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CZAR HAS ABDICATED IN FAVOR OF SON, GRAND DUKE MICHAEL REGENT Struggle Between Duma and Reactionary Party Ends in Revolu- tion â€" German Influence Overthrown. A despatrh from Petrop;rad snyst New Provisional Government. After a brief revolution in Petrograd, j^ \^^^f despatch from Petrograd born of the united forces of the Uuma g^yg. Emperor Nicholas abdicated at and the army, Kmperor Nicholas II. niidniRht on Thursday night on be- has abdicated and his younger brother, j^^^jj ^f himself and the heir-appar- Grand Duke Michael, second son of ^^^^ GrnnA Duke Alexis, in favor of Emperor Aloxamler III., has been ap- Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch. pointed repent. I ^j. 2.30 o'clock Friday afternoon Repre.sentutives of the nation, head- ed by M. Rodzianko. President of the Duma, and a Provisional Government of twelve members, have established a new order. The success of the revolution was made secure by the co-operation of Grand Duke Michael himself abdicat- ed, thus bringing the Romanoff dy- nasty to an end. The Government, pending a meeting of the Constitutional Assembly, is vested in the Eexcutive Committee of the Duma and the newly chosen Coun- the guard and regiments in Petrograd ^jj ^f Ministers. A manifesto to this effect was issued by the Duma Com- mittee on Friday, and it will be tele- graphed to the general army head- quarters Friday evening. and active support given in Moscow. Alex. Protopopoff, head of the In- terior Department, ex-Premier Stur- mer and the other Ministers, as well as the President of the Imperial Coun- cil, are under arrest. ! » 1 1 ». ^ t i ttl. Lu 1 â-  r .t. 11 'A despatch from London savs: The The sole survivor of the old regime r. • • 1 /" _ .. » t> , D 1: 1 »•â-  • . /• c â-  .# new Provisional Government of Rus- is Pokiovsky, Minister of Foreign Af- . ,. » 11. • . .. j * v- . . sia, according to the latest despatches The whole garri..on of Petrograd ' f''^'-''^^'^ .»'"«• i« Proceeding promptly has gone over to the Provisional Gov- , *° *^'P«"'f '''"''V °" ». «^*'''^ ''".'* ernment ' strongly democratic basis to reconsti- tute the Governmental departments and to prepare steps for the vigorous Famoufi Russian Guards Joined Duma. • carrying on of the war. There is no sign of any serious hindrance to the completion of the work of this extra- ordinarily swift and successful re- volution. A large number of ihr prin- cipal cities of the empire already have notified the executive committee enormous of their acceptance of the new regime, President and there is no reecord thus far of any Markets of the World BrakdstoSs Toronto. Mar. 20â€" ManUuba wh»at â€" No. 1 Northern. 12. OU: do.. No. 2. »1.!>71; do.. No. 3. $1.91}; No. 4 wheat. J1.80J. I rack Hay ports, all rail delivered Mont- real frt'lRhts. Manttnba oats â€" .No. 2 C'.W.. nominal. 72 to T.W. No. 3 C.W.. 704 to "He; extra No, 1 feed. 70J to 7I1<-: No. 1 feed. G'J to 70p. all rail delivered en route CM'.H. IJOllltH .No. 1. Jl.'J". American cornâ€" No. 3 yellow. »1.20. truck Torontci. sub.kct to embaiRo. Ontario oata^No. 2 white. (i3 tC) Gfic, nominal; No. 3 wlilte, G2 to 6<r, nominal, aocordlnK to freights oiitHlde. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 2 Winter, per car lot $1.79 to Jl.Sl; No. 3, do., $1.77 to $1.79. ai'cordiiijt to frelRhts outside. I'ea.s â€" No 2. $2.50. according to frelchts outside. liarle.v - MaltiiiK. $1.22 to $1.23. aicord- IriK to frelKhts out.side Huckwheat â€" $1.28. nominal. accordiPK to freights outsMe. Itycâ€" No. 2. $1.4U to $1.42. arcordlnK to frelKhtB outside. Manitoba Hour â€" First patents, In lute hags, $11100; seciind imlents. In Jute bags. $9.liO; strong baUera.' In Jute bags. $9.10. Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Winter, ncnrdlng t" Kample. $7. Bo, Iri liagH. track Toronto, prompt shipment: $7.10, bulk seaboard, export grade. lllllfeeil â€" Car lotsâ€" delivered Mont- real freights, bags Included â€" Kran. per ton, $37; shorts, per ton. $39; good feed (lour, per bag, $2.70 to $2. SO. Ilavâ€" Extra No. 2. per ton, $12; mixed, per ton. $9 to $11. track Toronto. Straw--Car lot.s. per ton, $8. DO to $9. trark Toronto Coimtry Prodnoe â€" Wboleiale flutterâ€" Fre.sh dalrv. choke, 38 to 39c; creamery prints. 43 lo 45c; solids, 42 to MURAD CIGARETTES is e^ce/oiional XJt%? 43c. One of the most impressive scenes of the revolution was the arrival of the Preobra.iensky Guards, with their colonel and officers, at the Tauris Pal- ace. The men, all of giant stature, were drawn up in ranks of four deep the whole length of the Catherine Hall, where th< of the Duma had come to greet them. ; part of the country withholding con- On the appearance of President Rod- ; sent. Kggs â€" New-laid. In cartons. 40 to 41c; out of cartopM 37 to 3Sc. Live poultryâ€" Fowl. lb.. 18 to 22c: chickens, lb.. 18 to 22c. I)reN.se<l poultry â€" Chickens. 23 to 26c: fowl. 20 to 22c. ducks, 22 to 2r,c; squabs, per doz.. $4.00 t<i $4.60; turkeys, 28 to 33c; geese. IS to 20c. Cheeseâ€" New, large, 26i to 27c; twins. 27 to 27Jc; triplets. 27S to 27'(c. old. large, 2Sc; twins, 28} to 2SJc. Honey â€" White clover. 2i-ll). tins. 14 to 14ic: 5-lb. tins. 13J to I4c; 10-lb., 13 to 131c; t;0-lb . 12J to I3c; buckwheat. 60- lli. tins, 9 to 9Jc. Ciiiub honey â€" extra line and heavy weight, per doz.. $2.76, Sfleit. $2.50 to $2.76; .No. 2. $2 to $2.25. Potatoes â€" Ontario. per bag. $3.50; New itrunswlck Delaw-are.'*. per bag. $4.2:.; Albertas. i>er hag. $3.76. Means â€" Importeil handpbked. per busli . $6.26: Canadian, liand-piikcd. per bush. $7.00; Canailian primes. $C DO to $7.00; l,lma.>i. per lb.. 12J to 13c. zianko the colonel's voice rang, "Preobrajenskys, attention!" The whole regiment stood at salute. Rod- zianko saluted them as follows: "Sol- diers of the true faith, let me as an The Provisional Government in , Russia has issued the following ap- peal to the people, according to Reuter's Petrograd correspondent: "Citizens, â€" The Executive Commit- old soldier preet you according to our tee of the Duma, with the iiid and custom. 1 wish you good health." , support of the garrison of the capital "Your Excellency!" came the thun- ' anri its inhabitants, has succeede<l in deroiis response. ; triumphing over the obnoxious forces The President continued: "I want of the old regime in such a manner to thank you for coming to the help that we are able to proceed to a more of the members of the Imperial Duma stable organization of the executive to establish order and safeguard the power, with men whose past political honor and glory of our country while activity assures them the country's your comrades are fighting in the confidence." trenches for the might and majesty The name.s of the members of the of Russia. 1 am proud my son has new Government are then given and been .serving since the beginning of the appeal continues: the war in your gallant rahks. Return ""Wxc new Cabinet will base its pol- quietly to your barracks and come here at the first call when you may be re()uired." "We are ready," answere<l the guanls; "show us the way." "The old authority is incapable of leading Russia tho right way," was the answer. "Our first task is to os- talilish a new authority which we all believe and trust, which will be able to save and magnify our mother, Russia. icy on the following principles: "First- -An immediate general am- nesty for all political and religious of- fences, including terrorist acts and military and agrarian offences. "Second-Liberty of speech and of the press; freedom for alliances, unions and strikes \\\W\ the extension of these liberties to military oflicials within the limits admitted by military re(|iiirements. "Third- -Abolition of all social, re- The soldiers marched out shouting, |i(ri,H,s and national restrictions. "Hurrah, Rodzianko!" Ho was greet- , "Fourth -To proceed forthwith to ed in the same manner by the officers the preparation and ( (invocation of a ami men of the Gren:idicr Gu:irds and Constitutional Assembly, baaed on officers and troopers of the Ninth Cav- : universal suffrage, which will cslub- alry Rpcimcnt. All Ihr regiments af- 1 lish a Government regime, ter vi.siting the Dum.-t returned to the J "Fifth The suhstitution of the po- barracks with bands playing and ' lico by a national militia, with chiefs color., flying amid the enthusiastic to be elected and responsible to the cheering of the people. Government. be KuKsian Empress Hiding. "Sixth -Coninuinal elections lo based on universal suffrage. "Seventh The troops which parti A despatrh from Lonodon says: Ac- j cipated in the revoliitionaiy move- cordin.n: to information received here ment will n(jt be disarmed, but vill re. the Russian people have been most main in I'etrograd. di.strurtful during recent events of j "Kighth While maintaining strict the persoral influence of Kmpress Al- ' military discipline for troops on active exandra. .She was supposed to ever- service, it is desirable to abrogate for rise the greatest iiifluence over Ism- s<ddiers all ri-stiictions in the enjoy- peror Ni<'holas. It \~ stated that her merit of social rights acconled other whereabouts is not known, but it is citizens. believed she is in .seclusion, fearing' "The Provi ional GuvernnuTit de- the populace. A Petrograd despatch sires to add that it has no intention to to the Daily Chronicle snys the Km- profit by the circumstancea of the war press of Rii.ssia has been placed under to delay the realization of the inea- Sruard. sures of refoirn above menticjncd." FOR f AUKVING IJ/ITFR NOT .SF.NT IJY MAIL Amcriran .Sent to .lail for Three Months In Fiiglund A despatch froiri London says : â€" At the Thame!- Police Court John Robcrtshaw, an American citizen and B fireman, was charged with having in | his possession a letter for tiaiismis- | »ion otherwise than tluougli the post, i He arrived on Siin<lay by a N(.i wi-gian ship laden with grain for .Spain. The officer of the Customs (lue.stioned the prisoner, who produced the letter and said he was going to post it when he reached Spain. The letter contained falsehoods and exaggcratioii.s aiiij re ferred to Zeppelin raids tb:it never had taken place. The prisoner was sen- tenced to three months' iinprisoiunent. To-day is not the thing lo woik fm-. Work in to-day, but work for to mor- row. Frovlilom â€" Wholaialt iSmoked meatsâ€" Hams, medium. 2(i to 27e; do., heavy, 23 to 24i-; cooked. 37 to, 36c. rolls. 22 to 23c; breakfast bacon. 28 to 30e; »)acks. plain. 31 to 32c; bone- ley«. 3:( t.i 34c. l.ardâ€" Tore lard, tierces, 23 to 23}c: tubs. 23 to.23ic; iialls, 23J to 23Jc; com- |."und. tierces. 17i to 174c. Cured meatsâ€" 'Long clear bacon. 20 to •20ie per lb; clear bellies. 19l to 20c. Montreal Market* Montreal. .Mar 20 Ccirn -.\inerlcan .No 2 yellow, $1.30 to $1.36. Oata â€" Canadian Western. No, 2, 78c; No. >, 76e: extra No. 1 feed, 76c. Itarley â€" .Malting $1.35. Flourâ€" Manitoba SprlnK wheat patents. (Irsts $9. SO; seconds. $9 30; strong bakers', $9.10; Winter 'patents, choice. $9.2,'i; straight rollers. '$8.50 to (S.KO; do., bugs. $4.10 to $4.25 Itolled oatsâ€" Mills, $7.00 to $7.15; do. hags 90 lbs., $3.3r, lo $3.46. ilrnn, $36 to $38. Hhorts. $39 to $40. Middlings. i$41 to $42. Moulllle. $45 to $60. lluv - â- No. 2. per ton. car lots, $13.50 to $14. oo Cheese â€"Finest westernH 26Sc; flnest ^eaflieins. 25Jc. Ilutter, Choicest cream- ery. 434 to 44c; seconds. 40 to 42e. KKKS Frtish. 37 to 38c Potatoes- -Ter bag ear lots. $3,00 to $3,50. I Winnipeg Omln Winnipeg. .Mar 20 Cash prIo.'S - Wlo.il .No. I .Northern $1>-U. N<i. 2 .Ncirth.rn. $1.7S|; .No. 3 .Northern, $l.T2i. No. 4. $1.«1J; No 5 $1,431, No. 6. $1 llj Oats â€" No. 2 C.W.. time; .No. 3 C W.. 5SJc, extra No 1 feed. 6SJi-: .No 1 feeil. 67 3c-; No 2 feed. 6«1i- Harlev- , No 3 $105. .No. 4. $1,111. rejected. S7c: feed. »7c Flax- No 1 NWC I $2 59, No 2 C W.. $2.66J United State* Market* Mlniioapiili.-., .Mm 2o \\ lual .Mav. $1.77 111 $1 Vvj, .lul\. $1 7::i. riiHh. .No. |1 haid. $l.'.i31 to $1941; No. 1 .Norihfrn. '$1N4» to Jl hSj. .No 2 .Nnilliein *l,»l',i 'to $1 .S.^i. C.iiii Nc. ;t ydl.iw, $1,04 to $1 O.V Oat,-. ,No, 3 ulllte, 64 J lo &CJc Flour uriiluingi'd. lliiui. $;H ;» to $3,'. OO. I'liliilh. .Mar 20 Wheat No 1 hard. 'Jl,>r.l Nil, 1 Noilhern. $|sli. No. 2 .N..nliern $1 78J i., $1 vo^ m,,,, $1 soj; Jul;.. ii.TlJ 1. in. ..Ill To an ive. $2>5; .Ma.i. »2 MiJ. i\i\\. $2.87J I I I.lve Slock Market* T<iionto. .Mar. 2ii Cboiie liea\y steers. '$lH.,s,'-, Ii, $ll,i,o, do, kihmI. }l0 2."i to fllMiii; buti'liers' la'.tle .bohe, $10, .'5 lo $|ii,(;o; do,, good. »lo to Jlo 10. do meilluni. $9. 60 to $9.76. do. coiiiiiion, I J^.lii lo $9; butcheis- bulls, choice. $9 76 to $10 ;â- :',. do. g'lod bulls. |s,9n 1.1 $9, 'do, ineilium bulls, $7 4o lo $^ on. do,, rou(,'li bulls. $6 to $5 2:": butcheis' cows. chol.e, {:) 611 to $10. do, koimI. $s.r,0 to' tN \ri. d'l,. iru'dilim, ,»; lo â- Â«i,26. sh-ckerd. $7,16 lo $!<.7.'i. choirn fceder.-i, $9 lo $lii. j (i-iiniH'i.'i and lUtlers. $6.25 lo $f..5o. ' mlllii'l-^. Kooil to choice. $\i In $110. do.. I coni, iiO'l Mit'il,. each. $40 t" $tIO. spilng- Urs. »["i'i to $110. llKlit ewes, !lii lo .$11, 'sheep, heaiy, J>i,fiO lo $9, 5". cahe.i, K"ou to cliiii.e $ij 111 $14 611; hiinbs, cliolciv '$14 2,'. to $16: do. niedliini, $10 to $12, I lu'Ks. fed and watered. JK'i.lO. do.. «elKlied olT cars. $l6,t;5 do,. I.ob,, I $1 i,i;r,, IMonlieal Mar, 20 Choice st.i is. $8.2,", 111 $9,50; bulchers' cows. $7,2.'. l.i $!i,Oii. ' bulls. $S.2.". lo $10. lambs. $i:i 25 to ' .«ll.26; sheep. $9.25 lo $10. Ikik's, $ I « to ; $11'.. 26, weighed ofl' ears, INDIA TO CONSKKVI''. j iMAN i'o'.vi;ij rou \v vitl A ilespatch tioni London say.s :â€" ] The liuliiiii fiovcinment has prohibited ; all jailor emigriition from India except J lo the extent necessary to ^;llpply the needs of Ceylon and Malay Stiilcs. The i order has been is-ued for the pui'posei of conserving Indin's manpower fori labor in connection with the w;ir. I New Canadian War Loan The Safest and Best Investment Possible to Obtain. 'phese securities are always sale- * able and we are ready to piircli- ase at any time. \\/^ithout charge we give best at- tention to all applications placed througrli us. pull particulars and Subscription Forms furnished on Application XVTrite, Telegraph or Telephone us at our expense. W. A. Mackenzie & Co. TORONTO WINNIPEG CZAR WAS OBDURATE TO BRITISH ADVICE Lord Milncr's Mission to IVtro- grad Whs to .Vrrange Compromise. .\ despatch from London says : â€" \'ls<(nint .Miliior'.s recent mission to Itussln. accoidiiiK to the Manchester Ouardiaii, was iindertnkeii prlnclpully In an ofTort lo briiif? about a ct>inprt> nib o l)i!twcuii I'Tinperor Nicholas and llie Duma and thus avert a revolution. Lord !\!llner Is a nieinher of the Brit- ish War Council. Internal comlitioiis In Russia have long lieen known here, the iieuspapor adds, ami It is said the Kmperor in- fornieil the lirltlsh Koyal family "lat he anilelpaloil sonic such happeiiiiig. but wan Cdulideiu bo could suppress It The Maiichester Guardian coii- tiiiues : •Sir Ct'Di-ge llufhiinaii, ihe ItrltLsh .Viiilmssador lit l'elri>grad, lia.s kept tils tic.verniiioul well iiifonned aiul has been throiiKliout a staunch supporter of the I>uiiia and the Liberal oloinout. It is said Lord Milner urRed the Km- peror to iipiioliil a Miiilstrj' respons- llile It) I'arliiiuieut. iillliouKh this was more than the l)uin;i liail asked lor. , Tht! Kmperor rejected the proposal on I the ground that It did not harmonize ' with Russian Institutions and could not be worked by so politically unripe \ a people. ' "Viscount Milner then proposed that â-  the Emperor appoint a Ministry ac- '. ceptabic to the Duma. suRKestlng Ser- Igtiis Sa/.onoff (now Ambassador at [Loudon) for Premier and Foreign Soc- I rclary. This proposal also was re- 'jected. Lord Milner made other sug- I Kestions and also held eoiifereiiees with varlou.s loaders of Russian opin- I loll In Ihe hope of working out some I selieme that would avert a revolutlon- I ary oullireak. Kvery etTort was shat- j tered by the obduracy of the Emperor. I "It is notable that the outbreak , promptly followed l^rd Milnor's re turn from Russia. His failure was I generally understood to inraii that nothing could be hoped from the Em- peror, and that the people must work out ilieir own .salvation." MAY MODIFY EMB.ARGO ON FRESH FRirrS A despatch from Ottawa says: â€" That there may still be a possibility of modilication of the order prohibit- iiiR the importation of fresh fruits, other than bitter oranpcs and lemons, into Great Britain is indicated by a cable message received by the Gov- ernment here from the Colonial Office. The message is to the effect that the prohiblt'on of fruit imports into the United Kingdom is still under consid- eration. In the meanwhile, it states, it ha.H been decided that overseas sup- plies of fruit for the navy, includinff gifts from British dominions, should he allowetl to be continued in spite of the prohibition. -«- UUK.AK WITH GERMANY EFFECTED BY CHINA A despatch from Washii-gton says: -China has severed tliplomatic rela- tions with Germany, taken possession of all German merchant ships in ShanRhai, about six in number, placed their crews on shore, under guard, and placed armed guards on the vessels. FIVE GERMAN SHIPS ARE SEIZED BY CHINA A despatch from Sh.tnghai says: â€" The Chinese naval authorities early Wednesday :norning took possession of the German steamers AUienga, 4,- 249 tons; Deike RicUmers, 4,178 tons; Mei-Dah. L(i28 tons; Mci-Lee. 1,C>.'<'2 tons, and Silkaing. 1,S1(> tons. The vessels were lying in the Whang-Poo River. The crews were put ashore. The taking over of the vessels was accomplished w'ithout t:nto\vard in- cident . 41 y-frr'ffiiiHi \