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3 KILLE D AID 7 ISJIED Natural G-as Explosion Dashed Several Workmen to Death. A despatch from Niagara Falls, Dnt., says: Without warning, and with a roar that could be heard for miles, a terrific explosion wrecked • penstock at the power-house of the Ontario Power Company, Queen Victoria Park, on Friday morning, killing three men instantly and seri- ously wounding seven others. Dead : David Henderson, Niagara falls, N. Y. ; William Orchard, Niagara Falls, N. Y. ; Charles M'Gonigle, Tonawanda, N. Y. In- jured: Henry Byron, Merriton, crushed about tlie head and face, probably internally injured; Lewis r'luellin, this city, minor bruises about the body, severely scratched face ; John Otto, Niagara Falls, N. y., badly bruised face and body; Rol)ert 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 city, severely injured and thought to be inter- nally hurt. General Superintendent Hugh H. Wilson stated that the loss aside from tlie fatalities would be trifling, possibly not exceeding $5,000. He said that so far as could be ascer- tained at the present time, the ex- 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 fatal combustion. FBOM TI E LAKES TO THE SEA United States Government Proposes a Big Scheme. A despatch from Washington eays : The Taft Administration sprang a large surprise on Friday in connection with Canadian rela- tions by proposing co-operation with Cana<.la for the construction of » deep waterway from the great lakoB to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence, thus making ocean ])orts of lake cities in both countries, and reducing freight rates to the great advantage of the people of tlie interior. Tlic pro- posal came in the form of a resolu- tion introduced in the House of Ileprescnttttives early on Friday forenoon by Senator-elect Towns- end of Michigan, tollowing 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- IKjrlant stop is nogotiaU-d by tlio executive end of the Government. FOl NU MIIIDKHKD IN llOAI). Cuiunierchil Traveler Mcef.s Terrible Fu(e ill N'icuJot County. A despatch from Quebec says : Maurice Plouafe, a commercial traveler, was found on Friday night murdered in the roadway between St. Celestin and St. Leonard, in Vicolet County. His head was si)lit <pen, his throat cut, and there was t knife stab in the region of the teart. LATER. A despatch from St. Leonord de fJicolet, Oue., says: Horniidas Tre- panier, a farmer, forty-five years of age, of St. Leonard de Nicolet, was arrested at his home on Sunday by Chief McCaskcll of the Provincial olice for the murder of Maurice louffe. On Sunday night Chief fcCaskell stated that Tropanior lod confessed he had killoxl Plouffe >jr stabbing liini and crushing his icod with an axe. The body was ound on the main road by (Jeorgo jord, a 8torekee|)(>r of St. Leonard de Nicolet, who was returning from ft busiuesH trip to Three lUvors. CUT DOWN AT CKOSSING. Kiu;,'.st<»n Doino.sUc Killed While Walking Along Tracks. A despatch from Kingston says: Miss Kinnia Walker, a domestic, who had worked here for some time, met an awful death at the Syden- ham crossing on the Kingston and Pembroke llailway, four miles from the city, on Saturday afternoon. She was struck by a train while walking on the tracks and cut into pieces. The remains were brought to the city on a special car which was sent to the scene witli the coroner. INFANTE JAIME A MUTE. Second Son of King and Queen of Spain Deaf uiid 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. Hh Hon. G. P. Graham says there are no negotiations for the sale or lease of the Intercolonial Jiailway. DEATH O F BRITISH ADMBAL Admiral Sir Assheton G-ore Curzon-Howe Was Stricken With Paralysis A <lc8patcli from Portsmouth, â- ays: .Vdiniral Sir Assheton Gore CurziJii-Hcwe, cummander in-chief •t I'ortsiiiouth, was stricken with paralysis on Wednesday morning and <lie(l the same evening. He was the second in command of the â- cjuadron which visittnl Quebec at the time of the Tercentenary, to es- cort King George, then Prince of Wales. A<lmiral Curzon-Howe succeeded Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe as Commander in-chief at Portsmouth in March, 1910, the latter being Aronioted to the rank of admiral of the fleet. Ho had served in the navy .18 years, and during that period commanded many of the best known ships and saw a great va- riety of active service. Ho receiv- ed the thanks of the Royal Humane Society in IHOa, and was twice men- tioned in <lespatclH>s in 1H91. Ho was commoilore in charge of the NewfouiKlland fisheries in IHOaoO. He was second in comnnuul of the Channel fleet, 1902 03; comman- der, China. 190;j-05 ; Channel fleet, 1905-07; .Atinuti^^t, 1907 OH ; com mamler-in cliijl^^k MeditcrcA^iean fleet, 1908 10 190;j-05 ; Channel fu iiti^^t, 1907 OH ; c( |ilj|^^^ Meditcrcaiv THE NEWS IN A PiAGRAPH HAI'PEMNGS FRO.M ALL OVEB THE GLOBE IN A NUISUELL. Canada, the Liiipirc and the World in General Before I'our Lyes. CANADA. The C. P. li. will spend millions in Ontario this year. Oil may be used by the railways to banish the mosquito from Mus- koka. Kev. Mr. Gross was acquitted at Dorchester, N.B., on a charge of arson. Lieut. Hennessy, Quartermaster at the Royal Military College, has retired. Mail bags on the steamer Prin- cess Beatrice were rifled on the journey to Vancouver. Alfred Freed was fined $160 at Cobalt for having eight beaver pelts in his possession. Mrs. Trickery lost her life in a fire that destroyed her son-in-law's house in Cornwall township. Sir Alan Aylesworth, Minister of Justice, will retire after serving out the present term of Parliament. It is rei>orted than an English syndicate will build summer hotels near the leading Canadian cities. The Government has let t .e c< n- tract for a new steamer for 'Qe Lo.>er St. Lawrence service to the Kingston Shipbuilding Couipaiy. Miss Ethel Coleman, playing with a "Ben Hur" company, was as- phyxiated at Joplin, Mo. Her re- mains were buried at Belleville, on Thursday, where she lived. An exciting chase after a burg- lar at Montreal by boarders dressed in night clothing ende<l in a return empty-banded to find the house ou fire. GREAT BRITAIN. Lord Denman succeeds Earl Dud- ley as Governor-General of Au- stralia. Ttie veto bill passed the second reading, in the British Commons by a majority of 125. The late Sir W'illiam Butler in his autobiography accuses the Brit- i.'ih of causing the South African war. UNITED STATES. Seamen threaten a strike at time of Coronation. .•\n extra session of the United States Senate will probably be called for March 15. GENERAL. Plague- and famine are said to have caused 30,000 deaths in China. The French Ministry has been formed with M. Antoine Mouis as Premier. BULL SALE AT GUELPH. A Fair Success, but Prices Were Lower Than lAtnt Year. A despatch from Guelph says: The annual pure bred shorthorn bull sale of the Guelph Fat Stock Club, held in the Winter Fair building, on Thursday, proved very successful. The total amount of money that changed liands was $2,- 917. The average price paid was $72.90 per head, and the highest price realized was $150, which was paid by H. A. Cormick of Arthur for Benalder, a handsome animal, contributed to the sale bv A. F. and G. Auld of Eden Mills. The average price was not so high as that of last year's sale, when it was about $S1. Prominent stockmen agreed that the quality of the ani- mals dill not average up quite so high as at last year's sale. PLAYED BALL WITH BOMB. Calcutta Oftldnl in Auto Caught Missile Thrown by Native. A despatch from Calcutta ssys : An attempt of a Bengali youth to assa.ssinato with a bomb a British official, on Thurstlay, who wa^ in an automobile, was frustrated by the official chancing to see the bomb thrown, which enabled him to tatch it in his hands. The bomb xina spherical and three inches in dia- meter. The incident seemed to rn- lookers as if the lad had thrown a ball to another player. The throw- er was arrested. PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS BEPORTS FORM THE LEADING TBADE CENTRES OP AMERICA. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Mar. 7.â€" Flourâ€" Winter wheat 90 per cent, patents $3.20 to $3.25 at seaboard. Manitoba flours â€" First patents, $5. -40; second pat- ents, $4.90, and strong bakers', $4.70, on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheatâ€" No. I North- ern, 96>.,c, Bay ports; No. 2 North- ern, 94c, Bay ports, and No. 3 at GlJ^o, Bay ports'; carrying Winter storage at Goderich, Ic extra. Ontario Wheatâ€" No. 2 white and red Winter, 80c ouiside. Barleyâ€" Malting qualities, 66 to 68c outside, according to quality, and feed 53 to 55c outside. Oatsâ€" No. 2 white 34 to 34)<[c on track, Toronto, and 32c outside. No. 2 W. C. oats, 36,'ic, Bay ports, and No. 3 at 35 to 35/^0, Bay ports. Corn â€" 50,%c, Toronto freights, for No. 3 American. Peasâ€" No. 2 at 80 to 81c outside. Rye â€" 66 to 67c outside. Rye â€" 66 to 67c outside. Buckwheat â€" No. 1 at 48/j to 49o outside. Bran â€" Manitoba at $22, in bags, Toronto, and shorts, $24, in bogs, Toronto. Ontario bran, $22 to $22.- 50, in sacks, Toronto, and shorts, $24 to $-'1.50. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€" Spys, $5 to $6 ; Baldwins $4 to $5; Greenings, $4 to $4.50; No. 2 assorted, $3.50 to $4.50 per barrel. Beansâ€" Car lots $1.75 to $1.80, and small lots, $1.90 to $2. Honeyâ€" Extracted, in tins, 10% to lie per lb. ; No. 1 comb, whole- sale, $2 to $2.50 per dozen; No. 2 comb, wholesale, $1.75 to $2 per dozen. Baled Hoyâ€" No. 1 at $12 to $13 on track, and No. 2 at $9 to $10.50. Baled strawâ€" $6.50 to $7, on track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€" Car lots 80 to 85c per bag. Poultryâ€" Wholesale prices of dressed poultry : â€" Chickens, 15 to 10c i>er lb. ; fowl, 11 to 13c per lb. ; turkeys, 19 to 21c per lb. Live 1 to 2c less. SITDATION IS DESFEBATE Thousands of Chinese Are Dying of Starva- tionâ€"Bark and Weeds the Only Food 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 to the 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- ation, Mr. Wilder adds, is desper- ate. While some relief has been given to the suffering multitudes, thousands are dying of starvation. Barks and weeds, the Consul-Gen- eral says, provide the only food for thousands of others. 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 .97,000 having been spent for supplies. IISAIE PATIESTS ABE CeBED Dr. Robertson, of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum, Gives Wonderful Results A despatch from London says : Dr. George Robertson, Superinten- dent of the Royal Edinburgh .\sy- lura for the Insane, in a report pub- 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 child- ish, heard imaginary voices and had strange delusions. A tablet prepared from the thyroid gland of a sheep was given to her. She 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 re- moved. She rapidly recovered. Dr. Robertson says those unbal- anced by politics usually recover. He states that the cures effected to-day would have been considered miracles tweuty years ago. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Dairy prints, 19 to 20c ; choice rolls, 18 to 19c ; inferior, 16 to 18c. Creamery quoted at 27c per lb. for rolls, 24c for solids, and 22 to 23c for separator prints. Eggs â€" Case lots of new-laid, 22 to 23c per dozen, and of pickled at 16 to 17c. Cheeseâ€" Large, 13c, and twins at 133-lc. 30,000 DEATHS. Famine and Plague Still Snoopini; Over China. A despatch from Pekin says: Famine and the plague are sweep- ing over C;hina. The known deaths from the plague number 30,000, and, according to the official statistics, Uie death rate averages 200 daily. Dr. Samuel Cochran, an American, who is engaged in the work of re- lief, writes : "One million people will <lie before the first crop is har- vcste-tl. This will be scanty, be- cause the people have not the strength to till the soil, and no ani- mals remain for plowing." HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€" Long clear, ll.'.j to 12c per lb. in case lots; mess pork, 21.60 to $22; do., short cut, $25 to $25.50; pickled rolls, $22 to $22.- 50. Hams â€" Light to medium, 15 to 16c; do., heavy, 14c; rolls, 12%c; breakfast bacon, 17 to 17,' .c; backs^ 18 to ISjic. Lardâ€" Tierces, 12c; tubs, 12%c ; pails, 12%c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Mar. 7. â€" Oatsâ€" Canadi- an Western, No. 2, 38X to 38>.jC, car lots ex store ; extra No. 1 feed, 37% to 38c; No. 3 C.W., 37% to 37%c ; No. 2 local white, 37% ; No. 3 local white, 36%c ; No. 4 local white, 35%c. Flour â€" Manitoba Si)rr.ig wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; do., seconds, $5.10; Winter wheat pat- ents, $4.50 to $4.57 ; '\trong bak- ers', $4.90; straight rollers, $1.25 to $4.35; do., in bags, $1.90 to $2. Rolled Oatsâ€" Per barrel, $4.45; bag of 90 lbs., $2.10. Barley â€" Feed, car lots ex store, 49 to 50c. Corn â€" .\merican No. a yellow, 55% fo 5(!c. Millfeedâ€" Bran, Ontario, '$22 to $23 ; Manitoba, $21 to $23 ; mid- dlings, Ontario, $21 to $2;i : shorts, Manitoba, $23 to 25; mouillie, $25 to $30. Eggs Selected, 23c; fresh, 25 to 27c; No. 1 stock, 20c; No. 2, 18c. Cheese--Westerns, 11% to 12e; easterna, 11% to ll%c! But- terâ€"Choicest, 86 to 20%c ; seconds, S3% to S50. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, March 7. â€" Wheat â€" May, 95% to 95 3-8c; July, 96% to 96 5-8c; September, 90%c. Cash- No. 1 hard, 97 5-8c; No. 1 North- ern, 96 to 97 1-8c; No. 2 Northern, 93 to 96 l-8c ; No. 3 wheat, 91 to 94. Branâ€" $20 to $21. Flour â€" First patents, $4.45 to $4.75; sec- ond patents, $4.35 to $4.65; first clears, $2.90 to $3.30; second clears, $1.90 to $2.50. Buffalo, March 7.â€" Spring Wheat â€" No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1,02 5-8; Winter, nominal. Corn â€" F~"irm. Oatsâ€" No. 2 white, 34c ; No. 3 white, 33;^c; No. 4 white, 32%c. Barleyâ€" Malting, 95c to $1. Rve â€" No. 2, on track, 87c, through billed. brought $5.25 in some cases. Can- ners were from $2 to $2.50 per cwt. Good lambs weighing from 90 to 100 lbs. were about 25c. higher. Sheep were quoted from $4.25 to $-l.S5. Hogs, $6.75 f.o.b., and $7.- 05 fed and watered. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, March 7.â€" Choice steers sold at G)jC, g^Kxi at 0%c, fairly goo<.l at S-'^ to 6c, fair at 5% to S^^.c, and lower grades at 43 j to 5c per lb. Cows and bulls brought from 3% to Sj-.c 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 (juality. Sheep, $5 to $7, and a tew Spring lambs sold at $S. Toronto, March 7.â€" Three good fat heifers, weighing 1,400 lbs. apiece, were sold for .$0.15 per cwt., and one or two loads of choice steers and heifers fetcheil $5.85. Medium butcher cuttle ranged from $5 to $5.60. Bulls were steady at ,around $6 to $5.10, and good butcher cows NEW ONTARIO LOAN. Five and a Half Million Dollars to be Floated. A despatch from Toronto says: Col. Matheson, Provincial Trea- surer of Ontario, announced o:. Thursday afternoon that a provin- cial loan of $5,500,000 is to be floated. Of this, $2,500,000 is for Hydro-Electric transmission linos, two million of it to carry the line to Windsror. Three million is to b« spent on the T. & N. 0. railway, $600,000 to extend the line to Por- cupine, and $55,000 to carry ths line south to meet the Grand Trunk at Calendar. DIHD OF BROKEN HEART. M.<i Falls Dead .Vfter Attendins His Sou's Funeral. A despatch from Montreal says : Died of a broken heart, was tha verdict in the case of Ed. Bcrge- vin, who fell dea<l in his house on Thursday morning. He had attend- ed the funeral of his only son, and was much cut up about it. He eit- tcred his home, took oft his over- coat, iiiid pitche<l forward dead. BIOT AT SPBIIUIIL MIIES Strikers Stone Houses of Men Who Re- turned to Work .\ d">-'i;ifc'i from Springhill, N.S., says : The troops stationed here ^n account of the strike by coal min- ers have at last found something serious to do. They were called out on Thursday tn suppress a fierce riot. The trouble began by the stoning of the houses of the strik- 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. Manager Sharp and other officials did what they could to protect the company's property, and to pro- 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 IKiliee 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 oalled out, and quiot \\as restored-