HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1910-03-10, Page 7SWEPT TO DEATH IN SNOWSLIDE.
Avalanche Carries 50 Men and Snow Plow; From
Tracks of C.P.R. in Rockies.
' THE DEAD.
J. J. Yeager, roadmaster, Revelstok.e.
W. Phillip, engineer.
,A. Potruff, engineer.
T. Griffiths, fireman.
A. Mahon, brakeman.
D. J. McDonald, bridge foreman,
R. J. Buckley, conductor.
F. Wagner, laborer.
U. Martin, leborer.
Three Japanese.
THE MISSING.
J. McLellan, bridgeman.
.A. Johneon, foreman.
C. Anderson, foreman.
F. Wellander, foreman.
J. McDonald, bridgeman.
G. Nichols, bridgeraan.
Thirty-five Japanese.
Vaneouver, March 6. -The most die-
astroue Avalanche 4n the Watery of rail-
roading M the mountains- of British
Columbia came down near Rodgers Pass,
about two miles et of Glacier, on the
Canadian Pacific, shortly before mid-.
night on Friday. While no information
is available as to the actual number of
dead, a list has been issued howing
that fifteen foremen or members of
train orewe and thirty-eight Japanese
laborers are dead or missing. Some of
thern may yet be found alive, but there
la not muele hope of that,. for they were
.buried beneath a tremendous masa of
snow and debris that came down the
mountain side out of tho darkness, and
swept enginee, plows and every living
thing in its path into the valley.
The slide struck the end of No, 17.
saowshed, destroying a portion of it
600 feet long by 30 feet wide, smash -
Ng the work train, overturning the
rotary snow plow, and piling it, to-
gether with the tender, on top of the
%bed. Of the killed there were fifteen
whites and the Test were Jape and
Hindoos. Five C. P. R. foremen were
lost and also Roadmaster J. J. Fraser,
whose body has been found. Out of
Bridgeman MeDonald's gang of twenty
men only four are reported to have
eseaped alive, one being in a precarious
dondition.
CALLED OUT TO CLEAR A SNOW -
SLIDE.
The working .miegs had. been called
out to elear away a .slide that had
bloeked the track earlier in the day,
and while they were at work with a
rotary plow the second' slide came
down, carrying off the engine and men,
and the telegraph poles and wirer over
n. considerable stretch of track, thus
cutting off direct eommunication. Rogers
Pass is at the highest point of the Sel-
kirks, and Revelstoke, some forty miles
to the west. is the nearest place of im-
portance. Vie news was sent to Revel-
stoke from the end of the break in the
wire, and a relief train, consisting. of
.200 volunteers and all the available
doctors and nurses was at once des-
patched to Glacier. The hien took
everything necessary to aid in digging
out the imprisoned C. P. R. workmen.
Owing to the conditipn of the wires
little has clone from the scene of the
disaster to indicate how many have been
rescued. The fact that a list of the
fassimg las been eompiled indicates
that there has been a muster of the
le_ survivors, and that rescue work is under
r way. The force available for the opera-
tions is quite large, as men were drawn
from Revelstoke, Beaver, Kamloops and
the mining and lumber camps in the
vicinity.
RECOVERiNG THE BODIES.
Shortly after the slide a blizzard and
heavy snowstorm set in, which im-
peded and naade dangerous the work of
the rescuers. The bodies of Conductor
D. J. Bueltley, Engineer Wm. Phillips,
Roa.dmaster J. .T. Fraser, Foreman D. J.
McDonald; Fireman T. Griffiths and one
Jamtnee Were the first to be recovered.
Trains over the Revelstoke division and
those previously stalled will be worked
out over the Crow's Nest Pats route.
The cause of the terrible snowslide is
attributed to warm weather, followed
. by rains, whirh loosened the snow. Fall-
ing, it went over a vertical precipice
about 300 feat in beight. A slide occur-
red at 5.40 o'clock Satutday afternoon
it the valley of Bear Creek, having a
length of 500 feet and a depth of 80 feet,
At, 7 o'clock this morning another big
slide occurred a mile east of the spot
where the victims were entombed, and
buried the track for 400 yards. to a
depth of 60 feet.
on niday at noon, eta inimeaiately
a Invoking train was sent out from
Reveietoke, 45 tulles awor, to Wear the
teed.. While engaged in this work the
second ahalauche swept clown the oppo-
site side of the mountain, overwhelming
the ougine and eotary plow aml burying
between- forty and fifty of the crew be-
neath a masa ot itee snow, rock vela
timbers.
This slide' brougbt down a mass of
mow whieh covered the track for over
a Patter of a mile in length to a depth
oi over thirty feet. Immediately on re-
ceipt of news of the disaster e relief
train, consisting of doctors, nurses and
woraraeu, was rushed to the rescue. AC -
ter this train passed Genogle a third
slide es inc Owe, blocietng the track and
(lamming the Wapita River, but causing
uo loss of life.
ERACK WiLL SOON BE CLEARED.
Workmen are now buoy clearing the
track, and, according to despatchee re.
eeived by Sir Thomas ahaughnesey, the
tracks will be cleared by 5 o'clock to-
night. They also expect to find all the
bodice by Monday, but the workmen
are handicappea• in their operations ow-
ing to a fierce blizzard which is raging -
The snow awl ice which covered the
track is packed so mole that it is a very
difficult mutter to remove it.
At the C. P. It, offices. Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy and Mr, D. 'Walcott went
the entire day anxiously endeavoring to
taciatate the work of rescue. They
were in constant touch with their west-
ern officials, and to -night pee your
correspondent access to every particle
of information whioh they had received
during the day, Up to very recently
the C. P. R. have prided themselvee on
the fact that no passengers had ever
been killecl on their mountain divieion.
They have these dangerous places pa-
trolled day and. night, bin this spring
their Work has been rendered more
difficult owing to heavy rains nod very.
maid weather. The spot where the dis-
aster °centred is known as the summit
of the Selkirks, and is a partieularly
dangerous place.
MANY WORKMEN ESCAPED,
The first slide came down froth the
north, and while clearing this from the
tracks the second avalanche swept dawn
from the southern side of the mountains,
sweeping away the party -who were at
work. There were about one hundred
engaged in this work, but the avalanehe
only caught the front and centre of the
wrecking train, burying about Bite of
the workmen. Every possible effort is
being put forth by the C. P. R. to recover
the bodies and clear the tracks.
TO THE SCENE OF THE WRECK.,
Winnipeg, March 6. -General Manager
Bury ieft for the scene of the catastro-
phe this afternoon at 1,30. He wits un-
accompanied, and will meet General Sup-
erintendent Busteed at the pass. He will
remain there as long as my be items-
saey to look carefully into existing can-
ditions. Officials here state that the
track will be clear before Mr. Bury
reaches the pass. Rogers' Pass is at the
very height of land in the Selkirks.
About forty to fifty men live there,
being employed in working pushers
Which assist the varioue trains ovm
the summit. These men live in anew
praetically all the year round. The
surrounding country is wild in the ex-
treme, the mountains and the valleys
being covered with small timber and
scrub. The snow is deeper and. more
constantly in evidence than on any othei
portion of the system of the company.
Couditions of life and the nmuner
in which the men of the company
exist at Robers Pass have been under
the consideration. of the officials of the
Canadian Pacific during the past few
clays, and in connectionwith the pro.
pow to ereet a Y.If. C. A. building in
Cranbrook for the convenience of the
railwaymen, a proposal has been tile&
to erect a similar building at the pass.
This, it is said, will be the vext stem,
Lure to be puilt by the company. Rail-
way' Y. M. C. A. secretaries have sug-
gested the idol to officials at various
times. There are no residents at the
pa,sa with the exception of the employees
of the railway.
WORST AVALANCHES KNOWN.
Reports received here tate that the
ovalanches in the mountains, 'which
have caused great loss of life on both
sides of the *herder, are the worst ever
known. The early break-up of winter,
ettueed by ehinook win& and it warm
breeze from the Japanese current in the
Pacific, is gadding greatly to the men-
ace. The snowfall has been mon:nous.
Even in a normal season there is a re -
toed of four feet of snow at the sum.
mit in a single month, while as much as
thirty • feet have been recorded in a
twelvemonth.
TWELVE BODIErs RECOVERED.
So far only twelve bodies have been
recovered. These are: Aseistant Road -
master Eraser, of Ttevelstoke; Conduc-
tor Buckley, Fireman Griffiths, Foreman
D. 3. McDonald, Brakeman Mahon, tn-
ginetr Phillips, Engtheeer Portraff, lab-
orers P. Wagner, IT, Martin and three
unideutitied jape. There are at least
four other:wanes whose bodies have not
been reeoveted and about thirty-five
Japenese.
A FORMER DISASTER RECALLED.
Some tax years ego the roundhouse
and station at Rogers Pass were buried
by it anowelide, and the Agent, his wife
and two children were killed. Their
Intake welt brought east to Ilowinam-
ville for bullet Then the 'Agfa', which
wart at it point between two steep moun-
taiie, was moved, so that slides could
Uneaten the station from only one side.
T. C. PLATT DEAD.
Once Republican Boss in New York
State.
New York, March 6.- Thomas Col-
lier Platt, for many years a national
figure in Republican politics, died at
3.46 o'clock to-dayin ais apartments
on West 3.1th street. Dr. Paul kuter-
bridge, his physician, said to -night that
the cause of death was chronic and
acute a3right's disease. Only last Wed-
ues.day Senator Platt was at his office
down town. For several years he had
been in feeble health, and latterly the
use of his legs had almost deserted him,
but his condition until to -day was not
Ioolced upon as more serious than usual.
Thomas Collier Platt, the "easy
boa" of earlier and brighter days,
was for malty ercars not only the Re-
publicanaleader of his State, but a
figure in national polities. James G.
Blaine described Platt as a "business
man of great personal popularity.
Ile has an aptitude for pablie affairs,
and is a man of strong influence in
his State. Ile is sio debater, but has
strong common sem and it quick
judgment of men."
Yet with all his native judgment,
wide experienee and Lakin as an or-
ganizer, it became the fate of Platt
to win remembrance more for his as.
sotiation odth others than for any-
thing Yee did ' of his own initiative.
Twice in his life, Platt was the cen-
tsu of the National stage -once wheil
he resigned evith Roscoe Conkling
from the United States Senate, and
was bestantilo nicktimeted "Me tee,"
Platt, and once when he inclueed
'fheodore Roosevelt to run for Viece
Preeident with Mclaitley, very Iowa
against latosevelt's better judgment
and iti the fate of his repeated de-
clarations that nothing could induce
him to accept the nomination.
There -could riot be a better ire
Aimee of Platt's- skill itt maniple -
tion or of the irony that mocked his
ripeot wisdom. , Meltinley was shot,
Roosevelt became President, .and the
days of Platt'll dominetion in the
State were numbered.
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system to a healthy condition by taking PSYCHINE to -day. Mrs.
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for she se,ye s II am thankful for what PSYCJIIINE has done for
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TURONTO
THE STRIKE IN
PHILADELPHIA.
Dispute as to Extent of Sympath-
etic Strike.
Car:Men in Cleveland, Pittsburg
and Other Cities May Go Out.
NI•MOMIFINI"
Philadelphia, March 7.--To.day will
see the real test in the attempt of labor
leaders to bring about a general strike
of workingmen in Philadelphia in sym-
pathy with the striking car employees.
On the basis of Saturday's showing em-
ployers and the police heads expect that
the movement will be a failure.
The labor leaders are confident, how-
ever, of tho success of the movement,
and they predict that the returns -vein
show that between 100,000 and. 150,000
failed to report for work to -day. The
police say there are not 50,000 unionized
workmen in Philadelphia. While the con-
trol and many other Fiections of the city
do not appear to be seriously affected
by the general order to quit work, in
the mill district of Kensington, where
trade unionism is well entrenched, many
industries have suspended operations, It
'looked like a general holiday in that
great manufacturing centre to -day. The
hack • drivers are conveying people to
weddings and. funerals, but are refusing
all other farts. Cabs are scarce, and
there is practically no vehicle service
from the railroad stations and ferries.
Among those who went on strike to-
day were eighteen organizations in the
group of German trades unions, affect-
ing nearly 7,000 men. These unions in-
cluded Musicians, job printers, textile
workers, coppersmiths,coopers, carpen-
ters, "butchers, machinists, barbers, bar
tenders, slate roofers, cigarmakers, boot
and shoe workers, carriage and wagon
painters and. metal polishers.
There is a report in circulation that
the general strike was inaugureted prim-
arily to unionize Philadelphia, and more
particularly to plaee organized tabor
throughout the country on it sounder
basis in the industrial world.
There was no chancre in the situation
early to -day. The Rapid Traneit Com-
pany placed nearly1,000 ears in opera-
tion, according to the officials of the
corporation.
Several business organizetions met to-
day to consider plans to continue the ef-
forts now being made to bring an end to
the strike.
STRIKE MAY WIDEN. •
New York, March 7.---Lahar eh cies
heard the statement to -day that Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federation of
Labor, is in Chicago for'the ptirpoie of
consulting labor leaders with the view
Of calling a. strike of car men in Cleve-
land, Pittsburg, Omaha ana San Fran-
cisco in sympathy with the Philadelphia
ear. strike.
The Plalad.elphia Traction Company is
mid to be a large holder of securitiee in
the traction companies in those eitiee.
AN' OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
;Montreal, March. 0. --At the 0. P.
ft, offieea to -night it was given out
by Sir Thorium Shaughnessy that be-
tween forty and fifty were killed by
the avalanclie width swept down the
mountain side at Rogers hiss on
Friday. The tovident occurred lin Frt-
. aay tried ot it particularly bad Apt
in. the Itocklee, Itogere rasa 1s be-
twe( n Field ani Golden, :teal at this
spa the track goes through a gully
or nip, with mountitins to er 8,000
fest high on fedi Aide. Aitogethee
love slides ()retiree& bet only tole
in. ved fatal. The fleet, wide+ woo
a, eineepttrittlYely linen one, *centred
Te T,Wineltmek. general m maitre of
the Marehall Field. Co.. Chle.ige. denies
that his firm intends to open a, storo
in Toronto,
SATURDAY NIGHT'S DOINGS,
Philadelphia, Pa., March 0. -The ealm
of the quietest day Philadelphia bas
known since the carmetes strike begun
more than two weeks ago was broken
to -night by a series of disturbances in
which three persons were shot, one, a
girl, fatally, many' unruly persona were
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severely clubbed by the pollee, and more
than a 'score of arreets were made.
Trouble began in an Italian settle-
ment soon after dark. A mob stoned
a number of passing ears, a riot call was
sent in, and clubs were .freely used by
the pollee who responded. In another
disturbance a fireman doing police duty
fired on the crowd and it bullet shuttle
Bessie Weiner, a woman of 23, fatally
wounding her. The fireman was guard-
ing a car whieh the crowd attacked.
MEAT PRICES.
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Stafstics Show That They Have In-
creased All Over the World.
Washington, March 7.- Meat prices
have advanced in all the principal con.
suming-producing sections of the world,
according to statistics compiled by the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
The report shows the chief meat -ex-
porting eountries of the world to be
Australia, Now Zealand, Argentina and
Canada and the United States; the chief
meat -importing countries the United
Kingdom, Germimy and to a less degree
the other European countries.
All meat -exporting countries 'allow
higher prices per pound in their exports
in recent years than those of a decade
ago, and all the meat importing coun-
tries show higher rates in their import
figures and the current market quota-
tions.
The advance in fresh meat prices is
less than that in salted and preserved
ments, and in nearly all cases the in-
crease in beef is les$ than that in pork
or mutton. The fact that the percent-
age of advance in the price of fresh
meats, especially those shipped in the
anted or frozen state, has not been so
great as the advance in salted or pre-
served, is said td be due to reductions
made in the last few years in the cost
of chilling or freeeing anct transporting
meats of this class. The advance in
mutton is regarded. as due to the com-
paratively slow growth in the world's
supply of sheep. • 40.
• CRITICISE POLICE.
Too Strenuous in Dealing With the
Berlin Socialists.
SAVED 4ISTER.
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Boy's Plucky Fight to Srat Her
From Vicious Dog.
Way Seriously Bitten Himself -The
Dog Was Killed.
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Berlin, March 7. --The police magis-
trates dealt to -day with. 70 persons, who
were arrested and held on charges of
Melting public disorder or resisting the
police during yesterday's suffrage de-
monstrations. Many other arrests had
been made, but the prisoners subse-
quently were released as their prosecu-
tion dia hot appear expeditious.
Three policemen were eta:eked on
lonely beats Islet night, and) badly in-
jured, so as to necessitate hospital
treatment. The newepapers to -day se-
verely criticised the impetuosity and
Over zeal of the police in interfering
with the crowds of Socialists.
There is much suppressed excitement
over the occurrenees of Sunday among
the middle 'classes, who otherwise are
not in sympathy with the socialistic
movement.
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STABBED IN
THE STREET.
llou»t Vernon, N. Y.; March 7. --Left
alone to mind his sister, William Dal -
ell, eleven years olds obeyed so well
this afternoon that he is in the Mount
Vernon Hospital with the flesh torn
from his fingers and his legs and thighs
badly lamented. Alone he fought a sav-
age bull terrier dog and kept the auhnal
away from the little girl, Elia, three
et:: old, until W. R. Kissow, truck -
man, summoned by the children's
acacams, stuuned the dog with it bale
The dog had been tied in the barn.
The children were playing in the yard.
The animal broke ita leash, and, run-
ning out, made for the little girl. He
got only it mouthful of her coat and
dress at hie first attack and then turned
his attention to the boy, bemuse the
lad souglit to fight him off.
The boy fought the dog until Kissow
ran into the yard. Even then the boy
thoughtonly of his sister'for he celled
eitce
out to Kissowt "Throw Ella over the
Kissow found the dog with his teeth
sunk in the boy's leg, but loosened his
grip with a blow that almost broke the
brute's back. Then before the animal
could recover, a Mow on the head
knocked it out.
The boy was hurried to the hospital
and treated. His father, William Ja W-
W1, it. special policeman' wait called and
on reaelang home shotand killed the
dog. Tbe head was taken in charge, by
the Department of Health, to ascertain
if -the dog ins ouffering from. rebies.
LONDON ELECTIONS.
an..a..qoare
Twenty -One Seats Gained by the
Progressives.
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New York, March 6.-A. cable des-
patch to The Sun from, London says:
-The ratepayers to -day elected Coun-
ty Councillors, who control and man-
age the affairs of the metropolis, The
Munkipal Reform party, or Moder-
ates, as they used to be called, who
have governed London well and econo.
anically for the last three years, failed
to maintain the advantage they gained
over the Progressietes three years ago
after having been out for eighteen
years.
The new London County Council
now consists of 68 Municipal Reform-
ers, 66. Progressives and 3 Laborites,
tho Progressives having a not gain of
21. The Municipal Reformers have
to thank their own apathy for this
falling away. With a general election
just over and another one looked for
by midsummer the man in the street
is sated with polities.
GOING TO PASTEUR.
INiagara Falls, Ont., March 7. -The
girl who was bitten V a mad dog- has
been sent to New York ler Pasteur
treatment,
New Health and Strength
for Weak and Ailing Girls
Can Be Rad Through the Rich, Red Blood, Made by
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
There comes a time in the life of
almost every girl when sickness tet.
taints her. The strain upon her
biota supply is too great, and there
Mines headaches and backaches, loss
of appetite, attacks of dizzinese and
heart palpitation, and it. general ten-
dency to a decline. The only thing
that oan promptly and speedily cute
these troubles is Dr. Wileams' Pink
Piths. This is the only medicine
that aetutellst rattles new, rich, red
Wed, medi it plentiful supply of tich
blood tit the one thing needed to
Maintelti the health Of growing girls
lad women of vatitute yeate, The
truth Of this statement it proved in
the ease of Mists Bather E. Sproule,
Truninaneille, N. 11., who tart "At
the age of oiliest years I left my
Otituatry house to attend high sehool.
The dote eonfinement and. long hours
of study nearly broke ma down. My
bleed filepply esentied to be defkdent,
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SHOT HIMSELF.
Suicide of Walter' B. Scovel at
New Glasgow, •
lialifax, Mardi 6. -Walter B. Bove', a.
well known commercial traveller, took
his life at the Norfolk House, New Glas-
gow, kat night. A few minutes before
6 o'clock he sumnioned by telephone one
of the bellboys to meet him downtown.
When the boy came he asked if he
thought the Norfolk "would give him it
rooni if he went up." The boy thought
so, and accompanied him to the house.
He registered and went up to his room.
A few minutes later the bellboy, who
hact been to that floor reported at the
office the smell of powder. The clerk ot
once ran up and found the door of Sco-
vel's room partly open and the man ly-
ing on the floor 'with a revolver in his
hunch Scattered about the room were
the contents of the grips which, evident-
ly in his haste he had torn open in his
,search for the revolver. His overcoat
and cap were still on, and a bullet of
thirty-two calibre bad entered at the
temple.
This was deceased's first Oisit to New
Glasgow, and in the interest of a new
fine.
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BREACH OF PROMISE
ana I grew pale and depressed. I was
dizzy nearly all the time, and pim-
ples broke out on my face. I was
altogether In a miserable condition
and It seemea impossible for in^ to
continue my etudies unless I tom a
epeedy cure. I tried several tonics
prescribed by the doctor, but they
proved testiest. My mothet urged me
to try Dr. Williams' Piuk Pills, and
finally consented to do tto, I had
hardly finiehea the secorid box 'before
a eliange for the better took ploce,
and the use of it few boxes more
fully restored my health, ana 3. have
tine° been well and atoong. I feel
that I rennet say too much In favor
of Dr, Williams? Pink Plitt; and I
etrotgly reeommena them to other oil-
ing girls."
Yen mut get theme Pins from any
Medieinti &tater or by mail at We. it
bolt or six boxes for $2.50 from The
Dr. Willitinie Medicine Co., lirockellie,
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enieseenwemeameettawswomettomemilanieseeme
heThlhe Jfrench 2g4.eenriti elections will be
The army of the Nicaragnan Menge
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mite i aid to be disbanding.
The w
'iout rof ie
f t).heeitt n
titiluti 11 inile' of
Poet Bruce,
Reeve W. IL Wilson was re-elected
LrceiteidecntsixotfarYdabsie,oln County Coieserve-
a
The resignation of the Peruvian Cab-
inet was presented to President Legula
on Saturday and aceepted.
Thirtyome typhoid fever cosee were
reported in Toronto to Dr. Simard, Cite
Medical Health Officer, Net week.
The new Canadfan Canneriee' Aim;
elation is negotiating for two factoriet
at Tecumseh and Stony Point, Ont.
The cocoa planters of 'Trinidad would
lJke reciproeity with Canada, but art
afraid 01 reprienle on the part of Or
United States,
(inc thoueana expreeee paekages on ,
N. Y. C. train No, 27 were looted duo
Mg Friday, night. The diecovery woe
made at Ieocionter.
Mr. aoldwin Smith spent a good dety
on Saturday, and Met night it was (stat-
ed at "The Grange" that his condition
indicated some improvement.
Charles S. Wait official monee-raiser
for the Y. M. 0. .A. in America,•will vieit
Toronto early in AprH„ to try tiara
secure some $700,000 for local projeeta
Manager Koseen, of the Bauk of New
Brunewick, St. John, Mr, A. 0. Eerie,
barrister, and two bank elet ks, have
gone to St. Stephen to take charge of
$t. Stephen Bank, which, it is said, is in
financial di fatuities.
Fraueie S. Martin, one of the victims
of the avalanche disaster in the moun-
tains of Washington, was a brother of
Mr. Harry Martin, of Swansea. Mrs.
Martin, mother of the Nietim, also lives
at Swansea. Decensea, VMS, 40 years of
age.
William Moore Elliott, for over thirty
years a high :wheel teacher, died at
Toronto on Saturday. Mr. Elliott had
taught at tbe eMorrisburg, Kemptville
-and Brandon high schools), but had been
hreetailrt.
edhfir some years owing to ill -
Mr. Frank McDougall, ex -Mayor and
an old and eeteemed citizen of Ottawa,
died on Sunday after a somewhat ex-
tendea lllness. Re was the father of
Mr, D. J. MeDoupetil, M. P. P. The late
Mr. McDougall was Mayor of Ottawa
in the early nineties.
Partial bonfirmation of a reported
merger of coat mince in the New River
district of 'West Virginia, by which 84
mines, with an output of 8,000,000 tons,
will be controlled by a single selling
agency in Washington, D. O., has been
obtained in Cineinnati.
The United States Government has
ordered the withdrawal of its immigra-
tion officers from the ferry dock al;
Windsor, and in future the inepection
of all persons crossing on ferries from
Windsor to Detroit will be made on
American soil.
The young woman, Florence Chavrai,
accused of infanticide, has been taken
to Quebec City from Pearl Lake, near
Lake Edward, and is now a patient in
the jail infirmary. The inquiry into
the serious charge laid against her is
suspended pending her recovery.
Ventvius has suddenly become active
again. There has been it continuous
eruption for the past. 24 hoors of red-hot
stones and ashes, accompanied by inter-
nal detonations. Several fissures have
opened, from whieh gas and lava are
emerging in great quantities.
The Gentleman Sues the Lady in
This Inttance.
Toronto, March 7.-A writ has been
issued at the instdnee of Frank C. Ellis,
of Toronto, against Agnes G. Boyce, now
said to be in Winnipeg, claiming $2,000
damages for alleged breach of promise
of marriage. Mr. Ellis says that up till
o month ago he expected to become the
huslbana of the lady, And that she was
writing him affectionate letters, express-
ing her indifference to wealth and her
happy looking forward to union with
him. Then he learned that she had be-
come the wife of.sotneone eke. He claims
'to have spent considerable money on
preparations for the wedding.
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RIVER MOIRA
Raiatonn Caused It to Overflow
and Do Much Damage.'
Belleville, Ont., Match 7.-0ld hietoeic
Moira River .ent up one of its oat -time
open at an early hour this morning,
after A big cleetrieal etorm. As it result
ice came down the river for three miles
flooding both sides of the river to it big
extent. Nearly every furnace in all the
business plants was put out of commis -
sine aria the elerks are shivering nround
coal oil stores. Every cellar has several
feet of water end large quantities of
geode destroyed in cellars. The biggest
loss oceurred by earrying away of part
of Alderman Litt's dam, the lose
amounting to over $400. Tilts is the
rarlieet in the city's history that the
river broke up. One of the worst elec.
trieal storms in years otearrea last rapt
between 6 anti 10 .o.teloek.
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EDITOR DEAD.
New York, Mareli 7. LOUIS Klopieeli,
editor of the Christian Herald, and
known the world over for bat philatt-
threpy. died iterly this morning, follow-
ing an operation on Wilily for au intes-
tinal obetructiott
An Italian Murdercel in Toronto by
Another Italian.
ViCiiink Received Six Stabs, MI of
Them Fatal.
Alleged Murderer Afterwards Ar.
rested in His Boarding House.
Toronto, tiareli 7e-Wilit all the .swifi
and sileut fury of a Sicilian vendetta, a
cold-blooded murder was perpetrated on
Mauning avenue, juet below College
etreet, at 0 o'clock last night. 8o swift
and silent was it that the unfortunate
victim had bled to death and the alleged
murderer had been placed under arrest
before scarcely it neighbor was aware
eita
fitihde t
etzegia
ertlyo:rs,hiele lied taken palm
o
The parties in the affair are Italians
The 'motive for the crime is unknoevri,
elhe dead man, Raffaele Fabbio, was a
young lahorer, oho had been in the
eouotry tor eery six menthe. 'Male
the city be hasi moyed at an Italian
°oar diug-house at 38 Manefield aveuue.
Ile alleged nutrderer is it bricklayei,
aged about 40. His name it Paequali
Ventticini, and he has lived in Toronto
for four years past. Ile lme borne a
gotta character among his countrymen
working hard and sending his earning.
home to his wife and two children in
Italy. Up till four inonths ago he haul
lodged ot an Italian boarding-house kept
by Tony Buccci at 299 Manning avenue,
but was ordered out for quarreling, it is
said, with some of the other boarders.
llifriends.oeandFabbio were said to be .07 best
Last night Ventricini left his home
at 265 Claremont street and called
round at his former abode at 290
Manning avenue. Tony Bueco's brother-
in-law, Tony Bush, Babble and a couple
of other boardene met him on the veran-
dah. As he appeared to have been drink-
ing, Tony Bush persuaded him against
trying to get in, and ite order to get rld
of him suggested that be should go for a
walk dOwn the street. Pebble and Veto
trieini walked down the street ahead of
the other two. Before they hod gone
a hundred feet Ventlicini was seen to
seize Fabbio by the right hand and
plunge a knife into him several times.
(inc of the Italians, a boy of twelve,
swooned away at ,the sight, but Tony
Buell ran to Fabblo's assistance, He
carried the bleeding man into 299 and
then went io pursuit of his a,aasilant,
who had fled down the street and
through a lane to Claremont street. A
message, for aid brought Dr. A. W. Mc-
Pherson and- Detective Mitchell almoat
simultaneously. Fabbio was quite be-
yond medical aid and expired without
making any statement, but Detective
Mitchell., after looking at a photograpb
of Ventrieihi, went direct to 265 Clare-
mont streethn search of his nuin. Ile
found him crouching beside a. bed in his
room, and, after setae slight resistance,
handcuffed him and took him away. The
arrest caused great excitement among
the thirty tie so of Italians who orowded
into the room on the heels of the offi-
cer.
The body of Pebble was taken to
the morgue, where it now lies. Almost
any one of the six wounds would have
is in the right lung, one in the heart,
ilit to cause death one lutving
been enot
tsevered the artery of the right arm One
and two in the stomach. Chief Coroner
Dr, A. 3. Johnson will hold an inquest
onA.thehigb,odayhaticpja
-nighte.k.
knife was found
on Ventricini, and about a dozen other
knives, including three stilettos, were
taken from his trunk, but the police
do not think the deed was committed
with any Of theee. Photographs of his
family, one of the Queen of Rely, and
one of the Holy Family lined the lid of
Ventrieigia trunk.
Blood spots were found on his cloth-
ing and it blood-stained •baixdkerchief,
but he bore no wounds. Where arrested
he disavowed 'having done the stabbing,
and said that he had been set upon by
five men. He aceounted for the blood-
stains beosaying that he had been bit
on the head and eut with a club, but
there was not even a bruise to support
his story.
This morning Ventricini will be ar-
raigned in the Police Court and form-
ally charged wtih the murder sf Fabbio.
. ei • e.
The rapid growth of the objection to
vaccination throughout Great Britain is
shown by the latest statistics. In the
year 1906 925,338 births were regis-
tered ana the certificates of declara-
eteionn
t.s of eonscientious objections to vac-
cination numbered 52,891, or 5.0 per
The St.' Petersburg Bourse Gazette
says the imperial mausoleum in the
church in the Fortress of St. Peter and
St. Paul has been rifled itt. the same
way as were the royal tombs. at Rosklide
Some time ago. More than twenty gold
wreaths were stolen. Several of these
were gifts from foreign sovereigns..
A Lehigh Vairey passenger train from
Toronto and Buffalo to Now York ran
into a landslide near the Government
proving grounds at Redingtoe, nine
miles wed of Easton, Pa., on Saturday,
and the locomotive and six ears, includ-
ing the diner and two Pullmans, were
derailed. No passengers were injured.
William H. Lever, of Lever Bros.. the
English soap makers, has given $510,000
to the Liverpool Unive.rsity School of
Tropieal Medicine, of which he is Chair-
man. Of this sum $455,000 is the who
ceeds of the damages got some tima ago
by -Lever Brosin their action against
theLondonDaily Mail in tlie soap libel
The city of Winnipeg has decided to
engage eounsel at Ottawa to oppose the
Conmee bill for it blanket cherter of ail
the• watenvoye between the great lakes
and 'here, on the ground that if it were
granted it might seriously interfere with
the big hydro -electric- plant whieh the
city is constructing on the Winnipeg
River.
The Allan liner Ionian, which arrived
in the Olyde oft Saturday night, eollided
with it derelict steamer on Thureekty.
In the severe impact the Ionian had 40
plates on the portside smashed, fortun-
ately cal above the waterline. The fifty
passengers were much alarmed, but the
coolness of the officers and crew soon
allayed all ken,
The conunission appointed to examine
the Leaning Tower of Pisa has eeported
that it thinks its foundations may rietel
streftgthening. A spring exists wider the
tower, the water of wait+ Is raised by
steam pumps for the use of it tool fac-
tory. ,As the bed of the spring is emp-
tied, it is feared, a sObsidenes of the
growilitutilairoolnr.eviiieli the Canmenile
stenae
After being held in the Termite jail
for two weeke until the authoritiee of
the State of California shoula send for
hint to he tied for fraud iu connection
with the transier of Canedien Marconi
Wirelese stoek, Home? Greeley Robinsou
Mike Itobonowitz) was given his liberty
on Saturday on the reeerpt af wora ta
the effeet Hitt the Steto of attlifoinia.
was not willing to stand the I. gplige of
taking hint back far trial.
(inc of the meet pletureegne clitefteine
of the Tudian race and It's nephew, teeth
inembere of the Chippewa trihe in Mitme.
seta. wore found ileatl in ft WAShingtOn
hat], ii14, %letting Of asphysietion. The
deo W.IS Pay-llanneWeaelie-Wa
Kuno, more than 93 yore 01,1„ met his
unfortimate eumpanion wee Ali -No -Way -
Wit le Atte)). Avetettomed to this emlie
and the War. it is holievoll one of MI
tauten blew out the gas.
MAY BE FAKE.
ASQUITH'SMOVE
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Doubt as to How He Will Deal
With the Lords.
Sir Edward Grey May be the Next
Prime Minister.
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Loudon, alarch 6. -The week closet). as
it began, with the fate of the Govern.
ntent still Imaging in the balance. If
John liedinond sticks to his determina-
tion to lend Ids Melt followers against
the budget unless the Government not e'
only discloses it scheme of dealing with
the veto of the Ifouee of Lords, which he
approves, but also give misname that
it can (IOWA the opposition of the Lorde
to this Bellew, no means are apparent
by which the Government tan save the
budg
Strong rumors are current of a pro-
found change in the political, situation,
following Prime Minister Asquith% mia-
ow° with the King on Saturday. Inane.
aiately after that audience Mr. Asquith
summoned his eolleagetes to a Cabinet
council, which lasted three hours. The
impression, prevails here 'Wet the Pre-
mier surrendered to the Radical extrem-
ists, who object to reforms of the Lords
being dimmed before the veto question
is ttlaa
aeklelde.
I 0
rumered that there is a pro-
posal for submitting the single question
of the House of Lords' veto power to a
popular direct vate, upon the result of
which legislation would follow immedi-
ately upon the reassembling of the
House at the conclusion of the spring re-
cess. It is believed that ouch a refer -
!end= would receive no serious objec-
tion from the Unionist party.
However, all is mere surmise until
Monday. Then the country will know
how fax these rumors are correct, for
Mr. Asquith will at that time make a
statement which may possibly meet the
objections raised to his policy. The
opinion (trews, nevertheless'that anoth-
er general election is inevitable.
The Weekly Observer yesterday said
that if Mr. Asquith is defeated en tho
Commons, his Majesty will call upon
either Sir Edward Grey or Hon. Reginald
McKenna to form a Government.
Chauces favor the former, because of
Mr. McKenna's lack Of experience.
THE.TIE THAT BINDS
Seven Couples Married But Not
According to Hoyle.
Toronto, March 7. -Seven young cou-
ples who went through the marriage
.ceremony lost year in Ontario, and have
since been living together, will shortly
receive an unpleasant surprise in the
form of a notificatton that they are not
married tut all. This predicament has
arisen from the employment of a, clergy-
man from the United States to perform
Vie marriage ceremony, and. the cases
have been reported from border towns
with one exception. Sault Ste. Marie
contributes three. On account of the
embarrassing circumstances, no names
have been made public, but the Regis-
trar -General for Ontario has notified
the officiating clergymen of the fact of
their certificate being of no value in this
province. The law provides that the
nuptial knot must be tied by a minister
residing in Canada, and the irregularity
in the marriage of the seven couples
leaves them in an awkward position.
The situation is an awkward one for the
parties concerned, as they cannot very
well be remarried on account of the im-
possibility of their signing declarations
to the effect that they are bachelors and
spinsters.
Dr. Charles A. Bedgetts, Registrar -
General for Ontario, stated yesterday
that the only remedy for the state of
affairs would be ane paesage of an
amendment to the act that would serve
to validate the marriages.
The department has also had trouble
on. account of men coming back from
the Northwest to claim their brides,
and bringing marriage licenses with
them, without being aware that the
document, to be valid in Ontario, must
be issued by an authorized official of
the province.
Ridicules Story of Men in Boat Go•
ing Over Falls.
Niagara Falls, N. Ye March 6. -After
an investigation lasting from about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon until early
this morning the Niagara frontier police
and officials of the New York State Re-
servation are inclined to the belief that
the story circulated yesterday that a
boat 'with two men in it had gone over
the Palls Was either a rank hoax or the
result of an "optical illusiou." Chief of
Police Mains, of Niagara Palls,
Ont., de.
Oared late this afternoon that so far as
he was able toe learn there was not a
word of truth in the story and that no
foundation for the reported tragedy
could be found. E. IL Perry, superin-
tendent of the State Reservation,
de-
clares the story was unfounded, butsaye
that he believes Cassidy and Hill, who
first reported the accideht, "were suf-
fering frOM An optical illusion."
'So far as we can learn," said Mr.
Terry, "no boat went over the Falls. It
is possible that a log might have been
seen swirling around in the water and
those who reported that a boat went
over the Falls were deceived."
siet
FIFTY FOUND.
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Rescue Work Going on at Waslaiug
ton Avalanche,
Wellington, WaSh., March 7. -Fifty
bodies have been removed from the
wreckage eerried down by the avalauehe
that destroyed two Great Northern.
treine Met Tuesday morniug. Only three
betties were reeovered yeetertlay, but
meeetal were exposed aut these will be
taken to Seerik to -day,
The men clearing the railroad tracks
ate making good headway and it is ex-
peeteil that the line will 'be open bit it
Alien thee,
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ORANGE WISHES.
411111101M.••••11.
Grand Lodge Wants Compulsory
Education.
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Winnipeg, Mareh A strong re-
eolution favoring compulsory educa-
tion and demanding that the Govern-
ment proceed at once to enact such it
measure was adopted by tb.e Orange
Grand Lodge last week, after it long
and vigorous debate, The lodge also
adopted a political platform which in -
eludes planks for repression of the li-
quor traffic, compulsory education,
ecjual rigots to all classes of the cOSMO-
politan population, and that all edu-
cational institutions, whether owned
and operated by churches or other-
wise, should be under close Govern-
ment inspection. These facts ivere pot
given to the press at the time, benig
'withheld by the committee.
"HANDSOME HARRY"
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Wanted in Various Canadian Cities
for Passing Bogus Cheques.
Detroit. Mich., March 6. --John
Lovell, alias Hotton, alias Whitton,
also known as "Handsome Harry,"
who has within the past few motithe
passed worthless cheques in Amelia
can and Canadian cities to the
amount of about five thousand dole
hers, is held at police headquaetete on
a forgery charge in Detroit.
He sos that Moat of hie eheque$
were passed in Canada. He admits
that he is Wanted bit Magi Columbia
for forgery, also in Montreal. LOvell
is about thirty years of age mut claitris
London, England, as ots home. He af
a man of ethication and refinement,
Ile wishes to plead guilty here, but
is fearful of Canadian justice if taken
to the Dominion to answer to hie
Many forgeries time.
A jury ni Losnitza. Servia, reeently
aeonitted a man eltarged with killing hie
wife ofter an eloquent speech by hie
.emulsel, ending tinIF.4: "Every husband
anioug us, anti T make bold to say every
huelomil in the land. 'MOWS that pa
-
Once has its %elite, and Mole of ue
can, nftee searching hie roriscienee,
condemn the ateetseil. Kilowing 'Omit
almost all the jurymen are merriede
confidently demand it verdict of easlot
guilty."' He get it.