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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-02-20, Page 7SUFFRAGETTES SELF,DENIAL Women of England Raising Money For Campaign. Sixty-three Vote -seekers Given Forty Days in Jail. Ministers Living in Terror -A De- monstration Every Day. NO/ York, Feb. 16, -The in has received the tollowing cable despatch from London. Whatever the result to their cause may be the saffragettes have captur- ed the attention of the entire country. No day passea without a, demonstra tion of some sort, usually having its sequel in the Police Courts. Sixty- three itufiragists 'have gone to jail within the last week for forty dates etteh. Mi the Cabinet, Ministers live in terror. Mr. Asquith. who is the special bete noir of the women, never yen• tures upon the street unless poem, panied by two detectives, and his col- leagues seek to avoid recognition in public places. The last batch oi .arrests was really rather outrageous. A band of thir- teen suffeagettes started from Cextint Hall to take a petition to Westrnin- sten They did not go in procession, but attempted to walk the sidewalk; like ordinary pedestrians. A. crowd who had been. expecting some such. movement followed and the police gobbled up the women before they had gone a hundred yards, and they were by no means gentle about it. These women had committed no offence, but the Magistrate before whom they were taken ordered them to furnish recog- nizances to keep the peace or go to jail for six weeks. They all went to prion. It will be seen that their campaign has produced a feeling of irritation and exasperated the authorities, and thia attitude threatens ugly develop.. ments if the agitation develops upon a larger scale, as it certainly will. The suffragettes especially resent the insinuation that they are lacking in a sense of humor. This is a libel on some ol the leaders. Chrystabel Pankhurst, who is the greatest in- dividual inspiration in the crusade, sari frankly: "Of course weare ridic- ulous. But what can we do? The nuterement would be ignored for an other half century unless we compel- led attention somehow. We must be either criminal or silly. Men under Mee circumstances would be criminal. We prefer to be silly." The suffragettes have decreed a self- denial week, beginingto-day, to raise funds for the campaign. • They have adopted many curious expedients. One woman makes' "Votes for Women" maimalade. Another takes a barrel organ about the streets. Others col lect subscriptions at the railway sta- tions. Others make five-minute speeches between the acts at the thea- tres and music halls and nass around collection boxes. Hundreds will bom- bard friends with subscriotion cards. Boarding house keepers will fine men boarders who mention the suffraget- tes at table. Dozens of girls will walk to work and send their omnibus fares to the fund. Well-to-do women are expected to contribute it week's in - (some and. abjure luxuries for the ben- efit of the crusade. In fact all Eng- lishmen will have cause to regret the eonaing week. That the British Gov- ernment is unable to supprese the woman suffrage agitation was admit- ted in Parliament yesterday. Tile woman question has broken out in one place where It was least expected. 'The Government is officially utilizing the services of a woman recruiting ser- geant for the British army. Secretary for War Haldane, answering a question on the subject, replied: "It is quite true that a lady has been instrumental in sending candidates for enlistment to Si. George's barracks and the chief recruitine, staff officer has, roosistently with.regulations, considered tier entitled to be regarded as an agent. She does not receivethe regimental pay ,er allowances of a recruiting sergeant, but the regular recruiting awards given kr> an recruiting agents for successes are paid to her, Colonel Walsh gave the lady as. a compliment a recruiting ros- ette, which did not involve any public expenditure. I think we may congrat- ulate ourselves, especially at the pres- ent moment, when we find ladies select- ing such useful ends for their great ac- tivities?" e X-RAY DANGERS. How Operators Can 'Make Themselves emmune. Birmingham, England, Feb. 16. - Dr Hall Edwards, one of x-ray pion - ears, who has been a victim since 1896 of et cancerous ulcer do. us e d by ex. posure to the rays, and who was cora- l! pealed to have an arm amputated, has continued his x-ray researches thtotighout his prolonged sufferings, concurrently studying his own disease and hoping to cure it, believes hs has discovered a successful treatment. If further experiments confirm his hellef he will publish the treatment e, book he is preparing on X-rays. litates that an operator can Intake himself immune from the bane- effeets of the rays by wearing tel gauntlets, lined with rubber and tin amen coated with lead. Despite tonstant And often excrueiating pain. Dr. Edwards is generally cheerful and sactiee. Sometienes, however, he is de* tossed by the eear that he will not live long enough to complete his book. Be positively insists that the brief exposure to the rays that patients itinderge ie harmless, tit tit MIL 'BRYCE'S VISIT. Britist Amba *do 'Well Be Aciompattied by MTh. Bryce. Ottawa, Feb. 16, --It ie understood net Xteitish Ambasv,ader tryce left Washington to -day And will be in Ot. tawa 0 -morrow. In atelitiou to the enajeete already mentional, in which he e svilf Aiseuss with the Government, is that th regard to thO Aulmniamon of the Canada fisheries case along with tNeweetinellAnd's to The. Hague ConferT1 elh • tiee Itee net vet been finaaly preparedattial it will be talleca over with Mr. Bryce during bie stay there. As already etated. Mr. Bryce wilt be the guest of bit, Excelleney the Alovernor-General. Witehington'ib. 10 - ealr. datrice Yirye, the rid tbit A gaiter et latephington, aceompenied by Mrs. elryht, left here to -day for ;Ottawa, +where tie iit expeeted to arrive to -mor - how Afternoon. The Ambeevador's erisit to. Citrinda is for the mow of • gonforxing with the Dominion °Melillo relateve to the boundary and fieheilea dieputea between that country and the United Stahel. Mr. Bryce took with him the draft of several proposed treaties looking to e settlement of ' these questions. The Aufbaseador will ven4 about a week in Ottawa, and froni there he will go to Moutreal, PATHETIC PLEA OF PRIEST FOR where he will make two speethes. Ile TI1 pooR WORKERS, expects to return to "WaShington the 'littler part of this montb, 1 swEATsHops NOT A SUCCESS. Dodos Unemployed Cannot Make Wages on Stone Pile. • Dundee, laele 17. -The atom) breekiug quarry opened by the Town Council, to give employment to the needy, has not, o far, been an unqualified suceess, The Council did its part all right, opened the quarry and made all other prepera- tams, Tao mice for breaking was neAde 1llierel-$2 per cord. An old-time price Watt $1, and in some pieces that is the price now being paid.. The drawbaek to the move is that the inen who get the work had. never done such work and. have proved to be very inadept learners. While among old-time breakers it was reckonel a eeril a day was the usual thing, with occasionally a man wao, could do one and a half and even two cords a day. The men on the job last week did not do_ a cord each for the whole week. This is somewhat disbeaet.. ening. It is hoped that better results may be obtained. for the future; that is, if the workers de not become entirel3r diseouragod and quit the j01). 1 - SOME STATISTICS Given by Catholic Directory Pub- lished In Chicago. ,Chicago, 111., Feb. 17. -Advance sheets of the Official Catholic Directory pub- lished by the M. H. Watzles Go., Mil- waukee, Wis., give the following statis- tics regarding the Hamilton diocese: opulation (Catholie) about 55,000; bishop, 1; clergy, 67; churches, 04; col- legesand acadenues, 4; sehools, 51; Jill- dren attending, 5,400; orphan asylums, 3; orphans, 197; charitable institu- tions, 5. • NO ONE TO BLAME. ' Result of Coroner's Inquest in Isle Perrot Explosion. Montreal, Feb. 16. -The finding et the coroner's inquest at Isle Perrot was that no one is,to blame for the re- cent explosion hy wed& nine men lost their lives. The jurors rendered their verdict to the effect that the nine vic- tims. were killed by an explosion of nitro-glycerine; that it was impossible for them to find the immediate cause of the ex:plosion, but it appeared probable that it was caused by the concussion of a tool against one of the Vats contain- ing nitro-glycerine. The jury also declared there was no crime in the ahem:stances, as thea, evi- donee did' net show anythingdefective that would produce an explosion. La Petrie has started a public sub- scription on behalf of the familiee of the victims of the &plosion. Already over $1,000 has been secured. ▪ ! THE TOBACCO VENDETTA. • Three Hundred of the hfight-Riders Visit Eddysville. Edelysvillenlay., Feb. 16. -Three bun. dred night riders galloped into Eddys- ville at 1 o'clock this morning, aroused inhabitants by firing -hundreds of rifle shots, took FL number of inen from their homes'and whipped them severely, and then dashed away before daylight, threatening to retern later. Those whipped are Police Judge C. W. Ruck- er; Leser Wood, former City Marshal; Press Fraliele, Deputy City Marshal; Graee Robertson, ealeen porter, and six negroes, Connection between the whipping of the men and the tobacco vendetta in western Kentucky is not apparent, as none of the vietims is active in opposi- tion to the tobacco pooi, No attempt was made to destroy stored tobaceo. The riders were well drilled and well armed. THE FIVE O• 'CLOCK TEA. It is Condemned by Francis Marr, French Food Expert. New York, Feb. 16. -The Sun has re- ceived the following cable despatch from Paris: Alarmed at the growth of tea-drinkiog in France, the comiump- tion laving increased 150 per mete- in the last twenty-four pare, Francis Marr, whose researches into foods ancl their values entitles him to respect, warns his compatriots againet overandulgetee in the. 5 o'clock habit. He admits that tea arouses intelligence and aids conversa- tion, buthq.says that stomach and .heart troubles follow, Plants; like men, are.obliked to get rid of certain injurious. products which they cannot assimilate.These residue reach extreme parts, like' the bark and leaves. .1n tea plants they are alltaloals, and are comparable with uric acid in their effects on the system. Nevertheless, feminine Paris continues to feed at 5 o'clock or any other hour that it feels like it, and to drink tea. 't t HOTEL BURNED, Dresden,Ont., Feb, 17.-At5 o'clock this morning it big fire broke •out in the second storey of tho Clifford Hotel,. corner Main and St. George streets, end completely gutted the building. The oc- cupants had barely time to escape, and everything was 'destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown. The insurance is said to be $5,000 on the building and $2,800 on the conteets. t - :- GOT A CALL. Belleville, Ont., Feb. 17.--itev, J. A. Hilts, of Arnprior, has been called to the, pastorate of Victoria. Jewett° Bap- tist; Church, of this city, ana has eigni- fied his acceptaoce. He is 31 years old, married, and a graatiate of aletlester University, • FALL OF HOUSES, Pittsburg, Feb, 17. -Two bricle houses at 22 and 24 Pentisyleania avenue, weak - oiled by the high water, eollapsed early to -day. One than was injured And fifteen others narrowly 'escaped being- crushed to death. 414. 1 1'Biddeford, Mee Peb, 17. --The cotton , nulls of the Pepperitl Mfg. Coe of this I city, and of the York Mfg. Ge., in Saco, I went back on to fell time toelay. Abellt 11,000 operatives' are affected. FULL TIME AGAIN. How They Work line Live in the East End of London -Bill in the House of Commons -Box and Pox in Real Life, ••••••••••••• London, Feb, 17, -Rev. Father Bernard. Vaughan, it brother`of the late Cardinal Vaughan, preaching in the Jesuit Church here yesterday, during the wane of a powerful plea in behalf of the bill which will come before the House of Commons this week against "sweatshops," gave it graphic illustration of the manner in which the poor workers in the east end of London are compelled to live. In a small room, he said, that ought to be occupied by no more than two persons, there were twelve Machines working all day and late in the evening. Then the nutchines were removed and straw mattresses laid on the floor, men beingadmitted to sleep. At 2.30 in the morning the men were turned i▪ nto the streets and theroom re -let to another set ef sleepers, who were also driven out at 6.30 a. ni. on the return of the nun chine workers, ▪ = 1,000,000 CHINESE To Drive Europeans From Country -- The Coming Nation. San Francisce, Feb. 17. -At a meet- ing in the Young Men's Christian As- sociation headquarters the • Rev. N. G. Poon Ohew, editor of the Chinese World, told his audience that China was raising an army of 1,000,000 men to drive the European .nations from the empire. "China," he continued, "is just awak- ening from her slumber and she is get- ting ready to go to firms. When she dees she will send Germany, France, Russia, England and other grasping and thiev- ing nationa home in a hurry. If Rus- sia ever tries again to 'grab any Chin- ese territory we will fill her lull of gory holes -just, as Japan did. China is destin- ed to be the greatest nation on earth." NECKLACE STOLEN. German Countess Loses One Worth Thousands Berlin, Feb. 17.-A pearl necklace and pin of much beauty, valued at $60,000, have been stolen from the Countesa,Von •Wartensleben. Upon her return from the opera Saturday evening she, placed the necklace and pin in a jewel case in her dressing -room, and then went to supper. Returning in about half an hour she opened the jewel box to place ether ttrtieles in it and found. that the necklace and pin were Miseing. The po- lice were notified at once. The necklace was composed of excep- tionally large pearls, the string measur- ing five feet in length. • ; • ABOUT_ BRIDGES. Townships and Counties to Make Agreements. Toronto, Feb. 17. -(Special) --J. H. Carnegie, M. P. P. for East Victoria, will introduce a bill at this session of the Legislature to make it legal for counties and townships to come to an agreement for the building and maintenance of bridges. Tne law as it now stands sets forth the size of the bridges which town- ships should essume, and in many coun- ties agreements have been made with certain townships whereby each party pays a portion of the cost of bridge maintenance, and in. some eases the coun- ties have held that such agreements are illegal. Mr. Carnegie's bill will. give townships and counties the sole right to make such agreements. 1 - t MARRIAGE OF FIRST COUSINS. British Medical Journal Draws Certain Conclusions. , London, Feb. 16.-Cominenting on the scientific investigations _of Miss Elderton and Prof. Pearson on the intensit,y. of resemblance between first cousins in respect to health, intelli- gence, etc., the British' Medical Jour- nal says the following conclusions appear to be justified: "A grandpar ent, nude, aunt, and cousin appear to be practically on the same foot- ing in regard to relationship or in tensity of kinship as measured by degrees of likeness and chatacter. It seems probable, therefore, that any scientific marriage enactments would equally allow or equally forbid the marriage of a grandparent to a grand- child, an meek to ,a niece, an aunt to a nephew, and between first con sine." Ials NO HURRY TO STARVE. The Leader of Unemployed Postpones pemenstration. London, Fab. 10, -Stewart Gray, the leader of the Manchester unemployed, who petitioned the Xing for land in Windsor forest, has received 110 answer to his appeals, but he has not yet be- gun to carry out his threat of starving himself to &AUL Oa the contrary, having eonvineed himself that he oae live at least thirty days without food, at the end of that period be hopes that the bard. heats of the landlorde of Eng- land will be inelteel. Gray' penises to begirt las tairty-dity fast as seen as -he can get an entrance to the Royal Chapel at Windsor, which he considers a good place foe the per- totematee pending the lutppy day whet be will he engaged for a musk bath ee - WATERS RECEDING, Plashing Breathes kaeier-Mites of City Submetgea, Pittsburg, Pa, Fob. After reach- ing 20 7-10 feet At noon to -day and re - Mining at that stage for three hourn the high water in the rivers is YlOW slowly receding. The thither inark itt this city is 22 feet. The damage and suffering eitused by the flood is widespreed. A remarkable feature, however, is that as fer at ia known, there bas been no attetifice of hurrah life. Live. Mettle liM eriebed in centiliter - able nunthers. Miles of territory' in theater Pittsburg and vicinity are sub- merged and thousauds of businese botusee in the tweets:ma portton of Pitteburg art attempting to -night to clear their cellars of water. The actual monetary damage, it is believed, will amount- to eaveral donates. The suffering ceased by the higk water Is intense. Thousands of persons are Haled itt the upper floors of their hornet, the lower portions of which are filled with water. t - SULTAN'S TROOPS 11••••••••••••• Off Moving Rapidly on Cie Persia and Russian Frontier. Tifile, Feb. 17 -Reports received hero from Armenia declare thee all the Reclifs or Turaislt army reserve forces In Van, Musa and the other Villayets of Asia Minor have been called to' Tiflis and Are proceeding rapidly for the frontier. At the same time A league of all the Turkish devolutionary parties is increasing the revolutionary agitation, Appeals and proclamations are being is- sued exhorting the population to protest in every way possible against the war- like plans of the Sultan. The league holds that war would be especially dis. estrous at the present time as there is it famine in .Asia Minor. At Tiflis the apprehension of hostilities has not bet - ed. The. Russian military authorities have ordered flat all horses in the Cau- casus suitable for military purposes be registered. The doctors of Tiflis held a meeting recently and volunteered their services in cace of war. The concentration of Turkish reserves on the Persian and Ruseian frontiers in Asia Minor, if correct, is an 011t0Orae of the border difficulty with Persia. = 1 TRANSFERS FIXED. •••••••••••••,,, Rev. Manley Benson Will Go to St. Catharines. • St. Catharines, Feb, 16. -Satisfactory arrangements have been made by which Rev. Dr, Manley Benson, no stationed at Perth, Ont., will come to Welland Avenue Methodist Church here, next July, to succeed Rev. D. A. Moir, the present -pastor, who goes' to Morrison street, Niagara Falls. Rev, Mr. Richardson, of Port Dover, 1114.3 accepted a call to Dr. Beeson's pres- ent church at Perth, and this allows the transfer of Dr. Benson to Hamilton Con- feernce and Mr. Richardson to Mont- real. Rev. J. Wesley Magwood, now at Ni- agara Falls; has accepted a call to Oak- ville. • A DEFIANT ABBE. Loisy Well Go on Writing Proscrib- ed Books. Paris, Feb. 17. -The Archbishop of Paris has issued it decree condemning the lest two works of Abbe Loiereas "Synoptic Gossis" and his reply to the papal encyclical against modernism. The decree forbids the clergy and laity under penalty of special papal excommunica- tion from reading, keeping, printing or defending .such books. In an interview Abbe Loisy declared that he would continue tbe work. He had no intention, he said, to create a revolution in the church, but merely wished to instruct the clergy whose dein- cation was that of the seventeenth cen- tury. MORSE IN COURT. Pleaded Not Guilty But May Change His Plea. New York, Feb. 17. --Charles W. leforse, the former banker and commer- cial promoter, was arraigned before Jus- tice Dowling to -day on two charges of grand larceny and misappropriation of funds of the Mercantile National Bank. Ile pleaded not guilty, and asked for a postponement of two weeks, with per- mission to change his plea if desired. The court fixed the hearing for next Monday. ..r • EMMA GOLDMAN IN MONTREAL. Notorious Woman Anarchist Addresses Large Audiences. Montreal, Feb. 16. -Emma Gold- man, the notorrous woman Anarchist, is in Montreal delivering violent har- langues against capital and authority. With a red flag draped around the Sunt in which she sat, the apostle of Anarchists to -day addressed a gather- ing in the Labor Temple on the re- Iations of trades unions and anarchy. There was a large audience, composed mostly of the foreign element. en no country, declared the speaker, was capital so oppressive as m the United States and in no country was there more real. freedom than m the British Empire. "I say," concluded the speaker, "that there can be no comprorn4se with capitalists and the only way to bring thein to time is to take them by the purse." The wo. man's sentiments were loudly cheer. ed. THE AFRIDIS BEATEN. British Expedltion Successful oil Indian. Frontier. • Peshawur, British India, Feb. The British expedition under Major- General Sir ...Tomes Willeocke, Sent Out by the Goverement to the Tamar valley, on the northwestern frontier, to punish the Zakkakliels, a powerful tribe of Afridis, who have beim raiding villages in that territory, 'surprised the tribal - men by a rapia edvitnee, and after it skirmish seified their strongest position on e hill above Walal, The British had one killed and One wounded. Tho troops will oontinue their ail- vanee, Dublin Stock Broker in Trimble. , Calgary, Alberta Fob. 10.-.T. IL W. Sterling NV.Pa arrested at Gleiehen by Sergt. -McLeod of the P. N. W. M. P. on enspicion of being wanted by the pe - lice of Dublin, Iretinia, on the eharge of embezzlement of about'$25,000, funds of it prominent steak brokers' Hem in that eity, of whieh he was the head, -.4,- • Ineee Atin • C1'01)4111, Fob, 16. -Thomas Boyle, a ptiaratient farmer, unmarried, of Dover Ailas struck last evening.by 0. a \v. & L', , •eoneeaslon 7 and Itis left arm so badly mangled. thet it lutd tel to look (At for the man. LABOR IN Pr I it 18 clailned, has been foilowed by his 1 confession to stealing ten thouttand Awe trian kronere. In order to deceive the OR authorities as to his destination, the ONTO,pcestages at European ports, and in this fugitive bought four different ocean way squandered a good dad of the Miley. He will go back for trial, The IN ettnittlien authoritita at Winnipeg, Re - eine and Vancouver were searching for 4 the fugitive. CHANCES FOR UNEMPLOYED SPRING AND SUMTER, Quiet Tittles Anticipated -There le Likely to be Less Speculative Manufacturers Will Not Be Working at the High Pressure Which Marked Laet Year, •••••••*.•••••1 Toronto, Peb. 17. -Those who lave been engaged in the work of relieving the distress during the past few Weeks ere naturally turning their attention to the question of the prospecte for finding work foe these people during the rapidly Approaching spring. For the purpose of lidding out by actual inquiry among the employers what are the labor prospecta for the city and vicinity, the Globe has made careful investigation as. to the general labor outlook, and talked to the heads of a number of large firms, to architects, to builders and to contractors, and others who can safely be considered capable of giving correct information on the subject. From the offices of the architeets it was learned that while no great rush of buildings could be expected this season, an& while the bniltling permits would probably show some decrease on thapast year, yet with all this, the outiook eves not it bad one on the whole, and one reason was that . the _permits taken out in 1907 included such buildings as that of the immense addition to the Robert Simp- son Company premises, the big additions to the T. Eaton Company's stores, the new Observatory, a number of ware- houses, several small factories, and a very large number of fine residences, to none of which bad it been Oosaible to do more than make a beginning, and even in some cases not that, but the orders to emceed with these works haee been given, and as soon as the season is open work will proceed without delay. In additionthe new orders received by the architects so far this year already appear to be nearly as large as at the same time in 1907. On the other hand several large downtown buildings evlach it was contemplated to have proceeded with this summer, bave been either abandoned altogether or their erection delayed for it year or so at any rate. The outlook for the speculative builder is not good, and there is no use dis- • guising the fact that the election of private houses will be less' than in 1907, and that speculative building of rows and rows of houses will not be part of. the building operations for 1908. The brickyards may do as well 'this year as last, for it is said that the stock on hand is very mall; and that there will be a fair demand for bricks by the railways. The time is, however, hardly advanced • enough to be able to speak positively of the brickmaking Res- pects for the current year. - ' The manufacturers of almost all classes of goods will not be <pate so busy, and the demand for Inbor will not therefore be as keen as it was last year. The banks have advised that only definite orders for goods will be the basis of manufacture, this year, and. if that policy is adopted generally, then there will be no surplus stock left on the hands of the manufacturers at the close of the year. Some manufacturers one, however, doing well, and will need to enlarge their premises and inereese the machinery to cope with the still grow- ing trade, but this is the exception, and as a rule the localmanufacturers will not be working at the high pressure which marked tbe last year. The foundries, the electrieal workers, the agricultural implement ruakera, and similar firms, are all fairly hopeful of the outlook, but think it is a little too early to speak definitely as to the prob- able volume of trade for the coming spring and summer: The ship -building industry is also not in a position to say just what the actual work may be, but they agree that it is likely afar amount will find its way to the city. 7 I RUMOR CONFIRMED Of the Sale of Electrical Develope- ment Co. • Toronto, Ont., Feb. -The rumor of a sale of the control of the Electrical De- velopment company to the McKenzie - :Mann interests is further confirmed by the isstmuce to -day of a eircular calling a special general meeting of the share- holders of the Company for Feb. 26, for the purpose of considering, and if approved, of confirming it by-law paesed by the Beard of Directors providing for the conversiou of one half of the cap- ital stook of the company into prefer- ence shares; bearing a non -cumulative dividend at the rate of five .per cent. per annum, the said preference shares be- ing redeemable . at any time at $110 per share, and in the event of any dis- f,ribution of capital among shareholders, upon liquidation or otherwise, each shareholder to be entitled to have fifty per cent of the shares standing in bis name converted into in such preference share upon transferring the remaining fifty per cent as may be directed by the beard. - t JANUARY LAKE LEVEL.' ••••••••••,••••••• Lake Ontario Shows Highest Stage in. Twenty-two Yearn According to the report of the that - ed States Lake Survey the stage of the water for Ontario for Janeary was 246.73 feet above tide water,•New York. Lake Ontario was nearly three feet higher than in January, 1890, -three and it kelt inches higher than kat year, and eighteen anti one -hall inthee higher than the leverage January stage of the past telt years; but it Was 10 inches lower than in January, 1886. This lake shows. the higheet January stage in twenty-tWo years. With heavy ice in the St. Lawrence River to cheek the outflow, the' coming semen should show exceptiortally high water for this lake. BIG SWISS POSTAL HEFT. . The Cattadiat Officere After Fugitive Letter Carrier, Toronto, Feb. 17. -The arrest ht Pater - eon, XeW Jersor, of Franz Buck% a high tive letter-ctirrier of Switzerland, is the ending of nelonh elute& in whielt the Gale adios!, .authoritnee ilea Mr. 11, Bagel-, Swiss Consul, of this.eity, were itetively engaged, clatappeitred hot Novena ber from. at. Gall, and Was thought to 'lave immediatela started for Omuta; Mr. Burger, In tide (ley, was tabled to, with ehe result that the autheritiee of moat of the. Canitaiiin titles and the Northwest MoUnted Police Were inetrriet. • MORE wk MPS. Britain's Answer to Germany Will be Next Year, London, Feb. 17.. -In vlow ot the threatening attitude of that ecetton of the Radical party, whieh advocates reduction in armamente. there has been mutat speculation as to wriether the. GovernMent will persist in the eleierMination, reached on advice of the Lords of Admirality, to eubnalt increased navel estimates to Parlia- ment. Those in position to know say they will, and backed by strong pub- lic opinion can narry them through without difficulty. What these estimates provide for in the way of new construction is an- other question, that has been nmeh diseussed, A naval officer gives the following as the probable programme: • Three armored .vessels of tile im- proved Dreadnought type; two °ruts - ere, improvements on the old Edgar class; heavily armed and well pro- tected. Six smaller cruisers of the Boadicea class, 35 hundred tons, with a great radius of action. At leaet 12 torpedo craft, the -major. ity of them of the Tribe class. Theo will also be provision for additional submarines, but of these tho Admiralty maintain the greatest secrecy. This is not looked upon as a corn- dlete answer to Germany's pro- gramme. That • naval men say will come next year, even the critics of the policy of the Admiralty admitting' that the start England has secured will enable her to maintain the two power standard without rushing work during the coming fiscal year. Germany's refusal to agree at The Hague to the proposal to prohibit ta.o placing of floating mines, has minced British activity in 'still another direction. Heretofore, this country has had but two mine laying vessels. Since The Hague conference adjourn- ed, work has commenced on the eon- vmsion of the secona class cruisers fk. this purpose. w A SPORTS SUICIDE. Money and Luck Gone, He Turned on Gm New York, Feb. 17, -(SpeolalQtt - rolit,Zgelda4t.htrlitey•bfoivfley, 7sfisidUebrmy ahniel4"Z quaint -wee iu reaorte of the neighbor - had to have come for the Buffalo ratt- ing season from his home in Hamilton, °Malice was found in a poorly furnished room on the top neer of 240 East Hous- ton street. He had ended his life by turning on gaa, the smell of which had disturbed a neighbor the night previous. This neighbor effected azi entrance through a window after daylight and discovered the suicide. Lancelot, it was stated to the coroner and police,. bad quite a large bankroll won on the Buf- falo and Fort Erie races when he arriv- ed here and immediately' bega.n to play in local gambling houses until about a month ago, having lost all his funds, he became despondent and when in Ms cups threatened self deetruction on sev- eral occasions, saying that luck 'WAS dead against him and he had no hope of winning again. He is kid at one time to have had an interest in it hotel or road house in Hamilton, out of whioh he aequired considerable money. His friends on the Bowery have offered to the cor- oner to chip in and give the body decent burial, provided no one claims the body from Hamilton. Nothing in bis meagre baggage shows whether he bad relatives at Hamilton or elsewhere. • 1 SHOT HIS SON. .,,,1•••••••• Father Deliberately Kills His Son After Quarrel. • Shinuoken, Pa., Feb. • 17. -Conrad Whine, of this place, took a double- barrelled shotgun to the home of his son John, in Locust Gap, near heie, last night, a'nd after a quarrel shot the young man cle.ail. The son's head was half 'blown off with a load of buckshot The father was iteestee end beeedht to, jail here. The men had been on un- friendly terms for some time. t t THE BLACK HANDS, Nearly 300 Men Captured by Police in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 17. -With 270 men. captured in 32 raids conducted by the state police department in its war 4ainst black hand bands that have been terrorizing the foreign population in various Motions of the conimonwealth, the authorities eel* erwshing thinu out before the operations eau extend to Amore:Ace. Lately there hAve been signs of the terrorizing being extended to Northum- berland County people of native birth. BIG SCOTCH FAILURE. fled eontracts for Street Railways in Atems and Moscow. London, Feb. 16. -The firm of Bruce & Co., Peeblea, Scotland, has suspended. Among he current animas tete the for the building of the great (leek at Shanghai and street railwity system at Athens. It also lately contraetea to eonetruct it street railway system Moscow, the amount invelvnl being $10,000,000. FRENCH GOODS VIA BRITAIN •,*••• Will , Be Entitled to Benefit Under Franco -Canadian Treaty, Tonaon, Feb, 16. -The Secretary- of the.London Chemlier of -Commerce has informed the Council of the chandler that he bes received a etable from 0t. taws, relative to the admission of Pretich goods into Canada by. direet ship from Britain. The deettnteli etatea that.0be pon proof ef Odic* aright the goods veill entitled to benefit melee the 1 Naito - to be aniputated. As is 64 years of age. Word of his arrest at Paterson, X4., Cattedian treaty.. OTOS IN ---131WFALO American Car Arrives- There Firs,. The Italian Called Back. 0.,,,,f11.1, • Bufaflo, Feb. 17e -After it over hour eunnicao uanntaersItIvoiltylt balannikessitltiinemTitimme rinoayels e the Buffalo -made and only American ear in the world-beating New York -to -Paris, race, led.its competitors into Buffalo et 2.15 ohieck yesterday afternoon. From Williamsville to the Iroquois, the regIs- Urine place, the Thopiae wee escerted zb?io. abileeTtslial bwIlegniterLatuttloclIzeeellts 01 itut°' The crowd kept he patience and wait- ed in the streets until the De Dion car (French) hallowed two home and a half later, registering at 4.44 ohlock. The De Dion left Betavia, thirty-three niii utea after the Thomas, but after losing the route and being hauled out of it swamp by iateent of horses, 'leeched Buf- falo with only a )01iS Of two hours. It is possible that the trip will not be resumed until to -morrow morning. The drivers of the ears yesterday after- noon favored the plan; and it deeisiou will be reachee to -day, The Hellen car, drivel; by Antonio Scarfoglio, arrived in Buthtlo at 5.45 this morning, while the town was still aaleep, and after go- ing to a garage for a short time contin- ued his trip west, under the impression thee the two carsepreceding were also on their way.. The Italian was well out on the lake shore road when a telephone message was sent, advising .him to re- turn, cheek up and get certain papers, including his Pennsylvania license, It is understood that Searfoglio ha now on Ms way back. The French ear, piloted by St. Jaf- frey, and the Americen car will probably not start from here: before to -morrow. JAPANESE JAILED. FIRST CASE UNDER BRUM COLUM- BIA EXCLUSION ACT. Arrested on Their Way nem Portland to Vitocouyee-Japaneee Shot in a Board -house cuarrel- Safe-blowers at Fairview, B, C. • . aneouver, Ade Itie-avo Japancee entering trim the Arnerieezi aide were stoppeel itt Bleine by the Provincial police us immigration officers. They tailed to pass the language teat, as required, by the Provincial Natal Act. They showed railway tickets from NItland to Vancouver, and refused to return to Portlana. The pair were re- moved to the Provincial jail ot New- Westrainater, • The new Consul, Mr. Vadee will aot in the case. Foul' Je,pieneee querrelled hi a Pon- der street bearding house lateen Fri- day night. Revolvers were drawn and one man was shot in the abdomen. Ile is in a precarious condition. The as- sailant gave himself up. A butcher's store at Fairview, Van- couver'owned by Burns & Company, cattle dealers, was broken into on Sat- urday night. The burglars blew up the safe with nitro-glyoerine, alarming the neighborhood. They decamped with it large sum of money. The police arrested a Chinaman at Ladner to -day who confesses to shoot- ing Officer McLeod at Vancouver. SCALDED TO DEATH: A SHOCKING FATALITY ON A GRAND TRUNK TRAIN. Broken Rail Causes Engine to Turn Over on Its Side Near Eastman Springe- Engineer and Fireman Killed -Vic- tims Belonged to Ottawa. Ottawa, Feb. 16. -The passenger train from Montreal on the Griind Trunk Reel - way due aere at lea lest night left tbe trach after peseieg gaetreen Speinga stedicto tarouga a lerokee rail. The en- . gine, after going a carh lee& on the ties, fell over on its side, carrying che baggage car along with it. • The pasaen- ger cars all kept the track, William Robertson Mertin, Brenta; was scalded to death, and Alfred Pints, engineer, died in the hospital here to -day from the injuries received. Both resided in Ottawa East.' Parks was 43 years of age and leaves a widow and family. Mar- tin was married about three months ago, The fireman was scalded to death in the cab of the engine. Tni engineer managed to -crawl nut of the ab ott tg the footboard, hat was so severely sceldea that ae died from his injuries to-dity. Those in the baggage car, receiyed same seratobee and bruises, not nothing Serions. There Were no of the pesseegers hawed, The tleereet atetion to the accident was Eastman Springs, four milee distant From Ottawa to Eastman Springs is twelve miles. 4 - ; SOCIALISM HIS LUXURY. It Has Cost Novelist -H. G. Wells Ile Says. ' London, Feb, 16,-H, G. Wells, the nov- elist, lino, professed Socieliate indeed he calls Socialism bis chief luxury, and says it hes coot him in time, energy and dam - 'we to the sale Of his books $10,000 in the Wet four years, and "that is merely the beginning of the damage it will do to the solid worldly success that I have Within my grasp." This is an excerpt from a defence of his ways of life that Mr. Wells has been obliged: to write in consequence of the continent that he lived in his own house and had four servants and a gardener. And he adds: • "I live in comfort and as pleasantly as I possibly can, so that I can work evithout strees. I want everybody to have at tenet ns mut+ case, leisure and freedom as myself, ana tbet, is why I am it Socialist, "I canept see the sense of makiiig my- self and Wife onconitoeteble ami hiefti- ienb and rieleing the Hies and neueittiou of My ehildren by going to litre in tome isiferital etnnt or other at it pound a Week. Whet possible gooa woula that do? don't believe in nay one 'living like Mutt, Wby shoeld I Make the ex- Ailiple V° Two Boys Missing. St, John, N. Feb. 16.-liarold Draper, aged 10, and Peeing Earle, aged 15, left their homes itt Mettalf street oft Saturday afternoot. They said they ev:ore going fishing through the ice. , They lcd not returned Leto to -night and it is kilted they hattp bPOO. drowned. A Vila eithittotni raged on Sohncloy night. .RELIGION IN. THE. SCHOOLS* HITTER VIM GOING ON IN ITALY OYER THE QUESTION, TI;e Dispute Has Got Into the Chamber of Deputies -Riot at the Anniversarr of a Monk Who Was Burned at the Stakee-Inflammatory Speedo*, Rome, Feb, 17.-A bitter campaign is seine on between the supporters of the religious teaehing itt the Governmentel primary schools and those who are to- tally opposed to it, 'Ibis question will come up for disco- sion in the Chamber of Deputies this week, In the meantime the elerioels are Bend- iag to the Chamber petitions with thou- sands ot signatures for the maintenance of religious teaching, while the anti-eler- icals are contending that the Govern- ment must keep entirely outside of any „ creed. Yesterday being the annivenaary of the death of Giordano Bruno, a monk who woe burned at the stake by the church as a heretic because he introduc- ed seientifm philosophy into Italy, the anti -clericals Made demonstrations in his honor in the leading cities throughout the eountry. Socialistic and Republican orators delivered, inn:memo-tory speeches 111 the square where Brimo's statue stanas, but when the crowds tried to gain the centre of the town they became engaged at several points in fights with the police and troops, which finally suc- ceeded in disoaudin.g them. A score or more of the manifeetants were wotinded. 1 - POPE CLOSELY GUARDED. The Life of the Pontiff Has Been • Threatened. Rome, Feb. Ie. -Since the assassina- tion of the Portuguese King and Crown Prime the Pope has been in fear of his own life. It is said threatening letters have been received recently at the Vatican asserting Pius X. will sooner or later meet the same fate, These caused great eoneern to the Vatican author: itiea and to the prelates surrounding the Popo, because they consider them- selves personally responsible for the Pope's safety. Etxraerdhuoy precautions have been taken, especially in the Vatican gar- dens, where the Pope takes every day his .promenade and ridee. Citrbineer and Palatine Guards are scattered over Ute grounds about the time the Pope is due to appear. The Pope's carriage now is always followed by two mounted noble guards, which has not been the case since the death of Leo XIIL, who . always insisted on this. Tte Ibaiian Goveniment has been notified of the Pope's fears, and has ar- ranged for a special patrol of polka and earbineers to watch outside the walls enclosing the Vatican grounds, - FEARS SMOOTH PROGRESS. Standard Afraid of New Arbitration Treaty. London, Feb. 16. -The report is con- firmed here that negotiations looking to an arbitration treaty between Great Britain and the United States are ap- proaching a conclusion. It is under- stood that Ambassador's Bryce's visit to Ottawa is in connection with the treaty. The Standard refers at considerable length to the announcement regarding the proposed arbitration treaty, which, it aaya, will be received with uncom- fortable misgivings in Canada a,nd Bri- tain. "From past experience in dealing with Washington it is natural to infer that smooth progress means surrender." The Standard points out that if we make bad bargains for the colonies the precedent set at Ottawa in the recent treaty with France may receive unwelcome and undesirable development. It sincerely hoped that Mr. Bryce, with whom Secretary Root played as a cat with a mouse on the Newfoundland ques- tion, will not be permitted by Sir Edward Grey to undo by superfluous concessions. to the United States the good impression produced in the Dominion by the satis- factory solution of the question of Japan- ese immigration. - FRAUDS ON POLES. Charges Again Jan Nowicld and Stephen Werner, of Montreal. Montreal, Feb. 16. -"This promises to be oue of the meat sensational cases heard in Montreal for a longtime, and personally I regard it as being one of the most important." So said Judge Choquet on Saturday morning. His re - =irks; bore reference to accusations brought against two Poles, Jan Nowicki and Stephen 'Werner, who have been conducting it banking, law and employ- ment business, with offices on St. James street, The charge against them is that they conspired to defraud a number of their fellow -countrymen. Complaiet was tak- en out by Joseph Jerez'who alleged that he gave the accused $52 to aend to his family in Poland, which sum never tcech- ed its destination. t - STRUCK AN OLD CHARGE. .1•••••••••••• Christant CoUrtob Killed in the Right of Way Mine, Cobalt, Feb. 16. -Last night Chriatant Courtob, an old country Frenchman, aged. about thirty years, and so far as known having no relatives in Canada, was instantly killed at the Right of Way mine. Courtob, who was a machiee help- er, had to set up a drill in the southwest crosscut from the main drift of No. 1 shaft at the seventy-five-foet level, and drilled into an old hole, where it ia sup- posed a email portion of powaer in the bottom of the hole 'had failed to explode, and when Courtob drilled into it an ex- plosion took plate, kiuling Courtob and seriously injuring E. 13ermer, a machine runner, working with hire. Bernier's injuries are in the left eye and the left side of the face. ale will be sent to Toronto General Hospital for treatment. SOCIALISTS ARRESTED. Solingen, Rhenish Prussia, Feb. 17. - The Soeialists of this city organized in masses around the City Hall yesterday and cheered for univesal suffrage. The police made a cameo on the erowels, scattered them, and arreated marry of the disturbers. SEVEN VICTIMS. Providence, Feb. detth list resulting from the eXplogion itt tlie C. S. Tanner starch faCtory, on South Water etteet, Ind Weetheedity nfternoon, was inereitacel to seven to -day, whoa John IV. Smith, who was terribly burned About the kali and ones, died at the Rhode Island Hospital.