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children in the classes in the public
schools. If he loses in the primaries his
friends say they will run him indepond-
n `,�-r /N . exitiz- lie will be opposed in the o is in
p9�r;'►A�„t ®o,+ ice h� ,Tohn I.enord 'lzerrill, tia•lio is ilt
bueiness at 66 Broadway, New York, as
an auditor, and who is the candidate of
the Republican r.,ongue for Limited Fran -
Jews St. ove to Escape to Surround-
ing Forests.
Only Christians Allowed to Pass Out
of the City.
St. Petersburg Public is Surfeited
With Tragedy,
London, Sept. 17.—The Times' cor-
respondent at St. Petersburg cables as
follows: Details of the sanguinary in-
cidents, at Siedlee come chiefly from
;Warsaw or Brest. These versions
seem to indicate a parallel massa-
cre to that at Bialystok. In fact, The
house Gazette's Warsaw eorre
wns enc
declares that the slaughter of
ras
Organized to avenge a recent outrage on
a police official. It is said there were
altogether W0 victims, including 40
Jews killed. Owing to the stop-
s of direct communication from
Siedlee it is diffioult to obtain precise
information. An official account at-
tributes the massacre to the Jews, who
form two-thirds of the population and
are alleged to have opened fire from a
house upon the soldiers. Troops, in-
cluding artillery, appear to have enter-
ed upon an indiscriminate bombardment
of Jewish houses. Polish inhabitants
*might
shelter rove toe escape prison, o thwhile
sur-
rounding forests, but were prevented by
'the soldiers, who allowed only Chris-
'tians to pass. Events at Siedlee have
a counterpart in the desperate rioting
at Kamyshin. In Saratoff people, infur-
iated by the arrest of a popular leader,
tried to release hi mand the crowd and
troops exchanged volleys. There were
several scores of victims. Events like
these evoke hardly any comment. The
St. Petersburg public is surfeited with
tragedy.
Red Light Started Butchery.
London, Sept. 17.—The Times'' pub-
lishes the following: "A telegram has
been communicated to us to the effect
that, according to refugees who have
reached Warsaw, the disorders at
Siedlee were the result of a deliberately -
planned programme and a statement
that the trouble arose by an attack
on a patrol is entriely unfounded. The
massacre began in two different and
remote quarters of the town, as soon as
a red light was shown on the city tow-
er. Poles, who were fleeing, were told
by the soldiers not to be afraid as their
orders were to kill only Jews. AlI
through the night Jewish houses were
fired. upon and subsequently plundered.
When a deputation, headed by the rab-
bis, went to the commandant imploring
him to give orders to end the bloodshed
be replied that he would not give the
orders until all members of the band
of the Jewish Socialist organization
,had been surrendered. While this was
passing the blodshed continued. The
artillery was employed and whole quart-
ers were dcstroyed. The Jewish killed
and wounded number hundreds. The
panic is .spreading to Warsaw and other
towns where it is feared the Black Hun-
dreds will carry out their programme in
the sane. way. demanding the surrender
of all r••vol utionaries under threats of
fire a+•rt noissaere against the .whole
population.
NATIVES DEFEATED.
Britisb Forced Engaged in Southern
Nigeria.
Liverpool, Sept. 17. The steamship
Tarquah, which arrived from Saab. e ri-
ca, brings details of severe fighting in
the borderland of Bonin, Suathern Ni-
geria, which ended on Aug. 8th in the
surrender of the rebellious natives to the
British. A native society called the "Sil-
nt Ones" murdered Commissioner Crewe
last June,
Captain Wayling, with an expedition
of native troops, was sent to recover the
body, but he was wounded in the first
eneounter, several of his men were killed,
31 were wounded, and he was compelled
to ask for reinforcements.
Captain Rudkin, with another native
force, was hurried to his assistance, and
after heavy fighting succeeded in reliev-
ing Wayling.
The combined British force then vigor-
ously attacked the native town of Owa,
and defeated the enemy, who, though
taken by surprise, fought with great
courage. The severe fighting and heavy
rains caused the British a loss of 25
dead and 100 wounded.
After the capture of Owa, Read's body
was recovered, and his murderers were
tried and put to death.
The native losses are believed to have
beeen heavy. _
lee NO "JIM CROW" CLASSES.
Orange Negroes to Make a Political Issue
of a School Rule,
Orange, N. 3., Sept, 17.—As tfhe result
of the establishment of "Jim Crow" class
of the establishment ef "Jim Crow"
class -rooms in the public schools of Or-
ange, the negroes have put forward the
Rev. James E, Churchman, who, besides
being a Methodist preacher, is an under-
taker, as their candidate for member of
the Orange Common Cannon from the
Beret Ward, in which a majority of the
negroes of the city live, A nomination
do that ward is equivalent usually to an
:election.
Mr. Churchman led the fight against
the separation of the white and negro
chile and Equal Taxation.
Mr. Churchman is the Vice -President
of the negro auxiliary of the franchise
and taxation league and one .of Colby's
most ardent lieutenants. 1 -lis friends, in
address asking for the nomination of a
negro as councilman, say:
"We will not support any candidate
who refuses to pledge himself to use ev-
ery effort to support some man from our
race to fill a position of honor, either
elective or appointive.
"We pledge ourselves further not to
support any aspirant or candidate who
will not agree to use bis influence against
separate schools or 'dint Crow' class-
rooms for the members of our race."
WIDEN IN BRUM.
JEWELRY STOLEN THREE YEARS
AGO.
When the Bush Was Burned a Regular
Gold Mine Was Found in the Ashes—
Chatham Jeweler Identifies the Pro-
perty.
A Chatham despatch: On Seut. 19,
1903, there was a burglary from the
jewelery store of Walter Poile ,of Til-
bury, uow in business here, in which the
notorious Texas, afterward shot while
trying to escape from the London pri-
son, was concerned with others. A num-
ber of watches, chains, cuff links and
other stuff were stolen, On Sunday
morning Charles Johnson, near Prairie
Siding, set fire to a brush pile, and next
morning on going back to look at it was
surprised to find a regular gold mine in
the ashes. There were 34 cases (the
works having been taken out), a number
of chains and links of a cheaper order.
Mr. Poile was communicated with and
identified the goods. Among them were
watches belonging to Mrs. W. J. Taylor
and Mr. George Chalmers, of Tilbury.
TWO AND A HALF CENTS MILE.
Reduction From the 3 -Cent Standard --
New Scale for Book 'tickets.
New York, Sept. 17.—The Erie Rail-
road issued a notice to -day that, be-
ginning on Nov. 1, 1906, the maximum
one way local fares will ,be two and
one-half cents per mile over the en-
tire system, instead of three cents as
at present.
On the same date, the company will
place on sale a 1,000 -mile book at a
flat rate of $20, use not restricted to
purchaser. This book will be good
west of Hornell, N. Y., and also for
through passage between Sew 'York,
Newark, Olean and points west there-
of.
The interohaugeable mileage book
has been educed from $30 to $25, the
purchaser receiving $5 on returning
the cover, instead of $10 as heretofore.
ROBBERY AND ARSON.
Aged Widow's Home Set on Fire After
Cash Was Stolen.
Orangeville despatch: About midnight
last evening a fire broke out at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Patterson, John street. The
fire brigade responded promptly, but the
building, which was a frame one, was
ahnost totally destroyed.
Mrs. Patterson is an aged widow liv-
ing alone, and little of her furniture was
saved, upon which there was no insur-
ance. Her cash box was rescued, but
was found to have been broken into and
the contents abstracted, some $25.
The Orangeville furniture factory is
adjacent to the scene of the fire, and
if the fire had spread the results would
have been disastrous.
A fire inquest will likely be held.
PADEREWSKI'S STEP -SON
Saved From Death at Fort Pelly,
Sasir.
Buffalo, Sept. 17—Dr. Francis E.
Fronczalc, the prominent young Polish
physician, has just returned home here
from Fort Pelly, South Saskatchewan.
Two weeks ago he was called from Buf-
falo to go all that distance to attend
a patient. The patient was Lieut. W.
0. Gorski, of the Canadian Northwest
Mounted Police. When the Provincial
physicians; announced that they could
do nothing for the lieutenant his mo-
ther, who is Madame John Ignatz Pader-
ewski, wife of the famous pianist, wired
for Dr. Fronszak. The Buffalo roan
treated him for a week. He left Fort
Pelly a few days ago with the happy
realization that he had succeeded when
the, military surgeons had failed. Lieut.
Gorski was on the road to recovery.
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FARMERS ISSUE WRITS.
Torontp & Niagara Pewee Co. Faces Con-
sidrable Litigation.
St, Catharines despatch: Lancaster &
Campbell, acting on behalf of the farm-
ers of Caistor and Gainsboro Townships,
have issued four writs against the Tor-
onto & Niagara Power Company, three
to recover possession of lands and the
fourth for damages for trespassing and
interfering with the use of the farm.
The farmers claim that in one case a
roadway, the only access to the farm,
has been closed.
Grantham Township Council has grant-
ed to the Buffalo, Niagara & Toronto
Railway the right of way through the
township of this city, The road is a
branch of the main line, which runs par-
allel with the Niagara River.
CANADIAN. ,
Rer, F. G, Jobnsto0, of W'•estmount,
died in the hospital at Calgary.
Williaxn S. Frank, section foreman of
the Grand, ".Trad'e, as Lille:. in the tun-
nel at Sarnia,.
Fire at Pilot Mound, Man., destroyed
the Masse Ilarris warehouse and half a
dozen other bseeineses places.
Robert Cole, who used bad languageona "Toronto street car, was fined $S6
and costs by Magistrate Denison.
Pernianenee Beauchman, ur yeas •old
daughter of Bernard Beauclhma.*v, was
burned to death near Winnipeg.
Mr. .Leslie, of Kingston, is making
preparations to raise the Mlau sorer
Bavarian, sunk on Wye rock, (below Qiie-
bee.
All the building trades of Winnipeg
threaten to strike unless the trouhie
with the'plumxlbers is settled by eiouday
next,
A dividend of 53 3-4 cents. on the 'aol-
lar has been declared on the estate of
the Douglas Ford Printing .Company, To.
route.
Work en the new Toronto waterworks
tunnel has been delayed three 'reeks
through an accident to the shaft at the
Island.
At Bowmanva1le William 'Terry and
Charles Wilmot Were committed for trial
for (highway robbery and assault on
Richard Ford.
Superintendent Ross, of the General
Post Office, denies the oherge of the To-
ronto Labor Tribune that child labor is
employed there.
Brandon will probably have a union
railway station, the C. P. R. having con-
sented ito allow the Great Northern ac-
cess to their rprorperty.
The ratepayers of West Zorra yester-
day earied a..by-law submitted to at pox -
tion of the township for the loaning of
$15,000 to the St. Mary's & Wesetrn
Ontario Railway. The vote stood 198
for the byelaw and 108 against.
It is said that the feasibility of a
hydro -electrical development of 1,25:),000
horse power on bhe Ottawa River will be'
demonstrated. when the report if 'sur-
veys made during, the past two seasons
in order to arrive at an .estimate of the
cost df building• the Ottawa and Geor-
gian Bay Canal, is presented to Parlia-
ment.
BRITISH AND E OREICkN.
Twenty-seven pe"`rsons were injured in
a -wreck on the Southern Pacific at Sea-
clif 1.
The United Sta tesebattleship Iowa has
been sent to Key West to be within easy
reach of al vara.
Charles,Rioycker confessed ito murder
in his sleep at Sibley, Is., and was sen-
tenced tolife imprisonment.
The British Government is said to eon -
template handing over a the old 1'ar-
erplate the handing over of the old i'ar-
Iaament Rouse, Dsiblin, to the new Irish
Council.
The Earl of Lovelace died •suddenly on
Tuesday night at his seat, Ockham Park,
Ripley, Surrey. He was walking from
the drawing -room to the parker when lie
fell to the ground. Death was instan-
taneous.
lilt Bireosighani Post's, London oorre-
spondent says the result of Hon. Mr.
Oliver's official inwesstigatiom into the
special emits ation propaganda carried
on in the Canadian offices here under
the direction of W. T. R. Preston has
been distinctly favorable to that gen-
t''.emant.
WHERE IS MISS SMITH 2
Alabama Suitor Comes to Claim Her, But
Can't Fina Her..
A Walkerville despatch: Luther Mas-
sey of Taladega, 'Alabama, is here
trying with the assistance of -chief of
police Griffith to: locate Miss Lillian
Smith.
Through an advertisement in a. Chicago
matrimonial paper a few months ago,
Massey got into correspondence with
Miss Lillian Smith, of Windsor. It re-
sulted in "Miss Smith" becoming en-
gaged to Massey and preparations for
their wedding. Co. save him the ex-
pense and trouble of a long'` trip to
Walkerville, to which place she nota
fied she bad removed, Lillian advised
him to send her the money and she
would go to Talladega.
Massey was too gallant and without
informing her started for Walkerville.
Lillian cannot be found here or in
Windsor.
SHOWED 'ENI HOW TO B7=P.
New Philadelphia Policeman Fills Station
in Two. Hours and is Fired,
Philadelyhia, Sept. 17.— Policeman
Thomas Kirk, of the sixth district, in the
Tenderloin, went on the street for the
first time last midnight.
His career as a cop Was neremptorily
halted two hours later bee Lieut. Quirk,
after he had made twenty-five arrests,
routed the patrol crew out of bed eleven
times, and filled the station house with
protesting people,
"I'll show some of youse what polka
is like," said Kirk, as he left the station
house.
Ten minutes later the phone bell rang,
the patrol crew jumped out and same
back with an apparently respectable and
weeping woman who said she had been
bargaining with a cab driver to take her
-home. Kirk didn't like it and took her in.
Then mane under arrest the engineer
of the Lippincott building, wheal Kirk
.'had found smoking in his shirt sleeves
back of the •building.
`Then the patrol crew brought in the
negro porter of the Bingham House,
'arrested: for impiidonce,e and an Irish
bellboy who had interfered.
Then came two couples, taken for
"being giddy," said Hirk.
More arrests followed, terror was in
Market street and the station house was
besieged by indignant citizens.
Then came Birk, five hien walking
single file ahead of him, all under arrest.
Then there was a riot and Kirk's career
ended,
PIANO MAKERS DEFIANT
WILL NOT GIVE IN TO DEMANDS OF
THE STRIKERS.
Limit as to Number of Apprentices Ig-
nored—Employers Send Letters to
Their Men --Must Return to Work or
Remove Tools,
Toronto despatch: It is probable that
the piano -workers? strike will be a long
one. The manufacturers yesterday \se'rv-
Teem ultimatum: on their recalcitrant
employees, rstating to each man :that,
having absented himself from his evoork
without 'leave, he had fonfeited his
situation and that the piano firms had
decided in future to maintain an open
shop ,and not to eater into an agree-
went which provides for the discharge
of any person employed at the time Of
the settlement of any strike declared
in their factories. In conclusion the
notice stated that sh•oudd the men
wish to enter the service of their em-
ployers under the new conditions they
should apply at the factories before
Thursday, Sept. 13, and•, if not, they
nnusst remove their tools from The &hops
on or before this date.
The men have decided to take their
tools out on Thursday.
FOUNTAIN FALLS NOW.
Another Waterpower in. North Said to
be Leased.
Toronto. Sept. 17.—It is reported that
the Ontario Government has leased Foun-
tain Falls, on the Montreal River, New
Ontario, to Beach Bros., of FIaileybtiry,
who intend to use the power 3eveloped
there for running an electric railcar y
connecting New Liskeard, Haileybury
and Cobalt. It is said tbat there is an
intention on the part of the capitalists
who are behind the project to use i.he
power also for the operation of meas.
Inquiries made at the Depart•nen, cf
Mines were met with the inf x:mation
that Fountain Falls were not leased, Let
were still in, the hands of the Ca an,
It was stated that Hound Chute was not
leased eitrer. The Notch water mover
has been negotiated for, but Hon. Flank
Cochrane, Minister of Lands aid Mires;
said a few days prior to his departure
for 'the north that the agr:amenc bad
not been signed. The Ragged Chute is
said to be still under the old lease from
the Ross Government, but no developing
work has been done there. and the icr.sse
has about expired.
MOB AFTER U1M
THIS BLACK MAN'S LIFE NOT
WORTH MUCH. ..
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 17., Brutally
beaten by a negro, Mrs. Beatrice Frank-
ish and her daughter, Miss Gussie Leer,
are seriously 111 at their homes to -day
while an armed mob is scouring the
country for their assailants.
Mrs. Franklin and Miss Leer were
driving along a road when a negro
sprang from behind a clump of trees.
With a rock he rained blows upon the
women, and, dragging the unconscious
daughter from the carriage, threw her
into the bushes.
Mrs. Franklin, her clothes torn and
her body covered with blood, fought des-
perately and finally the negro fled.
The country was alarmed and a negro
hunt organized.
TWO BOYS MET DEATH,
Careless Handling of Gun Caused Death
Near 'Quebec Village.
Quebec, Sept. 17.—Details of the ac-
cidental death by shooting to two boys
at St. Edward de Lotbiniere, on Mon-
day last, have been received by Cor-
oner Jolicoeur, of this city. A number
of boys were fruit gathering, and
among the party were Vietor and
Delphis Poulin, sons of a well-to-do
farmer. The boys reached camp, where
they stopped and deposited the loaded
gun at the cabin door. Later cousin
of the boys ran into the cabin. and on
his way tripped over the gun, which
went off, and the charge struck both
the Poulin boys, one in the head and
the other's lung was penetrated. Both
died in a few seconds.
USED f f 1M
STONIS1 ENT.
1 Dr. Briggs' Description of Manager
l cCiitcheen" s Contract.
Chairman and Directors Each Re-
ceived Their Share.
A Toronto despatch: The disposition
& ode by Mr. Pattison of the $80,000
%Aids he received as the oonsideration
for surrendering his contract with the
Hoene Life was ddselosed before the In-
suranee 'Connrnd'se.,ion yesterday. .Jr.
Pattison testified that in aceorthtnoe
with his arrangement with Ron. J..11.
Stratton he ,had paid the direetora
naaned in the schedule the maximum,
price quoted for lame Life stock at any
time, although be admitted there had
been oonsiderable impairment of eaipntal,
and in addition' they received out of the
$80,000 some varying in amount up to
81,250, becaa ae they had received no
dividends, and had given years of service
without fees. '.Llhe stock of iMr, W. J.
Fi.rstbrook, .brother of Mr. John Fleet -
brook, permanent Chairman of Directors,
wars included in the transaetion, and ,tee
too received a small ibonus•, ethouoh not
a director. Mr. John Firstbrook received
$11,500 as consideration for surrender-
ing his contract. Mr. Pattison said he
'rad no knowledge that the $80,000 paid
him was being oherged back upon the
shareholders of ids eonspany by the addi-
tion of 5 per cent, commission to the
salary of the manager who succeeded
him. He thought Mr. Stratton paid it,
expecting to be recouped by the increase
in vndue of the 1,764 shares of stock
trans'ferroc1 to him. A number of direc-
tors, past and preeent, also testified; and
all denied any knowledge that Mr. Patti-
son was getting $80,000, or that Mr. Me-
Cutcheon's• agreement for 6 per cent.
eomanission was to recoup that amount
to Mr. Stratton. Mr. John leirsebrook
testified 'that he 'estimated Mr. Pattison
would seceive $70,000 er $75,000, and
ti that he .estienated the value of h Is o'vn
contract at $25,000, and asked $15,000,
but compromised with Mr. Pattison at
$11,504.
A number of present and former diree-
tors of the Home Life Company testified
in the afternoon, and were unanimous in
their statement that they had no knowl-
edge when the negotiations were being
carried; on or until the evidence was
given before the commission that Mx.
Pattison wars getting $80,000. Neither
did they know that the agreement with
Mr. ateCautoheon ineluded a eonnnisseon
which had been assigned to Mr, Strat-
ton to recoup him the 880,000.
"It ryvas as a bolt from tiie blue sky
to ino. I was astounded whoa I heard
of it," was the remark made by lRev.
Dr. Wm. Brine, a director of the re-
organized Hoene Life Company, why
questioned about the contraet well Mr.
MoOnteheon, Dr. Briggs said he mew
nothing about the .payment of $80,000 or
the eontract, which never carie :belo'w
the directors. In reply to the questioe
whether he thought nt worth $80,000 to
eancel Mr. Pattiso•m's and Mr. First -
brook's eonti'aet.s ;he eaid: "fico, it was
not, in navy mind. I sold to a. friend that
these brethren should aset $20,003 for
their services, an cl .ray friend said they
will not get that much."
.toter much pressing Mr. Firtbroak
said it had not occurred to thiinr that the
transaction could not have gone through
unless Mr. Pattison and himself were
settled with. The question as to the
amount Mr. Pattison reeeived had never
been discussed :between them, and he only
learned the figure when it was given be-
fore the eorneniseion. :Mr. Pattison val-
ued witness' eontract as worth. $11,000,
being one-half the amount he would, ac-
tually receive if he continued as Vice -
President.
Mr. F•iratbrook asserted that he had
no idea Mr. Stratton was going to get
back the money he paid for the cancella-
tion of the contracts out of the Hoene
Life, "'.Che President, Vice -President and
the directors then stood aside and let
the arrangement be made without in-
quiring, further than with regard: eacm
to his own personal interest," asked ,blit.
Tilley. "I regarded it as a transaction
between aIr. Partitieon and Mr. Start -
ten," was the reply.
Mr. Firstbrooh said he had estimated
the amount whidh Mr. Pattison would
get at from 570,000 to $75,000. He would,
he said, have carried through the trans-
action had he known that Mr. Pattison
was to get $80,000, but it was not known
to him that the amount was to come out
of the Home Life.
"I am told the suggestion to snake the
Home Life pay it came from Mr. Patti-
son?" .said Mr. Tilley.
"I have not the slightest knowledge of
that," replied Mr. Firstbrook.
"Was it not understood that the Rome
Life was 'to continue paying eomenassion
under there contraote after they were
assigned?" asked Mr. Tilley.
"I thought all payments under them
would be stepped, and I had not thought
of any other ooni:traets being substituted
for 'them," was. the reply,
With regard •to the delay in transfer-
ring the 150 &tares.ef common stock ef
the Grand Valley Railway Company of
the Home Life, Mr.13.rstbrook explain&
that through the Homestead Loan ea
Savings Company' the •Rome Lira had
prr ctieatly underwritten $100,000 of the
Grand Valley bonds, which carried with..
than 50 per Gent, adclational common
stock. Thxirt was to be ,increased to lea
per cent. if ate wrhole $100,000 was'sold.
When the •transaction was 'eoaaipteto it
was transferred to the Moine Ia;d
ONE-TIME TORONTO 'BELE.
Death in Brooklyn of Widow of Sergt:
Major Byrne.
New York, Sept. 17.•—Mrs. Ellen Craig
Byrne, widow of Sergeant-Major James
Byrne, of the Governor -General's Body
Guards, at one time a noted belle in To-
ronto, •tvliere she had lived from 1866 till
1900, when elle came to Brooklyn to re-
side with her children, died on Monday
morning early at 508 Beverley road, at
the age of 72, and was buried to -night.
She leaves five Chfldren, 27 grand-
children, including Mesdames George
Roundtree and Matthew Dawe, of To-
ronto, and 17 great•pi•andehildren. ' She
was born in County Meath, Ireland, in
Ardbraeon Castle,