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^"^^"Pi*^Wâ„¢^IIP«"PIPI"«^Wi CEIHEBT lAR WBIHLPOOl Problem of Disposing of Victims of Niagara River May Be Settled. 'A despatch from Niagara Falls, Oat., says: If tho plan proposed liy the members of the Queen Victoria Park Commission for the disposal ri the Niagara's unidentified dead t» carried out, this city will have one of tho most unique cometenos ill the world, fi'r there will be row •fter row of graven, each contain- ing tho body, invariably maimed, pi an unknown person. Tho problem of disposing of the ttuidentified bodies found each year in the Niagara iiiver is one that has long puzzled the city officials, and quite recntly the undertakers prac- tically refused to handle tho bod- ies, especially those taken from the whirlpool, unless soiue one guar- anteed them expenses. The under- takers declare that to bring a body from the pc>ol to the top of the bank and hold it for a couple of days or more and then bury it was wortti 840, providing the city would fur- iiisli and open the grave. At a conference between the mem- bers of the Town (Jouneil and the Park (Jomniission, which has juris- diction over the Niagara Park sys- tem, of which the grounds adjac- ent to the whirlpool are a part, it was agreed that the city would fur- nish the grave and have it opened it the Park Commission would pay the undertaker. It is proposed to have the unique cemetery located near the whirlpool. When a booy is recovered it will be locked up carefully and notations made of every peculiar mark on _ it that might lead to an identification. The clothes will also be saved and a de- .seription taken. The grave in which the body is placed will be numbered and a record kept showing the de- scription of the body in that grave. That record will be kept by the city and will probably como under the direction of the coroner. ATTE.MPTTO ESCAPE. Prisoners Make I'nitrd Attack od Turnkey. A despatch fn>m Montreal says : Ten priwjiiers confined in the Bed- Itrd jail at Sweetsburg made a de- termined attempt f<.ir freedom. On Thursday nig^'t the acting turnkey, ' Deputy Scott, who is 78 years old, was attacked by the men when he was about to lock them up for the night and so badly beaten that he had to go to the hospital. Hia •huuts for help brought High Con- •table Boi^vert, wlio, with his re- volver, succeeded in getting the men behind the bars. The plot to escape had been well arranged, as a rope was later foui^d hanging out of the w'ndow ready for the use of the prisoners. Scott is in the hospital. The men will get an ex- tension of sentence for tho assault and attempt to escape. _rf. THE CITIES OF CANADA. Praised by GliiMgow Magistrate at New Vorl{. A despatch from New York says: Mr. James Shaw Maxwell, Senior Magistrate of the City of Glasgow, who is making an extensive tour of the United States and Canada, ar- rived in New York on Tuesday. Al- though Mr. Maxwi'll's purpose in ribiting .\merica is for the trans- action of private business, he is taking advantage of the opportun- ity to study public institutions. He declares ho has been greatly im- piedsed with those he has already visited in Chicago, Boston, Toron- to and Ottawa. Coming, as he docs, from the birthplace of muni- cipal ownership. Mr. Ma.xwell pro- fe.^&es surprise that tjie citizens of the large municipalities are not niori! interested in that problem. "h't' m what I have already observ- ed." he said, 'tlic Canadian cities arc r-.r ahead of ilm*.* in the United 6t('.(8 in many rc.inccts. They ap- f Ml to be better roif.''>'ted, and are \ept cleaner." I'E.MUiNA (o\i. Fi::i.r.s The Grand Trnn' •*;>-\lU- to iap the ];!.••( i'i« t. .\ (' â-  • â- '' fro II M<i(itieal says: The ' i jfljci.ils a:inounco the finding oi vdluuble coul lands near Penibiiia and are planning to tap the district. The track-laying is bi'- iiig ruslii'd with all possible spued, and it is said that when the rails reacii the I'cmbina llivcr one of the first shipments over the, new line will lie of machinery for the devel- opment of these coal properties. It is e.xjiectcd that tho railway com- pany will secure fuel hero for the entire line west of luimonton. It is stated also that the coal is the very best bituminous, and very much superior to tho lignite coal 'u the hklmonton district. AUTUMN LAKE TRAFFIC Nearly tho Entire Tonnage Will be in Operation. A despatch from Detroit, Mich., says : President Livingston of the Lake Carriers' Association, says: "But 65 per cent, of tho lake ton- nage was in commission last year. This fall between 00 and 100 per cent, of the boats will be in opera- tion. Grain rates have not yet been fixed, but vesselmcn expect to get three cents per bushel when tho fall rush comes. Ore rat«8 are at present 65 cents per Um, but in all iiiobability and judging from the increasing conditions of prosperity .carriers will get a rate of $1, the , latter part of the season. Next sea- !son will be one of the best in tho : history of lako commerce, accord- 'mg to the present indications. All available tonnage will find busi- ness." TRAIN FELL THROUGH BRIDGE No One Was Killed by a Forty-foot Drop. .\ despatch from Victoria, B. C, says : That the age of miracles is not yet past, is demonstrated by tho I experience of a Great Northern I passenger train from Grand Forks [for Spokane on Sunday morning. I The locomotive, mail car, combin- jction baggage and express, and pas- 'sengcr coaches with a number of i passengers, dropped through a I burning bridge into a gulch 8<:)mo j forty feet below, but without tho killing or fatal injuring of anyone, although the train is a total wreck, and the financial loss exceeds ^"2."),- 000. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS QAI'i'LMNCS PTiOM ALL OTEB lUE GLOBE. Tflegri.|>olo Briefs From Onr Owa add Other Countries ol ttcccDt Eteata. CANADA. Code telegraph messages will have to pay higher rates after Sept. 1st. There is a rush to Otter town- ship, where rich finds of silver are reported. A iioheme has been outlined for the formation of tho nucleus of a Canadian uavy. Harold McQueen, a Hamilton boy, was bitten by a dog, and it is feared rabies may result. Port Arthur will expend $10,000 in tho extension of the local tele- phone system and improvements. J. Duggan of Montreal is charged with locking two horses up in an empty stablo and leaving them to starve. A resolution was passed by the Maritime Board of Trade in favor cf a union of tho three eastern Provinces. Lord Strathcona in Montreal spoke most hopefully of the pros- pects of rapid progress tor the Do- minion. President James Ross of the Do- minion Coal Company reiterates his determination to fight the striking miners to a finish. Tho Coroner's jury in the Michael Hall caso at Simcoe found that death was caused by a shot fired by eomo unknown person. Wilfrid Bourquo of West Farn- ham. Que., and another man were killed in an automobile race at In- dianapolis, Ind., on Thursday. After October Ist Montreal con- sumers will get their electricity for ten cents a kilowatt, instead of fif- teen cents, as at present. Mr. Robert Meighen, President :.f the Lake of the Woods Milling Company, declares that farmers will do better by holding their wheat. The Bank of Commerce estimates tho western wheat crop at 113,979,- 000 bushels, the oat crop at 157,- 537.000 bushels, and the barley crop at 24,320,000 bushels. GREAT BRITAIN. Lady Alma-Taderaa, wife of tlie foinoiis artist, is dead. Eight suffragettes were arrest- ed in London on Thursday. Suffragettes caused disturbances at several public meetings in Bri- tain. Ten men attempted to rob a large jewellery store in Cheapside, Ijon- don, on Saturday. A proposal was made to adopt a g.-eat Iie<l tJross system within the British Empire to work with the territorial army. READY AND EFFICIENT. Forces Prepared to Serve in Any Part of the Empire. A despatch from Ivondon says; It is understood that New Zealand will provide cruisers for New Zea- land waters instcid of a Oread- nought f<ir the fleet. At the final meeting of the Li'perial Ucferue Conference on Thurs^day a resolu- tion was brought forward to the ef- fect that all tho naval and military forces of the empire shall be so organized that each shall be in a position t<i render efficient service 1.1 an emergency in any part of the empire. SAFE TRAVELLING. Rcinarkahle Record of Rrititth Railrond.s Made Last Year. A despatch from London says : Rtatistica issufsd by tho Board of Trade show that not a single pas- Hcnger in the United Kingdom lost hii- life in a train wreck during the year 1908, though many persons were killed by railway trains in various other ways, such a.s cross- ing tho tracks, trespassing, etc. GROWTH OF CAIADA'S TRADE The Bank Statement for July Shows Further Expansion. A despatch from Ottawa says : Tb' liaiik statement for July, as compared with tho statcnirnt for June, indicator, coiiliiiued growth •nd expan.sion <if trade thruugltout ihe Dominiiin. Depo.sits increased b> $7,220,6^1. Current loans in Canada increased by 84,^08,772, end call loans in Canadu by near- ly $2,000,000. Loans oulmle of Can- ada decreaHcd by $1,210,115, thus indicating t''o <'ontinued withdraw- Current loann in Canada . . . Current loans olfcewhero .... Call loans in CanHda Call loans elsewhere f)opositM payalile <in ilemand._ Deposits payable after notice al of funds from the United Slates to nieot the business demands of the Dominion. .^n astounding impro\oment is to be noted between tho current stateinenl ttixl the statement for July, l!>0'i, the agKi-egate deposits liaving increaswl «luring these twelve months by 81122,000,000. A e<iiiiiiiii'ison between the slato- nionts for July, 1008 and lOOJ), re- spectively, follows: â€" July, lOOa. July, 1909 . $.Vi5,271,lH5 $539,821,041 32,7.')3,386 UNITED STATES. A man having $1,000,000 in coun- terfeit notes was arrested in Ken- tucky. A natural gas explosion in Cleveland wrecked a building and injured ten Women led th at McKee's Rock THE WORLD'S MARKETS UEPOnXS FROM THE LEADING IBADG CENTRES. ••rices or Cattle, Grain, Cbcese and Other Uairj Produce at Home aud Abroad. BIIEADSTUFF8. Toronto, Aug. 24.â€" Flourâ€" On- tario wheat 90 per cent patents fiom old wheat, $4.30 to $4.60 in buyers' sacks outside for export, and $4.60 to $4.70 on track, Toron- to. Flour from new wheat, $4 to (fA.lQ outside. Manitoba flour, first patents, $6.10 to $6.20 on track, To- ronto ; second patents, $5.70 to $5.90, and strong bakers', $3.50 to ^6.60 on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheat â€" No- 1 Northern, $1.21% Georgian Bay ports; No. 2 at $1.18%, and No. 3 at $1.16. Ontario wheat â€" Now No. 2, 95 to 07c at outside points. Barleyâ€" No. 2, 58c; No. 3, 66c. Oatsâ€" No. 2 Ontario white, 48% to 49c on track, Toronto, and 47 to 47%c outside. No. 2 Western Canada oats, 45% to 40c, and No. 3 45c, Bay ports. Peasâ€" No. 2, 90 to 92c outside, nominal. Buckwheatâ€" Prices purely nonnin- al. Corn â€" No. 2 American yellow 78% to 79c on track, lake ports. Ca- nadian 75c on track, Toronto. Branâ€" $19.50 to $20 for Ontario bran outsid . in bulk. Manitoba, $21 in sacks, Toronto freights; shorts, $24, Toronto freights. COUNTRY PRODUCE, Beansâ€" Prime, $2.20 to $2.23, and hand-picked, $2.50 to $2.60 per bush. Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy, new, $13.50 to $14.50 a ton on track here, and lower grades $9 to $9.50. Strawâ€" $7.50 to $8 on track. Potatoes â€" New Canadian, 65 to 75c per bushel. Poultry â€" Chickens, yearlings, dressed, 14 to 16c per lb.; fowl, 11 to 13c; turkeys, 10 to 18c per lb. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter â€" Pound prints, 19 to 21c; tubs and large rolls, 18 to 19c ; in- ferior, 15 to 16c ; creamery, 23 to 24c, and separator, 22% to 23%c per lb. Eggsâ€" Caso lots, iV/i to 23c per dozen. Cheeseâ€" New, ISV-^c for large, and at 12/4C for twins. HOG PRODUCTS. Baoonâ€" Long clear, 13% to 14c per lb. in caso lots ; mjss pork, $23.50; short cut, $25. Hams â€" Light to medium, 15 to 15%c;do., heavy, 14 to 14%c; rolls, 13% to 14c; shoulders, 12% to 13c; hacks, 17 to 17%c ; breakfast ba- con, lOc. Lardâ€" Tierces, 14%c ; tubs, 13;'ie ; pails, 15c. $500,1 FIRE AT ORIllIA Tudhope Company's Carriage and Auto Buggy Works Laid in Euins. A despatch from Orillia, Ont., says : The Tudhope Company's car- riage, and Tudhopo-Mclntyre auto buggy factories, were burned to the ground on Saturday afternoon. The fire started in th© paint shop aid spread to the neighboring build- ings almost before an alarm could te «ent in. Only a few men w© -e <iii the premises, as during the Summer months tho hands have been given a Saturday afternoon holiday. The factory had been very busy this year, and consider- able stock was on hand, including about half the expected output of cutters for the coming season. Be- sides the factory, seven houses on the property, owned by the com- pany, and two houses, and Thom- son and Company's bakery, on tho north side of Colborne Street, were destroyed. The loss on the factory and stock will be about $500,000, and the insurance about $200,000. The houses would average about $1,000 apiece, and Thomson and Company's loss is probably $3,0')0. J. K. Eaton and Son's large plan- ing mill across the road was saved. The firemen worked hard, but the . task was hopeless from the first, as , threo of the large buildings were, frame structures. The Barrie Fire Brigade came to the assistance of* the local brigade, but the fire war well under control when they ar-. rived. Th© fire was terrific, and. the heat could be felt for blocks. , No one was seriously injured, but. there were a number of minor casu- alties. Mr. E. Ixmg, of the E.' Long Mfg. Co., had a toe broken,' and L. G. Black, the well known, cricketer, rcKieived a severe scalp _ wound. All the Tu-Jhope Company's stock of buggies, cutters and auto-' mobiles was a total loss. Eight. autos were alieody set up for the Toronto Exhibition, and these aho were burnt, besides 50 gasoline en-' gines. 300 hands were employed. All the owners of the houses d«v stroyed were able to get their fur- niture out. J. B. Tudhope, head of the Tud- htipe Carriage Works, in which the fire started, said the origin of the blaze was a mystery. ELETAT OR LAW DEA D LETTER Wheat Crop in the West Is Estimated to; Be 100,000,000 Bushels. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The grain of the Canadian North- Wost is being harvested, and the farmers are speculating as to the possible price, particularly of wheat, .\ccording to the opinions <f local grain men another decline is in store, but think that it will be slight, and a fairly good and steady price will be maintained. Satisfac- tion with existing crop conditions IS general, and it frost and hail keep off until cutting is completed, the crop will be a large one. The average estimate of the wheat out- put is over 100,000,000 bushels. The directors of the Grain Growers' Grain C^ompany fixed the commis- sion for this season for handling wheat at one cent a bushel ; bar- ley, three-quarters of a cent a bush- el ; and oats at halt a cent a bushel. This action was the outcome of a' referendum taken from the five- thousand shareholders of the com-, pany. Out of 2,000 replies to hand, 90 per cent, favor a commission. Officials say that the elevator' owners can underbid the Gram- Company for track wheat becaus*. they have the storage of it in their, own hands. When it was poiated out that, under the law, elevator' owners were obliged to store whea^' in their elevators for anyone dosir- • ing it, the -officers stated that the , law was a dead-letter, as the eleva- tor people absolutely refused to store wheat for other dealers or farmers last year. Complaint was made to Mr. Castle, the warehouse commissioner, a number of times, and he promised to rectify the wrong, but it was never done. BUSINESS .\T MONTREAL. Montreal, .\ug. 24. â€" Oats â€" No. 9 Canadian Western, 46 to 463,0; No. 1 extra feed, 46% to -lOc ; No. 1 feed, e rioting strikers !<» '» 45%c ; Canadian Western, „, , „ 8, Pa., on Friday, 1 453-.JC. Barlcy--No. 2, 60 to 67c; and had to be dispersed by troops. | Manitoba feed bariey, 64 to 65c. A rumor current in New York ^ '""'--Manitoba Spring wheat pat- says that Harriman has secured "nts, $,5.ro, second at $j. 10, n.-d . criitrol of the New York Central | s'.'^^ps ]"'Â¥" ,^^-^ ^'"^ '''''• ^-^^ â-  li„(,s. nitoba Spring we'll paten's, 't;- ,: An inexhaustible supply of pitch I ^^'^^^^i M.ir..it.;l.;i .'-•pri..g v.he.it ,• • blende, from which radium is ob- !*''*«' sec-d , fo .0 ; \\ iM-r wiu-... , tainod, lias been discovered in Cali l'a«f->ts *;* : Mm .luoba strong bak- 1 f,,rnia '-""• •^â- -^' straight rollers, $5.75; Two trainmen were killed on tho I s"»'8'''' rollers, in bags, $2.65 to Blockers. Milkers and Springers- Steady and unchanged. Calves â€" Slightly easier. Sheep and Lambs â€"Decline in prices of ai out 10 to l!Sc. Hogsâ€" Selects w ere quoted at $y,75 f.o.b. and $3, fed and water- ed. Pere Marquette Railroad, near Lansing, Mich., by an explosion of the locomotive boiler. Three pers<iiis were killed in an nutomoliile accident Saturday dur- ing races on the motor speedway at In<lianapolis. Harry F.ckley, formerly of Toron- to, was killed by strike sympathiz- ers in a riot at McKee's Rocks, Pa., on Saturday. Dr. Herbert D. Pease, a native of Toroiiti), has been appointed direc- tor of bacteriological work in the Lederie laboratories. New York. 2.1,l.W,O0ft 40,407,105 54,015,935 104,701.39« 402,064,505 54,603,054 114,686,1)37 222,.')55,749 46C,337,81« $2.75; extras in bags, $2.10 to $2- 50. Feedâ€" Ontario bran, $22 to $23; Ontario middlings, $23.50 to $24.50; Manitoba bran, $22 ; Manitoba shorts, $24; pure grain mouillo, $•28 to $30; mixed mouille, $25 to $27. Cheeseâ€" Westerns, 11^/^ to 12c and easterns 11% to ll%c. But- terâ€"Finest creamery, 21% to 22c. Eggsâ€" Selected stock, 25% to 26c ; No. 1 candled, 22% to 23e, and No. r, 16 to 19c per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Aug. 24.â€" Wheat â€" Sept., $1.0o;i to $1.01 ; Dec, 97>Jc ; May, $1.01%; cash. No. 1 hard, $1.- 36; No. 1 Northern, $1.35; No. 2 Northern, $1.30 to $133; No. 3 Northern, $1.25 to $1.29. Flour- First patents, $0 to $0.20; second patents, $5.90 to $6.10; first clears, $4.95 to $5.25; second clears, $3.35 10 $3.65. Bran~In hundred pound sacks, $2.50. Chicago, Aug. 24- â€" Cash wheat â€" No. 2 red, $1.04% to $1.08; No. 3 red, 94c to $1.03; No. 2 hard, $!.- 02% to $1.00%; No. 3 hard, 04» to $1.03; No. 3 Spring, $1.01. Corn â€"No. 2, 68% to 69c; No. 2 white, 71% to 720 ; No. S yellow, 71% to 71%o; No. 3, 68% to 68%o ; No. 3 white, 37% to 39%c ; No. 4 white, 38% to 39c; standard, 39% to 40c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Aug. 24. â€" A few of th© best cuttio sold at about 5c per lb., hut they were not extra; pretty good animals, 3% t-o 4%c, and the common stock 2% to 3%c per lb. Calves, from $2.60 to $7 eaflh. Sheep, 3% to 3%o and lambs, 0% to 6c per lb. Good lots of fat hogs (it about 8%c per lb. Milch cows from $26 to $65 each. Toronto, Aug. 24.â€" Exporters' ried shortly. Her mother dip<l last were steady, with but few on offer. yoar. 4i^'^<'I'b ^a" '^ ''^''^ demand for good GENERAL, A Chinese piitrol was assaulted I y a body of Japanese soldiers in Manchuria. Eighty per cent, of the deaths ninong letter-sorters in .Australia are duo to tuberculosis. Greece has sent a note to Turkey saying that she will abide by the <iecision of the protecting powers in the (Cretan ufTair. Several villages in the State of Victoria, Australia, have been sub- merged by Hoods, and great dam- age has been dono. KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Four Vnneouver Ladies Lost Their LiTcs in Seattle. .\ despatch from Vancouver, B. C., savs : The four Vancouver lad- •es, who perished in the auto acci- dent in Seattle on Thursday night were; Mrs. Grothe, aged 36, wife of a C.P.R. employee ; Mrs. Colvin, nged 26, wife of a shoe merchant ; Miss Agnes Cowan, sister of Mrs. Colvin and daught«r of a promin- ent real estate broker; Maggie Paul, a teacher in Seymour School. Miss Paul was to have been inar- A LITTLE HEROINE. Anna Stadt Will Receive Humane Medal tor Lite-saving. .\ despatch from Niagara Falls, Ont., says: For the heroic rescue from drowning of her nine-year- i'!d conipnr.iMii, .\nua Stadt will re- ceive a life saving medal from the Hi.n'aiif Society. Anna is only iwci.e years old. The re<;cue took place iast Tuesday, when Mina Greenwood, the nine j ear-old daughter of Officer (Jrocnwood, wa.s carried out beyond her depth in Chippewa Creek. The little hero- ine dived into the water and saved the drowning child just as she was sinking for the last time. Cl'STOMS RECEIPTS SOAR. Big lacreaae Every Working Day lTii8 Month. A despatch from Toronto says : Mr. .J H. Bertram, Collector of Customs at the port of Toronto, re- ports that receipts for August are $25,0000 ahead of the same period in 1908, and $60,000 ahead of 1907, which was the best month in the history of the Toronto Customs House. The average has been over $50,000 per day for this month. These figures indicate healthy busi- ness conditions. $10,000,000 CONTRACT "LtT. Foley and Co. to Build Second Sec- tion of (J. T. P. A de.spatcli from Prince Rupert, B. C, says: Tiie Grand Trunk Pa-' cific has awarded to Foley, Welch- End Stewart a new contract for the ' second section east of Prince Ru- pert. It will be 140 miles from Copper River east to Aldermere. This leaves a gap of less than 500 miles, and contracts for this may* It let before the end of the year.' The new contract wa:< for approxi- mately $10,000,000. There are several long tunnels, one half a mile in length. The line will cross the Skeena River by a cantilever bridge si.xteen miles below Hazle- ton. DEATH OF ROBERT HEID. Was a Member of tke Tf.nnscontin- outai ('onimis.<4lon. .\ despatch from Ottawa says: Word was received here on Sun- day of the death on Saturday night .'kt Agunquit, Maine, of Mr. Robert Reid, member of the National Tcauscontinental Railway Comniis- siun. Mr. Reid was born in Lon- don, Ont., and was engaged for many years in the paper box manu- facturing business at that place. He was appointed a member of the National Tran^xintinental Railway Cvmmissiou in September, ISO! Mr. Reid had been in poor health for some time, but the announcement o! his death came as a shock and sur- piise to his many friends at the ca- pital, as he had bocn on the stre.^t and at his office only a few days ago ELEYEN DROWl I N fllKS Sudden Filling of Sails By Wind Causes Schooner to Upset A despatch from Halifax, N. S., says : The Gloucester fishing schoon- er Orinoco, Capt. Larkin, while proceeding to the Banks, mot with an accident on Thursday morning, 25 miles off Sainbro, which can:vd her to fill and sink in three min- utes. Eleven of the crew of 10, all Nova Scotians, with two exceptions, v/ent down with the schooner. The five men savetl were .all on dt 'k at the time of the accident. The mishap was caused iu ihii way : The vessel had been allowed to com© to the wind to trim her jib sheets. She misstayed, cam* around and was left dead in the uiud when her sails suddenly filled again and the schooner wertt over aiul ii three niinutes the wavei rolled over the place where the vfc.'.s.i! hn<l been. The six men oa Oeoik cut away the dories. After v.. wing 50 miles, the surviTora reachetl land at Ironbound and I iiilr T-uiock, and were theac* .1 11 iv l.a.ieiiburg.