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?"
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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,
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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
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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,
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swEATsHops
NOT A SUCCESS.
Dodos Unemployed Cannot Make
Wages on Stone Pile.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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THE TOBACCO VENDETTA.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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,
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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SULTAN'S TROOPS
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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.
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TRANSFERS FIXED.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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JANUARY LAKE LEVEL.'
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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.
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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.
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SHOT HIS SON.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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STRUCK AN OLD CHARGE.
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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.