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WIDE TERRITORY DEVASTATED 5t. Vincent in Worse Plight Tlian tlie Island of riartinique. A despatch from Kingstown. Island •I St. Vincent, aiiys: A. correspond- ent of tlio Associiiti'tl rrcos hus just reliirnod here from a visit, on horse- back, to tho dovastutod district of buck, to the devastated district of fifty' miles, and penetrated to with- in five miles of tho Soufriere crater. The ash-covored area of Kt. Vincent exceeds that of St. Martinique, which the correspondent has also explored. The entire northern part of tho is- land is covered with ashes to an av- ora^o dept!< of eighteen inches, vary- ing from a t'lin layer at Kingston to two feet or laoro at Georgetown. Tho crops arc ruined; nothing green can be seen. The streets of Georgetown are cumbered with snow-drift-like hOi ps of ashes, and ashes rest so heavily on the roofs that In several cases they have cau.sed them to fall. In. There will soon bo live thou- sand destitute persons in need of as- sistance from the fiovernmont, which is already doing everything possible to relieve tho sutTerors. Tho British cruiser Indefatigable brought twenty-five tons of supplies hero and returned to tho Island of Trinidad for more. The Governor of the Windward Islands, Hir Ilobt. Llwewlyn, is hero supervising the work of the authorities. ST. VINCKNT SUFFl'^.HS MOST. While tho outbreak of the volcano on tlio Island of Martini(iuo killed more people outright, more territory has been ruined in St. Vincent, henco there is greater destitution here. The injured persons were horribly burned by tho hot grit, which was driven along witli tremeiulous vel- ocity. Twenty-six persons who soiight refuge in ii room ten feet by twelve were all killed. One person was brained by a. huge stone nine miles from Iho crater. Kough cofTins are beinpr made to receive tho remains of the victims. Tho hoffl'ital here is filled with dy- ini; people. Fifty injnri-d pcrKons are lying on the lloor of that 1 nild- ing, as there are no beds for their accommodation, though cots are be- ing rai>iilly constructed of l)oards. 'J'his and similar work has bi.-en in progress since immediately after tho disaster. Hut two days elapsed be- fore there were any builals, as the negroes refused to dig the neee.ssary trenches, although they w(u-e oriere<l three times their usual wages by the local authorities. The nurses om- ])li>yed aro incompetent, but they are \,-illing to learn, and are work- ing lull -t. Tho negroes aro indilTer- eiit to all 'lu t Is happening, anil as to what has t.ci;urred. Tliey e.xpect to recolvo fJo'irnmcnt rations, but there have bee. istances where tliey liavo refused \. my the'- own rela- tives. ' The negroes who have leiuained on tho estates aro halt starved and Iho Caril> survivors are leaving their caves nnd pillaging abandoned dwelling houses ami shoi'S. A num- ber of aiicsts ha\o been iiuidc in this connection. As the Colonial Hospital here was found iniuleciuale to accommodate the fiuflerers, large iiiniy tenia luive been ere. ted for the use of the •.latients •who aro beltJR conslautly brought hei-e from other towns on the island, but even the.se annex hos|)it!ils are over-crowded. The local doctors liavo been reiiiforeed by a doctor who arrived here frnni the Islnud of Grenada, one of the Itiilish Wind- ward Islands, lie brought willi him a niMiiber of piickages of niedi- t-nl supplies, which were oxtreinel.V useful. aUl-l'IIUIlIC VAPORS. There arc a hundred Injured people in tho hospital nt (Jeorgc-town. gangs <-f men are seaiching for the dead or rapidly buiyiiig them in- trencheH, nnd all Hint ciiii be done under the circumstaiices is being acconiplislied. Thi' siilpliuric vnpoifl, whicli still ex- hale all over the island, are iiirreas- Jng tho sickness nnd mortality among the survivors, and aro causing suf- fering nmoiig the new ai-rivals. The hospital staff aro giving way from oMMWork. An ambulance corps from the garrison of Uarliadocs and fur- ther medical assistance will arrive here shortly. Tli!) stir.rh in the iiirticled dislriclH is Icrrible beyond description. Ni'iiiiy all tho huts left Htandlng lire liileil with dead bodies. Ill some ca.seH disiiifectiintfl and the usual means of disposing of the dead are useless, and cremation has been re.sorted to. When it is possible the bodies are dragged with ropes to the trenches and me 1 here hastily cov- ered up, ipiick linii' bring userl when iiMiiluble. Man,y of the dead bodies were so poveri'd with dust that they Were not discovere<l until walked up- on by viHltors or h.v the relieving ofllcers or their aHsl.slnnt.s. THi:m HIIFFKHINO TF.HUIIIMO. 'n»o urriva' here of tho flrst de CRATER ON ST. VINCENT. Fissures Throw Hot I., despatch St. Vincent tachment of the ambuluace corps, which brought sufferers from George- town, caused quite a sensation. This batch consisted of a hundred per- sons whoijo charred bodies exhaled fetid odors and whose loathsome faces made even the hospital at/- tondants shudder. All these burned persons were sufTcring fearfully from thirst and uttering, when strong en- ough to do so, agonising cries for water. It Is doubtful whether one of tho whole party will r(H;ovDr. The death rate among tho people" in tho hospitals is still very hipfh, lu spite of the best medical efforts on their behalf. NOW UNT>r,U THE OCEANT. It is ostiniatod that the sea hus encroached from ten loet to two miles along tho coast, near George- town, and that a section of the north of the island ha.s dropped into the sea. This is apparently verified by the report of the French catilc shrp Pouyer-Quertier, that sountlings now show seven fathoms where, be- fore tho outbreak, there were thirty- six fathoms of water. Lieut. Benjamin U. McCorniick, commanding the United .States steamer Potomac, now in these wa- ters, ha.s called on Governor Llewelyn and ofl'ered him the assistance of tho United States nnd any assistance which it was in his power to render. The Potomac has laniled what she can spare of her fuodstulVs. The Governor expressed his thanks and added that there was no iinmedialo need of help. The United States [Steamer carried ofiicial dc.siiatohes to tho Island of .St. Lucia. SOUFUIF-UR UIOSTING. .Since midnight Tuesday tho sub- terranean iletonations hero have ceased and tho Soufriere Wednesday relapsed apparently into perfect re- pose, no smoke rising from tho cra- ter and the fissures emitting no va- por. The stunted vegetation that formerly adorned tho slopes of the mountain has disappeared, having given place to prey-colorcd 'ava, which greets the eye on every side. Tho atmosphere is dry, but .some- |What agitated. Uain woirld he wcl- I come, us there is a great den 1 of dust in tho air, which is very dis- agreeable and irritating to throats and eyes, and is causing tho niei- : chants to put all their goods under cover. The inhabltaiils, naturally meaning the white population, as a ! rule, aro anxious to know whether ! tho repose of the volcano Is pcrinan- jent, or whether it is Iho lull which usually preiredes greater parox.ysinul I activity. Some people, nnticii>ating I that there is danger of further vol- canic eruptions, are leaving the out- iying towns for this city. NKW CKATEH.S FORMIOl). The report that tho volconic lake which occupied the top of the moun- tain baa disa|)peared appears to ho conlirmed. A sea of lava, emirting sulphurous fumes, now apparently occupies its place, and several new craters havii. been fornie<l. Tlie last time the volcano showed activity. Tiiesfiay last, tho craters, old and now, and nninevous fissures in the mountain sides dischiirged luit va- por, di'Cj) subterraiu'an inunmirings were heard, the ground 1 i-.'inliled, at times from the centie of the vol- c.mo. lingo volmi'fs of steam ro.se like gigantic pine trei's toward.'? the sky, and a dense, (Miiinieriaii smoke, mingling with the steam, issued from the new and active crater, fiu-ming an immense piill over the noil hern hills, lowering into tho valleys and I lien rising and spreadinpr until it envelopeil the whole island in n iie- ciiliar prey mist. .Sliiiiillaneous action upon the part of IIki volcanoes of Mart iiii(|ae and Uoiiiinlca and elsewhere him-iiih to de- note a volcanic coiinertion between the.se islands nnd appears to \erify the iissniii|it ion of the volcanic t)ri- gin of the mountain chains running parallel with the .Soufriere in the Windward districts. Ah thir despatch is sent it l.s ex- ce.ssively hot here, and tho northern hills retoiii their foRgy a|>pearnnce. Continue to Vapor. A St. Thomas, D. W says: Advices from show that it is impossible to get nearer than eight miles' to the new crater that has appeared in the vol- cano on tho Island of St. Vincent. Tho old crater was filled by a beauti- ful lake, but this has disappeared, having either sunk into tho bowels of the mountain or been blown in the shape of steam and scalding water over tho surrounding country. The li.ssures that havo appeared on the sides of tho volcano continue to throw out hot vapor. Subterranean noises are heard miles from the mountain, and tho tremblings of the earth indicate tho jiossibility of fur- ther discharges. On Monday afternoon great vol- umes of steam and smoke were thrown out. The whole island is covered with a peculiar mist, and the atmosphere is charged with noxious vapors, which havo the effect of in- creasing tho sickness among the peo- ple. An ambulance and medical as- sistance have arrived from Barba- does. The poorer classes from tho aflflicted districts aro now threatened with starvation, though the tJovernment is feeding 3,000 of them and giving them shelter. Among the many vic- tims of the disaster arc almost all of the Carib Colony, who lived on tho devastated part of tho island. MANY OF THE BODIES of those who lost their lives have now remained imburled so long that decomposition has set In, and the odor is. so overpowering that many of tho searching parties have been compelled to abandon their work. In other cases those engaged in bury- ing tho dead refused to handle the bodies. Consequently, ropes are tied to them, and they are either dragged to trenches and there interred or are placed on impromiitu funeral pyres and burned as speedily ns possible. Tho Legislative (Council of Jamaica has appropriated £1,000 for the benefit of the sufferers. Despatches by mail from St. Oeorge, Grenada, stated that the Royal mail steamer Taw has taken medical assistance to .St. Vincent. A line drawn from Chateau Belaire to Georgetown would divide the Is- land of St. Vincent iii halves. There is probably no human being living alive north of it. It is conservatively estimated that two thousand havo been sacrificed since tho first eruption on May 7. This includes all of the Carib Islands, which means the practical extinction of the race that was found by Co- lumbus four centuries ago. An old Indian prophecy that the Caribs would be sacrificed to the fire god which they worshipped has thti:-: been fiiltillod. Of the Caribs only a few individuals remain on tho Is- lands of St. Lucia and Dominica. ROBBERS OF THE DEAD. CRIME IN SCOTLAND. steady Increase in Nvimbor prisoned Since 1845. A London dcapalch says i â€" Prison Coniniisnionern of .Scot! in their report for. the .veor 1 again call altontion to the sei increaHO of criiiie In .Scotland, increase has been steady since 1 In 1900, there were iinpri.'ioncd 50;i persons, nnd in li'Ol, (id, Tho hoav.v (Ignre.M, it is ."iaUI. duo to tho inrreiised nambor of sons ctnnicted of minor oliei Serious crimes, however, liavo K'ealli' iucrcuKoil. Ini- -Tho anil, 5)t)1, ions 'I'ho Hir-,. <iO,- TflSl., are' jior- iccs. also THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc In Trade Centres. BEEADSTUFFS. Toronto. May 20.â€" Wheatâ€" Tho market is unchanged. No. :i white and red winter (juoted at 78c middle noighi. fso. 2 spring at 75 to 7bc. east. Manitoba Ao. 1 hard held at Bbc, Toronto and west; Mo. 1 ^orth- ern at Sljc, and No. 2 Northern a.t 821c, Toronto and west. Urinding in transit prices 2Jc higher. Al tJo- derich and Owen bound No. 1 hard quoted at 84 to 841c. â-  Buckwheatâ€" No. 2 nominal at 61 to 62c east. flourâ€" Ninety per cent. Ontario patent, $2.yo to $2.'J2, middle freight, in buyei s' sacivs. Straight rollers, in wood, quoted at 83.20 to $3.30. Manitoba flours are higher ; patents, 54-20 to $4.23 delivered on truck Toronto, bags included, and strong bol-ers', $3.U0 to 53.95. Oatmeal â€" Car lots, in obis., $4.85 on track, and in sacks at $1.70. Broken lots, 25c extra. Millfeedâ€" Bran is steady at $16. 50 outside. Shorts, 519 outside. At Toronto bran is $18.50, and shorts 520.50. Manitoba bran, §20 in sttQks, and shorts, 522 in sacks, To- ronto. Barleyâ€" Trade unlet ; No. 2 quoted at u3c mkldle freight, and No. 3 at 50 to 51c.. Oatsâ€" No. 2 white sold at 43Jc middle freight. Many of Them Have Been Shot at St. Pierre. A Fort do Franco, Martinique des- patch .says :â€" Acting Governor L'Huerre is taking procautiims to prevent wholesalo looting at .St. I'ierro during tho relief work. Tho French troops and tho re\e,iiuc olli- cers havo been ordered to watch out for this business. Tho olliceis sliot many of tho looters whom they found robbing tho dead. The shoot- ing of tlio.';o people has been huslied m), as the French law does not justi- fy any such action. On Tliur.sda.v I'residing .ludgo Dcs- fontaiiies .sentenced forty-four men and four women to various, terms of imprisonment, and on Friday twenty .seven men iiiul seven women wero also convicted of looting. 'Iho men wero sent 1o prison for live years and tho women for three. Tho peo- ple ut.laoked and tried to lynch tlio looters wl'ile they wero Injing takou to jail. Tho goudarines drew ie\i)l- \ers and the people lied, cursing the looters as they went. There were no cnsualtieH. Ti-.o people gonorally are h'ghly (W- eited over tho looting, and aro anxious that the criminals shall bo tried l>.v the higher courts and wore sciverc sentences imposeil. Doctors Went asilioit' and examined tho sit 11. it ion closely. They oitieieil that the bodies should bo Iniriieil nnd that the peo(ile .siliould liu\e tho place. About lifty iiersons wero brought to Fort de I'mnce. .\ chem- ist who was aboard tho Siichet analyzed the sand or ashes that Mont Toko emitted nnd found them to bo a coinjiosition of Ktilinluir and saltpetre. Capt. McLean nnd Commander Gil- inore, of tho cruiser Cincinnati, and Consul . Ayme, with a guide, .searcli- eil f(u- the body of Mr. I'rentis, tho American Consul, and also for tho biMlies of Iho nienihers of his family. The guide located the American Con- sul in a mass of sIdiu'S. lie peiu- trnted the rnins and found much silverware marked "M." A .skeleton M,i j Was fDUiid in the court. v aril, but Oats j there was no oviilenco to Ideiitif.v it. Several tons of stujies must be re- nioved before any poslttv'i^ hlijiitifica- tinn «;iir, b« made. Tho mni'ft" â- â€¢â€¢'M" ion the sllvorwaro prulxihly reprey- isjeiila Iho nanio of Con.sul I'rei.tls" j wife The li.»e.'tlgat iiui of tie ruins and the search for llo b )dia^ will bo 'conllivued. COUNTRY PKODUCE. Dried applesâ€" The market is quiet at unchanged prices. Small lots quoted at 5ic, and jobbing lots at 5 to 51c per lb. Evaponated, 101c. Hops â€" Trade quiet, with prices steady ut 13c; yearlings, at 7 to 8c. Honey- Tho market is dull at «> to lOc for strained; comb, $1.15 to 52.25 per dozen. Maple syrup â€" Market quiet, with prices unchanged. Pure new make, imperial gallons, 9Cc to $1; old, as to quality, 70 to 80c. Sugar, 9 to yjc per lb. liean!*â€" The market is quiet, with prices unchanged. They are jobbing at Sl-15 to $1.30, and hand-picted quoted at $1.35 to $1.40. Hay. baled â€" The market is steady, with fair demand; timothy, $10.50, on track for No. 1. .Straw â€" The market is quiet ; car lots on trnak quoted nt $5.50 to $6, the latter for No. 1. Poultryâ€" Receipts small. We quote: â€" Fresh killed turkeys, 13 to 14c per lb; chickens, 75c to §1. Ducks, 95c to 51. Potatoes â€" ^The market is unehang^ ed. Car lots are quoted at 75 to 78c per bag, and smali lots at 85 to 90c. THE BALRY MARKET. Butter â€" Tho ol'i'erings continue large and Iho demand fair for choice qualities. Choice grades in -fair de- mand. Wo quote :â€" Choice 1-Ib rolls. JO to 17Jc; choice large rolls, 1,'i to Mic: second grades, 11 to 13 ; croamery, prints, 20 to 21c; solids, J8 to ]!)c. lOggs â€" The market is steady, with a good demand at 13 to 3 31c per dozen for new laid, and at lie for chi|,'s. Cheese â€" Tho market is firm, with .sales of old at 12 ^c, and new at 11 i to 12c. LIVE STOCK MARKTCTS. Toronto, May 20 â€"At the Western cattle yards to-day the receipts lunounted to 76 cars, including 1,- 870 cuttle, 248 sheep and loxabs, 80O hogs, 220 calves, and a f«w milch cows. Owing considerably to the heavy run cattle dragged somewhat to-dny, and prices for anything but the best cattle wero a little off, and some of the stull was left over. Tho exi>ort trade was light in demand, and prices eased off a bit before noon, hut choice stuff fetched from 5f to 6 J per pound. The best but- clier cattle sold at from 5 to 5ic per lb, but secondary and inferior grades were easier, and the encjulry was dull. Cattle. Shippers, per cwt $5.25 $6,121 do, light 4.50 5.00 Butcher, choice 4.75 5.50 Butcher, ordinary to good 4.00 Stockers, per cwt 3. GO Sheep and Lambs. Choice ewes, per cwt 3.75 Yearhngs, per cwt 4.00 Spring lambs, each, 2.0O Bucks, per cwt 3.25 Milkers and Calves. Cows, each 25.0O 50.00 Calves, each 2.00 10.00 Eogs. Choice hogs, per cwt... . 6.75 Light hogs, per cwt 6.75 Heavy hogs, per cwt 6.75 Sows, per cwt 3.50 Stags, per cwt 0.00 4..50 4.00 4.50 5.50 5.00 3.75 7.2,''. 7.00 7.00 4.00 2.00 FAST OCEAN SERVICE. Government Has Opened Negotia- tions With the C.P.R. An Ottawa despatcli says : â€" Ih view of the probable effect of tin new steamship combine oa Canada's trade and trans-Atlantic transporta- tion, it is said that the Government is considering an arrangemient for the operation of a fast trans-Atlan- tic steamship line, in connection with a transcontinental railway. It is stated that negotiations havs been opened with tho C.P.R. loolving to the establishment of a fast At- lantic steamship and freight wrvicc. The idea is that there should bo a weekly passenger service between Canada and Great Britain ecjual to tho best that sails from Now York. In order to maintain a good freight SCI vice a dozen freight steamers would bo required, and the total cost of tho undertaknig would bo $20,000,000. The Government al- ready has the power to subsidize a lino to tho extent of $750,000 a year, but u. passenger and freight service, it is said, would involve n million yearly. The C.P.R. is re- ported to be willing if the project goes through to allow the fasb steamship lino to be controlled by trustees nominated by the Govern- ment. Tho matter is now engaging the coiwidcration of Sir Wilfrid Laa- rier and his colleagues, and further dovelopments are expected when they liroceed to London in June. It is thought that the project will then bo discussed with the C.P.R. direc- tors and representatives of the Brit- ish Government with i view to n handsome subsidy. HOG PRODUCTS. Pro-ssed hogs are unchanged. Hon products coiitinuo in good demand, with [uices lirm. We ciuote : â€" Bacon, long clear, lO.Jc, in ton and case lots filcss pork, S2L to 521.50; do., short cut, *;22.50 to 523. Smoked Moatsâ€" Hamsâ€" 13 to laic: breakfast bacon,. 145 to 15c; rolls, lljc; backs, 141 lo 15c, and shoul- ders, 1 1 . Lartl â€" Tho uiarkot is steady, with good demand. Wo quote : â€" Tierces. 11 to 111c; tubs, lljc; pails, lljc. compi»un(l, 9 to DJc. UNITKl) STATF.S MARKETS. St. Louis, May 20â€" Closed â€" Wheat 7iic; July, r;ijc â€" Cash, Hlc; fliay September, 7;iic. lliilinlo, IMuy 20. â€" Flour â€" l'"irm. Wheat â€" .Spring, quiet, tuot. Stijc ; winter, No. 2 led, Oiijc. Corn â€" Strong ; No. 2 yellow. Oi>c ; No. 3 do, l>7.5c. Oats â€" Quiet, but lirm ; No. 2 while, •I'.lic; No. 3 do, 4i)c ; No. 2 iiii.ted, ITc ; No. 3 ao, 40ic. Dnrley, OS to 72 ic asked, to arrixe. Uyoâ€" No. 1, 63 to (>3ic in store. Canal freights steady. Milwaukee. May 20.â€" Wheatâ€" High- er ; close. No. 1 Northern, 78 to 78ic; No. 2 Northern, 77 to 771c ; July, 755c. Ryeâ€" Higher; No. 1, Siic. Hurley â€" Firmer; No. 2, 73 to 71c;'. samples, (15 to 73o. Corn â€" July 03 J to (13 i. Duliith, May 20.â€" Wheatsâ€" Clo.se. cash. No. 1 hard, 7'.llc. No. I Northern, 7fijc; No. 2 Norlhorn. 71Jc; May, 7(lic: July, 701c; Sept., 7'lc: MaiiitolNi, No. 1 Northern, 7'llc; May. 7f>i|c; .Inly, 76 Jc; Sept., T'lc ; Manitoba, No. 1 Northern,' cash anil 7.''>5c; No. 2 N'»)rthorn, 73c. .^ept. ;Uic. Corn, (12c. Minneapolis, May 20 â€" Close, wheat â€" May, 76c; July, 755c; September. 72lc. on track. No. 1 hard, 7!)Jc ; No 1 Northern, TdJ to 77}c; No. 2 Northoni, 751 to 751c. I'loui" â€" First patent^, $3.85 to $3.05; second do.. $3.65 'to (?3.7.': fust rieins. p" • • •second do., §2.10. llran â€" In bulk. $11 to 514.30. RACE WAR IN GEORGIA. Police and Negroes Have a Pitch- ed Battle. An Atlanta despatch says: Three policemen and five negroes were kill- ed on Saturday morning in I'itts- burtj, a suburb of Atlanta, in a bat- tle as a result of the attempt to capture tho negroes who had way- laid and held up a policeman. Tho .State militia have been ordered out with artillery to attack tho houses where the negroes have gathered and entrenched themselves. The entire police reserve in the city is on duty. Later it was reported that five policemen were dead. Tho names of the men killed aro: City Policeman Tom Grant, City Policeman lOd. CrnVitree, County Policeman Hob Os- borne, and Uaililf Hattey. Fatally injured, Owen Heard. Tho olVicers burned the house in which tho negro who was tloing the shooting was barricaded, but the desperado es- caped to one adjoining. Call Ofticer .Spradliu was shot through the arm by the negro as ho darted out of tho burning house. lOver.v policeman in Atlanta, armed wiih a Winchester, is on the scene. The excitement is in- tense nnd there ar* many throats of lynciiing. CANADA'S GOLDEN DAYS. Trade Increased Over Twenty- seven Millions in Ten Months. An Ottawa despatch says : â€" Can- ada's aggiegale trade for tho ten months ending April 30lh amounted to S333,.".22,ll'.>, an increase of S27.- 416,220 c.Acr the Mime peii. d oi lasv .year. Tho imports for the ten months, exehisi.e of coin. and biil- liiin. totalled $157. 77!i;n2i), a better- ment ol S14,83(t,9O0. For the month of April only the iiu'ivasx} was $;!,. 116,321. l-'or the ten months tli« j exports of domestic products only, 'oxcliiding coin and bullion, aggregat- c:l $158.1510,071, or 8iy,C6<),l(iH :nhei\il of tho first Ion months of the j preceding .\ ear. Kor the month ol I April the ex|>or.ta readied a total ol $l!l,fvl3. lOS, a gain of $1,5v»3,56.') The chief iiureas.e is in wheat, '. 1:( exports of which aro $2,88i\00t) Kl ter than lust year. â-  i 4