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The Wingham Advance, 1909-08-26, Page 7AIR RACES. AT RHEIMS. Tiesander Won tlxo Speed Event of Opening Day. It Was a Great Day For Wright Machines, ••.•••••• Nene a the Machines Succesgul in the Wind'. •••••,•.• Rheims, Aug. 23vere1 houre crowd- ed with exettement late teis evening saved the fizst day of the firet flying machinc . levee meetings front dull failure. ekt times six =chimes Wei e for leeshort time in the air at the same time-. They followed Wet' Other so quickly that a was impteeeible, te keep traer of them ae ROGER SOMMER, French flyer who was a prize winner in yesterday's races. they sailed past the grand stand. Be- fore all six had finished six others had started, raising the enthusiasm of those watching to a great pitch. The morning opened fine, with consid- erable wind, but it was impossible to teach the grand stand without wading ankle deep in mud. Nothing was aceompliehed in the morn- ing on account of the wind. About 4,45 p. m. the wind 'dropped dead and the ar- tcial birds swarmed out. Latham mute Bast in the prettieet, if not the longeeL flight of the day,' rounded the track twice at a great height. He did twelve miles in 18.33, thus becoming the third representative for the international cup. As he sailed away with the utmost eteadintes a rainbow apposed, and it seemed for a moment as if he were about ti) pass over it. In quick succession Summer, Coek- burn, De Laegrange and Fournier satated, following each tither at a few minutes' interval. These were aloft for some minutes together. Then Lefebvre and GLENN CURTIS, Representing the U. S. in flying ma- chine race meeting at Rheims. Bullet!. Varilltt followed. The latter is a youth, who had only flown for a few zutes before this race. The official results for the speed prize for three rounds of the track were an. flounced as fellows; Tissandlor'‘43 min• utes ' 49 seconds; Count de Lambert, 20.02; Lefebvre, 29.02; Pauiham, 32.49; Sommer, 39.33. This was a great showing for the. Wright, machine, which came itt second and third. In feet, it was ete tinier it Wright day, as Lefebvre's first 18 -Minute flight, was the finest perform- ance of the day when the wind is taken into acceunt. For the z nee round the track prize, Lefebvre established a world's record by doing the six miles in 8.58 4-5. The next best performanee, in this connection eves that of Tissandier, who made it in 0.20. De* Lambert fiteehed in 0.33, and again the Wright mechinee neve fleet. seeend and third. Latham wee fourth in 9.47. Lefebvre's nmehine, whieh was made entirely in France, is a slightly reduced model of the original Wright bl-plane, its smaller arca giving lees resistance and eoneequently .greater speed. . . BROKE JAIL Prisoner Makes Daring Escape From Belleville Jail. Belleville, Ont., Aug. 23.---A daring escape took place from the eounty jail here some time betWeen 0 and 7 o'clock lest evening, when George Aeomb, who claims Toronto as his home, sealed the priSon walls and has not yet been dis- covered. Ifow he got over is a mys. tery, as the walls are 18 feet high and the etseape was not discovered until the primonern were being locked up for tee flight Acomb was on Saturday found guilty of stealing a boat at Tweed, tow. hg down the river on Monileye.where he stole and killed a pig, and also had a revolver. Two other men were Will% him, and the three were awaiting sen- tence. Aeolub in 21 years old, 5 feet 8 inches, of fair complexiou 'rind email feee. Jailer Ketcheson and alien are seduting the country, tia it is believed he it hiding in the Vicinity. • Toronto's eitstonts receipts have, meat- ly inereased over 111.4 year's. A number of harvestete beund,for the west were tarned back at Volt Huron. Brockville 'Non eo, une'd pae:ed re- itoltition itt favor Of tile Ilene, Sault Pow- er dant. Eighty per cent. of the deaths, amoug letter -sorters in Auetralie are due to tuberculosis, Women eed the rioting strikers at Me- Nee's Rocks, Pa., and had to be dispers. ed by troops. Geo, F. Wallace, a wellkaown Vauge ban farmer and teniperance Worker, died in Toronto. Pot Arthur will expend S1o1000 in the extension of the local telephone., sytitela and improvements. Syduey Reid, 8'7 Simeoe street, Toren', te, aged sixteen was probably fatally injured by an zdtomobile. Ten. thousand harvesters are expected in Winnipeg from the east on Sauday. They are urgently needed. An official announcement wasmade at Tokio that a settlement of all out- standing questions between Japan and China will be reached soon. Rev. John Cook, formerly priest of Woodstock parish, in his will left over $4,000 to the poor of St. Mary's par- ish. Peter Switzer, night watchman in Nordheimer's piano factory, Toronto, fell downstairs; on Saturday and died of injuries sustained. Mr. George A. Mitchell, of the Peter Lyall -Mitchell Construction Company, Montreal, Ottawa and Winnipeg, died at Winnipeg from heart failure, The man found dead beekle the rail- way tracks near the Etoticoge River on Ftiday afternoon has been identified as Paul Cykivenski, a laborer, recently from Warsaw. The Canadian Associated Press under- stands Genceal French will make only ehort stay in Canada. Ile intentle to visit the chief pleoes of interest if time permits. On Saturday at Osgoode Hall, Mr. John /toss Robertson asked for an in- junction against the City Council in re- gard to the sale of a portion of Ash - bridge's Bay to the National Iron Works Company. George Reid, a well-to-do farmer, of Plaster Rock, N.B., was instantly killed at that place by lightning while stand- ing in his barn. He was thirty years old and leaves a wife only a few months married. The C. P. R. despateliers are noiv hand- ling trains between Winninpeg and Bran- don by telephone over the system which has recently been installed; The work ia merely experimental, but if it is SUCCe3S• ful the telephone will largely supplant the telegraph. A. terrible railway disaster °centred yesterday, when two trains came into cpilision. 30 miles north of Santiago, Chili. Many persons were -killed 'or in- jured. Both trains were completely de- stroyed. the monetary lose will reach $150,000. The 2 -year-old eon of 'Herold Elie -nor, Bunyan P. 0., Sarnia township, got hold of a botele of carbolic aeid bleat Ilazi been uneerked .for use in dressing an- other chidl's injured finger, swallowed the contents, and died while being driOen to Sarnia. On Saturday night a thirteen -year-old boy was arrested at Kingston for purse - snatching. He admitted grabbing a purse from Mrs. `Jas. Esford. It eon - tallied $4 and. when arrested he had spent all the Money. He also admitted stealing $12 from a bathing house here. Mies Alice ,Humphrey, of Toronto, is taking action against Jelin .Aelen, of Toronto, for demagee far breach of promise of matreege. She also states that she advanced Allen $200 from time to time to ipvest for her, and says that he appropriated this money for his own use, An iron works industry on Ash - bridge's Marsh is now assured. Fat the second time within a month the proposition of the National Iron Works, Limited, a company eoeffpaeed of Toronto capitalists, headed by Mr. Catethra a:Meek, for a site on Ash Midge's' Marsh has been before the Oity Council for ratification. Last night the agreement was ratified. While crossing the intersection of King and Simcoe streets, Toronto, on his bicycle about 3 o'cloeic yesterday, Sydney Reed, a little English lad of sixteen years, living at 37 Simcoe street, was knocked down by a big automobile. His wheel* was not damaged, and he seemed at first not to be hurt badly, as he sat on the curbstone end told the constable his wean, but after being admitted to St. Maehaeled Hospital, whither he was taken in the automo- bile which Wilde him, he soon sank into unconsciousness, -and the doctors discov- ered a fracture of the skull. TORONTO FAIR. Grand Stand "Stunts" -Good Show of Live Stock. Toronto, Ont., Aug. 23. -The pro- gramme of special attractions ate the Canadian National Exhibition, just is- sued, shows the entertainment part of the big fair to be more extensive than ever before, The programme in front of the agrand staid is divided into three parts of an hour each. The first hour is given to vaudeville; the second part Is given over to the inilitary tourna- ment; the third hour is occupied by the British army quedrilles and tattoo, with ten massed military bands, the mita& past, the siege of Kandahar mut the battle of the North Sea. The whole concludes with a fifteee-minute display of everything new in fireworks. .As for the exhibition proper, entries in all claw% have mono with it rush. Of live stock, there will be it partieto holy good showing this year, Horses will be present from across the °min, ns Well as from taros the line, also from Sir William Van Ilornes Manitoba fartn. --.. • .• FORESTRY MEETING. Ottawa,.Aug. 23. -The Canailieu For - (airy Amelation is again giving ova ante* el its netivity and entlitodeent by holding it special meeting in lteeint. Sask., on Sept, 3 and 4 next. at whieli probleme relating more portienlerly westeet foreetre will be aieteeits el. 'No newly rippointed tionetery, ttr. Jot Lawler, 'le herd tit work prep oiiig for the Meeting, and hat bit programme in goa shape, 'SERIOUS FIRE • AT 0111111k THE TODHOPE CARRIAGE WORKS. DESTROYED BY f I RE. .0.010.00.010000,0 English Clitirell at Elk Lake domplete: ly Oilttebybd-ClietitOe &toffees Lose efe SixtV tliousatiti Eildllafs--%13aei Of Maeceni btation at GVce Day 13ornecl-Ox1ord Farmer's Heavy 1455: Orillia, Aug. 2. -Half a million dollars went up he smoke in less than two. hours thii afternoon, and, da a reeult three hundred men are out 'Of employment and a dozen families are homelteni, At 2.15 p. M. an alarm of fin- was sent in from BoT 6, and it was inunediatelx seen that the mam- moth works of, the Tudhope Carriage Co. were ablaze, donee velumo$ Of smoke rising from that section of the town. The run was only two blocks from the fire, station, but by the time the brigade and hose wagon arrived flames were issuing trom all the up- per windows, and. all four buildings were soon on fire. Several streams Of waterwns ouieltly on, but it was soon realized that the factory was doomed, and the firemen turned their attention to saving adjacent build- ings. The Tu.dhope factory consisted of a four-storeyebrick structure with a frontage ef 200 feet .on Colborne street and an equal frontage on West streea three three-storey metal-elad buildings, engine and boiler heitsa in the rear, together with several small- er storage buildings, with lumber yards. The property coveted two bloOks, bourided my Oolborrite, West and Andrew atteete end the Barrie road, Half an hour after the alarm was sounded the ftont wall of the Main building fell out, and in an hour the immense ,plant was praticaly iif ruins, The fire crossed Colborne street to the north and licked up the large bakery of the D. C. Thompson Com- pany, together with three dwellings, and numerous outbuildings are badly damaged, also other buildings adja- cent. Spreading south the fire consumed another half dozen dwellings. At one thaw it looked as if the business por- tion, of 'the town was in danger, but the wind fortunately was not in that direction. Dwellings in the southern portion of the west Ward, blocks away from the fire, caught from sparks, and there were a score of roof fires blazing at one time. Not till the fac- tory had spent itself was the brigade able to get the fire under control, Bar- rie sent up their steam fire engine and rendered good assistance. The Tudhopd Carriage Company's plant, buildings and stock 'were worth approximately five hundred thousand dollars, with insurance for somewhat less than half that ,amOunt. The in- surance was placed by Reed, Shaw So, MeNaught, Toronto. The following families are home- less :-Ohas. Brennan, Wm. Bloom- field, William A. Drink, John Wad- dell, Mrs. McIntyre, J, Anderson Walter Cavins, w, Tennant., Joseph. Tiffin and J. Johnston. The losses on dwellings and household *furniture` will probaby amount to $25,000. The loss is a heavy one to the town, as there will be approximately three hundred men thrown out of work for the winter. LAMP EXPLODED.* Brantford, Aug. 22. -Fire an Fred Marks' dwelling, West Mill street, did damage of six hundred dollaron Sat- urday night. While in the kitchen Mrs. Marks dropped a lighted coal oil lamp, which exploded. Before the department arrived the flames spread rapidly, de- stroying the kitchen and furnishings. The insurance will cover the damage. ELK LAKE CHURCH BURNED. Elk Lake, Aug. 22. -The Anglican Church was totally destroyed by fire this morning, together with the adjoin- ing dwelling of Mr. Seymour, formerly school teacher here. Morning service was in ;progress, and the rector, Rev. ,Mn Mayes, was about to begin.4his ser- mon when the fire 'was discovered. Thailks to the presence of mind of the rector and the good sense of the con- gregation, there was .a.o panic or un- necessary crowding, although the last of the worshippers were not out of the church before it was completely envel- oped in flames followed a few minutes later by Mr. Seymour's house. . MARCONI STATION BURNED. Glace Bay, N. S., Aug. 21. -The oper- ating room, condenser room and all the buildings underthat roof were come pletely destroyed by fire at the •trans-' athletic Marconi station, Ciao°. Bay, about 6,15 this morning. • FARM AND STOCK DESTROYED. Woodstock, Aug. 21. -Fire at mid- night last night completely destroyed the lerge barn on the farm of Thomas E. West, just east of the city, entailing a loss of between four thousand and five thousand dollars, with two thou- sand dollars insurance. GLENCOE ALSO SUFFERS. Glencoe, Aug,. 22.-A disastrous fire destroying some $60,000 worth of pro- perty, took place here early this merit- ing. The dry goods firm of E. Mayhew & Co., (Tames Wright & pen, hardware merchants; J. E. Rodme ,grocer; W. A. Currie grocer and milliner, and the warehouse of J. A. Scott, druggist, were totally destroyed. The fire was first noticed. about 4.20 a, in., and only with difficulty was it kept from spreeding throughout the tatire business section. The properties destroyed were fine brick Structures, SENT TO SCHOOL. ,0100•0,0 To be Treated at Asylum -Caught a Big Fill. .0.0.0.010•••• Kingston, Ont., Alig. Stamford, 13 years of lige, pleaded guilty in the Police Court this morning to 'matching a purse from Mrs. James Es- sord, ofaBarriefield, and to stealing money froin the poekots of a swimmer at Lake Ontario Park, end Was eentenc- M by Acting Magistrate Givene to an indeterinhatte sentence in the lndusttial School at Toronto. Mise Paha Woodeock, the 13eaVer Creek woman who Wite lost eight da" e in the woods 'near here, who Vvaisofoued meetallo deranged, heti been brought to illekwooa Asylum for treatment. C. 11. Jones, a wealthy fieherntan from Babylota Long IMAM, landed to -day one of the. largest Ws ever relight iti these waters, The fish, which was hooked off Wolfe Wand shore, weighed five pounds and three ounces, and. wee twenty inches ht MOIL HALL TRAGEDY. 'BY PERSON UNKNOWN," FIND., LUQ QF ./URY AT INQUEST. Ts0000,00m0,-, Nothing. 10 Ot enact Young Shelley With the Fatality Except the Fact That lie Was Sheotinein the Woods---Usecl Stolen Rifle, Sinwee 4ev:etch: That alitautal the old Walsh resident who wee shot on, Sunday last, mune by his death by a gunshot wound at the lam of the brain, and that the shot was fired by SOMo porsOn unknown, was the verdict which the coroner's jury arrived et to- day. After hearing the evidence, the jury decided that there Was nothing td implicate young naery Shelley, who is at present held ou it charge of mur- der, in regard to the death of the old, Man. At the request of the Coroner, Dr, W. A...McIntosh, Crown Attorney T. R. Slaght slummed up the evidence to the jury, In doing so, he pointed one that it was not particularly the jury's busi- ess to bring home the commission of the crane to Shelley, or to exonerate han. They should put from their minds the fact that he was in custody on a capital charge, for there was no direct evidence as to who fired the fatal shot. At the same time it was bey.ond dispute that the boo, had been qut shooting that afternoon, and as a matter of fact, he had made no attempt to to conceal his movenaents. The tests which had been carried out showed that a bullet of the calibre Shelley was tieing eould have done the deed at either a longer or shorter range than, at which Hall was supposed to have been allied, and they might have to take into consideration whether the killing was purely acci- dental, the result of oriminel negligence, or if the shot was fired with intent. The chief evidence offered at the hear- ing this morning was that of County Constable J. S, Able and Detective In- spector Greer, with regard to experi- ments made with the rifle.. Constable Able said that when he arrested the boy he showed" no indicetions of guilt,eand when being taken away expressed a de- sire to see Hall's body. The constable, therefore, took him to the Hall place where -he saw the dead man, but ex- hibited no signs of emotion on viewing the corpse, and repeatedly said that he did not think that a bullet from his rifle would have killed Hall. The con- stable stated that one of the boards of the house which had been penetrated by a bullet had been removed and ex- perimented with. Shots were fired at 375 yards, 140 yards, and 30 yards. The penetration at a0 yards wee practically the same as that of the shot fired.sub- sequent to the killing of Hall. Further evidenbe on this point was given by In- spector Greer, and Mr. Arthur G. An- derson, civil engineer of Port Dever, who produced plans of the premises, and stated that the busk opposite the Hall place was la distance of 440 feet away. Wm. Misner, who resides a mile and a half from the Hall place, told the jury that he had first been told of Hall's death by young Shelley himself. The boy said that the old man had been shot, and admitted that he had been out shooting in the bush in the neigh- borhood, but added that he did not think a bullet from his rifle would have car- ried that distance. Shelley also told Misner that his. uncle, Richard Teft, had told him the he was under suspicion. From the evidence of two other wit- nesses, A.bram Neilson and Jas. Neil- son, it appeared that -the rifle which young Shelley had in his possession had been stolen from a blacksmith shop at Walsh, where it had been left for re- pairs. The rifle belonged to jas. Neil- son, and he was very positive in his statements of indentification. The rifle was intended to use the .22 long rifle cartridge, and with that ammunition Ise had- shot through an inch board at 400 yards. With the short anirnunition the weapon would only be accurate at a distance of 50 yards, although it would carry much further. The jury did not take long in arriving at their decision,. and the verdict was received with the greatest satisfaction by Mr. Kelly, who was watching Shel- ley's interests, and the boy's mother, who was also in attendance. This morning the boy was brought up for his preliminary trial before Mag- istrate Murphy, at Silver Hill. The proceedings were purely formal, and the remand until Friday next, asked on behalf of the crown, was granted. In 'the meantime Crown Attorney Slaght and Inspector Greer will report the facts of the case to the Attorney -General, and Mr. Slaght will recommend that the charge of murder shall nob be proceeded with. As he pointed out, in his ed - dress to the jury, at the inquest, there is no evidence showing any motive for the committing of a capital crime, but there was no doubt that the boy was somewhat careless in handling the rifle. 1. GIVE BEER AWAY. Merchants of Gary Compete W,ith Surrounding "Wee' Cities. . *rm. Gary, Inde Aug. 23. -The merchants of this city have entered ,into active competition with the wet cities sur - sounding it and beer is being given away with all purchases of goods at many of the stores, It the past few days merchants have, provided large ice chests and when A stool worker buys a bill of goods he is asked if he woula Ike a bottle of Old beer. The answer is rarely in the fieg- ative and the merchant brings out the bottle of beer and the customer takes it away, with thanks. Many of the steel workers; wile were having their pay cheques' cashed, tit South Chicago and spent their money there, are now patronizing the home merchants and other dealers are prepar- ing to add a bottle of beer with each purebeee of goods. They say the prac- tice ia working well and keeping the trade of the steel workers told others CHILD BETTER. . Toronto, Ont„ Aug. 23.--1rances Me Aithur, the youngest child of It N. Mc. Arthur, 1,052 Queen street east, yester. dity thank half it cup ofgasoline, The child fainted threei times n quick suede+ Sion after mellowing the gasoline, but medicel treatment being given promptly, she soon recovered, and to -day Allows no 111 effects -from her atrabge drink. CLUBBED 10 DEATH. , ttoehegtor. N. V., Aug, 23. ---Tri it giber - rel over a beseball game yesterday be. tweee colored men efid Itailinia neer .Avon, Livingston tounty, an Italitut wail OlUbbed to death with baseball bats. RIOTING AT PITTSBURG. Six Persons KiNd and Seven Dy. - jug as 'Una of Riot. f, ••••••••••••• Four Solaiere Fight 4 Mob of Thousands. ds. Fights for His .Life in. 4!Ltreet Car, Pittsburg, Aug. 23, -As it smoke be- fogged sun rose over the dull honsos and faetories of Idclace's Rock early to -day within except two piles of brick' and ti."Wtreet littered,With brolcen glass 'nai- vete(' to the casual observer that last niglat one of the bloodiest riots in Penn- sylvania since the days of the Home- steaa strike lied occurred, costing Oa Pres. and et least seven mortal injuries, the result of a showeeksaold labor die- puto between the Pressed Steel Car Co., of Sehoenville, and its employees. ' From midnight until dawn to -day county and State officiate searebea dark alleys end crowded desolate tenements for additional wounded mon and women, Before nightfall it is predictedathat the death list will total more than a dozen. TloState's toll itt two dead and. one 'fat- ally injured, The county lost a deputy sheriff, while the striking employees of the car company lost five of their lend- ers -two dead and three fatally injured. One woman, wife of a striker, for the sake of her husband's cause, was shot in the back coul will not recover. A boy who steed beside her during a clash be- tween the State's troops end the infuri- ated mob of strike sympathizers, also is in danger of death, having been shot with a rifle ball. As near as official records can be com- piled the dead and wounded are as fol- lows: The cloud: Deputy Sheriff Harry Ba- ler'54 years old, married, beaten and tabbed to death. Trooper John L. Williams. of the State constabulary, horao hi Philadel- phia. shot dead. Unknown striker, check No. 778, shot; body taken to morgue. George Millhouse, 26 years old, single, striker, bullet in lung. Atli= Gubernat, 29 years old, of 18 Orehard street. Schoenville. shot four times, died at Ohio Velley- Hospital. Trooper John C. Smith, 21 years ola, of Mount Carmel., Pa„ shot in left side Probably fatally wounded: Trooper Patrick O'Donnell, of North- ampton, Mass., shot through the body, Men to Ohio Valley Hospital. Teooper Lueien Jones, of Morgaatown. W. Va., shot in side and badly stabbed, taken to Ohio Valley Hospital, Adolph Stahl, 31 years old,estriker; shot through the left lung, taken to Ohio Valley Hospatid: Mike Tysnwski, 22 years, a. striker, shot three times, taken to Ohio Valley Hospital'. Frederick Hernek, 24 years ohl, em- ployee of Star Mfg. Co., ehot throngh tha back, taken to Ohio Valley Hospital. Unknown woman, shot in back, will 'Unknown Polish boy, Eliot with rifle. Sheriff Gumbert, of Allegheny eaunty. has swore, in half a hundred additional deputy sheriffs in anticipation of renew- ed rioting to -day. 'It ie not unlikely that militia from the eastern part of Penn- sylvania will be ordered to Pittsburg within the next 24 hours if conditions warrant. Last itighe'e rioting came sucldenle- and without warning at- the close of a calm and peaceful Sillictay. About 9 (Meek strikers were seen to gather et the Schoenville end of the Don- ovan bridge, a viaduct spanning the Pittsburg & Lake Erie traeks. Suddenly it was rumored that, a number oratrike breakers were being brought from the city into the plant. Pickets were im- mediately doubled.' Every car that came from the city was held up. HOW IT BEGAN. This procedure had been going on some time when a car carrying Deputy Sheriff Exler came atone. He was returning from Pittsburg a the steel car plant. A revolver was placed at the motor- man's head and the car was stopped. crowd of strikers immediately suspected the deputy sheriff. He was ordered to leave the car. Instead it he said he threw back his coat and showed his stae This was the signal for a fusilade of shots. Exler opened fire in return, and all the cartridges in his revolver were exploded before he fell under a shower of stones and bullets. The motormau and conductor placed the body on the car, and took it to the office of a phya ician in MeKee's Rocks. A large bullet hole through his fore- head wale the direct cause of his death, although his head and body were terri- bly mangled and beaten by stones and clubs. nattily had the car bearing Elder's body started for the physiciaars office than the mob sighted another car ap- proaching the viaduct. As the car near- ed the mob formed ten deep across the tracks. State Troopers Williams, Smith, Jones, O'Donnel and Kitch, all of troop A, Were on the car: They had been on a brier furlough. When the mob board: ed the ear and seized the conductor the men arose to make a fight. Theo began a fusillade, in which five hundred pilots or more were fired. O'Donnell was the first to fall with a, bulletthrough his left side, Trooper 'Kit& stood over his fallen romrade, and gamely opened fire Up011 the mob with a revolver in eiich hand. Volley after -volley was fired at him, but he escaped beteg shot, though he Was terribly stoned, and beaten after all his comrades fell wounded at his feet. Soon after O'Donnell was Meet, Trooper William& fell mortally wound- ed after e volley, and Boally rolled cO/eie on his bade dead. It was iii the defen sive attn.& of the troopers that most of the membere of the mob were shot. %Void of the battle reached Lieut. Smith, of the constabulary, aaid he or- dered out his entire forte Of troopers. As they galloped towerd the •O'DOnovan bridge with carbines drawn the ineb broke and flea. By midnight Melieet's Reeks Was as quiet as during the early, Sabbitth afikrhoon. _ SHOOT TO KILL, Pittsburg, Aug. 23,- just as detert was breakieg the constebulary, mounted Mid leavily armed, rode to the scam of lest night's earnage, and gathered every particle of evidenee. Hats, eoats, handkerrhiefs and other wearing IT. parci were found and taken to the cern- pan"s office. Kvery possible effort will made to loeate the OWnera Of OM artielee With a view to arresting them in temptation with- tile &Salm dI the ef firma While matters were •quiet early to- day,. everyolayds on the alert. Orders were issued to -day to the constabulary', • dePuty siteriffs and etweiai police to . T aitist the that sign of trouble. The 0 mAKE practiceof the past several weeks of • ' • firing into the air his beenAnd front uoW "shoot to kill" is the abolished, L/BERAL pEEDQ UV. Dram . An ievestigation by the Associated Pres shows thee the trollhle arose froaa the fact that three new members of the etate constabulary and it deputy eheriff refused to obey the connneeds of the strikers when .ordeeed from a street 6ar4 For weeks the strikers haVe beele hold- ing up street ears and ordetteg the eceupants of them out. Heretofore all have obeyed. Last night, bowever, tho. troopers .and the deputy sheriff, all of them armed, refused, to be ordered about by the strikers, They resisted, and for twenty inioutes a battle ensued. It is apparent.. to -day that all the dead and a majority, of the injured fell .111 the battle. Later, wheo reinforcements Arrived, many more were clubbed and Shot, bet the first battle waged by only four men was the fatal one. CHIRF CLERK TALKS, Pittsburg, Aug. 23.-D, K. Gardner, cliief clerk for the Pressed Steel. Car Co. was seen by the.Assotiated Press in the company's office today. Gardnei said: "Speakiug foe the General Sifperin tentlent, I wish to any that the Pressed Steel Car Co. is taking absolutely official eogeizance of the riots of lest night. We have put the nutter of per sonal and property protection directly up to the sheriff of the county, and look to hixu bo take cere or the situation here. As far 118 our company is cencerned, in- deed, we deny 'even it strike situation .at the present time, for our plaut is in op- eration to -day, and will continue eo duo. Ing the week." ROBERT REID .•••••••••••••• I! 0 One of Members of Transcontinen- tal Commission Died Suddenly. ••••••00•100•101, Ottawa, Aug. 22e -Word was received here to -day of the death last night, at Agunquit, Maine,. of Mr. Robert Reid, member of the National Trazescontieent. al Railway Cominiseum. •Reid was born in London, Ont., end was . engaged for many years in the paper Lex manufactaring business at that place. He was active for years as a Liberal in Ontario polities, and was appointed it member of the National Transcontinental Railway Commission in September, 1904. Mr. Reid had been in poor health for some time, but the an- nouncement of his death come as a shook and surprise to his many friends at the cepital, as he had been on the street and at his office only a few days- ago. A CURIOSITY: Exhibition of Dental Work 3,000 Teal.; .01d., Berlin, Aug. 23.--A piece of dental work, 3,000 years old, was exhibited at tale International Dental Congress, which opened in this city to -day. The object is a hutnan jaw taken from an Etruscan tomb and has a calf's tooth held in "place by gold fillings. The workmanship is exeellent and seemingly as fresh as though done yesterday. The exhibit is the pro- perty of Dr. Guerini, of Naples, Emperor William's exhibit includes Roman forceps and other dental tools of the second century. 4.s* SHOT AT SON. Killed the Father in a Sensational Feud a Few Weeks Ago. Meadville, Miss., Aug. 23. -An at- tempt was made late last night to aseassinate Ernest Newmen, deputy clerk of the court, who succeeded his father, E. 11. Newmon, who was kill- ed in it sensational feud fight a few weeks ago. Armed men on horse back surrounded his home and one of them fired at him through a 'window. He was shot in the arm. The would-be assassins escaped. Bloodhounds are on the„trail. SHOT HIMSELF. 'Mount Pleasant Farm Hand At- tempt; to Commit Suicide. Brantford, Ont., Aug. 23. -Robb. Craig, a farm hand, employedll \William Cleo - tor, Mt. Pleasant, made a determined ef- fort to commit 'suicide last night by shooting himself with a 22 -calibre revol- vela He was found in the been with a bullet wound in his side. The bullet stunk a rib and did not penetrate the Ring, tocl. he will recover. He had been despondent and hod previously threat- ened to midhis life. Craig was formerly employed at Adams' Wagon Writs. • GASOLINE PLOUGH& Kansas City, Aug. 23. -Because farm labor ie so scarce in Kansas the farmers of large tracts of land there have adopt- ed gasoline traetion engines to pull their plows. The plowit are run in gangs of from ten to twenty-four, and two men on an engine and two on it gang plow in this manner can do the work of about twenty ordinary laborers. elei 0 BRICKLAYERS' WAGES: Ottawa, -Onto Aug. 23. -Ottawa brick- layers and stone masons lime, signed five year agreementewith the Builders' Exchange. The wages will continue at fifty teats an hour, as now, but after two years, eight hours a day will go into force, instead of the nine hour day, whith will coding° until 1911. „ 0.0 BURNED IN HOUSE BOAT. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 23. -Miss Marjorie Morgan, died this morning when the house boat, Wawa, owned by her father, Lucius H. Morgan, was ae. tstroyed by fire yesterday. The house litiat Was anchored in the harbor here and Miss Morgan tied her father were the only ones on beard. Miro Morgan was 18 years old. GOT PROFESSORSHIP. Ottawa, Ont.,Aug. 23.-1tev. Charles hafrig, 'Moderator el the Canada distriet of the Lutheran Churelt, and plater 'of St; Pees Gerniae Lai theran Chureh, here. has been clerted to a professorshi0 'tit the Lotion:it Teeeliers' S'eminary, dim, 111., told will leave alma the ena Of September to take up liis neiv duties, GoM1 white tuitis the purse, and bad the eteiriaelt.*Gerinitit, • •00000010000,0, MR. L. HARCOURT HINTS AT WAY 9F CARRYING BUDGET. 00,00,00.00,00 Changes in Land Tax, -Property Of Friendly Societies Exempted From New Bate -This is a Ooncessiort to Labor Unionists, -Unionist Lead,. era Still Carrying on the Fight Against the Budget. London, Aug, 23, -Having succeeded by means of an all-niglit sitting of tat, liouse of Commaue in posing througt, tno committee er,t4deS of the budget in - posing a tax on hied value the Clovera- merit hes given the members a weekee. release from their arduoue labera, duriug width time less eontentioua ineaeuree will be colieltiered, The fight over the budget, whielt will fairly revolutionize the systmn of taxation in England, has been ape of the, most strenuous in the history of the Parliament. A. mere handful of Unionists as compared with the huge Liberal majority had been abk 1)old up legislation week after weole until the Government, though loath to introduee guillotine methods hi order to limit the diseuesion, was foreed to bring Is new rules of procedure, whicili au- thorized the Chairtheu to refuse to eon' sitter purely lacaking amendment's. The lasoof the land aotation cleirece hes been primed by the committee, but their form is (mite different from that originally introduced. The Chancellor el the Exchequer has made it numbee of coneessiops; elder among these being that in regard to the valuation of kind. Ceder the bill as introduced' the cost of the valuation was imposed upou the owner. This °barge has been taken over by the State, however, which will be call. ed upon to spend for this put -pose $10,- 000,000. This Is more; thee the tax wilb. produce during the Past year. The property of ;friendly societies. which own lands valued et upwards of 4500,000,000, is also ' exempted under the new taxation. Tthie is a eoneeesion to the laibor unionists. who form it large majority of the shareholders of Ole societies. Another amendmeet Made to the bill citine as a result of criticism ....by the Lord Chief Justice. It was originally proposed that the val. nation placed upon property by com- missioners appointed for that purpose ehould be final, but the Lord Ohief Jus' doe pointed out that this would be in direct contravention of the British Ciall• 41titilti011, which expreesly gives the right -of appeal in all eases. The Government, therefore, emended the bill, allowing the right of appeal, Another much criticised provision of the hal, imposing a tax upon unmined minerals, wets also withdrawn, and a Sax on mining royaltie imi renfe was sub- etatuted. The Government, however, maintained the principla.oa taxation on land values, and in the eanneaign throughout the country, in which alt the Cabinet Ministers are taking pact, is at- temptiug to justify its pohey. The Ile - batiste are just as busy in deposition to this policy. The masses seem to favor the measure, and some Unionist newspapers, recogniz- ing this are urging the party to give up the fight and turn its attention ta tariff reform. The leaders are summted by e majority of the party, however; and are insisting that the oontest go on until the bill zetiehes tae House of Lords, when the hope is expressed ellat the Upper House, ignoring all precedents, will either amend or threw out. the measure, and thus, they believe, force the Government to appeal to the country. A LIBERAL THREAT. It is doubtful whether the Lords will take the exttetne step of interfering with taxation, which has heretofore been eon. siaered the prerogative of the House,of Commons aloha Even if they did it is considered doubtful whether a general election would follow. Mr. Lewis Harcourt, First Commission- er o'f Works, in a speeeh yeaterdeer said that if the House of Lords, by refusing to passthe bill, plunged the country and the emietitutiou into chaos, the Cabinet could be depended upon tp tender such 'advice to the Sovereign as would best centime with the immediate adore pre- dominance of the .will of the electors'. In seine quarters this is taken as a threat to confer enough Liberal Peerages to overcome the Unionist majority. There are still many clauees of the budget to be dealt with upon whica the Opposition promises to cantinue its fight. These inalude the lieense duties, death duties, ineome tax , and stamp customs. .• , WOMEN DROWNED. Boating Accident on Creek at Jas- per -Conductor Drowned. Smith's Falls despatch „A very dee plorable fatality occurred at jasper, a village about six miles from here, yes- terday afternoon, when two ladies were drowned in the small creek there. The two lattice were visiting at the home of Mr, J, C. Neil, Jasper, and were Mrs. Harry Stephene and Miss Jessie Jones, two sistees, from Syracuse. They went out on the creek in a boat or punt about 3 o'oloek, and a young boy soine time later saw the boat floating on the stream without the oceupants. He a,t once gave the alarm, and soon had many willing- helpers. The bodies were found about 5.30 o'clock between the road bridge aud the C. P. R. bridge, not over six feet from the former. In the dress of. one of the ladies was a trawl, and as there was acutely any water in the boat, it as presumed that one of them had fallen one of the boat, and in trying to rescue her, the other one had also gone overboard. Fort William, Aug. 22. -George for roma sixteen years a C. P. R. con- ductor in the east end, but latterly a butcher of Schteiber, was droweed to. day a few miles east of Schreiber. He was out with Crown Timber Agent Olio - et, of Port Arthur, in a mom° and was upset. Roos leaves a . Widow and six children. . TEAS ARE PURE. Ottawa, Ang. 23, --The 1n1.nd B,eveAue Department of Canada has been tnakieg an examination of the teas field hi this country, and has failed to fled any trace 'of adulteration. However, of 222 samples of eheitp tee, from 15 to 30 Lents it pound, fiftyttem were found blow ti satisfactory etandard. 6 46 HOTEL MEN CAUGHT. Windsor, Ont., /keg. 23.--leieenee In- ipector Pacaltd made the rounds rester. day morning and afternoon ittia tie a re '401t Amaral liotelkeepers, it is alleged., real be milled on to appear in toint to Answer to the charge of liquor Hons. Seine of them have 'never been convieted of the lint *Nome. FRIENDS IN NEED. lied Planned to Release tho Crook "Fritzle" DIAL Jos.Angeles, Cal., Aug. 22, Hand- cuffed to 41. VeterfAit a.ettetiVe and guard- ed by two experienced officers, who at heavily armed? Writzit: Mit*, "king of diamond robbers," was secretly taken, from Los Angelee on Friday night, bound, for Ontario. . Information. revelved by the police on that day that friends of Olee tlie cr:t jot had pltahneneeed ptoreereaticutteeleibmbewinags h taken, When Word came to the au. thorities that DiehnOs friends expected to set him at liberty while en. route across the continent- they realized that it waseno joke. Twice before the dia. the endti def bus,ietecani)ntliettdese. his 3)iieheemeieepwe elth evtied. a?Tilbury, Ont., for robbing P. L. Mac- arthur, a bank messenger, of 51,572. 24he Cenadian official who was here to extradite the robber, thought it strange that lie should waive his rights of contesting the papers and express willingness to go back and face the change. The prisoner *seemed even anxious to get away, if s person with psuuczlzziecoaosto lnessitisasmh:k possessesevereviner hibited anxiety. Tbe solution of the Ole form of startling information yesterday, It bad been planned to take Diehl, straight through to Chicago. in some manner he is believed to have communi- cated with 'his friends. They laid scheme to take Mtn eway from has custodians. Charles Mahoney, a Cana.- dian provincial officer, and Bichard'2 Stenton, lieutenant of detectives of De. troit, .who were to take the prisoner east, immediately changed their plans for their itinerary. They procured berths on a Southern Pacific train for San Francisco, from there they will strike to the nearest point in Canada, and 'will then swing around the great lakes into Ontario. The partners of Diehn will not be expecting this move, and the prisoner will be bee yond/heir reach before they learn of it. 10•0 FAMOUS, BUT UNREAD, Lament of the Famous Danish Writer, George Bratides. London, Ang.. 22,--Geerge Brandes, the famous Danish* writer, has an in-, teresting lament alii4 an interview pub: lashed yesterday. Binndes is the author of forty volumes att history and literary criticism. But he declares that nobody, reads him. He says: "I am famousehut that is of no avail if nobody reads me. My publishers never sell more than forty copies. Of the British edition of the memoirs only two copies were actually sold. Some time ago I was 'lionized in France, raid yet I knew that none,of the people whd said sweet things to me had read my books. All ,my books published in the English language earn. less than $60 per annum.. BROTHERS DROWN. Jack and James Hamilton, son of Rev. R. M. Hamilton, of Weston. Huntsville, Aug. 22. -Jack and James Hamilton, aged 17 and 15 years, re- spectively, sons of Rev. It, M. Hamilton, the ,Presboterian minister at Weston, Ont., were drowned at Wawa this after- noon while canoeing in the Lake of the Bays, opposite the Wawa Hotel, Harry, a twin brother of Jack, was with them, and he clung totanoe, which had upset, and was mil. jack and „Tames were both good swim- mers, but immediately they struck the water they became excited and clung to each other and went down. The family have been in Manitoba, summer, and were joined by Rev. Mr.. Hamilton three weeks ago. 4 • I 0 SHELLEY MAY GO FREE. Government Inspector G eer Says Shoting Was Entirely Accidental. Toronto, Aug. 23. -Government In- spector Greer, who returned to -day from Norfolk County, where he had been iii- vestigating the shooting of blind and. aged Michael Hall, says the charge of murder against young Emery Shelley. will be investigated. "The investigation showed no evidence to support the theory that Shelley shot the man intentionally; at worst, it wait criminal negligence in using a gun near Ole house. The Crown attorney agrees that the present charge should be with- drawn." . • it is notImprobable that every Charge will be withdrawn under the cireuni- stances and the boy allowed to go fret. ae..a QUEER LMENSE LAW. • Labor Organizer +:0i,t!' Fredericton, N.B., Refusis to Pay. Fredericton, N, B., Aug. 22.-A novel situation has arisen here in connection with theestrike of the union boot and shoe makers at the Hartt factory. (ha ganizer O'Dell,' who hes been here Bete the strige in the interest of the men, wee called on yesterday .by the Chief of Po- lice to pay a license fee of five dollars a week for the privilege of doing businesa here. O'Dell did not pay, and will fight the matter hi court. CZAR'S VISIT TO ITALY. Efforts to Combat the Popular Agitte tion Against It. Rome, Aug. 22. -Secret orders , have been sent by the Government to alt tho prefects in Italy to etnnbat the popular agitation against the approaching Visit of the Czar. The Government represeti. Wives throughoor, the country have been instracted prohibit all publie meetings on the subject. Unfortunately these secret orders have beeri divulged.' naul the organs of the pepu'Iar pertite ate now giving them wide publieitke thus rendering them practimilly necktie. • •- To'rento Man Killed. Windsor, Ont., Aug. 22. -James WS; cox, aged 34, and timeerried, who cartie here from Toronto two years ago, wa4 instantly killed while, -et work iri the Michigan Central freight yards at West Detroit at 9 o'clock Wit eight: MiSS Nellie Wiltox, of Toronto, it eister Of the della man, has been notified, and wilt probably take the remains to Toronto for interment. An itquest will be helid. 4.9' Oarnegie 'lightening. Up." . Pitteburg, Aug. 22,-Stolies 'circulated beck front the Highlands of &ottani' .to the effeet that Mr, Andrew Certiqie is "tightening up" in money matters has eauetel eome feeling of tineasineel itt Pit telterg, . - Six Cruisers for Aubtralla. Melbourne, Aug, VI -Premier Deakin states that the Atuaralitin squadrortivill consist of about six 'cruisers, nine .ae. stroyers and a Sinall flotllld. of submat.