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a free Dakoia 45p.»ci;11 to The Free Press.) Noith Ba'y, Aug. 12.â€"An e'nthusia's- tic mass meeting of citizens was held last night. It was attended by more than one thousand persons. General Chairman Rigby of the 10- cal committee outlined the causes leading up to the strike, stating that the men of the eastern division had mm! their demand for q ten .per ‘1 a cost . dependam: 0 erect 1 hand: work upon V increase in wages auu a. m, hom' day I.) avoid trouble, asking that the conditions existing for several :1 in force. ' The trend of the remarks was that the Government should step into the breach anti bring the company and at once in an attempt men together to mm a: :1 speedy settlement, and so avoid a national calamity. Eleven men imported by the C.P.R. lg strike-breakr-rs have deserted the c.‘ pany hero. five being mechanics, fit: handy mun. one boilermaker and one laborer. Two tramp machinists {(und siwping’ in a box-car Monday night 30C£‘[)fcr(i employment as strike- breakers rather than face a Charge of nespassmg, . . AC’P‘R' spa-131 Policeman, impOrt- , ‘ ._, - AAAAA cent. gears remai McGiII Students Filling Placesâ€" Briiish Mechanics Coming, . . __ . ("‘W'M'" '7: "" """' 0’3 ls 60.332. The capztal covers 5,- 119 acres, or eight square miles, Whlle the assessment is $44,800,000. emu-3i“? c? .-xemptions. «Twenty thouszmd acres northeast .2; Calgary have been sold by the -.R9 “A ; 0 German farmers from North a wmumg-up order has been grant- ed by Chief Justice Falconbrldge agaillst the Ontario Accident Insur- ance Co. The‘liabilities are placed at 340,000. Mrs. Phoebe Stone Beeman, wife cf :d‘PmiSter of the United States Meth- _15‘ Episcopal church, is urging the fight 0i women to serve as pastors 111 ch urches of that denomination as we“ as men. She will inaugurate a mo"9‘11th toward permitting women to. be reEulal'ly ordained as Metho- 3:1? Ministers” as they are in some e r Ldeflominations, North Bay Mass Meet- ing Want Settlement STRIKERS ARE BECONHNG TIRED OF THE LONG FIGHT CPR. to act ed from Mt) tion by app" uniform. vet and defying c £351" Eggi‘c‘); was OR the Bob- 'fggâ€"m 11:30me ‘W *szng ndsay route Monday, being ed and an - ; by the Str. Manita. :qud‘ be Sweet gmeenng Iege in the cells. Local mer cemage 0f smke fund. 'resent Leader in District No. 3 The Free Press Two Weeks’ Free Vacation Trip. lNTER‘ESTiNG PARAGRAPHS. m; ....... I: is repwtwd that a party of en- xeerin: sunlents from McGill Col- e has bran taken west by the ’R. to act as strike-breakers. The Winding. '1 NWT ‘If :kut $150,000 the In- (131’. “ruler uf ()ddfellows will 1h:uui.~ux:m temple in Winnipeg, “PM: which is to begin in the EMSS ADA GILLIS, ;pi‘( ial policeman, import- 'ereal, created a sensa- r axing on Main street in ry drunk and boisterous, : arrest. He was placed 11~1111ts are offering a per- 1111 ash sales to the so in wages and a. niheâ€" uvnid trouble, _ask1ng that June 09- ELABORATE SYSTEM OF TEACHING GEOGRAPHY g The strike leaders claim that they 5 are willing to meet the company half- ‘way, but to accept the newschednle !in its entirety means the. abandon- : ment of all they have worked for and iaccomplished to better their. condi- .tien in recent years. No concessions I are asked for, but simply an adher- ; ence to conditions existing prior to g the strike. ’ Montreal. Aug. 12.-â€"The C.P.R. has i sized up the situation to_ mean a long 3 fight, and so has made arrangements {to bring several hundred English and .Scotch mechanics to take the places iof the men on strike. The company : expects to have two or three hundred skilled men to distribute over the system in the course of ten days. They have not given out what boat the men will come on, but it is one sailing this week. “ ~' n ‘Vlhll LVLL. “w--___s a visit to Canada. The plan of cam- paign for the preparation of a most comprehensive series of Canadian pic- tures has been mapped out, and Mr. Fisher is now going to the west to portray f0V the benefit of the school children of the British Isles and other parts of the empire 3. graphic series of geography lessons on the resources. physical features and general charac- teristics of the “granary of the 'em- pire.” In the autumn he will return east and continue his sketches in eastern Canada. To illustrate the views a series of lectures is being pre- pared by Mr. MacKinder. Lantern slides and the accompanying lectures descriptive of the mother country will soon be published for distribution among me schools of Canada and the other colonies. A fund of-$20,000 has been raised by private subscription, 3 of Wales, to headed by the Princes . cover the preliminary cost of publica- Oyvvu-‘v J..." -â€"-a-â€"o~â€"~ ... . _ and the regulars are talking of lay- ing down their batons. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy left yes- terday evening for St. ‘Andreyvs. ‘LA WILL SHORTLY BE INTRODUCED â€"LANTERN SLIDES AND LEO. TURES WILL BE USED. ULLou v v v..__° The remaining employes in the painting and varnishing departments of the C.P.R. local shops went out yesterday morning, leaving the fore. man, the only man in the shop. The electricians, numbering 80, may also go out. Ottawa, Aug. 12.â€"A fire of myster- ious origin occurred last evening‘at the C.P.R. round-house on Richmond road. It broke out 'in the machine shops, in which the local end of the strike is centered, and did some $1,000 damage. __ The men on strike are more confi- dent than ever. They say that, while there are forty engines in the shops y,et the C. P. R. had to hire three from the New York Central to move the cars at the Glen yards. Another point of discontent is the constables. The regulars gets $45 per month and avork day and night just now. The specia‘ls just ‘engaged get $2 a day, A ,n_:__ A: 1A.. ranks of the strikers at North" Edy isrepnbroken. All is quiet and order- y- '- n The report that guards arrhed with rifles patrol the North Bay yards is denied by oficials, who claim that the guards are armed with wooden batons only, and these may have been mis- taken forArifles gt night. Tuesday, September lst, at 9 a.m., the party will be conveyed to the docks and taken through several of the large Allen Line steamers, return- ing to the hotel for... lunch. At 2 p. 111. they will go to Dominion Park, where a pleasant afternoon will be spent, while the evening will be spent in the parlors of the hotel receiving friends and otherwise. Wednesday, Sept. 2nd, the party will start for the famous drive, tour- ing the city, and will visit the moun- tain as well as all the points of inter- est in the city, returning to the ho- tel at ‘1 p.m., where lunch will be tatken, and at _3 ‘ o’clock they will start on a tour of inspection, calling at some of the very large buildings, returning for dinner at 6 p.m., after which the packing of baggage Will and at 10 o’clock the party commence, ‘ will be conveyed to the steamer, Which sails at 11 o’clock._ - Sunday, August 30th Kingston will be reached, where an hour will be spent in the early morning, leaving there at 8 am. for Brockville. Pres- cott will be reached at 2 p.m., and during all the'afternoon the steamer will be passing through the Thousand Islands, and at midnight arrive at Cornwall. party will at once be conveyed to the steamer City of Ottawa, when state room will. then be llotted, and the party will then spend some time looking around the city, returning to the boat, which leaves at 4 o’clock, Monday, August Blst, will arrive at Montreal at 9 a.m. The party will be immediately conveyed to the Bath hotel, the headquarter sof the party while in the metropolis. During the afternoon time will be had to reply to letters received from friends, and to visit the large stores. Who has been} in the lead in District No. 2 s3nce the commencement of 1he Free Press Contest. Time Table of F rec Press? , Trip to Montrealâ€"Detroit A SPLENDID TRIP OUTLINED FOR THE FIVE WINNER$â€"' WEEK OF EN JOYMENT. That the candidates now running in The Free Press Vacation Trip may realize that they are going to enjoy SOmething out of the.ordinary, in the Way of a two weeks’ trip, and that it is the best trip ever offered by any newspaper in this section of the coun- try. we publish today a rough out- line of the; same, giving a few of the many points of call, and some of the many Sights to be seen enroute. THE TIME TABL_E. Saturday, August the 29th, the party will leave Lindsay, via the G.T.R., at 9.15 a.m., arriving at Toronto Union station at 11.55. Dinner will be had at the Walker house, after which the MISS MABEL BURKE, LINDSAY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. AUGUST 13., Wednesday, Sept 9th, the party .vill arrixe at Toledo early in the lmorning, and I ill then visit the stores ' etc, and at 2 p.111. there will be an lento ride to all points of interest, the steamer not leaving till midnight. will be reached at 9 a.m., and here the party will bid good-bye to the steamer for the day and heard an electric car for Niagara Falls, reaching there at 11 a.m.. and will have a hurried look at the town and then conveyed to the Lafayette hotel for dinner. After dinner the party will be conveyed by auto to the American side, where all points of interest will be visited. in- cluding a view of the Falls, a ride on the Lady of the Mist, etc. At four pm, the party will leave the Falls Leader in District No. I. in The Free Press Two Weeks Free Vaca- tion Trip. â€"l"rida},Sept. «2b. Kingston will be reached at. 3 a.m., and Toronto at 6 p.m., and the party will go either to the exhibition or Hanlan’s Island and spend a pleasant eveiiiiig. v...” , , Monday, Sept. 7th, the party will be left to their own devices for a few hours, and a visit will likely be made to some of the large American stores in Windsor and Detroit, returning to the steamer at 6 m., and at 8 o’- clock the party wi . board one of the Belle Island steamers, and after a pleasant ride on the Detroit riVer, they will spend the evening on the Island, returning at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8th, commencing at 8 p.m., the party will be shown ar- ound Walkerville, the great distillery town, and at 10 em. will be conveyed to Sandwich, the county town of Es- sex, returning to Windsor at noon. Will have lunch at British American hotel, and at 2 p.1n. wil lagain visit Detroit, where arrangements have Saturday, Sept. 5th, the steamer leaves, bound for the west, at 10 a. m., arriving at Port Colbome at mid- night and at Port Stanley Sunday morning. A few hours will be spent at this famous summer resort. leav- ing there about 5 pm. The steamer reaches Windsor about noon on Mon- day, Sept. 7th. II‘ a Thursday, Sept. 3rd, Cornwall will be reached at. 10 8.111., Prescott at 9, Brockville at 10 pm. Friday, Sept. 11th, the steamer will arrive at Port Colborne at 5 3.111. Port Colborne is at the head of the well known Weliand canal, and Thorald Thursday, Sept. 10th, Cleveland will be reached at 108. m. ., where the city will be viewed. an auto. a. wait being paid to many places of interest, the boat leaving at- 0 p. m. been made for a private touring car, which will convey the party to all points of interest in the city, includ- ing another visit to the famous Belle Isle,‘ returning to the- steamer at Walerville at 6 p.111. and two hours later wil sail for Toledo. MISS MINNIE CAIN, -TWO FULL Miss'arm Smith, Fund." Full: 2,322 Mia LilIian Eva-sun. Vorulam. I“ District No. 4â€"Compusing the town- ships of Muriposa, Eldon. 0pc, Emily, Cartwright and Mauve“, and the villages of Woodviue and Omemee‘: Miss Lucy McGoougfi, Manama.” Miss Sarah Campbell. Wood- villo ' ............... .. .- ........ ”M st ) .......................... mass” Miss Kat. Tangnoy, (Kent-st.) 8."? District No. S-Compnsing the town- ships of Fenelon and \erulam. and the villages of Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeonf Min Ada Gillis. Fonolon Falls I!” Miss Clan Britten. BobcaygoonJlm Miss "Ital J. Wilson, Fonolon st.) I ......................... l8,509 Miss Annie Wright (Town Clerk's Office) ............... 3.775 District No. 2â€"Compnsing all that portion of the town of Lindsay lying south or Kent-3L: Miss M. Burke (Pu-“x Forbort's Store) ....................... ”.704 Min Ethel Adam (Cambridge- Falls .................... Miss Wilhelmina 8. Road, n v-â€"â€"' -_ The Trip to Montreal and Detroit Department of The Free Press is too busy these days to devote much time to preparing extensive accounts of the cammign or to linger over wrlt~ ing descriptive matter of this greatest of all newspaper trips. Sufiice it to say that the management of The Free Préss is perfectly satisfied with the splendid results at the contest so far and we are determined to give our five young ladies the best trip of their lives. The Free Press always advertised their trip to be the best ever ofiered by any newspaper in this section of the Prov'mce, and they are only awaiting the chance to hack it up by actual facts. is... A- -..4 While therabove timeotable will be followed as closely as possible at the different cities and other points where stops are made. the wishes of the party will be considered and changes made accordingly. Is it not worth working for? -- - ‘ I a “ 4,73‘ STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES. and' join the steamer at 6 o’clock at Port Dalhousie, and immediately sail for Hamilton, arriving there at 7 am. Saturday, reaching Toronto at 10 am. A few hours will be spent in Toronto. arriving at Lindsay on the 8. p.m. â€"-giving you 40 votes, for the asking. Have you read the time-table publish- ed in another column. This will con- vince you that this is the best of all trips, and one worth asking for. Gough’s) ................... 46,4” Miss Violet Barry, Kent-st. ....36,070 Miss May Goodwin (Cambridge- busyâ€"extra busyâ€"to-morrdw and Sat- urday and win this great prize. Re- membey, one month's subscription at 25c. counts you 40 votes. Just think a minute as; to how many friends you have who will be only too glad to sub- scribe for one month to the Free Press District No. lâ€"Comprising all of tint portion of the Town of Lindsay lying north of Kenbsta Miss Minnie Gain (8 J. v YNgkâ€"éidS, it. is up to you to get MISS ETHEL ADAM, District No. 2. W «Sham drama in km. In prmfl’ol how he’s built. :F“_.!P.‘n 56’ feel: he’s dressed' reechee- the enormous number of 19,- 930, The excess of. births over deaths in to! be' found in the departments when the church still. migna‘supreme. moat - prevalent in those parts of France where Catholicism has lost ‘ts hold. A Roman Catholic newspaper of France attributes the alarming {all in the French birthrate to the attempts of leading French statesmen "to drive christianity out of the land". An interesting table compares the excess of the birth rate per ten thousand in- habitants in difierent European coun- tries. In Germany it is 150, in Eng- land 11?. in Belgium 93.9.4.1 Italy 106. In France the birth rate rel! be- hind the death rate to the extent of five per ten thousand of population. The excess of births over deaths. which has Been. dwindling 16!" several years. has at' last been succeeded by an? excess 0: deaths over births, which The writer proceeds: to- show that deâ€" popnlation and (1in atefound in- creasing side by“ eide._ and both are _ Montreal. Aug. uâ€"The Dominion liner Southwark, bound from Mont. real to Liverpool with passengers. is good at Bras Point. on the outer of Forteau Bay. some distance west of the entrance to the Straits of Belle Isle. and not far from the Point Amour signal station. The accident occurred Monday night during a dense tog. No details are yet available. nor will be for a day or two. The wrecking tug Lord Strathcona has been sent out from Quebec. and should be at Bras Point by to-night. The spot is a protected one. and the passengers should be in no’ dan- ger. but a despatch last night says the steamer Ottawa is taking them on board. The Southwark sailed from Mont- real on Saturday morning last, With a number of passengers of both classes, and also a large amount of general cargo for Liverpool. At Ri- mouski she took aboard the week-end British mails. an exquisite silk mull gown trimmed with large white lace. Her filmy tulle veil was caught with a wreath of orange blossoms. The bride left in her travelling suit of brown broadcloth on the evening train for points north. Upon their return Mr. and Mrs. Ms will take up residence at ' ene on Falls, where Mr. Bryans con- duct. a grocery business. BIG LINER RUN AGROUND DURING. A HEAVY FOG PASSENGERS SAVED Scene of Accident Well Sheltered No Danger Feared. T. Flanagan can be smoothed over by that time, says Father Collins. He is coming at the request of the local Catholic Literary Association, who de- serve credit for the interest they are taking to make the holiday a success. It is understood that Longboat was not satisfied with the way Flannigan managed afiairs in connection with his race in England, however, it is likely that the little dificulty will be settled satisfactory to both parties be- fore the holiday. Southmrk. Ashore. at Bras. Point ‘ BRYANSâ€"GRAY. The home of Mr and Mrs. Wm. Gray, Colborne-st. west, was thé scene of a very pretty wedding at five o ’clock Wednesday, when the marriage took place of their daughter, Miss Lizzie. to Mr. J. B. Bryans. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J .W. Wallace, of the Presbyterian church. under a canopy of large clusters of red and white Chrysanthemums de- corated with evergreens. Miss E. Kennedy played the wedding march. The bride, who was unattended, wore DEPOPULATION AND DIVORCE. THE_ DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIM AND TOM FLANAGAN IS PLEARED UP. WEDDING BELLS (Toronto News.) Boom: though days- he PRICE THREE CENTS htttvttttttttttt Barr. Dr.‘ H. Hess, Mrs. Hess, Mr. E. H. Harris, Mrs. Harris. Miss E. Harris. Master F. Harris, Mr. Theo- dore W. Koch, Mrs. Koch, Miss Eliner Lucas, Mrs. Lynch, Miss Lynch, Prof. E. W. McBride, Miss Mary C. McMor- row, Mr. Chas. Manning. Mrs. Man- ning, Miss Manning. Miss Ida E. Molson. Mr. James Powell, Mr. Cus- tave Perrault, Mrs. Perrault. Mr. Robert Pringle. Mrs. Pringle. Master Pringle. Miss Elizabeth M. Ryan, Mr. G. H. Smith. Mr. W. B. Stringer, Mr. .W. Wood, Mrs. Wood. Mr. Geo. H. Wilkes, Mrs. Watson and infant. Mr. J. T. Calvert, of Lindsay, whose application for the position of science master in St. Mary’s Collegiate Insti- tute, was accepted by the board is not coming to St. Mary’s, and Mr. W. McEachern, of Whitby, has been engaged in his place. Mr. McEa‘chern was in- town last week for the pur- pose of renting a house, and will move there this month. â€" Stratford Beacon . ttttttttttt The passenger list includes “91:. Chas. 0. Reilly, Miss Niven, Mrs.‘ Davey. Miss Davey and Miss Hod- gart of Toronto, and the following cabin passengers: Dr. W. F. Bender. Mrs. Bentler. Miss E. D. Bunny. Miss Esther Braley, Miss Lillian Car- ter, Mr. W. B. Crowft. Miss Mary E. Chryst, Mr. H. W: Cannell, Miss Lucille Cantwell. Sydney N. Deane. Miss Desbrisay, Miss Doherty, Mrs. A. G. Dale. Mr. J'. S. Duncan, Mr. Donald R. Forrest, Mr. Robert Fleck- ert. Mrs Flicker}. Dr._B. H. Horonto- I 1'"--- llâ€" ‘ {Hi} which Ehiew the vessel her course. The point of the in; is about ”I miles_ {rpm I... u 'vv‘v 'vv â€"__7_ and the Soothwark had evidently With the exception of the eofliet' Portsmouth this is the first vessel to go aground in the St. Lawrence route this season. , The Southwark carries secondâ€"class and steerage passengers only. She is ted as a good ocean-going vessel; apt. Williams is one of the oldest mariners in the employ _of the line; prosperity; tell them Canada is a wonderful country, and though I. was unable to see as much of it as I would wish, I realize its worth and its posiâ€" tion as an integral part of the empire I also wish to say adieu to the members of the Canadian eontingents who serv- ed in South A1riea,_and if I am unable to grip the hand of each one, at last I do so in‘ spirit. My heart goes out to the noble lads. who are not only credit. toVCamda, butto the empire.” a'u'd all he could in this re- gard before leaving Ottawa. “But." he said, “you can give the people of Ontario my best Lord Roberts left for Liver- pool Friday night. His ciosiing words to the people of Canada were: “Canada is a wonderful country, and I regret very much not being able to visit Toronto. the west and the northwest. He was particular- ly curious about Toronto and Winnipeg. He said he regret» ted he was unable to visit those two cities. Being asked if he had a message to convey to Toronto and the people of On- tario. as well as Winnipeg and the west. he responded that he thought not. as he had NEW TEACHER APPOINTED. of the Hard Workers in District No. l in The Free Press TvTrB Weeks’ Free Vacation Trip. “BOB'S” LAST WORDS. MISS VIOLET BARRY, ;, audit was M w iv" ”PM.“