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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1909-04-01, Page 7-if BALKAN WAR MUD PASSES. Powers Have Readied an Agree- ment Reg arding Servia. Austro -German Victory -Russia Forced to Yield. ••••. Now Much Bitterness in France and at St. Petersburg. Loudon, Morelia 28.---1eaeo le as- sured in the Balkans, This is the bur- den of a semi-official announcement niade a Vienna to -night, and both io London and Paris the authorities are agreed that the danger of war is virtually removed. M. Melanovitch, the Servian Foreign Minister,_ having phonily intimaied that his Govern- ment must bow to Um ineviteble, Weleomea with great -popular rejoic- ings at Vienua, the news of the agree- ment arrived at to -day L cepted in London as the most eatisfactory lution possible under the circum- stances, Some tears aro chewed over the overriding of right by ought, and the powerlessness of diplomacy un- aided by powder and shot to pre- vent the violation of treaties, but Sir Edward Gray is congratulated by his countrymen as having saved the face of European diplomacy, As onepaper says: "Vienne, won the trick, but Loudon with weak cards made a pretty fight." Russia is somewhat ostentatiously pitied by her inability to meet the supposed Austro -German ultimatum with defiance,, and the Brit- ish advocates of a stronger navy make the most of the argument that Britain would have beeeu exposed to a similar .i1I if she had not been in a posi- tion to take care of herself. AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH. The sensation camel by the news of Russia'sagreement to recognize the annexation of Bosnia and -Herzegov- Ma has been ineeeased by the state- ment made to -day that it was prae- teeny obtained et the cannon's mouth. Austria, it is aleclarea, has . been mobilizing on a complete scale, and within the lase fortnight decrees have been signed at Vienna for the creation of two field armies numbering 250,000 men. Over and above this Ger. many has been making secret military preparations with it view to immediate eo-operation. It is even said, and on wittingly good authority, that the Kaiser wrote the Czar, telling him that he roust acknowledge Austria's right to the two proviimee stolen from Turkey. AUSTRIA'S VICTORY. London, March 28,-(A. P. Despateh.) -While Sir Edward Grey had enhanc- ed his reputation by his successful ef- forts to maintain peace, it is realized that Austria ,and Germany have scored it great diplomatic ;vietery- over the members of the triple entente. Anether (amuse for satisfaction, however, is that. Great Britain and France have main- tained their position not to recognize the annexation of Bosnia and Herze- govina until the Austro-Servian nego- tiations. are concluded. It is understood in the declaration agreed upon Servitt will announce Met she has no rights e'en regard to Bosnia and Herzegovina; (that she is ready to live on friendly terms with Austria and will demobilize at once. In return, Austria is to make generous economic coneessions to Ser - 'EVEN A GREATER DANGER. The Times to -day uses ominous language on the eubjeet. It says: "The situation with width Europe is confronted involves much more than the fate of Servia. We trust that it may not mean the permanent over- throw of the balance of power in Hu - Tope. But it certainly does mean that for the moment Germany has placed it in jeopardy by throwing the weight of her sword into the sorties, not in anyquarrel in Which she is heeself artnarily interested, but in order to 4rove /o the world in general and to Itussitt In particular that with her con - ant and support treaties can be broken with impunity aud sinral States ground down to the dust, and that without her consent and support the peaceful diplomacy of other powers ts doomed to eterile. effort. PEACE ONLY APPARENT. `The caws° which she has elms= to Adopt nuty for the moment produce the outward aapearance of peace. Bnt it ranted make for permanent peace, for no power which in the course of history has arrogated to iteelf the rhea to dontinate Europe and to impose its own will by sheer force has ever insured or escured, greace. Russia has been ceenpelled for the anotnent by sheer necessity to submit to •Clermany's dictation, and we are not epretectred to question the Wisdom of the illettvy sacrifice evhich she has made and avid& she may yet be forced to make in tordet to avert bloodshed. •ST•AVS WILL NOT FORGET. "Thita 'Komi ampire with the re. seottroes of Russia, does not forget her :traditions or easily forgive those who have forced her temporarily to depart from them, Neither will the Slav worlhl toe,get or 'forgive, Even the powers less diretatly interested eanoot ignore the re. buff that has been inflicted upou them atit nement when they were pursuing by the ordinary' means of diplomatic negotiatious the same purpose save that of the outdid humiliation which Germitny will cloubtieee claim the credit of tftvihg achieved by it display °tithe mailed fist." BITTERNESS AT PARIS. ustee4., March 28,- The reverse hi- 1kted ee2 the Antele-Ereneli.ltussiatt alliance by Liao Aestro•Clerman coin. binatioit in the r,',alkint negotiations has created mu& bittettetee here, rrerith eliplemats hold that M. Iewolsky, the Russian Foreign ;Minister, fft lergely ve- ,sporisible, charging that in order to Yin. dieate himself be made it deal with Detroit Von Aeinserthal. at Buehlan and eeestred the privilege of directing the tegotiatione on the grourill that Russia N5:41$1 predasoinently intercested in the Balkans. Entice and Great BMA), 'Whose purpoee was to eafeguard the prineiple that the treaty of Dalin could net be modified witliont the Con- sent .of the eignetories, loyaflyrenged them:Wet% behind Ihissie, According to the lerereli VieW, the negOtiatiOna foelt degenerated Ian a pereoluit duel between AL Tswolsky and :Moon Von Aelirenthel. At eritieal mo. wail neither Frame nor Great Britain Wel eensulted. -NI:MSS/TV FORCED ntssrivsnAn. fit. Petersham Math 28. -The solii- -tkn of the Dail= diffieulty has been •reeeived here with a feeling of 'Rhone semi Anger rather theft with relief by -the prese and it thauvinietie width 4.11.tnrita Fatima Ifireleter rewolsky for tile t surrender of Slav interests without con- sidering the ciretunstattees which have dietated. the Ruesian navy. Pews of all shudee of opinion pub- lish leading editorials assailing M Iswolsky in the most virident fashion and the- general indignation has reached ,suelt it pitehIltat the poition.of the. present Foreign Minister is seriously ittl it, le thought in diplomatie eirelei that it may he neceesety to Sari fire M, Isvolsky to allay the storm, In Government and higher army cir- cles, however, no Malone are entertained witn regard to the hard neeessities which have forced Russia to a humble role dur, lug the. crisis, It is betieved that M. IswoIsky was es suecessful as could be expected in view of the promises of his predemessoA whereby his Muds were bound, end the unprepandneaM Russia, both front it military and financial view- point for the struggle which amen posi- tive policy would have entailed. ea. FATHER'S REVENGE. •••••••,,,,.••••• Roman Republican Slew ,His Dead Daughter's Friend, New York, Idareh 2a, -A eteble de- spatch to the Sun from Roma says: Na- poleon Parbool, it noted Republican agi- tator, went to -day to the convent of the Sisters of Mary and asked to be allowed to talk with one of the school girls, aged nineteen. The request was grantea and the couple were left alone in a room. Parboni stabbed the girl and mat his own throat with the same dagger. The man died instantly -aid the girl was taken to it hospital in it dying condi- tion. Parboni Is married and has a nowt-, ous family. Recently one of his daugh- ters, who was of the same age and it friend of the girl he stabbed, died of consumption. The police theory is that Parbord suspected thie girl of having communicated consumption to his daughter. Parboni, who was it wealthy contract- or, was an ardent patriot and served under Garibaldi. His victim's name is Riceiotti. She is a fervent Catholic, and persuaded Parboni's daughter, who had. reeeived 0 secular education and had not even been baptized, to become a member of that church.. Paeboei, being an inveterate Free Thinker, refused his daughter permis- sion to join the Catholic Church, and this caused her to grieve and die ot dis- appointment. MASTER'S VOICE. Safe Can be Opened Only by Countersign. Denver, Mardi. 29.- .& phonograohic safe lock invented by a Denitea: man has, in place of the ordinary knob, the mouthpiece of a telephone transmitter. Attached to its diaphragm is a delicate needle, its end resting in a groove of a sound record made on a phonograph cylinder. The phonograph cylinder is part of the mechanism of the lock, the record being the countersign spoken by a certain voice. When this countersign is spoken into the safe by the same man the vain:Won, of the needle coincides with the record on the cylinder and a con- tinuous electrical contaeb opens the safe door. No other voice will do it. 4 • 40 - BOY SHOT DEAD. Peculiar Fatality in the Woods Near Joggins, N. S. Halifax, March 28.-A fatality oc- curred this afternoon at Joggins, re- sulting in the instant death of James Holmes, agea titteen, son of Charles Relines, of that place. - Two boys with a small- rifle, but without ammunition, started for the woods this afternoon. They were joined. by two other boys, one the Holmes boy, and. another, Burke, aged twelve. The latter took the rifle and placed a charge in it, ne- glecting to tell his companions that he had done so. Later, another boy, aged fourteen, was given the ri flo back, and, under the impression that it was net loaded, pointed it at a tree and pulled the trig- geo just as ming Holmes stepped in front of him. The bullet entered his head tte the nose, killing Holmes in- stantly. - OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE. Charge Made Against Rev. Mr. Lowell, of Lundy's Lane, Retracted. Welland, March 28.-Lundycs Lane Methodist Church has had a hot time. Some time ago it pamphlet which pro- fessed to be signed by officialeof the church, eharged Rev. Mr. Leven with serious Bimodal irregalarities. These were distributed even at the church door, and sent to Paris, where Mr. La- vell had been tendered a call. ileTow the ehurch officials have published an apol- ogy and retraction of all the remarks, and have urged him to remain for an- other year. • .40 - 'STRUCK BY pALLING ICE. a*** Young Son of Me. C. Efner, Killed at Montreal. Montreal, March 28, -Earl Efner, the four and a half year old son of Mr. C. Efner, manager of the Theatre des Neu, venattes, died on Saturday afternon as Me result of a blow front failing ice. The child was walking along the street vith his mother when a, piece of fee slid from the roof of Edinburgh Cape, striking the child On the head and frac- turing hie skull. The family recently came here from London, Ont, • I A DOUBLE WEDDING. Commissioner Coombs' Deughtees to Marry Two Brothers. Toronto, Matelt 29. -The interesting anftouricement WAS made last night in Maesey Hall of the coming mar- riage of the two daughters of Cora, miseiorier Coombs, of the Salvation Army. They are to marry two broth- ers, Brigadier an. Staff Papt. Morrie, of the Army. The double wedding is to to take plate in lVfrtseey Hall on the night of Saturday, April 10111. whieb itt the eightieth birthday of General Rooth. III.used a Horne Soy, Brockville, March 411.--Bismarek Green, rot Elizabethtown farmer, was fined $10 and $3 'costs to a case continued for two days. Two officers of the liarintrao Ilome, Mrs. Reasin and Mr. Rogers, Toronto, charged Green with ill.trenthig a luYete boy, Fltifitta HERO OF THE RAIL Engineer of Montreal Flyer Gamely Stuck to His Post. Passengers So Pleased They .Made Up a Purse for Ilia*. 'Pimento Deepetele-The passagefp. on the Montreal flyer which met with an accident at Bowuntnville yesterday are unanimons in attributing their es- capo from death to the heroism of En- gineer hicKibbon, Meltibbin all the praise you can," said Mr, W. H. Hedges, .of 42s1 Givens. street, Toronto, "If it hadn't been for his nerve and, eool courage we might not be living to tell the tale," said Mr, Hedges, "He stuck to his post like a hero, and- put on the brakes Bo effectively that We stopped in a train length. We passengers thought it• plecky enough to deserveeekeward and we scion raised it fund of about $100 for. MeXibbin. 1 yenta° to say that no xnan, itt the crowd ever gave a dollar with gladder heart; than the eimps oit that train did." There were some twenty-five French- Canadians from Montreal em board the train---1,zrenclotlanadian Masons who were paying A fraternal visit to a To- ronto lodge, Dr. Aliment pours out a song of praise to McKibbin. "He Stayed right at his place and, brought the train to a stand- still as soon as it could possibly' be done," he said. "If it hadn't been for his nerve no ono cool& say whak inieht have happened." E. L. Giroux, a Montreal photogra- pher, who was also in the party, was loud in his praises of alcItibbiu. "As it was, the train Will smashed like a broken toy," he stated. "Math - bin is it man -a hero. Tho fireman jumped, but he stayed on the job till Ito bad the train almost stepped." Mr. John Reeve, of 91 Prospect street, Sherbrooke, Que., was one of the pas- sengers. He wore a real live smile at the lucky escape from injury. His ver- sion of the accident was something af- ter this fashion: "We were running' a pretty fast dip -about fifty miles an hour, I should say -when the brakes went on, and we hit something pretty hard, and after two. pretty heavy jolts we came to a dead stand. 1. was in the coach nearest the' engine and was trying to get it little snooze. I had my head resting. on my arm on the end of the seat when she gave a couple of jolts, and then she came to a stand. I ran out of the car, and started for the front end. The steam was making re fierce noise, as the collision had knocked. off the cylinder on the loft side, and steam was rushing out of the engine's side in great quantity. "When I reached the engine I found her a total wreck. She was stripped of almost everything, and was lying on her side, facing trio north. I found the engineer sitting on the front of the de- molished engine, lookingat the wreck. "'Are you hurt, engineer?' I asked him, and he looked rit me and said, 'Not a seratcha and he was looking tickled to death, too. The engine's ten- der was somewhere else. The caboose we struck was in the ditch, and com- pletely wrecked. "But I tell you that engineer did his duty all Tighe. He stuck right: to the merino till he could do no more than step off her just before she strucic. How he escaped without a scratch of any kind is a mystery to ilia. The fireman was pulled out from under the wreck- age. I guess he must have jumped too late, and got into the mix-up. "Coe of the gentlemen when he saw how we had been saved from injury by the engineer sticking to his post, passed his hat around, and, say, that hat was brim full of bills_ when it was given to the engineer with the. compliments and thanks of the passengers. tTlie baggage ear and first class coach are pretty badly smashed up, but the rest are practically not injured' by the collision. A yard engine with a %- boos° was backing over the diamond, and had not cleared out of the track when we struck the caboose." 4**11, BIGAMY CHARGED. Ridgetown Woman Thought Bill of Separation Was a Divorce. St. Thomas, hien'''. 28, -Mrs. Camp- bell, wife of Joseph Campbell, of Ridge - town, is under arrest here, charged with bigamy. Hot•er the name of Mary E. Brown, she was married to William Charles King by Rev. Dr. (bindy on March 10th, and *hen theenotiee of Her seeond marriage a.pp'eared in the paper here the first husband, Campbell, wrote to the chief of police and her arrest bol - bowed. She defends her position by saying she was not aware of any wrong -doing, as she had a bill of separation front her husband. King, her second choice, is the man who six years ago was sen- tenced to ono „year in jail for killing Willie Freemen, aged 'eight, on bit Alaboro' Township, near Rodney. King's sentence was made light because Mr. anstiee Street believed him irre- sponsible, ••* COLORED CANDY. A** Mother and Two Children Taken Seriously III at Brockville. Brockville, Ont., Mardi 28.-- Mrs. Philip Manherel and tveo children, re- siding M. the township of Elleabetheown, partook of it quantity of honte.nuide candy,. and as it reeialt n Btoekvilbe pity. Mohan Was oiled itt atendenee to -day, finding ell three seriously ill of irritent poisoning. It, Was with difficulty that the three were plated beyond -danger. It Welted out that the °muse of the trouble was the use of ordinary dye in candy to eolor it. • s r • STRATHCONA. . Prompt Action of Parliament Great. ly Pleases Him. Ottawa, March 29. Sir Fredetiek llorden has received the following ettble- grim from Lord Stratheonn, in reply to his cable of arceptapco afnl -Monks for the offer of it tweeter of it million dollars to promote physic -ill and military train- ing in the schools of Canada: "Many thenks for your two telegrams. tairely foreign both to my thought end attire that the proposal eltould have ettraeted such publicity, yet cannot but feel deeply totielied by notion of Naar meat in so generously recognizing uty . personal effort to second, even in so small a measure, the movement initiated br you mi behalf 4)f the flovernment Wish to express my grateful thanks fot consideration extended to me, also fool highly honored that proposal has re- ceived countenance of Els Excellency the (inventor -General and the Primo Minis- ter, Regard it as special privilege to be permitted, to assist a movement which cannot but think will have nu import- ant influence in strengthening self- reliance and usefulness of the rising generation as citizens of the :Dominion and the empire. Sincerely appreciate your kine thought of associating any ennui with the trust, but hope you will decide to designate it simply 'Trust for the encouragement of physical and, mili- tary trailing in public. sehools; (Signed) Stratheona." . • e• TRADE BOARDS' BILL British Government to Act as a Trade. Lomon, mArob 28.--whiaon Churchill has. introthked•in the House of Comuwee the trade beanie bill, whiell is an ad- vanced scheme of serial reconstruction, and amounts to the Government per- formieg the function Of et keel° union in wrath', induetriee'where tanclesonionisni cannot be organieecl. These include such Industries as MO tallOrillg trade, curd - boned and box ma -king, inachine-made lace, net finishing, and the ready-made blouse trade. In these, and certain others, a mini- mum wage standard will be fixed by the machinery of trade boards, Wage rates will be regulated both for home end fac- tory workers, by central and district trade boards, composed of officials, em- ployers, workmen nail workwomeo, Within six inontlet of the fixing of minimum rates by the central board they will become' obligatory, but first a 'white" list- of employere voluntarily agreeing thereto will be published. Only eau& employers will be eligible for Gov- ernment contraets, and after six months btle?tsitinetebolvaiii* (1.1.-enfot;ce the rates laid down •a• DIED FROM BURNS. Tragic Death of Popular Young Toronto Nurse, Toronto, Mae& 29. -Miss Margaret Gordon, for five years office assistant and nurse for Di. G. Wishart, was so badly burned at her apartments, 100 Wood street, on Saturday, that she died on Saturday at the Cottage Hospi- tal. Miss Gordon lit it gas stove in her room to boil it. kettle and in turning neound her kimono, caught fire, After trying to extinguish' the flames she ran into eau:Cm room, where a young lady succeeded in smothering the flames, but not before Miss Gordon was fatally burned. She was taken to the Cottage Hospi- tal, where she gradually sank until death occurred yesterday morning. Miss Gordon, who was formerly a resident of Barrie, is survived by her mother and sister, who live at Balmy Beach. 4 • • SOLE WOMAN VOTER Her Name Appears on the List at Croydon. ‘. New York, March 28. -The Sun has received the following cable despatch from London: The suffragettes had a busy week working against the Govern- ment at Croydon and heckling the epettkers at the anti -suffrage meeting. A farcical element catered into the Croydon campaign. When they discov- ered one woman registered as a voter they tried to persuade her to use her privilege even though it had been grant- ed by mistake. She flatly refused, whereupon the militant ones surround- ed her house and bombarded her with petitions: This was all in yam; how- ever, as she merely had a card tent out Lo them on which was inscribed: "I ab- solutely refuse." The Lancashire delegation arrived in town Saturday and expected to see Mr. Asquith. After a street procession they went to Croydon. They are quite pre- pared to go to prison for the cause, and if they cannot see Mr. Asquith with his consent they will try to seo him without. DROVE HIM CRAZY. Pianist in Montreal Theatre Has Himself Sent to Asi.um. Montreal, March 20.-A .curious case is reported at the City Hall to -day of a man applying for papers to have Win - self committed to Verdun Asylum as a lunatic. He was supposed to be joking at first, but he insisted, and the formal- ities were pa through, and the man was committed, The explanatiowegiven by the man, whose name is Stevens, is that he had acted as pianist at the Princess Theatre, and whilepeople laughed at the burlesque jokes he had hard work to keep from yelling out, and under the strain his mind gave way. It appears about a year ago his wife was bellied to cleath, since when the musician has been subjeetr to fits of despondency. , 4•• " SHOULD WARN THE WO -0_4 Rev, Or Wilson's Suggestion as to tmperial Cefence. Toronto, 1VIttech. 29.-1n the COUrse of hie sermon yesterday morning, PAM Dr, W. E. Wilson, tf Trinity Methodist 'Church, sai-1 it would be a good thing. if, with the rising of to- morrow's atiri, Austrolia, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Canada, would combine and say to the world that, so far as tboyi were concerned, they were ready to shed their last drop of blood and spend their last dollar in the defence of the Empire and the Mother land. He thought the influence of such action would be to make for peace. V.. TEACHERS MAY QUALIFY. Surniter School for Holders of Per- niarient Third Certificate, Toronto, March 20.-Tbe Depart- ment Of Education announces that holders of permanent third.elass cer- tilicates may, Os in 1908, attentt the find session of the Summer School of Prokasional Training ta be held itt July not, with a view of Obtain. ing professional second -el..% certifi. altos. Applieetion should he triads to flpttty Minister of Education before May Int, after which date the loco.. Una of the tehool will be announced, THE EDITORIAL PAGE Great Responsibility of the EdItor Now Less Personal Kind of Newspaper That Deserve; Title of Independent. Toronto Despatch -At the meeting of the Canadian Press Association yes. terday,. Mr. Arthur F. Wallis, of the Mail and Empire, introduced the discus- sion on the subject of the editorial paget of the Canadian newspaper. Ile toms the ground, that the page is km par- tisan nua Jess personal thau its prede- easier of forty or fifty years ago, There. aro two mesons for this change.. In the first plaee the people demand epee soning rather than inveetive, tt the second place the papers, even those which are recognized party journals, atit;ee napitepreersdeatrae ohledd Tini journalist iwtv iettres a rule free from palitleat ambition, and le without expeetation of politieal re- ward, tile work is therefore governed more by public interests than by those of a political or permeal ch tractor, alopeover, the approval of the public is better for his eournal than that of a public' man who may be in the wrongs Turning to the tmestion of the -in- fluence ot the editorial page, Mr, Wallis maintained Oa the paver exercised by that department of the press is such es to lay upon it heavy responsibilities. The newspaper ought to stand firmly bythe constitution, under which we enjoy the utinost liberty. It ought also to be•eateemely careful la its dealings with international affairea An ill -ad. vised treatment of such subjects might produce estrangements, while " a ra- tional discussion may lead to interna- tional good feeling. In political mat- ters the growing independence within the party ought to lie encouraged. There le a vast Tango of subjects, out- side of politics, with which the press mast earnestly deal with a view to the promotion of the welfare of the public. The duty of discussing tliase mat- ters is not restricted to tlie daily press, but appertains also to the journals pub- lished elsewhere than in the great care tres of population. Every paper ehould give its opinion freely and eoriecientious- ty, for out of this frank consideration of the problems of the day the solution of floem questions ultimately comes, Mr. John- A. Ewan, of the Globe, maintained that the paper which held manfully to is views in a strongly ad- verse commuoity was far more deserv- ing of the title of independent than a paper which strongly assailea a party .one day and supported it the next. . Mr. E. Norman Smith, of Ottawa, spoke of the stupidity of eating a paper an organ because it supported oue or other of the poling,' parties, since the leading papers of the country had often shown Mem independence, and Mr. M. W. Rosie, of London, defended the ac- tion of papers in °hang:as their allegi- ance from one party to another. Mr. John Lewis, of the Toronto Star, and Mr. J. E. Atkinson followed with able speecheso4the subject. 4 TRUST FORMED. Brewery Merger Effected in Mon- treal After Many Failures. Montreal, March 29,-4fter many fail- ures, the formation of what is to be known as the Eastern. Breweries was completed to.day. The' new' concern will have it capital of about $12,000,000, and will take in the Union Brewing Com- pany, ethe DaWaS Brewery, the Dow Brewery, Ekers' Brewery, the Canadian Brewing Company, Montreal Brewing Company, Molsons Brewery, Imperial Brewery, Reinhardt's Brewery, Boswell's Brewery, the Beauport Brewery and the. St. Therese Brewery. The owners will receive 65 per cent. of tbe value of their plant in bonds, 35 per cent. in preferred stock, and while common stock will be issued for the good -will, this is to be ascertained on the production 'of the year 1000 by an American expert. The head of the new concern is to be Mr. C. 11,1Iosiner. TWO CENTS A MILE. Grand Trunk Will Conform to Pro- vision at Once. Montreal, March 29. -The next few days will see the establishment of a third-class passenger service at two cents per mile on the Grand Trunk Irtoanitliov.ay between Montreal and. To Mr, R. S. Logan, assistant to the Gen- eral Manager of the G. T. R., stated to. day that there would be an official an- nouncement made during the course of the 'text two or three days, and that the matter WAR 11011/ before the passen- ger department. Ono car would -be pat ou at first:. ' CHILDREN PERISH. Pour Left in tlouse When a Fire Broke Out. . Montreal Despateh -A report from Foster, Que,, states that four children belonging to it Air. Everett, who lives it short distance from Iron 11111, were burned to death yesterday afternoon, The names are Kitty, aged seven; Here rY, aged five; Freddy, aged three, and Tommy, aged two years . The children were elope at the time, and it is thought that they began playing with the stove and set fire to the house. BRAVE WOMAN. Saves Seven-YearoOld 1.011t1611 Boy Prom the River. Undan, Ont, March 28, -The heroic at of Mrs. James Dear, 'Walnut Street, who, assisted by Levi Plank, rescued seven-year-old Arthur Curtis from 'drowning in the Thames on Friday evens ing, may secure for her the Humane So- cioty' medal. By Rome unknown: act - dent the hul had fallen into the seeolien stream, and WAS OXhallged, having gone down twice, when Mrs. Rear, who first saw him front the pandas street bridge, dnehed into the ley water and seizcd the sinking lad. Levi Plank, of the Den - tits wire works, came to Mrs, Ilear's help, and tho boy was brought to land, It was it long thne, however, before the thild regained tonselottenees. Mk is no Mrs, Ileites first stet of Ibravery. jAilt August it nurse girl let it belly earriage, with a child lit it, run away down Dubs street hill Into the rim. Mrs, Bear sprang to the rkeite, and though the water was up to her »eels elm ,saved the little one. Then a few weeks ago Wben it drunken man had fallen across the street railway track in 1 front of a moving ear site seized the man by the heels and pulled him ont of danger, being herself struck and hurt by the car. LONDON SENSATION Claim That Aldermen Have Dealt With City Contractors. London, Ont., Despatch - Some, what of a sensation has been created here by chargerA that Ald. Gerry,, Ald, Fergueou, and Mayor Stevely have been dealing directly with city eon., tractors upon city contracts. There seems to be a stroug likelihood that the whole matter wilt be investigat, ed, ancl if it is found that the inerar bars of the Council have been acting illegally, it seems certain that there will be a move made to make them suffer the penaly. The disqualifica- tion of the Mayor aud aldermen may be asked for Aid. Ferguson arrived back from Teronto this zooming. and had no hesitation in saying that he sold ma- terial direct to it city contractor upon a c:ty am tract. Furthermore, he said, he would do it again, and did not propose to lose business simply because be was an alderman. He could see nothing wrong in having a personal interest in a contract, although he is chairman of the Financial Committee of the City Council. 4- • 4.• LIGHT CATARACT. Two Cities of Niagara Falls Accept Illumination Plane Niagara Falls, N. Y., Marelf 29. -The illtunination of the falls with more -Mau 'two e,nd a half billion candle. power of eleetricity during the com- ing season, and in all probability per - insolently, is practically assured. The committee representing the twin cities of Niagara Falls to -day received the report of W. D'Arey Ryan, electrical expert, approved and accepted them and then named committees to raise subscriptions. The general commitee reported that it had already secured a number of pledged contributions and after the meeting spoke very sanguinely of the project being real- ized. The plan, as prepared by Mr. Ryan, is the largest electrical illumination project ever planned, aud the rays cf light when thrown heavenward can be seen foz a distance of more , than 150 miles, and will be plainly visible iii Rochester, Toronto, Hamilton and Erie, Pa. BENEFIT WELLAND. Prohibition of the Export of Natural Gas Good Thing. Welland, Marell 28. -..The report from Ottawa that the SXport of nat- ural gas to Buffalo will be stop- ped at the end of the present month is received. with great pleastre by the citizens and business men of Wel- lona, For many years the county. and, Town Councils and other Coun- cils of the Niagara district, as well as Boards of Prado and bitizens have made active efforts to stop the export of gas. Manufaetuters itt Welland' are paying a higher price for gas than it is Ming sold for in Buffalo, and have been unable to get any- thing near the quantity wanted. If this order is put into effect it will mean it groat boon to Welland and. vi- cinity. It is to be hoped the Government \Ali not permit anything to interfere with the stopping of the export. All that is prodneed can be used hero profitably to the owners, and with great benefit to this seceion of the country. • cr SUES WAR MINISTER. Lieutenant Who Was Dismissed Claims $375,000 Damages. London, March 28.-11. C. Woods, a former Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards, who was removed. from the army over a year ago, after his refusal to resign when invited to do so has thrown a bomb into the army ranks by bringing suit against War Secretary HaIdime and other members of the Army gleuncil, claiming $375,009 *dam- ages, Woods claims that the Council acted unconstitutionally, as an aet of Pair- liament empowers the Commander -hi - Chief alone to deprive an officer of his commission. This ease awakened much ill-feeting at the time. The demand for Woods' reaignation was based on re, ports by itis superior officers alleging incapacity. Woods claimed that his studious tastes, his temperate habits, and his tefusal to eubseribe toward a regimental ouch made hire unpopular, and he produced excellent reports from other superior officers coverieg it term of years. . : 4 • WILLIAM. O'BRIEN RESIGNS. Manias Defection of Five Mernbees Fran Cork County. • tendon, Mareli 29 --William O'Brien, who represents Cork City in the House of Commons, annotinees the resignation of his scat, owing to the defeeticot of five of the parliamentary representatives of Cork County, and other developments whieli Make it impossible for him to further press his views on the eountry, Which is apparently unwliliog or unable to hear him. JAPAN ESE cm) inErin, Two Vessels to Visit 5squirrialto B. 0. in May. ' Ottawa, Moreli 20. - Mr. Sugimuree Acting Consul -General ler japan in Van. Ada, ,has reeeived official nat'fieation front Tokio that two cruisers .of the Jan. anose training Squadron will visit IN- quiinalt and Vaneouver trxt May, oar ing the animal crulee around 'the Peeifte Ocean; they are .tlie Aho, 7,76 tong, and the Soya, 0,600 toes, under liar. Admiral Wein. They will hoe on board largo number of naval titulotA The ernieets will resteit Estigimalt on May 12 and Vancouver on the Bith. 11181 TICKS Roosevelt will meet the Bing of Itaba Ten thousand vanugrants auweci a New York yesterday. Arehleieltop Ireland saile4 toelay from France for New York. Report of explosion ou obard battle, ship Mississippi is denied. President Lewits,of taine Workers, at Indianapolle, but won't talk. Gen. Booth in. St. Petersburg, trying to establisbt it branch of the Army. Elephant escaped from circus at San 13ernesdine, Col., end is still at large. Priuce :Alexander of Sorvia refuses to take his brother's piece as heir to the throne of Servia. Mr. 11. Young, it Toronto University, student, bas been nppointed a fellow in the Liek ObAervntory. The present year premisr.'s to establish new record in building operations tlitotigitout the Domitilop. C. Itifner's four-year-old son was struck by a piece of falling ice• at Montreal aud fatally injured, Joseph Hall, ex -Warden of Lrunbton county ami ex -President of the Warwick Liberal Assouiation, died at Warwick. Rats are said to de damage amounting to ca15,000,000 annually in England and Wales. President Taft is said to be in favor of five lumbereand to have no hesitancy in expressing his views on the question, Mrs. Boyle, implicated in the kid- napping of Willie Whilta, made a dar- ing attempt to escape front the train which was. taking her to Mercer (Pa) County jail, Dr, A. Ib, Jordan, V. S., of Essex, Ont., died suddenly on Saturday afternomrof convulsions. A post-mortem last night revealed that death was due to an over, dose of medicine, The resumption of the strike of the Paris postal employees which was threat- ened has been averted as a result of a confere»ce between M. Bttrthou, Minister of Public Works, Posts aud Telegraphs, and the Strike Committee, Chester Smith, sort of it rancher near Wainwright, Albert<twas almost as- phyxiated on Friday morning by gas while boring a well, and now is in such a precarious condition that his recovery is regarded as impietssible.' . • - ay, THREE YEARS EACH. Grand Trunk Conductors Sent to Kingston To -day. Toronto, Ont., lelarch 29a --D. Corrigan and It. McCallum, the Grand Trunk Rail- way conductors who were convicted re- cently on charge Of conspiring to de- fraud the G.T.R., were senteneed by Judge Whicheater this morning to three years each in Kingston Penitentiary. By. Rost -Mee and Joseph Woods were each sentenced to one year in the Central Prison, and Jacob Woods was allowed to go on suspended sentence. The three men were in the game with the conduc- tors and sold the tickets to various per- sons. FINED THREE. Provincial License Department Af- ter Law Breakers., Toronto, Ont.', March 29. --The Pro, vincial nowise Departmene is keeping up its activity. Inspector Morrison re- ports three more convictions this morn- ing, netting the Province $275. Two of the convictions come from- Niagara Falls, the Grand Trunk restaurant being fined $75 and costs for selling after hours, and II. A. Clarke, of the Arling- ton Hotel, getting $150, for a second of - scum of the same chareeter. Willlam Hendershott, of St. Catharines, was fin- ed $50 and costs for selling liquor in the local option township of Niagara Falls. KILLED BY CAR. " Toronto Man Met His Death in Buffalo Yesterday. Toronto', Ont., March 29, -Jahn Lav- erty, of 11.1 Parliament street, Toronto, killed by a traction car in Buffalo early yesterday, had gone to Buffalo to see his sick wife, leaving here on the 6.20 train on SatUrday night. The family home is in Buffalo'where Mrs. Laverly, two sons and acleughter reside. Laverly"had been it resident of this city for two years and a half, being a valued em- ployee of the British American Oil cCooriaippa40 Ason, Edward, is in the same n mploy. The latter says his father was not subject to fits or spells of any kind, and he is et it loss to Under- stand the accident, as his father knew fuffalo very well. '4.. ROWDIES, BEWARE!. ottrovA, out., 20. -The local d7hinese have united and provided a Auld whieh will he devoted to keeping a plain clothes man to protect them from depre- dation of ruffistins who reise rough house in the Chinese restaurents, The work c f these ruffians hes become so bold and frequent that the Celestials have had to takethis teethed of self ptoteetion. . TIMV.i UP. Ottawa, Out,, Mareh 29, -Time elooke placed in the workers' department Of the Public 'Works britheli of the GOVeril- Ment Caused some hard feelings this mornifig. The workers are going to pro- test to the Minister. Their plea is that 200 men ettlinot register within the time the clocks have limited them for regis- tering. This utorning in the animated struggle to "punch in" some old employ- ees were pretty nuteh used up. r 1ir ICIlled of Fort William. Vort William, March 28.-4lillo flan - it Finlander, aged 20, singles 1VAS killed on Saturday night on the C, 1,, U.. cloee to elevator D, The body Was drag- ged some two hundred yards, limbs and pieces of ilesb being Seattered the Whale way. /to Itad been working for the Thunder Bay Contracting Company, and had in his possession $200 in bills and two ray cheques aggregating about $40. COLLISION NEAR BRANDON Train Took WI'04 Track and Collision Followed, Collision ec:urred in Cutting; View Was Obstructed, Engineer and Two Firemen Lost their .Lives. THE C:0EAD. HIRAM HODGSON, engineer. R. .4, PERCHLEY; fireman. THOMAS LEACH, brakeman, all of Brandon. INJURED. GEO, BIRD, baggageman. SCHILDEL, express messenger. Brandon, March 28.-A disastrous* hembou collision, resulting In three 0, P. R. employees being instantly istunched into eternity, took place yesterday at a point aboat a mile and a half west of here. The dead_ are hIn,gineer Hiram Hodgson, Fireman W. j. Perchley, and Brakeman Thos. Leach, all of Brandon. The Eetevan local passenger train pulled out of the depot -at 1.50 p m. under charge of Con. duetor Mecan, with orders to run to Keinnay, on the south track, By some means these orders were not carried out, and the train was switched on to the north track just west of the depot.. About a mile far- ther on the line -curvea through a cutting, and at this point the train had attained a good speed when it was met by a heavy .eaetbouncl freight, running from forty to fifty miles an hour. The impact was terrific, the smaller engine ef the passenger traiu beingcrushed like a paper box. The two- engines were firmly wedged together, and the tender of the passenger locomotive and express car, togetbee vita five feight ears, most- ly loaded with weeat, were ditched and reduced to splinters. The engineer and fireman of the local were fearfully man- gled: Leech, who was braking on the freight, appears to have been thrown off the engine, sustaining a broken neck. The engine crew of the freight lumped just in time to avoid injury. When the trains met the brakes on the freight were hard set, or it is probabla that the casualties woidd have been more numerous, as there were a Iarg,e number of passengers on the Estevan train, It cannot be ascertained if the dead engineer ever saw the on -coming dan- ger, but it - is supposed that the cut- ting, together with the smoke, ob- structed his view. The approach of the passenger train was first noticed by the conductor of the freight, and the brakes were jammed down as tight as possible, but not, in time to avoid the disaster. So great was the Mo- mentum of the heavy, freight train that it carried the light passenger train back some forty yards after' the im- pact. Baggageman George Bird and Exe. press'Messenger Schildel, who were in the express ear, had a moat iniracU- taus escape, as the car turned an al- most compIete somersault and was badly shattered, Their injaries amounted to several bruises. Both are in the hospital, -but are expected to be out in it few days. All tile dead were married, and Hodgson was about to retire from the company's service. Ills engine was No. 136, while illat of the freight, which was of the mogul style, was Na. 2,602. Coroner Moore drove out to the scene of the accident, and has ordered an inquest for to -morrow. An investi- gation into the accident was held last night, lint no details are obtainable. AREOCYCLE. It Adds Ten Mile an Hour to Speed of Machine. London, March 28. -The aeroplane show a Olympia has been attracting large crowds, both of.the curious and experts. e A goodly iumber of orders have been .given, mostly conditional on satisfactory performance or some con- vincing demonstration, One of the fine 'orders given was for an areocyde, an or- dinary bicycle with an aeroplane attach- ment like a triangular tunnel above the hider's head, which, it is asserted, adds Icithl ten milets an hone to the speed of the n The price of flying inachines varies from $1,250 to $7,000. One interest- ing exhibit, is a few pieces of whitish metal specimens of a new metal or alloy which has not yet been named. It is lighter than aluminum by fully ono -third, A rod four and a half feet in length is equal in weight to an iron vod of the same diameter and one foot in length. A small spring exhibits elas- ticity like that of a spring of brass inc- ltd. It tan be rolled Into it sheet or drawa iuto wire, but cannot be cast or joined by brazing. eae 0 FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. Mystery' Shrouds the Condition of an Elgin County Girl. . St. Thomas, Ont., March 28. - tato On Friday night, a girl about 20 years of ego, tamed Florence Syne, of Muncey, was found lying unconscious in an ionised shed on Myrtle street. No intelligible story tould be obtained from the girl, who was removed to the hospi- tal, and it is not knowii whether she is suffering frit an overdose of some oar- eotic or became unconscious through mental or physical suffering. She still remains bit the same eondition. *ea Duke of Wellington's Heir. ,London, March 20.-A wedding that attracted considerable attention last week Was that of Marquis Douro, eldest Son of the Duke of Wellington, to Miss Coats,*datighter of the Seottieh eettom king. Miss Coats is said to have re- oeived st dowry which Will bring in an nonetal income considerably over £10,. 000 a year. New ZEALAND'S GIFT. London, Match 28 -Sit Soot% Ward wires that New Zealand is grafi. lied at the acceptance her offer of it battleship, New 'Zealand's solo de. Sire being to TISSiSt t116 Empire, she feels that the Itnparial GOVernitlent titn best determine 'what shape the eontribution should, take to pr, that end, Arid ttt thele 11 teettlei ha Meat ateeptable.