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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1898-4-8, Page 3VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. 11.ass Moat Om Owe Gsuwtrs. Greet odetab, Use (Whoa Mates. S.4 AM Ports st tea Globe. C-.dessd sad MjefW Ise Bail ttesass. CANADA. Twenty -rive settlers gross Mkhigea rived in Wi.nip•1 on itosday. Tb. assessonset of BraettOrd baa bees sad et 171-t mills for thio year. Oorawall is suffering from an in- of trams, and several have al- lows ant to gaol. Atter lair 1 the Government Bev - Banka will allow ooly 1 lot per at. interest ot: deposits. A large number of Ontario settlers del.rfa'es from the eoitbers States To erased at Wissipeg. A ',mow for named Corrigss,of Cup- id. B. C.. se'ss found dead in a cabin Bold ltonataio. where he had a taint. Ifodls for the proposal statues of W Quotes and Hos. Alec M•ckensie new ss .xhitdtiol 11 MUMS. The Salvation Army aro predating the amen[ for a greet, !sward* the sepport of their rescue homes is Win- ♦ Ifontrealer who does soot want his sans me.tioaed, la 1, Kimgston, nego- tiates/ for the purebese til the h000 - motive Works for a syadi•. ate. The duties roll•cted at the port of Toronto for March. IMO. slum aa G- room of over SIX.* over the receipts for March. 1857. A large Darty of proapeetive settlers for the west arrived is Tomato oa Tuesday from Michigan, is charge so(i a Goverstnest immigration Kent. The Montreal Cotton Cosspay hatre been asking the Sherbrooke (7os`IN what co&cewioss they might azpoet h owe of estsbliabing worts there. Tb. British Columbia Legislature has adopted a re•olutio• arg11 Dos a 1.kr- -Damiaian _feavexsote i... amt. in this proviso•. of a mint. The Montreal City Commit appoiat- -ed a deputation to to to Ottawa and 14r'ge the Gov.rasseat to carry tint without des; its sMre of the harbor littprovsmeste - ILr. lt. E.':atta Ort the_Agrionitanl Dep•rtmo•t at Ottawa is the investor of a roller boat whish it is claimed possesses may •4'-attliss over the Kamp invsitloa. .- M.r Faith Psatos, who is wall kaolin as coot ribater to the prem. will ac- company the osetiagent of the ♦Ictor- lan Order of Nurses to the Klosdike u Versa! corredposdoat. The NW Arthur Chorea. ot Kimatoa. bsqueatb.d 41.00 each to the Syden- ham street tietbodidt Church, King- ton. the Methodist Miseiosery Society. and the Methodist snprwustioa. It to said that the Ooverameat ta- teada whoa the clow seams for tob- sten bogies this year. to pot ma five steam cotters to prevent illegal 1.b *ter flaking a the raiselo moats_ Thestory seat out from Ottawa that the Government of the United Metes had made overtaxes ter the petohes* of the fisheries protectress cruiser **- ado is denied by Bir Lour Davies. Myr. Kelso. Aspsrtats[sdeot of the Ce- tera Goverameat Ream for Neglected Cbildrsa, has accepted ita iavltatlos from the Goveraafaat se British Colum- bia to (0 to Vasnosver to espial* his work then. David Lowry of flit. Theses was ter- ribly burned •boat the head and will prol.hly low the sight of his left Ole se the result of the •ip1oslon et a resoling stove is Glover's costae- Misery ostar!revery store. The Dspsrtimat of Maris* hes paid Whet over te the swoons of fro .eel- iag schooner Willis Marspw•s. the sus allowed by the Kooken Gor.rameat for tin illegal Misers of that vessel by the Cg..*. webers i• 111fL la order to provide that then shell be absolutely ernen time ever tea system the Grand Trunk Rallwa has aointed Prof. McLeod McGill pp 11eiveraity Observatory to take Marge of tea ess.way'a time service. GREAT BRITAIN. Lord Salisbury L at Nie*. The Sint of Stratford is dead at Loa- ders. Mr. Gladstone is able to take a. air - lag in his (arden. i'ortl thawed coal miners in 'South Wales hoes streak. Sir Joke Arnott, Baronet. pro- prietor of The Irish Times. is dead. Tits British rename natures for the Yes* ovale( Karo* !7 show an Menses of E2.064,119. A L.ondo• despatch reports the death (a that city of Atbar Orton, the Ticb- bor•e rlaianat, As English gadlats has been forte- s& at the request 0f China. to develop its mineral reetoaress. The Brlti*k House of CoesnlaM has c "hated the bit) ietredaodt by Flaria. &sti-Pnrgisttite. to tuaesd the Wad w• in favor of the tenante • hi cosa.eties with the wMbretton le Roland of the centenary of the revolu- tion of !7811. the polity have "earthed the tarnish' bo•tses in the "Nobel of Li.aeriek sad Cork, taking pasesesies of all the firearms found, awl ►(»Dna► Ing that they will be returssd after the eelebntloa. UNITED STATER. The Florida Onset crop will be • Nine, this year. owing to (root*. The tVabesb and Whits rivers are overflow ins portio„ of Iodises. The A m moa .p 0ostary Copasy, .1 N Numlra gs of kaa (ailed, with Uaa rive United! States Government bee, given orders to swoons tee Male& cult is ilrvaas haRror. E. It will b y he two weeks before hath t,lp estop, w hMt is atria"lower, u C`Rbage, will he &hie to leave for Rehr. Tbll'ty !arse.* of the neighbor' kid o1 Raa sbm. ill., with their (.00e - Ilett bare 14 Ib !;»males North - want to f t natal. waltae Weide 1►(rd vise-frssld•at of the Now Yore Centre! Railway Ms tl!t.ratieed W resign kis positaoa ow- ing to tit -hems►. Overwork and Diose *Meatiest to bourses' love caused the ba- sbdowe. His doctors insist us rest ►ad travel. Blcbsrd F. Loper. rice-prsaidsat asd g.serol amasser of the Guarantors' Finance Company, of Philadelphia, which closed its doors 1lnrch thth, has beep arrested charged with conspir- e'''. 8eoret•rr BIlm bas sept to the limit- ed States Con14rees a det(uisso esti- :taste of 48.070.1 172 for panaioae for this ear. On June 10. tltf7. then n we F76,014 petsaiunen out the list, and in February 21 this year this number had beep lso»saed to Ii*,511. Between the latter dates there were disburs- ed for the payment of army morons +16,370.872. leaving the sunt of $40,629,- $72. for the payment of pensions to end of the present fiscal year. GENERAL. The Spanish torpedo !$.tufo hoe ar- rfree at Porto Rioo. The Emperor and ihaprese of Ger- many were gives ea mottos oat reach- ing !hamburg os Tuesday. Prince Bismarck celebrated the Bird anaivereary of his birth os Friday, thin/ a banquet to 22 guests. The sealing steamer P.stbr Ms ar- rived from lbs St. Lawrease at St. John's. Nfld., with 11,000 sear. Orders ban been issued to mobollse 111 Spanish wsrwblps, tied s aecoad tor- pedo .qusdroo is being prepared tor sea et Cadi_a. Ksrditsl as Giorgi Mars been eon - Mowed to death es the charge of an attempt to easesainete King George of Greens ou February 2e last. •Oen. Pennons.. is a recent speech at Prim, said that Frites bad • bettor et rifles and cameos now than hod ay. The Fr•rh praiser Priest collided witb and mak the torpedo boat Ariel during the mesoeuvne neer gest. Tim anew of the Ariel were resod. Gerrneay, like Canada, t11 taking OAPs Ise tate ppusrpose of excluding the Sae Zeds soak. The eomplets exclusion of 8ierbsa apples has hoes requested The Chinas complain bitterly 4 the tee that they do sot posses: s Mir port for the five warships which atle beim built for them abroad. alit Which see due to arrive In GOMM wat•rfl tkie r f0roc... •. L .v.' M. H•ist.uz, the Introit Nis of !Weise Aftosas has Ratified Al* bishop Brucbssi that be intend. to ppre. sept a pints' to tit. lasses Clothed• rel,-llfmttsar he tie gamma of the Freeicb Republic, represeaII*g the first Meet no" Castilla. 61a JIM !1115. Senor Smut.. Prima ILlnteta ne Spate, said tow trisnd attar Thursday' council at the palace :-"We west i neves men to see one wolaaa. and em erted omen womsa, lacus w gran is side lteaniag tint they want in die - posed to yield. bot that the Queen's patriotism and firmaes& inspired them EARTHQUAKE'S DAMAGE. e.ererees hese es twee ig Iu 6041 teas' mere- tltailaerge skewed. A deepatah rroal.l(se fraaelaoo. mist: -This city sad • portioa of the State were shaken at 11.46 oa Tbured*y nigh by the most severe earthquake ez- perleoced here since Met when senora permits were killed. Tbla time how- ever, no fatalities have been report- ed. Five fami'i s narrowly escaped Lo- ins buried in the wreckage by the ool- atse of the tenement 445 Clomps - tine street, which Ginned the ruck - bag tremor. Propped up un the trai rat of supporta, with pre •tips' ly no founda- tion, the f imsy .tractore soak three feet below the .ldaweik is shifting nand, sad now stands ready to tumble at the first distatbeen. 'Me oocu- lent*. most of them ac.akrned (rout sleet. were capitol as is a trap. Down, warmed out of &hope, would not open. and windows were jammed. While lbs wildest excitement prevailed within, neighbors. attruted by the crash mad the screams of women and children, were doing their best to liberate the Unfortunate prisoners. 'rho doors were Neely burst open, awd the women. many of them acorn - 17 able to walk, ware conveyed serosa the way and oared for by inroads. AU wen luckily got out without injury !'rept W. F Howe, who was badly aa osd by fathom timbers. Afro. 7. N. Davu. an old lady of 75 ,..mood Also. Hume& Kaiser. lbs latter aa Is- vs'id. had to be carried from their wrecked homes. The property loss is enormous. Thousands ot windows were broken, crockery smashed, plast- er fell from wells; the 12 -storey Clare F(prerkles building swayed Tike • tree in a Mona. fa drug stores, brio -.-brae houses. sad all mercantile hoops UM Iota was heavy. At the Ignited States navy yard the long is placed at 125.000. A great tidal wan swamped maay vessels. The earthquake was confined to Northern Ca'ilorau, and Mated be- tween 30 and 40 seconds, .ecordias to selamogreph in the University of ltornia. 511 OF FRENCH JUSTICE. Meenee lmpwe.ales The Is k ae.erese.. I. Ihnom Mae s• cerlaese tie AMY.t_ boring the trial et Zola to the Court df .Ansi:... Paris,. other Frame' worts wen as actin mover, sotwitbtaadiag thea tett that their roommates* at- *aitcted mom titan JM°alloo• Ze'1*! hilt! to ads roar's 2*- priar oaant. Edere is the record ot Ver-'! . diets or the other juries dariag the s momentous fortnight: - Juke Delapierre 11 years old. tried for the murder of kis mistress's her band. Jas Guillet. The murder was 000soquitttess.dd. sad uarwgretted. *ur8seery Marie Looney. 14 years old. tried tar; the murder or Raoul kournoy, whom' she had Reser soda before she killed him la the street. tibe was acquitted. Jidosard Noyelle, 26 years old trim' for the murder of his brother -i. -law. wham be hated. Murder premeditat- ed mad atrocious. Murderer aoq.ltled. ROAM Blanchard. 34 leen utd. •s' Jaques Nautre. 20 Ian old. tried for the murder of ea innkeeper's wife and! the serious maiming of the man ate - malt. Tim attack was wholly nnpro-' rocked. mid wee roade to avoid pytis for drinks. Murderers acquitted. Louis Lallevre. a pensioned pollee - man. tried ter the miaow. murder at s moa whose wits he had inletted betoreh.d. Murderer soquitted. Victories 8Dtoa. f7 year. Did. triad for the murder of six new-born ekIld- rem. 1. complicity with her lover, Guil- ty , sentahoed to titre years' impriaos- Marie Lasgu(list. N ,ears GA, tried for strangling her baby, whose Lather Mid deserted her. Guilty; sesteaced to fiveam n' imprisomsnt. Lucie Dubois, 12ear* old. told for d[ bliang with vitriol the Marquis d' IsabMval. Acquitted. Armand Halasella. 80 years old, tried for the murder of his wife. Guilty; w t.ace4 to prism for life. Alpboaw Co*nelard, 28 years old, tried for the murder of hie mistress. Guilty; one year's imprisonment. Jean, Perrot, 19 years old, tried for tkrowla` Ma mistress out of a fourth - . tory window. Guilty ; wateaced to .ix smiths' impri.osmsat, but sent- ence mospeaded. Claude Blond, 55 years ofd, tried for killing his aged father by torture which boated several hours. Guilty; rstenoed to prisma for lit.. Matthieu Rallu. 37 years old. tried for the brutal murder of a girl 15 years old. Guilty; Sentenced to jail for G■ ROUT OF THE DERVISHES. N in alar cwt Of From tla sass see N. Deserve fora Destroyed. • despatch from Cairo, asy.:-[t 1* ot[lrfaly matere.tced that the 'Reheats sad Anglo-Egyptian Troop attacked Shandy on Saturday, destroyed the forts, captured quantities of grant cattle and satmY;itioa, and Ilbsrat- e d over 0110 slaves, mostly Smiles. TM dervishes lost 10D see•. Then were so casualties os the •aglo-Kgyptian side. 6heady was takou by serpries. The ghnboats, with a battalion of Egyp- tians on board, setwa4.d the Nile from the mouth of the Albers river. sad arrived et Shead; by dews on Sober - day. The seabosts shelled the forts. sad thea the battalie& was leaded aid attacked the tows. The attack was made by • that mov.m.ut, sod the dervish minima* was oompletety root- ed. e isypt the igns pettsaiteg them for X miles. BRILLIANT NT I[AI!OBIIVRA. The ceptor of 8beedy wase bril- liant susssevre, •• the Isola body a< lbs d.rrMhs., .8. albrosond easiest the Aaglo-Egyptjaa hoses" trap !Moo- dy. is sow cut ter treat its base, sad its rewne depot is destroyed. The dervishes who advanced agaisst the eagle aa army are estrenobd at BI Bile, Uon the Atbmra river. They are muttering severely from lack of food. and ars seriatim os palm nuts. The deet r uetloa of their supplies at Moody will compel time to give bat- tle. for which the Anglo-Egyptien es- peditloa has less senerl7 waiting. News d a eruahing detest of the der- wkahes is expected here hourly. AM IINOLAAD AND THE UNITED STATES • Maw raderNaN1K aslMvea M aatN- gaaew .rash aarseled sforesee -Wes tea Sepses Rzeeaed A despatch from Ottawa asys:-Prl- vte d•spstch a from Washington ihti- late that it is believed is well-ieform- .d donee that a clamor andereteed- lag exists between the United 8tate. and Ragland titan is generally imagin- ed. The ptessuce of tM Americas fleet at Hong Kong sad of a Brittab fleet in West radian waters 1* sot considered an aeeid.ntel oulaoidsbus, but es son- dem* et gonesrt.4 Moira. The tremble with Spain 1* being made the cover for mi;itery prep•ntloas sgaitlat dit- fiedities that may arise la the tar east. Oras and musitWave of war ere being rushed forward t. Poodle coast cities. 11 is wderstood that 8asMor gomr wk1T la a day or two who a eileseb isdrat- lag that the Heise d elates sad Great Britain have aq'afasheMo afl 111. d- ing is regard to the Ipaatsi asd Che- ese gsestiona. Not tor rear" W there bass sash a ecrnMei beim is Wasb- ingta. toward From the woe Cenome el 1te8g ` amino the start - (at Hisealls barba News f f *reread til Was seer, ou of w&O&Moyer the isocesettt*4 t *Me aria a wbbtrutaa nibs; that maul meatiest ee the MOW wad .atimm4 *W- hig to the emsellittli et the Prestdsst 18.4 C'bagr.ss .g1t W Bot los nutnised limbed. iW t tuts a KM re- tort se l i•iery spdime eechh ne Tuesday JJyII. et- ttpthaated to his bowl.ke of the eller; .leer of the rag eenewl potties d the flqpitt. FAT1L FIBS Id TORON?O ONE FIREMAN KILLED AND SEVEN OTHERS INJURED. rink 13s.emeel MIM. Mmaase-TM Nero 'Modem Diode rasters e'•s•N•Mly ae.trwres. • despot* treat Toroute say.: -A1 twenty minutes pest four on Friday af- ternoon a fin broke out in the three- atory %inflow shade factory ot George H. Hees Sun and Company, 276 Dsvoa- pwrt road, which totally destroyed the building. partially destroyed a number of surroundinn houses. and resulted in the death of one man sad the injury tit seven others. Dna of oboes injuries may prove fatal. A still alarm by telephone informed the Gramma that an expluata of bea- atng bad occtrred at tb..+ i.dow *bade factory of (leo. H Rees. Son and Com- pany. 276 Davenport rued. ■nd that (be Meilen" was us fire Tb. Yorkville avenue and Yong° street &ectioae immediately responded to the r•11, and on their arrival sent la an alarm from Box 134. The fire w•e diaeever•d b7 Foreman Fred Sears. in the b&a.wnt of the build- tr•i. on the west tide, one everything sword in Its favor. The ',radios was tilled *lie the lightest aa& most to-, flammable materlale a strong west !rind fanned the bot flames to great- er fury while the water pressure was of the weakest. In fire minutes the condos 'sutra bad assumed serious pruport:o tt. &i.d was /woad tea power of the fare -fight - tag appliances to bead. .+ hurried Dail sees sent for the • agines. asJ at 4.16 the Waterous and Hubbard steam - ere hod arrival sad were doing noble service. A SRETH'I.NG THINAOS. By tine time, however. the entire main building. M hest by EDIT feet lad three storeys in height, was a seeth- ing furnace of risme, gaud the shower of .pocks and tying embers had Igalt- ed the roots a tea. tow of brick bonsai to the foot 'ivies the tiremuNg small fires to fight, as well as •, bit To the west of the main brick Wa- co; act-c ; there were three or tour on. -storey lean-to trims st>relptsres. sad eight or Go men. !loon numbers tee sod times a.rt(es* ween at week here with three branches of ba. BENEATM THS WALL. Sudd.Aly lbs root sad two top [loon collapsed without s .+nument's warn - leg. and the west wall wavered to sad fro from the dboak of the oraah. Chest 8raism tad the Mr°..a of the Yorkville ensue section saw the dang- er from the frosts of the boilding, and yelled to the man on the root of the lasso -to to Lava their post. But the rear ot tie flames drovened their veinaa sad in another .Booed tb• wall bad fallen outwards, demolishing the trams atrurtare on which tb mea !stood. and bnrybag them beneath & pile of red -bol bricks sad debris. Demon, Jones and Lang, the Street railway men. were completely hearted, but the others were merely t trowrn to the ground sad streak by flying bricks. RESCUING THE VICTIMS. A huedred willing hands got to work to release the imprisoned men, and Jones was the tint released. Tb. Lang was found, and beneath them ell, nearly at the bottom ot. the pile, Lasa - son's maagl.d and blooding rorpao was fouled. Me•nvtrblle the fire was raging with easb•ted fury, and the row of houses to the mast was bolos well drenched with water to pi -evert a further spread of the flames. Donee volumes of amoke poured eastward aloe( the revise, amid eve' ss tar u Resonate the awoke w*. quite thick. FURNITURE IN THE STRUT. The res(d.ata of the row of booses hod tittle or oto insaraare, and did the hest they could under the circum- .*. e•s by despise their furniture out eta the street. Per o. 4bamdrd yepram or more the Opposite side of the street woo blocked w2tS • motley col - !onion of i creasth'old goods, pan. Pierre Oolleort. 16 years old. tried ter teatiagoat the brains of • 76 -year-old woman. whom he robbed. Guilty ; tweet,' rat* at bard labor. Fernand Ds titutes,. u fears old, tried for the murder of a gamekeeper. Guilty; senteaeed to les years in jail. Tbeophile Bruto•. * years old, tried for the murder of a 70 -year-old woman. us into whamshoe he Md broken for robbery. Guilty ; 0z years at hard labor. Paul Geodst, tried for the murder of his with in jealon. rage. Guilty, atilt years Mimed labor. Jean C • tavern keeper. tried for the insider of as inoffensive Ital- ian. "whew looks he did not Iib." Ac- quitted. These are but • sew of the many oases tried. of coarse, bat they are per- hape.ufticlest to lndieete the 'remade for an impression which is growing I:taf Parts -that it is dleoreet.r tp eoasmtt murder than It is to ci'ttie1*s the arse;. FIRE-PO'T IITLODED. A4. themes Nes lhreIMp apar..d With eiaeel les. A deopetrb from 8t. Thomas. says. -David Lowry, • yams man 2l tear* of age veto resides en et rest. met with it bad y at - ter 5reeoo* . He was a pao8ab 4e at Glower's sec treyr Talbot street eke tip to 18. K.C.R.rk. whits T.li i>te 1t ratite exploded. wry was berbM 1fi • Itrsibie !grasser, *trout On head, ipartieelsrly tis eyes end slewce. 1fireill Ilsew- es 18. as will tore a* eye. 'stathe laslnon 11.. rla depose ter the Willlawas .tight, LIRE A TIDAL WAVE. Girard. 111.. l...akee d - :•el Meese s. mein t. may. Mem toes. A Special to the At. Louie Republlo frost Girard. 111.. oaf.: -A telephone message has baa received hen from libewneetow5. 111.. syisg that at 4.80 o'clock thio ettereses, the levee above the city broke shot the city is iwadat- ed. The water has backed up foraeveral milaa sad rushed dowa upon the rill like a tidal wave. Atter the ntesesre was reeelved telephotos and tedegrspbic oontmmnioatbn with Itiiwssetown was soddenly rut oft, *Mob leads to con- firm the import. Notbtsg more hew tem Dearne It is ru0er.d that many lives were lost. E00 LIVES LOST. A despetot from Ck4emgo. says: -At 12.10 on Readiay a mniag Um operator in the Left Metter T.1.pbns. Com- pany'* Dabs. •t Montt Versos. [ad.. informed the Associated Preva that the eetiaaats tet the i.es of lite et Shawnee - teem was at that boir 000. lima! Vetoes 1s but thirty miles from Mbaw- srgstewn. and informatb* on what the mitinRG is !used is believed to be re - THROWN ON A SAW. Meer eneen.. a eau Nies Oweer. Neese se Awful nests. st eifewese. A terrible aoold•at e0"arr•d at North Gleaes. as Tioneeday sit.•rsasa. 1[r. Jacob Mosel rase a s*d 64111 1n tie Ma - time yards of the Cerdlas Petite rail- riay ort North (8...... , M. was engag- ed 1• wwlsg • log *Ms oast of the ht lri • puhe , &d bee a mtgbtjw Mr. os t clr- ern 64W.E. wass ditltndog of thirty feet. Ile ~terribly meolg1- .4. awl his death wee lestslitsaaoss. Re !cares a family 4 tsar tyug'kr'1 s . `1 of vlssm ate grow. ACTOR SHOOTS MORE! NURDERED OK THE STAGE OP THE LONDON AUDITORIUM. w A loweate O.er Salary - James Towle or sraarrerd. Meow W. s. !ser..&, wad ase tatter. rows . cam, Katie! alta lastaaaty. 7 A despatch from London. Out.. says: -James Tuttle. manager of the Wes- ley Stock Compsny, was shot dead on the stage at the Auditorium on Friday night by W. D. Lrttaerson, leading man of the company, as a result of a dis- pute igputs over the question of unpaid sal- ary wbloh Emerson claimed was duo him. Emeraoc made oo &!tempt to escape. but asked that an Wieser be sent for. and walked with the polio. - man to the station. DISPUTE OVILK I4AL.ART. When the curtain call was sent for the production of "Tho Nominee." W. D. Emerson. the star. who speaks tba opening lines. rent word to the mana- ger that he would sot go on until his salary mos paid. The manager sent Cep to him the moos, which ma due for Friday and Saturday of last week, and which had been unpaid. Attar re - miring thio Emerson still refused to go on until he heel been paid in tall up to data Thea Mr.. Tuttle came t4 the stage trate ati box office. Tuttle oaken Emerson it be .till retuned to go cm. Emerson repeated his demand for psymeat in full before lbs curtain was raised. Thor* was a *hurt argument. and Tuttle atrock ISmer.on bearlly in the mouth. cutting hie lip. Like a flash Emerson's had went hack to a pocket. there was a loud report. Lad Tittle fell heavily o& his Isoe. Attracted by the shot, the Mage was filled with the members of the oompanv li •s lastest. "Gentlemen, I did It lsaslf-defence," exclaimed Emerson. tursiog to the startled crowd. "send for an officer," Then. turning. he west to his dress- ing -room, laid the revolver on • shelf, and waited for Abe policeman to tato him into custody. The theatre wap ceroole ireful his audieors bad impatient at the delay la raising curtain. Whoa the shot sees beard.' and a white-f•oed boy raced down the hall for • policeman. the story was spread that a nun had been *hut. but the majority of the %editor* thought it era& calf i brat 01 April kes o STAi[PBDE [N THE THjoEATRE. However. when P. C. Eg.lton walked through the hall and mounted the stage they knew the affair was a reality. and there was a stampede for the door. Out - .tae tb. petrel wtggoa ses• drawn up. and a crowd ag 4001 p.ople .urged around it. Policemen Egeltoo saw the folly of trying to get through the crowd sad took his prisoner out the rear matt -moos. and walked with him to the police station by side streets. Em- e rson walked with the policemee, and sea accompanied to the station by his wile. There his baby girl of fifteen months was brought to kiss paps good - right .n the ben closed upon him. James Tattle, the dead manager, was a resident of Brantford, asd manager of the 8trattor4.' theatre. He was only 27 years old. unmarried, and a eon of R. S. Tuttle. proprietor of the American hotel, He bed orgaais.d the compsoy only some two weeks sa ao., and was playing • repertoire of a.1 - drama and comedies at popular prices. The company opened a week's engage- ment in London os Moseley last, and bad done talr twainetla, There was over $800 found by the peltas in Tut- tle's pockets. DOMINION PARLIMIBT, MOTHS OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS. 7'i F YUKON BILL. By a majority of 80 the !Senate con- demned the MoKenrie-Manu deal and redwood the Government from the Yu- kon reilwa; ouutract. The vote was not a Strictly party division. W6 Con- servatives favoring the contract and one Liberal and one lodepeadent r._ oordlag themeelv.s against it. The Sen- ate, when eomplete, contains 8l mem- ban. There an now two vacant seats, making the present membership 71. SIR C. a. TUPPER'S WLL. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper iotruduo- .d a bill to amend the coasting laws by providimg that no goods or palmat- ion shall be warred from one port. in Caned& to another Canadian port, eith- er tor the whole or any part of the voy- age. except in ♦easel. of British regis- ter. He explained that this gave a similar eonetructioo to the Canadian law in regard to the (Jolted States ♦easels as had been given to the 1'ait- .d States law in regard to Canadian vowels. The action of the United Mates had caused a great deal of .mberrase- siert and loss 40 ('anadiarl vee.ela on the coast. H. did net coatplal• at the United -States interpreting it. law •a it had dun.. but be suggested that it woe about time for Canada to drop the good-natured way ie which it bad been proceeding and to regatA that Cana- dian freight stall h0 Married in Cana- dian bottoms. U N L( i LABELS. The bill introduced by Mr. Bertram at the instance of the Trades and La- bour Council of Toronto to enable trade -mark union labels to become the property of the owners, and to be used by these in the mute moaner as In the ease of trade -marks of merchants trod manufacturers. was (tree a sea trading, and referred to the Coa- slittee 00 Banking tad Commeree. - CIVIL 8ORVANT8' DNdi'T8. A bill to make the salaries of civil servants and money owing by ti. Gov- ernment attachable for debt by way of garnishee mut with veryeasel Aiwa approval la the .. The Ministers endorse tbe principle of the measure. Constitutional and legal objections were raised, and finally a member of the Government put an end to the de- bate for the time by amovlag the ad- journment. I{Ylrriz VALI,BT BILL The kettle Valley Railway bill was passed in the Rahway Committee by a majority of wiz. The vote stood 544 tor the bill and 46 against. RAILWAY COM1Q68[ON. Dr. Reid withdrew bis bill providing for the appointment of a railway com- mission. 0b did so at the request of Mr. Blair. who said the author of the bill had probably accomplished his ob- ject in bringing the matter to the at- te•tion of the Hous.. and promised that the subject dealt with should re- ceive tkm earnest consideration of the Gov. rosiest. NEW BILLS. The following bills were introduced sad read a Tint time: - To Laeorporate the Yukon Overland Transportation Compsay-Ma. - Row villa To incorporate the Alaska and North- West Territories Railway Comp&ay- Mr. B.leourt. Te incorporate the litritisb-•merha Light sad Power Coapaj-Mr. Rosa- mond. THREW • SONS. • .Malea. Ma fees Dynamites be Way of ri. nage. L•G Yokohama papers bring details et a crime perpetrated by a worthless busload at Toyama. Kihei Assaehi eer- erwi lean ago wu a respectable far- mer. but be took to drink, wasted all his property mut bits wife seour•d a di- nette ash the custody of her cbildno. Then she married • merchant. by whom last November she had • child. The spectacle of her happiness seemed to infuriate Hibei. He went to his former wife's parents. and tried vainly to bale them intercede for her return to him. Thea he appealed to the woma**, but. she refused. Filled with rage, he de- termia.d on revenge. He made a bomb of dynamite that be bad secured while engaged on ongiaeeriag work. and thea rolled on his former wife. He meth his youngest child on an errand. evident - 1; moved by love to afore Its life, and than lightest the Lomb. and flung it at his wife She held her baby In her arse. The bad of the child was eruab- ed, sad it was killed Instantly. The mother's heads were almost torn oft at the wrists, sad her logs were ter - ably mutilated, bat the vital organs escaped i•jury, •Ad the doctors think she will recover. TM murderer escap- ed, but was captured. A ?RAD$ 11001 IN BRITAIN. 11le A&wr.aato OMR f eentess ter she Pam ram reseell.1. a ■emewd. A despetsh tree Leaden wls,-The aggregate from reoetpta brit lmperiel and taloa teem for ties fb.es1 prier. which elided on March Al. wen 4111.- 410.114. 0111191111,5711, or 411.417;707; 411'- 018,886. mare tbas the receipts for 1tMS- t17. The total •eiteaat 0oestitutes a record. The chief 11Mp.s.. were se follows:- (Nastonla 411411.1114, excise 4100.260. estate M loth g1 IM1..!asap. i 111. ! 0 0property and Mosses! tez ff=Q,. 0telegraphs phs wed pa t -o 441.0,0* Then were fewer appsom this annul for sew capital demos the month of Mani, but the Chimes low brims thw tote amwst uttered to the public 4o *.shyly/tk 41dA/0,108. Til* 0001*.. the tote 1M^m^JS o ti rat gustier of 1111 mar- ls /nearly $11*,110S.%S, tea Mggest Is spray ppbotts. The g t 14.ed .4S 7be as Ir ..11*. Mhorat the Clyde1 whirs 40, tem Otemqe4' tsre.d sat b hares. Orders were booted is Meath tot WSW toes asd the wort sow ea hand esti ordered tattle tip 625J00 toes. Slant double the whole output of peat. Itit. C H1AiILTC11 MILL, A bill ot Mr. (Marital% met with an obeerrictloo through the intervention of the Government It was the mes- on proposing to raise the ago d con- sent in mem d s.duM4on from le to 18, to apply tie ps•lty tsar s.ductios under premises of marriage to yout8s of 18, the minimum age being at pre- sent 21. and to rain. the age limit of the victims in oases of abduction from 18 to 21. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. The Government wax interrogated n- s•rdiog several matters. Replying to Mr. Mc(.'leary. Mr. Sittoo said the Gov- ernment had cancelled the old lase of 171-2 acres of land surrounding the ruins of old Fort Brie, apd bad trued a new lease, placing the lead unMr the 000trol of the Niagara Italie Park Cammissiooere Mr. Siftoo told Sir Chas. Hibbert Tupper that the permits to sell liquor le the Yabow territory issued ainro J•auary, 1897, bad been issued on the authority of the Lieut,- loveroor of the Nath -Wast Territories. Bir Louis Dorian stated that the Col- lins Bay Rafting and Tossing Com- pany had leen awarded the contract for the delivery of lighthouse supplies trout Montreal westward, The price to le paid wee 4.750. in 'name to Dr. Roche (Mwrgv.tte), lit. Fitxpatriok said Dr. Photon wee the ppeermanent medic•] officer attached to Itkag.ton penitentiary. His salary is 41J%, but be did sot conduct any private praotice. PRINTING IN T0R DARK. Sulphate of gnietiae Mut saute very curious properties. one of them holes re power to Impress am image of it- self on • sheet et sensitive paper In the dark. If to design Ise drawn nn a Moat of Dopar with sulphate of quin Iba szpateeet tor a few minutes to the see, thee planed oa a .beet of sensittte pmptir, ped M a l.enk, am' lett tor a tow bouts, a perfect igvalppe of the drawlag will be thread iabtesled on the sheet of lmper. Wrttiklg may be copied on ses- sitirs wrier int kiserae, lint it must be sever*id. 07 the wiwine will be re- versed ea Use sensitive paper. j AS SHE U D IT. He -i very seldom .a.o.1M with any nee that knows more than 1 do. Pte. -Whet • Messy, Iohgseme Itfe you moat load. «-- .a.. _. PE CNN s. INTER8STINO MINS *SOW OSA OWN COUNTRY. Osthared Inn YerMas room. Nom me At0.tle 1. las fesalls. Work bus cuouaene.ed on tit. Thomism• new street railway. John Farley is the sew presldest of St. Thomas Board of Trade. u A branch of the iteruhaata' Mash will be oposed ad Souris, Mae. The 0. 4 N. Y. railway 41 expected to be formally opened on Kay tea. Fourteen people lett Mitobdl lest Tuesday for different parte o! Moab toba. A peculiar epeeists& td infhttears. L. Widmer somas Fort William easel chi Idree. la most coaatry districts the rade to the North Wean •zoe•d• that b the Klondike. Contrary to es;ectatbeu moat alas pie eager districts report ells fear * poor Dns. Eve Booth's wort is 14ritobe was cat abort br 111 -health, requiring hex return to Throat*. Victoria and Vancouver •re mid to be doles an outfitting busiaed, of two ssl llnh dollars monthly, The festive chipmunk kits med. bis appearance is Algoma. He Is a weatbsa prophet, like tea rens. It is understood Must farm taatruot- ore wi11 be appointed es the /toenail and Swan Lake reserves. Charles Lightfoot, ot litr&ttorle brad part of we of his beads blown all wet* shooting muskrats. Harvey Harrison, a C>bstb•m the bale ler, entered e rssldeace of Mrs. Lk Northwood, *rad got live years. Some crest moa visited an Ingersoll widow's Ma house. eteptrpprtatsd .Ia of her hens and ki.l.d the lane., Tis War Eagle mine at Roseland boa made a contract to stilts Ata Seim oat - pot for the year to the Trail smelter, Country hotels are the sett to ov* pain of the colt rata!*, se skomasne0►-..----- r tend It cheaper W go boom for 6411e. days. -- Two standards of bread arae .old in Wignipeg. the 401111,4 1161510111111 - loaves for et, and . Mares. ' So J. J. Ke:ao, s psgistend•et. at work of (.rip, for d.pes4Mt ebl'.dratk it, O tario,is in Manitoba helllag haw it * done. The Hull Lumber Oompeay have al the adil_;s e they remora. and will not rebuild the burned port ot. tSiaT- atrurture. • The monk ila Sties of Manitoba will be tasked by the lmmigrstton departs ment W send ogles of grain to the lndastti& Fair. Laura Smith, widow of the late Geo. Whit.. Of Ingersoll. cannot be tows& though then is 41,000 If. luaus. sus coming to her. A reduction of 10 cents per thousand bee been made ie Hamilton gas. the nominal. price now being 42.00 with a 80 per Met. du000nt. Deer fie 41ry plentiful along the Dauphin railway. A herd of tea re. sooty crossed the track near Layler■ se c•'uae to & trala that one was Mimi. A toad of lumber driven by Pates Demers. Jr., sad his bride of six weeks, upset oar Verner. The lumber (.l! as Mrs. Demwrs and killed her instantly. The Stonewall Argus says' it is re- ported that • syndicate has purchased a 'erg* area of timber lands air• north and will hold them for speculative purposes. The recent Child Immlgratioa Act resod by the Ontario Legialatars wilt provost the annual exeunt** from Scot and to F airknow• Home tibia spring. Mining in the Kootenay country 4t being carried on more extesaiveiy thea last year, though owing to the daft of wildcat companies it is Trot marts a0 noisy. Bert Bell. who was recently arrested at Wissip.g, is *aged to be the en- terpri+(ng individual who suocer.luliy transformed revenue stents Into 4t end 46 bills. Geoid. Sevier & Muir. who were recently burned out, will rentals In Brentdord, the eminent having given theta the old Verity build/age at w noisiest natal d 41 per year. The output of the new pulp mills at Milton. N. 41., for J.muery, woe 1000 tons, and the uumager say+ this_ will be increased to 5,000 tease per 1so$C$ as sero se the weather gets • little more f*vorabl.. The gold fever is catching on in all quarters. The other night a see or J*mse !'Grady, living is the Gore M Downie. joined in the toed iamb, tatting with him 410 belen ing to his httg♦, The [ether awaits his return with hotted re:ratio. A number of tate Melee of Rases County have been taken In by • taken oho *du.rties that. in order to iAs trodwe kis goods. he will trod 10arde of silk tot 41. pr&-la'ring ilsdi.4 mead Aim 11. and get& la excesses t lards of baby ri4n. bnvalued at • aestwps 10 yards et 1111111WWYI Herrod trod wimps a spot. NEW LIMPER 14071. (,.!tees caveat is stolen tree a meta mail renelviop bog wheal Me • enfilade ea- ip the top. with a dla.set t l esl a, the hole is t b. s P il Irdtti6reat egg old. t 1iht of hos at els, lewat d 1 Windier, eo the tube aisle with ops egnrtst• sf a des*.