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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-7-16, Page 7Items of News by Wire Notes of Interest as to What Is Going on All Over the World Canada. Guelph is experieeeing e water famine. e Changes to Hernietron Hospital will cost $260,000. Alfred Boyer Sandwieh, -commie- ed suicide by taking poison. Krafehenko, the leleautoba, mur- derer, was. hanged •on Thursday, Heary Cley of Windsor bee been appointed Registrar ot Eesex county. The Empress ol 'related reliel fund, opened by Mentreal Board of Trade, now totals $52,115. The eanediea Medical Association meetiug in St. John, seleeteeeVan- oeuvre.' for next year. . The bedy of Commissioner David Rees, of the Salvation Army, who perished in the, Empress of Ireland disaster -1 reached Toronto Sunday. A Clene-se smeggling eyndicate, with headquarters at Saginew, Mich., is said to operate, with To - Tonto as a -clearing-house, through Sarnia, Windsor end Niagara/ Falls. Lord Seymour, son of the Mare quis of Ileeerford, is in Ottawa, with Lady Seymour on his, wary o the Government ranch near Medicine Hat, where he will be in charge of the Militia Remount Department. The Dominion Gov.ernmerit will • not defray the expense of deport- ing Komegata Maru's shipload of Hindus., now outside Vancouver - Herber, but soon to return to Iii - dia. It is up to the vessel owners.. Mortgaging bis farm in Rouman- ia and bidding good-bye to his wife and six -children, Fontu T•oder came to Canada in April, landing et Thor- old. Since then he kunst just six days' work. He built a, primitive shack, but had no food kr a, week until friends gave him mush and milk,, end acute inclegestion caused his death, The Governmeet made en offer to the British Admiralty to send the Rainbow up to Behring Sea to carry on the British share of the interna- tional patrol, following the sealing convention, and this will be done. The two Admiralty ehips whioh would otherwise have taken pert in the patrol, the Algerine and the Shearwater, have been sent to Mexico. 1.••••••••••••••**01......"...••••1 Great Britain. leedY :Reeding?, the Vicea•ine India, died in a London hospitel. A new arbitration treaty betweeie Great Britaia and the United States is about completed. A -coroner's jury inquirieg into the death of Sir Denys Anson, who pluneed into the Thames while on •a midnight pleasure launeb tripe and a, bandsman who tried to save him, found that the party' had been "ober but full ffun." "Rome has the right name for Roosevelt," says A. Henry Savage - Lander the explorer. 'The Ro- mans cell him 111e011$ literally- 'oleo who inflates toy balloons with gas." In reply, Roosevelt refere to his eritic as "a perfectly preleeseerees absurdity, the buffoon of exploration.' United States. Three men lost their lives in a collisiou in a fog off. Cape Cod. A small boy kneeked a, hydropla•n- ing fin of the airboat America. Fifteen persons were injured, several probably fatally, when a trolley passenger ear collided with •a freight train near Fairibaulte Minn. Sixteen other passengers were badly ehaken up. United States Judge Tuttle Or- dered the receivers of the Pere Mar- quette Railway to purchase no Fed- eral lieense and to abolish immedi- ately the eale of liquor cm all trains of the system. The 33oard of U. S. General Ap- praisers has reversed the decision of the customs offtelels of the port of Ogdenburg, N.Y., the effect be- ing to put all lumber that ia plan- ed, tongued, grooved and beaded �u the free list. The teaching of sex hygiene will never be delegated to the American teacher if it can be -prevented by •the National Education Associtteiota. This was evidenced at St, Paul when speaker after speaker ele- eounced such a, course amid ap- plause. General. • Grand opera in Paris is said to be doomed by the competition of the movies. . • LUKE DILLON FREE. Made an Attempt to Blow Up Welland Canal Locks et3.1900. Kingston, July 12: Luke Dillon, one -of the three dynamiters who were sentenced to life imprisonment for an attempt to blow up one of the gates of the Welland Canal, was released on parole from the penitentiary Saturday. Dillon is about sixty-four years of age, .and has served fourteen years of his - sentence.. The Irish Catholic [so- cieties, it is said, are "responsible for his parole. These eocieties have been petitioning regularly for the past four or five years. Of the three dy-namiters, Nolan is the only one left. Walsh is dead, and it is said that Nolan is, in a very weak condition. I•b is expected that he Will receive his parole very shortly. - 35: MIDSHIPMEN EILLED., Botab Was, Placed Over Magazine of Chinese Gunboat. A ree'spa,teh from Shanghai, eve : Thirty-five Midshipmen were killed by the mysterious explosion of a. bornb over the magazine of the Chin- ese gun boat Tenable. It is suspect- ed that e thews was a. conspiracy aboard elle -ship, which resulted in the perpeeratiort of the outrage. The magazines "of' the warship were flooded to prevent further explo- sions. The Tenchie is p vessel of 1,800 tons displacement. She has a speed of fifteen knots and carries a completeinete of 244 men. She • carries two 5.9 inch guns, One 4.7 inch and two oneepoundere. She • wee built in 1895. • FR EN pn G 0 TERN MENT LOAN. Seven Hundred Million Dollar Paid Over •Counters in On Day. A despatch from Paris, says: More than three and oneshaef franes ($700,000,000e was paid 'be Wednesday by ehe suescribers to •he new Government lee 4, aecord- in'g to the completed figures iesued by the -Miniseer of Finance. The nominal capital of the • Rentes batted was 884,414,000 francs. This piteas subscribed for more than forey • tinees over, and the money paid in presented.the first enetelenent ef per cent. • Of this great uin, iimrt-eighbhfs was fitted cash; and fele other eight in Treasury notes boodS. The issue eurpesees en recerds, -the previous issue being feet of 265,000,000 frenes, in 1001, which was cover ed twerity-four times, Ten vere drowned in Ontario ereerreeteree, weir re ,Sunday. GIRL :MOVED BY CRANE. Huge Mechanism Deposita Child at Queen's Feet. A despatch from London, eays; When the King and Queen were making a tour of the Beardmore works, at Perkhead, Glasgow, re- c,ently, a 120 -ton crane began to move from the epposite.end of the workshop. Great was the aston- ishment of their Majesties to find that inseead of the usual huge gun a pretty little girl eerrying a bouquet was the burden of the crane. She stepped off 'the plateat the feet ef the Queen, and with a burresey ask- ed her Majesty to accept the flowers from the workmen with love and their thanks for coining to Park - head, The Queen was delighted be- yond measure. PEACE IN MEX/00? • Raiz Rods Report of Meditation Conferente to Deputies. A despatch from Mexico. City, says : Esteva, Ruiz went before the Senate and the Chamber of Depu- ties on Wednesday afternoon and read the report of the Niagara Falls negotiations. The repo* was largely taken upwith a rehearsal of the 'events loading up to the -Con- flict with the United States. Re- ferring to the protocal adjusted a,t _Niagara Falls, the gepore states there is no need to express ratifi- cation by; the Senate. Ruiz mani- fests the willingness of the Mexican Government to treat with the re- volutionists for .the restoration of the first time in Mexico expresses explicitly General Huerttee readi- tiess to resign the Presidency if thevelay tehe Republic's political pac- ifications canbe attained, • HOMESTEAD DUTIES. Special Treatment Asked For Some Districts. A despatch froen Ottawae says: Representations have, been made to elm Interior Department • from homesteaders in • Saskatchewan, a,sking kr' a 'r ela,rta,tiort of the home- stead laws in view of hard crops thie rear. The appeals received so fat eome fearn the Maple Cr -eek district; which in usually dry lend, and it is elaimed ehet a yeseee of leek of rain the -Lao-tie thee will be very lighe. The re,quett ieeehere- fore made that the holders 8:home., Meads be allowed to teke.- : twe months off.ere ithe•leall to eegage in otitside threshing ,atid other labor, and that these two /eolith§ he ac- cepted as part ef the homestead clutiee. Reports on the whele le- dieete hesvever that the :Weitern ' b wheat crop e a goer one, , ', BOARD TO INSPEOF HOTF31,S. lave lostrovtions, to Ilatotve San)* tory, Rules. at Ail Iteeortfe A despatch from Toreteto, says: (Meet's of the Provieeial Board ei Health ehareed'with the daisy of in- opeeting the sanitary arrangements at Summer rewrite in nerthern Oe - eerie and on the inland lakes will see that the le* is strictly enfore- ed this Summer. It has leoee said that at some reeores all things- were made ready for the visit of the in- spector and negleee-ed after his de- paeture. Therefore the inspectors will go to the variOus, Summer re- sorts unannounce,d this year. Dr. George Clinton has already gone to the Kawartha, and Stony Lake dietriet and the chief inspeetor will make n tear at the height Of the eeaeon of all the resorts. The re- gulations governing -steamships ply- ing -on the inland lakes will also be rigidly enkreed, Suele vessels ere required to have tanks where in sewage can be treated with live steam from boilers. a. IION. 11. R. EMMERSON Expired Aatfclferia_LIeweiagneviiiiitelesso.reliester, • A despatch from •Dorehester, 'N.B., says: The Hon, H. 11, Em- nterson, former Minister of. Rail- ways in the Laurier Liberal Govern- raent and et one time Premier of New Brunswiek, died at his home here Thursday morning. Mr. Eme enerson had been ill for some time and Inc death was not unexpected. The cause of Mr. Eramerson's death was heart failure. All .the • members of Mr. Dimmer -eon's fam- ily were present a,t.his bedside when he died. Hon, Ilerfiy Robert Em- merson was of U. E. Loyalist des- cent and was born at Maugerville, N.B., September 23, 1853. He was educated a,t Amhurst Academy. DIED IN TIIE BUSH. Posses of Provincial Police Ex- change Shots With Him. A despatch from Qaebec, says: Joseph Morand, the demented ban- dit, who since he ran amuck with a gun shot three men on Thursday, July 2, has terrorized the village and distreet of Villeroy, • in the County of Lotbiniere, was , found dead in whet in the woods, accord- ing to information received here by Provincial Police Chief Mc- Carthy. ANNOYING K1NG AND teeillEN. Suffeegettes eitoel at Them, Who .Are Tonring in Seotlentle A despateh •4rona • Duinbartere SC<A111114, Suffrag- etees made desperate efferts on Wednesday, to attract the aeten- time of Ring George and Queen Mary., who 'are making • a tour through Seotland. Ab Balloeh Bridge, at the foot, of,Loeh Lomond, the, women cue doien all the cleceree tiorte, and at Dalmuir, 10 miles bop Glasgow, they menefeed 40 break out a huge banner bearing the,words, "Your Majesey stop the foreible feeding and torturing Of women," acress the pent° as the preeession arriVecl. Ab the Kane time one woman armed with a meg- aphone howled denunciations of forcible feeding, Neither the Ring nor the Queen paid the slightest attention, but the crowd that had gathered to see their liajestiee dis- played such a, hostile attitude thee the militant Suffragettes • beat a hasty retreat. . • PREDICTS BIG CROPS. President of Regina Board of Tieule Is Sanguine. A despatch from Toronto says: Mr. C. S. Burton, President ,of 'the Regina, Board of Trade, who is visit- ing- Toronto, in most sanguine abut this year's crops in Saskat- chewan. "All records will be bor- ken," he says. The crops will pro- bably be light, in the isouthwest part of Sa,slearchewen and in south- ern Alberta, he believes, due to drought, but in the Regina districe grain is 'already heading out, and an early as well asea record crop seems a,ssured. The hog industry, he continued, has received an enor- mous inapetus during the 'last six =tenths. This has resulted from the mixed farming propaganda preached so widely in the west dur- ing the past two or three yeags. • WOMAN WAS LYNCHED Was Accused of Beating 12 -year- old Girl to Death. • A cleapatch from • Orangeburg, S.C., says: Rosa Carson, a negress, was taken from the jail at Ellore,e, near here, to -day, and lynched by a mob. Slul is said to have confess- ed to beating to death' the 12 -year- old daughter of D. F. Belt yesterday morning. THE STORSTAD RESPONSIBLE Course Was Changed and Steering of the Coal Vessel Caused the Collision A despatch from Quebec says: The collier Storstad is held to blame for the Empress of Ireland disaster in the findings a the Wreck Inquiry Com- mission, handed down on Saturday. The commission holds that the dis- aster was due to the Storstad s change of course, ordered by the third officer without instructions from the first of- ficer, who was in charge of the collier at the time, The Empress of Ireland' was sunk in the lower St. Lawrence on May 25 with a loss of more than one thousand lives. , The incliiiry into the disaster was begun in Quebec on June 16 by a com- missioli composed of Lord Mersey, formerly presiding justice of the Brit- ish Admiralty Court; Sir. Adolphe Routhier, of Quebec, and Chief Jus- tice McLeod, of New*Brunswick. The commissioners were assisted • in their work by Commander F. W. Caborne, of the British Royal' NavY Reserve; Prof. John Walsh, of Newcastle, Eng- land; Capt. Demers, of the Dominion Wreck Commission, and Engineer Commander Howe, of the. Canadian naval service., Commander Caborne and Professor Welsh were nominated by the Board of Trade. Lord Mersey also presided over the inquiry into the Titanic disaster. ,* Blame on Third Officer, The collier's third officer, found re- sponsible, is Alfred Tutfenes. He was on the bridge when the crash occurr- ed. "We regret," says the finding, "to have to impute blame to any one in connection with this lamentable dis- aster, and we should not do .so if we felt that any reasonable alternative was left to us. We can, however, come to no other conclusion than that Mr: Tuftenes was wrong and negligent in altering his course in the fog, as he undoubtedly did, and that he was wrong and negligent in keeping the navigation in his osyn halide, and in failing to call the captain when he saw the fog coni in "It is not to be supposed that this diSaSter Was in any way attributable to any special characteristics of the St. Lawrence waterway. It was a cljeaster vviiich might have oceurred in the Thames, in the Clyde, In the Mer- sey, or eleewhere in similar circum- • "After carefully weighing the evi- dence we have come to the conclusion that Mr. Tnftenes was mistaken if he supposed that there was any in- tention on the part of the Empress of Ireland to paes port to port, or that elle, in face; by her hetes manifested the ineentiet of doing so; Wit it ap- pears to us to be a Mistake which WOuld have been of no consequence if both ships had subsequeetly kept their courees. "Shortly ,after the ships came into the eesitien ef green e to green, 'as claimed by 'Capt. Xertdall, or red to red, as claimed by M. Tuftenee, the fog shut them out from sech other, and It Is vvhile they were both on. veloped in this fog that the course of one or the other was changed, and the collision brought about. From the eVidence adduced on behalf Of both vessels it is plain that before the fog, and when they last saw each other,. there was no risk of collision, if each kept her course. Therefore the question as to who is to blame re- solves itself into a .siraple issue, name - le, which of the ships • changed her course during the fog.' • "With reference to this issue it will be convenient to deal with the evi- dence, connected with the Empress of Ireland first. • . Canadian` Liner's Course Not Changed. "No ,wilness speaks olhaVing seen her make -any Change of dburse during the fog,- and those who wefe on board engaged in her navjgation distinctly deny that any change whatever was made.- There is, in our opinion, no ground for saying that the course of the Empress of Ireland eva,s ever changed in the sense that the wheel was willully moved, but, as the hear- ing proceeded, another explanation was propounded, namely, that the ves- sel changed hercourse not by reams of any wilful alterations of her wheel but in consequence of some uncon, trolIable movement which was ac- counted for at one time on the hypo- thesis that the • steering gear was out of order', and, at another, 127 the theory that having regard to the full- ness of the stern of the Empress of Ireland, the area of the rudder was insufficient. Evidence was called in the support of this explanation. It is not necessary to examine this evi- dence in detail. Th.e principal witness on the point as to the steering gear was a man. named Galway, one of the quartermasters on the Empress of Ireland. He said, that he reported the jamming incident to Williams; the second, °facer oe. the bridge (who was drowned), and to Pilot ,Bernier. He said he also mentioned the matter to Quartermaster Murphy, who relieved him at midnight of the disaster, Pilot Bernier -and Murphy were called and they denied that Galway had made any complaint whatever to • them about the steering gear. Galway gave his evidence badly and made so un- satisfactory a witness that We Cannot rely on his testimony. . . . 'Oa the whole ciutstiOu of tlie steeringgear _ and rudder, we are of opinion that the allegations as to their conditions are not well tounded. We have coll.,: Stilted. our advisers and they concur in this opinion. I "We think that he (Capt. Kendall) would have been berte'r advised if he had given the Storstad a wider berth, and had navigated his ship so as to pass the StorStad at a greater clietance ' eft els beam than he orighteely ite tattled. • We do not think, 1iowever,1 that. his stopping, evitich was • really' date for.greater caution, can be said to have been an unseamanlilta aote nor do we toneider his failure to give the wider berth as acontributory' musefor the disaster."' • Grain Cattle and Cheese Prices of These Products In the Leading Markets are Here Recorded firesulstuffa. Toronto, July IC -Flour -Ontario wheat, flours, 90 per cent., $3.70 to $3.75, sea- board, and at $3,70, Toronto, New dour for August delivery, $3,40 to 53.50, Mani. tobas, $5.50; do„ seconds, $5; do., eecOndS. 551 strong' balbere', in jute bags, $4,89- i4aentoba, whvat-Bay ports -NO, I, Nor. thorn, 94 1-2c, 4ta4 No, 2, 920, Ontario 'wheat -No, 2 at 95 to 7c, out- side. and 1tew 'at 53 to 835, outside, Au. gibst and September delivery, Owts-No. 2 Ontario on,ts ab 40 to 4Ic,' out- side, and DA 42 to 430„. fl tack, Toronto. Western Canada Oats, 42 3-43 for No, 2 and 42 1-4c for No. 3, Ila,y porta. Barley --Good malting barley, 66 to 680, according to Quality, 11,yo-No. 2 at 63 to 54e, outside. Auckwheat-Purely nominal. Corn -No. 2 hanertean. at 77 1-2e on track, Toronto. Bran -Manitoba bran, $23, in bags, To* vont° freight, 'with good demand. Shorn% 525 to $26, Country Produce. Batter--Choiee dairy, 17 to 19e; inferior. 15 to 1€0; faTrooT4' senarater Prints,. 19 to 20c; creamery prints, fresh, 23 1410 25c; do.. solids, 21 to 22o. Dgge-C1aso lots of strictly new -laid, 24 to 26 per dozen, -and good stock, 20 to 230 per dozen. Roney -Extracted, in tine, 10 1.2 ,to. 110 Per tin. Combs, $2.25 to 52.50 Per dozen for No. 1, and $2 for No. 2. Cheese -New cheese, 14 1-4 to 14 1-2e for large, and 14 14 to 14 3-4 for twins. Beans -Hand-picked, $2.20 to $2,25 per bushel; primes, *ale 10 2.15. Poultry -Fowl, 16 to 16e per lb.; chick- ens, 25 to 22e; turkeys, 20 to 21e. Potatoes -Delawares, $1.75 to $2 Per bag, out, of store, and new potatoes at $6.25 Per barrel. Provisions. Bacon. --Long oloar, 14 to 14 1-2c por lb. dino.,calatavoYt!..1731.atOm61-7341-71;inrmoVir 'wei‘11.8-21.-2t% leo: breakfast bacon, 18 An 19q; backs, 22 to 23d, Lard -Tierces, 3-4 to 12e; tubs, 12 1-4e; pails, 12 1-2c. Compound, 10 to 10 1-4o. Baled Hay and Straw. Baled hay -No. 1 at $14.75 to $15 a, ton, on track here; No, 2 onoted .at $13 to $14, and clover at VA. Baled straw -Oar lots. $8•25 10 $8.60, en track, Toronto. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Julv 14. -Corn, America,n No. 2 Yellow. 77 to 75o,. Oats, Canadian, West- ern, No, 2, 43 3,4 to 44c;, Canadian West= ern No. 3, 43 1-4 to 43 144. , BarlerY, Man. feecl, 55 4,0 56.e.. Flour, 1-a,n. sprig% wheat' Patents, firsts, $5.60; ecconds, $5.10; ,strongl boltors', $4.90; 'Winter patents, choice, $51 do., bags, $2.15 to $2.20. Boiled oats, bar - to 55.26; straight mo'ilere, 54,75 to 54,751 relst 54,55; do., bags, 90 ate, $2.16. Bran, 5e3. Shorts 826. Mid,dlings,, 526. Mouillle, sea to $32, Hay, No. 2, per ton. oar lots.' 514.60 to $16. Cheese, fineet westerns, 13' to. 13 1-8e; flue;st, easberne, 12 14 to 12 6-80.1 13iatter, choitest creamerY, 23 3-4 to 240-1 Eggs, fresh, 22. to 2.30; selected, 26 to 27e: No. 1 stock, 23c; No. 2 stook, 20 to 21.02 Potatoes, Per bag, ear tots, $1.30 to 81.45. • Winnipeg Crain - Winnipeg, nay 14.-Caelp; t.-WheaV-NO. 1. Northern, 90c: No. 2, do, 88 1-4c, Oats 2 38 340; No. 3 do„ 37 I -2e; ex- tra No, 1 feed, .36 1-2. Barley -No, 3, 53e: No, 4, 61e; rejected. 47 1-50. glax-Ne. $1.39 1.2; No. 2 C.W., 51.38 14; No. 3 do., 81.28 1-2. United states. Alin n patrol is, ,71.13.3. 14.-W1ieat-a11Y.' 86 3-4e; September, BO 1.4o; Die. J, hard: 91 3-4e; No, 1 Northerr,, 883.4 to 90 3:4c: No. 2, do,; 8554 to 88 3.4a, Corn-Oo, 3 Yellow, 63 1-2 to 54e. Oat -No, 3 white, 34 3.4 to 35 1-4c. Flour and bran -Un-' I changed. Duluth, July, 14.-Wheat-N,o. 1 hard, 93e: No. 1 Northern, 92e; No, 2 do„ 90 to 90 1.-20.; July, 91 1-2e. Linssed-Oash, 51.60 74; July, 31.60 1-4; September end October, $1.62 1-2; November, 81.62 5-8, 1 -- Llve Stook Markets. Toronto, Zuly • 14.-=-Catt1e,r-Choice but.' chem. $8-25 to $8.66; good merthon, $8 to 38.15; common COVE,. $6 to $5-50; canners and cutters, $2.50 to $4; choice, fat cows: 56.50 to $7; choice bulls. $7 to $7.25. calves -Good veal, $10,to $10.25; common,. $4.75 to $7. Stockers and feeders -Steers, 700 to 900 Pounds, $7 to $7,25; light stockers, $6 .to 56.25, • , Hoge -$8.40 fed and watered. $8.25 oft cars, .a.nd $7.90 f o.b. Sheen end aatobs-Lighr ewes. 55 to 86.28: heavy, $1.50 ,to $4.50; backe, 53.80 to $4.50; snring lambs, $9.25 to 89.50 by, the pound; yearling Iambs, $7,50 to $8.• , Mitch cowa--Market easier, at $50 'to $802, Montreal, -Ally 14. -Prime beeves, 7 34 to 8 1-2,c; medium, 2, 1-2 to 7 1-2c; con:Imo:2,', 4 1-2 to 5 1-20. Milch cows, $30 to $80 each; calves, 3 14 to 35; sheep, 5 to 60; lambs, $5 to $7 each:. 'hogs, 8 3.4 to 9e. 1 FAMOUS QUEBEC PRGRENA.D.E. Partially Deetroyed by Fire, By Lighted Cigarette. A despatch from Quebec says: Fire of a, speetacular nature des- troyed almost the whole of the Duff- erin Terrace west of the band stand and communicated itself to the houses on the eliff above, on Thurs- day, doing considerable damage to the house at eich end -of the iow; but leaving 'those in between prac- tically untouched. This is account- ed for by' the fact that the dwellings • on the extreme ends are <eel, wood- en ones, while those in between are .of more solid strueture. There was a strong east wind blowing and this' kept the flames away from the Chateau Frontenac Hotel, -which is situated at the east end of this magnificent promenade. TWO GIRLS DROWNED. ----- • Unable to Swim and Waded Be- yond Their Depth. A despatch from Sarnia, says: Weed was received of the accidental drowning -of tw.o Sarnia, young wo- men at Tashmoo Park, en Lake St. :Clair, where the annual picnic of the Sarnia Baptist Churehes was in progress. The girls were bathing and eot, beyond the channel bank at the moment when a, pa,ssing steamer caused a surge of water. Both were unable to swim, and when Miss Lawson lest her looting, she grasp- ed her chum about the waast, and both went down to death in the swift current. The double tragedy cast a gloom over the festivities of the afternoon. The bodies were recovered. GRA,FTING j1J-4L-DGES MAY DIE. Chinese' Consoraee Urges Extreme Penalty for Two Magistrates. • A despatch frora Pekin, says: President Yuan Shi Kai issued a mandate recently fixing the death penalty for these officials who em- bezzle funds and take bribes. • Now the tensorate has impeached two Pekin magistrates for mieappropri- atin.g funds and has reconam•eacied the death pen al ty Wareg Cho Hseng, Prefeet, of Police ip Pekin, is in prison tharged with selling Offices.It is evident that President i Yuan ntends to use the most string- ent methods in the suppression of 'grafting. INTERNATIONAL PEACE TATTOO. Sig • Mutsicai Number at Canadian The big musieal number at, the Canadian National Exhibition et, Toronto, ihie-year will be the Inter- natioreel Peace Tett-op. Ten bands, totel c 400 IkusioitnAg, will take part ixx ibt and it will be in itself telebration of the hundred years of peace between Britain and the Liniteci 8 t tes. The bands will wear the• uniforms at a hundred years ego, and in their counter -searching tin 'play the eetriotie- airs handed down to uS hy our forefathers, Dr. Williams, of the Grenadier Guards, will be the eondactor. ,•••••.1 FIVE DAUGHTERS AS BAIT. A Nebraska Farmer Will Give Theme • For Harvesters. A despatch from Giltner, Neb., says: Ambrose Huntingdon, a farm--; er, residing wese of this bown,:post- ed the following sign along a ' way in front of his, homer "I need five harvest hinds for more than a. month. Wages $8 a day; -chicken once a, day; washing, sisending and a bed in the hay mow. Every worthy young man hired will have a, chalice to marry one of my pretty, &waters. If Ise wins one of them,' he gete 160 acres of land thrown in. But he's got to make good in more ways. than one." Htunting- ton had more than fifty applicants../ The five lucky -ones are hard at work in the wheat fields. However,' they are far from happy, for it has beeerne known that the five daugh- ters, ranging • from eighteen to twenty-six years, are planning to depart for an extended summer va- cation ire New England. --..--.5- KICRED BY A HORSE. Erasmosa Farmer Killed Within Sight of His Wife. A despatch from Guelph, says; James Patton, a farmer on the sixth line of Erasmosa rot far from Guelph, lost his life in an accident on Wednesday afterneon while at work with a hay rake. just how the accident occurred probably will never be known. The decea.sed had taken the horse rake out and was working it in e, field not far fro-cn the house. The horse became unman- egeable and was teasing eonsider- able trouble. Mr. • Patton, It is thought, had got off the rake and was about to unhitch the :eternal when he was kicked in the groan. His wife ,saw him pitch forward and ran to him, but death must have been instantaneous, as be was dead when she reached Jahn. THE LOG OVERTURNED. Two Women and One of Their Esr. • sorts Were D.rowned. • A deenatchfeeen New York, says: Two young women and one of their escort, members of a perty.of fur who Went bathing at Long Beach this afternoon at a leieeic ce the • Richmond Hill Sunday Sehool Un- ion, were drowned in the serf by the overturning of a heavy leg on weeele the four were sitting. Ono of the •yeung men, wh-ose eister was drowned, nievreagti Tre ashore aftor., a desperate afteertpt bo sa,ve, her, but 'her body, and that of the other young men weee carrioxi to eea by the ebb tide. Sir Edward Grey kayo China, warning to sign the Tibet conven- tion. The French Senate passed 'a. bill granting a, Saturday . haIretoliday in the Goverranene 'worlrehoes• , • The Paris polies believe that two bombs foend at teetiment-Sur-OiSo were intend -ed Ler President resift care,