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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. .00.1 CAN'T EAT 1 STOMACH OUT OF ORDER You are losing strength and vitality, That listless, languid feel- ing is due to the weak condition of the systera. These are sure signs of a breakdown, ()hook the breakdown quickly and effoot- ively by using RSYCJIIIITB the Greatest of All Tonics, If you feel worn out, and run down, it is time for a tonic, Vie VSYCIIIIINE early, do not wait till you are worse. It will tone np your system and restore you to your old-time vigor and health. Keep your stomach in order, increase your appetite, restore your system to a healthy condition by taking PSYCHINE to -day. Mrs. Jo T. Miller, of 63 Notre Dame titreet, Winnipeg, proved this, for she se,ye s II am thankful for what PSYCJIIINE has done for me. I was laid up with weakness. Oh, how 1 uffered I My appetite was very poor and my stomach was greatly disordered. To -lay I am strong and well, for l'SYCHINS has brought me permanent relief, I feel like a new woman now to what I did before taking PSYCHINE, 1 fool the vigor of girlhood in my veins once more." Per Sabi by all Drussists and Ossitri, Mc and St. Dr, a, A. sLoCust, Limited 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 ,..1,4*••••.• •••••=1 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. ,1••••••••••••••••• 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. 1••••r•or,••• Boy's Plucky Fight to Srat Her From Vicious Dog. Way Seriously Bitten Himself -The Dog Was Killed. - --- 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. •••••••••••-•••6••••• 11•••••....•,1* 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. • 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, --- 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. 4 • 4. 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, •••••.••••=6•• • enieseenwemeameettawswomettomemilanieseeme heThlhe Jfrench 2g4.eenriti elections will be The army of the Nicaragnan Menge - 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. • 4 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. ••••••••••••••4•11.40•••••••ra. 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 ••••••••••••• Doubt as to How He Will Deal With the Lords. Sir Edward Grey May be the Next Prime Minister. •••••T","1, 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. 11.•••••••••• 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, • • ORANGE WISHES. 411111101M.••••11. Grand Lodge Wants Compulsory Education. .11.6.1.11••••• 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" •••••••.... 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.