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© 'MUST LEARN RULES Railway Trafmmen to he Exam Eyery Three Months. A despatch from Toronto says: The managers of the Canadian rail- ways have issued & special order to their train employes regarding the rules for running trains. 'For some time. past," said 'an. official, */there Rave Boon many. accidents which have been attributed to the neglect of trainmen. When these men ave brought up for investiga: tion by & superintendent they in- variably plead that they have not time to study the rules. They will have this excuse no longer, because ve intend that they shall be exam- ined every three months while in the company's service. We will give every man a fair chance to become familiar with the laws and if they fail fo pass the examination they will be dismissed.' r ' MANSLAUGHTER CHARGED. Fourtecn-year-old Boy Shot a Com- panion Accidentally. A despatch from Fredericton, N. B., says: A fourtéen-year-old boy named Chester Urquhart of Cover- ed Bridge, parish of Stanley, is in jail here, charged with causing the death of another boy named Geo. Clary at that place on Oct. 16. The two boys were out shooting together and the rifle which Urquhart 'was carrying was discharged, the bul- let striking Clary in the neck, in- flicting a wound, from the effects of which he died in twenty minutes, Coroner = Wainwright of Stanley held an inquest, and the jury after hearing the evidence declared that Clary's death was due to' culpable negligence in the part-of Urquhart. Urquhart claims that the shooting was accidental. The Men Had Been A despatch from Ingersoll, Ont.; says: A quarrel between two Itali- an navvies in the employ of the CO. P. R. led to'murder on Bunday af- ternoon. : During the excitement which' followed the crime the mur- derer made his escape. The tragedy "oecyrred shortly after four o'clock; in the 0. P. R. yards, where a number of Italiana had assembled, and were amusing. themselves by playing 'some game, similar: to *'duck on the rock,' for money. The victim of the tragedy is Pardy Constantine, a married 'man, 28 years old, who hud intended leav: ang in the dourse of a week to join his family in Italy, It is alleged that M. Ponzi was his assailant, and Ponzi's flight is taken ns evi: A despatch from G tke result of a note dance of hed ges war teacher, Mr. Johnston: summoned from 'the Too! commenced and the struck heavily in the face by yo! Thompson. An attack upon ren § cher in this way is a serious offence and Thompaon will haye'to face the 'Magistrate. : z MAIL BAGS AND DRIVER GONE Mysterions Disappearance in Monts real. A despatch from Montréal says: Mail bags containing some $1,500 have disappeared. Driver Lecava- Hér is also missing. He was em- ployed by W, Heelan, the mail con- tractor, driving 'a mail wagon from the post-officé to the railway sta: tions, On Friday night he was at work as 'usual; but" he 'has disap- peared. 'The mail wagon was found at a street corner. rim it i BY FIRE AND WATER. George Corley Meets Shocking Death Near Winnipeg. A despatch from Winnipeg soys: George Corley, 'employed as sta- tionary engineer. on the National Transcontinental work east of here, met! a "horrible doath on Friday morning. He was at work in the water tank when his clothes caught fire from gasoline, and he evidenniy jumped into the water in an effort to 'extinguish the flames, and was drowned. Playing a Game in Railway Yards. dence of his guilt. The other Italians 'have shown little or no disposition to aid the police, the bulk of the information obtained coming from a twin bro- ther of. the. murdered man, and three local boys who witnessed the killing. Constantine. was: struck{® over the left temple. with a huge stone, and he dropped in his tracks, dying before a doctor arrived. As s00n as' Constantine fell = Ponzi rushed to the car he had been oc cupying, snatched his coat, and made his escape.. Ponsi is described a8 being 98 or 30 years of iage, § feet 11 inches in height, and wear- ing a dark brown or black coat, bie overalls, faded, and a soft felt sod : " track. we EA Poultry=Chickens; ed, 10 to 11c per poun 80; ducks, 9c per pi 3. .young turkeys, 14 to 15¢c 'per pound: THE DAIRY b ; 3d Butter--Pound prints, 23 to 24c 3 tubs; 22 to 23¢; infari Creamery rolls, 26 to solids; 2434 to 280 = Te Egga-Oase lots of "fresh, 22 to 23¢ per dozen; while new laid are quoted at 25 to 26¢ per. di : Cheese--Large, 130 'per. pound, and twins, 18550. < Bacon--Long cl per pound in case lots $19 to $19.50; short ¢ Hams~--Light to" 1434¢; dou, heavy, 19.t0 180; #olls, |b 11 to' 11370; shoulders, 10°46 10%c;|v backs, 16% to 17¢; breakfast bacon, | 16 to 16%¢. ) Lard--Tierce pails; 184 sil in BUBINESS AT MONTREAL on the s Montreal,- Nov. 3. --Grain--On- dow, an tarlo No. 2 white oats was quoted 'twenty-five at 0 440," No, 3 at 424 to 4805 was NG 6-42 to 420; Manitoba 2 white at 45 to 45%e; No.3 per biishel, ex store. ' Flour---M; ; toba' Bpring wheut patents, $6; seconds at $5.50; Winter w patents, $5 to 85.25; 8 ers, $4. 10 to $2.20; extras, $1.75 Feed--Manitoba bran; $21 shorts, $25; Ontario bran, 832; middlings, $26 to $27; 85 to. $5.60 per ton, includi Palo grades. $30.10. 008 mer milled. grades, #26 to: Cheese--The Weste: q or at yy N% ter- ket is steady ; finest creame ed 25%4¢ in rovnd lots, 96%c 'ina j Demand eon inid were made 'ab. 970; seleg stock at 244 to 28%c: No, I and No. 2 at 17) UNITED § + Milwaul a" to 44540, and rejected ab 43 to dice broken. Th