry, and they made your cause their own. They were "not decidedly concerned, but felt your cause was just; felt that the honor and interests of the Empire were at stake, and showed their readiness aitd anxiety to have their share of responsibilities. The great Empire v,rhose privileges they enjoy made the llritiMi race throughout the v.orld ore iieople. No one in th.e dominions of the King can be touched or harmed without a tin ill of indignation passing through the whole Kmpire." FROZEN TO DEATH. C.P.E. En£,-ineer 'Vance Meets Fate on the Plains. A Winnipeg despatch says :â€" Sur- veying I'nglneer Vance, of the C.l'.K was frozen to death near Ilattlcford on .Sunday morning. Mr. Vance was in charge of a iiarty of about ten. who were engaged in the survey of the proposed new road from .Saska- toon to llattleford, He was a very energetic man. He was in the habit of walking a miie or two ahead of his party alone to UwU. out tor the ] most favorable locations for the line. At the time of his death Mr. Vance had gone some distance ahead, and his i)arty had no trace of hira when n hli/'/.ai-d aro.se. (Jreat alarm was felt for his safety, aiul a .search I was at once instituted in the direc- â-  lion Mr. Vance w.is sup[io.sid to ! have taken. It whs not until sev- eral hours had elapsed that Mr. Vance was found lyinr on the ground fro/en almost slil'l. lOvery thing pos- sible was (lone for thi- unfortunate man, bnt ho tiled without regaining eousciousnesi). The (leceased was il,') yeais of age, and he leaves a widow ;ind three chiUlren. His home was at I'.dmontoii, but he was formerly a resident ot Nelson, li.C. WOPvK FOR THOUSANDS. Applications for Farm Zaborcrs Pouring in. A Toronto deKi>iit(h sn.y.«i: Mr. TluunaH Houthworth, director of Colonization, has roreivod >ij> to the present over one lliousantl aindica- tions for farju laborers. One man in the Niagara fruit district says ho Would like to engage fifty men next summer, hut adds that if this many cannot he snipplied he must have thiity nl least. .\ nunil)er of farm- ers who are growing sugar beets have also written to Mr. .South- worth saying that part of their crop went unliurvcsicd li<«it .year on account o( the scarcity of labor. CAT'S SCRATCH IS FATAL, Farmer Dies After Suffering In- tense Agony. A Miles, Mich., despatch says: Henry ('onklin, n prominent retired farmer, licH dead as the result of a cat scratch which he received in his hand the middle of ln"!t week, Mr. Oonkllii was strokliip; t\ pet cftt, when the aniuu-.l, iu n spirit of play- fulness, acratchtnl his finger. lllood poisoning set in hocui after, the hand sfrelUng wul causing the suffcror in- tense iinin.' lie died In great OR-ony. THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle etc, In Trade Centres. MAUKIOTS OF THK WORLD. Toronto, Feb. 17. â€" Wheat â€" The market is steady, with demand fair. So. 2 white ajid red sold at 71 }c middle freights. No. 1 spring nom- inal at 72c on Midland, anil No. 2 goose at 67 Jc on Midland. Maaiito- ba wheat steady; No. 1 hard, 88c all rail, K'''hding in transit; No. 1 northern, HO^c all rail, grinding in transit. No. 1 hard, 87ic North Jlay; No. 1 Northern, 86c North Bay. Uarley â€" Trade is quiet, with No. 3 extra quoted ot 46Jc middle freight, and No. 3 at 4:5c middle freight. lUickwheat â€" The demand is limil- t'll, and prices nominal at l.'J to 4Gc outside for No. 2. Corn â€" No. 2 Canadian yellow <pioled at 4.'5i to 4Gc west, aii.d No. 2 mixed at 44 J to 4.')c west. Flour â€" Ninety per cent, patents unilumged at .?2.70 middle freights, in buyers' s-acks for export. Straight rollers of special brands for domes- tic tralle quoted at $:i.2r) to 8:3.40 in bbls. 'Majiitobe. flour steady; No. 1 patents, ^l.:!.-. to SI. 40. and sec- onds, $4.1 0. Strong bakers'. ?3.-. 90 to $4, bags inclurJed, Toronto. Millfeed â€" llran, 51G here. uJid shorts, $18. At outside pinnts bran is q^uoted at $10, and shorts at S17.r>0. Manitoba bran, in siw:ks, $19; and shorts, at 521 here. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beans â€" Trade continues dull, â- with supplies fair. Medium Turing, 31.05 to $1.75 per busli., and hand- picked $1.90 to 52. Dried apples â€" Market <iUict, with pficcs uncjiajiged at 4 to 4Jc per lb., and cyaporated at 6 to 6 4c. HoJiey â€" The market Is quiet, with prices unchanged; straight, 8Jc per lb., antl comb ?1.25 to 81.50. Hay, baled â€" 'llio market is quiet at unchajnged prices. Choice tim- othy, SIO to $10.25, on tracK. and mi.\ed, S8 to 58.50. Straw â€" The market is quiet, with car lots on track quoted at $5.50 to f6 a ton. Maple Synip â€" Five-gallon cans, SI per gallon; one-gallon cans, $1.- 10, and half-gallon, ROc. Onions â€" The market is dull at 40c per buahel for Canadian. I'oultry â€" The market contimies firm, with very light receiptn. We quote; Fresh kiUiKi, dry -picked tur- keys, 15 to 16c; geeb-e, t) to 10c per lb.; ducks, SO to $1.25; chickens, young, 75c to $1; old hens, 60 to 05c per pair. I'otatoes â€" Unchanged. Cars sold on track at $1 to SI. 05. Small lots at S1.20 to $1.25 a bag. The Macedonian situation i:; i;\us- i ing anxiety in Oreat Urilain. THE DAIRY MARKIOTS. llutterâ€" There is a <iuiet trade. Creamery solids are in liberal tup- ply. We quote: Finest, 1-lb. rolls, 1h' to 19c; selected dai^ry tubs, 18c; ohoice huge rolls, 17 to 18c; wconti- ary grailes (rolls and tubs), 13 to 15c; creamery prints, 22 to 23c; sol-ds, 20 to 21c. Kpgs â€" The egg market is weaker, with new laid (jVoted at 19c, antl held eggs at i:ic per dozen. (jlieoJe â€" Market is llrm. Wc quote: Fineiit .'^ej)leni1)er,i:{i to lie; sec- ond;!. Hi to 131c; twins, 14 to 14 Jc. HOa I'RODUCTS. HreKPed hogs are steady, with car lots of Vvestoni selling at S7.50, and Northern at $7.ii5 to S7.75. Cured meats steady, with demand lair. We (piole; llaeon, long clear. lUj. to lOJc, :n ton and case lots; Pork â€" Mess. $;21.50 to $22; do., short (jut, §22. .-)0 to $2:1. Smoked hau\s, 13 to 13ic; rolls, 11; to 12c: shouhiers, lie; backs, 11 to 14.)c; breaUi'a:^t bacon, 11 to 14 .Jc. l.nrd â€" '^^arket steady. We quote: Tierces. lOJc; tubs, lie; pails, 11 'c. MONTKKAL MARKKT:?. Miviureal, Feb. 17. â€" drain â€" No. 1 Manitoba hard wheat, 75c; No. 1 Northern, 73c in store. Fort Wil- lim; peas, 72c high freiKbts; No. 2 oats, in stove here, !i7i to 371c, 31 Jc high freights; r\o, iO^c east: buckwheat, 5t>c east. l'"lourâ€" Mani- toba liatents, *4.40 to SI. 50; sec- onds. 81. 10 to $1.20; Ontario straight rollers. $3.50 to $3.65; in bugs. SI. 70 to $1.75; patents, $3.70 to SI. 10. Uolled oats â€" Millers' prices, S2 bags, and 31.15 per bbl. (.-etjd â€" M'anitoba hran. $10 to S20; sh»>rts, S21 to $22, bags included; Ojitario bran in hulk, $18 to $18.- 50; ahorts, in bulk, $20 to $21. Pro- visioll.s^â€" Heavy Canadian short cut pork. $21 to $25; short c\it hack, $23. .-.0 to $24; light short cut, $23 t!o $24; conipoimd relined lard, 8J to Oc; pure Canadian lard, lie; fin- est lard, 12 to 12.Jc: hams, 12.1 to 13ic; bacon, I'l to 15c; drcssetl hogs, $8.25; fresji killed abattoir liiDj?s! 86.50 to $9 per 100 lbs, EffgB â€" Selectnd, 19 to 20c; can<l!ed stock, 13 to lie; Montreal linwd. 11J to 1.5c; Westerji, 13 to 13c. Honey â€" WHiite clover, in sections, 12 to 13c per s.';0tj(m; in HVlb. tins, 8 to P.Jc; in bidk, '71 t" 8e; darK, -Jc'lowev. Cheeio â€" Ontario. IH to 13Sc; Townships, l.^r. Tlutter â€" I'own- .':'.iiLis creamorj-, 22 to 221c; rttiiry butter, 18c; Western Ontario, rolls, 161 to 19c lb. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Milwaukee, Feb. 17. â€"Wheatâ€" Low- er; No. 1 Northeni, 80 to 80Jc; No. 2 Northern, 78} to 7ac; May, 78{c sellers. Ryeâ€" Steady; No. 1, 51 to 52c. Horley â€" Steady; No. 2, 04 Jc; sample, 43 to 56c. Com â€" May 45 ic. Toledo, Feb. 17. â€" Wheat closed- Lower; cash, 771c; May, 80'c bid; July, 76ic. Cornâ€" Weak; February, lOJc; May, 455c. Oatsâ€" Steady; Fehi'uary, 38c; May, 37;c. Rve â€" No. 2, 5;jjc. Seed â€" Weak; l-'cbru- ary, $7. 07 J; MarcJi, $7.07i bid; prime timothy, $1.85; do alsike. $8. LIVK STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, Feb. 17. â€" There was a moderate volume of business trans- acted at the Western Cattle Market to-<lay, and prices m the better grades of butchers' and exporters' Were n;aintained. The export mar- ket was characterized by the sale of two or three loads of extra choice exporters at $5, and for 19, weigh- ing 1,362 lbs., $5.10 per cwt. was obtained. Dealers, however, main- tain that the above cattle were ex- ceedingly choice descriptions, and vvere equal to the product offered at Chicago at prices on a parity with tho.se of Toronto. This is an a.s- surance to the farmers that if they careftiUy feed and attend to their stock they will readily obtain for them whoa they bring them on the market better prices than those that are generally i)revailing. It should be the aim of every farmer to pro- duce as good cattle for export in Canada, as are grown in the United States. Sellers were unwilling to come down to the prices ollered. hence the draggy tone. A number of buyers were lower by 10 to 15c IJer 100 lbs., claiming that at the way exporters are being sold the prices of rough and common stock should be lower. There was a good demand for stockers and feeders, and prices were unchanged. The market was steady for siicep and landjs; the offerings were fairly large, and everything sold. Hogs were s-till weak at the quotations given below. The total run of cattle to-day was 54 loads, consisting of 1,001 cattle. 615 sheep, 1,000 hogs, and 52 calves. The following is the range of quo- tations: ICxporters' cattleâ€" Per 100 lbs. Choice $-1.00 $4.80 Medium 4.25 4.50 Light 4.00 4.23 Hulls 3.75 4.00 Hutchers' â€" Choice -1.00 4.60 Medium 3.40 4.00 Heifers 3.90 0.00 Jhills 3.00 3.50 Cows Feeders Stockers ... C aimers ... Shee[) â€" Lambs 4.50 5.40 Ewes 3.50 4.00 Hucks 2.50 3.25 Calves, each 2.00 10.00 Calves, per 100 lbs. 1.50 6.00 Hogs â€" Sows J 4..''.0 0.00 Slugs 2.00 0.00 Selects, 160 to 200 lbs 5.90 0.00 Thick fats 5.65 0.00 Lights 5.05 0.00 OUR DEBT Tij'tHH EMPIRE Chamberlain. Says Wo Owe Much to Britain. A London despatch says: Cham- berlain's speech at (5 rahamstown. South .'".frica, on Monday was evi- dently intended for a wider audience, and constitutes the clearest Indica- tion of a general Imperial policy that Chamberlain i)roiH)ses to pur- .s'ue. He declared that the Mother Country would defend its heritage to the la.st man, but the colonies had their share of responsibilities for the Kmpire. Last year F.ngkuid spent j;60,000,<)00, besides the war debt. He was. he said, adjiressing all tlie colojties when he said lliey were not doing what they ought in regard to oliligations to thi. Finpire. The increased vote of Cape Colony for. a fleet was not sufi-cient to keep for six months the warship Cood ICope. Ho would agree that the first duty was at home, but all hope ot th(' F.mpire's future was based on co-operation with the ^lother Coun- try, lie said he was anxious that the colonial aspiration should be pai'tners in the EiUiinre. whose mis- sicrn was justice, freedom, and equal- ity. He added: "Who knows when tile next blow will fall'.' We, by re- maining one iJeo])le. shall prove that the Empire is founded on a com- munity of sacrifice." :i.75 3.75 4.00 4.25 3.50 3.90 2.00 2.75 CROW'S NEST COAL STRIKE Viewed With Apprehension on Pacific Coast. A Victoria, B.C., despatch says :â€" The strike which has been declared at the coal mines of the Crow's Nest Coal Company at Fernie, Michel, Morris.sey. and Coal Creek will, it is feared, have indirect ellects almost as grave as the immediate ones which threaten to close every smelter in the Kootenay and bound- ary countries. Recently The miners of Nanaimo atlUiated with the Wesl-" em Federation of Miners, In direct antagonism to their old leader, Ralph .Smith, M.P., who warned them that in so doing they would imper be imperiling the good relations which had existed between thoni and the Vancouver Coal Company. It is now considered likely that if the strike is not settled in PVrnie, not only will there be great suffering there, but that the miners of Na- naimo may be called out. This would oaralyzc the coal trade to .San Francisco and cripple the opera- tions of the Western Fuel Company, which has recently taken over the New Vancouver Coal Company. The situation is viewed with the greatest apprehension on thi.s coast, ana coal retailers are hiuTj'ing scows to Nanaimo to insure a good reserve supply in case of trouble. DEATH OF DR. E. H. SMYTHE Prominent Barrister ot Kingston Suddenly Stricken. A Kingston, Ont., despatch says; Death came suddenly on Satur<lay night to Dr. I'Idward H. ymylhe, K. C one of Kingston's leading bar- risters. He was to have acted as judge in the debate between studenls of tjueen's. and Toronto Univorsi- tie.i. and was on his way to tjueen's College when stricken down. A co\i- ple of hundred yarils from his home he was overcome by faiutjiess, and was assisted h.y his son Oeor;ro into the home of Richard Waldron, and a physician sunmioned from the (!en- eral Hospital, a short distanc* away. Hefore the physician arrived I he was dead. ' THE U. S. COMMISSIONERS. Selected to Tenne the Alaska» Boundary. A Washington despatch says :â€" .Secretary of War Elihu Root, o: New York, Senators Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Geo Turner, of Washington State, havi been selected as members of th< tribunal provided for In the Alaskat Treaty, ratified by the Senate or Wednesday. When the treaty wa; first submitted to the Senate it pro- vided for Ihe appointment as mem- bers of the tribunal to fix the bound- ary line of a High Court of Judica, ture, which is the usual form in thi tseaty phraseology of Great Britain At the suggestion of members ol the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions, the language was changed s« that "impartial jurists of repxite" could he appointed, and it is undel this characterization that Messrs. Root, Lodge, and Turner have beet chosen. They will have the selec tion of an agent who shall act at their counsel, and the case of tin United States must be presented to the tribunal within two months after the exchange of treaty ratifications, The work of the tribunal will takt its mtmbers to London for severa! months during the coming sprin.n and summer. The compensation ci the jurists and their agent anif clerks is to be fi.xed hereafter by k joint committee. Tiie I'resident 011 Friday transmitted to the House a copy of the treaty, together with draft of a bill appropriating §100.. 000 to carry out the i<rovisions oj the ti'caty. A h'uman^Tarcel. A London Man Expressed to BQj Destination. A London despatch says :â€" A city man discovered Friday one of thost hidden resources of the London post oilice which has hitherto been su.s- Iiected by very few peojile. The city man called at the General Post-oflicc to cor.sult the directory as to a cer- tain private address of a customer. who lives in a remote part of I'.el- ham. He mentioned ca.sually to the man in (â- hargo of the express parcel counter that he did not know the locality, but it was necessary for him to see the customer immediate- ly. He received this reply : 'I will send you there if you like, sir ; the fee is threeuence i>cr mile." The city man accepted the ofi'cr, and in tell- ing the story, says : â€" 'Then in re- sponse to a bell a smart youth came to my side and tajjping me on the arm, said. 'Are you e.xiiress lor P.al- haui, sir ? This way, please' The youth carried in his h'.-.n;l a small lu'inted Kli|) with a descHption of myself under the heading of 011 article required to be delivei'ed. I was detained on the street through ineeti:ig m.v iiartncr. The youth, saluting me I'espect fully, said in n reproachful voice, 'You are e:;pix?ss, sir," and I thereupon resumed my journey. The youth delivered mo safely, and my customer signed a document feslil'ying to the safe- rc- ceii>t of the artichi consigned," MINING"~0UTL0GK""I3RIGHT Enccuraginer Seports P.ocoived at the Bureau. A Toronto despatch says: Sccrc tary Carter, of the Bureau of Mines, retunied on Wednes^ray from an in- siiection of the mining districts of (>ntario, from Sudbury eastward. In nearly every jilace he visited there was, he says, great activity. The Co,t>per Cliff mine is being developed as .successfully as ever, and the Creighton Mine is producing .'"lo'J tons ot ore a day, and the present staff of 1.000 men will be incrci'.foci when some experiments in suielt'npf have been , coiupUted. Xo isctual work has yet l>een done in the ilut- ton an.l Moose Mountain iron ranges, but prospectors are ahvady in the field, and a lot of devcU>i!- ment work will bo done In the spring. The outlook i,>r t'le felspar indn.stry is bright in Frontenat Cou nly.