Newspaper Page Text
"BET ?JE ? COQ" Such Is Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Tip as to September 21 Elections. PREMIER SURE OF HIMSELF "Ancient Rome" of Quebec by Its Votes Will Decide Fate of Reciprocity. irreaa a 8pecia tot Ol The Tribune 1 The campaign In i a nada ha? BO*S lees than three weeks-to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. In spite of hi? s?\ent> >. ?? la t-howing a vigor and kecr.ress thit the opposing leader, Mr. other younger men might envy Speaking in French at the Rivera mect'ne. Sir Wilfrid advised tete, If they wer.' doing an> -*?-* money OB 'the old > - i phrase which made ? v ? . ?yen and h. i been re? tad ' h .- an und?**Ubted fact thai reciprocity r r.g hold in th? maritime nrr?. where time? ha.c i of been Ins ? I iMtaata ol N.-w Bnu - Pi ra Scotia and Prince BoV h \ e always maintained do.?.? relations with llOStori ?: UM-, which they look upon ral marhet and It U ?? ; nothing Bhoti ol a ? ? ? will prevent th?? liberal faina there Mr ? ? m?*?, i? .1 ?ova - ? ? ad on.? of t t ready and ????-j.,|, Mis it Halifax the other night that ? of hi? Ufa ? I v ? lo th? ? it) agrecr?"-vt ? "oked tl a ..... *.!l eyes ara upon Quebec, for It is con ? ? ?': ? andenl province' trill de? Tbe alHsnoa of the French 1 the Censor - -.;. of opposition ????>?> II f the Old BBS ,?? bedfeUosra." ? ?. ? n the | - BtlTCS, e\ ? ii contmon j - ? ? ' r.,cti-al pe'.-' | I ? ref and ?. nts 1? | ? .. but th*? ? Honalleta of Mr. ] gera of mil- ? ??erk him I feeling of ri is cori" n''' r ? ? irard ? potatoes" and ratl ? i of tha Of this np I ? onservatlve little ' ' Sunday Political Debates ?no "1 -sen.bit 11 t olr ? a th? railed in ? It la doubt lata oi from hi? a ? Htlcal B that 'T-''<'r | l i ? ? for ? ? ? ted Statea ? i t now ?. arlably im ? trlth the Xatloi rialian* and ? ? . ?hmen to is fre ...->? om? oes ? but ?"am defen? ?? Is to I ndei e i malt . ? ? ? - ? tain, ;?s ? ? ? t ai ? . ? ?? ? to .m tl a bul i .h.i. ' ind Im quite ? rvatlve ?? or Itseli ? ? Party Government Everywhere. " ? in the woi Id Ii to . | ? mil;?.-.' not a ? ? ",ii not without Ita i lanli '. ?. Inde depro* ?? .i the Nationalist r a th | apai t from ? ; ? ban ii -?..- ?him?' I.? can? il you ..iy far mon than ; t, ? tent fe* . . ? I,llll .-. h regard ? ? that the ? If does not j nd l : !?? ladpli that . .? Iry V.?I reap th' 1 . labor and ranapoi ? ' .. dlan Ii ?tru rl?*ana are ? . of ? anadian : ? manufactured ? ? .if I" Ing oaths aft i ? . . p part Bleat. In oi the ! . of th.s In .. .... ipport? !??? of tha I . : . ularly hsppyi f"r j ? . . i Btad> .... onsi i estiva . .,.,.,. |ty arltb the ?a upon. Practical!;. lana, r fof the tad radpi r now h"lrig ? ?, ob the nary I .,. ? .. ? asks to "? th? "x ?i. Bordi ' n m fevur i procity. In tBt In favor of a ?'anadlan hullt navy and In 1910 against a ?anadian navy, but In favor of a cash contribution to Kngland to build two nreailnought?. In this connection tt may he said that Immediately after Mi. Fielding; had introduced the red procity measure In the House of t'onuii<>n last January a hasty council of Killing Conservative member.?? of Parliament ?a? called by the leader of the Opposition to ; consider the position to he taken Oa the : question. At that ?"onfcretn e member after | member state?! that hta constituency would favor tho agreement because of the ad van- j taget to he derived from It. This was es- ; peclally true of members representl'ig rural constituencies. This conference araa fol-' tared for days by ciucis after caucus. ahile In the mean time ihe Opposition in , ths House cautiously and half-heartedly op. pesad the adoption of the agreement. ft ltnaoaly after many days ofronfel n?'< and a threatened revolt against Mr. Borden's' lead?! ship, In the course of which the pro- : prtetor of one of the <"onser\ativ( organs i personally voiced his approval of rerlprocl ! ty, that the le-ader of the Opposition man a_f*ed to get his followers into line to opporc the reciprocity pact. Anti-American Sentiment Fanned. The activity of the Opposition, under Mr. ! ! Borden's leadership, la being concentrated j on efforts to fan anti-American sentiment ! Ihe Fenian raids that ocurre.] before the' a\cr;igc voter of to-day ?ver heard the word reciprocity are being teferrrd to at the meetings held alont the boundary line. ! und it Is not unusual at those BaaetlngB c - Btass old resident te shout out: "Yes.' I rimciii'cr it all. The Tanhees never ap?!?.gi?;ed for It, either:" Th? campaign f??r the most part Is lv?ing fought out ?n the country rather than In i the .-libs. The explanation I? simple. The 'cities are m-'Vrreprescntcd In Parllanv? I Th. . ifv of Winnipeg, with a population of "'"" -?? It onrj, ont Member of Variia ? ?'? hilo, the constituency of SoUlBBUgee, population of ?new? ?.ends a mem i 1er whose ?rota is quite as effective as thai of the member for Wlnr.ipep Th? e|t)rs of I Montreal, Toronto. Winnipeg ?;nd Van OOUVer w.th a total r."r.?.latlon of over a million, <;end only thlrtf?M Meraberi of Parliament out of a total of 81 A feature of the campaign that la interest is th? continued reiteration of chsrgea by the leading Opposition organ; Ii Montres] that "vast auras" have been j raise.) in ihe United S'Hte? bj interests fat I favor of leclproelty to corrupt the cs? radian eleetcrote Similar ??harpe.?- have j been made to the effect that "vat-t Bums" : };n\e \.oon raised 1n the T'nlted States by Interesta there which are opposed to reciprocity, and to be used for the cam?, d?a! oilcal purpose of corrupting tb>< I I radian \ot?r or of Influencintr turn It- ?".me mysterious manner. If the stories are to ' leved, S?d they ar?? not believed by sane mer. then it la spparsnt that 'his cam? paign will result in a great lnflu\ of good America:: money into this country. The one cre.it atrHdni feature of the eampaiga is the U"k nt discussion by the *'pposltlon of the reciprocity pact on Its merits, devoid of extraneous matter such ' as appeaJa to prejudice or passion. The ,: same thing was reserved during the ?lis- j CUSalOfl "f the tn. asure in the House of ?"ommons The supporters of the measure ; n-, ie?:r?y with facts and figure?- and ap? peals to business experience, while the opponents of H devote themselv s ' ?i denunciation and appeala to paaalon. Sydney Flaher, Minister "f Agriculture. I? P?nk1ng telling appeals to tha farm? ers by dealing with concrete facts. But there ,v HO general discussion of (City from the standpoint of politico! j economy. The dk*4**OSatons in ?'ongre?al ?-?ea't far more fully with the probable] on of reciprocity than j the dil.'iis?'onc lu the Il",:-< of Com? Teatures of the Campaign. :?? nie of the featuies cf an election cam? paign In .'u?ada are very different from familiar to dtlsens of the.- United i For Instsnce, the ret***ruing oilleers] ? lection cle-rks are- dlaqUBllned from | voting, But the returning officer may cast a veto m ceee ot q tie There are no pri? ? marlea r?gul?t d by law- ?is in th? United States. 'Twenty-live votera may nontli ate sny qualified person by signing a notninat-1 ng i .. itlon," sec rapsnled bj the ??onsent of the person so nominated and by I ? oatt of Ola) with the returning em-1 ear. All candWatea who fall to receive at' least one-half the nutni rr of votai cast for ? , ndldat ..'?? eio- i posits H IobI bla deposit" or "He will ? ?n.- of Lgement of the vote? oi a candidate. A day is ' ? ? ? i ilnatlona In th?? oflli ? i- if nt th.- hoar g nominstiona there Is only natli the retui ning officer there? upon declares thai peraoB duly elected by acclamation and there are no further for? met than Issuing the certificate of el? lion ? nominating ? onrentioi - are ? ? is not the general rule The party i mai ttend to thai nd ften arbitrarily ?? nate a "??"i who "?? never| ? ? ? ? ? ? ii, no I ' iking countrj I - tt? - working or 1er PI e boas," I id? ? ' \ rell know?. Ian U the Btat? of Men fork ?. and wh< n b? aaa rj \? ..rk? d I said: "1 Is almost as | od as thing ?.?,. i, Ii I ' good old Platt ?Jayi " Tl ? ? little i< volt ? " gB nal Ihl - m d< oi IX form in lb? \\ eat aettlert ar< evldenca and wher? tha newapapen devote considerable apace t.> telling of the r? er? endum, the recall and other political ri . ondltloni i '? ?.? *lonal)j a meraber "f a political part* refuaea to i.e bound bj the ukase of bla part* leader and boWl> announcea hit candidacy. Borae tlmea i.mand a convention and geta it and sometimes h< doesn't get It, bul runs ? ? . n If he a la he la forglv? n, ? .t h? . a m..rk?ei man. ANTI-LAURIER MEN HOPEFUL See Indications That Ministers Are Weaker than They Profess. Montreal Bept. I? Three goveromeht ..i to date i .? accepted nomina .parat? ? on- tltuenries: sir Wilfrid Laurier in Boulangea and In Qua? ? i.!. Henri s Belsnd, E*astn*rast? r Ornerai in Beauce and In Ifontmsgny (8 Natlonsllai stronghold), and Rudolph La? Ifinlster of the Navy and Plahi lea In Rouvlll? and In Qa 'i-1 ? nomination of thi mlnistera In these ? eonstltushi lei la b? Ing ? onstri ? ? ? : ? .n sa i?n evldsncs of an ah :nr if the election abould be a i leaa one it win deprive tho Liberals of throe m the iirat division of the Hous thai the ratonarte*, are sleeted In , ,,t . oon< tlttn n< l< ' ?' s i.i'-i: they are i oder the rub s .. memb? i of Parllantenl ca_BBOt lastga until a Speaker haa been elected, ?nd it is foreseen thai In ?,e partie.?. Bre tseeely divided the teal \..ie ?rill ooane on the election of Speaker. Mr. Bouraaafl has recovered from his tl -out trouble A' the raeetinga he has ad i lately there have been signs ?>f or? ganlsed Interruption, bul with aosnl one* ..? Mi Etouiasaa has te... ready ? aril te, be ,),?,,.... carted to ? ? kh r?? Bt, Bou? ..... . ont i-- traatJag ra? Ipr? negligible lasne, aad rstbei Inclinsd to . M, i h? nota got to the point elf In direc? oppot i tloii. and tbia ia Interpreted to BtSBB tint hi has found hla aupportera i<ss tovorahle te n than hi al '. I 'i ; " ' '' ihey are ii?i hi sir Wiifn.i Lauriei srill retnrB I province next ?reek and will addres? h of maetlBgt He arlll a Ind i ap th? rampalgs ?rlth * hi g demonatra . Montreal ??? ? I b el rat ton sill i,' na, fro ,.n er tha p ?"''?? ? end .it ,?,,] on th' platters. tog a large number of the party Mr.nd'ird bearera of Quebec. ? _ Toronto sVagt S-I'ie:iu?i l,aurlcr rc ttthred an enthuslastl?* gre.-llng liere this aftern.MiTi Ills Bpeach ?lealt with both re 1 iprtii tty and iiniitxntlon. lie gave <*on? i'l?Tnli|e space to the lat?? r ?saBUi There was ?'"ce a time, tleriantl sir Wil? frid, when It was a pari of the educ. ttOfl of every gBBCili? an that ?'anatla w??ul?l Bom?- time liecorne a part ?if t ? t'nited Btat?aa l?"t aw>W, ha sai?l, most AiiktIi ana. tr??lu?llng rre?-l?lei!t Tali, b.'li? \.? tiny havt? enough t<? ?lo at hotne without taking on th? ir slioiiltl?'i> ' ? ?? pofiatMNt] for a growing country of ??iti'ii tnllllon i.pis Annexation, remark? ?I the I'lftnl.-r. eould t?. t.??.)?? poaalble ? i Ij by conoani of the pecple. and he fell ?<ui?' there would al araya be a majority of i'.rlf? t?> pr? v? ni M in the coarse of bis ?pe.-.-ii the Promler said be was surcris.il thai the ?ippositloii Bhould have taken BUCh a Btaad Bgatns?1 re?i?!??ci'N "Hut when i aaa the line ih?'y t<i<-?k ' h?' remark?-?!, amid laughter, I said. 'The Lord Li pood to HI?, own.' an?!, like Oliver Cromwell, he added. Ffe hu.? de llvered them into my hand ? Rudyard lUppltna hai aeni the -.wing naoaaage to the Canadian peop'? through lb. Montr? ?i HI i Bateman'a Burwa Susaex, England, - ? I ??? Editor "t "The Montreal Btsr" I d?. net understand how tAttfiOO people can entei Into such arrangementa us are proposed v.it;, :??'?',<?' atrangen on an ?i? b frontier of \ ? in l at the same time preserve their national Integrtt) Ten i" one la too heavy odds No single L'anediun would accept Buch m'.ds m any privat? matter that waa aa ?vital lo bun personally us this issue It i" Iba nation. it is her own soul th.it Canada risks to? day. Once that soul la pa vnet foi any consideration ranada mus? Inevitably mn form t ' " " commi 11 lal, legal, flu? Bnd et ?tandards which will be Imposed uj the .*-' si admitted ?v? Ig] t .?f til? ! ' It? '?' /rit?'? She might, for ?xHmtle. be eompei???! later on t'i ac?mll r? ?d|.;???? ;tv in the murder rat-? of th" United 8 ta tea, which at pr?s? I beheve, is something ove.i ?:" per million per annum II these pr p?sala ha?* been roads ? g-n eratton ago, or if the Dominion wir?? to i poor, depressed ani wlthoui hope, would perhaps understand their being din cussed I .1 Canada '..? none ??? these things. Bb ? ?^ . nation, and, as the lives of na? tions ure reckoned, will en long be tm'.ng th? treat nations. Why, then, when she has mad? herself what aha i?-, ah? ? ine i roa the enor rnoui gift? of her Inheritance and her fut? ure Into the banda of a people who by their bast? i i waste have bo dissipated their own resources that evei before national middle age the] a?> i n to Beei virgin field? for cheaper f"" I and living? Whatever the rni??^d states ?nay cam? . ' ? 1 We III MB that the 1 "Hed States I TO not wholly altruistic i see noth? ing for Canada i: rectpi > ty sxcepl a little r ady money whieh she do"s not need and .-? ? !?*?'. |i : E repentance. RUDYARD KTl'l.lN'.. t GRANGERS APPLAUD TAFT Members of Connecticut Body Demnnd Apology. Beverly, Muss, gept I ?Uniixpeeted sup? poit of the Canadian reciprocity treaty from i part of the CutUiecticul ? .ranne ea:n" to President Taft to-da? Reoontly i ??' ':ii\. comi " ''.? rtfjicera of thai grai ge de? lared I ? lid rjol agree with the Pi ident'i rotrlprodt, and rol toed th? i^opoaal of the state fair ofhciala t?? call yesterd ty, th? lay on i Mr Toft visited the fair .-it ffartl "Grange Pay.' Th< pf?otesl agaloal this ;i U<xi came to th?- Bummer White ib ose I aage Q i No 128, In the shape "f a sign? ' ? ? rotan ai>?i boaatli ? . - i.--.) teal Ita lan guage la far ffrom mild where the officers of th?- ".it. - ir* ronct and it- v. ? ? tl Pi are unstinted it. re Is ih? res? itlon In pan VVhereas, Tht "rt! en and executlv? of the Connecticut Btate Qi nave, in their official posit!? Id ul Btate ?'.t a ?.? n an and dlscourteo rit, and sat an -?;fr. n* ? i resl lent? i n | ,, ? Stat? (?ra? ge Into dlsrep l u ... i roughl h imlllatloii an.l i mj loyal and patriotic Pa trons of th? tat? aril latlont ? ? | Resn red Tl ?? we the officer, and room? bei i range. No. 128, of Or? ange, fonn .irdl ? ill tica I viewi or part) affili?t! na, do liereb) ex oui loyalty t" .-t for th fir ident ol ' United Btat? ai d w? <??? rdla ? 'onnectl CU1 V? ?? f ?? i ? i ur faith In thi actcr of William H, Taft We deplore th'? a?-t!?.n of 1 ' ?? .r stat.- Grange in treating so ? ? Ij t ? <? in -? zen of on i ' .ir at tltude and their U'e request t;' ofllceri and metnbi i I th? ex? live commit! ?e of th? Conn? tlcut state Orange who bave i.?;i responsible for this regrettable Incident to ar?otoe1xe to Presld tu William M Tafl and ??frieiali? assure !:''n thai he I- held In high esteem ,i?,.? | onor by th? n? ?tlcut ANGRY AT TAFT. BOYCOTT FAIR. Ann Arbor. Iflch B?epl I .1 i meeting of the p.ta ir, Arbor of the Gleaners, In Northfleld Township, lasl night, ? n ? ' tlon was unanlmo -.. idoptod to hoy cot? the sti.te lair at Detroit, Septemboi Is be? auae of the presen? if Pn atdenl Tan at the fair grounda "n tii.it daj PI rao ration declares thai the Presldml ' has shown himself In favoi of ruining bom? marketa ind agi ipoi the couatr) GERMANS A.SK LOWFR TARIFF Berlin Traders Want Reductions on Grain, Fodder and Potatoes. Berlin, Bopl ? in vies of the ?rre-it In? crease ii. th? ooal of living? owing to the summer**! drouth, the Berlin Ch?unber of Commett-e ai d tl t Merchants' Guild to-day .,, d ihe govi rnmenl lo n ?luce the tariff <?n pain, fodder, etc, bj applyhag a :..!.,: . a Ifl ni'in to then? produit.-? an?l lo . ut ti,. dutlea "ti potatoes b) SO par coot, ? . ,. .,, ?- rat? to be effectlvs until August i !.? \t '?? ?' The ??tinlstar of Agriculture baa ordered the aale of fodder t> needy pajratma al re? duced prices. PROF. P. P. CLAXTON TO SPEAK Chancellor Brown's Sue essor in Fed? eral Service to Address N. Y. U. i'?.an Thorn..- M Balltet, 'f th? ekhool ?>f Pedagog) Naa rorli University, .m nounced yesterday thai th? opening sxor? a in ? held ?-' iturda* rnoi i li ?;. Bep ternboi 18, In th.* university bail line. ngton .-''I'l't'- The prin 'Ipaj a I will be made by P. P ? !t\t"n, fUrniorly or of aducatloa in thi University of Tenna aeo, who waa mad" United gtatea f?iinml'?Ion. i of I" 1 u? ;it:? ii to fill the va oancy aused top the reiHgnatlou of Pr i: E i!r?-.wn. now chan silo f the in rersit?, : !.. made also . cbaii????'lor BTOirn i >? in Balllel and 1 'i ?-.ni a Krau ?. u ?? ?"ik us l,, torei In Ihe School of An t n i?i of the mi ropolltan ?ilstrti-t a., invited '" ' ? pr?s? i al I hese eser? ei?-?'? of ef-in't'i?! Interasi t" tMchen In the an nouncemenl o? Ihe ?-xtenabfi of Ih? wot*! thai baa boen diana during ths last two rean In ,! ? lucatlou of defeefi?.,.^ ?i i? tun?? hai been doubled The course \-. 111 be tn ? bur,-" "f Di 'I' nrj 11 ' loddai I i ? \ 1,1.1 md, N J LINCOLN'! BODYGUARD STRICKEN. Washington, Bepl I? IVUllam I i.eui?. la,?,, oln'a bodjguard, .?nd f >r ,lnM , ;... t ,, i w bits House senploy?. I_ I , , ,-,f|, .,i ortdltlon .?t in- b .m. i ? . i roa i- *- "f ",,,,,|,i?'v. ne uti-oM_ j p KEF.NF RTILt IMPROVING. ?of*?*? taut* - l""" ,: K'*'n' '"-'??',<l I.i night .'"'i "? "?'' tit oondltlon ,, .'?.i n .. kedll t't tti i. [PARIS IS STILL ANXIOUS Understanding Between France and Germany Not Yet Near. i MILITARY TALK REVIVES Report Speaks of 30,000 Ger 1 man Infantry and 10,000 Cav? alry Massed Near Frontier. Pari??. Sept. R -Although the nature of < Jf-rmrtny-t '?unter proposals relative to the Moroccan dispute Is being kept | t igfirotisly secret, the Impression pr?vslls i,f re to-fiay tint the dlffetence ?Mtween the Ftench rind the German polnl of \ lee |a .ot?i considerable a yhort summary e>r the Qerattaa pro posala araa received by telegraph st the French !"'|.:.m oftVe tO?day, but tho ministry Ir Btralttng the full text, which i.? due bj messenger .it t ?.'clock thi.s afternoon. "Iaii Libert-?" thl? afternoon affirm*? that BOtaitltataadlng all denials and <*. plsnatlona Germany ?h gradually ratteen? tratlng her troops close to the' French frontier careful iitcjalrtes, the paper gayaj, show that 3n,?ifc. infantry. lO.otn) cavalry and IM B*ons have been masscid in a triangle v. h Ich ha? foi Its points Mone?is. Vio and Dfouse, und in echelon to the south? east; tii-; t numerous forces have been draarn up ippoelte to Nsncy, snd that immense accumulations of niatr>ri.-ii tiav?? been dtop*ksed of along tha 6?*4rman boundarj The uncertaint: of th* tnteraatioaal situation caused a generally easier ten den?ey "it the Bourse The closing*, ho? BVer, ?a- quh I Btrlin, Bepi ? Iie\e|r.j?ment? in the Ko BB negotiations are not expert,.,' while the French Cabinet li digesting Germany'* ."unter proposait and while Trence'? an BWei thereto i. |n tlia? ,f.ii;?-p of prepara ti.'II The situation is quiet ?mough t" hlStify the Fre".,-ii n nibs asador. If. Kraben, in leaving Berlin to-morrow to spend several j daya arlth Mme Camboa at Dresden. The l German imperial Chancellor, r?r von Bethmann-Hollweg. baa returned to hi? country place at Hohen nnow, Prussia. ITneaafnesa persista, however, among the uninformed public. Th? run on the sav- ? inga .ink? ai siettiii. in the Province of i r*on*4eranla, baa ceaaed, bat a similar run baa basa atarted by depositors at Kosnigs? berg, the capital of ih< Prevfaoe of Esst Prussia A meeting of emmerdai firms Interested in Iforooeo held to-daj at Efaraburg passed resolutions Urging the ?Jernuin Foreign Office to Insist ob adequate economic g'tai anteea from Prance, aa experience i ] a j ahowB ti ii the formal aaaurancea of that i- .:iiii rj were aorthlees." a CHINA CLOSELY WATCHED Officials Prepared to Act for the Safety of Missionaries. iVsShlngtSat, Sept. < State an.) N'sw el. i.nnnient officials ar.- watching tha sir'j atiou in Chine, doeely. .\?imir.?i Hubbard. coramandtag the American naval forces in the l'ar Ka.-f, Im? not reported to the iNavj Department arhst measurea he ha? Iadopted for the [.rotaction ?>f the Am<r , it-Hi? mis-donarle?-' rumored to be threat ? ?.???I m S/e-chuen 1'rovinee. In accordance \.iih yesterday's instructions. Acting OSC? retsr. VVInthrop lo-dsy hsd on bla desk si list of the Amerlcss ararshlpa in <'hiii??sei and Philippine tratera, abowtoag just arbers I i each ship wsa at the last report The I number of v?asela Is ronaldarable, hut not ; asan* of them are of sufficiently light [dial :.i navigate 'he upper reacbea and ?tributaries of the v.?ng-t?< kiang in the disturbed province, plate Departroent officiait most familiar ! with conditions in ?''hlna are not srreatly alarmed for the aafety of foreigners in Sxe-chuen They belters that ihe a?--ita i .... I?? directed more agalnat the ?"nit.ese goTemment foi economic reasons, than ! spalnst the mlssionariea. who have recently been "it a particularly favorable footitm ?n their relations with the natives and have nol been concerned in the projected aa tension ..f rallroada in the province. Toront". lepi y A reu.?- utinir message from West China ?a? received tiy the Methodist -Torelgn Mi'-slon Hoard to-day. The dispatch, Which was- from Dr. D. I-. Kiii.orn. r-orrceponding secretary of the ' \\ ?.?t ?'hlna Missionary ?'ouncil. reads: Ail wall here, There are bo disquieting rumors to amount to anything in West China Wt irusf to pet through summer ;-ale|y. ' There ar?. fort-. Canadian famines in the Pl-ovtnet "f S7,e-?'huen - ? COFFINS ON THE YANG-TSE River Floods Invade Burial Places?Pestilence Follows. Peking. Sept. 8 -Only meagre reports have reached th? ?apital from the trailed towns in the region of the Tang-tsa Valley, where the flood?*. ?. hf'-h are now aubaMlng. have hemm? ?I In the rBlaBlenBi.es nnd other for? eigners '"he report received bv the Amer? i. an BtJaston at wu-hu. -?ttimatiBg that one hundred thousand person* have been drowned by the water ?tnHawing th?? lank? of the t"BBg?tse Hiver, has not vet been aerified, bol ?rear* account confirms the grant extent of th? ellsastor Travellera arrivin? bj ataamboal al Han? k"W from the upper reacbea of the river report that many coffin?? Of the huge ?'hines? type WSfS SBCOUntered floating In the Yang-tse. This indicates that the water.? are penetrating Into th? burial placea and i*obbtng the graves of former years 1 FVom Cliang-teb, in th? Province of ||u ?nan, ?-om? ? word that the r-. ? ? ? ? 1111 t_r water is being followed hv ?..?stllenc... The ?liaiig teh district contain.? hardly a survivor who h;is HOI bSSfl affecte.I hy the scourge, arid many are dylnc | It it? r> port"d from Shanghai that the i famine ti??ts In ?h.tiigz. h are spreading. | rmd that the Amsrlcsn Baptist chapel, near (juin?an. hat? heen sacked by a hand of ! marauders from Bochan with large areas I .??till under v..it? i the half starved popula?,? la desperate In the snaagaai market the | vislhle Supply Of rice will last shout ten day?. I EPIDEMIC IN* BARCELONA ? Trains Leaving for France Crowded with Refugees. Perpignan, Bspi I Trains arriving here to-day from Spain were crowded ?Altli i-efugeea arho had left Ihucelona and other . |ri Northern Bpsifl owing to .? \lo .. . ..,,,,?,.;.,,. .' . aotr-ewhsi obscure i n terle malady. Otaasra of the aanttsry .rlcs tn Bare? lona are dlttrihuiitiK Is evoty hoasepold l.iM.lanum, with dire t|on-4 to the effect that th. drug SbOUld he taken M BOOB as the tus. Mmptoms of the Bttaei si?pssr The dril .'Hard-? ..re being nssd sa ssrsee MISS MAHIE DORO RETURNS. Ml ? Mail? I ?oro, th- ?? <?'-?? ?t"' n? been abroad f? StS m->>'^' ?r,h*"' **? . ,%, o,, Uv ??unard.r ''armania fion, Uvei-pool Mhi? trill aaea h'Kln the r^ hearsahi of her rtsa phvy, "A BtiietBy Oo the wheei; which saa -arediicad at the ,,,.,?? Theatre In t.ond"ti h' l--wl Uall.-r M . pero "iii h? ""der ih? nrattagemeal ,,, . h.irh ? i rohm na? HIS OLD ANTIPATHY. Rl ?)Y.\RD KIPLING?Btx>! ?f yon have anything to tlo with that feltnw you risk yrmr own toul. MISS CANADA?Oh, ?yes. I remember jrou once ?.-ailed him a carrio'i bird; but, we've been ?*?ood neighbor?! for years now. ?_ ___^_ ROOF COLLAPSES; 11 KILLED Restaurant Connected with The atre at Nice Oaves In. Nies, Franee Sept > The restaurant coraertad irltb ?Q Dorado, th?- largest thea tre in Nico, '"llai'se.i this iTi??r?iirm. hiry Ing a Bomber Of Italian workmen In th? 'i/-bri.-. Late to-night eleven dead and six? teen f-?^v?ieiy injured men had b???-n tak? n front the ruins by the fin-men an?! solflWs. 1? was feareii that nther ... rsoi i ?till re? mained beneath the wttKkgga The building was In course of reconstruc? tmn. sad while Uie causa of the dlsarter baa not yel been ?b'finitely a*?-ertained, it i? alleged that the work, in Which rein? forced concrete ?a.? used, was bein? hur ii"ii i v the ontni' tun-, who were liable to a heavy tine for each day they exceeded the contract time for finishing the struct? ure. MARY GARDEN COMES SOON Is to Sing at Maine Music Festi? val in October. Ml-*?-. Ifarjr ?larden will arrive in New T"tk the first week in October, a?*cor?llng te h'T father, Hoheit Q*ard<**J "Vv daughter !s to sing at the Maine music festival," ?aid Mr. ' ?arden jester - ?la?, "and so she must be b,?'k eartj in Oc? tober. H e has been sinking this summer at the Paris Op?ra. aO*4t?Bf the OpeTM being '.-?alome.' but ?here ha? been so much fuss over her appearing In the Strauss opera that she has becorrte tiretl and ?|ek of it. Hhe lays She hopes she never will have t?> sing !n ?t ncain Bui all h?*r ? nergies have been ?mrosseil In her preparations for '?'armen,' with which she is t?> ??pen the season in '"hicago. **8be had Intended poina to Spam to g? t local color, but I have not hoard whethei she ha?? done so. B .?? win also probably appear in I i?r.?-a? t Opera, of wht'b the name |S t et secret." EXPLAINS SPLIT WITH RICORDIS - Business Manager of Chicago Onera Company Says It Was Inevitable. Max Hirsch, busiaas manacer of the Chi? >*aKo ??pi-ra I'ompam, said yesterday that the break between the Chicago OpoTS Com? pany and the Kieordis. puhllshsrs "f the l'tieiiui uperas. bad bson corning for many a y?ar. II?* declared that the Ub'ordis' ex?| action! bad beoino untxaraU? , and that i ti?-- breah bad boeorns Inevitable "Th" Rieoniis un?lcrt?'ok to toll us what we should and what we should not do.' said Mr. Hirsch ' They wanw-d us to pro dueac?rtala operas; they insisted on a esr? tain number of pe? formalices for each, anil in every way thoy tried i?-> eontrol us \\> c??ul?l i??it .-ubmit .m?l k? ep ?mr self-respect. \\ ?? w;ll ?In Without 111" PUCCini operas" It w;im also l?,:trn?d that 0 car Hamm?' stt'in would lift produce any of th? Pac cinl works Si bis new opers hniis?. In Lon? don. At th" Metroi'olitan, however, they S III be s'.iiik .ts usual. THEATRICAL NOTES. A ?-able message received at the offices of Henry W Havage yesterday announced the production of "The Oieat Nsvrao*' at th?* ?iarrick ThsatTO, Iaondon, with ?Miarles Hawtre] In th? "?tAttUUd character. The Ida?, was produced In ?'hleago las? season by Mr BaTiffi ??Mb Henry K?>ik.'i- as the star Mr Kolk- i .mil tils (-.?nipatn will appear hi Neu fors" about th?* ntliMIe "f October Test Stils 3 H? m? B rtarril .it-Tanked with i>ani"i i'>??hmati i? prosonl Edgar Belwya'i new play of thi OHoal "The Arab," si the i.wiitn Tltoatro, beainnlng Monda?, Hept?mb?r it, iollowing the SA? istiimeal thare of "Thy Neighbor's wife" Tb? ...!ii|.;tn\ Includes Mi Slw\t;, B?as Laker. Kthe! Von Wil?li??n. i:?l\?ar,l l: Maw?, n. Walter Wilson. Edward rase, l s?t?h Rawle) sad (saw Russell Miss i'i.tr.'M.'.. Shirley, who has been playing leadlni nv.-niie rolsi In Um Boston Castle lojuare Stack ?"tupan?, has basa added to Miss Blanche Mac's suppori for "Th. Wall .-?ire.t OHrl " The l*u?i ?tOM t.-hear-al of ''Ktevattog a Hustmn'i. th? nea ptaj In which i?ouis Mhiui is t> be pressa tod by w.ria I l,?n??ih'i. ???ai- 'i'ld Si the Ubetrty Theatre traterds] Mi Mann will open Ml tt toon ou Mondai nigbt In Ihs ? oiling?*.i D.. ?n.. poufhkeepsl? ? OBITUARY. THOMAS E. CRIMMINS. Thomas K. ?'rimmlns. brother of John I). Crin mins. died yesterday at his horn??. No ? 728 Park avenue He had been 111 for rnorc ' than a >ear. Mr. ('rimmlns was born in UR, .ind after the retirement of his fa.Jier. ?in 1171, Thoma.s ?teCBBie associated with, his ; ] brother John la a contracting eoanpauty. i When his brother retire?! he continu-id In business, and in lft'ic OiaantSSd u tig real estate and cetHtroctton tie-ncera. He aras altraya proralnently Identified with Tam? many Hall. When he was thirteen vears old Mr. Orlmmlns had charge of the work of c,r??'l bSg ISth street from Third to Fifth avenue. In lc71 he had entire charge of the sewage tysten* of New York He was said t?> be the first 'contractor In this city to ;.??? dy? namite In blasting :ock. His- firm laud a large part rf the gas 'nain tystam. anal ex? .VBted ti-.?? altea for Madison :-'i|ir?,r'' ?iarden and ?he Waldorf-Astoria BSTVtces all! ts held at :?:3'j a m. Mon? day at St Vincent Ferrer's <*hurch?, ?S.'.th jstre.'.i and Lexington avenue, and the burlaJ ? will be in '?he cem-tery at Hunt's Point.' th?- I'.ronx. DR. THOMAS DWIGHT. Nahant. Mass., ?Sept. S- Dr. Thomas Dwight. one of the foremost anatomists In I America, and successor of TV fitiver ? Wendell Holrnea la the Parkman profes- ' i BOrshlp at Harvard I'nlvet slty. dVd here to day after a long Illness. Ur Uwlght;' I WSa horn In Boston sixty-eight years age* 'and wa? graduated from Harvard In IS?'*;., i receiving Ms medical degree one year later land hi? LL. I) from Georgetown I'niver laity in IfSB. HS was an ex-presldent of ttvej American Anatoml?t.s' Association, a mem? ber "f the American ?Society of Naturalist? and preatdent of the Central ?ouncii of thei Bodety of Bt Vincent da Paul H?-> wasi th?? author of several volumes on anatoml ? . al subjects? He was a member of the, ? Harvard faeult* trota 1874 to Ion?, -. , MAJOR CHARLES H. VANDIVER. Illgglnsvllle, Mo.. Bept 8. -Major Chartes H \'an?liver, one of Stonewall Jackson's Staff I" the ?"Ivi 1 War, later a newspaper publisher at Keyaar. w. va., and promi tn lit In Missouri polities, died here yester day of paralysis, aged seventy-two. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate ?; res times. He came to Missouri In the SO s. to IMBART DE LA TOUR. Brussels Bspi I The death Is an- ' Bounced to-day of Irabart de la Tour, a i Bt Igiaa tenor. He appeared at the Met? ropolitan Opera House, New York, in IM, ? ?? LEFT ALL TO MOTHER, NOW DEAD. Th?- will of lu. Edward B. <'ohurn, an Sys and '.41 specialist Of this city, who dl.d OB August 1", left Ids entire estate, rallied in the petition attached to It ,?t *;?>, i>a., t" his mother. Mrs Hattle U. Coburn, of Troy, N Y Mis Coburn, however, died last March, making It necessary for the t,st..t.irs sister. Mrs Katherine B. Church, to apply f?>r papers sf BdllnlBtra I ti,,r III ?ohurn was the son of Dr. Bd? Ward S ?'ohurn, a well known physician in Troy sad a graduate of Alban) : Medical College At th?' tlni" of. his death Bo whs attending aurgeon at ttie Cornell .Medical ?'olleg" L-lspensat y uni assist.rt ?iir.i'iiii at the Amsterdam Py??.and Kar Hosplt.il -. RESULT OF FAMILY QUARREL Bernheimer. Cut Off with $5,000. to Begin Contest of Brother's Will. [H> Telegraph to The Tribune. | Part Olbson, Miss, sept l.?--Bocsaas8 sf a tamil) uusrrel several years ago. Mar? cus Bernheimer, of .??. Louts, Is eut off i With Mi.' l" the terni.?- of the ?atil of til?, brother, Jacob Bernheinter, sf tbla cilv. who died ?.n June II at Atlantic ?'it-.. \ I, leaving an estate value?! nt BtBSa than |i,*at,*M Bksasy narabeinter, of' \, w York, ?? brother, and Mrs ?'aril'? I Bcharff. of Bt Loula ? slater! sre te havo , pi i? t'callv the enMr* estate. One del? i,,, .?.oh is left to toe children sf the Iota Hre Clsrs l-owensiem, of Mobile. ? Bister, because the latter side?! with Mar ,u? Perahaltnei In the familv quarrel Ttie Bt l.ouis brother arrived heio to? (;,, tO ? "n'est the B ill a ??MONA LI8A" THIEVES NOT FOUND Mid'ld. Sept * The lepnrt p'lMt?h??1 .,?,? \.sf.rdn) Iha? two men had le*n arrested ?t ?eon with Leonardo da Vlnd's ' M?ma lalsa," stolen fnarn the Louvr??. In their posB??3slon, proved upon InvesUiratlor, to be iintru,?. EX-GOV. PROCTOR SINKING. Pnoctrr. Vt.. Sept. Sa-Lhysleians attend , Ing former governor Fletcher D Procto* stid u?-?rlay they feared that he would pat S survive many days He has been 111 at hi I home, ?.ere sin?** July 1* MARRIED. l*AR.VKS-NAETHIN<> On S-ptemtwir ?. ?? Mi- ?'liunh of the Heav*n!> Rtti. VJ.? Re? MsiiS N'K-thiiif, daugh'?" of Mr jr-1 Vi? char!?? P"re1n?-k Naethlng. to Mr, Roderl ? BSTtMur Barn?-?, ?on of Mr ?r?d Mr ? Rli-hard Harn?a Th? Rev J K Ra/. of th? ?*hiir*li of Zlon. as?la*?l by th? I i>v Aloei. Monk?, ?ifflelated. NT?'O?ala- I'OroHTY-On Septemtvr I 1811 *t The Knoll?. Wtlltamstown Mia?., br ttM Rev Per? y Martin. Marion Rutg ?r? Doughty, daughter of the late W?liam Ho sard Dough t>. of Troy. N T., ?nd V.T.; Sjimatown te William I^enard Nleoll. ?on of th? la?. Dr lif-nry D'nton Nleoll, of New fork. STRAIGHT -WHlTNEY--On S<'<-r?mb<sr 7. at Geneva Switzerland. Dorothy >Vlr)nn?y. daugh 1er of the late William C. Whjitney, rt Sf Vrk nty, to Wtllard D Stra!|;ht of 0?*<gO. N Y Notli-es of marriage? and death? most se srei.'inpauiled by full name et d address. DIED. / Adams. Lout? air".l?-p?e, Richard H. BeardalL Mary A lifiwTit. Edgar. Carey, Margaret A ''i .ks<*n. Rob-rt O. Ch? ' liter, William R, 4?ch?x>nn-iac?i?r. M M. Clarksoa, Loo P Thurston. Leonora K Da Moll Lydia M Van Wyck. rjeorg? ADAMS-I/ml? Adams, Thuredsy, ">??rtemt>sr T, 1911. in the 70?h year of hi? ag?. IsrSMB at hi? late tatUtaee, No. 29 West 12th ?t. Ban? ?lay, at 10 s. m. Interment privat?. BEARi'A1.1.?Suddenly, st Wstarvtlla. V. T.. on Wednesday. September d. 1911, Mary A.. wldsw of William A. Heardall. ruDirsi from her late realdenc?, No. 00 ?Greene a?*?.. Brooklyn. Saturday, 9 a, m. ?'J REV- Suddenly, on tSeptenibor ?i, 191L, Marsarrt Ann, beloved wife of Micha?! j ''ari-y. Funeral from bar 1st? residence, We. 11 Aberdeen ?t, Brooklyn, Patur??j, feo tember 9. 1911. ?t 9.80 a. ra. ?St EVAt.1ER? Suddenly, on September T. 1911. William H. Chevalier, aged 88 years. funeral eervfees ?t hla 1st? reeldenc?. No. 102 K>?ntIworth place. Brooklyn, st 9 p. na.. F:iturday, Pejptrmber 9. Interment privat* | .? Kgt in ?On Friday, Septomber 8, 1911 In his 2 id ,?..ii. Leo Paul Oarkeon. sob et .tulla F. n?tin?>it and grandaon of th? 1st? Edmund ?'Urkaon, at ht* r??ldeno#, V?. 'i Pf-uepecl 1'irk W?a? DM MOTT At R?v Itvtlle Centre, on nartata ber <*> HUI, Lydia M. De Mo-tt, wtdow of the 1st? Alfred M De Mott, te the ?""th year ? ?f h?- agi?. Funeral ?ervicea at bar 1st? raMlIM, No. 235 Village? ave,. Brook tro aXstsrsay, at 2 p ? ?JILI.ISPIE Puddenlv. at Veneer, CeL, op Thiiraday, ^'pi'mbir 7, 1911. Richard w Ollllapl?. *f Stamford. Conn. Funeral ?arvtce? v.HI be held a' bt? 1st? summer resides?-**. Huppan I'otnt, Stsmford, Conn., on M00.4*? ?? 2 p m. Interment at the conven?an;? er th? femliy. HKWirr Etgar ll-wttt, aged M ytaars pit* neral st "The Funeral Chwvh," Moa. 24?| aud ?AM Wtm 2M M ?Frank E. ?tampbell ?Wild faut. j.*? Ktnypi At It? horn?. No. 33 Cedar Place. Yoiik.r?. Thursday, September 7. lSIl, Robert Uoorge *ark??>it. in hi? S*th year. Funsrst urvare? at St. Anlt??-*e Merasrtal CnurJi. Vi.nk'-a, *-*un.lHv aft?-rno?.n at t*S0 o'clo? k Iu ternMnt Oakland ?'?????eiery S? 'II"? >NMA<TIER- Entered In*?* rest. <*??-it?sn 1 ? r 1911, ?' Harrison. N. T.. Margaret M , ..-?. v. if., '.f ?h? lau Ralph schooii mother of t.lzette Pesoonmachar Tu nersJ Ken?! ?> I bapel, K?nai/*?'. N Y, Sati:r ? \. al t t m. ?n arrlral of train from ?. otk TIC KSTON on S*r.t??mber 7. 1911. st her l?t? p. ten No I? Monrsgtia et , Brooklyn. I ?\ Bouctrtofj widow of ?he late Robert II Thurston ?>f ?'?un?-U l'nlver?'.t> Funeral .-?? Ithaca and Troy. N V. and Phila delphla p??i i bIssm ubpy. V\N WYi'K-At llopewell. N Y . Septetnb??r ?.. aeorge \'?n Wytk In th? 7?Hrt >?-a?- ??? HK I'tmeral ?<*r\ I. e* ?It; M .11\ 8? pte ? 1 ??? 11 ll - P '" r'": ? M ' ? ,l?nce "f hl? listet Mrs A t**?ii?l.?r *.si1?r?ss, A, ?(,,.,v.. ' N I CaiTtSfM ?rill m? ?1 r?. .n,la? trala OS SeftemOer It. at Il.?pewell. N Y t FMETKICIKN. riir. wooiu awn rrMKirnt 1. rea?" ? '" ?-?' '"? ?>' Maliern train fror? ir?ii.l t'.ntral Station Webster and terens .venu? trolloy and hy carriage. Lota HoO up. Te?ephoas ttM ?Jramercy for Book of Vlows or r?-p??*senlalive. Oftlce. 20 Fa?! 2M St^New Tork Ctty. IMlKRTAKKRa, Fiii\k r. tiiiWII. Ht??' WMt ?M Bt r??t|?ei?. privat* Room?. Privat? Ambulances T.1 i:t!4 ?'????'aea _ SPECIAL NOTICE??. OFFICES. M \1N OFFICE?No l!>4 Naaaau ?tr?t. UPTOWN OFFICE-No.., l3fM Br?>adway. or anv Atr.erl.ui Patriot Telegraph Oftlco. HARI EM OFFICES?No 157 Ea?t 126th Street. No S W. at IttAto atreet. aud No. 21t? West ?TAimNOTOSI BUREAU?We?tory ?utldlna