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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1907-12-13, Page 2CROWNING HONOR. CANADA CARRIES OFF GRAND CHAM- PIONSHIP AT CHICAGO SHOW. An Ontario Breeder's Success—Shorthorn Calf Best Animal in Whole Show— Sheep Honors Also Go to Dominion. Chicago, Dec. 9.—Canada has cap- tured the crowning honor of the Inter- national Live Stock 'Exposition, defeat- I tug the Auiericau breeders on their own ground. The grand championship in the steer class went to a Canadian exhib- itor to -night, to the surprise and discom- fiture of the native stockmen whose beasts were entered itt the class. Loan King, a Shorthorn calf, was selected as the best of the huge herds of .attic as- sembled at the stockyards. He is owned by James Leask, of Ureenbauk, Ontario, weighs 1,O7S pounds, and was fed .n a diet of peas and hay, instead of the corn which is the staple diet of American fan- cy Battle. The Oanadian contin��'ent at the show was jubilant over the i'ic.ary. The class was limited to the cham- pions in the various events. The honor carried with it a prize of $100, offered by the •managealent of the show, and an additional premium 01 $500, offered by the American bha rt - horn Breeders' ASsoeiatiou, It is a noteworthy fact that this is the first time a Shorthorn has carried off this biggest of all the blue ribbons. The Dominion also scored heavily in the sheep department, though this contest had been conceded by the Americans front the first, The grand championship for wethers vent to Sir George Drummond, of Gaucansiield, Que., for a pure bred Southdown. It is the highest hunur that can be won by a sheep breeder in the ,United States. The grana champion steer, bedecked with ribbons, led, the parade of animals with which the evening ring events were opened, and was greeted with the cheers of the crowd that packed the pavilion. In spite of the snow storm the public turned out in thousands, the attendance being the heaviest of any day thus far. An exhibition of draft horses shown to wagon and without harness was followed with much interest by the spectators. Manoeuvres by the teams of six draft horses to wagons, in which the drivtrs vied in skill, was the feature of the even- ing. Friday and Saturday evenings these teams will compete for the cham- pionship, ep HUNTERS' TOLL. TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS IN THE NORTH LAST WEEK. . James P^,. , of the To' ni tip o?' WeIIs Drowned, and Samuel 1'nich Shot Near Thessalon by a Companion, A Sow'erby. Ont.. despatch: News lias reached here of two fatal hunting acci- dents that occurred last Monday in the woods, Jas. Perry of the township of Wells was accidentally drowned, while Trying io cross one of the small Iakes, where he and David Fester and others had been hunting. It appears the lake was frozen at the edge and Perry and Foster walked + at on the ice to where their boat was cit, before reaching that point the ant '• . v e ed it -t them both itt. t' -t r :;ad an axe and chop- ped the ice o a.:.ue, which took over an hour, Pe- t y be: ,rating e t chilled that he wink Wit... a a. few rods of the shore, His body was re overed the next day by the party. Mr. Perry was a bachelor of about forty years and was highly es- toented by those who know him. Samuel Knieh. aged twenty-four, was aecidcntally slot by hie chum while out hunting near Thessalen, It seems that Knish was walking ahead when his com- panion fell and the gun discharged strik- ing Knieh in the howls. IIe lingered for nearly t .t o J ty e in great agony. Knicdt wary ltighlli esteemed in the com- munity. WILL FIX RESPONSIBILITY. of the suphuuturee in : their 'technical labo•atury, While the sophomores re- taliator1, ny ejecting sonic of the fresh- men from their clteniistry •lecture. Iu any event the freshmen found some of the secunid year Hien itt their laboratory yesterday afternoon, and these were quickly Bustled out. The sophomores soon heard of the fate of their fellows, and with the aid of some, students from the 1'nivei'sity they prepared to give battle. The freshtuen meanwhile held a position at the head of a winding stair. The fighting was• prucecdutg in lively fashion along the stair when the ]ruse was first brought into play, and though the water Houle a sorry mess of the partici- pants it seemed to be no cheek. 1'lester Paris, tthich is used for dental purposes, - also entered into the fray. The scrap" wars stopped by Prof. J. 13. \\'illmot, A large number of spectators saw the battle and appeared to enjoy the fun. \luclt of the pla3ter on the walls and ceilings of the building has been dant- aged by water. The railing on the ;stairs was aiso,soutslted. Report on. Quebec Bridge Disaster Will Be Definite on Point. • Ottawa, Dee, 9, ---The report of the commission appointed to enquire into the collapse of the Quebec bridge will fix definitely the responsibility of it up- on whose shoulders it rests. Mr. IL Holgate, (', E., of Montreal, is in the city, and said: "Our report will soon be ready. I might say the evidence is now complete in all phases, but, in con- nection with the enquiry at Phoenixville, some new points arose, and upon the aspect of the case we wish to further examine Mr. Cooper. In consequence the commission will again go to New York. I think I can safely say that in the report we will not hesitate to place the responsibility definitely." -------�-*-a SHOT HIMSELF'. ONTA►R 1E O CROPS. DECREASES. SHOWN IN EVERY • CLASS EXCEPTING -POTATOES.. Oat drop Nearly Twenty-five Million Bushels Less Than Last year—De- partntent of Agriculture Gets Re- turns From. Correspondents. Ontario's oat erop this year was near - 1y 25,000,000 bushels less than it was in 1900. The figures quoted are the re- sult of compilation made by the Pro- vincial Agricultural Department from_. returns of 2,000 correspondents and are embodied in. the fall crop report for the Province, -'the report, with one ex- ception, •that of puttees. show'e de- creases in °very claw t,i crop of an ex- tent which mulct's it clear that but for the enhanced prices of the present sea- son the farrier would have suffered tre- mendously, >c;.1eakiue of fall wheat the report says that the yield is a little below 1000,. but up to the average of new fall wheat. la says: "Tire acreage of new fall wheat'will he somewhat hi- o'eose•d in the hallo Erie and Georgian DEATH OF GLADWYN C. COBBAN AT liay counticas, but will be about the us - MONTREAL. 10 t e other' parts of rite l'ro- MONTREAL, trirtoe, Seetli,rg.,-Has done n little tatter than usual, ():Wing to the hate harvest, Former Toronto Man Employed in the but while operetenis ranged from the end of August t" the third 4 -Ir fourth Treasury Department of the C. P.R. week of Scpleniber, most of the crop —Friends Convinced Shooting Was was got in during the second week of Accidental. • September. It has an excellent start, -- buil Iw•9t;ile green end healthy --looking there is hardly as untch top as ware de - A Montreal despatch: At the C. P. R. I, sira.ble to ensure its taking the risk of an open Winter, About forty varieties are reported as being crown, Dawson i s golden chaff still being by far the fav- orite." Of the labor situation the report says that for the greater part of the Pro- vince there was: a scarcity of labor, es- pecially of the right quality, 'There was much 'outspokeeness as to the unfitness of many Old country then offering for farm labor. • The folloaileg is a statement of areas and yields of erns; t'or 1907 and 1900 re- spectively: Fall Wheat --15,:14i3,491 bushels,. against 18,541,7 71. Spring Wheat --2,473,051 bushels, against 3,207;000. Oats -63,524,301 bushels, against 108,- 341,455. Barley -21,716,332 bushels, against 25,253,011. C 5581 e-1,081,706 bushels, against 1,397,- Buckwheat, -2,540,408 bushels, against 1,792,903, Beans -700,209 bushels, against 950,- 312,- Peas-7,365,036, 50,- 312,Peas-7,365,036, against 7,38$,987. Potatoes -20,907,803 bushels, against 15;061,41, • trlorn for 1i 'din (bus • hels in tit -;'22,007,1330 S again .r lin. , t . agnosia -,110,413, :m.. flay . and clever -•,3,891,8:$ y against 4,094.625. headquarters, Windsor street, a severe shuck was caused by the shooting of Gladwyn C. C'ubban, eas ler in the treas- ury department, shortly after 4 o'clock to -day. The clerks were startled by the report of a pistol, and, rushing to the lavatory on the second flor, found a stream of blood flowing under the door, which tray locked. On forcing the door they found tobban lying on the floor with a terrible wound in his head. The bullet had entered the right temple and passed through his head, coming out at the left side.- Beside lain on the floor was a 38 -calibre Colt revolver. Cobban was hurried to the general Hospital, where he died shortly before 8, without having regained coneeiousness. For the past five years he had been in the employ of the C. P. R., and was re- garded ars a very faithful worker. One of his duties was to convey large sums of money to the trains for the express companies, and in the performance of this duty he always carried a revolver, lIe had just returned from his afternoon trip, and had been chatting with the other clerks a few minutes before the accident occurred. To one clerk he stat- ed •that he was going, to 'attem d.,,St. Are drew's ball, to -night. At first Itis;frtencia ,thou case •of suicide, -but •Tater tin that it was -all accident, Itis. cash have been examined and found cor- rect in every detail; and as far •as known he was not in any kind of trouble. Cob - ban was 25 years of age and lived with his widowed mother and unm.arried sis- ter in \Westmount. He was a native of Toronto, where he was well known in sporting circles. FOUND IN WELL. Woman Swear Horseman Choked Wife to Death. Salisbury, N. 13., Dec. 9. —Yesterday Mrs. Charlotte Horseman was drowned. in a well near the house under suspicious circumstances. The husband discovered her in five feet of water, but contends he was unable to pull her out without as- sistance, which arrived in a short time, but not before the woman was past re- covery, At the coroner's inquest to -day two female witnesses swore Horseman chok- ed his wife to death after she was Car- ried into the house. She was able to speak, and the husband, after letlieg her she would probably mind hien more in the future, laid a quilt on her head and putting his hand to her throat; as if to ease her dress, worked his fin- gers until the woman turned black in the face. She died soon after. Horseman admitted on the stand they had often had spats and his daughter in sobs said her parents had a fierce quarrel just before the drowning. Horse- man contends his wife went to the well for a pail of water and fell in, The ver- dict was death by drowning, but sensa- tional developments will likely follow. _ ♦efs FOUR CHILDREN BURNED, Mother Went to Summon Help When Fire Broke Out. Montreal, Dec. 9.—A report received here from Three Rivers stated that last evening about 10 o'clock Mrs. Dupont, living on St. Marguerite road, noticed that the hoose was on fire. Her hus- band was absent at a school meeting. DENTALS HAVE A FIGHT, Mrs. Dupont, although lightly clad, ran out to give the alarin to the neighbors, Fire Hose and Plaster of Paris in Fierce leaving six children asleep in th.e house. Fray at Toronto College, 1 Before help arrived four of the children perished, one being only four months Toronto, Dec. it—Fighting with two old. lines of fire hose up and down four - -- flights of stairs at the Dental College Yesterday, over one hundred. and fifty students engaged in a battle royal for an hour and a half. Considerable dam- age was done the college property. Fif- teen students were put under the taps and tanked. One suffered a -serious in- jury by having his head cut open, and several were more or less hurt. The affair-eame ars the climax to a series of miner disputes between the first and second year men, which have resulted in sever'cl small rows dur- ing the last few days, it appears that the freshmen objected to the presence were admiring the -house, and the girl exclaimed: -Olt, how can I pay you i" To this, Mrs. Lester said, Bonanno re plied: "I'd .take a kiss for pay," "Was the kiss given?" asked the court. "It was," responded the witness, :Hiss Vitro told the sante story. She said she had done some sewing for non- anno, who was calling on her very fre- quently, and he promised her a present and sent het' the bird house, She ad- mitted paying with a kiss. Justice Garretson granted a nonsuit. GREAT NAVAL BASIN. New One in Scotland to Hold 22 Warships. Glasgow, Dee, 9.—The plans for the great new naval basin at Rosith, Seot- land, have been completed and the work will commence early in 1908. The basin will cover an area of fif ty- six acres with a depth of 36 feet at all tides. Access will be obtained through a lock 850 feet long. The basin is to be practically square, with quay accommo- dation, for twenty-two warships, al- though this may be doubted. The plans provide for the constrnetion of a grav- ing dock to accommodate the largest of battleships. NO "FORCED" LITERATURE. Woodstock Public Library Board on In- tellectual Preference. Wodstoek despatch: The Publie Li- brary Board to -day adopted unanimously a resolution xnoved by Mayor Butler, seconded by Mr. John Ball, declaring the recent increase in postage on United States periodicals to be a mistake, and adding that "the attempt to force on the Canadian people a preference for the literature belonging to another and far continent was unwise and calculated to defeat its own purpose. The Canadian people are naturally more interested in the affairs of the American continent than in the 'affairs of any other part of the world. and they most naturally de- pend on the literature of the North Am- erican continent for 'both their enlight- enment and their entertainment. More than that, there is danger that the very attempt to force British periodicals on a free people will have the very opposite effect from that intended." o WANTS THE ELDER'S $ro,000, Fair Plaintiff in Breach of Promise In- sists on Suit. Pittsburg, Dec. 9.111iss Byrd E. Lysle, an east end milliner, filed to -day a v10,- beeach of promise suit against John itvk, of Greensburg, an elder in the theism Churehl, and Clerk of the lasts of Westmoreland The suit was filed by her Pittsburg attor- neys, Hudson & Hawley, who hist week attempted to file suit in the courts of Westmoreland county, but their corre- spondent in Greensbury returned the papers, refusing to act. Miss Lysle to- day said: "It would be a nice thing to allow at- torneys at Greensburg to try my case against Elder Hawk without presenting it to court. I don't care how prom- inent Mr.. Hawk may be, financially, po- litically, or religiously, he promised to marry me, and then apparently rued his bargain. He ttiust settle with me." ONTARIO FARMER Carries Off Crowning Honor of Chi- cago Live Stock Show. Chicago, Dee. 9.—Canada has captured the crowning honor of the International Live Stock Exposition, defeating the 'United States breeders on their own ground. The grand championship in the steer class goes to a Canadian exhibitor, Roan King, a shorthorn calf, selected as the best of the huge herds of cattle as- sembled at the stock yards, is owned by James Leask, of Greenbank, Ont., weighs 1,078 pounds, and was fed on a diet of peas and hay instead of the corn which is the staple diet of American fancy kine, WHO BURNED THE CHURCH? An OddSuit Heard at the Welland Assizes by Justice Teetzel, Welland despatch: Judge Teetzel yes- terday and to -day tried a case here in which the Methodist Church is. suing the town of Welland for the burning of the ohurch, which took place four months ago. The plaintiffs claim that the fire was caused by the bursting of the gas main, which was caused by the town run- ning a road roller over it. This set the gas on fire, badly burning the roller. The church was burned at the same time. The elaim is for fifteen thousand dol- lars and costs. G. T. Blackstock, To- ronto, and J. P. Gross, of Welland, were for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Pettit and German, of Welland, for the defendants. The suit was really by an insurance cone pasty, although they could not sue. Evi- dence was taken and a decision reserved for a week, Steamer Cuban Wrecked. Sydney, N. ,5.1 Dee. 9,-- During the height of last night's fierce- blow, and in -a thick snow squall, which prevailed about 7 o'clock, the Dominion Coal Com- pany's steamer Coban, C.atptain McNeil, ron hard on the rocks at llIack Point. It is believed from the dangerous posi- tion it which the steamer is resting on the rocks that she will become a total loss. It is said the Cuban is uninsured, and should site become ac wreck will cause a loss to her owners of about $35,000. PAID BILL WITH A KISS. UNEMPLOYED IN GERMANY. Fear That Returning Hordes of Emi- grants Will Glut Labor Market. Berlin, Dec. 9.—There is some alarm lest the hordes of returning emigrants without money will critically glut the already overcrowded labor market in Germany. It has been unofficially sug- gested that the Government imitate the American plan of excluding undesirables. Labor organizations are greatly troubled over the prospect of an influx at a time when the question of employment is acutely difficult. Commodities, even the barest necessities, are rising to almost famine prices. It was stated at a meeting of the Municipal Council of Schoenberg, a su- burb of Berlin, to -night, that there were 30,000 skilled and 35,000 unskilled work- men idle in Berlin alone. A proportion- ate number are idle in other industrial centres and in the farming regions. Similar conditions prevail in Austria, to which country more American emi- grants have returned in a fortnight than departed. Carpenter Who Fell Out With a Girl Non -Suited in.a Claim for tog. Mineola, L. I., Dee 9.--I3ennette Bo- nanno, of West Tenth street, Manhattan, sued John Lester and his wife, Mary, o Rockville Centre, here to=day, , which'he said was due hitt for carpenter- ing and other work done for them. Tlie defence set up the claim that the work wee paid for with a,diss. It was assert- ed by the testers that the work was . done in a friendly way, and was not to be paid for. Bonanno made no demand for pay, until he and RosieVitro, the pretty sixteen-ycarsold adopted daughter of the testers, ceased to be friends. Mrs. Lester told about a bird house which she said Bonanno had given her adopted daughter. In his bill the bird house figures as a, $35 charge. She and her daughter and Bonanno IT IS NOT QUIET. PORTUGAL ONLY SUPERFICIALLY SO, SAYS REPUBLICAN LEADER. Senor Machado Declares That Establish- ment of Dictatorship Has Aroused People's Resentment—Any Violent Accident Might Cause Crisis. Lisbon, Dec, 9.—Bernadino - Machado, Who is regarded as the inevitable choice of the republicans in the event of a, ehange of regime in Portugal, declared to -day that the tranquility of the coun- try was superficial, and that instead of being indifferent to the political struggle now in progress the masses are moved by what is happening. "The establishment of a dictatorship," he said, "hes aroused the deepest resent- ment amongst the people who are ac- customed to a liberal monarchy, and they are indignant with what they con- sider a restoration of absolutism, As King Carlos openly supports Premier Frame., the royal prerogative has suf- fored corrce•pondit:w,ly., The present strain cannot long be maintained. Any violent incident, with its necessary re- pression, might precipitate the gravest event." Senor Machado considers the force at the disposal of the Government, which he points out consists of an army of 12,000 then and a municipal force of 1,800, to be utterly inadequate to Dope with any real poptaar movement, even if the soldiery was disposed tocoerce the people, This Senor :Machado re- gards as more than doubtful, CAN VOTE FOR CATHOLICS, If Orangemen Believe They Are Best Candidates. Toronto, Dec. 9.—No discrimination against Catholics is the line of policy laid clown by Dr. T. S. Sproule, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of British North America. The resolution recently passed by the County Orange Lodge forbidding leaders of the order to appear on the plittform or in any way assist in the election to political power of any member of the Catholic Church, comes in for severe censure from the Grand Master in a letter which it is un- derstood has been sent to Mr. Joseph E, Thompson, County Master. This letter points out, first, that it is not within the power of any subordinate body to pass such a resolution, and declares that the resolution itself is contrary to all the ideals and principles of Orangeism. CRUSHED TO DEATH. Hiram Perrin, Pere Marquette Brakeman, of Rondeau, Killed. Chatham despatch: An accident occur- red et libteau to -day whereby Brake- man Hiram Perrin, aged 46, met death almost instantly. He was shunting coal ears, and, in spite of the engineer's warning, went several times between the cars to remove the pine. On the last occasion he was crushed across the hips and died almost instantly. Perrin was married and had one child. At Glenneyer, near Tillsnoburg, to which the body was shipped, Coroner Hanks, of Blenheim, viewed the remains and decided against an inquest. sea Shot Former Toronto Man. LORD CHANCELLOR MARRIED. First Wedding Within Precincts of House of Parliament. London cable: In the little Gothic crypt of the chapel beneath•Westminster Hall. Sir • Robert Treshie Reid; Baron Loreburn, the Lord Chancellor, was mar- ried this afternoon to Miss Violet Hicks - Beach, a niece of Lord St. Aldwyn. The ceremony, which was quiet, was especially interesting from the fact that this is the first occasion that a Lord Chancellor has been married during the term of his office, and that this mar- riage was the first ever performed with- in the precincts of the House of Parlia- ment. With the exception of the Premier, Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, who is abroad, practically all of Baron Lore - burn's colleagues of the Cabinet were present. The Bishop of London offici- ated, • TO UNSEAT MAYOR EKERS. Proceedings Taken at Montreal Over Railway Purchase. Montreal, Dec. 9. ----Notice was served upon Mayor Ekers this morning that on Thursday next a petition will be pre- sented in court asking that he show cause why he be not dismissed from the Mayoralty. The argument of the petition is that the Mayor violated terms of charter by purchasing the famous Park & Island Railway without having first received the authorization of the Water Committee and without having received a certificate from the city comptroller that sufficient funds were available to effect the purchase. isir. A. A. Masse is the petitioner. Buffalo, Dec .9.—James Connell, for- merly of Toronto, a .saloon-keepre at Tonawanda, N. Y., was shot and proba- bly fatally wounded at midnight, A sailor, John Knapp; of Detroit, is under arrest. When Connell closed his place at midnight and started for home he was met by Knapp and two of his friends., Knapp, it is said, drew a, re- volver and fired five • shots, two of which struck Connell in the head. CAUGHT THE ITCH. Two Students at Queen's Have Strange Experience. Kingston, Dee. 9, --Two of Queen's students passing along a street the oth- er day had their attention arrested by an appeal from two children for help, The students stopped at the little ones, and found that their mittens were off and they could not pull them on. Their lands were apparently freezing. The students pulled the mittens on and went away. A few days after the good samaritans found they had the itch, and had com- municated to some of their fellow -board- ers. The further result is that the young men have to leave college till such time as they are cured of the disease. A BOMB FOR CABRERA. Guatemala's President Had Narrow Es- cape From Assassination. New Orleans, Dec, 9.—An alleged at- tempt to assassinate President Cabrera of Guatemala two weeks ago by throw- ing a bomb at his carriage was reported by passenger of the Str. Ansehu, which arrived here from Central American ports yesterday. The bombis said to have exploded tinder the President's car- riage, killing the coachman .incl wreck' ing the vehicle, but not seriously injur- ing Cabrera. He received a few scratch- es and bruises.