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STOP. WOMAN! , l l \I I 3. §. l‘ I i don. lt'nunnecsssary. W «price youcsnconsultawomanwhose knowledge from actual experience is firs. Pinkham’s Standing Invitation. Women suffering from“:ed any form t1of ' ' to romp y Mrs. W, at letters are received, , read and and answeredfl women only. A woman can freely of her private illness to a woman; thus has been established the eternal confi- dence Mrs. Pinkham and the broken. Out of the vast volume of ex- ‘ence which she has to draw from, at .is more than pomiblo that she has gamed the very knowledge that will help your case. She asks nothinglin return except your good-will. and or advice “3:83 reheyed thousands. Surely any woman. nch or r, is very foolish 1f also does not 6 advantage of this was offer of amistance. F It you are ill. don‘t hesitate to get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable ‘(bm d at once, and write Mrs. YPin , Lynn. Mass, forspecialadvice. 9 When a medicine hasbeen sucosmful ‘in restoring to health so many women. you cannot well say, without trying it “I do not believe it will help me.” EMHILIES S. ABLIZE 359 Forest Fires in Wisconsin and Northern Michigan. g ”SEVERAL LIVES ARE LOST l v M Small Cities Burned Outâ€"Talbot '. "33! m Saunders With 3”. and .rQuinneoeo With 1,000 Get the Full 3 ‘ Volume of the Blueâ€"Four Coun- ties in Wisconsin Suffering From the Fire. ‘ Menominee. Mich. May 19.â€"F0rest aresareraginglnalargearealnMeno- ' already done o '3. d Wis. was burned. Qulnneseo. with 1,000 population. is neportedonnre. ”an! the village. It is reported that thirty square miles a! territory devastated. and can several persons have been burned. Marinette. Wis. May 19.â€"!l.'he best information obtainable to 11 p. m. yes- terday is that the forest fire which is sweeping the country north of here has Med Iron County, north of Dickin- aons. This makes four counties which are suffering from fire. The area is 800 miles square. _____..___â€"â€"â€" RUSSIAN EMPEROR. "l Parliament Is Trying to In- frlnge Royal Prerogative. St. Petersburg. May 19,â€"T‘he issue of fie first encounter between the moh- arch and the representatives of the people hangs for the minute in the bal- ance. Though the representative cham- ber of Parliament and the Council of the Empire adopted addresses in reply to the speech from the throne. no an- swer has been given to either address, and none is expected before Monday. The imperial reply, which will be de- livered through the medium of a speech by Premier Goremykia. probably at the first session of the House after Presi- dent. Mouromtseif has been received at Peterhoff. will be temperate and delib- erate, seeking to avoid occasion of rup- ture, but on the other hand not con- cealing the Emperor’s view that Parlia- ment in many respects has attempted. to infringe the imperial prerogative. On these points the response will be a calm refusal. Autos For Russian Uprising. St. Petersburg. May 19.â€"T~he police, according to 'the Nasha Shisn, have discovered that revolutionists have im- ported over a score of automobiles into St. Petersburg for use in a messenber sacrifice in case of an uprising. The motor cars have been transferred to in- -aividuals who will hold them until they sure needed by the revolutionists. former Bishop of Enter Dies. ovm Say auteurâ€"71mm?“ mmmew (arr - ill. lists Tfiillf?" W, _.â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"I- t 1‘ Mr. Preston Holds Themvln Con?~ fidence and Is Honor Bound. ”ins COMPANY’S. OBJEC‘I‘ION May Be Revealed to the Government In confidenceâ€"North Atlmtlo' Trad- ing Co. and Immigration flutter! Still Under Investigation â€" Ir. he. found large quantities immigration literature stored in the of- fices of various booking agents. not cir- culated. Twenty Shillings Per Head. The Government had been paying 20 shillings per head to booking agents. but the largest amount went to the agents at Bremen and Hamburg. though certain other agents who had been do- ing some active work did not got any bonus. He was warned by the agent at Hamburg that he had better return to Strathcona had given German authorities by an address giv- en there on emigration. “Lord Btrath- cona was told that he had better not return to Germany." Mr. Preston added. Out of that incident and out of Mr. Preston's visit grew the suggestion at a dinner in Hamburg attended by sev- and himself that be formed on the continent to conduct emigration works. Cannot Give Names. .“Cauyouglveus thenamesandad- dresses of the syndicate? asked Mr. The agents with whom Mr. Preston was negotiating demanding an agree- ment which “would hide their persorr- ality." 'Pmton at the outset, had re- fused. foreseeing trouble. because there was responsible Government in Canada. It was therefore suggested by the company that their operations “should be judged by actual results in the ports of debarkation in Canada." The company would spend so much a year and would make a. deposit with the Government. Preston refused to promise. “That was the position at the time of Mr. Smart’s arrival in London. in ' 1899." Refuses Again, But Explains. Mr. Monk asked Mr. Preston whether i he thought. in view of the contract hav- a ing been concluded. he was justified in continuing to decline to give names of parties forming the company. Preston's answer was that he had written recently to the company ask- ing for the names for publication. A representative had come to London. “had been communicated with " and the agent said that 4t was quite impossible to give the names. Preston had then asked for be given to him in con- fidence. Last night he had received alettersaidtocontaln thenames. tobe shown to the Government. as assurance of the cornpany's standing. The order delivered. outside of a well- grounded suspicion in regard to one or two. the names of the company." No Canadians. “Do you know whether any Cana- dians are in it?" asked Mr. W- ald of Pictou. “I am satisfied none are." , “Or any official of the Government " I “You are not a member! ‘ “Certainly not." . Preston said he did not believe It 'possible that any Canadian or Gov- ernment omclal could be or could ever have been in the syndicate. He said 'also that Lord Strathcona was on re- cord as saying that the names must not be disclosed. - “Lord Strathcona had full knowl- edge of all the circumstances leading up to the ratification of the agreement tram beginning to en " - A Letter Which Went Astfay. Afterwards, to satisfy Lord Strath- cona’s doubts as to international com- plications arising. a legal Opinion was obtained from Mr. Vesey Knox. to whom the witness was referred by Hon. Charles Russell. son of Lord ‘3de Mr. Knox suggested that the question was one of policy rather than of law. Mr. Preston stated that later on when on the continent he received an en. velope containing an opinion which was not altogether favorable to the project. He threw the envelope away in disgust. when he noticed that the envelope con- tained another paper. and on taking it out he found that it was a letter ad- ‘dressed by Mr. Knox to Mr. J. G. Col- mer. secretary of the High Commission- er. which was marked private and con- ndentiai. The letter read somewnat m the following effect: “I have sent the -paper agreed upon to Mr. Preston. -whlch will probably have the effect de‘ sired upon and stop Preston's project.” . A Millstone on His Neck. « He could not give the exact #01115. ;but that was the effect of it. “I may say." added Mr. Preston. ‘that Mr. Colmer had been a millstone around my neck in emigration work up to that .time." Replying to further questions. .Mr. Preston said that monies to thfl .Nort-h Atlantic Trading Co. did not 8° through his hands. They were paid by check. which he countersigned. He Lcould not get a rake-off. Moved to Report. a London solicitor of the '1‘. A. Alexander. my sum-law.“ lyi“ .“Naputlt 'Whatdoyousayasto Canadaofthe company?“ anywayyoulike." there-ultto onof questions. Mr. Presto Leopold employed by the Atlantic Trad- was the same Leopold who had migrationbureaulnCharhg DENIAL OF LORD STRATHCONA. Says He Was Not Awarb of Mr. Pros. ton'o Stolen Letters. Imdon. . of The Tribune. in acablo statesthatPnsboningivtug Nance at the Public Accounts Comnlttoe said LABOR BILL KILLED DY LORDS. Measure Prohibited Importing Aliens to Take Place of Strikers. ‘ lntrodu by James Keir Hardle. the labor lead- hich is to prohibit measure had previously passed all stages in the House of Commons with- out discussion. TheactlonoftheHouaeofLordsin throwing out the bill is deeply resented by the labor members of Parliament, and is the absorbinx topic of discussion THE GERMAN SURTAX. Tageblatt Suggests That Canada Be Approachod For Trade Settlement. London. May 19.â€"(C. A. P.)-â€"-The German home Once has published fig. ures showing a great reduction of Ger- man trade by the Canadian surtax. Commenting on this. The Berlin Tageblatt suggests that Germany take the first step towards bringing about an undertaking with Canada, and states thlsisnottobeasignofweakneu. but a proof of farseeing commercial and political wisdom. AN UNPROVOKED SHOT. Mr. .I. 3. Roy of Ottawa Wounded In the Face. Ottawa. May 19.â€"â€"Mr. J. B. Roy. merchant of this city. when returning on Wednesday evening from his farm on the Cyrville road. was shot at by one of two men who passed him in a rig. The shooting was done with a shot- gun. apparently loaded with duckshot. The shot ploughzd several holes in Mr. Roy's left cheek. and badly injured his left eye. Mr. Roy has no idea who his assailants are. __â€"__â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" SIR MACKENZIE BOWELL. Conservative Senators Give. Him Hall Clock Aa Mark of Esteem. clock as a mark of faction as a leader of the Consona- tive party for nearly half a century. Senator Kirchholfer. chairman of di- vorce committee, presented reports re- commending granting the prayer 0! petition for divorce of Jane Franeea Fields, Oshawa; James Allen. Toronto; Frederick William White, Tomato. and against granting the prayer of the pe- téition from Osprey George Valentine, pain. The Senate adjourned to the evening of May 29. M Bricklayers to Get $7 a Day. San Francisco. May 19.â€"â€"The Mason! ‘and Bmlders' AssociatiOn has raised m, wages of bricklayers and bricklay- ers’ helpers. Commencing May :1 bricklayer-s will receive :7 per- day or eight hours. and helpers 84 a day. This is an advance of one dollar a day for bricklayer: and fifty cents for helpers. __â€"_â€"â€"Tâ€"â€"â€"â€" To Marl: Turkish Frontier. May 19.-Capt. Owen. director intelligence in the Sondan: and Gen. Fathi. Egyp- n do a -! Sill Indian Chief Has Old Chart Which Brings It Within the Boundary. Windsor. May 19.â€"-Chlmlng to have discovered an old chart showing that Belle Isle is in Canadian waters. and that the island was never legally trans- ferred from the British to the American . Government. Louis Sands. chief of the i C Indians. on the reservation ’ at Walpole Island. River St. Clair. was 1 here yesterday to have Sol. White, ex- M. P. P.. presentl'ds finding to the pro- ! per authorities. ‘ Several islands in the American watersoftheSLClaeriverm'ealso ealdtobeshownlntheoldchartas belonging to the Dominion Government. When Chief Sands found that Mr. White was in Cobalt. he refused to show the chart. but says he will follow up the matter. Belle Isle is Den-oit's largest park. lying in the river opposite the north end ofrhecityandisconsidced oneoftho finest parks in the world. Several mil- lion dollars have been expended upon it since the city bought it about twen- . ty-nve years ago from the owners. __________â€"â€" I COYOTES CHEW HEAD OFF. .Brothor of Lato‘Jsrnos Bethune. Q. C. Dies In Death Valley Country. Cornwall. May 1t.â€"-Cornwall friends wereshockedthisweekbynewsfrom Ely, Nevada. that the headless body of Judge Lawrence Bethune had been found near Arsenic Springs. He was the second son of the late Angus Both- i une. for many years police magistrate at Cornwall. and a brother of the his 1 James Bethune. Q. 0.. of Toronto. He left this country a quarter of a century ago. I when found the other day. were badly bitten by coyotes. which had chewed the head from the body. It is thought that Bethune ran out of water. became erased and died of thirst. â€"____â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" RESIGNS ON WINNING APPEAL. Rev. W. W. Beer and His Adventure With B. C. Conference. Victoria. B. 0.. May 19.â€"â€"Rev. W. W. Baor of Nelson. inventor of the return typewriter carriage and one ofthe most prominent figures in the Methodist Church of British Columbia. who was convicted of habitual lntemperance be- fore the West Kootenay district court of the church and suspended tom the Mfwflxmonthahaswonhls appeal from the procedure in the trial court. As soon as the favorable decision was announced in the conference Rev. Mr. Beer resigned from the ministry. â€"â€"-â€"'â€"â€"â€"_â€"' Pestmashf's Sudden Death. Bevanville. 1!.-â€"Wllliam Broad. poetmaster i I I l l I Nearlyayesregohe ;started onaproepectlng trlptothe l oeenaliveafterwards. Thoresnalns. 1 Burlington. died suddenly Thursday at ‘ his home in Haydon. a village about eight miles north of this town. He was in his usual health and had been out in the garden working. and. coming in- to the house. sat down and suddenly explredlnthechalr. Hewasbornin G. T. B. bralceman on the wayfreight. had s. narrow escape from death. He was passing overa train go- ing into Newstadt. with the train pro- ceedlngatahlghmteofspeedwhen a sharp gust of wind swept him off the topofthecartothesldeofthetrack. He slighted on his right side. dislocat- lng his shoulder and painfully bruising New Irish Government Bill. London. May 19.â€"The Standard yes- terday says it is understood the Gov- ernment intends at the next session of Parliament to introduce an Irish local Government bill. which will be a com- promise between the so-called devolu- tion scheme and home rule. ______.â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€" 5” In a Collapse. DeoMolnes. Ia... May 19.â€"Flve corn- missionera to the Presbyterian general assembly were bruised yesterday after- noon by the collapse of a stand which had been erected for the purpose of grouping the 500 commissioners thereon tor I» large photograph. .____â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€" Run Down by Cab. Montreal. May 19.â€"-Mrs. Edward O’Connor died early yesterday morning ssaresultof-belngrunorerb'yaosb- man on m everlng. The police are searching for the “man. who drove away at high speed after the l l .- muss limit as and Partly Wrecks ti” Town of Cobalt. TWENTY HOUSES SMASllED In the Larger Fire Following the Tore rifle Explosion Fifty Shook! In the French Quarter Wore Domedâ€"No lug rocks. falling timber glass, and many are prostrated from the nervous shock. Policeman MacKay an specter Blackwell in the work of rob one and fighting the flames. About lifty houses in the French sec- tion were burned, but the fire has been gotten under control. There is a lot of indignation felt by the citizens net the owners of the explosives having it stored in the town. Killed by Lightning. London. May 19.â€"Lorne Wicker-son. son of Henry Wickerson of the base line. about a mile from Byron. was killed by lightning yeaterdhv at the farm of Charles Jarvis. a neighbor. W'lckerson. with his brothers Clarence and Everett. sought shelter in the barn. All were near the d00r when lightning knocked the three men down. ____â€"_â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-' MANAGER JONES INJURED. Wall of Engine House Blown Down at Port Arthur. new brick tan and e Atikoknn Iron Co.. which had Just been completed by Garnett A: McQueen. blow in. and Manager Jones of die blast fur- nace. who was in the bni time. was seriously injured by Horses Killed at Inger-coll. Inger'oou. May 19.â€"-This after-man the ban on the farm of Joseph Coud: of Pumam was struck by lightning and burned together with three horses. In Inger-loll the Oddfellows’ Hall narrowly “pod destruction. The crux of a window was ignited from an electric wire. ____.._â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€" 'A NAVAL DISASTER. MdthoCrUWofBritiethr-Craft Dioâ€"-3 Ans Saved. London May 19.â€"A despatch to a. news agency from Berlin says that 13 were at a grave side â€"____â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Senate Passes Rate Bill. Washington, May 19.â€"After seventy days of almost continuous deliberation. the Senate yesterday passed the rail- road rate bill by the practically unani- mous vote of 71 to 3. The three nega- tive votes were cast by Senator Fora- ker, Republican. of Ohio. principal package of Scott’s Emnldon. Themanwithaflshonhlsbeck is our trade-mark. and it is a mousse that Scott’s Emul- sionwllldo allthatisclaimd for it. Nothhighstterfor lung, thmatorbronchisltronbluln infantoraduit. Scott'shul- sionhooootthsgrestestllesh bundmknowntothsmsdicel world. ‘ '" ‘ Menopause-been suns-mum's:- aud Senators Morgan and Pettus. Democrats. The purpose of the railroad rate rmit the interstate com- \ beautifiu. It’s great durability, bum, m thc hom_ 1i WISH OUR ow wouw us: PATE WIRE EDGE ROOFING AND DRY. Paterson’s “ W? Ready Roofing rvr. * r‘ Leaks and dampness r . , creep in if you roof the bu.‘.~.l.:;; ' shingles or tin. Parkasox’s “ Wm: mfs air-tight, water-proof an". and lasts a lifetime. It keeps .. houses and tool sheds 31w than shingles. You an do the roofing ymxrsetf. trill bow. Write for it and a bet roofing made. Hardware dealers eve-'3' MONTHLY MAGAZINE A FAIILY “IRAN?- musihllumitimm 12 Coral-um: Novrao Yeas“ MANY SHORT'STORIESAN‘D PAPERS ON TIMELY TOHCS osnship without fault. We invie an inspection of our large took of SCOTCH, IRISH, and heal cal public. Just new is a good time‘to leavo our order for a fall suit. If you ar- hinking about one. don’t fail to so, ur goods and got our prices befon ieoiding. It will pay you. ’ l. 0 THE , mm Tailor. _....._â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€""â€"._ .._fl_ // ,- :L'a'ln '\~\;~.:\*v 'IV/il.i'iii\\\ Made from pure oil and leadâ€"in the latest artistic shades. To be had in any quantity. Mixed-l \ I (rat on RELIABLE nuns.) Come -â€"For sale byâ€" lchEllllIN 80. YOU CAN’s’ZiVE by ordering new: For a short tune only we are SELLING AT COST Parlour Suits and Chairs, mmmm W. 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