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The Wingham Advance, 1911-05-25, Page 7-r -44 THE DISASTER IN AVIATION FIELD French ?cornier's Condition. Satis- factory Despite His Injuries. Minister of War to be Buried With Full National Honors. Pierre Vedrine the Only Aviator to Start in the Race to Madrid. Paris, ?Slay 22. -Antoine E. Monis, the French Premier anti 3/1inister df the In- terior, who was seriously injured, yeeter. day when the aeroplane, piloten by M. Train, dashed into a group el govern- ment officials, who had gathered on the military field at Issy Les Moulineaux to witness the start of the Paris to Madrid rave, killing Henri M. Berteaux, the French Minister of War, and injuring two other men, passed a quiet night. Although Premier Monis, who was buried beneath the wreekage of the monoplane, sustained compound frac- tures of two bones in the right leg, had his nose broken, his face badly contused and received bruises on the breast and abdomen, his condition at noon to -day, according to a statement given out by the physicians attending him is satisfac- tory, No complications have set in. II:Germs was tihe only contestant out of yesterday's starters to reach Anedou- lene. Gibed readied Pontlevoi, but learning of the catastrophe on the Issy field, decided to proceed no further, Le Lassenr landed nt Cosne, 'having lost his way in a fog. Bailment descend- ed at Amy Sur Imbre and on attempt- ing to resume his flight damaged the left wing of his aeroplane by dashing against a tree. The terrible disaster of yesterday at the commencement of an international coutest, which promised to be one of the principal aviation events of the season, has plunged the whole French nation in- to a state a grief, and the death of Min- ister of War Berteaux it mourned with- out political distinetions throughout the republic as a national loss. To -day the body of the War Minister is iYing itt Stlita at the Ministry of War. The funeral, Which is expected to take place on Friday, will be conducted with full national honors. The army will go into mourning for thirty days. Pierre Vedrine, undismayed by his own accident yesterday, when just prior to the disaster in which the French Min- ister of War was kilted, his machine end. deny capsized and was wrecked, again started in the Paris to Madrid race early this morning. A. thick haze covered the Issy Les Moulineanx aviation field and compara- tively few spectators were on hand. to witness the resumption of the race. The field looked desolate. M. Train, who in trying to avoid crashing into a squadron of cuirassiers galloping across the military field, caus- ed yesterday's lamentable tragedy, and who was entitled under the conditions of the race to make another start in the international flight contest, announced that he had no heat to do so, because of hie terrible accident of yesterday. Four other aviaaen, M. M. Weymaim, Frey, Garnier and Ferrept, also retired from the race. Vedrine at half -past three this, morn- ing took a preliminary flight around the field for the purpose of testing his motor, and then at 4.11 o'clock arose high in the air and disappeared swiftly in the fog towards Angoulein, the flint ntege of the Paris to Madrid. race. There were no acelamatione when the aviator aterted on his flight. The crowd and the 'judges, however, remaieed on the aviation field throughout the morning and reeeived telegrams from the official time-keepere along the route ' of the flight. Vedrinc arrived. at Angouleme at 7.5d, having covered the 279 miles in fi hours and 39 minutes. The running time of the southern exprees between Pads and Angoulerne is 5 hours and 17 eninutea. The indgee announced that Vedrine had broken the record for long distance oross-country flight. His time was all the more extrittaialirtary when it was con- sidered that the ari man had made a stop at Ettempes, 35 mike from Paris, to regulate his motor. The aviator ar- rived at Angouleme in good rendition, though he suffered considerably from the eold. The condition of Premier Monis, while still serious, is satisfactory to his Op einem; and Should no complications set in; the Prime Minister is expeeted to re; fovea Lenri Deutsch de la leleurthe, the vet- eran patron of aeronautics and automo- hiling. And Antoine Monis, son of the Premier, both of whoni were struek by Train's machine when it plungea into the group of offkial‘spectators, were not eeriously injured, A. RELIABILITY RACE. Frieburg, Germany, May 22. -Four aviators who are competing in the tipper Rhine reliability flights hnve arrived here from Baden, having made the pre- scribed intermediate landing at Offen'. burg. The first to reach Frieburg was :rennin, who covered the distance in two hours and ten minutes. Brunhuber we's second, in 2 hours and 11 minutes. The aviator Witterstaetter, who attempted the flight with hie wife as n passenger, did not finish. The subsequent etages of the reliabil- ity flight include Straesburg, Mannheiin and Erankfort-on-the-Main, a t otal distance of 360 miles. THE PAIR HELD. Prominent Frenchman Ran Off With Pretty Deverness, (Nebo!, May 22.----Aebnitting that he was Pertlinend Darreet Paubbadie end that sha was Helen Benoit, both were taken from the C. P. E. liner Uoke Cham- plain. this morning, and are now in the detention hospitel waiting probable de - imitation. Daubbadie is the wealthy hon master of Evereux, France, who eloped, with Miss Benoit, a governess .employed in his household. The affair bus create:I great sensation in Pane soci- ety circles, as Laubbirdie and family moved in high society. They travelled to -Canada under the names of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Woe. Daubleolie is it man of about 40 years while the girl is e preposeessing maiden of 22, 13esides admitting their identity, both admitted they were not marled. A, Alk,..**** CIRCUS ELEPHANT Breaks Away and Causes Lots of Ex- citement at Ingersoll. Broke Down Fences, Sunk in Swamp But at Last Captured. Ingereoll, May 21. -Roaming over the fertile fields of Oxford county much 0,1 - ter the feshion et ins native jungle, a targe elephant, which. suadenly Weenie munanageable and escaped from Gowe'e elicits between 7 and 8 o'cloek yesterday moruing, eaused I.:wielder:dee damage :um createt1 eousterna don OlOungst tlui country Oak, uv to t he time of its recapture, about 5 °Sloe!: in tee alter, II(I4)II , hundreds ot tountry people were attraeted Lo the swamp, :them five Milo end a half south of here, in whielt the animal hacl takeit refuge. 'rho elephant made ILA (Hope when, with others of the herd, it wee being watered at the Thames envoy Suddenly breaking away .from he keeper, the ani- mal plunged into the stream and hiwried fer the opposite hauk. The keepers tried heroically to stop the iyogress of the animal, but their efforts were in vain. Hooks which the keepers carriei were eunk deeply into the animal's ears, but it slimily shook its head in dedanee and rushed on, hauling the helpless men with It. Reaclune thebank the animal made eintightwaffor the open country, some- times following the sidewalks and cross- ing boulevards and lawns. The big brute left a path of destruc- tion. towns suffered severely, and in the country nine fences on the num .of hit. M. J. Williams were knockei down. .11though apparently not malicious, the elephant was obstinate, and paid no at- tealion to those it had formerly obeyed. The course the animalpursued was in a. southerly direction, wide!' eventually brought it to a large swamp on the farm of the late George Patio, five and a half miles from Ingersoll. 11 made quick time, reaching the swamp about 9 o'clock with it small -army of .circus em- ployees and others who Mustered up sufficient courage in hot pursuit. For a considerable length of time the elephant was mired in it lawspot in the eivamp, and for a thne there were grave doubts as to it ever being rescued. It slowly settled until only its bead could be seen. It gradually worked its way out, however, and at every opportunity a 'rope was thrown about it. Once free from the mud the emitted was as unruly is ever, and soon crossed a road to &D - other and higher section of the swamp. Here it wee closely followed ana eventio illy surrounded. Evened by the chest., the animal pulled up numerous small trees with its trunk and tossed them about tie though they were playthings. After several hours of arduous work the enimal WaS hoppled by means of chains, and with the essistance of another Me - plant, was coaxed out of the memo end brought into town between $ and 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The animal, it female, is said to have shown peouliar disposition at times sinee her baby was disposed of by the show people it year or so ago, ant1 this is not the first time she has calmed trouble. The einem- people at- tribute her strange eonduet to a de. -lire to 1 ind her young. Owing to the isappearanee of the ekphant the etat of the herd did not figure in the street parade. Several daiins were preseeted to the rheum people for damages, alt of whieli were ptomptly settled. NEWS OF .THE !ONLY ONE GLASS. DAY IN BRIEF P Pan Adopted in Hungary for Fighting infectiqus Diseases. Undesirable Austrians Rounded Near Tecumseh. Up. $t. Thomas to be Made a City Beautiful. Tilt et) su 110108, 'Belleville, Way M. -Edward Cart, tt young rnnn reeidjeg in this 'city, eattsed eonsiderable excitement on Saturday af. teenoon. Ile threatened to shoot his 1trother4n-1W, Bert Report, and when At ponce officer same to arrest hint Otrr to the river and. walked out to deep one where the °Meer nrrested hint. water,. e4ger4 in the cell he made Alter bona "44 f9har% himeelf,and n determined ette. eneeeteled lutd not, possibly would 41aVe ititn to Idit suspenders broke, tie. de the net fall to the cell floor. Ite was nano or making a second attempt io himself whenhie plane were deteeted. .1.***14.41 HUDSON DAY*RAILWAY. Winnipeg, Man., May '12.-4'ngineer Y. P. Moffatt, 18 l'ilttlgt. of a large party of sorveyore. will leave Selkirk to -morrow on the City ef Sellirle to vomplete the fillet %cation lindeon Uy Railway *welkin from *Moulton llapide west to the loss• a distance. tif alma NO mike. Vide, the first inetion of the toed, will lie reedv for eemornetion eome time dor. ing inideummer. • 4 i• • FOR THE FARM. Fireman Suing the M. C. R. For Damages For Injuries. The eongregation of Cooke's Church, Toronto, celebrated their sixtieth anai- versary. An aeroplane fell in a crowd at Ku- rak, Russia, injuring 100 persons, of whom five are dying, R. R. llowbray, reeve of rieltering, was nominated for the Legislature by the Liberate of South Ontario. The steemer Gethland was detained fer some' time at Grime Isle on account of a auspeeted ease .of smallpox On board. Two Grand Trunk special trains ar- rived at the Union station, Toronto, fromlt;rnigittunetbwe.c last night, with about 500 i Traffic over the Wabash -Grand Trunk was very muck interfered with on Sat- urday ewingto the burning of a bridge at Stoney Point, Joseph Groves, M. C. R. fireman, of St Thomas, is suing the M. C. R. for unstated damages for injuries received at Bridgeburg, Jan, 26. Fire was discovered in the Princess Theatoriona Kingston, The blaze VAS close to the entrancei.and Was caused. by ralr spontaneous .eombuetion in a rag- dv 'William Jennings Bryan, visited Osh- awa ou Saturday, and was the guest of the Osbawa Y. M. C. A., under whose Clreusifse. iestes he delivered two .eloquent ad - William Challenger, President of the Challenger Athletic Goods Company, died at his residence, 206 Dunn avenue, Toronto, aged 60 years. Mr. Challenger' was born in Mitchell, Ont. • Owing to the hot wave, the season a Port Stanley has opened much earlier than usual. Hundreds of people are spending the week-eud at the lekeside, hotels and cottages being filled. The corner -stone of the new Masonic: hall at Caledon East was laid by W. W. Bro. D. F. MaeWatt, of Sarnia, Grand Master of the Grand. Lodge of Canada, The new edifice is to cost $6,000, The members of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have decided to ask Lord Cromer to resigil the vice-piesideney of the or- ganization because be upholds vivisec- tion. A. wholesale capture of "undesirables" was made by Canadian immigration of- ficers near Tecumseh, when they round- ed up eight Austrians who had evidently been brought aeross the lake in small boats. Frank Gillias, better known among the Italians of Guelph as "Big Frank,' is in the toils again. He is charged with stabbing a fellow -Italian named Tony Tifini, who lives on Wellington street. • The plans to make St. Thomas a city beautiful are being carried out. Floral beds have been laid out •itt the book - yards between the Michigan Central *Railroad and Centre street, on eaeh side of all street intersections, for over a 'mile through tbe city. International- Institute of Farming Makes Some Urgent Proposals. • - 11! -NAVAL AIRSHIP* Britain's First One Launched at _Barrow-in-Furness To -day. London, Mey 21. -The One-Man- one-glaee principle has been adopted in Hungary, with the idea of prevent- ing the spread of coneumption and othe infectious diseases. A Minis- terial circular hp been tamed to the IVIunicipul Councils throughout the country notifying them that in, future they will have to fee that the glaws in cafes and restaurants are num- bered. The autheritiea believe that by a system of numbering the promiscuous exehanging of glonees will be avoided. The Irlinisterial order eels forth that water as well as more potent liquors, must sbe tented to euetomere in num- bered. glasses. The decree comes into force in it tew months, PEACE IN MEXICO Representatives Signed the Peace • Agreement at kiarez. 61.11101 Signed on Doorstep While Reporters Held Matbhes. Juarez, Mex., May 22. --Officially de- signated representatives of the Meal. can Government and the revolutionists at 10 o'clock lest night signed a peace agreement at the customs house here, intended to end the hostilities thataave been waged in Mexico for the last she months. Telegrams announcing the signing of the agreement were despatched through- out Mexico to revolutionary and federal leaders alike. The agreement records that President Diaz and Vice -President Corral will re- sign and that the government is to concentrate it's attentions on desired reforms. The actual signing of the agreement took place under most extraordinary circumstances on the steps of the cue - toms house. When the peace commis- sioners arrived they found the door of the customs house locked and no one there to let them in. Accordingly they gathered on the steps of the building, and while newspaper men held. matches, fountain pens were produced and the document signed. When the signatures were affixed the Commissioners of both sides; embraced joyfully, while a small crowd that had collected shouted "Viva la Paz." Barrow-in-Furness, Eng., May 22. - Great Britain's first naval ainship, .the construction of which has been surrounded by mucih secrecy, was suceessfully launched here to -day and is anchored behind wind careens erected in the harnor. The airship woo christened the May Fly. The airehip, which is 502 feet in length, ie of tho rigid type with a blunt nose tapering to it pointed stern. A feature of the construction is the provision for two separate gondolas for the engines. The air- ithip is spettittly designed for naval purposes and can be moored on the water. The outer covering of *the upper half of the dirigible whieth is 48 feet itt fiameter, consists of silk treated with et special waterproof dressing over wane& autumn •duet has been sprinkled. The lower part of the beg, is yellow silk treated with the same water -proofing material but witheut the aluminum. The frame -work con. tains eighteen gas bags . filled with hydrogen. Rome, May 21, --The General Assem- bly of the • Itternational Tristitute of Agriculture, which has been in ses- sion here for the past week, closed the most suceessful meeting in its his- tory yesterday. Fifty countries were represented, and the final conclusions unanimous, The Assembly decided urgently to request the GoVernments adhering to the principles of the institute to send to the institute estimate of yields and conditions pertaining to the prin- cipal erops for the three months pre- -ceding the harvest, and selected the system known as the "single numerieal statentenV for these teports. The Assembly also voted for the in-- auguration of it System of eommereial and price statistics of exports and im. ports, recommended the Campbell system, of dry foaming, the organizing of A, permanent cOnintittee for the study of the plant diseases, end it de- partment of agtieultaral metrology. The next Assembly will be held in 1913. 4.* • . . • - -- ENGINEER tIgAt). Montreal, Mey 21.---C. I'. It. Ihigin. •ee iinhert Ctawford, of OttawA, who . "earthly stalded all over his body wits n - .44 down under his rngine, while pints • eent end, (Inched feet -when the Otte, eallidion a Outre- freightm eanta into 444 died At the MItZttai Zviliikettolott Thiturossapaan, le p4461 0 atentee.; morning, Fireman Arthur ltug.. ewe... Ottawa, who was badly cut, is tato. I ling, The bode of 11reicesnuto Miller, of (hteber, mhteeng slew* the eollielon, wee fennel waft the &Mix. . . • • I LAST CHANCE. Chamberlain's Advice at a Great Pref- erence Medting at Manchester. NEWSPAPER LIBEL British Newspapers LIR Enormous. Sums Through Libel Suits. Unfair to the Press and a Demand for a Change in the Law. London, May Sitaatanne recent awards of judo in libel actions, against 110Wer. papers in which the newspaper propri- etors have been mulcted. for heavy dam- ages, have started en agitation for the reformof the law uf libel. Air. Justice Scrutton, Judge of the Kitige lieneli division, WO Court of Jwitice, in it re- cent speeelt remarked. that. pablie opin- ion lute been shocked by einge vermets given in libel ;anions. "But," he added, "the juries alone gave the verdicts, and it is not eeweys the judges who are responaible fur the misioi tuner; of newspaper proprietors: When law of tilt comment lees thor- inyikly established, he thought, now+, papers would oceupy e hotter petition Dian they do now. An innocent expres- sion of opiniou, although the jury dis. agreed with it as fair Noumea, ought to alloteed, .eVell though derogatory to eertala persons concerned. - Although extremely heavy, the sums newspapers have to pity OS the result of the &eliding; of juries, they are nothing compared with the amoimt paid annu- ally to mettle threatened aetions..Hardly a, day pateies that London newspapers do not have to pay out, large sums in set- tlement of claims for alleged libel, doing so bevause it is ennsidered cheaper than fighting a ease against a man who might not be ahle to pay the eosts if he incp- plied to lose. Only last week an illus. - &rated paper paid it waitrese $5000 in settlement of it elaim for damages based on 11 eoznie pictore labelled 'The Stout Waitress," A waitrese in a city restaur- ant brought an :lotion elaiming damages for "ridienle," and Ow paper Was advised to pay, although the artist WILS ready tc. bring forward the model, who sat for the pietma, and was prepared to wear that be lied never seen the city waitreas who claimed that the picture was a car- icature of her. This ia only one of thnesands of MOOS* that never reach the courts. Those who do go before a jury have, a teaet re- eently, ended in the assetement of ,heavy damages against thenewspaper, sometimes for the most trivial comment. There are a number of newspaper pro- prietors in Parliament, and they have uedertaken ti' urge a reform of the Jaz London, May 21. -On the *wagon of an Imperial preference demonetra- Lion on Saturday, the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain wrote as follows to the president: -"This is the critical time for our preference policy, in view of the proposed reciprocity between Can- ada and the United States. Advan- tage ought to be taken of the Imperial Conference to make some aaliafactory offer to Canada and The other domin- ions. I still believe it is the only way the Empire can be strengthened and kept together. The English now ha.ve the opportunity; perhape it will be the last." Austen Chamberlain said he believ- ed that reciprocity would- mark the first step of a great reversal ef the national policy of Canada, whieh for a generation has been the common policy of both the great parties and to which Canada owed her extraordinary and magnificent development. Mr. Boner Law still believed it was not too late to attaixi the ideal which had been pursued throughout them years by all the colonies. The ideal of making commou cause with men of our own race had peopled other lands by becoming with them one nation united in teality not onlv by the tie of eentiment, but oleo the bonds of eommon interest. LEAVE HATS AT HOME. St. Catharines, Ont., May 22.---/n an- nouncing that during the warni weather the church services would be made very brief, Rev. Dr. M. Benson; at Welland aveinte Methodist Church, yesterday mid: "I wish all you goon ladies would leave those pretty hats of yours at home during the hot %leather and come to church with parasols. If you did it would eentlitee to your own tomfort and that of others. I wish you would think About this." DRANK LAUDANUM. Toronto, May 22.-Thomes Martin, middle-aged man, was found uneonseious on a bench in Clarenee Square on Satur- day afternoon, Beside the man Was it bottle that had contained laudanum, and, the man ltd appareutly tried to eammit suicide. The Man lives at 24 Clarence Square and works for the 'To- ronto Towel Company. Re was in it bail condition when taken to the tioepital, but yesterday had quite reeovered, reason b; known for the man wanting to take his Ilic. DOCTORS' PAY DOCKED. Ottawa, May 21.-A eurious Anne - lion haft Arisen ta the Civie Isoletion flompital here. Dr. Maelehereon, medi- eel euperintendent, eontraeted sear - let fever, and Dr. Sutherland eves employed to tate hie place!. The latter ale° coartteteS the disease, and a third doetor had to he employed. Ihe city auditor hes refiisM to Pam the ealarlet of the tWo physfelana who are 111, KILLED CHINESE. Twenty-five Slaughtered in One Place in City of Torreon. *ft.* PORCUPINE FIRE. Dynamite Magazine Explodes and Other Property Boned. Porcupine, May 21. --Ignited by the bush fires, the dynamite magazine on the Hollinger' property exploded, break- ing the pipes, and the whole plant .was gutted by the flames. :fir. 1.. K, Tim - SEVERAL HURT. An Accident Near Oat on tho 0. P. & H. Electric Railway. Galt, May 21. -In it rear -end tot. listen on the 0. P. & IL Electric Bali - way at 7 o'clock on Saturday night several passengers were injured. Vie aecident °connel, itt the Golf Club station, two miles north of Galt. One car stopped to pick up a passenger. The brakes ort a second, following closely be- hind, failed to work, ani the collision occured. Both of the cars were crowded, and most of the passengers were shak- en up or brused. William Canty sustain - ea thee broken ribs, one is injured in- ternally, while Sohn Blouse and James Quirle also have frectured ribs. James Clulow fell to the floor of it car and was knocked unconscious, and in addition sustained an injury to the spine. EX -KING MANUEL Never Expresses a Wish to Return to His Former Kingdom. 0 Will Maki a World feur After He Has Attended Coronation. London, May 21.-DoDni Manuel, the former King of Portugual, who lost his throne last year, is fast becoming Anglicized. The young king, After a Short stem with hie uncle, the Duke of Orleans, took up his residence with his mother, Queen Ainelie, at Melo mond, and around the exiles then tuts been growing up it small colony of 'Portuguese Royalists. While Manuel naturally spends much of his time with his countrymen, his pleasures are largely those of an Englistunanlie is frequenely at events of it sporting nature, but is particularly keen on aviation, Although so much out of doors, the ex -King looks far from well. He is still quite stout, but is pale and un- healthy in appearance, and is seldom' seen with the wile that he habitually assumed before the weevolution de - privet). him of his throne. His friends, however, say he never expresses a de- sire • to return to Lisbon, and it is known that the Marquis De Several has advised the Royalists not to take part in any intrigues, but to wait quietly for the 'Hine when the Portuguese people want the king to return, which, in his opinion, is inevitable. Manuel has not taken Ai studies at one o fthe universities, as it was an- nounced he would do. Instead, its is now said that after the Coronation, which he will attend "unofficially," as a. guest of King George, he will make it world tour. The income of the Portuguese Royal family will be very materially curtailed by a recent decision of the provisional Government This was to the effect that the money advanced to King Carlos, Queen A.melie and the Dowager Queen Maria Pia should be deducted in annual instalments from the ineome from Manuel's Por- tuguese propeeties. An investigation has shown that $3,600,000 was ad- vanced to King Carlos. The amount ad- vanced to the two queens has not yet beeir determined, mins, who is here, sant that the loss on the Hollinger property in $70,000. The buildings on the McIntyre property have also been burned. The district around. Peal Lake lute beeu swept by .the flames, and the settlement _around Aura Lake has been eompletely wiped out. Two houses end e general stere were burned at South Porcupine, The itehiolhoii itt POrCilpilles, reported/ burned on Friday night, VMS saved. 49 Construction gangs on the T lemming & 'Northern Celine Railway fought the fires oti the right of way. It rained hard on Friday night, and this considerably checked the flames, Ail the fires were out by Saturday night. Monterey, Mexico, May 21. -Ameri- can refugees from Torreon, who infra just arrived here, bring tales of a massacre of Chinese in that eity by it mob of Mexioans; who took posses- sion of the town following itt capture by a bond of !rebels last Sunday. For .several years Torreon Inc. been the chief Chinsee centre of Mexico. Many wealthy men of that nationality live there,itt an among their property hold - Inge s an eleetne street railway and various industrial establishments. As soon as the rebels won their vic- tory an uncontrollable mob filled the etreets and began looting and muedet- ing. They slaughtered 25 Ohineee itt the railroad eating-housee And killed meity„.of them in other parts of the town. The mob made an attack on the Chinese bank for the purpose of robbing it of several thousands of dol- lars which were stored in their vaults. Several wealthy depositors took re- fuge in the bank, and the meib withe drew after several had been killed and wounded. Tihe eitories of the .01thwee masencre and *thee outrages at Torreon were told here by ,Tames °tendon, H. W. Wear and other re- fugees. The town le still tut off. GERMAN PRINCESS. Keiser's Marked Attentions to Prince of Wales Revived Conjectures. tombilt, lfay 21. 2rile attention whiter Emperor William, during his visit to London, paid to the Prinee of Walee, end the (Wheel onnottnee. ma that' the Prince will visit Pots- dam (luring the pieeent tawnier, elven :zest to the goesip regarding the peseibilitvitte marrieten between. the Prinee of Waive and Prineeee Vietorie Teame, the only daughter of the German Emperoe. The Prineees, while venfiding to an intimate Wend, ie mortal as saying: 'd don't want to be a Bavarian, A Wurtemburger or it Vienn-se. 1 'Want to be British." t k iti014111)4 t 114/AM1 t h t 101'11 Tria roves to the FinInulei he should Nice his entileitediea NO MOURNERS. Not Even a Clergyman at Nathaniel Self's Funeral. London, May 22. --Without a flower, without a mourner, and. without 5, elergyman to offieiate at the obsequies the remains of Nathaniel Self, who 'on. Thursday Wit allot and killed himself, after havihg wounded his Wife, were in - torred at the Woodland' Cemetery Sat- urday moniing, The renutins were talon from the un- dertaking rooms of John Ferguson & Sons in the black wagon used- for such i purposes, and buried n the cemetery in it lot that had been arranged for by Self's sisters, Mrs, Self, who is still in it serious condition in Victoria Hospital, aud her family, had nothing whatever to do with the funeral arrangements or the disp0 sal of the remains. CRUSHED TO DEATIL North Bay, Ont.. May 2h --Charles leersythe, of North Pay, died in Isiew Lis- keard dloimital on Sunday evening from injuries.received by falling between the van and an engine of it work train on the Porcupine brancb, under construction by the T. AS: X'• 0. Railway, One leg wns badly erushed, and luid to be ampu- tated close to the body, death resulting from shock. Just at preeent his wife. :toa two children are visiting at hie mo- thers home in Woodstock. AGENT GOES TO JAIL. Colon, May 22, --IL lh Parker, agent of the Royal Mail Steam Paket Come pang, who Was tonvieted Saturday .of being implicated with a Weed Indien named Owens in securing contract lab- orers for the Colombian mines, has been eatiteneed to three and one half years imprisonment. Owens received A sentence of five years /ma three menthe. Parker has appealed trent the deris- ion. The laborers recently sailed on lite steatnship Clyde. TWO DROWNED. Young Man Drowned in the Humber and Boy Drowned in Don. METHODISTS MO THE NE TE MERE Several Condemnatory Resolutions Passed at District Meetings, Palmerston District Votes Against Union With Other Churches. The Other Districts Support It and Pass Resolutions. Guelph despatch; At the annual busi- nessmeeting of the thielph district of the Hamilton Methodist Conference, held :n Acton, it stroug resolution was passed eith ref:Irate*" to thy no temere decree, eutleunither almost miiiiihnouely Weer - ng Church union. On it vote of 26 to 1, one. refraining (ram voting, the distriet needing passe4. resolution in favorof the union of the eletionlist Presbyterian an4 Cengregse tional Churches on the basis as submit- ted. Rev. Dr. Antlitf moved the rose- tution, smutted by W, 14, Doughte. Moved by Bev, Mr, Fitzpatrick,. sec- onded hy elev. Alt', Harris, and unani- mously carried: "That this Guelph dis- trict of tee Hamilton Conference of the Ale-Um:list Church wislica to record its strong dleapproval of the `lie tenter& :teem as it affectour 'marriage laws, and appeals for a unifornt marriage law fer the whole Dominion that will :Leisure senetity of the home end the perman. owe, of the marriage relation. We also reeent and deprecate the seurritons and wafting statement of certain of the 1101110.11 Ontbolic elergy and prose, itt- gnarling Protestantism, which have been publielied broatleust without apology, end we call -upon all lovers of religious liberty to rally for those principles. and interests which were purchased at sueh teavycost by our fathers." WELLAND DISTRICT.. Welland report.: At the annual meeting of the Welland Dietriet Method. ist Church, held here this week, the fol. towing resolution was passed: "Whereas, Ute public mind has been greatly mita- ed over the annulling of a certain mar, rings; 'and whereas it is desirable that the sanctity and legality of the marriage relations shall be upheld and finally settled in this country for all thne to eonie;• reeolved, that this Methodist meeting requests the Conference tit make pronouncement on tbe and take such action as they deem wise and prudent." They also passed a resolution endors- ing the proposed church union. Other routine business was transacted, reports from different distriets being very satis- factory. - THE PALMERSTON DISTRICT. Harriston despatch: The annual dis- trict meeting of the Palmerston district WS$ held in the Methodist Churcit on Wednesday and Thursday. Rev. Andrew D. Robb, of Harriston, . moved a resolution in- favor of church union. His speech in support took a very broad and liberal view of the great question. Rev. A. E. Smith, of Drayton, end Mr. It. M. Hazelwood, of Clifford, a member of the General Conference, also made strong speeches in support The resolution was voted down by a stand- ing vote of ten to eiglit. Two of the ministers only voted against union. DELLEV-ILLE DISTRICT. Toronto, May 22. -The Humber River and the Don 'each claimed a victim yes- terday, the first drowning accidents of the bathing season. Perey L. Rouse, age 21, of 23 Har- vard avenue, and Arthur • Wallaee went swimming in the Humber, near the old mill at noon. Five minutes later Rouse sank. The body was recovered in a few minutes anel efforts were made at, resuscitation. The remains were taken to the Parkdale Canoe Club, where Cor- oner Ricker of Ilimieo, viewed the body and decided that an inquest wa,s not ne- cessary. The body was then taken home, Nine-year-old .Alexander blaglestone, whose parents reside at 163 Skipper avenue, lost his life in the Don yes- terday afternoon. Cormier IV. A. Young is investigating, but it is not likely that an inquest will be held. The body, which was recOvered after it bee been in the water about twenty- five mirtutes, was reraoved to Ingram's undertaking room, Queen street east. After Sunday School young Eagle - stone and four other boys went in swimming in the Don flats, near Tay- lor's paper mills, Eaglestone, who could not swim, paddled around itt the shallow water for some time and then got beyond his depth. Ile called for help, but sank before Anyone could reach him FRANCIS JOSEPH ALL MOT. Vienna, May 22. --Some einem is eaused by the nenewneentent that the specialist, Prof, Xeueser, inul been summoned to Geedelloe, where the Em- peror Franein Joeeplt is At present 80. looming in the royal chateau. Art an- thoritetive statement issued says that. the F,rtiperor'fe heelth is good and that Dr. Xeusser's miseion was to ascertain the effect of the treatment whieli be ad- vised some time ago for it emigre from telikli the Emperor We,* reffeting. THE SHOE CASE looloamo.m.61.•••••,..• Dominion Government Determined to Fight the Case to a Finish. ELECTRIC STO Damage Dant by LigIttaleg ti Toronto on Saturday. 41.,04.1.1.1.11,1•11,•141,11 Toronto, May 22,-4. Woe at the Corner of Walter street and Sunnyside* avenue Was Struck, the current tearing a hole in the root The hOtts0 of John Rawlineon WI North Station street, Weldon, had it. narrow escape from de- struction, as the lightning etrnek the chimney, tearing half the top 9Ifi tore down through three mins by the stovepipe, igniting some paper in the stove, tearing up the linoleum, and stripping most of the paper from the wails, The G. N...W, Telegraph °ern - pally had trouble with its Chicago wire. The C. P. R. Was aided in its service by ite plant at the Union. Station, The lightning must have taken a wild and fanciful turn around Long Branch, for it, struek a house there and also split a tree down the middle at Etobieoke, mile to the west. Half the trunk af the tree is lying down and the other half is also cut itt the middle. Separating these is it piece of bark tightly wedged in, Sunday visitors looked on the tree with a great deal cif interest. The house at Long Branch etrUck by lightning is the property •of Mr. A. Singer. The shingles on a cupola were torn off, and on the north aide the supports of the house ever° shaken and will probably have to beestretigthened. The storm seemed very severe in Etobi. coke township, Belleville despatch; The ' Belletille Methodist district met yesterday and referred the question of union to the' annual conference. TRE LONDON DISTRICT, London, Ont., despatch: The London district annual meeting of the ?Methodist Church passed resolutions this afternoon favoring church union and. condemning the die tenu're' deeree. The meeting opened in Wesley Hall, Rev. A. K. Birks. presiding, A resolution was presented in refer- ence to the ne tetnere decree. There was a difference of opinion as to the wisdom of wording it too strongly, and Lt was decided to modify the resolution and therefore to remind the publication only the amended resolution'which wits as follows: "That whereas the re- cent action of the Quebee courts in the matter of the Hebert marriage case lute aroused the. Protestant ehurches of Canada to it realizationof the danger nising out of the design. of .the Roman hierarchy, and witeretua the British eon- etitution as well as her civil and political inttitutions are essentially Protestant. ind tolerant to the religious faith, not only of her citizens, but also of all for- eigners within bet Empire, and whereat; the Church of Rome, not understanding the true nature of British Protestant toleration, oe unwilling to acknowl- edge it, -assumes that it isan mime. tionof their unreasonable and unjust :labile and. arrogant pretensions of ato thority es it universal dietator, both in siturch aedState, as is fully demonstrat- ed itt the application of the infamous lie • tentere decree withie the British Empire; as illustrated by the wrecking of the McCann, Hebert and Haney fain - lies in Irelentl, Quebec and Ontario; therefore, be it resolved, that we, as n .listriet meeting, .composed of lay mud elinisterial members, endorse the recent ietion inaugtirated by 'our General Con - (armee Special eommittee, the principle at which has been endorsed by other Protestant denominatione, and we sol- emnly pledgeourselves to unceasing ite. tivity until the foundations of the F.m- pire, the home, the (+tacit and the Slate, be secured by wise legielation, and quintet' by :ROA penalties." The reeoltition was unanintottaly sdopt ed. Ottawa, Ont., May 2 -2. -The Luber De. pertinent, in eo-operation with the ,Itts- tice DepartMent, will mtt up it strong fight before the Privy Connell to resist the appeal of the United Slitee Machin- ery Company from the decision of the Quebec eottris refusing, an bijunction to prevent the inwatigation ordered under the Combines" Act of hast APSS1011 into the alleged infringement of the low by the (-oniony. hi ease it is found that the present statute is insuffielent to prevent evasion by legal teehnicali- ties and delays, the Ntinister of Labor will introduce nn amendment to pre- vent tiny thwarting cif the intention of the aet, ANGLING PERMITS. Toronto, May 22. ---The regulations respecting angling permits to non-reeid. Mete of the. Province desiring to angle for fish in Provincial Waters, have .been emended, AO as to provide that on pay - tient of A fee of lel per tod, non-veeiti- elite of Ontario may Angle in the De. teolt and St. Clair Rivera, whether SKINStem- SAVED BY POST. Member of Parliament and Family • Nearly Plunged Into Niagara.4 Buffalo, May 21. -Plunging down it short iodine at the foot of Ferry street, A. big touring ear in whielt was L. R. Lawlor, a inember of the Canadian Par - fitment, of Dunnville, Oa., and two membersof hie family, was saved from going into the Niagara River by a small poet eatehing in one of the wheels. 14 might have been death of the occupants of the car had the machine leaped into the -river. Believing he had set the brakes tight, or else they became loosened' by t slight lurch of the car, the chauffeur had gone to purchase tickets to cross on the ferry. . He had only been gone k few minutes .when the ear started to- vard the water. Gaining momentum,. before those in the car realized what had happened the machine plunged quickly down the bil4 Ind stopped suddenly, a, few feet from thegates leading to the ferry, by it short post- projecting in one of the wheels. The escape was a narrow one,Indeed, and members of -the party, who were visiting Mr. Lawlor's son-in-law, IL R. Mitehell, of 59 Argyle Park, were nearly thrown into hysterics from the shock. SOLD. Toronto, May 22.- Tenders for the purchase of the skins which Supt Dart. lett brought down front Algenquirt Park were *petted yesterday by W. T. Gibeon, - Deputy Minister of Mines, and the skin* were sold for $2,030.80. The firm of Sohn Hallam & Company seetred 370 beaver skins for e2,724, And ten otter for $173.50. • E. T. Carter & Company pad $o.ao for al nufhlasa Skins, $44 for eight martens, and $5 for one Rot akin. FAMILY WIPED OUT Man, Wife and Two Daughters, Killed by Cars at Newark. (By Times Special' WiTe)'"." Newark, Ohio, May 22. -The fam- ily of D. W. Docelson, of Hebron, was wiped out yesterday when an inter- urban ear on. the Newealc division of the Ohio Electrie Railway struck their buggy and killed Dodson, aged 30, Mrs. Dodson, of the. same age, and their two little girls, aged 7 and 4. 'The Dodsons were riding along the highway evhich flanks the electric line a mile east of Hebron and were paasing a car, when their horse be- came frightened and plunged aeross the track in front of the ear. EARLY BERRIES. Luscious Fruit in Few Weeks If Rain Comes, St. Catharines, Ont., May 22. -The un- seesonably hot weather of last week has brought growth aidlig wonderfully all over the Niagara fruit belt, and growers say that if there is plenty of rain soon it, will result in Mw earliest home-grown strawberries on record around here, The berry plants are already very far ad- vaneed. That home-grown berries will be on the market long before the middle of June, the usual time, is the prediction of growers. SOY DROWNED. Charles Stringfellow, Aged 18, Lost His Life at Hagersville. Rogersville, May 2L-Ohaties String- deltoiv, eighteen years old, the only son of Rev, Chas, Stringfeltow, a superan- nuated Methodist minister, residing at Rogersville, was drowned this afternoon while swimming in the pond at Winger's sandpit about three lulled from Hagers- vide. He was a good swimmer, but seems to have taken a cramp, and went down in fifteen feet of water. Ilis body was in the cold spring water for an hour and a half before his companions eould 'orate him and get lam out. Drs. Playlnir and Quante worked for a long time, but could not resuseitate him. • * -- OFF FOR CORONATION. Winnipeg; Man.,. May 22, -Premier Roblin loft last night for the cortena- Lion. Daring his absence Robert Regent, Minister of Public Works, will be act- ing premier. The revelry contingent for the eoronation began drilling in Winni- peg tide morning. The. Royal N. W. M. P. emitingent, 150 strong, Weed eaet yeeterday en route to London. KILLED SY LIGHTNING. Petereoro' deep:deli: This morning during a motto eleettleel storm the barn Martin Coughlin, Douro town. was struek by lightnieg. John Cummirere ot farm hand, aged 18, who was working in the but, was btotnntly tmoa. Theban Was bully Wrecked, bub porarily residing in the Province or 1 not baited. The young mint hid no fi tele. s rem h f their OW11 boats or rotas, tives Ma aountrr. GERMAN TREATY WITH SWEDEN. Berlin, May 22. ---The German Govern. nient has just toneluded the agreement at its present megaton. The Swedish du. ties on manufactured goods have gen. trolly been raised 40 to 00 per but the treaty With Cermet*, ohanges these figures to about 20 to 20 per cent, sec se -e KILLED BY VIE BEA Torento, May 22. ---Toronto's first heat victim dieel thie morning on Yohgc atreet. The deceased wall ari unknown women and the had been Mending irt the street waiting for it eta to pass when. she collapsed with the heat. She died before reaohit4 4 hoet44111.