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The Wingham Advance, 1910-07-28, Page 7NO ARBITRATION NOW, SAYS MR. HAYS Tirne For That Is Passed and All the Com- pany' Wants is Protection, The Trainmen Declare Themselves Favor- able to Arbitration. No Arbitration hlontreal, ittly 24.-T1te at. tempts of Hun, Mackeuzie King, Minister of Laber, to effect a set. ticuient of the Grand Trunk sttike hese fallen thaough, tti, least for the present, the Grand Trunk management taking the view that the thuelhr arbitratioa ha e pass- ed and that all the company re- quires in order to resume the fall operation of the road, is protaa tion for as employees, to whica it is legally entitled, Tile message conveying this information to Mr. Xing was sent to -night, and. read as follows: Your telegram of tee 23rd re- ceived. While, as you know, front tIi e many conferences urging your action before the strike took place and front our offer repeated and urged upon 111i tommittee, we were desirous of arbitration and so avoiding the exietino trouble, time for such ection he's now pass. ed, and U is only n• ceaaty that we should have the 'protection to which we are .entitledt to enable us to resume the fell operatiOn of the road, (Signed) "CHS. M. HAYS." • MR. MURDOCK'S ANSWER. e Montreal, Jay ea -The answer or \Ace -President Murdock to this is: eWe tare perMetly satisfiel with the way thins are going, 5114 ir it is to be a fislit to a finish, I do not know that 1 vould suggest an improvement on exist- ing conditions from our point of view. As matters stand the traveling public is being fairly well taken ease of, while freight ie almost complete)), tied up. Th• report of Mr. Kennedy, of the Engiucers' Brotherhood, to us is that only ten per cent. of the Grand Trunk enginemen are on their regular runs„ the remaining ninety per cent. being idle." OPEN SHOPS. • Coupled with the announeernent of the eompany that the time bas pessed for arbitration, comes the statement that on Monday the shops on the entire sys- tem will be re -opened, that instructions will be issued to agents to once more accept freight and that wty freights will be put on and the manifest freight Service increased. In addition it is an. flounced by the officals that some of the former employees who went out on Monday evening Rust are reporting for work. Despite Mr. Murdocks' assurance, mis- givings are beginning to develop amongst the men, who see the positions they once hall threatened by the pro- gress the company is making. This partieuarlarly true of the conductors As one of them pointed out to -day they were the men who were bearing the brunt of the battle. It would be easy enough for a good man to get back onto the Grand. Truffle as a trainman no matter how the strike night cad, but if he went to some other road he would he held up by the age limitation or would have to begin again at the bot- tom of the ladder as a brakesman. brakeman. Whereas a brakestnan would being where he left off and would lose nothing but his usual earnings during the time he was off. This view of the matter was advanced at the meeting to- day and the suggestion plainly made to the leaders that action was items. 4.1/4 eery in order to hold the men together. HAVE SITUATION IN HAND, In an official statement, the company says: "Our position is this, that the strike no longer exists rte fat as we are concerned. We leave got the situa- tion in hand- We have the men and: all the mathinery necessary for the opera- tion of our railway, and we will restore teernial conditions on the Grand Trunk "wbenever the proper authorities reatore peace. We held up our express and mail trains last night outside the Brock- ville danger zone until absolute .protee- tion had been afforded at that point and we will continue to do this whenever and wherever our stations and terminals are in the possession of a mob as they were at Brockville for a time. "Ths only thing that has interfered with the operation of our principal trains since the strike was declared has been this kind of violence. It developed first in the States. Bob there the law- breakers were promptly and effectively dealt with an4 it is rather surprising that the Canadiao authorities, should be sloWer to act than those in the United States." Regarding the question as to what answer Mr. Hays gave to the Minister of Labor's further question as to wheth- er the company wanted arbitratioes the official answer supplied was as follows: "Let the past take care of that, we are busy with the things that are and hate no time for the things that have been, and the sooner the authorities take that View and busy themselves with the situation as it is, the sooner we shall be able to restore our full freight sorviee. We have already made a splendid start with the way freights and we are making a speeial effort to serve manufacturers tute menufacturing towne to the end that they may not ;suffer Thee and their employees be thrown out, of work. "In fact, we go PO far as to say that any toes suet:tined from this date °t- wo& through non-delivery of freight will be due not to any inability on our iiart to handle the traffie, but to the failure of the authorities to frutintain ft" order arel to prevent our trains and employees front being interfered with. it ought not to be rieceseary for any ef nar employees to be relied off front their legitimate work in order to pro - led the traffie. "Naturally we regtet the riots ena regret deo bemuse it refleete hedlYi it is certainly not creditable to the en. lightened Province of Ontario, nor* to the communities where these mobs have assembled. When it is all over, and a new industry or factory seeks e• location, does anyone suppose they will select these 'towns that are famous, or rather infamous, for lawlessness?" "ALL RUBBISH," SAY THE MEN. Mr. James Murdock, the vice-presa dent of the Trainmen's Union, made the following statement: "Failing the actual coming over of the company to us the situation could not be more satisfactory from the point of view of the men now on strike. We consider that we are making splendid pro - grass. What Mr. Fitzhugh says about the company having enough men to resume its full freight and passenger serviee is all rubbish, We have re- ports from al lover the line showing beyond doubt that everything is tied up as regards freight; in fact, there is a more complete tie-up than ever we expected." It was pointed out that Mr. Fitz- hugh had said that the only reason why the full service had not been re- sumed was , that so many men were engaged in guarding the company's property. "Who from?" asked Mr. Murdock. "It can't be necessary to have such a very large force of men for that purpose. I had not heard men, their property is in such neecl of protec- tion." , BACKBONE OF STE= BROKEN. t Montreal, July 24. -Vice -President Eitgaugh, of the Grand Trunk, made the following statement: "The backbone of the strike is broken, absolately and without doubt." TO MR. PAIS. Hon Mackenzie 'Xing at once sent a telegram to Mr. Murdock, thanking him and the men's committee for thew ac- tion, and then wired President Hays as follows: "Ottawa, July 23. 1910. • "Charles M. Hay% President of the Grand Trunk Railway System, Montreal, Que.: "I received this morning your wire, in which you say, replying to mine of the 22nd, you have nothing to add to your letter of July 21st. I have just received a wire from Mr. James Mur- dock, representing one of the parties of the present dispute, in which Mr. Murdock says we recognize the spe- cial obligation to the public and. regret exceedingly the inconvenience and loss to which public and private interests are being subjected, and with that recogni- tion desire to advise you, that we will be willing to refer the existing difficul- ties to arbitration provided a board of arbitrators mutually acceptable can be secured. Will you kindly advise me at your earliest convenience if, as repre- senting the other party to the dispute, you are also willing to refer the exist- ing differences to arbitration, provided a board of arbitrators mutually accep- table can be secured. "W.' L. Mackenzie King." To this Mr. Hays replied as stated, at the beginning of the report. WILL MOVE TRAINS. General Resumption of G. T. R. Tref- fice Promised. by Management. Toronto, July 25. -Manager of Trans- portatin, W. G. Brownlee issued the following statement last night: The Midland train, which has been eauceled, will be running to -day, leav- ing at 5.50 a. m., and arriving in .A1- landale at 8.10 a. m, Beginning to- night, we will resume the North Bay service, the regular Cobalt Vain, leav- ing at 8.30, and the Buffalo -special, which leaves Buffalo at 10.30, will leave Toronto at 2.05 a.m., and from now on will run regularly. We will have our regular train out of North Bay for To- ronto, leaving the former point at C.60 m. We now have a sufficient ntunber of crews to resume all passenger end mixed train service, and. expeet to start two-way freight trains from here to- morrow, one for London, leaving Mimi- c°, and one for Stratford, leaving the Union Station yards. A freight train will leave Niagara Falls at 0.50 a. m. for Toronto, and another will be des- patched from London to this city at 6 a. in., and one for Sarnia at the same time. One will leave Stratford for Gods erich at •6 a. m., and, returning will leave Goderich about noon. We expect to get three or four through trains east and west, between Sarnia and Toronto. In the Eastern Division we have suf.. fieient passenger crews and are recruit- ing for freight service. A freight train from St, Alban's to Brockville, and back again, was run on Saturday, East of Montreal conditions are normal. with sufficient crews for all passenger, way freight and through freight service, and the same Can be said of the Ottawa di- vision. On Saturday there were four freight trains in commission betweeu °tame and St. Alban's. On the West- ern Division passenger service te nor - tial, and we aro running our usual Sun- day excursion trains to -day. Three west- bound freights were despatched from Port Huron to -day and. two eastbotaul, also two westbound from Battle Creek. One eastbound. freight ran from Weep on Saturday, and three to -day. We have two yard creme working at Port Huron, two in Battle Creek, and. a full•comple. ment at Chicago. We are still reeeiving applications from a large number of men, and the trainmasters, chief des. patelters and rule instructors are eX. ambling them and putting them into Ser. viee as soon as possible. INTERFERING WITH TRAINS. every reeson to believe that thie woe done by souse striker in Richmond, as the witch was set and locked, a ehort tune prior to the accident. Mlle switch was in a rock cutting, and the U1aU V.in) threw it, stood in the Window of the rock until after the engine liad passed and then threw the witch Under the train. A similar derailment liappened to a Brockville passenger train entering that town, last night, and inslicatiene point to it having been done in the same way, the person, who turned the switch standing behind ears on an 04- jactnit track until the engine had pass- ed, We believe that they ever° striker% as they Must have had switch keys. These derailinents indieate that the strikers, realizing the hopelessness of their efforta to stop the running of trains, are resorting to these methods for the purpose of blocking lines, with- out any regare for the lives of the pee- sengers an the trains. Both these trains were going at a moderate rate of speed at the time, otherwise the consequences might have been serious." ••••••••••••••• 'London, Ont., July 25. -The Grand Trunk Railway officials hernetre highily indignant over what they term the ire consistency of Mr. Berry in allowing the Webash men go back to work under the new Grand Trunk Railway sebedule and refusing to allow the Grand Trunk's own mu to return. They will likely de- mand an explanation of this attitude. Freight Is being rushed through to -day at a tremendous rate, and every effort is being made to clear the yards of con- gestion of traffic and get bonded freight and perishable goods on its way. An order from Montreal to reopen ear shops was received. and 500 men went back to work this morning. Local officials declare the strike arm. &ally over, as far as the company is concerned. FREIGHT AT WINDSOR. Windsor, Ont., ,July 25. -The first Grand Trunk freight train: to arrive in Windsor since the strike was declared a week ago came in this morning about 0 o'clock from LonAon. About thirty ears with freight for the Unitea. States will now be hall up in Windsor yards, owing to the inactivity in Detroit G, T, R. cir- cles, The first G. T. It. freight traiu to leave Windsor since the commence- ment of trouble also left Windsor about 10 •o'clock this morning. The train was made up of horses from the race track, which closed the week's meeting here on Saturday. The train is going through to Fort Erie, with limes. Both these freights arrived and departed from here without any trouble er demonstration from the strikers. The situation here still remains unchanged. The strikers are still twelve itt gaard. ing the frontier .against strike breakers from the United States. Specia,1 oilier:as from Ottawa were here Saturday and Sunday, looaingeinto the situation. CALL FOR TROOPS. Indianapolis, Ind., July 25. -While Governor Marshall did not order troops to South Bend in accordance with the request made last night by Grand Trunk officials, he arranged preliminaries and everything was in readines for the sol- diers to move immediately should. events prove that their services were needed. "I have everything ready now so that two companies of militia, can reach South Bend within four hours after they get orders," said Gov. Marshall. FREIGHT MOVING AT DETROIT. Detroit, Mich., July 25. -With the movement of freight trains on the main line between Port Huron and: Chicago, local Grand Trunk Railway offieialS say te-day the congested yard conditions in Michigan are beginning to improve. Three freight trains have reached Port Huron and Durand. safely from Detroit; it is said. Sunday passed quietly so far as the strikers are concerned, though the men were much enCoueaged over the settle- ment of the Wabash difficultiet between Detroit and Buffalo. FEAR TROUBLE. • South Bend, Ind., July 25. -Although a. mob is gathering, officials of the Grand. Trunk Railroad aredetermined to resume train service through this city to -day at any cost. Their plans in - elude the operation of both passenger and freight trains. It is also planned to resume yard engine services The lat- ter measure, it is believed, will be the - most likely to incite 'trouble, but the yards are glutted with cars, and some i switching s regarded as absolutely ne- cessary as many of the cars contain per- ishable freight. The 'railroad resumed passenger ser- vice through the city early this morn- ing, the Chicago -Detroit train due to ar- rive at 1.34 a. m. coining into the city only about 35 minutes late. The train earned a force of armed Pinkerton men, and the detectives sat at open windows with drawn revolvers as the train pass- ed through the yards. The officers stood guard as the passengers alighted from the coaehesabut their presence was not necessary, as no interference was of- fered. NO FREIGHT AT KINGSTON. Kingston, July •25: -No local freight on the G, T. R. is being moved, The agent says he has no orders to accept goods, but is expecting them soon, NO CHANGE AT ST. THOM'AS, St, Thomas, Ont., July 25.---1i'reight has been moving on the Canada division of the Wabash- since Satuday nom without any intervening incidents, There is no present or prospective change in the situation on the G. T. IL here. We had trouble last tight with the eastbound freight trait whieh left Chi- cago yesterday aftetitoon. Outelde of South Bend, a hot -box was discovered, and while the crew were trying to fix thie, some hoodlems, cut the air hose and, stole the krinekies. Owing to this, the train was obliged to back into South Bend, in order to permit a passenger train to pee. At South Durbara, at 4 A. in.. this Morning, some person threw roviteh, derailing three parreenger the destruction of our property and enitchem, which delaye dthe Portland arra the asestait on our employees, but we Mantras,' train three haetra, Wi blare SHOPS OPItaT. Stratford, Ont., ,Ittly locel G. T. It. shops resumed work as usual this, morning., after having been closed, dawn since the etrike commenced. A way freight came in from Toronto this morn. ing, and a train of through freight left here for Toronto, NOTHING DOINCL Barrie, Oa., July 25, --No attempt eves made to move freieht on thie am. shin yesterday, and beyond an 'emer- gency engine kept there wits MO - leg moving in tlie yards. A light engine went to Toronto early in ,the morning, end: the Celeilt speelel came through on time lest night. Cott - (Motor Flanders, dischargea with several other passeuger comb:eters It eoupleot years ag,o, wee in Orem of N. 10, which passedthrough to North .Bay at 4.30 it. m. to -day, THE DISTURBANCE AT BROCKVILLE Militia Still on Guard at the Station Watching the Property. Passenger Train Derailed By Some Scamps Near the City. Three Men Jailed as a Result of the • Rioting on Friday Night. P!!! Brockville, Ont,, July 24. -The soldiers of the 4Ist Regiment who were Called out after Friday night's strike riot at the Grand Trunk depot, are still on duty there, night and day, patrolling the plat- form with relays of twenty-five, taking the hours allotted them. Despite the vigilance of the aoldiers, a dastardly train:wrecking feat was accomplished Saturday night shortly before 9 o'clock, a couple of hundred yards east cid the platform, upon the arrival of the Mecca - sin from Montreal. Tito 'train was for- tunately moving slowly, paling into the depot, and after the engine and first trucks of the baggage coach passed over inc evitimm street crossing"switch, it was tampered With in such a way as to cause a derailment of the rear trucks of the baggage car and the three coaches followiug, containing forty passengers. The ears were not even turned, but sim- ply skidded along the ties until the en, gineer applied the air brakes. The dam- age was slight and neither the pawn- gers nor crew sustained the slightest in. jury, although all were more or less bad- ly scared. A. detachment of the soldiers was at once placed on guard of the train until workmen succeeded in righting matters, the job occupying several hours. This afternoon a freight train was tam- pered with, leaving the yards for Mont - nn anglecock being closed, which automatically applied the brakes, and the train was stalled. on a steep grade just outside the town limits. The dis- placement of the apparatus was righted and the freight proceeded without fur- ther incident. Another freight was also moved west during the afternoon, aml shortly before 0 o'clock A train pulled in from Montreal. All these trains con- tained manifest goods. The remains of plow point were found on the mein line, two miles east of Brockville. this morn- ing. During the night it is thought it was placed on the rails with a view to train -wrecking. It is reported to -night that the Grand Trunk authorities are dissatisfied. with the services of ,he local militia and are pressing for a detachment of the per- manent force. Making the change rests with the Mayor, who will call a special meeting of the Town Council to -morrow to advise him as to what further action should be taken. The aftermath of the big strike riot finds three men in jail awaiting trial for alleged participation in the disgraceful occurrence of Friday night. The cul- prits are Arthur Charbonneau and. Fred Botsford, striking trainmen, and William Turner, laborer, all of Brockville. The first two are charged with. assulting Road Foreman Szammer, of Toronto, oc- casioning grievous bodily harm, while Turner is accused of assaulting Consta- ble Hourigan during his efforts to quell the riot. Tho informations against tbe trainmen were sworn to by Agent Hat- ton, while Hourigan swore out his own warrant amd subsequently nailed . his man. The trio appeared in the Police Court before G. It. Murphy, 3. P., and bail being refused, the prisoners were remanded to jail for one week, though it is likely lthey will be arraigned in the meantinie. Other arrests are expested to follow as a. result of a consultation. between W. W. Foster, a solicitor of the coropany and 3. A. Hutcheson, X. C., ant- ing Crown prosecutor. Aitiship &Nide. Lucerne, Inly 24. -Whit 18 intend - cd to be a regular airship passenger servier) was inaugurated here to -day by the ascent of the dirigible balloon, Ville de Lucerne, which is capable of carrying fourteen passengers hi ad- dition to it'rew. A stiff breeze was blowing, but the airship, which was builb and is •owned by it Paris com- pany, behaved perfeetly. It made two or three cruises above the lake. Here. after it is proposed to trnar around the mountain tap. There is great oompetition tot plaoos aboard 01 MAY ARBITRATE. Berry Visits Montreal to Discuss Arbi- tration Terms, Texonto, July 25. -Rumors are rife here that the object of Berry's visit to Montreal is to discuss the arbi- tration proposal with Murdock, and if possible, arrange it settlemeat. The rumor is further substantiated by the fact that Presidents Garretson and Lee, from the Union head office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be here to- morrow to rneet Berry for the pur- pogo of conferring 'with him on the arbitration question. The local strik- ers seem to lean towards having two Canadians as arbitrators in place of the United States men, Clark and Morris. MACKEnZIE KING TALKS. Ottawa, july 25.-W. L. Mackenzie King pointed out this morning in connection with the G. T. It. strike that if President Hays refuses to al- low the depertment to intervene there is no law in the country to compel him to do so. However, he said the aood offiees of the department are still available. The men have agreed distinetly to arbitration. BOY DROWNED. Eight -Year -Old Boy Falls Out of •a Punt and Loses His Life. Lindsay, Ont., July 25.-A sad drown- ing fatality- occurred heti this morning, directly opposite Horn „Bros'. woollen mills, when Darold, the eight-yeer-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Walker'who re- side on William street, fell out of a mutt in which he was playing. The 'body was recovered after ebout twenty Min- utes, but all effette to revive the un- fortunate lad were of no avail. HEBREW BEATEN. 206 MISSING. Japanese Steamer Goes Down and Only 40 Saved, Tales July 24. -The. Japanese ateam. er Tetsure Meru, plying between Kobe and Dalny, foundered off ChindeIlaud Met night. The captain ane the majority of the crew were unable to leave the ship. W. Cuuningharn, the British, Vice -Consul at Osaka, five other first-class passengere and 30 second-class paesongere were saved. One hundred and thirty-five second- class and thirty-five third-lasa passe*, gem were taken off in boats. it is be- lieved these boats either reached land or were picked, up by warships, •I DR. CRIPPEN ON THE MONTROSE Is Disguised as a Clergyman and Travelling as Rev, Mr. Robinson. ••••••••!...% His Stenographer Pisses For His Son -Suspected by Steward. Scotland Yard Detective on Faster Steamer Trying to Head Him Off. London, July 24. -While the chase is proceeding hot -foot in the neighbor- hood of the Pyrenees, particulars obtain- ed by wireless from the C. I'. R. liner Montrose lead the Scotland Yard of- ficials to firmly believe that Dr. Crip- pen, who is wanted in connection with the callous Camdentown mural-, the details of which have horrified the World, and his companion, Miss Leneve, are on board en route to Montreal. In- spector Dew, who has had charge of .the ease since suspicion was aroused against Crippen, sailed on the Laurentia the first boat available, Saturday night. The Laurentic will over haul the Mont- rose at sea. A. MINISTER AND HIS SON. The Montrose left Antwerp on Mon- day lat. It is stated the couple joined her two hours before one sailed, with- out attracting attention,calling them- selves the Rev. Mr. Robinson and son. The alleged discovery was subsequently sent by wireless to Havre. It seems that thesteward who attended the cou- ple in their second-class cabin noticed. that the clergyman wore false eyebrows.' His attention onee attracted to the pair he observed other .peculiarities, especial- ly about the boy. Watching more close- ly, he concluded that the so-called boy was certainly a girl, and, moreover, that her height and features correspondd with those of the missing typist. The minutest descriptions of the rev- erend gentleman and his son were sent by wireless to Havre. Subsequently Scotland Yarcl was also informed and attached the fullest importance. In- spector Dew was despatched immediate- ly, while the Canadian police were cabl- ed full instructions. The Montrose, hav- ing only a short-range wireless installa- tion, further information' is unobtain- able until she gets within range of Can- ada. The couple will probably not learn of the suspicions concerning them until the Canadian police board the liner. The greatest care has been urged on the cap- tain of the Montrose and crew not to alarm there. Aceoreling to the description given by wireless, the suspected man is wearing a full clerical suit, has heavy, brown eyebrows (now known to be false), a, short, sprouting brown beard running up the sides of his cheeks a,nd evidently of recent growth, and a clean-shaven upper Hp. He has also a walk witir a elouch- ing gait, and walks with Ids head thrown back. The boy is rather stout in build, very pale, with a partieularly broad nose, Ho wears a smartly -cut suit of dark tweed. The story ascribing the informa- tion regarding the whereabouts of the couple to the French police is more than doubtful, There is every reason to believe that the captain of the Montrose sent a Wireless message on the afternoon of July 22 an- nouncing that a disguised couple were aboard the Montrose. A. corroborative MOSSakey reported to include the de- finite statement that; the younger man had been found to be a woman, followed a few hours later. • It is quite probable that there was a amb- ulant exchange of messages between the Montrose and Scotland yard. It is stated that one of these announced that the suspeets were under arrest. This, however, Is likely to be conjectured. When the fugitives embarked on the Montrose at Antwerp they do not seem to Intve attracted notice, stispieiou not being awakened until the steamer was well at sea. The Montrose does not carry first -clam pas- sengers. She has about twenty second. class and a hundred steerage passengers aboard, It is to be assumed that the Lair- entie wirelessly picked up the Mont- rose and that the disposition of tbe ingitives has been already decided so hu• as inspector Dew and the captain of tlie staatuer are concerned. It is suggested that the Laureate will over- haul the Montrose and that Inspector Dew will board the latter vessel arid ar- rest the eouple nt sea. This, again, Is merely conjecture. Toronto Man Badly Hurt in London --Hamilton Woman With -Him. London,' Ont., Iuly 25 -Saul Strauss - berg, a Hebrew, whose home is in Toronto, and who came here from Hamilton it week ago, it is saki, with Mrs. lVfirmie Davidson, was terribly beaten in one of the work, riots that r,vet' took place in Hebrew quarters. Straussburg was attacked with bottles and his head was cut open in many places and his note broken. NEWS OF THE DAY IN BRIEF Young Man Killed in a Toronto Ele- vator Shaft. The passenger list of the Moatrose does net emitain the names of Robin- son, muter whielt Crippen and his cont. paeion axe said to be sailing. It is state ea that they bookeil their passege two or three hours before the steamer trailed. It is understood that the London de- tectives who were watching the settings from Antwerp did not detect the itrgi- tives. Ti is steted that the infoemation front the Moutrose wee tramemitted to the Lizard and thenee tent to London, brit the radirte of the Montrose's acre- eraph is said to be too short to lteve reaeheil the Lizard from the poeitioe when the news were dempetehed. If this is the ease it is likely thet the inOsSaft04 wire !deiced up by another veseel and.re- transmitted. The people who buy their popularity can't afford to wait or bargain days. •,••••••••on,,,,,O Many Miners' Lives Saved in Indiana Mine. 1.•••••••••e.f..• Body of an Infant Found Near The Cornwall canal late been repaired awl traffic resumed, Bountiful rainsare reported from Manitoba aud parts of Sasketehewan, The corner -stone of Beaveeton's new Town Hall was laid on Saturday by Mrs. McTaggint and. .Col. Hendereon, 'Westbrook & Harker's breweiy at Brantford was limited and the 'Bemire Hotel at Brandon was badly damaged by fire. Official figures of the ateudance, itt Winnipeg Exhibition show 197,148 paid. admission, compared with 138,000 'last year, The Vatican has heard that there is .danger of a revolution in Spain aud Por- tugal and the formation of an Iberian repubba The death took place on Sunday in Tunbridge Wells,, England, of the wife of Mn. John Hoskin, K. C., formerly of The Dale, Toronto. The death occurred at Windeot of John J. Mason, who up' to it few daye ago was superintendent of the Canadian Salt Company there. As the result of the strike on the G. a la vessels naming from Montreal and aoronto and boats running into Char- lotte are being rushed with freight, lite widow of Ambroise Thomas, the French composer, and Mule, de Ville- neuve, who was Princess Jeanne Bona- parte, sesta of Prince Roland Bonaparte, are dead at Paris. • The financial situation at Shanghai is serious, Three native banks controlled.: by the leading piece goods operator have failed. Their failure involved the sus- pension of nine other banks. The b)dy of a newly horn infant, from which the head and leea had been re- moved, was found on ''the shore of Blackberry Islaad, near Orilla. It had evidently been washed aehore during a storm. J. Labelle, aged 19 years, was killed at the factory of the Macdonald Manu- facturing Company, 145i Spadina avenue, Toronto, on Gaturday, by falling down the elevator shaft. No one had heard him fall, and lie evidently made no out- cry. John W. Barr, president of the Fideli- ty Trust Company, Louisville, Ky., ad- mits the entire surplus of the company, $1,140,000, has been stolen. This is sup- posed to represent the shortage of As- sistant Secretary Repko, now in jail there._ William Fortune, of Villiers, twenty miles from Eeterboro, was taken to Nicholls Hospital with his throat badly cut and the windpipe severed in an at- tempt at suicide. The man is o.bont 50 years of age and unmarried. The new 15,000,000 gallon pumping en- gine at the waterworks station, John street, Toronto, was started to -day. It will require tuning up before it 18 taken over by the city. This will make the second 15,000,000 gallon engine in the city's possession. Hon. George la Gregory, a retired &l- atent° Court Judge, died at St. John, N. B., aged 71. Hs had suffesed several strokes of paralysis. For twenty-two years he was a law partner of the late Hon. A. G. Blair, HON.. J. M. AT DIXIEICICIONE IN Lieutentant Governor Laid Corner • Stone at Birthplace, .•••••••••...1.1. Dixie, Out., duly 25. -da the presence of a lenge congregation. Hie Honor Lieu lenant-tiovernor Gibson on 8 eturday af tet noon laid the curlier-6am of •the nea reeebyterian isanuth here, of Which Rev George T. Ihuteau is peter. Vol. Gibson madea speeial trip from Hamilton iv order to be presenC, Especial interest attaches to the fact that the farm adjoining the church is. Ole old Gibson homestead, where the 14i eu tenant -Governer was b )tn, w hich furnished His Honor with the opportua • ity for many happy references ana inter. esting reminioences in the course of his address. The new church will cost in the CARDINALGIBBON$ The Tetsurei Marti, plying 'kJ:re:ten Kobe and Darien, sank last nig,ht off °hind°, Corea. The steamer had 240 passengers on board, of wheat 40 were saved. The others are missing. War- ships have been sent to the rosette. All immediate danger from bush fires in the Rainy River district are now over, a heavy rain following the cessation of the high winds. It was feared that the fire burning in the turf may revive again with the high winds. but a. close watch' is being kept. At the Peterboro Police Court on Sat urday, E. Haag, proprietor of the lima shows, was fined $100 and emis. ile was arrested at Sudbury on a charge of bringing dogs front a rabies infected dis- trict in western Ontario into a clean dis- trict. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Sir Edward Streahey, repre- sentative of the Board of Agriculture, stated that there was an outbreak of. foot-and-mouth disease on it farm eight miles from Ripon. Several animals are affected, and they probably will all be sla ughtered. A secondary shaft, called a nianwax, saved the lives of many of the two hun- dred men that were at work in the Hocking coal mine, near Farmersburg, Ina, when the top machinery burned late On Saturday. Flaming timbers fell into the main shaft Ana the workings soon were filled with smoke. Sixteen mules are believed to have been suffo- cated. FATALLY CRUSHED •••••••••/•••••••.1•6 Two Men Lose Their Lives in Beav- erton Railway Yards, Beaverton, Ont., July 24. ---John McDe- vitt, of Toronto, and John Hunter, of Markdale, employees of the Canadian Northern Railway, were killed In the yards her last evening by the collisiou of an engine with it string of passenger 'coaches on a siding. 'The inen were em- ployed in it bellitst pit near here, Mc- Devitt beim; eranoman on the steam shovel, and Hunter foreman of a gang in the pit. The two men, who were intending to 'return to Toronto, were on the tender of the engine, whites was shunting the tare when the collision oeeurred, and 'both were badly ernehed. McDevitt was instantly killed and Hunter died a few boure later. Teather-slinuny, eorreet tbts eentenee, "our totteher am in siteht." terieber am n eight."-----TitBits. Truth ormquere with itself; but (min- ion conquers among those who are eter- gal.-D*14n5. 4' ••••••••••••••••,... Head of the Catholic Church In Am- erica 76 Years Old. Prelate in Good Health and Will Be Sure to Die Poor, Baltimore, July 25.-Car4nal Gibbons the ranking prelate of the Catholic Church in America, celebrated higi' seventy-sixth birthday to -day. The yen- erable Cardinal is in good health, and the anniversary of his natal day was appropria tely g hserved. 'Mama Cantina Gibbous was born in Baltimore July 23,1.834, end the greater part of his life has been spent In that city, and althclugh his ecclesiastic) du- ties have claimed most of hie time, he has, nevertheless, closely identified him- self with the interests of the city and his influence has been felt M every move- ment for civic betternient. His siraplicity, of manner, his unaffected dignity and kindliness has won for him the love a,nd esteem of men aaid women in every walk of life without regatel to their religious affiliations. Few men have led more regular lives than the cardinal, and to that he at- tributes his excellent health, that has made his life a long and useful one. He lives by the clack, one might almost say, for he has regular periods for eat- ing and sleeping, Each day, if the weather is good, he takes it short walk, and in the business section of the city his figure is a familiar one. As the head of the Catholic Church and as a man Cardinal Gibbons is be- loved. He is approachable by even the poorest of his parishioners, while he 15 always ready to receive anyone who calls. His charity is boundless, and al. though a great deal of money has been bequeathed to him .the general im- pression is tont he N a poor man, hav. ing given away everything that has been left to him. • • SOLDIERS' BONES. Discovery of Relics Made at Cemeterf Near Falls. Niagara Falls, Ont., despatch - Bones believed to be those of American sol- diers, killed in the battle of LundY's Lane, have been discovered in Drum- mond Hill Cemetery by William Dalton. Nine skulls and a large part of the bones of the bodies were recovered. Titere were also found five of the fatal bullets, as well as some fragments of boots and sena% of clothing and accou- trements. The buteons found were badly rusted, but Mr. Dalton was able to de- cipher an eagle and other evidence which leads him to believe that the re- mains are those of Americans. Three of the skulls were in almost perfect con- dition, even to the teeth, one skull hav- ing a full set in both jaws. The other six skulls were more or less broken. The bones were carefully collected, placed in a box and removed to a safe place for keeping. It is the intention to preaaree a new grave beside that wherein rest, with Captain Abraham Hull, nine other soldiers of the United States infantry, whose remains were in- terred with full honors by United States xegular troops a few years ago, and ovey which a handsome stone was after-, wards erected. by the Buffalo Historical Society. HOME BANK. wane...wow. Col. James Mason's Statement On • Situation In Lindsay. District in Northern Part Was Devas. tated and Sixty Persons Killed, Ten Perished in Collapse of One Build. ing and 14 in Another, Toronto despatch -Colonel James Ma- son, general manager of the Home Bank, has issued a statement with reference to the despatch from Lindsay that ap. peered in yesterday's paper concerning the controversy over the branches of the Farmers and Home Bank there. Col. Mason says: "The Home Bank of Canada has been considering the possibilities of opening a branch. in Linelsa.y for some time. In September, 1908. the =tatter was under discussion through the solicitation that had come to us from it prominent busi- ness man in that town, and since then the matter of locating in Lindsay has been before us at different times, "in the dpplication which Mr. McGill sent to us, dated Jane 22, he stated that he had resigned from the Farmers Bank on June 4. We dm not open the branch uniil tle2aatil. iikiierllso be added that Mr. Flurey is not in the service of the Home Bank., as stated in the morning papers, and the other young man, Mr. Coulter, left the service of the Farmers Bank ort the 4th of July, joining the service of the Home Bank ert4t,Ir 14th." IN 11114 DAILY WALK. 'Mutt makes (Life.) "ening take twit -mincing stone?" asked the man with the excess of side whiskers. "Ile ;ripe along with stub short paces that Ita looke pose tivsiv funny.' "in; Met another of his theoriee," ac- )Iltin the man with the Ott -oriel eyes. "He eured hitneelf of drpepsia by flea elieriziag hit food arid now be'e trying to eure his rheumatism by fletelterizing his stem." Reese: dUly 24.-S9 far, as the- de. struction of 'telegraph tend. telephOee tined allows to be known, it hurricane at Northern Italy yesterday killed more than sixty people and injured hundteds. The casualties were nutee. ly due to the fall of factory chimneys, which in many easecrashed upon factories full of working people. In the town e of Serowe:, aonate and Revenue& haedly a chimney was lea. stauding. A number of roofs were strip- ped off and carried long distances. The tailway works at Milan were wrecked and the railway ie blocked with wreck- age, Serowe and Solaro were in the centre of Jho storm and they sustained the most damage, The 10041 hoepitale are crowded. Many other towne and villages suffered. Houses collapeea itt many places. Many deaths and injuries rare eaused by lightning. The memorial chapel at'Monza, the scene of the as- sassination of Xing Humbert, was great. ly damaged. There was immense de- etruction of crops, cattle and trees iet the rural districts, whence, it is expect- ed, the death roll will be greatly increas- ed. The people in many cases believed a comet had struck the earth and, cried: "It is the end of the world." At Busto-Araizio, 19 miles from Milan, t factory collapsed, burying most of the workmen. Ten dead and many seriously injured were taken from the ruins. At another village the collapse ef the roof of a building resultect in the death of 14 woilsmeh and the injury of 20 oth- ers. ••••• LORD STRATHCONA Gift of 110,000 For Aberdeen Uni- versity -His Other Benefactions. London, July 24.-Lordna.iv.tei..rast.ili.t3c,o,iniao.hootioi jtist given X40,000 towards the founda- tion of a professorship of agriculture'. at Aberdeen University, The list ef Lord Strathcona's public benefactions exeeed by far a million sterling. Among them are: 1887. Victoria Hospital, Mont- real (with Lord Mount - 1897. ESntedpohwenni)ei.i.t .0.1. th. e.. h.o.;•£200,000 1898. Rpeitsatlor.t;tion .afle.r •iiie.:: 22,000000 1b98. Royal Victoria College for Women, Montreal ... .. 11:00,000 1900. For raisingil.i.a.nd.e.uq. uipping Strathcona's Rome.. ... 200,000 1901-4. MontArrl 1902. King Edward's Hospital Fund ... ... ... ... ... 200,000 1902. Marischal College, Aber- deen, extension ------25,000 The source of all this wealth, the am- aesiug of which has been one of the fin- ancial romances of the -world, has been Lord Strathcona's connection with the Hudson Bay Company. and subsequently the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Bank of Montreal. Born plain Donald Alexander Smith at the Morayshire village of Abernethy in 1820, he worked as boy and and assist- ant in a grocer's shop, and in 1838 went to Labrador to take up a position under the old Hudson Bay Company. He rose to be resident governor and comma- sioner, and was the last to hold the posi- tion beforethe company ceased to be a governing body in 1807. He then turned his attention to colonising in Manitoba and the Northwest Territory, and was ttlIiiefirst to demonstrate the great wheat -producing capacity of those dis- cts. 4-•4. SAVED BY RAIN. , Wcirst is Over at Rainy River, But Damage Will Run Into Millions. Winnipeg, July' 24. -William Whyte, Vice -President of the C, P. R., has re- ceived advice from Hon. W. R. Mother- well to the effect that the Wheat crop in Saskatchewan is now safficiently asi- wnneed to warrant a, safe aggregate .esti- mate of 60,000,000 bushels. This esti- mate is based on the Government crop report and personal hapection that there are half a million acres in lower settle. tants not eatable, and that the remain- ing four million acres under cultivation sso Ithetallhai. aVecaen average yield of 15 bushels The rains have saved the day in New Othnetafei•lines awnIdlielhotleeereguseNrythpeidngortoppedthseeoun. try and threatened the destruction of Rainy River. The Winnipeg fire brigade has returned. While there is clanger with high winds of the fires being fan. nod into intensity again, it i believed the worst is over. The damage will reach into millions of dollars. The heavy rains threughout the West Saturday have done a world of good. They have practically saved the situatioe in the centre and north, so that in the eountry as a whole there will be an aver. ago crop. In the south the rain8 have Com too late to be of any good. The rain was Oneral. Heavy downpours hftve been recorded aloeg the three linear the Clanadian Nortlimn, the, Canadian Paeific and the Grand Trio* Neale. Vein has deeeended in torrents it: the test, Fort William reporting heavy ehowere. On the four divieions of the C. P. It., streteltieg from Port William to (e .•1rsd,ciortea.Seskatchewen. the reports 'ails. close that the rain was all that mild be 1 eDaprhabv itiaTo istriiictr hitshttboonbettphieennetfysI onf moisture, and a iartnor win) arrived in the elty to -day stated that trope never locked better around Dsupillo. *.* A CONSPAVAT/VIV, Mrs. O'Toole -Do yez lIke these model tenements \via vhs white bathtubs? Mrs. O'Grady-llo; / prefer the fluid- hisbioned way of keep' me toal hi the hod.