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8WECUT __ PENDING lllllllllBll WEI-H3 Canadian Northern, Railway Blamed for the Fires in Minnesota A despatch from St.,Pa-u1, Minn., says: The Canadian Northern Ball- way is held responsible for the fire that destroyed Beaudette, in a re- port made to General C. C. An- drews, formerly Commissioner, by George Chapin of St. Paul and Frank Curtis of Roosevelt. The report says thereis sufficient evidence to show that the fire was started by the railway on the Cu- nadian side during the latter part of July. It worked south to the north branch of the Beaudette River, and north'to Rainy Rive-r, covering about eight square nines. It burned up to the west side of the Town of Beaudctte, and lay smouldering until Oct. 2, when it was fanned by a terriflic wind and led to disaster. About the same time fire was set on the rightof way just. east of Winter Road Riv- er. This fire worked east three miles, and about two miles back on each side of the track, where it connected with the fire which was started on the ll-eauclcttc side of the river. . Eight prosecutions against the C. N. .R. for allowing combustible material on the right-ofâ€"way are now pending in the district court 01 Beltrami County. The company is fighting the constitutionality of lthe law. If the state wins in these cases, the forestry department plans to bring action against the U. N. It. for sixteen other lll'OS, alleged to have been started since July. The loss from recent lives is esti- mated by agents of the forestry commission at about five million dollars. ' lininmninnm Escape From asylum in Balloon'Attempted By Daring Inmate. A d-espalch from Pittsburg, Pa, says: An original way of escape was attempted on Sunday by a"patient at the Pennsylvania State Insane Asylum in Dixmont, a suburb, who endeavored to fly a'way from the inâ€" stitution in a balloon which had reâ€" quired the nights of many months to make from pieces of silk he had filched gradually from the tailor shop. Henri Dupre, an aeronaut. who had been injured by falling from a balloon several years ago, and latâ€" er became- insane, since his incar- ceration had worked as a nurse in the hospital. Sunday he had begâ€" ged off from attending church, say- ing he was feeling ill. When every one else was at the church services the man (Dupre) took the. rude balâ€" loon from its hiding place to the roof of the. hospital. He connected a gas pipe with the balloon and filled it. Dupre hung to a trapeze made of a broomstick, and with a razor cut the guy ropes. As he had hoped, the bag rose easily. A‘ guard in the yard of the institution gave the first alarm, which broke up the church services. Several guards had aimed repeating rifles at lthe baloonist. Probably one hundred feet up and almost stationary, Dupre was suspended. He was sitting on his broomstick and waving at the crowd below. “Ha, ha! I’m flying away, monsicurs; why don’t you catch me?” he shouted. Unfortunately for Dupre, there were scarcely any air currents and for more than a minute the (ii‘ude balloon slowly spun around, never passing beyond the walls. Officials of the institution marveled at the strange affair, which was of many colors. It was about fifteen feet in diameter and very rugged at the seams. A ’ Finally the head guard went to the hospital roof. “Let- the air out of that and come down or we’ll shoot!” he cried. Dupre was be- coming iiustercd at his failure to Soar higher. In about three min- utes the balloon was much lower. It was dropping slowly. When the balloon reached the ground two guards seized Dupre and hurried him to a cell.. ' V W Kristicn fllscn Convicted 01' Horse- ' Stealing. A dcspatch from Ottawa~ says: Kristicn Olsen was sentenced to seven years in the Kingston I’cni- tentiary by Deputy Magistrate Ask- wiih in the Police Court, on \Vcdâ€" nosday. Olson’s offence was steaL ing a horse. cutter, robes, halter and a rug, valued at $100, from Dr. I. G. Smith of Hintonburg, in Feb- ruary ‘liist. Olsen was also given two and a. half years for stealing a. robe and a. set of harness frm': Js-mcs Byers of I‘Iintouburg on October 24 last. but the sentences Yr‘ill run concurrently. so he will ngcnd seven years only in prison. Olsen has already served two scuâ€" tcuces, ammrnting in all to twelve years, in Kingston. snvnn YEARS"811511113012. I Sl'iVEN'I‘Y LOST AT Slit. l'l'cn Generals 01' flaiticn Republic ' AmOug (he Drowned. A despatch from Port Au Prince, Hayti, says: The Haitien gunboat Liberte has bcu lost at sea off Port do I’aix, following an explosion on board. It is estimated that sevâ€" enty persons were either killed or ldrowned. Twenty others were res- cued. News of the accident was received here on Wednesday. The Liberte- sailcd from this port on Monday last, having on board 90 persons. So far as known only 20 of these escaped. Among the 79 who were lost were ten Haitien genâ€" erals, who were on their way to take command of the several divis- ion of troops in the department of the north. Details are lacking, ithe only dcfinitc information being ;as to the loss of. life and the fact ’that an explosion occurred. â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"_ Ltlli unit” tllllSlllll London is to See a Gay Spectacle of th Good A dcspatch from London says: Those who have missed the. gorge- ous pageants of the. Lord l\'l.ayor"s Show of their childhood will hail with delight.- i-hc plans for the forth- coming one. on November 0. Ele- pit-unis, men in armor, men and wo~ men in all sort-s of‘ glittering cos- tumes, gayly cuparisrmcd horses, gorgeously drcorutcd floats. used to be among the glories of the show, but of- laie years has come :1 ten- dency to be more “dignified.” In place of the former gay spectacles were more parades of men in khaki and other modern uniforms of the kind which could be seen on a smaller scale almost-everyday on the Thames embankment. The. --interesting feature of this year’s Show will be a. pageant of Old Days ' lkiugs, princes, nobles and other icl'laractm‘s in Shakespeare’s plays, 'the object beingto excite the Lou- donors with an enthusiasm for the lproymsed Shakespeare memorial Ivat his tercentcuary in .1016. The procession will be one of the longest of recent years and the umjorlty \‘.'lll be. mmxuted. Among the incidents will be Henry V. pus- sing along ]‘lustchc:lp, lichard III. Iconducting the two princes to the iTower. and Falstaff will be pictured at the head of his ragged regiment. Another section will be‘ occupied by Henry VIII.. and \‘l'olscy return- ing to the city after the trial of Katharine. In the "procession will also be Tcrritorials and Boy Scouts land the trades and livery Compan- ’lOS will, of course, be represented. m Another \Voudcrful Cure By That \‘l’oudcrl‘ul Fruit Mcdlclno "Fruit-u-livcs." flfl’ Mr. Mathias Dory. of. ....o Church street, Olluwn. ()ul.. wus (routcd for years by physicians for Painful Dys- pepsia. He spent so much xnonoyl'or doctor's medicines without getting much relief that ho lunl about made up his mlud that his case was hope- less. Seeing "Fruit-a-tivcs" advertised, however, Mr. Dery thought he would invest 50c. in a box 01' these wonderful fruit Juice tablets. And this famous fruit medicine did for Mr. Del-y what all the doctors could not doâ€"it cured hlm. Ho wriles:â€"”Fruit-a-tives" positive- 13' cured mc 01‘ severe Dyspepsia when physicians failed to rellevc me." “Fruit-a-Aivvx" makes the stomach sweet and clean. insures sound diges- tion and regulates bowels, kidneys and skin. a ' .35 500 a. box, 6 for $2.50, or trial box, Elleâ€"at all dealers. or from Fruit-a- tives, Limited. Ottawa. ‘ THREW BABY 1N (.‘U'JT'ITI'I'R._ Woman Was (‘uught in the Act at Montreal. A dcspatch from Montreal says: Two men proceeding to work early on \Vcdnesday made the startling discovery that a parcel which a W0- man had just thrown into the street gutter contained the body of a new- born child. They began an imme- diate pursuit, which ended in her capture. The woman was held by the men until they found a‘police- man, to whom they surrendered her. To' the police the woman said she was Mrs._L. ,Gaguon, of 182 I’apineau street. At the Morgue it was learned that the body was that of a female child, which had lived for some little time. There was a. towel around the neck, but the doctors were unable to say who- ther death was due to natural causâ€" es or strangulation, ‘31.... .1 rn .\ ("FICA 1'. (r nsir. English Journalists (lame Steer- -agc and Lived as Immigrants. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Arthur E. Cupping Copping of London, England,arc in , the city on their way home after interesting experiences in this country. They are engaged in newspaper work and are investigat ing thoroughly conditions surround- ing the settlement of linglislnuen in Canada. They came over as steer. ago passengers, took jobs on farms in Saskatchewan, and later secured homesteads. They lived exactly as immigrants do, and at il'uiuigration halls had every opportunity of studying conditions. They have taken hundreds of pictures and made many drawings. Their im- pressions have been‘, on 1110 whole. most faVorablc, and they speak well of conditions encountered by them. {4 .11).“, C 0 RN “741.111. AT Q UK BBC. ....-_..._ Twining Ship 01' the British Navy on Lengthy Cruise. A dcspatch from Quebec says: H. MSS. Cornwall, Counnander Lcy, which is acting as a training; ship for the British navy, arrived in port on Wednesday after a lengthy cruise. The vessel has a large number of, naval cadets on board, and will remain in port for eight or ten days. The Corn- wall is a- first-class cruiser, and formed part of the Prince of Bat~ tenburg’s ilcct when he visited Canada in 1905. The visit of the cruiser was totally unexpected, and her arrival created great interest. $4.. A'I‘T 1'1.“ PTED S 171011111. Plumber's \l'il‘c 'l‘ook ’l‘wo Ounces of Luiulunum. .»\ dcspatch from “London says: Mrs. Gibbons, wife of u Dundus street plumber, took two ounces of laudauum, and was found by a policeman ou‘thcstrcct in a sup- posedly dying condition. on Thursday. She was removed to the lt’ospitul at once. The doctors have some hope of her recovery. -.z‘_v _._.â€". I‘.\RLI;HIEN'I‘ FOR CHINA. ’ New Assembly Requests il, in He- moriul t0 the Throne. A. dcsputch from Pekin says: The new Assembly has adopted al- most unanimously a“ memorial- to the throne praying for the estab- at the earliest possible time in- stead of at a deferred dale. and Harold ' Bill .m..~..xu wasâ€"H"..- ._‘ ~_ . 1 MW ‘ in AT A Large Paiitbf the Business Section v 0110 All. of the City Destroyed A dcspntch from Victoria, B. 0., says: A large section of the busi- ness district of Victoria was scourg- cd by lire on Wednesday night, and before the flames were under con- trol damage estimated at $2,000,000 had been caused. The flames broke out in the upholstering department of Spencer (is 00., and owing to the high wind that was blowing, spread rapidly. Several yachts in the har- - bor caught fire and were destroyed. The heaviest individual loss is re- pm'ted by I). Spencer & 00., up- holstcrcrs and furniture dealers, who estimated the damage to their Orient. property at $300,000. Union building was burned, and a The Western ed city, with a Times building is said to be safe. The Driard Hotel and the Pember- ton Hotel were in grave danger for hours, and were finally soved. ‘ Many narrow escapes from burn- ing buildings are reported, and al- though thcrc are all kinds of rib mors of loss of lives they cannot be verified, and it is believed cv- lerybody escaped. [dozen smaller places adjoining. The Victoria: is the capital of British Columbia, and the first Canadian port touched by steamers from the It is a beautifully situat- population of about iii? WORLD'S MARKETS REPGRTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. â€"â€" Prices of Cattle. Grain. Cheese and Other Dairy Produca at ' Home nud..Abroad. BREADSTU’FFS. i Toronto, Nov. 1.~-Flourâ€"â€"Winter wheat 90 per cent. patents, $3.35 to $3.40 outside, in buyers’ sacks. Manitoba floursâ€"Flint patents, $5.70; second patents, $5.20, and strong bakcrs’, $5, on track, To- ' route. I Manitoba W heatâ€"No. 1 northcru, no. 2 at 99:40, Buy ports, and 90%0, Bay ports. rod, 9150 outside. . Barley-50 to 58c outside, and feed, 4-5 to 50c outside. I Oatsâ€"«No. 2 white, 35);; to 30c on track, Toronto, and to 33c out~ side; No. 3 at 31% to 33c outside. No. 2 W. U. oats, 35%c, Bay ports, and No. 3 at 34c, Bay ports. Cornâ€"No, 2- American yellow, 50c, Toronto freights; No. 2 yellow, 55lréc, Toronto freights; No. 3 at 5l‘/:_Ic, Midland. :85 to 87c outside. { Rye~No. 2- at 06 to 070 (“.utsidc. Bluanwlllanitoba $19. in bags, §Toronto, and shorts, $22, in bags, lToronto. Ontario bran, $19. in sacks, Toronto, and Vshorts $22, in bags. (I 0 UN TR Y PROD U CF. . .‘\1*;ples-â€"$2.25 to $2.50 per barrel for good to fine stock. L70 f.o.b. per bushel Western points. lSmall lots, to $1.90. Honey-lixtractcd, in tins, 9 to l 10c per lb. No. 1 comb, \\'ln.;lcsalc,, $2 to per dozen; ND, 2 comb, 1 throughout the week. Beansâ€"~New beans, $1.00 to $1.-- .' . ,. __ Tr . ' .. . i Ontario wheat l\o. 2 white and Northerm cale 35,000. firsts, $5.80; Manitoba Spring wheat patents, seconds, $5.30; Winter wheat patents, $5.15 to $5.40; Manitoba strong bakers', $5.10; straight rollers, $4.70 to $4.90; straight rollers in bags. . 2.: 10 to‘ $2.20; extras, $1.70 to $1.80. Cheeseâ€"Westerns 113-30 to 111110 and easterns, 111-80 to 11%c. But- terâ€"Choicest, 23 to 23%0.’ Eggs-~ Selected stock, 22 cents to 28 cents; No. 1 stock at 23 cents to 24 cents, and No. 2 at 18c per dozen. Feedâ€"v Ontario bran, $18.00 to $19.00; Ontario middlings, $22.50 to $28; Manitoba bran, $18; Manitoba. shorts, pure grain mouillie, $31 to $32; mixed mouillie, $25 to $28. h...â€" UNITED STATES MARKETS. iiinncapolis, Nov. 1.â€"â€"that â€" No. 1 hard, cash, $1.061-8; No. 1 $51.04 5-8; Decemâ€" ber, $1.031-8; May. $1.07%. Flour lâ€"â€"--First patents, to $5.20; sec- ond patents, $4.80 to first clears $3.40 to $3.60; second clears, 32.10 to $2.40. Buffalo, Nov. 1.â€"\\'hcat~â€"Spriug wheat, No. 1 Northern, earloads, store, $1.10fxijz Winter, No. 2 red, 97c; No. 3 extra rod. 950; No. 2. white 90c. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, (“fill/QC; No. 4 yellow, 52}./_.c; No. 3 corn, 52c; No. 4 corn, 51c; all on Peas‘”G°0‘d NO- 2: free from bugs’ track, through billed. ‘Oatsâ€"«h‘o. I2 white. 35%c; No. 3 white. 350; No. l l 4- white, 34c. Barley Feed to malt- ing, 74-34 to 78c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS._ Montreal, Nov. 1.â€"-Choicc steers brought $5.50 to $6; common to medium, $4 to $5; Cows, $3.25 to $1; bulls, to $4. Sheep sold at ."3.50 to $3.75, and lambs were strong at $5.75 to $0. Hogs were only fairly steady at $8.25, and sows Toronto, Nov. l..-‘l\'l-llk01'S and syu'iugcrs exhibited much strength“ selling all the way from $50 to $90 Export catâ€" 'whulegayc’ $1.75, to $1.85 I,” ([07,- tle were. not prominent at this mar- CD. 1 l‘lwes are. now quoted at $4.- };31ed Ha.y..N0_ 1 at. $12 to $13 on } 50 to $4.90 a cwi‘.. bucks and culls track, and No. 2 at $10.50 to $11.50. Balcd Strawâ€"$0.75 to $7.25. on track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots, 50 to per bag. I’oultryâ€"Chickens, alive, 11c per !1b.; fowl, 9 to 100 per 1b.; ducks, 11 to 12c per “0.; turkeys, 10 to ,170 per 11)., and geese, 9 to 10c lbi; dressed, 1 to 2c more. m...“ .~. THE DAIRY M A 1’. KICTS. Butterâ€"â€"l)air_v prints, 22 to 23c; do., tubs, 20 to 21¢; inferior, 18 to 19c. Creamery quoted at 20110 27c per 1b., for rolls, 2.4% to 25c for solids, and to 24c for separa- tor prints. Zl‘lggsmtlasc lots of pickled, 25c; cold storage, 20c. and selected, 2.. to 300 per dozen. Cheese-“Large, 12c, and twins at who. HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon-Long‘clcar, 1-1)»; to 150 per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $25; short cut. to Hamsâ€"Licht to medimn, 19 to 19%c; do.. heavy. 18 to Isl/go; rolls, 15 to 15}.<_.'c; shoulders. 14. to 14%0; breakfast bacon, 19 to 200; backs, 21 to 2151.0 Lardâ€"Tierces, 15c; tubs, 151/4’0; pails. 15:40. \ ' ~.- .. ‘LllUSINliS-S AT MONTREAL. Illionlrcnl, Nov. 1.-Oats, No. L. \J luriaclian Western, 37% to 38c; No. l l’.. Tuesday night. I i l purl General .‘lzu-kcuzic l “I’cruna Pete, l 4 l 3 Canadian \l’estcru, 30,51. to Sol/{guzl No. 2 local white, 30 to 307,,c; No. 3 l at $3.50 down to $3, and lambs at $5.50 to $6.10. _Hogs, $7.15 f.o.b.~ and $7.50 fcdslnd watered at the market. * e‘__'_â€"â€"â€"-â€". N EW Ill 1 Ll'l‘l ll 1' A DY] SE“. Will Succch Sir Percy Lake. A dcsputch from Ottawa. says: Sir Percy Lake. (Thief Military .:\d~ visor and Inspcci'or-(lcncrul of Mi? litia, whose term has expired. will, leave Canada for England on No. vcmbcl‘ =1. Major-General Maca kcnmc. who is to sucrtccd him as, Illilitary Adviser and to become. Chief of Staff, is expected to an rive shortly. Gcncrul Otter is to, become Inspector-(lencrul. Lordt Lancsboro’, whois retiring as Mi-' litary Secretary to the Governor-l General will sail for England onl November 4. “a â€"â€"â€"â€"___ h' 1 111.111) FOR “'11 l S’l‘lrl N (l . Pernua l’clc Shot ’1‘. Waugh Four ’l‘imcs, Killing Him Instantly. A despatch from Fort William, says; Because '1‘. Waugh, :1. Scotch-r man, did not cease whistling when;l told, Joseph lrozenio, known as‘ )2 . ‘ pulled a gun and: shot him four times, killing him_I instantly, :itiO’Bricn, on Sturgeon? l’.ake( north of here, on the G. T.) ' Grozenio mad ' his escape. .(‘Joroncr Bidsall, Pro~ vincial Constable Stringer and Sup‘: a. (.‘a-lves brought $3 to $12. ' local while, 35 to 353,1:jc: Manitoba l crintcndent Tisdalc of the G. T.'P.,‘, llmrlc-.v,, No. 4, 48 tod8%c, Manito- left. 0n \l’cdncsday night for the lishment of a popular I‘m-limngnt . ba feed barley, 4-7 to A17?.-'.‘_.'c: Ontario 1 scene of the crime to hold an in- lNo. 2 barley, 0-1 to (lllc. Flourâ€" iMunlt-Jba Spring wheat patents, I I l quest. The. shooting took place at a railroad laborer's housrz. I" ".Llivbr-m. . . smifix i I 5, hi ' ' .J K’s it! i g 1 5‘. "if ., . I" I l