HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-01-16, Page 2NAVIES OF THE WORLD:
A Review of Their Relative Strength
by a United States. Writer.
IUw relatiVe rank or the seven
great sea Powere appeare to De as
foUoWs; First, Great• Britain; see
-
Olid, Fratlee; tMrd, Rweelad, fourth,
Germany; fifth, United Stat;
teleth, Italy, and seventn, japan.
This order of merit, exceot with
two nations, Iit ensained practleelly
constent no the retrogression of
Italy anti when the seivencement of
Germany !trot begen to count
Dueing the lost two yaws the su-
periority of Germany over the United
States ha n been definitely establish-
ed. Previone to this period the
small difference between tbeir an -
parent percentages of sea strength
could be made to swing either way,
according to the treatment certain
de:muted factors of efficiency receiv-
ed. Theee doubts are now so clear-
ly Rattled by actual additions made
to the German fleet and by her logic-
al programme that only a wariteftel
and Ignorant patriotlem will persist
In denying erg existing and inerea,s-
Ina inferiority.
Beees to. estimate.
'rho preee.nt attempted valuation
of naval power Is based on govern -
Meat returns and on other sources of
information that are, in imitate:see,
more authoritative and reliable than
,offielel revelations. It will be seen
that minor vessels, such au gunboate,
auxiliaries, yacht!, converted mer-
chantmen and antiquated or obsolete
• vessels have been omitted. In a. cer-
teen degree the comparison' institut-
ed rest on total displacements and
on displacements that are exclusere-
ly armored. These standards, taken
by themselves, are often deceptive,
and wince other useful and accredit-
ed factors have been weighed and
applied -Impartially, It is hoped -sof
that the final result should furnish,
It not an exact rating, at least some-
thing more useful then a mere ap-
proximation. While no absolute esti-
mate is attempted, it le also true
that the relative powers tested bave
not been determined exclusively from
one point of view.,
How to compare Streng^h.
It will be readily accepted that
when this problem was extended to
Include tb,e relative va.lueta of differ-
ent types of groupe of ships and fin-
ally of separate navies, deduction"
from any general formula construct-
ed in armchairs, were uound to be
unsound and foolisb. Hence simpler
methods were adopted, wherein, with
much science and some luck, the ele-
ment of personal jusigment lia.s al-
ways been coneulted. On he whale,
these mettle& are valuable because
they furnish broad and fair goner-
alizatiens, based upon accepted facts.
We can, for example, get close to
the truth when the relative fight-
ing strength of Great Britain and
that of any other power is compared,
or when the sea power of France or
Russia is measured Nvith that of
Germany or of tb.e United States.
These standards happen also to be
reasouably accurate when we seek
the poeition of Italy and Japan, the
relative rank or France and Russia,
and just now the place on the merit
roll of Germany and the United
Beaten.
The Han Behind the Gun.
But this cannot be employed with
any measure of certainty when it is
desirable to discover Great Britain's
real strength as compared with that
of oombitied France and Russia, or
when other vexing, if lesser, com-
binations are coneerned.
Even granting that the compara-
tive value of material can be set
down with demo exactitude such es-
tirciates are unbalanced and defective
to a degree, because it Is Impossible
to deal definitely with the human
A.t the final reckoning, the ele-
ment of personnel, manifested by
racial tendencies, native tempera-
ment, training, experience and skitt-
le short, by the adequate sea apti-
tude -may not be handled with con-
vincing determination. A.nd yet how
often and have gloriouely tile men and
not the ships have made nations
great at sea, and -as an irresistible
corollary -supreme ashore.
Types or Warships and Their Number
The fighting eauadrons of navies
aro composed of various types, waleh
may be grouped in this order of
Importance: First, battle ships;
Second, armored cruisers; third, pro-
tected cruisers•, fourth, unprotect-
ed cruisers; fifth, torpedo craft;
sixth, coast defence vessels; seventh,
special types, and, eighth, Beeman -
them.
%hero are, of coarse, many gun-
boats. a few rams and various other
auxiliaries, such, as converted
yetehte and anerehant steamers and
the smaller government nhips at-
tached to the maritime divisions of
the great departreents.
For the purpose of the prom&
Inquiry. only the first four clasees
need be confederal, An examination
of naval programmes and service
lista shows that the following gen-
eral principle now govern the con-
struction practices of the seven
great sea powers:
First -All are building battle ships
and armored cruiserit.
3econd-Except in Italy, protected
melees and, except in firma Brit-
ain, no unprotected cruisers are un -
dew constraetion.
,Feurth-All are building torpedo
boat destroyers, and, except in deer-
niavy, torpedo boats, this last belug
a smaller type, of such moderate
speed and small dieplactiment as to
unfit it for anything but harbor
work.
Fifth -None of the nations is con-
etructing torpedo gunboats or similar
types. though Franco has put afloat
and Rusela is experimenting with
another type known as destroyers of
torpedo boat destroyere. Here we
have a revereal of the old rhernie
about flea& infinituin.
Sixth -Submarines are greatly fav-
ored by France and tentatively au-
thorized by Great Britain, the United
States, and poeteley by Ittuesia.
genth.-Ittissia is laying down a
large craft intended as a collier-
traneport-training elep-an extraor-
dinary triple combineti n, Heed with
preetieel •utilities. The United Stetes
experts also retommend the construe-.
Hon of ripecird cellierg, but the oilier
nations dill depend upon merchant
veiteels for +seal supply.
lefghtli-The Monitor type, deepite
Our mietaken loyalty to en OntWOrn
OAPS, le -discarded by tho other pewers
because it to a poor gun platforM,
L3 deficient in speed, range of twain
and habitability, and is dependent
upon a, base of suppliee situated
within (My loafing distance. As a
floating battery for inshore work or
at a harbor's nieuth the typo has
morne value, but not as a, seagoing
NM' Morley.
• Heal Strength of Natione.
Including battleships, armored oruls-
ere, protected eruisers and torpedo
craft, the number ant l displacement
of ships in the seven navies are in
round numbers at; follows
rims 1.
No, of Displaconet
Rank. Country. geseets. iloonage.
1. --Uvea. Britain ....... 172 1,17,0,M0
750
sit 560;000
zei 400, 00
127 500,..tx)
e31. 329,00e
136 :ewe/
2,910 -
1,6400
An examination of this table ahoWa
that the United States has the leciet
number of ships, though its displaoe-
Wilt is nearly double that of Japan.
As the grand total of ships is duel to
diepeopurtionate array of torpedo
craft, it may be meal to set (Were
the total after this type has beee
eliminated.
TABLE
2.-4 raneeth
eeetussla
4.-tiormany
5 -United 6tates
7.-Japau
lece of
Other
Torpedo Craft, , Fighting
Counti7 No. Inspiticel. Types.
G. eat Britain 212 21,160 260
France 310 20.040 , 14
Ituabia 2i8 24,550 93
--aertnasy 167 01,260 01
Lanett zitittes ..... o2 4,370 75
luny 174 11,630 67
.U41011 .... 93 13.610 44
Confining the examination to sea -
gong armored vacates, budt or un-
uer conetruction, the renewing total;
in number and deeplacemeate, and
the relative percentages will be
found:
'1.A3LE ILL
No. of
Voubtry. bin"
uroat Britain se
ritneo oo
.ituobia 3/
uerniany 36
toted ,otates 29
Italy ... 27
Japan 14
• -
Totals 293
P. C.
bynis.
Disphoo. P.C. by piece
-
meets. Ships. memo.
1,09 ,4.09 .32 .is.
e84,3180 .19 .17
3/1,400 .15 .1•4
Sui,40.) .12 .10
1348,e0U .15 .11
2041,305 .80
162,We .05 Oa.
- -
3,040,200 100 100
•forout Lirltain's Supremacy.
The certain 'supremacy of Cire.a,t
Brgain over any °tiler nation, lulu
Iter apparent superiority to .9 ranee
anti Ukelele. E01111.b.11eu appear to be
testabluesed by tele analyeie. La the
latter ItelaBet fele relative superena
ity in elope is niuetyetive to ulnae, -
two, wivi.s in aulplaceitiont bhe is
only greater than theta two natioae
trat than elf:among includee. 'rag
existenee of tne "two gower" etane-
aru-that is, of a. imperiority in
quality and ah equality lfl number to
any other two inatione-ie etrenuoue-
iy conied iu Great Britain by the
Navy League and 011 the Continent
mainly by German writers.
Lord Braseey, however, insists anti
stows with stubborn figures thai.
the British fleet is equal to tile two
Power etzuidard in first class battle
sh.ps and in important cruisers Batt
auxiliaries. British design shows a
progressive Mit ante, tend ships ca,n
be built more cheaply in Great. Bri-
tain than abroad. Catuckneas of con-
struction has, it is true, fallen from
the rate set by the Majestic °lase,
but even here, he claims, the worst
is over. In battle shipe aloae Great
Britain is well to the forefront of the
fighting. lino. Built, building or pro-
jected, forty-one of tiles class, meas-
uring 600,000 tome can, ho deciarea,
now bo arrayed agel•net a French
and Russian twenty-seven, aggregat-
ing b60,0D0 tone. While it is probable
that Lord Braesey's patriotic OP-
thedaem has carried him too tar
afield, principally because he has
taken uncorrected displacements as
the measure of fighting 'efficiency,
dell hie seems to be near the broad
truth, and in any event his faith
should encourage Parliament ant:
eearten even the jerelxilahs of the
dismal and protesteng British, Naval
League.
It is conceded that British shlpe
ITO relatively undergunned, though a
compeneation they carry a greata
Amply of ammunition than the ves•
eels of other nations. Thls is a vital
quality, because experts are now be
ginning to realize that the value in
eattle of ammunition, ample In quan
tity and easily delivered to the bat
terry, cannot be overemphasized.
The average displacement of the
armored fighting .ehipe shown in ta
ble HI., be about 10,400, while that
of all classes, ex•hibited In table
is only 2,800.
For Battleship Giants.
The present tendency is -to belle
battleshLps exceedlug 16,000 tons
Great Britain, for example, having
wider construction Tamale of 1801).,
sous, and the latest type recoin.
mended by our Board of Construction
being 17,000 tons. This development
of displacement has been urged in
oppoeition to the complaints, indoec
to the nagging of conservatives, who
have labored to keep warship dimen-
sions within limit, that only produce
weak compromises between valuable
elements and exclude imperative en.
ergies demanded on the first fight.
Ing line.
Much vexed and Rome acrimonious
differences of opinion have arisen
over the development of amoral
cruisers. This type is an important
one, its field of action being dietinet
from that of •the battleship, and
only less ueeful. So tar has thee development been carred that the If.
ference in eize between it and battle-
ehips has practitially disappeared
This seeres te be a mistake. It is Idle
to say that the armored cruiser can
take the place of the battleship, for
then the two would haste to be
merged, but an the other hand, as
the battle type °millet logically ex.
let without It, some design should be
produced that will fill its special'
function in the etrategy of atm
-
peewee and in the tactics of battle.
Summing up the armored strength
Lt will 'be peen Hist Great Britain
has nearly. 200,000 more tote than
Franco and Russia combined, and
about 37.000 more tons than Ger.
many, the United Stater!, Ttaly and
japan., --N. Y, llerakt
DOWIEITE GOES TO JAIL.
Felt Court of British Columbia Af-
firms Sentence.
Vancouver, il. C., Jan. 18. -The fell
court of Dritish Columbia has af-
firmed the indgment of justice Drake
eenteneing Elder troolts, of the Chris-
tian Catholic Cherch in Zion, to three
months in jail, for counselling one
of his adherents net to engage a
doetor when his children were Bet-
tering from diphtheria. it le thought
this I11 drive Dowle's little band
out of the province.
ftiaaaa.inema.0.4.
Studente at Princeton tInivereity
and the profeesors are being vaeein-
Med tee rapidly as the vets,k can be
&ma The only Cage Of einallpoe tie
far roported Is that Of Henry H.
Savage, a frophomore, (rein Trenten.
SUpday ScJooL
1,..11itiSSON NO. IU,
JANUARY 1.9,, IWO%
The Early Cliestian eliureh.-Acte2:37-0.
Commentaree-Peter continued his
sermon, which wail began in the last
lesson, and preatelied unto than
jowls of Neutron',
337. They were pricked These
earnest word e delivered by the apes -
pie "prioiced" in their hearts. Thie
word devotes to pierce or penetrate
with a eecelle; ane thus to piereve
with g•riet or aeate pain of any
kind. -Barnes. They were stung
with remorse and alarm; convict -
ea or sin, and deeply distressed.
Men and brethren-"Thls was all
expression denoting affectionate
mei:mane/as," What shall we ,10 -
How can we escape the wrath time
seems certain to fall upon us be-
cause) of having crucified the Mos -
88. Peter Haid-,Paer degee not act
as superior to the other )1Posties,
but as spokesman for ell of them.
Reeent-Evangelical repentancet 18,
first, contrition; wood, reforma-
eon. The truly repentant one is
nearttly sorry for all his sine, HO
sorry that he totem away from in
forever, aucl if possible would undo
all lie has eldfally done. Be bap-
tized -By this they said publicly
that they embraced Jesu,s Christ
as tbeir Saviour. It was a confee-
sloe of their faith. For the remis-
sion of sins -In order to the fee-
giveeess of BIBB. 'Lids clause states
o,tive or object whieli should
induce them to repent and be imp -
39. For the promise -"The promis-
ed influences of the Holy Spirit, and
of pardon and salvation througit
repentance and faith in the Re-
deemer." Unto you -Even the mur-
derers of God's Son were included
lu the invitation to come andre-
pent, and openly confess ehrist,
and live for the gIory of His name.
Your elilldren-lhe blessiags of sal-
vation extended to future genera-
tions. This promise should encour-
age parents to train their ohildren
for God. Afar off-lio the .7:ewe,
Wherever dispersed, and also to the
Gentile nations. Shall call-eamt is,
all to whom he shall .send the
preacbing of Christ crucifted.
40 M-triY other words-Tbus we see
that this aciemint"is only a brief re-
port of Patsies discourse. Testify -
The seine word , is translattel
"charge" in I. Tim. V. 21, and might
be so rendered here. -Cam. Bib. Ex-
hort -"Entreating them by argu-
ments and promises." Save yourselves
-Do those things .necessary to your
salvation. Forsake yOtre sins and be-
lieve on 'the Lord Jesus Chrich This
()rooked generation (R. V.) --They
were to save themselves from the
condemnation pronounced against
thnt wicked and backslidden nation.
"which had upon it the guilt of spe-
cie] crime, and a doom of special de-
struction."
41. Then-Iirnmeclie.tely, at the
close of the sermon, "A prompt ac-
eePtance of the word ie the begin-
ning of true conversion."-Sterke.
Thet received his word (R. V.) -While
"gledly" Is omitted In the R. V., yet
It le true that those who come to
Christ should come gledly, "rejoicing
in the privilege of becoming recon-
ciled to God." Were beptized-As
sign that they had accepted Christ
as their Saviour. The same day-
Whlie three thousend were added to
the number. of •Christiens In one day,
It does not say that tbis number was
beptized 161 ne day. Three thousand
-This was a glorious beginning for
the infant church; the disciples
would be greetly encouraged. Souls
-Persons This was the first effu-
sion of the Holy Spirit under the
preaching of the Gospel.
42. 'They continued steadfastly
Perseverance is the result of a fixed
purpose. Peter was definite in ids
preaching. The people were definite
Ln their decielons. In the Apostles'
doctrine -In the doctrine taught by
tb,e apostles, svhich they received of
Sessus, and preached under the in-
spiration tie the Holy Ghost.
And fellowship -.- The Spirit
united them in the bonds of
peace. In breaking Of bread -In tok-
en olf their love and unity as the
family of God, the brethren of one
Parent. In prayers -UnItee prayer
erengthened the tie of Christian
brotherhood, and kept them bap-
tized into one Spirit.
43. Fear came - Awe and refer-
ence took the place of human plea.
oso hy. No frivolous conversation
bad place among them, but ,rather
a. pioutedevational attitude possessed
them. Many signs and wonders were
done -Noe human experiments, but
divine operations 'through men de-
voted to the service of God.,
44. AU thinge common -Theinselvee
and all they had belonged to God.
to whom also belonged their poorer
brethren, and they held what the,
possessed in trust for God and His
saints.
45. Possessions - Landti, houses,
goods -Personal property. Per ted -
Indicating that the sale and distri-
bution took plass° from time to Gm(
as called for. -Cook. Had need -They
did not sell all -their possessions, oi
relinquialt their title. to all their
property; but they so far. regarded
all as common as 'es be Willing to
part With it if it was needful to sup-
ply the `wants of the others. • •
40. I13 tiro temple -This does not
mean that they were•continually In
the temple, 'but they 'did not for-
sake th•o temple serviees and were
proresree at the beige of prayer -at
nine O'clock in the morning, at noon,
and at throe in the afternoon. Break-
ing bread at bome (R. V.) --This may
Mean that the select dompanies .s.te
togethier at their lodginge when
they returned from public worship
47, Praising God -Their hearts
were full of praise. It is as native'
for Chest lane to praise God as to
bee/alto. Having favor -The torn -
man people heard them gladly, They
were esteemed eel, their .eimplicIty
and ehestetg, owl for the purity •ancl
lovelineere of. their lives. The Lord
added -It ie the work of the Holy
Ghost to sage men and bring them
into the Church. That were being
eaved (R. V,) -Only eaved Men are
Ili eubjecte te be reeeived int° the
Cheletlan church. When a church
becomes filled up with' unsaved,
worldly people, it cease& to be a.
church and sinks to the level of tl
mere social inotitution.
Teachlaga-llowever distaht the
heart may be from fled, the Spirit
will eall leadly atid ehrtrly at Owe.
True eepeatanee elwaye preeedee
conversion. We aro not saved in
Sin, but front sin, By 611r fervent
PietY We will lead c.tj1er to Chrlet.
The Mayflies heart le e, glad heart.
The loveof God le etrotiger than
the love 6f property-.
PPACTICAL SurcVEIr.
in this lesson 'fee 'have the ltolY
Apirit'S Doodling of the primitive and
Ideal chereh. The persons Identified
with it bad certain vets marked un-
worldlY Cita tneterlstiCS. it was
formed out of that mixed multitude
of JeiVS and Gentiles, that, en the
"day Ot Pellteeeet," Wee afleernbled
at jertieulene for Chrietiag Weir-
ehip. To toesthe apotalee or the
lege Preaelled the wetelerfet works
or OW. To tiatigry emitted aad
doubting quote/neve Peter told
than ell thot tixis wee the Itilillelent
of the words spoken by the prephet
joei. • The central truall of tills mer-
men Was the Measlalietjlp of Illm
wliona by weekal Mande tee Jews had
ertolifial and Blain. If ILIAC sieeerta
that ado Jesus God had rallied el)
and exalted to be both "Lord and
Meet." The effect that this pow-
erful, pungent and faithful preaelling
produced is doseribecl 111 title leaden,
Tliere is force paid dynamic::: in
gospel trwth. It always enlightens
the ailed, awakens tbe conseienee,
and If assented to polities; the heart
and eorreeti: the life. These Jew,
"rilled with confiesion, remorse and
eonsciotainees of guilt, eri,w at le glanee
that they had committed an a:tro-
t:does (mime Lu teed they were the
betr11,Yerti and murderers of the jult
0110.11 The trebelievere were then as
now an obstinate, stiffneeked, an-
aired:mei:30cl and perverse generation.
From this °lase we are to save owe -
selves, yea, keep oue garments In:i-
nsetted. Tees° words, thrilled and
moue the hearts, for they that
gladly received the word, obeyed,
and were baptized with • the Hole'
Ghost and fire, These etatemente
prove that these converts Were fen-
cer°. This le how the Christian
elituroh was formed.
The doctrines, ordinanceand prac-
tice/I of the early chureh are given Us
Iii vs. 42-47. These apostles were not
from the schools. They were uniettria-
en end unskilled in the arts or sof try and and 'lunette eloquenee. They
told unpalatable and barbed truths.
Their doctrines svero not the treat -
tions of the Pharisees; or the philo-
sophy of the Greeks. The saved, how-
ever, accepting their simple creed
and ,00nteming steadfastle therein,
were brought more ane more 'into
anion, communion and Christian fel-
lowship. Tee more they examined the
Gospel the more it appeared to them
worthy of acceptation.
These early ihrifitians were liberal,
upited, and kindly affectioned eine to
inother. They wore very ardent, sin-
cere, and practical in their charities.
They Lutereeted thew:mites in the
temporal and spiritual welfare of
their Christian brethren. As they had
opportunity they did good unto n.r.
men. As a eouseeold of faith they
were united in mind and affection,
for they "had all things common.".
There wee no arbitrary Jaw binding
every men to renoueee his personal
rights to all hls effects. The individ-
ual did not turn all over into te corn -
race fund so that every man would
nave an equal claim. The,pure spirit
oe unfeigned love and benevolence
..weice 'knit them together, in heart
and interest made the people say,
"Behold liow the Christians love one
another 1" Se unselfish were they
that no man said that aught of the
thinge which he possessed was his
own. '
Title early chtirch was born in a
revival. It hept up a aevial Interest.
It was a growing society. It received
daily accessions. The additions were
the saved. This simple and pure
nearted band impressed the specta-
tors with awe. Their religious notione
and ideas all the people did not ap-
prove of, but their piety and virtues
they always commended. "He is a
good man," said a beathen of a
peacee.ble, beneficent neighbor, "bet
he is a Cbristiao."
Alhert W, Parry.
INN BY i 81111-110G.
Red-hot Irons and Hot Water
Tried on the Brute.
AN AXE LOOSED HIS GRIP.
Port Chester, N.Y., Jan. 14. -Mary
teeny, five years of age, Of Grove
gtreet was horribly mangled by a
'eulleog bezonging to nor brother this
morning; and is feared ber injurlea
.aety ems e fatal. • She. was bitteu
..)out the fee° and arnis.
With ber mother Jonn, who is ten
years of lige, the Renege.'" was play -
/11g thib morning in the house. Tnere
veils nt) one else at home. The bull-
dog, which belonged to .her brother
thinissr, attemptec to join in the
romping. While Mary was standing
on a °hale, tee dog leaped up at her
at play. bile hit him, and lie became
Angry elle sprang Da her, growling.
' John grabbed the •deg to hold it
backdbet the powerful animal jerked
she boy from hie feet and dragged
tam againea the chair, which' toppled
over, and the little girl, the boy and
the dog landed in a heap. The dog
stlll disregarded the bey and at-
tacked the original 'object of his
anger. Repeatedly he bit the girl
.A.bout the head' and face.
tirs,ther,s Blows Unheeded.
John foisght it, boating it with the
doker and a chair, but the unimal,
aow fulle aroueed, was made only the
ni,me vicious by the buy' s attacke.
The blows Mined on Ilim and the
taste ce blood seemed to make the
Lumial 'mad. Lie finaltY sank Ms teeth
.0 the flesh of the girl's shoulder, anti
itter swinging her about for a min -
ate or two lay down and held on,
Ls bulldogs do when fighting. Only
low, deep growls came from the dog.
The child soreamed in terror and
iitauggled to get loose, but the ani-
nial held 'on.
Then the brother ran gut and
ealled for help. Richard Miner% who
eves close by, reeponded. His first
effort was to pull the dog's ,jaws
apart, but he was unable to even
start time. Ile passed an Iron rod
betweeh the jaws and tried to pry
them apart. It was not possible to
.do this.
Anothee peker bad in the mean-
time been heated by John, and this
was applied at rod heat to the ere-
mal's back, but the Oily result was
a shifting of poilition and deeper
growle by the dog and a tighter
grip uponthe little girl.
idot Water Palled.
Elmore tried hot water, hut
though the eltin .peeled off later,'
the, ahimalestill held on. He tlien re-
sorted to mane he had hesitated to
try before. He feared if 1,41 straek
Lite dog with ati instrument heavy
enough to kill he might injare the
girl. With an axe lie broke the ant -
Mare back, and' as the dog :felt par-
alyzed he let go of the eitilci, but
remained conscious and tried to get
at Ler again. • Elmore pushed the
girl 'aside with his foot and ernshed
the dog' e skull with another blow
of the axe.
By this time, the child was un-
e011arionS. She was hurried to the
hoepital, Where her !atrial were
treated and dreesed. The cloctere
fear elle will die. Ibor do not thOnk
there le danger of rabies, but If the
child rallies anti becomes; euffiet-
ently. strong she will be treated
With tier= to itvold ail danger
fro% .that. If she levee she Will be
marred and perhaps: maimed, Ise
the bone in the Shoulder Was nat.
Oral by the prensere of the ant-
jaxte,
LON DUFFERIN
15 VERY ILL
Von Buelow Stops Flogging
of Poles
BY RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTORS
The Pope's Jubilee Will Take
rieeelhis Year and. Preparations
are Going on Now-Wondeilill
Dis00ve7 of Venus' Shadow Last
t
ghl.
LoildOn Jan. 1e, -Tile Marquis of
Dufferin and Ave, foituerly Governor-
Geueral of ev,nacla, is se0ously 41 at
eatieii:lboree'elaci
, rAla7 gesidence In County
olov
No More lelogging or Poles.
Berlin, Jan. 13. -The Iniperial
Chancellor, Count voli Duelow, re -
pilot in the Lower House of the Diet
to -day to interpellations relative to
the Pollee questlexis in Pressie. Von
Buelow pref.:cat his remark') bY see-
ing that the incidents at Vreschen
had boon geoatly exaggerated. What
had ocoerree was the !beet of the
Polish agitation, and not of the Pruts,
bi 1.11 school system. Corporal punish-
ment would hereafter be omigei
ing rellgums instruction. No one pre-
ventea the Poles from speaking Poi -
isle but they must also learn to speak
(sermon and participate ip• the Ger-
man work of
1110 rbve's JuiPier•
New York, Jan. 13.-A movement
for . the •fitting celebratton of the
Pontifical .silver Jilledee of Pope
Leo XIII,' welch will take place
this •year, is POW on foot in all
parts of the world. -.Elaborate pre-
partite:me for the coming celebra-
tion exe already making. In Eng-
land, • and will soon be begun in this
ountry. COples of the appeal jut
lamed in England have been re-
ceived at the -"house pf Archbishop
Corrigan,. in this city.
Venus Till Pt NV at Shadow.
Nice, France, Jan. 13.-M. Glace
-
bine the chief astronomer Of the
Nice Observatory, reports that at
7 o'clock yesterday evening, after
moienset, • stlie , brilliancy of Venue
wail so intenee as to cast shadows
on 'the wane. This is the first time
this phenceuenon has been observed,
Ver S N.iii-Comin,t tat.
Copenhagen, Jan. 18.-A deputa-
tion, 'representing .34,000 signatures
to an .address protesting against the
sale of the Danish West Indies with-
out the question being previouely re
-
(creed to a plebiscite, was received
in audience by King Christian to-
day. His Majesty replieel as follows:
"We thank you for the interest
you have displayed in this matter,
bat we are unable while diplomatic
negotiations are pending to ex-
press.oter views on the question, We
beg you! Will have as we have our-
selves fuel belief that,our Ministry
will know how to safeguard the wel-
fare of the Islands and their people."
IMPERitil SPITES
Which Have the EffQct of Law
in Canada.
AN AID TO LAWYERS,
The draft volume of Imperial sta-
tutes prepared under the authority
01 tho Lietnenant-Govereor in 0oun-
cil Ives been leseed to members of the
Legislature. This volnin,e, which hue
been ldoked forward to with coated-
leterest by legal praetitioii-
ers,. is a compilation, of the statute
laws of Great .aritain In force in Gas
Province by virtue ed Provieciai. leg-
adatlun, Chapter' ane _hundred 0110
eleven or the revieed etatutee brought
into force the law .of leugiand re-
lative to property and civil rights
toe that law stood on Ootaber
1702. The judicature aot made pro-
vieien for the juriediction of the
High Court, widen was to be, for
practical purpoees, tbe same as the
courts in England, on December b,
.1.8.10.-0ther acts et tile PrOWILIOC have
from time to time generally brought
into force certain of the English bl.B.-
tuve 'awe, but evitat the law really
was ailed' only be aehertabied by re-
ference t,o large and expeneive vol-
umed, and In Hume CABBE omy by re-
ference to the manuaCript rolls of
Parliament. Under 'hese circum-
stances many a young praesitiener
has often found it alnueat impositiole
to ascertain weett tbe law really wags
In regard to certain subieetn•
This. comptlation was made under
thesinetruotions or 'the Attorney -
Generale who has tievoted mueli time
and theught to tlie subject, BEd
Whin 10 as enabodied in an order-in-
Couriell ,passal by the Govereinentv
Teo werk was done by Mr. 0,
Itegistrar of the high
Court, and supervised by a consmit-
tee consisting of Sir John Boyd, eir
WIIihxm Meredith, Mr. ,Thetice Moss,
Chief Justice rialconbridge and Sir
Thou. Taylor.
Useful Volume.
The work wilt be known as' volume
111. of 'the revised statutes of On-
tario. Many note were considered to
have spent their forme and have beeu
euggeeted for repeal. The volume
contains an appendix of Imperial
statutes of general practice) utility,
which have been passed eluce Octo-
ber 15, 1702. It also Contains a sched-
ule /ratting Torth a number of 105-
perial acts, Which the committee ad-
vise ehould be repealed so far as On-
tario is colicerned. Thee° date back
to' the time et Mtwara I., and include
acts passed in the reigns of hearlY
ail the sovereigns who Succeeded him,
Another schedule -sheen) Imperial acts
or parts thereof appearing to be In
force in Ontario by virtue of Previte,
clal legislation, which are not re-
pealed. Among these is the Imperial
eeelesiatitleallegialatlon, whieli the
tenrimittee deelded It wee not expedi-
mit to dent with at the present time.
Among tee other') ate the liabette
corpus not of C1iarle' 11, . and the
Lord's bay net of George TIT.
Slie•-Do you tor/Welber how you
Fiala when yen Were courting me, (bit
if' 1. wonld marry you 1 would have
nothing to do all irly days lett sit
about and look pretty? And how
different It Is nOW.
ite.-Well, it heft my fanit If yet)
(MIA leek pretty' any trierev-Tit-
Bite. , ,
110IINCE ENOS IN MISER
Once a Countess She Oled in
a Hovel.
Now 'York, 'Tall. 1.4. -Tee death of
Mine. Adele Peeveitu, which occurred
ittet eight In a miserable shelter,
which ehe called lwr ltome, ends a
Career tif romence told misery, elle
was born near Paris 72 years ago,
and early in life married the Count
Do Doreau, et that time well knowe
and high in official favor. A dis-
pute in a famoue Jttrls Club rotor a
gambling debt resulted in a duel,
ansi the Count was killed. The young
widow married Henry Provetie and
crime to -dila couetry to live. Tee
young couple moved 'in the highest
elreles In Washington and 'wore re-
eelVed 111 the (.11140Matle• Bet I4610r
Proveau came to New York, It
was eere that Ng Peel/eon died.
Hie widow 1i:thee/tea considerable
property, but the fued disappeared,
and the old lady, demi to the last
resort of poverty, made application
to a Peer house. From this she erne
takee by a negro women, and it
was in the 'louse of this women
teat sbe died.
N1'01111ELL fitillediD 11? LOVE
Says Desertiin by Blanche
Walsh Broku His Heart,
HE WEDDED WHILE DRUNK,
Iianees City, Aloe San. 13.-Me1-
bourne MacDowell, the tragedian
who appeared in "La Tosco, • et the
Auciltorium here, went to 10.111811.8
Lrity, Kan., and signed a deposition
in oinee Se11eaL1011.A1 clutr8eb
made against elegem° AL Brute:,
111, fermer manegeo th most H
SatiaLai is that he wee dragged
and while in that condition was in-
duced to sign itevety for $1i00 the
seghte 01 Sardotee piste's a•nd tricked
117to marriage with Wilhamenti,
etrauss, of Baltimore.
The actor also avers 111 the depo-
eition that Blanche Waist, with'
whom he starred after the death
of Ms wife, Fanny Davenport
"broke his heart" when she left hie
company, which resulted in his
drinking to excess. the habit aims -
hie; all of' ids subeefeuent *trouble.
TM) deposition was takeu tor utiie
in a maternal several weeks ago in
the Ramsey 'County District Court
of Minnesota against Clarence Al,
Brune and others.
W.git t.P0en moats Utoeltilugly.
In Ills depositiou Mr. MacDowell
eharg,es that Brune, .11110, besiege)
being the former bushiess manager
of MacDoweilg company, oleo pittee
ed. prominent parte in "Cleopatra,"
"Tlieodora," and other pieces, RUE-
ceeiled in gettiag him to sign a
bill of 'Sale and release of five of
Saxdou's plays, together with a'
tea.neer of the executorship of the
estate or the late Fanny Davenport
MacDowell,
ae was Induced te do this, he avers,
because 13rune represented to hem
teat he was able to seeure the re-
turn .of Blanche Wale), to the Mac -
Dowell Company and thet he told
Mae:Dowell titp,t it would be necessary
to sego .certain pdpere "as ,a mattes,
• forni," In hes deposition Beacleow-
ell states that he wale brawl down
Li health, caused be excesslv,e• drink,
a,ncl that sviale he was under the in.
(Melee of ligaor• Brune seeured las
eignature to the papers which re-
leased his claim as Feeley Daven-
port's executor to the Sardou plays.
' ant tried W11.iie orutik; •
The most' sensational part of the
efecleowell depoeiLion is that where-.
in he epe.aks of Lis last 'marriage.
He seye that. he was put on :board
• ste,amer at New licea, taken to
Boston and' from there to. Newport
News and was titere married to Miss
Wilheluaine. Strauss, of Baltimore. He
revere teat he has platy a slight recol-
lection of the affair, and that he
was ."druhlt and broken iteaited" at
time.
"Miss Walsh, to. whom I was en-
gaged to be Married," Ito said, "left
me in New look tet titer end of lent
feiasen a brokenhearted' man anti
broken in health. I drank hard and
inoeseantly, and it was while in
this wrecked physiciti condition that
I mot title Baltimore woman to whom
I was•married."
Bruile tveught for Boners.
MacDowell further stated in his
that • he first met 13ruine
in ikl,lineapo.is, Mem., use later in
Chicago; that Beene represented to
him that he was a man of 0300118 and
an actor. He further .alleged that
Brune after they became associated
together tried to be the "'whole
thing" by biding 'himself In 'import-
ant parte eviaie MacDowell, the real
etar of the show, was all Out rele-
gated to the bacitground. efacDow-
ell before becoming an actor was
Li. sailor. Ho accouets for his ignor-
ance of the forms of law and legal
papers by snying thae he never tad
occasion during ids seafaring days
to traneact business and that be
signed all papers presented to hire
by his. manager, Mr. Brune, wbom lie
trueted as, a friend,
"I have nothing .to say about this
affair," cued Mr. MaeDoveell after he
had signed the deposition. "My
attorney, Thomas R. Hart, of New
York, has entire clitiege of the cafie.
He Is my nephew, a good lawyer
and a man: whom I know to be MY
friend. I value the plays, the right
of which I have signed over to Mr.
Brune, at about $25„000,. although
this suit will involve much mere
Money before 44;is eeetled."
BALDHEADED MEN NEXT.
Gras, Hales to Disappear, Snys This
lerevich Savunt.
Par!, Jen, 31.--1)r, illenteltikov, the
famous savant of the Pasteur in.-
stitute, wbose rootlet reecarelies in
the direction of prolOnglng life
through the destruction of the "old
ago microbe," attracted the atten-
tion of the vecienthic world, givee it
as his op.nlorl that "it wid always
bo impossible to isolate a special
health bacillus). Personally, I am
unable to believe that Prof. Loob's
rosearehee Will lotiel to the di
Dry of ouch bacillus. I rather think ,
they will result In the discovery of
the main thiag-the ' nourishment
neceseary to repair and restore the
worn-out tunctions 01 the body."
Dr. lientehlkov coati:tiled: "X am
now finishing the study of the cauees
of the withering of the halt., and be-
lieve, Viotti t will soon be able to pre-
vent decay of the pigment. Nly ex-
pertinent/4 have been mostly eon -
cermet with parrots, withal live to
a great age, thus greatly ream-
aling the human speelea In the
ease of a parrot. aged 82 1suetioods
al in peeventing the pIuMage from
turnbig gra,"
CONVICTED BY PHONOGRAPH,
Reproduces Threats 3hole by Diee
carded Lover 01 Singer,
1st, recently met to young 10(661 with
Parte, Jan. 112.-Allite Brunt an Uri:-
whom oho fell in love, but later the
couple btu] 41, quarrel, She took an
engagement from a inanufaeturer
or pbouograpino plateleti te ants
Neagh into a machine,
Welk) eligaged at the apparatus
her former lover presented himself
and tried to indium lier to resume
their frieedly relation% When she
refused, he became letreateniug, do-
claring that lie Would hIll her, Tor -
rifled, the girl reshed to 10 eom-
mineary of pollee, but the mall de-
nied the threats, and as dlere was
no confirmatory evidence he had to
be released.
Retureing home, Mile. Brun re -
;mined her work oh the phonograph,
'Lo her surprise the pnonograph be-
gan :to reproduce the whole ecene
with her lover, including the threats.
Armed with the Instrument, she re-
turned to the commissary, who
gave orders for the arrest of the
oulpet.
31SNEll RANI( SHEETS,
And SwindlerPrinted Notes
Over Them,
AND DISCOUNTED THE PAPER,
Independence, Jail. 18.-A seems° to
defraud ecorce el farmers en tele part
of Iowa, canes to Liget to -day, It is
estimeted tiait had the plan succeed-
ed the promoters would itave cleared
about $30,000, as notes representing
that amount have been sent to the
bank at Jessup, in teas county, for
collectIon.
Three months ago a Stranger giv-
ing the mule of John Smith cov-
ered the western and northern por-
Gone tie the county and obtained
reenterw eignaturee for varloue al.
leged purposes. He secured the sig.
natures of at leaet 200 farmers.,
and possibly more. On Monday a
largo number of the wealthy sign-
ers received notices from a Chicago
law 'firm notifying them to meet
certain etiotes. At the hank were
promissory notes to thie amount of
$14,000 for collection, bearing the
nam•es pf about seventy men.
The notes reveeled the scheme. Blank
sheets qf paper were signed and the
proinissory notes were printed at the
top afterwards. The farmers are
united in teeir efforts to fight the
case, and the beet of legal counsel
has boon retatned.
ar-xe .a.c.ae,:ace•
5 THE MARKETS
a 01'../e1 11 arteers' .11L' 1106.
Grath receipts were light on the
etreet niarket to -day, only 1,200
bushels offering': 'Wheat was eteady
and barley and oats were easier.
Wheat -200 bushels of white sold
at 70 to 82c per 'bushel; 1.00 bush-
els of rod at 70 to 81e, and 10Ce
bushelof goose at 6714 to 68c.
Barley-e00buebeis sold at 5i4 to
623.e per beehel.
Oate-300 bashele sold at 47140
Per beam],
Hase-Was steatly,• 5 loads selling
at $11. to $12 per load for timetily,
and $8 to $e foe clover.
trawItecelpts were nil.
,ng Wheat Biteltets.
Yell:riving are the closing quota-
tions at important centres to -11y:
Cate May.
New York ... -- 87 7,e3
eiliettgo . 78 1-2 82 1-2
Telalo 80 89 1-2
Crulu 11, No. 1 nrethern 76 3-4 70 8-4
Duluth, No. 1 hard 70 8-4 --
.16estlish Live ',fork ,raislE
Liverpool, San. Lee -Cattle aro
'etrones at 12e to lege per lb.
(dressed weighit); 'refrigerator bee
Le steady tet 10 to 10 1-4c per*lb.
..treet 1 ;Al Vs/ .11.5 6 r1r4.•
totport cattle, ehoico, par ovvi- 11 70 ta 23
Shtport cattle, light, per mt... 4 26 to t 455
. 00103 031 owl:. 3 51 to 1 00
exuort, choice, per cwt. 4 90 to 653
-'4titollorte cattle paled 4 25 0 1 50
o choice 5 r5 to 1 15
• do common . „ . 3 so CO 8 25
rlomodlom nI1X1*(1....•••• p 40 rA, 1(15
l3otchors' inferior 2 75 to 3 OD
Feeders, heiwy.„: 3 76 to 4 ult
delight 3 04 to 3 20
Needing bees ........ . .. 2 60 to 3 00,
ritorker8 1 76 to '3 00;
anal 0011,1tl,. . ... SO Os to 45 OD,
Celve4, per hoed 2 00 to 8 0$
ohm, OWelt per °WE. 3 20 to 3 at
Shoop, bucks, nor cwt 2 50 to 2 75.
Shoup, butchers% each 2 us to 3 00
LettrIbe, uer cwt... 00 to 2 60.
;owl, eibm,e, hot less than VD
and up to 200 lbs75 to 000
.10g83 5*. b 5) to 00
dots, undPr1(3)lbs 0 50 to 0 to
llogs. sows . 3 60 '• 2 00
• BratistreeP;) 4on rrome.
At Quebee businees deleng thepast
160016 haa 00011 weLee, geevele
awe are now oa toter tarame lenges
witha del eupply oi epring sem-
psee. ,
emehleesat Sraatreal has been p.ck-
mg tip tine week. Tito trieveders
azu out oil the road.
At 'Boronto thus week there has
been a jeer inquire, lor spring goods„
the travoltire imeig new out with
(Amines, lor • the sort...ng busLuesS, The
placing of orders at the upenaig
tho eeabon was Very good, oat 60-
0 076 prefer to get the hulk
of their. seppeee eater in the 8061-
0011 (11/1.11 ionnerly.
13usinebs at 11.Atth:1.02i as rer.Orted eye
13raostreetei 1.; good, and tee out-
iook for the exiting is promistale.
Traveilers aro tioaig web for Ode
eettooh of the year, tenti•the trade In
spring geode promiees to show a,
marked re5lval in the near future.
Mandecturere aro buy, labor Is
well employed ane tee conditions of'
trade aro encouraging. There Is V.
good angled tor menu, Olin 811108'
aro • 'steady.
11:011
ad:clas
Le moderately active. The demand foe
soreig geode le beginning to Make
ft.4 the Pacific Coast pointe:
At London thiweek there le a
better feteing. The effects) of the
holiday trade are elowlY Weep -
peering,
At Winnipeg the met Week trade
hoe been rather quiet. leitallere are
10 still light, owing to the elevator
wolf entisfial with the reeulte of the
hoildtly trade. The grain movemeet
bl .„ e, anti it 11 not likely to Im-
prove Mach till the rallwilyS are in
41 position to got out more of the
mem,
January Patin res,
IteportS to it. G. Ulm & Co'. iihew
lIrtbihttjoo of coMmerelel failures tote
the firWeek ot 'Tannery ifei,telflee
030, of which $2,285,292 u ere 116
manuineturing and $1,711,831, In.
trading Concerns. Abott one -nevi of
the total wee dna 40 n, eineee failure
In inthber goethi maritenetnieng. Tit
the IMMO week litat ;Veer linbitittoto
wore 82,301004. n1.11111.64 this week
htlfriber 8751 In the 'fleeted Stittee
ligainet 1124 loft ;eerie, and LP7 in can.
ado, agalaat -87 lad yearq