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The Wingham Advance, 1910-11-03, Page 7NEWS OF THE SHORT SENTENCE DAYIN BRIEF Ha rd.ethranPuan iLsohnmgeontne !too oreres, Men Price of Milk Has Been Increased in Toronto. F ve Swedes Heavily Fined Up North For Gambling. Former N. Y. Assemblyman Burned' to Death. A group of N tee 'sulk leinkere have signea an agreement for a $50,000;000 lean to China. E. Boyd, awl 0, T. Dinnick, .of To. route, have been admitted les licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians. Pregreee en the Toronto to Ottawa Lae of tin; Cana:tan Northern Railway is stopped by work on Inane' brialdles• A new Scottish society wasformed last alight at Toronto in the establish- ment of the Toronto Ayrshire Associa- tion, induction serv:cea were held in the Presbyterian Church, Collingwood, when Thee T. J. Thompson, at. A., et Stratford, woe inducted as paetor of this chervil. The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co i• eeries temporary station at Port Ar. Our is now working, and has common% eated with DnJnth. it is stated the Niagara Hydro-Elec- power will be Metalled in St. Thomas eant December the Lint, and the exten. shin to Port Stanley \via .then proceed.. Burglars were active in Whitby, .The hardware stores of W. M. Pringle and Geo. M. Rice were entered and consider- able cutlery stolen. The Dominion Covernmeet has a imei. of men eng,agea building an exteneion to the wharf at jeniper Islan l, a welt - known summer lesion at Stony Lake. *Mr, Alfred Lyttelton, speaking at ilia, mingliarn, believed that never in comm• tion with the public debt of any of the dominions had default been made even at the rate of sixpence interest. The London Canedian Club's officers are: President. S, Frank Glass; First Vice -President, T. J'. Murphy; Second Vico-President, Jared Vining; Secretary, John M. Gunn: Treasurer, Robt, Whi:e werrs;ng, in the .\I 1. Brnk Loom, Toronto, Atigu4t Foecaolt, 257 atiehmend str.-et, ear the fret three fingers of his left heed so letd:y that the tips of them were aleputated. Captain Henry J Degget, former Re- publican Assemblymen, was burned to death in a fire which destroyed his home, ia which he 1:vk-t1 alour, near New .Haven. N. Y. Capta'n gget, who was 80 years old. was a retired vessel.owner. • The appeal of the Postal, Telegraph, and Telephone Union of Franee, against the lodgment renderea in July, 1909, dis- solving it as an illegal body, was heard yesterday. The court confirmed the j migrant. The death of;Nicholas Rooney, me" - chant, of Toronto, oecurred at his residence, 08 Cherles street west. Mr. Rooney suffered a fall about tett flays ago, which at first was not consid- ered serhms, but which developed into paralysis of the Ireain: The International Aeronentie Federe- tion deeded to make the universal pil- nt's licenee,governing emplanes, spher .ical and dirigible balloons- effective Feb- ruary 1$, 1911. Examinations for such, licenses will be similar in every coun- try. General Grain Agent Acheson, of the C. P. It., said that more fall plowing had Wen done this year in the w st than in any years previons7y, and the reason math that in tie,. Kalith'rn crstriete the erop had been below normal. and the farmers had more time after threshing. After a meeting of the Toronto re- tail milk dealers announcement was made of the winter prices of milk — eight cents per quart for loose milk And nine cents in bottles—to take ef- fect on Tuesday. The new town of anthem, or Sioux Lookout, la acquiring the vle et civil- isation. Provineial (Wirer White hes rounded en five Sweaes for gemblines Four \eel e fined $40 mut enets r'ch, while the whose afsnee sess 11.sesond one, *ea asseased $fifl and eoete. Inereasea to trftinmen an1 yardmen on the Temiskaming & Northern On- tario Railway totallitig $15,000 per year have 'been granted by the rommission operatbag the Provincial Government Italie/ay, These increases take effeet from Weber 1 and are the result of early eight menthe negotiation. 1110 buaiss ni Biaeles Naehoe'ter, loiter and railroad 'worker, hie 21 -year- old wife, and their baby. aged two years. were found at St. •Claireville, 0.. this inornieg. All had been shot. It ie pected that Naehoulter wae jeitiens or het wife, killed her arid their and, and then committeassuieide. -4 4 0 PLAGUE OF MICE. Ottawa despatch-- hector Mowatt, found guilty of A serious Inunora of. fence by the high Court jury, was sen- tenced to three years in Kingeton Peni- tentiary by Sir William Muleck. When waked if he had anything to say before sentence was passed. Mowatt asked for leniency, became he was the only sunned of hie wife and children. The Judge went over the me ',data', and in senteming hitn pointed out that the prisoner was a man who hail good standing in the community where he liv- ed aud a three-year sentence would -mean more to him than e much longer sen- tence to a man of lower standing, IT RIVER'S BOTTOM Diver's Foot Caught in Big Boulder and He Was field Fast. Other Diver Had Strenuous Time Getting Him Released, Newyork, Oct. 31.-11W covered with mud at the bottom of the Harlem Riv- er, 30 feet down, his left foot securely held by a big boulder, Frank, Nystrom lay in a etate of eollapse ill his diving suit early to -day. It took three long hours of frantic efforts of Joseph An- derson, a brother diver, to remove the imprisoned man, and bring him to the surface. He was revived by ambulance dodoes. Nystrom was zent below to sink a gas main into a treech. Anderson was cm the boat above. Jerks at the signal tope to ask if all was well ma not briug a response. Efforts were then mettle to draw the diver np to the surface, but Nystrom, in his heavy paraphernalia, could not be moved. Anderson then donned his diving suit and descended to the river bottom. He grappled about until his light flashed into Nystrone's face. Anderson thought Nystrone was dying and he dug into the mud and strained at the boulder for three beers until he was able to give the signal to haul Nystrom up. When Nystrone regained consciousness he said he had become exhausted trying to extricate himself. SCHOOL FIRE. Panic Among Children in Montreal School—Three Hurt. Montreal despatch — Shrieking and colliding with eaeh other, the nine nun- dre1 children went' mad with fear, and threw the Sister attendants almost into a panic at 10 o'clock this morning at the Academy du Seem Coeur, Drolet street, Wien the smoke from a kettle of tar BI - tercel into the institution from the back y a rd. The injured were: Adrienne Lavoie, 8 years old, 1224 St. Dominique street, injured heed; by falling down stairs Taker to Hotel Dieu. May die. - Annette St. Julien, 1120 St. Andre street, injuries to head front heel of shoe. Mies Derocher, 8 Raphel htreet, frac- tured leg. The last two victims were injured while .sliding down the asbestos fire V3. cape chute from the fourth storey. The smoke swept into. the iestitution in (deeds, and one of the children near the window saw the flames from the burning pitch far down in the yard. Childish imagination did the eest,. and the startling shriek of "Fire" ran througn the school room and threw the pupils into a panic, which was soon tornmunicated to the other class rooms throughout the school. A bolt waa made for the exits and in the scramble made by some forty pupils to get down by the ataire little Adrienne. Lavoie fell several flights and was un- eonseious when picked up. 'Ile cooler - headed among the sktere immediately tried to restore order and got the pupils to remember their fire drill. •• Parts of Gape Breton Overrun—Eat Up Potatoes, Bark of Trees, Etc. halifac, Oct. 31..--2leaeant Bay, a dis- trict 20 miles beyond Chelicamp, in the fax northwest of Cape Breton, has a terrible plague of info. The whole coun- try swarms with the destructive meas. tures. The mire have burrowed under- ground and excavated a network of sub- terranean roads. They began their de- etructrve work on the hay crop, cutting It as it stood in the field. When that WM stored they attaeked the grain, and the forty farmers have saved only seven bushels. They atteeked the potatoes, and the diggers on opening up the drill:: find little more than the skins of the larger potatoes left in the ground. The mice have etteried their work of deetrue- tion to the %wel5 and are stripping the bark from the sitidinge. and now they ttre entering the houses, eating their way through the walls and threatening to destroy clothes and the household , furniture. No remedy ie in eight. The people have been digging rate to entrap tl em but in epite of myrhule destroyed In Ude way, there Amen to leeno fttiate- inent of the plegue. The fernier; are Afraid to use pnienn for fear of polla. Ing the streams and a:elle from whit+ their tattle derive their supply of weter, KING GEORGE Visits King Manuel in His Exile at Wood Norton, Worcestershire, London, Oct. 31,—Xing George anti ex - Xing Manuel, the deposed tad exiled bay monarch of Portugal, met at Wood Norton, iit Worcestershire, yesterday, Xing George personally condoled with the royal exile and Manuel accepted the sympathy in a deeply effected manner, with tears in his eyes, Xing George was accompanied by Queen Mary. They went by strain and returhed to London last evening. Maimed and Queen Mother /emetic are livieg hi strict seclusion upon the Wooduorton estate of the Duke of Orleans. Maneel Wept when the British molter& affec- tionately placed his hand on the sturdy shoulder of the yotuig man who, six weeks ago, was apparently secure upon the Orem of PortugaL The trip of Xing George and Queen May was origivally set for last Satur- day, but Was postponed on neeotiet of the death of Prince Francis of 'reek, a brother of the Queen, Both the Xing and grteen Were in inquiring, - a 0 BITTEN48DAYS AGO Man From Sebringville, Ont,, is Now Suffering From Rabies. Toronto despatch —Bitten by a dog 48 :bye ago, a men who lives in Sebring. ville arrived in Toioate yesterday to tate the Pasteur treatment for rabies. When he wae bitter: be feared that rabiee would develop, and scut the ant - piers head to Ottawa for analysis. Other dogs were in:iodated with the blood a the deg. Anil is they developed rap Ieie di than who wile bitten thought be mheel 'better mine to Toronto for treat- ment in order ta prevent the diseerre from etstting too arrow a hold on TO COLONIZE GROSS INSPLT, NORTH ONTARIO 00.0000.00.,.0000. Government Planning to People the Uninhabited District. TYT.TNT. T. & N. 0, Railway Commission Take Hold of Matter. Archbishop Langevin Arrested Along With His 'Brother, south Bridge, Mass., Oct. With Iwo revolvers pointed at their heads,. Archbishop Adelard Langevin, of St. Bonn:tee, Manitoba, Canada, and Mana- ger J. II. A, Langevin, of the South: Bridge Electrical Canetruction Company,: were put under arrest on the highway May between Indian Orcherd And Springfield. , by two Springlield officers, who .charged the latter, who Mlle and was driving the auto, with exceediug the speed Unlit. Laegevbi claims hie car was practically disabled, and he was uuable to make any • more than fifteen Allies an hour, Mttna- ger Langevin was taken to Springfield police station, ani. gave $50 bail for his appearance in the Springfield court. He was takime.. Archbishop Langevin to Springfield to call on Bishop Beaven, Archbishop Langevin will be aunnuoned as a witness- this morning 4 4 • n Effort Will Also be Made to Colonize the Clay Belt. Toronto, Oct. 31,—The Ontario (lov. erument has under .consideration a, cow- ilieetion policy for the Temiskainiug unit the eouirtry served by the Ontario Gov - element line, the 1', ta-N, 0, ltalovey, it has beeu nrged that the settling ot these agrienitural laud s should be turn- ed over to the T, tt. Railway Cum- miesion. Ever Alice he beeame chairman of the Commie:34in, .J. L. Euglehart has condueted a vigorous publieity campaign on behalf of the norm. Lander the twee- 1.errangemeut the Celonization Branell of the Depertment of ..4.gieent- ture is held responsibte for the settling of the land. But the land is under the directien of the Department of Lamle, Forests and .Nlines, and tha reads and bridgee are built by the Depitrtment ot Public Works, Cutler the preeent eys- tem the rosette are not any Leto great. Inslead of a stream ot settters ority °c• - c:mimeo driblets flow into the eountry, fliere is no eggreseive coroner:Mere sehenie. Government officials intereited have been recently diseussing the turning over to the & N. 0. Commission the col. nization work. The Commession lini been actively eluting publie at tention to the lantis of the tiort-ti. Next spring a special car will be equipped to d:spety the produCts of the northland, and it will be ,sent from town to town in the tea°. 'the Government idea, is to put down a settler en every fiva. maim or so along Ilia railway. In this wasr 13 nueleue for a settlement weald be establiebed Ana districts, -would sooa spring up. ()My aggressive work, sack as that done by Ibr tranaeontinental railways to scour° settlers for their weetein prairie 14111d4, will .settle Ontario's north, where the land has been demonstrated to be abund- antly fit to sapport a population. \\ Alen the .Cnnadifto Noethern takes op • the Provincial land grant of 2,00u tiere5 per mile, when it builds the link between Selwood and Port Arthur, the Provineial authorities will probably he shown a method of colonizer:4- the eta, 4,4' MASONIC BANQUET Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Entertained at Montreal. Lt. -Gov. Gibson., Senator Gibson and Other Prominent Masons There, Montreal, Que. despatch— Local mem- bersof the Anvient and Aceepted Scot! Usti Lite of [tet -masonry invited the Supreme Council of this branch ot the Mamie order. which compr:ses all the membere of the 33rd degree. In the Do- miniou cat Canada, together with a, num- ber of distinguished jiniedietione on this continent, to a hanquet in the Windeor Hotel laet evening. Amongst those pres. ent were the Hee. Gibion, Governor of Ontario, the Hon. Mr. Rich. ardsoa. of Tennessee, govereiga Grand Commander or the Southern Jurisdiction of the United Stateee Mr. Wm. Honour, of New York, Deputy Grand Commander af the Northern jurisdiction of the United States; the llo». Wm. Gibson, of Beamsville.,_.Ont.; the Hon. John Ellis, or Sa.,Tohn, N. B., tie well as a number of prominent Seottieli itite Maeona from Britieh Columbia, Manitoba, New Bruns- wiek, Prima. Edward Maud and other points of the Dominion of Canada. Rev. Faulk Chertersaeted as chairmen. 4 • 0 A FORGER, TOO. That is Accusation Made Against Broker Sheldon. Montreal, Oct. 31. —Evidence against C. D. Sheldon, the "blind pool" artist, now a fugitive front justice, piles up daily. Acting in the interests of the ere - ditors Messrs. P. S. Ross & Sons, char- terecl accountants, examined the books of Mr. W. D. Chandler, the broker with whom Sheldon conducted most of his op- erations, and obtained evidence thitt Sheldon systematically forged state- ments showing his standing at Chand- ler's, and deliberately misled his clients end, office staff. On October 7 Sheldon brought a statement, which „he alleged came from Mr. Chandler's offiee, show- ing that he was tarrying a eretlit bal- ance there of $648,1a5. This stetemerit was posted np in the books of the eliton element, and was carried there as an as- Yret. Messrs. Ross Igt, Sons state that his average daily balance at Chandler's Was less than $1,000. The balanee of $648,- 1-26 existed -only 1» the Mind of Sheldon himself, or represented the Amount he bad piaoted in lila eache aeTOSS the Ilte Heti States border. • i* HOTELMEN NNE!). St. (Wart:Wes despatch; Two Niagara hotel men, O'Neill, of the Niagara house. and Vreuk Addison, of the Lake- view house, paid it twenty-five dollar fine imposed by Police nigistrate CAmp- bell this afternoon for supplying liquor to one of the councillors of the town, who was proscribed SOMC; time age by hie wife. Tt is claimed that the drinks were given becauee the min QAtereil the hotels in company with a stranger in town on municipal bueinees, while be wam neting es Mayor. No fewer than 4:11)„(itie rats were killed (luring laet year in Bornbny, nut ni which f11,840 were examined Ana n,o88 'mini to be infeeted with plague, TRADES SCHOOLS Toronto Manufacturers' , Recommit- datiNts to Technical Commission. Business Men Declare That Artisans Must be Trained in Schools. Toronto despatch — The conelusion reached by the Techateai Edmation Committee of the Canadian Manufac- turers' Association, after an investiga- tion of bulustrial conditions in the Dominion, were placed at the disposal of the Royal Commission on Teehnical Education and Industrial Training, at its session at the City Hall yesterday. They were embodied in a statement pre- sented by Mr. George A, Howell, chair - Juan of the association's committee, and included the following recommedations: Preliminary courses 1» teehnical edu- cation, to fit in with the practical work of the manual training schools, should be provided in the higher classes of Ike public schools and in the lower forma of the high schools, Advance courses should be established in schools having the same standard as high schools, and. containing shops where Actual trade practices could be taught, Provision should be made for the establishment of courses of study, in which two divisioes of the pupils would work alternately in shop and 'school. As far as possible the technical educe - ton facilities i» any section of the country should be developed to meet local requirements. The schools should be supported by aidfrom both the Dominion and Pro- vincial requiremente. The desire of manufacturers to see qourses founded for the training of artisans was due, the report declared, to the breakdown of the old apprentice system. Moreover, owing to the oppor- tunities offered by the rapid develop- ment of the country, more journeymen deserted their trades in Canada. than in any other country. Manufacturers had difficulty in obtaining men versed in actual trade •praeticea and in the theory of their work to fill positions of foremen, superintendents and managers. Because of the lack of imilitiee for 1.ec1tniete1 education, very few men of this type could be recruited from among the mehanies of the country. Chief School Inspector James L. Hughes thought the manual training courses in the schools should develop into "vocational training" in the higher grades. Pupils were now instructed in subjects necessary for professional and commercial life. Mr. Hughes hoped that in the near future vocational train- ing would also be given to boys wishing to enter trades. Dean Galbraith, of the School of Frac; tient Science, presented the views of the Engineers' Club of Toronto. Mr. C. R Young, a bridge construction engin- eer, added that foremen and inspectors of work on bridges should be given op- portunities to study the prineiples of constructioe, elementary surveying, me- chanical drawing and the calculating of quantities of exeavating and of costs. The problem of techniettleducation was considered from the point of view of women working at various handi- crafts at the evening session. Miss Maud McLaren, who makes designs for the ornamentation of display leaver- tisements, for example, declared that there were too few echools in Canada teaching the priuciples of her art.. Otto- adiema were compelled to go to the United States for inetruction. In the majority of eases they remained there and their work was sent back to,Cain adieu customers. Miss Sarah Hunter said that there was a great need of training in eutting for women -in the garment: making industry. The value of teaching in sewing and deSigeing was emphasized by Miss Janet Grant, a milliner, and Miss Beesie ItleTammy, who is interested in the manufacture of ladies' neckwear. 4 • 4. A GRAND HOME. The Proposed New Government House For Ontario's Lieut. -Governor, Toronto, Oct. 31. —The now Govern- ment House for which the provincial architect, Mr. Makes, has been asked to Prepare plans, as those submitted in the recent 'competition were not satisfactory in every pattieular, will be the finest in Canada. The ballroom will have a floor spite of nearly 3,500 feet, and with the state dining -room, whielt will have 000 feet floor space will be connected 'with the kitchen. This arrangement Make designing more difficult. The drawing - room will have 1,300 feet and the lib- rary 450. Ott the first floor will he 12 bedrooms, three dressing rooms and four bath- rooms, bides a billiard-Toom. On the seend floor will be another dozen bedrooms, with 12 servants' bedrooms. There will also be gardenere" and eLetve eras' tottages. LADY SOPERINTENDENT 4 Galt, deepateh—Mies Agrien IT. Reid, of Kingston, WAS toolay appointed lady superintendent of the Galt Public Hos- pital from itmong i4 appliturita. She ie it graduate of Kingston arid lute been night euperintentient At Wilmington, De1.. heepital. and Indy superintendent of St. Lnke's lioepital, THE CRIPPEN PLOI Montrose's Quartermasters Deny They Were to Assist in His Escape. Officers of Steamer on Which Mtn., derer Fled Are Indignant, Moetreal, Oct. SI, — The statement made by Dr. Cripples coined during the trial in London last week to the ef- fect that Dr. Crippen bad entered into an arrengentent with the quarterniaster hi the steamship Montrose to hide among the cargo of Oust vessel when nearing port, is eheraeterized by all four quartermasters on inc vessel as an eh - solute lie. The Montrose arrived in port of 140 - real last evening and to -day Capt. Xeu- dal was seen regarding the allegations made by the defeme 4114ring the trial, "The first we knew about .the Wel," said Capt. Kendal, "was what we read After we got into port last evening. The quartermasters were very indignaut when they read the statement made by the defence to the effect that Dr, Cap - pen's preparations for suicide were part cif a scheme to hoodwink justice and that he had entered into an arrangement witit one of them to be hidden among the cargo on nearing port, leaving be- hind letters which would give the im- pression that he bad committed suicide "They at once came to me in a body to deny all knowledge of such a plot. Not content with that they have drewn up a sworn statement to the effect that Carmen's allegation is a concoction from the beginning, and that they not only never entered into such a conspiracy, but Oita such a thing was never sug- gested to them, or thought of by them. That statement they signed and it is now ill my posseesio»," 44�. FOR CONTEMPT. London Paper Fined $1,000 in Con- nection With Crippen Case, London, Oct. 3L—The High Court to- day fined the Evening News $1,000 for eenterapt of court for allowing to be published the story of a conference be- tween Richard. Muir, the prosecuting counsel, An4 the quartermaster of the steamer Montrose, during which the ship% officer revealed a plan which he and Dr. Hawley IL Crippon had made to bring about the letter's escape from the vessel when lie was aeing pursued by the British authorities. The court held that the publication of the story was calculated to prejudice the case of Crippen when the latter was brought to trial for the murder of his wife, • CRIPPEN APPEALS. London, Oct. 31.—So1icitor Newton to -day entered an appeal in the Court of Crinunal Appeals from the verdict of the Criminal Court, tvhich found his client, Dr. Hawley H. Crippen, guilty of the murder of his wife and sentenced him to death on Nov. S. It is probaWe that the hearing on the appeal: will be expedited, as it may be necessary to postpone the date of the execution. * • 0 MISS LENEVE, Crippen's Companion Receives Six- teen Offers of Marriage. London, Oet. 31.—Miss Leneye is now in. a country retreat under the protec. tion of Mr. Newton, who is absolutely swamped with offers for Miss Leneve's services by proprietors of music halls, beauty specialists and newspaper schem- ers. Curiously enough there are among these offers, sixteen marriage proposals, the letter signed and unquestionably genuine, which illustrates the odd effect of notoriety upon comparatively degen- erate minds. Miss. Leneve -has never been photo- graphed. She told a correspondent to- day that all published photographs are fakes. She does not look like any of the photos yet 'published, being slender with a small nose, light eye brows, re- ceding hin, medium Oak eyes and of tt shy, retiring, alinos cringing manner. She has been offered $1;000 for the first statement of her life with Crippen by A London paper, but is waiting for a high- er offer. - JURY DISAGREED. 40.4444%. Role Brothers to Have Third Trial For Murder at Montreal. Montreal report: _After being out ail night the jury hearing the triel of Houle brothere, licensed of the murder of D. Pelletier, came into court this morning and announced that they had failed to agree, This is the seeond Liial. The jury was discharged at 12,20. The pris- oners will not he admitted to ball, lint will be sent up for a third trial. Judge Mercier, who yeeterday afternoan charged strongly agamet the two broth- ers, ensured the jury very stroogly mottling, "The day that Panama ebolishes the death penalty for murder will be a regrettable day. Then there will be open license for murder, and lage of the worst kind," be aeettriel. The prisoners emiled when they heard the deeision of the. jury. Mr. Legault, ern- sel for the defence, expi eieed the men - ion that at the next trial the prisoners will be ovate& FOUND THE LOST. Charlton despatch; William Randall, of Simeoe, after being lost in the woods at the head ef Kushog Lake, made hie way back to Thais' building yesterday afternoon. A rescue party found hin: there We month*, and brought him down to Ityckman's mill. Ile had tired .alt hie 'cartridges signalling the first iute re foot badly frozen, and - was out five days with nothing to .eet. Dr. Cooper leaves to attend him tide af. terrier. Bread le the etaff at Die, and A diet of breed atom will make it man lean On It, BRISTOL MEN. .Dinner Given to Deputation. Which Re- cently Visited 'Canada.. London, Oct. 31.—Last evening there was a large': and influential gathering at the firietol Chambers afCommeree dinner of welcome to the Cliamber'e eon:mission recently sent to Canada. The speeches melted a hi& level of excellence. All the gpeagere dwelt npall the great poesibiatiee of extensions of trade, between Canada and the mother country, and the deelre of the coleniete- to promote it in q7:?I'j7 way. Speetal refereuees were mAde to Com- missio»er (imp' valuable work in- the interests of British commerce trade with the Dominion, and his edvice corrobor- ated all the deputation had reported with regard to the possibilities of Cat - ado's market, and optimietn. nnd enter- prise of its inhabitants. • 4 * FIRE AT VICTORIA Many Business Places in British Co- lumbia's Capital Destroyed, Los Million and Half—How the Fire Started—Places Burned. Victoria, B. C., Oct. 31,—A large sec- tion of the business district of Victoria was scourged by fire last eight, and before the flames were under control damage estimated at $1,500,000 had been caused. At 1.30 this morning the fire was under control. The district burned was in the heart of the retail section. It included all the buildings between Government and Breed streets, extend- ing from Fort stieet to the alley back of Trounce avenue. The fire started in the department store of David. Spencer & Co., Limited, one of the largest retail establishments in Victoria. Fanned by the high wind, the flames spread with alarming rapid- ity. Huge firebrands floated on the high wind, which swept towards the water front, and it wais with great difficulty that the firemen, aided by the militia and garrison at Work Point Barracks, kept the flames from sweeping a broad path to the edge of the water. Many blazing embers were carriect out over the bay, endangering the shipping in the harbor. Several unprotected pleasure yachts caught fire and burned like floating beacons. Among the buildings burned was the Five Sisters building, a five -storey of- fice block. The Victoria Times office was in great danger, but was saved. The five -storey Pemberton building and the Driard hotel were threatened, but both were saved. The hotel, how- ever, was badly scorched, and suffered a loss of $10,000. All the guests were turned into the streets, many of them leaving. without stopping to save their belongings. The heaviest individual losses are: D. Spencer & Co., upholsterers and furni- ture dealers, who estimate the damage to their property at $200,000 to building and $400,000 to stock; Young az Co., building $100.000, stock $200,000; Five Sisters building and stock, $150,000; Victoria hook and stationery building and contents, $100,000. Others who suffered losses are: Skene Low, photographer; John Wilson, arch- itect; H. j. Sanders, broker; Fit -Reform Wardrobestore, total loss; William Fax' all, photographer; W. H. Langley, bar- rister; Charleton's ten -cent store; Finch & Finch, clothing and men's furnishings, total loss; Williams' drug store, A, j, William, proprietor; Royal Bank. The following is a list of firms on Fort street which ahe totally destroyed: Daily Times office; Five Sisters' block, with. offices; W. jetties' real estate of- fices; C. II. Smith, picture framer and photogiapher; Woodward's florist store; Western Uniou Telegraph office, 614 Fort street; E. W. Atkinson, architect; Mason & Mann, solicitors; Thomas It Hooper, architect; H. Deer, dentist; W. W. Grime, real estate; Gavin Burns, real estate; T. D. Sedger, architect; W. Roeheford. architect; Walter M. Wood- burn, agent Vancouver Island Fire Un- derwriters' Association; W. R. Marsh, R. H, McMillan, and it lumber of roomers who occupied rooms and studios on the top floor of the Five Sisters' building. CHANGE SLOGAN. Mayor Hopewell, of Ottawa, Objects to Cry "Canada For Canadians." Montreal, Oct. 31.—Mayor Hope- well, of Ottawa, who addressed a large representative gathering of members of the Board of Truk and Chamber of Commeree here this afternoon, nrging their support in pressing the Govern- ment for the immediate construction of the Georgian Bay tonal, somewhat start- led his audience by declarieg that he did not believe in the dopes "Canada for the Canadians." It gave the impres- sion, be declared, that Canadians were small and selfish. Ile believed la Canada for every one who would make a good Osnadiari. The motto should be "Cana - :Thins for Canada," and not "Canada for the Canadire." • SHOT HIMSELF. 4.64.441.4 New York Policeman Afraid to Face Some Charges. .441.444. New York, Oct. 31,—About to be tried On charges of being absent from his poet, Policeman Thomas Kelley &mat- ted suicide to -day by shooting himself through thi3 head. Kelly's alleged part io anassault on Se. bate 13asso in the Bronx more than it year ago, front the effects ot whieh Bas- so died, was the tubjeet of an %ow:U. gation ordered by Mayor Gaynor early this year. With two other inert, Kelly watl indicted, but was discharged, the jury disagreeing on two trials of the 0050, Striee the indietments were dismiesed, Kelly had Acted etrangely, atiti several elatrges were preferred Againet him on the last of whieh he was to he tried to- day. lie was 81 rare old and had been it policeman inet MArell, 1007. Ito leaves a widow and. two children. FOUND BILLS The John 0, Eaton Marked Ones Found Where Thrown Away. The Alleged Black Hander Said to be hisane. Toronto &vetch: Through the pub - Deity given in the morning rewspapers of the numbers of the bank notes, hart Wainesclay, when Jae. E. MoCattleY, the "Black hand" worker, was arrested, the money was recovered yesterday. The envelope containing the money wee found by Mr, james L. Blithely, of 54 Beatrice Street, who happened to be in the erowd when the• Arrest was made. he handed the money over to: Mr. Eaton but two of the innerzed notes were raise - big. These Mr. Nutley explained, bad been spent by mistake, and he .replaeed them by others. Two further charges bave been brought against McCauley. McCauley is bellevsd by many to be insane, and it is said this will be pitt forward as a defence of his action, When working for the Hydro -Electric some time ago, it is said, he thought he diseovend silver where they were working near Guelph,. and he after- wards tried to get several prominent men interested jo e scheme to mine it. When he appeared in the Police Court yesterdey he was remanded' for Iwo weeks; ad further enquiries will he made about him. 4 • KING GEORGE An Honorary Member of A. & A. Artillery Co. of Massachusetts. •••••••••••••••• London, Oct. 3L-1itig George to -day accepted honorary membership in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- pany of Massachusetth. Notification of his election wag made to Ids Maiesty by a committee presented at Marlborough House by the Earl of Denbigh, lieuten- ant -commander ,of the honorable artil- lery, The Americans were Capt. John D, Nichol, Lieut. Francis II, Appleton and neol, Sydney M. Hedges, past corn - n, The Xing cordially welcomed the pro- posal that his name be placed upon the vest= of the regiment, saying: "1 appreeiate greatly your action through which I become associated with the old- est military organization of the United States." After recalling the occasion of the visits exchanged by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Mas- sachusetts ad the Honorable Artillery Company. the Xing added: C‘1 trust that the brotherly and intimate rela- tions which has long existed between the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Compete, of Massachusetts and the par- ent organization in London and the in- terchange of visits may maintain ever the spirit of comradeship between the regiments and increase the friendly re- lations of the two countries," NO WEDDING. Marriage of Lizzie Anderson's Sister and Albert Jardine Postponed. Goderich' despatich: The preliminary hearing of the ease against Edward and Thomas Jardine, charged with being con- cerned in the murder of Lizzie Ander- son, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The Crown authorities anticipate that Thomas'Jardine'charged with be- ing an accessory in the crime, will, if he knows anything further than he has stated, reveal everything. Monday of this week was the day fixed for the wedding of the sister of the deceased, Rubella Anderson, -and the brother of the aecused, Albert Jardine. The nuptials have not as yet •taken place, however, WOMAN ARRESTED Taken to Brantford From Cayuga and to be Sent to Owosso. **moos Brantford, Ont., despatch—(Special).— Mrs. Hattie Kitchen, a, comely looking woman, aged 80 years, was arrested at Cayuga and brought to this city yester- day by Sheriff Brown of Owosso, Mich., and *Provincial Constable Keer. The wo- man is wanted on 4 charge of stealing $30 from her employer at Owosso, where she Was employed as a beekeeper. She waived extradition proceedings and was taken to Michigan to -day - 4 • •. GAS TANK EXPLODED. Sherbrooke, Oct. 31. — A gas tank in the basement of the tonvott at Richmond exploded last evening, and the mother superior, two nuns, and the janitor were quite seriously burn- ed About, their fAcee and heads. The report of the explosion wits heard throughout the town, and eansed great excitement. Children in the building went out by way of the fire escape. None of them were injured. WANDERED IN THE BUSH, New Liskeard, Oct. 31. — Crippled with rheumatism and still prostrated with exhaustion, J., livehon, aged 33, is lying in the Lady Minto Itospital, ettf- !clung from his experience while trying to escape from the eliain gang on the Mittheeon Ree& lie was for two der wandering in the bush, And has not yet reeovered from the demented state in which he 'Was found. ese----esesesees—.-e A .0LOSE London, Ont., despatch — ;qrs. Lily Ribbons, aged 38, esiding at 203 Dainties street, had it elm call fot her life last eight when she took An over- dose of laudanum. Site was discovered staggering on the street and was hur- ried to Victoria, Itoepital, where :looters bad to work over her till morning be. fore. life was Me. It is thought the took the poison on the. street. Any fellow would get a gait on if Ite tould run throligh e fortline: OFFICIAL FIGURES Statistics of the Railway Department and of the Canals. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 31. ----The annual re. port Qt the Department ,of Railways gives: the following final figures for the Intereolonial Railway for the last fie- eal year: Working expenses, $8,045.070; earninga, $9,208,234, net profit, $03,314. The ittereesed revenue Was $741,105, and the reduction in workings expenses, $082,- 051, making it total betterment of $1,5240 110, as conaPared witl: the previous year. The number of passengers carried was 3,122,324, an increase of 215,087. The freight traffic totalled 4,071,092 tons of revenue, an increase of 353,208 tons. The canal traffics was 33,720,780 tons, a gain 02 14,217,928. The Welland handled 2,025,951 tons, a gain of 322.498. The St, Lawrence Canals handled 2,- 410,020 tons, a gain of 123,051, EAT HORSE FLESH Scarcity of Butcher Meat Among the Poor of Paris. Horse Flub Much in Use—Less Prejudice Against It. Paris, Oct. 31, --The dearth of meat in nearly all European eountriee has re- vived the controversy about borseflesh, which, with black bread, is still alleged by free traders to be the step1e. food of the, working elasses in protected 401111 - tiles, In the Peas Journal Dr. Pascal warmly recommends, horseflesh, which he seys is very good and relatively eheap, "The prejudice against horseflesh lias bad to giVe way before now to poverty, seareity end hunger," says the ,docter. 'The first horse butcher eimp in Paris opened. in 180, mid there are rtow SOO in Fromm, of which 550 are in Paris aud its vicinity, 'lhere are two special slaughter- housee in the Department of the seine, aud. 00,170 horses. 1,141 donkeys, and 463 mulewere killea there in 1007. One- third of the horeafieeh in Paris is, hew - ever, made into sausages, which sug- gests that there le still m very strong prejadire agninet horseflesh as such." There is only one real abjection to t1ie. ilee of horseflesh. thinks Dr. pascal. The animals that are slaughtered are old and worn out, itietead of being well fed, with a view to the meat market. The Malabo Health Department In Paris buys every day upward of 1,700 pounds of horse meat, to be chopped up .and eaten raw by de11e1310 patieute at the hospitals. Iforse meat is said to be not indigestible. and the flesh, even of aged animais, le tender. 4 .1 * GREAT HURRICANES Sweep Over Isle of Pines, Doing $15,000,000 Damage. Schooners Blown Ashore—Tobacco Seed Washed Out. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 31.— Reports were received here to -day that two hurricanes recently swept over the Isle of Pines, do- ing damage which will amount to $15,- 000;000. The city of Batubana, after suf- faring' enormous damage as a result of the first storm, was practically wrecked by the second. Water to the height of nine feet was driven in upon the city. Stocks of goods in the stores were destroyed and some vessels were wrecked. A 30 -ton schooner was hoisted square- ly across the tracks of the United Rail- way Company, two miles from the town, and another mw, nearly the same size, was visible a few hundred yards to the west. The atreeta are covered with mud and carcasses of dead animals are floating in every direction. Defective shacks have been demoliehed and scores of other houses are practically ruined. Tobacto seed beds in Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, have been completety wAshed ont and 11411 necessitate exten- sive replanting. Official estimates of the total property loss in the island place it at $15,000,000. GOLD FOUND. Prospector Makes Discovery—Many Trooping Into District. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Despatch — News has reached the "Soo" of one of the important gold dIscOveries which it is estimated has been made in Canada during the past decade. lt is elaitned that the ore, widen conies dawn front the district lo the vieinity of Ilobon, 00 the main line of the (3. P. R., carries tree gold lo huge quitutities, the richness of which has not yet been determined, as no as- say has yet been mede. The lucky prospector who first got on the ground, and who first reeorded a claim, is William Norquist, of the Soo, Norquist made the discovery last July, and kept the matter quiet uail he had located five claim, which have all been recorded, however, it would appear that news of the new mining district leaked out, and pros- peetors from Itaileybury and Sudbury are flocking into the conntry, whiet: composes Township 40, Range 27, A)go- ma. District. The leeation secured by Norquist 15 six miles from Pie Siding, 12 nilieS front Hobert, due north 120 miles from the Soo. Norquist is negotiating for the sale of his property to a firm In Color. ado. It is expected that the entire town. ship *will be staked shortly. Your elitires outside these placed on reeord by Norquist were retorded yes- terday front the mine township- by lucky prospectors, ata, it is said, that up to to -day eotne fifty elaints have been Malted, idthough the men have not yet come, IA to mord Wm.