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A despatch from St. Catharines says: James Morwood, a retired merchant of Welland, and James Lloyd, a resident of Stratford, while walking across the Grand Trunk high bridge near Jordan Station, on .Wednesday afternoon, met an inâ€" stant death. By crossing the bridge, a walk of several miles is saved on the way to Vineland and the two men were making the journey when they were struck by the Chicago express as they stepped from the east-bound track to escape an ap- proaching freight train. The bod- ies were hurled against Lhe freight A desmtch from Ottawa says: The customs; 31nd excise returns for the last fiscal year give one indica- tion of the: inflowing tide of pros- perity which will not be greeted with general enthusiasm. The production of cigarettes for con- sumption in Ounwda for the fiscal year ending March last totalled no less than 469,711,091, an increase of a little over a hundred million cig- arettes as compared with the pre- ceding year, and representing an outlay of probably over four million dollars for: “coffin nails,” princi- pally by the boys and young men of . Canada. during the twelve months. During the preceding year, on the other hand, owing to the reduced consumption which followed the commercial depression of two years‘ ago, there was a con- siderable filling off in the impor~ tation and, manufacture of cigar- ettes, the total being only 368,295,- TWO MEN INSTANTLY KILLED J. W. Lloyd, of Etratford, and J. Morwood, of Welland, Struck by Express. Over 100,000,000 More Smoked During Last Year Than During Year Previous. Brandon Experimental Farm Crops ' are Good. ‘A deepatch from Brandon, Man, says: Thraahing operations at the Experimental Farm show a, yield much bebfiergthan had been expect- ed. Theiyieldnf the different varie- ties of wheatl er acre is as fallows: Red Fyfe, 2 bushels; white, 34 bushels; Preston, 32 bushels; early red Fyfer27'bushels. The vegetable crops at; the: Experimental Farm are very fine, much better than had been expected considering the dry season. The esfiiihabed production of wheat forf’fiifiwhole of Canada is 122,’w5,'00031m8hels, of oats 233,247,- 000 bushels; and of barley 39,388,~ Blasting Aficideut at C. N. R. Con- struétion Camp. UBNSUMPTION 0F CIGARETTES Thea'iQSS‘é'in'i the western Provin4 yes, exclusivgtof British Columbia. Is a resulfil-of the great d'routh of July, which reduced themes, bar; vested ‘by 22'per» cent. for wheat. by 24'per. bent/1' for oats, and by 31.5 p03“ oeht.rI§g "bariey. 'A despgtch, from Ottawa, says: A bulletvimoi the census and statis- tics ofiice} {asqu the other day, says'thatg.;dnrihg' August the situa- tion withregand to the field crops of the. Dominion showed grmt‘lm- provement’mver: July. In the older Provinces-‘lgheggrains have matured well, andfiweibeen harvested and saved in, (inexoondit-ion. The esti- mate for thesDominion for wheat, oats and barley is 445,420,000 bush- els, Whialiis’lQQflSSflOO bushels less than fihefinal estimate for last year. DOMINION’S FIELD “CROPS Sprihg‘wheat is less by £5,608,000 bushels ;.‘.oafis";by 70,219,000 bushels. and barley by 16,010,000 bushels; but bill wheat’shows an increase of“ 1,649,000hu5hela. _In the;easfern Provinces the inâ€" crease otv‘zheatgis 3,633,000 bushels ; of oath; 23313900 bushels, and of bufley 625,000.13usheis. Bulletin Issued by the Census and Statistics ' ' Offiée at Ottawa - A despatch from Calgary, Alf}, TWO wonKMEN KILLED. YIELD. IS EXCELLENT. cars of the passing train and saved from a {all of over 100 feet, but they were badly mangled. Mr. Morwood sold out his boot and shoe business in Welland only a short time ago and was on his way ‘to pay a. visit to Mrs. Fry, his sister- in-Iaw, near Vineland. He had been in business for over a. quarter of a century and was a very prominent man, having spent his life of 65 years there. He is survived by his second wife and his only son, Har- ry, who is a, member of the law firm of German and Morwood, Wel- land.. ‘ 150940 â€" Domestic cigare’EtCS manufactured, 452,095,138; entered through customs, 12,616,333]; total 469,711,071. MOPSâ€"Domestic cigarettes man- ufactured, 384,809,344; entered through customs, 13,598,000; total, 398,307,344. 1908â€"9â€"-Domestic cigarettes man~ ufactured, 356,756,130; entered through customs, 11,539,,666; t’otal 368,235,796. " »_ 796, as compared with 398,307,344 in 1907â€"8. The increase of over a. hundred millions in the production of cigarettes during the last fiscal year is the largest on record, and points to a. rather alarming con. comitant of good times. It may be noted also that this increase is despite the anti-cigarette legisla- tion of Dominion Parliament two sessions ago. Comparitive figures for the last three years are as follows:â€" Formidablc Bomb was Discovered on Railway Track. A despatch from Fuenfkichen, Hungary, says: A formidable bomb was discovered on Thursday lying on the railroad trackin front of Emperor William’s train, in which he was proceeding to a hunting lodge {it Mohaies, 25 miles south- wasâ€"t of Fuenfkiclien. says: At Beckenridge’s C. N. R. construction camp, five miles north- east of Calgary, two workmen Hodgens and Bathgate, were in- stantly killed by a, blast on Friâ€" day. The accident was one 6f the usual kind of unfired charges. Hod- gens was foreman and Bathgate helper. The former was from On- tario and the latter came from Scot~ land. Compared with the same period last year for the Dominion the avâ€" erage condition of spring wheat on August 31 was 79.05 to 84.30, of oats 80.03 to 84.89, and of barley 80.51 to 83.54; but compared with the condition at the end of July it was 79.05 to 77.05 for spring wheat; 80.03 to 79.57 for oats, and 80.51 to 79.82 for barley; Peas, beans, buckwheat, mixed grain, flax corn for fodder, potatoes and alfal: fa. have declined in' condition, but peas, mixed grains and flax only appreciably, while corn for husk- ing. turnips, mangolds, carrots. sugar beets and pasture have imâ€" proved. PLOT T0 MURDER EMPERDR. 000 bushels as compared with 166,- 744,000 bushels wheat, 353,466,000 bushels oats, and 55,398,000 bush- els barley in the final estimate for last year. - The estimate for Manitoba,*Sas- katchewan and Alberta, is 99,890,- 000 bushels wheat, 92,201,000 bush- els oats, and 14,723,000 bushels barley, being an average of 11.89 bushels per acre for wheat, of 20.96 bushels for oats, and 14.49 bushels for barley on the area, sown, but of 15.24 bushels wheat, 27.91 bushels oats, and 21.22 bushels barley per acre on the area. reaped. Montreal, Septv. 20.â€"â€"Oatsâ€"No. 2 Canadian Western, 413â€"4 to 42c; No. 3, 403-8 to 401â€"20. Barleyâ€" No. 1, 53 to 540; No. 4, 500. Flour â€"â€"Maniboba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6; do., seconds, $5.50; Winâ€" ter wheat patents, $5.75; Manitoba wheat patents, $5.30; straight rol- Honeyâ€"Strained honey, 90 to 100 par 11). in 607p011nd tins; 5 to 10 pound tins at 91-2c to 10-1-20; No. 1 comb honey at 851,75 to $2 per dozenl; No. 2 at $1.50 per dozen. Porkâ€"eShort cut, $30 to $30.50 per barrel; mess, $27.50 to $28. Lard -â€" Tierces, 141-20; tubs 141â€"2c; pails, 14 3â€"40; stocks steady. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" Long clear bacon, tons and cases, 150 to 151-20; backs (plain), 200 to 21c; backs (peaâ€"meal), 5201â€"20 to 21 1-20. Green meats out of pickle; less than smoked. Wholesale quotations :â€" Rollsâ€"Smoked, 151â€"20; medium and light hams, 190 to 191â€"20; heavy, 180 to 181~20; bacon, 190 to 200. P0tz§boesâ€"-â€"750 per bagâ€" out of store and 650 to 700 in car lots., Chéeséâ€"131-2c per pound for large and 113â€"4c per pound for twins. “‘ Beénéâ€"vOld beans, $2 to $2.10 per bushel for primes, and $2.15 for handâ€"picked. Butterâ€"Creamery prints, 250 to 260; (10., solids, 24c to 250; separa- tor prints, 23c to 24c; dairy prints, 21.(: to 220; do., solids, 200; infer- ior (bakers), 180 to 190. Eggsâ€"19c to 200 for the average receipts, and 240 for selects. Millfeedâ€"Manitoba bran, $20 per ton; shorts, $22 per ton‘, track, To- ront-o. Ontario bran, $20 per ton; shorts, $22 per ton on tra‘ek, To- route. Manitoba Flour â€"â€" Quotations at Toronto are :â€"~Fir-sb patents, $5.90; second patents, $5.40; strong bak- ers’ $5.20; 90 per cent, Glasgow freights, 295. ’ Qfitario Flourâ€"-â€"New winter wheat, flour, for future delivery, $3.791» $37151 Vin buyers? bags, at the mills. Oatsâ€"Canada western, N0. 2, 391-20; No. 3 Canada, westerq, 380 at lake ports, for immediate ship- ment; Ontario No. 2 white, "346 to 35c outside; No. 3 white, 330 to 34c outside; 360 to 370 on track, Toronto. _ Peasâ€"No. 2, 79c to 800. Ryeâ€"No. 2 (new), 68c to 700 out- side. - ‘Barlveyâ€"â€"(New) at 480 to 500 out- sujg, apcpl'ding to quaLIity. Manitoba. Wheatho. 1 northern (old), $1.091-2, (new) $1.07; No. 2 northern, old, $1.07, new $1.06; No. 3 northern, $1.061-2~ at, lake ports for immediate shipments, - Cornâ€"American, No: 2 yellow, 650; No. 3 yellow, 641-2c, Toronto freights. Toronto, Sept. 20.â€"Ontario Wheatâ€"Old No. 2 winter nominal at $1, outside; new, 940 to 95c out- side, qccprding to location. THE WORLD’S MARKETS “Fru!t-a.-ti_ves" are sold by an den!- ers at 5°C in box, 6 for 82.50, or trial box, 25c, or may be obtained from Fruit-u-tives. Limited, Ottawa. She writes, “I was a constant mar- tyr to Stomach Weakness all my life and no physician could cure me. but ‘Fruit-aâ€"tives’ gave me entire relief and I cordially recommend this fay;- ous‘ fruit medicine to the publlc." « “Fruit-a-tives" corrects all disor- ders of digestion. and is a. positive and speedy cure for Indigestion, Dys- pepsia. and Constipation. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Chet" “3 Other Dairy Produce at Home a.“ Abroad. Mrs. J'. R. Flock, of London, 0nt.. for years received the best medical attention that Canada afforded. tat-ours mum nu: LEADING tum; CENTRES. INDIGESTION OF A LIFETIBIE PROMPTLY, CURE!) BY “ FRUIT-A~TIVES.” Her husband was a prominent phy- sician, yet his skill and that of his colleagues, was of no avail in helping Mrs. Flock. THE'HUHHUHS DR STUMMIH TBHTUHE BUSINESS IN MONTREAL. COUNTRY PRODUCE. BREADSTUFFS; PROVISIONS. In passing the whirlpool, which was reached in less than three min- utes, the Perm went in towardsthe American shore, cutting across the eastern corner of the pool. She Larsen kept in midstr-eam until he neared the head of the rapids. Then he went in towards the Ca- nadian shore. Most of the rocks in the rapids are near the Ameri~ can shore. A15 the Ferro struck the rapids, great waves tossed her clear of the waiter with as much ease as they would have buffeted about a huge cork. The little craft battled manfully with tne seething, tossing waters, at times rearing up and tak- ing a, leap, after the manner of a racing auto on an ordinary country road, only more pronounced in her movements into the air. Ten feet leaps into space were taken so many times that Larsen was unable to enumerate them after the trip. A despatch from Niagara Falls, Ont, says: It was not five minutes after he had told a party of news- paper men that he would not make the trip that Capt. Klaus Larsen of Cleveland, Ohio, suddenly chang- ed his mind on Sunday afternobn and successfully negotiated the five miles of water between the- Maid of the Mist landing and a point a mile and a half above Lewiston. Evidence of Prof. Pepper at the Great Murder Trial. Aflgspatch from London says: Testlfymg at the resumption on Captain Larsen’s Wild Voyage in a Frail] Motor Boat. Toronto, Sept. 20.â€"â€"Heavy .exâ€" porters were scarce, selected steers and heifers sold up to $6.75. These were exceptions, but several loads of light shipping cattle sold at $5.- 80 to $6.25. Choice butchers, $5.- 75 to $6, medium at $5.15 tvot$5.- 65.; good butcher cows, $4 to $5.25; common cows from $2.50 to $3.75; bulls’ firm. Sheep, $4.50 to $4.85; lambs, $5.90 to $6.25. Hogs, $8.65 to $8.75 f.o.b., and $9 fed and watered DARE!) WH‘IBLPGGL RAPIDS Montreal, Sept. 20,â€"Prices are steady all round, with hogs 250 per 100 pounds higher. Steers ranged from $5 to $5.75; cows, $4 to $5; bulls, $2.25 to $3.50; hogs sold at $9.25 to $9.50, and cows $8.25 to $8.50; sheep brought. $4; lambs $5.75 to $6; calves, $4 to $6. Buffalo, Sept. 20â€"Wheatâ€"Spring wheat; No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.17 3â€"4; Winter, No. 2 red, $1. Cornâ€"â€"â€"No. 3 yellow, 603â€"40; No. 4 yellow, 590; No. 3 corn, 691-40; No. 4 corn, 571â€"40, all on track, through billed. Oats~No. 2 white, 371-20; No. 3 white, 36 3-40; No. 4 white, 35 3-40. Barleyâ€"~Feed to malting, 73 to 780. Ryeâ€"No. 2 on track, 770. let‘s, $5.25; (10., in bags, $2.50 to $2.60; extras, $2.15 to $2.25. Feed â€"Ontarid bran, $20.50 to $21; On- tario ‘middlings, 822; Manitoba. bran, $20; Manitoba, shorts, $22; pure grain mouillie, $31 to $32; mixed mouilliue, $25 to $28. Cheese â€"Wesbern quoted at 11 to 11 1-40; eastern, 105-8 to 103â€"40. Butter â€"Choicest, 24 to 241-40, and east- ern, 231-2 to 240. Eggsâ€"Selected stock, 231-2 to 24c; No, 4 stock at 19 to 19 I--%c; straight receipts, 190; No. 2 stock, 13 to 140. Minneapolis, Sept. 20. 4- Wheat ~September, $1.09 3-4; December, ~$1.11771-3; Ely, $1.15 1-8. A despatcll from Johanne‘s'mug says : The standing of the parties in the Federal elections in Soufi'l Al- rica, which took place on Thur» day, was at midnight as follows :â€"-â€" Nationalists . . . . . . . . . ., u .m :33 Unionists . . . . . . . . . M.... .. 26 , Independents ...-. ... 6 ,Labor . . . . . . . . . . .. ....‘ . 1 Sir Percy Fitzpatrick defeated Premier Botha in East; Preterm and Sir G. Farrar defeated the Minis- ter of Finance, Hon. H. ‘3. Hull. Cape Town went solidly Unionist, Dr. Jameson beat the Nui‘onalist Sir P.’ Fitzpatrick Wins in Fed‘géral Election in South Africa. GENERAL BUTHA DEFEATED U‘TITED STATES MARKETS. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. A'POIN’I‘ F011 CRIPPEN. At; the bend, with the Lewiston’5 bridge in sight, the boat drifted toward the American sid-e again; and was then caught in the shore eddy. The Form grounded ag.ain.,’ this time near enough to shore to be caught by Roy Rockwell of thi city; who waded into the water and caught a. rope thrown by Larsen. experienced no difficulty in getting past this treacherous piece of water, but had hardly negotiated the feat when the engine stopped. Three minutes after the engine stopped the Ferro struck a big wave that completely overturned the craft in just about the Devil’s Pool. She righted herself with no diffi- ‘culty. From now on Larsen was the plaything of the mighty river, unable to hold the course, the boat swinging from one side to another. After getting through the Devil’s Hole, the Ferro- swung toward the; rocks on the American side of thel river, about a. mile and a half above} Lewiston, rolled over one boulder and went fast between two others. There Larsen stayed for five min- utes, forty feet from shore, working desperately to release the craft. Larsen finally liberated ‘her by, working the rudder from side to side, was hit by a camber and 'sent‘ careering toward the middle. 1 Trngedy on the Banks of the Sal- mon Rlvcr, B. C. A despatch from Vancouver says: Infuriated because a, rival trapper had a legal warrant to search his shack for beaver skins, Donald Mc~ Dona-1d shot Frank Savage, ‘3 special constable, dead on the banks of Salmon River on Wednes- day. He then went to Rock Buy with the one man who vs'itn'eseedl the deed and surrendered himself1 to justice. He was brought to Vancouver on Sunday morning on the steamer Cowichan. McDonald has been a trapper for many years.‘ He came originally from Argylâ€" shire. The Last Day of October Has Been Chosen by Government. 1 A despyatch from Ottawa, says: At a meeting of the Cabinet Minis- ters on Thursday afternoon an or- d-er was passed making Monday, Oc- tober 3131;, Thanksgiving Day this year. The selection of a. Monday for the holiday follows the preoe~ dent established two years ago, principally at the request of the Commercial Travellers’ Association. Wednesday of the Crippen murderi trial, Prof. Augustus J. Pepper, tho pathologist of the University OE‘ London, said that his examination had convinced him that the hurl“: parts found in the cellar of an; Hilldrop’ Crescent home were new ered by a, hand skilled in surgem and directed by a, mind that pays“ sessed a, reel knowledge of anatomyfi Under crosaexnminatien Profelsori Pepper admitted that behind been] unable to estthlish the sex of theJ victim. At this point Solicitor New-l ton took the witness in hand an‘ asked him to be more specific in statements as to having found “.01 trace of sex.” The professor agreed with caunsel that it was impossible for him in any manner to determine‘ the sex from the parts of the body found and examined by him. The witness explained that he meant that he could not identify the sex anatomically. The probable result of the find elections 'will be:â€" u ationalists . . . . . . . . ~ .. . . . . . 64 Unionists . . . . . . . . . . . . 4O Natal Independents .. .. ll Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Smâ€"uts, Nationalist, curried Pro. boria. West. candidate in Cape Town Thy 1,414 N» 62. Premier Botha, addressing a! crowd at; Pretoria. after his “foam? said: “I shall do my utmost two1 st,qu out racialism." Independent. . . . SHOT HIS RIVAL DEAD. “ THANKSGIVING DAY. m 64 . . . . . . . . 4O :pendents .. .. II at . . . . . ....‘.. .. l