The Daily B RA ---- itish Whig TT Ep -- = YEAR S0-NO. 69 -------- A FRIGHTFUL CYCLONE SWEPT THROUGH OMAHA The Damage to Life and ly Was Severe. MARTIAL LAW Now AND TROOPS CALLED OUT TO STOP THE LOOTERS, Other Cenfres Suffered as Did Omaha--Handsome Homes Were Swept Away--The Suburb of Ral- ston 'Was Erased From the Map-- Damage at Chicago Early This Morning. Umaha, Neb, March 24. -- Seventy persons are positively known to be dead, about ohe hundred are missing, six hundred sefiously injured, two mil- lion dollars worth of property des troyed, and two thousand people homeless. This is the latest authori- tive information of 'the result of the cyelons which ripped through the northern parts of this city at six o'clock last night. 'there may be fur- ther casualties to be added to this later when telegraphic communication is resumed. : The first reports sent out were that one thousand were killed. There were some casualties al Terre Haute, Ind. and other centres, Martial law is in force here and troops are on the way from Lincoln ta protect property from looters. SHOT WIFE TO DEATH. And Phen Gave Wimselt Up to the Sheriff, New York, March 24. Alter shooling and killing his wile in their home near Riverhead, 1.1, on Saturday, William Diass stood in line with many other persons waiting to see Shai Urush, and when finally: admitted to the sher- i's office calmly told what he had done. ™ Erush at first believed Diass insane, but wien two deputies were detailed to go with him, the wan took them to his home and showed thm This wife's body in the cellar. There were four built wousds wm her body, Diass pleaded self defin « According to neighbors, Diass his wife have froquently quarreled. HIS PABY BOY SWORE FATHER'S LIFE AWAY Hemy Love Breaks Down But De: clares His Innocence of Killing His Wife. Owen Sound, March 24.--Nervous to the point of prostration, following a sleepless night in his cell, Henry Love, convicted on the charge of murdering his wife at Ceylon om December 9th, heard sentence of death pronounced on Saturday, hy Justice Lennox. The date of execution was fixed far May 27th Throughout: the judge's solemn discourse the prison. and Hundreds of the city's most hund- some homes as well as many of the lowliest 'were swept away in Lhe path of the tornado. ! Thousands of sheep in the extemsive! pens of Armours, Cudahys and other| big packing houses, were killed by fal- Ii bu "The Wldiog. of Ralston was swept dt was here that t most casualties' ooonered Two babies were blown several hun- dred feet * from their cots in the Child Saving itution. Both are dead. Others ren in the same uilding miraoulonsly escaped injury. President Woodrow Wi. 4 Mayor Dahl: tance X A ely. Tents and : "whe are being erected for: the Homeless ones. Strack Chicago To-day. (& March 24.~The tornado, which 'wrecked a part of Omaha struck this city early this morning. Forty dwell were destroyed in the suburb of ne fourteen-year-old lad nn ed while he slept apd one hun- were. e Several id brick residences were crumpled up like egg sheils when tho crash came, (Continued on page 8.) On March 12th a company of sixty or more neighbors and friends of Mr, and Mrs. Cranston gathered at their home at The Rapids to spend the evening with them previous to their departure Lo the southern part of the county. F. A. Girdwood bas sold his dwell- ing house, Picton, to Mr. Armstrong, proprietor of the new ladies' + furnish- ings store, for $2,700. Ching intends to restore order in Inner ongolia, where bands of Mongols are terrorizing thie inhabi- tants. DAVLY MEMORANDA. Bee to e 3, right hand y for Prababiiities. y he Sores Look Into the * utd x ; Have you s'opped 19 think of your daily newspaper as the 'World's Mitior? you look into your newspaper you see 1eflested the doings and dappenings of the earth. or sat with bowed head, apparently taking, no need "of his honor's re marks. "< "I have been convicted wrongfully," have found he shouted in his cell. "I been tried by the press and guilty. 1 am as innocent of the charge as a babe unborn. Is it not sorrow,enough for me to have to face the: loss of my wile without be- ing confronted with the awful charge of 'having murdered her." He flung himself down upon the fred shrieking and gesticulating to. such a degree that a doctor had to he KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1913. THE TOWN OF NAPANEE. be iis McKeown-French Wedding--Storm Blew Out Store Window. Napanee, March 24.--A quiet wed- ding was celebrated on Thursday last at the bride's home, West street, when Miss Pessie KE. French was united in marriagé to William Me¢Keown. Miss Belle Gunn, Deseronto Road, sulfered a stroke of paralysis on Fri- day and very little hope of - recovery in held out for her. Mrs. T. (i. Cars callen also suffered a slight stroke this weak and is still very weak. , Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meagher and little daughter, of Belleville, speut Kaster with his parefits, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Meagher. ' A large plate glass window in M. S,! Madole's hardware store was blown out during the terrific gale Friday. Miss Lulu Hill, of Gravenhurst, is the guest of Miss Nora Waller for the Laster vacation. Isaac Briscoe leaves next wéek for the Peace River district. Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson, and little son, of Montreal, are guests of her aunt, Miss Fraser. Hawley Steacy leaves this week for a trip to the west. Mrs. 1). C. MeNaughton and son Alan, are Spending Laster in Montreal with Mr. McNaughtgn. . LAST LOT OF STEEL RAILS. Cargo For Canadian Northern Rail. way 'on Ocean. Port Mann, B.C., March 24. -- "The last big lot of railroad steel to go "round the Horn" before the Panama canal is opened probably is that now on the ocean--6,000 tons from Cape Breton for this port. For the long trip around South America steamers were chartered in November, 'This steel is for the Northén's - construction Port Mann to the Yellow Head pass through the Rockies to Kdmonton. During the winter and spring addition- al rgils will be shipped overland to Kamloops, where track laying is pro- ceeding both up and down the Thomp: son River, where, for the new lige, a broad shelf is being blasted high on the rocks and precipitous sides of the eapon. Bridging the river calls for engineering work oi a high orders... THE COMPANY SEEKS TWO MORE STEAMERS Richelien and Ontario Negotiating Purchase of Island Belle Canadian wori from jailer had to" go it vigilance lest ¢ should do bodily the # comvicted 'man harm to himself. ' to. see has PEANUT FASTER IS MARRIED, Weds Miss Suh, Who Lived 99 Days on Apples. : Aurora, UL, March 24-Dr. T. J. Allen, formerly president of Aurota College, who,, five years dgo, achieved fame by living for sixty days on raw peantts; Lillian Seehr, of Ottawa, dad inter, xisted for ninety-two 68, were mar- tied at Eureka ©. The bridegroom is fifty years old and the bride thirty. % Miss Suehr retently went to Eur eka Springs, where Dr. Allen is proprietor of & sanitarium, for the benefit of het health, a while there met Dr. Allen. ¢ i MILL HAND MAY GET PRIZE OF $300,000 [Leon Healey, of Rechiand, Holds French Goverment Lucky Lottery Ticket. Ottawa, March 2M.~Loon' Henley, an employes of the W. UC. Edwards comp mill at Rockland, has dis covered that he ix the holder of the ticket ing the in a lottery ernment of France | 4 the ummoned to attend him. It is} -- that thrice he . undressed j-{rived on a special train and expect ap-|latier is to be arranged. Ambassa- and Riverside, [y Navi 5 any," which controls all the im ant shipping and navigation igterests from Buffalo to the Gulf of St. Law- rence, seeks the purchase of the steam- ers Island Belle and Riverside, owned by Holmes Brothers of Redwood: The two boats run between Clayton and Ogdensburg daily during the sum- mer months and have an established business in freight and passenger trai- fic. The present negotiations are being held "up, it is said, through a differ- ence of opinion as to the amount to be paid for the boats. The Island Belle is partially submerged at its dock this week, through having the calking dam- aged by the ice. The Richelieu & Untario line is said to have under consideration the es- tablishment of a line of freight boats on the St. Lawrence river. At the pre- sent time the company controls the ousipess between Toronto and Buffalo. It has acquired nearly everything of value in the Montreal and Quebec wat- ers. A recent uct of parliament per- mits the "company's increasing its capitalization by several millions. Since the acquisition of the Thow sand Island Steamboat company the Richelieu & Ontario line commands the Thousand Island business with the ex- ception of the Riverside and Island Belle. With the purchase of the two boats a clear field would be left Lo the Canadian company. com ONTARIO SCHOOL MARMS To Shake Hands With President Wil- son in Washington. Washington, D.C., March hundred pretty school marms from various parts of Ontario are in Washington to-day seeing the sights of this national capital. They ar 24.--~Five to he here for one full week. The party will be guests at the recep tions af the White House and the British embassy. The time for the dor Bryce plans for every member of the party to shake the hand al resident Wilson at the reception ar- ranged: for Monday. _ . CANADA'S STATE PRISONER. Spent Easter in Jail Hopes for Com- mons' Dissolution. Ottawa, March 24.--Probably no ine has followed - the accounts of i in Canals patlia ent more closely and with so mu . as ed R. C. Miller, Can V's | state prisoner, who has now in' the county jail at Ottawa over a month, His # i EjejE £3 iy ; Ee 2, ; ft Hie fh PITH-OF NEWS Despatches From Near And Distant Places THE LATEST TIDINGS PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM. The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the Werld From Tele- graph Service and Newspaper Exe changes. Dr. Freidrich = P. Friedmann sail for Berlin three weeks hence. Venustiano+Carranza, the rebel gov: ernor of Coahuila, Mexico, is re- ported to be seeking an opportunity to treat for peace. "& At Union City, Tenn. Johnson Grenson, a negro, accused: of mur dering Samuel McClure, a white man, was hanged by a mob. At Avon, N.Y., the laboratory of Charles H. Bradley, of New York, the electrical wizard, one time part- ner of Thomas Edison, was com- pletely destroyed by fire. The proceedings in connection with the scrutiny of the votes cast on the local * option by-law in Kincardine have ended in a victory for the temperance forces. It is estimated at Chicago that the damage done to wires will aggregate $2,000,000, the heaviest loss which the telegraph and telephone companies have suffered from storms in the last five years. With twelve-year-old Frank Spear as the chief witness against his father in the latter's trial for the killing of his wife, state's counsel, on Thursday, in New York, brought about the will the first degree. "At Sturgeon: Falls, one fireman was instantly killediand two others mort- ally hurt when the tower of the fire hall here blew down. just as the bri- gade were leaving to respond to an alarm, whea the = storm. was at its height on Friday afternoon. "Never again; says Maxime Elliott, Nat Goodwin's former wife, in a cable. gram from Canhes, Southern France, denying the rumor that she is married to Anthony F. Wilding, the interna- tennis. champion. She. adds : '1 " . 'intend / A HUMANE BULLET. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 24%. ~--~A bullet doped with mor- phine, the invention 'of 'Alex- ander F. Humphreys. 'a pat- tern maker, 1s being tried out by United States ariny men and sportsmen. In warfare it is considered 'humane, in hunting big game, deadly. The person who is slightly in- jured will sleep for the rest of the day, while those dan- gerously wounded suffer no pain. Bhd Ph Idd bb PbS Pbbd dd dd erste errrsesren PEPLPSPB PLESSIS BEND FIERCE FIRE AT RENFREW. Old Smith Mill Was Destroyed by Fire on Thursday. ? Renfrew, March 22.--A fierce fire ut eight o'clock Thursday night complete- ly destroyed the "'old Smith mill," re- cently purchased by Alexander Fraser, merchant. Nothing was left in two hours, but badly damaged machinery in the planing mill. It and a sash and door factory, rented by William Moore containad lumber and finished pro- ducts. The total logs is said to be $10,000. Fraser's building was insured for $4,000 and Moore's for $1,000. v convie- | Interment tion of Alexander Spear for murder in! ver. ---- TERMS SUGGESTED. For Settlement of the Turko-Balkan Difficulties. Sofia, March 24.5The great powars are of the opinion that the haa of negotiations should be as follows : 1. The frontier qf the Ottomgn em- pire in Euro shall start at Enos, and following the course of the Maritza river 'and then that of the Urgene riv- er, shall end at Midia. All territories situated to the west of this line shall be ceded by Turkey to the allied states, with the exception of Albania, the de limitation of 'which shall be fixed by [the powers. 2: The question' of the Aegean Is lands shall be settled hy the powers. '3. Purkey shall abandon all claim to Crete. . 4. The powers unfavorably entertain the demand ' for an indemnity, but they will, admit the 7 allies to partici- pate in the discussions of 'the Interna- national Commission, in Paris, for an equitable settlement of their partici- pation in the Ottoman debt and in the financial charges of the districts to be handed over to them. The great powers declared at the same time that as soon as these bases are accepted hostilities shall cease. wm-------- DIED AT VANCOUVER. Arthur Macnee, Formerly of King. ston, Pasged Away on Saturday. The death wecurred at Vancouver, B.C., on Friday evening, oi a for- mer Kingstonian, in the person of Ar. thur Macoee, who had been living in the west for about three years, He had been ill for about a year, suffer ing from anemia. He is survived by three brothers, W. H., Francis and J. H., of Kingston, and three sisters, Mrs. James Cappon,- Kingston; Mrs. Botterell, Montreal, and Miss Alice Macnee, of Kingston. Mrs. Botterell and Mrs. W. H. os are at present in Vancouver. Deceased is also surviv- ed by his wile, formerly Miss Anna Rigney, a sister of Mayor T. J. Rig- uey and James Rigney, of Kingston. will take place at Vancou- Preserving Time Now, This week we offer pineapples, also grape fruit for marmalade. Carnov- sky, "'on the corner." GERMANY'S ARMY TO BE KEPT UP BY CIGARETTES . a ih Berlin, March 24.--The AB. gov- ernment, in order to cover contin- ually - increasing expendituse on the army, is. contemplating . the establish- ment of government mon in the sale of cigarettes, matches and adco- hol, according to the Lokal Anzeiger. It was originally intended by the government to rely on other sources of revenue for the purpose, but bpposi- tion from several of the | states was encountered. CANADIAN TEACHERS. ert, Were Addressed 'In Washington Ambassador Bryce, Washington, March 24.<The Caga- dian teachers' party, to-day, attend- ed the reception given by Ambassador jryce, at ten o'clock. His excellency came in and was presented by Dr. Hughes. He gave a short addeess. All sang in one voice, "God Save the King." Then Ambassador Bryce shook hands with each. member, having a friendly word for &ll. This afternoon the party visited the White House igrounds, to see the famous eggroll- Ling. Mrs. Revelle, College street, leaves at noon to-day to attend the OLE.A. held in Toronto this week. She is a dele by gate from the Frontenac Teachers as sociation. Closure. Bill to Save Tory Government's Neck. PREMIER: WILL PRESS FOR ITS PASSING DAYS, IN A FEW The Commons Resumes on Tuesday --There Will Be No More Night Sessions, For a While At Least The Commons' Prisoner of State. Ottawa, March 24.--After five days well-earned rest the legislators of the dominion will agin reassemble at Ottawa to-morrow and the house will resume in the. altemoon at three o'clock. There will, it is stated, be no more nerve-racking continuous sessiong for some time at least. The first order of business to-mor- row afternoon, after preliminaries have been disposed of, will, it is ex- pected, be a discussion by the libe- rals of the conduct of Mr. Speaker on Saturday night in taking the place of the chairman as head of the committee. d i as Premier Borden's closure bill already been drafted, though it not 'been made public. It is under- stood. that it will be along the lines of that mow in force in Englands The adoption of such a measure in the Canadian house at the present junec- ture will simply mean that the gov- ernment majority ' will be able to close the debate on the subject when- ever it pleases without allowing the members on the other side opportun- ity to speak. It is understood that the Borden measure is in the form of a resolu- tion, which need not go to commit- teey and which, therefore, precludes the possibility of any prolonged de- bate, members only being allowed to speak once." Notice of this resolu- tion, it is understood, may be given to-morrow but it is not believed that the prime minister will. press for its passing for a dew | Allbough iitigstion in" viich be. in Montreal to-morrow R. C. Milter who has een a prisoner of state in Carleton jail for a month, is still in confinemgent. His Ottawa solicitor, F. R. Proctor, pointed out that as the case to-morrow is an appeal Mr. Miller's presence in Montreal is not absolutely necessary. It is under stood that long umatoustomed con- finement is beginning to tell - in a marked <ldgree upon Mr. Miller and he is worrying a lot. Given a Silver Tea Service, Gilbert McClymont, 168 Kent street, Ottawa, a former Kingston- ian, was, on Saturday, remembered by his colleagues on the Ottawa Journal staff, when they presented him with a sqlid silver tea service. The presentation was made at the editorial rooms of that paper, the gift being from P. D. Ross, the pro- prietor, and the members of the edi torial staff. The set is a rich and massive ong; and includes both tea and coffee pot, Fach piece is _en- graved approrpriately with the let- ter "M.T7 To-morrow Mr. McClymont | assumes the position of secretary of the Ottawa Health Department, begin- ning at a salary of $1,200 a year. BRITISH COMMONS MET ON EASTER MONDAY For the First Time in History.-- Was Necessary to Vote Supplies. London, March 24.--For the first time is the history of the British parliament there was an Easter Mon. day sitting to-day. explained that this was made neces sary by the Sood of voting supplies. It is believed that the question of Mr. Churchill's memorandum to Pre mier Borden re navy bill will be. the subject of discussion this week. » Representations may be made for the release from the Holloway jail of Miss Zelia Emerson, United States suffragette, condemned for window smashing. Many Tory Candidat Conservative candidates are quite numerous in South Lanark for the va. cancy caused by the death of Hon. John H Captain Hall, Col. Balderson, Dr. Hanna, all of Perth, and Wilson McCue of Smith's Falls are in the running. The Smith's Falls News out of fight, and it prassise a vi warm campaign amdngst the con -- who seek the honor. Weather Notes. ° Since Saturday an energetic disturb ance has moved rapidly from the Paci: fie States to the upper lake region and its attendant high winds and rain fall have spread into the maritime provinces this morning. A pronounced cold wave covers the western provinces and § promises to spread rapidly east w The funeral of the late King George, it is i asnounced, will take place on 30th. "Buy trusses' at Gibson's. John Cousens, University avenue, {has been spending a few days in To- BORDEN TO SHUT OF ~~ ALL FREE DISCUSSION Premier Asquith | Suggests that the liberals keep oy LAST EDITION. I *rh « LIBERAL OLUB FEDERATION. r-- Was Formed in Toronto on Monday Afternoon. Special to the x. te March Bi To assure a per- manence of club movement am young men interested in_ political ques- tions, representatives of thirty-one lil eral clubs from all over Ontario met in the Temple building this afternoon and formed the Libatal Club Federa- tion of Ontario. John Lewis, of To- ronto, and Drv. Broder, of Woodstock, introduced the resolution establishi the federation. It is planned to have a central office, which can offer sug: gestions to the individual clubs, and when necessary, arr for speakers, Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King gave a brief address to the meeting this af- ternoon on the aims and significance of liberalisin, and to-night N. W. Rowell, K.C., will speak in a similar vein. The delegates will be the guests of the Ontario club at dinner to-night. The clubs represented includes the liberal club, of Kingston. ESCAPED THROUGH SKYLIGHT, Eight Other Prisoners Were Caught In Desperate Break. Newcastle, Pa., March 24. -- Sheriff Robert Whaley prevented « genergl jail delivery by a ing on the scene after two prisoners had escaped through the skylight of the county jail. Samuel Pfluger, under a three year sentence for enticing Mary Kuz man, aged fourteen, for immoral pus. poses, and John M. Klfoy, sentenced for ten months for rebbing dental of fices, were the two who escaped. 1 owe their liberty to their size, as bo were small, i Eight other prisouers in' the same corridor had to. stop'to pry out anmn- other bar and Sheriff Whaley surprised them at this and locked them in their cells. Miss Beatrice Howe, of Wroxeter, Ont., will succeed Migs Scammell on the public school teaching staff. BRIDG Ein Jin ton, oh Mizch 8 , to. Mr, a rs, J.C. Bridgen, 14 Pp hats St, a daughter, ; 3 [11 3 Rs 4 i HAYMAN--In Kingston, on March 18 1913, to Mr. and Mrs, Robert Hay. 28 Quebec a ego MARRIED, DREWERY TOYO B---At arch 19th, Ernest Sophlasburg, to daughter of Joyce, Dorlan THOMPSON--BUDREAU On 17th inst, at Napanes, Reuben Thom: son, Maribank, to Miss Mary ten Budreau,"of the same place. man, daughter, Napanee, * BLANEY---At Hotel Dien hospital. on March 22nd, 1818, Marjorie Blan- ey, aged 56 years, Funeral took place from J. McAuley's undertakin pariors this morning at § o'clock, to the Church of the Holy Name, Qushendall, where 'a solemn requiem mass was sung for the repose of her soul Interment at St, Mary's cemetery, Kingston, COWAN--In Kilburpls, township of Rikon 23rd, ng Pittsburg, an ieorge C,, aged 21 ears and months, son of Archibald Cowan. Funeral from his father's residence sn Tuesday -at 1.30 pm. to W..ow Bank cemetery. Friends and acquaintances respectful- ly invited to attend. GROOMS---At Richmond, on March 18, Elijah Grooms, aged 69 years, GIBSON---At Peterboro, on March £8 1913, Emily Wilson, relict of the late David Gibson, of this city. ' Funeral took place from the K. & P. station Monday, at 4 p.m, HARPELL At SER on March 23, 1813, Jacob B. Harpell, aged 75 Years. Funeral from his late residence, Tugs. ay, at 1 g¢'cloek, to Cataraqul cemetery Friends and acquaintances respectfuls ly invited to attend . McADAM--At the hospital, Brockville, on' Saturday, March 28nd, 1913, of peritonitis, te, only Joseph Me, rescott, niece of Mrs, orge Richardson, of this Sh t. Thomas, Ont. Interment at MACNEE---At his idence, Shau nessy Helgh 4, Vangouver, on i day, Marc it, 1918, Arthur - lay Macnee, beloved husband of Anna Rigney, and youngest of the late Sates nee, ged Years, Interment at Vancouver. WELLS--In Kt , Of March 231d 1913, Saran Bun aged 86 years relict of the te and 11 months, erage day, at 2 p.m Henry Wells, Funeral (privat lo nee of her son, $01 from the res Alfred street. ROBERT J. REID, 'Phone B77. Princess Bireet. 15¢, 17¢, 20¢. Section . Strained 5 1b. tins, 65¢. each. 10 Ib. tins, $1.25 each. Larger tins, 13¢. Ib.