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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1911-10-12, Page 7NEWS O.F. THE DAY IN BRIEF YQUA(Woznan Accidentally Drowned in Pond. Stole Auto While Employer Was Honernooping. -,FiremenArrested on Charge of bisobeying Orders, Lieteoln Conservata'ne nominateil Di% .rteeeop for the Legislature., - The Aylmer Fair get° raceipta were .only $7.50 owing te the stereo. A new type of lifa'aoat was success- fully Watched ae Pea:one'. Toronto. The Ileutuotical. Methodist conference _discitssed the relation of labor and eapi- tat 'Mr, George W. aleteKay, son of "Mac- Kay of Formosa,' was ordained at Knox College, A. day 'expert says that Toronto's ia good when it tome the. fame. ames Acum, a Toronto coil dvivete ,committed suicide by taking • carbelee 'add. The _First Presbyterian Church at Brockville celebrated its hundredth a*. »iversary, ' Bisbop Sweeney eonseerated St. Geergias Churela Weider, and conduct- ed. eonfirmatime service, Alrilliam F. Remain, one of the oldest 'eatiZeus ni Oakville,. died there at the age of ninety-three years. The Canadian Light and Power Com- pany, .11f outreal, bas pureluteed the Do- • eniaion.Light, Heat & Power interests. The Winuip.eg Telegram has epologized to Mee Olowner, whom it mused of a aitetupt offer van Judgeship in a recent tIeetion. The body of a male infant was- found in the ravine back. of Castle Freak, To- ronto, by boys. The body was wrapped in paper and placed in a shoe box. Mr, T. H, Ptestum, of Brantford, has been -compelled to decline the invitation to. represent the Canadian Press A.sso- eitition at the Royal Durbar at Delhi. The passenger St00.11101' Missouri, of the Northern Navigation Company weet aground lietween Round and Boise's Is- lands, la Lake Huron. Site was released later,/ Pee death Occurred at Sarnia, of one af the pioneers ot Brooke Township, *Willituu Smolders, aged 83 years. Re was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and went to 13roo'ke Towliship in 1850. Richard.. P. tain»ing, when arraig»ed befove Megistrate Houston at Chatham, -on the eharge of paseinga forged cheque for $2,407.50 on the Dominion Bank here, declared be never wrote it. W. He Waller, of St. Catharines, a. AI:. tractor who is building Welland's new waterworks, has received a contract for ttoe lock work ou St. Peter's Canal, Amounting to about $250,000. The death omitted. at St. Catherates of Captain Patrick J. Gellitglter, one of • the old-time lake captains of that dis- trict. Deceased was at ono time among the best known men of the great lakes. 'Mrs. A. Springer Mason, who has been for some time past soloist of the Nor- folk Street Methodist Church, Guelph, has been appointed choir leader, and Co - ail Benue Metcalf, Metropolitan School of etetsie, Toronto appointed organist. • -Following an operation at the Hotel Dieu, Windsor, Ont., Police Sere, James. I'. Jackson died. Serge. Jackson was 47 pars oklaand had beett connect.; ea With Windsor forec for twenty -two: - years. Kenneth . 'Martin, barrister, Char- lottetown, P.M.., has been appointed judge of the City Court of Charlotte- town. The appombeeitt el dated in the official Gazette announcement Septem- ber 20.. A private cablegram from Liverpool to John. N..13,,,announces the death of leavid ilatdine, of the shippiug and lune ber firm of Farneworta & -Jardine, and a former New Brunswicker, at the age Of 81. Air, J. W. Diek, excisc officer, is at St. alieltael's hospital, Toronto, in a cri- Uteri condition as tbe result of an assault by an ma:flown man. Rev. John Elmore Hanes offered to give '$30:000 to Bloor Street Baptist Church,. Toronto, if the congregation ratified a similar amount. The steamer A. D. Hayward,, of De- troit,went ashore near Harbor Botta, Miele, and after much diffieulty lier mas- ter and nine of the crew were rescued by the life-savers. The vessel will be a total loss. Christopher Brian, 75 years old, who has been it resident of Windsor, Out, for 40 years, died suddeniy following a timid Bluets of pneumonia. Mr. Brian wee a bandsmen during the Crimean War. The Grata Trunk has itt operation be- tweeit Bridgeburg and Port Colborue a steam motor ear with a capacity of 68. people, :oil being used for fuel. H ts claimed tine will be tut ceonomical and etteceeeful experiment. Miss Fawcett,twenty years of age, daughter of Mr. Mamie Faweett, of Xupitrasia township, WAS aeeiaentally drowned in it pond near her home. It is believed she fell into the water while un- der ari epileptic seizure. Waterloo's assessment will be shown to have increased during the past year to tlie extent of $557,023, almost 26 per cent. of the total, ant the population figures allow a evils of 180, bringing the member of residents to 4e800. Contioller James Davidson, probably the best known of Ottawa's eivie fatlie toes,, (lied at his epartments In the Hotel theil aftev it i1ciss histitig only two weeki, lac was seized with Ede hide. gegion on Set, 23. S. P. Cranage, manager of the (Iran - age Steamship Compaty,.finnOttheee that no, fuithereffort will be made to re- cover the graindaden steather,. Thonnui Cratiage, wbieh went an the retire Off Tiffin, Georgia'. Day, two weeks ago. ' To test her speed under her new en- gine :equipment. the steemer Gerenia, of the .Ontario. it; 'Quebec Navigation Com- pany, made e eperiat trip from Mien to Kingston and established a satisfattory epee& averaging eixteen tnilee an hour. 'William Trehetin, the Viroodetock,. Ont., man who bought a horse in that city laid went to Guelph, *hero he Watt itr- reeted after he had sold the horse arid felled to settle le Woodetoek, Wag found .guilly by the 14lagietritte. Ite vete not et -Menotti. The Evangelical Alliance of Canada has arranged to .,,end out ten thmisand copies of document relative to the "ne tettiere decree to the ministers and editors of 'Canada, and. this will form itiltaessbanisiesetoinfgR. aperlies to be delivered at While William :ones, owner and inan- !neer of the Jones Farago, St, Cattier - Ines, was in New lork on his honey - Awn: Jitittes Stewartl who had been left in charge of the garage, departed. NVitli his employer's best automobile, It was found abandoned at Stamford. Tee $1,400 embezzlement charge laid against John B. Smith, the young suicide after his arrest, once by ateellow. ing his watch einiin, and mite by jump- ing from a Wlittleor ferry, was with- drawn bv the Fletcher Hardware Com- pany, of betroit, restitution having been Made. The Canadian Northern Railway Com- pany has asked Toronto for permiesioh to close Chaudos avow% Lichbouree avenue, Ptiiisrose avenue, it. Clarens aveime) potion of Dunbar ttiad and about 000 feet of Keeley street froM a point about 400 feet itortil of St; Clair aveeite, Melt the steitmer Midland ling, of the liked Line, arrived at Sarnia the captain caused the arrest of two let his firemen, who had created, trotible on the boat because, they elehned, their pay wits being withheld, The charge against the men la refusing to obey orders while on the high sees, e • ea THE SUGAR TRUST Aleriden Citizens' Appeal to President. High Praise tor Canadian Government Merideu, Oet, tle -The high price of sugar Is giVeli for the reation nember of Meridentitizeue today ad- dressed on appeal to Presideitt Taft to investigate the "sugar trust." Amon,' tliose who eigued the letter to th; President were Dr. E. AV, Smith, a class- mate at Yale, of President Taft and Wil- liam It. Howes, who was prominent in local chic reforms: The letter in part follows: "We wish to call your attention to the fact that since adjournment of Oen- ode the piece of sugar has 'wetly doubled. No reports have appeared in thc publie press of alit. shortage in the stieretr crop and no reason lute been given tor, the increase in priee. But the sugar tru'st has been to great expense for do - folio+ of charges of grafting end for heavy fines for being caught with the geode and we believe the price of sugar has beea advanced to cover these ex- penses. "Recent investigations have sbown springs Wider settle that front corset beams to bribery of Milted States of- ficials, nothing. has escaped tile notice of, the sugar trust that ebuld be used to aril) the people. Within a short Itinte one of the gang's trust magnates laid pains to do business hi Canada. The Canadian Clover»ment did not let them skin the people for forty years before indicted. The trust magnates were no- tified that if they started and. hold-up operations they would go to jail, ae soon as they could be found. The trust mag- nates decided not to clo business in Can - ad a. `We admire the splendid spirit of the Canadian officials. The jail is the place to punish the trust pirates. Fines have no More effect than shot blown from a bean blower. We are heartily sick of seeing the American people stand like helpless cattle and be robbed by the trusts." 4 - LORD KITCHENER •••••••••••••••....• Arrives in Egypt Amid the Booming of Big Guns. Lendou, Oct. 8.-Lord.Kitchener left England quietly, as an ordinary tourist, but showed his knowledge, of Egyptian temperament in his manner of arrival in Egypt. Ile went front Malta on a cruiser and was welcomed by a salute of gime at the entrance to the harbor of Aleetto- drialioeBritish agent ever arrived on anything but an ordinary steamer and never reeeived a salute. ° The Egyptian aNtionalists squirmed at tippointineut to succeed Sir .Elden eiorst, but never such a crowd of natives came forth to welcome a British agena. They were all eager to catch a glitimse of Abe alienate. which, beim,cinterpreted, tneeue "Father of the Moustaches," The reception aceorded him at Cairo also eclipsed anything before.' Thecorrespondents say Cromer's. Veal drive to the stain and then the Me- diae's return from Mecca paled In signi- finatee as far as public interest.was eon. cerned. ' • MONTREAL CHURCH SOLD. Montreal, Oct. 8, -SL James' Method- ist Church and grounds were sold yes- terday for $2,000,000. The ehurelt had the target seating aceommodetion of any Methoclist auditorium in Canada. There is abottt 77,560 squat feet, with frontage on St. Catharine street of 235 feet; on Alexander street, 325 feet; on Mayor street, 236 feet, and on City Councillors street, 330 feet, or at the rate of about $26 per square foot. 'While malty guessea have been made as to the sale of this big property, it is Safe to say that the .sale was ratified yeeter- lay. Mr. J. C. MeGreevy, of Winnipeg, is the purehater. CHARGED WITH ARSON. Toronto, Oct, O. -Following a tire 151 their store at 470 Richmond street west, on October I, Jacob Stiitzer and Ms wife, wao now live at 126 Portland Aired, were arrested oil Saturday after- noon by Detective Turner. The charge againet them is alarm end was laid at the inetante of the iniottriace companies intereettel. Both Sniter and hie wife deny the theme and elaint that they were at the Sentagogue wheti the tire broke out. They were allowed out on bad of 82,000 each. 'FELL PROM I -11S TRAIN. loronte, Oet. 0.-Conduetor Albert Burns, of the V. P. It., had a nate* eta eape front death on Saturday, when he fell from the ItOntreal train at North Parledele. As it it he was badly bruised tied cut, find had It not been for .toeeph lteteiblion, of 14 flee -forth Avenue, he would bate rollea under the *heti». Me - Gibbon was gemlike, on the step e told {limed the coridattor j1)5i; 414 he WOS IRE STUN OF THE .SCRIPRIRESi Ecumenical Conference Dis- cusses the Subject. Phe Practical Side of the Question Emphasized, Ex. -Vice -President Fair- banks of U. $.% a Speaker, Tooriao, Oct. 0. -With pithy periods and strikiug eentences from the sermoos and addressee of yesterday's meetings reletive to the relations of latter and the church eropping Oat afi quotations in to- day'S 'discussions, the Ecumenical Meth°, dist Conference continued is work by considering under numerous subdivisions the general topic, "The Study of the Scriptures," , The addresses include1 in the proceed. ings of the morning session, of Which Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, editor of tee Methodist Times, was president, were those on "Permanent Besults of BlIaie.al Criticism," by Prof. A, S. Leake, et Mc Primitive Methodist Church; "Vertfieei tion. of Revelation i55 Experience," by Rev. 4. A. Goilbey, • of the Methodist Church Mission, and "Alethosis of Bible Study," by Rev. 3, Oliver Park, of the Irish alethodiet Church. As heretofore, the practical Side sum- med .up in the word "Service', was eue phasized by the speakers. Chancellor James It. Day, of teyracusa University, had tersely inepressea the sentimeut of the delegates on that subject in the morning sermon yesterday -"Tho Church has enough theology to last until the millennium. What we need is the old- fashimied sense of duty on the part of every men ana woman, not of things to be gained, but of things to be given." Cluteles W. Vail -balks, eornierly Vice - ?resident of the United States, telt that individual service is most effectlies When eceoberation with that of the Werth. elf there is to be it eessatien, of con- flict between labor and, (melte', it will have to come through. Oneceristien re- ligion Lula its churches. '1e1ugioxt bas touched. the problems of thild labor, bet- ter surrouedings and woman labor. But its ideate aro a long way from realiza- tion. Religion demands thet.;for the same service a woman shOulaareecive the same wages as men receive. • A people cannot rise higher than its woinanhood 'rises and it is the church's piteitege 50 lift women into her true dignity." The tuitount of inteorst taken, in the proeteding *of the Eetinteuicat. confer- ence is not' abating and this morning the galleries of the Metropolitan Church were well filled by the public. The topic of the mottling "The Study of the Soma tures," Ives dfscussed with considerable warmth, Prof, A. 8, Reake gave an eseay on the petmanent results of bib- lical criticism. This paper is 'a clear and frank account of the results of mod- ern criticism and was heard with deep attention.The old and new schoels came into open conflict at once. Prof. Je If. Moulton, of Manoliester, spoke for modern criticism and in the course of his remarks paid a tribute to Prof, -Geo, jaekeon, of Vietria ,College, as one whom they -reverenced highly on the other side.. Bishop Carman, of the - Methodist Church in Canada, was on 1)15 feet at the first opportunity, and challenged the .higher critics. "I believe ia criti- cism," he said, "but not in shady. and cloudy enigthas to bother the public." He believed in freedom, but said there were alliances which militate against Christianity. He was sorry to bear a line of special:pleading. Bei.,ieh Methodism is not going forward,. he declared, and it was due to biblieal eri- tieism, The Meeting at large, hewever, allowed a sympellietic .attitude toward modem echolarship. - "The Verification of the revelation ;,n experience" was the first address deliv- ered by Rev. V. A. Godbey, D. D., of the Methodist Episcopal Mita, South, folloWed by Itev. J. Oliver Park, B. A., of the Irish 'Methodist Church, with a well delivered address on methods. ,of hibliel Study. DICK IS DEAD - - Touch Una Judge Who Was Assaulted on Street. . Toronto, Oct. O. -loan Walter Dick, an excise officer, eixty years old, who acted as touch -line incite at the Hamilton-Argo-naut Rugby gania at Rosedale on Satruday, woe etraelt doevn hy a, man with whom lie get into a heated argument hitOr the game. Whoa Dick fele hi $ bead struck on Inc stone step le front of the Quebec Bank, on Toronto street; His assailant fled emit Dick was taken In the hospital, where he died this morning without regaining 0011fi0i01.16- 1106S. Deteetives ire note acouring the eity for 'his ,assailfant. This morn- ing they Bemired it warrant hgainst an unknown man charging leini with causing the death of Mr. Dick. So far the only deseription of the man'.. aesailent is that he woe short, etout. and wore a blue milt, Tht police are. making a thorugh investigation and an inquiry will be held at the morgue to -day. Tho dodoes found a. Wood clot on his bettin wben they tre- painted his skull but the operation did not save his life. • TROUBLED LIVE ENDED, London, Ont., Oct, 8.--1ire troubled life of George. Baker comae to a rime Alt Saturday, when lit succumbed to tuberculosie '15t Vietoria Hospital. Baker left the hospital some montlie ago anti made hie way to a tam waere he tried to work, but found himeelf too weak. Ile then returned to the -city, but not deeiretie of going to the hospital, lay for homes helpless , on the river balk, where he wits found by boys. It wee thought that he would die right amity, but be lived four months tenger. He ow here from England WW1 htta no friends or relatives in this emit - try. In the sitteenth eentry tlo AVOUToin in %trope was considered in full tiresft un - lege She wort a mirror in her imeent, The, glass wee nettelly of ae oval entitle and measured about four by 151X irtekes ift thee, THE NE TEMERE Campaign forgivilNarriage Rights. Toronloi (At, yigorOnl Campaign to overthrow the No 'Xemere. decree and to make the inarriegetio a evil action hos been started.. Maes ineetinga are being ?lance for, Ifteet'ore settle* torth tho eituation in pliat. enmeitetkatile lan- guage 15 to be dlet,ributea dmonget all minieters in the Dominion awl to the newspaper editors, This Was the mOst unanimousmitten of the gvaaigelleal held a special meeting to consider the matter from an unbiased standpoint, 41 is expected what it petition consist. ing of millions. of meows tt1 seortiy be forwarded to Preialet Borden at Otta, wa, requesting hint to briug the matter before the House of 000141011$ and use Itis influence toward setting aside the No Tenter° declitre fot all time. The petition will 00 be sent to tilt premiers of each province wait a request that the matter be fought out in the Provincial Legislatures. As prince ltI ward Island and British. Columbia one trol their own marriage lows, a petition will be sent to them asking that they else enter upon a similar line of adieu, PRIESTS LEAD In Attempt to Overthrow Portuguese Republic, Royalists Engaged in a Vigorous Campaign. Lisbon, Oda 9. -The Royalists, alter their defeat at linhaes, Metre they lost fifty men, entreoche,d themselves in the rough country, and 1110 awaiting the arrival of another colunm under Cepa Couciere. It le reported that they have eight field pieces and four maxim guns, A party of monarchists command- ed by a priest attacked an express train whieh wee carrying troops to the north, near Monsanto, They placed, an obstruc- tion on the tracks, which woe discole ered by the engineer,- who stopped his train when it was within fifty yards of the pile of stones, and, railroad ties. As thntrain halted, it was fired upon. The troops responded and drove off the Royalists. Four hundred, Royalists at- tacked Macedo de Cavalleiros, which ha.s been reinforced, but withdrew after a fight that continued for two hours. Priests are taking an active part in the organization of guerrilla bands and are leading them in the emnbat with uplifted crucifixes. The .a.foutir- chist flags aro flying over the eiturcliee at Castello, Branco and. Santo,. Thyrso. The Government is finding difficulty in handling the cavalryand infautry in the mountainous districts. TWICE LOST TRAIN Buffalo Man Bringing His Wife to Hampton. Harry W. Briggs' Exper- iences on the Road. . - Niagara Falls, Oct. Sea -Harry W. Briggs, of No. 2,933 McKeon avenue. ticket agent at the Tenth street sta. tion of the New York Central Railroad, is wondering what caused a series of incidents witieh nearly led to bis losing his wife on a trip to Hamilton, Ont., yesterday. Briggs arranged to go aboaad the Michigan Central at 1.30 'teeloek in the afternoon. Ito was takina hes wife for it shore trip. and had safely put her aboard the train when he happened to remember a pitexage he Was to takO along. He got off and Tautened to the °Him Some difficulty was encountered in locating the package, and before Briggs got back to the platform the tram was steaming down the line needed for the cantilever bridge. . The tieket agent carries much avoir- dupois, but that mattered not to him when there was something at stake. Ho marathoned after the speeding train pursued by a, flock of bop. At the entrance to the bridge he was held up by the Canadian immigration inspeetots, but was soon reeognized, and permitted to continued his strides, pantie's the while. At Niagara Falls, Ont., the train stopped as usual, and Briggs 'Was lielped abetted and soon recovered his breath. At Fraser, a station wen melee up the road, Briggs stepped to the rear platform of has ear to say "hoitad'y'de to it brother agmit, when off blew hie hat. It- was one of thepreeions de- signs, and Briggs was not disposed to lose the precious kelly. Off he went after the dieer, whieli he eurrounded with both arms just•tts the big M. 0. lotomotive coughed her way triumph- antly out of the depot. It Wag no User follotvilig the train afoot, so the ticket agent got a rig and took it cross country ride, and fitter - opted his train at Welland. At thie station Briggs deelared hint. self: "If my shirt blows off, 1 won't leave this train again until I get to the end of my journey," he said, and kept Itis word. NOVELIST DEAD. London, Oct. 9.--4Hesha Strecton, the novelist, died 'here today. She was never marriaa, and site and her sister, Eliza- beth Smith, lived together all their lives. When the latter died lag February, it Was preilietea that the author woied not survive iqr very long, as she Was in feeble health at the time. The father of the novelist Wa4 is Shropshire book- seller. A LEAVE OTTAWA. Ottawa, Oet. 0.--Thetr Eseelleneies the Governor-General and. Countess Grey, Lady Sybil arid tidy Evelyn Grey, Mr. ern] Mrs. Dongeld Maleotri end Captain Ilingliton leave Ottawa via, it speciid train over the C. P. R. for einebee int 4.30- this itfternoort. 'Vile Vieteltegil party go through to Quebec, where they wfll embark far England. /AV SHOT FROM TAXI AS HE LEAPS OUT Mysterious Tragedy as Ped, estrians Look On. TaxicabRapidly Disappears After the Shooting, Chicago Police Hunting for the Shooter, fehicego, Oet. la-Gtiorge ;Reyna, who is described as is menufacturer'sangent, 4142 West North avenue, was shot ana probably fatally wounded at Twelfth and Leavitt streets at 10 o'clock last night by an unidentified assassin. Bryant was shot from a taxicab in which he had been riding. The xebiele bad drawn up at the curb. He aligated and Malted away. Ile wee called back. As he turned bystanders saw a flash of Dem, beard it shot, and saw Bryant tel to the curb. no fell in the street. The chauffeur of the motor ear throw on the high speed at the command of his passenger and sped away in the darkness. The shot had pierced Bryant's abdomen, Before the man who did the shooting was whisked away bystauders thought they recognized him as "Dayton Red," a =navel! known to the police through a long criminal record. The shooting took place at 10,15 o'cloek. It was witneseed by only a few persona Beceume of the rain the usually busy cor»er was almost deserted. Attention of those who were braving the storm ivas attracted by the sudden stop made by the maehine, The chaff - /time who mid been driving his 0111' at a high speed, suddenly pat on the brakes in response to it sharp command from withim The maebine skidded eigainst the curb. The door was flung open and Bryant leaped out. He evidently was anxious to put distance between himself and the other -taxi passenger as ,quickly as pos- sible, A call from the man who' stayed in the car caused *Bryant to turn just be- fore be had reached shelter. Sharp words were exchanged. The next instant there was n. flesh and it report above the ehuggine of the inachine. Brytait fell, fee° forward, a bullet through hie abdomen. Then the taxi's wheels spun around on the wet pave- ment and the machine was gone. The few passersby had sought cover when Bryant *jumped -from the mysteri- ous machine, When the ear swung aeound the corner they went to the vic- tim's assistance. They carried the woutided man to a store,. A few minutes later detectives front the Maxwell street station and an ambulance from the County Hospital arrived. Bryant was rushed to the County Hospital by police of the Maxwell street station. Ile is about 50 years old and of good papearance. Ire was conscious. While in the ambulance the police asked aim who shot him. He would not say, nor would he tell ale -thing about what led to the assault. At the hospital be was taken immed- iately to an operating room. The sur- geons said the chances for reeovery wore slight. WERE ASTONISHED Connaughts' Servants Sur- prised at Sight of Shanties. Ottawa, Oct. 9., -"Can this possibly be Ottawa, the Capital . city of Canada?" gasped the advance guard of II. R. IL the Duke of Connaught's household, as their special train of three Pullman sleepers, diner, day coach, three baggage cars and express car, were shunted into the yards at 7 o'clock. The outlook from their trains to the rows of shacks and dilapidated buildings in Gm vicinity of the yards was mident- ly not their expectations of what their home for the next few years should be, and they ilia not hesitate to express_ their views on the matter. There were .twouty-eight servants and three aide -de -camps in the party, which arrived tit Montreal on Saturday morn- ing by the S. S. Victorian, There was one baggage car of personal ebaggege, tied an express ear containing two high- power automobiles. There were 221 pieces .of baggege in all, and about 450. additional pieces are expected with the royal pertparty,whenit arrives on Satur- day. RUSSELL CASE Pinkertons Close Their De- fence Against Russell. 4•••••••*•••• Montreal, Oct. 9. -The defence in the now famous David Russell vs, the Pink- erton Agency completed their ease this morningand the ClittIOUCr, in reblittal will begat this afternoon, , aft J. W. Macriamata, oite of the do, fendants in the ease and the superin- tendeet of the Pinkerton office in Mont- real, oeeupied the stand for the bolt part of the day. He was examined as to each different itein which goes to make up the bills fot services that have been rendered to Mr. Russell by his apace, for work perfortnea last October, and which Mt. Remelt has refused to pay. The expenses were Watered in shadowing Mr. j. 8. Pattereon And Mrs. • Allan both in New York Awl in Mont- real, Mr. Russell.bad told elacnomara, to go and get his Money from the people he had been working foe. Judge Archer evidently wanted some more light thrown on certain points.an1t. questioned the witness himself for some five initiates. munDerteo NEAR DETROIT. Dettoit, Oct. 8.--M1.. and Mee eeeee Kraft, proprietors of a roadhouse 410VOn eines front Detroit, were murdered in their saloon last night, anti the polle8 are searehing for Charlet Fuller, a tome C) employee. A daughter of the murder- . Iell 44)111411 PlitiniS 'Puller sillot at her fa - Cher and litiqqta, foul then 'killed her pa ten te. ?Minty a num with a coat of arms Wears baggy troustre ANOTHER DAM BURST Lacrosse, VVis, Swept by Flood and Two Thousand Homeless, Laerosse, Wis., Oct. eittuition at Week River Falls, the prosperous lit - tic city of 2,000 inhabitants which was swept by a flood yesterelay afternoon, when the waters of the. Black River, swollen by recent rains, washed through the mnbankment of the LocraSse Water Power Company's dams at Ilatsfiehl, was Inst night worse by far than was even feared when the flood swept upon the ciltfYti'lf the business aection and part of the residence aistriet have been de- stroyed, and it is said by the townpeo- pie, who have taken refuge on aigh lands, unable to make an effort for the protection of their stovers and homes, that the city will be wiped out. Mather or not lives Iteve been lost is not yet certain. Two persons have uot been accounted for, At 7 &dock lest night between twen- ty-five and thirty busmos lotuses, tenue prising all the stems on both sides of two streets, had been destroyed, with an equal number of houses. At that hour the waters were gill rising rapidly end the destruction of the stores on the other two business streets before morning was predicted. The water, -flowing in tremendous voluxne, undermined one big building af- ter another and as each collapsed the debrisfor the most part was carried away. The Tremont. Hotel, it three-stor- ey structure, was the first to go. No 'precaution could be taken to stop the wrecking of the town, the residents Reding it difficult to secure eafety for t)lotsesmersiono. lves,families and more veleable i None of the ;docks in the stores was saved and little of the heavier furniture in the houses. The dam 11155 a solid concrete litrue- tare, sixty feet high and 100 foot deep at the base. It was considered strong enough to hold any flood of water which might be tamed against it. TWO BIG DAMS WASHED OUT, Chipposaa Falls, Wis., Oct. 9. --The big dams of the Star Mills on Duncan Creek in this city weut out yesterday. .The dant of the big flouring mills at,Bloom- or, on the mane stream, also washed. The comitry is flooded ht every diaec- tion. The .Chippewa River has risen eiglit feet in the last ten hours rind is overflowing its hanks and water is run- ning in the streets as the rise of en eighteen hour downpour of tale. The city is absolutely isolated by railroad washouts. 'e river is still riehig, as the etiretuus in the upper euuntry ere all flooded. Two latedred feet of male track of the Mioneapolie. St. Paul & Sault Ste, Marie Railroad, eight milee west of Chis• city, bas been wasbed. ont. There Is also, a bad washout near Colfax, and land- slides in cuts in the vicinity of Alberti ville have covered, the tracke. Trains from the Twin Cetiee eannot get through, and tettins from the south aave gone to Ladysmith and west over the Canadian Soo tracks. CALLING FOR, HEW. Lacrosse, Wis.e•Oct. 9. --The two thou- eand inhabitents 01 Bleak River Valls to -day are without food or shelter after spending it night at the hills watching the waters froin the Roods of the Black River over -run their town. Through Mayor McGill they sent out an appeal to the people of the country for assist- *tullec'ell'e town continues cut off from the world by regular telegraph and tele- phone, and it was only by again resort- ing to the expedient of sending is man up a telephone pole on the edge of the town that the cry for help could be sent out, alayor McGill said tItat the people needed both food and tents bt Wide)) to live unt.il their homes could be re- buillt Tpopulation fled yesterday without .stopping to take extra clothing. alley spent a disagreeable day under it pita less rain, but in the evening the weath- er cleared aed there was less suffering from exposure (intim; the. night. • , All along the 'title camp fires burned, while below in the darknese could be heard the rush ef waters engulfing the city. The Mayor of Black River Falls to - 8 151(1 it woold be several days before. the flood receded sufficiently to permit even an examinatiou of the ruins and that the need of relief was imperative. :immediately after. his messege was 'M- edved here a special meeting of the La- crosse COlineil \MS called to consider relgicrIonsesaerallieiZ Oct. 9. -The flood from the broken dam is- now sweeping the couutry just north of Lacrosse., and is increasing the height of the Missiesippi River here at the rate of an 11161 11.11 110lir.. Early to -day the Mississippi here stood at eight and eight -tenths feet, above zero, a rise of almost four feet since Saturday morning. Tim% Black River Fails which was wiped out bym the flood, iay not be re- built at all, s the opinion of many. WHO.IIIED HER? Dr. Webster May Refuse to Plead in Court. Man With Black Moustache Now Blamed. Oregon, Ill., Oct. 9. -When Dr. Harry n Webster, accused of murdering his wife, Basle „Kent Webster, is arraigndd in ;Qua to -day, it is said, he will refuse to plead. The court will then oe re- quired to enter a plea pf not guilty for the prisoner. Attorneys for the defence say they expect to prove that Bessie Kent Webster was murdered by a mys- terious person, with a black moustache, while Webster and it woman detective wete followinir the couple in pursuit ef evidence, which the Beged nut:tient ex- pected to use in reopening his divoree cart. Dixon rivalry has sprung tip ee- tween two livery men, according to the defence, both concerns claiming owner- ship of the rig that Convoyed Webster and the woman to tbe pasture-a.vliere the body was found. The detince nBl eontend that both liverymen are right about renting it vehicle to Chicago peo- ple, and tat two different couples hired rigs. THE 11111AMARAS Chronology of the Los An- geles Dynamiting Case. ••••.•••••••••r. Los Angeles Cab, Oct. chron- ology of the 'Los Angeles dynamitine case, whieh is Bet for trial next. Wed"- needity, Oct, 11, is as follows: 1910. October L -Times newspaper pleat destroyed by explosion and fire. Twenty men killed. Bombs found at 'tome of General Harrison terey Otis„ peoprietor of the Times, and Felix Zeohandelaar, Secretary :Merchants' and Manutactur. ers' Assocuttiom October 9. -Experts Appointed by Mayor Alexander to investigate muse of disaster reported that hogh explosive, such as nitro-glyeerine, had been used. • October 13. ---Job Harriman., attorney representing labor Innen initerests, 'questioned avitnesees before coroner's juty, elielting statement that in their .opinion explosion WAS 'caused. by gas. October 25. -Special grand jury, bit- peitellett by Judge Boritived, began sifting alleged evidenee thatathren irtee kUoAVII AS 3. 13, Briee, Milton A. Selindat and David 'Caplan, had blown up :110 Times with "eighty per cent, geletinc," purchased September 20 front Giant Powder Works et San Franeleco. Five hundred pomuis oi dynaraite, later identified as part of that purchaeed by trio, was found melted 111 hOUSO itt South San Francisco, October lit Decentber 2.1.,--Liewellytt Iron Werke partially wrecked by eeplosion. 1011. January 8. -Grand jury reternea secret nutietmentri Bri00, Sehmidt and Caplan. March 14. ---Coroner's jur,'r filed vet - filet &cluing victims met Oda bt wreok and fire eaused by dynantite explosion. Aptit 11,--Jamee 13. McNamara nnd Ortie 1. Meatanigal arrested in De- troit ined taken to place of hitting- in Chieego. April 15. -Secret aidietmente alai by grand jury agaimit donee la me. Nomtrit, 011ie 'H. MeMattigial aft.t John 3. McNamara, chergittg them with dm etruetlon of the Thins. April 22. -John J McNamara ar- rested in offices of International Asso- ciation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers in Indianapolis. Extradited immediately, and rushed aeross the oe onn tmhaie;tbyt o aLaonise sA Anigeevaeasm, abreai Afanigal. Joseph Ford, .Assistant Dia- Ftndjfilefillecd- trict Attorney of Los Angeles who ob- tained extradition, arrested later on charge of kidnappiug. Detective Wil- liam 3, Burns and Detective Jemes Hostel:, of Los Angeles, subeequently indicted on same charge. April 26. -Prisoners arrived in Los Angeles. May 4.--aleManiga1 taken before ,grand jury, where Ile made sworn statement accusing James B. MeNamera of having grown up the Times, and declaring' himself responsible for Llew- ellyn Iran Works explosion. May 5. -Grand jury returned indict- ments accusing MeNtunara, Schmidt, Caplan, John Doe and Richard Doe of Times explosion, and holding eleMani- gal responsible jointly with John J. McNamara'for attempt to ,vreck Llewellyn Iron Works. MeNamaras arraigned. Bail asked-. This denied May 9. ' May 23. -Clarence S. Darrow arrived from Chicago to become chief couneel for MeNamaras. Time for entering piens deferred to July 6, July 111-Insteed of enteriug pleas, defence assailed jurisdiction of judge Bordwell, denying his right to try Num, and moved to quash indictments. July 12.-Bordwell overruled both motions. Defence filed exceptions. Mc- Namaras pleaded not guilty. Trial set for October 11, Rill, WILL HONOR THEM Victoria. College to Confer Degrees on Delegates. Toronto, Oet, 0. -The Charter Day pro- coolings of Victoria. College bare added interest this year owing to the conferring of honorary degrees upon the following representative members of the ecumenical Conference: Rev. James Chapmaa, Principal oi Soathliteds College, London, Rev, Edwin Dalton, lune President of the ?Hilaire Methodist Church of Eng- land. Rev. Henry Haigh, Newcastle -on -Tyne, President of the Wesleyan elethodiet 'Mona, England, Rev. 11. T. Lewis, D. D., Weethanater, Mai ylaod, President of the Methodist Protestant Church, United States, Rev, G. Packer, Leeds, President 01 the United Methodist Chetah. Ilex, John 0. Park, 13. A,, Vice -Presi- dent of the Melt :Methodist Confereeee. Rev. Bishop Smith, D. D., Detroit, Mich., African :%lethodist fan scope I hurch, Rev. Bishop Walden, D. D., Cineunuali„ Ohio, :‘iethodist Episeopal Church, Bev. W. Williams, Vietoria, Australia, ex-l'resident of the Australian Mahe - d' Choral. Rev. Bishop A. W. Williams. 0. D„ Baltimore, mit., Methodist Epieeopal Churelt South, PELL OFF DIKE. fee Catharines, Ont.. Oct. 9. -nowt! Athrow, it young Englisiman employ- ed at the Ontario Whiery ot Barnesdale, is still uneonseione et the hospital here . after it fall from his bieyele upon the (Mario street pavement at midnialit on a:10May. Ills reeovery is doubtful. -. ......i ...a.m. i REFUSED BAIL, t i Toronto despatch: lloy trim:len, itp. 1 peering in the I oltee t mut yeeteidaa i on the ellarge that he did "kill ana slay : lnue Elizabeth eetIter, of Oshawa," who watt ruu down by his motor on Tonto I Street, on Thuredev MAL, was refused - bail by 3Ligistratt`Donison . TURKS WANT HOLY WAR Italy May Limit VVar Oper- ations to Tripoli, Praying for the Success of Italy, Loudon,. Oct. stealing item of wav news to -day tomes front Constanta nople to the effect thet the Turkish Gov - enter of Saint jean de Ilfedua ou the Albanian Coast, hasinformed the Porte that it vessel flying the Austrian flag and carrying an Hallett officer and Ian soldiers has been sunk by the forts,. all on board perishing. An Italian warsalp then came up and bombarded the town, doing muelt dam- age to property. Italian reports tell of the sinking of two Turkish torpedo boats, with a loss of three hundred Turks at Saint then do. Medua, . From all perts of the Turkish Empire messages are arriving in Constantinople urging the Sultan to declare a holy war. Turkey -has scut another eote to the powers, asking for intervention and of- fering to grant every reasonable conees- Wen to Italy. The Turkish faces at Tripoli have been withdrawn to the interior, witere they will either await the Italians, or, if possible, return to the attack. Rumor has it, however, that they are already short of provisions and may be forced to surrender. MARCONI A HERO. Chiasso, Oct. 0. -Besides the Duke of Abruzzi, the war with Turkey has an- other hero -eat least 01)0 Wit° 10 001181d- ered to be such by the Italian people. Although lte has not fought, William Marconi, on all occasione where Italy is concerned, teems the warmest patriot* ism. Sioce hostilities began hp has de - preyed the Turkish fleet 01 1)18 wireless apparatus, not wishing it to be used by the enemy of his country. Mr. alareoui, having come to Italy to sapereise the the working of it high pow- er wireless station at Celstano, .which communicates with Africa, has been the object of frantic demonstrations when- ever he appears.- The King asked Mr. and Airs. 'Marconi to be his guests at San Rossore, a few miles from Coltanol while the wireless experitneuts were going, on, FEAR4. MASACRE. Claim°, Oct. 0. -This morning's news is gravest from Turkey, where Italians are threatened with expulsion, [1 1) mass- acre occur, war in that quarter will again burst forth, as it would then be impossiblt to prevent and on Albania, lying as it does only it few hours front the Ittilian coast. Soca tut event would mean the intervention, of the other pow- ers. LIMITING THE WAR. Rome, via Frontier, Oct. 9.- [1 18 un- derstood that the powers will mite representations at Constantinople noti- fying Turkey that, Italy, with it view to avoiding very grave complications the consequences of which would be deteri- mental chiefly to Turkey, has agreed to limit the war to Tripoli. Moreover that this principle will be abandoned if the Ottoman government is unable to restrain excesses against Italy on Turkish territory, and thus forces Italy to carry the war into other provinces of the Turkish empire for the direct pro- tection ,of her subjects and their inter- ests, which Germany could not safe - corded Tnrkish subjects and institu- tions in guar will be made with the treatment ac- mparisOn of the situation in Turkey dwithout using force. Ce Italy, where no attack has been made. upon Turks, and no violence colli- mated against the Turkish Embaesy or consulate, while the Turkieh -vessels in Italian waters have been unmolested. Dowager Queen Marguerite, though etill in deep mourning for her sisters -in - tit', the tato dowager -queen, Maria Pia, of Portugal, and Princess Clotilile, is actively engagea in the preparations of the Red Cross Society for service in Tripoli, The Dowager Queen joins in the daily !Haines ror the triumph of the Italian army, and that it may be spared the further shedding of blood. Demonstrations in honor of Kin Vic- tor Einniamiel, as he proceeded to Nap- les for a farewell to the troop e em- barking for Tripoli, inaleateetket the war continues popular. During the last night, groat crowes filled the railway stations and lined the route of the royal train. They carriea lanterns and terehes, and whenever the train stopped they wanted to see the Xing. They refuse to iteeept the excuse that Hie Majesty needed rest, having little sleep for two weeks, and the sovereign was compelled to appear re- peateely. He Was reWarded Invariably With an Outburst of applause. The clergy have been directea to urge their congregations to pray for the eneeees of the Italian army. GRAIN CONTRABAND. London, Oct. 9,-Telegreens patted at the Baltic :Mercantile &, Shipping Ex- change to -day state that Turkey has de - eared grain a contraband of war And that the banks refusing to finance sale; mote, the loading of vessels has been stopped. TtIRKF,'N." WANTS PEACE, Berlin, Oet. 9.-A circular note from the Turkish Governtnent asking the powers whether they 'consider that the conditions, was presented to the Gethiau negotiations looking towards peace* he - Foreign Office to -day. Tripoli to Italy under certain mull- :ours:as adrived to seek a baste for tween Turkey. and Italy, and under what The note contemplate* thc giving of It is thought at the Foreign Office that Italy may not be ready yet to ne- gotiate. The decision to. expel Italians from Turkey against which the repre- eentations of the GOrinall ettabaesadoi. at Consteettioople Baron Mareeltell Von Bierbenstein have not beeit effeetive yet, was designed ehiefly, it is thought, here, for ffeet upon the emeleg liegol- it(ions, Turkey hopieg that the threat might 0111180 tile Ttalhrus to 111111415 lama (irate terms. KILLED ON 0. T. 11. Loudon deepateli: The alian kilted on the Grand Trunk tvaeks last -Meet and whose identity vemainea utilit ,' entil to -day, was junto McKeown, 'reale Grey street, a laborer. Itis wife idea - quid the lantana to -night. ea Fashionable eitanen ildis *easily mill JO litpless, etosetless, ekirthiee nett knock more Illan ettstless.--Vtrash. ington Poet.