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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1913-02-20, Page 2eiffirellfirrirollwrirlifflr - ..111w,PflrafTdolTar7talereneewereerrenee: ES ON LESSON V111. FEB. 23, 1913. •100.0 Abram end Lot, -Gen. 13t 1-18. GYMMENTARY.--L Abram's return from. Egypt (ve, 1-4). 1. ,t'‘brain went up out of Egyptgatrom Gen. 12; 20 it appeare that Pharaoh sent Idue oat of hie laud, The tenta "up" la vourneteut • with the fads of geography. Egypt le lowdylug country, and Canaan Is ele• vette'. Lot-Ala/tads nephew whom he brought with him froze Ham, and over whom be exercised espeeial eare. Into the south -Abram aud hie retinue made their 'journey irom Egypt in n north- eassterly directien and arrivett in the south part of Canaan, 2. rich - Hie wealth had greatly inereaeed while he wee in Egypt. (Gen. 12• 16). His wealth comeisted in flocke and 'herds and hi the precious metals • Cattle -A term de- noting eheep ,oxen and other domeetie animals. It is likely that he Required gold and Silver in exchauge for his sur. PIUS cattle. 3. Journeys -A. journey was the dist:ince passed over between two suecessive stopping places. The word meane a pulling up, referring to the pulling of tent -pine in breaking camp, which ie a common event in the nomadic, or wandering pfe of Beth -el --Abrain had been at Bethel before this (Gen, 12; 8) and had there built a nat- ter to the Lord, as he had also built (me Sheehem, his first stopping place in Canaan. The plaee is twelve milee north of the site of Jerthealem. 4. The altnr-Abram wae a missionary in the true sense of the word. He erected an altar where he sojourned and worshippp ped the Lord. Luther says Abram "preached and taught his family and Canaanitish neighbors the true religion." Called on the name a the Lord -His Worship was not merely in forte, but was spiritual and aeceptable, He had reaeon for self -humiliation and for thankseiving in view of his attitude to- ward dod and God's mercies to him. H. Separation of Abram and Lot (vs. 5-13). 5. Lot also..had fleas, and herds and tents -The Lord had granted to Lot a large measure of prosperity. He was indebted for much of title to the forethought and influence of Abram who lied generously associated him with him- self. Abratn must also have been a bless- ing to him spiritually. 0. Their subatanee was (great -From the fact that soon af- ter this Abram was able to gather from his own attendants more than three hun- dred figiiting men, it ie euppoeed that his whole retinue, exclusive of Lot and Ms servants, must have numbered a' thousaud or more. Their flocks and herds would require a wide range for pastur- age, and a wider range, uo doubt, be - (Anse of the effeets of the drought from which the lend had just suffered. Since tbe land was already occupied, Abram and Lot could not occupy at will every part of the country that they might de- sire. 7. There was a. strife -While Abram and Lot might therattelvee be on the moet friendly terms, to their respective a''Orvants would be entrusted the care of the flocks and herds, and each would naturally seek the most favorable pes- tures for hi§ master's animale. Not only must pasture be secured, but the flocks and herds must be supplied with water, and diepute,e would be likely to arise on this amount between the two groups of peryante Tbe Canaanite and the Periz- zite dwelled then in the land -For this , reason the territory of Abram and Lot wae limited. The Cana,anites, "lowland- ers," were descended from Canaan, the fourth son of Ham, end the Perizzitee, "highlanders," whose origin is obscure, occupied the elevated regions. 8. Let there be no strife -Abeam was the peacemaker in this affair. It cost him something to :let suceessfally in this capacity, yet he was prepared to make the neeeesary sacrifice. Family strife or religious strife is a most' dis- tressing thing and there are always Canaanitee and Perizzites about to ob- serve it and eaet a reproach upon those engaged in it. We be brethren -They were not brothers in the Sense in which we use the term, but were closely re- lated, and were brethren in religion and worship. There Wits nb1111(11111 reason wiiy they should love and act as breth- ren. 9. Is not the whole land before thee -In this expression Abram gives Lot to understand that he grants him the privilege of chooeing the part of the land that he desires. Separate thyself ...from me -Abram made VIA sugges- tion solely in the interests of peace, not because he had any ill feeling toward his nephew. 10. Plain of Jordan -One th,essiemarkable depressions ef the Wrld ia that of the Dead Sea and the plains at each end. -Conder. Before the Lord destroyed -Conditions in this val- ley were greatly changed by the destruc- tion of Sodom and Gomorrah., The gar- den of the Lord -The garden of Eden. Like the land of Egypt -The valley of the Nile, from its being annually over- flowed, was the richest land then known, As thou contest unto Zoar-This clause belongs grammatieally with the plain of the jordan. 11. Then Lot chose...the plain of Jordan -The reasonable and civil thing for Lot would bare been to say to Abram, as soon as the privilege of choosing was granted, that he, Abram, should take his choice inasmuch as he was older and had been Lot's benefactor during the years that were past; but Lot stopped to look the ground over, and selfish desire spran,g up to that degree that courtesy and reason were ignored and he chose the best there was in Canaan. 12, Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan -Large -hearted and true to his word he took unhesitatingly what was left. Lot...pitched his tent toward Sodom -In this (thole° he not only aeted selfishly, hut he exposed himself to the influenees of worldliness. vie° and idolatry. For the sake of gain, he would risk his religion and even his morality. Sodom was a eity notorious for it$ wickedness, but it was. not long until tot dwelt in the city itself. rt is thought that he married a woman of Sodom, thus closely identifeing himself with its inhabitants. It. Blessings promised to Abram (vo. 14-18). The eovenant which God had Already made to Abram that he would make him a great nation Geri. 12:2), and that has posterity ehould poeseee the land (Geo. 12:7), wait here teeeived, After Lot had gone his way the Lord gave Abram a comprehensive view of CartitAll and told him that all that he eould see was hie inheritenee, and 'should be the postoesion of hie dependants. In the fullnees of his eternise God tnade to Abram the eeenting Ices that he bad etuitained by granting Lot his ehoice. Agein Abram moved and me& his dwell- ing -plate, its Hebron, about thirty mike etititheacit of Bethel. Here be built an the third he erected in the land rtf Canitial, We do not read that Lot built an Altar. Queetione.-eWhen dia Abreen eta IA trem Ceinitartl Toll of Atom's do - thign thet theettetry. Tell Of the rature4 to Centtatt. What temporal pros.perity did Abeam aud Lot havet Who inhabit. ea the land of Cisuitauf Why wee there strife between the herdsmen of La and theft of Abram? What couree wa4 take% tu pretent strife? \Slat Owlet) did Lot make? What led him to make the choice lie did? In what reepeete was Lot wroug in hie choice? What promieei were made to Abram after Lot left Idle.? What religioue act did Abram perform? .0004000.14. PRACTICAL SURVEY. Topic.-Orleie decision% Touelling emu's temporal interests, '11. Touching man spiritual character. 1. Touching nian'e temporal, intereste. There are decisive inoments in all lives. Choice Is both the expreselon of charac. ler and ite determinatioe. By retracieg his erring footetepe from Egypt to Can' Ilan to the altar at Bethel, Abram seem- ed to aeknowledge, that he alusuld have remained there through the famine in. firm. dependence upon God. He seemed to reeover 011ee the grandeur and nobility of seta which had become ea. feebled in the laud. of Egypt. He went at once to Bethel, where ho had pitebed his tent end bullt au altar to God, This implied a renewed e,onseeration„ Though under the call of God, we see in the coil - duet of Abram an dinperfectly enlighten- ed confidence as to nutuy moral dutiee. Yet God interposed and delivered hien Greatuese is 'worded to Abram in that. be suffered God to show him the path of life. God's kindness to Abram and Semi Wits the principal instrumentality thateptickened the better nature of the patriarch. However, he could not fail to see the ill effects of Egyptian Iife upon his nephew Lot. He Wits. injured. by prosperity. Though Abram escaped corruption through wealth. it was indi- rectly the power which deprived him of his kinemao. Aleranne coucession of hie rights was intended to preserve unity in the bonds of peacie. -Ife gave up all his chilies of priority. His proposal to Lot showed that he loved peace more than wealth. Tbo- eight of Sodom bounded vision. He offered no prayer for -divine guidance. Lot owed much to Abram, yet he seized an advantage over Tee maternal good in that tempting scene of the Jordan valley blinded his eyes to eve every other good and even to the dan- gers of his ehoice. 11. Touching Man's spiritual charaeter, Whereves Aliram had a tent, God hea an altar. We do not read that Lot built an altar unto the Lord. His love og gain blinded him to the very meaning of life. His .disregard of spiritual privi- leges for himself and Ins famfly brolfght on him a bitter portion of sin and shame. Ilis own religious' character suf- fered from his sojourn in Sodom. tie seemed not to have paused to consider the effeet of his decision upon his own character, and future well-being. Hie family grew up in a very different at- mosphere from that which had nourish- ed his own youth in Abram'e tent. Un that day of choosing Abram took a long look foeward, while Lot chose only for tho immediate future, Abram bceame spiritually rich in proportion as he prac. Used. self-renunelation. The more he rose in spiritual greatness, the less he wes affected by earthly losses. It was a poor bargain for Lot to grow nett at the expense of his better nature. Out of regard to the borer of the Lord, Abram was ready to sacrifice ids world- ly interests, rather than do anything whieh would -tend to compromiee the re- ligion be professed. 1Ie had a clear op - prehension. of things uneeen and a .firni- trust in God's promieee. Abram looked to the Lord; Lot looked to the teed. We have here the coutrast of the pety- caul with the worldly spirit. .efter the separation of Abram and Lot, God ad. ministered consolation to Abraill.- Munro became a church ameng the treee, a refuge for faith, a 'Indy Rime of sacred': promises. Ifere Abram'e altar was intended us a public profession of religion in the midst of enemies. as a constant memorial of God's presence, as a tribute of geatitude for God's meralee, as an indication of his determination to he fully dedicated to God. This lesson shows how good man avoided impend. mg strife. -T. R. A. • 4.• LEAKING OILCANS Blamed by Amundsen for. Scott's Death. Failure of Atkinson s Party is Peculiar, ilm•••••••••••••• •••••••••••••• Chicago, Feb. 10. -Capt. Roald Am- undsen came near leaving .ten gall- ons of oil at the South Pole, it was learned here to -day. The fuel Might have saved the livee of Capt. Scott and his companions. Captain Amund- sen spoke of the oil by chalice. "The day was bright and not very cold," according to Captain Amundsen, "There was a general inspection. of the outfit before we started back and for -ometime I debated with my- self whether or not to leave behiad two five -gallon cans of oil I did not expect to need. In the end I did not leave the oil." Capt. Amuridsen said he had no reason to suppose that the oil would have been of any use to amain° at the South Pole, but that he had not left it was a melancholy reflection. Capt. Aniundeen asserted that he - believes leaking oil cans solve the mystery of Captain Scott's shortage of fuel. "Fuel used in Arctic or Antarctic explorations is petroleum," lie said. "This is carried in cans. The cold Seenis tO cause these cats to leak. Every night while we were in the polar regions we inspected our cans and used a soldering 'iron to repair any hole that migh have ;started It was surprising tonfind so many of them. "I catnot account for the loSe of Capt. Scott's fuel in any• Other Nay thaa that the receptacles itt *Welt he had stored his petroleum eprang a lealt and thc Material filtered away. CANCER RESEARCH RESULTS. Berlin, Feb, 16. -The resulte of ee- perimente to find. the origin of earieer are publiebed by Prof. Jelutnnee Fibiger, director of the, Pathologieal Inetitute at Copenhagee. in the clinical Weekly. These Show caneerous gigiethe in the esophagus arid stomachs of rodents, due to the presence of worms in the rilimen. tare- tract, an indeterminate number of which are from the common witehen eockrottele Prof. Fibiger Sureeeded ',reducing caneer by feeding the para. sitee' egge of eochrottehes to rats. 'The experiments are considered as twine of great importance to eeekere for a elite of cancer, as they form the Met eeperitnental produetlot Of the dee evict. TORONTO MARKETS FAR:11E10d' ACARK1,11.1. Dreeeed liege, heavy ....$11 60 Do., „ OA $11 12 00 ilutter, dairy ., . 0 80 Eggs, now.laid 0 33 iblekens, lb. .. 0 10 Geese, lb. ...... • 0 18 Turkeye, , , „ .. 0 25 Apples, winter, bbl, ..... 1 50 Potatoes, bag ..„ 0 03 Celery, dozen .. 0 50 Cobbage, dozen ... . 0 40 Beef, forequarters, cwt... 7 50 Do., hindquarters, ewt, 11 00 DQ,, choice sides, cwt.,. 10 00 Do, medium, cwt. 8 00 4onunon, ewe. .., 0 50 Mutton, light, cwt. 0 00 Veal, emmuon, cwt. .,.. 9 00 Doe prime, cwt. . 12 00 Lamb ..., 15 00 orimm•now•••••••••••11 1 $11 50 11 2.3 0 :33 0 35 0 22 0 re 0 27 3 00 1 10 0 00 0 50 8 73 12 00 11 00 0 09 7.50 11 00 11 V 14 00 17 00 SUGAR MARKET. Sage re are -quoted in Toronto, in bag% per cyt., tie follows: Extre granulated, St, Lawreece, ,$ 4 00 Do, do., Redpitth's . 4 00 Do, do., Acadin , • , , 4..55 'Imperial granlietea „ ..., 4 43 No. 1 yellow . „ 4 20 in barrels, 5c per ewt, more; car lote, 5e less, OTHER MARKETS. 'WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANG-E. Open. High. Low, Close. Wheat- -May .. 87% 881/4 87% 87Se Joly 89 89% 88% 88741). Oats - 'Ably Jnly • • • • 0 • ▪ 3014 301n 36 30' b • 30% 30% 30% 30%b 0•0.0•00rs,,m00 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT. Minneapolis -Wheat -Close -May, 87- 1.8c; July, 89c; September, 88 7.8c; No. 1 hard, 87 1-8c; No. 1 Northern, 85 5-sre to 80 5-8e; No. 2 do. 83 5.8c to 84 5-8e. Oats -No. 3 white, 31. to 31 I-44. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 44 to 44 1.2e. leye---.No. 2, 50 1-2 to 58 1-2c, Bran -$10.50. -Flour --Unchanged. .040••••••• DULUTH GRAIN MARKET. Ditluth-ClOse-Wheat-No. 1 hard, 80 5-8c; No. 1 northern, 85 5-8c; No. 2 do., 83 5-8e; July, 89c bid; May 87 5-8c; September, 87 7-8c bid. tale Ittionuun PRODUten. Liverpool cable says: Wheat- Spot, steady; No. 1 Mitialtolet, not geoted; hie. 2 Manitoba?, 7e 01g,d; No. 3 Meni- toba, 7e 41/ed. Futures, firm; March, is 5%d; May, 7s 2%el; July, 7s 250. Corn -?Spot, quiet; Amarittan mixed, new, 4e 101M; American mixed, old, 6e. Doe via Galveeton, Ss 7d. Futrues, irregular; March, La. Plata, 5s 5%d; March, .Aenerlean mixed, 4s 10d. Flonr-Winter patents, 20a Od. Hops -In London (Pacific coast), R4 15f; to £5 12s. Hatne-Short cut, 14 to 13 lbs„ 07e. Bacon -Cumberland cut, 20 to 30 lbs., 64e. Short ribs, 10 to 24 lbs. 66s Ott. Clear bellies, 14 to 10 lbs., 113s Od. Long dear middles -Light, 28 to 31 lbs., 63s. Long clear middles -Heavy, 35 to 40 lbs,, 64s 0d. Short clear ,backet 10 to 20 thee ans. Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 Thee Hs 6d. Lard -Prime weetorn, in tiorcese,--53s Americ,an, refined, 56s. Cheeee---Ca,nadian, finest whito, 03s 0d: colored, 65s. Tallow -Prime city, 32s. Tallow -Australian, in Londou, 36e 9(1. Tutpentirte-Spirits, 3a3 Od. Reein-Common, 15s ad. Peteoleum-Refineel, 9%d. Linseed oil, 28s. Cotton see.d oil, Hull, refined, spot. 28,:a Od. BUFFALO LIVE STOOK. East Buffalo despatch: Cattle receipts 2,230, aetive and 13 to 25c higher, prime steers, $8.25 to 88.75; butchers, $0.00 to $8.25; bulls, $5.25 to $7; stock heifers, $4 to $1.00; $7.25 to $8.25; heif- ers, $4 to $4.60; &hipping, $7.25 to $8.25; heifers, $5 to $7.75; cows, 3.50 to $6.80; stockers, and feeders, $4A30 to $0.80; fresh cows', and springeto, active; steady to strong, at $3,250 to $R2. Vett I s -Ree ei pas 1,100, aet lye and steady at $4 to $12. Hogs -Receipts, 16,000; irly c tive, and 5 to 10t: higher theavy $8.00 to $8.05; mixed, $8.65 to $8.75; yorkors and pige, $8.75 to $8.80; roughs, $7.75 to $7.83; step, $6 to $7; dairiese $8.50 to 88.75. Sheep and lambe-Receipts 15,000, ao. tive; Iambs and wethers 10e bigher; others eteady, lambs $0 tjo $0,35; yearl- ings, $5 to $8.50; a few $7.20; Shoal): mixed, $6.25 to 86.60. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Beeves .... , ....... $ 6.65 $ 9.15 Texas steers ... .... 5.00 5.90 Western steers , .. 4.75 7.65 Cows and heifers , . 3.10 7.5a Calves . , . 6.75 10.05 Ifogs-Iteceipte 48,000; 'market firm 'Light ... „ ..... 8,05 $.35 Mixed „ 8.00 8.35 Heavy „ , , 77..8805 Si,0400 Pigs , ..... . 0.50 8,10 Bulk of sales ... .8.20 8.30 Sheep -Receipts 30.000; market easy. Native .. .. . . 4.80 6.40 Yearlings .. 6.60 7.90 Western 7,00 7.50 MONTREAL LIVE S'1;001{.. 'Montreal despatch: \Wet End Market. -Cattle, receipts 10,000; calves, 225; sheep and lambe, 1,500: hogs 1,800. Trade was brisk, with decidedly high- er pidees for good cettle; prilue beevee, 7 to 7 1-2 higher; medium, 6 to 3-4; ecennion, 3 to 4 3-4. Calm, 4 to 0 1.2. Sheep, 5 to 5 I-2; lambSe7 to 7 1.2. Hoge, about we. pRoviNGIAL .MARKETS. liondOn-PotatoeS, per bag, $1.00 to $1.05; parsnips, per bushel, 40c to 45c; turnips, per bushel, 30e; bootie per buela el, 40e; oniees, per Inishel, 75* to 80e; cabbage per clozein 30e to 40c; cerrote, per Inteliel 400 to 50e Hay, per ton, $11 to $13; sttaw, ton, $7 to $8. Butter, dairy, wholesale 28e to 294 doe fancy, retail, per remind, 300 to 32e; do., atom lois, per Ile, 23 to Mt; do., creareery, per pound, SI to 334 doe eteeke, per pound, 27e to 28e. Egge-Dalry hall price, 30 to 33e; doe, fresh -laid, dozen, 20 to 27e; do., orate, wholesale, 25e. lIeriey-Strained, 10 lbs., $1.20; do., section% dozell, $2.20 to $2.40. Chickeme per pair $1.25 to $1.50; do., wholesale, per pound, 15c to 16e; chickens, per pound, 11 to 12e; (leeks, per pound, 15c to 10e; do., per pair, 81.3.5 to $1.60; tur. keys, per petted,- 22c to 23e. Lamb --Per pound, 13e to Ile; dreseed hog% ehoice, ell to 812; beef eat% leer met.. $8 te $9.00; do., young, et., $10 to $11; Mut- ton, per cwt., $8 to $10; hettVy hegtie per ewt., frA0 tO $1.50; Maga, per Pd`Z. thielpheeTheee Wile it gouA fe4 butter at 304, to 33e per vowel, and cage at 20 to 330 keine Meat by tho quarter, 100 for frout quertere and 120 for Imola Potetoes $1.13 per beg; ehlekena, 17c to 18e pound, and foil, 14e per pound. Stratford-Egge 28e dozen; better, 2.8 to 30e pound; chiekene, ii00 to 730 each; potatoes, $1.25 bag; wheat, 03e WOO; oats, :14e bushel; luty, looee, to $10 ton; hone, live, noo T43.05 cwt.; wool, washed, 10e to 20 1.2c lb.; hidee, lle pound; ealfeltins, 1:30 to llo pound. Chatlioni-Eggs, 23e; butter, 2ee: 500 to 850. Other poultry scram Prices steady, Barley, 00c cwt.; beats% $1,80 to $1.83 beetle]; wool, Nvasit4 ed, 19e to 20e; unwashed, 10e to 12e; bidet he to 10e; calleltine lee; lamb• skins, 40c to 03e; live bogs, $8,50 to 88.75 ewt. No other changes. Owen Sound-eStrietly fresh ego, Ve to 26c; butter, 25e to 20e lb.; dressed hogs, $11.50; tuikeys, 20c to 21e; chielt- ens, 130 to Hie; wheat, to 00e; oets, 42e; hay, $14; live Iligs, $8,40. Peterborcd-The supply of live !loge was meagre. Priee8 advaneed to $8.7d. Baled ihay, $10; loose, $14. There is a fair Meal aupply of grain, Wheet, 95e; oats, aSe to 40e; formers' hides, 10c; beechen', 110; potatoes, $1; turkeys, 220 to 23e lb; geese, $1.00 each; :lecke, $1.71 pair; chickees, 81.35 pair; butter, a0e; eggs, 29e. T3dleville-Eggs brought 28e dozen; butter, 30e lb.; potatoes, $1.25 bag: fowls, $l.00 to $1.40 pair; chickens, 00e to $1.20 pair; hay, $12 to $13 ton; loose, bay, baled, $14 to $14.O0 ton; city hides, 10 to 12tec; veals, 15e to 16e; sheep- skins, 75c to 00c; bogs, live, $0; hogs. dressed, $12 cwt.: wool, 20c; oats, 45e; wheat. Mc to 90e bushel. BRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW. MOntreal-Both wholesale and re. tail business is picking up now that cold weaeher nas Set in steadily. Steel manufacturers are crowded with or- ders. Boot and shoe nmeufacturers are busy with spring orders and some are having to turn away business. Fule iers report a poor season. A good busi- ness is passing in drygoods evith a stiffening in prices. The money mar- ket is still very tight. Toronto -There is little indication ef restraint of business as a result of scarcity of money. Orders in most lines are coming in very satisfactorilY, Drygoods houses are filled with or- ders and ix many cases cannot accept all that come In. Groceries are be- coming more active. Hides are quiet with prices tending easier. Winnipeg -An unusually large vol- ume of ivholesalwand retail business is being done in many lines, Drygoods merchants are particularly active. The only feature to trane that is other than optimistic is that paymens and collections are not improving so rapid- ly as m ht be hoped for. But with the marketing of the balance of the wheat crop an improvement is looked for. Vancouver -Wholesale' business is, blisk and orders for construction are heavy. Bank clearings continue to es- tablish new records in matter of vol. ume. Groceries are moving briskly. The scarcity of coal in Vancouver is still being felt. Hamilton -Retail business is fairly brisk, with merchants preparing for the spring. Trade Movement in real estate continues to be moderately act- ive, There is a constant enquiry as to sites for factories. Very few farmers have attended the market this week, and butter and eggsg are firmer. Hay however, is rather easier. London -Conditions are sound all through this section of Western On- tario. Business is generally quite act- ive, and while collections may be a littie .slower than usual they are re- ported better than in other parts of Ontario. Fears are being expressed that if lore snow does not fall the winter *heat will euffer badly Ottawa -Business is on a satisfac- tory basis. Movement of lumber from the camps has been more satis- mfaaeatoe7 since snow roads have 'been Quebec -Little change is noticeable in trade conditions over the preceding week. Wholesale and retail business appear to be tsatisfactory. The price of leather remains firm and as a rule shoe manufacturers are fully employed Outlook for spring business contin- ues shtisfaatory. • • -O. • IS NOT BINDING G. T. R. Repudiates Late President s Course. Concord, N. H., Feb, 113. -The Grand Trunk. Railway Company of Canada yes- terday diled in the Superior Court a bill in equity to test the legality of the in- corporation of the Southern New Eng- land Railway Company. The bill quotes the artielee of incorporation filed at tee (Alice of the Secretary of State, and eaye that what purports to be the eigna- ore ot tne Grand Tram: Itailtvay Com pany ul (Amide by the late Charles Dff ilays, the president, is not the legal and pouting 'signature of the tirand Trunk 'tell:way Company, but was hie emelt- thorized aet, and that it was beyond the power of the railway company to bind 'teen to the purchase of the ahares of the capital stock of the alleged railroad 411(1 that the act is therefore null and void. It is further alleged net the full amount of the capital dock., $1,000,000, WaS never legally subseribed in good faith by responeible partios, and that the eubscription of the Grand Trunk Rail- way Company was not the legal subscrip- tion of that company. The complainants aek that the South- ern New England Ita i I way, i te off icere and agents, be enjoined from teking tiny action for the purpoeo of cetriblishieg the corporation as a permanentereilroad eorporation, and that the ettbecription ee levied against the Greed Trunk Railivay Company and the other complaioants be declared null and void. • HOLD-UP MAN CAUOHT. Kansaa City, Mo., Feb. 16, A dozen men lined up in the street at the mitt of hie revolver proved more than a highwaymen weld eentrol hero to -day, tuid whert they began to break away at tho• ends of the line, the bandit eonneenced shooting. Af. tor fatally wounding a boy and bare- ly taissirig 'several men with his but- te% the bandit turned and rate with his intended victims at his heels. He ive: overtaken two blocke away, but was resetied on the arrival of the po. A HE TELER SUICIDE. lIettpeler, Ont., Feb. 17. -john Tovell, need 65, a must highly respeeted farmer, who lived on the town line botweeu, Paelinch eel Waterloo township, thie mornitie eowittitted NEWS OF THE DAY IN BRIEF Premier Borden Will Speak in Albany, N, Y, CASTRO MAY ENTER No Changes Ma,de in Bi- lingual Regulations, Fine aggregating $51,000 were imposed in the case of the "bath tub" met 13, Doherty, accepted the inoumbeney QS St, Luke's, el Londou, las Toronto, Niagara Palle Board ,of Health will compel every (whole:. to proaent Or- iiiicate of vuoduation. Ex.Mayor John Chamberlain, of Col- lingweod died at his home there after eeveral weeke' Dimes. Caanattlian eapitaliets have .purelmeed for $350,000 seven largo Woke of buisi- 3188$ property in Windeor, The defentlantaa in the Bath Tub Trust were found guilty at Detroit of breaeh of the Sherman anti-trust law. Earl Johnston, 12 years old, was ran over by an auto on darvie street, To- ronto, and died in the general hospital. Premier Borden has accepted an invi- btaotritoiliat,ittyo, speak at a public dinner in Albany, N. Y„ on Feb. 22, Washington's The board of governors of Western University will ilea; the London City oCiotstral01010oreelhO.,060 in five anneal grants Jamett Mortson, of Gormley, died at the Western Hoepital, Toronto, follow. ing injuries received iehen a gun aced dentally diecharged. Chester S. Lord, for thirty-two years managing editor of the New York Sun, and for forty-one years a member of the Sun staff, ham reaigned. The executive of the National Council of 1Vornen in session at Ottawa decided to hold the annual meeting in Montreal on May 1 to 8. Mks Ethel Roosevelt, daughter of C,ol. Rooeevelt, ia shortly to he married to Dr. Richard Derby, son of the late Dr. Richard Derby, of New York. Jan Kubelik, the violinist, fias tele- graphed from his home in Bohemia, can- celling hie eugagement beeeuee of oerious Mute's, the nature of which is not etated, His Royal Higaneee the Duke of Con- eaught was officially told that the mil- lion -dollar fend for the King Edward m.emorial in Toreuto hes been raiaed. Dr. Erward Pardee Buck°, of London, prominent in sport, theatrieal matters, as Well as in his profeseion, suc- cumbed to pneumonia in his 38th year. Rev. Father Benedict J. Maeselis, J., the oldeet Jesuit in the United Statee, and believed to be the oldeat in the world, died at the Univereity of Detroit. Preeent returns in the eederal elec- tions being held th melee O'hina indi- cate that Preaident Yuan Sid Kai will be returned to &flee by a subetaertial ma- jority, The r:lerman aviator Lents- was killed • Leipeic, while attempting a, gliding flight from a height of 2,400 feet. His aeraplane tdpplcd over in midair ' and threw him out.. Mrs. David Iforan, of Sault Ste. Marie, • emploYee of a Prince Albert, Sask., hotel, committed suicide by drinking car- bolic acid. It is thought domestic trou- ble led to the act. With tbe gas let turned on .aed the room filled -with the fumes of. gm, Joseph Hoey, 22 years Of Reel, of Black- eeotea vintige, Was found dee.% in hod on So turday at the Bromell House, Toronto. Cipriano Caetro is free to eome and go in the United States at will. Judge Ward in the Federal District Ckiurt .6118 - tabled. the writ of ha.beas corpus' ia his behalf, overruling' the immigration au- thorities. The Hotel Selbold,Fort Worth; TEM1S, W11S praetically destroyed by fire. Many of the gueets were -rescued by firemen end lichee, and enrried down ladders. All eecaped injury. The Ices ie esti- mated at $150,000. Until the end of th•e curreat school year at leeet no elmngee will be intad.e in the regulations affeether eehools. This is the import''of a elate. ment made by Hon. R. A. Pgne, Minister of Education, on Saturday. Neoloundland'e new Govereor, Walter Davidson, C. M. Ca, aseumed the reine of authority ie the colony, succeeding Sir Ralph Cham.pneys Williams. A cor- dial reception was awarded the new ex- ecutive other members of the Govern- Buchanun, aged 20, an en of the Pere aferquette at Leamington, was meshed to death bebween the wail of the freight Shed and a freight ear, His body was wedged so tightly that it Ives found neeeseary to tear away the side of the building to release it. TOOK BACK ELOPERS •••••61.1.1•000.00.414.04•000 Forgiving Canadian Hus. bands Rescue Their Wives, Albany, N.Y., Feb. 16.--itorbearance awl forgiveneee wore displood yestm. day in the United States Couyt before Judge (Norge W. Ray, whee two bin bandit took back wivea who ran away from their homes Canade Tho dole els were meeker), by Fedsial oWeere after they hail croseed the border into NOW York State. The first WO Was tit/a of George Saunders, It was alleged that he took 5Irs. John MeTavieh from her home in Smith'e Valle, Canada, to Watertown. The hus- band, who had come to Albany to take his wife back was told by Judge Ray that Saunderi ant": the woman had pass- ed as man and wife. "That does not matter. want her back," declared Me- Tavieh. Ile got her. George McDonald Wad charged with eloping with Mrs. Thomaa Penneek, of Preseott, Canada. Wheu McDonald ele tered a plea of guilty Mrs. Pennock told Judge Ray thet Mel}onald was wanted in Fort Totten as a deserter from the Unitea States coast artillery, and he was turned over to the United States authorities, Mrs. Pennock's' hueband then forgave her, and the two reunited couplee left the court room as happt es if they were On their honeymoon. CHARGED WITH LIBELLING. St. John's, -Nfld., Feb. 10. -Charles Swift was arrested here at the instance of the Knights of Columbus, on a seri- vas ehargh of criminal libel. Swift ie charged with having published and eir. culated a false form of oath, which he alleges is used and has to be taken by all members of the order of the Knights of Columbus. It is etated that this Wee form has been used exteneively in the United States end elsewhere, and is now be- ing used here for political purposes in electione. The prisotter wee admitted to bail atid the prelimiturry enquiry be- ; gins on Tuesday next. Hon. A, Morine, late of Toronto, lute been retained by the Knights of CO11116118 Its chief counsel for the prosee I cution, Local feeling rues high over the matter. . -- DR. ATKINSON'S FAILURE. London, Feb. 10.-A despatch in Saturday's papers frOm Chrietchurch, New Zealand, quotes Lieut. Evats as saying that Captain Seat left ito I struetions that no search partiee sheulcr leave the base to eeek him. Ile added that It was beyottd human possibility for the Mee party to Wine tweed Captain Seott and his cwt. reties. Still the failure Of Dr. Atkin. 2011, 'WU was in col:emend of the base eamp at Hut Point, in the mid- dle of March, 1012, to reficue Cap. tain Robert P. Seott, Dr. Wilson and 13owers bait eueli a peetiliar look that the Britieh people aro sure to demand a thorough leveatigatiOn. A luxury eetteee le 1 -ea one %then We Oath afford, it. READY TO QUIT Turkey is Planning .to GiNe Up Contest. •••••/••10.....NYIMINI1 Bulgarians Destroy Stranded Ottoman Warship. /mow London, Feb610.-Turkey'e resistance to -the allies hi crumbling rapidly. A Conetantinople deepateh whieh reached 11,1;r0 SatUrdity night by way of • Kee. tendicsays the Government has issued ordere to the nowepapers to prpre the country for peace. It Is officially anneunced from Con- stantinople that the attack of the Mon- tenegrins on Tarabosch and .13erditza, on Thuteday Wa$ repuleed, and that the attacking force loet 3,000 men. ino Turks. captured atx guns. The Mona teur Orientate, of Constentheople, says the Turks occupied. Simekli after a VigOrOU•3 battle. There is great Internet in regard to what will •happen to the Turkish war- ship Hamidieh, which has been repairing at Malta. She was allowed' to take on 500 tons of coal, but under the rulee she must leave to -day, Four Greek torpedo boats are waiting for her outside the haTrbher'l.famidieli Malta .on put in. to Friday to escape the rough weather. Ifer commander was immediately notified of the twenty -hour limit. He wilted an ex- tension, alleging that the engines needed repairs, but his request was refused. A Bulgarian battery and a mining detachment have completely destroyed the Turkisli battleship AsSar-I-Tawfik, which ran aebore Feb. 11 at Karaburun, on the Black Sea coast. The Bulgarians have also sunk a Turkish transport with all hands off Charkeui. Advices from Gallipoli indieate a gen- eral condition of dieorganization Among tho Turkieh tro-ope. There Le a lack of money and an insufficiency of officers and supplies, while political antagonisms among the officers have praetically de- etroyed Stories are current of atrocities by both the Turks and. BnIgarians in the district around Bulair. .11**. FOUR VICTIMS 0•00.1.00••••••••=00.••••••••• Lost Lives in Saturday's Elk Lake Fire. Elk Lake. Feb. 16. -Another has been added to the 4ives lost in Saturday morning's fire at Elk Lake, when the Matabenick lintel and several other buildings were destroyed. The complete liet of dead now reads' William Wilkineon, Elk Lake, care. taRkeoibe ert Stovey, Elk Lake. Ed. O'Keefe, Elk Lake, proepector. Eeker, a foreigner.• The fire started about 3 o'clock Sat- urday morning in the kitchen of the Matabaniek Hotel, and spread over • a coneiderable distance before it was dis- eovered. A blizzard was in progress and the wind fanned the Mimeo until the hotel was completely burned, and the Hudson's Bay Company's store, J. R. Booth's office, the fire hall, the Gowgandit Trading Company's store, Lang & Jordan's, Wileon's barber shop and three other small atone were de. sttoyed. The loss was approximately $100,000. Owing to the high rates there was, but $40,000 insurance on ell of the build- ings destroyed, and $10,000 of this was on the hotel. The fire Was imide more severe by the blizzard and bitter told, which those escaping from the hotel in their night elothes were forced to eudure. The 'wind had also blown down the telephone end telegraph wires and rut off com- tunri(t;i1stigelatttioalittiA.Viliell otherwiee might have NEW CABLE INVENTION. New York, Feb. 10.- The Mackay Coinpaniee annoanced yesterdey the cone eletion of en invention that is intended to levolutionize the eystem of tranemie- eion of anessageti by submarine &eine. The iles ice, called battery reVertia, an istvetttion of John Gott, chief electrician of the company, makee poseible the, two of the Mosee dot and OA eignele in - bleed of tho eighon reeorder, whieh sup- planted the "mime!" eystem. Under the new syetent, it iris tut. hottnsed, it will be peseible to fiend mei- sago; from San Francisco to London by an ordinary land.line Mime key and have them read on &Morse sourider. rodim••••••••••iihrin0040.0.100rwm.0•••••••••••• Vancouver B. C,,, Feb. 17.-Beeause of the failure of the Anetralian wheat crop, japen will have to get a great, deal of wheat from Canada this year, and large ehipments will be made from Van- couver. The first Ammer, the ruki Marti, sailed Feb. 0 to Riad wheat at this port. She will earry five thousand toes, end will be the fiat of it large number of lepanese steamers to COMS bore this year. Jaw last Teel' import- ed two behdred thonstunl tonS of grain hole Atietralia, NO DISSENSIONS Story of Trouble in Scotts' Party Denied. Curzon Suggests a "Scott Memorial Hall." Lendon, Feb, 17. -It is evident that the dieettssion of the unexplained parts of the Antarctie story le less reetrain- ed in New Zeelaod than here. It eceme 1t3 though the New Zealitudere wero Melting for ocapegoate. They allege that there were diSSenSioxis the party and interference with the oil depot. Tho Christehurch correspondent of t•he Daily Mail telegrapbe an inter. view with Lieut. Evaos, in wind, the commander refused to be drawn into a discussion of what he tuned "wicked rumors and eonjecturee," lle .denied the etoriee of illaSerlS10118, and leas empliatie in hie steteinent that the supporting party on their Way Welt after having bade farewell to Captaia Scott and his comradee on their wait to the pole did uot meddle with the oil, "There was evnporation," he said, "owing to the leather washere on the cane, ana as the supplies were cut so fine, this made a consider:Late shortage." - Limit. Evans &clewed that the ru- mors that Seaman Evans had gone insane were crud, scandalous. 'and to seek him. He added that it was be- miranly. Captain Scott, Commander Evans said, left instructions that no eearch parties should leave the base to sek him. He added that it was be. yowl human meteihility Por the aetae party to have saved Capt. Scott and his COMM aegi The eorerepondent geotes other mem- bete of the expedition as describieg the etoriee of dissensions and depot-tappiug as "dastardly lies," invented by irrespon- sible pers-ons. It is predicted that the gossip will compel a searching enquiry of tne whole expedition. A. despatch from Christchurch to the Chronicle denies on the authority of Commander Evans that Petty Officer Evans went mad. The commander added that Ca.ptain Scott and his companions left farewell letters for their wives, and that the last entry in Scott's diary was made March 25. But by a note found hi the diary it could be assumed that the three men died March 19. atSCOTT MEMORIAL HALL." Lord Cureon of Kedleston, nt a let- ter regarding the various funds start- ed the coenection with the Scott dates - ter, eays that beferc 2:- question of providing a, memorial is considered nearly 8)50,000 will be eceded to meet the outstanding liebilities ineerred by the expedition and to . relieve the PM:ate of Captain Scott, who pledgee a large portion of his own. and Mrs. Scott's fortuees to • the expenses of the venture. It will be necessary also to.provide for the adequate publicetion of the scientific results so laboriouely collected and tabulated. by Captain Scott up to almost the last hour of ilia life. Lord Curzon surests• that the memorial should take foam. of a hall, to be called "The Scatt Memorial Hall," and that it should. be dedicated to the propagation of the science to which Captain Scott and his commtnione yielded their lives. LET r.mEm REST. Cheistchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 17.-e- Clommander Evans, wheu. questioned to- day as to the suggestion that the bodies of Captain Scott and his comrad.es should be recovered, said: "The best people to judge ore those who Served under Captain Scott. Had we been in the same place as the vie - time we should have wished our bodies to remain at rest where we had given our best efforts in the cause We SO .ezaet'aillaesntaly believed in." Commander Evans will remain in New until the arrival of the widow of Captain Scott THE LATEST TRUST The New York Pickpockets Have S.trong Organizaton. New York, Feb. 17.-A "pickpocket trust" and other compact organizations of criminale exist in this city's under. world, according to testimony of Judge Edward Swan of the Court of General Session.% LI witness to -day before the aldermatue committee investigating vice conditions. Pickpockets &pose of their loot at central flames atter being aseign- ed to sectioes of the city to ply their trade, and when they are arrested they are able to get bail readily and lawyere to defend them. The "trust" is run like any lawful businese, he declared, "Many etrong teteociations of criminals exist, well orgaidzed and conducted for the purpoee of theft," said Judge Swan. "There are, however, many different kinde of as,sociations. For instance, there is the blackmailing association." To mash these "trusts" Judge, Swan advocated that city deteetives be divided into special squads, nontatally knowe homicide group, bouilethrowing group end so on. Referring to the "pielepecket truet,” Judge Swann told of ono member being assigned to Broadway Ind Forty -wend street for five yeare, rifling pockets and poekethooke of men and WOMen in the matinee crowde, This member Wits nie rested four times, and always the "tursta' through its re,presentetivelOnte to his defence. ONE YEAR FOR REGISTER BEAD. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 17. -john IL Pat- termon, President of the National ateli Register Compatiy, who, with 28 other officials or former officiele of the eon'. patty were eonvicted of criminal tion of the Sherman anti-trust lew, was sentenced to oay a fine of $3,000 and to serve one year in jail. 01.0•00•0•001000 SHIPS COLLIDE AND CAPSIZE. San ldraneiseo, Feb. 17, -Although the river steemere Seminole end II. J. Cote come, the former with 601110 forty pas. sengers aboard, eollidect in hea,vy fog on the bay to•day, tout both capsized, there were no lives lost. The Semieoles pamengera and erew were taken off by steamers ealled te her aid by her whis tie, and the Coreortinhi ere* eeetiped before the boat turned over. The Sena inole WAS fOtInd later, bottom Hide up, with an anther dropped where she upset, holding her against the tide. The Coreoratt, river freighter, eer ried $00,000 in gold ballifen which prole ably romaintil in the hulk, NEW JAP. CAO Premier Yamamoto Names -His Confreres. Tokio, Japan, Feb. 17, ---The new Ja- panese Premier, Count Uombei Yawn- inoto, eompleted the formation of hie Cabinet toeley. The poatfolios were We - Whined. as follows: Premier -Count Gombei Yamamoto, Foreign taffairee-Viecount Sutetei Chin& Home AffairiegKei Hata. Juetiee-Mesalibia, Mateuda, Fluanee-Baron Korokiyo Takahashi. Agriculture and Connueree-Baron No- bualti Makin°, Eaucation-Salcueoellin Motedo. Communioations-Gijin Okuda. Navy -Admiral Baron Minoru •Saito, Armee-Lime-Gen. Baron Yasutettne "Kikoshi, Viscount Chinda, the new Japauese hlinister• of Foreign Affaire, lute reeve - septa this cottetry at Washington eince Vele 27, 1012. Stich fitrong evidencea of popular un- reet contieue to be displayed all over Japen that it has been neceseary to eall out the soldiery to assist the civil eat thoritiee in guerdieg the residencee of members of the Inmerial family aed of- ficials. At Kobe, :Himeji and elsewhere the house; °omelet by members of the new Conetitutional tnionitt party, founded by Prinee Taro Katsura, have been threateeed with acetruetion by the populace. WHITE SLAVE TRUST Said to be Operating Among Montreal Jews. Xontreal, Feb. 17. -Four men and ono woman were arrested here to -day on a charge of operating. a white *gave toed:. The immediate cause of their arreet wee . , the seeming and detention of Clara Schelter, a 17 -year-old Jewish girl. Alathese arrested are Jove. who made a practice of operatiug among ignorant' Jewieh girls. They 'were iteetietomed to go through a mock marriage ceremony with a eirl, and then detain her. Appar- ently ffiere is an old jewish custom by which, if a young man placed a ring on the finger of a young woman in the presence of ten people, they were to all intents and purp.oeca married. There .was no marriage license med. there was no. certificate, and there wee nothing whatever to show that the young. eouple had been married. The :teemed were finnlly released onbail. fixed at $500 per- sonal and two (emetics of $100 cede •• • A LUCKY MISTAKE Farmer on Wrong Trail Finds Frozen Man. North 13ay, Ont., Feb. 17.-A farmer nanteet Nelley, residing in Ferris _Town- eltip, while driving along a bueh trail Saturd.ay, discovered a man lying uneon- scioua in the snow beeide a mouldering fire, The weather was bitterly cold - about 15 below zero -and Nelley hurried- ly drove the man to his home, where be WitS brought around, and later teken to North Bay hoepital, where he is being treated for frost bites and frozen limbs. fie gave his name as Albert, Smith, out of work and walking between towns. The cold was more than he could battle against, and' he started a, fire, but, not being very -well versed in woodcraft, did pot make a eueeces of it. Nelley only discovered the Matt by aceident, having got on the wrong trail, which wee too narrow to turn around in. B. C. WOWN WANT VOTE, Victoria, B.C., Feb, l7. -Fifty women, representative of alt sections of Brit- ish Columbia, waited on Premier Mc- Bride at the legislative buildings and presented a petition sleeted by ten thou- sand people praying thet the franchise be extended to women upon equal terms with Men. The Premier informed the ladiee the Government had never made the question a factor in their policy, becau upon diecuesion it had been impoaaible to agree that •the end is one to be de- sired. He promised consideration by the Cabinet next week, and indicated ways ity which the petition could be brought to the attention of the Legislature in itl(tievere8veeir. of the Government deeiding e.• • BRITISH ICEBERG PATROL. London, Feb. 17. -The Government announces that it has completed ar- rangements for an ice ship ta patrol the Atlantic off the Newfoundland Banks liners of the preeenee of berga. l'he whaler Scotia, which was formerly used in the Seottieh Antaretie expedi• tion, will leeve Dundee et the end, of February, and 1.k: stationed in the Apring off the eastern coast of North America, going northward to watch the breaking up of the ice and report its liovements at thc wireless stations at Newfoundland and Labrador. Three gn. elitists aboard the vessel will make oceanographical and meteorologieal ole tervations, as well as the movement of the berge. •••• - RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS MEET Ottawa deepateh; The Union of Railway Telegraphers, w:th repre-ien. htives from all parts of Canada, is as- eembling here to -day for a five-dey zonveution. The thiet object will be requeet to the Government to aid in seeming an 8 -hour day instead of 10 hem as at pretent. Affiliation with Dominion Trides Congress will else be coneidered. The telegraphetdi ant submit that it is impaisible for men to work 10 hours under the con- itt:iretoiszattsn,a.tehtaorta,iirttlahrti,oartiitivIrolti:4411441,eudi•)ill,:e.* Lmheir t(e14t..- TAFT VETOES LITERARY TEST• Washington, Feb, 17. ---President Taft to -day vetoed the Dillinghtim-Bernett Immigration 1301, which would revel*. tionize the immigration pollee. of the United Statee by impoeing literavy test upon all foreignere seeking a hoitio in America. In a &tort meseage to the Senate in his own hand uriting, the President an- nottheed his tThsttnprot it1 'of the measure becatitie of its provieion which would lock the doore of the Piffled' :Metes ngetiteit the Alien \elm, 00111,1 usii reed 101110 Ian - gringo or dialeei. -