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AWFUL TORTURES OF
TURKISH PRISONER'S
British Red Crescent Nurse Tells Appalling
Story of Privation and Disease
Duke of Sutherland's Collection of Oki Mas-
ters to Go Under Hammer.
New York, 'dray 12. eel& to the
trilleme therm London says;
A WOMan conueeted with the itrithelt
Red Creseent staff gives an appalling
pie titre (ef the treatment of Turkieh prie-
(mere after the eapturo of .Adrianople.
She says the prisonero we left wiUtout
food or shelter, to fend for theinie(41W
as beet they could. They tripped the 1
berk from treea to inake tiny smoky
ii i4, but as their hunger grew they
were forced. to make an attempt to at
the bark awl do withodt firee.
They were- all gaunt and weary, hope -
h' hungry /ma eat, brit the
ecaulition of the eick beggars all deeerip-
tion. They had no eattOntion of any
D.1114110 one even to give them a drink
of \vete.. or a piece Of bread, exposed to
the sun ni the dire and to the eold at
night. Some hoars'ely begged for water,
aue or two prayed, some groaned er
.4r sereamedii agony, but the majority lay
in (111111b p.ItiPliee anti ilent misery
more touvhing lhan any worth.; or ineanie
"Ileir (Tee Were uikn in 11114r 11e1141.1)
their eheeke fallen We greet hollows,
their bones projesting Orin -lath their skin
with hunger, and their lips and tongues
cracked, blackened end useless. Witt
the help of eome monaries, it soup
kitchen was started for the men. Many
of them were past raging for food, but
at the sight of drink meit who were
etemingly almost deed at up and begged
ILSONCONFIDENT
Looks For Settlement of
jaranese Trouble.
Disenssion So Far Has
Been Friendly,
Washiugton, tA[ay lle---Preeldent Wil-
son believea negotiations between Japan
and the United Statee over the alien
lend legislation in California are not -,in
an nlarming stage, but net the hetet-
change of views thus far hail been along
fiank and friendly :ince, calettleted to
remove the appeareree of diserimination
against Japanese enbjectee The Presi-.
dent, ascuSsing the SIIIIjeet ird7ormally
tacitly, took the position thee zee Webb
bill woul1 not violate the treaty be
tweet" Japan and the Crated States. Ile
intimated that Japan's protest was not
founded upon a claim that the treaty
would be broken in any way, but upon
the feeling that there MIA an effort to
discriminate againet Japanese `on the
ground of their alleged. ineligibility to
eitizenehip. He revealed that the ques-
tion of naturalization haul not yet en-
tered the discueeion with the Japanese
Ambaesador, tint that, of comae), under.aying the bill, it was realized that Fed-
oral- courts had not filially passed upon
the question of eligibility.
It was upon the basis of eitizen-hip
that the appearance of, discriminati n
written in the bill had arieen, and it
was intimated at the- White House that
for the present the hope was -that the
leg:station in California either would be
vetoed by-aloverner Johnsen or delayed.
by a ieferendinn, to permit emoothing
over eome features of . the situation.
President Wilson endeavored to make it
plain that the greatest frankness had
prevailed between the two governments,
even to the abandonment of many diplo-
maVe formalities. The eonferenees thus
far betwedn Secretary Ban, President
Wilson and the Japanese Ambassador
were described OS being those of "one
gentlemen to another." Intimations that
the Japanese protest itself Wat3 couched
neither in vigoroue nor agaressive
languaee, but wits formal and friendly in
character, came from the President him-
self, during hie telk ta-day, and. it was
pointed out that the phrase "a very
earnest protest," employed by Secretary
Bryan, in his meseege to Governor John-
son, was the description 'of the note
wlech the Ameriean Government had en-
tertained, rather than the emphasis of
the Japanese Ambassador,
The Preaident was disposed to talk
freely of the Aubjeet, and appeared con-
fident that a i4 atisfactory adjustment
would ace0Mpli5hed.
PRAISES BRYAN PLAN
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London Daily News on the
Peace Proposals.
London, May 12. -In an editorial on
Secretary Bryan's speech at the peace
centenary dinner, The Daily News
says:
"It will not he the atilt of Presi-
dent Wilson's Governinent if the tri-
butes to the hundred years of peace
consist only of moriumente in stone.
These are very well in their way, but
plainly the best compliment one can
pay to peace is to strengthen her
....With new bulwarks, •and extend the
area of her influences. Who, looking
down the chronicles of history, can
doubt that practically every war be-
tween civilized peoples could have
been averted if only the final decision
could have been delayed and space al-
lowed for reflection, •
"Give heat and passion a chance for
Nulling down, and reason can reaseert
itself. Reason must in all probability
pronounce Against war. That is the
phyehological truth upon whieh Mr,
Bryan' plan rests, and eshich makes
It so attractive."
BRITISH OFFICERS FOR CANADA.
entawa. May 1.!.,.-4e1je4at :sir Ian Mull-
ion, who la to make a tour of Insnedion
cf the training centre In 'Canada this
Sinner, arrivo in the amminien
wig the Met week in :Imam It is an.
ilonnced to-daY that Lord Hrooke, who
to COValrY et relaWn'trat
U:11 111$10 ntrive it June, .ead win bring
uith Cunt. IItotatril tem. of the lloyal
lemee. tetetteis.. In the metuteuvres In
Prigleni lest year Cant. Vyso aeted as
oragsetenrultorLt tterieral Wiese.
for water in pitiful hoarse tonee, drink
-
bee until they fell back exhaueteiL
One or two drank literally with their
last breath, While to one man Wtle
being Oven water, there would be an-
other elose beside him who wOalst lick
up the dreps that fell, or try to put hie
finger in it and at lead have them to
suck. It was hupossible to do much
for thein, and they had to die in this
horrible. way of diseases, exposure, him -
ger and thirst,
STAFFORD IMUSE PICTURES.
New York, ittay cable from
London to the Tribune says:
It is imderetood, that uegotiatious are
in progress for the sale by auetim in
London next anonth of the Stafford
Ifonse colleetion of old. masters, the
Property of the Duke of Sutherland,
Since the rale of the hietorie residence
• to Sir William Lever, who has presented
it to the Government for enteetaining
the nation' guests, and. as a home for
the London Museum, the question cf the
disposal of its art treasuree ha e neural-
ly roma, to the fore.
The Duke of Satherland disposed of
number oi pictures when he eleeed Trentlueu five years ago, but many portraits
of old English ntiters were retairted.
There are more than three hundred pie -
tures by painteretof repute AM in the
Sutherland eolleet ions. How mono; of
these will eeme into the market it le
not. yet possible to say, but it is under
stood that a large proportion of the- eel-
leetion will be offered for sale.
KILLED. A MANIAC
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N. Y Policeman's Battle in
a Park.
New York, May 12. -In a fight Sun.
day with a maniacal foreigner, who
had threatened the lives of woman and
children visitors in the botanical gar-
dens at Bronx Park, Policeman Frank
Anderson shot and killed the man, af-
ter several times escaping injury by
dodging a well -aimed stone and the
thrusts ot a long knife.
The man, who was about 35 years
old, unkempt and wild-eyed, first at-
tracted the attention of children in
the gardens by his strange actions. He
was hatless, and ran about, talking
to an imaginary auditor,. until finally
he WcfrItied• himself into a frenzy and
threatened a crowd of children with
his knife. The children ran, with the
man close on their heels, until sev-
eral groups of women drew his atten-
tion. The 14/Omen ran screaming at
his approach, the commotion finally
reaching the notice of Policeman An-
derson,who was directing traffic in
a nearby street. Anderson ran into
the park and the man fled, but turned
suddenly and threw a. jagged stone at
his pursuer, who dropped to the
ground and the stone missed its mark.
Then the policeman grappled with
the insane man, and both fell, after
Anderson's coat had been slashed with
the knife. As the man Was ready to
strike another blow Anderson drew
his revolver and fired a single shot,
killing the man instantly. There was
nothing on the body by which it could
be identified.
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THEIR BUSY DAY
•
Peke Delegates Are Rush-
ed at Washington.
Wa,ihington, May 12.---Tha
Outman and Australian delegetes to,
the eonfereme to arrange for the cele-
bration ot the one hundred yeaate' peace
between Great Britain and the United
States, begun by the treaty of Ghent
in 1814, arrived to -day. They faeed a
round of entertainment that was almeat
arpraling.
Met at tho station by the Washington.
committee of one hundred, they were
taken into waiting meter cars and hur-
ried off to a hotel. With only it brief
few moments to °nee the staine of
travel, the result of their trip from New
York. they were seheduled to meet Sec-
retary of State Wm, J. Bryan, and at
voon Preeident 1-Vileon was waiting to
reeeive them. Luncheon at the reeidenee
of Col. Robert M. Thompson was to
fellow.
Elaborate preparations had been inade
for the crowning event to -night, a ban-
quet at uthich advoeates of peace from
both great countries will epeak for a
Anther reign of entity. Senator ]loot
k to be toltetnitteter. The setrnee,ie en-
dowinent for international ptsaCC will be
host to the visitors. Many distiegnislied
raembere of the visiting partte,:tie on the
programme.
INSPECTED CANAL
Expert Engineer Has Left
to Make Report.
iSt. Cetharines despatehe-Alfred Noble,
the expert engineer etho will report to
the Dominion Government on the several
routee surveyed for the new Welland
ship eerie, left for Ottawa temight,
Yesterday he was taken over the Jordan
route and is 11011* able, eith the aid of
the engineering work done; to judge upon
the whole territory between Thorold and
Lake Ontario, including the original
, Gtenville route and the relation of the
upper to the lower reaelies. .
Mr. Noble tottfd Pot, of einir.0,,13:ly
what hie report wonid be, but there ie
110 indieatiOn that it „wilt eeggest rely
neelitieation of the surveys and '&014
that have bum made.
I le StlYi thlit the enherged haie 'anal
IA ill vet be eoseeeleted an abnit four
yeere, Init expreesee the opinion t 'et the
Iweet for a canal on the eamt tide of
theNiagara River is an unneeemary Deo.
ru.sition, as the Welland Cane' %till he
elle to carry all the traftle that is likely
te pass between Lakee Elie all cutario.
With the Averege Dian the palate hae
enieker tem:teflon, than the heart.
lel aide Times -Union,
FATAL' .STRIKiik
tOOO•Or •••
Police Vollay Kills Fort
William Foreigner, -
Fent William, Nfay 11. --One Mall was
killed and another wounded tomight in
a riot 'of foreigner- at the polleesta-
tion here, \Odell Arose in connection
with the loot 6treet ai etrike. All
the care here and in Port Arthur stop-
ped running at 3 oleloek Saturday moue
ing owing to the• •decielon •of the men et
midnight Friduy to strike fer a .he in
wages of from four to six eents tui hour
and now n'orking.eonditions.
Shortly after six o'elock this evening
a ear operated .by strike-breakers Inn
off the track at NfeTavieh and eimpson
streets. Windows were broken and the
tar was otherwiee damaged. elioat two
hours later a mob of foreigneei
the police •station and attemptea t iree
Peter .Landi, a linegarian, wbo Itu1 tem
arrested. The police tilled a volley over
tneir heads. The riotere continaeo.
advauce, and 0110 111,111 Wag killed by
the seeiond volley whieli fellowed, and
manner was wounde(t in the leg. The
mob then retired.
it WAS Da properly a ettita riot, aA
there were no striking eeivierneti, lint
the affair arose out of the s' r,'.:'.
.asob coneisted of foreig Imre, worked
to a frenzy by .agitator. 'During the
afternoon the strikere akeel i.Ninth.,
and speeches by 100 ).1 .1,oeialisth of a,
inflammatory natio; t were &liv-
ered at the matle meethet which follow-
ed. The greater part of the audience
was made up of foreignere,
Mike Smorrak was the name of the
man killed by the volley, and. John
Wulk is the man wounded.
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HIT AN ICEBERG
Steamer Chiltren Range
Had Close .Shave.
•••••••••••••••••• OgoostOt
Reaches Montreal With
Bow Plates Dented.
Montreal, May 11. Collision with
an iceberg in tt donee fog was the
experience of the ateaMer _ Chiltern
Range, while on her way from Hull
to Montreal; lier bow plates were
badly dented. ty tI1e glanein4g blow
elle struck the berg, and. standing
away to the eastward after the col-
, Haien, the steamer was surrounded .by
2cebe1g-3 that could be heard, ,though
not Peen. The weeps ot the weed,
comperetively uninjured fieeMS to have
been a OASe of sheer good luck.
saCidt.i:ptain Real,- describing the incident
to -day after the eteanier'es arrival here,
tWe. were in latitude 40.30 north
and longtitude 44.40 west, and were
going dead slow, because of the dense
fog whlelt prevented us seeing more
than a few feet ahead. Suddenly an
iceberg loonied up to etarboard which
I estimated to be at least from 150 to.
200 feet high. It towered above ns.
The veseel touched it with her -star,
board bow, but fortunately the impant
only • badly dented it couple of her
platee. • The Chiltern Range etruck
the berg a glancing blow. We did
not reverse the engines, or I should
not be here to tell the tale. We just.
elid off the .berg, as it were. Had tbe
engines been reversed there would
probably have been a stem -on col-
lision..
"What I was most afraid of Ar1114
that an underlying epnr of the ieeberg
might rip thd ship open, as was the
cage 'when the !Mantle struck, 'When
the 614 slid away from the berg We
went.to the eastward, but very slowly.
We stood away to the enetward till
dark, and lay all night with the en-
gines &motet stopped. We were Sur-
rounded h» ieeberge, for, though we
could not see, we Cenlit hear theme
After every blast of the whistle, a
sound' like the report let-- a gun was
echoed back from _ 20 to 30 seconds
later,"
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS MEET.
-
Detroit, ..Mich May 12. ---Approximate-
ly 5,000 delegates to the biennial eon-
Ventiell of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
order have reaehed Detroit, to attend
the sessions scheduled to begin this af-
ternoon, St. Lellie and San' Franeisco
are- in the race to secure the next -con-
vention. In addition to the transaction
of business during the ten days' meet-
ing, an extensive programme- of enter- -
dole -
gates. has been arranged for the dole-
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MORE CHATHAM .FIRES.
Catham; :Alay • IL -Following the .fetal
fire on Friday at the Planet newepaper
of flee, last ,eveniug the firemen v ere
again called out to extinguish a blaze in
Hanley's greenhouse, m here a few.3 days
previously another fire had occurred. This
time the greenhouse was completely de-
stroyed and is a total leee, with no ill-
kalrallte.
About half -past eleven o'clock this
'morning a fire started in -rt vacant home
in Quell street. It is Aupposed that this
fire WA/3 caused by boys shooting off
firecrackers.
The firemen were Also eelled out to
Planet office again this morning. The
sinouldexing ruins ha(1 again started to
burn.
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MANUEL'S BAD BLUNDER.
Berlin, May 11. -It is mirrored that
the Maser has withdrawn the invitation
he fient to former Xing Manuel of Per.
fugal to attend the wedding of Princess
Itietoria Louise on May 2.1. It is said
that Irlanuel was ithplicated in the meet
recant uprieing in Liebon1 as a letter
fe1111(1itt the 110eltet. Of one of the revolu.
tionary prisont,rs is said to beer the sig7
nature of the former Xing. -
That is expeeted to trant the relatione
between the Kaieer ant alannel. who is
engaged to the daughter of Pritree
helm of Hohenzollern.
SOCIALIST CONFERENCE ROW.
tontion. 4.tttly 11. -At the annual eon -
femme ef the lleitieh Soelaliet party at
Thaekpool ;,e4teiaa3t, temirman Irving
said it was the, moat disappoiliting and
wed dispiritine eongreee that ever wha
Feld, lie eomplained that there had Iwo
no proerees, and that the numeheee Mums. -
ed no crithneiatein. This siotement was
followed by an uproar. 'File ehairman
upou the delegatee not to behave
like blacktomrde. The delegates retorted
hy teletext "We are tomradeta not dep."
Mr. /minthreatened to leave the
chair if the Mika; contimied.
ALE VIES
HUGELY USED
OtoOtOttottOttottottoloPPO
Hyde Park Crowd Ru.shed
Their Stand.
Olto*Olt, &too ...moo*
TRIED TO DUCK HIM
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Speaker Nearly Thrown in
the Serpentine.
'Iondon, May 11..-The1'e was nether
hot time in lievde Park Vile afternoon
at a tiuffragetto Meeting organized by
the male suffragists, They had a Nvagon
from which the chairman was allowet
to talk. The pollee have prohibited the,
Wolnen from speaking at these meetings.
After the chairman had made a ehort ad.
(trees Lawrence Ifouseman followed awl
started a motion. Ws ;1)eeelt was
greeted. With yello and other hitinrup-
time' gnu mily 11,11 measional sentence of
what he said waa heard.
Mr. Houeemanal assertien that "wo-
man is a huinau being" drew a retort
from someone in the crowd that "a
woman is a beast," at which the inob
mired with laughter and awed. The
speaker in trying to illuetrate the die.
abilities- of the womeo "1 will give
YOU an incident of what happened re-
cently." This was taken. up Instantly
with a shout of "The bomb in, St. Vitali
etl..,AtillleOttlY13peaker itt trying to overawe
the erowd &touted, "You 111%1 a lot of
hooligans." The mob nen rushed the
wagon, whieh was overturned. Most of
the speaker jumped clear Or it, but one
fat man went down with the eerriage,
and the police helped him to get up. The
crowd closed around the fat man ',Lout -
big,' "Bombs," "Anon" and. "Duel: him,"
and it looked for a moment as if they
would throw him into the Serpentine.
Reinforeethente arrived in time to .611X43
him, and he was escorted to the police
station for safety.
Other men in tile party were hustled
and chased by the ntob, One man who
waved a suffragette flag and fought to
retain it got some very rough. handling,
Many 'women tried to make speeches in
the crowd, but were all badly handled.
Seem were pelted with turf., while others
had their clothes torn, The pollee roe -
cued them, but often had great difficulty
itt doing so, and were kept especially
busy in preventing the women from
being malted to the Serpentine, iuto which
the mob wanted to thick them.
The euffragettes to -night placed tar
on the white marble statue of the Earl
of Derby at Preston,
DUBLIN VETTFIS ACTIVE.
Dublin, May 11. -Three women were
arreeted to -night for rowelling the
windows of the 'United Irish League
building here. It is supposed that tide
work was done beeausc of the action
Of the Irieli members of Perliameat itt
voting against the Dickinson suffrage
bill last week. A wintlqw in the house
of John -Dillon, the Irisb, Nationalist
leader, Ives also smesited, supposedly by
euffragettes.
BIG 'TRENTON BLAZE
$100,000 Fire in Miller's
Canning Plant,
Trenten, Mey 11.--altire which orig.
mated in the storeroom of eateilal..t
& Compenele canning plent at S.30
to-nitieht, caused the total logs of the
building and ail its cord -mite. , The
'fire Was niso communicated to the ad-
joining factory of. the Barr Register
(!oiupanv, i rteOlving a.11011er e ohne
less. The fire 18 the moet setiole; that
hos visited Trenton iti intral
Tile- fill: wa firsi•1iF4e01%?1*(41 afeer
it -bad pined coneiderable headway,
and although the town's uew engine
was brought into service and threo.
lines of hose poured 'a volume of weter
into f hetbuilding if was impoeStblie to
stop the progress of the Daiwa. They
continued their way from the atoreyoom
Into the main part Of the plant, and
there the intense heat kept the firemen
Away from the building...The waning foe
tory And the Register Company's tennis
ing were both wooden structures, cover-
ed with sheet metal, making tie fire a
-diffienit one to fight.
While no definite statement of le -sq
With announced, it is estimated that
$100,000 is the approximate figure
which will cover both ylants. Both
were insured. Miller & Company
Is a branch of the Dominion Canners,
engaged in the fruit canning industry.
The compeny employ about 150 (met-
ives. The Barr Register • -Company
manufacturee cash regietem It is a
entailer plant than the .adjoining one
and Lae about :10 employees. The build -
Inge are situated juet off one of the
main streets and just 'bast of the V. N.
Pa station. •
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aOY SCOUT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
London, Ont., May 11.-nerbert
Greve% a young lad, residing at 240
Hyman street, was shut in the leg while
out on a Boy Scout expeOiton Saturday
:ift:noon, but hi 3 injuras aro not eon..
lettered sufficiently valvm
es to came anx-
The rifle, wideli was one of .22
calibre, 'MIS the hands of Scout-
master 13rady, when it aecidentally
charged, tlie bullet entering GraVt'A
kg above the knee. He was removed to
Vietoria Hospitel here, where the X-ray
revealed the location of the missile,
'TO TEACH RUBBER GROWERS.
London, iNlay 11 .-A1exander Irving,
'trflexperieneed rubber grower of the
Malady States, will 600n tail for Brazil
in eherge of a party of rubber tappere,
who will teach the walla% the methods
of Miming in vogue in Ceylon and the
Federated Malay States. 3.t is expected
that by the tree of thia method the out.
put in 31razil will be inereased five fed.
In the meautima tubber prices eon-
tinne to tumble in the London market,
and 75 cents it pound IS unw being of -
ft the totality whieh brought
three dollnie during the 'greet boom of
191o.
*WOO. .......4.4•Ipoos.....d000. •••
nokrs LOADING DEEPER.
Seta Ate. "efarie. Ont.. May lle-The
reentmeerided thrift at the ettna13 was
marked up Teta week rind Imats nee
lottaine deeper then tbey did a year
nen. The imprevemeut in tbe 'stage of
the water will inerease the eapaeity of
the Ileet inaterhtfly. Borth% of the large
eet ease will eArry 1.000 ton t ttip
more than they did lttet eefieou,
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FREIGHT WRECK 111
d.wirodv,s _At
Twenty G, R. Cars Pile
Up at Bowmanville.
Bowmanville, :etas IL -Twenty ears
of freight were almost totally demoliele
ed on. the Grand Trunk Railway last
night juAt before midnight, neer the sta-
tion here, ifl 0, wreelt readtieg from a
broken wheel, The ear thugs dieabled
left the rolls just before the train (TORSI -
ed Barber's Creek, but the rest of the
train reinalued on the traek till the era
gine was directly opposite the statim),
when the train buckled and twenty ears
Were piled into a huge pyramid AK high
US the welter tank. The main line We.F1
eompletely bloeke4 by the wreekeg, hut
on tuditet was clear eo that trains have
been ruuning all day.
One ear tanibled, down the embauk-
ment arid struck the roof of a pumping
station by the ereek. Another fell from
the mountaia of wreekage, And streck
Miss Winter's eummer hitehen, ;deso to
her residence,
No ono we hurt, as the front and
rear ends of the train ,remained on the
track. It was Inaba with ell Wilde of
merchandise and manuftteturee, planet,
organs, case; of liquore, paints, lard,
eotten in bales, frait trees and groceree.
The ears evere lradly wreelecel, but the
contents were mostly saved.
The Belleville wrecking crew has been
tvorking to -day and expecte to haVe 1.110
main line eleared during to -night. OM
chits of the road are on band. and (wive -
tires are watching_ the property.
Crowds of Citizens visited the wr-v.k to-
day.
THE
I I
RISH JEWELS
Dublin Theft Scandal May
Reopen
Through Ulster King of
Arms Law Suit.
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London, May 11. ----ter the vain at-
tempts whieh were made recently to re-
open. the scandal of the theft of the
Dublin Crown jetrels in the House of
Commons, there is the most lively
curiosity at the proepeet of the, whole
story -coming out in the law -courts in
a libel action whieh lo to be brought
by Sir Arthur &tweed Vickers, the 13-
-ster King of Arms, against a London
weekly paper. The alleged libel lies in
two queetions, "Why did Sir A;
shield a lady at the expense of his own
honor, and what recompense did the
lady make hint?"
These questions, it is alleged, refer
to Mrs. James qtrown Potter, who was
the last lady to see the jewels in. the
office of the King .of Arms. Thestory
goes that when the police interviewed
Sir Arthur in regard to the persons to
whom be had shown the jewels he gave
them a When he Was asked if
this list ipeluded nil the names he re
plied that there might have been a lady
preeent whose name for themoment he
could not remember. The police pressed
him for a coesiderable time, and finally
he gave the name of Mts. Potter, who
was accompanied by an actor, who was
a. guest at Sir Arthur's house. Startling
revelations are expected,
One of Lite witn.eeees before the Vice-
regal Cemmission which inquired into
the theft handed up a 11111.9:3 of corres-
pondence. 'Some of -these letteis were
read and published in the eommissiente
report. The rest were handed back to
the witness, who weis advised by the
commissioners to ,atreSterve them itt the
intereet ,of the witness and, of the de-
fence. The letters littNre °welt an import-
ant bearing oil the .case that the Home
Offiee secured photographs of tho• or-
iginalo, whichwill be produced by the
Mello duringt the forthcoming. Jibel
aetion, provided it ever reaches court.
It is believed, however, that very strong
.and 1 ery influential efforts are being
brought to bear on Sir Arthur Ed-
ward Vickers to abandon his suit.
ASK FOR . TREATY RENEWAL
avaeaingten May ot the
arbitration treatetween the United
Statra and areat Britain, which expires
by limitation cu June 4, will be soncht
by the United States. Secretary of State
Bryan said yesterday that he hoped to
extend it.
The treaty ie of the Itigheht import-
ance, as the British Government. haS
asked for the arbitration of the Panaana
Canal tolie controversy 1111/053 the 'Unit-
ed Statee sece fit to withdraw the legie-
lation .favoring American ships ming
the venal.
Arbitration of displace between tht
two Governments arising out of the in-
terpretation of treaties as provided for
itt the treaty.
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20 M MUTES TO CROSS CHANNEL.
London, May 11. --hl. Brindejone dee
Itioniinels, the Freueli nviator, wito
started from Memel! on Friday 0
flight to Londen, enLi who deveended rt
Pressed% yeetenlay, !mired at the lien.
den aviation field thif afternoon. Ile
left Brussels at 11.15 and rdeghtea at
°Ards for hinch at 12 3fi in. He cross.
«I 11,0 Channel PCO minutes.
])ming the afternoon Claude Grahame.
Nellite flew to the home of Meyne Iti-
lioth, the iletrlyiej la Bushey hark, one
returned with Lade, Rosemary Leveson.
G'ower as a ptiesenger. Afterwards he
look a flight with the Duehese of Stitherland ae 4 passenger.
LITTLE HOPE FOR THE DUCHESS
LondoniMay 1L -There is erictieally
no hope for the recovery of the Duchess
nI Coenaught, the wife of the Governor.
General of Canada. The bulletins issued
by the doctors are as Optimistic as they
ean he made, but a third operation2 which
it is believed is neveteary, et a pnyeieal
impossibility for her. She has rdread,v
undergone two operations in a. short
epnee of time for the intestinel trouble
from whi...11 she ie !mitering.
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SUCCESSFUL SEALING SEASON.
St. ;John's, NIbI.,May 11. ----The New-
fonnellend seal fishery of 1913 (dosed
eesterday with it more evereteful reeord
than that of last year. Figures made
public to -day show that 27d.905
sawed at $10.1,400, \Mt% eaught by the
not of In shlio Dimmed by nos 171en.
Labt 6015on'4 1'11t4'11 as 175.128 sf-alm,
divided among 11 ships aml 4,170 men.
Nte ships were. lost during the seaeon
and no miters, aceident mimed.
WooltO.4.1.•
Wornan-4 rfallo you ten eente last
Week end you look as disreputable us
mer. Beggar -NV -ell, lady, it's (lamed
hard, breaking into the t4411/11t AO 1%411
10 eentse-Wroshingten Hernia.
Olt rot"
SON'S AP,PEA A MOVE FOR PEACE EN)
Ta,cAuro.RNIA French and German Deptot
.
ties in Conference. Borden to Prohibit the Bus-
iness in Canada
at. •-• -
C GARE
--eeeeeTen't
One MoreAttempt to Settle
jap Question.
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MUST SETTLE SOON
Japan's 'Insistence is Worry-
ing the Cabinet.
Olooromolle
Waeldugton, May 11.-{lovernor John.
son last night bevame the pivotal figure
in the California japanege issue, when
Prealdent Wilson *Titled to make a
final appeal to the Governo/ to veto the
Alien Land Bin paesed it week ago by the
-
California legislature. The deeleion
yen ehed Saturday, following the full
pregentation of the Japane-ie cluie by
Ambassador Chinda and his ineietenee
Upon immediate aetion by the Federal
Administration. -
Peeretary of State Bryan W11.3 eharged
with the &althea 01 11 message to Gov-
ernor ifohneon, whites ehall set forth the
objeenme to the California legislates
as preeented by Ambassador Chinda. This
message was telegraphed Ly Governor
Johnsen to -day.
The Governor is urged to withhold Ids,
(donative from the. Mien Land Bill, in
order- to Allem- the Goveinment of the
*United States an _opportunity to take
up the queetion diplonnitivally with the
Governmeitt-'of Japan. The Presid en t
promises that- if Governor Johnson will
epsre.
event the pending bill from becoming
1011., ti/e Federal Government -will eo-op-
crate in an effort to discover and cor-,
reet any evils that rutty exist in Calia
!oral in connection with the owner-
ship of land in that State by the Jamul -
NOT LIKELY TO .A.011.EE.
e There is- little expectation here that
Governor Jaren will be induced .by
the meesage to veto the bill. He Ints
been informed, however. in Mr. Bryan'
message, of the complete statement of
the Japanese Elide of the ease and nue
put in a position where be must ac-
eept full responsibilitrfor his net in ease
he Alva the measure. Secretary- Bryan
nide it clear to him that he eau relieve
the 'Federal Government of 1)111011 embar-
rassment ita its relatione with Japan. by
Affixing his veto to the Alien Land 13111.
Inas/rate as Governor Johnson must sign
the bill not latefthan Tuesday next if it
is to. become law, it is ec:rtain that What,
(o'er tite outcome, so far eie the Califor-
nian bill is concerned, it will be jtnown
within two days,
It became evident that, while the
attitude of the Japanese Government,
118 represented by He; Ambassador here,
ia. one of vigorous insistenee upon
prompt actiou by the Federal Govern-
ment, that ot President Wilson and See-
retAry Ilryan is leaning toward delay.
The seriousness with Width the japan -
e50 view the California issue hag been in
the last few days a revelatisin to Presi-
dent Wilson and his advkers.
Pereeiving that the .tetrpancee nee de-
termined to prese their eaPP- hard, 'the
'Washington •Administratiou hopee to de-
lay the final issue as long as possible.
It is :fully reeognized by the Presideut
that the United States is not in the beet
of poeitions to meet a stiff-neeked jUti-
tude upon the part nrthe Japanese, and
that time will be required if prepara-
tions are to be made for a strong give-
and-take -exchange between the two Goy -
elements.
THE LAND QUESTION
Lloyd -George Invite?) Un-
ionists to Join Him.
London, May 11. ---On the eve of the
Parliamentary -holiday the Chancellor
of the Exehequer extended the olive
branch to the Unionists, Ivith the 'fro-
posal that. the land question should- be
made a non-party iseue. Ire expressed
hopes.. of rendering agricultural labor
conditions so attractive that the popu-
lations would _flock back to the villages
from the towns.. There was no industry
wherein the workers, he (mid, were so
badly paid as the agricultural la.borer.
Their wages-- and housing conditions
Were a scandal to the country. There
was no economic reason why- wages
ehonitl he so Iow,e-'There must be reit-
sons of a social or political character.
e This. national question should be ap-
proached from it national, not a parti-
san, point of view. He said: "I do not
think there is any question whieh more
vitally affects the life of this 'country
than the rural problem, and I would
be very glad to see real co-operation
:between the parties dealing with it.
do not think it is a question of attack-
ing Any elass or .criticising any class."
POLICE HERO DEAD.
Winnipeg, an., ay 12 -Desk Ser-
geant William Trayner, of the Win-
nipeg police force, died last night
from typhoid fetter. Trayner would
have received the Xing's medal on
May 20th for conspicuous bravery on
Aug. 3, 1011, in assisting in the ar-
rest of Harry Xelly and Frank Jones,
Who are now serving long terms in
the Kingston Penitentiary.
In the encounter Trayner received
a bullet in his body.
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EXPLORER MARRIES ESKIMO.
Copenhagen,- "May 11. --Captain Itas.
ineseen and lus assietant Frounehen, who
recently eeachecl Faroe Island efter base
i.ng creeced Greenland, arrived here to-
day. 'Premium WAS married in green.
land to an Eekinto woman, and will
return -to live there. He line reeeived
alI°Iffiej:xiplpoorgeti;
TIee i4V they found serne
doemnente which Robert Peary, the
American explorer, left in Greenland
twenty-one years ago.
iotootioAtOmiatiodeifilOgOO4O•••••••.•
TO PREVENT RIOTS IN DOUMA.
St. retm.hurg, mily :2 --A. kat:shin
engineer has offered to Metall in the
Douina, appeaitue of hie invention
17)&11 is ileSignely IT the Intro prestairo
•of o button. to render ia impossible for
tiny deputy to ari-:e 1:+ li ieet. in this
way he dalms that all dpown4t1'ations
1111.1 1l11Seen.1117 f..eenes e.111 be preveitted.
VESUVIUB ALARMS NAtives.
Naplee, May 11.----Vesusine woe aetive
to -day mid, for the 10st-11.1 hours there
stele elierbt earth tremors. Part cf tilf4
eQnfs has fallen into the erater Itud
tight rain of Athol lutefa1b.i. The peeple
Ihing nearby are badly frightencd.
Berne, 11. The eonferenve of Freneh
aud German depatice, which is being
held for the purpose of preventing the
constant increase of armaments and of
) bringing the two Qountries into clooer
and more friendly relations, opened here
to -day. It adopted it reeolution repudi-
ating the excitement produced by the
Cilr.eiauviulteand the eulpeble epeetila.
Lions in armor on each side of the drou-
tThe eongresie pledged, itself to Wei -
sant oetivity in chseipating mieunder-
stending between the two countries,
resolution also thanked the delegates
from .41s:ere-Lorraine for their noble
work in fatniteting a rapproehemeet
between the two eountriee in the cone
M011 work of civilization. This action
wee in reference to the vote of the Al-
eaeo-Lorraine Counelle that there should
be no cause for war between Frame
hould be made to moderate the war ex
-
aplei:,efa.
lermany, and that every effort
s
Tile conference also adopted a regolu.
don to the effect that "this congress
warmly strpports the proposition of Wil-
liam Jennings 13ryau, the American Sec-
1 retary of State, in regard to arbitration
and demands that all eonflicto which
nuty arise between France and Germany
which cannot be regulated by diplonut-
tie measure's shall be referred to the
arbitration of The Hague tribunal, The
resolution declared also that the confer.
once considers that a, rapprochemenLbe,
tween France and Germany will leen-
tato an understanding between the two
great European groups and will prepare
the way for a durable peace.
The eongrees also decided that the
present committee shall be, made a
permanent one, It le to be completed
by eo-operation in both countries, and
will meet at eertain regular intervale
and on special oceaeions ifeircum-
ettttpieareceeittgt
re ik
The
en
adjourned.
-MEAT WAR COMING
Australia Will Invade U. S.
Trust's Territory.
- London, May 11. -There are ralllOr6 ill
London of an impending meat, war be-
tween America. runt Australia, arising
ont of the _Ailierican Meat Trust's inva-
sion of North Australia by the settlern.ent
of hundredof Texas cattle breedere, for
whom a million square miles of territory
has been a.equired. A huge :daughter -
house and freezing plant ie being erected
at Brisbane by the Amerione. The Aus-
tralians proposed to retaliate by extend-
ing their operations' to the Pacifia coast,
Refrigeratorswill be built at San Fran -
Ow), and the Australians have ordered
four cold storage stearners tobe built on
the Tyne.
The Augralian authorities here profeee
that the importance of this movement
has been purposely exaggerated, in order
to strengthen the hands of the Labor
Party at home, who are in power, and
for the purpose of promoting; anti-truet
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. ALLIES AT OUTS
Greeks and Bulgarians on
Bad Terms,
Salonika, May 11. -Greek complaints
evilest tite Bulgarians continue. The
latter are ehargedtWoilt expelling patri.-
aryl's and priests from several places
which have • been occupied by the
Greeks and ettbstIttaing exarchiets who
celebrate Mass. The Bulgarians are
also charged •with maltreatment of the
inhabitants or the Greek town of noxa -
ti, netti Drama, wbere the Bulgare„ who
were searehinp; for deserter, looted
eomewhat freely. There are 11180 reports,
but no deteile, ef desultory fighting be-
tween the Greeka and 'Bulgarians at Let -
tern and Other places.
The fighting between the Greek; and
1111.1garh11S in the Anghusta Leftera
neighborhood has etopped. The Greeks
had sixty emelt-dm, besides .eome pri-
eoners who- were taken. It is Said the
lOsS of the Bulgariane was heavier. The
Bulgars are reported to be still moving
troops to Seres and Antrhusta,..and that
tiler is dangerous tempest. on both sides.
AUTO -SAVES CRIMINAL.
New York, May 12. -The automobile
served as aevehicle for the escape of
criminals here again to -day, when
some member of a motor party includ-
ing five men-o.nd two women, leaped
from the car in the Bronx and stabbed
Frederick Newman in the back. New-
man,a photos engraver, 22 years old,
was taken to a hospital in tt• serious
condition.. Although he declared he
was an innocent passerby, his com-
panions admitted he had shouted
something to the women in the car,
angering the men. The .chauffeur
sent his car off at top speed after the
stabbing, and, although a policeman
peppered bullets at the party, it es -
escaped.
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7GETTES BURN BOATHOUSE.
Londore ay 12 -One of the Wide
of militant suffragettes assigned to
Interfere with the pastimes of the
men of the British. Isles, celebrated
Whit Monday, which is a general het1.
day here, by burning down the head-
cputrters of • the Nottingham Bleat
Club on the banks ofthe River Trent.'
The structure, which contained inany
valuable raeing and other skiffs, was
totally destroped, the less being $10,-
000.
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CYCLONE IN FRANCE.
Paris, afay 11. -The Chalone district
for 25 miles around Vitae le Franeoee
ens devastated by it eyelom last night.
There wait 0. violent hail storm, and the
ground WAS covered a foot deep with the
whieh injnred 11 Lune neenber of
pereone. Two military aviators on
light from Moine; levee home againet
the storm, and levelled the ground 111St
AA it broke.
CARPENTER TO WED PREMIER'S
DAUGHTER.
Copenhagen, May 11., --Anne Bernstein,
the daughter of the Prime Minieter,
betrothed to a working carpenter. The
girl, who 13 only 18, has been learniug
eeinely here for four eeeart and hem juet
obtained a %vile°. Sae will work with
her Intsebaua itt thie Iine of` bredneee,
Is Repot That Comes From
Montreal.
7.1tontreal despateh-eintroduetion ill
Parliament of an antheigarette bill as a
iGovernment measure, with, no Jew; a
sponeor than the Right Hon. It. L. Dor,
den himself, was the surprising. event
foreeltadowed nig afternooe at the eon -
venting of the Hochelaget County Wo-
men's Chrietian Temperance Union, held.
at the First Baptist Churele The mat-
ter eame out quite incidentally through
the passing of .(1 resolution thanking
Hoe, 'Sin Borden for his promise to in-
troduce this legislation, whieh, boa been
vigorously advocated and sought after
by the Dominion W. C. T. V. for several
years past.
hire, It, W. MeLaelean, eerreenending
secretary of the Dominiou W• C T..U.,
after the envention adjourned, confirm-
ed the statement that tbe Prime Minis -
tee had assured the W. C. T. la of his
intention to personally introduce a.
measure prohibiting the manufacture,
importation, or sale of eigarettes in
Ca,
.11
as able said that Mr. Poi ert 13' ds
erdika aLP„ who about five years ago
fathered an anti-eigorette bill whieh met
defeat in Parliament, had promised, to
1
stie.oat
coiit :Adf.r, Borden's bill when it was in-
.
Mr. Bickerdike to -night confirmed the
Istaterneut that he agreed to second the
tell if he was in attendance at the Muse •
1711011 the occasion arrived.
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NATIONAL COUNCIL
Hamilton Lady Quits as
Provincial Vice.
Montreal despatch -The final stage of
thetwentieth annual meeting of the
National Council of Women of Canada
was reached this morning, when the Ex-
ecutive Committee met in private ees-
sion to clear up some matters left to it
.by the eouvention as well as to con -
aider the work for the coming year, and.
make. prelimina.ry Arrangements for the
annuel meeting at Kingston in Septem-
ber, 1014. The members were in Seiision
for over three hours.
A communication from the secretary
of the Cartier Centenary Committee ask-
ed, the co-operation of the National
.Conneil in the celebration in Montreal in
May, 1014. The request was acceded to,
and.letters will be sent to all local coun-
cils asking them to pass reaolutions ap-
proving of the celebration.
The subject of mothers' pensions hav-
ing been referred to A special committee
for a report next year, the presideut
named as a committee Mrs. Heustis, To-
ronto; Mrs. Shortt, Ottawa, and Mrs.
Walter Lyman, Montreal. The appoint-
ment of a eonvenor for the new commit-
tee on professions for women was left
over nail the autumn meeting of the
executive.
The seven eleetive viee-pre4de11te4 of
the Counail were nil re-elected ae fol-
lowae Lady Laurier, Ottawa; Mrs. la 1..
Borden, Ottaws; Airs. Samford, Hamil-
ton; Mrs. Robert Thompson, it. John;
Mrs. Frost, Smith's Falk; Lady Taylor.
Hamilton, and Prof. Carrie Derrick,
Montreal.
The only eltange in the provincial Viee-
preSidentli WW1 tile election of Mrs.
Adam Shortt, of Ottawa, to sueceed Mr.
Watkins, of Hamilton.
SIX MEN- BURNED
In Destruction of Steamer
at Vancouver.
1•1••••••••••
Vancouver, Afay eom-
prieing part of the erew of the coasting
steamer Ophir, which arrival here late
yesterday, and tied up at the Brunswick
eamiery, were burned to death in a fire
wh:ch is still burning and will destroy
the veesel.
Tile fire started at 3.30 this inoruing.
There were eleven Melt ill Oa crew.
Tie (steamer arrived too late for un-
loaainaer operations to be started inital
daylight to -day, awl the ereW retired.
efter haviug tied the ves.sel to the civi-
l:my wharf. Five of the erow, includity:
Captain Andereott, the chief engineer,
mate, cook and one iesk hene slept in
tin. fore part a tho boat. All thee°
were saved owing to the fact Shat the
ergineer, :being a liglimetkfa-tras awake
cued by the move; alarmed hie COM -
rade,: and escapeti to the deek.
The Ophir was of wooden eonsti
le was- owned by t`1.? Lincoln SteamAltip
Company, of Vaneons or.
C. N. R. HEAD SEES CI BINET.
Ottawa despatch -Sir William Mac-
kenzie, president; of the Canadian North-
ern Railway, was in Ottawa to -day. It
is understood -that it conferred. with
the Government on matters affecting
Caundian Northern legislation and the
question of subsidies to which the com-
pany may become entitled on. certain
of its eines. The eonferenee was of
general diameter.
AnOther visitor to -night was F. IL
Clertette, who 35 interested in a, new raii.
way in Quebet to connect Montreal and
- the Transcontinental , Railway with
- James Bay..
GUELPH LANDMARK GOING.
- Guelph despateh -Otte of the ancient
landmarks of Clump 15 now being re-
moved to another site from Cork strut.
The building was the first post offiee
in Guelph, and wee used for that pur.
pose until about 00 :veers ago. The
postmaster at the time was a man nam-
ed Corbett, and the driver of the stage
roach Was one Coulson. Guelph at that
time was 0. village and the surroending
eountry was largely virgin. forest. All
the nutile Were earned by means of the
ohl stage coach.
KING BRAVES THE LADIES,
London, May leaelting George has or-
' tiered the nest Terrace the favoriti.
promenade outnitle Windsor Castle, to be
opened to the nubile on Whit Monday.
ne has also ordered that Hampton Court
Gardens, hitt not the Palace, be 8150 open-
ed. The police have tentatively withdrawn
their prohibition tigeinst male Safraities
teking a wagon Into Hyde Park and tieing
It t;e‘tttsPehtatft°orIllbe. 4111"---
able to tell whiel; way
he windtblew le, watehing the skirte.
--Dal tilt
Those were the pea pre--hobbledals
4.