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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1912-06-20, Page 7-***, *•*11,* -*1 ----*********-****-**. 4.`" • < S p43 ... • n,•40";,..a,--1.-•".,,,, ,C1 ^..•=ror THE ROOSEVELT-TAFT FIGHT IN CHICAGO Delegates Put Through the Third Degree, Dogged and Threatened. Roosevelt in the Thick of the Fight- -Talk of a Dark Horse, Chieago, June 17.----Rooeevelt ana Taft leaders, after a praetleally sleepless night, to -day staked final bawls in their bitter struggle with less then.24 hours before the gavel seunds lit the Coliseam for th.e formal opening of the Republican national convention to -morrow. Pruminent men front many States were eubjeetea to continence room inter- views of a type known in police eireles as the "thirddeet)ree," under ordeals as hard and cold as the granite blocks that pave Chicago's streets. Leaders whose lives have been spent in the "game" brought into play every seerifiee known to modern polities in their almost frantic efforts to swing the balance to Colonel Roosevelt or to President Taft. Men who were dogged - ay standing their ground were told what might happen to them, not only this ‘te ear, or next, but four years from now, unless they agreed to the programmes mapped out by the leaders. It was no place for the weak. Keen eyes and trained ears searched for the first signs of a break at any point and as the lines were tightened to the last notch those who appeared to waver even in slight degree were subject to a merei- lees lire. Running through it all was the con- stantly recurring fact oi the presence of Colonel Roose.velt, himself leading his own fight. It was a question, in final analyeis, as the day wore on, of whether the Republican party is bigger than its con- trolling body, the national eommittee, or bigger than any individual candidate. Summarized tersely, the situation is whether the Rept-II/Bean "elephant" will respond to the vigorous digs of either of two drivers, one ordering it to the left and the other commanding it to turn to the right, or whether it will twist its trunk about saeh of the driv- ers in turn and hurl them aside to go it own was. There were indications to- day that the last contingency is not at all impossible. an this connection it be- came apparent that the division of dele- gates between Colonel Roosevelt and Preeident Taft on the question of nom - illation does not hold. any other ques- tion to come before the convention. This was shown plainly by the attitude of the irginia delegation. Although practically all for the re -nomination of President Taft, nine of the delegates de- clared they would vote to over -rule the action of the national committee in seating Taft delegates over Roosevelt: delegates from California, Texas and Washington. This sentiment among arriving dele- gates was seized upon quickly by Col- onel Roosevelt and his advisors. who have determined to attempt to break down President Taft' s strength in the convention through the inedium of pre- liminary ballots, The Roosevelt managers purpose to focus the fight the minute the conven- tion is called to order by precipating roll eall in which only those delegates whose seats are 'unquestioned by Col, Itooseve/t »hall vbte.- The Roosevelt men expected to aehieee this end. by demanding a roll call ou tlie temporary chairmanship or the very first question that comes be- fore the convention. Then it is planned to have Governor Johnson, of California, east the twenty-six vette% for that State on the question. This action by Gov- ernor Johnson, it is expected, will be objected to by the two Taft delegates from the fourth California .distriet. Thee juncture. will be grasped by the Roosevelt floor leader as the one upon whieh to get the, "expurgated." vote of delegates. The floor leader will move at once that the temporary roll as made tip by the National Committee be re- jected, and that a enbetitute roll, in- cluding the seventy • or eigthy delegates claimed by Col. Roosevelt, be adopted. In Jaime sabmittingthe matter of the debated Beats to the convention en bloc none Of the d•eleiettee affected by the contests mild voile on the queetion,and Vie Roceevelt men believe that emii a poll would. give them the upper bend in the organization of the e_onvention. Victor Rosewater, of Nebraska, chairman of the Netional Committee, became the storm centre of this plum of the fight as euen as the plans ef the Roosevelt leaders were perfected Met night, In his capacity as chairman, Mr. liosewater will call the eonvention to order and mall deride whether to en- tertain or refuse the motion of the Roosevelt men to eonsider a second lit ot delegates. The Rooeevelt plan is revolutionary, and Mn Rosewater may insiet on wait - :hie for the report al the cona.mittee on terbodentaaan which uieually odad not come up for consideration before Wed- nesday. iMr. Itor(a-twater conferred with Col. Roosevelt in paean regarding this ques- tion and others late hest night, but is said to have declined to give an answer until he had further time in width to eobeider the matter, The chairman held d conference with either members of -the National Coin- enittee to -day, and it is said that the Rooeevelt plan. will be a most etubborn emposition. Members of the committee were reported to have insieted that the e-beirman follow the usual pr000dure the etriet rules of the committee an relation to temporary organization. Mame the Roosevelt leaders get this elite on eonteete at once, it is maid that they plan to Ionic the irp.4%ne further by immediately moving the nomination of Itooetvelt, and attempting to hold a convention of their own within the convention hall. Fully aware of the gravity of these developtients, the Taft managers and members of the- N.:Montt' Committee fevorable to the Preeident aela eon - tinned tetilleile in efforts to evolve meth - tele of Welting the eeheme stimmerily. Fears for the order of the eenvention vitro freely eepreeited, and prodietions 4); ,gPriallg tremble were made fre,ittentler 411111144 t110 day. Of fleet's in eliarge of ihe eonvention management eetended the poliee arrangementa. road the eye- teuntsertisarme woe given emergeney itsetruetioite. Exeitement tit the headgnartere ef both Adel and in the botele inereafeel throughout the day, anti in some guar.. leen eity deteetivea and polieemen were 'mode(' to prerent personal elaolle8 be. teveen delegatewhose anger swept lee yond Control. The day was the Mont exeiting that Jia e primeded the ()petting of a Republi- can National iionvention in many years. The atm•usphere was tense with elmeges and rumors of varying kinds, and lead - ere wore themselves: down to a point Of physieal exhaustion by almost cease - k,8 eonferences and efforts to keep their State delegates in line. Oateuses of State delegatione came in - an avalanche, as there -had been but few caucuses until to -day. These caucueee • were depended on to a considerable de- gree to give a line up of the Strength of the delegates on the questions aside from the preeidential nomination, Colonel Roosevelt arranged for a re- ception this afternoon at which he 1 hopes to meet every one of the 1,07S delegates to the convention. He plans to epeak to each delegate personally. To -night at the Auditorium Theatre he will be principal figure at a large mass meeting of the Roosevelt followers. reirly to -day Senator Borah, of Idaho, finally and definitely wee selected as the Attlee of the Roosevelt forces for temporary chairman in place of Gover- nor Herbert S. Hadley, of Miesouri. Governor Hadley, because of his sue- ceseful and clever fight in the Missouri Republican State convention and. before the National Committee, was ehoeen as floorleader for the Roosevelt organi- zation, It was said that Senator Borah wile not consulted in regard to making the race against Senator Root for the tem- porary chairmanship, and that the Id- aho man is unprepared with a speech. For this reason he milted to be relieved from, .officiating at 'co -night's Roosevelt mass meeting, but the Roosevelt lead- ers insisted that he appear at the thea- tre. In addition to two candidates for the temporary chairmanships, the Taft and Roosevelt forces prepared two distinct platforms for subraiseion to the eon- vention. The work of preparation of the platforme wa8 COTItilMed through the day. James R. Garfield, in discueeing the platforin to be submitted by the Roose- velt organization, declared that it woald be progressive throughout, hut that the subject of the recall would be left to the individual States. A. Piatt Andrews, assistant seeretary of the treasury, arrived yesterday with the financial plank for the Taft plat- form. Pereonally he fiaid that he was satisfied with the Rochester plank, but others seemed to think that this should be amplified in the national platform. The Taft; force); annonneed that Sen- ator ()lark, of Wyoming, had been agreed on for chairman of the commit- tee on rules, and that Congreesman Marlin E. Olmstead, of Pennsylvania, had been selected as parliamentiaria,n of the convention. There were no changes announced. eaird candidate talk continued in tnany quarters to -day. The name of Justice Hughee was prominent in this discussion. Champions of Senator La- Follete and Senator Cummins said thaa they saw much to favor their candi- dates in the extremely tense Taft -Roose- velt fight. COST OF LIVING Canadian Labor Department Says It's Still Soaring. Ottawa, June 17. -The cost of living continues to ascend in Canada. Aceord- ing to the latest estimate of the Depart- ment: of Labor, ihe eontinued. rise in prices VMS Illailltaint-d during, May, not such a marked etent as during the precedent month. The d•epartment'e in- dex number, withal went up more than a point during April, reached the high- est point in the record of the depart- ment during May a year ago, This rise of nearly ten points in one year con- stitutes a record in the history of the department and it is ne noticeable fea- ture that during the last year the low- est point was recorded during May and June, while the figures for May this year show an advance over these of any previous month. Anintals and meats ad- vanced to unpreeedented levels during May, an mimetic:a feature of the market was that ali low grades have advanced (IS StePply its the ehoiee grades. Grains and fodder ehowea and increase during the month, as also did fruits and vege- tables. Decreases, on the other hand, were recorded in the case of dairy pro- ducts and fish, %ma.. SELECTION SOON. 4.••••••*•••••••••••••si College Board Considering Dr. Drummond's Name. Winnipeg, Man., Jun 17, ---The special despatch ie the Hamilton Times a week ago to the effect that Rev. Dr, Drum- mond, pastor of St. Peurs Presbyterian Church, of that eity, will probabiy be aPPointea to the prineipalship of Man- itoba, College, wasshown to Sir William Whyte, ehairman of the College Board of Management, to -day. lIe elated that the board 11:161 made no selection SA yet, but talmitted that the name of Dr, DrUMMOild NVIIS OM' of those under eon.' sideration, The final selection will be made in the near future. POILED BY LIGHTNING. 131enlichro Ante lee -Night Consta. ble fettetrated an attempt by two men to blow up- the post office safe here at 2 o'clock this morning. The eafe had been soaped ttml pre. pared for blowing up when the two burglara were revealed to the (on - table by a fiaslt of lightning. Re- volver shots were exeltanged, hut the pair disappeared, and it in expected they eaught a passing freight train. eaSt. 1 1 THE ASTORS RememberCaptainanderew of MacKay -Bennett. RI•••10,row.eigna,... Halifax, N. S., June 17. --Captain liarnder, of the ceble ship MaeKay-Ben. nett, which recovered so large a, number of bodies of vietims of the Titanic dis. aster, imitating that of Colonel John Jacob Astor, has receiyee from Mrs. As- tor, ids eidow, Atnd AHLOr, hie son, very gratifying and generous proof of their appreciation. of the work of the crew on their dread errand, in the At- lantic ocean. They beve forwarded to the captain, together with a letter, coucluei in terms bleb greatly enitanee the value of the gift, a clubque for $3,000, with a request that it be dietritrated by him in grated.. ties to those who aesieted in work of re- covery in any way. The eaptain has also been advised that they are sending him, personally, a goal watcb. RUINOUS STORM Cloudbursts and Thunder- storm at North Bay. Houses FloodedandT.&N.O. Train Wrecke d. North Bay, June 16. ---The wont elec- trical storm in the history of 'Northern Ontario vatited this section early on Sun- day morning, beginning about 2 o'clock and, eontinuing, accompanied by cloud- bursts, intermittently, until five. The thunder was terrific, and blinding es of lightning threatened to wipe out the town. Very little sleep wee possi- ble, as the eritebing thunder shook the houses like eards, one peal succeeding another so quickly an to suggest the bombardment of giant farces. The house of John 13rennan was struck by light- ning, whieh passed down the chimney and showered the occupant's with plas- ter from the ceilings, but, fortunately, it caused no injuries. Streets and. cel- larwere flooded, and. man -y gardens ruined. Thee Brousseau and, her soneliv- ing in a email house on Harvey street were flooded out, and were rescued by neighbors through the evindows at five o'clock in the morning. Efforts were made to rescue a 'horse imprisoued in the stable in which the water was rising so rapidly as to threat- en the poor animal with drowning. The door could not be opened, but the water subsided after reaching the neck of the frightened animal, and ,several hours lat- er it WRI.3 libexated. Two washouts occurred on the Tem- iskaming & Northern Ontario Railway. The Canadian .tateilic Railway was also troubled with washouts, one °acme ring near the town of North Bay, whieh engulfed a freight train arid ditelted several ears, without injury to the trainmen, The streets of North Ray in the west end presented a unique appearanee on Sunday, inorning, with the houses sur- roundedbe water and the people eshig hestily improvieed rafts to navigate. To the eountry section many barns were destroyed. and much damage was done to ceops. Fifteen miles from North Bay, on the T. & N. 0. Railway, a freight train was hurled down, a twenty -foot embank- ment by a eloudbuest, the engine and nine ears being piled up in a promiscu. outs mass, of wreckage, rendered more dangerous to trainmen by the flying logs with whieli some of theears were loaded. Engineer Newman was badly injured, having, a broken shoulder, a out lace and other injuries. He is now in North Bay Hospital. Brakeman Fill and Fireman Sirous received minor in- juries. 4 BOSTON FIGHT Police Attack a Mob of Many Thousand. Boston, June Ia.-Following a great mass meeting of labor people on Boston Common this afternoon, held as a pro- test against the Boston Elevated Street Railway for its refusal to accede to the demands of its striking men, came the worst riot since the strike began a week ago yesterday morning. There were probably 50,000 or more men, women and boys on the parade ground who liStened to the demeneiation of the transit, company by labor leaders and when these people were dispersing several thousand of them encountered a car on Eliot street, between Park Square and Tremont street. Tt was held up. The passengers fled, The motorman and conduetor were beaten. Everything was done to the car that coital he clone with- out axes, and. when the mob was endea- voring to upset it the police came upon the scene. There were perhaps 100 officers.who got into the free figbt which followed, most of them being drawn, as were thousands of eitizens from the Com - In 0118, by the revolver shots and shouts. Clube were used, but if any of the riot. ers were hurt they were all taken away from the scene by their friends. The melee lasted for only a few min- utes. Five policemen were slightly in - 11.4 -6••••• lured. KINGSTON BOY DROWNED. Kingston, Jttne 16. -The body of Rupert Tidman, aged seventeen years, was found at Kingston Mills on Sat- urday atternoon by a diver, who went into the water to search for the boy, who had been missing, and who was last seen bathing, Deceased left his home on Carlyle street, this city, on Friday evening with some companions on a fishing trip, and when he did not return his parents became alarmed. His companions returned home ahead of him on their wheels. The boy thought he would take a swim before etarting out. BURNED TO DEATH. Ridgelown, Ante 16.-A fatal acci- dent occurred here to -day, resulting in the death of Margaret, the six-year- old daughter of Mr. Edward Baker, (Immingham avenue. At ten o'clock she went to the basement to burn come paper in the furnaee, which in supplied with natural gas. She placed the paper on the grate, turned on the ga$ and lit a match. There was an exploftion, And the Mena ignited her eloteing and burned the little girl so seriously that denth entitled about three hours later. n*, -•,-**-.-***-****”0-***, e•-•-**** .*•*,--**,..***.-******** • GREAT STORM t.-,N,Rert Twenty -Six Persons Killed in Missouri Hurricane. .1•••••••••••••40,11 Bodies Blown a Mile- -Baby Found Unhurt. .0.•••••••••••••••••=en Kaneas City, June 16.---Twent5'-sie persons are kuowe to have been killed and. many injured by a storm that pawe(1 over cent rat west :1114S0:1r' I at Saturday, demolishing bulialage, tearing down wires and leaving the smaller towns and emmtry homes tiompletely wreeked. Front meagre reports that haVO been received, it is believed that the etornt that truck Katesas Oity late yesterday, eaueing th•e death of two persons and doing damage amounting to netny thou- sands of dollars, swept to the :small through Bates eottnty, where it left et trail of death and destruetion. The path of the storm here was half a milo Wide and five miles long. Between Mer - win and Adrian, nineteen pereone were killed. At Creighton in Cans eonnty two are known to be dead, while at Leeten tn johnnon county two are dead and unverified reports say others have been killed. After striking 'Mervein the storm took northwestwa,rd course, passing Seda- lia, where the wind did much damage. In the country between Merwin and Adrian the storm came up suddenly and siwept efean its path through the north- ern (section of the country. When Henry Cameron and three of his children were killed the wind picked up another child and carried it away. The baby wee, found to -day a mile from home uninjured. The aodiee of Gibson and Fred Groves were found mere than a mile, from their itome, where they were when. the storm struck. In another place the storm in NLSSillg over a farm killed fifty head of live stock, but did no other da.mage. Relief trains haeo been sent from Windeor, -Warrensburg and Snaffle. to .the country, and from Seladia malty undertakers were asked to burry to the ecente jip • ...a...a-. IS THAW SANE? 1•11,4••••11** Harry Making His Third Fight for Freedom. White Plains, NX., June 17. -Harry K. Thaw's third fight to 'obtain his lib- erty from the Matteawana Asylmn for the Criminal insane on a writ of hea- bees corpus, comes up for hearing here to -day before Supreme Court Justice Keogh. It will be a jury's duty to de- termine whether or not the slayer of Stanford White is sane. If he ean es- tablish his sanity Thaw is e-ntitled to freedom. Thaw has been quartered for more than a week in the White Plains jail. His mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, has quarters in a local hotel, and with her is Alice Thaw, formerly the Countess of Yarmouth. Thaw is represented by Clarence Shearn, Chas. Morsehauser and Henry R. Barrett. 'William Travers Jerome is appearing for the sta te, opposing the prisoner's release. - THE NEGROES A Convention for Their Ad- vancement in Cleveland.' Cleveland, Ohio, June 1 7. -Negroes play a prominent part to -day in connec- tion with the conference of ch•terities and correction, the national azeociation for the advancement of seiored people, an affiliated organization being in eanven- Hon. Discrimination against the img,ro and the negro problem in general were slated for discussion. The aeeociation was formed in 1000 to furnish legal aid to negroes in eaee of discrimination on racial grounds. Pre. VOIli/1071 of negro lynchings also was an objeet. Seettion meetings of the conference to- day had. for consideration eee: hygiene, children, eourte and. prison, homing and recreation, relation of -social and medi- cal work and standards of living and labor. eeeei DIES SUDDENLY King's Coachman Passes Away in Apoplectic Fit. Windsor, June 16. -The •King's coachman, Thomas Burnham, died suddenly from a fit of apoplexy at the Royal Mews, Windsor Castle, on Fri- day night. He had beeu ailing for some time. For eome seventeen years he had acted as Royal coachman, and accom- panied Queen Victoria on her tours abroad and in Scotland. Burnham drove King Edward, who thought mueh of his skill,- and also King George and Queen Mary. He was a skilful driver Of four-in- hand, and always acted as coachman to the Royal lanilly when. they Went to picnice at Virginia Water, He was 01 years of age. PERSIAN RAILWAY. Teheran, Persia, June 17. -The Per. 511111 Railway questions hal,,e now been revived in Teheran. The Anglo-Ruseien legatiens ml behalf of the Societe d'Etudee, whose headquarters Ore in Paris, have requeeted the Persian Gov- ernment to give an option for the CO11. struction of :t tratemortation line from Ituesia to India. The powerful Englieh eyndieette supported by .he British Gov - eminent aleo is pressing for a ooneeeeion from Mohammerah to Khorambad. -***-**11********--•**** WINDSOR COUPLE DEPORTEE). Windsor, June 16 . ----George Rum- mage and atm Annie George, who eloped together from England e01110 tillIfs ago, aud who have been living hi Winneor since last Augest as man and wife, were deported front Detroit yeeterdity by Tr. 4. ImMigration In. spector Frick, land both will bo nn back 10 hhigland. Ball are married and left their families behind when they ran away from home. The eon- ple would probably have ecaped de- teetion 1 141 they not deeided to move :terms tile river, and in ea doing mite itt eentaet with Thiele Sant';*„', immigrn. Hen officials. DIED VOICELESS Strange Result ofOiri Hear - lug Her Mother Was Ill. wkilluVA'armn44i St, John, June 16.---Mifei Aline jialt4 Mabel', daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maber, of this cite', lost. her voice when she heard of the eerious illness or aer mother, and died with- out recovering her speech, The young woman'mother was at the point of death, and Mr. Maber sent a telegram to the daughter, who re- sided in Watertown, alaee. As a 5121t OE of the shock of the 811(1(101). an- nouncement of this news, Miss Maber was eoon in a serious condition, and did not letter another word before her death, Iter mother is reported. as be- ing in a very serious condition to- night, and It is thought that she will not long survive the shock resulting from the news of her daughter's death. *set ATTACK ASQUIII1 a •••••••••*** Suffragettes Assault Prem - ter in His Own House. Mrs. Asquith and Sister Go to His Help. London, June 17. -While Premier Asquith was holding an official reception this evening in honor of the King's birth- day, an elegantly attired suffragette, who had been announced as a guest, ap- proached and tried to tear the epaul- ettes off the premier's official coat. .Nirs. Asquith tried to rescue her husband from the unweleome attentions of the woman, and. then an 'leiter literally dragged the suffragette away from the lna;r. emier and ejected her from e thbuild- ir. Asquith, Mrs. Asqnith and alias Aequith were receiving the guests at the foot of the stairway when the suffra- gette, who was about 30 years old, advanced and WaS duly annonneed. The Premier extended hie hand, but, instead of (Making it and. proceeding the woman stopped as if to speak to kr. Asquith, and then placed both hands on the Premier's shoulders and began tvggieg violently at the epaulettes. The Premier shook her off, but still the waman persisted in her attack. Meanwhile Mrs. Asquith came to bei' husband's aid and the ueher seized the woman by the wrist and dragged. her away. She stubbornly resisted, however, until elle WOS ejeeted from the building. A temple of minutes later a pale faced youth, of about 20 years wee introdueed to the Premier, and took hold of Mr. Asquith's arms roughly and fillOUted something that was inaudible. He fl;FO was unceremoniously thrown out of the room. Aecording to come reports of the oc- currence, the woman, whose mune, was Mr. _Asquith Was subsequently molest- ed a third time after leaving the hall. This WAS the most serious aesault of all, not made public, beat Premier Aegean over the head with her hat. The Premier had entered -the hall when an exceedingly well-dreASed young WO. 111(111 seized his arm, and in the ensu- ing struggle beat him over the head with a fan. Considerable violence had to be used to release the Premier from the wnman's elutches. Mr. Asquith this time Showed considerable perturbation, and at the moment expressed lamseif in .forcible terms. The reception was one of the most brilliant that the India office ever wit- neesed. More than 7,000 guests were present. Mr. Asquith wore the uniform of an elder brother of Trinity. 4 . 4.. CANCER CURE Early Treatment Necessary to Save Patient. London, Jim° 7. -Sir Felix Seaman, writing to the lionaon Times with re- ference to the Bell -Bashford libel action, points out the danger' of permittingcan- cer to become too well established for successful surgieal treatment. He de- clares emphatically that cancer com- mences as a purely local affection, and is not primarily a geoeral blood disease, After a time, he says, the infectious mee terial is earried into other organs of the body. If the case comes under obser- vation then or afterwards, the mere removal of the orginal tumor is doomed to failure. From this point of view, Sir Felix con- tinues, it would be a great pity if the result of the recent libel aetion were to induce the belief that a treatment other than operative might first be tried and that there is always time for the knife afterward. "In the whole, course of my profes- eional career I remember nothing sadder than the numerous eases in which I have been eonsulted by patientsuffer- ing from cancer, whose history points to the probability that a favorable chance had at one time evisted, yet who lost the ehance by waiting too long," TANGIER'S PORT To be in Direct Charge of the British Admiralty. mo*. Gibraltar, ;Tune 1 is reported here on what appears to be good au- thority that Tangier will remain under intereational control, as determined by Algeciras agreement, but that the ed. miralty will be in direct charge. The intention is to remove the customs house beyond the ray linuts and make Tangier a free port. The plan regarded with favor, as etibraltar's business interests in Morocco are large and constantly increasing, The Spania,rde 111 fiabraltar and viein- ity look upon tin' plan with satisfaction, while the large Moorieh eolony here is wild milli joy itt the prospaet. They prefer au INglielt administration to any ot her, CHINESE 11E11LS KILLED. Tenelon, ,Tune 17.- The Peking corree- ontient ef (let Dafly Telegraph report!: the euppiession of a rising at 'hung ( it1iii, tetty milee eeutit of Kwan Cheutee. "Alitholturia. Aertird.bee 10 the deepateli, aereetneeee were t ote 1111115 Mid 01111111111itiAll, Many of the rhinteee iel'ols wore idikil (11 vieneleil. The Japaittee, were killed 10111 thirteen sew:mile:1. aaar rar**** we*, -*/ *al* *rt r • ---, SUPREME COURT AND. THE MARRIAGE BILL: Parliament Has No Authority to Pass Bill -- Legislature Supreme in Quebec. - -p-rv (Special to the Times.) Ottawa, Ont., June 17. --The Supreme Court this morning gave judgment in the marriage case referred to them by the Gov- ernment and arising out of the Lancaster Marriage 13111 of last sm. slon. The Supreme Court decided that Parliament has not the au- thority to pass the Lancaster Bill, which means that the jurisdic- tion is entirely with the provinces. The Court also declared that the law of Quebec does not render null and void any mixed mar- riages, whether performed before a Roman Catholic priest or Pro- testant clergyman, The Government will immediately appeal to the Privy Council from the judgment rendered from the Supeeme Court this morning, JUDGMENT IN DlaTAIL Ottawa, June 17. -Judgment was handed clown at noon in, the Supreme Court in the matter of the questions referred by the Government on the Lancaster 13111. The Court answers the questions as follows: Question 1. -(Both branches.) - Chief Justice Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Justices Duff, Anglin and Davies an- rvjeurstNico. oetlington answers: "It is an impossible ,,ill as it stands. 11 I must answer categorically then I say as follows: "The retrospective part would be good as part or a scheme for concur- rent legislation by Parliament and by the legislatures confirming pa,st mar- riages, whieh probably neither can effectively do. The prospective part so far as it is possible to make effec- tive prohibition as a religious test may be good, but It Is doubtful and the probable purpose can be reached by a better bill." Question 2. -The Chief Justice asks permission to decline to answer the first branch. To branch one Justices Idington, Duff and Davies, No, Jus- tice Anglin, Yes. To branch 2 of ques- tion, the court unanimously answers, No. Question 3. -Branch A, the Chief Justice, Justices Davies, Duff and Anglin, No. Justice idhagton says: "As to question three, Branch A, an- swer "yes," to be concurred in be- cause the respective legislatures ot the provinces concerned, and as to branch 13, answer "yes," if and when a province fails to provide adequate means of solemnization., tatimmary of judgment of Mr. Justice After expressing his concurrence in Sir Louis Davies' "Reasons for an- swering the first question in the ne- gative," Mr. Justice Anglin proceeds with the second question, as to the 'civil validity in Quebec (a) of mar- riages of two Catholics, (b) of mixed marriages, solemnized by Protestant clergymen. His Lordship gives several reasons Why the court should represent to the government that it is undesirable to answer this question. Ile points out that unless Parliament can legislate up- on the matter the question is academic, that it, affects only the law of Quebec., and the Quebec Governinent objec.ts to its being answered, that at the close of the argument the Deputy Minister of Jiestiee states that the question was only put in anticipation 01 an affirma- tive answer as to the Dondniona legis- lative power and that the Privy Council has recently said that in a case which seem e to the Supreme Court, to render euch e. eourse advisaale it might pro- perly represent to the executive the dif- ficulty or undesirability of answering any question instead of replying to it. But in deference to the views of the inajority of his colleagues who think an a.nswer should now be given to the sec- ond queetion the learned judge pro- ceeds to disettes it at length and to enswer it. He first (states, however, that eecles. iastical law can be recognired in Can- adian civil eourts so far, but so far only, as the common law incorporatee it, or the Legislature has recognized and given civil efficacy to it. The dieeretion of the legielature is oupreme. Ile adds that of the law of the Catholic Church which must be established as a matter of fact, the wily evil is what the admitted documents afford. After setting out a number of legal impediments, applicable to every body, thegnebec eivil code says in article 127: "The other impediments recognized ac- cording to the different religious per- suasions, tie resulting from relationship or affinity or from other caueee remain subject to the rules hitherto followed in the different churches and religious communities. The code was passed in. 1866 by the Legislature of the then Province of Canada, which bad. full. legislative juris- diction over marriage. The decree of the Council of Trent was in force in the Catholic Church in fene- bee in 1866. It renders void any mar- riage not solemnized before the parish priest of the partice, or a priest au- thorized to Act by ban or the biehap. It decleree the parties incapable of thus eontrit cein.g marriage. Therefore, says his lordehip, the impediment thus cre- ated was made part of the civil hew of Quebec by article 127 of the cade as an impediment recoghized by the,"religious pereunsion" of the Catholic, Church. Bat ' becanee ot the latter Benedietine de- elaration, \Odell wee made applicable to Canada in 1764 mid remained in Three in 1866, the Catholie Chorea exeeeted mixed marriagees from the Tridentine decree, and deelared them valid thong!' not solemnized 'before a Catholie priest. Ms lordship holds that mixed marriages celebrated before a Protestant minieter ale eivilly valid in Quebec,. It is ex- chttled from artiele 127 by the word "hitherto," and it lute not been other- wise reeognized by the Legielatitre. "Mr. Migneault conceded title. Ily artiele 1id the judgment sateetlie Qttebee, enurts are given eeprete :tether- ity to deelare tun marriseres not ; emnizea before a competent "offieer, Therefore by a religions impairment in. eorporatel by the Legielatitre into tie. eivil eode the marriatio ef two teeeheliee 0 proteA ant minieLer 4 vOri•1 (st;ne. nondittlfo and 111-ty et; deelartel by the eocees. 'Ilie Teemed indee then precee!s to -demonstrate That, apart. from any lewe ' co' Om catbolie Oliurela lee the eivil leg ot 1 in 1i ovinee (etch a manage: is in- valid. Tre eites onlioaneee of the Frenell to Atm that prior to the eteurtteet mar. raw tonal be velialy eoleuutized -11 C.:(11,1da Under the Preneli eivil law .otaly • by the Catholic euro or by a priest au- it,,en10..rreed Wen or by •tee bishop, who was required to keep au offielal regis. lie then discueses the effect of the conquest, the capitulations of Quebee and Montieal, the treaty or Paris, the Royal proclamation o11768, the iestrue. Cons and commissions of the governors, the imperial "Quebec Aet" of 1774 and the Lower Canada statute of 1795; and, citing a judgment of Chief Justice Sew - el in 1816 and other authorities, he con' eludes that the French civil law of mar- riage as part of the private law remain- ed the WV of Canada, subject to Angli- can eleretymen having •the right to Mar- ry Protestants and to Solemnize mixed marriages -dissenting ministers gradual- ly acquired the right to marry under provincial statute. His Lordship says "Primarily, if not solemnly," for the purposes of their own congregation. The exclueive right of Anglican clergymen to marry Protestants was thus taken away, but therequirement of the civil law that Catholics must be nuerried;hy their proper eode was not altered. That was the law of Lower Canada in Md. The code was intended to express that Jaw. Sueli were the instruetione to the codifiers. They reported that in deed- ing with marriage they had left every- body in "the enjoyment of his own us- ages and practices, according to which lie b ieeeeiloenbgs.,, rittion of marriage is entrusted to the ministers of the worship to which His Lordship discueees numerous ar. dyke of the end() requiring that .merri- nee be celebrated by a eompptent officer (128 0 0) and ordinarily at the domi- cile of one of the parties (63); that banns he first published in the church whieh each of the parties attends (180 z, 57-8); that an opposition to mar- riage and the disallowance of an an op- position must be eerved on the func- tionary charged to solemnizing (articles 117 (1 0 P and 81 0 0); that registers are to be kept by such Catholic priests as the Bishop authorizes to solemnize marriage in .their parish churches, eha- pels and miesions, priests, rectors and other officers authorized to keep regis- ters are dee-lazed competent to solemn- ize marriage OM. His Lordship de- CillPPS the eonclusion that read III the light of the pre-exieting law which was codified, there provisions require that the nuirriage of two Catholics must he solemnieed by the eure over them, OT by a priest authorized by him or by the Bishop. He thee finds that the pro- vieions of the French eivil law whieh survived the cession and are embralied in the code render Invalid the marrinee of two Catholics by a Protestant minis- ter jtitit RS dove the cherch law adopted hv areale 127 C. 0, Because marriage 15 t (be solemnized at the domicile of either for the parties, the learned judge infer e that mixed marriages may be celebrated hy the clergyman of either spouse. Ite proceeds to diecues the provisions for marriage licenses. Theee, he :says, replace the Bishop's dispensation from publication of benne. They are meant for Protestants only, the fees goina to Protestant superior edueation. They do not render an incompetent minister eompetent and do not validate a IllitT• Alp to. which there le a legal impedi- nwInTits' Lordship answer a the second ques- tion that (ho taw of Quebec does render 'void the marringe of two Catholies cele- brated before a Protestant clergyman, btilt s:)110ernniz4.d. 0sn0,±n1111ify a mixed marriage s,t He answers the third question in the negative for the reasons given by Sir Louie Davies. adde that section 03 of the B. N. A. Act is inconeistent with the Dominion Perliament having, any general power of remedial or overriding legislation upon provincial subjeets, and that eection 04 makes it facer that when eutering Confederation, Quebec s Lieu - ted against any federal interference that "the eolemnization of inerrttge" (should be taken out of the federal sub- ject of marriage and assignea to the exclusive legiela tive jurisdiction of the province -6 was to ensure her having a constitutional guarantee that upon all that appertains to the eolerrinization of marriage her laws shoeld he eupeeme, Mr. Justice Anglin'e opinion is very exhaustive, eovormg 55 typewritten pages. He quotes numerous statutory Peovieions anti legel preeedents. Hie eoneliesions are, he states, in aceordanee with the great weight of the turisprna- Mee of the Province of Qobete QT'EsTioN 8 ANSWERED. Question 1---(a) 'fee the Paailament of Canada authority to onaet, in whole or in part, bill No. 3, of the first nes- sion of the twelfth Parliament of Can- ada, entitled "een aet to amend the mar- riage art"; (b) If the provisions of the said bill are not all within the author- ity of the Parliament, of Canada to en - net, which, if any, of the provinees are net!IlaoLitett Questioti 2hllaw of the pro. vinee of Quebec; render null and void, nnless eontrected before a afnman Oath- olie priest, a marriage whieh woela otherwiPe be legally binding whieh takes place in suelt province: (a) Between pereens who rre both Roman Catholiee or (le bet wt en 01 son ohtof whom only Vont:Ili (atliolio? (.yaetition 1 la) or ()el et .1 1„net! 'fire. 'le Ina( t (hot el; t eee ie 1141 llol 1 her -ti e eo‘e inal•eil. ea flu hvt, atter to ht. enee,ed, :die); lie leeel ami bindiete. Tae pihelpel ±1 e ith inauv man at Celt he mante 10 do Ibt, (kit mit tIi be dietrihuted amtmg ell Vie racenliele hi q family.. e ideetett lleeterta Herald, 3„ eaar,aa'aet=ataaerdedrere FOUR KILLED le.olt • •-•.* Engine and Freight C4nlo Together Near Nipegon. Fon winima deepiXt-Ch: Your train - Men are reported fatally injured in a. heud-on collision of two freights ou the Canadian lateific Railway at .Nipegon, 50 mileeast of here, at 7 oaanelt this rri(LIk'llitieng' to -night a report (!alno over the 11'ire,4 ecying time the ivreek respitea 04 "eollielon between a, light engine and a freight. The liaMeS ni the dead are given as follows; A. Roes. engineer of light evgine. fireman uf weethelia(l engineer af WeSthOlUla frc'igh t, Allen, brakeman. aittr('d---1), Deegan. The Canadian Paelfic llailway has giv- en out no information, and as ITO trains have arrived yet, and, the dead and in- jured are all of Schreiber, little is known a t NO MORE PMN A. Wonderful Anaesthetic Abolishes All Pain. No Need to Suffer After Accident or Operation. 1111.10.111,.0. New York, June London cable Says: The abolition of pain resulting from injury or operation is promised if the new anaesthetic process described in the London Lancet fulfils its discov- erer's claims. Dr, le. W. Forbes -lease makes the announeement iu the Lancet, and from -the feet that it revolves pub licity in that conservative publication, the claim of Dr, Forbes -Ross may be considered to have received ortlidoe ap- proval. Moreover, Dr. Forbes -Ross hue met the professional requirementby giving his discovery to the public. (Speaking of the new boOn to human- ity, Dr. Forbes -Rose said: "What 1 wish to make known is the discovery of the wide application of a prolonged local anaesthetic of incalcul- able value, to humanity. 1 know and 1 wish the world to know how to kill pain following the severest bodily injury from accident or during and after the severest surgical operation. "By the use of this anaesthetic it is possible to -day for a surgeon to guaran- tee to a patient freedom from pain after an accident or following an operation. I have found an absolutely harmless and. non-poisonous antidote to physical pain and shock and thie antidote am be used without the least fear of twat or gen- eral detriment to sufferer." In the operation the patient is put under a general anaesthetic in the or- dinary way and then five to ten cubic centimetres of one per cent. solution of quinine and urea hydrochloride are tributed over the nerve supply of the part concerned. The effect of such in- jection is to produce a total loss of the sensation of pain. Popularly speaking, the affeeted part is put to sleep. ••••••••••••••.....***iip,6 SAVED 15 LIVES Englishnian Rescues Boy in Harbor at Picton Iactote June 17. ---Doris Blakley, .11 yearn old, son of Mrs. E. Blakley, of Lake street, was rescued from dye -wil- ing off Hepburn's Wharf, Wm. Beet - ley, a young Englishman, working en the steamer Geronia, was the hero ol the occasion. Mre. Blakley made a presentation of a watchguard to Beas- ley for hie reseue work. This gift brought out the knowledge that Beasley had on other occasion,: rescued fourteen persons front drown- ing, and Oa; was the firet time, he de- chtres, that he was ever in any way rewarded for the saving of lives. Young Blakley was fishing. Ile yen- tureetoo far over in an effort to ceat a estn to put his fish in and toppledinto the water. .Ere was going down fer the :third time. When Beasley meted off the Geronia and plunged into the water with all his clothes on. He had just received his pay and Neely took time to tuck the money in els pocket before he juniped. : t FLEE IN TERROR Alaska Natives Frightened at Volcanic Eruption. Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska, Juue 17, via wireless to Cordova. -Natives aro flocking from the interior to the large cannery centres on the Bristol Bay side of the Alaska peninsula, bringing reports that many of their tribeemen perished during the eruption of Katniai volcano last week. These reports are not given much credence here, however, as the natives are greatly excited mid are so terrified they cannot give an intelligible aveount oi thei:• experiences. The natives, who are aceompanied by their entire families, and their belong- ings, declare the Bristol Bay Mist line is covered with from three, to six inches of volcanie ashes and sand. Bris- tol Bay le eni the 'windward Gide. of the volcano, and the natives said during the eruption they (-cited see red streeme of lava flowing down the west slope oa the mountain. Three inches of ashee fell in Naiknek Village. No Work has been reeeived front the villages on the Sa elikof Strait side of the peninsula, whieli was the real den - ger zone arid tiln fate of the people there is enknown. LABOR TROUBLES. Ottawa, &tile 1 7.---Returne issued the labor department :Thew that- disputes iu Canada itterease •eonehlerehly durbet Mar, lett that enntlitiote •eouipare fa- vorable, with the eorreApnnitilvx niontb last year. 'There evere ee eirtkee re. perted, tee:owlet erith 19 luring tee tot vet -thee April aiel 34 durine May of tret eeer. ..abotit eat) lirme atel foie' thousenti employees e ere ievoli COST OF LIVING. 1,01,14,11, .111:w t., - day by Metropolitan Aeylitire‘ Iteeed Army inereese iti the eoet of eno,l tie einnerared with lave •••• ear a telleee: Bacon 1 per vent., else'. el ltI Firt01.ti .1 brtkoti 8 per emit; butter 1;; pee eem eneoa 31) per Pent; fiour 10 per (anti flee It; per (Teti, awl teigar an pee cent.