a RUNDOWN Tehiner™ ; FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1908. TO PREVENT FIRES. Railway Pn A Issues Order to Carefull y Guard Bridges During Sum- : mer Months. --o- Ottawa, Jan. 11.--The board of rail- way commissioners have issued an order all railways in Canoda every | ,, passenger coach shall be equipped with laced a that on two fire extinguishers, to be p each end of the Bd and that these shall be inspected and recharged every three ths. mon tance. vided at each end of every trestle and the right of way under and along overy trestle shall be kept free of weeds. SIXTEEN CHILDREN TRAMPLED IN RUSH ' =f Terrible Scene at an English Entertain- ment in Mad Rush for Exita. -o-- Barnsley, Eng. Jan. 11.--Sixteen children aie trampled: to, death forty others, several of whom cannot live, were injured in ammad rush for better seats at an ontertainment given in the public hall here this afternoon. There was a great rush to secure ad- mittance to the entertainment, and when the show opened every seat was taken and the gallery was Mecsally ace ed with children, who filled the aisles and wore dangerously massed agains' the lower railing. With a view to re- ieving this-crowding-it-the the attendants decided and one of of you children come down stairs." CHILDEEN TRAMPLED. Immediately the rush started a within a fow seconds hundreds of child. were being trampled under foot. Even those who had seats inthegallery, doubtless being panio-stricken by the screams and struggles of the crowds fighting to reach the staircases, joined in the stampede.' The scene wasa terrible one, the cries of the injured and the moans of the dying causing the greatest excite- ment among those epee in the may ees feos ttended by Doctor Story bones being set last night. Pere Marquette claimsagent spade to Mr. Toll. VICTIMS REMOVED HOME, and his daughter were taken home in the hearse, while Mr. tr. Toll is lying in o critical condition at Dr. Story's rosi- _| dence, attended by his two daughters, Wyoming, ved here with his third daughter, via ah C. R. at an early hour this morning. 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BRUTAL HUSBAND, --p-- J nig: Anglin Motes Terrible Punishment | «i Would- edi Wife Murderer. Cornwall, Jan, bh -- Twenty years in the penitentiary sentence hand- ed out by Mr, Justice Anglin at the close of the assizes here to Joseph Asheoty who was found guilty of attempting to murder his wife two days mas. wrested this from him. drew his pocketknife and attacked his wife with that, slashing her face. She throat, and mutilated that it had Tho little boy and glrl who interfered on tele mother's behalf, were also cut. shworth gave evidence on his oma behalf claiming that been well, and bothered with his head, The of the hall. Police sh the head of tho staircase, which as "dead and dying pated to drag -scores of the straggling children to the corridors below, with the greatest difficulty that a panic among the children in the lower part of the house was averted, all' of those evont- ually boing taken to the strects in safe- ye CRUSHED BEYOND RECOGNITION. When the resorve police arrived they found the narrow stairway practically blocked with bodies, which were crushed in some cases almost beyond recogni- Scores of children were forced by whether living or dead, and many of the injared children -- found later to be suffering from ractured bones and se- vere lacerati a caused by the inde- scribable manner in which they had been trampled upon Soon sfiee the accident approaches to the hail were crowded with sobbing women searching for their missing children. DOES NO HARM I BUT MUCH GOOD, Mix the following 'is shaking wel! in a bottle, and take i n teaspoon uful doses after meals and at bedtime Fluid -- Dandelion one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce ; Compound ayia Sarsapari three ounces. local druggist is the author- ity that these simple, harmless ingredi- ents can be obtaiped at nominal cost from our home druggists. The mixture is said tocleanse and strengthen the clogged and inactive Kidneys, overcoming Backache, Bladder weakness agd Urinary trouble of all kinds, if taken before the -stage of Bright's disease, Those who have tried this say it pos- itively overcomes pain in the back, clears the urine of sediment and regu- lates urination, y at wie curing even the worat form of blad -- Every man or woman here who feels that the kidneys aro not strong or act- ing in ahealthy manner should mix this jon at home and give ita -- asitis said to do wonders for y persons. The Scranton (Pa.) Times was trst this leading ne ton, Philadelphia, Pittabarg and olker gities hnve made many announcements of it to their readers, * only he had of the affair _was his ng scolding him. "Bruce fied that while of alow type, Ashworth was sane, and responsible for his actions. The jury were out only ashort time, and brought in a verdict of guilty. After being sentenced Ash ed stunned, and fairly collapsed when removed to the jail. SKATING FATALITY. --o-- Young Man of Thessalon Drowned and Girl Who tice Fast to the Ice Died of Exposure. --o-- Thessalon, Jan.,13.--James Sissons, aged 21, was drowned, and Lulu Ken- nedy, aged 19, perished from exposure in a skating accident on Saturday night. It was not till yesterday that the fact of the tragedy e ry tie when the body of the girl was found The young couple went out for a skate on the bay, and were last seen alive about half-past ten at night. They were then neara small island which lies about three miles from shore. Tho water close to the island was not frozen over, and it is supposed that in the dark- ness the-two skated into the open strip. Sissons must have gone under the ice at once and been drowned, but the ri who was of an athletic build, eviden managed to keep herself afloat, aa thy upper part of her clothing was dey, She was able to reach the edge of the ice and cling to it, but perished from the cold, When found, about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, it was evi- dent that she had not been dead long. ice, in about 15 feet of water. ied hila hy. d to death in a panic at an entertainment in Barns- la ley, Englan Many Down Witt With Pleurisy. Doctors say it. First comes a chit the then or ea Had -- you can't and lr, Dear, of Chatham, the broken | struc' F EPG : il Sissons' body was located under the - if ; i 5 ue i Z : i the roaring flam At 1 oleae 3 special = io Reading, bearing physicians and reached here, but there was little for for them to do, asthe injured, who had pay flames broke out anew, an had vainly hoped to be able to,find the remains of some of their loved ones turned in despair from the scene of the awful catastrophe. were injured b y being trampled on on the stairway or by jumping from the windows of the burning structure. Of this number, at least a score were fa ly ingees at least a half dozen suc- cumbed to their injuries after being ce to one of the temporary hospi- BE. LITTLE CHILDREN DEAD. Three children ranging in age from 8 to 12 years and one woman, who was dragged from the building by persons who had rushed to the rescuo, had been trampled almost toa pulp, the 'skull of one of the children had been crushed in as though an egg The fire was under control shortly before 1 o'clock, but it is tecdulaty im- possible to make a search of the ruins before to-morrow. It is extremely doubtfol ifthe remains can be di stinguished from the debris, as many of those in the audiance were covered with burning oil as the lamps exploded. For A Bad Bad Cold. y syethin core 80 80. quickly as the Pine essenc es in Catarrhozon Zone 'or Catarrh, works Jka. a chacm. t 'rouble Not an se tem Pg but a cure "s guaran iy to-day. 25c. and $1. Tt is rumored at Paris that Ja, apan has urchased a number of french-built air- pi for military purposes. The barque Germanic, of Weymouth, N. S., foundered in mid Atlantic, and ig of her crew are believed to be t. Rev. James A. Kaye, formerly of Woodstock, has been sentenced to two years in Chester Penitentiary, Ill, for having moulds for counterfeiting in his possession. | Rev. Jam It is estimated that at loast 75 peraons | ton horse, inquest will in'all probability be ip atiach responsibility for he ie cntaiaek wife and t daughter, of Tharmestord be CHIEF OF POLICE ARRESTE THEFTS AT FIRE THE CHARGE, Sensation at Little Current Follows In- phreraaereans by Provincial Detective-- er Arrests, Little Current, Maz Manitoulin, = Whe ascnck od Cubed . Jan. Hs § Eachern on largo of nl has cased a big sensation oped unable to a line on tho The résidents suspicious, and made aa Soplicaticn to the Attorney Departmest, which detailed cial Detective John Miller to in- J chief of the Little Current police force, knew about the fire and the an a He ar- before .the lice vipeaniaierdlh of Little Current, se were committed for trial on the theft charges. . The provincial Officer also visited Albert Bateman's house, but could find no stolen property. He was sure, how- ever, that some of the missing property was in Bateman Be teas, and chopped up the kitchen floor, underneath wee he found bees of stolep~ hard ie Miller' "on fo share " ity' on three 'charges, the provincial officer dropping the remainder of the charges when - secured three conviction was sentenced to aahteen, thet in the Central arge, the terms tor meurrently. Chief MeEachern and Kis brother will come up for trial later. Two wagon loads of articles werc found in the chief's house which, it is alleged, were ¥ stolen, . A CLERGYMAN CONVICTED, ----o 1 Former Woodstock Man Sentenced in Ilinols -- _ ---- ames A, Kaye Found Guilty of he Moulds for gar rele in Possession--Son Attempted to Powe Sparious sce Springfield, i, J Jen. 1l, --Guilty of having =m n his possession for the ure of countectelt dollars, half we seattees and dimes with the in- use them uolawfuily was the verdict sat Pant to-day in the case of the Rev, A. Kaye, of Oak Park, Il., nln 'a ake First Presbyterian Church of Weaton, Ill., and formerly pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, ILL, where the crime was commit ir. Kaye was sentenced to two years in Chester Penitentiary. Pend- ing an appeal to the United States Cir- cuit ar of Appeals Kaye is confined gamon county jailannex. The pete were found by the preacher who succeeded Kaye in the basemont of a house occupied at Lineoln by Dr, Kaye during his pastorate there. Kaye's de- ce was that he had the moulds to make medals for Sunday School pupils. It was brought ont, however, that Kaye's son had attempted to pass some of the spurious coins, Dr. Kaye was born at Woodstock, Ont., in 1845, and spent his youth there, Cause of Boils Bells Explained, Even in health there there is a large ac- cumulation of matter in th are pease, . pimples, blotches an 6 = nd acl one sete' aapteie Cie i, cure for bronchitis apa dealers. e. Hamilton's Pills. Cold by al Mr. Sam were killed and Mr. David Tole was ser- Springs, * The Bell Telephone Summa is plan- ing to spend a large portion of the money received from the Manitoba Gov- Ontario. She Wears Farge Boots, Has to on account of corns--but the hours wil be cured in twenty-four Corn Extractor, the in the form of pimpl boils. No remedy so sure 4 ve out N. bo: Dr. eying Pills. 'They €eé Samuel Crouch and his daughter iously injured by their carriage being struck by atrain at a crossing at Cedar ernment in improving the system in e grateful effect and built me onthe ills I suffered from ae not cast as' sickness and enter mee ht, rae Oy lite of robust health. Screg on ie a -- let gh rever. $2.50, at all dealers, or N.C. Polson & Hartford, Comn., U. 8. ': and n BEAST SWIMS 300 MILES, Hippopotamus Follows Its Master's Paihia Chief's Utensil. ing.in Sesheke of Lord PE ac Pt igh Commissioner of South Africa, and Luanika, paramount chief of Baroteeland, was full of quaint incident. Nothing could be more visharenine than Luanika's arrival. A fleet of some 250 native dug-out canoes me up the broad. Zambesi, led by the chief's own enormous boat, wi its crew of thirty paddlers There broke from the hundreds of irimgti ate brilliant color, black faces shining ena black eyes sparkling with excitement, the women marched ulow- ly coward 'to the rhythmical clopping { hands, chanting ps they went, t. ig the rive As ott = 1 shrieks ad B ep a Len per broke their ranks an Sed ty bathe their kage and race the water in which the king's bon' a's eldest eon, Letia, imuma- Re aa elad in an English shooting suit, wan very busy on the bank with a full-plate camera. After a few minutes' pause, Lunnika himeell pie ved ashore, habited, alas! in « §T@y frock 'coat., apetel trousers and a black opera ha' The High Cominiasie ner, with Lady Selborne and their suite, rode quietly in from the veldt M acigr inys ofter Cuanika's coming. o days later the ing of te and the ee a reed fe 7 the evehing the paramount chief presented Lord Selborne with a young hippopotamus. This beast, which is perfectly tame and about half-grown, had followed the chief's canoe 300 miles down the river ra Lialui, inking no mors than aA pasring interest in the her of wild "hip pos' on the way t slept peacefully through the gre: ave r part of the presen- tation ceremony, and was finnllygpal- lantly mounted and ridden out of the cou cane oa a member of the Paris ---- "ABLE TO TAKE IT HOT. Soldier Who Was Happy Near Ship's i Furnaces. The-Liverpool Journal of Commeree tells a remarkoble utc owaway incident, which it describes cated," in connectic a with o stenmer api | arrived from Bombay. Tt ap that the police of the port noti- fir 4 the officers of the ship that three soldiers had deserted, and would preb- ably hide themselves on that particu- "well authonti- r vessel. Subsequently the chicf officer and chiof engineer made a close search among the compared with Hole of Calcutta" is descri ant. The whole of red with coal, leav- and this face exposed, ed with coal dust so as to make it resemble a "lump." He have lain there for ty three three nights. 7 Ask your doctor about the wisdom of your keeping Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the house, ready for colds, coughs, croup, bronchitis. If he says it's all ae then get @ bottle of it once. Why not show a little foresight in such matters? Early treatment, early cure. ve gestae es ers ct: a i ny is called dull and when the whole trouble is due to a liver, We your a Tiere um thet en hg rhage « Pills suc & great of 5 the liver active i, =. D-UP.. "- ry see - = - _ * . ag ce ie oe ws me: phones. Staying Power that "Ferrozone" Can od pPply. } , perenne one 6 herd to sleep. ee Lond an a bag cry neglect this . : ' ' ; Walkerville evening, at 6.45) Rash to Doors. -- ile tetueei 3% can't care Saat, Wehaveleecured the gency for the | ccock in charge of Gondor Robert | ar 3d the e will quickly aupply the -natriment 6 in ll alits ' Crouchman and Engineer Bert Smith,| . Boyertown, Pa., Jan. 18.--Betwoen car which had | and a eae . é, "World's Famous wc eg hboapond ary Steers bebe yay nopleine tacos rio a ng point 'was being | E Ss a all . i ever exper- a wi com; H that Tae jenced. A wagon, containing Samuel] stroyed Rhodes' Opera House in this iene the powerful Tiree is tulidieg- 0 oe ae a + it, and leted rj Pp y te ; Crouch, his daughter Jennie, and their ! place. ; him out t you feel ; COLUMBIA GRA PHONES friend, David Toll, -all of Ouvry, was| The operé house with Sk, acca. | eee Fuamenaned. Search the = tjend. Devine orcesing near' Codat |the mecshers of St. John's Latberan | ing him direttly unterndath the whecls, | to totic up a welk syotem' like" - Springs flag station, four miles from | School Society, who were attending a| mangling his body ins frightfal man Physicians claim it ie the most Whether you want to buy or| here, end the father and danghter je that church, While | ner. agi strengthening, uplifting medicine ever sce care ta cad hear chicos, 1c wit) | Say Rilieti while Sue shied oooeeess | Se ot et eas ohare alien Meee % y it Will | i, so badly injured that he is not likely | ploded. The actors endeavored to quist horse escaped uninjured, ; No spells t be a revelation to you who have ; to recov : the audience, but in their anxiety to| The crossing, wlich isa dangerous | Pounding, joy ul health when you take never heard a really =e talking} The station ia at the crosaing of the | make themselves heard and to avoid the | one, has been the soane of many fatali e, of which Mrs. H. | machine Haws od lng fon ine, etal empath women, ant cls, od the agen wm oo he wach love words of Brn Listowel S Lo Price Mak : 55 ps, which were | but rf ; The party of three wi r 'in | used at the footlights, were overturned, oy ay of > Aiteciae orp ae corer -: cece ; Sek it ; : WwW rice a ers, a dem jam and itis sup- | setting the place on fire. _ Death was tl taneous, | Year ago I was almost a wreck. ae &. : ' ' . posed they saw the train coming, but} The flames, fed theoil, shot almost |ias life was extinct in afew minutes} Pale and emaciated, sufferi trom 6 it would stop at the station, to the ceiling, and there was a wild rush | afterwards the jrainmen reached | B@Fvousness and hysteria. Little things ; lar r . that they would have time to cross be- | of the seven hundred persons to escape | the side of the and bleeding going in the house bothered me. : J fl | istowelStandard fore it started again. of that, from! the burning building. Soores of | form pinned beneath the wheels. doctor advised different treatments wake however, the train continued right | women and children were trampledon| The crossing at this point is obscured pe pti didn't nein. He) we my Pied rough and struck them while running = ater pee escaped being burned | from view, so the te man pve! never he eu Forrosone had Remnants of Dress ed. We will not take any After a heavy season's business we find our- selves with thousands of remnants of all kinds. Lace, Ribbons, Embroidery, Wrapperette, Cotton- ades and Sateens by the hundreds, Low Price Will Remove. Goods, Prints, Cottons, to be slaughter- of this 'lot into stock that Furs of all kinds. prices. it right see us, Remember the Date, Sale Starts FRIDAY, FAIR DAY. We Have Some Good Things For You. 8 Overcoats at unheard of If you need a far yarment and want to buy GRAY, -- & "CO. LISTOWEL. a -- ee ten pene T Sr. ee we coh meee | ¥ Great Clubbing Offer, The Weekly- Mail and Empire AND The Standard FOR 31.30 Up to the End of 1908. 7 ° | + age of this great clubbing We have effected arrangements whereby we can make this unprecedented offer, which means : - Two Papers for Almost the Price of One. Send in names at once and get the full advant- offer. (HEA ee* begentel ee | -------- Negotiations with Japan in regard to the immigration question are still being carried on by cable. 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