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a I ni nwnnu ennui Agreement Signed finâ€"Entire Work at Bulk Sum of $1,270,000. \’\\. Five MenDieias Result of Conflicts in Streets of Springfield, Illinois. iioi Will our 1 Luis l 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 _w1th the troops. ' CAUSE OF THE RIOT. The rioting was precipitated by an assault committed early Friday interning by a negro upon Mrs. {fabel Hallam, wife of a street rail- 'ay conductor. Before noon George Richardson, young negro, was arrested by the heriff’s force, charged with the rime. The victim partially identi- ed the prisoner. Crowds quickly gathered about the jail, but Sher- iIl 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 Then someone in the. crowd mentioned that Harry‘ Lepcr, 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 artomobilc 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. \l'hile the machine blazed fren- zied hundreds poured into the cafe. tore fixtures and decorations from their places, and piled them upon the blaze. Even the sideboards and kitchen were stripped, and all the tableware and dishes piled upon the blaze. Finally. in a desperate effort to Irestore 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 L0- 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. yt'nc county jail. LEADING MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Aug. 18â€" ntario Wheat -â€"Old or new, No. 2 \ bite and red, 84%,c to 85c; No. 2 mixed, 840 to 84%c. Manitoba Wheatâ€"Quotations at Georgian Bay ports, No. 1 north- ern, $1.15%, No. 2 northern, $1.13; No. 3 northern, $1.12. Oatsâ€"Ontario, new, 39c to 410 outside; old, nominal, at 440 to 46c outSIde; Manitoba, No. 2 scarcc, 480 to 481/20 lake ports; No. 3, 460 to 461/20; rejects, 450 to 451/gc. ', Barleyâ€"Old, No. 2, 58c to 60c outs1de; No. 3 X, 560 to 570, out- .'side; new, 53c to 56c. Ryeâ€"New, 65c to 700 bid outside; old, no stocks. Cornâ€"Nominal at 86c to 86%c Toronto freights for No. 2 yellow, and 840 to 84%c for kilnâ€"dried. Branâ€"$16 to $18 per ton in bulk outs1de; in bags, $2 more. Shortsâ€"$20 to $21 per ton in bulk outside; in bags. $2 more. Flourâ€"Manitoba, first patents, $6; seconds, $5.40; strong bakers’, $5.30; Ontario winter wheat pat- ents, $3.30 to $3.35. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter â€" The steady. Local wholesale prices are :â€" Creamery, prints .. 25c to 26c do solids 23cto24c Dairy prints, choice . . 23c to 24c do ordinary .. 21c to 220 Dairy, tubs .. 21c to 22c Inferior .17ctolSc Eggsâ€"Quotations are 200 to 22c per dozen in case lots. Cheeseâ€"Firm at 12,340 to 130 for large and 13c to 13%(2 for twins. Poultryâ€"Spring chickens, live weight. 13c to 15c; fowl, 100 to 110; ducks, 100 to 11c; dressed, 2c high- er. Honeyâ€"Strained is about 10c per pound. Beansâ€"$2 to $2.10 for primes, and $2.10 to $2.20 for hand-picked. Potatoesâ€"Wholesale prices are 850 to $1 in farnicrs’ waggons. PROVISIONS. Porkâ€"Short cut, $23.50 per bar- rel; mess, $19 to $19.50. Lardâ€"Tierccs, 12c; tubs, 12%c; local market is selling at pails, 121,92, ~ Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" Long clear bacon, llljc to lllvzjc; tons and cases. hams, medium and light, 1434c to 15c; hams, large, 12}-.,'c to 13c; backs, 1711c to 13c; shoulders, 10c to lie; rolls, 103.110 to lie: breakfast bacon, 15c to 1534c; green meats, out of pickle ) 1( less than smoked. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Aug. 18.â€"Grainâ€"The market for bats is firm under a steady demand. Manitoba No. 2 white, 48c; No. 3, 470; rejected, 460 per bushel, in car lots ex store. Flourâ€"Choice Spring Wheat pat- ents, $6.10; seconds, $5.50; Winter wheat patents, $5; straight rollers, $4.30 to $4.50; do., in bags, $1.90 to $2.10; extras, $1.50 to $1.75. Feed ~Manitoba bran. $22 to $23; shorts $25; Ontario bran, $20 to $20.50; middlings, $24 to $25; shorts. $24.- 50 to $25 per ton, including bags; pure grain mouille, $30 to $32; milled grades. $25 to $28 per ton. Provisionsâ€"Barrels short cut mess, $22.50; half-barrels do., 81.50; clear fat backs, $23; dry salt long clear backs, 11c; barrels plate beef, $17.50; half-barrels do., $9; com- Ipound lard, 8% to 9%c; pure lard, 12% to 13c; kettle rendered, 13 to 131/2c; hams, 12% to 140; breakfast bacon, 14 to 150; Windsor bacon, 15 to 16c; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $10; live, $7 to 7.â€" 12%. Eggsâ€"No. 1, 19 to 20c; se- lects, 24c per dozen. Butter â€"â€" 2453c in jobbing lots. Cheese â€" Western, 12 to 12%c; eastern, 12 to 12%c. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Aug. 18.â€"Wheatâ€"Spring unsettled; No. 1 Northern, carloads store. $1.20%; Winter easier; N0. 2 red, 98c; No. 3 extra red, 96c; No. 2 white, 97%0. Cornâ€"Steady. Oatsâ€"Lower; No. 2 white, 520; No. 3 white, 510; No. 4 white. 500. Minneapolis, Aug. 18â€"Wheat â€" No. 1 hard, $1.24 to $1.25; No. 1 Northern, $1.22 to $1.23; No. 5‘ Northern, $1.18 to $1.20; No. 3 Northcnn. $1.12 to $1.15; Sept,, 51.00%; Dec, 98%c. Flourâ€"Frist patents, $6.15 to $6.25; second patâ€" ents, $6 to $6.15; first clears. $4.35 to $4.45; second clears, $3.50 to $3.60. Branâ€"In bulk, $19.50. CATTLE iTiAiiKET. Toronto, Aug. 18.â€"The highest price paid for export cattle was $5.25. The range was $5 to $5.25 for good and $4.50 to $5 per cwt. for light and medium. Picked butchers’ cattle, $4.75 to $5; good loads, $4.50 to 84.85; medium loads, $3.75 to $4.75: common, $2.50 to $3.50; choice cows, $3.70 to $4.40; common cows, $2.50 to $3.50: bulls, $2 to $4.20; canners, $1 to $2 per cwt. Prices of good stockcrs rang- cd from $3 to 83.75 per cwt. For; light stockers the prices were from [$2.50 to $3 per cwt. Calves were lfirmer. Prices were 3 to Go per pound. Good milch cows, $10 to $60 each. Ewes. $4 to $4.25; bucks, $3 to $3.25: lambs. $5.50 to $6.25 per cwt. Hogs were unchanged.’ Selects were quoted at $6.65 per‘ cwt.. fed and watered. and lights and fats were worth $6.40 per cwt. l â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"'I‘ A six hundredâ€"pound tuna wasl captured off the Cape Breton coast. Earl Grey is to inspect the grain water route as far West as the S00. Eight English families have been deported from Deseronto. Sharpe, the fanatic who claimed iio be Christ. has returned to the[ l United States. | Fines aggregating $910 were imvlsulted in re posed at. Hamilton for breaches of the liquor license law. Jgronild. rmn.‘ ron BEAR, Wis snor. Former Mcal‘ord Man Killed at South River. A despatch from South River, Ont., says: A shooting accident oc- curred near here Wednesday ovenâ€" ing by which Mr. Sam Richmond, a farmer, aged 36, lost his life. It appears 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 (‘l a tree. really a fell to the J.ichmond, hearing the shot, started towards the sound. The rushing sound he made caused Drinker to think the. mother hear was charging him, and he fired, the. porcupine, ishot taking effect in Mr. lfichâ€" mon's groin. Mr. lichniond came l‘cre from Meaford about a year ago. He leaves a widow and three small children. >3 POISONED BY SARDINES. Five People at Guelph Nearly Lose Their Lives. A despatch from Guelph says: After eating tinned sardines Mrs. L'. Brandon and two children of Victoria street, and Mrs. Donald 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 their ultimate recovery. vâ€"â€"-â€"â€"+ BIG CUT IN PROSPECTS. Chicago Wheat Expert 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 Canaâ€" 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 betâ€" ter than indications show. It may even- go 105,000,000 bushels. This is a big cut from his first estimate, but 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. -â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"1â€"-*~ BAD FIRE AT‘GOBE BAY. Fifteen Business Places and Eight Residences Burned. A despatch from Gore Bay, Ont., says: At one o’clock on Sunday morning fire broke out in the rear of Mutchmore’s-general store, and, with the high east wind. soon spread, and crossing the 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 were destroyed. Camey’s new block and the cement block had glass broken only. Both printing offices were burned. â€"‘â€"â€"’I< DELAY WAS FATAL. Waited to Put on His Shoes and Lost His Life. A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., says: A young Englishman namâ€" 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. He collapsed in a chair and had to be carried out. r14“ 'â€" RICII G 0L1) DISTRICT. Prospector in Port Arthur Reports Finds at Sturgeon Lake. A despatch from Port Arthur says: N. M. Bell, who is in the city from the Sturgeon Lake district, l‘Ole‘iS the finding of a quartz vein 55 feet wide. He traced over three claims, showing free gold on two. He says if the mineral values of the Sturgeon Lake district were appar« ent anywhere in the United States it would be one of the most active mining camps on the continent. .p_____ Niagara Falls. Heat. and drouth of July have re- western crops. still considered to be good. The animal. which was? blished at 1 my A despatch from Toronto says: The tender of the F. H. McGuigan Construction Company for tllx; crec- tion of the great electrical power transmission line for the people of Ontario was accepted on Friday evening by the Hydroelectric. Pow~ or Commission. $1,270,000. When completed the line will be 203 miles in length. The IMcGuigan, representing the Conn priny, and also by the commissionâ€" er. Total mileage, 203. Territorv covered, from Niagara Falls to BIG C ITS'I‘OM S SI‘E'I‘. Department is Demanding $230,000 From C. P. R. A despatch from Montreal says: The Customs Department of Canâ€" ada has entered an action in the Exchequer Court against the Canaâ€" dian Pacific Railway Co. to recov- er_$260,000, out of which it is claimed the railway defrauded the country by means of fraudulent en- tiies, underâ€"valuation, etc, It is stated that the alleged frauds were committed during the period in which 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 allegâ€" ed that bridge material to the value of $37,000 was entered as scrap iron. , *I‘ WAS FIEN DISH ATTEMPT. Unknown Party Try to Wreck Ex" cursion Party. A despatch from Winnipeg says: It was learned on Friday morning that a fiendish attempt was made by some parties, as yet unknown, to 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 reâ€" moved from the track, but the dan- ger was discovered before the hea- vily-loaded train ran into it. Suâ€" spicion, of course, is directed to- wards strike sympathizers, but there is absolutely no evidence to connect anybody with it. V i‘fl- TO GO ON THE MARKET. Prince Rupert 'l‘ownsitc Will be Sold in September. A despatch from Montreal says: The management of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway announce that the townsite 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 ' This announcement folâ€" lows one that the company have been successful in arranging the differences with the British Colum- bia Government over the water- front sites. __â€"â€"I}4 BOLD BOY BERG LABS. the west. Young Ottawa Lads Accused of Serious Crime. A despatch from Ottawa says: The youngest burglars ever arrestâ€" ed in Canada were caught here on Wednesday by Detective O’Meara. Thrce lads, whose ages run betweem . eight and ten, have been arrested iii a series of burglaries, havmg 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. -on the The total price is‘ vngreement was signed by Mr. F. H. ‘ Thonrus on the nest and Toronto I‘l‘l. ('wmract price. SI,â€" 270,UOJ. Successful icmlerci's. the McUuig’au Construction Co. Work to bc completed Dec. 1. 1000. Alaâ€" minum cables to be manufactured in Quebec. Steel towers to he v1.4.1- ufaetured in Ontario. The cost is $230,000 less than the. connnissionk lost'mates furnished the. municipaliâ€" ties. The contractor is also bound to build additional lines if directed by the commission on or before I'cb. -l, 1000, up to double the mile- age already confirm-ted fir, at the 'lifllllC price, so as to permit exten- sions to other municipalities. .‘I E ET IN“ S FOR I~‘.\ R .‘il liliS. To be Held From November 30 to March 31. A despatch from The Farmers’ Institute branch of thc Ontario Agricultural Depart- ment announces that meetings will be held at suitable dates between Nov. 30 and March 31st next. Meetings will be arranged for De- cember in sections where the roads will likely be had during January and February. It is further an- nounced that each district will be covered twice in the season. Pro- V'isional lists will be sent out to the officers of the agricultural socieâ€" ties in the several localities, and lists will be kept in the departâ€" ment’s tent at the Fall Fairs. It is the intent-ion to hold again this year special fruit 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. v $2.... GUN EXPLCDED. Toronto says: BIG Six Killed and Many Injured on 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 Salias 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. __.-_+___ _ SEN/1‘ 0N1“), WOUNDED ONE. Iceland-:r at Vernon, B. 0., Com- mitth Murder. A despatch from Vancouver, B. says: Superintendent Hussey, of the provmsial police, received 'word on Friday afternoon that Joe. Anderson, an Icelander, shot and killed J. R. Leighton and wounded J. R. Brown, at Vernon, B. 0., in the morning following a dispute af- fccting an irrigating ditch. Andeiu son was arrested. Hâ€" EXPERTS '1‘0 DESIGN BRIDGE. Government Takes N0 Chances With Quebec Structure. A despatch from Ottawa says: It 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 sti-css weight, such las led to the downfall of the ori- ginal structure. the plans of the new bridge will be carefully pre- pared by a board of three of the best bridge engineers that can be found in Europe or America. .5. Ira D. Sankcy, the evangelist 4 and singer, is dead at Brooklyn. HARVESTEBS Will illl'ltll tHooligans on Excursion Train Stalled at Chalk River. A despatch from North Bay says :cd with beer. Fighting became gen- 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 itheir stay in Chalk River the hotel hoodlunis A factory for extracting nitrogen 1 was looted, the proprietor carried 1 wrecking lfrom the atmosphere, to be used asloutside, 'a fertilizer. is being esta and over one thousand dolâ€" worth of liquors and cigars carried off on the excursion train. Even the cellar was ransacked, and ducing the estimate of a car-load of beer. in kegs, stolen. but the prospect is On the trains riotous scenes ensucrl, water tanks were emptied and fill- 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 .‘tation the traveling amused themselves by the furniture in the sta- 1tion agent‘s house. and otherwise :niisbehaving. At North Bay the lpolice force and a number of citi- zens were prepared. and the first Sign of disorder resulted in arrests, which put a damper on the hooli- ganism.