The Wingham Advance, 1907-11-21, Page 7••
.AFTER THEIR DEATH
PEOPLE WILL EAT.
So Evangelist Torrey Says In Answer to Ques-
tion at Meeting.
Many • Will be Glad to Get Rid of Dyspepsia,
Dr. Myers Asserts.
Chicago, Nov. 18. -"Men after resur•
rection will walk oa this earth, having
bodies similar to the present body, and
evill enjoy food as now," said Dr. R. A.
Torrey yesterday afternoon. Me had ex-
pressed this belief at the noonday meet-
ing held in the Great Northern Theatre,
and he reiterated it. At this meeting he
offered to answer aay questions Unit
might be asked relating to Christian be-
lief.
"What about dyspepsia?" asked Dr.
Johnston Myers, pastor of Immanuel
Baptist Church, whose attention was
called to the Torrey belief.
"I don't think our new bodies will have
to wait on transportation companies)"
declared Joseph A. Vance, pastor of Hyde
Park Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Torrey said he believed that human
bodies after resurrection would not be
subject to weariness, nor illness, nor pain.
"I get tired in my work now," said Dr.
Torrey. "I can do more work without
fatigue than most men. But after the
resurrection I never shall be tired. I have
talked to 20,000 persons at one time on
this earth. Perhaps then I may be able
to talk to 500,000.
"I think our new bodies will enjoy
food. I don't know what kind of food
it will be. I don't know what kind of
bodies they will be. I think they will
be like those we have • on this earth.
When. Elijah and Moses came down on
the mountain they were recognized. I
don't know how the spirit can express
itself without body.
"When WO plant wheat or nny grain,
new grain comes up. It is like the seed,
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but it is different. So I believe when our
receiVes its new body it will not
be unlike the body we have now. It
may be that the spirit will not receive
a. new body as soon as death occurs. It
may wait until the time of the resurrec-
tion."
Dr. Myers said lie did not agree with
that belief.
"I don't think it agrees with the Bible,"
he said. "In. Corinthians xv. I read
that all corruption must pass away and
that we shall be clothed in ineorruption.
Whet about dyspepsia? I think ninny
people will be glad to leave this old body
or any body like it. I believe we shall
have a spiritual existence." -
Dr. Vance said he had no fixed opinion
of the form which tbe. spirituel body
Would take, but he added:
"I do not believe our bodies will be as
they are now. I believe we will be able
to move from one place to another as
:spirits could I pass about. We shall not
have to wait on any transportation nm -
panics. Of eourse, -we know Christ par-
took of food after His resurrection, and
we know that Iris body floated away
from the earth."
One of the question asked by Dr.
Torrey was wliv the Bible does not say
anything about the world being round.
"The world is not round, saul Dr.
Torrey. "Tt is a spheroid. Besides the
Bible was not given us to teach geology
or geography. It was sent to teach us
how to saVe our souls."
The noonday meetings will be discon-
tinued at the Great Northern Theatre.
The evening meetings in the tent at
Chestnut and Clark streets will continue
emit week. Sunday evening the meeting
will be for men. In the afternoon there
will be a meeting for women.
WOMAN GOT OFF.
"I AM FREE; OH, THANK GOD, I AM
FREE," SHE SHOUTED.
Mrs. Mary Sladek, Accused of Whole-
sale Poisoning, Acquitted by Jury -
Her Many Alleged Attempts.
Chicago, Nov. 18. -Mrs. Mary Sladek,
who was tried on a charge of murdering
her Mother by poison, has been acquit-
ted. The verdict was read in a court
room last night, presided over by a
jeolg.e other than the one who instructed
the jutors. •
Mrs. Sladek was almost -in a state of
coliapse when she heard the verdict.
She had maintained an almost stoical
. demeanor during the closing address of
the prosecuting attorney, who pictured
her as a cunning and remorseless poi-
soner, but grew almost hysterical when
the verdict of "Not guilty" was read.
Springing to her feet, she pipped the
eh:Alder of her lawyer.
"Oh, thank .you, Mr, Burresl Thank
you, Mr. Jurennen!" she shrieked. run
free! Oh thank God, I am freer
Mary thadek was tried on. the charge
of poisoning her mother, Mrs. Mary
Mette, at her home, 2849 North Hard-
ing avenue, Irving Park, last spring. An-
other indictment charges her with poi.
sening her father, Frank Mate. This
probably will be dropped. The State de-
viant; that Mrs. Sladek had planned to
exterminate the whole family. A brief
chronology of the tragedy follows:
March 20 -First attempt at poisoning;
phoephorus placed in coffee.
March 30 -Rat poison containing ar-
senic placed in /Amity flour barrel and
other articles of food. All the family
taken ill.
April 5 -Mrs. Mette died.
April 8 -Third attempt at poisoning
• tater return of family from Dunning In-
, firmary. Poison alleged. to have been
placed in father's soup.
April 10 -Frank Mette died on day of
evi fe's funeral.
April 17 -Fourth attempt at poison-
fmg, Rudolph, Charles and Joseph Motto
*taken from arsenic found in oatmeal.
Material Assistance was given to the
police by Josepb, Rudolph and Charles
Mette, brothers of the defendant. A
chila woe born to Mrs. Sladek after she
had been incarcerated.
Emil Sladek, the husband of the de-
fendant, who sat silently through all the
proceedings, said: "I intend now tO try
to ersake some arrangement with MarYA
go that we may live together again for
the haleyee sake."
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SUFFRAGETTES' NEW CRy.
If They Cannot Have Votes Tbey Want.
Titles.
New York, Neve 17. -The Sun has re-
ceived the followiug chic despatch
from London: The suffragettes now
have a neW grievanee. Since votes fur
evomen are not forthcoming, why not
ea least titles for women? they ask.
The iist of Kingaa birtblay honors, in-
cluding celebrated singer and a, vele.
brated actor, has troused diseuseion ever
the question viby men mueiciatie, writyrs
and actors shoteld be knighted, earl never
women who are equally prone:lent ia
the same lines. If a Sir John Hare
why not Lady Mien Terry, since her
sitcom has been equally great?. flume
untiring suffragettea are carrying tereir
campaign into the polieses courts. sr ien
an old woman was being tried •:er
(drunkenness. eager suffragettes le the
bled( of the Court room arose and pro-
Iteset4 ngainst her trial, as e, vote bad
Myer bei -o allowed her, and, the.efore,
idle was ggt a citizen. a lie old woman
wee puzzled but delighted by the em.
fooked for interfereope, while the court.
4eitintalizest at the procodnre, 441ered
the instant efeetion of the offending
euffragettes, who were carried out still
adtoutiner "Votes for women!"
TOUCHED LIVE- 'WIRE,
GOOD SENSE
WILL PRESERVE HARMONY BE-
TWEEN laRITAIN AND GERMANY.
Emperor William Talks te Newspaper
Men at London -Hopes the Press
Will Continue to Foster Friendly
Relations Between the Two Nations.
Ottawa Ititeentan Palle Forty Peet and
is Killed,
Ottawa, Nov. Me -Desire Nadeau, a
lineman employed by 06 Ottawa telea-
trie Light Company, touched a live
wire and fell forty feet from a telephone
Vele on &Luray afternoon. and died a
few minutes afeeeeseirds. His home is in
Sherbrooke, Que.
London, Nov. 18. -Emperor -William,
whe came to London to -day from Wind-
sor Castle to receive numerous deputa-
tions at the German Embassy, was spe-
cially cordial to the newspaper man,. who
presented with -an address. , His Ma-
jesty said:
"The power you wield is great and
most beneficial when exerted in the di-
rection of .promoting feelings- of- friend-
ship among the nations. Your address
proves that you have this task at heart.
I am glad to meet you, and I hope you
will continue to foster the friendly vela-
tione between our two maims, which
are so necessary to the peace'of Europe.
Wo are of the same race and religion,
ties which should prove strong- plough
to keep us in harmony and Inendship."
In conversation with the newspapet
men the Emperor emphasized the great
influenece of the modern press and the
facility with which international misun-
derstandings were fomented in the.news-
papers, He edded that he thought what
was needed. was simply a little good
sense on both sides.
SPYING IS RECOGNIZED.
Regarded as Legitimate Among European
Powers.
Paris, Nov. 18. -The treason of 'En-
sign Ullmo, of the French navy, -who
was arrested at Toulon on October 25th,
on the charge of being a spy, and. who
it was annonneed subsequently, had con-
fessed, is now considered to be firmly
established. There is no loneer much
doubt that he made sevenetrips to
Germany and aelivered decuments to the
chief of the German spy service at
Brussels, which will necessitate a com-
plete revision of the French naval and
military signal codes and plans for mo-
bilization. Nevertheless, the ineident is
not likely to lead to diplomatic com-
plications with Germany, as spying is
a recognized institution i» Europe. The
French Government officially announced
to -day that it did not demand the recall
of Rear -Admiral Siegel, the German
naval attache at Paris, who is suspect.
ed of having participated in UllinoOs es-
pionage.
KILLED THE CHICKEN THIEViS.
noticeable, Where the companies Ana
their contractors filled many acres a
swamp and lagoon with broken rock and
built their shanties and stored materials
thereon, wide lawns and • ehrule
beries now delight the visitors, and the
arOtt accessible to the public is greatly in-
creased. The new driveway tie the
brink of the Ilerecehoe gives the public
better opportunity than ever before to
view the cataract from points of van-
tage. The new granite and iron fences
along the brink of the Gorge at the
Horseshoe and at the north front of•
tho park are great improvemente.
Capitals of cut granite mounted last
week on the pillars at the. me in en-
trance to the perk, representing the
royal arms, are greatly admired,
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THE WATERWAYS.
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Mr. Gibbons Contracts Report That
Negotations are Closed.
London, Nov. 17. -George C. Bibbous,
.K. 0., Chairman of the Canadian branch
of the Waterways Commission, denies
the sensational story published by The
chicago Record -Herald to the effect that
the negotiations between Cantule and
the United States were at an end. Mr.
Gibbons declared yesterday: "That is all
a mistake, The negotiations are going
ahead. There has been no foundation for
any such rumors. The writer does not
know what he is talking about. A
meeting of the joint conunittee will be
held in the near future." The Chicago
paper's story was to the effect that pre-
liminary communica.tions had satistied
Secretary Root that Canada is opposed
to limiting the amount of water that
may be taken for power purposes from
the Canadian. side of the Valls; also
that Canada was equally unwilling to
enter into new agreement& fur the pro-
tection of the seal herd, Therefore, un-
til these matters aro settled the United
Stens would not negotiate for the limi-
tation of lake fishing rights nor discuss
the northwestern boundary question.
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PRIZE APPLE GROWERS.
Final Awards at the Horticultural Exhi-
bition of Growers and Packers.
Toronto, Nov. 18. -The Ontario Horticul-
tural Exhibition in Massey Hall, closed Sat-
urday night. The show was a great Suecolie
so far as the displays were cuncerne4, but
the attendance was hardly what the show de -
saved.
The prizes offered by various counties
for aPple exhibits were awarded.,
Hakon-W. P. McMurray, Streersville; R.
Peart, Freeman; John Wilson, jun., Oak-
ville; A. C. Cummins, Burlington; R. c.
Fowler Burlington.
Norfolk -Norfolk, V. G. A„ Simcoe; C. W.
Challand, Marburg; W. F. Olds, Simcoo.
Oxford -Andrew MoKay, Woodstock; R. W.
Newton, Woodstock; Craig Harris, Ingersell;
Andrew Harmer, Plattsville.
Peel -Wm. Clements, Clarkson; W. G. Wat-
son, Dixie; J. B. Guthrie, Dixie; John Frank,
The Grange; George Wilson, Churebville.
East Sin:woe-G. C. Gaston, Craighurst;
W. T. Lee, OrIllia; W. Forrester, Rugby;
R. A. Lehmann, Orillia; Harry Wood, Ard-
tree; C. L. Stephens, Orillia; Robert Street,
°Mita; Wm. Bacon, Orilla; J. II. Overend,
Warminater.
Wentworth-Frankin Baker, Waterdown; J.
Trlgunno & Sons, Bartonville; J. J. Green,
Waterdown; M. Rycknian, Mllgrove.
In barrels of apples for export varieties the
mixes went to the Norfolk Fruit Growers'
Association, Jainicoe; Chatham G. A,; Jas.
E. Johnson, Stmcoe; Harry Dempsey, Red-
nerville: Belleville F, 0, A.; Oshawa F. G.
A.; C'. W. Chaliand, Marburg.
Boo.; for shipment -Chatham F. G. A.;
R...Thortinson, St. Catharines; Norfolk P. G.
A.; Harold *Jonas, Maitland; Oshawa Ia. G.
A.; Frank Dempsey, Albury; James 1:3. John-
ston, Simcoe; Biggs & Co., Burlington; F.
G. Stewart, Homer.
Export varieties,- boxes for shipment -Geo.
Robertson, St. Catharines; J. Thompson, St,
Catharines; Biggs & Co., Burlington; F. G.
Stewart, Homer; A. E, Tlenbroech, St. Oath-
•
y1) fla of grapes in commercial packages -
Norfolk F. G. K.. Simeoe; St. Catharines Cold
storage Co.; Grantham r. G. A. St Cath-
arines. Display not In commercial packages,
sr. Catharines Cold Storage Co., Norfolk F.
G. A.. Simeop; Grantham F. CI, A., St. Cath-
arines; OrIllia Horticultural Society, °Mina.
RALEIGH AFFIDAVITS.
New York Man Shot Two Italians in the
Bronx.
New York, Nov. 17. ---Lyman
King, an eleetrician, twenty-two years
of age, shot and mortally. wounded two
Italians, whom he had surprised early
to -day in the yard et the home of Ben-
jamin Van Tussel, in the Bronx, where
King is a boarder. The dead men
were Bruno Peddullo, of Yonkers, and
Niehokes Larose, of the Bronx. Ac-
cording to King, they were chicken
thieve& He said lip hpard them in
the chicken house,. and went down with
his revolver. Ihs met the men coming
out of The building, each with a heavy
Thsteadeof halting when told the mea
dropped their sacks and fled. King open-
ed fire and mortally wounded both men,
who died shortly after in a hospital.
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NIAGARA FALLS PARK.
QUArterly Meeting of gerrunieeionera at
Fell&
Niagara Falls, Nov, The quarterly.
seeeion of the Board- of Conmis.elonere
of the Queen Vietnria Niagara Falls
Park was held at the perk offices yee-
terday. The Commiseioneve deeided upon
the purehase of ten aeres of land of the
Jennings estate on the feel of Queen -
:don Heights, fronting oa the St.
David's raod, to„ round out the park
there.
The Chippowe, Board of Trade,
through a delegation, potitioned the
:.:0111Miaii011011 to take actioa regarding
Lim -fares chergsd on International
railway between Chippaw I and tho
Falls, Welt are alleged to be excesein.
In the vicinity of the power develop -
:ilea works the improvements are most
Attorney -General Expected to Appoint a
Commissioner to Investigate.
Chatham, Nov. 17. -Chatham and
West Kent will probably be .afforded
spectacular trial before the commission-
er, appointed by Attorney -General Foy,
of the Raleigh Revision Court case,
‘rhere a number of affidavits were cov-
ertly taken from the file. Liberals de-
sire a commissioner, and as there exists
a split in the local Conservative ranks it
is expected the leading Conservatives
will ask for a commissioner also, and the
matter, which is characterized by Liber-
als and Conservatives alike as one of the
most disgraceful that has occurred in.•
yeara, will be thoroughly investigated,
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FAILURE BRINGS SUICIDE.
A Montreal Pawnbroker Swallows Care
belie Acid.
Montreal, Nov. 17. -Hiram Ruttenbere,
Jewish pawnbroker, committed studio
te-day by drinking carbolic acid. Last
week bis son's firm, A. M. Ruttenberg &
Co., failed, and this worried•Ruttenberg,
sen., especially as he was responsible
for about $30,000 of the firm's liabilities.
To -day in a fit of despondency he took
his life.
A. M. Ituttenberg & Co., fur dealers,
assigned, with liabilities of about $82,-
000. The largest creditors. are: The
Eastern Townships Bank, $30,000, indi-
rectly secured; A.,Vogel & Co, $12,000,
ane Ravillon Freres, $10,000.
ENGLISH SHOP GIRLS BEST. •
Greatly Superior in Every Way to
Americans,
London, Nov. 18.- Mrs. Leonard
Barber, who recently investigated the,
condition of shop assistants in Eng-
land for the American Retailers' As-
sociation, declares that the girl be-
hind .the counter in England is pa-
tient and obliging and greatly supea-
ior in every way to her .American sis-
ter. It is stated that a great change
will shortly take place in American
shops, and that they. will be remod-
eled on English lines. Mrs. Barber criti-
eimd the English shops on some points.
She said the countera were left almost
bare and the methods of paying for tetir.
ehases were very primitive.
AN ITALIAN STABBED.
Frank ttirell, of Ottawa, Wounded and
• . May Die.
Ottawa, Nov. 17. -Frank Cora, an
Italian, living on Polder street, was
mita:lily fatally stabbed and his wire
ess seriously injured by three Italiane
•o -night. The men were refused lode
t.ige, and immediately Het upon thi
emple. Covell has five wounds, nee
lirough the lung, and his wife two. One
of the men is believed to be Jim Max.
but the tr10 are still at lorge.
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SEVERAL MEN
BURNED ALIVE
Passengers on 1R -fated Train De-
scribe Their Experiences.
Fireman Cut in Two -Harrowing
Scenes.
Engineer Disobeyed Orders -Look-
ing After the Lost Mail.
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An Ottawa despatch: At 10 o'clock to-
night the transcontinental train of the
O. P. R. arrived. with the passengers of
the Soo express, wreeked at Moor Lake.
Many of the passengers who left the
train bore visible marks of the experi-
ence they bad gone through in the shape
of cuts, bruises and bandages. Ono of
them was Edward Roberts, mail clerk,
well known here as a hockey player.
Roberts had the natrowest of escapes.
Three men met death in front of Mill
and four behind him, and he had to break
his way out of a blazing ear.
"I was sleeping: on a mattress in the
centre of the mail ear at the time of
the collision," said Roberts, "My car
was on the Soo train just behind the
locornotive, and right in front of the
baggage car, two first-elass cars and
two sleeping cars. The first intimation,
I had of the collision was a terrific
erash. Simultaneously a letter rack fell
on top of me. Then there was a flash,
and a tank of gasoline, carried beneath
my ear used for lighting purposes, ex-
ploded. In a few moment the whole
car was on fire. I got from under the
rack end found that the ear was on its
side, with the tender of the engine
smashed through the front end and the
baggage car jammed through the rear.
The heat was becoming intense, and I
broke a window in the side of the ear
above my head and sera-mbled through,
falling from there to the ground, some
eight feet, and damaging my shoulder.
'taloa was the only injury I got, except
some cuts in breaking the glass and
crawling through the window. My ear
Was all on fire, and so was the'beggage
ear behind, where the gasoline tank had
also caught fire.
"One of the first sights that met my
eyes was the body of Nadeau,.the fire -
num on the light engine, which had run
into us. The man had been cut in two.
There were cries of pain 'and calls for
help from the burning baggage car,
where were caught' Irvine, the baggage
man; Clerks, the express messenger, and
Brakeman Prendergast, who, with two
broken legs, was being taken to Ottawa
to the hospital, and Prendergast's. father.
A crowd of men from the passenger cars
had reached the spot, and every effort
was made to get at the men. But the
heat was intense, and the flames drove
back every one. Walter Kent, the brake-
man on our train, who was a great
friend of Baggageman Irvine, heard him
milling for help. Kent erawled under the
blazing ear, but the heat was so intense
that he fainted and had to be hauled out.
The men were still calling for help, and
Kent went under the car a second time,
and again had to be dragged out. By
Lids time the heat and elle smoke had
silenced the :mem 'and they were beyond
aid. -
"The fire 'spread to the colonist car
and it -was consumed.. The rest of the
traiiiewas threatened. Conductor Wright
called on all the passengers for help,
and a hundred or more men put their
shoulders to the five cars which were on
the. rails and pushed them out of the
reach of the bleze.
"Four ears and the four Men were en-
tirely consumed. There were three'
places in my ear in which to sleep, and
had. I been on another bunk from the
one in which I .was when the collision
occurred, I would have, been killed, as
one was at the front and the other et
the rear of the ear, and both ends were
ground off by the impact.
"Dr. Bennett, of Noeth Bay, had a -nar-
row escape. He was in eharge of young
Prendergast, and had left the baggage
ear only a few moments before the col-
lision.'
Mr. Therriault's Experience.
J. A. Therrien% of Cobalt, was a
passenger on the train. He said that he
and almost everyone else in the train
was asleep when the collision occurred.
"In my car we were all thrown to the
floor, though the shock was not so
great as I thought it should have been
after I saw the way the two locomotives
were telescoped and the forward car
crushed. The cars burned very fast, and
soon put out of their misery the poor
fellows ho were crying with pain in the
wreek of the baggage car. It was a ter-
rible thing to hear them, and for a
crowd of men to be standing around,
unable to do anything to save them.
But the gasoline made such a fierce
blaze that it was impossible to go near
the ears five minutes after the smash.
Brakeman Kent made a most determined
effort to get out a -man who I thought
was Irvine, and. he almost lost his life
in the attempt. Doctors arrived. from
North Bay on a apecial train about 'an
hour • after the accident and did what
they could. But seven men were dead,
and the injured were not badly hurt, be-
ing onlybruised hem the falls. Fireman
Ball, of the Soo train, was the only per-
son seriously injured."
Dr, Charpentier's Story,
A. vivid story of the wreck was told
by Dr. A. A, Charpentier, of St. Paul,
Minn., who passed through Ottawa
en route to New 'York. He was in
the rear sleeper when the crash oc-
curred, and was ono of those to reach
the forward mid of the train. "It
was but a few minutes after the colli-
sion," he said, "but, already the ex-
press and baggage ears were hi
flames. The acetylene tanks under the
mail and express ears were belching
out gas, eo that the foremost cars
were soon a mass of flames, It was a
harrowing sight. Pinned under a
heavy. safe was Irvine, the baggage -
than, imploring to be released, but it
was impossible to save him, so quick-
ly did the fire rush through the ear.
Tie was burned Both engineers
were sitting lifeless at their posts.
each with his hand on the lever of
his engine. Tho fireman of the ex-
press told me there were two tramps
on the train but we could not verify
the statemen't, which, if correct, would
raise the death list to nine. Ter. Ben.
nett, the 0, P. R. surgeon, Who was
in -charge of young Prendergast,
and Conductor Wright, hied narrow es-
capee. They even just entering the
baggage tar to Visit the petient *heti
the collision oceurred. The , dodo/
had a hand en each aide of the door,
One His Threat in Jail. • and held himself there; but so heavy
Salut Ste. Ont„ Nov. 17.-Whili Was the impaot that hie hat was
imprisoned the jail last uight on a thrown into the burning ear, where
;ammo, &theme, a Milner! arreeted trunke, boxes and packages were
it Mind River, Mime name is unknown, hurled with frightful force. towards
ent his throat with a rater. and will die. the forward. end of the .eattiage, The
first colonist car was totally destroy-
ed and the fire had just caught the
second car when the passengers un-
coupled it and. started it and the re.
mining ears, five in all, back along
the track. Fortunetely, the disaster
occurred on an up -grade, so that the
cars *ere easily moved to sefety."
Dr. Charpentier, as an illustration. of
the terrific force of the impact, said
that the doors of the rear sleeper were
wrenched from their fastenings, while
lamp globes were thrown the whole
length of the cer. He does not consider
any of the injured passenkers to be very
seriously hurt.
Three cars in all, the baggage, express
and one coloniet were destroyed by fire.
So fierce was the conflagration that even
the telegraph poles on each side of the
track were destroyed.
Montreal Man Speaks.
Mr. Geo. Carmichael, of Montreal, was
in the second colonist car. When he was
so rudely awakened be saw all the cars
ahead. ef him in a mess of flames. He
and Mr. Frank Burns, of Bathgate,
quickly ran forward and came across
4rernan Ball, who had jumped in the
Weis of time. Ball was not able to stand,
and they carried him to one of the sleep -
eel. They the» ran forward to the bag-
gage car. Tho moans of Clark And the
two Prendorgasts could be distinctly
heard, Init nothing could be done for
therm so hot wen the flames.
"Along with the other helpers," he
proceeded, "wo went ahead to the engine,
where we found the fireman of the light
engine, Nadeau, of North Bay, eut com-
pletely in two. The coal pile in the ten-
rler was blazing, and as we climbed up as
eloee as we could get, another awful
sig14 met our eyes. The engineer was
lying with his head next to the firebox,
and his body was being incinerated be-
fore our eyes. We threw a few palls of
water on the fire, and with the aid of an
iron bar pulled the body to one side, far
enough to get it away from the flames.
I have seen some hard sights in my
life," said Mr. Carmichael, "but never
do I wish to undergo such a horrible ex-
perience as that of this morning."
Tbe Mail Matter.
Mr. C. P. Lesueur, Assistant Postoffice
Inspector, left Ottawa this afternoon for
the scene of the wreek to investigate
the loss caused by the burning of the
mail ear, which carried a large quantity
of Mail matter from the western States.
The Postoffice Department will obtain
a statement from every postmaster
along the line to find out what money
orders and postal notes were lost. The
eenders of these svill be compensated for
ftileledi.r loss its soon as they can be nod -
DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
Coroner's Jury Exonerates Fred. Scott,
of Oshweken.
Brantford, Nov. 16.-A coroner's in-
quest was held last night at Oshweicene
to inquire into the cause of the death of
John Baptiste, who died about a week
aeo. The jury returned a verdict that
trio deceased came to his death from na-
tural causes. They could not find any •
charge against the prisoner, Fred. Scott,
and recommended that lie be released
from custody at once. •
Eliza Thomas, Indian for having whis-
key in her house, on dm Indian reserve,
was fined $30 and costs, and for being
drunk she was fined $10 and costs. Chief
Henry, who was found in the Thomas
house, pleaded guilty to being drunk and
was fined $20 and costs.
ANOTHER TRADITION GONE.
Now Said the Python Will Eat Dead
Animals Readily.
London, Nov. 18. -English naturalists
are greatly astonished at the results of
certain expeeiments in the line of feed-
ing that have just taken place in the
Lnodon Zoological Gardens.
It had been understood here that the
great reptiles at the Zoo would not
accept dead animals for food, but the
Superintendent, of the Garden now in-
forms the Zoological Society that he
has been feeding his serpents on dead
rabbits, fowls and goats, and that this
if.coloidsh.luts been consumed with evident
The great pythons, which formerly
were fed with living creatures like the
rabbit and goat, have exhibited perfect
readiness to feed on the salmi animals
dead.
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RUN DOWN AND KILLED.
James Killen Struck by Train at
Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls, Nov. 17. -James Killen,
an unmarried man age about thirty
years, was run dam and eut to pieces
on the Michigan Central inain line in
this city at daylight this morning: Kil-
len had spent the night down town and
was walking out to Loretto Convent,
where he was employed as gardener,
when he wile killed. Coroner Killion will
hold an inquest. James Killen was a na-
tive of Ireland and came to Canada in
1904. Ile was a cousin of John Elliott;
manager of the Standard Bank at Belle-
ville.
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Alfred Ullman Turned Electric Switch
and.Received Current.
'Montreal, Nov. 17. -Alfred Ullmann,
issistant superintendent of the Shaw-
inigan Water & Power Company, was
kined on Saturday morning at Thetfold
Mines. He Was making an inspection
of the company's plant there, and while
standing on top of a large transformer
sxplaining matters to the engineer he
tinconeciously threw up the switch es-
tablishitig the cirettit, and 50,000 volts
eassed through his body. Ile was badly
hurneil, and died a few hours later.
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LABOR FEDERATION CAUTIONS.
Refuses to Endorse. Government Owner-
ship of Railways and Mints.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 18.. ---The American
Federation of Labor by a vote of 154
to 50 to -day refused to place itself on
record es favoring the Goveenment own-
ership of railways and mines, the ques-
tion 'having come up on a resolution of-
fered by Herbert Cramptoo of the
Amalgamated Canpenters' Union, to
amend the eeonomic platform adopted
at Minneapolis hist y.tat so as to in -
elude railroads and mines in the favor-
able netioa token at that, time on the
'nationalization" of teiegraph and tele-
phone properties.
jAIVIES SIMPSON FOR MAYOR.
Socialists Place a Candidate lit the
•Vield.
Toronto, Nov. 18, -The Socialist party,
at a meeting held yesterday afternoon,
placed two candidates in the field for
municipal honors, Mr, &inlets Simpson,
member of the Board of Education, was
nominated to make the contest for
the Mayoralty, end Mr. James Lin-
der:, a ettedidate for the Mayoralty
last year, will seek representation on
the Board of Ceittrol.
THE FINANCIAL
STRINGENCY.
$50,000,000 PANAMA BONDS AND
thoo,000,000 CERTIFICATES.
Cortelyou Issues These to Relieve Money
Market -Henry Clews Ilea Objec-
• lions -London Financiers Approve
of the Issue.
New York, Nov, 18. -Bankers, capital-
ists and financiers here gemally approve
the action of Secretary Cortelyou in is-
suing the 00,090,000 of Piteame, bonds
and. $100,000,000 of certificates of in-
debtedness for the relief of the financial
stringency, The issue, it wits the g.eneral
opinion, is bound to bave beneficial re.
sults,
The issue of temporary receipts, it is
expected, will immediately relieve the
currency stringency and banish the pre-
mium on cash. The putting out of this
government security in mail denomina-
tions is a good move, it is believed, as it
will 'nttract from its hiding places much
of the currency which has been taken
eut of circulation by small bank deposit-
ors.
A partly dissenting view was taken by
Henry Clews. He disapproves the issue
of the certificates of indebtedness. Mr.
Clews said:
"The issue of $50,000,000 of Paaama
bonds is a good measure for restoration
of confidence. That, with the $05,000,000
we have imported in gold, should give us
enough money and more. question the
legality of the 'certificates of indebted-
ness,' and I believe their issue is ill ad-
vised•and may prove very injurious. We
have money enough; what we need is
more confidence. The Panama bonds
would have to be issued sooner or later,
but there is no valid excuse for a war
:unsure in time of peace. Inflation at
this time will only weaken the money
the government is backing and a flood of
certificates is liable to drive out thegold
we have imported."
London, Nov. 18. --The official an-
nouncement from Washington that trea-
sury certificates to the amount of
$100,000,000, bearing interest at 3 per
cent., aed Panama bonds amounting to
$50,000,000 would be issued immediately,
in order to relieve the financial strin-
gency in the United States, liad an im-
mediate effect on the market here tce
day. Prices promptly moved upward.
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COULDN'T KILL HIM.
WAS TWICE REPORTED DEAD,
TURNED UP SAFE AND SOUND.
French Naval Officer Returns to Paris
After a Series of Remarkable Adven-
tures.
Paris, Nov. 18. -After an extraordinary ser-
ies of adventures, Captain ?dour, a French
naval officer, who some months ago was of-
ficially reported as dead, arrived yesterday
in Paris. The captain coramanded the cruis-
er Chanzy, which became a total wreck off
the Chinese coast in May last. Oa tilts oc-
casion Captain Manger was stated to have
beer. drowned while attempting to save his
ship. He, however, reached Shanghai safe
and well, and v. telegram was sent to the
Minister of Marine correcting this error.
The day after the telegram was sent the
officer was riding in an automobile with a
friend when a collision occurred with an-
other vehicle. The occupants of the car were
thrown out, and while Captain Manger was
lying injured on the roadWay he was run
over by a heavy fire engine, his skull being
fractured and several ribs being broken. He
was picked up for dead, and taken to the
American hospital. There the receiving sur-
geon examined him, and, in view of his
tearful injuries, declared that At was ini-
oossible for him to live threugh the night.
Based on the doctor's statement, a second
telegrtun was seat off to the Minister of Ma-
rine. announcing that the injured officer was
beyond the hope of recovery, and that his
death was but a question of a few hours.
Borne days elapsed, and as nothing further
was heard from Shanghai, the Minister of
Marine concluded that Captain Manger's
death had duly taken place. They according-
ly informed. his relatives to this oiled, and
struck him off the strength of the navy. As
it so happened, he disa,pliointed tbe &agora,
and cheated Oath. After having been un-
conscious for six weeks, be made a slow re-
lovery. When he was convalescent he start-
ed for Europe, ignorant of the faet that his
leant.% had been announced in the principal
French newspapers. •
. DIES WITH WIFE.
Aged Man's Prayer For Death An-
swered Within the Hour.
Long Branch, N. J., Nov. 18.- The
louble funeral serviees of Asa and Mary
Dennett, husband and wife for sixty
years, and.the oldest Methodists living in
this section of the State, were held at
she Simpson M. E. Church yesterday af-
ternoon.
Ur. Dennett had been a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for 73
years. He was also a choir leader.
Mrs. Dennett was a descendant of John
Quincy Adams. She united with the
lairch 66 years ago.
Referring to the wish of Mr. Dennett
that he might die and be buried with his
wife, when he learned that his com-
nanion would die, Mr. Dobbins, who con-
luced the funeral services said: "When
Mrs. Dennett met with ttn accident
ieVea weeks ago which resulted in her
leath, Mr. Dennett was in very good
health, and promised. to be spared many
veers. Mr. Dennett prayed at the family
sitar on Nov. 5 that he might die with
als wife. An hour after, substentially,
that prayer was answered, for when Mrs.
Dennett died Mr. Dennett was practi-
cally dead.
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CHORUS GIRLS.
Pittsburg Church Fits Up Cluh,House
For .Them.
rittbborg, Nov. It -A club house for
chorus girls. including among its many
attractive features a place for the girls
to dance, and ell this arranged told
nuetenanced by ehureh people, is the
latest fad in Pittsburg. Rev. S. Ed-
ward Young, pastor of the Second Pres -
be terian Church of Pittsburg, is the
head of the scheme, and to -day field: "It
would be my idea not to make the club
so strict along religious lines ita to drive
away those girls who were really not re-
ligiously incliited. Of eourse, I would'
went an air of religion about the place,
but T would not cave to have it so ale
solutely tigid that chorus girls, rattily of
whom breve been used to living a differ-
ent sort of life after show hours, would
not feel that they were yeleorne.
"It would be my idea to equip such
plate with it piano, good reeding rooms
told several parlors. 'believe that it
would be a goad Scheme to allow the
young WD111c11 to entertain male callers,
but they must be decent fellows. I would
have no drinking about the place, and if
the Oris hit Ince &mein 1 believe that
I should allow them to dance a little, for
the time has noW come when the reli-
glens people must distinguish between
the good and bad. and here would be a
040 to make the distinction."
SAVED FROM THE BLOCK.
Gerntan Murderer Reprieved AS Execu-
tioner is About to Raise Axe.
Dortmund, Germany, Nov. 18, -The be-
heading of Kurzschut, convicted of the
murder of a mine foreman, was stopped
by a reprieve within a quarter of a min-
ute of the time when the 4X0 WOUld
have fallen,
Kurzschut had been prepared for death
and was brought from hi@ cell to the
block, He was placed in irons, his head
was put on the block, and the execu-
tioner, in evening dress, as required by
the conventions of his office, was weit-
ing to raise the axe, when one of the
jailers hurried into the execution hall
with a telegram.
The proceedings were immediately in.
tempted, and the governor, after read-
ing the despatch, announced that it was
an order from the Superior Court at
Hamm to delay the execution until fur-
ther notice.
The order had been issued upon the
testimony of medical experts, who ques-
tion the sanity of the condemned man.
The case against him will now be re-
opened.
LED BRIGADE.
Rockefeller Fought to
House From F'
,ve His
Tarrytown, N. Y., Nov. 18.-W, Rock -
chile', led the volunteer fire brigade of
North Tarrytown to.day in subduing a
blaze which threatened his magnificent
country home, Rockwood Hall, and de-
stroyed- two stone cottages on the es.
tato, together with a costly cow barn
eel several valuable animals. One Jersey
ball was killed, valued at $15,000.
With the aid of the volunteers, Mr.
Rockefeller organized a bucket brigade,
which kept the flames away from Rock-
wood Hall. Lack of sufficient water on
the estate rendered useless the heavy
apparatus brought by the firemen.
Repeated efforts were made to save
the animals imprisoned in the burning
co N barn, but with the exception of a
dozen head of blooded sheep, all were
burned. The boss is esti/net:3d at $40,-
000.
HORSE SHOW.
Man Hurt by Horse Stumbling
Over a Hurdle.
New York, Nov. 18. -The annual per-
iod when New York society pays
its tribute to the fancy bred horses had
its beginning auspiciously when the 28rd
annual horse show opened in Madison
Square Garden to -day. This forenoon's
session was devoted to the judging of
hunters and jumpers, and the corinthian
class, from which horses were to be se-
lected to compete for ribbons in the fin.
ids of that class on Wednesday. The
afternoon session was given over to the
early classes of harness horses.
Nicholas Dunn, of Rye, N. Y., owner
of many thoroughbreds, was severely in-
jured while riding Isis brown gelding,
Prince Chap, just before the show open-
ed. Mr. Dunn -took Prince Chap over a
five -barred hurdle and the horse stum-
bled as he came down. Mr. Dunn was
thrown clear, but the horse in its strug-
gle to arise kicked him in the left side,
breaking two ribs.
Mr. Dunn was able to drive to his ho-
tel in a cab, and his condition was not
considered serious.
EARTHQUAKE AT MANILA.
•
There Were Four Sharp Shocks, But No
Damage Done:
Manila, Nola 17. -Four sharp earth-
quake shocks wore felt at Manila, and
surrounding provinces on the night of
November 16th and the morning of Nov.
170. There was no damage.
Ths first shock was felt at 11.25 in
the evening. Governor-General Smith
and party were attending a performance
of the "Mikado." A panics was - averted
by the presence of mind of the Gover-
nor-General, who rose in his box and
commanded the people, -vho had already
arisen, to sit down. The orchestra stop-
ped playing, but the actors continued,be-
ing undisturbed, and the audience calm-
ed down.
LOST ON WALL STREET.
Professor of Botany at Columbia Takee
His Life.
Mcw York, Nov. 17. -Pref. Lucien Marcus
Underwood, professor of botany at Colum-
bia University, and one of the heads of the
Bronx botanical gardens, committed suicide
by cutting his throat at his country home
at Redding, a suburb of Donau, Conn., late
yesterday afternoon. Prof, Underwood had
one suddenly insane, and attemptbe re kill
his wits and daughter, Helen Willoughby
Underwood.
According to a statement made by Mrs.
Underwood, after tho tragedy occurred, Prof.
Underwood had worried to the point of in-
sanity over losses in Wall Street during the
recent sluing. Ho lost $15,000, and was afraid
that his home might be sacrificed.
•
Body of Hugh Barr Found.
Londoe, Ont., Nov. 17. ---After beim,
missing for ten days, the body of Hu,;11
Barr, who lived on the town eine be-
tween Lobo and Williams, was found in
a creek on the Nairn gravel road, near
Ailsa Crisig, on Sunday morning. It is
supposed that lie stumbled in while re-
turning from Alm Craig by night. His
cap was found by some children on
Thursday, floating in the creek, which
gave a Om to Ids disappearance. He
was 5,5 yenta of age, and unmarried.
Shot Rabbits With His Teeth.
Hanover, Pa., Nov. 17. -Although he
has no hands, Abrithiun B. Meyers broke
this season's record for a successful
one day's hunt in York County, when he
brought home last night 23 rabbits, 18
of which he had killed hirneelf, while his
companion, poesessed of both arms, shot
only five. Meyers holds his gun by a
ring under the stock large enough to
admit ilia stump of his left arm while
to the trigger a strap is attached, the
ene of which he grins in his teeth.
Two .Austriane
Fort William, Nov. Obignnyk
Ana Degio Horbuk, two Am/trine. were
killed instantly by being bit bra C. P.
IL engine Neebing last night, Thee
were returning to their camp from the
G. T. P. construction, and while walk-
ing off One track mit of the way of a
westbound freight train were struck by
light eastbound engine.
KILLED BY ARABS.
FATE OF RASH YOUNG FRENCHMAN
AT CASA. BLANCA.
Insisted on Goidg Outside the ToWn in
Spite of Warnings -Met by Band of
Briganda One Day, Robbed and Mr-.
Ora
Paris, Nov. tragic fate has be.
fallen M. Maurice Kuntzer, a youag
a'renchman, who for some, weeks hoe been
living at Casa Blanca. M. Kuntzer, who
was the son of a Paris bauker, was ia
the baba, spite of warnings, of taking
walks outside the town, often wandering
beyond the outposts and venturing near
the Arab lines.
At last the inevitable happened. He
went out one day as usual, but this time
mounted on a mule, and never returned.
His fate was not loug left in doubt.
Arabs who came from the, Moorish eamp
to the French lines told the sad tale.
When well out into the country M.
Kuntzer Was attacked by ten brigands,
who firce at him. 111, Kurd-zee-trio:Me-
-scape, but his mute was severely wound -
el by the pursuing bazulits, and fell.
Resolved to sell his. life denrly, the
young Frenchman emptied his revolver
en bis assailants, killing one and wound-
ing another. But they continued to fire
tt him,and at last he fell wounded. The
'»egands then approached and finished
their murderous work. They stole
everything that he had on him, and
treated his body with great brutality.
Afterwards they eut off his head,
vide'', together svith that of an Algerian
tirailleur who was killed during the last
fight, is now exposed at the Moorish
samp as a trophy of victory.
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KAISER AN LL. D.
GERMAN EMPEROR RECEIVES DE-
GREE FROM OXFORD.
Praised Rhodes Scholarship System as a
Bond of Friendship Between Britain
and Germany -Another Gorgeous
State Banquet.
Windsor, Eng., N-r-ov. 18.-F,mperor Wil-
litint is continuing his work toward the
creation of friendly feelings on the part
of Englishmen toward Germany, and it
is r ow seen that this purpose is the un-
coils -aled object of Ins visit to this
count 7. His Majesty took advantage
of ano her opportunity to -day when ac -
smiting -he degree of doctor of laws from
axford iversity, which was conferred
upon him by a delegation of university
officials he ded by Lord. Curzon, chan-
senor of theVnstitution. The Gernmn
Emperor in hias ddress expressed his ad-
mhation of the iodes scholarships sys-
tem, which, he said had helped to create
an atmosphere .of ntual self-respect
and friendship betwee the two coun-
tries, Lord Curzon in pr -eating the de-
gree in a gold box spoke as ollows:
"We are seeking to connec with cittr
ancuint and historic university an en-
thusiastic lover of the sciences and pat-
ron of the arts, who in a reign now hap-
pily beginning to be long hits apprecia-
bly raised the standard of duty and
patriotism both among Ids own people
and the nations of Europe."
Another gorgeous State banquet was
given to Emperor William at Windsor
Castle to -night. Among the 128 guests
were twenty menibers of the royal
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DRUCE SHARES UP.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CASE
IN AS hIVI
Ordinary Li Shares of the Company
Now Sell for Nearly 45 -If Druce
Wins Dukedom, Return on Each
Be 4xoo.
London, Nov. 18.- Recent develop.
ments in the Druce case have given a
fillip to the shares in the company.which
was formed to exploit the claims of
George Holla,mby Druee to the estate of
the late Duke of Portland. The capital
if this strange company is 411,000, in
10,000 .C1 -ordinary shares and 20,000 one
shilling deferred shame its director,:
ire a member of the Stock Exchange, a
tritentlibreyd Dwillnwee merchant, and George Hol -
According to the constitution of the
eompany, the ordinary shareholders are
intitled, on a winding up, to a sum equal
to 100 times the nominal amount of the
ordinary capital. In other words, this
means that if the case is won each one
eound share becomes worth 4100, where-
- ‘ivsasittetlricapcaers.e.is lost it has the value of
As a result of the -peeeenellereneilliegse
against T. H. Druce for perjury the LI
ordinary Shares in 0. Druce, Ltd.,
have risen from 42 103. to nearly double
'chat amount.
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THE LAST VOLUNTEERS.
End of British Militia Porce Formed in
xe59.
London, Nov. 18.-Wtili the close of
the official year on October 31, the
Volunteers, formed in 1859, practically
eame to an end. In a few mouths .the
rerritorinl Force will have come into
being as "The Imperial Avmy of the
Second Line," with tbose members of, the
expiring force who elect to join the Ter-
ritorial Force forming its nucleus. Dur-
ing the interregnum the moribund Vol -
existence in 4 COUditi011 of suspended
litinnitneleartsirte will maintain a nominal
One of the -conditions of the new Terri-
torial Force eoncerning which apprehen.
sion is felt by Volunteers is that whieh
enjoins that its battalioes shall eaelibe
a, thousano strong. There are but few
existing battalions that could hope to
maintain such an establielunent, and the
majority of corps will have to suffer
amalgamation with °them a process in
which their identity will probably be.
lost. What are known as the "class"
eorps in the Volunteer Service sell! bc
very hard Mt in this 'way.
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STATION ON FIRE,
Prisoners at T-r-hriogrholtd, Got a 'Ea
St. 'Catharine/4 Nov. 17.-rire eatlg
.yesterday morning dia $300 damn.' ta
Thorold fire hall, Past of the Wilding -
ie alto used as the police statiore and
two prieoners, L. alnophereon end an
unknown hobo, charged with attempting
to break into Joseph Battles ie. lid: .nee,
were locked 1» the cells. Chief of Pince
Shoe Was at breakfast when the tiro .0.
-broke out, mid the prieonere Jenny
frightenea, their eelle being heard for
%mks, and before bein„/ teleeeed thsyn
were ahnost miff:mated hy the eamke(