The Quebec chronicle, 30 septembre 1909, jeudi 30 septembre 1909

[" Ths Waaths\" Lower St.Tawrence and Gulf.\u2014 Partiy fair with à few showers.ESTABLISHED 1764, GRAND REGIONAL MEETING (OF THE PROVINCIAL OPPOSITION) == AT \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 SI.JEAN, PORT JOLI (STATION) Sunday, 8rd Oct, at 2.30 P.M.MR BOJRASSA, M.PP.for St.Hyacinthe; MR.PREVOSS, M.P.P.; MA.LAVERGNE, M.P.P.fo: Moitmagny .ani other spaakers will addrass the meeting.MR.TELLIER, lead3» of ths \\pros'tion, is also expezt- ed to be present and address th> meeting.Special trains will leave Levin amd Riviere du Loup at 12.30 P.M, to return immediately after the meeting.TICKZTS ON SALE AT CHRONICLE OFFICE , Return fare, $1.00.Lovers of your country, come out in crowds The Que QUEBEU, T.URSDAY, BEPTUMBER 30, 1000 os | DAMAGE FROM DISASTROUS FLOOD Northern and Eastern Maine and Western New Brunswick Under Water.ARTILLERY TEAM FROM DOMINION \u2014 Association Will Accept Invitation From Britain COMPOSITE AGGREGATION Portland, Me, Sept.29\u2014One of the worst floud« in Northern and Enstern Maine and Western Ncw Brunswick, ræulting from the heavy rain fall of the last few days, has already caucel rreat damage in Aroostock, Penobscot Flscataquie, Somerset and Washington counties in this State.At most points to-nicht the swollen rivers contibued to rise und cause .further «lestruetion.Washouts on \u2014 ; railroad lines have intefcred greatly : | with the traffic, and in some sections | Ottawa, Sept.29.\u2014It is practically traine are at a standstill, and a num decided that nest summer à Canadian her of cities and towns nre «nt off Artillery team will journey to Frgt from rail communication with the rest Jand te compete against a repres-ut- \"of the State.One death has been re.\u201cative team of the National Artillery rorted due to the flood, that of Chas.Association.The permission of the F.Keele, of Bangor, the railroad en- Dominion Government is all that is pincer who was caught under his en required, and in view of te practical ! rine when his train was derailed to- [kent to be attained from such meet- Will Take Part in Competitions of Four Branches \u2014Governmant Sanction and Aid Expacted, - iln the morning, more than a balf mil- RETURN RATES Levis.wn $1.Saint Josep! .1,00 Harlake Junction.Low Saint Charles.95 Saint Michel 55 Saint Valier.sn Saint Pierre.70 6h Si Anse-a-Giiles.STURT 3 Riviere du Loup.81.00 IRISH LAND Old lake Road.80.Saint Alexandre Rl.Saint Andre.5 «Rainte Helene.Dewunint.80 Saint Pascal RU) Saint Philippe.65 Riviere Quelle.65 Saint Pacome.53 Sainte Anne.85 HARRY WHITNEY ACT IN LORDS) wakes STATEMENT Passes its Second Reading, but Orastic Amendments are Promised in Committee, London, Sept.2\u2014The House of Lords to-night passed the second reading of the Irish Land Bill, but promised to introduce drastic amend.' ments when it reaches committee.Jt | wan stated fords omit or weaken the powers of | the provision for the compulsory pus chase of land, the Nationalists will refuse to accept it, whatever may be the view of the Government.SUCCESS OF | t SPANISH ARMY.1 | Madrid illuminated in Celebration of Gen, Marina's Occupation of ! Moorish Stronghold.i Madrid, September 29\u2014 Madrid is he | flagged and illuminated to-night in selebration of the success of the Npanish army in Africa, which were crowned ta-day by the occupation of Mount Guruga, t Moorikh stronghold.| Crowds fill the Puerta Del Sol and | the surrounding streets, acrlaiming the news which marks a glorious ending of the war and the early return of the troops.Gen, Marina's skilfully planned operations are the subject of much praise, Abroad the victories are expected to snhance Spanish prestige zreatly, and the policy of nan-interferbnce, to which the powers subscribed, will give the Spanish Government an opportunity to reap the full benefit of the country's military success.Little donht exists that the Government intenla to take advantare of the siluntion to extend its aphere of inflaence in Africn : and pomibly ta realise the dream of #0 many Spaniards.the creation of an importrnt eclony in Africa to eompensate for the humiliating losses bevond the seas.An it war manifestly impossible for Moracca to nay the nenalty which Rpain will demanc\\.Spanish oceupa- fon can be.protracted for many vears, mines, which were the cause of the origanal trouble ave considered femmenrelv rich.and much ie expected from industrial exploitation.DESTRUCTIVE FROST Mexico City.Nept.29\u20141npracedent.od cold wenther in the valleys in tha vicinity of of this city has destroyed the corn crops.Tt in estimated that | the Jose will reach 820,000,000, The thermometer thin mominz regiatered two degrees below the freeing point.88.Duca Dewli Abruzsi, at Naples m New York.P \u2014 New Haven Hunter in the Arctic Circle Returns to St.John, Nfld, \u2014\u2014 New Yerk, Sept, 29.\u2014The following despatch has been received by The Associated Press from Harry Whitney, : the New Haven hynter.who r.turged ! v in the lobby that if the | to St.John's, hi 1., vesterday by the! schoohre Jeanle ftom Greenland.and ° is on his way oume:\u2014*Stepheaville Crossing, \"Nfld., Sept.Wth.\u2014So many cuestions are being asked of me by different pabers' that [ devirs to make the following statement through Tho Associated Proan: \u2014Mv reasons for not eoing back to Etah after Dre, Cook's things were that the engine in tie Jeanie, one of the #mallest boats that ever went to the north Arctic, was not working satisfactorily, and we were depending partly on sails.which later we had to do entirely.There wear no reason why the Jeanis could not bave gone back, but, not knowing that Dr.Cook\u2019s things left with me were of such importance as they have since turned out to be, D did net return.In addition.T had pfomixed the Emimcewho were with me after musk.ox in Flismore Laud, certain things which { expected cn tbe ship coming far me, fut thee were not aboard the Jeanie Bd 1 did not want®to return snd dizanpnaint the mn.Another reason was that | wanted to proleng mv hunting trip.which | wns able te do hv not veine Fact hut by cutting nerase Smith Sonn d from Nath Sige Bev and following the edge of the ice south, 1 do net\u2019 believe that either Te.Ceo or Commenler Peary if placed in mv mosition, would have dose anv diffePentiy thn | dil.nor would they, having etarted euh for civilizntion.have turned back.EF had never, seen Br.Cook wntil F met him in the Arctic, Te told me he hod ben to the North Pole and T war plediend vot to reveal this fret 16 Commander Pearv.hot TV could env that he hed cane farther north than Peary in 1996.Commander Peary, 10 mv now tele, bnew nothing about whit hail heen 1oft with me be Dr.Cool, evrent th=t 1 mentioned i~struments, clothe and furs rnd aleo a nerwhal horn.Ur.Coot'a helensi-es left in mv charge were placed in boeen which were nailed un.Then T saw the Eskimos rover them with rects.No one could have heen Firdsr nor showed mo mere consideration than Peary did while T wat nn the Roosevelt and he spid be would he very clad to have me ve main akorrd und return with him in.\u2018red of ioining the Jeanie.Harry Whitney,\u201d \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Word's Phi, .The Great Mngits , \u2018Tnnon and tnt ante we e « norvges in, makes v IMond ta old rine, Lunes fes ous Pxbl' ty.Mens.and Brain Worry, Dis Weakness, cartons.matorrhan, o 8 te or [ross se Price #1 per box, tixfor Ono will ploane, sia Th ours.Bold er a rugglaly or af 3 vain Jo.ED TA es nated ret.Tho Waed Madtoine Ces \u201corme UE * \u2014asa 04 JOHNSTON & FILS BORD EAUX RSTABLISHED 1734 * CLARETS » SAUTERNES Law.Vaune A Co oo, os os « Montreak , \u2018ay by a washout near West Selersi \u201c i \u2014_\u2014 i ROBBED A BANK Two men entered the CitizenveNation- ol Benk to-day and holding up two horse hack with 810,000, ee mes | WEST INDIES COMMISSION, : St.John's, Nfld, Sept.29.\u2014Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, members of the West Tndics Commission, arrived hore to-day and this aftermoon held their fieat session in St.John's.JUMPED FROM FERRY BOAT.Glenwocd Springs, Colo\u2026 Sept, 2.| roriation, 1 Brks, robled (he rafe anil esvaped an \u2018V6 have accepted.conditi nal on VERRINE CESSE ETES ESSENCE CESSE and the other Treads ! | i t 1 ings little difficulty ie antici Ottawation from the Naticnel pated from \u201cWa have received ap invi Arti) suid Lieut.Colonel Stichard Co-tigan, president of 1be CA.Awhen asked about the matter, \u2018end re- irg the permission of the Domin Government acd alo linancial as- stance, * It is mat likelv that the Government will heritate to make a rant for the purpose.\u201d \u201cIt is prol:able that tere will be Bur different competition.\u201d Colonel Costivan further, add, \u201cfor artillery, heavy, garrison, and coast defecce.The Canadian teem will te a composite tram drawn from batteries all over Canada end will probably 1 New Yori, Sept.20 \u2014An old men, [consist of 40 men and 6 or 7 officers, in whose pocket was à pension certi- {The British team will Fe of the same ficate, addressed to -Ino.MrLauphlin, nature.\u2018219 First streat, Washington, D.C, {jumped overboard from a Lac awarnn \u2018Railroad ferry boat to-night.The kody was taken to the morgue.| TWO KILLED INAUTD ACCIDENT } New York, Sept.2\u2014Parker Northig owner of the Mineola Press, and Edward Baker, proprietor of the | Mineola Garage, were instantly killed {te-nieht in an automobile necident !near Minsola, LA.The two men were i returnine to the village with ths bal.Io-n of Leo Stevens.the aeronaut, which had just descen:led from a long flicht across New York city and Long Island\u2014_\u2014 de EVELYN NESBIT THAW'S BROTHER is Howard Nec it, br.thr of Evelvn Neatit Thaw, fe Icing leld ty the local rotice, ren inv a ha ing 1efore ths covrt in the mowing.Nest it, who wher first laced in cratody, ae the rame of Cem: b Il, was ar rect d in a local 1awn «hop while triine tv desose of a ricg which ha renrescmted ax being on dinmond, for \u20ac35.An examination by the pawn broker proved the stare to he glass, A search of lis room in a local hotel hroucht to licht mx similar rings an: letters addressed to Howard Nesi bit, which he admitted waw his right (name.Tate to-night Neshit sent a registered letter.with permission of the police, to Attorney O'Reilly, of New York, | OCEAN ARRIVALS, September 20th, 1900, P88, Tentonie, at New Yori, from Southampton.88, Princess Irene, pt New York, from Grnoa.SS.Saxonia, at Beston, lrom Liverreal.8S.Ivernia, at Queenstown, from Bos: JF NE CONDITION As Quick as Lightning \u2014Treatment at Marienbad Took Off Superfluous Flesh, Paris, Sept.20\u2014James Jeffries, 1hs American heavyweight Gghter, is doing (his work at Jim Pratt's quarters at Paris, preparatory to his with Jack Johnson.The which beyan soon from Marienkad, bas been interru tending the His wife, however, enya that his ill- near wan not serious, ard it is ex pected that he will take up his\" train- inr again in a day or two, Jim Pratt, who fichtern for years, eonsidern Jeffries in the pink of rendition, and ready to enter the ring with Johneon, \u201clef.friee is ne quick ae lightning,\u201d he anid today.\u201cThe treatment which hy yrderwent at Marienbad has re- du his superfluous fat, and his wafat tine has lallen away practically to normal.Hie weight le atout 228 posods, All that in to get his muscles in trim, and I am sorry that his training, whi~h was confined largely to punching the baz and akinping the rope, hus been inter runted,\u201d No definite arrangements have vet bean made for a fight with Johnson, although Hugh Melntosh, the Aus tralian fight promoter.has offered RA5.000 lor a contest between the two heavvweichte in Paris.Jaffrien hae refused the offers of several music hail managers tn sive sparring exhibitions.han followed the | | Winnipeg an 1898, he atertrd an Jeffries needs now i ! FUNERAL | Stately and Unique S:rvice Marked : New Haven, Conn., Sept.20\u2014Char.i | with idlencas, a man who asve le! ; ; = \u201d e, penile lined the street through which The competition will ta%e place at Shoeburyness in September, during the rericd of treinine at the great British artillery camp.\u201d UF UE FTIR vou the Last Sad Honors to Beloved Clergyman, 2 an Montreal, Sept.Denee crowds of tho funeral procession of the late Father Woo: passe; :hix morning from the Church of St.Jahn the Evangelist after the moleirn services.The hearse war preceded by almost the whole of the Angticza clergy of Montreat in their reher, the cortege being \u2018a stately and unique one, .Ahe Communion eormire was that \"the Rev.Jt t ! A solemn requiem -rlebration af the Holy Communion wae held nt the church at 7 a.m., at which the Revd.Arthur French was the celebrant, ns- eisted bv Rev.Lenox Smyth, of Ottawa, and the Rev.Canon Scott, of Quebec, who were nt cne time on the staff of clergy at St.John's.The Benediction: and Abeolution were pro: nounced hy the Bishop of the diocese.The hymns for the « vnsion were those chosen for the last Sunday service hy Me.Wand himse 7 The music of of 0.Dykes, an old friend of the Inte Father Wood during his early ministre in Furlend, The funeral s rice tonk place at 9 o'clock and was randucted bv the Rixhop of the iliore.:, asasinted by the ' Rev, Canon Ritsor, whoa was nlen a At the\u2019 fellow-warker at Se John's.close of the