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ALLIES WIN BIG BATTLES Utmost Bravery Displayed on Both Sidesâ€"Another ' Bulgarian Army Invades Turkey By ‘ Way of Black Sea Q 'A despatch from London says: The news from the seat. of war on \Vednesday night tells of the con- tinued sucoesses of the allies. The Serviaus have captured Novi Bazar and are the virtual masters of Kunmnova. The victories, however, have been purchased at heavy sarcâ€" rifi-ces. Rosult of German Butchers Re- fusing to Sol] Imported Moat. A despatch from Berlin, Ger- many, says: Hundreds of Berlin Housewives joined in a. wild riot on Wednesday because the butchers in the municipal markets refused to handle meat imported so as to re- duce the cost of living. The prin- cipal trouble occurred in the Wedâ€" ding District, which is entirely in- Ihabited by working people. Hun- dreds of women went to the muni- cipal market there on Wednesday morning hoping to profit by the reâ€" duced prices settled on by the Mun- The situation in Thrace is becom- ing clearer. A great battle is being fought over‘ a. Wide semi-circular front b-eFm‘e‘ Adrianople, upon hich town the Bulgarians are graâ€" ually closing in. On the east they have occupied Vasilika and Tim- ovo, and are continuing their adâ€" vance southward. Mass Meeting to Be Held in Mont- real Respecting Cost of Living. A despatoh from Montreal says: It was announced on Wednesday morning that plans are being pre- pared for a mass meeting to be held in the Monument, National or some other large hall, the object of which will be to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the neces- sity for immediate action to reduce the cost of high living in the coun- try generally, and in Montreal par- ticularly. Alderman Blumenthal declared on Wednesday that invesâ€" tigations which had been quietly carried out lately by a number of those who are behind the proposi- tion have disclosed extraordinary revelations in connection With the storage of food in the cold storage plants of the city. “There is enough food in the cold storagm houses and refrigerating plants of Montreal.” 'he said, “to feed the whole popula- tion of Canada for six months to come.” On the west the Bulgarians, acâ€" cording to official Sofia accounts, have reached the Arda, River, close to Adrianople, which is being vig- orously bombarded. Already the two outer forts have fallen. Some positions to the north of Adriano‘ple are also said to have been taken after fighting of the severest char- acter. It is significant that Wednesday night’s Constantinople despatches have a less confident tone than preâ€" vious despatches from the Capital, while they admit a, heavy struggle, in which both sides are showing the utmost bravery. About 1,000 Bulgarian prisoners of war have arrived in Constanti- nople, according to a special des- pabch from the'Turkish capital. Greeks Capture Servia. A despatch from Athens says: The Greeks have occupied the town of Servia, and have also captured the bridge over the River Aliak- mon (Indjev Kara‘sa), thereby cutting off the retreat of the Turks. Another Bulgarian Invasion. A despabch from Sofia says: An- other Bulgarian army has invaded Turkey. this time along the shores of the Black Sea. After occupying the coast town of Vasilika. they captured Timovo, and are now and- vancing southward upon the impor- tant town of Visa. Informationvconcerning the Mon- tenegrin progress is meagre, but the Turkish authorities claim that Scutari has been reinforced and is safe. Rift in Balkan Concert. A Salonika despatch asserts that the Malissori tribes are offended be- cause the Monitenegrin commanders are proclaiming the sovereignty of King Nicholas in lthe captured Al- banian towns. They demand that King Nicholas give a. guarantee that he evacuate Albanian territory and secure autonomy for Albania. So far they have received no satisâ€" factory reply, and it is reported that they are refusing to fight fur- ther for the Montenegrins, whose advance has beenithereby checked. WOMEN START FOOD RIO'I‘. ABUSE 0F COLD STORAGE. The prisoners taken by the Bul- garians say the vigorous offensive movement of the invaders took the Turks by surprise. The Turks are demoralized, ill-fed and badly disâ€" ciplined. ' According to one report, a deciâ€" sive movement against Kirk-Kilis- seh began Monday evening, when cavalry and infantry, under cover of a heavy artillery fire, attacked the town on two sides. The Bulgar- ians have completely surrounded Kirk-Kilisseh, which the Turks re- gard as of almost equal importance with Adrianople. Its defence has been entrusted to Muktar Pasha, son of the Grand Vizier, and Hazim Pasha. icipal Council. They found, howâ€" ever, that the butchers had agreed not to deal in meats imported by the municipality. They then storm- ed the butchers’ stalls, seized all the native-raised meat, trampled it on the ground, and fought with the butchers; who were trying to pro- tect it from destruction. The p01- ice were forced to close the market to put an end to the riot. Severe fighting is also reported in the Struma Valley. The Bulgarians on Tuesday occupied important strategic points in Kresna Pass. The Turks fled‘ abandoning muni~ tions and supplies. Servian Victories. A despatch from Belgrade says: Official announcement was made here on Thursday night that the Servians have captured Novi Ba- zar, Prestina, Kumanova, Kratova and Kotschana. Detachments of the Servian army entered Kumano- va on Thursday afternoon after annihilating the Turkish batteries. The fighting around that town last- ed three days. At Grimbovo the Turks were driv- en with great loss by a counter atâ€" tack from the position they had captured. The fighting continued on Tursday, during which the Turks lost seventy killed. Government Has Ordered Two Fast Cruisers From Dublin Yard. A despatch from Ottawa says: In accordance with the Government’s policy of providing every necessary means for the protection of the fish- eries of Canada. it is intended to have constructed at once two fast vessels, to be used in the fishery protection service. The contract for these ships is believed to have been awarded to the Dublin Dock- yard Company of Dublin, at $267,- 000 They Will Probably B9 Established Next Year at Two Points. A despatch from Ottawa says: A recommendation has been‘made to the Government by the Grain Comâ€" mission for the establishment of the sample grain markets in the West, provided for under the Grain Act of last session. The markets will be established at Fort William and Winnipeg, probably in September of next year. In an engagement Tuesday at Marash, at the junction of the Mir- itza and Arda Rivers, close to Ad- rianople, the Bulgarians were at- tacked by 8,000 Turks. After an hour of heavy artillery and rifle fire the Turks were defeated and fled in disorder, leaving the field strewn with dead and wounded. The Bul- garians captured 300 prisoners, a. dozen quickâ€"firers and quantities of munitions. Many Turks drowned themselves in the river because they believed the Bulgarians massacred their prisoners. ' Drove Greeks Back. A despatch from Athens says: General Sapountzakis,. the Greek commander, wires from Arta that throughout Wednesday fighting in the Kamatsades defile was indeci- sive. At night the Turks made a surprise attack With greatly su- perior forces and succeeded in drivâ€" ing back two Greek battalions 00A cupying‘ the defile. The engageâ€" ment continued all night. The Janes property, at King and Yonge streets, Toronto, was sold for a million and a quarter dollars. SAMPLE GRAIN MARKETS. FISHERY PROTECTION. Varying Reports of Fight. The Turks Defeated. London Hotel Employe was Acci- dentally Killed. ' A despatch from London, Ont., says: Annie Slavin, who for the past fifteen years had been an emâ€" ploye of the Tecumseh House here, was accidentally killed while at work in the hotel on Friday night. Miss Slavin had approached a large wardrobe that has occupied a, posi- tion in one of the corridors on the second floor for many years, and in some manner pulled it over upon herself. She was crushed to the floor, and although extricated by the proprietor, within half a minute she was already dead, her skull having been fractured. Timiskaming Onllllllissioners Rode Over Now Extension. A despatch from ’Haileybury says: Chairman J. L. Englehart, Commissioner Fred Dane, T. and N. 0. Railroad officials, and guests from Hail-eybury and New Liskeard, ran over the extension of the Govâ€" ernment trolley line on Wednesday from this town to New Liskeard in the first car operated over the exâ€" tension. The completion of this line doubles the trolley system of the north taken over some time ago by the Ontario Government. CRUSHED UNDER WARDROBE. A despatch from London, Ont, says: Obsessed with the notion that Mrs. William Ball, of 622 Waterloo Street, had done her some imagin- ary injustice, Mrs. Rockford R. Nelson, her friend and neighbor, of 650 Waterloo Street, late on Friâ€" day endeavored to force a dose of carbolic acid down Mrs.‘ Ball’s throat, and, failing, swallowed the poison herself. Her death ensued an hour later, While Mrs. Ball is in a critical condition at Victoria Hos- pital, to which she was removed. Thomas Knox Loses His Life at Lock Near Cornwall. on Wednesday, was electrocuted west of the guard look at Mille Roches on Friday afternoon. The young man climbed a pole in an ef- fort to ascertain if the lock, gates ahead were clear, and he came in contact with the electric wires and was instantly kiiled. ' Attempts ‘to Pour Carbolic Acid Down Woman’s Throat. A despatch from Cornwall says: ThOmas' Knox, of Toronto, who joined the yacht Zara {at Toronto OPENED NEW TROLLEY LINE. A Majority of 236 Recorded in Favor of Hydro. A despatch from Brantford says: The ratepayers of this city on Fri- day decided to adopt the Hydro- Electric system of power, the fin- al r‘eturns‘showing a, majority of 236 in favor of the scheme. Welland the Location of Empire Cotton Mills. A despatch from Welland says: Arrangements have been completâ€" ed for the location of the Empire cotton mills here, which will be one of Welland’s largest industries, the capital stock being three million dollars. A site has been purchas- ed in Ward One, the building plans are being prepared, and a number of contracts have already been let. BRANTFORD PASSES BY-LAW. A THREE-MILLION IN I) U STRY Crown Princess of Montenegro. TORONTO MAN KILLED. NURSE GOE INSANE. PRIN (JESS JUTTA. Toronto. Oct. 29,â€"Flourâ€"~Ontario wheat grades, 90 per cent. patents quoted at $4 to $4.10, Toronto. Manitoba flours un- settled. Manitoba, Wheat~â€"No. 1 new Northern, 980. Bay ports; No. 2 311,960; and No. 5 at 940, Bay ports. Feed wheat, 65 to 67c, Bray ports-W (futifiJWheatâ€"No. 2 new white and red Wheat, 95 to 970, outside, and sprouted. 80 107850, outside. Qatarâ€"No. 2 Ontario, 39 to 40¢, outside, and 45 to 440, on track, Toronto. No. 3 Ontarios, 56 to 570. outside. Western Can- ?qda Eats, 44 to 450. on track, Toronto, for o. . Peasâ€"Nominal. Barleyâ€"Forty-eight-pound barley, 65c. outside. Gorn~No. 2 old American, 721-20, a11- rail, Toronto, and No. 3 at. 720. all-rail. No. 5, at Bay ports, 68c. Ryeâ€"76 to 770 for No. 2, outside. Buckwheatâ€"$50, outside. Branâ€"Ma‘nitoba'bran, $23, in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $26. Country Produce. Butterâ€"~Dai'ry rolls, choice, 26 to 270; bakers', inferior, 22 to 24c; choice daxry, tubs. 260; creamery, 29 to 30c for rolls, and 27 to 280 for solids. Verdict In the Famous New York Murder Case Re- tyrned by Jury A despatch from New York says: “Guilty. of murder in the first deâ€" gree,” was the verdict returned three minutes before midnight on Thursday night by the jury in the case of Lieutenant Becker, charg- ed with killing Herman Rosenthal. The jury had been out exactly seven hours and 57 minutes. The length of its deliberation, and the frequency of its requests for exhiâ€" bits, together ‘with an unmistakable sign of hot arguments in the jury- room, had led most of those who waited late at the Criminal Courts building to believe that there would be no agreement. So that when the blow finally fell upon the defendant its force was all the more crushing. Becker’s lawyers had grown more confident as the hours sped. Beck- er himself, chatting pleasantly with his wife, the Plitt brothers, and a former reporter, Frederick H. Haw- ley, who had testifiéfl in his behalf, was serenely confident that there could be no answer fro mthe jury- room save not guilty. PRIBES 0F FARM PRODUCTS _ Hone&Â¥Extiacted; {n tins: 11 {.0 120 Der 11)- for N0. 1, wholesale; combs. $2.50 to $5, wholesale. BECKER IS FOUND GUILTY Poultryâ€"WelI-fatted, clean. dry-picked stock: Chickens, 14 to 150 per 1b.; fowl, 1b.. 11 to 12c; ducks, 14 to 151-2c; geese. 130; turkeys. 21 to 240. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above. rrfiggnsâ€"Handmicked, $5 per bushel; primes, $2.90, in g jobhing flay. __ Potatoesâ€"Car lots, 85 to 900 per bag, on track. PI'OVISIOHS. Baconâ€"Long clear. 15 to 151-40 per 113.. in case Iota. Porkâ€"Short cut, $26 to 627; do.. mess, $21.50 to $22. Hamsâ€"Medium to light, 17 to 171~2c; heavy, 151-2 to 160; rolls, 141-2 to 150; breakfast bacon, 19c; backs, 21 to 211-20. A REPORT. FROM THE LEADING IRADB CENTRES OF AMERICA. EwggflsVâ€"Crasié' 135s _érfm;iew-1aid, 50¢: per dozen; fresh, 27 to 280. .Qheese~141-2c for large. and 14 3-40 for twins. "fiéfiéd Strawâ€"Good straw, $10 to $10.50 on track, Toronto. 'Montreal, Oct. 29,â€"0atsâ€"Oanadian West- ern, No. 2. 54 to 541-20; extra No. 1 feed, 531-2 to 540; No. 2 local white, 470; No. 3 (10., 460; No. 4 do., 450. Barleyâ€"Manitoba feed, 61 to 620; malting, 78 10 80a. Buck- wheatâ€"No. 2, 74 to 750. Flourâ€"Manitoba. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.30: sec ond, $5.50; strong bakers’, $510; Winter patents. choice. $5.55, straight rollers, $4.- 95 to $5: do., bags, $2.35 to $2 40. Rolled oatsâ€"Barrels, $505; bags, 90 lbs., $9.40. Branâ€"$25; shorts, $26 to $27;,m1ddlings. $28 to $50; mouillie, $30 to $35. Hay~No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15 to $15.50. Cheeseâ€" Finest Westerns, 131-4 to 131-20; finest Easterns, 13 to 2131-20. Butter-Choices“; creamery. 291-2 to 29 5-40; seconds, 281-4 to 281-20. Eggsâ€"~Selected. 30 to 51c; N0. 2 stock, 21 to 220. Potawester bag, car lots, 65 to 700. Minneapolis, Oct. 29.theatâ€"December, 890; May, 943-40; No. 1 hard, 911-40; No. 1 Northern, 881-4 to 90 5-40; No. 2 do” 851-4 to 861-40. Corn~No. 5 yellow 65 h Hi-Zc. Oatsâ€"N0. 3 white, 50 to 510. Ryeâ€"No 2, 60 to 630. Branâ€"$18.50 ,0 $13. Nourâ€" First patents, $4.35 to $4.55; second Lat- onts, $4.20 to $4.45; first clears, $5 23 to $5.50; second clears, $2.40 To $2.70. Duluth, Oct. 29:7Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard 90 3-40; No. 1 Northern, 89 3-40; "0. 2 d0., 873-40; October, 897-80. nominal; i‘e-em- ber, 891-20,; May, 945-80 bid. Linseed. on track, $1.521-2; to arrive, $1.511~2; Onto- ber, $1.511-2 bid; November, $1.501-2; De- $1.471-2; January, $1.47 3-4; May, ;5-Lyé‘l‘_(i-:’j?iélzcés‘,71171-Zc; tubs, 14 3â€"40; pails, c. Toronto, Oct. 29.~Oatt1e¢Choice butcher, $5.75 to $6.25; export, $6 to $6.25; good medium, $5.40 to $5.60; common. $4 to $4.- 50; cows. $5 to $5.25; bulls, $3 to $4.50; can- ners, $1.50 to $2.00. CaIVES‘GOOd veal, $8 to $9; common. $5.50 to $6.00. Smokers and feedersâ€"Steers, 550 to 1,050 lbs, at. $5.25 to $5.70; feeding bulls, 400 to 1,200 1138., at $2.75 to $4.25. Milkers and springeraâ€"From $50 to $80. Hogsâ€"$8.90, fed and watered. Lambs-$6.007to $6.25 lor_ the best. laled Hay and Straw. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 hay, $13 to $14, on track, Toronto; No. 2, $11 to $12. Mixed hay_ is quoted at $9 to $9.25 2. km on tra’ck‘ V Mbhfre'al, Oct. '29.â€"Choice steers $6.25. good at $5.50 to $6, fair at $5.25, and common at $4 to $4.50 !rlou of Battle. Grain. cuuu ml mun "Idqu a: llama nml Abroad- United States Markets. lee stock Markets. Montrcal Markets. Broadstufis. sold at $4.75 to per 100 The convicted man bore up un- der the shock with the grimness and resolution that had character- ized him all through the trial. When the momentous answer came to the question of the clerk of the court, “Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a. verdict?” the Lieutenant turned calmly toward Harold B. Skinner, the foreman, and displayed no emo- tion whatever as Mr. Skinner pro- nounced a few short words that spelled his fate. The only sign of agitation, the only visible appear- ance of shock,wa/sa.grayness that spread over his dark face, the nar- rowing of the fierce eyes, and a contraction of the muscles of the throat. Presently when he lifted his right hand and gave oath as to the facts of his age and circum- stances there was not a quiver of the big arm or a waver of a finger. He could answer the formal ques- tions put to him only in husky tones, barely audible a few feet from where he stood at the bar of the court. Farmer Slain When Companion Trips Over Stump. A despatch from Ottawa says: Samuel Green, a, farmer residing in East Templeton, ‘ was accidentally shot and killed by Arnold Frappier, also of Templeton, a companion, while on a deer hunt near Tasse Lake, Gore Township. Wright County, Quebec, on Wednesday morning. According to the story told Coroner Dr. Lyster, of Hull, by eye-Witnesses of the shooting, 8. party of five huntsmen were en- camped near Tussle Lake. Green and Frappier, accompanied by the oth- ers, left camp early Wednesday morning, the two former being some distance ahead of the others. Coming to a clearing, Green saw four deer. and started to run, callâ€" ing to Frappi‘er to follow. The lat- ter started to run, but tripped over a stump, his gun discharging as he fell. The bullet took effect in Green’s back, killing him instantly. KILLED DURING DEER HUNT. lbs. A few choice butcher cow brought $5. but the bulk of the' trade in this class of stock was done at $4 to $4.75, and the lower grades at $3 to $3.75 per 100 lbs. Lambs Sold. at $6 to $6725 and ewe sheep at $5.75 per 100 lbs. Calves, $5 to $10 each, as to size and quality. Hogs, $9 per 100 1139., weighed 011' cars, '-nd small lots at. $9.25, while some very common stock only brought $8.50. ; Sir Edward Grey Plans to ~Mako New Canadian a Full Britisher. A despatch -from London says: The question of the peculiar anom- alies of the naturalization laws was raised in the Commons on Tuesday night, when Sir Edward Grey die¢ clareol that persons naturalized in Canada did not thus become Bri« tish subjects in the strict sense of the term, they only being natural- ized as within the limits of the Do- minion. Sir Edward said those in- equalities had been recognized and a measure will be introduced during the present session which will seek a uniform law for the whole Em- pire. Survey Parties Which Marked Alaska Boundary Return. A despat‘ch from Ottawa. says: The members of the Dominion Gov- ernment survey parties engaged all summer between the Porcupine Riv- er and the Arctic Ocean, have all returned. It was stated that; the work Qf determining the interna-, tional boundary line was delays for several weeks by volcanic dust from Mount Katmai. The eruption was also responsible for a, five~ we-eks delay of survey operations engaged in at Glacier Bay. A deepatch from Haileybury says : The cause of the explosion which wrecked the Energite powder works on Wednesday was the dropping of a nail from the ceiling on to the cogs of a. grinding machine, there- by making a. spark which flew from the cogs to a quantity of chloride of sodium in a tray being carried by a boy and set it on fire. The lad dropped the tray and ran, thereby saving his life, and the fire spread to a mixing room adjoining and about five tons of material was ex- ploded. Fell From Ceiling into Tray Sodium at Haileybury Plant. EMPIRE NATURA LIZA'I‘ION. BACK FROM THE ARCTIC. NAIL CAU SED DISASTER.