HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1903-1-29, Page 7FEMALE SIIOPLIFTERS
ARE SOUNDLY BIRCHED
FRANK WITH 711E KIMti.
Blunt Ph)rtelen *awake Illy Meld
Freels.
New York, Jan. 27 -The Sun to -
'lay tory tau lulluwtug opeci&l from
teuikluu : It le well kuowe that the
e King occasionally hurter.. from hie
livor, 'und that the royal phyelclaur
are suwetlwee culled let to trout Iiia
fur lee towplulut. The, later'. °es -
carbo war the other day, when lair
Itichaid Puwvll, u prowluent phy.l-
cltu, extraordinary to the hautepp war
rawwuuted to Buckingham Palace.
The phyrlcL•ul Ir a Buruaet of tic
ofd-fa,ldoied bChltol, with the pro -
Hummed dutruoterietic of riwukiug
lar udfkl, without regard to 11m No -
modal position of liar patient. Alter
asking Ili.. Majesty a few quertlous'
lit regard to rets general health, the
doctor laconically ordered haw to
strip. The Klig pleasantly asked
what portion of his clothing he
'should take off. On (wing told to
strip to the waist he quietly did so.
The dovtor then proceeded to exam-
ine haat in the usual wanner, utili-
zing lite rtuthorcupe and another
peucll-like Met minima, until the
King, who was slot timed to this vig-
orous Tort of examination of all
his organs, became anxious that tl
Wtouhl conclude. Meanwhile Sir
Francis Laktsg, phyrlclan to the
King. entered and watched the pro-
cedure. When the practical baronet
brusquely pronounced: "You have
eaten too much, you have drunk too
much ; I will send you a prescription
to put you right," Ire departed with
oh.• tweet least ceremony. lie had
lulrlly reached the door when Sir
Francis Laking. who was following
Itim, overtook him and made a pro-
test aguluot hl.' abnuptnete. The
eminent phyalclan, who wax ap-
parently not an the beat df humor,
only retorted: "My dear Laking, if
there it any squirming to do, you
meet 110 11."
Dr. Laking returned Yo soothe His
Majesty's ruffled feelings, and rb-
marked by way of palliation: : "Sar
Richnnl is a 'very busy man just
now." The King's reply, which typi-
fied the elate of hie mind, was, "Lak-
Ing, I thought he war going to tat -
tot' sur." -------
How Gentle -Born Kleptomaniacs
Are Treated in London.
Exposure aid the Jail, or s Good Flogging. aad Many Take the Flogging -
he Cuban Irealy Reuses Much Opposition la Britain --It Is Felt That
1l Hai Dee° Devised to Damage British Interests --tfr, zin Has Pro•
tested in Vain ----Retaliation Swig !seed to Lord Lansdowne.
New York, •luxe. :7. -Truth tidos of realized the gravity of the situation,
a weth(xt of Medial; ruww:trily with and • puue•ccdel to rood deep,atcher
rlwwtug thud Amlxarrudor Iterlrert
female kleplouuulaa1 of gentle i had 1OreefUlly r.'prcwrntrd the Drlt
birth, witch L" followed ns certain toe objectiuuu to the treaty. meet -
wort end shops, ways a I.uudou dem- 1
t wow to an ititeute
ant purl oseeout tatdiscrimination ugateat
r wotuua detected In
patch. Every ! uli the Ilrlti.h j.,aere.wlonN in the
the act of shop -lifting is Klveu Iwo r1\'ey(t Imher. 4scrt tart' Ha)'i' . re-
tin or bionic pmeac•cutel let court .111' maust:tine) that the U. S. war
r being rI=1U to du, rout Inllmaleof th.►t try
rho alone; sayer Truth, f i he Cu -
'g' ° loin too more th:ut theylind the
„ I birched by 111e tpianngerers. i K1
In one p ( hal nth lut011( 011
of wtkll Y n,t t
• Twenty women hitve accepted 111: I ban trent, Lural Lansdowne lid awl
leaf of birching. In nddltdun to two that nil the I111Olnrt1 (11 uvrtllabhe
11`
vuung girls of a foreign nationality. Pointed to the fact that 111e treaty
uld pays, but he nunounced flu•
Cabinet would coushler if anytlieng
further tould he done.
11. imitation Sugatreted.
The tklogatur raid they untieretoud
tine treaty contain, a secret entitle!
.ululating that no further Ul^11'4:11.94
Of reciprocity shalt be ualertakeu by
the U. S. towurtm the British Wert
Delos. 1f such were the cane it
11111 suggested to Lod Lansdowne
that Brent Britain would be only
within i1e1 rights in retaliating with
un inerear•.1 duty on gran. The
Foreign wcretary Rave no Intlma-
too• toO this point, which, appnroul-
toaslhle rtrgiuiuR of diplo-
matic
Iy. wax only suggested in the hop'
to any 1 .bat eeolm4 of the mewlwm of the
utntk relatlonv, but (;rent ilei• ('abinet, who- are reported to b'.
taller eutlre commrcial policy Is he- I error ly ►n 1iior of a more l
erol.c-
Meet% to be vitallyeconcerned. Tho R
matter mine to a behd through the tlonlnt pokeY, night use It as n h'►n-
deputatlob from the Chambers of 'Ile to forward their views,
liingeto n, Jamaica, Jan. 24. -The
Commerce of the United King,luna
which waited apron Foreign xI Planters of Jnmafrn are alis neo
i at the prtlrpecte of the passage of
tart' Lansdowne yeeterdanIt ItIn
In' ; tits reclprr.Ity treaty between
cludevl ae•tcrnl m+wbcr, of Paella. (uh.a 711141 the fatted States, and
j t 1 the most , v
en•r a t
British luduetrial Ceitren.
Imm�lrnt
let Britain.
vv ho, let consideration for their ten -
dm years, weft' treutcd to u peeler
dorm of chahtiyenienl."
That Cutout 'Treaty.
l,)Ir1on'. Jan. 7. -Tice reciprocity
treaty between Cuba and tl:e U. 9.
threatens" to raise one of the most
rertotts eiffereneee of opinion between
Great Britain and the UuitId States
that has oa'urrel for yearn. 111
much Importance Is attacht'l to the
matter that a m.•etlltg of the Cabi-
net 1s being 'queenly summoned to
wee what action can be taken. There
1. o' course. no nlarmtet ((melte lir
rrLd lethinewr tot
meet and r'eprewci / ... t.
are again 'strongly urging the gov-
t t f era tell the ernmrut of this colony. to take
neensuresto negotiate it new re-
ciprocity treaty with the Unite.
Replying to the delegate's' ergo- State.. Oae of the lending plant -
went. that all the adtaistagt:4 wheel ors lits written to the Ilew.papere
rue Government had gained by Nevar- .nying that without a reciprocity
ing the abolition of the sugar lioun• treaty- It Is "tnllss.ritdo to enn-
Gim. would be sacrificed If the Cu- pato against CuLtn., under the new
loan reciprocity le milt' operative. condition., In .lirier:en, milieu 1.
Loral Lanhtlowne rail lie thoroecedy our iMt& market."
BUBONIC PLAUE NOW
SPREADIMI IN DURBAN
Natives, PanicStricken, Are Flee-
ing From Town of Durban.
I hi rlxl u, \alai, .1.11) 211.-L'uls,ui'=
1.1a1ao in *preamien*F----J14----sesluus:y
here that the native. are panic
etrleken. Servants and laborers are
Luting the town In large numbers.
It i. nnticipnt ll that the Zulu'aud
drifts will bit closed so ns to prevent
the spread of the plague to that ter-
ritory.
Thr Situation at La Guaira.
Ln. (sunirn,'Venezuelt, Jau. 20. -Tate
exploM n of a 2111.4' lir out. Ort the
hollers of the Zurnthador-one of the
Venete.•la)1 warahipe ruptured by the
16rltleh naval formal -on Mittel iv
night, kUlet n stoker. 11111 body w.ts
hurled at son by the Itritleh cruiser
Tribune y n terdn Y. The British
cruiser Charylethe tho torpedo boat
d•n.troyer itnrect and the Zamora
flylsije the Crltishlflag, arrived here
to -day. \:tern ..hurt k>w e
('hnrylelim and the Rocket left Le -
(:eerie for an unknown oketltintion.
The Italian erulier Carlo .tdlwrte
sailed during the nlght.
Thu• war-hlp4 In the harbor are
tato Tel! ne-e. Zamora, Zumbador rad
Restaurador•
Traitor Inn h'.. Case.
London. .Tan. 20.- Is new conceded n -
trolly cocelel that,
the .trrewintel Preen the okay he
condemned to sleuth the menlence
'mese] open Colonel Arthur Lynch.
W1111 war fomes guilty of high treason
on friday lass, will be commuted to
penal Fm o iled° for life, wuhj:-ct to
further consideration after n term
of y -cars.
CHAMBERLAIN ON TREK.
Escorted on
J
1,OunIlando
I
Cherry, south of South, n., a6ERMANS ARE ANNOYED
through bwlug k.cked ud iu tea stomach by a home.
k111«1 t
Alexander Kelly and wife Were lu-
Meetly killed 011 a grade meowing on
the Ontario a Western Railroad user
MIddLetowe, \. 's., the wuguu let
which they were drlvlug bt•lug struck
by u trulu.
Several Brantford w uialaulu:'err
have decided to prtreeuute the On -
tat lo Cool Lemsoiatlou for cunrplraCY,
definite( that t1&.wuu lutwu Meek
Unlet them for purchasing owl .'tom
the operator&
Colonel Prior wet other member.' of
the Britiru Columbia Cattiest were a1
1llnnipeg ye,terday on their way le
Uttuwu• Colonel Prior will attend
weetiug of 1'ruvluctul era:were tote
Tuesday next.
The dei,tll occurred at Grace llos-
pital, Turouto. at 11.20 o'clock last
night, of Mr. James Edwlu Ellie. a re-
tired jeweller, and nue of Toruntu•at
beet kuowu citizens.
Notice bur .wen glveu that at the
next merlon of the Legiebtture au
act will be applied for to Incorporate
the Ewer.) Radial Railway Company.
to euurtruct and operate radial lines
In dlffcrent directions out u( l:mbro.
It is rumored that Mr,. L. 0. David,
Montreal City Clerk, may be appoint-
ed Senator and alai editor of lhenew
French Liberal paper, but he decline's
to say anything about it, except that
the eubjt•ct was broached to him In
an Informal way.
'Faro caber of rtnaIIpox are report -
el freta the Tycndlnftga Lydian Re -
1101 0. un the Day of Quante; one (ruin
the Township of Blenheim, In Oxford;
ono froth the Townahlp of Tiny. in
Slmeoe: three feow ('ambridge;Town-
hhlp. In Rummell, and one frotu Ft ,ch
Township. In Stormont.
BILI FISH AND FOREIGN.
A party of 2,000 Brlttsb people will
sail from Liverpool on March 21st to
settle In the Saskatoon dletrtet.
The Loudon Daily Mnil say. the
only cheek on the prosperity of Can-
ada le the scarclty of Canadian labor.
The report that Sig. )laecagnl had
been reapp.uutel director of the
Musical Comet -caters at Pesaro was
uu error•
A number u: coal dealers were ar-
rested tot Tols sit•, Ohio, charged with
Illegally combining to P1'ep up pricer.
They. were admitted to bell.
The ,German Chancellor vigorously
defended the Government's trolley In
regard to Venezuela and the army
ash' navy.
ourriey by 2 Some Madrid papers express the
opinion that France and Spain will
of Bar rs, let together 1n guarsi ug their inter
may In Morocoo.
German r':trarillsts have called hun-
dred. of pones nieelingr for to -night
to resent what they consider to be
harsh measures adopted agall, t thee
re!prementuthes he the Reichstag.
Official
GREETED LY GEN. .DELAFIEY
Lon;don. A111 11 .7. -Colonial secre-
tary l'hamtk•rcalu started Saturday
on nu Interpssting wagon trek Prow
l'utrhef..troorn to Ma (eking, uccoul-
pmu)1(21 by Mrs. Chamberlain, Ser Ar-
thur Law,ey, Major-General Baden -
Purcell, anal others. Relays' of mules
had leen arranged to enable the
pearly to travel at about ten miles
'au hour.
Ttiere wee it picturesque scene out-
ride Veut4•redurp, 81 miler north-
west of Potchefstroom. .t com-
mando of Boers mot the {party- and
e.curtel It Into the town. .\ bouquet
of flowery was tormented to Mrs.
Chamberlain. The Colonial Seere-
tar) war conducted` to the Jhouse of
the Laudrooet, and the commando
of Boers strew up in a half if clrc:e
out.We. Soon after, lien. Belarey
arrived. nod way cordially 'received
by Mr. Chamberlain, who Introduced
him to Mrn. Chamberlain.
After the presentation of an ad-
dress of welcome the Secretary made
a speech to the cunun.uklo, in which
tntated the Bolero on bring
the comrade.e of so great met gal-
lant it ntnn as General I1•lare •. Ile
said also; "1 (tope he is my friend.
and 1 hope you all aro my friends.
We fought a good fight, and there
In nothing 10 be ashamed of on either
skive'
On the conclusion of Mr. Chamber-
late's speech, which was througl t
in thin vein, General Delarey unex-
pectedly .topped forward, and ad-
dre•s.ed the Doerr In Dutch, declar-
ing 111.4 belief that the Coloilnl See-
m tery w:te. "tate man to set things.
right In South Africa.'"
Thew• speeches mad.' nn excellent
lmprseioh. • On proceeding on their
jogrnc'y to41ny, (tenfold Ik'Inrey Re-
cuiupanied the party.
SAN CARLOS DESTROYED
AND PANTHER DISABLED?
Proposals That Mr. Bowen Makes in
President Castro's Name.
London. .1nn. 20. It 55,514 1';irni ,I
10-11ay by a representative of the
AhPociatPel free. that (trent Britain
and Germany have Informed their
reprenentntIves nt \\'nnhington that
they can conMdcr Minister Buwl'n'e
proposals regarding Veneruela'a guar-
nntee. to form a satidnctury baste
for further negotlatione.
(
-s--
New w fork, •inn. 20. -Perrone. It.
close touch with the blockading
inters may, according to the IleraI I's
Puerto 1 nhrllo, Venezuela. rorret
,pendent, that Fort San Carlos, wl:l:' S
lomeinnes the entrnnc" to !mkt'
efnrneallro, 118. hren Chi tar(' I I t the
errmnnm and blown )1p. They atm
report that the gunboat Panther
ham been disabled and In being towel
by the German creleer Felts to WIl-
tempted, Curacao.
Inn tetra'' I'topn,nl
\Vn.itlnl-tun, Jan. e0. -Mr. Bowen
.Ince 11e nrrlved In \\'aahinglon has
made three {{)ropr,4lteonv to the
powers through thele' representa-
tives. The fir.: wn14 a plain .tate-
meat that Venezuela de.Irr1 the
blockade qI her porto mimed am n pre-
Ilminnry o netrotIntlon. Title sen.
strengthened n day or two Inter by
+a aecnnd note which put more strong -
Iv \'rnrzneln'r de.lre that the Mock-
ers, ,1e lifted. This was the proposi-
tion, evIdently, which new. 41e01-
pu►tebee farm London yeeterdny
rtat.d the powerm bad decided to
re) rt. When Mr. Bowen wag informed
of their objection. 11e made the finny
proposition which was decided on
, Iwfore he left Caracas. it Mittel/deo
tap rnl.ing of the blockade of the
Venezuelan parte. it. offers it pay -
"tient of molt or a guarantee-evactly
w•I1lch cannot Ise learned. it le the
most liberal offer Mr. Bowen can
mete, and it is the hracleet conces-
sion that Venezuela In her present
I reduced condition can etnnd.
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Y NEWS IN BRIEF
gwveft...acs•11V do
(ANADIAN.
TILLMAN, THE ASSASSIN
MAY GU UNPUNISHED.
9
AT U. S. PRESS TACTICS.
Statement Regarding Bombard
ment of San Carlos.
Darling. Jan. 27 -The Foreign Of -
Geo reprerentape,e, In iwuvure.ttiu)4
with u lepr.',•entative of the Ammo -
Motel l'rews, referred is grintlel
totter to the Auaerleun I'reir item -
meaty upou the bombardment of
.'ort .fan Carlow Ow) 111111: "1u view
of Commodore 3cl►etler'e report, Uer-
n'auy lune a just right to fuel delis-
iuudt at the fact that a por'tiuu of
tiv� Aueti4an press Ir aroused over
1111 talon rtateu.aite of wl►at ott-
eun'eI at San t'arlo.+, sriticut await-
ing the facts in taw ems•, mild there -
Prof. IIans Delbruck. of Berlin, has
been waters ed to sa month's impri-
sonment or to pay a fine of :'OO
markt' for attacking tlee imperial
policy In Poland. The Preto' Birdie
Jabrbueoker paid the floe.
FOR THE SHABBY Ng,
The Manitoba Legislature will meet
on Feb. 12. -
Mr. Tho'. Kirby, ex -City Treasur-
er of Ottawa, in dead.
Toiontc had purchased ten care
of hard coal at *9.08 delivered.
John Godfrey Cam elected Cheer -nom
of the Toronto !'missile School Board
11'illinm Marlton, age. 99, an East
Elgin pioneer. is dead.
Argument concluded In the South
Oxford election nppeal.
London city has won in the liti-
gation with the Street Railway.
Allan Bute watt fatally injured by
falling downstairs la a Winnipeg
hotel.
Toronto Methudi.t Sunday School
Union wooers Hell their annual con-
vention.
Messrs. J. E. Ellis and W. I. Mac-
kenzie, Loth well-known Toronto Oli-
vetti, aro dead.
The st'rond nnnlver.nry of the
death of lateen v triode w'an gener-
nlly observed In Canadian cities.
Rey. R. 8. Laidlaw, of Knox Col-
lege, hie been appointee aseintant
pastor of Krox Church, Woodstock.
The Grand Jury at Ottawa refer red
In very strong terms to the unsatls-
fnetory condition of the Court -house.
Mr. It. L. Borden was bctngnetr.l
nt Sydney by the ('ape Breton Con-
servatives.
on-servativer.
('he newton. 14 C., Jan. 27.-1i. Den- !
ran Bellinger, formerly Attorney•
General of Hoath Carolina, I;na teem
engages by the elongates Tnuully to
assent in the prottecniton of Janne. 11.
Tillman for marine.
f.,41 the friend" of Editor Ron -
rebel, who here denounced him murder
In the most hitter terms, seem t0
think that with the present court
nns airy gstem In rope% In (11s
Htate the acquittal of Tillman vv III
follow. it 1. maid that. Tlllman'l law-
yers w1U apply to the Supreme Court
Novel Experin-ent in Public
Worship Proves a Succl'ss
u,pbn attacking u friendly' power.
The 1'a ntherei action, the official 10-
tluat their claim, will be met. Wi
not et•gfn ark for the Inuuexllatt
pt toeut oeflooney, but only for guar
autres. We tetwtwl mike the blockade
empty howled, without .any form of
guarantee."
An official deep:etch from W11 -
t misted, ('ur.texl, +litltl.l '4a1e1, &lye
That \'Inti arrival In the Gulf u'
alitmeniles Jun. 21st and approa•h-
ea within 7,80.1 ya.r.l4 of the shore
At 11 o'clock raw began 4 bombard
meat, 1(111(111 was continued, with an
hour of Iuteruli.04e011. Until 3 p w
Tit • Panther, which wax start line by
o)•e.:rvetl that 41 rh:-Ps took effect
Castro !lust 11 • Better.
London. 310. :7. -It w'as learned
port shows. wax strictly within rho
by a represeatative oI the Ammo
claret ere" to day that ()rout {cart the fort to enter the Britain. Germany nod Italy hail
Iagoou of Maracaibo. In order to agretel that Mhd..ter Bowens' pro -
prevent the importation of contras- pu4a1 that the 'blockath+ of Verne
'stand nr 5544ar.4 (rola Columbia. and In zuela be Immediately raked can=
w
doing so firer lq,wt. The Panther, not he enu•rtnlnell, nod that Co.
of course, answered the fire, as she t•ruicr action null continue uut:l u
wvt.v entitled to do. Tye attack tour proper ctsiu•aulee l.. tinue forthcoming
not made .hy ale, but by the Ve•nezue- filo Foreign guarantee
Offices holt that any
Lau fort. We are quite unable to tau other course wouki entail a fall -
why any netrinal rliouhl express dl-_ I etre or the attempts to bring about
Bette of interu.ttlowl law. She mus
approval became the 1'sahther
pried. or twenties. our tetRie1e after-
ward.' letellnl the fort, Meen it was
n hindrance to an effective blockade.
The aeon n•ption that Ice want to
prevent a 'settlement of time matter
nt \Naollington. and the meetly rais-
ing of the blockade 1s wholly mlr-
taken. We want the bioebide to be
raised just as soon nm the powered
have a•lelunte gunrnntceo to Iian.1
n settlement by diplomacy nt
Weide-Melon.
Regarding the pkrltlon of the
other elelwants powerst Venezuela, tela,
the blockading
their drainse muni first be rallefac-
torily bottled before the drm:►nd•
(rf couutrioe aha are not. actively
as►erting 'them can rec'eetve sttten-
tion.
COL. LYNCH A TRAITOR;
SENTENCED TO DEATII.
No Doubt About the Nature of
His Serious Crime.
THE ASSEMBLY SI IS INVISIBLE
London, Jan. :.7. -The holding of
rehglour .erssc a in ubeolute dark -
mos, begun last week let Loklun.
Inas proal successful. the experi-
ment hating aultifled the better of._
111x, C. J. Parker, vicar of et. Jewess,
In ` tlerkenwell, that poor people
would go to church if their neigh
bore couli not see their shabby
clot her.
Hbe congregation numbered about
.00. It w:1( composed chiefly of wo-
men and g111e, the wives and Atingle
tem of small ,hopkecpere and pool
working folk. They enure from the
,nazi of omly-lighted. dreary at:eets
rurroundnig what Is still cheerfaliy
celled Clcrkene•ell Breen.
A white sheet wan hung across Cie
mutters' end of the church. 01.ly two
edectrlc lights were used tit the
door. At Belo o'clock tile %tear, with
lips violin, emerge) from the vest.)'
lewdest a proceemoo of young men
ami womeowith se ringed tnetrumen tre•
They took chairs In the denied. The
curate In the gallery worked tie"
limelight machine and threw the
nu:sic of the orolaentra on the x0reeta
The vicar then ..truck up and the
organ chimr1 In.
The hymns, their tines, the M5Rn!•
Pleat. (1.e Nana Dlmlltle, the prayers
ant! reeponnen were all thrown 'Apia
the .creep. ' The congregation. In
Mead of poring over badly printed
books, stood asp and caroled their
beet. Colored pictures Illustrate,
the vicar's remarks.
for hell nm .:eon nor public fee ng in
nnhsldtd.
Leashed by 11, edaidr.
Poplar Bluff. Mise.. Jnn. :7-111.0
(clerk. 1.4 nraro, has been lynched at
Lur•por, n ann►1 14(nt10n north of here
for thn murder o(n white farmer :Vl
ler the crimp Clark fled to the
sanmp', where he was cnptnrP•I by a
pewee.
A matt bettered In the doors of the
enlahnoteetbaerglel('lark telt to n tree
Ilmh whirl]
1 from n
ane banged him
projected over the roadway. The
ens allowed to hang until
morning
ll be reported In Winnipeg thnt
the Rotlln Government will appeal
to the country In June.
Tito Dominion iron & Steel Com -
tinny 11111 b.ill.I a small mill at Syd-
ney for the manufacture of aisle
rails. •
Toronto District Trades and Labor
Connell voted down a constitutional
nmendment to exclude Knights of
Labor. 1 '
The rumored tablet to the late
i.leut. I1. L. iordken �t11 Lrunveiled
eY
In Mount Allison, N.
('hap el.
Work hnd been alerted on
W'i 0
nhs•g power plant to supply
horse power to the city from near
Lae the ilonnet.
ca d
'-
Co�ttndier
a have The Toronto
.11e1 to apo:y to rho gaiter'ly Com-
mittee for nnthority to conatrll 7t
the Youge street .r g .
LARGEST SUBMARINE BOAT.
In ureter -examination former Coo-
graw•ndan Bruww arkel lit.: witness
1f the. cOmpauy had ever stopped
work of 1te own aocont. "N0t 1111100
the flood," replied 1111 wlaimes, With
Muck ,severity Judge Gray exclaim-
ed: "Gentlemen, you must uadyr-
.-tald that there are IOWAN to this
iu%ertflgallon► and 1 must forbid
any elkdeuce that antedates \uah
lx tlru flood."
"011, 1 dit►n•t wenn the deluge;'
..aid the witness. "1 meant an Mute
(Milton of the alae."
C. E. Bradbury testified that there
:tor e23 hemmed ealuottr in Lacka-
wanna County, and of there 593 are
111 .*mull wluing tuwu.. The wltouhs
rind there are about 300 illicit places
where liquor is med. 10 mloiu dis-
tricts, the wittiest said, there it nue
.1110011 to every 1110 luhabituate. lu
rural dletrlctr there Ir only one sa-
mun to every 55e inhabitants.
Mr. JteTnokle, representing the in-
depent uperator., declared that all
Ii1a clients' ouuld prove that the de-
areas«l output of coal WA( due to
the union.
"•(auukl the decrease be due to any
deterioration 1u the miner ihsm-
.eelvee?" uek«t Judge Gray.
"Ll ro1g11t, bat it w':tr not," replied
Ute wittem.
J. P.' \1'ickenaor, et miner In the
People's Coal Company's employ was
irked:
"Liow much doer n miner get 7'1
"i don't know exactly I know
what I got."
".low much 1. Hutt ?"
"Oh, anywhere from 53 to CO a
day.", .
"Blore long do you May in the
mitis '1"
"Front eight to aloe hours."
"What du the wlnem do wheu they
get Into the ruiner?"
"Well," amid the witness reflective -
,y, "the first thing they 110 when
they g4et 1n la to examine their 'nu-
tter pails; then they take a smoke,
may be blow a couple of holes and
then sit around and talk politic..."
"How much do you load ?"
"1 work eight or nine hours and
Ione 2:1 10 30 cars, perhaps more.
I have six laborers. The suffering
public detnande coal and 1 wnted to
get it out."
It war saki to -day that the
amount of money paid for steno-
graphically reporting the testimony,
heard before the eomml'sslon has, up
Ur date, exceeded the amount appro-
priated by Congrem for the entire
word. Forty-eight copies of each
tlny'r proceedings are furnished.
eluch, It Is meld, have run up abill
Homely approaching 550,000.
l'otnsel for 1110 Markle Contfsany
rnu.(d some snrpriee to -day by re-
questing the cummhI..Ion to sum-
mon RR it wittier.' D. .f. McCarthy.
of Hazelton, one of the atturneyr
of tit' mine workers. Mr. McCarthy,
objects'! ou the groused that he
ecoid • not be expected to thotify
to fncts he had learned a• coun-
sel. Ie.t not counsel for the company
maid lin would not net question+
which McCarthy, as counsel. could
not answer. the lawyer 8111410(1 fur-
ther obje '.tion.
He wan asked when he fleet heard
of the eviction notice.. Nerved by the
Markle Company on twelve tenants,
to which he replied that all his in-
formation In this connection waw ow -
cures' as attorney, ais all of the
etfetel men er'ought the notleee to
hIm and retained hdm am counsel. He
wl1 110 believed) the men hail hero
grossly dwelvet. t
'COL. LVNCts
Fuuud QuUty of High Tressoi ant Sentenced
to Death.
Landon cable: Colored Lynch was tkcreby committing n moist coward -
found guilty, and wax' sentence] to I ly and most erriteue act of treason."
,tenth. iii. !Miura I,Wttom, contlnd'frl the
'' oolichor-Grocral, was only a- flimsy
No Excuse Por Lynch. - i pretext. Cutlet -et then proceeded to
eltt:ill the prisouer's alleged acts of
adherence to his country's enemies.
The Lord Chief Justice summed up
Lo:klen cable: When the trial 'of
Col Arthur Lynch, member of Par-
liament for Galway, on the charge
of high treason, was resumed to -day -Very briefly. Iie rale that If in war
coup..' for the defence began mum- time a British s'bjoct jolnal the
ming asp. there wan no attempt to `Kiug'M enemies, whatever IIIc per -
deny that Cul. Lynch support's the ! pomc, he 1(a. guilty of an unlawful
act. Naturalisation during war
Bos•rx lint counsel contended that his I time afforded no excuse whatever for
TO WASH BIC BEN'S FACE,
Grime to be Scoured From
Westminster's Clock.
TASK LESS DIFFICULT NOW
London, Jan. :7-' Bbl Ben," whose
drop tuner tell the residents In the
neighborhood of Westminster Abbey
and tho Iivuecs of 1'arlinn;ent the
time of day and night, 1r having its
face washed fur the first time in 13
y eel rte
There is a good deal of dirt to
take off, especially on the north
dial, which look.' toward thio city, and
111e cats'. tidal. who.e gaze Is fixed
'upon Wcwtminstcr Bridge Road.
These were as black as one could
way of fnce14, though nu observer 180
feet below wou:d not have thought
it.
TheFount and west (orals, which
get sees sneoke and more rain.' are
only brown.
Itlg Ileo'*" Inst washing was a
difficult Imoines., as hanging cradles
bud not then been perfected. and to
reach the face a scaffold had to 1e
Inlllt 190 fret from tho ground.
naturalization watt In no any prompt- euberequent nets. There wan nblila t- With hanglng,cradl(w It takes but
ed jay treasonable intent, and was ant evidence, he said. of overt nets
t n week to wash the free, which le an
n.e slate's les expanse or 4(10 square feel of ops.
moiety -fur the advantage he would In all lig
The jury, after having been out help
thus secure• for }ournnllstic par -nn herr, returned a verdict of
poses!. Subsequently the defend/int rum,. \\•lion n'skeet 11 he hind any_
actively anipported the Boer cause In e
the belief that he ons n legally
naturalized burgher.
Replete': for the promeenton, the
Frame. to Ilulld One for Otte naive no
Well as Ilrl'enelve Work.
1'arls, .tan. :7. -It ban jlaet 1 ern
announced that the comitruction Is
to bas undertaken of a submerge
Mit boat, the dlmenelons of which
wall surpass that of all submarine
is,1114 built or building in France
The comstructlon of the boat will
be begun this year.
Her •lemine,b'ment when enbinerR-
el will he :130 tons, an dompered
with the 21241 toms of the Gustave
Zelr, which heret0'ore haus been the
Inrg.wt euhmarine boat. She will be
411 metres long, 4 1-3 metres broad
and will have a draught of 2 3-1
metre.. She will have n single
screw nml tour torpedo tithes and
will coot £50.000.
The new boat will be able to at-
tnck an enemy's ports, ane will
aim be aIle to eruMe on commer-
cial rewires. It de expected that the
new bunt wilt be built In two years.
CAR,NEOIE TO GIVE $3,000,000
•
thing to sty as to why Ifo .home
Ma 110 $.'nlelle0,1 to detllh, C01onol
i.ynell replied; "T11n ask you. 1 will
1113 nothing." Tit( sentence of death
'.wax pnrsel on each of thedourcounts
Solicitor -General, Slr Edward Cnr4un, I in the Indictment. The primness then
malum eel that Col- Lynch joined the bowel to ilia court enol 54.1114 removed
Boer. at: a discontented Irishman, 1 in eiatosly.
INDEPENDENT OPERATORS
ATTACK MINERS' UNION.
Enormous Bill Run Up
14ltmulant•to 1{olentlllc Ibi'sran•h by
14(4ltc'hmen.
London, Jan. 27. -The gift of L�,-
(l(Xle 01 to Scotland for r.lncatIonal
purprtnee now appears only the be-
ginning of it erhetne mopped out by
Andrew Carnegie for the benefit of
Srotchmen.
The sehemn he now proposes in an
endowment trust for *dentine re-
a•nrrh. Fellowships will be dire:Owl
mainly Into these channels. Gratin -
'item desiring them w111 produce their
eniveriI(y records to indicate the
dams of rem:•arch they wash to pursue.
A million sterling will be expended on
thin scheme. . F
Mr. Clarkson, the fleet winner of
the ,ng;neering srholarsldp founded
by Mr. Andrew Cnrne$tle at Halifax.
ham received n c,•ngratnlatnry letter
r Ilegny
.:
Car
1P In
which n Mr. 1ff`R
from
'Take AN your nil • of 11 s. 'Thin' own
holy s • . rrpronch Mone do fens' Resolve to
the coroner
, when It wan rut down by 1 0l a do mnro than pew tank. 1)o nil ,van
the r0ronrr and nn Inqurrt hrl•
nn,.
l(las Frheny earning F:. Burgoyne, n ern nn l we chart hear from yorb y
n 4.hn11cl returned In ncenr aice
farm laborer, In the employ of lime rand by.
with the above toots.
for Stenographic
Reports of the Evidence.
Philndelphin, .inn. L'q, Samuel
Dickson, nttornoy for the independ-
ent cent operntore of the Lehigh
region. male n seu$ntlon to the
union ratan gattr/lny by VP/tiling
to the 'strike commission thin tet.' -
grans, mint to George I'. Baer, I're-
akkmt of the Rending Rahway, by
It. C. Luther, of the Reading ('nal
and iron Company at Pottsville:
"Thirty-one colllerlee and Mx Jig
h.ntsrs working today at North
\tnllaney. colliery. Men went home,
refgseng to wait until n frozen
water pipe could 1s• changed to
(nettle breaker to start. (oilier)
tens ready to ..tart nt 7.:10 n. m."
Mr. Darr(. T. attorney for the 'lett-
ere, jumped to hie feet and began
reeding n clipping which tlPclarell
thnt time re'strlrtl,m on the otitpnl
of coal was elite to the operntorw
anti not to the miner',
J. 0. Gilligan, foreman of the Wy-
glees. to may nothing of the surround-
ing gilded ironwork.
When rho Inet .pe'ctt ix off Its face
and "Big Bee attends up foursquare
and clean to all the world. new elec-
tric lights will gleam from behind
the 4111.1e to carry the correct Green-
wich limo to nn unknown dlxtance.
Three lights, however, are experi-
mental. They consist of powerful
Nernst limpet, each of 00 Candle-
power. rte) that when the ale are
burning they will give a light of
380 candlee.
The "Big Ben" tower. which 14011.'
aloft BrItnin's greatest clock. get.'
Ito popular name from the hour 1e11.
which weighs 1:1 tone 11 hundred-
weight. The hammer for the bell
weights four hundredweight, while
the ginner belle weigh 7H, 8811, 20,
and 21 hundredweight respertively.
The pendulum la Net over 18 feet
long. nn(1 weighs nearly 700 pounds.
The dials of the clock nee 2214 feet
In diameter The hour fingers are
2 fr'e't long. and the minute epnceet
one foot share. The minute handl"
n re 11 feet long. They n re titlwtar,
n.1 made of copper. The operation
of winding ie p.erformM by two men,
and meano+ several bourn' hard work.
"Big Rrn'.i' trustworthiness In
keeping time line become proverbial
with tho Londoner, who hears the
lwenm far away over the city, ac-
cording to the directions of the wind.
From first to Met the clocks and
belle Cort nbnut $110,000.
rating colliery, waft railed, " The
union," Ile moll. "drew up remin-
lions giving us prrmia11on to (11R -
charge any man 'they'll more than
two doge folIow,Ing a paytl'ny. Then
It expelled one of our watchmen
lee'rnnse 11e worke"l more than eight
lours. We melted n notice urging
the miners to work on .inn. Jet
Met, but they woman not, only a
few reported for work the next
lk.'k the union rule your
work 7" n.kel Jn•tgP
(:ray,
"Vete" moll (:Illlgnn. "l1'1ure the
mon would 'start work after the
Inst strike i hal to severe a writ-
ten permit from Local 1,'1148 to
hire men." 11114 pre159111 551211 ehvsw u.
1t rend :
\\'ret (Vsaming, Oet. 21, 11102.
The. L to eertlfy that luhn XIII -
ligan and S. P. Willem!' have pow-
er to hire any number of men they
need to work from this date. By
I
)rt •mlhe
ass of l.ncnl Union 1,3RA.
tient
'hos
George Bertram, 1
M. '.1. Saunders, Secretary.
OVER 500 STUDENTS.
ARrieultueel College Iiae Iteeord
Attendance.
President Mille, of the Agrlcul-
lt1M llers:('. Gh*lh, wan in Tor -
Ont) (tis'nterlay e)nferring wide
Hon. John I)ryll'n neglecting the
i'atImnten for that Inatitnllon. He
report,. that during the present
month there have been no 11.1111 than
531 'students on the roll, divided
as follows among the different
femme..: itr'gnlnr atneonta, 210;
abort enures In poultry rnlsIng. 11;
11hnrt course In
Mock judging. :20
dairy Petrone 50; omelet weekly
lectures on dotnentic 1. tepee. 60
ladles.