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y W ^ ^X Many Villages in Ruins and the Inhabitants Massacred. A despatch from St. rclcrsburu Bais: The aiilhoritics in the Cau- casus wei<' taken completely hy sur- prise because of the magnitude of tlie 'J'arlur rising. 'rii>. re is not the leant doubt tlinl the rising was long planned, carefully organized, and that it is connected with the separatist movement. The officials at 'I'illis state that they have un- niiHtakable proof that the revolt has been funned by Turki.-h eniissari.-.s, and agiiiitoFB, bearing green stand- ards, are now riii.-ing Oio whole country. Tartars intend taying a r.-gular siege iguinst Uaku and f-h'iKha. 'I liey have laid many vil- lages in ruins and piti!e-;.slv mns.-ia- cred the inhabitants. Untesn sullici- ent troops are available promptly to fiuppress the rising, the wh-ilc of that part of the country will he ile- va.stated and the populations of the towns ond villttge.s mas.saered. In variouK part.s of the Caucasus bands of poaKantH haie been organized against the noblcfi. These are in- vading the domains of the latter nn<I seizing all the lirearui!) obtain- able. The principal fighting is not in Uaku Itself, hut at Hal.ikhan. where hundreds have been shot by the in- fantry and artillery, and where 1 .- 000 were killed or woundetl during a <lespcrate attack on the nilitary camp and provision depots. The troops sustained few rasualties. A large number of workmen bar- ricaded themselves in the Ualukh-tn hospital, and the soldiers began the attack with ride fire and then â- tunned the hospital aixi completed their work with the hayonct. The de.sporate condition of alTairs nt Uaku is shown by a telegram from the Governor of Uaku. who has sent an urgent despatch to Tiflis saying that his troops are sur- rounded by Tartars and will inevit- ably be overwhelmed unless immedi- ately relieved. DLOOD-CUJJDLlNt; ATUOCITIE.S. A despatch from Paris says; The Petit rarisicii says it learns from a privati' but absolutely trustworthy source that the situation at llaku to-<lay was os bad as it could be. Armeninn.s are killinp; one aiu)th<r rather than fall into tin- hands of the Tartar soldiery, who torture all who they secure. Massacre follows liiaK.sacre. The oil wells are all abia/./'. The butchery began with the slautjhler of 1,.')no Armenians, while llio poliie looked on us if it were a theatrical display. Women were shockingly inulilutid. Children were dashed to pieces b fore their mothers" eyes. Mi-n w.'ro either ;:ut to pieces instantly or mutilated be- fore they were put to death. The Armenian Vizier, who barricaded himself in his hou.s.-, was roasted to death wiih his wifi; and children. CTen Armenians, who took refuge in another house, were holding out against the .st>Idiers when a mogi.s- trate <leman(le(l ailniission. The lat- ter persuaded them to con>> out, as- suring Iheui of proleclion. He then crilere<l the soldiers to fall on them, and all Were barbarously murdered. destroyed, and that the Christian Workmen are surrounded by thou- sands of nrnii-d T.irtars. TiMis is full of refugees from Uaku, who ul>andonr'd all their belongings when I hey (led. The reception room of (!en. Khirinkin is thronged with arrivals from the scene of atrocities. A (lei)u(ntlon frOm the great petrol- eum works has asked for military Iirotectioii for 2.'i,fK)<),()0") poods of combustible liquids contuii\ed in the company's reservoirs at Uaku. All the spirit distilleries anil silk-weav- ing works in the Shusha district have been burned by Tartars. Part of th(! workmen s'leeeeded In escap- ing to the mountains, but the re- inuiiuler Hcri; killed. The Zanghe- zur mines and copper foundries arc threatened with immediate atlai!k. Orders have been given to despatch corn to Shusha for the relief of the starving population. RIOTING IN TOKIO. Japanese Indignant Over the Terms of Peace. A Toklo despatch says: â€" ^The first turbulence attendant upon the popu- lar anger over the terms of peace ar- ranged with Kussia took place on 'I'uesday. A ma.sa meeting to protest against the action of the tiovecumant was called to take place at KI1>iya I'urk, but the metropolitan police closed the gates and attempted to prevent the assemblage of the peo- ple. 'JTie municipality protested the action of the police and finally the gates were t.hrown open and a large crowd gathered and Voted in favor of resolutions declaring the nation humiliated and denouncing the terms upon which the treaty of peace was arranged. The crowd was serious in its conduct rather than angry and the police handled it di.scretly. The gathering eventually dispersed in on orderly manner. X.atcr on, however, a crowd attem|)ted to hold a meeting the Sh RECORD CROP YIELD. Forecast for West by Association of ^rain Dealers. A Winnipeg despatch says: Over 91..'>00,00O bushels of wheat is what the Canadian West will produce this year, according to an estimate made by Frank O. Fowler, secretary of the North-West Grain Dealers' Associ- tion. In his crop report showing the crop condition on Aug. l.";, Mr. Fowlcr figures on the acreage, aver- age yield and total production of the four grain crops â€" wheat, oats, barley, and flax. His figures indi- cate that the present year is to es- tablish another record mark in tlie juatter of cereal production. The figures ai'C as follows: â€" Average Total Orain Acres yield. .>ieM. Wheat .. 4,19,000 22.8 91,6.13,200 Oats 1.42.1,000 47.2 07,16.5,600 Uarlcy . . 4:i;}.800 31. ."i 13,664,700 riax 34,000 13.. '5 471,150 A VII.I.AGR MA.SSACUKD A Tiflis despatch says:â€" Advices frrm Kli.sahetpol Is to the ellect that in the Shintumi Theatre and the police dispersed it. A portion of the | ^' """ ^'^ noticed that the acreage crowd then procce<lcd to the oflice of ; ""'''â- ''" wheat is placed at over 4,- the Kokumin Shimbun, the Govern- ••♦^0,000 acres. According to the ment organ, and began hooting. <''overnnient reports issued by the 'llirco employes of the paper arine;! j ^'^""''"''O' »"<' Tcritorial Govern- ments a month or two ago, the acre- wilh snordfi appeurcfl at the door of the building and checked the at- tack and the police again dis;Jerse<i the crowd. It was thought that the trouble had passed when suddenly a portion of the crowd made a rush at the building, hurled stones and dam- aged some of the machinery. Several persons were injured during the at- tack but the police eventually clear- ed the streets and arrested a num- ber of the rioters. Hioting broke out again at night. all the inhabitants of Minkend, an|.jhere were several clashee Armenian vilbige in the l^ng&stirsk ilistrict, have been massacred by Tartar nomads. Other villages are surrounded by the nomads. The Gov- ernor has sent urgent appeals for ro- inf()r<!en>,ents. The pro- p<.lice, and it is estimated that were killed and .SOO wounded, rioting cea.sed at midnight, police stations were the only perty destroyed. GUARDIKG TTIE LEGATIONS. Troops are guardin(; the foreign Legations. Apparently there Is no outbreak of anti-foreign sentiment, but the Government ir anxious to age under crop to wheat was iJirured at 2,643,.'-.88 for Manitoba and 1,- 119,.'>-,8 for the Territories; I'all and Winter wheat, a total of .1,793- 14(1 ncres, or a difference between the Government and Fowler's figures of about 22.5,000 acres. Klax shows a remarkable falling in area, the acreage being estimated at only 34,900 acres, as compared with .11.693 acres, the Government ligur s for last year. This decrease with the : is due to the fact that flax is a '•^^o j troublesome crop to raise compared 1^" with wheat. ami there is not the market for it that there is in wheat and oats. LEADING MARKETS DRF.ADSTUFFS. Toronto, Sept. 12.â€" Wheatâ€" Ontar- io â€" Ko. 2 red and white ollered at 74c West. Wheat â€" Manitoba No. 1 northern ia held at 98c, No. 2 northern at 95c, and No. 3 northern at 85c, lake ports. The new crop for future de- livery is quoted at 85c for No. 1 northern, 82c for No. '2 northern, lake ports. Flour â€" Ontario â€" 90 per cent. pa- tents sold for export at %'A, buyers' bags, east and west, with free offer- ings at $3.10. Domestic sales are reported at $3.40. Manitoba â€" First patents, are quot- ed by leading companies at $6.20 to $.').3U, sc-cond patents at $4.90 to $5, and bakers' at $4.80 to $4.90. Millfeed â€" Ontario â€" Bian is quoted at $11.50 to $12 per ton in car lots at outside points, and shorts at $17 to $18.50, according to quality. Manitoba bran is slightly easier at $16 to $17, and .shorts, at $19 to $20, at Toronto and equal points. Oats â€" No. 2 new oats are reported easier, with sales at 28c west. Barley â€" .Sales of No. 3 extra are reported at 43c outside. Kyc â€" Is dull at 56c outside. Peus â€" 65c outside for new crop. Corn â€" Canadian nominal. Am»ericaE 62; for No. 3 yellow and 62ic for No. 2 yellow, lake unJ rail freights. Kolled Oat.sâ€" The market is un- changed at $-1.75 for barrels in car lots on track here and $4.60 for bags; 25c mo.-e for broken lots here and 40c outside. SITUATION I1F.SI»KnATK. A despatch to the I»ondon Times from St. Pcteisl)urg describes the situation at Uaku as desperate. A -_ telegram received by the lluss says ! P'cvent any danger of injury to the that tens of thousands of workmen """"hers of the I,egation and other marched fiom the ruined oil licltis foreigners. A few foreigners already ii.to Uaku, perpetrating deeds of , '^*"8^'^ ^^ mobs were roughly handl- horror on the wa.v. It is rcDorted *"â-  that they actually" threw victims alivo T^'^ Nichi-Nichi Shfmbun asks:â€" into burning edifices. Troops were : "How can the Government retain its CENSUS OF THE WEST. Commissioner Has Started to Make Arrangements. An Ottawa despatch says: â€" Mr. A. Dlue, Census Commissioner, has gone West for the purpose of making preparatory arrangenuents for the quinquennial census of Manitoba, Al- berta, and Saskatchewan, to be held In June of next year. His object is tc secure from the officials of the sent, hut they were incapable of ^'K",'t.V i" the presence of such riot- coping with the enormous nimiber of ; '"B' ^^ "^''•' ll"*' f'o commiltce arme<l ond desperate rioters. 'Po ' ^*''''^*' organized T^iosday's niei'ting make matters worse, tribesmen, at- f**^*-" K"°<' standing in society and '""^a' Governments the latest figures tracted by the prospects of loot, are *"â- " ""'â-  irresponsible agitators. The a" ^° 'he new centres of population, comini; down from the mountains P"'i" exceeded their authority, with i antl al.so to familiarize himself with and aiding in the work of death and " result that is derogatory to the 1 ^hc country. destruction. (;onsideral>le apprehen- j honor and dignity of Tokio. I'opular I J" order to furnish a basis for the sion is felt lest the peasants on tfle "''''Knation has been set oa fire, and Vcr capita payment by the Dominion , Lower Volga will follow the example'*''" !>""*« """c finally unable to keep i <^'<"^'<-'''""«''>'' t" Manitoba a census of I Jlic to arrive f.o.b. afloat: No. of the (.'aucasus anil start the long I "'••'''â-  " the conditions continue the ! this province has to be taken every "â-  '>••••â- "â-  o^' â-  ' â-  -â€"-. ' expected ngraiian revolt, which un- ; '^' "'"«'"" "'av si)read and innocent ' ''^<' years, and it has been decided <lei the stimulus of famine, the res- f P*""!''" »"<' their property may bo satioii of field labor and the in(l:s- '•"'"'"god 23c 2Hc 20c 18c 18c 16c un- COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter â€" The demand continues five, f.'reamery, prints 22c do solids 21o Dairy lb rolls, good to choice 18c do medium 17c do tubs, good to choice 17o do inferior 15c Cheeseâ€" Quotations here are changed at 11 Jc to 12c per lb. Eggs â€" Quotations are unchanged at IPc to 19c. I'otatoes â€" Quotations are lower at .'>0c t<i 00c per bushel. Bale<l Hay â€" Quotations are un- changed at $7.50 per ton for No. 1 timothy and $6 for No. 2, all in car lets, on track here. Baled Strsiw â€" Unchanged and quiet. at $5.50 to $6 per ton for car lots on track here. trial standstill due to the failure of the supply of naphtha, would rapid ly spread through the country. MORE ATIUICITIKS FEARED. A desjiatch from Tiflis sa.ys: The mana(;ir of tho ManlnsholT Company telegraphs from Baku that the oil plants and wells at llibieihat have been burned, that the depots of the Caspian Company have also been 3,000 WELLS BIJUNED. London, .Sojit. 11. â€" Tho St. I'otors- burg correspondent of the Times says that the destruction of the oil industr.v seems to he complete. Ofll- cial returns are lacking, but it is trustworthily comi)Ut,>«l that .â- l,()'iu init of 3,60() wells are ruined. It will take obout a year before work can be resumed A (lesputrh to the Times from Shu- sha, dated Sejit. 6, says: â€" "I reach- ed Shusha with (;reat dil'.cuit.v Monday inorniiig. 'I'he Armenian commercial quarter is a mass of smoking ruins. Whole streets have been destroyeil. Killed, in round fig- ures, number 'IfM. The town is now quiet. Two sotnlns of Cossacks ar- rive<l Monda.V, and 000 infautrj to- da.v. Tartar and Armenian armed patrols para<le the streets at night. The four Englishmen who were cut oil at Halakhan have be«.'n rescued by tho llritish Vlce-('on.-;ul, with a small escort of cnvulry, lent to hiin by the Governor. to include the new provinces also. The census of Manitoba in 1896 was merely a counting of hea<is, but iu the one to be tukvn next June a census of agriculture will be added. "I'he census of the people will l>e by name, and will include the occupa- tion, sex, ago and religion of those eiiuineiate<l. The agricultural figures will include the r,'-reuKe taken up, tho A dcspotch from Ottawa says:-Mr. amo""t in crop of the chief grains. A. I'. l,ow, tho well-known gcologi- """'ho yield ui bu.shel.s for the crop cal surveyor, has returned from a NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. New York, Sept. J2.â€" Wheatâ€" No. 2 red, 86ic in elevator and 87ic f. o.b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, northern Dululh, 91ic to arrive f.o.b. afloat; No. I Manitoba, KSJc to ar- rive f.o.b. afloat. BACK FROM THE NORTH. Geological Surveyor Returns With Valuable Data. FELL IN BOILING SPRING. Horrible Death oif KTiss Fannie Wickes, of Washington. A despatch from Livingston, Mon- tona, says: Miss Fannie Wickes, 22 years old, of Washington. 1>. C, died here on Wedni'sday from the ef- fects of falling into a boiling spring In the Yellowstiino National I'ark. In company with other eastern tour- ists Miss Wicki-s was nmking a lour of tho park, and wliile viewing a gt^yser stepped backwar<lH in nn ef- fort to ilodgc the blinding :<pray, and fell into the spring, in which the water was fairly bubbling. Hit body was par-boiled from the wai.st (low-n, and death came after a period of Intense agony. TWO CHILDREN CREMATED. Perished in Burning Teueiuont in Montreal Suburb. A despatch from Montreal snys: â€" Twi) child en were buineil almost to cinders in a small fire at Boulevard St. I'aul on Tbiirsdny morning while the rest of their (amily were abse;il. Tho dead iiifntits, four and seven ytara old, were left slieping in an up- stairs bedroom at thi-ir home on Boulevard St. I'aul, while thi^ir father, Francis Mayer, had his break- f.i>it and went to work. Then tho mother went into the garden at the rc»<". When the fire broke out tho motnnr made frenzied but unavail- 1 cape from a ing olTorts to save her offspring. THE BOY AND THE WOLVES. Little Fellow Has a Decidedly Warm Half Hour. A despatch from Grand ^â- alloy, Muskoka, sn.vs:â€" On Saturday after- iu!on .1. J. Aspden of Toronto and Norninn Cameron, the latter an rleven-.viar-old boy of tWdden \ alley Mills tuwnshi]), were out fishing in .-X boat at the lower end of Stanley I.nke, when young Cameron landed with his do};- and a thirty-two-culibio Stevens rifle for a ramble in the bush and a little hunt. He had it. Before ho had gone fai in the cedar brusli his dog was attacked by a big wolf. ('nnu'r<m firetl and hit tho brute. It rose howling and thus attracted tho attention of a number of tl'.o pack to whi(h it belonged. The boy and dog begun a .'•cioiitiOc withdriiwnl, while the wolves came on viciously . Cnmeron fired fre(|Uent- ly. Once he fell ovor a log and a wolf sprang at him,, but alter firing at it he reached the bike and got out oi. a log, where he kcj't up a fusi- laclo till rescued by Mr. Aspden. .lames Whitehea<l, a farmer, and his son, three miles down tho lake, were told of tho X'resenrc of tho wolvos and armed with rifles followeil them back to a thicket in a mountainous part of tho country, but could not get a shot. Tliero were about a ilozen wolves in the pack, Mr. White- head believes. Judging from their howling. It is only three weeks since the boy Cameron had a narrow os- r in tho same local- Uy. visit yo Lake Chibouguman, which is some 200 niiles north of l..akc St. John. 'I'he journey waa made by way of tho latter lake. The country from Lake St. .John northwar<l stcariily rises. Lake St. John is about 300 feet above sea level, while the alti- tude of Lake t^hibougaman is a thou- sand feet. The country ia covo:od with spruce, all good pulpwood, but at tho height of land to which Mr. Low traveled the altitude is consid- ered too great to admit of suc'.:essful year of cultivation, and the Tiature of the crop next year will also be included. GOLD FROM THE KLONWKE Over ?15,00O,O00 in Uuit«d States â- Treasury. A Washington despatch sa.vs: More than $15,000,000 worth of gold from Alaskan and Klondike fields agriculture. 'I'he Indians are at pre- has already been deposited in the sent tho only inhabitants of the re- : iT„it,.<i states trcasurv this sea?o:i. gion, but a development of the min-land based on tho output of pri.)r years, it is probable that some $7,- eral resources will inevitably attract a large mining population. Besides asbestos, Mr. Low found irdication.s of copper and gold, which probably exist In working quantities, but ho did not care to make an absolute statement as to their actual value. One man has a quartz vein located, and his diiiin estoblishetl, but up to the present no working has been carried on to any ATROCITIES AT KERTCH. Men, Women and Children Beaten â€" Troops Fired on Defenders. A despatch from Berlin says: Prominent Jews here have received details of anti-Semitic riots at Kertch. The Jew-l)aiters ran amuck, plundering and destroying property and burning houses in all directions. The.v beat all Jews â€" men, women and children â€" until they fell bleeding and insensible. Sonio of th-ni seized the 2-year-old fon of a .lewish tradesman naincn Hirsch- mann and threw him Into a bonfire they hnd made of HIrschmann's fur- niture, and he was burned alive be- fore the e.ves of his parents. Many similar oulrag«>s aie reported. After tho atrocities had been proceeding some hours. 60 young -lews armed themselves with revolvers end re- f:olve(l to defend the Ghetto Tho Governor, who had hitherto been passive. Immedtatel.y summoned troops, who tired on the clefenders, killing three and wounding eleven. Th(' total .lewish casualties wore six killed pnil over 200 injured. Six hundi-td were reduced to destitution. 0(^),000 or $8,000,000 additional will be received before the •lose of navigation. The total receipts of tho iircvious summer were -^li'.OOO,- 000 in round numbers, and this year's aggregate will probably ex- ceed that sum by three or fotir mil-' lion. Up to Sept. 1st, $13,000.0(10 of this seust;n's cicaii-up had been Of- the extent. Mr. Low's investigations will <Ieposite<l in tho .Seattle As.say probably prove among the most iiu- fice, whence it will be sent (o portant' of those carried on this Fhiladelphla mint for coinage, year by tho Qeologic.U Survey. FELL TWO THOUSAND FEET. Aeronauts Vain Struggle Watched By, Crowd. A despatch from Baltim-jre says; -• Thousnntis of p<4oplc in all parts of the city, besides the crowds at the carnival of the Trades Alliance at Highlandtown, on Saturday evening saw John August, the aeronaut and gymnast, who has been making par- achute drops ilnlly from a big bal- loon, tall from his trapeze bar at a height of nearly two thousand fo?t. He fell in a yard a mile away from tho point of a.seension. From tho carnival grounds tho show manager and others saw that the gymnast, who in the ascent hung feet downward from tho bar, was weakening as the balloon shot up- ward. Thoy saw him tr.v to double and draw himself \\\t on the bar, but ho could only raleh it by one hand. Flnall.v, after frantic cbitch- Ing nt tho air with one hand, he raised himself, got both hanos arotind the bar, tried once more to got ovor It, raised his In.dy till \.\ e waist line touched the bar, and then let go. August's home was in Laii- castcr, I'enn. Ho was twcnty-fl\ o years old. ^ BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Sept. 12.â€" Grainâ€" There is a fair business pa.ssing in now crop Manitoba Spring wheat. The local market for oats is weak and quiet; No. 2 white st-lling at 35ic, and No. 3 at 34Jc per bushel e.\ store. Flourâ€" Tlie tone of the Flour Market is weak, and sales at prices below those at present quoted ar» reported; prices of old wheat flour have declined 5 to 15c per barrel, but even at these figures the demand is limited. Millers' quotations ar» urchanged; Manitoba Spring wheat patents. $5.3t) to $5.40; strong bakers', $5 to $S.10; Winter wheat patents, $4.65 '^o $4.75; straight rollers, $4.40 to $<i..%0: and in bags, $2.05 to $2.15. Fee<!â€" The demand for niillfeetl continues good, and the- market is firm; Manitoba bran, in bags. $17 to $18; shorts, $20 to $21 per ton; Ontario bran, in bulk, $14.- 50 to $15; shocts, $19 to $20; mill- ed mouillie. $21 to $24; straight grain mouillie, $28 to $29 per ton. Rolled oatsâ€" Business in roUd oats vs. fair at $2.25 to $2. .10 per bag. Corn- meal is quiet at $1.45 to $1.50. Cheese â€" Market dull; Ontarios, ll|o;. Ihiohecs, 11 J to lljc. Butterâ€" Quiat,. choice 22c. LIVK STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, Kept. 12.â€" Tlie run of stock offering at the Western Cattle Market this morning was heavy, but the demand for all lines was fair and everything was pretty well cleared up by the end of the day, although, prices were generally easier. lOxport cattle, thoice $4 40 to |4 70 do good to medium 4 10 4 30 do others 3 90 4 10 Bulls 3 r.0 4 00- t;oW8 3 00 3 7& Butchers' picked ... 4 10 4 50 good to choice .... 8 70 4 OO fair to good 3 80 3 60 do common 2 .50 3 25 do cows 2 50 8 50- ""lis 2 .ISO 3 .50 Feeders 3 60 4 tM) do medium 3 .'JO 3 60 do bulls 2 50 3 50 •Stockers, good 8 50 3 80 do rough \w com. 2 50 3 00 "nils I 7.5 2 60 Milch cows, each .....10 00 50 0(J Export ewes, p. cwt. 4 00 4 20 do bucks, p. cwt. . 3 00 3 50 do culls, each 3 00 4 00 Spring lambs, each . 5 50 6 i2| Calves, per lb .1J Sf do each 2 00 10 00 Hogs, selects, p. c. . 6 75 00 do heavies 6 50 00 do lights 6 25 00 The Congress of Freethinkers lt» Paris adopted a resolution approving of the separation ol Church andi State.