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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1910-10-27, Page 7thge ANEMONE S SUMMING UP Gave the Death Knell to the Hopes lf Dr. Crippen, Merciless Exposure of the Prisoner's Story by Chief Justice, Prisoner Showed No Signs of Ner vousness. London, Oct. 23.—Dr, H. II. Grip - Pen was found guilty yesterday of the Intruder of his wile, Cora, who was knowa in the music hall stage as Belle Elmore. Orippen wee sen- tencecl to be banged. It is mid urn officialy that the hanging will take place an Nov. 8th, Dr. Crippen'e trial began in Old Bailey on Tues -day of last Week. About twenty witnesses were exam- ined. Orippen himself was on the stand Friday and Saturday, He ap- peared cool. The case ef Dr. Crippen was an example of the quick progress of English justice. After Crippen and the Leneve giri had beers captured abetted the ship on which they cross - .ed to Montreal, they were hurried back to England. The magisterial hearing was soon. Tun through with, and the whole trial proper conepleted in five days. The greatest eagerness pervaded the Old Bailey court room yesterday morn- ing when tbe trial of Dr. Crippen was resumed. It was the general im- pression that the doctor would know his fate before ntghtfall, and there was considernble suppressed excite- ment ainong the persons who were able to get, into the small court room. The Crown had closed its case, and Mr. Tobin, Crippen's counsel, had made his final appeal tct the jury. Crippen seemed as confident and calm as ever, but the %smile had gone from his face and be was much paler And thinner looking tetan usual. Dr. Crippen was again put in the witness box for the purpose of answering the judge's question concerning the medi- cal uses of hyoscin. The prosecutor closed at 12.53, and at 12.55 o'clock Lord Chief justice Alveretone began his summing up. It was then that for the first time dm- ing the trial the feelings of those present were tense with the excite- ment which is generally felt during the trial of a man for his life. Crip- pen turned slightly toward- the judge ad • welched the twelve men in the box closely as the jud,go in imprese sive tones told them what their duty - was, ORIPPEN DID NOT FLINCH. The Judge had nut on his black cap, and addressing Crippen in p. epIemn voice, which was not dis. Madly broken, told him the jury had convicted him on evidence which would satisfy any reasonable. man, The Lord Chief justice then pro- nounced sentence of death on the prisoner. While he was doing so Crippen stood leaning over the dock 'with his hands resting on the ledge before him. He showed far lees ner- vousness than he did on the occasion ,of the judge's summing up. Iji fact he showed no nervousness ga an until the Clerk of Arraigns said, l'Yo n have been found guilty of the wilful murder of your wife, Cora Crip- pen. Have you anything to say?" Crippen nodded his head affirma- tively, but showed no physical ner- vousness beyond the swallowing action of the throat. Have you anything' to say why sentence of death should not be pass- ed upon you?" repeated the Lord Chief Justice. . • Then, having regained complete conteol of his nerves, Crippen, in a clear voice and without the slightest quiver, enid in a tone which could. be beard distinctly over the whole court, - 'I still protest my ionoeence." It was at this point that the judge pronounced the death sentence, to which Orippen listened unmceved, so far as outward appearances showed. After this there was a dead silence tn the court room, which was broken by the juage saying, "Members of the Itern, you are excused for ten yearn" There was a murnaatr of thanks from the jury, the judge rose, and Crippen ]eft the dock. It was difficult to see to what ex- tent the extraordinary little man had got himself under control. For a moment it seemed as if he wished to remain and say something more. Then the sturdy warden placed an arm across his shoulders and walked with him. to the tairs of the dock down which they went. Crippen ap- toatentIy did not need any help, but the warden's arm was still around his ehoulders. As the jeidge, in his sum. ening up, said. he is an extraordinary 'Dans- guilty or innocent. THE JUDGE CONVICTED ORIPPEN, London, Oct. 23.—.Nothing so strong. ly grips the popular imagination as one of those big murder stories which from time to time, having thus seized flint imagination, pate forthwith into the over lengthening list of historie grimes, Stich a murder was that for which. an American. doctor, Hawley Karvey Crippen, was sentenced to death yesterday afternoon by the Lord Chief justice of England after 0, trial occupying our days and a half at the Old Bailey, Cripperes air of complete lediffer- orme, eombined with an entire laok a any dignity or strength, even that el otiminal; his neat, commonplace Appeeennce, his ehopwallter's smile e.nel manner„ robbed him of all popu- lar sympathy, almost even of interest. Lord Alverstone, Lord Chief Justice ,of England, is the most impreasive sind dignified figures on the British benelt. Robed in ermine and searlet And attended by the Lord Mayor and 431ieriifig wearing officials gowns and te old -chains of office, he 18 the per. sonification of judical strength, of witleli the blaek, gold-scabbarded "lewd ever n hain iS the emblem. %Weak% him sat the blaelt-eowned, white -wigged elerk, and in the 'well a the eoutt, between him end the great dock, where Crippen'a dapper, fnsignifieant figure was dwarfed by the burly forms of threewardena, eat gowned and wjgged couneel at a large table, at which the instructing et:Meth:le, Willi bob and Pape, Were etated. Three loud knoetes behind the judge's tett warned the eourt of hie ontranee. Preeeded mace bettrer nna nom - b' the officials Alretoly mention - ad, the Joao end tlifripoteruliv mutt etediallentd benne end forthwith the trial begen. The twelve men the into the jury box, and are sworn in one by one toglee justice "by our Sovereign Lord the Nixie, and the prisoner." Three jur- ors, and tine is very exceptional, are re• jecten by the pawner's counsel, and three others are brought in. Within eight minutes after the Judge's entrance the jury is empeneled, the prisoner is arraigned and the clerk reads the charge to Crippen, who pleads not guilty, "Mr, Muir," said the Judge, and the leading counsel stands up and begins his statement of the Crown's ease in calm, passiouless lauguage, without a gesture, without the elightest attempt at the- torie. Then the Crown witnesses were called in repid suecessio», rind b the first day, despite more than two hours' loss of time owing to a juryman feinting, be- tween 10.30 mid 4.30, fifteen witnesses had been extonined and cross-examined. This quiet, rapid, business -like method of procedure was the outstanding fea- ture of the whole trial. Once only in the four and a half days did counsel protest at anything that had bappened. This was done by counsel for the defence, who objected to the in- trodection of t Crown witness after the, ease for the Crown had been closed. The judge said; "I will admit the evidence so far as it is justified by the prosecut- ing counsel's opening statement." Coml. sel for the defence remained standing a moment, in further protest. "I will take care of you, Mr. Tobin," said the Judge. Counsel bowed. and took his seat The luck -lent occupied hardly a minute, Not a single witness was examined or cross-exambed by counsel on either side without the Judge's intervention, some- times requesting counsel to make his questions clearer, sometimes helping the witness to couch lds answer, Always making every effort to save time. It mattered nothing whether it was the DR. CRIPPEN. Crown or defence witness, when counsel had finished with him or her the Judge would say, "Now, I want to ask a few questions." Then in three or leer lucid questions he would elicit in plain'con- cise form what counsel would take twen- ty minutes and innumerable questions to do. Then the judge would ask a few questions. always straight to the point, which counsel had overlooked or did not desire put. When counsel for the defence outlined the story of Crinnen's arrangement with the quartermaster to hide him aboard the steamer Montrose, after the first senteuce the ,Tudge interposed, Raking: "Do you produce the quartermaster?" "No, my Lord," counsel replied. The judge nodded, and the weak, story, evidently shortened, fell still -born from counsel's lips. So it was through- out the trial. It was the Judge's ques- tions that made Crippen contradict him- self on an imnortant question the date of the purchases and who purchased, whether himself or his wife, the incrim- inating pyjamas, pert of NArkich was found with the remains. Twice the Judge intervened in be- half of Crippen, once when the prosecu- tion was pressing hint on what he meant by "it," when he said to Inspector Dew at Quebec: "It is only fair to say I told Miss Leneve nothing about it." Crip- pen said he meant he had told her noth- ing of his series of lying letters and tele- grams. The Judge made counsel accept the answer, but in stimming up he drew attention to the weakness of the explan- ation and his whole lucid retelling of the story in his summing up counl not have been more damming had it come from the mouth of the prosecuting' counsel. Indeed, its impressive delivery and its aloofness from all personal feeling enade It far more convincing of the prisoner's guilt than the final address of the pros- ecution to the jury. London, Oct. 24.—Dr. Hawley 11, Orip- pen, convicted of the murder of his wife, Belle Elmore, the actress, will be hangcli on Nov. 8th. The date originally an- nounced was Nov, 150, but to -day the sheriff advaneed the day one week. BOV K I L -L—E- D. His Mother Saw the Automobile Run Over and Kill Him. Toronto despetchi One child killed and another bitaly injured Wes the result of an automobile accident on Manning ave- nue shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday af- ternoon, Shortly after tha accident the chauffeur of the automobile, E. Jeffries, of 781 Mantling avenue, was arrested on a, charge of criminal negligence, but later was admitted 44 bail on a $2,000 surety, The boy killed was Edwin Alexender Sputa, aged 4 year, and the injured lad was Whitney Argue, aged 6, of 575 Manning avenue. The tatter is eut ithout the head and has his right ieg injured. Just as the =whine struck the Spenee boy hie mother happened to appear at the front window of 'home, end tubed in frenzy to the street only to pick up the lifeless form. Both lads were carried into her home end Dr. IL Walee, of Bloor street ween surto • TOOK ROUGH ON RATS. Aylmer, Oct. 23. ---Alive Warwick, aged 20, daeghter of James Warwick, near Itlepleton, eommittea suicide by taking a whole box of Rough on Rate Friday afternoon, -She died in terrible agony Friday night. She hail been in a melancholy -condition for SOnle months past, A doctor milted too late. Cor. otter Sinclair deemed an inquest would be unnecessary. The tendon Daily News asserts that Cermany ben sunpended temporarily the construction of four bettleships in Re 1010 programme in etenscquenee of Great Britain's decielon to mount 131/ninch gone on its future Drefultioughtq. li- men,. ltpontemplating instilling 144neh gee*, STAIJOUSTINE CORNER STONE 44**4 Of $300,000 Seminary Laid by Arch- bishop McEvoy. Bishop Fallon Preaches the Sermon —Want Whole Bible, Bishop Dowling and Mgr. Mahony Among Those Present, Toronto, Oct. 24, --The cornenstoue of the clutpel of the new St. Augustine Seminary, now being erected on the Kingsto tweed et A cost of $300,000, the gift of Mr, Eugene O'Keefe, was laid yesterday afternoon by his grace Aaelt. (bishop Melevay, and the walls of the building were blessed, in the presence of a distinguished gathering of bishops ana priests, while fully five thousand per- sons were devout and interested speetto tors of the ceremony: The site chosen for the new seminary is an ideal one) sit- uated at stop 27 on the Scarboro divi- sioti of the Radial line, just east of the Halfway House. auel about five miles la 111)On tire cpityt tform erected for the cre- molly of laying the comer -stone there were gathered Bishop Dowling, ton; Bishop Fallon, of London; Bishop O'Connor, of Peterboro; Bishop Scon lard, of Sault Ste. Marie; Mr, Eugene O'Keefe, the princely donor of the site and the blending; Monseigneur McCann, vicar -general of Toronto; Rev. Father Anthony, vicar -general of Hamilton; Rev. leather MeHally, of Ottawa; Ben, Father Burke, editor of the Catholic Register, and many priests from Toron- to and the surrounding archdiocese. The first ceremony was that of bless- ing and laying the corner -stone, per. formed by Ids grace Arcltbisbop Me. levity, in aecordauee with the dignified and impressive rites of the cliurch. Next a procession of the prelates and clergy was formed,- and the walls were blessed and sprinkled with holy water by the archbishop, the procession making the complete circuit of the building. The sermon of the day was preached by his lordship Bishop Fallon, of Loin den. His appearance on the stairway from which he spoke to the assembled crowds was the signal for an outburst of prolonged and enthusiastic hand -clap- ping and cheers, led, by the priests sur- rounding his lordship, which testified plainly to the esteem in which Bishop Fallon is held by the clergy and laity of this city. His lordship, taking for his theme God's lordship over all science, all knowledge and all learning, said that at the base and at the summit of all natural and positive laws was the Su- preme Lawgiver. In every creation of human genius was to be found traces of the Divine source of all inspiration. Theology was the queen of all sciences, hence the supreme importance of the function just performed, whereby the Seminary of St. .Augustine was<accepted by the church as the very crown of the great work of Catholic education in On- tario. The seminary, while the outcome of the work of the clergy of the diocese, with the very generous assistance of the laity, was chiefly indebted to two men. It had been made possible in the finan- cial sense by the princely generosity, of Chevalier Eugene O'Keefe, who had Maned the way and set an example which Should be quickly and frequently followed by other Catholic laymen in Canada. It, had been made practical by the unremitting effort and saintly ex- ample of the arebbishop of Toronto, whom his priests and his people were re- joiced to see present with restored health asd renewed energy for his great work. The prayers of all would be that his grace would not only see the present building completed, but that he would be spared to see arise around it the other edifices which were ultimately to occupy the magnificent site. Society was beeoming daily more per- meated With un -Christian principles, less heedful of eternal things and more heed- ful of the things of thne. It was for the young theologian to combat this ten- deney, and SC Augustine's Seminary would plan a mighty part in equipping him for this task. - eit• tU, 08 ARCHBISHOP Dr. Lang, Archbishop, of York, Hoot- ed by Mob in Village. "Go to Rome', "'Be Honi e' and Other Cries Greeted His Lordship. London, Oct, 24.—Never has the vil- liege of South Elmsall witnes,sed guch scenes as marked the visit of the Arehhiehop of York on Wednesday last. The occasion was the consecra- tion of the new Chutch of St, Mary, which, with the schools and elergy house recently built, hat cost about £11,000. The alleged ritualistic prac- tices of the merge -in -charge, the Rev. A. Gadd, have been the Subject of criticism in the village. On. Wednesday the villagers woke to find the walls placarded "This Way to Rom," a finger pointing in the direetion of the new chutch. Two Iteneit preachers who have been at work. in the village since Friday were the first to make themselves con- spicuous yesterday. Long before nine o'clock they had a large banner aoross the houses in Doncaster road adja- cent to the new buiMing. The ban- ner was inseribed, "South Jarman protests against Romaniem in the Church of England." Right opposite the new church is a blacksmith's ehop, the owner of which is a Protestant, stalwart. Here another banner floated, '"No Popery in the Clharelt of England." in the field by the blacksmith's shop was a wagonette for the Keneitites. Some disappointment was manifest when it became known at nine o'elock that the proeession of choir carvers , and. clergy to meet the Areltbishop had boon abandoned. No reason was given for this eourse being taken. A big crowd assembled round the Reneit platform 'outside the church, and Mr. Ewer!, the leeturer, eaid: "If the Arelibishop evne honeet he would 4thAnden the eoneeeration just as he has abandoned the procession." At a qiIatter to ten Br Lang motored up from llooton Pepin, whore he well; the guest of l'alre. Wardo-Altlitm, who accolnpa,nied him. Directly the motor was soon corning the crowd, now numbering about three hundred, hooted vigorously, end there WU 4 fearful noise as the motor drew up. "Go to Rome. Bp honest, like the Brighton ritualists," roared some, one from the Kensit platform. At this stage the Church Boys' Bri- gade Band, struck up a lively tune, and the dram woe beaten vigormielY, the result being that Mr. Ewart' e eub_ sequent remarks were 41rowned. Meanwhile the Archbishop had en- tered the building, which until recent- ly had served as a oluirelt. While he was etill at the open door an adress of welcome front the South lilmsiilI Parish ,Qouncil was read to him by IVIt. T. P. H. Turner,. a Merin ber of that body, who is else a war- den of the church. SKELETON FOUND Remains of Young Woman Discovered in Bush at Westmount. Child: Fasteneu Skull on a Stick and Made Plaything of it, Montreal, Oet. en—The decomposecfre- mains of what had nriparently been a young woman were to -day glitcovered by a OW in a vaeant lot on Kenehenton avenue, in the heart of Westmount. Al. though the body My within twenty feet af the street, and the lot bail been used ne a playground, it tied evideutly been there for month:, the prey. of rate and other vermin, without being noticed. Wben the ehila discovered the grueeome find he used the eleartly-picked tknU as a toy, and fastened in on a stick, which attracted the attention of older boys, who reported the matter to the police. The body wait then found hud- dled up under a elump of litabee, the bones having been gnawed clean, and only a portiono‘the truuk remaining. The mass tvas bevelled into a soap box and removed in morgae where a Apedieal examination will be made to -day, There wae nothing about tlie temente to indicate viOlenee, nor was there single trinket or anything t,o furnish a clue to it identity. fnquiry by the pi). lice failed to give evidenee tiny nusse ing girl. Tbeir theory is that she was a. woman of the streets, and had either been made drunk, decoyed there and abandoned, or that, feeling 111, she had erawled under the bushes and died there. •0 KING'S STATUE. Monument to King Edward in Ceylon —Touching Letter. London, Oct. a remote village in Ceylon natives have erected a memor. lid to _King Edward VIL, and photo- graphs lutve been forwardedtoQueen Alexandra, accompanied by the following touching letter: We, your Majesty's native children of the reniote village of Haldummulla, in the hill distriet of Ceylon, most humbly crave permission to offer the accom- panying photographs, which represent the two sides of a memorial stone which we have erecten to commemorate his late Majesty, our beloved Iiing Emperor Edward VII. We are all poor people, and we think this is the very lowliest memorial that will ever be done to him; but, we be- lieve that it stands at present the one completed, memorial the wide world over to the a,bove precious name. Moreover, every one of us --Sinhalese, Malays, Afghans, Burghers and Mahommedans—has attached his niest reverent and loyal sentiments thereto. The memorial stands by the roadsidb in our village; and as we pass up and down we shall not only remember our King who is gone, but shall pray God bless and comfort the royal lady whose loss is so much greater than ours, GAVE $50,000. John Penman, of Paris, and J. Rose, of MontrealyGive to Washington, Oet. 24.—Contribution of one million dollars for the world- wide expansion of the Young Men's Christian Association, $540,000of which was given by joint D. Rockefeller, were announced yesterday at the conferenee of Young Men's Christian Association winters in the east room of the White House. President; Taft addressed the de- legates and heartily endorsed the organ- ization, Mr. Roekefeller's gift, tendered. on con- dition that a like amount be raisedn was met by contributions from many prominent laymen, incluaing John Witna- maker and Cleveland H. Dodge of New York, and an unknown donor,' $100,000 for building nt Moscow; John Penman, of Paris, Onto for $50,000 for a, building at Hankow, China; John W. Rose, for the Montreal Y. M. C. A., $40,000 for a building at Canton, china, ,aria Citizens of Buffalo, $36,000 for building in Tokid. F. A. AOLAND HURT.. Toronto, Oet. A, Miami, Dep- uty Minister of Labor,was knoeked un- conscious on lenientlybent in jumping from an Avenue toed trolley ear whin') slipond on the Avenue Tone hill grade and started to run baekward. Ifee W;c4 taken into a nearby residence= amt ndec. tor was lmetily summoned. Ire lame ered itt n few mitinten. 44.**4404.4114.4.** FINE FOR DAIRYING. Calgary, Oa. 2.—"There is no better &drying eountry in C'anada, Duni that lying along the C., P. It, line betweeu Calgary Ana Edmonton," said Mr. J. A. Ruddick, dairy and cold stooge eonn missioner of the Department of Agri- culture of the kderal Government. "But- ter out here is splendid and eannot be eseellea Anywhere." 44* ATE PARIS GREEN. London, Ont., Oct. One ebild IA dead and Another dying as it re - Stilt of Petits green poisoning at the home of letigald MeCormaek, on the twelfth eoneeesion 01 Woe 'Williams, near Parkhill. 'While the father vele away the ehildrem a boy of three And A girl of two, got Into the torn trite And ate the parkage of poison they &Tina there. HAD TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE Balloonists of the Germania Lost in the -Quebec Woods. Suffered Terribly and Contemplated. Committing Suicide, . Experiences of the Other Balloonists --One Balloon: Still Missing.: 1—First down, the Million Population (America), Mr. S. Louis Von Phut, pilot, six tulles north of Racine, Win 2 ---Second demo the Condor penmen Mous. Jacques Faure, pilot, Ione miles north of Two Rivers, Wis. 3—Third down, the St. Louis IV. (Am. erica), Mr. It, Honeywell, pilot, near Miele 4—Fourth down, the Hamburg ID, (Germany), Lieut. Vogt, pilot, Lake feipissing, Out, 6—Fifth down, the Be do Prance (France), Mons, Alfred Leblanc, pilot, near Pogainesing, Ont. 0—Sixth down, the Helyetin (Switzer- land), Colonel Theodor &shuck, pilot, near Lake Temiskaming'Ont. 7—Seventh down, the Germania (Gerd mony), Captain Hugo von Abercron, lot,. lea Tuque, Que. 8—Eighth down, the Azurea (Switzer. land), Emile Messner, pilot, near Ohio - toeing, Ont. 97—Nintlt down, Dusselnorf 11. ((ler- meny), Hans Geitieke, pilot, near Kis- kisink, Que. ONE UNACCOUNTED FOR, The repotting of the landing ot ti11) German balloon Dusseldorf 11. near Kis- kisink'hundred and thirty nines north of Quebec, And of the Paris balloon Am- rea near Bisentesing, leaves only one bal. , loon or the ten which started from St. Loins in the Gordon Bennett Cup con- test unaccounted for, namely, tee Amer- ica 11. Of the nine balloons which have alighted, six have landed in Canada, and it, 18 believed thnt the America will be accounted for somewhere in the north- ern wilderness of Ontario or Quebec. A report announcing the landing of the Swiss balloon Luna has been received by Superintendent Joseph E. Rogers, of the Provincial Pollee Det partment. One of the polies officers announces that the balloon alighted he a lake 32 miles north of 13iscot- asing, end the main lineeof the Canadian Pacific Ritilw.ay. .hts occupants swain ashore, and were two days in making their way through the forest to civilize - tion. Another balloon is repartea by officials to have been seen in north- ern Ontario last week, It is feared it has fallen either between Lake Huron and the main line of the C. P. R., or between the C. 1'. R. and the National Transcontinental line. In either case the aeronauts would find themselves in a wilderness dependent for assistance upon Indians or hunbermen. Mr. Lewis Spindler, of the St. Louis Aero Club, is now on his way to Tor- onto to meet the lion. J, M. Gibson, for the purpose of taking steps to send a relief expedition to Northern On- tario in search of the America 11. It is thought that this balloon has landed in the woods in the tar north, and fears for the safety of the naviga- tors have caused the directors of the club to take steps to hunt for them. LOST IN BUSHaTHREE DAYS. Dusseldorf 11. Lands in Northern Quebec. Kiskisink, Que., Oct, 23.—The balloon tensseklorf It, whleh landed on Wednee• day, 130 miles northeast of Quebec, had 1 perilous journey of 1,240 itttnen- inena speed at one time of seventy-five mileper hoer. Mesere. Gerieke and Per. kins, `the aeronaitts, stated „that they eolild have floated 30 hourslonger, hav- ing Id bage of ballast still in store, but feared going further into the wilderoese, •rheir route was from St. Louie to Mil. wa ukee. then. almost north-east, After trossing Lake Michigan with good wind they were becalmed for five !inure. Then itledy. fie:1;11cl- nasiitetnbr eeotninieenefteartniwievaitt 'ed, making, the iandiug very danger - The shore of Lake Ki -,ink Was de. dded upon as a favorable, point t3 hind, lint the valve refused to weak when the Dusseldorf was 10.000 feet high, and the descent was made in 0 minutes. The balloon wile rolled up and the party darted to -walk toward e the railway at 3 o'clock, but by 0 o'clock only half it mile was made through the aenee un- derbrush, mid camp was struck for the eight. In the morning- it wae decided to return to the bellowi extto prove. sions. On Thursday afternoon a second ettempe was made to net out ..of the wit - denim and en eaturday afternoon the balloonists were discovered when only two affini from the, ste't'ting point by Theo tonne, goardian of the Penn Fish led Game Club, who was making hie fortnightly trip up th <iishtk Inver. The haneeithtei whale trip was thrilling end interesting, matly times beveling wer the tree tope and thee to a height ef. 17,000 feet in quest of a favorable nu. &meta. - TRW, Montreal, Oct. 23.—The aeronauts from the German aaa baltoone, Germania and Helvetia, thee started from St. Louie, Moe Monday evenirig last in the Gorden Iltetnett race, an eived in Moutreal on Satitieley. 'elr. August ininicketin ;Ape mereirecturer of Lluseeldorf, Gevinany, who accont pained Captitiu auto von Abertrott in the Germain, tells a thrilling story er being icet for 3e beers in the almost enpenctrable forests north of the Tratn ,centitiental Railway et C 10 Que. Hunger, eold, 'and fatigue had brought bim wail ,airypanton to the verge of ineanity before they refueled a railway eonetruetion tounie having taken 'nearly two &ye to walk a aistanen that their balloon had eovere.1 itt line than fifteen minutes, no deeperete del their position Wattle that the apron lute wer,. on the vorgo of slt:cidO. Mid Ilianekertz .einte front Ntev Yak, meeting 'her hes. band et the canadian Notraern et 141011 fOonr 4:1;47th 4 y. Mr. Illanekertz looked haggard, and as though ho lma nit slept 'CROSSING T4AK1 ny AfOONLIOIIT. Spetitime of the flight from St. Louis, Mo., to Cooctioaohe, 1,200 miles, IL Ifiettekertz nel4 it wee sniaietit and Itte eventful. The Germaine was the Wit , of ten liallooue to iitsrt. leaving St. Jeanie on Monday last at 0 pan, Peesing over Lake Huron on Tuesday night, with Qt?'. 111 nu e zds 't id as a it water, IITINt PelaeNr IT till eIl: trail in the water to seve bellast. Ile The heavy guide rope was allowei 01,s2t0honamteneest.he distance covered at nearly - Arriving id Coocooachn Mr. Diane.' kertz telegrephea ins wife in New York to meet /dm hi Montreal, and he then went with Captain Von At:eruct; to La Toque, sixty miles south. whore Messre. Brown of the La Teque Pulp Mills vol- unteered to help in recovering the bal- loon, A rewerd of $250 has been offer- ed for the location of the Gennenia and: the reeovery of the instruments and aluminum clotit cover of the balloon, valued at $5,000. Tile cover will be cut along the sQ0111S, wldle the net, basket, rape, ete., will have to be left, "We had been going steadily to the northeast after leeving the Georgian Bay nistrica" said Mr, Blanekertz, "air. ereging ttventy-five miles an hour, for over nine home without seeing it sign of life or human habitatiou, and we were only looking for some evelence of civil', zation iwar width to land when we passed aver the line of the new Trans- continental Railway, THE 'DESCENT. "We were then nearly 18,000 feet hign, and we Munediatety opened the velvet to let out the gas and deseend. It was then 11.141 in the morning. All our instruments and effect $ were brought down the rope and lodged at the foot of a tree with our heavy fur cools and a fortnight's supply of food. Imagining that 14 would only be a mat- ter of three or four hours fa Melt a rAilWay, we Set Out At noon with only a half bottle of chempagne, a couple of crusts of bread, A revolver and an elec- tric lamp, very unwisely leaving our coati; behind." LOST IN THE FOREST. They kept on until le o'clock at night, when they fell exbausted, and tried to sleep. The it began to rain, eonld rizzle, mingled with sleet, which drenched them through. Unable to sleep then crawled on most of the night, stint- ing only foreten or fifteen minutes at a tinie to rest. The electric lamp which they carried, and which, burned for 24 hours, alone helped them to make any headway during the night. It was im- possible to go back to the balloon, and they had lonec'since given up any thought of the Gordon Bennett prize • -* THE AVIATION TOURNAMENT Excellent Flying Weather Promised For Internet nal To -day. Were Busy Repairing Mishaps to the Machines Before Starting. •••••••••••.•••••• Belmont Park,,New York, Oct. 24. — All indications to -day gave promise of excellent flying weather for the air men on the third day of the international aviation tournament here. The san came up in an unclouded sky and rapidly cleared away the morning inlets and the only wind was a Beht breeze from the northwest, The best conditions yet of the meet were apparently in prospect. The aviators were slower than usual in getting .about sled preparing for the day's tune ups, the only early activity noticed being in the Moissant camp. There in faet, work had been going on al; night, A. J. Moissant having been laboring hard to put his Theriot monoplane fit shape for use, The Moissant machine was badly broken up yesterday when taken out for an attempted flight in the face of a high wind. Grahame - White's biplane was also damaged in a short flight, but the Englishman saii that a couple of biers' work would put the machine in trim again. The repairs to the Moissant plane wein so nearly completed this morning that only the wings remained to be placed. A. J, Moissant said they would be attached by noon, The programme for the day comprises the hourly distance events, 1.40 to 2.30 and 2.45 to 3.45, the hourly altitude contests et the same time; the daily duration and fastest flight competitions, proceeding simulstaneously, the pro- gramme culminating in the grand speed and grand altitude contests at 4 p.m. ee• * SOME FOR HAMILTON. Quebec, Oct, 24.—J. G. Kilt, of Otta- wa, has enquired all the damaged iron and steel work of the demolished Que- bec bridge. The amount paid is said to be more than $100,000. Mr. ICilt has already turned over his purchase at a large .profit, it is said, and will begin shipping the metal to Montreal, Mullin ton ,and Pennsylvania .without delay. COSTA RICA CABLE. •Washington, Oct. 24.—A coutract has .1x.en made by the Government of Costa Rica, with Edmund John Noes, an ettig. lleili subject, to lay one or mare submar- imi eables between Port Linton and Col- on and to operate them for fifteen years, 'after which time they are tobeeedonow. government propertyat , a, price tob termined by athitration. 111. BOTH DEAD. Lonaon, Ont,, Oct. 24.—The three-year. old son of Dougala McCormick and hie littln two-year-old sister are both dead as a result of dnding, a large package of Paris greet placed. In a corn crib to kill rats. Poison had been put in the erib to kill rats ani the children pleying about tonna it. , . BURNED TO DEATH. Portage, Wis., Oet. 24.---A special train With A cargo of milk being taken at express schedule to the inlet, tollided late hist tight with it night train on the nt, Paul roa4 here, and one man, Thos, tetedforil, a eonductor, was killed, and bis body burned In the fine will& follow- ed the wreek„ Three ether train men were slightly hurt, EDGAR ALLAN POE. New York, Oct. 24.—l4gar Allan Poe'e mime was Among the eleven added to the New York University Itall of Fame • yesterday'. The firet eelection was that of Itatriet Beecher Stowe, who received 74 votes. The next two were Oliver Wendell Rainless and Edgar Alien Poe, who rereiyed 69 votes out of it total ef DRIVING FARMER FROM HIS FARM 01.11•••••04/P,T.11 Some Black Hand Doings in the County of Haldimand. aorrownr*,—, Barn Burned Down and Threats Death Made by Unknown, Attorney General's Department Noti fied and May Take Action, News in Brief The new Cbinese Senate bee elemenil- ed the convocation of a Berliamept 41 once. Wflhiam Richards wee acquitted of the murder of Leonard Dougherty at nweete- burg, -Que. The production of tea, throughout in - of (no, Iast year was 262,600,000 lbs. from 555,000 acres, James McKee, aged 45, a resident of, Montreal, Was fOlind dead in Lake Mem- pliremegoge Que. W. E. Whellams, a well-known Winni- peg broker, aceilentally shot himself dead while hunting. TM) eeortuguese sonnets are showing extreme independent° and are causing the new Government anxiety, Tite London Board of Education lias a,warded the contract lor the new Alex - Andra Sehtiol on Colborne street to Ay- att Brosfor a44,704, Rev, W. IL Brokenshire, of Port Hope, has accepted a call as pastor of the Wood Memorial and Hope Congregation- al Churclt, Cambridge, Mass, As the result of the borings In the dis- Inlet of Talcahuano large coal beds have been discovered. It is estimated that the beds will yield 150,000,000 tons. Thomas S. Brown, one of the pioneer designere of agricultural maehinery in the United ntates, died at .his home in Poughkeepsie, N, Ms 87th year. George C. Powell, of Vermillion, Alta., passed through Winnipeg with 0, shlp- meat of 220 fine beef cattle, winch be was taking direct to the Toronto mar- ket. At Mount eit. Joseph, London, the hely habit was received by Miss leelle- ben of Canipbellford, and Miss Howitt, of Guelph. The ladies took their Thou Vows. Senator Prost, of Smith's Pails, was taken suddenly ill at the Rideau Club en Saturday afternoon and hurried in the ambulance to the Protestant General Hospital. A fire broke cnit in a dwelling house owned and occupied by Joseph Murphy, Tweed. 'Ile family were alt asleep and were nearly suffocated, but were brought out safely. Jeremiah Donahue, it prominent agri. culturist. is dead at his home in South- wold. from paralysis. He was sixty-one years of age. Judge D. j. Donahue, of Pembroke, is a brother. Salvador Cisneros, Marquis de Santa Lucia, who was second President of the Cuban Republic, is dead at Ids planta- tion near .Nuevitas, (Juba, from injuries received from falling from his horse. Otto Cyriacus, it partner in the leading publishing firm of Volekmar & Co., of Leipzig and Berlin, committed suicide on learning that the firm had discovered that he was a defaulter to the amount of $250,000. Maud Draper, 21 years of age, is in 'Victoria Hospital, Widen, suffering from an overdose of morphine, winch may have been taken with a suicidal in- tent. She was picked up on the street by the police, A cable from Rio Janeiro says the steamship Wally was wrecked near the lighthouse nt Arrosales, off Para, and is a total loss. Some of the passengers were rescued, but it is believed that nearly fifty were drowned. Ilagersville deepateh — A bold at. tempt to terroriee a family and drive them from the farm whin they have occupied.for 22 yeore Is being per- petrated in Ilaldimand °minty, near the village of Selkirk, where the house. hold et mr. Fred Smelser live in deadly Iran of impending disaster. 'Three weeks ago their barn, filled with the season's crop, was fired and destroyed under strange cireumstances, 'and since that occurrence Mr. Smelser lute received an anonymous- letter eventing him to g up the farm and ntove away or his life will be taken, bye letters have been re- ceived to date, in, which the writer re. presents himself as the involuntary agent of an unrelenting enemy of Smel- hsterpn, who brook no interference with is The members of the family are not only terrified, but mystified. They have hitherto believecj that they possessed the friendly regard of their neighbors far and near, and they are et it loss to know whom to accuse of the crime. Two of the threatening lettere have been for- warded to the Attorney -General's De- partment, two have been stolen from the Smelser home, ond the fifth is in the possession of Mr, Joseph W. Holmes, of Selkirk. Mr. Snielser has taken the mys- terious mandate very seriously. Ile has advettised a sale of his stock on Novem- ber 1, and is preparing to abaudon the farm, The Smelser family consists of Mn, and Mrs, Fred Suielser, two daughters, and four sons, three of whom are at home: Ernest, aged 23; Lloyd, aged 18; and o. boy aged 12, who is attending school. They live about it mile north of Selkirk on the Ilagersville road, and about 11 miles south of this town. There are two men employed an the farm just now, 'Harvey Soliweyer and Maynard Wilk- inson. Mr. Smelser rented the farm 22 years ago from Joseph W. Holmes, of Selkirk, and has been a continuous ten- ant, Besides running the farm Smesler owned a thrashing machine and a clover seed -cleaning machine which he hires out to neighboring farmers. Unusual occurrences commenced to happen at the Smelser home about the middle of September. Belts, sieves and other parts were stolen from the seed' cleaning machine. Some of the missing parts were later found on the premises, Saturday, September 24, found the ma- chine ready for business again, and on Sunday evening it occurred to Mr, Smel- ser that as they were to begin using the cleaner on Monday morning it would be a wise move to watch it during the night. Lloyd Smelser was accordingly assigned for watch duty at the barn, and thither he went armed with a shot gun, About dusk he returned to the house with a startling tale. He said he had shot twice at 11 man whom be had seen running away from the barn with two pulleys in his nand, The boy was positive he had felled the man with the emend shot as the latter was tushing away through the -cornfield in the direc- tion of a woods, but on proceeding to the spot no trace was found of either the thief or the pulleys. On Monday morning, Sept. 26, soon after 7 o'clock, Fred. Smelser - and one of his hired men, while working in the basement of the barn, smelled smoke, and rushing up found flames rising from the side of the haymow. The blaze had started several., feet from the floor in the hay, and burst up So rapidly that nothing could be done towards extin- guishing it. A wagon load of grain standing in the barn caught fire, and the men wheeled it emit on the grass and upset it in order tO save the wagon. Curionsly enough, the missing pulleys dropped out el the load, The fire was believed by the Smel- sees Nut the first to have linen of in- cendiary origin, and they asked. for an investigation, The barn was valued at $2,200, on which the owner, Holmes, had $800 insurance, and the crop at $1,500, on which Smelser had $700 in- surance. County Crown Attorney John Murphy, of Cayuga, eanducted the in- quest, which resulted in nothing other than a complete exoneration of a farm- er in the neighborhood who was sup- posed to have been the man shot at by Lloyd n Smelser. i the case was reawakened on Monday, October 9, when a letter was found. by Smelser on his verandah containing a warning that if another barn were erected by Holmes While Smelser wee on his premises it weak' be burned.. This letter was written with an indelible pencil in a round, legi- ble band. Another was found the next day, containing it threat that unless Fred. Smelser abandoned the farm he would be killed, Both of these letters were stolen from the house, one from Smelsern coat pocket and the other from a bureau drawer. The next two letters were in • substance practically the same as the other. "I will have to carry out my instructiont or be killed myself," it mid. The last letter was found by Mrs, Stnelser an October 16, tied was as follow: "From You Know Whin -1 have re- ceived furthee instructione—ninnelye isell your thrashing outfit; • advertise it for three weeks in the advotate & you can sell it. Don't fail. Do it at once. Get out your bills i was bother- ing your son last night end your wile for it short time. Mailed at 3 pelt, newt worry, for it is of no Wei It pairts me to- do this, but I must, For Fll'inft&Itieel:f.litSeielttairtrie"bbfliettgterritti;terere werittilidelya Peell'ocl' ulnty Attorney Murphy hasbeen apprised of the developments, ana la preparing to reopen the investigations. .4, A HOAX. Newport, It. I., Oet. 24.—Deve1opments to -day proved that last night's wireless message of distress, purporting to eome from the big tank steamer Oklithonia, with 46 men aboard, \vnsg wireless hoax, 4** WERE FATAL Campbellton, N. B., Oct. 24.—Theo- <lore Raymond, switch tender for the Intereolonial line, was run over on Saturday. night, sustaining injuries front which he dle4 yesterday after- noon, • - • COLOR TROOPED. ••,*11•IIMI•Nat Military Ceremony at St. Catharines on Sunday Afternoon. St. Catharines, Oct. 24.—The color of the 3rd Lincoln Regiment, which passed through various engagements in the war of 1812, and bears evidence of its experiences, was trooped according to the regulation ceremonial drill in Monti - belle Park on Sunday afternoon, follow- ing the fall church parade of the 19th Regiment. BIG AS LAKE SUPERIOR, Windsor, Oct. 23.— Announcement of the discovery of another great lake in the Canadian Northwest, the existence of which ivas hitherto undreamed of, is containd in it letter received by Mr. P. W, Druland. of .this city from his son, eVilliaan F. Drulard, now in Edmonton. Indians arriving in Edmonton from the far north are said to bave brought the information that a party of Gov- ernment surveyors have discovered it tiew lake, supposed to be nearly as large as Lake Stipez;i•or. • BODY IDENTIFIED. Niagara. Falls, Oct. 23. --The identifica- tion of the woman's body which was found floating in the river near the steamer Maid of the Mist landing has been established. Mrs. John Fox, of 36 Dodd street, Buffalo, visited the under- taking parlors of M. Morse & Son, and said that the body was that of Mrs. Mary Creasy, who had been living with Iter for some time past, and had been missing from her house since Wednesday morning. •4* MINISTER BEAT SOCIALIST, Fernie, B. C., Oct, 23,—Ilort. W. R, Ross, Minister of Lands, in the -British Columbia Government, was returned at yesterday's election by it majority of 200 over Z. W. Bennett, Soeialist. The vote was fight. teernie City gave the new Minister 115 majority, the wily two pre. eincts giving Bennett majorities being Coal -Creek, where lie reeeived 33 over Ross, and Michel, evhich he carried by 72 votes. ACCIDENT FATAL. Belleville*, Ont., Oct. 24.—Frank Kyle, an employee of the Lehigh Ce- ment. Works, was engaged at a mixer this morning when his hand became caught and he was drawn into the machinery, austainink sueh injuries that he died shortly after admittance to the eity hospital. tie was a mid- dle-aged man and married. FELL OFF OPP TRAIN. Welland, Oet. 23, — MISS kTertniel Haz- en, a young woman residing itt Stevens- ville was picked hp 1111C0113010118 nenr the M. 0. IL tracks just east of helle this morning. It is supposed that in re- turning from Buffalo he missed getting off at Stevensville, and in attempting to got off the trein lost night, fell, lie. ing dunned, lying where elie fell all night. It is expected she will recover. The Rhode !snout miller of A prite milth tove has asked the courts to pro. teet her reputation end order the ite- eeptance of her record.