The Wingham Advance, 1906-04-12, Page 7MOUNT MUMS
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tiro from Dosco-Trecase says the school
'near Otajano has been destroyed.
The scholars flee, and have been lord
I on the inountaineide. Railway men
found three ef Omni. The others, in -
A F1 ERy ri Aft 1,,:veirngionyinitingtntisu,na.ereb)eueiVeng
t)111111Ht wbieh deetroyed
Towns and Villages Swept Away by the Torrent
of Molten Lava.
People Flee Terror Stricken, from
Death and Destruction,
Terriffic Earthquakes an
ands of Feet
Naples, April 8.—The eruption of Ve-
suvis, which yesterday reached a mag-
nitude placing it among the historic dis-
plays of Vesuvian fury, increased in vio-
lence to -day, and this evening threaten-
ed to become even more terrible. The
earth for miles around quaked repeated-
ly, the shocks being felt in Naples, and
greatly alarming the eitizem, although
they caused no harm. Incessant rumb-
lings, groanings and thunderings accom-
pany the repeated explosions at the cra-
ter, whence there is an immense dis-
charge of lava, cinders and hot rocks.
Ashes are falling over a large part of
Southern Italy, even to the east coast.
These and the dense smoke this even-
ing blotted out all sight of the moun-
tain, the Ieland of Capri and the Town
of Sorrento from Naples. During the day
many areas around the mountain wen
in darkness.
The towns and villages have been
generally abandoned. Hence the ex-
tent of the damage is unknown fully.
Refugees brought from Torre Annun-
zieta in artillery wagons this evening
reported that the lava stream, strik-
ing a villa on the outskirts of that
town, divided, one current flowing in
the direction of Pompeii, while the
other threatened to destroy Torre An-
nunziata. It has since been reported that
the leva reached the town, sweeping over
the barriers that had been erected with
the utmost energy by the military en-
gineers. The latter, together with all the
-officials and the whole population, were
compelled to abandon the town. The pri-
soners in the city jails were placed on
boats and brought to Naples. No loss of
life is reported at Torre Annunziata, but
at San Guiseppe a church and several
houses bave been wrecked, apparently
by an earthquake. Several persons were
killed and Injured. The remainder of
the populace fled in a panic.
Towns and Villages Abandoned.
Ottajano, Poggio'Marino. Somme,
and other towns and villages lutve been
abandoned. Lava is flowing several
feet deep through the streets of Otte-
jano, and many houses have fallen.
The latest reports from Pompeii state
that a lava current GOO feet wide and
21 feet deep is rapidly nearing that
place. The cemetery and some houses
northwest of the town have been de-
stroyed.
Bosco Reale is also threatened. The
railway aroend the mountain has been
wrecked in one or two places.The de-
struction of the corps and the ruina-
tion of cultivated soil will involve tre-
mendous losses.
The observatory, on the northwest-
ern slope of the vokano, was held by
Dr. Matteucce the director, and his
staff, long after a general observer
would have though it possible.
Eventually the is
had to be aband-
onded, ane it s now destroyed. The
funicular railway and.., Cook's Hotel
have been wrecked.
The Village of Bosco.Treense was
buried yesterday by the lava which
flowed. from the critter formed April 2,
The inhabitants abandoned it in time
to save thir lives. They had lingered
In the hope of saving their belongings,
but the destroying stream advanced
on them so- fast that they finally fled
in terror, leaving their possessions be-
hind.
The eruption became so violent yes-
.
terday that the authorities ordered the
inhabitants of Bosco-Trecase to leave
their homes and retire from the zone
of danger. The town had a population
of about 10,000, and was the nearest
one of importance to the crater,. l3eng
-etbetween the voleano and Pompeii.
The village was then in danger of de-
struction by the stream of lava which
was flowing down the south side of the
mountain, and fine sand was falling
upon it in great quantities.
Appeal for Aid.
An appeal for aid was sent to the
Government by the Mayor. Ile asked
for troops and artillery wagons to :H-
eist in removing the inhabitants and
their valuables to a place of safety.
New craters have opened in the sides
of the mountain, sonic of them opposite
leaplee.
The lava issuihg from the new crater
which was formed on April 2 has now
divided into two streams. One of then
Is flowing south-east toward Eerzingd,
over the old lava bed of 1834, and is
not causing any damage. The other is
flowing southward over Boseo-Trecase
and the neighboring vineyards.
The peasants are holding serviees of
intercession, addressed especially. to
Se Anne, the patron saint of Naples.
The detonations in the crater eon-
tinue, and are of the most violent char -
eater. There are frequent electric
flashes.
Official Story of the Disturbance.
NapleseApril 8.-1r. Matteueci made
the following report before he left the
observatory, since destroyed, but, ow-
ing to the stoppage of the telegraph, it
has only now arrived.
"The eruption of Vesuvius bas assum-
ed extraordinary proportions. Yesterday
and lost night the activity of the enter
was terrific and ever increasing. he
neighborhood of the observatory is cone
pletely covered with lava. Incandescent
rocks are thrown by the thousand to it
height of 2,400, and even 3,000 feet, and
fall back, forming a large cone. Anoth-
er stream of lava has appeared. from
fissure, the position of whieh is not
Well defined. The noise of the explo-
sions and the roeks striking together are
deafening. Tee ground is shaken by
strong and continuous seismie move -
meas. The instruments threaten to
break. It will probably be neeessaii to
abandon the observatory, whieh is 'very
nitwit exposed to electric shooks. 'The
—00, telegraph is interrupted; it ie believed
the funicular railway has been destroy-
ed.
the Scene of
d Rocks Thrown Thous -
Into the Air.
• scientific deductions lade by the obser-
vers there have often been the means of
warning the epople of the impendieg
eruptions, elle doubtless have resulted
in the saving of many lives. At the en-
trance to the observatory was a tablet
erected to the memory of the tourists
who lost their lives in April, 1872, while
watchine tbe eruption front the Atrio ilol
Cavallo°Crater.
Rivers
STUPEFYING SPECTACLE,
of Molten Fire zoo Feet Vilde, eo
Feet Deep.
London, .April 0.—The accounts of
Sunday's eruption of Mount Vesuvnus
which have readied here are detached
and inexpert. It is clear that the
evacuation of the towns and villages
in a wide area around the volcano be-
fore the advancing lava and torrents
of hot ashes and sand bas left nobody
to observe the progress of the catas-
trophe, even if such observation were
possible. A correspondent who went
to the Bosco-Trecase and Torre del
Annunziata districts Saturday says:
"Along the road I met hundreds of
families in flight, enrrying their few
miserable possessions. The spectacle
of collapsed carts and fainting women
was frequent. When one reached the
IM7a streams a stupefying spectacle
presented itself. From a point on the
mountain between the two towns
watched four rivers of •molten fire, one
of which, 200 feet wide and over 40
feet deep, was moving slowly and ma-
jestically onward, devouring vine-
yards and olive groves. I witnessed
the destruction of a farmhouse, which
was enveloped on three sides by lava.
"Immediately overhead the great cra-
ter was belching incandescent rocks
Rile scoriae for cm incredible distance.
The whole summit was enveloped in
flames, and a perpetual roar was
hoard. Elver and anon the cone of the
volcano was encircled with vivid elec-
tric phenomena, amid which a. down-
pour of liquid fire on all sides of the
crater was revealed in magnificent aw-
fulness.
"In the evening there was a frightful
shock of earthquake, which was re-
peated at 2 °clock Sunday morning.
Simultaneously the lava streams re-
doubled their onrush, and men, women,
and children fled precipitately towards
the sea. The lava had invaded the road
behind them."
The Country Desolate.
Another correspondent describes a
visit made to Boscoe-Trecase, Saturday,
saying:
"As nothing could be seen from
Naples, owing to the dense black pall
of sand, half of Naples hurried to the
threatened town by railway, eeletrie
tramway, motor enr, and country cart.
It was difficult enough to obtain a
ticket, and infinitely more difficult to
obtain a seat in the train'although the
facilities bad been trebled. So far as
the picturesque Town of Postiei
country lay desolate, under a, shroud
of send. Not a blossom could be seen
on the withered trees, not a scrap of
fodder on the ground for the cattle.
Along the railway the people of the
town Omni' which it passes stood
watching in mournful surprise the pro-
cessions of crowded trains.
"When we reached Bisco-Treenae at
4 p. me, we found that only two or
three houses outside the town had yet
been destroyed, although with them
vast tracts of vineyards had been de-
vastated. The upper homes in tbe town,
which stand on the very slopes of the
volcano, had. been deserted, but their
inhabitants were returning, as the
stream of lava which lind threatened
teem had ceased to advance. A sec-
ond stream, however, was inoving
forward, but was not so dangerous.
This second stream had surrounded
and destroped a cottage, but, strange
to say, a majestic pine tree stood up
unhurt in its very midst. Elsewhere,
as the stream flowed steadily onward.
three trees in its mum shriveled up and
-then burst into flames."
Destroyed in a Minute.
The correspondent describes the sub-
sequent reinforcement of the fernier
lava stream at 5 o'clock Sunday
morning by a fresh eruption and says:
"Running like water, the revived
etream reached the western end of the
town, and in ten minutes destroyed
twenty or thirty imuses. The anhabie
ants fled from their beds. The two
stream later united between Bono-
Tecarse and Torre del Annunziata.
Their width is at least 3,000 feet and
,their depth ten,. .After destroying a
watehman's house, the lava crossed
the railway, which runs around the base
of Vesuvius, covering it for a width of
350 feet, and wrecking the trolley posts
and the telephone posts."
A deseription of the scene from Bee
eo-Trecase says:
"At sunset Sunday a mountain of fire
burst through the dense (awoke from
the centre of the (eater, and rose to
a height of 1,500 feet, breaking into
millions of fiery bombs and glowing
particles, which seance down the slope
of the cone mid rolled impetuously to
its base on all sides. They seemed to
tlurt upwards from several vents with-
in the crater. There was a rolling
sound mut terrible explosions, which
never stopped for an instant."
- •
The Revd Meteorologieal Observatory
on Mount Vesuvius, was situated nearly
2,000 feet above the level of the 905. er
Collo Saternoia, a ridge which ht peat
eruptions of the volcano bus separated
the lava streams into two branches, The
REFUGEES,FLOCK TO NAPLES.
Deposit of Ashes in Streets More Than
an Inch Deep.
Naples, April 8. --After the earth-
quakei hundreds of foreigners hur-
riedly took tickets Siinday and left
the city, but quite as mauy arrived
to watch the eruption.
Professor illaserna snys the City has
nothing to fear beyond the. discomfort
.trising from the ashes. Although the
present situation is striking, and even
terrible, it is aetnally less alarming
than the eruptions in 1872, 1802 and
1894.
The ehurelies have been crowded all
. day with worshippers and others seek-
ing places of shelter, Those who are
feightened have been unnerved, prin-
cipally by the earthquakes. A fitgi-
deep in mime places.
The extent of the lava overflow from
Monet Vesuvius has sarpas.sed that of
any eruption in two centuries.
° Observatory Destroyed.
Prisoners in jails on tha mountain-
side went inad with terror and nue
tinied. They ;were only partially
quieted by being brought here. But
their fears have Wen communicated to
the prieoners bore, who may rebel at
any moment. The situation is eritical.
Breaching 44 momentarily heeenline
inore difficult because of poisonous;
fumes and smoke, while the hot ashea
which. are Mill falling tend to make
life a burden.
Contrary to expectations, the sea eas
not yet ehown signe of being affteted
by the phenomenon, but fears are en-
tentained that tidal waves may yet
come, and many eraft have put to sea.
Visitors to Naples are avoiding the
hotels on the sea front, and the people
living there are beginning to leave for
higher altitudes.
FLEET ORDERED TO NAPLES.
The King Will Also Go to the Scene
To -day.
Rome, April 8.—The Ministry of Ma-
rine has ordered the Italian Mediter-
ranean fleet, which is now at Gaeta, t�
go to Naples, end take orders from
the Duke of Aosta, who is now there.
The warsbips will assist in embarking
refugeesat the coast towns. The Min-
ister of Finance and other Goveen-
ment officials have gone to Naples. It
is understood that the King will go
there to -day.
A Possible Danger,
Not in a century or more has the
world's geratest volcano been in such
violent eimption as at present. The
Italian Government, with the terrible
tragedy of Mont Pelee in the back-
ground, when 40,000 West Indians lost
their lives because they disregarded the
warning that the volcano was about to
"blow its head off," are taking all pos-
sible precautions to remove the people
Nom the danger zone around IroSLIVilM
The difficulty is to determine what
area is in danger. 11 must be remem-
bered that the greatest tragedies in
these convulsions, of natureare not
caused by the streams of lava that flosv
down the mountain sides. These streams
travel swiftly, and destroy vast areas of
fertile land, frequently causing the death
of persons who linger too long on the
dangerous slopes, but the world-shak-
ing disasters have come from the sudden
explosion of the volcano, and the .belch-
ing forth by it of vast anasses of rock
and ashes. Of such a nature was the
greatest calamity Italy ever experi-
enced, that of A. D. 79, when Pompeii,
Herculaneum and Stabiae were destroy-
ed. On that occasion there was little,
if any, lava emitted. The mountain
simply vomited steam, dust and cinders
in suchappalling vohune that the cities
and their people were .bunied deep be-
neath the debris, as were the unhappy
inhabitants of Martinique when Mont
Pelee exploded. It is probable, judging
from the remains of the 'Roman titles,
as they 'have been gradually cleared from
the ram i of five eighteen and a half cen-
turies ago, that 200,000 people peeiseed
on that black day in August, A. D. 79.
In 1631 Vesuvius again took terrible
toll of the vine -growers wile disregarded
the warnings issued during a period of
volcanic disturbances. On this oceasion
18.000 people lost their lives, streams
of lava reached the sea at many points,
and dust and steno thrown out of the
meter fell as far east as Constantinople.
There has never been an eruption since
on a colossal scale. It is believed that
the infiltration of water, which, coming
into contact with violent heat in the
interior of tee mountain, generates
steam, causes they periodic explosions.
PRINC 'S TRAVELS.
ROYAL TRAIN DUE IN WINNIPEG
THIS MORNING.
Rain at Battleford Interferes With the
Programme— His Royal Highness
Takes a Couple of Hours Shooting
Geese.
Winnipeg, April 8.— Prince Arthur
and his party will arrive here at 11.30
a. m. to -morrow, travelling via C. N. R.
line. Tho royal train lat North Battle -
ford this morning at 9.30 and will run
through without stopping. They arrived
in Battleford shortly after midnight,
two hours behind scheduled time his
Royal Highness having stopped en
route from Edmonton to enjoy a. couple
of Imurs' goose hunting.
His Royal Highness expressed aston-
ishment at the wonderful appearance of
the country and the marks of prosperity
evident everywhere. The rapid growth
of the towns along the line, some of
which are not two months old, was some-
thing the distinguished visitor found it
hard to comprehemd. The excellence
the Canadian Northern's roadbed was
also the subject of remark, in view of
the fact that through trains to Edmon-
ton have only been running since De-
cember 15th last.
At several points during the day's run
trains were passed crowded to the doors
with settlers on their way to their homes
in the west,
RUSSIAN ELECTIONS.
PROGRESSIVNISTS SCORE VICTOR-
IES EVERYWHERE,
Majorities Obtained by Radicals Clinch
Character of Triumph—Nowhere Did
Reactionary Win,
St. Petersburg, April 8.—The electoral
colleges in 28 out of the 51 provinces in
European Russia to -day elected 178
memo's to the National Pediment—
Omit one-third of its entire membership
--and returns received up to midnight
indicate that the wildest hopes of the
Liberals have been realized, the Constitu-
tional Demoerats end other progressivists
practieally evermehere having gained a
tremendous victory over the Oetobrists
end other Conservative parties.
As far as is ascertainable not a single
reactionary .candiclate pulled through,
and nowhere did even the Octobriats
score a triumph. The majorities ab -
tabled by the Ratlieals (dint+ the eller-
atter of the victory. From the Volga
to the frontier of Poland and from the
Atilt keound coast of Archangel to the
Black Soft the story is substantially the
same.
lameseereekeeeieeereeeemeei,e, .
himself as an insumnee agent, was it
very candid witness. He had been work-
ing at the business for about a year,
he fold. Previous to that he was work-
ifirW for tho:°1.111 §4)111st5;a1.4r-1 (XI
August, 0 i 1 1
it, a
Ii1jeel;e tour.eeol;. h °Bee° »lisn'atisn3i,n, 441
sition until April, 1905. Ihfoeldti
1809 made in
director at $15 a numtinginitn111;:aad-
dition to his salary. lie commenced to
work for the Toronto Life at its incep-
tion, receiving $15 a month as a director,
but no other -salary from the voncern.
In October„ 1903, tin agents were in
-
Mended. to write life insuranee in the
Toronto Life Company.
Witness knew that the fine; sharee
holdere became shareholders on the
g
inruetion of the President of the York
County Loan Company. Tee money
obtained for starting the Toronto Life
was obtained from the employees of the
York Loam Company. Witnese and
Phillips, Mr. Robin, Mr. Sanderson and
I•uni took stock In the Toronto Life.
Loan Company Started Life Company.
Witness did not know of the loan 01
$10,050 to Mr, Joseph Phillips.
"Is it not a fact that the directors and
employees of the York County Loan
started the Toronto Life ?"
"Possibly,"
"Is it not a fact ?"
"I think it
The directors of the York County
Loan Company and of the Toronto, Life
were the game, n,nd the directorsof the
one held their meetings immediately
after the other.
Questioned as to the National Month-
ly, lie ;mid he knew there wits such a
publication. lie believed Mr. Mileps.
owned it. The York Loan agents were
instrueted to canvass for it, charging a
dollar, and paying in seventy cents,.
"So that it looks as if they got
thirty cents."
"It looks like it."
Witness Seel the charge for the Can-
adian Home was the same as for The
National Monthly. The Canadian Home
also belonged to Phillips, the witness
believed.
'What about the Lee grocery?" Mr.
Curry asked.
YORK COUNTY
LOAN CAR.
Want to Get Stock of the Toronto
Life Company!
•••••••••••••,1
Writs Issued. Against Some of the
Sharhol ders..
Some Interesting. and Amusing Evi-
dence Given Yesterday.
• Toronto despatch: There was an im-
portant development yesterday in the
investigation into the affairs of tee
York County Loan & Savings Co. The
National Trust .Company, vim are act-
ing eie liquidators of the company, he
sail write against the following share-
holder» of the Toronto Life Ineurauce
Company: Lily Daw, 75 shares; Agnes
Ckgelin, 50 shares; ;NIA's, M. J. Hassard,
lie) shares; Lilian Hudson, 181 shares;
Georgina, Hudson, 141 Metres; Annie
Lee, 58 shares; Fred. Lee, 50 shares;
Joan McCann, 43130 sbares; Joseph Phil-
lips, 125 shares; Annie Robb, 193 shares;
Emma Souter, 265 shares; Maggie Von -
trees, 50 Minxes; F. E. Whatmough, 50
shares; E. J. Burt, 91 shares.
By the writs the liquidator nsks for
a &aeration that these shares of the
;stock ef the Toronto Life Insurance
tsompany, standing in the names of the
above defendants, are held by them as
trustees for the plaintiffs, and that the
plaintiffs wre the rightful ownera there-
of; further, an order is asked for to the
effect that the defendants should trans-
fer and assign the said shares of stock
to the plaintiffe, and for an injunction
restraining, the defendants from trans-
ferring, Resigning or permitting the as-
sigiunent of, or in any way dealing with,
the said shares of stock until the final
disposition of the •action.
Interim Injunction Obtained.
Acting for the liquidator, Mr. C. 1).
Scott, solicitor, applied yesterday after-
noon, and obtained from Mr. justice
Mabee an interitu injunction against the
defendants, returnable on Monday, April
10. This new move is understood to be
the .outcome of the recent disclosures in
the Police Court.
With regard to the Toronto Life Com-
pany and the Liszt Piano Company, Mr.
NV. T. Willie, who is the lemidator in
the York County Loan & Savings Co.,
stated that he had already taken such
steps as would protect the interests of
the loan company, and he was satisfied
with the present position.
Mr. White added: "Mr. Cerry's inves-
tigation has been, of the greatest possi-
ble advantage to the shareholders of the
York County Loan & Sasings Co. By
the drag -net of the eriminal courts all
the transactions of the subsidiary corn-
paniee have been exposed, and light
thrown upon the York County Loan
situation that coule not possibly eave
been got from the books of the Yorke
County Loan Company. Of course, Mr.
Curry's investigation has not cost the
York County Loan shareholders a dol-
lar."
Mr. Joseph, Barrett was one of the
principle witnesses called in the Pollee
Court investigation yesterday. He had
rather • a merry way of giving evidences
and bis answers frequently proveked not
only the Magistrate and the Crown At-
torney, but the big crowd in court, to
laughter. This ;conduct -elicited a mem
rebuke from Mr. J. E. Jones., the prison-
er's couusel, who described such ;behav-
ior as unseemly. Mr. Barrett was ex -
mind in regard to the large loan
which was advanced by the York County
Loan Company to his wife Much of this
money, it is allegee, went to the foun-
dation of the Southern Light & Power
Co., and, though he was Managing Di-
rector of the concern, he admitted that
he was selling poles to the eompany and
making a substantial profit out of the
eoneern. Ilis statement that the in-
creneed Phillips' akey in tee company
caused much laughter, in welch Phillips
himself joined. Col. Denison expressed
his disaproval of the conduct of Mr.
Barrett, who, as Managine Director of
the power company.was acting as true -
tee, yet was selling the poles at a profit,
at the same time being allotted a sal-
ary of $50 per week for Me position.
lies Lilian Hall, who has been one of
the elief witnesses- in connection with
the investigation, was yesterday report-
ed to be seriously indisposed.
What Mrs. Barrett Wanted.
Mr. Joseph 13arrett when the investi-
gation was resumed in the morning
was recalled and questioned in regard
to the opening meetings of the South-
ern Light & Power Company. Mr. Curry
read the minutes of thee° meetings, the
chief point of which was that Mrs. Bar-
rett; for $3,351 in cash and $205,000 in
in capital stock, agreed to sell her inter-
est in her property on the River Credit.
This proposal was agreed to by the di-
rectors.
Mr. E. J. Burt was again recalled and
at the request of the Crown. Attorney
produced his bank account and check
book. Colonel Denison was anxious to
know if this was the original bank
book.
"11 is the only one I have," said the
witness.
-"That is very serious," said his Wor-
ship. "Why is . it marked, seDuplicate
1900.' Didn't you copy it out?"
"I only got it from the bank this
morning," aid the witness. "I die not
know that they had copied them:"
Mr. Burt was next questioned as to
the loan of $0,500 lie had made. It was
made to his brother. Of this loan $5,000
went in the purchase of a building on
Yonge street and the rest. went- into
the brother's business. The inoney was
loaned on the stock. The building VAS
purchased in the name of Mrs. Foster,
who was a friend of his wife's. N9ne
of his money went into it.
"Where did she get it?"
"She saved the money herself."
"What business did she carry on?"
"She had no special business."
The $17,000 he earned front the 'To-
ronto Life Co. was not all he earned. Ire
had earnedalso money from. the Yolk
Comity Loan.
"Do you remember being muletee in
damages for searing someone's horses?"
"Who paid those damages?"
"The York County Loan paid teem."
"How much damages were you es -
wised in by the jury."
"I couldn't say," Mr. Burt repliee.
Mr. Burt could not say if a resolu-
tion of the Board of Directors ova), un-
thorized the payment of these damps,
but the payment was not sanctioned by
the shareholders. Mr. 'Sanderson was
also mulcted 111 damages and these 'awe
also paid by the York County I can
Company.
WAS a Carom Witness.
Mr, Willi= Paine, who &scram'
• Nothing in Lee Grocery.
"I• don't think there is a single dollar
of the York County Loan in the Lee
grocery," replied the witness.
Questioned as to the Clarke teaming
business, Mr. Paine said he heard the
York County Loan advanced Clarke a
loan. 'Witness did not know anything
about the Southern Light & Power Com-
pany.
"Did you know Mr. Phillips was Pro-
sident?"
"I did not."
"And you didn't know he was drawing
a salary as President?"
"I did not."
The York County Loan advanced
money to the Southern Light & Power
Company, said the witness.
"Iou don't know that part of the
'money tbus received was used for pay-
ing Mr. Phillips' salary?"
"I (lid not."
On leaving the witness stand the
Crown Attorney complimented Mr. Paine
on the way he had given evidence.
Mr. Herbert; Hammond, who had been
paying teller for the York County Lonn
Company said he received the agent'
remittances. most of them being for the
York County Loan, and there would be
501110 for the Toronto Life, the maga-
zines and the Liszt Piano Company. Af-
ter he became paying teller he paid out
the aisle The amounts paid to the
Southern Light & Power Company were
paid mostly in cash by an order on the
treasurer, signed by the manager, Mr.
Phillips. Witness in November last be-
came n, director pro tem, of the York
County Loan Company in the place of
eir. Sanderson -
Witness received $16 as receiving tell-
er and $18 as paying teller.
Shares Transferred to Him.
Witness was a director of the York
County Loan Company only for about
a month, and ho was a director of the
Toronto Life Company for about the
same period. The witness bought a
house, giving a first (mortgage to the
Toronto General Trusts Company and
a second mortgage to the York County
Loan Company. A sum of $2,000 was
paid over. "I didn't pay anything ex-
cept the first monthly payment," said
the witness.
"Did you wish to be 11 eireeter of
theep concerns or was the honor thrust
upon you?" the witness was asked.
"I didn't ask for it," the witness re-
plied.
In order to malt him to become a
director shares were- transferee to him
by Miss Georgina Hudson. The shares
stood in his mime, but he executed an
essignment to her.
Sold Poles at a Profit.
Mr. Barrett, recalled, said he was Man-
sging Director of the Southern Light
& Power Co. 13y a resolution of the
company lie WAS. to receive $50 a week.
The salaries authorized were $15 to Mr.
Hunter, $25 per week to the President,
850 to the Managing Direc-
tor, and $7 per week te the Secretary.
Witness was questioned in regard' to a
number of sales of poles which he bad
made to the. Southern Liget & Power
Co., of wbich be was Managing Direc-
tor.
In regard to tee salaries paid. Mr. Bar-
rett said: "All our salaries did not
amount to the wages of one good man.
Ifere's Fleming getting—"
Before the witness could complete his
remark the court was convulsed with
laughter.
What He Thought He Earned.
Mr. Berrett believed he earned $300
or $500 from the sale of the poles to
the Southern Light & rimer Co. over
and above the amount he received as
salary.
"It appears to me to be more like
$1,000," said. Mr. Curry.
"Et might be," the witness admit-
ted. He, however, suggested that the
company got good value for the money.
"I think, as trustee for the company,
you 9110111d haVO put them in at the
lowest price," said His Worship.
Mee Georgina Mulason WAS recalled
towards the dose of the day's proceed-
ings. She could not say whether either
Miss Robb, Miss West or Mrs.. Hassard
were. though see had seen them.
Mr.Starey Was ht townesbe sstid, an,1
she sew him yesterday when be got off
the car. Her Sister Was seriously 111;
and unable to attend, The arrival of
two doctors woe expected when wituess '
left to attend the court.
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STABBED IN THE BACK.
Ottawa, April 8.—Two young mem
named. Napoleon Roy and Arthur Thee
ere, quarrelled on the street in Hull
late on Saturday, and the latter stab -
bre tin' former in the back, inflieting
eangerous 11011114, Roy 19 new in the
hOSpital, May Mt reviver. Itichard
is in jail, aue if the other man dieill
bo indieted for mureer.
'The New York eournal of Commerce '
says: In order they aver to put 11 Atop
to the tonstantly increasing inroads of
the gulf one Canadian routes on import
traffee, the triink linos :yesterday decided
to make some very radieal cuts in rates
on import commodity rates,
THEDEED Of Dewitt at got Antonio.
A MONSTER. San Ant01210, TWA% April 7.
Alexander DOWIS ILITIVed 119111 to -day
/
if til0Mlaw.pia‘usquogs
Zion City, to bo prepered is r kis haute -
coming.
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Dorrible Details of the Murder of
Montreal Girl.
3fontreal despatch: In the finding of
the body of lde, May Ahern, a child of
five years, lying naked and lifeless in a
thicket at Mte St. Paul, this morning,
, there came to light mo piteous and so
fiendish a crme ithat the whole island
of Montreal is shocked. The horror of
it is intensified .by the aought that a
being of such vicious tendeneies could
have passed through tile community al-
most unnoticed until he had left the
unmistakable marks of his unutterable
brutality. Not only had the little girl
been lured away from her homeward
course after school and subjected to a
horrible shame but blue finger prints in
the tender MI show that the monster
had not stopped at any ordinary vio-
lence. All the clothing save shoes and
stockings, was stripped away and thrown
into the basement of a church within a
few hundred yards of the secluded spot
where the outrage took plaee. A young
woman saw the man climbing over tbe
fence leadingfrAM the wood with the
clothes in Iris arms, and several others
SSW him with the child, and are able to
furnish a valuable description of his ap-
pearance.
From tee descriptions furnished, the
murderer is of a low order, stoutly
built, about forty-five years old, and five
feet four Welles in height. He had a
reddish moustache and a reddish face,
wore a black, hard hat and a short
faded black coat, considerably worn.
The victim was a daughter of Hector
Ahern of 40 Napoleon street, Ste. Cune-
gonde, a suburb of Montreal. Her broth-
er went part of the way home with her
front school on Tuesday, but going to
join other boys at play, he left her in
company of a,girl about her own age.
Her companion s home was reached first,
where the two parted and, that was the
last seen of her as far ad is known, by
anyone whom she knew.
Detectives from both the Provincial
and eity staffs have been detailed. to
work on the ease. A number of pri-
vate citizens are taking part in the
search. It is believed that the mur-
derer can scarcely escape, so well do all
the descriptions agree.
EVIDENCE AS TO LITTLE GIRL'S
DEATH—MURDERER AT LARGE.
A Montreal special desyatch: The in
quest into the eciteh of little Ida Ahern
was opened at the morgue before Coroner
McMahon to -day. There was an im-
mense crowd, and the doors had to be
locked. Evidence was given by Dr. C.
A. Dugas, who conducted the post mor-
tem on the body yesterday afternoon.
He swore that death was due to nervous
shock or exposure. The died had not
been sarangled. Medical evidence also
showed that the murderer had not suc-
ceeded in his evil designs, being evident-
ly frightened by the approach of pedes-
trians. Several neighbors also testi-
fied, several of whom saw the two in
company. The inquest was adjourned
until next Wednesday. No trace of
the little girl's assailant had been dis-
covered although a host of detectives
are at work on the case.
One clue led to St. John's, Que., but en-
quiry there proved worthless. It is re-
ported to -day that a man answering the
description was seen near Como and the
clue is being investigated.
A reward of $100 for information
which will lead to the arrest and con-
viction of the murderer has been of-
fered by the city through Mayor Ekers:
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OLIVE OIL CURE.
LIVE WITH IT, DRINK IT, DRESS
FOOD WITH IT,
Will Produce a Complexion of Rosy
il
Blond and Pink Damask—Olive O
Luncheons Become Very Popu-
lar.
New York, April' 8.—A special cable
to the Sun from London says: Accord-
ing to the well-knowiu
n journal, Fnily
Doctor, fagged out society beauties MRS
find salvation in olive oil. Tile Family
Doctor relates how a reigning London
beauty went to the King's physician
during the season and said: "What shall
take for my complexion; am a
sight!" The reply was: "Take olive oil;
live on. it, live in it, live with it, &ink
in, dress. your food wit it. lubricate your-
self with it."
As a Testa of following this advice
the young W01 8' achieved a complexion
of rose; blond, pink damask and Moire
de Dijon roses, and began to give beauty
luncheons. These luncheons have Mace
become very popular.
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DOWIE DENOUNCED.
MRS, DOWIE APPLAUDS THE WHOLE
PERFORMANCE,
Voliva is Very Angry—Elijah II. Received
Kindly at San Antonio—New Over-
seer Delivers Denunciation on Dowie's
Perfidy.
Zion 'City, 111., April 8.—With the ap-
proval of thousands of Dowieties in
open meeting to -day, General Overseer
Glenn Voliva &flounced John Alexander
DOWiC 0.8 spendthrift, liar anti traitor,
sna was in turn promised support es
leader of the Christinn Catholic Churell
in Zion.
When, after denouncing Dowie, Over-
seer Voliva suddenly demanded n &cis -
ion of the audience whicb erowded fele-
loh Tabevnaele as to who should in' their
future leader. the SIX thousand. persops
in the audience arose as one person null
signified their willingness to follow Vot-
ive to the 'me
When most bitter in the denunciation
of his former master, there WAS 110 one
in the tabernacle M.* showed more ap-
proval of Volivit's remarks than Mrs.
Jane Dowie. When Vara angrily ex-
eleimed. "I will see that all the eosely
fmniture and expensive library adornieg
Dowies Zion City residence, and which
were purchased. by that hypocrite while
mime. of his people were in Wed of food,
aro sold, and the money turned into
Zion storehouses," 2Mrs. Dowie half rose,
and with her voiee and bands loudly ap-
plauded the words.
A. message was received front Dowie
this afternoon, stating that he would
roe& Zion City Tuesday morning, and
Ordering Shiloh house, his residente
over the Intersuatinnal Great North.
ern Railroad trona Laredo, and the ea.
tire local membeership..of hie shureh met
him at the station. The feeble old
man tottered from the Pullman ear, end
was reeeived by a hundred of his awn
people with bared heads end outstrIteli-
ed hands. Dowie will spend Sunday
here, and will epeak at the Zionist Tem-
ple at the regular afternoon meeting.
Dowie is in feeble health, and semis
too be buoyed only by the mental exeite-
merit of the present situation. In his
remarks to his people to -day Powis said:
"The Lord has given me, strangth to de-
feat the enemy."
STRIKE SETTLED,
WINNIPEG STREET CARS Ulf HUN-
NING AGAIN.
The Nen Receive an Increase of One
Cent an Hour—The Grose Amount
Will Be One Hundred and Twelve
Thousand Dollars a Year.
Winnipeg, April S.—The strike of the
conductors and motormen on the street
railway was amicably settled yesterday.
The men received an increase of one cent
per hour, making the wages now 26
cents for experienced men, 23 cents for
second year, 22 cents for seconci six
months, and 21 cents for first six
months' service. The union is not a.c.
Wally recognized, but the majority of
the other -concessions demanded 'by the
men have been granted.
The strike was declared off shortly
after 12 o'clock, noon, and at 1 all the
ears were withdrawn to the barns. At
4 p. in. a complete service was resumed,
all the cars being manned by the old
crews, and general satisfaction was man-
ifested.
The increase granted will mean on ad-
ditional outlay of $112,000 annually,
The cost of the strike to the company
is estimated at over $40,000 during the
nine days it was in progress.
MRS. REEVES DEAD.
MISSIONARY WORK ON THE MAC-
KENZIE RIVER.
The Unselfish and Brave Wife of Bishop
Reeves Called to Her Reward on the
8th of Last Month at Athabasca
Landing.
t Winnipeg despatch: A letter from Ath-
abaska Landing gives an account of the
death of Mrs, Reeves, wife of Bishop
Reeves, who died on March 8: She had
not been well for some tiane, and Drs.
Wilson and May of Edsnonton were call-
ed to attend her. She seemed to be im-
proving, and no one anticipated that the
end was near. She leaves besides her
husband. seven children to mourn her
loss, the eldest, a son in South Africa,
the youngest, a deughter at home, and
five children, two daughters and three
sons, in England.
It will be thirty-seven years next
month since the Bishop and Mrs. Reeves
sailed from England to Canada. About
thirty-five years they spent in the mis-
sion in the far north on the Mackenzie
River, where they were subject to all the
hardships of pioneer life, far from civili-
zation, and for several months at a time
during the first ten years did not have
ample provisions and often did not have
the necessaries of life.
During these trials Mrs. Reeves proved
a helpmate indeed. She made no dis-
tinction. The Indians found in her a
friend, and no one who wane to her for
succor in sickness or want was turned
away when it was in her power to aid.
G. T. R. SCHOLARSHIPS
CHANCE FOR YOUNG EMPLOYEES OF
THE COMPANY.
Two Free Scholarships in the Faculty
of Applied Science of McGill Univer-
sity —Conditions of the Scholar-
ships.
Montreal, April 9.—The Grand Trunk
Railway System, according to a ericular
issued by Mr. C. M. Hays, Second Vice -
President and General Manager, are of-
fering two free scholarships, covering
four years' tuition in the faculty of ap-
plied science at McGill University, sub,
sity for entrance into the faculty of ap-
prentices and other employees of the
company under 21 years of age, and to
nailer sons of employees. The competi-
tive examinations will be the regular
matriculation examination of the univer-
sity for entrance into tbe maculty of ap-
plied science, and the two candidates ob-
taining the highest average will receive
the scholarsbips for any course in the
department of applied science.
In consideration of the free scholar-
ships, the students will enter the service
of the company as student apprentices,
and serve during vacationperiods while
in attendance at the university, and
at the option of the company for two
years after completing the college course.
ATTACK POLICE.
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A DESPERATE CONFLICT WITH
MINERS NEAR LETHBRIDGE.
Miners and Women Throw Stones and
Police Use Their Clubs-,-Non-Union
Miners' Homes Blown tTp With Dyna-
mite,
Lethbridge, April 9.—A serious clash
between the striking miners and Mount-
ed. Police guard at No. 3 shaft of the
Galt mines, about two miles from town
was commenced by the attempt of the
police to arrest one of the strikers for
objectionable conduct, A mob of over
three hundred num and women attacked
the offieers, outnumbering the latter
fifty to one, and a pitched brittle mimed
the police using truncheons freely, while
the rioters resorted to stones and mis-
Constable Fitzgerald was serioos-
ly, 11 1101 fatally, injured and a number
of the mob were badly clubbed. Rein-
foreements Wal% hurried out from the
barracks here and dispersed the trowd.
About the 9111110 time desperate dyna-
mite outrages were perpetrated by the
strikers or their sympathizers, who at.
tempted to blow up the residences and
families of jos. Oros and Steve Ungar..
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Rev. .lames Elliott, Ph.D., of Montreal
Theologietil College, has been appointed
to the Attie of philosophy in WPSley Ool.
le , Winnipeg, succeeding Prof Bleasertt,