YEAR 77-NO. 266 mm SELF : House Of Lords Alive 0a are affiliated, broke Issue IN AN AGREEMENT HITHERTO | : IMPOSSIBLE, i are Going on for a General Election--The Govern ment Will Decline Amendments-- Dissolution 1s Then Likely. 9 London, Nov. 17.--Pending Premier Asquith's official statement before par- liament, Friday, small hope is enter: tained of clesring up the present jo-| volved situation. The feature which | stands out in the present position of the parties is that the House of Lords finally has awakened to the absolute necessity of undertaking self-reform. The radical leaders view this Inte re pentance with the utmost suspicion, and it remasing to be seen whether it will eventuate in an agreement, which the gbortive veto conferemre failed 'to achieve. . The parlinment lobbies, yesterday, were full of rumors of all kinds that the king has refused to give the min ster guarantees 1o increase the num ber of peers sufficient for the govern: | ment's purposes in reforming the House of Lords; that the ministry would resign; that another party oom- ference would be held, Nothing de finite, however, is known, beyond the fact that all preparations are going on for a general election and the best informed opiuits is that, as the gov- ernment declingd to accept any amend: ments to the 'veto bill either, that Lord Lansdowne, who consulted, last evening, with Mr. Balfour and other Jenders, will decline to proceed with the hill, or that the House of Lords will reject the bill on the second read: ing, Monday, and that the dissolution of parliament will be announced next w I'he Earl of Crewe, after a meeting of the privy council and the cabinet yesterday afternoon, introduced the veto bill in the House of Lords, where | it passed its first reading. He said | the government was willing and anx- {ous to put the bill down for dis cussion, but was not: prepared to ne pt amendmen ) te on it, . said. this whe » He claimed that because the veto con ference had failed was no reason why parliament should be deprived of the opportunity of dealing with these tre- mendons problems. rd Lansdowne declared, emphatically, fr the reform of the upper house. He said the lords should be raised in numbers, and no peer should sit purely by itary rights. The house should be reinfor- from outside by nomination or sleotion. The House of Commons should be: reasonably supreme in fi- nance, After further discussion on the point the bill was read a first time and it wih decided to discuss Lowd Rose bery's reform resolutions to-day. he News, in a review of the situ- ation, say: "In a survey of the the oretioal 'possibilities of the political situation, one is compelled to take into consideration the practically in- conceivable proposition that the crown may ally itself with the House of Lords to prevent the legalizing of the people's judzment. Such a move would mean nu monarchical revolution, added to the peers revolution, and in such an event the pravest happenings that the country has neted in centuries are to be oxpested." Privy Council Summoned, Nov. 17~King Geofge has summoned the privy council to meet to discus the . Houpe of Lords ques tion, Sir Wilfria Laurier, Sir Richatd Cartwright, Sir Elsear Tascherean, Sir Charles Fitzpatrick and Sir Charles Tupper are the Canadian members of the imperial privy council, and got notice to attend at a London confer ence abt which, it is expected, the sug. gested policy of taking wieps to re form. the House of fords will be dis cussed, However, these Canadian privy councillors were unable to at tend, and Laurier and Cartwright, in RiRN | the ¢ LABOR MEN DISPUTING. i Socialist Party Does Not Oppose Gompers. Louis, Nov. 17.~The dispute be {tween the American Federation of La- bor and the Canadian Trades and La bor Congress as to terms on which out afresh The terms have not yet mt yesterday . hesn accurately defined. { Gian organization, introduced a resolu : P. M. Draper, secretary of the Cana tion making the "Canadian body co-or dinate with snd independent of the federation. Many of the American of ficials wish to admit the Canadians under the status of a state federation, The resolution was referred to a com mittee. Victor Berger, of Milwaukee, social fat congressman-elect, issued a state ment in which he denied be was pre paring 'a contest against the re-elec tion of Samuel Gompers as president, or planning to capture the organiza tion for the socialist party. The socialist delegates are holding meetings to discover how much strength they could muster and decide on the expediency of introducing a re solution embodying an endorsement of socilism, EATEN BY CANNIBALS. Mystery of Twelve Men is Cleared Up. Victoria, B.C., Nov. 17,~The fact of members of the Austrian scientific purty which landed from the ship Alhatrass in the Solomon Islands has heen cleared up by the discovery that they fell vietims. of cannibals Every man in the party was eaten This unraveling teen-year mystery, was Northeott Deck, of evangelical mission. Dr. Deck was told of the fate of the scientists by natives, who later took him to a secluded' spot howed hiny human bones--the remains of bar barie feasts. The Albatross expedition was head- od by Baron Von Norbeck. Others in the party -were Lieut. Budick, Mid shipman de Beaufort and nine sailors BREWERIES ARE CLOSING. twelve a four made by Dr the South Sea discovery, and Sale of Liquor in Indian Territory Prohibited, Duluth, Minn,, Nov. 17--Owing 1 the federal order prohibiting liquor in territory covered by Indian territory, the brewery' at Bemidji, Minn., has Seen closed. according to August Fit- wer, presidint of the Fitrer Brewing company, of this city. There are three other breweries, in the sixteen counties, affected, which Mr, Fitger says will be closed soon. Shipments of Bgquor to that territory are being ref by railways ond ex- press companies. Federal agents are threatening to dump into the streets liquor Drought to the proscribed towns by wagon or otherwise. ) HOUSE OF COMMONS, Few Changes in Seating of Mem- bers This Session. Ottawa, Nov. 17.~There will be few changes in the seating of the House of Commons, this session, the plans show ing no changes on the government side. This means that Mr. Foster, al though no longer regarded as the chief lieutenant of Mr. Borden, will con- tinue 16 sit next to him on the left. Former Judge Doherty, of Montreal, who has succeeded to Mr. Foster's place, sits 10 +his leader's right in the next row of séats, Maf. Samael Sharpe, Toronto, been appointed' chief conservative whip for Ontario, ' has ------------ DR. J. A. MACDONALD'S ILLNESS Affects His Eyes--Not Dangerous. Toronto, Nov. 17.-Dr. J. A. Mac donald, of the Globe, is ill at his gome in Spadina' avenue, suffering from a form of - blood poisoning, which has affected his eyes to such an extent that at present he is unable to see to read or write. [lis condition is not serious, however, although the recov: ery from proxemia will be rather stow. it is thought that perhaps the trou ie was contracted in Mexico. He has bodn confined to his residence for five weeks, and to his bed for four weeks, Poisoning REMOVES EMBARGO. Germany Will Admit All Except «Russian Cattle. Barkin, Nov. 17.-1t is unofficially an- nounced that the imperial government contemplated the emly opening of the frontiers for the importation of for eign live stock in order to counteract the high prices for meat prevailing. It is said that Baron Schorlemer, Prus- sian minister - of agriculture, proposes to all the frontiers except the Tussian: However, the sanitary re- sirictions will be maintained insofar shat all animals imported must be immediately slaughtered. ------------ Wanted to Sell Her Sister, New York, Nov, 17.-When a Chinese merchant of this city offered $250 for a white, irl under sixteen years, Chinaman, lured her thirteen-vear-old sister to York from Seranton, Pai, to sell her, according to the story told in court by the girl's mother. A witssionary rescued the girl from a Chi oan Lee wax sentenced 16 the peni- amd Treme Stuber was sent reformatory Stuber, Americgn wile of Tom Lee, a' « ' aily British Whig KINGSTON, MAKE APPEAL Will Urge Britain To End Opium Traffic ABROGATE TREATIES THEY NOW AFFORD LEGAL EX- CUSE FOR THE TARIFF. The Whole World is in Opposition 10 the Business, But it is Far From Being Abolished--A Pettis tion to Go to the British Govern- ment, Washington, Nov. 17.-What is de scribed as a "monster appeal" is he ng drawn up by the Chinese urging reat Britain to abrogate the treaties with China which permit British in- erests Lo engage a the opium trade Word to this effect has been received wre by the International Reform League from : its field secretary in 'ekin. The petition, which the cable ream intimates, will be a document of ormidable will he pre- ented simultaneous to the British and he Chinese governments. There are trénties in existence hetween and Great Hritain, the first be ing signed by the two countries in 842, and the second which admitted 'rance on equal terms with England, wing signed in 1868, While practically ul the nations of the world have join «fl in a erusade on the opiuin traflie, t is declared that it is still far from wing abolished although it does not lourish as in the past It. is charged that the existence he treaties in question afford Jeg for British and French citizens o engage in the traflic in China. It s to remove such excuse that the Chi ese petition is being drawn up, it is leclared, for precontation to the gov roments in London and Pekin proportions, wo 'hina Xcuse INTERESTING SESSION 's Likely to be State of Affairs at Ottawa. ipscial to the Whig Ottawa, Nov, 17.--Several Kingston jans were in the i ¢ to witness the williant spectacle, this afternoon, io opening Of the third session of the jeventh parliament of ( anada, proba Naly--the last which Earl Grey will open n_ Canada, The attendance was lnrger than ever wiore, every city in Canada being re presented and many American visitors wing here. Sic Wilfrid Laurier, wad of the commons, and Sir Richard Jartwright, head of the senate, vere in their uniforms of state, as vere most of the members of the cab hot present. The costumes of the la lies, this unusnally rich ind varied, a good many catering to the. regulation "that "hali mourning" § the proper thing out: of respect to he late King Edward There was the usual tacle; the sending of wher of the Black Rod conmi- mons: their going to the senate pre eded by the speaker; and their hear ing of his excellency's address to the throne, in which referred to the general prosperity of Canada. A mounted escort from the Hth Prin cess Louise Dragoon Gdards formed he escort to the vice-regnl party when voing from Government House to the enate and back; while the G.G.F.G. yand supplied the music A number of Kingstonians will asin in the capital a few days, so as o attend the drawing-room of their excellencies, on Saturday night. The commons adjourned, carly this Jternoon, and it is unlikely that there vill be suy ceully heavy business for some time yet. ol ns year, were brilliant the to the spect gentleman he re Important Legislation. The session promises to be' import ant. Sir Frederick Borden will pro- bably tell "the house what General French said in his report' upon UCana- dian military conditions; Hon. Mr Graham will have many important an nouncements to make regarding ea nals and railways, and it is thought the Quebec bridge tenders will be awarded. While the pour pariers beiween Finance Minister - Fielding and United States representatives have not amounted to what Americans would like, and Mr. Pielding will probably have no formal report to present to the house, ~ there is little doubt that the subject of reciprocity will erop up at various stages and be discussed. Feeling is siill strongly against it. There is likely to be arrangements for ordering some new cruisers for the Canadian navy, and the opposition seeing 10 be heading towards a cam- paign of criticism regarding the naval policy, and things that have arisen since last session. State owned elevators will be advo- cated: there is to be a suggestion of an international | teaffic commission; and the Hudson's Bay railway, the Georgian Bay canal, 'and the Welland canal proposition will all do their share ) keeping up the talk. 'aken altogether, the session looks 4% if it would be most interesting. ------------------------ Woman Smoked: Bed Took Fire, Montreal, Nov. ¥i~Mrs. Fugene Le ' of 568 Notre ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEM FLEECED ( USTOM HOUSE. 7 With Through Free. El Paso, Tex, No 17. --~Jaarez, Mexico, 1s torn - by disclosures of wholesaie smuggling in which jovery- ment officers ave implicated, Special inspectors from Mexico City have cavs- | od the awrest of Chief Inspector Padres | who has been in ¢harze of the customs service there § taneously 1we ed and cannc The defranded out monthly by d said, Charged Letting Mexican gover eet | wands of dollars | st inspectors, it 1s | tho | | ! | } | | | : | { { | | 4 } | i | } UM. reARRIS ] leader writer on the Hamil ton Herald ! i The gifted SAD DEATH OF ALMONTE MAN. | S-- i His Young Wilow is Also at Point | of Death. Almonte, Ont. ral took | MeDonald, = NOY { Fuesday, of x { McDonald, of s | if Rev. % 1 , and Res A o | and R. L. Me- had | was twen eceased + Hu His death is al wife, w ho | time, | and may | Both Me, | for time | t Gravewhurst, hut so little | mprovement was eanifest that they turned his father's home here, whire he passed" away. his for some death time, is also at RH Av y dd Mrs ogether a Mellonald were 10 tm DON JAIME STILL PRETENDS. Publishes Father's Will Leaving Him Throne of Spain. | mificance is at won of the text Dan Carlos, the which he exhorts a5 a to main- tain his claims to the Snanigh throne, nd uphold prioviples. is supposed that Den Jaime oon. de: he present 4 favorable time for the pablication of the testiment, Nov, the put i of tin Vienna tached to retender, in acred duty the Jegitimist A FATHER'S NEGLECT. Said He. Neglected His Wife and Child. London, Nov. 17M. Hamilton, mother of Mrs. James Bates, whose husband is ander arrest | here on a charge of causing the death | of his baby by pot providing the nc cessaries of Ife, told her story in court. She said she had to take her Jdnughier home on several occasions, when Bates would not give her any- thing to eat, neither would he pro- vide for the baby, even when it was starving, Her daughter, she said, will be only seventeen on ber next birth day. Mary Miller, ARE PAYING IN MONEY, hair double lishility, con tributions util Becember Ist, some | TF (he entire ninety-five per sent. wees colleeted in full, the liquidator would veceive Aliout £1,200,000, but Rank « 10. remit imy preat pleasure again to greet fover, but also by { velopment i vinces the crops did not { formed BER 17, 1910. OE PE What Earl Grey Had To Say To Statesmen NOW IN OTTAWA A HIGH PEGREE OF PROGRESS FOR WHOLE COUNTRY. Result of the Fisheries Arbitration is Very Gratifying--The Railway Progress in the North-West--A Fine Scene at Opening of Parlia~ Ottawa, Nov. 17.--~Earl Grey, gov- eruor-general, at the opening of par- liament read the following speech from the throme: Honourable Gentleman of the Senate Gentlesn of the House of Cone mons: When | provogued parliament, in the ponth of May last, | was about com- pleting the term usually allotted to the office of governor-general, hut it hag pleased his majesty, Kuz George V., to continue me as his represents tive in Canada, and, therefore, it is you as the opening of this new session. 1 meet the shadow of the calamity which has befallen this coun. try and the whole British. empire, in the dimise of our beloved sovercimm, anf farnard VIL. His death is mourn od, not only by his subjects the world all civilized nations the vou under who had learned to appreciate many gifts and quulities which had earned for him the name of Peace. maker, by which be will be known in history. po'! It is with congratulate you on the ever growing prosperity of this favoured land. Trade and commerce are gdvanang in oll directions with rapid strides. The total volume of imports and exports far exceeds all previous and the growth of our industrieg and in lo kevps pace with the de our external commerce. Whilst in certain of the western pro- realize the had been vet the satisfac. great pleasure that 1 records, ternal trac sanguine expectat which ¥ is in the po privg, total yield was reasonably tory; and the eastern provinces in this regard have heen more than ordinaric Jy blessed. The conditions now. exist. ing over the whole country conclusive lv demonstrate that even with leser production at seme points, the vast and yvanrety of Our resources ure, at all times, a hizh dogree progress for the whole country, Negotiations for the acquisition from the admiralty of the twa cruisers Niobe and Rainbow have been carvigd on with his majaity's government, and the two ships have now arrived and are Canadian waters, in pursuatice of the policy, adopted last the creation of naval en- ol Hens stationed in on, for a oe. I'he Hasue tribunal, to which was referred the contioversy hetween Great Britain and the United States, with reference to fisheries in Newfoundland waters, has rendered up decision which has been accepted by all parties in terested as a fair and equitable ad justment of this long pending dispute The result is gratifying, inasmuch as it will tend not only to promote peace and friendship between the United States and our neighbours, but - also to further the practice of setting in: ternational questions Ly means of arbitration Marked progress is being made in the constsuctgon of the national trans continental railway, and a large quan tity of grain is, this seasom, finding nn outlet from the west to the great lakes over highway, It: is hoped that ere long a satisfactory ar rangerront can be made for the opera- tion of the finished portions of the line, pending the completion of the road from Moncton to Winniper, The construction of a line of way to Hudson Bay, which has cupied the attention of the people for many vears, has assamed practical shape. Already a contract has been awarded for the construction of » bridge, forming part of this railway, across 'the Saskatchewan River, at Pas Mission, and the work is now in progress. During the present session, of measure will be laid Hefore you pros viding for the prosecution and com- pletion of this work with all possible # . The connection of the great west with the eastern portions of Canada and also with the overseas markets, by this pew rail and ocean routs, will not only open up a new 'section of Canada, Hut will greatly assist in the development of frade, and thus benefit both prpducers and consumers. The construction of the bridge across the Si. Lawrence river, at Quebec, the largest work of its kind ever under taken, has been receiving the careful attention of my government and the utmost care is being observed so that success may be assured. The sabstone- {ure is pow under contract. Tenders for the erection of the super-structure Have been received from four respon- gible vompanies, and are now being i . It is expected that the contract will alortiy he awarded and the work pushed forward to comple tion. . While recognizing the importance the Canadian home trade and goad value of the market for this new rail- OC of the our {stuples in the United Kingdom, nly deficit {government felt that Tava themselves they - should y R of every opportunity to promote friendly commercial rels- tions with the Mritish colowes and eouniriee, so that our surplus may be sidmitted into the ig 1 til - Monday. S du ! ustoms : Italy aud wood schedule of du the Nether: volving reductions of our have been made Belgium and 5 red ranted to tees, with ties has been lands The desirability more equitable tariff arrangements between the Uni ted States and Canada has long been felt on this side, of the border. The commercial policy of the republic has not, hitherto, favored imports from Canada. We have bought largely from the Umited States, but they have bought much less from us in return It is gratifying to find that a more liberal policy is now fayored by the neighboring ~ country and that the government at Washington express a desire better trade rela- tions with the dominion. Following the negotiations, which, 'took place some months ago, between the presi dent of the United States, and my government, the results of which were, at the time, communicated to parlia ment, a further conference between re- presentatives of the two countries has been hold at Ottawa. While no clusions have been reached, and formal proposale wsiade, the free cussion of the subject that has taken place encourages my government to hope that, at an early day, without any sacrifice of Canada's interest, an an arrangement may be made which will admit many of the products of the dominion into the United satisfactory termp, A very careful inquiry into the con ditions 'of trade and transportation between the British West Iudies -- and Canada has been held by a royal com mission appointed by his late majesty, including among its members two ny ministers. The report of the com. mission will be laid belgre you. In view of the imperial conference wm copyright, at which oneclusions reached of to establish con no dis States on unanimous in favor of harmonious legislation on this subject the empire, a bill ; ise and consolidate the law right will be submitted to vou. Bills will be introduced respecting sanks and banking; terminal elevators it the head of Lake Superior; and with egard to the investigation and bet erment of industrial -and ions and other subjects. ientlemen of the House of Commons The accounts of the last year will be aid before The for he coming fiscal year will be subnait od for approval at an late fonorable Gentlemen Gentlemen of the mons : These natters affecting ommand to your nd pray that Divine Providence uide your deliberations, POURTH PAIR OF TWINS BORN, were throughout to re on copy. labor condi you, estimates early your of the House of Senate; Com impoftant subjects and all the public interest | consideration, may best Their Father is Parent of Twenty. two Children. Peoria, Il, No 17 lemmin the father of hildren, all living. Saturday, counted resent, but Sunday dded to the family aised their voices in the # the fourth time a similar as happened in the Demmin family. The head of the household #8 earned more than $1.50 a nd vet on that he has raised a large amily. Demmin goes to his work as i section man each morning with a dl dinner pail, leaving behind him ull which all warthly possessioos, nciuding the last air of twins, Frederick 18 twenty-two when only were noses, twenty two more were boys his event when twin chorus never i day, contain his house JUMPS OVERBOARD. eft Nothing When He Apparently Suidided. New York, Nov. 17.-H. M. Mason, thout twenty-eight years old, wave been an hotel man fre g lisappeared from the steamer City olumbus, evening essel was about Sunday when 200 miles out from little this of It iavannah and just a south flatteras, on its way s thought he committed A peculiar with the disappearance was the failure o find any valuables in Mason's oom, and it is believed that wd overboard with them, to City wieide eircumsing conneetad state inmp- Jewel Thieves Arrested. Philadelphia, Nov. 17 ional jewel thieves leverness, who number among their vietims President Fallieres, of France, and Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, are heing detained in custody here, it was revealed by the police. The man gave the name of Joseph Delitta and 'the woman claims to be his wife Ida, and both are being held for extradition to New York, where they are charged with stealing 38.000 worth of gems from the home of Samuel Kubic in the fashionable - Wave Crescent, of Faq Rockaway, Long Island Their loot is believed to have amounted to al most $1,000,000, F'wo interna nnRurpassed of Boy Faces Death Chair. Xenia, Pa., Nov. 17-~Charles Jus tice, sixteen, the ex-convict, who shot John F. Shoup, farmer, to death last September, has been convicted of mur der in the first degree by the jury. There was no recommendation of merey. The trial lasted theee days, snd the jury deliberated thirty mine tites, Justice killed Ehoup, and seriously injured his brother, William, of Au gusta, TL; when he was surprised while raiding the Bhoup chicken house, Justice was pando: from the pen tentinry ously a few months ago. Two Years in Prison. L'Orvigeal, Ont, Nov. 17 Albert Blondin, rouvicted, night, of ma ; degree, in shooting down Dr. Fampey, at Vars was sentenced . to two years in peni- fentinry. The debate on to the speech wot. be Salen be LAST EDITION WEATHER PROBALILITIES. nie. Ont, N 13? FH ey We nee 19 da Millinery Sale Untrimmed Hats All this season's styles them made of that French Silk Finished Felt them in colors Many of beautiful We offer are Green, Old Rose, Brown, Navy, Taupe. Rosesdu-Barry, Cotta; also Black. REGULAR PRICES Were from $1.00 to $4.50, YOUR CHOICE AT HALF PRICE. 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