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Walter Herbert's Sensational $tory
of the Crime.
W"altcr ITe•hor•t's e0nfessioR of the "Tho will partly,, and t110 way peo-
Part he took in the murderof Jo- ple talked; but, considering all these
circumstances now, I adhere to the
opinion I held when I granted the
eertifeate;"
THE CHANGE OF FRONT
by the doctor carne an a surprise,'
and the impression on those present
was living" at Gerald Blithe z on
could not help but bo noted.
June 30, 1900, ho said, the day Jo- Mary ,McFarlane, the servant girl
sept Sifton met, his death, On the
on the Sifton farm, was asked if
Joseph Sifton had not been warned
of clanger from his son, . The de-
fence objected, and the judge sustain -
eel the opposition. She proceeded to
give some important evidence regard-
ing the will and what Sifton had
told her about a will. She said that
repeatedly Ger'alcl Sifton and his
wife had urged her not to marry the
old man Sifton. The complete evi-
dence of Mary McFarlane, as given
to Mr. Riddell, differed little from
that given before, She told •of.her
relations with Joseph Sifton and tho
appearance of the old man after the
accident. She said that Gerald Sif-
ton, had offered her $1,000 on her
weddingday,and promised that she
should live with them until that
time. To Mr. Johnston, however,
she explained that this offer was
made while Joseph Sifton was lying
dead in the house, and .she and all
were crying. Under the circumstanc-
es, and because she was treated as
one of the family and about to be-
come a mother, she did not consider
this very unreasonable.
GERALD UTTERED THREATS
Mrs. Huldah McFarlane, mother of
Mary McFarlane, said she had ob-
jected to the' marriage on account
of Joseph Sifton's age. She. asked
Gerald to call at Rev. 111r. Cooper's
and see if they had been married,
and Gerald said he would, and if his
father had not bon married he
would put him so he would not be
married that day.
On cross-examination Mrs. McFar-
lane admitted that her memory
would not recall the exact words of
the conversations that had taken
place about the time of the tragedy.
seplt Sifton on Juno 80, 1900, is
ono of the most cold-blooded in the
annals of crime in Canada, When
ho was . Called as a witness et the
trial in London last week; he carne
into the court room neatly attired,
esml smilingly took the stand, He
morning of that day he went to Jo-'
seph Sifton's place with Gerald, at
tho latter's }•oquest,
"What did you go there for ?"
"As a witness, Gerald Sifton ask-
ed me to go there as a witness, if
anything should oouur connected with
the Skiing away with his father, He
told me he had laid 'out to do away
with him. The first time he told ine
of it was that morning. He said he
would give me $1,000 to act as a
witness, if anything should happen
to his farther, if the thing was done"
"If what thing was done ?" asked
lcIr,Riddell.
"If he did away with his father.
Ile wanted me as e witness for him
if anyone should come along and say
it was foul play. He said that
Morning he laid out to •go down and
put up a track for a hay -folic, and
when his father would be working
on it he would knock him out of the
end of the barn whore the hole was."
STORY OF THE CRIME,
Herbert then told how ho had ac-
companied Gerald to Joseph Sif-
ton's, after first ascertaining that
the old man had not', married Mary
McFarlane.
"Gerald went into the house,"
continued Herbert, "and told me to
' drive to the barn, which I did. Ger-
ald came . out with an axe in one
hand and a coil of rope over his
shoulder. The rope was to fix the
trach for the hay -fork. Ile told me
to bring up the wrenches and hem-
mer to fix the track,, and T brought
them up into the loft. There was a
ladder up to the loft, and a trap-
door at the top. Gerald emptied the
tools from the .bag and took the Mr. Johnston submitted the wit -
hammer in his hand, throwing the ness to a long cross-examination,
rope into the mow. He handed me, but did not get any evidence of ma
the axe, `Now,' he says, 'you stay • tcrial value,
right here, and when the governor Rev. Mr. Cooper said he had an
comes up you bit him with it, and if , appointment to marry Joseph Sifton
you don't it will be all up with you." 'and Mary McFarlane at 5 o'clock on.
Then he went to the end of the that afternoon of June 30, the day
barn and crawled along the beams I Joseph 'Sifton died. Mr. Cooper's
and knocked off some boards, and • evidence took up some time, • but
when the governor came up I hit .brought forth little that was new.
him on the side of the head with J1iMES MORDEN'S EVIDENCE
• the axe, on the right ear. Then I
caught him by the collar of the coat.
Then Gerald came over and said, away with his father. First, Gerald
You old -, I'll learn you to try proposed that they hit him on the
and fool Inc.' hood with a club as be passed on
"Ho got the axe and hit him three the road. Then witness said Gerald
or four blows on the top of the proposed to jump into the house at
bead. Joseph Sifton tumbled back night and choke his father and hang
and his feet and logs caught in the the body in the barn. Gerald said
ladder, and his body hung there. he was going over the next inbrning
Gerald told mo to pull him out. I to put up a track for a hay fork,
did so, and Gerald pulled him up and he would find the body and say
and bit him three or four more it was suicide. Witness refused, and
blows. Then he said, 'Come on,' although a thousand dollars was
and I took him by the legs and he offered he still declined to have any -
by the head and threw him into the thing to do with the thing. He ask -
mow. Gerald wiped the axe on a ed Gerald why, knowing he was a
bunch of tray aud.hit him three or friend of Joseph Sifton, the project
four times on the head. Then Ger- should be broached to him, and Ger-
ald took hint to the end and threw ald said it was for that reason, no
him out of the opening he had one would suspect him. Then Ger-
made." aid said he would see Martin Mer-
cian, HIT FIRST. den, a brother of witness', and ask-
ed for his address, which witness
"Who struck the first blow'1" gave.
"It was me. I was standing on 1, Mr. Johnston's cross-examination
the south side of the hole, and Jos' has not succeeded in weakening the
seph Sifton was standing on the lad- story told by Morden.
der. When I bit hint his head went
to one side. Gerald Sifton came
front the end of the barn and took
the axe. There was blood all over
Joseph Silton's head. I helped lift
him over the beams and throw him
Out. Gerald threw the axe after
When he was on the ground
Gerald told me to put his feet out A despatch from Pretoria says :-
more to the west and I did so•. Ger- Rinderpest is virulent ]zero. The out-
ald called to me, "Take the axe dad break was first noticed about Sept.
hit him some more, because if he 4, and the disease has now spread
conies to there will be - to pay.s, through the Transvaal and the
I hit ]tint twice. Then Gerald told Orange River Colony. Energetic
me to put the axe clown beside the measures have been taken to inocu-
body, and I did so. Then I went to ]ate all the Govotnment and pri-
the barn door and saw Mary McFar- vate stock uuw 10 the 1100.1x: of the
lane. I told Gerald, and he told me,British, and it is said that the
to toll her that the governor had pestilence has already been checkotl,
fallen out the end of the barn, and The stock that is still in the bands
nearly allied himself. I did so, and of the Boers is expected to suffer
she said, 'Oh, is it done ?' And I heavily. Tho visitation is looked
said, 'Don't say that, Mary.' Ger- upon by the British as a not tl2unix.-
ald told me to go over to Mr. Sin- eel curse, as it is hoped that by their
clair, load tell him, and I told him cattle dying the Boers will not be
and Mr. Decker that the governor
able to harvest their usual food
had fallen out of the barn. I went nsupplies.
to Canon Richardson's and told Mrs. I '' A Government notice is published.
Richardson and the hired grit the permanently banishing ten Boer
soma story."•leaders who have been caught since
James Morden told bow Gerald
Sifton had asked him to help do
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RINDERPEST. -RINDERPEST.
Virulent in Transvaal and Orange,
River Colony.
After tolling of Gerald Sifton's
movements after the crime, Herbert
said: -',Tho morning of the arrest
Gerald Sifton told me not to be
afraid, that he had everything fixed,
He hacl been down town to see the
lawyers, and told me to keep up
a good spirit. He did not know at
that time that 1 had told the whole
Sept. 15th.
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 -
story." o'mous quantity of wheat still in
shock, and the limited facilities for
Norbert stood Mr, Johnstdn'9 treating the same by drying, the
cross-examination well, and retired elevator companies have decided to
front the witness stand with his stop buying for a time, in the hope
story practically unshaken, that the fanners will abstain from
itir. Johnston kept up the cross -ex- threshing till the grain has had an
amination. Ho has, from Dr, rife- opportunity to clry in the shock,
Neill and others, got information to which it will de more quickly than
show that Joseph Sifton was a rash, in any other way, and will secure
impetuous ratan. Dr. McNeill said
that, a, few months prior to his
death, ho had treated hire for en ac-
cident, the old man having fallen
from a windmill, Ile was repeatedly
having falls of this kind. But the The above statement, which eman-
groa.test triumph at the defence was ascot from the Winnipeg (;rain Ex -
gained when Ih', McNeill distinctly chrunge, shows that there arra grave
stated that ha was still of rho same feats for the wheat. The continued
opinion regarding the death of Job- rain has already hurt the grade of a
0ph._Sitton as Whcu he gave the bur- grand dna! of the crop which is not
3111 rrrifi 0)110• threshed, and several prominent
"What caused the change of opin- grain men slated on Wednesday that
ion which you had in July and Aug- unless the rain stopped the crop
last'?" would be ruined.
bettor prices to the producer and
less risk to the dealer, Tho elevator
companies are prepared to receive
and ship for fanners, at their risk
of grade and condition.
1ARK1►aTS 01 THE WORLD
Prieet of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, &e
to tlw Leading Markets,
Toronto, .Oct, 1.--Wjleet-The leel-
ing in 10091 wheat Circles is rather
easierThere to -day. Phore svoze soles of
old white at 673 to 68e, low freights
and of new at 65e high, and at 6e
to 663e. low freights, No. 1 spring
is 'notnlrzal at 08 to 09c oaat, to
millers. .No. 1 Manitoba hard sold
at 800; and No. 2 at 78c, grinding
in transit; No, 1 Northern at 78e,
g;i,t. From Toronto and west 20
lower'..
Oats -Tho market 1s easier• with
salts of No. 2 white at 844 co 85c
for export on low freights,
Peas -The market is steady, with
sales of No, 2 at 71,c, middle
freight,'
Barbeigy-Tllo market is firm. No• 1
quoted at 52e, No. 2 at 49 to 50a;
No, 3 extra at 48c, and' feed at 45e,
Corn -Market steady, with No, 2
Canadian yellow quoted at 543 to
55c west,
Ityo-Tile market is quiet, with
sales at. 49c, middle freight.
Flour -The market is quiet, Nine-
ty per cont. patents held at 32,05
west, in buyers' bags, with $9.62
bid. Locally and for Lower Prov-
ince trade choice straight rollers,
$8.10 to 58.25. Hungarian patents
34, bags included, at Toronto, and
strong bakers' $8.75.
Oatmeal-Unchaiitd, Car lots on
track hero, $8.75 iir`bags, and 33.85
in wood. Broken lots 80c per bbl
extra.
MMYlifecd.-Bran is firm at $13.50
to $14 north and west, city millers
sell at $14.50. Shorts, $16.50 here,
and 517 outside.
DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -Receipts continue good,
with an over supuly of poor quali-
tie's. Prices generally .steady. We
quote: Solecled dairy, tubs, 16 to
17c; choice 1-115 rolls, 18c; sec61d
grades, in rolls, tubs, and pails, 18
to 14c; bakers' 123- to 13c. Cream-
ery solids unchanged at 20c, and
prints, 21 to 22c.
Eggs -Market is firm. We quote: -
Strictly new laid, 143 to .150; or-
dinary fresh candled, 123 to 18c ;
seconds, 9 to 10c.
Cheese -The demand is better and
prices firm. We quote -Finest, 103
to 103c; seconds, 93 to 10c.
HOGS AND PROVISIONS.
Dressed hogs Arm at $9.50 to
$9.80. Hog products unchanged and
firm. IVo quote -Bacon, long, clear,
sells at 12c in ton and case lots.
Pork -Moss, $21 to 321.50; do,
short cut, $22.
Smoked meats -Hams, 18, to
143c; breakfast bacon, 15 to 160 ;
rolls, 123c; hacks, 153 to 160, and
shoulders, 11} to 12c.
Lard -The market continues film.
We quote: -Tierces, 113e; tubs, 1130;
pails, 12c.
TT -T10 STREET MARKET.
The receil:ts of grain to -day were
emaller. Wheat about steady, with
sales of 500 bushels at 733c for old
white and red, and at 60 and 72c
for new, the former for sprouted
wheat. Barley easier, 1,000 bushels
selling at 48 to 55c. Oats also easi-
er, 400 bushels selling at 38 to 39c
for new. Rye sold at 54c for one
load.
Ilay unchanged, 25 loads selling
at 810 to 812 a ton. Straw nomin-
al at $10 to $10.50. Dressed hogs,
$9.50 to $9.80.
Following is the range of quota-
tions
Wheat, old white ...3 0.733 $ 0.00
Wheat, red 0.78 0.78+
Wheat, new, red and
and white ...... 0.60 0.72
Wheat, spring, old0.70
Wheat, goose 0.66
Oats, new 0.38
Barley
Peas
Rye.....
Hay, per ton
Straw, per ton ,..,,
Dressed Hogs ...
Butter, in lb. rolls
Butter, creamery .,
Chickens, per pair
Ducks, per pair
Turkeys, per lb
Geese, per lb.,.....,
Eggs, new laid
Eggs, held, per doz
Apples, barrel
Potatoes, bag ...
Tomatoes, bush
Tomatoes, basket
Cabbage, dozen. ....-
Cauliflower, doz... 1
Celery, dozen
Beef, forequarters
Beef, hindquarters
Beef, medium, car-
CaSe
Beef, choice '
Lamb
Mutton ....
Veal, choice ,..,,...,..
0.48
0.67
0.54
10.00
10.00
9.50
0.17
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.11
0.07
0.15
0.12
1.50
0.75
0,40
0.15
0.25
0.40
0.10
4.50
7,50
5.00
7.00
7.50
6.00
7.50
0.72
0.663
0.89
0.55
0.00
0.00
12.00
10.50
9.80
0.20
0.25
0,60
0.85
0.14
0.083
0.17
0.14
2.50
0.90
0.50
0.20
0.85
1,25
0.50
6.00
9,00
6.50
7,25
8.50
7,00
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, 750;
No. 1 white, 76c. Corn -Steady;
Nu. 2 yellow, 623c; No. 8 do., 623c.
No. 2 corn, 62c; No. 3 do, 619c;
Oats -Firm; No. 2 white, 103e; No.
8 do., 893 to 40c, and No. 2 mixed,
88c; No. 8 do., 373c. Barley, -61
to 68c for choice to fancy. Rye -No.
in storo, 56c. Canal freights
higher; wheat 83c, corn, 83c, oats,
230, to New York.
Minneapolis, Oct. 1. -Wheat -Cash,
6810; December, 673 to 671c; May,
703c; on track, No. 1 hard, 7110;
No, 1 Northern, 683c; No. 2 North-
ern, 66.1e. Flour and bran -Un-
changed,
Toledo, Oct, 1. -Wheat -Cash and
September, 723c; December, 783c ;
May, 76,c. Corti -Cash and Septem-
ber, 59c; December, 58Se; May, 00e.
Oat:; -Cash and September, 37c;
December, 371c, Ityo-54}c. Clover -
seed -Firm; cash, October, and De-
cember, 35.223; March, 85.30. 011-
Uncirnuged,
Detroit, Oet, :1..-Wheat-CIosed -
ivo. 1 white, cash, 78c; No. 2 red,
cash and September, 7230; October.,
721c; December, 7810,
ed-b007,13.
0as11 71}acnd Sopteznboz', 703e; D
Milwaukee, Oct . 3:. -=•Closed: -Wise
--No, 3, Northern, 70 to 703e; No,
do., 68 to 600; Dee0tnbez', 703
703e. Rye -Steady; No. 1, 543
fano, Marley -Steady; No, 9, 60
sample, 45 to 58c. Corn-Decembe
583c,
Duluth, oat, 1. -Close -Wheat
Cash, No, 1 hard, 703c1 No. 2 No
there, .653e; No, 1. Nortbern, 671
September, 673e; October, 673
December, 682c; May, ,723e, 'Oat
3013 to '863o, Corrt-0173c.
,L1VI1 STOCK TRADE.
Toronto, Oct. 1. -Trade wise fa
et the cattle market to -day, wi
prices practically unchanged fro
Tuesday's quotations, There was
pretty heavy run, 70 loads being d
livered during the morning, and lat
in the clay 22 loads of Northwc
,cattle, consigned to Whaley & Ata
donald, were delivered, For to -day
market utero wore 1,000 head
cattle, 1,393 sheep and lambs, 68
frogs, and. 60 calves. Export oast
sold at 34.60 to 31.85, a load
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two fetchleg 35, Good butcher ca
tie still fled a ready market at Pr
cos from $3.75 to 84.50 for picke
lots. Shcop and iambs sone u
changed. hogs steady at 87.373.
Export cattle, choice.,.$4,70 34.80
Butchers' cattle pick;pick/48.00 4.50
Butchers' cattle, med... 3.00 8.00
Bulls, export, heavy ,,, 4.00 4.00
Feeders, heavy,.. 8.75 4.00
.Feeders, light... 8.25 3.50
Stockers, 400 to 8001b 2.75 3.2
Butchers' cattle, choice 4.00 4,10
5
Butchers' cattle, good. 8,60 3.7
Butchors' common, cwt 3,00 3.2
do off -colors & heifers 2.00 2.50
Butchers' bulls ... . , 2.50 8.0
Light stock bulls, cwt. 2,00 3.00
Milch cows... ............80.00 35.0
Sheep. exp. ewes, cwt., 8.25 3.85
do bucks... 2.50 3.0
Sheep, butchers', each8.50 ' 4.00
Lambs, each... 2,50 3.50
do per cwt,,.. 8.75 4.00
Calves, per head... - 2.00 8.00
Hogs, choice, cwt7.25 7.37
Hogs, light, cwt..._6.50 0,00
MONTREAL LIVE 8180010.
Montreal, Oct. 1. -The receipts of
live stock at the East End Abattoir
this morning were: 500 head of cat-
tle. 50 calves, 200' sheep, 150 lambs.
There was a good attendance of
buyers, and the following prices
were well maintained:, Cattle -Choice
sold at from 43 to 43c per lb; good
sold at from 33 to 43c per 19; lower
grade from 23 to 83c per ib. Calves
were sold from $2 to $10 each.
Sheep brought from 3 to arc per ib.
Lambs were sold from 3, to 43c par
M. Bogs brought from 6 to 7c per
lb.
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ANTHRAX IN NORTH-WEST.
Only a Few Cases -The Disease Now
Under Control.
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A despatch front Winnipeg says
Hugh McKellar, clerk of the Depart -
Mont of Agriculture for Manitoba,
says there have been only a few
cases of anthrax in the province, and
none of them fatal.
G. 11. V. Bulyea, Territorial Com-
missioner of Agriculture at Regina,
wiring to Winnipeg on Wednesday
night, says :-' About the end of
July a large number of sheep of the
Canadian Land and Ranch Company,
Crane Lake, died. Poisonous weeds
were at first suspected, and some
time elapsed beforo the cause was
discovered to be anthrax. The af-
fected ranches were at once quaran-
tined, and the sheep inoculated. No
new cases have developed in the last
three weeks. No diseaso is reported
on any other ranges, and the ranch-
ers, as a precaution, are inoculating
freely. A few cattle have died in
the quarantined district, but tho
scare is not at all general, and the
whole `natter appears to be under
complete control."
SMALLPDX REAPPEARS.
District North of Lake Huron
Again Visited.
Smallpox, which it was thought
was thoroughly under control, has
made its appearance in Little Cur-
rent, Irowland Township, Manitoulin
Island. The first case developed
about September 1, but was not di-
agnosed as smallpox at once, owing
to its appearance in a very mild
form. Some of those who took the
disease first recovered, and were go-
ing about their usual occupations
without any gitnrantbte precautions
being taken.
Tim Provincial Health Department
has ordered that all eases and sus-
pects bo quarantined, that vaccina-
tion bo generally enforced, and other
precautions taken.
HIS NECK BROKEN.
President Lawrence Billed at
Collingwood.
A despatch from Colliagwood says:
-Charles Lawrence, president of the
Great Northern I;xllibition, and also
president of the 11'cst Simcoe Farm-
ers' Association, met with a fatal
accident while leaving the Exhibition
grounds at 11:30 on Thursday even-
ing, His horse took fright at a
hand organ which was passing at
the time, anal threw him from his
buggy against a tree, bromides Isis.
neck and .fracturing his skull. Death
was instantaneous. Mr. Lawrence
was first president of the Groat Nor-
thern Exhibition, and has retained
that position for the last eighteen
years,
SURRENDERS CONTINUE.
Mail Train to Bloemfontein Now
Running at Night,
.11. despatch from Bloemfontein
says: --Gen, Wilson has soot 50 pris-
oners belonging to Kook's commando
from Edonburg. They also brought
111 their saddles, rifles, and ammuni-
tion, Batches of prisoners from the
Bloemfontein 0111111) aro being sent
every week to Durban, Natal, Stnall
surrenders continue daily. The mail
train is now • running at night for
St. Lents, Ott. 1, --Wheat - Cies-1 the first time in 14 months,
ROYALTY IN THE WEST,
Winnipeg's Enthusiastic Welegm
to the Duke and Duchess,
e
A despatch from Wi1n11peg, Man.,
says •-The Duke and Duehess of
Cornwall and members of the royal
Party received a magnificent wel-
come at noon on Thursday. Twenty-
fivo ei, thirty thousand' citizens lined
the gaily decorated streets from the
depot to the City Ilali, as the royal
procession moved along. Arriving
there Mayor Arbuthnot read the
civil address, couched In the usual
terms expressive of loyalty, .ore.,.
and then the Duke replied, making
special reference to the wonderful
development of this portion of 'IIis
Majesty's dominions, and also re-
ferring to the noble work done by
western Canadians in sending sol-
diers to South Africa to help in
fighting the empire's battice,
011'13114%7e was one of groat en -
'rho address from the archbishops
of St. Boniface and Rupert's Land
wore also read and the Duke present-
ed medals and decorations to tho
South African soldiers.
The procession was then formed
and proceeded to Government House
where luncheon was served,
In the afternoon the new univer-
sity building was "visited after which
the Duke dined at Government house
The party loft for the west at 10.80
in the evening. Thursday morning
opened beautifully the sun shining
brightly and citizens were buoyant
and unstinted in applauding the
royal couple.
Six arches decorated the route of
the royal procession, nearly all of
them being covered with wheat, em-
blematie of the chief product of the
country. Here, as elsewhere, ar-
rangements were very complete for
the reception of the royal person-
ages. Special constables were sworn
in, and national soldiers lined the
entire distance, traffic being sus-
pended and streets closed while the
royal party moved along,
CZOLGOSZ SENTENCED.
To • Be Electrocuted Week Com-
inenei:ng October 28th.
A despatch from Buffalo says :-
Leon F. Czolgosz, alias Fred Nieman
was on Tuesday found guilty of mur-
der in the first degree by a Jury, in
having ort the sixth day of Septem-
ber shot President William McKin-
ley, the wounds inflicted by such
gunshots afterwards resulting in the
death of the President. The wheels
of justice moved swiftly. The trial
of the assassin consumed eight
hours and twenty-six minutes, and
covered a period of only two days.
Practically all of this time was oc-
cupied by the prosecution in pre-
sorting a case so clear, so conclu-
sive that even had the prisoner en-
tered the plea of insanity it is
doubtful if the jury would have re-
turned a verdict different from the
one rendered to -day. The announce-
ment made by the attorneys for
Czolgosz that the eminent alienists
summoned by the Erie County Bar
Association and by the District At-
torney to examine Czolgosz, and to
determine bis exact mental condi-
tion, have declared him to be per-
fectly sane, destroyed the only ves-
tige of a defence that Judges Lewis
and Titus could have put together.
Justice White sentenced Czolgosz
to be electrocuted during the week
commencing October 28th.
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FINANCES OF DOMINION.
Revised Figures Showing Revenue
and Expenditure.
A despatch from Ottawa says :-
Revised figures of Canada's financial
position for the fiscal year ended
June 30th shows that tho total or-
dinary revenue amounted to 352,-
551,722, while the expenditure raider
the same stead was 846,805,751.
This makes the surplus about 8600,-
000
600;000 less than the Finance Minister
figured it to be. The capital expen-
diture upon railway subsidies, the
South African contingent, etc.,
amounted to $11,088,953. 31r. Field-
ing's estimate was $10,700,000, and
deducting from this the surplus and
sinking fund, lie looked for an in-
crease of about 31,800,000. The in-
crease, as it turns out, will be $2,-
349,000.
2;549,000. Tor the previous fiscal
year tho financial statement was as
follows: -Ordinary revenue, 351,-
029,999 ; expenditure, 842,975,279 ;
surplus, 88,054,710 ; capital expen-
diture, 39,712,187 ; decrease of
debt, $779,630. The revenue for the
first two months of the present fiscal
year was 38,817,062, or $600,000
ahead of July and August in the
previous year. Tito expenditure was
35,362,932, as against $4.173,471
for the first two mouths of' 1900.
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PRINCE OF WALES.
On His Return the Duke Will Re-
ceive the Title.
A despaUch front London says c -
It has been ascertained on most ex-
cellent authority that all the details
lit connexion with the creation of
the Duke of Cornwall and York as
Primo of Wales are coilzplettcd, and
that the dignity will be conferred
mtnediately on his return, It has
always been anticipated that this
would be the case, and the corres-
pondent is now in a position to say
t is an accomplished thing.
RUSSIAN WINTER CROP.n
Excellent in the South -Wester
ProVlnces.
A despatch from St. Petersburg
flys :-A report Issued by the lyric -
star of Finance. 31f, Dowflte, shows
hat 111e winter gratia crop in the
ouch -western provinces is excellent,
and that it is above the medium in
orthcl•n Caucasus alai Finland. Tho
winter crop is only mediocre in
ouch -eastern Russia. and its the
Volga provhnees. The spring grain
imp is everywhere worse than the
winter crop on nce0unt of the
relight.,
FARMS IN THE WEST,
Director of E2sperirne11tal Stations
Natures to Ottawa.
A. deeptltell from Ottawa says
Dr. Saunders, ,of the experimental
farms, has returned ire= his annual
tour of lnspeetion of the Western ex-
perimental farms, lie left Ottawa
o1i, the 13111 of August and during,
his tear westWard he found Harvest-
ing progressing. rapidly. Everywhere
tho fields of grain gave promise of
an abundant crop, .and the Harvest
weather was all that could be de-
sired. Under suelr favorable dresses -
stances the grain was saved' ill 0.11-
coptionally good condition, and a
very .large proportion of it will be
gr1111.
Tadeho crops18through the Province of
Manitoba on the main lino of rail-
way were seen, also those in the
vicinity of l.;rondon, Al the ex-
perirnontal farms there many of the
va1'icties were already out. Returns
have since been received of the
threshing of night different sorts of
wheat, which have varied from 32
bushels to 35 bushels, 20 lbs. per
acre, Reports are also to hand of
the threshing of two varieties of
barley and four of oats. One of the
varieties of barley gave 46 bushels
Per acre, the other 44 bushels. The
highest yield among the four va-
rieties of oats was 82 bushels, 82
lbs. per acre, the lowest 64 bushels,
24 lbs. These figures will, it is be-
lieved, about fairly represent the
grain crops of the Brandon Experi-
mental Farm.
Of other crops, peas have given a
yield above the average, bay has
been very heavy ; the awnless brome
and Weston rye grasses have done
particularly well. Indian corn is an
unusually heavy crop, potatoes ape
giving an abundant yield, and are of
lliglt quality, while field roots are
very promising. Malty farms in the
neighborhood of Brandon were visit-
ed, and most of those which were
well worked appeared to promise re-
turns in grain about 'equal to those
on the experimental farm.
MUC1=1 THRESIIING DONE.
On the return j000110y it w,as found
that a considerable amount of
threshing had been done in this dis-
trict, Those fields where the wheat
had been grown on stubble had
given about 22 bushels, whereas the
grain which had been grown on fol-
lowed land had yielded from. 28 to
30 bushels aitd upwards. From the
information gathered, it is believed
that the Manitoba Government es-
thnatc of an average yield for the
province of a little over 24 bushels
is likely to be folly realized. Such a
return will place large stuns of
money in the hands of tho farmer
and give a great impetus to busi-
ness.
The crops in Eastern Assiniboia
are remarkably good, and heavier
than those in Manitoba. This is par-
ticularly the case in the Indian
Head district. A day was spent in
Regina and in visiting farms within
20 miles of that place. Everywhere
tho grain was most promising, al-
though at that time the wheat was
not so far advanced towards ripen-
ing as the fields were about Indian
Head.
ROYALTY IN ONTARIO.
Details of Tour of Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall and York.
A despatch from Toronto says :-
Additional details of the movements
of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall.
and York in Ontario, on their re-
turn from the west, Have been given
out at Government House as fol-
lows :-
' Their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York
arrive at Toronto about 2 pan. on
October l2th, and leave about 9
a.m. on October 12th to visit cities
in Western Ontario, arriving at
Ningnrnaon-the-Lake salve date.
T1ieir Royal highnesses will leave
Niagara -on -the -Lake about. 11 a.m.
on October 14th to visit cities in
Western Ontario, reaching Kingston
about 11 0.1u. on the 15th, and
leaving that place a.bottt 2 p.m,
scone date."
The route, 'as communicated by
District Passenger Agent Dickson, of
the G.T.R., is as follows :-The
train is taken in charge by the
Grand Trunk nt North Bay nt 0.05
a.m. on Clotobcr 1011., and will ar-
rive in Toronto at 2 p.m. Tho Duke
will remain in Toronto over the 11th
Leaving at 9 am. on October 12th,
the train will proceed to Guelph,
Berlin, Stratford, London, and thou
to Niagara Falls and Niagara -on -
the -Lake, which will be reached the
same afternoon. The trip will be
resumed at 10.80 on rbc 14th, when
Harniltou, Brantford and Wood -
steric will be visited. The train will
roach Toronto again at 7.07 on that
evening, and proceed to Belleville
and Kingston, which will be reached
on the morning of the 15th,
The remaining places in 1110 tour
will be : Sherbrooke Oct:obel• 1.6 ;
St, „John, N.B., October 17 ; Heli-
fnx. October 19, sailing from that
port. for I'ngland at daybreak on
October 21.
STATION AT BELLE ISLE.
Successful Laying of New Cable
Reported,
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
Tho Department of Public Works has
beets notified of the successful laying
of the cable to Belle Isle light, The
Iloilo Isle station is supplied with an
international code of signals, and is
to be inducted in the list of marine
signet stations in the river and
Gulf of St. Lnwi•onee, from w11i011 re-
ports will be posted in Quebec and
Montreal, and front which heather
and ice reports will also be forward-
ed and posted. The Society of
Lloyds will also establish it, as one
of their reporting stations.
As a result of the visit to Cape
Race light station of Cul. Anderson,
chief engineer of the Marine Depart-
ment, and in nccorbnace with his re-
commendation, the fog whistle there
will be changed on November lst to
five double blasts of five seconds at
teryals of 0110 minute, thus,
blast
five seconds, silent five seconds, blast
five seconds, silent 45 seconds.,
IIS IN IN A NUTSHFLE
THE VERY LATEST 10M
ALL THE WORLD OVER.
ateresti8g Items About Our Own
Country, Gran,-, Britain, the United
States, and A[[ Parts of the S[loboq
Condensed and Assorted (Op Easy
Reading.
0ANADA.
Lumbering operations are becoming
active on the north shore.
Edward Arson, an aged man, was
Sentenced to a year's imprisonment
at Hamilton for picking pockets.
Tho Westminster Gazette an.
flounces on authority that the Ad-
miralty has ordor'ed another torpedo-
boat destroyer of the 'Cobra class,
Hamilton In the last twenty years
has had 3,195 &larlits of Are with
losses of 31,241,122 and insurance of
56,812,667,
The Department of Custolus'bas re-
ceived, $50 from a person in Montreal
to be paid as conscience money to
the credit of the Pert of Quebec.
Reports of a blockade 1'n the grabs
trade along the branch lines of the.
Canadian Northern in Manitoba, on
account of the lack of cars, are 0121
phatically denied.
Two men were killed at Flint,;
Mich., by the fall of a Ferris wheels
Tho bank of Shellsburg, Iowa, was
broken into, the safe blown open
with dynamite, and about 52,700 In
cash secured.
Station Agent W. J. Wagner, oh
the Great Northern Railway at Wan:
eta, Wash., is under arrest at Van-
couver on a charge of embezzling:
$800 of the company's money. His
little son refused to leave the father
and was locked up with him..
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Glasgow Exposition will have
a surplus of &100,000.
Major-General Baden-Powell will
leave England for the Cape about
the end of October.
Lord Salisbury's departure for
Beaulieu is not on account of ill -
health. He is more vigorous and
cheerful than for some time past;
UNITED STATES.
St. Louis has nearly 317,000,000
in bank or in sight for Exposition
purposes.
Tho Anti -Tammany -party fn New
York named Seth Low as its mayor-
alty candidate,
The battleship Illinois, the fastest •
ship of its class in the world, was
commissioned in the United Starter
navy.
•
Seth Low has been selected as the
anti -Tammany candidate for Mayor
ofEighteen, Now York by the Committee of
Isaac Stephenson, a wealthy lum-
berman. has formally presented Wain-
ette, Wisconsin, with a library build-
ing to cost 880,000,
At Chicago, Louts Frank was fined
$15 for proposing to the same glci
every day for seven months and pass-
ing her house twenty-eight times in
one day.
Despondent because of failing
health and failure to obtain employ-
ment, Philip Schaeffer, seventy-five
years old, of Jersey City, shot him-
self dead.
Joseph A. Wildman, a United Bre-
thren minister, was tarred and feath-
ered by a crowd of 100 at Hunting-
ton Ind., because he said McKinley
was nothing but a political dema-
gogue.
Governor Odell, of New York, says
that in his next message to the Leg-
islature he will strongly urge the
enactment of measures to wipe out
anarchy and erepel anarchists from
that State,
nlalgisttato Cornell of New York
sent Wm. Paris to jail for two
months because he spphe sneeringly
of a moilrning baud Which the mag-
istrate wore on his sleeve in memory
of President Mcl%irtley,
GENERA.L.,
Li Hung Chang has- given warning
to i'.oxer leaders.
The Rothschilds will lend 5200,-
000,000 10 Russia.
Tllcro will be npoor vintage this
season along the Rhino and Moselle.
The Neues Leben, of Berlin, and
the Frciheit, anarchist papers, have
suspended pubil9ation.
Various St. Petersburg schools are
introducing courses of instruction in
Chinese this autumn.
The Turks aro Prepltring to exter-
minate the Illoulltein population of
Sttssatitn.
Temperance statistics just issued
place Sweden in the front rank of
the light against alcoholism.
The Duke will not officiate at the
ceremony of laying the foundation
stone for the memorial to Queen
Victoria at Winnipeg.
1.1 I'russi
t a 1ho1•o is n reduction in
tllc number of fr0igbt trains andin
the wages of employes in ennse-
qu0nco of declining business.
The Kobe .Herald says that the Ja-
pan Cabinet is discussing the placing
of Japanese bonds to the Value of
$50,000,0(10 in the United States.
A meeting of foreign diplomats,
presided over by the Russian Antbas-
sudor, was hold at Brussels to estab-
lish the bads for an international
anti-A1u,rch1st conference,
In the Azores a hurricane swept
over the islands of Flores and Cor'v0
Where there wits scriour, loss of life
owing to the collnpsc of buildings,
Emperor William hes o1'tlerecl. 11.
i9111111 newspaper clipping bureau to
collect obituary notices a11d other.
articles relating to the (Matti of the
1101w 1191:1'- 1'".11]pu'ouc Frederick from
papers all over the world. These
will be bound in splendid style for'
the court library.
At Shanghai 1110 l+;ln'oss uDowager
11gor
tins issued an edict /or the insure-
tion of a• general system of ctluenti0n
l;v means of primo y-.soltools, cora-
mon schools, and colleges in over'y