S Gg YEAR 78 -NO, 316 b em ONTARIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1911. hig _ LAST EDITION ITALIANS WON In a Hot All Day Fight at | Benghazi. TURKISH SOLDIERS CROSSED INTO TUNIS. SOME To Communicate With Constanti- Authorities De feated Attempt to Convey Provi- sions to the Turks. . Tripoli, via Rome, Oct. 21 lisn troops, and the Tidrks and Arabs had a hot all-day fight at Henghaei, yesterday, with the former coming out victorious. On the morn ing of Octobér 15th, the second divi sion of (he Italian expeditionary force arrived off Renghasi anil Ad- wiral Aubrey, the comma <in-chief the naval forces, summ the wn to surrender. The Turkish au thorities refused and the admiral then gave them umtil wix o'clock on the morning of the 19th. The Turks paid no attention to this. Fighting began at pine o'clock, on Thursday morning, and was still go: ing on at sunset. At that time the Kalisns by a brilliant tursing move: ment, attacked and took assault barracks of village of Sidi Passein, All the troops in detachthent had been landed by ev and they slept in conquered positions, which they occu pied strongly on Friday morning. I'he casualties were heavy on both sides, Turks on French Soil. Rome, Oet. 21.--Signor di Giusfrida, a socialist deput The Ha Felice: ¥, tele graphs from Tripoli that Turkish sol-| diets crossed the Tunis hrontier, where 4 communicated with Constanti- , giving a report of the situa- the interior. N In Tunis they asked assistance, and wen | receiv money, When the French authorities discovered the pre- sence of the Turks they ordered a close watch on the Lontier to vent 'a breach neutrality, "he French defeated attempts to convey provisions to the Turks. Military circles here wonder Lion how the Turks will be like'y to treat the) Italian military aviators if the latter fall into their bands. As the aviators wear 'military un not conceal their identity in reconnoiter- <ing 'the enemy's ian, it is thought that if captured they should be treat- ed as prisonees of war and not as "pies, WORLD'S CROP SUMMARY. Conditions in Russia, Germany, Austria, France and Australia. New York, Oct, 21.--Broomhall's sammary world-wide crop condi tions states that wheat prices in Rus sis in the early part of October were out of line for export business. In Hungary ploughing and seeding are in full swing. Average iy of wheat and rye are feported for Austria. Weather during the past week has. fa- vored ploughing and sowing for the pew wheat crop in France. Prices there are easier. The oat erop is 16, « 000,000 bushels greater than last year, Germany has had good rains, expe diting preparation of the land lor autumn crops. The quality of rye and wheat is such as to justify the add'tion of eight per cent. to the es timates already published. Cooler weather in Argentina bas led to fear of early frosts, Australia reports pros pects bright for the new wheat sea son. Shipping tonn hay been free ly chartered for old and new erop loading. Pine seeding conditions pro: mise large ao eo under linseed and wheat in lodia. In Italy, spite of the war, markets are generally quiet. Portugal's wheat yield is disappoint, ing, as is also that of North Africa. In the United Kingdom good plough- ing rains have fallen. Ontario Succession Duties. Toronto, Oot. 21.--With tie elose of the fiscal year still ten da away, Sucasion ution poid to provim ial treasurer have already passed million aol amp ig up to y was $1,027.08], igh the Inrgest payments this Sie Auge heim CDA rarusl he t4 : vot u Seana BAT, am that of the late , which paid in $18,580, pre ! WOMEN TEACHERS PAY. New York Places Them on the Same Rasis as Men. New York, Oct, 21.---After several years of efiort, the women teachers in the public schools at New York have induced the city to put them on the same salary basis with men. In sign- ing a bill to this effect, recently pass ed by the legislature, Mayor (Gay- nor yesterday said that instead of lessening the number of men teachers, the law would cause an increase be- cause it would remove the economic reason of appointing women teachers because they were paid less. The change will increase the city's anpual expense budget $3 MAY CAL e Stock is Enormous and Russia Seeks to Export, Brussels, (ct, 21. -The International Sugar Conference has been summoned 10 meet at Brussels next week to con- sider a request made by Russia that she be permitted to renounce the agreciment of 1907, whereby her ar exparts were limited until* 1913. Rus sia's reason for this request is the exception] crop. Her stocks are overwhelming and she wishes to in crease her exports. HM the request is granted the price of sugar will fall in all. European markets. LAD HAS THRILLING ESCAPE FROM TIGER Goes to Shoot Supposedly Entrap- Ratgoon, Oct. 21.--A report reaches ber: irom Hmawbi of the miraculous escape from death of Leo Lyons, a European lad, who was badly mauled by a tiger. He, with two friends, was out after deer at a village seve ral miles from Hmawhi railway tion, where they met a party of twenty-four Burmans and Shans, armed with spears and dahs. They asked Lyons to shoot a tiger that had been entrapped in the jungle close by. One of the natives, armed with a spear, led the way, and as they en: tered the dense jungle the tiger step- ped out in front of them, The a fell down im a dead faint and the rest of the party, dropping their dahs antl spears, fled to the nearest 'trees. Lyons fired and hit the animal, which fell; but in a moment sprang up and leaped at him. The tiger grasped the lad's loft leg in its mouth, crunching it badly. The guide sprang to his Teer staggered away. The tiger's tion was attracted by this and he released his prey and started after the bther man. Failingt to eatch him it entered the jungle. The tiger was found dead next day in the jungle. It was found that the bullet had pen etrated a vital part. WIFE BURNS SNEER OFF ENEMY'S FACE and atten With Alienating Husband Laughs at Accuser. Pitisturg, Oct. 21.---Mrs. Rose Abels was held for further hearing in police court for throwing carbolic acid in the face of Mrs. Pearl Deuchofsky, yes terday, The victim was held as a witness, and Abels, whose affections, his wife said, had been alienated, was fined $30, with the alternate sentence of thirty days in the workhouse, Mrs. Deuchofsky was in eonrt with half her face blistered and heard her assailant charge that she was respons- ible for Abels having deserted his family. "I mot her and she laughed at me, Judge,' said Mrs. Abels, "and I eonld not help throwing the acid on her." U.8. PAROLE CONVICT ORDERED TO CANADA. James Burke Was Sentenced 1908 For Bank Robbery----An Unusual Occurrence.' Detreit, Oot. 21.--Sencéng Michigan convicts over into Canada is somewhat of an innovation, but that is what Governor Osborn has done: in seven to fourteen years for rob- hr tole, which allows Burke » ta-day, Governor Osborn that within seventy-two of his maximwn good time. Burke's in the United States ith, 1941, and Hay be construed as a {her depressed mental state, sta | Throws Acid When Woman Charged VIOLET SKITH'S END WORRY OVER HER SCHOOL WORK WAS CLIMAX, The Body of a Lighthouse Keeper in Pie Island Found--Indians, Later Found Dead, Are Likely to Have Done the Deed. Parry Sound, Ont., Oct. 21 = hein. quest into the death of Miss Violet t mith, Toronto, who for over five weeks had taught school at Dillon Port, an isola and desolate neigh- borhgod, twerty-three miles north of al body wae found: in the « Bhebashekong river, a quarter of ia. wile back, was held at Dillon Port. school house, yesterday, and a verdict of 'sdicide brought in. The verdiet: said that Miss Violet Smith ended her: own life and thai brought on by the recent death of her moth- ery: rapidly develop consumption in the girl a worry nid some trouble in gonnection with the condudt '. of the school heve, were strong factors in impelling the girl to suicide: ooo Murdered by Indians. St. Marie, Ont, Oct. 21.--A party of hunters arvived here, yesterday af texnoon, from the noxth shove and tell a strange story of 'what is believed to be the murder of Robert' Forbes, a lighthouse: keeper at Pie Island, twen- Ity-five miles from Fort William. orbes' body was found in his sta: [tion onthe island with his head bat tered in. The subsequent finding of the bodies of two Indians, who had died after drinking alcohol, is believ- eal to explain the murder. 'The In: dians evidently drained a gallon cask of poisonous liquid. Both were found lymg side by side with the 'amply casks. REYES REVOLY GROWS IN MEXICO. Uprising in State of Tabasco Fanned by Unrest in Other Parts of Republic. Mexico City, Oct.' 20.-The news from the state of Tabasco of an up rising of several hundred men, who 'proclaimed General Reyes as prosi- dent, together with alarming reports which have come from the north ol active Reyes juntas in Saltillo and Monterey, give substance to general ramors of a counter revolution. The upriring in 'Tabasco is ized by the officials in the depart ment of the interior in view of ad- vices received from the governor of the state, in which he says that the rebels have no capable leader and that with the assistance of a force of federal troops the uprising can easily be checked. Troops now sta foned at Vira Cruz have heen ordered to Tabasco to aid the state govern- ment. Reports from the north ave that trouble may be expected from (he revolutionary soldiers who were mus: tered out on the recent trip of Gen- eral Villagenor, chisf of rurales. The men who were not taken into the rurale service are discontented, aml it is said they are prepared to follow fieneral Reyes or any other leader merely as an excuse lor staying in the field. min WOMEN AS JURORS, First to be Secured in California Agree to Act, San Jose, Ual., Oct. 21.-- Missi Sarah Alice Vale, aged thirty-seven, and Mrs, Imogene Saveker, aged fifty-two, two of the first omen in Santa Clara county, to be placed upon the great register as voters, are the firat women since the passage of the sul frage constitutional amendment to be summoned as jurors im California. They will appear in a battery case. Miss Vale is a book-keeper and Mrs. Saveker is the mother of six chil dren. Both consented to act. DIED IN INDIA. Canadian Who Had Completed Fifty Years of Work. York, Oct. 21.-News of the donth at Pauri, North India, on Oe {tober 16th, of the Rev. James NM. ed of missic ork HRI tive Uhrig j in presenting a work of the speaking Protestants of end it is recogmized return to a8 a repre p 3 enstorn he as which of agriculture. " N.5.W. SEEKS SETTLERS. vestigating Emigration. Sydney, N.5.W., Oct, 21. Hon. Mr. Besby, the New South Wales minister of lands, promises to throw open one million 'acres on leasehold tenure next VOAr. Hou. Mr. Neilson. the former minis ter, is wow in Chicago attending the irrigation. conference. He will arrange! for irunigrants from the Umted States and will inquire into the ad visability of the appoistment of com- mercial agents in the United States. QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY, Whe is seriously ill with an attack of bronchitis tirave fears are feit for her Majesty's | as a slight cold which had cs the queen no un- easiness refused to respond to simple remedies and developed (nto a grave bronichal attack. Queen Maud is noted for her love of outdoor Sports. GOOD PROVISION MADE FOR RETIRED MINISTERS Methodist Church Superannuation Fund Over $400,000---Paid Out $160,000 in Year. Toronto, Oct. 21.--<With Rev. Dr. Carman presiding, the annual meeting of the superannuation fund of the Methodist Church was held Thursday. The financial report of Treasurer Grif- showed that the permanent fund amdunted to $112,018, and the spec- ial reserve fund to $107,776, of which 59.008 had been transferred to. the permanent fund, leaving a balance of $48,717, which, with the surplus an- nial fund of 1910-11, makes $76,582. Investments amounted to $493,600, less $5,000 deposit loan from the church and parsonage aid fund. Reoeeipts during the period from July 15, 1910, to July 31st, 1911, were SI88.0L78, an increase of £10,000. The chief amount was $90,623, for circuits and missions. Expenditures came to $160,713. There were 259 ministers claims, am ounting to FHL248, and 201 widow's claims, reaching £56,170, The surplus transferred to special resefve fund was $27,864, BLE} THOMSON, Celebrated electrician and inventor. FOR EUGENE FLY Machine Strikes With Temific Force and #e Receives Fata Injuries. Macon, Ga, Oct, 21.~Eugenk Ely, | the aviator, was fatally inju at the state fair grounds, whem his | chine failed to rise froma sensa- after the fall, just long en ough to mutler: "I lost control, 1 know I am going He died a fow minutes \ consciousness GOING AHEAD AS RAPIDLY AS CAN BE DESIRED. The Earl Glad to be Back in Eng- land, But He Confessed That He Was Sorry to Leave the Dominion of Canada. Liverpool, Oct. 21.--Earl Grey ac- companied by Ladies Sybil and Evelyn Girey, was given a royal welcome om his arrival here yesterday. The party were received by the lod mayor of Liverpool, wearing his chain of office, and other dignitaries. His extellency, on being invited Lo give u public message, said "It is impossible to be other than sanguine as to the future devel ment of Canada. It is a splendid country, and it is going ahead as fast as any ome cam desire. The more it increases in strength, the greater will be the accession of strength to the empire. | am glad to be back in Eng. land, after seven eventful years. They have been seven happy years ina land of open sunshine, and although 1 am glad to be back among those who are carrying practically single-handed the whole burden of the British empire, 1 confess J was sorry to leave the do- minion of Canada." COMMITTED FOR TRIAL AND THE BAIL OF EACH WAS FIXED AT $100. Gananoque Board of Trade Will Es. tablish a Market for the Town-- Other Gananoque News, Oct. 21.~TFhe prelimin ary hearing in the case of wrence Boyle, of Leeds township, against William Toner and William Baker, {or assault on the evening of September 2nd, at the big conservative cele. bration, came up before Police Magis- trate Deacon at Prockville, yesterday, and after taking the evidence of seve- ral witnesses, the magistrate commit tad them for trial, bail being fixed in the sum of $100 each. The ene will be heard in Brockville on December 12th. The coal schooner Horace Taber cleaved hight for Oswego, yesterday, for another cargo of coal for the local trade, The annual meeting of the Ganan- ogque Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association was held, Wednesday even- ing. Reports of the various officers showed a very satisfactory condition of aflairs. The election of officers re sulted : Honorary presidents, Charles Macdonald, George Taylor, M.P., C, E. Britton, Ira A. Kip, Orange, N.J.; president, Wilfrid J, Bulloch; first vice- president, William V. Bulloch; second Vice-president, I". B. Garnsey, Hickory ldland farm; secretary-treasurver, Wil liam G. Johnson; superintendent, W. A. Peck; assistant superintendent, .J. M. Mckarlane; auditors, W. A. eck and D. A, Bews. Dates for their win ter show are set for January 30th, lst and February Ist and 2nd, 1912 VKforts will be out forth to make it bigger and better than ever. Mrs. Oliver, J. Shaneman, Tauner street, met with a severe accident on Thursday by falling on the steps of her residence, injuring her hip badly, In the surrogate court before Judge Herbert S. McDonald, probate of the will of the late Ezra A. Dorman, sta tion agent at T. 1. Junction, was granted to Eliza Jane Dorman, his widow, the executrix named in the will, The choir of Grace church held a kitchen shower for Miss Bertha Salter, fur many years a member of the choir, and whose wedding to A. L Knight has been announced for Mon day, October 30th The coal schooner Winnie Wing fin- ished lightering her cargo into the schooner Britton, and cleared, light, for Oswego, yesterday. } The Bourd of Trade has interested itself in the re-establishment of a mar- ket in Gananogue. The town council made an attempt, a year ago, to bring this ahout, but, unsuccessfully, they will now second the efforts of the Board of Trade, the date set for beginning operations being November Ist. The need of a market here has been long felt by the citizens, who trust that the efforts now being put forth may bear fruit. Capt. Davie, of Brampton, and Lieut. Crowe, of Strathroy, are the new officers in charge of the local Sal vation Army corps, W. J. Dickson and family, Waco, Texas, are still at their summer cot- & . On ie Island, and are hav ing a boathouse erected. 'adet Annie Round, of the Salva: tion Army Training Home, Toronto, spent, She past few days here with her (rents, Mr. and Mrs. William Round, street, before leaving for her first intoient at new Aberdeen, N.S. x . W. Taylor, First street, spent a few dave, this week, in Toronto. N. Dietrich in town Gananoyne, Shot by a Neighbor y Winchester, Va., Oct, 21.--in a Chri w. yi and is still leaking over 8 hun HIGH COURT CASES To be Heard by Sir William Mulock Next Week. Pocket of pivie causes entered trial at the sittings of high of justice to he held on Oct. 24th, before Chief William A. Mulock : for court Tuesday, Justice Sir Jury List. W. F. Kelly vs. C, P. Railway Co.-- Plaintifi's claim is for $3,000 dam- ages for broken arm and other in juries, sustained while a passenger on defendant's train. J, M. Stoness vs. Anglo-American Fire Insurance Co.--Plaintifi's claim is for $2,000, amount of damages by fire to buildings at Westport, owned by plaintifi, and insured by defend: ants. Mss. Nina Youlden ve. London Guar entee aud Accident Co. Plaintiff's claim is for 512.33 and interest from January, 1910, amount of in- surance defendants contracted to pay in cass of the death of Henry Youl. den from an accident, said money to be paid within thirty days. Nom-Jury List. William N. Weir ve. A. M. Clisholm ot al--Plaiotif claims ¥1,121.72 as wages or salary as manager ol de fendant's brick yard. Elmer Lawrepson et al vs. George ot al--Plaintifi's claim is to establish the will of the late Jog eph George and for removal of pre sent ademnistratix, Killed by Cannibals. Vietoria, B,.C., Oet. 21.--The Rev. J. G. Patton, who has just arrived here from Malecules, New Hebrides, where he has beeh a missionary for nineteen venrs, said that shortly be fore he left, a French trading vessel made a raid and a number of natives were kidnapped. The natives, in re venge, attacked the steamer and cap- turned three of the crew whom they killed, afterwards eating the bodies. CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO PUBLISH THE NEWS Of Chinese Imperial Reverses--Best Gunbeat Reported Blown Up By Traitors. Pekin, Oct. 21.--~Nowspapers and pro- minent native citizens are calling loud ly upon the government to publish full facts of the imperial reverses as it is felt here that disastrous news has been received by the government from the outlaying provinces this morning, but not given out. News filtering through from dis- turbed districts from. unofficial soupeos is eXtremely alarming, one report say- ing that the best gun boats of the imperial navy on the rivers tere blown up by traitorous marines, who left the ships and joined the revolu tionists, and that Admiral Sah Chen Ping and a thousand men were killed. It is stated, too, that revolutionary guns command the cities of Canton and Chang Sha, and that the fall of both of these cities is imminent. Foreign legations bere are holdin meetings to consider the ney aspect, as it yffects their nations. On the whole the situation is more seri- ous than ever to-day. Abbie GOING BACK FAST Cutler, Sparing Partner, Declares Jack Johnson Has Just Slowed Up. New Work, Oct. 21.-- Jack 4 going back at a rapid rete; in fact he has slowed down to such a degree that he has practically decided to guit the ring and has caneelled his trip to Australia. This is the information imparted by Marty Cutler, the champior's spar ring partuer, on his arrival from Eng land. Unless Johnson can got some big purses in New York for battles with white hopes he will continue on his way to Pittsburgh, "Johnson has been training hard in England," Cutler said, "but he has just naturally slowed up." Johnson Y.M.C.A, LADIES' AUXILIARY Will Add Further Improvements to the Building. The October meeting of the Y.M.( A. Auxiliary was held Friday after- noon. The president, Mrs. 0. Chown, was in the chair. Mrs. Meek, tras urer pro tem, reported expenses $122; receipts, $0.52; balance on hand, $502.95. The ladies were asked to meet and eovar the fern pats in some artistic way. The directors' vommittes room is (0 be remodelled and the suxil- tary decided to be respoosible for forty dollars ol the expense. The opening for juniors and inter mediates is to be Friday, Oct. 27th] when Mr. Stratton, boys" seeretary, will be present. The ladies will pro- vide light refreshments for one bun dred or more The canvas money for the boys' department is progressing slow- dollars 4 Aha Sn of the Toronto, Ont, Oct. 21st, 10 am. --Ot- tava Valley and Upper St. Lawrence -- Light winds; a few. local showers but for the most part fair to-day and Sun- ay. a ---- A Great Children's Wear sight see the children haviag their a------ -- It is a satisfying to wants so splendidly supplied in our Cloak and Suit Department At first the mothers and elder sisters had pretty much their own way here. They still have everything to their lik- ing, but the Juvenile Depar:- ment has been added, and it has made a wonderful differ- ence in the number of stylish little persons we have been able to satisfy. We would specially like you to ree The Pretty Coats We have just received. Every | garment is well made of first- class materials In Ulster lengths. WE OFFER THEM In smart tailored effects in Beavers, Cheviots, Serges. ete,, in colors, Navy, Green, Copen- hagen, Brown and Red 0 Children's sizes, 2 to 14 vears Misses sizes, 13 to 18 years At Very Special Prices, $3.95 to $11.00, Blanket Cloth Ulsters Made of best All-wool Cloths, jn Navy. Hoods lined with red military flannel and red wool sash. GENUINE SATURDAY BAR. GAINS, $8 AND 86.50. STEACY'S THE PEOPLE'S STORE. BORN. FITCHETT---At Parma, on Oct. 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Fitchett, a son HART At Ernesttown, on Oct to Mr. and Mes. Peter Hart, daughter SNIDER At Odessa, on Oct Mr. and Mrs. Norman daughter, JOYCE---At Gretna, Mr and Mrs daughter BREEZE At Forest 16th, to Mr. an Breeze, a daughter ith, Jr. a 1ith t Bnider, 0 a to a § on Oct. 1th Elwood Joyce, Mills, d Mrs Oct Damon on MARRIED. BRAWLEY --At the Methodist Parsonage, 30 Colborne Street, on Oct, ith, 1811, by Rev. 8 Sellery, Nelson Amey to ins ina Braw ley. both of Loughboro Township, County of Frontenac. HUOGHES--BLAND-At London Oct. 18th, 1911, at the residente of the bride's, mother, by Rev 5 Whiting rena earl, GUnges daughter of Mrs. John Bland, to Franklin Harold, only son of Mr and Mra M. Hughes, of Kingston AMEY ont, DIED. Higeh, on October 15th, RIC E---At PRICE manda Price, aged 61 Catharine Years PRICE~At Oakland Cal 25th. 1811, br. W. E 72 years and § months ROBER® J. REID, The Undertaker. "Phone B77. Princess Street. JAMES REID The Od Fie " Phone 47 for of shelves, oes oR, A vik's. 'Phone 708. New . Goods New Figs New Cider New Honey on Sept Price, aged All