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TBAINS COLLIDE IN FOG Twenty-Five People Killed on the Quebec Express* A <lcspalch from Hutlanci, Vorniont, Euy.s. Tuonty-livc persons were killed 4iiid Ihirly iiijurt'd in a wreck on the Boston and Maine Hallixjud al West (;anuuii, sixty miles norlh of hero, «l 4.W o'clock <in Sunday morning. It wu* (I hen<l-«n colliMoii belwocn a lioiphl and passenger train, llie latter l.citiK bound from Oucbec for Boston. The moj'irity of tlio killed wopo French- (Utnadtans. TIk' cause of the accident, according to a stnteincnl (.;ivcn oul by tlio mil- rv^ad ollicials liore, was the misiinder- elanding of orders sent to the crow of tlic freight. An original order had beon Issued giving this freiglil a clear light of way north out of Canaan, but 1h;s order was rescinded by a second tiiie, which called for Ihc tit'ighl taking ft siding al c:anaan an<l allowing lUo pt-ssenger train the right of way. In eonio unexplained manner the orders were confused. Ihc freight crew getting the Qrst one and going on through Ctinaan, while the puisengor train got a clearance from While River JunctJcm, Vl., on Ihe north. The two trains canio together in a dcnso log. Si thick wos I'ji fog that the engine crews c.f b'lth trains say they did not get sight <f fnch olhet until they were only 2U0 f<-et apart. fJolli engine crews escaped by jump- ing, the engiU'Cer of the passenger train Bpraining his ankle. fVjth trains weie going at high s|Xfd, Ihe freight on a <l<)wn grade of lifty feet Uj t|i,-> mile. The ijinpacl was terrilic. The engine <tt the passenger train telestviped the L'Qggage car, day c<iach and part of a tinokiiig ear. The engine and six cars tit Iho freight were piled in a heap. NP.AHI.Y Al.f. CANADIA.N.S. The grealcsl loss of life occurred In the coach of Ihe passenger train, the c<.ach inimedialely behind the baggage car. The occujmnts of this coach were fo'' Ihc iiio.'it pari I"rench-<;anadians Lf.und f<ir Manchc.sler, Nashua and lx>- wcU lo work in Ihe mills, and en route fr<im Jjherbrookc. The accident occurred in a sparsely sell led section, and there wore no f'lac<.'s to care for the injurtnl. With the arrival of Ihe wrecking trains a lot of the injure<l were hurried to (jon- cord. Two iiKire seriously injured were taken to the hospital al Hanover. ALL KIl.LF.D IN ONE COACH. The occupants of a combination .â- ^inoking car and filpe|>cr on Ihe rear of Ihe train escaped with only a shak- ing up. Those in the tlrst coach be- hind the baggage car were all kille<l. 'I'his car crumpled like paj)er when ttlfscoped by the baggage car and en- gine, and escape lor lliC occupants was mipossible. Those on the train that escaped In- jury at all and many of those slightly hurt pitched in and worked hard in doing all that th*y could for the in- jured that weri^ pinned in the wreck. A fire that started in the wreckage was quickly put out, and also women worketl heroically in chopping and tearing at the wreckage in an effort to release the injured pinned in tlic debris. The wrecked passenger train letl White River Junction at 3.45 o'clock in I le morning, .'^ho was 45 minulcs l.«l<;. f?ci Iteing b<'!iind lime is responsible f< t Ihe shifting of Ihe orders. 'Ihe lieight train was on lime.. The col- lision orcun-ed on n straight stretch of track. Had the morning baen clear, Ihr. engine crews w<juld have seen each <,lher and very likely Ihc wreck would lia\e been uverlcd. HAII.WAV WOHK DEI^YKD. Covrriiiiipnl Ilond Ctinnol I'rorure Steel fur Viuduclii. A dejspaleli fr<jm Tunrnto says: The Df.nslruction of certain viaducts on the Temlskariiing & Ndrthcrn Ontario Itall- ftay has been delaye<l owing In Itie lack «( sloel. One of Ihr-e vlaductis is al AVabl and another id Waypeatieag. A lievere rainstorm causoJ a landslide at I'aylor'.-i Creek, s<'jiiIIi of Ivnglehart, last ik'eek. The .scarcity of lalxir, loo, ha.s kept work I'ack. .Men can receive excel- lent wages workiJig in Ihe nnnes and with prnspecUng parties. The recent ininers' .vliike ha« nnl improved tlin In- isii siliialion any, .since any kind <if labor coinmandul high pay at llie mines. ItKifiKH Tl'ltKINK .STRAMEII. Ship Diiilders .Mre.idy al Work on New Kii.nl lor While Star. \ deispateh from IJelfa.sl says: The »>hipbuilding nrm <>f Harland and W<iirf inuniil odicially thai they are at work iU|K)ii phuis for a While .star l.ino lileamer that is to be bigger tlian the *iLusilanin. The ke,->i of this ve.s,s<'l is â- tc be laid in a few months, and sli<« vill be lllt'd Willi reriptticating engines tim\ turbines. According In informa- â- llcn received from another .Miiirc<'. the Tl< w vei».s<>l is lo be of iO.OOU lon.s re- gister. l'I.A<;l'E IN SAN FllANCIS<'.0. Proniiiienl C.hlnunian a Vietimâ€" Creek laborer Also Dies. .\ deipalch from San ^"ranei^fco says: Cliangc Mon Wo. presUlenl ot.;lho Chi- nese ."^ix Companies, was found dead on I'rlday in Cliinalown from plague. \ (iiwk laliorer who was taken ifl in' a house in (iieens, near tlie water iroiit, also died on Friday. The t<ilal numt^-r n' ea.se« l<i dale, since May 27, is 21 ; drallis 13. Dr. Hiiperl Ulue, the (kivern- menl expeit, hays lliero is no cause for alarm. wiuK fi:nck CAimiKD cijurknt. Two Miners Killed Purino Storm at Arona, Tenn. A despatch from Greensbiirg, Penn., sriys: Je.s,^e Weaver and Ixiuis W. Uing, n;iirrie<l, miners, of .\rona, wei-e eleclni- ciit*'<l and two other persons .seriously injured lalo on Tiieb<lay night when ligtilning struck u trolley twil wire, knocking il d<iwii U[)on a barlKHl wii« fence, which the men touched a.s they .sought shelter from u storm. MeichanIâ€" "Yes; we ore in need of n porter. Where were you employed lasIT' Applicantâ€" "In a bank, sir.'' Merchanlr-"l)id you clean 11 out?" Ap- plicantâ€" "No sir. The cashier did that." I) i ISi Convinced Tliat Canadian Government Can Protect Aliens. A despahli from I/indon says: An article whicli apixais in the Jiji Shiin|>fi, of Tokio, Kays; "lU'gret has already been «.\prcssed by ihe Can.'ulian CKivernrnenl, reupled wilh assuiancis lluil measures will l>e taken to prevent similar inci- dent in fuluic. A Moyal message has even U'en ^enl to llu' Dominion au- tli(rili«is svilh reference to the matter. Ad this fuinishes 111*' clearest evidence tliat Ihe Japanese have sympathy In jiMlciai (|i.«iuUr3. Moreover the |K)wer of the I)<iminion tioverimient over in- dividual Stales is greater than that of the Wa.shinglon (iovernment, and the Canmlian police are more elllck'nl than fjan Francisco'*. 'I'liere is tlierefni-e <'\ery reas<jn to believe that llie fullest l-wUction will be given lo our com- I'lilnol!} tn Vancouver.'' The llochi Siiimbun urges Ihe ne- ccfcsily of taiiing effeclive step.s for Ihe protection of Japanese abroad. 'i'he i\<:kiiiiiiu is gratilled at the fact thai 111* Japanese, youths and men, have ftiiown tluMMseUes capable of .wlf-ile- feiice 111 whalever eorner of Ihe world lliey may 1k'. and expr<vsses apprecia- tion of ihe (ittiliiile of Ihe Rrllish aii- ll.orllle.s and newspapers. The calm- ne«,s w.lli wliich llio news of Ihe niolv ku^ was roiivrj is maiiilv traceable l<i Japanese conlldenoc in Hrilish friend- sliij) and justice. SHOWING Hi:H GOOD WILL. The .Morning I'osl remarks anent the (>talemenl that Japan would vohmlar- ily limil immigralion into Canada: "In thus refraining from demanding her l<und of Ilesh Japan is showing her goodwill in a more convincing way than aiKilher [xiwer which, wliile ex- ploiting its friejiiLslilp tor a kiJKlre<l na- tion, haliiliuilly claims two ivfiunds for every p<iund guaranleed bv treaty." AllHlVALS OF JAl'ANKSr;. A despatch fixun Ottawa says: Re- [Mirts received al Ihe Department of Trade and Commerce show that iluring I'lC month of August th<^ Jopaneso ar- ilvab al V'icl'.'iia were SIX), of whoni 351 were niali.s. Ot tin so 102 proceed- (d t<i the United Slates. In oddilion to the aUive there wore 220 arrivals who did not land, lieing en route lo the Dniled Sliites; three en Ruile to other parts of Canada, ond three en route to (dlier countries. During the first sev- en days In S<iptomlier 39,1 JapaneM> ar- iivcr ol Viclori<i, 102 of whom proceed- ed lo the United Stales. Many more art under advisenionl with the Imml- gialion aulhorili«B and niuy go to the Unll«d SlftlQS. LEADING MARKETS BREAD-STUFFS. Toronto, .Sept. 17.â€" Ontario Whectâ€" No 2 white, 87c lo 88c, outside. Manitoba Wheatâ€" J»ki. 1 northern, 51.05% to $1.06. Cornâ€" No. 3 yellow, 72c to 75c; No. 3 nijxed, 74c. Barleyâ€" No. 2, "SS^c;. No. 3 extra, 53>ic lo 54c; No. 3, 50>^'to 51c. Oalsâ€" .Vlanitoba No. 2 white, 46c lo V,c on track, at elevator; .No. 2 mixed, iS^ic , -.- Peasâ€" Nominal at 75j,' tor No. 2. Ryeâ€" No. 2 nominally, 70e. Flourâ€" Ontario- very strong; 90 per cent, patents in demand ot $:t.45 to «3.50; Manitoba, first patents. $5.25 lo i'o.iO; seconds, $4.60 lo $4.80; slronj,' bakeis', S4.60 lo $4.70. Millf€>edâ€" Bran, $22; shorts, S21 lo 825. oulside. COUNTRY PRODUCE. The butler market is Arm, with prices altout the Enmo as a week ago. Creamcrv. prints 23cto2.')C do to lids 2lcto22>i;c Dairy prints 21clo22te do frolids 19c to 200 Cheeseâ€" Large quoloti at 12%c and twins at 13c in job lots here. Poiijlry â€" Live chickens quoted from 9c lo lie, and hens fixjni 7c lo notaloe.sâ€" Market Is steady at C5c to '.'ic per bushel. Haled Hayâ€" Prices steady al $14 to $15, in car lol6 on traick here. PROVISION.S. Dressed Hogsâ€" $9.25 for lightweights ond $8.7.') for heavies. Pork-Shorl cut, $22.75 lo $23 'or b.irrels; mess, $20 to $21. Lardâ€" Firm; tierces, 12t; tubs, 12;ic; pails, t2>ic. Snioke<l and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" I/'ng clear bacon, lie Ui ll><;c for tons and cases; hams, medium an<l light, 15c I-; 15>i'.-; heavy, 14Xc Ui 15<*; backs, 16Xk.- U) 17c; shoulders, 10,'ic to lie; rolls, n>^c; out of pickle, Ic less than smoke<i. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Sept. 17.â€" The local fkiur r:ir.,rket Is strong. Clioice spring wheal patents, $5.50; .v<?cond.s, Si.90; winter whf^nt patents. .$4.65 to .'S4.7j; slruiglil rollers, $4.l;5 to $4.35; do. In bags, SI.95 lo $2,10; exlrcs, $1.65 lo 8175. Thero is a stronger feeling in the niark«t foi' oali. and prices furlher ad- vanced yjc (>er bushel. .Sales of car lo^ of Manitoba No. 2 while were r.ado al SO^c to 51c per bushel, ex- store. TJie biitter market is flrni at the re- cent advance. Tliere Is no improve- ment in foreign detiiaml. «nd only job- tiuig local Irade is pns-sing In choice townships creamery at 22)<;c to 'ii%c. I'rimjg-'ln the local cliee.so niarkel are leing^nnly maintained al the recent a<ivance:-,. Finest weslorn at l2,"-8t lo 12^4'c. low^.'^hip.s a! I4c lo 16c. I'rovision.s-Harrels short cut nie.ss. $k2 t<i $22.50; half-barrels, .$11.25 to .f.il.75; clear fat back, $i3..50 lo $;'4.50; U'lig cut heaw mess. $20.50 lo $2I.,M); half-barrels do,. $10.75 lo SI I, .50; dry salt long clear bacoti, lOc lo U>^e; bar- rels plate be<'f, SI4 to $16; half-barrels lio.. $7. .50 l<i $».25; barrels heavy mess b<ef, SIO; half-barrels do.. $5.50; l-oui- p<-und liird. 10)ic to IO%e; pure. Il%c to 12>it:; kettle rendered al 13c lo 13,V; hams. 12>iic l<i 15Kc, actxu-ding lo size; breakfast bacon, 14c lo I5)<;c; Wind-,or lMic<in. 1,5c Ui 153^0; fresh kill- ed abattoir dfi ssed hogs, .$9.25 lo $9.50; alive, $3.35 lo $0,50. BUFFALO MARKET. Buffalo. Sept. 17,â€" Wheal â€" Spring. No. I northern c.i.L. old, $I.10H; n<'w. SI. 09%; No. 2 rtxl, P<.»e. Corn- Finn; No.. 2 vel'ow, Tiy^c; N<i. 2 while, t;,S%c. Oalsâ€" Finn; No. 2 while. ,54%c; No. 2 mixed, 51c. Barleyâ€" .Nominal. NKW YORK WHEAT MARKl"!'. New York, Seid. l7.-\\heal â€" Si>cl. market easy; N >. 2 red. Sl.01%; No. ? rid. $1.02% f,o,b. afloat; No. 1 norlti- ei-n Uuliilh, $l.l4f,i f.o.b. oRoal; No. i hard winter, $1.02."i I,o,b. afloat. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, Sept. 17.â€" Trade was gixid and prices of callle were steady al the Western Market lo-dny. Buying was alxml steady in exivirt ealtle. Prices were steady al $i.!K) lo .$5 f(.r gmid; .$5 Ui $5.2."i ff>r cli<iice, and $t,5(i lo $4.00 f<ir medium and light. PUUtHl butclur.s' cattle, $i.,50 lo $5. fall to g<K>d liuUhers' cattle, $3.75 to S4..50; coiiunon butelieiV cows, .$:) to isI^.fiO; good eowis, $3.25 lo $3.75 per ewl. Light slockers were dull at ,$2.75 l<i .$:'. per cwl. Heavy feeders .sold al $4 to $4.50 per cwt:. Grain-fed laiiilis were easier at $5 ti !i;5.,50 ; and export ewes sold al $4 U $(.40 jH-r cwl. Hogs were 10 cenUs kiwer. Pric<^ were: Selects, .$6.15, and lights and taUs, $5.90 per cwl. HINDI S NOW KXCITED. Clamoring tor I'rolerlion From Driiisli Uovernnienl. A despnlch from London says. Ad vires from I.ucknow state that Iho Inci- dei\ts al lU'lluiglmm and \imcouver have greatly aroused the iiullgnation of the Hmdiks, who are calling on the llritisli (â- .<ivernmenl lo take effe<tivo measures 1 1 protect Ihelr countrymen in Ihf IJniletl Stales and Canada. LCSITANIA BAKES RECOl Average Speed Per Hour Still Held by the Kaiser William IL Mr. T. A. Snider ha.<« Nvn appointed (xunty Trca,surcr ot llalUimund. A despatch from New York says: A new steamship record between a Euro- pean port and New York was made by llio Cunard Line's new gianl turbine ship, Ihe Lusilania, which orrived hero en Fiiday. The Lusilania left Queeni- l<iwn. the nearest trans-.\llantlc porl lo .New York, at 12,10 p. ni., Sunday and arrived off Ihe Sandy Hook Lightship al 8.05 a.m., Friday, making the time for the trip 5 days and 54 minuHes. This is (; hours and 29 minutes t>elter than the previous Quecnstown-.New â- ^ork rt-oord of 5 days 7 hours and 23 minutes, held by the Lucania of the same lino. While the Lusilania 1ms made a new record for the lime a pes- senger is actually on board ship, slic has not beaten the average i.pee<l per hour record, both the Kaiser Willvelm IL. which has made 23.58 knots per hour fmm New York to Plymouth, and the Deulschland, with a record of 23.51 Knots per fiour to Plymouth, have been better time. The Lusitania's speed per hour on her maiden voyage is estimal- C.I at 22.87 knots per hour. GAILY BEDECKED. The new ship was decked with flags ond bunlinjj when she made her ap- pearance off Sandy Hook on Friday m-orning. her four big red funnels lend- ing color to the picture which was mar- red by the vr^^^'^i'^'H haze. Her pass<'ngers lined the railings and crowded Ihe different decks of the large vessel, waving handkerchiefs and .Anieriran and British Hags. The ma- rine observatory stations on shore dip- ped their Hags in salute, other vessels in the lower bay blew their whistles in greeting and the Lusilania blue en- s' gn WHS constantly lowered and raised amiin in aiJcnowledginent of the recep- lion given tier. She steamed slowly up lh«? bay for lh« new Ambrose Channel, dug especially for vessels of more than 29 feet draught, or more than 600 feet ixi lenglli, and which she will he Ine first to use in entering the porl of New York. FROM LAND TO LAND. The explanation of the apparent con- flict in the statement that while the Lusilania has made the speediest pas- sage from land to land, she has not broken the speed record, lies in tt:e fact that siio travelled over ihe shortest course, the di.stance from Southampton lo New York being 2,828 miles, wtiile from New York to Cherbourg, Ihe cour.sa travelled bv Ihe Deulschland. when she mad^ her' fastest run, is 3,034 miles. In 1903 Ihe D«ulschland made the voyage from C.herfcourg to New York in five days eleven hours and fifty- fcur minutes over a course of 3,034 .-niles at an average speed of 23.15 knots. PILOTAGE FEES. Thre was m'.Kh speculation yesUr- day as to whom the honor of piloting llie big liner would fall, for there is lo be no partiality shown, and the men must go out in their turn as llic liners come in. The pilotage fees will un- d<iubtedly be tht r^Wgest ever paid, ranging from $1^' ihoiild the liner show a drought oMftirty-lhree feet, \a $167 for a draught of Ihirly-four feel. LUSITANIA'S LOG. The log of Ihe Lusilania gives he» time of passage as 5 days and 5-1 mui- ulcs, and her time of arrival off Ine Sandy Hook Lightship as 8,05. Her av- erage speed was 23.01 knots per hour and the dav's runs were 5 niiles,550, 575. 570, 503 and 483 to the lightship, a total distance of 2,782 miles. KILLED BY LIVE STltEET WinK. >Vife and Children Saw Uarxey Hill Meet Denth. A despatch from Niagara Falls, Onl,, says: Harvey Hill, foreman of Ihe iniini- cipal electric liglil plant, came to his «!eath on .'^nturduy night in an unac- countable manner and under particulnr- ly sad circumstances. He had taken his wife and three children for a drive, and coming lo one of the pole bo.xes on I'erry Street, in Ihe south end of the city, he saw that Ihe light was oul. He aliglited to adjust it, and as he raised his hand to the pole, his wife and cliil- dieil were startled lo see hun fall, and, en going lo his assistance, they wore lurror ^t^ickcn lo lind liitn stone dead. Tl-.ere were no marks of electrii'al burn- in;; on Ihe liody. and il is posrsible that t-is death wns due to heart failure, but ths generally accepted supposition is thai .some high voltage wire had come in contact with llie incundescenl light wire, giving It a vnllage sullicienl lo cause dealti. The incandescent circuit carries only 150 volts, which in itself weuld not cause a fatalily. -* WIIEA'r CROP SIFI-'ERS. Recent Frosts Ha^e Done Much Dumage ia (he AVcsl. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Th» situation in regard to llie crop of the Canadian Wesl is critical, and extremely hard to pronounce upon. There have been three heavy frosts during Itie past week, but lliese have not been general tliiougtioul the entire Wesl. Northern All erlu and Norlhern Saskatchewan have suffered most .severely, owing to llw large percentage of exiremely her.vy ciops in these seclionis. Speaking gen- erally it will W impossihlo to estimate' 111.' <l;unage until the actual thra.shing returns are at hand. In justice lo those fanners who stilt hold a considerable amount of last year's wheat, il should be slated that the last frosts have reduced Ihe pr<ispect for good milling wheal from Ihe crop <ir l'A)7 al least Ililrly-Uve per cenL COLUSION AT CAYIGA. \\"alta.ih Freioht Crashes Iillo Rear of Slnndinij Train. .\ despnlch fivm Cayuga says: A wesl- 1,0 imd Wabash freight train, running light, .smashed into another Walxush train slaiidiiig near Cayuga station on Friday morning. The latter Irain was waiting while the engine got water. F.iigiruvr EllioU ami Fireman McMul- Un of the light Irain jinnped and ro- i>eivcd serious but not dangerous injur- ies. The locomotive was liadly crip- pled. The caboose and two cars of Iho wailing train were sma.shed into kiml- ling wood. The advancing Irain had a clearance order lo SI. Thomas, and is said not lo have been flaggcil. Wreek- irig gangs from .S|. Thomas and Niagara ti.ii' the track clear by ntmn. The Irain einployet.'s are .St. Thomas men. MIT.II RAIN I.\ THE NORTH. Asserliinn ol .Purveyor Workinu ini Norlheru Ontario. A despatch from Toronto says: "'Ralft has been so excessive llial everything i.; full <if water to overflowing,'' writes Tlios. Fawcell. of Fort William, lo the Survey Deparlnienl. He has been en- gaged in Mirveylng blocks I, 2, 3 and 4 of the Urritiiiy on Ihe "Soo" branch of the Natioiinl Transconlinontal Rail- way, which c<imprises a part of the- land grant fi'<'iii Ontario to Ihe Grand Trunk Pacilic Railway. Each block of land is 18 miles long by G miles wide. The parly has been continually wad- ui^. in water in plnic«s lliat are usual- iy solid gwund. Of the character cf !hi land in question, the surveyor says thai block No, 1 is rolling and heavily limbered on Ihe last six miles. Block No 2 is rnaslly limbered with spruce, kmarack, birch, p<iplar and pine. An atlorney was charged in a Chi- cago court Ihe other day wilh acting for loth eomplalimiit and defendant in a ca.>-e which was being tried. TOTAL CBOP OF TEE WIST Bstimated at One Hundred and Ninety Million Bushels. .\ desp.ilch from Winnipeg says: A l.ital grain crop of 190,WIO,000 bushels, including wheal 80,lX)0,0(K) to 85,(KKi,onO bushels; oals, 87,500,000; barley, 18,50'.i,- 'WK>, and flax, 1,300,000, is Ihe estimate iU«: retiring I're.sidcnt of the Winnii)eg ihain Exchange, W. J. Bellingen, gave ior the wesl at the annual meeting of no exchange on Thursfiay afternoon; iinJ of its monetary value he said 11 would probably yield a larger return than any former harvest. John flendng is the new President. Mr. Bellingen tn his address slaled Ihal in 1905 the lolal area under grain cullivalion in western Canada was as close as can he estimated 5.910,000 acres. In 1006 Ibis liad ciowti to the enoriiKius total of 7.S30.00O acres, or an lncrea.s<> of uIkiuI 23 per cent, in a single season. Owing le Ihe backward spring and other natural eauses. Ihe in. crea.se Uiis seuNon will not be so iiheno> inenal, but viewed in Ihe li«hl of Ihe uB? Uftual natural conJltions prevailing Ihtx year Ihey are full;i as salisfaclory. ,i