The Wingham Advance, 1909-02-25, Page 7• A,
BATTLESHIP
FLEET El ME.
The flower of the Uaitml States
Navy Warmly Welcomed
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On its Return -From a Successful
Trip Around the
President Roosevelt awl lhousoods
Greet Thelt Ream To-elay,
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Comfort, Va., Feb. 22.—With
Ineaewerd bound, penitents streaming fer
Ind them twenty-eight beetle playing
"The Star Spangied Banner" And Wet -
lug mem roaring tribute to the Presi-
dent of the United t:.eates,Alle battleship
fleet of the Amerivan navy ended its
worhns eruise here to -day after an ab -
hence of fourteen months, and ending a
notable journey of 45,000 miles.
The joy of home-coMing eves written
upon the fatga of every bittekteket and
every °Meer on board, the sixteenehips,
The loeg cruise, the visit to many of
the most famous ports in the world, the
homage that has been paid to the fleet
by every 'ration favored on the (nailing
list, have been sources. of intense interest
to every oue aboard. tee famoua vessels,
but uneuestionably there was no ,seeee
in all the world to eomparo in beauty
with the familiar landmarks picked up
hy the battle. fleet, as it steamed, a tri-
mnishant, self-reliant and efficient
foree, througli the Virginia Capes to-dity
and entered the hospitable waters. of
Cheeepeake Bay aud Hampton Roads.
As she led the iteautiful column of
battle ships out of Hampton Roads four-
teen months ago, and ns she piloted the
throngh all the seasant into all
the ports ot the long erulee, the flagehip
Conneetient steamed again to -clay at the
Lead of the returning squadron. In the
wake. of the white ships of the home-
coming fleet followed a welcoming host
in grey—four battleships and five power-
ful cruisers being an eseorting column
sent out to sea to convey a preliminary
word of welcome to the famone ships,
WEATHER CLOUDY.
The day of the home coming dawned
with prospects of weather as fair as
the eloudlese day in December, 1007, on
whieh the fleet set sail, an overhanging
shadow of gray amide showing clearing
streaks of red and blue to the eastward
nt sunrise. aest before 7 a. on, how-
ever, a fog bank suddenly ebut down,
and .eet the whistles and bells of the
many craft in the roads started sereech-
ing and tolling their notes of warning.
The fog lifted again within an hour.
but lefb a pr mita of it gray day which
was. anything but attractive to the
thousands upon thousands of people
gathered here from all parts of the
country, and who were either afloat or
lining the shores of the water front to-
day to help in the joyous acclaim to
the home corning ships and men.
Foreign naval attaches, immense par-
ties of Government officials and high of -
Boma of the armyaand navy were
aboard the fleet of welcome which
steamed out to -day to greet the income
ipg veasele, and witness the review by
the President at the tail of the horse-
shoe. The Mayflower, which came down
from Washington last night with a, dis-
tinguished party on board, cast her an-
chors in the some waters to -day where
ehe took up a positio nat the sailing' of
the fleet. After the .ceremonial greet-
ing of the battleshipa and their escort,
the Mayflower steamed herself at the
end ofthe long eolumn into Hampton
Roane and ben the
home mining ves-
sels li!ed anchored elle took up a, poen
tion. in the centre of the fleet. Admiral
Sperry and other iug officers, together
with thecaptains commanding, was re-
ceived .on hocerd, and to them -President
Roosevelt extended the cordial thanks,
whieh he afterward expreeeed anew to
the officers and evolve of the four diva
eional flagships, the Connecticut, Louis -
nine, Georgia and Wisconsin, winch he
visited late in the afterneon.
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UNIONISTS AT OUTS
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LORD ROBERT CECIL CRITICISES
TACTICS OF CONFEDERATES.
Foretaste of Protection—Daylight Sav-
ing Bill Will Likely Pass—Govern-
ment Favors the Measure -,-House
of Lords Discusses Irish Ques-
tions,
Loneon: 'Feb. first -week of
Itiiiiiunent has nlreedy been. marked.
by debates revealing the deep concern
of the country over the interaal eou.
dition. The Bret amendment offered
• to the reply to the Soecelt from the
throne evokea a 4peech from it Labor
member not heretofore ageociated
with the disorderly ta.cties of Vidor
Graysonand his following, in which
it was nutde cleat that the tempo of
the moderate membersof the Labor
group wee rising fast, and that they
acre disposed to take advaritage of ev-
tery chance to prevent other business in
)the House until the unemploymerit ques-
tion basbeen taken up.
LORD ROBERT •CLCIL'S PROTEST.
. 'The third days debate Was on Atts
ten Chamberlain's proposal of alt am-
taidment looking toward tariff reform.
The most impressive feature of the
week, hewever, was the speeeh of Lord
Robert Cecil, who, without, any per -
touter oratorical grace, but with inn
menee moral force, protested against
the action of the "confederates; who
are handed together .to drive out free
traders. from •the party. Ile
denounced their secret eonepiratorial
irethode as prophetic of what would
Ile rampant in the politleal tted eom-
Ottereial nife of the nation if a ttrotec-
jive tariff and the eoneequent trusts
•evere allowed to demoralize the land.
• Thro speech•appears, to have deeply inn
eneeged the nation.
eession Was given over to a
hearing of the dismalstatistics inidneea
lty the Opposition, It was paitielpated
in try A. .r. Ditifour, aieorge
Charles MaeternicansWieston Chtetchill,
David Lloyd -George, C. le Mallet reel
.Alfred Lyttelton. 'Phis fiseal debate
eas reniarkableagetiotie, Able and at
times
The Mine of Lords. wan mainly oc-
eupleti .thie week with eonditions In ire-
atted, where there have twee Follette
OMITS.
DAYLIGHT SAVING ititsie
in drawing for plates, thisseseion
eeeenteere with private billa glee!, first
eleenen to ltohert PeAree, who' will
ilietefore 1laS ali early onportgelty
to harialitee hie de:slight saving bill
Jt 15 underefood that the 'Government
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lima to favor the bill, anaLL
teniege ia likely. "The abn of thie
bill iq to promote the more ettaentlea
use and eujoement of deylight 'during
the summer mouth% It is proposed
that on 010 third Similes! in April la,
melt year all the cj1'tt iD the United
laingdom shall be advaneed ouoiiout
at le, oe.look in the petneung. In Mimi
%myna 2 otanek will he ranee 0,
Peeple evil), flute ite. ana go to work
an hour earlier and will have an extra,
tour's daylight for recreation after
the dava. work le done, On the tined
Sundey in Seetember the cloeke will be
palled baek an hour, and will. reeord
time as they do at present.
IN SNOW FOR, DAYS.
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Body of a Suicide Discovered on
Shore Near Toronto.
Toronto: Feb. 22. --The thawing of
the snow during the mild weather of
the past few days resulted in the die,
coveey on tho lake Otero near Trifler
avenue last evening of the body of a
man believei). to hey° been G. Parker,
of Now York. A bullet wound in the
mouth penetrneing np through to the
brain' a revolver lying near by with
one 'clamber empty and a note found
in tho dead menti pocket in an envelop°
addressed to "The Coroner" told the
story of imother suicide.' The note was
unsigned aud read, "Too meet' ,sieknese
which I caned stand any longer,"
A. card of the Queen's Hotel hear-
ing the mime of G. Parker was the only
clue to identification found ou the
body. Investigation showed that Parker
had registeredat the betel on, Jet:M(11'Y
29, but had only stayed there a day. He
had no baggage and the hotel people
knew nothing of him. Ile was apparent-
ly 37 years of age, five feet five niches
in height and of average build. In his
pookets the police fouud $2.23,
SEIZE MAYOR'S CHAIR
sheriff Holds WritAgainst Muni -
peg City.,
Winnipeg, Feb, 21.—A. writ of ere-
oution was iseileat against the city of
Winnipeg on Saturday morning,
through the solicitors of Kelly Bro-
thers & Co., of Kenora, the firm who
built the Redwood bridge here, and
were accused of violating . the fair -
wage clause. The city held back part
of tho pay, andthe courts ruled that
this was illegal. The mattor has
never been adjusted, and ou Saturday
the company took out a writ.
It was planed in the hands of the
Sheriff, and he went prepared to seize
the Mayor's chair and other furniture
in the Council chamber. However, a
postponement was secured until tomor-
row to see if soine proper settlement
cannot be made in ,,the meantime.
A DEADLY BLOW,
Terro:ist Committee Dissolved as
Result of Detection of Spy.
Berlin, Feb. 21.— The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Deutsche Zeitung
says that the Centre" Revolutionary
Committee has dissolved itsela owing
to tho discovery that Azeff, one of its
members, was a police spy, whose
treachery compromised several indi-
viduals and dealt the whole revolu-
tionary movement in Russia a deadly
blow.
The correspondent regards the an-
nouncement es of the utmost import-
ance and sari- the dissolutioa of the
committee will greatly facilitate the
Russia n Government's taele of suppress-
ing violent methods. There is, how -
ere, nothing. to show that the an-
nouncement is not a bluff.
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VOICE FROM PEW.
Eulogy of Roosevelt interrupted in
New York Chureh,,
New York, Feb. 22.—"I make IL point
of order!" was the interrupting cry that
came from an excited man in the body
of St. Bartholomew Church on Madison
avenue yesterday while Rev. Percy
Stickily Cana was hauling President
Roosevelt in it Farman to the Sons of
the Revolution. The oceasioe was the
nineteenth annual church service of the
soeiety.
Mr. Graut lmd•just referred. to Preen
dent Rooeevelt as one of the fonr great
presidents when the interruption came.
Ali eyes sought the individual who had
made the objeetion, but few saw him, as
he did not rise to his feet. Instantly
there were criee of "Be quiet!" "Get
outa" and a score of biases. The would-
be objector took heed of the cries and
subsided, the itteident ending right there.
Rev. Mr. Grant quietly continued with
his eulogy.
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SUBMARINE WITH FINS.
New Craft Built • by Two Italian
Brothers,
New York, Fdb. 21. -- A. cable
despatch te The World from Rome
says: lama their earliest childhood
the brothers Guido and Ugo .A.rttoni
have made e dote study of the ino-
tioits of fish and birds, end their otte
periments in ilatrigeting the water and
the air have been many., They have re-
cently perfected a new type of tub
-
marine boat which has jest been tried
at Leghorn with very successful re-
sults.
The sebmatine ham fins iike a fish,
by which it ie raised or &premed in
the 'water, When the Adieu of the fins
leases the raft instantly eises to the
surface. This ptoperty, it is believed,
will Obviate the dringee of Acacia -its
caused by sudden einkunt.
qv, Artoni 114 11184) ah work oi a
flying machine, of whielt both tho
brothers have the highest hopes.
en ni ignition Figuee s.
Ottawa, Feb. 21.--T12e total immigra-
Lion into Canada for the ten nioeths of
the eurreut fiseti year, April to deem -
:cry, Wag 125,05a, as compared with 210,-
89e for the SAM period of 1007-8, shotv.
int?: 5. deereeee of 48 per rent. The billet -
giallo), for January was 4,1101, tie tom -
eared with 5,507 for January Met year,
iminieratien vie ecean porte WAS
1,801, and from the 'United Stake 2,206.
The mie hundredth ermivereary ef the
ferebee Iloera nf Trade Ives eelebretted
with rt, banquet, at, width Sir Markle
Fitzpatriek witg one Of the NprakiNrs.
JUDGE ANGLIN
Prts'orrn-Ar....
Promoted to the $upreme Court
Bench..
Justice Osier Once More Refuses
to Leave Toronto.
•,•••••Arro,ren
New Judge Has Earned His Ap-
pointment.
OttaWn. Veb, JUitieil V. A.
Anglin, of the Exehequer Division of the
Ontario High (envie has been oppointed
to the eacauey on the Nitwit of the tete
prerae Come of enealle mussed by the
retireineet 05 eupmannuation of Hon.
lames Maclennan In making the ap-
pointineut the Minister of Juetice heel
adhered to the policy of prometien from •
the _Provincial High Court followed in
making the efeceut Sapreme Came; ftp-
poin'tmoots, It is unaeretooe thet pro-
motion win first offered to Mr, justice
Geier, but the latter again decided not
to leave Toronto, The vacauey on the
Ontario Court 11071011 thee eaueed
will probably not be filled for some
weeks,
. Judge Anglin, who is the eon of aim
late Hon. Timothy Anglio, at elle time
Speaker of the Commons, and brother of
Mise Anglin, the well-knewa (u -tress, was
.appointea to the High .Comt. Dsnat in
March, 1004. Ile brougl.t to the Chides
of ide high office "an linfintie (sweaty
for taking pelmet 'which is an tulear•able
trait in it judge.
ORIGINATOR OF C.T.P.
Mr. Hays the First to Suggest It—
Wainwright's Speech,
Montreal, Feb. 21.—One of Lite Most
• interesting speeches made in Quebec on
Saturday eight was that of Mr, William
Wainwright, comptroller and tomtit
vice-president of the (arena nerunk, who
from his half century of experience gave
Iris hearers some interesting fads of the
bluer side of railway life. Ile pointed
cut to the.people. or Quebec that it was
imetely their owe fault that they had
been partly sidetracked for yes by the
Grand Trunk, since, when that road
wanted to secureentrance to thecity
by impairing joint right over the North
Shore Railway, now She C. P. line,
with the Canadian Paeifie, they were
not :aimed to. Thie'Dewed,- had
inflicted. loss upon the liminess interests
of -Quebec, which had contributed in no
sniall degrees to its business stagnation
during later years.
Mr, Wajnwright stated that when his
road desired to reach Quebec via the
North. Shore the Dominion Government
under Sir joint _Macdonald threatened to
grant subsidiesand bonuses to other
made and parallel every foot of road the
Grand Trunk built between Montreal
ona Quebec. Under these eircumetances
the Grand Trunk abandoned their efforts
to enter Quaxe. ,"I thought it a mistake
-then, and alter fifty years' experience
in railroad work I atilt think it a great
mistaiee on tat part of Quebec, and I
think to -day Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
would adinit thetthis road is one of
the best paying on the C. P. E. system."
Other interesting inside information
furnished by Mr. 'Wainwright was to the
effect than the Grand Trunk Padfic
idea originated in the brain of Mr.
Charles M. Hays. When Mr. Hays re-
turned from the Southern Pacific in 1902
he broached the subjeet to Mr. Waite
wrigia. On Sir Wilfrid Laurier's return
from Fnelend mr. Wainwright was sent
by Mrilaye to eee Sir Wilfrid, and -it
\Vas 'at this meeting that the subject
wes lirsL brought to the flake of Sir
Wi If rid ,Laurie -
GIRL DIDN'T TELL
Dolly Cutmore's Whispered -Words
to Doc.or Under Accusation.
Toronto, Feb. 22.—"I did not tell them,
(lector. They must have found out froni
some one else, for the detectives came
and asked me, and I had to tell the
truth,"
These words were waispered in the ear
of Dr. A., B. Cook, charged with commit-
ting an illegal operation upon 19 -year-
old Dolly Cutmore, who lies in a serieua
condition at the General Hospital.
On Saturday morning After her story
was hoed at the hospital by Magistrate
Kingsford and County Crown Attorney
Drayton, ehe aekea permission to speak
to the doter, who as present at the
henring.
1Ter condition was said to be better
yesterday, Ana She will now likely re-
cover, when she will likely be reheard.,
as on Saturday the crown feared. to
fully examine her lest the shook should
prove fatal,
STABBED TEN TIMES.
ITALIAN EIADLY INJURED IN
FIGHT IN THE WARD.
Dispute Over Oad Game Ended in a
Struggle in Which Revolver end
Knife Figured—Three Men Under
Arrest,
Toronto, Feb. 22.—A revolver, it
pokeL knife,..a wooden doh and a stove
lifter figured yeeterday afternoon in the
wont row "the- Ward" has luul it
months. As a result of it ono num is
Tying under arrest in it. Michael's Hos-
pital so terribly wounded that he inky
die, .and two others are held at Agnes
street police stittion, .cliegged with in -
Meting the injuries. Liberate, Digitate,
of 211 Centre avenue, the Man in the
hospital, is eharged with shooting with
intent to kilt The 'others aro lleffitle-
Medelino„ .of Oil Fidevard street, and, his
brother.belaw, Di:manioc, Caperehione,
who lives itt the.eame Wrote,
Tbe row took phice in ltradellinita
home, and was, wording to the pollee,
the eontinuation 02 11 dispute that etart-
ed in the house the night before over a
game of eards. The various twee:tuts
of the fight aro eonflieting, but it ap-
pears that yesterday efternoon Pignotto
welit to Madelino's lieuee end celled him
aside. There -were some angry words
and the two got into 5 fight. .Pionotte
army' a lotfo and lutigea nt Med:aim.
The latter dotleeel the blow end in grab-
bing for tile knife 'cut his fingers. Cap.
erehione Went to WS brother-in-lawtt for
Remade:ire, anC Pipnotte and the knife
were eeparnted. Then, riveording to
ItrAttelino, he elrew s tervolver and fired.
The that went wild, loaning in the coal -
Ingo In the etruggie for the noseeselon
of the Wettport that followea Pignotte
was stabbed in the baele end atoulder
ten Unica, tieveral of the wounde being
one to two inehee deep, WS bead was
badly bruleed by a stove lifter, alleged
to hove been whdded by Medelitiojewife,
end two of his vibe were broken, appar-
ently by kicks, Madeline admits doing
the stabbing, eat sari it Was (lone in
eel f-deftnen.
Medeline and Capereldoue will be ar-
raignea before Magistrate Dela-ion tide
Jeweling, but the ease will have to be
adjourued mail Vignette, in the eveut
tyf his regovering, is able to elVettr.
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Quake Pam
Alicaute, Spain, Feb. 22,—Se.
Yore earthqoakes which, .eauto
while the people- were assembled
at mese in the village church, yee.
terday mined, a panic among the
-congregation, wbo rushea to the
doors, throwing down mid tramp-
ling under foot e score or more
of women and childree.
The furniture in the home was
overturned and erockery and win-
dow proms broken.
At Crevillente, a town of ten
thousand inhabi tants, Situated
aboet 18 miles from Alicante,
nonees rocked and swayed at an
alarming angle, and the people
ran about the .eouutryside in dire
terror; They are now eamping oue
lix the open fields.
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DARING THIEF
Got Three Year For Stealing Thou.
sands of Yards of Wire,
Toronto, Ont., Fele the ranee
Court this morning David Wells was
sentenced. to three years in the King-
ston Penitentiary foe daring 'thefts of
topper wire from the Taranto Mee -64c
Light Compaey. Two =en arrested with
him. 'tamely, (eorge \Viagra 21)221 Newton
.Snohaen, were acquittedon Wells' ad-
mission that -they were older the im-
pression that he was waking for the
eompany, and that he had) hired them
to eart tlte wire away. Wolk did his
week in broa(1 daylight, deliberately cut-
ting down thousands of equate of wire,
whieh he lied loaded on s.beigite and
teken to dealers and sold. He was
identified in court this morniog hese
lag served several previous emits ter
theft at St. Thomas and West titoronto.
NIAGARA LINE,
Plans For Belt Line at the Falls
May be Included.
Niagara Pails, laeb. al.—Work on. the
Niagara -Fort Erie boulevard will be re-
eornmenced within the next six weeks,
land' it is expected that about the, smite
time a decision wi be made as to whe-
ther the plane for the eleatric railway
bat line paralleling, the boulevarn, touch-
ing this city, Fora Erie, Port Colborne
and Welland, will be made. The pro-
posed belt tine 81(111(1 comma .evith the
Niagara, St. Catherines & Toronto Rail-
way, end would open up one of thesmost
fertile sections of the Province. The
harmers in tile fruit. -tlietrielt complain
tr.ohie.tteeinytnivt(i;n• eg 02 ta:0(111r ytteopig'acilitiee
The work on. the • boulevard is in en
advanced steep. Sole neeely half its
length, and ebe coming summer will
see great: work dime if the plans of the
Queen Vietoria rommission ma -
Imre.
WILL, BE HOT TIME
Between Tereperassee People and
Hotel Men at St. Catharines,'
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St. 'Catharines, Feb.. 22.—The civic
situation he is nOW Of all absorbing
interest. The action or the hotel znen
in unseating the alderitien eni a tech-
nieality in brder to prevent 'the City
Council from carrying out Cite man-
date of the .peoPle by 'sensing n. Swine
reduction by-law has 'created ettasing
public sentiment ageitaist them And
in some quarters a local option byallew
is talked, of for nex t january. nee,
rninistere of the city churches yes4
terclay referred in. :strong terms to
the liquor menas actions and urged
the people to return the old council
by acclamation. The eitizezere League
ancl tho Lieensed Vickuallers' Associa-
tion will both lewd this week. A
monster temperance deputation will
probably go to Toronto to lily the mat-
ter before the Governmen t shortly.
"The ,liquor :Men say thee/ will put
candidates inthe field at the earning
election.
SENATOR MILLER .ILL.
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Only Survivorof the °Hemel Dom-
inion Senate.
Ottawa, reb. Senatme
of Richmond, N. S., the senior 8 elrator
of the Dominion, end the only *me re -
emitting of the first appointees lee the
Senate by royal proclamation in' 1807,
is dangerously ill in. Ottawa. leeleetor
Miller underwent; an operation for ehaa•
inlet yesterday, and hie eonditione111
view of his advanced age, is precarlotne.
lre was a staunch eupporter of Oa
movemen.t for Confederation, awl wile
nominated a delegate to the co/toilet
cl•lownnfetrence of 1800437 leading tip toi Cone
federation, but 21001111021 the Appoint-
,
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"INCREDIBLE DISCOVErlY."
The Eaeth Heavet Like the T4.1e, Saye*
Frerich Servant,
London, Feb, 21. --Prof, lflairamitrion
iniblielive at thirie, 219 "alenoeniterea-
ible dieeovery," tlait the Ic.artle braves
aike the tide, tieing and, rattily; (11)0)51
eight invitee every twenty-fatte boars.
Crities, white peofessieg dercerextee for
Fieumutrion'e reputatioe, point tut Chet
plitesiciets And (+Fatale:inters liege recog-
nized that feet for ninny years. If there
is anything new about 11. 1). le a e state-
ment of the ttinettiti, of iAte os 'ill*ttien,
whir& hitherto heg baffled. expeii IMAM l OVA
tO determitie.
Hanging is Aboirshstr,
Italeigli, N. Ce Vele 21.. --The tower
Itonee of the Le/aisle/etre Test night, pate
-
rid the bill Adopted by the Senall.e 'two
weeks ego whielt tiboliehter harertne es
erime jIe1a11y, tieetroteitiert slAib•
AtIttatd• AI
TAFT'S CABINET
Complete With Exception of Sec
tory of the Treasury,
War Minister Resigns From Job
Worth $3S7000.
I1d1a:1.40de. Vele 21.—Preeident-eleet,
Taft arrived here toeley front Mein-
natl. Mr, Taft a:have he W making
headway in the selection of a Secretary
, of the Treasury, but maintains that Rio
piece is not ,yet filled. Franklin :Maga
Veagh awl Myron T. Iterriek are two
of the men -under eoneitleratioo. `
With aide exeention the Taft eitleiaat.
is complete, an(1. when officially pro-
nmigated. +shortly befone Iris inangaras
tion, will ink mune its 101105e;
Secretary of .iitate, Philander 0, Knox,
of Pennsylvania.
Attorney-Geueral—George W. wivior-
sham, of New Yorle.
Secretary of War, J. iti. Dickleeou, of
Tennessee,
Socretitry or the laravv, George von L.
Meyer. of Massnehusetts, ,
reseretary of Commerce aud
Charles Nagel, of Mies:nisi.
Secretary of elle interior, R. A. Ban
linge.r, of 'Washington.
Postanaster-Geneeal,Frank 11, Hitch-
e.oek, et Maienettueette.
Secretary of Agrieulture, jalneA Wil -
SOIL of Iowa,
Es latie lisI ave five lewyers, of Menu
1.4rr. Tat believes, there are none better
in the countr,v.
J. ivr. Diekinten, of Tennessee, mate
accepts the war portfolio, will give up
the pee:Won of general solicitor for tits
Illinois Control Railroad system ana
eatery of it35,000 a year.
Mr. Dieldnson, who is about 55. years
ef age, has always been a Democrat,
,but refuted to vote for Bryan. He wag
for a aime judge of the Supreme Court
of Weanectsee, And AVitS apoointea by
Pre:4411"a Cleveland Aneistant Attorney -
General of the United State..
Mr. Dieleineon was selected by rre-
sineqt ithewveit to preeent the aren
limit of the United States before the
joint high commiselou vhi1t adjueted
the Alesken limitary (lignite between
the 'United States and (treat Britain,
end his preeentetion of this erica won
fn' him an internetinnel reeittetion.
ele lete juet atired oe Peesident of the
American Bar A.ssociation.
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Baby in Box
New York, Feb, 22,—A fine,
healthy boy about five days old,
was found in a confessional box
yesterday al ternon in St. josepWe
Roman Catholic Churl.
Tlte Rev. Father Doyle was
btiptizing spine children at • the
time and the baby was taken to
him and baptized Neill the name
of Michael JoseplieThe youngster.
was taken into the priest's house
and the police were called. The
baby was taken by them to Belle-
vue.
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NO SAW -OFF.
Germany and Britain Have Made
No Shipbuilding Bargain.
London, Feb. 22.—The question of the
retirement from the navy of Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford, commander of,
the Channel fleet, and the possibilityof
a naval agreement between Clerma.ny
and Great Britain, were the subjects" of
questions in the House of Conutions
yosterday. • Premier Asquith, who an-
swered the latter interpellation, said he
had not seen any unofficial or other sug-
gestion pointing to the possibility of an
agreement concerning naval armaments
on the condition that • Great, Britain
sleeken her naval construction.
"So far as I am aware, the aerman
.Government adheres to the view it Ines
expreesed to Us," Premier Asquith con-
tinued, "that its naval programme is
fixed to suit its owe need, and that it
Will in no way be influenced by anything
we may do. Germany is of the opinion,
also, that it is only natural for us to
tette the steps we think necessary to pro-
tect our own interests.
"No arrangement of this nature was
mated at Berlin. I trust, however, that
King Edward's recent visit to the Ger-
man replied has made clear that naval
expenditure is not to be regarded as im-
plyingany frietion between the two
eountries."
In the ease of Admiral Beresford the
questioner sought to show that this offi-
cer had been promised a three-year cam -
maid of the Channel fleet, but in reply
Reeinald McKenna, First Lord of the
Aemiralty, said that no mention of eny
definite term wee made at the tines of
the appointntent.
KILLED POLICEMAN.
a**
NELSON DESSLER, OF BERLIN,
ONT., SHOT OFFICER AT OLEAN.
Was Milling a Safe When Police Cap-
tain Hassett Pound Him—Both
Men Fired, -Hassett Killed ;Demeter
Mortally Wounded.
Rochester, Feb, 21.---1'o1ice Captain
Timothy Ifaesett, of Olean, WW1 shot
aria instantly kilted by Nelson Dessier,
a, burglar, in that, city early this morn.
lane Before Haselt felt he sent two
ballete into Deseler's ithdeinere and
Uptight it' 15 believed the truth will
Ala before morning. Diseler is from
Bertha Ont.,and has a lengthy police
1'( 00111.
At 4 cacloeit Iteeeett ‘Va1ti notified by
a. telephone operntor that ie burglar
+sae hi the lumbee ()Mee in the Aliteonie
Temptee Itileseit went there. Ile
cinema fire firet, firing three 51100 01
1ek,s101,,, Wile W411 drilling the safe,
fleesier returned two shots, one strike
lug the offieer in the head, Me .egraped
front tlie imildieg, but 54415 pursued by
two policemen. They exchanged sevet•al
shote, but Demeter got. nwey.
Tide efternoon Degeler wag feline( in
a hotel Olean. Ile had regieterecl
114 nom Pittsbing. Re lay on tt bed,
mei Appearea tit be inetnerately wound-
ed. Ile Wai taken to a lioepitel. lie
begged the poliee not to netify bis par -
55 they were reimeetable, Ito
Olean le uinety mike emit h of Rot -thee -
ter, mid ie ri city of nettle, Ohief Quip
ley new tide morning asked 10 A02111
teone of the Genova pollee doge from
• the icolalieks stool term oil the Iteehee.
bet city lino to (deem Dteseler Itnil not
been eaught at time time.
.---
Neteon Duster is 22 seam old, end
it son of Air, John Deseler, foreman
at the .1. M. Winter factory, Berlin,
Ont, For housebreaking neel theft
he was given four years in laingeton
Penitentiary, end after getting his re-
lease on parole, made 1de 110010 la Tor-
outo. On December 20th, 1905, A 'War-
rant WM lemed in Torouto for his an.
vat, unaer the 21E11110 of Neleon IL Asse-
t( r, aline George MeDonald, charging hint
with keeling a suit of elothes from Emil
Niepage, 05 Shaw street, The warrant
le still at the detective del/aliment,
Olean, N. Y., Fele 22,—Nelson Dessier,
who killed Police Captain Bassett yea -
Corday morning, rattled 41011 after an
operation at the General Hospital last
night, awl the doctor.. Pay be evill re-
cover unless gaugrene sets in, 'Payee
bullets were removed from hie abdomen,
but none of the inteetines, is 81111.041.
WOre pierced. The fourth linnet, which
had pierced his thigh, Ives found in
shoe,
ABOLISH BAR,
Large Temperance Delegation Waits
on Manitoba Goveiament.
Winnipeg, Mane reb. 22.— A lerge
delegation- advocating abolition of tite
bar in Aianitoba waited on the Govern-
ment this inoreine. There were proba-
bly 1,500 pereons present wet% the
speaking began. There were malty la-
dies present, who applaeolee the opeak-
ere.
. The epeakera were: Rev. Principal
Petrkk, representing tee Presbyterian
synod; W. W. Ouelianan, representing
the .Congregatioual Murat and Temper -
anus Alliance; Andrew Graham, of
Pomeroy, represeotieg tee Royal 'ream -
tare of Tower:ince; and Mrs. James
Chisholm, representing the W.
The ladies' gallery was filled to over-
flowing, ana ladiea were situated in all
porliona of the House. The advent of
Mrs. Chisholm, of the W. 0, lie ad-
dressing the Premier, was somewhat of
a surpriee to Mem, but the few remarks
she made io her edam were greeted
with much epplenee.. At the 0:mansion
the Premier promise(l to consider.
EMPIRE'S ARMY.
Summary of Points in General
Staff Scheme.
—
Loudon, rob, 22. -The text of the scheme
Lor an imperial General Staff has been Is-
sued in a Parliamentary paper. Following are
the points: -
Ill All the forces 01 (1)0 Empire to be or-
ganized for war on the 9111116 Principles by a
General Staff, which must be an entity
throughout the Einplre.
(4) Uniformity in the training of officers
for tho General Staff to be scoured by re.
00511171115 the staff college at Camberley for
some years to come as too central school of
minters' education for the Empire, and send-
ing its graduates to over tea Dominions.
Uniformity of enure, currieulums and ex-
aminations.
(s) unformity in the caryine out of staff
ditties to be attained by encouraging grad-
uates of the doff colleges to waders° further
training in England or ladle, 5115 system-
atically. latercuangIng Imperial General Staff
officers through oat the Dmpire.
In the introductory letter it is stated that
the Army Council Imo hes in vieW the con-
tingency of the eominions desiring to give
help to the mother country in time of war,
even though they only accepted a definite
responsibility for local defence. The only
reply so far received is from Canada, which
agrees to the principles but safeguards its
own Ministers in their control over local
forces atui promises to par for sending Can-
adian staff officers to Camberley,
BODY CUT TO PIECES
Found on Railway and Buried in
Pearl River by Sectionmen.
Port Arthur, Feb. 22. ---With a rude
hole in the sand cut for his final rest-
ing place, and sacking for his shroud,
the remains of a man are buried in the
Pearl River. The corpse was found on
the trade, and Ives interred by the see
-
tion hands west of Loon Lake. The body
WaS SO badly mangled that it was im-
possible to find anything whereby iden-
tification could be made. It appeared
as if he had been dragged along under
tho wheels of the train and ,ground to
pieces, and it is surmised that be had
fallen off the passenger train and the
rest of the train had passed over him.
The seetionmen immediately conveyed
the body to Pearl River Station and
got into telegraplac communteation with
Port Arthur, asking that It Coroner ma..
v1,0 as to the disposition of the body.
Coroner Brown replied that it Might
be buried, 115 there Was no suspicion,of
foul piny.
se
PRINCE AS HEAD SAVAGE.
Gives the Word to Smoke at Dinner
of Famous Bohemian Club.
London, Feb, 21.— The true London.
beheinianism was never better exempli-
fied than at the Savage Club to -night.
with the Prime of Vales in the. chair
at the usual weekly dinner. The Prince
as ail ordinary savage sbowed himself
to he of like passions as his brother
sevngese, and there wits an evening of
unlimited fun.
The only speech of the evening Was
the Prince's regulation nnnouncetnent to
his brother savages: "Yott may smoke,"
IP IP
100 LIVES LOST.
London, Feb. 22.—It is reported here
that more then a litioare.d livee have
been lost in a blizzard, which litte raged
8ont1iwestern Russia during the last
three days. The tracks of the South-
western Ilailwey ere blocked fbr 2,000
miles.
4,.
LABOR RIOT
Deng 1Cong, Feb. 22.—Lab0rers engep,e
pit in coestructing the Canton-Hankeet
Railway began elothig, to -day bemuse
the tvages of OM Of the men who had
been absent frotn work were withheld.
Troops- were called out to supprees the
disorders and in a cliteli whic11 mimed
21 leborers Were injnred, Three soldiere
are mieeing.
TAFT TALKED
Philadelphia, Feb. 22.---5Preei21ent-e1eet
Tat WAR the orator at the celebration
by. the University of Pennsylvania, to-
day of the 1771.1< anniversary of the birth
of tico.Witeltington,
• le
JOHNS HOPKINS.
Baltimere, Feb, 22.--Thtereises itt
comniettoention of the rounding or the
blue§ TIopkina University ,which *OS
oponed tel
years ago, low hold in Me.
Coy Mill of thet institution tooley. At
the IMMO time the Midyear emennettee.
inept took place. Dr, .Arthor Twining
Preeitleut of Yale
delivered flits prirmipal nildreers.
SNELL WILL CASE.
tfflnoi $up!erao Court Bolds 0.4
Men Was Not Insane.
r
Letters rot Evidence of Mental
Weakness, Decision Says,
Seningfielat Ill., Feb. 22. --The
Supremo. Court on Saturday reversed the
deeleion of the DeWitt County Circuit
Court, which held, the wilt of the tato
Itiehard Seen imeaild. The findings of
the mint aleo prevent the reopening of
the suit.
In thewill the sou of the aged million-
aire Wad Cllt off with may aast) aeyear,
while a codieil allowed „tire. Stehelle
alma aleNeeente of Kansas City, a large
life annuity. The son, who is n banker
at Clinton, 111,, brought mat to breaa
the will, alleging titat Ilia father WaS of
unsound mind dud wae unduly influenc-
ed by Mrs. aleNemara, in .arnendeng Ills
will se as to provide her with a large
emu.
The cootest was one of the inost seri-
eational whieb has been before the pule
lie in eeveral years, N.ot ouly were let.
t15 from Mrs. MeNemara, showing ion
eroler relatioes with the old nem, in-
,. t.
teeduced, Ind there were simians of .otin
cr letters, written by other women aud
0'011 youn‘er girls offered as. evidence,
The first trial reeulted in a dieegme•
mode 1201 1(4 the .seeoud the wilt wae eat
aside na inealiii.
In its decieioo toelay the Supreme
Court sot only reverses this decision,
sayeug there is pe proof that Snell was
ineame but holds that the lower (emit
erred in allowing the introduction of the
letters,
The Sapr.eine Court says there i5. not
brie iota of evidence Oa which to base
the verdict that he was insnne when he
made the -will or codices, Titer° ie no
evidence time Mabello Ale:Nomura, in any
way influenced the \tell or its contents,
There is no evidenee that she ever said
a word tohim or wrote to lifizi about its
Considering the size of the estate, her
share is trifling, seys the court.
"The lettain found. in the trunk are
not competent on thequcetion of his
mental capacity to make a will, and
18110111") neenmeanduin -On the lettere
t410we only hnoral dilinqueney' and had
no tendeney to show either 'neanity or
undue lefluence," tem court tonthmes.
"If he was dissolute and profligate
and his conduet disgeaceful and repre-
heneible," says tete court, "it weeld not
affect his ability to make a will, and
madame winch tends only to blacken the
reputation of the testator is not achnia-
gible, and the court In admitting It was
both- erroneous and prejudieial."
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MARATHON DANCES.
Californians Start Endurance Tests
in Ballroom.
ims Angeles, Feb, 22. -Eight young men and
four young women entered upon a "Marathon
dance" at the Venice Pavillon last night.
The twelve will compete for six nights, three
hours each night. Gold and sliver medals
will be given the dancers vim travel the
greatest number of laps around tho big pav-
ilion.
Despite tha fact that three of the girt
dancers fell to me floor last night before
the three hours were ended, all the con-
testants were on hand again to -night, and
started,the seeond night's dance. Several
Damns have milled upon the authorities to
stop the contest because Of the danger to
health. especially on the part of the girls..
The pace maker of tho evening was Paul
Gray. ln the first hour, dancing with his
water, Catharine Gray, he mule forty-nine
lam which was equal to nearly five nalles,
as to circle the ball room it was necessary
•to dance 440 feet. After the first tour the
speed of the contesting dancers moderated
to a marked degree.
Gray danced twelve miles in Um three
hours, bill his sister had to he carried from
the hall.
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U. S. TARIFF
•
May -Have Free Lumber and Fre
• Coal.
Washington, Feb. 22.—It was learn-
ed to -day from a source of high au-
thority that emless a change comes
over the situation between now and
the 15th of next month, when ate
special session of the Sixty-first Con-
gress will be convened for the enact-
ment of a new tariff lawthe import-
ant products of lumber and coal will
be found on the free list in the first
draft of the teriff bill. This break in
the American high tariff well 50111 not
be accomplished without a stubborn re-
sistance from the powerful interests to
be affected by it. The number of inter-
ests eepecially are prepared to make a
hard fight to retain the duty of $2 per
thousand feet; the coal mine ownera
and operators 'of the 'United States will
bot submit to the removal of the duty
on coal without a protest, but their re-
sistanee will probably net be strong, for
they have less to loso from the proposed
change in sehedules,
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BOY LABOR IN BRITAIN.
Proposal to Keep Lads in Continua-
tion School Until Seventeen.
London, Feb. 21.—A strong movement,
which has the cc -operation of the Prime
Alinister, to keep boys io continuation
schools till they reech the age of 17 is
on foot, Mr, Asquith, the Premier, in
alt address to a deputation on this sub-
ject, favored raising the age of exemp-
tion of compulsory attendance at even-
ing chimes, saying Oust the poor law
majority and minority reports agreed
on the subject of boy labor. The Gov-
ernment, Ito mid, hoped to be able before
long to give legisletive sanetion t� the
suggestions made by the deputetion.
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OTTAWA USURERS.
Ottawe, Ona, Feb. 2a.—The prosecu-
tion of the ideal Money lenders still
eontinues. N. II. MeItinuen) one -of
those who escaped couviction in the ra-
rent trials against Ottawa, usurers, 'wits
somineted tie another (+ergo on Sat-
nielay. Ile will appear for Will on
Thursday for violation of the motley
lendore.
'
A NEW JUDGE.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 22. ---The Hon. It
P. Sutherlana will sueeeed jaw Anglin
on the bench 01 the Ottawa Digit Court
wins to be ettbstimtinted toeley. 'the
appointment, 'however, may await a
good opportmlity to open the seat in
North Fovea.
----aseehae*.
M. C. Smith, who reneherl 11041` Pitch-
er Creek, fell from the pletforni of
Leain between 1tesmer and 'Fertile, 1.1„ C.,
na Fridny night and was irostonily kill.
ed,
RACE RIOT
IN OMAHA.
Crow4 Avenges Murder of Poiice.
Ton hy Greek,
blaring s Wrecked IP Creek
Quarter and Many Free Fights.
Row and Cry of the Greeks"
in Kansas City,
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 22.—Illent On
eveugiug the murder of -Patrolmen
Fdeverd Lowery, who wee shot on
:1.1.0-10(1{.1eyranoinalttaniaq eek pio
yrsyeetertaz:nnemrartie;
wreeked thirty buildings in the °reek
quarter of South Omaha. and meted a
von during which tsvo boys tve.re
wounded with birdeliet and a dozen
Other persons were injured with the MI6^
sites ef veaious aorta used in smashang
buildings occupied. by Greeks.
The riots followed a mese meeting
a 'which tsvo State legislators end an
Attorney harangued the crowd. The
police .were helpless for almoet three
hours to disperse the rietora, and
Greek residents and business men,
with their nivel and ehildrellf fled. in
panic from the qoarter Attacked,
while the mob wrecked...vengeance on
property, hurling tames. and Woks
tssintioiriooiktufahof windows and destroying the
tho stores. The
Tahned bu aanS:
ians, who were mistaken for Greeks,
The police finally called in sufficient
muleteers to surround every home and
businees piece of the 'Greeks, but it
was nearly impossible to keep back
the crowde.
MANY WBRD HURT.
Omaha, Web,, Fels, 22.—The disorders
which took placci in the Greek quarter
of South Omaha on Sunday afternoon
did not subside until an early lour
thie morning and the roll of casualtiee
14oulinvdes,reelresvoennO
s sufretsbadly ben
ingso wbiadthgunshot
that they were take» to hospitals for
treatment, and about fifteen other per-
sons suffering front assaults or as the
remilts of nasdirected missiles intended
for the Greeks on whom the wrath of
the horde was centred.
No estimate ceen be placed on the fin-
ancial loss resulting from the destruc-
tion of property by the mob. Not less
than five shops ot importance were al-
most • wholly wrecked while sixteen
smaller ones escaped serious damage
only because of their smallness. The
last of the rioters was not seen until
four o'clock, and at that time Chief of
Police Briggs and Sheriff Brandy be -
to collect their forces in the pack-
ing house districts where it was apti-
cipated trouble would occur in the event
that the Greeks attempted eto return to
work as usual.
Last night's riot developed the fact
that eieltely every Greek in the city is
fumed In not lose than six instances
did they show themselves prepared to
defend theirrights and fired into the
,crowde indiscriminately. leortunatel,y
uone of the shootings remelted seriously.
It was suficiently severe, however, to
raise the wratli of the mob even higher
tame before, and especlal veneeance was
wrought by the crowds at paces where
the (treek.s showed a display of f)rearms.
By morning nearly fifty people had
been teken by the police to the pollee
514110n anti booked for distureiter tire
pewee. At one time, early in La even-
ing, an immense crowd gathered around
police headquarters and only a display
of firearms by the officers prevented a
successful attempt to force their way in-
to the buildhet.
TROUBLE IN KANSAS.
Kansas City, Mo., .Peb. 22.—Following
a quarrel in Kansas City, Kan., yester-
day, between a Greek laborer tied an
American, a, general fight occurred and
f Mir 111011 were painfully hurt. Felty
Greeks were attacked by a crowd of six
hendred men and boys, armed svieti
sticks and stones. Thirty Greeks and
two .Anicricans were arrested.
The trouble began when Wesley C.
Root, a laborer, and a Greewleneihshetootanact
sidewalk. A dispute as to ti
step.aside followed David Hendricks, a
rcstaurant keeper, saw /toot struggling
with the Greek and 10.» to them. Several
Greeks came to the assistance of their
countryman. Presently it shot was* fir-
ed and a crowd:gathered, eryine "Kill
the Greeks." The Greeks drew °knives
and the Amerittans threw stones. A riot
call brought a dozen p011een1e11, but it
wes not mail a secon(1 call was turned
lit that the trouble stopped,
,
PRINCELY SPENDER.
Austrian Prince Was Too Lavish
in His Expenditures.
Berlin, Feb, 22,—Prince Josef Sal-
kowski, of the Austrian nobility, must,
aecording to a deeision rendered by the
German Imperial Supreme Court, re-
main the subject of trustees, owing to
his alleged extravagances. Ile is to be,
allowed $15,000 a year.
Prince Josef, 01 years olel, has bete
in conflict with his relatives since he
Was 21 years old, when he inherited es-
tetes worth $5,000,000, immediately
began making lavish expenditure. Ila
was committed to an inSalle asylum
but succeeded in ee-
!ereopntiligl 8 8t 131rot 1%18'8 the aid of hLs sweet-
heart, 11,11,igit Itort Voesegby, On her
death he restuned his wild life, whieh
he bad abendooed. Vor telt yeaes he
hae been fighting legally the appotnte
meet of guardianship.
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CRUSADE AGA1NST CORSETS.
tlueen Elizabeth, of Roumania, at the
Head of It.
Berlin, Fele 21.-11ticharest telegrante
gay that tenet% E.lizabeth of Roumania,
(Ceti -men Sylva) has ititiated a cruetulo
egaiest eoreete. She hes 1841104 tt maid-
festo echlreesed te the womee and girle
of Europe in *kid Abe nopeals to them
to boyeott the iflitItiOU4 (trade of dress.
She points out that the target disfiguree
the natured beauty and inflicts Serious
itijury 011 the health. She esks mothers
dislike of the toren, The 111511120010,whielt is printed in (loon litneettagee,
i11 intO
widely eNtertmta.
to 1)114(1(11thee4irda,augh,te7 profoutet
Tulla, Itnesie, Fele 22.--21x t*fla51114
were (gushed to death, reittl thirty were
ectieetsly Witted here toeley during a
fire pallid 1» * Moving pictere theorp.
The film of a meehine etustlit firetetart-
ing a etigit of Specteterg or the exit*.