The Wingham Advance, 1911-09-07, Page 7NEWS OF THE
DAY IN BRIEF
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Montreal Young Woman
Still in a Trance.
Four -Acre Playground Lent
Toronto by C. P.R.
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Duke de Abruzzi Appoint-
ed an Admiral.
British coal miners are agitating for it
minimum wage.
The schooner Keepsake ran on a rock
near Amherstburg and was wrecked.
The Duke de Abruzzi has been ap-
pointed admiral in yommand -of the Port
of Briudisi, whieh has been hurriedly for-
tified.
The French Academy has selected
Etienne -Victor Lamy to represent
France at tbe International Congress
in Qeubec next Jame,
During artillery inanoeuvres a shrap-
nel shell exploded in a crowd of peas-
ants in Polaud. 'Three persons were.kill.
ed arta sixteen wounded.
Lord Charles Beresford, In company
with the Duke of Sutherland and Lord
Desborough. arrived at the Soo on his
Grace's yacht Catania,
Frank P. Zones, manager of the Can.
ada Cement Merger, is in Winnipeg in
connection, with the proposed construc-
tion of a half -million -dollar plant there.
The planing factory in connection with
the interests of the Gull River Lumber
Co., at Coboeonk, was totally destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at over
$4,000.
At it meeting of the shareholderstlif
the Agricultural Loan Company at Lon -
dim, the terms of the proposed merger
with the Ontario Loan Company were
accepted. .
Controller Ward has been appeinted
by the Board of Control to represent
Toronto at the meeting of the American
League of Municipalities, to be held in
Atlanta, Ga., in October. -
The use of a plot of ground has been
given to the Toronto Playgrounds Asso-
ciation by the C. P. It Company., The
new playground consists of four acres
of laird, and is located near the comm.
of Leslie and Queen streets.
yWilliam Munn, alias Archie Della-
• bough„ alias Thomas jones, was sen
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twat at Ottawa to three years in
Kingston Penitentiary by Deputy
Magistrate Askwith, on a charge of
forgery,
• Fuller & Co. have been awarded the
contract for the construction of the
Lord Selkirk Hotel, Winnipeg. The
building is to cost $1,250,000, exclusive
of lighting, heating and ventilation ap-
paratus.
According to en official statement is-
sued by the Italian Government, there
were 1,635 cases of cholera and 503
deaths from the disease. throughout
Italy between August 20 and August 20,
inelusive.
There is a possibility of Guelph. un-
dertakine the construction of a line
PuslinceLake and Hespeler unless the
Canadian Northern's plans cover thet
territory, and, if necessary, operate it
only in summer.
After sleeping eight days, Blanehe
• DitVid, the 18 -year-old Montreal girl who
was found apparently? drugged in a
street ear last week, 'seems to be no
nearer the end of her trance than on
the night she was taken to the hos-
pital.
.As the result of an agreement between
the French Ministry of Instruction and
Fine Arts, and -the Ministry of Finance,
President Fallieres has issued an order
placing the inspection of museums
under the control of the Minister of
Finance.
Premier Canalejas confirms the Span-
.
ish Goveruinent's decision to occupy de-
finitely Saint Croix Mineure, south of
Agadir by virtue of -the treaty of 1880
with Morocco. The decision lg the re -
mat of negotiations and upon the ad-
vice of Germany.
Frank Reynolds, tbe 10 -year-old To-
ronto lad who hired a horse from Lind-
say's livery, drove it to Port Perry and
sold the horse there for a small sum,
was sentenced to six months in Central
Prism The bcre has also to face a sine.
fiat charge in Peterboro.
The Railway and Manufacturers' Com-
mittee of the Guelph City Council will
reeommend that the Council give the
People's Railway ninety days' notice,
and it -they do not carry out the Agree.
runt with the city, to apply to the
Railway Commission to cermet the agree-
ment.
Abandoning all hope that three meni.
bent of an engitieering party—McCoy,
tnie Nelson and Drum—whose upturned
canoe was found in Lake Helen, could
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have esained with their lives, the
• Canadian Northern Rellway is now of-
fering a teward of $50 each for the re.
overy of the bodies.
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SIR WM. WHYTE.
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His Successor Will be C. P.
WS. Next President.
Winnipeg, Man., , Sept, 4. --Who will
suceeed Sir William Whyte as Vice -Pre.
eident a the Canadian Pacific Bail -
Way, With head offices in Winnipeg?
This is the question that has been
discussed at great length ainong the
railway oificiais of the eity for the
pest few days, or ever sinee the re-
tirenlent of Sir William was annonnced
by Sir Thontits Shaughnessy. Many have
have suggested that C. J. Bury will re.
eeive the ptisition, but there is a per.
ebstent rumor afloat and it seems to
have tonsiderable authority back of it,
that in eastern man will be btouglit
out to fill the micaney. If this is the
case the question natrows doint to two
men—G. Ita, Bosworth, Ana D. MeNicitol,
both vicaptesidents at Montreal, and
both operating men. It is also rumored
that the man •who takes this position
will be the next president of the C. P. It.
It Seems most likely that the Man sel-
eeted, if he -Was from the east, will be
G. M. Bosworth, but the President says
the Wee will not be announced for
Ea. tin*
41 Orlin a Week at their sureMet Pot -
We. Theere different from Mort peo-
ple." "That Sof" "Yes, they never °nee
Strild *Yoe *now ant Ufa we de let
tMntn Ott we Wellarde think Of tite
fag t etty."—Detrolt Fret Prete,
A BIG DOVVER.
Miss Force to Get $5,000,
TOO From Col, Astor,
New York, Sept. 4.. -The sum which
Col, John Jacob Astor settled upon his
fiancee, Miss :Madeleine Foree, hi the
tbe marriage agrement eigned at New-
port lest Monday, was $5,000,000, sic.
cording to the Herald to -day. In addi-
tion to $5,000,000, wirieh will belong to
the young woman. the moment she is
pronouricea Mrs. Astor, in further agree.
merit was made,it is said, providing
Shat liberal provision shall be made for
Miss Force in Col. Astoras will, which
is to be drnwn up immediately after
the wedding and deposited with the
marriage agreement with the United
States Trust Co., in this city,
It is generally understood among the
frimuls of Col. Aster and Miss Force
that the wedding will not be delayed
long. The ceremony probably will take
plare at Beechwood, the skitter villa at
Newport. and will be very simple. Only
atfew intbnate friends and relatives will
attend.
GIRLS REFUSED HIM
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The Member for Oregon
Defended Himself
And Dares the Editors to
Shoot Him.
Elsah, Ill., Sept. 4.— Atrial outside,
Lafferty, of Oregon, who achieved con-
siderable notoriety during the closing
days of the special session as a result of
•the publication of "mash" notes lie
wrote to several young women, is atilt
expieining.
In his latest letter to the Por -t
land Oregonian, Lafferty elaiins that
his selection as captain of the Re-
publican baseball team, W111011 was lick-
ed by a Democratic nine on George.
town field, proves that Ms colleagues
Uinta highly of him. He also protests
that he is doing grand work in Wash.
ington, but getting no credit, and he
writes Ids constituents to use the recall
on him.
"In•Ms Iatett denial that he is it
"masher" Lafferty says in part:
"The accusation against me is that I
have a penchant for writing to young
girls. That is a Bea In three years
I have written to not more than three
girls. What single man hits written
less?
"Three years ago a Portland girl
who was engaged to another fellow
when I met her, married her first sweet.
heart. Since my wbole life has been
exposed to the public gaze, I' will adniit
what many people in Portland already
know, to wit: That I asked the giri to
marry me. She and her husband are liv.
ing in Portland now.
"The oult other 'ease'. that I had
U p in Portland was, that of a young
lady living on the east side wi
ho s it
stenographer. I liked her also, and
offered to marry her, Her father and
mother know this, end also her sister,
But I have not heard of their making
any complaints about it.
"These are the only two experiences.
I ever had in my life, I am not the
first man who was ever turned down
by a girl,. but circumstances seldom
require a man to make these things pub -
lie. Shice the happening of the events
hereinbefore relitterl, i have, by Most
respectful letters, requested introduc-
tions to just two girls and only' two,
Both were of legal age, and I felt that
had a right to request introductions.
One of the letters .was sent over a
yedr ago to a young lady, in Portland,
end the other was theletter I sent
to Miss .Kubel. That is my whole
record. ,
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"My 'enemies weatla make it appear
that 1. are it regular Stanford White..
If that is so, probably one of the editors
of the papers that are fighting me had
better assmne the. role of Harry Thaw
and make 'himself famous by taking
„a few friendly shote at me when I re-
turn to Portland. They know they lie.
end they feel that I have no money and
no influential friends to defend me, and
that they Will Blindly destroy me. The
people will be at the destroying when it
takes place.
"Kubel did not threaten me to my
face, and if he ever does he will get
his own punched. The affair bas beet
deliberately 'ann. maliciously misrepre-
sented by the hirelings of the special
interests peptised to nie. No man Ims
over intimidated me. Kubel is not chief
elerk of the Gedlogieal survey. He is
an engraver. He was worked on to write
the threatening letter, and I have dared
him to meet me faee to face.
"13ring on the role'. 1 em ready.
"A. W. Lafferty."
CUSIOMS RETURNS
Indications ofGeneralPros-
perity in Canda
New 'York, Sept. 4.—Two new laws
August indicate continued trade prosp-
erity and a general ,stocking -up of im-
porting firms for no expected record
fall trifle. The total Customs revenue
for the month was $7,078,305, an in-
crease of $1,108,800 over August of last
year, and the largest August revenue
en record, despite the sbipping strike
in Great Britain. For the five months
of the fiacal year the thistoms revenue
has been $33,500,145, an increase of $4,-
504,543 over the corresponding period
of last year. It ia expected that the
Castoms revenue for the year will pass
the eighttemillion-dollar mark,
FATALLY BURNED.
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Mrs. M'Intyre's Clothing
Caught Fire.
GEIDEL ESCAPES
ELECTRIC CHAIR
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Will Get Term in Sing Sing
or Auburn,
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Bell Boy Guilty in Second
Degree,
Tears Rolled Down HisFace
in Court,
Washington, Sept., 4,—Representative
ease of Paul Geidel, the 17 -year-old
bellboy, charged with the murder of
William It. Jackson, in the Iroquois Ho-
tel on July 20, returned a verdict of
murder in the second degree this morn-
ing. The jury had been locked up all
night. The jury 'etired for their de-
liberations at 3.20 o'clock yesterday al -
lemon, and at midnight Judge Crain
locked them up for the night. By the
verdict of the jury Genie escapes the
electric chair, but will be eenteneed for
a long term in either Sing Sing or At -i-
lium thison,
Motions were deferred by Judge Crain
until uext Tnesday, when sentence will
probably be pronounced, A verdict of
second degree itateder provides for im-
prisonment for a minimuin term of
twenty years to a maximum sentence of
imprisonent for life.
When. Geidel was brought into court
to learn his fete be Was pale. Tears
welled into hie eyes and rolled down
his face when he heard the verdict, and
be clenched his hands in an effort to
control himself. None ot his relatives
was in court. The prisoner had nothing
to say after the verdict was pronounced
and he was quickly ,led away to the
Tombs prison.
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WERE WEDDED.
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After Watching Each Other
for Three Days.
Ottawa, Sept. -4,-eCustoms figures for
hi which a young man and' it young
woman lived for three days in the home
of her mother, with the full u»derstand-
ing he wits to propose et the end of it
steted perioa. u ne was satisfied, and
that she was to accept if she was satis-
fied, has just, come to an min here, and
the end was a wedding to -day.
Wilson D. Sherman, 35 years old, of
Williamsport, Pa„ last Saturday took tie
his abode at Cie home of Miss Maud
Sherman, 30 years old, watched lidie
methods of keeping house, sampled her
(=king, studied her waye and person-
ality. At the- same time she tried his
disposition, tested his patience, and ob-
served his manners.
Their acquaintance beitan two years
ago, when they corresponded .efter learn-
ing cult other's names in it matrimonial
journek
ARRESTED HIM.
Italian Who Tried to Beat
His Creditors. •
Collifigwitoa despatch: The attempt of
an Italian fruit dealer to defraud his
ereditors was foiled here to -day. A man
named Sin Reno, who hire been doing a
,large busi ess for some years, purchased
from the vholesale trade in Toronto
and Hamilton during July and August
goodeato the value of $5,000. Early in
August the landlonl made a seizure for
rent and .closed the business up, The
stock had venished and. neither cash
nor its equivalent was to be seen, nor
hail Reno any satisfactory explanation.
The creditors placed the affair in the
betide of N. L. Martin, of Toronto, for
investigation, as a result of which the
budding financier was arrested, and
tried to -day in Collingwood on the
eharde of disposing of hie property with
intent to defraud, During the progress
of the trial his plea of not guilty was
changed to guilty, and upon making par-
tial restitution he was allowed, out on
suspended. sentence.
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Brantford despateb: Mrs. McIntyre,
mother of Mr, Herbert ,Ivictityre, of the
• Brantford Customs department, died to-
' day at her home at Brirteh ss is result
of severe burns received last night,
When her apparel and bed clothing
• etinght, fire lecidentally from an ell
lamp. The family were awakermil by her
cries, and it wee with cliffienity the
fire was extinguisueel.
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Servian Princess to Wed
Russian Prince. 1
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St. Petersburg, Sept. 4.—King Peter
of Servia, his daughter, Princess Ilea
elite andthe heir to the Serviim throne
at Peterhof to -morrow, for the marriage
on September'3rd of Prineess*Helena to
Prince John Constaninovitch, son of
Grand Duke Constantine Constanino-
vitch, They will be the guests of the
Emperor and 'Empress at the small Alex-
andra Palace at Peterhof.
Crown Prince Danilo Alexander, of
Montenegro will Also attend the wed-
ding. King Nieholas of Montenegro has
presented to the- bride it neeklece cost-
ing $20,000.
The Russian. newspapers publish fav-
orable commeitts on the members 'of
51* Servian family.
LOYAL TRUE BLUES
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Ottawa Selected for 1012
Convention.
. Toronte .despeteli: The convention of
the Loyal True Blue Association elosed
yeeterday, the matter of orphanage eia
tendon and the addition to be made to
the Children's Home at Piton being
left to the new board of directors. 15
was also decided that the eenventite
next year should be held at Ottawa.
The het Work of the order was to
• 'lot officers for the coming year. Mr.
V. L Molt, of Ciainiftml, was elected
• irana Matter; Mt N. W. neacnc,
wit, Deputy Grand Metter; Mr. N.
tigrem, Port Petry, Grand tieeretary;
Mts. T. Burnett, Toronto, Treaeurer. A
lewd of irectors was also eleeted.
Aftet tire inetellation of new offleem
the cooventiOn wet adjonrned.
SEVERE PENALTIES
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The Kidnapper and Black
Hander to Suffer.
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New York, Sept. 4.—The jury in the
went into effect in New York State
to -day which the police here expect will
de much to curb the ectivities of kid-
napper ana Black Hand extortionists.
The new Wye extend the definition of
extortion, a»d double the peneltiee for
the lillack Rene letter writer and kid-
napper.
One of the new laws distinguishes be-
tween it kidnapping of a child where it
parent is concerned, and where the kid-
napper is other than a parent. If by
it parent, .the penalty is imprisonment
for maxunnin of ten years, but if by a
person other than a parent, imprison-
ment for a maximum of fifty years
and a minimum of ten years. A person
found guilty of extorting money under
thread; is hereafter punishable by im-
prisonment for net more than twenty
years.
PRIEST DRANK
POISONED WINE
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Fell Unconscious Across
Front of Altar.
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Was Domestic Chaplain to
the Pope.
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New 'York, Sept. 4.--A. cable from.
Rome to the World says: Reports
reached the Vatican to -day of an at-
tempt made to murder Mgr. Philip Con-
tessa, a domestic eimplain to the Pope
and. rector of Agira, in Catania, Sicily,
while he was celebrating mass in the Ca-
thedral at Agira. Poison had been plac-
ed. in the sacred wine.
TO attempt recells the days 01 the
Borgias. The chalice and a part of the
wine have been sent to an analyst. Giu-
seppe Trepunti, a canon of the cathedral,
has been detained on suspicion.
Mgr. Contessa was Seized during the
elevation. He had just rased the chalice
for adoration, and as he turned to the
serving deacon, as he brought the cha-
lice from his lips, he fell across the front
of the altar and sank to tire floor in
convulsions.
His fall and the eries of pain caused
it panic in the congregation. Several
women fainted.
Mgr. Contesea was carried into the
sacristy and an emetic was administer-
ed. He revived and it is believed he will
recover. His first words on regaining
coneciousness were that there had been
poison in the chalice. Some wine still
remained in the small vessel, from which
it had been poured into the ehalice dur-
ing the celebration. This, together with
the chalice, was taken charge of by the
authorities.
THEATRE PANIC.
Cloud or Witnesses at Mov-
ing Picture Inquiry.
Canonsburg, Pa.., Sept. 4.—One hun-
dred witnesses sammoned by the coroner
assembled in the town hall to -day, where
they.testifted concerning the panic at the
Canonsburg Opera House last Saturday
night, when some unknown person gave
a false alarm of fire' and 20 were killed.
State FactorInspector James C. Dela-
ney arrived this morning lone Harris-
burg to vindicate his department, which
he says made an inspection of the opera
house only it short time before the panic.
He declared the law had not been vio-
lated, but urged the enactment of more
stringent regulations for martin picture
shows, among them the prohibiting of
such performances iit second floor audi-
toriums,
BOOK AGENTS.
Teachers and Others Can-
not Act as Such,
Jirmigra.m.•
Toronto despateh: Special emphasis is
being laid 'by the Department of Educa-
tion on the regulation forbidding
teachers, trustees or inspectors frora act-
ing as agents for book coneerns or school
book supply houses, In the new edition
of the regulations and course of study
lassired prominence is given to the .fol-
lowing: "A trustee, teacher' inspector
or °Miner of the Departmentof _Valua-
tion, who is coneerned 141 or interested in
the sale of books or supplies and any
one employing him or paying him to act
as agent are liable to tim penalties Im-
posed by the Department of Edueetion
Aet."
For any such contravention of the law
it -teacher is liable to a fine of $50, it
trustee $100, an inspector $500 and any
other person officially connected with
the department $100.
SKY SCRAPERS.
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THE PROFIT ON
PUBLIC U1ILITIES
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Should It be Applied to Re-
duction in Cost?
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Interesting Discussion at
Municipal Convention.
Fd•
Officers Elected -Next Year's
IVIeeting Place.
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Toronto deepatehr At the meeting et
the Ontario Municipal Assoeiation this
morning there was a lively diseuseion
on the question of whether public utiIi-
flea when operated by the municipality,
should be run at it profit for the benefit
of the ratepayers or whether Any pro-
fits should be Applied so as to reduce
She eharges to the on8umers, There
wee a sharp differente of opinion and
• the debaters were going far afield for
arguments when Mayor Beattie, of Lon.
dun, who was presiding, .deeided that the
subject sheuld be better changed. J. W.
Sharp, Provincial municipal auditcr, de.
livered a paper on his work and iu the
discussion that followed City Troeurer
Bunnell, of Brantford, -argued strongly
for the creation of it municipal portfolio
with Cabinet Minieter at the head, who
should be able to fix equitable retest
for public utilities.
George Geddes. of St. Thomas, opened
an interesting discussion on the relations
between light and water commissioners
and municipal councils. 110 argued
strongly that -every utility should be
self-sustaining, and should bear all its
own legithnate charges, and even show
a small profit, but didanot third: ordin-
ary consumers of water should be eharg-
ed auffident to cover the cost of water
used for fire protection. Ile favored
the metering of all services as the only
equitable way of stopping waste. In
St Thomas this year they had a surplus
3,0f $7,000 from the water department
and it was a question whether thie was
it fair profit to make out of the water
users,
Ex -Mayor Ellis, of Ottawa, contended
that public utilities should not be oper,
ated for the purpose of creating a sur-
plus, but there should be reasonable al-
lowance for depreciation of the plant, He
pointed odt that while most of the de-
bentures were for a period of thirty
years, the life of an electric plant was
much nearer fifteen years. In Ottawa
they were providing an annual reserve
as well as.the ordinary sinking fund, so
that when necessary it new plant could
be constructed out of the revenue ac-
count. Ald. Richter, of London, strong-
ly eniloracd this stand and went further.
He tliought it omy reasonalne that such
utilities should be operated so as to re-
turn a fair interest to the ratepayers,
whose property was pledged. Re
thought at least five per cent should be
returned to the ratepayers. Charles
Gordon, city clerk • of Owen Sound,
strongly combatted this theory, contend-
ing that it only benefited the large prop-
erty owners and that the men who had
created the surplus were the consum-
ers.
Mayor Guest, of St. Thomas, took the
same attitude. 'Utilities should be oper-
ated as near cost as possible.
Mayor Hopewell, of Ottawa was taken
sieleat the directors' luncheon, and was
unable to attend. the convention this
morning,
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President—Controller F. S. Spence, To-
rontoV.ice-Presidents—First, Mayor Beattie,
London; Second, • Mayor Oust, St.
Thomas; third, W. A. Clark, clerk. of
York County; fourth, W. Law, County
Clerk of Huron; fifth, W. H. Schmalz,
Mayor of Berlin.
Executive Committee—The Mayors of
Toronto, Hamilton and Owen Sound;
City Solicitor Doherty, St. Thomas; City
Solicitor Johnson, Toronto; Clerk
Kent, of Hamilton; Reeves S. F. Glass,
London Township; City Treasurer Bun-
nell, of Brantford; Aid. Richter, Lon-
don; E. A. Hugell, Secretary of Rural
Section, and Aide Stroud, of London, -
'There was a short discussion its to the
date of the next meeting, some of the
member'being of the opinion that it
should not be held during the exhibition
in order that they might be enabled to
obtain it reasOnable chance of getting
food and lodging while in the city.
mitate the Leaning Tower
-tsf Pisa.
New York, Sept. Chicago de.
epateb. says: The iliseovery that the
tuity building, it 10 -storey Dearborn
street ettuetitre, is three feet out of
plumb at the sky line has set the eity
building inspeetors investigating. They
say that every skyscraper in tlm -city
Inane out more or lees. The twenty-one
storey- Mtemnie Temple is serionsly out
• of plumb, white the Ellsworth building
and the Pullman 'Wilding also ate inar.
feting the Tower of Pisa. The owners-
tf the Vnity building have been ordered
to straighten it up, as it threatens to
topple.
The subway. eorktrurted in irwanipy
oil. Is blarittel for giving the skyecrepers
it darigerout tilt. If it were riot for the
eiteel consttit.,tion the eily would order
Wend vomited.
FOOT CUT OFF.
Terrible Accident to Boy in
Flarvest Field.
Ottawa, Sept. 4.—Leoda Lapointe,
the three-year-old son of Wilfred La-
pointe, a prominent fanner of Burs
bridge, Bonehette. Townshlp, Que.,
was the victim of a. terrible aookient,
resulting in his right foot being eut
off just above the ankle.
The little fellow was playing in a
field of oats, which his brother woe
cutting with it mower driven by
team, of horses.
The child. WAS hidden in the oats
and the brother drove the machine
oval' hiln 001npletely covering his
foot. He was picked up and tusk-
ed to the hospital where he lies to-
day in it critical condition.
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LEFT IN CANOE.
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Sam Gray of White House
Drowned.
BRITAIN DENOUNCED
BE CAREFUL
AT BERLIN M EETINOI EH THE COAL
Nothing Like the Outburst Since the Days
of the Boer War.
British and German Government in Full
Accord.
London, Sept. 4.—A fair amount of
war insuranee wes offered yeeterday
and With the rnarket becoming reetriet-
ed the rates advaneed further on the
risk of war breakiPg out between cer-
tain European powers within two
months. Seine ritka were necepted at
8 per out, and in some eases 10 per cent.
was quoted
A MOr0Qe0 nUISO ineetiug was hele in
Berlin last night and all eeeounte in-
dieate that the gathering resolved itself
into a violent demonstration against
England. There hae been no eimilar
outburst of Anglophobia in • Gerrunny
since the days of the Boor war.
References to were combed in
terma of friendship and were greeted
with «mot hing a pproa eh 1 g en thusiaem.
THE WORD ULTIMATUM.
New York, Sept, 4. -e -A London cable
to the Times this morning
• "liltimetunt" is the term used in Lon-
don to describe the (ammeter of the
written instruelions whieh the French
Ambassador at Berlin, anlee Clambdn,
carried from Paris on his return to his
post yesterday to 'resume negotiations
on the etoroccan question.
• The word has an ugly sound and its
use 1,3 avoided by the newspapers this
morning but throughout yeeterday, ever
since Echo d'Paris published an.
article semmansing the- draft of the
instructions for M. Cambon, drawn up
by the French Cabinet, no hesitation
was shown ben in so interpreting them.
One paper, indeed, goes the length of
speaking of "the ultimate concessions
that France can offer to Germany in ex-
change for definite guarantees with re-
gard to Morocco."
There is confident expectation here
that Germany will' swallow the pill,
just as there exists a certain amount of
satisfaction at the thought that she will
uot find it to her liking.
Articles were published here yester-
day showing the immense euperiorita of
the British navy over that of Germany
at the present moment, and among Eng-
lisli military men the opinion prevails
Shat Germany would be unwilling to
try issues with France just now because
of the superiority of the French field.
,srtillery and the alleged greater ability
of the French general staff.
Is the event of war, which is consider-
ed to be extremely unlikely, it is held
that France's defensive positions are so
etrong that the German military opera-
tions would be rendered ineffective for
at least such a period as woulhl insure
the destruction of the German fleet and
naval operations that wonld more than
counterbalance any eventual German
euccesses on hind. For these reasons
the British view of the present critical
situation is somewhat rose colored.
German resentment at LI* part which
England, rightly or wrongly, is supposed
to be playing, is growing apa,ce, and the
persistent enmity of Great Britain to-
ward Germany ie the keynote of many
Berth',, newepaper articles. The Voss's-
che Zeitung, in a leading article, after
declaring that there is no virtue ht con-
cealing the feet that Germany is now
full of bitter Anglophobia, asserts that
affairs in the face of sueh a visit as
General Sir Jahn French and other Brit-
ish offieers are now paying to the
French fortresset, on the German front-
ier. • Sixth it tour of inspection at the
present critical juncture, the papea says,
can hardly be looked upon either as un-
intentional or innocent, especially in
view of the fact that Gen. French was
once named aa the future commander-
in-chief of the allied Anglo-French armies,
which era to operate against Gettnany.
Huntsville despatch: A huge patty
of toutiets Anil residents are this
morning grappling in Lake of Bays
for the body uf air. Sam Gray, A mill -
owner at 'White House. Gray was at
Point Ideal Snuday night and left in
the darkness at il o'cioei: for his
home aerest the lake. lie 'was inexper-
ienced as a, canoeist, and ou Monday his
empty canter was found milee front hie
home. Yesterday his paddle and canoe
cueliions were found off Iligwin Island,
And tide morning the last and most eon -
elusive evident% of the tragedy was the
recovery of his hat, Way wee it mill -
metier and very well known to the large
number of touriste on the laid*.
Even the nail plummet may have
a bard ToW to hoe.
A BED HERRING.
There is it disposition here to con -
shier the Teutonic attacks upon Eng-
land, as it red herring drawn across the
trail. "Th e oetopus when alarmed. tries
to hide itself by discharging an inky
cloud," says tee Daily Mail. "Germany
lies adopted 018 ruse and the re -open.
big of the negotiations with France have
been made the oetaielon of another out-
burst; against Great Britain.
**These assaults umy be a good omen.
If they are contrived to cover it re.
tivat we shall not resent their Notice,
Our conscience is clear and void of of-
fence, for we know, and Oatmeal otatet-
men know, that Mr. ,Asquith :melds the
whole truth when lie said that any
statements that 'we have interpreted to
prejlitliee the negotiations between
France and Germany are mischievous in.
ventions without the faintest founda-
tion' in fact."
It may be added that even in London
eireles where Germanphobia is not ram-
pant, it is generally believed that the
German action at Agadir was taken in
the belief that 'England was so i»uch 00.
ellPied With domestic affairs that she
could pay little or no attention to for-
eign matter; and that the decisive pos-
ition taken up by the Liberal Govern-
ment Was it complete surprise to the
German Foreign Office.
Whether the Wilhelmstrasse can dis-
prove this, accusation remains to be
(men. An effort was made to do so yes
terda,y by the publication in the I4okal
Anzieger of the statement that the
acquisitioe of territory in Morocco was
never contemplated. “Witli this," said
the Loalcal Anzieger "the fable of a
German retreat before England falls
to the ground.),
This obviously inspired statement is
regarded as one of the most hopeful
signs of the situation and the Berlin
correspondent of the Standard refers to
it as a plain indication that the Kaiser's
Government is preparing the way for at
any rate a partial retreat.
For France as wan as for England,
Morocco is the vital issue, and German
claims to a permanent foothold in that
country involving the occupation of
Agadir, and. a sphere of influence am.
minting to domination in the Sue coun-
try, could have been aceepted by neith-
er nation.
With this agreed to by Germany as
the Lokal Anzieger's article intimates,
the negotiations which M. Cambon will
resume in Berlin to -day are apparently
destined to lead, even in case of their
failure to nothing more serious than
the summoning of another ,eAlgeciras
conference—a step which, however lit-
tle desirable from an international
point of view is not war.
FRENCH AND BRITISH AGREED.
Paris,Sept. 4.—The French Foreign
i
Office, t is understood, has not re-
ceived any sure indication that Ger-
many will accept the French proposals
?Fr a settlement of the Moroccan ques-
tion, yet a measure of confidence is
felt in an early agreement, because of
the extent of the compensations which
are to be offered by France. Since these
are Central African areas it is not sup-
posed that Germany would proceed to
extreme lengths over a few thousand
square miles, more or less.
'rhe real difficulty in the way of an
early_ settlement, it ie believed at the
Foreign Office, lies in the special com-
mermal and mining guarantees which
Germany mayseek in Morocco, as noth-
ing can be given Germany in Morocco
which Great Britain does not possess.
Besides anything like speeial privileges
would affora endless occasions for the
reopening, of the controversy on ques-
tion of Interpretation.
have reached the fullest mutual under-
standing upon every phase of the Fran-
co-Gernutn dispute.
BEAU IN SHACK
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Found Bodies of Murdered
Ma,n and Suicide.
t•••••.•••••.....•
Killed Man Who Was Kill-
ing Him, Note Said.
Winnipeg, Mau., Sept. 4.—The trag-
edy of it lonely shack in the far north-.
ern wilds of Western Canada is recetled
in detail by the arrival in Winnipeg of
•a letter to Mrs. Mills, wife of Oaptain J.
W. Mills, of the Iludsonti Bay Company
steamer Mackenzie River, plying battreeil
Fort McPherson and Fort Smith, The
letter tells the atory of it young clerk
who wheir bringing out the mail in the
•spring, ou June 00, found Pete Meland
dead with his head crushed, and. W. S.
Elever, the other man's prospecting part.
rier, dead, of poison, self administered,
and it confession, signed by the latter,
telling of the whole tragedy. The sotto
of the horror is Salt River, about five
hundred 't miles north of Great Slave
Lake.
The confession read as follows: •
"I have been sick a long time; 1 aro
trot crazy, but have simply been goaded
to death. Ile (Helena) thought 1 had
more money than I have, and has been
trying to finish me. I tried to get him
to go after some medicine, but he would
not, wielling to have me die. So, good.
S. Meyer,"
A further confession read as follows:
• "I have just kinea the man that was
killing me, so good-bye, and God bless
you- all. I am awfully weak arid dew»
slue the last of Match, so- there is notho
ing but, death to ete. Cruel treatment
drove mil to kill Pete. Ship everything
out and peat George Walker $10.—W, 8,"
The two Ironies were Mutat together
triter the itiquest, Whielt returned it ver-
• diet of murder and atilettle. A large tan&
of fur and the sum of $104 nate found
• in the sleek.
"Dia you every steal on royalty?"
"Just OWN 15 cost me *5.75 an the Amp
who he4,1 it ltreW tWo ita)." De-
troit Free Frees,
1...•••••
TRIALS BY WATER.
Throwing, people into the water to
let it determine their innoeence or guilt
was, widely in use in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. A Synod of
West Prussia forbade he use itt 1745,
Sparodie cases, however, occurred. (Inv
ing the whole of the nineteenth Cen-
tury.
Prof. P. Evans wrote in 1805 of
its nee in Dalmatia, where is some dis-
tricts it was still customary to throw
all the women into the water on it spec-
ified day to see whether they would
sink or swim.
A rope was attached, to each in order
to save from drowning those who proved
their innocence by sinking, while those
believed to be guilty because they float-
ed were also rescued' and. made to prom-
ise to forsake their evil ways on pain
of being stoned.
A traveller has described a modern
survival of of the ordeal used in detect-
ing thieves in Southern Russia, saye the
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette. All the
servants of the household where the
robbery occurred were assembled and
as many balls of bread were made as
there were suspected, persona.
A sorceress then addressed each one
of the number, saying that the partieu-
lay ball ef bread which ehe held, in her
hand' would sink or swim as the party
addressed was gililty or innocent. She
then flung it into the water.
Boiling water was used in °Meade by
the Persians and it ie 'referred to in
the Aveste. it contained both the sae.
red elements, water and fire, maggot-
ing the deluge past and the fiery doom
of the future. In the simplest form of
the hot water test the bare OM, was
plungedto the wrist in trivial cases,
aria to the elbow in more serious triale,
ittually to bring out limp or coins
thrown therein.
In Tibet plaintiff wad defendaut Pet.
tie their •eauee judicially by plunging
their 811118 into boiling witter tontaining
it Meek and White etoe, and lie who
brings up the white gone wine the Yen.
diet. A King of the Goths in the fiev.
enth eeutury. with the sandlot of the
Connell of Toledo, recommended the bel1.
ing teat for erime.
.11.1,1•0•••••••••
Britain's Will be Exhausted
in 175 Years.
,,••••••
Sir Wm. Ramsay at the
British Association.
Bigger Supply of Radium is
London, Sept, 4,—Sir William Ram.
say geve a eurprise to the members
of the British Association, whieh be -
gen its eighth urinal meeting at Ports-
mouth yesterday. The eminent chemist
had been expected to deal in his roma
dential address witn the wonder's of sci-
ence, Instead, he delivered a grave
warning to England that at the present
hrieitneee,ef consumption of her ecial.supply
elle will be a bankrupt tuition 174 years
"It may be said that 175 years is
10hg time," said Sir William. "In the
life of A nation it is A mere span." Sir
William urged governmentel afforesta.
Goo and mineral economy in the. use of
coal, in order that "our life as a nation
may be prolonged." Both in Industrial
his and hi the home trade, he said,
there was room for economy. He advo-
cated the appointment of a national
commission, whose object should be to
keep abreast with the diminution of
stores of natural energy, and take steps
to lessen its rate.
"Two courses are open," said Sir Wil-
liam, in conclusion, "lust, the lalssez
faire plau of leaving to self-interested
competition the combating of waste, or,
secondly, Initiating legislation,
which, In
the interest of the whole nation, will
endettor to lessen the squandering of
our natural resources. This legislation
inag be of two kinds—penal, that is,
im-
posing a penalty on the wastefulex-
penditure of energy supplies, and help-
ful, that is, imparting information as to
awIliae,
tscan be done, advancing loans at an
easy rate of interest to enable referees
to be carried out, and insisting on the
greater prosperity which would result
from the use of more efficient appli-
"The subject is a complicated one, and
it will demand the combined efforts of
experts and legislators for a. generation,
but if it be not considered with definite
intention of immediate action, we shall
be held up to the deserved execration of
our not very remote descendants."
As England's coal supply is admitted-
ly the concrete basis of the nation's
wealth and power, Sir William Ramsay's
address attention to the fact that
the country is living On its capital and
that bankruptcy is in sight within a few
g
Sir William did nbt leave radium out
of consideration in his forecast. On the
contrary, he suggested wonderful pos-
sibilities that would eventuate were it
possible to discover a metholt of har-
nessing that element with its enormous
stored -up energy. .
"If we knew," Sir 'William said, "that
radium and its deseendAnts decompose
spontaneously evolving energy, why
eliould not other, more stable elemehts
decompose when subjected to enormous
strains? This leads to the speculation
whether, if the elements are capable of
disintegration, the world may not have
at -its dispoSal a hitherto unsuspected
source of energy."
eliSidired1;
Villiam did not see much hope in
this direction, however, for he con -
"If radium were to 'evolve its stored -up
energy at the same rate that gun cot-
ton does, we should have an undreamed-
of explosive. Could we control the rite,
we should have a useful and potent
souree of energy, provided, always, that
a, sufficient supply of radium were forth-
eoming. But the 4s.u.pply is certainly a
very 'united one. and Jt can safely be
affirmed that the procluction neer
surpass half an ounce a year."
ITS KIND.
1 . "1 eallen that fellowts mribreile, binff."
. "Why. umbrella?"
"11!,e1tu5e`.4 he's either got to put Up ot
slint up."
13IG HORN DUG UP.
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EightFeet Long andWeighs
150 Pounds.
Welland, Sept. 4.---A peculiar find of
a horn of an immense size \YRS made
by workmen excavating and deepening
it pond on the farm of Harry Smith,
a, few miles west of here.
The horn is evidently filet of some
menial which roamed the country thou-
sands of years ago. ft is eight feet in
length and a true half circle, two feet
and two inches around the large end.
lt tips the scale at 150 pounds. It is
in a good tstate of preservation and
fifteen wrinkles can easily be 'distin-
guished. These wrinkles circle it at
the big end.
Smith has been offered a substantial
sum for Ids find.
CANADIANS VVON.
iliMOOPM•MMINOMINK
Our Artillerymen Far Ahead
• in Contest,
••••••••••m•••• •
London, Sept. 4.—The Artillery con-
tests yesterday resulted in a handsome
victory fur the Canadian teat.' com-
manded by Captain Harris, Vietoris.
Five companies entered in addition to
the Canadian Garrison—namely, the 1st
Sussex, North Sottish, East Riding, Gla-
morgan and Dorsetshire.
The firing took place at a 'MAI
target towed iterOss the sea at a range
of from 4,000 to 5,000 yards in froet of
the battery at it speed, of about eight to
ten knots. The Canadiabs won the
Prince of 'Wales' Prize with a figure of
meta of 088. The seond prite went
to the Sussex 'company with 715.
* His TENDER CONSCIENCE.
London'Ont., Sept. 4.--tlecretary
Hunt, of the Westetn Fair Assotietiim,
to -day reeeived 02213 dollar in eonscience
money from it man who nOW resides in
Vateouver, but NvItO says he is it fernier
Londoner. liti declares that When tt boy
lie stole into the Fair growl& on mesterei
oceasions, and that the Matter has been
ti oubling him. To eaSe Me eorteeiance he
sent tint Money to the secretary.
"Why do you *Mien want to go into
Widen, any way?" "We Amply watt to
how that we tan% Make tit! lir ute
Mess Of it than you Men do."-efilletigo
Tante.