The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 1

AIRSHIP FLEET BADLY NEEDED England Becoming Alive to Fact That Other Nations are Outstripping Her in Race for Command of the Air. April Admiral Chefles Hereford lias started in good tamest on hi of iigltatmn tn naval matter. Ik- ha. amazed his friends bv taking the hold stand that this navy should nut one of the sea alone, but should i RULE IN QUEBEC IS NOT BRITISH Huntingdon Gleaner Says There is an Unsleeping Desire to Subvert Equal Rights -Seizure of Public Funds For Sectarian Enrichment. Toronto.

April 4. The Huntingdon Liberal, says: 'Every lover of freedom, who Ftudles the sipns If tne times In this province of tjuebec, will tln.l mu.h to di-eourace him. There are constantly cropping up acts which. though often pitifully small. Indicate an unsleeping put pose to subvert all that Is understood as eiunl rights, and to establish rule other than British.

Hit by hit there has been forced upon us a dominant church having perhaps, privileges which check the consciences of those outside Its pale and which are enjoyed at their expense, and we have a concerted and steady effort to uproot whatever Is British, even to the extent of making KngllBh a foreign language. We have, become so used to noizures of public funds for Sectarian Enrichment, under the pretence that they are for benevolent or educational purposes that they are tamely submitted to. Take the grant to the Trapplst monks as one out of a hundred instances. Tho rules of the order are repulsive to human feeling maceration of the body, constant silence, habitual contemplation of the grave, repudiation of all the ties and obligations that bind families and committees. Yet these monks have pot loans of public, money, got groat grants of public land, and yearly are paid large subsidies out of the public purse.

The body of them Rt Oka drew over six thousand dollars a year under the pretence of teaching farming to the habitants who aur-round them. Hundreds of monks of other orders are being subsidized In the same wav. with Thousands of Nuns. They are drawing money contributed for public purposes. The excuse has been, that the money was for services needed bv the people, and which would cost a great deal more if performed by the laity, of late years that pretence has been dropped, and grants are made out of the public treasury FURTHER DETAILS IN HAINES MYSTERY William Cook, One Seen in His Company, Interviewed His Story of Seen of the Deceased.

Vhen a Tribune reporter called at residence of Mr. and Mrs, Cook, James, yesterday, with the object of learning further details In respect to the mystery surrounding the death of f'reil Ilalnes, whose hody was found In the Red river Saturday lat, he found only William Cook at home. Mr. Conk Is a young man whose r-penrnnrn and general bearing suggested to the reporter that of a good-natured, open-hearted, healthy young follow, and ono who would be anirmg the last to connect with the criminal II waa cool, collected and did not In any way hesitate to answer the queatlons which the reporter put to him. Mra.

Cook, his mother, was present GREAT TRAGEDY DRAWING NEAR Situation at Tabriz Has Reached a Precarious State Appalling Loss of Life Gannot be Averted. Bm. Arrrtl IsTh correspondent ICl TIm Tneran aenas ins fol lowing dlipatobi Th rrrolutlonarlM who hava bnen dflfandrnx Tatr1 rymtljr hava been jaintaroad by aj Irishman and an Am-rWap, both of whom ore busily drlll-lCf tha volunteers. The autTerlnga of ft town ar Increasing dully and It not doubted thnt a great tragedy Is approach lug. If Tubrti holds out thou-sands musf die of starvation, while If It (alls pmlnbly tens of thousands will Irinakaored.

TO FIGHT CUNARD LINES Horlin. April Ii is r. that negntl itli'iis. are pending for' flic purpose of hiiih inniing ii'c North Herman i.l"d uiid llainiiuig-A neri. an lines.

It la aUttd th.il tha combination Is Invincible fleet of airships. This stand, rn mine from man who Iiiik been adulated the typical 'sea dog" of Knglund. furnishes proof of the widespread character of Hritain's present agitation for more protection. without any colorable excuse about charitable or educational services The system began by the government giving a subscription where a con vent was burned and has become si extended that wherever in the town ships or colonization, districts the building of a convent is proposed, a grant is asked and given. Money Grants.

That these grants with a few exceptions, have been small, does not affect the principle at stake, that the money of non-CuthoTlcs is taken by our rulers at Quebec to extend and support monastic institutions. Here Is the list for the year ending 30th of last June: Convent at Perce 150 Convent Ste. Anne des Monts 200 Convent de St. Gabriel de llrandon 300 Convent do Ste. Anne de leadline 2i0 Convent at Grande Riviere 100 Convent at Harachols de Mal- baie 100 Convent at St.

Georges 100 Convent at at. Adelaide de Pa-bos 100 Convent ut Matane 200 Convent at Becaucourt 333 Convent at St. Vital 600 To Build Convents. Public moneys taken to erect a statue to tho representative of graft and treason, public money taken to distribute libels against Protestantism, public money taken to help build convents and yet the people who do not believe In these acts tamely submit, and by tamely submitting are encouraging further Impositions leading to such a condition of affairs as will make their staying In the province Impossible. There were once men who stood as rocks for civil and religious freedom, for enual rights, one law for all.

and who were ready to suffer in their defence. Have these lovers of British rights no successors? Where are their sons? of the Men Last the Last That Was during the Interview and was agitated. having evidently an exaggerated Idea In respect to the suspicions of anyone regarding ner son connection with Ihe mystery surrounding Haines ueam. vwinam cnuk, on the contrary, was free and open, and not only answered questions without hesitation, but even volunteered Information in connection with the movements of Haines on the night of Nov. 21, the last on which he was seen alive.

The Cooks are a very respectable family, Mr, Conit pehnlor following the avocation of farmer and market gardener, while the sons, who own teams, gain their livelihood as teamsters In (Continued on page 9.) Non-combatants who may leave tha doomed olty have little hope of succor, even If thev escape from the blood-thlrnty tribes who are blocking the mads, the country around Ta de-vuntateri for several dnya' march. Whatever may bo the nutennip of the situation It la feared lint an appalling losa of life must eimue. Amnesty Bill, Madrid, April (I The cabinet tins flscl.led 1n Introduce In the Cortes bill grunting a general nmnesiy political offenders. a to rensonablv mn- In ordtT to th- imt.roMlMl.l.. rlxslrv hi.

Is ibliiioriii.il hi Un in l-iduslri'-s. The a io.i noil ion would en.tblr the to o.r.t i he competition of tha tiew lux, i' r. r. 4 4 V'. '-t W.

W. ROBSON, Elected President of Photographers' Association Yesterday. Ten Line Talks W. R. Sinks, of Chicago.

"The big Grand Trunk Pacific elevator now In the course of construction at Kort William, will be in readiness to handle this crop. The end of this week will see driven tho last of the 1.000 plies required. The work laying 70,000 yards of concrete then be started. The concrete run from the top of the piles to of will will the tops of the huge bin where the steel frame work will begin. Nearly all the material will be bought in Canadu for this elevator." D.

A. Ross, M. P.P. "This last fall of enow is the best thing that could have happened for the province. A large enow fall, such as we have had this year, is always a sign, and nearly always the forerunner of a good year so far as the crops are concerned.

About the beginning of the SO's. one ot the best crops I ever remember was preceded by a similar season to that which we have been experiencing. I remember coming Into the cltv from tne east with a sleigh load of wood. and had hard work to get back with the empty sleigh, as Just at that time. we Jumped right into summer, and seeding was earlier and the harvest one of the best I have experienced." D.

B. Sprague "The ambition of tho a.verage lumberman seems to be to sell lumber as cheaply as possible-yes, I mean Just that. Of course Increases are Inevitable If the mills at the coast are to make any money, for they have been selling below cost. But here we have good stocks, and while, of course, there will be an advance In prices following the advance by the mills, I do not look for It to be anything serious, for a while anyway. We have not yet been advised of the reported advance at the mills." T.

Berry "The growth of St. Boniface this Year will be on a large scale. I look forward to the time In the early future when our city will unite with Winnipeg, and when Greater Winnipeg will stand four-square to the world." J. C. McLEAN RETURNS FROM SCOTTISH TOUR Popular Pilot Mound Curler Keports "The Time of Lilc." The last tourist on the Scottish curling trip has returned.

J. C. M. Iean, of 1'ilot Mound, reaching the city yesterday. While the popular Houthern Manitoba skip re-crossed tho oc-an with W.

L. 1'nrrlsh and James Diarmtd, of Winnipeg, lifer winning the feature event at the HwIks boti-splel, he stopped off at Carleton l'la. fur a short visit. Mr. left for his homo this morning, but before proceeding he uld a Tribune reporter what a delightful time he had spent.

"In a nutshell," he remarked, "the tour will be remembered by every member of the team as long as they live. Such a trip only comes ones In one's life and with ho many points Indelibly fixed It Is sHfe to say that It will be spoken of with as great enthusiasm by the members in coming vears as at the precept time. HOSPITALITY CNHf H'NliKU. "Tho hospitality In Scotland was unbounded. Wo could not have been better treated and it did not mutter where wo went tho same outstanding feature was always In evidence, land Is a magnlll.

cnt country and thu native greatly Interested In Canada. "We were particularly foil.iuaie In having I'raser, of Nova Scotia, with us, as his great personality went a long wav In linking a firmer bond of friendship." Hpeaklng of the Hwlss curlers Mr, McLean said there are quite a number of excellent players to be found In tha mountainous land. They were also eplendld hosts anil everything done for the comfort and entertainment of the visitors. Hands were at the sta- Winnipsj WILL) DASH OF INCLINE CAR Engineer Lost Control Alter a Fainting Spell Two Killed. Pittsburg.

April 6. Frank Brad'e and Theodore ileber were killed and seven erlousiy injured, one latally, by the wild dash of an incline car at the St. Clair Incline, tnglneer Brit-ton, when near the top of tho plain, was seized with a fainting spell and stepped to the window for fresh air. He lost control of the car which dashed at a territic speed to the bottom of the Incline. SANDS OF TIME Charles Clark Dies, at Etora, Alter Uselul Lite.

Elora, April 6. Lieut-Col. C. Clarke, formerly clerk of the legislative assembly of Ontario, died this morning alter an illness of three weeks. Col.

Clarke caught cold In returning from a dinner at government house, Toronto, three weeks ago. He was born In 18:6. and is survived by a widow and three sons. Dr. Charles K.

Clarke, suieiintendent of the Toronto Insane Asylum; Richard, in New Ontario; James of the Peteiboro Examiner and five daughters, Mrs. Ball-antyne, wife of Rev. Prof. Ballantyne of Toronto, Mrs. James Metcalfe of Stratford.

Mrs. W. Workman of Kingston, Mrs. James Metcalfe of Grimsby and Miss Gerda. at hume.

For thirty-five years Col. Clarke was at every session of the Ontario legislatures. From 1871 till 1887 he rep-resentod Centre Welington, occupyi.ig the position of speaker of 'the house from 18X0 to 18S6, and chairman of the public accounts committee from 1886 to 1881. In 1891 he was appointed clerk of the house, which position he held until 1907. For two years, 1849-S0, he was editor of the Journal and Express of Hamilton.

In 1852 he be-I came editor of Backwoodsman of El- ora, and Is author of "Members' Par-f liamentary Practice and Manual of Procedure." JAKE BERGER'S DOGS WIN ALASKA RACE Man Who is in Winnipeg Secures First and Second Prizes in Four Hundred Mile Race. First and second- prizes In the great Nome. Alaska, dog team Marathon nice, from Nome to Candle Creek and retiirn. a distance of 425 miles, was won by teV.is owned by Jake Berger. who Is at present a guest at the Royal Alexandra hotel.

This race Is the greatest sporting event pulled off In the north, and during Its progress all work Is suspended and thousands dollars Is waged on the outcome. This year there was twenty-one teams entered, one of the teams came all the way from Hlberia to take part. The race is for J10.000 in gold; 18.000 to the winner and 13,000 to the second team. Mr. Berger wins both of theses stakes In addition to a thousand dol- 1 lar challenge cup, which he holds un- j.

c. Mclean, Pilot Mound skip who la tha last to return from the Scottiah Curling tour of tha Canadian team. tlon to meet them and they were In regal manner. The returned tourlt shpoke In a humorous vein of a curling mutch between a Swiss rink and a Scotch quartette, where the quaint Highland humor wns added to bv the direction of the opposing skip In the Hwlss language. THE WINNING TEAM.

Man'a Dog Turn Wina 10,000 Prica 1 at No. 78. am mi ii I. i Disturbing the Legislative peacl 5lr James Whitney -You never, hear, a row like that around our JUDGE PICHE DEAD. Montreal, April 6.

Judge Caraille Plche died at 2 o'clock this morning of diabetes. He was 44 years old, and entered the house of commons In 19.04, where he served two years. He realgned In 1906 and accepted a Judgeship. He leaves a wife and two sons. til next year.

In addition, to this there was a J10.500 sweepstake, each of the owners putting up Jj00 for each team entered. The llerger teams entered the race as rank outsiders and some wagers were secured at 7-1. The Kink team, which won the race last year, were warm favorites, but In the message received by Mr. Berger. announcing his victory, it says: "Kink team also ran." Mr.

Herger took considerable Interest In the race, and received several wlrts during its progress, one from iopkoK, announcing that both his teams ere ahead, and Kinks' team ha blew up. TlieUUa miles was made by the winners In 82 hours and 2 minutes. Last years time was minutes short of Tour days. The Russian team finished third In this year's race In 89 hours. Mr.

Merger's winners were driven by oioiiy muni, mere were eleven dogs in tins team and nine In the second. netting on the race started several months ago. und reached Its height af ter the dogs were sent off. Telephones have been placed all along the route. and the Nome people are thus kept mnise.i or Hie progress of the race.

Herger, who has been visiting hi ino east nn winter, intends to re turn to at the end of the week He has been a gust at the Roval Al exandra for the past three weeks, and both the guests snd staff are extending congratulations to him today over ine viciory. He estimates his winnings at 120.000. and says he will back his doffs against any team in the world. CRITICISM OF LLOYDS London. April 8.

Lloyd's Is observ ing a decided reticence regarding the details of the recent Investigation made Into, the financial condition of certain Ithelr members who were ac cused of specu'aling over much. A notice of the result of the audit made by in eoiintnnis, signed by John Lusi omb. chairman of th governing board, was posted Ihe other (lay in th great rooms at the Roval Kxchange, but the full lext of It has not been allowed to go out for common perusal, Sir John I.usenmb has been quot'd as saying that the rrltlrlsm directed agaln.it Lloyd's were due to Jealousy on the part of rivals. He admitted that some of the members of Lloyd's had speculated and had become seriously Involved financially, but he said he believed that nearly all of these had been found to he solvent at the audit oT their accounts. Roosevelt at Messina.

Messina, April 6. Roosevelt arrived at 2.20 today. fl Vs Noma. NEW HEBRIDES DEVASTATED Tidal Wave and Cyclone Destroy a Great Tract of Land, While Heavy Loss of Life is Reported. Sydney.

X. S. April tidal wave devastated a great portion of the Hebrides. The wave was accompanied fc-y a cyclone which levelled' many buildings. GOOD MUSIC ONLY Emil Oberhoffer, of Minneapolis Orchestra1 Talks of Music and the Forthcoming Festival in This City.

Emll Oberhoffer, coiuluctor of the 1 Minneapolis Symphony i irrhestra, Is In the city for th- purpose of onduct-Ing a rthearsal of the chorus for the big musical festival to be held In tills city on April IS). 3u and 21. The talented musician was Interviewed by a Tribune reporter as he was busy transcribing some parts for bis orchestra and a very entertaining chut on musical subjects was the result. "A festival la only good If it creates a desire for niuslo. otherwise It Is just like a play and Is forgotten In a short while," was the Hist remark when asked about the proposed festival.

"The musicians you know are not the entire performance and without an audience that understands the music that Is being played festival would be a failure. 1 look forward to our appearance In Winnipeg with a great deal of pleasure, as last year's concerts here were ones thnt will long bo remembered by mo and therefore I look for Just as good a time on this occasion. Likes Audiences. "A Winnipeg audience Is Just Uko an European one," was his reply when asked about the class of people who attended the festival here last year, "vou can feel the snme wave coming up from the audiences here as you do In Europe, and that Is perhaps why I am delighted at the prospect of an other visit here. Last year the work of the chorus was exceptionally good and I even look for better results this year.

The conductor. Mr. Warrington, handles them 111 a capable manner, and I was more than delighted with DREADNOUGHT FUND. "Put me down for 30 cents." Premior Oouln, of Quebeo. "Add a nickel for me." Wllfjr.

Winnipeg race hores have gone to Prandon. Portage and other country points to get Into condition for the great race meet in July. "Sign of spring the Johnnies are roturnlng. Johnnie McKechnlo and Johnnie Splor have como back with the sunshine." This I the day ('anuda lend another ten millions to the O. T.

V. U. Watch your pocket book grow LEAN. If President Elliott absolutely r'-fue to go to St. Jams we of a man who might possibly he Induced to ay, "How do, Kdward?" Wm.

Mackenzie thinks tho Ontario Government wm a bit niggardly In granting only two million acre for th i.itest extension. Of course there' th Agricultural College at Ouelph find th Parliament Kui.d.nsfs In Toronto. Thaaa atlU rmain. TRIBUNE 1 Heavy loss of life is reported. but the exact number Is unknown.

Cropi have been and a great traot of land rendered desolate. The gov-ernni. nt buildings at Villa were derat oii'hi (1. SECOND TO RELIGION the work performed. "The ui.hestra has Just completed a series of L'2 concerts In -Minneapolis, every one of which were attended by audiences that taxed the capacity ot our auditorium.

We don't make money out of them as the expenses are too great. It costs over Jf.0,000 to pay tha Milarles of the members of the or-( liestr.i ami then the stars oost another if we have a deficit It Is met l.v subscriptions from the prominent of St. Paul and Minneapolis." The orchestra consist of 72 In Mln-. in tip oils, but only 50 of the best tslra In the tour whloli will last until June lsi. They then have a ten weeks' engagement In St.

Kaul from the city to play concerts every night. Mr. Oberhoffer will not, however, remain ovej for these but will go to Europe to look up some new musician and near (Continued from page CASTRO BARRED. Port of Spain, April iAt the urgent request of th state department at Washington, who communicated with tha London foreign office, th British government ha decided not to permit Clprlano Caatro to land at Trinidad, Spring, spring beautiful aprlnj. Aren they a lovaly thing 7 Ofl br Uiud.

a 1 Emil Oberhoffer mar look fehftagr like Taderawtkl, but ha'feaia ar-ood' deal better, More request for a.apneJL Wljr tur annox Trinidad and ba don j4th ttf Tha Pullan Pamper ComjaxT Jnaa, mado tlie olty an offer tor wait jffcpetv Here a oh a no for our trlanda P. and Maud to let in thatf lick. Highest prlca paid. Jim Mclean ha rattrmal from tha Swiss bnnspliil, He doifn'l think tha Alp am deiioa high with tha Mound Th buffalo heard ll again to ha rounded up. A few of them escaped from that mad crtaja Hp it and over that awful precipice, a la.

Heriteism. Winnipeg' navy Is getting ready fo action. Just waltln' th break: which may now come any day. Chad's lnugurtd the Pop ml I.fpionsd Son yesterday br Vt oonatiniptlnn a( omtmng llHa. t4B TRUMPS.