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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1905-05-25, Page 7THE TWO RUSSIAN FLEETS WED STATES GIRL TO WED AN ENGLISH EFFECTED A JUNCTION Outside of Territorial Waters and Sailed in an Easterly Direction on May 14. Should Rojestvensky Win Fight Bidleff Will Dave Supreme Command, Tokio Thinks Rojestvensky in in a Position to Assume the Offensive. A Hue, Upper Cothin, China, ea& Five days have pitesed. without offici information of Rojestvensky's moo meutsa ana liaval strategists are pu zled by the silence respeeting him, - **VAS rumored this morning that tl Russitat admiral bad beut his your for the Philippines, evith the Intentio of skirting those islands in a dash f tbe ocean, and, by a wide detour, mai big Vladivostock before Togo cold head him off. Other reports, howeve had him still heading for Formosa apparently determined- to risk passag through Formosa Straits to the Easter Sea. The report of heavy firing in th direction of the Easteru Sea Waugh in yesterday, though, was accepted a clews of the Vladivcetock squadron ra ther than of the Baltic fleet, if it mean eaiaallussian ships were in action. That Rojestvenky sshortly must haz ard all on a sea fight still is the gen oral belief of naval officers here, it could itot hope to return to the west it is pointed ant, even Of the Russian policy contemplated averting the sacri Hee of his ships, Vice -Admiral Togo's desire also is ai important factoi. in the probability a battle. It is conceded the Japanese commander has no motive for a „ on engagement. Kaminimura's squad; ron may be incapable of protracted ac- tion with Rojestvensky, but when Togo moves his battleships ngainst the Russian, the Japs are likely to have a decided advantage. Experts cannot see how Rojestvensky could withstand an assault from Togo and Kammimura in force. liammimuraa; swift cruisers would harass and decimate the Russian fleet, and Togo's len ttlesleps soon or late would pound 'Ojos tvensky's biggest dips to pieces. Tbat a battle even now 'may be in progress is more than pos- ' de, Teal°. has been unusually scare - lye in the past few days, and if Togo has destroyed the Vladivosteek Squad- ron in the Eastern Sea it is not .pro - liable the first news thereof will issue from the Japanese Government. IF ROJESTVENSKY WINS, Admiral Birileff Will Assume Supreme Command in the East. A St. Petersburg cable The fears ex- pressed here yesterday that owing to the. reported nervous breakdown of Vice - Admiral Rojestaensky the Russian fleet in the far east would lose its present commander in chief, turn out to be un- founded. Capt. Zillotti, the aide-de-camp of Minister of Marine Aseellan, to -day authorized the statement that Rojest- vensky has not applied to ;be relieved from duty. However, thth e condition of e :Russian admiral's health continues to be a source of anxiety. It is confirmed that the report that he had applied to be re- lieved maa have arisen out ;of the virtual decision, in view of the condition of Pa- jestvensky's health, to send Vice -Admiral Birileff to Vladivistock, where in the event. of Rojestvensky's 51100055 in the coming battle Dirileff will take over the supreme command of the Russian naval jjetaa in the far east and occupy a post ?Millar to that of the late Vice -Admiral afa.karoff at Port Arthur, and of Vice - Admiral Skrydloff at Vladivostack. Em- peror Nicholas to -day summoned. Vice - Admiral Birileff to Tsarskoe-Selo. e: question in its entirety is of such great ee Importance that it has been decided to 0- refer to the coining general assembly, z- Tho Emperor's octant has prodaced a splendid impression among 'the reform 10 elements which ure expressing the high - se est satisfaction. As the ennouncement was notpublisbed in the official Gazette or until this Morning, however, the news. c. papers contain no comment. BOARDED RUSSIAN VESSEL, o Correspondent• Says That Nebogatoff's Ships Are Weather Beaten, t • A Saigon cable: A correspondent; of s Mimeo newspaper who was said to . have been lost off Port Dayet (40 miles t north of Kamranh Bay), was rescued by a junk and brought; here. While on . the junk the correspondent saw thirty . Russian warships anehored in the bay. O The junk later was stopped and boarded , by the Russian repair ship Kainstach- atka. The boarding officer blind- . folded the correspondent and took him on board Rear-Adreeral Nebogatoff's flabship, the Nicolai I., where he was f closely interrogated. Tbe explanations of the correspondent were found to be satisfactory, and he was well treated. The Russian officers said they had not been ashore since rearuary. They ex- pected an engagement to take place soon. The united Russian fleet was then about to start for Vladivostok, The bottoms of the vessels of Nebo- gatoff's divisSon, the correspondent as- serted, appeared to be foul, and the ships Were weather-beaten. The entire Russian fleet comprised GO vessels, with It number of auxiliaries. WHAT HE MAY DO. Rojestvensky May Assume the Offensive or Make a Demoratratiora A Tokio cable says: The reported departure of Vice -Admiral Rojestvensky from ;on Koe Bay northward renews the popular expectation of it naval ac- tion in the near future. It is believed that Admiral Rojestvensky, having fill- ed his coal bunkers and re -supplied his fleet, is now in a condition to assume the aggressive if he so• desires. It is the opinion of some that 1tojestveneley may make a demonstration in. the ‘-icin- ity of the islands of FOrluOsit Utitl th9. Pescadores and. thea eater the Pacific en route for Vladivostock. This is, lio‘v- ever, purely speculative, Everything /depends upon -admiral Roacetvensky-s plans, which while as yet undisclosed, may include an extended stay in south- ern waters. It is reported that the aontractors who had eupplied the coal lL4l provisions to Admiral Rojestvensky in Indo-Chinawaters, approached the French colonial officials prior to the ar- a•ival of the Russian fleet, and arranged it rendezvous at Kamranh and Hon lace Bays. Confirmation of this report is, however, not obtainable. FREEING POLAND. Restrictive Laws in Poland and Baltic Provinces Swept Away. A Se., Petersburg cable despatch says: t There is little room for skepticism its 1(1 the genuineness of the breed policy of Int- . perial reform after the eemaekable steps s :sane -timed by Emperor Nicholas in the - mperial rescript issued yesterday, mod- r Hying the restrietive decrees in nine b of the western governments of Russia 1 and glving the Poles greater freeaom for itegturing farming lamb and per - chasing landed properties and industrial premises, and giving permission to in- - traduce the Polish and Lithuanian lan- - e aeatages in the primary and secondary ( Schools,where the majority of the in. • 1 habitatts are non-Russian. Almost at 1 one sweep the *whole burden ef the vex- n atious testrietive laws in Poland and t the Bettie provinces have been removed end all the harsh admieistrative mewl. wee introduced itt the time of the t, Peaky of reaction and Russification are abolished, unless litter, for purposes of tate, after the recommendation of the Council of State, they receive imperial le sanction. As a =tura' sequence of free- . m o religion the oppreesive prohibi- tion of the patellas° of land by Catholic pettsents iS In effect the Imo- ROJESTVENSKY ILL. -- Rumor That He Has Asked to be Re- lieved of Command. A St. Petersburg cable: Very dis- quieting reports are in circulation this evening about Vice -Admiral Rojestven- sky's health. It is said that he has telegraphed to the Emperor that it is impossible for him to proceed. An even- ing paper prints a report that the Ad- miral has suffered a nervous breakdown. No official confirmation of the report that Rojestvensky has requested to be relieved from duty is obtainable at the Admiralty. The Admiral's health, how- ever, has been the cause of considerable anxiety here. It is well known that he suffered from kidney trouble before leaving Cronstadt, and throughout the long voyage to the Far East be suffer- ed at times to such an extent that he had to be carried about on a stretcher. But the Russian commander struck to his post bravely. If he is now compell- ed on the eve of battle to give up' the command the Admiralty would regard it as little short of it national inisfortuee. Rojestvensky has proved. a genius as an organizer, and confidence is felt that he will show equal ability as a fighter. Should Rojestvensky be compelled to leave the fleet the command will devolve on Rear -Admiral Voclkersam, who is now with Rajestvensky. NOT ON COAST OF ANNAM. Japanese Government Notified That Baltic Fleet Has Departed. A Tokio cable: In reply to the repre- sentations of the Japanese Government, the French Government has notified the authorities here that Admiral de Jompieres, the French naval com- mander at Saigon, recently reported that he had cruised along the coast of Annam May 13 and 14 for the purpose of ordering the Russian ships to leave the coast should be find any in French waters. The Admiral, however, did not find any Russian vessels between Cape t. ,Tames (near Saigon) and 'Aran. Even so far north as JaWauedy, the most available northern anchorage on the alumni coast, not one Russian ship was observed. KAMPF TO THE GALLOWS. Grand Duke Sergius' Assassin Executed at Moscow. London, May 22.—A despatch to a news agency front St. Petersburg says that Ivan Kalieff, who assassinated Grand Duke Serehte an Feb, 17' at Mos- cow, was execute% to -day, Tenn Hellen belonged to the noted "fighting group" of the socialist revolu- tionary party which had passed sentence of death upon the Grim(' Duke long before the tragedy. At 3 o'cloek in the af term:ion of Feb. 17 (blind Duke Sergiue 'WAS proceeding o the Governor-Generala palace in Mos - COW in his carriege. Katieffe attired as • workman, stepped. forward from the idewalk as Pergius was passing the Courts of justice and threw under his arricage it bomb, whieh be had concealed encath his coat. Loaded with nails ind fragments of iron, this deadly inis- ale tore the tinice's body into ghastly ragments. The ASSASSill, stunned by be eaplosion, on being captured, did not leny his crime, but gloried itt its slic- es% He expressed satisfaction that the lake's wife lout not shared her hes- nind's fate. Grand Duke &iglus had Weil tile recipient of repeated warnieas, ml the utmost arecautions had. been nben to insure hie safety. • • SEEDING IS FINISHED. amain. Northere Railway Crop Report on Conditions in the West. Winnipeg, 'Ably 22.—The Canadinu 'orthern crop report for the past \reek,. showqsittl to -(lay, t • 1 • • ing ie practieally fieished in all die. aide travereed by the line from the s ' ' • t • )1 11 on the North Saslattelowan River, aid rains have been most benefiesial. tid the general tenor of reports sent by the eoinpauya agents indicete het pres ailing conditions nre favorable, Vegetntion is well edvameel in SOnie Wrilitieit, lit0 IMS not heyll ltfieiently lin to preemie rapid rowt h. Hut with the ;elvent ef higher '1111)01111 itt'.', with so mull) nutieture in to ground, ‘Tgetation will be rapid awl 1-4 sures sanctioned amount to an entire ft reversal of the Russian policy in en - met and Baltic provineee et is pointed ts ottt that in orel?r to avoid delay in the li matter of the introduction of the Pol. t mit and Lithuanian langitogee, the Em. Peter eneeifieftliV direetod the formulah emit of Meal self government through enti.(1'.Zenietvo syetene The eoromittee of efut!stets has gone no further with the it Iewtsh question than to grant freedom '1 of the reeldenee 'OS the aetisait dam The v igorotte. PEER. ,Tgil.erd:13 tnot exceed tett per cent., be. hoee who have escaped the , • T i twee u 200 and ZOO persons alone having been eared out of it. population •of f4;4" 1)1 lee MISS GRelee, From a working girl to the wife of one of the wealthiest peers in all England is a wonderful climb up the social ladder, but such promises to be the fortune of Frances Belmont, the American actress, formerly a chorus girl, who is to be mar- rie(1 next month to Lord Ashburton, it descendant of Lord Ashburtor, who, as British ambassador at Washington, ne- gotiated the treaty which bears las name. Peron Ashburton, whom :Mies Belmont is to marry, is a widower. "lie . THE INDLAk eeieeeeeeoeeeeeeeee ES BELMONT, wife, a (laughter of Viscount Hood, dieti a year ago last January. lie is the heal of the famous London banking family of Baring. Miss Bebnont has been for several months in a convent in Paris re- ceiving the finishing touches in deport- ment considered necessary for it young woman entering the exalted social sot upon the threehold of which the Ameri- can actress now finds herself. Miss Bel- mont's two sisters have already proceed- ed to London from New York to be pe - sent at the nuptial ceremony. EARTHQUAKE. Jippings Referring to the Catastrophe From fili hulian Newspaper. (Allahabad (India) Pioneer.) 1 rounding villages that whereas light The commissioner of Julundur tele- structures such as wooden houses, ver - graphed from Dbarmsala on the Oth in- andahs and sheds are fairly proof, the coilentmoinoutillei:ethod of building in the dis- stint to the Punjab Gtl overnment: d stone, set in mud "Thanks to the splendid work of Gurkhas is frauglititlqiudaarneger, and is torcether, and others, all bodies have been exhumed with the system of -roofing with thick in the two bazaars and in the Kotwalie 1 slates throughout the district respons- 1 ible for the appalling loss of life. By Only one small quarter, containing aP" l the thne 1 arirved aid had been given to Proximately 25 bodieS, remains, and this all the wounded and the dead were, to should be finished to -morrow. On the it great extent, extricated and the work way up through the ruined villages I was still proceeding. Major Hehir, T. aL S., had never (ceased in his endeavors to found the dead had been removed. Tem- meet the need of the wounded and the porary shops had been erected in some timely arrival of . the medical officers places, and the same is reported to be owl nurses from Mian Mir hail ensured the case generally. News from Pathan.. that the best possible arrangements kote is still conflicting. Dr. McKechnie were made for their comfort. has full instructions to visit all tea "The wounded and unwounded alike were housecl in tents and shelters and esrates and render every kind of assist- sufficient -food for ten days was already ance The party despatched yesterday in the station. Everything still required will co-opmato with from was noted and the same evening such him. - A line drawn Shahpur through Kanora to Jowala things as had not already been foreseen Mukhi and from there east to Sujaupur, by General Kitchener were telegraphed and north to Baijnath, includes the whole for at once. These included eharpoys, area. seriously damaged according to pre- splints, surgical dressings, soda water sent information, but what has occurred and a baker. Many extraordinary es - east of that area is unknown, except capes are recorded and, as may be lan- tana a police report front Kula shows derstood from the Iist of casualties, tar- tlet the Government buildinge are con- rible distress has occurred. A great clan- siderably damaged, aud that some lives gors however, was avoided by the prompt have been lost. No news of Europeans action tf the survivors. in recovering has been received yet, but the Tahsildar, the wounded from the ruins, and in dig- ging out the dead. In this the conduct Naib Tahsildar and assistant; surgeon - are safe. The officials of Palampur, of the officers was beyond all praise, es - that of Lieutenant B. Duff, Hamirpur 1111(1 Dehra Weenie are reported PeciallY all safe. Nearly all the Kangri talisil 1-2 nil Gurkhas, who though bruised in and headquarters ministerial staff have the head, bad worked and was still work - perished. My best thanks are due to ing unremittingly. The ladies one and Gen. Kitchener, who is remaining in all showed an excellent spirit and the Shalquir, for the invaluable help and wife of Captain S. Clay, immediately advice he is giving.". she knew that her husband had been killed, devoted herself to the assistance Another Report. of the wounded and wee leading this Rawalpindi, April 10. work from the Best. The result of the A gentleman who has just returned removal of the dead was apparent in from Dharmsala describes his experience that while the whole country side is as follows: The signs of the force of the filled with a terrible odor from decom- earthquake begin beyond Shalipur, the posing bodies the Dharmsala Canton - road being shaken and riven, and in some ment is wonderfully pure. places oblitmated. Ono large bridge is "The Civil Station on the next ridge to down on the cart road, and there are a the east is entirely destroyed and the good many slips. A temporary diversion civil officers and officials killed. Ilun- can be made Iry pioneers at the broken (hods of dead lie beneath the bazaars, in bridge end otherwise tbe road can be which not a house is standing. General made fit for toneets in it feev days. The Kitcheners lute already telegraphed for reports of the condition of tide road Pioneers to be sent up for work on the already published are exaggerated. Near roads, but the Commisioner desirea that Charra it bridge path takes off from the their services should be given to the ex - cart reed on the left side, and this has 'titillation of the dead, but it is feared hardly suffered at all, Iwo Nethms only that it may.be almost too late to at. being at all difficult. Over this we Were tempt this, 511100 the e1e11011 of the dead able to See the firet convoy pass with ie already very great. However, if it Made without great difficulty Wile was can be done, the Dharmsala Civil atation on the 7th instant). Great eredit is due - and bazaars and .the villages adjoining to Lieut. Ross of the 10th Punjab, for the mod require the first care. Gencsaii the admirable and orderly way he has Kitchener, with Major East, D. A. A.44., pushed the convoy of tents and supplies. has returned to Shalipur, where he is re - Though leaving Pathankote on the 6111., maining to make all errangentents, the be was within reach of Dharmeala on Deputy Commissioner having already er- the afternoon of the 7111, and probably ranged, with him for all that was re- maived that eight. On arrival at, Dharni- quired for the civil needs of Palampar sada I vieited every part of the station. anti Kingra, \Odell are in a terrible eon - All barracks ana building's had fallen in- dition." Meetly to the ground, causing great de- More Perticulars, struetien mei loos of life. . ..e. native corespoedent writes: "These The easualtiee amongst the Europeans wile have escapefrom Dhannsala with have already been reported. Of the Walt. their lives give harrowing amanita of the has the following is a correct list: resent disaster there. The native towa 1-ist Gurkhas (tlepot)---Killed: Men buts been literally levelled to the grouiid. 0, women ana children 0; Wounded, 21 not one stone having been left upon an- ther. The vast majoelly of reehlents 111021-11 o st Gurkbasa—Killedi 30 men, 23 were abed at the time of the cetasarephe, •women, and children; wounded, 45 wo- and got crushed under falling roofs aml men mid ehildren. violenee, and (quite down as if they walls. The house lurched fc;rward with ith Gtirkhas.--Kille(1: 112, 11)0111 won-greatwore moo of earit4. the furen ..i no cliis411,1,110nailiweid fa. 111illeil of the latter Mt- elasek epent itself tamee left uninjere I talion were all eamped below at Charm set about to die. Mit ill the Mills U0,0 allii i (UM POberm. the knee of the who coul11 be saved, but their nomleer erriloillake WAS felt throughout the was tem smell to aamit ef their S.I.S.ing Cantonment. the whole hill being soy- everyone who enul:1 be rest' I, whik erOly Aitken and cracked, but to sign teeny of them were too tetrifiel or in - id. inteediug slips were seen nnti• appar- .inve,l to be of 11111(.11 aseistanee. Great ently the sites of the barraeles and the eredit 15 tine to Ma Ite iheli r Pal, tu lemmas tire nvailable exeept• perlume that lentieee, the only 'eleeisti:ete left Alive. .11 the Mese Thine°, Millie, it house wee for the sneeor be remleree the seism," left; sI niiiihat That nompieti by elajnie end for.hil pirate te eae;'. life. Althotiga Clay, 711i iturl hati. bellies the eely one aiterely wounded in this 1:2,1a, be we:: , pertly habitable. "ft ie 1 ery notieeablee" About &he!: all he coula to minimize sA the gentleman referree to above, the evil consequeneee of the dleaster. Ae- eboth in the •Cantonment and in the aut. tordin • to the re ent 4 ti t th 1 1 2,000 souls. On several easee whole fam- ilies have perished, and there is seemly one which dims not mom% the loss of any- member. Not a few men fled from the place empty-handed, leaving behind in meny eases considerable movable pp- perty, and very near relations burred under fallen houses. Their only thought seemed to be to put as many miles- be- tween them and Dharmeala. 13y eon several dead bodies had been dug out and were buried or crematea neat' the lento which they hail inhabited, beanie, ole,, being used to make funeral pyres. A. few coolies that were left alive asked for and reveived fabuloue wages even for rendering very trivial eervices. At night the scene was weird in the extreme. Wretched and grleastrieken survivors hicadleil theineelvee together in the open ilear the demolished dak bungalow, made piles of timber extracted from the debris anti set fire to them to keep away the cold, while at fiellie distance- from theni the dead lay burning on funeral pyres. Sleep had fled from their eyes and every lieart was heevy with. grief. Every sec- ond or third hour there was a sbocie, although not very severe, and a roar like the boom of it cannon, which struck it chill into the laseete of men and women there. They had no hope of .esicaping with their lives, being convincea that the earth would yawn and engulf them pree- ' ently. Some of Mem are still in a pit- eous state of nervousness. They bectime alarmed at the .slightest noise and. seem loth to trust themselves antler a. roof. Many of them have since Shaken the duet of Dhannealit off their feet, and the rest are expected to follow suit eliortly. Many corpsee still lie burial tinder the debris, and it will be some time before they are dug out. :1 SPEEDINGAUTOMOBILES MESSRS, PETTIT AND SMITH WANT RESTRICTIONS PLACED. Toronto, May --eller° was it large gathering .at the Municipal Committee yesterday, when the Bills for the regula- tion of the speed, etc., of automobiles came up fur consideration. The keit growers of the Niagara, dletrict weae well represented and urged strongly that the automobiles seriously interfered with the traffic eon the roads they used, whilst others expressed the opinion that in consequence of the excessive speed itt which the motors are sent along, women who formerly drove along the roads had practically been frightened away. Mr. Lennox, as spoesor of one of the bills, rather favored the idea of the County Councils making the neces- sary regulations, and another point he made WitS that the restricting of the speed would have a tendency to eneour- age automobiling, and. would favor rath- er than jeopardize the interests of the manufacturere The svhole matter was„ after a prolonged discussion, referred to a committee which will make a report on Thursday morning, when Mr. Hoyle's amendment to have larger numbers plac- ed in a conspieious place will, it is said, likely be adopted. The opposition %YRS voiced by Mr. layekman, who stated that what automobillists wanted was stricter enforcement of the present law. Mr. Pettit voiced opposition on behalf of Lineoln and Wentworth. He said that, like everything else, the motors laid been improved, and those who handled them became so expert that they thought nothing of going from thirty to sixty miles an hour without anv reeard to the present .Act. It was felt that, In ;.tie interests of the rural parts of the Province, something should be done to control or regulate the speed. A large number of accidents bad occur- red, and there would no doubt have been more but for the fad that so many peb- ple were new afraid to use the roads. Farmers' wives and children, who ueed to drive, had been practically driven off the roads, and if Mr. Sutherlands hill apeaaed to be a hardship, what about the hardships inflicted on the peo- ple of the country? Mr. E. D. Smith spoke on behalf of the fruit growers of the Niagara dis- trict who in public meeting had em- phasized the fact that the people were entirely dissatisfied with the 'present legislation, and felt that the roads which belonged to the public were no longer theirs. "To -day," said lir. Smith, `you see a great flaming automo- bile reshipg along the roads like mad, with people inside wearing veils and gog- gles who do not look like human be- ings, and the horses do not like them." Tie added that many of the automobiles went tearing along at a speed. of SO or 40 miles an hour. The automobilists seemed to think they owned the roads insteaa of realizing that they were al- lowed to uee them by the courtesy of the public. He believed there was a strong feeling in the country that, whilst they did not wish to have laws made to prevent ally improvement, there should be some protection for those who lewd the roads. It was essential that the natomobilists should be made to stop before approaching a vehicle. WOULD NOT GO TO COURT. Rather Than Do So, Montreal Woman Swallows Dose of Poison. Montreal, May 22.—Mary Tatlock, woman of 30 years, was brought tc Notre Dame Hospital to -day from 41 St. Vincent street, suffering from poison. alhe appeared to be in an exceedingle iiervous condition. Ileparies at her re- sidence showed that she had been in an abnormal etate for the last few dive °wilier to the reception of it subpoena calling upon her to testify to -day at the court honee in an aetion by Austin Dare against Gault Bros. Company, Limited. She worried over the iaoa of appear ing 111 colirt„ and during the afternotie told an elderly woman who lives in flu mine house that she would not appear under any circumstanees. She seemeti to be working herself up ever the metier, ana suctlenly tillea out "1 woula rather be dena than go to court." At the same moment she itt• • tempted to swallow the coatings of n - pnper pareel in her bends. The eld triN1 to Snatell the paper but the ARCTIC REGIONS FOR CONSUMPTIVES. !Hospital Ship to Sail From Halifax for Greenland on June 15. Patients to Receive a San Bath of Fourteen Weeks, 24 flours a Day. 44+4+ 4*-C-G++++4-41frf+++++-11++44-.44+++.40-...-+4+++-0**4-...-.4-.1.4++.44 1 New York, May 22.—A despateh to the World from Washington say a an experiment of great interest is to be made by Dr, Frederick Sohon, of this city, who was in the Arctic regions twice with Peary, This experiment con - sista of it radical application of the outdoor treatment for consumptive e in an ideal climate and atmosphere seeured through the agency of a steamer specially fitted as it sea -going sanitarium, in which three summer mouths will be spent in Greenland acme the ArctM circle, The steamer Havana has been fitted up, and will sail from. Halifax, June re, returning Sept. 30, 44- lIi.Solion said last ataniti "The clan- atie conditions in Greenland, above the Arctic corcle, are ideal. Even at our best consumption resorts in this country the patient lias good days and bad rights. He can not• go out in the damp air, and ordinarily lie loses at night wbat he has gained durieg UM day. The secret el the outdoor treatment for this dis- enee is abundant sunlight and dry, cold, bracing atmosphere. "In the arctic region in stumner there is a period of three months of never - ceasing sunlight, 'every hour in the 21. Think of the effect of it continuous sun - bath 01 14 twice. ' "I have inade numerous bacteriological whines in Greenland and have never found a disease germ. Such germs can- not 'exist in that climate, as their propo- gation depends upon a temperature al- most as high as that of the human body. After leaving Halite.; tre Havalia will era's° along the sliore of Baffin's Land , and central Greenland, anchoring in veva oue sheltered fiords for the diversion and benefit of the patients, and return to Halifax. about Sept. 301.11. The menu wit be that of it first-class hoepital. The number of passengers will be limited and advanced eases will not be received. ALLEGED MURDERER DEMENTED. "A litfle Black Man Began to Drili a Lesson into iVs Head." Somerville, N. at, May 22. ---Geo. Wood, the young New York man who is charged with the murder of Charles Williams, of Watchung, to -day told his story to the judge. Ile said be knew notaing of what occurred after "a little Week man began to drill it lesson into his mind," when lie 1002 on his way to Searsdale, Pa., until several days later, when be found him- self in the Tombs Prison, in New York, charged with murder. Wood. said he started for Searsdale with 'Henry Wolf and it man named Mack for the purpose RULE THAT DOES NOT BIND. Rev. W. H. Hinck' View of Method's Discipline. A Toronto report: When Rev. W. H Hincks, pastor of Trinity Methodis Church, arose to speak on the question of amusements and church membersha last evening he had. an audience largely in excess of that present at the ordinary weekly prayer meeting. Mr. Hincks ex *hied that his reason for bringing for ward the question was that cases had been coming before him, where parents actually discouraged their children from joining the church because such a step woul(1 interfere with the social plans they had Inapped out for their boys and girls. The ground taken by Mr. Hicks was that it was incumbent upon Meth- odist parents to bring up their children until they were 21 years of age, free from -the influence of cards, dancing or the theatre. After that time they might choose for themselves. In the discussion that followed Rev. Dr. Griffin said he was not so sure there was any rule in the Discipline that for- bade dancing, card -playing or theatre- goiug, it remark that brought many ex- pressions of assent. Dr. Griffin explain- ed that the clause in the Discipline which explicitly referred to those anl- usentents was an interpretative clause not found in Wesley's rules, but added by' the General Conference of Canada, contrary to tbe wish of many Method- ists. The clause referred to by Dr. Griffin reads: The general rules are to be understood as forbidding neglect of duties of any kiud, imprudent conduct, indulging in sin- ful tempers or words, the buying, selling or using intoxicating liquors as a bever- age, dancing, playing at games of chance, eneouraging lot eries, atteeding theatres horse ra cos, circuses, hancing parties, pa t- ronizing dancieg schools, taking such ether dam:temente as are obviously of misleading or questionable moral tend- ency, and all acts of disobedience to the order and discipline of the Church. Asked if he thought it member shoeld resign his place in the Church before breaking the rules to attend a theatre, Hineks replied that while he had never modified the rules for anyone. nevertheless 110 believed that if a man ilistinctly stated when coming into the Church that he reserved the right to de- cide those questions for himself no fault could be found with him. The Inaele‘y. clause did not have the force of or"ifarliine.ii why all this fuss ?' asked Dr. Discussing the in fluenee and standing of theatres,Mr. Meeks seal that as he had not always beeu a Methodist lie emild speak with some knowledge of the theatre. After twenty-five years of study 'Mr. llineks eaid he was assured !be tendency of .the theme had. been -tendily downwara and awny from elase- ;eel merits and lofty Meals. The drama to -day was not the vehicle of the orldie best thought, are of morals, and id nal; m any way interpret preseut- ay realities. There Ives danger the orla ever that the theatre would be - me it museum of morel monstroeities. other luta already antecededin absorbing • 1 the greater portion of the Stuff, Which w turned out to be permanganate of pot- eo When taken to the hospital the usun! remedies in poieoning caees were mined and the women seems in a fair way t( recover. GERMANY'S e)EFENCES. Keiser, ChatteePor and Minister of War Hold Conference. Metz. Aimee -Lorraine, May 22, Chancellor von Buelow ana Minister ol War von Einem, who were summoned hither by Emperor William, had king conferences witlt his Majesty to-dity. The object of the eonsultation puzzle,. observers, but the impression prevails that it coucerns the defeecee of the ein dre The Emperor's speech at Strasburg )4111-,11 11)1151 ete it was teported in 18, tl was much WS fit) than one tontaining 11 entishete to Femme, whirlt bail beet 1; isreparea be hie :11baiesty, who, 'however 11 THREW DOWN THEIR TOOLS. -- Sixty-nine Canada Foueery AEraployees QUit. A Toronto report: Pause the ("auntie, Foundry Company is enforcing the prem- ium ftykelil and the individual rontract 1 among its employee:a siaty-nine men quit ee•ork at the 'Mops at Toronto June' 1101) yesterda' morning. These were members of the International eteeltieists' rnion end the Amalgamated Society of 1 Engineers, and wore classitied tts inachin- ists, blacksmiths, millwrights. lease ! workers, tool makers' and fitters, whom eltagethev about 300 are employ. 1 ; 'Mr. ITarkoin stated last night that tore would be no diffieulty in filling to phtees of the ettikers, Some men el already been teken on, but, 110110 of tO 'Strikers lunt offered to return to tweepting abler ef members ol Work' 1 his entourage, did not deliver it.'Arr. qm. Boland, boiness aged 'of _ of getting Si,000. from Mack's father. They lefathe train at a railway junction, where they had ainner and drank a glasa of beer. According to Wood's attorney, Wolf has no existence except in Wood's imagination. "While sitting in the cafe," said Wood, "I felt a queer sensation. A little dark man came in, and about the sense time Wolf and Mack disappeared. The little black man and Wolf afterward took it train. All this time I felt queer, and the black man seemed to be drilling it lesson into my mind. That queer sen- sation continued mail the Sunday on which I found myself in the Tombs in New York." the Machinists' Union, declared that the union would fight for the abolition of the two things which the company in- eisted on retaining:. CALLED THEM THIEVES, Great Uproar in Philadelphia City Coun- cil Over Gas Franchise. Philradelphia, May 22.—Ami11 scenes of disorder unprecedented in the, annals of Philadelphia's legislative body the City Council to -night voted to lease the city's gas works to the United Gas improvement Company for a term of 75 years for the to- tal sum of $25,000,000, the money to be paid in various amounts before the end of 1907. Couaell's Chambers and committee rooms ware crowded with excited citizens protest- ing against the lease front 1 p, m., when the proceedings opened, until after 8 p. m.. when the Select Councils passed the bill and sent it to the Mayor. The climax was reached when the vote In common Council was announced after three hours of debate. The moment President Geo. McCurdy, of the common Council, announced the vote, a great uproar was started in the gallery, which was crowded to the door. Front all over the gallery came hisses and cries of "thieves." The outburst was some- what startling to the presiding officer, who made a vain effort to quell it. Finally he sent for it squad of police officers to Wear the gallery, whieli started the disorder anew. The Crowd continued to hiss, and called the Councilmen thieves and other names, until the police arrived and started to clear the gallery. As the people moved out they sang un- complimentary songs. In clearing the gallery there were several clashes between the lua- lko and 8.0100 of the spectators, but no one was hurt. 1 4 IN PEACEFUL LOCALITY. Halifax and Esquimalt to be Kept Only in Repair. London, May 22.—In the British House of Commons the debate on the naval estimate for Halifax and Bsquimalt occasioned sotne discussion, 'I'. R. Buchanan asked what tho future of them was. to be. Arthur Hamilton Lee, Lord of the Admiralty, replied that, regarding Halite:4 nothing had been 11081000-00 or allowed to deteriorate, so far as that could be provided against. Dtto arrangement had beau made for the care and preservation of the bend - Ings, appliances and dockyard, and in cases where the Imperial Government had no mili- tary establishment arrangements were being made through the colonial Governments for their works department to carry out the neaNssary repairs and maintenance and charge the amount to the Admiralty. 19 At. Braman, secretary to the Admit'. alty, eaid that places such es Halifax and Bequimalt would not now be considered like- ly to form a pert of tho field of operations in the event of a ecciaration of war, and, thereiore, ships were not kept there as a bace, theaeb they visited. sir J. Colonth :laid that the speech of the Scerettay of the Adntiralty dealing with Halifax and Begelman showed clearly that the Admire.lty Will shutting its eyes entirely to the enormous developtment ef sea Dower the United States. 1 .1. KILLED IN IDAHO. Robert Moore, of thine Stabbed by an laPtowel, May 22,—A message received here from Itelleetta. Idalle, related the death wit fitete of Ilehert Moore, ot Blinn, Well-known Imre .ilr. Meare, 1113 brother, has gone to bring badt the remains, but in the mean - lime a letter tete brea reasived giving IN particulers. Beeee.etel get 002 a train at a emelt pla-e ealleI Pieabo, where (1)211157 herder was tweatenIng everybody with t tIta,C,,11 V.1110:1 flOttriAled. Moore (11)11 ot _etc triel to pa,.I.y the man, but the Italian :Arnett up Moore's arms and stabbed him eras' thrcutth the throat, and 500(111001' turno,l utt 111)101115 ole had 001 (Itt' 1,1.4 qui,h1.,t 1541,1101 'id Bellevue, out stirittedi, C..111 talIM bad come too Mr. Moue bore tip bravely. until nett day. 111)1(1 10 t1vo come meAage, but 'wits pre- vented by the terrible nature of his woune.