YEAR 78 -NO, 41. THEY PERSIST In Objecting to Bishop Fallon's Presence. THE FRENCH DECIDE TO PRESENT NO ADDRESS TO MGR. GAUTHIER. - Executive Meeting Held Friday , Evening w= Archbishop Gauthier Wrote That Bishop Fallon Had Been Invited to Participate. Special to the Whig Ottawa, Feb, 18.~At a special meet- ing of the executive of the French: Canadian Educational Associatiun, held last night, in St. Joseph's hall, it was unanimously decided not to present an address to Archifshop Gau: thier on the occasion of his enthrone ment on February 21st, if Bishop Fal- Ion is present. Senator Belcourt was in the chair, and representations were present from all parts of the province, This stand ify taken owing to Bishop Fallon's attitude towards bi-lingual wehools and to French-Canadian as pirations in Ontario, which is termed "unjust and iniquitous," in the reso- lation, The association wrote to Archbishop Gauthier, stating theiv desire that Bishop Fallon be not invited to take part in the ceremonies, but his grace replied that he had already invited Bishop Fallon and that he had aceept- od the invitation, ; A stern protest against Bishop Fal lon's attitude towards the French Canadians of the province, which "has aroused great indignation," is embod. fed in the resolution, and French-Cana- diane generally will be asked to take no part in the welcome io the new archbishop if Bishop Fallon persists in being in attendance. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Staff to be Increased in the Near Future, Ottawa, Feb, 185.--With quarters large enough to accommodate it in the new Victoria museum, the wtaff of the geological survey is to be increas ed in the ness future to meet the de Hori in a vountry | A ae oi & & consequence the numerical wonkness of the staff, outside assist: nnce has heen engaged for geological, topographical and ethnological field work. As regards the last named, a vacancy has been filled by the ap pointment of Dr. Charles Sapiepe, but the official staff still needs to be strengtlened to meet. growing de mands, especially in the topographical and palasontologieal divisions. LADY SUFFIELD DEAD. Once Charged With Offerfag to Sell Court Presentations, = London, Feb. 18.~Lady Suffield, = member of Dowager Queen AleXandra's household, died, Thursday. Lady Sui. field gained o great deal of undesir- able notoriety four years ago when a man named Reginand Spaolding ap peared in Pittsburg, Pa, declaring that he had been commissioned by the noblewoman to sell presentations to the court of the then King Fdward to millionaires. Lady Suffield, at the timw-denis! the story, Before her marriage she was Miss Baring, daughter of Henry Bar ing, and she was married to Lord Sef field, in 1854. < THE WHIPPING POST. Lashings Re-established in State of Lynchings, _ Stanford, Ky., Feb. 15.-The whip- --ping_ post was established in Tom: county, in fact, if not hy law, when Police Judge John I. Kenefee, jr., gave leo Long, a young white man, a dozen lashes with a buggy whip , in lieu of a fine for drunkenness. Lew told the judge he would rather take a whipping than work out a fine on the county roads. Judge. Kenefeo isan ardent advocate of the. establishment of a whipping ost, and aecordingly administered 1 lashes across Loug's back, while a crowd of spectators cheered, mali -- Catholics In United States. Milwaukee, Wis, Fob. at present 14,614,761 Roman Catholics in the United States, d | Oftawa, Feb. 17:-In the 9110 the Chinese government : 18. < There are | the B KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1911. SHE GAVE DINNER TO APE. Akron Society Up in Arins at Mayor's Daughter. Akron, (0, Feb. 18. Society is in a furore over a dinner given hers by the | mayor's daughter, Miss Lucy Sawyer, | to the "almost man" ape, at a large hotel here. The affair was attended by | daughters of many prominent Akron men. - It is reported that a couple of the girls attended the dinner without their parents' consent, and that a storm is brewing in consequence. The ape appeared wearing evening dress. The girls wore pretty afternoon patty gowns. They were introduced to Corsul snd shook hands with him. Corsul sat between his attendants. He ate of everything on the bill of fare. Consul weed a fork and knife, as Miss Sawyer said, "like any gentleman should." Once he got a mouthful: of something that was too hot and screached so loudly he nearly broke up the dinner. He was led away from the table and pacified. Soon he returned to 'his seat and ate his ice cream. WAS NEARLY KILLED BY A SMALL ELEPHANT AT PORTLAND, ORE. Elbert Hubbard Had a Narrow Es. cape--The Elephant Belonged to "Polly of the Circus" Company. Portland, Ore., Feb, 18.----While at- tending a redeption in his honor, giv- wu by the Portiand Press club, Elbert Hubbard was attacked by a triek elephant, which had been taken to the elub. It was only by rare luck that he escaped death or serious m- jury , The elephant, which is called *"Lit- tle Hip," is in Portland with the "Pol ly of the Circus" company. Soon af ter Hubbard had seated himself in the club the undersized jungle child was led in and taken to the guest of hondr, 7 Hubbard grasped the extended trunk which the animal twice wrapped around his neck. Suddenly the elephant let go its hold and lunged] forward, with trunk uplifted. The tusks passed by Hubbard's head, one on either side, and pinned him fast to the wall. The trainer forced the elephant off. Hubbard was pale, but uninjured. CHOLERA PATIENT CRAZY. Senator Landry Calls Attention to Gotleib's Case. "senate. | Senator Landry called the govern. ment's attention to the fact that Gotleib, the Russian who developed cholera on his arrival from Bristol on the Royal George last November, i still held at Grosse Isle quarantine station. It was stated that the soli tude of the place had driven the man almost crazy. He had been there for mouths. The cholera was a sum. mer disease, and there seemed 1g be no reason for keeping him marooned any longer. Sir Richard Cartwright said he would have the matter looked into, TO CURE INSANE. Important Discovery Announced by Glasgow Expert, London, Feb. 18.--The newspapers ascribe to Dr. Ozwald, of the staff of the Glasgow Insane Asylum, the announcement of an important discovery which promises a certain cure, for mental disease, The substance was discovered hy a German professor and perfected hy research experiments in Germany and: Glasgow. When injected into the blood of insane persons it rem ders them imowne from further dt tack, RUSSIA'S ULTIMATUM CHINA I5- TOLD IN VERY PLAIN LANGUAGE That Friendly Relations Cannot Continue if She Further Ignores the Terms of the Treaty of 1881. St. Petershmeg, Feb. 18.---The gov- ernment has instructed M. Korotovite, Russian minister at Pekin, to present the following note as an ultimatom "Negotiations recently have con] vinced -the imperial government that the Chinese government does not 'church lecture room, last evening; PITH OF THE NEWS. The Very Latest Culled From Al Over the World. G.N.W. operatofs may strike because their higher wages commities was "fired - A The Dominion Rifle associations an- 15 10 OCCUR |A Special Session of the| meeting at Ottawa was postpon- = ed till Monday, Feb. 27th. Montreal Stock Exchange refused to appoint a delegation to Ottawa to ey against the trade agreement. U.S. Congress. 10 ACT ON MEASURE THE RECIPROCITY BETWEEN CANADA AND US. One hundred and twenty-five per- sons have been convicted at Montreal | of illegally selling cocaine since last { July. | Rear Admiral Edward Strong Bo- I gort, medical director; U.S. No 're | tired, is dead, at his home in New York. \ Island is cut - off with the main- Then Revision of the Tariff Will bel, Prince Edward 1 Initiated by the Democrats of the > because of ioe. House--The President Will be| pavid Baptist, of Yorkton, Sask. Obligéd to Accept Democratic Re-!aged fifty-one, visiting with old vision. | friends, died an at the home Washington, D.C., Feb. 18.--A spe | of, J0P Togram, Haldimang ,. Youn cial session of congress to act on the | rmperance interests of New Mexico Canadian reciprocity bill now seems have appealed to President Taft a- almost inevitable. President Taft has | oinst the granting of a new com told the members of the senate, flat- | 00 ution to the state, alleging fraud ly, that he will call congress back if! ; : jand corruption. the bill does not come to vote by| i i i Maveh "ith. ¥| At Peoria, lll, standing in the - . . | wings waiting her cue, just before the men St TT, "Sto othe Saran, Behe Well initiated by the democrats of the the well-known actress, fell to the house. It is understood tha the | Stage it a faint. = Her condition Is present plan of the house dem rats, {ONMidered Serious. in the event of congress being called | back, is to revise two or three sche-! dules of the Payne-Aldrich law, in-| cluding probably a whole schedule, | and then tack the reciprocity agree- | ment to these as a rider. By this move the president, to get his reci- procity agreement, would be obliged | GANANOQUE TIDINGS. to accept demoeratic revision. i The Suburban Line is in Operation | Once More, i Gananoque, Feb. 18. Truly, the T. LR. has been up fit it this week. Both engines disabled and the Passen- | ger coach wrecked 'necessitating the | bringing of an engine and coach from | Deseronto. But in an attempt to run; in, by the spreading of the rails, the engine being a heavier one, the B. of (. engine and coach were stalled along hurriedly ['the line between here and the junction and bus accommodation was kept up all Thursday in consequence. No. 7] B. ofl Q engine and a B. of Q. coach arrived here, Thursday night, and was; | on duty, vesterday, for the first day's | service this week. A song service was ~ i W. R. TRAVERS, 4 held in Grace! Jher hon 6 'serve 4 sioyear" sent: mee TT a finish to the two-week series of spe cial evangelstic services. : Rev. J. T. Pitcher, J. Arthur Jack: son, Clifford Sine and ig others | tended the big laymen's banquet in| md last po Bo : Owensville, Ind., Feb. 18.--The dan- Waldemar Baker, Rees Webster, W.!gerous hatpin will find a formidable Emery and Roy Pickett, who have rival in the spiked girdle or belt. been located in Chatham at the Chap- | The spiked girdle is a contrivance lin Wheel company's works, sine the whieh its inventor, Frank Brown, fire at the wheel shop, here, have re-|says will enable men to hold their turned and resumed their old situa- | own with women who persist in wear- tions at the local works, which + has ing long hatpins. Brown's just re-opened. consists of a leather girdle or belt, HATPIN'S RIVAL. Contrivance Enables Men to Hold Their n. Chilion Jones, one of the principal one inch wide, to which are attached ville with pneumonia. the bat, affording the wearer a means Guelph, with her sister, Mrs. Frederick [constantly gouging and inflicting phoid fqver. vention. While in St. Louis last moted to a position at the head offi- | he received a serious wound - in the of her father, Dr. W. F. Jackson, ofl day, for a visit in Ottawa. . FOR LUMBERMEN W LT gan was in Brockville for a short | time in Toronto, prior to locating for Local. Inte for the G 1 The soft weather placed the ive in| cally all of the foremost lumbermen on cessitating a yp t. The favor of the i mg. | minent mill\ operator and timber owns by grippe, is able to resume his du-loourse of an interview there, adding : as the Kootenay district Sodial Clab were the hosts at one of | concerned the phet will hit us ever provinces. With reciprocity in force shareholders in the D. F. Jones shovel | numerous points, six inches long. This works, here, is seriously ill in Brock- | girdle is slipped over the uwrown of Miss Gussie Demspter, who left here {of seli-defen.e when mingling in a couple of weeks ago for a visit in crowds where protruding hatpins \ are Campbell, is reported as laid np in painful wounds. ol that city with a severe attack of ty-| He will apply for a patent on his in- Sidney Abrams, of the staff of the summer Brown came in contact Toronto Bank, here, has been pro-| with a hatpin, with the result that oes in Toronto. | ear, Mere. Russell Britton was the guest! Brockville, for a few days this ve | A STEADIER MARKET Mrs. ©, A, Lewis and son left yester |' { Miss Kate Webster is spending . short time in Toronto. "M. P. Cori i FROM RECIPROCITY. time this week. Miss Ella Stewart! What J. S. Deschamps, of Kootenay, left, this morning, to spend a shart | Sa Should the season at the Soo. Miss Ann Tal. | . loch is visiting ix Syracuse, N.Y. i Good, . Vancouver, B.U.,, Feb. 18. Practi bad condition for the game arranged] between Queen's IT and Beavers, ne-|our 'side of the line are heartily in pos reciprocity agreement Queen's team arrived bere and the between the United States and Can: game will likely come off this = even-(ada," said J. S. Descimmps, « pro Byron Britton, editor of the Repori-|er in the Kooténsy district in the er, who has been confined to his i province of British Columbia in - the ties. . , | "It will give the coast [umbermen = On Thursday evening in Turner's la steadier, market." hall, the recently organized Hasonic | = "iar it 4 the most notable "At Homes" las our only market is inthe maritime it would be easy for lumbermen in {ihe United States to swamp ue at IRAVERSHRE He Arrived From Tor- onto This Afternoon. SECRETLY REMOVED FROM JAIL AND BIG SURPRISE % WAS CAUSED. He is in Charge of Dominion Police Will Serve Six Years--His Peal "tentiary Number Will be F173. W. R. Travers, ex-Farmers' Bank manager, Toronto, reached the city, this afternoon, and is mow safe in the penitentiary, whither he was commit ted for six years for crimes. He was suddenly taken from Yutoste, by dominion policemen, who, wi t warning, entered the jail and carried the man off. On arrival of the train Travers was hurried to a eab and taken to the penitentiary. pumber will be Fi73. For the next few days he will dd duty with the dormitory ng and later be assigned to regular work. : A special to the Whig from Toronto says that it is surmised Travers men- tioned too many big doings in his evi- dence, yesterday, and was expected to say more to-day. lence the hurry of taking him to prison. Did Not Know of It. Feb. 18. --When two to Toronto jail, Toronto, police officers went '| morning, to bring ex-Manager Travers to the police court to give more evi dence in the cases pending against the directors and others, they found the convicted man missing. At first there was a sensational rumor that Travers had made his escape and this spread like wild-fire around, but as a matter of fact Sheriff Mowat, with a do- minion office, had quietly removed Travers some time, since yesterday af- terfioon, to the I'nion station, and he is now on his way to Kingston to serve a six-year term, imposed by the magistrate. That this was done with- out consulting the crown attorney or magistrate, when it was well-known he was wanted further as a witness, is another edition of the sensation. "The only reason for such action," said one of the police officials, "is that Travers had been telling too much decided or Detective Duncan said was the most unheard of thing police annals. Sherif Mowat was subpoenned to the police court, this morning, to state why he had removed the prison- er. He said Travers had already been allowed to remain longer than usual in such cases. "Ft is most unusual," said the magistrate. "I never heard of such a thing before." Travers may be brought back from Kingston and, in the meantime, the cases were adjourned (ill Tuesday. Sheriff Mowat instructed his officers at 4:30 o'clock, this morning, to remove Travers. To Take Travers Back. A special to the Whig this noon Says : An order has been issued for Travers return to Toronto and Inspector Thin. ean will leave this afternoon for King- #ton to bring him back. The Arrival of Travers. Travers arrived at the outgrstation at 1.20 o'clock to-day by fast G.T.R. train. He was accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Jarvis, jr., and a detective. The party travelled second-class. The three stepped off the train, walked across the platform 'and entered the smoker of the suburban. Very few on the platform knew who Travers was, A photographer obtained 'a snap-shot of him after he was seated \n the ear without knowledge of officiale. The ex-bank manager remained very calm, and finished a cigar on the way in, At the city depot, a cab was wailing to take him to the penitentiary. The photographer attempted to get an: otha photo but was foiled by the sheriff who stood in front of the camera. Travers had his hat lied down over his eyes, and the col of his green ulster turned up. The question Travers, in view « i to be returned to Toronto, would be shaved and clipped. The prisoners are shaved and clipped as soon as they enter the prison. HE SHIRKED MARRIAGE it in after- Montreal, Feb. 18 Protesting "that if he had kept his promise and mar i howe love he this | Sag i TS Save His Mother From Lite on| 50 ! the : PEACE 1S RESTORED In French West Africa, Where Trouble Broke Out. Paris, Feb. 18 Advices fo the manistry of the colonies assure the government that peace has been re. stored in Ouadai region. French West Africa, following the fight near Doro the, on Nov, 13th last, during which 200 Arabs were slain. The French forces sustained no losses. The foment was due to ravages of the mative army under command of former' sul tan Doud-Mourah. DEATHS FROM PLAGUE Are Thought to Have Been Fully 125,000. Pekin, Feb. 18.--~The viceroy ol Machuria = estimates that the fatali- ties 'in Manchuria from the bubonic plague already have reached 65.000, while the foreign office believes that inside the great wall there have been 11,000 more deaths. According to the general belief, however, the number of fatalities are nearer double that number. PETITION TO KING FROM STUDENTS ALL CHINESE EMPIRE. OVER They Ask George V. to Suppress the Export of Indian Opium te China--Will be 200,000 Signa. tures. 2 Pekin, Feb. 1%. \ gnaint and pa thetic appeal to His Majesty King George, to suppress the export of In. dian opium to China, is made by stu empire on behali of the Chinese peo- ple. The memorial is being circulated by the National Opium Suppression Soc- iety, of which Hon. Lin. Bin-Chang, grandson of that famous viceroy, whose gallant fight against the dead ly drug brought on the opium war, is president. 4 It is announced that thousands of signatures have been obtained, and that when the number reaches two hundred thousand the papers will be forwarded to Londom for presentation by the Chinese minister to the Court of St, James. The petitioners say: "We believe this will be the greatest memorial of your majesty's reign." KING TO HONOR CANADIAN. Admiral Douglas Called to Bucking- ham for Decoration. Admiral Sir Archibald Douglas should arrive in London in time to receive a decoration from King George V. at Buckingham palace, on February 23rd, the Royal Mail steamer Clyde was rushed through the snowstorm on Tuesday night and docked in time to eateh the Cunard liner Campania. Admiral Douglas, who is a Cana- dian, reorganized the Japanese navy, for which the Mikado decorated him with the Ovder of the Rising Sun of the first class. PRESTON SUES FOR LIBEL. Action Taken Against the Ottawa Journal. London, Feb. 18. The Canadian As- sociated Press representative at Am sterdam wires that W. T. R. Preston has instructed his solicitor to issue a writ against the Ottawa Journal in confequence of an alleged libel con- tated in its editorial columns fg! lowing the production in the odm- mons of the official correspondence connected with the suggested invest ment of Dutch capital in wertern Ca- nadian farm securities, CHURCH SENSATION AN OWEN SOUND LADY CAUSED A FLUTTER. She Objected to's Surpliced Choir in Presbyterian Chureh--S8tood Up and Denounced Minister. Owen Sound, Feb. 15. Upon the first occasion on which the choir were 'habited in surplice and gown, Miss F Black caused a sensation in Division street Presbyterian church As the last notes of the opening hymn died away aod the sermon was about commence she stood up in her mtar the front of the church and nounced the minister. Rev. GG. A Woodside, for allowing the choir to take part in the service clad as they were in flowing gown and surplice "la this a Presbyterian chureh with those things? il am surprised that the minister, should allow it Oh, we are all going to ruin," she ied, and, sobbing, sat down The minister quietly began mon. _ Long Point Budget, Northbrook, Feb. 16. James Pres pew de- his ser: Mr. and Mrs the funeral of bis brother-indaw, Thompson and two chiltiven, of dents and literati in all parts of this | | New York, Feb, IR --In order that| to] 1 Abbott lar was in Tweed last week, ahtening } LAST EDITION WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Toronto, Ont. Feb 18 18 aun in tawa Valley and Upper St. Lawrence Strong north-west winds: fair bv coming colder; a few snow flurries Sunday. fair and colder T0-NIGHT STEACY'S + * @ Special Sale Stand- Covers White Heme 6 Dozen in the Lot, stitched Washstand Covers, size 18 by an =i inches REGULAR PRICE, 23¢ Sale Price 15¢ * @ Special Cut Prices wn. On all Remnants that remain, SILKS, DRESS GOODS, LACES, TRIMMINGS, LININGS, WAINTINGS, Be CALL AND SEE THEM. CE STEAGY'S BORN. POTTER--In Kingstor i811 te Mr i Mrs James Stree ® DIED. BEGG- Kingston, on Pebruary 17th, 1811, at 438 Princess Bire Anna Main, widow of the late Wi Begg Funeral at tery on A daugthey Feb i J. Potter in (private) Monday, Feb 19} 10.80 am s Uataragul Cem ROBERT J. REID, The Undertaker, "Phone B77. Princess Street. JAMES REID 204 and 208 PRINCESS STRMNT. "Phone 147 for Ambulance. : OLD AND GOOD, Three-piece BW. Buite--Rof and Ladies' Chalr--a kind y« ' often come across. Tarks 'hom ' Grosse & Blackwell's POTTED MEATS Game. { Chicken. . ! Turkey. ] Tongue. Devilled Ham. Ham and Tongue ! Ham and Chicken, Turkey and Tongue Turkey and Ham. : Anchovy Paste. ! Bloater Paste. Sardine Paste. Jas. Redden & Co. : } _IMPORTENS OF FINE GROCERIES. | | Mr. Jamieson, at Philip Peterson's, H and Miss 5. Abbott, a [James Predar's; Thomas Woodsock, | at fra Wood's. Mr, and Mex. William | Atkins entertained a number of the { voung people, on Saturday evening lant. Mise Moy Peterson, is holden evangelistic services at the Wabash | mines. At Mountain Grove. I Mountain Grove, Feh, 17.~The «torn an Tuesday filled the orth and south roads so that the shovelling gan had to get bua LOL, No. 61 gave an oyster supper in the village hall on the 10th inst. 1. 1. Price went in Toronto last week ax delegate to the Agricultaral Soviets convention. Hera to Mr. sam! Mrs. George Bare. a son," In the law oorrespondense it should oy x | have mad born to Nr. and Mes We lington Barr, instead of Willow. Viel Stare: Mr. and Wes. WJ Mage, "The Pives," apd Mw Olive On borne, at 1. 1. Price®s. Mise Mildeot Bonner, Busith's Falls, at James Par ker's; Messrs. Conboy and Enplaed and Miss England at A. MeDomald's: iad, Abhott and J.C. Price are hanks, Thomas 4