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jra w he AAK â€" A€Gistie®ns GENTS WANTED S ge BERRY CROP DS untif N() 6 )* Asset mm ] )K "AUTOâ€" 1de. Com me ples int w# +h Teams of horses were TOWAWC @7 LiE storage dam this afternoon, having been cartied down the river. This fact has given rise to the suspicion that Onion Lake dam may have been destroyed. E. T. Ross, foreman, and a gang of thirty men were enumtd at Onion Lake, in connection with the raising of the height of the dam. These men were encamped at a Point which, it is said, would be right in the path of the waters of the dam if released, and it is feared that a loss of life may have occurred at this point also. LWE H us ces oo se ie Nee A Fort W heavy rains man Mc KES, WAmt® TB is gone. The C. P. R a mile of tr: wipfld out. ‘The city po systems were days before t ary arrangem and street ca although the track {lashed ty and street cars may be mMade will LBE Canadian Northern & â€" Kaministiquia Company at Fort William by connecting the city lines with their system. Large numbers of people toâ€"day are endeavorâ€" ing to visit the scene of the catastrophe, but cannot get near it because it is flooded. U the track. he mounted the debris an« flashed two lights. By this means he was successful in stopping the train of the loss of life would have been great He himself was badly injured, his shoul der being hurt and his hand eut. Sceme of Devastation. The scene is one of great devastation. Whoere onee existed one of the prettiest parks in the west is now practically a ruin. Houses and stands were swept away, some being taken over half a mile. Fortunately the rain had interfered with the regular traffic or else sceores would have lost their lives. The loss, it is thought, will reach half a million dolâ€" lars, while the power plant of the city rushing to the lake in torrents. _ His| Winnipeg despatch: A visitor to Port lantern was put out, and he had to get | Arthur, wio resurned home yesterday,. bachk into the power house. The water| speaking to a reporter, said: _ It is a had torm away the track on both siclm’ {ortunate thing for Port Arthur _ that of the Ibwidge for over half a mile, | the Kaministiquia Power Company was Freight Train Plunges In. |in full operation _ at the time of the breakin« > Te When the torrent of water struck the | i)f.‘ Mf'."f ".' Pors l;\rth'm' Pdmtn’ ;’“;"d bridge a C. P. R. freight train wnal y the town. _ Ot erwise Port . rthur 1 + s 3 a would have been without light, street just pulling into Port Arthur, with 0"â€" | (,, worvice and water service for a lers to meet the passenger train. She | . ,,;;,, + onsiderable time. _ As soon as W. A. was running at a good speed. Just | mpor of this city ing difect ‘be fore ubrikingedthe beidue sho wonk imso | CAts. Al. uie oh. anasoine OSE eC ng ge of the Kaministi P C A n stiquia Power Company, the undermined track. The locomotive| , .. s s A s t i5 f turned compietely over. and | fivre cars heard of the disaster he immediately :f::"‘mf" :ith it. It was thought imâ€" wired to the local manager at Fort C etible fOr nt hi« yson t‘o Arvem thronlh William to do everything possible to {""" ”:n,r:«-k“ “: i: ap.mmmt it was nndg-r assist the town in reâ€"establishing their e s h A service, and it is expected that beâ€" :‘0‘;:"";' :""d the flood flowed over thel fore toâ€"night _ a connection will be e . f made whichk will permit of the town "Cflt Down w‘fh Engine. _ being supplied with light, and as soon Engineer Savard, Fireman McBride | as the pumps can be put into operaâ€" and Brakeman Inman, who were in the lti.m water _ supply _ will be resumed. locomotive at the time of the accident, | The Kaministiqnia â€" Powet Company were pinned under the t_-ngine, and two | have for some time past been supplyâ€" tramps who were riding in the tl_’uin are ‘ inz Port Arthor with power for the believed to have been ki!lo:\l. This mornâ€" | operation of their street car service beâ€" ing hundreds of people visited the wreck, | tween that town and Fort William and work has been commenced to get | during the spring, and while the the bodies. So far only one has been | water was low the power company found, and this is so badly pmiu'm-d unâ€" | was supplying several hundred horseâ€" der the train that it has been impossiâ€" | power for lighting purposes. The town ble to ascertain who it is. ?"(‘lll‘(:h has | recently decided to raise their dams. been made for others, but so far without | and it is thought that the present tronâ€" success, It is believed that they have | ble originated from this source, the been washed out in the lake with the¢ | jams not being strong enough to stand flood of water. the increased pressure of water. Flagged the Express Train. Current River is situated about a Conductor Ross stated that as soom "","’ east of ?’ott .-\.rthqr, its source as the wreek took place he at onee preâ€" | being PDog Lake, which is also the D We thie saotbeamedl atmvous. hirk. | SOUTCE of the Knmlmstiquia River. h H Last night about 11 o‘clock a great torrent oi water caused the breaking open of one of the system of dams on the river. and in a short time a vast volume of water was on way down to the lake, c thing before it. The ri its banks at all points, whole channel was filled debris. was . torn aw was the stor Fhen the wa hfl of the â€" vrt could This stream got oa the rampage last Bight, and toâ€"day practicaily the whole aystem, that has cost the city thouâ€" sands of doliars, is demolished. _ The park has been tora up, and large streams of water now run through it in several PORT ARTHUR CATASTROPHE. Eagiae Punges L1to River and Fi Persons Drowned. Port Arthur despatch; In one of the worst disasters that has ever been exâ€" perienced in this country five men were killed and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage done at Curâ€" rent River, on which the corporation has its waterâ€"power. BC k At | onductor Ross stated that the wreek took place he at ed to flag the eastbound ex; hough he was unable to g vered this bodies of En THE KILLED, ENCGINEER SAYVARD FIREMAN M‘BRIDE. BRAXEMAN INMAXT TWO UNKNOWN. Toams of Horses Found Power House Submerged What the Flood Did. : William despatch says: The ins of the last two or three Burs‘s tra Damage to Water and Power Plaat. ‘a‘s Lam and Sweeps Aflly SPidze. Burst the Dam of Engineer Savard, Pir ind Brakeman Inman wer afternoon from under th will be LT s on its torrential ke, carrying everyâ€" + river overflowed »ints, and soon the lied with logs and a large loser, over the bridge being at once pré express, bu ) get wcros 1. ind he | the mighty fore &* | roaudbed washed nn‘ never existed. I". | of the lake sh h l bers, trees and .hi’ the river, and isâ€" | track originally organ . which wi hall,. The pay fo other side of th ie :-J into kindling ff | 19@ but the roo fer| The washout _,‘ri and it is thoug! "* lean be finishe t, / The Kami ‘0 | have for s« o ‘inz Port A "â€" | operation of k, | tween that »t l during _ the n | water . was nâ€" | wase annnivi | Young Woman Threw a Box at a | Horse‘s Head. Vagrant Makes Perilous Trip to Toronto From Buffalo. Toronto despatch: Sam Ringer, a race track follower, was picked up at the Union Station as he emerged from unâ€" der the parlor car attached to the C. P. R. express from Buffalo, arriving at 4.15 yesterday afternoon. Special Constable Zeats was patroling the platform, when he noticed a black object erawl from unâ€" der the trucks, but the man _ was so black that it was impossible to distin« guish his original color. He was taken into custody on a charge of trespass, and gave his address as 3514 12th street, Chicago, and his age as 19 years. He had gone broke in Buffalo and wanted to get to the _ Woodbine races, had climbed under the trucks in the Buffalo yards and came through with the train. ° o Railway men gave him credit for good nerve and grit, but Singer soid a man in Buffalo had shown him Tow the trick could be done, and that _ he had not found the riding too uncomfortable. ‘ I rad their skulls fract 1e operated on at o ittle chanee of saving lockerby was driving unaware of the in;};em‘li;g d]sastc:rz reached the bridge at almost the identiâ€" cal moment that the flood reached it. Four Tramps in One Car. it was iearned that there were four tramps on the train stealing a ride in the first box car near the engine, which contained a large number of railroad spikes. ’Ih_e_ car was smashed to spiintâ€" ers, and with cuts all over their bodies, bleeding and bruised, two of them manâ€" aged to crawl with their lives out of the hideous turmoil, but of the other two nothing has been seen. There were also two other tramps riding farther buck on the train. ‘These also escaped with nothing but a shaking up. Ail round the train is piued _ trees, rails, rocks, huge beams in every imagâ€" inable form, showing where _ the river raged over the wrecked train. No. 96 Had Narrow Escape. Train No. 96 had a narrow _ escape. This train should have met the freight train, which met destruction at the yards. _ No. 96 waited its appointed time, and then pulled out for the east, with its train load of passengers, but the engineer was warned in time and backed his train to Port Arthur. The track for half a mile west of the bridge was seized as.though by some huge hand and flung many yards into the bush at the side. Rails were bent by the mighty force, ties torn up, and the roaudbed washed away as though it had never existed. All through the bush T L Roals Where the C. P. R. track crosses over the steel bridge above the water _ a ghastly sight was to be seen, for where the bridge was but a few hours before was a heterogencous mass of twisted ivom, splintered wood, levers, wheels torn from their fasteningsâ€"all.that remained of the engine and nine cars, part of a freight train and three of the crew who days caused the maturally rapid ri rise st an enormous rate, thou one had any suspicion of any dan be feared from the bursting, yet at 11.30, with a tremendous roar, the dam gave way, precipitating dow country side an enormous walil of fifteen feet high, which spread o over a mile in width, sweeping thing before it, including houses, ions, bridges, all the fences, tre other things in its path, bers, trees and rock, carried down by the river, and on one spot, where the track originally was, is deposited _ an organ which was used _ at a dancing hall. _ The pavilionitself was on the other side of the track, and was smashâ€" ed into kindling wool, nothing remainâ€" ing but the roof. The washout will be bridged at once. and it is thought that there structures can be finished â€" within _ twentyâ€"four hours, The washâ€"outs ceeurred one and oneâ€"half miles east of the town of Port Arthur. Ne RODE UNDERNEATH PULLMAN. Montreal e point ( A SILLY TRICK. ut the heas« CPCR fhe maturaily rapid river to an enormous rate, though no 1 any suspicion of any danger to d from the bursting, yet at about ith a tremendous roar, the upper ve way, precipitating down the en EL U Kaministiquia Power, Tune 1..â€"Two death and tw inyured as tae r last. right. ‘The and the girls we When the box w 1€ ore avze scattered . thin rock, carried down b: on one spot, where th was, is deposited _ a; U and ron but girls eping ever ives all of wat ilt of t Wwet , pavil« es and lie at 18 ONE CAUSE _ OF MURDERS. British Practice Thrown Open to Quebec Medicos. Mantreal. June 1.â€"For some time Montreal, June 1.â€"For some time past negotiations have been on foot between the College of Physicians of the Province of Quebee and the Britâ€" ish Medical Council to establish comâ€" plete reciprocity between the medical cirecles of Canada and those of _ Great Britain. While all arrangements . have imiee caskets, ont biack containing the remaius ot the mother, and two warte ones with the remaims of the daugaters, formed the toucuing scene ar he Ureighton home on Uauion street here tuis morning. The undertaker‘s art nas doue all possible to ontiterate the sigas oi tae ghasily wounds that each suftered, and wreaths ot flowers told vi the syimpathy of the peopie whto houa learned to sove taem during their briet residence here. Une was a beauiul rloral pillow sent by the students and stait of the Coliegiate Institute, Air, w. J. Creighton, vrotheranâ€"daw of tas dead wourad, accompanied the remaius ty Port murotl, and beats the messuges of gmiel to the sorrowâ€"stricken relatives in that city, 1t is uelieved by some that an inâ€" ciaent ol the morning service ac tae Avision â€" Street | Presbyteriaun | Churcei 1ast muaday may bave helped to urge creightou on in his feariul | plaus, lhere was an impire Day service in the church on Sunday morniag. _ Rev, Dr. Lyle, of Mamilton, was the preachâ€" or, and . theâ€" service closed wita lae singing of "Uod Save the King." _ air. and | auts, Creightoa and their two daughters were in their accuastomed pew. For some reason or another, probably to tease their stepfather, the girls decuned to rise when the Naâ€" mwuonal Anthem was being sung. Oa their way home the father expostulated with them about it. They â€" rephied that, being Aimericanâ€"born, taey were not cailea upon to honor the British Aational Anthem. Creightor‘s temper arose and he told them he would have nobody â€"about his place who would not rise to sing "God Save the King." Evidently this little incident wrought on â€" Creighton‘s â€" mind, Rev. G. A. Woodside, the pastor of the church, heard the story of it from Creighton‘s own lips on Sunday morning. _ It seems that since his second marriage Creighton was looked upon as a reâ€" formed man. _ He had been a regular attendant at church and the minister took a great interest in trying to keep bhim straight. He scemed to think not yet been completed, the British medical authorities evidently ‘look with favor on MecGill and Laval degrees. for Dr. J. W. Scane, registrar of the faculty of medicine at McGill, toâ€"day received a cable from Dr. MeAlister, tak Owen Sound despatch: The only senâ€" sational _ evidence which came â€" out at the inquest on the bodies of Nrs. Lillie Kilza Creighton and her daughters, Katherine Belle Chapman and Clare Louise Chapman, was the atrociousness of the wounds inflicted by the murderer in his destruction of the lives of the three, as revealed in the result of the postâ€"morteny examination. The faci that two builet wounds, instead of one, were found in the body of his wife, three in the cidest daughiter, and one is he youngest daughter, indicate that vreiguton â€" emptied the waole of the chambers of tas revoiver in his fiendâ€" isu attack,. al is evident, then, that tre man put at least two more cartâ€" vidges into the revolver, one of which he used on himselt ana the other reâ€" alditung in tlie Weapou. ur, Dow read tue siatement of the postâ€"uortem, ahe exira builet in the vbody of the wife, it was iound, had gone im at Li« rigut sige of the head, above the ear, Ower Sound Murdered F Heard Pr. Lyle Preach. insanity Will be the Plea of Girls Refused to Rise at the Natiocal cke Uscu RECIPROCITY IN DOCTORS Creightoa. Many of the Corean insurgents whe have given the Japanese administration much trouble are surrendering. In fact the insurrectionary movement has lost all semblance of organization and @nâ€" trol since the only recognized Corean insurgent leader come to Seoul on May 27 and gave himself up. At the Japanâ€" ese military headquarters it is confidentâ€" ly predicted that the entire disturbing element in Corea will be subdued within sixty days. Gendarmes are now thorâ€" oughly distributed throughout the disâ€" affected provinces. _ _ Eastern District Dairymen Are Given a Warning. Brockville despatch: â€"The chief dairy instructor for eastern Ontario, G. G. Publow, says there will be something doing if the practice of shipping green cheese to the old country is not disconâ€" tinued. oo Om 1 oi on e k Seoul, Corea, June 1.â€" According to military reports a total of 53 engageâ€" mens were fought during the month of May in the campaign of the Japanese forces against Corean insurgents and rioters. Five hundred and fortyâ€"nine insurgents were _ killed, and _ many wounded, and a large number captured. The Japanese lost thirty killed. The insurgents invariably outnumbered the Japanese force force five to one. * He addressed the Brockville board toâ€" day. The eastern section is the greatâ€" est offender and, as there is no discrimâ€" ination between the output of the variâ€" ous districts, the entire province is suiâ€" fering in having to t'tke 'reduced prices. The Governments had intended taking hasty measures, but had finally decideit to give the offenders one more chance to reform. Japanese Forces Have Fought 53 With Corean Rebels. In the meantime instructors _ have been notified to keep tab on factories shipping green cheese, so that they can be posted in England. When the Carthaginiaa picked them up yesterday they were lying prone in the bottom of their dory unconscious, and did not recover their senses till they had been on board for some time, Their legs and arms were swollen to almost double the normal size, and one of the men was covered with boils, which had broken out during the days they were adrift. They suffered terribly from the cold. Half an hour after the Carthaginian picked up the dory the fog shut down again. _ Had they not been seen then they would surely have perished. The sou was very rough when the rescue was made, and in effecting it the Carthaginâ€" ian‘s boatswain fell overboard and was nearly drowned. He had a very close Two detectives were standing at the entrance of the Hoffman House last night, when a cab dashed up and a gray. haired man was helped out and halfâ€" carried, halfâ€"dragged to the lobby of the hotel, where he died a moment afterâ€" wards after he had been recognized by the employees of the hotel. The cabâ€" man, who had been detained by the deâ€" tectives, was taken into custody, and accompanied the detectives to the 47th street house, where Mrs. Moore and the maid and elevator man were found. Mr. Holmes‘ body was given into the custody of a Coroner. He had made the hotel his headquarters on monthly business trips to New York for many years. He When consciousness returned, despite their sufferings, the men wept for joy that they were saved, for they had given up hope,. o wes New York, June 1.1â€"An investigation was begun toâ€"day into the cireumstances surrounding the mystcrious death of Charles H. Holmes, a wealthy Boston leather merchant, last night. Mr. Holmes died in the lobby of the Hoffman House, where he had been a guest, imâ€" mediately after his return there in & taxicab from a visit to the house in West 47th street. He had been taken suddenly ill during his visit, and was hurried back to the hotel before a physâ€" ician was summoned. After his death the police took into custody Hugh Fitzâ€" simmons, the driver of the taxicab; Mrs. Clara Moore, of 102 West 47th street, in whose apartment Mr. Holmes was stricken; Josephine Wells, Mrs. Moore‘s maid, and Frederick Moorehead, elevator man in the apartment house in which Mrs. Moore lived. Moorehead and Mrs. Moore assisted Holmes to the cab. was 65 vears old Halifax, June 1.â€"The Alian liner Carâ€" thaginian, which arrived from Liverpool toâ€"day, brought in two French sailors, Collet Victor and Obigot August, whom she picked up at sca in an almost dying condition. They beionged to the fishing schooner Marie Louise, of St. Mello. They got lost in feg last Friday mornâ€" ing, and had been adrift in their dory, wilth;)!ut food or water, for five days and a nail, Adrift Five Days In a Dory Withâ€" out Food er Water. president of the British Medical Counâ€" cil, _ stating _ ‘that students / holding Laval or McGill degrees and a â€" Queâ€" bee license, will be permitted to pracâ€" tice in any part of the British Isles. It is expected that fhis privilege will soon be extended to other universiâ€" ties, and will involve siot only reciâ€" procity _ between â€" Carada ard the Motherland, but also between Canala and all parts of the Empire. Several Arrests Made In Comnection With His Death. Wealthy Boston Leather Merchant Dies In New York. MYSTERIOUS DEATH. ill PICKED UP AT SEA. MANY BATTLES. SHIPPING GREEN CHEESE. .\1aytor E. Letherby, of Midland, presented to the order an address of welcome conferring upon the n#gmbers the freedom of the town. It was decided to increase the yearly stipend of _ the Grand Secretary, Mr. William Lee, from Tederal Government Urged to Make Apâ€" propriationâ€"The Election of Offiâ€" cersâ€"Penetang Paradeâ€" Mction to Debar Liquor Men Defeated. Midland despatch: The Grand Orange Lodge of British America this afterâ€" noon decided against precluding . memâ€" bers of the order engaged in the manuâ€" facture or sale of alconolic iiquor from holding office in the society. _ Forty years ago the order forbaae lodges to meet in hotels; ten years later came the ruling against holding _ meetings in buildings adjacent to taverns, and the amendment of 1903 at Winnipeg exclud London, June 1.â€"M. Fallieres, Presiâ€" deat of the French Republic, brought his fourâ€"days visit to London to a close toâ€" day, when he left for Dover by train, Ile had asked that there be no demonâ€" stration at his departure, but, with the desire of giving evidence of their goodâ€" will for their guest, King Edward, the Prinese of Wales and other members of the Royal family, the members of the Cabinet and a munber of diplomats, gathâ€" ered at the railroad station to bid M. Fallieres farewell, and the crowds that lined the streets around the station wave him a rousing farewell. RESOLUTION FAVORING AID TO THE BRITISH NAVY. bership. $600 to $1,000. It was decided at a meeting this evenâ€" ing, after a lengthy deWhte, on motion by Mr. Fred Dane, of Toronto, that the Grand Lodge should place on record the expression of its opinion that the Fedâ€" eral Government of Canada should with the least possible delay pass legislation making a substantial appropriation to be contributed toward tge maintenance of the British navy. Yesterday Patterson got an automoâ€" bile and compelled a Ligonier hotel clerk to go with him to the home of _ Dr. Franks, the father of Mrs. Patterson, where Mrs, Sargent was staying. On the way, they met a carriage containing Dr. Franks and Mrs. Sargent. Patterson drew a revolver and forced Mrs. > Sarâ€" gent to get into the automobile with him. Then he headed for Millersburg at full speed. According to information received here yesterday the inhabitants of the Island of Samos, a (ireek island off the west coast of Asia _ Minor, are in â€"revolt against the Prince of Samos and the governor of the island, Kopassiz Effendi. The Prince of Samos was seized and beaten, but he made his escape to the palace, which has been besieged. The presence of Turkish troops is acâ€" counted for by the fact that while Samo« is an autonomous principality, it pays an annual tribute to Turkey. The Prince of Samos is nominated by the Sultan, and is a (ireek. The population of 50,000 is composed mostly of Greeks. The King and Prince and Others Give Him Send Off. The fatal shot was fired by Patterâ€" son‘s brotherâ€"inâ€"law, after he himself had been wounded by the abductor. Patâ€" terson lived at Lake Wawase and Mrs. Sargent also lives there, being a warm friend of Mrs. Patterson,. Recently Patâ€" terson and his wife separated and Patâ€" terson biamed Mrs. Sargent fer caus ing the trouble. News of the abduction spread rapidly and several men, headed _ by Ernes Franks, Mrs. Putterson‘s brotherâ€"inâ€"law, started in pursuit in a big touring car. Patterson‘s automobile was overtaken near Millersburg, Patterson opened fire and shot his brotherâ€"inâ€"law in the thigh. Franks returmed the fire and Patterson fell dead at almost the first shot. Mrs, Sargent was not injurad. Constantinople, _ June 1.â€" Consular despatches received here from the Island Samos declare that no less than 150 perâ€" sons have been killed or wounded in the fighting that had been going on at Valhy, the capitai of the island, for the past four days, and tbhat the engageâ€" ments still continue. The small garrison of Turkish troops on the island are beleaguered in their garrison. _ Kopassiz Effendi also has sought refuge in one of the public buildâ€" ings. The consulates are crowded with refugees, The Turkish Government is arranging to send large reinforcements of troops from the naval dirision to overawe the rebellious â€" islanders. The _ insurgents have the support of the local gendâ€" armerie. Ligonier, Ind., June 1.â€"William Patâ€" terson kidnapped Mrs. Sargent yesterâ€" day and was shot dead by one of seyâ€" eral pursuers. Inhabitants of I:land of Samos in Stole a Woman and Was Killed by His Brotherâ€"Inâ€"Law. Forced With Revolver the Womaa KIDNAPPER SHOT DEAD. FALLIERES LEAVES. It was decided that the regalia used ORANGE ORDFR. engaged in the trade from mem 150 KILLED, Open Revolt. THE PRIZE COURT CONVENTION. Most Important Topic at Forthcoming Naval Conference. London, June 1..â€"Answering a quesâ€" tion in the House of Commons toâ€"day, Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, said that the British Government deâ€" sired to concentrate the discussion at the forthcoming naval conference upon the Prize Court convention. 1t was essential, he said, that Great Britain have some agreement upon . certain points, especialiy the rules governing blockades and contraband of war, with the chief naval powers before the conâ€" vention meets. _ The question of the capture of private property at sea was not included among the matters to be discussed, although the Secretary was unable to say what subjects the other powers might desire to bring up. He Deprecates Negotiation of Franceâ€" Canadian Treaty. London, June 1.â€"Lord Milner, speakâ€" ing at W estminster, said the Canadian system of tariffs, before it was more or less mutilated, seemed the right sort of systeim. In negotiating the Francoâ€"Canâ€" adian treaty Canada to some extent sacrificed preference to reciprocity, which was a misfortune. Under the tariff reâ€" formers‘ system of Imperial pjreference all round there would still be room for each State to make bargains with forâ€" cign States. e Havana, June 1.â€"The British Minisâ€" ter to Cuba, A. C. Grant Duff, has preâ€" sented to Governor Magoon a request for the direct payment of indemnity to the family of Wm. Harrington, a native of Nassau, Bahama Islands, and a memâ€" ber of the crew of the British turtle fishing schooner Experiment, who was killed by a cannon shot fired by the Cuban revenue cutter Abeja off Cayo Coco, an island off the north coast of Quebec, June 1.â€"The Methodist Conâ€" ference will be convened in this city toâ€"morrow. In the meantime upwards of 130 ministers and 120 lay delegates have arrived. The ministers have alâ€" ready held several meetings behind closed doors, and rumors are current that har:«or« does not prevail in the body in resypeâ€"¢ to the Wesleyan Colâ€" lege. _ There are two factions, one of which recognizes the superiority of the Rev. Dr. Shaw, and the other the folâ€" lowers of Rev. Dr, Workman, It appears that the difficulty is over the appointment of a Chairman and proâ€" fessors in the _ Wesleyan â€" College, though, legally speaking, the chartered board, appointed by the General Doâ€" minion â€" Conference, whose jurisdiction covers the whole of Canada and Newâ€" foundland, alone have thé right to setâ€" tle this question. Of course the quarâ€" rel is a dignified one, and the result of a difference of opinion only. Ottawa, June 1.â€"The death sentence of John Tearse, a young Englishman who _ murdered his employer, a Peel county farmer named Currie, last winâ€" ter, has been commuted to life impriâ€" sonment. Tearse was to have been hanged early next month, His sentence has been commuted on the ground of insanity. Cuba, last April. Detroit, June 1.â€"Speaking last night at the annual banquet which closed the convention of the International Master Boilermakers‘ Association, _ Charles M. Schwab, former President of the U. 8. Steel corporation, said that in ten years the annual production of steel in this country would be 40,000,000 _ tons as against 25,000,000 in 1907. _ _ After a lengthy devate whether the next place of meeting should be Peterâ€" boro‘, Smith‘s Falls, Windsor, Brantâ€" ford or Winnipeg it was finally decidâ€" Britain Wants Great Depression In Trade But Th election of officers for Grand Lodge resulted in little change in last year‘s list. The new officers are as follows: Grand Master, T. 8. Sproule, M. P.; Deputy Grand Master, _ Lieutâ€" Col. J. H. Scott; Grand Secretary. Wilâ€" liam Lee; Grand Treasurer, W. â€" J. Parkhill; Grand Chaplain, Rev. Wilâ€" liam Walsh; Grand Lecturer, A. A. Bray; â€" Grand _ Director of _ Cereâ€" monies, Thomas Wallace; Deputy Grand RNecretary, W. M. Fitzgerald; Deputy Grand _ Treasurer, H. C. Hocken ; Grand Auditors, J. H. Delamere and J. E. Thomson. ed to hold it at Peterboro‘. ‘The date will be set by the Executive. _Mr. Schwab said that while there exâ€" isted *oâ€"day the greatest depresson ever known in the history of the steel trade, conditions were steadily improvyâ€" ing, Nothing, he said, could retard the progress and prosperity of the U, 8. Chicago Irishman Who Took Part In Fenian Raid. Chicago, June 1.â€"John F. Finherty, one of the Chicago‘s foremost _ Irish citizens, is dangerously ill. He has been confined to his residence since Decemâ€" ber of last year, He saw service not only in the civil war but in two Fenian raids in Canada and under General Miles in the campaign against the Sioux Indians. Making Trouble Again in Conference at Quebec. in the different degrees shall hereafter be made uniform. THE STEEL TRADE. WANTS REDRESS. FINNERTY DYING. _® @ *® MILNER ON PREFERENCE. TEARSE WILL NOT HANG. Cuba For Killing a Man. SHAWâ€"WORKMAN CASE. ONTA Peter Coogan, night watchman near Lampblack swamp, said he saw a man and woman pass toward the docks about 10.30 o‘clock Christmas night. Half an hour later the man returned alone, carâ€" rying a bundle under his arm. Harry Hendrickson, the next witness, testified that he had maintained very friendly relations with Mrs. Whitmore for two years. Frederick W. Elliot, of Auburndale, Mass., testified to two letters previousâ€" ly offered as evidence which he said he wrote at the dictation of Whitmore. They were addressed to Mre. Schmitter, and were signed, "Your sister, Lena." British Bill Aiming to Reform Habitual Criminals. London, June 1. Home â€" Secretary Gladstone introduced in the House of Commons toâ€"day a bill aiming _ to reform habitual criminals by conciuâ€" atory treatment. _ Mr. Gladstone said the present system was sufficient . deâ€" terrent for 50 to 60 per cent, of priâ€" somers, â€" but was uscless for two classes, namely, those who are criminal owing to mental or physical defici¢hcy, and those preferring to live by crime. The latter laughed at the present sysâ€" tem. They refused a heiping hand and were determined not to work. ‘The bill proposes to follow penal sentences by a period of preventive detention until the authorities are assured the prisoners will live honestly and until age or inâ€" firmity incapacitates them from resumâ€" ing a life of crime. The system, said Mr, (Madstone, is based on hope, not fear, 1t would enable a man to effect his own :eleue. The bill passed its first readâ€" ng. HMendrickson is the man .«o as freâ€" quently been mentioned in the case as a friend of Mrs. Whitmore. Niegel said that on Decoemwer 22 he called at the attention of Whitmore to a photograph of the murdered wors* in a newspaper and remarked that he thought he had seen that face be‘fore. The witness had seen Mrs, Whitmore. Whitmore, when the _ picture . was shown to him, turned away, Siegel testiâ€" fied, and said nothing. s _Coogan testified that the man he saw was not Whitmore. New York, June 1.â€" To«lay is exâ€" pected to bring to a close the case of the prosecution in the trial of Theoâ€" dore 8. Whitmore in Jersey City, the Brooklyn man whe is charged with having murdered his wife and thrown her body into Lampblack Swamp in Harrison. Already all the principal witnesses for the States have been heard with the result that the netâ€" work of evidence that has been wound around the accused man is purely of a circumstantial nature. Much interâ€" est centres in the plan which will be adopted by the defense to meet the case set up by the State. Henry Siegel, conductor on an elevatâ€" ed train in New York on which Whitâ€" more was formerly motorman, told of various conversations he had with W hitâ€" more, both before and after the murder, Whitmore introduced Harry saendrickâ€" son to the witness, During the coaverâ€" sation Hendrickson demanded #5 of Whitmore, and the latter said to Honâ€" drickson : "You come to my house. I want to see you. You go there and T‘li fix you for the $5." Whitmore has declared that he has absolutely no doubt whatever of the outcome and that when his turn comes he will convince the jury beyond qu>=> tion that he had no part in the crime which is charged against him. His attorney at the same time has deciarâ€" ed that a perfect alibi has been found accounting for Whitmore‘s presence every minute for hours before and after the time the tragic death of Mrs. Whitmore is known to have occurred. As the trial has progressed public interest in the case has increased rapâ€" idly. The court room is filled to its capacity at every session and ofter the streets outside the building are jammed with hundreds unable to gain admittance. dence So Far. Whitmore Says He Has _ The prosecution brought its case to a close soon after the opening «i toâ€"day‘s session. Justice Swayze announced toâ€"day the he would admit as evidence the "Lena" telegram, which was identified yesterâ€" day by Mrs. Schmitter, a sister of the murdered woman. The telegram is alâ€" leged to have been sent to Mrs. Schmitâ€" ter to mislead her as to her sister‘s whereabouts. Only Circumstantial Eviâ€" Counsel for Whitmore immediately made a motion for the dismissal ci the indictment on the ground that the State had not proven its sa=«. The motion was disallowed. Alexander Simpson then began the opening argument for the defenc» PREVENTIVE DETENTION, TORONTO