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The Herald, 1903-03-20, Page 2U,, I ILO 4r,NIES AWS IN BRIEF T. CANADIAN. alters of 1 port ,ace To :,,ached on i Speech Fresh . the Throne The Colonial Conference Mentioned—The inrush of lmmir,rants Spoken of —Promise of a Commission ssion on Transportation—A Redistribution Bill Promised—The Alaska Boundary Matter—Other Bills to be Brought Down. ;Ani Ottawa, Ont., despatch asays- Q'larflament was opened at 3 o'clock 1t;bwrs afternoon iby. Lord Minto. There lis liPa large -attendance at the open - beg ceremonies, and the interest xxxlanifeetsit'eti, In the event•was as great als le past years. His Excellency the Governor. General, was accompanied Leona the Government House by an escort of tbe Princess Louise Dra- pOon Guards, and was received on hum arrival at 'the Parliament build - Weis lay a guard of honor from the viemnor-General's Foot Guards. The nd of the regiment was present 'axed supplied t,be music. Lord Minto proceeded to the Sena=te Chamber, earl delivered the following SPEECH PROM TRE THRONE. Ottawa, ADS., despatch : Honor - le Gentlemen of the Senate; Gen - en of the Hawse of Commons: I ;cm glad :to be able to congratn- iste you on 'Mae continued prosperity g.tiarc prevails throughout the Do- mdnion. Canada has received many blessings during the past year, 'which call for the expression of our '4ueartte1t gratitude to a kind Provi- e. I haul the pleasure of visit Lig London laist summer in anticipa- tdon•of the coron=ation of His Majesty, and to meet on that occasion repre- sentatives from ail parts of the Lm - ire,. bringing with them assurances of the loyalty and contentment that prert:ailm throughout His Maj- esty's widely en:tended possessions; land though, at one time, fear a were etatertained that the King's illness Would have involved a further post- ponement of the ceremony, it was a source of much joy and happiness 'ixo His Majesty's subjects that his ,inetalth was so speetIRS and perfeet- iy, restored. • Colonial Conference. R;egaresenttatives of this Government participated in the important colon- ial conference, which was called by His Majesty's Gavernment, in connec- tio=n with the coronation. The report of the proceedings of the conference, Melildthg the documents submitted by, the Canadian representatives,' has already been .given to the public by Ris Majesty's Gover4nment in London. 1. I feel assured that good will result from the bringing of the leadiug pub- lic men of the great self-governing colonies into direct contact with each other, and with t,{ a statesmen of the motherlalnd1. , 1 Immigration and Transportation. Tne great influx of population into our Northwest Territories and the very large addutional areas of fertile land which aro being brought under cultivation combine to further press upon us the need for increased trans- portation realities for irks forward- ing of our grain and other products to the outside world, through Cana- dian ehanneis. The whole question of transportation and terminal facil- itie=s continues to occupy mueh a.tten- tioin, and my Government will imme- diately appoint a commission of ex- perienced men to report on the sub- ject, A treaty has Leen entered into between His Majesty and the Gov- ernment of the United States under which the proper delimitation of the boundaries between Canada and Alaska is to be judicially determined by a tribunal of eft impartial jurists of Canada and of the Republic. A Redistribution Bill. As a result of the recent decennial) census the representation of the 1, different Provinces must be read- justed, as required ,by the British North America Act, and a bill will be introduced for that purpose. Bills with respect to the creation of a railway commission, the amend- ment of the ]latent laws. the Mili- tia Act, Chinese immigration, the re- organization of the Department or Marine and Fisheries, the settlement of railway labor disputes, and vari- ous other subjects will be submitted to you. iGentlenlen of tho IIouse of Com- mons, -The public acts will be laid before you, and also the estimates for the coming year, which have been prepared, with due regard to economy and the rapid growth of the Dominion. =Gentlemen of, the Senate ; Gentle- men of the Heim of Commons, -I pray that in the consideration of these matters and In the perform- ance of all the labors which will devolve on you, your deliberations, under Divine guidance, will tend still to increase the prosperity and hap- piness of our people. CA \AiAN GF L PRISONER A D1CTOR9S ,:E Queer Turn of Affairs hi a Track Strike in Kansas City. • Prlendsl.ip, ef.irch 18. -Dr. John Calrry, who lives about a mile and a half from this village, was ar- rested yesterday, charged with as- sault with intent to kill. He was arraigned ,before W. X. Scott, justice sof the peace, and was held for the grand jury. Later in the day he was ,admitted to .ball in the sum of $500. Or, Curry cams to this village from ithe west about -6 yeret age. About a fOrtlliglit ago ho advertised for a young woman to study medicine, Ansa Marie Johnson, who lives in ;Z iagara Falls ;Centre, Ont., answered the advertisement, and a few days dater came to this viilage. She was met at the station by Dr. 'Curry and •;taken to his home. Miss Johnson had not been at the doctor's house more :duan a day when she decided she would :go home. Dr. Curry, elle bays, Would not let ,her leave and took part of her clothing away from hor and locked Sher iu a room. One day last week ';hfiss Johnson got out of the house and, dressed in an old peat and a ralr of rubber boots, walked to the raliroad station in the village. Dr. Vurry followed the girl and over- Driver's took her at the station. He took her back to his home. Miss Johnson then wrote a letter to her sister., telling of her trouble. The letter was malted by one of the neighbors. The Sister, Misr, Evelyn Johnson, arrived here yesterday from Niagara y Falls Centre. She wont•to Dr. Curry's house and her to see h r sister. Dr. Curry refused to allow lier to see flee girl, and it is said when she' persisted he ejected ler r from the house with force. h ,Miss Evelyn Johnson came to the vlll ;o and Swore cent a warrant for ••Dr. Carry's arrest. 'Women in Strike 'Trouble. It -aeries City, Mo., March,' 1O.-Tw,o women, Mrs. It. 13. Evans and Mrs, 11. S. Me;yers, took the places of their husbands, nonunion men, yesterday, and drove truckax about town in defiance of the striking drivers. They =net no interference, but instead the oxen lifted their hats as the women tlrovo by anti cleared the way for their vehicles. About ;0 additional men went out during the day, making a total of 255, and as but few men were hired in ti)cir places, the business of trans- fer companies was practically at a sta.ndstillx I A [R GF T U0 a CST : Nag Edward Wiii Go to Lisboa for a Visit o March 3L • tendon, Meech 16, -.according to a financial paper, Whitaker Wright, t.ltte director of the London & 'Globe tiinanco Corporation, limited, for Whose. xlrrest a warrant was issued eresterday following the order of the t hanoery Court to criminally prose - elite him, and who to said to be in Egypt, secured U. S. citizenship while eniSeged in puniness enterprises in 1',11vadelpliia and elsewhere. Those asjto pato Interested ,in tho ,proecce- tion t4iil the A ssoeiated Press that mals is the first time they have heard of i'irrigbt being a :United States citizen, although they knew ride went to America as a young man. Wrigllt is ibelieved to have bean barn in Cheshire, England. It is pointed out that, providing Wright should prove his American citizen- ship, his extradition could riot be secured by the Ilrittsli 'Government Without the consent of the Mated States State Depa.rtmelnt. A. Pagel 'unit. Lle on, March 1G. -It ie Officially announced that King Edward will sail from England for Lisbon on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert on March 81st, and that he will remain ' here four days as the guest of living Charles Cole, of Windsor, hanged himself at .Walkerville. Mr. Robert Sears alas is'ilot in his house near Iihngaton and is dead, Josephine Morrow, a t1:xree-yeer;. old child, Was killed by a. 'street car in Termite. A Divisional Court has ',delivered a judgment upholding the validity of the recent referendum: Tae Toronto Property Commit - toe decided to report int favor of a civic cold storage plant. Some Toronto Merchant 'tailors have accepted, the wage scale ask- ed by the journeynieu's union. The llfanufa•cturcrs' Association passed a resolution favoring a gen- eral increase in tariff rates, Mr. E. T. Congdon was sworn in as Governor of the :Yukon at Ot- tawa, and left for Dawson with his famhiy. At Belleville Assizes James Oliver was sentenced to one year in the Central Prison for shooting Bert Skelton. Robert Lawrence, a young Irish- man, was killed by a falling tree while working in the woods near 1 erw,00d. Dr. Prank Turnbull, of Ashburn, was upset from a canoe near God- erich, and died after being taken from tire neater: The Government • will appoint a commission to inquire into the enb- ject of transportation, and Sir -Wil- liam Van Horne is mentioned as Chairman. An announcement was received at Ottawa that the steamer Stanley had got clear of the ice pack, six miles east of Cape Cod, and is now alongside the Mute. Quite a sensation was caused at tine Albion Hotel, Toronto, yester- day morning when it was found that one of the guests had been •asphyxiated. The victim was W. W. of Pnd he discoveryex-reeve was n ado about 7.30 a. m. by Wm. Holdernees, a son of the proprietor, who had noticed a strong odor of gas escaping from Pegg's room. Upou opening tire door he beheld Pegg lying .across the bed, fully dressed: The gas jetwas' open, and. the .room full of gas. Life was then extinct. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Sir Charles Wynciham's new thea- tre, said to be the most beautiful and comfortahie in London,. was formally opened. It is reported 'that the budget speech of tue ;British Chancellor of the Exchequer will contain an- nouncement. of .a tleficit. The reduction of interest next month and the forthcoming Trans- vaal loan are held responsible for the fall in British consols. The Canal Committee o 'tire :New York State Senate fariorable re- ported the 'thousand -ton brtrge can- al project, calling for an expenditure of over 4100,000,000. Interviewed at Quecustown, Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, President of the C. P. Tt., said he hoped the At- lantic mail contract would be set- tled before he returned to Canada. General Plummer, in giving evi- dense before the War Ucmmis s=on, said thait in order to get full value out of the colonial !troops it was imperative to have the regular of- ficers. I • Edinburgh Town Council, after a heated discussion, has reversed the decision to allow Sunday concerts, and refused to grant a hall for a Sunday concert on behalf of the un- employed. The rush of British emigrants to Canada is so great that it is impos- sible to book either cabin or steer- age passages until May. Thousands Jt jr, A prominent, club woman, Ws. Danforth, of St. Joseph, 7 yea., tells how she was cured of falling of the womb and its 'accompanying pains. il;`,`'] .1'fe looks dcorlt indeed when a drz>r,p, feels that her strength is sap - Tl way and she has no hops of �-•a"liaoing restored. Suers was my. 01443tg a €ew months ago when I Set $advised that my poor health was yswused by prelapsun or:fallfing of the VOgralen Tho words sounded like a iti4iixI to me, I felt that my sun had set ; bit, Lydia E. Pinkhaxn's Vc o- Tt'e 4Jompou nd. came to xne as an '''Gait of life; it restored the lost rytiaa and built mo up until my good 'Stith returned to me. For four n bs I took the naedicinso daily and e 1i, dose added health and strength. lam so thankful for the help I to • .nese through its., use."--- ]stns. Vet 7Y14tiscre 7)Axrrcurxt, 1007 Miles Ave., Ate eeph, Mich.-po0o far j'oit if original d ai 9 tttter proving genuineness cannot bo produce . .rhe record of Lydia E. Pink- fn's Vegetable 6;oxnnprowndca r. nit be equalled b, aril Other liaedia €xne inti% the world. str ttFE MEIDICAI, ADVICE TO WOMEN." Women would save limo acrd xlirtach sickness if they would m its to ]firs. Pinitdxam, Lynn, fikatss., for advice as soon as any .ightrAgising symptoms appear. of Intending emigrants are unable to secure passages. In Liverpool a license has been ob- jected to because drink was sold on credit, or "chalked up on the slate." The bench granted the publican axn- other ebance, but stated this offence was "one of the mast eerioustliat a licensee could commit:" CHANGE IN WELLAND CANAL. Entrance to he PBade to Old Canal Prone the New Waterway. St. Catharines. Ont., March 16.-A elnansi a 157.leing mane as tis entrance to tbe Welland Canal, Port Dalhou- sie, which. will mean considerable to the Government and also to the fe•ivi boats which use the canal. The condition of lock 1, old canal, is such that it is scarcely safe to use it any further, and in order to admit - ssels to the, old canal 'without wing this look tete caisson in the Stone retaining wall between the Direst levels of the two canals will Jrave to .be removed, the boats thus entering from the new to the old canal. Ats the level ,of the new canal at 'this point is 18 inches higher than the old, this will ho overcome by Iowerin,g the tteille of look 2new canal. By ea doing'the water in this Level can be lowered 18 inches to the old canal level and yet allow boats to 'the full new canal draft to pass through,. This will also do away with the Strain on the big retaining stone wall. Work has al- ready been started, a force of men being engaged pimping 'out lock 2. The alterations 'twill be completed be- fore the opening of navigation. A MARRIAGE OFF. A Consumptive Sends Note to Explain Absence From the Altar. Chicago, March 16. -Because a doctor had told ]slur 'that he was a consumptive and had but a few more months to five, six at tixe most„ Walter Evans, young and on the eve of bis marriage, decided not to wed Miss Zora Zimmers. Preparation had progressed so far that a clergyman iiad been sum- moned to the house of the bride. Re- la.tives and friends who had been in- vited were alI assembled waiting the coming of 'the ;belated lover. Ra- ther than race his fiance, Evans des- patched a messenger to 'the house bearing the following ,explanation: "Tell Zo•ra, that ''1 love her as well as ever -Loo wen, in fact, to ask her to marry me, achy that I know the truth. I have :rot been in good health for some time, and consult- ed a lihysicla.n, who informed me that I have consumption and can live xlo more than six months at the most. I atm going away now and Will be heard from no more, unless by some ctiencc I 'regain my hcaltli, • in which case I• tvii.l return." STRANDED IN LONDON. Th in y Can rid Jell Ex -Sold ters Strapped • on the Way Hone-. • . An Ottawa despatch. says: The Militia Department has received a cable ,stating t1x::t thirty members of tis South Africa constabulary from= Canada are stra.utecl in Lon- don without any funds and unable to pay their way to Canada. They called upon the High Commiw.'ioner anis laid tlr;,ir case before him. Lord Strathcoha comulunicate,:l with the auttoritlas here, ani the matter was laid before ere Sinister of the In- terior. Its'. Sifton has arranged] to bring them to Canada 0,4 distressed Canatlienr. There is a fund in tlux Immigration Department for this purpose. • TOMB OF ST, MARK Found During the lixeavations of the Catacoenbit of ;3t. Cecelia. Borne, iyitveil 16. -Excavations in the catacombs of t, Cecilia have re- vealed what is believed to be a large underground hnsilica that was used by the early C'hrielians. Trace of an altar and episcopal elxair were found. 'There were elm found hu a state of excellent preservation a number of excellent pointings, includ- ing a 'Greek portrait; of ('hri;:.t. Three tombs that teem, tiieecvt'red are de- ekired by local archaeologists to be ' those of St. Mark, St. Marcelin.us, martyred by Dgeletiti n, cart tho fam- ous Pope Deni:t:e :I. 1 0, T. R. SHORT LINE. Application far a. Line Front Graven* in: est to Qrite ae. Meetrerl, 'Que., March 18. ---The of - rival appileacion to, i`ari.•,incnt of the Granit Trunk d'tmitle Railway deli urter has been amE n:e l no as to includes n, rend fro,mr Clrev enhur.sl, Ott(:, to Quenee. R. 12. Logan, a,s- e5xstlant 10 1', M. llnvs, General 3l:,nager tpf tete Grand 'Trunk, states theta the object bf the change Os to provide o. shorter route to the seaboard, BURDICK'S WILL cuts Off Wife and Leaves All His Property to His Children. Buffalo., N. Y., M etch 13. -The Will of 'the late Edwin L. Burdick, mur- dered in hftix home on Ashland avenue on Feb. 27th, was made public to- day. In his will Baalbek cuts off his wife, whom ho was sluing ler divorce, without a cent. He leaves 132,000 tdi rela'tivee„ an5 thea rest of his pro- perty to his throe children, share and share alike. T11e will was made on Dec. 8, 11)03. Mr. Burdick names Charles Parke and li,aley Tacker, his business associates, as guardians of lilts three, children. In the petition for probate no definite idea of the coneequent; valuation of Burdick's e:tStla'te is given:. Van d-lrrye's l'chenxe. Havana, March 16. -Sir Willie,:,.i Von Homo has visited President Palmar, arta offered to purchase the state penitentiary property, valued at $000,000, his purpose being the erection of a $1,000,000 hotel with New 'York and Canadian capital. 'eche President will take the matter to Congress and use Its influence to se- Ogre their approval. ; 1, •., , FALLI\ fa LIVE S OT !Envelope Mini in a S eet � with- ries New. S: oek, Ma reh 16 -Ari overhead trolley wire In the Bronx broke last night, falling on a motorman, who was instantly :killed by the current. The motorman fell over the dashboard of the car, which passed over his body. The car west enveloped in a sheet of blue flame, but the conductor and the sole passenger escaped in- jury, The body of the motorman could not be extricated from beneath the car until the current was shut off at the power house. War in Honduras. Chicago, March 16. - A ,special from New, Orleans says: The fruit steamer Duncan, of the Vaccaro Line, reached quarantine last night from Ceiba, Honduras, with. the most significant war newts since the outbreak of the Bonilla rebellion. A battle was fought at Ceiba, the nigh=t of March firth', and the forces of Bonilla defeated the Govern- ment forces, killing 6, wounding 14, and capturing the fort. and town. 3i.merican Vice -Consul W. C.• WViidt seat a message by one of the passenger, asking that a war- ship be sent to protect U. S. in- terestii4. ' Queer SuiCidle Case. Erie, Pa., March •16. -Cleo. Popp, AN. a poster artist, cut his throat in a room al his bona'd ng house. No. 184$ West Fourth street. He was found dead about 10 o'clock, when a servant went. to the room. Popp bad been in. Erie only about tivo weeks, having come from Bergen, N. J., where his wife and two children are living. Popp was 3v years of age. In tills city he had been working for a litho.: graphing and eho'w print company. Ile,had talked with different persons concerning suicide, and is said to have attended a meeting in State street, Saturday night, where the subject, "Is Suicide a Sin ?" was. free- ly debated. He then gave no intima- tion of attempting hie life. Black Day for Miners. Shamokin, Pa., March 16. -Whiles tapping water from a breast at Ster- ling colliery, Alfred Daniels, former chief of the fire department, and Wil- liam it_rickbaum were drowned yes- terday. - Benjamin Bower was killed and three men were injured by a rush of coal into a bin, while John Hulik met death be falling coal at Hickory Ridge. Prince hunuiaklea is Dead. Honolulu, March 16.-P,rinee Albert iiakailimoku Kunuiaklea is dead of consumption. The prince was the last descendant of Ifahehameha the Great and some day would have been king of Hawaii if tbe Kamehameha dy- nasty had lived. Preparation for a state funeral, to take place nest Sun- day, is beim' made. MA E 1- fit, S [P 1[ IS ji[AD Professed. Ex -Nun and Anti -Cath Lecturer a Victim of Cancer. Detroit, Mich., March I6. -It ba,s just been learned that the notori- ous Margaret L. Shepherd, alleged ex -nun and a nti-Catholie lecturer, died in Detroit at Harper Hospital on March cStis, after an illness of four weeks. The woman was suffering 'with cancer, and died a few minutes 11 lic after 'tieing taken from the operating ta=le at' the hospital. She hall recently returned from Australia, after having spent three year's on the lecture platform. She had no relatives in this city, but Mr. and Mrs. Leonard were her friends, and she came to make them a vntsit preparatory to going on an- other lecture tour. PMESS' IT Y SU For Her Prince Bernard EN EAT11. e o iced yai R grits and Rank. Berlin, March' 16. -Princess Bernard of Sate -Weimar died suddenly Wed- nelsday near Hanover. She was seized with convulsions while driving with her husband, and expired two hours later in a wayside cottage -The prin- cess was of obscure origin, and was born at 'Lubeck.. It was for her that Bernard, second son of the late Prince Remnant of Saxe -Weimar, re- nounced his name and royal rank about two years ago, and received for himself and, his male descendants the name and rank of Count 'fon Crayenburg. The deceased princess was, before she married Prince Ber- nard, the widow of the Marquis Lu- cheosslni, an Italian. REENNitE'S----BEST THAT CANADA PRODUCES. tin' SAND �VETC GIANT SUGAR ;C ' fr°'1' Ylcads tt3 soros ° �1��&NGEL. 1 • I ?fts' Gree, Fori o net4 Urtranestior,abty Cm ',5II acro, equal to 0 or 4 i most Profitable Rootfex ,, 4 O. tons when cured as dry S to c lx Feeding. -Out- 4k4? hay. Proa;,crs In bar- i+ ';, yioldhtx the famous Mam- �qq con solo and produceslei" � moth Rod Mengel inwoight. y, ,, wondrous crops in good } nxr acro, \ralanblo either fordcuttinga;•lrteenC7 crop 4 ' ., ° s:is,' know of. Gown in April is ready to cut in July. Senend growth creel - loot, Sow' 05 lbs, ter acre. Lb. 20c„ 10 lbs. $1.70, peatpalel. ,5g7= 151bs. $2.50. CHa It 100 lbs. $S.00. 18c.) Purcl+ascn• pays freipht. GARDEN VEGETA LES, PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE., BUTTER BEANS--Dictot WmmuXoo gar compiote withosathotn.blbpr80o., lb. *20 for producing milk or as a flesh former. Handsome Perfect. sh aped roots of utak.. ish white color, growing high out of ground, Eau to harvest. The richest and sweetest of all roots. Pound 30c. 5 Pounds $1.40. Add 5c. per pound if wanted by stall. SPELTZ. (Beats Spring Wheat in ,yield of Grain at Ontario Agricultural College. In Western States it is claimed to i yield SO to 100 bush., hh cls of richer food than GARDEN BEETS--McMinn-24mnd, extra G ' Corn, besideo giving as uality, A groat frank*. fhb. GOc., `1 t l r south as 4 taus of good ]b •' oz - • . 1, hay pear acre. Speltz is rt �' est, described as a com- •GAI1DEIV CARROT --Inter, cdistc Red— 1 : toast of wheat, rye Stu=mp rooted. Always to demand. Euro t nd reliable, Sick Quality. Lb, 70o.,, ll� i �1, and barley, and for S.1b. inc.,z . �b f1 j loading Cher grains. o. � y equal to other Stafne. Sow 70 lbs. per acre. 2 lbs. Me. postpaid. �1`' -' Bushel (4e lbs.) $1.00e rurchimerpa,asfcight 10 bu.S,S,So(niteri18e.) GARDEN CORN -ferry's Stigat'-Early, Meet cad tender. Zxcolloatt for table nee. 61bs. 80e„ lb. .Q1� !ONION (Neck Seed)-Ye5ow D®grver-Tho heaviest cropper known. Sea of extra ality. 0 lbs 65.00, lb. $1.20, I,, Ib ...103 ';ONION SETTS -setts famish largo onions early as wolf as Srst green -onions fore table uso. G ate. $1.00, fi eta. sale.,. o,,,. GARDEN PEAS -Early Market Garden - For rrt 1p o use. 2seollent Quality. a lbs. eel .41 RADISH -S mulct Turnip --Round. A great 'favorite with gardenore. Always crisp and tender, Lb. Ole., lb. Ile„ os,..... 1, 'GINSENG. "yapthen urwhndets 5 moods 26¢; 10' seeds, 40o; 00' seeds, 131.501 .9b aeods. 50. Concise Cultural Directions, oro sent wi h:thn seed. KANGAROO SWEiie, E. The grandest of all Swedes, Reeve ion - tier than env ether sort and produces beavy crops everywhere. Vary hardy. Similar in size and growth to tho Blo- plant. Color bronze green. This is tho most Deluder Swede In culti- vation. Particularly ad- apted to districts where the ]and lies exposed. lb. 12c, $ ib. 28e, 4o oua ds $.0c. Add le. per pound if teantdrl by mai. SOLD BY LEADING MERCHANTS IN SEALED PACKAGES -NEVER I)4 BULK. P1 R Cr U7 D . EMlVdF Tl Af LO.APV-AI6ETSA.143 9 ;9 Iii r �S�S .Ct °;?Yrol fie"(