HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1905-04-20, Page 2"rill)WIFE AND CHILD
A Terrible Murder Committed at
Penetanguishene.
A Pend tanguishene despatch says:
"1 was jealous, and they abused me
and started to kick me on Wednes-
day night outside our house. So 1
bit my wife on the bead with an
axe, and when Annie, the little girl,
screamed, I , hit her too. 1 killed
them both and then stabbed them
with my pocket knife to make sure of
the job, 'Then I stripped their
clothes from them and hid their
bodies in the. cellar beneath the
House."
That, in bold, gruesome outline, is
the confession made by Alexander
Desroches at the coroner's inquest
held here on Thursday afttrrnoon to
Investigate the terribly brutal mur-
der of Mrs. Desroches and her 13-
year-old daughter Annie, at their
house, a squalid -looking structure,
near the railroad track, at the west
enxl of the town, on Wednesday
night at 8.80.
Desroches, who is a French-Cana-
dian of about 85 years old, assigns
no cause for the deed, beyond the
fact that ho was angry turd jealous.
Desroches told his story to the cor-
oner's jury coolly and quietly, and
showed no trace of insanity. IIe has
always borne a fairly good character
to the neighborhood, and has never
been convicted before of any crimin-
al offence. There are no traces of
Insanity in his family, which in-
cludes a number of well-to-do people
in Tiny Township, near this town.
He has, however. been always re-
garded as being n little "soft" men-
tally. The murdered woman, %shout
ho married some four years ago, had
eight children before marriage. and
her name was Mrs. Margaret Priske.
TI(E MURDERER'S STATEMENT.
His sworn stntemmnt, as made to
Crown Attorney J. R. Cotter, of
Barrie, and the jury is substantially
as follows:
"1 oat the husband of the n.di'eises d
woman, Maggie Desroches. 1 know
what happened at our hails. on \\•.•d-
nesday night. I was splitting wood
there about 8.30 o'clock when An-
nie Priske canto home and as!eed
where her mother was. She went to
Ward's a neighbor's house, to look
for her, but did not find her. When
aim came back 1 told her I did not
know where her another was, as she
had not been at the house. A rrnie
went away again. and soon came
back with her mother. They abused
ire and kicked nio outside the house.
Then I picked up an axe and hit my
wife on the heard. She never moved
afterwards. Annie screamed, and I
hit her, too, with the axe. 'Then I
dragged thein both inside the house,
and, as Annie still showed signs of
life, 1 hit her again with another
axe. 1 had broken the first axe
when I hither. I undressed them
both and hid their bodies in. the cel-
lar. I also stabbed them both with
my pocket-knife to make sure they
were dead. I did not know what I
was doing. I was very angry. They
had both quarreled with me that
morning when I went to work. I
washed the blood stains off the floor,
so that they would not show, and
then threw their clothes in the cel-
lar."
The two axes and the pocket-knife
were submitted in court as evidence.
Desroches had a few blood stains on
his clothes when arrested.
Desroches is a well-built men. clean
shaven, and of intelligent. appear-
ance. He cannot speak English. and
his evidence was given to the eroiirt
through an interpreter. 'He is not
easily angered, and those wlio have
known hint for years are mesa sur-
prised at the horrible deed to which
he has confessed.
ONTARIO BiRTHS TOO FEW
LATEST RECORD IS REPORTED
AS UNSATISFACTORY.
The Provincial Vital Statistics --
Marriages Show An
Increase.
The thirty-fourth annual report of
the Registrar -General of the Pro -
Vince of Ontario gives many inter-
esting details regarding births. mars
lieges and . deaths for the year end-
ing December 31, 1903.
The estimated population was 2.-
198.692,
;198.692, and the number of births,
Mel 'ding still -births, 48,742. Of
this 35,071 were male and 23.671
female, a rote of 22.1 per thousand
of tho population, which was less
than thew rata or ell Europeen coun-
tries, according to the returns of
1900, the latest available, with the
exception of France, in which coun-
try it was 21.9. This rate, the ro-
port says, is unsatisfactory, and in-
dicates that natural conditions are
being interfered with. Nipissing
County has the highest birth rate
per 1,000, viz., 411.8, and Prince
1•:dttard the lowest, 14.6. There was
a market) falling off in York (county.
where the increase was 59:1 in 19(Y2,
and 01 in 1903. The number of
twin births was 492, or 31 less than
in 1902, w'hlle 4 triplets were regis-
tered, the ta►ne as in 1903. The
number of infants horn out of wed-
lock was 782, or 10 per 1000 births
compared to 311, in England and
Wales in 1902, and 02.8 out of each
1,000 births in Scotland in that
year.
INCIli:ASE OI' MARRIAGES.
'rhe nuu'riages registered numbered
19,130, or 9.11 per 1,000 of the pop-
ulation, nn increase of 1,812 over
the 'receding year. The lowest mar-
riage rate was in Rainy. River DLs-
trict. 5.5, and the highest in Essex
Couuty. .8.3. The latter figure is
an abnormal one. Ontario's mar-
riage rate is considered satisfactory.
,tune was the most popular month
for marriages. By denominations the
Methodist (church still leans in the
muter of marriages, 32.14 per cent.
it the whole going to that ('hurrh;
the Presbyterian Church had 20.83
per cent., the (church of England
17.20 and the Roman (catholic
(church 15.95.
THE DEATH l (A'f l•:.
The deaths, including still -births,
numbered 211.664, a proportion of
13.4 per 1.000 of the reporting pop-
ulation, slightly in excess of 1902.
l.ut lower by 0.2 per cent. than in
1901. The rate for 1903 wan, how-
ever, the highest recorded with the
etc eptiou of 11100, when it. was 14.0
per cent. Of the total deaths, 8,-
031, or 29.1 per cent.. happened be-
fore
o-fore the fifth year of life, and 6,700
or 22.5 per cent. of the total. oc-
curred in the first year of lie. On-
tario's infant mortality was thus
111 per 1,000 births; that of Eng-
land and Wales, for 1902 was 133.
'lite months of ,1'ins and Septernher
were the healthiest of Ole yc.u'. \\l,tle
the deaths from enteric fever showed
but little change over those of the
preceding year, the infection was eon-
esel, not a city hating twee free
from Be hanefui influence. The mor-
tality from this disease was greater
in rural districts than elsewhere. '11101
''0tthe from ttbtrceleste In 1903
erre 2.72:1. and in 1902 2,091.
Since 1870 returns and astirates
• phew this chseaee responsible for
about 90.000 (loathe. 'Ibe maximum
of i'e.lths wart :1,49.1 in 19i5). There
were 125 Paid le•. repot tell, deaths
fano accidert • 1.211.
The lionelulu Star says that
Brother Sernpion Yon Keep of the
leper a,•ttleitent at Molokai is a tic-
tim of leprosy. 111s case is similar
90,000 NEN NEEDED.
Cry From West for More Assist-
ance in Farm Work.
A Winnipeg despatch says: "Ex-
tending over the whole of this year,
Manitoba will require the help of
about 90,000 incomers for seedin;,
haying, harvesting and farm work
generally," said J. .1. Goldket, Pro-
vincial Imunigration Contorts -toner.
"This is a substantial increase over
last year, when about 50,000 were
brought in for that purpose. The
class of inunigrants coming to this
province this year is much superior
to that of any previous one."
Reports from the "Soo" Line are
that settlers are pouring into the
West from the States in unprecedent-
ed numbers'.
LONDON CHURCH CENSUS.
Methodists Lead, Anglicans Sec-
ond -Only One Infidel.
A London, Ont., despatch says -
Figures of the church census in this
city were given out on Wednesday
night, and show adherents here of 37
different sects. 'rhe return.1 for the
more prominent bodies were as fol-
lows: -
Methodists ... ... .... 11,225
Anglicans ... .. 8,545
I'reeby-terians ... 7,123
Baptists 3,756
Roman Catholics ... 3,385
Congregationalists ... 515
One infidel was included in the re-
turns.
WHITES DRIVE OUT JAPS.
British Coltunbians Object to Ori-
ental Labor.
A Vancouver, I1.C., dispatch says:
Oriental labor has been driven out
of a mill at Salno. A party of
thirty-three nun, ten of whom were
Chinese and twenty-three Japanese,
were taken from this city to the
Kootenay shingle mill at Sabato.
The whites refused to allow the Ori-
entals to leave the elation, and
forced them to take the next train
to Nelson, the nearest station. The
company tiny they require the Ori-
entals, and cannot work without.
them. Another attempt will be
made, with the aid of the provincinl
police, to land the Asiatics In
Saltno.
CRANI: COLLAPSED.
Eleven Men Killed in Russian
Navy Yard.
A St. Petersburg despatch enys:
There was a crane disaster at the
Putlloff iron Works on 'Tuesday. A
crane collapsed rind ernshrd down up -
011 two gunboats, breaking the !lecke
and killing eleven men and wounding
fifteen.
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CHIEF'S DAUGHTER BURNED.
Seven-year-old Child Periehes Near
Caledonia.
A despatch from Caledonia sn'.s
The 7 -year-old dn•is iters of l hief
Simon iluntberry, of the Si% `at .ou
inillnns. tens borne, to death on the
reserve hear her.' on 'I')i'ir sln.. ':1•,•
NW been sent to harm dnwe •,0 ne
old crass by her father, .111.1 her
clotbeq caught lire.
The final eettlenlent of the .\lasska
bounrinry line been agreed upon be-
1%tcen the Governments of ((reef Ibi-
tain rind the refile I States
Four hundred Outkha soldiers were
killed in the ratih.tuake at Dhnrn►''-
alit, India. at,rl thirty, per cert. of
the nntt%r pupulati•'n of the sur-
rounding tillages perished.
THE WORLD'S MARKETS' 11 bull, ........ Cat t► .00
Butchers' cattle, picked 4 85
Do., choice
Do., fair to good 4 20
REPORTS FROM THE LEADING
TRADE CENTRES.
Prices of Cattle. Grafi: Cheese,
and Other ))airy Produce
at Home and Abroad.
Toronto, April 18 -Wheat -No. 2
white and red are quoted at $1.04
to $1.05 outside. No. 2 goose quot-
ed at tis to 86c east. Manitoba
wheat steady, with No. 1 Northern
quoted at 994e, lake ports, at open-
ing of mitigation. No. 2 Northern
at '96c, and No. 3 Northern at Sue.
Oats. -Nu. 2 white quoted outside
at 41e, and No. 1 at 421 to 43c
east; No. 2 quoted at 44c on track
here.
Barley -No. 2 quoted at 46 to 17c
middle freights; No. 3 extra at 45c,
No. 3 at 43c middle freights.
Peas -The market is steady, with
dealers quoting 68 to 09c at outside
points.
Corn -Canadian yellow quoted at
474e and nixed at 47c west, guar-
anteed sound. American No. 3 yel-
low, 55c. Toronto, turd No. 3 mixed
at 5'l1c.
Hye-No. 2 is nominal at 60 to
70c at o'itsiclo points.
Buckwheat -No. 2 quoted outside
at 50 to 60c.
flour -Ninety per cont. patents are
quoted at $1.35 to 54.45 in buyers'
sacks east or west; straight rollers
of special brands for domestic trade,
in bbls., 4.90 to $5. Manitoba
flours unchang'od. No. 1 patents,
$5.50 to $5.60; No. 2 patents, $5.-
30 to $5.40, and strong bakers', $5.-
10 to $5.20, on track, Toronto.
Millfecd-At. outside points bran is
quoted at 117, and shorts at $18 to
$19. Manitoba bran. in sacks, $19;
and shorts at $21.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Apples -Choice stock, $2.50 per
bbl.; cooking apples. $1 to $1.50 per
bbl.
Beans -I 1rimles sell in small lots at
$1.60 to $1.65, and hand-picked at
51.70 to $1.75 per bushel.
Hops-'I'hc market is unchanged at
32 to 35c. according to quality.
Honey --The market is quiet at 74
to 8c per 1b. Comb honey. $1.75 to
12 per dozen.
Hay -(car lots of No. 1 timothy
aro quoted at $8 to $8.50 on track
here, and No, 2 at $13.50 to $7.
Straw -The market is unchanged,
with car lets quoted at $6 to 16.50
on track, Toronto.
Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario are
quoted at 55 to 60c per bag, on
track, according to the quality, and
jobbing lots at 70 to 75c for the
best stock.
Poultry -Spring chickens. 12 to
13c per lb.; hens, 10 to plc; ducks,
11 to 1'2c per lb; geese. 10 to 12c
per lb.; turkeys, dry picked, 16 to
17c per lb.; do., scalded. 12 to 13c
per lb.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -Finest 1-1b. rolls are quot-
ed at 22 to 23c per lb; large rolls
are 20 to 21c; tubs, 19 to 20c, and
low grades at 16 to 18c. Croaulery
prints, 25 to 26c per 1b., and solids
at 24c.
leggs-('ase lots nee quoted at 14
to 14lc per doze:•.
Cheese -The market is tirnr on
small stechs. large cheese are sell-
ing at ll1c, and twins at 121c.
110(1 PRODUCTS.
Car lots quoted at $8.25 to $8.40
on track. Wo quote bacon, long
clear, tl to 91c per ib. in case lots;
mass pork, $15.50; short cut, $19
to 5111.50.
Smoked meats -Ileitis, light to
recd'13 to 1:11c; heavy, 124c;
rolls, 1)4 to 10c; shoulders, 9 to 94c;
backs, 14e to 15c; breakfast bacon,
1:1c.
Lard --Tierces, 9c; tubs, 91c; pails,
01c.
1tl'SiNF:SS A'1' MON'Ilt AL,
Montreal, April 18. -No. 2 outs
aro quoted at 451 to 46c in store,
and No. 3 at 444 to •td►c, and l'oter-
boros at 424e on track. No. 2 pins are
quoted at 70c afloat. May. Flour -
Manitoba patents, 55.60 to $5.e0;
strung bakers', $5.30 to $5.50: high
Ontario blended patents, $5.70 to
15.80 in stood; chnice 91) per rent.
patents, $5.50 to $5.00 in wood,
and 25t per bbl. less in shippers new
bugs; st'eip;ht roller=, $2.50 to $2.-
55. and 25 to :,tic extra in wood.
!tolled hats -82.1() to $2.121 per bag
of 00 lbs. 84.45 to 54.50 In bbls.
Feed-Ontielo bran, in bulk, 817.50
to $18.50; shorts, $19 to $20; Man-
itoba bran in bags. $18 to $19;
shorts. 820 to 121. Benne-('hidue
primes, $1.40 to $1.45 per bush.:
$1.25 to 81.274 in car lots. I'rovi-
elone-llea'.y Canadian short cut
pork, 515.50 to $17.50; light short
cut 110.50 to 117; Anmrienn colt
clear fat back, $211; compound
lard, 11 to 74c: kettle ren -
tiered, 91 to 94c; halos, 12 to
13c; heron. 1:'c: fiesh killed abat-
toir hogs 811 to $11.95. mixes,, 8(1.25;
select. 86.50 to R/1.65 nil cars.
Cheese -Ontario Fall white aril col
ore'dl. 12 to 121c. Eggs --Now• pair►,
15r. huller -Pins' re.'amery. 2tc;
roll butter, 22 to 23e 111 beskete.
17NI'rI:D STATES MA RKS•`iS.
Mihsnukee, Wis.. April 18. -Wheat
-No. 1 Nnrthern, $1.11: No. 2
Non bent, 11.06 to SI.08:July, Rile
1 id. Itvt•-No. 1 iac Barley
NI.. 2, :etc: sample, 40 to 50c. Corn
-No. 3, 49 to 484e; May, 481c.
!beetle Allies, '.real tel. -Wheat -
Ne. 1 Kot•the•'n, $1.0:3; No. 2 North-
ern 97c L. %1.004: May. $1.04;
' 1 .01 4: `i;,(., 8.11c.
.capitis. April 19.-nheat-
llny. S1.('7: Jul;, 11.02:: No. 1
It rip. 51.11; Ni., 1 No :!i•r.,, Ql.i i,
No. e ,L.., $1.04. 1 lo' t -first. pe-
teniae F:..`d5 t 1 $3.115; airolu 1 (1n.,
$5.05 to e5.,:. t;Ist clears. $1.25
to Siete::..•t'. nil do , 82.85 to $2
105; limn in balk, Steele.
LIVE STI IC V.\rtl:MT.
Toronto, \pial tad. -The following
it as the large of girt ntions:'
1•:x pn et ors' ,
•
EN1.011 •1.'.t<, choice ..• $5 40 55 fico
Ito., iudctium 4 811 5 35
4 50
5
4 40 4
Do., medium 3 85 4
Du., cnu:111on ... 3 :35 :3
Do., cows. good 3 75 4
Do.. ruediuu, 3 00 3
Do., bulls O 00 3
Do., canners 0 00 2
Feeders and Stockers.
feeders, short -keeper, 1,-
10) to 1,2t8i ibs. 4 35 5 25
Do., 930 to 1,050 lbs4 00 4 75
Stockers, 300-900 lbs3 25 4 25
Sheep and Lainbs.
Export owes, per cwt 4 75
Ito., bucks. per cwt. :3 75
Butchers' sheep, p. cwt. 4 00
Yearlin; s, ewes and
wethers, cwt. .... 7 25
Grain -fed bucks .., 6 50
Lamnbs, barnyards, per
cwt. .. 5 50
'1)o., springeach :3 00
(calves, per cwt. 3 50
Do , each . 2 00
I logs.
Ilogs. select, 160 to 200 lbs..
off cars $6 25
Do., fats, oft' cars 6 00
Do., lights off cars 6 00
10
80
35
15
75
25
80
25
50
PREP i0 W11113111110 EGE
Russian Garrison at Vladivostock
Greatly Strengthened.
100,000 AT VLAD1VOS'FOCK.
5 50 A despatch from 'Tokio says: -It
4 :15 reported here that the Russians aro
5 00 continually reinforcing the garrison
at Vladivostock, and that the work
7 75 of strengthening the fortress is pro-
? 00 grossing constantly. It is said that
the plans of the ltussians contem-
ti 00 plate a garrison numbering 100,000
6 00 amen with 500 guns. Many addition -
5 50 al batteries, redoubts, barrier's and
8 00
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.
WHAT OUR LEGISLATORS ARE
DOING AT TORONTO.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. Lucus intends asking:-ilas the
Government considered the question
of the right or power of the province
to acquire the ownership or control
of long-distance telephone lines with-
in the province, or convi(er the ad-
visability of establishing provincial
long-distance lines? 1f so, will legis-
lation on the subject, or legislation
to facilitate local municipalities es-
tablishing, acquiring or controlling
local telephone systems be introduced
during the present session? Ilas
there been any cummunictttion with
the Dritinion Government with a
view to joint legislative action in
acquiring or establishing telephone
lines or controlling the exchange of
business ) ctw'e'en different companies?
Mr. Lucas will also apply for all
order of the house for a return of
copies of all correspondence between
the Governinent with respect to: (1)
Any decisions evade by the Public
school inspector for North Welling-
ton in reference to school matters in
his inspectorate from the Int day of
July, 1901, to date. (2) Appeal
from any such decisions to the .'.in-
ister of Education. (8) Any litiga-
tion in connection with such decis-
ions or appeals, or payment of any
costs incurred in connection there-
with, and for a return of all awards
or decisions made by the Minister of
Education or any official of the de-
partment in respect to such appeals,
and for a statement showing in de-
tail any suns of money paid by the
Government in respect to any such
litigation arising out of above mat-
ters. to whorl and when paid,,:Ind on
what nccount.
Mr. Hodgins has given notice of a
bill to attend the Cons-ulidated Mu-
nicipal Act, 1903.
1'1111:MEN'S REQUEST
A deputation from the Provincial
Volunteer Firemen's Assoriation
asked the Gover•mnent to pass a bill
providing that fire insurance agents
in every city, town or village, except
where a regular fire department is
maintained out of the municipal
rates, but where there is a volunteer
or pertly paid fire organization. shall
pay two per cent. on a)1 insurance
premiums collected to the municipal-
ity. The money to go to the volun-
teer or partly paid lire organisation.
NEW MiNiNG DIVISION.
An coder in Council hast been
passed creat ing the "'retniskaming
Mining Division," which takes in the
territory where the ricit silver cobalt
ores have been discovered, and a
considerable arra to the north. Tho
hood office of the division will be at
1luileyb'ury, with Mr. George T.
Smith of ltattawn 09 inspector in
charge. with a salary of $1,100. The
regulations to be enforced) in th.' new
division are prncticoll;t• the some as
those in the ltichipicoten divistun,
with certain modifications on account
of a largo part of the district being
subdivides) Into town hits. Partite
prospecting In the di%ieion must
have 11 1ice11st', cortin'g 110.
The diutrict is bounded on the ,nst.
by Lake 'l'ernisknming and the
bourwfary line between Ontario and
Qnrlw'e ns far north as Lake Abitibi.
'i'ht'nce the line rims to a point eight
miles north of the outlet of the Abi-
tibi River, due w,.st to the Nipia.inq-
Algomn boundary line, th.'►,re south
on the bntiniary line, ditergin, reel
to the Trost Lake, thenre along the
great northern lend of the Mostar. al
!liver, following the river to the
southern boundary cf the township
of Coleman. it then rues metre the
eastern honntlnry of the timber limit
of Iamiselen & Booth. thence along
the 3rd and 4th concessions of Lor-
ain township to bake Temi'kanting.
FOl Tt
3111,1e4 1'ASSEO.
I:rih►sby•s will confirming enter
works by -Ines went through the
Private Bills Committee lifter brief'
discussion.
No oppo.ilinn was aerie' to the
bill confirming agreements 1 itwecn'
London and its street railway.
ih-an,pton asked coti,rtnnt is n of
by-laws Krentinpc a loan to the ('opt.-
lnnd-Cho(1(1ion Co., tthikh is local-'
Ing there. 'l'Ie le -law, elect' was
toted 011 ilde:! t„ he i•rlen'1.sl by the
1' -11 for • I.1 M,,c' or•`. reasons 0111
isruce tSe 1.swis.h:1ere s sinc!ion ii
asked. The 1411 passel p eta ling ;Hoe(
that all conditions of the art were
complied with.
Stratford V.M.I'..\. mewl pay tuxes)
on local improtc'mmnte. The by-law
cnnlitntitie int'nry'nrntien and grant-!
Ing eeeng,tions w,;s emended to this
extent
Icor the first time ('ear Nicholas,
did not rate's, tier anneal parade if
the Russian Hese Guards on F'riday.l
pits are in course of construction
and enormous amounts of ammuni-
tion are being accumulated. The
Russians, it is said, hope to so
equip the fortress that it will be
capable of withstanding a siege.
VLADIVOSTOCK SQUADRON.
A despatch from St. Petersburg
says: -There is an embargo on news
from Vladivostodlk concerning the
Russian cruisers Russia, Gromoboi,
and Bogatyr, and it is sepposed,
though the Admiralty does not con-
firm the supposition, that they have
put to sea to effect a diversion and
prevent mine -laying. Considerable
irritation is manifested in naval cir-
cles at the activity of British ships
in Chinese waters, whits are report-
ed to be steaming from Hong Kong
to Singapore, and their action is at-
tributed to a desire to keep in touch
with the Russian squadron and re-
port its movements to the world at
large and to great Britain's ally in
particular, as happened in the case
of the British armored cruiser Sutlej,
which arrived at Singapore, Straits
Settlement, yesterday. and reported
having passed the Russian second
Pacific squadran at daylight, April
:11, steaming north.
S'1'OESSEL CONDi':MNED.
A despatch from Cracow says: -:\c -
cording to a newspaper here, the
commission appointed to enquire in-
to the surrender of Port Arthur has
condemned lien. Stoossel, who sur-
rendered the fortress, to be shot. Tho
sentence is a formality, it not being
intended to execute it.
READY TO IRENEW IBA'I•rI.F,.
A despatch from Paris says: -Cap-
tain Rode telegraphs to the Matin
that he has been the guest of Gen.
Kaulbars, commander of the second
Manchurian army, at the •Russian
front. itis observations showed that
the Russian army had been reinforc-
ed and is prepared to renew the bat-
tle. The troops manoeuvre daily in
battle formation.
The Japanese cavalry advance
guard, the despatch adds, is barely
ten miles away, and frequently cav-
alry skirmishes take place. The pris-
oners captured have sabre cuts on
their heads, showing band -to -hand
skirmishes. -_
WILL CAPTURE: VLA 1)IVOS'FOCK.
A despatch front Washington say's'
Field -Marshal Oyauta plans to cap-
ture Vladivostock before the Russian
fleet, or any part of it, can reach
that port. This information has
been received here through trust-
worthy channels. For the Japanese
the capture of Vladivostock would
be a trump card. The thawing of
the soil and the muddiness of the
roads is a factor now working heav-
ily against them. But if they suc-
ceed they will have checkmated a
possible Russian move -the assem-
blage of a part of their Deets at this
strong base, and subsequent harass-
ment of .Japanese shipping and raids
on transports.
In laying out their strategy the
Japanese have tried to foresee all
possible contingencies. Among these
is the chance that Ilojestvensky may
be able with a part of his fleet to
escape Togo's ships and make his
way to Vladivostock. Even if there
should be a pitched battle between
the *plectrons and the .Japanese were
decidedly the victors in the engage-
ment, a considerable number of ilus-
sian ships might snake their way to
the naval base. and, by strengthening
the defence there, make it a much
)iarder nut to crack afterward. If
the land) forces of Japan can capture
Vladivostock during the corning three
or four weeks, or before the surviv-
ors of llojestvensky's fleet can get
there, a great point will have been
scored.
The Japanese believe they can take
Vladivostock during the coming
month. Almost any time now may
come news of the arrival of Gen.
Kawamura's army before the city.
It is well known that Oyama is
making a flank movement in force
toward Kirin and to the eastward
thereof. This force is supporting
Kawamura, who should now he near
the city.
NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.
The St. Petersburg correspondent
of the London Times says a report
is published that the Government in-
tends to shortly float another loan
of 250,000,000 roubles ($125,000,-
000). It is reported that the former
loar has not yet been fully sub-
scribed for.
DOMINION PARLIAMENT
NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
CRIMINAL CODE.
Mr. Porter's hill to amend the
Criminal Code with respect to ap-
pals from certain summary convic-
tion.;
onvio-tion'; was given a second reading.
The amendment makes it necessary
to ha•e witness fees paid or tender-
ed, before a witness can be arrested
for failure to attend tout t. The
bill also provides a quick and cheap
means of appeal from n inag'ta-
trate's conviction, by making it Ile
to the nearest Division Court, in-
stead of the Court of General Ses-
sions.
BiLLS READ A 'PI31111) TIME.
clic following bills were read a
third ante:
Respecting the Great Northern
Railway of Canada. -Mr. Schell (Ox-
ford.)
Respecting th Edmonton, Yukon
and Pacific Railway Company. -Mr.
Lamont.
ltespseetIng the 'Toronto, Hamilton
and Buffalo Railway Company. -Mr.
Zimmerman.
For the relief of James Arthur
Pryor. -Mr. Calvert.
Resperting the Boats of the Pre.. -
byte -Ian College of 11alitax.-Mr.
Sinclair.
Rehr;►e'ting the Niagara, St. ('nth-
*rinest and Toronto )(nilwn. Cone
pany.-Mr. Calvert.
1(cs;acting the 'Toronto and Ham-
ilton Railway Catnpeny.-lfr. Cal-
vert
Respecting the Canadian Northern
Railway Company. -Mr. i.omnnt.
'1'n incorporate the Saskatchewan
Bridge Company. -Mr. Scutt.
EXCLUDE JAPANESE.
Cons.d-General Nesse waited °pot
the Prime *Minister and complained •
of the bill 1•aesevl by the British
Columbia I.egi-lature on 1•'t'iday
which is intended to exclude .inpan-
rse from that Province. 11r. Nose
stated subsesiuently that Sir Wilfrid
gale him nssuraeces that the bill
wo,ild he disallowed.
IN TI p l': SENATE.
The Sennte gave t'•e t.hird rending
to a hill iet.p.cting the Guelph &
(:coigintt flay 1lnilway Company.,
and to n measure it corporating the
Owen Sound & lileafor'd Itaileny
(company. The Ottawa i•:lectric'
('ompn'oy's bill wine read n ''coni
time and referred to the Railway
(`onini'ter. Senator i•khtards' reso-
luti. n in 1'vor cf (in' •vntnent ac-
tio.) to check the spread of t'therru-
1 sig wns adnptr•i, and inn. 1t. \\',
Scott thanked the mover very highly;
for hating brought the matter for-!
avert_
Ito•:S'1' KIND 1)1" STABLE.
Mr. .1. 1i. Grisdale, nericulturist
at the Central Experimental Form, 1
addressed the :\cricnituro C'onl,nittee;
nn li.e stork matters. He (Irvote1
net t ref his time to advice as to 1
h„w' to bpjild the best kind of a
stable. Ile advised careful attention
to cleaulineol. light, warmth and
ventilation. llluitketing of horses in
the stable was vet-uniiendel as a
protection and saving in grooming.
As a ration of bay, Mr. Grisdale
reconnnended one pound of hay for
each one hundred pounds the horse
weighs, for each meal.
1111. SMAR'T'S RESIGNATION.
Mr. 'Taylor was informed by Sir
Wilfrid that lir, E. E. Cory was
the present 1lepu(y Minister of the
Interior. Mr. .1. A. Sheet had re-
sisted in December lust. and had not
been seporannuated. 'Thar, ens no
reason on record for his resignation.
lie had subsequently been employe.]
l y the 1)gpurt11ent of the Interior to
du some ape ial work at 810 n day.
RAILWAYS AND CANALS.
Accur::in,t to a return brought
down there has leen expanded on
railwaws and canals since July I,
18744 for constructing, equipping and
subsiding up to Feb. 1, of the pre-
sent year, the following Aims:
(-constructing and equipping
railways �NR,alU,791
Subsidising 'eateries ...... :dt.2y7,995
Constructing enol equip;ring
canals 60,960,6119
The reterrn says that "Po oflicial
estimate can be trade ,tt present its
In the total estimated liahilily in-
curred by Canada nn in-contd. of the
building of ti e (hand 'Trunk Paci-
fic."
The fielimins acres of land tette his discal,
been gi'anted els S11bMdif% to railway.: Tile trapper ens er; it.t loudly for
Ontario 4,551,74 i help. .uul (r,ri rn at••l t•„ bit", a
Manitoba 1442...:1::24,::::n70240,771
,134.!,2'1
North-West 'Territories .. 1 _,0711,0; ti 1
British ('olvmhta 2_928,007
Total :{)1,',69,:tr.4
Powe:n TO BCiLD GIVEN.
The flails ay Committee reporte;l a
bili extending the churl'- of the
Hamilton, Balt 51:(1 Felin Com-
pany.
' 111r
pan,. The Esiiuitnalt and Nandimo
Itaihwe bill wee reported. author),.-
ing the sale of tint road to the
Canadian Pio Pic. The bilI teas
atnerded, howeter, to protect 1:,e' in-
terests of creditors.
The fltackeesie and Mann Com-
pany's hill resp eeti.g the .lame., Buy
Haile v. as reported. empowering
the cntnpnr»' to build auto 'Toronto
to 01111 n, front french Iti'.er to
Montt ea', passing Through Of tan a
and 1Iawki'sbnry, and f Surlhnry
westc•1, to the 1'nnndin11 Noll horn
liar. lei tend Pott %fele r. 'Phis
0.0)1.1 Wive Met-ken/1i. and Mann's ex -
111111i system iii the tte,t. counts lion
el'', 'Toronto and Montreal.
The 1)11,twn and New York Itnil-
way °teethed the committe'n ap-
proval of les:islatfon to ett'ntpt i1
from seetiun 5 of the General Itail-
e'ay .\ct. The pita' of the r,nnar-t
slipulotee that a ma)nrit, ,►f all
rallwnJ directorates trust be Ii, 1: iso
aub(cct ..
'CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER
THE GLOBE.
Telegraphic Briefs Front Oar Own
and Other Countries of Re- .,
l'ANADA.
The 'Toronto Board of Control
struck a tax rate of iinetee►a swills.
An epidemic is causing a death rata
of eight or nine daily in 11°11,
Ito. Frank elute,, M.l'., inty been
sworn 1n as Minister of the Interior.
rhe ()uteri° estimates provide for
a grant of $10,000 to the //Platys
University.
Guelph Council has voted 583,000
for alterations and improvements to
do Collegiate Instituto.
A Bureau of Alines report shows
that the rnieeral production of the
Province for 19ts1 reached u • value
of $11,737,647.
Contracts for the new lk•oadsay
Methodist church, Winnipeg, to be
built at a cost of $80,000 have been
let.
A high pressure stater system, to
cost $350,000, for tiro protection
only, tt•as authorized by the Winnipeg
City Council.
Hamilton Huard of Works leas or-
dered the Cataract Power Cotupany
to put its wires underground at the
end of two years.
London Council will ask the Legis-
lature to amend the municipal act to
enable the city to enter iate an r
agreement with a local conyeaay for
the establishment of an abattoir and
stockyard for the city.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Bradford manufacturers are agitat-
ing for a reduction in the Canadian
tariff on dress goods.
British Board of 'Trade returns for
March show increases of 81,450,000
in imports and $19,095,000 in ex-
ports.
A "League of Frontiersmen" is be-
ing
o-
ing formed in London to organize an
empire auxiliary intelligence depart -
went.
Lord St. IHeliers, forrniihy� Sir
Francis Jeune, and Lord (bel ' d
died in London on Saturday.
Add Dominion
In the House of Lords Foreign Sec-
retary Lansdowne said the govern-
ment were looking into complatnts of
German ' reatment of British traders
in th Marshall and (.'aniline Is -
UNITED STATES.
bienicipal ownership won a victory
in Chicago in the election of Judge
Edward F. Dunne, Democrat, as
Mayor.
Prof..Charles C. Guthrie, at the
University of Chicago, states that he
had restored life to cats tied dogs
dead twenty -live minutes. through use
of a salt solution and heart mas-
sage.
A San F'ranc'isco despatch states
that Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford,
who died iron poison in flotlolulu,
left an estate valued at $7,000,000.
of which $:3,876,000 give to the
Stanford University.
GENERAL.
China is urgani'ing armies and
arming them .with the most modern
weapons.
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BATTLE WITH
WOLVES.
John Macdonald's Big Fight
North Cape Breton.
A despatch from Halifax says: -A
thrilling story of a trappet'a battle
with welter' collies from Cape N.,rth,
the extreme northern point of Cape
Breton. John Macdonald, a well-
known trapper of that piece, while
returning home from hist nd,.s in
the evening was attacked) lite miles
from the settlement by a pack of
line wolves. hearing the s.hittp yelping
of the animals close tom hint. he
ran for his life, but, as t1�e0' rapidly
gained, he awaited their corning with
a loaded gone. Itis first shot brought
/teen the leading pursuer. and for
the moment stopped the ethers in
their virtue?. A shot Nota the sessind
barrel of Macdonald's gum disported
of the second pursuer. nod the pack
is,;lseil long enough to permit the
man In load nEnln. '1'tlu tires re-
maining wolves then again Aoshed
forward, and o'ie of their fell it
litn to the trapper's gun. But ere
he (0uld again fire the wuleee were
right upon him. A terra,:c light en-
sued, Mrtrd•,nala's clothed: being torn
from his body, and his ovine terri-
ble' I,r rated, but he s.el ulneoged
to 1. c.;. t 111' fn, 10'15 ,1111ltl.els train
in
John D T:ockefelier line given
ftlioisiOf) to the Anitelcnn nnpli•t
Misidenary IJnlnn. The gift hoe been
accepted.
lumberman %Vtu. was retie mug home
by an Other path. heard hie eries and
rushed up. 'I to 1 w o remit Mins
woltes then turned and Wet lent ing
Stardom( ld h1.•e'linc Wail t' 11.14, .,1 on
the envied.
MANY VILLAGES DESTROYED.
Cyclone in Madagascar Caused
Great Loss of Lite.
.1 'cape ee ):out %l.• animal ivo.
Madugase,u•, s..y s. -Fuller reports of
th•' damu_r done by the cyclone etuly
iu :\ptil show' it 10 hate !s't'n ,rent-
er than first 'sported. Nlnnrrous
Ila gee were diet tee ed ')•.', flood%
oter a hand, ed sit 11 own-
ed, rowel weie rat, the
stere gr.•.,tle. dammed end
aero 's,trnyr.t, ?liens 1 "....);i.:474 deuce theferiver.+ l0 11' Mt.e.
A FA lilt 'lv►ftl:ItO.
'rile gains of a first rate jo'•'e v are
lai 111.)7 be doubted if they
.Tinelrge, 117.11,1,1';nr a tipnnish to •,,r,•sr of
the sante ulnae in his raping. This
refire tion is "(lonely- augseetee by
the treatment of "Rostrata," ier-
haps the gr.•,,tett, as he Is also .,t►q
of the very youngest, of the t orea-
dora He withdraws finally front the
Arena at thirty years of sole. n
a fortune of $400,04)0, %%1111out
resenting jewels worth aboet $.u, 000
more. (.resented to him by silk , IV
enthusiast..
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