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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1905-10-05, Page 7elmowsomommogiormkr*Ortimomeo........ "4.** ar-w17.sw I I PRESIDENTPALMA'S DEATH The 181Q n°44° TraPdY BRANTFORD'S tgitleus. ja7citi"ptroisiruel‘ruitfyuiihYttutuar timu‘tvuldueelliarrue. the maiit line via ItrautfOrel and this new CELEBRATION paseenger :station open to throe/kW traf- it pi: ileamlee.oncluded Ilea's, amid tip - lion. Mr, Ilialutt, Mayor Urquhart, of KERWICKS ACQUITTED. SOUGHT By DRowN1NG ,„Attgto,t. 1:111118 "ef iaorien Mitchell, on isle Ronda two e marge _ w he Marcewe Le. • Wedges Driven Into a Bridge So That It Would Collapse as His Carriage Passed Over. Three 'Philadelphia Women and. Three 1Boston Men. End Their Trouble in a Day, Pieilin Council Has Ordered City Firemen to Take " the Place of Striking Electrical Supply Men. • IsTOW YOrk, OC't, 2.- According to a Eavana despatch to the Herald an ats tempt to assassinate Preshleat Palma tby drowning has beeu made. Details of :the plot came out only yeaterdaw, lama lever, and then by accident. The corre- mspondent of the Herald inade inquiries ;as to why the President was not uoiug las special ear to travel to and from Havana, as has been bila custom, and was informed that :recently wedges had been found driven into a bridge over which he ,passed, the wedges beim; so arrauged that had his car etruck them at any- thing near its usual speed it would have been thrown into the water with lain. :Fortunately, howesser, the cars were erwming slowly and passed over the ob- estruction in safety. The danger was not „recognized until afterward. Since that stinie President Palma has been driving :the seven miles to his home, always me •companied by secret service polio. President Palma will not leave his mintier home for several days. Tired of Life, Philadelpbia, Oct. 2. -An epidemic- of suicide struck Philadelphia yesterda.y, Three women tried to end their careers, two with poison, the third with a razor. Mrs. Wohonia Drerkes, 87 years old, a amount freak, tattooed from head to foot, :wallowed poison at her boarding house. The- police found a letter from the hus- band saying he was going to leave her, iShe is in a precarious condition. Despondent and Mrs. Catherine Paul killed herself in a manner most un - !usual for a woman. She took her hus- band's razor, walked to the bathroom, and cut her throat. Domestic differences are given as the NEW CATHOLIC PARTY.. NOTE ON ITS POLITICAL AND EDU- CATIONAL POINT- OF VIEW. New York, Oct, 2.-A cable despatch from Rome to the Herald, printed to -day says: "Osservatore Romano, the offic- iate organ of hte Vatican, publishes a mote oa the new organization of the Catholic party from the political and 'educational point of view in Italy. Wee teatholie directorates, autonomous but under the direct supervision of the Vati- can, will be established. The iirst group, formed of popular e'lements, will be directed by laymen and will be (tea elusively occupied with the moral, civil 'and religious education of Italian Cath- olics. The second. group is destined to encourage the discussion of social and economic questions and will carry on the programme of the former eatheaie Congress, which had been recently dis- solved. The third grolp will be compoeed of the political electorate associations in Italy and' will formulate the political , programme for the etttholic represeeta. aa_ laves to carry out in public administat- sliefions, municipalities and. Parliament. ELECT A KING OF NORWAY. The Latest Idea Suggested by Bjorn- stjerne, the Writer. New York, Oct. I. -The Sun publishes the following cable from Lendon:- Bjornstjeme .13jornsen, the poet and novelist, who heretofore has supported the idea of a republican form ot gov- ornment for Norway, now publishes, an open letter in the Aftenposten, advo• eating the scheme of an elected king. He points out that the Norwegian peo- ple aro republican in disposition, wheth- er a king or president occupies the scat of honor. He continues: "An elected Norwegian King would, like the Kings of Great Britain mid Italy, live among us like a great nobleman and feel .like a heredita,ry president. The difference be- tween such kingdom and a republic would only be formal. The modern king- dom is• only a transition form, but thid transition will give more security to a dynasty with powerful connections than a the dangerous isolation in a republic. *ask "Like Garibaldi we republicans must -choose to serve a king, hoping to get as high-minded a monarch as Hely did in his day." . • eas---- A FATAL ACCIDENT. • Montreal Woman Among Those in Rail- way Wreck. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 1.-A Soo line passenger train from the east, leaving the union passenger station at 0.05 this inornin.g, eollided with a Chicago, Great Western fast stock train at the Fourth street viaduct, The force of the colli- sion sent five of the passsengere down a 27 -foot embankment. One woman is dead and five persons were seriously in- jured, while a score or more were Apt- ly cut gala bruised. The dead woman is Mrs. Clam M. Croft of Minneapolis. The seriously in- jured are: Mrs. Dutch, Minneapolis; A-• -real; Mrs. Wilkinson, Minneapolis, and \11Irs. rahomspon IL 8. Moore, Afont- fr. Martin, Minneapolis. It is feared two or three of the injared may die. lair. Alartin, who has a fractured skull, is in tt critical condition. The direct cause of the aceideet was the failure of the- air brakes on the stoek train to work. to • reason why Mite, jessie Baum swallow- ed laudanum after writing thus to her husband: "Tide will kill in two and a half hours. If you love me, please do hot Wake me up. 'Laudanum." The note was weighted with the laud- anum bottle. For emu° time Mrs, Bauer has been brooding over Imaginary trou- bles, Boston, Sept. 20. -Three men self- tdain, Boston's record for tWeney-four hours. Frank G. Crafts, formerly a depart- ment store eployee, despondent over the lose of his job, was found dead by his wife. He had inhaled gas. P. J. Noonan,.formerly a 'United States marine, went to a hotel, registerea. as ".E. b, Cuppy, Cleveland, ()him° and Wm - ed on the gas. Geo. 0. Fall, once well known in this city and Lynn, hanged himself at the Denver Asylum. His mind. had long been affected, A Berlin Strike, Berlin, Oct. 2, -The negotiations be- tween the electrical companies and their employees for higher wages were broken off to -day, and a general strike in the works manufacturina electrical appara- tus and supplies' hosi'been ordered for to- morrow. Part of the employees of the power and Beating works went out on a sympathetic strike to -day without awaiting the result ot the conference of •the labor leaders with the employers. Consequently one-thial of the street cars were stopped. Electric lighting to -night may be partially suspended. The muni- cipal government, acting on the principle that unlighted, streets are a danger to the public, has ordered fifty engineers from the fire companies to the various power houses. with confidence look forward to almost Pndless possibilities." He says the question of whether bo - vino tubercuolisis is transferable to hu- man beings 4s one under which this ex- periment would be capable of buthediate solution. :Another question that could also be solved is whether cancer is transferable from man to man. The wilier says he does not doubts that it condemned man would accept the chance of life in any such experiment. 'file Lancet editorialy expresses agree- ment with the statement that criminals would consent to place themselves at the disposal of the doctors, and points out that criminals in the middle ages were handed over to medical men for experi- ments with poisons and reputed reme- dies.. Nevertheless, the Lancet does not support its correspondent's proposal, and declares itself on the side of "pro- fessional humanitarians." ALLIANCE WITH BRITAID HAS INSPIRED CONFIDENCE IN TOKIO'S FINANCIAL MARKETS. Tokio, Oct. 2, noon. -A sharp rise in prices took place again this morning -in the local stock market, with every indi- cation that business activity will grad - Italy overcome the depression caused by time treaty of peace. The new alliauce with Greet Britain has inspired a feeling of perfect confidence in the future haus quility of the situation in commercial circles and that activity is expected. soon in all lines of business. Tokio, Oct. 2, 4.30 p.m. -The Japanese steamer Taiwin reports at Aloji that when passing Hime -Maud, off the Bon- go coast, at 1 o'clock this morning, she found the American cruiser Cincinnati aground. llime is a small island of the G'oto Group, about 80 mike almost due west of .Nagasaki, - BOUGHT LIFE FROM NEGRO. Captain and Mate of Schooner Murder- ously Attacked. Baltimore, Sept. 30. -Captain Arie L. Johnson, of Toddville, Mr., master of the oyster schooner Anme Frauds, is in a critical condition at St. Joseph o Hos- pital, suffering from a fractured skull, and his mate, Harry J. Farber, is at the same hospital suffering with lacerated scalp and other injuries, the result of bein„a assaulted last night while asleep in the cabin of their vessel, when. off ltock Creek, by jellies Burrell, colored. Burrell and Harry Gardner, a negro dockhand, were oil watch wbile theanate and captain slept. The assault was made with a chain hook and a hand- spike. Captaiii Johnson says that he told his essential; he would give lani $300, the innoant derived from the sale of his cargo of oysters, if he .would spare his life. The negro camped with his booty in the boat's skiff, and t hits not been heard. of since. Gardner, who was on watch with Bur - reit, is missing and it is believed he was murdered and throwit overboard. The Francis was found floatiug down the Patapsco by the tug 'Uncle Sam, and was brought in to port about 8 o'clock this Morning. -DOME PARALYZED. 'USE iviuRnnRERS' LIVES, Turn Thent Over to Doctora to Expert- ' Med With Disease. Nets* York, Oct. 1. -The Sun pub - Belies the following. cable from Tandem The Lancet publishes suggestion from a medical. correspondent that conaemned murderers sliould have the option of submittiag themselves to some simple pathological experiment as an ell:mint. tive to being hanged. The writer urges that a life whielt is forfeited by the ,,.-State should be used tor tome good end, Int/feed of being \vested. Iie says: 'If we could study disease in the Ia. Is/Watery of the human body we might Second Elijah Snatten by DiseaSo While on Tram. Chicago, 11I., Oct. 1. -john Alexamler Howie, who claims to be the hawser - nation of the prophet and to have Divine power to cure all distmees, ban been stricken with paralysis. Dowle is on his way to 'Mexico, and the diseve attacked him while on the train. • 1 months ago, were found not gull& last night by it jury of the Court of King's :Bench after .Judge Trenholine had chug - ed. against than, The prisoners bad Itold conflicting stories of how alitella, who- bad been in their company, liadnutt las death, and Mrs. Girard, one of the four who went to Isle Ronde to the pie - we, was what would be considered a damaging witness against the accused. All that is absolutely known is that Mitchell's body was found in the water near the Island, aud that a bruise on the side of the heaa, showed signs of vial- ence. The party had been drinking, alai when Kerwick and las wife were asked to account for Mitchell's death they did, not agree in detail. But, in the main, they claimed, that Alitchell had nttempted to cream over to another is- land and had. failed. Airs. Girard, the claef witness, left the island the night before lite tragedy occurred, because, AS 1;110 explained, be was afraid that some crime would be committed. TWO BOYS SHO DEAD. Hunting Accidents in the Woods or Now Brunswick. fit. John, N. B., Oct., 1. -Two boys inet death in this Province on Saturday while out sbootina. Near Woodstock James McRae, Lig& thirteen, was shot and killed by 'Willie Blaek, aged four- teen, when the lattex fired at a squir- rel on a tree surrounded by brush, which hid, McRae from . view. The charge tore through Mellae's chest. "Mother, pray for me," lie said. as he lay dying. He died before help could be obtained. Near Moncton on Saturday Alfred Howarth, aged. ten, was in a hunting party with his father and Everett Blacklook. The elder Howarth told Blacklock his gun' was Blaeklock swung the' gun over his arm, pointing the muzzle backward, and struck the hammer. The gun was dia. charged in young Howarth's face, and lie died in a few hours. Blacklock ur- rendered to the police, but was dischtstrg- ed, the lad's father exonerating him. 7 SOFT COAL UP. OWING TO A SCARCITY OF CARS PRICE IS INCREASED AT MINES, Philadelphia, Oct. 2. -Because of the meareity of cars, sole coal has advanced to $1.‘2,3 it ton at the mines.. Prominent operators say that unless relief comes within the next few days the whole- sale price will reach $2 a ton. Not in mouths has there been such a demand for bitunanoue coal as at this time. Notwithstanding the unusual de- mand, the larger operating companies say there is more coal above ground at thie time than three years ago, when the last strike was pendiug. They attribute this activity to time seare which has taken possession of thc consumers. DIES IN OFFICE CHAIR. James Wilson, Claims Agent for C. P. R., Passes Suddenly. Toronto, Oct. 2. -Climbing the long stairs of the Union Station Is the cactee assigned •for the sudden death of oames Wilson, the veteran claims accent of the C. P. R., who passed away in riis chair at his office Saturday looming. In this position Airs. Carruthers, tbe stenogra- pher of the office, found him. He was still alive, but died before medical as- sistance could reach lain. Death was due to heart failure. The deceased. was 72 years of nge and spent the greater part of his life at railway work. He was connected with the G. T. R. for eight or ten years a.nd then became superintendent of the To- ronto, Grey and Bruce. m SPINAL MENINGITIS, OUTBREAK IN RENFREW COUNTY, POWASSAN AND ELSEWHERE. Toronto, Ont., Oct. 2. -Outbreaks of spinal meningitis are causing anxiety to a number of medical health authorities. There were six cases of the disease and two deaths 111 Eganville, Renfrew Coun- ty., in August. Several cases are now reported from Powassan among the school children there. In Nipissing Town- ship two gills in one family have the disease. and in one of the unorganized adjoining townships every member of two families is. down with it. The local health officers have asked the Provincial Health Department whether quarantine regulations ehould be enforced. The de - pertinent line replied. that such a plan is safer to pursue. REACHED AN AGREEMENT. Torouto, Oct. 2. -At it speeial meetina of the Toronto and 'Sing:tat Eleetrie De- velopment 'Company Ole i fternomi, hu agreement witb the Tormito /Ina 1111 Eleetrie 'Railway was ratified, want- ing to the latter permissiou to eonahemer an eleetaie railway between Toronto aud 1 Niagara on a portion of the right of way of the power line. PORT[ AND POWERS. • SULTAN OBJECTS TO THE COLLEC- TIVE NOTE ON MACEDONIA. Constantinople, Oct. 2. ---The Porte per- sists in its 'unyielding tettiture in regard to the 'financial control of 'Macedonia. lteplying to the collective note of Sept. 26 from the six powers (declaring that their deeision to assume Siam/alma control of the finances of Maceaonia, is unalterable), the Porte reiterates what it regards as insuperable objections to the scheme, A deadlock has thus been reached, necessitating fresh measures on the part of the powers. The delegates of the powers who were to net as financial controllers of Macedonia, are arriving at fialonien, but they MUM; remain idle un- til pressore compels the Porte to Nene the orders necessary to enable the cola trollers to miter on their functions. - LADY SHOOTS A BEAR. Miss Lewis, of Newhero', Mils Big Game at Devil's Lake. Nowboro', Oct. L -Miss Bessie Lewis, youngest ataigliter of L. S. Lewitt. postmaster of this place, shot a large black bear at Devil Lake, about ten miles from here, on Wednesday After- noon. 'The bear was about one and a half ears old and weighed nearly two hun- dred pounds. Several bears have been seen in the vicinity of this lake reeeut- Iv, mid local ninwoas me in hopes of securiog another son. aaess Newfoundland'Good Credit. London, Sept. 30. -The Coate,: C0111. 1)1111', the broken/ handling the New- romellana telegraph limn, bit form the Ca nail ia n ,Assecia t ed Press that the 1 mia 'has been largely overambeeribed. The loan Was for $2,000,000. Toronto, and othere /poke. Telephone City Now on the G. T. R. The proceediegs, which lasted but twenty minatee, were 01°04 with cheers Main Line. for the firma! Trunk. An Inspection of the beautiful new Station followed. Opening of the New Service on One of the industries not 011 the Itha erary was the Brantford Club, where a ur dy. Banquet to Visiting Notables in the Evening. The 'Telephone eity's longalletanee railway lino got busy on Saturday. 11 W'1113 calling day, and many messages of cordial grectiug were exchanged, The new Ceara! SWM Aana the main line of the (1. T, 11, were officially opened. Brantford for many years liao been at a disadvantage in regard to the service rendered by time Grand Trunk Railway, 1111(1 015 Saturday the completion of •the work of the last two years in placing Brantford on the main line was the occaeion of a large gathering of promin- ent railroad officials, members of Parlia- ment, representatives of the press and invited guests, who joined with the pro- gressive citizens of Brautford in celes baiting the important event. Ia the building of this line of railway the Grand Trunk has shown its good judgment. The transportation of both freiglit 1111(1 passengers warranted this important change. It will be remember- ed. by the old-time traveller that a jour- ney to Brantford from Thanilton or Lon- don was a slow procesa and the delay for connection at Harrisburg was a se- vere tax on tbe patience when time was the essence of an important engagement. The new line will in the future obviate tbis mueltalreadea inconvenience. The increase of the passenger traffic will be watched with interest. To the shipper also every facility will thus be afforded Inc rapid despatch and prompt delivery. which means so much for suc- cessful industrial development. The buildincs of the new road hes di- verted the oleinain line nt two points- Lynden and Paris.. An important fea- ture in the construction has been effec- tively worked out; that is in the matter of the separation of the two grades in Brantford, wbere the Harrisburg Si Til- sonburg branch crosses the Buffalo & Goderich line. The grade of the latter has been raised. about 14 feet, and the former lots been lowerea proportionately. By this mecums it crossing on the level is avoidea. Timis is it problem that future railroad constructors will have to wisely consider. The day of the deaday level crossiug has passed, and mistakes that hve abeen ninde can now be rectified and protection thus afforded for life and property. It is claimed by railway ex- perts that all successful constructive work of the future will eliminate the level crossing 'wherever it is possible to do so. In the reduction of the neceseary grades and double tracking upwards of three-quarters of a million yards of sand were • used. The work Was under con- struction for it period of two years, and in these necessary improvements more than half a million of dollars was ex- pended: The executive ability of 1'. H. AfeGui- gala fourth vice-president, aud IV. G. Brownlee, superintendent of the middle division, evidences a masterly concep- tion of the requirements and difficulties incident to the successful completion of the constructive work. It was under the supervision of F. L. Somerville, resident engineer of the middle divimion, that all changes of tracks and grades were de- signed and executed. The snecial train from Toronto via Hamilton steamed -westward from the Stuaet street station at 2 o'clock. En- gbie No. 237, with D. Lynch, engineer, and O. ,L Kavanegh, hremen, looking spick and span, and gaily decorated with flags, caught the eye and attracted much attention. The official cars were fn. toonea with bunting. The badges worn by the officials who accompanied the party, W. G. Brownlee, superintendent middle division; W. E. Davis, passenger traffic manager; IL R. Chafitou, adver- tising agent; J. D. McDonald, district, passenger assent; L. MacDonald, division freight agent, were tne union label for hospitality. They were embellished with a photo, reproduction of the new Brant- ford statiou in color, and made a very effective decorative souvenir. 'The up -grade to Capetown was made in 28 minutes, and the first atop at Lamten was made to take aboard R. A. Thompson, M. P. P. At Harrisburg a stop Was made (from force of habit) and a reception committee stale' Auld ,Lang Syne, with Messrs. E. Fisher and la F. Backus leading strongly in the anti- phonal admin. The old line was tra- versed as far as Paris, and the eight miles from there to Brantford was made over the new line. The arrival at Brantford simuitaneg- ously with the official train conveyin Charles M. Hays, seeona vice-president and general manager, and F. II. McGui- gan, fourth viceprosihent, was the signal Lor every eteam whistle in the town to salute. The band of the Dufferin Rifles struck up a lively tune, and the guests of the railway proceeded to the decor- ated platform, where during the speak- ing that followed a photo of the celebri- ties was taken. A large streamer at the station with the words, "Welcome to our Guests," made every one feel at home. • All the arrangements for decora- tive effect were cleverly conceived and successfully carried out, Formally Declared Open. Mayor Waterous formally opened the proceedings, and Mr. C. 11. Hays, who, on being •called upon, avas given it fine reception, said he was glad to be present on this emspichme Brant- ford day, It might not be improp• er to refer to the lines of that ola hymn: "This is the way we long have eought rola mourned. because we 'founa it not.' Why Brantford should have remained so long. it town on it braneh of the G. T, aLt. it was difficult to say, but the clumge luta p their ticriral 011 11 partm'c, ch: cIllitertra city a(tlau; tlttetenw:t Yesterday they I branline; to -day they were a city on the through line of the 0. T. it. system. (Applause.) With that ad - vane he a ce trusted they were 11111)11eintive of the fact that they had taken aver larger and advanced. responsibilities. They lied joined the sisterhood of active eitiees-tondem, Hamilton itua Toronto - and must mow plate themeelves in the mike with them And be prepared to ein- edge them in their progressiveneee. ile believea they were able to hold. their own with these 'other .cities, ant they womfla 'certainly not he bandienpped Ity lark -of niftily facilities. The tia T. it. management woold weird' with Nome in terest (be rel moms -from traffic ;14 the re- sult of the large rapenditure of money that had been made. He believed they would not be disappointed. "It is with the Board of Trade had wisely arranged for some halite information for the mem- tiers of the press. City of Eaetories and Hems. Immediately afterwards the couple of huadred guests were taken for a 'drive around the vity, during which they were shown the magnificent-factoriee Wet are to be found in every direction, A fact that was impreased upon them during the tour Was MO large number of pretty detachea iinul sena-dot/Lobed dwellings. occupied by artisans, and in the major- ity ,of eased ownea by their occupants. After the drive guests ancl citizens to the number of about 400 sat down to luncheon in Wyekliffe Hall, at which Mayor Waterous resided. The luncheon was provided by he ladies of Brantford and the ten long tables were waited upon by them most promptly aud ef- ficiently. A number of toasts were proposed and respoeded to by Hou. James Young, of Galt, 31r, Robert Henry,. ex -M, P., Mr. T. H. Preston, M. P• P,, Ma, C. M. Hays, Mr, B. Fisber, of the T., .1.1. & B.; Mr, John Muir, Prea- ident of the Brantford Board of Trade; Mr. Henry Carscallen, M. P. P.; Mr. F. D. Royale, Rev. j. A. Macdonald, of the Globe, and Mayor Urquhart. Mr. Hays' Prediction, Mr. Hays in the course of his speeen said the keynote to the whole problem of transportation was found in the one word co-operation. "I think," be said, "that Canada is on the ,eve of her great- est transportation development, In the next ten years there will be more miles of railway built in Canada than in the last twenty-five." Referring to the Grand Trunk Pacific, he did not think that one additional railway was going to begin to take care of tbe additional business of the great west. He believed, with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, that the G. T. P. was going to be followed by a third end a fourth transeontinental railway, and they would all do well, The railways did not mind competition so long ;18 they got a profie on the business that they did. A Saskatoon resident had written to Min, saying that they need- ed the Grand Trunk Pacific to wake up the Canadian Pacific Railway in the west, as the Grand Trunk Railway had been awakened by time C. P. It. m tuAritu. Mi'. E. Moller General Superintendent of the T., H. and B., who was associated with Mr. Hays as a co-respondent to the toast, thir Transportation Interests, spoke briefly in congratulations to the residents of Brantford and expressed hie appreciative regard for Brant -ford's pros- perity and progress. The banquet at the Y. M. C. A. ball was a most enjoyable affair. The ladies of Brantford, famous for their cordial hospitality, assisted in providing for the wants of the most fastidious tastes. THE NEW ROUTE. The Change That Has Been Made by Placing Brantford on the Main Line. Brantfoed, Oct. 2. -Brantford is now on the Uraud Trunk main line from De- troit to Suspension Bridge. It has been placed there at a cost of nearly three- quarters of a million (lama. The first trains on that line passed through the Telephone City on Saturday, and the oc- casion was mai:keel by one. of the biggest celebrations ever seen in the city. Gen- eral Manager Hays conducted the offi- cial opening in the presence of if large number of distinguished visitors from sister cities and thousands of delighted citizens. There was general jubilatioe, with all the accessories befitting the oc- easion. In the course of the speeches that were delivered, predicting Inc Brantford great- ly increased prosperity, as the result of the change, two statements by Mr. Hays were regarded as most significant. After confirming Sir Wilfrid Laurier's assertion that two transcontinental lines would in a short time be inadequate to take. care of the business of the great west of Can- ada,he prophesied that in the next ten years in the Dominion there would be a greater mileage of new railways con- structed then in the last; 25 years. The old main line of the G. T. B., as everybody knows, used to pass through Harrisburg and $t. George to Paris. Now the main tine will describe an are to the south, taking in Brantford and rejoining the old line at Paris. A new 'track hams been caustrueted from Lynden, the first station east of Harrisb•urg, four and a half miles to it point on the Harrisburg - Brantford line, thence on the latter the main line runs another four nial a lutlf miles to the city. The old Buffalo amid Goderich line has been double-trackea mid the grades lowerea as far as Pane, where the former main line is rejoined. The reducing of the heavy grades on the latter track was done at a considerable cost, and the neeessary raising of the big bridge at Paris required an expendi- ture of about $200,000. The new main tineis three and a half miles longer than tils-e4ttle passenger trains both ways will be run thy/nigh Brantford in future, and 14444;10.4 'OUNG MAN 1.,ORGER CONFESSES 11 IS GIRL Broke Down in the Sweat Box and, in a Flood of Tears, Told of His Crime. Had. Obtained Over Three Hundred Thousand Dollars from the National City Bank. Thought It Impossible He Could be Detecte- In�acd a SOCietY Young Lady. laalw York, Oct. Pa -The Herald this suoruing,eayst Locked up in pollee heads quarters with his full confession in the possession of Capt. john McCully, is the young man, who, by sneers--; of a forged check Jest Wednesday, obtained from the National City Bank sc.curities val- ued at $350,080, He was arrested at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, just, us be stepped from his Lome and was on la. way to church. Four hours later, after he had defeated every effort of Capt. Mc- Cully and Geoege 8, Dougherty, superin- tendent of a well known detective ag- ency, to persuade him to confess, he broke down, and in it flood of tears, told the complete story of his crime. Capt. McCully last night bad in his possession more than one half of the stolen securi- ties. The 'remainder have ben. located and, will be in his hands this morning. In order that the full ends- -of justice may not be defeated and because of the fact that the father and mailer of the young man have not been informed of his crime or of his meat, his name at the request of the authorities, is with- held. He has not been connected with the National City Bank which was rob- bed, nor with Pearl and Co., the firm of bankers which Ima. hyptheeated with the bank the securities that were purloined. Inc has for several years been the transfer clerk in one of the best known brokerage firms in Wall street. He is 21 years old and bas been roger/lea, by his employers and by his Mende as a model or propriety and bonesty. Ihis position was one- of responeiblity and trust. His engagement to a young wo- man, well knowit in society eirelea of this city, woe recently announced MI he was soon to have been married. According to the confession. be signed yesterday, the crane was all his own from the inception to its culmination. Ife had made arrawsements to dispose of the stocks and !Ponds which he had. stolen, but at the time of bit arrest not one of them bad been hypothecated by him. After he had finished the aaa mission of his wrong doing, he said that until the moment of Me arrest be did not deem. it possible he could be de- tected. Later -The young man was fetid at police headquarters -to-day to be Henry Ambrose, also called Henry Leetard. He lived at 583 West 136th street, this city. The police said be had confessed the fraud. Ambrose was employed as it messen- ger by Halle and Sliegaitz, brokers, of 50 Broad street. New York, Oct. 2. -The man under ars rest charged with the theft of $359,080 worth of securities irom the National City Bank, was iclentified to -day as Harry Leonard, who was employed. as a clerk by Halle & Stieglitz, brokers, at 30 Broad street, this pity. ROBBED Of INDIA DEFENCE PLANS. Papers Taken from British Officer on Trip from Toronto to Buffalo. Buffalo, Oct. 2.-Immeneely important documents, on which the defense of India depends, were stolen yesterday from the possession of Major H. Vanderzer, of the Indian diplomatic cerps, who is now in Buffalo, registered at the Lafayette Hotel. The papers were plans which Gen. Kitchener had acquired and which he had personally entrusted to Major Vanderzer to convey to the' Imperial Government at London. Intense mystery shrouds the theft. Major Vanderzer himself can give no explanation be- yond the suggestion that lie has aeon •traeleca from Indio, by agents in the em- ploy of the Russian Government. The plans were stolen yesterday somewhere between Toronto and Buffalo, and the British officer believes they must have been deftly extrieated front his trunk by thew secret: service men during the customs inspection of baggage at Nia- gara Falls. The police of Toronto have been notified, and Major Vanderzer has hopes of finally regaining the documents. The plans were those whieh lea to the break between Gen. Kitchener and Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India. They plan it costly defewse of India along the northern frontier by abandoning many of the present military stations for forts neater the border of Afghanistan. Lord Curzon, knowing at that time of the pros posed renewal of the present Anglo -Jap- anese treaty, which provides for united action in the event of Russian invasion of India, disapproved of the plans. It was unnecessary, in his opinion, to go to tbe expense of many millions with the certain prospect of help from Japan, and it WaS this which led to the break be- tween himself and Gen. Kitchener, and which later caused Lord Curzon to resign his high position. Major Vanderzer, one of the most brilliant young officers in the British India -n army, was then personally se- lected to convey the plank to the home Government. Although they have been stolen, the afajor took the precaution of making a duplicate copy, and this he has in his possession. PICKED UP INSANE MAN AFLOAT. Escaped from Ward's Island and Tried to Swim Ashore to Court. New York, Oct. 2. -George R. Phoebus, formerly a lawyer of this city, escaped front Ward's Island yesterday afternoon and was almost drowned in the rushing tide about the island before he was pick- ed up by a tugboat. Captain William A. Sloane, of the tug- boat Vigilant, was guiding his vessel down stream with •the tide yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock, and •was keep- ing a sharp look -out for the rocks on .eithea side of the narrow channel, when he saw a 3118,11 swinunin,, ahead apparent- ly trying to reach Asaria. So stroog was the tide that the swim- iner's efforts were practically without ef- fect, and it, could be Keen from the tug- boat that lie was rapidly tiring out. Ile was directly in the middle of the channel. Captain Sloane ran alongside of the swimmer and members of the crew wore ordered to stand by to catch him. So powerful was the tide that several at- empte ,had. to be made before be was landed aboard the tug. FIGHT AT CHURCH MEETING, the busmess men of Viet city, who, to use Elgin County Edifice Scene of an Ifn- ieemly Brawl. the characteristic remark of Mr. C. )1, St. Thomas, Ont., Oct. 1. -There was Head, ex-M.P„ have "mated years of trouble in the Otter Valley Baptist their lives in waiting at Harrisburg for point forever. Twn years ;lg.() the negn- Cl n-11 neer Port Burwell, between Rev. Mr. Walker, and certain members connections," have said geod-bye to that - " ( ' nations were 'brought to a SileCetitifIll ift- of his congrsgation at it chore)/ meet - sue, foul -the lateen:erre of Br:ma/wit hag held the other evening at the passed a by-law of Vi7,000 to assist the the whole of that sum has been spent on when Detwon McCurdy objected vigor. a have a mw ehurch clerk nppointed. church. Rev. lir. Walker moved to eompany in =Hog the change, x' 1 valala prettiest in Cneada. It is built of vitri- ittall(eLptit(!"allimourilaahilsly a(1:101e (01 ft Ilitee :km sill sl:oittM i giiIietetewolitis (t4Irimeinldvssetliti t .1 nit; riflemiri leg When Mc International Tsimited, go. avail. la mAr deisulitil,thilleattriitiliie ts(i)ioeirceialitetedeifitc. oe straighten out the matter, wit b out t ry and fied brick, and the interior has been dec- orated with unuenally good taste. ing east et 6.40 and west at 8.30, is The contest/tots appeerea at the ed through Brantford for the first time, Pollee Court before Moire Blockhouse, there were immense crawas at the sta- at Port Burwell, with their counsel and frienae. The -case was aajourned until VS'eatesday. The ease has caused. a sensation in the neighborhood. illuminated Ily Chinese lanterns strung on each ef the main streets, anti there wag a eine assasay of fire -woo", wilieh was witnessed by tea thOUSand )1e01110 from the Jubilee Terrace, Aged Wonsan Hilted, Chatham, Nit., Oct. 1. --Mrs, Reuben Perk, 20 years of ego, treiding on Tay - 101' 'Mane, wits struck by it freight train 1 bit afternoon about a quarter past three /Mork, the aceident result- ing in her death a few minutes after- wards. She was walking on the tract: noir the water works etation on Hood 'sheet. Dia firma' Itiordaa, Toronto, has been appcanted division surgeon of the 0. T. R. LOTTERY OTITEIT RETURNED. Port Erie Operators Must Take Their Apparatus Out ef the Country. Niagara Falls, Ovt. 1, ---The lottery outfit which was seiwt at Fort Kite ba the provintaal police it sheet imie ago. and for opeenting whittle Wm. lIont 0111 his -associates were Thula over $1,700,1tes been given beet: to the lottery syudicate by order of the Departmeet of the At- torneadleeeral on condition that it la taken out of Canneht ned not Well in ,the country avin. Tt woe laesea op at police healleetmeters yesterday it tut ship- ped away, but its 'destination has been 'kept secret. Captain Sloane sent the man below anti provided him with dry clothing. Af- terward, when the captain began to ques- tion him, he realized that be had an in- sane man on his bands. The tugboat WaS, turned toward Pier A, at the Bat- tery, and on arriving there Captain Sloane placed the man in charge of Ser- geant Paulding, of the harbor police. retailing called Ward's Lsland on the telephone and learned that the man was George IL Phoebus, who was adjudged insane on Nov. 24 of last year and was committed to the Manhattan State Hos- pital, on Ward's Island. Mile he wa.s waiting Inc a nurse to reach the pollee station to take hint back to the asylum Plmehus entertained the police with roumutie tales of murder plots and ineuranee swindles. When ask- ed why he had tried to escape he said he WM tired of the asylum and. had made, up his mind to go before a judge and. be released legally. He said he saw his op- portunity to escape tanning the afternoon while he was exercising on the island. He was taken back to the asylum. DEATH IN WINDSTORM. Lineman Killed at Winnipeg -Damage to Property. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. I. --A terrific windstorm has been raging here for the past 21 hours consequent of it ehange in temperature for the -last fortnight's hot spells. Signe and fencewere thrown down and a lot of minor dam- age bas been done. but only -one .400- (1118 acciattut occurred, which happen- ed in North Winitipeg, beet evening. William butes Bowie, aged 22, unmars tied, Wa‘; on a Bell telephone pole making repairs on a Main street line, when an extra heavy squall Struck him, and he was torn from the pole and woe thrown to ...U.:stile 1/event/nit, reeciving injuries from which he died an hour later. Stratford's Population, Stratford, Sept, 30. -Assessor Sher. man has completed las roll foe 1006, showing an assessment of $5,741,315, an ineretame of $1.02:1,030 over the AneSS- ment of 1903. The business asses:4110a filIOWS ail laerease af 0.1/011t $400,000. The re- mainder e0IneS ft0111 appreciation of pro- pertv. The ramlotion is reported as 11,8117, an increase of 580, Big Order for Rails. 'Nfontreal, (let 1. -There is it report here 1o4light, \Adel/ ealltlet be verified offielally, that the Orand Trunk Paeitie 'Railway los placed an order with the Dominion Iron awl Steel -Company for to eo4 about fine million dollars. deliv- ery to exteaa paer a period or five years.