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END OF A FAMOUS TRIAL. The Jury Says Gerald Sifton is Not Ouilty of Murdtr. A. London despatcli says: Gerald Siiton stepped from tUo pritioner'9 box on Saturday night a free man. After one of the most sensational trUls in the history of this country- Exports to Canada increased as follows : Salt, £5.000; wool. £4,- 000; cotton piece goods, £149,000 ; linen piece goods, £5,000 ; silk, £6,000; woolen tissues. £y8,000 ; worsted tissues, £72,000 ; carpets, £8,000; cutlery, £11,000; hardware. £7.000; pig iron, £91, GOO; bar iron, £46,000; railroad iron, £107,000 ; sheets boiler plates, £47,000; gal- vanized sheets, £74,000 ; tin plates. the young farmer was found not ] £69,000; cast wruiight iron, £4.5, â-  guilty of a crime, the enormity of ; 000; unwrought .steel, £221,000; un- which startled the whole countryside ; wrought tin "" -â-  nearly two years and four months £75,000 £8,000; haberdasliery. ajjo. This was Sifton's second triai. Fourteen months ago a jury of his peers disagi-eod, standing to 3 for b;s conviction. The result of Sat- urday night came, therefore, as a good deal of a surpri.^e to the Crown. The same evidence had been submitted to the jurj» on this occa- .sion as upon the last, and lunoiig the witnesses against the prisoner was the alleged accomplice of the accused, now awaiting sentence for his part in the tragedy. The day was occupied almost en- The decreases were : Spirit.s, £1,- 000; cement, £:il,0O0; earthenware, £6,000. I Kxports of apparel and slops, wa- I ter-proo:'s totahd £24,000; not wa- I ter-prcofed, £248.000. i The October statement of the gen- eral trade of Britain shows increases ] of $12,514,500 in imports, and §5,- 831,0(:(i in exports. I The most signilicant feature of the I import side of the Board of Trade i rcturi;s is the increase of $6,820,- I 765 in the \ alue of raw materials for textile manufactures. Other large tirelv wiMx the making of addresses ! increases are $2,833,770, in dutiable to the jury. The only witness call- ' articles of feed and drink, and S2,- ed was the wife of tlie prisoner. She erealo<l a great deal of sympathy by her demeanor in the box. llor evi- dence was the giving of a Hat con- tradiction to some points against the prisoner that were very import- ant, among these being the state- ment of Herbert, that the bargain made with him to assist in the kill- ing was made at the prisoner's cow stable on the morning of the tra- ge<ly. 900.810 in manufactured articles. The largest increa.^e in exports is $2,886,960 in metals and articles manufactured thereiroui. , _- WILL HAVfc FULL POWERS. Duties of New Appointee to Re- gulate Immigration. A Montreal despatch says : â€" At , . , last session of Ptxrliamont an order- Mr. E. F. B. Johnston s address j^.tounctl was passed by the Federal to the jury was a very powerful ap poal to the sympathies. The prison- er's wife sat at her husband's side just without the prisoner's box, when coun.sel began his a<l dress, but Judge Britton ordered her away. Mr. Cluto summed up for tlie Crown, and made a clever arraign- ment of all the important points. His lord.t'hip was very lucid in his address of one hour, and although not unfair, what ho had to say was v»ry largely against tlie prisoner. The case was given to the jury .shortly before five o'clock, and when three hours and twenty minutes lat- er they had not returned, the judge sent for tliem. Foreman Gillies re- ported that they bad been unable to agree, and that there was no hope of an agreement. In this he was confirmed by Juryman Ellwood. of Lucan. When the wife of the pri- soner heaM the announcement she gave vent to a wail of grief that struci; into every heart in the court- room. HECEIVHD WITH CHEERS. .Judge Britton sent the jury back Ho further consider their verdict, while he .should consider what to do with them, in the event of their fail- ure to agree. In half an hour the pVatters. a Dominion policeman, com- -sent word that they werejmitted suicide in Ueechwood Come- Governmcnt, giving power to all pro. perly authorized agents of the tJov- ornmcnt to see thai no person came into tliis country suffering from any contagious or loathsome disease. The order-in-Council has now been sup- plemented by the appointment of l>r. W. L. Ellis, who was in Montreal on Friday, and who waited upon the Dominion Immigration authorities. The duties of Cr. Ellis will be of the most comprehensive character. He will have power of examination at all points of call. He will he able to order the deportation of all un- desirable perscns from a medical point of view. He will in the case of contagious or loathsome disease, ac- quaint the nearest immigration agent, who will at once put the ne- cessary machinery in motion to have tb.e rejected person sent back by the steamship company to the place whence ho came. » ON HIS WIFE'S GRAVE. Stiicide of a Dominion Police Offi- cer. An Ottawa despatch says: W. W. jurv - again readv to return, and as they liled into court their decision was plainly written upon every face. When the foreman announced hi a loud tone that he found the prisoner not guilty, there was a scene of wild enthusiasm in the court-room, crowd- ed as it was almost to suiTocation. Men waved their hats and women their handkerchiefs, and cheers rent the old room in which many murder trials have occurred, but among which this is in many particulars unique. The prisoner was the most Conipo-'.-cd man in the room. A few minutes thereafter he stepped from the box. the judge nv?rely telling huu that the jury had taken a very mer- ciful view of his case. On the lirst ballot in the jury room the jury stood 10 for acquittal and 2 for conviction. The evidence was thou discussed for an hour or more, and another ballot was taken. This time the jury .stood 11 for acquittal and 1 for conviction. And so they reached the tery on Sunday atternoou with a shot from a service revolver. Walters iiad been on night duty on Parlia- ment Hill, but went home at 6 a. m. I to retired to rest, and on rising at noon complained to his wife that he did not feel well. .She advised him to go to the doctor, ami ho said he w^ould. Between 4 and 3 o'clock he was discovered dead in the cemetery within SO yards of his lirst wife's grave, with a bullet , through his right breast. When tlie body was discov...'red Watters was lying on his back with his overcoat under his head as a pillow. It is suppo.sed he fired the shot, then threw the revolv- er away, walked a little distance and lai;l down and died. No re-ason is advanced for the deed. Watters had been off duty for some weeks, but resumed on Saturday night, and the men who saw him in the guard-room said he was quite cheerful. Watters was born in Quebec. He leaves a widow and two children. remained until they court-room, and were sent back. At KmC'SmiEREST IN IRELAND this point the juryman who was holding out yielded, and the jury wer.' enabled to render a unanimous verdict. The jury reached their de- cision largely upon the absence of ' blood stains in the barn and the dis- credit tliat was cast upon tlie name of the Mordens in consequence of the forged will. Siiton was driven to the home of his tather-in-Iaw in this city. He had to be carried from the cab to the house, having collapsed under the! I'rvous strain to which THE MARKETS [leyâ€" 47 .J c to 53c. Ryeâ€" ^fo. 1 in ! store. 54c aaked. Canal freights â€" i Steady. Prices of Grain. Cattle in Trade Centres. etc at 53c to or middle Responsible for New Secretary's Appointment. A London despatch says: The Ministers are surprised at the King's activity in political affairs. He takes the business of rei,gning as seriously as the German Emperor, scrutinizes appointments in the church and civil service, and has definite ideas respecting the policies which the responsible Ministers tremendous nervous strain to wnicn j„i,ght to adopt. He is generally he had been subjected. It is ""der- ,j^.,^^i^g^j ^jj,^ being active in bring- Blood that he will shortly leave this ^ ;„g ty,^. p^g^ ^^^j,. ^^, ^ ^lose. and k country with th.c object of beginning ! jg „„„, dssorted that he has been life over again, be sentenced at January. Walter Herbert will the next court complaining to the Alinisters of the ^" condition of Ireland and that the appointnl^t of a new permanent secretary has been made in deference to his wishes. These rumors arc accompanied by forecasts of a coin- Last Ten Months j P'ete revision of Mr. Wyndham's land bill, and the scuii-olllcial announce- ment that the King will visit Ire- land in semi-state during the spring. Canada's Fostal Busine.ss. • Toronto, Nov. U. â€" Wheatâ€" The receipts are fair, the milling demand is good and the market is firm at OSc to 68Jc for -No. 2 red and white east and middle freights. Goose is steady at 66c for No. 2 east. Spring wheat is steady at 67c for No. 1 east, Manitoba wheat is steady at S3c to Sajc for No. 1 hard and 81 ic for No. 1 northern grinding in transit. Flour â€" Is steady; cars of Ontario 90 per cent, patents in buyers' bags are ijuoted at S2.67i to §2.721 east or middle freights. Choice brands are held 15 to 20c higher. Manitoba flour is steady at $4.10 for cars of Hun- garian patents and §3.80 for strong bakers, bags included, on track To- ronto. Mi II feed â€" is in good demand and lirmer at §13 to $16 for cars of shorts and 813 lor bran in bulk eiLSt or middle freights. Manitoba mill- feed is .steady at $19 for cars of shorts and S17 for bran in car lots, sacks included. Toronto freights. Barle.v â€" Is lirm at 43c for No. 3 extra and 40c for No. 3 cast or mid- dle freights. Bucr.wheat â€" Is steady 54c for No. 2 cast freights. Rye â€" Is steady at 4Sc to 49c for No. 2 east or middle freights. Cornâ€" The market is dull and easy; Canada .vellow is quoted at 61c. American No. 3 j-ellow is quoted at 66c for cars on the track here. Oats â€" Are in fair demaiKi and stea- dy at 31c to 31 ic for 2. white low freiglits to New York, and No. 1 white are quoted at 32c east. Oatmcai â€" Is steady at S4 for cars of bags and 54.10 for bbls. on the track Toronto, and 25c more for 'oroken lots. Peasâ€" <\re steady at 72c for No. 2 cast and 71c middle freights. COUNTRY PUOilUCE. Butter â€" There is a good inquiry for all choice lots in dairy and creamery, and prices for these are firm. Large rolls are being offered !;ow, and are selling at 16c to 17c. â- fhe general market is steady, with no changes in prices. Creamery prints do solids, fresh made do earlier makes ... Dairy tubs and pails choice do ine<lium do cominoii do pound rolls flo large rolls Ch'^eseâ€" T'lcre is n prices. and the market is steady, with a u:oderate amnunt of activity. .Jobbers quote large at ll;lc to 12c and twins at 12c to 12 J c. Eggsâ€" The demand for strictly fresh gathered is well maintaine-i. and the supply is no more than suf- ficient to meet tho wants of the trade. Prices are firm it ISc to 19c. Splits and seconds sell at 13c to l.'Jc. and are moviiiy freely. Limed e.ngs bring 17c to 18c. â-  Potatoes â€" Market is active and firm. The receipts are not very large and the excell.-.'nt inquiry con- tinues. Car lots Oft track here are selling at SOc to 8jc per bag. and potatoes out of store are firmer at 95c to SI. 10 per bni^-. Poultryâ€" OlTerings arc rather large and with a continuance of mild wea- ther the market is e.vsy. The move- ment is not very active and low prices are often quoted to hasten sales. The vajigc of quotations is unchanged. Chickens are selling at 40c to 50c per pair for old. SOc to 65c for young, ducks at SOc to 70c per pair and geese at 6c to 6.1c per pound. Turkeys tell at 8c to 9c for old and 9e to 10c tor young. Beansâ€" New York. Nov. 5. â€" For the la.-t tew days th.c best lots of pea beans have brought $2.45 per hush- el; there are some old lots left, for which $2.30 to S2.35 is the general price, some holders asking S2.40. Baled Hayâ€" Otferings at outside points are liberal and the market is ea-s.v. IValers still report a great scarcity of rolling stock. Car lots on track here are quoted at $9 to §9.25 per ton. Baled Strawâ€" The demand is mod- erate and prices arc steady. Car lots on track here are quoted at §5 to So. 25 per ton. ! EUROPEAN GRAIN MARKETS. London, Nov. 11. â€" Mark Lane Miller Market. â€" Wheat, foreiga dif- ! licult of sale, English dull; corn, American, nothing doing, Danubian, steady; Hour, .American, quiet but steady, English quiet. Paris. Nov. 11. â€" Wheat, steady; November, 21f 65c; March and June, 21f 1.5c. Flour, steady; November, 29f 35c. March and June 28f. CAITLE MARKET. Toronto, Nov. 11. â€" Business at the Toronto cattle market to-day was fairly good, but there was no particular briskness. Tlic demand for all grades, except the lowest, was moderate, and the choicest lots were snapped up quickly. There was an average supply and the wants of the buyers were soon satisfied. Prices held steady and there were no important clianges. Milch cows were strong and better prices were asked. There was no change in sheep, lam'os, calves or hogs. 'I'he total run was 70 loads, including 977 cattle, 1,- 283 sheep and lambs, 20 calves and 1,1.")9 hogs. We quote: E-xport cattle, choice, cwt $ 4.40 to 3.75 to 3.00 to 4.50 4.25 3.60 3.00 2.25 to to to to to 3.75 to 3.50 to 2.75 to 1.75 4.25 3.75 3.25 20c to 21c 19c to 20c 17c to 18c 16c to 17c 14c to 15c 12c to 12^c 17c to ISc 16c to 17c chan ge in do medium do cows, .,.. Butchers', export ... do picked do choice do medium do common ... ._ Bulls, export heavy do light do feeding _ .... do stock Feeders, short-keep do medium do light Stockers, choice _ do common ... .- Milch cows. each... Sheep, export ewes cwt _ .. Bulls, per cwt Culls, each Lambs, per cwt.. Calves, each Hogs, select, per cwt 6.00 to do tat, per cwt... do light, per cwt... do stores, per cwt do sows, pel- cwt do stags, per cwt 2.25 35.00 3.25 2.50 2.00 3.25 to to to to to to to to to to to 3.00 to 5.7.5 to 5.7.5 to 5.50 to 4.50 to 2.00 to ; 5.00 4.40 3.. 50 4.75 4.50 4.00 3.60 2.75 4.25 3.75 3.50 2.50 4.50 4.00 3.75 3.25 2.75 52.00 3.40 2.75 3.00 3.50 10.00 0.00 O.OO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT. Operators in Toronto for Eighteen Months Past. A Toronto despatch says: For some months past the frequent trips of one William Stewart to points out of the city, and from Uie Raymond House, 355 Wilton avenue, where ho lived, to a certain address on Yonge street, have cauised the police to sus- pect that lie was connected with the production of the many counterfeit $1 and S2 Dominion Government notes which have been passed in the city during the past year and a half. The discoveries made by De- tectives Forest and Duncan on Thurs- da.v night showed that there wero ample ground.'? for their suspicions. Late Thursday night they visitx.'d the Ra.ymond House and discovered a complete counterfeit plant. The dis- covery was followefl by the arrest of Stewart and of Anson Ra.vmond, who owns the hotel, and his wife, as being parties to the counterfeiting. Counterfeit bills have been taJcen to the Detective Department daily dur- ing the past eighteen months, most of theiu having been passed at the T. Eaton Company's .store. These are all at the department, and the officials are satisfied that it can bu conclusivel.v proven that they were run off The various plates which were secured in Thursday night's visit to the Raymond House. HEAVY TIMBER CUT. The Lumbermen Promise to Break the Kecord. A Toronto despatch says: Recent reports to the Crown Lands Depart- ment indicate that the present is the busiest season in the history of the Ontario luuiber woods. An olBcial who has just returned from the north says there are 10.000 men in the woods belvvecn Mattawa and Sault Ste. Marie. o.tlOO of whom ai-e in the vicinity of Sudbury alone, while the limits ea.st and west of that territory were equally crowded. Many limits on which no cutting has taken place for years are now yield- ing their portion, owing to the nection with the building operations .strong demand for Imnber in cen- throughout Canada. All this is not being done without feeling the pinch of the scarcity of labor. in far V'estern Ontario it has been f( und necessary to import hundreds of French-Canadians from as far cast as Oaspc. Wages are from S25 to S35 a month and boai-d. and many who are mere lads are taken for $20 to ?22 a month. One camp foreman, on catching sight of a new lot of workmen, aske.l if the public schools had received tlieir vacation. THREE HUSBANDS KILLED. ' All Met Violent Deaths â€" V/idow is I 23 Years Old. A t'.rand Kapids, Mich., despatch ; says :â€" Fred Otto was killed in Joy- lield Township, near Tlunnpsonville. on Thursda.v. by a tree falling on him while at work in tlie woods. He Was married but two months ago to ! the widow of Ed. CranduU. who was I drowned a little more than a, year ! ago. Otto was her third husband. ! the first husband also ha\ in.g been j killed by a falling tree. Mrs. Otto is but 23 years old. $30,000,000 FOR WHEAT. i Manitoba Farmers Will Enjoy , Holidays. A Toronto despatch says: "Thir- ty millions of dollars to be divided I up among the comparatively few ' farmers in Manitoba alone is a con- siderable sum of money for them to :have to spend, and I expect there ! will be quite a number of people up I there tliis year who will take ad- 1 vantage of the Christmas excursions I tor a trip to Ontario, and to visit j the old homesteads," said Mr. Jas. Illartuey, Manitoba Emigration Ag- ! ent. Mr. Hartney estimates that tht Manitoba farmers will easily realizi that amount on this year's wheal crop alone, outside of what will b« coming to them from other crops I There is a very large acreage, for in- I stance, of liax. This will mean a â- considerable increa.se to the incom( j of the farmers this season over fot> I mer seasons. Many of the farmers it is pointed out, are already well- to-do men. and will not need to mar ket all their crops this fall. Thei have in many instances built gratt aries of their own. and are thus abl< [ to hold on to their crops. In thii way they are not only serving thei; own interests, but helping the rail ways, which could not be exi>ecte<i to provide granaries for all tin crop. •The farmers have to help the rail' Ways out in this way, and they- an now able to do so," says Mr. Hart iiey. Reports so far received by Mr Hartney from those of the harvest- ers who have returned to their homej in Ontario indicate that the.v ar< well satisfied this year with the re- sults of their trip to the Westeri; wheat fields. Wages are high, and the difiiculties as to transporlatior to points where the men were wantoo was obviated this year by the new arrangements made by the railways^ TRAFFIC TO MONTREAL. Navigation Returns Sho^w Increase of $44,000 tor Season. A Slontrcal despatch says: Traf- fic at the port of Jlontreal has in- creased ver.v largely this year as compai'ed with last. From the open- ing of navigation to the 1st of No- vember the harbor duos collected amounted to 5210.534. as compared with $196,416 for the same period last year. This u:akes an increase of si I. COO for the present year. The increase was nearly altogether in the imports, the exports increasing only 53,000 on the season. OUR TRADE WITH BRITAIN Seturns for Show Large Increase. A London despatch snya :â€" Anglo- Canadian trade coiilinuca to advance. The Hoard of Trade returns for ten months ending October show the following increases : Uritish imports from Canadaâ€" Cat-, „ ^ »„ ^ ... «, j j. . tie, £28,000; bacon, £25,000; hams. Will Cost 56 Cents a Word to Aus RATES BY NEW CABLE. £120,000; butter, £218,000; cheese, £312,000; wheat, £841,000; wheat (lour, £238,000; sawn wood, £307,- 000: horses £10,000. The decreases were : Sheep and Inmbs, £3.000; eggs, £50,000; oats, £179.000: peas, £127,000; maize, £38,000; sawn wood, £37,000. Imports \)f canned salmon totalli"^ Cl,04a,«0if; canned lobsters, £154*- 1H10. tralia. An Ottawa despatch says: Sir William Mulock received a cable mes- sage on Thursday morning from Lord Stratlicona stating that the charge for cables from all points in Canada to all points in Australia and New Zealand over the new e.-i- tablisJicd Faciftc cable is to bo 56 cents per word, every ;sord to 'le 'countedr PROVISIONS. The market is firm, with very lit- tle business pa.ssing The Oi>ening of the season for car lots of dre.sa.Hl hogs has led to a sort of awakening, but no activity has been displayctl in any quarter as yet. There is a good demand for all kinds of hog pro- duct. Quotations are unchanged. Porkâ€" Canada short cut. $24; hea- vy mess. $22. 'Smoketi and Dry Salted Meats â€" Long clear bacon, 11 V to lljc; hams, 14c: rolls, 12c to 12Jc; shoul- ders, lljc; backs, 15c to 16c; break- fast bacon, 15c to 16c; green meats out of ))icklo arc quoted at Ic less than smoked. Lardâ€" Tierces 10 Jc, tubs lie and pails 11 Ic. BUFFALO GRAIN MARKETS. Buiffalo. Nov. 11. â€" Flour â€"Firm. Wheatâ€" Spring unsettled; No. 1 hard spot, 77ic; winter quiet; No. 2 rod, 76c. Cornâ€" Dull and weak; No. 2 yellow 64; No. 3 do., 631; No. 2 corn, 62c; No. 3 do., 61c to 61 ic. Oatsâ€" Weak; No. 3 white. 33c; No. 2 Btuced. Sl^c; No^ 3 mi.xed, 31c. Bar- THE BEEF WAS BAD. j Exhaustive Test Made on Cana- j dian Consignment. A London despatch says : â€" .V War ! Office official interviewed with refer- i eiico to the condemnation of a con- i signmcnt of Canadian canned beef J during the South African war. said : I 'Such was done only after the most I exhaustive und fairest of tests." I Prof. Robertson, who witnessed the ; expert tests at Woolwich, said : 'T I am convinced that the Canadian j Fuelling leaves much to be desired and shall comuiunicalo my opinion to the proper quarter." THE MELANCHOLY CZAR. His Condition Said to Be Creating Anxiety. A Copenhagen despatch six.vs: Ac- cording to iiiforinalion received at the Danish Court. Emperor Nicholas of Russia is greatly depressed in mind, and is melancholy. His con- dition has ci-eatcd anxiety here. BETTER TIMES IN JAMAICA. Government Hopes to Kepay SIOO.OOO Loan Next Year. A Kingston. Jamaica, despatch says: The Le.gislature has been con- vened in special session to give au- thority to the Oovernnient to make loans "tb sugar planters, supplemen- tary to the imperial grant, and thus insure the maintenance of the indujv try. pending the abolition of the bounties. The acting Governor an- nounced a great improvement in the colony's finances, the revenue increas- ing by .<5250.0OO ill the first half ot the .ve.rr. due largely to c )11ee anil fruit exports. The Government hopes next year to repay the loan of 5100.000 obtaiiieil last year from the Imperial exchequer. ROLLED DOWN 300 FEET. Accident to Passengers in Colo- j rado Stage Coach. j A Curay. Col., despatch sa.vs: Th« 'stage coach which runs between thiii I place and Red Mountain met with a" I accident near here on one of th« lsteci>est grades of the road, and to ! get her with the 14 pas.«enger!». roll- led down the mountain side, a dit* itance of 300 feet. One of the hoi« ses was killed, und all the passcng-'r;' were injured more or less. M T