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M Fi; , 1.7.] . 7,, .. -__.. _r-J' - - . Iritt my changing chapu, Atr LTC; A message from Moscow says that during the night the artillery worked at destroying the barricades. The revo- htionisis. this rummage says, are divid- ed into three armies, the first, con- listing of 800 my: armed with rifles and ttt is operating between Moscow and ,I uovo, on the railroad, which it con- :hob. Artillery and eavalry are being .mployed against this force. The sec- .md army is armed especially with bombs and revolvers, and is composed at 3,000 persons. in whose ranks are my woman. who display not only bravery, but ferocity. This force occu- t'ltu many good plxotographs of this 'eclipse had been obtained, the real re- m of the observations will not be known until those photographs are thor- oughly studied. It will be two or three months before much (an be known shut What discoveries have been made, aid Ah. Ahatirai, and several years More Sh.ha results can be published. "t..i4Atyymphr, t'e Admiral arthdt ': “m iiiriiiii'Giiii,n"iii'iiiii' be by. far the glut fruitful of any in harmonic)! his- "On. We sue niculauy hopeful that 'atirirl amigt upon the nun-es ot 'ettree ugh}: plays out into space r A St. Petersburg. cable: Gen. Mist- .cbmko, who commanded the Cossacks in Manchuria, has arrived in Moscow I‘m-om the Far East. He had a narrow facepe from capture. It is reported Pat he will immediately be employed sin an important capacity, probably to ”pass the rebellion in the Baltic pro- wines, whither the First Army Corps tin malaria will be sent when it at- ;tivea shortly. The Slovo. declares it has learned that the bloodshed at Moscow has ban frightful, that the casualties will Inch 15,000, and that about 100 Red Cm. workers have been despatched from St. Petersburg to Moscow to as- aiat in caring for the wounded. ' Return of Admiral Chester From the Mediter- ranean With Valuable Photos, Etc. $0 latter place being merely bloody rioting by a minority of enthusiasts and a. number of hoodlum. while in the Baltic provinces praetiaMly the whole population is defying the nu- thoeities, bent upon an absolute and final separation. This is equally tun ot Finland, with the absence thus far of bloodshed and excesses that have characterized the rioting in the Baltic provinces, while the Caucasus agrar- ently mast be entirely reconquer or Jost to Rusaia. Washington. Jam 1.--Rear Admiral C. M. Chester. the Superintendent of the Run! Observatory, who went to the Mediterranean last summer a the rep- "mttttive of the Observatory to wit- I). the eclipse ot the sun, "turned to .Waahingtnn last night. He add my A (Mid Throws a Bomb Among Cossacks. f Thus far little has teen heard of lmenings in those provinces, but it is believed, that, so far as Russian domination and unity are concerned, it. situation there is far more serious -th.n it is in Moscow, tho trouble in the latter place being merely bloody rioting by a minority of enthusiasts and a number of hoodlums, while in the Balm: nrovinces oractieully the Revolutionists are Now fighting in Three Armies. qhese Provinces Will have to be Re- Falls, N. Y., despatch: Fire this morning in the haemant of . old Porter Hotel, now ,‘art of the perm Hotel, at Falls 1nd Second ‘streets, in the portion occupied by gluon, Williams & Futon, grocers. The "oeeupants of the POM Hotel were “tailed by a Uri. explosion down "tairs, and almost immediately the {limes began to shoot up through the {hm Fortunately the force of the icxploeion was sufficient to arouse all hm 024nm, who were able to make Huck a... but nearly all lost their ,clothing and personal effects. b The fire wread quickly through the Porter Hotel, and to the store of J. & 36. M. Rae. sporting goods, next door. 31309: Faun. Williams & Faxon and the "tste storm are complete losses, about ”25,000 each. ; The Imperial Hot?! caught fire from lt Porter Hotel. The Temperance House annex, just back of the Imperial, on See- 'asnd street. caught fire, and the top Morey was eomplete1y gutted and the {@1000 REVOLUTION IN THE BALTIC. EV THE [ATE ECLIPSE O? THE SUN. 'ill!!ll"t:eete:, and Cartridges ExpliMe4,2hM- t , a to the Danger of Fire and the Scum Three "Armies" Busy. regicn botieen the Sadovia NIAGARA f . S, N. Y. forter Hotel and the Guebts Had to raving Their Clothing Behind. we depend for knowledge of the phys- iml chant” of the different m of the various prominence: and radiations. Their story it will, ot course, aka long- est to mad, for - spectrum line must b. counted and compared.” "The Naval Observatory stations in Spain and Algiers were almost the only om in the shadow path to be favored with satisfactory weather. We obtained sixty or sevktut photographs in the three and a has} minutes of totality, and several hundred plates were exposed in the first and final stages of the eclipse. With each of our twenty-five principal instruments we obtained sev- eral exposures in totality. The spectro~ scopic plates are even more important may“ t.eitseor.sie pictnm, for on these The 22 members of the so-called provisional Government which had been sitting there were captured early in the day, and later, when the red flag was raised and barricades were erxtted around the Helfrich Engine Works. which armed revolutionists were holding, cannon were brought up and the revolutiopists were given ten minutes in which to surrender. They sent out an emissary, who was seized by the military commander. The com. mand was then given to the artillery to open fire on the works, and they were litterly battered down over the heads of the revolutionists. The latter held out until three-quarters of their number were killed or wounded, when the remnant, 137 men, surrendered. times the sun's diameter. So far, we are able to study the corona only during an eclipse. We may expect some entirely new discoveries, which will raise new questions and open new fields for fur. ther investigation. That has been a re- sult of every modern eclipse observa- tion. At Kharkoff yésterday the flag of armed revolt was raised, but. aeeord. ing to reports, the troops put down the outbreak mercilessly. A little boy was seen approaching Konnys Square. where a, detachment of Cossacks was stationed. The Cossacks, however brutal, drew the line at child. ren, and the boy was allowed to ap- proach unmulested. On arrivin . at the spot he paused, swung his '/t)1 hand vigorously, and then turned and ran. A violent explosion prevented the Cossacks noting his further movements, The boy had thrown a bomb which plowed up the ground. Fragments of horses were all around, and some of the Cos- sacks were wnvulsed in the agnniel of death, while streams of blood Were flow. ing along the torn-pp roadway.” _ The tactics to tis followed are the same aguthqse _x_1doptod 9t Mpecmx. " A London cable: The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at. bt. Peters- burg, as an instance of the ferocity of the struggle conducted at Kharkoff, re- lates as tollows what he calls a "typi- cal incident: district and the Jewish market, and has many barricades to prevent the pamage of troops, and is operating in small groups and attacking patrols. When pressed, these revolutionists dis- appear into alleys and houses. Artil- lery, cavalry and infantry are used against this body. The third and larg- est 'Urmy" is operating in the region, between the Brest railway station and the Triumphal Gate. It also has many barricades, and is engaged in guerilla tactics, making it difficult for the troops to enclose it. Some of the barri- cades were battered down by artillery, but they were re-erected by the sur- vwors. According to information received by the revolutionary leaders hero an armed rebellion on a large seale has been planned in Poland. The Socialist revolutionaries, encouraged by the success of the insurgents in the Bal- tie provinces and of the situation at Moscow and in Russia generally, have decided that the moment has come to try to cast off the yoke of autocracy. other losses are: Temperance Houso, ..10,000; Buffalo, Niagara Falls Arctic Light Power Company, $5.000; Presby- terian Church and Lucas Livery, $2.000 each; Lehigh Valley Ticket Office, $1,- 000; adjoining stores damaged by smoke and water about $35,000. Allowed to Approach Be Buried Bomb Among Them. A London cable: The correspondent men. P, The total loss is estimated at $140,000. The Imperial Hotel building was dam. aged to the extent of $15,000, and its calitents valued at $20,000, are a. total When thl 1'10. appeared to be be control an appeal for aid was sen BufMo, but before the engines a the local firemen had the fire hand. Buffalo sent fire engines and fire. loss Explosions of barrels of whiskey" Faxon, Williams & Faxon’s cellar tl ing the progress of the fire scattei their contvms in every direction added to the fiercen a of the blaze, the constant eprosa of eartridges other ammunition in the Rae store a another element of danger. second floor badly damngee. The roof of the Presbyterian Church on Firs street also caught fire, but the buildin was saved. Armed Rising on Large Scale. CHIILD SLEW COSSACKS. what y for not ged Boo show u 'mg char; Liabiliti due on terminating stock this date are ... ...82,206,000 This however, may be reduced some- what y forfeitures in 1905, which are not god up. ' Boo chow loam fund, which . . ta liabilities on ta- ting stock less 15 per 931108 Cl'??:? s, . . ' o A statement draawn countants shows thef the accounts: Amount of liabilities a million doilais riGiiniliis, I Toronto despatch: You were not fully aware until we went through that ac- lcou-n't this morning oi the liability to istockholders'!" was the question put to iMr. Joseph Phillips, President of the lYork County Loan Company, by Mr. C. lA. Musten at the Government special 'examination yesterday. "There is nearly a million dollars more liability than you expected,” continued Mr. Masten, and Mr. Phillips had to admit the truth of the implications, although he maintain. ed that the unexeruted lapses would 1"- duce the mnoum considerably. He 1...] never gone into the question of the com- pany's liability to the shareholders for the difference between $78, the actual amount ot cash receiver! for each $100 share. and the balanwe of $23 expended in commissions, yollcctions and other expensus. Tho result is to increase the liability. which had so far been supposed tn‘h'alnlost balanced by the estimat- ty assets, by an amount which will figure up over a million of a deficit, or about thirty-three cents on the dollar. This, of. course, is not final, and may be eonsnkmbly reduced, as well by the increase in assets as by the reduction of liaLilities. Salary of Joseph Phillips. When the investigation was resumed yesterday it was found tha Mr. Phillips' salary stood at $25 a week from 1893 till 1898. It was raised .0 $30 in 1899. In 1904. halving worked for thirteen years at the low rate, the directors raised all salaries in view of a prosperous period, Philips getting $4.000 in cash and $2,000 in stock a, year, and the other direc- tors-A. T. Hunter, E. J. Burt, V. Robin and It. H. Sn ndersrm---82,00o a year each cash and $1,000 stock. it was found the company could not atiord this, and they were cut down again. Mr. Phillips also received $25 a week from the Southern Light and Power Company from August, 1904, afterwards increased to $53, but latterly he got nothing. The Toronto Life Company paid him $2,080 a. year, but not in com, the amount being cred- ited in stock. He got no other advan, 3: tages, commissions - or remuneratiorvs, and stated on oath that the $100,000 stock in the Southern Power Company urn.- (1:1>n-‘ t..., 5,, A . " _. -- was given him in trust {of tid/Tift Loan, Mr. Joseph Barrett not wishing . --""--vM. W. .........5 to have a company holding the power stock. Mr. Barrett will be examined this morning. Why lie Organized the Various Sub- sidiary Companies. An Unexpected liability Has to be Charged. Mr. Joseph I'hiilip's Story Told Yesterday. YORK IOAN’S BIG DEFICIT. P? HARM§¥WORTH ic,,,,:)?:',',',', _ SELF-EDU’CATOR 00 3:37: Now on Sale? " Lima PRIZE 2,000 /"' Sl,500 $I,000 med-85%;}; over l up by the ac- following state of RMSWORTH SELF-EDUCATOR NUMBER Sii2 mir as an tarthrat fem FIM. PARIICULARS IN as "' $10,000 The Southern Light and Power Com- Pliny Was brought to his attention in 1003. Mr. Barrett unfolded his scheme and they got Mr. John Galt, the' well- known engineer, to report upon it. A young German engineer was alto en- gnged, and both reports were very fu- onbk. A loan of £110,000 wu itaoed by the board, the advance not to ex- coed 160,000. Before the loan was granted an agreement wan drawn by He explained the low rent on the piano factory by a desire to encourage setile- mont, the company having an option to purchase in two years, and their business not at first warranting a higher rate. The rent is SL200 for the first year and $1.800 the second year. Bow the Magazine Started. Never using more than a small circular for the York Loan, when industrial agents some years ago started adverse rumors, it was considered advisable to have some medium of defence, and The National Monthly Magi: ine was begun. The enterprise was entirely his own. The agents got thirty cents for each FI subscription. He paid all bills to the Methodist Book Room, and had lost $3,000 or $4,000 in the three years of ita career. The York Loan advertising of one outside and two or three inside pages ran from 8100 to 8200 monthly. latterly he got nothing. - _ _ Defended York Loan System. Mr. Phillips defended the system un- der which the York Loan was conduct. od. He had been trtairwd in the in- dustrial insurance systerm, having wort:- ed for the Metropolitan of New York. The inception of the York Loan was the application of the industrial insur- ance system to u building and loan com- pany. He took more interest in the field than in the office work of the com- pany. With a very large agency force, which the company was unable to sup- port, and which could not be reduced, its the members were trained to week. ly collection, anything by which the agents could earn an extra dollar was welcomed. Mr. E. J. Butt, who is no relative of Mr. G. ll. Burt, read from the minute book the directors' authorization of the $60,000 loan. A brother of E. J. Burt was rumored to have had a loan for his hardware business, hut there was 'tb. solutely no foundation for it. Mr. Phillips subsequently explained that a. Bay street firm got a loan of $5.000, which was repaid some time ago. The report about the Oram Hardware Com, panvy getting a loan was quite incor. rect. "I wuppose the liquidators,” he sald,re- ferring to the unexeeuted lapses, "will not run on the philanthropic liites, I have done, but will stick strictly to the rules in the interest of the other share. holders." l Taking a, sample series of payments to iagents over 190 weeks at 50 cents, the ifirst payment was commission. Of the irest, $94.50, $20.90 was paid out in ex- 'penses and commissions, leaving $73.60 in the account. ThU'morwy was held for three years, andsmust earn at the rate of 17% per ext. profits to cover the liability incurr . The shareholders wens given better terms than the com- pany was able to maintain. Piano Co. Transaction. The Liszt Piano Company was then taken up. The agents of the York Loan Company had been selling pianos for various companies on commissions of 85 and $10 each. Mr. G. It. Burt had been engaged in the business for three years before Mr. Phillips met him. In conversation the matter of agents came up and Mr. Burt wanted them to not for his company. This was nnunged and eommissjnm 1yere pair the agents for sales l-r f, l _ s 650 for a piano sale. Mr. ps considered the $60,000 lent the. piano company a good asset, as the business was now established. Mr. ll. R. Burt, President of the Liszt Company, corroborated Mr. Phil- lips' statement that he had no connec- tion with the company. "Theie will be more than thu--mueh more," said Mr. Phillips, who is always saggpine. Acount is wrong then to ex- tent of about ... ... ... ..t 944,000 Could N lam the Interest. "You thi _ that 66 per cent. would not represent e liquidation?” asked Mr. Mame should show due is.82,206,000 Less 1,5 per cent. .. 330,900 IN PRIZES TO READERS OF THE if; TORONTO Price 15 cts. 330,900 1.375,100 his scheme on; to ha ;, the. well- lunch . w Ton it. A Tend. H a 3130 en- culled "O a very fav. hieh Sc wu itatred Em; At, tot to ex- loan was i'ittiiti drawn by to id SECOND PRIZE . .111 tiu, smallod cities and in the larger .villages he said he has already appoint- mg committees to enable the ratepay- era to have their accounts prepared in Prt I way that he who ran might "Id. He vigorously attacked what he ttily' "0rientatimd Imperialism," of Inch Somumnd Inc the fruit and th Atria the "rottmrripi' ploduct. “and (“new labor law dangerous Juneau-o it to absolute chattelod ninety. In His First Public Address Since His Cabinet Entry He Attacked “Orien- talized Imperialism" and Chinese Labor. London, Jan. I.--,, hon Burns, Pres. ident of the Local Government Bond, made his first publie address since his entry into the Cabinet, when he open- ed the election campaign at Batterses. tomight. In a characteristically cour- ageous speech, he said his accession to office was the elevation of his constit- uents to power --the honor was theirs, but the work was for him, He declar- ed that he would pander to no section of the population, but would do " duty for the benefit of the whole commun- Mr. Burns said he had such strong symEathy with all the interests 9f the wor ing classes that he had no sympa- thy to spare for the loafer, "eadger" or drunlmrd. His Ideal was fewer work- houses, smaller charities, larger wages, 'em.pleasurt and“ less drink. LARGER WAGES, LESS DRINK AMONG THEM. The salaries were then taken up. Hav- ing worked for thirteen years at $25. he yielded to the direetors,saitl Mr. Phil- lips, when prospects seemed good, but cut down the advances just as soon as he saw they could not be afforded. He explained the transfer of the agency collecting system to the Toronto' Life Company because it was applicable to life. insurance, though not to industrial loans, there being a permanent. fund. In improving the property they need. ed extra levelling plant and got horses, wagons, plows and other things. They employed about thirty men at most. The man in charge got $15 a week and one-third of the profits. the balance going to the company. The horses and punt were taken over by the liquidator. The skating rink, the business college and the Lee grocery store were quite in- dependent vonturcr. The rink people had an option to purchase at $47,000. The printing press was put in to do printing for the York Loan, Toronto Lite, Southern Light & Power Company, Mr. Tan der Ostcn, Liszt Company and others. For wear and tear of plant 8100 per month had been paid since February. The public should understand that it was no amateur scheme, interposed Mr. Jones. the solicitors and signed. The adv-me was made by Mrs. Barrett. Advances were made from time to time up to $200,000. The tunnel was enlarged and the plans increased to develop 5.000 horsepower. Mr. W. H. Hunter acted as solicitor, doing all the professional work, getting rights of wny, ete., " In inclusive salary of $15 a week. A mortgage was given the York Loon covering the whole undertaking of plant, 200 acres land, franchise. pole line and the machinery, which was paid for. .Barrett had told him he would ho foolish to give the $100,000 mock, which under an agreement he was to get, to the York Loan Company. but it had always been his intention to build up the York Loan through these com- panics. W Expected to Become Millionaires. BURNS’ Mhl.S. ADDRESS.. ...... ... NAME..... wn; on unn- tll-ll d) t, u. was". Jam Baum is] You: and (In; tit,, 1mm ' Enclosed tind .............for which and the first. . . . . . . . numbers of the Harmsworth Self-Educator at 15e each, post free to-- SEND T1118 COUPON AT ONCE q..................-......... no... .......... ...... DocounCIOGOQhooo (Write Phinly.) "g'.ultiL.'r,,e.T, investigation of the light! mt. Crown "'ortsar do!“ We" for 1:29. ' ' coveted and mod to the firm, Miior John P. Wane yostmday morn- It not before Magistrate Denisan an! 1. d Momtion against ten persons, nine of whom were "taste-i. It is now over three months aim " inmate of I. downtown house gave the police info-tion of liquor Ming taken from the Michie store. but for me weeks the firm took no action. be- M muting their trustaml cle I of L"t't,"r',,'lh'L from the (Marta dynrtment. After about two months' tame the firm found that they had been tttg loner: of stock. and. as one at the Inn yestmthy detain! it. the din- nppe-unce of the liquor was by the wholenle. The Noble Dominion De- toetive Agency was commuted, and one ot than men was puttoworkintha muslin-u, and in connection with the an AI n remit of m in die. Two Clerks and Seven Driven Under Arrest, Charged With Thefts That Have Been Going on for Many Montu--Pru- Refused Bait. Toronto desputch: Still another by! tem of thieving has been unearthed at a. business house in this city. This time it is the firm of Mickie & Murmur. groom and liquor dale-n, 5 King street west, who am the “Moron. Two of their clerks Ind seven drives of deliv- ery wagons nre under arrest. charged with theft, and it In aid that tho polio. invotigntion into the thieving ban not ye_t_been concluded. - - Mortimer And Jones we employees of the liquor store, and it is charged that they were in league with the drivers cad had a knowledge of the stealing the; was going on. _ The Foreign Office says the Cassini and Admiral Aube will stay at Copen- hagen and unit eserttualities in Russia, the mine as the twoGerman ships, now at Meme! Ind the British ship at Kiel. If it becomes necessary the two anch ships will embark the French residents 'tt..Jui.tie seaports. MICKIE'S LIQUOR STORE PLUNDER- ED BY THE WHOLESALE. Brest, Praline, Dee. ?".--The gunboal. Cusini sailed It 4 o'eloek this after- noon "on I. confidential mission." The report in in circulation in naval circles at Brest. that the Cassini will carry in m offieial mail gervice between Riga and Dmtzig. However, it is gen- erally accepted that the main purpose is to have a warship in readiness should a crisis arise requiring the protection or reetrintion of French citizens. The armored cruiser Admiral Aube, also of Brest, is being similarly prepar- ed and will either accompany or (allow the Cusini. The Cash . Humndl' y Proud ftrtee Irie-Witt Stay at Copenha- all Await Eventulitia in M - Cruiser Admiral Auto Will Follow. Paris, Jan. L-The orders to I por- tion of the French northern squadron to make hasty preparation- to depart for the North Sea and Copenhagen, the ul. timate deatinrrtion of the warship. not being disclosed, were undoubtedly iuued as a precautionary more so u to hnve French ships available for service in Rus- sian waters in case of emergency. The greatest activity prevails on board the gunboat Caseini at Brest, which has been ordered to sail for the Baltic m-mor- row. The Christmas leaves of all the French officers and men were hurried- ly cancelled and a large extra form of workmen was engaged to oomph-1e her equipment, provisioning and walling. This will be eompleted tn-murww “4..." it is expected the gunhom. will all. k first stop will be at Copeultagtm, M here {lurther orders nre expected to reach er. FRENCH GUNBOAT LEAVES ON A "CoNWDENrIAL MISSION." THIRD PRIZE TORONTO ROBBERY. fOR THE BAlTIC. GiiLtut's an nbould have said: worthless satmbond In! all the world, I as.“ had left helm Tre m lave- OUT a I IN hm “D H Bk of You Irlin