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â€" THEALMICHITYSEYTE TBEA ANO More Effective ‘Against â€"Zul Then White Men‘s Bullets. FLASHLIGHT SCARES THEM ed They Fell to Ground, Saying 1 Ged Had Turned His Eye Upon _ Them in Anger â€" Zulu Chief !j â€" BambaataCrosses Into Natal. ‘ Purban, Natal, May 16 â€"â€"It is reâ€" ported that Bambasia, the insurgent Zulu chief has crossed into Natal, MHeavy gun firing was heard on May 13 from Nkandhia, which recommenced yesterday afternoon, ©1.009 Nnaie es Effect of a Display Given by a Native Commissionerâ€"As Searchlight Flashâ€" PR Em WR A despatch from (Greytown says that serious fighting is in progress in Zuluâ€" land. Heavy sun lire was heafa Monâ€" day at Krantzkop, â€" â€" Several native tribes on the Natal #ide of the Tugola River are reported to be ready to rise. Bearchlights promise to prove as efâ€" fective weapons in subduing the sediâ€" tion of the Zulus as the British gung, judging from the display given Monday might by a native commissioner, Mr. Saunder®. before a huge gathering of Zulus at Kandhala headquarters of the punitive force. :Sir Wilfrid Laurier‘s Reply to k Opposition Gharges. The natives were aweâ€"struck.and roâ€" garded the search lisht as the eye of the Almighty,. and said that God had turned it upon them in his anger. The flashing of the light on the surroundâ€" Ing hills, bringing in plain view the Kaffir trails as fir us the horizon, powerfully impressed the Zulus, . who when the light was suddenly flashed &n their faces, gowered and fell on the ground before what they termed the "latest witchcraft of the whites." OFFERS AN INQURY STEAMER ARCTIC _ SUPPLIES ‘Opposition Declared That Vesse!l Would I Not Hold Alt the Supplies Paid Forâ€" E Some Finicky Criticism and Hon. ’ Mr. Brodeur‘s Replyâ€"Telephone y â€" Systems In Province of Maniâ€" W _ tobaâ€"Licenses on Reserves. Ottawa, May 16. â€"It having been| charged by the Opposition that the supâ€" plies purchased for the steamer Arctic were of such yolume that they could not have beenâ€"stored away in the ship, and that exorbitant prices had been paid, and the furiher suggestion having been madeo by Mr. R. 1. Borden â€" that some of the suppliecs might not have been placed aboardâ€"the ship atâ€"all,â€"Sir Wilfrid Lawrier at once intimatec that if there had been any wrongdoing on the part of the officials it was in the Interests of the Government and the country that it should be known. To that end a full and searching investiâ€" gation by a committee of the House would, he promised, be gfven. 5 â€" Finicky Criticism. Some members of the Opposition criticized the Government for not hayâ€" ing allowed the Arctic to sail, as Capâ€" tain Bernier had desired, far the north pole, and charged the Government with having used the money voted for that purpose to meet the expense of patrolling the waters of Hudson‘s Bay and other northern waters. Mr. Brodeur replieq that the money was not voted for a polar expedition, and that the Government regarded the maintenance of Canadian soversignty over the norfhern regions and the enâ€" forcement of Canadian laws there, as of paramount importance: He intimated . that the Government would continne. the patrol of nortbern waters; when . the opportunity occurred he was willâ€" ing to allow a hunt for the north® pole to proceed, but in the meantime efâ€" forcement. of Canmitian Jaw in Canaâ€" dian tervitory would be the firsf care of the Government. i Mr. Borden Resentful. Mr. Borden, who resented some reâ€" marks of Mr. Hrodeur, made it clear that the real object of the expedition was known to the Qpposition by recallâ€" Ing the fact that the Opposition had at 24 hours‘ notice allowed the vote to go throush, on representations made i0 him by Mr. Sifton. who showed him documents, which for _ State reasons conld not be published, but which es tablished the necessity for maintainâ€" Ing Canadian sovercimty in the northâ€" ern regions, and preventing a _ reenr rence there of the Alsiskan boundary Incident. Dr. Hoche (Margquette) yestorday aiâ€" ternoon â€" intreduced a_ bill respecting Government telephbone systems in tho Province _of Manitolia. _ Me â€"cxplained fat the object of the bill was to conâ€" fer npon dhat Province power fo exâ€" propriates 1f fecessary, existing teles phone Iinés in the Province, doubt 0@ thatâ€"point having arisom. ___. Licenses On Forest Reserves. Incommittee sczain on Alr. Olivers hN respectini@ forest resoryes the Min fater of the Interiar read a list of hold ers of timber YTieenses on the reserves affected ‘ Mr. R. 1. BRorden advocated taking Lpnwnr io cancel ail liecenses and ziving compencsation to the, licenseâ€"holders. The _committco _ ropoarhed â€"â€"progreas, ¢. (iver promising to bring down #urther {nformstion relming io bimber leasos uy the Cells Again. Mury . 18. â€"â€"Ch@n lorer, s agidn d sin on ~NMr. Oliver‘s which es maintainâ€" the northâ€" "a . reenr boundiry Prid ".. PeC , CWn i ‘oond‘ Session â€"of ,Mfl mdmw insurance Commission Uncovers LegisiatÂ¥re At An E wd. ! ed For the.Purpose, ‘ _ . National Agesioy _ _ , . ~ > D stn 5 c l \Ged c â€" O o n e h whob THE FORMAL PRORN_KUON'MENA_CING SPE His Honor Thanks the Members®! For | UAMISW Their Workâ€"A Slim Attendangw of Displa: Members at t» â€" Ceremonyâ€"A #iÂ¥oâ€" ment, view of the v.ork of the PMS% For Sessionâ€"Many Important Meaâ€" 4 '.'i' Toronto, May 15.â€"The second sessic ®! of the eleventh Legislature of Ontari‘? was prorogued yesterday morning b;‘ His Honor Lieutenantâ€"Governor Clark,. ‘The attendance of members "Was slim,. but there was a fair crowd of spectaâ€" tors. Mrs, Mortimer Clark, Mrs. Whit« ney and her daughters, Mrs. Thompson and Miss Whitney, were among those on the floor of the House. His Honor, who drov@ from Govern« ment House to the bui gs, was acâ€" companied by a travelingrescort of the Royal Canadian Pragoons. The guard of honor at the buildings consisted of one hundred men of the Royal Grenaâ€" diers, and the band of the regiment, lead by Randmaster Farmer. x The Licutenantâ€"Governor entered the chamber ‘accompanied by the Premier, Major Macdonald, His Honor‘s military secretary, and several officers of the gavrrison, The titles of the bills . to which assent was sought wereread by Assistant Clerk Sydere, and, assent having been given, the usual suprdy bill was presented. 5 5 A Notable Session, His. Honor then read the speech from the throne, which was as follows: _ Mr. Speaker and Gentiemen of th"j Legisiative Assembly,â€"In relieving y | from labors of an unusually imoortâ€" ant and arduous nature, I have to thank you for the _closo. attention . you have given to your public duties, as well as the bencficial legislation that has been enacted. The work undertaken and acâ€" complished is of such extent, variety and value as to make the session now clesing without a parallel in the INSâ€" tory of :this province in that respect. _ It is with much gratification I oh-{ serve that the Logislature has joined with the Parliament of Canada in exâ€" tending an invitation to Their Majestics the King and Queen to visit this coumâ€" try, and I need hardly remark â€" that the people as a whole enthusiastically second the efforts of their representaâ€" tive bodies in extending this invitation, We hive been‘ favored since the opening of the session by a visit from His Roval Wighness Prince Arthur of We hiave been: favored since the opening of the session by a visit from His Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Connaught, who, as a nephew of our; gracious King, has been received with every evidence of loyaliy and dt‘vrrâ€"‘ tion to the Crown by the people of Onâ€" tario, and who, in his individnal capa~ city,, made a very favorable impression on all who had the pleasure of coming in contact. with> him. Aids to Agriculture. * Among the measures that it is my privilege to sanction, I am glad to n~â€" tice there are.severalâ€" which have im Â¥iew thr interests of agrteutture; â€"the ;. basic industry of this province. Thel provision by which the grants to agriâ€" eultural societies will be paid in acâ€" cordance. with the work actually done for agricuiture is calculated to have a helpful effect.. The enactment of a y providing for the appointment of. dairy _ inspectors should prove of fld\'antngo' to the butter and cheese industry. The ; measure for the protection . of ®bees should likewise be satisfactory to Ihr'I farmers of Ontario. «I notice also that you have taken stops to bring to the Agricultutal College the assistance of Its graduates by providing that they will be represented on. the advisory board. By the repeal of the County Councils‘ Act and the reâ€"establishment, wilh‘ some â€"modification,. of the system which formerly ‘prevailed, more equitable and satisfactory _ conditions _ have . been brought about whereby the continuity of our municipal institutions is restored. j Approval of Railway Acts The hills providing for the estabiishâ€" ment of a Railway and Munitipal Board, and the bill respecting steam, elcctric and street railways are limo»l ly and comprehensive measures. The proper regulation of steam and electric railways, the limit#tion of franchises, the control of zates and the enforceâ€" ment Oof agreements, cannot fail o be in the pubjlic interest and to meat with general approval. I join~ with you in the confident hope that the £pâ€" eration of these enactments will tend to beneficial results. The bill regarding the, taxation of railways, whereby the former tax !s doubled, ‘will assist the province maâ€" terially in carrying on jts charitable institutions and at the same time yield revenue to the muntcipalities. By the enactment of the bill amendâ€"; Ing the Liquor Licene law motre effecâ€"| tive ~restrictions chave | been â€" placed around the liquer trafhc. 1t is gratifyâ€" ; ing in know that the province and. the mnunicipiriities share equally in the inâ€" creasing revenne fhat this measure will yiekd. The clauses of the bill tending L xabds the permanenceâ€"anmtâ€"efitimimey‘ of. Loeal Option have met with very geheral approval from moderate men. . Work For Education. In regard to the very important subâ€" ject of seducation, two measpres have hbeen enacted. â€" ‘The bill respecting the Department of Education provides for the appointment of a Superintendint of Hducation and aiso for the establish« ment of an Advisory Boagd which awill be cepresentative of the lkrml oepinâ€" Kducation and aiso ment of an Advisory be cepresentative of bon of the eduecationi other bill affecting . Fublic School Aet, 1 form oft a deepâ€"sea bon of the educationists of Ontaric. The other bill affecting edlucation, viz., the: Fublic School Act, brings about a reâ€" form of a decpâ€"seated: character _ by sormnimz t The pubnc The services of teachers of higher ‘qualifications and byâ€" securing io the trachers more adeâ€" wimte remuncration, | 1 notice with pleasure, the fraition nfoâ€"theceffombsâ€"af omy Ministora ts "ofâ€" feel the reorganization of the Univierâ€" sity of Toronto and its esiablishment on a satisfactorg and permanent fimanâ€" cial hasis. | By the able report of the University Commixsion laid before the House during the presont s®on, a House during the present sCaSon, i plan was sugwested whick has in the main comtmended itso‘f to your judgâ€" ment.. ‘The, reorganization of the uriâ€" versity tmmor the control of governors @ppoinied by my Ministers, who ars At Fights to Now York. May s to Honor Gorky. ; ay 16â€"The Herald sars: nen fought for a cbance Te with Maxim Gorky. at in anfdress in more than in the. Labor Lererum: M # in more than Labot Lyceaum, evening‘, â€" Many 4 For | Uamistakeable Den m of | Displayed in New ment, Which Shouts Unanimously For Amnesty For the Political . Prisonstsâ€"A Complete Surprise in Stope For Czar of Russia, St. Petersburg, May 14.â€"After a wne hours‘ session the Douma Saturday adopted by acclamation a resolution effered by M. Rodschefft to appoint a commission to prepare the reply to the mgeech from, the throne, in which the Czar will be‘asked to grant full amnes: ;ty to political exiles and politica) prisâ€" himers and to suspend popuctl execuâ€" y ion. Several of the peasant members made rmefacing speeches. M, Alliadin, their t.:ader, declared that unless amnesty mars granted forthwith, the pepple would fcacibly throw open the prison Acors. Cther rs protested that the eppoin t of a commission was needâ€" des:s, that theâ€" Douma itself ought to denuind amnesty directly, but a maâ€" ‘Jori.y of the House concurred in the belic# that a commission would draft a mewe moderate resolution. No yspeaker occupied more than ten minut@s in delivering his remarks. ‘The peasaiils were surprisingly forcible. The Voice of Russia. The session was marked by an overâ€" .¢heiming democratic determination to demand\& constitution, _ The + session has solvest all doubts as to the attitude of the Ruissian people toward the Govâ€" ‘ammem «ind the Czar, â€" The rlolcr ot Russia is\‘amlmrt not the bur@aucracy I alone, butÂ¥aguinst autecracy as well. e e emmR Oti mt ns ‘The pity of it all is that it will come as a compli‘te surprise to the sovereign himself, wim» until now, has hedged himself about with barriers against tru}l_ Heâ€"isiforrthe moment under the ful}l influence ofâ€"the worst element of I D P UOmamss us OPTT fic crowd was galhered ADOUL 100 DUNCT lillt. Britain‘s Ships Active on the Confines l The balloting for viceâ€"presidents reâ€" ____of Turkey, ~ suited by 428 _against 261 votes in the | â€"Athens, â€"~May 10.â€"The "British fieet, ‘ choice of the combination ticket, nameâ€" $ consisting of twentyâ€"one warships, is 1y, Frince Peter Dolgoroukoft and Prof.f lying at Piracus with steam up. | Grodeskul of Kharkoff. They will be further augmented toâ€" The Lower House adjourned unt! | day byâ€"the arrival of the second cruisâ€" Tuesddy. er squddron commanded by Rear Adâ€" ‘"The Polish deputies Saturday began | miral Prince Louis of Battenberg. their campaign for avionomy by introâ€" °* Suez, Egypt, May 10.â€"A strong patrol I ducing a resolution for a paragraph on | of Egyptian coast guards, with five ! that subject in the reply to the gpeech. guns, has proceeded to the eastern side 11 Father Gapon Found Hanged. : | of the canal. F 1 _ St. Petersburg, May 14.â€"The mystery T. f | of the sate of Father Gapon apparentâ€" Longshoremen Strik® Settled. ts LL V105s ar2. m mWw ui sw Aoene io ntend on dn the refractiontry leaders, who have brought Russiaâ€"to her present dire exâ€" tremity . ols President Murontzeff read several telegrams ofelicitation, one being from the Finmish. assembly, which grected Russia‘s Parliament on bchalf of the Finnish nation. ‘Thic was th first deâ€" spatch read, and was recogmized as a "Finnish declaration of separate politiâ€" cal .existence. s ‘Ascene of wild enthusiasm marked the reception of telegrams from politiâ€" cal prisoners in Siberia and Archangel, welcoming a free Parliament,. The members of the Douma stood up and whouted almost unanimously«for amnesâ€" 1y. NT A regiment of infantry was stationed ontside the Tauride Palace, where the Dowma met. â€"A large and enthusiasâ€" 4ic crowd was gathered about the bufldâ€" The balloting for viceâ€"presidents reâ€" suvited by 428 against 261 votes in the choice of the combination ticket, nameâ€" 1y, Frince Peter Dolgoroukoft and Prof. Grodeskul of Kharkoff. ‘ "We were only out of sight of land for four days," said Sir Thomas Ehaughnessy, "and had only a few i rours of bad weather." ‘ Among the saloon passengers were W. T. R. Preston, and A. F. Jury, the ‘ immig@ation agent at Liverpool, who ‘ rtated %hat Preston had a "gold mine." |'I‘hfllr relations en route to> Canada were wuite strained, and both started . At oilte for Ottawa. ]( was cleared up yesterday by the disâ€" edvery of a corpse, which has almost ‘positively, been identificd as that of the fommer pricst, hanging in the upper chamber of a lonely villa in the summer suburb of Ozerki, Finland. i Taronto, May 16.â€"The appointment ; of the board of governors of Toronto | University will iint take ‘place until June 15. announces Premicr Whitney, ;‘ who asserts that in the sclection of its members the names of some 40 .or 50 | gentlemen are being copsidered. Poliâ€" \ ties will not enter into the appointment, he deciar. s. W. T. R. Proston and A. F. Jury Both in on Empress of Britain. Qusbec, May 14. â€"The new C. P. R. «teamer, the Empress of Britsw, arâ€" rived at 10.30 Saturday night, with 1,439 passengers on board, mainly Engâ€" lish emigrants bound for the west. Brakeman Birk Injured. Calt, May 16â€"A brakeman . named Nicholas Rirk of Palmerston; while enâ€" gaged at work shunting at the Galt freight yard Monday, fell off a car and sustained such infury that he was reâ€" moved in a semiâ€"consclous condition to his home. His nose was broken and he had a slight concussion. Crazy Operator Kills. Allanta, Ga., May 16. â€"George Clapk, a night trlegraph operator for the Western Union at Chamblee, a small rintion near Atlanta, is reported to have murdered one person and wounded four athers. He is still at large and is thought to be insane London, â€"May 16. â€"t€.â€" A. P.)â€"Faulk« ner of Nova Sootl«, after only _ five months* work at King‘s College, Camâ€" Iw‘idge, passed the primary ex@mination for a fellowship in the Royat College of Surgeons. This is considered an cx= ceptionally fine performance. «+ with the theft of $20,0 ticket wagon of the For ghow in October, 1904, . wi ireasurer of the enterprise Yarmouth Times Gutted. â€"â€" Halifax, N, S. May 16. â€"The Times BRuilding. at Yarmouth, was gutted by dre yesterday morning, Stole veland. M of of the arreated ho Shouted For Amnesty. BOUND FOR OTTAWA. The University Governores, $30,000 From Ticket Wagon. May 16.â€"Wm. 7. Spaith, e carl Hagenbeck cireus, here Monday night, chars» theft of $30,000 from ths â€" of the Forepaughâ€"Selie vber, 1904, while he. was How Manager of the Company Realized $4,000 in a Transaction in His Own Stockâ€"â€"Summary of the Evidence Shows Singular P of Direcâ€" tors in Matter .«'31- gon» uses â€"â€" Week‘s . Adj@urnment, ‘Toronto, May 10.â€"Thi shareholders of the National Agengy ‘had the power to vote at annual g:tdnu or give prokles, but they W‘ o bound that every right was practically taken away from them. An interestimg light on the methods by which the sharehoiders of the Agency Company, which controlled the Union IAfe Insurawe Co., were jockeyed out of their right to a voice in the affairs of the compaw was shown at the Dominion Insuramce Commission yesterday morning. â€" H m td Firstâ€"Evans and Syemonms held the National Agency in conplete control. Every resolution and byflaw was drawn up to place the entire. comferol of the Union Life in their bands._â€" +# Bonuses at Wiil. ‘The directors of the National Agency voted themselves bonuses at will, «No other shareholder cowd interfere. Evans had bought himself stock at par while the public paid 25 per cent. premium. 15. sR M e anaaiyes PsPE . Evans controlled over twoâ€"thirds of the voting power in the National Agency Co. f ‘The National Agency declared a ten per cent. dividend to procure sales for its stock. 3 No shareholder could vote against the management or policy of the Naâ€" tionat Co. ‘The examination of H. G. Harvey, the actuary of the comspany will be commenced this morning, | Cleveland, May 10.â€"Following conâ€" ferences between Presid®nt Keete of the Longsboremen‘s Uniga«and allied labor interests and representatives of the dock managers‘ commission, an nounced last night that the strike or the longshoremen on the lakes has been settled. The men will go back to work on the basis of last season‘s wages, pending another conference. The strike involved fully 20,000 men employed on the great lakes. Jackson, Mich.. May 10.â€"Over 300 citizens of Franklin County, charged with being members of an alleged "wWhite Cap" organization, pleaded guilty to the charge of â€" intimidating the Government â€" homesteaders, and were cach assessed the minimum fine of $26 and three months‘ imprisonment, ‘The imprisonment was held up pendâ€" Ing good bchavioyr Among those inâ€" dicted was the sheriff of Franklin County. Winnipeg, May. 10.â€"The weakly crop report of the Canadian Pacific Railway shown that in a large number of tha districts seeding has been completed. Wheat was frozen at Elm Creek, Cyâ€" press River, Carroll and Rosenfeld, and promises to delay the crop at least y ten days Killed In Elevator. St. John, °N. B., May 10. â€"Hyman Fisenstein, a Russian Jew, aged 17, was caught between the clevator and the third floor of the drygoods estahâ€" lishment of Ahkin & Co., shortly beâ€" forc 6 ‘clock last n(gl\t.m\d instantly killed. His neck was broken ‘ _ Two Years in "Pen." ] 8t. John, N. B.. May 10. â€"W, Hents Mason, / conviected â€" for shonting . his aweethcart, her father and a little child 24 St. Andrew‘s, about two months ag was yesterday sentenced by Chicf Jusâ€" tice Tuck to ‘two years in Dorchester penitentiary. In. the â€" account of the concert given by the St. Mary‘s L. & D. Society on Monday evening â€" the Telegravic imadâ€" vertently omittdl to poport that Niss EdithWander â€" rewbere d tue epeming number on the â€" proshatine, a frate: solo entitled ~Wilt Fire," ‘ * WARSHIPS AT PIRAEUS. Boy May Die. | Toronto, May 10..â€"Nelson Baker, aged 5, was so severely crushed yesterday ufternoon that he may not recover. He was "hanging on" to a Grand Trunk lorry and got between the wheci ané the bumper Washington, May 10. â€"Mr. Corea, the Nicaraguan Minister here, yesterday re geived a cablegramn stating that Aldoift Altandrano, the Nicaraguan Ministe for Foreign Affairs, has beon assas®A nated. | ~> . "White Cap" Gang Rounded Up. Frost In Western Canada. An Assassination. CE ECTRCTT ‘I'lll‘ f) TP . & D. Society on / a + Telegranic imadâ€"| 0 ces poport that Miss| Q en ved â€" tue. epering :; en grannue, a piahs q Fige," voJF9 The continuous warm rain last Sunâ€" day was quite refreshing and very last Tuesd#y in towh" interviewing our retail merchaots in order to orâ€" ganize branch here of the Retail .\leu-‘}.s‘ Association. ; Nothing defimie, however, was arrived at and the matter was postponed uotil Tyesâ€" day. E f t ut Mr. F. Bivour has made an addition to his store in order to obtain more room â€" for *T&s steadily > increasing trade. He has now an upâ€"toâ€"date ice cream parlor. Several who were interested went to Berlin Tuesday to attend the large sale of the livery outft ‘at Bricker‘s livery stable, Berlin. Mr. John S$. Zehr, who has been sil for some time, died Tuesday,. ; Me leaves to mourn his loss a wife and four children. Miss Hermina Koehler is spending a week or ten days with her sister, Mrs. Becker, of Preston. for some time, died Tuesday. ,lc| Messrs. Robertson and Huchn vere} leaves to mourn his loss a wile and| appointed to at once investigate the four children, road running north from Linwood to Miss Hermina Koehler is spending j the Peel boundary, in â€" compliance a week or ten days with her sister,] with the request of the delegation Mrs. Becker, of Preston. froni Linwood and vicinity, who ad:â€" Mr. Aaron Gingrich, of the staff of| dressed the Council on the 9th inst. P. Gies, Berlin, spent Sunday _ at|l (Councilâ€"adjourned until 3 p.m: home. They reassembled at 3.15 p.m. All Mr. Chas. Biekert, we regiet io| members present, the Reeve in the say;®is very ill at time of writing. Lcbair. NMr. Gascho. had the misiottuse _ to scald his hand very badly but it doâ€" ing as well as wight be expected. 5 Mr. Harry Kelferbors is putting in a new gasoline engine this week. He has now the most convenient and upâ€" toâ€"date sausage apparatus Ahick can be seensfor many miles. + Mr. John B. Lichty has deciged~to manufacture cement sewer pipes. lHe just revently received the Srecessary apporatus for it and is now apen for Oru®*"s. 2 Great Man In Commerce Says Burdon Haldane at Banquet. London, May 16. â€"A large number of burgomasters and counciliors of the principal cities of Germany, who are visiting England to study municipal inâ€" stitutions in this country, began Monâ€" day a round of entertainments. They were banqueted Monday night, Lord Avebury (formerly Sir John Lubâ€" bock} presiding, Richard Burdon Halâ€" dane, Secretary of War, speaking in Gerâ€" man, toasted Emperor William and the Empress of Germany. He said the outlook commercially beâ€" tween Great Britain and Germany was better than ever before. Germany was fortunate in having an emperor who is possessed of the real spirit of modern times. _ It behooved Englishmen, Mr. Haldane said, to do the Emperor full EPODdanw SuTM, mW NT NVR ARCECCCC ECC justice. He was a great man and had don» much for commerce. . Mr. Halâ€" done hoped the © friendship between England and Germany would be lasting. One of the visitors from Berlin, reâ€" sponding, said Mr. Haldane‘s remarks would be greatly appreclated in Gerâ€" Puring the course of the banquet a tclegram was received from King Eaâ€" ward inviting the German visitors to Windsor Castle on Friday, when, he said, it will give him great pleasure to receive them, adding that he trusted their visit to England would be in every way pleasant and successful. > Montreal Frees Former N. Y. Customs Officer Convicted of Conspiracy. Montreal, © May 16. â€"Although » conâ€" victed on a charge of defrauding the United States customs, Charles C. Browne, a former New York customs officers, was set at liberty Monday afâ€" ternoon by Judge Laverdne. Browne was sentenced by the United States courts to two years‘ imprisonâ€" ment and to pay @ fine of $10,000 for conspiracy with a silk firm to bring in silks under there true valuation. While awaiting decision of the appeal he fied to Canada. He was arrested here. Judge Laverdne held that the only charge laid against him here, that of conspiracy, does not come within the scope of the extradition laws. The United States Government does not propose to allow Charles C. Browne to go scot free. Browne was again placed under arrest last night. yoqguvuvo, Judge MacTavish Announces Sittings of the Insurance Commission. Ottawa. May 16 â€"Judge MacTavish expects that the insurance commission will complete its work in about six weeks. ‘The commission will resume in Toâ€" ronto next Monday and should finish in two weeks there. .. 5 ‘There will then be a sitting for a few days in Montreal. and the work will be completed in Ottawa after which the report wiil be complled at once. Uunter and Crossley, the evangeâ€" lists, who ate removing to Toronto, have sold their home in St. Thomas which they valued at $4,000 for a children‘s shelter â€" for $3,000. _ They leave part of the, furnmiture valued at het ween $100 and $300, and agree 10 give a CUhristmas cheer,for each year for five years of $20, ©000000000000000000000 o RADEXNâ€"POW ELL 3 nX & 0 NO EXTRADITION FOR HIM. crops which are growjug niceâ€" EMPEROR OF GERMANY. COMPLETE IN SIX WEEKS. wot â€" taken, as ; it were, by proxy.. â€" Having _ in mind . the huge crowds _ that collect at English games, Majorâ€"General Badenâ€"Powell has ~the folowâ€" ing to say on the subject :â€" "I am â€" the last one to ob jet |to good, heatthy English games, played for the good of the players, but 1 do not like to sec us gradvaily becoming a nation of onlookers at gamâ€" vs. lTike _ the Romans had . beâ€" voime immediately hbetore â€" that empire fell to phoores." and the improvement of health OX spoRT 2000000000 At a Special Mecting of the Wellesley Tp. Council Held at Linwood on Monday , Important Business was Discussed. A special meeting of the Wellesley hill, on Monday, the 7th day of Tp. Council was held at Linwood on May, 1906, at 10 a.m. R < A petition, signed by Chas. Forâ€" Monday, the i4th day of May, 19906, yon‘auJ 154 others was presented by in Friedman‘s Hall, at 1.30 p.m. John Reitzel, praying "that the â€" old All the members were present, A\ cattle byâ€"law be continued and _ no B. Robertson presiding. f amendments n}a}lr théreto. & Messrs. Fish, McCormick, Manser, Beriet; Hayes, and others, addressed the Council along the same lines as at Crosshill and solicited a suficicut‘ grant to q.n the road in question in a fair and good condition for the pubâ€" | lic traffic. After thoroughly considâ€" vring and discussing all sides of this request, upon motion of A. Heipel, seconded by 1. N. Huehn, it was deâ€" cided that a sum on money not exâ€" mittee composed of the Reeve, A. P.! cecding: $600 be expended by a comâ€" Dammeier and A: WGibbons in the viâ€" cinity of Linwood, as in their judgâ€" ment they see fit. , .& 4 n C Upon motion, @f A. ‘P. Da'llmeier,‘ seconded, by H, H. Huebn, a sum not exceeding $300 will be expended by a committee composed of the Reeve, Messrs. Huehn and Dammeier on Marâ€" tinson‘s flats, as they in their judgâ€" ment*see fit. The Council will coâ€"operate . wili the Peel Council in seeing that the Guelph and Goderich R. R. Co. _ do not have a dangerous crossing | for the public at the Wallenstein hill. A byâ€"law to provide for drainage wurl}‘in the Township of Wellesley ia the County of Waterloo, and for borâ€" rowing on the credit of the municiâ€" pality the sum of $3,747.42, the porâ€" tion to be contributed by said _ muâ€" nicipality for completing‘ the same, was read a first and second time. Quite a number of complaints were laid before the Council re the wuildâ€" ing of the water tank at Linwood by the Guelph and Goderich R. R. Co.. the, distance from the public highway 40 â€"theâ€"tankâ€"beingâ€"onlyâ€"aâ€"coupteâ€"of rods, and being considered very danâ€" gerous toâ€" the public . traffic. "The Clerk was instructéed to notify. the Railroad â€" Commissioners â€" and . ask them to kindly investigate this maiâ€" ter thoroughly and see that the said railroad company build their tark at le.®t 200 feet from the public: highâ€" way. The Council _ adjourned _ ‘o â€" mee: again the first Monday in June, at ithe Tp. Hall, Crosshill, at 10 a. m., Court of Revision to be hcil same day at 1.30 p.m. Mr. Gibbons was instructed to . at once notify the foreman of the â€" tank builders of the steps taken by â€" ihe Council. TORONTO WILL HAVE HARMSWORTH PAPER Clerk‘s office, St. Clements, May 15, 1906 FOUND FRAGMENT ‘Minutes of the Wellesley Council, held Monday, May 7th, 1906;, seventh session. The Wellesiey Township Council met at their council chamber, Crossâ€" New York, May 15â€"A cable desâ€" patch from London to the Sun says that Dis. Grenfel and Hart, during continued | research of _ the ruins of Oxvrhynous, _ whose â€" ancient ~«monasâ€" teries some years ago yielded the famous Logia @f Christ, found aâ€"fragâ€" ment â€" of â€" a _ stipposed | lost _ gospel, which is now in Queen‘s Colege, Oxâ€" ford. 1 is a tiny: serap of vellum, perforated by worms and yvellowed hy sixteen centuries, but the writing is perfectly legible. â€" It is written _ in Greek characters â€" which are almost microscopically _ minute,â€" with searfet initials. â€" There are about 300 words It is certainly no part of any extant gospel, but its Theologreal vahlue must he left in theologians. 1t is jpuimusualâ€" Iy well writtern from a literary viewâ€" point. It begins in the middle of _ a to imeet. __ Those that are wise are putting up The paperâ€" will be on the lincs . of their barriers and calling all their his London Daily Mail, and will isâ€"forces together to â€" face Harmsworth sue both morning and evening . editâ€" and his cohorts, Toronto, May 15.â€"It is said onions daily. what is considered reliable authority The news of this venture has been that Harmswortb, the great Londonreceived . in local newspaper circles publisher, will start a paper in Toâ€"with something like consternation, rorto in September. and the cvening newspapers that sell He has a represcentative already onthemselves in rural Ontario at $1.a the spot, and with the millions beâ€"yearâ€"less than _ the cost of producâ€" hind kim, he proposes to set a pacetionâ€"are wondering where the blow that even The Globe will rot be able will fall first. to incet. Those that are wise are putting up "WELLESLEY TP. COUNCIL PETER F, SCHUMMENR, f Tp. Clerk DVING ROADBEDS â€" IN WELLESLEY TP. > OF LOST GOSPEL Another petition was presented by E. D. Reiner, signed by C. A. Kenâ€" nell and 29 others. This prayed that the old byâ€"law be repealed and that a new one be passed prohibiting the running at large of cattle, etc., . on the public highways, etc. The following accounts were passed and orders issued: 4 David Axt, bonus for 60 rods WA AGRBE (:6â€"s:.2. : eeociy s eva ts V. Halm, bonus for 32 rods wire fence, & Pay ... ... Chas. Logel, rep. bridge ... .. Jos. Farrel, rep. bridge ...... ... W: McFadden, rep.. culvert ... . A. N. Dewar, teaming, putting in and paid for tile ... ... R. Forwell, making roadway at bridge between lots 5 and 6, TORAL :.4 .ric" cuws inle BGE dn A delegation from : Linwood apâ€" proached the Counpcil and solicited a grant > to. gravel ‘and < improve the roads in the northern part of this municipality. Messrs, Rennie, . Fish, McEachern, Berlet, Ruggle, and othâ€" ers, who addressed the Council preâ€" sented a strong case. Thos. Burnett was. appointed _ to run and work the road ,machine durâ€" ing the> year 1906, at a salary of $2.35 per day. A letter requesting the Councilâ€" to open what is known as Church street in the village of St. Clements . was read aud the Clerk instructed to notify the partiecs now â€" occupying Church street in the village of St. Clements to remove the fences . and have said street opened by the 1st day of June, 1906, for public use. An order of $3 was issued to ~John Reitzcl ‘as compensation for one lamb killed by dogs. B4 & Byâ€"law No.. 363 was repealed and a new byâ€"law passed prohibiting _ the running at . large of cattle, horses, sheepâ€"andâ€"cowsâ€"onâ€"theâ€"public â€"highâ€" ways in the Township of â€" Wellesley from the first day of May till the 1st day of November in each year and from the hours of 6 a.m. till 8 p.m. unless herded by a competent person. Andtew Luntz was appointed pathâ€" master in place of Hy. Schlegel and Robt. McCollum in place of Geo. F. Lackner, R. D. 42. Byâ€"law No. 577 was passed, fixing a bonus of ten cents per rod to perâ€" sons erecting wire fences on the west side of public highways running novth and south, where necessary aud . apâ€" proved of by the Council. The report of C. D. Bowman, V. I». S:. Tp.: Engineer, was read re the Geo. Brenner drain, and the Jounarcil finding that a majority were on the petition the report was provisionaliy adopted. The Council decided to obtain jJegal advice as to how far railway ~comâ€" panmies can build water tanks _ from the public highways. Co-uncil adji;urm;d to meet in Frisdâ€" man‘s Hall, Linwood, on Monday, the 14th day of May, 1906, at 1 p.m. PETER F. SCHUMMER, t Tp. Clerk. . Clerk‘s Office, St. Clements, May 15th, 1906. . speech. Jesus and HMis disciples have entered the Temple, and met a Pharâ€" {see, wheo rebukes them for omitting some ceremonial of ablution. _ Jesus asks the Pharisee what the latter has done to comply with the ceremonial. The Pharisee‘s reply minutely . deâ€" scribes the process of purification, of which no previous authority has givâ€" en the details. Then faollows a powerful, eloquent denunciation by Jesus of mere outâ€" ward purification. He saying that He and His disciples have been purified by the waters of life, There is also a mention of a hitherto unknown part of the Temple calied the Hegnenter ian, or place of purification. Theological circles are greatly inâ€" terested in the â€" discovery, _ which promises a sensation equal to . that vcreated by the logia of Christ, $6.00 75