USO ELS EAE Aa ath ~ York entral. é hice ROUTE TO" QUEBEC. | ' @ttawa, that Ihave had a conference lasting -morrow the Canada Atlantic sys- tem to the New York Central w have been consummated.. It will be a prett oh thing for Ottawa, don't od ts 'statement made this. 'ew York, on : the' Vanderbilt' system, and president Wagner car system. Dr. Webb arrived 4 the city early at noon and went to Government House to le ie cx iat ei their Excellencies for day or two, while he was'in the eity. He saw Mr. Bagh later in the day. Stock of the Compaby, The capital stock of the: Canada Atlantic Railway consists of $2,000,- 000 of preferred stock, $5,200,000 of common ck, and $4,200,000 of first mortgage 5 per cent. bonds, g a total Papitalization of $11,400,000. The soad well equipped. The net earnings of tho year were $403,000. despatch, the nada Altantic is $10,000,000, that figure would pay early par on all 4 stock, both common and preferr besides tak- ing up the bonds. So. hat thé stock- heksere--peincipally "Mr. Booth--would get good value for their interest. Ceusolidating Two Systems. The Booth system runs from Par- ry Sound, on. the great lakes, to Coteau on the Grand Trunk, thence crosses the St. awrLence to Val- leyfield and into the United States,. es the St. Lawrence to Val- with the St. systenr, an adjunct of the New York Cen- tral. The St. Lawrence, and Adir- ondack goes Valleylield to- ward Montreal, which it reaches over the C. P. R. bridge at Lachine. But it is designed to extend the road to St. Lambert, opposite Mont- ne where it will connect with the South Shore Railway, which is being buiit to Quebec. Dr. Seward Webb, the New York Sun says, is "now engaged also in a project to consolidate the South Shore Rail- way in Canada with the Quebec Southern, from Swan- ton, Vt., The whole result of the purchase of the Booth system by Dr. b and his friends will be to consoli- date, wnder the New York Central control, a railway connection be- tween New York and Ottawa, and between the great lakes to Quebec, via the south shore of the st. Law- renee. Mr. Booth has been planning for a direct and shorter line from the lakes to Quebcc, on the north shore, and the New York Central would fall heir to that also. Formeriy Two Companles. The total mileage of the Canada Atlantic Raliway Company is 466. to three years ago the system age two separate companies, the C. R. amd the Ottawa, Arn- prior, nen Parry Sound Railway, bet the two roads were united under one company by act of Parliament ina 189v. Jeyfield it connects L nee and Adir WiLL Shorten Distance. Dr. ton, ao that about a year e aware of the fact that of Bo Booth eh wrauid not be unwilling to gell the Canada Atlantic Railway if hve a satisfactory price, and since then Wanotiations have been quietly im progress. Dr. Webb said he would be glad to get ~~ of the Camada Atlantic, as it would cage the distance + dell Ottawa and New York and would benefit other of the railway propertics be controls. BEY aN i rd tlations are yg con- 50 secrecy that it i imporsibto to get amything like ac- information. It is said, how- ever, on reliable authority that ve deal will mot affect the Canada A lantic Transit Company, a deoarate concern, incorporated under the laws of Canada and of the State of Wis- conesin. This is the company which corn ten the lime of freight carriers gseat lakes connecting .with the Canada Atlantic Rallway. TURNED TO STONE. Boay of Federal Judge in Omaha is Found to be Petrified. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2.--When em- ployees of the cemetery, a few days ago eldeavored to remove from the vault the coffin containing the re- _ mains ne! Judge Elmer & Dundy, who " died tt five yeanms ago, they were pareriesd by its creat weight. It was to be sent to New York, and it took seven men "to lift it. Local physicians examined the re- nrains, who found that the body had turbed to stone, attributing the phe- Homena to the embalming fluid. The casket was perfect, being her- 'metically sealed. 'he features of the decedent were well preserved even for the long time of five years. emgthy statement, Dr. Kajol, that it is rt age that result for a consider- - mee iy wae born in Ohio, tm Feb. &--ou may. say | | Saori ato" Sie room ee aged st station, partying the Three People Kil ally Injured. killed, two fatally hurt and a. score of others less tn ds the A Pittebure Railway Company to-night. The accident. ha of thé Iong hill enone. into Wil- merding from ..McKeesport. A -car tearing 'up the sinter i, A de crowd gathered about the wreck and Sede agp tay bier a second runaway me earing down the hill aoa ploughed into the , crowd Seas: ha waa dad orce. STEAMER HED A ROCK at: Had a Nic of "Salmon Consigned to: London, ALL. ON. BOARD ~ PERISHED. Victoria,: B. C., Feb. 6:--Despatches from Alberni also report that the In- dians have picked up.a life buoy and some cases of British Columbia 'sal- mon marked "Red Rock, Glasgoyy." They have also found some stanchions and cabin doors, painted white, and other wreckage. ~ The lighthouse ein at cempennn found some time ago a number of kegs, two habeliets, cainted a reddish brown, two white painted cabin oors, 2 number of broken oars, a life raft about 85 feet_long, which was broken in two, the lower part of a rudder, u ship's taffrail,. painted black and white, yardarms and pieces olf a lead-colored ship's boa ther boats were petacecetan found at different points, and near the island coast the decklouse of a vesse: came ashore at Cape Scott. The ship Red Rock, caen. for the safety of which are entertained, sail- ed from here on |Nov. 29th with 80,164 cases .of . British Columbia salmon, consigned to Landon. he targo was valued at $320,656. She was an iron ship of 1,644 tons, com- manded by Capt. Porter, who has a wife and family living at Cork, Ire- land. She was owned in Glasgow. oa crew was shipped at Port Towns- end. MORE WEALTH IN KLONDIKE Rich Discovery 28 Miles from Dawson City. ONE CLAIM YIELDS $64,000,000, Victoria, B. G, Feb. 6--News has been received here from the Klon- dike, of a rich mining discovery in Indian River, a tributary of the Klondike. This river and its tribu- tary crecks were very thoroughly prospected for gold in the early days of the Klondike rush, and many own- ers of claims got fair returns. Some miners who had werked in the South African gold fields were struck with its simlurity to the rich "blanket" deposits of the Rand. Subsequent ex- aminations showed that the ore ran from $1 to $200 a ton. Joho Hepburn, an experienced miner of British Columbia, satisfied himself to the extent and value of the 'de- posits, and then secured. options on 132 claims of the 180 that had been staked. He is now on his way to London to interest cupital in devel- oping his properties. He asserts that one of his claims will yield $64,000,- 000 in gold. The conglomeratic de- posit, so far as located, is eight miles long, with a width of one and a quar- ter to four miles. Its thickness is unknown, as no sinking has been e. The new Eldorado is twenty-eight miles from Dawson; the Klondike ca- pital. A wagon road traverses: the Indian River Valley. This wagon road will be replaced by a railroad during the coming summer, all ar- rangements for which are in the hands of E. C. Hawkins, who was one ofthe builders of the White Pass and Yukon Railway. No little excitement exists here, in New 2b eae adap § bay near the town of Sum : the alleged Gis- covery oF aliuviat's gol in considerable quantities near Sums, which is situ- ated a few miles. from. the interna- tional boundary line aml fifty miles from Vancouver. An old Klondike minér named Wjl- liam Davis made the first discovery while elnking a hole for staking a quartz claim. In the bottom of "the hole ho tates that he feund a num- ber of nuggets, and also found other traces of gold in the vicinity. 'The find ts ek ai to be = the former bed of the Fraser Rive Claims were Ieiinediately steked in the rary of the find and mauy Vancouver ed to Sumas to ascertain cater ry the value of the eo x 73% Ree OR CR ONE BS SR OS 6, 3 y f ' . -- Wreckage: Picked. Up on. the: rn veo Coast, | | WAS. 8 vn i) 'on mene zg #200 cs Ste Bcflivicioria o on the, 2ad ott 'Des cember--Fears That She Found- ted In & Gale the Day After=List 'of Her OMicers--Were 130 OMicers and Men--Description of Vessel. Vietorla,. B.C.. Feb. 6.--Ifie arrival of the 'steamer Queen City*from 'the vest coast 'of Vancouver, Island to- night served only "to confirm' the fears 'of*those, who. believed the Brit- ish' sldop of war Condor Was fost on the way from this coast to Honolutu:: The Condor left. Victoria: on the 2nd of December, In company with the flagship Warspite, the latter proveed- ing south to the southern station and the Condor proceeding on 'towards Honolulu. She sailed from here on the 2nd, and on the night of the third there wae a heavy blow, in which the collier Mattewan wags lost and other craft came to griel. 'Naval Offleers' Theory. Little apprehension, however, was felt for the. €endor until, early, in January, when vessels arriving here and in san Francisco reported that sho had not yet reached the Hawali- an Island port, Naval, officers, even then, refused tu' believe she was lost. Captain Fleet, who wus in command of tho station in the absence of the admiral,thought she had burnt up her coal in the gale, and resorted to her -- and failed.to reach Honolulu, ng 'to striking in + belt where trade winds do not blow this time of ear. Evén yet they fail to credit the news that the warship would be lost, even in a heavy blow. Notwith- standing this, a few days ago thé warship Phi veton put out in search pf her, and the United States Govern- ment hae since sent the cutters Grand and McCullough to look for her. The Wrec kage Found. To-day the warship erla of this squadron also put ont im sea The news which the Cc officers state that on the January the Indians off Alousett picked up a portion ofa boat. On the stem..was-the letters .'XI1V."' in..Ro- Below this was "8. H. B." I. V," Below this again spre. "tha, letters "S. H." and tne figures "98." They also found two boat grips of galvanized iron, the rings about six inches in diame- ter, attached to which are oO man oe an, sl were the letters " : . The boat was. white and had a cop- per bottom similar to boats of war- ships. there was still greater evidence attesting its identity. It had the brass letter "C" on a biack boss, ahd the broad arrow, whieh signifies the property of the' Admir- alty of Britain, and the removal or defacement of which is Attended by ine. The lighthouse keeper at Cape Beale also found a chronometer and a gold watch and chain. The watch was numbered 5,883, and' was an open face Bartlett movement. chain. was square bar link, with green agate charm im the shape of a Mal- The chronometer was = English pattern. A name board w also picked up, having the, Jetter wor on it. Everything about ~ indicated that it was from a w bad not the telltale "C," dicated from the Condor. . Description of the Vessel. Tue Condor was a new at, and was just assigned this station this vet, this being her first commis- n. Sho was regarded as very, mod- but her trip out to this station indleated that she was not a model eit boat, as she had' a very fougit tinge in the English channel, ..and some of those on board of her. after- wurds wrote to the service papers at lome complaining of the bulid of the vessel, and drawing attention to the fact that, her, decks being of the well #, pe she suffered heavily in seas, whic broke over her. After making the tour of the Hawaiian Isiands'she was to join the new flagship on her arrival at.Coqnimbo, om the south- ern station, and was to reach here some time in May. The Condor was built in Chatham, in re was.a eet of 980 tons, I. H. P.. 1,400, N. knots. Commander, Clifton Slater: Lieutenants, B. Mason (navigation), and Henry V. F. Proctor; surgeon, T. 5S. Be pane paynuster in charge, Franklin; arttfi- cer caches "George J. Detten;. er- gineer, D. A. Burn ander Sclater"s wife is liv- ing in 'this tity, and is distracted ed with grief. The crew numbered 130 officers and men. which in- on despatcli says Gr./Fer- 7 | A Bingston 3 Pigs toni ig arrested ; ssi ie ager ge od yeas sentenc ey in the celle. Driv es ed suicide, br : arship, even if it: 'utend" 40 WAIT Se Brackett First? 5 Bcienel oll: aye ee ores e a es meat Db no - "lpg: lik eA Barly a 'in she S pact was part aoe 'ga a- es ir Brackettl ember of ended p oe: was legislated f -office he complained jytira 6 A or Be 'fnjende had. _abgn- doned h HVE wii AELITIES, Ralph Hall and Wife Stranded +. in Buffalo, FOOD REFUSED THEM IN CANADA. Buffalo, N,Y., Febs3,--'Life may be tough in Kéntucky ond a man's life isnot safe, but I rather go hack to' Kentucky than ran auy chances of starving to death in Canada." Such was the statement made. to- y by Ralph. Hall,..who,...ith.his wife, walked 800 miles to visit re- latives in Markhany, Ont., and, gét- ting aw far as St. Catharines, were compelled to return, they say, to this country, because. Canadian peo- ple refused. to Cuaee them 'They were allowed to aaah in the station house' "at'St. Catharines on fe taney night, and early Sunday orning were sent to Niagara Falls: When they arrived there they were given. food.and shelter for 'the night,' and, yesterday morn- ing were sent on to Buffalo. Last night 'they slept at,.the.Almshouse, and to-day their case is being in- vestigated -by the agent of the State Board of' Charities, who will write to the relatives in Canada and ask them if-they -will care for the couple. they~refuise,» Mr. and Mrs. Hall will be sent back to Ken- tucky. Hall says he left his: honie im the mountains on Dec and has been trav elling ever aly 'With ~ whiny he left to avoid' giving tes- in, 2 shooting affray, in sr Sheriff Dave Justice and his brother were killed by the Bowen brothers. Hall 'declares that if he went into court and testified against the pri- sohers he won haw been a dead man in.24 hours, MINE KING 3 TRAGIC DEATH Wes in His Room in Murray Hill Hotel. WAS PREPARING TO GO OUT, _ New, York,' Feb. 3--The Journal has the following: The-death of J. Roderick Robertson, one of the ex- plosion victims, who was stopping at thd Murray Hill Hotel, was tragic. Mr. Kobertson occupied the room adjoining one at the northeast. cor- ner of tne main floor. lt was kuown as Parlor N. As near as can be learned,- Mr. Robertsomr was standing iv front of the mirror, next the window that looked out om Park avenue, putting om ou biack felt: hat, paratory to going out, when explosion ocourrec pre- the through the wall, directly in the rear of the window, and into the room behind it. . Striking the wall behind this, he was buried back again through the hole in the first wall, against the bed that stood in the northwest corner of the room. His head was severed. His coat, waist- coat, shirt and trousers were torn to "pieces, Even his shoes were ripped from his feet. Mr. 'Robertson was a millionaire mine-owner of Nelson, British Col- umbia. Soule Father Smith, the fire chaplain, on ag nl tite body, when, with fire- en, be broke iuto the room. "shortly after the body had been re- moved, District Attorney Jerome en- tered the room with two assistants, four men:-from the County Detective Office anda photographer. Policemen were told to allow no'one to come in, and the District Attorney started a thorough investigation of the apartment. Mr. Robertson, who was about 57 years old, was one of the best known men: in British Columbia. RELEASE DELAYED. Brigands Wish it to to Take Place on Turkish Territory. Vienna, Feb. 83--A 'telegram has been | recelved jhere from Sofia, say- ng that the brigands wish the lIb- eration of Miss Stone, the captive Amrerican missionary, to take place Kish. territory, Capon yn sete arkieh Government also Seontian . a. : "vinises President Caleb di Mitch- ac Rea Aa: Knights. 4 '¥oted to acquit John A. Hinsey. of od.!'the charges brought against him. red. 'the force, of the blast sent him)},. | Knights"oF Pythias Tri _ Acquits Him' S ERaEEEEeEnenee © | OFA NY. FINANCIAL CROOKEDNESS Chicago, Feb. 3i-After && ees- sions, a committee of five Past Chan- ellors of Inter-Domain Lodge, of Pythias, has unanimousty "Mr. Hinsey is the former head of the insurance départment of 'the Knights of Pythias.. Charges of mis- 'management and misappropriation of the department's funds w made against him At-the meeting of the Supreme Lodge in Chicago last July. A few pt ago he was tried on criminal charges brought against him before Rhee Dunne, and was aquit- ted. e trial in the Order, how- ever, wae oe a different character. For. twelve years Hinsey was the head of the pig agg t Rank, and resigned a year The Supreme Lanes. in session last July, announced that a shortage of the department of which he was the head, and sixty-three charges, fn- cluding embezzlement, submitting false reports, and misconduet and mismanagement of the insurance de- partment were made. Five Past Chancellors of Inter-Do- main ge, Wright, Davis, Phillips and Godding. were ap- pointed to try Hinsey, and they be- gan the hearing of HM and _ Sep- tember. At the 28rd peat: oh concluded, the. verdict re acqu t was rendered. . The erldence which the defence produced was the ef- fect that $500,000 had been loaned on good security and since paid poor to the treasary. In another graph Hinsey was Sarees with ne propriating to his own use $4,726 while he was secretary of a Milwarn kee lodge .in 1898, and this charge Was also disproved. FRAGEDY OF A HOTEL. Wayward Youth Reaches the End of His Tether. Chicago, Ill, Febs 3--Dr. Barry J. Ziegier, of Lancaster, Pa. fatally wounded his wife, Anna, and the killed himself, at the Ww eltciactoes Lina note the Lat dager declar- and wife had decided ey that Sia =e was done My Lancketer, Pa., spatch sag: Harry. J. eater ies » led himselt and wife in Hotel day, was no phtyaiokne He w se 36 8 old and a son of William J. Ziegler, for many years the Phil- pat apt Reading Railroad station r here. jegler was wayward and sch ratoga at Philadelphia, but wearied of the strict discipline and left the ship. He then entered the service of the Reading Railroad, but three year ago enlisted here in the regular army, and was sent to the Philippines, where he was employed in the hospital service. id Farhemagae' acquired sufficient owledge of eee ars to enable him to pose = oe cl et ee family taet ain ear ago _ he was en it "the Tdand o¢ Luzon HELD | FOR EXTRADITION. ~ Murray Keturns . From Ogdensburg After Seeing Melvin fiall. Toronto, Feb. 3.--Inspector Mur- ray bas just returned from Ogdens- burg, where he w successful io having Melvin Hall, theformer ter- ror of Stormont abd Glengarry, held for extradition. The papers have sent to Washington, and with- in a short time the inspector expects 3 have his man. At bg eR ne inspector was put on the rac by the two lawyers of Hall, and for two days was examined on 'all con- ceivable subjects. He was even asked to identify the signature of Lard Minto. An interesting witness for Hall was his alleged wife, who fess than.@srear age 'at Cornwall swore sho' 1 only his housekeeper. At Ogdensburg she swore she had been married to Hall for 16 yeara. GERMANY AND THE JESUITS Government Questioned Regarding Rescinding of Exclusion Law. Berlin, Feb. 3.--Herr Spahn, o half of the Convelere: Raterpelie teil the Government in the Reichstag to- day regarding the attitude the Bun- desrath was likely -to wards the bill passed in Febrvary, 1899, rescinding the Jesuit exclaaion law. Count yon Posadowsky-W the Imperial Secretary of State any the Interior, in reply, referred to he deeply- ad into many, and to the necessity for most 'mature consideration. me He the Bundésrath's decision might be expected during the present ¥ %