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TWO MTO RiCEfiS KILLED Car_ Skidded Into Fence and Leaped Em- bankment at Montreal. A despatch from Montreal says : Two men were instantly killfd at Friday's raott of tlie Canadian Automobile Oliib at Blue Bonnets. 0. K. Bacholder of Newport, Vt., and J. Twoliey of Montreal were in • big eO-horsc power Stearns' tour- ing car, taking part in a ten-mile raee, when they turned out to pass a drivor named Burman, their car nkiddod, t^ire away 25 feet of fence like so much pasteboard, leaped the embankment, and stopped 40 yards beyond. The two men were thrown high info the air, and when picked up Twohey was dead, with (lis neck broken, while Ba<:helder, with his bowels torn out by a Btake, and hi.s head t^'rribly gashed, died on his way to the hospital. Just how the accident happened is not known. There were six cars in the race, and Mr. Bachelder had just turned into the back stretch on the eighth mile, when he turned out to pas's Burman, who was immedi- ately in front. The big cars were going at a tf-rrific speed, and ap- parently Bachelder lost control for the fraction of a second, as he turn- ed out. At any rate his car shot aero-ss the track into the fence, through it and over the embank- ment, carrying its driver and his as- sistant to their dciitii. After the accident it was found that the car had a broken axle, but this is thought to have occurred when the car hit the fence. Auto drivers are of the oi)inion that a burst tire was the cause of the trouble. It happened so quickly that no person could tell exactly how it took place. GIVES H IS WHOLE FOBTIE An Aged Chicago Millionaire Soon to Be a Poor Man. A despatch from Chicago says : Daniel K. Pearsons, the "sage of Hinsdale," already famous for his inimiiiccnt benefactions to the small colleges of this country, announced that he would devote the remainder of his ninetieth year to distribut- ing among the \ariou8 educational and philanthropic institutions of this city his last million dollars. This will round out the sum that he had always intended Chicago to have, and l«ave him relatively a poor Dian when he celebrates his 'jOlh birthday on the 'JOth of next April. Mr. Pearsons declined on Wednes- day night to indicate what institu tions will benefit by the remainder of his large fortune. For virtually a quarter of a cen- tury, Mr. Pearsons has devoted the major portion of his attention to bestowing his money on public in stitutions which he deemed worthy, and he has already given avsliy con- siderably over $4,000,000. His gift to Chicago will mark his re- tirement from the role of philan- thropist, for he will have only enough to insure himself a com- fortable old age. ARSEMC IN THF BRLUS. Result of Inland Iteveniic Examin- ntiun of Snniple<*. A dcf^patch from Ottawa Bays: The examination by the inland rev- enue department of a number of drugs, as found on the Canadian market, for the purpose of ascer- taining whether any of these con- tained distinst traces of arsenie, (hows that while most samples were practically free from the poi- e<)n. arsenic was found to be dis- t.'iutly present in certain sulphates and pai-ticiilarly in piiospiiato of eoda. The amounts were not so large as to he alarming, but wore Eufficicnt to make it iiii|xjssihlc to regard those drugs as meeting pro- per requirements; 448 samples of eiilphate of magnesia, sulphate of enda and jiliosphate of soda cxani- inrd showed 330 containing no ar- Ecnic, while 80 did. CVIU'R BISII DK.ID. WvW Known an Trnrellhii; Preach- er Thruiit;hout Doniiniun. A despatch from London, Ont., Bays: Cyrus Bush, known all over Cana<la and a good part of the Northern United Stales, died here on Friday. He was 80 \ears of age, and fur ninny years was a travel- ling preacher, proclaiming hiiupcif "John the Kvangelist." It was his custom to drive about the country with a banner at the end of a pole, proclaiming his mission. t'LAl.nS I'LKE FOR DIABETES. Physician Declares Atropliinc Ih Heniedy for Disease. A despatch from New York says . .â- \ftor a scries of experiments in the clinics of Mount binai Hospital in this city carrico on for the last two years and a half by Dr. J. Hudisch of the visiting staff, it has just made a preliminary report on the use of atropine in diabetes. He (lonsiders it a cure for that wide- spread disease which is attacking more and more New Yorkers every year in these 'strenuous life" days Atropine is the active principle of belladonna or "deadly nightshade.'' It has never before been tried in kidney troubles, tiiough it was well known that it w as chiefly eliminatrJ by the kidneys and tin icfore exert f<l a jironounccd effect on those organs. ICE CKEAM NOT FOOD. Rriinironl Itoslaiirant Keeper FInrd for iSiinday Sales. A despatcii from Brantf<jrd says: I.. Laond Aritan, projjrietor of a local ice cream parlor, having eon- riuctcd business on Hunday for the jinsl three years under a former de- cifion of tlie magistrate, was fined $j here on Wednesday and ordered t'l close hi» premises on Sunday. Ic© cream was sold without meals, and (he magistrate held that the same was not food. ( ATTLi: DVIN(J IN IIINDKEDS. Serious Kiiidoiiiic Causes (Jroal Loss in Eoiiislana. .\ despa'.ch from Lake Charles, fjouisiaiia, says : Advices received here on Wednesday from Cameron Parish indicate that tiio epidemic et charhnn, which has prevailed in that section for several weeks, is spreading widely among cattle and <itlier live stock. Hundreds ot range cattle have died of charbon and their carcasses lie unburied in tlie marshes. It has been proposed to adjourn the present .session of court at the parish fioat of Camer- <iT in order that every one may take a hand in suppressing' the epiJciiiic ♦- MEDAI.8 FOR BRAVERY. Will be Awnrdetl Police and Fire- men- 30 for Colonics. A despatch from London says : One hundred and twenty King's medals for conspicuous bravery and devotion in tho police forces and fire brigades of the Empire will he awarded annually. Thirty have been allotted to the colonies. A BMK ABD'S WI FE WINS She Is Awarded Heavy Damages Against a Detroit Saloonkeeper. A despatch from Detroit says : A decision far reaching in its im- fiortance, and one which will be of nterest to th» cause of temper- ance everywhere, was hand4-d down by the Michigan Siii)reme Court on â- Wednesday. Mrs. Nettie Marri- man of drass Lake liroiight suit against Fr<'ilnrick, a saloonkeeper in the snme town, claiming $10,U!X) damages from him for liaving sold liquor to h«| husoand, as well as causing the plaintiff to lose her bume, her money, and the compan- ionship of her husband. It was shown to tiie satisfaction of the court that until Marriman took to drink he was a prosperous rail load tt^legrapher, and stood high witii his employers. The drink habit caused him to lose everything, and finally his wife was obliged to leave liir... The case vvent before a jury, which gave Mrs. Marriman a !imali verdict, hut she appealed to the Bnprcmo Court and the decision on Wednesday resulted in a verdict ^â- gainst the saloonkeeper for $5,225. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS flirPEXINGS FFiOM ALL OVEB lUE ULOR£. Trl«Crnphlo nrlef.-! From Our Own and QtUer Countries ol Uccc-nt Events. CANADA. A Montreal man was fined $5 for stealing a kiss from a lady. The new street railway at Cal- gary has been opened for business. The new Central Prison for On- tario may be located at Englewood. Twenty-one moving picture men were fined at Montreal for keeping open on Sunday. Toronto police have been instruct- eJ to arrest visitors or others who insult the British flag. Two Kingston grocers have been summoned on a charge of selling adulterated coffee. The Railway Commission has or- dered the Grand Trunk to build a new station at Guelph. Adam K. Mcintosh, Toronto, was accidentally killed on the rail- way near Rosebank, on Saturday. Charles Larson touched a live wire with a rod at Vancouver on Saturday and was instantly killed. Charles T. Coombes, fireman on the steamer Saronic, was drowned at P'oit William by falling into the river. Edward Q. Wordsworth and Gus- tave Elkenstain of North Bay are reported drowned in the Missan- able River. Ottawa's assessment is now a lit- tle over seventy millions. The in- comes of the civil servants form a big item. Gen. J. S. Cowans of the Indian army, says the British people hard- ly realize the disturbed state of his great dependency. Miss Amy I. Bruce of Valentia, Ontario, won the Governor-Gener- al's medal for general proficiency at Toronto Normal School. Frank Malone was asphyxiated at the Crown Reserve mine at Co- balt, and eight other men who went to his assistance were overcome and had a narrow escape. A steamer on Lake"Temiskaming had a block of wood caught in her propeller and was drifting into the rapids when a tug came to the res- cue. Several passengers were aboard. Mr. J. Bruce Walker, Commis- sioner of Immigration, is already impressed with the need of men to handle the western harvest. He says applications are pouring in and cannot be filled. He thinks twenty thousand men will be re- quired. The Canadian Express Company has been ordered to restore the low rate on fruit from Queenston dis- trict to Toronto by Chairman Ma- lice of the Railway Commission. The Chairirian spoke in severe terms of the express companies changing rates while the commission was dealing with them. UNITED STATES. Missouri suffered from a disas- trous flood and people were driven to the house-tops. A largo quantity ot bogus $2 bills, said to have been made in Canada, was circula'tcd in western Pennsylvania. More rigid laws and the growth of public sentiment for a sane Fourth reduced the number of killed and wounded in the United States. The Steel corporation created anxiety in Pittsburg and among the strikers by threatening to es- tablish a large tin-plate concern in Gary, Indiana. GREAT BRITAIN. The oflifials of the Cunard Lino have decided to call at Fishguard instead of Liverpool in order to â- ^nvc time. The London Express gave out that Lord Kitchener will accept the offers of Canada and Australia to inspect their forces. The militant suffragettes scored a triumph over Premier Asquith when they were received by the Home Secretary on order of the King. A meeting of London Hindus to protest against the murder of Lieut. -Col. Wyllie broke up in con- fusion when an Indian student pro- tested. GENERAL. A revolution which broke out in Columbia resulted in the overthrow of the present Government. A TRAINING FARM. Plan to Assist Emigrants to Become FurnuTS. A dcspatdi from Ottawa says ; A scheme is under way to establish a training farm in connection with the Ottawa Union Reserve Mission. It is intended to establish a farm in the \icinity of the capital where applicants for help from the mission can be temporarily looked after and given productive employment in faim work that will be of service in equipping them for an agricul- tural life ill the west or on Ontario farms. Many of those wlu> seek shelter at the mission are newl.v ar rived immigranta who are looking for work on farms, hut whose lack of experience in farm life is a handi- cap in securing tiiipoi^uiciit. THE WORLD'S MARKEFS REPORTS FROJl THE lEADIXO TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Uair; Produce at Ilouic ttud Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, July 13.--FIourâ€" Ontario wheat 80 per cent, patents, $5.50 to $5.60 to-day in buyers' sacks outside for export, and $5.65 to $5.90 on track, Toronto. Manitoba flour ; first patents, $6.20 to $6.40 on Uack, Toronto; second patents, $5.75 to $5.y0, and strong bakers', $5.50 to $5.70, on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheatâ€" No. 1 Northern $1.30%, Georgian Bay ports, No. 2, $1.34 and No. 3 at $1.33. Ontario wheat^No. 2, $1.20 to $1.30 outside. Barleyâ€" Feed barley CO to 62c outside. Oatsâ€" No. 2 Ontario white, 57 to 57%c on track, Toronto, and 63>i to 51c outside. No. 2 Wes-tern Can ada oats 560, and No. 3 55c, Bay ports. Peas â€" prices purely nominal. Ryeâ€" No. 2, 74 to 75c outside. Buckwheat â€" No. 2, 70c outside. Corn â€" No. 2 American yellow, 79% to 80c on track, Toronto. Canadian yellow 74c, Toronto freight!. Branâ€" $20 to $20.50 for Ontario bran outside in bulk. Manitoba. $22.50 to $23 in sacks, Toronto freight; shorts, $24 to $24.50, To- ronto freights. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Pound prints, 19 to 20c; tub.T and large rolls, 18 to I9c; inferior, 15 to 16c ; creamery, 23 to 24c, and separator, 19 to 20c per lb. E^gsâ€" Case lots, 20 to 21c per dozen. Cheeseâ€" Large cheese, old, 14c per lb, and twins, 14^c. New quot- ed at 12Xc for large, and 12>^c for twins. COUNTRY PRODUQE. Applesâ€" $4 to $5 for choice quali tie«, and $3 to $3.50 for seconds. Beansâ€" Prime, $2.20 to $2.23. and hand-picked, $2.40 to $2.46 per bushel. Maple syrupâ€" 95c to $1 a gallon. Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy, $11.50 to $12 a ton on track here, and low grades, $8 to $9. Strawâ€" $7 to $7.50 on track. Potatoesâ€" Small lots of old are jobbing at 75 to 90c, and new are lower at $3 to $3.25 per barrel, on track. Poultry â€" Chickens, yearlings, dressed, 12 to ]3e per lb; fowl, 9 to 10c; turkeys, 16 to 17c per lb. HOG PROiJUCTS. Bacon, long clear, 13% to 13%c per lb in case lots ; mess pork, $23 to $23.50; short cut, $25 to $25.50. Hamsâ€" Light to medium, 15% to 16c; do., heavy, 14 to 14%c; rolls, 123^;; to 13c; shoulders, \\% to 12c; backs, 18 to 18%c ; breakfast bacon, 16% to 17c. Lardâ€" Tierces, 14%c; tubs, 14%c ; pails, 14%c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, July 13.â€" The market for oats is weaker; No. 2 Canadian Western, 68c; No. 1 extra feed, 57;'ic ; No. 1 fe^-d, 57%c ; No. 3 Canadian Western, 57c. Barleyâ€" No. 2, 72% to 74c ; Manitoba feed barley, 67% to 68c. Buckwheatâ€" 69% to 70c. Flourâ€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.30; do., seconds, $5.b0; Winter wheat patents, $6.75; Manitoba strong bakers', $5.60; straight rollers, $0.50 to $6.60; do., in bags, $3.15 to $3.20; extras in bags, $2.80 to $2.90. Feedâ€" Manitoba bran, $22 to $23 ; do., shorts, $24 to $25 ; pure grain mouillie, $33 to $35 ; mixed mouillie, $29 to $30. Cheese- westerns, 11% to 12c. Butterâ€" fin- est creamery, 22%c. Eggs â€" 18% to I9c per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, July 13.â€" Wheatâ€" Spring wheat easier; No. 1 Northern, car- loads, $1.31%. Corn-Steady. Oats â€"No. 2 white, 55c ; No. 3 white, 54c ; No. 4 white, 53c. Barley- Feed to malting, 68 to 69c. Chicago, July 13.â€" Cash wheat- No. 2 red, old, $1,40 to $1.43; No. a red, new, $1.16 to $1.20; No. 2 hard, old, $1.22% to $1.24; No. 1 Northern, $1.27%. Cornâ€" No. 2, e8%c; No. 2 white, 7l%c; No. 8 yellow, 70 to 70%c ; No. 3 68%c ; No. 3 white, 71 to 7l%o ; No. 3 yel- low, 70c; No. 4, 66% to 67c. Oats â€"No. 2, 49c ; No. 2 white, 50c ; No. 3, 47%c ; No. 3 white, 47% to 49%c ; standard, 50c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, July 13.â€" There was only one load of really prime beeves cii the market and they sold at 8 to G%c per pound. There were sev- eral loads of North-West ranch cat- tle, which sold at 4%o to a little over 6c per pound ; common stock, 2% to 4c per pound. There was an over supply of milch ocws, causing a further decline in prices, whicK ranged from $20 to $50 each. Oalves OF ONTAl The Output for the Province in 1908 Was $26,000,000. Silver and nickle are Ontario's chief minerals according to the annual report of Hon. Frank Coch- rane, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, just issued. The silver output last year was 19,101,021 ounces and was practically all from the Cobalt camp. The nickel pro- duction totalled 10,175 tons and chiefly came frm the Sudbury dis- trict. l)es)>ite the low prices last year the siher shipments reached the value of $9,116,008. The ores and minerals produced in Ontario last years were valued at $20,616,795, as compared with $25,019,373 for the previous year. The production of nickel in 1908 was valued at $1,071,140. The iron mines of Ontario yielded 216,177 tons of ore last year, worth $574,- H39, and there was made at the blast ftirnacos 271,656 tons of pig iron, valued at $4,J';0,839. "Ontario now occupies a leading place among the silver-prod^icing countries of the woild," says the- Minister, "having contributed about one-ninth of the entire re- ported prduction m 1908. There was raised and shipped from the mines of Cobalt last year 24,453 tons of ore (including concenfiiates), which was considerably more than the total production up to the end of 1907. The average contents of the shipments for 1203 were 793 ounces of silver per ton, compared' with 806 ounces up to Slst Decem- ber, 1907." The revenue from the timber dues was $1,618,242.58, t"he largest in the history of the province. Arrears of $496,000 accruing from 1907 are included in this as col- lections were not enforced owiog: to the financial stringency that year. The net collections for 1908 were $1,224,243 and the sum of $235, 36* was carried forward into 1909 owing the inability of the lumbermen to pay. $2.50 to $10 each, or 3% to 6c per pound. Sheep, 3% to 1%c per pound ; lambs at $3 50 to $5.50 each. Hogs, about 8%c per pound. Toronto, July 13. â€" Business was quiet, and prices somewhat easier :n consequence of the heavy buy- ing earlier in the week, also that very few choice butchers or export- ers were on offer. Prime butcher cattle were wanted, but there were very few offering, therefore prices for this class were steady, but all â- ither grades declined and it looks as though the break in prices had started. Sheep and lambs were steady. Hogs weak and unchanged. Calves weak and unchanged. HUGH WILSON DROWNED. I'ragic Falc of Prominent Merchant of (januuo)|UC. A despatch from Gananoque says : Hugh Wilson, a prominent business man of this town, was accidentally drowned here on Friday. It is sup- posed he fell off Roger's dock. His body was found in about 10 feet of water. Mr. Wilson, who was 53 years old, had been in ill-health foi some time past, but was able to be around town. He left his residence on Pine Street shortly after 12 o'clock for a stroll. He not return- ing as soon as expected, his son went out to find him. Shortly after this his hat was found on Roger's dock, and later the body was recov- ered. $10,000 PRIZE LIST. ProTineial M'iutor Fair Board Holds Bleeltng at (luelph. A despatch from Guelph says : The Ontario Provincial Winter Fair Board held a meeting here on Wed- nesday and docided that the prize list this year should total $10,000. The Horse Show prize list will be along the same lines as that of last year's Horse Siiow, held at the stock yards in Toronto. The amount for horse prizes is about $3,000. Tht feature of the poultry prize list this year will be the depart- ment of 20 classes or more in pig- eons, to include the birds of 1909 which have been excluded hereto- fore. Realizing that the showing of fat stock has been in the past the only weakness of the show, the board have greatly increased the prizes for that class. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Man Killed at Cilstary During a TerriBc St;)rni. A despatch from Calgary, Alta., says: Just before the beginning of the programme at the Exhibition on Tuesday afternoon a severe storm broke in Calgary. In less than an hour nearly two inches ot rain fell. W'm. Mueller, a young man, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. The Alberta Normal School was struck, but not badly damaged. TO TAX CORPORATIONS. Important Change Contemplated by Ontario Government. A despatch from Toronto says: It is reported that important finan- cial legislation is contemplated by the Ontario Government, and a re- port is abroad for which there seems to be strong foundation in fact. It is understood that the Provincial Cabinet has been considering the advisability of imposing taxation <n all corporations operating public utilities, and also on loan compan- ies. The Government's plan is be- lieved to further contemplate plac- ing the regulation of such corpora- tions and the control of them en- tiiely under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board. NO BOOKS TO CONSUMPTIVES. Ottawa Library Board Issues Order to Prevent Infection. A despatch from Ottawa says : The Ottawa Carnegie Library Board issued an order on Thursday morn- ing that no library books hereafter should be given out to any person who is consumptive. This will ap- ply whether the application is made personally or by some member of the family, as it is the policy of the board to keep all library books im- mune from any germs of tubercu- losis. Consumptive persons can- only receive books hereafter by fur- nishing a medical certificate to the effect that there is no danger of in- fection. RECOGNIMJN OF BRAVERY. C. P. R. Provides Fund for Edu- ' cation of Constable Decker's Soa A despatch from Vancouver says : ^ Ii; recognition of the bravery of Sp»cial Constable Decker, shot and killed at Ashcroft, on June 28, by a train robber belonging to the. gang that held up the westbound express at Ducks a week previous, the C. P. R. has set aside a trust fund for the education of the dead man's son. The company has' placed $2,500 with the Royal Trust Company at Vancouver. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. A. McMillan Struck While Work- ing in Cellar. ' A despatch from Lindsay says : During the electrical storm which swept this part of the country oa Saturday, a young man named Archie McMillan, son of Mr. Jas. McMillan of Palestine, in Eldon township, was killed by lightning. He was working with the churn in the cellar when the lightning struck the roof and the bolt went down the chimney into the cellar. De- cease was about twenty-three years oi age. SHOT WIFE THEN SUICIDED The Terrible Crime of George England of Niagara Falls, K Y. A despatch from Niagara Falls, N.Y., says: George England, a member of a respected family of this city, and a Michigan Central freight conductor, 24 years old, shot and killed his wife, Gertrude, 30 years old, at their home, Niagara Falls, N.Y., some time during Wed- nesday night. He then turned the weapon, a 32-calibre rev^tm^, upon himself, with fatal r^^^^^The crimio was not d^c^^^^^Butil Thursday mornin^Bfl^^^^^M. Campbell, a milkTMiPT^went to deliver the morning's milk. Camp- bell found the side door forced from the lock. He surmi'scil there was something amiss, and pushed in the door. On the table there was a pail ready to receive the milk, as usual, but wr.ca the milkman looked be- hind the door he saw England's body stretched on its back. Blood was oozing from the right temple, and a revolver lay near the man's left hand. In another room the dead body of the woman was found, and a tiny infant, which the pair had adopted, utterly oblivious of what had happened, was crying and fretting because of inattenti4>n. It is not known what was the cause of the terrible affair, al- though there are reports ol domes- tic infelicicy that may have led up to the trafcd^.