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AN SPANKINC + ENTS WANTED y Co., Canada Unce MaATCHES not 39 1908 nd enter oâ€" day Dr. Watters, a New York physician, was one of the first to reach the spot ami rendered first aid to the injured man, When their wounds had been bandâ€" aged Mr. Wright and Lieut. Selfridge were taken to the Fort Myer Hospital at the other end of the field. Mr. Wright had kapsed into a state of semiâ€"consciousness by the time he reached the hospital, while Lieut. Selfâ€" ridge did not regain consciousness at all. _ He _ was suffering from a fracâ€" ture at the base of the skull, and was in a critical condition. After a hurried surgical exapmination it was announced that Mr. Wright was rot dangerously injured: He is sufferâ€" a twoman flight, Mr. Wright was ‘ had b accoinpanied by Lieut, Thomas E. I ‘I““"_" meitr‘ige oi the isignal Corps of the "':lm;" AVly, locui. Seltmuge was _ fatally ‘.'.“_l_ w‘ured and died at 8.10 _ toâ€"night. Mr. -"1 9.’* Wriight was serious‘y injured, but is exâ€" white pected to recover, While the machine Cld w wa~ encircling the drill grounds a propeiâ€" had in ley biade snapped off and hitting some Vvar. vines jiar; or the intricate mechanism | * caused it to overturn in the air and fall a to the greund, enveloping the two ocâ€" s cLpants in the debris. momdlets and spectitors ran gcross Ingent the tield to where the aeroplane had f«llen and assisted in lifting Wright | gan and Nelfridge from under the tanâ€" | to vep gied mass of machinery, rods _ and the sto shreds of musiin. Mr. _ Wright was | arrived couscious, and said: "Oh burry and | on the lift the motor." Gauter Lieut. Selfridge was unconscious and | remark had apparently struck the ground with | _ Acco great force. His head was covered with | al tha Lieut WRICHT AEROPLANE FELL 75 FEET AT FORT MYER. trom th Lions DASHED TO PIECES. use of the ignition of the gas. At the xt sossion evidence will be heard from very gas man at work in that locality. om the plumbers who made the connc>câ€" ons to the various buiidings, and from H Cxt it. Seliridge Killedâ€"Orville Wright | sh s Liaas. ~" *n ' Scriously Injured, But Will Recover | â€"Propeller Blade Broke, Machine | Tie Moatreal Star Loses a Mo": "urned Over and Fell to the Ground. | Valued Servaant; | loge §1 s CAUSE OF _ EXPLOS:ON. n 1G ~Bs «ulis Gibe Irulge was unconscious and tly struck the ground with Itis head was covered with : was choking when the solâ€" semous‘y injured, but is ex ccover. While the machin« 4 the drill grounds a propei ipped off and hitting some d \ttorney Wilkes m to adjowm the e stated that the ad cleared up th n, Sept. 2 he attention lane flights esta blished heavierâ€"th IsK ud PVA )pod Off and hitiimng some the intricate mechanism verturn in the air and fall 1, enveloping the two ocâ€" hild Ni in him from uwr«ler the ma Gave a Warning. mishap adha l Waks , and â€"lre im that as Lence uthe j .90 a_fat maich . nd | u[aSsi Â¥OduWed. f lin by the lighting of a llnteb‘ iop of the Theatorium buil4. lale Joseph | Biaybore wats | prominence _ and credence °se last night, by the testiâ€" 1t loistocs, who was with t .. ume of the fatal erash, ) itâ€".stzock, he and Blayboro on the steps, awaiting Joe ‘ai with the Key, He asked some tobaceo, and received ’ n ne romued a cigmicite, He is chum, "Mave you | a »buit Y Be<s â€" Rembine â€" «s poccs 4 ced in the an. kHe knew ne regained consciousness sler. iahe withess woud siayboro lighted a mateh i him tor one. He saw no adnmutted that it was reaâ€" ne mmighnt have been struck aneously with his asking. o verey burned, and inâ€" + IOr several hours after layboro suceumbed to inâ€" «&s a result of a rtb prer. lespateh: The + ts fadl Uisaster at _ranifora. e utiered the beard & soun ed in the ar, e regained con Wrig gnal Corps of thanâ€"air _ dlying ight toâ€"day met while â€" making Mr. Wright was ut. Thomas E. of the world at Fort Myer new â€" world‘s . a& Ciginmiecte, â€" He , "Mave you â€" a l’ep“e:; ‘‘% dl)ll‘( is« ‘that Holstock testified tiat it soon as Blayborg ed the exptosion toâ€"night sound and Aiter â€" hayâ€" j»â€"««(</ SCOTCH CRITICISM. X Hrmeual is nquest fu videnes c immediat theory to in b prers ill y Mr. "I really believe," said the married man, "that the average bachelor spends more on himself than a married man spends on his whole family." "Well, it‘s worth it," replied the bachelor. | Ingenious Plot by Guatemalan Wouldâ€"be | Ce | Assassins. 54 'I'nruntu._ Sopt. Five Salvadoreans were arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the plot, but were reprieved after their exsenâ€" tion was ordered and placed aboard the City of Para, which conveyed them to Acajutla. Of According ‘to the information obtainâ€" ed, the wouldâ€"le assassins connected the machine with a telephone in the Presâ€" ident‘s room in such a manner that it would be exploded when the connection was made. Answering a call, President Cabrera was flung from his chair against the wall by a deafening explosion and almost stunned. He escaped with a few bruises. felt | _ Montreal despaich: Death came | startiing suddenness toâ€"night to Mi ’.lulivn. artist of the Montreal Star, | was in the Star office at 5.30 and 'tu go home, but dropped dead on Jaimes street before he nad gone a Di leart disease is said to be the caus I his death. He was 38 years ofi age had been on the Star staff for near ; quarter of a century, HMe began liic luu engraver and achieved consider. fame by his military sketcaes in lmnrly seventies, He was probably in sucknown and _ eleverest _ blackâ€"a ".\‘hm- artist in Canada. He leave widow and a farge family. Air. Jw San â€" Francisco, Sept. 21.â€"According to reports ln*nugnt here b_\' OThiGais o« the stcamer City of Para, which has just arrived, an attempt was made recently on the life of President Cabrera, of Gautemala, by means of one of the most remarkable infernal machines on record. that Quebec Has the Worst Farms In Canada. The Tragic Death of a Woman and a Child. ig,, _ _ 2VCr On Its left side and pausâ€" ing a moment, make a complete turn and then come swooping to the earth in a cloud of dust, No effort on the part 0f the aviator could possibly have avertâ€" ed the accident. Planes and rudder were absolutely ineapable of righting the maâ€" chine when it had turned in that manâ€" ner. Something fell." were on the aer to turn over on ing a moment , and then come in a cloud of dus 0f the aviator co ed the accident b Lieut, SelfriJge weigh Pounds, making the than the machine ha, before. _ After gliding on its runners for thi chine ros» gradually, mile wind, and it was 1 not run as smoothly flights, most of whic calm weather, The aer Anparently had cont flier, which r0ose to a 1 Lieut, Pounds than t When the its niflht it Lot fise as @s on the ;"" and fa iII}! them t ARTIST DEAD. ts from a fr and several ril ’"N'tured, Bot] about the hea Consciousness ; tated a ('lll),’(-gl MR Framan‘. P TWO LIVES LOST. Parry Sound despatch: Two lives lost on Wednesday in the bush which are now raging in the vicinâ€" Pary Sound. Miss Colatine Clois ul the eighteenâ€"monthsâ€"oid child of, iece were the vietims. Miss tuisâ€" ad the infant were on their wiaty tend the funcral of a Mrs. Cudâ€" and as she drove along a road by st a big tree which had been barsâ€" rough near the roots fell over on izzy, killing both of the occeupants tly. When found both bodios . pinred down by the burning tree, ‘ere so badly burned as to be alâ€" unrecogniza ble. I d a larg im faida a fell." _ Immediz the aeroplane and Ya ie & ibs on the Both men re head, Mr. w t of which were . The aecroplanist had _ control of * at the egram +« "" years of age. Th d by the falling timb»: from the bugey and es mada. + family health Iracture of ird a mesw;;c to at Payton, Ohio Uy. _ There m;:n was noticed that it Death came with | ne was turning at of the field, several m â€" the â€" spectators. "What is that? Immediately all eves he and it was seen left side and pausâ€" 1 tor as on of his left thigh, be right side wore received deep cuts Wright _ regained hospital, and dic his brother at Le. Lik g¢ to his s that it did its former *‘ made in t, however, ‘the aerial fach PuC i s1X Asstt tive or friend here. Last Friday she was found lyrig on the road on Adelaide street west. It was thought at first that she was drunk, and she was remoxed to Court Street Police Station in the patrol. Mrs. Whiddon, the police matron, found, however, that the woman was seriously ill, and had been practically without food for several days. Bread and a cup of tea were brought to her. She was too hungry to touch the bread, but the tea she gulped down with pitiful eagerness, clutching the cup in both her trembling old hands. While lying on one of the benches in the station she told the matron that since coming to Canada a year ago she had made a living by washing and other heavy work. Up to about a month ago she had been working in st Toronto, Sept. 21.â€"Worn out with the struzgle for existence in a land where her lot had little but hard work and poverty, even hunger, Mrs. Mary McDermott, an old Scotchwoman, who was picked up on the street in an emaciated condition last Friday, died in the General Hospital yvesterday aiâ€" ternoon. _ The old woman came to Canszaa from Edinburgh about a year ago, and apparently had not a relaâ€" unconscious deaths wili soning was poisoning w Nurse Had Given Them Water Out of Pceisoned Dish. / THE DESTINY ~‘ _ OF IRELAND. the owitsimp by means of the rurar teleâ€" phone. _ it was learned that the man took a \hurth:rl;.' course, and sines that time many miles have been covered. but he has so far evaded his pursuers. Farmers on every road have been notiâ€" fied to watch for him, and thet> is a strong feeling that he will soon be vipâ€" tured. | sup in search . of a . stranger â€" who ’.\'Cslt‘l‘dil'\' «tteinpted to outrage the | seveitâ€"yearâ€"oid _ daughter _ of _ Frank ’Dumnd, a wellâ€"known farmer residing near muiford village. No occurrence in this sccuion ever aroused suen exciteâ€" | meut or such a bitter feeling, ana the men who are on the villain‘s tramn asâ€" )u.ue they will not abandon the chase tulliul he mnas been captured. girl told her story as soon as sh reached home, and a few minutes lacer the news was being spread throughout the cowinship by means of the rurat teleâ€" ing ber a bracelet, persuaded her to go where he was, Picased at the prospect of getting the bracewt, the girl followed. i hen the building was reached, howâ€" ever, she became terrified at the treatâ€" ment she was subjected to, aad ciied loudiy. She struggied for some time beâ€" fore she was released by the man. The rde altoaipied assamt . took _ place showkiy â€" atier 42 o‘clock~ yestaiaay alternoon, the child attendel schooi 14 the morning, and Was on irer way wome tor ainner. As she neared an oid barn, partly surrounded by an oreaard, she saw a manm in the field near the barn, who began to talk to her, and by showâ€" ing bor a bracelet, persuaded her to go where he was, Picased at the prospect of getting ‘the bracest the wirl follaw ad | Seek Mlan Who Made Villainous Atâ€" " tempt on Sevenâ€"Yearâ€"Old Gizl. its own destiny." The envoys will leave toâ€"day for Bosâ€" ton, where they will attend the National convention of the society. ist University, which was opened last spring. Another speaker was Joseph Devlin, M. P., who, with John Fitzgibbor, acâ€" companied Mr. Redmond to this country, Mr,. Devlin dwelt upon the need of the unconditional support of lrish people in all nations of the world for the Nationâ€" alist movement. "While we require the aid of every Irishman to acomplish this, we do not require the aid of any outsiders," he said. _ "The Irish race must work out "TORONTO A HARD PLACE." New York, Sept. 21.â€"Speedy attainâ€" ment of autonomy for lreland was preâ€" dicted by John Redmond, M. P., envoy of _ the United Irish Societiee to this country, in an address last night at the Hofftman House, where he â€" was the guest at a reception given by the New York branch of the Irish Societies, _ Mr, Redmond, while declaring that the Lrish Nationalist movement had reached the point where suceess within a short time was in sight, declared that the hope of its continued progress lay in the spread oi education, and the new free Nationaiâ€" So Said Joseph Deviin at a New York Meeting. lrish Race Wiil Work It Out Withâ€" out Outside Aid. ANGRY FARMERS 1an Found Its Weicome a Cold One. Is Then Sounds Alarm, Bethlechem, Pa., Sept. 21.â€"During the absence of the family of _ Policeman Gallagher from home toâ€"day a valuable Boston terrier, the only occupant of the house, seized the cover of a table on which was a lighted lamp, in his teeth, and when the lamp and cover struck the floor an explosion ceeurred. The blazing oil would have cansed the destruction of the house had nst the dog given an alarm, Pulls Lamp From . Policeman‘s Table, DOG AS FIREBUG AND FIREMAN. Lake Abitibi have been awarded to Mcâ€" Donald & O‘Brien. The contracts are in the aggregate for about 350 miles of road. Contracts for 350 Miles of the National Line. Ottawa, Sept. 21.â€"Contracts for the ectstruction of the two sections of the National Transcontinental Railway west of Lake Abitibi, for which tenders were receive. last month, have been awarded to O‘Brien & McDougal, who were the lowest tenderers. Contracts for the two remaining sections in Quebec east of A copy of the resolution was at onee sont on to the Board of Control. ders forthwith a complete investigation into the affairs of the Industrial Exhiâ€" bition Association, before the County Judge, and that this examination be made at as early a date as possible." "Resolved, that inasmuch as the speâ€" cial auditors appointed by the city have con.pleted their audit, and in view of their report, the Executive Committee of the Industrial Exhibition Association demands that the Board of Control orâ€" A Toronto despatch: The Executive Committee of the Canadian National Exâ€" hibition yesterday passed the following resolution : Toronto Exhibition Board Passcs Emphatic Resolution. _ Oxford, Eng., ~ept 21.â€"International ;[ congress of historical religions, which beâ€" gan on Tuesday, was aroused to a pitch of excitement yesterday by a paper preâ€" sented by Professor Paul Haupt, ul'“ Johns Hopkins University, Raltimore, in which he endeavored io demonstrate by a process of ethnotogical reasoning that Christ was not a Jew, but an Ar'\'nn.l Prof. HMaupt‘s paper provoked the keenâ€"| est «discussion, but he refused to be drawn | into racial arguments. , Dr, M. Gastor, the noted Jewish writer | and lecturer, was his most impressive‘ opponent. He pointed out that in all! their aceusations the Jews _ never reâ€"| proached Jesus with a proselyte nnoes-;' try, and that the omission of such eviâ€"| denee was highly significant. ' Not a single delegate supported thel" theory of Prof. Haupt, which entirely | failed to convince the congress. [ Professor Raises Doubt as to Christ‘s Nationality. Northeast and west of here the flames are consuming valuable _ bush, causing the farmers hourly anxiety, lest they may be called upon to defend their own property. _ Within a few miles of this place several bush tracts have been saved only after the greatest difficulty. saved only after the greatest difficulty. A pall of dense smoke hangs in the air and the continued dry weather is causâ€" ing much uncasiness, DEMAND INQUIRY. A Cornwall despatch Bush fires are raging in â€"almost every _ direction throughout _ the county of Stormont. MECE erty is endangered, and a heavy rain is very badly needed to prevent further serious loss, As a result of the fires the atmosphere _ of the capital toâ€"day was so smokeâ€"ladon that vision beyond a hindred yards or so was obsceured, ard citizens are complaining of the ofâ€" focts of the smoke on their eves. Ottawa despatch: Bush fires around Ottawa _ and district are still causing much alarm to the farmers whose propâ€" Port Arthur despatch: Mr. T. Murâ€" ray, who arrived from Pigeon River this morning, states that camps Nos. 2 and 10, of the Pigeon River Lumber Comâ€" pany, had been entirely burned by bush rires, and also that George Mooring‘s eamp, on Arrow River, had been wiped out. . The fire is still raging, and is travelling in a northeasterly direction, destroying large areas of timber, Along the Duluth extension of the C. N. R. the farmers have lost heavily. In some places they have had to fight for days to save their homes. Water is very scarce, East of here, at Dorrien, settlers have also had a hard fight to save their homes from destruction. Serious Reports From Various Parts of the Province. CeEEWIIT: Eddy ST WHV found that she was suffering from peritonitis, and this morning her conâ€" dition was such that the surgeons deâ€" cided that an operation was necesâ€" sary. The old woman when told of this necessity stoutly refused. "T‘d rather die," she said. The operation was not performed, and death came a few hours later. | the laundry of the Western Hospital, | but about that time she was run down by a bicycle. Things went hard with her after that. Unable to do any hard work, she had to peddle shoe laces, makig scarcely enough to proâ€" vide her with food. Then she became i‘l, and being unable to pay â€" her board, was, according to her story, turned out on the street. She wander. ed about, sleeping in the open air for sever(:}l nights, until she finally colâ€" lapsed. ‘"Toronto‘s an awfu hard place," she said tearfully. The sergeant in charge at the sta-‘ tion decided to have her removed to the General Hospital. There it wasl ANOTHER BIG LINK LET JEW OR ARYAN? FIGHTING FIRE. It was therefore decided to christen it "Hamonic," out of respect to H. C. Hammond, president of the company. J. A. Pfeifer, of Detroit, who suggested the rejected title, is awarded the prize offered, but Mrs. James R. Moore, of Richard‘s Landing, who suggested the one chosen, will be given a _ special prize, Northern Navigation Co. Decide to Name of New Vessel. Toronto, Sept. 21.â€"The Northern Navâ€" igation Company would have called their new ship the Pacific had not the departâ€" ment of marine at Ottawa refused to register it because there are already two lake vessels of that name. senger dock and ready for dock in the harbor before the arrivai of the Head Line steamer Malin Head. When dockâ€" ed and clear of water, the full extent of the damage done to the Corinthian as a result of the recent collision with the Malin Head become visible. Her bows are smashed in for fully ten feet, . the damage extending from just above the hawser piper down to the fore foot, her plates being forced over from the starâ€" board bow to the port side, where they are rolled back like cardboard. Her stem is also smashed and the greater part of it carried away. tQuevee des Corinthian is graving dock choice on aee Allan Liner Corinthian in Dry Dock After Collision. Hudson Pay last summer, brought to St, Jo‘n‘s, Nfld., by the sailing steamer Adâ€" venture, prove to be true of every year, the great project of the Canadian Govâ€" errment, providing for the expenditure of £30,000.000 in the opening of a line of crainâ€"carrying _ stoamers from Fort hurchill, Hudson :+y, is Europe, will undoubtedly fall through. The Advenâ€" ure reported that she was unable to mter Hudson Strait until the last week n July, because of an ice blockade, and aid that heary ice was also ercountered n August. Fears That Hudson Bay Raiway Project May Fail. _ Toronto despatch: With Dr. Bruce L. Riordan‘s departure for the Pasteur Inâ€" stitute in New York yesterday afterâ€" noon the fourth case in Toronto and vicinity within a month of bites from dogs infected with rabies has developed. Dr. Riordan, official surgeon of the G. T. R. and one of the most widely known medical men in Ontario, was bitten on Wednesday evening by a family pet dog, which he was examining. The animal bit almost clean through his left hand, also lacerating a finger of the right. He thought little of the injury, but as a precaution sent the body of the dog, which had died in the meantime, to Dr. John Amyot, Provincial analyst. Yesâ€" terday Dr, Amyot found that the dog was suffering from hydrophobia in a very advanced stage. Dr. Riordan, acâ€" companied by his wife and Dr. J. M Cotton, left for New York, where he will be treated at the Pasteur Insti-J tute. The dog by which Dr. Riordan was bit. en haa been his family‘s pet for years, ind it had been sick for some time. Pr. Bruce L. Riordan Sitten and Hurries to New York. 2 ie t 5 u0 Sn toâ€"night the wind has munication is on again and Galveston, When the second t o‘clock this afternoon more perceptible. _8 were unroofed, but no over the island. Sev l) zen the second iwister came at 4 o‘clock this afternoon its effects were more perceptible. _ Several residences were unroofed, but no water was forced over the island. Several persons were reported to be slightly injured by flying debris, but none seriously. _A 8 o‘clock The first storm stzuck at 9 o‘clock and from then until 12 the wind whirped over the istand, forcing the water from Galveston Bay up into the residence secâ€" tion and finally forcing it into sections of the business quarter. â€"In places it was three feet deep,. Houston, Texas, Sept. 21.â€"One man known to be drowned, telegraph and telephone wires prostrated, several busâ€" ’ iness houses and residences damaged to some extent and a partial flood of the streets, are the visible results of a northeaster which struck Galveston at 8 o‘clock this morning and revisited it about 4 o‘clock this afternoon. With the wind whipping along at 62 miles per | hour, according to the United States weather bureau, it was feared that a repetition of the disastrous 1900 storm was at hand. In this belieft hundreds left the city on the early traims, but their fears were proven groundless. The storm struck, but not with the foree nor the results of seven years ago. At Houston, 70 miles inland, the wind tore down signs and broke trees, but caused no ather damage, Warnings had been sent out of the impending blow and shipping was made snug. One oyster sloop, braving the wind, was picked up like an eggshell , and turned completely over, Its occuâ€" pants started to swim ashore, and Steve Messina, a sailor, was drowned. â€" The lifeâ€"saving station saved the others, So far as can be ascertained toâ€"night, he is the only victim. WILL BE THE "HAMONIC." rt HER SIDES CRUMPLED IN Blowâ€"Damage Done. One Man Drowned, Streets Flood. ed and Wires Down. DOG HAD RABIES. Galvest:n In the Centre of the TEXAS STORM. f th hn‘s. Nt LATE ICE. patch: The â€"Alan steamer now docked in the Levis , hbaving been given first ‘ount of her being a pasâ€" ind ready for dock in the : the arrival of the Head Sepâ€", 21.â€"Should the wcked conditions _ in nmer, brought to Nt, sailing steamer Adâ€" abated and comâ€" between Houston "What are you studying about*" askâ€" ed Officer Casey. "Oi am studying _ a great question," replied the Janitor philâ€" osopher, as he lit his pipe. "Maybe I can solve it." "Thin try. Which gets out of date the quickest, a battleship or a woman‘s hat?"â€"Chicago News. Tamaqua Board Turns Down Patriotic Orders‘ Appeal. Tamaquin, Pa., Sept. 21.â€"At a special meeting of the School Board toâ€"day the resolution presented by the patriotic soâ€" cieties requesting that the Bible be read daily in the public schools was defeated by the board. That body decided "that it is not wise nor serving the best interests of the schools to adopt the resolution." Yesterday â€" natural gas was also struck by men digging a well under the Canadian Kodak Company‘s building at 588 King street west. A workman with a grub, an edged pick used to loosen the clay, struck a "nocket" of gas, and the hard clay flew imevery direction. Discovered Recently in Jos. Russell‘s Brickyard, Toronto. Toronto, Sept. 21.â€"Natural gas has been discovered in Toronto east of the Don, in what quantity is yet to be deâ€" termined. The discovery was made a few days ago in Mr, Joseph Russell‘s brickyard, between Pape and Jones aveâ€" nues, north of the Grand Trunk tracks. The clay bank is now being worked at a depth of about 50 feet from the surface. Toronto, Sept,. 21.â€" been discovered in Tor Don, in what quantity termined. The discove paid his reuxt up to December 1, this year, but in spite of this fact, Jhe landâ€" lord wanted him legally to be put off his farm, maintain ng that the tenant did not work the land properly under the contract of the lease. Judge Dowlin decided that the tenant may stay on the land. Chathanm:, Ont., despatch: One of the most peculiar cases heard nere for some time was that of Albert Laprise against his tenant, Henry Belliste. The latter paid his reut up to December 1, this year, but in spite of this fact, Jhe landâ€" Wanted Him Put Off Farm Though Rent Was Paid. [ Wakervile, Ont., despatch: The tanâ€" gle that resulted when it became known that Iitke Montreuil, by the will of his father, helid only a life interest in valâ€" uable property which he sold years ago to provide sites tor marufacturing conâ€" cerns in Walkeryille adn Sanrdwich east, has been unravelled and there is no danâ€" ger of any of the titles being declared worthless, The Montreuil heirs have deâ€" cided to endorse the saies, as these were made in good faith, and already have signed off their rights to the property iffected Walkerville Property Owners Feel MAKE TITLES GOOD. ACGAINST BIBLE IN SCHOOLS St. John, N. B., Sept, 21.â€"Walter B. Dickson, M. P. P. for Albert County, who disappeared suddenly two weeks ago, leaving, it was reported, a shortage of $150,000 in his accounts, and against whom an absconding debtor‘s warrant was issued, returned toâ€"day. He says he disappeared on the advice of a few friends who believed his ab sence would be beneficial, Now he comes back with the intention of endeavoring to straighten out his accounts. Hopes to Straighten Out His Fina2â€" cial Affairs. «At a meeting of the School of Mining governors L, A. H. Warren, M. A., was appointed permanent lecturer in matheâ€" matics, and W. C,. Way, M. Se., Lindsay, lecturer in drawing and designing. Kingston, One., despatch: The smokeâ€" induced fog keeps up, much to the anâ€" noyance of steamboat men. The river Meet of the Montreal Transportation Co. has been at a standstill for the past couple of days. The big steamers Algonâ€" quin and Meadford have been anchored inside of Nine Mile Point since yesterâ€" day. The Algonquin crawled in â€" this morning. Two Rideau steamers arrived, bound for across the lake, but are tied up to await clearer atmosphere. The steamer Stranger started for Gananoque yesterday, but was compelled to put back, the air was so thick. The steamâ€" ers Corona and Coiumbia, which are on their way to Montreal, are tied up at the Government dry dock. A number of schooners managed to feel their way into the harbor. Smoke and Fog at Kingston Stops Navigation. DICKSON RETURNS. TENANT CASE. FOUND NATURAL GAS VESSELS TIED UP. ‘â€"Chicago News TORONTO Windsor, Ont., Sept. 21.â€"The steam yacht Pastime, owned by Franklin H. Walker, of the firm of Hiram Walker & Sons, was seized by United States Marshal Taylor in Detroit this mornâ€" ing to satisfy a claim of $8.50, which a cabin boy alleges is due him for wages, The boy was discharged some time ago by the steward and has taken this methâ€" od of securing what, he thinks, is due He Holds Up $100,000 Yacht $8.50 Claim. him A London, Out., despatch: A ery of ‘Fire" raised by some boys during the progress of the fireworks toâ€"night causâ€" ed a stampede in one of the grand stands at the Western Fair. A numâ€" ber of women fainted and for a few moâ€" ments it looked as if many would be injured. The police, however, kept conâ€" trol of the crowd and soon had them quieted At London Fair â€"Cry of Fire "The dirigible balloon is a farce an the aeroplane impracticable, The su« cessful machine must be automatic i uperation. ‘The human part of it mus be reduced to mere mechanism, as in th case of the automobile and steam engin« Otherwise the dream of skimming th ‘louds must ever remain a dream." _ "Neither the aeroplane now owned by the Wright brothers nor any airship built along that principle, nor along the idea of the dirigible balloon, will ever be of practical use or suceess commercially," he said. "The weak point of the present aeroplane, around . which the Wright inventors will never be able to get, is that the operation of ‘the machine Kes wholly in the wonderful brain of its opâ€" erator, One fractional mismovement would mean destruction to the machine and operator too. SMART CABIN BOY. These statemer#s were made yosterday by Thomas A. Edison, the famous in ventor, in the course of a talk on «erâ€" ial navigation. He asserted that the proper idea had not yet been worked out, but would be within five vears. Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept, 21.â€"*"Withâ€" in five years airships will be carrying passengers across the ocean in eighteen hours, 200 miles an hour. Acrial flight will be commercialized in that time. The perfected heliocoptal will be able to enâ€" eircle the globe in a week,‘ Will THE COMING AIRSHIP a shelf with one hand endeavored to connect the switch for the electric heatâ€" ing aru;no. The fuse, almost directly over her head, blew out with a loud exâ€" plosion. The shock threw the young woman to the floor and ignited her dress, burning her hands and destroying the straw hat, which had also fallen. She crawled from behind the counter and was discovered by several passersâ€" by, who were attracted to the waiting room by the flames and smoke. ‘The young woman was given assistance, and soon recovered enough to show that her injuries were not fatal. She is expected to recover North Tonawandn, Sept, 21.â€"Choking with smoke, burned by an electric flame and bruised by a sudden fall, Miss Mary Wankoske, who conducts the candy and tobacco store in the waiting room at Main and Sweeney streets, dragged herâ€" self painfully from behind the «counter this morning, and, naif dazed from reâ€" peated electric shocks, finally succeeded in putting out the fire which was smou!â€" dering in scores of places in her dress. When Miss Wankoske first reached the waiting room this morning she reâ€" moved her hat, and while placing it on Electric Shock Set Clothes on Fire But Blaze Put Out. Mr. Clemens toâ€"day posted this notice on the door of his house: "Notice.â€"To the next burglar: There is nothing but plated ware in this house now and henceâ€" forth. You will find it in that brass thing in the dining room over the corner by the basket of kittens. If you want the basket, put the kittens in the brass thing. Do not make a noiseâ€"it disturbs the family, You will find rubbers in the front hall by that thing which has the umbrellas in it, chiffonier I think they call it, or pergola, or something like that. ALMOST A PANIC Please Redding, Conn., Sept. 21.â€"Two burâ€" glars, who had broken into the residence of Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), in Redding, last night, were captured this morning on a New York, New Haven & Martford Railroad train between Bethel and Redding, after a desperate fight, in which Deputy Sheriff Banks, of Redâ€" ding, was shot in the leg, and one of the :n':;nen was severely wounded in the ead. The prisoners, who are believed to b professional crooks from New York, re fused to talk. | CLOSE THE DOOR. Deputy Sheriff Shot In the Leg and Burglar Wounded. Mark Twain Posts Up a Notice to GIRL SHOCKED. yacht is valued at about £100,â€" Ocean In 18 Hours. close the door. Yours truly, _ "8, L. Clemens." _broken into the residence lemens (Mark Twain), in night, were captured this New York, New Haven & Â¥@ C(Â¥ L 1/ w68 § 48 4 % 4o*%