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FABLIi 'T J wjr, Speech From the Throne at the Opening of the Eleventh Parliament 'A despatch from Ottawa says: Uild, hasy November weather con- ditioDi attfindeci the opening of th« Ncond letsion of th« aloventh Ca- BAdian Parlianicitt on Thursday af- itrnoon. At a result of the nice weather nditions an even greater crowd eitiiens than tiRual gathered on 'srHament Hill to witness the mili- tary pageant, and the arrival of fiifi Kxcelleno.v from Ridcau Hall. The speech from the throne con- tained the following claiiseB: Immigration has poured into the £ew settlements of the North and le West in a copious and well- Prdered stream, drawn from the st elements of the British Isles, e United States, and continental lurope. Trade and commerce have ade rapid advances in all direc- |ions. The revenue has almost com- pletely regained what it had lost In the recent period of depression. Most remarkable has been the ra- pid recovery from the financial em- parrassnient which for a short time jras the cause of anxiety amongst business men. In nearly every pranch of business there has been a ^viral of activity which gives as- surance of continued progress and prosperity. Two members of my Government Attended the Imperial conference called by his Majesty's Government on the question of defence. A plan was adopted, after consultation with the Admiralty, for the organiz- etion of a Canadian naval service, on the lines of the resolution of the Souse of Commons of the 2flth of arch last. The papers will be im- t&ediately brought down and a bill introduced accordingly. The new convention between his Majesty and the President of the French Republic, respecting the commercial relations between France and Canada, having been approved by the French legislative chambers, you will also be asked to confirm it. The construction of the Transcon- tinental Railway has made substan- tial advance during the year. The Western division has been extend- ed 66 miles beyond Edmonton, com- pleting a total distance of 861 miles west of Winnipeg. Contracts have been let for 399 miles in the moun- tain division ; good progress was made on this work. The Eastern di- vision is now open for traffic fronn Winnipeg to Lake Superior Junc- tion, and thence by the Grand Trunk Pacific branch to uie lake itself. The whole of the work be- tween Winnipeg and Moncton is now under contract. The exploratory surveys for a railway from the Western wheat fields to Hudson's Bay were push- ed energetically during tiie whole of last summer. It is hoped that a report of the operation will be placed before you at an early date. In order to improve the facilities already afforded the public by the Government railways, and to en- hance their value as part of the great transportation system of Can- ada, a bill will be submitted to you for the purpose of enabling the Min- ister of Railways, on the recom- mendation of the Government rail- ways managing board, and subject to the approval of Parliament, to lease any line or lines connecting with the Intercolonial Railway. A measure will be submitted to you for the purpose of rendering more effective the present legisla- tion, respecting combinations which unduly enhance prices. FDTUBE OF FBDlT- fiBOWll More Stringent Laws Are Needed to Squelch Dishonest Packers. "We have at present over 7,000,- bOO apple trees in Ontario, bearing |t» a good season one barrel of pack ed apples to the tree. Moreover, this is a very mi)Herate estimate.'' Thus Mr. K. I). .Smith of Winona opened the annual convention of the Ontario Fruit-(!rwers' Associa- tion at Toronto on Wednesday. "Besides this great quantity of apple bearing trees there are U,- 000 acres of vineyard, and there are ni' less than 3.i0,000 orchards and gardens," continued Mr. Smith. He went on to show that where 26 years ago all fruits in Ontario were sold to conimission agents in the large cities, to-day they are sold directly to the trade throughout the Dominion. The packing l.-iws lie does not con- aider adequate in Ontario. "Why, in the Western States and British Columbia they laugh at our laws: theirs are ho much stricter. and as a result a strong industry has sprung up. "We cannot expect assured suc- cess e.xccpt through united action, not only in the townships, but in the whole Province. Wo can then make a strong recommendation for better legislation which will serve to stamp out the most prevalent diseases and pests. In some cases the inspectors themselves are not fitted for their work, and a barrel of apples which will pass one in- spector will not pass another. There should be a school of training for them." Mr. Smith thought the growing of Baldwins and Spies should be made n national induHlry. "1 look forward with a great deal of confidence to the future pros- pects of fruit-growing in Ontario. We have the natural conditions of soil and climate to produce the best apiile.H on the continent." he con- cluded. IXCRKASK OF TRADIl. Canada Led (he World With One Ilvreption. A despatch from Ottawa says : During the decade from 1898 to 1908 Canada led tho world, with the exception of .\rgentine, in com- parative increase in trade. During the preceding decade, from 1897 to 1907, Canada ranked third in re- â- pect to trade growth, Argentina first and Japan second. Japan now ranks third. This is the moat in- teresting f.ict brought out in the annual report of tho Trade and Commerce Department, issued on Wednesday. For tho last fiscal year the statistics of trade, as al- ready stated, show a falling off of $67,010,284, as compared with the preceding year. The Deputy Min- ister, in his report, lays stress on the fact that this decrease was al- most wholly in imports, the de- cline in exports being only $:t.l4G, 580. Compared with other nalicms. Canadian trade figures for the year sliow that the financial depression was felt much less severely here than elsewhere. NEW ZEA LAND W ILL HELP The Dominion Has Adopted a Vigorous Defence Policy. CONDLNSED NEWS ITEMS â- AM>ENINrS niOM ILL OTKB TflK GLOBB. Tflegraimle Brletai Froa Oar Owa ftiid Other Ceuiitrlea «1 Eeceat Eveata. CANADA. A company has been formed to manufacture steel by electricity at Welland. Port Arthur Catholics have plans prepared for a handsome cut-stone cathedral. D. W. Hines, President of the Farmers' Railway at Prince Albert, Sask., has gone insane. Port Arthur shippers are pro- testing because one of the elevators if not operated on Sunday. The first train of wheat over the National Transcontinental from Winnipeg arrived at Fort William on Tuesday. The finding of the commission in the wreck of the Hestia blames the captain and officers of the ship for the disaster. Fort William has been billed for $3,346.60 for costs of the services of the militia in connection with the recent strike riots. The steamer Ellwood rammed a gate in the American Soo Canal, and the locks will pr(^bably be clos- ed for the remainder of the season. People of Hazleton, B. C., are petitioning Premier McBride for constables to protect them against possible trouble with the Indians. Mr. Hugh Mackenzie, a witness in the coal conspiracy case at Hali- fax, told the court that he had burned all his correspondence be- fore being subpoenaed. Frederick Peterson, a colored man, was stabbed in the head at a dance in Hamilton, and Charles Smith has been arrested on a charge of committing the offence. An Indian named Bernard, on the way to penitentiary, on Friday, jumped from a train running at thirty-five miles an hour near Glou- cester Junction, N. B., and escap- ed. GREAT BRITAIN. Lieut. Shackleton, the antarctic explorer, has been Knighted. Suffragettes made a raid on the Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guild- hall, London. Montague Guest, a close friend of King Edward, died while hunting with his Majesty at gandringham. The British Committee on the Dramatic Censorship -has advised that the censorship be retained and extended to music halls. Lord Dundonald advises the towns and populous counties of Britain to purchase estates in the colonies on which to place their un- employed. UNITED STATES. There are said to be 200,000 per- sons out of work in New York. The Court of Appeals at Albany decided that oral betting was not illegal. Nine men lost their lives in an explosion in a colliery at Nanti- coke. Pa. Owing to a remarkable boom in the steel trade the Homestead steel mills will run on double time. A man died at Somerville, N. J., while in a hypnotic trance. The hypnotist is chaiged with man- slaughter. The defalcations of C. L. Warri- r.er. Treasurer of the Big Four Railroad at Cincinnati, amount to $043,000. A bandit who attempted to rob a bank at New Albany, Ind., killed the chashier and seriously wounded the President and another man. The Reading Railway has 200 tank cars engaged in kauling water to towns and collieries in the an- thracite coal region of Pennsylvan- ia. Earl Bullock, aged syenteen, and a companion, robbed a bank at Ru- dora, Kansas, on Friday. When pursued Bullock shot and mortally wounded himself. Samuel F. Morley, whose home was near London, Ont., was shot and mortally wounded near De- troit by a woman who says ho prom- ised to marry her and then refused. A despatch from Wellington says : The New Zealand budget proposals iucludo the raiuiug of a loan not ex- ceeding £2,000,000 at aJa' per cent, (or the fulfillment of the Dread- nought offer. The naval proposals Jnvolva the total expenditure of £!!&0,000 annually, £150,000 towards the cost of a Dreadnought and £100,000 as a contribution to tho 'Admiralty to cover the difference between the Imperial and local rates of pay. Regarding internal defence it is proposed to reorgan- Jr.e the present system on lines ap- l^rovcd by the Imperial Defence Conference as ap|ilied to local con- ditions. All hoys between tho ages of twelve and eighteen will undergo elementary division. All young men between eighteen and twenty- one will undergo two years' com- pulsory training on stated evenings, half days and whole days, and also I fourteen days annually in camp. A I vidunteor force of SO, 000 men will also be maintained and ritio clubs will be encouraged. Tho eosl. of the scheme is estimated at £100,000, while a further £ 160,000 will he ex- pended in a |>eriod of three yeara on additional armament and field equipment. THE WORLD^S MARKETS BEPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Priees of Cattle, Grain, Ckeeae abA Other Dairj Produce at Home aad Abroad. BEEADSTUFF8. Toronto, Nov. 16.â€" Flour â€" On- tario wheat 90 •'-- cent, patents, $4.30 to $4.38 i -lyers' sacks on track, Toronto, and $4.16 to $4.20 outside, in buyers' sacks. Mar.ito- baba flour, first patents, $5.60 on track, Toronto; second patents, $6.10 to $6.20, and strong bakers' $4.90 to $5 on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheatâ€" No. 1 Northern $L03, Bay ports, and No. 2 Nor- thern, $1.01%, Bay ports. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 2 mixed, $1-- 03 to $1.04 outside, and No. 2 white and red Winter, $1.04 outside. Barleyâ€" No. 2, 58 to 69c outside, and No. 3 extra at 56 to 57c out- side. Oats â€" No. 2 Ontario white, new, V]4 to 38c outside. New Canada West oats, 39% to 39%c, and No. 3 at 38% to 39c, Bay ports. Peas â€" 86 to 87c outside, Rye â€" No. 2, 74c outside. Buckwheat â€" 55 to 56c outside. Corn â€" No. 2 American yellow, 71 to 71%c on track, Toronto. Branâ€" $21 in bags, Toronto, and shorts at $23.60 in bags, Toronto. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€" $2 to $3.50 per barrel, SMJCording to quality. Beansâ€" $1.00 to $1.75 per bushel at outside points. Honey â€" Combs, dozen, $2.25 to $3; extracted, 10%c per lb. Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy, $15 to $15.50 and No. 2 at $13.50 to $14 on track, Toronto. Strawâ€" $8.50 to $9.50. ^ Potatoes â€" 50 to 55c per bag on track for Ontarios. Poultry â€" Chickens, dressed, 11 to 13c per lb. ; fowl, 9 to 10c; turkeys, 10 to 18c per lb. ; ducks, lb., 11 to 12c ; geese 9 to lOc. per lb. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Pound prints 22 to 22%c ; tubs and large rolls, 20 to 21c; in- ferior, 17 to 19c ; creamery, 26 to 27c, and solids, 24 to 25c per lb. Eggsâ€" Case lots, 28 to 30o per dozen for fresh, and 26 to 27c for storage. Cheese â€" 12%c per lb. for large, and at 12%c for twins. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€" Long clear, 14% to 14%c per lb. in case lots ; mess pork, $26.50; short cut, $27.50. Hams â€" Light to medium, 15 to 16c; do., heavy, 14 to 14%c; rolls, 14 to 14%c ; shoulders, 12% to 13c ; backs, 19 to 20c; breakfast bacon, 17% to 18c. Lard â€" Tierces, 15%c ; tubs, 15%c ; pails, 16c. GENERAL. Fran/ Ferdinand of Austria and Ills wife are on a visit to the Kai- fpr at I'otsdaui. The ('atholic clergy at Nantes, Frnni'e, have refused absolution to children in tho schools using inter- dicted school books. PROSPKCTIN (J |»KR M ITS. Quebec dlnvrrnniont Will Issue Thrm for Certuin Areas. A despatch from Quebec says : The Provincial Government has adopted an order-in-Council au- thorizing the Minister of Coloniza- tion to issue prospecting permits for areas of land not exceeding two hundred acres in extent. The ter- ritory upon which these permits will he issued will be determined by the Minister of Colonization, Mines and Fisheries. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Nov. 10.â€" Oatsâ€" No. 2 Canadian Western, 41% to 42c. Barleyâ€" No. 2, 66 to 67c ; Manitoba feed barley, 62 to 63c ; buckwheat, 6S to 58V.jC. Flourâ€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.70 ; do., seconds, $5.20; Winter wheat patents, $5.50 to $5.60 ; Manitoba strong bakers', $5; straight rollers, $5.16 to $6.25; do., in bags, $2.- 40 to $2.50. Feedâ€" Ontario bran, $21 to $£2; Ontario middlings $23.- 60 to $24 ; Manitoba bran, $21 ; Manitoba shorts, $23 to $24; pure grain mouille, $32 to $33; mixed mouille, $25 to $27. Cheeseâ€" 11% to ll%c; easterns, 11^ to ll%c. Butter â€" Finest creamery, 26 to 25%c i'. round lots, and at 20 to 26%c in a jobbing way. Eggs â€" Selected stock, 27 to 28c; No. 1 candled, 26 to 28c per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Nov. 16. â€" Wheat â€" Spring wheat stronger; No. 1 Northern, corloads store, $1.08/.j ; Winter easier. Cornâ€" Firm ; No. 3 yeHow, now, eBc. Oats â€" Easier ; No. 2 white, 43%c ; No. 3 white, 42%c; No. 4 white, 41%c. Barley â€" Feed to malting, 61 to 70c. Chicago, Nov. 10.â€" Wheatâ€" Cash, No. 2 red, $1.09 to $1.20 ; No. 3 red. $1.08 to $1.15; No. 2 hard, $1.00 to $1.00; No. 4 hard, $1.02 to $1.05 ; No. 1 Northern, $1.07 to $1.09; No. 2 Northern, $1.05 to $1.07%; No. 3 Northern, $1.02 to $1.06. Corn- No. 2, 63% to 63%c ; No. 2 yellow. 63% to 64c ; No. 3, 03%c ; No. 3 yel- low, 63%c. Oatsâ€" No. 2 white, 41 %c; No. 3, 37%c; No. 3 white. 38% to 41c ; No. 4 white, 37 to 39%c ; standard, 39% to 41%. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Montreal, Nov. 16. â€" Prime beeves sold at 4% to near 4%'c per lb. ; pretty good animals, 3% to 4%c ; common stock, 2 to 3c per lb. ; lean canners about I%c per lb. A super- ior niilker was sold for $75, and two others at $60 each ; other cows and springers from $30 to $60 each. Grass fed calves, 2% to 4%c per lb. ; good veals, 6 to flc per lb. Sheep 3% ta a%c, and lambs about NEABLY 400 ME N PERISH Great Disaster in a Goal Mine at Cherry, Illinoiss. - A despatch from Cherry, Illinois, says: Three hundred and eighty- four men are probably dead in the mine of the St. Paul Coal Company, where they were trapped by fire on Saturday afternoon. All efforts to rescue have failed. Not a sign of life has been received from the im- prisoned men. The fire which gut- ted the two shafts has been smoth- ered by sealing the shafts, but it is feared the men's lives have been snuffed out by the effort to save them being roasted alive. The firo originated in a stable in the second level, or in the mule barns, and was discovered by a miner named James Hanney, who gave the alarm, but little notice was taken of the warning until near 3 o'clock, when a general alarm was given. Then it vras too late and the biggest mine disasiter in the State went on record. Besides the men dead in the mine, a hand of twelve rescuers volun- teered to go dow« and they, too. lost their lives. These men wero lowered to their death, but went down bravely. I The last trip of the cage was made when the bodiss of the mine superintendent and his assistants arose. The men were dead when tbe car reached the surface. Those about the pit mouth expressed the belief that they were dead or dy I ing when placed In the cage. None survived to tell the story of the trip. I Heartrending scenes of grief and I suffering were enacted. Half an I hour after the explosion occurred the mouth of the shaft was sur- rounded by frantic women and chil- ' dren. Many tried to enter the I mine, but gave up after the first I effort, or were carried away uncon- I scious from the smoke and fumes. For two hours, officials of this nune, assisted by the residents of Cherry, tried to devi.se means to help the ira- I prisoned miners, but in vain. Deeds of true heroism were called 1 forth bv the disaster. Six men gave jup their lives and many more were I willing to brave death to carry aid ! to comrades, until Chief Mine Su- I perintendent Taylor declared that I all hope had gone. 5%c per lb. Good lots of fat hogs sold at 8% to 9c per lb. Toronto, Nov. 16.- The export trade was quiet. Butchers' of the choice variety sold as high as at any time during the past few months. One load of prime steers sold at 85. .50. Ordinary good loads sold freely at $4.00 to $5. .Choice cows were firm at $4.25 to $4.75. Milk- ers and springers were not quite so strong. The top price paid was $67. Sheep and lambs were very firm and dearer, lambs averaging $5.85. Hogs quoted at $7. .50 f.o.b., and $7.75, fed and watered. TEAR FOR DYNAMITERS. Sentence on Men Who Blew Up House Near Ottawa. A despatch from Ottawa says : For blowing up the home of Mr. M. Laporte with dynamite in June last, Victor Lacasse and George Deltour were sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment each by Sir William Mulock in the Assize Court on Friday. The two men pleaded guilty to the charge of exploding explosives of a nature likely to en- danger life in an attempt to do in- jury to property. They denied, how- ever, that they had attempted to commit murder. The prisoners agreed to pay $500 compensation for damage done to Mr. Laporte's house and furniture by the explo- sion. SHOT THROUGH STOMACH. (harirari Near Neepawa, Man., Has Serions Ending. A despatch from Xeepawa, Man- itoba, says : There was a sad and almost tragic ending to a charivari at W. McLaughlin's place, near Glendale, on Tuesday night, when, (nraged by the noisy crowd assemb- led, following his wedding. Mc- Laughlin fired a rifle among them, and wounded Harry Bosneil, aged eighteen. Tho bullet passed through his stomach and liver, and although he is still alive and in the hospital here, his life is despaired of. McLaughlin was a widower and had been quietly married a tew days ago, hence the celebration. JAIL WITH HARD LABOR. Sentence Imposed on Window* smashing Suffragettes. .\ despatch from London sayst Alice Paul and Amelia Brown, the window-smashing suffragettes, on Wednesday were sentenced each to one month at hard labor. Both are members of the Mrs. F.mmaline Pankhurst organization. During the banquet at Guild Hall in honor of the King's birthday stones were thrown through a window of the dining hall, the crash of glass startling the company and inter- rupting the speech of tho Lord Mayor. The affair proved to be a suffragette demonstration, and the two offenders were arrested. BOMBS FllBATlORB MIIITO Determined Attempt to Assassinate the Viceroy of India. A despatch from Ahmedabad, British India, says : Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India, and Lady Minto had a narrow escape on Saturday from being killed by bombs. They were driving through one of thi streets when, without warning, two bombs were thrown at their earn age. A dragoon, who was ridin*; alongside, spurred forward and with outstretched sabre intercept«d the first bomb, hurling it some di.H- tanre away into a sandheap. The second bomb struck the Viceroy s jcmidar, a native Lieutenant, wh- was holding an umbrella over Lady Minto. and fell harmlessly to the ground. Neither bomb exploded, as the soft sand acted as a buffer. On examination they were found to contain picric acid. Just prior to this, as the carriage passed through one of the streets, a bomb exploded some little distance away. Police and others, attracted by the explosion, ran up and found a man on the ground with his hand blown off. He proved to be an innocent bystander. The bomb-throwers made their escape in the excitement and as yet no arrests have been made. Attempts have been made in In- dia during the last year or two against the lives of Lord Minto, Lord Kitchener, Sir Andrew Fra- ser, Lieutenant-Governor of Ben- gal, and many other officials. BIEB TO SAVE 8B0TBEB Ethel and John Arnell Lost Their Lives in Hotel Fire at Innisfail, Alta. A despatch from Innisfail, .\lber- ta, says : Two young lives were lost in tho fire which destroyed the Re- vere Hotel here on Wednesday night, and several other persons had a bare escape from the same horrible death. The victims were Ethel and J.ohn Arnell, aged, re- speetively, seventeen and twelve > ears, daughter and son of the pro- prietor of tJie hotel. Three other children were saved by the mother throwing them fron> a window of the second story to firemen, unt' she and her husband aaved i a-m selves by jumping. One of tho boarders named Munroe, who was also obliged to jump, had his leg broken. Other guests escaped only ill their night robes. The unfortu- nate girl who perjshed in the flames j was the victim of devotion to her little brother, and lost her life in a noble effort to save him. She rush- ed to the window with the intention of jumping to the ground, but on learning that John had not been artJURtjd, she went back to look for him and was enveloped in tho t^diies. ^ j ^