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ft baking ht had been .int. Iff tht ritndA. One* CHICAGO REFORMERS RESORT TO BOMBS Attempt Mada To Blow Un Coliseum Building In Wnich Demi-Monde Ort.it It Held Two Men in Adjoining junk *tor May Have '. Baan Killed. i m II OF THt COLD AND J' ******** ofl Naw and ******** RC 1AM COLOR, troth .ICIOU8 FLAV- of friends. At* Chicago, Dec. 13. Two liven are thought to have been lc t at the Coli- xouni. and tho building in'which the tlmt ward hull, thr annual orgie ' the demi-monde, is to tako place, wad partly wrecked tonight hy a terrMlc nomD explosion which shocked the neighborhood of Sixteenth atreet and Wabash avenue lor blocks. A bomb thought to huve been loaded with nitro-clycerine waa net off al tlie Houtheant corner of the Coliseum. Tho powerful bomb was placed under the Properly store room of the 0*1- iseuiu company, and it tore out lho entire south wall of the build in ir and destroyed that end of the roof. Lemi- ing. almost up npflinot the destroy ed building wan a lutie two-story Irani. rdtaok in which two junk men resided. One 6idl - f-UU' shack' waa driven in ward and the entire hovel was fillet with debris and junk. It is thought that the junk men were inside theii hovel when the. explosion occurred II they were they could not have es caped. One of the junk men is saM to have been a Swede named Ira Pc trasky. The name of the otttj* i . un known. Work of Reform League. Inspector John J. Wheeler tonight directly charged the Chicago Law ain' Order League with causing-the explo sion after he'had * looked over th -- -ceuo and received thc reports frou tlie. acore of detective hr had work ing on thc case: Hv declared tha' there was no doubt fo-hia mind tha* tin- I.uw and Order League had dyii.t miied the Coliseum, and that he ho* circumstantial evidence ...whioh point rd directly to Agent* of the reform or. gamzation. Furthermore, tlie polic. chief says tliat he wim convinced tha* the Chicago Law ijud Order Length had been a wolf in sheep's -clolhiiu Iur inonth- past, and that a bnn a dynamiters iu the pay o certain ve ' formers Jiart foui -dynamiting gam bling houses * in ChleagirTor month. past. Tonight's 'tKfflfch ' */ No; 27 in tin jjcrics ol bomb cxplftainn* which hav taken place in .Chicago., alilrnigh Ihi bomb wh*-. uol duvt'tcd Inwards. ; gambling house, a-* the prcvKuis Jf were. Buiiding Withstood Explosion. . If thc two men were killed, they Art tlie .first fatalities, in the fieri ea, aiul this was thr most powerful oj tli many bombs which have preceded i: While the property romn. which i- ' a iwo-atory frame building nestling clAhe to the Coliseum annex-and ran njtfg from Wabash acrtiue ;b ck Jr t e alley, was wrecked beyond repair- the ColiseUnr-propqiyw* uninjured X few wlmfowR- wore Woken in tl'v Coliseum and the' lng huilifi rig filiooV until the steel girders vibrated * bit several minute bnt . the pYoved Htrong eridujfli* to -V the'strain. TO COMBINE AGAINST SWIFT. Qlgantic Packer*' Wtr Imminent lor Contrftt ol Car.id'an Butlnett. Ohivego. Dec. IJ A tniggle b- mvitii pv.iii * OV. the Chicago paek- ns, ami combination of all tla' big packing interests of Central and Western Canada for the control of the Canadian I'teld is said to be involved lu iht' outcome of a mysterious confer* ettee of eastern bankers and western I'nited States and Canadian capitalists ami public ofHclaU, which is now in progress at the Auditorium annex. The c nlerenci* wxta begun this morning and continued until late in .ilia evening, and -m l h* reanrtied tomorrow. The strictest ; ort o* secrecy is heing maintained by all the cotifcrer.-*. who rvfusa tt* give out the least il.ilor- iiation r-'uc-rhiuB-thu nature or'ox- iei gt;t of iha deal they haye in han ine men who are participating 'n 1 ' eonlerence are. Samuel and Daniel Unier'ineyer, the New Vork bankets; R. M. MacLeod, a meni packer of Winnip. . e m Vf. Sfitesost o* New Vork; J. Herbert Anderson, ot Spo- tane. W'oah.; K. C. McDonald, atwist- nt aturnt-y. general ol Washington; S* Vf. McConnell, attorney general if Montana; and Albert Galon, of .iel.-jui. Mont. These men were closeted in their 'parlmenta irom early morhlng until ate in the evening. All 'their meals vere served to them in their room*. *hey had the constant attendance of our waiters and several private Men- Wapterg,.who arc wndto hovo*been irought to Chicago with lhe party, A'ero kept busy throughout the d.- y n ihe preparation of various papers. AUSTRIA OFFERS TEN MILLION COMPENSATION Conference Botw*en Austrian Ambao- sador and Turkish Officials OHcr ia Refused aa Inadequate for An* ncx,-iiioi gt;- of Bosnia and Herxe- rovina. Cond.-urinople, Dec. 14 Following ii*triaV decision, to nvopen uegotin- -ioua with Tyrke regarding tlio .m- TCjCffHoh u.' Ihi. Miii eml-Hyraeg viua- hr Antrim ainhassiiilor to the Porte 'Hitiug' ti/and :Vi/.i.T Kaiinal Pasnn nd Foreirn lltni gt;tar Towik Paslia o,l:iy, mid jintpos'.'l.-tvitain tennfl i'S i basJB for gt; triui'ii'. The nature oi ih gt; ir.'.rued wiih I well VEGREVILLE IS NOT GOING INTO LIQUIDATION Derogatory Statements Concerning This Thriving Town's Flnan M ar* Libellous and art Unjuitigl. able. Tha Figure* Which Sho* th* Trua State of Affair*. VEGREVILLE FINANCE. Vegreville, Pec. 12. Vegreville' finance* hnve h-'i-n irn-atly malign- during the pmt ew montha. A atato. m nt haa been prepared which dom- *'ii- rn . .beyond quvstion thu fact that it is a libel I'i say thia town fc in aore straita. Statement of r * apt* and diiburse- ment* from Jan. : ., liKV*. * gt; Nov. 30, IW: Receipts. Jan. I, caah 'ori hand Taxea arrears I90tt-07., 1 8 ., Sundry; license*; dot tax, flnis, etc. .. .... , ; .. i *58. 1 5.491.57 5,132.00 685.00 Total cash Notes discounted,. * * 11,307.40 S.000.00 tt KAAhia ..UK.dO ft vHa lp3;h?o ChicaKo, Dec. 11 The Milh-r'a Nu- tional Feneration today decUred war ou the Dcnartuient of Agrieulturu ond the pyre lood experta who have pronounced againet the practice of bleaching flour by nitrogeu peroxide. Tho Federation'a board of directors will meet in the Auditorium Hotel next-Wednesday to plan a defence. It ia urged in a circular issued today that they ahould have a campaign fund of *50,000. It Mld-85 per cent, of thn milling capacity ol tho country U equipped' uk- bleach ita Hour, and aeveral milliona of dollara are invested. * gt; Disbursements. Streets and aidewalka.. Grants (Board of Trade) Interest and discount . ; Pnhlie improvement.-. .. General expense account * a* a * a Priritliifc, postage nnPata* tionery.. .. ..- . Salaries., .. .. .. SL Martina 6ep. achonl.. Public .-i-hi..-.*, Public health ... Fire protection.,,, Debent. No. 1. cm pun Ko.. 13,307.40 . 506.08 219.50 ; '-S80.7O . *i59.3 . v-i-552-9.1 * 1 211.04 2.580.-t8 700.00 4.30G.G0 221.91 182.43 697.48 Total Puid on account notes 11,231.30 , 1,400.00 Aak Extension of Tlma. Ottawa, Pec. IS.* (.flovnral railway companies are gaxetting notice of their intention to ask lor legislation involving the vxtensioud of tima ' of beginning .y,y v.c*r,.,: . Those making application are the Huron and Ontario, Kootenay Ceutral. and Winnipeg and Korthweateru. The last- named company ulao-wisho* authority to buihl hranches, one irom the Narrows ot Lake Manitoba, westerly to the a Assiniboine river and thence ii.uihwe.MiTty to Nut Lake and from Good Spirit Lake south-easterly to the G.T.P. v * - m Montreal to Havo Ica Carnival. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING for CHRISTMAS .-- that will not be expensive but wilt-be greatly ap* * e O predated as a reminder by friends at a distance What could bo bettor .adapted for the purpose than . I**., * 12,031.36 Comparative Statement Jan. 1, 1908. notes out.tt'ng 3,000.00 Bank overdraft .. .. .. .. 679.39 Unpaid account (estimate) 7,000.00 Total floating hidbtd'nnaa 4 79.5 Nov. 30, lOOtJ, notca outst'ug 2,600.00 Unpaid account, (estimate) ' 900.00 TyUi. floating mdlHd a 3J5QQ.OO N. 11 Vnpnld school grants not included fn cHtimate, either date, as amount praciiraliy oame at ovth T MontTealr Dccr-i*. The- Uio Board of Trade went on Record tonigUL.agAinst.the winter canjiy* , which it in proposed to hold here ui February next. The membership 'St the council ia entirely composed- nf wholesale men,' while the promoters ot the carnivnl are hotel men and retailers. 'Despite the opposition of the railwaya and llie bwttld ot iimle, they are going ahead with the plana, and tonight announced that they had already collected 10,000 toworda the expenses and had moro in sight They ' xpeet that .the American railways will eomr to thefr lt;a*sidtaiK gt;e and give cheap ratcSi da ten: Statement . of 1 4 *m* . mm '*' bnUdiiuE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH its eeg ut. - ... i. : 5j;Hc5k Xc : y * that she is K* new parlors, w . ahd will be jj itrons from 10 iding1) strictly * ictiun guaran- t; AD. COLUMN8 ShOekmg TrmaaAy nn Farm Jn HaW- thoma Townahip, Ont. Ottawa, l)c-c. lS- Fouvyoung children of W. J. Scharfe.a farmer oi Haw- thovho, a small placr on the I?u gt; -li rofidi ten miles from the ciiy. xeem burned to death in a fire which de- si rayed thc Scharfe house this morning. Scliarfe goes out at six o'clock, ond having lit the Are'proceeded to the barn, where he was joined by hi wife shortly after. While they wn* engaged in milking the cows th-j house caught flre, probably'from-th? stovepipe. Wlien they discovered A. a. portion of tihe building was in flames. SMiarfc made frantic efforts to rescue the chi Id rrn.who were..s e:*p- . ing upsjnira, but was driven back by tho flame* and smoke- For- tr-'fime hr could hear Buby, the eldest of th- four'children, aged, four and a half years, calling Daddy, daddy/'' bill could not get to her. - To Regulate Automobile Traffic. SandwichT Dt*C7 'tt The Essex county council has adopted a resolution asking the Ontario legislature to five caeh county permission to regu- atc and license tne automobile ttai* flc- The movement is directed apaints the Dertoit and Buffalo autoinobilists. lit si; terms, e; utiyt lie ir.'.rlicd ertaiiity. but it is ;h?lieved, hi uJo'.nnd ipia.rterti, that thcy embraceITanks, pumps, etc. i offir by Austrfa to contribute io Fire apparatus. lie -O.tcmaiV DiUionrd dejf on behalf 1 yamlu, iihd.Herzegoviiia. Then*. re nftngig* thai tfie inaunt proposed s SJO.UOil- DfS. .Thi?, -- is reported, tir.* otnicil c? . S ili* er decided this ev- intuletjuate, Asset*, and awskts: Li-ibi'itic-. *Qip was . - in DRUNKENNESS IN TORONTO. Mora Than . in Any Other.. City . - .America, .Mr, Wright Saya. '-- - * .mil. Toronto, Dec. 11. There is mort nninkehliesa-'TiT.Tor iCo than In any - gt;ther city.. n.ATn j'iea gt; was the statement made bv Mr. A. W. Wright,- sec- retar - *of the citixens' committ'* torni ed thut hot ptiTt 'ness to tight license reduction, *o Globe yesterday. He claimed this was due to tne reduction *-ll censes. His contention was by'cbtlfiig off one hotel the husl- (ii the others was increased. . tn- stead -otlty few men being in the bars. the* i oms ewre erowdpd, and this, hc claimed, encouraged the treating syn- t m. /- Ov.er.-600; men, Mr. Wright aaid. had voluntarily come forward and oflcred their 'servicea in the fight against license reduction, as against 16 three years ago.* Thase men. Mr. Wright stated, were in no way cou* Recta) wtih the liquor traffic, pom* of them were in favor of local option, others had prohibition views.' but they all were agreed that license reduction was not the right etep in the direction of temperance. Mr.-Wright waa not certain whether public meetings would bo held by the antis or not, but in his opinion tliey. sliould be Held. 1 * , lt; gt;t 27, block 16 (Town Hull) 7,000.0 , 8,000.00 r .ooo.(K gt; sCooo.og 1.OW0O 300.DO 4,000.00 6,600.00 Ceim.'Ury liryp rty .j , Market square ....... Scales, etc. Arrears f taxes 19CG-07... . Current taxes unpaid .;. . School sites, buildings, furnishings, equipment, etc, 25.000.0) Total .. I...... ,. .T 52,300.00 INABILITIES. Village debenture Deb. Ko. (Fire).. ..... ; ' Vo. 2 (Hnll).,.;.. .. Ko. 3 (Market).. * Kq.4-. lt;Cemetery.).;.:... Notes outstandmtr. ..; .;' ..; Unpaid- account (sundrv.) Bcttwn gnun School debenture... .'.- i lK).U'i B.000.00 7,003.00 2.200.00 1,600.00 2.600.00 9CO.0O 7 There are many features o( the'*Kew5are WilliaiM iny one of which make it conspicuously better tban any other- piano. And one of theae Uie liar* ic-Prolongi h g -foit is auch a matterly invention that it deserves the critical attention of every piano purchaser. - gt; v We sincerely Mgratnlete yon oa the wohtlerful imgrovenienUmadc In the coQfttnicttoinrtfae pin do*. St. Mary's Acadcaiy, Creaceat- wood. Winuipeg. Our beautifully illustrated booklet describes tliia patented device aud many other features of Canada's finest pianos. Write for a free copj. The Williams Piano Co. Limited. Oshswa Ont. New Scale UiUlams Piano wm; a. prAtY i co. Total '.. ;. 13.000.00 *3d,700.0 gt; VAPOR DISCOVERED ON MARS. t. This M*ansAtmosnhert and Probably Life. ' - ' * Kuion, l gt;Jc; 11 VM. i/i* ell; the wcl known n. lt;tronomer,.' liar discov- -r,'d. alvolute prouf that jfiorivis vi por in, th plunet Mars,, which/goe to-in- wlio arc very objectionable to thc.po dicatc atmosphere, witliaut ulationr' i - '-' -. .'- ' thero could bu nu life. whict Discrimination Against Halifax. Halifax. Dec. 32-The .. Halifax board of trr.de is engaged in trying to remedy what they consider the discrimination against the Haliiax Bay AJlan line. Sometime ago the Allan? issued ii revised freight tariff in which they instructed their agents at Halifax to charge 2s. 6d. -more per ton on local -ocean freight coming to Halifax than is charged by them on simitar freight fo.St.-Jolin. TIih cause of X n* extra charge is said to * gt;e because ihe C. P. R. steamers land no freight at. HaliTax, taking it all to St. John and *ending-il--Wk-by the Intcrcol- onial railway at an extra cost of aboul 2s. Od.'ptr ton. -.Beck's-Electric Power Terms. . Windsor, Pec. 11. A conference rc- pres 'ntinirll3ji uiijcii(nIitiM in the r-miiliMi-siiTi: ii nfnauia interciiteJ hi the .::Oiitari iffoyTyiiincnt's Kijjgara P'.iwer ttcln-uit'. was held tliis after- ttO'.'.l.. Hon. A. Deck' said that H WiudfOr took 5,*KK) l:orse- gt;cwi'r all mnuivipaliiii * iiou d et en -r ?y. ut S-'lt.rtl? ptrr hor.-* empower. Jl lt;-- said traicfomv woui.l U* . cfblishwl rn-nr Chatliaiu. W:nd,v gt;r -witd V.-s x tu supply hiitdlv j gt;ui.il x tn primps A Braolntlbn wa* gt;l:*;*'',il-acceptiot:-the gov:-riu:iri;r- trm-. Hy-'.r.ws uill b- .-. ; . - i: .. . Tbe System BaUder. msoir Invalids'Porl (AlaQninadu perou) steadies the nen*es, makes rich, red blood, builds up, nourishes and sustains the entire system. Dr. r. 0. BDG9ES . Mayor fit' l,caminstoti. Ohl subiuittud to :h ihuiiieipallii'-. rap p i. it-* i r oU Hr Criminals Out On PnrOle. Ottnwa. Dee- I2. Upt tne present timo I. HIU criminals thru Ilite Wil on Invalid*' Porl very much aa' a Ionic, and am preacrihinK It for conraic cenl . ll fill* a* plan ta medicine I hare often sought fot 1*1P. it a * * We dn nnt think that anyone wishing to send a Christmas remembrance to thejfagt or tho e dew lands beyond the seas, that some of us cannot and indeed, do not wish, to lorget. Could do' better than tend this little hroehure, It rings true and describes ub as we are in strong, lucid. Anglo-Saxon language. Strathcona Chronicle. -'Everyone ought to buy this little book. It only eosts Fifty Cento; and if ypu can't af f ord tbis on your past pt-ofits and future gains, you don't deserve to be in the Weat at all. HH.D. in Vew-eville Observer. gt;- gt; - The book does not pretend to be a learned tome, but it does give a wonderfully clear insiaht into the every day life of the West. .1 can imagine no better Christmas offering. Winnipeg Town Topics. Mrs. Watt is a mistress of the supremely feminine literary art of creating an atmosphere of little things, of making a vivid picture of common domestic life, of picking up the details that give it character and Dresenting them in their natural freshness. Montreal Herald. To r ach friends outaide the country, the Ixx k should be purchased without delay. No matter whether they live a long or a short dintance off, it is folly to wait till a few days before Christinas before buying what you wish to send them. On sale at at ALL BOOKSTORES and at the SATURDAY NEWS Office, directly behind the/Bahk of Montreal. '. f ,. . ;; ' -;; - - i - . . :, i FIFTY GENTS PER BOUMB JN LEATHER 2.00. COPY , ..- havo corni: gt;I lib ft gt; umh i' tin uprratiun *4 llie. iwrole t gt;l in,- u whom 7)rf gt; are ftill report in? imnithfy to W. I'. Arcn- ibald, Dominiuii parole oillcrr. BIO BOTTLE All Drug *itt* ' Crerjrwh*-*. Wholaaalt D*pot Alb*rta Importing Wina Co., tf* Jaapar Avanua/ Iwo N w inourancc Companies. Ottawa. , Dec. II. Several Compa- niiv, ,il(- uji(Myiii ior incurpurntius, nniong. them b .inp the Prudent i;il Tfustrt Company, Limited, and the Koyal Casualty Accident Company tit Viiimle. ** S gt; 0 -..i,i ,-y - A Bad Stomach - tnay come from one of three --j Cauae*-p- faulty digestion, constipation or weak kidneys. Whether it'soneor nil three of these troubles, ABBEY'S ill sweater thc stomacb, maVe thc digestion found, nnd regulate and strengthen the kidneys. 1881 ' COAL 125 1908 Dry and wall ecroetto*. Hm ttood tha tMt 17 yttr*. A fair trial aiktd and fair d ' glvan. Atk far our blu* t'.cka* itrtt. COAL CO. Jaapar AVfc * * * Royal Temperance Holet 264 FRASER AVENUE STEAM HEATED. BATHS IN CONNECTION. RATES SI.M PER DAY OR .M and ***** PER WEEK. . .. . -. MEALS 2tc. ARCHIE HARRlNOTON, Pre*. i GO Phona IMS Prompt dollvaty, P.O. Baa Of 9 ** ** ** ** ****** 31 Th Ctavftr A lor Apptarinj CHAS. AYERS. Tht WMtirner, Dominion Tonight. s hSmSt tt*. oattOc. a botU*. At all daaiar* Namayo Trading Company Auctioo lt;y gt;r and Dealers la Sowint t:ichinea ah*l (.'rrnro Separator*. Xow open tor buaineM at their cou- mofliou aurtion roomi on Namayo, cor, C'l-cm. Anyone lt;h gt;-iring to dltpciw of houa*- hold furniture, call ua aa wo a** mo 2, po ition to handle all foodt to tbo bM lt; ndrnnti*e. SECO SHERRY BOTTLED IN SPAIN ONLV. OLD AGE Tho most excellent products of tho vino do not roach their beat condition for several years ofter brina made. Messrs. GONZALEZ BYASS1 IDOLO 8ECO SHERRY Is -fcottlod, scaled ond-***** oxol4pitv ly at . their own Bodexas at Jerez. Spain. Th unrivalled reputation of tho premier sherry house of the world l?i an absolute soamntee of the unsur- paaaed excellence of their product. For sale jit all leadln* Hotels, Cafes, Restaurants and Wine Merchant* the M'orld over. Lawranca A. WUaon Co. Ltd, Canadian Aflenta, - Montreal, 15 READ THE WANT AD. COLUMNS Pcrrm Gloves Give you full value in comfort, fit, durability and appearance. Made in all atyles, weights aad abadea (or mea women and children. This trademark to your guaraaty. **i ' ' : s* READ BULLETIN WANT ADS. M a . ' v. . J
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