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in St. Petersburj To -day -Troops
Patrol the City in Bomb Formation.
Workmen Walk the Streets Chanting Revolution-
ary Chorus, but No Disturbance.
St. Preen:burg, Jan. 22, 11 a, nie--The
frequent patrole in all the streets to-
day aro marching at wide intervals in
"bomb formation." This is almost the
only indication that to -day is the anni-
versary Gf "Red Sunday." Tim str.res
ere all open and the ordinary life of
the eit•y is proceeding as usual. rp to
1/ o'clock no trouble of any kind had
been rep:mint Bands of workmen were
eneountered occasionally proceeding
from one factory region to another,
eonk limes chanting a, revolutionary
ehorns, but otherwise they were orderly.
The authorities fearing a students' dem-
onstration at their favorite rellying
plaee in frout of the Kazan Cathedral,
posted it heavy force of Cossacks and
mounted gendarmes in the court yards
of the neighboring buildinge and
patrolled that section with especial vigi-
lance. The streets were crowded with
persons attending to their ordinary oe-
<emotions, but many of theni wore bands
of crepe on their arms, silent signs of
sympathy with the revolutionary cause.
Convenes Church Council.
St. Petersburg, Jun. 22. -The invita-
tion of Emperor Nicholas to the Metro-
politan Antonius, President of the Holy
Synod, t o convene an extraordinary
KILLED IN CHURN:
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EIGHTEEN FATALITIES IN A "FIRE"
STAMPEDE.
Defective Flue Set Fire to Chimney -
Pastor Tried in 'Vain to Allay Fears
of the People, Who Wildly Rushed
to the Doors.
Philadelphia, ra., Jan. 21. -Eighteen
persons were killed and probably half
a. hundred injured in a panic following
the cry of "Fire!" to -night in St. Paul's
(colored) Baptist Clime' ou the west
side of Eighth street:, between Poplar
street and Girard avenue. The services
were being held on the second floor of
the building. A defective flue :set fire
to the chimney, causing smoke to issue
through the crevices in the floor near
the pulpit.. The room was well filled
evith people itt the time, and the cry of
fire, coupled with the •sight of the
smoke, bhrew the congregation into a
panic.
A. wild rush was suede for the stairs,
despite the efforts of Rev. E. W. John-
son, the pastor, to allay the fears of the
peopk. .1111 wanted to get out at mme,
es, and men women and children were
knockecl down and trampled upon
by those pushing front behind. The stair-
way to the first floor had one sharp
turn in it, and the frightened people be-
came so tightly wedged. in the bend of
the Etairs that the frail wooden bannis-
ter gave way, precipitating mauy to the
first floor.
'The emelt and the 'Krems and shrieks
of the women and children added to the
frenzy of those above. They di't not
stop in their onward rush to get out.
.Notwithstanding a wide .open rloor on
the first floor leading to the street, the
ceush was 1.70 great that eighteen per-
tione 118(1 t110 life stamped out of them
before the panie was ended.
A. general alarm 'wee sent in for am-
bulances, firemen' and policemen. :In e
the, »meantime the greatest, confineon
reigned. Men and women ran about the
etreets calling for missing relativee or
friends. A great crowd gathered awl
the work of resew was promptly start-
ed. Dead and injured were quickly
taken to hospitals ami nearby houses.
The lire was only trifling, the flames
being extinguished before the firemen
arrived.
VE§-t[TIVRECKED.
) CHIEF OFFICER WOLLESTEIN AND
SIX MEN MISSING.
Big Carrier Xing David Went Ashore on
West Coast of Vancouver Island -
One of the Crew Died After Rescue.
Vancouver, 13. C., Jan. 21. -Otto more
of the big fleet of earriere has found
her doom 011 the west coast; of Vancou-
ver Inland. The King David, W11 101 littil-
ed from Salinas Cruz about. 110 days
ago, and whiclt had been given up for
lost by the underwriters for some time
past, piledup on Bajo Point, above
Nootka Sound, on the 13th of December
last. The erew did not perieh at the
time the vessel struck, alt of them get-
ting ashore' safely and makingtempo-
vary preparations for their protection
untit the arrival of it ship or of some
settlers that would. liberate them from
their position.
On the fifteenth day their NI vigi-
lance was rewarded, as their signals
were descried by Captain Townsend, of
tho Queen City, 'bound on her long trip
from Victoria to Cape Scott. It did not
take Captain Townsend long to get his
boats over the side and off to the res-
cue of the shipwrecked mariners. Un-
fortunately, euccor to the poor fellows,
although timely, proeed almost too lac,
as one of their number, a sailmatker
named Donald McLeod, sueambed to ill
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Haig, preetimably the reeult of exposure,
on the day following his rescue.
On the 21st of December Ceptain Da-
vidson despatched. Chief Officer Wol-
lestein mid six •seamem Rogere, 1'.
.A. Sorrensen, H. G. Bay, John Pole.
Evan Jones and Martin Pedereon, all
of New 'Zealand, to try end make Clete
33ea1e lighthouse for assistonee, bdt 31P
to date they have not been heard from
anywhere along the coast. The crew
landed wifely with ell the provisions.
and have been living in beta on shore
until pielsed up by the Qinten City.
Tlidugh the Queen City hag passed tide
position twiee einee the date of the
urea. on account of the dirty weather
that his prevailed the vessel could not
be seen, and .the mew, having used up
4* all their rockets, were unable to signal
to the steamer,
The steamer Queen City arrived from
the weet Oast to -day with Captain
Davulsion and seventeen of the wreekel
crew on beard.
, (devil council, will assemble the first
conference of the kind Mate the
patriarehate of Nikon la 16.54, and the
Emperor's determination to 'call it may
signify the restoration of the apoetolie
entrel of the Russian Greek Church
and the downfall of the secular author-
ity and bureatieratic restrietione
brought about by M. Poldedonostseff,
The d;SOUN8i011 of the desirability of
eliangee in the church government of
Rusein, was originally begun in a. special
meeting of the Committee of :Ministers
and Department Preeidents of the Conn-
ell of State. Having been informed of
it, His Majesty decided that this par -
Heider question should be decided by the
Holy Synod, Therefore, the reeolution
written in the Emperor's own baud was:
"Erase the question front the list of the
council Rad submit it to the considera-
tion of the Holy Synod."
As
it result the lfoly Synod, during
its sessions last March, prepared a re-
port coneerning church reform, which
was submitted for the Emperor's consid-
eration. According to the plan the
Patriarch, or Metropolitau, should be
controlling head ,of the Council of
Bishops, and should be responsible for
them, while they in turn accept respon-
sibility for the districts from which they
are appointed, and this Council of Bish-
op, headed by the Metropolitan, invest-
ed with certain governing powers,
should be the basic form of chureh rule.
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BANWELL'S ARREST.
"GOT ME WITH THE GOODS," SAID
THE BANK CLERK.
Details of the Capture in Jamaica Re-
ceived -Police Officers Were in Luck
-Found Them Walking on the
Streets, and Followed -Them to Their
Boarding Place.
A Toronto despatch: 1) iamonds to the
value of five tiumeand dollars were
found. upon Edwin St. George Banwell,
paying teller of the Crown Bank of
Canada, who is under arrest at King-
ston, Jamaica, waiting to be brought
back to Toronto to Mond his trial for
stealing some $4i),000 of the bank's
money. Part of these diamonds at least
were bought in Toronto, according to the
pelice, at the Relic Bros., Limited, store
on the afternoon of December 9th, when
lemwell and Norah Hector made their
fligbt from the city. The diamonds are
in the possession. of Detective Black,
of Toronto, at Kingston, and $5,000 is
the value placed on them by lthu. The
valuations on the diamonds is probably
high, for if the police statement of
what is recovered is correct the bank
will revolve $40,900 hack. This is
made up of $14,000 found in Banwell's
valise, $5,000 in diamonds $000 dis-
covered in his trunk and $1,000 sent
back by tho couple to friends in this
city. When Damen was arrested the
batik issued a statement giving their
total loss at $40.350.33, of which they
said all but $1,350.33 was recovered.
It will be five weeks before the ex -
bank elerk arrives in Toronto. His lit-
tle winter trip to southern climes will
met the Crown Bank in the neighbor-
hood of rime).
A letter from Detective Block from
Kingston, Jamaica, dated the 1.3th, was
received yesterday aL pollee headquaet-
ers. It gtvee eome particulars of the
arreed
On Jam 11. BMA, O'Grady, son of the
Miumger of the Crown Bank, and the
"Pink" stepped off the steemer at
Kingston. They were met at the wharf
by a local officer. The quartette took a
hared and had on1y. ridden three blocks
when O'Grady excitedly said "There
they are."
Not wishing to make an arrest un -
tit the money was located, Black and
O'Grady remained in the hack. Ban-
well would recognize O'Grady and pos-
sibly Black, too. The Pinkerton man
and the local officer left the carriage
mut followed the couple. They board-
ed it area ear, the officers right with
Ilion. They rode seven milee to a
swell family resort, the Hotel Con-
stance. As ere01 as they went to their
room the (alkyds followed and made
the arreets. 111 the little valiee was
$34,000, and $5,000 worth of diamonde.
In another valise was $900 mere.
They took their arrest very quietly.
Banwell remarked, "Well, you've got
me with the goods en me, and I may
ae well go back." They both expressed
willingnees to return at ()nee without
giving any trouble. Batmen is in jail,
but his companion is living in an hotel.
Black and Ids party arrived just in
time. The fugitives had all arrange-
ments made to leave for Central Amer-
ica the following morning.
The necessary papers sent from To-
ronto should reach 331aek to -day. The
couple will be brought before a magis-
trate, and will he remanded for 15
days, according to the law there, then
they can sail 011 1 110 first steamer.
1V1iether they will he Inenight hack via
Halifax or England ie not yet decid-
ed.
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SURGICAL DIVORCE.
Separation of the Famous Bohemian
Twins is Effected.
Vienna, ,Tan. 21. -Prof. Kukula, of
Prague University, is reported to have
snecesefully separated the fn 1110118
1101101111101 twins," 11.088. 'and Josefa
111azek, reeently,
The sisters Black have furnished
eue of the most remarkable anomalies
in the history of surgery, being join-
ed at the hips, but having a eeparate
and distinet existence from the waist
upwards, and two pairs of lege.
A minor operation W08 firet dith•
milted to by Rose, with the resellthat.
while lad temperature 111er:41440d by 81;s:
&AIWA that of her sister remained
Mb at ionary.
This NI to the conclusion nut
iwins e1Ijoye.1 indepoutlent coustitn.
!ins, end it wag founl on enquiry
that a, few yeas ago lloea had. searlet
fever mai typhoid witiliaa 'her sister
euffeting in health,
The sietvee me the datexhiers ef
11 /111'11101*. 81111 W01'0 born in
11178. Though united physieally, they
have elwaed di -111;131:d distinct hull -
BIG JEWEL ROBBERY.
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SCOTLAND YARD SLEUTH CLOSE QN
THIEF'S TRAIL.
Wife of Sir Gilbert Parker Loses $75,000
in Jowele at Cadet= Hotel, Lon-
don,Neiv
Vork, Jan, 21. --That Lady Par-
ker, tvile of Sir Gilbert Parker, was
robbed of $7O,000 nt jewels several
weeks ago in the Carlton Hotel, Lon-
don, has been revealed in thee city
since the departure of it representa-
tive of Scotland Yard for Paha Beach,
lila. For more than a week the Lon-
don detective worked in UM city in-
dependent of the . ventral office, visit -
pawnshops and. following other
In the recent political campaign la
England, Lady Perko: took up a 1e211 -
p08.117 reeidence in the Carlton. elhe
was ells* A. E. Van Tine, of this city,
daughter of the late A. A. Van Tine,
and wealthy in her 01121 right,
Her jewels are well known and. on
this occasion she Inul in a casket, in
her room part of her collection,
There came 0 lillOCk at her door
one morning and a well dressed nem
was discovered. At the sight of Lady
Parker he apologized profusely, Hay-
ing he had made a mistake, having
been called to the room of a friend,
Little 311*8 thought 'of the incident,
and Lady Parker went to make some
calls. When she returned she dis-
covered that the case and its 0011-
tellta, had been taken. Nothing else
had been disturbere Entrance had
been obtained by it master key. It
was Lady Parker's description of the
man eeho had rapped at her door that
eaused the Scaland Yard man to take
ship for Ohs city. The detective ate
thorities thought they recognized in
it 0 man who has made a reputation
as a eneak thief amd hotel thief on
two continents. It Was learned he had
sailed for .New York. Ho was not 111
Now York when the detective arriv-
ed, but there were trace:3, of him and
atter a •Week's investigation a elite
was found which indicated that he
had gone to Florida.
TO DRUG ON
WEDDING DAY.
Girl Preferred Death to a Marriage
Without Love.
Had Transferred tier Affections to
Another Young Man
And Poisoned Herself Rather Than
Marry the Other.
Philadilphia, Jan. 22. -Choosing the
day that slundd have been the happieg
day lu her life, her wedding day, 19-yoar-
old Jennie Graham, of No. 2051 Margaret
street, Frankford, attempted to take her
life rather than marry the man to whom
she had plighted her troth, but whose
place in her affection had been taken
by another. The young girl swallowed
in 0114100 of laudanum at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. Walter Anstee, No. 5023
Willow street, and was found in a semi-
enmeious condition in an upstairs room
by a member of the family.
Reuben Dean, the man who the girl
was to marry, was in the lower portion
af the house and when he learned of
her deed he rushed to the office of Dr.
Herbert Chandlee, Frankfort], avenue,
below Wakeling
street, and told him of
the ease. Dr. Chenille° telephoned. for
the Frankford patrol wagon and then
left for the .1101150. On arriving he ad-
ministered to the girl and had her re.
moved to the Frankford Hospital, where
by the prompt use of the stomach pump
Drs. Ross and Lynch had the girl on a
fair way to recovery in a few hours.
Miss Graham was to have married
Reuben Dean yesterday morning at the
home of her aunt and the prosPective
bridegroom put in his appearance early,
fully arrayed in his wedding garb. The girl
had etopped at a drug stare on her
way to the home of her aunt and inue
Aimed the poieon, tentg the clerk that
he wanted. to Bee it a poultice.
When she arrived at the Austee house
she seemed despondent end a in 0 few
TILLMAN had taken the drug.
At the hospital 8110 admitted that the
affection rshe onee bed for Dean had been
transferred to Charles Parfett, a young
man who worked in the same mill with
her, and said that rather than marry it
man she did not hive she tried to end her
life.
Dean is heart -broken over the affair,
as ho did not know that anotlier hael
claimed the affections of Mies' Grabam.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Castro Garrisoning Venezuelan Ports -
Situation is Serious.
Paris jam. 2 I. -The Willemstad cor-
respondent of the Temps says that
After the diplomatic rupture between
France end Venezuela and the expul-
sion of M. Taigny, the French Charge
d'Affaires, President Castro threatened
Lo fire on all French vessels arriving
et La Guaym.
Tho situation ie exe•essively serious.
Alarm prevails in Caracas, where the
send -official press is exciting the peo-
ple against the French. President
Castro is displaying great tudivity and
is rending garrisons as well as am-
munition to the ports.
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MONEY FOR PROVINCE.
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Fines and Estreated Bail Bonds Swell the
Receipts.
Toronto, Jan. 22. -The Provincial
Treasury has been enrielted to the extent
of nearly $12,000 by the receipt of
monevs, collected as fines and estreated
bail bonds. The largest of the amounts
tvas 4110;000, reeeived from County Crown
Attorney Thelyton as the result chiefly
of fines imposed 011 the plumbers and
in the junction pooldoom eases. Pert
of this goes to the reeeipts of 1003, some
of the fines having been imposed during
that periodt the rest will figure in the
ertslit -column 'If the present year.
The P11111 01 $1,900 11114 recOhrod from
Belleville. the result of the estreatment
of the $2,000 hail bonds of 11,yron Lott,
lese uommission.
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MULAI ABDUL AZIZ, SULTAN OF MOROCCO,
Over whose country the Powers are conferring.
Algeeiras, Jan. 10.50 a.m. --The inter-
national conference on Moroccan reforms
reassembled at the town hall here to -day.
Tho presiding officer, the Duke of .Ahn-
odovar, Spanish Minister for Foreign. Af-
raid+, read messages from the Spanish
Senate and Chamber of Deputies, expres-
sing hope for a successful issue of the
SUING GOVERMIIENT.
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ACTION BY WIDOW AND DAUGHTER
OF LATE DIR. M'DOUGALL..
Widow Says Her Husband Was Threat-
ened With Prosecution, and During
Distress and Excitement She and
Her Daughter Assigned Policies.
Toronto, Jan. 22.-111re. -McDougall and
Miss McDougall, wife and daneter of
the late solicitor to the Provincial Treas-
ury, aro seeking to prevent payment to
the Governinent of $17,000 insurance
moneys, the proceeds of certain policies
on the life of the late Mr. McDougall.
In affidavits filed at Osgoode Hall on
Saturday they state that they assigned
the policies to the Government on. the
understanding that there should be no
peeseentions for elleged defalcations in
connection with the .succession duties de-
partment, of which Mr. McDougall had
eharee. .Action was taken against Mr.
MelCougall, but he died before the case
came for trial. The sum of $10,000,
the amount of two of the policies, was
paid into court, and $7,000 was en-
trusted to the Government, the under-
standing being that the money should
he held subject to the decision of the
court as to whether Mr. and Mrs. Me -
Dougall or the Government were en -
GUCCI to it.
KING EDWARD'S
ACCESSION.
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41YIEM0RIAL SERVICE FOR LATE
QUEEN VICTORIA IN MAUSOLEUM.
London, Jan. 22. --The fifth anniver-
sary of the accession of Ring Edward
is being celebrated throughout the 'Un-
ited Kiegdom, with salutes, flag flying
and. Tho Xing and Queen,
who are now at Windsor Castle, attend-
ed- the annual memerial service to -day
in honor of the late Queen Victoria,
which was held in the Frogneere 'Mauso-
leum.
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TO ERADICATE SMUT.
Government of Saskatchewan Taking
Action.
Regina, Jan. 2 1. --The Agricultural
Department of the 31011 Cm -eminent of
Saskatchewan are inaugurating m vigor -
008 polny to promote the interest:4 of
agriculture. One of the first aete is
made in the effort to eradiente smut,
and the Government are notifying all
farmere that blue stone will be tested
free of charge in order to assure that
pure quality will be used in testing seed.
wheat. Dr. C. Carlton has been appoint-
ed bacteriologist of the department, and
will have charge of this work,
SHOT WITH INTENT TO KILL
Toronto Italian Fired at a Neighbor and
Was Arrested.
Toronto, jan. 22.--Dontinieo Peere, an
Italian, who lives at 88 Mitchell evenue,
was taken into custody last evening, on
a charge of shooting with intent to kill.
jobn Bromley, 02 Mitchell avenue,
went out to his shed carrying a light,
and. Peers, taking a heavy revolver,
fired through the fence at Bromley.
Bromley ran out to the street and gave
the alarm, Rua the Italian threw his
revolver over the fenee into the lane,:
where. it 11'118 recovered by the police.
Mmtiorial to Prof.
Brantford, Ont., dam 21. -Brantford
is preparing. to meet 8 memorial to
Prof, Graham Pell, who invented. the
telephone here. It will probably take
the form of a, monument at the Grand
Trunk siatien park. The Teel home-
stead, three 11)e018 from the city,.
where the telmthone W00 11‘V011ied, 11111y
111S0 110 aequireil end maintained by the
city.
des-de--
%Yeintet Burned to Death.
Ottawa. Jon, 21:--.1Irs. F. Maxwell, of
North Gower eillage, was belliei to
death about 1 ideloels tide maiming. She
wee sow aged 2te,1 live 1 alsaus 1,1 is
supposed Dist the vertains eanglit fire
front a lamp, nitil iit trelete extinguielt
- the blaze her clothing caught. Being
nearly 80, the eliock soon killed her.
conference. The :Marquis Vieconti Ven -
°eta, head of tbe Italian mission, reedy -
hie in the name of the delegates, made
a significent reference to the internation-
al character of the agreement to be con-
cluded here. This was interpreted as re-
ferring to the Franco-German difficul-
ty over the question of the Internation-
al control of Morocco.
Ti/E GOOD OW
SUMMER TIME
Phew! It's Hot! Open That Door,
Please. •
Now York, Jan. 22. -The unusually
warm weather for Ude season eontinuee,
th•e thermometer standing at 52 degrees
•at 10 o'clock.
Summer Weather.
Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 22. --Summer
weather conthines through 'Central New
York to -day. At 11 it. m. the ther-
mometer registered 05 above zero in
this city. A 'balmy breeze was blowing,
and. many men and women were about
the streets in light apparel.
A Warm Wave.
Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 22. -The warm
wave still continues, the temperature at.
the Weather Bureau at 8 a. nt. being
00, with 15 -mile breeze blowing from the
south. No decided change is anticipated
before late to -night or to -morrow.
Terrific Sleet Saone.
New York, Jau. 22. -Telegraphic com-
munication with Chicago was cut off
this morning. The servme up to that
time had been slow owing to storms.
Alt 10.30 wires were working as far west
as Toledo.
Just before communieation sisith Chi-
cago was lost news Was received that a
terrific sleet eterm was doing much
damage within a radius of 70 miles of
Chicago. It was also reported that a
etorin was moving ea:Award.
A Steamer Trip.
Watertown. N. Y., Jan. e2. -Warm
weather continuce throughout northern
New Yotk, the temperat•ure in Water-
town this morning being 04. The steam-
er from Cape Vincent to Kingston, Ont.,
made a trip yesterday, the tritest on re-
cord. Snow Sias practically disappeared.
Bathing at Boston.
Boston, :Inn. 22e -There was only a
:slight fall in temperature h•ere during
the night. Tho sky was overcast, and
during the early ferenuon there wit* a
heavy fog.
The superintendent cif the L street
bath thonee reported that 52e persone
were in the water there dueing yes-
terday.
COLD COMING.
The Snap Has Reached Indiana, Tennes-
see and Northern Texas.
*Washington, Jan, 22. -The warm 11010
of the last few days is fast breaking up
under the iefluenee of an area of high
pressure and cold weather that is mov-
ing east•ward over the Mississippi Valley
according to reports to the Weather
Bureau.
Another cause is the fact that heavy
and general rain 1171S sot in over the
regions of high temperature. In the
East Gulf States the rain IA attended
by thunder storms of the usual summer
type. The eastern front of the cold
weather has reached weetern 1)14111110,
weet Tenneseee and northern Textre, its
further progress eastwerd will be eome-
what slow, and its intensity will dinthe
ish tie it reaches eastern districts. For
to -night mid Tuesday rain is indicated
for the hewer lake region, and the
south Atlantic Stoles alai tha uppel
Ohio velley. 11. veil/ be decidedly colthe
to -night in Ohio valley and themes south-
ward to the Gulf States., 1111t1. 11111011 eold
et' Tuesday in Atlantic coast distriete,
cola wave werninge have been iss(Ied
Ohlo valley, the east Gulf State). Mu4.
for the lower lake region, the upper
ing -Georgie. 1V08tern North Caroline,
interior of South Carolina, extreme
weetern portent of Virginia and nortle
ern Plitrida.
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BOY DEAD FROM KICK.
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Shca Killed Mother, and They Were
Buried Together,
Brockville, Ont., ;Ian. 31,---A little son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh 'Wafters, Twin
wandered into his father's
etaliks, receiving a kick from a horse
whitat produeed fatal injuries. Shortly
before the hour fixed for the funeral
Atm Waters •collapsed mid died ir
two hours, Next ilny a &Ale fututral
• took place, Mies Watters '11118 34 years
of age.
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TORIES WIN IN
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.epoch In the Pludiameateay Itiestesm
SCOTLAND
lout returning any members, Thist ft
ure will probably have risen by
St. Andrew's and Ayr Boroughs Go totlerare,senwthieelileetio1 uncut% 103f+fitu
Conservative. r,
I.forty-fire to fifiY members more or base
The Laborites, aro even stronger in
',independent of Government whips,
'the country than is indicated by their
Unionists Have Gained Nine Seats .plestion successes. Wherever Labor
and Liberal candidates have been ren -
and Feel More Hopeful. :dug together for double rnetabered
constituencies, the former in all but a
few instances have come out on top, the
Laborites' Object Is to Make Laws
candidate far behind, and in others tbe
toll 60111C caeca leaving the Liberal
to Protect Unions. Laborites evidently bringing him in On
his own hack. In one big north coun-
Loudon, Jaju. 21. -Last night's re- try constituency tite Laborites put up
tutus ineltuled taro Conservative gains, a candidate only three days before the
both scored in Scotland. 141 St. Ale election, and carried him in easily
diew's Burgh a Liberal majority of 20 against the Liberal. Had they fully
realized their own strength there would
11114 changed to a Conservative nut -
have been many more Labor menthol
jsrity of 20. In Ayr Burghs, where in the new House.
voting took place on Friday, a Liberal The Liberals doubtless reayed the
majority of 104 in the bye -election of benefit of their vote where there were
110 14abor candidates standing, but the
Uniouhsts are now arguing that such
will not be the ease in future, The
protectiouists, in fact, are beginning to
assert that by means of future Labor-
ites they will gain their point against
the free traders.
At present the Laborites are working
-chiefly in the cause of trade unionism,
Their aim is the restoration of the
position of trede unionism before the
Taff Vale Railway decision, which
made a twin lithe' to be sued. When
they have established themselves, the
protectionists argue, the Laborites will
join them on the fiscal question. In
support of this they point to an article
in a Radcial journal by the successful
Radical candidate for Northwest Ham,
who writes, though himself a free
trader, as follows;
"I doubt if protection was in any de-
gree responsible for our 'winning in
London. In the suburban industrial
regions of the metropolis, the Tory free
trader does not exist. I doubt if 10
per cent. of those who supported Lord
Hugh Cecil did so solely or mainly on
the question of free trade. I don't
think I discovered twenty 'Unionist
free traders in Dulwich, or fifteen in
West Ham. A majority of the skilled
artisans and all the inhabitants of the
suburbs are by nature attracted to
protection. They practically believe
you can provide more trade for the
English workingman and find a remedy
for unemployment by shutting out for-
eign 111811Ufacturers,"
Can Control House.
In.....••• Tom,.
1901 was chauged to a Conservative
majority of 20 1. These, with three
gains announced 011 Saturday, at
Parkstoe, Oswestry and East Essex,
are hopefully looked upon by Unionists
a13 a rift in the clouds, The total
Veit:nisi, gains now number 9; Liberal
gains, 2119, and Labor, 29.
Nearly a third of the llouee remains
to be citadel
Two more Ministers were returned.
Mr. Lloyd George, a Leading Cabinet
Minister, increased his majority at
Carnarvon from 2S0 to 1,224. He ex-
pects to bring in a solid Liberal Wales.
Returns thus far justify his anticipa-
tion. The other Minister elected is Mr.
I.. V, Harcourt, son of the late 51 -
William Harcourt,
Labor scores one of its mese notablc.
victoriee in the contest in Dartford,
Kent. Sir Hart Dyke,who had re.
presented the riding for 20 years by
majorities of over a thousand and was
at one time 8. Minister, was defeated
by Mr. Rowlands (Labor) by 2,801.
Among the fallen is Balfour Browne,
who promised to give the Dumfries-
shire seat to Mr. A. J. Balfour if he
received a thumping majority. In-
stead the Conservative majority of
140 was changed to 1,383 in favor of
the Liberal.
A rumor has beeit current that Sir
Gilbert Parker was asked to give up
Gravesend. to Mr. Balfour. Ile 11*
credited with replying that °ravened
1008 13'011 011 a platform of advanced
tariff reform, and could not be car-
ried on retaliation. It is understood
nothing will* he done regarding a seat
dw the leader until after the House
meets, lint rumor persists that he will
go to the House of Lords.
In the absence of Mr. Balfour, Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain probably will take
the lead lit the next Parliament; at
any rate he is eow ackeowledged to
be the strong man, and will have the
greatest support of any man on the
Opposition benches.
Parliament at Dublin.
One of the most prominent poli-
ticians in England said:
"It is useless to minimize the present
revolution, and we might as well begin
to take a new VIM of the situation. In
my opinion, a Parliament sieting at
Dublin may be looked for within the
next two .years. Assuredly John Bed -
mond, leader of the Nationalist party,
and Prime Minister Campbell -Banner-
man have reached a working agree-
ment, and it is inconceivable that Mr.
Redmond would be content with any-
thing less than an Irish Parliiament.
have no idea that such a Parliament
would 1110011 separation, and have good
reasons to believe that a plan is 710W
under consideration by which the re-
ligions question can be eliminated from
the deliberation of such a Parliament.
which would uet under the imperial
Parliament and atleast try the experi-
ment of administering Trish affairs un-
der the conditions which hnve changed
in the lest (Tillery."
The elections will be over before the
end of the next week, the last contest
being set for dale 20. But so far as the
Liberal Government is concerned, its
life an 11010 be measured, not, as was
predicted prior to the elections by
months or a few years, but by the
limitations of the Sept•ennial Act.
Chamberlain Undaunted.
"I na1 not downhearted," said Mr.
Chamberlain, in his appeal to the
Shropshire electors on Saturday. "I
am not one of those who dread to be
in the minority. 'We who are returned
to present the great ideas of Empire
and reform 10111 be for some time a
small, but, I believe, a united band.
The fewer we are the most essential is
it that we should be united in policy
and -determined that our action be
true to the cause we shall have to
represent."
arr. chamberlain expressed tlm opin-
ion that the Liberals with their great
majority and Labor allies would not
be a happy family loug.
Forealutdowing the probable future
policy of the Labor party, j. Ramsay
Macdonald, M. P., said a special appeal
will be made to the colonies with the
hninediate object of getting tie under-
standing with the labor. democratic par -
Gee there. They wanted to protect the
Emipire against the jingo classes.
Summary of the Results.
Following is an analysis o filo re-
turns so for received:
Liberals -North Somerset, North-east
Kea, Biggleswade, Holmfirth, Stroud,
Newbury, Dart ford, South Norfolk.
Bridgewater Somerset), Northwest,
Durham, Woodstock, Penrith, No th
Bucks, Rugby, Litchfield Stafford
North Dorset, Mid -Derbyshire, Angle-
sey, Cardiganshire, Carnarvon, Flint,
Prestwich, Rossendale, Pudsey, Sower -
by, Spey Valley.
Conservatives -- Hertford, Barkston
Ash, Epping (Essex 'West), oswestry
wiekshire). Worcester, South Hants,
Stamford (Lincoln), Chorley (Lanca-
shire), Midway (Kent), Widnes (Lan.
eashire), East Stumm, 'South Devon,
Ettst Kent.
In Scotland the seats won are:
Liberals - Roxburgshire, Peebles.
1)11111 friesshire.
Conservatives -St. Andrew's Burghs.
Ayr BurgAis.
In Ireland Conservntivee won East
Ant) int and North Fermanagh.
Teheral gains avid North Somerset,
Northeast Kent, Biggieewade, News
bury, Dartford. Woodstock, remit 11,
North MIAs, llosburghshire, Welds s.
Dem friesshi re.
INionist gains: Barl;st on Areh, Os -
10(8(1)', East Sussex, Bye Burghs, Ft.
Andrew's Burghs, 'North Fernmeagh,
TIM LABOR VOT1t.
Laborites Make Epoch in Parliamentary
History of Britaht.
. London, ,Tan. 21. --The position of the
Labor party in the country and in the
Meanwhile the Labs/dies in the 11010
Parliament 10111 be able" by combination
witlt the Nationalists practically to con-
trol the House, where their presence
will give as much food for thought to
the Liberals as to the Conservatives.
They form the van of a party which
may be compared to the Socialist
party in the German Parliament.
To -day's returns show the election of
23 Liberals. 10 Unionists, including Ar-
thur Hamilton Lee, Civil Lord of the
Admiralty in Balfour's administration,
and seven Nationalists, the Liberals
gaining 12 and the Unionists four. Sir
William Hart Dyke, formerly Chief
Secretary of Ireland, who stood for the
Dartford division of Kent, for which
lie had sat since 1885 as a Conservative,
was among the defeated.
FOUND DEAD IN A FIELD,
Strayed Away From Welland House of
Refuge.
St. Catharines, thin. 1. -The dead
body of a man frozen stiff was found. in
Snider's field, just south of Thorold
town, last evening which was identified
as that of PatricIC Youdan, an inmate
of the Welland county poor house. By
the appearance of the body it had lain
in the field four or five days when found
by Fiume passersby. Youdan, who was
about 45 years of age, belonged to Mei,
ratan. He 'strayed away from tire poor
house a 'week ago yesterday, and noth-
ing wits seen of him until his dead body
was found last evening. 11 is believed
the poor fellow walked until exhausted
and then lay down in the field, unable to
go any further. Death was slue to ex -
Deceased. was mentally unbal-
anced.
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ARVA CHURCH WRECKED.
A Gas Tank Explosion Does Serious
Damage.
Loudon, Ont., Jan. M. -An explosion of
11 gas tank wrecked a portion of the
Methodist church at Arva, it village lit
miles north of here, this evening. One
11111 11 is reported to have been seriously
injured. W. R. Westlake's left arm WaS
urvil. the meseles of his leg tore,
and his face and halide badly burned.
Charles Nt•thereott, ason of the pas-
tor, had his hands badly burned. The
tWO 113011 went to the cellar 'lo reptile
a. leak in the gas tank, and took a sta-
ble lantern along. The leaking gas
caught fire from the lantern flame.
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COL, MACPHERSON DEAD.
Veteran Treasurer of Dominion Rifle
Association Dies Suddenly,
Ottawa, Jan. 21.-Licut.-Co1. John
MacPherson, the veteran treasurer of
the Dominion Rifle Association, died
suddenly at his residence this after-
noon. Col. MacPherson had filled many
important public positions in the militia,
the last being that of director of mili-
tary stores. He was superannuated in
897, and since then has devoted all his
time to D. R. A. matters. Col. Mac.
Pherson was born at Lancaster, Ont.,
in January, 1830. He leaves a widow
and several children.
GAVE BABY EAR OF CORN,
Child Attempted to Swallow a Kernel
and Choked to Death.
Windsor, Ont., jail. 21.-- A two.
year-old daughter of Thomas (lignite,
farmer, Anderdon township, met death
muter distressing circumstances rm.
terday. The child had been given an
ear of corn to play with and unknown
to the mother loosened one of the ker»
nela and attempted to swallow it.
The kernel lodged in the ehild'e throat,
0 1111 she ehoked to death in her
motives arms in. it .few anbuttes.
John Pierce Loses a teg.
Nam bon)", jay. Johnrieree,
a well.to-do farmer, voiding about two
miles from here, had his foot and leg
badly mangled while sawing wood,. He
had boon driving the horse -power, which
was covere4 with a small *Litwin, and
In attempting to get off while the ma-
chine was in motion he was struck by
an arm and his leg was aught in the
machine.