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THE WILMIMxTCXN MESSENGER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 190. 7 Q17R RALFJGIl BUDGKT Tho Governor's Farewell Address to the Legislature Offers Ills Services ns Stump Sicaker for lrohibltion. Work of the Ixislature Teachers' Assembly Good Prospects for Ap palachian Park. Messenger Bureau, Raleiirh. Feb. 1. Governor Glenn sent to the legisla- ture today a special message which : , tyaw nnp nf the may w lci iuc io. - - - session the following, is its text: "I have nothing tc submit to your honorable body. Yoar work is done, and well done; and you deserve and will receive the plaudits of a grateful people. In settling the rate question on a basis ju'rt to the state and equit able to the railroads, you have restor ed harmony, protected all business in terest and demonstrated the fact that the sovereign can compel obelience from its creatures which disobey its laws and also extend its hands in help f,MT,fiCfl n tf,A s,ihWt:flrVnnwlfd2 - lng its allegiance ask- for needed a- iof North Carolina was issued by Chair sistance. The state has ratified tlrejan John A. Oate of the executive agreement made bv the .railrdn aid (committee of the North Carolina Anti I feel assured that the railroads will, Saloon League, Heriot Clarkson, its in good faith, fully carry out tkeJr contract made with me, thus showing yc auu "lueii Ul AUlroa,oou by their acts the verity of their wor;!s ufc ed the temperance forces when they profess a ucire for kindly !tor in convention at Raleigh. Jan relations between all class, and con-,uar' 21 T convention unanira dklons. We likewise acted wirely in ousl5 asked thc Present legislature to appropriating funds needed for liti-jfve the fae a statutory law against ! T no 'm'lniifqotiira anil cnla I n i rr- o f commission to prevent freight discrim ination against the rtate a well as in passing other lawr nr:r-h nee?ed for tht- state's upbuilding, but in all vou 'did, protecting the small rotds w'- ainst Imrdens they coifhl not ber, tlms en ccruragjng the i)UildfnL' 6.' new- lines into undeveloped territory. "Asked by the Ante-Silorn League mnd believing myself that wince over 80 per cent of the f-ntire territory of the 'state had already endorsed nrohib'tion , , . ' :U would bp tfo costly and onlv egf :i- I der strife to h:ive a general elc!:ion throughout the state, l, in my msage 'favored stare prohibition by the !es lature. In .your judgment, however, you thought it bent to submit the ques tion to the vote of the people aril 1 cheerfully -upproA'e our course and now offer my services as a volunteer ; to carry your law before the cop!e and ask ttiem by their votes to 'at'fy what you have enacted. In m . judg ment staV. 'prohibition will win " y an immense majority and will prore the greatest 'rilessing that has eve been given out people. "No legislature, in the history o! the state, in so short a time sund In extra ses&ion ever did so much for the people as you hare done, and while at first a few may fcoubt the wisdom of some laws enacted, yet I believe that very soon nil will see the goeid sense and patriotism which have marked your entire course, and will heartily approve and ratify your legislation. "I thank you most sincerely for your endorsement Of my course in trying to settle this ' complex rate question as well as for the consideration shown me in debate, even by those who did not agree with my views. "I wish for each of you a stife and pleasant journey home, expressing the hepe that you will find your loved ones well and happy and that you v.-ill re ceive as you deserve, not only the ap- 1" 11 VI J Will UYU VWlirJICHTJ., UUL also the eomm-endation of the people, whom you have so faithfully served. With gool will towatds all I bid each a kind good-bye." The number of bills which become laws at this special session .is said to be 27a Of course the rafet bill and the prohibition bill are well konwn Then there is one allowing the govern or $5,000 for counsel to appear before the interstate commerce commission in the cases intended to stop freight dis crmination in North Carolua. Anoth er relieves the smaller roads, independ ently owned nnd operated and under 100 miles in length from the general freight rules, in other words allows corporation commission to extend fa vors to such roads and enable them to charge rates fro freight under which they can make a living so to speak. Your correspondent chatted with Chairman McNeill of the corporation commission this morning and he said he was very well pleased with the leg islation. Speaking about the suits the commission has instituted before interstate commerce commission for the purpose of bringing up freight dis crimination against North Carolina points the test suit being against the Norfolk and Western railroad, Chair Iran McNeill said that the commission would win In these suits and that he felt very sure of it; otherwise the suit would not have been brought The annual meeting of the teachers assembly, the greatest organization of teachers in the state and one of the greatest in the south will be held in Charlotte on the 16th of June. State Auditor Dixon returned today from Washington where he went to at tend the forest reserve convention and appear before the agricultural commit tee of congress. He said that there Is a powerful sentiment in ?avor of the passage of bills making appropriations for the purchase of forest reserves in the south and in New England and that the bill win certainly pass the bouse if Speaker Cannon does not block it The legislature leaves the acceptance of the $17,500 guaranteed by the South ern railway to meet the expense of the "rate litigation entirely to the good judgment of Governor Glenn. It is not proposed to accept it for application towards the payment of the extra ses - sion of the legislatare but It will go) for the lawyers. National Guardsman here aJfH every where will be interested in knowing that congress has, by a resolution, postponed for two years the going into effect of the Dick law which was in ! tended to bring the National Guard up Ito the same footing as to the iegrjlir troops. ; t tnw session .,f the legislature : mere nas Deen a new feature in the way of photography. An artist having come here and taken pictures by flash light of the various members In their seats. These have Deen very cleverly done and are quite popular. Hereto fore' the fan?y ol the legislators has lun toward group pictures. to thf. people An d!rv to the People of North Carol!,,,, by Chairman Oatc.c of the Anti-Saloon Ix'agrue. Raleigh, N. C, February 1. The 'folIowln address to the people i President and R. L. Davis, its orgalzer: thr present session, but a majority cf the members of the legislature, a'ter considering the matter decided 'to sub mit the question to a vote oi the p;o Ie. Although we did not -tt t'je Tiuefttion considered at the extra ses sion of this legislature, this cotteessjon was a great victiry for the temper ance forces. The Long D wi bill is now a law. It is a composite lill, pre pared by the best thought of the tam- nr-mnpft ni?n in tha ctnto It ie nnt i I fw. n . i stringent as some "Of us wouti like it to be but it Is an extension of the Watts and Ward bills to the whole state. Tuesday, May 26th, the issue will be presented tc the people of North Carolina. Are you for or against the manufacture and safe of intoxicating liquors?" The praiso for this Issue being submitted to the peo ple in North Carolina is due to the great heart of the masses of its citiz enship demanding this reform, the ministers of the Gospel of peace arid good will towards men, those senators and representatives wbo voted 'for the bill, most of the press -of the state, the educators of the state and those splendid men, Senator P. M. Simmons, Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, Ex-Governor Thomas J. Jarvis, Governor Robert B. Glenn, ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock, Josephus Daniels, Hugh G. Chatham, S. Mclntyre, J. A. Hartness, Henry A. London, G. W. Watts, P. H. Vander ford, J. J. Rogers, Henry A. Page, Frank R. McNinch, W'. C. Newlands, A. D. Watts, H. G. Fennell, J. H. Tucker, J. G. McCaJl, Settle DockeryJ A. D. Ward, Jame3 H. Pou, W. N. Jones, L. L. Smith, "N. B. Broughton, W. H. Sprunt, E. "T. Cansler, James I. Johnson, Geo. P. Pell, R. B. White, W. I. Everett, Cameron Morrison, E. F. Aydlett, A. M. Scales, R Lee Wright, J. W. Bailey, W. B. Smoot, W F. Sni der, R. L. Madison, W. P. Saaw, W. B. Cooper, Virgil S. Lusk, itnd others too numerous to mention. The bill leaves intact the higher local prohibltionary laws now in force in the several counties. Wo have pat iently borne for years the galling yoke evils with all their attending curses jand woes- The fim has come when this eoiemy to the human family must be destroj'ed. No family high or low, rich or poor has not felt ,the awful curse of the drink habit. It is a canker worm which has eaten into the heart of the body politic. It has made the sweet water of life bitter. The tears that have been shed by an army of mourners speak to our heads as well as to our hearts. In the sweetest bud the eating canker dwells. No race is exempt; especially is it injurious to that child-race, the xegro. The people of the state, in the gen erations gone by have resisted to the last ditch tyranny and oppression, cruelty and wrong. The powers with them and they are once more -called upon to do battle in a righteous cause. Be not deceived with false arguments. The business men and corporations no longer want one who drinks in their employment The mill and manufac turing towns in the state have rc!us ed to lighten the traffic fraught iMth such evil to the moral and material prosperity of the community. How wonderfully they have prospered by so doing! This issue appeals to men of all parties; to men of all creeds; It is above party above creed above nationality. It is a matter of consci ence. With malice towards none and with, an eye single to "the public good we call upon all to join with us in the contest. If any have made wittingly, or unwittingly entangling alliances, hurtful to themselves, or the good ot the human family, we appeal to them to sever their connections with the "body of this death," re-assert their freedom and manhood and enter the contest. We especially appeal to those who have been against us in the past to forget all differences for the public good and enter this contest It is a .contest against the saloons, distilleries and drink evils, and not against the man; and an issue of merit and mor als and not of men and politics. Friends of temperance, organize, work, watch and pray. If this is done, vic tory is ours." 1 Children's Day in a Dental Office. "I wish tomorrow were over" said a young dentist on Friday night, says "And why?" asked the patient, ad- miring her new porcelain inlay. "Saturday is children's day and by night I haven't a nerve in my makeup that isn't" on edge. It isn't so much the children theroelve3 wbo are aj nuisance, but their mothers. They in- cict nn ctT,rjn nt th Mo nf tua rhafi. sist on standing at the side of the chair all during the operation, and every five ness. minutes' they ask if it hurts or if it ' The Paris groom uust go with a wouldn't be better to do thus and so band to the bride's house, first having with the tooth. The children them-'sent ahead presents of considerable val selves invariably cry, but I am accus- : ue, varying according to his financial tcmed to that. If that was all they j condition. did I wouldn't mind, tut they bite dwn on my fingers, wiggle ail over the chair and, what Is still wcrs?, they romp about the office and make life miserable for the patient in the cra!r. If I were beginning my practice over a-ain I wouldn't touch a child. I can't stop now without losing some of my best patients." Speaking Plainly The following anecdote, after re maining in storage for many years, nas Deen recently dusted and brought to light, says the Bohemian. A young and afterward distinguish ed attorney from an up-country dis trict of New Yerk state was arguing his iiTst appeal in the Old General Term of Supreme Court. He had been in many legal scrimmages in justices' courts at bosrie, but haC. never hod in the awesome presence of five se date and learned judges 'of the supreme ccurt, in ganeral term assembled. His embarrassment was great. He repeat ed himself and misiflaced his words so often that it was quite evident that he must soon be routed by his own confusion unless something skould oc cur to break the spell. Finally, and just as he was floundering Ihe deep est in & chaotic 'jumble of language and ideas, the presiding jndge inter rupted 'with the following remark: "Mr, Smithers, I believe it will be a greet relief to yourself and to the ,p court if you will address us In tk same 'free and informal way that you doubtless use in addressing your local justice of the peace. "Well, then," replied Smithers, "1 wish that while I am busy alleviating your honor's dense ignorance of tb law you would keep your d d mouth shnt! " The ourt laughed heartily and waved for him to proceed. He grew eloquent, and won his, case in the midst of hearty applause. The Beter Part, of Valor. A lady hook her four year oldson to the family dentist to have his teeth attended to, says Lippincott's The den tist found a small cavity so the lady seated herself in the vhair, took MFaster Tom on her lap and the operatiJi be gan. The burr had no sooner touched the tooth than the child began to scream. "At the end of fifteen minutes when the mother released her hold upon the vhild she was deathly pale, whale the dentist wrped great beads of perspira tion from his brow. Tom, however, fairly swagge-ed across the room. "That didn't hurt," he boasted with n broad -smile. - "Then -why did you scream so?" cried the exasperated mother. "Because I was afraid it wasoing to," explained Tom. ne Simply Popped i One's attitude toward automdtilin uepends upon whether oie is riding or dodging, m "The Metropolis," by Upton Sinclair which the American Magazine 'is publishing, 'the .following lir a grap h - ajp ea r s . Mr. Sinclair is describing the fantas tic extravagances of the super-rich in New York society. Montague went to. the fire, and stood rubbing1 his 'hands before the grateful blaze. "Scotch or Irish, sir?" inquired a lackey, hovering at his side. "He had scarcely g-iven his order wher the second motor-load of the party appeared, shirefing and rushing for the fire. In a couple of minutes they were all assembled and roaring with laughter over 'Baby de Mile's ac count of how tbe car had run over a dachshtraud. 'Oh, do you know she cried he simply popped!"" In whales we nave an entirely dif ferent state of affairs, the tail being set transversely instead of vertically, says a writer in Outing. The reason for this is concealed in long ages of evolution. Fisbes have always been as they are now, aquatic, but the ancestors of whales and dol phins lived on dry land, where they crawled about on four good feet Whsn, for some reason these creatures of old took to the water, they probably did not plunge at once into the open ocean, where their descendants now live, but waded and paddled along in the shal lews and marshes of the shore. Here ' vortii -w;, 7ii w wi I , : " the way, while a horizontal one might . De usea aavantageousiy. we must not forget also that whales breathe air as we do, and that is more necessary for them to shoot qaiekly up from the dark ocean depths to the surface than to turn, fish-like, from side to side. Sears tie The Kind Yoa Kara iUwaTS Bcuft U"M Ui Yea Hava Always Bn&t I OLD MARRIAGE CUST03I3 Crude Functions of Barbaric Society Customs of Different Conn tries Contrasted with the crude functions of barbaric society, the wedding cere- monies if our highly civilized land are as an American Beauty rose to a bunch of chickweed. No wonder the brides, and grooms ? are eager to rehearse it carefully so as ! t it. -n,h,nt, irtMn not to mar its enchanting lovell- At the threshhold nis future mother-in-law meets him with a smile and a dish of fruits which she scatters at his feet Then the bride conies forth and she and the groom are led into a room where their hands are tied together with a silken cord. As the ceremony proceeds the cords are passed around J their bodies until they art literally spliced. When at length they are re leased they are permitted to throw rice ! at each othen , The victor In the rice throwing co-i- i ia oujjnjscu ll uc me out; nu boss the borne nest Then both are pelted with rice and showered with rcse water. In Java the brid and groom ate rubbed with the ashes of the red dog's tones while in Translyvanla gypsy bridal couples are rubbed wiih a weas e! skin. In Thibet the bride's parents put home made butter on the head of thefr futuTe son-in-law. while In certain parts of Wales the father rides away on "horseback with hlsf daughter pur sued by the groom but like a true pa rent he allows himself to be over taken. "In Syria the bride and her parents ride to the home of the groom. The latter comes out to greet his wffe-to-"be. The parents, no doubt, wishing LI" ",1 W 5i u fof their daughter make a show Tf re- sistence. Firearms are discharged but the cartridges are blank: and "conse .quently no one is, hurt and the pre-tending-to-be-reluctant brfde finally yields to her lover's entreaties, as the eighteenth century novelist would say. In Bengal it was once "the rule to marry bride and groom first to trees, and, indeed, the custom ris not yet wholly extinct. Tbe bride "Was Jed up to a mahwa tree. lnnir hand she held some red lerrd with Vbich she smeared the bark and then clasped the trunk in fond embrace. "This 6Vue, the attendants lasTted "her 'to the tree as tightly as ever Farragut, was to the mast oT Hartford. lt was the bridegroom's turn next. But instead ot splicing him to 'the mahwa they spliced him to the mango -tree, appro priately ertoagTi -ft one considers the spelling of the names of these arboreal spouses. How long they were kept in that position the historian does not say, but goes on to tell howin ancient Mexico cfce garments of bride a Jd groom were tied together in a huge knot Then the touple were marche 1 ten times arouia a nre into which they threw inevnse. A'fber the ceremony was concluded they 'then fasted tfor four days. Among -certain Siberians the bride groom is not alb wed to have a wife until he ran catch her. But hey do not give him a fair chance in tbe open. j The bride,STrrrounded ' by her female friends awaits him in a big tent. Ah soon as she sees him she starts to run. He follows Tike Hippomeaes af ter Atlanta. "But 'instead of obitac'es being thrown in 'tho way of the t ride they are thrown across the path of the bridegroom. Usually the spectacle is like that of an elephant running an ob stacle race against an automobile on a clear track. Th pursuing groom falls over old women, chairs, tahSe, stones, aiid fishing rods, or is tripled up by ropes or vines. Only when it Is feared that he might give up and sulk and go away without fleeting lady is he permitted to overtake her. Then as she falls' into his outstretched arms it may be Imagined she uttecs some equivalent of "This is so sudden." As a show, this Siberian wedding -ceremony must be as entertaining as vaudeville to the spectators but t' car ry it out well more than one rehearsal may be necessary. It -also entails much premature smashing of furni ture, if the entire realism of it is to be -attained. The expense of making debris of ta bles and chairs is another considera tion, which renders this unique ce-e-mony alien to the tastes of civilized people who are accustomed to con vert bousehold furniture into wood pulp after, not before marriage. Bos ton Globe. For a mild, easy action of the bow- eIs a single dose of Doan's Regulets enough. Treatment cures habltu al constipation. 25 cents a box. Ask rQnr drueelat for thcm. J3 1 .v. i. x v Bears tha Eirtatrro rV CASTOR I A For Infants au3 Children. The Kind Yoa Ha?e Alwajs Bougjit -esars Ci'-- IK PUXTA ARENAS HARBOR Whereabouts of the Amerin BatUe fehip Squadron. Punta Arenas, Straight of Magellan, February 1- The American battleship fleet steamed Into Punta Arenas har bor today and came to anchor at 12:&0 The American ships were sighted at 11 a. nx, steaming in double column. i c "J iluUi 1 Bay where they had anchored - the They czznc -p slowly from Pctsetrisa night before and at 12:25 were abreast of the port. While yet some distance away a salute to the port boomed out from the Connecticut and the Chacabuco re plied. The British cruiser Sappho al so saluted the Connecticut which res ponded in krad and as the Connecti cut passed the Chilean cruiser saluted the American flags and the Connecti cut saluted the Chilean flag. Before the arrival of the fleet a wire less message from the Chacabuco was sent to Admiral Evans by Admiral Simpson, extending a hearty welcome from the Chilean navy to the Ameri can navy. Admiral Evans at once res ponded with many thanks.4 The run from Rio Janeiro whence the start was made on January 22 was mada with favorable weather and with- up tomorrow for he thought the trip out a accident. ) tiresome and the things I had Been The fleet was met at the entrance of : today would be too much for me. Mr, Broad sound by the Chilean cruiser ! William Thaw is unable to come as Chacabuco and the English cruiser ; 'et Dut perhaps will accompany me, Sappho. Arriving in port shortly af-!on Wednesday. That Is no placo for ter noon the Chilean vice minister of ! Harr-r. In ith all thoee Insane peo marine and John Hicks, American min- ple th colors of tho wall are ister at Santiago de Chile came aboard yen depressing. 1 found Harry doing th Connprtirut and trreote Admiral n,cH-V anl satisfied ith the food fed ivonc ,,hn mh nmM.iiv from his attack of rheumatism an is actively directing the movements of the fleet FINE EVENT TOMORROW Academy Offers the Noted Pianist, Edward Baxter Ierry, for Tomor row Evening. The one big attraction of theHveek at the Academy and an event that will be a musical gem will be offered tomorrow night in Edward Baxter Perry, the noted pianist. Mr. Perry will reach the city tomorow morn ing. His recital will indeed be a delightful evfcnt and should and will, no doubt, be heard by a large gath ering of music lovers. A recital by Mr. Perrr is always considered some thing rare and hence music lovers should Shaw their appreciation by at-1 tending the event tomorrow evening at the Academy. The program will be a splendid one and Mr. Perry will perform on a special Knabe grand piano s.nt to Wilmington for thie one recite!. His J numbers will not oily prove pleasur able,. rout of instructive nature. So on account of the latter students of the piano especially should attend. The price of Teserved seats has been made exceedingly low, but the Academy management, which has given Mr. Perry a certain sum for his recital, demand this a rise move in hopes of getting a large audience. The sale of scate has already com menced and seats can be 'secured at PLnmmer's tomorrow, the price be InjT 50 cents. will i:i:ivi: o khidav Jfeai. C. A. Ifcurnes. ' Scnrento Chsn--ellor K. of I. PuliTir Address hi Arjwlciiiy of Music, "The joint committee from the four "lodges of Knights of Pythias in this city who have , in charge arrange ments for thereception to be accord ed Supreme Chancellor C. A. Barnes of Jacksonville, 111., who will arrive in the city next week on a visit to hrs personal friend Mr. Thomas D. Meares, held another meeting last .night and s gain considered features of the entertainment to be accorded tbe distinguished visitor while he Is it the city. Mr. Bans is expeed to arrive from Charlotte on Friday afternoon and he will go to the home of Mr. and Mis. T. D. Meares on Market street. where he will remain while in the cit7. On Friday night at the Academy wlIrh w Jirnhllh Knk t , of Music, there will be an address.'. ... ' , 11 bvtthe sunreme chancellor on the Kul- ! hourH U Ih now ' Griper on dcr-ll jeel of "Pylhianism".and the public is cordially invited to hear him. The spetch of introduction will be made by former Governor Charles 13. Ay cock of Goldsboro, one of the ablest orars in the entire south. Tho event is expected to be a big one in Pythian circler. and members of that order from all this section of the state will come to Wilmington to hear and greet the distinguished visitor. Various other arrangements are being made to entertain Mr. Barnes and his visit, will be made a most pleasant one. MR. W. K. BEATON' IXJURED Tferown From Logging Train and in SevereJy Hurt. Mr. W. EL Beaton, his friends will regret to learn, wag quite serious ly injured yesterday morning by fall ing from a logging train Just be yond the cltr limits. JAr. Beaton, nho is an A. C. L. flagman, was picked np by other members of the train crew and he was brought to the city immediately and carried to the James Walker Memorial hosji tal whre it was found that he had sustained a badly fractured skull and several painful cuts and bruises on the head and shoulders. The Injuries are quite painful and serious but his friends sincerely hope that the result will not be fatal. FIRST SERVICES TODAY Rev. George S. Bearden New Pastor of St. Matthew's. Rev. George S. Beardin,' the new pastor of St. Matthews Lutheran church, who arrived in the city dur ing the past week, will conduct his first services today and, a large , con gregation will undoubtedly greet the new pastor. Services will be held at It a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Y. P. S. on Thursday evening' at 8 o'clock as usual. , ' , THAW'S MENTAL CONDITION Brief Examination Made By PbjsJ- cimns - Mrs. Thaw VisiU llcr lias band. Poughkeepsle, N. Y., February X A brief examination ot the mental condition of Harry Thaw, sow confin ed in Uailewan state hospital for the criricil Izzze, held today by Dr. Allen W. Ferns, president of the institution. The examination wu of a preliminary character. Thaw and the physicians talking casually together for about half an hour. After the ex amination Dr. FerrlK said It was too early to give an opinion on Thaw's mental condition. Tho examination was interrupted by a vlit of Mrs. Evelyn Neebit Thaw and Daniel O' Reilly of Thaw's counsel, who came from New York today. It was Mrs. Thaw's first vitlt to her husband iac his arrival at II at tew an and tb ap peared depressed over the situation. lira. Thaw and counsel spent area an hour with Thaw after which they visited the various departments of tho Institution. Mm Thaw said: " 1 will not see Harry again until Wednesday. He told me not to coma I was Rating, but I do not think a man of his sanity should be thrown In with, those people." . Alienist Evans and Jllliffe retained by the Thaw family held several con ferences with Thaw during tho day. It is believed here that unless Thaw is discharged through the co-operation of the states authorities within a few weeks, habeas corpus proceedings will be Instituted in the supremo court here.' That Mrs. Thaw does not ex pect the immediate dlsrbargo of her husband is indicated by her engage ment for two weks of a room m a hotel at Fishkill I,indlng where she will only bA a hort distanre away from Mattewan. nrnvi:i to watku s i:ik:k ivfrwetlon fir Kfenrtter St. CiHbberl Fifteen Minber4 of Crew DrownMl. Halifax, N. R., FVb. 3 In the midst of a wild blizzard this aflernoon tho Kteamer St Cuthb-rt was burned to the water'n edge off the Nova Scotia coast Fifteen members of the crew wero drowned by the swamn of a small boat in which they attempted to leave the vessel in which fire bad broken out yesterday. The other thirty-seven members of thecr'W including the cap tain, weno rescued by the White Star Lfmer Cmyrir. After taking off tbe survivors tbe Omyrie abandoned the barnmg steamer this afternoon and jrocei-ded to BoHton News or tJ;e destruction of the 8t. . Cuthbert was recr-ived here today 'fit. a wireless message from Captain FlrCh tf the Cmyric The mwpagw read: "The steamer St Cuthbert was abandoned aQre Mon day aftemMu off th Nova Scotia coast The Cmyric stood by for nine hours during a strong gale, heavy sea and snow Kquall. Life tr at In charge of chief officer making three perilous trip rescued thlrty-peveu members of the crew including the captain. "Several members of t!.e v. were severely burned and injur.'. I-uteen of tho crew re Sunday attempting bue drowned the ves sel. Tbe.r boat wa swarniel by heavy pea. Fealocks 1. ft ,p.p on St. Cuthhert ' .i.t,.l. ... 1 1 1 v. t i. . ... r lict 'J,nS ,n I,a,n , r York and European vsself. ''The St. Ccthborr owned 'y th British and For-fgn S e-inu-blp Com pany of Liverpool, sailed fnm Ant werp on January Kuh for New York. The Cmyric- left Liverpool on January 21th for Boston. "The steamship St. Cuthbert wax comparatively a new vessel, having; been built In 1904 at New Castle. Eng. land, by the Armstrong Whltwortll Company. She wa 4,954 tons reg istered." FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT One Passenger Killed, Thirty Foot -Other Injured. Detroit, inch., February 3. Wa bash passenger train No. 4, east bound, a consolidated Chicago and St Louis train, due here at 8:20 o'clock p. nx. was wrecked two miles west of Brit ten station, forty-seven miles from De troit, about 9 o'clock last night, pro bably by a broken rail. One woman passenger was killed and thirty-four people were injured, two seriously. The remaining injured were reported to have sustained only sprains and bru!ef. The train consisted of seven cars, all but one of which stood the shock of the wreck without overturning. It was In tho coach directly behind the comblnatloa baggage and expre ts car that the death and the most serious injuries occurred. The baggage cars rrmalned upright' is iid all three sleeping cars and tbe d'ner, hut one was overturned and badly crushed. Among the injured were a number of threatrical people. Most of the injur ed were reported to be suffering from -brulsea and sprains. They were brought on a relief and sent to fcoepK tals and hotels here.