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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-01-15, Page 6CONSECRATED THE BISHOP. Very Rev. Dean Farthing Now Bishop of Montreal. Imposing Ceremony Presided Over by the Primate of All Canada. Bishop DuMolulin Among Those Who Assisted. li4orttreal, Que., despatch: The weather conditions to -day were anything but fav- orable for the ceremonies eonneeted with the consecration of Very Rev. Dean Far- thing as Anglican Bishop of Montreal, in succession to the late Bishop (armiell- ael. Unseasonable temperature, leaden skies above and slush beneath, consti- tuted the state of affair, tvbicb con- fronted the churchmen and laymen who gathered at Christ'h Church Cathedral at 11 o'clock this niorn;ng ter the cere- mony. The consecration ' ervier was. fully choral, and was n:tnesSed hy a gather- ing which• completely filled the edifice, several hundre?. being unauls to obtain admission. His Grace, Archbishop Sweat - man, of Toronto, Primate of All Can- ada, of over the eer, ttoey, and he was supported by Ili -clap 1)naioulin, of Niagara; Bishop Mills, of t)ntaxio; Bishop Williams, of Iluron; Bi'liop Wor- rell, of Nora Scotia, and Bishop Cad- man, of Maine. The Primate, bishops and their chap- lains and the clergy, robed in the ehap- ter house of the cathedral and marched into the cathedral by weir of the south transept, the Primate being preceded by his chaplain hearing the Metropolitan's crozier, the choir singing ''The Church. Our One Foundation.' Holy Communion was then celebrated by the Btsnnps of Ottaway Niagara and Quebee. The ser- mon was then preached by Re;. Canon Welch, rector of St. ,lames' Cathedral at Toronto, following which name the presentation of the Eishep-elect to the Primate by the Bishops of Ontario and Huron. The record of the election to the office was then read and the oath of obedience to the NIetropnlitan Aivh- biehop taken. After 'tht' reading of the litany the Primate addressed the Bishop concerning doctrine and conduct. Then the new Bishop retired to the chapter house and returned fully attired in hie bishop's robes, after which the ser•'ice was brought to a. close with the remain- der of the Holy Communion office.. Fol- lowing the service a luncheon was ten- " armed to Bishop Farthing by the laity of t)hr .diocese at the Windsor Iiotei, at which all the visiting prelates and clergy took part, constituting a distinguished company. • 9111M11111/6 U. S. WORKS May Put Power Companies at the Soo Out of Business. Detroit, Jan. 11,--.1 Waehin;gton despatch says: "Representative Lorimer, of Illinois, to -day introduced a bill of far-reaching importance to the shipping interest on the great lakes and certain electric and water _ower companies of Sault Ste. Marie. The measure revokes the permit or license granted by the United States Government to the Chand- ler -Dunbar Water Power Company, the Edison Sault Light & .Power Company, the Edison Sault Electric Company, and the St. Mary's Power Company, The Secretary of War being directed "To foresee and prevent said companies from exercising any rights and from do- ing any acts and thins that are now be- ing done under and by any of such per - mats. The United Staters is authorized to take immediate possession of the pro - petty of these coneerns, and at once to proceed with such public works as hare been authorized by Congress for the use of navigation and commerce at this point. The hill appropriate, $250,000 to carry the act into effect. The impound- ing of the water in Lake Superior and regulating its flow from the St. Mary's River, so that the best permanent navig- able stage can be maintained for all suck plying through the gret~t lakes are com- prehended by the measure. FATALLY BURNED. Little Ones Were Playing With Paper Torches. BIRDS AND FISH Being Fooled by the Mild Weather —Think It's Spring. Cobourg despatch: A eery sad acci- dent ccident occurred at the home of Mr. G. Turner, a seotionman, near the G.T.R. station, at Cclrourg. It appears that the rnothe' went to the home of a neighbor, leaving three small children alone in the house. During her ab- sence the children twisted some paper into torches,...aid in waving them about, the clothes of a little four-year- old girl caught fire. The ethers tried to extinguish the flames, but were not able. The little one in tartar rushed out of the house, and Capt. Redfern, who was at the station, succeded in smothering the flames with his coat. Medical aid was summoned, but the child was se badly burned that she passed away a day or so afterwards. Solari Norwalk, Jan. 11.—Tho winter in this locality has been so warm that the very elements have mixed their dates. Theodore ,Smith, dean of the N�ortfi Fishermen, reports that eels are coming out of the nand, and, with frost fish, are biting at the hook as in summer days. Irving Wilson, the hunter, states that the wild duek are flocking and mating as they do in the spring time, while men of the Raton Point life-saving corps go in swimming daily at Hickory :Bluff. Weather students report the appearance of angle worms, sure harbingers of the vernal awakening. INSANE IN DANGER. Fire in the Provincial Asylum at St. John. St. John, N. Be despatch: Fire which broke out in the laundry of the Pro- vincial Iiospital for Nervous Diseases at Ltncaster on the outskirts of this city a little before 6 o'clock to -night caused damage estimated at from $40,- 000 to $80,00t), and for a time threatened the total destruction of the series of structures which snake up the institu- tion where New Brunswick's insane are treated. There are 400 patients in the institution, and Dr. J. V. Anglin, the superintendent, and his assistants so managed them that no life was lost, and but one Ivan is known to have received' injury, and that of nminor character. The fire gutted the centre ell. a three-storey strueture about 300 feet Iong. jutting out from the main building and in which were the boiler house and laundry. kitchen, chapel, at- tendants' rooms, and one ward in which some twenty-five Wren. patients slept. RICE MURDER. Dying Valet May Free Patrick From Jail. NevtYork. Sala 11.- L er:dug that {: harles F. .Innes, former valet of Wil- liam Marsh Rice, was dying in Texas, and hearing that he had :t.1 important statement to make in connection with the ease.of Albert T. l'atrielc, now serv- ing a life sentence• in Sing Sing lot the murder. hof :Rice, John T. Milliken. t wealthy brother -iii -law of Patrick, start- ed• last night from this city for Texas, to obtain, if possible, the statement .Tones is reported to be ready to make. It was ,!ones' eonfer.sion which con- victed Petrie]: of Rices nittrder, and secured freedom for Jones, his alleged accompliee, Hope that the dying valet'; '1 at ernen 1. might be a retraction of his eonfession, which would aicl in freeing Patrick, mused Mr. Milliken. who is a prominent St. Louis man, Patriek's -wife and other friends, to hurry to this city yesterday, where the former held a long consulta- tion with District ,4ttorney Jerome on the ease. following which lir. ']Milliken made a pasty departure for the -rude west. 400 FIRED DRESS. Ten -Year -Old Youth Burrs Mother to Death. DOGS RAVENOUS, Gnaw Corpses and Attack Refugees In Messina's Ruins. U. S. Battleships to Aid—Royalty Busy Helping. Benet amine,. Pa,, Jan. 11. -One of the moat remarkable tragedies in the annals of Chester (menet' was reported today with the death of Mrs. Alexander :Moore, who was burned. lo death at her home near here by a ten -year-old son. It is allot d the boy, who is said to be feeble-minded, set tyre ,n his mother's dreas and schen a younger bother Trent to her rescue tate boy leat him with a poker, fracturing his skull and so injur- ing him that he is in 0 criticnl condi- tion. The mother was burned so severely that she died in a short time. The child who canoed her death was taken in charge by the authorities pending an investigation. TREATY WILL PASS. Some Modification May be .,.ade to Arrangement With France. Ottawa, Jan. 11. ---Word. received from Paris within the last few days indicates Heti: prospects for the ratification of the Franco -Canadian treaty hy the French Senate have greatly brightened, and the present outlook is that the treaty will go through, with modification. Hon, W, S. Fielding is still in Paris conferring with members of the French Govern- ment relative to a treaty. Ile is aspect- ed to return to Ottawa just prior to opening of Parliament. TORONTO EXPRESS DERAILED. Engine Left Track Few Miles East or Winnipeg. Winnipeg despatch: Seven utiles cast of ttemip.g, while preceeding east last nieht, the e rine of the Toronto express with a good load of pas: engers, many• of whom were Winnipcggers, left the rails at Woods, cans'wr practically a tie' t1p of the plain Mfue, No one was injnred and little chane, - ' , • Meseino, Jan. 11.—Dogs now constitute one of the dangers to the earthquake re- fugees. :`These animals, starving and of- ten rabid through lack of water, gnaw the corpses like hyenas, and frequently attack the refugees themselves, The dogs are -being shot on sight. BATTLESHIPS TO HELP. Port Said, Jan. 1L—The battleships Connecticut, Kansas, lelinnesota and Ver- mont, the detachment of the Atlantic fleet which is to aid the Italian earth- quake refugees; left here for Naples last night. Upon their arrival Admiral Sper- ry will place the vessels at the disposal of the authorities. The battleships Louisiana and Vir- ginia arrived last night. The Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky are expected to -day. MAKING GARMENTS. Rome, Jan. 11.—It is impossible to enumerate the number of relief eonunit- tees of all.' kinds, each with a practical object. Queen Helena. perhaps the most useful worker of all, has had heavy fur- niture removed from three big .rooms in the royal palace, putting in tables, ma- chinee and forty or fifty work baskets and +eltair;a and nothAng else. Here ladies of the oldest aristocracy and working women and girls are gathered together in friendly intimacy, cutting out and sewing as tbough their lives de- pended on the finishing. The Queen is as busy as the rest, advising, directing, even giving lessons and taking a hand herself. This goes on practically all day,. until 5, when tea is served for an hour. These diverse elements, the socie- ty ladies. and the modest sewing girls, fraternize and indeed almost change places, the simple becoming instructors of the great. The royal children, the Princesses Yolanda and Mafalda, aged, respectively, seven and six, are allowed to be present. They are established in a corner, delighted. and busy with the important duty of eating out and mak- ing doll clothes for poor little Calabrian children,. It is promised that if they do these they shall soon be promoted to making baby clothes. Then their cup of pride :will be full. The way hi which the Queen came to establish this beehive was rather curi- os. She had 'tailed in a. little dressmak- er patronized by her plaid to order some children's clothes. The Queen saw her personally, and in 'he midst of the eon- versateon: ..re,; ttneker remarked that it 'would. :' difficult to carry out so large am. it1 er, as she had Sanaa a so- viet?! of ; girls established to de- vote a ej '' ; number of 'hours' every da} to elethes for refugees out of their- ockets. The Queen was unstressed acid invited the girls to the Qurrinal ,:promising them material if they would give the labor. The ]dot enlarged into the present or- ganizatiott The Queen is in her ele- ment, and, was beard to observe, "If the cause were not so awful, these would be happy 'trans for me." No wonder she was called at Messina "Our Lady of Mercy. KEEP UP SEARCH. Rome, .ran. 11: Every hour now sees progresa rt eringing orr.er into the earth- gaake distrkt and system into the work of relief. Signor de Felice, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, who on the 'very day of the earthquake reached Messina with a relief party from Catania, said to- day that he does not think that the search for the living under the ruins should be stopped. He recalls a num- ber of other instances of people in other disasters having been found alive after ten day.. 14 THEATRE RE at IRE. $400,000 Blaze in Springfield, But No Lives Lost, Springfield, Mo., Jan, 11. --The Bald- win Theatre, 'which was empty, was des- troyed by fire shortly after midnight to- day, together with a number of smaller structures. With a high wind blowing, the Colonial Hotel caught fire and for a while it wasfeared that the flames would spread to other buildings. An ex- plosion (of gas in the basement of the theatre caused the fire. The structure was valued at $400,000. SCRATCH RESULTED IN DEATH. T, p. Spence Succumbed to Bleed - Poisoning a Week After Injury. Toronto despatch; A scratch on his Hanel received while attending to the furnace in his home last Wednesday re- sulted in the death yesterday of T. P, Spenee, of 121 Northcote avenue. On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Spence went down to attend to the furnace. In doing so he' scratched his hand. Ile paid little attention to the injury at the tune, but early on Thursday morning the. Train in his band awoke him, Blood - poisoning set in, and, although several physicians were called in, they were unable to prevent the spread of the poieon, and death resulted. The deemed was about 35 yearn of age, and unmar- ried. Sillietiseelljonos is 'a conceited prig. Ile always_ wants to talk about hinianl . Cynieue-.Yes, especially when yogi want to talk abtnit yourself, FOUGHT FIRE. Crew of the London City Have a Hard Voyage. St. John's, Nfld., Jan. ]J,—After fight- ing fire five days and battling against the turbulent seas two weeks, the crew of the Furness Line steamer London City were exhausted when the ship docked at this port yesterday. The London City sailed from Liverpool De- cember IS for St. John's and Halifax. For days she was unable to make much headway because of the heavy gale. Dur- ing the roughest part of the trip a quan- tity of phosphorous stored in cases on the poop deck caught fire. The crew fought the flames for five days. After a stubborn battle the fire was subdued. WAS WARNED. Recipient of Arsenic Laden Candy Fails to Eat It. Warwick, R.I., Jan. 11. ---The sender of a box of poisoned candy, received by Mrs. George M. Webb, wife of a pub- lisher of Pawtucket, on New Year's Eve, is being sought by the police. Mrs. Webb did not eat of the candy and did not allow any members of the family to touch it, because, she says, she had been warned by a fortune teller to be- ware of "a woman who bad designs on her life and was planning to wreck her home." Tho chocolates weer submitted to a chemist, who analyzed two and found that each contained two grains of ax- senie, enough to cause death. The police have been unable to get any clue to the identity of the sender or the messenger tubo left the candy. Mrs. Webb thinks it the work of a woman. THE SIMPLE LIFE. To Live Two Weeks Just as Christ Would. Cleveland, Jan. 11. -- Eleven thousand young people of Cleveland began on Sun- day to try to live for two weeks as Jesus would were He on earth. The announcement is made that they will perform their ordinary avocations as heretofore, but in all their actions they will use Christ as a model. They will mend their dispositions, and will endeavor to keep in a eheerfui frame of ening both, at home -Land at their work. They will be .careful Mail. they say about their neighbors and friends, and will try in all things to lead an ideal life. They will pay particular attention to their religion. Four denoulinations- 13aptist, Methodist, Congregational and Presbyterian—are represented by the three organizations, and the members will attend all tee Faye:- • a11d otter meetings at their churches, and will study the ruble in their hones. They will try to obey their leader's injun.tkn to be gentlemen and ladies 111 the strict- est sense of the words, and will lend a helping hand to those about them. In his sermon on Sunday night Rev. Mr. Wallace, addressing the yotmg peo- ple of his oongreggation, urged them to live Christlike lives. "What would Jesus have u3 do?" he exclaimed, "Be a man. Be like a burst of sunshine. Learn to smile. Show your joy in your handclasp. .'esus was every inch a man. He would shake hands like a men, not like a giraffe, were He here to -day, "Fling sunshine in to the lives of others. Do not take up four seats at a titno on the street ear. Do not go to work ten minutes late, with it grouch. 13e sunny. Also do not quit work ten minutes early, with a sour face. Christ would not do that, "Be frank. If you are a 50•cent man, do not pass yourself off es a $1 man. There was no shoddy in Christ's car- penter shop. Be honest in your busi- ness and be honest in your religion. Lead a sustained life. Pray. Read your Bible. Urge others to read the Word, "Christ is the world's gentleman. He would have us live as ladies and gentle- men. The titles are often ]misused, Let us claim the right to the title in the coming two wecke. Christ worked. If you haven't a job now, get one. Don't be a loafer. "When the temptation conies to he dishonest in businees say 'No,' no matter what conies. Let's be honest in speech, too, in what we say dbont our neighbors. "It has been said that we would weaken our encase by a two weeks' trial a demonstration, of how Christ would live,. I kno-xr there are those who bave not been living up to the stare dard vre have nor set. I am sure that in the next two weeks they will lire dif- ferently. This movement signifies that righteousness has come to rule the world,, TO TRY FOR $40,000,000 FINE. District -Attorney Sims Will Again Attack Standard Oil. Chicago, Jan. Il, --District Attorney Sims, foiled by the United States . Su- preme Court in his efforts to exact a $29,240,000 fine from the Standard Oil Company, announced to -day that next time he would try for a $40,000,000 fine. He is only waiting a eonnnunciatfon from Washington before bringing.a new suit against the Standat'cl, The new action will hinge on the question, "What eonstitutee the unit of defence in the rebating evil?" FIGHT FOR LIFE. Policeman Fights Madman 200 Feet Overhead. Terrible Struggle on Narrow Plat- form in Streets of Chicago; Chicago, Jan, 11.—In a hand -to --handl. struggle with a madman on the top of the electric tower, 200 feet above 'the ground, Patrolman Farrell yeeterdair subdued the lunatic, E. II. Yoehen,. after many narrow escapes from falling off the narrow platform with Yoeilen, Yochen entered the grounds of'the summer park, contrary to placards alis - played, and refused to leave. .A special policeman chased him and he ran to tho tower and mounted it, Patrolman Farrell was strolling by can his beat, and the special policeman Hail- ed him, Farrell heard a mocking laugh from the dizzy peak of the tower. "Well," said Farrell, "I'll go up ;and. get him," And up he went. Farrell isn't a light- weight any more, and it doesn't help anybody's breath to climb 200 steps straight up. Besides, the lunatic had had a chance to breathe. They clashed, The crowd below caught. only an occasional glimpse of the strug- gling pair as they flashed past the tiny loopholes in the tip top of the slender structure. Once the women in the gath- ering below turned away sick, for l rr- roll's head and shoulders were half way out of one of the windows, and in an- other moment he might have bees a crumpled heap on the broad walk. Farrell struggled out of the madman's. hold like an eel. Then his Irish rose. "1'd been tryin' not to hurt the son of a gun," he said, "but when he tried to throw me out of the windy I showed him a trick wid -a hole in it." It took him three minutes by the watch, When the women looked agpin all was quiet on the dizzy top of the tower. Then there was a dead srts- pense. Soon there was a measure& tramp on the spiral stairs, accompanied by a shuffling gait. The crowd dashed to the entrance. "Call the wagon." said Patrolman Far- rell, as he applied his bandanna to a florid eye. EXPRESS CO. PROBE. Resumption of Enquiry by Railway - Commission at Montreal. Montreal despatch: That the express companies' rates question is a.rnost corn•• plicated one was adnaittec'E io-day at Che" investigation which reopened bet -ores -the Railway Commission here today, Do - cause of the fact that the compau'lea conducted their business with the railing stocks of other corporations and over their lines it is a difficult task to deter- mine the proportion of profit and eapi- talization. Three questions were considered tea day: 1. The fixing of rates so the com- panies should have a fair profit. 2. The fixing of rates where the companies get into competition with short lines and water routes. 3. The taking away of business worked up by the express companies by the railroads. J. D. Ludlow, of the Wells -Fargo Ex- press Company, operating on 60,000 miles of railway, was the principal witness. AFTER JUDGE. Man Who Sentenced Gompers Be- ing Threatened. Washington, Jan. IL—'I have notbeeta measured for my shroud yet, nor can 11 say I am afraid to go home in the darks" commented Justice Daniel Wright to- day when asked about the hundred% off threatening letters sent to him by per- sons who were displeased over his re- cent decision sentencing Samuel Gone pers, John Mitchell and Prank Morrison to prison for contempt of court. "Of such eo)nm11nientions I have 'li- mited a waste basket full," said the Justice, "but I am losing no sleep over the threats contained in them. I am amused, rather than terrified." STANDARD FOR HOTELS. Mr. W. 1C, Snider Appointed Govern- ment Commissioner. Toronto, Jan. 11.—The Provincial Siq - ernment has appointed Mr. W. K. Sni as a special commissioner to invests and deal with the whole question o the condition and equipment of the li- censed hotels throughout Ontario. 'Bfit appointment is a new and impor b departure, and is in accord, Eon. Hanna stated, with the strict policy of law enforcement which the department is seeking to inaugurate. Mr. Snider will take entire charge of all improvements that the commercitsl travellers have been urging upon the department. These include such equip- ment as fire escapes, sanitary arrange- ments, bedding, accommodation for tran- sients, ete. The department anticipate that the commissioner's 'work will prole - ably cover between one and two years, during which time it is anticipated that be will have established such standards for Hotels as can be continued perm" nontly, Mr, Snider assumes his new duties at once. Mr, Snider has been Provincial organ- izer for the Conservative party for thsi past three years.