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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1910-06-30, Page 7NEWS OF DIE be made. to eounteritet the pressure of Vie other section* when actual propos:al* come to On Friday, Thomas Beimett, a man '\, 4d totally blind, was DAyIN•BRIEF saartlecatatabildlo:kle,tai:anit'l.Ellrw°algenirettriziln'yg • though the engineer saw him and ap- plied the emeingeney, it was too late. _ r r by the memo of Deedle, who young Englishman Drowned While droAvelateuleGuelph from Breslau, to take Bathing Near Kenora. • in the Waterloo County farmers' excur- sion, is now lying in a very critical con- dition in St. Joseph's Hospital, suffering • front severe injuries caused by a kick Farmer in Critical Condition From from hishorse as he was unhitching it upon his arrival, Amputation was ne- Horse's Kick. cessary. Kingston Penitentiery officials have advised the juatiee Department at Ot- tawa that 93aidy" Wilson Abe eonviet released •on April 1, and who entered the United States at Cape Vincent, N. Y., was not, deported. The term of Wilson who was transferred to Kingston, from British. Columbia, had expired and he wished to return to his own country« Western Wheat Three Feet High in Some Places, 444......•••••••• Tho T. s N. 0. Railway will not be extended to Torcusio aria -oiowganda, for the present. Three men were killed and another seriously injured in a powder ntill explo- eion at Valley Valls, N. Y,, The Liberals of South Winnipeg have nominated. Edward Brosvu as their stand- ard.bearer for the Provincial Legisla- ture. The Canadian cruiser Rainbow luta completed her refitting and carried. out satisfactory gun anct steam trials at Portsmouth. The Australian. Government will pay invalid pensions from 1011, redueing the minimum of age ofewomen recipients from 65 to 60. Rev. Dr. Milligan has returned to To- ronto after spending a short time in the country, and is taking a rest before leav- ing for Britain. # 1 About 100,000 feet of new six-inch wee ter mains will have been put in Toronto by the end of this year, according to Engineer Fellowes. Mrs. Maeleish, widow of Rev. Dr. MacNish, who'had been a Presbyterian pastor in Toronto, Montreal and Corn - Avail, died. on Friday. Twenty -Hy.° hundred employees of the ' Boston and Maine Railroad have been granted an advance in wages—ranging from 5 to 25 cents a day. Alfred Jinks, an Englishmao, 24 years old, was drowned in one of the small lakes near Busteed, fourteen miles west of Kenora.. He was bathing. George Quinn was arrested on a charge of stealing $100 from his employ- e; J. Tisdale, near Aylmer. He had jest, serveel twenty days for vagrancy. The Toronto exhibition this year will be visited by two United States regi- ments, the 65th of Buffalo, and the 3rd National Guard, of New York State. The United States Congress has voted $10,000 for the expenses of a commis- sion to be appointed to investigate the means of promoting universal peace. Canon Plumptre, of St. James Cath- edral, Toronto, is still sufferiug from neuritis, and on the orders of his doc- tor, will take a complete rest for two or three weeks. Mr. James Simpson chairman of the Toronto Board of Education, was pre- sented by the caretakers of the schools with a steamer trunk at their. associa- tion last evening. . The most daring aviator in Europe, ' Count Jaques De Lessope, has 'arrived in Montreal, accompanied by his broth- • er, Count Bertrand De Lesseps, and sis- ter, Madame De La Begassiere. The Toronto non -jury Assize Court, which has been sitting since Jan. 10 last, yr, concluded its work for the summer vacation yesterday afternoon. Nearly 300 cases were tried and disposed of. John Taddo, of Ignaco, an Italian con- tractor, accused of the attempted mur- der of his young daughters lover, Giovanni Terri, was committed fer trial at Kenora by Magistrate McLennan, Rev. Jas. H. Moody, pastor of the Horton Street Baptist Church, London; died yesterday. He was born 43 yeare ago in Ohio and had been in charge of the London church for a year and a half. A large bronze statue of Samuel do Champlain, the explorer, was unveiled in Queen Square, St. John, N. 13., lasb even- ing by Mayor Prink. Yesterday, St. johnts Day, was the anniversary of Champlaeh's discovery and naming of St. John River. AT THVHAGUE Argument of U, 8. Counsel on Bight In Nature of a "Servitude." Claims That Treaty of 1818 Contained No Restriction. ••••••••11.1 London, June 27.— Before The Hague Fisheries' tribunal this morning. ex -Senator George Turner, continuing his argument for the United States, pointed out that Great Britain had ad - hatted. the French right to fish along the Newfoundland banks, and that the ituglo-.A.mericstn right was in the ma- nia, of a "servitude," so aid the sga 'where the Freech exercised their rtlit was not the territorial waters of New- foundland, but part of the high sea. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick asked if the Tight to fish was a "servitude" as lunderstod in Roman law, and Mr. Tur- tler eeplied that the analogy between 0"eervitude" in civil law, and the inter - stational law, should not be strained to excess. Dr. Hemrich, president of the tribunal, observed that "servitude" in tivil law should meet the requiremente tef the estate itself, and not those of the 'proprietors of the estate. Mr. Turner 'replied that interna- tional servitude was constituted for the benefit of a territory which be- longed to a sovereign, and he quoted a number of writers to show that in- ternational servitude implies the en- tire liberty of the State which eeceives it in the „exercise of its rights. Prof. Von Holtzerendorf considered, said Mr. Turner, that the fishing rights in territorial water belonging to a foreign State is a "servitude." Likewise Prof. Von Oilman said the right which restricted the sovereignty of a State ought to be considered as a "servitude," when the duration of this right is not limited. In the case of fishing rights in Newfoundland Wat- ers, "servitude" has been established for always, said Mr. Turner, and there- fore in the present case of "servi- tude" has existed, and the treaty of Id18 contained no limitation or restric- tion of American right, and therefore in the present case British -colonial legis- • lation. Replying to Sir Charles, 11r. Turner said that several writers had especialy quoted the American fishing right as an example of international "servitude." e Janes Garnett', a farmer east of Car- man, Man., has wheat three feet high and headed out. Heavy showers within the past two days have improved. the ,;(.. appearance of the crops, which were showing the effect of et continued drouth. R. B. Stack, of Montreal, charged with kidnapping his seven -gear -old son from the boy's mother, did not show up' in court on Friday, and $10,000 put up by hito as ball was forfeited by Judge Cho- quette. Stack is also threatened with a second. arrest. Corporal George Gills of the Royal Canadian. Dragoons, was removed from Stanley Barracks to Grace Hospital yes- terdey with two of his ribs broken. Cole vv,ys riding his horse last night mean .in animal threw him, caus- ing the injuries, The Duke of Sutherland arrived , in Montreal on Friday and spent the morning in consultation with Sir Thee. Shaughnessy. His Grate intends making a tour of the leading Canadian cities,, and will spend a few days in Montreal Wore proceeding westward. Theugh he fen a distance \ of thirty feet from a oaffold at the building of the new Wilton avenue bridge, Toronto, yesterday, John Pollard, a carpenter, hickily eseaped serious injury. Tfis left • leg and arm and his head are bruised, and one of his wrists is fractured. Furness, Withy St Company are now eensidering the establishment of a nes- senger service bay:roil Montreal and some English port. At present they maintain a aerviee between Montreal and Meatchester, but they are now plan- zing- to extend this and put fast Desserts ger boats on the route. Thirteen of the most prominent eiti- eens ef lontreel, herulea by the et- elesinetical chiefs of the Catholic and Anglitan chureliee in the city, have tie- optea appointment upon the relief fund committee to administer the fare' being raised for the benefit of the. sufferers in the Herald disaster of last week. At Pilot Mound, Man., fire eompletely wiped out the Meltay 'sleek and J. H. Marshall's paint hop. he total loss is twenty-five thousand deltas's, with ;Mitt. :thee of ten thousaral. Gordett McKay, STORM IN WEST. DISCOVERY OF ALLEGED FRAUDS Government Printing Bureau at Ot- tawa Under Susoicion, Frauds Said to Have Been Committed in Stationery Department, Hon, Mr. Murphy on Track of Men —One Said to be Missing, 411•••00•••••••••• Ottawa, June 27.—As a result of a quiet but searching investigation in- to the affairs of the Government Printing Bureau, which on. Charles Murphy, Secretary of State, has been conducting for some months past, a cleverly arranged system of fraud and rake-off in the purchase of supplies, extending over many years, has been unearthed, Fox alIeeed earoadieity in these frauela V. t3. Gouldthrite, who for twenty years sus been Superin- tendent of Stationery at the Bureau, is wanted by the Dominion police, haa not been in the city for sev- eral day, and is believed to be out of the country. The following state- ment was handed out to the priess this afternoon by the Under Secre- tary of State, but hon. Mr. Murphy refused absolutely to give any fur- ther infortnation, and would neither admit nor deny that Mr. Gouldthrite was the man claseed as a fugitive from justice :— "One fugitive from justice. "One official dismissed. "Four esnployees dismissed. "One official suspended. A LENGTHY INQUIR,Y. "The foregoing is the net result to date of the investigation which the Hen. Charles Murphy has been conducting for the paat twelve monthr into the affairs of the Government Printing Bureau, and whieh he is now bringing to a close. Shortly after assuming ()Mee the Secretary of State became aware of preetiees and abuses that had impaired the efficiency of the Bureau for several years, and he applied himself to the task of getting at the root of the trouble and of met- ing out pttnishreent to the offenders. His inquiries made a trip to the United States necessary imraediately after the close of the recent session of Parliament, and since his return he -has been applying the information gleaned in various cities to individual cases. In addition, he has investi- gated the internal management of the Bureau, and this also Ms brought individuals under the ban. The net result to date is as above Muted." Great Damage in Saskatchewan and - Manitoba. ' Winnipeg, June 27. — Tremendous wind and rain storms following the heat are reported front all parts of the west. At Halbrite, Sask., twenty buildings were destroyed in ten min- utes, but no • ono was seriously hurt. George Hasson, farmer, living one mile from the town, lost a new barn and house 'costing $3,000, which were com- pletely razed. Damage amounting to about $10,000 was done at Dugal, Man., east of Winnipeg, the buildings destroy- ed including a large warehouse at North Portal, Sask. I cyclone lifted large barns and did severe damage, killing several horses and other stock. Lumsden, Sask., June 24.—During the progress of the wind istorm, It. H. Mil- eer's -new barn west of tete town was eompletely destroyed.. John Burness, aged 36, on employee, was struck by falling timbers and died immediately. His wife and three children came 'rem Scotland three years ago. • . wife and elate, who lived abotte,the store, body eseaped vtith their three. Eire et one time theratened the whole town. The London Morning 1$ost fears Cana- da will be drawn further into reeiproeity with the United States than her Govern- ment er people now intend, es the °t- ired cerpcsition of the Gamellen men - TO CLOSE THE BAR. Locel Option Vote in Welland Next Year. BRITISH I3UDOET. Premier Asquith Promises Empty Goncessions to Suffragists. Loudon, June 07.—lit the Muse of Commons yesterday Premier Asquith an - bounced that the budget would be intro - awed On June 30. The Prime :Minister promised to give an .opportunity for the booed reading of David James Shackle - tuna. bill for the enfranchisement of wo- men, but saki he was unable to promise further facilitiee in this respect at tee present session, The Prime Minister also said that he hoped to introduce a hill in refer- ence to the King's aceeeaion declaration next week, It would, he Field, merely . propose to alter the langnoge of the de- claration', It would not vary in any, • material respect the conditions of the • succession to the throne, A TRUSTED OFFICIAL. Pressed for some details, Mr. Murphy said it was his duty to report the final result of his investigation to the Governor-General in Council, and that before doing so he oould not make any statement for publication. The frauds so far discovered mainly concern. the stationery department. Mr. Gouldthrite was in charge of that department, and the purchase of all paper and stationery supplies was, therefore, under his direct supervision. The purchases totalled hundreds of thousands of dollars in the course of a year. 11 is e curious fact that one of the frauds was connected with a station- ery article that was intreduced some years ago to prevent fraud in all the deptutments. As the resulb of the Martineau defalcations, an order was passed that all Government cheques should be printed on a special safety paper. This paper was bought from a. New York firm for a while. Then the order was subsequently transferred to another New York firm. It bas been discovered that this firm has been sup- plying a fictitious surety paper worth very considerably less than the amount • for which Mr. Gouldthrite has been au- thorizing payments. Mr. Murphy made • a special trip to New York in connection with this matter. Welland despatch: The citizens of Willoughby township-atave deeided to vote on local option next January. Port Colboent has also deeided. to vote on local option next January. Tide makes eight municipalities> in the county of Welland, out of thirteen, that have al- ready organized, and determined to vote, and organization ie being perfeeted in the ether municipalities. It is expected the whole county will vote at the same time, e • 2,029 CHILDREN Brought to Ontario From England During Last Year. During the vane 1009 there were 2,029 thildren brought. out from Eng- WOMEN FIGHT ELy9. of Them Engage in an Exciting Encounter. •••••••!,..101,La An Unusual Display of 'Rats" and Loose Hair in Mix-up. Toronto despatch: Five young women engaged 11} a fistic encounter on -Wilton avenue near Victoria street yesterday, which. was furious while it lasted. Aa ter thaeontestailts had ceased fighting there fits an unusual display of "rate" and loose hair on the street, which lade eated that the contestente had resorted to hair -pulling „on an extensive seen:, Two of the women were walking along the street when they were approached. by three others The fernier were mar- ried, and it appears that their friends had sale some rude things about their hushanas, which they resented: A Ile of words comprised the prelhninary proceedings. Feeling that they were not getting any satisfaction, the married. wonien suddenly closed in on their former friends, and for five minutes tbe quin- tette mixed it up in lively fashion.. Sub- sequently one of the husbands appeared on the scene, and upon finding that hie wife was holdine her own in the fracas he encouraged c'ier to keep on "punch- ing," and she obeyed his orders. When the battle was at Re height two con- stables loomed up, ond one al the women seeing them approach yetted, "Skidoo, the police are coining." 'They ran hi dif- ferent' directions, and when the police- men appeared on the scene of battle all they found were the "rats" and the -loose hair. "I think my wife can lick any mar- ried woman. town," boasted the proud husband as the police dispersed the crowd, PAYMENT IS WITHataLD. Fortunately, in this instance the Government will suffer no loss, owing to the fact that it happens that the same firm has already furnished to the Bureau a, large quantity of other supplies which have not yet been paid for. These payments will now be with- held until there has been a general ad. jurament. It is understood that a number of similar frauds have been diseovered in the stationery department. Orders which formerly used to go to reliable firms in the United States have been switched. to others. whose reputation is less high. The investigation by Hon. Mr. Murphy has extended oVer ten months, and it is riot yet necessaaily tompleted. One of the troubles has been to discover what was the real price of 'commodities purchased by the Bur- eau. That price varies in different cit' les', and sometiMes the qualitk of the goods can only be determined by the technical man. EXPERTS WERE EMiloYED. land, 1,374 boys, and 655 girls. by the different homes, as fellows.: Dr. no. nardo's Home, Toronto and Peterboro, 554 boys, 334 girls; Catholic Intigra- Hon Amor:lotion, Ottawa, 232 boys, 86 girls; linen Home, Toronto, 104 boys.; Macpherson Home, Stretford, 133 bops, 61 girls; Ma.tehrnont Home, Belleville, 30 boys, 16 girls; Church of England Home, 17 girls.; Fairknowe Home, Brockville, 80 bore 59 girle; Salvation Army, 36 boys, 1 girl; Coombe Home, ter, 24 boy's, 6 girle.; Stepheneon ovre. Hamilton, - THE MURDER OF MRS. FELL Jury itoable to Decide Whether She Was 'Poisoned by Mistake or Not, Open Verdict Returned --Husband Tells His Story. I•wela,,ffwmfe•pme• The Coroner Said her Husband's Ac., tions Were Strange. Norwich, Cute despatch% "Your jurors beg leave to inform you that we have *carefully considered the evidence before us and find that Orena Riddell AMA to her death from prussic: acid poisoning, the same having either been taken in mistake or r«druinisterecl by some party or parties unknown." r The above verdict expressed the con - elusion of the Coroner's jury which had heard all the tangled evidence regarding the death of the young wife of the local veterinary surgeon. The mystery was heightened by the absence of apparent motive. The stories that Dr. Roy Rid- dell was financially involved were shown to be greatly exaggerated., as he had. made enough money to enable him not only to pay an uncle who had advanced the cash for ski college education, but also to staat buying a house and. farm. Then' the terrible suddenness of the death alsoanade the events difficult to explain, as teiglibors had seen Mrs. Rid- dell twenty minutes before her husband found her dead and she appeared to be in the best of spirits. Coroner Ellis, who indicated in his summing up that he believed the woman was the victim of a carefully planned murder, urged this fact as a proof of his contention and made his whole charge strongly against the one person who had been in the house. When the verdict was giver) the crowd, wilt& had waited patiently dur- ing the hour and a half spent by the Jury in consultation, received .it very quietly. There seemed to be almost a feeling tlutf the indefinite form of the jury's conclusion raade. it certain that the facts et the womanes death would never be explained. Dr. Riddell arrived early, in company with his lawyer, Mr. W. S. Brewster. The husband of the dead woman is an undersized man with a very cool and self-possessed bearing. He has a. small though rather intelligent face, a begin prominent forehead, topped with a thin crop of hair. He never grew excited even when Crown Attorney Ball asked hint three times if he could tell of any enemy who would desire his wife's death. Dr. Riddell shamed emotion only once during the long examination, and that was when he described the appear- ance of the body as it lay on the floar. He stopped. for a minute and bit his lip convulsively, then proceeded again with perfect com.posure. His alertness was indicated by the manner in which he tried to correct statements made by the Coroner regarding the effect of prussic acid poisoning, but Dr. Ellis would not allow him to speak to the jury. He ex- plained his financial standing very clear- ly and showed. WI though he had pur- chased considerable property since his marriage and had mortgages on theland, he was able to ,pay his way with the money carried by his practice. Re was meeting all his liabilities. LOCKED IN ik CAR Two Little Girls Found Unconscious After Three Days' Incarceration. Buffalo, N. 'Y., June 27—Chief of De- tectlyes Taylor received a telegram to- day from the chief of police at Hoboken, N. J., stating that the two little Italian girls, Mary Moni and Nuneia Bifida«, wao had been strangely missing from theiv home in Buffalo since last Tuesday afternoon, had been found alive in a box car in the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western yards at Secaucus, N. J., this morning. The children were almost starved !Lea were almost in a stele of unconsciousness from their terrible ride since Tuesday night in the closed box car. Inquiries in the local office of the railroad brought out the fact that the car was loeked up here on Tuesday night and was shipped to Secaucus. 11 is probable that •the girls went into the car in search of bananas and while they were in there the ear was accidentally locked on them. - In order to assist him. in making this 'investigation Mr, Murphy secured the services of purchasing. Agents of several large corporations, the vol - tune of whose business approached that of the Government. The re. port of these experts will also be used it connection with the generel scheme of reorganization which will shortly fol- low the discovery of the irregularities of the Bureau. There are eviaences that some of the fraudF.1 date back for twenty years, and '• in that time. they have been broughb to such it state of perfection that it was only by minute investigation atia persist - mit inquiry that the methoa Of operation could be detected. Mr. 'Gouldthrite was in his office st the Bureau on Monday last, the eay on which Mr. Mutphy turned his lures- tigatiorie to that institution itself. It Is understood that he has not been seen in Ottawa shim, The loestiOn of lir. Greed. thrite's whetetthouts has been entrusted to Col. Sherwood, of the Dominion Po - 1 1118 PET. (Chicago News.) Ifarker—Think I'll try to sell -old Stitt - fent sane pet dogs. Barker—Vselens job. All be thinks aboni• le eating. lter'ker-s-liesn't any fourdegged friends, eh? A DOUBLE ARREST Suspects in 4„„New York Murder Caught at 'Middletown, N. Y. New York, Snub 27.—J. B. Weal, Chief of Police at Middletown, N. Y., to -day sent to police headquarters a tele- gram announcing the arrest in Middle. town of a man supposed to be John j. Murphy, charged with murder in New York, and a woman who actompanied him. A detective was sent at once to Middletown. Murphy ie charged here with compli- city in the shooting and killing of Fred. crick Devlin, of Oakland, Cal., in a Bow- ery hotel on Feb. 18. Wm. J. Duffy is now in the Tombs, awaiting trial hi eon- nettion with the crime. Two men and two women entered the hotel early in the morning and demandee money of Devlin. When. hauded over ten cents he was shot down and then the night elerk, Janies Desmond7was beaten with revolver butts and robbed. 'turfy was arrested on june‘20, eharg- ed with having been one of the men who killed Devlin, and a general alarm was sort out for Murphy and the vointri. 4* • • ' . . THE ANALYST'S REPORT. At the opening of the inquest Coroner Ellis read the report of Provincial Ana- lyst Ellis which showed that prussic acid was 'found in the atenuech of the dead woman. The letter from Dr. Ellis contained the following statement: "I have found about seven -tenths of a grain of hydroeyeate acid, equivalent to thirty-five grams of the dilute hydro- cyanic of the British pharmacopeia, in the stomach." The first witness called was Mr. Geo. Chambers, manager of the local bran& of the Traders Bank. He told the Cor- oner that he had in his possession at the bank an insurance policy of the Con- federittien Company on the life of Dr. Riddell for $2,000. This bad been made payable to the bank as security for money which Riddell owed the bank. He also assigned hisabook accounts for the • same purpose on March 12, 1909. When questioned by Mr. Brewster, the 'witness told what he knew of the financial affairs of Dr. Riddell. He owed $63 to the Traders Bank at the present time, so that Mr. Chambers thought thab he was in good shape. Dr, Roy Riddell gave his evidence in a very collected way, referring to his notebook at thnes to assist his memory and never appearing in the least nonplussed even by the Crown Attorney's most disconcerting quee, tions. He was first asked to explain why ho told the Crown Attorney that his life insurance policy was payable to his wife 'when as a matter of fact it was made out to the Traders Bank. Dr. Riddell said that it was a derstanding. The policy had been in the bank ever since he took out the insurance. He thought it was made mite to his wile because he believed it eventually would be." "Where were you between o'cloCk and 9.15 o'clock, ou the night of the tragedy?" asked Mr. Bali. 'You have tot yet explained that." The witness said that he cotild not temember all the events of the day and the time at width everything happen- ed. He would. not attempt to answer the question. INFANT HERCULES. "1 eame here titree yeer$ age with $1400less then nothing, end Imo got on very well •Owe then," Wati the :(1°141:,C.Iltginlfrotn tAllettor8utry7 defiggle trat know if Mrs Riddell had prepared to do the washing on June 7th. The -wit- nese could not remember, but said that elle did not feel well the day leefore, "Can you give any reason for your ws oinf Ijo a, 11 en Ida rtchatPull isoul say, 1 thske6 Nr. Bgilla 4li.:roefgOai 4".; to knoek my mu:piteous. on the hod, replied the wituees, hesitating for the first time. "Have you ever told anyonethat your wife once attempted to take poi- son P" To this question, Riddell replied vrith an emphatic negative, which iso re- peated -when the Crown Attorney Asked if he knew the name s: who would be interested in his wife's death. He could make no suggeetien to help iu the unraveling of the neystery. Ile had been dazed oii the night of his vsifehi death and had since eeceived moat of his information from newepapers. Witnese did not try to and out the wee° of the suattela death. "f canaot remember making enquiries," said Dr, McNeil. "If you knew my dazed condi- tion at that time yon might underatand ruthpypeneIcrot reinemher details of what Dr, Riedel' said that if there waslives- sie acid in his office he had forgotten about it, Jul his wife coula not secure the poison there, The witness was asIted to tell why he wished the postenortem examinatien to be held on the eight of his wheel death. He said that he was in a harry on accountef the 'health of his mother- in-law, who suffered from heart trouble. Whoa questioned by his own counsel, Dr. Riddell laid that when he was t'(tieing home on the night of the tragedy he met; two young ladiee on the street, After finding the body he ran out te give the alarm. lie saw the same youug women again when he did 50 and added that three minutes could not have elope ed between the two events. lir. Brewster broughteint that Riddell did liminess amounting to $3,800 last year. "Then the lawyer said, "You have excellenb prospects here, and there is nothing to lead you to commit any crime," "There' is nothing," said the witness. NO EVIDIINCE OF STRUGGLE. He- Reappeats the Flesh in Massachusetts, Boston, June 27.—Massachnsetts has a strong baby of its own in Thomas 11, Bates, jun., weight twenty-nine pounds anti aged ten months. Baby Bates every day does trepeze work and weight Iift- Ing. Ile swingston the trapeze almost as easily as he nestles in his roothern arms. His best weight -lifting record is nine- teen pound& Two big weighte hung on :Inaeirso.on rod fefe lifted by this baby "Her - Baby Bates" metvellous strength be - tame klIONY11 his patents two months LOOKS LIKE A BIG STRIKE C.P.R. and Its Trainmen are (letting Farther Apart, Mr, Leonard's Statement Men's Reply. and the lirand Trunk Telegraphers Presenting Demands to the Company. Montreat despatch; A. critical stage has beim rear:ilea in the negotiations betiveen the Canadian •Nellie trainmen and the company regarding the detuand of the former for increases in pay. Whet practically an -mimes. to ultimatums ill. Seed to -day by either side, and unless one op the other recedes front their Fes - ea position there. is every indication Met they will coda to gripe within a very shoet time. The cOmpany takes the stud that . is has accepted the finding of the *Board of Conciliation and will stand by. it. The men will not accept the decielon, but demand the adoption by the company of the stan- dard rate of pay for the territory or group of railways in which the 0. P. it. and Grand Trunk are included, and say a the companies will not grant this they are prepered to fight at very short no - Mrs. Crossthwaite, the neighbor to wilorn Dr. Riddell went with the news of his wife's death, was reealled. She heard the doctor come home on the night of airs. Riddell's death, but could not say how Tong afterwards it was that the doctor came to her door to get her assistance. Mrs. Crosthwaite saw (Mrs. Riddell' e body and said that it ley as though she had turned round after using the telephone ana had then fallen on her back. Her clothes were not disturbed as though there had been aistirsusggHlea: ttie Oressthwaite said that she met Dr. Riddell on his way home and saw 'him again three minutes leter. In the meantime he had found the body (11 llisaltvhEife,001110NER'S CHARGE. e Dr. Ellis, reviewing the evidence, commented at length on Dr. Riddell's conduct. He thought it met extraor. dinary that the man had concluded at once that his wife was dead. "Would any ordinary man run at once without enquiring if she was in a faint?" asked the coroner. He insinuated that Dr. Rata dell acted in a very strange manner when he ran. through the village telling alma Itis wife's death without having made any enquiries. He said the evidence showed that prussic acid had caueed the woman's death and argued. that it was therefore either suicide or homicide. Dr, Ellis aleo told how long it would take to effect death by poisoning. A frail little woman like Mrs. Riddell could be knoeked down and when rendered mi. conscious would be an easy victim for a murderer, who could pour the poison down her throat. The whole act would not occupy more than thirty 'seconds. eis " "Do you know of anyone who has a grudge against your wife?" wee asked. . "No," replied Dr. Riddell. "If- anybody poisoned our wife, you have no idea what would be the nita titre?" inquired Mr. Ball. The witness declared most deeldeely that he could not suggest anythieg will& would throw light on tho sub - The witnesa Was gi:Ven a ehance to correct a etatemeht made Ittete wok regarding the keeping of poison in his house. Ile said that there might be prassie acid there, but' he had not bought any for some time. Ile sued a good deal in his business. The witness gave full particulars of his firittneial standing. He owned a house 'which tog 61,500, and there was stM Illottgage bf $1,000 against it He also pUrehased a fare. last Atigust paying $500 cash. There was a InOrt. • gage for the remainder of the et*, bub he emild not tell the amonet, though he thought it wig for *bent $3,900. He had earned. the motley paid on both pro- perties. "Yon consider yourself in a good financial ealidttiestr enquired Mr. RIDDELL CASE. • Investigation of Woman's Death Left to the Attgrney-General. *.ammon• Woodstock despatch: It is reported here that the question whether or not further steps will be taken by the Crown in the Riddell case will be left to the Provincial Attorney -General's Depart- ment at Toronto. Crown Attorney Ball, when asked. to- day what his next move would be, said he had not yet decided, and would do nothing until he went over the evidence again. In the meantime, the local police will continue their investigations. Dr. Riddell will continue his practice in Norwich. * MR. LEONARD'S NOTICE. A letter was sent to -day by Mr. J. W. Leonard, who is handling the situ- ation for the Canadian Pacific, 'to the union officials, stating shat the cont. proxy had accepted the finding of the board, and were prepared el etand by it, although they regaraaf it as ex. cesTI3hivise. was immediately responded to by the union representatives, who sent to Mr, Leonard a practical ultimatum to the effect that they still demanded the standard territorial rate of pay, and would not recede one inch from that po- sition. No answer has as yet been received by the men from Mr. Leonard, but latter this afternoon gave out it sta m,ent which amounts to a practical re- jection :of the men's demand, he declar. ing that the company had spoken their last word on the matter, and were pre. pared to stand pat. Vice -President Murdock, of the Train. men's Brotherhood, this evening said that on notification to this effect liad been received by the men, but that they were waiting for it, and the moment they got it they woule know how to act. Matters have not progrosed so far with the Grand Trunk, and the men are ex- peeting conferences during the next few days with Vice -President Fitzhugh. Bat in this eerie as with the 0, P. R., they declare they will etrictly adliere to their demand for the standard rate, Mita will :Accept nothing less. This will mean a conliderably greater average increase Inc the Grand Trunk than for the C. P. R. C. P. R. ACCEPT AWARD. e Mr. J. W. Leonard said: "It is quite true that the Canadian Pacific have accepted the decision of the Board of Conciliation without reserve. We have accepted it wnere our representative and the Chairman agreed, where the board was unanimous, and also where the Chairman and the representative of the men agreed and our own represert. ative dissented. Further than this we du not see our way clear to go, and this is our final word in the matter." "That is just what We are waiting to hear," said Vice -President Murdock, of the tealnmen, yesterday evening. "We have received no intimation from the C. P. R. in any wity'that they will stand pat On their attitude. As soon as we do, so .far as our position is concerned, It is ctearcut, and we know exactly what to do, and we ere ready to go right ahead. There is no doubt what we shall do, because it has all been al raneed .beforeliand." In the past, Mr, Aluit'aloek said, the C. 1'. R. had paid rates higher than most of the other roods, but now the others had gone up, fond if the C. P. R'a, position was main. tained it would reverse the position so that they would pay less. "This we do not consider fair," coneluded Mr. Mur- dock. "We intend to stand for this standard rate, and we shall certainly use every means at our command to win We are prepared for whatever come, and have so notified the company, whicb is am ultimatum so far as we are con- cerned. All we are waiting now is an answer from Mr. Leonard.' THE COMET'S TAIL he THE WHITE PLAGUE Wine Foe of Tuberculosis, Says Erni- nent French Savant, London, June 27.—Dr. Jecque$ Ion, the French scientiet, believes thet there is a close ex:uneaten between al. cohol and tillserculoois and that the most important teeter that favors: the development of tnbereulosis. in France ifl tile alcohol in beer and spirits. The foe of tuberculosis, he declare:a, is wine. In the twenty-einsht departments which form the northern part of France and in which eider, beer and spirit$ are standard drink$ the deaths ealleed by consumption were 230 per 100,000 inhab- itant; in 1000, while in the other de. pertinent; where wine 1$ the favorite driuk the proportion was 140. After the age of 30, .1m says, eoneump. tion is two or three times more frequent Among men then women, undoubtedly because the drinking ef alcohol la more common with the former than with the latter. NEW FARM COLONY Charities Convention Pleased With' • Scheme of Government, Guelph, Ont., despatch: With the in- troduction of the new President, Sheriff Middleton, of Hamilton, and a few words of thanks to those who bad de- Made Up of Carbon Mono -Oxide and Electricity. Boston, june 27. --The Institute of Technicology yesterday received a re. inarkable series of photographs (spec- trogreph.st) of Haliey's comet from the Lowell Observatory, at Flagstaff, Ariz., where the rarity of the air 'made pos- sible clearer pictures than before taken. Phee provo :wording to astroonntere that the cometes tail was nothing more than carbon mono -oxide, toted on and illuminated by electricity. The eonief's head shows as a bright line, best de- seribed as a string of beads of light. yp..m...4.o•••4:66...om, SIZZLED UP. minnammaolim=.• Steel Worker Swallowed Up in White Hot ingot. Pittsburg, Juno 27.—John Mitchell, it steel worker at the West Pennsylvania steel plant., at Breckenridge, was end- denly precipitettel Into- soaking pit tonatinnig white-hot ingot, today, and before his horrified and helpless mill metes the body was consumed by the metai, into which it slowly suuk. lifitehell was at work ab the eoakieg pits Where the steel ingots are treated. Standing On door of one that was toverecl he gave the signal for the open- ing of ettother pit. Throngli mistake the wrong lever was purled. awl 'Slit- chen fell 18 feet to the bittern 'of the • bit ofeetersre nay noir priWit sirens enougb tora, boys, • hvg.reem table, MP* Bell. pit, *WAIN an the inget. • ftn in botioue.8 els; Bit's Hamel, Knowl- Barker—Only one, an WI Orb. d that's the an. livered addressee, Mr, J. P. DoWneY, M. P. P„ 'brought the annual confer- ence of Charities anti Correction to a close ab noon to -day, and a ahort time was then spent in socie1 conversation en the lawn in the rear of the Carnegie Library, where. the meetings were held. The close came after several excellent addresses and the passing of :several ree solutions. On motion, the Conference endorsed the action of the Associated Clutritiee, of Toronto, in their efforts to have the law regarding wife desertion amended to simplify and render more effective the, punisherierat of such an offence. A resolution was passed "That this conference of Charities and Correction view with general satisfaction the ef- forts of the Ontario Government to es- tablish a farm colony and other outdoor work for the men committed to the Cen- tral Priem The substantial progress already made and the splendid success of their endeavors, is a matter of de- vout thankfulness to all who have had the interests of the prisoners at heart. Further, that we express our gratitude at the more recent endeavors to utilize prison labor in the construction of new roads in the Northern part of New On - The Rev. Pother Cots, land Messrs. C. A. Murton, Dr. Roberts and J. P. Dougherty, of Hamilton, and Staff In- Ispector Kennedy, were added to • the 'Executive Committee in a resolution that was carried this morning. "Boys should be brought up intel- ligently honesb, intelligently truthful and intelligently pure," said Mr. A. W. Beall, M. A.., of Whitby, the White Cross worker of the W.C.T.II. He condolimed the practice of telling children falsehoods or evading the point when they asked them about the origin of their existence. It was at the mother's and father's knees that children should learn these sacred things. Mr. B. Spence, Secretary of the Dominion Alliance, who was to have spoken on Thursday morning, gave his address on "After Prohibition, What?" at this morning's session. Prohibition, he believed, was inevi- table. The abolition of the bar room, he said, would mean the' simplifica- tion of moral reforfn work. Miss Lena Rogers, supervising nurse of the Toronto Board of Education, detailed the -work being acComiplished. I brief discussion followed, in which Dr. Charters, of Chatham, and. Dr. Robents, of lfamilton, and W. J. Shaw, of St. Thomas, all agreed that in- spection of school children by cap- able nurses was beneficial. Dr. Char- ters feared, however, that the expense would. at present be too great for small cities and towns to undettake. Mr. Shaw thought, however, that tbe money saved en dootors' bills wohld make up for the additional expense. The need of more organized meth- ods in the dispensing of charity to prevent over -lapping in • some cases, and overlooking in others, was firmly impressed upon the minds of those present by the splendid paper read. by Dr. Oaeney, of Windsor, who lad org.anized a United Charities Also - elation in the City of Windsor with very good results, ' GRAND TRUNK TELEGRAPHDRS. Yet another wage dispute affecting the railways has centred upon Mont- real, when VicesPiesident Campbell, of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, representing the International Order in Canada, arrived to -day from Toronto to re -open the old dispute between the Grand Trunk telegraphers and the com- pany as to rates of pay. Thie is, 01 course, following upon the heels of the railway 'telegraphers of the -Canadian Pacific, who a few days ago secured an all-round advance of $5 it month. Last winter the men demanded a substantial ineraese in their wages. After some negotiatiotis the matter was referred to a Board of Conciliation under the Le- mieux Act. This board broughb deem compromise report. The men considered it did not go far enough, bat were ready to accept it. The eonmeny, however, refused to agree to the report. The mat. ter dropped. for a time, but now the In- tereationel have taken it up again, and lit Campbell has been sent here as thea Canadiatt representative to re -open nego. tiations with the Grand Trunk officials So far no meethig has taken place' but it is expected that Mr. Campbeilwill lay the Maims of the men before tho company within a few days. Montreal despateh; It is not believed irt railway circles that there will be it strike of trainmen arising out of the present deadlock over the question of wages.. The 0, P. R. has accepted the award of the Board of Conciliation, but the ntett are still waiting to hear from the company :Tiredly and officially be- fore making a further step. The men talk of the "next step," but the term "strike" is not mentioned. It is believed that the men will ask for a board of ftr- bitration before they think setiously of striking. The railways mity (lemur over this, 'but rather than foree a strike semild be willing to leave the matter to arbitrators. The mai could hardly re- fuse to abide by the decision of a eourt of their own Aare, tee the rellwitys might stand to lose nothibg br accept- ing suet a propoiltion, SIR ELDON GORST smi••••••.1mm.• To be Recalled and New British Agent to be Sent to Egypt. London, June 27— An unconfirmedre- port is in circulation that Sir Edward Grey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has decided to reeall Sir Eldon Gorst, the British aigent in Egypt, and appoint in his place Sir Arthur Hardinge, the British Minister to • Belginra, and a tousin of Sir Charles liardinge, the neW Viceroy of India. The Liberals scoff at the eeport, saying that it is impossible the Government would respond So quick- ly to the tritkisms of the Egyptian ad- ministration in Colonel Rooseveltei speech at Guildhall; It is also reported that, Gen. Sir Regi- nald Wingate, the Sirdar of the Egyp- tian army, in to resign and that his aue- cessor will be Gen. Sir John Maxwell, who at present commands the British troops In Egypt. • .• AVIATION IVIEET. • Fine Weather for the Series of Flights at Montreal. Montreal despatch.: 9onditions to -day seelfl perfect for the opening day of the aviation meet at Lekeside. There is a light breeze and plenty of dunshine. This afternoon Mr. MeCurdy will give s. ser. les of flights over the course, demon- strating the ithility ef the biplane. This will be followed by it series of flights by Brookens, Johnson, retehappelle and Coifyin in the Wright biplane.