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[. ggg ,y tv:as found tylil is frcln cover to cover
the prophecy spoke of this move_
rent, thin reveirtion 'of the New
J'eausalem. In the past 25 years
POSII1E.as nearly 600,000 Jews have been
1""""33 gathered from the four corners of
i the earth and lee! to the ctty of
9. e New York, until every fourth per-
son in the borough of Manhattan
is a Jew; or a Jewess; Is this not
U. 8. Thieving Laid Bare by Ja fact of sig restless
l wihbn the
t' J'ewish� rano, restless for the city
of truth, turns its face to A.merica
Investigators, in rejection of th'e most flattering
offer extended by thle nations of
the earth to settle elsewhere?"
Conspirators
•
I and sole head of the coa•poration,
and is to receive one-fourth of all
money or property received.
FRUIT MARKS ACT.
Mr. Toler was appointed agent
$300,000,
Robbery Has Lasted Over
len Years.
,Washington despatch—The report
sof Fourth Assistant Postmaster-elen-
•eral Bristow on the eostai Investi-
gation. ,shows that in 1803 a great
odnspiracy to loot tlio Government
r .was started in the Post Office De-
partment. It sh,ow;s that that cone
spiracy spread into division after die
vision, until wholesale robbery of.
the people became a regular shill
recognized feature of the letting of
oontracte.. • r . .
li Attached to the report of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-lleneral Bris-
tow was a memorandum written by
President Roosevelt, in which the
President stated that he approved
of M!r, Baistows 'findings, and in
which he declared that the prosecu-
tion of those officials found guilty
of corruption must be pushed with
the utmost vigor.
Perhaps the most amazing feature
elf Mr. Ilrrstow's report is the dis-
•closure that while the Government
' was defrauded out of millions on a
single deal, the aggregate amount
received by all the official. conspir-
ators combined did not amount to
over $300,000 or r-100,000. In oth-
er words, the public money was
thrown away in so reckless a fash-
ion that the robbers tliemselyes did
rot get more than a small per-
centage of the go.den etrcam.
i)etrauded tent of $3,000,000.
A. striking. illustration of thee is the
fact, cited Eby lir. Bristow, that 13ar-
rison J. heunett received only 4.6,000
from the Arnold Turf Investment
selectee, `'yet that company defraud-
ed the envie out of over $3,000,-
.000."
In the memorandum o3 the Presi-
dent and tke repast o1 Mr. Bristow.
the public gets for the first time a
+comprehensive view and a connect-
ed narrative of the frauds in the
United States Post -office Depart-
:3u,ent, which have been for wore
months under investigation. The re-
sults so fax achieved, as stated b.y
Mr. Bristow, are tLat four officers
and employees of the department
• .have resigned, and 13 have been re-
. moved; 44 Indictments have been
. found against 31 persons, ten of
whom have been connected with the
postal service. The responsibility
for the crimes and corruptions the
investigation has disclosed is de-
finitely laid at the door of First
Assistant Postmaster -General Perry
S. Beath, and the Assistant Attor-
t ney-General Sar the Post -Office De -
I partment, James N. Tyner. The
President says that the investiga-
tion "discloses a, condition of gross
corruption" in the offices of these
two men. It was among the officials
and In tl.e operations of the de-
partment under their charge that
the knavery ,tivas carried on through
many years. . I ; .
Row it Was Done.
The method ,pursued by these cor-
rupt postal officials was to demand
money' payments of stock interest
from companies or individuals fur-
' u]sLing supplies to the department
and tl-ien to give ard.ers for the sup-
plies in unceeessary and extrava-
gant quantities. 1Ir. Bristow states
that the total loss to he Govern-
ment through these depredations
cannot be estimated with.• any accur-
acy'. It le very large—so large that
the Gums received byt the corrupt
officials and their confederates,
seem small in comparison. TLe public
has been defrauded further through
tee eorrupt oennivance of Post -
office officials with get -rich -quick
concerns and bond investment schem-
ers to whom the use of the mails was
improperly allowed, One of these con-
cernls, say's Mr. Bristow, "defraud-
ed tLe public out of over $8,000,000"
NEW JERUSALEM FOUND.
It is None Other Than the City of
New =York.
New 3'ork, Dee. 7. — Descendants
of the members of the ancient town
corporation of New. Harlem met
here to -day to reorganize the town
government of colonial days, the re-
organization according to than an-
noutteement being "the first legal
• step in the redemption of elle Har-
lem lands and properties granted
to the freeholders and inhabitants
Of Harlem in 1666." The perpose
' as elated by Henry P. Toler, the
ohlef promoter, in an address, was
the creation of the now. Jerusalem.
At the meeting officers were elected
and a corporate seal, necessary in
bringing suit against, present own -
re; was adopted. Mr. Toler, in a
ong address, said that he was
convinced that the work was not
f &vim, but of God, and that New
ork is thCe prophesied city of truth
d the New Jorusalem."
0 .told of heaving consulted the'
.le for adriee and go:dance.
Upon close: study of the Bible it
:l.'estitnony by Prominent Jhmgiisb
. Dealer tat can etiian Apples,
The 1Loigtreal Daily Sitar, of Nov
10th, jiad the following report o
an interview, with Mir. Frank Hamdl-
t�pp, of the firm of TWA 'Hamilton
& Co'., one of ibis ,Largest receivers
of Canadian apples Lel j,aalverrool.
When the Ferule Marks Act first
beeaane lave" gays Mr. Hamilton. "jr
had my double as tp vingtllali ii tkilili
be vented ouceessltilly tin account
of the many eonditfefrs surrounding
the fruit trade, Fiat it has proved
a success beyond all question. Speak-
ing fgt. they dealers on the other
Side, I may say, that owln.g to the
lack of uniformity in the large num-
ber of ,grade marks used, and the
irregular packing ,of Canadian ap-
ples, we were never sure of what
we might expect to find hi a pack-
age. It was possible to get a
good barrel• of fruit under a certain
grade mark. It was also possible
tie got a barrel of "trash" under
the same brand, so that the marks on
the package counted for little. As
is now, with the marks Bisect by law,
when. we purchase packages bearing
the `"No. 1." or "X,11." brand, we are
reasonably sure that we are get-
ting an Honest and fairly uniform
"pack." This has had a tendency
to inspire great confidence in the
Canadian apple trade."
Speaking of the lav from a Can-
adian standpoint, Mr. Hamilton said ;
"I have been a close observer of the
work- ani I cannot speak too highly
of the Montreal frnit inspectors.
They have on their hands what I
consider a very difficult task, owing
to the fact that they have had to
pas m judgment on the work of hun-
dreds of different packers, and pro-
nounce on the various qualities of
fruit from the different eectIons of
the country. Sound judgment, come
moll sense and prudence have char-
acterized their actions from the be,
ginning in administering the law
fairly between the growers and ship-
pers on one side and the consumers
on the other. The inspectors, while
taking a firm stand where glaring
violations were apparent, showed
the greatest courtesy and consider-
ation towards the shippers by writ-
ing hundreds of letters on educa-
tional lines. It is a well known fact
that there are a number of good
shippers, who, while they may have
the best intentions, often find that
their packers have violated the law,
either through ignorance of lees proo-
visions or care''essneme'. Tca p• ova this
I could show a number of letters
from my Ontario shippers, who ex-
press themselves ar, only to anxious
to have their fruit inspected and the
defects pointed out by the inspectors
that they may remealy the same by
instructing their packers."
In conclusion Mr. Hamilton said it
Is in t t '
the best interest of all concern-
ed that a good, honest package of
fruit be pieced on the market.—
Yours very truly, W. A. Clemons, pub-
lication clerk.
WITH RED MOT IRON.
Members of^ -Secret Society
Subjected to Awful Torture.
San Francisco, Dec. 7.—A' secret
fraternity Lars been discovered in
elissieu 11igt ,eliool, which sub-
jects its kaaembers on initiation to
branding wit', a red hot iron and
to beat'nge and mutilation, which
often render the victims uncon-
scioub ac;01; r unlls; results in their
sickness .Sys,
Tho society;, whish as known as the
Alpha • Mu l raternity, has spread
through the High Schools and
toe technical ecbools of the city and
has considerable active member -
sl But ;far the torture to which
Althea alert woes treated at an in-
itiation recently the oh•aracter of
the societe might not have glee dis-
covered. Young abort nir1V, die n
result of the brutal treatment he
f . underwent, but the refuses to give
any!. information, 'saying he is bound
by' an cattle eeere to revealt l e secrete
cif tLe lodge rooan: • Lee . ; 1 ,
Short was not tiro ins a initiate
l$ ivltij »b1; tr'ones at the time he
Joined tehbi o,oe]sty;, fihere were oth-
fitr,• and they talo at school to -day,
putting on la cheerful front, though
inwardly' groaning at the pain of
the burns and bruises.
Sylrester B. Boardman admitted
to -day; with lz show of pride, that
he was branded with a red hot Iron,
"and that was not the Worst of it
by any !n•ea'ns," said lib.
Tire moiety. le firmly, established
in the Lowell 'High School, the Wil-
merding and Lick Schools and the
Polytechnic High School.
BACK FROM ANTARCTIC.
Swedish !Expedition Has kteturned
Atter Two Years' Absence.
Buenos Ayres, Dec. '7.—Tile Argen-
tine gunboat Uruguay, with Dr.
Otto e ordenelcjoid anu tate members
of his Antareic expedition, arrived
here to -day, and will enter the har-
bor at 5 o'clock to -morrow. A great
celebration in honor of Dr. Norden-
skjold and lits fellow -voyagers rs
now in preparation.
Prof. INoruenekjolo's South Polar
vessel Antarctic, sailed from (role
penburg, Sweden, on Oct. 16, 1001.
On May 18th 1aet, the Swedish Par-
liament voted about 550,000 for the
equtpcnent ,ot a vessel to be sent to
the relief of the expedition, which
up to that time, had not leen heard
from. The Antarctic was heard from
Aug. li3th last, when the vessel was
reported izuprisou•ed in the ice. The
Argentine Government decided to
send the gunboat Uruguay,', of 530
tons displacement, to the relief of
tbe expedltton, and that vessel left
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 8th, and return -
to -day. with the members of the ex-
pedition on board.
Dr. Nordentkjold is a nephew of
the tamoue Arctic explorer, Baron
Nordenskjold, and one of the most
intrepid of the venturesome men
who have risked their lives to obtain
knowledge of tee frozen districts
that eurround the earth's poles. He
lis a member or tLe University of
Upoala, and before; his present ex-
perience, had achieved ftinte as au
explorer of Terra del Fuego, and ao
a traveler in Alaska TLe Antarctic
wws sank in tee Erebus and Terror
(;'elf, which the verse' entered in
January, 1 002.
On the 15111 01 that month Dr. Nor-
denejotci went ashore on Paulet Is-
land, where embeequently he was
compelled to make lee camp while
awaiting tLe coming of tate teeming
expedition, J'unlet Island was dis-
covered on Dec. elOtle, 11:12, by Sir
James Clarke •tons, ,Sir James also
discovered 'Victoria Ipland, and be-
stowed aeon. two mighty: mountains
tee nn.niee of his elites, Erebus and
the Terror• The . two name' were
joined to give a name of the gulf, ,
INHUMAN TORTURE.
Dropped Coals in Woman's
Palms.
Carbondale, Pa., Dec. 7.—John Co-
boski was arrested to -day as one of
a gang of desperadoes which broke
Leto the borne of Anthony e ovinski.
Covirski was beaten into uncon-
scioust,•ess. His wife was then come
niaoded to make known the where-
abouts of the valuables and money.
This she refused to do.
Tho desperadoes gagged her and
th;er, held a lame beneath the soles
of her feet. Still she refused to speak,
are' burning coals were dropped in-
to the palms of her hands and needles
were thrust; into her flesh. Almost
overcome with' pain Ore disclosed the
h'idit;g place of $S50, the savings of
re lifetime.
A WARNING FINGER.
It Was Ierapped in a Letter and Sent
to General Bell.
Denver, Col., Dec. 7. — Adju'teent-
General Beli to -day received from
Telluride, where a miners' strike is
to progress, tee following letter
rappe
r.
wu aroui, t a lineman finger :
Gen. Bell
"We send yon this finger of a
man who disappeared front Telluride
some time ago. His ears will follow
and then his head. If his friends
Want to see him again in any other
way but th'e way we send him you
heave got to do one thing. We only
want you to withdraw the troops
from Telluride at once. If you don't
you will receive hes ears in a few
days. Don't try to find us, for it
is not in th'e power of a tin soldier
to do it. (Signed) 8. • D."
A physician sand the finger was
evidently out off shortly before
the letter was mailed, as the blood-
stains on the letter were fresh and
the blood on the finger was hardly
dry.
Denver, Col., Dec. 1..—It developed
to -night that the bloody finger
came from the office of a local
surgeon, and it is charged that it
was sent to Gen. Bell .as a joke
by certain newspaper reporters,
BABY GREISMAN'S DEATH.
Isaac Helpern Applied Too Much
Carbolic Acid.
Toronto report—The death of baby
Greisman was investigated fast night
by Chief Coroner A. J. Johnson and
a jury, who sat for over three hours.
The body was viewed at +Millard's
undertaking rooms, and, after Dr.
McKeown had been examined, an ad-
journment was made to the police
court. H; 1I. Dewart, I{.C., repre-
sented the Crown.
Dr, Walter .elclieown explained to
the jury that he bad issued the burial
certificate. Death was duo to aoute
disease of the kidneys caused by
the excessive use of oarbolin acid.
He was present at the birth of the
child anu the circumcision. The day
after the operation he was called
in again to see the child and attend
the infant until death occurred on
Sunday night. Dr. McKeown thought
Isaac Helpern's attempt to treat
the 011114 without a suf;icient know-
ledge of antiseptics caused her death.
,Rabbi Jacobs of the Holy Blossom
Synagogue pointed .out that under
the Jewish law, circumcision had to
he performed the eighth day after.
birth. He described at length the
mode of operation, which had been
in existence for 3,000 years. The
Chief Rabbi of the British Empire
twelve years ago formulated a set
of ruler for the guidance of circum-
cisors. In Canada there was no spec-
ial training. All that: is required is
that the ctrcumeisor be a conecien-
ti•oes Jew.
Iseae Helpern, who performed the
circumcision, told the jury how he
did the operation on baby Grlesman.
a:10had '83 years' erperienpoe. and neve
htt,:l a death before, Although he had
no certificate to Set, lie believed
that he as fully qualitled. ire hied
,porf.ormed three operations Inst week
and had a like number for this week
•
•
Helpern dedlarod that he was a
Rabbi. ;When there were very few
Jews in Toronto he performed the
marriage ceremony and other dut-
ies of a Rabbi. At the present time
he kills all the cattle for his cone
gregation to see if the meat is fit
food.
pr, John Caven,'wlao conducted the
autopsy, said that the condition
found in, the body was consistent
with death from carbollc acid poison-
ing, the poison having been applied
externally.
Tho jury's verdict was as follows ;
"That the child came to his death
from the excessive application of
carbolic acid, and that Isaac Halpern
was culpably ignorant of the use of
the acid."
TO STOP SMUGGLING,
Proposal to'.Examine Baggage With
Oltcarter Muteness,
Ottawg, Ren 7.—A'• conference wag
held to dice be'iw% a -n eche Commeepion-
er of Customs and 'I3di gage master's
ofnge. leading railway lines, es-
pecially of those ,whose treks extend
into the United Staters The objeet
is to decide upon better regulations,
for the examluation of baggage
brought into Carmelo from the Un-
ited Stated, so 'as to prevent the
smuggling, which is so common
along many: of tire border towns.
The Customs Department's .pro-
position is that all baggage for this
country from the United States
which has not been examined in ad-
vance by one of our officers over
there, shall be looked over at the
station nearest the boundary, and
that trains shall not proceed until
everything has been inspected. This
is the rule adopted with regard to
baggage entering tI.'e United States,
and the Government officials seem
to agree tl.'at no other regulation
would euro the 'smuggling of pur-
chases into the Dominion. .
WILL BE NO WAR.
Russia and Japan Have Agreed
to Settle Their Disputes.
London, Dec. 7.—The Japanese Min-
receivers
Baron Haynie received the t
news of the basis 01 the agreement
reached between Russia and Japan
through the exclusive despatch of the t
f
Asse ated Press on ti -e subject, from i
Paris, last eget. He said : "That is
splendid news. I have waited a long i
time In the hope of bearing it. At 2
the basis reached, it will only be a P
short time before the treaty is signed, 1)
The whole difficulty so far has been
to arrive at a basis satisfactory to 0
both nations." e
Regarding' the suggested arbitra-
tion of the difficulties between Japan 1
and Russia, Baroa Hayashi remark- t
ed : "No such proposition has been a
mentioned to me, and I doubt if the t
Manchurian question could be settled 0,
by that method. Tile Hague court ap-
pears to the to exist more for the per- C
pose of interpreting knotty points of IA
existing treaties than for dealing v
with such a territorial question as
Manchuria."
The other Embassies here are. In- h
alined to take a similar view of the t
arbitration suggestion. 1
Baron Hayashi denies that Japan a
has purchased, or is negotiating for, L
either the Chilian or Argeetine war- t
sdaips, built in Europe for those repub-
lics.
E.LIJAH III. IS
SHORT DF MONEY
Zion City Now in Hands of
a Receiver.
Prophet Needs the Cash Like
Common Folk.
He Appeals in Vain for More
Funds.
f C hioagvo, bee. 7.--i tnancl'ai: dlf1icule
ties, which began during the crusade
of John Alexander Dowie, the self-
styled Elijah III., and his restora-
tion host to New York a month ago,
and which have been rapidly increas-
ing since Dowie's return, culminat-
ed to -night in the Federal courts
taking possession of all the pro-
perty controlled by Dowie in Zion,
Ill. This town, which was founded
two years ago by Dowie, aa'd has a
population of over 10,000, is the gen-
eral headquarters for Dowie's church
and is said to represent an expen-
diture of $20,000,000. Fred. M.
Blount, chairman of the Chicago Na-
tional Bank, and Albert D. Currier,
a law partner of Congressman Bou -
toile, were appointed receivers dor
the property. 'Their bonds were fix-
ed at 'i00,000 by Judge Kolnihsa.at,
of the Uted States :District Court,.
who made the appointment on thepetition of several creuitors. The
left for Zion City to -night
o take possession of the property..
The haukruptey proeediugs against.
bowie were based on the allegation
!tat he was insolvent, and time while
n this financial condition, lie com-
mitted an act of bankruptcy by mak-
ng a preferential payment, on Nov..
, to the E. 'Streeter Lumber Com -
any for $3,770. Dowie has been hard
ressed Ly nis creditors, especially
Lime it was announced that his re •
-
ent .mission to New York has pray-
') unsuccessful financially.
Dowie is known to have accumu-
ated a large sum as the Bead of
he Christian Catholic Church, the
ssets of the organization being es-
timated at between $_0.000,000 and.
80,000,000. There was a large out -
ay of money, however, when Zion
ity was started. The lace and candy
dustries were started, and as these
entures have nes er been a paying in-
estment, a great deal more money
as tied up. Dowel's dilferetaces with
is brother-in-law, eitevenson, over
h•e management of the lace •
actory cost more than $100,000,
ad other suits recentty begun do
aka County by creditors are said
o aggregate a large sum.
Precipitated Stun on Bank.
MOVE YOUR APIARIES.
Attorrey Ettlson, represen tinge
the petitioning creditors, in his ar-
gumen•" before Judge ,Kolesaat, said;
Judgments have been accumulating
agairst Dr. Dowie for several weeks
est, and there was every indication
tact the overseer of Zion congener -
on could not pay his debts. It is
meoseible to estimate the liabilites
or assets of Dowie. Zion's affairs are
cc—replicated, and it will take several
weeks, I believe, beeo're any idea of
Dowie's finances can be had.
Last Wedc.esday Dowie :wade what
leas been regarded as a confession
of weakness at a rally in the tabor-
eacic at Zion 'City. "A lot of you
people leave cash ire your pocket,"
Dowie said to his followers. 'Dig.
dowr and get it out. It is God's,
,4 we need it lin His work. Yoa are
wards if you don't give it up.
wont it."
lestead of frightening many into -
positir,g, this appeal sent a long
o of people to the bank on Fri -
ay to draw out their teener.
Less that $3,000 was deposited In
bank on Friday, while the amount
ithl..irawa was twice as much. Late,the afternoon, A. W. Grahane, of
aukegar„ trued withdraw lits
count of $C0'0, and was told he
ould have to give thirty days' no-
te before ire. could get his money.
other appeal was made by Dowie
r fur�ds, but the depositors who
peered were few, and the depos-
e were chiefly ins trivial amounts.
Urgent Request for Money
Tod -ay Dowio asked the members .
Zion more urgently than ever for
ney. H'c. decared that lie must
ve $i00,000 without delay. This •
m he said he was willing to take
suds short . loans, but they ;nest
forthcoming immediately.
r. the efforts to remedy the con -
ion of affairs at Zion City lean -
du of letters were sent out daily
Dowie•s fo:lowers it: other parts
the country. In these all Dowleitee •
re urged, almost commanded, to
1 their farms, stores and every-
rg else and cone: at once to `Lion
y wed take up: the work of tbe
urch. Al of those who have money
banks near where they now live
re asked to draw that money out,
c] send it to deposit in Zion City.
t is declared to be a fact that
emeioyees of the manuTacturing •
ustrles h4ave not been paid from
r to six weeks. Early in. the week
ore last Dowie mage a )personal
p, through the various shops and
rl his followers and others that
y must either wait for their Rale
es or Must rn'lure a snbstantlal
in wages. leis:e was agreed to. .
Se That They May Catch Different •
Honey ti lows. ti
Trenton, Dec. The annual meet- ti
Ing of the On tario Beekeepers' As- i
soclation is being held here. The
opening session was held in the town
hall this afternoon, when a good
number of members were present. W.
A. Chrysler, of Chatham, the Pre-
sident of the association, was in the
chair. Among those in attendance
wore: Alex. Dickenison, North Glen -
ford ; William McEvoy. Woodburn, in-
spector of apiaries for Ontario, and
Mrs. McEvoy; W. J. McEvoy, Wood-
burn; John 12oJi coy, Woodburn.
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After the reading ,of the minutes by, co
tee secretary, W. Cause, Sttreetsville, D
and other preliminaries, B. 0. Lott,
Ancon., Ont„ gave an excellent pa- de
per on the advantages of Out lie
A.plarles and where, when and how d
to move them, which Opened the
way for a lively discussion on this tick
very tmportant line of management. w
lir. Post, Mr. Hall, Mr. Idoltermann !r,
and other leading Ontario bee- W
keepers supported strongly' the ac
system of moving apiaries to other yr
locations and localities in order to ti
catch the different honey flows An
from the yarious honey -yielding krbloom.
Theta eveni,ng's session was an ex-
ceedingly' interesting one, the re-
port of the Honey Exchange Com-
mittee was received and discussed.
A Question Drawer, Conducted by C.
W. Feet, of Trenton, Past President
of the association, was a very' pro-
fitable feature of the evening's pro-
gramme.
BORDERING ON REVOLT.
Portion of.ttuseian Polaatl May Hese
Against the Government.
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Berlin, Dec. 7.—The Vorwraerts, a we
Soclaliet organ, says it learns that sel
a p melon 01 Bus tae Pc:Iand s bo: d mr- the
dig; on revolt. All 'lames at Bialy- . Cit
stole are in a state of feverish ex- I oh
clement in Consequence of daily Ir.
domiciliary visits by the police and we
by arrests following a series of an.
etrikes. I
The Government apprehends, a vee- the
lent outbreak of Socialist and revo- tri
lgtionary activity. An attempt was fou
recently made in broad daylight to bef
murder the Chief of Molise at Bialy- tri
stok. General Wahl has gone to Wil- tol
sit. All stmt gathering," in Werra, the
Kovno, and Grcduo have ban forbid art
den. , cut