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The Wingham Advance, 1909-11-11, Page 7• • THE'LABOR CONVENTION IP' Great ProVems Coofront Labor Men in Toronto. The Buck Stove Cale—The Elec. toliat Wo..kets. Torentto, Nov. R. The ,wheity-Phttli alumni emtvention of the Snieriean Eed- eratien of Labor, width beean 1. - day, bide fair to keeeme itietorie. The Aineriean Federatiene f tl» tepreeente an industrial army of ovet three million tt kere The four .1m:tilted am' fifty delegttee are their picked men, their captains anti their strategiets, who forret ow n.a. vat 1,1,6 eliplomatie serviee nue eauncil of war. "Old Sam," as tie:niers is affectienete- ly called by his ei-waikers, has 11 ot an Interestiug carver, He was horn Of Outelt parentage, soupd 01: Bow Belk la London. nearly sixty years age. At the age 4...f Wm. being. the elsteit of family of eight, he wee tint to work at eigarenaking. Three yeers later his par- ents tool:him to New York, and nt four- teen years sifeage he hetet:Re tho first SA...NIVEL GOMPERS. slumber of the newly -formed Cigar-mak- ers'e inteenationnl. l'p till his thitty. seventh year he worked at his trade, but Since then he Inas been a writer on labor topies gild a lender in the trade union movement. When Mr. theinicrs eharge of the movement it e hniptieed ten at tion0.1 unions, Nt it h a mentberehltip of 100,000. At the last couvention ineDeever it com- prised 1 17 international uneins, with a ntembership of 2,200,000. During the year the Ra itwayme is 1 'n lone have af t with the F0deration, bringing in tehout million men. Of the .other offieers. the Setwetary„ Frank Morrison, and John A, nett, tin 'General Organizer for -Ca oada, are can- ndians. by birth. James Duncan, the Virst ViceePreeident, is of Seoleh He is Seethe l'alby-Trea sure r o the 11 er- ne flaunt Granite Cutters, aml a member of many publie bodies. Je ern stitehen, the .Second Vice -President, jumped into fame as the miners' lender iu the great, eotti strike a few years 11,4r0, For both these offices it' ie likely there may be a contest, INEr. Mihtchell hiving acceepted during the year a lucrative positien un- der the National Civic Federation, and 'Arr. Dunean having aroused semi ity over a letter he wrote to tie lioat and Shoe 'Workers duriug a strike at ths Te. Douglas shoe factories. lie sentence of imprisoneuent neer-the heads; of Gompers, INtorriem ane, :Mitchell for disobeying the State eaurt injunction forbidding them to put the Bucks Stove Company on the b.iyeott. list, is expected to do more than any- thing else to rally the convention to the support of "Old Sam" The issue istised by the internal strug- .gle among the eleetrical workers; thc. latest decision of the United Statee Court of Appeals, upholding the prison sentences pronounced against three Fed - °retells officials; the question of inde- pendent politeal action; Gompers' report on Europea n condi ti j n ri let o e troversies between various international se_ unione, atul probable conteete for office. are mime of the main subjects that will enliven the two-week seesion of the A. F. of L. Thethe is no division of opinion reeard. ing the matter of appealine the iluebe stove ease, in Compel's. Atiteleill and :Morrison leave been pismouneed gni]. ty Of 01/111:011111t of court, to the highest judieial tribunal. Thhis was the demsion of the Denver convention of the Aimee. ieen Federation of father a year ago, ails will be the decision at Tormito: The action of the Court of Ap;ieals FRANK MORRISON. last weld: in affirming Judge . senteme has killed the W•11010 1 Ilior world into action, If the laborites lose iit the United States Sinn -erne reurt. they will appeal to the eountry- in feet, they are doing F,0 110W -and the powers elaimed by the judielary be fare: el to the front as a chianti:Mt is., 8110. elle report rd (11)mix,1,4 relatitt• te his European tour to study itelostrial and politieal enntliticots, and the reeimilitentla- -lions that he will othoiethly mike, will prove interesting. hi the older Onititries the organized workete are llenti fie d witS seeialiet and tabu. patties, feel hive their own represeettativeie in all the pain. eipal legislative Reetenblie, to voile, the demand -1 of labor, The old jeirlisliethinal eantrot ereies be tweet' the lehowers on the one heed and teamsters and firemen on the other. b*- tween the arpeuters and weenlwoi kers. betsveen the plumb.ns and st -am f i tt ers, betwetu the seamen and lungeberemen. and other eonteets. will be 11,1ala again. Torento, Dui., 'N'ov. 8. ..riw fir4f 1.011. vention of the Americau Federation ef Labor ever heill in Canada. was opened efaeeey thie morning in the presence ef upwards of 000 delegates iand %wards of 000 interested riptide,. . tors, luelnding the international organ - 1 here, Wives of the delegates and a good representation of the eitizens of To- ronto. At 10,10 Semliki Uompers, pre- . Aleut of the Federation, mitered in the lead of representatives front the MIMI- IOW, Breviacial and Fedteral Government. Ile WA accorded the rousing reception he receives at the opening. of every NB- VeiltiOn by those who have a great ttd- nitration of his work for the labor MONT" Meta of America. The delegatee rose to their feet and gave hint a salute that kft no doubt ai to the plate: in their affeetinas. Withottt iorling any time President Gompere rapped the gavel on the table in front of him and called upon Mayor OliVer to extend 'the welcome of tlie citizene of Toronto to the delegates. The parade of the American Federa- tiou of Labor was not quite so brilliant an affair as it might Ifitive beet). Not that that ean or could. make any dif- ference to the Labor men or to President Clompers, but to onlookers it Was a re. markably quiet affair, Rs the weather was bad. . Addresses of weleome were made by Mayor Oliver for the .eity; Hon. Dr. Reateme for the Provineial Government. and Win. Olockling• far the Doedniou Trades and Labor Congress, Tn replying President Compere depiored any attempt at schism among the labor budiee of Can- ada, and said the Federation was deter. mined to carry out its, poliey of the muancimation of the workers. not by revolution, but by evolution Mr. 0 rnt- eerie alto seemed somewhat worn and tired; started on hie annual address this afternoon, this reading of which will </s- cups, several hours. The points in Compere' speeeli this af- ternoon were: 1. 'Meet the present etrength of the Amerieen Federation of Laleir is almost at high neater mark. 2. That the result of the reeent pease - eatable of labor leaders in the United Stntes em only result in greater power fer the Fedetution, 3. Viet the ehou- ineign for a nuivereal eight-huir day should. be persistentiy preseed. 4. The 1 theh necessity for legislation to further Thnh•LY`11 child Filmy is still nupathent. 5. 'Phut the system of echools for inlust rill ed melt Ion ellen' d lie area t I v ex trn led. tl.. That the lawful right, of the. Vuiteel statee .win kers to :i.liike or 11 leiyeolt hes twee eetelitisle41. 7. That the Fed. oration j 4 brIllglit•T int Irl rd 111,1i day of real freedem and brotherhoad for. all humanity.. • . it• RED CROSS. Its Use Illegal Except by. Officio Red Crews Society. Nov. 8.—As the result of an investigation by the Provincial Secre- tary's Department, following a requeet of the Cobalt Hospital Board for permis- sion to use thc title "Red Cross" for its new institution, it has been learned that the unauthorized use of these words is illegal, 'older the treaty of Geneva, con- firmed by a subsequent act by the Cana- dian Parliaiment, use of the word is pro- hibited except by the official Red Cross Society and its branches. In vieW of the fact that the words in question have been adopted by scores of remedies and. drug stores, the discovery may..neeessi- tate a wholesale change of names throughout Canada. STEINHEIL, TRIAL. NG Direct Evidence Yet Points to the Prisoner. Paris, Nov. 8.—With the- opening to- day of the second trial of Madame Mar- guerite Steinheil, who is accused of murdering her husband; Alodphe Stein- heil, and her stepmother, Madame Japy, public interest in the remarkable case is higher than ever. No- direct evidence complicating the prisoner with the crime has yet been adduced, while the con- flicting stories told by the witnesses, and the brave front of the. amused in her fight against the judge, is turning sympathy in her favor. Mrs. Steinheil professes to have the greatest confiden,ee in her ecquittal. • • • SCHOOL DRILL. Deputation at Ottawa Want Mili- tary Training in Schools. Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 8.—A. committee of the National Defence League, am- sistieg of inspector J". L. Hughes, Col. onel Hamilton Merritt, mid E. H. Heat• ing, all of Toronto, had- a meeting to• day with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and Sir Frederick Borden, and discussed the establishment of military training in the public schools. Sir Frederick explained to. the depu- tation that the militia department had already taken steps to have military training introduced into public schools by providing instructors and that Nova Scotia had adopted the plan with sue - (tees. Sir Frederick said the Government would be glad to have the co-operation of the league. The deputation expressed themselves as pleased with what the Government had clone, and gave an undertaking to establish branch of the league In each province to urge the provincial author- ities te take action. USING STEAM. Traction Thrashing' Engine Hitched to Two Double Ploughs, Woodstock, Ont.; Nov. 8.—Plowing by steam is a decided novelty in old On- tario, .but the ground is being turned over by that agency on au Oxford farm to -day. Reeve W. Forbes, of West Zona, a progressive farmer, has hitched. a traction threshing engine to two dou- ble plows, turning four furrows at onto and has started into a 22 -acre field, which he expects to finish in four days and at much less eest than plowing in the ordinary way. it would take a team of horses three weeks to plow the field. The experiment is being watched with ft great 40111 of interest, and plow- ing with engino may beeome general if it ean be proved that the 'cost is 1C88. Coal and wood both are used its filet. FIREMAN KILLED, Montreal, Nov. 8.—At a fire on Clitthedral street this morning, rire. man Miller W118 killed, Fireman Hol- brook WWI fatitlly injured,• and sev- end others were seriously hurt, Five 111011 800te Iniritni tinder a 11;180 of whit+ fell down ati elevator the night of the mime wee on time. At sixteen minatre to five Ileitis we. inner W. 3. O'Grady left 'the Imperial n Bank with the packnge of money. lie INTO KI 11' r4,1‘ Takes Plunge Off Jackson Boule- var41 in Chicago, Witness to Accident Says There Were Four in Car. ••,•••••••,..• Man and Woman Reappeared For Drief Moment anel Went DOM Cliicago, Nov. 8.—A huge ,touringh ear plueged iato the rivtte at Jackson bode: - yard from the east approaelt of the bridge shortly after 10 o'clock last night, while the bridge was turned, man aud a woman were aeen to wine to the surface end flottt down the stream, the man endeavering to 84100 the woman by carrying her upon hie back. After floating mere than a bloek both sank with last despairing cries. for - help. The three ethers, perhaps four, went dein With the automobile, is the belief of the bridge tenders at Jackson beim- vard. and at Van Duren street and of other witnesses of the tragedy. The screams most clearly distinguish- able as the big_ car went' over are de- clared by the witnesses to have been those of women, and the conviction was reached by theni that More Um two of the occupants of the automobile were women. The Limousine prevented the occupants being 'Clearly discerned at the ear dashed by. Search for the bodies ef the occupants of the automobile which plunged into the Chicago River at 'the east approach bf the Jackson boulevard bridge last night was -resumed to-dayby divers and members of the pplice force and the city •fire boats. The 'acidity and number of the. victime is .still unknown. It was at first thought that the auto- mobile belonged to jas, X, Cosgriss, of Salt Lake City, Utah, who left the en - (Tess Hotel with a party of friends a ;bort time before the accident. oceurred on the way to the -union station, but it was later learned that 'the Cosgriss party were safe. and that the machine belonged to J, E, &heftier. It is said to be one of two ma.chines he has for hire, and to have been in charge of Ernest Camp. Mr. Scheffler was un- able to locate the ear to -day. *• • MRS. ROBINSON Will Not be Hanged -r -Will be °Jailed For Ten Years. Ottawa, Nov. 7.—At yesterday's meet- iag of the Cabinet it was decided to recommend to lils excellency the Gover- nor-General that the death scittenee pessed on Mrs. Annie Robinson, of Sud- bury, for the murder of her daughters' illegitimate children be eoinmuted to ten years' imprisoninent. In view of the rfepalling, circumstances that confronted the unfortunate woman and impelled her to .commit the crime, the Cabinet promptly decided that the death pen- alty should not be exacted. It was felt, however, that it would not be in - the interests of justice to recommend a full pardon, as the crime was ,4undoubtedly one of murder, and that to set a neer precedent of a full pardon after a con- viction for murder, even though palliat- ing circumstaneks all cried for the ex- ercise ef mercy, wOult1 be Unwise. After all the facts of the ease were carefully considered and notice taken of the gen- eral sentiment ef the country, as ex- pressed in the immense number of peti- tions received, it was decided that the claims of justice and of mercy would be best met by a limited terms in the peni- tentiary. MORE WAGES. F ic's Coke Company"s Substantial Christmas Gift to Employees. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 9,—An advance in wages of about 151/4 nor cent, by the H. C. Frick Coke Company, fuel end of the United States Steel Corporation, is booked as a Christmas gift to 30,000 employees. The news has leaked out of the Olttsburg offices in the shape a a 'semi-official announcement. An increase of sixteen cents on the present estimated prodUction cost of V.,01 per ton al coke is the arrangement to bd submitted. The rapid increase ia the price of coke Itss made this increase in wages possible. Thit great scarcity of labor has made it itn- perativa; should the corporation succeed in its desire to bring its working' force up to tho standard. of 1907; when 30,000 men were emetoyee all the time.' The 11, C. griek Coke Company is admittedly 5,000 men short of its reouirements te get out the coke demanded by the corporation mills for next year. The raise Wages will bring the remun- eration of coke workers to the 1907 standard, when it is hoped that it will also draw back Eo the coke region 5,000 more good men. FALLS ROBBERY. Ninon Explains how the Thing Was Done. Niagara, Falls, Nov, 7.—The great express robbery of $14,000 in currency is still under investigation. At 4 o'clock this afternoon William Dobson came from itis boarding hottie to the express office. He is still weak, but was able to Walk alone. The severity of the ttttack aed the shock haveS left their mark, and were ap- parent in his pale, attenuated lea. ttireS, Before a dozen detectives and express officials lie went through the deteils of the few minutes during whieb the assault and robbery were committed.• A detective stood at the door to represent the robber who stood there last Thursday night. An- other detective questioned 111111, and the scene "was dramatically repro - flawed ite entirety. Mr. Dobson walked to the counter and turn, eel to meet the qubstioning -detective juet toi he did ou Thursday night last. Ile was asked and answered :questions, and he stooped to get his delivery book ie the Immo minter as lie did 'on the night when he received the blow that knocked 111111 uneoescioue, and the intelorge rontitining over fourteen thousand dollars W1114 stolen. Aftee this realistic reproduetion of the mur• &rens assault, he went to the Savoy lintel and. made an affidavit concerning the occurrence: Only when the robbery is thoroughly reviewed does the boldness and daring eif the roebere mistime ite true pro- ittdtion. The Assault and robbery were. nulled (Olt in les.; than four minute& Grand Trunk train No. 23. on whleri ow money wee en have been shipped is due to depart et 4,53 p. m„ and. on bodyguard, O'Grady walked. in front with. the package of bills, and Phetnisted followed. Rant two feet behind. Beth men Were armed with revolvers. They reached. the express office about thirteen minutes to rive, and about three minittee were Spent in getting the le011ey eigued for and, in a shod cam ersa tion Witlt Dobson. O'Grady eaye a man lie did not know was in the °fee° tieing the telephone, also an ex - lives* messenger. The bank messenger left. the express office 111)0111 nine minutes to five, and as he walked away the train was comiug over the bridge and exprese men were working around the bonding. In the four minutes be. tween his departure and the arrival of the trein young Dobson was stunned and his. assailant jumped, over the counter and got away with the money, Vie thieves must have watched mid en- tered the office immediately after the. departure. of the bank messengers. The officials of the company feel con- fident that the ihrl'ent of the peepetrto tors of the robbery is onlY .0, matter of time. The detectives will not say so web, Superintendent Edward Allen of Toronto, says the ultimate arrest of the crooks is ieertain, and General Manager ltryee says that they will not desist from 'the search for the thieves. • #.• Kitchener There - Nikko, Japan. Nov. 8.—Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, 10110 Is representlug the British army at the Japanese manoetavres now in progress, stood surrounded. by his staff at a roadside hut, of a Jan" amen peasant early this morniug and watched the main body ef the southern annY mtreating daring . a pouring min, %Odell lasted all nigh t. The rout zegan at 4 o'eloek the motniing, the enemy pursuing rap- idly 11110.00 forced. pane. There will be a deeisive action between the northern and southern armies on Nov. 10111, which will be fol- lowed the next day by a review ef the combieed forces by the Jap- anese Emperor and the British field marshal, • • • SHIP3 OF ITS OWN. Grand Trunk Line to Bald Its Own Pacific Fleet. Victoria, Nov. 8.—That the Grand Trunk Vaeifie Steamship Com- pany has no intention of buying the steamers of the Allan Line or other vessels of any line, but will build a thoroughly up-to-date fleet of modern pessenger and freight steamers for its own use. to start service between Prince itu»ert ana the usual ports of call in the Orient as soon as the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad is com- pleted and ready for service, was the statement made by William Wain- wright, second vice president of the Grand Trunk' Pacific Company, now iu the city. 4 ' • INFANTICIDE. Woman Charged With Making Away With Her Children. Belleville, Ont.', Noy. 8.—Frances Beaversteek, the unmarried woman from Tvendinaga, who was arrested on Friday and brought here charged with infanticide, three or her children being unaccounted crr, was this morn- ing remanded until Monday, Nov. 15th, when her preliminary trial takes place before Magistrate Masson. The ease is the main topic of conversa- tion here. -4 hi NEW TREATY. Frontiers Dividing Drug and iUruguay—Free Navigation. Rio Janiero, NOV. 8.—A treaty has been signed by Baron Rio Branco, Uruguayan minister to Brazil, de- fining the frontiers between Brazil and Uruguay at Lake Mimim and the Jaguartto River. The new frontier runs in the Median line of the lake instead of along the Uruguayan shore and along the Thalweg or valley of the jaguarao, instead of along the -south- ern bahk. Uruguay is accorded free navigation 'between the lake aed the ocean. by the Brazilian waters of Sam- gonalo and the Rio Grande. • • • HE WILL DIE. Kinward's Detroit Wife 'With Him in the Hospital. •••••ii..•••••wmf Detroit, Mich., Nov. 8.—At St. Mary's Hoepital early to -day it was said there was no chance .for the re- covery of Jehn Kinweed, shot Fri- day everting when he attempted to es- cape from Detective Bodinuo, who had arrested him on a bigamy Charge. Kinwited. cannot survive the day, it, is said. Kinward's first wife with child lived in Dundas county, On- tario. Fria Detroit wife, who caused his arrest, has been With him the greater part of the time. Since he was taken to the hospital, Kinward is 24 years of age. • * CAPITAL STOCK. Albany, N. Y., Nev. 3.—State f3tiperit4end- out of Insurance Ilotebkiss amiounedi to- day that rut ilunairtnent of $639,890,18 bad beeza foetal In the coital of the Attierican Credit ineemnity Co., of New Yotk, and the e0n1- Deny has been directed to take' prOcoedings to reduce its metal meek from $1.,000,000 te EOM, RIOT AT BULL FIGHT. • Lima, Peru, Nov. 8.—Sevcral perSons Were killed and Many injured here yesterday in a Mall Het at the side of the bull ring when it sebedeled figitt between a lien arid a bull turn- e.i otit a name The police eherged the flatus arid on meeting opposition firod info the crowd. MET .DEATH. IN AN INSTANT. • Three Men Killed br the Cars Near St Catharines. ••••••• Stepped Off One Treck on to Another One, Names Unktown But Looked Like Workingmen. Catharrees, Nov. 7.—A triple fat - Laity 'occurred in Grantham township, a mile and a half from the Gratel Truuk station, this city, shortly after o'clock. Three men, 'whose identity (mullet be learned, were killed. The bodies were brought to the station, where they were viewed by Coroners Merritt and jory, who then handed them over to be pre- pared for burial, Tho men present the appearance of workingmen rather than tieenps. Their death wa'4, caused by trail' number nineteen. Ahem what can be learned the mou were walking on the east -bound tack when the trait) number two, leavIug the local station at 8.03, approached them, In sfepping from the track to avoid the danger, they jumped immediately fleet of the ether train, due at the• station at 8.07. Engineer Lynch, of Toronto, who was driving the train which struck the mon, brought it to a stop, having seen the men as they stepped upon the west- bound track. Search was made and the bodiee of two were soon found by the train crew and passengers, who placed them in the baggage ear, in which they were brought to the station. When the station was reached it was found that only two men had been picked up, but when the engineer declared that three hail been struck the search was oontiuu- ed, with the result thee the third man* was found on the cow -catcher. He was still alive, and a hurried call was emit for the ambulance, but death fol- lowed in a few minutes. Search of the bodies at the undertaking rooms failed to reveal the slightest clue to the 'identity of any of the victims. Tho mon appear to be all middle-aged, elle having the features of an Italian, the second of a Swede and the third of an Irishman. The bodies were considerably mangled, all having been struck in the mouth, and both legs have been brok- en. The largest man of the three had no shoes, but wore a heavy pair of socks. Further search at the scene of the fat- ality later in the night resulted in find- ing three hats and a pair of house car• pet slippers, Ono man's pockets contain- ed a small ruby ring, a clay pipe and a box of salve. The second man had a pay envelope marked "J. T. Wright, Sept. 30th, 1000, $25.80." A small cir- cular in his pocket regarding owning a house was also found. The third man had two pocket handkerchiefs and a jackknife. One peculiar thing was that in one man's pocket was found the Bowl of a pipe, and iu another pocket was found the dem which had been broken from the bowl. Not a cent of money was found in the pockets of any of the vic- tims. Conductor johns, Totanto, was in charge of the train. Mr. U. E. Gillen, Superintendent of the division in which the accident hap- pened, gave the following statement early this morning: "At 8.01 train number 19, Engineer Lynch and Conductor johns, when one- quarter mile east of St. Catharines, and while passing train number 2, bound for New York, struck three unknown men, evhe were walking along the track.. Two of these were fatally injured and the other expired before the train could get him to the station. Engineer Lynch saye that the men, who had stepped over on :the track to avoid the New York train, became visable to him when only thirty feet away, giving him no time to stop. The train would be run- ning at a speed of 35 to 40 miles an hour at the time. Engineer Lynch has been asked by the Coroner to give his =dory of the fatality, and will, accord- ingly, do se to -day." 4 r • THE ELECTIONS. Will 'Likely be Held in January in Any Event. Nationalist Party May Hold the Balance of Power. New York, Nov.7.--I. N. Ford, the Tribune's London c.orrespondent, sends the following.: "There are no signs of royal activity in making peace between the Houses of Parliament. The Xing has his usual round of social engage- ments, and he 'continues to eejoy him- self as though. there were no constitu- tional crisis in sight, yet his influence is held itt reserve 0- enable the Govern- ment and the Lords to Avoid blunders in tactics, and to agree upon aa ineerim finance arraegements. If the two Housee are in open conflict, the. Minis-. ters have not made any mistakes in ral- lying their party and carying the bud- get through the Commons by an im- mense marrity. 'The chief Liberal whip has announc- ed that the elections will be held. early in jaimary. Whether the budget goes through the Lords or is held up by the three hundred Peers leagued together for its destruction, tit oeitetions will not be deferred. The Ministers them selves will seek a vote of confidence front the 'country, Land will not allow the Lords to poso the unchailmiged ehampioes of democracy. "If the Lords really went the people to vote on the budget they have only to pass the finance bill aria it will vir- tnallay become a referendum for the na- tion 111 january, without being compli- cated by the eonstitutional issue. This is obviouely the safeet and beet tourse for the. Lords, but they are not likely to Avoid the mistake of throwing out the budget and forcing a generel elec- tion on the coustitutional mate iteelf, whieh is precisely what the extremists on the Radical side want them to do. It is natural for them to destroy the budget when there is evidence that the countee does not like it alul considers it neeessitry to have 11 fiscal policy con- ducted with reference to a reViYal home industries and the employment of idle labor, but destroy the budget they cannot. As A0011 AS they reject it they will be tailed on to legalize by special nets the ten the ineome tee and ether 'revenues tupplied by. the budget. "The itheasnry cannot be exposed to liability foe (lairs already collected un- der the reeoltatione adopted last spring, 141141 the budget will have to be male over mid pet in operation after eonfer- 011008 between the two Houses, The Lorde will refuse to Benetton the lend section, the Bemire; ditties, and when they mutton the %her ad interim ar- raugentents for thlin,„,* over the treasury erisie they will impair the force of their intervention, since they will be eonvict- ed of pulling the finance bill to pieces, proteeting their own interests as land (mum and delivering the publicans from ruinous taxation. 2.t the collective in- telligence of the majority of the Peers were higher, blitudering teaks like these would be impossible. As it is, the ecjoe- tem of the budget by the main body of exameerated and furious Peers ee prole ab`1'01'lle result of the general election is uot predictea witlt confidence by the working politieians ou either side. 'The Liberals admit a large 108$ of eeftts, but hope to obtain a parole majority over all faction& The Unio»ist calettlature headquarters expect a, majority over the Liberals end Laborites, but concede thee 4110 Netionalist group Neill be in posses - Bion of the balauce of power. Tariff reform would rapidly become unpopular if it could only be carriea by the conces- sion of home rule to Ireland." ..44•4-41A SHOT ,BIGAMIST. Kinward, Alias Weir, Has One l'ome at Hurlburt, Ont. Detroit, Nov. 8.—John Khmers', Who was shot by Detective Sergeant Realm's on Friday eight in attempting to es- cape after his arrest for bigaleY, was alive to -night, though he will die. Xin- ward Ives the custody ef two dam- tives, but was not handcuffed andeween the trio were alighting from a street uar in the downtown district he sucllanly belted, Re ignored ono bullet that was fired wild as a warning, and the W11,011.4 ing cries to stop or be shot, and the next bullet got him in the back, al- though Boditius says he shot at his legs. Einward is • an Englishman, and in Febrila17, 1908, Johu Weir, mar- ried Emma Mickle, of Detroit. In en intercepted. letter to his mother in Bris- tol, England, she found au enclosure addressed to Mrs. J. Kirkward, of Hurl - butt, Ont,, which was to be mailed her from Bristol. It said he was saying mon- ey to join her next july, and that Ite would have plenty of funds to make his wife and the baby happy. It was filled with hopeyed words and 'at the bottom. were numberless crosses for kisses. The Detroit wife told her discovery to hoe stepfather, Christopher A. Thiele. Mr. Thiele sent a letter to the Ontario wife, telling of his suspicions. He le- ceieed coneincing reply. Mrs. Kin - ward sent on a picture of her husbaed and elle certificate of her marriage. Sinceethe shooting elm Detroit wife has been most solicitous' for him. NINE KILLED. Fatal Explosion in New Yotk Cork Factory To -day. -- Many Also Injured by Leaping to the Ground, New York, Nov. 9.—Nine paeans were killed and nearly a score of em- ployees injured in an exploeion mad fire of the comb factory of Robert Morrison & Co., Columbia street, to -day. A.mbul- awes were summoned from several hos- pitals to care for the injured. The explosion occurred in the base- ment of the factory, ..aut. the flames spread rapidly, causine the fifty em- ployees to etampede tobthe lire °scopes and roof. Some leaped to the ground and -were injured, while others were carried down to safety.. Four alarms were. sounded in an effort to prevent the fire from spreadieg to the thiekly populated tenements on the neighbor- hood. The inflammable comb material sent up dense clouds of suffocating fumes and the frightened employees be- gan to leap from the windows. Robert Morrison, one of the peopeictors, was found badly burned and unconscious in the hallway. The firemen rescued :many of the employees with the aid of lad- ders. es is ' • ASTOR DIVORCE. New York, Nov. 8. ---Mrs. :John Jacob A.stoth was to -day granted an interineut- ory &mew of divorce from her Inieliand, 001. Astor, by Justice :Mille, sitting in the Supreme Court at New York city, N. Y. .A.11 papers ie tee ee...s.were saa,k,(-1 and the proceedingi were most carefully guarded. It is understood that couneel made a preliminary arrengernenht a* to the dispo- sition .of the two Astor 011i1411 en. and it has been getterally reported that Col. As. tor masle a sebtlement of $10,000.000 hi liett of alimotiy. Mrs. Aitor Wil 8 11 Miss Ada Willing. shf Philo lph , d wag married to Ool. Astor in 1891, Col. Astor is now enticing in the Weet Indies on his steam yacht Nounnalli. .4 • •• WINTER MAIL SERVICE. Southampton, Nov, 8. --In puseitanee of the policy of curtailing the transeAllosi- tic service during the Miner months the American line eteemer St. Paul and Ilk White Star etettmere Tentont.e and :Ma- jestic will be laid up. The mails which were earned by theme vee,e le will be taken by an American line steamer, and a White Star line vessel, sailing alter - wifely every Weslacsday, while an At - !antic Transpott lino boat, carrying enly saloon passengers, will replan' the usual American line steamer 1111iling 011 8111111 -- &VS. • MILLS ON SHORT TIME. , New Bedford, mai,s„ Nov. 8, ---The cut. tailment in 001011 Cloth production adopted by meet of the mills of New England was begun to -day in nil the milk of this eity, with the exeeption a! the Whitman Corporation. t tee day's working time is to be shortened twenty minntee, making the weekly home eof ham fel ieetead of OS. By tide methor the curtailment be. Mesa 3 lel poi .cent. oi the regular proauctem of Matto 001.11. About 1 7.000 operatives are ef- feeted, '0 4 ' ' A MAN Of WEIGHT. Guelph, Ont., Nov. 8. .Tenathan Mil. ler, rt widely known hotel keeper, for- merly of Goderich, later of Seaforth, end latterly of Chtflow, near Goderich, (1 10(1 111 his bome in Carlow this morniog, aged 03 years. Mr. Miller, who leaves a widow, WAS noted for his hege weight, 40 pounds. Ou Saturday 1;rovInetai Detective V. (.1. Rome. one Comity Nestle& ever ititele /en at tee residence of Alex, *McDougall in EllyabethloWn, where thee' found a bar fitted ne. eud nUtirillly of ale and a few bottlen et Heuer 'en the oremieee. NOT AT POLE R14. - Admiral Chester Denies That Cook WU There, • But He Declares Peary Was at the North Pole, waotagton, Note 8.—That Dr, Fred - oriel: (look 0001 not have readied the Pelei and that Commauder Peary did ate NM the goat that had cost the Jives of so many intrepid explorete, were state - moats made to -night by Rear Admiral C. C'Im.ter, retired. The officer was a member of the emu. alittec of the National Geographic Soci-H ety that paseea upon letimmanner Pearses data aud ennuuneed their 0.niviction of its gentdueuess, The 1.4eture, delivend tu seientiete in the hall of the Ieniversity Chrb, creeted a profound impression, ier it was praotically the first utterance of an official of the 0.eograpide eociety, iii- thOugh given .unoffieildly, Which tete fief ly and Openly east discredit on Dr. Cook. Admiral Chester co-ntended that Cook erred ie saying that at a certnin point in ids travels norelt he witnessed a eemarkable eameet. if he had\ been at that point, the speaker cantinued, would have found the 41111 liorgh in tle hetteene. 'Phe testimony of the Esquinutux, whn accompanied Dr. Cook, the admiral he sisted, showed conclusively that the per ty witheesed the sunset at 81 degrees north, a considerable distance front the Pole. • The speaker made numerous references to the nautical almanac to (Reproves. Cook's eontention and te prove these of Peary. • • HER HUSBAND. Woman ti uwittingly Runs Auto Over His Already Mangled Body. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.—After being mangled by two automobilca last night and while Ile was on the ground, dying, Harvey L. Ander- son. a merel3ant, Was run over by another motor which his wife was driving. Mrs. Anderson, without kuowing that she had driven Der ear over her husband, but realizing that someone nad been, struck, hur- ried Into a nearby house and telephoned for ambulaece for the Injured man. When the ambulance arrived Mrs. Anderson saw that her car had struck her husband. Mrs. Auderson had been spending tbe even- ing with a friend near hed home. Anderson started after his wife, but before he had gone far was run down from bebind by a car driven by 1)r. J, Crawford. As soon as Mr. Critwford's car passed over Auderson, his balY was struck by a car wIttch was rac- ing after the first machine. Meanwhile Mrs. Anderson had decided to go to meet her husband in her friend's.auto- mc,eile. She was driVIng slowly when her machine passe dover the dying man. Anderson was practically torn to pleees bY the ears, • 0 eh. - WON'T DEBATE Until Ottawa University Debaters Apologize. Kingston, Ont., Nov. 8.—Quecife. de- baters have decided to withdraw front the Intercollegiate Debating Union un til the executive of the union shall see that• satisfactory -reparation is made • to teueen's for the insell offered last De- cember by the Ottaera University (What- ers. On that oceasion the Ottawa de- baters published an open letter in the 'press alleging that in the debate in Kingston the judges had shown partial- ity, also that the ligbts in the hall had 'been witched off to confuse the Ot- tawa debaters. The Alma. Mater Society of queen's is booking up the debaters. 4 • • POLICE /DOUBT. Philadelghian Held, Following Find- ing of His Housekeeper Dead Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. S.—Horribly burn- ed. cut and bruised, the body of Mrs. Mar- garet Sausser, 30 years old, was found lying in a room in the house of William E. Dutton, a middle-aged tvidower for whom she acted as housekeeper. Dutton's exnlanallo no/ ho wtho woman re- ceived the injuies which caused her death does not satisfy. the police and be Is under arrest to await the result of the coroner's invest ga Lion. Dutton's explanation of how the woman re - herself on fire by stepping on a match In the dining room early this atorniug. Ile says that he did not realize the serious nature of her injuries when he assisted her to bed. h When le filially informed the police several hours later, the woman was dead, HEAD CUT OFF. Circus Employee Killed and Body Found on/Frock. Macon, Ga„ Nov. 8.—Walter Hyde, aged 28, of Brooklyn, NS., an attache of the Barnum & Bailey shrews, was killed yesterday and placed on the track of the Southern Railway near Central City Park, according to Cor- oner Young. His decapitated body was found on tho tracks with the left leg eevered. KING MANUEL, 1 Visit to King Edward and Young Miss Fife. mddrid, Nov. 8.—King Manuel of Por- tugal, who is on Ids way to London to visit King Edward, arrived here to -day, accompanied by a lailre suite. Dis Ma- jesty was received at the station by King Alfonso, and escorted. through the palace through aottble lines of troops. LATE DOWAGER. Pekhl, Nov. 7,---The-ethremony of horn. ing offerings of the eastliest nature was held yeetentty nuittiny of the Dow- ager Emprese of China, wee died twelve m4)111118 140. 'rho Ciiiilese Kireieri Marti has issued a th Gusto d t el* et e fst Mgt'. ors elm will witness the stele of the fop Oral peoeessioit to-motrow. • # • Farm Laborer ends Life. Colcdimia, Nov. 7. -Samuel Smith, an had been working on a. farm near this place since June last, 00m. mitted suicide with morphine. No nue titre is known ew his rash. act, though he had made an attempt nbmit two weeks ago. Ito nos yehalha Ohl, un- married, and bad been in oanada about fife years. The appointment of 1\1r. JaineA Baird E.'. C., Crown Attorney fee Yolk tenuity, is officially atinouned. THE TRAGEDY AT UXBRIDGE. Strange Stories Told About Patel Fire 1 here, Husband Contradicts Evidence of His Own Daughter, Flirtations With Other Women— Poison in the House. Uxbridge, Ont., despatch — Some sell- sational testittiony was. given at the inquest to -day into 'the Waal of 111.3 death of Mrs, McLaughlin end her two children, wile were euppoeed to lutve been burned to aeath in their 110Rweetibeit Harman and Steseltrt Antes eobietIttpoellesufttrololileeldigtaii:,.leeltalt elefeettgblin (who )171:1111"131 gto)11:1 " ts10ten‘iv tolif his intintaty with a young woman iu Wig town, and stated that he would gladly elope with her if site would cou- eent. Lie aka said that his family reit- tions were. not pteasane that. he fearea his wife might ceminit suicide or might poison hiet at any time, and, further, that his two little bop, 10110 were elle tints of the tragedy, were not his Oil - (Iron, Aunts seated that McLaughlin had intimated to him that iie woold not be surprised to find 'himself a free neui before the end of the shear. Beet Hartsell swore Unit he bee heere efeLeughlin make the remark on Sunday night last in his room at the hotel Veit he did uot know whether he would be behind t•Ite ears o.r in his , grave in a we,le.k.11. Chine lied asked Meletughlie if he could suggest any eanee fer fire. The letter replied that trossibly the lamp, in his wife's room whieh shh, often sct on the .floor, might', have 'woe knocked Ol'er by the little. boy, eh) sometimes walked about in hie sleep, The lamp in questiou, however, wee found in good condition with oil still in it. Witness stated that he bad walked home with eletaughlin at noon on the day of the fire, and that they had talked abeet the rumors that were going the rounds of the town regarding 11:i sfltiorit.311,t1500m116S.a 11.10,10 stated that the Miele The Coroner called McLaughlin to tee stand and questioned hint regarding 01 statements 111ade by the witneesee` dur- ing the afternoon., He denied the etory of- hie little daughter, Montle who has. said that she had been earned down - Mahe by her father, though he had af- firmed that he had not been out of the kitchen after he mune home. IIer testimony Ile denied in every par- ticular.. Ile positively tt.ffirmed that lie never sew his wife after she left the kitchen. When. queetioned as to whether she 101143 hl thn lethit of using opiates, he said she WM 110t, tied said -there was nothieg of the kind in the house except a small box of rat poison. Sub'seguently, how- ever, he remembered buying a small quantity of strychnine and altio that there 101113 a small boetle of .morpliine in the house, though he could nor. tell definitely where they were kept, as his wife had them in charge. His wife was ill with cramps when he last saw hee, but heetid not see. her take any medicine. When aeked to explein his stories to Herman and Annis regerding, jhotktben.acy with a young womai.t, he claim• ed if anything had been said it was in a McLaughlin swore teat les wife WU% 41, woman, subject to fits011(1)at nvieeTlYaaenir, at which times she 10 110t speak to him. All the other mem- bers of her family were similarly con- stituted. 'With the exception of these lit- piliacyjatorgrienthee ecii.r.ctunstances, they lived Imp - The Coroner adjourned the inquest - until Monday, the nnd inst., to await the result of Prof. Buis' analyeis of the stomach. STEEL PLANT. Welland to Have Large Electric Smelting Works. Welland, Ont., Nov. 7.—Negotiations have been concluded for the location at Welland of a large steel plant, where smelling will be done by electricity. The tIrm of Biel., Lash & Cassel's, of Toronto, have recently secured tbe articles of incorporation tor the Electric Steel Company of Canada, Limited, with head office lu Toronto said Branch office in Buffalo. The men behind the industry have Urge interests In steel and iron Ihn the PittsUtirg section. The officers elected are: President. Tyson S. Dynes, St. Louis, Mo.; Vice -President. George G. Goodrich, Sara- toga. N. Y.; Secretary, A. S. Ramage, Ph.D., the last named having designed the plant. Work on the initial building, the billet mill, will begin in ten days. one thousand horse- power for the operation of the mill have been contracted for with the F41118 POWer Com- panY. The deity output will be L000 tons, which require 2,000 tons of ore daily or a shipload a day. 'Five vessels are already un- der contract to deliver ores before the close navigation, for it is anticipated that the mill Will 130 rettdY for tooting before the open- ing of navigation next season, anlat isstelenit.ended to erect next year other for the making of finished products in nen The location selected is at the Junction of the Welland Canal and the Welland canal feeder, where a site of fifty acres has zeen obtained. The Dominion Government has eiVela Its assent to ute moving went of the feeder lock and the dredging out of the feeder to full canal size for the distance fronting On the property. The site is adjacent to the Mtehigan Central,'" the Pere Marquette, T., /I &'13. and Canadian Northern. The Wa- bash and Grand Trunk are only slightly re- mote. This is looked upon as 0110 01 the most inierortent of the larger industries Wet- land has Yet seettred. 50,000 ENGLISHMEN Ready to Do Western Construction Work on the G. T. P. Ottawa, Nov. 8.—The secretary of the local branch of the St. George's Society reeeived replies front St. George's Socie- ties at Toronto, Halifax, Montreal and St. John in reference to the local sug- gestion that branches of the society all over Canaan, co-operate in sending a big resolution to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ask, big him uot to allow Orientals to be 'brought into Canada to work on rail- ways being constrneted. It is claimed that Z0,000 Englishmen would be glad to ennui to Canute, to do this work, arta that therefore there is no need of Ori- entals. The Ontario Melted COUlleil sent not meet until text July to tleal with the ease of Dr. Stephen Pollard, 00. eently senteneed to five years' imprieoh- went for perfenning an illegal operation. The, Lord doesn't help those who help themseltes to what doesn't belong to them.