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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1912-09-12, Page 7moToR..cycilis ENVOYS ARRIVING mg CONGRESS DEADLY mu NearinyaTtnstifhoirto,Funerai map moNDAY Two Racers, Four Specta- tors Die in Smash, RAN INTO BLEACHERS Panic in Crowd at New York Races. New York, Sept. 8. -Two well-known motor -cycle stars were killed and four spectatore are dead and. a eeore Were injured, several seriously, in the presence OE 3,00() pereems lined around the big quarterouile trick a the Vailsburg Sta- dium Motordrome this afternoon, When Fddie Hasba, known as the "Texas Cy- clone," left 1110 track, going at the rate of 90 miles au hour, and zipped. into the bleaehere with his engine of death. lrashe was catapulted from his machine end instantly killed, and Johnny Al- bright, known as the Brighton Beach motordrome star, was so seriously in- jured by colliding with Hasha's wrecked machine, that he died from his injuries this evening in the German hospital. All the other dead, and the most seriously hurt, were • spectators in the bleachers, who were craning their necks over the guard rail and caught the full force of Hasha's inotorcycle. Those in the race with Albright and Hash% were Ray Seymour, of Los An- gele'e• Harry Peck, of Los Angeles; Frarlc King, of Denver, and John King, of Newark. Melia whizzed out of the bunch as the racers 6tarted, and led for the first three laps. In the fourth, as he was coming down the streteh toward the grand steed Seymour spurted and succeded in peso- ing Haslet, it wa6 then noticed that oi.nething was troubling the Texas Cy- elone, He *was ob6erved looking back - weeds, and. it was understood that he was either filling his cylinder with oil or Was worrying seriously because his mixable was not working right. Opinions differ as to the real cause of his mishap, but everybody soon re• alized that he had lost control of his machine when the motor cycle c.shot up the steep incline going at the rate of fully ninety miles an hour, climbed the rail in front of the bleachere, and shot along the wire netting, There was a cry of horror from the bleacherites a Hasha left the track, and many in the front seats craned their necks far out over the guard rail. • The wheels of the 150 -pound machine ran over their necks, and they fell back into their seats uneonscious. In an in- stant everything was in an uproar, but the heavy motorcycle kept on and crash- ed into one of the heavy electric light supports. The impact Was SO terrific that the machine was shattered, and the for- ward part shot into the grand stand ad- joining the bleaeheri. Stories of eye -witnesses vary as to jest exactly what happened. Many said that Hashads body was forcibly project ed into the grand stand; others claim that he was tossed into the floor of the )leachers, • Most of those sitting in the grand stare': =end in the bleachers near the scene of the accident were so horrified by the awfulness of it that they were all dazed, and for fully a minute the crowd was hushed and hardly anybody stirred from their seats. Then came the rush, and in fhis rush it is believed that several reeeived injuriee which later sent them to the hospital. Hundreds swarm- ed onto the track, and hundreds of oth- ers rushed madly to the gates. Dozens of women fainted. in the excitement and were trampled upon, but none were seri- ously injured. .Ae goon as cool-headed Men were able to eollect their senses an alarm as se,nt to Newark police head- quarters and. ambulances from the city hospital and. the German hospital were sent to the stadium. Most of the injured. were men and boys who were •sitting in the front row ef the bleachers, along which Hashit's machine had travelled as it left the track. Several were picked up uncoil- Sebelle, and most of their injuries were aliout their heaths and upper parte of tho belies, showing that they eve.re leaning forward when t he iv heels or the motor- eyele rolled over them. When the machine struck thci post the rear part, with its engine. rolled down the saueer-like track. Albright, who was riding at tremendous speed, struck it with his machine, and. skidded in a zig-zag course along the traek in front of the grand stand, pest the stand of the judges. There were men and. boys with frac- tured Muffle and broken arms hanging helplessly over the rail where they had fallen. One of the victims of the ae- cident was a four-year-old. boy wearing grey knickerbockers and. a bills' and white striped shirt, whose body bad not been identified up to it late hour to- night. This youngster wile leaning for- ward over the rail with hie eyes pop- ping out watching the meet's as they sped down the traek towards him when Hasha's moehine suddenly whizzed up and rolled over hie head. The top of his skull WAS eartied :May. Several in the grand stana were hurt, but only slightly, These were struck by the front wheels of the motorcycle AS It shot into their midst, or by ports of .the machine whieh whiezed in every di- keetionafter t•he impact; with the pole. r0UND FLOATING IN NIAGARA. Niagara Valle, N. Y., Sept. The body of an unknown men, 30 to 35 yelln MIL wa6 found floating in the upper Niagara River, near Mang's grove, about Peon to -day. It had been in the water Omit a week, and appeared to have been tbat ofa railroad employee or aIt is -seaman. Ilressed n blue trousers, inmper, Idue dotted tie, brown sooks and shoes, the latter 617,0 nine. The two front teeth htthe upper jaw were gold capped and the first joint fa of the left great toe and two small es _toon the right folt were missing. There was nothing in the clothing that would lead to an islentifi- cAtion. ilearawaftillo.4.00 s GLASGOW'S PROTEST. war gow, Sept. 9. -The lumber of l'ommerce today decided to ask the ii,ritish Foreign Offiee to insist On ar- bitration in any discrhninations nr dif- ierenee in the treating of llips under the Panama Canal Act, and to ask that .Amerleart coastwiNe traffic. be defined, w limited to Shipm plying between Mor- gan ports Only, Tokio, Sept. 9..-1J.he first special en. toy to the funeral of the late Emperor Mutsultito to reach Japan arrived at Tokio this evening, in the person of United States Seeretary of State Knoe, who was aceompanied by Mrs, R.'nog 1( E1R end a suite, inelmling Ransford Miller, I thief of the far eaetern divieion of the State Departniut. The Amerieane wave Niany Record Attendance of Dele- gates at Guelph. HARDIE THERE Subjects Down for Discussion, given a mostordial reception, the wel- coming party oe:ne. -muted by Prime., ',fokugaiva, represeiiting Emperor Yoehi- hito. Prince Henry of Prussia, the represen- tative of Emperor 'William at the funer- al of the late depamse Emperor, will arris e here to-morrew. Priuee Arthur of Cennaughte the son of the Governor-General of Canada, who will represent King (levee at the funeral ceremony, and who 1,11. Pr will preeent to Emperor Yoshihito the Or- der of the Garter, bestowed on the new Japiteese ruler by King George, will read' Tokio Sep t. 11. Prince rtrthur of Connaught and Prinee Henry of Prussia will be met per- sonally by the Emperor at the railway station. GUNS FOWNATWES Does This Explain African Savages' ,Supply? London, Sepa. 8.—A big deel in dis- yarded lo eecloloading eifles has just been completed with Austria by an un- named American. The riflo.e :tee of the Werder type, and number 200,000. The American puhaeed thorn at tweuty cents apiece and immediately resold them to it Prenehfirm at forty eents. The guns were then transhipped to Liege, Belgian, where slight alterations n re to be effected. Then they will be sent to Jibontil, and theme to _Abyssinia. Their ultimate destination hos not been dieeloised, but the significance of the deal rests in the present unrest in Egypt. which is burning with sedition, and elso the growing warlike activity of tribes in remote parts of the Soudan, where early this year two expeditions had stiff work with -natives Who were armed with modern rifles, and who showed conelderabli, military training. Where these riflewere obtained hos been a mystery on which the pres- ent purcheee seems to throw some light. The expense of running guns and wino.; nition to this distant region is enor- mous, but the natives pay with huge quantities of ivory. • NAVY CHANGES Winston Churchill Further ingHis Reform Plans. London, Sept. S.—Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, in contin- uance of his plans for the reform of the navy, to -day announces further admin- istrative changes. The main feature is the allotment to each Lord of the Ad- miralty of 6pecifie duties which are pre- cisely defined and which correspond to the, qualifications of the respective, Lords. These are: First Sea Lord and Admiral of the Fleet, Vice -Admiral Sir Francis Bridgemen-Bridgeman; Second Sea, Lord, Vice -Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg; Third Sea Lord, Rear -Ad- miral Charles joint Briggs.; Fourth Sea Lord, Captain 'William C. Pftkenham, and Civil Lord, George Lambert, M.P. Several lower deck reforms, mainly in the direction of the lightening of punishments, are announced. The whole reorganization aims, like Mr. Churchill's other reforms, at run- ning the navy on business lines, TELEGRAPHS Britain Not Satisfied With Service. London, Sept. 8. ----Britons have. al- ways been exceedingly proud of their postal telegraph service, which, they are fond of boasting, is the best in the world, but mice the Government has taken over the telephones these Sam?, Britons have beeun to think that there is room for improvement. The Times now advocates the aboli- tion of the office of Postmaster -General and the substitution of a board of direc- tors, with a permanent chairman. A similar suggestion was made by We H. Smith, the great news agent, in 1877. The suggestion is that there should ba perinanent chairman, who would rank' before all permanent seeretaries of de- parements and all Under -Secretaries of State, with the Aame freedom of access to the Prime Minister as the other mem- bers of the Cabinet, and that be should be made a Privy Councilor. With this official, as permanent eol- iegauee, the plan is that there ehoeld be. Director of Posts and a Director of Telegraphs. These, it is proposed, shall be assisted by five business men, who should receive substantial directors' fees, and who should be summoned to fortnightly meeetinge, THE SZABO DROWNING, Now York, Sept. 9.—To determine, if possible, whether death Wil9 dtte to any ageney other than drowning, Dietrict Attorney Rogers. of Orange County, N. Y., will efttrie to be exhumed to -day the body of Mrs. Rosa, Szabo. an Austrian woman, who net death in Greenwood Lake while in a rowboat with Ilurton W. (libson, a New York lawyer, now tot. eentor of her *-l0 000 estate, VETERAN BRAKEMAN KILLED, ()wen Sound, Sept. --Hobert Me. Ewen, brakeman, an old employee of the Grand Trunk, Was altneGt in- stantlykilled at the (trend Tyttniz .;s•erds here yesterday at noon, When he was thrown beneath a moving ear and had a, Int severe I. The train erew were mak- ing a running ewiteb, and 'arethven role down to throw over the lever. As he threw his weight against the lmr his hands slipped and lir reeled OVer 1 OW411(1 the treelo and, behig throven etettinet fllo miemnine ear, nee Intrle I to the trotek lengthwise. The heavy express ear paciq. el over one hlg and ensiled part of the Indy terribly. Guelph, Out., Sept. 9. --Before the firet Se6zsiOn of the Trades and Labor ((in- gress of Canada convention opened here to -clay, those in charge announced,that all records for attendanee of delegates had been broken, almost doubled, in fact. Last year's attendance at Calgary was 173 delegates, 'nip, year the creden- tial committee tate 300 delegates will be aeecirded eats and votes, Hon. Mr. Ream°, Hon, W. J. Hamm, Hon, Mr. Crothers, Fefteral Minister of Labor, Hugh Guthrie, M. P., of South 'Wellington, and IL C. Sehofield, L. P. P., of South 'Wellington, took part in the opening ceremonies. This afternoon is an open date for the delegates, and a trip is being plan- ned to the Prison Farm. The big meetiug of the week is. on Tuesday evening, when a representa- tive from each Province will speak at an open meeting in the Armories. J. Keir Hardie, Labor leader of the Bri- tish House, will discuss labor condi- tions in Britain. Another outing is planned for Wed- nesday afternoon to the Agricultural College, while a monster baoquet, ten- dered by the Labor Connell, will be a feature for Thursday evening. Many =there affecting the labor world will come up for diecussion, and as the Socialite are •strongly represent- ed, some interesting debates are assured. The programme includes as main fea- tures such questions as: 1—Dominion and. Provincial legislae tion enffeeting labor interests. 2—The Alien Labor Act and its ni- ter uselessness to protect the working- man in its present cetrabersome admin- istration, 3—The immigration laws, 4—The eight-hour bill, 5—The Workingmeri'e Compensation Acts in the various Provinces, adminis- tration of them by Provincial Govern- emoeunittss.,and their interpretation by the 6—Amendments to the Industrial Dis- putes and Investigation Act. 7—Clear definition of 'our positiou as wage worker e on the projected old age pension measure now before ft spe- cial committee of the Dominion Howie Of Commons. 8—Proposed amendments to the Dom- inion Election Act to make election day a public holiday, and to abolish the $200 deposit now exacted. 9—Payment of wages 'On railways fortnightly, and many other features. KILLS THREE Plane Dashed Into Crowd at French Park. Paris, Sept. S.—Three persons were killed, another is dying, and four others were seriously injured in a terrible avia- tion accident at Gray, in the Depart- ment of Haute -Saone, to -day. This was the opening day of the aviation meeting at thie place, and, being Sunday. great crowd flocked into the enciosuse. An aviator named Beard had trouble in getting his monoplane to ascend. Finally he thought it was all right, but, instead of going up, the. aeroplane mode straight for the crowd.. Beard tried desperately to control the machine, and kept shriek- ing to the people to clear the way. The people expected that the machine would rise every second and did not move. The aeroplane crashed. into the crowd. while going at a speed of 40 miles an hour. A man, a WOMan, and the latter's da,ugh- ter were killed instantly. Their bodies were terribly mutilated by the propeller of the aeroplane. Another woman is dy- ing from her injuries, and four persons are in. the hospital with serious injuries. Beard, it is thought, lost his nerve, for on seeing that a crash•was inevitable he tried to cut off the ignition, bet failed. •••••• A ROYAL LIBRETTIST. Plorence, Sept. 8.---Pormer Crown Princess Louise, of Saxony, has taken a villa for September at Pesaro, and is working on the libretto of her operet- ta. She pays daily visits to her former husband, Enrico Toselli, the pianist, with whom she is collaborating On the work. Toselii Is at Catollica, where he is composing the music of the operetta, Which is to be called "Naughty Fran- cesca." The story deals with the mat- rhnonial experiences of three daughters of a king. The scene is laid in Spain, although there are many vened allu- sions to the court of Saxony. The oper- etta will be produced first In Italy. The Princess has already been warned that it Will be forbidden in Germany. :44 AUSTRCeGERMAN UNDERSTAND - I NG, Vienna., Sept. 8.—A semi-offieial note has been issued in reference to the visit of Herr von Bethmann ‘Sollweg, the Ger- man Imperial Chancellor, to Count von Berehtold the Austrian Foreign Minis- ter, at the latter's country seat at Buell- lau. The note says the exhaustive con- versations whieh took plaee between the two statesmen resulted in a perfeet mu- tual understanding on all pending gm - tions of 'foreign, poliey, especially in re- gard. to the Near East. Aceording to a semi-official Ilene -paper it is the object of both statesmen to maintain the status quo in the Balkans, and strengthen Turkey. CRUISER STERN FOR LINERS, London, Sept. 8.—In view 01' th steady rise ill shipping shares and fresh projeets for linking up the Em- pire by means of subsidized mereltant. men, convertible into cruisers in lime Of war, it is interetiting to note that two shipping cempardies, .Allan Line and C. P, It., are introducing changes 111 th0 design of their new ships Winch Will be plaeed In vommiemion earl Y ritA t veai, 1,10111' new .Atlantic and Paeifie liners will poesees wholly new features. They will hnv u hat is ktionp as the trnit-lor 1401.11. whieh has 'allot°been peenliar to warships. •-•". •••••-• NEW SILVER FIND Rush Started Into Auld T ownship. Cobalt: Sept. tie -The aetivity eine rounding the Cobalt camp has now' been Inereaeed by the diveovery of native silver in Auld. township, and the sithee- (pleat retell of proepeetore and hurried stnking in the townehip. While in the 3.1ontrea1 River mining division, with the reeording office at Elk Lake, Auld is much eloser to Cobalt and, the prodewing area than many of the so-called Porcu- pine mines are to Porcupine proper. The discovery of silver in Auld Wati made about a week ago, but the find did not get noiteed about in Cob tit and ilaileybury, the headquarters of the min- ing men (if the distriet, until Met week. 'rile silver wits gieeovered by n. Renfrew Man Who w'eut jiito the townehip and purchased a veteran claim. As howl as the information reaelled Ti aileybury eeveral parties were grub - et 11 ed and etarted for the se(tni:!, Others went in to -day, and by the end of ilext week the townehip will be \yell ;staked. W. F. Trethewey, of Toronto, was one of the firat men. on the ground, and he has etalcOd several claime. Fred tient:en aud James. Kilroy were among the early Ifaileybury stakers, and they returned last night with rich samples- taken from their claims. Willis Abbott, of Cobalt, took a party into Auld yesterday morn- ing. Min new finds are in the northern part of the towns'aip. 0-4-4 WINTER FASHION Will Follow Those of Reign of Terror. New York, Sept. 0.—"Robdspierre" is to be theslogan of the dresemakers 11143 winter, according to the Jatest Paris advices. The new fashions, it is deelar- ed, are all to be modelled on the cos- tumes which were .n vogue during the Reign of Terror. Tne newest tadlor-made eostumes, Ac- cording to the fashion experts, will be tight -fitting in the chest and cut away at the waist, with long tails. The ecnits are frogged with heavy braid, after Robespierre, whAe the striped trousers of the revolutionary period are recalled by the striped skirts, which do not al- ways accord with the pattern of the coat. Picturesque overcoats in black, with a short cape, and low cut waist- coat e in brilliant colors, bring to mind 'the dandies of the revolution. 17. ORIGIN OF LIFE Scientist's Words Receive Much Criticism. London, Sept. 8.—.Among the pulpit critic -isms to -day of the address o'f President Schaefer, o•f the British As- soeiation for the Advancement of Science., on the origin of life, a ser- mon by Father Widdowson Jesuit priest, at the Roman Catholic Cathe- dral at Dundee, as noteworthy, Father Widdowson is a native of Edinburgh, and is .himself a seientist of repute. it was not the scientist, said Father Widdowson, who harmed religion, but the Socialist in science and the So- cialist in theology, who were the bane of real progress in both. After pointing out how popular fancy, even in the able minds of scientists themselves, was .often led by the startlingly marvelous activities demonstrated in laboratories to im- agine that atoms were working alone, independently of the Creator Father Widdowson said Prof Schaefer's the- ories showedi the blankest dead mettle- iftlisin. He added, sarcastically, that they might soon look for the atomic weight of a toothache or a vision of the chemical composition of a sneer. Prof. Schaefer, he said, had already given them the .chemical composition of death. It ought BOW to be his (Father Widdow- son'e) duty to give that of eternal damnation in the -term6 of electrons. re INDIANS AND FIREWATER. St, Catharines, Sept. 7.—A novel roe - son as to why firewater rectums a red- skin to his primitive, state and. renders him wild. anci more unmanageable than the average whiten -.vas introonced in the Police Court hero yesterday by Chief Thunderwater, of the Tuscaroras. He fteroted that the white race has been consuming intoxicants for several thou -- sand years, and had become inoculated with it, whereas only a few hundred years have elapsed. since the Indian na- ture was introduced to alcohol, hence it keen effect upon the Indian system. Joseph Tracey, a bartender, was given his liberty yesterday by Magistrate Campbell, after a trial on the eharge of taking a girl under 16 years from her parents at Niagara. Falls. e HAD A NARPOW ESCAPE. St. Thomas, Sept. H. ;Bulk and family, of Aylmer, had. a narrow escape from being burned to death in their beds when their residence burned to the groun(i at 3 o'cloele on Saturday morning. A neighbor passing at that hour notieed the whole upper part of the house in flames. He broke in and roused Mr. and Mrs. Bulk and their fam- ily of young childrrn. who were still asletT. The family had only been Ont of the liollSe 81101`t tiin vheii the roof fell in, rind by the time the fire brigade arrived there was little of the building loft standing. The fire is eupposed to have originated in a defeetive chimney. '- SOO TRAFFIC RECORD. Sala Ste. Marie, Sept. 8.-----1'or the third time this season all previous re- eords tor ene montite traffie through the ennale at $oolt Ste. Marie have been broken. The volume of freight eitrried throligh the wnterwaye in Auguet Was 0,s12.S.",2' short tons. It is also the third month this seaeon that freinht traffie through the Heels hoe eveeeded 10,000- 0e0 tone, a merit lleVel` attained hi any previous season, STRATHCONA GOING ON CRUISE. London, Sept .8. - Lord Stratheo- na, the Canadian lTigli Commissitmer in London. hae °bartered the Duclicq-1 of "Westminster's sicam yaelit Criarmig for a two months '011114e. He think*/ thie will be better for MS health than the wautl Autumn at his resideneeill ClIeneo. WHITE SLAYEIY Moral and Social . Refom Council to Fight. nt-,, • •4, •,1 ' •."•••-• • •••-•-", ' WELCOME BORDEN Montreal' s Reception to Re- turning Premier, :Montreal, Sept. 8.—Montreal sine passed hereelf on Saturday night in Also Work Against Race the welcome extended to the Right rrs HOU, L, Borden, whielt in a large 1.rack Gambl.ing. meiteu.re atoned for the formal and Toronto deepatelt: At the annualmeet ing of the Moral and Social itelorn indifferent reeeptioii amended him at . Quebec. 1 At the windsor Hotel reception the Connell of Canada yesterday members were preeeut from all parte of Cauada, the organizations represented iucluding the Chureh of England, the Metholiet, Presbyterian, Baptist and Congreg:Lt 10 Ilfa 'Churches, the 'frades and Labor Con- gres6 of Canada, the Dominion Grange and Farmers' Aesoeiation, the eeelvation Army, the Canadian Purity -Education Aseociation, and the Evangelioal JILC60* elation of North America, Dr. Carman, general superintendent of the Methodiet Chum+, occupied the chair, and Dr. ,T, U. Sheerer and Dr. T. Albert Moore acted no associate mecretaeles. A •committee, to he known as the N.:glop:11 Committee for the suppression of the white slave traffic, wae appointed to carry on a vigormie campaign agamet the traffie in Canada, ena eo-operate with similar committees in other countries, Gratifieation was also expreeeed 111 the action of the Mayor and police cam- ifatiOnere Vaneouver I11 iSSltiug 'in- ,Itructions to enforce the law ageinat the system of recognizing segregated vice districts. A resolution was adopted lamenting that, notwithstanding the great labor and expense in providing, reeent amend- ment,s to the statutes to prevent race- track gambling, the ingennity of those engaged in OW demoralizing practice bee more than n•ullified the inetituted re- forms, and by new devices they practise more than ever the evils eought to be remedied. The eolincil, however, added a rider expressive of their finding a ray of hope in the course pursued by the 3finieter of juMice in his amendment fit the last SeieiOn of Parliament calculated to prohibit the granting of liceneee for raee-traek gambling without the eamd tion of the local. Iepreentat.c 111Par- iinment. The executive was ale() inetructed to press for legielatien that woulsi result in the stamping eat of professional end rare -track- gentle:lee Other reeoludeee edepted expressed regret at the (b. • t It of General Booth and. appreciation to 1de services to menkind and the Kingdom of Ond; intstriteted the executive to seek legiela tion prohibiting the praetiee of polygamy in Canada,end set forth the need of requiring registra- tion of contagious diseases and of a cer- tificate of physical fitness to all candi- dates for marriage licensee. The action of the Nlinieter of Rail- way in declaring the Intercoleniel Rail- way 6yetem eubject to provincial regula- tion as regards the carrying of liquor in Nova Scotia was favorably commented upon. Coincident with next year's meeting a morel and social congress will he held in Toronto. POOR GERMANS Mass Meetings Protest the High Food Prices.. - annual reform Berlin, Sept. 8.— There have been monster mass,tmeetinge in Germany the past week to protest against the high pace of 'food- and to demand that the Government relieve the situation be- fore the winter. The meetings'which were organized by the Socialists, were orderly, and there was no occasion for Government interference. The Socialists are expected to make a demand for the reduction of import duty on foods when the Reichstagconvenes in November, and also permission on the importation of meats, which is now practically pro- hibited. The Berlin municipal sea fish market, whieh was inaugurated for the purpose of selling to the poor at cost prices, was reopened this week. Despite Germany's prosperity this year many city governments are wor- ried over the outlook for the winter. Hundreds of Germans cross the line near Karlsruhe daily and buy Argen- tine meats in the Swiss markets, where the price is 18 cents, as com- pared with 32 cents in Germany. The law limits the amount that can be carried 'free over the Bile to four pounds, but much is smuggled across, and it is estimated that a ton of this meat crosses the frontier daily in small packages, and the quantity is constantly inerea.sing. Kiel has opened a municipal fish market, where sea food is sold at cost price, and Ulm has contracted for large quantities of pork, which are to be sold without any profit. , deeee A CANADIAN SUICIDE. Roehester, Sept. 8.— Melancholy be- cause be had lotet hie position as floor- walker in the Duffy-Pewere depart- ment store here, Henry 13. Smith, 25, went to his room in Windsor street late last night, and turned on the gas. He was found dead in bed this morn- ing. Smith tame here from Clinton, Ontario, a year ago. He had been employed as a cleric in the Duffy store, and was filially promoted to aisle man- ager. Two weeks ago he was die- eharged, the store superintendent tell- ing- hint he had not "made good." Smith complaioed to his landlady and he felt badlyover the loss of his position. Last night he tailed. out to her that she would find hie room rent on the dresser in the mornine• He entered hie room, closed the window, stuffed paper in the keyhole of the door, and then turned on the gas. PARADE OF BLIND. London, Sept. 8e—Tra feign r Square has never seen a stranger demonstration than Hint Which tock pinee to -day, when a proveseion of the blind inarehed thith- er to Ventilate their grievance% Many (worts who could see accompanied and steered the sightless ones, who walked with their arms linked. The speakers, who included two blind men, urged the tlovernment to establish teelinieel eehools and tuitional work• chops for capable Wind persow. and to grant pensions to ineepable ones. CURED AT STE. ANNE. Seflt. Mter sixteen yo,irs of elmoet totol blindreee Loretta 31e - \111101t. of Thorold, Ont., ean ere ng in. Here is the hiked Mir:001011g MIN' at Ste. Anne do 1 4eaupre, Sehe mede a rolmege to the sttered shrine ittst week. PIO while praying there 'her eight, she declares, WWI completely restored, Premier tient Mrs, Borden, aseieted by the Cabinet Ministers, shook hands and revolved the vongratulations and good wishes of thonsands of admirer6 and friends. The Premier repeatedly expressed his pleasure at the warmth and cordiality of his reception, and declared that the good. Wishes of his friends gave him new courtge to take up the duties which confront. him. To the civic, address Mr. Borden re- plied briefly, stating hie, pleaeure at be- ing borneagain, and thanking the eiti. zens of Mon -tread for their splendid wel- come, the kindly referenees to himself and his work and to Mrs, Borden. He also referred to his cordial re- ception both in Great Britain and France, the two great countries from whieh the people of Canada had come. lit this country the union of the two races was, be Gait', making Canada a great nation, BENNETT HIDING I Alleged Murderer Still in Six Nations Reserve. Brantford, Sept. 9. ----That Jack Ben- nett, wanted on the charge of murder at Middleport, is on the Six Nation reserve and is being protected by friends was the information received by a posse of police from this city who made a speefat effort to capture the Indian Sunday morning. A dozen suspected houses were seached but no trace of Bennett was found. It is believed his capture will be ef- fected this week, however, the offers of a provincial reward having given a further impetus to the chase. Bennett was seen by reserve resi- dents on several occasions recently but disappeared when officers pene- trated the reserve. STEAMER SINKS Frontier at Bottom Near Port Dalhousie, St. Catharines de:vetch: The To- ronto -owned steamer Frontier, for- merly known as the Argyle, is lying, filled with water, at the ,entrance to Muir' s; dry-doek at Port Dalhousie, as the result of a leawhich assum- ed such proportions 86 soon as the pumps were stopped that it was im- poseible .to get the vessel into dock before she eank. It, is understood that the steamer was brought across from Toronto for the purpo6e of having repairs effected. to stop the; very leak which proved her undoing at the last moment. The leak developed in the middle of the lake during one of her regular runs between Toronto and Lewiston. The Frontier is operated by the People's Line and. commanded. by Captain Enright, of St. Catharinee, DUKE AT PAGEANT Governor-General at Cal- gary -Stampede. I Calgary despatch: Perfect weather to- day made amends for the heavy eain of yesterday and bad weather, which up to• now had dogged the vice -regal party, west front Winnipeg. During the fore- noon the Duke and Duchese, of Con- naught witnessed the grand parade of the Stampede pageant, headed by the mounted band of cowboys. Then came the. Indians in all their glory, a pageant of emcee, Bla•ckfeet. Stonies, Sercees and Peigans and leading them the. veteran .missionaries, Rev. John A. and Mre. Ate - Dougall, who in their buekekin costumes attracted the epecial attention of the royal party. Following the Indians ea Me lhc Monoted Police of 1874, 24 old .Limeree headed by Col. Walker, whose salute was returned hy the Duke. Stage coach- es and prairie Sehooner9 com.pleted the typical scene of a day that is past. Con- spicione were the contingents, of cow- boys from Washington, Oregon, Arizona and California. 1.11.4 KILLED 13Y ELECTRIC CURRENT. Lindsay, Sept. 8.—Robert Desmond, a young Englishman, was electrocuted on Friday evening by earning in con - tat with a banging wire from the Light, Heat & Power Company's poles. In company with his brother and two other young men, he was on his way to Lindsay from near Caaribray, where they were employed by the To- ronto Construction Company. While he Was going &Wit an em- bankment Desmond's forehead touch- ed a hanging live wire. He screamed, but his companions, thinking he was joking, did not pay any attention at first to his exclamation. Shortly, how- ever, they perceived that the you* mau was unconscious. Word Was sent to Lindsay to Dr. White, but when he arrived the young man was dead. An inquest is to be held. THE MOTOR CYCLE HORROR. Newark, N. J., Sept. 9, ----The death list resulting from the accident at the motordrome yesterdaY, when. Eddie Hasha crashed into the grand stand during a motorcycle race, was in- creased to seven to -day by the death in the city hospital Of 'William Bar- nett,- of this city.. Three other Vie- th/is are not expected to survive. .--4-0-41 - NEW GUELPH INDUSTRY. t4ttelph, Sept. 8.- -The anutionnectrient is made of another laree industry se - owed tor Guelph, being the Canadian branelt of one of the laraost Malleable iron companies in the rnited States. A (barter hag been seenred, the authorized capitol being, $250.000, and an immediate start will be made on the oreetion tvf Im 11 dir.Guelph's new eoncern will manufaefure all kinds of malleable- and prey end the Otlipla it% Meet* to be at least fifteen tons a day. _ p e", A BALKAN WAR Europe Thinks it Almost a Certainty. Bulgarians Threateifn King War is Not Made. London, Sept. 0.—Propitets of a war .ia the Bellows reiterate their as, sertions to -day. The Sofia correspondent of the Daily Atoll attaehes the greatest importance to a declaration of the two leadeni of the Nationalist and. Progres- sive parties, from which the present co, alitiou Government was drawn. The de- claration says, among other thing's: "We have arrived at a Stage when the nue- d•onian question must be settled, The Turks. (-linnet reform the Government of Macedonia if they would, The young Turks had a ebanee and failed. Nei - titer ,Kiamil TM any other will &rant autonomy to alacedonia only un- ' -der eompuleion. The other great powers meet compel them to do so, or allow us to do the eompulshan," After outlining what form og govern- ment they think ° nveossary, the' leaders Gay: "If this cannot be aseured it must be won by force. It would not be war, but a crusade." Other aecounts represent Service and Green) as being ready- to support Bul- garia. The patriotic soeietiem of those countries are holding meetings, and are urging the powers to secure the freedom of idacedonia. The Bulgarian Govern- ment is still reported to be doing its ut- Most to suppress popular excitement, in accordance with alleged repeated warn- ings from the powers. There is talk of a secret Bulgarian league having sent a letter to the Gov- ernment Mating that it' war is not de- elaeed, violent revenge will be taken on L1'- Minieters end King Ferdinand. The semi-effieial newspaper Mir, pub- lished at Sofia, while declaring that Bul- garia was never stronger from a mili- tary standpoint, or financially, says the Government is trying to achieve the ends it has in view pacifieally, and that events will justify this policy. FIGHTING YET IN ALBANIA. Athens, Sept. 0.—Reports received here from .Albania say that martial law has been proclaimed throughout the entire district of Alessi°, where the troops and. insurgents are still fightiuge It is stat- ed that 105 wounded soldiers were tak- en into Scutari, 17 miles distant from Alessi° yesterday. 41P-4.41 FIX LAKE LEVELS Commission to Discuss Lake of the Woods. Ottawa despatch: An important public hearing of the Internationa•I joint Com- miesion on Waterways is to be held at international Fans, opposite Fort Frances, on Sept. 17, and at Kenoraon Sept. 19, in conneetron -with the .tueetion of the levels of the Lake of the 'Woods and tributary watere, which has been referred to the commission be- the Celia - (lien and United States Governments far investigation and report. 'The hearings rise out of a reference to the joint commission of a general question whether it is desirable to fix the 1eve16 • of the Lake of the Woods, If this eourse is taken a coneiderable area will be concerned, as these levels are liable to be affected by works olike in the Rainy River, which emptiee into the lake, and the Winnipeg River, evnieh drains it. The preseet proceedings have their origin in certain complaints from the .American eide regarding the dam at Kenora, at • the foot of the lake. The town of AVarroad, Minnesota, is alleging 'that too much water le being.alltved to escape through the dam, 60 t -hat the level of the lake ie redueed to a point whieh interferes with navigation in the harbor of 'the town, while sundry farm - ens on the American :side assert that the dam maintains the level so high that their hinds are impaired in value by flooding. The duty of the International Com- mission will be to take a wide eurvey of the situation, so that local eituations can be viewed in their proper refation to oath other. and Lite future intereste on both sides of the boundary will he amply protected. It ie expeeted that Canadian interestaffeeted will communicate with the seeretary of the Canadian eeetion, L. J. rIurpee. — BRITISH ARMANOEUVRES. London, ept. MOSt interest - ing armymnoev 11e1d in Eng- land, which it was feared the immdation of the country by rains 'night prevent, will begin Monday and continue until Sept. 20. The repulse of a German inva- sion as conjectured will furnish the gen- eral seheme for the operations, since the manoeuvres ate adjoins the eastern coast line. Inspired article e in the news- papers, however, deprecate sueh a the- ory. The area covered will be Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, Huntington, Bedford and. Cambridge, although the first week's operatione will be confined to Newport and Cambridge. • DROWNED IN RIVER SCUGOG. Lindedy, Sept. S.—The body of Wile Ham Morrieou, of this town, was lemhd this afternoon in the River Scugog, near the Grand Trunk Railway iron bridge. Morrison was a clerk in A. L. Campaelne grocery, had been granted a two weelta' vaeation, and shmtld have resumed ditty sone (lays ago. When found hie lemds were tied., bnt everything points to sui- vide. He was 20 years of .age. Dr. Blanehard, coroner, after eareful enquiry, eonsidered an inquest unnecessary. The dead man is survived by two eistere end it widowed mother. TO MOVE POPE LEO'S BODY, Rome, Sept. 8.---1'he Pope has deter mined Hint the bode? of Pope Leo N,1 whieh is still provisionally buried in St. l'etel."4, shall be removed within the year to a tomb in Lateran \there the prineinal funetione fer the ferthemnine Cont,talitine eoleireation aro to lie held. - FOUND DYING BY TRACKS. Toronto. sent. e.oreeleir neeelideen at tlie tea,. ef tee (hand 'Pewee( 1 r:) el; 0 ileet• Bre t f mei (rot„ '70'1 b I lert Oren. 11414i1V rillgiled 8TIi 'vr-rsI ries on irg ti nein inteseeed to lie .7. Win ec 201 Om eNd Alleteno, tlet rt'f!t. W.L .4 r11114Til 'op Ppi ercift'S 0) 1101. WI MIATit to °Veneto A. part, NN",no.I 1,0(-1 fotirtil On a. letter in I 410 o' goltete, net the tante:to people no net enew bow the fieeiden, haptionea, tor 11 that Is the rn.an's rIglit name. SOCIETY WOMEN Bad Risks, Say American Insurance Men, Chicago, Sept. 9. ---Women addicted to 'high society" habite are undesirable life ineurance risk e in the eyes of lead- ers in the American Life convention 111 ( All other women are approaching a eter ol soviet, eConOntle and financial independence which is causing them to be coosidered egnally as good risks as men. Self-eupperting women in domes- tic alai industrial trades particidarly are winning favor with insurance com- panies and their risk already is classi- fled as safe than most men. Their mor- tality is much lower. P. D. jun,, of Greensboro, N. C., president of the convention, went on record as in favor of hygienic weddings "Women who live the so-called highlife have a hard time getting insurance on their livee. Computes do uot want to take them. They eat emit indigesti- ble viands, drink SO many harmful hex. erages that their system soon is wreck- ed and thee, go the quiok.- route to the gra Ve." On the subject of hygienic weddings, President Gobi was emphatic. • SUFFRAGISTS BUSY Waylay Churchill,- Heckle Lloyd -George -Aberdeen. Seetland, Sept. 0, — Suf- fragists again to -day waylaid Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, When he landed from the Admiralty yo.eht here he Was met by a crowd of women, one of whom shrieked: "Why don't you stop for- eibly feeding our women?" She was seized by the police. Io the meantime, another woman made a rush at Mr. Churchill and tried to clutch him, but was prevented by a policeman, and several further attempts to molest the First Lord were frustrated by the vigilance of the police. Wrexham, \Vales, Sept, 9.—A wild Suffragette outbreak was brought about today by the appearance at the National 14)istedfodd of David Lloyd -George, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. The pavilion in which he was to deliver an address was crowded, and as soon as he began to speak a woman jumped up and shouted, "Why don't you give women their nights? She was at olive thrown out, but several other women followed her ex- ample, and were all ejected by the Some of the women were roughly handled by the crowd in the sur- rounding park and one of them was seriously- injured. ROASTS ROOSEVELT Wm. J. Bryan Flays Third Termer. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 0.—In the first political speech he has made in his campaign, William J. Bryan, at the State Fair grounds, flayed Colonel .Roosevele and Preseeent Taft for alleg- ed shortcomings in their administrations. Deelaring that Governor J011116011 is the biggest man in the Progressive move- ment. the speaker launched into his at- tack on Roosevelt by saying: "1: would rather see Johnson President and Roosevelt Vice -President, and I would pass the rest of my time praying that Johnsen would not die." The speaker's objection to Taft was that "he is too distrustful of the people," and that R000sevelt is too trustful of himeelf. "Mr. Roosevelt," M. Bryan continued. ,"is claiming to be the leadex in the Progressive movement when his progressive convictions are only two years old. I have been a progressive for twenty years and know all the leaders in the Progressive and Reactionary movements. Roosevelt has never, until in this campaign, been among the advo- cates of the former movement." : RIOTOUS CONVICTS Michigan Pen. Prisoners to be Flogged. Jackson, 1\fich., Sept. !I.—Following Tuesday's revolt of eonvicts, in the State Prison between 50 and a 100 prisoners refused to go to work when the gen- eral order sounded yesterday. They say they will die before lifting a finger to do anything for the prison onlees War- den SiMpSOTI resigns. These men will Ise flogged, but the manner in which it will be done has not been given out by the warden or the board of control. In leg irons, and handreifie most of the incorrigibles are begging for meney, but are getting eeant attentiou from the Kitson offieials. Three 111111dred militiamen are now stationed in the prieon. Warden simpe(ill Said he would tio longer rely on the “hnit pon" to house the bad Men, but intended to keep them either loeked in the eell rooms, or hand- cuffed to the grating until thee decided to obey. WANT DIVORCES v Over Half of Appeals From Toronto. Ott am Sept. 13, Appl lea eons ter disorce so far received for consideration at the ne.s.t EieSion of Parliament indi- tate that Toronto will ogain hold the reemd for matrimonial Zitecords whieh call for deepenete eemedles. 'f'sverily now applieaLion, inn e already Wen re- ceived, and out of tnat number eleven, or mote than half, are from the Qneen 01 the tem:tinder three are from Mteetreal and ore (etch nem Hamilton) 1101n00, Oaloside, Napallee, awl Wood Motrateite Saa. Daring tbe 111st seeeion 31 applitatione wet 0 'elIkies. eMlidlitiNti011, only Li oi 'veral of the re, maiiu:e.,' laid ovev until next ees- 0101 derstion (ll1 03 1131k; been otonted by Parliament.