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I A despatch from Bochum, Gerâ€" many, ‘says: An explosion of black damp and coal dust on Thursday morning in the Lorraine shaft of the coalfield in the village of Gerthe, four miles‘from Bochum, cost the lives of 103 miners, accord- ing to the official report. Two oth- ers were severely and twenty-three slightly injured. Death was prac- tically instantaneous in all cases. The cause of the explosion hag not yet been definitely ascertained, but it is thought that a, blast reached a. big pocket of gas.‘ The day shift of 650 men had just descended into the workings and were distributing Toronto. Aug. 13.-â€"Catt16 â€" Exporters, choice, $7.25 to $7.50; bulls, $4.50 to $5.25; cows, $5 to $5.60. Butcher-Choice, $7 to $7.35; medium. $6.to $6.75; cows. $5 to $5.- 60. Calvesâ€"Sfleady. $7.50 to $8.50. Smokers ~8tea.dy, $5‘ to $5.35. Sheepâ€"Light. ewes at 84.25 to $4.75 ; heavy, $3 to $3.50; spring LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Aug. Iiiâ€"Steers sold from 64 to $6.50 per 100 lbi.,'oows from $3.50 to 85. Few good bulls were olfered, and on the common run the price ranged from $2.50 to $3.25. Shea? sold fairly steady at 4c a. pound and ambs brought 4c for com- mon and 61-20 for good. Hogs were about 756 lower than a week ago, selects selling at $8.50 per 100 lbs. Calves brought lrgm $3 to $10 each. 441-20; extra No. 1 feed, 45c. Barleyâ€" anitoba feed. 63 to 64¢. Flourâ€"Manito- a Spring wheat patents. firsts, $5.80; (10.. Ieoonds. $5.39: strong baker-5‘, $5.10; Win- ter patents. choice, $5.25; straight rollers, C4.85to$4.90: do..bags.$2.25 to $2.30. Rolled oatsâ€"Barrels, $5.05; bags, 90 lbs., $2.40. Branâ€"$22; shorts. $26; middlings, $27; mouillie, $30 to $34. 7 Hay~No. 2. per ton, oar lots. $16 to $17. Cheeseâ€"Finest West- erns, 151-4 to 13 5-80; finest E‘asterns. 121-2 to 12 7-813. Butterâ€"choicest creamery, 261-4 to 261-20; seconds, 26 to 261-4c. Eggsâ€"Se- lected, 28 to 290; No. 2 stock, 21 to 220. P0- tatoesâ€"Per bag, car lots. $1.60. Montreal, Aug. 13.â€"0atsâ€"Canadlan ’West- Quin No. 2. 45 to 454-29; _do.,__No. 3. 34 to Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern,-$1.12. Bay ports; No. 2 at $1.08, and No. 3 at 01.05. Bay ports. Feed wheat sells at 62 10‘630, BayÂ¥portsu Beansâ€"Hand-picked, $5 per bushel; primes, $2.25 to $2.90. ’ Honeyâ€"Extracted. in tins. 111-2 ’00 121-20 r lb. for No. 1, wholesale; combs, $2.25 to . wholesale. - Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of choice dressnd poultry :â€"Chickens, 18 to 190 per 11).; hens, 13 to 140; duoklings. 16 to 170. Live poultry, about 20 lower than the above. - PROVISIONS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 131-2150 140 er 1b.. {lease lots. Porkâ€"Short out, $ 4.50 to $25; do., mess, $20 to $21. Hamsâ€"Medium to light, 171-2 to 180; heavy, 161-2 to 170: rolls. 15 to 151-20; breakfast bacon. 18 to 183-243; bficks. 20 to 210. _ Laraâ€"Tiaras? 132:;“éubs, 15140; pans, u1-zc. OVER ONE HUNDRED. KILLED 'A despatch from Toronto says: Clever work by Detective Richard Tipton, assisted by other members of the Toronto Police Department, resulted in the arrest at the Pal- mer House on Saturday night of David Walters and Alice Davis, who are believed to be members. of the gang of safeâ€"blowers who stole more than $350,000 from the Bank of Montreal at New Westminster, B. 0., on September 14, 1911. Walters’ right name is said to be Walter Davis. A search of the personal effects belonging to the pair re- sulted in.the recovery of $2,020 in bills of the series taken from the bank. There was also $7,185.50 in bills, gold and silver, making a to- tal of $9,205.50, all of which the \REPORTS FROM THE LEAOINO TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Explosion of Black Damp Caused a Disaster in,a Mine in Germany 'floon ol' Camo. Grain. Chou. and 0th» Proclqu It Homa And Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto. Aug. 13.â€"Flourâ€"Winter wheat. 90 per cent. patents; $5.80 for new. at sea- board, and at $3.85 for home consqu- tlon. Manitoba. flours (these :quotatwna are for jute bags, in cotton bags 10¢ monkâ€"First patents, $5.70; second pat- ents, $5.20, and strong bakers’. $5, on trick.” Toronto. -wv "v- .. Qatario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white, red and filmed. 96 to 980. outside. Peasâ€"Nominal. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario, 421-20, and No. 3 at. 411~Zc. outside ; No. 2 at 450, on track. Toronto. No. 1 extra. W. 0. feed, 411-20, Bay ports. and No. 1 at 401-20, Bay ports. Barleyâ€"Nominal. . Cornâ€"No. 2 American yellow, 78c, on track, Bay ports. and at 82c, Toronto; No. 5. 810, Toronto. and 770, Bay ports. Rye~NominaL . Buckwheatâ€"Nominal. Branâ€"Manitoba bran, $23, in bags. To- ronto freight. Shorts, $211 to $25. iCheééeâ€"New cheese, 141-4 to 141-20 for lagge, uni 14 _1-27tio 14 3â€"49_ for twin}. Potatoesâ€"Canadian, new, $1.25 to $1.50 per bushel. Butterâ€"Dairy, choice, 23 to 250: bakers’, inferior, 20 to 210; choice dairy. tubs, 22 to 250; creamery. 27 to 280 for rolls, and 260 for solids. ., Eggsâ€"Case lot: of new-laid, 250 per (102.; frggh. 230.__ ' _ WESTERN BANK ROBBERY PRICES 0F FARM PRDDUETS )a'vid Walters and Alice Davis Taken into Custody ‘ at Palmer House, Toronto‘ MONTREAL MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. tariff bill. Went Over Measured Mile at Speed ,,0f 32 Knots an Hour. A despatch from Danzig says: The German turbine cruiser Goe- ben, which.w&s launched at Hamâ€" burg in March last year, on Wed- fiesdey underwent a speed test over a. measured mile here, and is re- ported to have developed a. speed of 32 knots. At. her previous trial on May 18 she made 30 knots. She is the speediest ship in the German navy. Hon. Frank Cochrane Hopes to Let Contracts for H. B. Railway. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Tenders for the construction of the Hudson Bay Railway to tidewater will be called for at once was the announcement of Hon. Frank Coch- rane, Minister of Railways on Thursday. Mr. Cochrane said it was hoped that contracts could be let on his return to Ottawa, as it was the object to complete the line at the earliest possible moment. 913~8 to 911-20; Dem, 920; May, 96 5-80; No. 1 hard, $1.03 7-80; No. 1 Northern, $1.03 5-80; No. 2 (10., $1.013-8 to $1.017-8. No. 3 yel- low corn. 720; No. 3 white oats, 57 to 39c. No. 2 rye, 631-2 to 640. Bran. $19 to $19.50. Flourâ€"Leading local patents in wood, 1?. o. b., Minneapolis, $5 to $5.35; other pat. ents, $4.75 to 85: 'flrst clears. $3.50 to $3.- 75i qecqndrclealjg. @240 $052.70, _ Duluth, Aug. 13â€"Whea’oâ€"No. 1 hard. $1.- 043-8; No. 1 Northern, old, 31.0358; No. 2 Northern, 01d. $1.01”; Aug" No. 1 North- ern. 94 5-80: Sept., 925:80 bid; Dec., 950 bld. themselves along the various levels, when a. serious fire damp explosion occurred. The detonation was heard at the surface, and the ofii- cials on duty immediately formed rescue parties of the men belonging to the night shift, who rushed back to the pit mouth together with the villagers. The rescue crews, which did such good work at the time of the French mine disaster at Cour~ riéres, near Lens, on March 10, 1906, when 1,230 miners were killed, arrived here early in the afternoon, but were unable to penetrate the galleries, owing to the flames and the 'poisonous_ga.ses. police believe is part of the pro- ceeds of the big haul. From re- cords in the detective office it ap- pears that Walters had previously been arrested in the United States under the names of O’Day and Fer- guson. Annual Meeting Will Be Held at Victoria, B.C,, Sept. 4, 5 and 8. A despatc‘h from Ottawa says: The fourteenth annual convention of the Canadian Forestry Associa- tion for the readingand discussing of papers, and the passing of reso- lutions based thereon, will be held upon the invitation of the Govern- ment of British Columbia in the City-of Victoria, B.C., on Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 4, 5 and 6. 1912. Sir Richard Mc~ Bride, Premier of the Province, and Hon. W. R. Ross, Minister of Lands, are taking'a personal inter- est in this convention, and will ad- dress the delegates upon this sub- ject which is now the uppermost one in British Columbia. While papers and addresses will naturally deal with matters that concern Bri- tish Columbia, they will not be con- fined to this, and in every way the convention will be national in char- acter and embrace every part of Canada. CALL FOR TENDERS AT 0NCE. Some time ago the police received a tip that some of the stolen bills were being circulated in Toronto. Accordingly Detective Tipton sent to the bank .for a complete list of all themoney missing. These lists were sent to the hotels, cigar stores, theatres and other places in the city where a large amount of money is handled, with instructions to reâ€" port to the police in case any at- tempt Was made to pass bills of the series described. lambs at $5 to $650. Hogsâ€"Selects, $8.15 f.o.b., and $8.60 to $8.75 fed and watered. ’lgli‘nneapp‘lig, Aug. A1}. :-_ Wheatâ€"Seat” President Taft vetoed the wool GERMAN CRUISER IS FAST. FORESTRY CONVENTION. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Fifteen Per Cent. More in Three Months Than Year Ago. A despatch from Ottawa says: During the three months, April 1 to June 30, of the current fiscal year 175,341 immigrants arrived in Canada. Of this number 121,998 arrived at ocean ports and 53,343 from the United States. These fig- ures show an increase of fifteen yer cent. as compared with those for the corresponding months of last fiscal year, which were 109,316 at ocean ports and 43,802 from the United States, making a total for the three months, April 1 to June 30, 1911, of 153,118. During the month of June this year there were 45,888 arrivals, 32,140 of them hav- ing been at ocean ports and 13,748 from the United States, as against 40.008 for June last year, 27,973 of whom were at ocean ports'and 12,- 035 from the United States. A despatch from St. John, N. B., says: The St. John police force is due for a general shake-up, accord- ing to H. R. McLellan, Chmmis- sioner of Public Safety. A prison- er charged with drunkenness and resisting the police was so badly wounded by a beating on the head with batons that several stitches had to be put in his scalp. At the hearing before the Magistrate on Friday morning 'the Commissioner said the city would be liable for damages, and he intended to make a thorough investigation. - Mr. Beck Predicts Call for 50,000 Horse-power in 1913. A despatch from Toronto says: That the Hydro Electric Commis» si‘on will be distributing/between 40,000 and 50,000 horse-power in the Niagara zone by the end of 1913 is the prediction of Hon. Adam Beck. In the past month the consumption of power by the municipalities hav- ing contracts with the. commission was over two and a. half times great- er than a year previous. The high- est load during July was 24,286 horseâ€"power, compared with . 9,737 for July, 1911.; Toronto helped the total along in great style, the maxi- mum load here increasing from 1,- 628 to 10,154. Harvesting Will be General by Last Week of August. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The crop report on Wednesday cov- ering the three Prairie Provinces is most gratifying, the feature being the remarkable progress made in the last two weeks. The grain is filling well. The barley harvest has started at most points. Fall wheat in Alberta is‘largely in shock, and the old fields of spring wheat are already cut. Harvesting will be general from August 12th to 22nd, the 15th being the date given when the majority of points will com- mence. It means that with aver- age harvest weather the great bulk of the crop will be of contract grade. Should the West produce two hun- dred million bushels of hand wheat, as there seems every probability it will, it means that this season’s crop of Western Canada will be the dominating factor in the world’s markets. Who will spend some money in trying out a. cure for cancer found by an old Irishman. ' Shake-up BATONS new“ T00 FREELY. IMMIGRATION FIGURES. HYDRO IS GROWING. ANDREW CARNEGIE PRAIRIE REPORTS. in St. John Police Force ‘ Imminent. Horses Started While She was Standing in Front of It. A despatch from St. Thomas says: Mrs. Archibald Donn of Iona Sta.- tion, met with a, serious accident Friday evening. While she was standing in front of a. selfâ€"binder, the team started. badly laceratng her leg just above the ankle. A despatch from London says: Over an extensive area of the Brit- ish Isles the harvest prospect is as- suming a very serious aspect, in consequence of the vagaries of the weather, which has now been of a more or less unfavorable type since the adxient of June. A year ago the country had a summer of intense heat and dryness, which enabled farmers to complete the harvesting operations‘son'ie weeks earlier than usual. This season they have to sit with folded arms, waiting for a cessation of the all but daily rain- storms. he Harvest Prospect Assumes a Serious Aspect Result of the Wet. Suspended Pending Inquiry Into Waterworks Affairs. A despatch from Ottawa says: City Engineer Newton J. Ker, and Assistant City Engineer Parsons were on Saturday suspended by Mayor Hopewell from all connection with the civic Waterworks Depart- ment. Engineer Wm. Storrie of New York, who has been here in connection with the plans for the city’s filtration with the plans for the city’s filtration system, was temporarily placed in charge. The Mayor’s action was taken in view of the coming inquiry to fix respon- sibility for the break in the new waterworks intake, which resulted in the recent outbreak of. typhoid fever. . RAIN IN THE BRITISH ISLES A despatch‘ froni Ottawa._ says: For the purpose of demonstrating to Canadian farmers how they may get the best out of the land in the mosteconomic manner, the Com- mission of Conservation has chosen a number of farms throughout the Provinces for illustration purposes. In each case the Commission has chosen farms whose owner agrees to he guided by the agricultural ex- perts provided. These are F. C. Nunnick, the Commission’s agri- cultural expert, and John Fixter, formerly farm superintendent of Macdonald College. The illustra) tion farms have already been chosen in the eastern Provinces, and both Mr. Nunnick and Mr. Fixter‘are now\ in the west arranging for il- Though Unable to Swim She Saved Her Little Brother. A despatch from Brockville says: A second brave and successful at- tempt at rescue from drowning here within two weeks took place on Saturday afternoon. Alfred. Mas- sey, aged three years, son of Daniel Massey, Water street, was playing on the, platform of a launch house. In attempting to reach some brush and pull it from the water the little boy fell in. He was going down the second time when his sister Nellie, aged fourteen, attracted by his screams, ran to the dock, and with- out waiting plunged into the water, which at this point is fifteen feet deep. The young girl cannot swim, but secured a hold on her brother and managed to keep herself and him afloat until the father, learn~ ing of what had happened, rushed to the scene, jumped in and landed his two children safely on the boat- house platform. G.T.R. Believed to_ be Planning Million-Bushel Structure. A despatch from Montreal says: Plans for a. new 1,000,000-bushe1 elevator to be erected in Montreal are now in course of preparation. It is believed that the Grand Trunk is back of the project. The elevaâ€" tor will be ready for business in the fall of 1913. NEW ELEVATOR AT MONTREAL Commission of Conservation Will Se/nd Experts to Guide the Owners THE. ILLUSTRATION FARMS WOMAN CUT BY BINDER. 1’0 UN G GIRL’S BRAVERY. OTTAWA OFFICIALS. \ Within the last few days the rain-- storms have increased in intensity, and falls of One inch a day are ra- ther common. Sometimes the amounts have exceeded two inches. Unfortunately, there is no prospect of an improvement in conditions. / Oflicial statistics show that in the nine weeks from the beginning of June the frequency of rain has been unusually great over nearly the whole of the United Kingdom, while the- total quantity of the water which has fallen is largely in excess of normal. English Yachtsmen Accused of Tak- ing Photos of Harbors. A despatch from Kiel, Germany, says: The five' English yachtsmen who were arrested on August 4 at Eckernfoerde, in Sehleswig-Hol- stein, on the charge of espionage were released on Thursday. They were accused of taking photographs of important points along the har- bors and bays, but the police ad- mit now that the suspected men seem only to‘have been guilty of foolhardy photography, of which they kne'w ihe rigk. lvustration farms in the Prairie Provinces. In Ontario there are eight farms, in Qfierbec six, and New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova 'Sootia thrge each. The Ontario illustration farms are as follows: Lanark county, farm owned by W. Hands of Perth; Es- sex county, farm owned by Nelson Peterson, Ruthven, and farm owned by R. F. Taylor, Essex; Norfolk county, farm owned by A. M. Cul- ver, Simcoe; Waterloo county, farm owned by Paul Snyder, Elmira; On- tario country, farm owned by Tho- mas Hall, Brooklin; Dundas coun- ty, farm owned by Whittaker Bros. , Williamsburg. ' Crude Fakes of $1 and $2 Notes Have Been Circulated. A despatch from Toronto says: Counterfeits of Canadian Govern- ment one-dollar and two-dollar notes have been put in circulation in Toronto and Hamilton. The police have come across a few of the bad bills, and are on the look- out for more of them, and for those who are sentl'ing them out. Only a. few are as yet known to have been put in Toronto, but it has been learned that quite a number have made their appearence in Hamil- ton. The bills are very easy of de- tection. They are photographs of the originals on paper of a much more inferior quality than the true notes. The greens and blacks on the etchings are not of the same strong tones as those of the origin- als, but appear washy, especially the greens. Unusually Large Yield Expected in Western Ontario. A despatch from London, Ont., saws: I. B. Whale, ‘Middlesex County Agricultural Expert, visited the vegetable-growers of London and vicinity last week and reports that this year’s vegetable harvest will be an unusually large yield all around. ' Meetings i111 be held from time to time at these points, and will be addressed by experts. A despatch from Brantford says: Negotiations have been concluded here for the establishment of the Keeton Automobile Company, with a capital stock of $200,000. The firm is a branch of the Keeton En- "ine Company of New York. It will employ 250 hands, and operations will be commenced immediately in the old Barber & Ellis factoi‘y on Elgin street. Auto Company Coming to Start in Brantford. ALLEGED SPIES RELEASED. PLENTY OF VEGETABLES. WILL EMPLOY 250 MEN. CO 0 NTERFEIT BILLS.