YEAR 76-NO. 20. STEAMSHIP RAMMED a a aan] Boston, Mass., Jan. Star med by an unknown vessel and on 25. ~The White line steamer Republic was ram dis- abled, twenty-six miles south of Nan- tucket, while threading her way along the Nantucket south fog early on Saturday. mmediately after the accident the wireless apparatus on the steamer flashed the news of herSplight in all directions, and within a short time several vessels, including the French line steamer Lorraine, westward bound, the White Star liner Baltic, the revenue cutter Acushnet and the revenue cutter Gresham were on their way to the scene of the collision, pre pared to offer every assistance to the disabled Republic. All the passengers and three-quarters of the crew have been transferred to the Florida, an Italian steamer, and the halance were preparing to abandon the ship. The Rephblic left New York, Friday, for Mediterranean ports, with 250 first-class passengers and 211 in the steerage. The crew numbers 250. The Republic is the largest vessel in the Boston trade, being of 15,378 tons displacement. She holds the for the fastest passage Queenstown and Boston and Boston and Queenstown. The Republic £1,500,000 The Republic sank at 8.30 p.m. She was in tow of the revenue cutter Gres ham and the derelict destroyer Seneca proceeding to New York, when she went down. The Republic's passengers, on the steamer Baltic, were off Sandy Hook, at a late hour last night, making for shoal in a thick record between was valued at about 77> New York. On bogyd of her was Cap- tain Sealby, with a volunteer detail of fifty of her crew. She had been towed but a short distance when she began to settle rapidly. Seeing no hope of saving the ship Captain Seal- by gave the order to fibandon the ship and the crew was taken off by the Gresham, which cast loose from the erippled liner, and stood by until she sank beneath the waves. The Gre- sham and. the Seneca then headed for the Massacusetts coast and will land Captain Sealby and his brave crew at Gayhead, Mass. The point where the Republic down is described in a messy received here last night, as off No Land, a small island south of Martha's Vineyard island, off the Massachusetts coast. The. Italian liner Florida, whieh crashed into the Republic in the dense for off Nantucket, Mass., early on Saturday, and gave her her death blow, is slowly steaming towards New York, conveyed by the American liner New York. Her passengers also are on the Baltic, having Leen transferred in | the early hours of the morning along with those of the Republic. The crashing together of the two big ships off the fog-bound Nantucket shoals, Saturday morning, resulted in two passengers on the Republic being killed and two others injured, while four met death on board the Florida, either members of the crew or steerage passengers The dead pas are Mrs. Kugene Lynch, Bos ton, and W. J. Money, a of Langdon, N.D. The injured are Mrs M. M. Murphy, wife of the financial agent of the Union Central Life In surance company, of Grand Forks, N.D., and Eugene Lynch, Boston. < No went prief wireless Man's persons sengers banker QUICK WORK THIS. Simcoe Man Sentenced to Two Years. ! 9K "0. Simcoe, Ont., Jan. Robert Hos nell, Brantford, who came to Simcoe on January 21st; was assaulted, Fri day night. He was badly bruised about the face, and was robbed of a gold watch and chain, a railway ticket, bank book and some cash, An English immigrant named William Waters, arrested on suspicion, appear ed before Magistrate Beemer, was found guilty, and sentenced «to {wo years in the penitentiary. The magis trate observed that the prisoner had been in the country less than a year, and during that time had been con victed of assaulting ex-Chief of Police' Malone and to one year, in Central prison, but was given his iree dom on ticket-of-leave. ---------------------- sentenced In Ottawa it is believed that the successor of F. W, Morse as general manager of the G.T.P., will be F J. Chamberlain, late general manager of the C. A. R, The Earl of Leicester, one of the old est of British™ peers, is dead. DAILY MEMORANDA Zion Rink Carnival postponed. County Council, 4.830 p.m Light, Heat and Power p.n., Tuesday. St. Andrew's Socioty dolph Hotel," this evening. Remember the Tea and Sale in James' School Room, on Tuesday, 26th, from 3.30 to 6.30 p.m. Vans leave querade Ball, Wolfe Island, p.m. sharp The Mysterious Mr. Raffles Is tha man you'd like to nail, But a most important thing just now Is George Mills & 's Fur Sale Bijou Theatre--; The Helle Ball" ; "A Christmas Dinner Tramp" "The Valet's Wife' ; and the Dentist." Will West strated Song Tuesday. Committee, 4 Banquet, Ran- St Jan Mas- at 8 Iroquois Hotel for 27th, Co's Oi The For a "Judkins in Ilu- \ Ne, ~ Jan. 25th, In Canadian History. 18C9--The Hon. Justice J. McCully, of Nova Scotia, one of the 'Fathers of the Confederation," was born. Died January 2nd, B77. 5 1822--The Hon. Wm. McDougall {of Ontario; one of the 'Fathers of the Confederation,'"' was born. Died January 80th, 1905. 1904--A great mass meeting in Halifax passed reso utions approving of Mr Chamberlain's fiscal policy 1905~The vonservative party the Ontario elections. 1905--Lord Grey received the honorary degree of LL.D. from McGill University 1907---Opening of the third session of the Eleventh Parliament of. Ontario. won in Last Week Of Our China Sale 25% Of. A ---------- A -------- This is an exceptional chance to We les, are of- get a genuine bargain fering some goods at s than cont, p------------ tt rede Robertson Bros. JAPANESE COUNT DISGRACED. Owing to Discovery of An English Marriage. Victoria, B.C., Jan. 25.--News was brought by . the Tosa Maru that the nobility of Japan were much exercised | when the steamer sailed regarding the which the young Count Todo, Bon of the grandmaster of cerc- monies and farmer ex traordin- ary to Austria, had falled. The ex posure came with the breaking off of the proposed marriage with Princess Kitashirakawa, of the imperial fam ily. It seems that dubing his student days in England the young Count Todo married an 'English lady secretly and on hi€ return to Japan left the lady in England. He quietly register ed his marriage in a district | and immediately divorced the English | wife style, mowing then | to his home district and registering as | an unmarried man. A marriage was arranged between the count and | Princess Kitaskirakawa, to which the | sanction of the emperor wash obiained. | I'hen his previous marriage leaked out, | and the nobles' disciplinary committee have taken up the matter, and recom mended that he be deprived of the use of his titles and privileges of the or dera conferred upon him. Tt is a mai- | ter to be decided by the emperor, but | it is thought his majesty will endorse | the rooommendation. The count is to be retired to his family's estate at Izo. disgrace into Gnvoy remote "Japanesv' disgraced ARCHBISHOP DEAD. | Passed to Rest in Toronto on Sunday. Jan. 25.--Most Rev. thur Sweatman, M.A. D.C.L., LL.D., archbishop of Toronto, metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Fast orn Canada and primate of all Can- ada, died Sunday afternoon his home on Howland avenue. | ---------------- The Gargoyles Are Happy. New York, Jan. 25.--Joy fills the hearts of the Gargoyles, of New York, for now that the president has been | designated as a gargoyle by Repre- | sentative Willett they hail him as friend and brother and have invited him to come and dine with them on Febeuary 16th, The Gargoyles of New York is the title of a club of young architects who combine jocularity with the dis-| sion of the progress of their pro- While they comfort them- with Frankfurters = and Sche- He { Toronto, | | | av cu Be A fession selves weitzer cheese and stay. themselves with of amber brew they talk on timely architectural topics flagons Robbed ¥ort Worth, Texas, Jan. <: Left- wich Homap, a clerk in the First Na- tional bank, has been arrested and] formally charged with having rifled pri- left in care of the bank.| peculations are alleged to have | during which money the have Safety Poxes. vate boxes The extended a time jewelry and amount of 375,000 stolen. over year, to are said to been Civic Plants Paid Well. Thomas, Ont, Jan. 23.--The light, heat and power department of the city of St. Thomas, which is own- ed by the city, paid a profit of more than $16,000 for the year. The water works, which is also the property of the city, paid a profit of $10,000 { the year. St. ' {lain still S. S. Republic Sank But Crew and Passengers Saved. ern modd. Four Persons Were Killed -- The Ramming Steamer Florida Going to New York-- Baltic Has all the Passengers. eightecn years in stat ary, prison on the parol the ground that don he cannot be reinstated as a phy Gi, Taber, 000, His Teleg the | tives captured [That was the vevelation wgich ly 7" KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, STILL HOPES TO LEAD. Chamberlain Not Improving in £ Health. London, Jan. 25.--Joseph, Chamber- clings. to the belief that he will re-enter politics and resume the leadership of the movement for tariff reform, although his friends long ago gave up the hope of again seeing him in the arena. Mr. Chamberlain bas announced to his constituents that he will again wffer himself as a candidate from West Birmingham at the next general election, Mr. Chamberlain's family and iriends encourage him in the belief that he is improving in health but as a matter of fact his condition has remained practically without change for a year. DR. the F. J. SHEPHERD, Medical Faculty of University. Dean "of McGill REFUSES TO QUIT PRISON. Declares He Will Serve Eighteen Years Unless Pardoned. Trenton, N.J,, Jan Dr. Reuben E. Thompson, who was sentenced to prison in Janu- 1901, on conviction of murder in Monmouth 20 leave recently 'granted the board oi pardons, he gets county, refuses lo to him hy on unless a pal sician. He says he will stay in prison the full term unless pardonad. dent Arrested. Angeles, Call, Jan. former president L Side bank of Los Los Home the for 25. of s Angeles, mer president of thé Lincoln National Bank now president of a San Diago bank and San of Searchlight, Nevada, and trust company, was arrested Diago, Lincoln county, answer nineteen said to involve approximately at Nevada, to to indictment ie the township of Edwardsburg, $750. | ried | of police of Cardinal. r M-- MIGHT BLOCK LOCAL OPTION. Will Not Vote on Higher Licence . Question Cornwall, Ont, Jan. 25.--The people of Cornwall will not be asked to vote on the question of higher license and fewer hotels this year. Last spring a deputation, composed = of several tlergymen and other temperance ad- vocates, waited on the town council and requested that a by-law be passed reducing the number of hotel licenses. They came with the same request in December, and the council decided to reduce the number from eleven to eight, providing the ratepayers rati- fied a by-law increasing the license from $450 to $650. | This did not meet the views of the deputation, and, rather than have the question voted on by the people, they requested the council not to submit the by-laws. The council at once abandoned the proposed change. It is believed that the gentlemen who took the matter up are looking forward to a vote on local option and fear that higher license would be a stumbling block. DIDN'T XNOW HE WAS WHITE. Man Sent to Penitentiary For Eighteen Years. Richmond, Va., Jan. 25.--In the sentencing at Farmersville, of Marcus Lindsay and wife, a negress, to serve eighteen years in the penitentiary, one of the most curious cases in the tory of the state has developed. Lindsay 4s the son of & white wo- man, and, although he helieved he had negro blood in his veins and as- sociated with members of that race, the court held that he had enough Caucasian blood to be legally white. Lindsay recently was married to Sophy Jones, a negress, the widow of another and has since lived with her. The two were indicted on Ithe ground that Lindsay, a white man, married a negro woman, and Sophy, a negress, married a white the law prohibiting intermar- between the races. his- negro, Buried Under Snow. Grand Junction, Col, Jan. Four men were killed and more than a «core had narrow escapes from death when a fifty-foot high avalanche of {snow swept over the Camp Bird mine at Ouray. The four men were talking the cookhousa, when; almost with: out warning, the thousands of tons of wnow, rocks and dirt came upon them. They were hurled into the canyon and covered with snow. It will be mid summer before their bodies ean be re- cover. 295. -- He Married The. Givi. Brockville, Jan. 25.--Rather. than go to jail on the charge of seducing an orphan girl in his employ, Edward A. Armstrong, a farmer, residing in mar- chief her in the presence of the s-------- MR. BORDEN'S DENIA ram to British Columbia Tampere d With. The Conservative Party Humiliated---Capturing a Province By Lies---A Fraud Repudiated. Ottawa, Jan. 25.--Everybody knows what happened in British Columbia on October 26th and many people way have entertained a suspicion as to methods by which the conserva that sar a majority in was left to Wilfrid Laurier to expose in all its nakedness the trickery which enabled the opposition to turn a solid liberal representation into a minority. Bri tish Columbia was won for the tories province, but it W. RICHARDS, MP. face in poN. JAMES For Prince, P.E.J. His is a new Parliament not merely by misrepresentation but by a deliberate fabrication admitted by the leader of the opposition him- self. though vet to be fully explained. came unéxpectedly to the house afternoon, backed by indisputable evi- as already indicated, by Borden himself. The Ww on dence, and, admission of Mr these : On October 25th, the eve of the election, there appeared in the Daily or | Colonist, of Vietoria, what purported | ito be a lac-simile of a telegram sent | parted. arid Friday | facts 'brought out by Sir Wilirid were | {briefly , to the conservative party of British | Columbia by Mr. Borden. It reads as follows : "Your message received. Conserva- [tive parly stands for a white Can- ada, absolute protection of white labor, and absolute exclusion of Asia- ties." This message was blazoned through out the entire province of British Columbia as an official declaration by Mr. Borden of the conservative party's policy and Sir Wilfrid Laurier was able to show that conservative candidates, among others Mr. Cowan, of Vancou- ver, quoted it as such. The prime minister wag proceeding to comment upon the effects of such a pronouncement, when Mr. Bofden jumped to his feet with the state- ment : "I did not send that tele- gram." Taken somewhat aback by this de- nial Sir Wilirid replied that he had a copy of the telegram as it appear- ed in the Colonist, and that he would place it on the table. Moreover, he quoted from theveport of a speech Sopvered by Mr. Cowan, which show- ed that that member had read Mr. Borden's message at a meeting on the eve of the election. "1 don't care," 'testily retorted Mr. Borden, "that is not the telegram 1 sent,' "Then," re- mem- came the crushing joiner of S Wilfrid, "certain in British Columbia obtained | their seats on false pretences. am sorry for the leader of the opposition and sorry for- his party in British Co- lumbia that they should have resorted {to lies to win an election." 7 | This was too 'much for Mr. Bor- den, who in arose and explained | that 'the message he had sent did not | contain the:phrase,. «*'the . absolute | exclusion of Asiatics." How it came {to appear in the Colonist and to be freely quoted his supporters in tritish Columbia he -did not explain, and the house was left to assume that the 'words had been added purposely and maliciously. Bn bers 1 Dy tooth Gib- Sanitol tooth brushes and | paste, are sold in Kingston at | son's Red Cross Drug Store A tory and his logic are soon « Raffles Had - an We wish to announce.that we have decided to allow J. A. Smith, an em- ployee of the Randolph Hotel, who was barred from the competition, to enter the chase. Mr. Smith claims that his ability as a detective is phen- omenal--that it would be an utter impossibility for "Raffles" to deceive him, and he attributes his wonderful power to the fact that he is the "sev- enth son !" This is rather unusual, but in face of the many requests. re- ecived by the manager of "Raffles" from the seventh son, and also on ace count of the allegations put forth by him--that the Randolph employees were excluded to keep him out-- we have decided to let Kingston's Sherlock 1lolmes enter the chase. "Raffles" had a hot "follow" on Sunday morning, and was unable to attend St. George's cathedral in con- sequence. He spent the day fairly easy. During the evening he patrolled the town and coming down Princess street, he found a letter adaressed to Miss BE. E. Speake, 82 Charles street, west, Toronto, which was evidently dropped on the way to the mail. "Raffles" promptly placed the letter with the Whig, where the owner may obtain it on application. The special edition on Saturday was quickly bought up and crowds were on Prin- cess street, despite the nasty condi- tion underfoot. The boys are quite an asset, says '"'Raffles," they help him acdotally. He was able to come down Princess street and call in the stores." We have received the letter written by "Raffles," which is as fol lows - "Dear People of Kingston : "I have nothing of special interest to relate between Saturday noon and the evening. Seeing the rain and expecting a stiffer time than 1 really got on Princess street, 1 took things easy. Well, I must say that I never have operated in any town which 1 like so much, and which is so ideal to A as is Kingston. Then there those dear little newsboys, who ist in collaring anyone whom they are told is one, and the way they crowd and follow certain other indi viduals is more than delightful. That's right. Keep your.eye on the excite- ment, and listen to the yelling. Don't hother about me, boys. I'm all right. "On Saturday night I came along this street and that street around the first corner straighti across a certain open space and finedly landed in Brock street, and 1 landed right, too, My foot, went to the sky and my head the other way, and wo rude young ladies passing by on the far side, romarked, 'He's full.' Wending my way. up Brock, I struck Sydenham sirect and came as far as Princess street, slid quickly down Princess on the west side. I halted on the outside - of Doherty's barber saloon, and gazed at the gent, with the black moustache, who was in the chair. 1 commenced to make for the door, and get shavet! myself, when fortunately I recollected what I had on'my upper lip at the moment. and passed on. 1 had got a little distance down when I nodiced a party of two ey sing me suspiciously from the east side. 1 wondered ii they followed me or not, so I made the 'test.' 1 ontered the store which I believe, i= run by a Greek hy the name of Mahoud. 1 purchased a small quantity of candy, and of course had my eye cocked through the window on our two friends Leaving here 1 pro- ceeded as Tar as Laidlaw's. T stood on the edga of the pavement some few away, and, according to ar rangement, 1 saw my manager coming at a brisk rate with an army of voungsters, which he had collected, He entered the store and several of the vounger tecs after him. There was much amusement caused, and as they loft most people gazed alter them, laughing heartily. Now 1 had never secon the inside of the large concern, so popped inside for a look. 1 waited my opportunity. It came. A young lady wearing a brown costume and carrying a big fawn muff, and an umbrella with a stone handle, ap- proached the stand. 1 stepped up be hind her and cntered as olose as could without being noticed by her. This lady evidently had come in to find something in the bargdin line for she just walked around, cyeing the various counters and did not pause to purchase, at least not while 1 was with her. I followed in har footsteps --juet as her husband would do if she Lhetd one, and 1 did not forget to change my countenance to that of onc "I was surprised to find such and up-to-date store in King- don. I saw pretty girls in thore, Loo, but they were evidently all too busy to take notice of me. I came further down; the crowtl was quite thick and hesitated opposite the Randolph. Then I turned back and went along Bagot street, 1 think it was, down the first block west," and was making my way along Wellington on to Princess again when 1 came face to face with overseer and. the usual bundle kids. Now, this was closer than | cared about, and I was velieved to see Manager Green very cleverly turn | the tide. Mr. O'Connor was 'about | town in the cab from the old. stand and the kids were aware of this, so he stepped out into the road and apparently held up the wrong turn- out unknowingly. A great yell went up from the 'boys who imggined they kind of had one on him. 1 slipped yards married. a large of my. FINDS LOST L Easy Time on Princess Street, | A Local Sleuth Who Was Barred Has' Been / Permitted to Enter in the Chase---The Boys Aid Mysterious Man. up Princess street once again. Best, the druggist, was doing a big busi- ness and I saw him hand out a coupon to a lady, or rather it look- ed tome ag though it wight be one. 1 looked at the sweaters exhibited in the window of Mr. Jenkin, and thought them great. I then took one more peep at my photos and then left the main drag. 1 did not see anything of my friend who had me nailed. 1 had two real good fellows after me yesterday morning on my way to. St. ' George's church. Yes, sir, they. certainly worked the right way and were equal to the two slips I handed them. 1 began to think things, for to run where there wore people was suicidal. 1 was leading by about 100 yaras. 1 jumped in quickly among the crowd who were going into church and after losing the parties I stood and watched them pass in after a young fellow who was dressed certainly like mysell. I had intended going to the service but alculated that [ had better not un- dér the circumstances. Coming down Princess street during the evening | found a letter on the sidewalk ad- ressed to a lady living on Charles street, Toronto, presumably a love letter. I have handed this in to the Whig office, where the owner may have it returned upon application. Keep your eyes open to-night, boys. 1 may 70 up any minute now. 1 hope to have some real good news for you to-morrow. Yours, R.C.S., RAF- FLES." Invited To A Banquet. On, Monday morning "Raffles" ceived an invitation to attend Sydenham Street Methodist Bible schogl Chinese banquet, on the even- ing of Jantiary 26th, Through the Whig, he wishes to thank the commit- tee for remembering him. Asked as to whether he would attend, he ans- wered : WIL, Ti Tond of a good feed. Do the, 7 treat you well in that respect ver knew better cooks than the ladies of Sydenham street church," the Whig man replied, "Then say that I'll bhe--well, just tell them to keep their eyes open.' And "Raffles" smiled 'as he disap- peared. res the But Raffles Came Not. A young man with a whistle had a rreat deal of fun on Princess street Saturday night, "While the chase for Raffles was on. He blew the whistle when standing near the corner of Ba- got and Princess streets, and in a few seconds he had an army of boys and young men around him, as it was helieved that a signal had been given Raffles by his manager. 'Stung' cried the young man to the interested crowd and with that made a hasty retreat. ! PITH OF THE NEWS. The Very Latest Culled From All Over The World. Enrico Caruso has signed a con- tract to make a tour of the English provincial towns. This contract calls for payment to the tenor at the rate of $10,000 a week. At Calgary tenders are being asked for the installation of the street rail way system complete, also for an ad- dition to the civic power plant, which will supply the power, Following the cold spell of the past two weeks, the west is experi- eneing exceedingly mild weather. A chinook has cleaned up the snow in Alberta. It has even reached Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Five. persons are déad and more than twenty others are in hospitals at Walthamstow, a suburb of London, as the result of a sensational attempt made by two Ttalians at highway robbery. The Italians were run down and surrounded by a posse and finally committed suicide. ihe: At Lawrence, Mass., Philip Khoury, aged thirty, charged with murderous- ly. assaulting Karam Bhamdony, aged twenty-three, was fatally shot with army rifles in a house on the corner of Elm and Hampshire streets, after he had kept the police at bay since midnight. ! New Electric Railway Scheme. Cobourg, Jan. 25.--Applic be made to the legislature ®»f On tario at the next session for ' a act to incorporate the Cobourg, Port Hope & Havelock Electric Railway company by Col. H. A. Ward, K.C., Port Hope. The chief provisionad di: rectors are William J. Crossen, Co- bourg; Col. Ward, ex-M.P. for Dur- ham county; Bernard McAllister, Co bourg, and Joseph Knox, Havelock, The main line wid run from Port Hope to Cohourg, thence across country to Warkworth, to Campbell ford and on to Havelock. "A branch line is to run from Cobourg to Gore's Landing. Not A Probability. Ottawa, Jan. 26.--In po circles in Ottawa little erédence is given to the report cabled from London, to ihe effect that Lord Northcote is to sue- ceed Earl Grey as goVernor-gencral of Canada. It is pointed out that Lord Northeote is a unionist, and it is im- probable that a liberal government ion will will appoint a conservative to one of LAST EDITION PROBABILITIES. Toronto, Ont, Jan. 25.---(10 amS~ Strong westerly winds, clear apd mild. Tussday, fair and a ite colder: -- Values Corset Gover dre » » 25c to 30c 3 TO-MORROW we shall hold a special sale of CORSET vuvER EMBROIDERIES in which quanti- ty. quality and value-giving sur- passes anything we have ever off- Beautiful Needlework That eannot have to call positive them all. be deseribed. You'll and see them. We're you'll be delighted with The Qualities will please The Patterns will please The Pri TT will please = | And we'll be pleased if you call, | | * See West Window Diuvpia; VERSES RIE ey BORN. ROSS. --In. Kingston, to Pr. and Mes: MILLNER.--~In 1¢ Jan, A Fn Kingston, 237 Karl Millner, a 28rd, 1909, Ross, a sof. 20th, Prof. on Jan. 8t., © dat) "Mrs 90s 0 and DIED. Kingston, Jan. 25th, 1909, David Brown, aged forty-eight years. Funeral from his late residence, 10 Division S8St., Tuesday afternoon, at 2.830 o'clock Friends and acquaint- ances respectfully invited td attend WISKIN.--In Kingston, on Jan. 24th, 1909, Frederick Wiskin, aged seventy- seven years and eight months Funeral from his son's residence, Collingwood street, at 2 p.m. day Friends and acquaintances spectfully invited to attend BROWN .--In 42 ues re- ROBERT J. REID, The Leading Undertaker. "Phone, 577. 227 Princess street, IT HOLDS {TS OWN And just a little competitors--that 'is OUR OWN SPECIAL BLEND TEA It is a pleasing combination of Fine Flavor, Good Strength Reasonable Price. more, &gainst all 35¢ the Pound Jas, Redden & Co. Importers Of Fine Groceries. FORTY-FIVE STOVES Aniong them cook stoves, with tanks, also heaters, some with ovens and various sthers. Very cheap, at TURK"S, "Phone 'Fhe United States schooner Soquel was wrecked at' the mouth of Pachena Bay, B.C. The crew was rescued, but Capt. Jamieson's wife and child: were killed by falling spars. John Yansha, a worker in tho new Michigan Central tupnel between De- troit and Windsor, dropped dead on coming out of ;the air lock after his first. day's work. Hon. Mr. Templeman will have to fight' for Comox-Atlin, although, his predécessor,; Mr, Sloan, was elected by acclamation. * The Canadian Associated Press has héara a rumor that « Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson's will be the next re- signation from the Grand Trunk. " Venezuela has resuméd diplomatic the most honored positions in ite gift. relations with France.