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RESULTS OF THE STRUGGLE.
Men Chosen by Our Ne&ghbors to Manage
Their Affairs.
Mayors,
Araheretbtu•g J. J, ruuli
Arllprior ... J. Harvey
Bracebrldgo ... J. D. Shier
Brockville J. Harrison
Belleville .,..,. R. J. Graham
Brantford "..., It. K. Halloran
Benin J. it, Eden
Chatham W. McKeown
Clinton — Jackson
DOUouig ..... W. I1, Floyd
Cornwall I). C. AlguIre
Collingwood W. A. Hogg
Deenronto .. Dr. Newton
DanovHle .,,,. C. W. Winslow
Durham ,.... N. McIntyre
Ewa, ...... ... Or. J. O'Brien
Fared,
. C. McLean
OravenhuretJ. A. C. Grant
Guelph ,.,...... G. U. Hamilton
Galt 11. Caul
0ananoque W. N, itogere
llodericit — . E. N. Lewin
Hamilton . W. J. Mortice
Huntsville — Hurt
Kingston — Isrll
Kincardine .,,.,. J. hutted
Kt/Wyllie ... e. L. McKay
London Adam Beck
Listowel F. W. Hay
Llsdsay ,,.., J. 11. Sootheran
Leamington L. Wrglo
Mount Forest J. A. Halstead
Mitchell ,•., ... H. Campbell
Meeford J. 1), Hammel
Napa nee J. 1'. \ rooman
Norte B iy W. McKenzie
Niagara Falls G. Hanan
Ora,ngevilte — Marslotll
Ottawa .,.. J. Cook
°Mento F. F. Fowko
Orillta J. McUosh
Paris 0. Brown
1't'tereoro 11. M. Rogers
Perth J. A. Stewart
Prescott W. Stephenson
Parry Sound A. Johnson
1'enotitngulsheue G. C, Copeland
Pluton ,.......„„ W. Boultcr
Pcmoroko G. De Lahey
Renfrew ,•.,, W. E. ema1If1eid
Stralhroy J. Robertson
Sarnia • nouns 11. Cook
St. Thames C. Maxwe,i
Stratford .. W. Hepburn
St. Mary's .,,... F. E. Butcher
Salt leg F 1.s G. F. Alchlnten
Sault Ste. Marie ... W. 11. Plummer
St. CatWirincs W. B. Iturgoyne
Trenton ,.,... J. 1' i)Iltlell
Tilsouburg 11. Brooker
Toronto ..... Thos. Urquhart
Toronto Junction J. R. Chisholm
Uxbridge ... T. C. Nicholls
Woodstock John White
Windsor .,..., ... W. Drake
\Vatcrloo ,. D. Bean
Walkerton S. W. 'Vegan
Waleiceburg T. B. Dundee
SNOWSTORM HID FLAGMAN
Fast Train Crashes Into a
Passenger Train,
THREE KILLED, FOURTEEN HURI
Adtt. 0., Jan. 12,.—Three tneu dead
and 14. or inure persons injured, ewe
fatally, is tiro rtwult of a coihsiou bo -
tweet” two trains of the 1'enneel-
vaala system ou Ilio main strcet of
this city. '
The dead:
Josepu Stein, Fort Wayne, Ind.
— iuoYcro„ Fort Wayne.
Alamo Bedtey, Van Wert, 0.
Among the enjered is J. J. Casey,
Toledo, wilo It is expected euuttot
recover.
The accident was highly sensational
1ni all Its details, occurring as It did
on too. mew street of tho town, et a
time *heir the thoroughfare was
crowded with people. Trutt No. 3e,
westbound. for Fort Wayne, hail
atoned out of the station, but at
the main street crossing wan COM -
pelted to stop a1 account of some
aocldept to the air brakes. A flagman
was sent beet to notLy No. 19, a fret
train, going lu the slaw direction,
which war, several nehutes hate. On
account of tho driving snowstorm,
tho etigWeer of No. 19 was unae,e
to Geo rho signal lu time to stacker
his foxed and his engine crashed into
the rear coach of No. 35 at the rate
of 40 niece an hour.
No. 311 oonefsted of two coaches, the
rear one being a combination bag-
gage and passenger car, with another
passenger oar in rebut. Both were
te3eteoped, and ecurcely a passenger
escaped ineury of gang sort.
Tho Beene about the wreck was
frightful. Many people were congre-
gated about the spot at the time, and
tho street was well filled with way-
farers on their way borne frau work
in tete various storms. Assistance
Dame promptly, and the dead and In-
jured were at once carried to the
freight house and station, and laid on
improvised cots. The engine of 19
was nlwoet demolished, but the cars
behind it were not damaged in the
Leant, and none of the passengers
were bruised. Every physician was
summoned to ntlnleter to the eater -
big vlatime, and by midnight those
not serious y wounded were resting
eaeliy In their rorgh hospital cots or
had been removed to more corutort-
ahlo quartos 1
A NORTHWEST MYSTERY
Tragedy leads -10 Saspielon 01
Murder.
Winnipeg, Jan. Ll.—News lute been
received In \Vinnileg of the tragic
death of a girl north of Teuton.
which may prove to be a case of
murder. Only the most meagre par-
ticulars have been obtained, but ft
appears that et woman was shot and
that a man in being Hold pending
an investigation, wldch in being con-
ducted by the Attorney-Oenertl's De-
partment. The names of neither
tho victim no/ tho accusal have been
receival in the city.
On ennutry at the Attorney-Gen-
cral'm Department it was learned
that's 'nessago had been received
from George Chatfield, J. P., of Tees
lon, which road an follows;
"Last Saturday it wee reported to
mo that a. woman had been. found
dead at the Tp. 10, lige. 1, Sec. 3,
oast. It Is supposed to bo a ease
of murder. I am leaving to Inveeti-
gato. An inquiet will prolxably bo
o cceseary."
Tho department acted on this in-
formation, and at once sent Detec-
tive Mckenzie out to enquire, Otto
the matter, and on Sunday he wired
back from Toulon as follows;
"It le neeeeettry to have a coron-
er's Inquest. 'lite accused 1■ under
arrest. Tho murdered girl was bur-
ied on Saturday. Will watt here
tho arrival of a coroner."
A trlrgratu was lmutetltately sent
to Coroner M'Leod,of tritottewall, ask-
ing hits to proceed ttt once to the
Peelle of the tragedy. Ile replied
that he would, and wont out on to-
day's Weal to Toulon, whence he will
proceed with Detective beeKentle and
others to the scene of the crime. It
will be a couple of day/ before par-
ticulars can be had.
VESSELS FOR GREAT LAKES.
Sixty-1.wo arc lk ing Built 30 ter
Steel Cumbie+.
•
Toledo, .71111. 1.;3.—.tnoun! review
of lake shipbuilding shows that OS
vessels are being built for the lakes
and that the nggrvgate vides will be
$18,491,500. Of Acne, but four are
p;.ssenger steamships. The coinblne
hire 399 boats under way, and of these
only three aro other than steel cargo
stenmshipe,
Tett canal-slze boats are being built
by A. B. Within, of Duluth. J. G.
Gllehrlet bate ordered 6,200ton
freighters. W. W. Brown, of Cleve-
land has ordered six bloats. The
4,900 -ton freight barge being built
by James Davtiean le the °illy wooden
vessel under construction.
This enormous increase in tonnage
can be taken as an Indication that
the owners have, unbounded confid-
ence In the future of the lake trade.
Much line been said to the effect
that owners are not realizing what
they should on their investments.
With nil owners closed up now for
the season of 190_, It was slated by
a focal vesselman that boats of the
larger class cleaned up from 8 to 10
per cent. on the original investment.
CAVALRY ENNUI' DURBAN
Effective Mvoeuvre at Re-
view Before Vice -Royalty
KITCHENER HEADED TROOPS
Delhi. Imide, enble: Tire review
today by the Viceroy, Lord Cur-
zoo, of 80,003 British and native
troops. lap by Lord Kitchener, wile
the last important event of the
curestntion durbar. The Viceroy, the
Duke of Connaught, end the Granth
Duke of Hesse, surrounded by a
brllBxn1 state took up their posi-
tions at the saluting point between
the grand stands. From every side
an Immense umfiltude of Europeans
and natives watched the parade
and cheered Its favorite regiments.
Lade Curzon and the Duchess of
tem nought witnessed the review
trent carriages.
The sone to -day wen not less
brillinut in coloring than the (re-
cL(ung events, and it equaled them
111 pictures meness. 'There was a
particulates. effective manoeuvre af-
ter the pleshtg of the horse ttrtil-
less, the cavalry, field butteries,
nee l iafntery le the order nttm-
el. 'file cavalry Let line of r,tginteuts,
followed by the artillery, gahoped
past Heels red formed half ,telt,'
lin Truitt of the grated stand, and
trout this tweiti.on charged ilowtt in
a long and magnificent line ler
within a short distance of tits sal-
uting point.
Of all the soldiers reviewed to-
day Slone made a better Impression
than the native volunteers, which
were led by native princes magnifi-
cently uniformed and horsed. The
Imperial Service Corps, composed
of natives, which saw service In
China, excited great admiration,
and waif gvlen a tremendous re-
ception.
At a meeting of the Sliver Lead
Mine owners of east and west Koo-
tenay, held at Sandon, 131 C., reso-
lutions favoring a protective duty
on lead were paned.
CANADIAN
The ala tri:• light kilt l011 at'l'tt Bell
wax burned.
The ally of Toronto has resumed
the stile of coal.
Paisley's Hotel, at Merton, was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $3,500.
:\ new Separate School luta been
opened on Close avenue, Toronto.
Hon. 11 .1. Davis has dented the ru-
mor that he hits reeigned.
John R. Coetigan, K. C., a eon of
the lion. John C'ostigan, dropped dead
at Calgary.
By the official returns Ale. Urqu-
Itert'e plurality over Mayor ilowlant{,
of Toronto, is given at 757.
Airaooni dentes with emphasis a
current story that he had beoomo en-
gaged to Mtew McUilllvray, of Sydney.
eeept may *et) taken to attack the
chxtiou of the Labor aldermen of St.
Catharines on tho ground that they
ore not properly qualified..
The Batik of Montreal has decided
to inereose its capital stock to
414,000,000.
'1'ho argument of the appeal in the
Lettno:: eteetlolt Wise wan not con-
cluded at adjournment.
The new Principal of Upper Canada
Colege, Mr. H. W. Auden, wul soil
for Canada on February 5th.
Hun. George E, Foster was nomi-
nated for the Coutmonn by the Con-
rerva riven of North Cesium. lie
at+eepte.L
'ilt.e thirty-sixth annual eon vont ion
of the eastern Ontario Dairymen's
Masa. latent op,ne,i at Ottawa, with
Mr. D. Derbyshire, Pres,drut, la the.
chart'.
About 40 members of the Dominion
Methodist Church, Ottawa, inter-
viewed Rev. Dr. t:oso and protested
against their pastor wearing a cler-
ic.:1 gown.
lion• 1f. llnrcourt'8 euggcsted new
lloarie of Education for Toronto
would be m.ttto up of toe or twelve
tumours, the majority elected by the
whole ci,y, /dal the others appointed
by sp eolti bodies.,
Tao 3,U, annual convention of the
1 elrs metes AtOo.Iatiun of Eastern
Ontario b-'gttu at the Normal &loot,
Ottawa, yesterday, the President,
Mr. 0. Del'oyshal•e, in the chair. There
was nit attendance of about 130
delegates.
At a meeting of the Cabinet at Ot-
tawa the character of the t'epro-
sentatione to be made to the Bett-
is:1 Ccternmeht on account of the
/defeat relate.' of the cattle quar-
antine regulat.ons In favor of vessels
from United Shutes ports was dis-
cussed.
Mee 1)r. Gonion has been confined
to his home) at Halifax fot•°a week
with a severe cold, contracted when
itt 1'leton visiting has mother. He
is recovering now, and expecte to
leave for Kingston on Saturday to
assume his duties ae Principal of
Queen'e.
Peeve -Indeed little Robbie Mil -
bourne, eight years old, Len in held
at his ttotne 011 Alexander street, To-
ronto, nn innocent victim of a
thoughtless but nevertheless cruel
prank on the part of four school-
mates. The unfortunate lad's left leg
ie bent into tt V shape, and he suf-
fers such pain that he cannot beta'
to be moved. He will be fortunate
If he does not become a life-long
cripple from the treatment to which
ho has been subjected.
The Merritton inquest line been nd-
jonrned tilt Jan. 81.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN,
A more of lives were lost through
floods in Austria.
Two hundred thousand Meteor ri-
fles have been ordered for the Turk-
ish army,
A Norwegian bark was wrecked
oft the Washington const, and eight
men drowned.
The revenue for the year from the
British grain registration duties and
sugar tax, will exceed 437,500,000.
British statistics Indicate an In-
creased emigration to Canada dur-
ing the past ttvelt'e months of 59
per cent.
Major Glenn, 5th United States In-
fantry, Is on trial at Manila, charg-
ed with causing the murder of pri-
Hollers or war.
Gloucester (Mass.) fishermen are
protesting against the rattflcatlon
of the United States' treaty, with
Newfoundland.
At Keystone, Nevada, the manager
of a copper mine shot and killed
three mid wounded three others, of
twelve men who nttacked him.
In an address at Washington, Mr.
Carnegie said he had on hand SOO
new appilcn.lione for free llbrsries,
nae would likely grant them all.
The Russliut steamer Baron Dele-
tion has arrived at New Orleans
and will loud 8,500 tons of har-
vesting machinery for the Black
Sea.
The town of Wcbeter, a summer
resort five miles above tassels, to
Platt ('anon, Col., Iran been den -
trope' by fire caused by a spark
from a passing locomotive,
The Crown Princess of Saxony and
M. throe, her lover, have temporal.-
fop/tented by the advice of law-
yers, pending the trial of the divorce
cult at Dresden. M. beton ham gone
to Laueannc.
The majority of Lord Dalmeny, eld-
est son of Lord Roseeery, was cele-
brated Inst night, by a ball at Edin-
burgh, which was ettcudod by 400
representatives of the county fame
nee of Midlothian. The festivittee
will bit continual until the close of
tho week on Lord Rosebery'e Scotch
oitnto, where there Is a large bowel
party.
Cl13111berlain Replies to an
Address by Boers,
REGRETS IT IS ALL CLAIMS
Pretoria, Transvaal melee :.48 in-
fluential meeting of burghers yes-
terday drafted an address for pre-
sentation to Colonial Secretary
Ch::niherlatn mud the Legislative
Council, embodying the views of the
leaders, Mr. Chamberlain, replying
to the address of the burghers, said
the terms already granted were de-
cidedly generous, and there was no
prom/feet of a general amnesty. The
oasee of the burghers now In Eur-
ope would be considered Individnalle
on their write, said Mr. Chamber-
lain, and theme burghers should prove
their loyalty by accounting for the
gold taken to Europe. The Secretary
weld also that the annexation of
the 'Vryhetd and Utrecht districts to
Natal was irrevocable, and that the
natives would be compelled to ob-
serve their obligations. Ile declared
he 'would have been better pleased
heti the address of the burghers, in-
stead of conelsthtg merely of de-
mands, contained some recognition
of what His I1fajestys Government
had already done for the Boers.
Baden•Powelt to Leave Constabulary,
London cable: It is lulreewtced
to -day that Gen. Baden-Powell will
retire front the command of tlto
South African Constabulary for a
better post, though his future move-
ments are not settled. Cape papers
are full of acrid comment on the
general administration of the South
African Constabalary.
MURDEHED DY MULLAH
Called a Palaver and Massa-
cred Those Who Attended
POWERFUL TRIBE DESERTS HIM
London, Jan. 12.—Last news of
the !Mullah was that he was at Muti-
ng with 600 riflemen and several
thousand spearman belonging to the
surrounding tribes. Ile has suffered
mach in prestige of late owing to
the desertion of a large section of
the powerful M1dJertulw tribe, who
left 111111, owing to a treacherous
act.
The Mullah, under the pretence of
cttlllug palaver, succeeded in Mello-
tng a number of these people to
leave their fort. Declaring that they
were !timidly to the British, he fell
epee them, cut the throats of some
fifty of the cider men, and subne-
quel:•tly decapitated them.
He taws alienated the sympathy of
a huge portion of the Northern Mid -
kneels, who, if they, do use open-
ly join the Southern Midjertalns in
allegiance to the British, will at any
rate not assist the Mullah,
Tne Inst few touches aro beteg
given In Aldershot to the special
section of the 3rd Telegraph Bat-
talion Royal Engineers, under orders
for set titre against the Mullah.
The section, which will be com-
posed of fifty-eight non -commis -
glom' officers anti hien, will bo com-
manded by Capt. 0. l:. Roberts, It.
i till offtecr of consideruble exper-
ience In the Soudan.
A great quantity of telegraph ina-
tetful will be taken, among which
are several hundreds of tulles of
cable and air -line apparatus. No
vehicles aro to be taken, as every-
thing is being orranged for menet
transport.
MYSTERY IN THIS MARRIAGE
Domestic Trials of Marquis
of Anglesey and Wife,
PARTED AFTER SiX WEEKS
London cable: English eortety hint
HO more remarkable example of the
Hcml-detttehed couple than the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Anglesey.
The Marchioness Is the daughter of
Sir George Clietwyntl, the second hue -
land of the Marchioness of Hast -
Ings, the, daughter of the second Mar-
quee of Anglesey, As Ludy Floret
Paget, tide lady (the mother), a
reigning belle, waft engaged away
back In the 60's, to Henry Chaplin.
Two days before the wedding she
event to Marshall and Sneigrove's
dry geode store In Oxford street, os-
tensibly to inako final arrange-
ments for heStrouesevw, entered the
store by tho front door, left It by
the side door, ran away and mar-
ried the Marque; of llasthtge. How
Henry Chaplin's "dark horse" Her-
mit teat the Ifearqule of Hastings'
first favorite In the next year's
Derby and seriously crippled the lat-
ter's fortune is ono of the romances
of tho British turf.
When, five years ago, Mies Chet-
wynd married the Marqule of An-
glesey—or Lord Uxbridge, as be
then was—It was considered u groat
matrimonial stroke. Ho had an In.
come of nearly a million dollars a
year and gave to her $50,000 worth
of jewelry.
They separated after six weeks. In
sit months she brought Hutt to have
the marriage nullified, but a few
slays before the case was to have
been heard she applied to have It
wlHelm we.
The fere( never came to light, the
rase being heard "In camera," but
Justice Jenne, who has had a unique
experience of matrimonial matters,
Haitl It was the most extraordinary
'that had ever come to lila notice.
Tho suit was withdrawn, the Mar-
quis settled $60,000 a year on the
MJnrchaouess, and 'since then they
have 'gone their own ways.
The Marquis has a bed case of
stage mania. lie devotee all his
time to private theatricals, which
Ito cullers out on a lavish smile at
his rustle, fins Newydd, in North
\Nates.
Tito Marchioness, considered the
most bnvtutifnl Marchioness in Eng-
lued, plums her time between Lon-
don, Parts and the Riviera. She is
of the airy. fairy typo, with wonder-
ful pink and white comp:oxion. Tltl-
nnesque hair rand eyes that only
Greuzu could do justice to. She ex-
cites unbounded admiration, and in-
terest in her Is heightened by the
mystery that surrounds iter brief
matrimonial life.
SOMEVIEWS FROM JAMAICA
Mr. Burke Talks About Cattle
Disease and Trade.
AN "UNDISGUISED DELUSION,"
Ottawa despatch Hays: The De-
partment of Trade and Commerce
was advised today that the Govern-
ment of Jamaica had an order passed
prohibiting the huportallon of cat-
tle from Canada and the United
Stn lex on account of foot and
mouth disease being prevalent in the
Ntw 'England Slates.
A retort Wan received to -day at
(Ito Trude and C'omtnerce Department
front E. Eustuco Burke, Canada's
Cuminercial Agent in Jamaica. Mr.
Berko nays that two Ontario brands
of flour are finding favor and a mar-
ket of the Island. Ile reiterates the
complaint against Canadians not en-
deavoring to meet the requirements
of tho trade by better methods of
parking and studying the sizo of the
packages. lu regard to butter,
cheese, boots and shoes, there is not
much complaint. A Halifax firm, he
Hugs, meets all the rcquiremente of
the butter trade and sends choioe
creamery. 'The United States triads
have raised the price of pork, and
Canadian packers should get the
trade, The sugar industry shows
tastes of Improvment. The lack of
better stettttship service with Can-
ada is severely reit. There were fre-
quently enquiries from Ontario and
enebel: as to the metes for oraagoe
and bananas, pmt owing to the high
rate and the time it took to forward
them nothing could be done. The
tate wan prohibitive. 1Ie thought a
service might be arranged with the
Elder -Dempster people. At present
the rete for a barrel of oranges
w-ttn $1 to Halifax and only 60 cents
to New York, and 77 cents to Mon-
treal by New York. Fruit had, there-
fore, to be shipped by New York and
Boston. Ho melerstood that the
Canadian Pacific had under cowed.
elation the idea of running their
own steamers between St. John and
,homiet. As for the present service,
Mt'. Burke nays It In painfully anti-
quated, an undlsguieed deluelon, and
deplorably lacking in all modern
equipment, an abeoluto failure," He
soya that the movement for closer
commercial relations with Canada Is
endorsee an the island.
FOR DRINKERS OF COFFEE.
Feels About the Beverage That Ape
Not Generally Known.
The inhabitants of the United
States consume initially, statistics
show, 730,0tki,UdO pounds' of coffee,
end its there are about 7,,000,00U
inhabitants each of thttm lens to hie
credit tial pseudo in the course of
the year. Notwithstanding Ole a
wive of fear ewe l's; over the country
every little while, and the coffee
diritikers lift up their voices and say,
"Are we not harming our health
with drlwkiwg tut much coffee?" Tho
reelect lots lately been discussed by
n number of medical societies, 1'by-
myoittns aro pretty generally agreed
that the moderate coneumption of
coffee is not 1njurloun and "moderate
consumption" they decline ea one cup
at breakfast, ono at noon and ono
lin tiro evening. Coffee taken plain,
without either Bream; or sugar, they
may, le less harmful than the sweet-
ened colo -au -lull, or milk coffee,
which, fermenting, is bad for tho di -
goof Ivo orgtyns.
Smokers Luo bettor off with coffee
than without It, as telecom, being a
,t-reotle, weakens the heart action,
wldie coffee, a stimulant, etrength-
otre 1t, so that the heart of the smok-
leg coffee Brinker does not vary, as a
rule, from the heart of him who has
neither the one habit nor the other.
The smoker who does not drink coffee
has usually a weak heart. Tho dla-
olplee of the no breakfast faith say
that ono cup of coffee between two
oups of hot water in the morning Is
hotter for the health than all the
breakfast cereals or health foods ad-
tertined
Through its executive committee,
the Chicago Illetoriucal Society has
expressed Itself in favor of the
commemoration and celebration of
August let, 1903, as the centennial
anniversary of the founding ofCtti-
Cage.