THE BRANDON DAILY SUN.VOL. 10 BRANDON, MANITOBA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3. IMS NO. 154

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT INAUTO RACE AGAINST TIME

London, Jan. 3—After breaking theworld's speed record for fifty six milesand In attempting to lower tlie hun-dred miles record for a six cylinderauto., H. C. Cyon escaped death i.ithe most remarkable accident everknown. While the car was speedingat the rate of eighty-four m'les anhour, a tire on a rear wheel loosenedand wrapped itself about the rim,giving the car the jumping power of vkangaroo. In an instant the li.acb.lne

was in the air, making a fresh anddizzier plunge each time It crrne incontact with the track, while the dri-ver clang to the seat. Presently themachine gave three violent zig-zaglunges, cleared the high parapetguarding the track, and breakingthrough the iron fence, snapping atelegraph pole, after which it landeda mass of scrap Iron in the public roadoutside. Cyon was picked up uncon-scious, but was later found to be notseriously injured.

Hope Of Vessel's SafetyAlmost Abandoned

(Special to The Sun.)Montreal, Jan. 3—The C.P.R. liner.

Empress of Britain, which reachedHalifax last night, reports that feheneither sighted the Mount Royal norhad she received any wireless commu-nication from other steamers that theyhad seen the missing steamer, TheAllan liner Pomeranian has reachedSt. John, but has no news of the tout-masted steamer seen off Sable Island,which, it was hoped, would prove tobe the Mount Royal. It is suggestedthat she was carried north of hercourse and may be heard from off theIrish coast. She is now'twenty-nine

idays out from Antwerp, nnd whilehope of her safely has not been aban-doned, shipping men think the chanceof her turning up is very slim. Every!effort is being made to locate her, Iand all wireless stations are 'nstruct- jed to seek information from passingvessels.

The Mount Royal is believed to have!had a coal supply for thirty or thirty-'five days. The four-masted steamerwhich was believed to have been theMount Royal, is said to have beenmaking for Portland. TTie MountRoyal's passengers are mostly Hun-'garians.

!Accused Of Conspiracy

To Murder Empress(Special to The Sia )

St. Petersburg, Jan. 3—The policearrested nineteen persons accused ofconspiracy to murder the DowagerEmpress Marie Feodorovna upon herreturn from abroad about three weeksago. The plot was of a most in gen-

ious nature, and the conspiratorswere certain of success. They Insertedan announcement in the daily columns 'of the Novoe Vrenya of December 11,condemning Marie Feodorovna Roman-ovna and inviting her friends to at-tend her requiem mass.

Shrubb Wins Again.Boston, Jan. 3—ln the first ten-mile

professional running race ever heldheld on a board track, Alfred Shrubb,the wonderful English runner, easilydefeated Tom Williams, Sam Meyersand Frank Kanaly, the latter the Am-erican professional champion, who ranin relays at the Park Square coiiseum.ahrubb's time was 53 minutes lo sec-onds, as compared with his outdoorrecord for the same distance of 53minutes 7 seconds.

After the race Shrubb declared thatthe contest was the first of the kindever held on a board track and that, itshould be the last on account of itseffecton the runners.

Two of Shrubb's opponents, Willi-ams and Kanaly, went lame, the form-er in the second miie and the latterin the last. Shrubb finished in goodcondition, fully six laps ahead of Kan-aly. Ail the relay runners are Bostonmen.

FOUR MONTHSFOR THE EDITOR

(Special to The Sun.)Berlin, Jan. 3—Editor Maximilian

Harden of Die Zunkumpft was foundguilty today of libelling GeneralCount Kuno yon Moltke and sentencedto four months' imprisonment.

DAILY PAPERWAS A LOSER(Special to The Sun.)

Lothbridge, Jan. 3—The News,which issued a daily here for a year,ceased publication of that edition attne end of the year. The Herald is theonly daily published here now.

OBITUARYThe funeral of the late Jane Mar-

shall, of Rapid City, who died in thecity on Dec. 2!)th, took place yeste,'-

dny afternoon at the Brandon cems-tery. The Rev. Mr. Jackson conductedthe burial service.

The death of Nellie Sparks;, agedone year, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs.Ambrose Sparks, of too 20th street.occurred on Wednesday. Jan. Ist. De-ceased, who had beeh ill two weeks,died of convulsions. The funeral tookplace from the residence to Brandoncemetery this afternoon at 2 p m.. TheRev. F. W. Walker Will conduct thoburial service.

Business Dull.(Special to The Sun.)

Lethbrldge; Jan. 3—The Spokaneflyers are not to be operated by lhaC.P.R. after Monday next, as trafficdoes not warrant, continuing trains.

THE DECREASEIS EXPLAINED(Special to The Sun I

Winnipeg, Jan, 3—The inland Rev-enue returns for the calendar year1907 for this city show a decrease oftwenty-two thousand as comparedwith the previous year, but this ismore than accounted for by the factthat previous to the end of the lastfinancial year in June these returnsincluded the whole of the territories,while since that time separate re-turns have been made for Alb.-rta andSaskatchewan

BACK FROM THE COASTR. T. Grew, train baggageman on

the C.P.R., has returned after an ex-tended visit to the coast. Mr Grewreports nothing but rain in the farwest, and much prefers the dry cli-mate of Manitoba. Things are veryquiet, he said, all through the west,and he is very pleased with Brandon,having bought his house on Sixthsuvot. Mr. Grew met very manyBrandonites in Vancouver and Vie-

BONI WILL FIGHT A DULL

Paris, Jan. 2.—Following the cirdilation of persistent rumors thaPrince de Sagan, a cousin of CountBoni de Castellane, had become betrothed to the count's divorced wifeAnna Gould, the two men met in theRue Challot today after a fight whiclcreated a sensation in a fashionablethoroughfare, and it la said challenged each other to a, duel. It is thefirst time the cousins had come together in public since the great scandal in which the count's name figurecso prominently. Boni began to vituperate the prince. Each struck thother with canes, Boni drawing blooufrom his cousin before they were separated by the police.

Many Entries.» (Special to The Sun)thbridge, Jan. 3—Homestead on-for this district for 1907 number-

FORMER NEWSPAPERMANLIVED MYSTERIOUS LIFE

Charles F. Powell, Once Con-nected With CanadianJournals, Died Unknown inMassachusetts Hospital

Melrose, Mass., Jan. 2—An investi-gation by the officials of the poor de-partment and the police partially un-ravelled the mystery of the identityand life story of a man who died un-known in the Melrose hospital. Theman was known on account of hishabits of life as "the hermit of theMiddlesex Falls," but except to one ortwo close friends his name ras notknown until alter his death. Accord-ing to Mi. and Mrs. Geo. Becltford ofSwains Pond avenue, who were hismost intimate acquaintances, the her-mit's name was ("has. Frederick Pow-ell, and he had a romantic career.Powell gave every evidence that hewas possessed of an exceptionallygood education, although his mode oflife was that, of a tramp. He told theBeckfords that at one time he was astudent at Trinity College, Oxford, andwas a member of the college choir.

King Edward of England was a stu-dent there at the same time. Powellsaid.

Powell did not finish his course atTrinity, having had some trouble withthe authorities of the institution. Hacame to America for a short visit andafterwards returned to his home inLiverpool, where his parents lived.Later his father sent him to a univer-sity in Germany, but he remainedthere only a short time. After goingback to his home lie Interfered la itquarrel between his father and moth-er, taking his mother's part, struct;his father, who thereupon ordered himout of the house. Powell then cameto this country 2i> years ago and neverafter returned to his home, lie wasat one time connected with the Mon-treal Gazette and at another time withthe Toronto Mail.

For the last three or tour years hebad made his home in the vicinity ofMelrose, living much of the time. In acave in the southeastern district. Inthe cave he had only a blanket for acovering and an oil stove on whichhe cooked such lood as ho could ob-

GEO. H. HALSEIS APPOINTED

Former Well known Residentof Brandon Mode Superin-tendent of Bell TelephoneCo. at Vancouver

George H. liaise, formerly C well'known resident of Brandon, has just

been appointed superintendent of theHell Telephone Co. at. Vancouver, liesucceeds 11. W. Kent, who resinnedon Jan. 2nd.

Mr. Halse had been seereta y of theHell Telephone Co. lor r.ome time, past.

Geo. H. Halse was for many yearsreeve of Cornwallis Municipality andwas a prominent resident of Brandonand this district. About, six or sevenyears ago ho removed to Vancouverand settled there.

HORSE THIEFGETS A TERM

Andrew Johnson Will Stay inDurance Vile for 6 MonthsJohn Body Pleads Guiltyto Forgery

Andrew Johnson, a Norwegian,came before His Honor, Judge Cum-berland this morning on the chargeof horse stealing, committed in Sep-tember last year. The horse in ques-tion belonged to Wm. Dandy, a far-mer residing in the Pierson district.The evidence went to show tjaat theaccused stole the horse and afterwards sold it to a man named Flet-cher, whom he told he had receivedit from a Frenchman.

Mr. Alex. Howden defended John-son, and Mr. R. M. Matheson pro-secuted on behalf of the Crown.

In sumroine up His Honor severelyreprimanded the accused for his de-liberate falsehoods, and sentencedhim to six months in jail with hardlabor.

John Cody, describing himself asa laborer, 45 years of age, was givensix months in jail to ruminate onwhat he would have been doing hadhe not committed forgery by signingthe name of Agnew Smith to a bankcheque on the Union bank. He ask-ed for the leniency of the court onthe plea that he had already served28 days in jail and had pleaded guil-ty to the charge.

SUDDENDEATH OFHARRY BOWER

Mr. S. H. Bower late this afternoonreceived a despatch from New Yorkannouncing the death of his son Har-ry Bower, formerly a well-known Bran-don boy.

Harry Power had for some time pastbeen traveling for a New York houseand making his home in that city. Hehad been in good health as far as isknown and it is thought his death wasvery unexpected.

The deceased was one of the mostpopular boys in Brandon fifteen yearsago, and he has a host of friends herewho will hear with deep regr.'t cf hisdeath.

GOING EAST

Mr. 1.. Cuff, of Christie's Book-i store, leave-; to-morrow lor GoderiCßOut., having been called home onaccount of the serious illness of hisfather.

Re-elected Speaker of the Legislature.HON. JAMES JOHNSON

ONE MILLIONDOLLARS NEEDEDOttawa, Jan. 3.—lt has been decid-

ed to hold a meeting of representa-tives of all Canadian Clubs in Otta-wa on Jan. 15th to consider EarlGrey's proposal for the conversionof the Plains of Abraham into a na-tional park, and for the erectionthere of a monument to commem-orate the recognition of the Britishand French races in Canada. A con-ference is-called to devise ways andmeans whereby Canadian Clubs mayraise a fund of one million dollars tosupplement grants by the federal andprovincial governments.

HURON MANGOT THE JOB(Special to The Sun.)

Ottawa, Jan. 3—The staff of th<forestry branch of the Ontario depart muni has been strengthened by

the appointment of A. Knechtel, late-ly forester of New York Forest, Fishand Game Commission, as inspector offorest reserves. This is the first of anumber of appointments to be mad*as specially trained men become avail-able.

Knechtel is a native of Huron Co.Ontario, who, after teaching f-chool.graduated from Michigan Agricultura'College and took the degree of forestengineer at Cornell.

HOCKEY AT FORT WILLIAM(Special to The Sun.)

Fort William, Jan. 3—The New Ontario hockey league opened at PortArthur last night when the ThunderBay team, which was defeated at Winnlpeg last week by the Stratticonas,13—4, met defeat at the hands of theLake City aggregation, the latter win-ning easily by a score of 13 to 3 Thun-der Bays played the same team thatwent to Winnipeg, but they were out-classed at all stages of the game lastnight. Fifteen hundred spectators attended.

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WHEAT IS STRONGWinnipeg, Jan. 3—Wheat was again

strong today, maintaining its levelon bull cables. Local options : Jan-uary opened at 107J, closed, 1071;February opened 1083; May openedand closed 11C; July opened H7i,closed 117J. Oats unchanged.

Striking Street Car MenAnd StrikeBreakers Fight

(Spocial to The Sun)Muncie, Ind., Jan. 3.M Rioting was

resumed yesterday on the streets ofMuncie between -striking employees ofthe Indiana Union Traction companywhiyh owns the street railway andinterurban lines, and strike breakers.Shots were fired and stones nndother missiles were thrown. Ninepersons have been injured.

The cars were started without in-

terruption, each protected by fromseven to nine strike breakers.

At ten a.m. the crowd began togather at the interurban station andin thirty minutes two thousand peo-ple surrounded the building. Tliecars were stoned as they started outand in other parts of the city carswere stopped and strike breakersdriven ofl. It is expected that thetroops now being held in readinessat Indianapolis will be brought here.

BRANDON SENIORTEAM DISBANDED

Hockey Club Executive Find It Impossible to Finance Senior 1Team Under Present conditions — Generous Offer ITurned Down by Rink Management I

Brandon will have no more seniorhockey this winter. The team wasdisbanded this morning, and Presi-dent Macdonald of Portage notified bywire that so far as the present execu-tive is concerned Brandon is now outof the league.

The foregoing was decided at ameeting of the executive held lastevening in Dr. Templeton's office forthe purpose of considering the pros-pects ahead of the team. The secre-tary-treasurer's statement showed anindebtedness of $150 for this year,cash on hand $28 and $25 still to comein. The question of financing th-3team with an effort to give Brandonhockey of a first class variety was dis-cussed fully, but after spending con-siderable time and thought, on the mat.ter none of those present felt like con-tinuing under the conditions then ex-isting. Each of the executive '? from$10 to $35 In the hole, and attempt-ing to go ahead with the team wouldonly mean that at the end of the season a far greater deficit would haveto be met. A suggestion that the rinkmanagement be communicated withwas adopted, and a message broughtMr. W. Hopper before the meeting.

Offer to Rink Management.The whole situation was reviewed

for the benefit of the rink proprietors,and an offer made to Mr. Hopper thattor the rest of the season every mem-ber of the executive would pledge hisservices and time by doing all thework in connection with conductingthe team, providing the rink manag-ers would take every dollar of thegate receipts and pay all the costs inconnection with the team from thistime on. In other words, the execu-tive were willing to do the work, ifMessrs. McKenzie and Hopper wouldhandle the financial end of the proposi-tion. It was pointed out that fourplayers were already here, and twoothers arranged for to be here fromthe east during the next ten days.

The expense attached to bringingthe four players to Brandon hrd beenmet and that if hockey could be madaa paying proposition in Brandon tnerink management had everything 'ntheir favor.

Offer Turned Down.Mr. Hopper would not give an ans-

wer until he had heard from his part-ner, Mr. McKenzie. He immediatelyreturned to the rink and discussed thematter with his partner, with the re-sult that they refused to have any-thing to do with the proposition.

When word was received to this ef-fect, the executive felt that they had,to the best of their ability, carried outall that was possible and the onlything to do was to disband the team.President Macdonald was ;it once ap-prised of this decision and the playersdisbanded.

Source ot RegretThat Brandon is not to have a fell'

lor team will be a source >" regret bythe many followers of the popularwinter sport in this city NO blame,however, can be attaches to 'he offi-cers In charge of the club. From thestart it has been an uphill fight, aridno time or trouble has been considered,too much by any of the executive Inthe endeavor to procure for Brandonhockey of a good class.

Throughout the city the subject hasbeen made the topic of much commenttoday, and it is felt that until Brandonsecures another rink, real first clasihockey with an Al team will not bopossible. A prominent citizen todaysaid that he is contemplating electinga rink and will go into the matterduring the coming summer with thepurpose in view of having an up-to-date rink built, where games can heheld and witnessed by all who desireto see the senior matches

Club's Finances.From the two games piayed the rink *management have received about 3250.

They also loaned the hockey $100,half of which they kept back from theclub's share of the receipts of thegame on New Year's night. The clubstill owes the rink proprietors $50, andit is understood that the latter areendeavoring to protect themselves to-day by having seized all the parapher-nalia stored away In the hockey

room, which has been provided for thehockey players by the club, but whichin some cases has not been paid for.

The club has received about thosame amount from the games as the j.rink proprietors, and have also col-IIlected in subscriptions some $150. But ».!this has all been spent in collecting 1the players, paying salaries a.,d othar 'expenses, and the executive findthemselves nearly $200 In the hole.

An effort will be made to collect alittle money from the supporters of Ihockey around town, and the execu-tive, who have already gone deeplyinto their pockets, have decided that Athey will pay the balance themselves,i^and hereafter leave hockey alone as ]long as it is run under the same con-ditions as it is in Brandon.

Smallpox In Winnipeg;Many To Be Vaccinated

WINNIPEG, JAN. 3—ANOTHER CASE OF SMALLPOX IS RECORDED jTO-DAY, AND THERE IS TALK OF COMPULSORY VACCINATION IN ITHE SCHOOLS. I

THE T. EATON CO. HAS DECIDED TO HAVE ALL ITS SEVEN MTEEN HUNDRED EMPLOYEES VACCINATED AT THE COMPANY'S jEXPENSE. ■

Street Car Smashed;One Dead, Four Injured

Ottawa, Jan. 3—There was a badstreet car smashup here this after-noon on St. Patrick street bridge,whereby one was killed and severalpersons injured. The car dashed intoa freight car standing on a levelcrossing and was smashed to pieces.

One man, named August Waunk,52 years of age, was killed as hewas working in a ditch. Four per-sons in the car were all badly in-

jured. Mrs. C. W. Kirtch and hermother-in-law were badly shaken up,while another woman was injured in-ternally.

The cause of the accident seems un-accountable. The motorman seems to " "*have been looking around and notpaying much attention. The engineerof the freight says he blew his whis-tle when the car was four hundredyards away.

JURY COULDNOT AGREE

Georgetown, Ky., Jan. 3.— Thejury in the case of Caleb Powers,charged with the murder or compli-city in the murder of Willium Goebel,reported to Judge Morris today thatthey had been unable to reach averdict. The judge told them theymust make further efforts to agree,ordering them back to the jury room.

THE YARMOUTHDIVORCE SUIT(Special to The Sun.)

London, Jan. 3.—The Countess of

Yarmouth's divorce suit from theEarl will be heard en camera at thecoming session of the divorce court,according to the decision renderedtoday.

Two Million

$MyCompany have the abovsAmount of|Money to invest

\in First Class Farm Securityat current jrates of Interest.No delay inBetting the moneyon security* being approved.

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A. A. EVANSMacdonald Block915 Rosser Aye.

BRANDON - - MAN

To Our Patrons and FriendsWe thank you heartily for the pa-

tronage and confidence shown us inthe past and extend to all the com-pliments of the season, —A MerryChristmas and "A Happy New Year'

D. H. SCOTT & SONFire Insurance, Loan and Real Estate

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