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DUMAS SUMMING UP
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IN THAWS BEHALF
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1)r, Hamilton Not Allowed to Testify as to Thaw's
Insanity at the Time of the Murder.
Jury Will be Kept Locked Up Until Trial is Over
-The Thaws All in Courta
New York, April 8. --When the Thaw
trial opened this morning, it was believed
that it had ae Islet entered its final week,
Eleven smoke ham already been constuto
ed. in the trinl, nutlei»g 11 the longest in
the history of New York's criminal
courts, Harry Thaw'e family were early
in court: and took the settle they have
occupied ou all oceadons when they have
been allowed in the mut room. Evelyn
Nelebit Teaw wore the familiar blue Suit
and the black Sailor hat which for sever-
. , dap replaced the blue one trimmed
with violets which she wore during tete
only dap of the trial, She tfectipiett.
seat on the alele. Next to her sat Mn
Wm, Thaw, the Countese of Yarmouth
and Edward Thaw. In the front row of
seats were Mr, end Alm George L. Car-
negie and Josiah Thaw.
justice Fitzgereld was a few minutes
late in taking the bench. When he did. so
and. before the jury had been brought in-
to the room, District Attorney Jerotne
• arose and said he would formally ask
that the report of the Commission in
Lunacy, which declared Thew elm be not
confirmed. Ile had no argument to offer.
Jestice Fitzgerald quietly reached for
the report which lay on his desk awl
e signed his name across it.
AT. "The trial will proceee," enlisted.
The jury then. filed into the box and
Harry Thaw was called to the' bar.
Delphin Dahlias, of ()omega for the
defence, quietly aekod. the clerk to call
Dr. Allan. McLane Hamilton, the alienist
who was on 'the stand when the trial
was interrupted' more than two weeks
ago.
Ala Dolmas wanted to get from Dr.
•
Hamilton the opinion that Thaw was in-
sane when he nhot and killed Stanford.
White.
As soon ams Dr. Hamilton was seated in
the witness chair, District Attorney Jer-
ome objected. He said Dr. Hamilton
should have been called as a witness by
the defence in its direct case. To call hint
in sub -rebuttal, he declared, meant the
re -opening of the claire case. juetice
Fitzgerald sustained the objectime
After he had done so Mr. Dahlias ar-
gued. that Dr. Hamilton 6110111d be allow-
ed to testify for the reason that District
.Attorney Jerome had on the last day of
the trial said he would withdraw his ob-
jection if Dr. Hamilten was allowed to
tell everything..
"The court as I understand the law,"
said Justice Fitzgerald, 'has no -discretion
BRINGS DEATH.
-41k SCORES OF PERSONS KILLF,D BY
TORNADO IN GULF STATES.
Parts of Four Towns Devastated Dam-
age Will Exceed Half a Million -
Great Destruction to Flimsy Cabins
of Negroes.
• New Orleens„ La., April 8. ---se score
of persons were. killed to -day by a tor-
nado which swepti.:for 300 miles acrose
portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama. Parts of four towns were
devastated, with damage exceeiling $500,-
000. The wind catteca loss of property,
crops and telegraph wires. The tornado
began at Alexandria, Ala., soon after
I o'clock this meriting, killing four per-
sons there, probably fatally injuring
three and seriously injuring thirteen
others. Soon after daylight it neared
the Mississippi River, killing five per-
sons at Jackson, La. At Bayou Sara,
La, at least a half dozen others were
killed, it is reported. One person. was
fatally hurt at Jackson.
The tornado next appeared at Carson,
Miss., where great damage to property
was done, and disappeared about noon
near Selma, La., where the inhabitants
saw whirling clouds rise into the air as
they crossed. the river.
Alexandria, a town of about, 16,000 itt-
• habitants, had a fearful experience.
When. the tornado struck the place the
electric lights went out, the croaking
of falling buildings could be heard above
the noise of the wind, and vivid lightning
fInshee showed such sights 04 tin empty
Iron Mountain pesseuger train, rolling
over and over. Immediately after the
wind. spent its violence a heavy hail-
etorm added to the general discomfort:.
The main portion of Alexandria escaped
the worst of the tornado, which cut a
path through the northern part of tite
town, a residence quarter.
At Jackson, leta, the insane asylum
was wrecked, with a loss of about $200,-
000. Three female patients and malty
other persons were injared. Two ne-
(trees were killed on nearby plantation,
0
'while reports. from the surrounding
country indicate that there was prob-
ably more loss of life among the negroes,
Whose flimsy cabbie tumbled on the
*heads of the oceepants.
- Peculiar weather conditions prevailed
all day thyme) out southern Louisiana
told Alistissippe Rains were followed by
clear skies, and' gusts of whet were
incessant.
esee
LAURIER MAY PRESIDE,
May Possibly Occupy Chair at Colonial
Conference.
London, April 7. --The Stendayd says
it is felt that Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-
nerthan should (eke the chair at the
Colonial Conference, but 11 110 is unable
the responsibility should. naturally by
Virtue of seniority devolve upon Sir
Wilfrid Laurier. Upon this propesi-
lion there is entire unanimity of opin-
ion. A blunder of a lamentelee kind
would be made if any idea were outer -
tabled departing from the eourse ban-
eated by common Sense and. 0 proper re-
gard for colonial feeling.
PROTECTING THE QUEEN,
--
Gerinan Arrested at Toulon Suspected of
Whig all Anarchist.
Toulon, Frame, April (I. -Quern Ab.‘
andra and Prineess Victoria arrived hero
toolay and Went 011. Inlara Me royal
Yaellt Victoria eta Albert.
The police arrested ft German 'on a
small steamboat in the vieinity of the
royal Mut, The 1111111, who could not
otnloin pre.4ems. 1111 the veesel,
detained 00 suldelon of Imhof, nn Au-
archiet.
Iplied.
kiverywhere the poison Boned to invite
1 IstitiV•tsilmk mut(1 time fsj),1111.1iftut;8;vitstigilt:
intricaeles of the Interior of the barn
and hencoop. Every clue increased the
Idetective's suspicion that the porpetra-
1 civets,.
, inspector Rogers then discovered that .
some time previous A steer lind wander-
ed. 00 to the Hastings property. He
had killed it, selling three-quarters of it
to a butcher, and retaining one-quarter
for his own tote. The owner of the
steer discovered where it had disappear-
ed. to, and lfastangti sent $.30. te him 10
an anonymous letter, which hadbeen re-
. ceived by the brother of the mita entitled Toronto, April 8.-- The llon, Joseph
NS esley St. John, Speaker of the Legisla-
livered. Not having heard that the let -
t ter had failed to reach its destination, tive Assemble' since the advent of the
1 awl still leering the consequences, he ae- present Government, died at the Toronto
eided to contemn Ids father that lie must
General !aleph:el at 12 onaock noon yes -
I sell the farm and leave.
Aceording to his confession, made to , tordan *titer an illness of two weeks.
I the detectiveahe poisoned his own borsee Deeeased WW1 admitted to the hospital
1 and scattered about other evidences of a on Sunday, Mareh 24, anti at 11 o'clock
I conspiraey against; himeelf, Hastinge' a • , ' ,
enat night was operated upoa for acute
1 conseunwe had evidently given him tree.-
ble enough, awl he will not be wen- appendicitis. Ile made a satisfactory re-
covery front the operation,. so WW1 50
I ellted. • lie bas issued. sale bills and .pro-
poses to leave the vieinity for someplace
tt II 11 it)" a 4°111711.i ttli g.t ititch;s1111,11 it41)11s. 'et lol tels iffilresrtedwletienkt
in the far west wheu the farm is die -
tor of the deed was elose in the family
PASSES AWAY.
Speaker of Legislature Dies After
Short Illness,
procedure with thoroughness, was Prowl:4
tuna fair in his ridings when such: WM
' ealled for, and kept the House well in
hand during debates. Mr, St. John fol -
1=1:3(1 1;11.1!7, itenZigsf,ivii)(;
leareing the prayers with which the
; daily sessions of the House are opened.
by heart, ;mud reciting instead of reading
, them. Ife had. a full, rouud voice, and
/ he delivered the prayers with becoming
dignity and impresstreuess. During his
term as Speaker he e ntertained quite
frequently in the chambers at the Par -
'lament buildings. Himself a strong
temperanee man, he was.quite consistent
in maintaining Ids prineiples in that re-
gard, and there were no wines or other
intexicants ut his dinners to members
of the How or anyone else. As an en-
tertainer be WaS 110St in himself, hay-
ing a fund of .capital stories which. he
t exec eot e the
members on both sides of the House he
was quite popular, and his demise will be
deeply regretted. by all of them,
Mr. St. John's career.
Born on July 17, 1834, in Brock town-
ship, Mr. Joseph Wesley St. john was
palmated in. Brock public schools, the
Uxbridge High School, Cobourg
ate institute, and Victoria University,
whence he matriculated in 1877 and
graduated ill arts in 1881, winning the
mathematical scholarship. He is still a
mendwr of the sumac of the university.
1 1894 h ' • • I It' t1
haute university. He wag the unsuccess-
ful Couservative eandidate for 'West
York at the Legislative bye -election in
1802, but at time general elective in 1894
lie defeated Mr. J. W. Hill, the Liberal,
and entered the Legislature for the first
time that year. In 1898, however, Mr.
Hill defeated Mr. St. John, but in 1902
Mr. St, John defeated Mr. -Hal, and has
retained the seat ever since. On the ac-
cession of the Conservatives to power
Mr. St. Jobn was elected Speaker of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He
wits a director of several companies and
a member of the Alasouic Order, having
filled the position of Distriet Deputy
Grand Master for district No. 11, Toron-
to. He W0 8 a pat Master of Alpha
Lodge, a Royal Arch Mason of the St.
Patrick Chapter, a Sir Knight of Geof-
frey St, Alderney Preceptory, and was an
officer of Rameses Temple, Alvetie
ere, and an active member of the Orange
Order, of the A. 0. U. W. and the I. 0.
O. F.
lion. Mr. St, john was twice married,
first to Miss Jennie .A. Mitchell, of Ux-
bridge, who died in 1892, and then in
1893 to Miss Helen 8, D. Cameron, of
Arthur, Ont., and formerly of Antigen-
ish, N. S. Mrs. St. john survives, as do
ohm hie five children-AVinonalt M.,
Awe Cameron, Helen B., Catherine L.
and Margaret E.
Body to Lie in State at the Podia.
,ment Buildings.
A New Speaker to be Elected at This
Afternoon's ession.
In the matter. There wile no weskit to
rule on the tmostion when it came up
before. Lad it emne up at that time 1
would have been foreed to rille OA I rule
now. The objection is suetained."
After a moment's consultation with
tbe o•ther attorneys, Me Debnas said:
.Tht, th,rolup rests."
"The people rest," said Ma ,Terome.
.1 i011 ice .Fitzgerala then announced
thee 111 view of the importanee of the
ease lw thought it would be necessary to
keep the jury togelle'r until the close of
the ile therefore ordered that the
Jury be eonfined under the same eondi-
lions as existed at Lite beginning of the
11 mb.
Dietrict Attorney Jerome suggested.
thet 11.4 this would be something of a
hardsbip on tlte jurors, who had not note
wed Betties; should be allowed to go un-
til o'clock, in. order to arrange their af-
fairs.
This Juetice, Fitzgerald agreed to, and
0 recess until 2 o'clock was ordered.
Juetice Fitzgerald asked the attorneys
. to submit to him in writing, any re -
(meets they might' have to make as to
his ()barge to the jury.
All. Delinas ammunced that Ile Wolgil
begin Me summing up address at 2
fie:lock. District Attorney Jermee asked
if he email be given an idea, of the time
the defenee woula require.
"In a cage of •thie kind," said Mr. Del -
meg. "where the testimony had been So
and where there has been -
so many interruptions, 1100111 it my
(bile. to refresh the minds of the jurors
as to the testimony, so far ae possible.
1 may take two or three or four hours
to do tide. If my remarks are not con-
eludea to-nigliteand if I find. it necessary
to intrude into to -morrow's session, I
Ade agree to an adjournment until the
next day, to meet the Dietriet Attor-
ney's request that he be allowed a day
to himself in. which to make an uninter-
rupted achieves."
"The eourt. then, is powerless to de-
ifeenine how loug Mr. Delinne will 10-
11 )11(1 Justice Fitzgerald.
lk cautioned the jurors paaticularly
not to diseuss the vase during their few
remaining hours of liberty, aud inform-
ed 1110112 that after 2 o'clock tbay would
In' kept together until the etel is reach-
ed.
With the Thaw trial 'finished, save for
the summing up, the belief that: tlte jury
will disagree iS growing among those
who have •followed the ease since its be-
ginning.
TO ABDICATE.
MIRROR SAYS CZAR WILL GIVE UP
1115 THRONE.
Emperor's Mind Giving Way -Incapable
of Attending to Duties of His Rank
-Douma to be Abolished.
London, April 8. -The Daily Mirror
elnems to be in a positioii to announce
upon the "highest authority" that, the
Emperor of Ruesia purposes to abdieate
within a month, and that Drawl- Duke
Michael will be appointed Regent dur-
ing the inflows/ of the Czarevitelt. For
the past three or four weeks, the paper
says, 1 110 events in this direction have
been protweaing with lightning rapidity
in St. Petersburg, but the seem); has
been welt kept. Continuieg, the Daily
Mirror says:
"Lately the Emperor's -mind has given
way even Mere eompleteLy and he has
shown hinteelf incapable of performing
the smallest duties of his rank."
The lower House of Parliament is to
be abolished, and there will be formed
a military dictatorship, with the 'object
of stamping out revolution and putting
an end to intercity in Russia. The
paper further deelatee that a marriage
has been arranged between Grand Duke
Atithael alid Princess Victorin of
Schleswig-Holstein, and that, the vein.
to London of the Dowager Emprees of
Russia 22011 chiefly for the purpose of
negotieting this marritege.
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A STRANGE STORY.
SIMCOE COUNTY FARMER CON-
SPIRED AGAINST HIMSELF.
-----
A Conscience That Burned in the Knowl-
edge of a Wrong oDone Leads t
Drastic Measures -Inspector Rogers
Discloses the Fraud..
Toront o, April 8.---41Iepe0tor Rogero
has just returned from Barrie, and has
reported to the Attorney -General's De-
pattent one of the strangest stories that
has yet found a place on the official re-
corde.
Totten A. Haetings is a young •fartner
of Enniefail township, Slime° county. He
has always been highly respected, and is
the :son of highly respected pesetas. In
January last tWo of his horse0 died, as
the local. veterinary thought, of acute
iedigestion. A Barrie veterinary, when
told. of the symptoms, declared that the
lim•ees had teen poisonea l Imelda
liaetitiets afterwards seid that he had
tioticed a. papier over the barn door, on
whieh was written, "I will call again."
On Alietelt 10th he locked up the barn,
and the naine night ateeordiug te his
-tory to Ow tletectiveA, some person
bloke the look off the stable amt. put
Pori.: green in the water pails, on three
hateels of aspire. aud in the wheat mei
mi1 bins. 1 lastingonimel that the
depteelator bad taken a eanthoole from
: Iwar hone, altil prkil off the
• liwk, lie liid traeleve the Moil lo the
• 11, Dock end letek again. On
eleri-11 :30 lie eatoe heel: ;main, awl Hee
lime went in teemed; :et opeid'1g. in the
kietteitee. Peri); green ilea ttenin been
left in the maligi•rs.
The Tt CVO tory is enter.
eethet. Inept:Aim Meets went up en
Metelt 2011*. The tOW11S1lip Wa Meat:
ly •excited ON'or the affeit•, aryl liastiege
could tiot let see a sieele man in the Imielt-
borleiel ale) mielit be lik enemy. Tea
ileti etit i• to, filet mule eit• levione
the inmend poi.ein ea/tiered erfoinfl.
llitl tb • d t
posed. of.
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BLAZING STEAMER'S RUN,
Slue Went Eight Miles With Sixty-five
Passengers Aboard.
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., April 8. -The
steamer City of Troy, of fee Citizens'
Line wee burned to the water's edge
here to -eight. All the passengers, some
sixty-five in number, were landed safely.
The steamer was destroyed, with its
-cargo of freight and thirteen honeys. Ed-
win Clould'e dock, to whichthe City
of Troy tied ni) when it was forted im-
possible to control the flames, was al -
50 destroyed. The flames, .broke out
amidships when the steamer WaS eight
miles below here, ana it was mem wen
that the crew could not control them.
When she tied up at the Could dock
the fire had eained such headu'vay that
ea of danger, On Sunday, March 31,
11 ehroUle Malady, dialeten from which
he was also linfferiug, addenly took
on •au acute form, From that time
un his 1110 was despaired of. On Wed- .
nesday he rallied somewhat, the im-
prevenient beiug maintained through-
out Thursday. Oa Friday, according to
the official report of the ease, he had
a relapse, and gradually passed into a
condition known as diabetis coma. He
was uneonseious from 2 o'cloelc on Sun- !
day morning until the hour of his death.
The body was removed to the residence, •
194 Dunn avenue. •
A Public Funeral.
A meeting of the Cabinet Will held at
the .-Ptuiiament buildings yesterday af-
ternoon, itt which preliminary arrange- ;
ments were made for the funeral on
Wednesday, which will be a public one,
in charge of the Government, the service
being held at the Parliament buildings.
and Interment taking edam at Mount
g Pleasant Cemetery. A further official
little attempt svas made to extinguish
it, and overy effort was bent toward 'announcement will be made to -day or the
landing the pass:mews successfully.
When it Wei thought that everyone had
been landed safely it was discovered
that a woman passenger was asleep io
her berth, and tem Dobbs Ferry firemen,
Alfred Smith ape Robert Wilson, rushed
into the burning boat and copied .the
woman safely aahore.
araeffs--
+4-e-a-aesetat 11 1 t a+easetea-a+ freer+
Three Were Poisoned
Chicago, April 8.-A despatch to
the Tribune from Evansville, Ind.,
says: Mrs. Zechariah Watson, the
third wife of a farmer of Posey
county, Indiana, died a few days
ago, and yesterday it was discov-
ered that her death was due to
wall paper on the walls and ceiling
of the parlor that she cleaned two
days before being taken ill. Physi-
ciaus believed that she had been
poisoned, but were unable to ascer-
tain the cause until the wall paper
was examined and found to be im-
pregnated with virulent poison.
Watson's first two wives died in
the same way, .their deaths occur-
ring one and two years' ago.
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CORRPUTION IN MOROCCO.
That is the Only Thing Progressing in
Seized Documents,
Loudon, April 8. -.Tho Times' correspond-
ent sends the following despatch from Tan-
gier: Corruption among tho highest native
officials Is progressing by Maus and hennas,
It is the only thing that does progress ta
morocco. Not only are tho civil °Metals
saiming Uovermuent laud and Docketing the
Proceeds, but the supremo military com-
manders are .p urcha*ing sit much gold coin
with which to pay iinaginary troops that the
premium on French and Buglish gold has
risen. Tim unfortunate Sultan, whose fin-
ances are in such a state that he is pawning
his Jewels, is actually paying for 9,000 sol-
diers In the Tangier district alone, where it
le believed uot half the number exist, and
those that do exist are practically useless.
In stem ot these unconcealed abuses it is
satisfactory to know that the Moorish Min-
ister of War has unsheltered confidence in
his own honesty. This is more than tau be
said of the Opinlou of the public., who criti-
cize his methods and envy hls opportUnttieli,
BIGGEST WARSHIP IN WORLD.
Japan Sending a Commission to England
to Place a Contract.
London, April 8.--•••.Tapan is sendiug
a temmession to England, to arrange 0
((m)1nia for the biggest battleship in.
the world, it vessel of '21,1)1)0 toes, $he
will One be of greater tonnage thee
the Pacifkator, It is understood that
the Japanese shipyarde are full of
work, and that as japan wants ships
quickly, 12110 decided to build the new
monster in England.
It is stated that .the 11081; will be
aboet ee2.250,000. Site mill have a sue.
In•ising armament. it le claimed here
that from a business standpoint atone,
the Dreadnought, as the initiator of
the type of huge battleships, has paid
for heyself many times over in orders
to British yards from foreign powers.
Tie) orders from Brazil and: Argentina,
and Chili's expected order, are cite(1 as
proof Of thia.
:
A GOOD BEGINNING.
Physical and Military Training in Can-
ada Commended.
Londom April 8, -Referring to Sir
Frederick Borden's tscheme for physical
and military training atandard
eays Canadians are too prattical a pew
pie to imagioe they tan provide them -
riders in a eeneration with ready-made
soldiers, reaily to take the fielt at a
Week's notire, hat they have begun in
the right, way. Thc, Standard laments
thae it anima say the same of the (es
peewee of the c)ntemplated maimed
atmy in Britain.
BIleD AT VIE WHEEL
Pilot on Packet Boat item on to the
Last Gasp.
Pit 1sleirg. Pa., April 8. George W.
Conant WIN funnel demi ill the pilot
lion,. ille paidasi, Lorena llear Petet
1 .i.1.1 ;mei. Oleo. 1t flay. Without a
selitime 11' big pteltet, filled aith
afeeese4 14 he Mere pe211.'RW*1y sh•ep•
leg, - tialidervil through the 41011e tog
iota was runein''e at high speed into a
roeleaetuiltbal potil when Captain Rich.
nraleon etinewil the .rnolt from rutteing
destritt•tune
(eeeols eseeotetiel hie beet let nt
Yen:lilt tessing e•ainly ii) reach the
eignal rope to the boat,
arrangements. As at present, decided
upon, there will be a service on Tuesday
night in Parkdale Methodist Church, for
the scholare of the Sunday school, of
which deceased was for fourteen years
superintendent, and for the adults of the
congregation, of which he was a •promin-
ent member and official. Later the body
will be taken to the Parliament buildings,
where it will lie in state in the Speaker'e ;
apartments on Wednesday morning dur-
iug a time to be stated. At 9 o'clock the
ifervice will be held, conducted by Rev.
W. 11. Bincke, pastor of Perkdale Metle
°diet Church.
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WORST TO COME.
New Speaker to be Elected. PERIOD OF SEVEREST DISTRESS
The Legislature will meet for business 1 APPROACHING IN CHINA.
as usual at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The ,
Millions Being Kept Alive Only by Con-
tributions -Authenticated Instances
of Cannibalism- Corpses Exhumed
by Starving -Many Weeks Yet Till
Harvest.
first thing to be done will be to elect a.
neW Speaker, Mr, Thee, W. Crawford, the
member for West Toronto, having been
appointed to act only during the illness
of the Speaker. The Clerk of the House,
according to prescribed form, will an-
nounce the death of the Speaker, and the
Premier will follow with the statement
that he has aequainted the Lieutenant -
Governor with the feet, anut has receivee
the permission of llis Honor for the
House to elee•t a, new Speaker. This will
lie dome 0101 there ie no doubt that Mr.
'Crawford will be clef:tea for the baltutee
of the term of the preseut Provincial Par-
liament. Adjournment will be made for
0 few minutes in order that the new
Speaker may lies preeent,ed to aud ac-
cepted by Ilis Honor. On the resump-
tion the Premier; Mr. Oraham, the Oppo-
sition leader, 2111(1 othere who desire to
do so will make allusion to •the life and
ServieeS of the late Speaker, and the
intsinese on the order, ptoe'r will then be
proceeded with: There will probably be
a night session, The lieuse will sit to-
11t1ne-222' also, and then edjoura until
Thursday.
- Third Death in Present House,.
The How Ate 81. John's death makee
tbe third among Members of the House
since the present Government. eatue into
power in .lanuary; 1905, Messrs. Henry
Catscallen and G. N. Kidd. the. members,
reSpeetil'ely, for East Hamilton and
Carleton, having aim) passed away. Mr.
Je W. St. John was the first Speaker of
the Legislatilre or Of the ParlialuentS of
Upper Canada or the Province of Canada,
which -preceded the Legislature, to die.
All the other incumbents Of the office
served their full term. Of the Speakers
of the Home of Commons, Sir James D.
Edgar died, and no Speaker of the British
Melee of Commons died since 1778. The
last public) funeral in Toronto was that
meorded the remains of Sir Oliver
efowal. who died in April, 1003. The flags
at the Parliament buildinge and on 0
number of public buildings were half-
mast ed yesterday on the neWS of the
Speaker's death becoming known.
The pulpit and the pew of the St.
Tolmii:family were draped in black for
the service lest night in Parkdale Meth-
odist Church. Rev. Mr. 'Bucks, in the
course of his sermon, made a touching
reference to Mr. St, Jolni. He spoke of
his splendid work for the Sunday
sehool of the church, (111 12 result of
which it 110W ranks as the largest and
one of the best equipped of the Afethodiet
denomination,: in Canada; of his untiring
efforts in the larger Hebert: of ehureb
work, of his inteett•ity in business, his
unostentatious charity, quoting instances
in this conneetiort which had been brought
to light situp the illness of the late
Speaker; of ltis interest in and work for
temperanee,_ and of his love of home and
home life, and a cheery optimism. He
paid 0 tribute to the devotion of Mrs.
St, John, 21/110 WaS at the hospital night
and day throughout her husband's illness.
Tribute From the Leaders.
Premier Whitney, ieterviewed by a
Globe reporter at t he Parliament build-
ings after the Cabinet meeting in the
afternome sold: "The Speaker was a
man 201 fitood very high in the public
estimation, much more so than perhaps
the average man. He made an admir-
able presidiug offiver, and personally (10-
1 113 he received, the respect of all
who knew him. The Government feel
that •the Legislature has met with a
greet hies in his death."
lion. Mr, Graham, the leader of the
91(e1)e1tionewh0.2231511 at the ltossin Motet',
leel Ole to say of Mr. St, John: "It is
delimit to realize that he rho but et
few short ilftys Wi
as n his place in
the Speaker.s .chtur is TIOW eumbered
mow the great host 1t-1ta have vroesed
the bar. Air. Si. jolueS mageifieent
physique made 111111 a strikiug figure
whereeer be oppeared, mei so far ne
button pereeplion could extend he esas
deetitted for many evete of usefulnees."
An Excellent Speaker.
Mr. St. joint was one of the mggest
men in tin' Legislature - tall, broad-
shouldema tota Very heavily built, lie
oevotheless earried 'himself welt, and
was alwaye alert and quiet: in hie move- I
maid% As Speaker he UM; 41 'leaded
sueeess. Ile had mastered the rules of
IWashington, April 7. -To correct an
erroneous report that has found gen-
,
erai eireluation, with harmful reeulte,
' the Red Cross yesterday issued the fol-
lowing statement in regard to the Chi-
neee famine:
"The famine China is unprecedent-
ed in etverity, and the period of geeat-
est seemly is ye& to come. Many weeks
itatste'pass before there, will be relief
from 11021+ erops and hundred* of • thou-
sands -yes, millions -to -day are kept
alive only -through the •vontribution
from Anwrica, which has furniehed over
two-thirde of all relief eupplies eent to
China to euccor the etarving- millions.
The large amount of money and sidle
meats Of supplies already made have
°ply partly relieved t•lie situation and,
while hitudreds of thou -semis of 11130,0
have been eaved, hundreds of thousands
of persono. must yet die uuless largo ad-
ditional tome of money and large ship -
mode of food are immediatly pro -
"Time following cablegram received. by
the editor of the Christian herald from
the editor of the North China, News,
terrible as it may seem, epeaks only
the truth:
"Sliangilui, China. April 0, 1907.
" New York: oepproachiug
period of severest pinch. Authenti-
cated instance); of corpses exhumed;
caunibitlish. Foreign relief working.ef-
fectively, maintaining whole distriete
, until harveet.
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PAID BY STOLEN ORDERS.
Montreal Absconder Takes a Transcon-
tinental Trip and is Being Traced.
Montreal Aloil 7.--Afeer skipping
front the eity with twenty blank ex-
prees money orders with 0 possibility
of tealizieg fei31e1• (Wale ern roach, at
them Pames Sellars, formerly a trust-
ed meesenger at A. Davidson's drug
store, Weetmount, has made a trans.
mutineatal tour payiug ex.pensee en -
route by cashing the ordeal which he
. stole from his employer, at Kiii•e
ston, Toronto, Guelphra , Niagaatern
Wiunipeg. Notifications of cashed 01,
ders have been coming in at short in -
Lennie to Me Davidson, who is an
agent for the Canadian Expreee Co:1'-
1141%e. police, elm have Ow' Catie 111
h. a 11 4, have not yet sueceeded in lae•
ing hands on the youth, and the last
intimation of his whereabouts was, re-
ceived by his former employer' in the
fortn of an order for fifty dollars melt-
ed. at Vancouver, on elarch '21. It is
supposed that by this time he has
either teken passage for the Ear East
or crossed over into the States.
EXTREMIILLES_ROASTED.
A Shocking Accident in Winnipeg Power
Station.
IVinuipeg. April 7. --Trouble between
the Board. Of Control ana the street rail-
wal entering' an acute stage, the ecnn-
pa•ty btu lug thrown amen the gauntlet
by yefusing toput in form the sehedule
ift..efier by the board and deemed abso-
lutely necessary. This moths that the
will euteavor to eolleet the penal-
ties. and the compaily hassignified its
intention ef resisting stick -01011110 ill
Voliri. 11 is 11+11 illiprObahle that this
May 1e+,111 in the eily appls•ing to Ow
Legielature to bee" the eienpans's char-
ter ammlbel.
Montrealer Murdered.
Nen Yak, tpril 0. --The body of
Frank Brake, 221)0 Wan shot and killed
en the llowtry last night, will be shep-
ped to Ids leane in *.,Toultr!‘al, Canada.
teleerani WAS YeeelVed 111 tide eity
from Ids mother to -day. asking that the
holy le tontu,,,e.re. 3110124101D. llanix
isunder ii
rrt• 1 111 Coltheetifill With the
murder.
NOVA SCOTIA STRIKING MINERS
HAVE RETURNED TO WORK AGAIN
So as to Save Trouble With Labor Law -Ralph
Smith Refuses Conunissionersh p.
Ottawa, April 8.--(Special.)---In the
House this forenoon the Minister of
Labor stated that the first experiment
with the Labor Disputes 1311 1 was very
sueceussful. The workmen who had an-
nounced their determination to strike at
Springhill, N. S., had returned to work.
The following telegram was received by
the Deputy Minister of Labor from Mr.
Hector '111eInnea, Halifax: "1 have plea-
sure in advising. you 'that all men at
Springhill collienes have returned to work
and no question was raised as to open
or closed shop. Under the eircumstencee
it would be unnecessary to take any fur-
ther steps on the supplication for refer -
owe sul»nitted by the Cumberland Bail -
Way & Coal Company." Mr. Lemieux ex-
tended his eongratulations to the men
for the action they had taken.
Mn Herron brought up the strike at
rubor, in Alberta, and urged upon the
Government the uecessity of looking into
the matter at once. The operators at
Oalgary are sending forward an applica-
tion to consider tin: matters whielt are
in dispute and ',you which they failed
to come to an agreement recently.
Mr. Ralph Smith, M. P., has declined
the offer of the Commissionership of the
Yukon. Mr. Smith has decided to remain
in public life, and 123111 continue to repro -
sent Nowlin°, -It is underatood that
there has been considerable pressure
brought to bear upon Mr. Smith front
British Columbia not to give up polities,
and be has eonseuted to rentum in Par -
Ramon.
FIREMAN KILLED AND OTHERS HURT.
Wall Fell ata Fire at the Car Sheds and Power
House of New York Street Railway.
New York, April 8. -Fire early to -day
partialy destroyed the ear ehe•de and
power bowie of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, extending from 145t1t
to 140t1i streets, and from Lennox ave-
nue to Sett -nth avow. During the
course of the fire 0110 of the firemen
was killed and three others probably fat-
ally injured. The financial loss is heavy.
The dead -Captain John Ryan, of En-
gine COMpaily No, 80. fujured-John
Connors, fireman; John Roarbury, fire-
man; J. D. Lepold, fireman. The man
killea and those injured, were fighting
the flames from a -smond storey of the
fire escape on the &eolith avenue side
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Cuba a Curse.
New York, April 8. -Former Am-
bassador Andrew D. White, who
returned yesterday on the steam-
ship Bluecher after a cruise in the
Caribbean Sea, said of Cuba, which
he visited: "I regard the Cuban
question as more serious than our
Philippine problem. Cuba is a
great negro state, incapable of self-
government, and everything that I
saw while there strengthens my
convictions that Cuba as a state
would be a curse to us-shnply a
vast rotten borough, with a few
wealthy men in the midst of a
negro population incompetent to
govern themselves, to say nothing
of aiding in the government of the
United States. If Cuba were made
a state of the Union, it would, in
my opinion, rapidly become a curse
to itself and the nation.
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ACCEPTED CUSTOMER'S BRIBE.
First Case Under New British Law Being
Tried.
London, April 7. ---'11114' first case 51)1'
der tke new Prevention of Corruption
Act came up in Manchester •yesterday.
A clerk in 0 clothes merehante firm
was prosecuted by the eerneaeldre ana
Yorkshire Railroad tor brioing their
carter to deliver eeveral parcels .10 a
firm of customern. The bribe in one
instance Wa 5 three pence and in an-
other a shilling. Cellusel for the rail-
road company said the customers lived
where the carter did not need to go.
Counsel for the defence simply pleaded
the custom of taking such bribes.
The magistrate pointed out that a law
had been passed for the very purpose
of pre.venting ench customs, end- as this
was the first 0060 he troula lee the pri-
soner go with a, light fine of Sel, plus
the ordinary ecists, and plus 10 guineas
for spceial costs.
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THE NLW SPEAKER.
LEGISLATURE TO ELECT HIM THIS
AFTERNOON -THE FUNERAL.
Toronto, April 8. -The Legislature will •
meee at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when
the firet, (neer of business will be the
election of a 140223 Speaker. Following 11101
tributes to the late Hon. Mr. St. John
of the building when the wall fell, bury-
ing the men in the debris. Captain Ry-
an was taken out dead, and Fireman
Leopold, who was rescued alive, was pro-
bably fatally injured. He told the res -
(suers that six men besides the captain
. were in the mine, and that all were
dead. Later it WaS Jewel. that all but
(Mums and Readbury, who were taken
out gravely injured, had escaped with a
few bruise,',
The fire )4t1tr1e11 in the repair depart-
ment from a grounded wire in one of
the ears and vommunicated to the paint
and varnish rooms, and burned so fierce-
ly that it took the firemen nearly three
hours to bring it under control.
MIRACLES OF PIUS.
BISHOP OF IIYIOLA REPORTS RESULT
OF INQUIRIES.
1.1010e, April 8.- Mrs. Daldaesarri,
Bishop of Imola was reeeived to -day
by the Pope IPapal Setretary ef
State Merry del Val, to whom he re-
ported the result, of the inquiries he
had made regarding the miracles attri-
buted to the late Pope Pius IX for use
in his benedictory. The: bishop pointed
out the political and religious influenee
which the canonization of the Pope who
was deposed from temporal power, would
have throughout the world.
Imola is le town of Central Italy, near
Bologna, pieturesquely situated on an
Walla in the River Santorno. It bas been
the seat of a bishop since the iniddle age
and. has a population of about 35,000.
NO MORE KIMONAS ABROAD.
Purple Stockings, Too, Forbidden in
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, April 8.-A new dress re-
former is abroad to force sensible attire
for women. Ile has COO assistants sworn
to aid him, and his name is Millikin,
chief of police. Here is his edict issued
to -day:
The kimono must cease to be worn on
the street. The high -heeled slipper must
go when steeompanied by purple stockings
or other gaudy ankle encasements. Skirts
must not be held too high, no matter
how raine• the day. Youlig girls must
not wear ftteeinators.
Millikin has said it. He has told his
lieutenante, sergeants and patrolmen to
arrest any pereon appearing on the
streets in attire that would not look
well in church.
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BODY FOUND ON RAILWAY.
Dr. McQueen, an Edinburgh Physician,
Killed on C. P. R.
Winnipeg, April 7. -Dr. 'McQueen,
0 pi:ye:Han, wheee home WaS in
Edinburgh, Scotland, WaS ldlbed. on
the C. P. R. near Goner, east of
here. laet night, either by falling out
of the car window or off the platform
of the delayed. expyess. Nobody saw the
tweident, and nothing 123119 known of it
until the e r W of the express to -day
found the body and brought it to Win-
nipeg.
The dead man's h1233111at aS 101104 a few
yards beyona the body, and it is SUr-
inised it blew off, and in andeavering
to recover it he lost his balance and fel
to his death in the darkness. Ile had me
friends here, and members, of the medi-
eat profeseioe have taken elarge of the
rentable. De 22305 about 35 years of
will be deli‘ teed by theAlt'.
Preen el, 1•. .
0. I'. Graham and Mr, Allan Studbohne. •
An adjournment probably will take place
then till to -morrow. On Wednesday, the
day of the funeral, the elpe.aker's chair
and gallery in the chamber will be drap-
ed in Meek.
ASPHYXIATED.
Wilfrid Leonard Found Unconscious in
His Room at a Montreal Hotel.
Montreal, April 7. -Wilfred. Leonard
was aspheseinted in his mom at OP
Grand Hotel, corner cif St. James and
St. Gabriel efteets, last night. Leonard.
• it is SlippOsed, 011.1110 froill the Beek.
River, He had been drinking when h
re
etired at 12 feelockT
. he - bartender
noticed a smell of gas coming from hit,
room this Henning, entered it, and found
the gas jet epee end Leonard unstotteei-
otts. The bole. Ints been taken to the
morgae.
BANK TO APPEAL.
Tor011t0. .11)111 8.- soepeifialleeelhe
itenk of Montreal is not eatisfied with
the finding of the lligh Court in a suit
brought againd it by l'eter Ryan, regis-
trar of Eeet Toronto, The eourte gave
flamagefe to Ilyen and seined the hauls
for vertain methods it hod •followed
femme -Lion \ 1211 ellowthe at•comits to be
ineptated. lb, 011 claimed fraud had, lwen
prat -Ikea egaiest. lam. The VaSe Mati giv-
011 a good deal fif space here reeently.
Now a motion is befoee Chief fluetiee
Aisles flie ail order alltrWing the Will,.
10 CalTy appPa1 direet to the °ant or
Appeal. It has net been granted yet.
. 11:e caused damage to ;litotes Robin -
)11 ( 2'.itt:1e1:11e Itardwave
el ere at Winelpeg. amounting to $40,-
u11i1,
MAY GO DRY.
PITTSBURG THREATENED WITH
BEER FAMINE.
Pittsburg,. Pa., April 8.-- Sixty-five
breweries in Western Pennsylvania aro
idle to -night. Unless the demands of the
• meu are met before noon to -morrow the
'members of the Bartenders' Union de-
,
elate they will not handle the producte
. of the breweries operating non-union. Of-
' Hellas of the brewerice delivered beer
to -day. there were numerotte
' sevetal broken heads and many arrests.
' The cause of strike is the hours, the men
refasing to work longer than eight
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HEART rAILURL
I Bah. Rho% Ont., April 8.-Camile Par-
' tett, 30 years old, a former resident of
this place, was found dead in bed at the
Canoed I 1 ot el, Detroit. yeeterday, Dente
was pronameed to be doe to heart fail-
ure,
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A REVOLT.
Willemstad, C111a0103„k11r11 ...keeved_
log to informal ion reeeived from mant.
calls), Venezuela, t he revolutionary
movemett in that republie is spreading
and the Government is recruiting
with the 'OM of suppressing a pita:ilk:
extensive outbreak.
se...„-feeseeeeee----
King Vieter Eretnanuel, necompanied
by eottre dignitaries, left yeaterday
on hoard the royal yacht, Trinacria, for
Greme. to hey the rteent 'visit, of King