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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1910-03-24, Page 7PHILADELPHIA STRIKE STILL ON ••••••••••,,r1 flitch in Negotiations Over the Recog- nition of the Onion, MEN'S STATEMENT Trouble Over Reinstatement of Old Hands and Other Matters, 'Philadelphia, :March 21.- Although Mayor Reyburn yesterday adsled his efforts to those of it number of influen- tial politicians, wio. beve been triving to secure a settlement of the street car inenes strike, the trolley men t1re still holding out for terms which will include the recognition by the company of only one Grieve= Committee. It was this demised that caused a deadlock between the eoutpany and the men before tee strike WAS declared more than four weekago. . 'The Committee of Ten having the gen- 'eral strike in charge to -day issued a statement thet the situation, as far as it was concernee, eves =changed, and that the bade was still on. The state- ment of the ear Men made public this morning says: "Since Saturday our committee has been in negotiation witn representa- tives of the company, making every ef- fort within their power to secure a settlement of the dispute between our reesociation and the Rapid Transit Com- pany. "At the outset it was requested that we should submit to them the proposi- tams upon which we were willing to settle. These propositions were sub- mitted, based upon the contract that the men had sought early in February. In reply to these requests the eompany answered in a lengthy doeument, ad- dressed to the Mayor of this city, in - geed of to our committee. "'In their letter to the Mayor the conipeny °Melees offered to post a ben letin in their car barns specifying cer- tain tonditions under which we might return to work. 'Mee conditions pro- vided that the men could retern with the exception of 174 men, these being the 'portion of the men that the com- pany locked out on the 18th of Febru. ay for their activity in the union. "As to the other men returning to work, they would not grant them their oldplaces, but stated that they- would agree to pay them two dollars a day un- til such a time as they couldreceive runs that would pay them that amount. But this provision would take from the men their rights of seniority, for which they have worked many years. "The company also proposed that we should coneede to the recognition of as many committees as the company might desire to form and to recognize the Rey- stoue and any other kind of a labor ro- ganization. "To socept these conditions would have been to surrender not only the con- ditions that we have secured in the pat but to surrender -even our union and its rights that had been conceded. "Under the circumstances we were forced to refuse the proposition °flexed. We did, however, through our cotzumit- tees, offer to meet the company and es- tablish a settlement upon a reasonable and liberal basis, leaving the question of the 174 men to arbitration, as they requested, and to make provisions of 're- instatement that would be liberal and honorable, if they -would only agree to propositions thee would guarantee us the peeper protection of our organiza- tion in the future. "These propositions up to the present time have been refused and therefore the situation as far as we are concern- ed is unchanged, and the battle is still This strutement was given out at day- break after W. D. Mahon, President of the Amalgamated Association of Street and nlectric Railway Employees had returned from a final conference in Senator Penrose's office, where he had gone to inform the Senator that the local Executive Committee of the strik- ing earmen had voted against accepting TELEGRAPH TOLL. Newspapers Must Pay $o Much a Word Instead of a Flat Rate, 'Ottawa, Ont., March ea. -There was a gathering of newspaper publishers this morning at the Railway Commission to support the contention that a flat rate on a preset service should net be discon- tinued in Canada east o: Winnipeg. The Board gave a. ruling some time ago which put an end to a flat rate west of Whole peg, and the Canadian Peeifie Telegraph Company interpreted the ruling to apply to the whole of Canada, This the pub- . lishers did not want, as it made the As- seciatea Press eel:vice exceedingly ex- pensive. ii Commisoion decided that the fiat rate on the Associated Press eerviee in eaelern Canale should be abolisbed and rate subetitutea on a basis of so ninth per WOYa. .Ptirther argument will be heard thie afternoon as to what this new rate ehall be. - as* AERIAL NAVY. vaeloui 6 eateeie poit lint the Other are, Of Neese, at the army' dispoeel ease of emergency. Nine other vessels, "four vastly larger and more powerful than any yet con- etratea," are epproaching eempletion and will be ready fer commission in mid- summer. Two. Zeppelins are .intentlee for paeseuger and excursion business. They aceou»nodate thirty or forty persons each and are built to travel at nearly fifty miles an hour, POWER OFF. Lightning Struck Gable and Railway at St. Catharines Tied Up, ••••••••1•01.4...... Niagara Falls, Ont., aloe& 20, - Lightning struck the power line of the Niogara, St. Cotharines & Toronto Rail- way during w severe electrie storm at 5.30 o'clock this morniug, tiein up the main line between St. Catharines and this city for the day. The power lino was struck about a quarter of a. mile west of the transformer station, tear- ing down seven poles and completely de- moralizing the line. Traveling long the wires to the traua. former station, the lightning burned out the transforthers and the high teesioe wires, also a torpedo. Wben the lightning entered the trans- former station a terrific report resulted that could be beard for more than. half a mile. Geo. Trebble, of St. Catharines, who was in the power station at the time, was uninjured, although he was eearly blinded by the resulting flash. No other serious damage was done by the etorin. yo -R7 --...-K LOA 1.01.MMIMMINIMMOIMI Nearly $100,000 Worth of Land' Sold on One Day Last Week. • Toronto, March 21.- With marly $100,000 worth of property sold on one day alone, last week was the greatest week for sales in the history of the Yoek Loan district, and things are look- ing bright for the shercholders of the defunct company. • On Monday last the National Trust Company disposed Of within a few del- tas of $100,000 worth of land, at prices ranging from $35 to $50 per feet, and it is said that when .the week is counted up it will show a tremendous increase in sales. At this rate all of this asset Should be disposed of before this time next year, which would allow the prac- deal closing up of the winding -up pro- ceedings. TORONTO WATER. What the People Are Drinking There Who Take *Liquid Raw, Toronto, March 2L -The people of To: ronto who take their drinking water raw have been imbibing a weak dilution of calciuin hypitochlorite or bleaching powder since 10 o'clock on Saturday night. At that hour Waterworks En- gineer Fellowes began applying the bleaching powder to the water accordeng to the Board of Control's instructions to Dr. Sheard, City Medical Health. Of- ficer. The object of the disinfectant is to kill the bacteria in the water. It will be applied continuously for two or three weeks or until Dr. Sheard an- nounces that the water is safe to drink without such mixture or without boiling. Germany's Fleet of Fourteen Airships With Nine Building. Berlin, March 20.-Germeny's "supreen- aey in the air" is giaphicalle revealed in a book reviewing the "aerial strength" of tho various powere, published toolity. Th autlor le Lieut. Neumann, Superin- tendent of the Aerotetutie School main- tained by the Getman Aerial Navy League at Friedriehehafen, the had. quartere of Count Zeppelin. IL\Neumann •elunve that the German Aerial tuanede at 'the present .time eon. elete of fourteen -complettle eesiiele, each with retort* of numetoue eacestful fligete. Only eight of them, two Z.-p- peline. two Pareevali, and f..ur of tee Goo( type. iletilaiiyne ! a by tfL, Near lee:Aram at, anti ate stItlon,d ttt VISIT TO ROME. German Chancellor to See Victor Emmanuel and the Pope. Rome, March 21. -Dr. Von Bethemenn- Hellweg, the German Intperial Chancel- lor, arrived here to -day to pay his re- spects to King Victor Emmanuel, by whom he will be received in audience to- morrow, and to the Pope, who will re- ceive him on Wednesday. The only oth- er object of the distinguished German's visit is to afford him an opportunity for personal intercourse with the leadng statesmen of Italy, and reiterate his con- fidence in the slimes of the triple ale ance, which expires in 1914. FIELDING HOME, Bit is Mum as to His Conference With President Taft, Ottawa, Ont., March 21.- Finance Minister Fielding returned at noon from Albany, where he has been conferring with President Taft respecting the tars iff situation. Hon. Mr. Fielding deelin- ed to make any statement as to the re- sult of his emission. He -will attend a meeting of the Government this after- noon and may then make a report. e THREW THINGS. Stormy Session in the Hungariar. Chamber of Deputies. Bud, -Peat, eiterch 21. -Stormy as hae been the seetsions of the Hangarian Chamber of Deputies, the Magyals to- day outdid themselves, and Ink -wells, books and other handy missiles were buried tet the heads of the elinietere un- til the latter took refuge in flight. -Bluth Premier Elan von Hedeeetry and Count Sertnyi, Minister of Agri. culture, were struek by flying itilowtHe and their heads cat open. • • • *. HOUSE OF LORDS ....1,••••••••=111 Hereditary Principle an Hindrance to Reform of the Lords. vg,..,••••406••••• Some Change is Necessary --Lord Rosebery's Programme, London, March e0.-Politkal interest this week centred in the House of Lords' debate on Lord Itoselocrees motion that the House go into eommittee to consider his tesoietion for It reformation, The !Speeches were interesting and able to a marked degree, but on the whole they contributed little to a solution of the constitutional problem tide couutry is now faciug, Lord Posebery. as metal, expressed the better °pillion of his thinking country. men, but the debate as a whole indi- cated. that et worthy same of a newly modelled second chamber vomit be look- ed for from the House of Lords itself. A. great majority of the country obvi- ously agrees with the Lords in declaring that the Government's scheme is to rob them absolutely of their power of veto, and then to leave them posvoless for good or evil, until some. definite thne when their reform will he taken in hand, and even then it seems the re- formed chamber is to renutin an impo. tent shadow. Seriousmen, however, who desire a real reform of the Lords, and the ineta tution of a working second chamber are not likely to think- their desire will be obtnined by any scheme svhieh seeme.to be the possible or probable outcome' of this week's debate. The peers very gete, erally vinilt that intprovement in their House is poesible and needed, but they cling close to the hereditary principle. As Lord Curzon _said: "It Attalla be absurd to say the hereditary principle justifies the House of Lords, but it might not be unfairly eentended that the House of Lords has justified the hereditery principle." That struck a humorous oheering in nearly every peer's Imam, and if every lordly kcal: e,ould be laid bare it is 'not unlikely that moet would endorse the veteran Tory Lord Halsbury's declara- tion that he did not believe it possible to make an institution snore practically useful then the House of Lords as at present constituted. NEW SOCIETY. Brantford, Ont., March 21. -The Cana- dian brermh of the Britieh aid Foreign Sailors' Sotiety is to he formally consti- tuted thie spring be a SOVIS of sermon in churches; of the "five evatieelieal eona mulatto. Before a -crowded eongrege- tion the inaugural diecooree was delete ere(' last night at $t. Judet, Brautford, by llor-Alfred Hell, of Toronto. Dotal - ion representatives, the Archbishop of Ottewae Rev. Dr. Lyle, le A. Cerman, 'W. P. Norton, and Munson Hill, at Toronto, Hamiltore Montreal and other eitiee. SISTER ARRESTED Akron, Ohio, Mrtreh :Ile -Catherine efriez, Aged 16, for whom the prellee of savertil ()hie eitiee here been ettitrehatig Aince her sister. Peizibeth, *gee 10, was' f,rrind deed in the Meng hetne in Match - len on faidey night. was telsen into cue tidy ley the p dire here thie neteeiree: MAITLAND IN FLOOD Bridges Submerged and Water Con- tinues to Rise 8 Inches an Hour. Skating and Curling Rinks Under the Water and Park Like Small Lake. 01•••••••••••••••••••••• Listowel, Mareh 20. -The worst floods seen on the Maitland River for over seven years is in full force here and increasing every hour. The steady thaw of the last few days, combined with last night's heavy rain, has caused the river to rise fully six feet, with the result that most of the houses in • the lower part of the town bave timer cellars flooded, while the water has reached to the very foun- dations of others.' During the afternoon the average rise per hour was about eight inches, and if it continues at this rate for twenty- four hours longer tremendous damage will be done The wooden bridge near the brewery is almost submerged, and the huge ice tam which spans the river on its east- ern side threatens to wipe it out if once the floes commence to move. On Wallace street the water is pour- ing over the sidewalk, rendering the road impassable, and is swirling against B. P. Brook's store, which stands on piles immediately over the rieer and at right angles to the woollen mills. Many of the stores and several of the hotels have varying quantities of water in their 'easements, and in some cases merchandise hes had to be moved to prevene injury. Lower down the ska- Lite and curling rinks are under water, while the adjoining park rseseenbles small lake. During the afternoon httndreds o•f peo- ple watched tbe progress of ehe flood at the various bridges, numbers of them being those whose property is in the danger zone. THE KING SICK. .010.11.1•••••••••.. His Majesty Said to be Subject to . Violent Choking Fits, London, March 20, -London has heeu flea of disquieting runaors about the King all week. The news that he was cobfined to his rooms at Biarritz stated tide week's reports, though it was said that Ile was only suffering from a eold. A usually well-informed correspondent writes as follows: 'King Edward's indisposition gives considerable disquitutte to his entourage, and, from all I hear, hie health is really in a precarious state. It is the pollee, of the British press to state that he is in the best of health and spirits, whereae the contrary has been the ease. a recent visit he pad to a arentry house in Norfolk His Majesty ens in such low spirits -that the best effoetti of his favorite friends could not restore his equanimity. His so- joinet at Brighton eaused seem improve. Curiously enough, the iheident which has caused the most serious appreheh- sion is hie leaving the Porte Saint Ha - tin Theatre, where he went to see 'Chan - in Paris, before the last at. 1 be- lieve that oily once in his life before has the King left it theatre Wore the eon- clusiott of the play; that was at Marin - bad, when he left the theatre as a pro. test against the singing of some verges instilling to the abbot of the famous monastery teem Everybody who knows the King is convinced that no rononnt of boredom would make him quit it theatre while the play was in erogrees, end thit statement thet he left before 'Manta. tier' concluded because be Was Urea by hie Janney is not considered adequate, It is said that the real Callat was the hetes:don of it midden indisposition to Whith he is unhappily subjeet, and which, telree the form of a violent ehoking fit. "HeIs etlweye earefully watehed by that* abont him, and mutt reeeive in- tent atteetier. Ott one meamion e 111 took him after some temp at dinner, sold he remained rigid in his chair, to the great alarm of his people. During the state visit to Berlin he Was seized with a severe ettaek tend the Queen herself rushed to his aid. "Termite the prevalent disquietude re- garding the King's health, every oue hopes for the beet. Nothing but the striet ordere of his medical attendants would have gat the King away during the constitutional erisis now pending, end his lieges here hope that rest and re- laxation of mind aud body may send him back in good fettle," WHITE PLAGUE. Terrible Ravages of Tuberculosis DiseaseinUnited States, Albany, N. Y., March 21. -With an annuel loss of millions in wasted edu- eation, with more than ten per cent. of the school children physically ineom- patent, and with hardly any attempt being made to tecieh the dangers of the disemee, the problem of tuberculosis in the Retools of New York le a meet seri- ous one, according to Leonard I'. Ayres, Dr. George W. Geier aud Dr. Oscar H. Rogers, and many other speakers at the banquet of the Tuberculosis Conference of the State Charities Aid Association at the Ten Eyck Hotel to -night. Mr. Ayres, associate director of the Department of Child Hygiene of the Buseell Sage Foundatien, said that New York city loses annually $250,000 from the unnecessary and preventible deaths of school children, who are edu- cated only to die, He pleaded for open- air school, and showed that under -fed, badly -nourished children who were liable to contract tuberculosis could be improv- ed by such schools. Dr. Goler, who is Health. Officer at Rochester, went fur- ther, declaring that every eechoolroom should be opened up, and suggested leav- ing tbe top sash out of all windows. Dr. :lagers, of Yonkers, demonstrated that tuberculosis is a poor xnan's dio- cese, and thee fifty per cent. of the adult population of the ea:inlay among the working classes die from it. A MEAN TRICK; - .1%....1114r• Toronto Man Gets Six Months For ' Fooling Young Woman. Toronto deepatch. --anis is a Moat contemptible case," said Colonel Denison yesterdey, referring to Walter Cainden, alias Frank Smith, who secured $52 from Miss Nellie Brown by false pretences. The man, who has been known to the police under it number of named, was Smith, and after going together for some {Jule they arranged to get tiler - tied. Miss Brown had $52 saved up, and the man asked for the money to buy furniture. The day after he re- oeived it, Mies Brown discovered that he had a wife and a couple of children in Toronto. so she went to the police with her story. When placed under arrest, Camden told Acting Detective Taylor that he had got drunk and went out with another woman, whose name he did not know, She stole the money from him. In the Police Court Camden claimed that he only borrowed the cash and that he did not promise to marry Miss Browu. who knew very rell that he had a wife. He still stuck to Ids story that the money Was stolen from him. When the prisoner toncluded his story, the magis- trate said, "I do not believe one word of your evidence." "Do you believe any of the witnesses?" asked Mr. Curry, who made it hard fight for the prisoner. "This poor woman bas lost all her .kard-earned Savings," replied sColonel Denison, "and her explanation why she parted with them seems very prob. able: Camden went to the Central Prion for six months. WRECK TWO CARS. High Explosives Used in Philadelphia Disorders -Passenger Hurt. Philadelphia, March 21. -Two street eere were wreeked, their passengers en- dangered, and onc of them -a woman - slightly injured, at widely eeparated points to -night by bombs of high ex- plosive powder, supposedly made of gun cotton, This outbreak, occurring after a week of comparative quiet, and with the pro- spect of peace apparently so near, sur- prised the police force, and led to re- doubled vigilante in all parts of the city. It was rumored that the two explo- sions were part of a plot to cmate disturbances and wreekings throughout the city, and until lifter midnight the mounted police and men on foot were kept busy patrolling the ear lines. The police arrested three men at the mete of the second explosion, at Coral and Dauphin streets. • • see BITTEN BY DOG. Child is Hurried to Toronto to Re- ceive Pasteur Treatment. London, Out,, May 21.-4Xay OliVar, the 12 -year-old (laughter of J. Oliver, of arena Bend, is behig melted to Toronto to reeeive Pasteur treatment, as a result of being bitten by it dog at her home it week ago. It was thoeghb the alibied was all right at that, but word etme to -day from Dr, Amyot that the animal died of rabies. It is fearee that the week's delay in emuling the chile may result seriously. CHARGED WITH THEFT. Toronto, Ont., Math 21. -Peter G. True, a letter sorter at the General Post Offite, appeared before Magistrate Kingsford this matting, charged with the theft of thirty-eight lettere beleng- ing to the T. Eaton Company. Ile eleete ed to go to it jury and was committed. The mart is 28 years old and unmartied. *40 CABINET RESIGNS, llonle. Martel el. --The italian tetbinet re-titmed to -day. The retirement of the Ministry, whieh wee teemed on Der. 10. Mee with Berori Sidney Sonnino 114 The Provincial Goverunisnt reftiees change the eerb of Toronto prisoners. The Governor of Ohio Lee ordered, ;411 lobbyeite away Item the Stete House. rive hatched houeee were destroyed Ieretoot.byfireere at Yokohama. Seven live ye Baron Dairoku Kiknold, Presideetui the Imperial University, Kyoto, ;ewe, is in Toronto. rorty per cent. of the attenelanee at the Montreal Protestant sehools are He- brew children. The American Sugar Refilling Cumpany paid out over four million dollars in penaltiea last year. The eontracte for the Auitralaeien Dreadnoughts have been placed cm the Clyde. They will be 28-kuot Toronto Board of Edueation Its de - ceded, to petition the Ontario 4:Overn- meat against dual language in selioula. The Toronto Trades and Labor Coun- cil protests against returning to the ward system for electing sceool truttees. T. H. Jenkins. Sault Ste. Marie, has been appointed inetructor of manual trainiug in Brantford Tealinical School. The Brantford Separte School Hoard is calling for touders for the erettiou of a new school there to cost about 518,- 000. Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, who holds the record of "farthest south," has plans well settee -need for another Antarc- tic expedition in 1911. The Niagara Falls City Council fixed the tax rate a 26 male This rate ap- plies only to the north end of the oity, the south end being 27% mills. An attempt to recover the blue Hope diamond from the wreck of the French steamer La &erne, which went down near Singapore last year, has ended in failure. Signor Galatioto, a Socialist alderman, was indictee in Catania yesterday on it cliage of embezzling Italia,n earthquake relief funds. He was arrested and com- mitted for trial. The Belgian Government has sul»nit- ted the draft of a bill providing .for re- prisals against France if a tariff measure now pending in the French Parliament is enacted Into law. The Canadian Northern Railway Com- pany plans the building of a city on the south bank of the Fraser, neer New Westminster. The iutention is to start clearing a townsite in April. The natural gas flowing from the svelte near the North Toronto pumping station is being utilized as fuel. The gas present was not sufficient and a second boiler had to be put in use as an auxiliary. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy states that he has no information to make public regarding tho announcement from Cal- gary that the C. P. 11. has acquired the interests of the Alberta Central Railway. Pointel, formerly Secretary to M. Due?, the embezzling French Government liquidator, was arrested to -day charged with the misappropriation of $0,000 in connection with the sale of church pro- perty. Horace G. Knowlee, of Delaware, the Minister of the United States to the Re- public of San Domingo, was assaulted while riding in a vehicle in the public highways of Santo Domingo city last Sunday. Fifty fishermen who were set adrift upon an ice floe which broke away from the shore near Peterhof, on the south shore of the Gulf of Finland, are believed to have perished, as search for them has been futile. Captain C. N. Shanty, of the Canadian Army Pay Corps, command paymaster of the -western Ontario military com- mand, has been promoted to the rank of major. His promotion will date from the first of April. Every train to Winnipeg from the south is crowded to capacity with Amer- ican landseekers and homesteaders, and so great is the rush further west that there is reported to be considerable con- gestion along the Soo line. The British House of Commons passed the second reading of the bill under which. the Indian Government seeks pow- er to raise $125,000,000 for railway and irrigation development for commercial, not strategetical, purposes, Frank M. Chapman, who for the pest three years has conducted the Farm. and Live Stock Department of the Toronto World, has acquired an intermit in the Ontario Reformer, of Oshawa, and takes editorial charge next week. The departure of Mr. Hector Charles- worth from The Mail and, Empire, with which paper he has been identified for upwards of twelve years, was pleasantly marked on Friday by the staff present- ing Iiim with a handsome leather couch. Geo. Snider, who until recently was chief of police in Trenton, is charged at Belleville with getting $50 from one man to give to another, and then retaining $45 of the money himself. After the of Snider resigned the position fei At a mooting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Eastern Ontario Dairy- men's Association two officers were ap- pointed to prosecute all farmers who Peed adulterated milk to factories or in any other way infringe on the net re- garding dairying, The Lower House of the Japanese Diet ;weed what is generally known as the land bill. M provides that a foreign- er cermet own land hi Japan unless he is a naive of the couutry which permits Japanese to own their land withie its boundaries. After it two days' search among the ice.floes of Lake Erie, a tug sent out by the Lake Carriers' Association from Am- herstbutg has lotatea the missing gas buoy, which was driven out into the lake by the storm of last fall. It was towed betel: to Antlierstburg. The federal Government has decided to send it. searching party out for ta'c- plorer George Caldwell, who started from Iludeon Day to cross northern Can- atede in 1908 and has not since been heard of. Captain Sam Bartlett, of Newfoundland, has been employed. Apparently uneettled in his mind over religion, George Loney was arrested at London, charged with threatening hi* wife. Ire will be examined lie to his san- ity. Leney, it is stated, poured coal oil in the stove and otherwise showed hint - self dengerous to be at large. Camden towrieltip is to have a tele- phone tervege a OunpArty having linen formed find the cepitel fieed at *10.005. Dr. Ite. 1. Deena! veks (4ceted President. eta 3. K. Fretr.er. fieeretary. The som- e -lite has over forty ilubetribere iti sigat, see emstetictiort of the lino will ae Premier, WAS due to the realization filet gin no:,1-deitely. Onverninetira eatetiie moria -a', 1 The Windeor brentshee of the Ider- tidies mertenre wits doomed to defeet- cohentse Beak alai Centedian Bank Moro* mirseenee blety 11,0141 *hap* $60,000 in ea* to Vs* «oat of blte- tw:riteeicex.eflott11140111.9104noteeylilwe:soleeboReertettr4110weigaomk: orDetetoltwoate. millionaire, 14000 41041ti fit** 11406 140 Au agreement has ieell redeemer( Int., tween the Dominion Marine doesmistetee and the GI:tile-trimmers at Port watiAm.1 and Port Arthur by whieh the *wool*, tion vessel-ownore will pity a fiat rate to the trimmers ea all rank leaving the tLake aaon. kettiSUFerior points duriag et os ino0 i• five -dollar/ Traders Bask WM, imam ing on it* fan the forge4 eignatinte un officer of a bank at Wielder% WW1 eucesesfully paned at the Walker Meese, Toronto, This bill is one 01 * beadle containing $80,000 atolaa 1A trona a year ago frem a Dominioe hjxprsii�Mel between Ottawa and Toronto. An Antwerp despateli *deities the watching ot British ritcamers bitCauerke foe white -slave traffiekere who hive leam traced from New Yotk to Antwerp and thence to Paris. They here hoe» he duce% women to go to Canada with alluring promisee. It is believed thee will sail from Liverpool uext week. rhilippo Roy, former Presideit of La Banque de St, Jean, may leave the pen- itentiary in the near future *A tiakat'• of -leave. This is the result of representa- tions made to the Quebec Attoraey-titex- eral by his friends, who urged tius ad- vanced age of the prisoner -116 is sow' 85 years old -and the bad state of hit 11"IlitheO luneetion with thegenermes pre- posal of Mr, E. B. Oster, it, r,, to pay 525,000 for playgrounds in Torontte the Civic Parke and Exhibition Committee has decided, in favor of the say expert- priatieg three lots on Argyle street for which the 'I'orento Pleygreunds kenoeia- tion think too high a prize i. being asked. After March 15 the wages et the freight handiere and ebeckers Itt tht eiriploy of the Canadian Pacifist Rale -sag will he increased one eent per home At the present time the men work elever hours a !MY, svidell means an' inerease front $1.65 to 51.76 per week . Two hun- dred and fifty men will be aefeeted br this move. The Privy Couneil has dismissed the appeal of the Florence Mining Company against the Court of Appeal decision in thefamous case Of the Florence Mining Company against the Cobalt Lake Mite ing Co. The latter therefore WillE1, and the jurisdiction of the Legislature in conferring a clear title to Cobalt Lake is upheld. Buboeie plague has appeasea in the Hawaiian Iolanda. United Statoa Rear Adrhiral Rees, commandaut of the naval station at Honoltdu, %bled the Navy Department yesterday that there wore tved deaths from the plague on the Is of Konokas and two on the Island of Hilo, but that there were no ether suspicioes eases. The tate of the Paris sewers, driven from their homes by the great floods, have invaded some quarters of the CAI in such numbers that speeial meant; for their destruction have had to be taken. The regular band of municipal rat catch- ers were quite overwhelmed by the meg- nitudIs of the task, and their nurabers have therefore been doubled. Half it million dollars -o, record lege, price for a painting -was paid for the celebrated portrait of Yrans Hals, the Dutch painter, and his family, painted by himself. The purchaaer was Otto Kahn the New York banker, who mew- ed the portrait from the Duveen 13rotte era. J. P. Morgan via between 5360,00 and $400,000 for the picture. An injunction has been taken out in Winnipeg against the publieatioa of the Eye Opener and another similar journal which has just macie its appearance there. Both publishers bunted to give assurances that they would not violate the laws of decency in future, and now they must submit their copy to the Chief of Police before publishing. After James Lenahan, of 4.36 Wil. ton avenue, had been locked up M. the cell in No. 4 Police Station, Toronto, for about half an hour last night, tie Sergeant in the station detected a smell of gas. Upon investigating it was found that the jet in the cell was tamed on full, and some of the prieonere were al- ready showing signs of coming under its influence. Lenahati admitted that he had turned it on, but did mit know why ho had done it. A mysterious; assault and robbery in the Pullman sleeper of a New Jersey Central Railroad train between MIN York and Philadelphia was reported to the police of jersey City and the rail- road officials. The victim was atetted to be Chas. L. Hill, Assistant Superin- tendent ef the Philadelphia Asbestee Works, who was robbed of $65 and a gold watch while asleep in his berth, after being given a severe blow oit the head from a blackjack or similar wea- pon. The National Federation of Meal Trades Review, in view of the eon'binued shortage of fresh killed meat and the effectual safeguards provided at foreign animal wharves, ha a passed a resolutioa urging upon the Britielt Government bks necessity for further facilities kr the importation of live (kettle. The reeratt- tion solely has refereuce to the Argen- tine cattle A year ago the Italian Government engaged a diver to locate Caligula's ves- sels submerged in Lake Nemi, It has now been ascertained that the diver sub- sequently undertook clandestine explor- ations and discoveted several bronze statues, which it it alleged he suitcase - fully aniuggled abroad. When the diver was questioned he admitted that he had diascoveved the statues, but denied thee he lied vet/toyed there. ei• • HUFF IN A HUFF. •4•••..lak•kmr.L.I. After Fourty.Three Years He Returns to Milk the Cows He Left. 11•••••••••64,011. TAFT AND GREY MEET AT ALBANY VI.,14.1.,•411•011k Governor4eneral Speaks at University Banquet at Albany, THE PLEA OF TAFT Earl Grey Goes to New York With President -A Golf Match, zavx4301 itlhan)r, N. 20.e -President Taft, Earl or -General of Canada, and Governor-General of Can- ada, and Gevernor Hughee of New York met hero yesterday and formed, a not- able trio of guests at the banquet of the 'University Club of this city lest night. On the President's arrival in the oity from Rochester he was escorted at once to the Governor's mansion, and from- there was driven soon afterward to the Tuberculosis Cangress, which has been in session in this city since yester- day, and where both he and Governor Hughes made addressee. Earl Groy ar- rived in the city about stu hour after the President mached here. He wart met at the station by the local militia, and e .seorted to his hotel. The crowds on the streets were as demonstratiee in their greeting to tho Caeadian official as to the President. Earl Gres sat on the President's right at the dinner, Both took for their topicsi the friendly relation, be- tween Canada and the United States, and expressed the hope that thee re- lations always snight be maintained. "I deeply appreciate the great wel- come you have given rte," mad Earl Grey. "I recognize in the warm cordial- ity of my reception the friendlinees of your feelings for the people of Canada. I may perhaps be excused if I confess to you, with all the confidence of on who has lived for upwards of five years in eerie and delightful intimacy with the Canadian people, that they are well worthy of yelp esteem and affection. They possess if full measure of those great qualities which have won for you so high a place among the nations of the world. While resolutely determined, like yon, on all occasions to fearlessly defend their just and legitimate rights, they entertain towards you the eame desire to secure, your good -will and to promote your inteeests that you enter- tain towards them. "I never visit the United States with- out entertaining a feelin that Can- adians and, Americans are related by the closest ties of a common ancestry, and that eve are, so far as the rent big things of this world are concerned, prac- tically one people. Conversely, the great kindness which I have invariably receiv- ed during my several visits to the Un- ited States never fails to convey to me the impression that you are also willing to regard me as almost one of your- selves. I always feel, wherever I may be, that no consideration can efface from our minds the strength and variety of the interests that unite us, or make us forget how important it is that nothing should ever be attempted that might tend to weaken that strong force of reciprocal sympathy which is at one,e the natural outcome of our common heri- tage and the abiding guarantee of our common prosperity." Earl Grey declared that all Canada ie sympathetically -watching our ef- forts and our expanding develoypments. It is also, he declared, the proud am- bition of Canadians one day to "race you and every other portion of th• English-speaking world in giving the lead in efforts that shall aim at en- larging the sum of human happiness." TAFT WANTS JUSTICE. "The Governor-General and I have been comparing notes," said the presi- dent, when his tura to speak. came, "and I find that his job and nune differ in 'several degrees -in his favor. He rep. resents the King, and the King eau do no wrong. The president can do no right -at least he has not anybody :to throw it onto since Loeb left the White House."heTresident referred but generally to the tariff question, and said that every effort would be put forth by the American Govermnent to see if a means could be found of avoiding the creation of a tariff wall between the United States and the Dominion. "We must be as close friends as pos- eible for mutual benefit," he said. 9 don't say this because we are entering i into a negotiation, though I hope t may help it little. I am deeply' impacesed with the rapid growth and prosperity of Canada, and I want to say that it is to our advantage to be just to them and to their great advantage to be just to Upon his arrival hcre the preeident received a sheaf of telegratns from lum- bermen throughout the United States, conveying varying suggestions as to the altitude he should assume on the gee!. tion of applying elm maximum or mue- mum rates of the Payne -Aldrich bill against imports front Canada. After spending a * and a half as the guest of Governor Hughes, president Taft retired on board his private ear to -night and at 3 o'clock in the morn- ing will leave for New York, en route to New Ilesen, where he will to -morrow attend a meeting of the Yale corpora- tion, Darootine, 111., Marsh 21. e•- Ault 43 years ago, Michael fluffs etepitiother sent him te the pastute te lorieg up the sows. That was the last imem ef hied by the family until to -day, whole he step- ped in at the front door el tete eltt home- steaa, where Ilia brother, Amer nitff, now lives, ewe remarked: "If you wilt pa as the basket I will Milk these Wass." It took some time to texplalis mater, but it was finsilymade plaice *at ft WAN molly Wk* retertiell ea fres* the iota, sta tiol reliable+ is still is proems. Huff hita become tired ef the lilts of the farm, itoa Worked hie way 1.48 Vorkila there he manes& to 60- nuire a fair edueation eta then weat to Jeanette. whore he hematite a Man of As. alive lle is new the euperhttrendent ot the State Reform *howl, Earl Gtey eceonspainee the president • to New York as his personal gu.est. The two heads of gavel -meant sat up tete to -might in the observation parlor of the ear Olympia, convetsing with the frank cordiality and evident pleesure that both have felt fence their' first meeting on American soil yesterday af- ternoon. Earl Grey was the first to pay his reepeets to the United States chief exemitive at the Governor's mention. The president's care immediately after- wards was left at the tars apart. mints by Captain Butt, his mnitery aide. The president, and Earl Grey Met several time to -day and were. genteel aide by side at the informal htheheon given by Goventor Hushed. President Taft ham challenged Earl Grey to 1181 international gatoe of golf next summer. The genie will be played on the links of the Myopia Chtb, tear Beverly. Mr. Taft warned his distire visited opponent that this eourtie Viats the latelest in the lenitea States, ited Olio boosted that he bad made the eight. erre Wet Irt lese than 100. The earl Wali nothing daunted at this and tecepted the ehellenget forthwith. The eate of the match will be fixed after Congress( permitted tie) be prose -at. VIM GOTOXities Central And previdont dealers they are soing to fight out the eighteen boles without interference of any eort, sad decide the executive championship of North, 42407104. Both exe looking for- ward to tha =testt of okili wale 1.Weige- e4. pleasure. TORONTO NEXT. Woodmen of the World Elect Their Officers at London. London, Ont., deepatels: Judge Maxey, of Oklahoma, repreeenthig t,he Sovereign Camp, waa introdume and welcomed at thie pluming's ruetteting of the Bead (Amp, C. 0, W. 0. NC After the Committee on By-laws had reported and asked leave to sit egaiii the election of offieers Was proceeded with, the fol- lowing being chosen: Ileod Censel Commander, Dr. Harri- son, Toronto; Head Adviser Lieutenant, D. Cinamon, Lindsay; Head Clerk, Clair Jarvis; lioad Banker, john Saunders, London; Head Phyviciate Dr. Harrison, Toronto; Head Escort, Dr. Wiley, Brant- ford; Head Watchman IL J. Bucking- ham, Winnipeg; Head Sentry, I. Salm- ders, Smith's Falls. Toronto was chosen as tbe next place of meeting. A CENTENARIAN. Dunnville Citizens Honor a Remark- able Old Lady. Dunnville dame/tell: Mrs. Margeret Kenney ettlebrated. her 100th birthday to -day. She was bore In Ireland, Lut has llved itt Duneville for 67 years. In honor of the occasion, high Imes of thanksgiving was sung at St. Mieli- tiePs Church by the Rev. Fathsr Dono. van, at which representatives from all climax of the community wore present. In the afternoon the bueincess men of the tetra, headed by the silver...cornet. band, marelied to the old ledy's borne, where an addrees was read to her, and a purse of gold presented. Among telegrams' reeelved was Gee from the Hon. Charles Mutphy, See,ra. tares of State, and one from F. R. Lalor, M. P. for Haldimand, Mrs. Kenney is a remarkable old lady. She threads a needle without glarsees, dresses without help, is active and hi excellent health. ROOSEVELT. Railway Travel in Desert Movement to British Enterprise, Abu Haraid, Soudan, March 21. -Col. Roosevelt and his party arrived here this forenoon, after a comfortable jour- Iney in a special car over the Soudan Government railway. Most of the trip from Khartoum, which, was left at 9 o'• clock last night, was made in the night, but the early hours of to -day afforded a sight of considerable stretches of country. Col. Roosevelt expressed him- self as astonished at the luxury of rail- way travelling through a desert and spoke of the railroad system as it monu- ment to British enterprise in coloniza- tion, which was albs to oonquee all dif- ificultiee. ROBBED HIM. Man Knocked Down in Toronto - Money and Valuables Stolen, Toronto, Ont., despatch: A man giv- ing his name as George Burke and claim- ing to have come from Los Angeles, who was picked up on the streets early this morning, told it story of having been knocked down and robbed. When ar- raigned in the police court this morniug two men, he said, knocked him down on Front street, near the 'Union Station, last night and stole his fur overcoat, two valises and $68. Burke, who appeared to be under the influeneesed some drug, coulcl give no further information about himself and was remanded for a medical examination. 4* GETS i5,000.. Jim Scott's Succession Duty to the Province of Ontario. 'Windsor despatch: The Ontario Government will benefit to the extent of $5,000 by the death of "Jim" Scott, the well-knowet wealthy wDetroiter, hose death occurred a kw weeks ago. In the Merchants Bank and Canadian Btnk ot Commerce he had on depesit ithout 817,- 300. The Ontario Government will levy a tax Of 10 per eerie on the bsquest to the eity of Detroit. The tax will have to be de/dated before the money mil be paid over to the administrators. • CRUSHED TO DEATH. New York, March 21. -Mrs. Anna ror- sell, who had just undergone an oper- ation in the Seney Hospital in Brook- lyn, was erualied to death last night while being carried on an operating cart in the elevator from the basement to the first floor of the building. Arthur Taylor, an orderly, and a trained nurse, were wheeliug the cart with the hale unconscioes woman on it from the elevator to the first floor, (when the elevator shot upward and taught the cart and the patient les- teeert the car and the ceiling, crushing out the woman's life. Taylor was ar- Tested and held on a technical charge of homicide, Mts. Forsell was 80 years old, the wife of a oarpenter, MANSLAUGHTER. St. Catharines, Ont., afateli 21. -The Lineoln Spring Assizes opened here this afternoon. The principal rime on the lett is that of William Bradley. ehergea wita manslaughter itt connection with the death of George BaIria» 011 BIC evening of New Yea's; day. The two mot guar. relied on a street ear, and it is alleged Bradley etruele and killed Mailman, who died of the injuties resulting. A big emeltl merger, embrating the Plavelle Mining Company of Lindsay, le being talked of again. It will ittelude, if feinted, eight milling coneerns, as fol- lows: Tillson Company, Tillsonburea Fit:Nolte Milliug Company, Lindsay; P. MeIntosh & Sone, Temente; Zallita M011 & S0118, POrttift; Walter Thoniperin sts Sees, 1st:Mace; Woodistoek Cereal Colts prinv, Woodsteek; D. Ile Rem et Sen., Etnbro, and Martin levee. Mount Per- vidjourne, Itler newriperrer men are to be est,