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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-05-17, Page 7CARL SCUURZ PASSES AWAY; .� 4.,k: RUSSIAN MAY DAY. THOUGHT IT WAS AN EARTHQUAlit. NEWS IN BRIEF A MAN WIT A ROMANTIC CARffltL.,: Took Active Part in the Revolutionary Move- ment in Germany in 1840. Had Marvellous Escape from Capture and Had to glee the Country. Took Part in U. S. Civil War and Was a Member of President Hay's Cabin& THE LATE C ARL SCHURZ. New York, May 14. -Carl &Schurz, wide.. ly known as a publicist and former Cab- inet member, died at his hone in this city at 4.33 o'clock this morning. Death was due to a complication of diseasee, following an attack of stomach trouble, which became acute on Thursday last, In spite of brief periods of scenting iun- provement, Mr. Schurz slowly failed, and yesterday afternoon sank into a state of coma, which continued until the end. Forced to flee from the land of his birth before he had attained his major- ity, Mr. Schurz soon become, and for more than half a eentury,remained, one of the striking figures in the public life of the land of his adoption. Ile was born in the village of Liblar, near Co- lognes in 1829, and became interested in the revolutionary movement in Uermany awhile attending the University of Bonn. When the uprising came in 1849 he serv- ed as a private in the ranks of the insur- gents, He was with General Tideuuen when the latter surrendered) the fortress of Rastadt in july of that year, anilauade an almost miraculous eseape througlt the sewer connecting with the Rhine, and fled to Switzerland. A yens• later he returned to Germany, ander an assumc•t name, for the purpose of liberating ins friend, Prof. Kinket, who had been taken a, prisoner at the surrender of the fort- ress, and sentenced to life imprisonment. This daring and romantic project was carried to a successful conclusion, and created a sensation throughout Europe. Ilis marriage to Margaret Mayer, the daughter of a prominent merchant, an 1852, was an indirect -outgrowth of the sensational rescue of his friend from pri- son. Sour after his marriage Schurz came to this country, locating first at Phila- delphia. Three years liter he removed to Wisconsin, allied himself with the Fre- mont forces in the campaign, and took part in the campaign of the following year. During the succeeding twenty years he was one of the prominent jig - tires in the political history of the eoun- try. He went to Spain as United States _Minister in 1861, later resigning to re- turn and serve in the civil war, during which he earned the title of Major-Uen- eral. In 1860 he was elected to the United States Senate from Missouri. He was ono of the organizers of the Liberal party in 1872, and presided over the convention which nominated llor- c.re Greeley for President. In 1377 he became Secretary of the In- terior in the 'Cabinet of (resident Mayas. Daring his tenure of office Mr. Schurz effected wide reforms in the administra- tion •of the Department. At tho close of his term of Rice he came to New York, and devoted nearly all the remainder of his long life to edi- torial and literary work. v OUT Of DATE WHEELS. Ottawa, Ont., May 14. -(Special.) -A report from Alexander MacLean, Can- ada's trade agent at Japan, says that there Japanese bicycle buyers are dlrs- appointed. with Canadian wheels lacing out of date. A fine machine is being imported from England. Butter of good quality i3 bring received from Alberta, but the Australian article is sold at 1 cent or 11-2 cents cheaper, and make close competition, notwithstanding tha it is not of so good quality. LINER BEACHED. Donaldson Steamer Hestia Ashore o Nova Scotia Island. Halifax, N. S., May 13, -The steam° Ilestia, of the Donaldson Line, struel a submerged object at the Horse Race, off Cape Sable, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. She backed off, but water began to make in the hold and rose to the engine -room so that the machin- ei y had to be stopped. The Government steamer, Lady Lau- rier, which was on lighthouse duty, carne in sight and was asked for assistance. The Ifeetia was taken in tow and brought to a point off Melbourne liar• bor. Slle weal settling so fast by aril tiilto that it was not posei!blo to get up the harbor, and the aateameihip was loathed last evening at McNutt's •Slant, ten miles from Shelbnurnc', Wreeking appiiarees were sent from Halifax with the hope of pateiring her up so as to make it possible to brim; her to this port. The llintia was bound tram Glasgow to Et. John with a general cargo and one passenger. Her erew numbered( fifty. WICKED GOVERNORS. Late Charles Durrand Commented on Early Administration of His Will. Toronto, May 14. -Tho will of the lata Charles Durand has been probated on. His estate is valued at $11,000, and con- sists of cash $7,000, furniture '1300, and 237 Huron greet, worth $3,700. His widow, Mrs. Diary Ann Durand, receives the entire estate. She, her son, Charles F., and her daughter, were ap- pointed .administrators, as deceased panted no executors. In this will he alludes to, "A. monu- ment which my father caused to be er- ected in 1829 over his wife, Kezia, my mother, , . and over this monument 1 have guarded and watched faith ful- ly"I have a right in law and equity, to a plot of lend as sole heir of my late father,' James Durand, senior, who died o nor about the 20th day of March, 1833, and was buried in the village of Aneas- ter, county of Wentworth, Ontario. Over the grave there is standing it square stone monument lettered, and which 1 dictated in 1833 and 1834, and also a lit- tle monument which my father caused to eb erected in 1820, over his wife, Hezia, my mother ,at or about the time of her death. "Since those dates, except about eh: years during my unjust and wicked banishment by the Upper Canada Fam- ily Compact, or Canadian Government under Sir Francis Bond Head and Sir George Arthur, wicked and unprincipled Governors. During their temporary rules I was unjustly compelled to leave my beloved Canada, but I have since Juno 1844, again resumed any care and guardianship of this plot of burial land every year." SHOCKS IN BRITISH ISLES. Earthquakes Reported, But No Great Damage is Done. London, May 13. -At the time of the 'Frisco disaster -certain seismographists expressed the opinion that the earth- quake would, in clue course, make its appearance on this side, and that Edin- burgh, which stands in the danger zone, practically being built upon extinct vol- canoes, would be visited. The earthquake has been here. From Devon, Cornwall, from the Channel Islands, and from some parts of Scotland, but not from Edin- burgh, have come reports of how the earth bad been quaking on different days the past week, but the earthquake has dealt gently with this country, and, be- yond a slight rattling of crockery and glassware, ands as it is reported, the dis- placing of .some balls on the putting green of the golf courses, the earthquake pased off, leaving Great Britain as it was and where it was. a "IRON YOUR HAIR, SIR?" The Barber May Ask You This Question Soon. New York, May 13.-A cable to the Sun from London says: The scientific sensation of the week is Prof. Metehni- koff's discover of the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN AT QUEBEC. Immense Crowds Greet the Arrival of the C. P. R.'s Fine New Steamer. Quebec, May 13. -Between 0 and 10 - o'clock on Saturday evening the new C. P. R. steamer Empress of Britain made her appearance in port on her inaugural trip to Canada, and at 10.15 was moored at the breakwater. The arrival of the new addition to the C. P. R. fleet was looked forward to with excepttional interest, and its the steamer approached her mooring an enthusiastic cheer was given by the large crowd on the wharf for Sir 'Phomas Shaughnessy, who bad been noticed among the passengers on the upper deck. The cheer was taken tip by the second-class and steerage pas- sengers, who also struck tip the Na - Messrs. M 1.7icoll and Bosworth, vice - other songs. When the gangplank was in position the first to board the steamer was Messrs. McNieoll and Bosworth, vice- presidents, and other officials of the 0. P. 11., and they were accompanied by the members of the Ottawa Press Gallery and Montreal and Quebec jour- nalists. Special trains were in waiting for the first and seennd cabin passengers, who left for the West as soot as their baggage was landed, as they bad un- dergone the inedlieal examination on the way up the river, while the bag- gage had also been inspected by eus- domts officers between Ritnotrski and this city. The eight hundred steerage passengers landed at daybreak, and were sent on totheir destinations Slur - the morning, 'lire passengers all speak in /;lowing -terms of the Empress of tltb.ein, 'which they declare is an admirable .steamer in all respects. Very boister- .Olia weather with heavy head rests was cexperieneedl during 24 hours of her ipneeage, Tho biggest run was May '0, when she covered 452 miles. The steamer moved this morning from the breakwater to the wharf formerly occupied by tl e Leyland. Line, and was visited by thousands of citizens. A luncheon etas given on board to -day to the tisiting and local pressmen. From what I ant told. the Empress of Britain is the largest vessel chat leas ever come up as far as Quebec, Her points of interest night bo given as fol- lows: Length, 570 feet; beam, 63 feet 0 inches; height from foundations of en- gines to masthead, 160 feet; register, 14,500 tons; displacement, 20,000 tons; indicated horsepower, 18,000; possible speed, more than twenty knots; average speed (not definitely tested), 183 knots, but likely greater; acco lnodatiot, 550 first cabin, 350 second cabin, 1,000 third- elass; crew, 375; coal consumption, 300 tons a day. IIer first voyage was made in six days sixteen and a half ;tours fr m Liverpool to Quebec City. She left Liv- erpool at 5.20 last Sunday morning, passed Moville fifteen hours later, rtadli- ed Cape Reeo nt 2 p. in. on Thursday, end Quebeo at 10 p. m. o1 .iht'urlay. Front land to land was therefore only three days and eighteen hours. There were 157 first cabin, 473 s cc nd cabin and 800 tliirdeelass pasengcrs. It 'could be observed that everything possible was being done to facilitate the Canadian 1'neifie Railway Comp.inyt�n their efforts to prove the merits •',f the new ndditiot1s being made to their At- lantic fleet. The company was represented 1»' Mr. George Ates,. Brown, general pas t .n -e . • agent; Mr. W. G. Amiable. general bag- gage agent; Mr. W. G. Bert'igan, gagenaster, and a staff of eheekers. A. feature of which the pnsetn;;ers seeped stn talk most. was that theves- eel's motion in a moderate sea w.t,al- most imperceptible. They did lot agnerate. The leek of vibrettiin is notieed perhaps most of all in the din- ing -room. German Emigrant Arrested on Arrival of Steamer at New York. New York, May 13. -Wilhelm Meyer and a woman named Chreshain, of Frankfort, Germany, were arrested on the arrival of the steamer Graf Wallersee. Meyer went to Frankfort April 24, and left a trunk and other baggage with an express company, saying that the trunk contained cloth- ing and that he wanted it kept for three months, as he was going abroad. The trunk was finitlly opened by the police and found to contain the half decayed body of a Mrs. Vogel, of Wildungen, in the principility of Waldeck, who had been missing since the disappearance of Meyer from tbat place. Mrs. Vogel was reputed to have been very rich. The murder was committed by strangulation. INTERESTING QUESTION. Ottawa Sessional Indemnity Commented Upon by a Scottish Newspaper. London, May 13. --Discussing the. Ot- tawa sessional indemnity, the Dundee Advertiser says: The payment of the Opposition leader is a peculiarity which must be a distinctively Canadian intro- duction, This plan at Westminster would create situations so interesting as to snake one almost feel inclined to advo- cate it. If a discontented follower of Balfour moved to reduce his salary on the ground that his leadership was not worth it, then it would be the duty of the Minister to defend the Balfour lead- ership. ..♦. GREAT FIRE IN PARIS. More Than $2,000,000 Damage Already Occasioned. Paris, May 13. ----One of the most destructive fires that has ever occurred in Paris broke out in the Leather Market o1 Friday night.atnd has not yet been extinguished. The firemen have been working unceasingly. No lives have been lost, but ninny poor families dwelling rouser the market bave been foreed to abandon their homes. Eleven hide nr.d leather nie•ehante had their warelwnses and offices in the market. 'lite value of their destroyed property is 10,000,000 francs. At 1 o'eioek yesterday morning the roof of the market fell. 'rite fire they became more intense, reaellitig the oil and petroleum cellars. CANADIAN. It is reported that Mr, S. Price, bar- rister, St, 'Phomas, will be appointed Mining Cimmiseloner, The proposal for the erection of a Rlasonic temple in Toronto is understood to have been dropped. The corner stone of the new ,Tewi•sh Synagogue on University avenue, 'Toron- to, was laid yesterday. The. Provincial Government has sold the Dryden pioneer farm in the Wali - goon district, for $2,000. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal has donated $25,000 to. the Alexandria Ilospi. tal for Contagious Diseases at Montreal, Mabel Robertson, a young stenograph- er, whose home was at IIolmfield, Rfan., was instantly killed in a runaway last night at Winnipeg. Tbie annual church parade of the Mont- real military district took place yester- day afternoon. There were over 2,500 men ni the parade. One of the largest nuggets of ,silver ever taken out of a mine in Cobalt was that taken out of the Larose mine on Thursday at the 215 -feet level. The nug- get weighed 400 pounds. During the fierce electrical storm which passed over Deseronto last night, the English Church, situated on the Mo- hawk reserve, about one mile west of Deseronao, was eompletel demolished. BRITISH AND 1.ORBION. British policiees in New York Mutual aggregating $45,000,000 will be taken over by the North British and Mercan- tile. During a voyage on the steamer Faul- ka, from India to the Fiji Islands, 124 coolies were taken sick from cholera and 61 died. The Mns.tpoag Lake Honnl, Sharon, Mass., said to be the largest summro ho- tel in Massachusetts, was burned yes- terday. The loss is estimated at $75,000, with partial insurance. Rollin P. Grant, cashier of the New York National Exchange Bank, yester- day placed a fund of $20,000 in the bands of George W. Peinmir, Vice -President of the California Bankers' Association, to bes used for relief outside of San Fran- cisco. The schooner Ellen Williams, loaded with lumber and ties ,for Tonowanda, struck an obstruction in the lower De- troit River yesterday and sank soon af- ter in •Callums Bay, on the Canadian side, where she was towed. She lies in 15 feet of water. The well known Ferneroft Inn, built in 1650, at Danvers, Mass., was burned t0 -day. The owner of the building, W. L. Harris, of Salem, places his loss at $15,- 000, but this does not include the value of a collection of antiques which can- not be replaced. Frederick W. Whitbridge, of New York, appointed by President Roosevelt to represent the United States at the wedding of King Alfonso, was presented to King Edward at Buckingham Palace to -day by Ambassador Reid. Carl Schurz, the publicist and former secretary of the Interior, who has been critically ill at his horse in New York. with an attack of stomach trouble, was reported as being much better to -day by his physicians. Ho was taken tick last Tuesday. Mrs. Violet Tewksbury, who was ex- tradited from Paris on March 30th, charged with passing fraudulent cheques at the instigation of her husband, Lewis Tewksbury, of New York, was acquitted in the Sessions Court at London to -day, after three days' trial. Tho general association of German Me- tal Working establishments to -day de- nied the eorrectdess of a statement sent to the press on May 4. which declared that they had appointed this clay for a general lockout of the workmen in the metal industry. In accordance with the. agreement reached at Cleveland last evening all the workers on the dock at Buffalo reported for duty this morning at their respec- tive elevators, ore and coal docks, and the work of warping vessels into posi- tion to unload and load was promptly begun. At a special meeting at Richmond, Va,, yesterday the trustees of Hampden - Sydney College accepted a proposition made by James T. McAllister, of Hot Springs, Va., to guarantee $3,500 a year toward the expenses of a special de- partment for training writers for news- papers and magar.:ucs, and office books. The New York Sunt says: Following the announcement of William 13. Hern- blolver's resignation as a trustee of the New York Life came a statement yester- day that Oscar S. Straus, former U. S. for re-election to the company's govern- ing boards Mr. Straus has been a trustee Minister to Turkey, will refuse to stand for many. years. Tho liquor question was again discuss- ed on Saturday by the San Francisco an- thorities, and it was proposed that the charter of the city be amended so that a saloon license, which has heretofore been $100 it year, shall be raised to $500. Before the fire there were 4,000 saloons in San Francisco. To -day the Police Board of Commissioners issued an order that all private clubs cease dispensing liquir to members. ITad Charles L. ,Spier, the confidential agent of TT. 1T. Rogers, of New York, not been compelled to deliver bonds of the Asbury Park and Se:(girt Railway and the Seacoast 'l't:letiou Company to his principal a week ago Saturday his pecu- lation„ night have been closed yester- day with only a slight lass, and the r.:a- son for his Weide would have been re- moved. The bonds which he misappro- priated could then have been returned to the rightful owner and no .one would have been the wiser for the unlawful transaction. SHE STANDS BY GORKY. The Wife He Left Behind Him Angered by IT. S. Behavior. New York, lfay 13. ---'rhe 1fe.'o.i t to- day prints the following cable mes- "1 have to -day received a letter from 1lexis Mntdinovitelt Peshkoff (Maxim Gorky), which confirms the re.tva cotn- nnuni::tted by newapeper telegrams' re- garding the reception given to him by America. 1 am very indignant at the intrusion into the personal and intimate life of a man and astonished, that the American , Citizens of a free country, enjoying each lsr;_e political liberties. .era not free from the prejudi'ee dead slready even ttiiln ns in Ilu-ria. ' I;katrritn:t 1'eshknff." "'Yalta, Crimea, Itussia, May 12, 1000." IMPOSING CELEBRATION BY WORK- ERS IN ST PETERSBURG. Sh. Petersburg, May 14. -Tho work- men of St. Petersburg to -day made an imposing showing in their May day cele- bration. Practically every factory mill and drop in the city was idle, over 200,000 men joining in th ' demonstra- tion, Early reports from the interior showed that wort: generally was tus- pendled in the provincial cities of Rus- sia proper. While the leaders hero pro- fessed their intention to avoid colli- sion the radical element, wlticlt is boy coning Parliament determieed -o cele- brate the day with manifestations aid the men out of work decided to puede in the industrial sections early in the day with flags bearing inscriptions roading "Liberty and work for those out of work." The gravest fears were entertained that the day would not pass without bloodshed. Tho chief of police posted no- tices that 110 manifestations would be permitted. Largo reserves of police arm- ed with rifles were massed in the indus- trial quarters and detachments of in- fantry and cavalry, though they were kept out of sight, were posted at strate- gic points. Shortly before noon came the news that Vice Admiral Kuzmich, the com- mander of the port, had been assassin- ated at the now Admiralty works as a result of his attempting to force the employees to work all day instead of celebrating. A.=F. MODERN ART OFFEND; TAILORS. Painters and Sculptors Are Forgetting Buttonholes and Seams. London, May 13. -The trade journal the Tailor and Cutter omits to send a representative to Burlington House to criticize the Royal Academy from a sartorial viewpoint this year. Its critic sadly declares that contemporary paint- ers cannot see the details of clothing, and in cossequenco utterly fail to pro- duce any art that will last. In Sargent's portrait of Lord Roberts the top button of the tunic is completely missing. The tunic has not buttonholes, and the breeches have no seams. For- merly the tailors thought well of Sar- gent, but now the only satisfactory Academician is the sculptor William Goseombe Jahn, whose seams, button- holes, lapels, etc., in a modern figure are irreproachable. EMPRESS OF BRITAIN. NO REASON WHY SHE SHOULD NOT COME TO MONTREAL. Montreal, Que., May 14. -"As regards her Length, breadth, tonnage and draught of water, there is no reason why the Empress of Britain should not come up to Montreal," said Capt. Jones, of the Dominion liner Canada, which arrived in port yesterday at noon. He said that the Allan turbiners, the Canada and sev- eral other boats drew as muoh water as the Empress, and moreover the Canada, Tunisian and the Athenia have twin screws like the C. P. R. liners. Captain Jones leas been travelling the St. Law- rence route for twenty-two years. a CLAIMS IV .il [Oi! FC�Ss ACTION OF COMPANY AGAINST ONTARIO GOVERNMENT, Toronto, Ont.., May 14.-(Snecial.)-A notion' was made this morning before Chief Justice Meredith for an injunction to restrain the Ontario Government from selling minerals in the right of way of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway, which minerals the La hose :dining Company claim to own. The T. & N. 0. R. runs through lands owned, it is claimed, by La Rose dining Company. The Temiskaining & Northern Railway Commission are made defend- ants in the snit, since the Government claims it owns the right of way, toge- ther with any minerals that may be in or under it. The notion was enlarged for week, till certain legislation affect- ing mining, which nags assented to this morning, is considered by counsel. NEW BANK MANAGER. C. A. BOGERT TO SUCCEED THE LATE MR. BROUGH. Montreal, Que., May 1•l.-(Speeial.)- Tt is announced aced today that Mr. C. A. Bo- gert, manager of the Montreal branch of the Dominion Bank, has been appointed General Manager of that institution, in succession to .the late Mr. T. G. ltrough. Mr. Bogert is a son of Archdeacon Bo- gert, of Ottawa, and first entered, the ,services of the Dominion Bank in Ux- bridge, Ontario, in 1881. IIe was trans- ferred to the head office at Toronto in 1801, and became assistant manager there in 1893. UPHOLDS JAPAN'S INVENTOR. Indignation Over Assertion That Kimura Stole Reumor's 'Phone. Tokio, May 13. -There is widespread) indignation over the statement by the Berlin Tageblatt that Prof, Kinnon, of the Imperial Navy, stole Reantn•'s wireless tekspllfone method.. The Ar- miralty officially denies the Tagablatt's allegation. It demonstrates that 1' i- ntura's system be radically different. Kimura ten years ago won distine".ion in pure mathematics at Yale. later he developed the Japanese system of wireless telegraphy which contribuaed materially to Admiral Togo's victory over Rojestvensky's fleet, 'Cyclist's Fatal Plunge, T,e leville, N. ,T., May 12.. -George L. Brett, 55 years old, with his two sons started this afternoon front their home for a bieyele ride along the Morris Canal, when his wheel struck a stone, eausin" the wheel to swerve euddenly. This threw him into the water. It was found that his neck had been broken by his head striking the bank as he fell in, t ► -- -�• Despondent Over Iris Wife's Death, ()noble, May 13.--tleturning to his honno in St. i,uke street, 51. Ssnvenr, from his wire's funeral on Saturday morning, it man named Nasaire flingrns took a large dose of Paris green. and he is likely to die from the effees of the' poiwat, (,in i'ns tt,'ta very much affected by the death of his wife, and has been rather melancholy since. 100,000 Pounds of Powder Exploded at Cartridge Works at Bridgeport, Conn. Btiidgoport, Conn., May 14.--- Four magazines in the testing grounds of tate Union Metallic Cartridge Co., in, the east side exploded at 2.40 o'eoek tide morning, the cordeussion shaking !the whole city and caus]ng great alarm among persons who believed that there had been au earthquake. Windows were shattered and in many houses crockery fell from the shelves, but n0 serious damage was reported. There were two explosions with but a second's interval between and a large amount of powder was destroyed. None of the company's buildings was damaged. So far as known no person was harmed. Following the explosion many persons cladonly in their might garments fled to the streets believing that the earth- quake recently predicted had taken place. Many women became liystnrlest and it was 001110 time before they wore reassured, The four magazineswhich exploded contained 25,000 pounds of powder each. Four other adjacent magazines were un- harmed. The cause of the explosions is not known. New Haven, Conn„ May 15..-- Two shocks from the Bridgeport explosion was felt in this city very distinctly the first being much more violent than the second. Windows rattled and in some houses dishes were shaken from shelves. The force of the explosion was felt in many parts, of the State, ADMIRAL KURZMIC11 ASSASSINATED. Was Unpopular and a Workman Plunged a Dag- ger Into His Back. St. Petersburg, May 1,1, --Vice Admiral Kuzmich, commander of the Port, who was very unpopular with the workmen, was assassinated here to -day by work- men whose May day demonstration he lied attempted to stop. The Admiral was killed at the new Admiralty works, a Government institu- tion, where most of tate 2,000 men em- ployed there reported for duty at five o'clock this morning. They wanted to out 1 c t at once in a body and cele- brate the Russian May day, but finally agreed to work till 2 o'clock. The ad- miral, however, made a speech to the men, saying that he could not agree to their leaving work at 2 o'clock and the matter was left open. At about 9.30 ran., according to an officer, who was at tire gate of the works, the Admiral was emerging from a small shop in the works when a workman who had been concealed around the cor- ner of the building leaped on Kuzmich from behind and drove a long dagger in- to his back. The admiral fell forward on his face and expired immediately. The assassin fled into a large forge where ho was lost among the men employed there. The works were promptly surrounded by troops and police, but the search for the murderer was unavailing, his com- rades professing ignorance of his iden. tity. The police say it is evident that the assassination of the Admiral had been planned in advance. The dagger winch was found was concealed in a round stick like a sword ease. lCuzniieh had the reputation among the workmen of being harsh and despotic. FOUND POT OF G016 VVITfra MUCH POMP. IN ANCIENT FOUNDATION CASE- MENT NEAR BUFFALO. Discovery Caused Excitement Among Farmers, Many of Whom Hastened With Pickaxes and Shovels to Hunt for 'More of the Precious Metal. New York, 'Tay 14.-A special to the Herald from 13utfalo, says: In an an- cent foundation easement beneath 'he i old. Richardson homc:,trad in the t•il- i logo of Holland an ken pot containing about $900 in gold and silver coins and bearing the mintage stamp of more than a century ago was discovered by ZI'i1- liam T, Miller to -day. Miller was en- gaged in tearing down the old house. The discovery of the money caused in- tense excitement among the farmers for miles around, and many hastened to the spot with pickaxes and shovels and.com- menced digging, in hopes of finding more treasure. .As yet none has met with success. It is believed that the coins were placed in the casement by Philo Rich- ardson, who died more than fifty years ago. WATER -DRINKING POPULAR. British Commons Secure Strong Rein- forcement of Teetotallers. London, May 12. -Some -of the Labor members of the IIouse of Commons are beginning to tell tales out of school. One •of them recently informed an audi- ence that not all the two hundred mem- bers of the House who are supposed to be teetotallers deserve the naive, for he hail seen some of them taking wine with their dinuer. Ile declines to name them, anal rejoices that temperance is snaking great strides in th2 house. There were only forty teetotaller's in the last Parliament, while there are perhaps 120 now. A tale is told of how the other evening a member of the Kitchen Committee of the House gazed heartbrokenly into the dining rooms, where over one hundred dinners were be- ing eaten. Not ten members were drinking wine. He declared that the members were eating the Kitchen Com- mittee into the Bankruptcy Court. TURKEY YIELDS. DIFFICULTY SETTLED TO BRITAIN'S SATISACTION. London, May 14. -The Anglo -Turkish difficulty has been settled. to the satis- faction of Great Britain, the Turkish Government having yielded ot•all points unconditionally. Foreign Secretary Grey announced in the House of Commons to -day that a satisfactory note had been received from the Turkish Government acceding to the British demands that a joint commission be appointed to delimitate the Sinai pen- insula frontier. O'Connor Notified. Constantinople, May 14, 4 p. m. -The Turkish Government has notified Am- bassador O'Connor of its full acceptance of the ]British demands. TALKED BACK TO SEATH. Brantford Trustees Told the Inspector They Weren't Under His Thumb. Brantford, May 13. -Members of the Brantford Collegiate Institute Board re- sent certain statements of Inspector Seath in his annual report of inspection. IIe proposed withholding the usual grant because an unauthorized text -book on book-keeping was found in the possession of one of the pupils. The board passed a strong resolution on the natter, claim- ing that the teachers were not responsi- ble for the presenee of the book. In their addresses the members deelar- ed the inspector should understand lie was not dealing with boys in the back yard, and that "they were not automa- tons unser his thumb" FIREMEN CRUSHED TO DEATH. They Were Caught Under Floor That Collapsed. Trenton, N. 3., May 13.. ---Two firemen, Prank Riley and ('.inlles Howell, lost treir lives last night by being crushed under a falling finer in a fire at the New .Terrey Pulp PIaster Company's plant on New York avenue, .After the fire lied been preetteally extinguished the two glen erawled into the basement with a hose to play on some burning embers. 'l9tey had senreely got inside when the fluor fell and killed them. BRITISH GARRISON PARADES IN THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA. Alexandria, Egypt, May 14. -The Brit- ish garrison at Alexandria, consisting of infantry and artillery, with bands play- ing and colors flying, marched through the main streets of the town to -day and paraded on the big square. The object of this military demonstration was to reassure and impress the natives who had been somewhat disturbed by the re- cent pan -Islamic campaign launched by the supporters of the Turkish action on the Sinai peninsula. STRUCK BY EXPRESS. Young Man on Way From Work Killed at Black Rock. Bridgeburg, Ont., May 13.-A young man named John Furn, 18 years of age, was instantly killed at Black Rock, about 6 o'clock last evening by the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo fast ex- pres bound for Toronto. he was going from work to his home on the tow path, and, in stepping out of the way of a freight train, got in front of the express, The accident took place within a few rods of his own home and in sight of a brother. NOW A DEPUTY MINISTER. Promotion for the Director of the Bureau of Mines. Toronto, May 14. -The Gazette announces the appointment of Mr. T. W. Gibson, here- tofore Director of the Bureau of Mines, to be Deputy Minister of Mines, and of Mr. Aubrey White, heretofore Deputy ilfinleter of J and t• Lands Mines, a .t s to bo Deputy ut Minister of t Lands and Firests. These changes aro inac- eordance with the act changing the name of the Department of Lands and Mines to that of Lands, Forests and Mines, and providing for other changes. :1 MISS FORTIER'S DEATH. Coroner's Verdict at Edmonton Impli- cates McLean. Edmonton, May 14. -The verdict of the jury in the stat Creek case was that Miss Fortier cause to her death by poison, and that Gorge McLean was a party in as- sisting to bring it about. The inquest was held Saturday afternoon, and tast- ed four hours. 'McLean, quite recovered from the effects of the poison he had swallowed, was brought up from the Police Court, where he is being held in custody, and told las story, Contrary to the story he told in the hospital on Friday, he denied any know- ledge of how the posion got into the chocolates, and says he did not know there was poison in them when he took them. WHERE GAG RULE EXISTS. Editor Jailed for Criticizing the Action of a Judge. Indianapolis, Ind., May 12. -Fred L. Purdy, editor and publisher of the In- dianapolis Sun, was to -day sentenced to thirty days in jail and to pay a fine of $250 by Judge Fremont Alford, of the Marion County Criminal Court, for edi- torial criticism in the paper of Judge Alford's course in connection with the recent indictment, of Robert Metzger, Chief of Police, for assault and battery on prisoners. Grand Dukes Not Safe. Paris, May 13. -The Grand Dukes Alexis and ]sols were smuggled out of Paris last Thursday in disguise, the pollee 110 longer daring to answer for their safety. (,grand 1)nke Vladimir is still at the Continental ITotel with his wife. He never ventures out without her. as it is known that the Anarchists will not at- tempt to kid him while he is with her, Took headache Powder. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., May. 13,--- �Filiant Lyeett, aged 19 years, died •en• Saturday morning under circumstances which will be investigated by a coron- er's jury. Yesterday be bought head- ache powders at a local drug store, and after taking them became violently M. Barn Struck itt Welland County. Ilridgebut•g, Ont.. stay 18.-Ihurmg a thunderstorm yesterday a barn on the farm of Abraham Johnson, near Black ('reek, watt struck by lightning and en- tlrely cnneninr.:l by fire, with its, eon,. tents, and a number of ltfe ata^_ik.