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1HANIUM AS OR
ary iseltatel child who teepeatty jetatiftee
Anti wheee eirettinetatioas permit.
Littiverattitte on the line* of Liver.
peel arid Leeds are to be lacreeeet1 iu
flambee w ith the epeelal object at
pARRriqpiiipiq 0 :F mvinvzi,.)..."(sti3eliv,x;rmt:moroti% .
eubsiellee ere to be forthooming 'Natio).*
n LP VI IA is Intl wet les open the door of the unlvereoty
to every boy or giel 1'0401411g the re-
guired standard.
ockenzte,Marm Lin r ill the new uteesure the reeoine
metulatione ef the Ceneultetive (him -
Stranded Near Halifax
mittee of 1908 aro likely to he
adopted. 8e1toolti for mothers will
be established en a generoue eca[,
and what may form a State kinder-
garten inetitutea in such special ear -
eery schoolh3 ler ehildren under five
,ab itt considered wall te remove them
for some bemire of the day from stir-
rouutlinge unfavorable lo the (leveret).
meat ot their health and Character.
While the slew praposale repreeent
in every sense the settled, poliey of
the Goverriment, it may be regarded
as represeutiug in an eepecial degree
the viewe of Viscount Ifaldene and Air.
Lloyd -George, who are closely associat-
ed, fl forAllulating thig great nation
scheme for the young.
BRITISH STORMS
Gales and Snow Play Havoc
\Vith Shipping.
,aieske
AT CLIEBUCTO HEAD
if Wind Chanes Ship is in
Danger.
Halifax, Jan. 12.—Vrom the strand.
ed 6teanisliip Uranium, 880 paseero
gers were taken' off at Chebucto Head
at the entrance of ifalifax Harbor,
tend reached here in eafety. No lives
were lost, but Ceptadn Eustaost and
his new aro still aboard the ship,
which 'bangs on her bovea on a reef.
The captain hope e to get off ee low
water, which will be about 11 o'elook
eo-nigat, The escape 6f a ship from
such a predicament is generally At
high water, but the oa,ptaln evident-
ly thinks that the efterpart of the
ship in deep water will drag the for-
ward part off at low.
The 'Uranium 'struck at 11 o'clock
this morning in thick weather. She
crashed, on the ledge a quarter of a
utile north ot Chebucto Head light
and fog staeion. How the captain
got oet of his course in this way is
myetery. He was manoeuvring for
a pilot et the thne.
Were was at once sent to Halifax
for assistance, but there was some
delay, and it was two o'olock before
tile Government steaaner Lady Laur.
the Bridgewater and other craft
went down to the wreck,
The ship struck when the tide was
half high, and hi. the middle- of the
afternoon b.er bow was six feet out
of water and seven fathoms amidships
and seventeen fathoms at th,e stern.
It is nine miles below Halifax where
the ship went asbore, and the only
communication was front—the tele-
phone In the lightkeeper's house at
Onebucto Head.
PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED.
The- work of transterring the Ur-
aniumre passengers to the Lady
Laurier -was begun at otice, Three
surf boats fregtetteepleteeteaving sta.
ticine in the vicinity were on' heed,
each with a capacity of 20 persons.
There were also the lifeboats on the
Uraeiem. The number of passengers
onboard was 880 , of whom 640 were
for New York, and 240 or Halifax, of
these 100 being- caben and the re-
mainder steerage. The Lady I.etur.
ier took the women and childreni
first, and the men were transferred
to the Bridgewater, The wind was
heavy from the southwest, and the
Uranium was therefore protected by
Chebucto Head. Had the wind
been from the opposite direction the
ship would have been fully exposed to
the sweep ot the Atlantic, and muet
have broken up almost at once. She
will be in peril should 'the wind
, ohange.
The wrecking steamers are still
etegstanategeby. The nationality of the
people on boiiikit was Russian, Gr -
man, and Austrian. The Uranium has
500 tons of cargo for New York and
200 tons for Halifax She- is the
property of Mackenzie & Mann. ,
Iromoworooroople
.D. B. }fauna, Vice -President of the
Caxiadiae. Northern Railway and To -
that the majority of the 'Uranium's
Steamship Company, said last night
that the • majority of the Uranium's
passengers were emigrants bound for
New York. They were in Halifax
last night, he said, and would be tale -
en on. to atew York by train or boat.
The Uranium is operated between)
Rotterdam and New York, via Hali-
fax, She will. carry 4,000 tons of
freight, has accommodation for 1,100
passengers, and draws about 26 feet
of water. She is 400 feet long and
Is valued at $300,000.
MISSION EXPERTS
Plan World Cruiseto Invest-
igate Work.
New York, Jan. 13.—A world cruiee
of a 6hip1oad of missionary export, to
investigate the work in 'foreign fields,
is a plan submitted by J. Campbt
White, toander of the Laymeuts elission-
ary Movement, at the annual meeting
of the orgenization, opening at Garden
City, Long Island, to -day.
• Action on the prOposel, whiclt in
eludes the expenditure of $500,000 a year
for five years, will be taken during dur-
ing, the week. The reports which the
•world-eruising party bring back will be
Used in a great missionary campaign iu
Canada and the United States, eolipsing
the suceeseful eampaign conducted iu
many cities hr these countries two years
ego.
Figuree will lie Attbmitted at the meet-
ing to show that America, leads the
world in gifts to foreign IlliSIA10110, Pro.
tsetante oil the rnited Stetes gave,.
3warly S15,000,000 last year, an lure:lee
-vet abeeet $),,500,000. Canalt gave $(148,000
more than ittet year,
COANCE FOR ALL
.4ritaids..N.Iew Education
Reform Plan.
;enema Jere. 12.-e4ieeou1tt
dare's forectet of the ivezett rottional
etitteattiogial fteleeme, linking primary
eeleeiels send the university, has At -
•d. attentio, the ob.
ins to romripte
the educationel or vhereby the
child of any met can climb to the top
'through his mental opacity rather then
through smell. a
The Deily 1:ewe, eivee thc follow
ing broad outline' of the Government,
Pollee" ne far ae it bas :Already taken
Aerie 'I he primary echcot rahica.
tion iii to continne for a longer nettled
in the year, beginning oarlier and
eontinuing later. The curriculuna Is
fo bo broadened, partiettlerly in the
ilirertIon of inertesed manual AN
teehnicel instruction. lee the ectieild.
ely teleof room h to be ftrend fooe the
ent inu lupe of ednernee Per every prim -
London, Jan, 12,—The United Ting.
dam was swept Saturday and to -day by
heavy gales and snowstorms. There
have been many wreeke of small craft,
and soat shipping, has been eonsiler-
I ably damaged. Vesselarriving in
I port; to -day felt the full fury of tb.e
' storm, and SOMQ of them are hailly
starred.
In the north of Euglaud the storm
11r410 of terrific Severity, lasting thirty4
three hours, aud there was a continuous
enowfall in the Neweastle district, Tele-
1 phone and telegraph wires are ,down lu
all directions. ,
The eteamer Celtic, form New 'York
January 4, which arrived at Queens.
- town this afternoon, at 4 am, Friday
• spoke the British steamer Wayfarer,
. from Liverpool January is, for New Or-
leans, The Wayfarer has lost her
funnel and all lifeboats, and the steer-
I4ieg gear was disabled. The Celtic TO,
ported that the Wayfarer was putting
back to Liverpool. A wireless message
stated that the steering gear had been
repaired and that the Corsican and. Me -
gentle were standing by.
The British steamer Wimborne,
Philadelphia December 27 for Htunburg,
reports having spoken on January 4
the German steamer Abessinia, which
sailed from Hamburg December 22 for
Philadelphia. The Abessinia signaled
that she had, met with an accident,
the nature of elicit, however, is not dis-
.closed,
Tie Danish steamer Elwell has been
wreaked off Girdleness, Seotland, •with
the loss of seven lives.
CANADA'S REVENUE
Nine Months' Increase of
About $25,000,000.
Ottawa, an. 12e --The revenue or
the Dominion for the nine months,
ended December 31.st, of the °urea
fiscal year, shows an increase of $25,-
094,609, tnaving totatlen 5124,577,556,
au against e99,482, .947 for the cor-
eesponding perlott of 1911.12, The
ordinary expenditure for the nino„
months totalled $67,001,575, as against
$54,043,871, an inorease of $12,697,-
704. There was an increase in capi-
tal expenditure of $3,686,749, namely
from $18,983,354 to $22,670,103.
The revenue for the month of De-
cember amounted to $14,142,180, an
increase, of $2,546,171, over the reve-
nue for December, 1911. Ordinary
expenditure ,shows a comparative in-
crease of $1,028,527, and capital ex.
penditure an increase of $311,797.
The 'total net debt of the Dominion
on December. 31st was 404,194,456,
an apparent decrease for the month of
$3,ei.a055, as compared with the fig-
ures for December, 1911, the publie
debt shows a decrease in the year of
$9,192,195.
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TEMPERANCE HOTEL FOR GALT.
Galt, Jan. 12.—The local optionists
in Galt have taken official'eognizanee
of the talked -of neecegity of more hotel
aerommodation, At a rally held on Sat-
urday night, attended by a couple of
hundred temperance inen, it was decided
to appoint a committee to investigate
the neceesity, and it was understood
that if the need was found' to exist fur-
ther action would be taken. Several
prmninent citizens eaid they believed
that a temperance hotel could ee sue.
cesefully eonditeted, and it was general-
ly agreed that if a new hotel was built
it filleted be modern in every respect. .
F. W. STAIR NOT GUILTY.
-teas
Toronto, Jan. 12. ---,Frederick W.
Stair and Daniel Pearce, owner and
manager, respectively, of the Star
Theatre, were declared "not guilty"
on Saturday night of having permit-
'
ted the produetioa of an immoral'
play at the theatre in February, 1912.
This verdict was reached with ad- ,
mitted "great difficulty" by the jury
after nearly five hours' deliberation.
The receipt of the verdict was an
obvious disappointment to the Judge.
He did not attempt to secrete his
feelings,
FIGHT WITH HIGHWAYMEN.
New York, Ian. 12.—A sqtlad qf de-
tectives baited a trap for highway.
men yesterday with a sixty -year -OF
bank messenger and a, tatchei cola
tainitig $3,000. The highwaymea took
the bait. One detective was 'shot and
May die, the reeeseager was beaten
setieeless and probably has a, free-
tured skull, and a pitched battle, with i
'bullets peppering houses like hail was i
faugfht on the East side. One of tho
higlawaynaen escaped; the other wee
captured.
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NOT i� BE CHIEF RABBI.
riall'antl, Jan. 12. ----The ltabbinate
Committee allot to-dny at Leopold do
Itothsehihna reehlenee in fienlnii to
choose a e1t'ret-410r tn the late Dr.
Ifermenn Ailler as Odd rabbi of the
British Empire, No etatement WriA
1351itil at the coneluitive of tee meet,-
ing, but R is underStood that the
eendidaey Dr. Bernard Dreeaman,
of'New York, has been definitely drops
pod.
The rnieei who Met n1r a oistako
eleet reshe ettellel .—Alera awe termer.
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THE DUCHESS
OF CONNAUGHT,
The Recurrence of Symptoms of Per itonitis Has Necessitated
moval from Ottawa to a Montreal Hospital.
PORTE TO SETTLE
Turkish
-1-ler nee
Duchess' Condition Shows
Some improvement
IMontreal, Jan. la — A e‘mtixted
improvement has manifeetod Itself in
the eonditiou of her Royal Ilighnees
the Duchess. of Ce it, and the
eymptome whieh caueeti emit grave
apprehension when sae was lturrifel
frezu Ottawa to the Revd Vietoria
flospitla aro apparently not Go marked.
Only one bulletin was issued to-
day at shortly after noon, and thie
reports that the distinguished patient 1
is also the vietim of bronelzial trouble
"Her Royal Highaess passed a
somewhat better night. Her cough
is more or leas, troublesome. Other-
wise lier eondition continuee to show
improvement and. her strength is
maintained.
6.1e S. IVOItTliINGTON,
'A. E. (ARROW, eLD.,
"W, W. CRIPeLttN,
uI., e1.11. "
1),"stbo
At no tinia apparel'
health of her Ravel Ili glinese beep
S() enenuraging since her removal in
the hoepital, The reports on, Setnn.
day indicated that she Wti,i eleepiue
better at alight ami that he was
eomparatively free from pale and dis-
comfort, The of fieial bulletin wee
the most favorable issued time far.
and far from suggesting that the con-
dition of her Royal Highness might
necessitate the performative of an
operation, indivated that a stage of
convalescenee had been entered upon.
ieith the ledded 1103)e that, .though it
would be neceeettrily 'slow; • it would
be uninterrupted,
Montreal, Jan, A.—Further proof
' t)hat the Ducheee of Cannaueht lie now
well ou the road to recovery was sup-
plied by the followiug bitil etin iesued by
the medical advieer of lIer Royal High -
pee:* tram the Reyal Victoria Hospital
•
t P2;30:
ON PEACE OR WAR a"Her Royal Nighnees the Duehese of -
Connaught pawed the be.st night lase
eight einee her arrival in the hespital.
°he eough, whieh hae been distressing
her Royal Hir.dinees for the last two
ranCouncCorwenes,Rournama. s muc
, daye, wee h lees troublesome this
d il
morning, The Duchess is -taking Kli)ur.
Demancls Still Cause Trouble. E. S. Worthington."
ishment well and is gaining in strength,
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London, Ian. 13,—The issue of peace
or war will rest with Constantinople
after the final drafting of the note to
be handed by the European powers to
the Ottoman Government, whieh wUl
be settled at to.day'emeeting of the
Ambassadors at the British Foreign
Office. The Ambassadors of France,
Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and
Italy, will to -day also decide on the
mode and time of presentation of the
document to the Portie
The convocation of the Turkish
Grand Council is considered a good
sign in favor of peace, as, if Turkey
were ready for war, the calling to-
o.the Council would be un-
tssary, Like that 02 1878 at the
time of Russo-Turkish war, the present
Grand Council appears, in the °pill-
ion of many well-informed people here,
destined to share with the Turkish
Cabinet the responsibility of making
peace, on this occasion by yielding
the fortress of Adrianople.
This naturally is not the view held
by the Ottoman peace delegates here,
who persist in the opinioa that noth-
ing can possibly induce the Porte to
renounce the historic Mohammedan
capital of Turkey in. Europe. -
The envoys of the Balkan allies ex-
press the opinion that the -note draft-
ed by the European powers would ac-
quire greater weight if presented to
the Ottoman Government collectively
by all the European Ambassadors in
Constantinople. They' think that if it
should be presented by the. Margrave
Johann De Pallayleini, Austro-Hun-
garian. Ambassador to Turkey, in his
capacity as dean of the diplomatic
corps, it might lose importance, owing
to the Austrian embitterment against
some of the Balkan states,
The negotiations continue between
M. Jonescu, Minister of the Interior
of Roumania, and Dr. S, Daneff, leader
of the bulgarian peace delegation. It
A HARD PROBLEM
..000mpop poo.o.opoonoo
The Question of Contrib-
utory Negligence.
Meredith is. Against Corn.
pensation For Such.
Toronto deepatelir Should a work-
man who deliberately disregards or-
ders Mid brings death and injury up-
cla others be entitled to claim com-
pensation for the injuries that hei
himself has receivea as a result ot
that action?
This is one of the questions that
Is disturbing the Mind of sir William
Meredith, Commissioner on Work
men's Compensation,, and one which,
judging from his coMMents at yester-
day's session, he Is likely to decide
in the negative, a decision that would
by no mewls please the labor inter-
ests.
When the investigation into work-
mezt's compensation was commenced
eoMe months ago the Canadian Manu-
facturers' Assocesttion through coun-
sel made an atteznpt to have embod-
ied In the proposed Mt the principle
of contributory negligenee. The work-
men fought against it vigorously alai
received some support feetri the Owm.
missioner to some extent. Since then
the matter has not come, to the fore
the discussions.
Sir William introduced it, yceterdaY
however, when Mr. D. L. Cease, of
elevelanil, editor of Railway Train-
men, and a member of the Federal
Commission on Workmen's Compen-
sation, was "on the stand." Sir Wil-
liam asked him whether, for instance,
the engleeer who saw a semaphore
against him and deliberately ran past
trusting to get clear in time to avoid
a Wreck Should be matted to cont.
Pensation if his disobeclienee ot or-
ders brought injury to himself and
death and injury to others.
Mr. Cease did not see that any dlr.
beret:toe amid be made. He thought
oameterisation should take no at count
to blitima far the
Rat the geMmiltisioaer did not la•
inei Fro hos rat hintsce on revert
segatetet a Srelern1 applitalion of con -
seems that Brtig,_.Aa questions strong-
ly Roumania's neutrality, and it is de-
clared she is able to prove that Buch-
arest allowed during the war 800
trucks of war raaterial from Germany
to pass through Roumanian territory
on the way to Turkey.
GREEK REINFORCEMENTS.
London, jam 13.—A Saloniki des-
patch to the Times says that the
Greek Government has decided to
send another Greek division from that
town to Epirus, in order to hasten the
campaign,
TURKISH CABINET TO RESIGN?
London, San, 13.—The Turkish news-
paper Tasfir-I-Efltiar says that the
Ottoman Cabinet has decided to re-
sign, according to a news agency des-
patch received here from Constantin-
ople, This believed to indicate the
predominance of the influence of the
war party.
ALBANIANS MAY FIGHT SERVIA.
Belgrade, Jan. 12,—The newspaper
Pravada says the Albanians 'are pre-
paring for war with Servia. Six thous-
and well -armed Albanians are already
assembled at Elbassan for this pur-
pose, and others are gathering.
It is assumed that the Servians will
not get out of Albania without severe
fighting, which may be iudofinitely
prolonged.
INSIST ON INDEPENDENCE.
London, Jan. 13.—The Daily Tele-
graph sees trouble for the powers, ow-
ing to the unexpected claim of the,
Albanian representatives now in Lan-
don, who are opposing the powers'
idea of autonomy for that country un-
der the suzerainty of the Sultan and
advocate their absolute independence,
although they are willing to go into
an alliance with Turkey.
slaCettinje despatch gays that King
Nicholas of Montenegro has sent a,
long cipher telegram to the Ring of
Italy, asking him to intervene and
settle the question of Scutari and the
Albanian boundaries,
1
tributory negligence to compensation
but oonsiders that there should- be
some) check upon the careless "dare.
devil" individioal whose negligence en.
dangers the lives of others,
"You would find," he said, "that
public opinion would crystallize into
the view tnat such a law was a bael
one, and would watt to repeal it.
No amount of political influence could
prevent it."
The taking of evidence before the
commission was ooncluded yesterday,
and two evenings next week—Tuesday
and Thursday—will be given over to
the presentation. of arguments on be.
half of the workmen and the maati-
facturers.
Then will come a round -table cote,
ference the following week, when Sir
William will invite the various par-
ties interested to offer advice on var.
ious points in the drawing up of
draft bill for the Government.
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MILITIA MEETINGS
Many Annual Conventions
Soon in Ottawa.
Poo
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 13--Vehruary '24 to
Mareh 1 will be military week in Ot-
tawa, when most of the aesoeiations will
hold their annual meetingand confer -
ohm with the ;Slinieter of Militia.
The schedule •of meetings arranged is:
Feb. 24.---A1nua1 meeting St. John
Ambulanee Aseoeiation.
Febe25.--Army Aledicel Corpe Aisocia.
time
Fele 26.--Cenadian Army Service
corps „„)sociatimi, 'Medical:. Corps Asso-
elation, Canadian Artillery- Aesoeiation
Connell.
Feb. t °a:Indian lenginsiers' Aeeso.
dation, D. (4. R. A, annual, Guide& As-
s)eiation, ttaluelian Aetillery 4V444(Wia*
4111 annual,
Vel. 2R. --'[be Military On:to:ape,
A‘-sociation.
'Mareli 1. -Vilitare Conferceare; Peer.
&hairs dinner iketernment nouee.
feree ha's,t1 11411 granted the
delegatee by the railways.
apak
A man elevitye puts the biped benk
bill on the of hie toll eareillt
when bee gnine 'freight hemp, , New
Noik
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WHAT DID HE MEAN?
Ettor's Queer Words to N.
Y. Hotel Strikeiti
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New York, San, 13.—"If you ate com-
pelled to go back under unsatisfactory
conditions, go back with a determina-
tion to stick together until you get
what you wait, Go back with your
min& made up that it is the unsafeet
thing in the world for the capitalist to
eat food prepared hy members of your
union,"
This was the advice that ddseph Etter,
the labor leader, recently acquitted on
charges growing out of the textile
strike riots at Lawrence. Mass., Uttered
last night to striking hotel employees,
Who met in all night session, after e
Serieii of dieturbanees in front of ho-
tels and reetaurante.
After he coneluded his epeeeh, Ettor
was asked to comment on his words.
"I meant just what I said," was his
reply, lie refueed make further ex-
planation, ,
Earlier in lie epee& &tor nigted-the,
etrikers not to consider mediation. Mo-
tels could, not exist without you," he
said. "Do not accept any arbitration
board to decide your grievance. Close the
doors of every hotel an the city, and
keep them closed. Not the pantry doom
but the front doors."
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A TECHNICALITY:
May Upset. Finding in New
Haven Case.
(By Times Special Wire. )
New 'York, San. 11—Counsel forOlute.
S. iNfollen, President of the Now York,
New Haven & Hertford Railroad, filed a
plea of abatemeet ih the 'United States
Dietriet Court to -day, asserting that the
recent indietmerres age:east Pre-
sident E. j. Chamberlin, of the Grand
Trunk Railway, and Alfred 81 -althea's,
Chairman of the Grand Trunk Board,
were "'id. Vitiated and nullified," be-
cause One 011. the grand jurors was a re.
eident of ,Tersey City. He gave the grand
juror's name as Albert A. Stephens.
Messrs, Mellen, Chamberlin and Smith-
ers were indicted for violation of the
criminal clause of the Sherman anti -
tut law, for participation in "an alleg-
ed monopoly agreement between the
two roads." Mellen and Chemberlin ell-
terod pleas of not guilty, and had 'It'll
to -day to change these pleas.
C. P. R. FREIGHT SMAS11.
Regina, Sask., Jan. 15.--A. C. P. R.
way freight travelling east from Re-
gina about is miles an hour, was (leash-
ed into by a double-header through
'freight, travelling 40 miles an hour.
None of the erew of either train were
killed, Fred Chatterton, keeper of the
etore ear an the way freight, iG in the
hospital and likely to die from burnre.
eeived when the ear caught fire.
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DEATH OF CHINA'S ADVISER.
Pekin, Jan. 12.-1)r, W. Roest, of
Batavia, Dutch Best Indies, who was
appointed adviser of the Ceinese Gate
eminent for the reform of the
ren(%* last 'November, died at Makdon
yesterday. it is feared that, his death
will disorganize the reform selieme‘
Itoest wee a noted financier.
tte was first appointed aselotant finare
dal adviser to the Chineee (1ociu-
G.Visseaing, President of the
Java Bank of Batavia, tieing the
firtaueiel Adviser, Mr, l'issering now
fields the post of honorary adviser,.
GOT $20,000 VEnolo-r.
Calgary, Jan. --The largest ver -
diet ever given m a breaeh of promuse
eayb in Alberta, and one of the largest
Li the 1OIlli111011 Of Callaild, $'20,000,
was ItWar(b41 by a jure' on SateledaY
afievmem to Louie (Wien], 27 yeere
o leather at Mutton, wbo
V.n4 eel* Mtrtiit ThrtleM Armetrong,
owner of the Naeton Volley Ranch, for
failure to keep hie promise' to marry I
her.
Tho pc,rnit"
sok 141rn. Antal time le
to think 'Nett the trona times he might
14lP d.
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Burns' Great Meat Packing
Plant Ruined.
FIREMEN HINDERED
ikmmonia Fumes Drove
Them From Building.
Calgary, Jan. 12. The Most disas-
trous fire in the history Of Western
Canada occurred to -day when the
large packing plant of P, Burne &
teompany was totally destroyed by
fire. The lows, including careaseee
in cold storage, will probably be in
excess of $e,000,000. On account of
the low water pressure the fire brig.
ade We0 unable to do effective work,
and at a late hour to -night the fire
was tail' raging.
The loss is serious in that the local
plant was the largest institution of
,ts kind in the west, from which all
of the 'Western cities, including an.
couver. and Victoria, and the coast
cities draw largely for their meat
supply ad butchering in the open
may have to be resorted to in order
to prevent a, meat famine. The
storage plant oontained from 15,000
to 20,000 -carcases. ,
The fire was discovered about 12.30
o'clock Sunday morniug, The wb.ole
of tee basement was in flames, aad
the packing plant department, mtg.
mentea by ail the city fire department
were unable to Intik° any headway
against the flames. This was due
in a measure to the low water press -
tire and also to the ammonia fumee in
the basement, whicb were so stroug
that the men -could not endure them.
DRIVEN BACit: BY FUMES.
Repeatedly the ftremen entered the
basemeat, only to be dreyen back
by the overpowering aramontia James,
In a short time the fire had get late.
the grease soaked floors of the upper
storeys, and when this occurred the
water had no effect whatever. Sev-
eral of the firemen had narrow es-
capes from exploding amm,onia tanks,
butant) one was seriously injured.
The fire raged furiouslytall day, and
to -night little remained of the mag-
aicicent pleat but charred ruins.
The Burns plant Was a local in-
stitution with a history. It had its
start, when P. Burns, -then a very
young man, came to Calgary about
20 years ago. It is relaterd that his
sole capital was one lone beef steer.
The growth of his plant has kept
pace with the development of this
seetion and has made its owner one
of the richest men in the West, his
wealth being reeuted to be in the
lieighborhood of $1.e,000,000.
The property destroyed was ftilly
insured, the insurance of the Stock
in storage being in the neighborbecl
of $1,000,000,
13urns, head of the concern) is
in Toronto,
1/•**Pao.../..•
No information of Mr, Burns: where.
abouts could be obtained from enquiry
at the Principal local hotels last ele
ening. Mr. Burns, - who is a well.
known and frectuent visitor to Tor-
onto, ordinarily stops at, the Ring Ed.
Ward Hotel when in that City, but
‘S'ElS 'n'oteexpeeted there yesterday,
A FRENCH CRISIS
War Minister Resigns Over
Du Paty DeClam.
Premier Poincare Also De
sired to Quit.
Paris, Jan. 12, — Alexandre Mille -
rand, who won a reputation at home
and abroad as a great War Minister,
resigned from that offiee to -day. 31.
Lebrun, Minister of .Colonies, has been
appointed Minister of War, and M.
Besnard, Under Seeretary of Finanee,
replaces M. Lebrun, the Under Secre-
tary ship in the Ministry of Mance
being temporarily abolished. The
'Ministerial crisis was the direct outcome
of the reinstatement of Lieut. -Col. du
Paty de Clam in the French territorial
army. With the election of President oc-
curring on Friday next, the political
eituation has become greatly eonfused,
with indieations pointing to a stirring
Tite reinstatement incident led to
dramatic sesetions of the Cabinet, at
whielt 31, Millerana explained that he
felt in honor bound to rteestablise
du Paty de Clam in fulfibnent of a pro-
mise made by hi; predecessor in the
War Ministry, 31. Mesleimy, but as thio
net was causing serious attacks against,
the Ministry he desieed to withdraw.
The Minister of .Agrieulture, jales
Pams'who ie opposing Premier rola
-
care for the Prouleney of the Repute
i e, ONpreFt-I'S eregre t that 'AL Mill crane
had seeu fit to take sueh a responsible
politieal step without consulting hie
colleagues.
Premier Poiuteire himself admitted
that had the Minister of War con-
terrcd with ltim he eould not have
seen his way elear to ratifyiug the re-
inetatement of du Paty de C an.
Nevetthelese he wanted to stand by
the War 'etineiter, and believed it was
the daty of' the entire Ministry to re-
sign,
The decision of the Cabinet to re-
main in ("Mee is areredited to the
'Mince of Aristide Briane, eliuister af
justiee, who strongly opposed sueli
Shp et a M0111011t when, as he put it,
tint external eituation was eritieal. met
when Franee labould ObfinVO a, etrong
eonseetitive foreign polity,
Litt ihi aftornoon 31. 3riIlerainV
resignation woe aeoepted, mei the
Caliiiiet Tem g.tnized.
MAY AFFECT Elt,Rel'iteN.
The nee --s generally ie go
Millerand's initiatice in leineteting cl
Pair de Clain a4 PX1)1(.40.
ing the epinion Olt the War Minietel
have (eenferred' with hie
'ewe& beforehand, AA the lei: tteie
menof wen
wen _W1 p.gyea pro
t a
relent role in the Driectite Pcintrnverigy
Nrni morale' tn /melon critieien in the
ri1:11* *wow
Qe the Geer 144104:
*suss to prevail in *am
01roles that the reekaation of
rand may leseen M. Polaseare's ahaettee
of elatery at tea Yeertattles Congretea
Willett will Ulna tile Presidoot on
Jenuary 17th.
A eemi.offielai not Issued tanight
seys "Although Premier Palace re
agein iosieted upon the neceeelty of
withdrewhig watt the 'War ltidahtter,
esery member of the Aidnistry opposed
Guth an net. They united In the
deelaretion that in view of the grave
eituetion it was the imperils,-
tive duty of the Premier to remain la
a poet in which lie poeseseed the con-
fidenee of the Parliament and the
eountry."
The reinstatement question was touelt.
ed on incidentally at the Cabinet meet.
lug to -lay, but the new Ntinieter of
levity el, Lebrun, wan unable to say
offhand whether or not he would per-
.. mit Af. Millerand's appointment of
Du Paty de Clam to stand.
+-es,
CANADIAN CROPS
" Final Estimates Show Value
of $509,437,000.
Yield and Worth Less Than
Last Year.
the
ttyliteeleat,
ajnadn, 13,—Fina1 estimates of
value of the principal
field crops of Canada for the season
of 1912 are issued to -day by the
-
census and statistics office of the De-
partment or Trade and Commerce.
Upon ai0atfhoteIo
cal
cahr, e7mal,uonodoe r a of ri eolsd repre-
sents
crops
under
reaped, dt.aevsetr:ad ,aver
lvghof 32,474,000 acres a harvest has been
poevalue of which, ealculated
cal market prices, makes
a
$500,437,000, The area
a
last year was 9,758,400
a
the harvested area of Fall wheat
grown principally in °uteri° and Al-
berta, and also to a limited extent in
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British
Columbia. The total prpduction of
wheat was 199,236,000 bushels of the
value of $123,522,000. Fall wheat
produeed 16,396,000 bows or. Abe
value of $1e,735,000, Oats upon 9,-
216,900 acree yielded 361,733,000
bushels of the value of $116,996,000.
I Barley upon. 1,416,200 Acres yielded
44,014,000 buhsels of the value of
$20,405,000, and flax upon 1,677,800
cres yielded 21,681,500 bushels of the
alue of $19,626,000. -
By comparison with 1911 the results
of last year's harvefit, both as regards
yield and value, are upon the whole
inferior. The average prices realized
for most of the crops were somewhat
less, whilst the yields from wheat,
rye, peas, beans, and corn for husking,
were also lower. On the other hand
oats yielded about thirteen and a half
million bushels more than in 1911, and
the following crops also show more oe
less an excess yield:—Baeley, buck-
wheat, mixed grains, flax, potatoes,
turnips, etc., fodder corn, sugar beet
and alfalfa.
The average yields per acre for the
srear 1912, compared with 1911, are
as follows:—Wheat, 20.42 bushels,
against 20.87; oats, 39,25, against
37.76; barley, 31.10, against' 28.94;
rye, 17.44, against 18.89; peas, 14.98,
against 15.80; buckwheat, 26,34,
against 22.69; mixed grains, 33.67,
against 29.78; flaxseed, 12.92, against
11.41; beans, 11`.40, against 19.06;
corn for hushing, 56,58, against 59.59;
potatoes, 172, against 144; turnips,
etc., 402, against 374; hay and clover,
1.44 ton, against 1.61; fodder corn,
10.26 tons, against 9.92; 'sugar beets,
10.74 tons against8.4.66, and alfalfa,
2;e9 tons, against 2.2
nditions as affecting live stock
are Iceported to have been mwah the
same k those of 1911. Mild weather
through (he Fall and up to Christmas
enabled itteemers to economize their
feenetdeugsupplies ancilive stock have
condition.
.--seeepet,
STRIKERS WANT GOVIP:E..R„..S.
New York, Jan. 13.—The general-
ship of Samuel Gornpers, President of
the American Federation of Labor,
probably will be sought to -day on the
army of striking garment workers
hereh.
Te
strikers claimed to -day that
20,000 more workers will join them
Monday. There are now on their rolls
125,000 mon. and women. Peace plans
have been upset by the strikers' re-
jection yesterday of the Manufattur.
ors' offer to advance wages ten per
oent., five per cent now and five per
cent. April 1, It was not enough, the
etrikers said.
PRISONERS ESCAPE IN AUTO.
Chicago, Jan, 12,—Two murderers
and a burglar, whose sentences rang-
ed from ten years to life imprison-
ment, drove quietly out of the pen-
itentiary at Joliet, Ill., yesterday af-
ternoon in a stolen automobile, wfrhoimle
a watchful guard obligingly opened
theTThe
eatrhrreede gates p escaped
eeortnhveimeis, all
Cook, County, are Sigmund Roche,
murderer; Steplien Ayers, murderer;
and Edward Sheldon, burglar
.,____,
WANT PROTECTION FROM MEXI.
CANS.
Ottawa, San. 12.—Canadian capital.
Jets interested in the Mexican and
North-westerly railway, one of the
Pearson projects, have made strong
representations to the Government
that the aid of the Imperial Clovern-
ment be secured to protect front the
, revolutionists $25,000,000 Canadian
capteitrapiiics.
Itinvested in. that and similar
eti
4.6
MAIL THIEF SENTENCED.
Maeleod, Sydney Mae-
doneld, n maehine operator for the
Macleod Advertiser/ was convicted by
:‘,1ui
.'estttiettr a f o
1).4 a'yt(vfsrtdp gtheA tle)gitit
istrtet t,roaCOi.ntIlt
ttii
paekage, containieg $775, from the Mac.
lead poetoffie 0, and a registered mali
Fag containing a large quantity of post-
ktt, 6tanir54 and post cards. He WAS sen.
tenced to five years in the penitentiary
at Elm( Mee,
oka.
MURDERER ESCAI GALLOWS,
Weed, Jan. 12.—The Cabinet on
Saturday dcicided to cornm:t to life
imprisontuf at the mtenee of nenr1
Regard er Bertrand, to have been I
hanged at Calgary thla week,
dentes of the mln's inanity halto
been produced, and it 'as (Wallah.
lend leautternlyg•litilatal4lIbx, plyer,zr boed.
for owning to Can-ada,
0111-a441, Jan. D00411 AO a plloisatv
mat fox apitun ontoklaig was, 21Mtio4 etlet
to -day t a. Vr011ialt of ale oity who
peritiuted in the wie of the 4reS 4100
spite the stringetn manifesto issued kr
th goveruinea ou Ohrietneas Day,
prohibiting people from ludulging in the
ha hit,
4y order of the governor of the pro -
vino, the woman svao taken to a public
plaee and executed by shooting this at-
ternoon In the presence of a large crowd
of apectatore.
The manifesto Issued by the Chinese
Clevernment expressed the desire for
the etiPereesion of the evil In order to
save the peoplefrom a life of degree
dation, but at the same time voiced
the fear that although the Government
was in earnest the people would try to
evade the law.
The probable collapse of the opium
trade Wale foreshadowed, some time
ago when it was found that Indian
'altienn to 'the value of $00,000,000 was
etaeked 111 thousauds of eheste in
Shanghai and Hong Kong werehousee
without finding buyers. After the maul-
feito- was issued by the Government it
Was virtually impo ible to buy or sell
opium ie the eoast provinces, or the
Yangtse provinces, and it was known
that the authorities had been ordered
from Pekin to enforce the prohibition
laws. To -day's exeeution, however, was
the first instance in whieh they lia,ve
heeu put into full effect,
LOBSTERS TO SOAR
Nova Scotia Fishermen Re,
port Total Failure.
lIalifaze, Jan. 13.—The lobster Season
in Weetern. Nova Scotia, whieh opened
Dee. 15, is reported by the packers
have been an almost complete' fallare.
A sueceseion of aortas made the tak-
ing of lobsters difficult, so that tthe
catch Wesq nearly nil. Added to this was
the tidal wave of Dee. 27, and this ye
the storms ti yeeee at inued,.
eeettlreln or Irinter in carnes
prevent the catching of lobsters ti
the ice leaves the collet. Not only
has the catch been light, but the fiela.
errnen's gear has been destroyed twice
since the opening of the season on I).
15,
The fishermen at the .beginuing
were encouraged by high prices, cue
to keen (*repetition among paekerei
but their hopes have been smashed.
Everything now points to a lase by
both packers and fishermen.
DU PATY DE cum
Dreyfus' Enemy Reinstated
in French Army,
Paris, Jan. 11—Lieut.-Ca Du. Paty
de Clam, one of the most prominent
figures in the Dreyfus 'treason trial,
was reinstated in the French territorial
army or reserve 'to -day by a, &tree.
signed by President Fallieres. He is ,to
have the rank of lieutenant -colonel,
which he held when he left the army.
LienteCol. du Paty de Clam wail at
the One of the Dreyfus affair an offi-
cer of the general etaff. Iii comparieg
the handwriting of the notorious "Bor-
dereau," or list, with that of the offi-
cerof 'the bureau in which Dreyfus
Was employed., he noted a similarity,
and soon became convinced that Dreyfus
was a traitor. He Was one of the ptin-
cipal witnesses for the proseeution. Some
years later, in 1898, he was retired
'rem the army.
Lieut. -Col, du Paty de Clam on several
occasions .asked to be reinstated., and his
last petition to the Minister of War
met with Success.
•••-••••••.4
"B16 TIM" IS INSANE
Congressman
New York, Committed.
New York, Jan. 13.—There was many
a sad heart among the Irish, the Jew,
the Italians, the Amerieane, the Bohe-
mians, the Slays, the Polack. the Ger-
maus, the Hungarians and all creed
and races ill the thirtealtil Congress
dietriet to -night, when they learned that
Timothy D. Sullivan, their representa-
tive hi C011PTC6t1 "Big Tim," who had
also represented the elowery distriet in
the Senate and Assembly at Albarty for
many years, would be with them no
nlOre forever.
The Saute feeling of sorrow prevailed
in the Deumeratie National Club and in
Tammany's ranks, from Charles F. Mur-
phy, its chieftain, down to the humblest
follower, when it became known that
upon applieation to -day the Supreme
Court, made oa petition of relatives, a
step -brother and step -sister, justice
Amend signed an order eommitting
Repreeentative Sullivan to Dr. G. F. M.
Bond's private asylum.
HAWTHORNE JUDGE ILL.
New York, Jan, 13.— The illness of
Judge Clierlee M. Hough, of the Ved-
eral District Court, who was etriekeft
oft the bench yeeteMay, may necessitate
a new trial for 'Julian naWthOrney Jos.
tali Quincy, Albert Freeman and Dr.
\17in, 4r.Morton, who are charged with
using the mails fraudulently in 'promot-
ing mining companies. At the hospital
where judge 'Hough wag taken when
the tria was Slispelidett it WAS said to-
daythat he was doing well, He
suffering from hemorrhagee of the stom
web.
oiPoOP000*PO.4110.41.11011..... • Oo.
WELCOMES CANADIAN cAtie.rs,
1,611(10i), ;km. 12. --Lord Roberti semis
tnessage that he is delighted tb hear
that a Beetion of carlete representing
Ceotada svill be ent here by *he Gwent-
ment in itlay in his invitetiou. He alit
be friati to make their al(litailltatieff.
ViSitort+ will pertiezpate in the
Itniplie Day ebootine eompetitions, and
visit Waterloo letttlefietd.
**Iv
GUILD! OF FALSE PRETENCE.
liaileyhtlry, San. 12. - Frank L.
0,1e, a fonner Cobalt mining ikon,
arre4ted here on a ehame of obtAin.
in nwlmey wider [Mop prtforwo,
pleeded guflty psttsrdt7 Arid will ho
Ntivo,lay by Nines:trite At-
kineon.