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The Signal, 1898-12-29, Page 6T RIS An, Ohio Man Tolls a Groat Story Of What He Saw in Russia. /We Trlt.it.4 11..0. Mil..- •• •..gle- aapla'.Obla,ee C.rbinatle■ fee t\• of A•I• smolt •. •illa.ee Y Blistery Mu N...r Yet boos 11 W 111 Maum for reeve and .e Able 1• Dictate Terme t. Me Rest of tk. World. London, Dem 22. -Juba W. Bookwaltr of 0010, who has jest returned from a eh se months' journey tluuugb Kumla, told the eorreepondeot of the Associated Praseu Interview yesterday that ha ,,,.h enjoyed Punta/ facilities for observing Irk what le gulag on 1° that country. He vexp vellee•17,eu0 tulles W the Iermloue ut ' O- lite* ybeelsu Hallway, to the end of telt Iloe, reaching tee frontier of Afgbaolstan, and to toe end of the one pwatretlug {;bins tbrougb Msncbuwis- •ll these ere pow practically completed. Mr. Hooke -dicer w..s o(luwld to go every . where, lu eve rr . ry.',lug and to take nue- deeds of phologi4pns, thanks to eller-till emelit taelted -fir MID lir the Waster W ter Interior uu the ryptk0plu of tee - Chit -ed Mauro Awt emed.r at Pt. 1'. lerrhutg. Daring his journey be co yer•rd with the Oovenier. a Iro.ire•.e and won mJllary and 01,11 off, -tale. of all ranks. England, R.ea1a and Chloe. "Amenia .. best open dim to t entre/ AMA sail 111110s, said Yr. Uookwaltrr, '-If thromo, lluslr. A gruel SUI pl,er lu We w'o'rld Is ru IttpataUuu lit that hart tel lice earth, rad It will ruwe, l it, ii., 1, rrcy Won. \,4 Many years 10.11 .caps heftily the aural w.0 set. Itu..als, bu.loud ilea Fleur errwl,ilang for the part/Huh of Arla. The ver) force of .reuutet auee• .1.1 bring {ka smelt. r:eigl00d and Hteem. et' Ile,': be state Iqq sgrve .W a parllll.-u ..f 401,11.1 bet Were th•woelt ea. lull wee will to ,1 CT:.Lab r tout lto.l a 'they w.ale 411.41 be Arced to defend ';Jena, widen sloth I. bristles' eipt net the rest of tbe word. a*J to reste,wlt& her the duwln,uh 41 -tele. 'fer Centuries. "'Phe ablate* •t t.us.ouu, h.ussa and C1ln►l-at� t rietherde of Jur huwrtt 'met - wa1 be tbt'h do *Mauer as hWory has serer yet aeon, rod .1 will be our white WUY give tomer pe ie.- word for centilitre.It 41wed 140 ante to do -tate terms to the res: lie bgme L °Ota sola Ulrike fur pre.'. e11.1 of tbe world, 'America hag very little to gala by as sees dour to C•I... That tvu111r1 Is •n In- d eetAal one, and whatever we may new be able to sell to them the Chimer will sown be able to make for tbrm•e.ves. One d.y. and that day Is near at hand. wbate.or (Alm buys fro.. the rest of the would will reacb her thrh1144 Mosta and Central Asia- : R.../• Mas Dome Mach. "Rosea In the last three years baa dope • more to We•• the duan of China then Kne- ltaa.dloMeneeemtwt-'ra.-•weo*R.tMu 1■ pity years. No one. wbo has sot seen It with his own eyes, can have lite (Cutest. coucepuon of what !tussle has dose and M Kill doing la Centre) Asia. "1 have traveled over Ibe twelve hundred miles of ralwsy eblrb she has built tum the Caapluu Mee to Terhkr-od, In Turk. sten, ever a brawn of 141. line. which runs to Um nofthetn frontier of India .v,1 an- o ther branch, which goes from Mery to the border Sof Algbau.ata. Tbl. last knocb was not completed whim 1 was there. but It will be open to traffic neat Week. There are also Itue•an flues all Ideas the Persian frontier and penetrating tato that country, either completed or rap Idly approaching completion. All the work its three artee 4e beim done by soldiers. Pito, In this w4.. are not le kiwis, *1 elm - where. non -producers. The Work la Well Dene. "AU this tn•weuduus Asiatic railway o ystem a °wiled slid operated by the (:uT. ointment. All the linen are admirably built Mad WlendldlY eorippep. I saw • ba'lge "scans Iver Awuderie, Hs O,Ottal Asia. at a polio where the Aver Is three miles wide. flat cont 2J.111.11/,aW route'.* aud le the er-at- set tutor of englueerlaa work ever l, -rum - mimed. Tbere,t. nothing Mir It anywhere else In the wdrld. the celebrated Furtb Midge, near bidlnbergb. not excepted. "Wherever I went 1 sew cities and towns apringmjr up. sueh as Arkabad. to lltrko- matua. for earmpie. which already has Li- ma tnhabltnnt*. NKr Mery the Csee is traUdine • magnifirmot palate•, New Wil- ber*. 12 taller MUM Bad Dothan, has 12.000 Wbabitaots. Tie aua..an pulley In Central Ante is out to bring the pew and the old "late too close a contrast, and w .4e builds Mr railway stations a trw miles away from the old ceutrm of population, thus forming sew and eoarely modern centres. Where do the people come from to Inhabit thews towns? Why. from European Heel*. The Government Is turning her surplus Euro- pese popolaUon tato (kotrel ♦ele Joel as the united Mtatae turned the surplus popu- letiob of Der Athletic Mate. Into her great Western territories. What 1 bare Jest see* a 0entrsl Asa Is almost an exact re- production or what I wltneeew.i yearn ago In Illinois Iudlau• •nd MlteorarI. when the emigrants from the East were p..ur'ng Into the West. No human power con stay the coward march of the 141., through tinsels logo Asia which will be toe feature M the twentieth century. lust •• the march of the Aoglogazue tbrongh America has been the feature of toe nineteenth. • Meese. to arltlab India - "Already. thanks to her railways. Russia enc at any Ume pour her armlets •crow the frontiers of India by the same route. that Atexasder, - Tamerlane ■nd noble Klan weediest to the meatiest of Feasters Asa. Russia to -day 4sa 26.000,01/ roarer's, 41 of whom pave served In the army from loma- t lye (typo (Pte. -fifth of her lrppo- t has been drilled and disciplined a Ntary work. "Tee United States .111 be eommitting s woeful mistake If she falls to regale the friendship of this great world power of the fetnre." A Dea .roc Thl.e. London, Deo. 28. -Alone among the Epleeepal prelate., the Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of Ireland, has seen fit M protest against the disarmament agi- lstten. Addressing a meeting at Armagh on Thursday, be questioned whether this blowing of trumpets about disarming was wise 111 the present condition of affairs. They all knew what disarming meant in the ease of England. It would meas polling down the great Met --a dasgoroo. thing. People should 4*M ORM Hied n■ Th.lr Golden Wedding Day. Vienna, 1)re. 98.-A dsapatoh from Metered@ reports • tragedy of unusual int•rrnt. Dr. Johann Amztaloa. a phyd- ean of national reputation, and hir wife, Oltrollne, committed oohed. this week on the night of their `olden wedding andlvereary. They were found In loving wsbraM ol doatb. tAjeet Plght. is Toelo.•o, Toaleyss, Frahm, Den. 22. -Serious Monet dlacrder' oeeurred lest evening between 'the Promoters of pro Dreyfus .ad snail/Mettle meetings. 8seerel per- med were severely Injured. and the win• - )laws of a number of Jewish @hope were ' ema.Mei. That geeret Deuler. La idol, Den. 211. -The Paris oerre- ape.4iut of the Daily Mall says "7'M Oerrement has deeded to hand the 21111/Ra. 'mem demur is th. Court of deenteiea. It will ales he e0mmenlcetsd la Madame Dryfas find es M. Moreerd, Abe a ..eel toe Dr eihn- _- THE CRISIS REACHED. TM Greed Teed Teregrapbeee lewd Me Cempa.y as 0111,.4.10 atter Powell We. .rl... , D.4. 41.-4 while I• the bt/w..w the Is4graphere In of lies Greed Trent Hallway renege hal it le Mew 7eN.h.d. The tete 00mm11/se, e.eemeasl.d 47 10 Powell .1 flOt Ortier of Hell- be'n, Igen Offillega Maremer •' r.morning. n.arl/ 1 wiltserew. Homo OMef 6 ,.• • frees. -'w*, wee•-ellitiliere 0. to whtliege 4.410 plsoe. 1t gjas •ibferred, bowl: that a oriel. In tau negotlasso1a bub re.hod TM uornwlttoe 41114 not 00S - slam. lis amfer•Ooe w1(h Mr Hays In the afternoon, and 11 Is understood that to day by noun ell'. decide wbetber the negotiations looking to a isNlewenl of the grievances of tbe telegraphers will be broken off fur good. The oommlttos has been an .walon In IM committee room. at *4. Balmoral during the greater part of the afieroo.u. Tbey will authorise 110 deflnle statement, but 14erw Is every reason to believe that • oriels h•a been reached, 1• It as Ultimatums? Tbe telegraphers' oomrnitlw sent Mr. Hays a oumwunlo.Iton last •venlig," and from all that cats be learned, It bee lakes 114. form of .o ultimatum. In tact Mr. Powell said that the future notion of the men would be gelded by the 41.1110.1 manager's reply. which will probably be known early la We day. W Snug( ►pi?RR'. Mere Melon. Allegation. of ,troop t'arua•■.blp, Da, - tering tilt\ subordinates, its. Moncton, N.B., Deo. 2& -Only two wItue.aes have so far been examined et the Investigation of affairs et 1)orobeetr Mentar7, waaee" M-ztdo0 ifdallof mea just been suspended by the Department of Justice. There witnesses were Dr. Mitchell, penitentiary surgeon, and Vital Legere, who was a guard until some time haat year The allegation* against the •varden Include) strong partIe,niblp; arranging for the purcha.e of a pleee of marsh land by the Government by Which he benrpted personally; barter and e1• change between the warden and eartal0 prinon officials la buying potatoes, coal, bay and other produots. winch bartering Witt contrary its regulations; trading Uovernment horsed with gaard. and other. to bis pereniel advantage; work - deg guardeend .o110- tin" refs "wive* property without il.ing due credit to .;he Government' for labor so performed; baying a negro convict named Martin travelling aeolend Memramowok and other places with the warden's stallion for service. • direct violation of regula- tion.. Martin was a colored porter wbo stoles large stint of money on a Pull:pas ear some years ago. t(Y01CKs 1104? 1810 COKRR('T, N•er Certlee.te. 14..'.e•ary to Ship D, 4, Goo.4. to ('and. In 1009. New York, Dee.. 23. -Notice is given b peportere by the ooetome authorities here that, owing to action by the Clout glen Government, • new form of airlift - bates w111 be required on ell Invoices of nrercbandles cold to Iruporlere In Canada and exported tbereto 9b MO after JAR. Jr 1 11. Tbe oertlticate mutat be argued by a partner, official or employe of the 'spoiler, having • knowledge of the facts seethed to, and there must be written, printed or stamped on the taw or back of the Invoice the word.: "This Invoice ie true and correct " On and after Jan. 1, 1N9A, all Invoio,s not bearing the above certlfleate will be refused by Canadian 00.4010• authorities. Terrible `erne h• ■ Factory. New York, Dec 23,-A shocking stilt; occurred in the Coale Braid Company'. work. at Williamsburg yesterday, when John Guertberman was born to plece. In mrohlnerr. H1. clothing caught In the . haft while he was oiling the machine& H1s left leg weds ripped from hie body and fell to the floor. Then a scene of Indescribable eonfuslon ensued. Titers are 10G women employee, and .on,. emeamW and ran panlo-etrl0ken from the plasm while others fainted. In the meantlmg Ouertberman's other leg was severed from the body and also ba right arm. When toe machinery wee stopped what was left of M1s body wee found tight', wedged in it. Surgeon (Mennen, who was galled, devoted his time to restoring be soneclouineee the dozen women who were Lying In a faint on the floor. A..tb.r Plump Individual. Windsor, Ont., Dem 91. -Custom Officer Yearsley last evening made • 1.4x1'5 of five ladle.' mackintoshes from John Albert of Wlndeor. Yearsley noticed that Albert looked rather corpulent, and he was requested to rep 1.side the °Moe wben be came off the boat. He objected until threatened with arrest. Tines of the garmeote were found ander his over- arms, and he had 001 'trapped around emelt of his legs under bis trousers. Tb. O•sp.•la In Troebl. Halifax, De.. 9& -The steamer Gas - pods, the pioneer vessel of the new Cana- dian Steamship Company, which bas Jost Inaugurated an Atlantlo service between Milford Haven and Pampebleo, le ashore en Bios Point, Ht. Peter'. Island, at the meshes 80 the harbor of Charlottetown, P.E.I. Hite le on a mend bank. Her cap- lets thought be would be able to get se high tide on Thursday, as the Ude WY Hien three-quarters low. Stamm Did I.w... 0.10.111.1.x. Ravens, Dee. 94. -Marshal Mauro, though not requested to do eo by the American commissioners, Issued direc- tions before leaving Cuba that the rich d iver palace table ..wise be lett for ticm americana, and that the magnificent furniture of the reception room. he ales for the AmerleaS occupant& The omelal teach, with the arm. of Spain and the furniture of the Treasury Departs's''', will be .old. Wks. sew Rotolo Det Berlin, De.. 19. -TM Rowlett Govern- ment now hes felt the pfneb of Premien e xpaldo.l, and herr Joined with Austria e nd Denmark In protesting against tbe wholesale ejectment of Russian .abjaata from Pri msian bonders. The RIgek1 Trod of 8t. Petersburg and other Government organ. are threseening that • continua- tion of the present Premien polio( will result he denrmined reprisal. INVI-ITI(IATING THE WAS- Oen.ral Nelsen A. Mlles Velem to10ts or the roister Compl•Inta Washington, D C , Deo. 22. -General Nelson A. Miles. nom winding tbe Lolled Stater army, and General Wesley Merritt, sommander of the America.. forome at the eaptnre of Melilla, wire the principal figures before the war Investigating eemmlttee 7emlerday General Mlles responded to the summons of the eon - mission only after attend day.' menders Mon. He was accompanied by hie owe stenographer His examination was tom - pensively brief sad nee-oentlmtal Ha ,poke with monose billtns's as to the "emhalmed beef," 1M canned beef (trol.bed the army in the Ibid. This he charaee.rl.ed as an experiment for which "some one to W.ehl,•eon" was re.potd Ole. H. said that the lending faellitias of the Santiago expedielon were lstadegosle, Ned that the men were .bort of rations sad mediation and might have been pre. lamed hum exposure en fever eonaglon. Gemmel Merritt told the sommieelen that he regarded the Pblllppfne expedi- tion ea e deckled suenees, sod would can loot It on the mmo lines if he had b In Is over. Ha spoke et, bleb teems of the Meese smiler Mer men sold Me army war wall enppll.ot win medletnes and forret. 0U.•on 11,.14, vet. real. Toronto, 1&e. 99. -TM petltlrro &caln.t Rets, J. M Olb.on bee been allowed to tepee. The $1,000 depo.tt was neer paid •p 1N! JOS710E3`0EfEE. Charge Ill In thOIVest York Trial Will Go to Court of Appeal. Cealnnatl•a or lh• 81..tloa C.•• tie Thorpe., 10. W•teon Charge D10- mlm.d Ft.. Dollar• Offered for • 0.to-Petlllon•r Canoed Produce M•. Who Threw Duero . satchel or Homily •od Told • t.I1,,... to Help D1mw1f. Toronto, Leo. 9t. -Judgment was yes - Mea., give° wpm oharg. 111 4. the W..$ York election case. lo making known the decision, Jostle. Frloonbrldge mid he and hie learned bwtb.r took widely dlffere•S views of the evldeoos, resulting to • ULt•greaotent, which apparently could noe be removed, Out It wuuld be left to the Court of Ap• peal If It went that ler. Favor. the Respond.nt. Mr. Jurdo. Street said Mimed. koowo his decision with a great deal of hesita- tion, but be must give his decision an favor of the respondent to the case. The lnclple avtdance way by Walter Wright. "is le Impossible to separate what 1s true from what is false to hle evidence, and there 1. • great deal of dlffloulty In 0. revelling It '1'he charge depends on the evidence of Mr. Brewn, Mr.,, drown, Walter Weighs pad Mrs. Parsons. ! 1 accept Parsons' statement .. being trW: Brown's end Wright -a stories agreed in but one point, that something wee meld ■ boot • od0.table.hlp, Brown filmed! swears Gm promise of appointment Was ■ 41010te. Wright has been contradicted by nearly every witness that has been 0.1114. The Browns are a week out, and tic fact t4 8 ilrey--.11 agree .pea a'wrou date means that there has been en *1100 1)101,1 among them. The fact that 14 would accept a plug of monaoo° for hi vote .how. a low order of morality an intelligence, at least, though I am 001 questioning Brown's honesty. I cannot uddertake Do ray 18.1 any apeol4o charge of ,:irruption bas teen proved. There was only one book lathed for 7carlel l'lalua division. The evidence shown that Wright had not the boo before It was returned to the oomml;te. rooms. I can hold Wright to be an agent, to within three days Of the elec- tion. 1 onuld not depend entirely on Pearse'. evidence. Mr. Jostles Fsl0oubrtdge reed the charge. " WItb greet rel octal°. and diffidence," be said, "I differ with my learned Tlrntber. "'the pointe to be decided on are: I lfbetber edrrupk or Metal p..4f bli 11• been proved- 9. Whether Wright was a 'gens. In reference to the Met I thick 1 has been fully proved. There 1a abundao e vldeuoe to show that Wright had made the rorrapt offer independent of 1.1.10., 1 sin .ttsfied that thre people ore sub- stantially telling the truth, the offer was made and that It was acted upon. 'though 1 appreciate the force of the argument electing the difference to time, oevertho- lee. I have been 1oroed W Dome to the eenrin.,on this; the story le In the main true. Drown undoubtedly wept to the poll, altb tigh he found the corrupt premise won't carried out. Ther. W s. I ,.rye, t .,ffer. "Upon the whole, with great diffidence and hesitation, I have teen forced to curve* to the conclusion that there was • corrupt offer. "In regard to agen.y, 1n the former raw his more oonfeoloo'Would not oo°- stltute Wright en agent, but I have not yet beard any reasonable explanation of hit having poeeeeelon of those book.. 1 thank Wright has been telling the truth, 1 think Mrs Wright was telling the tr otb. He got .4e books eo the aflaliOalt ..1 tee oleetlos r at4r. 'the Al i3tnnpo 4.o hienos of them books a enough to satisfy me that there was an agency. 1 tl.lr.k Wright was handfed 10. [books in the hurry of election time.. With refer- ence to ba oxupatloo during the elec- tion, he swears he convened 20 or 30 pip- pin and only one man a produced who stated he didu't canvass him. He was peen working at the poll. as an entente ser0110601. Pearen'.evidence was extremely un- matlutactory, though 1 don't any dl.bon- eatly so "Hogg's evidence about the books was extremely 10eatisfantory, though not dishonestly s0. 41111 (io to the Court of Appeal. "I think the charge Is proved, there- fore, there Wi11 be no judgment here, hither party may bring the case to the ('our' of Appeal." At the conclusion of the judgment Mr. Hrl.tol &eked Mr Jn4tice Street If, ae paned le hie flndtnt, he considered Wright an agent within three Jay. of tbe election; It so, thin proved the H•dmond 0&e.. "i should not like to be understood as (lending %bat Wright wan an agent three or four day. be!ole tics eleetlo°," was Jostle. Street's answer, The °barge that Thomas Watson, the druggist from Weston, had offered Mr. H the position of -poll eonsable If he would vete for Mr. 11111, was dM - missed, their lordship! saying there bed been • misapprehension, The eourt then heard charges 66 to aa, In .bleb Mr. I.enahan waacheesed with offering 56 for • vote In 14h howl at claim/11M William Wetherell testified "het he had been offered 46 by Lenah.n the night before the election. Crone - examined, Wm witness put • value on Me vote. He was a Conservative. Five Dollars a Tot. Arthur McArthur was aim a Con..rv.- give. In the barroom of Let..ban's hotel, Clairevllle, he was talking to L.nsban, who said he world give wltne. S5 for hie vote. Ltnahan throw down 46 and winsome wild he would take It. L•nahan then proposed whims. should Wren • deelmretlon, and Winsome said: "Oh, p.hew," and went away. Arthur Hays* was the 17 -year-old eon of hl. father, Jimmy Hayes, who nn- bIu.bingly aseortsd %hal he hod taken eight drinks and two rfssare In Lenahan'a hotel on *M& night. Re •ppeeesd the court, however, with the statement that! 41si drinks were e•r.aparilla. H. had overheard I.enahan offer Wetherell and McArthur 46 anise«. He heard lanah•n may tea* on Sunday two men !HMO 40 dinner and told him to get the pay out of the satchel, and Linehan did me, tatt- ing at much am be could bold In hie band. "Con yen prodnre theee men?" said Jostler, Fnlnonbrldge. "1 only with we weld," said Mr. Br14(01 • rJ t SIGNS &F THE TIMES, 101104 aulaw. wq.ula.tlose la the VA Are t'oatblela• sops T\ere w 111 D. One Olpatle Trot. New York. Deo. 119. -Teres rival trust a*soelatlune of t 110ers ars S meet in 1)rtrull In February, with the object a herneng • glg.Otl. trust. They are the •ta0sie States Canners' Aroelatbn. the Weeisrn Canned Goode Packers' Association and the Cannon' Machinery £ Supply A.00etatlau. The Dorms manufacturers of the coun- try are also forming • Irust. Tbe formation of'tbe spool silk Intel bat taken the 1reds by the gars. It Includes the blggeo wanuf oeuren, who control the marks& The Independent Straw Board trust le about ready to complete 11. organisation In Chicago. Oat in S.•t$le will to the headquarters of the new cedar ahingle trues, In which all the Washington manufeetutere have nom biped. The flint bottle manufacturer. art now is sesdun at Pittsburg, P&, and 17 firma are about to eater the oombinatio0. All the lead companies In Mt.ourt are being oo0so1Ja1W, and one large corpora- tion will be organised. Seventeen of the brewing oompenle. of Baltimore have oonsolldaled,L-- uptjsr No faun o!$iryland grewlog Com- pany, and negotiations are pending for abworptloo of the four other* in the oily. The firm is capitalised 111 47,600,000. PKO,ECe7180 uaLeaOEot.�- Rinse the G.rm•e O Met Think a atlal.8. Was, Henn Made, Berlin, Deo 99.-Tbe proeoou.fon of I)r. Drlbruoot, the we1l known professor .of history In the Berlin University. o0 a amount of an article written by him 0S0oanolag this Jim"' s SLImielou OL afrom g Schleswig 1s raising a considerable stir. e 'floe action of the Prussian Government 1s ibtowo Into relief by Dr. Delbrueok'e I dlmiingulth I reeled, He was raised Do oltoer's rank on the battlefield of Grave- lotte for heroic eondue1, and acted as tutor to the Emperor's deceased brotber, Prince Walaeln.r. Me wee a member of the Helcb,tag for six rears, but was too independent and advanced to please the k reactionary element, dominating the Go,• woman'. He 1e • Conservative. Public feeling in the matter I" euf Icieutly shown by the .felted' of the press. 11 le net •lone the Liberal papers whichattack the Government hotly, but the Gov,fromeot organs express themeelver .s eeendallzsi by the action of le. authorities. The Cologne Gazette, Poet, National Zeitung and Ta ileche Huudohao, all of which ■re staunch Coo.ervative paper', cad soomeS-8toe• Dr. ty.tarweet'Y vtewc, n regret the Government's wizen blonder, and ezpr..s the bops that the praloutleo will be dropped. .r..t t.. Drew Him 008 William flesml.h of Unblocks bee hated en Upsilon [tat M would tate 45 for Me thee. 1.14.4 o eskad 41in how he would Hike to get 996. Witness replied he wrmld rather have the 95 "That le the different between the oath and areal* velem of • vele," said Jostles 84rust. Lesa4.s bid auntsee to nom. .mond 00 Sonde) and be wonld g111. blm Me money. Withers was only thawing Lena ha" owl Is the themes' of the Conserve- Ith pr11Q. Na be !sew MMM was same erco ed work ea and 414.'[ go ter the SHOW n ed$arned. • satire Ngyetl•a iiMeepopg, say* that the feevereme*H ha. deceit id 40 prohibit t1 es'Wet illeehnfle Reser. 1• um Hue 4u. THIS WEST INDIAN P*O•LEM le Relieved to Bl.,. D..■ Solved by th• Co-op.ratly. 0.1on. Kingston, Jam.loa, Leo. 92. -London advices just r.oelt14 bring promise that the West Iodtan colonies will enter upon the new year with brighter foduatrlal prospects, owing to the s000e.ful launch- ing et Wee, Indian ('o -Operative Union, °rgrntzed on tLo lines of the Calfornta Fruti U01o0 and the Dins s agricultural ingsnlzatllon, which achieved wonder- fully rapid themes. Subsequently various 1°e.1 am -operative societies and Lanka w111 Ibe established by tbe ot.lon. Important g.10lts lu the direction of obviating the present disastrous scot:omlo deadlock aro anticipated. the promoter. realizing the fact that only artificial condition. ham- per the profitable working of the 0.101)4 resaaraes, which two centuries of devo- tion to it single industry has obscur14. Vet& imimiber with }Sir Thomas l.lpbn'e Lagoa e, M *warded ea satisfactorily solving the Wort Indian problem. I I WHO GETS THE JOS Or KING? I Treebl. Over the $.ee.•ser M eke Lau Ring 10.11.1.. Aoekland, N.Z., Dae. 99. -Ad vice. rsoefved here from Samos, under date of Deo 16, my then le serlou.'rouble 1n connection with the election of • king to succeed the late King Malleto•. The sup- porters of Mataafa h... benoma warlike, and It Is reported that the German consul 1. supporting Mataafa, In seise of the agreement arrived et between the consuls to remain finite& and allow the chief i justice to decide the question of succes- sion. The foreign resident.. feartbere w111 be an outbreak of tribal war when the chief justice pronounce. 41■ decision •bone tbe end of the year, and they are anxious for naval promotion. Print» 0 -_ rrlves Ie Crete. Canes, 'eland of Crete, Deo. 92. - Prime George of Greece, dm high oom- mlsslobw of the powers, arrived at Sada Bay yesterday, escorted by the British, French, Ruslan and Italian fla4ahlpa. He was saluted by the torte, and wee welcomed by Immense crowd. of people on landing. A. soon se the Price. wee ..here • procession was formed, and he came ben. The Prince and hie parts stopped before the church, wbere a 7e Drum was fung. He then proceeded to the Government Building, when the Cretan flag 'was hoisted &.4 saluted by the warships. Th. N.. Cretan Flog. Parte, Dee, 99.-Tbe four powers Wier. toted In the reeon.trudlon of Crete have sorted upon the design of a Cretan flag. The ground 1. bias, traversed by two diagonal baud. of whim, forming • 8t Andrew'. croon. In 14e enter quarter, next to the .tiff, lea red field bearing a while 1vt1-polneed star, the red einem being the symbol of the Sullen's weer empty. The flag w111 be submitted to the Sultan and Cretans for approval. A Proelam.lien Imud. (:ansa, Dee. /2. -Prince George hat leaned 5 preelsanatlon proml.lne to govern with Janice and impartiality, W earing liberty to all without distinction. Soldiers to Fight Rate. Bromide, Dee. 99. -An extraordinary plague of n4. Ma brnk•n oat In Kaatwn Belgium. The rodent. are destroying the granaries and have ranged stampede. among the livestock. is..vowel insane.e nhlldren have been attacked. The Govern. meat hal orderwl troop to assist the farmers 1n a war of exterenlna*Io. TM sk.a..Mp Kehler W11Netm dr Groans made the trip from Cherbourg to New York In 6 days, IT home .ad 90 minutes. Her average speed on the 017- aae was nearly 1114 knees per Mor. WARUR!t roeTRS aux4ENDED. The Minister of J..tl.» Took •c,rnrry Asti.. ow W.deseear. Monetou, N.B., 11... 99,-A epeeist nom DoreM..r says: A BMWs bas been 75.4.\14 1. the Inve.tyntloe of the affairs of Pealle.s4ry by Demists - slant ti111116 hwf bet. M progress feel MOM .•r ttlaltts4 ren. fie. e els MOM 'all Mei the Minister of Jee11M t. ea/td NWarden Poe - ear, beteg Mbgrsphe.l yeseer- day.Ilspe9/ Wartime floss was tempo, aril/ p M eberge of IM pren14tM fiery. It is eeppo.ed that kb* rhargle aininiie Winne Pane are so the mff.et Melt he Huiet.4 peeleenlary regulattose. PPU4PECfS Rht BRIGHTER Than When the High Commis- sioners Adjliumed, Lord Igeree\ell ■art (:. Dome W Rog - laud .• this Seth January. T•erefore Oa* ase•lou to Oho 241.10 T.ar 4111 Probably Last but Mor. Tbs. • Vont- ■Ig\t •11 1.l.t. of 1)11f.1.... rsoept Koolpreeuy W n. 1.11l.d. Washington, 1).C., Deo. 98. -The best merlon of 114. joint high o0mmle.l.n will be 1lmison pretty Moiety b a fort- night. Lord H.reo4dl, the Briueh member of the eommlealoa, Is booked to sell for Europe on Jan 25. He canton delay longer In I:m United Staler. for the reason that be le obliged to attend the opening of 140 Parti arbitration on the Vesesael.n bobodery, being one of the arbitrators. There are Indications that atter all, the joint ounlm eeidnen regard the prospect of reaching en agnomens ea very muab brighter than they did just before the adjournment of the session, and the opinlon la now expressed In well- % -Vnred etwae'etr.t, - uefor '""beet' Hr- sonall'a departure, a trwlj 1011! 4.44 Bien 001091eted milling all the point" In die pule between the Iwo countries, and even outing some dight progress Iwards the attainment of reolpruloty. riewrinG oLD Gltlr IN NEW TO*K. •11 Cars Ar. nolo. Pmmlgated .1e Cleaned rorty -Poor No. Caw. New York, Ileo 23.-Preeldent Mur- phy of the New York Board of Health untordey expressed the opinion that the any would be '4411( *isle to control the epidemic of grip, which bad entered eo many homes, and whose ravages have disturbed to such • remarkable assent lb, course of pdbllo business. Th. 1n- Junc:lon by the hoard of Health to ale 'mod rasde and city trao.portetion com- panies to fumigate and thoroughly clean (bele conveyances. 1e being rapidly carried out In Bellevue Hospital yesterday there were 44 corse of grip, but the additional net of v1,Ums up to noon was not so large as on other days. Magistrate Cor- nell was one of times wbo was prevented fr0m porter/slog his pubhle duties rousse- der by the grip. Meta. 11ATE4 0E74 • DITORCL Det ed•.. Formerly • Tere•to 0.41der Who Skipped With Acether Mew 'York, De.. 29. -Hot, Leslie W. Hassell, a jostles of the Supreme Court, sitting In special term In this olty, bac granted an absolute dlvoroe so Henrietta Louie Hayes of 'luronte from Hlabard Hayed( wbo was formerly • well known bu4ldes In the wet end of that ally, but who left big borne In company with a prepossessing young lady of the •erne city some time ago. Judge Humsell 4.. decided that the plaintiff is WHIIIM1 not only eo an et.o- Iute divorce, but she le also entitled to the custody of bee ebild. The judge also aweede(l tillelOVII. IS be paid by the defendant HiciraFillBaysie to the plaoltlff tot tea support of herself and oblbl. The 910111iff was formerly a Mss Harvey of Toronto. Rimed Her 101,14. in the Tonne'. Frankfort, Ky., IMO. S3. -Kroll Hitter, • commercial traveler. has beim eemteooed lel six month.' Imprieonmeol for 'melte embraced and k.s..d •nem Schmitz, a young woman passenger on a railway train near this city. TM offence wee committed while the :rain was pawing through • tunnel The Judea Imposed the extreme penalty of the law, remarking that only naval heroes •ooh as Hot on were granted such privilege& (agar 10.t.te Go.• err the Daughter., Ottawa, Dee. 23 -Mr. W. i.. Soot', master-l0-ehaneery. hag completed hl. report In the estate of Richard Nagle, the a oounts of which have been before the court. for several 1110011111 Thesis's, which Is valued at 411,000, goes to the dantthtrs of deceased, Mrs Free, Mrs, Phelan and Mrs.--Heopby, after the pay- ment of certain bills. Where I. Platten/. London, Iles. 23 - Mr. (Norge P. Paxton has not ben peen eine, Wednes- day, ■ week ego and hie friends are anxloos. The young men was employed as bookkeeper b7 the Dyment, Baker Lumber Co. Enquiries made from isle employer,' elleft the Information telt his cash with the company was right to a cent. TheGnv.rnm.nt rue.. Toronto, IMS. 28. -The Attorney. General of Canada has aerv14 & writ u pon Jobn D111 of Czar street, Taranto, for 417,000. The amount la said to he overdue re•t of vfn.ber II, IM noverlog • n area of 50 ethers 101404 on the banks of the Colombia River. Brltt.14 Colum• bI. The defendant say. another person la liable. 0e.t.n Money Pmt Up Montreal. Dee 28. -Arrangements have been made to complete toss remaining 88 miles connecting the Great Northern with the Booth system and Parry Sound, It 1s understood that a Bolton .yndleats has tarnished the 01011 17 meow to oomplete the railway, and that Mr. I1.e- donald, the a 011.04or, w111 begin work daring tbe present winter. London menet Car Employee London, Dee. 21.-Otgnnleer Betio Orr of the Amalgamseed A.9oo1/0on of Hirer' Hallway Employee has arrived In town again from Detroit, Mich„ and will help the local street rellway men in their dlfleulty with the sompa.y. The 41.ph.nt Was In Leek. Madrid, Dee. 11, Moab inlet 1t felt Imre ere 8M,de•ti tie .n elephant which was expee4d•a fight two bulle here on Christmas Day. The fight wee to be the 'porting event of the yeas and had been extensively adeertleed. .fowl Dat Off Lightly. Belleville, Ont., Dee. 99,-Hogb Hrown bee leen eenteneed to four month. In jail for emallner 91,900 from the body M William Lennon at the Murray Hill wreak. Tho r rf•tea.4. Toronto, Dee. /8.-Nerth Gray and the two 0tdwa Mieos protests will be die - p [sad of to -day. These are IM 1.r8 Thee will be dtamioesd, 51,500 ►RO►I.4 IIRT D1ATH Owl.g to Fames. le this DI•trlrt .f Y.m•n, Ar•hl.. BL Petersburg, De.. /9.-A vls4r7 et the Turks ever rebel natives in the die - trial et Yemen Amba, Is reported. The InenrgeuM suffered beery leases. The rebellion M' the retell of famine ae1ta41e.. Nlrtetr thoemnd• people bees died recently from famine le the mine nate.. TM Caere advieen •n ene.py over the 11115141611111 (e Frame, and ere Mtglneing ee pieee1Md•ssers en the ►nnnn•Prwa- stale healer. Home sf them are utileg as .Mdl.dtae with 1aeaod, ea • eneftlifilillthenre. and this 1. not limpets. •btu FASHIONS IN FURL. Its the la Millinery as reliefs rev Trlmmtag Ceetaeee, Dur, which bas never been more task tunable than It 1a this yeas, la used In • variety of w•ye--In fact, In every way which can be deviated 1.v the mind of the modiste. The fur cep. width has Lawn abandoned fur so long, boa re.ppesred, or, steer, • greatly setdlflal turns of 1t, Toques covered with • wrinkled drapery of fur and trimmed otherwise ea toques usually are, although 'rumor uc*ntfly, are the neared approach W tete otldfee/Armed round fur cep. A still grea• r deserter ts sren to the extremely a.1repllve fur hay shown a'l'ong the 1•tad millinery models. The crown is covered with fur, the brim being of satin or velvet, or HM, crown 1a of velvet and the brim of fur. the trimming being ribbons, teal4ers and other millinery Pat.Cal5 00011. decorations such u are usually wee. Of course only soft, thin, flexible furs appear well when used In this way. Chinchilla L • great favorite, both on ecco0ot of Its delicacy mad pliability and because of tee color, grey being exceedingly fashionable Mile winter, especially for hate and bon- neta. TM illustration show. a princess gown Of green velvet, trimmed In redingote style b m circular flounce headed by • Seagaobincbtlla. The Bounds Is lined with green satin and green satin planing. edge tJe'velvet revers, which are adorned with bands of chinchilla. The draped plastron 1e of pink .urah, se le the collar. A jew• Bled clasp fastens the gown at the waist. The toque of green velvet a trimmed with pink flower@ and black feathers. Pearl gray gloves ars worn.. JCUIC CM0IJJIT, HOME DECORATION. Osebteme, Pillows 5.4 S se foe Dare Drawing Room. Multitudinous cushions cot/Linos b bJ a feature of fashionable drawing room& Cushions with ruffles are not so universal as was formerly the lame, a coed often be- ing the only finish at the edge, and fre- quently even that being omitted. This is especially the cam with oumhlone covered with oriental goods, Oblong cushions are now mare employed than those of any ether liana Tapestry, beware/Ile. silk, 11)1714 1V Bl•n1110. satin and velvet are slimmed for coverings, and variety le .Imed at am far as 14 pomata ant with harmony. Eastern fahriee near- ly always combine well, but the same la not true with regard to many of the ord1• nary upholstery good., the ooloringm..f the different kindm often forming • moot un- pleasant oven binatlon If the cushions cov- ered with them are beeped together aunt• out consideration. Feathers are more desirable titan down as • ailing -for cushions, as feather. we much firmer and more elastic, and a pillow filled with them retains la shape fir bet- ter than one containing the less substan- tal'tuffing, When an open fireplace le not In else, the question of decorating or concealing It has always to be considered. Louie XV and Louis XVI decorations am so much used at present that the chimney mermen tllnatnted w111 be suitable and attractive. It le of apeetry, baying • rococo design an a 'tram ground, the frame being of walnut, carved and polished. JIJveer CIMIJ.ET, A Clever Juggler. "The moot rrinnrkahle telelt 1 este siho..t who a juggle.'," maid a New Or Man. busine.s man who recently returned from a brief trip mer.s the pend. "Ho wee at • utn,ie hall In Bremen, and he walked down to the footlights, made op as an old professor, carrying a cane under his *1111, .moking a lung porcelain pipe, • nd reading a newspaper. lie est the i)a- per on fire, apparently by accident, and began striking ■1 It wildly with his pipe and @n t. In a moment all three were In the dr and kept Mere until the last atom was ransomed, but the mak bad nose e4 the effect of • planet juggling. It seemed merely the e:cited efforts of en Ireaolble old gentleman to altingnleh the blase. When the paler disappeared, he senght IM pipe in hie mouth and the ging in hie NW and bobbled .Q In.ntleg ted met• tering to himself, 1t was en excellent bit e t atmedy, end considering tits face that the burning paper was eontinnally @hang- ing In weight the jnggling was certainly • marvelous eththltion of dexterity."- 1Dew Orleans Times Democrat rwe►fero., One grind fornptke deserves another. Gond reeds point tin way to pros- perity. Pain o right to be m.aonred 141 tics sober. If a man lea "boleti," be won't ler people walk c. him. It le easier to 11,. wltlia out means Mau It ie without Them. B&Miem' etweetbearnt Mosta wear their haft 4s "h.RRm. " A mss boot es doted crooked tbtegl will go atralgbt to rola.--1r A. W. Bulletin. •'rre•r....aaeer,� Early Accidents C*YM Ufaloao A Olaaa tklat a Camiui g Tall. When a lad about eight yeah o4 a e j 4011 mto • Cellar a dt,t.na-e of ten striking 0o m7 ho.4, artd cawung cuO_ custitoo d Ule brain, 1 w** takes w Lender►' Eng.. Huapitai, tie first save. days not recovering co0lciuurness, 1 DOW 5 years old and from the time of . acr i cut until 1 Keegan taking Dr. Ward% Pills five months ago I bad been subject le Gaoling a101;o, never being more than two weeks 0(1114001 an:ettack of hinting, res oldw Utaspells became frequent, lasted longer, and left serve k.s y. i[ wak, had nu ry h with 0r Kun.navitalit, alw.was7. veery 1010 -spirited and down-hMrtetti inylgined that every thing and every person was going against mr, and fife only had • dark side forme. M appetite was poor most of the time, butt MU now happy to say that, since laking Dr. Ward's Blood and Nerve Pills, I have only had one fainting spell, shortly after I began taking them. so 1 have no hesitation in saying that Dr. Wants Pills curved me. Before taking thee. pills I always t40ked- jot a fainting ape* sot more than two week. apart ; now, 1 would be greatly surprised at a recur- rence o4 these emetls. Life is now bright Mveronstant, morbid, do p�g•04 feel - leg la�urta, being eeplace3byjj a contend. ed, hopeful'reling, 1 feel like working. My appetite is good, and in every revert thieve experienced the health and strength restoring properties of Dr. Ward's Blood and Nerve P41& They certainly have Footed a great blessing to me. Yours truly, (Signed), Thomas Stanto0, Brig` ton, Ont. Dr. IVard's Blood and Nerve Pilh are sold at Soc. per box, S boxes forillx,00 at drugg,,t., or mailed on receipt= Toe Dvfwr Ward Co, - • DON'T CHIDE THE CHILDREN. Don't scold the little ones if the bed is wet in the morning. It isn't the child's fault. Weak kidneys need streelgthening- thal's all, You can't afford to risk 1)4'o.*leveled may entail a lifetime of eeffering. DOAN'i KfbNEY PILLS gtre•gths. Oh Kidneys sad 01004 , thee NI tremble COMM Yr. John Carton, employed .t M. S. Bradt & Co.'s Kori, Ham- ilton, Ont., sate: ty "My little boy seven years of age • limbos treebled 0114 els kidneys sup birth and cold not hold We Wtester We spent bemired. of dot - tester arc doetortcg and tried maty dit- ty (.rept remedies, bet they wan M no tet avid. One bot of Dose's Eldsey WPUL completely cored him." 64EE(4EEE4(4(6E44444(4 ILOWLT 5.01INED TO DEATH. Th. Awf.' 4.t• .f Iltolerle4 Chlokolte, e 4 \leas• Eleetrlel•. Chicago, Item 92. -Among • aetwart of *free 20 feel above the grated, Hod rick Chisholm, as electrloYE, we.'s1owly burned to death lux night, 1n sight of several hundred men` '•ton. rot surd Mb annum, Ibex horror-stricken crowd waeobed Om workmen In their hent& effort@ to please their comrade from among the wires. Hs bad *ramped a 1110 wlr& Ladders were secured, and after ooneiderable difficulty and not • 11.114 danger *0 the rescuers, Chisholm's body was gotten to the street T►. 10.4..,'. ern. Arlin, Dee. 22.-Tbe Kalor, wire rseeatly presented the Re1Ohaag with • swim of marine ikon/bee by NmseH, Oaken en beard the Hohen.WNra, new promote !t with • now eeries, sol&t»-0&14 with the marine painter Stover, and d..tlned for the walls of the Retehstag. Cfides say the gifts are Intended to pave the way for a demand for fattier meal wadies. DI•rovered • 7aed.. Oerm. Lon000, Des. 91. -Dr. Manley Kest ef London bac dissevered a vawlle germ TM. discovery 1. of IM greatest Imyore since, as It. use 1n pow esleuree removes the Impure lymph wealth bas been the canee of the widespread objesW• te vaccination. e et•wert4r. Loos! Cadger (to elderly antiquary le search of materials fur new book) -There. 00w, that m valuable Information, gov'- nor, ain't itt Hider Antiquary -It le Indeed. I .hall be very glad to use k. • note of IL Local Cadger -Do, gov'norl Piers make It • 4.er.• PUT YOUR FINGER ON YOUR PULSE. N 44 Is Weak or Irregular deal Neel - tote to Start the ase of 1111110*'.'. Heart and here Pile at *wow With a Wrong, Keady. debar p.lr seg may expect vigorous 6e.Nm. W dt a week. 1n'0gt4.r, t tsrmdtegt pulse w• mut tell at snot the vitality le low -elect Ahtya.d Faint Spells, Sao*. and Malang hg besloatiolM 4..d sim-.r rue meted fd 6.11.19.. ,.--' wod,�MrvwO Norm hlee =geedPd41�Moo9� cine all t4awj.oramaka Aka ichor �e ear Wmats. "Par aesea doe poet 1 hem snwlnd from pallor, ww.kaam and surveys peer nation. I had galgitedien and Lrregell.r boating of eke bead es severe as le cares tee Meat Maria i was heeled bPbJruider, but gat no penesema "1 a. 9'W in car that f rete fi/b.nb Heart and Hem Pill. 1 derived fico first rte) benefit that 1 over ROW lima sty entire eyeless towed up, ainlillriZigt, any .048684*.. My emendate we lees then cheerfully rein nadtii: pia lail e•i. � a reliable hold tramm Mea NM.MM /kre �• • r 1