YEAR 79-NO. 175 A BRIBERY SCANDAL | EXPOSED IN DETROIT | Aldermen Are Now Seven © Under Arrest. THO HAVE CONFESSED | THAT THEY TOOK MOXEY ron THEIR VOTES. t ¥ . In Connéétion With Wabash Freight. Warchouse--Burns Des fective Agency Set a Trap foi Them=----Fourteén Aldgrmen Are Involved. Detroit, Mich, Fourteen aldermen and the secretary - of the common councd committees "are in- volved in a bribery scandal that broke out in this city to-day. Seven have heen arrested alrendy, and the others are now being sought by the police. The men. now under arrest are T Glinnan. president of the council; Al derman Louis Brozo, Frank Mason, Aloiz Deimel, Joseph 1. Thiesin and Martia Ostrowski, and FE. R. Schrei ter, secretary of 'the council commit- tees. CGlinnan and Schreiter made full confessions, soon after being ar rested, and Glinnan turned over to the ditective who arrested him a roll of $1,000 in bills, which he had recived but a few minutes before The charge . against the' alderman and secretary is that they accepted money in connection with the grant- ng to the ish failway the right to build a Treight warehouse on Deventh street, between Fort street: and Congress) street. The . proposi- tion wag +trobgly advocated hy the! Yoard of commerce and others infer ested jn the growth of the city, but vas held up by certain aldermen who demanded pay before voting for it Co calch these aldermen the Burns detective agency was employed to «et n trap for them and a dictagraph was used P -- DIG UP July | | | fr { a i l TREASURE. ---- Old Chest Containing Gold and Silver Coin. St: Petersburg, July 27.--While some peasants were digging in a field in thy village of Malai recently they un earthed an old chest containing trea sure to the valee of $500,000, The treasure was in gold and silver eoins of the fourth century and several gold and silver vessels, One of those was a large dish of Damascened gold with a richly-embossed rim encrusted with precious stones. A Lalin inscription shows that this dish was at one time in the possession of a bishop who liv ed in the eleventh century. A similar dish was embossed with the image Sapor Il, a Persian monarch of fourth century. Other articles eleven. solid gold Persian cups The laborers kept the treasure in a cottage for a long time, thinking - it was brass and lead. It was through their efforts to make a bargain with the owner of the field on their own valuation that the true worth of the . meta? in the chest was discovered ! I'he estimate of valuation placed on | the treasure is only what it would | bring as bullion, and not what it! would bring in the worid's great mar- {w ket antiquities, 4 N \ \ | k oi |! the were w for h $20,000 TO BET ON WILSON, | Powell of Mississippi. Found No Takers at Hotel, Rochester, N.Y. July 27.-W.: WH. Powell, of Canton, Miss., counsel for the Illinois Central railroad, & great admirer of Woodrow Wilson, said that next to Congressman Underwood he preferred Wilson to all" other demo cratic candidates for the nomination. Mr. Powell met a number oi prom inent. republicans at Power's hotel, | and the matter of the presidential elaction came np. Mr. Powell declared he would bet from $500 to $20,000 that New Jersey's govervor would be elec tod in November. He produced certifi cates to show that he was able to a i that Maj. sor it fr - \ xs es TO CARE FOR SAVANT. Government Will Noted. Scientist. Paris, July vn Saturday will decidé 'ypon . the measures be takén for the relief of Henri Fabre, the aged author, who, lin of his fame, is dving from starvation. The government | sidering two solutions: M 'reach Pension A cabjoet cougeil to spite Fabre JUMBLE TITANIC HERD | Russian Jew, Now at Berlin, Ont., Says Investigating Committee cording ork, 1ncle assistance the sinking of I He nited nd ollar Lie red to receive r ew Mont in Montres root erops during the coming winter Brunswick will without ow on G Ihert, ho seen IrOVIRees fact, Maj. Fowler declared that a . Brunswick raps of all kinds being in good shape while general business rell. cow ( Mant bho § ia ve p coperiy 1 the 'elton drove his ast irinking and wading about ake oickerel jumped from tHe water Av on the flank of one of the he angle frightened ing Suees telography olane and a number of fixed wh stations : Cyr, France, on Friday the ill-fated he i mone Brunswick until she yercl on dry as an ex-schoolmaster, beceive sion, the order taking effect tively, or he will recéive out ol thé special disposal of tl instruction for eneBurggemient savants and men of letters, : L'Action explains why, though works, such as "Entomological" Sor veniers, and The Life Insects stitl sell by the thousand, Ful ju hig present cqfidition appear that twenty veéar go, hey was in: distress, he all rights for a few dollars a fund put inisty pihlie {SAYS { i | | | { 1 1 « ' of a "Is ot M It when has No One of sold autheg's| Asse | Minste rt Montre PRIVY COUNCIL REVERSE. privileges tholies Town." the mini mm reply attitude wards un Henri 'he Supreme Court Judgnibnt in 1. ~ berta Rallway Case. London, duly 27 was ch livered by the judicial committee of the privy council, aliowing the appeal of the government of the province Alberea versus the Alberta Hallway & Irmigation company in the ter. of a dispute as to the main tenance of bridges over canals Atherta The final judgment is a sai the decision of the supreme court anada, and uphelds the first ments of t Alberta courts, h lordships of the privy that section Irrjgation | A reference was made Dv Judgment met of cost and 1 the irrigation of n of of judg rever i council "88 the 37 of the which the read Lhe opinion Alherta to frequent in arguments, had no application' to aHownneo public highways here travelled as such, T0 RECEIVE $10,000? but deatt --snly with tofore public. Will Reward Life-saving. July A dio Ww, has been tnt Jo several 4 whsiein, ROOF COLLAPSES. h n - - month own and Girl Life for Pictured Pittsburg, Pa. her of her d sixteen, day, at as the girl Loses Sweetheart's 10 wy sean received staling that recipRnt in Returhing a picture Maturi, death, has July 27 a =~ he of ing to purning hone £ ret sweetheart, Constantine was burned to Axletyn, ar here Just stepped across the thresh old of the frant does, the root eol lapsed Mrs. Frank Maturi, her moiher, when informed of the ' death of her daughter, ran to the Mononga byla river and jumped in, She pulled out by the of a tug boat. Frank Maturi, the father, and a brother, John, aged sixteen, were verely burned to tantine to lie 1 A 1g to the stean 3 that the m te fo ays "ig mye gat part | ra: ton hie Montre t © fo tated, to wher was i n favor proving I'hrough campa crew " i LENTY OF POTATOES. Crops reseus trying (on Le ng fan elect 1eules tingly Good, Says the BORDEN. MAKES DENIAL OF THE NAVAL REPORT Canada Has Not Decided to Give Three Dreadnoughts to the Waa BritishiNavy. tondon, Fng., Juiy 27 ports ia circulatlon that prepared to rocommend the exp ture of six million pounds in the struction of theese Dreadnoughts urfounded.' Interviewed mier Borden said "You have my {that the reports corvact,"' Meesrn loft for Premier Major Fawler. "i vou people need potatoes ors othe veal, July «8 "Il have in saving only for be able to supply trouble, remarked M1 hung's night, at Wind for a long have crops in maritime promised now, and similar pro any W. Fowler, NB, last tel. "Not bet ter tor the time the ead than are Hm. roots |:0 create "w . count 2 Ine Canada re we 1 di on gricultural outlook mn New this year was splendid, he playing w | n sens ave Pre Was progressing f annex: unléss confider caken tp to-day QUITE { authority for are absolutely at A TRICK, I 'atches Fish and Lands #0 Safely. = Trac nexation, Borden, Hazen and Dohert Parig to join M. Pel Borden will interview Poincare this afternoon, Mr. Hazen is to M minister of marine FE Leper. 1 July eth a boarding house at is showing ella," a ke, ickerel, which has became Pel ton, Sack Yo, suage miag Hon CASK, and Del. | bound the "No mi jovVs as his visitor see i hi tnrough a freak periormane fish itself | der rain BULLETS SAVED LIFE. th : were five cows down while to they a night and the vioee of In Obstruction. Louis, Mo., William fired instead at a tuws July Two bul. {tithes Slawson, property his - bram struction of causing We a= i St lets that fish became tail did not Tanded of thy the cow's animal had ground, eth iin an the run pick t into ot Fast while hs remiov have and Louis, demented, death, had a benelicial ing a blood clot: that proved fatal. Physicians say that he Will recover both his hb nlth and rea json and that he has escapéd an' oper ation that would have been necessary isn the : { had not the bullets. served the same French purpose as the physician's sealpe! hese hav top the ne eficet, tem. rectlt would waful experiments with wireless : between a flying have a were carried out at e : 7 ro { . . : KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATERDAY, FRENCH Do Not HINORITY SS Aanexation," Unless Himself, in. the wide Bourassa Devoir this speaks only for himsslf. come notorious again. His nationalist movement of public opinion he has been a complete failure suicidal "No person in this hundred people or vileges enjoved by our church we British erown. nch-Canadian Catholics enjoy ) have an established dghurch in the pro- mamtenane: The bishops are appointed from ny feremce from the Advil authorities. separate school syatem, re B - «> JELY 2%,-1912. PEOPL | know full swell that the best . {antee to maintain those priv {in the strength of the B [pire gual b em Want Annexation to United States HON. MR. LEMIEUX BEST BRITISH + "TO KEEP STORES AWAY Is Trying to Prevent, Business En cvomchments, dir "New York, el making John I). Rocke determined efforts top. the advance: of business into the rivate residence district 'iu which city house retail ler 1s is located. trade has been moving slowly op Sh street toward the Rockefeller | SAFEGUARY home, but the Rockefeller agents have | | been watching during the past been bidding up was offered fe the Ww every movement, months parcel sale at a price higher : business buver cared to pay Rockefeller's most recent pur me this district, closed ths 1s four-storey - brown stone west of his home fifth investment extends IN EMPIRE, | -r | in Quebec Province Dreams | Mi. the Bours Declares r Uf Marine and Fisheries week, | mansion This street . a Just hig it xl, July 97 'No minority world enjovs as is the many on as the French-Canadian Ca- under British statement "was made Roddlphe Lémicux, fo of marine fisheries, query regarding of the Yrench-Capnactuns nexation. As is well known has been ing oh | pp --------------_-------------------- and r {distance eros the This Hon te tO { he has_pul around i sell ahd his son i he Rockeieiler plan 18 an expensive | one, although his brokers have ohtain ted one or two 'of the parcels at bar gam prices, - , They -are spending at the rate about $200,000 a' month complish the oil man's purpose oe { i I Net the houses of him: and : * thre to- present to carry WALKED INTO THE TRAP as ! Do. Detroit, Mich; Jal 27.- 1 3 {out at 'police hold uartors that two of the had made In connection with the Wabash freight {depot building, and three others (made partral. confessions. More ar. rests"will be made, to-day. In "Sh ftheantime, most of ihe accused are re leased on five thousand dollars each. It all walked [the trap detectives easily for Them , this morn | ing, accused alder- | men have bail appears they Ret hy flies. Jurns as SENATE PASSES BILL of Canadian Rec Act. Db "i. For the Repeal procity Washington, July The a of thirty-seven to eighteen, pussed the house excise tax bill, which would extend the_corpdration tax law | Wo individual apd oc partnership in QOme an exeess of $5,000), I'he bill vision for reciprocity ol 22 ton senate, by vote EMIEUX -- as pasged includes a pro the rgpeal the Cagadian act, "and the rate on print fe the t weeks this Sintes Ris paper, he claims be represent- catiment of the French-Cana- Hon. Mr. Lemieux vid coptentfon and unhesita. tates 'shat. Mr.. Bourassa ot of to the Anne the rhedium tion United on dL a 1 MURDER ON HIGH SEAS ors, not the alightest hesitation that Mr. Bourassa speaks himself. He wants to be Willan Pergusen Who - Canadain Offical Must be Sentenced to Death Detroit, Mich., convicted of spector Il. government on the Windsor. ferry William aty babl » |eapital pun has collapsed, and as a July. 27 killing Immigration Herbert, the He now seeking | movement among his fel- | which would = simply lle shows what little has, and how fond he is of ith fire. 18 In a Canadian Pyviuen boat Excelsior, \/ Ferguson will pay the pen with life, and Michigan pro- see its first 'hanging since ishment was abolished by am [the state vears ago wert The warrant charging Ferguson with murder, on' the high seas was issued by the United . States government, after consultation between federal and state officers... The ctime of murder on the high 18 punishable only by death his thinks ot 1 province ition, or dieams wen t 1 irassa that if day there himsel| plabi would nani a cite ot be five sane people, vote for ditionally against an and to saleguard our lan laws and the special pri: nre of we are 0 seas be stalwart supporters NEW NOTES OF GRAVITY. the wide world en privileges' the un- We practically nority many in -- Beating of the Wings of Angel of War. y as iritish flag Foronto, July to' the Toronto Star, from London, Quebec which, can wollect. its faw and which éan tax the of the faithful for the con- and maintenance of church have a special law for the of the parochial = avs di inter We while has taken on new notes of gravity Her people hear the beating of the wings of the angel of war. They real 12¢, as they could scarcely fail to do, after the solemn tones of last week's parliamentary speeches, that we may al any moment be confronted by eon- dition of armed, hostilities. The ar senels aave worked day amd night for months,. completing stofes of arma ments. Fagland has no desire for wai but, undoubtedly; the conviction js gaming ground among all classes thay Rome without any oO the old till arts French law. and udtoms prevail All ¢ been embalmed im imperial pay the bets if he Jost. Mr. Powell found no takers at' even money. ------------ Tell Chinese New Duties. Chicago, July 27.--A cablegram from Canton to The Chicago Dally News says 1% "Two hundred - lecturers are being went throughout the province by the director of jal education to en lizhtear the people as to théir new re lations (6 the republican government and their obligation to support it." Condemns Winnipeg Water, Winnipeg, July 27.--Dr. Simpson, chairman of the provincial hoard of 'henlth; bitterly condemned Winnipeg's prasent water supply, both in quality and quantity. ih advised agmnst an extension of the present artesian well supply and for a visible supply. DAILY MEMORANDA. No Whig ha Monday efvie holiday. See (0+ mime 3, right hand corder, far prohacilities, angemen's pie«nie, Monday afterncen. Vaudeville, Lake Ontario Park, and s3¢ pam. Monday. St. George's AYP A. moonlight ex. cersion, Tuesday, § pm. Sefred cancert by ROCHA band Macdonaid Park, 5.39 pm. Sunday, Old bays' ceremonies, cricket field and Macdonald Park. Menday mern. tng ey Civie holiday, Lake Ontario Park admission (rge. Matinee, 3.38 o'clock, free McLaren's land Monday £15 sharp, i Civie holiday, monster pic-nie at Brophy's Point. Hat 3 pm. Fo | Mary's, Toronte, vs CLUCs ngston 1 fair grounds, 10) social, Wolfe 1s. t leaves fawn evening. | National League. : Score two to two. Dick Rudolph, the Leafs of the game. WHEN THE NEW YORK GIANTS FAILED TO LICK THE LITTLE, Crowd at the Island Stadium, Toronto, at the exhibition game between the After red-hot for fen tunings. the Giants had to run fo pitcher, and Bill O'Hara, -.r vr their train, the Leaf's outfielder, were the st war is almost inevitable, "This sent) ment "of uneasiness helps to explain the overwhelming enthusiasm here over Canada's predent aititude to ward imperial defence, Englishmen be lieve that if anything can check Ger many'y hostile designs it is such sup port from 'the dominions beyond the seas as Canada now promises, ---------- DOCK STRIKE OFF 1 A ---- After Families Had Starved for Ten Weeks. London, Eng., July ~After last. ing more than ten weeks, and reducing the strikers and their families to gon i ditions of starvation, the dock work: Rh ers' strike was caliod off, today, pre. sumably because of the strike leaders' failure to organize a general stoke of transport workers 27 New Customs Collector. Quebec, July 27.--Capt. W. H. Car ter has bee appointed collector of his majsty's customs to replace Col. | Yondonm, 2 retire on | 4 mpt . Forsyth, who was allowed 1c ------ ------ Child Burned to Death. { uebee, July 27.-A child, son of Kdmohd 1 ed din the 'destroyed the day. latter's - ---------------- Ex-President Diaz JI. Mexico City, July 27.-A Paris despatch says that ex-Presiden AAPLE LEAPS, New York Giants of the leaving the ars No vonfir 1s a fatal result probable | mation is obtainable heref 1 ™ . istatutes, and' the Freénch-Canadiaps res lies t to his | For along time | and | have } that | & consderable tom the restricted area which | ac- Easily as Fliev| It was given complete confessions, into | as | substitution | MEANS DEATH PENALTY Kil | If be is» oflicer whom he shot dowp | 7.--A special cabl¢ f brink of the dam and & moment later England, to-day, sayé that "England | °8to the rocks | | { i i { two-year-old | port rosselin, perish. | men. has failed flames during a fire which | Mr liead to _an earls special fon the Lon t | Porfirio Diaz is seriously ill and that | 81.63, Watertown and Detorn, SN TURKEVNOW FACING = "A SERIOUS REVOLUTION Demand of Soliers for Dis- solution of D Deputies. THREATENS TO RUSH VON | EDITION. | | { | i | CONSTANTINOPLE WITH ARMY OF SALONIKA. Government Realizes Necessity But' Will Try Military League of Dissalution, to dis. the suade Violent From Mensures, 27. «The de- the wilitary league for the the chamber of de- forty-eight hours was vongress held at days ago which was i | doiegates from the of officers adhéring to the Constantinople, July LL Mmand ii of lution thin ol a four by congress decided to insist on the dissolution of the chamber and the re-appointment to. offices of Kia mil *Pusha, formerly grand vigier Fen officers have been sent here to obtain the realization of the de- mands of the military league. I'he demand reached the president the chamber in the form of a let- reading "Your evil labors in committe and parliament have done much harm We do not wish to In our hands in your soiled ilood, but Warn you that the and the people demand disso- ton of the chamber Failing com- Hance with this demand . within forty-eight hours, we will do what is ded,' IDENTIFIED TWO NEN PRESENT AT MURDER A Waiter Gives Important Testimony With Regard to the Killing of Kerman Rosenthal New York |e Hridpt We ho {house the murder Hern ter my | eches were made by puties, who declared not move except the "net. The isha, in be- the that they would at the point of minister of w ar, half of the cabin Jad professing that he was not aware of the exis | tence of the leagie, announced that the government Would endeavor -(o discover punish the authors cof the letter I'he chamber then arose. It is undérstood that the govern- -ment Jealizes the necessity of disso- lution but is seeking a means to ac- complish this. in a constitutional v and will' try to dissuade the league from violent measures. It is even stated on good authority that the grand vigier, Ghazi Moukhtar 'as will shortly visit Albania in order to second the efforts of the peace mission, which left for that district last night, Meanwaile the leaders of - the foimittee of union and. progress are taking steps to organize the ful, strength their adherents in the army in-readiness for a dounter-re- volution 'The military league threatens to rush Constantinople with the army of Salonika } 7 that ling killed have Limon gun ol bber, inv gang Rosenthal is cong rey Jack" 1 gamblers, we | Meta i 18 i Was ated dor the sassassination Suliivan, the 1 i fron tween and Hotel Whe certaan « the the ting nthal and the wwoner' Following who slain. giver an aliernoon, court | ves y these Hd | sla inent | held Sullivan, has been terial ch as ar n was ide for 15th testified re and the arrested | Webber jeoroner § i { on mi { hail Ry, in re \ugust iter, the | eoroner's hearing that he saw the as | sassination Two men in the "murder ear,' while four others, who 'stood nearby, shot Rosenthal, Crese identified Webber ar one he had recog nized on the and pointed sullivan ds having been there immedi ately! after the | ous 1 at ant s Cone ont | shooting ' of GOES OVER DAM, uverneur Marble Dealey row Escape, NY wel 1G Has Nar-| on July 27 Dewitt known marble deal rescued fr swegatche he motor boat Gouverneur, Whitney, er of {death | Friday ried dam in His engine "stalled," I with neither i : r | papdle nor car, Mr. Whitney was h Little craft, which jed over the dam i Mr. Whitne; near the head {the dam, between the bld Graves mill and the oid he experienced strong which ling The boat Take the Ol Boys Along On the Thousand tour of the islands holida 2.30 pum. 'are, a village, w the aliernoon, ih this n as nn on nr islander Monday, Supper on her CIV board \ on Liver { y ns when his ¢ over ' y She, , of Smith's Falls, while drive an automobile on with. an acadent, and one of her arms Rev. K. J. McDonald, of Torento, Uueen's graduate, has been called to the Almonte Pregshvterian church RY. Leslie, formerly of Picton, has been appointed postmaster at Presqu' le. Mrs learning Sway Hess in his flounder to Friday, met of at was fractured gri station, whe waler n A X a troubles his danger engine added no meaus current te he had of overcom | was carried against the MARRIED URNER--BRUTON-=In Rev. Je Webster ge. on dropping ten f in the damaged was was | carried over, « stream I he n the Yocks vewhat bruis- 4 Kings at the boat was badly bth, jand Mr. Whitney Jed While strugg in Veave himself from drowning, help the 1 the water to Mr. Whit large ing ney's . cries - fi drew crowd of but ther jo at hand Lawrence Bennett cured r It iver bridge, cuing persons GOODMAN 264k, 1 was no meaps of r hn Goodman afternoon at residence of K) 7 Mary's itbera reguiens Marys morning At of her Sunday b om n jennett Ine rowboat and Mr } 1 wat the pe the employed at Works, to & Sons' ubator a put out Whitney was and taken nd he had n suffered T sistance the Hn } man s helped into where f ashore, As but' | $érious_ injuries, conside {abl shock | A Severe R from and bruises Kir 2 n b Martha Elizabetn verse. | London, Eng., July -The liberal government sustained evere in the Crewechesire bvielection vhere a liberal majority of seventeen , hundred at the last jad to defeat with the election of Craig | (nmionist by nine h majority. late OrRe's please ROBERT J. REID, The Leading Undertaker. Fuone 577. 230 Princess Strees. JAMES REID | dred The Old Firm Undertakers, FAILED T0 ORGANIZE RE TSCkat gaAS A NATIONAL STRIKE _ ===. 22 Em And Work on London Docks Will Likely be Resumed at an Early Date Eng., July of Joseph Haveio president of the Snternationsl men's uhign, to organize a national strike of transport workers in sap the striking London dock The recsption of Wilson at ports he visited in ar 144 residence Monday mo Cathedra copy mn Birdet a re we t Che papers i 1 verse ; | election was turn } sestorda i TAKE NOTICE. 2 Open Buffet, in oak, ¢ now, for $12: airo a $50 Ww 320, at Turk's Phone 706 ced } AR racttical. i rass t av The at- } Wilson, K won in house, vester: Laffort to propagate the strike move | It 15 expected Wilson wikl work ment was lukewnro that the failure of Mr resumption of don docks Our own Special Blend is exactly right for making this popular and seasonable drink, 1 i £1.65. PRICE, 35¢ LB. as, | Jas. Redden & Co. Cood gomwg Saturday or Bund 7 returning up to Monday might,