The Exeter Advocate, 1895-10-11, Page 5NO DIVORCE LAIN
Unique Position of the State of
SoutU Carolina,
STOLEN MAIL BAGS RECOVERED.
The Shortis Murder Trial Opened—Meer.
trous Storms on the Lakes—Many Replies
to IIlp Sing Leei Advertisement—Seura-
tional'Divoree Suit at Cleveland.
Cohnnbia, S.C., Oct. 1.—South Carolina
occupies the unique position among the
States of the Union of being the only
one which had no divorce law and has
never had. The constitutional convention
this morning, after a hard fight, by a
vote of 86 to 49, adopted a section of the
. constitution forbidding the granting' of
divorces for any cause whatever, and not
allowing recognition of thvorces granted
in ()thee States.
LAKE STORM,.
• Chicago, Oct. 1.—Many reports
of damage and loss of life on the lakes
in the storm of Saturday and Sunday
reached here last night. Only one lo-
cal fatality is reported—that of Cap-
tain Andrew Johnson, of the achooner
John Reber, who was drowned off
Dane Park, while eadeayouring to
reach the land to secure a tug to save
his vessel. Leaking like a steve, the
sailors worn out with two days' work
at the pumps, with its rotten sails
blown to ribbons and its halyards
streaming in the Wind, the old schoon-
• er John Raber drove close to shore
off Dane Park, Indiana, and cast
• anchor. Andrew Johnson' the oweeer,
ordered out a small boat Manned by
• three sailors, and tried to reach the
shore to secure a tug. A mile from
shore the boat was tossed by a huge
breaker and overturnech Johnson fail-
ed to reach the boat, and last night
his body lay alone and unattended on
the sands awaiting a, coroner's visit to-
day. The three men stuck to the boat,
and succeeded in making shore. Cap-
tain Weede stayed by the ship with
two sailors. They were rescued by
the South Chicago lifesavers after mid-
night, having worked four hours.
The following are additions to the
list of boats missing or lost:—John
Raber, schooner, ashore at Whiting,
Ind.; Geo. W. Naighten, waterlogged.
• taken in at St. Joe, part of .deck -load
gone; Lady Franklin, barge, ashore
at Hammond's bay, probably a total
. loss; Lilly May, barge, wrecked at East
Whitefish ,Point, barge gone to pieces;
City of Paris, ashore on Flat Rock,
Copper harbour; Elma, schooner, re-
• ported to have foundered in Munising
• bay, and crew of eight lost; Captain
• John Thurston, wife and child, among
the lost; C. B. Jones, schooner, foun-
• dered off Whitefish Point, crew sup-
posed to have been lost; tug Boynton,
from Sang See. Marie, went to as-
sistance of C. B. Jones, reported miss-
ing; two unknown boats ashore at
Grand Island, Lake Superior; steamer
Matoa and Masabar, or the Minnesota
Line, thought to he astore at Kewee-
naw Point, Lake Superior.
Marquette, Mich, Oct. L—News has
just reached here of the loss of the
schooner Elma on Sunday off Scrip-
ture Rock,with all hands on board. The
steamer Birkhead left Baraga on Sat-
urday with the C. B. Jones and Elms.,
lumber laden. They were caught in
the great gale on Saturday night, and
the Elma broke its tow line and dis-
appeared in the darkness. The Tones
broke loose and brought up under
Whitefish Point, the Blrkhead finding
shelter back cif Grand Island. On Sun-
day afternoon the steamer went out
to look for its consorts, and at the first
of the massive cliffs forming the
famous Pictured rocks found the
Wreckage of the Elma. The crew of
the lost vessel numbered seven, to-
gether with a woman and child.
Munising, Mich., Oct, 1.—The barge
Elma,which broke loose from her tow
during the recent storm on Lake Su-
perior, has been picked up and taken
to Grand Island. She will prove a
total loss. About 200,000 feet of her
cargo of 520,000 feet of lumber remain-
ed on the broken barge. The crew of
six men and a woman and child have
. not been found, and are undoubtedly
lost. The Elma was owned by parties
in Tonawanda, N.Y., and her crew
shipped from there.
The Shortie Trial.
Beauharnois, Que., Oct. 1.—(Special.)
—The trial of Cuthbert Valentine
Shortis, who is charged with the mur-
der of Maxime Leboeuf and Harry Lowe
at Valleyfield in March last, was com-
menced before Judge Mathieu here this
morning. There is nu question at an
of the prisoner's guilt, the murder hav-
ing been a most deliberate and cold-
blooded one. The two men, as has al-
ready been described, were shot down
in the Montreal cotton mills at night
while they were engaged in arranging
the men's pay. Hugh Wilson, another
employe, barely escaped with hes life.
The evidence regarding thekilling will
be purely formal, and will not be com-
batted by the prisoner's lawyers, who
will rest their ease on a plea of in-
sanity. This plea will be strenuously
opposed by the Crown lawyers, and a
protractedlegal struggle is likely to
ensue.•
A Sensational, Divorce Suit,
• Cleveland. Ohio. Oct. L—When the di-
vorce suit of Mrs. Martha Gayton
against her husband. Arthur Gayton. was
called hi court, Mrs. Ga,yton's atterneY
explained to the -fudge that his client
was' confined in an insane asylum, and
Protested against proceeding with the
case. Suddenly a woman entered the
room. It was Airs. Gayton. She totter-
ed to the side of her attorney. whispered
a few words to him, and was then
escorted to the Judge's private room,
There she went into a sWoon, from which
she aid not recover for some time. Later
it transpired that Mrs. Gayton. who had
been a patient at the Cleveland Insane
asylum, had escaped from that institu-
tion. and had hovered about the corri-
dors of the court -house until her case
was called. The hearing of the suit pro-
ceeded after the sensation caused by the
plaintiff's appearance had subsided.
Two More Sealers Seized.
Washington, D.C, Oct. 1.—A report was
received yesterday by Capt. Shoemaker,
of the revenue cutter service, from Capt.
C. L. Hooper, in oommend of the patrol
fleet in the Behring Sea, announcing the
seizure of two sealing vessels for viola-
tion of the Paris award. The first ves-
sel seized was the British schooner 13.
E. Marvin, taken by the ,Bash on Sep-
tember 2 within the sixty -mile zone on a
charge of using tirearais. In charge of
a. prize crew, she was sent to Dutch Is-
land harbour, in Alaska, where, on Sep-
tember 9, .she was delivered to the Brit -
IA authorities. The send Vessel Was
the America' sealer Louis Alsen, also
taken by the Rush, and Was seized on
September 3, and placed in charge of
Lieut. Dunwoody, who was directed to
Astoria, Oregon, her home Port, where
she was to be delivarea to the United
States IVIershal. at is charged that the
.Alsen is not duly liciensed. ,
A Minister's ir„).ttlet Wedding.
3OWitativ11143, Out, Oct, 1.—The Rev. J.
W, Cooley, pa,ster •a the Methodist
church, St. George, formerly chairman of
the Tilsonburg district Was quietly titer -
ride to Mies Barlett h. Berland, at the
teeldetied of Ma at, at. Twinea of title
tOwn. leat night the Rea. Carob Parker
offictating, The happy couple left oh
the night exitrees foe 1a:entre51, Qinbea
and other eastern cities on their lierieY.
Moen.
HAMILTON.
'
Hamilton, Oct. 1.—(Speeial.)—Accord-
ing to the assessment returns the WM-
latent of Hamilton is 48,803, an increase
of '312: The total aeaessment is $26,-
995,204, ah increase of $643,394, made uP
as follows :—
Ward 1• •• ; 2,370,171
2..,. . . ,,, ... 6,401,510
3,037,910
3,051,630
• 5,499,000
., 6 .
. 3,927,300
7. , 2,692,180
--
$26,996,204
There is an increase of $806,024 on the
realty assessment, $69,550 on incomes,
and a decrease of $259,180 on person-
alty. The exemptions are :—Realty,
$3,018,180; plant and machinery, ;725,-
520 ; and personalty, $120,500. The Ham-
ilton Street Reliway Company has been
assessed for $165,000 for rails, eta., and
the Hamilton and Dundas railway for
$10,000.
Governor Ogilvie, of the County gaol,
to -day filed his annual report with
Sheriff Murton. During the year 367
prisoners were confined in the gaol. Of
these 34 were women, and 19 boys and
girls under 16 years of age. Of the
total number 164 were committed for
the first time, 41 ofor, second offences,
25 for third offences, and 137 were old
offenders. Al. present there are 30 men,
3 women, and 2 boys in the gaol. The
cost of maintaining the institution Wes
$4,822.74, of *which e3,150 was for sal-
aries, and $174.64 for repairs. The
daily cost of rations per prisoner is
6 3-4 cents. No less titan 79 of the pris-
oners were committed on charges of
la,rdeny.
A stilt brought by J. A. Cox against
the Bell Organ Company was tried be-
fore Judge Snider to -day. The plaintiff
Is a prisoner in the Joliette penitenti-
ary, and it was stated that he was
" unavoidably detained •by circum-
stances over which he had no control."
Cox sued for a balance due on salary.
Judgment was reserved.
The break in the water main has been
repaired.
At the Police Court to -day Joseph
and Roy McKague, father and son,
were committed for trial on a eherge
of attempting to pass counterfeit
money. The prisoners tried to palm
off a filled $20 gold piece on Mr. I. K.
Applegarth. McKague sr. claims he
did not know the coin was bad.
A Sad De°ath.
Cornwall, Oct. 1.—(Speciale—Lancaster
lost a highly esteemed citizen in a very
sad manner on Sunday. It was while
the majority of the citizens were in
church attending morning service that
the fire alarm was sounded for a fire in
the chimney of Mr, Alex. Fraser's resi-
dence-. Most of the male worshippers
left the churches to assist in putting out
the fire, and amongstthose to come from
Knox church was the owner of the
house, Mr. Fraser. He was a big hetevY
man, and when within thirty yards of
his own door fell down dead. Heart fail-
ure was the cause. The fire was easily
extinguished. Mr. Fraser was 71 years
of age, and was born in South Lancaster,
but spent most of his early life in Cali-
fornia and the West, where he acquired
considerable wealth. Returning to Can-
ada he settled in Dundee township, on
the south side of Lake St. Francis, where
he remained till eight years ago, when he
came to Lancaster, He had many rela-
tives in Glengarry county.
The Illytbical Chinaman's Advertisement.
San Jose, Cill., Oct. 1.—Letters and
telegrams continue to Dour into the tele-
graph and post -office, addressed to Hip
Sing Lee, the mythical Chinese mer-
chant prince. In whose name an adver-
tisement recently appearect in a San
Francisco' paper, offering flattering in-
ducements to any respectable white man
who would marry his daughter. Mol Lee.
There are at present nearly 500 'letters
In the post -office addressed to the mys-
terious Hip Sing Lee, all presumably in
answer to the advertisement referred to.
Favouring the Whipping Post.
Washington, D.C., Oct. 1.--Immeda
ately preceding the discharge of the
grand jury here yesterday, by Judge Brad-
ley, a written recommendation was sub-
mitted to the court favouring the estab-
lishment of the whipping -Post in the
District of Columbia for the punishment
of wife beaters and other petty crim-
inals. It was signed by the foreman and
fifteen luryme.n. Judge BracUey com-
mented briefly on the recommendation.
and said that he thought such a method
of punishment would be productive of
good results.
Alive in Hie Coffin.
Walla Walla, Wash.. Oct. 1.—Charles
Meyers was hanged to -day at Pomeroy
for the murder of Frank Sherry more
than two years go. Meyers was con-
victed of setting fire to the Asotin hotel
at Asotin City, in which Sherry was
burned to death. It was stated by some
who witnessed the execution that life
was not entirely extinct when the body
was cut down, and that if an electric
battery had been applied immediately
the man could have been restored, for a
faint pulsation was perceptible when the
body was placed in the coffin.
Saved by Ms Wife,
Windsor, Ont,, Oct 1.—(Speciale—Harry
Swanson's wife sieved him from a long
term of imprisonment this afternoon. He
was having a hearing on the charge of
eriminally a.ssaniting Matilda Coleman
at the St. Louis hotel on Teeminseh road
a week age. Three witnesses had given
convicting evidence against him and
there seemed 110 alternative but to com-
mit him for trial at the Assize Court, to
he held next spring.. Bali had already
been refused. His wife happened to be in
the court -room, and as a last resort the
defence called her to the witness stand.
She surprised everyone by establishing a
perfect alibi for her husband. "Supposing
he .had assaulted this girl, what would
you do?" said Magistrate Bartlet "I
would leave him as quick as a flash,"
said the handsome young wife. Swansnn
and his pretty wife are highly respected
In Sandwich South, and when the magis-
trate acquitted him there was applause
from. the crowd, and the seene became
draniatic when the young woman fell in
his arms as he stepped from the prison.-
er's clack, made a free man by his wife's
evidence.
criminal Libel case.
Windsor, Ont., Oct. 1,—(Special.) — A
crowd which filled the court-rooin to the
doors gathered this morning to hear the
preliminary examination of Thomas
laurns, a horseman, charged with crim-
inal libel. The alleged libel consisted of
circulating stories about the complain-
ant in the case, Dr. J. P. Livewright, of
Chatham, and Mrs. Bloomer, a former
resident of Chatham. The stories told
refer to a time when Dr. Livewright and
Mrs. Bloomer were in Chicago. Mr. J.
W. Hanna appeared for laurns, and the
defence will be substantiation of the re-
ports circulated. Lawyer Smith, of Chet -
bane eaparea for Dr, Livawright. Hurns
was cammitted for trial at the AaSiZe
Court, and gave bonds for his appear-
ance.
Stolen Mali Rag Recovered,
Guelph, Oct. L---(Soecial)—Illight or
ten years ago, when Zahn Bunyan had
the contract for earryipg the mail from
the Grand, Trurik railway statioit to the
pest-officee a bag from • the east was
lost .or stolen, This evening the missing
bag was found in a chimney hole in the
City hotel, Bunyan et the time was
the prothietor of the hotel, and it ie
sunbosed that some one in cenneatiott
with the establishment purloined the
bag. When foundto-clay it °entailed no
trace df malt matter, the bottoni being.
torn eut of It, but the mouth was se-
curely looked. The post -office inspector
has been eummoned to investigate the
case. (
• Sunday (nosing in lnuffalo.
Buffalo, 'N.Y., Oct. 1.—It is stated that
all the ealoon-keepeve of this city will
volentarily close their saloons on, Sun-
day hereafter, With the 'view of Mau-
ancing the electorate in the approaelang
elections by showing the desirability of
more liberal 1aw itt regard to Sunday
closing.
LUCRATIVE TRADE
Jamaica Wants Canadian Meat
and Butter.
A FILTHY HABIT PUNISHED.
Banquet to be Given Lieut. -Governor Pat-
terson—Mr. Chapleates Significant Utter-
anee—Sir ,Jullan Patineefote Will Arrive
In Ottawa To-daty.:-Illajor-General Gas-
.
coigne ASSUMen Ills Duties.
Ottawa, Oat. 1.—(Speciale—Mr, Sas.
E. Craddon, of Kingston, aamaica,
who is in the city, says regarding the
prospect of Canadian trade with the
island:--" If you had a cold storage sys-
tem at Montreal, St, John, or Halifax,
In which you could carry meat, there
Is a fprtune in it. We cannot get
reelly good fresh meat, nor can we
get good butter. We pa.y sixty cents
a pound for very inferior butter.
,Your best butter is sold here at, say,
the outside price of 25 cents per pound.
Why, don't you see that if you had
an entrance with us in beef
and dairy produce you • would
easily gain our confidence in other
things? You can take our ,sugar, Our
spices, out: rum, our fruit. We, in
Jamaica, will take all the flour Can-
ada can send along. It has been re-
ported to the British Colonial Agents
that we prefer to deal with Canada in-
stead of the United States, but at pre-
sent we are taking all our flour from
the 'United States."
A suit that should serve as a warn-
ing to young men who chew tobacco
and distribute the juice around
promiscuously, to ' the annoyance
of other people, came up in
the Division Court this morning.
On June 15, when the Capitals and
Shamrocks met in their first match
here. Mr. C. D. Rochester, a railway
mail clerk, attended with his wife.
When they left the stand Mr. Roches-
ter found that the back of his wife's
dress was covered with tobacco juice,
and ruined, as far as further wear
, was concerned. At the time he did
not know who sat behind him, but
after enquiry among friends who
were in the stand, lit on Charles Dur -
kb and Wm. Burns, millwrights,
employed at the Chaudiere, and
promptly entered suit against them
for recovery of damages for the injury
to the dress. The charge was prov-
ed, and this morning Judge Mosgrove
ordered the inen to pay $5 damages
for the dress and $6.50 costs,
Mr, H. Bourassa. Liberal candidate
In Labelle, joins with Mr. Laurier in
discrediting the report of the leader's
speech at Chicoutimi, given by La
Petrie, the Liberal organ, as official.
Mr. Bourassa was at the meetings at
New Carlisle and at Chicoutimi, where
it was alleged that Mr. Laurier had
said: "Thank God, there le not an
Orangeman among us, the Liberals."
To a reporter 'Mr. Bourassa said to-
day that Mr. Laurier had macle use
of no such expression, or words that
could be construed to rnean anything
of the kind. He does not, however,
give Mr. Laurieles words.
The Bishop of Delaware lectured in
St. john's school -house last night •on
religious education. He said that
church schools were the best where
they could be obtained, but inasmuch
as it is difficult to have them in some
parts, clergymen should consider it
their duty to make frequent visits to
the Public schools and throw out such
good advice as they had an opportunity
of doing. However, in the common
system of schools it was impossible
to give definite and dogmatic religious
instruction. Wherever schools exist
that'are -under the control of political
machinery, the religious, training of
the children wan hopeless.
Major-General Gascoigne, the recent-
ly appointed commander of the militia,
who arrived in the city last night, visit-
ed the Militia Department to -day and
assumed his official duties. Earne-
cliffe, formerly the residence of Sir
John Macdonald, is being prepared for
him, and in a short time the Major-
General will make his residence there.
He has already communicated with
the commanding officers to obtain sug-
gestions for the appointment of an
aide-de-carup.
Mr. N. C. Wallace returned this
morning from British Columbia. The
object of his visit to the West was
to inspect personally the arrangements
for the collection. of Customs in the
Kootenay mining districts, which are
rapidly filling up with miners, and to
examine the mining machinery, which
Is being entered free of duty, as not
manufactured in Canada. The Con-
troller found that a most efficient Cus-
toms service is maintained, and that
the country is making phenomenal
progress. There are now 7,000 miners
in a district which a few years ago
was unworked; towns are springing
up, and rapidly developing into large
centres of population. The exports of
the district will this year ;each 33,-
000,000. At one point, Kaslo, which
three years ago had scarcely an ex-
istence, the public revenue collected is
$3,000 a month. • Rossland was a wil-
derness six rnonths ago, but now has
3,000 inhabitants. The wealth of the
country is inconceivable. Mr. Wallace
points out that wheat at 60 cents a
bushel yields 330 a ton, whereas miles
of mountains in the Kootenay district
yield from $25 to $60 it ton in gold,
silver, aud lead. He predicts great
strides In the near future. English
capital is finding its way to the new
Eldorado, and mining works are being
undertaken on a great scale. One re-
markable feature of the boom is the
law and order that are maintained.
Most of the miners are from the 'Unit-
ed States, where they have been no-
torious for their lawlessness, but un-
der British institutions they respect
the laws, and maintain the rights ,of
property inviolate. Of smuggling
there is practically none, and there
Is an absence of the mob rule that
characterises the mining centres of
the 'United States.
Lieutenant -Governor Patterson, who
has been quite ill since his return here,
and was confined to bed several days,
has recovered, and was out driving
about to -day. He will leave with his
family for 'Winnipeg on Tuesday af-
ternoon. On Monday night he will be
entertained by a ntamber of his friends
at dinner at the Rideau Club, Sir Mac-
kenzie Bowen presiding.
Lieut. -Gov. Chapleau visited Ottawa
to -clay on his return to Quebec from
the Pacific coast. The occasion of his
presence in the city has afforded the
political gossiPs en excellent oppor-
tunity to speculate as to the probabil-
ity of his returri to politica But the
speculations on this scote are as wide
of the mark ,'tee they` Possibly' can be,
If Mr. Chapleau shakes hands 'with
the Premier, semebOdy jumps to the
conclusion that he has been invited
into the Cabinet; if he does not 901115 -
body etee rtiehes alto print to declare
that the two entertain the meat dead-
ly enmity for each other. A. feW days
ago, the Globe, in the search for
Scandal, pretended to diecOver that
there Was: bad blood betWeea the
leader of the GoVerrinteat and the
Lietttehant-C45vernot of Qtlebec. To-
day the two spent an hear together in
frlendla interaeurse, ecinserateatly it
efee
Will be declared that they sere MakIng
a political deal. The fact is that for
the present Mie ChaPleau is out of
politica and the story of bis immedi-
ate retail) is fiction, pure and simple.
To -day, on his arrival from the West, '
he wee met et the 0, P. R. sta.tion by
Mr, G. A. Nantel, Minister of Public
Works for the provioce of Quebea,
When interviewed by the correspond-
ent of The Mail and Erepire, Mr.
Chepleau remarked, significantly :—" I
Dm out of politics." For this rea-
son he deelined to discuss public
affairs, but added, however, that he
was greatlY Pleased with his trip to
the West, and what he had, peen of the
country,
Messrs. H. Corby, C. Miller, and
E. S. White, M.P.'s, were here to -day.
This is Mr. Corby's first visit to Ot-
tawa since his return from Europe,
and his friends were much pleased to
see that his health is fully restored.
Sir Julian Pauncefote did not ar-
rive to -day as was expected, but has
telegraphed that he will be here to-
morrow, He is accompanied by the
Earl of Westmeath.
The Christian Brothers'whose sera
vices have been dispensed with by the
Separate School Board went to Mont-
real to -day.
SAN FRANCISCO MURDER.,
San Francisco, Oct. 1.—Now that
the Rev. George J- Gibson, pastor at
Emanuel church, has been mentioned
by Attorney Duprey in connection
with the murders that have made hia
church notorious, he has seen lit to
break the silence which he has main-
tained ever since the discovery of the
crimes,
The Rev. Mr. Gibson has allowed
himself to be interviewed for publica-
tion, and the first question asked
was:—" What do you think of Mr.
Duprey's speech as an argument in de-
fence of Mr. Durant ?"
"Web, it is a mystery to me how
tiny man of Mr. Duprey's age and ex-
perience could • deliver such reckless
talk when he held in his hand the
life or death of a fellow -being."
" Why did you remain silent • so
long ?"
"Because as it witness I had no
right to talk, and I was willing to
take my share of newspaper criti-
cism."
" Do you think the situation is chang-
ed ?"
" Yes. I am virtually accused of the
murder. My name is singled out from
among all the witnesses,' and uttered
in loud tones to the jury. Mr. Du-
prey has declared the fight on. The
issue now, according to him, is be-
tween Durant a.nd myself. The speech
gives me the right to conclude that
Durant concurs in the accusation. He,
through his attorney, accuses me of
having some connection with the mur-
der of Blanche Lamont. The public
must have noticed that I never ac-
cused him of such a crime "
The Rev. Mr. Gibson talked in a
sarcastic manner about Mr. Duprey,
and 'when asked what he would do if
he were arrested, he said, ironically,
that he would send for Mr. Duprey
to defend him.
Were you surprised at his charge
against you ?"
" Not at all. ails accusation is in
harmony with all the actions of the
defence from the beginning. You
surely think I am very simple if you
suppose I have been in ignorance of
thc work going on in the under-
ground railway."
"Do you think the defence • will
spring some surprise ?"
" That is a good question, but I don't
care to answer it in public. I think
can smell a rat as well as any other
person. I hope the rat for his own
sake will choose the right moment to
come out of the hole. When he ap-
pears the cat will not have a bell on
its neck."
"Your handwriting is going to figure
. in this case ?"
" Yes; so Mr. Duprey says. • He
knows what he is talking about. He
is just as sure of my handwriting as
he was of Dr. Cheney's testimony."
" What is your opinion about the
handling of the case?"
"In these days, when analogy does
duty for logic, it is positively refresh-
ing to know of at least two lawyers
who are intelligent enough to think
the people do not see any difference
between a bluff and a fact."
"Don't you think they are faith-
ful?"
" Yes; they are piling up exceptions
that are crushing the righteousness
out of their case. Every technicality
Is a curse thrown into the face of the
friend they profess to defend. No
witness has done so much against
Durant as the action of his attorneys.
I would rather be hanged than saved
by such means as Mr. Duprey and Mr.
Dickinson are employing."
" What do you think of Durant ?"
" Whatever people's opinions are
there are few but think that he de-
serves a wealth of sympathy, but he
is unfortunate enough in the hour of
trouble to have as his best friends
two men whose fame outshines their
wisdom."
The trial began this morning with it
sensation which was quite as Unex-
pected to the prosecution as to the de-
fence. uror I. 5. Truman informed the
court that last Thursday during the
noon recess of the court, he was ap-
preached by H. J. McCoy, general sec-
retary ef the Y.M.C.A., who endeavour-
ed to draw him into a conversation on
the subject of the trial. " If they do
not hang Durant," said McCoy to the
juror, " we will hang you." The court
aaid the offence bordered .strongly on
a. crime, and cited MeCoy to appear in
court on October 2 and show cause
why he should not be punished for con-
tewmpitt.
With
Durant's whereabouts on the
morning of April 4, the defence at-
tempted to show where the defendant
was the next day. George A. Merrill,
an instructor at the Lick School of
Mechanical .Arts, said that Durant
called upon him at al o'clock on the
forenoon of April 5. Asked if Durant
made known the objeet of his call, he
replied in the affirmative, but was not
permitted to tell what Durant said,
Before the court adjourned, Attorney
Dickinson tailed the attention of the
court to the large number of threaten-
ing letters that were being received by
himself and Attorney Duprey, and ask-
ed that the jurors be instructed to
turn such letters over to the court
slimed they receive any. he Judge
receivea a great many lettere of the
tame kind.
TUE II [NG.
THE SITUATION IN TEXAS.
Austin, Teteas, Oct. 1.—The Texas Le-
gislative met at noon, with a quorum
present. The Governor. In his message.
reviews the laws against prize -fighting
in Texas. calls attention to the errors
thereia. and • closes by saying AU
persons have been given netite that the
CorbettaLeitzsitamons exhibition would
not be permitted: that whatever has
been done be its protectors was with full
resDonsibility for the consequences. The
public interests require that this exhibi-
tion esneelally sho.uld be stropreseed.
Diseetuttetanoed by Me.xiceoutlawed
and driven from every State it is pro-
posea to aesernate a, horde of rations
and gamblers, ate offer' this State this
commanding insnit to tablici cletency.
Againat it the betertists and Dride ot the
DeoPie tovolt, and Mir Drorript ahd reso-
luta action will mitre thein this ignominy
end shante."
Sevoriti bilis etrlotly ant air te- ght
were introduced itt both atotisee, and del-
jourriment was had till to-mertow morne
MILITARY SCANDAL
China Said to Have Given Sat-
isfa,etion to France,
LOSS OF A GERMAN STEAMSHIP.
Trouble in the Jewish Colony in London, -
French Cable Line From Brest to New
Fork—Tbe Earl of Duffer's to Become
Secretary of State Per Foreign Atiairo.
London, Oct. 1.—Truth says to -day,
commerting upon the engagement be-
tween the Duke of Marlborough and
Miss •Consuelo Vanderbilt:—" British
mammas and their daughters will soon
be clamouring for protection if all the
prizes in the xnarriage market are to
fall to the American damsels. The
mania for titles inherent in the Anglo-
Saxon it Is vain to contend against.
But the matter is somewhat serious
to the United States. That country
must be -a great loser through the ac-
cumulations of its wealth crossing the
Atlantic. If this continues, the 'United
States will do well to manufacture
the coveted article at home, for it is
a wood nutmeg that is easily bought.
The existence of titles, it is true, is
not in accordance with the simplicity
of -Reputilican institutions; but, in
View of the heavy draM, this might
be overlhoked, and the parents of anY
girl might be allowed to buy ner a
title, say for £200,000 ($1,000,000). The
publit treasury would thus be -ailed
with dollars, and the girl would remain
at home. There would still be the
difficulty of finding husbands in the
home market, for the Americans are as
Strongly opposed to becoming rich
through their brides as the British
noblemen are in favour of this mode
of enrichment."
ahopkeepers say that the royal arms
exhibited over it shop door is worth a
large sum of money in attracting buy-
ers from the United States. One big
firm of hatters in Oxford street says+,
that hats labelled "The same as the
Prince of Wales wears" sell rapidly
during the American season.
There is trouble in the Jewish col-
ony over Lord Rothschild's scheme to
build a colossal synagogue, clergy -
house, and Jewish settlement in White-
chapel at a, cost of 3200,000. Sir
Samuel Montagu declares that he will
fight the scheme to the utmost. White-
chapel is already congested with Jews,
and rents there are as higli as in May-
fair. It would be madness, says Sir
Samuel, while the Government is agi-
tating anti -alien legislation, to at-
tract still more Jews to London. It
would be far better, he thinks, to try
to induce Jews to leave England for
homes in colonies beyond the ocean.
It is stated that the Earl of Duf-
ferin will become Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs on the expiration
of his term as Ambassador at Paris.
The Court Journal draws the atten-
tion of Parliament to a scandal, which
has already been dealt with by Em-
peror William, that the expenses of
regimental life in England renders it
impossible for any but the wealthy to
put their sons into the army. The
cavalry, it is asserted, is going to
pieces because its tatters are drawn
from the idle rich, and. the infantry is
in a fair way to follow unless the
regulations are modified so as to en-
able the sons of poor gentlemen, who
are willing to work hard, to enter the
service.
There was an explosion in a mine at
the village of Tyldesley, near Manches-
ter, to -day, by which live persons were
kfil ed.
Vienna, Oct. L—The civil marriage
law became effective throughout Hun-
gary to -day,
Constantingple, Oct 1.—It is report-
ed in official circles here that the En-
voys for the three powers—Great Brit-
• ain, France, and Russia—will shortly
receive instructions from their Govern-
ments to resume negotiations with the
Porte regarding the Armenian ques-
tion.
Paris, Oct L—It is announced that
China has accorded full satisfaction to
France for the recent attack made up-
on the French missions in China.
Cape Town, Oct. 1.—A dvices received
from Blantyre are to the effect that
Bishop Maples, of aryassaiand, and a
companion were drowned in Lake
Nyaesa on Sept. 12.
THE LATE MR. HURLBURT.
--
London, Oct. L—The Times this
morning publishes a letter from Mrs.
W. H. Hurlburt, widow of the dis-
tinguished journalist, dated Meran,
Austrian Tyrol Sept. 23 upon the sub-
ject of the obituary notice of the late
Mr. Hurlburt, which was published in
the Times of Sept. 7. The Times then
said :—" It will be in the recollection
of our readers that some years ago he
was the defendant in a breach of
promise action, and, owing to the na-
ture of the evidence given at the trial,
he thought it prudent to leave the
country. A warrant was issued
against him for perjury, but he did
not return to meet it. He has now
died in Italy, after a prolonged ill-
ness." Mrs. Hurlburt, in her letter,
asserts that it is true that, as stated,
owing to the nature of the evidence
given at the trial, bier husban.d thought
It prudent to leave England. She
adds :—" Months previous to the trial
my husband contracted to go to Am-
erica on business connected with the
development of the Milford Haven
docks, and had been paid in advance
for this services. In order to fulfil this
contract, he left England a month
after a favourable verdiet was given,
and be did rot return to meet the
warrant on account of the advice of
his American counsel, that he should
not return to the English courts as a
defendant, but as a plaintiff. We, to-
gether, were engaged in collecting
evidence in the United States and else-
where as to the truth of his testimony
given at the trial in 1891 7 was ex-
pecting to come to London withaThis
evidence to consult our lawyers at the
time of my husband's death."
GERMAN AFFAlati
ci
Berlin, Oct, 1.--A despatch receive
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this after-
noon, announces the wreck and total
loss of the German mail steamship
Uruguay, of 1,460 tons. The tTruguaY
left Hamburg on August 7th for Monte
Video, arid arrived there on September
Ord. She Was on her homeward pas -
age When she ran ashore off Cape
Frio, not far from Rio de Janeiro, and
8.11 efforts td float her proved fruitiese.
Her crew and all her passeagers were
rescued; but the ship and cargo could
riot be saved.
The Emperor's alde-de-eatnp, Lieut. -
Col, Count Von Moltke, handed to the
Czar yeeterday at St Petersburg an
autograph letter from Emperor Wil-
liam, Cotint von Moltke's mission
seems to be a. sequel to, the tegetia,-
teas Opened by Chancellor von Hohen-
Jolla end has coine as a coneplete sur-
prise to eVerybody. Although the eon-
teitte of the letter are tinkimatre the
Sending of it is regarded as alt act of
great importance,
Mtt Belfotnea ' golf ,laying has giatilly
deterlotaIed this takeeri, and be has lost
le alf, the ft rnetchee that 110 lies
plaYed itt &baked.
• CIJOA.N
Oot 1—n the course o1
ttie.1`rsiteof
Longr911''iider:ttnisrp
, the Correepondent says the ,
longer be stays in Cuba, and the Mere
he Sees of the Cubans, the, etrooger be-
come his convictions that a large
measure of autonomy le neceseary lf
Spain Wishes to preserve Cuba in a
peaceful state. The whole feeling of
the people, be preeeeds, is against the
continuance of the existing system.
Spaip must therefore loon the eituie-
tion in the face, and grant radical, re-
form, It seems impoesible to him, how.
ever, that Cuba as an independent Re-
Pubko, could ever hope to be happy
and united. The correspondent is con-
vinced that the most vital . point at
Which the authorities can Strike the in-
surgents is the supply tif war material.
The insurgents cannot even maintain
their number in the field unless muni-
tions are forthcoming. If Spain can
prevent- the landing of expeditions; the
letter concludes, a severe blow will be
tdieoanlitstste. the Prospects of the revolu-
IVIadrid, Oct. 1.—According to a de-
spatch received aere front Havana the
members of the committee of the Au-
toncmist party asked Captain-Geoeral
Martinez de Campos to releate a num-
ber of prcminent persons who were de-
tained in custody at Santiago de Cuba
by order of the military autherities.
The Spanish oonama.nder, it is added,
not only refused to release the prison-
ers, but confirmed the sentences which
were imposed upon them, and it is un-
deretood that they are to be escorted
prisoners on board a Spanish ship to-
day in order to be taken to a military
prison at Ceuta, the Spanish convict
establishment, situated in Africa, op-
posite and about seventeen utiles from
Gibraltar.
Volunteers to the number of 2,204I
men presented themselaes to -day, for
service in the Island of Cuba.
The chief of the Cuban Reform party
had an audience to -day with Senor
Castellanos, the Minister of the Colo.,
nies, to whom he renewed, on behalf of
the Reformists, his asurance of their
patriotism and assistance in settling
the insurrection in Cuba.
Havana, Oct. L—Following close up-
on the loss of the Spanish cruiser Bee-
castegui, which was sunk in collision
witn the Spanish merchant steamer
lVfortera,off Morro castle,resulting in the
drowning of Adiniral Delgado Parejo,
Commander-in-Cbiet of the Spanish
naval forces in Cuban waters, and 46
men, comes the news fee the wreak and
prcbable total loss of the Spanish war-
ship Cristcbal Colon, it second-class
cruiser of about 1,200 tons displace-
ment and 1,600 horse -power. The Cris-
tobal Colon formed part of the fleet
of Spanish warships detailed to watch
the coast of Cuba itt order to prevent
the landing of filibustering expeditions
from the United States and elsewhere.
FRENCH NEWS.
Paris, Oct. 1.—M. Andre Lebon,' the
French Minister of • Commerce, an-
nounced to -day at the Chamber of
Commerce -of Calais that a contract
had been signed for laying a. cable
from Brest to New York, which will
cennect the French telegraph syetene
with the Antilles.
The announcement is made in certain
papers here that President Faure has
definitely decided to be present at the
coronation of the Czar of Russia. at
St. Petersburg next spring. President
Faure will, it is understood, go to
Constatit by sea on board a xnan-of-
war, and escorted by a representative
squadron of French men-of-war, pay-
ing visits to the Courts of Copenliagen
and Stockholm either on his way there
or while returning home. Should the
projected trip take place, it will be the
first occasion on which a President of
the French Republic has left French
territory while holding office, and it is
believed that he will be compelled to
secure permission from the National
Legislature in order to do so. While
tine sanction might be withheld in the
case of a visit to England or to Spain,
it is hardly likely that any obstacle
will be raised to his going to Russia,
arything tending still further to ce-
ment the alliance between Paris and
St. Petersburg being received with
high favour by the people here. That
the projected visit would immensely
strengthen the position of President
Faure in this country there is not the
slightest doubt, and it would likewise
corsolidate that of the Cabinet Minis-
ters selected to accompany him; hence
there need be no fear of opposition on
the part of the Cabinet.
TORONTO TOPICS.
Toronto, Oct S.
Intelligence was received yesterday
by Rev. R. P. Mackay, foreign mis-
sion secretary of • the Presbyterian
Church, from Rev. Mr. Mitchell, who
left for Henan some time ago, an-
nouncing the safe arrival of himselt
and party at Shanghai. News was
also received from Honan from Rev.
W. Harvey Grant, stating that the
mission there is quiet. and the -Work
hopeful.
The Ontario Bureau of Industries
has just issued its report for 1894,
which is a very comprehensive and
elaborate publication. The information
regarding the dairy industry, and farm
and crop values, is especially interest-
ing. In 1891 there were 1,011 cheese
factories in oheration in Ontario, an
increase of 114 over. 1893, the total out-
put of which was 11,117,828 pounds in
excess of 1.893. The figures of farm
values show it decrease of 315,418,244,
and a decline of 34,523,250 in the value
of live stock, while an increase of 30,-
881,678 is observed in the value of
buildings, and a, gain of 394,253 in the
value of • implements. The average
nuerket prices of crops is below the
average of thirteen years, as is also
the average value of crops.
Duncan MoGregor, Of Aylmer, was
arrested yesterday by Detective All.
Cuddy: He is wanted in Aylrner to
answer to e oharge of theft. Constable
Hoffman, of Aylmer, is on his way to
Torcnto to take McGregor back.
New York Excise Law.
New York, Sept. 29.--Althoagat the
Police were energetic in their efforts to
enforce the excise law to -day it was not.
quite so strictly observed as last Sun-
day.
• PORT 'DOVER.
• Poet Dever, Sept. 26.—This morning
about 2 a.m. the abuse of Miss Brown
on the western suburbs of this place
was broken into by burglars, and an
aged aunt, Miss Teonsboro, Who was
sleeping down stairs, got up and called
for help to Miss Brown and threateteed
the burglars, when she almost ira.-
niecliately fell otter end expired, the
:fright being too much for her, as she,
lied been in rather feeble health
Lor some time. Dr. Hamilton,
her physielare upon ais ar-
rival declaredthat life .1mcl been ex.
tinct arm sterile time and the Crowe
Was notified, AA SOVeral burglaries
beve taken place here • lately,
theugh not with each tragio teetilta.
_
Dr. Teeniagie Acceatie
Washington, Sept 26,—Dr, Talinagsae
fOrnial eteeeptanoeof the 'call tentlered
by the lott,,st Pro.ebyttietax Chtirch of thie
city has been recelired, and he Will
preach las first serrnot 011 Stitaitty eveo-
ing, October 27.