HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-12-8, Page 6CAPRIVI ON WAlt
Germany Abhors Preventable War,
But Must be Ready,
THE LIE GIVEN TO BISMARCK.
'Russia Must be 'Watched as Went as
nranee–Sitettee to Keep an Invineible
ArmY Than Have to Maher Defeat.
A Berlin oable says • Chancellor Caprivi
said today ii the Reiciustag, " The house
le doubtless aware of the public indignation
lexeited by the avoWal of Prince Bismarck
that he beel forged a despatch from Ems iu
070 with the view of precipitating ever be.
tween France and, Germany. In order
that the house and country might, judge of
the accuracy of the statement the
foreign office has furnished to me from
the archives a telegram from Privy Coun-
cillor Abekeo to Prince Bismarck, dated
July 13th, 1870, stating that hie majesty,
King William, complained of the obtrusive
behavior of the French embaseador on the
promegrade, and also a letter of his maanty
ordering Privy Councillor Abekeo to tele-
graph to the Baron de Werther that his
amnesty was indignant at the imputetions
of Duo de Gramont and of the French am-
bassador, Bendetti, in regard to his (the
King's) conduct, and that his majesty re-
served to himself the right to take further
steps. These facts," added the chancellor,
"prove that his mejeaty, the late
King and Emperor William, wass Lot
the old weakling thee Prince Big.
mar& had been lately suggesting, and
also prove that Germany, in 1870, did its
utmost in the direction of conciliation."
This 'statement of the chaneellor caused a
decided sensation in the Reichstag, being
the first open and official answer on the
part of the Government to Prince Bis-
marck's charges. It b believed that Prince
Blamer* will accept the challenge and
take his swat in the Reichstag to answer
Caprivi. The chancellor also mid "We
abhor preventable war. We do not desire
the smallest piece of French territory. The
next war, should war unfortunately break
out, would be much more difficult, because
the French army and fortresses, especially
Paris, are in much better condition than
in 1870. Germany's condition after such a
war, even if followed by 25 years of peace,
would be infinitely more intolerable than
erow."
MUST WATCH RUSSIA.
Referring to Russo -German relations,
the chancellor said: "Friendehiphas
eoristed between Germany and Russia for
centuries past, and the Emperor Alexander
bimself was an important personage in the
maintenance of these friendly relations.
The present czar is one of the noblest -
minded and most peaceful of monarchs, and
appreciates the peaceful and loyal policy of
Germany. There are in Russia, however,
hostile currents working against us, which,
mince the successful achievement of German
arms and diplomacy, have risen above
the interests of Rumba yet it must not
be concluded because Resent is develop-
ing her army that war is imminent. We
must assume from her preparations that
Russia's next war will be to the west-
ward. These preparations arouse no anxiety
at present, but they might constitute a
danger to us. It must be remembered that
Prince Bismarck, during the reign of the
late Czar Alexander, spoke of a positive
threat of war from Russia. The Govern-
ment has used every endeavor to maintain
communication with Russia'but desires
that the current shall not be withdrawn
from the connecting lines with Austria and
Italy. There is undeniably a rapproche-
ment between Russia and France, in the
face of which we cannot yield Alsace-
Lorraine nor break off our relations with
Austria. The strengthening of our armee
meats constitutes no threat to Russia. We
only want to repel a possible attack. We
Tenet think of war with the probability of
having to present two fronts.
deeline, and a political economic straggle
would arise, involving our yeey exietence.
Gerona:se' i deattoyed will be replaced by
no other flatten, It is our duty to preserve
Germany fee memory of then who tweeted
her and died for her, so that it shall not be
said that then who hem gone before ave
their blood while the living are unwilling to
give eyen money. I appeal to the House
to enable the nation to say in time of
future war, Dieb vater/and Inapt du rultig
gin." Tire -Chancellor's speech was fol-
lowed by prolonged upplaese. Herr Richter
made a short apeeoh and the House
adjourned.
lleOniefi Ancens
Narrow Escape of the Steamer Trave From.
Instant beetruction.
A London cable says: The peseengera by
the Trave, who were landed at Southamin
ton on Friday, report than the ship had a
narrow escape from being dashed on the
rocks on Thursday. They had passed the
Lizard, and were proceeding through a
thick fog under reduced speed, which
caused the strong currents to carry the ship
out of her course. Shortly after 5 o'clock
the passengers vverentartlect by the sudden
stoppage ot the engines and on reaching the
deck theysaw the great rook known as the
"tart Point" looming up befere them,
scarcely a hundred yard e away. Many of
the passenger's, especially the women, be-
came hysterical, and a panic would have
ensued but for the admirable behaviour of
the officers and crew, who soon succeeded in
restoring confidence. The prompt response
of the engines to the call to reverse was the
only thing that saved the ship going on the
rooks, The passengers expreee themselves
as highly gratified with the good discipline
displayed by those responsible for the ship's
safety.
The representative of the Associated
Press hair interviewed one of the passengers
of the Trave who landed at Southampton.
He confirmed the report that the steamier
had a narrow map° from being wrecked.
He said that a number of passengets were
sitting in the smoking -room at five o'clock,
when they all heard the belle ring for the
engineer on watch to reverse the engine.
This was quickly done. All the men in the
smoking -room rushed out on deck in a state
of semi -panic, not knowing what was about
to happen. The shore could be seen
through the heavy mist. not 50 feet distant
horn the Steamer. The officers acted in a
very efficient manner and quickly restored
confidence among the passengers who had
taken alarm at the close proximity of
danger. The excitemea lasted for only a
few minutes. The steemern officers ad-
mitted that the vessel was out of her course,
and that she was going northeast instead of
east.
RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
If Russia wished to go to oar she would
be sure of the alliance of France, but, if
France wished to go to war, the alliance of
France with Ravels, would be an open
question. In either case Russia must
occupy the attention of a portion of our
force. We are not, prepared for such an
exigency. We would have to defend our-
selves against superior numbers. If we
do not do this the heroes of 1813 would
rise up from their graves against us in
righteous indignation. Our whole posi-
tion among the nations depends on our
military strength. We have the highest
opinion of our allies, and the dreibund is
neeenere so popular as in Germany • but
even the dreibund is weaker in ;mops
than are France and Russia. Germany
must always take the chief burden upon
lerself, because she must watch two
frontiers. Germany has lost her mili-
tary supremacy since 1870, not by the
fault of the Government or of the army, or
of the Reichstag, but because the conqueror
is less inclined to make sacrifices than the
eonquered. After Sedan a different feeling
existed than after Jena. Oar neighbors
have increased theie military strength in an
undemonstrative manner, and only after
recourse to makeshifts. let, while slow,
their course has been steady and sure."
The chancellor then proceeded to explain
the proposed reforms in the military service,
the regulations of which do not operate so
as to affect all equally and caused efforts to
be made to evade the service. " In point
of numbers," said he, "our army is ahead
of any other nation's and we have the best
commissioned and non-commissioned officers
and men, but we fail in strength of organi-
mtion. We do not want to summon the
landwehr and the landsturn on the eve of
battle. The Government disagrees with
the recent article in the Militar Wochenblatt
on the landwehr, which has always held an
honorable position.'
THE ALTERNATIVE.
A. NEW GOLCONDA.
Fabulous Wealth Discovered in an Old
Aztec Gold Mine.
A Hermosillo, Texas, despatch says:.
There is much excitement in the western
part of the State of Sonora over the recent
discovery of a gold mine of fabulous rich-
ness''. The find was brought about in a
remarkable manner, the fortunate discoverer
being Arthur Corns, a merchant of Altair,
in this State. About two weeks ago Mr.
Corns bought a piece of quartz from an
Indian which contained a little over six
pounds of pure gold. A few days later the
Indian appeared again with another lot of
riohgold-bearingquart z, which he sold for$20.
Mr. Corns, then offered the Indian $30 to
show him where the gold had been obtained.
The offer was accepted, and the two went
off to the hill, and at a little way from the
mine the Indian told Mr. Corns where to
go and see the gold .for himself. The
Indian would rot approach the mine
because of the tradition that any one of
the native race showing a mine to a Mexi-
can would die within a few days. • Mr.
Coma went where directed and found the
rich gold mine, which is named the Tee-
dorena. The mine shows evidence of
having been worked for centuries, and it is
believed to be one of the lost mines of
the Aztecs!, from which they obtained such
wealth centuries ago. Mr. Corns wet soon
begin working the property on an extensive
scale.
KIDNAPPED BOY FOUND,
Stolen in Montreal Seven Yearn .Ago,
Die-
oovered SelliPgPapere h New Yoek.
AOTOR AB.NVS THRIbLING E1100171eTER,
A Now York despatch says: The
mystery of the dieappearanoe of Charley
Botel fro ni his parents' home in Germen.
town, Pa., in 1874, has its parallel in a Mae
that ouhninated in New York last Saturday
night, but with a happier ending than the
Ron ease.
Alexander Kearney, one of the principal
acters in the "Soudan" company, which
appeered at the Grand Opera House last
week, and a bright but ragged lookingneves-
boy are the leading personages in this etoy,
which has been circulated on the Rialto for
several days.
For more than seven years Mr. Kearney has
searched iu nearly every important oity in
the United States, and in mut:smeller ones
as well, for a little cousin, or brother as he
terms him through affection, who was kid-
napped when five years old, and who had
never been seen or heaad of by his friends
or relatiyes until Mr. Kearney, by the mon
curious chance, found him selling news-
papers at the foot of the etaire at the West
Twenty-third street downtown station of
the Sixth avenue elevated railroad. I Jaw
Mr. Kearney in his apartments, ab No, 252
West Twenty-fourth street, yeeterday, and
obtained the details of the story from him.
"1 am not anxious for publicity in thie
matter," he said "as it is strictly a bunny
affair, but if the Herald wishes to have the
WAS IT A SWINDLE
The French Government wilt Investigate
the Panama Canal Scheme.
A Paris cable says : The trial of the
:Panama Canal directors will be cenducted
under the artiolee of the Comm n Law.
'Therefore the theory of the prosecution is
that the Panama Canal project has been a
swindle from the beginning, and the direc-
tors are liable, if convicted, to itnpriaon-
mout and fine, and to deprivation f their
civil rights.
The family of Baron de Rehiach, fearing
that hisestate, if not especially liquidated,
may figure in court as an asset of the
Panama Canal Company, have applied for
the immediate appointment of a liquidator.
The Government, however, has ordered that
all Baron de Reinach's papers be sealed.
The Panama Canal Investigating Com-
mittee of the Chamber of Deputies was
completed to -day ley the eleotion of seven
members, of whom six where of the Right.
The Rightists accepted on condition that
the inquiry be limited to matters bearing
on the honor of Parliament, and deal with
such matters as come within the regular
scope of the judiciary. It is rumored in
the lobbies that the Rightist members of
the committee intend to demancl that Baron
de Reinach's body be exhumed and an
autopsy perfomied.
Referring to the measure's by which it is
proposed to meet the increased expendi-
tures, the chancellor stated that the beer
tare would scarcely be felt, as it amounted
to only two-fifths of a pfertning for a litre.
With the exception of Austria, Germeny
spent less inoney for armaments tban any
other of the haloes. " We deeiree he
maid, "to force universal service effectually,
but coneiderately, and to adopts a two
years' service, except bi the case of the
cavalry and horse artillery, but a two
wears' service canna he introduced without
the appropriations demanded for the in-
creased forme We want to assure the
"seriph that dismissal from the army will
follow regeillarly after a two pests' Service.
The Bill is perhaps unwelbome, but wan
lewhaps defeat, would be male
Wiehise. In the event of defeat,
let Would have to pay a thousand
millione in Money Inn' every million we
are how spending. ,.The moloch o nein
tsarina its required only to preserve teeny
German from the disaster of future defeat,
liftet stash a reverse it Would no longer be
gneetion of two years' army servin. Our
national commerce could not then be pro.
tented. Germen arts and soleness would
facts I will give them.
1' My peuple reside in St. George street,
Montreal, Can. 'When my mother's sister
died, about nine years ago, her only child,
a boy, was an orphan. His father died
before he was a year old. My mother
adopted her sister's child, and he' became
known as Herbert Kearney, my brother. I
was very fond of him, and when at the age
of 5 he was kidaspped from our home I
found I loved him as dearly as though he
were my own brother. I was on the road at
the time, about seven years ago. My
mother wrote to me that the last seen of
Herd° was when he was playing around a
hand organ' and it was supposed theItalian
woman andher husband who carried the
organ about the streets of Maltreat had
spirited the boy away.
" Deteotives were put at work on the
case and all Canada was gone over in a vain
endeavor to find little Bertie. In every city
I have visited with various companies I
have always instituted a careful search for
the boy, but was never able to locate him or
even get a clew to his whereabouts. I
finally gave him up as dead and became con-
vincted he had met with some accident in
Montreal or had been drowned in some
mysterious manner.
THE LOST FOUND.
Senator Meillillan,s Big Deal.
A Detroit despatch ways: Commodore
Thompson Dean has sold the Mutual Gas
Co., of Detroit, to Senator James Ma
Millen and his son, W. C. McMillan. The
sale was consummated in New York two
weeks ago by. W. C. McMillian, who is the
senatorn busmen representative, and James
R. Hopper, Commodore Dean's confidential
agent in this city. The price was close to
$1,500,000. It is not a syndicate deal.
Senator McMillan bur everything the
company owns in Detroit absolutely, for
himself. The company may eventually be
amalgamated with the Detroit Gas Light
Co. and the Michigan (natural) Gas Co.,
but if amalgamation doesi not occur, the
senator, at the figure paid, ie sure of a good
profit on his investment.
Slightly Forgetftti.
Lord George Gordon Fitzhugh (who is
taking his leave)--dev, it seems to me, Misse
Morleigh, I have fawgotten sotnething. Ave
—let me See.
Mis0 Morleigh—Your gloves, perhaps.
Lord George Gorden Fitzhugh—Oh, no.
Now I wemanbah. Aw—Will you tnawwy
me ?
. .
Her Father (interestedly) — And you
really enjoy your soeiety for the higher
culture of women? Minnie (entheditsti-
cally) Indeed I do, immensely. Her
Father—What was the 'subject yeeterdey,
for instance 1 Minnie (reflectfeely)—Oh,
yesterday Lot me see. I think the
question for datate Was something about
some Subjeet that some professor has been
lecturing on somewhere, but up hi one
corner we talked about those nete loll hate
with the funny °reline.
"Last Saturday night after I left the
Grand Opera Howe, on Eighth avenue, I
bought a newspaper from a boy who sat on
the steps of the Sixth avenue elevated down-
town station at Twenty-third street. He
told me he bad got 'stuck' on a bundle of
newspapers, and was crying as though his
heart would break. I asked him a
few questions aa to his name and other
faota, as I had become accustomed to ques-
tioning every little waif I met. Something
about the )ad's face made me think of my
little brother, and I called him by the name
of Bartle: He told nie quickly that he used
to be called by that name, but it was a very
long time ago.
"When Bertie was nearly 5 years old he
was thrown from his sled while sliding down
a hill, and was severely gashed in his left
knee, the wound being three cornered in
shape. The mark, I knew'would always
remain and I discovered that I was right
when isuspected that the little newsboy
was my brother. The mark was there on
his left knee. _
"He told me that he could not remember
who took him away from home. He was
put aboard a train, and some one met him
after a long ride. He travelled around
with a man with a bear. His skin was
dyed, I suppose to make him resemble an
Italian boy. He was whipped when he
couldn't get pennies for his master, and at
last he was brought to New York. He ran
away from the man who forced him to beg
and sell papers, and he has been a waif
without a home all summer. He slept
about the city in hallways and begged
enough to buy papers. My mother will be
overjoyed to see him once more. The hard
life he was forced to lead made him look
about 18 and he is only 12."
Mr, Kearney sent Bettie to Montreal on
Monday afternoon, after having given him
a necessary bath and bought him new
clothes throughout. The boy should have
reached Mr. Kearney's mother last night.
was challenged for the championship of
DZ. BARNARDWS METHODS. America and $1,000 aside.
— It was just four years ago to -day that
A. Writ for Contempt of Court in the
Gossage Case.
A Lcmdcira despatch says: The Crown
counsel applied to -day in the Court of
Queen's Bench for an attachment against
Dr. Bernardo, the Protestant director of
the east end kome for waifs for contempt of
court. A boy named Harry Gamma who
was born of Catholic parents in 1880, was
placed in the custody of the home, and Dr.
Bernardo sent him to Quebec. Some Cath-
olic clergymen, hearing of this, persuaded
the mother to take legal proceedings to
have the boy placed in a Catholic: home.
With that object habeas corpus proceedings
were brought against Dr. Bernardo and the
writ was issued. Dr. Bernardo appealed
against the decision of the court,
and obtained a new hearing before
the Lords justices; sitting in the House of
Lords, the court of final appeal. The court
ordered the doctor to produce the boy
within three monthe. Dr. Bernardo has
not produced the boy, and meantime,
while the case was pending, was publishing
in his paper, called Night and Day, criti-
cisms on tbe judges who acted in the case,
including Lord Coleridge. Lord Coleridge,
itt granting the application for the attach.
ment of Dr. Barnardo mad teat he was
eurprised that the Court of Appeals of the
House of Lords had allowed an appeal
against the writ of habeas corpus, ma&
much as the granting of the appeal was
tantamount to the repeal of the Act of
Habeas Corpus. The repeal of this .Act
Would render itpossible for a corrupt
Government to imprison people for three
years without course before they were
brought tit. trial. His Lordship granted the
writ, made returnable on Monday.. Dr.
Barnardo has been accused frequently of
getting posseseion of Catholic) children for
proselytising purpoetre, and ebb is more
of a test case than anything else. The
Catholic hierarchy is ',paying the expenses
of Harry Gossage's mother and the
Protestant Alliance is paying then of Dr.
Barnardo,
DEATH tf TIIE ClIAMPION.
William O'Connor's Brilliant Career,
His Brief Illness and End,
WHO NOW IS TIIE CHAIVIPION?
no brief announcement of the death of
William O'Connee, the ohempion oarsman
of Canada, which appeared in the city.
papers yesterday afternoon, was received
with great bemuse and deep regret k 37 the
citizens generally, and was the one subject
of conversation , among lovers of manly
sport laet evening. Though the great
miller was known to be sick, no one
thought his end was so near.
MS AMATEUR RECORD,
William O'Connor was born in Toronto
on the 24th of May, 1863. His first ap
peerance in a public race was at the regatta
of the Canadian Association of Amateur
Oarsmen at Lachine in 1882, with C. T.
Enright as his partner, in the double -scull
inrigged skiff race. The victors were t.
and J. Laing, of the Grand Trunk Rowing
Club of Montreal, but they were not des-
tined to win BO much fame as the pair they
defeated, O'Connor and Enright, who were
then members of the Don Rowing Club of
Toronto. ,At the Canadian regatta at Ot-
tawa in the following year the Don
men wore on hand again, and this time
they won the skiff race, Out were beatep
by I3uokley and O'Connell of Portland, in
the double -scull shell race. O'Connor, how.
ever, scored another victory, winning the
junior singles in the fast time of 9.15 for
ehe mile and a half, but owing to the shift.
ing of the starting buoys the distance
rowed is not certain. Next year Enright
and O'Connor joined the Toronto Rowing
Club and at the association regatta of 1884
held on Toronto by, they won in 'skiffs and
shelle, beating their old opponents, the
Laing brothers, in the latter.
At the national regatta of the United
States, at Watkins, N. Y., two weeks later,
tney easily won the doubles, and did the
same at de St. Clair, Mich., regatta of the
Northwestern Amateur Rowing Aeseehation,
closing the season of 1884 the doubloacull
champions of the three great rowingassocia-
time of America. In that year also they
defeated Harry Ball and W. B. Wells, of
the Chatham Rowing Club, in a twamile
race at Chatham for two gold medals. In
In 1885 they rowed over atHamilton Beach,
in the Canadian Association regatta, and
O'Connor won the senior singles.
AS A 2RO1,'ESSION.a.
O'Connor's amateur standing was ques-
tioned. He had no difficulty in establish-
ing his standing, and the Canadian *Asso-
ciation exonerated Ian, but the National
Association, with characteristic bull-
headednees, refund to do so, and, Canada
not offering a wide enough amateur field,
he entered the professional reeks an a dou-
ble sailer, with C. T. Enright as partner.
In 1886 on Lake Quinsignmond the
Toronto pair were beaten by Roemer and
McKay, O'Connor not having recovered
from an attack of inflammation. In 1886
O'Connor rowed his first professional single
scull race, defeating Stone, of Minneapolis,
in a race for $1,000. He also won in the
twonninute class at the Erie regatta, but
Was beaten by Homer in his heat of the
onen cams, Ten Eek winning the final. In
the following year O'Connor was matched
against Wallace Boss to row on Bowery
.bay for 51,000, but before the day of the
race "the black Brunewicker " obtained
some idea of the wonderful speed of the
Toronto lad and defaulted.
His first step to a prominent position was
his easy victory over so good a salter as
Al. Hamm. The race was rowed on Toronto
Bay over a three-mile course with a turn,
and O'Connor's time, finishing about sixteen
lengths ate,ad of Hamm, was 20.16. Then
a match was made with Henry Peter-
son,of San Francisco, champion of the
Pacific elope. This race attracted great
interest. It was won very easily by O'Con-
nor. The match was for $2,000 a side, and
was rowed March 18th, 1888, over the Ala-
meda courses opposite San Francine" the
distance being the usual three miles, and
the time 20,23. Though he had now owed
but three match races moo becoming it
professional, so high was the opinion enter-
tained of his speed that no one woeld row
him, though he issued it challenge ,to all
the sailers of America, except I:tremor and
Gaudaur.
This bringing out no answer, he tdirected
a challenge to Gaudaur, but it was refused
on the inexplicable plea that he should row
Teenier first. At last, unable to get on it
match with anybody else he was forcid to
try at " the top of the heap," and Teenier
4' That new whitheyand-milk treatment
deem% seem to be doing you much good,
Stubbs." " No ; but, you Ode, the fact is
that I invariably forget to drink the milk.'
Mts. Bozzleton—What a tall man that
Mr. Van Waffles ie. Mrsr, Virortatiffie—Ves,
he Is very tall, Weed. Mrs. Bozzleton—
Well, I should like to gee him at his beet.
I head him tell Ma Th,. 11,,n that he Wats
O'Connor won the American championship
from Teemer on the Potomac aiml it pile of
money for the party of Canadian backers
that saw the race. On his return to Toronto
he was given a grand triumphal procession,
reception in the Pavilion and a presentation
of $1,300 in gold by Mayor Clarke on behalf
of Toronto citizens. Teemer had won the
title the previous year by defeating Hanlan
and retained the honor from Gaudaur later
in the same season.
Having shown ,his superiority over all
Americans he visited England, as Sir
Charles Tupper told him at a London ban-
quet, for more worlds to conquer," and
there rowed the late H. E. Searle for the
aampionehip of the 'world. Be waseinsuc-
°nail, as he was also in '90, when be
tackled Stalibury in Australia. Here is the
champions' professional record, single and
double: -
Where
Winner Loser. . rowed.
O'Connor......Stone.–. ...letinnermolis
O'Connor Re atta.... ....Erie
f O'Connor f Qumsiga-
1 Enright 1, mond
,86
,86
ee ellosmer A
tMelCay J
'87 O'Coutior Ross.... ...... ... e au
'88 O'Connor Hamm...'. .. .. .. Toronto
'88 o'connor......Peterson... ...California
'88 O'Connor George Lee....California
'88 O'Co.nnor Regatta.,Sturgeon Point
'88 .....0'Connor Teenier,: ...Washington
'89......0'donnor Gaudaur......California
'89 O'Connor Regatta.... .... .raeorna
'89 O'Connor Regatta....– .... ea e
O'ConnorRegatta... ...salt Lake
Searle O'Connor. Thames
Sto nbury O'Connor.. ..Parainatta
'91 O'Coonor Regatta..QUinsigarnond
'91...... O'Connor Regat' a.. . . ..... ... ,Fkie
O'Connor Gaudaur
1
' ".'• Elanlan McKay
o92.. Gaudaim 1 O'Connor
– Romer Hanlon
op2. f Ganda= O'Connor
"•• 1,11osmor j Hanlon
Ins SIODLNESs AND DEATH.
The champion wars taken sick on Novem-
ber 3rd. He had not been real well when
he and Hanlan were beaten by Gaudaur
and Hosiner at Orillia, but on the 3rd he
was eo ill that he remained iii bed part of
the day. On Thanksgiving Day he took a
walk with Eddie Durnan„ that being. his
last outing. His gamut developed into
typhoid fever, and though constantly
attended by Drs. arassett end Tetnple he
gradually failed. Dr. Temple. "stated that
the fever was the result. of unsanitary
drainage either at O'Connor's home or
where.
The
The champion was also Well known as a
long-distance pedestrian. Ills record from
189
-'89
o90
will be Well remembered. lie went the
hie actual walking time being 8 have 48
mdlienteunteeeof 44 miles in 9 s. hours 26 minute.,
phOys'Ciglifr weal:11'94e! eltiefezn. txere 'Wme9aolrb peoo.irnet..
fully was hisr food invariably prepared for
hirn and intoxicants he persistently eschewed.
Hewn a etriotly temperate man. The
funeral takes place on Friday and will be a
public one. There will be a service in the
morning at 9 o'clock at St Michael's Cathe-
dral. The procession will 'wave Mr. O'Con-
nor's late residence at 3 p, in. and masts wil
be eolemnized at St. Petrick's Church, of
which the late oarsman was a communicant.
From thence the cortege will proceed to St.
Michael's Cemetery,
WHQ 18 CHAMP/ON NOW?
T/ae World seals: The question of the
American ohaanmonehip will now come up,
as did that of the world's when Searle died
Dec. 9bh, 1889. The title now belongs to
no one, and there are only three persona
who have any claim thereto, viz. Teenier,
Hanlan and Gaudaur. These have each an
equal claim to the title and one of them
cannot hold the championship until he has
defeated the other two. If the three men
agreed to a sweepstake race the matter
could be determined by one race. O'Conner
had no arrangemente for races. His last
scheme was for the orgenizetion of a four -
oared orew ef hardy Newfounderland fisher-
men to row atthe World's Fair.
UNMARRIED AND WEALTHY.
O'Connor had amassed considerable
wealth, and was unmarried. His mother
died shortly after his birth. The eldest
brother of the family, John, to whom was
entrusted the care of the younger members
of the family, died two years ago, shortly
after his wife, and the oarsman succeeded
him ae proprustor of the O'Connor House, A
eisterffied ;some years ago, The late oars-
man's, brothers, Michael, Thomas,, Henry
and Patrick, and hie sisters, Mrs. Riddell
and Nine Glover, survive him. He was an
unmarried man. O'Connor's father is still
living at the age of 81.
"1 will never marry," said O'Connor to it
friend a few weeks before his death. "1
have nip late brother's children to look
after. He was a good brother to me, and I
am obliged to look after their interests."
O'Connor died, leaving an estate valued
at $40,000, including $15,000 insurance, the
O'Connor House $15,000 and the ieeidue in
real estate and oash.
Christmas Gilts for men.
„Hamilton
.Ropbester
......Orillia
el little ehore tide evening. Hamilton to Toront,o of December 6th last
If a man has it nook of his own in his
home, what men are apt to call them
"den," the Christmas gilt cannot be better
than something which will enter into the
practical spirit of that room. If be has
used it writing table, or if his present desk
has outgrown his papers, the most
acceptable gift would be one of those rolled
top deeks of generous capacity, which men
so enjoy. Expensive, you say? Not at all
for the lasting enjoyment derived from
such an article. A most capacious oak
desk, filled with pigeonholes, drawers and
side slides, can now be purchased for thirty
dollars, and far better it is to spend it little
more on a useful present than to waste a
"smiler amount upon something utterly use-
less to a man. Or, if the desk be there,
or the purse will not permit, there
is perhaps lacking it comfortable run
under the desk, or an easier chair. A re-
volving book case, a dictionary holder, or a
simple "double -storied" table stand for
books and papers, to be placed beside the
desk, are luxuries which any, man enjoya in
his library. For the inside of the desk
there are many little things which can be
thought of to brighten writing hours, and
when they are to be had in silver they are
ar more acoeptable, since :silver brightens
by its ornamentation and is lasting as well
in its usefulnesa. A silver pen tray or
pen reck, a paper weight, a letter opener, a
paper cutter, a mucilage stand and brush,
it letter or bill clip, an inkstand, a teenier-
andum tablet, a penholder, it hand
blotter, it match box or stainer box, a
library ash receiver, an ink eraser, a
pin cushion or - holder, an engagement
tablet—all these are little adjuncts any
one of which is appreciated by a man much
at the desk in his home. Do not choose the
elaborate. Men are fond of simplicity about
their things,and especially when it concerns
their Working tools. 1 lave known men to
• receive as gitts some of the things I have
mentioned, but of such a fancy character
that they refrained from putting them on
their desks. 'A man's desk should be mas-
culine, and its belongings should never
suggest the more fancy things to be found
on women's secretaries. Whatever you buy
for a man's desk get of good quality, but of
simple deaign. Look for the serviceable
qualities. A man soon tires of a fancy ink-
stand to which there is more ornarneptation
than there is depth of ink well. ---Ladies'
Horne journal.
Exercise.
During exercise the heart beats faster and
forcea more blood through the lungs to all
parts of the body, bearing in its little blood -
cells the precious life-giving factor, oxygen.
These little cells—one constituent of which,
hemoglobin has the wonderful faculty of
quickly loading and unloading itself with
oxygen—thust act as direct aids to the pro.
cess of oxidation in the tissues and organs.
,It is the combining of oxygen with un -
oxidized products in the blood that gives to
each individual cell its possibility of sustain-
ing life. Any process which increases the
oxygen supplied to all parts of the body
tends to strengthen the life in each indi-
vidual cell and to give it more power to re-
sist disease.
Exercise of all factors, does this moat
effectivelyi; and besides actually producing
in each individual cell a greater vitality, it
gives it favorable opportunity for the waste
products of the tissue to be thrown off
rapidly. But thus causing a further oxidiz-
ing of certain menu in the blood, it con.
duces in a double sense to life and health.
Habitual out -door exercise, with suitable
protection from extremes of weather, is the
most effective means of prolongiug life to
old age.
DEPEW CLMMED HIS WIFE'
A Golden Opportunity.
Doctor—You have no reason to believe,
Madam, that your husband shot himself in-
tentionally ?
Madam—Oh, dear no! It was purely
accidental. But ie he seriously hurt?
Doctor—Quite seriously, but I think we
canM6laadvaeirth--i"What are you going to do now
with all then horrible magical instru-
mute ?
Doctor—We are going to probe for the
brillemat.
dam_yes debtor, while yon
are about it won'b you be good enough to
see if you can't find a gold collar button
loaned him lase week and that he carelessly
wallowed while he was using both hands
00 pry open a button -hole in a new shirt?
Thirikitt—The rieli, the good book says,
erm'il get into heaven. , Knowite—Yee ; and
the poor man can't get into the aurae's.
Dealers in telescopes have been doing a
brisk baldness's lately. OppOSition is the life
of that trade.
Although the lantana skin hasi berg been
in use as a mirth prodoker, clan hardly
be celled a standing joke.
Who Had Married „Another inns Thu',
Was " Doing Time,"
A MURDER STORY 111NVIVED,
The Chatham Planet says : 11 The latest
localaensation in the marital line was de.
veloped yesterday, when Mrs. Geo.
Pethria, wile has been living with her.
husband as sub -tenant in the house a, foTr
doore south of Trastee Wilems'e Queen
street grooery, quit Answer her Chatham
domicile and went Off with Timothy Depew,
a man to whom site wee married some
twenty years ago in Hamilton, and who
suddenly turned up in town after an ab -
Bence of all these years and put in his claim
to her heart and her company.
A Planet reporter, on getting wind of the
queer cape hunted up Mr. Pethrielt, who is
well-known in town as an honeet and in-
dustrious man, by occupation a teamster.
Pethrick readily told the story of hie troubks,
" Tina Depew married. Eliza Leant in the
city of Hamilton a good many years ago. I
knew them both well. He was a aailor ;
her people live out in Blenheim, and she
him three brothers walking around this
city. Tim was in trouble one time over a
watch theft, and he blamed a certain Mart
for accusing him of the crime, One night
tine man was killed—drowned, moping a
bridge near Hamilton, and the evidence that
Tim had to do with the affair was so strong
that he was convicted of manslaughter an
sent to penitentiary for twenty years. I
guess he must have got his time shortened,
for the other day he came to Chatham and
got hold of my wife and induced her to
take up with him again. I sent for her
mother, but it was no use—the whole of
them left me, just aa you see, and I 'don't
expect to have anything further to do with
any of them."
"Bee was the woman lawfully your
wife!" the reporter sulked.
"Lawyer Pegley advised me that, after
her husband wag in penitentiary fourteen
years, I could marry her," was the reply.
"We've.lived happily together," Pethrick
went on, "but as the seem to prefer big
Tim to me, why, let her go r
i
Depew s a seven -footer, and built in
proportion. He was in town yesterday, and
Peihrick had some fear that the wife and
he would proceed to demand a share of the
honeehold furniture. But they did not,
and he is to -day trying to sell off his stuff
so that he can lapse into bachelor life once
more and try to forget the unhappy out-
come of his marital venture. Mrs.
Pethrick has a grown up son by her first
husband. No children were born as a re-
sult of her second union."'
Teams readers will remember the circum-
stances of the case alluded to above. One
night, about ten years ago, Timothy
Depew and another sailor got in with a G.
T. R. eegineer named 1VIceregor. In the
morning McGregor was found dead on the
track of the H. & N. W. near Barton street.
He had been robbed. Foul play was sus-
pected, and it was deemed suspicious that
Depew and his companion never went back
to the schooner for their clothes. Depew's
mate was acoidentally drowned in the
Georgian Bay later On, and Depew was
arrested by Detectives Gates and Wynn at
Blenheim for robbery. Depew wna con-
victed and sentenced to fourteen years in
the Penitentiary. He has relatives in the
county of Wentworth, who were delighted
to hear that he was doing much better since
coraiog out of prison, he having been mate
on a schooner during the past trimmer.
Must Bead the Ads.
The advertising columna of a newspaper
are among the most important, for no man
really becomes acquainted even with the
news of the day until he has thoroughly
perused the advertiaernente. They are the
-
pulse of oonamerce and universal activity.
They contain not only rare specimens of
human idiosyncrasies, but afford a general
view of lite in every possible phase. They
aid the arts and sciences ; they miniater
love; they speak of change; sometimes
they excite a smile, sometimes a tear. To
the sick man they promise health; to the
poor man they offer wealth; the pleasure
aeeker is poated in amusements ; the book
buyer learns the title and price of the last
new work ; the house hunter read i of.ti de-
eirable and eligible tenement ; the traveller
of the best means of conveyance the un-
employed of employment ; in conveyance';
every
imagina,ble want is suppositiously eupplied
by the advertising department of a daily
newspapere—Haaper's Monthly.
Bombay Factory Act.
The new Factory Act in Bombay °emporia
mill owners to give four holidays it month,
and the natural result has been it propor-
tionate reduction of wages. This led to
trouble and the female operators struck,.
she men apparently letting them bear the
brunt of the battle. The strikers, more-
over, became disorderly, and it waS neces-
sary to call in the police. The disorder
thereupon ended promptly, and half of the
women, becoming frightened, quietly re-
turned to work. The strike'therefore, was
not a very serious affair in itself, but it has
created a precedent which is causing the
manufacturers no little anxiety. —New Yorls'l
Evening Post.
What We Are Coming, to.
Hobson—Ugh! There's a mouse right
next your foot.
Mrs. Hobson (calinly)---The dear little
thing Go get me a piece of cheese, Fred-
eric, while I try to catch it.
The remains ef an unknown man, sup-
posed to be from London, have been found
in a thicket near Claremont, Mass. •A
handkerchief in his pocket was marked "J‘
Johnson."
Newly -made bride --Mamma, says she.
does not think we will ever quarrel as she
and papa do. Groom—Never, dearesej
" No ; she says you will bo much easier to.
manage thaneape. Whs."
A good story is told of a late Dublin
doctor, famous for his 'akin and also his
great love of money. He had a constant.,
and enriching patient in on old shopkeeper
in Dame street. This old lady Was terribly
rileUrnatie and unable to leave her sofa.
During the doctor's visits she kept a S1 note .
in her hand, which duly went into Dr.
pocket. One morning he found.,
her lying dead on the sone Sighirig deeply,
the doctor approached, raid taking her hand'
in his he saw the fingers clued on his fee.
Poor thing," he said, as he pocketed it
seneiblo to the last "
Mistress—Jane,„, Willie informs' me thab
my husband kissed you yesterday. Jane—
Oh, that's all right, imenm ; I've got used
to it now.
What is an orphan ?" stake the teacher
of
it class of little "Wye. Most of them
shake their heads. Warren, the minister's,
chili; broke as though he knows, but he is
too timid to speak. But Lee, who has
passed nearly all of his six years on a.
Western ranche, looks up very confidently,
and the teacher asks gently "What id it,
Lee ?" He answers so that all the school
may hear "A calf what ain t got any
mother.'