Show FROM tHE OLD iDA iD-A Conference Conservative Associations As-sociations in Edinburgh A POPULAR PROGRAMME ADOPTED MiD Reforms Proposed Including an Elec to al Besrlstration FormA Horrible Story I from Husala General Foreign New LONDON Nov nNo ovent In the ro cent history of the Conservative party approaches ap-proaches in importance the adoption of a programme by the conference of Conservative Conserva-tive associations in Edinburgh The platform plat-form which is frankly democratic even goes beyond tho Newcastle programme of tho Liberals In admitting popular control of party legislation and further contrasts favorably with the Liberal federation policy as allowing greater independence of opinion among the adherents of the principle of unionism The rigidity of old Toryism has absolutely vanished and ia replaced by elastic constitutionalism which Balfour and other leaders have accepted I though certain older members of the party continue to think it incompatible with genuine Conservatism and dangerous to I the success of party government The programme includes an electoral registration reg-istration form with an equalization of seats and a reduction to qualify qual-ify voters This In Itself I a trump proposal In the same direction The conference con-ference next approved an extension of franchise to female rate payers disfranchised disfran-chised illiterate voters popular control of the liquor traffic and states tho provisions for old ages of workingmon to enable them to acquire land for building purposes amendment to employer liability laws and factory acts in the wdrkingmena interests inter-ests Finally some touch of homo rule ism is infused in the programme by the approval ap-proval of the transfer of private bill pro ceeduro from the parliament committee to local bodies The transformed spirit of the party Is i attributed largely the liberalizing influence influ-ence of Unionist allies and partly to the leaders recognizing the necessities of tho timed John Morioys evicted tenants commission commis-sion seems doomed to disastrous failure Neither Lord Salisburys jibes nor Bal fours denunciation is causing the collapse of the commission but international disputes dis-putes and partisan mismanagement by Justice Jus-tice Matthews are the chief factors in tho break up Besides Murphy who resigned Murraugh OBrien who will retire and J another member Rcche have Intimated a 1 desire to be replaced The desertions attributed at-tributed to Justice Matthews proceeduro of withdrawals leave only two members of the commission But it is rumored that tie government will fill the vacancies with Home Rule nominees and continue the lome contnue commission though it sends foul smoke in tue nostrils of the government The Radicals have abandoned all hope of any legislation for evicted tenants during the coming session The plan now discussed dis-cussed in ministerial circles is to not ask the house of commons to vote a grant for relief but evade the decision of the house by drawing funds enough from the land purchase commission to purchase compulsorily compul-sorily portions of estates from obstinate landlords with enough to make loans to tenants to enable them to start farma anew Another general election is within Bight and the present Liberal members of 4 the commons hesitate to approve a course which is certain to arouse general disapproval disap-proval Sir Charles Tappers negotiation In Paris for a conclusion of a commercial treaty between Franca and Canada 13 making favorable progress France makes a minimum tariff concessions to Canada The Independence Belae of Brussels announces an-nounces that Montefiore Levy one of the Belgian delegates will preside over the international in-ternational monetary conference The Bohrmg Sea arbitrators who are to meat in Paris will probably not assemble till February In official circles here the opinion prevails that arbitration proceedings proceed-ings will bo protracted Visitors returning from Woodstock testify tes-tify to the general regret that Is felt by the townspeople due to the death of the duke of Marlborough The latest trade union development in London is the promotion of tue domestic servants union Seven hundred servants have already joined and the union intends to hold an open air meeting to give expression expres-sion to their demands that the government establish a servants labor exchange where no fees be accepted fix hours of labor regulate salaries and force employers to give a suitable character to servants on dismissal HORRIBLE STORY A Woman Kills Two Children and Devours Them ST PETsnsBtmo NOT 11A horrible case of cannibalism is reported A woman named Akkcrman great in stature and strength applied for shelter at tha house of a peasant woman named Yooreski Sane They became friendly and the peasant went out to get a fresh supply of vodka when one lot had given out In her absence ab-sence Akkcrman killed the peasants baby sucked its blood and devoured part of its body Aa the peasant returned to the hut she saw Akkerman trying to kill bar 3year old girl The mother tried to defend her offspring but the giantess thrust her aside and killed the little girl with a bludgeon The peasant left a raving maniac and tried to kill herself Neighbors after a desperate desper-ate struggle in which several were severely severe-ly hurt managed to overcome the giantess and tic her with ropes On the way to the jail the popula tried to lynch her but site was finally landed In lockup BLOODED HORSES A Number of English Eac rs Comics to America LOHDON Nov 11 Colonel North has decided de-cided to send a string of horso to America next month to fill engagements made a year ago These horses which will be under the control of Colonel Thomas P Ochiltree include El Diablo whoso recen defeat by Otto at Newmarket is atlll fresh in the public mind Iddesleigh Sir Frederick Freder-ick Robberts High Commissioner Rough and Ready and Arturo They are to ba run for big handicaps while Eltham Queen Antioyrene and Emits are engaged in the American derby ior the Queen Isabella stakes and Sheridan stakes at Chicago Several twoyearolds will accompany the contingent which will bo ono of the moat valuable ever sent from England THJS BAHOMEYAN WAR Arms Furnished by the British Seized and Confiscated PARIS Nov iLMany accusations hero been mado that German agents in Dahomey furnished King Behanzln with quick firing rIfles Those are denied by the Germans who asserted that if Bohanzia had such weapons ho procured them from the Bri ish The latter assertions are horns out by the capture just made off the coast of Dahomey The Brandon the French despatch boat cruising off the Dahomeyan coast surprised the British steamer John Holly with a cargo of Winchester rifles L sad mmlnit10ntb YOnd all donbt intended I > for the Dauomey army The vessel was seized tae cargo confiscated and the matter I mat-ter will undoubtedly ba made tho subject I of diplomatic remonstrance I 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