HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-02-01, Page 6RECK OF TIIE VALENCIA
A Survivor Tells of His Terrible
Experience. •
The steamship Valencia, of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company's passenger
Seel which tins temporarily replaced the
City of Pueblo on (he Sun Francisco -
Puget Sound route, pending repairs to
the regular bout, drove to destruction in
a dense fog ten miles east of Cape Beale,
B. C., and one hundred lives were lost
A SURVVOB'S STORY.
Tho fallowing Is the story of G. Wil-
ets, one of the passengers, and ono cf
the men rescued from a life raft:
"The ship struck at 1.2.07 on the
morning of Tuesday, Jan. 23. I was on
deck at the time, smoking a cigar, and
was looking at my watch when the first
Crash camp. In an instant all was ex-
citement. There were the shrieks of the
frightened men and worsen, the wail of
Kale children, and the hoarse orders of
the officers of the ship. Tire vessel reel-
ed like a drunken rnaun, slid over the
reef and struck again.
"The command to back her off was
given, and she went astern at full speed,
taut it was too late. The water was
pouring In like a mill race. The wind
swung the vessel's stern to the beach,
and her heard to the waves. This saved
many lives. as she was then swept back
to the shore, and struck once again in
such a position that she remained parti-
ally above the water and on an even
keel.
SMASHED LIKE ECG SWELLS.
"Every wave now washed clear o
her, and many people who hast
rushed on deck went to their dea
without lime to murmur a prayer. T
order was given to get out the boa
Two of them on the weather side w
launched and were smashed like e
shells as soon as they struck the wat
Then anne the attempt to get out t
lee bunt..
DAVITS BIIOKE, BOAT FELL.
"Purser O'Farrell took charge. Fo
,women and a number of men went de
the boat_ I do not know how man
but she was practically full. Just
They were lmvering the other, the dor
iroke and the stern of the boat fell in
the tenter while the bow hung in t
air. Everyone was precipitated into t
sea and swept away in an Instant. F
a second or two f cnught a glimpse
an agonized face, theta another, a
yet another, as they were washed
me. The waves dashing over the sit
iewept the deck loose, and every swc
lifted it. We clung to the rigging ni
deck house. Then nn attempt was inn
to get a line ashore. A fireman name
Cigales agreed to swim ashore. Ile w
In the water fully a half nn hour, bi
was unable to make the beach.
"The slip struck In a had spot. S1
.Wee directly at the foot of n 'yodellerbluff that conies sheer to the water
edge. One plan was swept ashore an
succeeded in landing on a small rocs
We shot a line to him, and he tried 1
climb the cliff. hut fell and was kill
Lefore our eyes."
BOY LEFT BY PARENTS.
"One of the most pitiable incidents
was that of a little boy, about 5 years
old.. Itis father, mother and two lithe
sisters put off in one of the bonts-the
boat that was capsized, and all were
drowned. The little fellow waded around
Me deck, crying for his parents. The
last 1 saw of him he was clinging lo
the rigging.
"A lance officer of the Concord, with
his two sisters, was among those in
Me rigging.
"By Wednesday morning the ship was
poplins' going to pieces. Every swell
carried away a portion of the ship, and
the decks terse and fell with every
breaker, and it was impossible to stay
en deck without clinging to a support.
The ship was sunk to about the level of
Me hurricane deck.
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"In the morning, another end calamity
'recurred. About fifteen or twenty per-
sons, anong them one or two women,
hell taken refuge in the fore topmast.
They appeared to be h► the safest place,
as it wag removed from the, wash of the
wave . although the flying spray dashed
(r their heads. Suddenly, aidwith-
al warning. the mast tottered and fell
With a crash, carrying Its load of shriek -
Ing human freight to a terrible death.
1 do not think a tingle one was saved.
Their belies erre washed from the ship,
and we could see them dashed against
the rocks.
FOOD ALL WASHED AWAY.
"'1'o add to our misery, the last of our
/trod wns wnshed away, and we hnd no
water to drink. The wind and rain,
Sombined with the sea, soon nuinbo.t
as. Every little while one of those 'n
the rigging wnul•1 lose tail hold, and be
(wept away to the sharp rocks.
CURSED 1'1IE RESCUE (BOATS.
"When we saw the Queen In the morn-
ing we thanked God for saving
'then slice, In conpnwy with lie tug,
sheered oft nett sailed away, she was
b)lowed by nothing but curses. i sup-
ensc, 11 was (on dangerous for them to
attempt to save us.
"1Vhc n the 'I'npfece,• Neatly hove in
sight we determined to make an effort
b reach her In the life raft. !Few of the
own enrol to snake the attempt, as 1t ap-
peared to be certain death to even Ery to
Gross the breakers, but 19 of us were
willing, aid we started. With only tt
pair of oars. the struggle against the
tdnd and sea was almost leo Much for
as.
A GRAND STRUGGLE.
"Pill t of the time we were under eater
and were almost drowned. Ilut wt• were
inpelled by desperation and fought wad
light against the element( tike d•emow.
"We heel one man lee !hp( ill 111..
►^!;9 of the raft and had }err, wave a
ANTI On 4 (i61?,. often tee Fnw• the
Emer turn, to thought Fhj' had over-
t(' u3 and was going away. 11 she
we have eat right there,
"When we 1C8 the ship we tried to get
some of the remaining women to go with
us, but they refused. No help can now
reacts there before morning, and the ship
will have then gone to pieces. She was
breaking up when we lett her, awl
could not possibly have held together
more than a few hours. She Iles directly
in such a position that there is no hope
of anyone reaching shore. 1f the two
louts which we saw get away and put
to sea are picked up, their occupants and
o0rselves will be the only ones saved.
"Captain Johnson lost his bearings and
ran the strip ashore. It was a clerk and
stormy night, and nothing could be sewn.
The ship struck while running full speed.
We all thought we were to the south-
ward of Flamery.
HEROISM AND COWARDICE
"There were many deeds of heroism
end many acts of cowardice, but on the
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whole the people behaved well, and met
their fate like men."
Second Mate Peterson, who was in
charge of the raft, sustained severe in-
juries. Ile substantiated the story, as
did also every one of the men rescued.
PAINLESS DEATH.
Obio Assembly Asked to Legalize
Chloroforming.
A Columbus, Ohio, despatch says :
Paindecs death for pain -racked sufferers
who have no chance for recovery and
who desire to live no longer will be pos-
sible If the bill eetroduced on 'foes lay
in the General Assembly is passed.
Under its provisions persons suffering
from incurable diseases or from injur-
ies from which there is no hope of re-
covery may be legally chloroformed to
death or killed in tiny other painless
way which physicians may design. The
treasure was introduced by Representa.
live Hunt, of Cincinnati, at the request
of Miss Anna (fall, who has for years
been a student of the subject. Her in-
terest was aroused first by the illness
preceding the death of her mother from
cancer of the liver, Miss Hall sat in the
gallery of the House and witnessed the
voting down of a motion to reject iter
bill. The vote was 78 to 22. She wept
when she sate her measure was to be re-
ceived and sent to a committee, Mi3s
Ilan is a woman of wealth, aid is a
member of a highly respectable Cincin-
nati family. Her father, who was an
Arctic explorer, died a few years ago.
Wltd.
� CHECK term'.
Government May Pass Dill Framed on
the Imperial Act.
An Ottawa despatch says : it Is stated
that the Minister of Justice contemplates
the introduction of a bili Into i'arlianent
next session, framed on the imperial
Money Lenders' Act, aid designed to
put a stop to usury. Under the Imperial
statute, where a money lender seeks 10
recover money lent, wind the court is
satisfied that the interest or other de-
mand in respect of 1110 money actually
loaned is exce.sive, it may relieve the
person sued for payment of the amount
In excess of such sum as the judge may
hold to be reasonable. The court, may,
moreover, order n refund of the excess
charges 1f paid, and may order the
lender to indemnify the borrower !or
any securllies with which he may have
parted In the transaction.
SMALLPDX It.\JIi'ANT.
A I.oraldty In Quebec Absolutely
Indifferent.
A despatch from Drummondville, Que.,
says : For the hist month or so an epi-
demic of smallpox has been raging at
SI. (:yrille and the surrounding country,
entirely unknown to the outside world,
although the Provincial Board of liealth
have known of it for some Ilene. A hun-
dred nnrl fifty cases have been reportc.l
in the village of S1. Cyrille, and it is
slaked that in utmost every farmhouse
for miles around the disease prevails.
Fortunately it is In a mild form, and so
fur as can be ascertained herrn no deaths
have taken place.
PRESERVATION OF TIIE FALLS.
Waterways Commission Advises Co-op-
eration Willa United Slates.
A despatch from Ottawa says: The
international Waterways Commission
has sub nItt.'.I an interim report to the
Minister of Public Works. One of the
principal points in it is the preservation
of Niagara Fells. Although the report
has not yet been considered by the Cab-
inet, there ds no doubt that the Govern-
ment will agree to the view of the come
mission, which is that Canada should
co-operate with the Coiled Stades so as
to Anvel the Falls from destruction by
power companies.
A A111.1.ION-I► )$.l.tlt SI:III:NI:.
Grand "Trunk to Spend Melte Sum. in
Imprnveuld,uis at malleo.
A Leiden, Oirt., (lesp•at•li say:; : Mian•
Agee McGuigan, of the Grand Trim%
Itailwny, Informed Meyer Judd on 'llrrs-
day that the company will spend one
million dollars here the coming season..
A new station, the raising of tracks,
widening of yards and building of sub-
ways me 'winded in the scheme. Plans
ore to be completed In three weeks.
ei 11'I:T1' 14)11 THF JI:N•'+.
Itn•.iat fret id.'c Diaries+ \S here 1 hey
%la) Ilse in Peace.
A tiespatch freer SI. Peter -ears; says:
Finite Conce.-ie,ns have been granted
to the Jews In the Governments of Hus-
ain w ,
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enjoy
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right j of
do-
ne -11e, by the addlnon of one hundr it
no.1 thirty-three places'. In the country
di-tricls, where they will be liermilled
AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE.
The Funeral of the Irate Ilon. Raymond
Prcloutalne.
A Montreal despatch says: Probably
the most imposing state funeral ever
witnessed In Montreal, was accorded the
remains of lion. t lynnond I'refonleine
here on Thursday morning. The treads
of the state and the church, the repres-
entatives of many foreign countries, the
Cittaea and Provincial Governments,
Parliaments, and, in short, every branch
of public life in the Dominion and Pro-
vincial fields, were thoroughly repre-
sented.
Despite the cold wave, that rendered
gloat coals necessary, the procession
was a very imposing one, while the re-
quiem mass sung by Mgr. Bruchesi was
e gorgeous cerettiony, the church be-
ing fairly rib/Mize with military uni-
forms, robed officials of state and the
superb vestments of the clergy.
The cortege heft the City hall about
9.30 and a salute of 17 guns was fired
by a detachment of lite Mounted Field
Battery. The 6511) Regiment pee • 1e.1
the military guard of honor. The streets
nlong which the cortege proceeded were
Mack with people. Long before the pro-
cession arrived every point of vantage
was seized and occupied. All traffic
was stopped. 11 was as if the whole city
joined in a spontaneous tribute of sym-
pathy and sorrow.
The service in St. Janes' tasted until
11 o'clock, and at neon the last chapter
wee enocted on the snow-covered hill-
side in Cote ties Neiges.
GEN. "JOE" WHEELER DEAD
Famous United Slates Soldier Succumbs
to Pneumonia.
A New York despatch says: Caen. Joe
Wheeler's last fight has terminated fat-
ally, the famous old soldier succumb-
ing at 5.35 o'clock on Thursdny evening
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sterling
Smith, 173 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn,
to the attack of pneumonia, following
a severe cold. Around his bedside were
grouped his son, Major Joseph Wheeler,
jr., his four dnughlers, his sister, and
hls nephew, Sterling Smith.
The late Gen. Wheeler was born at
Augusta, Georgia, in 1836. He entered
the Confederate army as lieutenant and
emerged a lieutenant -general. Aller
the war he took up law and pinnting.
In 1898 he was appointed Major-Gener-
al of Volunteers, and held a command in
the Spanish war, being senior officer In
the field at the Battle 01 San Juan. Ile
fought in a number of engagements in
the campaign in the Philippines, and In
1900 was appointed brigadier -general in
the United States array.
A CONCESSION TO VOTERS.
Oar Gives Thein Further Chance to
Register.
The St. Petersburg correspondent c.f
the I.ondon 'I'irnes cables.- The Czar
ens given another evidence of leis desire
that the Dumn should meet by reopen-
ing the electoral lists in order Ihot vol-
ers shall have a further opportunity of
registering. But unless the present at-
titude of the Government undergoes u
remarkable change, is doubtful whether
the profound scepticism and apathy
which nre once again permeating all
classes will lead his Majesty's subjects
to take pdvanlage of the ndditional term.
1 fin!" even among moderatenrlies
n growing conviction that the Czar's de-
sire to give his subjects constitutior:al
government encu eters the determined
opposition of hies advisers.
1 hear the Government is discussing
Means for Initiating vast public works
le give employment to the starving pen-
stmts. 'file old scheme of the Rnllic-
Black Sea canal from Riga to !hereon
has been revived. An American firm
undertakes to carry out this gigantic
task fur to.'ly million pounds.
A GttI.tT ItECORi►.
1'. 1'. 11. Bandied Western Grain Crn a
t
successfully.
A Winnipeg despite!' says : Consider-
ably over 62,0110,000 bushels of grain of
this years crop is (llrcacly ninrkelcd, and
of this anoint 46,163.000 bushels were
received nt C. P. h. points. and yet 'o
(excellent has been the t•nnspo►latlee:
fneiline:s at this end of the hakes flint in
spite of the grc•nl increase in marketing
no sembinnco of n blockade exists at the
lakefront. Indeed, only 4.6.00.00o bush-
els arc in store (here, where (here Is it
cnpoeity far 18n0).0)n. Including both
(.. 1'. i1. and C. N. R. elevators. 'i'his
lienvy marketing would have paralyzed
the railways in any previous year. awl
severely taxed the elevator capncily.
However. the internee in storage aid
transportation facilities has saved the
country.
1'it 1V1:1) FOR 1118 l'.t111-:NTS.
Lillie Ih.'% Last ‘\'oril. Rehire Ile
Passed Attoy.
A Toronto despatch says : At the can•
elusion of the inquest into the deal!' e (
Arthur Rainer., held ey Coroner Noble
on Wednesday evening, the jury re-
turned n verliet that the boys death
was due to accident, acne ens entirety
lino'. 010ble. Or. 1'. J. Breen gave eve
/knee which hnd n innrked effect on the
ewers. The boy. who was only 7 years
01.1. was struck by a street car. and was
carried into Dr. Ilrown's satirgery. Dr.
Brown knew the little fellow, who said he
wens going to die. The doctor tile,! to
cheer the ntlle lad, i:ut the boy said.
"PIeose, God, have mercy on coy mamma
ant paps, Menge do," (in•! expi•id. Dr.
brown said that the incident hnd re-
mained in lik mine renewedly 'ever
shire.
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i st\I III 111.11 tT 1111: TOWN.
IU g•,e , 14,6.1' tiotermilrnt+ for Sleuth
\fie stn Colonies.
.\ d , 1, :e Cape I. i. -.,)- Di.
Janie; 1., the l'('imc ah lo.ter, in n
sp(-ech en Thursday, ci;nfrtmcvl the re-
cent report that the 'Transvaal noel
Ornngc River Colony would be sena
IanriuQl; grantee represent: 't e Gov-
(
ov( i mettle, an official anne nt to
that effe;t being expect , days.
THE WORLD'S MARKETS
(REPORTS FIIOM TiIE LEADING
TRADE CENTIMIS.
Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and
Other Dairy Produce at Home
and Abroad.
Toronto, Jan. 30. -Wheats -No. 2 On-
tario white, Ilk; No. 2 red Winter, lac
bid with 790 asked; ,Nu. 2 mixed, 78c;
No. 2 goose, 75e; No. 2 seeing, 74 to 75c.
Manitoba grades, on leach, al lake
purls: -No. 1 hard, etre; No. 1 Northern,
tape; No. 2 Northern, 84%e; No. 3 North-
ern, 82t c. All rail, North hiay freights,
3See uwre.
Oats -No. 2 quoted at 3see to 36c oul-
siele for local use.
Pens -79c outside for No. 2.
Barley --No. 2 quoted at 48 to 49c; No.
3 extra at 45 to Otic, and No. 3 ut 42 Lo
43e.
liye-No. 2 quoted outside at 70c.
Buckwheat -No. 2 quoted at 52% to 53c
outside.
(:urn -No. 2 Canadian, 44Xc, (aullhum
freights. No. 3 American yellow, 503 c
Toronto freight; and No. 3 mixed, 50e.
Toronto freight.
Flour -90 per cent. Ontario wheal pa
lents for export quoted at $3.10 to $3.15
in buyers' bags outside. Ontario high
Patents, $4 'Toronto, and 1)0 per coil..
Toronjo, 81.60. Manitoba patents, 84.10
lo $4.20, Toronto freights, and bakers',
*3.11(/.
13ran-Orllna to bran, in bags, outside.
$17, and shorts, $114, In bags outside.
'1'11E DAIRY MAIIKE'I'S.
Butter -found rolls are quoted at 21
In 22c; large rolls, 19 to 21c; good to
choice dairy tubs, 20 to 21c, and inferior
at 17 to 18c. Creamery prints sell rat 21
to 25c, and solids at 23 to 23yc.
Eggs -Liberal supplies of new laid
are quoted at 22 to 23c per dozen. Eluted,
15c, anti cold storage, 18 to 19c.
Cheese -Large cheese, 13c, and twins
at 13jec per lb.
110G i'RODUCI S.
Dressed hogs In car lo,ts are a little
firmer at $8.70 to $)k75. Bacon, long
clear, 10N to )le per lb in case lots;
mess pork, 818.50; short cul, $21 to
$21.50; hums, light to medium, 13 to
13 ;c; do heavy, 12%c; rolls, 11 to 11c;
shoulders, 10% to 1 lc; backs, 153. to
16c; breakfast rolls. 14 to 15c.
lewd -Tierces, 10%c; tubs, lie; pails.
dl%c.
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Mon.tr•eol, Jen. 30. -There was little
enquiry for Manitoba wheat from over
the ;.able. The local Oats Market con-
tinues eery st;•ong, and ar,"tier ndvcnee
is expected. Sales were made at 40„'c
for No. 2 white. Flour -Manitoba
Spring wheal patents, $4.60 to 8.4.70;
strong bakers', 84.20 to $1.30; Winter
wheat patents, $4.25 In $4.50, ani
straight rollers, $4 to $4.10 in wood; in
bags, $1.90 to 81.95. Rolled onls-82.10
go $2.25 per hog of 90 lbs (nnnninian.
Feed -Ontario bran, in bulk, $17 to $1S;
shorts, in bags, 820 to 820.50; Manitol o
bran, in bags, 818; shorts, 819 to $20.
nape -No. 1. 85.50 to $9 per ton on truck;
No. 2, $7.50 to $8; clover. 85.50 to $6,
clover, mixed. 86 to $6.50. Beans -
Choice princes, $1.65 to 81.70 per bushel;
hand-picked, $1.80. Potatoes -In bags
of 90 lbs, 65 to 70c. llonny-While clo-
ver, in comb, 13 to tic per pound sec -
lion; extract, 8 to 9c; buckwheat, 6% to
7c. Provisions -Heavy Canadian short
cut pork, $21; light short cut, 820;
American short cut, $20; American cut
clear fat backs, 819 to $20; compound
lar), 6ee to 7eee; Canadian pure lard•
10ee bo llc; kettle rendered. 11N.to
hems, 1.2 to 13%e; bacon, 1 i %%c; fresh
killed nbaltoir dressed hags. $10 In
$10.25; county dressed, 88.75 to $:1.a0;
alive. $7.75, mixed lots. Eggs --New
laid, 26 to 27c; selects, 23e; No. 1 can-
dled, 17 to 18c per dozen. Ilut,tcr-
Choicesl creamer;v. 22,e to 23e; under -
genies, nes, 22 lo 22%c; dairy. 203; in 213ec.
(:'ease -Ontario, 13 to 13jec; Quebec.
123{c.
UNITED STATES MARKET S.
St. Louis, Jan. 30. -Wheal -Cash, 90e;
.Innuary, 81c; May, teleee; July, 84Nc.
Duluth, Jen. 30. -Wheat -On truck,
No. 1 Northern, 81%c; No. 2 do., 7.S, c;
May, Wee; July, 84eec. Parley -35 to
15e.
Milwaukee, Jan. 30. -Wheal -No. 1
Northern, 86 Po 8634e; No. 2 do., 82 'n
etc; May, 83;; to 85eee bid. Rye -No. 1.
119c. Barley --No. 2, 513e to 5:4e; sntnple.
:19 to 543;c. Cnrn--May. 44 ac asked.
Minneapolis. Jan. :10.--\Vhent--Mae,
s3%c; July, R4'; In Kyte,. Flour -First
patents. *1.10 to *1.50; Fecond patents.
31.30 to $1.40; first clears. $3.50 to a:1.6
-wend clears, $2.45 to $2.55. Brun-- in
hulk, 81.4.50 to $14.75.
LIVE STOCK M.titEil'.
Trude at the Western Cattle elark.')
this morning was more active.
Export Cattle ---Choice fire yuufe�d al
$1.0 to $5, good to mtvliun) at $1 io
81.50. others et 83.75 to $1. bulls at $3.:d)
to 81, and cows al *2.75 to *3.50.
Butchers' 4:atibe--Aleut the best offer-
ing sold at $1.30 to $1.1)). Quotations
are: --Picked lots. $4.20 to $1.50, gond 'o
choice 83.60 to $1.10. fair to good 83 :n
.J..',n. CO111111011 *2.50 to $3. cows *2 te
e2.75, bulls $1.75 to *2.25, and canners
$1.75 to $2.50.
Stockers and Feeders - Short -keep
feeders Etre quoted al 83.60 to N. goo -I
(enders at 83.40 to $3.'5. medium at $2.511
to $3.50, brills nt 82 to $2.75, good stock•
ers run nt $2.811 to 83..'41, rough to com-
mon at 82 to $2.10, and bulls at 81.;5
to $2.50.
Milch (-.Ows--Quot.alions are $30 to $til)
each.
Calves --About steady. with a fnir de•
mend at 82 to $12 each, and axe to (iyce
per Ib.
Sheep and iambs - Prices hold Matte
steady al 81.50 to 81.75 per cwt. for ex-
port ewes and $3.50 to $4 for bucks and
culls. Lambs erre quoted at $1.50 to
80.75 for export and !Vi to $6.60 for
Nicks.
Iings---Tre market Is firm in tone, and
quoted unchanged rat $7 per cwt. for
selects end $6.15 foi light;: and fats.
ON1.1' ('111 RcuIE5 STZNHING.
bnptiou on Pacific 1•Iautd O*'•I1'l
Ilundintg.. d IaiiIallium
1 Berlin drapatehant.'I,y; : . 1 he Go%c:.
nor of Selena report.; Met a volcanic
erapton nn the island of Sawoil hes
destroyed all the plantations and build-
ings except two churches.
SAVED F11OM PRISON.
Story of How a Voung Fellow of Seven-
teen Was Sated From Crime.
Mesut u year ago a county magistrate
wrote to J. J. Kelso that he had a young
fellow about seventeen yeas of age who
had been guilty of house -breaking. Ile
did not like to send him to the Central
Prison as his another was 4101, his
father was a di unkar.), and for ten years
past he had not known a decent home
or kind treatment. "1 know you have
all you can do helping younger people.'
he wrote, " but if it is at all possible
take an interest in this young fellow.'
The appeal, ulthough meaning niud'
trouble and worry, was guard to resist.
Word was sent to suspend sentence,
get the young loan a ticket to Tommie,
and give hire a letter of introduction.
Ile presented himself in due time, and a
situation was obtained for hien. After
working for aeout a month he called 10
say that he did not like the city, and
that if he could only return to the coun-
try again he would give no more trouble.
Ile was allowed to go hark again with u
letter of protection and has been work-
ing steadily since that time. In u letter
received by Mr. Kelso recently he says:--
"I
ays:-
"I like to be here better than th the city,
but 1 wish 1 could see you somelimes to
thank you for all you did for me. 1 think
about you when I sun at my work and
think how glad 1 night be for i 1(111 sur)
that you were a friend of mine. I feel
that 1 can do nothing but show you my
respectableness for you have stood ray
nae. 1 hope to hear from you soon."
This is the work the Children's Aid
Societies all over the Province lure try-
ing to do -cavo the youth of the country
before they eeconie hardened in wrong-
doing. Many Inds take up with crime
because they have no real friends, no
love or sympathy shown thein, and no
one to grieve should they go astray.
There Is a great field for usefulness
right here, and almost any good nuin or
women inspired by the proper motives
can be a friend In need to some
neglected youth.
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CRAZY MAN WITII GUN.
Went on Rampage at Victoria --Shot
Marine Guard.
A despatch from Victoria, B.C., says .
A mala named Jllnates011, 11 ernuggler,
went crazy on Tuesday afternoon, and
securing a gun, visited the naval yard
at Esquinmau'', and shot the marine
guard. The guard closers with the man,
when the latter bit his hand. and break-
ing loose, made his escape. The alarm
was given and soldiers slurled in pur-
suit. The fugitive next appeared at
Gorge, the; terminus of the tramway,
and took a shot at the conductor, but
missed and broke a window. lie then
took to the woods. The police are 'n
chase.
AN IMMENSE SNOWSLIDE.
The Great Northern Railway a% Swin-
ton, H. C., Tied CP-
A despatch from Fernie, B.C., says.
A snowslide of immense proportions
took place on the G. N. R. at Swinton,
seven miles north of here on Wednes-
day morning. The track is buried for a
distance of 2,000 feet under thirty feel
of solid snow. packed too hard for the
snow plough to operate. The company
are using every means to open it up
quickly, and it is expected to he tun-
neled in three days. In the meantime
transfers will be-ncade from the C. P. it,
to the G. N. R. al Elko. A serious cnn-
sideretirm is the coal transportation,
which will be held up for that lime. An
immense slide occurred at this place a
year ago. The company will probably
relieve the dnnger of another slide be-
fore another winter comes around.
GUI:I.I'll GIRL'S PLUCKY ACT. ..
Saved 'Fourteen - year -()Id Hoy From
Drowning Through the Ice.
A despatch from Guelph snys : A
brave net was performed by a 15 -year-
old girl on Thursday, when Donnid
Adorns. the four-year-old son of Mr. ane!
\h•s. Adans, Arthur Street, wns saved
from drowning by the heroic egfoi is of
\liss Ellis Crook, daughter of Mr. aid
Mrs. Charles Crook. The little fellow
had ventured out on to the ice on the
river Just a little above the foot bridge.
11 gave way, and he was precipitate]
into the icy waters and sank. Miss
Crook saw his plight, and. crawling out
en the ice on her hands end knees.
seized hire by the aim just (IS he tt'IIS
sinking for the third time. Both
reached the shore In safely.
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THE I'I.OT TO KILL N'ITTE.
Many of the Conspirators Arrested
Throughout Russia.
A despnlch from London Frays : The
Vilna correspondent of the London Tel-
egrnph says a member of the Terrorist
group has been arrested there. This is
the group that has undertaken to kill
Prime Minister Witte. The police say
that several other conspirators have been
arrested in other places. Documents
that the authorities seized shote that net
only Count Witte. but Minister of the
Interior Dnrnnao end Vice -Admiral
Doubnssoff, Governor-General of Mn; -
cow, tyre originally doomed by the
Terrorists. 1l ons ultlnintely (beide.('
to concentrate the attack upon Count
\Ville. because it was believed his denlb
would lend to 11 spread of the disorders.
and a new and .sucr•essful insueclion.
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GOD'S LAND FOR P0011.
Conutiii+sioner (:oott,b' Alr..nlle nn 1115
Visit to Entgland.
A despnteh dram Lender" Sit's .
"Canada Is Cad's place for poor people,"
scid Commieeiuncr Coombe, who has just
arrived!. in regnid to the Salvation
lrny emigration scheme he prediclel
that 1!106 twoubl le n recoil ye•nr In the
number of emigrants leaving England
for Cnnnda. 'I'li.' Ilrvt party woad leave
in \larch.
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rin.vI TIIIRO[t'4,It SIMPLON.
Train Pat..es Through Tunnel, Anti()
%(utlery Salutes,
A despatch from Iselin, Northern Italy,
says : The Orsi paR,wengret teeter carry.
ing nntnhtlt'ies nn' ofrie•Inls, paaud
through the Simplr.n tunnel on Thurs-
day amidst ni Mery startler. There were
no other nolt'wnt thy Meidenta.
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HOG RAISING INDUSTRY CONDENSED NEWS ITEM!
HUTU FARMER AND PACKER MUST HAPPENINGS FROM ALL Odin T111
(:(i -OPERATE. 41.011E.
It Would Ile a Calamity to Jeopardize
So Valuable an
Industy.
investigations by the Live Stock
Branch or Inc Dominion Department el
Agriculture have strewn that ter noire
months past the suppry of ehu.:un Bugs
in Cau►ndu has been lutitug oil. Even
bufut•e the order was issued debarring
packers from importing United States
hogs le be slaughtered in bond, difficul-
ty was experienced by Cahudiuh puck-
ers in procuring sufficient hogs. The
amount of the shurtugc during the sum-
mer and hill is indicated by the fact that
packers claim to have been able to se -
Cure only from 30 to 50 per cent. of ttte
capacity of their factories.
Hog raisers, on the other gland, claim
that the production is considerably
nearer the normal than would appear
from the statements of the packers. It
Is, they say, partly an increase In the
packing house capacity, rather than a
decrease in hog raising. In some of the
dairying sections the supplies are re -
1 orted to be very little, if any, below
the normal, while in other districts the
shortage is placed at about 20 to 25 per
cent.
Enquiries as to the cause of the short-
nge brought from the packers and pro-
ducers a variety of replies. The packers
claim that for the past three years err
more the competition between buyers
of hogs has been so keen that top prices
have been paid continuously and that
(hese prices have been high enough to give
a profit to (fete producer. They claim,
therefore, to be at a loss to understand
why there is '
A SIIORTAGE AT THIS TIME.
Speaking from the standpoint of the
producer, well-informed authoritiesclal:n
that the price has been us uniformly
high as it should have been. At times
of the year when packers anticipate i
Leavy runs prices dropped to a price
where no profit was left for the feeder.
'! his, they complain, took place last sea-
son when sows would Le bred for 11►c
supplies of the fall just past, and as
coarse grains were high and labor
scarce at that tinge, runny brood sows
were sent to the market.
Again It is argued that the majority
of packers have not encouraged the pro-
duction of hogs of the bacon type and
weight. For a number of years im-
provement in the hog stock of the coun-
try made, satisfactory progress, but
during the past season, at least, the
producers of the ideal sort have receiv-
ed no encouragement to continue their
work; a Ilat rale bins been paid for good
and bad alike. The hogs fit only to
compete with tine lots price American
stock brought quite as much as the sort
that competes with the Irish and Dan-
ish beacon for the highest place on the
British ninrket.
Whatever may be the extent of the
shoringe or the: real cause, of it, the fact
remains that unless producers and peck-
ers grapple In sympathetic ce-operation
with the. situation, Canada's vnlunhle
Lacon industry which has cost years of
strenuous effort to build up, may be-
come seriously demoralized.
In 1890 there were only two packing
houses in the expert trade with a week-
ly capacity of some 3.000 hogs, while in
1905 the weekly capacity of the 16 pack-
ing houses in operntfon was some 50,-
000. While this limit has not been
renehed within from 10.000 to 15.000
hogs weekly according to the season,
the outwit from Canada has reached
about $15,000.000 annually, or 20 per
cent. of the total quantity of bncon im-
ported by Great Britain. To jeopardize
eo Yalu:nee-en industry' would Pe no-
thing iess than
A NATIONAL. CALAMITY.
1f the farmers who have been In the
habit of raising hogs will accord the ba-
con industry a steady, persistent sup-
port, begotten of the knowledge that
hog raising pays year in and year out,
the future has very large possibilities for
the Canadian bacon industry. Cana-
dian bacon having already won a place
or the British market commending re-
spect, as it increases in quantity and
Improves in quality It will undoubted -
become a tinily necessity of the Brit-
ish consumer. That it may occupy this
enviable position both farmer and pack-
er must co-operate, the farmer by pro-
ducing the steady supply of the right
class of hogs, limo packer by paying n
fairly uniform price from month to
month and from year to year; and i:e
must give value per pound accordingtc,
the quality of the pr•udir't he received.
Let -'m do his pert, and there will be
little h'euble about the supply of hogs for
keeping the factories going at a nni-inol
merrily. What nppca►s to be roust
needed at the present lime is that rela-
tions of confidence be restored and amain.
10ined between packer and farmer
through fair dealing and intelligent en.
operation. \Vith these and the appeal -
dein on the pari of the producer of the
possibilities of the induslrv, hog raising
cannot foil to be one of the 'nest ,i -l(
able Lranchts if l:1nadinn agriculture.
Live Slick Memel).
Dominion Dept. of Aiericillure.
THE NEW ['Mild 111I:NT.
Will be ,1s•emhled by king and Queen
on Feb. 13.
\ deep:deli from 1.ond•m says: it wile
i0ictnIl3- nnnnuneed r n Wednesday ih•it
Icing Edward and Queen Alexrindrn will
formally assemble Parliament on Fel,.
1?the (whop a Speaker will be selected.
The remainder of the week will (n" oceie
pied with preliminaries 0011 in the nd-
ministration of the oath to the members
of the House.
l.7P7N'Mt I1ITN;1•T.
Espenditnrc for N1lhdrawal From
Manriniria is A'l:S.I(M,e8A.
A Tokin dcspnlch says : The Iludg. t
for the fiscal year of 1006.7 wns interne
nlly submilled to Phe Lower House ,.f
the1D et'a
on \Ve('nc.da •.Th, e
ex rn
t -
ordinary expenditure for the withdraw/it
Of the tmops from Manchuria and for
other military arrangement. USW.
450,600,00$ yen (1225,0004000).
Telegraphic Oriels From Our Own sod
Other Countries of Recent
Occurrence.
....ADA.
Natural gas has been struck al 1s)motl•
turn.
Carberry, Man., Is pn•parod instal
LI municipal eiectrie light pined.
Contracts have been lel for a =Ail
Roman Catholic cathedral at St. Boni-
face.
Ma. F. 11. Matthewson has been elected
President of the Montreal Board of
Trade.
Winnipeg hotelkeepers objoot to any
exemption being granted to tbo new
C.11.II. hotel.
1t is reported that the data for the open -
14g of the Legislature will bo February
The Department of Militia will provide
for a force of little under 50,000 sten
this year.
The question of taxation of railways Is
being considered by the Prot Wein'
Government.
Brantford Is endeavoring to establish
some memorial of Iha fact that It is the
home of the telephone.
The Provincial Treasury has received
nearly $12,00() from moneys collected as
fines and estrc:ated bail bonds.
'l'he Grand 'Trunk Railway have pur-
chased five acres of land in Belleville for
station and yard improvements.
Tho Hamilton Board of Trade are ad-
vocating a scheme for a fine automobile
road between that city and Toronto.
Mr. H. Asquith has stated that the
British Liberal Ministry will give repon-
biblc government to the Transvaal.
The inland Revenue Department will
publish the results of an analysis of the
leading patent medicines sold In Canada,
Five youths have been arrested m
Winnipeg for systernaliccaly robbing the
First Greek Church of its weekly offer-
ings.
A census of the manufacturers of
Canada will be taken by Archibald Blue,
Census Commissioner, through the
mails.
Murdoch McKay of Big Harbor island!,
Cape Breton, threshed six and a halt
barels of oats in less than nine hours
with a flail.
Diamonds valued at 85,000. purchase]
In Toronto, were found on Banwell, the
Crown Bank teller, when arrested .n
Kingston, Jamaica.
A Saskatchewan returning ofldoor has
been fined $50 for his negligence 'n
giving a voter a ballot without asking
his name.
Camelot post -office. in Nipising dis-
trict, has been changed to Widdif(old
station, and Wlddificld post-ofloe has
been closed.
it is considered probable that the Gov-
ernment will dispose of the present
Toronto Asylum for the Insane ani
erect another near Toronto.
Residents nlong Long Pointe Bay have
been conceded the privilege of fishing
through the ice on payment of a nomi-
nal license fee of $1.
C. P. R. officials hove given every en-
couragement for the starting of a rail-
road branch of the Y. M. C. A. at Kendra,
and, with 81,250 already subscribed, the
move will be successful.
A bill is to be introduced In (ho Mani-
toba Legisinturo to provide for the in-
spection by a Government official of all
building and loan companies doing
business in the Province.
A man's skeleton, in a well presorvel
suit and coffin. was found by workmen
digging at the Weiland Cordage Works.
11 is thought the coffin has been under-
ground 40 years.
The Dominion Deportment of Amgen!.
hire announces Hutt it Is prepared to re-
ceive applications for space for Cana-
dian exhibits at the New Zealand Fair rat
Christchurch, which begins in November.
A Montreal barrister threatens to pro-
secute the Salvation Army for holding
street services, which he claims Wrist'.
lute a public nuisance.
The Government staff are erecting a
large number of concrete poles to ee
used in carrying the lighting wires
along the Welland canal next season.
Over 25 per cent. of the deaths in Gait
lust year were of infants under One, year
of age, and about 15 per cent. had passed
the three -score years and ten,
GREAT BRITAIN.
There Is talk In political circles of ',
combination of Irish members and Labor-
ites in the new British Parliament.
UNITED STATES.
Ontario poultry men have token ninny
prizee at the. Boston Poultry Show.
When President Roosevelt retires from
office In 1909, It Ic said he will hunt for
game In Centra: Africa.
J. Frank Searcy. jr., engineer of the
nethlehrm Steel Works, insisted on his
family leaving hien in St. Luks's Hospi-
tal, Allentown, Pa., just before he died
of pneumonia.
GENERA(..
The body of Susanne Croppe, a !andel
proprietress at Albbe, I.iptau, Hungary,
has been exhumed and $25.009 was tonne
in her coffin. The old Indy'n heir fled to
America 12 years ago to escape military
service nod nothing has since been
lit and of him.
BI.IGirr IgE is 70 I)110I1f:1IIT.
The llnl nn Trees Is Not Likely lo
Spread.
A despatch from Toronto ways: 11 tars
been stated by Prof. Judson F. (:lurk,
the Provincial Forester, that the blight
which is snid to exiet on trees In On-
lnr;n Is not a serious or permanent
Fies ime. Last summer the existence (,1
rot of trees in the neighborhood of l.nke
Cibabate, In the 'I'onlogani District, was
reported to Mr..SoulhwoMh, Direeter,.1
the Fn, retry Depnrlment, by Dr. nay.
low. Snri,ples were obtained and It was
i
to it►dt h a th , c
t , iseasr
d was
ah A�
P y icet n gt i -
cal one, nrising from the feet that the
season had been one .,f drnalght. There
Is no danger of the blight irprcading
and a saola , n all!
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