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LJ^_ BACE W AR COST S IX IIYES rive Men Die as Result of Conflicts in Streets of Springfield, Illinois. A despatch from Springfield, 111., says: Following a night of terror and scenes of violence, terrible enough to shake the nerve of the stoutest hearted, Springfield is now (Sunday) comparatively calm. The situation is still tense, howev- er, and renewed outbreaks are fear- ed at any moment. Troops are patroling the streets and the city is practically under martial law. Citizens have been warned to remain in their homes and those who venture out on to the streets must pass the challenge of the patrols and sentries. The dead number six. Five more per- sons are likely to die. Scores of other persons have received more or less serious injuries in conflicts with the troops. CAUSE OF THE RIOT. The rioting was precipitated by an a.ssault committed early Friday morning by a negro upon Mrs. Uabel Hallam, wife of a street rail- May conductor. Before noon George Richardson, a young negro, was arrested by the sheriff's force, charged with the crime. The victim partially identi- fied the prisoner. Crowds quickly gathered about the jail, but Sher- irt Warner's force and the police were able to preserve order until nightfall without difficulties. After the darkness had gathered crowds assembled in the vicinity of the county jail. Then someone in the crowd mentioned tljat Harry Loper, the restaurant man, had furnished the automobile in which the escape of the prisoner had been effected. Short work was made of the res- taurant. The ai'tomobile in which the rescue was effected had been left in front of the place. It was quickly turned upside down and fire was set to the machine. While the machine blazed fren- zied hundreds poured into the cafe, tore fixtures and decorations from their places, and piled them upon tlif. blaze. Even the sideboards and kitchen were stripped, and all the tableware and dishes piled upon the blaze. Finally, in a desperate effort to restore order, the cavalry troop was despatched to the restaurant. Then the rioting broke loose in seri- ous form. Shots were fired, and the air was filled with missiles. Many fell in the melee, and it was here that Louis Johnson met his death. After the mob had moved to other scenes, Johnson's body was picked up in the rear of Lo- per's place. Attacks were made upon several store buildings in which it was be- lieved negroes had been hidden. En- trance was forced to these places, and stocks of merchandise turned topsy-turvey in the search for re- fugees. LEADING MARKETS Rli'ORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CEMRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Olhcr Dairy Produce at Uuiue and .Vbroad. BREAUSTUFF8. Toronto, Aug. 18-Ontario Wheat â€" Old or new, No. 2 white aud red, 84 %c to 85c; No. 2 mixed, 84c to 84 %c. Manitoba Wheatâ€" Quotations at Georgian Bay ports, No. 1 north- ern, i?1.15Vs, No. 2 northern, $1.13; No. ;) northern, $1.12. Oatsâ€" -Ontario, new, 39c to 41c outside ; old, nominal, at 44c to 4Cc outside ; Manitoba, No. 2 scarce, 48c to 48%c lake ports ; No. 3, 4Cc to 4C;ic; rejects, 46c to 46j.ic. Barleyâ€" Old, No. 2, 68c to COc outside; No. 3 X, BOc to 67c, out- side ; new, 53c to 56c. Ryeâ€" New, 65c to 70c bid outside; old, no stocks. Cornâ€" Nominal at 86c to 86%c Toronto freights for No. 2 yellow, and 84c to SAy.c for kiln-dried. Branâ€" $10 to .$18 per ton in bulk outside; in bags, $2 more. Shortsâ€" $20 to $21 per ton in bulk outside ; in bags, $2 more. Flourâ€" Manitoba, first patents, $6; seconds, $6.40; strong bakers', ^•â- S.SO; Ontario winter wheat pat- ents, $3.30 t'j $3.35. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter â€" The local market is steady. Local wholesale prices are : â€" Creamery, prints 25c to 260 do solids 23c to 24c Dairy prints, choice . . . . 23c to 24o do ordinary 21c to 22c Dairy, tubs 21c to 22c Inferior 17c to 18c Eggs -Quotations are 20c to 22c per dozen in case lots. Cheeseâ€" Firm at 12%c to 13c for large and 13c to 13>ic for twins. Poultryâ€" Spring chickens, live veight, 13c to 15c; fowl, 10c to lie; ducks, 10c to He; dressed, 2c high- er. Honeyâ€" Strained is selling at about 10c per pound. Beansâ€" 12 to $2.10 for primes, and $2.10 to $2.20 for hand-picked. Potatoes â€" Wholesale prices are 86c to $1 in farmers' waggons. PROVISIONS. Porkâ€" Short cut, $23.50 per bar- rel ; mess, $10 to $10.50. Lardâ€" Tierces, 12c; tubs, 12^c; pails, 12%c. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" Long clear bacon, ll%c to ll/'oc; tons and cases, hams, medium and light, 14%c to 15c; hams, large, 12}^c to 13c; backs, 17%c to 18c; shoulders, 10c to lie; rolls, lOj/jC to Uc; breakfast bacon, 16c to 16%ci green meats, out of pickle, 1( less than smoked. BUSIMEBS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Aug. 18.â€" Grainâ€" The market for oats is firm under a steady demand. Manitoba No. 2 white, 48c ; No. 3, 47c ; rejected, 46c per bushel, in car lots ex store. Flour â€" Choice Spring wheat pat- ents, $6.10; seconds, $5.50; Winter wheat patents, $5 ; straight rollers, 6-4.30 to $4..W; do., in bags, $1.90 to $2.10; extras, $1.60 to $1.75. Feed â€"Manitoba bran $22 to $23 ; shorts $25; Ontario bran, $20 to $20.50; middlings, $24 to $25; shorts, $24.- 50 to $25 per ton, includ-nc bags; pure grain mouillo, $30 to $32; milled grades, $25 to $28 per ton. Provisionsâ€" Barrels short cut mess, $22.60; half-barrels do., $1.50; clear fat hacks, $23; dry salt long clear backs, lie ; barrels plate beof, $17.50; half-barrels do., $9; com- pound lard, 8% to 9Xc ; pure lard, 12% to 13c ; kettle rendered, 13 to 13j^c ; hams, IZ% to 14c ; breakfast bacon, 14 to 15c; Windsor bacon, 15 to 16c; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $10; live, $7 to $7.- 12%. Flggsâ€" No. 1, 19 to 20c; se- lects, 2tc per dozen. Butter â€" 24V2C in jobbing lots. Cheese â€" Western, 12 to 12%c; eastern, 12 to lS%c. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Aug. 18 â€"Wheatâ€" Spring unsettled; No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.20%; Winter easier; No. 2 red, 98c; No. 3 extra red, 96c; No. 2 white, 97%c. Cornâ€" Steady. Oatsâ€" Lower; No. 2 white, 52c; No, ;â- , white, 61c ; No. 4 white, 50c. Minneapolis, Aug. 18 â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 hard, $1.24 to $1.25; No. ' Northern, $1.22 to $1.23; No. 5" Northern, $1.18 to $1.20; No. 3 Northern, $1.12 to $1.16; Sept., 81.00%; Dec, 98%c. Flourâ€" Frist patents, $0.15 to $0.25; second pat- ents, $C to $6.15; first clears, $4.35 to $4.45; second clears, $3.50 to $3.00. Branâ€" In bulk, $19.50. CATTLE MARKET. Toronto, Aug. 18.â€" The highest price paid for export cattle was ?;5.26. "The range was $5 to $5.25 fcr good and $4.60 to $5 per cwt. for light and medium. Picked butchers' catthe, $4.75 to $5 ; good loads, $4.50 to $4.85; medium loads, ?3.75 to $4.76; common, $2..'i0 to $J.50; choice cows, $3.70 to $1..10; common cows, $2.50 to $3.50; bulls, $2 to $4.20; canners, $1 to $2 per cwt. Prices of good stockers rang- ed from $3 to $3.75 per cwt. For light stockers the prices were from .S2.80 to $3 per cwt. Calves were firmer. Prices were 3 to 6c per pound. Good milch cows, $40 to $60 each. Ewes, $4 to $4.25 ; bucks, $3 to $3.25; lambs, $5.60 to $6.25 per cwt. Hogs were unchanged. Selects wore quoted at $6.66 per cwt., fed and watered, and lights r.nd fats were worth $6.40 per cwt. + A six hundred-pound tuna was captured off the Cape Breton coast. Earl Grey is to inspect tho gram water route as far west as the 800. Eight English families have been deported from Deseronto. Sharpe, the fanatic who claimed to be Christ, has returned to the I'nited States. Fines aggregating $910 were im- p(,8ed at Hamilton for breaches of the liquor license law. TAKEN FOR BEAR, WAS 8HQT. Former lleaford Man Killed at South River. A despatch from South River, Ont., says: A shooting accident oc- curred near here Wednesday even- ing by which Mr. Sam Richmond, a farmer, aged 36, lost his life. It r.ppears that Mr. Richmond and Geo. Dunker, a neighbor, were out hunting, each taking a different route. Dunker shot at what he took for a cub bear on the trunk el a tree. The animal, which was really a porcupiue, fell to the ground. Richmond, hearing the shot, started towards the sound. The rushing sound he made caused Dunker to think the mother bear was charging him, and he fired, the shot taking effect in Mr. Rich- mon's groin. Mr. Richmond came here from Meaford about a year ago. He leaves a widow and three small children. POISONED BY SARDINES. Five People at Guolph Nearly Lose Their Lives. A despatch from Guelph says: After eating tinned sardines Mrs. D. Brandon and two children of Victoria street, and Mrs. Do.iald and child, of Toronto, on Thurs- day evening developed ptomaine poisoning, which came near to cost- ing their lives. The sardines were taken at tea time, and the effects were not noticed for some time, but then all were taken so suddenly ill that it was with difficulty that as- sistance was secured. At midnight the doctor found all five in a very critical condition and it was not until Friday that he could promise tlieir ultimate recovery. BIG CUT IN PROSPECTS. Chicago Wheat Export on Western Crop. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Mr. W. B. Snow, the Chicago wheat crop expert, is in the city, having returned from a tour of the Cana- dian west, where he has been close- ly studying the prospects. Mr. Snow believes the crop will not now go over possibly 100,000,000 bushels, tl ough thrashing may turn out bet- tei than indications show. It may even go 105,000,000 bushels. This 18 a big cut from his first estimate, hut he seems positive that the con- ditions warrant it. Speaking of this, Mr. Snow says that if the country could have harvested dur- ing the second week in July the yield would have been 130,000,000 bushels. Agreement Signed for Entire Work at Bulk Sum of $1,270,000. 'A despatch from Toronto says : The tender of the F. H. McGuigan Construction Company for the erec- tion of the great electrical power transmission line for the people of Ontario was accepted on Friday e\ening by the Hydro-electric Pow- er Commission. The total price ia $1,270,000. When completed the line will be 293 iriles in length. The agreement was signed by Mr. F. H. McGuigan, representing the com- pany, and also by the commission- er. Total mileage, 293. Territory covered, from Niagara Falls to St. Thomas on the west and Toronto on the east. Contract price, $1,- 270,000. Successful tenderers, the McGuigan Construction Co. Work to be completed Dec. 1, 1909. Alu- minum cables to be manufactured in Quebec. Steel towers to be man- ufactured in Ontario. The cost is $2.50,000 less than the commission's e»t'mates furnished the municipali- ties. The contractor is also bound to build additional lines if directed ^y the commission on or before Feb. 4, 1909, up to double the mile- age already contracted for, at the same price, so as to permit exten- sions to other municipalities. BAD FlUE AT GORE BAY. Ijftccn Rusincs8 Places and Eight RosiiloHccs Rumcd. A despatch from Gore Bay, Ont., says : At one o'clock on Sunday morning fire broke out in the rear jf Mutchmore'a general store, and, with the high east wind, soon spread, and crossing tho street, cleared a strip on both sides of the main street to Bickle's store on one side, and Dr. Johnston's on the other. Both of these buildings were damaged considerably, and in all, fifteen places of business and eight residences wore destroyed. Carney's new block and the cement block had glass broken only. Both printing offices were bu:ned. BIG CUSTOMS SUIT. Department is Demanding $250,000 From C. P. R. A despatch from Montreal says : The Customs Department of Can. ada has entered an action in the Exchequer Court against the Cana- dian Pacific Railway Co. to recov- er $200,000, out of which it is claimed the railway defrauded the country by means of fraudulent en- ti iea, under-valuation, etc. It is stated that the alleged frauds were committed during the period in whi«h a C. P. R. Customs clerk committed extensive frauds and for which he is now serving a long sen- tence. In one instance it is alleg- ed that bridge material to the value of $37,000 was entered as scrap iron. if, WAS FIENDISH ATTE.MPT. Unknown Party Try to Wreck Ex- eur.sion Party. A despatch from Winnipeg s».ys : It was learned on Friday morning that a fiendish attempt was made bj some parties, as yet unknown, 10 wreck a C. P. R. excursion train running from Winnipeg Beach on Tuesday evening with several hun- dred citizens on board, about five miles out. A rail was lifted and re- moved from the track, but the dan- ger was discovered before the hea- vily-loaded train ran into it. Su- spicion, of course, is directed to- wards strike sympathizers, but there is absolutely no evidence to connect anybody with it. *. TO GO ON THE MARKET. Prince Rupert Townwtc Will be Sold in Septciibcr. A despatch from Montreal says : The nianagement of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway announce tt:at the townsito of Prince Rupert will be placed on the market in September. The arrangements re- garding details are in the hands of General Manager Morse, who is in the west. This announcement fol- lows one that the company have been successful in arranging the difTerenccs with tho British Colum- bia Government over the water- front sites. DELAY WAS FATAL. Waited to Put on ilis Shoes and Lost His Lite. A despatch from Vancouver, B. C, says: A young Englishman nam- ed E. Warrener was burned to death early on Friday morning in a rooming house fire on Westmin- ster avenue. He stayed to put on his shoes and was caught by the flames. His brother, Bert, also had a narrow escape. Ho collapsed in a chair and had to be carried out. â€" •{. â€" - â€" RICH GOLD DISTRICT. Prosp<M'tor in l*ort .\rthur Reports Fiiiils at Sturgcou Lake. A despatch from Port Arthur says : N. M. Bell, who is in tho city from tho Sturgeon Lake district, repurts the finding of a quartz vein 35 feet wide. He traced over three claims, showing free gold on two. He says if the mineral values of the Sturgeon Lai:e district were appar- ent anywhere in the United States it would be one of the most active niin'ng camps on the continent. A factory for extracting nitrogen from tho atmosphere, to be used as a fertilizer, is being established at Niagara Falls. Heat and drouth of July have re- sulted in reducing the estimate of western cmps, but the prospect is btill considered to bo good. BOLD BOY BllRGLARS. Young Ottawa Lails Accused of ScrioHH Crime. A despatch from Ottawa says: The youngest burglars ever arrest- ed in Canada wore caught here on Wednesday by Detective O'Meara. Three lads, whose ages run between eight and ten, have been arrested ff 1 a series of burglaries, having br ken into offices and stores along public streets by means of rear windows and gratings. The boys broken into offices and stores along took away money and postage stamps. MEETINGS FOR FARMERS. To be Held From November 30 to March 31. A despatch from Toronto says : The Farmers' Institute branch of thi Ontario Agricultural Depart- ment announces that meetings will be held at suitable dates betweea Nov. 30 and March 31st next. Meetings will be arranged for De- cember in sections where the roada will likely be bad during January and February. It is further an- nounced that each district will be covered twice in the season. Pro- visional lists will be sent ( ut to the officers of the agricultural socie- ties in the several localities, and. lists will be kept in the depart- ment's tent at the Fall Fairs. It- is the intention to hold again this year special I'ruit institutes and to extend this part of the work. A conference of institute workers and officers will be held in Toronto dur- ing the Exhibition. BIG GUN EXPLODED. Six Killed and Many Injured OD' French Ship. A despatch from Toulon says : Six persons were killed and 18 in- jured in a gun explosion on the- school ship Couronne on Wednes- day off Les Sali.is d'Hyres. The accident occurred while a number of recruits were engaged in hand- ling a 164-millimetre gun, the breach of which blew out. Three of those wounded are in a critical Condition. SHOT ONE, WOl'NDED 0>E. leeliiiidci" at Vernon, B. C., Com- mitted Muriler. A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., says: Superintendent Hussey. of the provincial police, received word on Friday afternoon that Jos. Andersoin, an Icelander, shot and killed J. R. Leightou and wounded J. R. Brown, at Vernon, B. C, in the morning following a dispute af- fecting an irrigating ditch. Ander- son was arrested. ' EXPERTS TO DKSIGN BRIDGE. (â- ovcrnnicnt Takes No Chances. With Quebec Structure. A despatch from Ottawa says : II^ has been decided that the rebuild- ing of the Quebec bridge will be un- dertaken under the direct supervis- ion of the Government. In order to guard against any errors in cal- culation in the stress weight, such a.s led to the downfall of the ori- ginal structure, the plans of th» new bridge will be carefully pre- pared by a board of three of the best bridge engineers that can b» found in Europe or America. Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist and singer, is dead at Brooklyn. HARYESTERSJOOT HOTEL Hooligans on Excursion Train Stalled at Chalk Eiver. A despatch from North Bay says : Two excursion trains of harvesters from the Maritime Provinces were stalled in Chalk River for an hour on Friday, in consequence of a slight freight wreck ahead. During their stay in Chalk River the hotel was looted, the proprietor carried outside, and over one thousand dol- lars' worth of liquors and cigars carried off on the excursion train. Even the cellar was ransacked, and a car-load of beer, in kegs, stolen. On the trains riotous scenes ensued, water tanks were emptied and fill- ed with beer. Fighting became gen- eral, and one man had his nose split and sustained other injuries. One policeman is with each train, but no attention is paid to him. At Mackie's Station the traveling hoodlums amused themselves by wrecking the furniture in the sta- tion agent's house, and otherwise misbehaving. At North Bay the police force and a number of citi- zens were prepared, and the first sign of disorder resulted in arrests, which put a damper on tho hooli- ganism. ;