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The independent; Labor party lias thee
:drolly seemed more seatti ilea it held.
A GREAT ' ' Laborites won under the dual flag of
111 the parlous House -of Coinntoret. The
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questions. These early successes of the
LabOilies, foreshadowing the presence in
-13annerrnan Candidates Carried Everyho
. the 10/rst Parliament of a united labor
ds( -01 considerable strength, form 0110
of the main surprises of the elections
thus Mr. The Labor party con be de-
' ponied upon to take a purely indepen-
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dent course under the leadership of
Ex-Prernier Balfour Defeated in Manchester and aal"" Kei.r Iial:..aleSeltairman q 9r Izi*
depeident Label party, and Socialist and
Winston Churchill Elected in Tory Camp. , Labor member for Merthyr Tydfil. So
all the old Motions will have to Pena on
the Laborites hereafter.
There is polling to -day in 22 Loudon
districts anti 48 provincial borough, re-
teurning in all 78 members, ,
thing Before Them on Saturday.
The Vote Now Stands: Liberals 39, Unionists 14,
Laborites 6 and Nationalists 7.
'Loudon, Jan. 14. --The first real test
'Of strength in the general election
came yesterday, and the result was a
veritable landslide' in favor of the Lib-
erals. Never have the hopes of one
party been more mercilessly dashed to
the ground; never. has the confidence
of the other been so fully justified, even
beyond its wildest expectations.
Manchester's solid Unionist phalanx
bas melted like snow before a summer's
sun. The greatest sensation was the
eonversien of former President Balfour's
;great majority of 2,453 into a minority
'of 1,980, Winston Churchill comes in
with a Liberal majority of 1,241, the
last Conservative Majority for the same
division being 1,471,
Mr. Balfour spent to -day at Lyme Hall
as the guest of Lord Newton. He played
golf in the afternoon, He will speak at
a mass meeting at Nottingham to -mor-
row night. It is suggested that he may
contest the Eccles division of Lancashire,
the present Conservative candidate re-
tiring.
In the balloting yesterday Mr. Hor-
ridge (Liberal) received 6,403 votes and
Balfour (Unionist) 4,423. At the
Wtst election Mr. Balfour received 5,803
votes, and his opponent, Mr. A. H. Scott,
3,350. Four of the other six Manchester
seats were won by the Liberals, the
sixth going to the Labor candidate,
A Great Reversal.
In order to recognize fully the enor-
) • mous turnover of votes, it is only ne-
eeesary to say that the aggregate Union-
ist majority • in the five Manchester
, • Rots of 7,321 has been turned into an
aggregate Liberal majority of 11,111. In
the sixth seat a Liberal majority of 25
becomes 2,454. Considering the total
r votes polled in the six seats, the Union(
ists 28,487 becomes 21,682, and the Lib-
erals' 20,992 become 35,217, thus fully
justifying the Liberals' claim that they
would inaintain a great increase in
their poll.
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Historic Boast.
If Lancashire's historic boast is true
--that what she thinks to -day England
will think to -morrow -then, indeed, the
'Unionist party will have a small show
in the next Parliament.
But it is not only in Manchester that
a clean sweep has been made by the.
gs„,Isiberals. Of the 26 seats polled.. for
glr'llSesterday which the Unioniste held
when Parliament was dissolved they
have lost 21. They have not succeeded
An capturing one Liberal seat, and the
return for one constituency -has not been
made.
Of the present Government, although
66 seats are now filled out • of the 670
required for the new Parliament, which
meets at Westminster, Feb. 13, the com-
position of the House as shown by the
results so far is as follows:
Liberals 39
?Unionists 14
• Laborites... .... . 6
Nationalists .... ......... .. s7
This includes 24 candidates who were
unopposed, and the two candidates
elected at Ipswich on Friday.
The returns for Grimsby, which were
polled yesterday, will not be declared
before Monday, and the elections at '
Cambridge University, which com-
menced yesterday, will continue until
next Thursday.
Canadians Elkkel.
'Among the victors are two Cana-
dians. Sir Gilbert Parker, Unionist, met
with success in his Gravesend campaign,
on the lines of advanced tariff reform.'
Ile had a three -cornered figth, with the
If -Rowing result: Parker, 3,102; Geary,
-4Tiberal, L413; :MacPherson, Liberal, 875.
At the last election, in a party fight,
Parker had a majority of 738. Hamar
Greenwood also joins the ranks of the
Canadians in the Imperial Parliament,
Sicading the poll as Liberal candidate for
4York City, with a population of a hun-
• dred thousand. He has been campaigning
in the riding for about two years, and
is reported to have had over a thousand
ealwassers on his behalf during the last
few days, including York's tWo members
at the last election. Two Unionists were
unopposed. The remit this time is:
Greenwood, Liberal, 6,413; Faber, Con-
servative, 0108; Butcher, Conservative,
6,094; Stuart, Liberal, 4.573.
Liberal Gains.
The most noteble Liberal gains 'all
with bise inajorities in place of former
ininorituts, are hi three divisions of
13radford, with Burnley, Bury, and
Rochdale, all great industrial centres.
The Liberals held their seats at
Bury, Stafford, SearboroS and North
Manehester and. Stalybridge.
The Unionists held Dover, Darling -
Lou, and Winchester.
Seventy-three constituencies will vote
'4115 -morrow, ineluding. twenty in Lon-
don, and all those ni Leeds and the
other importent, centres in which the
seats of members and former members
of tho Cabinet and of a, number of
prominent men of both parties are
involved.
George Wyndham. fernier Secretary
for Ireland, th,e Unionist eaudidate for
Dever, retained his seat over It J.
Bryce, Liberal and Free trader.
Two London emistituenciee voted
yesterday, Newington and Walworth.
last named resulting in a Liberal
gain.
There were no elections ia Wales or
Ireland, and only one in Scotland itt
Toth. where the Liberal majority was
only elfghtly Mei:eased
One Id the most relnarkable teVerA-
ids was at lIalifex. Of the two :seas
there 'ono hitherto bad beim held by
it, Unionist, but yesterday one Liberal
and one Laborite were returned..
''. Could Not Believe- It.
4 - As ,tkerresults wero announced in a
• zen-diffetent wayg throughout Lon.
- on people refused to believe the
figural. Selt6liliglite . flashed them in
the Morse code•Iriiiii diffedent pint,
of vantage all oiliSibt; 'metropolis. and
they had to be repeated ' over and over
again, Ono .set of signalers askin
others to verify their returns.
Telephone messages and announce
mends from music hall Stages were dis
credited, and purchasers of one even
ilig paper would throw it ,away ant
eagerly buy. others. Members of club
assembled in crowds around ticker
could not believe their own eyes, am
rushed to the telephoxie to. obtain von
fieation of the news.
Finally, the truth was realized, an
on every hand was heard the sem
' "Not a Unionist
seitt in
the country on now be coiled safe."
Mr, Balfour last eight addreseeO
gathering at the Conservative Chib,
acknowledged, the gravity Of the dts
aster, but predicted short life for the
Liberal GovernInent, he Urged the
Unionists to continue to work for the
party, and predicted the fame ra-
ver f 'results
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WOMAN SHOT
IN BUFFALO.
s In Hospital With New Born Babe in
Critical Condition.
A Boarder in the Same Rouse Was
Shot in the Arnt,'
pind,.••••••••••
• Police Now Looking for the Man
Who Did the Shooting.
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Lighter -Features.
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There have been two featines .of the
lighter side of the campaign which
hitve added to the gaiety ofthe fight
These have been provided by Women
and a woman. The women aro advo-
cates of female suffrage Who have
been attending ineeting,s and heckling
candidates. Winston Churchill's "I
will not be henpecked, madam," to ono
of them in Manchester has become one
of the campaigo's classic phrases. At
one of Sir Henry Campbell -Banner -
man's meetings no leas than seven wo-
men suffragists -who are now nick-
named suffragettes -bad to be remov-
ed forcibly.
The woman who has come out into
the fierce light of the electoral fight it
the Countess of - Warwick, who is
working bard addressing meetings in
behalf of the Socialist Democrats. The
Countess dashes off in it variety of
motor ears and costumes, and, ad-
Oreseing dock laborers as comrades,
urges them to fight their own fight, in-
dependently of either party. The
Countess is bitterly indignant that
such newspapers as notice -her meet-
ings confine their reports to descrip-
tions of her motor -ears and costumes.
She herself has begged her "comrades"
not to regard her as it West -end WO -
matt in a -motor -car, but as a fellow -
worker ,and has written to the press
complaining that in noticing one of her
speeches "the subject matter - was com-
pletely ignored in order to record the
fact that I wore a dress and muff, and
noted a little anecdote in passing, dur-
ing a speech Of alreut 35 minutes."
Riot in Birmingham.
The elections thus far have not been
mtu•ked by any serious collisior
though free traders at Birmingham
wile attempted to engage in an anti -
Chamberlain demonstration yesterday
afternoon were roughly handled. A
mob of tarite reformers effectually pre-
vented the delivery of speeches, tried
to duck the leaders of the free traders
in a fountain, and ultimately • routed
them. A strong body of police Aster -
Yelled and prevented serious fighting,
which at one time threatened to be the
outcome of the political. warfare.
RECOGNIZE THE DEFEAT':
Unionist Papers Do Not Minimize It -
Fears for Chamberlain.
L ondon, Jan. 15. ---"We have killed pro-
tection." This is the beginning of such
it political upbeaval es has not been seen
in England since the days of the great
Reform 13111. Manchester has saved her-
self by her exertions; she will save
England by her example."
Thus spoke Winston Churchill on
Saturday night„ and his opinion that
free trade has gained a victory is the
opinion of the more responsible of the
tTnionist newspapers, though many of
them attempt to explain the result of
the elections of Saturday as due more
to questions like Chinese labor iu
South Africa, war taxatios, eta No-
where, however, is there any hint of
minimizing the hurricane that has
overtaken the Uniouist party or a
suggestion of doing anything but to
beat an orderly retreat and save what
is possible from the route.
"'I'he question now uppermost in all
nimbi is what fate will befall Joseph
Chamberlain at Birmingham.
'the Standard, in an editorial, thinks
that the fear of American reprisals on
the staple industry in the event of the
adoption of the fiscal reform largely in-
fluenced the action of the Manchester
voters. -
The Daily Telegraph .4ays: "The com-
bined forces of radicalism, separation;
socialism, and secularism wrought a
Mtn* Say for the Unionists."
ThS Liberal organs naturally are jubi-
lant. The Daily Chronicle says: "It is
a result, .without it parallel in the Ids -
tory of Engiisn etectioneering, and will
fill every Free Trader with deep thank.
fulness."
The Daily News heralds Winston
Churchill as "The rising hope of the
Liberal piirty 8 men whose career has
now become one of the lutist interest-
ing in the Empire."
Hon. jeseph Chamberlain has thus
far declined to comment on the result
of Saturday's pollings.
'Settings are fixed for to -day in 21
Londmi districts and 47 provincial
tenoughe.. The London district s were
previously represented by 17 Unionists
and 4 Liberals. Toolny's results, thole -
fore, will afford it good 1 est as to
whether London is to follow the lead of
Alandiester.
Buffalo, Jan, 15. --Mrs. Pecklo, Mad-
cynski, 38 years old, was shot in: the 03 -
mach at 337 Peckham st., early to -day.
George Judlewski, a boarder in the same
house, was wounded in the erne Soon
• lifter her romoveal t9 a hospital the We-
t -Ilan gave birth to a child. The, baby and
. London, jan. 15. --The announcement
this afternoon of the re-eleetion of etir
George Doughty, Unionist, for Great
Grimsby. with a majority of 2,300, an in-
crease of 550 over the result of the laSt
contest. in 1.898, proved it 'welcome pick-
me-up to the Unionists, who were seine.
\that pauithy Mtge elatmelay's landslide
A number of unopposed returns were
made this morning, the most notable
being Sir Henry Camphel1-13annernian 111
Stirling distriet; Timothy M. Healy,
Trish Nfttiontilist, North Louth, and
Joseph Devlin, Irish Nationalist, North
Kilkenny..
Including todas's return: the result
Id the election is as followe:
T.lberals, 45.
t hiouists, 10..
mother are in a critical condition. The po-
lice aro looking for Mike Tomaezewski,
31'years old. it is alleged that he and
a friend demanded entrance to tho Peck -
1 ham street home, and upbn being, refus-
ed opened fire with a revolver, wound-
ing the woman and Judlewski, who wore
standing near the door.
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HUGS AND KISS[
BAKER SAYS MRS, TAYLOR'S AFFI-
• DAVIT IS FALSE.
He Charges Blackmail -Says Case Has
• Been in Court Before, When He Won
by Default -Wants a Chance to.
Testify.
Niagara Falls, Jan. 15. --The allega-
tions of Mrs. Alice E. Taylor against
'illiam Baker, of the Simmons -Baker
Company, of this city, have created con-
siderable stir in town. Mr. Baker says
he never kissed or hugged Mrs. Taylor.
He brands as false every charge and
insinuation in the woman's affidavit.
Mr.. Baker bus raised the cry of at-
tempted blackmail. The business re-
lations between Mrs. Taylor and Mr.
Baker are said to have grown out of a
mortgage which J. S. Simmons held on
Mrs. Taylor's furniture, Baker called at
the Taylor home several tunes to col-
lect the money. It was after tho mort-
gage had been satisfied, Baker .says,
that be was 'informed by Taylor that
Mrs. Taylor intended to bring it suit
for assault, alleging that Baker had
kissed and hugged her. Baker says lie
was told a settlement out of court
would be preferred. He was given five
days, he declares, to pay up. He re-
fused to entertain any such proposition
and the ease was taken into county
eourt. Judgment went to Baker by de-
fault, the plaintiff not appearing.
"I have never had a chance to preeent
my side of the case in court," said Mr.
Baker. "I would welcome it reopening
of the case that I might present a prop-
er defense and thus put an. end to the
efforts of this. woman to besmirch ray
reputation and injure my business."
The Simmons -Baker Company con-
ducts the largest real-estate business
in this city, having nearly $1,000,000 in-
vested in property here. Mr. Simmons
is it member of the Board of Education
and prominent in the Republican party.
• KILLS MOTFIER.
FATAL RIFLE ACCIDENT NEAR ST.
JOHN, NEW BAUNSWICK.
Two Young Sons of Mrs. Robert Moore.
Playing With a Rifle When the
Weapon Discharges -The Bullet En-
ters Their Mother's Breast.
St. John, N. B., Nat. 14.-A terrible
fatality occurred at 'Garnett settlement,
seven miles from here', on Saturday,
when Miss Robert Moore, of -tint place,
was aceidentally that and killed by a
Title in the hands of her young son. 11
seems that Mrs, Moore anet two young
sons, Cyril ,and Clement, aged about
twelve and fourteen years respectively,
were alone in the house at the time, Mr.
Moore being in 'the city and the .other
sons in the woods.
The two boys were playing with it 22 -
calibre rifle,. When it was diseharged,
and the bullet lodged in Mrs. Moore's
breast. Help was 'immediately eummon-
ed, but, the house being situated a con
eitierabie distance from any other, it
was :tome time before assiStance was
proem:ea, ond. the unfortunate woman
died shortly afterwards.
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Drank Liniment for Whiskey,
Toronto, Jan. 13.-Edide Wall, 10
yeere old, an employee in the First
brook Box Company, who lives at 109
Seaton street, is at „the General Hos-
pital, in a serious eonelition, the reenit
of drinking from it wrong whiskey
flask, Wall went to his home on Sat-
urday it and put a flask, which
hiti tomposed was filled with whiskey, in
his poeket. Instead of coneainine! whis-
key the vessel held a liniment made of
banana all and tickle.
Sandwich Woman Burned.
Sandwich, Ont., Jais 14, -While Mrs.
Oleos Beismier, of Petite 'Cote, a, few
mile below here, was prepariug break.
fast 4111 a gaeoline stove tho !flaws
ft:Idiot up, setting fire to her (lofting,.
Her sereame brought her 111atightor 11)
her aesistalwe, mho, witli great Kee-
' owe of mind seized it 1111111 Wad Wrap.
lad it eround her mother, senethering
the flamee. Mrs, Boienrier was seri-
ouely burned, but vvill revover.
1W411.11111.mo....*.
Ill Force in Peel.
Guelph, Jen. 14. - The Peel Township
Connell has acted on the iveult of the
Meal option vote aml gii en the bill its
third reading. 71 'oil! go into force
May 1, closing five hotels.
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CAPTURE Of
TELLER BANWELL
Man Who Robbed the Crown Bank
Arrested in Jamaica.
The Money Was Recovered on His
Person,
The fugitive Was Chased Across the
American Continent.
A Toronto despatch: Party arrested
money recovered:, have necessary ex.
tradition papers prepared."
This cablegram from Kingston, Jamai.
ea, received by the aetective depart-
mont last night, gave the brief informa-
tion that Edwin St, George Banwell, who
on December 9 last robbed the Crown
Bank of Toronto of a considerable sum
of money, and who eloped with Norah
Hector, it young lady of Erindale, had
at last been, captured. It is not known
that the woman, whom Banwell married
in Buffalo after his flight from Toron-
to, was with him when he was arrested,
but as she was traced with him to other
points it is presumed that she accom-
panted him else to Jamaica. The pur-
suit of Boswell took detectives right
across the American continent. He had
been traced to New York, St. Louis,
Memphis, Tenn., New Orleans, Florida,
and from there to Kingstdn, jamaie.a.
The latter beiug a British Crown col-
ony, no extradition- proceedings are re-
quired to 'bring Banwell back. He will
be prosecuted under the fugitive offend-
ers' act ,and may be brought back to
Toronto, either by way of England or by
the Pickford & Black Line to Halifax.
Mr. G. De C. O'Grady, the General Man-
ager of the Crown Bank of Canada,
stated last night thab all the money
missing would be the amount spent by
Banwell in Ms flight and that the bank
was guaranteed against loss in this re-
spect by a surety comprtuy.
Story of Banwell's
Edwin St. George Banwell, paying tel-
ler at the Toronto office of the Crown
Bank, left on Saturday, December 9, af-
ter making up his accounts for the day,
and did not return to his post on Mon-
day. Suspicion being aroused by bis ab-
sence, his cash was examined and Gen-
eral Manager G. De C. O'Grady issued
statement that Banwell had taken with
dm $20,000 -in unsigned bbaik notes and
$1,487 in gold. Later investigations dise
closed the fact that in addition to $043
in English gold and $835 in United States
gold Banwell had also taken signed and
negotiable bills to the value of $1,192,
linking a total of $2,670, according to
the definite statement of the Crown
Bank officials.
Inquiries resulted in the discovery that
Miss Norah Hector, the daughter of a
yell -known resident, and civil engineer
of Erindale, who had called nt the bank
o see Dolmen on Saturday morning, had
ceompanied him. A telephone message
n Monday morning informed the par-
nts of the young woman that they need
tot worry, as the couple were married.
They were traced to Niagara Falls, Buf-
alo and New York, where trace of them
vas lost for a while. A clue 11111S obtain -
d, and Detective Black left the city ou
December 22 to follow it up, which he
las apparently done with success.
On Track of the Fugitive.
It was because Banwell and Norah
Hector were passing through without in-
terruption various points flooded with
circulars and telegrams that Detective
Black was especially sent after the fugi-
tive teller. The suggestion that Math
f•o was made to Cliief Constable Graeett
or Detective Sorgeant Duncan, and Mr.
Frank Arnoldi„ K. C., the batik's solid -
tor, approved. The necessary expenses
were guaranteed, and Black left on the
midnight train on December 22, going
direct to New York. From the first the
Newassumed the name of Roberts. In
York it was learned that Banwell
had attempted to exchange $500 of the
stolen bills, after which he was frighten-
ed off to St. Louis by newspaper reports
to the effect that the fugitive's "prob-
able destination was New York."
.Reliable information was obtained at
St. Louis that the couple had proceeded
on to Memphis, Tons and from there
to New Orleans. Around the couple
went to Jacksonville, Tampa and Punta,
Gorda, Florida.. Here for ten days all
trace of him was lost, and. Detective
Black got a false clue that took him to
ll'avaua and Santiago, Cuba. Nothing
was heard of the officer again until tho
obi°, given aimouncing the arrest was
received by Detective Sergeant Duncan
MtV1IiillieghDtetective Bleck was away De-
teetive Newton was busy gathering in-
formation here about the missing couple.
Froin a letter that was received it was
learned •that. Banwell and Norah Hector
had been married in Buffalo on the
night of their disappearance.
Oave Away Thousand Dollars.
Then Caine another letter from Buf-
falo to a friend of the fugitive teller
here with $L000 . in bills enclosed, "just
as a present." The letter and contents
are in the .hands of the police. The
note was written by Banwell, . and. the
letter addreesed in a, woman's handwrit-
ing, probably that of Nandi Hector.
Positive assurance that he was in New
York Was afterwards obtained at the
exchange office, and at other points
where lie displayed the stolen money.
Nis efforts to pass Bank of England
notes in Florida also attracted attention,
and there were a number of ether traces
Batmen thoughtlessly left behind in his
flight. Over two thousand circulars
were sent out by Sergeant Duncan of-
fering a reward of $250, but since the
amount was increased to $1,000. Tele-
grams were also sent in all direeticms, no
part of the world. being overlooked.
Deteetive Meek on leaving Toronto
wee clothed with all the necessary
papere from the Attorney -General on- •
powering him to lay charges 'in any
eountry against either Banwell or Noel'
Hector. More papers were sent to him
in Florida, but his eabIegram indicates
that be has not yet. reeeived them.
After the message 'was received here
last night Mr, G. De C. O'Grady, Gener-
al Manager of the Crown Bank, end
Crown Attorney Cerry had ft confer -
Mice With Serge:nit Duncan at the des
teethe departmeut. The neeeeeary in.
struetions are to be 'eablea 30 Deteetive
Illaek tuday, when Mr. Al- '41, the
hank's solicitor, 'returns from Ottawa.
After the eonference Mrs O'Grady was
see% and asked in regard to the reports
Abet the amount stolen by %melt was
greater than the sum mentioned iu the
i henlare. Another question brought the
f`A
lefinite but ('01111 11)115 reply, -You ate
Vrantl,' again." Mr. O'Grady expressed
hie .great satisfaetion with the work of
Sergeant Duncan, the detectives, and
Pituwell down.
partieularly Deteetive Meek, alio run cciAlm powE
Cipher Toid of AMOUnt round.
The exaet amount ekolen, as well as
the mum found on lhiewell yesterday, is
known at the deteetive department. A
tipher (-able gave the sum found on Inc
prisoner. The absence of Detective
Black from the city and Detective Ver.
my and Mackie being engaged with the
combines and the civic investigation, has
taxe(t the detective department to its
utmost. Then there were the Aiony-
penny and. Lugsdin robberies, requiring
investigation, all of which emphasizes
the need for at least two additional _
men in the department. Counting Ser-
geant Duncan there are seven regular
men, whereas two years ago there were
nine,
STOLE 40 THOUSAND.
AMOUNT THAT_BANWELL OOT
FROM THE CROWN DANK,
Officials lkiew Admit That the Sum Made •
Away With Was Larger Than They
First Announced -Nearly All of It
Recovered.
Toronto despatch; While the Crown
Bank officials have all along maintain.
ed that the amount stolen- by Edwin
St. George Banwell, their teller, did not
exceed the amount mentioned in their
official circular, 11 18 admitted after the
arrests in Kingston,, Jamaica, that the
sum taken totalled $40,350.33, of which
$20,000 was in unsigned. notes. The
fugitive teller and. Norah Hector when
arrested Lad with them about $38,000.
The pollee ale° have $1,000 in oegoti-
able notes sent by the coupleto a friend
in this city, bringing the total sum re.
covered up to $39,000. On the journey
they spent $1,350.33, width will be made .
good by the surety compauy.
The information laid by Deteetive-
Sergeant Duncan charges Banwell and
Norah Hector jointly with the theft
of $40,350.33. It is not likely that
the bank officials will' press the charge
against the woman. The papers were
forwarded last night to Detective
Black, who has ben instructed to re-
turn by way of Halifax.
The statement of Mr. Frank Arnoldi,
K. C.. as to She real amount stolen is
as fol lows :
In bank notes and currency., .$20,:f50.33
Less returned . ,„ 1,0110.00
Unsigned notes 20,000•00
$39,350.33
Amount recovered- 838,000.00
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TORONTO PLUMBERS
FINED $10,600.
Were Fined Under General Charge
of Conspiracy.
Toronto, Ont., Jan. 15. -(Special) -Plumb -
18 were fined to -day by Chancellor 130y11.
The fines ran from $200 to 5500, the total
amounting to sio,soo. All were fined under
the general charge of conspiracy. Those
who had pleaded guilty to the charge of
fraud were let go on suspended sentence,
with a solemn warning, as the money had
been refunded in each case.
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ON NEGROES' BEHALF.
BUSINESS LEAGUE TO PROMOTE
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
Booker T. Washington Heads List of In.
corporators -Local League Will Be
Organized in -All States and Tterri-
tories.
Anbamy, N. Y., Jan. 13. -The Nation-
al Negro Business League. of NeNV York
city was Incorporated today to promote
the •commercial and financial develop-
ment of the negroes of the United
States by thoroughly organising them
into local leagues iu all the &idea and
Territories for systematic instruction,
conference and encouragement in eem-
inercial enterprises and the proper one
and saving of money.
The incorporation papers give the fol-
lowing names of incorporators: Booker
T. Washington, of Tuskagee, Ala.; F.
Thomas Fortune of Redbank, N. J.; Dr.
S. E. Courtney of Boston, Mass.; Philip
A. Payton, jun, .of New York, and
Fred. IL Moore, of Brooklyn.
THE SHADE OF ST. JOHN.
"Follow Mel" Says False Prophet in
Porto Rico.
New York, Jan. 15.-A, report, of Man-
uel Paris , colporteur to the American
Tract Society, states that In Ponce, Por-
to Rico, a false prophet has appeared,
representing himself as the spirit of "'it.
John the Evangelist," preaching in tho vil-
lages of tho district, and that many people
follow him At times be preaches some
Bible truths, at other times tho contrary.
Re commands the people to follow him and
to wear three crosses hanging from their
necks, so that Satan may not carry them
away.
In this manner a great part of tho coun-
try follow him, something ince 5,000 people
leaving their homes and their labor. Tie an-
nounced a service, and there met to bear
him about 10,000 persons.
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THE POPE AN)) THE JEWS.
His Holiness Approves of Ateempt to
Secure Religious Liberty.
Ilona,. Jan, 1l. -To Pope aprroves of
intentitm to sopport the Jewe in
obtainiug religious liberty in Morocen.
IM said, recalling his protest sigainst
the Jewish nute.sacres itt Reedit, that
Intuutnity forms one brotherhood Ile
eespeetell the Jews for their •tenneity in
the obeervanee of their ancient re:igien.
Body Found hi the Ice.
Ste. Anne, Man., Jan. 14.1. ---The dead
body of Airs. Lawrence was found in a.
bole in the ice tear where she watered
the cattle yesterday, it is presumed she
fell in and was drowned. Iler husband
was killed on the railway here two years
ago.
A belaware AG Hudson passenger train this
forenoon stritek an electrie car of the Unit.
el Traction Co. at a era -sine between
them Island and Conoes and killed James
Cox, the vonductor of the trolley 1111e.
Tito Assoeiated Press 14 advised that Am-
bassador White, representing the Fano.)
States at Moroccan conference at Akasierat;
will cuppert lite (iceman eentontion botb a,
to the "mat door" in Merocco.
Protests, loud and insistent, vame from
eitieug0 pulpits ye•terday against the law.
lea eontlitiotie weleli two bell reeponetble
for the murder of Mrs. Franklin C. Tfollis.
tor,
Tho pc.,itivo statement was made at tito
French Fotei,,a Office thIe mottlag that
diplomatic relations between Frame fat'
Veneltlela bay() not yet been offielally brok.
en off.
TO RAISE Tilt DEAD.
Arrest of two Officials of the Force of Life Chem-
ical Company of New York.
Charged With Raising Money Under False Pre4
tenees by Use of the U. S. Mails..
liad a Million Patients—Some of the Claims Made
by the Doctors of the Concern.
New York, Jan. 13. -General James 13.
Obeirne, for years more or less prominent
in Republican politics in this city, and
who has held a number of offices under
the United States Clovernment, is given
as president in the literature of the Force
of Life Chemical Company, the 'medical
director of which, Dr. 'Win. Wallace Had:
ley, and assistant medical director, Mrs.
Laura, II. Wilson,. were yesterday ar.
rested by Federal authorities and held
in $2,500 bail .each for examination it
week from to -day.
Gen, Obeirne- was seen following the
azgests, but his counsel refused to allow
him to be interviewed.
•
The prisoners are charged with con-
spiracy to obtain money under false pre-
tences by the use of the United States
mails.
In the comptaint lodged against them
two other officials of the Force of Life
Chemical Company are named jointly
with them as parties to the conspiracy.
These two officials are now out of the
city.
The Force of Life Chemical Compel*,
for the last three or four years has
maintained elaborate offices in this city.
At present the company is located at
203 Broadway. It has done an exten-
sive mail business. An official of the
company told the postal authorities that
the concern had. not less than one million
patients.
The investigation leading to the arrest
had covered a period of almost a year,
and has been managed jointly by the
postoffiee authorities, Assistant United
States District Attorney Clarence . S.
Houghton, Champe 8..Andrews, ain't John
S. Cooper, the two latter as counsel for
the New York County Medical Society.
The Federal authorities started on the
trail of the Force of Life concern on the
personal initiative of President Roose-
velt.
'When the two prisoners were arraign-
ed before Commissioner Ridgeway, Attor-
ney John J. Valise appeared as their
counsel and furnished bonds to insure
their appearance at the examination. Mr.
Vause said last week that the Force of
Life Company was doing it perfectly
legitimate business, and that the two
prisoners were only salaried employees of
the concern, who dii what they were
told, and had nothing whatever to do
with its miumeennot
4e • !
The power to raise the dead, claimed,
it is alleged by Dr. Hadley, first chal-
lenged the attention of the authorities it
-Jittlo less than a year ago wheat Post-
1:1;VenlecNia tel.= IP::
• e t n •
closing one .of the Force of Life Com-
pany's circulars, Witleit had been sent to
e President by it woman in Springfield,.
Mr. Cortelyou at once communicated
with Postmaster 'Wilcox in this city, NANO
detailed. inspectors to investigate tho
methods of the concern.
The concern is it Delaware corpora-
tion organized in 1902. It has a capital
stock, given at $1,000,000.
Evidence upon which the complaints
were based was secured through eorres-
pondence of fictitious patients. One of
these "Lucille Hoffman" wrote that she
was a yonng girl of 22, and followed this
up with some information of an inti-
mate nature. Several letters followed.
There were also printed. circulars am -
tabling staple advice and cures, it was
alleged by a number of other fictitious
patients who hadwritten, giving other
ailments. Complaining that she had not
improved, "Lucille Hoffman" was asked
to send it sample of her blood for analy-
sis. The correspondent obtained some
blood from a horse, which he put into it
bottle and forwarded. A couple of days
later be got a letter, which declared that
analysis pointed to physical conditions,
which the recipient said. made him sorry
for the horse,
Among the most interesting documents
that have fallen into the hands of the in-
vestigation is an alleged personal letter
from Dr. Hadley to a patient containing
these sentences:
"1 cure disease. I combat any and all
maladies. I make hopeless invalids well.
I unclasp the remorseless fingers of
death. I stop the rush with which Father
Time hurries you to the grave."
The following statement is made in
circular headed: "Dr. Wallace Hadley's
personal message:"
"Do not be kept ill. Put. your confi-
d.orwe in me. 13e sure, as'I am, that I
can cure deeease.
"Come ye who are heavy laden and I
will give you rest.
"Reverently I repeat the words and
sacredly will I fulfill the 'trust put iu
me, by ethe Great Healer. I can say no
more."
ANOTHER PLOT DISCOVERED TO
ASSASSINATE THE CZAR OF RUSSIA.
He Will Not Go to St. Petersburg to Bless the
Waters at Festival of Epiphany.
New York, Jan. 13.-A St. Petersburg
despatch to the World says thatfor fear
of an attempt on Ids life the Czar will
uot come to St. Petereburg from
Tsarskoe-Sehi next Friday to take. part
in the annual ceremony of Blessing the
Waters at the festival of the Epiphany.
• A quantity of dyanmite ,packed in -two
large boxes was found to -day hidden
under the (1110W at the point where the
Neva River is joined by the Ustiscora
River.
In the boxes were electric batteries
and ingenious contrivances to cause nn
WORLD'S
CANADIAN
NEWS
St. Pant's Episcopal Church was open-
ed at Stratford.
Crawford & Co.'s general store at In-
dian Head, Assa.„ was burned.
The Richelieu & Ontario Navigatien
Compeny will add three new boats to
their fleet.
St. John's Presbyterian eoegregation
'of Toronto, is disettssing• the advisability
of ereeting a new church..
On behalf of Joseph Phillips, President
of the York County Loan, Mr. .1. E.
join% will ask the Crown Attorney, of
Toronto, for particulars of the charges
directeIl against his client.
The populatien of Toronto is 305.211.
aceoraing to the estimate of the Might
Direetory people, who, in isssuing f11011'
new direetory 014 81m11, hiterogling 611.
tikt101 faam about the eny,
BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
The Seaside Hotel at Rustle° Beavh,
one of the best known of Prinve Ed-
ward. Island's summer resorts, Wile eon-
ettineft by fire,'
The United Steles Government has v. --
funded. $6 illegally eolleeted in the form
of poll tax from offieers of 11. M. S.
Drake, at Nia'gara.
An inveetig,at ion of t he a ce own ts of toe
late Joseph Scott, oho up to the tine!
of his death Was treasurer of the Town-
ship •of Ausoista, shows it shortage ot
$3,1100.
Seven theological stealente -out of a
petty ee egelse were gsteessesmea bv
1111 eemeesoe testes, weep en en mons
Rion in the Hall Valley. Austrian Tyrol.
11411111, in hand Edword 1,a Plaid o, 1s
seam of mos wad Florenee Barton, 11
1411'8, 81.001111111/ 0111 1111411W W111111..1
Oath. near Leeeltie, aud were
drowued.before the eyes of several eon:-
panione.
Col. .1. IT. Horton, tleneral Northeri
Sales Agent of the I.ohigh 1 Alley Coal
Co.. has rest:sue:I aud is sueeeeded lw
'If. Hamilton. 4/1. Rotheet er.
Seven theologieal studentS aat Id a
party of twelve were uverwhehned by
40e
t
explosion, whose force would have been
disastrous for a short distance. Short
wires ran in three directions from the
boxes.
The mine was plaeted near the
Pallipsen paper manufactory, many of
the employees in which were particular-
ly violent during the roma strikes and
rioting.
The secret police are convinced that
lad they not, found the dynamite it
would have been exploded when the
Czar, accompanied by his kinsman and
the highest prelates and. nobles approch-
al the .Neva for the solemn ceremony
of Blessing the Waters.
Ian avalanche to -day while on an excur-
sion in the Hall Valley, in the Tyrol,
Austria.
The Clyde Line Steamship Cherokee
from San Domingo, for New York, whieli
went ashore yesterday near the south
'Brigantine life saving station, is still
fast agraund to -day.
The houses still standing ont the edge
1 ' of the clay pit, at Haverstraw, N. Y.,
into which ii, large section of laud and
several houses were precipitated by a
landslide last 'atenday night were to-
day blown up with dynamite.
Justice Woodward, of the appellate
disision of the Supreme Court in Brent:-
lyn has granted a certificate of reason-
able doubt hi the ease of Abraham H.
'Hummel, the lawyer. orho was convicted
of eonspiracy in the Dodge -Morse divorce
eae
s. He can appeal.
While Mrs. 'George Balder. of Thong:.
sonville, Mich., was busy in the barn :A
' her home on Saturday, tile Ilense in
whith she had left her two young babio,
alone, ought fire, and, both of them
I4
, . ,,
lost, thew eves. One WaR 1)111110(1 to a.
crisp aml the other suffocated by smoke.
The Cleveland Leader today prints
the following: General Ramon Caceres.
temporary President of Santo Domingo,
has abled the Leader that he will favor
the Roosevelt treaty, and that peace in
the little republic is assured.
Mans have been perfeeted by the Cru-
cible Steel Co., of America, for the <'n''.
tion of a large ile.w steel plant at 30th
street an,' the. Allegheny Valley Railroad,
Pittsburg. The DPW plant will eentain
75 1)11414.11111g furnaces ansl will give em-
ployment to 1,500 men.
The members of the excentive delimit -
tee of the fighting organization of the
Warsaw revelationists were arrested to-
day. At thew headquarters the police
discovered a seeret printing press and a
number of death sentences preprovO for
issuance by the revolutiouary tribunal.
All the personarrested were Jews or
Jew,e-te
A Milian. Midanao. despateh says:
VV. 41, thann wee yesterday ereoted a
"(Nilo' 'and t-abited by fifty pimps of
. native artillery, after AN lliell lle 11115 eolt•
veyed airing the river to Delta Mango
Velem in reyal vinta (a small b)at),
manned by forts. More,. At the palace
Ile reveival malty presents. Mr. Bryan
said that yesterday was the most inter-
eether day he had spent irk the Mi.'
' en t.
Two children of Thema F1,eleya firs
i bo,s for tbo rietaileirede Se Wading Coal
1 es ;ten co., weie burned to death to -day in
a fire wbiell destroyed reeley's home .and
ille yeettlenco of (korai: camphell. at Ma
-
put MU.