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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1910-02-17, Page 7‘1. MAN DIE» OF HYDROPHOBIA. Dag DeinJar, Bitten Fifty Times is At Last ft Rabies Victim 1.444444.4440 Went to Pasteur Institute Before the Last Spasms. .44.4444.444. "Let Me Die as Easy as e005iblept His Remark. • New York, Feb, 14.---Itealiziug that hope wt e uselese after he baa been pro- nouneed eufferer from rabies, Fred - crick Unger, for twenty years a deitier in dogs, cited yeaterday owning. la ,new )1:orle To the moraeut when the bat tont fatal speam cateeea his death, be ketiew 14 had been inevitable, but aucepted, the 4tuation he e11 and did not waver 14 bis determination to face the eaa with- out n sign of fear, us he had resolved when, early on Thursday,. he reeognized fwmptouts Of rabies, and went to a neigh- boring phyeician to have his well aline- nosie verified. For many year Mr. Unger, who was fifty-three years eta, heel scorned infec- tion by rablea. Althaugh fifty doge had bitten him, it was not until two months ago that a rabid. animal wound- ed him, Dr, H. L. Barker, of Woodside, where Mr. Unger lived,ons Thursday afternroon pronounced h.uu a victim. of rabice, 741ven thou a gleam of hope sprang up and Mr. Unger followed Dr, Baker ni in- struotion to go to the Pasteur Institute that physioians there might positively de- termine the accuracy of Vie aisio.noeie. As soon as Dr. George G. R:unbend, director of the institute, :saw Mr. Unger 4D11 'Thursday ne knew Lope for him had passed and that death would come de - pito any treatment. Pity was the first teeling for Mr. Unger that Dr, Rambeud expealeneed, but it quickly was re- placed by admiration. "I know I have hydropheaia and I know thee you can do nothing, to cure um. All I seekis relief from the suffer- ing I know must be endured," was the greeting with which the victim met the phyeiemn. There was not a trace of fear, no the slighted sign of emotiou. That he knew he was to die was as evi- dent to the physician as were the un- mistakable symptoms of the .diseitee. °Re kind to me," added Mr. Unger, Nand let me die as easily tie possible." Dr. Rambaud suggested that Mr, Un- ger enter New York Hospital, where he might be under the constant care of phy- sicians and at the same time receive the institute's treatment. The man had made the journey in company with his two daughters from Woodside to the building of the institute in West Twenty- third ki !meet in a trOney ear, apparently in the beat of health, yet carrying within him the knowledge that probably before another day be would be dead. Mr, Unger was unable to furnish a comprehensive history of the case to the physeeians. He earned his living buying, selling and treating dogs. Ho was high. ly educated, spoke four languages, and le taid to have been conneeted with a fam ily that once was wealthy in Germany, tedeore he was born, When the patient realized that a rabid animal had. caused the infection Mill must result in his death ha hied to re- member the incident. The, physicians told him it must have bean about two months ago, but beyond recollecting that about that time he had dipped more than twenty dogs, he eould remember --a nothing which 'might throw light upon er the infliction of the fatal wound. 'finger made his home in a small cottage in Second street, Woodside, the building in which occurred the murder, in 1897, of William Guldensuppe, for which Martin Thorn died in the electric ebair, While Mrs. Augusta Neck was sent to prison. In his business as .e dealer in dogs Mr. Unger had become. /emit* with the symptoms of hydrophobia. He recognized metantly that the dread disease was threatening him when at breakfaet at- tempts to drink coffee proved futile, the muscles contrasting at very effort to swallow. 'prom this ease more than from any of the mote than one hundred that have come under my observation," Dr. Ram- , baud said yesterday, "should be drawn the lesson that the Paeite.ur treatmenl. may and doee prevent tablets but cannet cure, If persons would only realize the danger of infection from even the slight- -.11(est bite deaths euch as these would not emir. Had Mr. Unger come to the in. etitute when he was bitten, or had he held. the dog which inflicted the wound for observation, undoubtedly he would be alive to -day." ATTACKED BY DOG. Collie Owned by Mr. Trimble in Chingnacousy Probabiy Mad. Brampton, Feb. 13.—Some days ago a collie dog owned by Benjamin Trim- ble, Township of Chinguacousy, suddenly became vicious and attacked a young man named 131aek. The animal's teeth failed to lacerate the flesh owing to the thickness of the clothing worn by young Black. The dog had always been of a peaceful diepopition until, taking on a wild look, he etatted snapping at differ- ent objects, hie career being ended by a shot from a rifle. To -day High Con- etable Broddy and Dr. Stork, Dominion live stock inspector, visited Mr, Trim- blets premises, and secured the ttoimes Mira for purposee of examination. • eer COMES HIGH. agif4.411444144 Petitioner Pays Costs in Sachville- West Suit, 1,ondon, Feb. I4.—The Sackville peer- age roniante came to a prosaic end to- day, with the dismissal of Einest Sake eine West, who sought to establiell legal claim to the title and estates of his father, the late Lord Lionel Saltville - West, former British Minster at Wash - been, Sir John Ingham, Preeident of the Pro- bate Court, condemned tho petitioner to pay the exalts, whith mutt be very large, Tbe netition was opposed by the present Lora Sackaille R, nephew of the late laerd, en the ironed that his utele had Inver married joeefe, Duran, the mother Of the petilioner. KILLED FIVE. feen Vern, Fab. 1 1.—Ml eexTloeiren tea idea teepee% beat eleelasyee Realties NSW elega tea early to -7, snreeedi iiiinletleti kale. DUMPING IN WHISKEY Put Up irt Suit Cases, Hat Boxes ,,and Parcels. • Toronto, Ont., Feb. 14,--elete toWn of Matheson, on the T. & N. 0. Railway, is rapidly acquiring a reputation as an en- try point for fire water, where no five water is required, Censtehle Rowell, of Ma- theeon, reports to the Pi:ovine/el police department to -day that he has exprees- ed 231 bottles of whiskey and eight gal - lees of unhealed stuff to inspector Blackwell, of Ealleybury, A good pro- portion of the unbottled whiskey was in metal receptacles, inside kegs of catsup, and the bottles were in trunks, suit cas- es, carpet bags, bat boxes, parcels, bales and packages of all kinds, DOG MUZZLES. The Provincial Board of Health has reeeived specimens of muzzles for dogs, wbich have been tried alid one of them finally approved. It is made of copper wire, with a hole in front to allow the animal to drink and a pad of leather on tee to protect the animal's suout from injury. TMs is the type of muzzle which the board. will authorize for use. A clog's head received from Stratford on February 10th has been exnanieed in the Provincial laboratory aria has been found to have positive evidences of rce bias. • PASTEUR INSTITUTE. The establishment of a Pasteur Insti- tute in Ontario was the object of a call made on Sir James Whitney by a depu- tation of doctors this enorotng. The Cabinet was well represented, besides the Premier, Ron. Messrs. Ha,una, Coeh- ranee Foy and Rectume were present. The callers represented the Academy of leledieine and conalsted of Dr. Alex. Me- Phedrane, the president; Professor Mc- Kenzie, of the university; Dr, It. A. Reeve, Dr. j. F. Goodehilcl, Dr. R. J. Hamilton, Dr. R, D. Itudolpb. They pointed out the serious conaltion which has unexpectedly arisen in Ontario, and urged that the Governnaent shoula do all in its power to combat it. • The Ministers this morning promised , to look into the dootors' request very carefully. ANOTHER PROMOTION. Another promotion in the Department of Public Worles is announced, following the resignation of Mr. W. A, Campbell, Deputy Minister. Mr. A. 3. B. Halfred, 0. L. S., assistant engineer Of the de- partment, and inspector of :toll roads, is now noting as engineer. AFTER UNDESIRABLES.. The provincial police are having a lively time of it these days along the Niagara frontier eathhing undesirables who are illtent on making Canada their home. During the teat month they gath- ered in fourteen of these and handed them over to the immigration author- ities, who sent them back to the land of the free and the home of the brave, • - e PUNISHED THEM. -- Many of Tribe on Solomon Group Killed in Revenge. Viotoria, B. C, Feb. r3.—To avenge' the massacre of Mr.. and Mrs. Benskin and their fanthy, tenders in the Solomon group, who we killed by a native tribe several Weeks ago, a Governnient patrol steamer landed two hunched native notice on Villa Villa, Island. The constabulary, guided by natives on the island, soon came up with the. murderous band, capturedsixteen, including two of the actual murderers, and killed sev- eral others who resisted, according to accounts brought by the steamer Ma- kura. Before the skirmish, Chief Sito, who led the raid on the Benskin 1ami1y sent word that he had started on it campaign to kill all white men who married native women. During the fighting the chief escaped and made hie way to a neiglibee• ing island. -0/ • 0 • FATALLY HURT. Walked Two Miles After Being Struck by. Snow Plow. 4 *474444 North Bay, Feb, 13.—Frederick Rait- ley, who lived twelve miles north of this town, died yesterday morning from injuries received by being struck by a snowplow while walking along the T. & N. 0. 11. tracks on Friday night. Hartley stepped from the rails to allow the train to pass, but not knowing that it was a snowplow did not move far enough away, and the flanges struele him, fracturing two ribs and inflicting internal injuries. Not realising the seriousness of his condition, Hartley walked two miles to his cabin, on a veteran land grant, which he was working with his daughter of 15 and son of 3, Medical aid was not sum- moned till the morning, on account) of the distance. Hartley was 45 years of age and eamo from Brantford, where his father re- sides. 4., - SENTENCE CHEERED. 44. 444444. Crowd in Court Makes Demonstra- tion When Murderer !fears Doom.. London. Feb, yells of execration from spectators followed it sentence of death peened upon William Murphy, laborer, of Leigh, Leneashire, for the murder of Gwen Ellen Jones at Holyhead on Christmas Day. "Have you no deeency among your sternly asked ledge Pickford; but the crowd, ignoring him, burst into another chorus of indignation as Murphy left the dot& Throughout the hearing of the ease he had worn a supereilious look, and after the judge had pieesed sentence he said, "Thank you, sir." • �,. $150,000 BLAZE. iormer Tammany Leader Loses Heavily h7 Piro. em*ara New York, Feb. 14.-1"ire to.day de- stroyed the country home of John C. eheehan, former leader of Tammany Dear Rye, N. Y. Mr. Sheehan and his family, who were in the building at the thus narrowly eecaped and reeved none of their effects. The loss is likely to reaeh $160,000, partly covered by in so reeves Pert of iltdis Foes te of a valintale col ateetnen of mIubLuge and ateleary Mr tfiretitegrt insd asecaterlatied. GOVERNMENT MAY RESIGN. Stand. of Irish Nationalists Compli- Otos Matters, 44,44,44444 Question of Veto of Lords Will be First Subject Up. Commons May Vote Down Budget •—Asquith Saying Nothing. London, Fob, 13.—The Redicals aro hopeful that John Redmond did not mean business at Dublin on Thursday, on the ground that his language in lrelaud. in the past has not away* Wen an index of his tuition 1)1 Lon- don. 'They also declare that if lie tome their defeat on the 13udget, the Government will resign, This state- ment is Made probable in the belief that he will recoil from such disaetreus come- gecucce, The Ceroniele believes the veto. will probably take .first place, eas being more in aecord with the temper of the majority of the party., • The Mail and News agree that alr. Balfour is unable to take office. The latter looks with satisfaction on the situation, and says future biatoriane will remark upon the quiet coolness of the master tactician,. who -'serenely watched the Liberals manoeuvre them- selves into an impasse, FINAL DECISION TODAY. Ruiner is busy with the Prime Minis- ter's visit to the King at Brighton on Saturday, but Ur. Asquith went imme- diately for the week -end, into the couu- try, and neither the namesof the new Ministers nor anything authentic) re- garding the Government's policy has been allowed to leak out. It is believed that a final decision will ba taken when the Premier communicates the Ring's views to thp Cabinet Council to -morrow. It is said, liovrever - that at the last moment. Asquith yielded to the Extremists and the Redmonites, and, on the ground that discussion of the address and the Budget would postpone the question of the veto of the House of Lords until, aftentilas- ter. had consented to introduce the veto bill before the Budget, even though this course endangers the Budget and may bring about another general election in a few months. A signifioant statement was ramie last night by one of the Liberal whips, 3. M. F. Fulier, ,who in a epeecle at Trowbridge, admitted that within the lad three days difficulties had arisen wilich made it quite possible that the House of Commoes would reject , the Budget. They did not know what at- titude the Nationalists might assume, ana it was quite possible that they might within a few months have to fight another general election on at is- sue of supreme importauce to the demo- cracy of the eountry. The King's government and. old age pensions had to be denied on, The, Government bad to get money somehow, but one thing eves certain, they woulki not tax food. He urged them to keep their weapons sharp and their powder dry. They did not know what was immediately in store for them. Aceording to the latest report, Win- ston Spencer Churchill will succeed Mr. Gladstone at the home office, Au - routine Birrell and John Burns retain- ing their present offices, SITUATION CRITICAL Mr. I, N. Ford,, the well-informed eel. - respondent of The New York Tribune, eabling to his paper a lengthy review of the British political situation, says in part as to- the question whether, the "veto" or the Budget should have pee- ference in the Government prograranie: "The risks of a sudden dowelall are groat when there is a furious quarrel be- tween Messrs. oTrien am Redmond and each is bent on convincing the Irish people that he is against the Govern- ment. Still, the Prime Minister has a potent resource in tbe fact that the fac- tions are without me/ley and are dna prepared for another eleetion, and. while the Labor and. Nationalise leaders can defeat him at their own discretion, he oleo holds the whip hand over them. lf he escapes he will owe his deliverance from the imminent ,perils to their dread of premature elections when their tree-, suries are empty rather than to the patriotism and magnanimity of the Un- ionists. There are optimists who assume that the Tories will vote for the Budget anti avert a financial catastrophe when the faetions are neglecting recklessly conditions of national safety. It Is znore probable, however, that they will follow the mandate of their constituencies and vote against the Budget, leaving tosthe warring factions the responsibility for breaking up the coalition majority. Mr. Balfour has not revealed his tactics, but it is RTI open secret that he will wait for the Primo Minister to take the initia- tive, and without intriguing.with the La. bor section or either Irish faetiolt allow them to oVerturn the Government When- ever they wish to do so. FRITCH TRIAL. Canadian Charged With Murder at Detroit, to Testify. .0..0•000.00 Dettoit, Feb. 13.—When the trial of Dr. Fritch, the former Ontario physician, for the murder of Maybelle Millman, re- opens to -morrow, the accused will take the stand and testify in Ids OWii behalf. Thie decision was reached this morning after a long conference between the phy- *ion and his counsel,- Frank T. Lodge. The doctor has been anxioue to go on tile stand sines the begineing of the trial, but his counsel would not agree to this plan until now. Dr. Friteit's testi- mony is expected by his friends to throw much light on several points in the nee whieh have hitherto beeli shrouded in mystery. The defence proper being built upon art alibi 1,aais, arid several ,creditable wit - Mates will be produced, says Attorney Lodge, who will swear Dr. Frit& was engaged all night ou an obstetrical mse at the time the Milltecut girl's body was being dismembered. The climax will be rearbed reboot the middle of the week when theoase is expected to be given *to the jury. Yesterday being a lege holiday in thin state, the trial was calted temporarily e The rnited States Senate 'Committee on Pacifie Take& hes teperiea in favor taibmittiner the Hawaiian prohibition mention. to * popular vote of the people of the elands. WOMEN, TOO. Mrs, Cummings Appointed to New Field of Induatry. Ottawa, Feb. Mra, 'Willoughby Cummings, who last week reeigned the position of Secretary of the Interna- tional Council of Women, has been ap- pointed field secretary of the women's department of the annuities branch of the Department of Trade and Commerce. Mrs, Cummings will devote her time to drawing the attention of the women of Canada, through lectures, etc., te the advantages of a Geveroment system of aunutties aa a field for safe and profit- able investment, tilie will address varieta women's assoeiations throughout the country, and by reason of her long experience in newspaper work, her abilities as a public speaker, and as secretary for several years of the Na- tional Council of Women, she is well fitted. for the position. The total receipts to date for the purchase of annuities amount to over $45Q,000. Of this molest, abotit half has been contributed by women, The department haa now Rome lecturers explaining the advantages of the an- nuities system on public platforms throughout the .country. Three of these ere in Ontario," two in Quebec, one in Nova Scotia, and one in New Brunswick, aud Dr. Sampson, the head of the field branch, has recently given a series of lectures front Fort William right through to the Pacific collet. 4. CONVICT FARM, Torture Suffered by a Canadian in Texas. Windsof Man Tells of Peonage and of Being Beaten by Guards, Detroit, Feb. 13.—The Neeits has re- ceived a despatch from .Austin, Texas, telling of the stories told there by Er- nest Armstrong, a native of Windsor, Ont., who has just secured his release from the Burleson.county convict farm. Armstrong's description of the system of peonage in force on the farm brought about an investigation which resulted ixi the indictment of four men, two for maintainiog a system of peonage Ana two officials for conspiraey to hold per- sons in peonao°e. Deseribine the tortures undergone there, Armstrong said: "I saw a negro stripped to the waist and laid on the floor. A man sat on his head, another on his lege The poor fellow whimpered and howled and begged for mercy to tho evident delight of those administering the punishment. The flogging was clone with a leather strap, six feet long load- ed with lead at one end, and splet into thongs at the other. The loaded end was used to knock him down. 'They whipped him across the back with a drawing stroke of terrific, force which brought blood at the first lash. I watched the negro while he was beaten into insensibility. In time 1 was beaten with the rest. I have seen the guards whip eight or ten men one after an- other till their blood made the room look like a slaughter house. They whipped women as well as mane' L ND OF GOLD. New flacer Gold District's Found in Pa freak From Fifty to Seventy Feet in Width. Washington, Feb. 14,—Alaska, which Secretary of the Interior Ballinger has frequently saki is America's package prize, may he a greater prize than ntan has ever dreamed, Recent investigatioxis in the Innoko district, the central ICus- kokwin valley and.the new Haditared district, now partially finished by the United States Geological Survey, dis- close new placer gold districts, which promise very heavy returns. The little territory bought from Russia for $7,000,- 000 in 1807 has to the present time paid $4800,000,000 in gold alone since 1880, when placer mining there began. The discovery by agents of the survey of placers on the small streams in areas which are drained into the lower -Yukon or the lower Kuskokwin prove that the 'formation of the upper Yukon belts ex- tend farther southwest than had gen- erally been supposed, awl that they bear gold at many scattered localities throughout their extent. The Inolco dis- trict has attracted some attention al- ready and other areas are now being exploited with prospects of large re- sults, Sufficient prospecting has been done there to indieete the presence of a pay streak from fifty to seventy feet wide with gord uniformly distributed. MUST DIE. Sentence Passed on the Assasen of Prince Ito of Japan. Port Arthur, elanchuria, Feb. 14.—In Chan Angan, the Corean who assissin- ated Prince Ito, former Japanese dent -General of Corea, was coovieted to- day and sentenced to death, The assassination occurred at Harbin whither Prince Ito had gone to meet M. Kokovosoff, the Russian Minister of Finance, for cliscuseion of Manchurian affairs, on Get, 28, 1909. Angan was formerly an editor, and was alleged to be a member of a Como secret organieation, the purpose of whith was the aseassintition of Prime Ito, STRIKE SETTLED. Ottawa, Feb. le.—Eighty leather workers who heve been on 'Strike for the past 19 weeks over a wage disagree- ment with their employers, came to a satisfactory agreement Saturday, god about fifty of them Matted back to work to -day. The toenail:deg thirty employees of tho H. Carson Ltd. firm, lost all their tools in the diesetrous fire whieti visited this firma premises yesterday, and as a result, will be oue of work for tonne time yet. In NeW York State during the 'must season 11,007 s,'res of forent lands burn - ea by firm and the 1(.R1 WAS only $23.- 101, its fleeting 177,000 eller burned hull year and a IOSS of *444,000. MORE WRECKS. .0441 42414.4e Fifty Potions Drowced in Straits of Nagano. French Schooner Wrecked—Nerd Tug Missing—Gen. Cho uy, (1.,,4/4.144441, Santiago, Chile, Feb. 14.—The Pacific Navigation. Company eteamer Lima is ashore on oue of the islande of Tlie Huaniblin passege of the Straits of Magellae, v,na will probably be a total lose. The chief pilot and fifty passe*. gers were drowned. The British oteamer Hatumet rescued 205 of the peroons aboard the stranded steamer, but were forceil to leave 88 aboard, as there was great clanger that she herself would be swept on the rocks by the storm that prevailed at the time. The Chilean GOVernment ionnediately on receipt of the news that the Walt had been wrecked, despatched the protected cruiser Minurho Zenteno to the rescue, and the Pacific Navigation Com. pany sent five steamers at top epeed to the Straits of Magellan. The Lima is a Britislt vessel owned in Liverpool and plying between that port and the ports of South America. She was last reported as sailing from Bahia Blanca, Argentina, on Jan, 26, and was on her way to Chilean and Peruvian ports. OTHER WRECKS. Marseilles, Feb. 14,—News of ether evreeks were received to -day. The schooner Mathilde, from Dunkirk; %villa left Port DeBoue, Franco, Feb. 4, for St. Pierre, Miquelon, with a miseellaneoue cargo, was wrecked last Wednesday in the same vicinity as was the General Chewy. The fete of the schooner's crew is unknown, Washington, Feb. 12,—There is grave apprehension at the 'United States Navy Department that the naval tug -Nina has been lost at sea. This tug, which is the tender to the third submarine division, left the Norfolk navy yard last Sunday morning for Boston, and has not been heard from since leaving Chesa- peake Bay. She had a complement of 2a men, Palma, Island of Majorca, Feb, 13.— The supposition that the steamer Gen- eral Chanzy's boilers exploded after she struck on the reefs near the Island of Miporca on. Thursday night is based largely on the character of the wreckage of the ship, which was reamed almost to kindling. RACE FOR LIFE. Cruiser anchrive Steamers to the Rescue of the Lima. . Anoud, Chile, Feb. 14.— The Chilean cruiser, Ministro Zenteno, and five stea- mers of the Pacific Navigation Company aro racing south to -day in the desperate hope that they may save the 88 per- sons who when 'last heard from were clinging to the stern of the British stea- mer Lima, as the vessel was pounding beeself to pieces oh a reef in the HUarn- blin passage in the Strait of Magellan. Two hundred and five nersona were taken from the wreek by the British steamer Hatumet, under difficulties which filially compelled the Ilatumet to abandon the work of rescue. Pour of the liatumet crew sacrificed their lives before their captain commanded his erew to cease their efforts. The Retu- rnee has arrived hero and to -day her captain told the story of the wreck and rescue. Ite said: "When we sighted the wreck we put out small boats which closly approacted the stern of the Vino where passengers and ereev had gathered. We mado a con- nection between the two vessels with 500 fathoms of cable and were successful in lowering 205 persone into our small boats and in gobbing them up on the Hatumet. Heavy seas were rolling, which made the work of rescue pelilous, and filially the Lima's end of the cable slipped from her stern and became en- tangled in the 'rocks. The Lima threw out another line which our chief mato made a,daring line, to piolc up. The second connection was eventually made, but the line suddenly tightened and up- set one of our small boats, and our chief mate, the ship's carpenter, and the fourth engineer and a Spanish steward were drowned. My boat rescued the others of tho small boat's crew. "I signalled the captain of the Lima that we had but one smael boat left and that as this was badly strained we had better proceed to A.ncud for farther es- sistance. Unfortunateey eve were delay-, ed off Aneud by a dense fog. The Lima has a strong list to starboard, and her port quarter is under water. She has 17 feet of water in her engine, room. Where we last saw her she lay in a dan- gerous position told was striking hard. "She struck during a heavy fog and in a stormy sea and with a total loss." The Lime, belmags to the Patific Navigation Co. and plies 'between Liver- pol and South Ameriean ports, She was last reported as sailing from Bahia Blanca, Argentina, on 20th, on her way to Chilian and Peruvian ports. She re- gistered 8,165 tons, and was built in Glasgow three years ago, THEOAS ENGAGED. Young Roosevelt Will Marry EI- eanor Alexander, of New York. 4.44 44444 New Yolk, Feb. 14.—Mis, Eleanor Addison Alexander yeeterday an- nouneed tho engagerrient of her daugh- ter, Min Eleanor Butler AleXander, to Theodore Roosevelt, jr., eldest eon of former President Iteosevelt. Mr, Roosevelt was at Mre. Alex- ander's honee lest night, Ile said the announcement was made at this time bemuse it was the desire of his fam- ily to have the announcement Made before the departure of his mother for &melee within a low days. Last night Mr. Roosevelt and his fiancee went to the theatre, Mr. Roosevelt geld the announcereient wail madinformally and that no luta, cheon or other function had been held for the putpose. He said the merino would not take plaee until the return of his father from Afrioa. He eaid the exact date had not been decided. AFTER THE KING. Stuttgalt, Wurtemburg, Feb. It --A man attempted to foree hie way into the rsyal IL111t e laet night, aftli W3i4arreeted. It at pi eerimed that lie intended te etta,•k King William It. 0 * • • Pi o • • • e News in Brief • .. 411 • • • The FreneleCenadiiin realprecitg treaty hair been promulgated. N. W. telegraph office at London, Ont, 13 dend. Mr. W. 0. Vuruess, manager of the G. Mr. A. W. Campbell left for Ottawa to -day to take up hie duties as Deputy elinieter of Railways. President Tait urges the ,New York Republieausi to probe the charges of cor- ruption in the party to the bottom. Mr. William Mackenzie announced at Mentreal that the Canadian Northern woulbi build five or six hundred mike of railway in the west this year. Following the action of the Port Ar- tliur Street Railway COmMisSion in reins. ing to raise the wages of the eperating employees there, in accordauee with their demands, there is talk of a strike, Mr. Frank 13, Haney has been appoint- ed. assistant to Mr. N. ti. Dunlop, tax and insurance commissioner of the O. P, R, and also claims adjuster for the east- ern lines, with offlee at Montreal, The Provincial Government has ap- pointed Mr. Mark II. lrielt as mem- ber of the Beard ef Trustees of the Torid, •otito General IfosPitel, to miceeed the late Charles Cockshutt, of Brent- foThe London Daily lexprese asserts that the British Admiralty hag deeided to adopt the Principle of oil fuel as a sub- stitute for coal in the navy, and has or- dered 50,000 tons of liquid fuel for the current year, At St. Thomaa a telegram, was receiv- ed announcing the death at LW Angeles, California. of Mr, H. G. Broderick, who for more than a quarter of a century concluded a dry goods esta,blieluneet at St Thomas, Captain John Kennedy, Provincial re- gistrar, and a member of the Nile voya- gema, and one of the most active mem- bers of the western militia for many ,years died on Saturday at Winnipeg. 1 -lis former home was inY'eterboro, Ont. The body of George Hamilton, a Van- couver waterworks employee, caught in the flood wldeh carried, away the tool house on the Capiheno River a few weeks ago, was found. on Saturday at the Mouth of the river by two Indian seatehets. The body was wedged. in a jam of love A exnael tornado,svhichpaseea through a narrow strip of country lane yester- Clay with Griffin, a small town about 45 miles northeast of Tampa, Flee as its metre, did considerable damage to tae timber in the country. Several hooses were unroofed and the station at Griffin was blown over. Capt. Alex. Brown, who was in charge of the C. Pe It. steamship Athehasco ivhen that steamer met with disaster let blower Pot Island last fall, has been reinstated by the Government, and his certificate will be returned to him on April 1, the ettrlieet date by which it elidonbtreedaland 'New 'York capitalists are behind the purchase for $050,000 of the property at Peel and St. Catharine streets in the new Montreal uptawn district recently invaded by big Toronto houses. The purchase is part of a mil- lion -dollar deal and it ie understood a ialr.ge edepartmental store will be erected th A special despatch from Teneriffe says that in his attempt to mai the Atlantic ina dirigible balloon. Joseph Brucker, the aeronaut, will be accompanied by Col. Shack and A. Meaner. The dirigible Cirotavia will be used, and the aeronauts will strive to reach New York by way of Porto Rico and Cuba, and up through the so After a voyage of ohm days from Liverpool, during which there was not one fine deg, the Allan lineo Tunielse arrived on Sunday afternoon at Halifax with mail i and passengers. Among the passengers was a. detachment of 148 offi- cers, petty officers and men of .the Royal navy, who are going to Esquimalt for station duty, . While playing with his father's revol- ver, John Brady, a nine-year-old boy, shot and killed his mother in their home it Harlem on Saturday. The bullet plow- ed its way: past the cheek of John's baby brother, Thomas, Whom the mother was carrying,and entered the woman's heart. She sank to the floor without a afaser.cint which the blood lia,d eurilvyro,aitdtie:. Vent wide gashes in his flown profusely, Thomas W. Kay, lately eniployed in a boat house at the foot of Spadina.avenuee Toronto, was taken in the police patrol wagon on Saturday evening from 15 Peter street to St. Mich- ael's Hospital, where he died.a couple of hours later. Ablo to shake off a severe cold that settled :on her, and threatened pneumo- nia., is the somewhat remarkable record of Mrs. Ruth Brislin, still active and op- timistic at the unusual ago of 102 years. This venerable woman lives near the vil- lage of Chantry, in Leeds County, with her youngest daughter, Mien 1). Wood, wife of a well-known farmer. While stoophig over a flat car at Evans, Coleman & Evans' dock, Vaitcou- ver, where the steamer Tropen was moored, jobn Fitzgerald, a aongehore- Man, fell and sank immediately. Probe ably his head struck on it boom. While Ralph Pigliosa, an Italian la- borer, was working for the Csoadian Northern Ontario Railwasr in a tutting at Don Mills, above Danforth avenue, on Saturday afternoon, a males of frozen earth fell ori him, pinning Iihn to the groutid. He was taken to the Toronto Getteral Hospital, but died twenty min - OW after busadruiseion. The steamer Frea 3, Wood, which sr - rived at Vaneouver •from the Pacific coast, reports placing up a large Mack Newfourdland dogone hundred miles from land. The animal was almost dead from exhaustion., Ile recovered and now seem none the worse, 110 wore no col- lar, and was apparently lost overboard from some passing ship. The consuls of the protecting reword on Saturday presented identical notes to the Cretan Executive Committee env- hibiting the election of Cretans to the Greek National Assembly or Chamber and, warning the committee that in the event of the prohibitiot being disregard- ed effeetteti steps would be taken to en- force this decision. The French Academy of Moral and Political &lento, in recognition of the energy and devotion shown bv M. Le. Pine, Prefect of Petrie, timing the floods there, has tonferred on hirer the An- cliffrot-Petequier prize, tha higheet in its gift. M. tapinch, exhaust:el by his lebore, is now tenfinta to hia heme with an attack of inflnenza. Tim inherent right of a man to give Remy his own money la the reek upon which the newest RAW -tipping bill brought before the United States, OM - a7. ores* has *gain bowl split and Woks& 11 was pent to the Distriet Commtstdonere tea see what they thought about it, as li uints,1 in such same and the GOnVOISSIOZ• ethrle wbeztoordecipasided notitp.to Wand batvioan ea* cow has died alt Atteroliffe, inter Wellend, from rallies and AllhOther Oh* 18 inhatad. Tim are eeppoatel to have been bitte4 by it dog emotive ago, but the dog has not been fotesel. There will he no strike of the switch• men iu the Buffalo yards, who aro mem. bore of the Brotherhood. ef Railroad Trainmen, aeconling to Thomas E. Crete sou, President of Lodge NO. 817. Striking Grand Bank fishermen at Gravelines, Fiance, attaoked a detach- ment of gendarmes, injuring two of them. Afterwards they stoned the offi- cers and ship owners. rinauy order was reatored, Mme, de la Roche bee won an sir pilot's license from the French Acre Club by flying four times around the a/44W= mime ab Heliopolis Egypt, a total dia. tame of twelve utiles, She is the firet W02454 to get this distinction, Through falling a distanee of thirty- five feet from a scaffold at the Stand - ant sanitary works on Lansdowne ave- nue, Toronto, a workman named Ilorace J. Blyth had hie collar bone and right aukle broken and his back strained. Robert McKeown, 'who is alleged to have posed its a minister's son and de- frauded Toronto expeeasmen'pleaded not guilty in the police court to four charges of obtaining money under falee pre - terms, Judge McDonald, of Brockville, has affirmed Police Magistrate Deacoree con- viction of A. J. Barker and Herbert C. Barker for supplying liquor to Michael Bero, an Indian, in May last, so that now the two fines and costs will now be collectable. s - J. B. Bourget, laborer in the employ of the Montreal Harbor Commissioners, was killed by a freight car near the grain elevator at the foot of St. Sulpice street. While the ears were being shunt- jelidng, oBoblioeeurtrooxfo.tt.itla eemn yj, u8m7pie re cli ntihtey tstrraceekti hilland- George Murdooh, 427 Front street east, Toronto, were sent to the Central Fri - son for three months each by Magee. trate Denison for stealing 2,500 pomade of pig iron, the property of the Can- ada Foundry Company, The death is announced. at Calgary, Alta., of James Bartley Smith, eldest son of Mr. R. B. Smith, formerly of London, Ont, Deceased had been ill for a number of years, His brother is a Rhodes scholar at Oxford from Toronto University. A. large collie dog belonging to Mr. William Bowes, 32 Birtle avenue, Toron- to, die& in quarantine from what is be- lieved to have been rabies, It was bit- ten some weeks ago by Mr. George Heintzman's big mastiff, which later de- veloped rabies and was shot. The head was taken off and sent to Ottawa for examination. A jury in the Toronto Division Court decided that Dr. Stewart was justified in killing with an axe the horse that chased him up the runway at Burns & Shepherd's stables, finding that the owner, James P. Xubbard, was not en- titled to the $60 damages for which he sued the veterinary surgeon. Backing his automobile out of Me garage on Saturday William Crook, a lawyer at Beaumont, Texas felt the ma- ehine strike an obstacle, arid putting on more power, forced the car backward. Alighting, Mr. Crook found that he had run over and crushed to death Ids six- teen -months -old daughter. The &Baba followed its father to the garage without his knowledge. The Vatican will issue to -day a book giving a detailed account of the extid.- Here of $1,370,00Q eolleeted by the Pope on behalf of the Messina earthquake suf- ferers. The book is profusely illustrated. It gives the first reliable etatisties of the total number Of persons tented. It is es.aloulated that the 'dead at Messina numbered 90,000, of whom 20,000 are latill unburied, and in Calabria 16,500. Saved from freezing to death in a snow drift on Bridge street, Niagara Falls'on Sunday, John Whitby, an In- dian trapper from Brantford, was taken to the cells at police headquarters. Po- liceman Dart was making his rounds Sunday morning about $ , &block, when he saw the man's feet protruding from a snowbank at the side of the walk. Dart quickly burrowed in the snow and uncovered the man and took him to headquarters. Charles Butler, the C. P. R. bra.kestuan injured last July in the Brockville yards of the, company by being knocked from his train while passing under a bridge, and since a patient at the General Hospital, has recovered sufficiently to go to relatives in Ottawa. Butler had his back broken, and for a long time his life hung in tb.e balance. Now he Is able to walk with the aid of crutches, but will be a cripple the re- mainder of his days. Ilis partial re covery ie considered a miracle. While loosening a small motintain of prepered coal which had, become frozen m the storage yards of the Philadelp.hia & Reading Company at Landingville, near Pottsville Pa., six workmen were buried' by a sudden slide of one thous- and tons, and, one of their number, Sam- uel Biscoe, of Landingville, aged 35 years, was cruelied to death. The other five were rescued, but badly injured. The ease of the De Deere mines vs. the British South African Company was licerd in the Choneery Division of the High Court at London. The suit was brought under a claim of the De Beers Company that by specific agreeneents it had the right to work all diamondifer- ous ground in. Rhodesia, South Africa, Judgment was given in favor of tge British South African Company. Demonstrations by the Socialists throughout the Kingdom of Prussia af- ter mass meetings held to -day to protest ageing the suffrage bill resulted in seri- ous affrays between the demonstrators and the police at many places. ln Berlin several policemen were severely wounded by stones throve by rioters, and stores af Socialists aid supporters received serious injuries from the sabres of the police. The congregation of St, anodises Ito - man Catholic Cathedral, Toronto, at their services yesterday had the uovelty of having their numical portionof the service conducted entirely by the sante tuary choir, the choir loft being untett- anted. Father Whalen, the meter of St. Michel', afterwards expressed hirneclf as so eatisfied at the innovation that it is improbable that the organ choir will again be organized. The State Supreme Court at Topeka, Kati., on Saturday Made a limited ouster order against the International Harvest - or Company. The order prohibits the company front inaleirig exelnaive °ore tracts with agents 15 leantas, The ocatrt also prohibits the company froin limit - leg tertitory, discriminating or destroy- ing competition or doing Other thirtge which the attorney -general held to be violations of the Rai -trust 163VS, SAVED BY WIG. Winshor Police Officer Miami kr a Prisoner. Windsor, Feb. 13.—A, wig whielt he wore undoubtedly lavecl the life of roilsa Officer William Leiter last night, Went he was struck a terrific blow on the head with WI iron bar In the bawls of F. J. Stroyvens, a prisoner who. heel been locked, up on suspicion at head^ quartera. Lister suspected that Stroyvena in- tended to vonimit seicide by hanging, and deternitned: to treater him te, an- otlier cell, where he could be more, elosely watched, Unlocking Stroyverea cell door, the officer called' to him to come out, Instead of doing so, however, the pawner, who had managed to wrench an iron bar weighing ten pound* from his cot, MOO a rush for the offi- ear and brought the bar clown with al- most full Rime on his head, Half -blinded with the blood which streamed down hie face, but still conscious, Lister staggered back and managed to reach the outer deer, which he closed and lacked be- hind him, leaving Stroyveris at large in the corridor, Attraeted by the moans of the wound- ed offieer, two other policemea eushed in, Taking in the situation as ft glance, they sent a hurrie4 call for Dr. 11. Carney, police surgeon, and then :started in to secure Stroyvens. As the door of the corridor opened the officers advanced with loaded re- eolvers, but the place was in darkness, the would-be murderer having, smaehecl all the lights. Officer Livingstone fired shot in the direction where he thought the prisoner might be, but a momeot later the revolver was struck frora his hand an he received a crush- ing blow on the arm, Stroyvens, hidden behind the door, had jumped out and dealt another vicious blow at the offi- cers before being finally overpowered. He fought like it fiend. After examining Lister's wounds, Dr. Carney declared that had he not worn a wig his skull would have been crushed by the blow. A gash several inches long was laid open, and he lost a considerable quantity of blood. Livingstone'e injuries are is serious, Stroyvens, who is a foreigner and ,meaks little English, says ne lives in Detroit, and is by occupation a laborer. He was refused entrance into the Uoited States yesterday after he had crossed the river into Windsor earlier in tbe day. Stroyvens was declared insane and turned over to his brother this after- noon, who took hint to Detroit, where he will probably be committed to an asylum, GO TO HALIFAX. New Naval College Probably Will be Built There. Ottawa, Feb. 13.—The new Naval Col- lege, which is to be built in connection with the Government's naval scheme at a. cost of $150,000, will, it is understood, be located at Halifax, as will also a bar- racks for the staff, etc., at a cost of $200,000, and possibly an admiralty dockyard at an estimated cost of $100,- 000. Halifax will also be the naval headquarters where will be stationed the Atlantic squadron of two new Bristols, the six destroyers and the Niolie, which in to be purchased at a cost of $1,075,- 000. These vessels will require a com- plement of 1,549 men and. 87 officers. The annual estimated cost of mainte- nance at the Halifax station i as fol- lows: For the 40 officers and 742 men 91 the two Bristols (with cost of up- keep), $708,000; for the seventeen offi- cers and 201. men of the Niobe, $376,- 000; for tne ,30 officers and 546 men of the six destroyers, $703,- 000; for the upkeep of the dockyard, $200,000; for barracks, staff, etc., 4375,- 000; for pay allowance. victualling, etc, of recruits, $200,000; for the upkeep of the Naval College $80,000; total annual extel2,0 eondi0to.ure at Halifax of approximately 5 At Esquimalt, which will be the Paci- fic headquarters for the Bristols and the Rainboiv, the total annual expendi, ture will be approximately $1,088,000. The two Bristols will have a complement of 40 officers and 742 men and the an. nual cost of pay, victualling, upkeep, etc., is estimated it $708,000. The Rain- bow, with a crew of sixteen officers and 163 men, will cost about $230,000 per year, For dockyard maintenance at Es- quimalt the estimate is $160,000 a; year. The annual cost of the headquarters staff is catenated at $80,000 per year, and for contingencies there is an esti- mate of $100,000, thus bringing the ()tali! annual expenditure up to $3,680,- The total naval force for the twelve vessels of the new fleet, including the Rainbow, will be 163 officers and 2,454 merit. -"L 0 &a • CABINET CHANGE. Hon. Raoul Dandurand May Join Laurier Ministry, Ottawa, Feb. 13.—Owing to the fact that Hon. L. Ie. 13rodeur's recovery from his serious illness of the past month or so will necessarily be slow, and that he will probably be unable to undertake any heavy work or„responsibility for at least six months, it may be that a change in the portfolio of Marine and Fisheries will be found necessary. Al- though it is hoped that Hon. Mr, Bro- deur will not be compelled to withdraw from the Government, a fairly evelIele- Rhea rumor prevalent to -night in Parlia- mentary circles is to the effect that Hon. Raoul Dandurand, ex.Speaker of the Senate and oue of the most promi- netit and able Liberals in the Province of Quebec, stay be induced to enter the Government in the near future in the event of Mr. Brodeur's illeess ueeessitate ing his retirement from the Cabinet. SAW THE KING. ft Premier Asquith Showed' 'Him Text of His Speech. London, Feb. 14,—An levitation freen nig .liklward changed the pleris of Pre - neer Aaquith, who proceeded to Ilrigla ton this minting, and had an audienee lasting ait heor with Ills Weedy. The Premier pvesentea the ?replied text of the epee& from the throne, the Cabineted appointmeate end the projected viers* of business ft* the opening tee ?Arlie. ment next week. COMA Von Titteulmeh, the Genistries AMInesteelor to Spain, hi deiva at MaslitA