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The Wingham Advance, 1905-04-13, Page 7HAS ROJESIVENSKY OUTWITTED TO Mein dapaninie naval !time are We's- 'eti. to be now in nortliorn. Chinon Wat- ers. , The Standarn's. St. Poteraburg cor. ' reependeut says that A(Imital itojest. • vensig.'s undloturbed. paesage of the 0 Strait of Malacca is almost sveleonied LS an augury a enecess. The Ituesian •• -• - - •-• - -. . .. .. .- 1 imagination is •begnining to. be stirred. The people are evidently pleased. by the spirit eliewn by the navy at this eleventh hour. Many hope that the chance of war will favor the fleet, Others aro proud of Admiral Rojeetvensky'e effert, believing that an unsuccessfiti betas will be mere honorable than larking ini- der shore batteries. . • Everybody is impreseed svith the Wee that thequestion of peace or war bee been traneferred from Tsurskoe-Shilo,, to Far Easton': waters. A decisive BM" eess at Ka would immediately Outage the face of the war, but the less of the fleet, would undoubtedly be followed by overwhelming insistence upon peace. A despatch to the Times. front St. Petersburg Bays that the appearance of Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet off Singa- pore caused intense surprise. Every. one, including imval circles, was con - chicon that the fleet would return with- out fighting. Even the Admiralty Ives kept in the dark, and it has heretofore been deferring orders for shipbuilding, Naval experts consider that the fleet must proceea forthwith for VJadivo- stock, as any steppage, even within 'territorial wate' rs will greatly increase : the danger of a torpedo attack, Ad- miral Toga probably will not choose to give battle until the fleet is near the coast of Japan. A great engagement is therefore not likely for three weeks. The correspondent adds that he learns on good authority that Gen. Linevitch is sending several divisions of troops to Vladivostock, in view of the expected siege of the port. Reservists in St. Petersburg, fearing mobilization, are applying for service in the .Red Cross, . — • — Russians Believed That Togo Has Ben Fooled in Allowing the Fleet to Enter the China Sea. British Naval Officers, on the Other Hand, Believe That Rojestvensky is in a Trap. No Decisive Battle Expected for Severdl Weeks Yet—Togo May Wait Awhile. Battlesitips—Shilsishima, Asabi, Yashima, Milsa,sa (Togo's flegship), and Chin Yen. Cruisers—Mania, Tokiwit, Mum, Iw- else, Yakunuo, Adzuma, Chlyoda, Kasagi, Chitose, Itsukusluma, Hashidate, Matsu- shima, Yoshino, Naniwa, Taltachiho, Aki; stishinot, Nitaka, Tsushima, Sturm, Ak- ashi, Sat Yenn, Miyako, Takao, Yea - yenta, Tsukushi, Katsuragi, and Yenta% Besides these Japan has a largo fleet of torpedo boats and destroyers and an auxiliary fleet that numbers some 40 steamships. Singapore, .April 9.-1'ifty-one ships of Vice-Admit.al Rojestvensky's second, Pa- cifie squadron passed here yesterday, 'The most important fighting vessels of the squadron including the battleships Kniaz Souvaroff, Alexander 1L, Boro- dino, and Orel, with their complement of cruisers, torpedo-boat destroyers, etc, did. not arrive, and their whereabouts' is totally unknown. The Russian vessels were about seven miles off land and afforded a uniguifi- cent spectacle. They steamed aioug four abreast, an armored cruiser and three Hamburg-A.merican transports , leading, Cruisers, battleships, colliers, —OP— and a hospital ship followed. The fleet made no stop. M. Roundanovsky, the Russian Consul here, spoke to one of the torpedo boats and to the flagship of the vice -admiral. He gave them the first news of the re- cent disaster in Manchuria. The vice - admiral offered no information as to the fleet or its intentions. Steaming at the rate of eight knots an hour it took 53 minutes for the whole fleet to 'pass a given point. It was very evident that the shipshulls were exceedingly foul. Long grass streamed from them and the vessels seemed unfit for fast manoeuvrings The crows of the various ships heartily cheered. Consul Roudanovsky. The vessels which passed Singapore were the following: Battleships,Sissoi, Veliky and Oleg; cruisers'Admiral Mc- himoff, Dmitri Donskoi, Aurora, hum- rud, Jemtebug, Almaz, Russ, Anadyr, Fuerst Bismarck, Kaisain Maria 'Ther- esa, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Kaiser Iriedrich, Rion, and 'seven torpedo-boat 'destroyers, alt sailing under the naval flag. Under the commercial flag were the volunteer steamers Kier, Yaroslav, Tamboff, Vlndimir, and Orel, the Russian Navigation Company's steamers Korea and Kaitai, the North Baltic Company's staeamersKniaz Gortchakoff, one salvage ship and 16 colliers. A French steamer arrived here to -day with a sailor belonging to the Admiral Nakhimoff, who fell overboard and. was picked up off Malacca, after having been 12 hours in the water. Russians in a Trap? London, April 9. --British naval offi- cers declare Rojestvensky is trapped. They do not believe that the -Russian admiral can elude Togo and escape even to the friendly French harbor. at Sai- gon without a battle. It is believed that even should Rojest- vensky gain the harbor et Saigon, Togo will not hesitate to disregard. the laws of neutrality, but will give battle even in French territorial waters. Once in the China. Sea Rojesvensky will have to tight. His instructions, based on his action in entering the China Sea, show that he was ordered to h make for Vladivoseock. Few believe ss„stliat this can be accomplished, and the F Admiralty experts declare he has de- liberately 'entered a trap from which there can be no escape. Togo for months past has been cruis- ing in and near the Strait of Malacca, with scouts covering a wide range and in constant communication with him by 'wireless telegraphy and other means.; And it is through sufferance, naval ex- perts believe, that battle has not been given sooner. Togo's plan as interpreted here indi- cates an intention to got behind the Russian fleet when it is onco fairly iu the China Sea and then run it down. Rojestvensky's squadron is incapable of making any speed as to the result of the long voyage. ',Cheir bottoms are foul, and fast speed is impossible. TogoSs fleets' on the contrary, is in the best possible condition, the boats . hav- ing been thoroughly overhauled and cleaned after. the capture of Port Ar- thur. Beside this, Rojestbensky is hampered bythe large number of eel - Hers aeompanying him, and • which must be protected at all hazards. It is difficult to compare the strength of the opposing Russian and Japanese fleets. The force with which „Admiral 4,g.Rojestvensky. sailed for the Far East I fairly well known'but the number and fighting ability of the vessels under Armiral Toko's command is problem- atical, chiefly because the extent of the reinforcements from Kaminmura's Vladivostock squadron has not been revealed. As Niebogatoff's squadron only reach- ed Jibutil, French Somaliland, April 1, and sailed thence •Ieriday, it is fair to presume that Niebogatoff's vessels may be counted out of the. fighting. With this tact kept in view, a. summary would show the strength. of Rojestven- sky's fleet to be: Cruisers Battleships .... 7 Minor craft, including auxiliary and converted cruisers 17 Total •••••• YO• ••••••• •• •• 32 Against these veesels Admiral Togo can pit: Battleships .; .. 4 a1sers • v• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• • 12 unor craft (at least) .. .. .. .. "25 Total ..... . ... ... ... ... ... 41 °thee vessels of the Japanese fleet unaeubtedly are engeged in guerdiug Vladivostock and Eastern waters, or performing duties connected svith the transport ef troops to Menehuria. These are the ships which left the Baltic Sea to replace the Russian yes. sets sunk in the early part of the vessels composing it, the different iates Wart of speed, and also that the vessels are Pattleshipe—Alexander III„ Orel, Os- ever -manned and suppliea Ito an ex - habit, Borodino, Noatarin, Kniaz sm. Lent that increases their weight ten Varoff, SieSoi, Veliki, Alexander H., per cent. above their normal diepIttee- Peter Veliki, Admiral, Seniavine and ment, while they eery front 50 to SO Admiral Outhakoff. The Kuntz ' Sou- Per ("eat:. mare mil that. they were Varoffis Itojestvensky's flagship, construeted for. Cruisers—Dmitri Donslsoi, Admiral The St. Petersburg eorrespOndent; of Nakhimoff, &worn, Alma, Jenitchug, the Daily News says that the Govern- Intieyat Azova, Admiral Korniloff, Via. inent still professes to have received dimir Monoultieh, tivietlana. GeneraAdm General Adiniral, and no information front iral Rojeet- vensky since he left Madagascar be- •,--ease-Destroyers ----13ketyaschtehl, Issseerss. yona whatn Is knowin London. '.I. le ChM, Bystri, Bray' in ' Build, Iliedovi, Becht offiehtle declare that he haain s ged a gatoff, and. that Admiral logo will retie° The bet recent tOnjectures as to the etrategleal advantage by not waiting :loser to 'hie baae before tit:opting a reakealp of this Jiipancee Sea 1ette in -for the third squadron, as he will battle. eledes thee° Weeds: take the Japanese by surprise. The Strict ordera have been issued to the RUSE TO MISLEAD TOGO. St. Petersburg Loud in Praise of Rojest- vensky. St. Petersburg, April 9.—There was great rejoicing last night because Vice - Admiral Rojestvensky successfully had navigated the gateway of the China, Sea - without encountering the Japanese. Credit for the stratagem by which the feat was accomplished belongs solely to ltojestvensky, who accurately judged that tts the Malacca Strait was the most • practicable as Wal as tthe most direct route, the Japanese would calculate that he would not dare try to force a passage there. Besides this, Rojestvensky planned. a stratagem to deceive the Japanese, with the secret of which only two men in St. Petersham. were entrusted bv directing the Russian Admiralty to order the col- liers which were to follow him to ren- dezvous in Sunda Strait, 500 miles south of Singapore. Thereby he not only threw the Japanese off the scent, but officially deceived his own Admiralty, where the news of the fleet having passed Singa- pore probably created quite as much sur- prise as it did at Tokio. Several colliers were dispatched to the rendezvous and may have already fallen into the bands of the Japanese; but Rojestvensky de- liberately sacrificed them as pawns in a higher mune. That the ruse worked is apparent from the fact that Rojestvensky did not meet a single Japanese ship in the passage of the Strait of Malaeca, while despatches from Batavia tell of Sunda, Bali, Lon- bok, Flores and other straits to the southward being crowded with Japanese torpedo -boats guarding the passages. Although there is some talk of a pos- sibility of Rojestvensky now putting in at Saigon, Cochin -China, it is not believed that further adviunage of French neu- trality will be taken unless lie is forced to do so because of the condition of some of his ships. The Admiralty points out the great importance and advantages to be gain- ed by pushing on with all possible speed and meeting Vive-Admiral Togo's heavy ships before .he can effect a com- plete concentration of his scattered cruisers, scouts and torpedo boons. The belief of the Admiralty is that Togo is waiting near the Islandsof Formosa, 1,- 800 miles northward of Singapore. At the rate the Russian squadron steamed from 'Madagascar, which aver- aged eight knots an hour, the greatest naval battle since Nelson's victory at Trafalgar Would occur in about ten days. The Admiralty realizes that Rojest- vensky faces great odds owing to the immense superiority of the Japanese in cruisers and torpedo boats, and. reliance on his success is 'based on the seven bat- tleships with which he .can oppose Togo's four. It is thought unlikely that the Vladivostock squadron will attempt a junction with the second Pacific fleet, though it is quite possible it may make a diversion, undeterred by the fate of the Rossia at the timeof the egress of the Pori; Arthur fleet last August. Some naval officers express the opin- ion that Rojestvensky, having now safely navigated the straits, instead of sailing north to meet the Japanese, can calmly await Vice -Admiral Niebogatoff with his division of the squitdron, who could arrive there in about three weeks, AIM TO DISABLE JAP SHIPS. Expects Fleet to Accom- plish. London, April 10.—There is no addi- tional news from the far east concern- ing either land or sea movements. The newspapers continue to speculate on the What Russia forthcoming naval engagement, which is not expected to occur until the end of the sveek. The St. Petersburg corre- spondent of the Daily Telegraph says that sober, calculating minds among the naval officers do not anticipate a de- cisive victory for the Russian fleet. All they expect is thot Admiral Rojestven- sky will withstand the Japanese on- slaught stubbornly, and. successfully de- stroy or disable sufficient of the enemy's ships to enable Vice -Admiral Nieboga- toff's contingent, in conjunction with the last Russian squadron, which will be des- patched in June, to turn the scales in the struggle for naval suprentacy. The _ same correspondent, says that the mil- • St. Petersburg, .April 10.—The outburst tary committee has at last reported its of enthusiasm aroused in military and conclusion that it would be a grave naval circles at the prospect of. it sea mistake to abandon the struggle before fight, which may change the whole coni - Russia's resources arc manifestly ex- plosion of the war, finds no echo in the hausted, aad that Russie still has Wee- liberal press, which views with some- tive means of continuingwar' the wwith thing akirt to Marin even the remote pos. the hope of such success as will influence sibility of a turn Of fortune which would the character of the peace conditions. strengthen the Governeseet at home. Rumors aro rife that another ineeting The Chauvinistic organs, however, are of the cot-mitt:4e will be held to eon- filled with long articlee discussing Ad- sider the situation of the land forces miral Rojestvensky's chances, but they on account of discouraging reports from aro all based on. the theory that the Gen. Linevitch, but the committee has whole squadron has reached the China grounded its hopes 'oft Admiral llojest- . Sea. The Novoe Vremyst highly com- yensky, whose men and ships are be- mends the ,Admiral for having safely -ae- Raved to be in excellent condition, Criti- eomplishea the difficalt feat of bringing eisms of the fleet in St. Petersburg chief- the squadron through, declaring the die ly lament the variety in the types of is oow east. The Bourse -Gazette mani- fests undisguised pleasure at the •seare in Britiell shipping circles Ana. the flurry in insurance rates produeed by the !ant - den appearance of the Ratesian squadron off Singapore, after the ilrithas bed con- vincea themselves that. the squadron •would neVer go to the Inc east. "Japan," says the Bourse Gazette," now stands to l lose the mastery of the sea, together !with the fruits of alt her authority on land." 'Other papers express sloabt -as to whether a sea fight is imminent" ex- preseirig the opinion that Rojestvensky is likelY to await Rear Admiral Nieho. s BODUN AND KIRIN. Japanese Forces Are Outflanking Line- vitch. Harbin, April 9,—Detachments of Rus- sian cavalry aro actively reconnoitring the Japanese flanks and even the rear. One of them has penetrated' the Village of Erdahitzi, where it was brought to a stop by Japanese entrenchments. Betsre retreating, however, it is said to have succeeded= in cutting the railway and burning the station and. stores. . , The detachment brought back news that a fortnight ago a mixed Japanese division of 10,000 men, with artillery, left the Japanese rear and disappeared into Mongolia, being followed • a few idays ago by a detachment of 3,000 men. These troops are expected to appear ia the region of Bodun, which; unfortun- ately, is connected with the base by only poor roads. Kirin is in the same plight, and the -loss of the narrow gauge rolling stock abandoned at Mukden is especially felt. Chinese report that the Japanese aro energetically transporting siege guns to- wards Kirin. Heavy snow fell on Friday, but 11; is meltiug and swelling therivers. RUSSIANS GAIN GROUND. Linevitth Reports Slight Advance—One Sharp Action. St. Petersburg, April 0.—A despatch from Gen. Linevitch to the Emperor, un- der date of yesterday, says: "The battle at Tsin-Tsa-Tun, April 7, lasted twelve hours. The enemy's loss- es were heavy from our artillery and. rifle fire. Our casualties were: Killed,. Captain Prince Massalaky and four Cos- sacks; wounded, two officers and thirty- four Cossacks. "On April 5 our outposts after a fus- ilade pushed back the Japanese outpOsts to Tai -Pin -Din. "Our infantry the same day °coupled the Village of Kou-Kon-Soki after dis- lodging the enemy . • The Japanese re- treated precipitately." NO FIGHT LIKELY • Until Russian Fleet Gets Near the Coast of Japan. New York, April 10.—A St. Petersburg despatch to the Times says that naval experts consider that Admiral Rojest- vensky's fleet must forthwith proceed toward. Vladivistock, as any stoppage even within territorial waters would greatly increase the danger of torpedo attacks, and 11 18 thought that Admiral Togo will probably not choose to -give battle until near the coast -of Japan. The engagement, therefore, is not likely te take place for three weeks. Both Fleets Seen, Singapore, Straits Settlements, April 10,—The latest information in regard 10 the Russian squadron, eommanded by Rear Admiral Enquist, which passed here Saturday afternoon, WaS brought here today by the British steamer Gregory Apier. The hitter yesterday sighted the Russian ships twenty miles northeast of Manki, ono of the islands of the Anam- has group, about 150 miles north -north; east of Singapore. The Russians were ab anchor when the Gregory Apier passed. them. Information has also been receiv- ed. here to the effect that four warships, apparently Japanese, were off St. James, near Saigon, April 7. Seen Near Muntok. Amsterdam, Holland, April 10.—A des- patch to the Handelsblad from Batavia, Island of Java, says that a Russian squadron is near Muntok, and that it is expected to arrive at Batavia to -day. IF ROJESTVENSKY WINS, Russia Believes Japan Will Lose All She Has Won. MGR, SBARRETTI, The Papal Ablegate in Canada. officers on duty at the Admiralty not to make public any portion of the long re- port which arrived here yesterday from Singapore. Nothing is procurable in re- gard to the whereabouts of the battle- ship Kniaz Souvaroff and other Russiau warships reported to be missing from the squadron which passed. Singapore. May Be Dutch Ships. Weltevredmi, Island of "Java, April 10. —11 18 supposed that the supposed. Rus- sian warships .sighted off Muntok are really tho ships of the Dutch squadron, which has left its former anchorage un- der secret orders and is now steaming north. 11 18 said. they may be following as a - second division. No anxiety is mani- festecl at the Admiralty where the Asso- ciated Press was informed in reply to a question that "The foreign press and the Japanese were probably more worried about the location of the vessels than WC are." There is reason to believe that Rojest- vmsky is on board the Kniaz Souvaroff and that the division which passed. Sing- apore Saturday is in command of a rear - admiral. Vessels That Passed Singapore. Manila, April 10.—The American Vice - Consul at Singapore reports that a Rus- sian fleet, consisting of six battleships, six cruisers, six converted cruiscri, eight torpedo ,boat destroyers, one hospital Ship, one repair ship and sixteen colliers, have passed Singapore headed this way. The American cruiser Raleigh, 1 he torpedo boat destroyers Harry and the Chauncey and supply ship General Al- vado, have been dispatched to patrol the west coast of Palawan Island to enforce neutrality. ' Three other destroyers are preparing to sail. Pilloried Cewards. 'Ourishu Pass, (108 miles north of Tie Pass), Manchuria, April 10.—Gen. Line- viteh has pilloried' a number of officers who displayed cowardice duringthe bat- tle of Mukden, publicly disgracing them by posting their- names at all the divis- ion headquarters while some of them were ignominously drummed out of the camp. JAP TURNING MOVEMENT. Eastward of Kirin, Under the Command of General Oku. Harbin, Manchuria, April M.—Infor- mation received at the Russian head- quarters seems to definitely establish the fact that only.Chinese bandits under the lead of Japanese officers together with some Japanese cavalry are operat- ing westward toward Tsitsilia.r, their ob- ject evidently being to raid the rail- road conununications. There is, how- ever, a real turning movement eastward of Kirin, said to .be under the coMmand of General Oku. The roads have grown desperately bad. On the flat ground there are sees of mud. Japanese procla- mations have been issued giving the state of the roads as au excuse for the date of their entrance into ifarbin hex - bet been changed' from April 10 to April 307 RICHES .BRING LONG LIFE. Only One Millionaire Died in Britain Last Year, . New York, April 9.—The Sun publishes the following cable from London: Un- fortunately efOr the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the financial year ending March 31 was marked by the death ot only one millionaire. For a long time past the average number of wills pro- bated in each year which exceeded in value Z1,000,000 has been between five and six: This year a Bolton cotton spinner alone left it niillion, the exact sum be- ing £1,151,378. Of the last, eixyears 1900 was the best from this point of view, when nine estates of the aggregate value -of ;B19,039,605 paid death duties. Looking over the list of the twenty- four riehest people who died in the fin- ancial year just ended, it might be de- duced that wealth is the surest, means to long life. Only ono of this num- ber was under 60, ooe was 90, fourteen were over 70, and six were over 80. The average age was 74 years and 6 months. e : s MAY YET DRAIN NIAGARA. 'United States Side of the Falls Said to be in Danger. . New York, April 9. --The Tribune publiehes the following: In The Popu- lar Seienee Monthly for April Dr. John M. Clarke, State Geologist, of NM York, considers the danger to which the eat:tr- act Of Niagara is exposed by the uti- lieation of its power for industrial pur- poses. When the two companies which are at work on the American side of the falls have availed themselves fully of their eharter tights they will to- gether take from the river 16,300 eubic feet of Water per second. At least three of the 'companies to which similar privi- leges have been granted in Canada show signs of actisity end determination. If, as Dr. Clarke thinks ia probable, they should go to the legal limit, they would 'consume more than ,:32,000 etthie feet it second, raising the total consumption to 48000 cubic feet. Estimates of the ea - pacify of the elver made by United States engineers, range from 220,000. to 280,000 cubic feet, or only five times the quantity for the. abstraction of which permission has been given alteady. Now, the water is much shallower OD the New York side of Niagara than it is west of Goat Island, and "a compe- tent hydraulic engineer," who' is not mentioned by name, believes that the withdrawal of 40,000 cubic feet; would leave the American fall dry. Whether those figures be aicogether correct or not, it is indisputable that the American tall would be exhausted long before the rest of the cataract, and that such a consummation may be witnessed within the next five or ton years is within the bounds of credibility. : . BEAUDETTE'S MAYOR SHOT, Because He Would Not Leave Town at • Bidding of Mob. Rainy River, April 0.--Beaudette, the American town opposite here, was the scene of a most dastardly murder last night, when Matt Gannon, Mayor of the town, was fatally shot, dying this after- noon, Gannon is also the chief official in Spooner, the new American town about a mile from Beaudette, and his actions in havinf,s_certain characters arrested and heavily lined. enraged the -rouguer ele- ment of the town. Matters reached a climax last week over some arrests that were made, and yesterday it mob from Spooner, headed by saloonkeepers went to Beaudette. Early in the afternoon they gave Gan- non notice of their intentions of he did not leave the town before 8 o'clock. Gan- non, howeVer, remained, and at 9 o'clock, while he was in Catehard's hotel, four shots from a 44 -calibre revolverwere fired through a rear window. One bullet passed through Gannon's leg, a second entered his back and kid- neys, while the other two shots buried themselves in the bar 'woodwork. Drs. McCrimmon and Armstrong of Rainy River were telephoned for and dressed the wounds, though it was at on seen that no hopes could be entertained for his recovery. An ante-mortem state- rifent was taken by it Magistrate. t • LIGHT ON ANCIENT EGYPT. Interesting Discoveries Made at Sinai by Prof. Petrie. New York, April 9.--• The Sun pub- lishes the following cable from London: Prof. Flinders Petrie has returned to Cairo, from an exploring expedition to Sinai, where interesting and unprece- dented discoveries were made. Memori- ials 01 former rulers of Egypt were Lound which show that it was the cus- tom to erect at the top of mines a ture or effigy of the king under whose direction the mine was being worked. One engraving represents the Pha- raohs with tpyical Soudapese features. Thus the origin of the dynasty to which this Pharaoh belonged is at last discov- ered, hieroglyphics under the picture fix- ing the kings date and name. Prof. Petrie maintains that the origin was Ethopian. The most interesting find was a Se- mitic temple in an almost perfect state of preservation. Its position is forty miles north of Mount Sinai. The design- ers and builders had evidently taken as a model Solomon's Temple at Jerusa- lem. Its date is anterior to the birth of Mohammed. t FOUR FAVOR RECIPROCITY. Result of a Canvass of Canadian Papers on the Question. Boston, April 0.—The Commercial Bul- letin has published the result of a can- vass of the Canadian press on Canadian reciprocity. The list of newspapers can- vassed includes every daily published in the Dominion,the small weekly mid semi-weekly papers at the various coun- ty seats and business and agricultural journals. The total number of papers is 241,with a total estimated circulation of 1,023,653, Twenty of them favor reciprocal conces- sions. Six favor absolute free trade. Seven declare that the United States must reduce tariff duties for the benefit of Canada before Canada should even consider reciprocity. Ten are non -com- mittal. Ninety-four are too indifferent to express an opinion. One hundred and Dec newspapers site- eifically oppose lowering: the present night non. sir molds nenty Canadian cluties on American manuftte- — Lord St, Heifers, was born in 1843, and tures, no matter what ifeincements are sees the eldest son of the late Right offered by the United States. Rev. F. Jenne, Bishop of Peterborough, • • s • Demented Man Frozen to Death, Ile was created it K. B. in 1801 (in Brantford, April 9.—The boasto'• which year also he was oppointed judge of the Iligh Court), a Is , C. 13. in Peter Dolan, an %math of the. House of Refuge, near this eity, was found to- 1897, and it Os C. 13. in 1005. He was pre- Boston, April 9.—john D. Rockefeller sident of the probete, 'divorce and ad - day about it mile from that institution. has given another $100,000 for Haien Dolan, was an old. man, slightly dement- mirnity division, and a privy eouncillor, and in 1892 was appointed Judge Advo-: work, and this time it has been aecepted ed, who wandered away last winter, and outo.cmnoros. without question, in spite of the troohle 11; 811PDSSI he WaS fr"(11 10 death. Frederick Augustus Thesiger, G. C. 11., pante among the Vongregationel clergy-' Thre is no 5081)101011 of foul ploy. G. 0, V. Leal ChelinsforS, had 11. men by the contribution of a like semi • distievished military ettreer. ITe VaS to the Ameriean board. More iiiiiiiigrants for Canade. born m 1827 and entered the army in The reeipient of Mr. Rockefeller's London, April 0. —The tenth party of 1844. Lord Chelmsford served before latest gift is the Atheriean Baptist Mis- emigrants this year, tvbkih Ilto Salvatimi Sebastopol and in the mutiny hi Ceti- Minters' Union, whose officestire in this Army aro sending out, leaves T,otelmt tral India. Ile was Adjutant-Ger:MT:I' eity. 'The money is to be devoted to the to -night for Canada, _The party will .he in 'the Abyssinian campaign, 1867-68, general use of the_ organization. personally •conaueted to Toronto by and commanded the forces in the Kaffir - Mr. Roelsefeller is a member of the Salvatimi Army officers. To addition to war in 1870. He also served in the Znhi:Ilaptist Cleo elt, and has for more than a the ordinavy emigrants the party tom- war of 1870. As it general be retirecscoro of yore been vottvibuting to the prises men from the army's coloey at in 1803, but bad beep &lona of the Mid -Missionary large emt—usually Ihulleigh and other public histitutiefie. ege Guards since 1000. 13100,060- =Maly fur mission Work, JA CIVIC CON' Art0i IN CUIC4140".., ova up SNow litoyor Outlinoo Scheme to RAW ' . E . . . " i lion, Idayor-elect ltsiwaril h. Dunne, et Funds tor $treet Rollway Purchase. . - • ' Y PEB ISH E New York, April 11.---lereeli, from his triuMph nt the reeent Mniiiciptil oleo: IIAN Chicago, came to New York, to -day, end to•nigitt addreased a large meeing in 's Cooper Union under the auspices of 1130 Municipal Ownership League, of title Terrible Result of Accident city. Ile told his hearers how AO ex. . pected to carry out his pledges inade InJ Near Madrid, Ids recent campaign in Chicago to attain city control of publie utilities. In the' promises to pay out of the income col- ,...,.....—.....„, Nurse of Itis address he Said: "The operation of tbese utilities is a, The Victirn 8Nu niber Over valuable privilege, We propose to raise all the looney neceesar,y to purcharie an up-to-date street car syetem upon cer- tificates which are special or limited laded from the system. Under the illi - Reis law, these certificates are termed street car certificates, and are secured first, by the pledge of all ef the income of the municipal street railway plant,. this income Whig unlimited as to time; second., by it mortgage, which conveys all of tangible property in the transpor- ilynili7h1tersZa°1L'ar)nysetortneerryi enaeuasreaUttso °baits); tation department, and third, by twenty-. year franchises. In other words, if de- of many lives. It is believed that the fault be made in the payment of street - casualties will number 400. The disaster ear certificates, or interest thereon, ler created a great sensation throughout the one year, then the liolders may apply to a Court of chancery to foreclose all city, and all business was suspended. The of the tangible property used, in trans- ambulance stations are overflowing. Gen, pertation department, and third, by , darnies, troops and firemen and a largo twenty-year franchises. In other words, staff of surgeons an:: engaged in the . if default be made in the payment, of work — „s street car certificates, or interest there- on, for one year, then the holders' may The disaster created intense excite - apply to a Court of Chancery to fore- meat among the working classes. Pro. close all of the tangible property used .ceasisaa of women carrying black flags Four Hundred, •••••••••11••••• King Alfonzo Superintended the Rescue Work, Madrid, April 0.—T1ie lerge reservoir by the city in its milt, and at transportation depart- marched, through the district wbere the the foreclosure sale there accident happened. A crowd went to tbe shall be knocked down to the bidder the franchise, commencing to run upon the shipping district aad cenipelled the store - date when the purchaser buys the pro- keepers to close their 'establishments as perty and running twenty years there- u sign of mourning. after. "I have no hesitation in predicting One of the injured workmen pays the that if these street car certificates are accident was so sudden that be could offered upon the financial syndicates of not explain the cause. The workmen this nation will be tumbling over eacb expected Bente disaster to happen, as a other to get possession of them." • fortnight ago three of ,the arches of the reservoir collapsed and four others were badly cracked. King'Alfonso was at Carabanehol when he heard of the disaster, Accompanied by the Ministers, he proceeded at once to the scene, where he was enthusiastically cheered. The King was apparently deep- ly moved and insisted on personally su- perintending the rescue operations. He was surrounded while at the scene by crowds of weeping women. The King re- mained with the workers for some time. On his return to the palace he de- spatched an abundance of supplies for those at tthe scene of the work. The Minister of Agriculture has or- dered an enquiry into the disaster. It impetus that underneath the foun- dations of the reservoir which gave way with such disastrous results on Satur- day were water pipes used to supply the palace and old Madrid. It is stated that this was the cause of the subsidence and not the surface of the ground, which, when tests were made, sank only eleven millimetres. The vault was built of ce- ment with iron girders, as were also the supporting columns. The first fall caused all these pillars to bend and the end of the iron work to stretch, resulting in a general and uniform collapse. Workmen who have been questioned say that they were compelled to build. Inc rapidly with materials so defective that disaster was bound to happen. Many heartrending incidents and pain- ful scenes are reported. Ten of those who were rescued alive have gone mad. A huge crowd stood. around the scene throughout the night watchin,g the at-. tempts at rescue in the light- of huge electric lamps, and crowds of workmen and women carrying black flags forced all the theatres to dose Saturday night. The Governor of Madrid received. dele- gates of the workmen's assodiations, V,thom he informed that a street proces- sion would be permitted under certain restrictions. Carrying black banners, 5,000 workmen made a demonstration this afternoon near the scene of the disaster. The police on seizing the flags were stoned by the crowd, and several on both sides were seriously injured. During the day students and workmen paraded the streets, collecting money for the families of victims of the disaster. The public is contributing freely. Tho Governor of Madrid has prohibited a great popular demonstration of mourn- ing which the workmen wish to organize. The work of removing the dead and injured is hampered by enormous crowds of angry men and Availing women. The structure which collapsed was a huge quadrilateral one, 350 metres by 130 nietres, built- on arches. The disaster was due to the weakness of the support- ing pillars. -As the greater part of the debris is under water, the work of extricating the victims is most difficult. Up to this time 0110 hundred bodies have been recovered. These were taken immediately to the Cemetery, in order to prevent disturb- ances. Seventy injured persons have been rescued, but it is feared the remainder of those workin,g in the vicinity at fife time of the accident perished in the crushed masonry or were asphyxiated. e • • MAD LOVER'S RASH ACT. BRAVE GIRL KILLS LYNX. And so Saved Their Pet Dog From the Animal. Northport, Wash., April 9.•—While a maddened lynx was worrying the life. out of their pet dog, the Prillips sisters attacked the monster. One literally wrested the dog from the claws of the lynx, while the other killed the animal with it shot through the head. Faye and Florence Philips, aged sev- enteen ano nineteen, respectively, live with their father, Fred, S. Philips, on the reservation side of the Columbia, near the mouth of Big Sheep Creek, two miles from Northport: The hired man, who had been chopping wood near the creek, ran hem the other day to tell that the dog had treed. a large cougar. Mr. Philips was not at home, but his daughters seized rifles from the wall and Went along. The dog had the beast treed on one of the higher limbs. The wild animal glared down at the young women. Both girls fired. The wound. - ed beast Edirieked with rage; bounded into the air, and landed on the ground a. few feet from the girls, who were coolly reloading their weapons. The moment the beast struck the ground it svas attacked by the dog. The animals rolled over and over in a savage struggle, but the lynx was too much for the dog, who began emitting yelps of distress. So rapid were the movements of the animals that the girls feared to shoot, becausethey might hit their pet dog. Finally the dog emit- ted a howl of mortal agony. It was Loo much for the girls. They rushed to the rescue. One grasped the dog'g hind legs and pulled the combatants apart, -while the other sent a bullet through the head of the lynx. WARLIKE, MOVES. MISTRUSTS What Queen Alexandra Fears May Happen in the Near Future. Paris, s‘pril 11.—The Ganlois publishes it despatch from a representative of the paper, who says that he had the honor of being received. by Queen Alexandra yesterday WI board the Royal yacht at Marseilles. The writer says that the Queen refused to speak upon political Matters, and he gil es the following re- port of the Queen's conversatbm: "Queens must do all in their power to prepare their children for the exalted positions which they will be called upon Lo occupy. 11 shoutd be their task, how- ever difficult it may seem, to comfort the afflicted and unhappy. That is the best and sweetest part they can play, and for 1 have un wish to play any other. "In the •troublous tines in which we are living it is' impossible not to he af- fected by the dissatisfaction of the' masses, Avhich is in many ways nat- ural enough. Believe me, if the social problem over can be solved, it will be by reason of the goodness of women, by mutual love and it common reverence for the rights of justice and charity. Your talk as men is of war, but we women speak always of peace—peace in every nation, peace between all nations. "I was educated in the sehool of a king who was before all things just, and I have tried, like him, always to preach' love and charity. • I have always mis- trusted warlike preparations, of which Preston Springs, April 9.—A deliber- nations seem never to tire, Some day this accumulated material of soldiers ate attempt at murder was, it is alleged, and guns will burst into flames in a made on Friday night, by Willett J. frightful war that will throw humanity Brislin upon Gertie Jones, a fifteen -year - into mourning on earth and grieve our old girl, of whom he had become enas universal Father in heaven." mored. The girl refused his advances, and on Friday night, he handed her a DISTINGUISHED MEN DEAD. note, demanding to know if she had written it. She replied in the negative, Lord St. Heliers and Lord Chelmsford Immediately, it is claimed, Brislin pat Pessed Away in London. a revolver to her head and pulled the trigger. The shells twice failed to ex- plode ,for the reason that the cartridges were rim fire and the revolver a centre fire one. Ile was aisarined by the girl's brother. Brislin has boarded in the hemesof Josesithe. g•trifie-,fatimissincescom- ing from Walkerten. Ito is said to have it wife and ehild. WWI arrested and Magistrate Webster to the eharge loeked up, and yesit,e,...ii•da..y .p. le..aded before Was taken to Berlin for trial. of assault and attempted shooting. He BAPTISTS ACCEPT GIFt, William J. Breslin Attempts to Shoot Preston Springs Girl. London, April 0.—Lord St. Heliers, who as Sit. Francis Jeune was President of the probate, divorce end admiralty division of the High Court femn 1891 till Jan. 30 of this year, when lie re- signed and was elevated to the peerage, and Lord Chelmsford, Lord Iligh Chan- cellor in 1858-59, died to -day in London. Lord St. Helen was 62 yeins of age, and Lord Chelmsford was 78. New England DivineTake Rockefelleee Money Without Question.