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The Wingham Advance, 1909-09-02, Page 7CANADA WILL • :pump NAY Y. Mr. Asquith Makes Announcement • in the Commons, • • • • • Vessels For the Pacific and the Atlantic Also. Britain Will Lend Canada Vessels in the Meantime, London, Aug.. 30.—The enamolituf Aesociated rress learns on high author. ity that the vessels tb be loaned to the Comedian Government by the Britisl Admiralty will be two thira-class oerui sera, one for the Pecific andtheother foe the Atlantia. Tbese ships will require refitting and aherations, which will be done on this side, at the expense of the Canadian Covernment, The officers of these ships ,will also be loaned to Canada, and be paid by Canada. When Canada starts to build war - Alps, which the Carnelian Associated Press understands will be of the Bris- tol type of cruiser, they will be Wilt in Canada. A representative of a leading firm ot shipbuilders will shortly proceed, to the Dominion to select a site for a shipyard. -Regarding the site of a shipyard on the Pacific, a prominent naval expert was asked his opinion by a Canadian official and he replied: 'Vancouver is more suitable than Esquimalt, though is might also be necessary to have a dock at the latter.' The Canadian Associated Press fur- ther understands that the idea of hav- ing submarines on the St, Lawrence River and the Pacific Coast has been suggested, and the suggestion has been received with some favor. The Bristol type of cruiser, which it is understood Canada will build. es- tablishing a shipyard for the purpose,' is a second-class protected vessel, be- ing of 4,800 tons burden' and capable of developing a speed of26 knots an hour. Britain is at present blinding five such vessels herself, to be eom- pleted next year. They will have tur- bine engines. The third-class cruisers Canada will borrow kill probably have it speed of from 20 to 22 knots and be of from 2,000 to 3,000 tonnage. The Canadian Associated Press is in- formed that the dispositien of the Cana- dian flees will be as follows: Two cruisers for the Pacific Ocean and, one cruiser and four destroyers for the Atlantic. Two cruisers will be lent by the Admiralty pending the con-, struction of the Canadian vessels. Docks are to be built which will Ce- commodate the largest warships. They might be placed on, the Pacific or on the Atlantic and. Sa. Lawrence River. The, Pacific fleet mentioned by Pre- mier Asquith consists of three units, the Australia, the China and the East Indies squadrons, the last mentioned to be wholly British in composition._ ASQUITH'S STATEMENT. London, Aug. 30.—Premier Asquith, imparting to the House of Commons this afternoon the results of the conference on Imperial defence, held recently in London, gave a 'detailed accountof the proposed remodelling of the Pacific fleet, which both Australia: and Canada are anxious should be of appreciable strUng,th. The remodelled fleet will consist of three units, the East Indies, the Aus- tralign and the China squadrons, he said, 'each unit to be composed of a large armored cruiser of the Indomitable type, three cruisers of the Bristol type, sixdestroyers of the river class and eix submarines. It has been. arranged that New Zealand and Australia present the empire with vessels oe,f the Indomitable typo instead of the proffered Dread- nought, and these ships will form a part of the Pacific fleet. Subject to the approval of the Can-, adieu Parliament, it was agreed that Canada, should make a start by building cruisers of the Bristol class and destroyers of the river class, making use of both Pacific and Atlantic ports for the construction work. • e Premier Asquith also stated that it luts 'been arranged at the Imperial Defence Conference so to organize the military forces of the Crown as to preserve complete autonomy in each dominion while allowing for Imperial defence by uniting in time of danger in- to one grand army. WHAT OTTAWA SAYS. Ottawa, Aug. 30.—Ottawa, has not been informed of any proposal to borrow two British cruisers to inaugurate the Canadian navy, though it is thought here that such it plan would not be un- reasonable in connection with the train- ing of Canadians as sailors and seamen to command and man war vessels. How- ever, the policy of the Government is to build a fleet proper for the purposes of Canada, on a plan recommended by British authorities and approved by Canada. Orders it the first place will be given to British builders for the craft required on the Atlentic and Paeific. Eventually an effort will be made to establish Canotdiap yards from Well craft can be turned out. The opinion here is that unless some Brit- ish builder is venturesome. Canadhen yards will not be established for some years. as it is realized that to equip a plant capable of producing modern °raisers, destroyers and submarinbs is no small undertaking. Not only is the ordinaryfabrication and protecting i of the hull nvolved, but there are so ninny specialized departments, such as electrical engineering and &Wog, in. volved. PRESS COMMENT. The Graphie observes theteautonomy and standardization are the leading in Ineiples. The Daily Mail prof:101A it one meore proof of the large petriotistrt and Imper- ial tipirit of the British people, The Post says it is the fouedation of 4 great Imperial system of defence. The Standard says the scheme will seettre the outlying portions of the Em. Ore .againet any attack, but that of e /fret -elan .fleet. It hopes the higheet posts in the Imperial navy will be open to colonial tollore The Daily Telegraph thinks the isfate. merit the most epoch.making announce - went of our time, but telde respecting the Canadian scheme that it few isolated shims of that tort eount for preetieally nothing. The important point, however, Is that a start Is to bo made. The end no one ean presume to telt. The Chronicle declares the 'result of the conformer is ttnother Liberal tri- umph. The tatder remarks that the new gthertm Im animated throughout by the ,eittis teal for freedoni and 1041 libortidii 'WHEN -.MRS.. E.D.DY DIES,WHAT THEN? • AT TOP, MRS, EDDY, ALFRED FAKE, OW Ale1 ARCHIBALD MACLELLA.N. • BELOW, THE FIRST CHURCH AT _BOSTON ON LEFT, AND NEW YORK CHURCH ON RIGHT, (By -Marlon E. Pew.) Boston, Mass, Aug. 30.—When alrot Mary Baker Eddy dies—what then? . For the first time this question, much discussed outside of Christian Science circles, has been authoritatively anewer- ed from within. In a special interview with the writer at the Christian Science reading rooms, Boylston and Berkeley streets, Alfred Farlow, for 20 years Mrs. Eddy's per- sonal friend and now one of the chief executives of the church, made the fol- lowingstatements: i "It s not pleasant to discus the pos- sibility of the loss of friends through death. This is a matter of which we all try not to think, and it is well, for we know that the thought is antagonistic to life and health. "For such reasons Christitra. Scientists, particularly Mrs. Eddy's close associates, have been loath to discuss the future of the church. in the event of such a great misfortune as her demise. As a result of this silence, in the face of much out- side discussion of the subject, a number of false 411d absurd impressionhave gained. credence among people ulafamil- iar with, the meaning of the science movement. WILL ANNOUNCE Gra DEATH. "Should Mrs. Eddy be taken. from life, the unfortunate event will be immedi- ately announced through- the public press. The idea that her death would be unannouneed is about on it par with the reports that have beeir circulated in the past that she was already dead. If there was any reason for keeping her death a secret, that would be impossi- ble. "We hope that our beloved leader has many years of life before her, and there ems to be no reason to fear the con- trary. She has lived actively and is still eatremely active --in her work. But to- day, in her 88th year, she arose at 6 it. na, as she does daily and on every day of the week, and lias gone through the regular routine at her desk, in her II - braxy, in consultation with her advisers, and she has driven out for refreshment. Mrs. Eddy is a delicate woman, and quite naturally, and so long as 1 have. known her she has never been robust. She is remarkable, however, for her age." • "Does she still wear glasses?" "Yes, and she has worn them for many years,. Howey.er, I have seen her read fine print without their use. I re- call one time of handing her an article, printed in nonpareil type, which, referred to the fact that she wore glasses. She took off her glasses and read the article without difficulty." ,"What does Mrs. Eddy read?" "She reads the Bible, 'Science and Health,' the Christian Science • Journal, and a variety of books e,nd papers. - MAY OVERCOME DEATH. "You have probably heard," continued Farlow, "the ofierepeated assertion that according to Mrs, Eddy's teachings she can never die, and if she did potee from life it would prove the fallacy of her teachines. This is a great mistake. We do not °believe that under proper edndi- tions 0'10p -tight attain a Christian and mental deeelopment by which death would be overcome. That, however, is far in the future—it may be centuries hence. "Mile Mrs. Eddy's science has pre- served her remarkably, it is not to be expected that she will be able to ,escape death." The writer suggested that, -according to the faith, Mrs. Eddy's death might be influenced or caused by her many years of contact with the world, her environments still being mortal, accord- ing to Farlow. He assented to this idea, but dia not amplify the sugges- tion. "What effect -would Mrs. Eddy's death have upon the chtirch or the Christion Seience movement?" -wee asked. "They will go on the tame," said. Far - low. 'Bat the church evt11 have lost its founder, the board of directors will have lost its guiding spiriteseid. the peo- ple will have lost their faithful and un- tiring friend. At present the church is controlled by the board, and Mrs, Eddy actively advises with the board. The leaders and discoverers Of the world's great movements and sciences have passed 'from life, but movements founded on truths have found new lead - ors, who serve the truth and revere the discoverer because of what he has given it them and the world. So it will be with the Christian Science. Bub no one person will ever succeed Mrs. Eddy in the leadership she holds. "Should Mrs. Eddy take leave to -day, she would have established her work upon a rock basis. It would always live," TRUSTEES TO CONTROL. Farlow said that Mrs. 'Eddy's person- al fortune and the enormous wealth as well as tho diversified activities 'orthe church will pass intoecontrol of the five -trustees. This board is now composed of the following: Archibald MacLellan, Ira 0. Knapp, Stephen A. Chase, A. T. Stewart and J. V. Dittemore, the lat- ter the clerk of the board. According to Earlow's estimate (he said that Mrs. Eddy ordered 18 inonths ago that no mbre church statistics be compiled) there are now more than 2,000,000 people "interested" in Chris- tian Science. He did not know, he said, the number of members of the Science Church. Many people who, are members of other churches are interested in the Science, he declares, and consult Sci- ence healose. According to Farlow, the probable property value of Science Churohes is $10,000,900. The new Boston church cost nide than $1,500,000, and the First Church Scientist in New 'fork cost more than $1,000,000. The big church publishing. house ad- joining the. Boston temple, Issues five regular publications, monthly, .weekly and daily. The new Christian Science Monitor' a daily newspaper, is already declaredto have the largest paid sub- scription list of any daily newspaper in the world. Farlow said he did not know the num- of healing practioners, but he thought there were several hundred. The number of 'sold copies el Mrs. Eddy's book, "Science and •Health," is not known, Farlow said, because Mrs. Eddy decided to disco:Intim:le publishing statistics of that sort. He thought the sale may have been more than 250,000 copies. which marked the past great triumphs of the Liberal colonial policy. Broadly regarded ,the conclusions of the Defence Confekence, says the Times, justify high expectations. It tVelcomes practieally the creation of it Pacific squadron, and concludes that the 'pro- posals open a new period of Imperial history. DROWNED IN LAGOON Bertha Petrie Lost. Her Life at • Centre Island, Toronto.• Toronto despatch: Upset from her canoe while peddling in the lagoon di- rectly opposite Goodwin's* boat -house, Centro Island, at 6.30 laet evening, Miss Bertha. Petrie gave one startled screoun and then sank beneath the dark waters. Within ten minutes Mr. James "Good- win, son .of Capt. Joe Goodwin) of the Nellie Thy, with a pike pole had brought the body to the surfita. The inanimate forin was laid on the bank, and for two hours and a half two doctors and tie many nurses labored in vain to re- store respiration. • Miss Petrie, who is the second daugh- ter of Mr. II. W. Petrie, president of the Petrie Machihery Co., was an adept at eanocing, and was one of the best \swimmers on the island. She was tine - teen years old. No one could say where- in lay the easse of the catastrophe, but it is believed she became entangled in the weeds in the legoon, STR. PRESCOTT BURNED. Blaze Broke Out While Docked at Montreal. Montreal, Aug. 3.0-1.ilie 11. ogo 0, steamer Prescott was so badly dam- aged by fire to -night while inoored alongside her dock as to be practical- ly a total lose. How the fire started is unknown. It suddenly was men to be making headway through the framework of the old boat, which had been used as a spate lately, and by the time the fire, brigade arrived 'the flames were in eontrol of all the upper etructure. It took half an hour's hard work before the fire was under control. It spread to a small wooden shed adjoining and deetroyal it. One or two of the hands were about the Peescott, at thetime, but they were unable to say how the fire had got started. The Preseott is in. aired, and the Riehttlieu & Ontario Company estimate the loss itt $40,000. " ."-* Instead of being born under a lueky star the thetarleal nutintger is some- times bereft under by an unlucky ger. ONLY A DREAM. Natham Linder Denies the Story a His Son's Search. From Russia to the Little Town of Dorchester, Ont, Dorchester, Aug.. 30.—From European Russia to this Middlesex village is a far TIr quarter century Since ielathan Linder left the Province of Volynsk to seek the better conditions on this side of the world, has been full ,,of change eind adventure for him. But a search by his son for hint "extending over many years, and over leaf the world," as set forth in the New York World t�-day,is one feature which air. Linder not only cannot confirm, but unreservedly denies. "Never heard of itl" was Mr, Linder's comment this afternoon as' he sat in the little bar of the Hotel Linder and read. a copy of the Associated Press despatch brought out by, a reporter. "My son's name is Abe, not August. He was here for a week, and returned to New York about last Saturday. 1 had him in to London nee or twice dur- itig his visit. My daughter has never been over here, but I wouldn't be sur- mised if she should. come over any time for a visit. ' "Why, I saw than botlt when I was in New York some years ago. Ever since I left tho old eountry I have cove- spondea with the members of my family. "You see, 1 came out to Montreal first; roust be twenty-five years ago. I lived there it couple of years. 'Since then I have been ht. Detroit, Chicago and London. It was World's Fair year. 1893, that I left Chicago ana.went to London. Not long afterward 1 paid a visit to New York and my son and daughter were there." "Then the story of your son's search is not founded on face'?" the reporter asked, "Certainly not," was the reply. "1 have had letters from him at .various times, in the different places that I have lived." Mr. Linder vent several years iiLon. don, living in the east end and being •elre ployed as it eigaretaker by different firma Last year he succeeded W. C. Drake as the. 'lessee of the hotel at Dor eloeter, whit+ be MOW OCelltileS. "IrOW did you come to leave the old country?" he Was asked. • "Why, just to better my 'condition, the tame it others who tome out." ite, I obtained a eibtoree front my first wife. This was while I was in Chicago. As this story says, she died some years later. Poor woman." "How did you come to locate:9n this little place?" the reporter asked, after hearing the story of Mr. Linder's travels. "0, I had. a chance to get this hotel when I was in London, and. I was told it was it good business, so I came.out." "I didn't ask him. to share in the bus- iness," said Mr. Linder, refs -ring to the statement in the despatch that his son had been besought to stayand. do so. i Abe Linder is cashier n the Athens Hotel at New York. On this point the father confirms the despatch, and lee makes no correction in the details as to the members of the family. WPIIPPED HIM. • Aged Bride's Sons Give New Step- father a Drubbing, Kingston, Ont„ Aug, 30.—The village of Barriefield, a local suburb, has just experienced a marriage incident of an =mat nature. Daniel Sova, an elder- ly resident of Deseronto, wooed and won Mrs. Corkey, it Barriefield widow, aged somewhat over sixty. The romance was eompleted without the knowledge or consent of the bride's grown-up family, and when they learned of it yesterday they proceeded to nutke their objections felt. Two SODS and a son-in-law went to the home of the newly weds, and 'gave their recently acquired parent a eevere whipping, later starting him from town by the fest train. Neighbors are awaiting developments. A BABE IN A BOX. Found by Little Girl on Coney Island, Near Kenora. Kenoraa Ont., despatch: *While little nine-y(ar-old Clare Crisp° was playing near her Hummer eottage home on Coney Island this morning her attention was Attracted by the Wail of an infant near at hand, and a few minutes later the cries were trued to it cardboard bux, in Which it baby girl of two weeks or thereabouts was found wrapped in it newspaper. The Ilumone Society Wive taken ellarge of the email island steauger, who is willemt it mark of Men ieati on , '#4-' - A whole,. Ile sometimes =keit loll tremble thin a helf truth. BRITAIN WON' FLYING PRIZE, Henri Farman Made Speed and Endurance Record, Two Dirigible Balloons Manoeuvred Over Rheims Course ...1.•••••••1, While Aeroplanes Flew AU Around Them. Rheims, Aug, 30,—Those who have been attending the S., aviation Ameting ti ince the beginning did not dam to hope that the sixth olay cauld hall itt reserve. any Ow sensation for time .Q1Pisui:leleti4netsand Bleriot's tu4 might, they thought, be repeated aura even exceed, but it seemed impossible to expect that enything of a nature yJ5 unseen would OaelIT to agaiii arouse feeling of wonder and excitement, Nevertheless the seemingly leepossibir- -did, occur, and those who wateleel the .wo dirigible ballon, the Zodiac and the Colonel Renard, making evolutions while half it dozen aeroplanes flew around them, felt that the wildos dreams of the romaace writers were within distance of being realized, The record went to Farman, who gained the first priee of 1)0,000 francs ($10,000) with his biplane in the contest ter the Grand Prix de Chamaa,gne, duration centeet. He flew 180- kilo- metres; about 1121-2 miles, in 3 hours 4 minutes 56' seconds, breaking the world's thne and distanee records. His flight cnd.ed officially at 7.30, when hi accordance with the rules, of time- keepers cease; ai darkness makecon- trol impossible, but Farman made one score, round, kidding six miles to his He stopped in front of the grand stand, where' in the, brilliant illumina- tion of theeelectric lights, the crowd had cammeneed to dine, He fell rathee than stepped from his seat, paralyzed by the cola. The crowd made a rush to carry him to the stand, but he beg- ged there to leave himalone mitil his circulation again became normal. Then a huge fireman hoistea him on his back and carried him among the diner% where IvL Millerand, Minister of Public Works, congratulated him on his achievement, and the band played "God Save the King," in honor of Farman's British pareatage. Farman in the darkness narrowly escaped coming in collision with Ilo:z on the last round. He kept at a low height all the time. Every round was made in ten min- utes, with a varying number of sec- onds, ranging from • one, to 52, the average being 17, except the fifth, which took 11 minutes 26 seconds. The best time was 10 minutes 1 second. A nasty, gusty, strop°. wind in the moraine. preivented muc% Eying . Hu. bert Latham, witn his Antoinette moat, - plane, made two? flights. M. Braguett (biplane), M. Bunau Wyllie (Voisin bi- plane), M. Delagrange (Bleriot ,mono- plane), and M..Setillner (Farman M- elee -ea) made failures tge get off, -while 'Paulhan (Voisin biplane), on his third attempt, got started, but almost inune- diately met with an accident that 1 inzh- cd hia competition for the day. THE PRIZE -WINNERS. Latham, who covered it0 1-2 miles, was awarded second prize 25,000 francs ($5,000); Paulhap, 82 miles, third, 10,000 francs; Lambert, 791-2 miles, fourth, 5,000 francs. Latham eovered 60 1-4 miles on his 'Miller machine„ but he did not receive the fifth prize, as only one prize was allowed to each pilot, and it %vent to Reseandier, who also covered CO 1-4 miles, he receiving 5,000 franca. Sommer, with 36 miles to his credit,. received the sixth prize, of 5,00e francs. The unwmning semen were: Dela- grange, 30 miles; Bleriot, 23 miles; Cur- tiss, 1.8 miles; Web -ere, 13 miles. To -morrow there will b3 two rounds for the International Cup, and one round for the Passenger prow. SiLISPICIOUS DEATH. Toronto Young Man Died -at Chemong Park, Peterboro. A Peterboro despatch: Residents of Ch.emong Park are shocked and zip - palled by the death of Arthur Bollard, the nineteen -year -old -son of "Alive" Bollard, the Toronto tobacconist. His death was anarently dub to 'injuries received in an attack made upon him on Monday night. Mr, G. E. McPherson, of Toronto, the brother-in-law of the deceased youth, says that Bollard was returning frons a dance ab e the pavilion of the Chemong Park Hotel, when he was pounced upon by several young fellows, who were along side the road that Bollard had to take to get back to the cottage where he was staying. This information is said to have been obtained from ,pollard after the alleged assault took phieb. Althought the young man was able to be around on Titeeday, the services of Dr. Scott were employed an 'Wednes- day, when he became ill afid weak. Since then he had been growing worse,. and he died this efternoon about 3.30. His mother, his sieter, Mrs. G. E. Mc- Pherson, and Mrs. 'Bollard's niece, Miss McCotrtell, of Philadelphia, werb at the cottage at the time of Bollard's death. A young man by the mune of Marks, whose home is in Toronto, and who returned there a day or`two ago, and Miss Ada Minns, a young lady from Teterboro, were walking a. short distance Ahead of Bollard when he was returning home from the dance. As Marks was not at the park hot night no statet»ent could be obtained froni him, and like Minns refused to discuss the effair, even to the extent of ad. mating that She was close at bend when the alleged attatk upon I -WWII took place. Mr. Merherson stated, however, that Aterks saw the attaek upon Bel. lard and turned back to assist him. He said that Marks Also reeeived somewhat rough handling, and that Pol- lard was so badly affected that he had to be assisted to the, cottage. He Ap- peared to recover from the stock, how- ever, end it was not thotight that he lcd been seriously hurt until he evat later seized with the illness, aecom. ponied by WISIlait'Sa and vomiting, thef, led to his death. Ile also vomited, on the night of the sabok on itim. The pollee will make a thorough investigatior. iyivortms. IPItek.) • "'net disposition is matle of the eltil. then of the couplet!" "They will Spend Menthe With the eerverite of each parent."' MI MINUTE TICKS lite Greed. Trunk Railway shops at Peozkrt,tEnron are to he enlarged fifty per g LienteCel. Crowe, of the Royal Field Artillery, will succeed Col, Taylor os Commandant el the Royal Military Col- lege, the latter's term being up on Oda - Rey, Dr, Milligan, of Old St, An- drew's Church, who is at present at fele. lob:Qifel;t1 Ica° iw'illrse tgurri eiat ltyo bri0) n,1rnet oealtltd The jail -breakers who attempted to esermefrom Sweeteburg jail to days ta jec:ou.were sentenced at Montreal to five years. Tun:lox Scott, who Was brittal- ly assaultetbois still in 4 serious condi- Tom Campbell, the fifteen-year-ola son of William Campbell, died of heart ferrous while swimming at the Wharf at Keene, Out., ou Friday. ITe was clhnbing out en to the wharf, and fell baekwards into the water and sank, Yesterday Norman, the five-year- old son of Mrs. Thomas McDonald, while playing on 'a dock used by the Imperial Plaster Co, slipped into water about five feet deep and Was drowned, Hie hat was noticed floating on the »'a - ter. By the arrest yesterday afternopn of a man said to be Alfred Welmsley the Toronto detectives believe they have the party who on April 2ed, 1908, robbed the private bank of Mr. James MeMur. chic- ab Blyth, Ont., of a little over till, - Under the auspices of the Imperial Government of Japan, and with the cor- dial approval of the British Government, arrangentents lials been completed for it greet Japitn-British Exhibition to be held next year at the White City, Shepherd's Bush. Captain.Demorin Libby, known to the, older American generation of good liv- ers from coast to coast as the original Libb, died Friday at his home in East Orange, N. X., at the age of 04. For more than 50 years his New York oyster house, first in Wall street and then in Murray street, was famous. A committee, headed by Lord Rob- erts, has in hand the erection of a bronze statue to Wolfe, September 13th next, the 150th anniversary of Wolfe's victory at the battle of Qieebee, is to eelebrated by a dinner at the White City. Field Marshal Sir George White will take the chair. The Tudhope Carriage Company, whose manufactory was completely.wip- ed out by fiie at Orillia, Saturday, are to continue hi business. The Town Council has offered to submit a by-law authorizing a twenty-year loan of $50,- 000 without interest and a fixed assess- ment of $24,000 for ten years. The Canadian Fire *Underwriters' .Association, which has just closed. a three -days' session in Toronto,ecame to the important decision to divide the as - sedation into two sections, one for Oteearsi,oaluebee, and thei Maritime Pro- vd:the other for the four west- ern Provinces. and the Yukon territory,. but the two associations will still form the Canadian .Association. Alfred Nicholson, who was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Charles Jex's planing mill, came before Police Magistrate Holland at Cobourg. The case was dismissed, there being no ova denee to convict Thomas Marr and Manes Carr, arrested as vagrants and lield as possible witnessesawere allowed to go on suspended sentence. „ • The Provinciel fall and winter C ELM- Taiek of the Canadian Laymen's Moye- r/lent for Missions will open at Galt with a district conference Sept. 23rd and 24th, Chairman ' N. W. Rowell, of the Canadian council, and other Toronto speakers will attend. The conference will follow at Sarnia, St. Catharines, North Bay, Tort William -and Port Ar- thur. DIED LIKE HEROES. Six Mtn Drowned in Steamer Wreck in Alaska. • Vancouver, B. 0., Aug. 30.—The pas- senger steamer Ohio, Seattle to Al- aska, crasheu on the rocks off Steep Point, near Ketchikaie, Alaska, at 1 o'clock this morning and is a total loss. Six are dead: Purser Stephens, of Seattle; George Eccles, wireless operator, of Winnipeg, and four oth- ers, and a number ate missing. . M. J. Heney, a arominent railroad contractor, connected with the Gug- genheira interests, who escaped from the doomed ship, wired the following: —"Stephens and the others went down while tregng to save the lives of the passengers, insteadof looking to their own safety. Stephens could easily have saved hes own life if he had given a thought to hie own safety." The news of the wreck was flashed by wireless by Operator Eccles as soon as the ship struck the rock. The mes- sage was pieked up by wireless oper- ators on board the steamers Humboldt and Rupert City, and the steamers hurried to the Ohio's assistence. Reeks corld have saved his own life, but stuck to his duty. He formerly lived at Almonte, Ont. o - • MANY DIVORCES. •_.__ Canadians Wbo Are Anxious to Ikeak the Marriage Tie. Ottawa, Aug, 30.-1otiee is given of application for divorces at the coming session of Arthur Toro, of Toronto, from Adelaide IT, ',NW; by John Albert Green, of Culross, Bruce County, Ont., from Sarah Emily Green; Jessie M. Maxwell, of Port Arthur, from Robert Wm, Max. well; of John Greeneleingsten, from Ida Hoffrier Green, Xingstou; Mrs, tilara Holden, -Toronto, from C. L. Holden, Chicago; Frederick J. G. McArthur, Win- nipeg, from Mary A. McArthur, Borden, Sask.; Geo. U. llittonshaw, Bowme,nville, from Rosina M, H. Bittonshaw, Toron. to; Hope li. M. Winkle, front JoIT B. Drinkle, Saskatoon. SMOTHERED IN 'TRUNK. Five.Year.Old Girl Trapped by Self. Locking Cover. 1 Detroit, Mich, despatch: Viola Parks, five-year-old girl, met a shocking death while playing at hide and seek in her home near Clark's Lake. The little one used an old-fashiotied hunk, whieli wile up in the attie, to hide in. The behea itself when the lowered it over her heall, mid she um: emothered to death. The mother is 41140at Walla from elite . THE FUTURE OF OUR RACE. The Solidarity of IndividAials Form - jag a Nation, St. Lawrence Navigationind Busi- ness of.Lakes, Winnipeg, despatch: Many interesting and instructive papers Were read before the various sections of the Britisb Association to•day, anil the members had it busy clay. Presidential eddresses were given in the zoological end physio- logical sections and a herge programme carried through in others, with particu- larly interesting topics In engineering and agriculture, The presidential ed. dress, delivered in the physiological gee. Mon by Prof. E. II. Starling, London, proved of excellent interek He dealt with questrons not only conebrning the British empire and the nations of the world, but the whole Mum of man- kind, lie began with a discussion on the earliest forms and stages of life, and ended with a consideration of the lessons of evolution on tho lives of mer and corrommities, in morals, laws, statesmanship and economics. The en- tire subordination of the activity of each part to the welfare of the whole was the lesson whiclt he thought the English-speaking races must learn at the present time. He pointed out the enormous value of sum a condition of solidarity among individuals constitut- ing a nation such as had been seen in Japan. This had been the problem of the United States, and was now the ,problem of Die British empire. "The same sort of difficulties," lie said, "which the republic experienced were being experienced in the integration of the units nominally under British con- trol into one great notion, in which all the parts shall work for the good of the whole and mutual protection in the struggle for survival," He appealed for it closer union of the empian, and de- clared the problem confronting the race was a physiological one. ST. LAWRENCE NAVIGATION. A paper by Lieut.-Ceolonel Wilhiam P. Anderson, chief engineer of the De- partment of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, dealt- with the improvement in navigation of the St. Lewrenee.. He pointed out that the St. Lawrence per. mitted ocean-going vessels to; penetrate 1,000 miles into die interior of a fertile country, and there take over freight brought another 1,200 miles by vessels of a smaller type. Between Montreal,. and Quebec the Government had gone to considerable expense in securing a channel of standard depth and width, 30 feet by 450 feet, with easy and wide curves. Below Quebec it was the inten- tion to secure a minimum depth of forty feet. The paper closed with a descrip- tion of the difficultieet of navigation in the winter season, and the efforts being made to lengthen the season. Major Stephens, Montreal, gave an. tuldress on. the development of Montreal harbor. A sununary ofablue book re- ports on Vie proposed Georgian Bay Canal was also given. Major Stephens' paper dealt ;with., the "Great Imperial Highway," and showed the favorable position Canada -occupied regarding transportation. He reviewed minutely the problems which must .be faced, and enumerated eight important advantages the Canadian water route enjoyed over the American. Despite these advantages the Americans handled by far the larger amount of lake traffit. One reason was the lack of proper terminal facilities at Montreal. FUTURE OF THE RACE. Prof. Armstrong, P. R. S., had an interesting paper on this subject. He said in part: "The most disquieting feature of the times is the revolt of women against their womanhood and their claim' to be' OTi£u1. equality with man and to com- pete with men in every way. There should be no question of equality raised; 'when comparison is raised between com- plementary factors the question of equality does not and cannot come into consideration. It is clear thab. ehould the struggle arise—and it is to be feared. that it is coming upon us—there can be but one issue: woman must fail, and in falling must carry man with her to her destruction." PULP AND PAPER. H, S. to Retaliate on Ontario For Export Duty. Washington, Aug. 30.—Several rulings on the administration of the retaliatory provisions of the Payne tariff law di- rected at the wood pulp and print paper industry of Canada were issued by the Treasury Department yesterday. One of the provieions prescribes that if any province forbids the exportation of pulp wood for Itie in the manufacture of wood paleand print paper an addi- tional duty of one-tenth of one cent a . pound should lie levied on print paper valued at 3 cents per pound or less, which comes from that provirme and that a duty of ontativ‘lith of a cent per pound should be assessed on mechani- cally ground wood pulp coming from midi a province'and which would other. wise be admitted free of duty under the geseral provisions of the law. As the province of Ontario prohibits the taper - ration of pulp wood cut on crown lands the higher rates will apply upon all print paper valued at 3 eents or less an all mechanieally ground wood pulp aft front crown landsIn t_hat province. o,4; KILLED AT CROSSING Buggy With Three Young Men Struck by Train. Toronto &spate): In attempting to drive over a level crossing in order to beat out a C. P. It. train, three young men were 'thrown from their buggy at stteetsville yesterday. John Gaunt was killed, one is lying unconscious in St. Michael's nospital, and the third bad such a narrow escape from death that he will probably not try the seinetiing again as long as he lives. Thomas 'Gaunt, 21 years old, son of Robert Gaunt; Fred Swithenback, 15 years old, son of john Swithenbank, and Sohn. Ward, 18 years old, all of Streetsville, went ont for a drive, and at 3.30 commenced to cross the level crossinv on a bad curve neer the town. Without the elightest %yarning the C. P. R. flyer Arne]: the baggy in which they were driving, killing the Ione and gathering irsgments wood for yards. BUDGET FIGHT. GoygrmmgNT READY FOR .FIGHT EIEFORE THA CCUNTRY. 4`a "Regrettable Occurrence -41404h Chancellor Actually Showed Mem. orandum to Press Seforo Member of House Saw It. .11.••••••••••...... London, Aug. 29.—The Government's budget campaign through the country continues to gel:: ground againat all the efforts of the Rale. Further once). sions of the liuor tradge add to its pop. ularity, especially when couplet' with threats against the brewers by Cabiziet Ministers for raising the price of beer. It becomes inereasignly evident that Mr. Lloyd -George, Chancellor of the Exotic- uer, 4114 hIS associates, have sallied cert_ fidence in the success of a stand-up fight over the financial questions before the country if the Heuse of Lords rejects the bill, Mr. Lloyd:George, Chancellor et the Exchequer, le leaving 710 stone unturned In 1ns:efforts to obtain sUp• port for his budget proposals. Derive the week he has given interviews to two Opposition papers'which in itself is an extraordinary proc'eeding for a British 'Minister of his rask, and to a. Liberal paper lie gave a copy of an important memorandum before it single member of the House could see it. This was so against al traditions of Parliament that the Speaker of the House, who was rip - pealed to, administered it grave rebuke Ito the Chencellor 'of the Exchequer, do - %gibing his conduct as a 'regrettable oc- currence." COilING OVER,. Sir Edward Seymour Will Cross the Atlantic. London, Aug. 29.—The London Times editorially ,will say to -morrow: "We announce the appointment of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Sey- mour to command the British squad- ron which will attend the Hudson. Fulton celebration. in New York. No choice could more fittingly convey our sense both of the importance of the occasion to the people of the Un- ited States a,nd the special interest which it will have for their kindred in this quarter of the world. "Sir Edward Seymour is one of.t:le most distinguished of British Aki- mho's. He commaaded the British Naval Brigade during the Boxer Tia* ing, in the suppression of which an American contingent took part. "Instances are rare, indeed, when the flag of an officer of the rank of Admiral of the Fleet has been flown at sea, and that circumstance, coupled with the fact that the Admiral who will fly it on the Inflexible was one of tile two naval recipients of the Ordei-ot Merit when it was first es- tablished by the King, will mark, a special way, the iaterest with which the stirring pageants on the Hudson will be followed by the British people in all parts of the world." It is formally announced that the Ring has confirmed Admiral Soy - moues appointment. • -4 CAMP MURDER. Englishman Shot' by Italian Fore- man and May Die. • Plaster Rock, N.' B., Aug. 29.—Anoth- er fatal shooting affray among G. T. P. workmen occurred at Macdonald's camp, near here, about noon to -day, when Jas. Turman, a native of England, was shot enough the bowels by Samuel Polley, the Italian foreman. The two "men had been drinking together and a quarrel led to blows. The Englishman was top much for his opponent at this game, and the Italian ran into the shack and came back with a 32 -calibre revolver, which he immediately discharged, the bullet poissing through Turman's bowels. The doctor says Turman can live but a few hours. Polley was arrested and lodgad in Andover jail. • a.. • • FOR TRADE FORTS. Tablet at Winnipeg in Memory cf Their Erection. s, s Winnipeg, Aug. 29.—A tablet in meno- ory of the various forts of the fur trade which have been e'recte-cl hi the vicinity of Winnipeg, was unveiled at the gate- way of old Fort Garry by Lord Strath - cone. The tablet was draped in the hie, tonic flag which His Lerdship caused to be erected over the fort in 1860, wl -a the rebel flag of Biel was taken de % after the suppression of the halfbre trouble. The tablet also gives 4 bit 'history of Fort ,Garry. BEER WAR IN GERMANY. - Wave of Teetotalism Due to Protest Against Increased Tax. Berlin, Aug. 29.—The beer war 'which has broken out in Germany as a result of the increased tax on the fatherland's favorite beverage is spreading a remarkable wave of tee- totalism throughout the country. An attempt of the breweries arid saloonkeepers to raise the price of beer in order to recoil') themselves for the higher tax now imposed is Meet- ing with itngry resistance everywhere, At the great imperial dbckyards at Kiel, the 8,000 men employed there are aecustomed to buy and drink 12;000 bottles of beer it day. Sines Aug. 15, when the beveott went ite effeet, the sale has fcalen to 120 bot- tles a Otty. • TWO WERE KILLED. riariai.Lry A Head-on Collision on the Wabash Railroad. Glenwood, Mo., Aug. 28. ---Two persms are dead and a score are injur,d, dangerously, as the result of it hoed el collision between it beavily-loaded IN 1- biteh passenger train, No. 51, and a freight train, one mile south of here. to -day. The passenger trehi w erowdeol with Men, women OW &W- dron bound* for on old soldiers) r. nuion at Glenwood. The mu, ot ti collision has not been definitely mined. Italph Garner, one of Niagara PIMA South's itgod and reepeeted residente, died fret paralysis. Notated hem ter 00518 years tho position 01 postmostor.