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The Wingham Advance, 1907-11-14, Page 2- LESSON VIL-NOV. se, Gideon and His Three Hendred.-Judg. 7: 9-23- Comenintaree-I. Gideon encouraged through a dream (Ye. 0-15.) 9. The same zugut-Ae soon as the army hod been toeted and reduced. I have delivered- Thie ehould have satisfied. Gideon. Noth- ing can be tourer than God's word. Yet niauy.to-day are seeking after sig,us or listening to dreams. 10. If thou fear - Although there were uo cowards remain- ing in the army, yet there was dattger that even the etout hearts of Gideon aud his three hundred heroes might quail at their perilous poeition, therefore the Lord proceeds to encourage them, Itat why hail so small a number been chos- en? That the Israelites might know that the Titter), was front God. 2. To eiliaty. them that the God of taeir fathers was uiltaasiged Lond still able to do great things for titian. 3. To shame and huna ble his people beeauee of their past sins. 4. Te lend the people to love and worship God. 12. Like grasshoeper$ as the sand -Those expressione mean that there was a very great number. 13, The dream: When Gideon was come -To the camp of the enemy. Cake of barley bread -It was only, a "calcis" -a small thing; and it was "barley bread," the food 'seri by the poor -something des- pised. ULM° unto the tent (R. Va- Thab is, the tent of the eaptain or lead- er. Smote it that it fell -This amall, deseieed cake eausod great havoc in the enemy's camp. 14. The interpretetion: His fellow answered -Tho &sem was in- terpreted as meaning that Gideon and his army should overthrow the alidiauit- ish host. 15. When Gideon heard -Why did this dream encourage Gideon? 1. Ile saw plainly that the dream was from the Lord. 2. It disclosed to him the nand of the enemy. Already they were fear- ing Giaeon. Lord. hath delivered -He told hie little army wbat he had heard, and all were filled with courage and were aoady for the mianight attack. 11. Gideon's peculiar attack (vs. 10- 20.) 10. Into three companies - Great armies were generally divided into three parts, that is, the right wing, the loft wing and the body of the army. This namy was groat in faith. Gideon was in command of one division. The itlidiam- itesi had long been a terror to Israel, and now theywere to be overoonie by tetror. 17. And do likewiee-Gideon becaraie the example to all his panty. As Ste was faithful, so would they be in t'ellowing him. He made his descent in the night, whim his enetnies would leasy expect it. His army, being small, would not be ob- served. Hero is soon the wasdom of hay- ing no more than are aoloulated to make a suooess. 19. Middle watch At midnight An- ciently the Israel,' seem to have di- vided the nice t into throe watellea- evening, inid 'Ott and morning watches. Later they • dopted from the Romans the teteatom four watches.-Whal. Cont. 20. Blew the trumpete.-There was per- fect concert in their attitolc. Brake the pitchers -By oone,ealiner the lamps in tho pitehers they could pass unobseived un- bil they reached the guard of the alidian- 'Aisle camp, and by breaking them all at once, and letting tIm light from three hendred torches glare on the sleeping company, the enemy would be greatly terrified. They cried -Their loud shouts would add to the terror already awak- ened by the sound of trumpets and the glaring light. The sword of the Lord, and, of Gideon -Gideon puts the Lorda name first, for by His power only could this attack be made. These words would give courage to the three inualred num, to know that they wont out under the on -sad ware such a leader as Gideon. God ing this victory, but Ho ttsoil Gideon and his men as chosen instruments. We see three ways here used by Gideon to terrify his enemies: (1) He, with hie men, made a great noise, blowing trum- pets and breaking the coati -ten pitchers. (2) By the sudden glttre 'of light, which would be as a atreak of lightniag. (3) Besides the noble of tree:mete he added eheating, calling. attention to God and His chosen instrument as leidee taih, attack. By this su.ddon surprise itt mid. night the people would be beseibly einem- ed, and uaturally conclude themilearee surrounded by a great:army. III. Gideon's great victory (ea 21-e3), 21. They stood every man en bis plasm -- The ann of Israel did not eome to fi,glit. ork was to sound the trempeta, Them ' a and ohout. Seeing the hold the 1 company with lieftt,isaca:d tbuleowl‘ingii di itutrui tree; peta keeping in a were 0. e would conclude the elaa arlaY, ew already in their whose men were oried, and fled camp. The host ran,, ao perfectly con- -The Midianites were e order preserv- fused, that there wa,su ttaea online,' to hie everY °"134hus the battle went on a.21Mo.ngs.tre'lliirliamrtes, and Israel stood by and watched their own vietory without using a sword, The terrified people ran la a tumult and fought each other madly, not knowing fritud front foe. God directed the battle and used Ifis own way to deliver His people from their enemies. "The Midianites so utterly annihilated that they do not re -appear on the pa,ge of history (Judg. 0, 11-25; 7; 8, 1 -28)." --Johnson. Questions -WI* was Gideon? Whore wag Israel camped? How were they troubled by the Midianitea? How was Gideou's army tested? What dream did Gideon heart Why did it encourage him? How did Gideon arraage his army? What instructions did he gwe big men? What did they do when they atteckea the Mid- ianites? What did thee Midianites do? IVItat did the army of Israel do when the Midiauites fled? Thoughts. -It is not because there are so few professed Chriatians that we see so few converted to God, but because there are so few who are ready to al- low the &elf life to die, and who then stand and shine for God and shout Its praixes. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. Gideon's tinny numbered thirty-two thousand, "While he doubtless thought his men too few. God slaw they woe too many, and ordered a reduction. Accord- ing to God'a standard there were only about three hundred in thirty-two thou- sand that were worth anything for real fightthg, for real endurance, for veal ern terprise," In the Christian warfare God eaRs for men who will, I. Be earnest. "Gideon and all the people.... rose up early" (fr. 1). Gideon as leader was earnest. What his mead not do in the daytime hie life would be the forfeit he did at midnight (Judg. 0. 27), Ills throe hundred men wore earnest. They would not waste time in personal luxury; eager for the battle, they would be ready at mom- ent's warninet. "Earnest men find op- portunities. What they eannot do in the ievening twilight they will do in early morning brightnees. Earnestness always finds opportunities; rarnestnegs nlways fineiS syernoore tree up which it e•nn eli alb and gee Christ There is alwaye einase open to tact, to reality, to sin- cerity, to determinatiou. If any man is Baying. that be ertnocrt maks hie way through all tbe difficultiee that beaet hie life So ea to get pear te. Gods In tbe name of all hietory that is true, in the name of all history that is holy, in the name of all hietory that is worthy pre- serving, I charge him with a mietake or lie." II. Be humble. "Too many lest Israel vaunt themselves"' (v. 2.) God will not (home those who, after the victory will "vaunt theinvelvee" and say, "aline own hand bath paved me" (y. 0.) "No nian who ever trembled before God's call ever made men tremble before his call." "Moses said unto God, Who am 1 that shoula go unto Pharaoh?" (Da- od. 3; 11), Ill. 130 fearless, "Whosoeyer is fear- ful and afraid, let hint return" (v, Gideon and his vellant three hundred might have been a laugiting-stoek to any straggling unbeliever, es they Forepared to go against the Midianitas, who ley ill the valley as graseboppers for multitude, and those ca,niels were like the sands of the sea, but they won the victory, Glad lied mid. so. During our civil war a brave ensign got in advance of the fel- tering line. The flag was in danger of being ceptorod. The captain called out, "Bring the colors back to the company." Thon a brave soldier dashed forward, shouting, "Bring the company up to the colors." And soon that flag Wee sur- rounded by a hundred fearlese hearts. "So we may lower God's "standard and bring it down to the beret of our anima lief. Or we may bring our faith up to the great and glorioue standard of his mighty promises. Ok, with Finch promises for faith to rest on, such performences as are recorded in our lemon to encour- age it, suca powers and poseibilities pre - limited to it, stioh awful need of it in the • world to-dey, and *teat a, fountain from whieh to draw it," lot ue follow the ex- ample of the faithful Gideon and his three hundred and haea the faith of God. IV. Be golf -forgetful. "Them that lap- ped" (y. 0.) ,The three hundred were tested by appetite. An Eastern warier hasteniug across the country, growing thirsty for water, will stop beside the gtroain and stand with one leg stiff and the other slightly bent and with head thrown back, elaeh the water quickly in- to his open mouth, and hasten on. So the three hundred drank; all eager, ear- nest, prudent, watchful, self -forgetful. They could not lie down in self-indulg- ence. The body craved. water, but the soul cared only for the battle. So wae the body "kept under" (1 Cor. 9; 27.) So were the three bundred proved. V. 13. equipped. "'People took the trumpets" (v. S.) The silver trumpet typifies the individual gospel proclama- tion of redemption. There is no triumph for those who blow their own trumpet. Every testimony must be of the power of Christ or the sinner will neyer cry out for *ideation. A man was giving his experionee of how God was revealea to him after fifty years of sin and intoxi- cation. A poor fellow cried out, "levant what that rasa's got." The trumpet eisa the tor oh should tell the same story, The testimony of the lips and of the life should agree. A. C. M. BROWN MURDER. Trial of Mrs. Bradley Adjourned ()Wing to Judge's Death. Washington, Nov. 1L -On account of the death of Justice McComas, of the Court of Appeale of the District of Co- lumbia, Criminal Court No. 1, in Nvitich Mrs. Anne M. Bradley was to have been put on trial to -day on the charge of murdering former Senator Arthur Brown of Utah, took an adjournenent upon con- vening at 10 o'clock until Wednesday. Mrs. Bradley was in court, and also her attorneys. - tee -- SENTENCES AT WINNIPEG. Seven Years for Quigley for Attempted Murder -Detective's Appeal. Winnipeg, Nov. 10. -Three sentences were imposed by Judge Perdue at the Assizes yesterday. R. Quigley, found guilty of attempting to murder Dr. Clyme Smith here several months ago, wile sent to the penitentiary for seven years; James A. Robinson, one year, theft; Katrina Gadnuk, six months, ad- ministering poison to Rosa Fischer. The defence in the case of Detective Smith, charged with manslaughter made a protest against Judge Perdue 'trying the case, and asked for lea.ve to appeal should a eonviction be enured. _ .•• • - GRAND STAND BURNED. The Montreal Baseball Club LOS28 4000, Atentreel, Nov. 10. -The beeseball cluba grand stand was destroyed by fire tomight. The blaze Was noticed about 9 o'clock, but before the fire brigade could arrive the stand was doomed. It was a wooden structure and burned very rapidly. It is thought that tramps must have set the structure on fire, as there were no reasoes for people to be arotmd at tide time of the year, The loss will be about $4,0A0. The burning of the grant stand rutty mettle the disposal of the baeoball franchise, as the last Sea- son's play proved unprofitable for the owners. * • G. T. R. AND CUNARD To Jointly Handle Canadian Passen- ger and Freight Traffic, Liverpool, Nov. 11,--Negotlittione are on foot between the Cunard line and the Grand Trunk Railway of Maeda, for joint handling of the Canadian passen- ger and freight traffic. The echeme, which is still in its ini- tial stage, contemplates running a line of Cunard steamers direct from Liver- pool to Canada, and a Cunard line ser- vice from the Paeifie comet to Japan, China find Australie. a- 0' • KILLED BY THOUSANDS. -- Untold Numbera Killed in Communes and Hamlets About the Katatagh. St. Petersburg, Nov. 10, --The first aireet reports from the scale of the arcat earthquake at Karatagli, Russien Turkestan, about three weeks ago, teeth- ed this eity to -day from a correspondent who necompanied the relief expedition emit from Samarkand. Telegraphing under date of November 0 this °erten- pondent says: "The town of Xaratagh was completely destroyed. The victims ember about 4.000 in Xaratagh and about 10,000 in the adjoining district of Deitaue. All the villages irt the vieln- ity were wreaked. It is probable thet there are hundrede more dead h: these ,•ilingem. but inveetigation is only now determining the approximate riember," Toronto Farmera' Market. The reoelpte of grain to -day were fair. Wheat steady, 100 bushels of Pall selline at $L. and 100 bushels of goose et 90e. Barley unchanged, 500 bushels *soiling at tO soh. Data easy, 300 bushela Rolling at 60 to Ole, Dairy produce in moderete supply, with Prices thm. Butter sold at 28e to 32e per lb., and egga at 33 to $6e per doeen. Poul- try in good supply, with prices .ease. Hay continees firm, with ;Ales of 26 loade at ese to see a ton. straw nominal at $17 a ton. Dressed hogs are unchanged at 45.75 for light,. and at 28.26 for beavy. Wheat, White, bush. 90 e 0 00 Do., red, bush. „ oo 0 00 Do., spring, bush. .. 0 90 97 Doe gooae, buele „. „ 90 0 00 OatEe hush. o co o 61 Bariee. betel. fed 00 Rye, bush. ,. , .. 0 88 0 00 Peas, bush. 0 87 0 00 Hay. per ton 23 00 26 00 Straw. per ton , . 1i3 00 17 00 Seede- Alsike. No. 1, bush. 3 75 9 00 Do., No. 2. .. 8 00 8 e2.0 Dressed hogs .• 8 25 8 Ogee, doson .„. 0 33 0 Butter. dairy .. „ •. 0 28 0 32 Do., creamerY • . . 0 32 0 34 Geese, dreseed, lb, .. 0 10 0 12 Chickens. lb. .. „ 0 10 Q 12 Ducks, dressed, lb. 0 10 0 11 Turkeys. per lb. .. 0 15 0 17 Apples. per bbl. .„. 1 60 2 fe anions, per bag „ ..„ 1 25 1 35 Potatoes, bag .. .• 0 90 1 00 cabbage. ner dozen .. 0 40 0 50 Net. landnuartme DO 20 00 Do., forequarters 4 50 5 50 no., choice, carcase „ 7 50 8 00 Me. medium, carcase OD 7 00 Mutton per cwt. .. ,. 8 fie 0 se Vesi. prime, rer cwt. .. 00 9 se tetmb, per owe .. 0 00, 10 00 British Cattle Markets. London. -London oablea are firmer at 10o ,o 12 1-4e per lb., dressed vreight; ranger- ator beef la quoted at 10e par lie 0 . Winnipeg Wheat Market. Following are the ()losing quotations on Winnipeg grain futures to -day: Wheat -Nov. 95 3-ic tea, Dec. 99 3 -lie bid, May 91.07 8 -es bid. Oats -Nov. 57 1-2c bid, Dec. 57 8-4c bid, May 58 5-8c bid. The Cheese Markets. Belleville, Ont. -To -day 1,2,37 white and 317 colored were offered; 600 sold at 12 1-16e, and 635 at 12e; balance refused, 12c. Brockville, Ont. -To -day 1,490 boxes wero registered. of which 300 were white; balance colored; 12e offered on board. but none Bold; same price ruling on street. Canton, N. Y. -To -day 800 tubs butter sold, 27e: 5,000 boxes cheerio offered; no sales, London, Ont. -To -day 1,670 oases offered, 125 of which were white, balance colored; 630 sold at 12 1-4c. Pleton, Ont. -To -day 18 factories boarded 1.31.5 bojes, all colored; highest ,bitl, 12c; 1.- 2941 boxets sold. St. Hyacinthe. Que.-To-day 300 paokagen butter. 26c: 20 boxes white cheese, 11 1 -eel 70 tube butter, 260; no sale at all. Watertown, N. Y. -No cheese sold; about 1.000 unsold In Jefferson and Linda Coun- tics. Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stock at the city market sa reported by the railways since Tuesday were 1a5 car loads. composed of 1800 cettle. 189.11 kegs, 4001 sheep and 1211 salves. Th. general quality of cattle Trali not good; dealers stated that tilers war a smaller num- oar ot good than at any time this soasoa, considering the large number offered, The trade was fair, with pricea &bout steady all rOL:n4 12xporters.-None on sal* and none appar- ently wanted. Butchers -Good to choice butchers, 260 to 1106 lbe. :etch. $4 to $4,40; inediutu etrong steers. 4.60 to ea.ge; good cows, e3.36 to P.60; common cows, $2.25 to 92.75; canners, 78e to $1.50; few choice cattle, 1300 lbs., which wen, really exporters. at .4,25 to Feeders and stockers. -Best feedeie, 1000 to 1100 lbs., at $3.25 to P.60; beat stockers, tee to 800 lbs., at 92.25 to 92.60; medium :stockers. GOO to 800 lbs., at 32 to $2.25; com- mon stockers, 800 to 700 lbs., at p.50 to Z1.78 Milkers and flpringers.-Good thee* milker!. and forward springere were in ex- cellent demand and sold from 950 to 565 each; medium to good, sss to $45; common light cows, slow sale, at 920 to seo sack. Veal Calves.-Recelpte light, pilots easy owing to lambs and sheep being plentiful, and at reasonable prices. Calveu sold all the way from 92 to 96 per cwt. abate) and Lambs.-Recolpts large, prices _easy. at following quota,tions: laxport ewos at to 95„40 per evrt. Sheet, and Lambe.-Reeeipts large, prices easy et following quotations; Export ewes. *4 to $4.26; lambs mid all Vie way from $4 to se.40 per owt. Hoge -Receipts were about 1,400. Mr. Har- ris ouoted prleez unchanged at 96 for finish- ed and S5 for light lean pigs. teneller training schools are eituated in Cities, and there waft no provision for affording instruction of ungraded schoole. Every Normal ethool meter will be required to spend one week in each yeer in rieititig thee° rural echools compaey with the inspector. TO KILL. CZAR. ••••••••••••,.....• OUTLAWS ATTEMPTED TO noP IIIIPgRIAL TRAIN. Discovered by Guarda Trying to Cut Semaphore Signal Wire on Railroad Between Petering and Tsarskoe-Sele -Fired on Guards and Escaped. St. Petersburg, Nov, 11. -What is be- lieved to have been a carefully conceiv- ed plot to take tha life of the Ian- peror, while he wa,s en route from Peter- hof to his winter palace at Tsarskoe- Selo to -day, wee frustrated by the vigil- ance of the railway guards. Early this') morning ft guard discovered six men try- ing to cut the wire of a semephore sig- nal at Ligovo station, at the junction of the railroada to Peterhof and Tsars- koo-Selo. The guard attempted to ar- rest the men, but was fired upon and wounded. The shota, however, aroused the officers and guards at the station, and several volleys were exchanged be- tween the outlows and the soldieta, the former eecaping without injury, The police profess to be unable to understand the attempt to cut the sema- phore, as such an act, could hardly work any berm to the Imperial train which was due to pass a few hours later. It is generally believed, however, that the outlaws intended to prevent the use of the signal with the object of bringing the train to a stop at that point. No arrests have been made. Dun's Review. Scarcity of money, unsealsoaablo woather, and the eoliday co:opined to Make the vOi- utne of ,ousiness emaller tnan usual tuis week, but the situation is more encouraging because of a general belief that the financial etorm has been weathered remarkably well. About 910,000,(100 in gold. was secured abroad Defers .the Bank of England raised me et - Octal rate of discount high enough to check the movement, and returning confidence is evidenced by depoeits et hoarded inuaey, It will take some time to restore all this cash to circulation, but the Treasury has giveu further relief, and tho banks are issuing nOteu freely. Leading industriee are handicapped by lack of funds, and so many contemplated undertakings have bees; deferred that 'work - tag forces are reduced, especially at stsol mills. Prices of commodities bave declined still further and exports abould ee increased thereby, but for the last weelc forelga com- merce at this port showed a less ot $2,512,- 6e1 in enure of merchandise exported as com- pared with the same week laet year, while imports gained 3165,061. The recent trouble wee chiefly due to the inability to raise money to finance the large volume ot busi- las, whereas in the previous decade there was a Jack of business. In a few &pert - monis of the iron and eteel industry prices are slightly lower, notably pig iron at Pitts - berg. It ie well ktiown thee the railroads need eitensions, bridges, terminals and equipnient, which will be purchased when funcLi can be secured at reasonable tering. Other departments ar• in the eame condi- tion, notably structural eteel, pipe and plate for which large orders' will be placed when money is easier Meanwhile it is proposed ' to restriet operatiOne to actual domande, and the tonnage of output bas been reduced, while further curtailment ie contemplated ordera are overtaken, Textile mills are etill active, but the cotton geode market ha eominal as to price. Now England footwear manufacturers report trade • quiet. Gratz declined sun further Ir response to lower cables and reduced flour output at domestic mills. The neeeseity of wing cash for wheat and litedifficuity 32 negotiating excbange on exports of flour has forced many northwestern mt.is to curtail crpera- none. Canadian Failures. Insolvencies in the Dominion of Canada during tho math of October were 126 hi Item - bee and 51,422,867 in amount of Ilebeities, which compares vath 02 deteults in the same month Met year. when liabilities were only P56,137. The inereahe is muob smellet when comparison la nuele eelth 'the same month in earlier Years. es the Canadian report for Oc- tober, 1906, was unuellally favorebio. Menu. flittering bassos this year numbered 53 With mammon of $785,582, against ouiy similar defaulte last year when the amount involved was 5133,770. Much Of this increase occurred ie two large suspensions in pulp ratinufas- turing and contracting. Trading failures nUinbered 67 tor 5504,003, against 73 last year, when the amount vow Wawa. six other oenntercial failures supplied liabilities of $41,- •e93 anima 011ie two last year for KM. IsIEW NORMAL COURSES. Important Changed in Curriculum Are Bail Prepared. Toroeto, Nov. 11. ----The details of the new eause of study for provincial Nor - end schools will be announced in a few days. In the, future it:ere:teed attention will be paid in theee institutions to the Academie Aide of tbe Work. In the pest emphaeis has bell laid on professional traitliag, rather then scholarehip, How- ever. the fernier will not be neglected the new bourse. With the Normal tehools will be affiliated unloaded rural schoole. The Fatal Football. Columbus, Ind., Nov. ix,- Earl Ruddell, xl3 years old, a member of the senior team of the Columbus High School, died yesterday of in- juries xeceived on Saturday in a football game between the Colum- bus High School eleven and the North Vernon team. He was play- ing right end for Columbus. One of the visiting players attempted to make an end run and he tackled him. The two came together with. so much force that Rudders neck was broken. He was carried from the field. unconscious, in which condition he remained until he died. Mayor Cochran will issue an order that no more football will be permitted in Columbus. The school authorities will also forbid the game. BUFFALO MURDERS. - WOMAN KILLED WITH HATCHET AND ASSASSIN SUICIDES. Blood Shed Over Keg of Beer -Three Bad Men Stole It From Wagon, and Driver, Trying to Recover It, Was Shot. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 10. -Steve Yae- ger, a drunken lather, on Saturday af- ternoon murdered Mrs. Lena Dobmier, a widow, in her little home in Carlton street. He used his keen -edged lather's luetchet with terrible effect on the woman's head and shoulders, and be- fore an officer could ,,break into the house had slashed his own throat with a razor, inflicting wounds that caused death in a few minutes. Mrs. Dobmier had been a widow for three months. She was poor and took in two or three boarderxe one of them being Yaeger. Lea week Yeager pro- posed marriage. to the widow, and was ordered out of the house. The theft of a keg in the Polish sec- tion of the east side lea to a murder yesterday afternoon. Peter Gorenflo, a driver for the A. Scheiber Brewing COM - puny, went into a saloon to get an order. While he was inside Paul Toole, John Zakes and Stanislaus Banaczak, three bdd men of the district, raided his wagon and ran away with a small keg of beer. Gorenflo came out of the saloon and started in pursuit.-- Teola ordered his two companions to get away with the beer while he stood ground to cover their escape. In the fight which fol. ' lowed Gorenflo received a bullet in the alxiomen, which will cause his death. Eye-witnessee testified that Toole, fired the fatal shot. The three men got away. CANNIBALS IN UNGAVA. Missionary Reports That Eskimos Ate Their Dead. London, Nov. 10. -The Secretary of the Colonial Continental Church So- ciety writes regarding the recent stor- ies of oann ibalism in Ungava, which have been denied, that Rev. 8. M. Stewart, a missionary there, reports that two hundred Eskimos arrived at Vort Chimo destitute and etarving. The survivors stated that those who died had been eaten. Fort Chime is on the Koksoah River, about thirty miles from Ungava 130, in northern Ungava. 4 -*- FOUR MEN DROWNED. They Were Crossing Lake St. tottis in a Storni. • Montreal, Nov, 10. -Word readied the city on Saturday of a drowning accident near Ileauharnois, on Lake St. Louis, by which four men lost their lives last Tueise day. During a "revere storm three Poles and two French-Canadiane tried to eross the lake, but thoir boat capsized, and the Poles and Mr. Valois, owrier of the boat, were drowned, Another occupant, named Perron,• was rescued by a fisherman minted Fortier. FALL OF SNOW. Cleveland, Nov. IL -Nearly two inches of heavy wet snow fell hero this mornnig, between and 8 o'elock. Colorado Springe, Col., Nov. 11.-Tevo Indies of enow fell yesterday and the temperature to -day was down to ten de- grece. Snow and bitterly cold is reported from the Cripple Creek dietriet. NOTHING SERIOUS. New York, Nov. 11.-A rear -end cella Men oeturred en the eIeveted. railroad 13roadway and 44th :street. No 0110 eriously hurt. Several patseengers were eat by falling Ow: and others were somewhat Aitken np• GREAT FIGHT FOR PEERAGE. The Bruce Mystery Once More Be- fore the Courts. Was the Duke of Portland Keeper of a Bazaar ? Remarkable Story Told By a Physician. London, Nov. 11. -In the Druce roya- tery case this afternoon Robert Cald- well, of Richmond, N. Y„ testified that he knew the late Duke of Portland both as the Duke and as T. O. Druce at Wel- beck Abbey and at the 13aker sheet ba- zaar. Mr. Caldwell added that he treated the Duke at betk plact.s for a disease of the nose. When &hewn two photographs, Mr, Caldwell declared that they wore Ow- tographs of the Duke of Portland in the character of T. C. Mute. The witnees wa$ then asked to ac- count eor zee snowu one of the photographs, and he_ replied that 'he mei. seen the Duke wear a false beard, and had even seen him take it off. A day or two later he Asked the Duke of Portland if the so-called “Druce" bad left a will. The Duke thanked Mr. Caldwell for reminding him of such an importent point, and said dm must have oee made. Mr. Caldwell then gave a detailed ac- count of his introduction to the Duke of Portland in la04 by the famous phyla - elan Sir Metall Mackenzie, who died in l'eondon early in la90. Mr. Caldwell referred to his inti- macy with the Duke to his numeroue visits to the Duke bOth Welbeek Abbey and the Baker street bazaar, and to his cure of the Duke's nasal trouble, for which Mr. Caldwell said he received a25,000. Mr. Caldwell also testified tliat he received presents from the Duke ae- eregating about $50,000, besides trio fee of $25,000. He remained in Ewe land six years after the funeral, weA to America in 1871, saw the Druce case mentioned in the New York papers in February of that year, and communicated with the Draws' law- yers. Cross-examined by Mr. Avery, Mr. Caldwell admitted he had been de- scribed as "the great American affi- davit maker," but he added trat it was not true. Mr. Avery questioned Mr. Caldwell closely on the subject of his alleged offer to sell a Now York newspaper a /story about the forged will and the robbery of the body of A. T. Stewart, the great dry goods merchant, of New York Oity. The witness admitted that he had suggested that Judge Hil- ton had forged Mr. Stewart's will and dug up the body. Pressed to explain why, if it was not to extort money, that be bad written to Albert Hilton, the witness said he de- sierd to return him some letters which fled passed between Judge Hilton and Mrs. Stewart which were securely lock- eL,(hierinn, Navh6lele'co2Pest owia,511,ymbuilt to hold Mr. Caldwell refused to say where the safe was kept, but asserted that he had a key and that another inan bed a key of the safe. Explaining why his history was not published, Mr. Caldwell said the paper in question refused to pay the price he demanded. for it. The witness was then asked whether after the story bed been rejected, he took it back and with .a few embellish- ments, including "a body -snatching inci- dent," again offered. it, to a New York newspaper: Mr. Caldwell admitted this. Mr. Caldwell was still urider examina- tion when the case was adjourned for a week. The story of the Druces, to which ref- erence is made in another column this morning, is that most of these antics Ivere the result of the fact that the Duke led a double life. lie was lire erace at Seelbeck, but in London he waa a. C. Druce, proprietor of the Baker Street Bazaar, a dry goods and notions emporium. As Druee he married and aael a family, and, barring rather fre. itient abeencee from home was a decent ausband and father. Eine'aly he decided .0 end the Druce doiible and faked, ae .ve wunid eall it noWad'ays, his death, end his burial in a Lemont cemetery. Druee claims there is nothing bat aad in the tomb that for forty-three years is eupposed to lave contained tne mortal imuitene of le. .1.hue4a, and tiles grandfather -Awed for thateen yeara aterwards Lie Duke of Portland. In J une, PAM, orkmen who were teariag down Harcourt House, on Cavaudian zeliare, London, previously one of tee an:Relent:les of the Duke of fortiend, ttei- ..wvered an underground peseage leading goni the holm to the .13a,ker stree., ,tructure, in which the famous Bazaar aad previously been and wheal was eon - meted by Thoentta 'Charles Drum Ine slain -lane declares that the Duke ueee ehe underground paetiage referred to fo: ehe purpoge of getting from liaacourt 'douse to the piaee of businees of •'Druce." A strong light is thrown upon the aortland vanity's potation by the fact that for years the present Duite, with an limo= at a million Lind a hail (toilers a year and a great title at iitake 11.1e Wen able by meny legal &niece t'o prevent, the oputing of tne grave oi ttiac very renarattbie penion, 1. te. Druce. lf, alleged, nothing but lead is in the maim, theie wouid be a vacaney ia the Peerage. lhe snit of the claimant is beim; pressed bY a limited habilicy co:ti- p:my, the director:3 of which are tau elaltitttUt himself and George and Joan Cricknier. A airs. Margaret Hamil- ton. has testified that one knew the lath Duke, both as Mr. Draw and ite she Duke of P ortiand, end that she was aware of the fact that he had maned Elizabeth Crickmer, the grand- mother of the preeent claimant. George Make says he was born in 1841, }tad went to Auetralia in. 186a, returning to England tour years later. After tuba, he adde, facta which mune eito his pobeeesion allowed that the Duke of Portland owned the bazear referred to in the case, and he deoidad to claim the oitates and for that pus- lanse formed the limited liability coin. vjeot Lord' Howard Deeelden from "Limy. The original netion was brought to operty, which his father inheribed from the fifth Duke or Port - the London pr land through the euppotsed direct line. The contention has been that if Me Atilt was successful the establish. merit of claimant tithes to other entettes -held by the Duke of Portland would soon follow, as a nature] consequence, The income from the Duke of Port- btritlas eistatet is estimated at not lese than $1,500,000 it year, end it wns on this basis that tio shares of the ,n1,4771kr,,, on the market, Ten thousand ordinary share$ were hewed at $5 each, and 'A- irlifted nubility eompany were placed KNOCKOUT DROPS. 000 deferred always were iestied at '25 Mita each. Sinee the famous fight by te former buteher's bey named Arthur Orton fur the great estatee of the missing Sir Heger Tiehborne, no contest for it title and. estate izt Great Britain had so fired the public imagination as the effort of George Hollamby Janice to secure the Portland estatee. The preaent Duke of Portland succeeded to the title at the death in 1879 of his that cousin once re- nieved, probably the Moat, eccentric man who ever held a scat in the Lords- Ile dressed like a laborer, made a perfect eabbit warren of the grounds of Welbeck Abbey, with underground made relining in Lill directione, rarely appeared in day- light, hated women, had his mettle seut to him by mechanical rumens, so that no one could see him eat his food, and in general so conducted himself as to cern the title of wrlie Mole" among the ten - entry, whoee belief Was that he avoided women and secluded himself front bun= eociety because of some tragic love af- fair in youth. KING THEODORE I. MICHIGAN PROFESSOR WOULD MAKE ROOSEVELT SOVEREIGN. Prof. Drake, of Ann Arbor, so Impreased With the President's Big Stick Tactics That He Would Make Him Perpetual Truat-fighter. New York, Nov. 10. -The Herald has received the following despata.a. from Ann Arbor, Mich; Professor Joseph P, Drake of the law department of the Uni- versity of Michigan atartled his elate; yesterday by declaring that he would iavor electing Roosevelt king of We country. The students at first took 'the statement as a joke, but it was reiter- ated and Professor Drake asserted that it Wag given with all eeriouattees and sincerity. The nomination of the President to the throne of the United Statee came after a discussion of the corporation problem in this QOUntry. Profeesor Drake declared that, although an attack apon vested interests had. been attended with many dangers to the prospeeity of Lhe nation, the Presideut hae, wieely handled the situation, rend as the final ailution of corporate encroachments up- on the rights oe the public could not be reached. before the passing of many de- cades, he favored retaining Roosevelt at the helm through the thickest of the fight. Professor Drake said he thought that election to the Presidency and the main- tenance of the office under the present system was attended with too many; poli- tical complications and evils, and for this reason he advocated the burning tf all bridges and giving of free hand Theodore Roosevelt for the solution of the corporation menace. SLEEPY BRANTYORD MAIDEN. Girl in Cell for Theat Startles Police, Puzzles Doctor, Brantford, Nov. 10. -Gertrude Brown, who startled the police on Saturday by falling into a sleep from which she could not be aroused, following her arrest for theft, was faking, it is believed. The girl wae arrested for stealing a gold ring from her employer. When the court opened at 10 o'clock the po. iice authorities could not arouse her. A doctor was called, but could not find out what was wrong. Her pulee was normal. The °Wel of police then sent hurried- ly for her parents; the ambulance was called and the girl released on her father's bail, after which she was re- moved to liee own home. There, at 11 oalook, she woke up, FERRY DEAD. . Head of Big Detroit Seed Firm' Dies While in Bed. Detroit, Mich,. Nov. 11. --Dexter M. Perry, head of the seed firm which bore his name, and who was prominent in local business enterprise, was found dead in bed a,t kis home here to -day. ile re- tired last night in apparently good health and died front heart displace dur- ing the night lea Ferry was born near .ltochester, New York, in 1833. 4 *4. MURDERED AT HONOLULU. Third Engineer on Oil Steamer Killed With a Hammer, Charlottetown, P. E. I., Nov. 10. - Archibald McKinnon, aged twenty -limn, a native of Prinee Edward Island, was murdered on the oil steamer Rosedans, in Honolulu harbor by John Wynne, oiler on the same vessel. McKinnon was third engineer. As he was sleeping in his bunk, Wynne struck him on the right temple with a two and a half pound hammer seemed from the machine shop. He gave no reason for the deed. .* • MIKADO'_S MESSAGE. Proclamation Stirs His xxo,000 Subjects at Hawaii. Honolulu, Nor. 10. -"Should erne -a- gency arise, offer yourselvea courage- ously to your beloved oountry and thus guard and maintain the prosperity of our imperial throne." Thee° are the words with which the Emperor of Japan, in his birthday meaaage, saluted his 110,000 subjects in these islands. They have caused no little oommotion, and evea the most tolerant of American citizen. are &eking what the 4 *4* SUFFOCATED IN CELLARWAY. , - Death of Owen Connell, of Sudbury, at Kingston. Kingston, Nov. 10, -Owen Connell, of. Sunbury, aged thirty-eix years, wee found dead in the isellareray of the Wind- sor Hotel, Princess street, at 8.80 oarlock on Saturday evening. He had fallen by an accident. His took was twisted in the fall and the unfortunate Man suffoedted, Connell °ante to the city yesterday. Ife was to inure been married next week. Medicine Killed Him. Toronto, Nov. 11. -In taking reins meesures for a severe cold yes - lordly, a German named Samuel Era, a tailor, 178 Firat avenue, ewedlowed overdoso Of Medicine, with fatal offeete, dying from heart failure. Ha leaves a widow, with two sons and two daughters. STRIKE OFF* Winnipeg, Man., Nov. Ilea -The attake of eperatore formerly employed by the Great North Western Telegraph Clout- parly hero was formally deelared off by the local union bust evening and the strikets have applied for re-employment. NEW YORK YOUNG WIDOW'S GET - RICH -QUICK SCHEME, Said to Have Reaped Fortune by Gener- ous Use of "Dope"-Fhysician Her Alleged Accomplice. New York, Nov. 1L -uncanny in its details was the story of a girl grown affluent on thefts accomplislied by "knockout" (Trope, furnished her by a prominent Manhattan physician, which the Brooklyn police related whea Mrs. Katherine Lickowitz was arraigned this afternoon in the Adams Street Celia. silo pleaded not guilty to the charge of grand larceny and was remanded to the Raymond street jail in default of $2,000 bail. Mrs. Lickowitz is only 213, a petite and pretty Polish widow, who recently lived in Hackensack, N. J. The police say they believe that for eovrael months she has reaped a rich harvest in New York by eurreptitiously giving her men companions "knockout drops" and rob- bing them, So many com,plainte have recently been made to the Brooklyn police of robberies eommitted by a woman that almost the oatire department bas been on the outlook for her. Finally their attention was directed to Mre. Licko- witz, who liveu in Manhattan, mid de- tectives went to her home and arrested her. On September 27th last the police 'allege that Mrs. Lickowitz went into the laundry of Peter Zakwenski, No. 323 Whyte avenue, Brooklyn, and after engaging the proprietor in conversation suggested a glees of beer. Zakwenski agred to send for some and when it ar- rived, the pollee aseert, chloral hydrate was secretly placed in it, so that Zak- wenski was soon in a heavy stupor. When he awoke his watoh anti $300 in' cash were missing. On Oct. 1 the same WOInfal, the police my, went into the office of John Fel. eenski, No. 138 Nineteenth street, Brooklyn, and persuaded him to have a social drink. 'When be regained his senses, th.e polic.s declare. jetvelry val- ued at $400 and $150 in money were gone. Two days later, Oca 3, the womne went into the store of Peter Olwek, No. 151 Oakland evenue, Green Point. Beer was ordered afttr a pleasant talk end when Olwek came back to consciousness the police say he was out $51. The police say that these are only a few of tho robberies committed with. in the past fow months. The police say they have information which associates Mrs. Liekowitz with a Manhattan phyeician, who. they be. lieve, furnished the dope. The police assert that they are morally convinced of the physician's complicity and ex- pect to have sufficient legal evidence to warrant his arrest within a few hours. PRIZE FIGHTER KILLED, Young Windsor Man Fatally Shot by a Companion. Windsor, Ont. Nov. 10. -Willie Spracklin, a well Iscnown young Windsor man, who had achieved coosidentble suc- cess as a prize fighter was fatally shot by LI companion while 'duck hunting yes- terday a few miles below this city. The young men were in a duck boat, Sprack- lin lying in the bow and Star Mason, his ecmpanion, at the stern. Just as Ma- son pulled the trigger of his gun, Sprack- lin happened to raise his head and re- ceil'ed almost the full charge of the shot on the left side. One ear was completely slot away and a deep hole made at the left base of the skull. Young Meson, horror stricken, made all haste to pull the boat ashore but it wee scvdral hours before =dice), aid reached Spracklin, who had beeo lying urvonscious at the bottom of the boat ad the time. At the hospital it was seen that the case was hopeless from tho first and that nothing could be done. Spracklin died at 10 o'clock this morn- ing. Mason is prostrated by the unfortu- nate affair, but no blame is attached to him, It is hardly probably that an inquest will be 'considered necessary. Spracklin, who was twenty years old, resided with his parents hera He was extremely popular. 4.* TORONTO. BUILDING GUTTED. Four Storeys of Anderson & Macbeth Bluiding Burn, Toeoeto, Noy, 10. -The following was ntliigehtf:ire loss in Toropto on Saturday • Anderson, Macbeth & Co., hats and furs, lose considerably over $30,000; fully insured. Phillipi3 Wviech, mall wares, loss about $22,000; fully insured. Edwin W. Fisher manufacterers' aagzirtt,aifnlacbofe.completely gutted loss rot Johni Fisher, Sop 4 Co., woollens, com- pletely harried out, loss $10,000; fully insured, J. Howard Stowe manufacturers' agen, lose $8,000, alma half of' which is covered by insueapce in Lloyds, the Royal, and one other company, Building at 70 Bey street, cotupletely gutted from the second floor ep. Owned by Joseph estate,, loss 5,12,000; fully covered by insure/tee. A fire which completely gutted the An- derson & illaebeth Company building, 70 Bay street, hrolto out between 7 and 7.30 o'clock on Saturday night. The to- tal damage will probably approximate 4/87,000. EXPLOSION IN A MINE: Two Men Serieusly Hurt in the .Fostet at Cobalt. Cobalt, 'Nov. 10. ----On Friday afternooe e serious accident occurred at the Foster mine, and Simon' Guthro and Alex. McKenzie areg ;now lying in tlie hospittel. Outlive will firobably lose art arm; McKenzie mead lose one eye. Tho men were cuttiug a 'station fair the sec- ond level at a depth of ono hundred and forty feet, end drilled into the cut-off hole causing the explosion. ta>th efeKepzie and Outhro were ex- nerieneed mincre, and Superintendent Me. Donald is known to be one of the most careful mon in amp fit all times. Thia is the first accident lie bits had et any mite in the tamp. . ARRESTED FOR LIBEL. Italian Labor Agent's Actien Against Italian Editor at Montreal. Montreal, Nov. 10. -On account ot an article, "The Nefarious Man," which appeared in La °nate dol Canada, Mr. Antonia Cordasco, Ital- ian labor agent, yesterday had Sig- nor Angelo Maria nueeino-Salviata, editor of the paper, arrested for libel, and in addition has instituted again him in the Superior Court a suit for $1,000. The Wingham Advanci THEO. HIALL, Proprlehor ,,,,•••••••••MIO.N. Dr. Agnew Physiolan, Surgoon, AoocuChsur Office-Dpstaire Sn ere atateloneld Block. Nistl3t ealls anwprote4 at ogles. P, KENNEDY, M.D., M.C,P.S.0, (Member of the British Medical 'Association.' eica..130 mioDALIM XBDrOiN14-- Special attention paid to Diseases of WO. men essd Childeen. Office houre-1 to 4 p. m.; to 9 o. re, DR. ROBY. C. REDMOND cm. B. O. 0Ong.) eL. R. 0. P. (Londe PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON (Office with Dr. Chisholm) R. VANSTONE •••• BearanarEat eeleale SOLICITOR SIOney to men at lowest rates. °Wee - BRAVER MOCK, WINIGHAM. DICKINSON & 1101115 BARRISTERS; SOLICITORS, E rc. 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Finding after several days that the oc- cupants of the farm house showed no sige of capitulation, the bailiff decided upon more forcible measures. By means of a drain -tester, a concoction of tar - twine, and cayenne pepper he sought to smoke them oat. From 11 o'clock until 3 cvileauelling fnmes were steadily pumped intd the budding.. Then the bar- ricrdes were smideuly removed from the faint' door, atel the farmer, accompanied by his mo.her and a little terrier, ap- peered on the threshold. They' were h«nel by a huge erowa villagers Ulla VisitOrs lroUl C:tuterlmry, The bailiff and the oecuparits 01 the farm :amok hemie with greet, hearthmes; and the (lama (aimed tteain as tbe- 11PW tenant stepped across threshold of the hard- ly Won eitedel, . ' A. PRINCESS' TROUSSEAIT. Magnificent Display of Feminine Finery at Paris.' Paris, Nov. 0. -The trouaseau of Prin- tess Marie 13onaparte, whose marriage to Prince Oeorge of Greece will be cele- brated next moth, has been put on ex- hibition, and set all Paris to dismiss- ing it. Such a magnificent displey of feminine finery had not been seen here since the third republic. There are sixty-five different costumes complete. a dozen hats,- a m016103913 of costly furs and sables, acres of linen end pike oa dainty • lingerie. The liugetie alone cost $80,000,.- the beautiful skirts mid other garments wideb the, bride wilt Wear on her wedding day Attracting es- pecial attention, The Pttinee.ss has behn the subject of much .eritieisin by Parisians because. the entire bailment purchased at single hoeso, and that not Freaela but Austrian. • CRIMINAL__NEGLIGENCE., 'Charge Againat Charlea Davidson, a Mentreal 1VIattufacturer. Moutreal, Nov. 10. -Charles Davidson, Of the tin-plate manufacturing firm of Thomas Davidson & Sons was arreeted on a (image -of natieslaugheer. 'the arrest. Was maile.in conaectioa with the derith of Henri Relation* who was relight irs 11, en the prenliSea tlns tom - WO Mr. Davidson was held criminalle• responsible for Rousseau's death by the 'coroner's jury on the grown& that the wheel was not proteeted. as required by law. Ire Wee released on immortal bail of $1,000 and two sureties of $500 eavh„ • w IraVal o proposi- tion of G the set- tlement jeeted itt ft meeting of the. strikers, t