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COST REVOLTING CRIIELTY
A Young German Ship apprentice Bru-
taily
Treated.
A despatch from Campbelltun, N: 13.,
says: Fr.►tn I3•muventure conte., a tale
of cruelty that would seen' ncredtF•le
l;ut for the t(:sliniony of eyewitnesses.
The victim is a young German, and
hie oppressors were, it is alieged. Ca,►-
tt,in K. S. Kt i-liansen of the Norwegian
barque Agat and the fist trate of the
same vessel. Tile Agat arrived at lkn-
a'.enture on Septeruher 1. and fini.hiel
keading on September 18. The cruel
ties came under Iho ol,servati en e f
Steve'dor'e Gallagher rued his ruga u day
ler two after they leeg an ktuding. One
Leaning they found the boy tied to a
ring bolt on deck. Both his hands and
feet were lied, anis he could scnrcely
move half a foot. He was kept in this
positron for days, it is alleged, rind
tae only good handed hien consisted ( f
burned Crusts rind wader. Ile told the
stevedore that the mate had thumped
his tread against the deck until it had
driven him mad. The boy was taken,
bound as he Was. a rope attached to
hits, and lowered over the side of the
vessel, then dipped several times into
the: water, and al length brought out,
r.•ore dead than alive.
On another occasion the longshore-
men saw the mate with an loon Lar
chase the boy up through the rigging,
the Loy all the while screaming in u
terrine(' manner. Baring his neck and
t;houldtr.. the boy showed Oswald
Smith of Campbellton and others Marks
which he said had been inflicted by the
rattle• with a red -hut iron.
Mr. smith remonstrated %with the cap -
lien feel treating the boy ns he did.
saying that the boy could not wider -
stand his orders. The second mate. it
t, said, was about the only member
of the crow who sympathized with tit,
Loy. He told Second Stevedore Ger-
tall that it he was treated the way
the boy was He \would kill every ntun
on bxiiird and then himself.
The stories of the cruelties were
br►ugut ushe►re by men loading the ves-
sel, and they reached the local authori-
hes, with the result that officers went
oe board the vessel and took the bevy
ashore. They also wired some of the
facts to the German Consul at Mont-
real. The (:►nsul wired lack to have
the mate and captain arrested, on in-
formation laid by 11tc Loy. Both the
captain and route wire arrested and
taken to New Carlisle and locked up.
and their examination began on Tues
day before Magistrate Tremblay. The
captain was fined 8100 and the mate
iined $leu and sent to jail fur three
months.
Another German boy, who was also
the victim of ill-treatment on board the
Agat, ran may. Ile was located by
the authorities, and was one of the wit -
i eeses against the mate. It was brought
(.til that while the boy was lied hand
and fool a cat was tied to hint, and
that he was subjected to other horri-
fying cruelties.
M:1 DE SUCCFSSF 11. FLIGHT.
Italdt+ln Airship 1lanoeuvred al Halifax
Fair Grounds.
A despatch from Halifax, K.S.. says:
The feature of the provincial exhibition
grand stand allow on Thursday was the
flight of IL;ddwin's airship. Just before
sundown the breeze died away and made
it possible for Baldwin to set out on his
vc•yage. which was necomplfshed ntost
successfully. Tho airship rose grace-
fully, pointing into the wind, and man-
oeuvred for several minutes in different
directions over the grounds. A second
flight was made to show the tendency
ui the airship to constantly teen to the
right nate::►: guided 1►y the rudder. This
the airship did automatically. snaking a
ccrttplete circuit over the grounds. Then
the full descent was made. the, airship
coming back to the exact spot from
\vhich i1 had risen.
TOWNS SWEPT AW.11'.
Great Destruction of Life and Properly
in Spain.
A despatch frottt ,Madrid says: Unpre-
cedented rains in Andalusia caused im-
mense deet euction of life and properly.
The Guadnlmadina River has been con-
s% .ted into n raging torrent three tittles
wide, laud bridges, houses and even en-
tire villages have been swept away. The
streets in the lower part of Malaga have
been inundated and many futilities ren-
e:teed homeless. Thirty persons were
drowned at Malaga. 23 at Velez de
Ilenamnrgeeza, 13 al Coletnnr, and about
1011 in other places in the valley.
1:t1%"l'it 11t 1Nl► W is sEI/.I-:D.
1'rnt inrial License Inspector Il:rel (.nod
Trip limited' Nct% Ontario.
A despatch from 'Toronto says: Dur-
ing his recent trip through Northern
Oninrio. Provincial License Inspector
Gei rge• E. Morrison secured 98 convic-
tions and collected 8-1.131) cash in fines
his contraventions o,f the liquor license
tart•' . One of the men arrested was sent
down for four months. n.. it wa, his
second nffenre. 11r. \torri-em seized Iwo
iini ii'14 of sluff which had 1,t ell shipped
ni rioter trona the Quehe.' 5141e of the
'1'rr ikkatning Lake to 1Ic1k►ugall's
/'hate:. The seizure was matte at Engle -
hurl. and the liquor ea. confiscated
and destroyed.
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THRESHING 1S 1.1:%1-:1111..
l top, in the Mess .1re 'tinning out a
F'tt air %leld.
despatch from Winnipeg ';►: - "he.
islett, crop r'e'port. +which was heeled out
'IItui.-day shows 11,a1 threshing is gen.
frill throughout the West, and the crops
ir, most olistricts nre turning,put ut n fair
yield. The work has been a little: re-
irrtit'd) by the wet weather.
COULD HAS CONFF'SSED.
Former Montreal %Milliner a Cruel
Murderer.
A despatch front Monte Carlo says :
Vere St. Leger Gould, Who lived for
some time in Montreal, and carried on a
Millinery business there, has written to
the local Judge confessing that he and
lite wife, Violet, Murdered Emma Levin,
whose dismembered body was found in
their baggage August 6 at Marseilles.
They robbed rho woman after knocking
ler unconscious, and when site
screamed they killed her.
TREASURES FOR THE SURGEON.
Ward Family of Gladstone, Mart., Bevel
in Broken Limbs.
A despatch from Gladstone, Man.,
says: Geo. \Vurd was struck on Thurs-
day by a belt on a gasoline sawing
machine. Ile was thrown to the ground
and his right arm and leg broken. Thi..
is the fifth time lie has had his legs bro-
ken. blis father. James S. Ward. has
three times had his leg broken, his son
John both legs and an area broken, and
another sort, Jim, has had an arra bro-
ken. The family cane from the Stales
seven years ago.
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BIG LI MiLER
American Capitalists Purchase Extensive
Properly.
A despatch from Carnpbeliton, N. R.,
says: One of the biggest lumber deals
in the history of the north shore has
been con;nmmated. Summer & Co. have
sold their entire properly it Gloucester
Cc.unty 10 American capitalists. The
property includes a large saw rnill at
Bathurst. a general store (here. and ex-
tensive lumber areas throughout that
country. The price paid is said to be in
the neighborhood of $250,000.
KNEE C tUGIIT IN (EAR.
Westerner Succunll►. to Accident While
'101intl 'threshing truth!.
..1 despatch from L;► Itmgt.erie, Man.,
says: Camille Bailey, while moving a
threshing outfit. attempted to oil a tart
(et the engine. and his knee was caught
in the driving gear, crushing it 10
pieces. The engine had to be reversed
to remowo the limb. %Ir. Bailey suc-
cumbed about an hour afterwards from
1.;ss of blood.
NEI•:1)I'!) i'ltl:ill .MLS.
Jones --That young elan who plays
the cornet is i11.
Gre 'n -1)u you think he will recover'
Jo11es-1 art afraid not. The doctor
ttho i- attending hila lives next .door.
egg.
(Ate of of men seem to think the wrong
side of a saloon is the outside.
A miss is far better than a mile. No
nen wodld care to miss a mile.
IS BETTER THAN EXPECT
Mr. Balfour'., Opinion of the Western
Crop Prosp9cts.
\ desp ►te'h fro:n \V itiiip. ,. . ,� :: Mr. country had adjusted itself to a better
Iinlfour. General \lanng,*er of the union basis of doing business it would t•e able
Ih'nk, seal on 1\'tdn,'`e1';ay morning That to do a great ileal of business upon the
eitIcr hie trip through the \\ est. w hich :-a'me' amount of money.
hail occupied about se' entte'n day:, is' ltep0r'rs received regulnrly from seri-
1e 11 more hopeful reg -rd ng the skate . 1 . us I ranches of the bank indicated that
affairs than before. miih i g the trip. As si places where in the latter part of
to Collections. Mr. flelfour theeug;ht tit• y ;ere nn crop at rill was expected from
were fair. eonsideringg the weather an 1 :,t, Ile t.o lifte('n bushels nre now 1,„.
tits financial coalition'. lte'gtosteig 1-. obtained. Air. Balfour is of opin-
t:g-•htness of ni0ney, rest►c'rtinsi al►i,,;t :het the cash proceeds of the crop
t:'err have been many complaints. \Ir. • . r he far short (f the (chats t.f
Jta-lfe,ur oppeared to regard d es a boal. . >t „tis, that t8 11 the present price;
the contraction of credit. When the , u'eaill.
THE WORLD'S MARKETS
IttEPORTS FROM T11F. LEADING
If t.%DE (:F:N1'RF-4.
Prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheeses and
Other Dairy Produce at Home
and Abroad.
Toronto, Oct. 1. --- Flour - Ontario
tt heat ;►U per cent. patents are u►t-
cluurg;ed at $3.75 to $3.80 in huyere'
sacks outside for export. Manitoba first
pa1e11s,
$$.6U too $5.70; se.'•s'ud potents,
t+t.:o'1 to $5.15, and bluing bukers', $4.65
Wheat -There is little Manitoba Muff
f-:.' sale. and prices are very lion. No. 1
Northern gaoled at $1.13, lake ports, and
No. 2 Northern at $1.10 to 81.10X.
Ontario wheel -No. 2 reel winter and
No 2 white quoted at 91 lu 95e at out-
side points.
Farley -No. 2 is quoted at Gee outside,
and No. 3 extra at 56c.
Oats --New No. 2 Ontario white oats
are quoted at 49 to 50c outside. Muni-
te.ba No. 2 white are nominal al 53c, and
No. 3 white ut 520, Owen Sound.
Corn -No. 3 Aiuerican yellow is
quoted at 71e, Toronto freights, and
mixed at 73c.
Bran-fhe iii u'l:.'1 is (irnt at $22 to $13
i i bulk, (eutsitle. Skulls ase quoted ut
$::1.51) to 825 outside.
(:OL'\"Ti(Y PRODUCE.
Apples -$1.2a to 82 per bbl.
Honey -12 to 13c per Ib.
Poultry-l't.rkeys, dressed, 11 to lye
per Ib; chickens, spring, alive, 10 to lie;
dressed, 12 to 13c; ducks, alive, 9c; do,
dressed, 11 to 12c.
Ilay--No. 1 timothy quoted at 816.50 to
8( 1 hero in car lots.
Stratw-$9.50 to $10.50 a ton on track
here.
Potatoes --Ontario, 65 to 70c per bag on
track, and New Brunswick, 75c per bag.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -Pound Prints, 22 to 21c, and
large rolls. 20 to 21c. Creamery rules at
25 to 26c. and solids at 22X, to 23Xc.
Eggs -The best stock are worth 20 to
21. per dozen in case lots.
Cheese -Large quoted at
twins at 13Xe.
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL..
Montreal, Oct. 1. -.Sales of Manitoba
No. 2 white oats were Made at 56 to 57c,
which is an advance of 2 to 3c per
bushel. and Manitoba No. 3 were placed
a: 55 to 55X,c per bushel, ex store, or
1'! to 2c higher. New crop Quebec No.
2 white were quoted at 5k, and No. 3 at
53c. Flour -Choice spring wheat pa-
tents. $5.90; seconds, $5.30; winter wheat
petenLs, $5 to 85.10; straight rollers,
S i.5o; do, in bags, 82.15 to $2.25; ex-
tras, 81.90 to $2. Feed -Manitoba bran,
itt brigs, 822 to 823; shorts. $25 to 88
per ton; Ontario bran, in hags. 821 to
$:2: shorts, 821 to $25; nulled mouillie,
827 to $30 per ton, and straight grain,
832 to 531. Provbions-Barrels short
cul mess, 822 to $22.50; half -barrels,
$11.25 to $11.75; clear tat hacks. 823.50
to $21.50; long cut heavy mess. $20.50 to
321.50; half -barrels do. $10.75 to $11.50;
dry salt long clear bacon, 10 to 115 c;
barrels plate beef, $11 to $16; half-bur-
rels do, $5.50 to St1.25; barrels heavy
mess beef. $10; half -barrels do, 83.50;
compound lard, 10X to 10'/c; pure lard,
11X to 12%c. kettle rendered, 13 to
133 e; harts, 12% to 15Xc. nccording to
size; breakfast bacon. 11 to 15%c; Wind-
sor bacon. 15 lo 15%c; fresh killed abat-
toir dressed hogs, 89 to 89.35; alive,
$0.25 to $6.50. Butler -finest, 25% to
26c- Eggs -No. 1 candled and straight
reseipls, 20 to 21c per dozen. Cheese --
Western. 12% to 12%e.
UNITED STATES 111:\ gibs:TS.
Minneapolis, Oct, 1. -\\'Ile nt--Septent-
h,er. $I.06> M $1.06X; December. $1.06%
to $1.06%: allay, 81.10X to 81.11; No. 1
hard. old. $1.11: No. 1 hard, new,
$1.10%; No. 1 Northern, old, $1.10; No.
1 Northern. new. $I.(1!)';; No. 2 North-
ern. old. $1.10X; No. 2 Northern, new,
*I.063 to $1.063,.
Duluth. Oct. 1.--\\'hent--No. 1 hard.
$1.11%; No. 1 Northern. $1.10%; No. 2
Northern. $1.08%; Seplenther, $1.09%
December. $I.0f1%; May. $1.12%.
Milwaukee. Ocl. 1. -Wheat --No. 1
Northern. 81.11 to $1.12%; No. 2 North-
ern, $1.07 to $1.10; December, 99% to
ir33 e. Rye -No. 1, 89t -c. Barley --No.
1. 89Xe; No. 2. 99c; sample, 76 to 98e.
(:urn -No. 3, cash. 62 to 63c; December,
5eXc bid. •
(:.1TTLE \t \ltKt:•r.
Toronto. Oct. 1.---1.011e business tuns
Being in exporters' cattle. The quality
of the offerings is not of the best. and
h.uyers were not hiclined to pny over
85 per cwt for loads unless they were
exceedingly good.
Some light expert steers were 1;01,1.
Values in general for (these classes rang
epi irons 81 to $1.40 per cwt.
A fair intake! obtained for bulcl►ers'
cattle. Prices were as follows: Rest
lo.lchers' cattle sold al 51.15 10 L1.:►it.
with it few choice lots at 81.75 ane?
81.80; choice cows brought $3 to 83.0.
end medium butchers' brought $3.65 to
81.10 per cwt. Common cows and can-
ners brought $1.25 to 8'2.50 per cwt.
Trude was active in feeders and stock
ere for the di'tillery trade. Steers sold
a; $3.23 to $3.50, and bulls at 82.25 to
$2.50 per cwt.
Mitch cows were '.teaely at 820 to $5')
each.
Calves were not plentiful. Their
prices rango! front 3 to Gc per Ib.
Lambs were worth 81.50 M .,35.500;
(weq. $1.15 to *1.iu. and bucks and
culls. 8.3 to 8:3.50 pt r cwt.
1 einplaints were ei ad: about the large
number of light hogs leeched by the
tic nle'r;. i'ric-s Were quested unchanged
nt $6.12!4 for selects, and 85.87% for
ltg:l,t, and fats.
13c, and
TO All t(.k C/. \It's, 1' 11.11E.
7.ttenty armed Mill fennel iia Weide
\e•ar Peterhof.
A despatch from Cologne snys : The
Sl. Petersburg correspondent of the
Magtlehurg leiteng slates that the Cos-
sacks nn guard over the Peterhof i'nlne e
surprised on 'Tucs.lny night twenty
armed ruffians. twe•1ve of them twenring
military uniforii,t in the woods near
pererhnf. It it st'j1ToseR1 that they in-
tended to attack lee iuil:crial palace.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
HAPPENINGS FROM ALL Oft THE
GLOBE.
Telegraph Briefs From Our Ottn and
Other Countries of Recent
Events.
CAVA U.1.
.1n cpideinio of diphtheria is raging
at Ting. it, Que.
The enlargement of Rideau Hall may
cast over t$300 (KM).
Milk is t•, be increased 14) 8 cents ;r
q•t;trt from 7 cent. in Ottawa.
A. E. Turgeon has been sworn in :,s
Attorney-Geller/it of Saskatchewan.
The ,Manitoba Legislature will 1)e call-
ed ort the .,exam 't hursday in January.
Canada's total imports for the year
ending July 1st total $365,:3116,309.
Prince Rupert le to be made one ef
tl'c tine,( . :worts on the continent.
Many s ol:ons et Government (isle -
phones in .Alberta have leen completed.
Retailers propose to advance the pru'e
of milk in Toronto to nine cents u qua. ;
after Nov. 1.
Rev. U. Spurting. of Winnipeg. in an
address said Oriental labor was indi-
spensable.
An organized band of housebreaker.;
is believed to he at work in 11untillen
Pence Fushimi has written express -
leg his thanks for kindnesses shown
him in Canada.
During August Canada had 26 labor
(i:sputes and 99,680 days +fere lust by
labor men.
1)r. 1t. A. Falconer was feirntatty in-
.cialted as President of the University of
'fenonto on 'Thursday
Stratford's ass.°ssment returns show a
reputation of 11,062, woes an assessee
valuation of $5,711,265.
In the west are 1.221 elevators an.l
52 warehouses, with a total capacity til
:•5.222,200 busheL,.
:1. Gaston. ++bile hunting near i.ase
Edward. (Suety c. was mistaken for a
and shot dead.
Ilarold Christopherson, the London
lad who swallowed a pin was opera's -el
mon, and the pin removed.
'file Government will probably send
-e special agent lee Japan to endeavor to
arrange the immigration difficulty.
i'etitions are being circulated in Brit-
ish. Columbia asking Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier to pass legislation ituitediutely to
exclude the Ork•ntaIs.
Canadian furniture will sell better in
Ihc Manchester district if better polish-
ed, says the Canadian Government's
trade agent.
The Derain:on Deportment of Agricul-
ture has issued a panel filet calling tite
attention of farmer, to the need of care-
fully testing the yields of their dairy
he rds.
lion. 1). I1. E. Young, Minister of
fatucat:on and Provincial Secretary in
ihje British Columbia Govcrtrntent, stat-
er that the situation regarding the un-
ntigialien of Asiatics was a very grave
cite
.IIIIITA1N.
An English workman was fatally poi -
settee] by absorbing carbolic acid. Which
spilled over his body.
11 is stated by the British Foreign
011ice That the Lseue between Japan and
(:unnela has not yet become at Imperial
question.
British railway storks have depreciated
i 1 waluc a million pounds sterling on
account of the fear of a general strike of
railway egrooms.
UNITE') S 1'.1TES.
At Krewane"e, Ill., Eddie Wal=l:. aged
9 years, in play shot and nt tautly
killed his brother, aged 1.
Ri.rglars tool: cut glass ane? 83,010
a('rth of silverwtlre from the home of
airs. Delafield in Nerolin. ('conn.
Because of an incurable throat mal-
ady. Jeremiah 11. Volley. aged 21. of
1'(.t'k. 1'a., literally starved to death.
Themes Harry, nitic years old. Was
Ieitlen by a mad dog in New York city,
rand has develetped symptoms of rabies.
.1 white boy and thirteen negroes were
drowned in the Tombigbee River, Ala-
bama. by the capsizing of a ferry -boat on
Thursday.. Revrs. J. D. !looker. of exinglon, Ky.,
has become violently insane after
drinkiuig a large bottle of medicine for
some slight ailment.
Two buys. one ilfteen, the other thir-
teen, at Paducah, Ky.. rubbed red pep -
pet into the eyes of a playmate and it
is thought ins eyesight is imp tired for
lifts
The ledger and stock boot; of tit,'
Standard 00 company. wtrllteel ley the
United Stales attnrney in present in-
gttiry. have disappeared and cannot be
found.
Seriously Injured by an automobile nl
Trenton. N. J.. Deena tl Rupert. it small
1.0y. refused to go home in the police
nnitedance lest pts mother should be
frightened.
Wagering thnt he could catch and hold
n bear Whi'h was roaming about the
streets of itichnmond. Texas. Sunday.
Adapt Haulier Inid hold of the animal
nncl was killed.
Fred \\'nri ier, an electric lineman at
phren, N. Y., Served the life of n fellow -
worker by wresting from his hands a
live wire carrying 2.:111' cull.:. \Vari-
n' is hands were ce1vereel With a fell hat.
Figures produces nt the investigation
into the Standard Oil Company showed
Ihnt in 1903 the Indiana 1'ipo Litre Cone
puny, a subsidiary of the Standard.
made n profit of 511.091.022 on an in-
vestment of 42,2efeees.
Mrs. Nialilela \\'nrje. of Paradise, N.
Y.. was t ulking lb her home late fit
night. when three masked men slopped
t er and stole from tier $60. a pair of
diamond earrings. a vnluable brooch
and two gold rings.
filch finds of radium have been macre
rr borings taken from the Simplon
tunnel.
Peace has been declared in Morocco,
and the hostilities al Casablanca have
ceased.
Three Cuban Generals have been ar-
rested et Havana for potting against
Ihe public erl('r.
It is reported at fle'rtln 'hat a war lie -
't\ gen Honduras nnei Guatemala is likely
tea bi gin immediately.
� BEHRKABLE OPERATION
Doctors Saved the Life of a Man Almost
Decapitated.
A de:.putch from New York say.;: The physicians worked over tate pati-
Tltr.e surgeons al SI. 1ire'g.ers Hospi- eel for nearly three ?tours, sewing to
la! had 11 hard eruggle tea Tuesday to ge ther blood vies. -1, and wal'ielis birth: -
NOVO the life of a man wtto \t is etllnoct tures of the t:e.•k. The Jugulur vent
he he'ude,I by an eletulet' in tt butleiutit ut,d the windpipe were not seriously M-
lle
N.J. `?1a Front street. The patient, eine!. The ne_k was cut trout cur to
tic rnard ltu•h, while taking a load of e.o as ek•attly us though it Was lona
lis!. from the first to Ilse se -cord !ken*. by u razor.
)I.g tped and b4Catne tt•euge'd between the
I •tor rind the platform of the elevates.
'I he elevator was stopped in time to
save his head fn'sti being torn trent the
s hc.ttlders. At the hospital 0 rtes f.nutel
thus in actditis,lt to the large rtruscle s
of the neck being .severed, sett -rid swdll
arteries and weirs were separa(c,1.
pi,tlent was conscious throughout the
operation. Which was t►erf-►rine',.) \tittt-
(,ul urut:ahett,s of any kine?. ituslt tt ,s
gx:tt•crle``s (u move h petrel because til('
1itrg.-st rtnlscles tit the Heck were env
t,.•d in Iwo.
Acc:ordulg to the physicians, more
Ihc, n'
twenty-two blood teSSels. nerves,
r►,uselea, reins find arteries hod to 1-e
st,tured. The operation was u tedious
4 rte, some .)f the t ess.e'le being eo small
that the fittest catgut rind to ed.
The dopy, rc_ ins ir tilt! that t1Te tally
h
thing that sawed the' norm's lite Was that
Ilse bend was forced b.,rkeard. If it
had been thrown forward it would have
1 role n Ihe spinal coons and severe! ',t
'he t brae, cnatsing e'ertn:n death.
'I he stun is expected le, it ,once.
1301.1) UID FOR LIBEI111.
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Prisoners at l'orlaUe la Prairie (:aught
Alter (Breaking Out.
A despatch from Portage 1:i Prairi,
Man., says: Joseph \Wynn, Dauphin.
\Irin., \t•ho is awaiting his trial in the
local jail on a charge of having attcmp-
te•I to murder Joseph Storey, at (?rand
View. made a bold bid for liberty on
\\'ednesday afternoon. In the uheeteem
of the guard he by stain strength forced
apart two iron bars guarding the win-
d( w. 'Tearing solve sheets into, strips n
serviceable rope was manufactured. and
by this mentis he lowered himself within
twelve fret of the ground, dropping the
remainder of the distance. His absence
was quickly noticed. however, and the
officials started off in hot pursuit, and
were successful in capturing the man
within an hour. This is \\'inn's second
escape, as he got away after his arrest
nt Dauphin.
RUSSI1 TIIINKS W -lit INI:t'IT.t13LE
Foresees Struggle ite•tt+een Japan and
United States.
A despatch from St. Petersburg says:
The convietion prevails Isere that W-
beltveen Japan and the United S;:,tes
is inevitable in the distant future. The
Nevoe Vremya on Wednesday publish-
ed an article entitled: "The New World
Power," picturing the titnrtelous growth
cf American sea pi,tttr during ('resi-
dent Itoesevelt's ttdrinislratiou, warn-
ing Itussiust diplomacy "not to 1'c
caught unawares by coining events,'
and ridding: "The day alien the United
Slates fleet passes out of the Strait of
Magellan and sweeps into the waters
of the Pacific will open a new era for
the Eastern World. Official courtesies
and the temporary lull in war talk ego
not conceal the fact that America 's
reaching out for the mashy of the f':t-
eiIc and already is strong enough to
attain 11."
LEFT 511031.1. F011 11111VEST.
Many Men on Grand Trunk Pacific in
t\'r_e.t Quit Work.
A despatch from Winnipeg says: An
e: litnated shortage of several thousand
risen for the harvesting of the wheat
crop in the \Vest has not only made
itself fell in tine farming community of
the whole country. but has necessarily
forced a delay in the rapidity With
e hich railway c .ns! uctien has been
carried on in the Western country. As
a result the contractors and the rail-
way people are now feeling the labor
sit ingency prpbably more keenly than
al any other period of the year. Higher
wages and a pressing demand ter uten
pais been the motive which has caused
4t: ler cent. of the sten to quit work
who were engaged on the Grand Trunk
t'acifle: between Portage I.a Prairie and
Minioto, a distance of 120 miles.
COLLISION IN TUNNEL.
Thant) Pas,enrlers Injured in Itaiht:ay
Acrident in France.
despatch fearer \;tart' , France. sat=:
The Trans-allnn'.s train. carrying thee
cites%
It't-
c:as% passengers from Paris td, (:her-
Il(►urg, where they were to embark on
Ilk' \\'bite Star Line Wainer Adriatic.
ons telescoped on \Vednesday in the
Brevet gunnel. Twenty persons were
injured. The disaster Ls snid to have
hen en due to the negligence of the crew
of the train carrying the trans-ntban!ic
passengers, as no lights \\ere burning
in the rear of the train, and no tor-
pedoes were placed on the truck behind
it. ns required by the regulntiens when
a train halls in a tunnel. This neglect
tensed another !rain to rain Into Ihe
passenger train bound for Cherbourg.
Ii1:S1't)NSIIt1.E I'011 aa111:11:.
Tito Operator" :!till Itrralo..-inan Arrest-
ed for Disaster at \;tudeenit.
A dispatch from Montreal '-ttys: Serie
Stricter. (operator nt SI. Dominique;
Clarence Howell, hrnkesnien of the first
Rain. rill Loyal Streets, operator at
Vaudreuil. are held criminally respon-
sible for the train wreck at Yaudreuil,
nn the 1Rih Inst., through which Albert
flebinson, of Kingston, Ont., lest his
life. The verdict was returned by the
coroner's jury on Wednesday morning.
The coroner issued warrants for the ar-
rest of the mcn.
An Imperial rescript has been issued
in Nt•wfeoundlnnd suspending all !'okini-
rnl statutes which authorize cok►niil of -
be tale in seiz..\nterican vessels for ef-
atged fishery offences.
JUVENILE: CRIME.
Adults Who Asads' In* 1:,trout:►!1r• Iloys
to do tt'runU Should he Punished.
In tunny cases where children are
chargers lath crime benne adult is really
behilsel it nil, arid should receive the
jettni tui1telll instead of the child. Mr.
J J. Kelso, who, as Ontario Superinten-
dent of work fur children, is brought
into daily contact with such matters.
reports Burt hundreds of boystwit in
reformatories and jails would bei g,1ve-el,
late -abiding citizens if they had trot
be'e't► practically forced into strong -doing
by drunken parents, receivers of stolen
property, etc. The Dominion' Gotern-
mete now has befure it a bill providing
ie•r modern children's courts, and one
et the clauses is as follow., :
`•Any per.ion tvito knowingly or wit.
frilly encourages, aids, ctusee. allele or
connives at tate commission 1►y a �•Itilel
cf a delinquency. or Who knowingly or
velfully does any act producing. pro-
moting, or contributing to a chiles', be-
ing or b conning a juvenile delinquent,
whether or not such person is the parent
or guardian of the child. er who. being
iter pitrer;t or guardian of the child and
toeing able to du so, wilfully neglects 10
d) that which Would (111'0 '4 ly tend to
prevent a chill's being or becoming a
juvenile delinquent, or to remove the
conditions whish render a child a juve-
nile delinquent. shall be liable on sum-
mary conviction before it juvenile court
or a justice. to it fine not exceeding five
I:Lndred dollars or to imprisonment for
it period not exceeding one year. or to
tit in'
' and imprisonment."
pec line i
NO 111ND GUIDED TIltIN.
Engine Driver Lay Unconscious on Fluor
of the (:ab.
A despatch from New York Says
\\ bile I henry Robertson. engineer of an
h.rie Raih'oad passeniu'r train. fay sense-
less on the floor of Itis cab It Oh a hire -
tined skull crit eeednesday. the ks'oiho-
lite, without a hand at the throttle.
rushed full '.i►ecd toward the Jersey C:ily
terminal, threatening destruction to the
train and its passengers. Fireman Flem-
ing. noticing that the .,pe'e'l diel not
slacken at places where Ihe train should
have been r►enning slowly. climbed into
they cab. and found the engineer on the
floor, a here he itad dropped rifler being
struck by rt pole when he placed his
head out of ihe• 'sib window. N the of the
passengers. \\ hen they left the train,
knew of their narrow r=Cape. itobert-.on
11 as removed ten a Itu•pital. where it twos
bald he probably weutld die.
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TWO it11.1.1:1) 11' 1:IU) SIN(..
NOTES ON THE LUSITANIA
N011O111( tt' 15 S1:4sI1:K ON ItU t1W
1111: (.Itt•:1'1' 51111'.
Interesting Parattraplis AtH,Til the
World's Greatest 5'e e'I and
Iter Trip.
Net a single case of seasickness was
l.leottn thinner, tire' e-tlttr'o tot ago of the
t.u'-ititnia.
One chronic kicker said frankly: -
"What's the use of going to S''a in a
beat like this with no discoulk,r! Jo
tale Air grumble about?"
The \\ cdne.day et ening concert - n
1 • and brought $t:4) 1-u- the S.-'anten s
Aid, and showed :ha1 professional tat-
etit b' -t ce,me along.
"Neese anything like it," was the
univecru el werdiet of tete passengers re-
garding the weal (ammeter.
More than a score of newspaper ttt'n
from England and Scotland acsuut-
panie'd the Lusitania on her trip.
A largo contingent of officials weI-
((1110l the big :,hip al Quarantine
anue►ng them (l'o I'ostnta-ter-General,
waiting for the 1.500 bags of mail
brought over.
Every foot of the Lusitanir►'s way
was set forth to ttte world by wireless
telegraphy, as if her course had been
'at longer than from New Yeti; to Ho-
boken.
The acclaim accorded the (:unarder
ell her arrival teas greater than that
given to the first steamship which en-
tered the port of New York.
The Lusitania rnc•te her record (1
hent:; and 20 minutes (picker than the
same course has ever Leen traversed
Lege o re'.
As no completed New York dock e f
theCunardCompany could acooluno-
iiate the [usitunia, the new Chelsea
(leek al 11111 street was utilized.
The Chelsea deck at New York where
Ihe: Lusitanfit landed, Is 860 feet king,
s;. there was just room enough for the
gian'ess.
Folk wing is what the Lusilania's
2.0110 passenht'rs ate on the trio: -
Fresh meats. 23.000 pound:; salt meal-;,
1,090 pounds; fish. 4.873 bounds; eggs,
3,335 dozen; coffee. 3,790 (►masts; tea,
'.154) pounds; butler. 4.165 pounds;
granges and bananas. 9,410; grapes, 51)0
unds; lemons. 1,000 pounds; bread,
31.000 loaves; milk, 11,870 quarts; create,
2.765 quarts.
The tremendous welc ,me in New York
harbor fairly made lite Water shiver,
dates in the din the Lusitania's siren,
great as is its volume of sound, was
heard with difficulty.
The average daily coal conumJotion
en the Lusitanin was considerably 1ese
than the 1,C00 tons announced as rho
Minimum.
The extreme speed of the Lusitania
so far is 26.45 knots. She itas done
That for Iwo runs of fifty milee. one
with and one against the current.
Willi hourly messages from friends
ashore. with the daily nee -simper con -
!Lining telegraphic news from the
werlel's centres. with stenographers a
t� pewritet's, pa- 'engers on the Lust -
nnia could easily forget they were in
the middle of the Atlantic.
The statera►ms of ttte Lusitanla are
tent Ledro em:. with brass bedsteads
end cheerful furniture and swinging
locking -glasses.
in regard to the serving of meals on
Ihe- 1.11.s tanin, Ill? :len ericrtn system has
leen adopted, namely. that a special
dtnn.r may be ordered (without' extra
charge').
'Eke Dowager Countess of Dunmore,
with her two daughters, 1.a.Iv Muriel
Gore Browne and the flight Hen. 1.ndy
Victoria Murray, tall. graceful, girlish
Eeglish benuNes, were among the Lus-
itan'a's passengers.
CREEP (:Citi: FOR (:1111.0RI:V.
German Doctor Finds 'that Steadily]
0 e ei laces the spinal Column.
IteMniint) Penna 8 1)atue \\1141 7lieir Prof. Klnpp of the University ..f Bonn
IN Heves that creeping is the true nnel
Ititg \\;►. 7' I11.l( 14 a "1'1 11). nnturnl remedy for half the 1ro►ubles
A de_pateli ft e;te .\1 out of infancy. Every child shoutd le id -
2 o'clock 011 \\odilesdny meeting rt fatal lowed to creep plentifully 1.efore it is
acc'ide'nt occurred at the (:.l'.It. ero--iter It,t;ght to walk. he says; it is milur4.3
a' Norman. "I we young the n, 1 tits law. and tvtien this L- neglected he pre-
Ol.en, t►r-,prit•teet• til the Stockholm Ile:.-
11.lfrrniar►t, ane? (:Iles. 1)alkrisl, \were re-
tung; from a Swedish dance at Nor-
man and were crossing Ihe (rack. tthett
their rig was strue•k by a trek twain
vnel both were instantly killed. The rig
W113 smashes to nth1Ch\t`ele0l. teit1 the
driver, Harry llayden, though !blown
some' live hundred feel. esenpe,l with a
few brehon tile. Ile was conveyed to
they Jubilee liespiiut. The horsee were
uninjured.
I:Itosoil\1. 111t: 11111:11'.
Prof. 31I$ii'Ie n1 3Ir(.ill Ite•pe►rt. 1' r►n-
britltge• taper irne'nt. Surrr�.tnl.
A dtr.patch hunt \Ioltieeai ay - Pro-
fessor 3l, -Meigle of McGill Univei etv has
ju-t rt'ttn ned from Cambridge I nivjer-
sily. tvttere he inwesbig;nle,l bIt• n..e pro-
cess of wheat crossing. Ile bet Bees that
Ihe gtrestion has been solved. Ile (limns
That the qualities of certain kinds of
wheal are due to heredity arils nre not
tt:e result of the climate. 1» it process
cross-brcedeig ht' has got it product
which combines the good qunlitiee (,f
\Inuilo,l,a hard ‘with those of English
others. 'ihe large, soft heads of Eng- ! itak nre adopting., Il:e ststcnt Ihnt h.)
1141 t\ twat and the hard qualities of ! tag tntr xlueed it Berlin. Th' e''!i',i1'e 11,
Manitoba No. 1 make an Went proeluctteen up lo 6 ycars ,if a;e. are (nc• I"'"
One which Will (k►ul►le the yield of
the. Canadian wheal fields.
scribes n return to creeping to undo
the injuries to the spine, joints anddl
muscular sy-1• ru that result fro'rt
prematura hall of mantling creel.
Ills (Mennen twa.s Iiia called to ;ito
subject by .dogs which lt;:el suffet•(•el
no teens breakdown and shooed sena:1-
teini of 4 nral)sis as a result of train-
ing; in tricks for the stage or circus
ring. Ile undertook to treat some (.f
these and naturally Vegan with a riot
elite. including steppag' of the revert' -
tient to stand upright on their him!
legs.
'fo his turpnce he found that the It tee
recovered strength and nervous lone
without further treatment. and lie con-
cluded that Ihe strain on the spinal
ee,luritn from the unnatural erect po-
sition Was the cele enure 01 the etn'e-
turn•. From this it was nn en=y .'e•;e
to the deduction thnl chileh•e•n f fr• 0:1
1 1 o 1 yi ars !'f ::g(,' Whet e!v►wod neve
sytnp!on►s at:d general I'renkd• own et re
stcluns of strain pia cal on the terl•'-
l.rat system too soon. 1.41 etleld,'niy au f
14fore they were 111 t ► 1t,;►r 11.
Ile experimented with n erre pian;
treatment and it is slid he- ae hi t e l
sue., results lh:it se'r'e rat ,:hit:iron's ho•-
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MVO 11114: PASSPORTS.
flan In Stop Japril►c',r Intnll!grnlintl
from 11att raii.
A despnich (corn Vnnt•.,tter soy's: The
1►eanaininn immigration agent, Dr. Mon-
roe. has notified nil steamship and
transportation companies carrying Ja-
panese to this city Itint no Japanese will
be admitted to Canada unless they carry
fon-sports made out specifically to Cnrt-
nda. 'tlty slops the dumping of Jnps In
Rritith Columbia from the Hawaiian
tslonds.
ag((I find tut fe►rc'd 'o erre p 1,1 0.11
th<e ito-'r of (heir tw':tr,l.
cr••eping genres ale pro: idett and 11:0
11tirs:s 54.' 10 rl that Vier,. ii as little
standing or walking ns J►(essible. The
altitude (oi cre�eping prevents spinal curs
velure in n tnternt direePnn a1,t 1141
tt e,g;ht o'f 1h., I. (It 1. grecs 11'4' weirs i
ndju=t thrn:s.'lwe 3 in lir' enteral or -
ward tor't'e al the waist lino with me
shoutde'rs threw') bask.
'rhe, ne:k is s'reng'2ets d by stij►port-
ingt the weight o.1 the head. rine) the
sewed( r, back. elalonrinal and hip
muscles are' strengrthent.i. 'i'h' startal-
int, habit is redeveloped gtrniluath in
such a mnnncr that t1•c t' ety r.tl;n'-14
tls..lf lo 11 gradually.
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