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Chewins Tolizseo UE AGENTS FARMS 1 a c K MATCHES imnada. *» Perpetuat® hplace. ARM ] 98 1.800 NT cral ourly ridan olw 1008 ight T ALM art m TN )er lis AN ful re it Th Boat owners were quick to see their opâ€" portunity, and at onee began to charge exorbitant prices for moving those unâ€" fortunate enough to be e.uggt. Many, in attempting to wade orf swim from their homes or from places of busiâ€" ness in the flooded districe to points of vantage, lost their footing, and only saved themselves from the rushing torâ€" rent by catching to tree limbs. It> is reported that boatmen passed a number thus caught and refused to go to their assistance unless assured of exorbitant fees. One man was seen in a tree who was pouring forth pitiful appeals for as There is a great deal of suffering among the poorer classes of whites and the negroes, who occupied houses nearest the low lands. Thousands of persons went to bed on Tuesday night with the thought that they would wake in time to eseape from the flood, but, greatly to their surprise, they awoke to find themselves surrouudâ€" ed and cut off from escape except by boat. It was reported that a boat containâ€" ing a family of husband, wife and two children was capsized and all drownâ€" ed, but this could not be confirmed. A conservative estimate of the damâ€" age by flood and fire has been glaced well above the million mark, but it it believed this sum will be greatly exceeded before the flood waters subâ€" side. Reports of capsizing boats in the swift current have been received, but have not been verified, because of the utter chaos ‘the city was thrown into by the sudden rise of the water. held up until about 7.30 p. m., and finâ€" ally collapsed, perhaps the last communâ€" feation from that city to Atlanta being between the Associated Press and its porrespondent. t So far as known three persons have been drowned, their identity having not been learned this morning. y & that would rescue him. The police department early establish ed temporary headquarters at the health and drainage department office on May avenue, out of the high water district, and patrolmen were placed on beats up to the water line. ‘They made few arâ€" rests, however, the people seeming to appreciate the situation, and keeping the company was able to make enough changes to establish through service east and west on a few wires. No business has been transacted by the m. Aifiperies after _ sundown W y. The telephone service into Augusta was and patrolmen were placed on beats up to the water line. ‘They made few arâ€" rests, however, the people seeming to appreciate the situation, and keeping within the law limit«. At the Western Union Telegraph ofâ€" fice, when the water began to rise, many of the operators left the building for their homes. Five remained, but were compeiied io abandon the telegraph ofâ€" fice for the Chamber of Comerce buildâ€" ing, where wires were fpund still intact. The operators were in communication with the Atlantic office about midnight. No business was handled, however. At daybreak this morning the operators reâ€" ported that the water had fallen four and a half inches since midnight, and that if the fall continued telegraph comâ€" manication with the outside world would be reâ€"established by noon, At the Postal Telegraph Office â€" the rating foree was compelled to desert z:ir office when the water reached the of the operating ::-fln However m company was to make Olflll’ with the Atlanti No business was daybreak this m ported that the and a half inct that if the fall c manication with be reâ€"established At the Postal operating foree Atlanta water ru breast de that it i Angusta, Ga., Aug. 31.â€" Last night was a night of darkness and terror in Augusta. The town was cut off from communication with the outside world by telegraph and terephone and was in total darkness. _ The Savannwa River was forty feet out of its banks and Broad street was a racing rivoer with water five feet deep down its entire length. Practically the entice city of Augusta was under water By noon there was three feet of water racing down Broad street and every store on the street was inundatâ€" ed to a depth of at least two feet. At 3.30 o‘clock in the afternoon the depth of five feet was reached. Augusta has not had such an exâ€" perience since 1888, when there was « flood that did a vast amount of damage. It is believed that the srelâ€" ent freshet will do even greater age than that of 1888. it 230 o‘clock yesterday afternoon the big dam at the head of the canal above Augusta gave way under the strain of the flood and a great volume of water rolled unrestrained upon the At 3.30 o clock in depth of five feet Augusta has no perience since 1% % flood that did damage. It is bel ent freshet will d age than that of 1i in Some Loss of Lifeâ€"Damage Well Over a Million. From Four to Six Feet of Water In Inhabitants Pass Night of Terror GREAT FLOOD IN AUGUSTA. M e, and offering $50 to any one A Greht Flood Three Drowned. and Darkness. it it adding to pathway. the terror George Crawford, Horseâ€"Thief, Taken Back to Michigan. St. Thomas despatch: George Crawâ€" ford, an egcaped horse thief from Alâ€" bion, Mich., was taken back to Amâ€" erican soil toâ€"day by the Deputy Sherâ€" iff, who paid $50 reward to P. C. Howard, who effected the capture. Crawford freed himself from the Michâ€" igan officers by jumping out of a car window on a train going 90 miles an hour and in St. Thomas he made a bolt from the police station, but was neagtnnd b{ Chief Armstrong. Afâ€" ter he had climbed over the roof of a store and worked his way through a private residence he walked downâ€" stairs into the arms of the chief. A ‘Toronto despatch: The project to unite all the Baptist associations of Canada into one body is making rapid progress. The Ontario and Quebec, Mar. itime and Manitoba and Northwest conâ€" wentions have already passed approving resolutions, and it is arranged that a joint committee representing all the Baptist conventions shall sit in Ottawa in October, during the sessions of the fortheoming Ontario and Quebee conâ€" vention, and there arra®@ge for the orâ€" ganization of the united society which it is proposed to call the Dominion Bapâ€" tist Union. For the presemt the objects of the union are foreign missions, such home missions as require a Dominion s: peal, publientifn, Sundny‘ z:h'ool word l“l. r-mn!â€"v-vâ€", PWSUSP temperamce reform, moral reform â€" and (Christian stewardship. Eastville crossing is one of the most dangerous on the Intercolonial, being hidden by bluffs and eurved _ bank. Driver Saunders was powerless to preâ€" vent the accident. The engine struck the rig, smashing it to splinters, and instantâ€" ly killing the two men and their horses. The train was immediately brought to a standstill and a doctor, who was on ‘the train, made an examination, and said death had been instantaneous. Truro, Aug. 31.â€"This morning at 7 o‘clock while No. 10 I. C. R. train was bowling along towards Truro and was approaching Eastville crossing a carâ€" riage containing two brothers, sons of Williant Sceott, Lornevale, was struck and the occupants immediately killed. The horse was aiso killed and the carâ€" riage _ demolished. Both young men were on their way to Moose River gold mines. _ Their names were Walter and Herbert Scott. _ An inquest will be Proposal For Dominion Body Makâ€" ing Rapid Progress. held younger children having no clothing on whatever. Nothing worth saving was got onut of the house with the exgeption of a sewing machine, and Mr. Robinson could not even get out his trousers, which contained his pay he got the day before. The family are now homeloss and without their clothing, and the small insurance on the place will no more than cover a mortgage hanging over it. The cause of the fire is a mystery. LUNION OF BAPTISTS. A Guelph, Ont., despatch: Seven small children, the oldest fourteen years of age, and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Robinson, Verney street, escaped at an early hour this morning from their burning home, with nothing but their night clothes. The house was a small, fourâ€"roomed affair, with back kitchen, and three of the children slept in the rear, while the others were in the front with their parents. About 4 o‘clock one of the chiMdren, who slept in the back room, was awakened by the fire, which had gained a great headway, and the roof above the bed where the children slept was already blazing. She at once awakened the other children, and, gobrg to the front of the house, aroused her parents,. They got up at once, and the utmost confusion prevailed. The front door was opened, and immediately the whole interior of the house was in flames. The inmates got out with the utmost difficulty, the night dress of one little girl taking fire, and some of the younger children having no clothing on whatever. Nothing worth saving was Crossing Accident on the Interâ€" colenial Near Truro. Early Hour. Parents and Children Escaped Alive â€"Lost Nearly Everything. ST. JOHN BOY SHOT St. John, N. B., Aug. 31.â€"Frank B. Dick, son of Hazen J. Dick, a St. John druggist, was accidentally shot and killed by a companion in the woods near St. George, N. B., toâ€"davy. He and his brother Waiter were on a holiday, and with Bert Cameron, aged 19, of Mascareue, near St. Geor , went into the woods with a rifle. Z‘:meron was withdrawing the cartridr, as the lads were about to return ome, and the hammer of the rifle caught in Cameron‘s clothes, and was jerked back, â€" falling with sufficient force to discharge the weapon. CGuelph Family Burned Out at Fatal Accident In the Woods Near St. George, N. B. The bullet struck Dick on the left side, just below the heart. Death was almost instantaneous. The body will be brought here toâ€"morrow. An inquest has been considered unnecessary. FLED FROM FIRE BROTHERS KILLED. El tm e ME IIELL EEL TK i tic im es sns h A SLIPPERY CUSTOMER. The bullet grazed or entered the heart, traversiug‘ the breast from left to rlt::t. Mr. McKay, father of the boy, is well known in Montreal, havâ€" ing been with the John Murphy Co., dry goods house, for about a quarter of a century McKay, hin'esident of the drg goods firm of McKay, Williams & Co., was killed almost instantly last eveniag. The lad had been in theâ€"habit of ex ploding small calibre cartridges with a hammer from the window of his home, allowinguthe lIl'mlloto wd.sfib an opposite wall, where they did no damage. The boy had been warned of the zger, but continued the praeâ€" tice with fatal results. The Newt (Radical) describes Fenâ€" eral Poleâ€"Carew‘s speech as an indisâ€" cretion and an abuse of the public inâ€" terest felt in a distinguished officer. Exploded Cartridges With Hammr and Bullet Went to His Heart. Winnipeg, Aug. 28.â€"Harold McKay, aged sixteen, youngest son of G. D. Possible for Imperial Ministers t Know Too Much of Colonies. London, Aug. 31.â€"Referring to Sir Reginald Poleâ€"Carew‘s advocacy of a residence in the colonies as a qualifiâ€" cation for Ministers, The Daily Mail says one of the greatest changes in British politics has been the desire for an increase in kmowledge of the colonies. It claims that we are well on the way to the fulfillment of Genâ€" eral Poleâ€"Carew‘s ideal, but questions the advantage of a full realization thereof. If the Cabinet Ministers are to recognize their limitations sufficâ€" iently and give the man on the spot a free hand their igorance will be as profitable as a little knowledge. _ They did not relinquish their hold on the man‘s hands, however, until he ceased to struggle. An alarm was quickâ€" ly sent to the fire department, but when the engines arrived and pumped off the water the flood had receded as swiftly as it rose, and the body was recovered without difficulty. _ No Trace of Mother Who Deserted It Near Guelph. New York, Aug. 31.â€"Fighting desperâ€" ately for life in a sewer in East 8lst street, into which waters from flooded cellars poured in a furious torrent, John Lynch, a sewer department employee, with one foot wedged beneath a cellar pipe, watched the swirling waters rise to his waist, to his throat, and then his life was blotted out. ‘Iwo companions who had gone with Lyuch into CE: narâ€" row manhole from the street to the sewer to open choked pipes, stood on the ladder leading into the pitchy darkâ€" ness of the sewer, and with horror saw the man engulfed in the waters, despite their frantic efforts to drag him forth. Desperate Fight of an Imprisoned Man In New York. The directorate of the bank declares that the institution is perfectly sound. It is stated that the rumor of the bank‘s difficulties was set on foot by a school teacher, who, during lessons, advised his pupils to inform their parents that the bank was insolvent. A warrant for his arrest has been applied for. An immense crowd of depositors were still shouting for their money at midnight. DROWNED IN SEWER. marks could be seen in the soft ground where the biby was found, are so far fruitless. Undoubtedly the baby was placed in the bushes in the hope that it would never be found, and its recoyâ€" ery was the merest chance. Enquiry fails to give any information, and alâ€" though the baby must have been placed in the bush during the day, no one seems to have seen the mother approach or BIG RUN ON BERLIN BANK A Warrant Has Been Issued For His Arrest. Berlin, Aug. 31.â€"There were most exciting scenes around the Freidrichsberâ€" ger Bank, in the eastern district of Berâ€" lin, late yesterday afternoon and evenâ€" ing, in consequence of rumors that the institution was in, difficulties. . Thouâ€" sands gathered before the building, deâ€" manding the return of their deposits. The crowd became so dense that the street cars were forced to stop and . a large force of police, which was called out, was unable to control the excited throng. The directors of the bank obtained permission to keep the institution open until 8 o'clox‘(. More than $250,000 was drawn out ih small sums, and the bank was able to satisfy all demands for call money, with the assistance of the Imperâ€" ial and Dresdner Banks, but other cusâ€" tomers received only $250 each on acâ€" count, owing to lack of ready cash. Guelph despatch: The discovery of the weekâ€"old baby girl in a bush at the city limits, about a mile from the centre of the town, is still surrounded by the deepest mystery. The baby is doing well, and is none the worse for its exâ€" perience, but the efforts of the police to discover the mother, whose shoe leave the spot Caused by School Teacher Telling Pupils It Was Insolveat. Thousands Gathered at Bank and Demanded Their Money, The president of the police personaily directed his forces. WINNIPEG YOUTH KILLED. BABY IN BUSH. IGNORANCE is BLISS. M}?‘_ Incd mer y are staying in the east this ym':-:?expeet toho!o as well, if not P, * go in, in full "blast on September J. The Millville Bottle Works will â€"eâ€" sume operations on September 7 ani the company has a number of orders on hand and reports good trade prosâ€" pects. The Vineland plant ox&e‘cts to start September 19. At yton, Woodbury and Swedesboro the factorâ€" ies aro expected to go in full blast about the middle of September,. Many of the blowers who went west in forâ€" _ Manager Garwood has already startâ€" ed fires wider two furnaces at Wi!. liamstown and both the factories will Glassboro, N. J., Aug. 31.â€"The glass season in South Jersey, wh@r the plants resume work promises to e one of the busiest that this section has experienced. â€" At Glassboro one facâ€" torg will start in on September 1 and although many repairs have been made to the plant the company hapes to have all the factories running smoothly soon after that date. Prospects for Unusually Busy Season in South Jersey. A Shock to Officials of Ministryâ€" Friedrich Wilheim Calls Their Documents Superfluous Scribbleâ€" Instituting Business Reforms. TOO MUCH RED TAPE He recently expressed the @pinion that the district sheriffs, who are comâ€" plaining of overwork and demanding the appointment of deputies, are too much occupied with unnecessary writâ€" ing, and this view is confirmed by the fact that the Crown Prince has beer eompelled to spend a considerable por tion of his holiday in passing upon trivâ€" ialities that could have been attended to easily by others. f Twentyâ€"five Bodies Already Recovered â€"Believed Six or Eight More Will be Brought Outâ€"Fire Started From an Oil SBarrel. GERMAN CROWN PRINCE Disâ€" GUSTED WITH IT. has on several occasions pointed out ways in which the work could be simâ€" plified. _ _ t Twentyâ€"five dead bodies were _ reâ€" moved from the mine toâ€"night, following a successful three hours‘ battle with the flames. It is believed that six or cight more will be brought out. Twentyâ€"five mules were suffocated, and some of their bodies were burned. Hundreds of miners rushed to the scene and tried to get into the air shaft, but this was impossible as flames and smoke were coming up that way with such force as to drive them back. Then an effort was made to operate the cages running up and down the hoisting shaft, but it was found that the cages, the cables and the guides had been burned, There was absolutely no help for the imprisoncd miners. They have been there under the fire since 8 o‘clock his morning. ard there is no hope that they are alive. The property loss may Berlin, Aug. 31.â€"The officials in the Ministry of the Interior suffered a rude shock on the receipt of the last mail from the Crown Prince, who is taking a vacation from his duties in the Minâ€" istry. Mis Highness returned a bundle of reports, which had been sent him for his perusal, with this message in plain letters on the outside: "Away with all this superfluous scribâ€" ble. "Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince." The Prince, who, has been studying closely the work of the Ministry for the past year, has all documents sent to him while he is away in order to keep in touch with the progress of affairs. He is taking the greatest interest in a scheme for tne reform of the existing methods of doing business that is now being drawn up at his request, and â€"he THIRTY MINERS SUFFOCATED. McAlester, Okla., Aug. 31.â€"More than thirty miners were suffocated this mornâ€" ing in Hailey, Okla., coal ming No. 1, near Haileyville, fourteen miles east of McAlester, where fire destroyed the hoisting shaft and air shaft, and cut off air from the men below. It is impossible for the rescuers to work far from the base of the mine shaftâ€" and it probably will be twentyâ€" four hours before a thorough search of the entire mine can be made. _ Some channels were threeâ€"quarters of a mile long. After the miners had gone down in the cage a fire broke out, occasioned by the ignition of a barrel of oil which a miner was trying to divide. The flames agread at once to the hoisting shaft and the airshaft, and all communication with the top was cut off. The first indicaâ€" tion the people at the surface had of the trouble was the flames and smoke comâ€" ing out of the top of the shaft. ENTOMBED BY FIRE IN OKLA. FOMA COAL MINE. Explorations in the ternoon revealed that met death by burning, suffocated. reach $50,000 Montreal, Aug. 31.â€"Some startling revelations have been made by the new city assessors,. It has been discovoered that in one division of the city alone over twenty dwellings were not asâ€" sessed by the old officials; that a huge yard in the city, with various dwellings and other structures upon it, had esâ€" caped assessment for untold years; and that properties wich are now being assessed at $0,000 were escaping with an assessment of $900. . There will be a civic investigation. °_ £SSESSMENT FRAUDS Montreal Properties Escape Taxaâ€" tion Altogether. GLASS OUTLOOK Is GOOD. channels this afâ€" none of the men but that all were Enginemen and trainmen of the Lake Superior division are of one mind as reâ€" gards the condition of the engines, wich they say is very bad. A freight backâ€" ade exists at Schreiber, the yards being fuli of trains waiting for power. North Bay is similarly affected, but not to the same extent. In the o‘f‘inion of old railâ€" road men another ten days of the strike wiil produce a serious blockade. . The arrival of strikeâ€"breakers at Chaplau vas the signal for a fulisade of stones, but no one was seriously injured. Reports from Winnipeg state that the C. P. R. have offered liberal concessioas to the strikers if they would return to work,. This is most empbatically denied by C. P. i. otiicials, who claim that the western men are clamoring for negotiaâ€" tions to be opened. The company state that there is nothing to discuss. The men went on strike and were dismissed, and the company is now busily engaged in filling the places of the strikers, and is meeting with satisfactory progress. Some Minor Accidents. North Bay despatch: Early this mornâ€" ing a freight train went through a bridge on the Nipigon section of the C. P. R. west of Schreiber, redulting in a delay of traffic of ten hours at least. No one was injured. General Manazer Leonard and Superintendent Brady were beld up by the wreck on their return from a western trip. On Tuesday night an engine plunged into the turntaple pit at Chapleau through the mistake of a strikeâ€"breaker, causing considerable damage and delay, _ & The â€" pouce toâ€"night arrested two strikers for taking part in the attack on C. P R. workers on Monday night. They are John D, Andy and Antoma Chaifide. White the men were being taken to the station in a patrol waggon George Rouscow threw a brick ay the police, and he was promptly taken into custody, Albert Payette and Albert Dondelon, two boys, were also arrested for turowing stones at C. P. K. men. At a meecing of the executive Comâ€" mittee of the strikers a resolution was passed condemning the attacks made on the strikeâ€"breakers. They throw the blame on the sympathizers. At the Anâ€" gus shops flity men were set to work today, 1. m The attitude of the engineers, fireâ€" men and brakemen, whose lives would be in more serious danger than usual were the rolling stock aliowed to deterâ€" lorate to the point oi danger, is not definitely known. It is, however, cerâ€" tain that the brotherhoods will not join in what is known as a "syimpathetic‘ strike,. They must have adequate grievâ€" arces of their own before venturing to tie up the Dominion‘s greatest railway system. The condition of their engines and cars imight later on furnish that grievance. It does not do so yet. No Friction. Montreal despatch: Rumors Yeaching here wâ€"uay as to alleged iriction beâ€" tween the U. i. &. ofucials and its operaiing slaitf are given an unqualitied uenial. C, P. K. uiticials state that thire is not the siiguiest friction, and their lraimmen are perfectiy satisfied. A;f any rate, they puint out that the laculltuX ac, wou.d pleveay lueim Iroul going on strike in syinpathy with the mechamies, _ At w iate hour toâ€"night leauding oiliciais stated ugain that there was avsolutely no Lniction, and that the story was siarted by the strikers beâ€" Cuuse Lheir pusition is becoming desperâ€" A report from ‘Toronto that the Exeâ€" culive oilicers representing thé Broâ€" therhood of Locomotive ingincers, Broâ€" therbhood of Locomotive Fnemen, Order 0f Railway Conductors, brotnerhood of Hailway «arainmen and Order of Railâ€" way Alelegruphers have assembled here fo; the purpose of holding a joint conâ€" ference with regard to ine mechanics strike, is deniea by representatives of all these organizations in the employ of tus C, a+ i Whey ie not dissatisiied, leuding men represeutative of these crâ€" gavizavions deny absolutely that there was anything in the story. 4 Conilicting Stories as to the Condiâ€" tions of the Company‘s Rolling Stockâ€"Trouble at North Bayâ€"Inâ€" timidation at Montreal is Being Stamped Out. The company‘s officers admit that the new men are in many cases not up to the standard, but state their belief that they car be licked into shape before the conâ€" dition of the rolling stock becomes serâ€" 10uUs, To Be a Strike Leader is No Crime, Says Judge. ENGINEERS, CONDUCTORS AND FIREMEN WILL NOT STRIKE. Toronto despatch: The failure of the green mechanics engaged by the C. P. it, in the place of the strikers to keep the rolling stock in good condition is the centrai leature of the situation and ths issue of the deadiock depends on the speed at wuich the repair shops can be reorganizcu. Wrains are running late, and, according to returning passengers, there are mauany "dead" engimes aiong the line. Five Montreal Men Charged With A Montreal Qune., despatch Five men charged with intimidating strikeâ€"breakâ€" ers and causing violence at the recent attack on Papineau Road crossing were arraigned before Judge Leet this mornâ€" ing. Two charged with throwing a brick throughb the window of a car filled with strikeâ€"breakers were allowed out on bail, while two foreigners, who openly asâ€" saulted the breagers and are said to have been instrumental in breaking the leg of one, were held without bm\r: bitter legal battle occurred in the co room. _ Superintendent Carrington, of the Thiel Detective Agency, alleged that one of the discharged men was a strike leader. Judge Leet ruled that a leader of strikers constituted no crime, and let the man go THE STRIKERS. C. P. R. TROUBLE. es ie nreer mee n ieenenig on rcevemecomenc 0s eb vaip i06 i | ANNUAL PENSIONS. Btanley Clarke, chief equerry to King Edward, and three others took lunch toâ€" gether toâ€"day. Subsequently. King 14â€" ward and M. Isvolsky and Clemenceaun conversed for ten minutes in a balcony of the hotel. Marienbad, Aug. 31. â€"Ki Edward, M. Ivolsky, Ru-ugw Fordg':‘n‘ Minister; M. Clemenceau, the French Prime Minis ter; Bir William Goschen, British Amâ€" bassador at Vienna; Majorâ€"General Sir Russian Minister and French Prime Minister Meet His Majesty. Hibernians Defeat Proposal to Inâ€" crease Itâ€"Will be Graded. Ottawa despatch: The only business of importance before the Ontario Hiâ€" bernians‘ convention toâ€"day was a disâ€" cussion on insurance rates, this probâ€" lem having been hanging fire for sevâ€" eral years. The report of Superintendâ€" ent of Insurance Walsh, of Toronto, reâ€" commended that the order double its funds, and that a new graded insurance rate be adopted. An increase in the polâ€" icy from $300 to $500 and $8300 was sugâ€" gested, but after a threeâ€"hour discussion it was decided to retain the $300 policy, grading it according to age. Surprises Friends and Wins Wager by Circling Pier. Atlantic City, Aug. 31.â€"Circling the end of the Steel Pier in an ocean swim, Miss Emma Logendorfer, a girl athlete of Philadelphia, surprised friends, with whom she had made a wager that she could accomplish the feat. The young woman is stopping at the Hotel Isleworth, and has b» come quite familiar with the surf and its currents during the summer. She had previously distinguished herself by swimming long distances outerde the breakers, but had never before atâ€" tempted the difficult task of circling the ocean pier. Crowds on shore watched the daring swimmer as sh» passed out beyond the line of breakâ€" ers. She took the swells gracefull¢, and by alternately awimmins and floating made the trip around in a little less than an hour. Captain Bernier Has Orders to Push _ GARSKOVITZ SROUGHT BaAcK. Ice. | m ubrogs, Through1cs $ Charged With Defrauding a Toronto Ottawa, Aug. 31.â€"The Canadian Govâ€" Hebrew of $200. emmb::th:u'ul' xczf'“:::?lfll:udcg:: Quobec, Aug. 31.â€"â€"Joseph Garskovitz, Que h i l’nont,h,ro\lgh LcneutrrSound | who, it is alieged, defrauded a brother to pu;‘ l".ll‘.gound if the ice permits, i~raciite, Abraham Rottstein, of Toronâ€" andB. ‘;‘,“ Ie 1 l.na to tuke possession | to, outâ€"of $200 some months a~> me uf’ th:t .te .w' and other islands in | 4%W0"" & prisoner in charge of a C. P. R. o P i mia o4A he dotective when the FEmpress of Britain the vxcmity..;fi t::: jce bl(;clq tto P_:;l wrived in port toâ€"night sage ‘westwand, the veosse! is M | 3 Gar l\;:.\'i!rl with 1:\'().(-un anions x lars , w # panions, apâ€" :he G.u"t:: !::fi“;‘:'l% :.y':.nybe:,:: | proached Rottstein and offered to sell u‘:l?ill 1?910 Captain Bernier is under | )"® 4 consignment of iron that was loâ€" o Pict inj{xnctiaxl’ll io ~take 10 sdurse ll.;ln‘x:.dr |::::1r ]'.(.;-:.mc:l. ‘ll" ',‘v’nlnd 'f‘uitl:‘ the a i international alt« ‘losed ie deal, and gave Garsâ€" which n!lght result ‘in in | kovitz his chock for $200, The frand complications. § PAAA uD af . 6R London, _ Aug. 31.â€"David _ Lioydâ€" George, Chancelior of the Exchequer, has returned to London. He said, when it was suggested that he discussed naval programmes in the course of his stay in Germany, that he had gone to that country simply to investigate the Gerâ€" man system of oldâ€"age pensions. Punch, commenting on this, says: "Now that his recommendation to grant pensions has been adopted he naturaily feels that he ought ‘to seriously study the question." keferring to the pension systemm, he said: "What a gigantic scheme is theirs compared with ours. Thirtyâ€"four million pounds are distributed in pensions every year, but," he added, "of this the State pays £2,800,000, the cost of administraâ€" tion only. Ror the rest, £14,000,000 is sick pay. The workmen contribute twoâ€" thirds. Eleven miliion pounds is paid to the aged and incapacitated, masters and men contributing equally. Nine million pounds is pu'dnfor accidents, which exâ€" pense the employers must meet.‘ It seems, according to Mr. LAioydâ€" George‘s statements in an interview, that he did not find the German sysâ€" tem to be of such a Socialistic sharacter as he and his friends advocate in Great Britain. He said: "Employers will tell you that ncarly all their workmen are Socialists." State Control Discussed by Health Congress. Winnipeg, Aug. 31.â€"The management of infectious discases in rural municiâ€" palities and a discussion of water supâ€" plies.and sewage occupied the American health convention this morning. The convention met in three sections. In the vital statistics department there was considerable discussion upon methods of collecting and classifying. Dr. Hodfett., Toronto, was elected president of this department. _ es oigy £ine Woman â€" Found Unconscious With Dead Infant Beside Her. ‘ s Toronto despatch: An unfortunate oo | ~ currence took place Tuesday night near | West Toronto. A young woman named | \| Mrs. Wilson, who resides at Fairbank, & | ; district about one mile north of Davenâ€" port Station, had been visiting m neighbor‘s house, and on her returnm was overtaken by the stork on the roadside before she could" reach home, The occurrence was learned of shortly afterwards and Dr. C,. A. Warren, of Wychwood, was sent for. He found the child stillborn. Lyodâ€"George‘s Investization of Cermany‘s System. The delegates were entertained at the house of Chief Justice Howell in the evening. The general meeting in the afternoon was addressed by Drl.‘%robn upon State control of water supplies, and Dr. Amâ€" yot, Toronto, contributed a _ valvable paper upon the pollution of the great lakes and rivers. GIRL‘S LONG SWIM AT SEA HAD LUNCH WITH KING. GAVE BIRTH BY ROADSIDE. TO TAKE BANK‘S LAND STICK TO $300 POLICY. SUPPLY OF WATER TORONTO Passenger With Plenty of Money Makes Strong Effort to Beat Her Way, and Only Gives Up When | Threatened With Arrest. Game Worked om Young Lady Who Was Alone in Store. Driving United States Product From British Market. London, Aug. 31.â€"The imports of mdt.:h -::ol amount to Mx . It is apparent that the Canaâ€" dian exporters are ousting the United States. Imports from Australia are also increasing. the man who got the bill changed aur the one who made off witlt the mone were confederates. U to Charged With Defrauding a Torontc Hebrew of $200. Quobec, Aug, 31.â€"â€"Joseph Garskovitz who, it is ulfi'gml. defrauded a brother israciite, Abraham Rottstein, of Toronâ€" to, outâ€"of $200 some months a~>. ~.me ashore a prisoner in charge of a C. P. R. dotective when the FEmpress of Britain arrived in port toâ€"night, Garekovitz, with two companions, apâ€" proached Rottstein and offered to sell him a consignment of iron that was loâ€" cated near Toronto. ,In good faith the latter closed the deal, and gave Gareâ€" kovitz his chock for $200, The frand was exploded soon after, when Garskeâ€" vitz ‘disappeared, and was finally traced to London, England, and there arrested. A Toronto detective is here to convey the prisoner to the Queen City. A WOMANDEADBEAT INCIDENT ON C.P.R. BETWEEN TORONTO AND MONTREAL. Steel Grain Carrier Total Wreck on OGiter Head Shoa‘i. Kingston Chosen 2s the Next Place af Meelia . M mwdies‘ Aux ng officers; Mtawa ; Vik Sault Ste. A Oitawa, Aug Mull vester d Montre til SAFE RORBBED IN HYLL oron A 2A.H. OFFICERS. THE 1 risoner to CANADIAN APPLES E. NEEPAWAH. th detect TK d 31 the Q A safe was robbed the middle of the A man goi a twoâ€" Af ut #100,006 M who was in s, this con »n the Do camer Nee boat, hav few years ial freight from Eng y traced arrested Na h nt] whind .\'nun‘ when h the 1 that 1 and taury Mc Mn the () To M R m al +/ 1| tA