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The Wingham Advance, 1908-06-25, Page 7BIG FIRE AT BURK'S FALLS. Over Thirty Buildings Destroyed by Fire, 11101,,,,••••, Two Hotels, One Church and Other Property Burned Up. Many People Homeless—Loss Abont $150,000, now,••••••••,•,.. Buries" Vans, June 21.-13y a fire which broke out yeeterday afternoon a lLV portion of this tittle town was wiped out of existence and damage running into uutny thousands of dollars muse& The fire is supposed to have oe. iginated in the drying WM of the Knight Company, Limited. There was a high wind blowing at the time, and the flames swept rapidly along the main street, telling up everythiug before them. The efforts of the people themselves were utterly unavailing to stop the progreae of the fire„ whiclt be- fore it was got unaer control had com- pletely consumed over thiety business places and ,dwelling,s. An 'emergency message was sent to Huntsville and a special train Wes rushed out • from there with the fire brigade and equipment. They did good work in assisting and stepping the. progress of the conflagration, stud by about 9 o'clock at night the .fire was praetically over. The telegraph wires leading into the town were burned early in the course of the fire, so that .direct messages could be sent out, The Grand Tronk wire at the station, however, wes utilized in getting mes- sages to those who had business inter- ests„in literk's Falls. While no accurate estimate of the loss could be ascertained to -might it will undoubtedly be very heavy, though it is understood that in most cases the insurance is light. Many of those whose places of business were burned out lived ovee the stbres, and they have not only lost everything, but are ren- dered homeless besides, • Weld in Town's History. Burk's Falls, June 2I. ---`111e worst fire In the history ofee3urk's Fells occurred yesterday, when property to the value of $150,000 went up in smoke. There is in - of about $70,000. The fire orig- inated in the (hying kiln of Knight Bros'. factory, the factory itself being saved by the good work of the fire bri- gade and employees. A. heavy north- west wind was blowing, and the whole town was in claimer otdestruction until the wind subsided in the vening. The heaviest losses are the Burke House, the Clifton House, C. W. Coulter's gen- eral store, Burk's Falls Hardware Co., McDougall & Kork's barber shop and pool -room, the Canadian Express and the G. N. W. office, E. E. Steher's photogeleph gallery, All Saints' Church of England, Culbert & angles bather shop, Lamb & Smith's butcher shop, J. W. Harris' taJor shop, J. N. Dodds' ha,rness shop, Ge C. Church, general merchant, J. J. Mitchell, confectionery, stere, I. Davidovigh, „eneral merehant, S. T. Vanstone's jewelry store and rese &nee, Stewart's livery and the Burk's Falls Transfer Co., also half a dozen dwellings, all eompletely destroyed. W. Sharp Co's. general store, Dr. Partridge's drug store, The Arrow printing office, 3. P. Fowler, general merchant, the postoffice and C. P. R. ticket office, and many other buildings caught on fire, but owing to the good work done by the citizen and the fire brigade were saved. The fire brigade came up from Hunts- ville, but arrived too late to be of any use. Wm. Schroeter was badly burned on *the face and hands and was taken to the hospital on 'Sunday. Burk's Falls is a village of about nine hundred population in the Parry Sound district, situated on the G. T. R. line running to North Bay. The se- lection of the town site was an ex- tremely happy one, being right at the beautiful falls from which it obtains les name. . Not far above the village is the junction of the two branches of the Magnetawan River, both of which 'come from Algonquin Park; The falls provide by far the most important water power on the entire river, and this power was partially developed be- fore the etevent of the railway into the district. The Magnetawan is navigable from Georgian Bay as far as the village, and the place forms the terminus of •a flourishing summer boat route. A few years ago several, large sawmills carried on an extensive business there. but some of them have moved back hearer the woods. Burk's Falls has been efavorite rendezvous for huntsmen in the autumn, and many hunting parties have beeen organized there. Because of the rough scenery in the near vicinity and the abundance of lakes and little streams the summer tourist traffic has been of great import, anee for years. The village hail about twenty stores, three hotels, two sawmills, one sash ,and door factory, ofie woodworking ifactory, one tannery and other minor in &steles. FORESTERS FINISH. tslisiREIVIE COURT FINISHED BUSI- NESS ON SATURDAY. Future Relatiobs Between Order and Union Trust Company Arrenged— Orphans' Home to be Abandoned --Explaining the New Rates. Toronto, Jurte 22,—The Supreme Colirt of the Independent Order of Foresters doted on SaturdAy at noon after hav- ing been ra session sines Iasi; Tuesday. The meeting was an unusually busy one altogether, and We met important questions were disposed of on Saturday. The 'Orphan& Homo on Foresters' Nand, whieb was dosed last Oetober, will be abendoned. A new hone ob probably somewhat less of an elabor, Ate scale will be built. near Toronto, and in the meantime the thildren will he cared for in other pleteee. The pre- sent building will be sold. It was sledded to retain the eonnot, Hon between the order and the Ilnion Trust Company. The Aimee while's have been in operation with reference Ito the compaty for some time will still lba vented out. These aver The capital etteek of the Trust Co n - patty, reduced from $3,000,000 $le (100,000, The $1,000,000 returnel to the Forestere in eeeurities. The- Poreetere' stoek reared by three,fifthe, from $1,000,0o0 to Woe DOO. This to hear the regular dividend. The intereet payableby the Trust COMpany on km* received from the Vorestere to be increased from 4 to r per cent. for western lands; in othet eases to remain at 4 per cents with the proviso that the Hematites le at liberty to refuse to make any loan that it so &- Sires, Before the new rates go into force on October 1 High Court officers will visit different subordinate eourts And explain to the member:5 exactly how melt member will be affeeted by the Anima A number o speeial men will also be chosen for this work where tee most dissatisfaction appears; It is expected that the new rates will mean an increase of nearly $900,- 000 a year with the mortuery fund, The ehange will mean an average increase of a year per member. The Order of the Grand Cross of Merit for distinguished services was eonferree upon four members; on .liats urday. Tliese were Ueury Pratt, of London, who initiatee, the late Dr, Oroultyeteleha; High Chief Ileum efurphy, of California; Alex. titaart and George Mitchell, D. S. C. •-+-4.4-0-a4-4,4-4-e-4-4-4eene4-e-4-4-4-•++++ Shot and Killed New York, June 22. --Watching the passing crowds in the street below, Mrs. Tessie Voilland, while leaning out of the window of ner home in West 45th street, last night, was shot and instantly kill ed by a bullet from a revolver in a spirit of revelry from a crowd of men in the thoroughfare. 4-4•44-4-•-4-•-4444-4-4-4-4,044-+4-4-4-44- 444. PAN -ANGLICAN. U. S. Bishops Address Large Crowds In London, Lontron, June 22.—The delegates to the Pan -Anglican Congrese made a par- tial holiday of Saturday, although sev- eral .meetings were held for the discus- sion of lighter social topics, and the Bishop of Pennsylvania addressed a meeting of 13.000 children. The Bishop of lVfassachusetts, who greatly impressed the congress, preached yesterday at both St, Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. The feature of the services at the cathedral was .the annual visit of the Judges, the congre- gation including the Lord Mayor of London, the sheriffs and Lord Alver- stone, Lord Chief Justice of England, in addition to a number of leading Judges and. a large number of delegates. Bishop Wilkinson, of Minnesota, known as the "Wall street chaplaere" addressed a large open air meeting in Victoria Park in the afternoon. •• 0-1 DAY OF DROWNINGS. Long List of Persons Who Lost Their Lives In the Water. New York, ,Tune 22, --Frank Krise was strangled in the East End Y, M. C. A. swimming pool after he had broken his neck by a dive. August Tstindman, cap- tain of a New York city steam lighter, fell from a ladder into the North River and was drowned. Robert Roper, 14 years old, and Joseph Bizeanzo, 17, went down while bathing- in. the Harlem River. Geo. Williamson, ogee 10, succombed to cramps at North Beach. David Griffin met a similar fate at Sheepshead Bay. Chester .Hart and John Genja, sank in a bathing pool near Trenton, N. J. An unknown man was drowned in the North River and. an unknown boy in Lake Hopatcong, N. J. Frank Donahue was drowned in Staten Island Sound. •• • 11.- 100 YEARS OLD. Was Never Sick—Died In Belleville Refuge. Belleville, Out., June 2. --The oldest resident of this county passed away last night, in the county House of Refuge, in the person of George Deelair, who was NO years old. The deceased ceme out from Ireland when a young man, and was one of the first settlers in the township of Macke, this county, where he always resided until the -House of Refuge opened. The old 311331 was never sick, and had wonderful vitality. The only living relative is it brother, Jacob Deelair, of the village of Queensboro. A WOMAN XIDNAPPED. Carried Off From Yonge and Hayden Streets, Toronto. Toronto, June 22.—Mrs. M. Ander- son, of 240 Richmond street west, was the, victim of an extraordinary assault at the hands of two unknown men about 10.30 last- night. She was stand- ing at the corner of Yonge and Hay- den street, when the two men drove up in a rig. At:cording to her story, one of the men alighted and seized Mrs. Anderson and threw her into the rig. Then the pair drove west with her towards Queen's Park. In the park they gagged their vietim with handkorehief and for some time drove about the poorly lighted streets in the vicinity, coming back at length to the park. Between the notthwest corner of the Parliament buildings and the en- trance to the university grounds Mrs. Anderson succeeded in. tearing the handkerchief from her Mouth and be- gan to scream, Her odes were -heard by University Constable Christie who ran to her assistance. When the men saw Chriatie coming they commeneed beating the woman about the head and faee and finally threw her out of the r1g. The men then drove' toward 'Cot. lege street and off toward the weat. P. C. Young took the 'woman to the. pollee station. • NOTE FOUND' IN PIM Wes Put in Bottle y Toronto Old Two Were Age, Xitigaton, june Z. ---Two years ago on June iSth, 1009, a note signed "Miss Mabel Rubineon, 39 Xing street west, Toronto," was put in it smell bottle, and thrown into Lake Ontario at Oakville. She asked that she be notified when it was found. She will be surprised to hear that it was found in the inside of it big pike. throe feet long, eatight this week In Ilay Bay, Ob011t 176 miles efeet of Oakville, by George E. nartwiek. a A. .COLLINS IS NO MORE. One of Best Known Secret Society Men. ••••••••••••••••• Was Suprema Treasurer of the ' I. O. F. ••••••••••,,m,••• Announced ISS Candidate For Su- preme Chief Ranger, Toronto, June 22,-1:Tarry A, Collins, Supreme Treasurer of the Independent Order of leoreaters, and one of the best known society men in Canada, elee sud- denly here on Saturday. Hardly had his bretheen of the Supreme" Court of the 1 .0, is, finisned their work when he passed way, .Vor two days he had been partially uncoil:scions, and the end came at 4.00 o'clock in the afternoon. Shuns Wednesday he had not left Ids home at 0 Major street. The immediate cause of death was acute nephritis, a form of kidney trouble, with which he had been afelicted for years, Dr. Frederick Win - nett and two "trained nurses had been in attendance, and Saturday morniug it was announced that there was just a chance of success. The last week, however, had been momentous one for Berry A, Collins which his highly -strung -temperament and weekened condition were not able to combat. For days before the f$u- preme Ctourt opened and during the first two or three sessions his name was on every person's lips. He ebad-indirectly announced himself as it candidate for the office of Supreme Chief Ranger, and had given out his platform, When the delegr this to the Supreme Court begae to arrive it was seen that his candida- ture was hopeless, On Monday last he gavehis announcement to the press that he would retire froin the contest. Tues- • day was a day of anxiety, since there promised to be strong opposition to his candidature for the Treasurership, it position which he had held for thirteen yeers. In Wednesday's election he won out for this position on the &mind bal- lot. On • Friday night the Supreme Court reduced Ids salary from $7,000. to $4,000. At Tuesday evening's session the administration of Mr. Collins was at- tacked by the Supeeme Chief Ranger, G. Stevenson, in the memorable speech in which many things in coimec- Uwe with the order were frankly dis- cussed. Of the salary cut, of course, Mr. Collins knew nothing, coming as it did as the culmination of a series of crucial events. Last month Mr. Collins was 134 years of age, having been born at Thurles, County Tipperary, 'Ireland. He was educated at Dublin, and carne to Canada at the age of seventeen. In Toronto he entered the employ of A. R. McMas- ter & Brother, as it clerk in their whole- sale business in this city. He remained with that firm for eine years, and thee was engaged in the business of W. IL Sparrow, and later went into buste for himself. He was married in to it daughter of Robert Fraser, of this eity. He was it member of the Church of England. • ea e For about. twenty years he has been a member of the I. 0. F., but was pro- minent in many other lodge circles. Bo - sides his Forestic connection he was. Imperial Potentate of the Ancient Ara- ble Order of the Northern Mystic Shrine. whieb was the highest office among the Shriners. It is said that Mr. Collins was the first Shriner in this 'emintry, he having been initiated at De- troit 25 years ago. He was a Past Grand Master of the Canadian Order of Oddfellows, a member of the A. 0. IL W., of the Royal Arcanum, of the Knights of Pythias, and the I. 0. 0. P. His medal in eonnection with the Shrine office is said to be worth $700 in itself. 'When the end came on Saturday there were present at his bedside his wife, his sister, Mrs. Fullerton, 23 Wil- ton Crescent, and his two daughters, Mrs. Mary Bastedo and Mrs. James Kennedy. His (nay son, Harry, isaranch- ing near Stratheona, Alta. The funeral, which will be private will take place front the residence on Major Area, At 2,30 on Tuesday. The offices of the I. 0. P. in the Temple building will be draped to -day. -* S. S. CONVENTION. Three Canadians Are on the Lesson Committee. Louisville, June 21.—An important feature of the 12th international Sun- day school convention was the adoption of the report of the Anternational Les- son Connuittee, -wroth prepares lessons for all Sunday schools with a member- ship of about 10,000,000. The report contains the following: • "That the convention of International Sunday School Associations instruct the Leeson Conunietee which Is to be ap- poiltted, for the next six years, to conn tine the work of arranging and issuing the uniform lessons as heretofore. "That the convention authorize its Lesson Committee also to continue the preparation of a, 'thoroughly graded course of lessons, which may be used. by any Sunday school which desires it, in whole or in part. "That this convention instructs its Lesson Committee in the fulfilment of these tasks to seek the continued pre- paration of the 131.•itish Boothia of the Lesson Committee." The members of the American section of the Leseoe Committee were elected. They include Justice .1. J. Macle,ree, To- ronto, Ont.; Rev. 11, L Rodford, Mont- real, Que.; and Williani Patrick, Winni- peg, Man, NV. N. Hartshorne, of Boston, was re- elected chairman of the Executive Coins pittee, William Hamilton, of Toronto, was °Jetted second vim -chairman. Over 200 men from all parts of the world attended the reunion and banquet of delegates to the World Sunday 6.chool Conventioe, held at Rome, Jerusalem, London and St, 1.onis. 4 • • PE1DDLER'S SON, WINS, Senior Wrangler et Ciunbridge After Two Years. London, june 21. --The Senior Wrangler at Cambridge this year is 'a. RUSSlarl student, the sort of an East End Jewish peddler who has been driven to London by persecution, This young man is natrod Selig lltodetske, and his success f onishes it remark. able example of the possibilities open to the poorest boy. in the English eke mentary sehoole. Ilig father landed hero /net...Unity penniless sixteen "ItraSeligalMVS.as sent tO tile jews' free, school in the East End of London ef whiell Lord Rotitechild is president. Iwitiog There he won a scholarship which en. I SuNv'''AY AT abIed him to go to Trinity Colieg? Cambridge, in October, 1906. Ile is row in possession of scholarships producing £950 a year, father was interviewed When the news of his SIlceeliii reached London. Thin is the second time that a Xew has been "Senior Wrangler" at Cams bridge, The first occasion was in 1867, when the honor was VsOn by the mb Tuma Hartog, who was a. promins ent figure in the agitetion for the removal of jewisb, disabilities, 4-44,4-444-•-•++++44-4-4.4-44-44-•444. Twelve Drowninds New York, June 22,—Twelve deaths by drowning were receded in New York end vieinity in the past 24 hours, the intense heat drawing thousands to the beaches to seek relief either in or on the water. John Milton lost his life iesening three men who had cap- sized in a light boat in the East River, aaaas-•-*4-(sas-a-G.4-saa-a-aaaas.+4.a.......4a,..als_ . BUFFALO DROWNING Young Lad and UnknownswMan Had Lastiln. Buffalo, June 22.—The old swimming hole in Buffalo -Creek at the foot of Weimar avenueeelaimed its first victim of the serum yesterday afternoon. Fritnk Ttrozwski, la years eid, of 100 Weixner street, was drowned in eight feet of water and within thirty feet of the The body was recovered a few min- utes after the drowning by Steven Jab- loaski, 22 years old. Yesterday afternoon the Strozwski boy and another lad, Frank Cosnarek, 13 years old, who lives at the same ad- dress in Weimar street, decided to go to the creek to bathe. They found hun- dreds of other boys there when they ar- rived. Five minutes later the Strzwski boy, who could swim some, was heard to utter cries for help. Without throwing off his coat Jab- loaski plunged into the stream And swam rapidly to the spob where the boy WaS last seen to have gone down. .ffe dived to the bottom of the stream bseozal times before he could locate the After boastino°that he had swam across the Erie Canal more times than. any man of bis age in the city of Buf- falo, Barney Dugan, 22 years Old, who had no home in particular, took his last "dip" yesterday, when lie threw off his elothes and plunged into the. canal at the foot of Maryland street, starting across stream. He sank to his death in mid -stream. By the time rescuers, reached the spat where he went down they were- too late, The theory is advanced that the man was taken with'eramps while he was in mid -a bream. No one seerne to know who he is or who his relatives are. Most of the per- sons with whom he associated with *new him as "Barney." The body bas been removed to the morgue awaiting some one to el:dm it. 9sp THE TRUSTS. DENOUNCED BY SPEAXERS AT PAN. ANGLICAN CONGRESS. Judge liannington Declared Trusts to be Hostile to the Interests of Every- one, Pressing down and Impoverish- ing the People. tondon, June 21.—At the Pan -Angli- can Conference yesterday the Bishop of .the Yukon described his work among the Canadian Indians, who, he inciden- tally mentioned, have given mostliber- ally to tfle thank -offering in connection with the conference, Judge Hannington, in the course of a speech opening the discussion on moa- opolies, said it was a subject upon which the Church should express its opinion in a decided manner. Mon- opolies were prejudicial to the public interests and to the best interests of the church and Christianity. Trusts were hostile to the interests of everyone, Pressing down and. impoverishing the people. It was wrong, morally ono con- stitutionally, that any subject' should have a monopoly or control of anything which was intended for the weu-being of the people. (Bear, hear.) He heiu that jeeople who raised the price of coal or bread were as big monopolists as anyone else. The food of the poor, from mid; upwards, was akomineeey paid for. People talked of the thriftlessness of the poor, but the poor were robbed by everyone and exploited in every (my. Among the other speakers, who all eondemned trusts, were several Cana, dians. Mr. N. le, Davidson, of Toronto, thought they should get at the root principle of monopolies—selfishness. He denounced the greed of labor in Am- erica, which, he held, was reeponeriee for more monopolies than anything. On Friday night, for the fourth night in sumession, the vase Albeit Hall was oecupied by an audience of nearly 10,000 persons. The discussion was "Rau Problems in Christendom." CANADA'S MINX BILL. ••••411...W.J. More Beer and Wine ,and Less Strong Liquor Consumed, Ottawa, lune ',I.—Canada's con- suntntion of hasl miler and tobacco declined during the past year, while the consumption of beers and wines allowed a slight increase. The con - gumption of spirits during the year was .889 of a gnHon per head of pop - raglan, against .947 the year previous. Beer was consutted to the amount • 1 5.812g/1110ns per head, while the year previous the --years previous the amount was 5.86 gallons, The eon- etimption of wine was .096 of a gal- lon per head, against .092 the year be- fore. The average amount of tobac- eo tonsumed was 2.898 pounds per head, while the mar previous it was 2.053 pounds. DANCING MASTERS. Toledo, 0,, Attie 2e. --Two hundred 1110/1 ADAW0111011 front all pitrta of the United Stittee aml Canada are liere in attenelanee nt the caninel earvention of the linited Profeeeional Teachers of lemming of Ameritet. The eonvention will eontinne during the week. It. 6.-1/unt- i Inghouse, of tliteego, is president of the organization. ‘601i0161001.0.44000440,004•104r .......?..../....N..mokno1101000.0.- cover, though One of the bullets. my neve entered a Jung, . Through an interpreter it Was liner. tained tilat elle had suspected that Mrs. Augelina Pace, the wounded woman, had . tried to disrupt her home. It was as- serted that the elder woman hail tried to- persuade ner etepson the imeband of THE OLD CAMP. •••••••••11•••1•1, Some Infections Cases Are Being Carefully Looked After. Efficiency Will be Exceptionally High at the Close. Niagara Calnp7-June 22. --General Ot- ter finished his inepedtion at the eamp on Saturday. Amon the guesses of the day was Hon. Dr, Ppm, Minieter af ucation. The gannets' mess tent blew in on them on Friday night, when fif- teen men were under the canvas, but all erewled out -unhurt. Prectically ell the officers 'Mess tents in the infantry lines went flat as the walls of Jerieho, and there were wild times an the horses Mies for it few minutes, The artillery were in melt the game plight, but none of the animals broke loose, thanks to the excellent discipline maintained. The gunners were setting oue firing lines lu the moraine:and generally preparing for tilnfirttZ Vd'ertioiniTek of the sham fight are given. The plan is identieal with that spoiled by .rain last year, with the Addition of the ar- tillery. The Blue or defending force pen - Meting of two squadrons of 2nd Drag- oons, two guile of the 7th Battery, the RA brigade on foot and X, and X1 Field Ambulances itre coverieg a section of the Welland Canal from an attack of the Red force, which is going to land. at Queeeeten or Niagara -on -the -Lake, The attaeleing force win consist of four squae drops of horse, two guns from the ,7th Battery, the 3rd and 4th brigades of infantry and the 121h :ma 13tla Vide Ambulances, The attaelsing force will be commanded by Lieut. -Col, J. Mason, while the defenders will act under Lieute Col. E. A. Cruickshank. By an inclinations the end of this week will see a height of effieieney at - tabled never reaohed before, To a limit- ed extent the ape for manoeuvres re- cenbly purchased. by the Government will be available for horse, Fences all over the stretch of country were torn down yesterday and brought into camp for firewood and the Second Dragoons and Governor -General's Body Guards have tested it as a drilling ground. Steps will be taken to see that the val. uable vineyards and other crops are safe- guarded against damage, but in spite of obvious limitations consequent on the rough diameter of the ground, the cav- nlry are enthusiastic at the prospeet of something like it proper area to manoen- vreTleten.first infectious cases were isolated on Saturday. One diphtheria patient was sent from the cavalry lines, while mumps is the disorder the other patient has. Both tents were thoroughly dis- infected and the effects of all the men in them fumigated, Another case was in the infantry lines, The patient was isolated, and forty-seven men in the same company were disinfeeted. The 13th Field Ambulance are filtering their water for -drinking purposes, and details from twoa brigades take it as quickly as it can be treated. The headquarters staff is being sup- plied with well water from the Queen's Royal Hotel. There were two other minor accidents yesterday, both in the cavalry lines. A man in the Mississauga , Horse had his ankle broken by a kick, and the steel shod hoof of his charger cue off the toe of another unfortunate militiaman. DOWn in the eool recesses of Para- dise Grove the Civil Engineers are building a section of a redoubt. It is supposed to be one side of a star- shaped fortification, extending over a considerable area. To the north a pif with barbed wire entanglements has been prepared for the reception of hostile cavalry. The top of the redoubt is loopholed for the men firing, while a bomb -proof trench has been pre- pared for the exhausted reserves, who will presently be called upon to turn out again. It was in a series of such pits that the defenders of Ladysmith took shelter from. Long Tom as he spat hells down on the little town. Under a scorching sun yesterday af- ternoon over five thousand troops formed in a hollow square before headquarters for divine service. The headquarters staff stood in an isolated unit at atten- tion all through the hour of service, but when Oha.plain Antall, of the 31s1 Owen Sound Regiment, began his short dis- course all others- in the assemblage Were allowed to stand easy. Twelve massed bands played the hymns, and the visitors joined heartily In singing. After "God. Save the King" the redcoats broke up quickly, boarded ears for Buffalo or waited till the steam. ers for Niagara Falls or Queenston left. Red was the predominant color in Nia- gara Fails N. Y., and no matter where one looked' mulct 'appeared, The Roman Catholics under Colonel Mason paraded for mass at the town church at 8 o'clock. 'While watching the service on the common Sidney White, it farmer of Homer, Was badly mashed. by his horse. He was water- ing the animal when it got scared at the band music, threw hint and trod on him. Twelve stitches had to be put in his head in Um 10th Meld Ambulance. A private of the 17th ran anmck among the lines, and some comrades suffered, but there were no serious re- sults. He a_sis now itt. the town jail. A FAMILY QUARREL ai••••••••.*: Italian Woman Shoots Down Hus- band's Step -Mother. Iluffaio, lune 22.—Within a stone's throw of St, .Aethony's Church, where she was goitig yesterday morning to at- tend 8 o'clocl mass, Mrs. Angelina Pace, 48 Years old, of 104 Virginia street, was shot down and perhaps fatally wounded by it young Italian woman who had rce eently become the bride of the wounded* wornaws stepson. The shooting Oeeurred in Front AV. rime, Was witmessed by hundreds of persons Who were hurrying through the street on their way to church, and ere - mind excitement in the neighbor- hood. Four shots were fired. Two took ef- feet and the woman dropped to the side- walk after running' for more than it block and then turning into tui alleyway. Amelia, Pate', 34 years old, of 265 San- tee), street, the woman who is Alleged to have trencheronely snot the step- mother of Iter liusbatul, is lield by the police on an open charge pending devel- opments. The injured WOIriari was taken to the new Volinnints Hospital in Niagara. street, where it was said yeeterday ternoon that she lied a ehanee to re. the women did the, shooting, to re- turn to sunny Italy. It was declared that he had been offered the money with which to Make tile trip. On House Tops 'long Xiang, June ca.—The city of Wu Chow is inundated by the abnormal rise of seventy feet in the Fu River. Many casualties are reported, end much daroage luta Ibeen done along the river banks, which are littered, with refuse. The ..ienabitants are taking refuge on the housetops. +44-4-•-•-•4-•44-e.see•-4-44-4-4-4-4-4-4-•+ ANTI -GAMBLING LAW Interest Taken In Legal Proceedings to Beat the LAW. •••••••••••••••• New York, June a—Racing interests in this city ana. throughout the country are profoundly interested ia the case ot Melville Collins, who was selected by counsel for the Jockey Club to be arrest- ed•at the Sheepehead Bay track last week in order -that a juidicial interpreta- tion of the new anti -gambling laws may be obtained. The legal question in the Collins case is whether a verbal bet accompanied by the passage of the money won or loin:, but without the takine or it memoran- dum of the bet, constitutes a violation of the law. Collins had made suck it bet, when be was arrested by the private detectives in the employ of the Coney 181411(1 Jockey Club, under whose ails - piece the races were being held, He ww taken to it Magistrate's court, where he was held for a hearine°to-day, but coun- sel for the jockey Club quicely brought the case before the Supreme Court by eecuring a writ of habeas corpus. The hearings in the cases of the 19 bookmakers arrested at the Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay tmeke were set for June 29 by Magistrate *Voorhees in the Coney Island court to -day. The hearing af the Islend Jockey Club's application to make permanent Ike injunction estraining the police from interfering with the orderly collection of patrons at Sheepshead Bay, which was returnable this morning, was adjourned until Wednesday by Justice Blanchard, of the Supreme Court, to -day. • • * THE CIGARETTES: Consumption of Them In Canada Growing Rapidly. Ottawa, Ont., June 22,! -The Want Revenue Department returns indicate that the consumption of eigareetes in the, Dosninion is increasing rapidly and that the Government bill to cheek the use of tobacco by minors has been in- trodneed into Parliament none tem soon. For the fiscal year ending. March 31, 1908, there were consumed in Canada 384,800,000 cigarettes. The year be- fore the number was 355,000,000. In 1909 it was 209,000,000 in 1905 it was 250,000,0,00 and in 1904, 211,000,000. Ten years ago the inland revenue returns ehowed only 80,000,000 cigarettes for the year. YORK LOAN. End to All Disputes—Claims to 10 Appoi tioned. Toronto, June '22.—As it result of a meeting of all couniel for various claimants against the assets of the York County Loan e( eavings Com- pany it was Saturd tS meriting decided that no further appeals will be made from the decision of lel . George Kap- pole, the official refsaei in the cave, and that appeals notvio. progreee will be dropped. The lie iidators, tea Na- tional Trust Compalv, will no e be able to go on with the work of oppor- Honing to each of the thousancle • claimants Lis share. Inc work win probably occupy some months. • • --- BOILER EXPLODES, ••••••/••••••••••••1 Killing Fireman and Fatally Scald- ing Brakeman. Imlay City, Mich., June 22.—Engineor Thrums Gibes was killed and Fireman W111. Brown and Brakeman Smith fatal- ly scalded when the boiler of a Grand Trunk Railway freight mine exploded early to -da et two miles west of here. The engine above the trucks was blown to fragments and the first three cars of the train, which had left Port Huron at 3 it. m. for Chicago, were wrecked. • COMMUNIONS DISCONTINUED. ••••••••••••,••• Boston Will Not Be the- Mecca of Wen - fists as of Md. Boston, june 21.—The annual com- munion seasons a the First Church of Christ, Scientist, width for some years have beenethe oecasion of the gathering in Boston of vast multitudes of Chris- tian Scientists from all parts of the world, are to be discontinued. The great membership of the Boston Church and its limited seating &tit:laity is given as the principal reason for abol- ishing the communion season in the mother auras in A communication sent out to -day by Mrs, Mary Baker G. Eddy, head of of the ehureh, which provides, how. ever, that the branch dawdles shall eontinue the custom of the communion • t PRINCE HMI. Petrie, June 22, --Tho Echo de Pares states that Prince Ilene de Sagan and Mme. Gould promeded by automobile to Boulogne and thence crossed the eliannel to Folkestone. Toronto eleteetivee are trying fo "pump". members of the Sheet litelel Workers' Union as to tile fin:mei:1i standing of its offieenes ngeinst, whom there is a $7,500 judo -mit. WHO IS THIS, DEAD- GIRL? .••••••.•••,...Int Went by Name of !Attie Holmes I Detroit 4 And Had Letters From Ernie De% vine, Hamilton, Was Estranged From Her. Mother -- Real Name Unknown. ....,••••••••••••••• • e Detroit, Mich, June 22. ---With friends, relatives awl home addrese all unknown, the WO of it pretty young woman thee in Maims' morgne, and milesclaimed by friends. or relatives soon, the body will have to be buried in en unknown grave in, the potter's field. The young woman, was known in De- troit, whet she has worked for severel months, AS "Lottle Holmes," but an in- vestigation reveals that this was just an assumed name for the pmpose of Idding her identity, because of some fancied trouble with het parents, her Detroit friends say. It is believed the young wo- man's home is in Hamilton, and several letters bearing the Hamilton postmark were found among the few personal ef- fects the young woman left when she died, Alt of these lettere are from young women and young men friends. 1111' most recent letters, which were of a very Jover-11k0 nature, were signed "-gr. ole Devine," Hamilton, Ont. The officiate in Detroit believe that if Devine can be found he may be able to tell who the young woinans relatives are, as the let - eters are of such a turn that makes it evident that he was well acquainted with the dead girl. The young woman was about 22 years of age, and has been em- ployed in Detroit hotels. She was taken sick the middle ef last week, and died in Grace Hospital, after an operation last Friday. It was not dis- covered that the young woman was trav- elling under an assumed name until ate, ter her death, when an effort was made to locate her relatives. One woman for whom the dead girl worked said the girl a few days before she died mentioned that shawas estranged from her mother. The woman did not think at that time, however, that the girl was not giving her right name. 444- BOY DROWNED. Fourteen -Year -Old Lad a Victim at Rockland. Rockland, Ont., June 22.—A sad drowning accident occurred this morning at 11 o'clock, when Amede Blais, of this place, aged 14, was playing at the gates at the upper ruill and- seemingly fell into the water unnoticed, He was in the water 15 minutes before the accident was noticed. Dr. W. T. Ferguson was immediately summoned, and although everything possible was done to restore the boy, the efforts were no use. The father of the boy lived at Bouchette, Que., where be is employed by Mrs. An - dry Colford. His brother, Prudhomme Blida, works in this village. The body will in all probability be taken to Eau- chette, -but nothing definite can be lefaotnhee'rcntil instructions come from the The coroner has given orders for bur- ial, .No ingnest will be held, unless the family request, as there was quite a number present. FLEW THREE MILES Frenchman's Machine Went Forty Miles an Hour. •••—••—•••••••••••• Milan, junc,22.--Leon Delagrange, the French aeroplanist, continued his tests hem yesterday. A high wind prevailed and on several attempts Delagrange was only able to fly about a mile and a quar- ter. Finally, however, he went around the eourse, traversing about three miles ata velocity of forty miles an hours - His macbine all during the test was about twenty feet from the gaound, and the great assemblage cheered M. Dela- grange enthusiastically and Mr. Farman warmly congratulated him. ''4. A TOP HAT PARADE. London Hatters Attempt to Revive the Silk Tile, London, Jena 21.—A determined effort is being made in London to revive the top hat. For some years past tin. silk hat has been declining in public favor and Derbys and straws have be vaded the west end and the city, an- nually incren•sing in numbers. A committee has been formed by silk hat manufacturers, whose business is threatened, and on July 4 a greet pro- Meaban, in which, all members will Weer the' best and most perfect style in top hats, will march through ths Anglo- French Exhibition, with the objeet of showing bow hemming is this style of headgear. e WIRELESS IN ST. PE±ER'S. Pope to be Presented With Marconi Apparatus. Itorne, june 21.—According to a len.d- ing clerical journal, the Pope will be presented on the occasion of his jub. ilee with it 14fareoni wireless apparatus to be installed on top of the cupola of St. Peter's, The Halo points out that such astation,to be of praetical service, would require the installation of it corresponding Marconi station by Catholic bodies in other countries, which, it says, is not likely unless the Jesuits undertake the task of fit- tlinifup stations in their vedette Iose * THE AUTO RACE. Paris, ,Tune 22,---A despatch to the Matin from lkurtsk says that the Ann erican ear in the New York to Paris race has erossed Lake Mika and is expeeted to artive there Room The Getman ear ia already at Irkutsk end will remain at thet city until Monday, BRITISH AMBASSADOR. Mantis Minn., June 11. —James Bryce, British Ambassador to the ITnited States. and Mrs, Ilryee arrived here yes- terday. They will stay in Buluth until Tuesday night, when they win return east 011 tile steamer Northwest, A wonian taken tothe 1Vestern, Hospi- tal, Toronto, on leripy, uneonseiens, heti not lieen identified up to Saturday even. ing, WILL KEEP. HND- US OUT, A04 IMMIGRA.NT MUST if417:4 TWO RDNDBSD 441044,48, 11119.170••••••••-.1 Grderdn-Council Passed at Ottawa Witb lnitheintOgbrjaeteitontm r Witctiitnug cA0 Spiseetnite of 13ritish Government, Ottawa, June 22,—With a VicW to re. striding emigration from ladia to Vile - edit an order in Comma Ines been, aeass. ea making it compulsory that every IA - (lieu immigrant elghteen years or over aliall beve in hie or her possessioe the sum of at least $200 on lending IA O.tn- 4118 underetotel that the regulation ie made with the consent of the British Government. Altheugh as it result of the regulations passed on the return of Mr; .Mackenzte 4lng from England and the action of the Itailien authori- ties in discouraging any further elan gattaiindta toaise°ultrYrintof t:latter hespzeet1caiysto ped, the Government nes feene that there is still a loophole or two by which Ifiedus, attracted by stories of high gweatgeinstoluol Bairiatdisa, Inrd hOoluombeiart , moforestall settailill any possible influx this summer the new regulation has been, passed, The order hi Connell does not specific. ally mention India as the country par. ticularly affected by it, but is coudied in general language. fedia, however, is the only country to which it will apply: %he order recites that: "Whereaa Canada is looking primarily for inuni. grants of au agricultural class to oc, cupy vacant lauds, and as immigrants from Asia belong, as a rule, to the laboring clesses, and their language and mode of life render them unsuited for settlement in Canada, where there are no colonies of their own people to ea. sure their maintenance in case of their inability to secure employment, it is necessary that provision be nutde so that such inunigrants -may be possessed of sufficient money to Make them tem- porarily independent of unfavorable in- dustrial conditions when coming into Canada. efore,. His Excellency the Geyer- , nor -General nt Council is pleased to order that the amount of money roe quired to be in possession of each inn migrant as a comlition to hisbeing permitted to enter Canada shall be $200• in the case of all Asiatic immi- grants, other than those with whose - countries the Government of Caneda has special arrangements or those con- cerning whose countries special stat- utory regulations exist on the pert of Canada.. The conditions as to tickets to destination to remain as at present." • BACHELORS MUST CHOOSE. Annual Marriage—. Mart at Village of E Brussele, Jun:411226lle .—SiTISI.e marriageable spinsters of the village of Ecaussines • have completed their arrangements for the annual bachelor suety. They held a meeting this week at which letters were read front the late members of the Spinsters" Executive Committee, who have recently resigned on amount of their having found bus - bands at the Met party. The baehelor guests will be received at the gates of the town by a recep- tion committee composed of the pretti- est of the malaiageable spinsters. The new President of the Association (the late President having married two moaths ago) will deliver an address of welcome, which will be responded to. by a balcelieloit;e. Tint bachelors will be escorted around the town by the reception com- mittee, After the promenade, during which the visitors will be given it fair opportunity to inspect the charms of • the spinsters, a concert will be given in the public park. The band will play nothing but nuptial marches and love songs. At sunset a dinner will be served in the town hall, the bachelors and spin. sters occupying alternate seats. Any bachelor who wishes to sit beside a particular spinster may do so. A ball will follow, and it is expected that the usual number of engagements will be announced before the evening is over. It has been decided this yeeer to al- low young ladies of neighboring vil. lages to come andmake their •ehoice at Ecaussines. 4.. A CHILD BURGLAR. Girl of Twelve Caught Pinching a Lock. New York, June 22.—The ehampion girl burglar has been located in Pater- son, N. J. Mary Lockhard is her name, and she is only twelve years old. At. tendants remarked her unusual beauty. Rosy cheeked, with wavy hair flowing over her shoulders, she looked like an innocent little school girl when. she was arraigned itt the Juvenile Court yester- day, She was caught shortly before Midnight in Stoney road, while picking it lock m the residence of- Frederick Wit - son. When searched at police headquar- ters the child had in her possession sev- enteen keys) a silver wateh and twenty. one eents. The keys formed a burglar's outfit. Mary is a graduate of the public school, and is Very preeocious. Up to six months- ago she wits it model and dutiful child and very attentive to her studies. Her parents believe she was the tool of it gang which operates in the city. Mr. .o.chard said that he lied given the polio information that would lead to the attest of the leader of the gang, a man who conducted it, sehool and taught ehildren to beeeme professional pickpockets -and an -around thieves. • 4 *4 SWALLOWED "UP IN MUD. ••••••••••..d.l.,• Two French Sehoolthasters and. Girl Lod Their Lives. Paris, ,Tune 22.—Two sehool masters of Marlaix and it girl, the daughter of one of them, were swallowed up by the soft mud itt Morlaix nether et lose tide recently. They and another soltoolmaster, who Ives saved, had been out in it boat. They stayed out too long, and ran ashore in the soft mud at the bottom of the harbor. It Was getting dark, end as they tenni not get Mt boat out of the CM they partially nialvieesed and tried to scitamble inshore. Two of the melt took the girl between theta, and the other one went on in front. Suddenly he head loed shrieks for help, and looking kelt he saw the three behind hint elowly distippeering itt the mint ITe 'titled to help them but multi tot, and juSt as the erambled on to firm lata unfortunAte (ampere. bone diseppeitred with one Ituet (impair. ing shriek Welt, be say, 3m ail never forget,