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The Wingham Advance, 1905-05-11, Page 7THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON OFF COAST OF AMANI. if about to undertake a• general offena 1 T mit E sive movement. .'iles Itussiana aro offer. g slight TOBiatalleo, and .are falling bank upon their Aral; line Oi defence.. 1.tase is • - • UHL) sum advance post COVera A fr011t Of about . OA 100 miles, extending from gtMentsu, the Liao, River, in a southeasterly tit- III OMa[111. Sin rection across the railroad above Chang- tu to the Mandarin road (leading to Kirin), to Kemal Pass, about 70 miles due east of Tie Pass. The. Russian, cav. aley protect both wili,gs, stoatt bodies be. Oyama Pressing Linevitch's Outposts East big prohably beyond the. Liao River, iii • •• - Mongolia, to guard against a surpriee and West of Railroad. turning 'movement in that direction. Ex. Believed Ile is to flake a Movement With Large Force of Troops. Japan to Replace Military by Civil Administr tion in Manchuria. 4-4,-•-•-+ +44+444-1-•-•-•-•-•••-•÷0-** 44 -e -o-44 • +41-.444 4-0-•-••••• ++++ Saigon, French Cochin China, May 8. -The Russian hospital ship Kos- troma arrived here to -day, which indicated the approach of the fourth divis filen of the Russian second Pacific squadron, commanded by Vice -Admiral Nebogatoff. Sixteen freight laden steamers aro off Cape St. James, near heie. The main Russian squadron is said to be off the coast of Anneal. TO BOYCOTT FRANCE, Tokio, May 8.-4 member of the Chamber of Commerce of this city has written to that organization, suggesting organized commercial retaliation on France on account of the hospitality shown by her to the setiond Russian Pacific squadron. The writer proposes that the Chambers of Commerce throughout the empire act jointly n boycotting the goods of French mer- chants. It is possible that the Chamber of Commerce here will decline to con- sider the question. a+44-#44-4.4-e-a-a44-4-essas•-•-assaassassas Hong Kong, May 7.-Fol1owing is the Harbin a Vast Hospital. cable despatch which the French author- - Ries at Saigon refused to allow to be London, May 7.-A traveling; cone pondent of the Lancet who was presen transmitted from that place, basing their during the retreat from Mukden, an action on article 7 of the telegraph con - reached Harbin at the end of Marel "My visit to Kamranh Bay and my writes that in spite of his knowledge personal observations have convinced the Russian language and the scarcity o me that without French assistance in medical men, which made any assistanc allowing the Baltic fleet to rendezvous valuable, his English origin always mad hiin a subject of suspicion. at Kamranh Bay and to receive the fullest. supplies of coal, cattle, water and He had great difficulty in getting a Mukden, though the Gorman and Frenc resh and other provisions, and to make full use of medical men were allowed to go there. ; the French telegraphs, the Ilussian fleet would have been in eau On March 28 the hospitals at Ilarbi e contained 70,000 wounded. The eit traits. When they arrived on A.pril le was one large hospital. The Red Oros they were dangerously short •or supplies. The fact that Kamranh is a magnificent Society, with 27 hospitals, was tryin to cope with the situation, but its ef bay, which is held by the Marquis Bar - 'Mealy Pontalis, who as concessionaire is forts were minimized because the Rus sian army officers were at loggerhead allowed to receive cargo and tranship it without its passing through the French with the Red Cross staff. the knowled; of the Frenet Immense TOKIO PRESS ANGRY. 4.um.rtities of coal and other stores have s al stored at Saigon, with the full French Neutrality Declared a Hollow ktowledge eof the French authorities Sham. that they were for the use of the Baltic Tokio, May 7.-T1ere is rapidly fleet, for months past, reedy for trans- increasing sentiment at the ineffectual shipment. character of French neutrality in Indo - "The re -provisioning of the Russian Chinese waters. Even the responsible vessels proceeded under the direction of papers are joining the demands for in - Prince Leven, captain of the interned dependent action on the part of Ja- Russian cruiser H Diana. e was assisted pan, saying: "We hold the French by M. Ginsberg, a Russiaa naval con- promises to be merely falsehoods. tractor, who came to Saigon for the pur- Japan is suffering military loss owing pose. The captains of the remelt and to France's violation of neutrality. We Uerman vessels were paid enormous sums advise the thGovernment to net in ac - for carrying e stores from Saigon to cordanee with international law. It Kamranh Bay. During nearly the whole cannot be helped if we are compelled to time that the fleet was replenishing its bombard French teritory. supplies no attempt was made by tho French Government to cheek this viola- tion of neutrality, until I cabled what AN ACTIVE ALLY. was actually .occurring. Then, about • ,April 23, Admiral De Jonquieres, the Britain Called Upon to Check France's French 'naval commander, advised the Assistance. Russians to cease taking aboard supplies London, May 8. -The Times' Tokio and to hasten their departure from correspondent says that even when the French territorial waters. The Admiral country was on the verge of war the then left for Whatrang, after arranging with ° an accent at Ka,mranh Bay to tele - Japanese did not show greater excite- ment and indignation than at present. graph him when the Russians left. Even the most sober journals declare that France has virtually taken up arms against Japan. Reference to the Anglo - Japanese alliance are assuming a toe of marked impatience. It is plainly stated to be Britain's duty to prevent interference by a third party equally in the interests of her ally andf or the sake of the world's peace. It is declared impossible to longer plead inattention - on behalf of France. She is evidently deliberately placing every facility at the disposal of the Russians, thereby consti- tuting herself the latter's active ally. On France atom will rest the responsi- bility of carrying matters beyond the realm of diplomacy. The Times this miming prints an editorial devoted to "the great gravity of the situation that has- arise): from the alleged conduct of the Baltic fleet off the coast of Indo-China." Com- menting firss on the suppressed Hong Kong despatch, which was cabled. here, it says: "Of the gravity of these facts, if they are actually stilted, there can be no two opinions.' Then, referring to its own corres- pondentrs despatch from Tokio, it says: "We cannot affect to treat. these utterances with indifference or as signs of little moment." The Times proceeds to point out how• the papers its correspondent refers to have always been -conducted with re- markable judgment and self-restraint. It says they reflect the real opinions of the educated classes, and, as many events have established, not infre- quently the views of the Government also. Continuing, the Times says: "No more deplorable error could be com- mitted across the Channel than to sup- pose that the complaints of our ally on this subject eau be treated with a light heart. They cannot be evaded; they -cannot be ignored." The article proceeds in a tone of the deepest grav- ity to insist that Japan cannot be ex- pected to go beyond certen limits in her desire to confine the struggle be- tween herself and Russia. .After re, ferrina to the present friendliness be- tween ° England and France, the Times says the latter "will understand that any action we take is inspired by the strongest; wish to avert while there is yet time the possibility of an incident which might diseolve the entente so happily concluded, and even compel us to take opposite sides in it great inter- national „controversy," Railreads' Profit. Tokio, May 8. -The profits of Um Gov- ernmeet railroads for the fiscal year were 0,750,00, exceeding the estimates by about $1,000,000. Civil Administration. Custom's, swasests prearraneement, with IIports believe that Oyama's purpose is to Unmet in from the east, tan Kirin and interpose himself between liarhin and a .Vladorosto*th , preparatory to e invest. - wont of the -latter place. Linevitch's dispesitienS atom especially taken to meet ouch a tan. Ile would not givo battle along ,Ins present line, but wolthi gradually retire and draw in Jus fumes as Oyannt's strategy developed the main Russian positiens, which extenled duo east and West from I.Sirin, throne Kuangehangtsu to Hutztaipsien. A eon. * sidorable force of troops is also reportea to be clue east of Kirin as far souta as the Tureen River, to contest the Japara ego advance aortheaetward to vast eid- ivostock, It uot regarded a • cm I n that the Japanese advance will re N'tv bo serious, °yenta is known to have receiv- ed large reinforcements which, have fiIlod up the Japanese ranks and he brought Lip hninense quantities of supplies and ammunition after the battle of Mukden both by way of Sinmintiu and over the reconstructed Manchurian railroad. But at the War Office here there is a differ - me of opinion as to whether Oyama yet ready and it is added that if he is in earnest probably almost a forthigla, will elapso beforo the issue is d.eented, the preliminaries of each of the battles of the present war, in view of the fact that the armies cover such a largo area, hav- ing always been long and tedious. Up Lo yesterday, the advance posts had gen- erally retired about 18 miles. If the ar- mies of offensive are pressed home, a cli- max should be reached about tho • Uwe the sea fight between Admirals Itojest- vensky and Togo is fought. Gen. Line - witch's headquarters are at Gunshu Pass. Continued to Take Supplies. "Instead of leaving, the Russians con- tinued their work as usual. On the *swage, three transports arrived daily, f and warships entered the hargor, coaled and departed, using the lusher as a base. Admiral De Jonquieres returned on April 24, after further remonstrances had been made to France by Japan. The Russians left the following morning, havine been htus allowed. ten days in which °to re- ceive the fullest supplies. They only left however, whom .their transports were empty. "Your corretondent personally boarded the French steamer Quangam, which had it full cargo of contraband, which was being discharged under the superintend- ence of two Russian paymasters. junks and other boats were carrying these sup- plies to the Russian cruisers, in the pres- ence of the Feeneh flagship, the cruiser Descartes. 'This wide stretching of neu- trality enabled the Russians to proceed and intercept neutral vessels. The Rus- sians are now fully stocked, thanks to the French allowing them for ten days to practically • convert Kamranh Bay into a Russian naval base. "The action of the French is in striking contrast to the attitude of the British authorities at Hong Kong and Singapore. The latter are stopping steamers on the slightest suspicion Vat they are carry:big contraband.' L. Another Despatch Censored. In a cable despatch on April 29, the French authorities eliminated the fol- lowing: "Four Russian transports are still moored at Saigon, where they are taking aboard supplies." Your correspondent left Saigon on May 2, and passed in the river four Russian transports that were taking coal aboard. They were to follow the Itaisidan fleet. One French and four German steamers, all laden, were Moo there . Iiiside Cape $t. James were the German steamers Milos, Tertia, Meek- lembourg, Tsimo, Caarilen, and 'West- phalia,. laden, and the tadenia, Batavia, Artemie, and tethania, empty. The pilot of the steamer on which your cor- respondent traveled stated that seventy- five transports were expeeted at Cape St. James. OPP MANTANANI ISLANDS. Late Fleet Sighted While Coaling on Friday Night. London, May 8.-A despatch to the Daily Mail, dated Labuan, British Bor- neo, May 0, says: "The steamer Ching - mai reports that Friday night she pnss- ed A fleet of warships and other veesela off the Mantanani Islands, northwest of Borneo. The warships apparently were toeing." A. despatch front Lebnan to Reuter's Telegram Coinonny reports that the fleet sighted was a large one itt two divisions, showing lights 'but stationary, and with the appearance of being engag. ed in coaling. Tokio, May 8. -The Government is per- fecting plans to convert the military ad- ministration of the oenpied territory in Manchuria into a civil administration. Army officers will continue to be the .chiefs of departments, but they will be assisted by civilian •experts and civil po- lice. Taxes sufficient to pay the expenses of the eh il administration will be im- posed. FLEET AGAIN SIGHTED. TURNINO xviovEMMIT. Some Russian Ships Off Vanfeng and °yam& Believed to bo Preparing to MoVe Others NearThreo Kings Island, Against Linevitch. , m May 7. -The atenev St. PeteM rsburg, ay 8, 1.03 p. J JaagE1111, Willett arrived liere Teliterditve terest once more direeted to Mamba- feporsa tattv Sae S4lateti aven,y•one 1.44' riaj the ileVis from the front inillea Wig isi :1 Is , gels of the Bahia fleet off Vanfong, Indo- that Field 'Marshal °yenta is pressing China, and fourteen =Isere off 'Three Oen. Litievitch's Weisner; posts east and Itino Itilsna On Mity2. west, of the railroad with great forces as RUSSIAN SICK. List of Entire Sick From Baikal East • to Vladiyostock. Guushu Pass, Manchuria, May 8.-1n ! view of the exaggerated reports of sick -1 ness in the Ruseian armies published abroad, the Associated Press is auth.or- ized to give the following figures fur- nished from headquartersof the number east to Vladivistock. of sick in the entire region from Baikal' In hospitals -Wounded, 769 officers and 14,904 soldiers; sick, 1,17 officers. and 13,018 sokliers. In sanitary trains - Wounded, 35 officers and 774 soldiers; sick, 45 officers and 772 soldiers. In hospitals for convalescents -Wounded, 216; sick, 332. Last week 05 sick patients died and 42 were dischargad. Convales- cents -Wounded, 437; sick, 500. Among the sick are the following caeca: Con- tagious dysentery, 20; typhus, 218; fever, 0; anthrax 39; scurvy, 91; smallpox 30; catalepsy, 1.6; diarrhoea, 349; specified, 129. • FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE States That France is Strictly Observing the Neutrality Laws. Paris, May S. -The critical tone of the British press concerning France's alleged breaches of neutrality in Indo-China - brought out an -emphatic general state- 1 ment to -day from the Foreign Office that the accusations are 'unfounded. An offi- cial said: "It is universally known that the Japanese intelligence department is exceptionally •efficient. Therefore, it various specific breaches of neutrality t really exist, the japanese Government I would have been aware of them and woulct have presented specific charges to a the French Government. So far, how- s ever, Japan's official action has been 1 confined to requesting Franco to excl.. else strict. neutrality. She has not indite any specific charges, nor have any spe- a clue acts of violation of neutrality yet 1 been brought to our attention. The a Japanese Government asked in an antic- e able- spirit that we observe -neutrality, a and we answered that we had done and 11 Alleged Kidnapper of Million- aire's Sop, Says He Fought With the Boers in Transvaal, .romp Wishes to Reform and Go. Into Business, Omaha, .Neb., May 0 .--Pat Crowe, the alleges' kidnapper of Edward. Cudahy, son of a n !ilionaire pork packer, and for whop° arrest rewards aggregating $5,000 hare at different times been offered, walked in to the Lilies) of the 'World- Berald this morning, accompanied by Themes O'Brien, proprietor of the lien - slum 11. tel. While there have been rumors of Crowe being in the vicinity of Omaha for several days, Chief of Police Amahue denied having any knowledge of his presence irt the city, and the rimers maxi taken by the public in. it manner sanilar to former reports Ha having been seen. Crowe telephoned the iVorld-rlerald office at midnight • f his pre:some in the city, and said that lie aivould call at; the newspaper ethos, A short thno afterwards heappeared in company with 013rien. Crowe, O'Brim end a rtpresentative of the World-Heruld ...yore cloreted for an hour, during whish time emu told of his wanderings si ese he left 1 inaha, four years ago. Crowe said that he had served in Boer war, fighting with the Boers. Ile returned to this country after the war, and had lived continually, according to hi8 statement, quietly in a south side flat in Chicago He said he had been in Chicago nearly three years, and that be had visited Omaha. on three occasions. Ire said he had been negotiating ism several years for immunity from punisb. ment in ease he should surrender hims dr to the authorities, although be declieed to say with whom the negotiations were held. He said lie was tired of living in isolation, and wished to reform and ,get into business. He declared that he would ask for immunity from the penitentiary. As to the Cudahy kidnapping case, he declined to deny or admit guilt. When Crowe rppeared, he was not recognized, His hair has become entirely white, and he leaked fifteen years older than Wil(”1 last seen by friends in Omaha. Folt wing the interview, Crowe left; for the le me of his brother in Council Bluffs 1 a TWO STRANGE SUICIDES. Steam and a Culvert Used to End Two Unfortunate Lives, Montreal, May 7. -While the Domin, ion Line steamship Ottawa, formerly the Germanic, of the White Star Line, which arrived at this port to -day, on her nrst voyage to the St. Lawrence, was cross- ing the ocean, one of the saloon passen- gers, an Englishman, named Dutton, took iis life. When the vessel was one day out, Dutton exhibited signs of insanity and was confined to the hospital guar - cis. While there he tore up thn steam attachments and scalded himself to death, being found dead in the room. Nothing is known about the man, except hat he gave his name as Dutton. He vas buried at sea. Winnmpeg, May 7.-A young emi- rant named Harold Frederick Ander- on committed suicide on Saturday ar hanging himself on the C. P. R. rack at Bergen, seven miles west of Vinnipeg. Lack of employment is the ause attributed. In his desperation le tied a piece of wire round his neck nd affixed it to the guarcl rail of a ulvert and flung himself in to the itch below. He was a Dane, and left is address at Copenhagen on a card n his clothes. . are doing everything posible to that and. The reports to the contrary we believe to be misrepresentations." Has Passed Saigon. Hong Kong, May 8.-4 special des- patch from Saigon, Cochin China, reports Uutt Rear Admiral Nebogatoff's division has passed Saigon. A Russian cruiser vas off Hon-KOhe Bay, a short distance north of Kamranh Bay, May 5, when the British steamer Charterhouse, which ar- rived here to -day, paused that point. The latter also noticed a collier leaving the bay and steaming east, but the main Russian squadron was not seen. The British steamer Angola, from Muroran, Japan. was stopped by it Japanese cruiser in the Straits of Corea. After being questioned about her cargo and destina- tion she was allowed to proceed. JAPAN ANNOYED. Her Minister Sees Delcasse and Protests Against France's Action. Paris, Mny S. -The Japanese Minister to France, Dr. Motono, went to the For- eign Office yesterday evening, when he had an extended interview with Foreign Minister Dekasse, The nature 'of their conversation was not disclosed, but it is understood that Dr.Motono referred to japan's increasing impatience regarding tile alleged bread' of neutrality. The feeling prevails here that the situation _ is gradually assuming; much tension. 7te- ports are current that the positive in- structions of the French officials here re- ceive perfunctory execution on the part of their subordinates iti Lido -China, ow- ing to the individual sympathy existing between the civiland naval French and :Russian euthorities. STRIKE LINEVITCH'S LEFT, Prelude of Another Great Battle in Manchuria, GOOD MONEY WAS NO GOOD. -- George III. Coins Went Begging in Lon- don Streets. Nov York, May 7. -The Sun publishes the following ,cablo from Londen: Thor° is ilcep lamentation in it certain poor district of Fulham, where for it few .hours yester- day hundreds of valuable gold coins were thrown about the streets, given away and refuted, in Ignorance DE their value. Workmen who were engaged in pulling down a number of houses bullt at Kensing- ton In the reign of George III., found a large earthenware teapot of old-fashioned design filled with what they thought were brass tokens. The contractor's carter took It with a load of rubbish to the rubbish shooting place at Fulham. Ile offered the yard foreman a handful of coins, but the latter refused to take them, suggesting that the carter had bettor make necklaces out of them for his enIldren. The carter started to tako -Wein home, but on tho way ho gave some of them to any- °ne who would accept. Ile tossed them about tho streets, where boys picked them up and played pitch and toss and shove - at -ha'penny with them. Many men tried to persuade the local public hems° keepers to take them In exchange for beer, but the latter refused to speculate, Ono public housekeeper refused to give A quart of beer for seveliteen of the coins. Ono Workman got fifty of the coins and tried In vela to got four shillings for tho let, but Pulliam would have nothing to do with the coins. Meanwhile it few which had been dropped In Kensington Wore taken to 8 eweller, tvho identified them as guineas, spade guineas, half guineas, and seven shilling pieces of the time of George TIT. The news reached Valliant eventually, with the result that in few hours no trace of the Minns cottld bo titinea except a few which had been re- ined by the carter and which he took to o police court. a ob ta Fengbushieng, Menchtb uria, May 7.- Meld Arershal Ovaina seems to be ready to „assume the .offeneive on a large scale, and activity has. already begun against L Gen. Linevitell's left. This linty be the pyelude to another general battle itt the vieinity of Kneunchengtee, which is a lit- „_ tie less than half -way between Tie Pass " and Ifarbin, el The .TapanePe have eonenntreted 111 heavy volumns on lite Liao Myer, and ,Le their mimeo divisions have been in vontact, with the Itasians, who aro ae holding the main road froth. Fawomen to Bashienehen. 011 Thursday the Zapartese cavalry ag suddenly attacked the Cossacks in „In overwitehning numbers, forcing the . latter to 'lotto. Then, supportedby in- " fantrY. the ,Tapaneso advaneed and drove P.e the ItusAan infantry nut of the village ea ACQUITTED OF MURDER. widen Jury's Verdict la Charge Against Ex -Circus Employee. • London, Ont., May 7. -The trial of obert Proctor, the circus employee, largest with killing Clinton Loomis, a 1km-employee, last August, was yes. rday ended by a verdict of &lacerate] the jury, after an hour and a half's liberation. In his charge to the jury dudge eredith said that if they could not ree on murder they might decide on mishit:OW, The jury, however, brought in ei might verdict of not guilty, and this events Proctor being *held on ii arge of niarielaughter. Homer oodart nna Henry Shanks. . it 1, 1101-41111 il.eorrnoitreleg patty miles further west ran into an ambush It end all the party eXeOpt five Were at Wed, .6 young prisoners who Were int 110 Mil with Proctor and Loomis, swore rengly against the prisoner, uott4u &awe 'that he tut Witnessed ti 1 deed. John Hall and Joseph Delarey, two Indians who were witnesses for the defence, wore subsequently arrested for perjury, WERE POUND IN TORONTO. Letters Relating to Post Detroit's. Sur render Discovered, Detroit, alay 8, ---Two old letters written by Coneral William Dull, of the tinned State e arzny In tles war ot 1818, before the surrender of the pest of Detroit, 1iavo come into the poseeezion ist 0. N. Burton, of thle clt7, a collector et antique letters and clocuments, They are said to contain pre- liminary otters from Oeneral Dull to surren- der tee post. It bee been supreme that Den. Itules ourrender only followed 00e. Beech's fahow of force and demand tor surreeder. The letters were found In Toronto among a heap or ancient •papers. At the court. mantel of Oenerat Dull, following Ms our - render of Detroit, it was intimated, Mr. Darton says, that such letters existed, but they were not produced. MURDER ma, ESTAI3LISHED. Brockville Jury Returns Open Verdict on Dead Infant, Brockville, May 8. -"Found dead" svas the verdict of the- coroner's inquest in connection with the finding of the body of an infant secreted under a sidewalk itt Broelsville on Sunday last. The evi- deuce furnished no clue by which the af- _ tair could be cleared up. The medical testimony did not go far enough to establish the crime of mur- .der, but there was no doubt; whatever that the offence of concealment of birth had been committed, The fact was es- tablished that the child lived after birth, but there were no marks of violence on the body. It had died from negIec•t. ; # GRAFTING SKIN ON WOUND. Case of Bruce Little, Brakeman, of St. Louis, Injured at Felten. St. Thomas, May 7. --On November 30th, 1904, when a Pere Marquette tower man ditched a Michigan Central freight train at Pelton, and the fireman John Mathews, was killed, Brakeman Bruce Little, of this city was scalded badly about the face, head and legs. The burns have all healed except on one leg between the knee and the anxle, and the attending surgeons aro now resort- ing to the process of grafting human skin on the wound. Already fifteen of Mr. Little's friends have had pieces of skin taken from their arms and grafted on Mr. Little's leg, with good success. Forty utore pieces will be required to complete the oper- ation. : U. S. STEEL PLANT. SARNIA EXPECTS TO GET THE BIG FACTORY. Sarnia, Ont., May S. -Sarnia is hopeful of tecuring the ten million dollar steel plant which the United States Steel Company is to locate at S01210 point in Caaada. The town was visited some thne ago by a number of the oficials of the steel company. Practi- cally every requirement they made has been met. A site of five hundred acres has been provided by the town on the river batik. The Pere Marquette, which runs close to the river at that point, will have to be set back, but Mayor Barr is assured that the railway will assist In every reasonable way. The Pero Marquette is planning an expendi- ture of ninety thousand dollars in tmprovine its terminal yards hero. _ TAX ON STOCK TRANSFERS. Suggestive That Ontario Raise Money in This Way. Toronto Mail and Empire: It is under- stood that the Ontario Government is considering the proposition to impose it tax on stock transfers. Every $100 worth of stock that changes hands on the stock market would, if such a law were passed, pay a tax to the Provin- cial Treasury. The Quebec Government are contemplating the adoption of such a measure. Premier 'Whitney, when seen, said that the Government had had no cor- respondence with the Quebec authori- ties regarding the imposition of such it tax, but be added. that he could not say how soon there might be. Colonel Matheson expressea the opinion that Ontario had not the power to impose such a tax. tIG IMMIGRATION SCHEME. Sir T. Shaughnessy Makes Announce- ment in Britain. London, May 8.-Befor tailing 'yester- day on the Caroine. for Canada, Sir Thomaa Shaughnessy intimated that the Caeadian Pacific Railway Company was contemplating, a large emigration scheme, entirely independent of the Can- adian Government, The Canadian Paeifie Railway is naturally anxious to secure the entire ocean and land. transports of emigrants, instead of a share only, and anxious also to settle emigrants in the districts tributary to the Canadian Pa- cific lines. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy prob- ably refers to co-operation with the Sal- vation Army. SUICIDE NEAR BRANTFORD. Herman Vanderlip, a Well -t0 -do Fernier, Swallows Carbolic Acid. Brantford, May 7.-1Ternuin Vanderlip, a well-to-do farmer living near this c:ty, committed suicide early this morning by taking carbolic acid. His son found him in the yard shortly after he bra taken the fatal dreg, but it was too late to save his. life, Ite expired in a little Vanderlip was the father of a family, and it is supposed he took his own lifo 'while in a fit of temporary insanity. 41 MURDERED ON THE STREET. Wilkesbarre, May S. -Joseph Cancillian, an Italian, was murdered whlta walking on the aired at PittAort early to -day by an un- known person who slipped up behind hint and shot hint five times 18 tho back, There Is no clue to the murderer. . The St. Lawrefice Open. Montreal, May 7. -Navigation at the port of Mmitreol opened in earnest be- tween Friday night and Sittiirday night with the arrival of fourteen vessele. The meals liners ell repented difficulty with ilie leo in the gulf, and other steamera were still being detained, there. Mr. 'Waken's Gift to Queen's. Eingeton, May 17. -Mr. IL C. Me. Bean, of Neve York, the eminent tunnei engineer, who retently reeeived int hon. orary degree from Queen's University, lits given $0,000 for n special purpose in the faculty of seienee, and will sustain that pnrpose with further sithstantial gift a, he announcea. Herbert W. Bowen, American Minister to Venettleht, arrived at Now York to- day On tho Steamship Philadelphisi STEANIER SUNK BY A BARGE IN HEAVY F00, The Aransas Struck by the Glendower Off Pollock Rip Shoals Lightship. - Vineyard Haven, MO., May 8. - With the arrival here to -day 01 (110 tug Vatienee, -came news .of the most .renlark- able marine disaster in the history of Vineyard Sound. shipplug. The Joy Line' •stearner Aranene, bound from Boston for New York, was struck by the goal - laden barge, Glendower, in tow from Philadelphia for Boston, and sunk with. in 15 minutes, but out of 35 passengers and a crew of 29 on the steamer, most of whom were asleep at the time of the col- lision, only one life was lost. Mies Met- tle Kelley, 27 years of age, residence un- known, was missing when the roll of passengers was called. The scene of the collision was about a mile and a hilif WattCaSt of Pollock yesterday morn. ing and at a point only 35 miles distant iom this peat, the survivors did not arrive here until early to -day, the thick fog which prevailed necessitnting slow navigation. Although no official report has yet been made, it is known that the disaster was due to the fog. The Aransas, Captain Rood in corns mend, left Boston, on Saturday after- noon and was well across the hay be- fore she ran into the fog. It was about midnight on Saturday when the steamer began to thread her way cautiously across the perilous Nantucket Shoals, keeping dose to her course ia spite of the fog. At 1.30 o'clock Sunday morning when about a mile and a half from the Pollock, Rip Shoals Lightship, the tug Patience, with a tow of three barges, loomed up through the fog. The tug cleared the Aransas, but the barge Glen- dower struck the steamer, tearing open a great hole through which the sea poured like a cataract. The Glendower was uninjured by the collision. The en. gine room and fire room of the Aransas were quickly flooded and torrents of water rushed through the great hole in the steamer's side. It was seen at once that the steamer was sinking and orders to lower the boats were given. Most of the passengers and crew were _ their berths at the time of the colligion, but all were awakened by the creel:. They . dressed hastily mid rushed upon ilea. Although there was great exeitement, there WA no panic. Captain Rood and Mate Crocker, preserved exeellent dis- cipline among the eresv, geickly calmed the fears of the passengers and male., tallied order. While eonae ef the passen- gers were being transferred to the steam- ers, boats from the tug drew alongside the rapidly sinking Aranae and took off those who had not already taken to the boats. Among the passengers were five women and one child. All were saved with the exception of Miss Kelley. Mato Crocker remembers having as. sisted Mies Kelly to the ladder leading to the lifeboats. Whether she last her balance and fell overboard or whether obe returned to her state room to got some forgotten article mid was carried down with the steamer will never be known, but when the seal of passengers Kelly was the ouly who failed to res. and crew was called at the port, Mists • Few of the passengers saved anything except their clothing and small hand baggake. As soon as the Aransas had disappeared the tug with the survivors on board put about. and headed for this port. On account of the dense fog the tug was obliged to go very slosviy, and it was not until after midnight that she errived here. Some of the passengers be- longed in Providence, and others in Bos- ton and New York, The Aransas lies sunk In 10 fathoms of water, with the mastheads sticking out, She rests at one side of the main channel. She has it full cargo of general nferehandise, most of which, it is understood, was insured. The Arsansas ;was a twin screw steam- er of 1,516'gross tonnage, and 079 tone let. She was built in 1877 at Wilming- on, Del. She was formerly owned by he Southern Pacific Railway Co. Boston, May 8. -The wreck of the the Aransas is reported to be direct - in the path of coastwise steamers CHAMBERLAIN GIVES UF'. fie Ism, argd Had to Cancel All His Engagements. New York, May 7. -The Sun publish- es the following cable front London: It; may be remembered that The Sun some time ago announced the fact thet Joseph Chamberlain had a slight stroke HON. MR. .CHABIBERLAIN, in Egypt, which necessitated long per- iods of abstention from work, much 1 against the former Colonial Secretary's will. He has apparently recently trans- gressed the limits of his strength, for after his speech at Birmingham last ' night, he was in a state of prostration, and to -day is obliged to cancel all his engagements. .1.t was noticeable during his speech last night that there was no fire or • energy in his delivery, as he constantly lost the thread of his argument. He commenced sentences which he finished tamely or left unfinished. Many times lie had to be prompted by his wife, who, as has often been noticed, seem- ed to be thoroughly cognizant of the contents of his notes, and frequently gave hiin the word 'which he could not bit upon. Mr. Chamberlain's appearance last night caused deep concern to his per - somal friends. Birmingham, Eng., May 7. -Joseph Chamberlain is suffering from a severe chill, and was too indisporea to attend the reopening ceremony at Queen's Col- lege here this afternoon. Ebenezer Parkes, member of Parliament for the central division of Birmingham, an- nounced, however, that Mr. Chamber- lain's illness was only temporary, and that he will soon be about again in his usual health. AGED MONTREAL CAPITALIST Marries a Young Lady Tekpharge Opera- tor in New York. New York, May 8. -The Herald this morning says: In the chapel of St. Ce - cilia's Church, Bro•oklyn, were married F. R. Whitney, a wealthy promoter, of Montreal, and Miss Annie Bennett, for- merly it telephone operator at the Grand Unioe. Hotel. The bridegroom is 70 years old, the bride giving her age as'23. The ceremony was witnessed by a few close relatives of both families. The brides maid was Miss Bennetts' chum, Miss Ida Schmidt, until recently a telephone opus ator at the Park Avenue Hotel. The best num was Cemilea Schmidt., an uncle of the latter, who is treasurer ot the Buena Vista. Ore Company. The cere mony was performed by Father McGoa &trick, pastor of St. Cecilia's. MU bride and. bridesmaid wore gowns of cream colored crepe de chine, trimmed with white lace. The remake of the Canadian and his bride has been told ae length before. Mr. Whitney wanted to be married at once, but was obliged. to ,postpone the event on account of the forming of a business combination whiel, took all of his time. When the engage- ment was announced Mr. Whitney gave his fiancee it large sum of money, and last week lie addect more for ber boos. scan. The bridesmaid was also remem- bered %vital gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney after the honeymoon at Atlantic City will take a trip to Europe. On their re- turn they wihl live in New York. Mr. Whitney's best man was to have been. hie son, but the latter, who is abroad, found it impossible to return in time. CHICAGO STRIKE "ROUBLE. Two Brothers Stabb'.d in the Abdomen by a Colored an. Chicago, May 8.--To-day found both sides prepared to continue the teamsters' struggle. The committee appointed by Mayor Dunne to investigate charges of graft And blaelcumil on the part of un- ion leaders, and of efforts to incite troa- ble on the part of employers, has made detailed plans for beginning the inquiry. Ile merchants have made plans for more strenuous efforts to bring the recalci- trant teant owners into line, and the Fed- eration. of Labor, on the other hand, has resolved to seek the indietment of the offieials of the Employer:3' Associa- tion for this effoi t. railing, it eonspiracy. 'the mien leaders deelare they will sub- mit volumes of testimony hearing on the Amps that the .employers have foster- ed the war by aiming to patella the strike through a score of trades. On the ether lama, the employers are not en- thnsiastie over the project, seeing no good that is likely to „emne ont -of it. though Chairman Taylor wanassured the merchants would do nothieg to Meek the Two brothers, ,Tolin and MUM 'Preen, were Welly iutured toeley street fight with ft -eolored ,mari, Both of. the -melt wiSte Stabbed hi tbe abdonteft. Their nstallanty WhOite identity is not know* escaped. Tito police believe he is a stranger in Chicego, and are working on the theory that he may be a strike breaker, - " CLUNG TO MASTS OF 'WRECK, Terrible Suffering of Crew of Steamer Mills on Lake Erie. Detroit, Mich., May O. -After spend- ing it night of terrible suffering, cling- ing to the masts of the sunken steamer J. E. Mills, whieli went down Thurs. day night in Lake Erie, off Middle Or Islands, Captain tanaway and his crew of five men were landed to•dayab Awtherstinirg, Ont. 'lin Milil, wliich was an old steamer, left Sandusky Thursday afternoon with a target of coal. Early in the evening she :sprung a leak, and went down like a ehot in thirty feet of Nt"AttI. The erew lashed themselvea by their wrists to the masta of the steamer. 411 night they hung them suff•Ting intenaely from cold, with their wrists and bandit swelling from the strain, until reetued Friday nimiliug by the nteamer tronia, The Canada Ghte Company will not 10 sate its fade*? in Guelph, but will go to Dritntiord,