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CZAR WILL GRANT LIBERTY Government Will Lead the Reform Movement. Tlic St. Petersburg correspondent i and Gen. Kou/jnin, of tho Ijonrion Telegram claims to | their progTuranio who cxpounilcd _ ^ at great length, know that uka.=c.s are liuficnding | They received assurances that the granting certain important liberties wiil give precise indication on this in connection vvith the eslablishnient I nieeling tho wishes of the nation. of tho National Assembly, to v^-hich | Count du Witto declared that tho every reasonable facility will be i Czar's greatest desire is to become a given for making the political concli- constitutional sovereign. His ideal tion of the i)e<)ple practically as free is King Edward, who rules o\er loyal as that of their Western n 'ishbors. i subjects without the terrible burden Wide-siJreaiiing changes will be made in the Itussinn administration, after Which the Government will try to lead, instead of following, the reform movement, adopting lines of policy which will run parallel with the re- forms demanded by the Moderate Liberals . The aim will be to allow the peo- ple, through their chosen representa- tives, to work out their own d stin- ios on national lines. The people will bo permitted to elect freely mcm- of responsibility imi>osod by an au- tocratic rCijirac. lie hesitated to grant a constitution solely because ho is yet unconvinced that tho na- tion desired it. Count de W'itte in- timated that it would bo tho high mission of the National Assembly to exp.rcss the peoples wi!l in this re- sjMct, but ho urged moderation, so as to avoid pla.ving into the hands of tho reactionary counselors who surround the throne. The correspondent adds that it is bers of tho National Assembly, can- 1 ditl'icult to foresee success for these didates will be allowed to publish overtures. The Reformers are so pro- addresses and deliver speeches, the foundly sceptical and suspicious ol restrictions on the press will be re- pealed, and tho people generally will be treated with confidence. In a certain sen.sc the coming changes may be described as a revolution trom above. KDWARD IS CZAR'S MODEL. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Times says that Count da Witte js holding informal confer- ences wUh influential reformers, not- ably Editor Hessen, of tho I'ravo, tho Covernmcnt that they may per .'^ist in their present irtention of en- tering the National Assembly to de- mand nn immediate charter of liber- ties. The Congress of Ketormers, to bo held at Moscow on Wednesday, will give preci.se indication on this point. Tho first electoral meeting was held in St. Petersburg Wednes- day. Several speakers urged the ex- tension of the frauchi.se, pointing out that the capital, with a population ol 1,400,000, has only 13,000 elec- tors. DOG ON LONELY VESSEL. Speeding Across Atlantic With All Sails Set. A New York despatch says: A sail- lag' vessel in mid -ocean, deserted by her crew, but with sails set, and proceeding with fair speed toward the shore of North America, was Bightcd by tho steamer Teutonic, which arrived here on Thursday. Tho Teutonic's officers believe that the vessel is tho'tlark Orion, whoso crew, according to a wii-oless message re- ceivetl from mid-ocean last Tuesday, Were rescued fi-om their ship by the Steamer Etniria. Tho Teutonic pass- ed tho deserted .ship about 40 nules southwest of the point fioni which the wireless message was sent, and about five hundred miles east of the North Ameriian coast line. Only a black dog was seen on tho lonely vessel by the Teutonic's passougers. The bark's wheel was lashed. and her course was steadily southwest. From the masthead a distress sig- nal was flying. DROWNED AT PORT ROWAN Two Young Men Lose Their Lives While Duck-hunting. A Port Ho wan despatch says; â€" Four youjig men, all residents of South Walsinghuni, went out in a small boat early on Wedncs<Iay morn- ing hunting duck. While chasing a wountled <• le the sail jibed and the boat capsized. Two of the men were drowned. Hoy Smith and Nelson Cronk. The cries of the other two, Hiram Wnghtman and John Griggs, were heard on shore. Klgin Kocka- fellow of this village was just start- ing tor Long Point, and, being told \"jj",^j"^},„,',"iy "^"jt of the cries for help coming from the i „j, i,„m„ „f curbolio acid ua.v, he at once started in tho diri-c- tion of tho sound, and arrived just in time to rescue. The survivors Were in a vcrv exhausted condition, having been in the water over one hovir, holding fast to the boat, bonniu prince charlio > TRAIL TO THE YUKON >">»»''Tonc» Cutti)^ it From Edmonton Make &ood Progress. An Ottawa lespatch says: â€" Accord- ing to reportaf received at the Mount- ed I'olico Uepartmont excellent pro- gress is being made by the police party under Superintendent Constan- tino, which is culling a trail north- westerly from Edmonton to tho Yu- kon. 4t is expected that tho party will reach Kort lii-aham this fail HAMILTON MURDER CASE. Government Offers a Eeward of Six Hundred Dollars. A despatch from Toronto says: Tho Government decided at the Cab- inet meeting on Thursday to nlTer a reward of ?yOO for the arrest, or information leading thereto, of the murderer of the woman whose body was recently fouiHl near llajiiilton. A cireuliit announcing the reward and giving a description of the man wanted in the case will be distribut- ed broadcast. ])ctective Greer, who is engaged on the case, urged that this should bo done. To a reporter who saw him during tho afternoon he said there was nothing new in the case that could be n\ade public. He will de- vote his whole attention to it for some time. ♦ • A DRUGGIST SUICIDES. J. C. Luckham, of Guelph. Took Dose o£ CarboUc Acid. A Guelph despatch .says: Probably worried by continued ill-health, Mr. J. C. Luckham. druggist, took a dose of carbolic acid during \Vedne.s- day night and is now dead. The last seen of him alive was about T.30, when he left the hotel where he has been staying since purchasing the business from Mr. Law, about si.K weeks ago. Shortly before eight on Thursday morning, the clerk, M. It. Cook, ar- rived and was horriiie<l lo find Mr. Luckham strelche<l on tho floor of a back room. Medical aid was sum- moned and the still living iimn ri>- movcd to the hospital, where ho or his arrival. A was found at tho store with about two ounces gone. Ueceased loft a note reading: ''My God has comin.-\nded me to His kingdom right away. Good-bye." THE W0RLD;S MARKETS! aEPOPwTSi TEOM THE LEADING TEADE CENTUES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other 2airy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Oct. 24 .â€"Wheatâ€" Tho market is quiet, and prices are steady for Ontario grades. No. 2 white is quoted outside at 75 to 7.5.1c; No. 2 rc-d at Vli to 75c, and mixed at 7-1 to 71Jc. Goose wheat, oy to 70c outside. New No. 1 hard unchanged at 87c, Georgian Bay ports; No. 1 Northern at 8-lc, and No. 2 Northern at 82c. Oats â€" No 2 v.hite quoted at ;32 to .'32^0 West, and at 32i to 33c cast. Ilarleyâ€" No. 2 quoted at 4S to '19c, and No. 3 extra at -1(> to 47c, and No. 3 at 43 to -lie at oul.side points. Peasâ€" Sales of No. 2 at Gi) to 70c north and west. Corn â€" "l^ho market for Canadian is dull, with prices pretty nominal. American corn dull and prices also nominal. lUickwheat â€" The market is quiet, at about 50c outside. P.yeâ€" No. 2 quoted at GO to 02c west. J'lour â€" Ninety per cent, patents made of new wheat for o.'iport are quoted at ?;5 to ?3.10 in buyers' sacks at outside points; do., in bbls, $3.4.") to $3.50; Manitoba flours un- changed; No. 1 patents, St. 90 to So; No. 2 patents. S4nO to $4.70, and strong bakers' at $4.40 to $4.- GO. Manitoba Hour, nmde of new wheat, quoted as follows: â€" No. 1 patents. $4.60; No. 2. $4.40, and strong bakers' $4.30 on track, To- rcnto. MiUfecd â€" At outside points bran is quole<I at 312.50 to 513, and shorts at SKi.oO to $17.50. Manitoba bran, in sacks, $15.50, and shorts at $18. COUNTUY PHODUCE. Apples â€" Choice stock, $1.75 to $2.- 25 per bbl., and cooking apples, §1 to SI. 25. Beans â€" The market is firm; hand- picked, $1.75; prime, $1.60 to $1.6-o. Hon(?y â€" The market is steady at 6j to 7ic for strained, and $1.50 to $2 per dozen combs. Hops â€" The market is steady at 18 to 20c per lb. Hayâ€" Car lots of No. 1 timothy are quoted at $8 to S8.50 on track here, and No. 2 at St5 to S6.50. Straw â€" Car lots quoted at SO on track, Toronto. Potatoes â€" Ontario stock, GO to 70c per bug, and New Brunswick, 75 to 80c per bag on track. Live Poultry â€" l-'at hens. 6 to 7c; thin, 5 to 6c; fat chickens. 8 to 9c; thin, 6 to 7c; ducl.s. 7 to 8c; tur- keys, 13c: all live weight. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butlerâ€" Pound rolls arc jobbing at 20 to 21c; tubs, goiKl to choice. 18 to 20c, and inferior, IG to 17c. Civamery prints sell at 23 to 24c, and solids at 22 to 23c. Eggsâ€" Sales at 19 to 20c per doz- en in case lots; splits, 16 to 17c. Cheeseâ€" At 12 to 125c per It)., the lalter for twins. HOG PRODUCTS. JAPAN TO INCREASE ARMY Militarism Now Dominant in That Country. Tho Toklo correspondent of The London Times cables:â€" It is runiorotl that tho (Jovernment intends to s,-o'.v tho consent of the Diet to inerca.so tho army from ihiiteen to twenty divisions in order that .Jai>an ma./ bo better qualified to discharge the being obligations of her alliance with Great Britain. It is believed that the Gov- ernment intends to station two army divisions at I-iaotung Peninsula, tvvo and spend (ho winter there, thenco! >" <-'orea, the luller under General continuing the trail to Tcslin next I Ifnsegawa, the former under Baron summer. Several of tho Mounted Police who wintered at Capo Fuller- Ion, Hvidson Day, last year, are go- ing back again by the Luko Winni- peg route this fall. HUMAN HAIR FROM CHINA. Hay Come From Those Who Had The Plague, A London despatch says:â€" The In- quest in the case of an employe of a firm of woolcombers at Hedford who diet! from aiithra.x revealt# that a great part of tho human hair us-l artificially is imported front China. Oshima. who will bo Viceroy of Kwantung. In connection with the refloating of tho I'obieda tho Fnnieror has ad- dresso<l a nH>ssa,r;o of thanks to the officers by who.se ability the fo'ir battleships and two cruisers, besidjs other Vessels, have been raised at Port Arthvu- and added to the .Jap- aneso navy. FAMOUS MINSTREL DEAD "Cool" Burgess I Dies: at the Tor- onto Hospital. A Toronto despatch says: â€" Mr. Colin Bacon â€" Long clear, 11 Jc per lb. in ca.se lots; mess pork, $18 to $18. 50; short cut, $22.50. Cured Meals â€" Hiuns, light to meili- um, 13.i t.) 14c; do. heavy, 13c; rolls, 12c; shoulders, lie; backs, 15 to 15}c; breakfast bacon, 14 J to 15c. Lard- The market is quiet, and prices are unchangt\l. We quote: â€" Tierces, lOJ to lUJc; tubs, lOJ to lie; pails, 11 to llic BUSINESS AT MONTKEAtu Montreal, Oct. 24â€" Grainâ€" The market for oats was llrm this morn- ing aiul the outside range of prices advanced to 37c for No. 2, this be- in;:; paid for several cars, store Flour â€" The two large mills are to- gether on quotations for the first time in many months. They qtiote $4.50 per bbl.. in bags, for Mani- toba strong bakers, patent'; being S4.90. IValers state that their re- ports from Ontario millers are to tho effect that there is a good ex- port demand at better prices than can bo had h 'i-e. Ontario (lour is quoted at the following figures: â€" Patents. $4 35 to .?1.50 per bbl; straight rollers, in bbls., $1; bags of straight rollers being $1.85 to $1.9.") and extra bags be- ing $1.65 to $1.75. Fee<t â€" Ontario bran, in bulk, ?15 to S15.50; shorts, $20 to $20.50; Manitoba bran. in bags, .?10 to !i;l7; shorts. $19 to $20. Hayâ€" No. 1. $8.50 to $9 per ton on track; No. 2. S7.50 to S8; clover, $6 to $0.50; clover, mixed, $(5.50 to $7. Bean.sâ€" Choice primes, SI. 50 to $1.55 per hu.shel; hand- picked, SI. 65 lo $1.75. I'otatoes â€" New potatoes, in bags of 80 lbs. 50 to 55c; in bags of 90 lbs.. 65e. Honey â€" White clover, in comb, 12 to l.'U- per 1-tb. section; extract, 6J to 7c; buckwheat, 3 J to Gc. I'rovisions â€" Heavy Can-idian short cut pork, $22; light .short cut, $18 to $19; American cut clear fat backs, $'20.- 25 to $20.75: compound lar<l, 5} to dairy, 18 to 20c. Cheeseâ€" Ontario, 11} to llic; Quebec, H to llic UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 24 â€" Wheat â€"Closeâ€" Wheat, Dec, 82ic to 82ic; May, 85;c to 8Gc; No. 1 hard, S4Jc; No. 1 Northern, S4Ic; No. 2 do., 81ic Flour â€" first patents, $4.90 to $3; sc:ond tlo., $4.70 to $4.80; first clears, $3.70 to $3.90; second do., $2.40 to $2.50. Bran, in bulk, $11.50. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 24.â€" W'heat clo.scd:â€" Cash, 86ic; Dec, S3Jc; May, 8GSc. Milwaukee, V>'ir,., Oct. 24â€" Wheat closed:â€" No. 1 Northern, 80ic; No. 2 Northern, 84 to SCc; Dec, 87c bid. Rye- No. 1, GOc. Barleyâ€" No. 2. .54c; sample, 36 to Coc. Cornâ€" May, 44ic bid. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto. Oct. 24.â€" The limited nt:m!ier of good butchers' offered niai'o buying quite active, and ow- ing to tho extent of the demand buy- er.i bought extensively the inferior stock which always comes forward to tho market. Business in distillery feeders was lively, and prices were a triilo higher than last week. Hogs were unchanged, bi:t weak. Sheep and lambs were not in very brisk de- m.and. Export cattle, choice. .$4.23 $4.50 Do., medium 4.15 4.25 Do., bulls 3.00 3.25 Do., light 2.75 3.00 Do., cows 2.75 3.25 Butchers' picked 4.25 4.40 Do., choice 4.00 4.10 Do., medium H.60 3.75 Do., light 2.75 3.00 Do , bulls 2.00 2.25 Stockers, choice 3.00 3.25 Do., common 2.00 2.25 Do., bulls 2.25 2.50 Heavy feeders 3.50 3.75 Short keep 3.73 4.00 Milch cows, choice 40.00 55.00 Do., common 28.00 3o.00 Sheep, export, ewes ... 3.85 4.25 Do., bucks 3.00 3. 50 Do., culls 3.00 3.50 Lambs, pe.- cwt 5.90 6.10 Calves, each 2.00 10.00 Hogs selects 6.00 v.OO Do., lights and fats... 5.75 0.00 ♦ POLITICIANS RUIN BANK. Cashier Took Landanum and Tb.en Shot Himself. A I'ittsIiUrg, Pa., despatch says: â€" After an investigation of tho books of tho Enterju-iso National Hank of .A.lleghcny, which disclosed that the bank was insolvent, T. Lee Clark, cashier of the institution for years, went to his homo on Tuesday night, spent a sleepless, nervous night and on Wednesday took an ounce of laun- danum and then shot himself through tho head, dying at 2.30 p.m. An hour before the announcement of his death was received at the bank a telegram came from the Comptroller of Currency at Washington to close tho doors, and appointing Bank E.x- aminer John B. Cunningham as re- ceiver. Tho President of the bank. Fred (! winner, on Wednesday announced that Clark had loaned thousands of dollui-s to I'ennsylvania iiolilicians, that he himself had endorsed a nolo for $50,000 for Clark, concluding ; with tho statement: "If the shortage was only $100,000 ho would gladly pay it him.self." "The bank has State deposits which will amount to $800,000, of which $398,000 is in the checking or active account and the rest is State sink- ing funds. Mr. (in inner, in his statement, said: "Nearly $700,000 of tho $800.- (KiO State deposits of oer bank is out on paper of State politicians. W. H. .Vndrews has borrowed nearly $40,000; Frank .1. Torrance has bor- rowed considerable. 1 do not know how much. But the bank, I state, is solvent." ♦ NOTICE TO DOUKHOBORS. Given Two Months to Make home- stead Entry. A Daupbin despatch says: â€" Tlio Poukhobors have been notided by the Minister of the Interior that they have two m.mths to become natural- ized and nmUe entry for their home- steads, or their jiresent holdings will bo given to olhors. Peter Vere^in has advisod his countrymen to refuse to become British subjects. In view of this .stai.l serious complications are sure lo result. I WREATHS BY THOUSANDS Commemoration of Trafalgar Cen« tenary in London. A London despatch says: In e^ery^ part of the British Empire on .Sat- urday, and wherever a British man- of-war lloats, the one hundredth an- ni\xMsary of Nelson's victory over tho combined fleets of France *nd Spain ofi Cape Trafalgar waa ct'ie- brated. On all the ships of the uavy at a given hour flags were jlipped, wl ile the bands played tho "'Dead March." Nelson's old flagship, tha Victory, still lying in Portsmouth harbor, was decorated from stem to stern, and thousands of electric lights were strung everywhere for the night illumination of tho old battli'ship. It was proposed to illu- minate tho Nelson Monument on 'rrafal;;a.r-sq!uare here, but, ftiaring a tremendous crush of people, with tho accompanying accidents, the au- thorities forbade it. In London <he day's celebration began with tho hoisting of national Hags on tha ^felson colinnn. Inimen.se cr w.is as- sembled, and when Ne!s m •> famous signal, "England expects this day that every man !>hall do his duty," was unfurled, a mighty cheer went up. The day was cold nnd threatening, but this did not deter the i)eopl6 from turning out to paxti',-i|)ato in tho ration's holiday. Trafalgar- square, which was elaborately decor- ated, was, naturally, the centre to which all converg'ed, and much in- terest was manifested in the thou- sands of wreaths from the colonies, provinces and various cities of the empire, which were piled in immense masses at the base of the Nelsoa Column. Among the floral tributes occupy- ing tho more prominent positions was a wreath inscribed: "To the memory of the gallant dead of France and Spain, who lost their lives in the great conllict." The column iLself was covered with laur- el streamers, stretching from the top of the statue to the base. The boys of the Naval Brigade arrived at tha scene from Portsmouth during tho nmrning-, and, after saluting tha column by presenting arms, placed on it a wivath from .\dmiral Togo. Services, which were all largely at- tended, were held simult.iiieously in .St. Paul's CathcHiral. where Nelson is buried, and in other churches. ,Tho foreman said that it arrived mi Burgess, widely known by his staVo'"^'"' ^'"""'''«*" pure , lard 10 to lOJc; jlhousnnd-pounil bales. There was no I name of "(."ool" Biu-gess, died on!'^''''"" rendered, 11 to 12e: hams. 12 guarantee that it had been cut fr<uu! Friday morning at the Toronto Gon-i'" ^^'â- "' haeon, lie; fres'n killed abat- ^ealthy persons. It might como j oral Ilo.spital, where he had be.ni'"''" •''"''•'^•'^"d hogs. $9 25 to $9.50; ifrom those who had sulTcred from a patient .'â- incc last .lune. He ha I l'*''^'"- *'>-50 to $«.87i. mix<»d lots tho plag ic or other contagious dis- been sidTeritig from a general breok- '"â- 'KKsâ€" Sitraiinht stock. No. 1 candled. oasen. The cnqtdrv was adjourneil to | .ip of his constitution, and had cn-ll**! t" ^'^<-'- Butterâ€" Choicest cream- allow an CAittciuation of samples. tcrcd hi.s 65th year. lery, 22Jc: undergradcs, SIJ to 22c: BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE He is Expected to Accept the Norwegian Throne. The London Times correspondent at Chrisliania, Norway, cable.s: â€" The hill giving tho Government au- thorily to make a i)roposal to Prince Charles of Denmark to accept the Norwegian throne is expected to bo laid before the Stortiiing very soon. TOGO'S VICTORIOUS ENTRY Hero of the Battle o£ the Sea ol Japan Welcomed. A Tokio despatch says: Sunday was made memorable in the annals of .Japan by the jjublic entry of Ad- miral Togo, who came to report to tho Emperor the return of his fleet trom the war. The distinguished naval officer ar- rivi-d at the Shimbashi station at 10.30 a.m. Ho was met by Minis- ters of State, Generals, Admirals, members of the diplomatic corps and hundreds of ollicials and private citi- zens, who extendeti him a warm wel- come to the capital. He was oc- companied by his staff and Admirals Katukao. Kamimura and Dewa. to- gether with Iheir respective slatTs. nie party entered live Imperial carriages placed at their disposal, and led b.v his Majesty's aide. Ad- miral Inouye, drove direct to tho palace, reaching there at 11 o'clock, when (hey wore rvceived in audience by the Emperor. Admiral Togo's carriage, escorted by a bodyguard of troops passed through a triumphal arch in front of the railway station. The stix'ets weiv lines with an admiring crowd, who shouted hearty banzais as tho party pa.s.sed along. The ring ci tho enthusiastic cheers, mingU-d wiih tho nois-e of the bands, was audible for a great distance. Gin^ral Sakuma detaiU-tl throe bat- talions as guaiil.s of honor. The battalions were eompo.seil from tho Tokio garrison, and were tmdcr com- nuin<l of Major-Genx-ral Tog-o. Tour guns located at Hibi.va Park fired salutes. The day was a beautiful one, and all Tokio was out, irre- speclive of ago, to welcome the vic- tor of the battle of the .Sea of Ja- pan. .Admiral Togo, after his audi- ence with the Emperor, returned to his ship. In ric>iving Admiral Togo's report* the Emperor warmly prai.scd the service remlered by him, his otHcois and men. at THE POBIEDA FLOATED. Another Russian Ship Kaised Port Arthur. .â- \ Tokio despatch says:â€" Tho Rus- sian b«k*(lesh!j- Pobicda was refloated by the Japanese at Port Arthur on Wednesday. • » Tho two British officers captured by Moori.eh brigands are still held '.n the mountains. NAVAL VICTORS WORSHIP- Togo, With Admirals and Sailors Attends at Temple of Ise. A Toki.i dc.si>atch says: â€" A de- spatch from Yamada, Ise Provrnce, reports that .Admiral Togo and the admirals under his command, with their stiifs and 2,(XI0 armed and 1,000 unarmed sailors atul marines, |)roceede«l oi. Wednesday to the great Temple of Ise to worship, making a most impressive sight. Premier Ketsura, who o-ssuined the duties of Foreign Minister when llaron Kon ura. tho Foreign Minis- ter, went tc America, as iieaeo plen- ipotentiary, has been relieved of his duties as Minister for Foreign f.U fairs. Mr. W. P. Archibald, of the Do- minion I'arolc Oftico, soys that sinca tho parolo system bimame operativ« six years ago, more than 1,000 n;eq havo been released from prison, an^ only a little more than 2 per conlj bavo beeii returned to prison. j|^-;-^j ^^r»tP'^? ; ^^^>^mm' f--