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' A CflUSTEHFElTING OBTFIT Plates Unearthed of Seven Banks and Nearly $4,000 in Bogus INotes.^ A despatch from Buffalo. N. Y., saj's: One of the most eomplete Clunterfeiting plants ever discov- tced in this country was unearthed CT Wednesdav afternoon by United States aud Canadian Secret Service officers in a secluded spot on a small farm a few miles outside of Gowanda, Cattaraugus County. It was operated by Thomas Washing- ten Crozier and hia son, Milton, who were arrested the other day at Oakville, Ont. More arrests will fellow. W. L. Gammon, of the United States Secret Service, and James Parkinson, inspector for the Domin- ion Secret Service, went out to the farm early on Wednesday morning and began their hunt. Hour after hour it was kept up, and late in the afternoon their efforts were reward- ed. Hidden away in an outhouse they discovered the most incrimin- ating testimony, and returned to Buffalo with a complete counter- feiting outfit. The capture included 150 Farm- ert Bank of Canada $10 notes ; 80 Farmers Bank of Canada $5 notes ; 100 Standard Bank of Canada notes for $10; and 138 United States $5 silver certificates; making a total of $3,045. PLATES OF SEVEN BANKS. In the deserted old house were al- so discovered rubber stamps and letters, 47 engraving tools, one set of United States silver certificates with $5 plates; one set of Imperial Bank of Canada $10 plates ; one set of Crown Bank of Canada $5 plates ; one set of Quebec Bank of Canada $10 plates ; one set of Stan- dard Bank of Canada $10 plates; cne set of Farmers Bank $10 plates, and a set of tho same bank's $3 plates. The ofiScers also found buried un- der au old barn on the premises a front plate of the United Empire Bank of Canada $5 notes, and parts of finished and unfinished plates. According to the officers, the el- der Crozier bought the Cattaragus farm last Summer, and while on his way from Canada alwaj-s stopped off in Buffalo to drop a little of the queer. The counterfeiters passed United States bills in Canada, and Canadian money over here. FLAMES HEMME D IN TBAIN Awful Fate of Eefugees Seeking to Escape From Burning Town. A despatch from Detroit says : Seventeen people are known to have perished when a relief train on the Detroit & Mackinaw Railroad, car- rying refugees from forest fires in upper Michigan, ran off the tracks right in the midst of a burning pine forest. Unconfirmed reports say nearly every one on the train per- ished. Bishop Williams of Detroit was reported to have been on the wrecked train, but later advices show that he is safe. Fifteen burn- ed skulls were found in a steel gon- 1 dola car. When tho cars left the' rails the train crew and passen-l gers found themselves trapped on all sides by the raging flames; through which no human being | could pass and live. Fireman Leej took refuge in the water tank, and when the flames closed round it he was boiled to death. The whole | country north and west of Alpena »•-. being swept by the most serious fire in years. RELIEF TRAIN DERAILED. A despatch from Alpena, Mich., Bays: Twelve out of the seventeen persons who lost their lives in the forest fires north of here on Thurs- day night belonged to the town of Metz. The whole town was ablaze and a train of eight or nine wood- en cars and a steel gondola was made up to take the people out. Thirty or forty men, women and children, with a mass of household effects, were crowded into the gon- dola and the train started with a wall of fire on either side. .\t No- wickis Siding tho rails spread anu the engine went into the roadbed. The flames immediately swept over the train, setting fire to the wooden cars and tho household goods in the gondola. Three mothers and their nine children remained in the steel car and were cremated there. En- gineer John Kinville of .Alpena and another member of the train crew escaped by^awliiig on their hands aud knees along the track. ,\ num- ber of passengers badly cut and burned made their way to the vil- lage of Posen, between here and the scene of the wreck. It is not known whether any of them perish- ed after leaving the train or not. PEACE IS NOW ASSDIIED If Servia Keeps Quiet Her Interests Will be Safeguarded. A despatch from London says : A special to the Times from St. Pet- ersburg says that the Russian Gov- ernment has sent a note to Servia and Montenegro, promising to safe- guard their interests at the forth- coming conference, and expressing the hope that this promise will in- duce them to avoid a rash policy. SHE STANDS ALONE. A despatch from Paris says : A special despatch from Constanti- nople states that the German Am bassador has declared to Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish Foreign Minis- ter, that Germany would follow the line of conduct adopted by Great Britain regarding the annexation fiv Austria of Bosnia and Herzego- vina. As ft consequence of tho atti- tude of ibd p<)ver8, Austria-Hua- gary now stands alone. AUSTRIA HOLDS BACK. A despatch from Berlin says: !f7either Austria-Hungary nor Tur- key has yet given its consent to tiie proposed international conference l(> settle the existing situation in the near east. Austria-Hungary declines to participafo unless it is .\greed that tho annexation of Bos- ta and Herzegovina be not dis- .'.rM nad accepted and legalized . i„ without debate. Tur- treo hand- in Mace-1 donia, as well as cash compen-sa- tion from Bulgaria for the Oriental Railroad in Eastern Russia and some other outstanding claims. .»11 the powers are in favor of a fixed programme, and a majority of them are inclined to omit from the dis- cussions the question of the pas- sage of the Dardanelles and the Cretan proclamation for union with Greece. THE SITUATION AT A GLANCE. A despatch from London says: The new Europe consists of six great powers equally divided into two groups. Neither of these two groups, nor a single one of their ccmponents, desires war, yet the world's peace stands in greater danger to-day than at any moment u the present generation. The past week's events have noticeably di- minished that peril. They have es- tablished a geueraly line of cleav- age and they have transferred the point of the acutest irritation from Bulgaria to Constantinople. The question of the hour is wliethcr the splendid qualities of restraint shown by regenerated Turkey will endure the strain of another ten days. If they can aud do then the danger of i.nimediate war will have disappeared. The powers will then take up the thankless task of at- tempting to reconcile irreconcilable interests. lEADlNI} MARKETS BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Oct. 20.â€" Ontario Wheat â€"No. 2 white or red, outside, 90%c to 91 %c ; No. 2 mixed, 90c to OO^c. Manitoba Wheatâ€" Spot, No. 1 northern, $1.04%; No. 2 northern, Si. 02%, bay ports; No. 1 northern, for late October shipment, $1.04; No. 2 northern, §1.02 on track, bay ports. Barleyâ€" No. 2, 56c to 5Q%c; No. 3X, 55c to 55%c; No. 3, 53c to 54c. Oatsâ€" Ontario, No. 2 white, 38c to 38%c outside; No. 2 mixed, 37e to 37%c, outside. Corn â€" Nominal at 87c to 87%, Toronto freights, for No. 2 or 3 yel- low. Rye â€" No. 2, 78c to 79c outside. Peas â€" No. 3, SCc outside. Buckwheatâ€" No. 2, 59c to COc out- side. Bran â€" Scarce and quiet; quoted ni $20 to $20.50 per ton in bags out- side. Shortsâ€" Quiet, $24 to $25 per ton in bags, outside. Flourâ€" Manitoba, first patents, $5.80; seconds, .$5.30; strong bak- ers, $5.10; Ontario winter wheat patents, for export, $3.60. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€" Local wholesale prices are : â€" Creamery, pound 25c to 27c Dairy prints, choice . . . . 24c to 25c Store prints and tubs .. 22c to 23c Inferior 19c to 20c Poultryâ€" Receipts of live poultry have been heavy, and prices are bteady. Spring chickens, live wt. 9c to 10c Fowl, live weight 7c to 8c Ducks, live weight 8c to 9c Geese, live weight 8c to 9c Young turkeys, live wt.. lGctol7o Dressed prices 2c higher. Eggsâ€" 22c to 23c in case lots. Beansâ€" $1.90 for primes and $2 for hard-picked. Cheese â€" Large, 13c to IZ'Ac; twins, 13%c to 14c. Honeyâ€" 10c to 10%c per pound, for strained, and $2 to $2.7S per dozen for combs. PoUtoesâ€" OnUrios, 60 to G5c per bag in car lots, and 70c to 75c out of store ; Delawares, 75c in car lota. PROVISIONS. Porkâ€" Short cut, $23.50 per bar- rel ; mess !!il9 to $19.50. Lardâ€" Tierces, 13%c; tubs, 13%c; pails, 14c. Smoked and Dry Salted Meats- Long clear bacon, 12% to 13c, tons and cases; hams, large, 12^-^0 to 13c ; small, 14} ic to 16c ; backs, 17%c to 18o; shoulders, 10%c to lie; rolls, lie to ll%c; breakfast bacon, 15c to IGc ; greeu meats, out cf pickle, Ic less than smoked. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Oct. 20.â€" Grainâ€" On- tario new crop oats. No. 2 white is quoted at 44,'^ to 45c ; No. 3 at 43% (o 44c, and No. 4 at 43 to 43%c, with Manitoba old crop No. 2 white at 46 to 46%c ; No. 3 at 45 to ISj-ic ; rejected at 44 to 44%c per bushel ex store. Flour â€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, $6; seconds, $5.50; Winter wheat patents, $5 to $5.10; straight rollers, $4.50 to $4.60; do., i) bags, $2.10 to $2.20; extras, $1.- 70 to $1.85. Feedâ€" Manitoba bran, !?21 to $22 ; shorts, $25 ; Ontario bran, $21.50 to $22; middlings, $26 U, $27 ; shorts, $26 per ton, includ- ing bags; pure grain inouille, $30 ttj $35; milled grades, $25 to $28 per ton. Cheese â€" Western cheese arc quoted at 12%c for white, and 12%c for colored. Butter 26% to 27c. Eggsâ€" 22%c for selects; 203'Jo for No. 1, and 17%c for No. 2. UNITED STATES M.\RKETS. Buffalo, Oct. 20 â€" Wheatâ€" Firm- er : No. 1 Northern, carloads, store, $1.06%; Winter, steady; No. 2 mixed, $1.04. Cornâ€" Weak ; No. 3 com, 80% to 81%c ; No. 4 corn, 79^ to 79'4c; No. 3 white, 80%c. Oats â€"Unsettled ; No. 3 white, 61 to b'.'.%o; No. 4 white, 49% to 50%c. Barleyâ€" Feed to malting, CO to 67c. Rjeâ€" No. 2 on track, 81c. Minneapolis, Oct. 20â€" Wheat â€" Doc, $1.01>i; May, $1.06% to $1.06%; No. 1 hard, $1.04%; No. I Northern, $1.03%; No. 2 Northern, S1.0l3i to $1.02%; No. 3 Northern, 9Cc to $1.00. Flourâ€" First patents, $5.40 to $6.60; second patents, $6.- 30 to $5.40; first clears, $4.00 to $4 10, second clears, $3.00 to $3.10. Bran-$17.76 to $18.25. Milwaukee, Oct. 20. â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 Northern, $1.07 to $1.08; No. 2 Northern, $1.05 to $1.06; Dec, $1.01 bid. Ryeâ€" No. 1, 76c. Bar- leyâ€"Standard, 66c; No. 3, 97 to P0%c; No. 4, 56 to 56%c; sample, 65 to 63c. Cornâ€" Dec, 63%c asked. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, Oct. 20.â€" Quotations were: Good exporters' cattle, $4.- 60 to $6; light exporters' cattle, $4.26 to $4.60 per cwt. Sales of a limited number of choice butchers' cattle were reported at $4.50 to $6 SETEST I MILES OF FLAME Terrible Forest Fires ire Eaging in Northern Michigan. A despatch from Detroit says: Despatches from Alpena indicate that the number of deaths in the forest fires in Presque Isle and Al- pena counties will excsed fifty and may run well up towards one hun- dred. It is reported that there is a solid wall of flame stretching 70 miles from Gaylurd to Alpena. In the vicinity of Metz, Bolton and Poscn the fires have burned suffici- ently to leave several hundred wo- men and cliildren camping with comparative safety in the open fields, but near the city of Alpena on Saturday night the fires were so threatening that Mayor McKnight called out a volunteer force of sev- eral hundred with shovels to form a patrol and construct trenches to stay the progresd of the flames in the direction of the city. It is now estimated that 23 peo- ple lost their lives in the destru> tion of tho ill-fated Metz relief train Thursday evening. With the certainty that a sudden drop in temperature would bring untold distress upon the half-cloth- ed victims huddled in temporary shelters in the open fields, every ef- fort is being made to organize a comprehensive system of relief measures.. On Sunday the Detroit &, Mackinac Railroad sent out three cars of provisions to be distributed among the stricken. It is estimated that at least 500 people arc utterly dependent upon arsistance contributed from outside the burned district. per cwt. Good loads were selling at $4 to $4.50. For heavy steers $4 per cwt was paid in a few instanc- es. Good distillery steers were quoted at $3.40 to $3.75, and bulls brought $2.40 to 9li.80 per cwt. The better class of milch cows were in J demand at $35 to $70 each. Prices : were about 50c lower in sheep and ' lambs. Select hogs continued to sell at $6.25 per cwt. â€" 4- ATTACKED A FARMER'S WIFE. Tramp Knocked Her Unconscious in Kitchen ot Her Home. A despatch from Brockville says: Mrs. William Charlton, the wife of a farmer residing on the Mail Road, y.-est of Brockville, on Friday morn- ing was assaulted in a brutal man- ner by an unknown tramp. At 5.30, while her husband was milking in the barn the tramp appeared at the house and asked for something to eat. She look him in and was in tho act of preparing a meal when the stranger, seeing she was alone, suddenly changed his mind, de- manding that he be given money in- stead of food. Mrs. Charlton posi- tively refused, whereupon the tramp seized her by the throat. In the struggle she managed to break away and ran for the door. The tramp followed and felled her to the floor with blows on the back, rendering her unconscious. How long she rc-{ mained in that condition is notj known, but on coming to her senses j the man had departed. Mrs. Chari- ton at once notified her husband and a hurried searcli ot the neigh- borhood failed to find trace of the scoundrel. It was subsequently discovered the tramp had found J $1.06 on a shelf, which he appropri-; atod. Mrs. Charlton has furnished j tho police with a description of the man, who so far has escaped arrest. F1RE.MAN ROASTED ALIVE. Shocking Accident on C. P. R. Near Siiekney, N. B. A despatch from Woodstock. N. B., says: During a dense fog on Saturday two C.P.R. freight trains collided head-on near Stickiicy. Robert Johnson, St. John, fireman, was burned to death, and Chas. Humphrey, Woodstock, engineer, was fatally injured and died a short time after. Fireman Johnson was caught between the tender and the firebox, and roasted alive, while he piteously begged the train men to kill him, and put him out of his agony. One leg was burned off be- fore he was extricated. Humphrey had both legs and his back broken. Conductor Taylor was injured about the head and face. The engineer and fireman on the other train jumped and saved their lives. MEN WERE SCARCE. Scarcity ot Labor Delay.s Work on the T. & N. O. A despatch from Toronto says: The construction of the T. d: N. O. Railway northward has just about reached the National Transcontin- ertal Railway. At present the work has practically been completed to the "Y" joining the other road. The work has been delayed because cf a minor strike, and it was found very difficult to procure men. Tho commission desired lOO men, and with a view to securing these stren- uous efforts were made in Toronto. The wages offered were $1.75 a. day, and only about 40 men could be ob- tained. In addition, tlio men were promised their faros both ways if they served the time stipulated in the agreement. « FIVE HURT IN DERAILMENT. A Mi.\ed Train Was Ditched Near Allandale. A despatch from Barrie says: Three coaches of a mi.xed train. No. 42. from Mcaford, left the rails half a mile north of .Vllandale, at 1.30 on Thursday afternoon. Five passengers were more or less injur- ed, Mrs. John Wilson, of Meaford, 73 years uf ago, being the most seri- ous. She sustained a broken arm, a broken leg aud other injuries. Percy Herment, of 169 Wilton .^ve- nue, Toronto, had his head cut and was otherwise bruised. Mrs. John Potts, of Collingwood ankle hurt. Miss Hotson, of Parkliill. arm brok- en and otherwise injured. The train was r\inniiig about 25 miles an hoar on a level track when the rear trucks of the last coach left tho roils, bringing the otiior coaches at- tor it. The coaches turned on their sides. 300 LIVES WERE LOST. Typhoon Had Deadly EfToot in t'hinosc C'ily. A despatch from .\moy, China, says : Native reports received hero from Chang-Chow arc to the effect that more than 300 lives were lost in that city as tho result of Thurs- day's typhoon. ♦- A CONDITIONAL GIFT. Daughters of Empire (iivc $1(I.(MK1 to Fight While IMagne. A despatch from Ottawa says : The Daughters of the Empire havo donated $10,000 to the funds of the Anti-Tuberculosis Society, of Otta- wa, on condition that a further 820,000 be raised. HINDUS TO BE SENT AWAY Plan to Ship Them to British Honduras Sugar Plantations. A despatch from Ottawa aays: The despatch from Vancouver, stat- ing that the Canadian and Imperial Governments have co-operated to bring about a happy solution of the Hindus problem in British Colum- bia, is officially confirmed at the Department of the Interior. In previous years it has been the practice for the British West Indian colonies to import each year for work on the sugar plantations a number of coolies from India, chiefly from Calcutta. Xt is now proposed by the arrangement reach- ed between the Governments of Canada, Great Britain and British Honduras, that this year, instead of obtaining coolies from Calcutta, they shall be shipped from Vancou ver. Mr. Harkin left Vancouver on Thursday, and will proceed to Hon- duras via New Orleans. As soon at all arrangements con lie completed, the Hindus now in British Colu>*- bia will be transferred to HondiK- ras at tho cost of the tbr«« Uovcri* uconta.