: - PAttomey-General J. M. Gibson Noti-. \ fied--Steps Taken to Secure Him ---William Jeseph Cory Sparks Now a Prisoner, =< ? -' Toronto, Nov. 14. -- A .cable tam was received at the At- torney-General's department yesterday that Wm.* Joseph Cary Sparks, now on trial at Manchester, Eng., for an mnnatural offence, has confessed that he murdered Glory Whalen, near Colling- wood, last May. The message said that if Sparks was committed by the Magis- trate for trial on the charge against him, there would be ample time to take all necessary proceedings for Sparks' discharged in Attorney-General immediate- cabled instructions to hold under the». fugitive offend- ers act and to send an accurate de- Bcription ef the man. Glory Whalen, a school girl thirteen days. beg of age}: was fotind murdered near er home at Collingwood on May 28th fast. She'had left home about 8 o'clock on the morning of May 27 to gO to school, and the last time she was seen alive she was walking along thu 'railway tracks towards the school. When found she had a bullet wound in ther head, being shot from behind, and a handkerchief was tied over her eyes. She had not been outraged and no- thing had -been stolen from her. All her belongings, including her school ks, were found lying beside the body in the little swamp, where she was found near the railway track. Since that date every effort has been made to discover the perpetrators of the crime, but without result. It was suspected that two tramps, a negro an a white man, were the guilty parties, and numerous arrests have' since been made of parties suspected of the of- fence, but all had to be released except one negro now in custody at. Ancaster. If Sparks is the guilty party it is sup- posed that he tramped to Montreal o1 some other seaport, and then took a cattle boat for Liverpool. Detective Greer, who has had the case in charge, is out of the city, but is expected to return to-day. TURKEY GIVES WAY. Will Give Satisfactory Answer to : Powers, Constantinople, Nov. 14.--Tewfik Pasha, the Foreign Ministgr, called on the Austrian and Russian Ambassa- dors yesterday and notified them that the Porte's reply to the latest note ol the two powers on the subject of re- forms in Macedonia would speedily be peetated and that it would be satis- factory. This is in accordance with the views of the Grand Vizier. wlto oppos- ed the previous rejection of the reierm scheme, and consequently was threat- ened with the deprivatian of his office. position now is secure. tM. ! COLOMBIA WILL FIGHT. 'A Large Army is Marching to the Isthmus. Guayaquil, Nov. 14.--General Plaza, President of Ecquador, has cabled to President Marroquin of Colombia, sympathizing with him in the recent events on the Isthmus of Panama. Pre- sident Marroquin has replied thank- ing General Plaza, and adding that Generals Reyes, Cabellorsa, Spinosa and Holyign are marching on Panama with a large army to subdue the Isth- mians. { NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY. Equal Rights for Women--No Re- ligious Test. Winnipeg, Nov. 14.--In the North- west Legislature at Regina Premier Haultain moved the second reading of a a the M wi or, and no person, by renson of gex, would be deprived of any advan or privilege accorded by the university. ------ GALE ON LAKE SUPERIOR. C.P.R. Steamer Alberta Forced to Shelter 24 Hours. Fort William, Nov. 14.--The C. P. ®. steamship Alberta, Captain Mc- 'Allister, arrived twenty-four hours late. her trip up the lake the steamer * was detained i the severest storm of it Or Mi hipi ten Island, after r oO! chipicoten ' be veagen down the northeast shore of fae island for seventeen hours. General Gomez Rewarded. Havana. Nov. 14.--Prcsident Palma has signed the bill unanin:ously passed the House and Senate, utder which & grant of $50,coo was yoted to General Maximo Gomez for his seryices as head of the revolutionary army. "| London, Nov. 16.--A special ing of the General Committee National Liberal Federation will be held at Liverpool on Wednesday. Pre- sident Birreli will move a resolution condemning the reversal of the fiscal | policy and calling upon Britain to re- sist-by eyery means in her power pro- posals which will raise the price of tood and manufactured goods, réduce trade by increasing the cost of production, and endanger relations with the col- onies. A postcard, which has beca re-. ceived with enthusiasm, and is 'being sent over the country, contains a red picture of Mr. Chamberlain and the 'in- scription, "What saith the Scriptures, Genesis, 41st chapter, 55th verse ?" © verse referred to reads :-- "And when all the land of Egypt was famished the people cried 'to Pharaoh for bread ; and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, go unto Joseph ; what he saith to you, do." Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's speech at Bristol has given rise to the most con- tradictory rumors. It is said on the one side that he and the free-food party have captured Premier Balfour, and will check his tendency to go over to Mr. Chamberlain, and, on the other hand, it is said that Mr. Balfour has done the capturing, and the Free Food League, losing a leader, will dis- appear. The matter will be definitely decided on the 24th, when the league holds a public meeting, with the Duke of Devonshire as Chairman and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach and Lord Gosch- en as the speakers, Mr. Chamberlain addresses a great meeting at Cardiff on Friday. e is inundated with invitations to speak at every great centre of population, but announces that after a London speech early in the year he will devote his time to mature consideration of the intricate problems that have arisen in connec- tion with his policy. he London News, 'referrinz to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's speech at Br.s- tol, says his surrender should act as a tonic to the Liberal party. His piti- ful weakness is that of a drowning man snatching at the straw of rclaiiat.on as the only alternative to oblivion, The Agent-General of New wick, in transmitting to Mr. berlain the resolution passed t y John Board of Trade, favoring plans, received a reply, acknowledging the receipt with great pleasure, anid saying that the support of the colonies is absolutely necessary to the success of his plans. ' Earl Percy, speaking at Oxford on Saturday, said one would imagine the name of the Free Food Leegue was the advertisement of a soup kitchen supported by voluntary cont: !hutions. The force of circumstances was fore- ing us closer to the centre of the col- onies. . Liverpool is aroused by carzces of door mats, made by United States con victs, and sold in England becuuss: cies are not allowed in'the home mar'ct. Bryan, the famous ex !emv- cratic candidate for the Presidency o! the United States, who arrives in itnp- land on Wednesday, will be re-elected a temporary member of the Nationa! Liberal Club of London. The report of the Local Government board, covering one thousand pages, shows that pauperism in London is distinctly on the increase. The causes given are the declining demand for skilled Jabor at the end of the war, im- providence and the great attractiven:ss of the modern workhouse. TELEGRAPH BREVITIES. of the ' LISION IN { LOUISIANA. y Peopie Were Badly Injurcd-- All the Dead Are Negroes--A Gruesome Spectacle, New Orleans, La, Nov. 15.--The latest advices from the scene of last night's collision, in which the "can- nonball" express on the Illinois Cen- tral crashed into the McComb ac- commodation, show that forty persons were killed and forty-three injured. All e dead except one, an unknown wo- man, are negroes, and twenty of the injured are also negroes. ost of the dead and injured were on -the ac- commodation, Many of the -- bodies were burned beyond recognition, thé coaches on the accommodation having caught fire soon after the wreck. The express crashed into the rear end of the McComb city train, demol- ishing a passenger car. number of the dead were wedged between the express engine and the wreckage of the train ahead, a gruesome spectacle being presented to the rescuers, wiao here and there saw an hand or an arm protruding from the twisted iron and splintered timber. --_---- AGAINST TURKEY. Conspiracy Between Bulgarians and ervians, New Orleans, La., Nov. 16. -- The a conspiracy of Bulgarian and Servian ofhcers to provoke war with Turkey have been officially confirmed. Ac- cording to these reports, Turkey was to be attacked by the combined arm- ies Of the two countries. A heavy fall of snow Is reported at Win- nipeg. The King and Queen of Italy will arrive in England to-day. Several business establishments at Ross- land were burned. Ruscomb elevator and contents were totally destroyed by fire. Lanie] & Co.'s shoe factory at Mont- real was burned. Loss $60,000. J. H. Wallace won the Ramsar scholur ship at the University of Toronto. Sir Percy Girouard was presented with the freedom of the London Ironmongers' Guild. An appeal has been made to Toronto Methodists on behalf of tornado-stricken Jamaica, North Grey and North Ontario Domin- fon election petitions were dismissed on Saturday. The Senate of the University of Toranto has decided to extend the work to west ern Canada. Laval students waited on Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Quebec and received a very friendly greeting. Lady Minto and daughters passed through Winnipeg on Saturday on their way home from Japan to Ottawa. Lorenzo Loveless of Combermere was shot by his brother in mistake for a deer and very seriously wounded. The Farmers' Alliance of Lacombe nom- inated Col. Gregory for the Dominion Par- lament for Strathcona constituency. Thomas McKay, M.P.P. for Vrince Al- rt, has been selected as Conservative candidate for Saskatchewan district. William Lloyd, who has been missing for some time, was found dead near Curtis Siding, Man., and foul play is suspected. Over 100 indictments were returned in the '"'boodling" inquiry Involving members of the Missouri Legislature and State of- ficlals, The Dominion co Montreal nominated Messrs. J. 8. Dougall and George A. Mann for the Presidency. ' Valuable nickel deposits have been dls- ot Boris Sarafoff, leader of the Mace- donian revolutionists, arrived here last night and was received at the railway Station by thousands of persons, wio brought laurel wreaths and flowers, and acclaimed Saraioff'as a national hero. Sarafoff declared that the revolution- Ists_ were not only unconquered, but that their work was just beginning. The desperate condition of the re- fugees is adding new fuel to the in- Surgent movement, which is expected to be revived on a larger scale in the coming spring. WORK TRAIN WRECKED. Two Men Killed on C.P.R. Kirkella ranch, Sofia, Nov. 16.--Previous reports of dent occurred at Newdorf, a construc- tion port on the new KirkelJa branch of the C. P. R., on Friday afternoon. A work train, with a caboose in front, crashed into a number 6f cars on the switch, which had been left open. There were 160 laborers on board, and the train was bringing the. men down the line to their boarding cars after the day's work was done. The caboose vf the work train was telescoped by a flat- car and five of the occupants killed or injured. One man was instantly killed, another lost both legs at.the moment of the impact, and lived until he reach- ed Brandon hospital. A third is in a very low condition. The four killed and most seriously injured are Guali- cians, Geo. Elliott, an Englishman, sustained a broken knee cap and in- ternal injuries. He will probably re- cover. Doctors were hurried to the scene, and all the victims were brought to Brandon. Several of the other men sustained slight injuries. Tiere will probably be an inquiry as to the culpability of the party or parties whc left the switch open. MARINES WERE COWARDS, Unpleasant Official Report Regarding Guards on Iona Island, N.Y. New York, Nov. 16. -- The Herald says :--First reports, which told of the heroism of the marine guard at the time of the explosion of the naval magazine on Iona Island, November 4th, must have been considerably ex- aggerated, as it is now stated officially that most of the guard, except those who were killed, fled from the scene when the first shell was exploded, and id not return until all danger had passed, It is understood that Corporal Wallace, one of the guard who fled, ha not yet returned, and is regarded as a deserter. Secretary of the Navy Mcody has appointed a court of inquiry to make a searching investigation. MAY BE MURDERED. Catholic Priest Missing--Mzufia Had Threatened Him With Death. New York, Nov. 14.--Since Rev. Father Joseph Cirringione, pastor of a Catholic church in Williamsbridge. left his home Thursday night, not a trace of him has been found, and his friends and relatives fear he has keen kidnapped or murdered by members o! the Mafia, who had' threatened him with death. The police are seeking two mysterious men, who by_pretend- ing to be city detectives enticed the priest away from his home. Announcement was made before the Egyptian Exploration Fund of remarkable discoveries of ancient papyti dealing with covered In the Temiskaming district. Land along the railway has been reserved by the Government. 2 the saylngs of Christ. respondents ov. 16,--The Russian cor- of The Times fur- nish the text of a secret document issued by tle Mi.istry of War, declar- ing that the revolutionary groups are | endeavoring to carry on on anti-Goy- ernment propaganda among the troops by means of illegal pamphlets and pro- clamations. "No person guilty of this- act," they say, "has ever been discoy- ered. This is due to the fact that the officers hope to be able themselves to find out the culprit, and, therefore, they only inform the gendarmes when it is too late. The soldiers do not always promptly surrender the proclamations they have found, while the officers de- stroy them so as not to compromise their regiments." After suggesting the placing of agents at the doors of the barracks, the document says it is de- sirable to establish surveillance over the homes of Jewish soldiers and all their connections. "It has been prac- tically demonstrated," the document says, "that these soldiers entertain re- lations to the Jews in the towns where they are quartered, among whom are many revolutionists." From Kieff it is reported that the soldiers of the garrison announced their readiness to rebel if the officers wotld lead them, protesting that they were the friends, and not the enemies, of the working classes. SUCCESSFUL TORPEDOES. Completely Victorious Against Swift Gunboat. New York, Nov. 16, -- The Tribune has the following from its Paris correspondent :--The stbmarine tor- pedo experiments near Cherbourg on Wednesday and Thursday are consider- ed by naval experts the most import- ant evidence yet adduced of the effi- ciency of this branch of naval war- fare, in which the French naval officers put absolute confidence. The very swift, quick manoeuvring, armor-plated gunboat Grenade had every opportunity to defend herself against the attack of the submarine torpedo floti' 1, the pro- jectiles of which were torpedoes load- ed with sufficient explosive charges to clearly indicate whenever the target gunboat was hit. The Grenada man- ocuvred and gyrated at a speed of nine- teen knots, discharging her rapid fir- ing guns at the surbmarines whenever they emerged. The torpedo boats, how- ever, succeeded in eluding all projec- tiles aimed at them, and in their turn scored a clear victory by hitting the Grenada eleven times under the water- line, near her magazines. _ Finally one of the torpedoes hit the Grenada and exploded with the experimental charge between the keel and the propeller tube, thereby making the Grenada absolutely helpless. The Grenada had to be tow- ed back into Cherbourg and put into drydock. These experiments took place during average Atlantic weather, with a heavy ground swell and a strong west- erly wind. The results are regarded at the Ministry of Marine as a conclu- sive argument for still further increas- ing the submarine torpedo fAitilla. 1 apunihdininaneeessideemmnamenemmeenetememtemasiand HUNTERS RETURNING. Bountiful Spoils of the. Chase Coming in. Toronto, Nov. 16.--- The hunt- ing season for big game _ is over, and to-day the last contin- gent of hunters will arrive from the north. Although the weather has been too warm tor the preservation of the results of the hunt, the Canadian Express Company on Saturday hand- an enormous number of deer. Nearly four hundred hunters return- ed from the sport, and a special train from Calendar was necessary to bring in the hunters and their trophies. The Principal shooting districts this year were along the line of the C. P. R. west of North Bay, in Muskoka. and the northern parts of Victoria, Hali- burton and Hastings counties. RAILWAY CASUALTIES. Year's Terrible Record in the United States. Washington, Nov. 16. -- The Inter- state Commerce Commission has is- sued a bulletin showing a large increase in the number of railroad casualties in the fiscal year ended June 30 as com: pared with the previous year. There were 3,553 persons killed and 45,997 in- jured in the year, against 2,819 killed and 39,800 injured the year before. The large increase is partially attributed to the gain in railroad traffic and the in- crease of twelve per cent. in the num- ber of men employed in train service. It is also pointed out that accidents are now being much more fully re- ported, SIR T.SHAUGHNESSY'S FATHER Died at His Home, Milwaukee, Wis., Aged Eighty-five. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 16--Thomas Shaughnessy, for sixty-two years a re- sident of, Milwaukee and father of Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, died Satur- day, aged 8s. yA )LUTION IN SYS- TEM OF TELEGRAPHING. ~~ ~- New and Signal Triumph of Modem Science Belongs to Britain--A Re- markable Prophecy. New York, Nov.-16.--The Sun has the following special from London: Prophecy is dangerous, but, with a full realization of its pitfalls, the corres- pondent of The Sun ventures the fol- lowing prediction: Within three months, probably before New Year's, direct telegraphic communication, without intermediate repeating sta- tions, will be established for the first time between New York and London, and telegrams will be exchanged at a speed of mort than four times the pre- vious capacity of any cable. I am tempted to go a step further, and ex- press the strong expectation that with- in a year it will be as feasible to con- verse by telephone between e Sun building in New York and The Sun's ndon office as it is across Manhat- _ Perhaps it is as well to confess that it is easy to prophesy when you know. The feat of rapid communication be- tween London and New York, as a matter of fact, has been greatly sur- passed recently in actual practice; in other words, the problem of cheap and rapid long-distance communication has been solved, and the credit for this signal triumph of modern science be- longs to England. _I am compelled to await the permis- sion of the inventors before making more than this general announcement. | nastiness MANY PERSONS IDLE. Wages of Thousands of Others Are Reduced. Chicago, Nov. 16.--The men employed in the bar mill of the Inland Steel Co. at Indiana Harbor have refused to accept @ reduction of 12% per cent. in their ages, and the entire plant was shut About 1,600 men are thrown out of wor - '¢Pitteburg, Pa., Nov. 16.--The threatened Jock-out by the Builders' Exchange League against all crafts affiliated with the Building Trades Council became ef- fective, throwing 800 men out o @mployment. Wiih the 2,00 en on Sympathetic strikes, 10,000 are now idle. he officers the lea ose of next w umber of men In the lockout will be in- Creased to 20,000. Birming' , Ala., Nov. 16.--The Steel mills of the Tennessee Iron, Coal & Rall- way Company at Ensley shut down Sat: urday for lack of orders, throwing && men out of work. Pueblo, Col., Nov. 16.--Tne anticipated Partial closing of the Minnequa Steel w » the plant of the Fuel & k place Sat- work. ov. 144.--Notices ed, Blackstone, Maes., Nov. 16. -- Notices at the cotton mills of were pos the Blackstone Manufacturing: Company, ordering a 10 per cent. cut-down on No vi r 3%. These mills employ 700 hands, Similar action is e the er r ordered a general cut-down practically every mill in the State an 1 in Massachusetts and Connecticut, ion will become operative in on November an - ater. In-all about 2,000 hands have their pay reduced. COLOMBIA'S APPEAL, Asks Latin-American Republics for Aid, New York, Nov. 16--The Herald has the following from Bogota, Colombia: President Marroquin has made a strong appeal to the Latin-Am- erican Presidents for support in a war to retake Panama. Publicity of the Presidential message has caused the most intense feeling at the capital. On every side the Government has been assured of financial support, and banks have offered their capital to aid in re- conquering the rebels. Patriotic indi- viduals have tendered their wealth a services, and many committees have been formed to raise funds to prosecute the campaign. he President's' mes- sage says in part: "Colombia hopes that her South and Central American sisters will practically co-operate in the patriotic labor starfed by this Govern- ment in behalf of Colombia's integrity, considering tha retention of sover- eignty is a commor cause, or should be, in Latin-American republics. Col- ombia will endeavor to maintain Cof- ombian union' by all possible means within her powers. e will not spare the country's plentiful resources, nor the blood of her patriotic sons, in re- gaining that which is temporarily lost." "Whee It comes to onening np a new country," remarked the Observer of Byeuls aid daiige, "incre is nothing ean ta voleano."--Yonkers "Statesman." The Inquest.on the body of the Ledger. infant, at Brockville, showed that the child had beén given a tablet conlaining bichloride of mercury. The creditors of Mr. G. P. Hughes, private banker of Tottenham, appointed Mesers. Thomas Atkinson and Rabert Lowery a committee to act with Mr. Hughes, and continue the business till _ the assets.could be realized. i