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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1901-10-3, Page 6SIFTIN DE TRIAL Walter Herbert's Sensational Story of the Crime. Walter Herbert's coufession ot the paet he took in the murder of Joe sepa Sifton on June 30, 190e, is one of the most cold-blooded in the ameals of crime in Canada. When he Was ,ealled ae a witness at the trial in Loudon last week lie came into the court room wetly :attired, and smilingly took the stand. He was living .at Gerald Sifton's on June 30, 190re, he said, the day Jo- seph Sifton met Ms death. On the morning of that day he went to Jo- seph Sifton's place with Gerald, at the latter's request. "Whet did you go there foe? 'As a witness. Gerald Satin ask- ed rue eo go there as a 'witness, if anyttnng should occur connected wtth the doing o.wity with his father. He told toe he had laid out to do away with him. The natta time Le told me of Weals that teeming. He eahl he would give ete $1,P00 to xt as a tannest:, if anything should liappen Zlis father, if the thing was done" If what thieg was done?" ashed Me. Riddell}, "If Le did away with hie father. Ile wented tele as a witnees for Line aye sliould come to and say it was foul play. He said that itoornieg he laid out to go down and Fut up a track for a bay-forle and wizeti his itttlier would be worliing ie he would hnock idlu out of tha end of the barn where the hole. was." STORY OF THE CRIME. Herbert then told how he had ac- vonipanted Gerald to Joseph Sif- torero after nest ascertateing that the ,old men lied slot nutrried lary hleIsarlaee. "Gerald went into the lemma" continued Ilerbrat, "and told tne to drive to the earn, which, I did. Ger- ald Calne, eat With :In :Me, in one Latel ;and c: Or 11‘411Z' over eis enteateler. The rope wee to fie the tree% tor tee hey -torn. Ile told tue to triad the wregrcires 2{11.4 '.:01r the trteree meiJ aniught them up ifeli the left. There wee. ir, Legal.: up to the ioft. and a trape ester ee the 'top. Gereld end.tied the nee, from the beg mei toolt. the hafemer in his heed. throwing tire rthe. inte the mow. Ile Lended ate the eve ditew." Le says, 'holt stay rigia Lore. and when the govertfor +Nowt bp you hit hint with it. :end if yort don't. it will he ell m. with you." Thee he weet to Mu, end of the Fern atel erewled abster the teams and elleclied ofi some boards. and When the governor None up I hit Lila on the side of the heed with the axe. tin tire right ear. Then 1 ereight Mal by the coliar Of the coat. Then Gerald came over and said, 'You old -• 111 learn you to try toad fool me.' "He got the axe and hit hiu three or four blows on the tiep of the heatl. Joseph Sifton tumbled back and his feet .and legs caught in the .and his body hung there. Gerald told me to pull him out. I .did so, and Gerald pulled him -up and Int him tbree or four more blows. Then he said. 'Come on,' and 1 took him by the legs and he by the head and threw him into -the niow. Gerald wiped the axe on a bunch of hay and hit him three or four LIMOS on the head. Then Ger- ald took him to the end and threw him out of the opening he had mode." HERBERT ITIT FIRST. "Who struck the first blow ?" "It was me. I was standing on the south side of the hole, and Jo- seph Sifton was standing on the lad- der. When I hit him his head went to Imo side. Gerald Sifton came from the end of the barn and took the axe. There was blood all over Joseph Sifton's head. I helped lift luta over the beams and throw him out. Gerald threw the axe efter him. 'When he was on the ground Gerald told inc to put his feet out more to the west and I did so. Ger- ald called to me, "Take the axe and hit hiza . some more, because if he comes to there will be - to pay." I hit him twice. Then Gerald told me to put the axe down beside the body, and I did so. Then] went to the barn door and saw Mary McFar- lane. I told Gerald, and he told axie to tell her that the governor had fallen out the end of the barn, and nearly killed himself. I did so, and she said, Oh, is it done?' And I said, 'Don't say that, Mary.' Ger- ald told me to go over to Mr. Sin- clair, and tell him, and I told him. and Mae Decker that the governor had fallen out of the barn. I went to Canon Richardson's and told Mrs. Richardson and, the hired girt the same story." After telling of Gerald Sifton's movements after the crime, Herbert said: -"The morning of the arrest Gerald Sifton told me not to be afraid, that he had everything fixed. He had been down town to see the lawyers, and told me to keep up a good spirit: He did not know at that time that I had told the whole story." Herbert stood Mr. Johnston's cross-examination well, and retired from the witness stand with his story practically unshaken. . Mr. Johnston kept up the cross -ex - =dilation. • He has, from Dr. Me - Neill and others, got information to show that Joseph Sifton was a rash, • impetuous man. Dr. McNeill said that, a few months prior to his death, he had treated him, for an ac- •cident, the old man having fallen from a windmill. He was repeatedly having falls of tide kind. But the greatest triumph 61 the defence was gained when Dr. McNeill distinctly stated that he was still of the sante opinion regarding the death of Jos- eph Sifton as when he gave the bur- ial Cer tifi rate, "What caused the chaage of opin- ion which you had in July and Aug- ust?" .`"Ithe will partly, and the way peo- pe talked; but, considering all these circumstences now, 1 adhere to the opinion I held when I granted the certzficate." THE CHANGE OF FRONT by the doctor came as a surprise, • and the impression on those present could not help, but be noted. Mary McFarlane, the servant girl ea the Sifecat farm, was asked if Joseph Sifton had not been warned of dement- from, his son. The de- fence oietected, and the judge sustain- ed the opposition. She proceeded to give souse impel:trust evidence regard-. in the Will and what Sifton had toId her about a will. She said that t peateany •Geraid Staten and lu 'wife had urged her not to marry th 'olcl man Sifton. The complete evi gdence of. Mary MeIderlane, asgivel te Mr. Riddell, differed littte fret that niece hefore. She told of he • relatious with Joseph Sifton and tit reppearence of the old man after th aceident. Slie said that ,Cierald Si .tot t had offered her 81,000 en he wedding day. and ertentieett that eh -should live with them until the tiene. To Mr. Johest on, bowever ,she explained that. this offer wa made while Joe.eidi Sifton was iyin , dead in; the hue. and she and al iwere, crying.' Under the circtunetanc- ies, and beeause she was treated e 1 one of the family and ;about to be COu4e. a, mothee, she did 210t COOSide :this 'very unreasonable. ,En...•••••••.• of Morderds :evidence, Ile had seep. Gerald Sitton on the night when Morden says lie was looking for him. .Siftou had ,enquired of him for the house .where Mordenboarded. DOCTORS ON THE STAND, jentot 'of London, .stated that though the wounds' received by the late Joseph Sifton were not incon- sistent with a fall. Yet thefact that tbe body was turned over Made the fall theory eathee untenable. • • The evidence :of Herbert . has, in one instance, done the crown much harm. Mr. Riddell asked °pillion an the supposition. that Herbert, 1.1gal exaggerated the force of the blows when he saiki e. dozen were dealt by Gerald Sifton upon the head of his father with an axe as hard as a man :splitting wood, and what the .effect Of less forceful blown would ire? His Lordship would not adealt the quest ion. Prn .Jeno admitted to Mr. John- ston that blows like those .detwribed would produce many fractures of the Pr. Jento further stated that in the conference of the physicians for the ,CroWtt there had been differences. e poctore for the defence would not be tutting nonseuse if they concluded that all tee wound- were produced 'by the fall. He admitted to Mr. r Johnston that twelve or fourteen e . hard blows with an axe would semen te tbo situ% but to Mr. Riddell mid lth that taking all the beets age he had r them be thought that. Herbert's ,storts wee peesibly true. Pr. Maar- " 1 ty, of St. Thomas, eaid that the .story that the woundwere the re- s erult 04 repeated blows was much more teratbie than from a fall. He did not believe that a. man who, had s received such injuries Could have molted afterwards. Mr. Sinker, a , nteghlen, etated that when he exam - 1 ieeit the body inimealately after it fell he saw a mark on the lett side of the peck below the ear. It watt about the length of the back part of all aye. Pr. Eccles. of London. said that 4 ; practice had taught him that there 14; were so maw exceptions to every rule thet he hesitated to make a. Tubs- ; itive statement on any formed theta. • ry. If Joseph Sifton were Watt on o his side. as deserilied by Mary Mee' e „ , retrainee he would incline to the libelee,: of blows ; If on the back. as GERALD -UTTERED THREATS Mrs. Ituldah McFarlane. mother o AIarv McT"arlane. saidshe o jected to the matriage on accoun .of .Joseph Siitoner age. She neat! Gerald to call at Rev. Mr. Cooper' void Fee if ther ire; been meatieti •“:141 Gerald said he would. and if Id lather bad twit been Married b would put hhn so he would rot b 'married that (hey. On crowaexantimerion Mrs. Menge,. ,'.ane adndtitql that, her memory would rad recell the eXael aords Get" convereotioue *het keel taken piece about the time of thri trugedy Mr, Johnston su t trd the Wit.. I describtd, never. f • CZOLGOSZ SENTENCED. ess to a, long croes-exantination aut did not get ally evihence of me ial vraltie. Rev. Mr. Cooper said Ire had an ;nProintruent to marry Joseph Siftte ;and Mary 'McFarlane at 5 o'clock on that afternoon of June 30, the day Joseph Sifton died. Air. Cooper's 'evitletice took up some time, bu „brought forth little that was new. J A 51 ES h tOR PEN'S EVIDENCE *James Morden told how Gerald Siamn had asked him to.lielp do away with Iris father. First, Gerald ,proposed that they hit him on the ;head with a club as he passed on 'the road. Then witness said Gerald proposed to jump into the house at f night and choke his father and hang 4th e body in the barn. Gerald said ,he was going over the next tnorning .to put up a track for a, hay fork. d be would flnd thc body and say it was suicide. Witness refused, and . although a thousand dollars was offered he still declined to have any - ;thing to do with the thing. He ask - ad Gerald why. knowing he was a. friend of Joseph Sifton, the project .should be broached to Irina and Ger- ald said it was for that reason, no Ione would suspect him. Then Ger- ald stud he would see Martin Mor- den, a brother of witness', and ask- ed for Ids address, which witness Mr. ▪ Johnston's cross-examination has not succeeded in weakening the story told by Morden. 3/ORDEN'S EVIDENCE. Martin Morden said that Gerald Sifton had come to his house in Lon- don at one o'clock on the morning of the day of the tragedy and blunt - 3y asked him to assist in killing his father. Morden refused. Siftom said that if he would help with the hay fork to be put up next day they could entrap the old man. Morden still refused. "Then I'll have to tackle it alone," said Sifton, and taking a bottle from his pocket with a crystal like liquid in it,' he contin- ued, If it can't be done one way it can in another." GERALD SIFTON TOLD MORDEN after the death of his father that he had decided not to do what he had intended. Later he said. that he had offered to give $1,000 to Jeunes and Edgar Morden to keep quiet, but Ed- gar wanted a 50 -acre farm to keep him quiet. In the cross-examination of the man the threat of the defence to prove a conspiracy was again faintly brought up. Morden said that he, Edgar and James had, after a long conference, decided to send Martin to deal with Sition regarding the purchase of the will. "1 was to tell Sifton any old. thing." Then Edgar Morden and wit- ness were talking in tbe Sifton barn OVERHEARD BY EPH. BATHURST It was of Ephraim Bathurst that Mr. Johnston wanted ' to prove a conspiracy, when objection was rais- ed.' But Mr. Johnston has only in- dicated a conspiracy so far, and has made no 'attempt to prove it, 'The will left one-third to Gerald Sifton, one-third to Mary McFarlane and one-third to the dead man's. two brothers. Martin Morden said that Gerald Sifton had been the Bret to inform him of the disgrace of •Mary MacFarlane, his fiancee, but that had not troubled him, and he 'turned in that night and slept and was• up in the morning as though nothing had ba.ppened. He had never gone to Mary MacFarlane to learn whether or net the statement made by Sifton veils true. Before Morden had concluded Mr. Riddell asked Morden if there was -any conspiracy. Morden said there was not, that he had nothing to gairt in the trial., and that he was willing to tell the truth., , Robert Itobertson, a police con- stable of London, corroborated a bit • To Bo Electrocuted. Week Com- mencing October 28th. A despatch from. Iliando says Leon F. ezolgosz, allog Fred Nieman •was on Tueschry found guilty of mur- der in the /lest degree by a iury. in 'having on 'the sixth day of Septem- t her shot _President William ilett, the wounds inihetied by sueh !gunshot:: afterwards resetting in the t death of the Presideet. 'The wheels of justice moved swiftly. The trial 'of the assassin consumed -eight hours and tweuty-six minutes, and ;covered a. period of only two days. Practically all of this time was oc- cupied by the prosecution tu pre- senting a. case so clear, so conelu- waive that even had the prisoner en - :ht. -erect the plea of iusanity it 18 doubtful if the jure would have re- turned a verdict. different from the ono rendered to -day. 'The .announce - meat amide by the attorneys for Czolgosz that the eminent allenists summoned by the Erie County fax Association and by the District At- torney to examine. Czolgosz, and to determine his exact mental condi- tion, havedeclared bint to be per- feetly Sane, destroyed the only ves- tige of a defence that Judges Lewis and Titus Lcould have put together. Justice White sentenced Czolgosz to be electrocuted during the week commencing October 28th. ONE-THIRD ESCAPED. Filipinos Surprise Company of U, S. Soldiers. A despatch from Manila says :- A disastrous fight between United States troops and insurgents oc- curred on Saturday in the island of Samar, near Balargiga. A large body of insurgents attacked Com- pany "C" 9th Infantry, only 21 members of the company escaping. All the others are reported to have been killed. The company was at breakfast *when attacked, and made a determined resistance, but the overwhelming numbers of the insur- gents compelled them to retreat. Of the survivors who have arrived at Hassey, 11 are wounded, According to the latest returns the strength of the company was 72. The survivors include Captain Thos. W.. Connell ; First Lieut. Edward Buxnpus, and Dr. R.'S. Griswold, surgeon. Capt. Edwin V. Boolmailler, of the Ninth Infantry, reports that General Hughes is assembling a force to at- tack the insurgents. ' The insurgents captured ali the stores and ammunition of the com- pany, and all the rifles except 26. BOTHA REPULSED. AttackeelTwo Forts on the Zulu- land Roeder. • A despatch from London says: -Un- der date' of Friday, General Kitchen- er reports that a Boer ,force stated to be under the command of General BotAha., attacked forts Itali and Pros- pect., but were repulsed with heavy lose. All is quiet on the Natalborder. Lieut. Miers, accompanied by some South African Constabulary; went out on Sept. 25 to meet three Boers who were coming in with a, white flag. After a short conversation, the Boers shot and killed Lieut. Miers and galloped away: The scene of the•atiair is placed near Rivers- draai. • 'At Pasta,John OlBrien, 108 years of age, fell pff a box backward breaking his right thigh. He is re- covering. MARKETS OF THE WORLD Peagee of Cattle. Giar Cheese, 8ce in the Leading Marixeti. .7-••• .1••• •Torooto. Oct. 1. -Wheat -The feel - lag in local wbeat eireles is rather easier to -day. There were sales tit old white at 674 to 68e, low freight and of new at -05c high, anal at 00 to 66e low freights. No. .1. epriew le -nominal et 08 to 690 east, to millers. No. 1 hleuitolta hard sold at 80e, and No. 2 at 780. granting in transit; No. 1 Northern at 78e,. g4..e Varna Torouto and west 2elower. Ootet-The market is easier. with sales. of No, 2 White at 34a to 35.9 for export, on low freights_ Itetta-The market is steady, with sales of No. 4 at nig, middle. freight, Barley -The market is firm. No. 1 quoted at 52e, No. 2 .at 49 to 50e; No. 3 extra at 4ec, and feed at 45e. Corn -Market steady, with No. 2 Canadian yellow quoted at 54d, to .5.5e west. Ityet-The market is quiet, with salve at 49c, middle freight. Isioutt-Tbe market is quiet. Nine- ty per vent, patents held ot $d.65 west. in buyers* bags, with $2.62 bid.• Locally and for Lower Prov - Ince trade choice straight rollers. 83.10. to $3-25. Hungarian peteuts $4, bags included. at Toronto, and strong bakers' Oettneahattnchatiged. Car lots on ;Butchers cattle. good. 3,60 traek here, $8.75 In bags, and 58.85. Butchers' common. ewt 3.00: in wbod. 13roken lots 80c per bbl do off -colors rh. heifers 2.00 R.00 ." .eietre. Butchers' bulls.....50 Is firm at 818.50 Light stock bulls, mt. 2.00 8.00 2: to $14 north* and west, city millers Mitch cerws..„.. - '10.00 85.00 eell at 814.50. Shorts. 816.50 here, Sheep. exp. .ewes, diet. 2.25 3.05 and $17 outside, do beach's- 2.40 8.00 DAIRY MARKETS. Sbusp. hoteliers', .eacle. 3.50 4.00 :Landis, each-. 2.50 .340 Butter-Reeeipts continue good, do per cwt....-. ..... „. 8.75 4.00 with an over-suPulh of poor qualleiCaleee, per head...2.00 8.00 ties. Prices generally steady. We Jukes, choice. eat_ .„, gees 7,37e quote: -Selected dairy. tUbs, 16 to :Hogs light cwt 6.50 0.00 17c; choice 1.41) rolls, 18e; second grades, ht rolls, tubs. and pgtils, 13 MONTREAL LIVE STOOK. 1.4c; bakers* tilt to Ille. Cream- Montreal, Oct. 1. -The receipts of ery solids unchanged at 20e. and StOCk at the Fleet lend Abattoir prThts. 21. to .ec. i this utortain,g were: 500 head of cat - Eggs -Market, is grill• We quote: tie. 40 calves, 200 .slieep. 150 tombs. - 8111°4' new luld• 11 to .t 15C hnere was a good attend:nice of dinary fresh mailed, 12e. to lac ; eeuyers. end the following prices =aeon& 9 to 10. ewete well untintainellt Cattle -Choice (..11?'?"'"*.rhe gelollud !Vier 4'2111 hsold at from 41. to 41e per IN good Prices iuS ,;!'sitid at from 81 to dic per lb: lower to 101e: FecOndt3,, 0! to 10e. Pressed hogs firm at 89.50 to '',1..atatts were sold from to 'nu Per 11008 ANP PROVISeatets. 'j were sold from 82 to 810 each. Igrade from to No per Ib. cahms !!, Slow brought from to Me per lb. $9.8.0. products AlliCilan cdI firm. We quote -Bacon, long. clear, lb. • Hogs brought from 6 to 7o per eel's .at 120 in ton and ease tots. • Pork -Mess, 821. to 821.50; de, short cut, 822. ROYALTY IN ONTARIO. Smoked meats -Mans. 13e to 14em breakfast bacon. 15 to 160d' • Details or Tour .of Deice and Duoltest rolls, 12e; backs, Ica to 10e, an • - ehoulders, Pla to 12c. Lard -'rhe nutthet continues firm. • A despatch from Toronto .ttays eve quote:-.Tierees, elect tubs, 11e; eitelditional details of the natvements pails, 12c, i; of the Duke goal :Duchess of Cornwall .!!and yore; in ontiarlo. on them re - The receirts of grain to -flay were ! tura the, We'61"' ha" te"n given smaller. Witeat about steady, with sales .at overnment Home (*5 fel- sales of 500 bueliels nt 78ae for ol(1. white and red., and at 00 and 72e for new, the former for sprouted wheat. Barley easier, 1,000 bushels selling at 48 to 55e. Oats also easi- er, 400 bushels selling at 38 to atte for new. Rye sold at 540 for one load, Hay unchanged, 25 loads selling at $10 to $12 a. ton. Straw nomin- al at $10 to $10.50. Dressed bags, $9.50 to $9,80. Following is -the range of quota- tions:- .., Wheat, old white ...$ 0.73h $ 0.00 Wheat, red ...... .0.73, 0.73.1 Wheat, new, l'ed and and white ...... 0.60 Milwaukee, Oct. 1.-Closede-Wbeet -No. 1 Northern, 70 to 70o; No. 2 do., 68 to 69e; December, 70a to 700e. Rye -Steady; No, 1, 54a to 55c. Darley-Steady; No. 2, 60e; sample, 45 to 58e, Corn -December, 58ac. Duluth. Oct. 1. -Closet -Wheat - Cash, N. hard, 70c; No. 2 Nor- thern, 65he; No. 1 Northern, 674e September, 67hc; October, Who December, 68c; May, 72tc. 0a1s- 36-a to aelc. Corn -571e. ROYALTY IN THE WEST., winnipeg,'s Eximusiastie Welaollte A clieosptalltechiml3inni Dt;k'oea117dbupeer,Ss Man, says :-The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and . members of the royal party received a magnificent wel- come at Anton on Thersday. Twenty- ; fi'VQ or thirty thousaud citizens lined the gaily decorated streets from the depot to the City Halle tte the royal procession moved along. Arriving there Mayor Arbuthnot read ,the civil eddress, couched la the usual terms expressive ot loyalty, etc., and then the Duke replied, making special refereuee to thee woederful deeelopineria of this portion of His Majesty's dominion, and also re- ferring to the noble work done by Western, Canadians in sending hsele diers to South Africa to help in lighting the empires bettlee. The scene was one of great en- thusiasm. The address frOrethe erchbishope ol St. Itoniface and Rupert's Land were also read and the Duke present- stiouertnhed4altarica:nd sdoelcdoierrsatIous to the The procession was then forrued and proceeded to Goverument Hansa' where luncheon was served. In the afternoon the itew univer- sity building was -visited after which the Puke dined at Government 'House The party left for the west at 10.30 in the evening. Thursday morning • opened beautifully the sun Shaun 'llrinhtlY and citizens were buoyanz and unstinted lu applauding the royal couple. Sin arches decorated the route of the royal proeessiou, nearly all of Ithem being covered with wheat, em- blentatic of the chief prodect Of the country. Here, as chiewhere, ar- rangements were very complete for the receptionof the royel person- ages. Special constables were sworn in, and national soldiers lined the entire distance, traffic being sus- ntended and streets closed while the royal party moved along. REGINA'S GREETI.NG. A despatch from Regina. NAM.. bae's l-lhe Duke and Duchess 0 Cornwall and York reached here a 'noon On Friday, and were accorded a. cordial reception. There was a -large crowd gathered at the Cana, 1 . ,chat. Patine station when the Rove . 'special arrived and the Duke end 'Ilueltess WM COrdially cheered Lieutereatit-tiovernor Forget, and t large delegation of earrehels and eiti sreits were weitleg at the station to 'Mend the formal greetinge. g Upon the arrival of the Royal -tram the usual enthusiastic taco - tion eves accorded, and an humans procession took place to Govern - ! mein House. At Lalf-past, twelve loyal addresses were pro -tinted and iteplied to. and decor:Ulmer conferred ' upon a. latent number of South AM - eon Veterans. including loally /11Q111- ' NTS of the Afounted Police. The lo- cal troops and pollee waded and foliated the escort of the Royal party to Government thrum At one o'clock the Royal Party were entertained at luncheon at Gov- mennent House, and at three o'clock their Royol Ilighticesee' again (=- Narked upon their train and pro- ceeded towards Calgary, where they will arrive at 8.00 ou Saturday „morning, and where the most. spec- tacular events of their Western tour will take place. At this place the North-West Mounted Police will be inepected, medals will he presented. and a great assembly of lndian tribes will wel- come the heir apparent end bis wife. The day will cloee aith n. typical North-western calebration, including steer -roping, rough bronco -breaking, and cowboy ritees, the departure Wailer, place at 4.15 for Vancouver. The Duke and Duchess got their fleet touch of winter on Friday. They woke to find the prairies cov- ered with snow and the thermome- ter close to freezing point. A despatch from Calgary, N.W.T., says: -The special train of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived here at 9:30 a. in. on Satur- day morning. There was a large crowd at the depot, and the royal couple were en- thusiastically received. The formal welcome was extended by Mayor Mackie. The Duke distributed medals to the men who served in South Africa, and also inspected and reviewed the Mounted Police at Victoria Park. Later in the day a very interesting exhibition of Indian dances and cus- toms was given for the benefit of the royal party, and they were also shown some rough -riding. The party left for Banff in the af- ternoon. THROUGH THE ROCKIES. e LIVE STOCK: TRADE. Toronto, Oct. 1. --Trade was fair at the cattle tuaritet to -day, with Prices Practically uncheuged from Tuesday's quotations. There was a. pretty heavy run. 70 loads being de- livered during the morning, and later itt the day 22 loads of Northwest. eattlet consigned to Whaley et Mac - were delivered, For to -day's nearliet there were 1,000 head of cattle, 1,393 sheep and lambs. 687 hogs, anti 60 calves, Export cattle sold at 84.60 to 84.8.5. a load or two fetebing $5. Good butcher cat- tle still find a ready market at Pri- ces from $3.75 to $4.50 for pietred lots. Sheep and lambs were un - Outage& Hoge steady et $7.37d. Export cattle. ch01ce...8e.70 $4.80 Butchers" cattle pickdd 3.00 4.50 Butchers" cattle. reed- 3.00 3.00 Dulls, export, heavy - 4.00 4,00 Feeders. heavy- ,-..„.. 3.75 4.00 Feeders. light... ... 8-25 3.50 Stoekers. 400 to 800Ih 2.75 Ilutrihere' Cattle. choice 4.00 8-25 4.10 8.75 8.24 of Cornwall anti Yorlc. THE STREET MARKET. 0.72 Wheat, spring, old- 0.70 0.72 Wheat, goose ... 0.66 0.661 Oats, new ...-. 0.38 0,89 Barley ..... 0.48 0.55 Peas .... .- 0.67 0.00 Rye 0.54 0.00 Ray, per ton 10.00 12.00 Straw, per ton 10,00 10.50 Dressed Hogs ... 9.50 9.80 Butter, in lb. rolls- 0.17 0.20 Butter, creamery .- 0.20 0.25 Chickens, per pair0.40 0.60 Ducks, per pair '0.60 0.85 Turkeys, per lb... 0.11 0.14 Geese, per lb 0.07 0.08a Eggs, new laid 0.15 0.17 Eggs, held, per doz0.12 0.14 Apples, barrel ... a.50 2.50 Potatoes, bag ... 0.75 0.90 Tomatoes, bush 0.40 0.50 Tomatoes, basket 0.15 0.20 Cabbage. dozen 0.25 0.35 Caulifloever, doz... 0.40 1.25 Celery, 'dozen ... 0.40 0.50 Beef, forequarters a.50 6.00 Beef, hindquarters 7.50 9.00 Beef, medium, car- case 5.00 6.50 Beef, choice ...... 7.00 7.25 Lamb 7.50- 8.50 Mutton . 6.00 7.00 Veal, choice . .. . .... 7.50 9.00 UNITED STATES MARKETS.. Buffalo, Oct. 1. -Flour -Good de- mand. Wheat -Spring, little doing; No. 1 Northern, old, 77c; do., new, 74c; winter, firm; No. 2 red, 75c; No. 1 white, 76e. Corn -Steady; No. 2 yellow, 621c; No. 3 do., 62a0. No. 2 corn, 62e; No. 8 do, elle; Oats -Firm; No. 2 white, 401c; No. 3 do, 39a to 40c, and No. 2 mixed, 38c; No. 3 do., 37ic. Barley, -61 to 63e for choice to fancy. Rye -Ne. 2, in store, 56c. Canal freights higher; wheat Sac% corn, 8ac, oats, 2,1c, to New York, Minneapolis, Oct. 1.---Wheat-Cash, 68-tc; December, 67e to 67-ec; May, 70tc; on track, No. 1 ha rd, '711c ; No. 1 Northern, 681c; No. 2 North- ern, 66.hc., Flour and bran -Un- changed. Toledo, Oct. 1. -Wheat -Cash and September, 72fc; Decemner, 73-tc ; May, 76e0. Corn -Cash and Septem- ber, 59c; December, 58ec; May, 60c. Oats -Cash and September, 37.1c ; December, 371c. Rye -54'}e. Clover - seed -Firm; cash, October, and De- cember, $5.22e; March, $5.30. Oil -- 'Unchanged. Detroit, Oct. 1. -Wheat -Closed - No. 1 while, cash, 73c; No. 2 red, cash and September, 72-h0; October, 72-t0; December, 7310. St. Louis, Oct. 1. -Wheat -- Clos- ed -Cash and September, 70ae; De- cember, 71fce • ' l"rheir Royal Ilighneftses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrive at. Toronto about 2 p.m. on October 12th, and leave about 9 aan. on October 1201 to visit, cities In Western Ontario, arriving at Niagera-onetheeletke COMO date. Their Royal Highnesses will leave Niagara -on -the -Lake about 11 am. on October 14th to visit cities in Western Ontario, reaching Kingston about 11 nen. on the 151,h, and leaving that place ttbout 2 p.m. same date." Tho route, as communicated by District Passenger Agent Dickson, of the O.T.11., is as follows :-The train is taken in charge by the Grand Trunk at North Bay at 6.05 a.m. on October 10th, and will ere rive in Toronto at .2 p.m. The Duke will remain. in Toronto over the 11th Leaving at 9 a.m. on October 12th, the train will proceed to Guelph, Berlin, Stratford, London, and then to Niagara Falls and Niagara -on - the -Lake, which will be reached the same afternoon. The trip will be resumed at 10.80 on the 14th, when Hamilton, Brantford and Wood - stork will be visited. The train will reach Toronto again at 7.07 on that evening, andtproceed to Belleville and Kingston, which will be reached on the morning of the 15th. Tee remaining places in the tour will be :-Sherbrooke, Octiober 16 ; St. John, N.D., October 17 ; Hali- fax, October 19, sailing from that port for England at daybreak on October 21. TERRIBLE DISASTER, gcores of People 'Killed by Powder Explosion. A despatch from Rome says a - An explosion occurred on Sufaday in the powder dela:a-anent, of the arsen- al at Cosenza owing to the careless- ness of the armorers. It started a dettructive fire, and all the surround- ing houses are now in flames. The admiral in command has sent all the available marines from the depart- ment of Tarento to assist in fighting the fire. The inhabitants are terror- ized and are abandoning the town, and no assistance can therefore be looked for from them. It is believed that over fifty persons beim been killed or wounded. A despatch sent late.- to -night to the Minister of Marine says that the disaster is of the gravest character. PRINCE OF WALES. On His Retnen the Duke Will R • ceive the Title. A despatch from London says It has 'been ascertained on most ex- cellent authority that all the details in connestion with the creation of the Duke of Cornwall and York as Prince of Wales are complelted, and that the dignitye will be conferred innnediately on hie return. It has always been antignated that this would be the cafe, and the corres- pondent is now hide, position to soy it is an accomplished taint, FINA1A, Revised Figure.. outiwing Revenue. and Expenditure. A. despatch. from Ottawa says ta. Revised names of Cenada's financiat position fax the fiscal year elided June 30th shows that the total or- dinary revenue amouuted to $154,- 551,722, while the expeuditure wider the same head was $40,805,701t This makes the surplus about 8600,- 00(1 less than the Finance Minister figured it to be. The capital expen- diture upott railway subsidies, the South African contiugent, etce amounted to $11,083,958. Mr. Field* ing's estimate was $10,700,000, end deducting front this the surplus and sinking fund, he looked for an la- excase of about $1..800,000. The ine crease, as it torus out, will be 849,000. POr the previous firmed year the financial statement was ah follows :-Ordivary revenue, $51,- 029,999 ; expenditure, 8415.075.270;' surplus, $8,054,710 ; capital expeu- diture, $9,742,187 ; decretwe et debt, $779,630. The revenue for the first two months of the present fiscal-, year was $8,$17,062. or $600,004' ahead. of July and August in the previous year. The expenditure was $5,362,982, as against $4.173,471 for the first two mouths of 1000. ANTHRAX IN BORTIT7WEST. Only a. Few Cases -The Disease Now Under Control.. A despatch from Winnipeg says Hugh McKellar. Wert: of the Depar meat of Agriculture for Manitehli, says there lime been only a. few 05808 of antilraN in the province, end Mlle Or them fatal. Ca II. V. Ilulyea, Territorial Com- Illigetiouer of Agriculture at Regina., wiriug to Willuiperi on Wednesday night. says :-"About the eud of July a large 'camber of sheep of thre Canadian 1.and and Ranch Compenyt Crane Lake, died. Poisonoue weed were at iirst suspected. and scene tiniO elapsed before the COOK. Waff ditrovered to be anthrax. The tif- h,fected rancliee were at mice (mama, 'lined. and the sheep inoculated. NO WIW CaSCS 114NN4 titITICIpeti in Um last three weelts. No disease Is reported on any other ranges, and the ranch,* ers.,a8 a precaution. are inoculatmw freely. A. few cattle have (lied in, t the quarantined district, but the freat•e Is not at all general. and the • The Duke arid Duchess spent Sun- day timid the marvelous panorama of the Roekies and Selkirks. A stop over night was made at the beautiful:mountain town of Banff to enable the royal couple to see the mountains by daylight. "Before stetting the party took. a long walk in the woods. The day proved an ideal one, and mountaineers say that never has the spectacle of the.mighey snowclad -pealta been Seen to better advantage by visitors. It was pro- nounced e revelation of unexcelled grandeur. The thrilling ruit through the valley of the Kicking Horse and the great natural amphithea,tee. of Rogers' Pass enchanted the Duke and Duehess. , ttrifortuentely the great glacier of the Selkirks was covered. with snow, and the blue gee* of its ice was lost; 'A atop was Made here, and Lady. Minto and Mrs. Major Maude rode on the.cow-catchee of the Erse seetion of thetroyal train, as far as Illicillewaet, taking in the strange twists ana turns of the loop., Most of .the Princess' suite :also rode on the pilot of the ' engine ef the .second section. , At Revelstoke Lady Minto laid the corner-stoed of the Victoria Memorial Cottage Hospital, founded on .an idea originally suggested by her: • The White House is beset by eranks with bullet-proof shirts for sale and other devices to outwit Anarchists. A package of diamonds dropped in- to'. the IIudson River at Hoboken, was recovered by a diver in fifteen seintites • ,whole matter appears to be under omplete control." RINDERPEST. Virulent in Transvaal and °rang"! River Colony,, A despatch from Pretoria. says :- Rinderpest is virulent hero. The out- break wree first noticed about Sept. 4. and the ditreafie has now spread through the Tteinsvael and UM ,Grange River Colony. Energetic 'IlleafiUreS have been taken to harem - late all the (levet nment raid p01 - vete seock now in too h mat: of the British, rot( saltl that. Oa pestilence has &ready been ellecked. The stock that is still in th.e.100ith--, of the lioers is expected to SUITer heavily. The visitation is looked • upon by the pritish as 11 not unmix- ed curse. as it. is hoped that by their cattle dying the Boers will not be able to harvest their usual fooel supplies. A Government nOtiCe is published permanently banishing ten Doer leaders Who lame Wei caught shme Sept. 15th. P.••••=.P•...m.41:}.••••••• FEARS FOR WESTERN CROP. Continued Rain Has Hurt That Still in Shoek. A despatch from Winnipeg says :- In view of the wet weather, the en- ormous quantity of wheat still in. shock, and the limited facilities for treating the sante by drying, the elevator companies have decided to stop buying for a time, in the hope that the farmers will abstain. from threshing till the grain has bad an opportunity to dry in the shock, which it will do more quickly than in any other way, 'and will secure better prices to the producer and less risk to the dealer. The elevator companies are prepared to receive and ship for farmers, at their risk of grade and tondition. The above statement, which eman- ated from the Winnipeg Grain Ex- change, shows that there are grave fears for -the wheat. The continued rain bas already hurt the grade of a greed deal of the crop which is not thrashed, and several prominent grain men stated on Wednesday that unless the rain stopped the crop would be ruined. 4 -- HIS NECK BROKEN.---4---jr President Lawrence at C o llingw o dd. A despatch from Collingwood says:. -Charlee Lawrence, president of the elreat Northern Exhibition, and also president of the West Simcoe Farm- ers' Association, met with a fatal accident while leaving the Exhibition grounds at 11:30 on Thursday even- ing. This horse took fright, at a hand organ which was passing at the time, a,tal threw him from his buggy against a tree, breaking his, - neck and fracturing his skull. Death t. was instantaaeous. Mr. Lawrence was first president of the Great Nor- thern Exhibition, and has retained that position fax the last eighteen years. SURRENDERS CONTINUE. Mail Train to Bloemfontein Now Running at Night. A despatch from Dloemfontein says: -Gen. Wilson has sent 50 pris- oners belonging to Kook's commando from Eclenburg. They also brought in their saddles, rifles, and ammuni- tion. Batches of prisoners from the Bloemfontein camp are being -sent every week •to Durban, Natal. Small surrenders continue daily. The ladl. train is now running at night, feJ the first time in 14 months.