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Thereis only i that is by conâ€" se is caused by mucous lining of i this tube is inâ€" CON~_p, NLY EY LV ind or imperâ€" tirely closed, «s the inflamâ€" i= tuberestorâ€" arivg will be ut of ten are »thing but an us surfaces. )liars for any atarrh) that h Cure. Send Taviff." to you. of _ quite Ne JC «* t atipation. Toledo, 0 you just , 20,000 Japanese Troops on Yalu River. St. Petersburg cable: _A correspondâ€" ent at Port Artnur, who returned to the iortress yesterday, from a trip through _ghouthern Manchuria. telegraphs that the country is strikingly full of active life, and that the troops are vigorous and healthy, and animated by a desire for active operations, and that the entire native population, inctuding that of the commercial world, is friendly to Russia and full of faith in the Russian arms. ‘The correspondent says: "The Chinese volunteer militia wear a speciz? uniform, with epaulettes bearâ€" ing the Russian national flag. The natives rovide provisions freely, and are seiling Korses brought from the surrounding country. The mandarins are an excepâ€" tion to this general rule, as they are tryâ€" ing to carry water on both shoulders. As their conduct is passive, it does the Rusâ€" sians no harm." _ * £5 k peats the storvy of the atcack oi TNE 10%~ pedo boat Silni on five vesscls of the Janâ€" anose fleet. and says that as the larger ‘chips of the Russian fieet rushed fo atâ€" tack the Japanese fleet separated and steamed away. The account says the torâ€" pedo boat Reshitelmy sank one of the Japanese fireships, and tolls of how Lieut. Krinitaky. of the Silni, although wounded, woent to one of the stranded Japanese ships to eare for the 12 Japanâ€" eceo wounded. Surgeons were sent to the other vessels. = , The correspondent says the railroad works regularly. He continues: "Sentries are posted at the boundary and are doing duty in the neutral zone dividing China and Manchuria. The weaâ€" ther is warm, and the rivers are open. In Port Arthur ail is quiet, and the inâ€" habitants have become accustomel to a state of war, though some of them are impatient that the enemy has been so long a time invisible." _ ? In a second telegram the coprespondent gives details of the la«t attempt of the JFapanese to block the harb(‘sr, :vbich reâ€" The Russ London cable: the Times on h Haimun. in a d telegraphy bY London cable: _A despatch to the Daily Mail from Tokio says there has been brisk blockade ronning by junks since the opening of the war. They have smuggled very large quantities of ecoal and provisions into Port Arthur, which were mostly ontained at Kiaoâ€" Chan. They put to sea like a fishing fleet, one leading. The leader signals the advent of danger, whereupon the fFunks _ scatter, eventually gathering again at a prearranged rendezvous. the Japanese finding the place mined where they intended to mnE‘e their first landing. The discovery caused a great sceandal, and the utmost efforts were made to hide the fact that the national honor had been tarnished. The Russians are credited with a readiness to pay large sums of money for information concornine the movements of the Japnâ€" the sum the The Daily Telegraph prints a Seoul deâ€" spatch, saying that notwithstanding the complete witndrawal of the Cossacks from Northwestern Corea, the Manchurâ€" ian Lank of the Yalu River is fortiiied and is still occeupied by the Russians. The Chronicle‘s Shanghai correspondent quotes a Japanese correspondent to the elfect that the whole Japanese plan of campaign has been changed, because it was revealed to the Russians by a Japâ€" anese offlicer, who is now awaiting trial. His treachery was discovered through the Jananese findin# the place mined Mon tilit Hill qurit ened despateh graphy April 5. eruising for fifty Daily to t} t1 According to a Daily News despatch from St. Petersburg, Gen. Mischtchenko has telegraphed to Gen. Kouropatkin that further information of himself and his Cossack brigade must not be expected at present. It is understood that he is conâ€" templating a surprise march in a new diâ€" rection. % London cable: Beyond the confirmâ€" ation of the report of the Japanese occuâ€" pation of Wiju, there is hardly an item of authenticated war news of conseâ€" quence. The Tokio correspondent of the Chronicie sends a report that 20,000 Japâ€" anese have reacked Changâ€"Seng, on the t JAPANESE PLAN OF â€" CAMPAIGN CHANGED. Revealed to the Russians by a Japanese Officer. en the storv of the attack of the torâ€" boat Silni on five vessels of the Janâ€" fleet. and says that as the larger of the Russian fieet rushed to atâ€" the Japanese fleet separated and ed away. The account says the torâ€" boat Roeshitelmy sank‘rme nftfim O 18 e conveying provisions Blockade Running. s1an cable: â€"The corresponent of s on board the desnatch boat in a despatch sent by wireless y by way of Weiâ€"Haiâ€"Wei, EAGER TO FIGHT. Army is Ready to Meet the Japanese. 336 Senâ€"Chong is 30 miles north of Pingâ€" Yang, and 50 miles southwest of Chongâ€" Ju, out of which the Japanese drove the Russians last Monday week. Kourcpatkin at Newâ€"Chwang. Newâ€"Chwang cable: Gen. <Kouropatâ€" kin, commanderâ€"inâ€"chief of the Russian wilitary forces in the far east, arrived hore toâ€"day and reviewed â€" about four thousand troops on the parade ground outside of the fort. One battery of horse artillery, several batteries of field artilâ€" lery, parts of four regiments of Siberian Ruifes, and detachments of Cossgeks and recular cavalry participated in the reâ€" Corean officials north of Seoul demand double semiâ€"annual taxes on the pretence of the necessity of contributing to the campaign. This is resulting in an increase of disquiet. _ hiands sn Be d igp t . The censorship probably will be less strict after the coming batile on the Yalu has been decided. St. Petersburg cable: _ Reports have reached here that an ergagoment has been fought at Somâ€"Chong between Japâ€" anese cavalry and Cossacks. The latter were cutting down the Japanese, who were beginning to flee, when Japanese inâ€" fantry reintorcements arrived, and the Cossacks were obliged to retire. _ _ ]:\li"ifln “(’(‘“‘t F(‘r\'i(‘(’ n':ontq ]'(’pOI't("l ::lict;uc }:u:cll(rav lul.!llcnru\r‘u‘ 2e Uee k that the Japanese intended to attack] pj, or Emmanuel 1mm?dm:ely A hig Xoewâ€"Chwang yesterday. aly telegraphed to the Spanish King his (m account of the mining of the river w:!nm;st congratulatxons ol his escape. and also in expectation of practice firing %'e lvapal Secretary of State, Cardinal from the fort, merchant ships are not | ME Del Val, when informed of the using the lower reach of the river. o’ttempt, hastene(.l with the news to the (Gen. Kondratovick, the Russian comâ€" Pope, who exclaimed: "Poor misguided wander heve, says he is now prepared for souls. There is no excuse for their a Japanese attack. which it is evident gn&};e. ¢ k the other authoritics slso expect, The ie Pope th‘cn instructed the panal troops now here are of a better class than secretary to telegraph the Pontiff‘s conâ€" when the war openel. gratulations to King Alfonso on his esâ€" Mere Ordinary Disturbances. s nmablGntes Seoul eable: Cho Min Hui. a formâ€" King Alfonso arrived at Barcelona er Ilinister to the United States, has yesterday for a might’l visit to Catâ€" According to a Shanghai telegram, the Japanese ~advance guard reports that the Russian defences on the Yalu are very much scattered and are still incomplete, making it difficult for any one body to help another in case of a strong attack. _ It is stated from a doubtful source that the rapidity of the Japanese advance to Wiju â€" surâ€" prised the Russians,. who were comâ€" pelled to abandon 24 guns. It seems that there is daily expectaâ€" tion of an attack upon New-Chwnng. (CGen. Kondratovitch is reported _ as saying that he is prepared for it. The only news concerning the Japanâ€" ese fleet is a questionable statement by a Japanese sailor at Seoul, who served with Admiral Togo‘s fleet in the attacks on Port Arthur. He says in effect that the fleet is divided into seven squadrons, Four of them are watching Port Arthur, the fifth is patrolling the Corean coast, and the sixth and seventh are cruising between Vladivostock and Northern Jaâ€" Chefoo cable: _ The situation promâ€" ises a battle on the Yalu in about a fortâ€" night, and a probable attack on Newâ€" Chwang, with a daily chance of a naval engagement in the vicinity of Port Arâ€" thur, where the Russians are making ocâ€" casional cruises. viey pan t Find Strong Russian Defence on the Northern Bank. London cable: _ iWth the exception of insignificant skirmishes reported by CGen. Kashtalink, there is practically no war news. Neither Turmichen nor Maâ€" tuzeo Island, the places mentioned by (ien. Kashtalink as the scene of the skirmishes, can be identified on English maps. It is supposed that they are Russian adaptations of Corean names. Tokio despatches to London newspaâ€" pers assert that Corea is free of Rusâ€" sians, all of them having crossed the Yalu River. They are said to be bridgâ€" ing the river at Kosan (Chosan). Their retreat amazed the Japanese. Some Japanrese scouts, it is said, swam the Yalu near Kiuâ€"Lienâ€"Cheng, and then followed the river northward. They found a splendid defensive post, which, it is believed, the Russians will utilize to the best advantage. The correspondent says that the boat‘s crew _ were fine drawn, but looked as though they were good maâ€" terial. The Bayan, which was fiying an admiral‘s flag, showed sears _ received in the recent hostilities. She had somé splinter marks, and there was a large hole in one of her smokestacks, but she is a fine ship and was well handled. The correspondent points out that the presence of the Bayan at sea indiâ€" cates that the Japanese have not sucâ€" ceeded in closing the entrance to Port Arthur, that Admiral Makaroff has cleared a passage, or that part of the Russian squadron was outside at the time of the last attack. He adds that her appearance disposes of the recent story that she had been destroyed. The officers boarded the Haimun, and politely examined her papers and the DeForest â€" wireless _ telegraph _ plant. They also read the messages â€"recently sent. _ They only detained the steamer long enough to satisfy themselves of the Haimun‘s mission. gives an account of the boarding of the Haimun by Russian naval officers. The despatch boat was off Dalny, 35 miles from Port Arthur, when she sighted the Russian cruiser Bayan. _ The latter, after some hesitation, fired a signal shot and then sent a boat with two lieutenants. m JAPS SWIM THE YALU. Fight at Sonâ€"Chong? Madrid, April 11.â€"An official telegram from Barcelona states that as King Alâ€" fonso was leaving the exhibition, a pe tard exploded, injuring two peasants. One arrest was made. Congratulated on His Escape. Rome, April 11.â€"The news of the atâ€" tempt on the life of King Alfonso by the explosion of a bomb as he was leayâ€" ing the exhibition at Barcelona, producâ€" ed the deepest impression here. King Victor Emmanuel immediately personâ€" aly telegraphed to the Spanish King his warmest congratulations on his escape. The Papal Secretary of State, Cardinal Merry {))o.l Val, when informed of the attempt, hastened with tne news to the Pope, who exclaimed: "Poor misguided souls. _ There is no excuse for their crime." s 5 Attempt to Kill Him by the Expiosion of a Petard. Three of the Japanese fireships sunk in attempts to block the harbor« have been raised and towed into the harbor of Port Arthur, where they are being armed with rapidâ€"fire guns for service against the enemy. Military Make Living High. St. Petersburg cable: _A corresponâ€" dent of the Novosti, writing from Liaoâ€" Yang,. March 13, says that small town had been transformed into a military city as a result of the arrival of so many troops. Living had become exâ€" tremely expensive, due to the inahility of merchants to obtain private freight. No goods were allowed to be shipped to Liaoiâ€"Yang from Port Arthur. A table of prices shows that the neâ€" cessaries of life had risen to two and three times the normal prices. aNo relief from the high prices, the corespondent states, can be had, as the military requires the use of practically all the space in the railroad cars. Russian Admirals Honored. St. Petersburg cable: _ Viceâ€"Admiral Stark has received the order of &t. Vladimir and Rearâ€"Admiral Prince Ukhâ€" tomsky has been decorated with the Order of St. Stanislaus, in recognition of their able defence on the occasion of the Japanese torpedo boat attack on Port Arthur, Feb. 8. The Order of St, Vladimir has been bestowed upon â€" Capt. Reitzenstcin for his able haudling of the Vladivostock squadron. ASSASSINS AF TERKING ALSONSO St. Petersburg cable: _ A special despatch from Port Arthur describes how the cruisers Bayun and Novik durâ€" ing the attack on Port Arthur on March 27 covered the torpedo boat destroyer Silni, which was aground, from _ the enemy‘s fire, hauling ner off the shoal and bringing her back to port. It furâ€" ther describes how _ subsequently the whole Russian fleet sailed out of the harbor and formed line of battle, ready to accent a combat, which the Japanese declined. "Why not," the editorial asks, "folâ€" low the example of France and England. and boldly undertake to reconcile difâ€" ferences which now seen hopelessly enâ€" tangled? Then it would be shown how few they are, and what benefit would come from an @liance between us ard America against the more grave and common enemy, Germany. This may be the real coalition of the future." . Killed by Poisonous Gases. St. Petersburg cable: _A correspondâ€" dent of the Vostchny Vestnik states that many of the slightly wounded in the first bombardment of Port Arthur died as a result of the poisonous gases emanating from the Japanese shells. He notes that many of the enemy‘s projecâ€" tiles fall in or near the hospital, ard adds that it has been determined to evacâ€" uate the city hospital at Dalny, if that place is bombarded, because of an unâ€" willingness to trust to the humanity of Japanese. St. Petersburg cable: The Russ, in an editorial, inveighs against that secâ€" tion of the Russian press which is proâ€" posing an alliance of Russia, Germany and France, against what is termed the Yellow and Angloâ€"Saxon peril, economic and political, . been appointed Minister to Japan, in place of Hyrn Yorg Un, who was apâ€" pointed April 1, but who refused to acâ€" cept the post. M. Hayashi, Minisfter to Corea, claims that the murder of three Japanese merchants in the Province of Chung Chung was due to internal disâ€" orders, It is also reported that Tong Hak risâ€" ings in coâ€"operation with disbanded Corâ€" ean soldiers in the vicinity of Ping Yang are nothing but usual perennial disturbâ€" anfies and have no significance politiâ€" cally. Allance With the U. S. Raised the Transports. P alonia. He was accompanied by Premicr Maura and War Minister Linares and a numerous suite. The visit of the King to Bareeiona, which is the hotbed of reâ€" publicanism, caused the greatest disâ€" quictude in Spanish official quarters, as it was feared the Republicans and Soâ€" cialists would vent on the King their hatred of the Premier, whose strong measures in dealing with the strike riotâ€" ers bad made him very unpopular. Anarchist HMeadquarters. London, April 11.1â€"The Spanish Emâ€" bassy here has not reseived any inforâ€" mation in regard to the attempt upon the Jlife of King Alfonso at Barcelona, owing to the strict censorship in Spain. The details may be delay~". The newsâ€" papers of London accept the brief ofiâ€" cial announcement from Barcelona as an acknowledgment of any attempt to asâ€" sassinate the King by an explosion of a bomb, and as a realization of the fears oi the authorities that the King was running into serious danger by a visit to the headquarters of Anarchist activâ€" ity in Spain. Indians Plundering an American Boat Lying Off Clayoquor, B. C. YViectoria, BC., April 11.â€"The steamâ€" er Tees, which has arrived at Clayâ€" omuot from Cape Scott, on the way to Victoria, brings news of the Amâ€" evican threeâ€"mastcd *‘schooner Kioli, which is lying in the sea off Clayâ€" ojuot, tottom up, and the Indians helping themselves to her lumber carâ€" go. No «ign of the Kiola‘s crew could be seen, and the Indians have heard nothing of them. It is believed the Kiola turned over during the recent gale, > 38. 4 Exhaustive Examination Made of the Emperor‘s Throat. Pirmingham, April 11.â€"The Post says that two specialists made a thorough examination â€" of the Kaiser‘s throat on board his yacht the Hohenzollern at Naples on the Sist of March, and returned to Germany on the first of this month, taking with them specimens of the Emperor‘s saliva. The utmost imâ€" portance is attached to the examâ€" ination, the result of which has not yet been disclosed. "I couldn‘t afford to have my face singed," averred Lionel. _ "In that case I wouldn‘t be lionâ€"{faced any longer and would have to leave the circus and be just an ordinary citizen. I couldn‘t run that risk, so I didn‘t wait to alarm _ anybody else, but I just got out as fast as I could." Impartial â€" witnesses bore testiâ€" mony to the fact that Lionel, the lionâ€"faced boy, was the first on the street. The Legless Wonder Was the First Away. New York, April 111â€"Bowen, the legless wonder, was the first man to escape from the Putnam House when that hotel got afire yesterâ€" day morning. He and a dozen other Barnum & Bailey freaks live at the Putnam, while the show is across Fourth avenue at the Madâ€" ison Bquare Garden. Beautiful Marie, who is also called the Human Mountain; Auger, the Welsh giant; Lionel, the lionâ€"faced boy; the bearded lady and the tattooed man were among the freaks who were caught in the fire. i K L in the jhouse, and if it hadn‘t for me, there‘s no telling if tattooed man would ever waked up." . "I was really the cause of Marie‘s not getting burned up," said the bearded lagy, stroking her long red beard, at the afternoon performâ€" ance yesterday. "You see I Teel that I am under obligations to show, more than feminine selfâ€"control on such an occasion." "No such thing," interposed Beauâ€" tiful Marie, in a voice as small as she is large. "I woke up everybody St. Petersvr~ cable: In the Amâ€" ursky Krai it is reported that there is a lack of locomotives and other rolling stock for the Chirese Eastern Railway. Viceroy Alexieff, while returning to Muk«‘en, experienced delay in conseâ€" querce of hot boxes, and noted the slow transportation of troops over this line, the service of which compares unfavorâ€" ably with the Transâ€"Siberian and Usari roads. Insufficient fuel and the absence of facilitiee for nroviding water, it is further reported, all hinder efficient serâ€" SPECIALISTS VISIT KAISER. SCHCONER TURNED QOVER, FREAKS AT A FIRE. Lack of Rolling Stock. been that have ONTARIO ARCHIVEsS | ToRronto from the house. Tae lad, who was held face downaâ€" wards, was carred bhurricdly to the back of an apple orchard, about 50) yards from tho house, erying vainly for help and frightened almost into byster.cs. His pot dog followed, snapâ€" ping viciously at the hoels of the kidnapper, wao paid no attention to these attacks, being <provided with a pair of long boots. Tae tree to which the victim was brought was one of groat size. The trusk was partly decayed and hollow. About six feet from the ground was a holo, while some inches higher was a simiâ€" lar aperturs, although perhaps a lew inches larger. Raising the child into the air, the man forced the arm of tke little fellow through the top hols, and se‘zing the hand from beâ€" neath, drew it out through the lJowpr hole, thus leay‘ng the child suspondâ€" ed by the arm. 3 t His next act was to pull the clothâ€" ing off the child from the _ waist down, tken, grabbing the shirt and sweater worn by h‘s victim, he rollâ€" cd both as t ghitly as possible around the nock, thus < leaving the entire body of the #hild exposed to the raw, cold wind. During the entireo procecdings the boy was not perâ€" mitted to got a glance at the vilâ€" lain‘s face, and not a word _ was spoken, but zs ‘the fellow, turncd to leave he remarked, "You are one of the boys who left my barn door open. When I catch the other felâ€" low Il comse and take you dowr." He then made off towards the G. T. R., leaving the boy appareatly to die, his calls for help being made vain by the provailing wind. Tue motker wondered trnat her boy did not roturn, but thought he _ was playing in the barn. About 5.30 p. m. a search was started, and after som» time the curious actions of the dog attracted the attention of the searchere. Going ahead with joyful bounds the animal brought the moâ€" ther to the #cene of the crime. Theo I‘ttle lad, who was almost unâ€" conscious and blue from exposure, was taken down and restoratives adâ€" ministercd. It is thought he will reâ€" cover. which from Shameful Outrage on a Smail Loy Near Port Robinson. Welland, April 11.â€"A large apple tree in an orchard ‘near Port Robâ€" inson was the scene of an aittemptâ€" ed murder yesterday atternoon. Jack, the tenâ€"yearâ€"old sou of J. W. Chamâ€" bers, a farmer living near the vilâ€" lage, was peked up from the door of his home by an unknown man, carred quickly to a romote part of the orchard, hung by one arm to a tree, stripped of his clothing, and left to perish. His pet dog saved his life. About 2 O‘clock in the afterâ€" nooda the little lad went out into the yard to pek up some kindling wood, when he was suddealy pounced upou by a stranger who had been in hidisg behind a chicken coop, which is situated about thirity feet Huntington, Va.. April 11.â€"John Meâ€" Farland, Chief of Police of North Forks, and J. A. Ballard, a lumber merchant ard capitalist, are dead as a result of a pistol duel, which roliowed the Reâ€" publican district .convention at North Fork. The contest for the gubernatorâ€" ial nomination caused the duel. The twoâ€"men were supporters of rival canâ€" didates. They met on leaving the conâ€" vention hall. The lie was passed, and tie shooting followed, each being killed. Elihu Root Next. New York, April 7.â€"The World this morning prints the following special deâ€" spatch from Washington: Elihu Root is President Roosevelt‘s candidate for the Republican nomination for President in Emperor William‘s Voice Was Firm and S:rong Talking and Reading Scripture for an Hour and a Half. fall he will not try for the nomination in 1908, he ts ‘ais friends. He frankly says he ~n«‘ders Root the greatest man in the United States, and has confided to several of his intimates that he inâ€" tends to drop his mantle on Root‘s shou‘â€" ders, if he has anything to say about the matter. Emperor William‘s Throat. New York, April 11.â€"The World says: In connection with the constantly reâ€" curring rumors of the serious throat trouble with which Emperor William is said to be suffering, the statement of A. Rabien, chief steward of the Kaiser Wilhelm IL, which arrived in port yesâ€" terday, is important. Rabien was the supervising steward for the Emperor on board the Koeing Albert during the monâ€" arch‘s recent trip to Naples. He said: "Emperor William came on board the steamer at Dover, March 12. On that day the Emperor conducted religious services on board. He read the seripâ€" tures, and talked for an hbour and a half. At the conclusion of his address the Emperor‘s voice was just as firm and strong as when he began." Rabien wears a diamond scarf pin, a gift from his sovereign, to commemâ€" orate the voyage. New York‘s Gambling Houses. New York, April 11.â€"Plans are being formulated by the District Attorney and the Police Departmenat to take immediâ€" ate advantage of the bill just passed by the Legislature, which compels patrons of gambling houses to testify. The auâ€" thorities are preparing, it is understood, to push the prosccution of half a dozen well known gamblers, who have heretoâ€" fcre escaped for lack of evidence. Many of the larger houses probably will close at once, as it is likely the police will be Elihu Root is President Roosevelt‘s Choice for Republican Candidate for 1908. A VIRGINIA DUEL, BOTH SHOOT TO KILL. If Prosident Roosevelt be elected next Tâ€"e Ontar‘o pol‘cs were notified, HUNG UP BY HIS ARMS. on a Smail Boy EEVa DLCemAme VC UC Smmimnomed HRVZ COTTt I Oddly enough, the fraternity have no criticism for the officials of this county, who got the new bill through the Legisâ€" lature. They charge the whole affair up to one of their own number, who fought prosecution by the District Attorney, they declare, when he might have pleadâ€" ed guilty and escaped with a fine. Deserved Lynching. New York, April 11.â€"In an exciting chase of a highwayman who had snatchâ€" ed a young woman‘s pocketbook at 34th street and Second avenue toâ€"day, two men were shot down in the street, one being probably fatally injured, and a Ia.rge crowd that gathered, after the highwayman was captured, made a deâ€" monstration as if they would kill him. He later gave his name as John Kenny, 40 years old. Passengers on the rear platform of a streot car witnessed the | struggle that the young woman made *to retain her purse, and when Kenny 'knocked the woman down near the car and tried to escape on a moving car th» crowd started in pursuit, Joseph Corn, 26 years old, overtook Kenny and bore him to the ground. _ In the strugale Konny fired two shots, one striking Corn in the arm and the other in the I abdomen. Kenny then ran. E. B. Johnâ€" son, jun,. of Woodside, T. 1., next overâ€" ' took Kenny and threw him. Kenny shot Johnson in the jaw, and was disarmed by a policcman. Several hundred perâ€" ‘ sons had gathered around the struggling man, and cried loudly that he be lynchâ€" l ed. Other policcmen appeared, and Kenâ€" ny, who was bleeding from a blow on the head, was hurried to a police station for protection from the crowd. The inâ€" jured men were taken to the hospital, where the physicians said that Corn was Sprobably fatally injured. Indians Killed in Smashâ€"Up. 1 Maywood, III, April 11.â€"Sixtyâ€"three l]ndimm in a special car en route to Washington to see President Roosevelt were smashed into by a mail train two miles west of here toâ€"day during a fog. Three of the Indians were instantly | killed, three were fatally injured and tiwenty others were more or less seriâ€" ously hurt. The Indians who were not pinned in the wreck fed in a pamie neross the prairie. Chicago, April 7.â€"The trains which collided were the Oregon express and a {fast mail on the Chicago & Northwestâ€" ern Railway. The express train was I run into by the mail train. Both trains were _ eastbound. _ Physicians _ were l promptly hurried to the scene. As soon The Athenacum Ciub the Proposed Site. Toronto,Mirch 11.â€"Local trade unâ€" lonists are to have a labor temple, in wh.ch all the labor organizations will meet, instead of in dillezrent lodgo rooms, as at present. The Athonaem Qiub, which has been vacâ€" ant for â€" about five years, is the building selected, and it is quite probatll» that the deal wili b»e closed at toâ€"richt‘s moeting of the Distriet Latbor Council. Ali thoe usions affil» iatod with the council have been rotli‘ied to have all their delegates prosent to hear the report of a spec. ial committee on the qu»stion, which bas been attractiag the attentiona of the labor mea annually for the past twentyâ€"live years. k * s Windsor, April 11.1â€"James Lislor, who landed in ‘Poronto on Thureday from Birmingham, came to Windsor on Raturday) and told a story about himsol{f and his brotherâ€"inâ€"law, John Felham, moeting with a stranger in ‘Toronto, who engaged both men for the summer work on a farm in Maniâ€" toba. The three came to Detro‘it, ang their friong, who called himsel{ John Criswell, borrowed $20 from eact of the Englishmen and has not been seen since. He wanted the loan for only an houwur. The men finally realâ€" izeq that they‘ had been duped, and came to Wingsor with the intention of Laving the ‘Toronto authorities jJoâ€" cate Chriswell. Both men are now penniless. f furnished with blank subpoenas to be served on sight, making a visit to one of the places rather risky to a person not wishing to be summoned into court. Tv. o English Farm Laborers Stranded in Windsor. An Imperial Defence Committeo cireuâ€" lar says: "The object is to procure an amendment to the existine condition of things, under which the whole responsiâ€" bility for the defence of the Empire rests upon the people of the United Kingdom." ;> Two Institutions in Jowa Qwned by Same Man Closed. Marshalitown, Ja.,. April 11.â€"The Exchange Bank of Dow, Ja., and the Pank of Buckgrove, Crawford County, have Tailed with reported total liabilities of £500,000 _ and assets of only $150,000. Both are owned by H. 8 Green, of Dow, Mr. Green says the assets are between $75,000 and $100,000 greater than the liabilitics, and the Hepositors will be paid in full. He says the direct liabilities aggregate only £200,000. Speculation is the cause of the failure. and they are now hot on the trail of the perpotrator, who is still beâ€" leved to be in the vicinity. as possible the injured were taken to Maywood and Chicago. All the victims of the wrock were Indians. U. S. BANKS KEEP FAILING. TORONTO LABOR TEMPLE. k A HEARTLESS SWINDLE,. We 19A