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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-05-03, Page 7BRITAIN MAY HAVE TO FIGIIT FOR EGYPT. Has the Sultan Made Up His Mind to Inaugurate a Holy War Belief That Emperor of Germany May be Backing Turkey in the Matter. Britain Determined to Hold Egypt and Resist the Sultan's Encroachments. London, April, 29.—Although the Sul- tan has given way at the last moment in every serious dispute in the last twenty years, there is a feeling of grave uneasiness in Government cir- cles over the present Egyptian boun- dary crisis, The Turkish attitude is one of de- termined aggression and the Britislt authorities have no option but to re- sort to the prompt one of military and naval nteasnres to drive Imhn from its present position. Whether a display of force will re- sult in the meal retreat depends en. tirely on what is behind the Turkish policy. Tho Sultan has deliberately opened the whole Egyptian queetion and has done it in a manner which leaves only two possible issues of the crisis. He must either push his claim to Egyptian sovereignty to a logical conclusion, which means war with England, or backing down ho will virtually recognize British dominion in Egypt. The Kaiser's Head. Whatever may be said of the Sultan he is too shrewd a man to raise this is- sue lightly and without some great plan and motive regarding futtro develop- ments. The idea which naturally seizes the British mind is that the Kaiser, out of revenge for Algciras, is making Tar - key a catspaw to annoy Great Britain. There are strong reasons for disagree- ing isaa Be- ing with this view. There is no doubt that one of Germany's most effective moves against England in case of war between these countries would be to arouse the Moslem world against Great Britain both in Egypt and India. German influence at Constan- tinople is perhaps great enough to secure .Abdul Hamid's co-operation in such an emergency. It is obviously not. to Germanys interest, however, to provoke a conflict between Turkey and England when the latter is free to turn her whole energies against the Ottoman Empire. German intrigue at the present moment, therefore, could only be accounted for by the Raiser's purpose to begin a struggle himself against England as soon as the pres- ent crisis has developed. What is Sultan's Design? Nobody seriously believes that any such move is contemplated at Berlin. The most reasonable supposition is that the Sultan is acting on his own initia- tive. What, then is his design? Some argue that he is merely attempting to put pressure on Great Britain to gain her consent to an increase of the Turkish Customs or to pay an indem- nity for the disputed territory; Most diplomats regard this motive as wholly inadequate. '!'here are others w110 see in this manoeuvre the culmination of the great plan to open the long - threatened holy war, It is only a. seri- ous view of this nature which can ex- plain the great alarm of Downing Street and the hurried return of King Edward to England, Tho essential point involved in the Egyptian question as a whole is whether that country before British possession was a vassal State paying tribute to Turkey or was "a privileged province" of the Turkish Empire. Rival Claims. The British claim to the country is based on the former assumption. ' The; Sultan on the other hand points out that all firmans and other records dew scribe it as a privileged but integral part of the Ottoman Empire. This question of technical rights is not of much practical consequence, for all the world knows that Egypt to all intents and purposes is now part of the Brit- ish Empire; and as such will be de- fended with as much determination as any of the colonies. There are no two opinions on this point in England and the present Government twill resist the Sultan's encroachment with as much vigor as would its predecessors. That is what makes the situation serious and the Turkish purpose in- scrutable. No previous quarrel with the Sultan has involved such a grave issue and in none has he laid himself open to such n decisive rebuff as he must now receive. The chief danger lies in the great unrest of the whole of the Moslem world, and the fact that n holy war, which was narrowly averted in December, may burst upon the world at any moment. UPRISING IN COREA. ALIMONY CASE. JAPAN HAS NEW TASK ON HER HANDS. Large Quantities of Arms Have Been Secured by the Insurrectionists -- Troops Rushed to Scene in Time. New York, .April 29.—The Herald publishes a special from Iionolulu as follows: Tlie national spirit is begin- ning to show itself in Corea. Hun- dreds of Coreans living in the Cehhyung- chhyung Province, in Corea, started an uprising last month against the Japan- ese to recover Corea's diplomatic auton- omy from Japan and to start a mas- sacre of all the Japanese residents in Corea. Large quantities of arms and ammunition• had been scereily secured by the insurrectionists, and for a time the indications were that the uprising would extend to other provinces and become serious, The Japanese authori- ties were apprised in time of the plot. Gendarmes were sent to the scene of the trouble and suppressed the uprising. DOWIE BACK IN ZION. He Wears a New Apostolic Robe of White. Chicago, I11., April 20.—Standing un- steadily and with great effort before en audience of 2,500 persons, in Zion taber- nacle this afternoon, John Alexander 1)owie, charged his tradreers, if any were present, to make their neeusations before the whole congregation. '.fhc fol• lowers of Valiva, the new leader in %inn City affairs, however, were at that mo - anent atending a revival meeting set for the same hour at the Zion (allege building. There 5,000 of the city', in• habitants were gathered. Tbost who lis- tened to the words of Dowie were fur attendants from an anteroom to the city. In front of the platform and in , the choir loft were probably 150 faithful Dowieites. Dowie was borne bodily by two negro attndnnts from. an ante -room to the platform and deposited upon his feet be- fore hte elaborte altar. He was at- tired in a new apostolic robe of white. gold and purple. On his head was a turban of marvelous pattern, embroid- ered in purple and gold. Mrs. Dowi'. who had severed her alliance with Yeltve, sat in a wicker doer among I)owie's followers in the eongregation. EUGENTE'S WEALTH TO CHURCH. Ex -Empress Said to Have so Willed Her $3o,000,000. Paris, April 20,— The Eclair pub- lished a despatch from Milan to the Affect that the Vicar -General of the Jesuite has induced ex-Hmpress 14t - genie to place her whole fortune at the disposal of the ehureh. Tho former Umpress' wealth is estimated at $30,000,000. HAD TO LEAVE BOARDING HOUSE- TORONTO JUNK PEDDLERS. Toronto, Ont., April 30.—(Special).— More affidavits were filed this morn- ing by Mrs. Anna Louise Edmunds against her husband, Jas. II. Edmunds, of this city, in her suit against him for alimony. Plaintiff claims she was ob- liged by the landlady to leave the board- ing house because her husband refused longer to pay plaintiff's board; that hus- band has only given her $40 or $50 since last October, which she Itas spent on Linn, and plaintiff's father swears that James Edmunds said he was willing to pay $20 alimony. Parties in suit are quite well known in Toronto. Asuit has been entered by several ste- brows of this city against the Toronto Junk Peddlers' Union. Plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to restrain defen- dants from interfering with their busi- noss, The notion was enlarged a week. COMMUNION CUPS. Itingston, April 30.—(Special)—The elders of Chalmers' Church are to make a house-to-house canvass of the congre- gation to get the views of the people upon the proposal to introduce individ- ual communion cups, If tite majority of the members is in favor the old system of communion cups, there will be no eliange. Rev. Dr. MaeOillivray, minis- ter of the elnlreh, has declared in favor -3-'• of going on in the old way, KILO BY LIGHTNING. Duffelo, April 30.A bolt of lightsing struek the house of Martin Sehracler, a farmer .living near Swormsville, Inst might, seting fire to and destroying it, tiegirader's stepson, George Cerlaeb, aged 13 years, was killed. TASCHEREAU RESIGNS. HON. MR. FITZPATRICK MAY BE CHIEF JUSTICE. Ottawa, Ont., April 30.—(Spceial.)— Sir Henri h:izear Tascierean, chief jus- tice of the Supreme Court, has sent in his resignation, and it has been accepted by the Government. No :tenon has yet been taken to fill the position, but it is said that Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick will be appointed chief justice to succeed Sir Ilenri. In that case, lion. A. B. Aylesworth will be appointed to the 3t146 Department 'J.he intention was that \fr. Aylesworih should in the course of time be made Minister of Justice, NEEDS HELP. SAN FRANCISCO REQUIRES MONEY, CLOTHES AND FOOD. Sart Francisco, April 30. — :lfayor• ,Schnitz in a statement seemed to -day says; San Frtumiee0 can use anything in the way of funis, clothing or provisions, Send funds to lion. James 1). Phelae, Chairman of the alliance Committee, all •wtgpp;ties to Major ('.:\. Devol, Q. M„ S. ,1., Pre,;idio wharf, San Vraneieco. -* Mt QUM S OWN! SULTAN OF TURKEY. MU AT TORONTO POST-OffiC[. Geoge Ross and Family Rescued by the Firemen -- One Man Lost His Life, Toronto, April 80.—One life was lost and great damage wrought by a fire which gutted the Toronto General Post. office on Adelaide street, opposite To- ronto street, early yesterday morning. The lives of fifteen others, allmembersoi the family of Mr. George Ross, chief postoffice superintendent, who occupy apartments on the third and fourth flats of the main building facing Adelaide street, were endangered. The women and children in the party Ieft the building by way of the firemen's ladders in their nightclothes. Chief Thompson, Deputy Chief Noble and District Chief Smith and their men acquitted themselves well, both as fircT-'fighters and life-savers, their prompt response to the alarm no doubt being responsible for the occupants of the building getting to a place of safety without injury. The loss will probably reach $25,000 or $30,000. The Dominion Government do not insure their build- ings, but instead recoup themselves tor any loss sustained by fire out of a Spee crag fund raised for the purpose. Toron- to for the present has a temporary post - office in the old Harvey -Van Norman building at the southwest corner Lorne and Front streets. George La Tray Perished. The victim of the fire was George 1.0 Tray, for ten years fireman in the main building. slis body was not found till ]ate in the afternoon, he having been suffocated in the engine room probably before the firemen arived on the scene. IIis pet dog, a collie, also perished in the room with its master. Rather sensational was the rescue of the inmates of the building by the fire- men. Although the alarm was turned in from the postoffice box, No. 413, ut 3,07, none of Mr. Ross' family were aware of any danger until the fire•fight- ers casae upon the scene. it was Miss Gertrude Sloss who first heard the noise made by the firemen in unloading their apparatus. Running from room to room shouting she aroused her father, mother. - seven brothers and five sisters, after whiMi she cried out from a window for help. By this time Captain W, •1• Smith, of the Lohtbarit street aerial truck and Capt. Russell, of the Bny street aerial, were upon the rof at the rear and pleaded with the inmates to be cam, that there was no immediate danger. Toronto, Ont., April 30,--(Speeial.)— The Queen's Own Rifles Regiment ar- rived back in Toronto at 0 o'clock this morning from New York, where they took part in the military tournament in Madison Square Gardens. They tante in on two special trains. ¶Lhe officers stated that the greatest courtesy and at- tention were shown the regiinent in all its manoeuvres. Sir henry Pellatt, who commands the regiment, is greatly pleased over the impression the men made. Sunday night the barge C'oitotnrg strnek and sank in the CtrnwalI Canal. She had corn for Montreal, and is owned by the \I, T. Co. (general von Budder, the Prussian Min- ister of Patblie 'iV,n'1ut, who had. keen suffering from cancer for some time past, died at llerlin. Ile was horn in 1851, Reid .\venae Baptist Church. Toronto tie eon:.trnction of tvhieh tons mummies est on friday, was opened for cervica on Sunda y. Rescued by the Firemen. Thirty-foot ladedrs were hoi.tle,l on the addition and plaeed up to the win- dows, whey'e the frightened inmates were waiting to be taken out. One by one, aim hoes and her daughters and sons wore assisted down to Lombard street. Uncles were in waiting 11ud the whole party were driven to the Elliott Howe,, where apartments had been secured, Mr, Ross tried hard to rescue his pet Irish setter Ilex, which was afterwards found suffocated in one of the rooms. Mr. Ross' family consists of John, of the inspector's department, Edward, of the custom's branch, Calvin, Tom, of the Masons Bank, Charles, Harcourt, Joseph, Gertrude, Marion, Edith, 1�iltiau, Frances and Phyllis. The young men of the family rendered prompt service in the work of saving the mail begun by the porter, Frank McCarter ;end a few others who had been attracted to the segue by the fire. Apparently starting from the south- west corner of the building right in the anidst of an ()kettle switch and a net- work of wires, the fire had eaten its way to the engine room where George Le 'Grey, the fireman, was in eharge, it was reported that the fireman was in the building, and the fire-fighters made several heroic attempts at rescue. J.wtee the room was entered and searched, but nothing found, save the chair used by Lee Trey. during lunch hour. Driven back by the flames the fight had to be given up.. Fire -Fighting Tinder Difficulties. Under great difficulties the fh'emee worked. The iron gates were buried down in the cement walks and had to be chopped up. There was no other way of getting info the building except a stairway 011 the west side, white' etas dtingerons and next a very clearable en- trance. Thare was plenty of inflam- mable material in the large label and stationery rooms, and for a time ser- IOU eri Ietts conflagration was threatened, Par- titions made fire -fighting with lines of hose almost 011 intpo•aeibility. In less tnua itan an game the flames 11ad de their way to the addition at the rear, where the firemeti experienced even more (111- fienity itt eettiii.e at the fire. There are F•raetiealy three coverings on the . rear building -the ordinary ee11h1f;, n. metallic rofing, and smother enverhng of - gravel and tar. Lines of hose were played oa the building till utero was no trace of fire left, Every member of the depnt.tinent, with the exception of the 'extreme north, east and west end sections. was at work during the worst of the fire. The work of taking the body of the unfortunate fireman from the building was begun :speedily by Chief Thompson. At least eighteen feet of water covered the remains, anti after some little time deceased's overcoat and coat wore pick- ed up. As the water was let out the dog was seen floating and ,presently Le Tray's ra.mains floated to the surface. Fireman .tilt' Grahame pulled the body out and the retuains were taken itt charge by Inspector Davis and Sergeant Dil•wortlt, who awaited Coroner J. E. Elliott's instructions. Arranged for Temporary Post Office. Postmaster T. C. Patterson and Super- intendent Ross laid the .plans early for temporary quarters, and great assistance was rendered by Civic Property Commis- sioner lt. C. Harris, who sent a tele- gram ;.0 gloat. A. 13. Ayleswmrth, Post- master -General, conveying Mayor •Coats- wort:t's in -tractions to provide accom- modation in the City Hall or other civic buildings. The large warehouse at the corner of Lorne and Front street had in the tneitntinte• been enured, and an army of employees was set to work to remove the sorting cases and other fixtures The moving escaped damage. T ne o tm n was in progress all day, and at night Superintendent Ross staled that there would be no interruption in the mail service. Spare equipment had been brought front Montreal, and the de- livery would be as expeditions es pos- sible. As far as lit: could learn very little mail was burned, ani very little damaged by water. When the envelopes were ruined it had been deoided two enclose the letters in official envelopes and forward them. The regietcred let- tere, money order :and stamp depart - meets suffered ye damage. The customs office is; the only department left at the ohl site. The fire did no damage to the offices of the railway mail service, the Post Of- fice inspectors, or the dead letter branch on the second floor, or the apartments of Mr. idols on the third and fourth flats. The floors of the main flat are limey any places caved .in, and that flat 18 badly gutted, but beyond that no dam- age was done that cannot be repaired. . Mr. ROSS tan,-' lend in his praise of the work of Chief 'fhontp-on and his sten in resetting them from the burning, build- ing and saving .the Poet. Of fire from total dest1'netioe by the fire. The cause of the fire scents to be a mystery. although the firemen seem to be fairly well satisfied do t its origin was from defe'tit•e eic.'trie light wired near the suitt,h itt the leteenueit. also burned building was erected 33 years ago, and only two years past was remodelled at a cost of $75,000. Goo. Le Tray, the fireman who met his dearth in the fire, was 43 years old. It was his first week at Iseerk after quite a lona; illness in St. \ticltael'e Hospital. MT. II. F. Strickland, chief electrical inspector of the Canadian Fire Tauter - writers' Association, said last night that the fire could not have been caused by -any Aeneas in the wiring of the building. CI YLL. H CHICAGOT A FEARS THAT THE WHOLE BUILDING MAY TUMBLE DOWN. Chieago, April 31).—('hieego's City 1 L•tII has tettlod to ouch ant extent since the completion of the excavation for the ed- joinin. net' eminty building that it was fotma ueceeeary yesterday to rope in the entanees to piet'ent podeet'inns from being killed by the falling Eeetions of copili, :s 0nd centers. At the soutlt end of the building, on VCalhington street, the foundations have sunk ooeveral inches, 411)11e the entire Imiklittg has Rammed a list itt the direction of the hole tvhieh the new building will eovte.. During. the day several pieces of stone fell rand t.wa employees narrowly weep• e:l being killed as they were entering the inti triter . i:.�–..,^. -•...---^—r-'-•- .,..ars. NEWS IN BRIEF CANADIAN The Canadian Northern is adding 33 locomotives to the ntc:tivu power on its 1 western lines. Toronto carriage and wagon workers threaten to strike if their working hours aro not reduced. The Government will introduce a bill to increase the pay of Police Magistrates Denisonand Kingsford. For sending in a false fire alarm a young man named Barris was fined w` 25 itt the Brantford Police (:curt. Mr, Andrew Cainegio has offered Vic- toria, College $50,000 on condition that the college raise a similar sum. A freight train betwen Ingersoll and Port Burwell was cancelled yesterday owing to a strike of the crew. The steamer Iroquois, wbich grounded below the Soo and blocked the passage for several hours, was released yesterday afternoon, While operating a planing machine in the carpenter shop at the Toronto city yards, yesterday, Edward Quartz had itis right grand so badly mangled that the injured member had to be amputat- ed. Tho appointment of Mr. J. W. Sey- mour Corley of Toronto as Crown Atter- racy for that city, was officially con- firmed yesterday afternoon. It takes ef- fect on May 1, from which day the re- signation of Mr. Curry dates. Several parties from Belleville, were summoned for being at a cock fighting seance in Deseronto on Good Friday, and were yesterday morning fined $5 and $0.50 costs. A Deseronto holtel keeper, who lost $200, gave the thing away to the authorities. Miss ;lean V. Sinclair of Indere, Cen- tral India has resigned her position as Foreign under the Mission Committee of the Preslbyterian CItrch, in order to marry Rev. J. S. MacKay, another member of the Canadian mission staff in Cental India. Miss Sinclair be- longs to Madge, Ont„ and has been in mission work in India since 1889. BRITISH AND FORUlUN. The rate of discount of the Bank of England retrained unchanged to -day at 31.2 per cent. The Portland Oregonian says there is to all intents and purposes a corner In the remainder of the 1905 hop crop. due. ,prehension had been felt for her The steamer Marco Minghetti arrived at New York to -day nearly a week over safety. S .. UIMALT GARRISON. MILITIA DEPARTMENT PREPARING TO TAKE IT OVER. Ottawa, Ont., April 30.•••--(8pecial) - The Militia Department will OVA aver 14squintalt to -morrow. Major Watts,. of Halifax- has gone to Victoria to assist is the transfer to the Dominion, Govern- ment. 'The strength of the garrison will remain about the same ns at pre- sent. Canada has been paying the cost of the garrison for some time past. MAN SAVfl) BY HUMAN CHAIN. 2emarhable Rescue of a Man Who Fell QIYa Com' Into the Water, New York, April 30.—According to the World, a remarkable rescue of a drown- ing man was made last night in the mid- dle of Jamaica Bay from a. train of five cars, by the formation of a human chain, and at the immense risk of a rear -end collision while the victim was being drawn back to safety. The train started from Rockaway Peach, When midway on the long tres- tle that spans the bay, Aiwa Schleyer, 4)) years old, of Manhattan, left the see- ond car to go into the third. There was a sadden lureh as he opened the ear door, and Ise was thrown into the water. Ito gave a loud ery as he pitched off, which was heard by the passengers., who set up a shout of "Man overboard," The cars were crowded, many women and children being aboard. The sudden stoppage of the train by the motorman threw the passengers out of their seats and caused much excite- ment. One of tate guards, who had seen Sclsleyer fall, grabbed a, rod lana*, and at the risk of his life ran back over the ties to stop the oncoming train. The spot where Schleyer plunged into that bay is one of the darkest on the road. There are uo lamps, and the only way , to determine the man's position wee by the reflected light from the ear win- dotvs. The train was backed siewly, so that; the guard swinging the warning light I would not be run down. Men on the platform of the rear car heard cries for help. Theta then ttaw Schleyer clinging to a pile. A powerful man suggested that a human chain be formed. Throwing off his hat and vest he leaned aver, head down, and two otlz. er men held his legs. Then a mailer man climbed down over his back and wrapped his legs around the big man's neck. Then the small man grasped Sehleyer by the collar. Alt were pulled back to the car platform. Sehleyer was exhausted, A physician, who was a. pas. senger, restored him. THE QUEEN'S OWN RETURNS HOME. N4'n York, April 30. --The Queen's Own IBMs of Toronto, whish .11118 been in this city al tending the military tourna- ment at :ttadison• Sgteaa'e Darden, ate parted for home. yesterday. I.ieut:Col. Sir Henry Pellatt, accord- ing to the Times, expressed himself to reporters as being very much annoyed and disgtt.,ted with rumors circulated that he and his officers and men had been cintpinining of a lack of courteous treatment 'while in this city. "Such rumors are entirely without foundation," he snits, "Even if it were true that we had not received all the consideration due strangers, do you sup- pose for one moment that any man or offieer who was anything of a gentle- man would titter remarks against a host? But in thio• cage there 18 no around for complaint. We have had the Gine of our livas. What the men think Enterprise wasltery, which has been in operation some time. of the way we have been treated while in Now York anyone can judge by look- ing at them." The sohliters bore every appearance of late hours and what is called a royal time after a royal welcome. When the square was formed preparatory to filing into the street and the march to tate train the men responded with a mighty roar to Sir llenry's call for three cheers for New York. The cheers were deliv- mad with tint, and the tipped busing of the Queen's Own were swung aloft enthusiastically. The regiment boarded a New Yorlc Central special in two seetioma and at 2.30 started for Toronto. As they passed below llivernide Drive they were heartily cheered by the throngs in the park and the crowds on the piers watching the squadron. The train loads of soldiere responded, waving their busbys on the male of their Lee-Metfords from tate train windows. MINER KILLED. It was announced to -day that Maxim Gorky, the Russion revolutionist, will FELL DOWN SHAFT AT CENTRE speak at two public meetings in Chicago on Sunday, May 6 R M 6th. The meetings will STAINE. be held under the auspices of the confer - once of C7hieal.' ' go aver hngmen s organiza- tions. Three hundred thousand dollars were forwarded by wire by the American lied Cross to -day to James D. Phelan, Chair- man of the Red Crass and Relief Com - King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Hel- mittees in San F(lntncisco, and he was ena to -day opened the International advised that $1,000.(100 more is at the Congress of Cnemtstry at Rome. There disposal of the cc;nmittee. were 1,800 members present. A great many of the miners' locals A Cabinet cruris is regarded' as heed- elected Valerate, to the Scranton emi- nent in Vienna. 'Premier Gnutch veer, ferenee yesterday. Returns of the elcc- Frankentburn's efforts to arrange a treats received at the miners' headquar- cntopronth e among the Parliamentary tors to -day show that a majority of the groups having failed. rlelerntes will no to tine contention un- Advires received front Secretary of the instructed, and will be governed largely Navy Bonaparte, who is 1)1 at his home on the question of declaring a strike by in Baltimore, are to the effect that he the muse 1 resident Mitchell 'manes.is believed to be threatened math Immo memoirs of General Kouropatkin, mania, a voluminous work coveritug the Russo - The British portion $05,505,000, of the Russian Ioan has been covered and the slubscriptions list closed to -day, Appli- cations were received from Germany and elsewhere on the continent. A deed conveying to the National Rail- road Co. of Mexico the property of the tiielnlgo & Northeastern Railway will be signed to -morrow. The price paid is $6,- 200,000. The road has 27 locomotives and 300 ears. Henry C. Renee, (iuiirauun of the 13oard of Directors of the Missouri, Kan- sas 8r. Texas Railway, and President of a number of other western railways, died at Cleveland, 0., to -day of pnu- mor,ist. With a walk -out of nearly 1,000 s1 rue - Lural Iron ivoikcrs, building oper.tt►o,1e now itt progress in ('hieago and :au•routt 1- ing suburbs, will conte practically to a. sttuill,tili next Wednesday morning. According to a preliminary report rn the production of anthracite coal in 1005, erode public by the United States Cleodogical Survey to -day, the tonnage dnta•ing that year was the largest ;n the history of the industry, Reports from the correspondents of the Associated Press throughout Russia and the Caucasus show in generad a thoroughly favorable outlook for crop conditions and the prospect of a good yield of grain for the coming year. King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived to -day et Naples, after a stormy voyage. IL is feared that they will be unable on [recount of the weather to make the proposed ascension of Mount Vesuvins. Tn conneedioa with the colcbratitn of Stanton Dey at Benyon College, Gam- bier, Ohio, yesterday, the degree: of doc- tor of laws was conferred on Andrew Carnegie. The New York Tribune says: The Gov- ernment of Venezuela is to establish a national bank and substitute n paper currency fur the gold basis on whielt the country has been operating. The Franklin celebration, preceding the tweeting to -day of the statue of Benjamin Fratthlin, presented to the city of Paris Ity John II. Ilades, the Amer- ican banker, of Paris. was 111-1d in the Palace of the Troea lyra Ole afternoon. The Canadian syndicate which recently purchased the street railway lira•, s of Mexico City. Mexico, it was said yester- day, hale purchased all properties in Puebhn, of the Puebla Tramways ('o., with some 27 kilometres of emelt. A change will be made to electric potter and 3.1 kilometres will be added. The Chicago Chronicle to -day says: Ja.panesc war, is being published in Mos- cow under the supervision of its author. The volume gives la defence for Kouro. •patkin'nstrategy in all the important battles of the war. and critieizes freely the lack of support given the general in high quarters in St. Petorsbua'g. FATHER GAPON'S FATE. UNFROCKED PRIEST WAS PROB- ABLY HANGED. Corroborative Evidence, Including Per- sonal Effects Sent to Solicitor From Berlin—Letter Enclosed Money and Key to Safety Deposit Box, New York, April 29.—A special cable , to The Sun from St. Petersburg says: A letter containing papers and valuables which belonged to Father Gapon, the unfrocked priest, who led the demonstra- tion here on BIoody Sunday, January 22, 1905, has been received here and is regarded as corroborating the report that Gapon was hanged as a traitor to the revolutionary cause, The letter was received by a solicitor of this city of the name of Margoline. It canis from Berlin. The handwriting is that of a woman, and is evidently dis- guised. Enclosed in the letter were 1,300 roubles in cash, Father Clapon's pocket- book and the key to his safe de- posit bex in the vaults of the Credit Lyc0nnie. 11 Q W. W. OGII IE'S DEATH MONTREAL MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF, His Marriage Was to Have Taken Place Next Week—Deceased Was a Son of the Late W. W. Ogilvie, of the We'll -known Milling Company. Montreal, April 20. --Death came un- der extremely distressing circumstances this afternoon to Mr. X. W. Ogilvie, one of the best-known young men in the social circles of Montreal, Mr. Ogilvie was itt his roots at the family residence in Rosemount, examining a revolver, when it is supposed the waft. pin was accidentally discharged. The Chris. Curry, of Milton, Ont., Meets Death in a Peculiar Manner at Ross- land—Fell Sixteen Hundred Feet. Roseland, B. C., April 28.—Chrfsto• pher Curry was killed at the Centre Star twine at 12.30 p.m, to -day. The skip be- came foul in the headworks with rock and Mr. Curry went into the shipway to take the rock out, lost his balance and fell, strikisg the railing at the collar of the shaft and bounced into the shaft (which inclines at 35 feet in 100), fell 1,600 feet, and was almost torn to frag- ments by projections, Mr. Curry was 25 years old and a native of Milton, Ont. He was a brother of Samuel Curry, for- merly a conductor on the Red Mountain Railway. Deceased had only been work- ing in the Centro Star for three weeks. HEADLESS BODY. FOUND IN AN OLD COAL VAULT IN NEW YORK, New York, April 27. —From beneath a pile of earth and rubbish in an old coal vault in the collar of the Celtic Ho- tel, Third avenue and Thirty -Fourth street, there was taken yesterday the headless body of a man who according to the authorities was probably murdered and placed in the old vault years ago. Tho district attorney's office has been notified and an investigation started. There was nothing on the body to give a clue which might lead to identification, unless possibly a scrap of old newspap- er dimmed by age, may reveal something. Two ribs on the right side of the body were fractured. It is supposed that the body is that of a victim of the many thugs who years ago infested that sec- tion of the city and that the body was thrown down a coal hole which is just above the spot where it was found. A GIFT TO THE PROVINCE. Deed Conveying Fruit Farm to be Signed This Week. It is expected that the formal agree- ment between Mr. F. J. Rittenhouse and the Government, whereby the former deeds to the Province, without condi- tions, fifty acres of land at Jordan, Lin - coin county, to be used as an experi- mental fruit farm, will be signed this week. As soon as the deed is executed a staff of men will be put to work pre- paring the ground for the purpose for which it is intended. This will not in- volve much time or expense, as the ground is very suitable, and it ie quite possible that experiments and instruc- tion courses at the farm may commence this season. ESCAPED FROM JAIL. Expert Thief at Brantford Got Away, But Was Recaptured. Ilrantfoi'd, Ont., Apra 20.-•-Maekey, the expert thief who stole a watch from Fawkes' jewelry store, made a desperate eseape yesterday noon from the Brantford jail. The jail occupants were engaged in }netting coal into the cellar and taking out ashes, the boiler - room being located right under the resi- Pt'osoeution of the suit against the Arm- deuce of ,Tailet' Brown. Mackey man, our .0 Swift interests in Texas for the hula, lodged in the side of the head, aged to slip across the gang and made ur pose of securing og a $12,000,000 en- rendering lar. Ogilvie unconscious, and his escape. through a window in the alty for wi0lat1011 Of anti-trust laws lira although nssnstnnee was immediately at cellar. Automobiles and carriages were s 1 h ei 'nom of all r ek' hand, death followed two flours later at aced fn 1,iq pursuit, and ire was finally rC t t in the da n Deckles,* pt n ' " ' the Mod Victoria hospital, whither captured about two miles front the city lants in Texas and the wtthdrmvn] of the patient had been retnoveit to un - In p 1 exltattsted condition. the Chicago eoneet•ns from that State, uh an utterly clergo an. operation. Death runs direct- Mackey is believed to belong to an The civil marriage a of fi(rencrr Eddy, ly tine to shock and hemorrhage, gang secretary of the Aaterican Imibessy at Mr. Ogilvie load recently bought a expert 'rated Statestltino of thieves. St. Petersburg, and Lurhne Speeekelsr hawse of Sherbrooke street, and was to daughter of C.:\. ;}grackles, of Sam Fran -have been married next week to a etseo, occurred to -day at the Town hall daughter of 14. P. Stearns en -Consul of 1'assy, hr itee, in the pre enec of a General for the T nited States. Mr, 00. Bailor Gravelle's Clever Work at Egan OPENED THE SAFE. number of relatives and friends.7'h(' vie trans an automobile ent usiast, and a vine.ehutclt marriage will take l.laee to -mar- member of the Montreal Hunt Club and Kingston}April 29.—Mr. A. Grave]1e, VOW. Sr. James' Club. ITe was a son of the n'olmrietor of Renfrew Journal, whose A remarkable feature of the second late W. W. Ogilvie, of the Ogilvie Mill- - fame as a sato opened has weal degree elections in the Rollie provinces ing Company t.hrott�routt the Dominion, went to Egan. esus the complete defeat of the (ierntans, _ �^4 - --v}lie to open safe, the=, door of which who compose the noble, ar land owning )tad remained closed for ten yearn. The tonubinattah with the Letts, Esthonians Father of Mr. OliverDead. class. Even the Russians entered into.•vecuttora of the 'HenryGeorge estate and ,Tews against the "German Barons" in choosing Radicals and Constitutional 11rompton, Ont., April 20.--Iifr. Allan nra:n!rtoiled lir. Ijlravell toYopeh trim oldest residents trc of 1 •s 'Cid one t 'rt bran i Mr,Casey's 3 tr ftr h, t n'1e I osafe, �r' rh of the count. of Peel, died here today session for the period namd. ThF. y • en. L11100111 as electors, at the advanced age of Sl, lie was a frew expert slid not experience ranch dif- A ,fihatnokin, iya., despatch asys: Al- prominent and influential Methodist and fieulty in the work•, although the fact though +the whistles were blown to -day, local Igrcaclter. that the 1t>rks hall trot moved fora long not a. miner responded for work in this Mr, Oliver, 'Minister of the Interior, Is time rendereal the talc slower theft region, except at W. J. Connell & Co's za son of his. erwise it would have span. •