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Daring Operation Relieves it Woman
of Excruciating Pain.
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Suffering So Great She Fad Three.
ened Suicide
And Gladly Consented to the CHU.
Cal Operation,
New York, diay 31.--Phydelaue WhO
are here attendieg the eanrention of the
Amnion Neuro As,andation saw
a women who had been earea .from Kul -
chits by a daring and euevesefiti operation
for ear neuralgia, the first of its kilitt
ever pa (4))111(+ (4,
Silk' appeared. before them gladly at
the Xew Vork Aetteletuy-of Medicine yes.
terday, lend to-dey Dr. b. Pi.eree Clark,
ileurologist who diegnoeed the ease,
end Dr. A. S. Tayitne.the surgeon who
pitiformed theoperation botrt of New
York, will give a technical description of
their work in a paper which they have
jointly prepared.
The patieet, who is the wife of a
Bridgeport physieian, was uot mentioned
hy name.. She appeared before the nem
-
elation yesterday beause it wee mead
h;rry for her to return to her hosne soon-
er than she had expected.
:Mrs. A--- had been afflicted for sev-
eral years with violeat and piercing
pains; in the ear. At times they were to
exerueiating that she screamed in agony,
and it Iva% impossible to alleviate them
aPPraelahly with powerful (lenge. Life
W. as unbearable, and. several times she
thiteitd. self-destruction.
Seven physic:inns treated her in vain.
teheatinally came under the eare of Dr.
Oat k, whohaa paid special attention to
all ?forme of verve disease. Ile made an
elaborate study end found that the
malady was not face neuralgia, as had
twee supposed, but that it Was due to
the condition of the nerve corniced -11g the
genieulate ganglion with the brain.
Die Clark decided it would be twee -R-
amey to sever this filament, knIwn as th
pats intertnedin, wide') lies between the
seventh facial and eighth auditory
nerves. Mrs. A-- was informed thee
the operation was a daring ode and that
it involved risk. She said she would
gladly undergo its as life was not worth
living, and. that if she died. as a result
of the operation she would be better oft
than if she continued to live without,
finding relief. •
Dr, Clark consulted with Dr. Taylor,
the• well-known surgeon, who performed
the operation five times on dead bodies,
before. Mrs. A-- was placed on the
Operating table. Her skull was trephined
back of the ear and part of the bone ,wite
-broken dow.n. This ,gave an opening. a
quarter of an inch in diameter. Au In..
etrament was put down for three inches,
the cerebellum was lifted, and by means
of a small electric light the nerves were
revealed. A small glass drainage tube
was put in place as the nee of a sponge
or any such substance would have pro-
duced a clangegeue pregame. By meaead
cif a small heoledthe nerve was relied and
then severed, '
The surgeons could see plainly the
nerve conteolling, respiration, the dis-
eurbing of which would bare eausea
death. The variation of steeighth of an
inch through any cause would, in the
opinion of Dr. Clark, have proved fetal.
He Rpoke in the higaest terms of the
skill el Dr. Taylor, who had operated in
aecordanee With his ellagnosta . The
geoiglion is now not deprived of nour-
ishment, although it no longer conneete
evith the brain.
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PRESIDENT SEIZED
Rebels Forced Ey Peru's Loyal
Troops to Liberate Him.
Lima, Peru May 30. --An attempt was
made yesterday aftenoosi by adherents
of Anguste Durand and. Islas Pierota,
the former leader of a revolution hest
year, and the latter a notorious agita-
tor, to overthrow the Government of
'Preeident Leguias The revolutionists as-
saulted the palace and, seized the presi-
dent, but the army carne to his rescue
and he was liberated. Many shots were
exchanged between the troops and the
revolutionists, but the conflict did not
last, for more than an hour. About a
hendted were killed on each side and a
large number wounded.
Last night, following the attempted
cold) d'etat, was one of anxiety for all
the residents of the capital. Occasional-
ly idiots were heard here and there, but
there was no serious disturbance. Mar-
tial litev had been proclaimed and strong
forces of troops patrolled the streets.
Everything- is quiet here to -day, but
the troops are still very vigilant. Peo-
ple are not permitted to assemble on the
streets. A close sehreh is being made
fotethe leaders of the uprising and they
will be punished severely if captured.
The temper displayed by the people goo-
erally, they warmly supporting the Gov -
eminent, shows that they will not tole
air erate revolutions which heretofore have
done so much to set back the advaime
and damage the prosperity of Peru,
CUT BODY IN TWO,
Weil -Known Thurlow Man round
Dead on Railway.
Belleville, May 30.--Alfted Page, .a
well-known and respected resident of
the secona coneeasion of Thorlow,
viss fouled en the Grand, Trank Bane
way track abont 3 o'eloele this morn-
ing, his body being eat in two, Ile
W55 on his way to the residence of Mr.
Januse Collip, where he bad been enga,ge3
(le expert gardener for the past fifteen
• years. It is SUPPOSed he was eroseing
the track when struck by a train going
east. Deceasea was about sixty year of
lige. and learese a widow and grown-up
family.
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EXPRESS CASE.
Ottawa, Ont.,. l,kray 20,—Express com-
panies have been upheld he a refusal to
carry acetylene gas absorbed in Asbes-
tos, in metal eeses. The Acetylene Gas
Company, a New 'York, was vefused ear.
liege by the Caeadien express eorepan-
ies on the ground that the pitekleg was
itletig,erons, Application Was mule by
the tompaity to the Railway Commis-
eiiiners to compel the express companies
to entry the tteetylene eylinilere, The
eelantiesion thie morning (trebled it lied
110 'Authority to order the traneportft-
` of dangerous artielee.
HURT IN CONTEST.
Bridgeport, Conn., May 31—Six youtig
Men %tete eetionela injured, one of them
terhape fatally, during the last event
of the Automobile hill-elinwhing eoutest
At Sprott Hill Ode mernitig.
GREY AT KINGSTON.
Driven Round City—Opened Squash
Court and Reviewed Parade,
Kiugston, Ont., May 31.—Ear1 Grey
arrived here at 12.50 to -day front To:
Ando, .on a visit to the Royal Military
College. He was met at the station by
Col. Taylor, commandant a the R, M. C.,
and Col. Gordon, officer commandiug
stern Ontario command, representing
the It AL C., .aud Mayor Couper and
AM, Elliott, Angrove, Nyekle, Rigney
and Kea, representing the city. The
Governor-General WAS at once taken far
a tour of the .eity in the handsome estr-
riage• of Mr. W. 11. Givens, of the King-
eton Staudard. At 2.30 tut was taken
to the Royal Military College, where
he opened the Squash Court, throwing
the first ball. Afterwards an infantry
paradewas held in his honor, and the
cadets emit through .some gymnastics.
In the evening an informal dinner will be
tendered IfisExcelleney by the inilitary
staff. Earl Grey leaves the city to.
nigb t.
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THE LOST HOLBEK
frormoo.
No Chance Now of It Being Kept
in England.
London, May 30. ---Now that there is
little hope of retaining in the country
the Duke of Norfolk's great painting by
Holbein, the portreat of Christina of
Denmark, the committee of the national
art collections fund eelases to state the
amoubt ot the subscriptions made to
purcbase the picture, but they are far
short of the requisite amount. There
have been a large number of sobscribers,
but they gave small sums, none of them
exceeding. $5,000„ It is believed that the
pietore will go to America.
The failure of the subscription is at-
tributed mainly to Lite anger of -rich men
at the budget, disgust at the huge profit
which the Coluaghis demand., and the
doubt raised as to the Duke of Norfolk's
right to selling the painting.
WAR ON BIG HATS.
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London Ladies' Aid Society Asks
Board to Take Action.
London, Ont., May 30.—The Ladies'
Aid Society of Askin Street Methodist
Church, one of the largest in the city,
have declared war on big hats, and at
a recent meeting unanimously passed a
resolution to the quarterly board asking
that they issue a request to the ladies
to remove the view -obstructing crea-
tions.
The ladies suggest that the request be
made this week, in connection with the
open meetiugs of the London Conference,
which is to meet in Askin Street Church
this week. The move has attracted a.
.lot of interest here.
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THE HEAVENS.
Eclipse of'the Moon on June 3rd
and of Sun on June 17.
Washington, May 31,—Two interest-
ing spectacles in the astronomical world
will occur during the coming month.
These events will be ecligses of the moon
and sun, the former on June 3 and the
latter on June 17.
The moon will rise totally eclipsed,
and its totality will last about an home
while the sun will only be in totality
near the north pole.
Of chief interest will be the lunar
eclipse which will be visible over about
half tlie earth. Only a few white men,
namely, Commander Robert Peary and
his crew, who are now on an Arctic
expedition,- and perhaps a few whalers
will have an opportunity of observing
at totality the eclipse of the sun. 'While
'this eclipse will be visible in its partial
eclipse the region near the north pole
is the only part Of the globe where it
will be seen as a total eclipse.
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GOT ONE YEAR.
London Bigamist Pleaded Guilty
and Got Off Easily.
London, May MAL—Aubrey Ward, arrested
In Detroit recently for blgamY, wile sen-
tenced this morning to one year in Central
Prison by Magistrate Love. A lenient sen-
tence was due to the fact that the defence
put in the plea that the second wife in ace
trott knew Ward had another wife in Hali-
fax, and also because Ward, by pleading
saved the Crown the expense of bring-
ing her here.
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MEMORIAL DAY.
Buffalo, May 31,—Memorial Day was
very generally obeerved here to-dey.
The parade of grizzled old soldiers, which
becomes more impressive as each yeitt
rolls by, waS carried out toalay, bnt over
a much shorter route than heretofore.
At the cemeteriee flowerand flags were
.pliteed on the graves, and. in the churches
speeial serviees were held.
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TEAMSTERS' STRIKE.
Ottawa, May 31.—A strike was to-
day deelared against the City of Otta-
wa by ,fifty double teamsters employed
by the eitgineer's department. They
are paia $$.50 a day, and demand an in-
crease to $4,50. They gave no notice,
but walked oet, The single teamsters,
who get $2.25 a diy. love mede no Ap-
plication for an au ieee end ate81111 at
work.
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INCREASE OF REVENUE
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Ottawa, May St—Canada's ettstom
revenue continues to respoed to the
stimulus of good times. During the
month of May the tollections totalled
$4,203,000, which is $728,008 more than
was collected hi May, 1008, For the
first two months of the fisetti year the
collections total $8,258338, an inerease
of a million end a quarter over last
year.
$500 DOG KILLED.
Brattford, May 31.—Slutunrook, the
valtiable Irish eviler owned by Messrs.
Kerr Brothers, which eleamel up at the
Hamilton Kennel Club BlIOW litSt week,
winning Arsenal speeiale, was killed here
on Sitturdey nisdtt, nii Brent tivenue, by
a street ear, The nWilOrg held the dog
ti L $500.
WRECKAGE
OF CONDOR.
Remains of British Warship Found
by Ronnyeastle Dale,
1,01.1,1,4
Hundred and Forty Officers and
Men Disappeared With Her.
One of thk. Seals Mysteries ercilliaeS
to Yield Itself Up,
New Yorle, May 30.—A. dosPateh to
tile Herald from Victoria, 13. C., says:
The wreck of the British sloop of war
Condor, whose fate and, that of tho
140 officers. end Men forming her come
pally have been one of the mysteries.
of. the sea since December .3, 1001,
has been located, submerged in com-
paratively shallow water, about one
and a half miles off shore at Long
beach, midway between the soothers'
entrance te 33erkeley Sound and the
settlement ot Glayoquot, on the vest
coast of Vancouver Island, The
wreckage is about fourteen miles dis-
tant from the village o ClaYoanote
and seemingly rests upon an unchart-
ed reef.
The steles of the discovery of the
long missiog sloop of war was brought
from the coast by Bonnyea,stle Dale, a
naturalist and journalist, who has
communicated ,his discovelar to the
British Admiralty. He regards. the
evidence of identity as incontrovert-
ible, and it is•expeeted that immediate
investigations will be made by the Ad-
miralty upon his report.
WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE.
A surface wave beyond the line of
the barrier reef that fronts the bay
marks the spot where the vessel As
supposed to lie. A. few weelcS ago a
spar stamped with the Admiralty
mark, with leaches patched with cop-
per iu naval style, after being visible
four days, floating aittached to the
wreck beneath drifted ashore. Upon
the same 'Waal some time age there
dricted a jib -boom spar stamped Con-
dors a life -buoy similarly marked and
several signal. rocket oases marked
with the nem° of the ill-starred vessel,
mute testimony of the whereabouts of
the long -missing sloop.
About a mile and a half out from
Long./teach the surface ripples over
the ship that is supposed to be the
sepulchre of one hundred and forty
officers and men of his Majesty's
navy. At high tide it is hardly vis-
ible, but at extreme low tide the sea
boils about the obstruction. Half a
dozen residents of the west coast who
have gone out to the spot itt smooth
water and at low tide declared that
the ltulk of the submerged ship is plain-
ly visible.
THE LAST SEEN OF THE C▪ ONDOR.
On the morning of December 8,
1901, the sloop of war Condor, in com-
pany -with H. AL S. Warspitee left Es-
quimalt, the former never to return,
the Condor was bound for Honolulu
and Tahiti heavily laden with coal for
O long cruise and carrying a large
consigument of mails for the Britieh
inhabitants iu the 'isolated South Sea
In the straits a strong southeast
gale prevailed and the warships part-
ed company, the Warspite continuing
on her way south and the Condor
etarting to carry out gun praebice at
the entrance to the straits, prior to
making for Honolulu. Whether this
gun practice was carried out has nev-
er been ascertained. Outside the
sbraits that fateful night a terrific
storm was raging, which compelled
every vessel in the region to fight for
its life, and in this storm the Condor
was seen for a brief moment, laboring
heavily and flying signals of distress, by
Captain Xames Boyd, now of the Bank
Line steamer Ayxneric, and then in
command of the southbound Iumber
ship Springbank.
"Naturally the name of the strug-
gling warship was not made out, but
there was no .doubt of her identity in
the minds of Captain Boyd and his of-
ficers. They did not go to the sup-
posedly disabled gunboat's _assistance.
Indeed, they gave her scant thought
or attention at the time, as they were
having all they could do to save their
own ship and their lies.
The same night was responsible for
another mystery of the North Pacific.
The collier Mattewan left Napalm() for
San Francisco on December 2 and nev-
er reached her port. Some believe
she foundered. Some say she crash-
ed into the Condor and both vessels
were sunk.
The Condor was of similes" type to
the •Algerine and the Shearwater, now
at Esquimalt Station, She had a very
low free board, and the theory has been
advanced that site shipped a tremendous
sea, and before it had time to run
through tho scrappers she was struck
by another, which. caused her to found-
er. Another favored theory is that her
coal oargo shifted in the gale, and that
she turned turtle.
The ill-fated vessel was the seconde
of het name, taking that of the 1%880
in which Admiral Lord, Charles Vetes-
ford gained the title of “Coesilot Char-
lie" by taking her under the guns 'of
Alexandria la the bombardment of that
port in 1888.
COL. PETERS
to be Transferred From Loudon to
Vancouver.
London, Ont., May 31.—Co1. dames
Peters, D. O. C. Military District No. 1,
will be transferred shortly frorti this
eity to adtmentver.Ite hi one of the
best likea and most efficient offieers 111
the service ima came here in 1001. ile
was very prominent hi the Northwest
Rebellion, was frequently mentioned itt
&quarto& and was awarded a medal.
lie lute taken a strong stana against
temperenee efforts to prohibit lignor in
comp&
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AIRSHIP DOWN.
Stuttgart: May U.—Zeppelin IL, with
the Count and his two engineers, and
a crew of seveit men ou boArd, canto
down its a eneadoW near Unter Tuerke
Min, this motniug. The landing was
most elICeettettll. The airehip came down
lightly, but imntediately rose agaio and
continued ite journey toward Priedrick.
den, /t paroled Paudingen at 0.25, mid
Talk, at 10,15 a. in,
The Quebee Legislature. has promoted
after elle of the longest and most evil
-
'leg sessions in years, 'members' he
&trinity wros inereesed to $11500.
SENT TO JAIL.
Five Alberta Cat1le4 Moves Are
Got Rid of,
Red Deer, .ML., May 30. — The
career of a gang of cattle thieves, who.
have been operating in Settler als-
Wet Inc a long time, was closed, Inc
many years, at least, by judge Stewart,
in the Supreme Court yesterday after-
noon, when all five rustlerswere eon-
vitted and sent to serve terms varying
from three 'months to five years, The
Stock -growers' Associatiou took, an Ac-
tive part in meshing the prosecution of
the prieonere, and had Special counsel
there to assist the ,Crown.
The names of the gang and their sen-
tences were as follows: Lewis Saleiety,
OAT years; james Holt, two years; Jack
Doled& nine months; Joe Cardinal,
three months. Dubois was generally re-
garded by eatelemen 118 the real leeder
of the gang, but judge Stewart did not
accept this view, according to the evi,
donee, although he had held the cattle
after they had been stolen by confeder-
ates. .tiordinal is al mere lad, and had
been made a tool of hy his vieloue asso-
cialses, and therefore he .eseapea lightly.
KIIIED BY A SHOCK.
Ossining Man Sent Into Convulsions
by His Frightened Niece.
Ossining, May 30.—A sadden shock
eaused the death of John Hopper at
his home in Durston avenue late last
night.
Mrs. Annie Green, of Briareliffe. Mau -
or, niece of the demi num, had lipu
shopping and was on her way home
when site was accosted 'oy a young ne-
gro in the darkest paet 'of Durston ave-
nue, the thoroughfare leading to Sing
Sing prison. She ran and the man pur-
sued her, but was unable to overtatke
her. She burst into the Hopper home
and her agitated appearance so startled
her uncle that he was seized with cone
vulsions.
Hopper died about an hour later. He
was 50 years old and leaves a wife and
grown family.
Chief Tom.pkIns arrested a negro
answering the description given by
Miss Green, but she did not think he
'was the right one and he was freed.
CRUSHED BY CAR.,
Pillsburger Loses an Arm in at
Attempt to See Taft.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 30.—In his haste to
get a closer look at. President Taft as he
came from the Pittsburg baseball park last
evening. Robert P. Crum, of the Pittsburg
Plato Glass Company, fell under a train and
had an arra' taken off He may died from
the shock.
Mr, Crum, in his baste to got a closer look
at the President, clambered over the bumpers
betWeon two ears of a freight train Just as
the train started. .He fell between the cars,
but managed to roll his body out of the way.
Ms arm was caught by the wheel and cut
o.ft,
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WIRELESS JIVIPROVED
Apparatus Constructed Out of Old
Cans and Umbrella Ribs.
Paris, May 30.—Jean Naudin, n wale -
man earning about a dollar a day at the
Toulon Arsenal, has invented what is
said. to be a vastly improved wireless
apparatus, which is 110W being tested at
the direction of the Minister of Marine,
with a view to its adoption in thefleet.
The original apparatus was constructed
ingeniously out of old cans, umbrella
ribs, discarded bottles and various other
-material which the inventor had picked
up.
PRINCE liUPERTs
Over Two Thousand Lots Disposed
of at Great Sale.
Vancouver, B. C., ably 30.—The first
sale of Prinee Rupert lots, the greeteat
auction of real estate ever held, ended
on Saturday at noon. Over 2,000 lots in
the town site were sold. The ordeal'
.fignres have nut been anontineed. The
receipt e are eetimated at $1,175,075. '1711e
sale lasted four and 11 half day.
D. Rand, agent of the G. T. P. and ths
Province, says the lots in the imeineee
section sold well above tlie anticipated
figure, and those in the residential die -
bleb; at about re -Illation.
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STNTUS OF LINCOLN.
Irodgemille, Ky., May 31. --In this
(plaint little town to -day there was un-
- veiled a satiate of Abraham Lincoln,
three miles away from the farm on
which the emancipator was horn, Mrs.
Ben Madill Helm, of Louisville, a close
relative of Mrs. Lincoln, pulled the cord
_that released the drapery and showed
the martyred reesident -sitting in a
chair, his Mee bearing the ola kindly ex-
peession .familiar to the people of the
entire world.
MONUMENT UNVEILED.
Clettysburg, Pia, May 31.—The mem-
ory of tbe regularly enlisted men in the
United States army who gave up their
lives and fought; in the Gettysburg cam-
paign in 1803 was perpetuated in granite
on the famous battlefield toolay, when
the monument ended by net of Con.
gross was towelled in the presenee of
the President of the 'United States.
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EATON'S YACHT,
Kingston, Ont., May 31, --The Teekla,
the yacht which Mr, J. C. Raton, of
Toronto, recently porelittsed in New
York, is in the harbor here, en route to
Toronto. Mr. Eaton and party tame
down on ids private ear Ode afternoon,
and will take the etaeht up to Toronto,
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SAW THE MIKADO.
Tekio, May 31.—Eormet Vice -Presi-
dent Ohm W. lortirban&s and Mrs. Pair.
blinks were reteived itt audienee by the
Emperor awl ninprees of japan to -day.
Prins Fusitimi and Aristigawaa and
other princes of royal blood were pre -
cent.
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TRAIN WRECKED.
Topeka, Kansas:, May N.—Santa Ve
paseenger train No. 0, westbound, known
aS the California fast mail, wag wrecked
at Peabody early to-fley. nna IL C.
Thompson, poetel dark., of Naneee City,
wits. killed.
MANY KILLED
BY TORNADOES.
Terrific Wind Storms in Dakota,
Oklahoma and TeXII8.
Whole Towns and Villages Were
Destroyed.
Pain Poured in Torrents After
Cyclone Had Passed.
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St. PAW, "Mime, May 30e— Speeial
despatteme received here state that seven
persons are known to be dead, mauy
are dying, and over A seem are seriously
injured as a result of a tornado which
.swept over northwestern Dakota late
Yesterday. The „etozto wee especially
severe at Langdon, where the residence
section of the. city WAS preetleally wiped
mit, four people killed and twenty i11:.
hrred, pt, tornado swept up the James.
Payee from Ypsilanti to Jamestown, de-
molishing fartultonsea and destroying&
metelt valuable property. The farm -
home of George Graves, near Yipslanti
was blown into the James River, and
Mrs, Graves and her two young (laugh
-
tees instantly killed. 'rho other mou-
lage of the family were injured.
The tornado demolished all of' the
buildings of the Jamestown Fair Asso-
ciation, the loss being $50,000, and sev-
eml other large buildings, Forty resi-
dences were destroyed at Langdon, and
huge elevators were crushed into kindling
wood by the terrific wind. Several
towns have been completely cut off from
communication, and it is feared the
death list will be greatly increased by
litter reports.
DELUGE AT OKLAHOMA,
Oklahoma City, ditty 30, --Forty per,
sons end perhaps more, were injured
last night in a tornado which devastated
ilpevieeCli,lelallonsa towns of Key West &led
The tornado swept over a wide stretch
of farming' country. Wires aro down
and many rumors of death and aestrue-
tion at isolated points mid not be con-
firmed to -night.
Following the wind mine a deluge of
rain, Floods then added their terrors
to the situation. The wreckage of Key
West soon was overwhelmed by the
rising waters. Practically nothing was
left of the town of 200 inhabitants-
Reseuere hastened to the place, but could
not eross Salt Creek, which lias became
a raging torrent.
A DOUBLE -TWISTER.
De.pew was destroyed by a double -
twister that formed from the tornado
striking Key West, and another coming
from the east. The tornado wiped -out
Depew, and then pushed northeastward,
spending its force presumably a few
miles further on.
For an hour the sky was the scene
of one of the most unusual phenomena,
ever observed in the southwest. Small
tornadoes followed in rapid succession
in an atmosphere that was nearly humid.
They rose high in Use air, circled about
and dipped. As many as five were ob-
served 'during the display.The little
tornadoes- had spent their force when
the bigsene came at 5 o'clock, -Preceding
and following it were terrific rain and
hail storms.
HURRICANE AND LIGHTNING.
Brownwood, Texas, May 30--seA tornado
meekest Zephyr, a village in Brown
county,early to -day, killing more than
thirty persons, seriously wounding fifty,
and hurting a score of others. Extreme
darkness made the catastrophe awful.
The storm formed half a mile south-
west of Zephyr, and swept down on the
village. (rutting a wide swath directly
through the residence and business quar-
ters. Nearly fifty houses were demi-
tithed. Lightning struck a lumber yard
and started a fire which destroyed an
entiro business ablock. No effore was
made to fight the flames, as the care of
the dead and wounded demanded all
attentionet. A section hand pumped. a
Winker to. Brownwood and spread the
Alarm. In two hours the Santa Fe Rail.
road was speeding a special train to
Zephyr with nine surgeons and a ScOrc
or Brownwood citizens. Hundreds of
rtersons in the eountry around Zephyr
saved themselves by taking refuge in
storm cellars,
BLOWN TWO MILES.
While the tornado's path was 300
yards wide, tho disaster swept the earth
Lor a distance of only about a mile,
Gs fury WaR more terrific than any
previous tomato experienced in this re-
gion. When the first relief party
reached Zephyr a desolate scene awaited.
The hillsides were covered with debris
of rill kinde, intermingled with bodies
of animals and human beings. The ruin*
were dimly lighted by burning buildings,
and the cries of the wounded rising
above the screeching of the dying storm
directed the rescuers to their work.
Human bodies were found twisted about
trees and distorted in inconceivable
shapes. Two children were found dead
two miles from Zephyr, having been
blown that .distanc.ee. • -
KNOW BUT ONE,
Very Few Naval Ofifcers Can Speak
Foreign Langy .
Loudon, May 30.—Replyirog to a ques-
tion in the Douse of Commons, the First
Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Reginald
McKenna, stated hist week that of the
4,710 ()Ulcers in the British navy only
twelve were qualified to be interpreters
of German,
The Morning Post points out that on
the occasion of the visit -of the Mediter-
ranean fleet to one of the chief Italian
seaports, when the city entertained the
officers, uotie of the thousand and odd
officers of the fleet, from the admiral
down to the lowest midshipman, was
able to speak Hallam
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Kaiser Revives Troops.
Berlin, May 20. ----Emperor
mid the Empress reviewed the Berlin
and the Potsdam garrisons at the Tem-
plehoff field yesterday. Thirty thous-
and troops, including 8,000 eavalry, pass-
ed before their Majesties and made the
usual brilliant speetaele. In the tdVieW-
ing party -were Prince and Princess Kati,
Prineet and Princess Nashimoto, and
Marquis Yarnanouelti and hie wife, who
is ;also a. Japanese primes.
eisesse—e-se
Healing by Peayer,
London, :May 30. --The Emmanuel So-
ddy lets .just opened. a hospite in Lon.
don. It tho first, of its kind con-
nected with the Church of England
where "healing by prayer and the laying
on of halide" will be pritetieed, J. AL
Itiekeon is the head of the hospice. All
eases of illness will be taken, Where
uecessary, the doetor's help will always
be ealled in.
A LONG: HOLIDAY.
School Cadets W�1 Not Shoot in
England Until August,
Ottawa, May 30, ---The two Canadian
school .emiets„ sent from Toronto to Eng•
land ever a .fortnight ago at the. Govern-
ment's .expeuse to compete in .the empire
matah, erra»ged under the auspices of
Lord Roberts, will have an unexpectedly
long holiday. When they left Cauada
it was expected that the match was to
take place on :Empire Day, The cable
from Lord Stratheona, transmitting to
the Militin Department the reeeest from
Lord Roberts that two representatives
be sent from Canada,stated that the
mateh Wai on Empire Day, whereas a
now transpires that it will not be until
August, in connection with the empire
matches nt Risley ea m p. :Meanwhile Oil
two young Canadians Will have three
tuOuthi to oecome tteelimatized and
practise shooting,
London, May 30. --Sir ISfeiyilbe Boa -
croft entertained the Canadian boy
marksmen to -day at Cocekhain, "luring
the next few days they evil] be tha
guests of the headmaster at Harrow,
and will visia veriotie (-owes, They
lutve reeeived preesiog invitation to
partielpete in the shooting at Hist, y in
uly.
A GREAT FLIGHT.
ZEPPELIN ;TRAVELLED OVEFI 458
• MILES IN HIS AIRSHIP.
.••••••••••,00.
Hundreds of Thousands of People
Watched for His Arrival in Berlin
—Emperor and Empress Among
Them—All Disappointed.
Berta hMay 30, —,Count Zeppelin,.
,Whose remarkable performances -in
his first airship brought unbounded
'honors to the inventor, to -day
complished the most striking feat in
his career. He guided his Zeppelin
II. front Friedrielishafen to Ritter -
fold. a distance of snore than 450
withaub lauding. The journey
lasted nearly 22 hours, and so far as is
known to -night, Count Zeppelin is still
in the air, on the return journey to
Friedrichshafen. He had already beaten
all records for dirigible balloons, with
the opportunity of greatly improving
the performance.
It was announced and widely distei-
buted in special editions of the news-
papers that the Count evould come to
Berlin aud land at the Templehof par-
ade grounds. Hundreds of thousands ga-
thered there this afternoon. The Emper-
or and Empeess, several of the Princes,
and the leading military officials and
officers were preset*, and toward even-
ing searchlights were set to work, in
anticipation of the approach of the air-
ship. Soldiers kept an enormous space
cleared until 10.30 o'clock • at night,
when a despatch from Ritterfeld an-
nounced that the air ship was saturning
to the starting point at Friedrichshafen,
which caused the most intense disap-
pointment. Count Zeppelin was in
charge of the balloon himself, and was
accompanied by two engineers and a
crew of seven men.
The voyage began under rather unfav-
orable conditions. There was a lowering
sky, rain clouds and a strong side wind,
the airship left the floating hall
shortly after 0 o'clock last night.
Early in the morning the people of
Treuchtlingen, a Small city in cm..
tral Bavaria, were awakened by the
noise of the propellers of the craft,
'which was passing slowly at a low alti-
tude. At this place the Count dropped
out a card, divulging his intention to
proceed farther north. This was the
first occasion.he had journeyed over Ba-
wl:via, and his arrival an hour and a
half later at Neuremberg caused the
greatest surprise to thousands of pleas-
ure seekers who were preparing for the
haliday excursions. The airship man-
oeuvred for half an hour over Leipsig
and then went on to Ritterfeld. There'
11 describee a great circle and sailed
again for the south.
WIN seLe.
SettlementAgainst be-
-ToitiR.gatEtioon
tro it Millionaire.
Windsor, May 30a—Joseph Boyle, the
capitalist,- of Woodsteck, achieved a
substantial victory in settlement of his
litigation against several Detroit mil-
lionaires. interested in mining property
with Boyle in the Yukon. Boyle had
two suits before the eourt uow in ses-
sion, and six others 'sending, but all have
been dropped and protracted litigation
is ended. 13oyie will purchase shares
held by the Detroitera for $400,000, which
le 5100,000 less than par value, less 545,-
000 to settle certain elstims of Boyle.
The money is to be paiddin installments,
final payment of $200,000 in October of
1912'all without interest. The De-
troiters will also pay -costs of receiver-
ship. Boyle is to give a first mortgage
in the property until the stock is paid
for,
The settlement is regarded as a big
victory for Boyle, who, it is understood,
will join with the Guggenheims, of New
York, and. spend large sums in develop-
ing the property,
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OIL STOVE EXPLODED.
Two Men Badly Burned at London—
$575 in Bills Destroyed. eo
London, Ont., May 30,—As-lhe result
of the explosion of a coal oil Stove at
Dorehester, last night, the residence of
Mrs. Wan. Banks was burhed to the
(ground, mid two men, joint Banks and
Stephen Budden, received painful burns
from burning timbers falling on them.
Airs. Banks had the sum of 5575 in
bills in the house, the money being in a
bureau drawer, and thls, with all the
contente, WaS 108t.
• 40 --
Mills for Victoria Herber.
Montreal, May 30. ---Word bee 1):.en
reeeived from Mr. RobertMeighen,
President of he Lake of the'Woode
SIiIIing
company, who is now 111
land, that he has suceeetted in float-
ing bood4 ror the erection of a new
5,000 -barrel flour mill at Victoria Mir.
bor. This will almost double the et.
paeity of the Lake of the Woode
ing Company's plant,
Winnipeg Man's Suicide.
Winnipeg, May i0.—Thos.
Itnight, 37 years old, night watchman
at the International Harvester Glom.
pony Works, committed suicide Sat.
urdtty afternoon. Ile returned front
work 10 the morning and slept till the
middle of the afternOon, when, tell-
ing hie father he WAA going to rut
$101110 wood, Ito went to the barn and
took carbolic arid.
PHILADELPHIA
* CAR STRIKE.
Situation Worse For the Company
To.day Than Ever.
Both Sides Declare They Will Win
the Fight..
Strike interferes Wi h ,Memorial
Day ArrangementF,
Philadelphia, May .310—The Philadel-
phia Transit Company sbrought men to
this eat yesterday and during the night
to take the places of its motormen and
concluders who went on strike on Sat-
urday for higher wages and better work -
'Mg eonditions, yet toe streut. ear eer-
vice to -day "was worse, than at any time
since the trouiele began. The eompany
admitted at 0,30 a. m, that only" 25 per
cent, of ies lumber of ears are itt oper-
ation,
Pre.sideot John B. Parson, of the Trac-
tion Company, faul 'Chas. 0. Kruger,
general manager, dealare the company
will win the struggle. On the other
hand, there is unieh soy in the ranks of
the strikers over the demoralleed situa-
tion they 'have brought about, and their
leader, 0. 0„ Pratt, chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees, is equally confident that
they will win.
The strike has seriously interfered
with the observance of Memorial Day,
thousands of persons being forced to
give up their visits to cemeteries or
forego their pleasure trips to parka and
other plaves. Automobiles -sof every de-
scription Are being hired, and thousands
of teamsters ate earning money by Ret-
rying people at five And ten cents a ride,
aerordiug to the 'dietetic°.
The Alike -re have a tremendous sym-
pathetie following, due in 0 large meas-
ure to the feeling stirred up by the ae.
tion of the Traction Company in rids-
ing the rate of fare a month ago from
six rides Inc a quarter to five cents
straight. Every ear is carrying two pos
Remelt, and on some lines four of thene
arc sent out with each trolley.
Considering the extensivness of the
strike, excellent order has so far aseen
maintained.
4 • •
OUR FISH.
Commission's Regulations For Their
Preservation, Etc.
Washington, May 31.—Commissioners
and counsel operating under the treaty
between Great Britain and the -United
States, providing for the adoption of
uniform and effective measures for the
protection of the food fishes in the
waters contiguous to the United States
and Canada met here to -day itt the*State
Department. Prof. Davis Starr Jordan
is the United States and Prof, Edward
Prince the Canadian commissioner, while
C. P. Anderson is legal actsmer on the
part of this Government and N. S. Gis-
bourne �t the part of Canada. The com-
missioners have been at work for about
a year and have completed a set of
regulations to govern fishing, which, if
adopted by both governments, will go
far towards protecting and preserving
the fish and will avoid friction and strife
arising from a lack of knowledge regard-
ing the limitations put on the citizens of
the respective countries by the other
along the border line. Recent despatches
from Canada have intimated that the
agreement reached by the Commissioners
is in the main srstisfactery to that
Government. As soon as adopted by
both goversements it will be proelahned.
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FARMER ATTACKED.
Oxford Man May Die From Injuries
$ustained.
St. Thomas, Ont., despatch: William
Bonghner, efarmer, 50 years of age, re-
siding on Forge road. near Tillsonhurg,
lies in a critical. condition as the result
of a terrible experience with a
whieh had been turned into the barn -
pied. Fortunfttely Mr. Boughner had
0 pitchfork in his hand 'when the animal
attacked him or no doubt he woehl
have been killed. Neighbors ram* to
his assistance. kb is suffeeing from
paralysis and hemorrhage of the lungs
and little hopes are held for his recov-
ery.
GUELPH LADY FOUND DEAD.
M• iss Mary Parrott Found by Neigh-
bors Attar Some Das.
A Guelph despatch: At No. 11 Lon-
don road, where she lived alone, Miss
Mary Parrott was found dead last
night. The house is a double oee, and
her • eighbor, Mrs, O'Connor, saw her
on Sunday taste and since then she
had not been seen alive, Mrs. O'Con-
nor left the eity on .Monday, and re-
turned on Tuesday. Thinking that
Miss Parrott had gone out to her
work as a dressmaker, as was her
custom she Was hot anXiOns, until
yesterday, wheu, hearing nothing from
her friend, she notified the neighbors.
The house wits found unlocked and
the body was discovered lyiug ou the
bed, Coroner Savage was notified and
in his opinion, death had occurred
some days previous, perhaps- on Sun-
day night, from heart fajta-re or
apoplexy. No inquest will be held.
Deceased was about forty -fie years
of ago and leaves a brother at Due -
hem rnd a sister in Toronto.
BRITISH BIRTH RATE,
Its Decease Due to Recent Factory
Legislation,
London, May 30. --Prof, Karl Pearson
expreeses the view that factory legisia•
(ion promoted for the proteetion of wo-
men and eltildren is tesponsible for the
decreasing birth late. Ile instancethe
low birth rate ftt Bradford, where a
mother has on the average one ehila in
Len years, ae Against five sixty years
age. Ito mehitains that it ia because of
the tletireacitil remunnie vAltie of a thild
owing to factory legislation, before the
etatetittent of which a Mid contributed
to the family Inaintenanee froln Six
years of age. In fifteen yeers, Prot
Pearsoti thinks, England wilt be in a
ettnilar condition to Praeee.
A Sunday session of the Presbytery
was held atVietoria, Chureit, Wrouto, to
ordain to the ministry Mr. W. 11, Tay-
lor.
otaag's odeasa4i,eeseeeSeesseeeeta4aeoeseeeseeed
Ontario Crop Report
May* 1909
4.440%.0k..c"."kowemen.#0,0o
The following information regarding
agricultural conditions in the rrov.
ince about the Iniddle of May lige been
issued by the Ontario Department of
Agriculture,
vegetation -4n tha opinion of many
correspondents the growing season of
1900 is the latest SOY' at laa4t a score
of years, it being placed fi frOnl Ono
to two weeks later than the average.
The exceedingly wet and cool weather
prevailing during April and the earlY
part of May is the cause. UatOrAg
Were made to the Department as to the
conditions- about the middle of May,
and at that date more favorable wect.
ther conditions had given a treat nn -
Pulse M growth in both field and
forest. •
Pall Wheat—Reports coneerniug the
prospects of fall wheat vary greatly,
even in the same localities, some de-
scribing the crop as looking well,
though late, while others state that
the fields are not only .bavkward in
growth, but are thin and much "spot-
ted Owing to the dry period pre-
vailing when most of the seeding Was
done, much of the new tall wheat did
not start until the rains late Sep-
tember came„ and the young plants
entered tho Winter with very little top.
Winter conditions, however, were not
unfavorable to the crop, except where
ice formed, and an early sPring.
growth would have brought the fields
along.. nicely; but the Cold and very
wet weather of April retarded g'.'owth,
and on poorly drained or low land
al.nost drowned out the erop, -Much
better growth was made on sandy and
gravelly soils than on clays, owing
to the excessive moisture.
Winter Rye—The acreage of this
erop is comparatively small, it' being
raised chiefly for pasturing, soiling
or for plowing under, It hae done
better than fall wheat and is looking
very well.
Clover—Old meadows poor, new
meadows promising, is a fair sum-
mary 01 1116 returns received regarding
this crop. Like fall wheat, clover
looks best on, high land and on light
soils: While many correspondents
,predict a good yield cf hae, others
are looking for a comparatively light
Out.
Spring Sowing—The small portion of
the spring crops that were put in early
found an excellent seed bed, but
heavy rains immediately followed,
and the land. got too soft to work on,
making further.sowing almost an im-
possibility for weeks, except in a few
cases where, to use the expressive
language of some correspondents, the
seed was "puddled" in. While those
on high, light, or well -drained land
have made fair headway with their
spring Beeding, the bulk of farmers
were not more than half way through
with that work in t.Ins second week of
May, a most unusual record for On-
tario, However, farmers Lore ready
and eager to get on the land with the
first appearance of dry weather, and
while some correspondents were tak-
ing a rather gloomy view of the situ-
ation others were most hopeful that
with the advent of warm weather
there 'Would be a quick advance in
the growth of spring crops,
Fruit Trees—All classes of orchard
trees have come throh the winter
in good condition so far as injury
front the weather or mice is concerned,
although butt -splitting is reported in
some northern localities Unfortun-
ately there are a number of references
to the presence of San Jose scale and
the oyster -shell bark -louse, and it is
very evident that a steady warfare
must be waged against these and
other insect pests if c 15 fruit trees
are to thrive.
Fodder Supplies—But for the com-
parative mildness of the winter there
would have been much scarcity of
fodder before live stock got upon the
late grass. As it is, many farmers
have had to for most economically,
and some barns are rather bare of
supplies. The pearcity of straw and
roots told against generous feeding,
and in many cases the situatio. . was
saved only by the good crop of corn
and the use of tie silo. Hay is in
good demand, but in most cases there
tit Only sufficient fot local demand,
as a good deal was baled and shipped
during the winter. Oats and wheat
are higLar in value thah for years.
Live Stock—The general condition of
live stock may be briefly described
as thin but thrifty. No disease of a
serious or epidemic nature has appear-
ed, the mild form of distemper re-
ported in several path of the Prov-
ince being of a local natme. Horses
are said to be in e xl heart, although
not looking so plump. or sleek as in
some years, owing to dose feeding.
Sheep have come through the wintet
nicely, and lambing has been upon a
generous scale; but fear s. the dog
is holding back the sheep industry
in Ontario. Loss of spring litters has
been rather too common with sows,
and several coaespcndents report
cases of crippling of h -ss,
ARRIVALS AT QUEBEC
lomonrono.
Twenty -Six Hundred New Settlers
For the'Dominion.
Quebec, May 31.—The Allan steamer
Corsican and C. 11. R. steamer Empresa
of Ireland Arrived at Qaelme to -day, with
2,000 new settlers for Canada. The Cor-
sican was the first to arrive, with one
thousand steerage and over 300 second
class. The former ineloded 430 children,
anti were landed, at Quebee fat Govern-
ment inspeetion, and this evening were
forwarded to their destinations on two
0, P. R. and one G. T. R. speeial train.
The Empress of Ireland brought 900
steerage aud 400 seeona cabin passen-
gers, ,Noung, healthy :Ina intelligent, who
emptied with all the Canadian immirt-
tism emalitions, These patiengera wee
forwarded after the first and seemed-
eloqd 5900151e, MI took two itilditiOnal
t raina,
PORT ARTHUR.
Ghatest Shipbuilding Works on
• the Lake.
Port Arthur, May 2L --A great shies -
building industry, which will have the
largest yarde oit the Canadifto lake, Is
now assured to this eity, throtfgh the
tigrerment which was shoed toe.lay 01)
behalf of the Couneil with the Western
Drydoek & Shipbuilding Comp.tey, whigh
is eomposed mainly of Cleveland capital.
ists.
Mt. IL Stevm was fatally injured rit
falling under a passenger train at Frank,
Alta., on Sattrielity, having one leg etit
off and the other mangled. Ile died tW1
hours later,