, 1912-07-06

QulmDy ana the passenger DOtn Tell aud
were killed. Miss QuilAby was the hrat
American woman licensed for flying, the first
woman who few across the English
Channel aud the first woman aviator
who carried a man as q passenger. The
cause of the accident is uncertain, but both
fell from their seats, probably because
they were not strapped thereto when the
machine was tilted head ~downwar!s by an
air current. Both somersaulted and reached
the ground long before the machine, which
fell hundreds of feet distant.
Atlantic City, July 3rd-The dirigibIe bal
loon akron, which was designed for Trans
atlantic flight, collapsed upon its trial trip
when half a mile high, the crew of five being
killed, including Mr.. Melvin Vaniman. There
being no survivors, there is no reliable az.
count Of the disaster, but fifty Thousand
persons saw a little smoke and flame, and
then the ends Of the airsnip turned up and
the wreckage fell into the ocean.
Brooklyn, July 3rd-The Democratic Con-
yentloh went into recess at midnight on
Monday with the deadlock unbroken. On
the thirty ninth ballot, Governor Wilson
passed 900, and MI. Speaker Clark obtained
422 votes, or about twenty below the first
ballot. After three more ballots Governor
Wilson was a little weaker, und MI. Clark a
AIAO D'tOHSCA' III y hGCI NOOQ ISLdlu0u his
first strength stubbornly, while Mr.. Harmon
fell from 148 to %. The prospects were
then in favour of Governor Wilson.
The Convention met again yesterday, and
on the first ballot Governor Wilson gained
los votes. At the forty fifth ballot he had
obtained 663 and Mr., Clark 306 votes. Mr..
Underwood then withdrew and Mr.. Clark
released all the Delegates wishing to vote
otherwise. Governor Wilson was finally no.
minated on the forty sixth ballot, ending q
contest unprecedente since that of 1850.
Regina. July 3ld.-Later estimates place
the fatalities through the recent cyclone at
below one hundred. Forty one corpses
have so far been recovered, and over thirty
are missing. The damage estimates are
larger and will perhaps rench ten million
dollars. Rebuilding has already commenced.
Dominica, july 2ud-At Il meeting of the
Legislative Council today, II. II. the Admr.
by message lard before the Council the
agreement entered into by the representa-
tlyes OF the Canadian Government and the
Colonies tuking pait iii the late conference
at Ottawa. The principal feature of the
agreement as far us Dominica is concerned,
is an undertaking by the Canadian Govern
ment TO impose duties, on cocoa IS cents per
100 h., lime juice 5 cents per gallon and
fresh lines 10 per cent al yulorem, against
imports from foreign countries, while those
products remain on the free schedule when
imported from colonies comprised in the
agreement.
San Juan, PR, July 3rd-The Director
Of Sanitation's report to noon yesterday
gives the total number Of positive cases Of
plague rs sc. New suspicious cases 4. Total
deaths II.
Lon ION, July 2nd-Sugar in stock on the
goth ulto. was $4,000 tons. Last year
SD, 900 tons.
London, July 4th.-Lahourite members
of the House of Common threaten to abstain
from divisions during the Hanley bye cam
paign, unless the Government withdraws it's
candidate, which, however, the latter refuses
to 10. Ii the dissensions i'll the coalition
prove permauant the result will be critical,
since the Governments recent maiorities
have been narrow. The situation is the eli
max of a series Of Incidents convincing Mr..
Snowden, Mr.. Keir H ride and other La
bourIte leaders that legislation is more pro-
ductive than strikes and more permanent
than concessions won during good times and
withdrawn during bad. Trades Unionism