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i ,_______._.â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"_v-â€"â€" River, May Be Settled, ,_ 'A dcspatch from Niagara Falls, Ont., says: If the plan proposed by the members of the Queen Victoria Park Commission for the disposal of the Niagara’s unidentified dead is carried out, this city will have one of the most unique cemeterles 7n the world, for there will be row after row of graves, each contain- ing the body, invariably maimed, .of an unknown person. The problem of disposing of the unidentified bodies found each year in the Niagara River is one that has long puzzled the city ofiicials, and 'quite recently the undertakers pracâ€" tically refused to handle the bod- ies, especially those taken from the whirlpool, unless some one guar- anteed them expenses. The underâ€" takers declare that to bring a body from the pool to the top of the bank and hold it for a couple of days or‘ more and then bury it was Worth $40, providing the city would fur- nish and open the grave. At a conference between the mem- bers of the Town Council and the Park Commission, which has juris- diction over the Niagara Park sys- tem, of which the grounds adjacâ€" ent to the whirlpool are a part, it was agreed that the city would fur- nish the grave and have it opened if the Park Commission would pay the undertaker. It is proposed to have the unique cemetery located near the Whirlpool. When a body is recovered it will be locked up carefully and notations made of every- peculiar mark on 'it that mightlead to an identification. The clothes will also be saved and a de- scription taken. The grave in which the body is placed will be numbered and a record kept showing the deâ€" scription of the body in-thatr grave. That record will be kept by the city and will probably come under the direction of the coroner. - ATTEMPT T0 ESCAPE. ____. Prisoners Make United Attack on Turnkey. A dcspatch from Montreal says :' Ten prisoners confined in the Bed- fcrd jail at Sweetsburg made a deâ€" termined attempt for freedom. On Thursdaynight 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 'w night and so badly. beaten that he had to go to the hospital. His shouts for help brought High Con- stable Boisvert, who, with his reâ€" volver, succeeded in getting the men behind the bars. The plot to escape had been well arranged, as a rope was later found hanging out of the window ready for the use of the prisoners. Scott is in the hospital. The men will get an exâ€" tension of sentence for the assault and attempt to escape. __.___ .3. THE CITIES OF CANADA. Praised by Glasgow Magistrate at New York. A dcspatch 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- rivcd in New York on Tuesday. Al- though Mr. Maxwell’s purpose in visiting America. is for the trans- action of private business, he is taking advantage of the opportun- ity to study public institutions. He declares heflhas been greatly im- pressed with those he has already visited in Chicago, Boston, Toron- to and Ottawa. Coming, as he does, from the birthplace of muniâ€" cipal ownership. Mr. Maxwell pro- fesses surprise that the citizens of the large municipalities are not more interested in that problem. "From what I have already observ- ed,” he said, “the Canadian cities are far ahead of those in the United States in many respects. They ap- pear to be better regulated, and are kept cleaner.” _â€"â€"*â€"â€"_â€"- PEMBINA COAL FIELDS. The Grand Trunk Pacific to Tap the District. A dcspatch from Montreal says: The G. T. P. officials announce the finding of valuable coal lands near .MHM . the district. The track-laying is beâ€" ing rusihed with all .poss1ble speed, rcach'the Pemb'ina River one of the first shipments over the new .line will be of machinery for the devel- opment of these coal properties. It is expected that the railway com- pany will secure fuel here for the entire line west of Edmonton. It is stated also that the coal is the very best bituminous, and. very much superior to the lignite coal in the Edmonton district. _ do. ’ AUTUMN LAKE TRAFFIC. Nearly the Entire Tonnagc‘Will be in (lucration. A dcspatch from Detroit, Mich, says: President Livingston of the Lake Carriers’ Association, says: “But 55 per cent. of the lake ton- nage was in commission last year. This fall between 90 and 100 per cent. of the boats will be in operaâ€" tion. Grain rates have not yet been fixed, but vesselmen expect to get three cents per bushel when the fall rush comes. Ore rates are at present 65 cents per ton, but in all probability and judging from the increasing conditions of prosperity carriers will get a rate of $1, the latter part of the season. Next seaâ€" son will be one 'of the best in the history of lake commerce, accordâ€" Ing to the present indications. All available tonnage will ' find busi- ness.” ‘ -~--â€"~s TRAIN FELL THRO U G II BRID GE No 0116 Was Killed by a Forty-foot Drop. ' A dcspatch from Victoria, B. C., says: That the age of miracles is not yet past, is demonstrated by the experience of a Great, Northern passenger train from Grand Forks for Spokane on Sunday morning. The locomotive, mail car, combinâ€" ation baggage and express, and pas- senger coaches with a number of passengers, dropped through a burning bridge into a gulch some forty feet below, but without the killing or fatal injuring of anyone, although the train is a total wreck, and the financial loss exceeds $25,- 000. ' {q Harold McQueen, a Hamilton boy, was bitten by a dog, and it Pembina and are planning to tap is feared rabies may result. Grown 01 01111111311111 The Bank Statement for July Shows Further Expansion. ' A dcspatch freni Ottawa says: al of funds from the United States The bank statement for July, as compared with the statement fer June, indicates continued growth and expansion of trade throughout the Dominion. Deposits increased by $7.229,621.. Current loans in Canada increased by $4,608,772, and call loans in Canada by near- ly $2,000,000. Loans outside of Can- ada decreased by $1,219,115, thus indicating the continued withdraw- Current loans in Canada Current loans elsewhere Call. loans in Canada Call loans elsewhere Deposits payable on demand. .. . Deposits payable after notice. to meet the business demands of the Dominion. An astounding improvement is to be noted between the current statement and the statement for July, 1908, the aggregate deposits having increased during these twelve months by $122,000,000. A comparison between the state- ments for July, 1908 and 1909, re- spectively, follows 2â€"- July, 1908. July, 1909 . . $525,271,185 $539,821,041 . . 23,153,095 32,753,335 . . 40,467,165 54,603,054 54,915,935 114,635,537 164,791,398 222,555,749 402,964,565 466,337,816 'ronto; and it is said that when the rails" 0111111111 N111 WHIRLPOOL $500 ~ Pmblem 0f 131815081119 of Vietims Ortega. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING - IlfllADE CENTRES. -â€"'. Prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheese and Other» Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUF F S. Toronto, Aug. 24.â€"Flourâ€"-On- tario wheat 90 per cent- patents fiom old wheat, $4.30 to $4.50 in buyers’ sacks outside for export, "and $4.60 to $4.70 on track, Toron- to. Flour from new wheat, $4 to $4.10 outside. Manitoba flour, first patents, $6.10 to $6.20 on track, To- second patents, $5.70 to $5.90, and strong bakers’, $5.50 to $5.60 on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheat-No- 1 Northern, 551.21% Georgian Bay ports; N0. 2 at 351.18%, and No. 3 at $1.16. Ontario wheatâ€"New No. 2, 95 to 97c at outside points. Barleyâ€"No. 2, 586; No. 8, 56c. Oatsâ€"No. 2 Ontario white. 48% to 496 on track, Toronto, and 47 to 47%6 outside. No. 2' Western Canada cats, 45% to 466, and No. 3 456, Bay ports. Peasâ€"No. 2, 90 to 926 outside, nominal.“ _ . IBuckwheatTPrices purely nomin- a.-. Cornâ€"â€"No. 2 American yellow 78% to 796 on track, lake ports. Ca- nadian 756 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 PEODUCE. Beansâ€"Prime, $2.20 to $2.25, 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. Potatoesâ€"New Canadian, 65 to 756 per bushel. Poultryâ€"Chickens, ycarlings, dressed, 14 to 166 per. 1b.; fowl, 11 to 136; turkeys, 16 to 18c per lb. THE DA IRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"Pound prints. 19 to 216; tubs and large rolls, 18 to 196; in- ferior, 15 to 16c; creamery, 23 to file, and separator, 22% to 23%6 per Eggsâ€"Case lots,‘ 21% to 226 per dozen; _ Cheeseâ€"New, 12%6 for large, and at 123/46 for twins. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 13% to 146 per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $23.50 ;' short cut, "$25- Hamsâ€"Light to medium. 15 to 15%6; do., heavy, 14 to 14%6; rolls, 13% to 146; shoulders, 12% to 136; backs, 17 to 17%6; breakfast ba- con, 166. ' Lardâ€"Tierces, 14%6; tubs, 133/40; pails, 15c. .â€" BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Aug.~ 24.â€"Oats â€" No. 2 Canadian Western, 46 to 46%6; No. 1 extra feed, 45% to 466; No. 1 feed, 45 to 45%6; Canadian Western, 45%6. Barleyâ€"No. 2, 66 to 676; Manitoba feed barley, 64 to 65c. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring wheat pat- ents, $5.90, second ' at $5.40, and strong bakers $5.20 per bbl. Ma- nitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.90; Manitoba Spring wheat pat- ents, seconds, $5.40; Winter wheat patents, $6; Manitoba strong bak- ers, $5.20; straight rollers, $5.75; straight rollers, 16 bags, $2.65 to $2.75; extras in bags, $2.40 to $2.- 50. Feedâ€"Ontario bran, $22 to $23; Ontario middlings, $23.50 to $24.50; Manitoba bran, $22; Manitoba shorts, $24; pure grain mouille, $28 to $30; mixed mouille, $25 to $27. Cheeseâ€"Westerns, 11% to 12c and easterns 11% to 11%6. But- terâ€"Finest creamery, 21% to 22c. Eggsâ€"Selected stock, 25% to 266; No. 1 candied. 22% to 236, and No. 2‘, 16 to 196 per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Aug. 24.â€"â€"Wheatâ€" Sept, $1.0078 to $1.01; Dec., 97%6; May, $1.01%; cash, No. 1 hard, $1.- 36; No. 1 Northern, $1.35; No. 2 Northern, $1.30 to $1.33; No. 3 Northern, $1.25 to $1.29. Flourâ€"â€" First patents, $6 to $6.20; second patents, $5.90 to $6.10; first clears, $4.95 to $5.25; second clears, $3.35 to $3.65. Branâ€"In hundred pound sacks, $2.50. Chicago, Aug. 24.â€"â€"Cash wheat- No. 2 red, $1.04% to $1.08; No. 3 rod, 946 to $1.03 No. 2 hard, $1.- 02% to $1.06%; No. 3 hard, 946 to $1.03; No. 3 Spring, $1.01. Corn â€"No. 2, 68% to 696; No. 2 white, 71% to 726; No. 2 yellow, 71% to 71%6; No. 3, 68% to 68%6; No. 3 white, 37% to 39%6; No. 4 white, 38% to 396; standard, 39% to 406. LIVE STOCK MARKETS; Mmtreal, Aug. 24.â€"â€"A few of the 'iTudho .010 111111 011111. wmmmatizmu-mmaunmafiésfififlxsgéumé:mn«mm~mmmufhxmsupremacistth(mazcsrmmaamiugm...~...«..s..............w____. , __ _ . ..- _..~. a...“ _..._ . .......M.vam swavmwrmnzzâ€"Mr-Wn Wm'muwmsummmxmc ammume pe Company’s Carriage and Autoi, Buggy Works Laid in Ruins. A dcspatch from Orillia, Ont., says: The Tudhope Company’s car- riage, and Tudhope-McIntyre auto buggy factories, were burned to the ground on Saturday afternoon. The fire started in the paint shop aid spread to the neighboring buildâ€" ings almost before an alarm could be sent in. Only a few men were on the premises, as during the Summer months the hands have been given a Saturday afternoon holiday. The factory had been very busy this year, and considerâ€" able stock was on hand, including about half the expected output of cutters for the coming season. Be- s1des the factory, seven houses on the property, own-ed by the com- pany, and two houses, and Thom- son and. Company’s bakery, on the 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 $3,090. J. R. Eaton and Son’s large plan- ing mill across the road was saved- The firemen worked hard, but thel task was hopeless from the first, asI three of the large buildings were; frame structures. The Barrie Fire Brigade came to the assistance of{ the local brigade, but the fire was well under control when they ar-z rived. ‘ The fire was terrific, and the heat could be felt for blocks. No one was seriously injured, but? ‘ there were a number of minor casu-i alties. Mr. E. Long, of the EJ Long Mfg. 00., had a toe broken,_l and L. G. Black, the well known cricketer, received a severe scalp‘ wound. All the Tudhope Company’s' stock of buggies, cutters and auto-j mobiles was a total loss. Eight. autos were already set up for the Toronto Exhibition, and these alsoI were burnt, besides 50 gasoline en-_ gines. 300 hands were employedd All the owners of the houses de-l Stroyed were able to get their fur-.2 niture out. i J. B. Tudhope, head of the Tud-q hope Carriage Works, in which the- fire started, said the origin of the blaze was a mystery. ‘ 1‘ a: â€". best cattle sold at about 56 per 1b., The new contract was for approxiw but they were not extra; good animals, 3% to 4%6, and the several long common stock 2% to 3%6 per 1b. Calves, from $2.50 to $7 each. Sheep, 3% to 3%6 and lambs, 5% to 66 per lb. Good lots of fat hogs at about 8%6 per 1b. Milch cows from $25 to $55 each. Toronto, Aug. 24.â€"-â€"Exporters’ were steady, with but few on offer. There was a fair demand for good stockers. Milkers and Springersâ€" Steady and unchanged. Calves â€"- Slightly easier. Sheep and Lambs â€"â€"Decline in prices of about 10 to pretty niately $10,000,000. There are- tunnels, one half a' mile in length. The line will cross-l the Sk-ecna River by a cantilever bridge sixteen miles below Hazle‘; ton. Inn-ia- -â€"â€"-â€"â€"__. DEATH OF REBERT REID. Was a Member of the Transcontin-. ental Commission. , A dcspatch from Ottawa saysi, Word was received here on Sun-i clay of the death on Saturday night 50- Hogs“sele‘3ts were (1110th at at Agunquit, Maine, of Mr. Robert $7.75 f.o.b. and $8, fed and waterâ€" ed. 'â€"â€"â€">I’ READY AND EFFICIENT. Forces Prepared to Serve in Any Part ofâ€"thc Empire. A dcspatch from Lendon says: lt is understood that New Zealand will provide cruisers for New Zeaâ€" land waters“ instead of a Dread- nought for the fleet. meeting of the Reid, member of the National Transcontinental Railway Commis- sion. Mr. Reid was born in Lon-. don, Ont., and was engaged for many years in the paper box manu-. fa-cturing business at that place. He was appointed a member of the, National Transcontinental Railway Commission in September, 1904. Mr. Reid had been in poor health for some time, but the announcement of At the final 3 his death came as a shock and sur- Impeyia] Defence i prise to his many friends at the ca- Conference on Thursday a I‘GSOl11â€".i.p1ta'l: as he had bcen 0“ the Street tion was brought forward to the ef- fect that all the naval and military forces of the empire shall be so organized that each shall be in a position to render efficient service in an emergency in any part of the empire. 3 SAFE TRAVELLING. Remarkable Record of British Railroads Made Last Year. A dcspatch from London says: Statistics issued by the Board of Trade show that not :‘-. single pas- senger in the United Kingdom lost his life in a train wreck during the year 1908, though many persons were killed by railway trains in various other ways, such as cross- ing the tracks, trespassing, etc. ___>l« $10,000,000 CONTRACT LET. Foley and Co. to Build Second Soc- tiou of G. T. P. A dcspatch from Prince Rupert, B. C., says: The Grand Trunk Pa- cific has awarded to Foley, Welch and Stewart 3. new contract for the, second section east of Prince Ru-' pert. It will be 140 miles from! Copper River east to Aldermerc., This leaves a gap of less than 500 miles, and contracts for this may be let before the end of the year- and at his office only a few days ago. â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"*23 A LITTLE IIERGINE. Anna Stadt Will Receive Humane, ‘ Medal for Life-saving. A dcspatch from Niagara Falls, Ont., says: For the heroic rescue from drowning of her nineâ€"yearn old companion, Anna Stadt will re- ceive a. life-saving medal from the Humane Society. Anna is only twelve years old. The rescue took iplace/last. Tuesday. when Mina l Greenwood, the nineâ€"year-old daughter of Oflicer Greenwood, was 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. '9 Lady Alma-Tadema, wife of the famous artist, is dead. Greece has sent a note to Turkey saying that .she will abide' by the 3decision of the protecting powers in the Cretan affair. Several villages in the State of Victoria, Australia, have been subâ€" merged by fioods, and great dam- age has been done. ELEVENJDRUWN IN BUNKS Sudden Filling of Sails By Wind Causes Schooner A dcspatch from Halifax, N. S., says: The Gloucester fishing schoon- er Orinoco, Capt. Larkin, while proceeding to the Banks, met with an accident on Thursday morning,‘ 25 miles off Sambro, which caused her to fill and sink in three min- utes. Eleven of the crew of 16, all Nova Scotians, with two exceptions, went down with the schooner. The five men saved were all on deck at the time of the accident. The mishap was caused in this to Upset way: The vessel had been allowed to come to the wind to trim her jib sheets. She misstayed, came around and was left dead in the wind when her sails suddenly filled again and the schooner went over and in three minutes ‘the waves rolled over the place where the vessel had been. The six men on deck cut away the dories. After rowing 50 miles, the survivors reached land at Ironbound and Little Tanock, and were thence sent to Lunenburg. ]: l vv