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FACTS 10111.*
EIKHOOLPIS,
About One -filth of Them Be-
come Fanatical
/
AND TURN STOCK LOOSE.
Strange Form of Religious Mazda Led
Them to Refuse to Work ()tittle or
Hoeses or to Eat Flesh -Govern-
ment Sells the Stock.
Yorkton, Assts.., Oct, 18.-Yorkton. Is
probably the most cosmopolitan rural
centre in. the Canadian west. At least
twenty languages are spoken be Its
district, and there is a babel in the
streets, Where all sorts of foreign
costumes adorn queer -looking figures
and face. The merchants employ
competent linguists as clerics, and a
thriving business is done, for the
settlements extexel In all directions
for from twelve to thirty miles. At
present everything is subordinated to
the interest aroused by recent actions
of some of the Doukhobor% whose
settlement reaches to within thirty
miles of Yorktern. As is generally
known, a form of religious mania has
seized MOMS of these people, wive,
after enduring the buffetings of de-
spotic Russia, seemingly are 111 at
ease 'without trouble of Some. sort.
It should be made clear that the
craze has not affected the whole of
tbe Donkhobors in the Northwest.
There are in all four settlements,
two to the northeast of Yorkton, in
the A.ssinaboine and the Swan River
valleys, respectively, one to the
north, near Devil's Lake, and one
west of Bedtime', in the valley of
the Saskatchewan. There is rue data
upon which absolutely coremt es-
timates meeene made, but this much
enteeertaistedlnere Devil's Lake and
Rosthern Settlements have not been
affecteel, and these number about
3,000 people. In the Assinaboine set-
tlement Dr. Cash, of Yorkton, who
has had much to do with them in
his professional capacity, estimates
that the number effected is not
more than 25 par cent., or, say, 750
of the 8,000 total population. Of the
norte, or Swan River colony, not so
much is known, though Mr. Fred
Leonharde, who has acted as inter-
preter, thinks; that half the Doukho-
bore there are affected, or 750 out
of the 1,500. Other authorities re-
gard -We as above the mark, but it
might' be as nearly correct a,s pos-
sible to say that 1,500 out of 7.500
people, or 20 per cent., have decided
not to keep or use any stock, to
abstain from the Ilse of all meat
products in food and wearing ap-
parel, and to live a life of rigid
welberence to what they believe is
taught in the scriptures.
Turned Their Stock Loose.
The Doukhobors aro nothing if not
coneistent, so it came about that
those 'who held to these exagger-
ated religious beliefs turned their'
•stock loose a fow weeks ago with a
prayer that the Lord would take
care of the animals, as they believed
It Wrong to deprive them of their
liberty, so long as they enjeyed, lib-
erty themselves. There were plenty
of people near by ready to do the
work assigned to the Lord, so the
officiate of the Dominion Immigra-
tion Department thought it would be
better for all coneerned if the stock
were rounded up and sold, the money
to be held in trust, to be disposed
of as the Dmilthobors should direct.
T.bis was done.
GEN. CASTRO IIICT011111113,
Rebels Defeatt d After a Seven
Days' Battle,
TERRIBLE BATTLEFIELD SCENESR
Washington, Oct. 19. -The Consul -
General of Venezuela, in this city,
has received the following deerpatcb,
signed by Dr. Torres Cardenas, See-
tetary to the President of Venezuela:
"Caraeas, Oct. 18. -General Castro
Communicates sweeping victory af-
ter seven days' bloody battle. Three
thousand casualties In the rebel
eamp."
In a 'telegram to the State De-
partment, dated Caracas, Oet. 180,
and received bore at 5 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, Minister Bowen
atated that the revolutionary
army bad withdrawn, from near Vic-
toria., and that it was believed the
battle was not ended. He altar stat-
ed that the Government troops still
held Valencia. A later despatch, dat-
ed 10.45 this Sunday forenoon, froin
the eame source, stated that the
battle had ended with, no decisive
result.
La Victoria, Venezuela, Oct.
lineesenger has arrived here from
the scene of the engagement near
thie place between Government
troops and the revolutionists, bring-
ing newts that, after seven days of
terrible fighting, nine thousand re-
bels, under General Mendoza, had
abandoned tbe field, having retired
from their last positions eix miles
fron3 La 'Victoria on Friday night,
retreating in the direction of Villa
de Cure. According to President Mai-
tre the killed and wounded number
three thOusand. During the last
daye Of the fighting the temperature
rote to 116 degrees, and a visitor
to the Owner of the engagetneut de-
elaree that he never saw such
a terrible Spectacle ail was present-
ed by the battlefield. The victory
of the GoVernment tenor.% which is
said to be due to the personal tour •
age of President Castro, who twice,
With a Ahaggar rifle in his hand,
charged at the head of his seldlers,
Is coneldered a serious setbaek for
the eauffe Of the revointionists.
Willemstad, letand of Curacao, Oct.
10.-0ne of the leaders of the Ma-
tes revolution in Venezuela, Who IP
at present In Curaemo, says the rob -
els only abandoned tho fight after
being convineed that La Victoria
Was impregnable, and after Profile
tient (Metro lend refuend to come out
and attaek tire revolutionists out -
Ade Of La Victoria. Ho adds that
the reVolutieMiste stationed near
Careette, settle 1,20) men, under the
comniand of General Remote are
alone responsible foe the retreat of
Gen. Mendoza, an they permitted a
train tarrying ammunition to the
Government to leave Cetratete end
reitell La Vieterthe This train bad
an mart Of only 100 men. The men
under Ramos did net witeek it, nor
did they deetroy one of the eiglity
bridges between Citracars 411e La
Victoria over widen the railroad
runs. Tire rebels, suffered lossep, but
the Government did also. President
Castroes forces are reduced to 8,-
100 men (from 6,000), while General
Mertes etill 1iat3 ,0000 (formerly 11-
000) in the field. It was not a rout
but a methodical retreat,
PREMIER BARTON HOOTED.
--
.People Opposeel to the Federal. UMW -
lots of Trouble Ahead.
SedileY, N. S. W., Oct. 1,7. --The ex-
seeperation arAbast the working of
the Federal Constitution reached a
climax today, when riotous demen-
0trate:3es were made rtgainet Prilne
niinietor Barton, who bas been hoot -
'ed. In the streets hereln coasequeece
of the general discontent of the
crowd with the Government.
The linmeeilate caner) of the trembles
le the harassing administrations of
the Federal tariff. Merehante aro
taken to the pelice court e and fined
tor trivial clerical orrore, such as
deseriblag inverted condensed milk as
coming from Switzerland instead of
Norway. Mr. Barton's reply to those
who have complained late been
non-connnittal. He addressed a
meeting at the Town Hail to -day.
He wee frequently interrupted by a
large minority, whimso angered
him time he deseribea them as An-
archists, rilsloy-alists and trait-
ors. The persons to whom thee°
mimeo were applied, retaliated by
cheering for Mr. George Reid, the
leader of the Federal Opposition.
OliMIETS HEAT C1.111111.
His Consumption Cure Given
to the General Public.
SAYS HE HAS GREAT ,UCCESS,
New York, Oct. 20. -Dr. Gorge D.
Barney, of No. e01 Third street,
Brooklyn, Who azmounood that he had
inoculatelel Miss Emma King with
tubeeeulosis genus several mouths
ago, to prove that coneumption was
not incurable, has now given to the
world lars formula for curing the
math (dreaded disease. He claims to
nave wrought curets in many caries
by means of Vail formula, and be -
time( that in it he lias the only road
to final and permanent relief from
tubercular geims.
en a report that he will make to
the Medical Journal in a few days(
Lo the statement •that within tho
last year he has attended oue hun-
dred cases of coneumption. Of these
thirty persons( were euifering from
the disease in the third or wort
stage. Ho says ho cured twenty-aine
of -Lilo ant thirty, nineteen of the
emend 'thirty and eight 01 the forty.
Dr. Barney's formula is simple, earl
he regards it strange that no oiler
physician ever <Recovered it. The only
medicine used is comprised of the
three kresols para, nota ana orthe,
made into one compound, and known
as Trikresola. Added to the kresols
is one of the stronger disinfectants
known to science, ethie,neienane.
These, made into one liquid, form
what is known to the medical world
as Kresamiu.
This krosamin, according to Dr.
Barney's formula for the cure of
consumption, is, perhaps, tho
strangest disinfectant, if it ean be
to called, known to medicine. In odor
•eteongly resembles carbolic acid.
Used in a six par cent. solution
kresamin is plazeti In a vaporizer,
operated at a very high pressure,
and forced into the lungs of the
patient seated in an air -tight steel
=Meet.
Acting much as any ordinary dis-
infectant recto, the kresamin is forced
to ail parts of the patient's lungs,
killing, aceording to Dr. Barney'
theory, all tuberculosis germs. The
lungs aro made 'uninhabitable for
germs( of all ldnds, as a sick room is
ordinarily made ,uninhabitable for
germs after a strong disinfectant is
uscd.
"1 claim for thie formula," said Dr.
Barney yesterday, "that in all ordin-
ary cases of consumption it will be
amnia effective. One can see at a
glance how simple it is, and I have
proved during the lest four years
now practicable and how efficient it
Ls Se far as I know-, I am the only
physician in this country who ims
earth the kresols for general use. X
keep a quantity of them on hand at
all time."
LEASE WITH OPIIGN
To 'Purchase Old Parliament Property
Got by G.T.R.
Toronto, Oct. 18. -The terms under
vvbich the Ontario Government liars
handed over the site of the old Par-
liament Buildings on Front street
to the Grand Trunk Railway were
announced yesterday. The min-
or preliminaries have not yet
been settled, but the general ar-
rangement is as follows:
Lease to run 21 years at $6,000
a year for the first ten years, and
$7,000 a year for the balance of the
,erni ; with optioe to purchase at
$180,000 at end of five years, or
$200,000 at end of ten years ot at
a price to be fixed by arbitration
at the exeiration, or the lease. It
is altogether likely that some stip-
ulation will be inade as to the char-
aceer of the buildings to be erected
on the property.
MARCHING ON YORKTON.
Winnipeg, Oct. 18. -The Telegram
ptiblishea the folIow1ng• special de-
mote') from Yorkton: There ift a
strong rutnor current here that an
alley of 1,000 DOulchobers is march -
mg toward this place to demand
food of the Dominion authorities. A
German merehant who le cotuplete-
ly in toueli with these people, cor-
reborates this report, the Met ad-
viees being to the effeet that they
ramped on Thursday night at Devil's
Lake, with the purpose of poisoned -
mg the Doukhobors of that elletriet
to join them. It is oleo said that
they have threatened that if their
lemande Aro not complied with
they will burn the town. •
These reports are met wilit et cora
iaderable measure of iteredulity, and
It is thought that if the Domicile-
bors' "Coxey army" Is really on the
way it is in connectioti with land
troubles:, as there Is seine diffloulty
in pommeling the people to go
through the 'eget procese ticeeesary
to coeure titles/. Tile Dominion let-
ilderation Agent, Ur. Clearer, bee
rceeived an intimation of the Wett-
ing lierele, but he placee Ito motor'.
cal strength nt about 400 and an-
ticipates; no tremble.
The authoritlea at Winnipeg have
no nom fiem Vorkien eotitireettery
of the repOrte that the Donkitobere
aro merehine on that Orme te
mend food The report in generally
belleVed to be Menzel.
11111011DEO
TO EXECUTION.
Tried, Convicted and Hanged
Two Hours Later,
VICTIM WAIVED DELAY.
0.••••••••••M.,,,..
The Crowd Would Probably Have
Spared Him the Trouble if He Had
Objected -The Governor Was Tele
graphed to and the Hanging
Arranged.
Nacogdoches, Tex., Oct. 18.- ,Tbn
Buolianan, colored, the murderer of
the Hicks family, was tried here yes-
terday, a plea of guilty was accept-
ed by the judge and the negro was
legally hanged within two hours af-
ter sentence had been passed.
Ten days ago the dead bediee of
Farmer Hicks, bis wife and daughter
were found in the Hicks' ham and a
week later Sim( Buchanan was ar-
rested and confessed to the triple
murder.
Bechanan was taken to Shreveport
to eseape lynching, and later was re-
moved secretly to the jail at Hen-
derson, where he was guarded by
militia. He was brought to Nacog-
doches to -day under the protection
of five companies of State troops.
Upon Ids arrival here the negro
was turned over to Sheriff Spradley,
who told the people he would be giv-
en a speedy trial. The town began
to fill up rapidly, telegraph wires
were cut, the railroad tracks were
torn up for a short distance, and it
was ann.ounced that an attempt
would be made to get possession of
Buchanan.
Dietrict court was at once con-
vened, a jury was empa,neled witla
out delay, and the negro's plea of
guilty was accepted by the court.
The judge ordered that the death
sentence be exeoation on November
17t1i, but many people announced
teat they would not allow- delay.
The negro cringed to the officers
of the law and when a proposition
was made to lam that he consent to
be hanged immediately, he gave his
consent, waiving his right for 30
days' delay under the law after sen -
tette of death had been pronounced,
and also the right of taking an ap-
peal to the higher courte.
A jury was eeleeted on the spot
and upon the negroes plea of guilty
being received he was hanged to an
improvised scaffold amid the jeers of
the mob. Before the hanging Major
Raines, commanding the State
troops, sent this message to Gov-
ernor Sayere:
"The prisoner has waived all rights
and wants to be hanged at once.
Will be done by eheriff. The distriot
Judge and sfizeriff say this is legal.
I have written the order for eberiff
to allow hire (the sheriff) to hang
prisoner at ones. Telegraph In
easter
In reply, Major Raines was in-
etructed to get an order froze the
district judge to deliver the prisoner
to the ,sheriff. The cliserict judge was
requested to put all his orders and
instructions to Mlajor Raines In writ-
ing. 1 .
THE PORCH CLIMBERS.
Robbed Gooderhanes Residence 13e -
fore Leaving Toronto -No Clue.
Toronto, Oot. 20. -The porch climb-
ers W110 operated so suocessfully at
the home of John Drynan, 75 Queen's
Park, and who came very near be-
ing caught by Policeman Tlabnias
Phlillips (250) on Friday night, have
left the city, and the police are con-
fident that there will be no more
robberies, committed by these par-
ticular men in this city. The thieves
jumped a freigat train boend east
at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning,
according to information received by
the pollee yesterday. Prior to leav-
ing Toronto the porch, ellm,berei
;vent an boar in the vicialty of East
Front street. Upon learning of
the route the men had taken, lite
eeteetor Stark sent a number of
telegrams to various points, but up
to a late, hour last night no word
of the arrest of the me" or the re-
covery of the Drytian jewels, worth
a1,000, had been received here.
It leaked out on Sunday that, in
perdition to robbing the home of iter.
Drynen, the porch climbere had vis.
lied the dwelling of George Good -
ethane at the northeast corner of
St. George aid Bloor .streets, on
Friday night.
Mr. Gooderham, when seen last
night, treated titre matter lightly.
Ile admitted that thieves. had been
in the house, and that a few small
articles; were taken. Ile explained
that hie daughter was away at the
time and had all her valuables with
r, ethernet's° there might have beexi
eomething more eerious to report.
Mr, Gooderham tioes; not believe the
tideVes got in by climbing his ver -
=lab. Hre thinks they entered by
it rear door add went up to the next
floor by the stairway loading from
the kitchen. It is thought that
the Gooderblaln robbery took place
just prior to the time the Drynan
home was entered. •
LIVINGSTONE'S SISTER IS 107.
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Relative of the Great Explorer a Model
<Wren/thane Longevity.
London, Oct. 19. -Mise Kate Liv-
ingelone, it sister of the famOus ex-
plorer, haft just celebrated her 107th
birthday. she ie still in fah•ly good
health, With mind unaffected be-
yond whet would naturally be ex-
pectoil in normal old age.
A leading medical journal utilizes
the oeoaelon to point out that
tearly all centenarians ate Women,
the quiet and regularity. et their
lives aecoenting for their superior
longeeity.
U. 5, NEEDS GREAT ARMY.
Congiatis to be Asked to 'Provide Arms
for 25,000 Soldiers,
Washington, D. C., Oct. 19.-Secre.
tary Root is a then belleVer in the
wisdom of the old adage, "in time
of peace peepare for were and in
nie report to Cortgreee will reeom-
mend the putelittet Of Military' equip.
meta oufficient to eupply an army'
of 250.000 rilela
Another Important reemeMelide.
tiOn Will relate tot %be otgafrIsfitheit
of a national milltarn refterve. It lei
the idea te, nave tbe uflIz organ2.
getiolle of the various states well
trained and equipped with eseetern
Kx•ag-dergeneen rifles and Other
engines of warfare.
In tihe me of wor tnationai
reeerve will be placed under the
direct oontrol of the federal goeOrn-
ment fOr purpoees of offensive and
defensive operation.
Secretary Root desires to have olt
hand to meet any emergeney widen
may arise enough modern arms, azn.
munitiote clothing and other equip-
meWt t0 supply tne regular forcers
consisting In time of war of 100,000
men, and a forge of citizen soldiere
of 150,000 won.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
•••••••,.
Sall eine of an Old Larly in Brant-
ibrd.
Brantford, Oct 17.-- Mrs. 13riaget
Welch, an old ledy who lived, alone
at No. 72 Richardson etreet, wa,s
found dead in bed. She was Just seen
alive or Sunday, when elle attended
,chureb, and it bit upposed that eh°
had been dead a couple of days when
the discovery was made. The fact
that she had not been seen for some
time alarmed tbe neighbors, who
went to the bouse. Through the win-
dow they cored see the body, and
the police were notified. P. 0. DQU-
nely broke into tbe house and noti-
fied the coroner. who decided that
an inquest was unnecessary. The de-
ceased was about 80 years old.
HAAB ON ONOON P0011.
Prices Higher, Wages Lowor
as Winter Draws Near,
CHURCH ARMY MAKES A PLEA,
London, Oct. 19. -The outlook for
the coming winter le most gloomy
for the pobrer classes of London. In
the main essentials or food, fire
ane work the psrospects are the leaet
hopeful of recent years. Both coal
and bread are blear than they were
last year; but it is wean the trade
and labor conditione that bave to
bo • faced at the outeet of this win-
ter aro examined( that the moet real
anxiety is aroused.
The King's illness, with the conse-
quent pestponement and curtailing of
the coronation festivities, ruined
many and dislocated trade. Tbis
wae closely followed by the return
from South Africa of large numbers
of reservists, thne-expiredmen, who
were thrown upon the already over-
crowded labor market. Whim the for-
mer soldier does 'not drift into the
rank t of the unemployed he frequent-
ly throws another man out or work.
The Church Army, with its large
system of labor homes all over the
country,/be ft most sensitive barom-
eter in such times or aepre$sion. The
number of the deserving unemploy-
ed turning there for temperary as -
Wetter= is quite unprecedentel and
already overtaxee the fonds and ac-
commodations:.
The Board ot Trade's last official
report of the Harbor Department,
which has just been issued, also tells
a sorrowful tale of the general state
of employment. It seys:
"The continued decline. Is now not
only worse than a. year ago, but Is
below- the average for this period
In the last ten years. Added to this,
rates of wages everywhere are
tumbling down. The effect of recent
alterations in wages, when consid-
ered collectively, is surprising. The
changes of rates which took place
Met month affected 184,997 work-
ers in this country, of whom 107,850
had to submit to reduotionist"
How the hard times have been
pressing on small traders may be
judged by the most recent bankrupt-
cy retur ate Bankruptelee ga-
zetted in September numbered 858,
which was 74 more than in feepteno
ber of lest year.
STRAWBERRY JAM WAS FAKE
Glucose, Turnips, Millet Seeds And
Analine Coloring.
Montreal, Oct. 17. -Health °Meer
Laberge to -day reported to the
Civic H•ealth Board that in addition
to finding adulterants In 19 out of
21 samples of catsup 'that lie bad
secured samples of 'strawberry jam
and preserves in a numbet of stores
in which them was an utter absence
of strawberries or sugar.
"The concoction is composed of
glucose, turnips, millet (seeds and
anallne coloring," said Dr. La,berg,
"This star is manufactured right
here in Montreal,"
An official analysis will be made
and it is not unlikely that prosecu-
tions will follow..
BARONET IN POORHOUSE.
Sir William MacGregor Hag Been Liv-
ing in Penury for Years.
London, Oct. 18. -.-Sir William
MacGregor, aged 72, was admitted
to the Weathane Workhouse, Lon-
don, to -day. Tee aged baronet has
been living in penury for years In
the suburbs of the city. lie has but
few relatives, and these are not
wllllng to keep the old male Sir
William is the fourth baronet of his
line. The fleet was surgeon to
George IV,
GAVE NOTES FOR MILK CANS,
•••••••••••
Now Essex rarmets Think That They
Were Swindled.
Windsor, Out., Oot, 19.-A number
of fart:acre reading in Rochester and
Maidstone townships, Eileen county,
Claim to have been taken into camp
by a ore/eatery company, and they
aro now trying to get out of paying
for articlee pureitased and paid for
With promissory netesie The notes
'weep disconnted at Windsor bantra
end now the farmers have been ealled
ttpon to settle.
"lento menthe ago a man represent.
Ing the Arctie Creamery Co. called
on a number Of termer% and ex.
'Milted to them it new etyle of milk
can. It was claimed that the lining
of the can tette So cohetructed that
it Was, not subjeet to the changes in
temperature. Many of the farmore
purehnsed the can, giving their note
for v.'s. vho representative of the
company disappeared after ho ball
dn.oi°Itieva(!ed tbe cane end eeoured the
nit a &Wirt time, ilia fattnere
they Made an investigation of the
paokleg in the cane, an•ti found Only
it thiek layer of sawdust.
Minister'sWife Commits Suielde.
Springfield, Mame, Oet, 18.- Mrs.
George W. Love, wife of the pastor
Of the First Congregational (lhetreli
of Weet Springfield', committed M-
ello today by leangleg hernia Site
lead been cateriug from. Melarieleolle
Wel tlervoite prOstratlen,
BRITISH FORCED
TO REHEAT
Before the Immense Hordes
of the Mad Mullah,
BRITISH IN GREAT PERIL.
Col, Cobbe Asks ibr Reinforcements -
The Native Allies Badly Shaken -
Fifty -two Britisit Wiled -Much
Anxiety Felt for the Safety of the
British Column,
London, Oct. 19. -The Foreign Or-.
floe Lae iesued an undated despateb
from Col.' Cobbe, commending ond of
the columne of .British forces operat-
Mg against the Marl Mullah in Semen
nand. The despatch was forwarded
through the Britieli Vie -Consul et
Berbera, Samalilaad. The, British
forces; engaged were composed en -
of native troops and levies.
Col. Cobbe says:
" My force reached Erega this morn-
ing. When about ono Oilees march
north of Mudug it was attacked in
the thick bush. Two advauces were
made, and ,tho enemy were beaten
back in the tuerniug. Their looses
were heavy, and we captured 100
rides. Our force then ereeeeded to
collect animals for transportation
pingioses, anti to join, thedetach-
ment at the stockade. In the alter -
noon a reconnaissance was made,
and after sharp fighting the enemy
were again driven oif.
" I deeply regret to repert the fol-
lowing caeualties: (101. Phillips and
Capt, Angus and iifty men killed,
alld about 100 mon wourieled. The
latter include Capt. Howard and
Lieut. Everett, but botli are doing
well. There wore several Lesbos among
the transport and rtaing camels. The
iota() wet reach the etockade camp
to -morrow aid wtil advansie to at -
tan the enemy."
The Vices-Coasul alio telegraphs
the .sulnstance of it later despatcli
irom Col. Swayne which says that
as a result of the leghting at Erego
on Oct. 6111, which .was very severe,
the Semali levies are comaderably
shaken. The Xttuliah, wbo is said to
be in communication with Keil and
Inger, in the direction of the Webb
River, be bringing up reinforcements
irom all sides.
Col. Swayne is much hampered
owing to tile necessity of trams -
porting the wouuded and water.
He is retiring on Bohotle. He asks
that 600 further reliable troops be
dispatcbed from Berbera forthwith.
Placed in Great Peril.
The serious reverse In Small -
land places the small British forces
there of about 8,000 men of doubt-
ful reliability 10 an exceedingly
perilous sltuatipe.
Since the beginning of Colonel
Swayne's eeeond °empanel; againet
the Mullale last May little has been
heard of the expedition. The pre-
sent despatehes seem to show that
Ito was retreating from the Ital-
ian frontier northward when the
Mullah attaelred him at Erego.
Last December tee Mullah was re-
ported to have about 12;000 neer
mostly armed, it large percentage
of whom were armed with 'rifles.
It is possible that he now com-
mands about 15,000 men. With this
large force harassing hiu3, Coloael
Swayne has to retreat to Bohotle,
150 miles, and probably still 100
ranee further to Burao, the princi-
pal British frontier post. Thls
march must be made under a scorch-
ing sun, and over an arid and
roadless desert, even if the retreat
is successful. he gravest anxiety
will be felt until further news is
received. The entire expeditthe
will have to be repeated on a inueli
larger scale.
Col. Swayne is accompanied by
over twenty white officers and has
with nies some Maxim guns and
some 7 -pounders.
The Mullah's success will set the
whole Ogaden and Dolbabanta eoun-
try aflame. Trade relations at Ber-
bera and B:ulliar have shown an enor-
mous decrease since the operations of
the Mullah out off access to the rieli
markets of Ogaden and Dolbahauta.
It was announced by Lord Lans-
downe, Foreign Secretary, in Parlia-
ment last summer that the Italians
were co-operating with Col. Swayne,
but as the despatches made public
today do not mention Italian help,
it le supposed that sonte local diffi-
culty was found in arranging for the
co-operation.
Further Particulars.
London, Oet. 20.-Thero is method
in the madness of the Mad Mullah.
The news which has reached Englund
from that remote corner of north-
east Africa, Somaliland, ie admitted
to be of it serious description. Colonel
Swayful is now retreating from
Mudug, in the hinterland of British
elomuilland, to Bohotle, 150 miles as-
lant. Presumably he must then fall
back to Benue the chief British frau-
tkr post, SJ to 100 mtee away. Burao
ist 90 •enilee from Berbera, on the
coast. The Mullah must now have
about 15,000 to 20,000 men, of whom
abott 20 per pent, breve rifles.
Colonel Swayno had a locally raised
regiment of 1,000 Men, 400 men of the
King's African Rifle% over 20 wlete
officers and some Maxims. Ito was
also endeavoring early in tlie year to
raise adelitienal %vies, so probably
his force is About 2,000 Strong, all
blaek. It is, howe,ver, clear from the
easualty Bet that the regiment which
lute been eat up is tha local Somali
ond. ; k
LORD ROBERTS COMING.
••••*.•
So Intimated to Dr. R. A. Pine, M.P.
P., •oli Ilis Iteeent Trip.
Toronto, Oct. 20.-"Whon I shook
hands with Lord Roberts on coining
away1 akereaa•ked that 1 thole() not
likely noon see him again,' lett he
replied : `I don't know about that,
feet •I have prondeed no molly of my
military friondo in Canada that /
would endeavor to ply them it
oder X will try to carry out my pro-
mise."
That le what Dr. R. A. leyne, Ile. P.
P., met of the report that Lord
Roberta, Commander -in -Chia of the
foram of the himpiro, Irene! vieit
Canada Shortly. Dr. Pyne is a remain
of Lord Robert" his nother having
been the slater of Sir Abraham Rob.
erte, father of the hero of ICanda-
luir and Steuth. Afrieit. Dr. levne lute
nest returned trent a trip to Eng-
land and Ireland, and irevl; before
oomin.g nevay he aired on Lora Rob -
veto at hie holm in Lorelei), when
the eonveruation given above took
iElder of Latter Day Saints Seized 'With -
Supernatural Power.
St. T,h.ontas, Oct. 20. -At a confer -
01 Latter Day Saints at Ridge -
town a few days ago, it Is releted
01 Elder R. C. Evenat s th'while he
Woe bearine teetimonY he began 1,0
epistle: In an unknown tongue.
Thaler the inflneuce of tile 'Spirit
he waH impelled to dIfferent Liarts
of ihe room, speaking over the
beads of several of the brethren,
with tears streaming down his
face, lied otkerwise exhibiting psy-
chological iufluence and power.
The premiere ef the epirit was so
great that all were melted to tears.
No one could deny the presenoe of
the mighty Influenee. It reminded
one of the Day of Pentecost. The
congregation then knelt in prayer,
and whop they rose Elder Evans
was given the Interpretation in
Engliele and he walked to the same
parts of ' the room repeating In
English what he lied spoken in the
tongue.
While giving the interpretation it
was discovered that Stewart La-
mont, Samuel Bacon, Joseph Shaw.
Moroni Traxler and Grant St. John
were called to different offices in
the church, and their ordination
was attended to before the oonelu-
glen of the meeting.
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SPOKE IN UNKNOWN TONGUE.
AT WHIN MURDERED.
\firs. r, V, Morton's Dead
Body Found in Buffalo Flat.
HER BOARDER TRIES SUICIDE.
Buffalo, Oct. 19.-Tlhe body of Mrs.
0. V.' Morton was found in it flat
et No. 145 Eagle fareet, late yes-
terday afternoon. On the floor near
it was George J. Willing, eufferhig
from several bullet wounds in the
head. He may die. IltErs. Morton bad
been shot in the head, and appar-
ently died several bours before her
body was discoverer'. Wining had
shot the woman, and then attempted
to commit suicide.
Four weeks ago Mira C. V. Mor-
ton, accompanied by her 17 -year-old
daughter Florence, engagea a flat on
the third floor of No. 115 Eagle
street. With Mrs. Morton was Geo.
J. Willing, a moulder. Mee. Morton
told the neighbors be was hee hue -
band. Letter she admitted he was
not. Florence, the daughter, had
been with a vaudeville troupe, tour-
ing Pennsylvania and Weetern New
York.
Mee. Morton's maiden name was
Elizabeth Etunkin. She Spent the
early yeare of her life in Galt, Ont.,
and her parents; are living there
now Besides, she is survived by
two sisters, a Mrs. Walter Brown,
of Potomae avenue, this city, and
brothers in Galt and Preston, Ont,
Previours to 1895 she was known as
Lizzie MIlee, having married a man
or that llama In that year she mar-
ried Themes Alexander Gamely, of
Plekoving, Ont. Efer daughter, Flor-
once, is 'a chile by, her former mar-
riage. Florence is 17 years old,
During the girl's recent theatrieal
trip( in Pennsylvania she several
timee drew on her mother for funds,
and telegrame asking for money were
found in etre. Morton's rooms yes-
terday.
DOM ON CAPE COLONY.
Disposition in Other Colonies
to Establish Boycb.t,
DUTCH ANTI-BRITISH Al TITUDE,
London, Oat. 17. -The general atti-
tude of the Cape Colony Parliament,
emphasized by Mr. Douglas, Commis -
01 Public Woiks, and the re-
cent diecreditable conduct toward
Lord Milner, High Commissioner in
South Africa and Governor of the
Transvaal Colony, are, says the Cape
Town correspondent of the Thnes,
creating a disposition on the part
of publie men up country to boycott
the Cape altogether.
This, says the correspondent, is it
(serious matter for a community so
largely dependent on the good -will
its nelghteirs as a coast Colony must
be.
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Lord Milner has recently been
most bitterly attacked in tho Cape
Co'n•ny House of Assembly, and bit -
John Gordon Spriggs the Premier,
has been much blamed baCause lie
has not replied to the denunciations
of the High Commissioner.
In a debate on Oct. 2, Mr. Laing
severely rebuked the Premier for not
,defending Lord Milner when the
latter was attacked "with a bru-
tality not often experienced in this
House." He added that the members
oil the opposite side of the House
objected to Lord Milner because he
stopped their schen-Lea Mr. Laing
declared that only three members of
the Opposition (the members of the
Afrikandee Bond) had admitted that
the rebellion In Cape Colony was
wrong.
The debate wag on a motion to ap-
point a committee of investigation
Into the nond, which was carried.
It is believed that the committee
wi'l do little but "whitewash" the
Boed.
As an instance Of the feeling of
the Dutch In regard to the recent
war it may be mentioned that at it
meeting cif the Legislative Council
on Sept. 17t11, a motion thanking
tile colonial tombs for their "able
defence of the colony" wee greeted
with groans front ;the Dutch mem-
bers?.
HELD IN NEW YORK.
Dian Said to be Son of a Croiadian
M. le.
Now York, Ozt. 18. -Stephen Mc-
Millan, who Is eald to be the son Of
it member of the Cana.dien
meat, \MS arraigned in the Pollee
Ceuet nt jereey City to -day on
charge, of having embezzled $1,800
front hie former employees, F. XI.
it. Charles & Co., wholesale giwore,
of Montreal, Que.
A. queetion Waif raged 41E1 to the
Polito Courtes jariedictIon, and the
eeurt disieisecd the complaint, but
th14:0.
1in foe the thiltel el
rtatee
authorities as it fugitive from jam -
Will Sue Demme she Wile 'Well.
St. Paul, Oet. 19.--Mrse Freda A.
Jansen, of Slinneopolle, Wire Of O.
30101sen, ti railway tontrartme la
about to bring eult ageing a t leetteo
surgeon en the novel ground that,
While pettortattlee an nperathen ter ape
perelieltie, the surgeon discovered
that Km did 4301 have the disettne,
HIS BRIDE
HAS LEFT 1111110
Pressed Into Loveless Mar.
riage She Repents.
SHE LOVES ANOTHER MAN
And Says She Has Gone for Good-Ele
Ones at Reconciliation Prove Pratt
less -4 Tragedy of Hymen Laid.
Bare,
Detroit, Oct. 20.-Robort et. Lathed,
of Lansing, and Miss Fannie Ide, of
Saginaw, a niece or Gov-, Bliss, were
married at thel residence of the Gov-
ernor in Saginaw two weelte ago, and
in lees than a week) the bride lett her
husband in art eastern hotel and came
to Detroit.
The wedding was ome of the society
events; of the year in' Saginaw. The
Governor And his staft and many
State of were present. As Mrs.
Lamed Is it Imolai favorite at both
Lansing and Saginaw the wedding
eta were many and costly.
It ie said that the bride was much
oppoecti to the wedding, and that It
was arranged by Gov. 1311Iss and
Lammers father. Although it is gen-
erally supposed that a girl's wed-
aing day Ls the happiest one of her
life, it was a very sorrowful oae
for Mae. Lamed, and it is said that
she sobbed throughout the ceremony.
The newly wedded couple left Sag-
inaw Immediately after the ceremony
on their bridal tour through the east.
Tho bride was considerably de-
pressed during the entire trip, arid
when she arrived at a hotel in an
eastern city nothing the bridegroom
could do ivould commie her. Finally
one morning during Larned's ab-
eence from the hotel she decided to
leave, She wrote a little note to
ber newly -made husband, and it is
said tola him that she had rnade a
mietaire in marrying him, had dis-
covered it and intended to leave
hith for good.
bo canio to Detroit, When aeked
why ehe was not with her husband
the said her husband's new home
WAS not ready for occupancy, and
she did not know when It would bo
ready.
When information concerning the
scperation was asked for at both the
bride's ana the bridegroons's homes
no, ono would say a word.
Last Thursday Gov. Bliss' private
eecretary and a sister of Mrs. Larn-
e(' arrived in Detroit to see Mrs.
Larned and effect a reconciliation, if
possible. She was obdurate, how-
ever, and positively refused to re-
turn With them to either her hue -
band's home or the residence or Gov.
111 les.
Love of, another man, according to
the etory afloat in Saginaw, is geld
to have been the reason why Mrs.
Lamed left her newly -made husband
so suddenly, and also the reason why
she was so violently opposed to 'tar-
.
eying Larned In the firet place.
FOOLED WITH 11003 CHECK
Slick Swindler at Stratford
Finds Easy Victims.
BOUGHT GOODS, GOT CHANGE.
Stratford, Ont., Os..t. 18. -Stratford
merchants have emelt tho victims of
as stick a swindler as has appeared
hero to some time, cheques with
:orged signatures being the method
employed. With one exception, the
:rands 'took place late on Wednesday,
so that there wae no danger that
the banks would have any chance of
discovering the forgery, as the next
day was a bank holiday. On Wed-
nesday a cheque was presented to
E. 0. Flagerty, a prominent grocer,
or $11.50, drawn to the order of
George Allen, and apparently signed
by Janice Bennock, and goods to the
amount of $1.25 were purchasea, the
presenter of the cheque receiving
$10.80 in change. A similar operation
with it chequo bearing the same
signature Was/ 'repeated at Walsh
Broe., 'wholesale and retail grocers,
with this di:forearm, that only $1
Worth of goods was purchased. Knee -
tat Bros., shoes, were also victims to
the yam* extent, and for the same
amount, a $3 pair of shoes being
purchased.
A cheque for $11.50, supposed to be
:signed by Felix Devlin, of Devlin &
Steele, was presented by a girl at
the Canadian. Bank of Commerce in
:aver of George Allen, and endorsed
In that mune. The difference in the
signature was at once hiscoVered,
with the revolt that the girl de-
parted minim tho expected haul.
Tho man concerned Ls described as
about 25 'oars old, live feet eight
or nine inches in height, medium com-
plexion,eveataag Wee overalls guern-
sey and rough shoes.
With the (exception of the cheque
eigeed Felix Dev1131, the frauds were
not tliscovered until the cheques were
presented et the panics on which
they 'were drawn.
MRS. FRANKS1 PAST LIFE,
Detectives Pursuing New Clue in
Chippewa Murder Mystery.
Niagara, Falls, N. Y., Oct, 17. -The
Canadian police aro looking up the
past tecorel of Sirs. Jessie Fannie the
woman who was Murdered at Chip
-
Pewit on the night of Sept. 24t11, in
the hopes that some clue may be
obtained to the identity of the man
who murdered her. This morning De-
tectives Greer and Rogers, of tho
Attorney-theterare effice at Termite,
end Chlet Mains, of the °aerie fron-
tier were in the city anti held
it long onoterence with Chief Ma-
lontee. Mier Maine desired to seam the
pletures he Chief Maloney's Nelms'
gallery.
The deteetives have learned that
litre. Frank once deed 'here, and that
there is talk reflecting on her char-
acter. lettee will investigate these
matters, anal will sift tho mystery
to the bottom, if it is possible to do so.
This afternoon the eleteetives re.
turned to Toronto to look up am -
other end of the onto, and to-mor-
rottiethee will return and resume the
avarch on tide and the Canadian Aide
of the river. At prenent they have
abeoluttly no Ohio to the murderer.
KITCHENER
GOES TO INDIA
Where He Will Assume Com-
mand of the Forces,
REBEL CHIEF. CAPTURED,
And Turks Now In Control of the Sit-
in Albania -A Sensation
Exploded -Austro-Hungarian For-
eign Office Issues Denial OfRusso-
Turkish Allheice Story.
London, Oot. 17. -Lore Kitchener
(started to -day for India, to assume
command of the Britisb forces tbero.
Ho goes by way of Paris, and will
visit Khartoum. A.bsolute Koreas,
wee maintained regarding all the
arrangements for bis departure, so
got away unnoticed.
Turks in Control.
Conetantinople, Oct. 17. -Military
iuthorities in efitrovitza. Albani, have
eatned complete coutrol of the stems
Lion. They have captured Ciller Issa,
aoljetinaz, who, with Ms followers,
•ecently tore up the railroad between
ilitrovitze. and Vuhitro, and an-
aounoed his determination not to
Illow the newly appointed Russian
consul to eake up nis duties at the
"ormer place. The chief has been
taken untle,r estort. The 'Albanians; a.t
Mitrovitza and in Ito neighborhood
eave been disarmed, and the Russ/Ian
consul wili oopupy hie office shortly.
A Sensation Exploded.
Vienna, Oct. 17. -The Auetro-Hun-
garian • Foreign Office entirely dis-
credit's the report, telegraphed from
Bucharest, Rounmpla, to the London
Daily Mail and published to -day, that
Russia has proposed to Turkey a re-
vival of tbe lenklar-Skeleest treaty of
1883, 'which established a Russian
alliance, under the termof which
the Government of Turkey under-
took, at Russia's request, to exclude
in time of war all foreign warsitips
7rom the Bleak. Sea, while Ruesia,
undertook, at Turkey's request, to
urnish her aid by land and see, if
ecassary.
HERE AND THERE
At Manchester Premier Balfout de-
Ilveted an address on the education
bill.
King Edward is gala to be taking
en active interest In the education
bill.
Toronto employers form a protee.
live association to deal with labor
disputes.
Tile French Government proposes
to create new taxation amounting
to $41400,000.
Earl epencer opened the library. at
Inerwarden, built as a national me-
morial to Mr. Gladstone.
President Castro, of Venezuelee is
reverted to have won a eignad vic-
tory over the revolutionists.
Two Toronto labor unions have
voted $500 and $100 towards the
fund for the striking coal miners.
The cigarmakers' strike at Mont-
real has been declared off, the men
being beaten. About 750 men were
out. t
The Earl and Countese of Miuto
have returned to Ottawa from their
trip to the duck grounds at Qu'Ap-
pelts.
The Ilaylian provhional govern-
ment's gunboat Nouvelle Voldrogne
has been sunk by the fort at St.
Marc.
Additional Turkish troops ha,ve
been despatched to deal with the
raiding Bulgarian and Macedonian
bands.
S. Smyth, aged 18. a German, was
instantly killed at Silver Creek
Ou•ough the accidental discharge of
hie gun.
Emperor William of Germany and
Lha Wee of Portugal wilt visit King
Edward on the latter's birthday,
November 9.
'Me Government izas decided thnt
the free carriage of coal on the In-
toreolonial for munielpelitles ehall
continuo until November 15.
NegotletIons aro reported pending
fax the purchaete of the Northey Com-
pany, Limited, Toronto, by the Can-
ada Foundry Conmany, Limited.
The Montreal Gas Company is sells
ing gas at 60 cents per 1,000 cubic
feet in order to enable householders
to use it for heating and cooking.
The Baer Generals Botha, DoWet
and Delarey were weloo.med itt Paris
and were presented with $15,000 col-
lected by the Soclety for the Aid ot
Boer Chili:tree.
The Ontario Government votes
$20,000 to continuo colonization road
construction In Temiskaming.
Using soft coal in a stove caused
nn explOsion, doing $250 damage at
65 Fuller street, Toronto,
A despatch to the London Tele-
graph trom Paris says it is assorted
that the German Government lute
contrived to obtain possession of all
the plans of the derenoli submarine
boater.
For the great celebration whia
the Consolidatee Lake Sapetiot Power
tlointends to give on Oot. 25111 upon
the opening for service of its great
canal, the company has appropriated
$25,000.
The Doer Generals have been oblige
ed to 'Morton their Berlin Visit owing
to businees which summons them to
London, where they aro expected on
Sunday. Thera is talk of another
eonterenee with Mr. Chamberlain
n exixotk
r;rse otr
thoona and Sir Frederick
Derley, Ltintenant-Governor of Now
Knelt have been eppoluted
additional menibere re: the royal coin-
miasion whieli le intmiring into the
condoot of the Smith African war.
Thee 'will repreisent colonial Interests.
Lord Stritt1100na one Sir Frederick
Darker. Governor of New South
Walee, have boon appointed to the
commienion of inquiry Lao the con-
duct of the South Afritan war.
A reward of ono hundred tiollare le
offered for the capture ef Noalt
ot Sault Ste. Mario. The impreeeion
that Ilalo bite euleided or died frott
expoeure kre tide is gaining ground,
tee a Men hie age and clothed tta he
was. When he left MAIM not with -
attend the cold frosts Of the eights
end the tatoemsartly wet 'Condition of
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