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Nearly 300 of His Followers
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Kruger May 'Grose: Again Owing to Friction With the Dutch-- -.Eiger Delegates
Rumored to be Willing to Accept Lansdowne's Terms —Kitchener
as an licenomist---.Cape Colonists Deteud Reputation of British Sol-
diers.-.-.. No Fears of intervention,
Pretoria, Feb. 7.—On Sunday, un
seer cover of darkness and during a
heavy rainstorm,, tie Boers attacked
blockhouse on the l,'rankrort road,
but were repulsed. Their ob,;eet seems
to have been the capture of ton sup.
ply wagons which were resting at
I3lackvlel. The Boers have made at
tempts to cross the lisle of tiie )1odk
houses every night lately. They avoid
causing an alarm by pulling up the
posts and flattening tate fence in•
stead of cutting the wire,
Another considerable British sue -
costs is reported on Wednesday night
Major Leader, of the Fifth Dragooe
Guards, went out ° with mounter.
troops from the (columns of Colonel.
ICekewtch and Mettle with the ab•
jest or attacking Gen. Delary's fore:,
which was said to be near Meeks.
dorp. On rho way a .Boer picket was
surprised, axed Major Leader, on learn-
ing from the prisoner that Delaney
lead moved his force, but that Sere,
Alberts' Commando was at Victory,
changed his plans and went to the
latter place. Alberts' 'eager war
taken completely by surprise before
dawn. Under tine fire of a pom-pom
the Beare' horses stampeded. The
Burghers made a smart fight, but
railed to withstand the charge of
the mounted men, particularly the
Seettidle Horse, who charged gallant-
ly right home. The resul•e, wale seven
Boers killed and 131. including Com-
mandant Alberts, made prisoners
The British loss was only a few
wounded,
It has been decided to deport Gen
Den Viljoen, the Boer commander who
was captured about ten days ego. .
;terse Artiiret•y fitlfres.
Pretoria, Feb. 7.—A Britisl. force
under Col, Kiel, consisting or Dam -
ant's Horse and Batteries IC, b',
of the Royal horse Artillery, act-
ing as mounted infantry, made a
three -days' trek and captured 80
horses, 1,000 sheep, and 630 heaal of
good cattle. They took one prison-
er. The .horse Artillery Rifles have
picked up tiles rnew work quickly
and well.
• 'Biee St. Petersburg cot•respondeltt
of the %lune/ trays Novae Vremya ewe -
meets on the Dutch -British oontmuni-
otfena in a spirit which seems to in-
dicate that the official desire to eni-
tivato friendly relations with Great
Britain is not without effect. Novae
Yremya recognizes that the tone of
the British note is extremely friend-
ly towards tko Boers, but retakes the
niistake of thinking that thee sliowe
weakening in the :British 'Govern-
ment's attitude.
Leeds Suit Giessen,.
Brussels, Feb. 7. --.The Iitreobt
correspondent of the Petit Blue
states that in an interview Dr
Leyds, the diplomatic agent of the
Transvaal, said: "We intend as
quickly as possible to inform the
' Boer leaders in South .Africa of the
exact slguifieaneo of the ctnglo-
• Dutch correspondence and every-
thing connected with it. We have
received very recent information
from South Africa, which is very
reassuring. The war will go on for
tea years., if pessary."
Confer With Kruger.
Londnn, Feb. 7.—The Boer dele-
gates, Walmarans and Wessels, have
arrived at Utrecht for the purpose
of holding a conference with Mr.
Kruger, Dr. Leyds, and Delegate
Fischer. ;
Threatens Attack on lfritr,h Camp.
Washington, Feb. 7.—Gen. Samuel
Pearson, late of the Boer army, who
had been in this country for a year,
engaged in working up sentiment for
the Boer cantle, has sent a uommu-
niaation to President Roosevelt, .In-
dicating an intention to organize an
-` armed force of Boer sympathizers in
Now Orleans to attain( a camp es-
tablished by British military agents
near that city, whence horses and
mules are shipped to' South Africa.
General Pearnon recently has been
in leiew Orleans, and his letter to
the President was writtea there, lie
etas sent other communications to
the President on the subject, but has
received no response, and the Presi-
dent 19 hotified that the letter con-
cerning the proposed attack on the
British camp is "a .last solemn.ap-
peal." He suggests that le be per-
mitted to strike the British camp at
Peet Chalmette with e. force to be
assembled - at New Orleans, and inti-
mates that ho will consider the Pre-
sident's failuxe to respond to 1118
communication as equivalent to per-
mission to make the attack. The Gov-
ernment will, of course, see that Gen.
luearson does net dr any injury to
*he 13ritish Damps.
!Died In elallra:t Garrison.
Ottawa, Feb, 7,--•A telegram re-
ceived at the Militia Department this
morning announces the death at Hal-
ifax of Bugler Young, of the 3rd Spec-
ial Service Battalion, doing garrison
duty there. Bugler Young was a son
of Mr. C. O. Young, of Picton, Ont„
anti a brother -in -late to stir. Taylor
Meeleity, City Solicitor. The remains
of tete young soldier will be sent to
Pioton foe interment,
ti'toartinies' to the l"etth'tt.
Montreal, rob. 't. --'Phe Exeeutivo
Committee, charged with the erection
Of a lnettumene in Montreal to the de-
oee.sed Canadian troopers here, ob-
tatineti the necessary funds, and the c
monument will be erected whiten a I
year.
ieufeb ere I)isappointeal.,
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VJLbI O1SeillAR1tUl4'S DIARY.
The French SoIdler's Opinion of
Some Beers He flet.
Paris, Feb. 7. Let Liberteoontinaee
the publication of the diary 01001, de
Villebols-Mareull, who Was killed
while fighting for the Boers In
South Africa. In a roto of March
1..1900, Colonel do Villebols-Maruoll
says:
"It has been ascertained that thesurrender of Cronje was Official, T
do not know what the effect will bo
among the thinking classes. As for
the common people, a farmer who
was told ,the news in our presence
merely remarked, 'Think of that 1'
with the utmost lndifforeaoe, I
have Beard .so much about the pa-
triotism of the Boers that I am be-
coming ,somewhat extreme to my
view's in the other direction, The
Boer class all he can to save his
skin, and to must feel teat he is to
be covered by aa obstacle in order
to make, the best use of. Itis coolness
and his marvellous markmanship '
On March 2 Colonel de Villebole-
Mareuii at last started in the diree-
tion of the Modder, and he continues;
""We had lunch at a farm. These peo-
ple are terribly lazy. At 1 o'clock
In the Afternoon a big fellow got
out of hie bed to look all us and then
returned to it. They complain of
being near a. road, and when you
tell them that they are thus en-
abled to charge Leigh priecs they
bemoan the trouble it gives. them"
In an earlier note he wrote : " At
first 1 believed, in view of the aston-
ishing system of the Boers, that they
would display enthusiasm for offen-
sive tactics when the moment 'ar-
rived. But when, with the utmost
insouciance, they alidwed the me-
ment Co pass, I perceived that the
final viotory was passing to the
other. side, in spite of the -mistakes
Made by the latter. That is esaotiy
zvlrai Is happening. The inertia -of
the Boers having Increased in pro-
portion eo the j irate spent In their
childish positic�ns,• the advance of tate
British will be accelerated by the
law of strategic gravitation by rea-
son of its very success."
Eu Reitte to Blind Asyttn.
;Montreal, Feb. 7.—Trooper L. W.
R. 'Mulley, U. S. 0., who lost his eye-
sight in South- Atriea, passed through
Montreal on his wily from his home
in Winchester, Ont., to iallfax, • N.
S., where he will enter the institu-
tion for the blind for the purpose of
studying the system f reading by
raised Ietters, taught there.
Capt. feeroter Returning to Cu.nttcla.
Ottawa, Feb. 7.—Capt. Bernier, who
has been in England for sumo time
on busnaess in oouneetion with the
plans for his North Pole expedite/a],
Is expected in Ottawa in a few dart.
The captain sailed from England for
Canada about two weeks ago.
London, Feb. 9,—Prom Wolve hock
,Lord el itchener has to -day telegraph-
ed a long description of a combineci
movement ot numerous British col -
mune with the object of securing
Gen. DeWet,
Lord Kitchener says the advance
began the night of Feb. 5, the whole
force paving from various directions
and forming a continuous line of
mounted melt on tete west bank of the
Llebcnberg's vies from Frankfort as
fur south tis Danny's home, andthence to Kaffir kop• The line then
advanced to the west, and the fol-
lowing night Lite Britisb entrenched
with their outposts 50 yards apart,
They held the line from Holland. on
the .Ileilbron-Fra.nkfert blockhouse
lint*, to Dore kloof, on the ICroonstad-
Lin•iley blockhouses line, while the
0t)umnet were also working In . ad-
vartctt of tile blockhouse eines to pre -
tent DeWet's crossing. The advancewart eoutfnued ,Feb, 0, and DeWet
wee within the enclosure, but; real-
izing hist position, ito ordered his men
to disperse end seek safety during
the night, DeWot himself, with some
10011 and a' number of cattle, made
for tate 3 roonstad-Lindley block-
house line, and at one o'clock in the
morning. when it wne very dark, by
rushing his 'rattle at the fence, broke
heat W113' through the Tine, mixed up
with the cattle, and losing three men;
killed.
;Many attempts were made to break
through the. lino on tie night of Feb.
7, reports Lord l etchener, the line
of the outposts being attacked at
rare/tie
s terms throughout the night.
Telt very few escaped, and ten dead
Boers were picked up in the morning
near Ireilbron.
"I did not p,^ert exact detnlis of the
Boer citeunities," continues Lord
hsteltenr'r, "belt as tai as I have as.
ertaine1 they consist of 283
n killed, wounded and prisoners, as
Well as about 700 tired horses and
many cattle.
"Our casualties were only tart"
Laudon, Feb. 7. --Tho Brussels oor.
aeespondont of the Titnos, quoting a
correspondent at The nape, says
the moot noteworthy feature of the
eiteation td the feet. that no 111-fcei-
eng has been tensed. by Great Bid -
tale's refusal of the Dutch propoaala
rcgerding the South African war.
'Though there is a general disappoint-
ment, public feeling is not di111d0rt-
(metl. Ittoderatct opinion in Belgittnt,
the '1`tm0H' correspondent setytt, 000-
deinns the attitude of the Hoer dele-
gates, especially as the I (loath re-
lay to the I)utelr note does not pre -
elude the acceptance of proposals if
tlnaale in proper form,
'Went to Visit Sent or 'Warr,
tendon, Feb. t1,-wA despatch to a
news ngonoy from 13russr is says;
"It le understood bete that the
Deer del -gates have decided to sub.
twit to the conditions lei 1 down in
Lord Lansdowne's comntnnleatlon to
the Dutch Government, anti are pre-
paring, a eomniunlcaticn to tiro
0rit1ste Government asking perinls-
elen to visit South Attlee end setting
forth the olfteet ot the proposod also.
It is expected that the request wilt
resell i:ne;iand next week."
gr, Chamberlain's allninineentent in
ho Helrase of oalttaxtotte on Thdeteley
that the eibstaille of the correepon
clone witit the i)atoell Governrixen
would be 1100Anlunicated through Lor
I`"itehener to file hoer generals put
an end to the incident which. began
With Dr. IBuper'e visit,
If the Poore have ever hoped for
foreign intervention they 0annot welt
belie for it any more, in these eircuw-
etauees It is, $ coarse, possible flint
Generals Botha, De Wet, Delarey,
with or without cofourrenee Qr. Mr,
Sehalkburger and 3 r, Steyn, May
give up the struggle in despair, but
their course will depend upon military /
conaideratioAs, with which tate oiYi
Attack
of Angina
ins ectori ,
knowledge, w'�r ar 4� 4„F'A,Ii it 14 tR Pectoris,
JUSTICE,SISTERMORE:tresis irno, Willaofinenandof atturt-allylitide: wi(o1rt l havematers- • � � ally aided the court to its deliberat•
-
e fiche .ills-epeetal knowledge, too, ofum, if
eonllnerolai and marine law torte of
great use to the court, awl while prosµ
pony deferentiatl to thoee who bad
DEATH SWIFT AND UNEXPECTED been on the Bench for
hie strop ioeger period
merged, g personality ivas not sub-
while the records of filo
court bear evidence of eoundnese of
Succumbed Last In -
his judgment and of hie. diligenee and
Night ri firmness, Probalbly nothing better In-
n! dioutoe the reenact anti high ()pinto(
•
Ilan, even if he hard the xeslui.elte
Thrusts haven nen affect upot to nal.
the
muss of Englishmen. Abuse by Ger-
man newspapers only strengthen
their determination to go on fight -
t1 o ttq t)2 dea . oe foreign intervene
If
the Boers, or any other foreign-
ers; snppeee teat Great Dritain is Un-
able or unwilling to carry on tate
war they are very much mistaken.
Trty here, but it
cloes�noeretsrests a peace pa
as disbelief in
tire material resources of the British
&ntpiro, Its Cardinal principle Is that
reasonable men on both sides would
agree upon a peace which would
make another war in South Africa a
praetioal impossibility.
A. Tribute to DeWet.
London, Feb. 10,-6 a.m,—To-day's
newspapers, while expressing dee
aPpolnto ent at the failure of Lord
Ifitchener to capptare Dewet, pay
just tribute to the skill and daring
or the Boer General. P11e Daily Tele-
graph says it Is quite impossible for
any Euglishraan to rebase admiration
for the latest exploit of the most ex-
traordinary personality by tar whom
the war haus produced upas( the Boer
aide.
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Cape Colony United.
Cape Town, Feb. 9.—At a meet -
Ing of oitizens held here last night,
at which several thousand were
present, a resolution was passed
refuting •filo Continental calumniat-
ors of theBritishtroops. Colonial
Secretary Graham delivered at
strong speech.
A resolution was also adopted sup-
porting the attitude of the Domin-
ion Government in regard to the
war. These resolutions represent
the united loyal feeling throughout
the Cape Colony,
Kruger May mote.
London, Feb. 0.—A despatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Utrecht indicates the proba-
bility of the removal of the Boer
headquarters to Geneva on account
of friction .between Mr. Kruger and
his associates and the Duteli Gov-
ernment.
Dr. Leyde, representative in Eu-
rope of the Transvaal, is reported as
declaring that the recent proposals
'ooking to the establishment of
peace in South Africa made by the
Dutch Premier, Dr. Kuyper, were an
Toronto, Oat., Feb.
',Tuuti,e0 Meter, of the Court of
Appeal, (lied suddenly at ins.horee, 14
' Walmer flood, early on Sunday utorn-
ing. Row sudden was the eiuninans
may be, gathered from the fact that
the late Judge worked all day Sat-
urday at Osgoode Sall and in the
evening dined happily with hie fere-
Bee For some time he haul been trou-
bled oecaslonally with a pain, in the
region of leis heart, but had attri,
buted it to indigerstioa. Fie easel
on Saturday morning that he Wats
feeling Metter, went to Osgood()
Hall, and remained there from 11 un-
til 5.80. Returning home at about
Q o'e1oek, he had dinner with hie
family, and was in a pleasant, eveu
jocular mood, Be retired early, be-
fore 8 o'clock, andshortly after
complained of a, violent paim it
grew go bad that 'Dlr. Temple wee sent
for, and he pronounced it acute Indi-
gestion. The patient's col:Witlun was
not thought; to be ,serious, but the
pain, continued and about a o'clock
in the morning became very much
worse. The pain was accompanied
by violent retphing, and Dr. Temple
was sent for again, also Drs Ide-
Pbedran, but before they arrived the
Judge was dead. The opiniou was
expressed that death remitted from
the presence of gasses about the
heart. Dr. MoPliedran ,stated
last night, however, that
ho believed death was due
primarily to heart disease—” an-
gina pectoris" he nam(1 the truubie.
It Is a vases of the heart, which,
the .doctor said, usually proved fat-
al in the first attack. Mr. Justice
Lister, he thought, ho''wever, had
had several slight attacks of it,
and had attributed the pate to indi-
gestion. He had not consulted a
physician about it, and httd not been
under medical teeatment for a year
peter to his death. Angina pectoris,
Dr, McPeedran said, when severe,
causes intense pain. It was a first
attack of it that carried off Dr.
Thomas Arnold, the famous master
of Rugby,
Those of his family who were with
WWII degree he united the Oualltios
of iwpetuosity and cool-hen,dedneee.
The public knew Iles best as the
leader of assaults in Parliamentary
committees, and admired the dab
and doggedness with, winching fought
the Conservative Government s
forces. Bullying, the Ministers,
when hard preened, scinetltnes called
limn and paid hien a compliment by
the complaint, It teas of little eon-
equenoe what naive they gave the
courage and resource which over-
bore a dozen Miuletors in commit-
ters composed chiefly* of thee, sup-
porters; the country, seeing one
private member prevail over a whole
Cabinet of Privy CounoilIors, reecg-
nized in him a leader among inen.
In the session of 18$0 h0 cause
Into prominence in the newspapers
no atiOn
into the Bremner fur oan the f e, esidAtten-
tion was attracted to tee deter.
tninatlon and forensic abiltty which,
In spite of the influence of those
occupying high odfieial positions, be
pressed that case to a verdict. The
country had not then become as ac-
egetomed to Parliamentary enteuir-
les as it »eoame later, and, more-
over, the connection of Gen. Mid-
dleton with the case excited public
curiosity with regard to the "prose-
cutor."
and departin ment:le revelatiowhen thensoowere
taking place, Mr. Lister took a
leading part. Teen it was that his
splendid fighting qualities allowed
themselves to the best advantage.
The temper of the committees was
aroused by the corruption and irregu-
larities which were being discov-
ered in various departments.
The members of the Opposition rose
to the full requirements of the
crisis. Prominent among them in tilt -
skirmishes and pitched battles of the
oominitteos and on the floor of the
House was "Fighting Jim Lister" In
the committee -room, where the con-
flict was baud to hand, he was irre-
sistible.
On the [steer of Parliament.
But it was not alone In the cem-
mittee that bir. Lister acquired his
reputation. On tate floor of Parlia-
ment, whenever he ;spoke, he received
the closest attention. He did not oc-
cupy the time of the House very er-
ten, but when he spoke it was with
fuil knowledge of what he was die
NEW MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S CABINET.
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Be succeeds Lyman J. Gage as SseretaryTreasurer.
HENRY 0. PAYNE, OF WISCONSIN.
lIe succeeds Charles Emory Smith as Postmaster Genoal.
unwarrantable interference in the
affairs of the Transvaal. Some of
the Boer delegates, it is said, aro at
variance with Dr. Loyds.
[low Kitchener is :laving Money.
London, Fob. 9. --Col. Sir- Charles
Vincent, M. P., who has just re-
turned from South Africa, said in
the course of a speech at Eton Col-
lege last night that by businesslike
fuethodta Gen. Kitchener was get-
ting back £500,000 a month from the
held canteens. Gen. T(itehener• ad-
vised that people at home should
not send the soldiers chocolate and
cigarettes, as they can be obtained
at the field canteens, but to devote
the money to the soldt'ere' families
at home. Many persons think, Col.
Vincent said, that Gen. Ititchener
is very austere and difficult to ap-
proach. As a matter of fact, there
was np more agreeable man, He
had extraordinary ;judgment, and a
wonderful facility for work. He
woke up every morning at 5 o'clock,
telegraphed everywhere, interview-
ing heads of departments, and de-
voting the rest of the day to prob-
lems of the eatnpalgn.
60 MILES AN HOUR.
Sarttoe-Dioneht Constructing New
llatehtne.
Nice, Feb. 10.—The experiments of
M, Santos-Dutnont with. his dirket-
leo balloon have been stopped by
the severe weather prevailing here.
The surrounding hilts are covered
With. snow, and a gale 'to -day
threatened to wreck the aero-
drome. Meanwhile if. Sautos-
butnont lits been to Paris to over-
see 1110 completion of hie ascan)
airship, with whkaah Inc is sanguine
be will be able to nutke 00 miles
an hour. Iris hope is partly based
on the lightness of the motors,
which weigh about six pounds per
Horse -power, eoutpared with 13
pounds, tete weight of tete meters
of his present 1)0110on. The steering
gear and propeller are the panne as
those*
empioyed on leis present Ina-
cbine, 'but the balloon is 17 yards
longer.
It lere.o e
t'p rt <l that :fir. Joseph Din-
nington, residing near Stittsvilie, haat
Wien heir to a fortune of $130,000
through 'tura death of a, relative in
IiInglandw
Judge Lister at his death, were Mrs.
Lister, and the children who reside
at home, Miss Bessie and Miss
Frances, and Mr. Blake Lister. The
other three children are Capt. Lis-
ter, of the permanent force, now of
Fredericton, N. B.; (Mrs. Dr.) Har-
rison, Sault Ste. Marie, and Mrs.
F. Waddell, Hamilton, The ,funeral
will take place et -Sarnia, and it le
expected will be on Wednesday,
but definite arrangements will
not be made until the arrival
of Captain Lister to -day. The
news of the Judge's death.
spread rapidly, and alt day yester-
day friends of the late .fudge con-
tinued to call at the family rest•.
dense to express a sincere sorrow
for his untimely death, and convey
their conferences to the bereaved
family.
Mr. 208(11e meter's Career,
Mr. Justice Lister Was the fifth son
of Captain George Lister, British re-
venue service, by his wife Josephine,
second daughter of Captain James
Davis, Ie. et. fie was barn near Belie-
viile, June 21, 1843, and was edneat-
ed at the Sarnia Grammar School,
under his uncle, the late Judge Davis.
He studied lawn was admitted an at-
torney in 1865 and was called 10
the bar 1875. Ie practiced through..,
out his career as a barrister in
Western Ontario, and made a name
for himself as an able and success-
ful counsel, being frequently em-
ployed In the conduct of the Crown
business at the County and City As -
Muss. Ito was (treated a Q. 0. In 1900,
and was elevated to the beueli as
one of the Juetoes In the Court of
Appeal in June, 1808.
Mr. Justice Lister entered Perlin -
Mont in the .Liberal interest ass metn-
ber for West Dambton at the gener-
al election of 188e, and retained his
seat until his removal Trent political
life by hie elevation to the bench,
His re itlea1 Activities.
These are the outstanding facts of
a very active life. Justice Lister's
judicial (artier was so soon out short
that It Is ars a publicist rather than
as a jadgo that he will be remember-
ed. The prominence tvJiieh he attain-
ed in political life woe not at alt for-
tuitous. The qualities he possessed
were the veru ingredients tvf sue.-
coss. They tvotild have gluon hire in
any field of activity into which lit
had directed them the eo13fidencc and
reepe(t of his fellow men, A steady
Will and A Blear vision were ootn-
binetl in hint tv'iltlt a genial though
r'eser'ved temperament. Iu 119 un -
cussing, and with a lucidity and
strength ot expression which made
him one of the most effective speak-
ers there. Tile speeches were devoid
Of any embellishment or rhetorical
fancies, and were a good type of
the severely practical style of Par-
liamentary speaking, which relies
for its elfeet upon the directness of
its reason and the Innnly earnestness
of Its convictions. Ile diel not take
frequent part in the debates, and
generally it was some Injustice or
meanness—partizan or iudisidual—
which brought him to his" feet. On
one occasion he turned back from
its final readings a hill which he
conceived to work an injustice to an
indlviC tai with whom he had not,
even an acquaintance. Ile put
the case so forcibly before the
House that he obtained from Sir Jelin
Titompsou a stay in the proceedings,
alWIougb the bill had passed the oom-
mittee and was being promoted sty
prominent members en both tides of
the CInttubeer. On mem:ions of this
kind leis tone was calm and judielel,
and his wards had increased weight
because his auditors believed that
the man who was uttering them was
incapable of a mean action or an un-
fairness. His nature was. direct and
outspoken,• and abhorred with al
Wholesome abhorrence trickery and
deception. lie wns a genuine defno-
orai, With perfect taltit in popular
institutions. Ile was a Canadian aru1
Ltber:t1 in all his sentiments. Iris
Mende knew that belitnd his natural
reserve was a genial and socialite
character. iI'hey knew that title
strongly -built man, with his square
jaws and determined mouth, bidden
uncles heavy moustaches, and whose
eyes flashed and features flushed
with the heat of battle, had an un-
assuming, Affable, sociable nature,
le which not a vindictive or revenge-
ful thought found lodgement. tie en-
joyed nnnuestioned popularity among
his colleagues, and their confidence
an one of the most foreetul person-
a/Mee in the field of politics, until his
re1ncwvat1 therefrom for ills place on
the bench.
His Career on the Bench,
The late Judge's appointment was
the Bret made to the fitth seat upon
the Court of Appeal Bench, a pool-
tion created by the °uteri() (lovern-
wIlt to remove the disnaitisfaetiotf
arising front an even division ot the
court tin previously constituted. lik-
ing, as he dist, itnniediately from an
Active praatit;e in the Provineat anis
In which bo was held by the bar titan
the general opinion wide!) seems to
have
ay s been current that Me Lord -
p position might have been
eters mere beneficial to' Itis Connie,
had his training at the bar and in
Pa,rlianeent atn4 hie strength of mind
and knowledge of men been applied
In a branch of indicia work more
immediately in touch with litigants
themselves and with the more nuru-
eroue nielnber's of the profession who
that 113 tractice he Court the of Appeals rattier
gHE Filil__[ftY UBE.
Creed of Ur S. Presbyterians
Made Very Clear,
CHURCH NEVER MISUNDERSTOOD
Chiang°, Feb,11.1.—Tho Record-1ter-
a1d says; "Ali eteet infauts are
saved." This section in chapter 10
on the salvation of infants, which
has messed a great storm of crib••
Went to sweep about the Preebyter-
Ian Cltu'relt for a hundred years, is
to be changed. It is to be eo mod-
ernized that none can assert the
Presbyterian creed contains an
"infant damnation" clause. A brief
and undecipherable report came
from Philadelphia last night that
the special committee on revision of
the Presbyterian creed would make
important changes in several sections
of the doctrine.
This report contained the follow-
ing paragraph ; "The committee has
decided tentatively to revise the doc-
trines of the third chapter of the
confession by declaratory statement;
also chapter 10, see, 3, on the salva-
tion of all infants; also chapter le,
sec. 7, on good works."
Expt,cdus the Paragraphs.
A first-class student of theology
at McCormick Theological Seminary
indicated last night the significance
of this declaration. He said the
third chapter of the confession would
remain as it stood, but a "declara-
tory statement" would be made to
make ()leer what it means. Con-
cerning the "salvation of infants,"
the creed reads that "all elect in-
fants are saved," thus carrying a suf-
ficient hypothesis that infants "not
elect" are not saved, hence damned.
It was explained by tate theologian
that this clause was to be so chang-
ed that the oharge "infant damna-
tion" could not be hurled at the Pres-
byterian Church.
"It has been said for a hundred
years that John Calvin taught In-
fant damnation," said the young
clergyman, "bust this is false. He
did not teach it, nor does the Presby-
terian Church teach it. But the Re-
vision Committee wishes to make the
wording Blear eoough to indicate ab-
solutely the church's attitudt-,,"
Loss Sovero on the ?tope,
A revision of the tort of Section
III, Chapter i XX1, and Section
VT, Chapter XXV, was also definitely
decided upon. One refers to the tak-
ing of lawful oaths and vows; the
other section contains the celebrated
reference to the Pope of Roane as
"that antichrist, that man of sin and
son of perdition." These sections are
considerably modified In tee text pro-
posed by the Committee, but alI the
changes aro kept secret. ,
BAN FOR OF JUIICEI
Noted Montreal Lawyer Sus-
pended for Eight Days,
SENSATIONAL INCIDENT IN COURT
Montreal, Feb. 11.—An unusual ln-
cident happened to -day in the Su-
preme Court, when Jas. Crankshaw,
K. U., one of the most noted crim-
inal Iawyers in Montreal, was sus-
pended tram practice for eight days
for contempt of court.
During the past two days a case
of Carrier() vs. Tastnovosky, in which
elle defendant contested a demand
of assignment mato upon itim, has
been in course of hearing before
Judge Pagnuelo. Yesterday after-
noon a witness was ordered by the
court to give this morning an ex-
4raet from a note -book which he pro-
duced. When the said witness was
placed In the box to -day Mr, Crank-
shaw, attorney for defendant, ob-
jected on 'the ground teat the
enquete wars closed.
The Judge overruled the obj2ctlon,
and the tolleaving dialogue followed :
Mr. Cranksitazv-.•-your Lordship, el -
though my client, rho defendant, Is
a Jew, I hope that your Lordship, in
the exercise of your functions, will
not forget that in the Brite& Empire
all persons, of whatever origin or
religion, are equal in the eye of the
law.
Hie Lordship—Mr. Crankshaw, I will
not allow such insinuations to be
made In this court, anti unless you
apologize at once you will be pun-
tebe(1 for your language.
Mr. Crankshaw—I respectfully sub-
mit that I havo nothing to apolo-
gize for. I ant exorcising the tune-
tionel I Iiavo a right to exercise as
an advocate,
Ilis Lordship—Now, we will finish
this case, and then I will deal with
yours.
The 0450 WaS concluded, and ju'lg-
tient wail rendered against the de-
fetelant, After which the judge in-
structed Mr. Crankshaw to return
in the afternoon to receive his sen-
tencr, far coalttmpt et court.
The court -romp was crowded in the
afternoon. 'rho judge said the court.
had been grossly insulted, and sus-
ponded Mr, Crankshaw for eight Clays.
,Voted ('r#ntinat Dead.
Leaden, Feb. 8.- she police here
Itave just been informed of the death
hero a few clays alto of Atiam
'Worth, nline "Barry Raymond," well
known in America In connection with
the ltnnirattnn Dank abet other blg
robberies. Worth's nettle wets fre-
quently moats •nt'd In oannpetiotl With
the stolen Gainsboroullt sticture, but
the London police a:ty tete rumor of
Worth's eonnt'ctson with the theft
teas never 0ottfirtfned.
Trains to northern Nene 'York
from participation in public nffairs,1State are again delayed by 1t heavy
he brought to bear upon, the tier; 4 snot, stoma,,
6�Y.ERNMENT
Qigantic Swindles in Army
Supplies.
THE FRESH MEAT DEAL
One 1+'1rin L'atd $1,009,000 foe ib#
Contract After it Hail Men Twloe
Bctl(t•-Itovatlt Against itlre4rIc1'a,
New It(guistions.
London, Feb, 11.—The apparentin.a
competence and, it IR 0110010, pose -:019
dishonesty whtelr pernxeate thopare
ohasipg departments of Iisltisk army,
its revealed have caused a public agi-
tation that augurs badly for the
War Office, Judging from recent and
promised disclosures scarcely any of
the supplies for the army in South
Africa wore secured en business prin-
eiples. SpcoulatIng contraotore are
cow known to nava made hundreds of
thousands of pounds -by re -stilling cone
tracts. The Qppositien vainly en-
deavored to get details regarding the
new contract for the supple of meat
announced by the Government in the
House of Commons, with the view
of ascertaining if a saving over the
former matte/4s will really, be ef-
fected.
Tee Government successfully avoid-
ed answering, but the Associated
Press understands than the contract
in question was first re -sold at £10,-
000 premium and then at £40,000,
while Cecil Rhodes and the DeBeers
group c.
Handed Over i£200,000
and thus finally secured the privi-
lege• of supplying the troops in
South Africa with fresh meat.
These figures are likely to be
shortly published, and when known
will doubtless add fuel to the lira
of public lndignatttoq, which threat-
ens to centre around the Secre-
tary of War, Mr. Brodrick, as vice -
away as it did aro,ind Lord Lane,
done when the latter was spon-
sor for the early blunders of the
war.
A dozen or
(
investigation arenowrn etttimgg or
are in process of formation. But, as
the Saturday Review says; Theses
aro only too often synonyms of
oblivion,
"The fact remains," adds the Sat-
urday Review, "that we have been
swindled on a very large wale."
Revolt Against lerodriclr.
While these stringent criticisms of
the War Office are being publicly
aired, there is proceeding beneath
the surface a revolt which threat-
ens to be of even greater Import-
ance. The leading authorities of the
volunteers, Including ma.ny of the
commanders of the best-known regi-
ments, several of them being titled
persons and nearly all wealthy, are
holding frequent meetings to decide.
the beat method of defeating Mr.
Brodrick's new volunteer regula-
tions. The committee which Mr.
Brodrick appointed to hear the griev-
anees only aigrava.ted matters. The
commanders of the leading regiments
had previously formed themselves
Into a deputation to wait on Mr.
Brodrlek, and he temporarily declined
to see them, but the Secretary for
War stole a march on the members
of the deputation by announcing in
the House of Commons that he had
appointed
Sohn nota one of ttee the f hisown, in was included. His action created In-
tense feeling among the members of
the original deputation, who pri-
vately declare that the new volun-
teer rcguIations and the "deadhead"
cominittee were introduced for the
sole purpose of making conscription
possible.
FIRE SWEEPS PRiEflSON
a
New Jersey City Suffers to
Extent of $10,000,000,
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Paterson, N. J., Dee. 9.—A great fire
swept through P•atersotn to -day, and
destroyed property valued at $110,-
000,000. It burned Its way through
the business section of the city, and
demolished a majority of the finer
structures devoted to commercial,
civic, educational, and religious use,
as well as scores of other houses.
There was but small tribute of lite
and injury to the conflagration, but
hundreds were left homeless, and
thousands without employment. A.
relief movement tor the care of those
unsheltered and unprovided for hes
already been organized, The groat
manufacturing plants of the place are
safe, and the community has aI-
ready commenced the w'Grk of reor-
ganization and restoration.
The tire calve at last midnight, and
WAS only checked after a desperate
fight that lasted until late this after-
noon. Every city and town within
reach of Paterson sent firemen and
apparatus to the relief of the threa-
tened city, A. northerly gale gave the
oonf'lagratlon an additional impetus.
Mal dings Destroyed.
A partial list of the properties de -
Strayed is es follows:
Public buildings—City Hall, Publio
Library, old City Hall, Pollee sta-
tion, No. 1 englno house, patrol sta.-
b High School and School No. L
Churches—First Baptist, Second
Presbyterian, Park Avenue Baptist,
St. Illark's >rpledeitat, anti St. Jos-
eph's Sotnen Catholic.
Banks--I'"irst National, Second Na-
tional 1part{alty), Paterson Netionai,
Silk City Trust, Hamilton Trust, and
Paterson Trust.
Club -hooses -,'Y. it!. C. A., Knights
of Columbus, Progress Club, St. Jo-
seph's Hall, and Hamilton Club.
Offloe buildings- ,Nomaino T3uitding,
Kate Building, lita,rshall and Dells,
Colin Building, Old Town clock, Old
Rinne building, and Stevenson Dultd-
lag.
Theatre --.'Pte Garden.
Newspapers—Tice Evening News and
Sunday Chronitie.
Twenty-five stores were destrpy-
ed, and an estimate made front a
general iflopeetion of the smouldering
ruins placed the 'norther of dwellings
and apartment homes destroyed at
1300, and the families lent Without
eiteltec at 34000,
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