Daily British Whig (1850), 20 Aug 1910, p. 1

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ry YEAR 77-NO, 193 THEY ARE King and | Queen of Italy Are Greatly he Daily B ALARMED Concerned. Touched By Stories of Distress Among the Peo- ple--King May Go to Bedsides of the Dying. Turin, Aug. 20.-Kiog Yietor Em manuel and Queen Helena are display. ing great anxiety over the outbresk of eholera in the south, and the king has ven orders that he be kept constant 2 informed on conditions in the in- ons, S The queen is especially torched jeople of the provines of Bari Delle Puglie, and has made engmiries re ig thew neods, ordering that as sistance be rendered them, for which vieToR EMMANUEL. she will from her private purse, The ing ns yond numa bis ud remained among. ihe a patients: who were dying = at the rate of 'a thowsand daily. Wing! Yistor Emmanuel is reported to have "If the scourge inbrenses, instead of going to Montenegro to take part in the festivities, T shall go where my people are dying." It would be a serious thing i the king should go to the cholera dis the front, at oh has sent instraetions PO in the infected aiploy not sparing to torvie all the jof the rel confirmed by {Captain Kendsll, of PITH OF THE NEWS, {The Very Latest Culled From Al Over the World. The cholers epidende is steadily in tereasing in Maly. by, > the stories of the distress among the (+ Ko ihano's scheme of adopted defence, The Australian senate has i Bome Hamilton people are removing their children from the city to from infantile paralysis, Commodore John 8. MeGifin, of the Niagara Navigation Company's fleet died, on Friday, mn Toronto. The support of the negro electorate the United States for a possible third term is pledged to Mr. Roose velt. aor Jingano, an Italian keeper of a beer saloon, at Cobalt, was shot in the arus hy unknown parties Juring a row in his place, One week's cholera record for Ruseia shows twenty"dou, thousand eases and el ver thousand deaths. Pot for yore, hundred snd thirteen *h poand cases. Half died. Wilson 8, Kinnear, assistant general maragor and clio engideer ob the Michigan Central at Detroit, will go to Kansas City, Mo., as prasideit of the Belt Terminal. At Sherbrooke, a little aHCApPe gil nama I8tock was buried to death, With ofl er chiviren she was playing an her grin diuthev's barn with watehe: firxl the place. Rev. Thomas Egerton Shore, B.A. B.1., hae been elected to succeed the late Rev. Dr, Sutherland as secretary of foreign missions of the church in Canada, m By a vote of 21 to 15 the itinerary committe of the Methodist General conference declared in favor of an eight year terms for pastorates. On condition that this is soproved by a nh Those and stati the confercoce , an will be- $2.800 Given By Their Father, Grew Four Fortunes. a whole, the lengthened term come effective. JOINING THE NAVY. It Will Cost $700 for Three Course, Ottawa, Aug, 20,~Parents must be British subjects. Candidates nwst have lived in Canada two years. They must be between fourteen and sixteen, They must bind themselves to serve in the Canadian navy, and ° not decide to use the college ax a step to other professions. These are the chief stipulations as to naval e #, examinations for which will be held by the civil ser- vice commissionars in October, The first thirty boys on the Sist will be given cadetships if they can pass the physiclil examination. The course at THE "HAVET "eollegs Will cover two years and will cost $700, Thereafter the boys will be midshipmen and draw pay. % Years' CAPT, KENDALL GETS IT. The Reward Offered for Iw. Crip. pen's Capture, London, Aug. 20Seotland Yard hans decided that the reward of 81,250 which was offered for the capture of Dr. H. H. Crippen and Miss Le Neve, after they had escaped from the hands of the police anthorities, belongs to the steamship Montrose, {on which Dr. Crippen and tas typist sailed for Canada). who ren- dered important assistance in the sub q 'detection and arrest of the suspects. Reunion After Long Separation. Marcon, Ohio, Aug. 20-Three sis ters and a brother met here, for the first time in fifty-two years, bavin sepacwtad hy misfortune in child- hood. They met hy appointment = at the home of Mrs, 1 Ireland, one of the sisters. Another sister, Mre. Jane McWhorter, coming from Santa Barbara, Methodist | California; another, | 3 fish a KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1910. HAD A REAL RACE. Pilot Was Pinched for Exceeding Speed Limit. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 20.--"Goodness gracious !| The pilot is pinched." Such was 'the general exclamation when the news got sbroad among the Munsey { tourists, now engaged in tra i teaveral eastern states, that the-E. ¥ IF, 30," carrying Pilot Ward, and his {confetti had been exceeding the {limit on the grounds of the fest | Point Military Academy, and had been caught red- The tour car- ried a reserve pilot car; the crew of which found its duties merely per- functory. "In an effort to start some- f thing the reserve car went up to the Iregular pilot and issued a formal chal- lenge. In a moment a real race was jon. The reserve car hoped for an acc jdent, which would make it necessal {for Pilot Ward to leave the E. M. ¥., and took all sorts of chances, but the regular pilot was ahead and gaiming | when the cars reached the West Point ! grounds, where the pinch wecurred, the soldiers who made the arrest stating that the car was then travelling at a rate faster than sixty miles an hour, 'smearing confetti over the landscape lin its mad career. Driver Lee Oldfield, Pilot Ward and the entire crew of the 'ear spent the night in the West Point guardhouse while the other tourists {listened to the cadet band that even- fing. The possibility of a pilotless tour was averted next morning, however, by friendly intervention of several army men of sportive' inclinations. FAITHFUL TO VOW. the Romance of Florence Nightingale. o Fox Lake, Wis., Aug. 20.~The death of Florence Nightingale, the "Angel of the Crimean," in London this week, re calls a very pretty romanie in which Fox Lake is indirectly interested. Wik liam Shove and Florence Nightingale were cousins and lovers in England in the early days. Englich law forbids | marriage between cousing, they pledged their troth and separated, neither ever to marry, William Shore drifted to Fox Lake and lived here many years, finally {dying in 1868, and Kis remains = are {resting in beautiful Waushara cemetery in this willage, Florence Nightingale was faithful to her vow, i : : Recalls HO Only $25,000, of the governmert ap propriation of a million dollars ior ithe protection of railway crossings has" been spent. over fifty years ago a called in his four sons--Darius, Frank, Nathan GG. and Charles--vead them a lecture on the use and abuse of mowey, gave them $700 apiece, and told them to go out in the world and hustle. Darius, the eldest, was not thirty then, the youngest was scarcely twen- ty. They wsoattered and worked, sel and thrived, and, today, they met together in the home of Frank to celebrate the golden wedding of Darius and his wife, they told how they had multiplied that $2,800 almost ten thousand fold. The estimated wealth of the brothers to-day 'is $25,000,000. Their activities range from dry-goods to railroads, from real estate to electric lighting. None of the Miller boys was a failure. The ages of the Miller "boys" and their wister, Mrs. Kate Strickland, of Bridgeport, total 370 years, ranging from sixty-five to eighty-one, but their activities ard cdaseless and they are all in the best of health. The story reads like one from the "Arabinn Nights." The four Alladine apparently had but to rub their lamps to gain power and wealth and throughout the story the figure 700 seems to dominate, for away back in 1650 the town of Middlétown agreed to pay their ancestor. Thonias iller, $700 for establishing a mill there, The yment was never made, but the amily still holds the claim for the sum with the compound interest . 260 years. an When the bovs left the old farm Darius went to New Britain, whers Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 10.--A little | farmer named | Miller, living wear Middletown, Conn., {men in the state, ownmg a big partment store and having other large] LOCATING IN THE WEST. American Farmers Laugh at "Back to-Uncle-Sam" Stories, Montreal, Aug. 20. American farmers are still coming to Canada. The Grand Trunk Pacific offices, here, have been advised that No. 1 tralia, out of Winnipeg, yesterday; bad four extra cars with one hundred and fifty Ame erican farmers, for different points along the line, in the prairie provinces. These home seekers laugh at the fake "Back to Uncle Sam" stories. Many of them have already visited the west and have located their homesteads or bought land. They argue that a new sountry which has never had a total crop failure in a quarter of a 'century is a good gamble, RE aad ny Who leaves Rome for Canada August 25th to pen the Eucharistic Congress ai Montreal September Gth G.T.R. Earnings. Montreal, Aug. 20.-The Grand Trunk railway system traffic earnings from August Sth to Hth, 1910, were #877. 152, an increase of $8,700 over last year. Inaugurates a Service, London, . Aug. 20.--The Thomson liner, Tortona, inaugurates a direct monthly service from Southamplon to 'anada to-day. A prisoner, named Wells, arvested near Palmerston, for horse stenling, escaped from the constable while being driven to jail. Into business that {that he prospered x0 rapilly is now one of the wealthiest de- miterests besides. Nathan G., the second son, vvri 40 New York to seek his fortune. Me de- veloped a talent for high finance, made a fortune on the stock mavket, bought a railroad which he sold at an immense profit, organized a steamboat company, backed Thomas Edison his inventions and now possesses nil bons, Charles Miller went to Waterbury to invest his S700, and accumulated money wo fast that last January he astounded his follow citizens by tern ing over to his cletks the .immonse establishment of Miller & Peck. Ho holds a great quangity of real estate owns the Randolph & Clowes com: pany . and controls many andustrial concerns. Frank Miller started his business ca. reer in Bridgeport, studied the Juniber market and now owns vast tracts of pine lumber in the south, controls a dozen big factories, and is president of the City National Bank. To celebrate the reunion of the brothers and sister a group photo graph was taken--the first tograph for 'which barios Miller bad posed since he left the farm more than a hali century ago. - The brothurs recounted their usi ness triumphs modestly. Theor t their struggles for fortune they had kept in touch with one another, and on many occasions one has hel an- othet through some financial 80 that the power be put his money into a diy. goods money. grew through {the united strength of the individual fortunes. ©. : {paid one Brother, Mh youn my Hospital, THE FINDINGS Of The West Indies Can- adian Commission. NOT T OBEGIVENOUT UNTIL THE REPORT MADE TO GOVERNMENT. -- The Pacific Cable Profits--Is Likely to Lease Land Lines in Canada Hon. Mr. Paterson Talks About the Trade Preferences. London, Aug. 20.--Hon. William Pa- tervon, Canadian minister of customs, who sailed for Canada, yesterday, on the steamer Virginian, interviewed, prior to hie sailing, said he could not give the findings of the West Indies- Canadian trade commission until the formal report of the commission had been miade to the government, Speak: ing on trade preference, Mr. Paterson said : "We Canadians would * reset any. attempt on the part of England to interfere ® with our fiscal policy, which is a domestic affair." Similarly; {said the minister, the Canadians un- {derstand that England would resent, and nghtly, too, any atiempt on the part of the Canadians to advise her or dictate to her on what is exclusively her own concern. The Pacific Cable profits, for the past year, are £17956. Words de spatched numbered 1,356,137, against Joss than a million the previous year. The amount payable by governments associated was LOUIS. Reference in made in the report to the advantages likely to result from leasing land lines in Canada and the consequence the reduced rates to the press. SPOTTERS WERE FOOLED. Engaged Here With Alleged Chinese Smugglers. A wellknown contractor of this city, and his brother, who are very fowl of duck-shooting, are building a couple of punts to assist them nthe sport One day last week while working up on them, they were approwvhed hy a couple of men who asked what they were building the boats for "Wel," re a speci you know there are "hina men who wish to cross from Canada to the States and they ally pay pretty well tor anyone who will ri detection for the sake of a Kit money. We convey them to within a half mile of the American shore and let them land themselves. We took six across last week and are building these punts to convey others across. Now don't breathe a word of this to any " The fellows gave their promise and walked away. They came directly down town and spread the news that a couple of Kingstonians were smuzy- gling Chinamen. Secret service men from the other side were not long in getting wise to this information and came to the Limestone city to make investigations. One day during the latter part of last week the contractor was approachdd by a good-looking young man who asked or a joy. The emplover asked him what he could do. He replied 'anything."" So he was put to work digging dirt out of a cellar. The next day another man came along and he, Loo, was put to work excavating. Tn a day or so an old gentlemsn and His son came alov'y and gasked the con tractor if he would build them a punt. He replied that he was only building an couple for his own use. The men thought they had the eontractor right in their trap, but could not get any further information. When the builder had carried the joke as far as he thought best, be told the two new hands that it was all a put-up job and that be was wise to their detec tive scheme. He gives the detectives credit for being Mood workers and says that when they quit, their hands were blistered badly. Lost and Won, Kingston bowlers paid a visit to Brockville, on Friday, with the city bowlers, and also a game at Eastern They --lost__ the afternoon game with Fastern Hospital, and won the game at night with the city bowl ors. The score: Kingston. Eastern Hospital. WR. Sills, skip...10 Dr. Mitchell ...21 Dr. Watson, op. 18 W. Stewart ..05 . Brockville. GW, Dosner UNIQUE SWINDLE- Employees Sold Same Tickets Seve ral Times. Gmaha, Neb., Aug. 20---Hall a dosen vonductors and one train agent have been discharged by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad as the result of an investigation which re- veals the fact that the company has been defrauded out of many thousands of dollars. The ticket agent, it is said, would sell a ticket for a cer f@in train, give the number of © the ticket to the conductor of that train, who, instead of punching the paste board, would return it to the ticket agent without making a report to the company. The agent would put the ticket on sale again. It was said the receipts on some trains fell so. low that an investigation was made and developments followed. Detective re ports show that the same ticket has been sold half a dozen different times, WILL BE NO STRIKE The Men Decided to Accept Terms Offered. Toronto, Aug, 20.--There will be no strike of the Toronto street railway men, a mass meeting of the men, after a prolonged session, lasting from about 1 o'clock te #15 n'clock, this morning, voted decisively in favor of acospting the increase in wages and the indefinite clause relative to hours of labor named in the report of the board of conciliation. Thre was a warm debate on some of the clauses of the report, but this, in the end, was socepted as the best that could be se- cured. COL, HUGHES DENIES IT. Not Seeking Military Berth From Government. COL. SAM HMUGHEY , MR, Lindsay, Ont., Aug. 20.--Lieut. Col. Sam Hughes, M.P.,, in a letter to the Watchman-Warder, denies the truth of the report mentioning his name for the position of guarter-master-general for Canada. He adds : "Gen. Macdonald has proven himself a most capable, efficient, obliging and careful office. May he long be spared to be quartermaster-general is my hearty wish. In the second place, many years ago, when the conserva- tive party was in power, I was offered, but refused the offer, the position of both deputy minister of militia and adjutant-general, then the two highest militaty positions in Canada, Again I was offered the portiglio of minister of militia, but could not see my way clear to sacrifice my principles for the sake of: party or office. "You may rest assured that there is no likelihood of my retiring from the political game, even though such a move might be congenial to political sycophants, until the freemen of Vie- toria and Haliburton or 1 personally decide upon such 'a thing being desir able. Just yet the spirit in thst di fection has not moved either the said freemen or me." po---------------- PHILANTHROPIST IS DEAD. Gave $3,000,000 to Trade School Kept Small Sam. St. Louis; Mo., Anz. 20.~David Ran ken, jr, who founded the School of Mechanical Trades at St. Louis, which bears his name, diel at Atlantic Uity yesterday. He was a millionaire and a philanthropist, endowing the trade school with aM his fortune save $250 a month, which he kept to live om. He donated $3.000000 to the school before he left for Atlantic City. Ran: kent whys seventyfour vears of gaze, and was a native of Boylston county, Lon donderry, Ireland, He was a hard worker all' hie life, working ten hours a day anil Joviger when he was 8 yoany man. He was gerupulous in the pave ment of his debts, and exneting in de {maniding ing payment of momey owing to ~~ {himself o_o -- --_-- A -- Prisoner Escapes From Jail, Clayton, N.Y, Aug, twenty-eight Thomas, about years, snd claiming to bail from Os Toronto, Ont. August | 4 a taws Valley an - Light to moderate winds, becomia south-easterly and souther Fine warm to-day and Sunday. 'TO-NIGHT Great August . Clearing Sale or Pretty Little Dresses of good wash. ing materials of Ginghams, Prints, ete. All are well made and suitably trimmed.. Any garment in the lot is well worth the price marked. 2B¢ to 82.50, YOUR CHOICE TO-KIGHT. Halt Price CASH SALES ONLY. STEACY'S MARRIED. WARTMAN--MADDEN-Ia Kingston, August 18th," 1918, by Rev. % 5. Bourke, B.D, Ler Jacoh Wari man, Sydenham, «40. Maude Ela, daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs, John Madden, ewburgh, Oat. DIED, HYETT--in, Kingston, on Augyst 0th, 1919, at' 27 arch Street, Chatlotie Verender, wife of the late William Hyett, In the 83nd year of her age. Funeral private. REVELLE In Hartington, on August 14th. 1910, Edward Revelle, aged 75 years. Funeral took place on Tuesday te Har- rowsmith Cemetery ' IN MEMORIAM. In loving memory of Wilfrid Day, who died 21st August. 180% "Sadly mourned." ------------ ROBERY J, REID, Undertaker. 280 Princess Street. JAMES REID The O18 ot 254 nnd 306 "Phone 1 TAKE NOTICE A lot of Oak Sections! Heb 3 also a lol of Antique Furnit ft Bargains at TURK'S. "Phone 708. Dustbane Dust on Sweeping The Phone 577. Steamer Pierrepont; pm. returning leave d aa. and 7 pm. SOs Os August 15th, & native of Pelle ville die! in Dettoit in the of William Safiery, He wos of Prig. iy disease and was in his sixty fev. hh yemry Great ancien; , wen' sizes, $1.95. Princess

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