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NAVAL TUG.
Upset in Gale Off Halibut Point,
Cape Ann.
Three of the Crew Drowned and
Others Took to Boat.
Captain's Wife and Little Boy Saved
—Searching For Others.
Rockport, Mass., Aug. 16.— In stag-
gering round Cape Ann before a west-
erly gale and loaded to her gunwales
with anchors, the naval tug Nezinscot,
Capt. Evans, bound from Portsmouth
for Boston, capsized off Halibut Point,
Cape Ann at 5.40 a. m, to -day, carrying
down three members of the crew and
compelling the others to take to the
boats.
Those drowned are: . e; aeje
Cook White. teereeeleteee
Seaman Taylor. :tees f 6
Unknown colored span.
The second officer, the captain's
wife and her little boy and four of
the erew landed at Lanesville at 7.30
a. m. and reported that Capt. Evans,
the surgeon, the engineers and sev-
eral seamen were drafting out to sea
before the gale on We raft. Half an
hour later a dozen fishing boats put
out from here as well as the life-sav-
ing crews from Straits Mouth and
Gloucester to rescue the men adrift.
The i'(ezinacot left Portsmouth at 8 a.
m. to -day, with a cargo of anchors, an-
chor chains and searchlight for the bat-
tleship Missouri. The tug was a boat of
log free board and her cargo brought
her down until her decks were nearly
awash. She was manned by five offi-
cers and a crew of about ten men. Capt.
Evans was in command. He hails from
Quincy, Mas.
The westerly gale was blowing when
the Nezinscot left Porthmouth, so Capt.
Evans hugged the shores as far as Ips-
wich. Then he headed across for Cape
'Ann. .As the tug went off shore she met
rising seas and began to roll. Off Hali-
but Point a big sea bore the boat over
until the water flooded her engine -room
and she became helpless. Captain Evans
ordered the single boat carried as the
tug swung off, and put in it the second
officer and the captain's wife and little
boy, who had accompanied him on the
tate.
Scarcely had the boat dropped into
the tumblinv seas th Nezinscot
lurched rnged ' ave
father of both babies. An hour after
Jessie's baby: was born I smothered it
between two mattresses. My h;e band
was present , when the second baby
was born, and Ismothered it also.
My husband buried both bodies in the
field near the house, encased in
boxes."
Mrs, Robinson's statements all :seem
to be an effort to shield her limbered,,
whom she refuses to directly impli-
cate in the actual killing. Robinson
came into Warren yesterday,., NO ef-
fort was made to arrest him, and ;he
disappeared. Before •leaving home lie.;
told his wife that lie was going west. 'I
Efforts were made to locate him to-
day, without success. :Ellen, Rehire,
son's daughter, is eighteen years of
age. She admits she has been the
mother of two children, one born
June 7t1t, 1906, and one born Mara
23rd last, and is in a delicate coital -
tion now. Jessieis nineteen years old,
and has one child living, three years
old, besides one rnurdered in March.
An inquest held today on the body
of one infant by Coroner Dickson and
Crown Attorney t`leary, of Sudbury
resulted in an open verdict of : death
from unknown- causes, as Mrs. Robin-
son was not allowed to incriminate
herself. She . was placed tinder. arrest
and will be committed for trial to-
morrow.
Mrs. Robinson is a . womausf ' . mild
temperament, and has all the`' .appear-
ance of being mentally;' affected
through her troubles, Her ' husband
has been drinking heavily for several
years, and life, has been a burden to
her. When the constables visited the
house yesterday and interrogated her
she went into hysterics and almost
died.
To -night, when the bodies :of the
infants were buried in the cealaetery,
Mrs. Robinson asked permiseeen and
was allowed to attend the funeral; the
Methodist clergyman ' conducting the
service. She is under surveillance at
the hotel to -night on aecount of in-
adequate jail accommodation • in War-
ren village. Robinson's eldest son
sixteen years of age, and the elder
sisters will look after the family and
the farm.
Al ACES.
Forty -Two Aeroplanes Entered
For Contest in France.
Several Nations and Many Machines
to Compete.
New York, Aug. 16. -•Forty-two aero-
planes, the largest number ever brought
together for a series of contests, have
been a he ev .r at Rheims,
28, au:-
tehes to
e pilots ent 'ed for the
races include every prominent , victor in
France, together with a few net comers
and a small number of foreign repre-
sentatives, Among the different types
of machines represented are the 'Wright,
Vodsin, B1eriot, Antonnite, the Herring -
Curtis and the 11. E. 1'., all of whom al-
ready have given ample proof of their
ability to fly. America, England, Aus-
tria, France and Italy are entered in
the race for the Coupe Internationale
d'Aviation, which has been incorporated
in the Rheims programme and will be
competed for on Aug. 28. As the rules
governing the contest for the Coupe In-
ternationale limit the number of pilots—
three to a nation --and Frazee has thir-
teen aspirants, an elimination race will
.be held on Aug. 22. The other four na-
tions entered. but one machine each,
_America being represented by Mr. Glen
Curtis and Italy by Lieut. C'alderarn.
Austria and England have taken edvan-
tage of the clause by which the name of
the pilot need not be announced until 24
hours before the rare.
There being no limit to the number of
aeroplanes which may be entered for the
races organized by the Rheims commit-
tee, several makers have put in more
than one machine. 'The Wright interests
are represented by seven aeroplanes, the
I:leriot by five, the Voisin by seven, and
the Antonnite by three.
ALABAMA DRY•
tlia re the
down.
As the Nezinseot's boat was being
rowed towards the shore the raft was
driven seaward by the gale. The boat
landed at L ueesville at 7.30 a. in., and
the second officer immediately notified
two life saving stations and nearby fish-
ermen of the plight of of those on
the life raft. The commandant at Portsa
mouth also was informed of the accident
and replied that the tug M. Mitchell
Davis would leave at once in search of
the Nezinscot's raft.
The Nezinscot was attached to the
Portsmouth navy yard. She was 85 feet
long, 19 feet beam and 8 feet mean
draft. Her displacement was 156 tons
and her speed 10 knots.
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INFANTS MURDERED.
TERRIBLE CRIME REVEALED AT
WARREN VILLAGE.
Mrs. James Robinson Admits Smoth-
ering Two Children Borne by Her
e Daughters—The Father's Unnatur-
al Crime.
• A forth Bay despatch: A story of
depravity and crime was revealed to-
day at the little village of Warren, op
the C. P. R., 43 miles west of North
Bay. James Robinson, with his wife
and ten children lived on a splendid
farm and were apparently doing well,
and enjoyed the respect of the com-
munity, despite stories reflecting on
the character of the husband, which
-were generally disbelieved.
Stories were told of Robinson's two
eldest daughters, unmarried, having
children, which afterwards disap-
peared, and about two weeks ago
Rev. Mr. Dunlop, Methodist minister,
wrote to the Children's Aid Society at
Toronto, giving the facts as known.
An investigation was promised by Mr.
J. J. Kelso, Superintendent, but troth-
ing more was heard of it, and the
local authorities decided to look into
the matter. Magistrate E. A. Wright
and Dr. Dickson, of Warren, went to
the farm yesterday and learned that
one of Robinson's daughters had given
birth to a child recently, and found
the body buried in the yard. Mr.
Wright returned later with Constable
Boyd, and found two other bodies of
infants buried in the field.
Mrs. Robinson, being questioned,
broke down and voluntarily made the
following statement before Magistrate
Wright: "A baby was born to my
daughter Jessie on March 17th last,
and one to Ellen on March 23rd.
:When my husband came in from the
field on March 17th I told hint the
baby was barn. T don't remember
what he said. t knew he was the
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Governer Sims Prohibition Gill and
Even the Clubs Quit Business.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 16—Governor•
Comer, in the presence of two representa-
tives of the State W. C. T. U., to•duy
signed the Carmichael "State Wide" act,
which is to seal the whiskey traffic.
"The welfare of the State demands it,"
the bill states. The act is to be effective
from the hour of signature, and as a re-
sult everything in the State is to -night
as "dry" as the proverbial hone. Every
locker club in Alabama, so far as can be
ascertained, has closed its doors.
"THE DALE" SOLD.
Well -Known Residence of Dr. Hos-
kin Sold to Mr. Dyment.
Toronto,' Aug. 16. -One of the largest
residential property deals to go through
in Toronto for some time, is the sale or
the house and grounds belonging to Dr.
john Hoskin, K. C., on. Dale avenue,
Rosedale, to Mr. A. E. Dyment, for
$100,000. The property is well known
to Toronto as "The Dale," and is one of
the finest of the large Rosedale resl-
deeaces. Besides the large' house, there
axe 3.23 acres of land eomposits the
grounds, and the seeessment le placed
at $7,500 an acre.
H W. CAMPBELL.
Biggest Bonanz;t ax'mer Gives Suc-
cess Secrets.
(By It. VV: Cain 1, soil expert, whom -
sale wheatr. r riser; editor and ,.
menu 'eturer.)
The suceesstu'" eller is the man, who
studies the. soil, eps imported live-
steck that resam'' their keeping, and
that put the gre .. per rented meat
on the prune part keeps his fields in
rad condition b,- .rtilizing and proper
(-ere.
He rotates his,
lands; keeps,good
up ;all the time,
He must hay
must breed his o
do the farm wor
He bas a library/
standard works,
ment.
He will heli
when she needs i
lops, tile drains his
aces, and keeps them
.good garden, and
n draft horses, and
with growing colts.
ith periodieals and
d a musical instru-
eife in the house
a, - a nice buggy: for
her to go visiting gin, and drives her to
church himself ,et Sunday morning.
S ICE CREIN FOOD ?
Question to he Argued in Higher
Ceurts.
1 —
Toronto despatc 'For my own part I
don't see why . e shouldn't eat on
Sunday," rema'- . Colonel Denison,
yesterday, in ruing five cases of
restaurant-lteepe ho are charged with
self g ice `. • Yee -
It v erl, n 1T 1s
wicked to eat ice cream ori Sunday,'"
protested Mr. Co,ley, who in: purse
-once of his duty %vas pressing for
convictions.
"Well, ice cream is not a very fes-
tive food," replied the Colonel.
The point it dispute is as to
whetherself. ice cream can be sold by it-
.
Under the police interpretation of
the Lord's Dail( act it is held to be an
offence to sell ace cream without ham
andfood. eggs, beef -steak pie or some other
The restaurant -keepers, on, the other
hand, claim that they have a right to
supply the needs of citizens who feel
a desire for the frozen delicacy, with-
out desiring to eat heavy food with
it.
The late Judge McDougall decided
the questioe in favor of the restau-
rant -keepers' interpretation, but since
then Mr. Kingsford has 'convicted
several restaurant -keepers in the To-
ronto Police Court during_ Colonel
Denison's absence in England. These
convictions are now being appealed.
"I'll adjourn all of these cases until
the higher court decides on the ap-
peals," said Colonel Denison in de-
livering himself of his own opinion
on the matter.
naylA
AT SPRIN HILL.
EVERY MINER IN THE PLACE
IS OUT ON STRIKE.
Only Officials of the Company and the
Office Staff on Duty—President
Drummond, of Montreal, Says the
Company Will Close the Mines, as
They Are Not Paying Now.
Springhill, N. S., Despatch—With the
exception of the officials and office staff
of the Cumberland Railway & Coal Com-
pany, every employee quit work at 7
o'clock this morning. It devolves upon
the officials and the office staff to keep
the pumps running and the mine free
from water. The management refuse to
be interviewed, while, on the other hand,
the seen seem jubilant, now that the
strike has been declared, and not a sem-
blance of a deserter is to be seen about
the streets. The hervest eecursion that
leaves here to -morrow will take three
hundred of the strikers west. It is diffi-
cult to determine whether this is a eym-
pathetie strike or not, To the public
thesnobTJ, To. M. W,
talk A.with officininals dny meny thatenof itthise
street no other impression can be glean-
ed than that the men here are celled out
to help the Cape Breton situation, • hu-
mor has it that the minors at Jogggins
Mines, which Is strongly U. M. W..A.,
will also be called out. The company
apparently .expect e lengthy strike, for
the horses are being taken from the
ethics,
Mr, Cowans refused to state anything
with regard to the situation, -but it is
understood that he utl.erly refuses to
give any concessions:whatever to the U.
M. W. A. or to recognize that body ih
any way whatever.
The unerehants of the town are greatly
depressed corteernik,g the outlook, and it
is now considered that they intend to
conduct business lin a cash basis only
during the strike period, and not carry
credit accounts, as in previous strikes,
TO CLOSE DOWN.
Montreal Despatch —The Cumberland
Railway & Coal Co. have decided to
close down the urines at Springhill, .N.
R, indefinitely. This - statement - was
shade this afternoon by Mr. H. R. Drum-
mond, president of the company, who
added. as a limiting clause, "until affairs
ar'e'ripon a basis where we can matte a
profit at the business"
Ottawa, Aug. 10.—The Labor Depart-
ment does not expect to be called upon
to interfere in tine Springhill mining
trouble. A Board of Conciliation under
the Lemieux act a short time ago passed
upon the differences between the opera-
tors and the men at Springhill. The law
provides that after such a finding either
party is at liberty to accept or refuse as
it pleases.
NIWS IN BRIEF
Poultry fanciers claim that the day of
the three -hundred -egg hen is close at
hand.
A convict at Middleton, N. Y., killed a
man who had helped send him to pri-
son many years ago.
Port Arthur ratepayers carried nine
by-laws on Tuesday, including one to
grant a bonus and free site to the new-
drydock company.
George Thomas Stead was arrested at
Walkerton on a charge of bigamy. Stead
was employed as a shipper in a con-
cern in Walkerton.
E. C, Corbeau, formerly of Toronto,
and agent at Regina of the Heintzman
Piano Company, who was reported lost
in the bush, has returned to his home
in safety.
Morris Jackson, the young man
who fell dawn the freight elevator
shaft at the warehouse of - Stewart,
Howe, Meek and Company, Toronto,
on Tuesday, died of his injuries in St.
Michael's Hospital.
Earl Gillett, the 23 -year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando 'Nett, residin
near 5- o•rr ` ide 1?v"
jug
himself
mer.
Stewart Clark, young son of Col. Hugh
Clark, M. 1'. P., Kincardine, was severe-
ly burned yesterday morning. He was
lighting matches when his clothing
caught fire, and he was burned around
the breast and shoulders.
Wilber Hubbard, a young farmer of
the Long Lake district, Sask., was re-
moving a gun from one boat to another
when it went off, the whole charge en-
tering his stomach. He died in an hour.
The Milan Seeolo's Tokio correspon-
dent cables that a fleet of coral fishers
was overtaken by a squall off Kobe and
that 457 fishermen were drowned. War
vessels have left for the scene of the
disaster.
At a meeting of the Navy 'League in
London, Eng., it was decided to wind
up the league so that it might be re-
constructed on its original basis as an
unregistered society. Dr. G. R. Parkin
tendered his resignation to the league.
Little Miss Morris, thetwo and a half
year old niece of Premier Morris of
Newfoundland, left Montreal on Tues-
day on a 2,000 -mile journey to San
Domingo. She was accompanied by a
nurse.
Mrs. Fanny Ferguson, of London, bad
her face and both eyes terribly burned
by carbolic; acid, and it is feared she
will lose the sight of her left eye. She
was holding the, bottle when it slipped
from her fingers and, falling on the
table, splashed the acid all over her
face.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw declared yester-
day that there was no truth in the re-
port that she would bring suit for $500,-
000 against her husband, Harry K.
Thaw, or against any member of the
Thaw family. She said, however, that
her usual monthly remittance of $480
from her husband had not been received
this month, that she was practically
penniless, and did not know where her
next dollar was coming from.
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RABIES iN PERTH COUNTY.
$1,000,000 FIRE
AT MONTECELLO
N, Y. State Summer Resort Almost:
Wiped Out.
Thirty -Six Buildings, Including;
Hotels, Etc., Burned.
Firemen Used Dynamite to Check:
Spread of Flames.
Middletown, \. Y., Aug. 10.—A lass
estimated at $1,000,000 was caused by
the fire which swept thirty-six build-•
ings from the main street of the sum-
mer" resort town of Montecello, N.Y.,
last night. The buildings burned in-
cluded hotels, stores and residences.
The fire was under control this
morning after dynamite was used.
Three hotels filled with summer
guests, mainly from New York City,
were destroyed. They were the Rock-
well House, the largest hotel in Sul-
livan county; the Palatine Hotel and
the l3olsunr House. All the guests
escaped with most of their personal
effects. The Monticello House was
not burned. The Union National
bank, both newspaper offices and
every store but one in the town were
destroyed.
Early this morning when it was seen
that the business section was doomed
the firemen began to use dynamite to
blow up the building by which the
fire threatened to spread to the resi-
dential district. By this means the
residences except for two of the better
class of houses were saved.
Montecello ordinarily is a village of
less than 2,000 residents. but during
summer wlrerr thousands of city
dwellers rush to the mountain region
the people swell to nearly 5,000. The
hotels and boarding houses were fill-
ed to overflowing last night when the
fire started in the electric light sta-
tion in the rear of Palatine Hotel in
Main street. The wind fanned the
flames and the three Monticello fire
companies were unable to check their
progress.
The buildings destroyed included
the Palatin Hotel, the Rockwell
House, the Bolsurn House, the Ma-
sonic Temple, the offices of the Mon-
ticello Republican and Watchman,
newspapers; Durland & Armstrong's
livery stable, W. W. John's hardware
store, the residence of John W. Tyme_
son a 'Ir urlett, two of the
ems' place• ' 'u,d-
Heifer Killed on Farm of Mr. Heake
—Mr. Peake's Case.
Stratford Despatch—On order of Dr.
Eckert, V. S., of Sebxingville, and Dr.
Tennent, V. S., Government Inspector,
London, a two -yeas -,old heifer was killed
on the farm of Wit. Heake, Downie, the
anima:1 having developed rabies.
This is the third animal that has
been done away with for the same
cause, The first animal was killed
on June 17.
Geo. Peake, who was batten about t'he
same time, went about a month aa,g o to
the Pasteur Institute, New York, wlienc+e
he haus just returned. Rutnoes have
been Burr nt them the animals were not
affected with rabies at all, but the Goy.
ornnnent officials state the eontrary, All
doubt will be dispelled, however, when
the rt of the Dominion experts is
I The heard of the animal just
killed has been forwarded to Ottawa for
exaomhnertaon.
dr , ,r; ray's 1 a the
office buildin, of Dr. McWilliams.
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GREAT FIRE AT
HANLAN'S POINT
The only fatality in the great fire at.
Iranian's Point was the burning to death
of Miss Clara Andrews, cashier of the
Figure 8, who, after the fire had started,,
went back inbo the already burning of-
fice of the amusement for the mortey irr.
the cash box. After the fire had abated,
the burnt body of Mies Andrews was
found lying beside the ticket booth.
Clutched in the bones of her hand was a,.
mass of molten silver, what remained
of the money which she tried to save for
her emuplarers.
THE IOSSES.
By Ferry Company: . Value. Ins.
Hotel Hanlan ... ... .. $40,000 $15,000,
Restaurant , 10,000 4,000
T. R. Club house and bar 12,000 5,000•
Picnic Shelter and Rou-
lette Wheel ... . ,. .. 3,000 500,
Ire House ... ... .. 3,000 ' 500.
Shooting Gallery ... .. 2,000 1,000,
Amusement Hall and
School of Fun .. .. .. 15,000 5,000••
Grand Stand .. .. 30,000 18,000••
Dressing Room, Athletic
Field 5,000 1,000•
Uninsured buildings,
equipment, etc. .. .. 40,000
$160,000 $50,000
)3y Ingersoll Construction Co.
(Insurance not given)• .
Figure 8 ... .. $ 8,000
Dip the Dips ... ... ... 13,000
Gem Theautee ......... 1,000
Old Mill ... 6,000
13y Dominion Government:
Giant Swing, seized for
customs . ... ... 10,000
13y E. & S. Curry:
Penny Arcade . ... 7;000
Total loss ... •. ,$205,000
WANT SUNDAY.
States Dealers Would Like Broader
Garn,'ishee Law,
AUbaany, Aug. 16. --The New York.
State Retail Grocers' Association` is art,
annual convention here. The retail. gra-
cera want a general law providlrhig that
all dealeas in groceries and other food-
stuffs be closed all day Sundaye. Such,
a rneaeure was introduced at the last
Legislature but never got out of !com-
mission. They also want the garnishee,
law amended so that a, grocer can at-
taeh a man's wages when hs •fs•-g! tting'
more than $10 a week, farther , thiui $ 0.
as at peva wet,