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MDBDEBEB DOOilED TO DIE J. F. Creigliton Was Convicted at Owen Sound. A despatch from Owen Sound says : The trial of Jamea Farish C'jeighton concluded on Thursday, the prisODer being found guilty of the changes of murdering his wife tini st>ap-daughter8 in liuy last. Tfa« Terdict was ^o unanimous one. Jn adilrcssiag the jury Mr. A. G. Mtxckay, c«uus«l foi Ihe defence, plea«led that he be committed to an keylura f^r the raoiainder of his life. The judg*, howcrer, summed up against th« prisoner, and, after the jury brought in their verdict, saii that ht would ha-ve been greatly disappointed had it been different from what it was. Creighton was terribly affected when he heard the verdict and had to be practically carried out of cuurt, weeping bit- terly the while. At 8.30 on Thursday evening Mr. Justice Riddell sentenced Creigh- ton to be hanged on Dec. 3rd. In giving sentence, he said that the ac- cu.se'.l bad been guilty of one of the most atrocious crimes known to law and he would hold out no hope of Fxei;utive clemency. He must seek mercy at a higher tribunal, where it was never refused to the peni- tent. 82,000 DEFENDERS. Would Cost Auntrnlia £100.0«t Mort«, Says Ewing. A despatch from London says : In the Melbourne House of Repre- sentatives, on Tuesday, the Minis- ter of Defence, Ewing, moved the second reading of the defence bill, and said that under the bill the Commonwealth would get, instead of 20,000 men, enlisted under the vol- I'.ntary system, 82,000, costing only £100,000 sterling more than they aie now paying. The main duty of the British navy was to protect the heart of the Empire, and Australia ought to be able to say to Britain : "We have a national guard of 200,- 000 trained men which will enable UH to keep inviolate, our island con- tinent while you do bigger work â- ^ith the navy." *- â-º CZARINA STILL VERY ILL. Nervous Breakdown Shows no Siga of Improvement. A despatch from St. Petersburg says : It is understood that the Czarina's prolonged nervous break- down, arising from anxiety over her husband and children, has not I een improved by her long yachting cruise along the coast of Finland. Her physicians insist upon her pass- ing the Winter in the south, but she refuses to do so unless the Czar and her children accompany her. This is regarded as impossible, but the family fear to tell her Majesty, whose nervous condition makes the thwarting of her wishes dangerous. Her relatives are anxious concern- ing her. RorxDiioi si; birned. $20,000 Damaso Done <o C, P. R. Building at .Ho'«(roal. A despatch from Mi-ntrcnl says: Fire broke out in the Outremont roundhouse on the Canadian Pacific Kaihvay early on Thursday and re- sulted in damage estimated at $20,- 000. Ten locomotives were in tha Bhed when the fire was discovered, and the employes of the company succeeded in getting six out'of the burning building. Throe wc-j wrecked by falling timber and fire. One locomotive, sUindiiig on the track in another part of the str ic- turo, was not damaged. Canadian Northeiy Railway on Wednesday, when 231 cars of wheat were received at Port Arthur. The chief officials of tho line, who are closely watching the work of mov- ing the great crops down to the lake porta, are highly gratified at the way in which the task is being done. ^ DIED OF STARVATION. Han Dropped Dead While Wait'ng for Bread. A despatch from New York says Standing in tlie "bread line'' and clutching in his hand a ticket wh';-li within a few moments would have given him the food he so sorely needed, a man of 45, early on Thursday suddenly crumple J up, pitched to the ground and d'?d. He was neatly dressed, but app-'areJ to have suffered from lack of ii mr- ishment. The body bus not yet been identified. <!, BRITISH REVENUES DECLINE. The Tear Will Result in DcflcH of f25,000.0M. A despatcli from London says ; Further evidence of the depression in British commerce and finance s given by the revenue returns from April 1 to Sept. 30. The receipts for that period wore £4,481.000 less than during the ci)rresp<inding P"iiod last year. All items, except tv.o, show a decline. It is figured that the year will result in a de- ficit of nearly £5,000.000. FHE mKlW^j MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADlIiG TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese ind Other Dairy Produce at liouic and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Oct. 6.â€" Flour â€" On- tario wheat SO per cent, patents, $^.aO in buyers' sacks outside for export. Manitoba flour, first pat- ents, $5.80, on track, Toronto ; sec- ond ;>utent5, 95.30, and strong bak- eia', $6.10. Whe;it â€" Manitoba wlieat for jiompt shipment is quoted at $1.- 0<: for No. 1 Northern, and $1.04 for No. 2 Nerthern, Georgian Bay ptrts. For October delivery, No. 1 new is quoted at $1.02, and No. 2 Northern at $1, Bay porta. Ontarie Wheat â€" No. 2 white is quoted at 93c outside ; No. 2 red Winter, 92j-ic, and No. 2 mixed, OlJ-^c outside. Oatsâ€" Ontario No. 2 white, ZS]/i to 30e outside ; Manitoba No. 2 quoted at 44c, and rejected at 42c, Goderich. Rye â€" No. 2 quoted at 79 to 80c outside. Buckwheat â€" 65 to 67c outside. Peasâ€" Prices nominal at 88 to JJOc outside. Corn â€" No. 2 American yellow nominal at S7%c on track, Toronto, and No. 3 at 87c. Barley â€" No. 2 barley quoted at £7c, and No. 3 extra at 55c out- side. Bran â€" Cars are quoted at $30 in bulk outside. Shorts quoted at $22 ti- $!23 in bulk outside. C. p. R. FLYER RECOUl) (JUAIN .HOVEMBNT. 'iSl Cars Bcoeived at Port Arthur in One Day Over C. N. R. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The greatest grain movement so far this year was accomplished on the WOMAN FATALLY BI KNLD. I.aui|) Exploded in Home of Kent County Farmer. A despatch from Chatham says : Mrs. Cicorge Jordan, aged 2S, wife of a farmer near McKay's Corners, c'ied as the result of burns received in her home when a lamp exploded on Wednesday. She was almost roasted alive, nearly all her clothes being burned from her body. Her husband and one child survive her. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€" $1.50 to §2.50 per bbl. Beansâ€" Prime, $2 to $2.10, and hand-picked, $a.20 to $2.25. Honey â€" Combs, No. 1, §1.60 to $1.75 per dozen, and No. 2, in CO- pi.und tins, ii^ic ; No. 1 extractef' 10 to lie per pound. Hay â€" No. 1 timothy quoted at $11 to $11.50 a ton on track here, and No. 2 at $7 to $S. Strawâ€" $6.70 to S7 on track. Potatoesâ€" 65c per bag, and Dcla- wares at 70c per bag on track. Poultryâ€" Chickens, Spring, dress- ed, 10 to lie per pound; fowl, 9 to 9/<iC; ducks, 11 to 12c per pound. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Pound prints, 22 to 23c; tubs, 20 to 22c; inferior, 18 to 19c. Cieamery rolls, 25 to 26c, and sol- ids at 24 to 21>aC. Eggsâ€" Case lots, 21 to 22c per dozen. Cheese â€" Large cheese, 13% to 13%c per pound, and twins, 13% to 13%c. CANADA'S RICHEST WO.MAN. Uidow of Lute Robert Dun»<nMiir Passes .Vway. A despatch from Victoria, B. C, says: Mrs. Jean Oliver Dunsmuir, vidow of tho late Kobert l)wnsmuir, discoverer of the Wellington coal mines on Vancouver Island, died on Friday morning. Mrs. Dunsmuir, who was the richest woman in Can- ada, was eighty years of age. Free postal delivery is being in- augurated iu St. Thomas. FARMER 'S WIFE M IDEBED Murderor Makes No Attempt to Escape and is Now in Stratford Jail. HOG PRODUCTS. Baeon â€" Long clear, 12% to 13c per pound in case lots ; mess pork, iiSlO to $19.50; short cut, $23.50. Hams - Light to medium, 14% to 16c; do., heavy, 12% to 13c; rolls, r to n%c; shoulders, 10% to 10%c; backs, 17% to 18c; breakfast bacon, 10 to 15%c. Lardâ€" Tierces, 13%c ; tubs, 13%c ; pa'ls, lie. A despatch from Stratford says: What bears e\ery evidence of hav- ing been a brutal murder was com- mitted on Wednesday afternoon at tho home of Wm. Peak, a respec- table farmer of Downie, two and a half miles west of this city. Tho victim was Mrs. Peak, aged «6 years and her alleged murderer is a negro named Frank Runchman. Mrs. Peak had been left alone in the house while her hu.band and two sons went to the fields. One of the E'^..s, John, returned to tne house about three o'clock to get a drink of water, and found Runch- man sitting on a step of the cellar etairs, and hi.s mother lyiir'g dead ii the cellar, covered with blood, everything indicating that her head had hccn battered against tho cel- lar floor. The hands and clothing I'f the negro were also blood.stained. The unfortunate woman had evi- dently been dead about an hour when found. Peak ga\e the alarm to the neighbors, then came to tlio city and notified the police. When an officer returned the neighbors had Runchman tied up, and he was brought here and lodged in jail. He had evidently been drinking. The prisoner had the day previous just completed a term of twenty cays iu jail for vagrancy, having been committed from Listowel, and was wandering about the city on Wednesday forenoon. He had on, when arrested, a policeman's over- coat, which he had stolen from the men's quarters here. The uegro, Runchman, refuses to make any statement. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Oct. 6.â€" Oatsâ€" No. 2 white are quoted at 46 to 45%c ; No. 3 at 44 to 44%c, and No. 4 at â- 43% to 4'lc, with Manitoba old crop iNo. 2 white at 47 to 47j.^c. No. 3 at 46 to 46jic, and rejected at 40 to 453 2C per bushel, ex-store. Flour â€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, $6; seconds, $6.50; Winter wheat patents, $5 to $5.10; straight rol- lers, $4.40 to $4.60; do., in bags, $V to $2.10; extras, $1.(!5 to $l..o. Feed^-Manitoba bran, $21 to $22, shorts, $25; Ontario bran, $21 to !!i22 ; middlings, $20 to $27 ; shorts, $26 per ton, including bags; pure grain mouille, $30 to $36; milled grades, $25 to $28 per ton. Pro- visions â€" Barrels short cut mess, $22.50; half-barrels, $11.50; clear fat back, $23 ; dry salt long clear backs, lie; barrels plate beef, $17.60; half-barrels, do., $9; com- pound lard, 8% to 9%c ; pure lard, 12% to 13c; kettle rendered, 13 to 13%c ; hams, 12%c to He; break- fast bacon, 14 to 15c ; Windsor ba- con, 16 to ICc ; fresh killed abat- toir dressed hogs, $10.25 to $10.50; live, $7.25 to $7.51). Cheeseâ€" West- ern, 12% to 12'/gC ; Eastern, 12% to 12%c. Butterâ€" 25c in round lots, 2Cc jobbing. Egg.sâ€" No. 1, 19 to 20c ; selects, 23 to 24c, per doz. Crashed Through an Open Switch at Mimico Station. A despatch from Mimico says : Through the apparent negligence of a new switchman and operator at Mimico Station on Thursday night one man was killed, another will likely die, and a third received in- juries which, although not cf a fa- tal nature, will disable him for some time. The collision was be- tween the fast C P. R. tr»iB leav- ing Toronto at 7.15 and a Grand Trunk light engine, which was r<tanding on the aidiug at Mimico. The engine was about two hnxdred yards from the switch and the C. P. R. train, which was going at the r«te of at least 40 miles an hci'r at that time, plowed through the giound and struck the tender of the Grand Trunk engine. Engineer John Smith, who was in the light engine, was violently thrown against the side of the cab, but his liretnan escaped injury, and there was but little damage done to the train. _ The man who was killed was Wil- liam Quinn, 42 years of ago, en- gineer on the C. P. R. express. 145 Pacific Avenue. West Toronto. He If-aves a widow, a son and a daugh- ter. The injured are : â€" Willis I .Tarvis, fireman on the C. P. R. (rain, aged 28, single, 97 Mulook -Avenue, West Torontn. He is suf- fering from internal injuries, dtia to the inhalation of u great amount oi fjteam, his right leg is badly scalded from the hip down, and is also fractured below the knee, and .the toes un his right foot are badly ] crushed. John Smith, 366 King j Street west, engineer on the Grand Trunk light engine, had his right itef fractured, his right shoulder dislocated and was bruised about the head. Tiie accident happened about 7.40, the C. P. R. train being a few minutes late in leaving "Toronto Station. This train does not make a stop at Mimico and was going at a high rate of speed when it passed through Miiiiico Station. Tho Grand Trunk engine had just conie out of the i.^undhouse and waa waiting on the cros.'iing for the C P R. train to pass. The crew was working in tlie engine and little ex- pected an accident. Tiie engineer was waiting to start along as soon a.s the e.xpress passed and the fire- man was outside, which explains how he escaped injury. $1.00%; September, $1.00%; De- cember, $1.00%; May, $1,033^. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 6. â€" Wheatâ€" Sept., $1.01%; Dec, $1.- 01%; May, $1.06; No. 1 hard, $1.- 04% to $1.04%; No. 1 Northern, $1.03% to $1.03%; No. 2 Northern, $1.01% to $1.01%; No. 3 Northern, ^h%e to $1.00%. Flourâ€" First pat- ents, $5.76 to $5.90; second patents, $.5.60 to $5.76: first clears, $4.45 to $4.68; second ciears, $3.50 to $3.GU. Branâ€" In bulk, $18 to $18.50. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto. Oct. G. â€" Selected steers and heifers sold at $4.40 to $4.68 per cwt. Choice cows were sold as high as $4 per cwt., and higher in a few special cases. An improvement was reported in the demand for feeders and stock- ers, as well as for distillery bulls and steers. Distiliery feeders sold at $2.40 to $3.75, according to their weights and qual'ty. A tirm market was recorded for milch cows. The best ones sold up tc $65 each. The range for the gen- eral offerings was $25 to $60 each. Choice veal cahes went up about half a cent to-day. The quotations were 3 to 6j^c per pound. Prices were unchanged in sheep and lambs. Hogs were vcak in price at $6.75, fed and watered, for selects. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Oct. 6. â€" Wheat â€" Spring wheat firmer; No. 1 Northern, car- loads, store, $1.05%; Winter strong; No. 2 white, $1.03. Corn- Easier ; No. 3 yellow, 84c ; No. 4 yel- low, 83c ; No. 3 coru, 83 to 83%c ; No. 4 corn, 81% to 82c; No. 3 white, 82%c. Oatsâ€" Steady. St. Louis, Oct. 6.â€" Wlieatâ€" Cash, C. P. R. STRIKE SETTLED. Con:pany Will TaLc Men Back as Places are Found. A despatch from Montareal says : The b-g C. P. R. strike, which has been agitating labor circles for the past two months, is at an end. It was settled on Sunday night, and the men return to work under con- ditions against which they struck two months ago. By the terJns of the sot'lenient the men agree to ac- cept tho finding of the majority of thF Arbitration Committee. This i.s what they refused to accept be- fore. The U. P. R., on their part, s;mply agree to take back the men as they find room for them on their staffs. They also agree that there thall he no discrimination agaiiist the men who wtMit out. The men will lose their pensions and seni- oiity, and many of them will be un- able to secure their f'd places, as the C. P. R. is und'i- contract to r( tain all of the men they secured during ithe past twc> months, but as many of these are not expert ma- chinists it is thought that there will be a, gradual weeding out of the re- cruits, and their places will be tak- en by the old C. P. R. experts. stea.hi:k hwiboldt ashore. SurTirors of Star of Bengal in a Second Shipwreck. A desputch from Victoria, B. C, says : The steamer Humboldt, 330 tons, on the route between Seattle .ind Ska;;way, is ashore in Active Pass. She struck on rocks off Ren- der Island. The steamer will prove a total loss, but all the passengers, Skbout twenty-five in number, were saved. The steamer had on board eighteen survivors of the ill-fated ship Star of Bengal, which was lost near Wrangel. ROUBKI) POST-OFFU E SAFE. Burglars nt Mliverion BN-u It Open !Sundiiy .Horiiiug. A despatch from Starlford s;iys : Siiortly after midnight •'•) Su.idny morning Imrglars esiL:'rcd t'le p<i::t- clfioe at Mil\ert'in. bfe.v < p'^n the safe and got av, ay willi iJSW in stan)j)K and $20 iji cash. To facili- tate their rJep;n Uire ihcy st'ile a team froTii thr Qiicau's Hotel sta- bles and dri\iiig to Strntford, v iiere they left the hcrTs tied to a tree on u side street. 11 jarcled the cn~\y morning traii! for Toronto. It is supposed there wore four n:e 1 in the party, as t'ioy purchased t'l'is nuiTiber of tickets. There is Ko de- finite; clue to their identity. pvRis <;»ei:n in wv.u.. Man Chnriscd With Attcinjil to Poi- son a Faitiity. A despatch t'ri'ni Ottawa says: Aiithouy Dacoy, of Caatlejlk is m jail at Hull charged with attempt- ing to poison Mr. Robert Brown, meniber.s of his faniily and other re- sidents of the township. It it .said that out of spito he threw a quan- tity of Paris green into a well used ijy a number of families. MEN FOUGHT TO TIE DEATH David B. Reardon Dead, and Thomas Fox Probably Fatally Iiyured. A despatch from Ottawa says : An extraordinary affair occurred on Wednesday night as a result of which. D. D. Reardon, a driver for the Electric Transfer Comp.any, is dead, and Thomas Fox, a laborer, residing at 64 Percy Street, is dy- ing. It seems t!iat both men were paying attention to the same girl, whose identity for the present is unknown. Reardon was walking with the young lady on Wednesday night on Ashburnhara Hill, at the extreme end of Laurier Avenue west, in the vicinity of St. Jean Baptistc Church, where the roadway abrupt- ly tt-rminales at a sharp, rocky point, fully forty foot above llio street level. Fc.\ had been follow- ing tlic couple, and, ovcrtakiiijv; theni, he got into an altercation with Reardon, which led to blows and a seuiBe, each man trying to throw the other over (he cliff. Tho result was that buth men went over, Keurdon falling on the jagged rocks, with Fox on top of him. Reardon's skuil was crushed in, and Fox's in- juries arc of such a nature that he is not likely to recover. When the men commenced fight- ing the girl in the case, who is re- puted to be \ory pretty, and vith many admirers, ran home. r'^'