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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-06-12, Page 2ti PENNY POSTAGE. Letters Two Cents an Ounce Be- tween Britain and U. S. Announcement Made at Washington and in the House of Commons. Washington, June 8.—Postmaster-Gen. eral- Meyer announced to -day that an agreement had been reached with the -British Government providing for a let- ter postage of two cents an ounce be- tween the United States and Great I3rit- ain and Ireland, to become operative October 1, 1008. ' He stated further that the British Postmaster+Generai, Sydney Buxton, was making a like announce- ment to the House of Commons to -day. The matter of a "penny postage," as it is called in England, has been under consideration for some time, and as far back as last July President Roosevelt approved Mr. ll1eyor's course in urging a "restricted union with England," On October 1, 19o7, the Universal Pos- tal Union, which governs the Interna- tional postal tr tnsaetious of the various civilized countries, reduced the rate of letter postage .from. five cents a half ounce flat to live cents for the first ounce and three cents for each addi- tional ounce, which is the present rate between the United States and Great Britain. Postmaster -General Meyer believes that this reduction in the rate of post- age to the United Iiingdoni intimately, will result in an increase in receipts, be- cause it has always been found that a lower letter rate resulted in increasing the revenue. ile is also of the opinion that a lower postage will lead to in- creased mercantile intercourse, Our manufaeturers are increasing their sales in England, and must rely to a great extent on the mails for orders and in- crease in trade. "Further." he stated, "this •will be a great boon to our adopted English- speaking citizens and their connection here, particularly those of limited means, as it will enable them to keep up a cor- respondence with their relatives and friends in the old country at domestic rates." ATTACKJUDGE. Two Women Leap From Ambush, aiid Atterept to Use Knife. New York, June S.—Two women An- archists leaped from ambush. upon Judge James Carroll, of the police headq'rarters court of Paterson, N. as he was on his way home in that city Iast night and tried to stab him to death. But for. the fact that he is an active and powerful man, the women would have succeeded in their attempt at assassination, but he over- powered them; and to -day they were arraigned' before him in court and sentenced to long terms in jail. They gave the names of Mary Ca- r} finita and GaiseppWni Carrosive. Neither would reveal the animus of the attack, but it, was undoubtedly in- spired by the rgor' with which the police and judges of Paterson have been dealing with the Anarchists of the city of lute. Mary Canenitais said to be a sister of Joseph eari.:iita, the editor of La Question Sociale, an Anarchistic pub- lication which was recently suppressed by the United States Government. Ca- minita disappeared and is said to have gone to Italy. PROSPECT OF SETTLEMENT„ An Encouraging Outlook for York Loan Shareholder's. Toeonto, June 8.—Progress, slow but reasonably certain, is being made to- ward a settlement of the complicated affairs of the defunct York Loan Com- pany. The shareholders have been mak- ing impatient inquiries as to when they are to receive a dividend on their hold- ings or to get some definite announce- ment concerning the progress bf the liquidation, but they have had to be content with the statement that there Was nothing to be given out and would not be, until the. appeals from the re- feree's decisions, now before the courts were settled, f "The matter is now in the courts," explained an ,pfficial who is in a posi- tion to speak authoritatively, "and there is a good prospect, a very good prospect, of a settlement between the parties in the near future." O-5 JEWESS TURNED BACK, Officious Border Immigration Men to the ten Front Again. Toronto despatch: The American im- migration officials at Niagara Falls have angered the Jewish eons nunity in Toronto by another example of unwar- ranted zeal. Yesterday. they turned back Mrs. Ida Fried, of Brooklyn, who has been living in Toronto for the past four months, and refused to allow her to cross the border without paying $10 as head tax for herself and her three children. As Mrs. Fried had not that amount with hex, and could not secure it till she arrived at her home, she was forced to return to the city. ` Mrs, Ida -Fried has been the victim of a; series' of misfortunes. She came from Europe with her husband, Louis Fried, a.bout's°r: years ago, settled in Brooklyn, and they became American. citiihens. burn the bard times last whiter, Pried decided to trypp get work, in Canada. Ele:eonxmitLc:cll icide a short while ago. Mrs. Fried '.b*sensed a small sum of money, :wwhich ;tier hrasband Hada saved fronthis •earnings. ''She went til " Mr, Jacob Cohen and explained to hint the position she was in. She had $150 in Jarniulowsky's Bank, in Brooklyn, but could not draw it out, as she left her bank book peeked with her furniture in the United States. She 'said that she. did not bring the things to Canada, as she expected to go bacl. to Brooklyn again. Mr, Cohen .wrote to the bank, but could nut secure any of• the money deposited there for her, so the Jewish Beneteelent `Society advanced the cash neee"4ry to take her house. • The action of the American offieials places Mrs. Fried in an awkward posi- tion. She is now in debt for the price of the railway tickets, which have been - wa.sted, and cannot secure. eithe'r her money or her property unless she can get back into the United States, - ATL FRk�r. Young Woman Falls or .lumps to Her Death.i New York, June 8, -Fire which started in the basement of Mrs. Mary Mooney's boarding house at 313 West 30th street, early to -day, completely , cut off the escape of Mrs. Money's twenty board- ers, and \when the firemen came one young woman had fallen or thrown her- self feonr the roof to the pavement, and was dc'iut Several others Were severely burned, and at all the upper windows, front and rear, were risen and women begging to be saved. The dead woman is _Marie Beletraine, who occupied a hall room on the top floor. TORPEDO BOATS' 'Bought In United States Said to be No Good. St. Petersburg, June 8.--A series of interpellations with regard to the disor- ganization and the alleged negligence and incapacity of the Ministry of Mar- ine have been approved of by the Com- mittee of National Defence, and are to be discussed in the Douma to -morrow. One of the main points of the indictment is the purchase of ten torpedo boats from Lewis Nixon, of New &ork, which are now declared to be utterly unsuited to fighting. ' • A LARGE BIT OF CORAL. Two -ton Specimen Brought to New Y' by Capt. Slocum. New York, June 8.—What is believ- ed to be, the largest and most valuable piece of coral reef ever gathered 'for any institution in the world was brought here to -day by Captain Joshua Slocum in the little ten -ton yacht Spray, in which he formerly sailed alone around the world. The piece of coral, which weighs nearly two tons,, is the property of the American Museum of Natural History. It was found by Dr. B. E. Dahlgren, who spent several months off the coast of Andros Island exploring reefs, gathering coral and getting photo- graphs for the museum. Dr. Dahl- gren arranged with Captain Slocum to bring the specimen to New York. 4s► HOW DUC DE CHAULNES DIED. Papa Shontz Has Another Story Deny- ing the Opiates Yarn. New York, June 8.—On his return from Paris to -day Theodore P. Shontz, President of the Interborough Metro- politan Company, declared that the re- ports of the death of his son-in-law, the Dixc de Chaulnes, was due to indulgence in opiates, were infamous libels,. Mr. Shontz said that the Duke's death was caused by heart disease, and that the Duke was not addicted to the use of drugs. "The Duke and my daughter were kneeling at their bedside in prayer," said Mr. Shontz, "when, the stroke came upon him that earrieil him off before medical aid could be summoned.' A RUNAWAY AIRSHIP. 1Vlachine Descended in Field Near Union Hill, N. J. Union Hill, N. J., June 8.—The North Bergen police are looking for an owner for an airship that landed on the Ha.ekenseck Meadows and hasp been re- moved to the police station. It was seen to fall in the meadow by a negro last Sunday, but he did not report it to the police until last night. When an officer went to the meadow he found a cigar -shaped bag about fifty feet long with guy ropes attached. There is no- thing on the big bag to indicate where it came from. -s NURSE SHOOTS HERSELF, Accidental Death of Jennie Powers, of St. John, N. B. St. John, N. 13., ,Tune 8,—The remains of Jennie Powers, aged eighteen, daugh- ter of Michael Powers, of this city, ar- rived last night from Newton, Mass., where she was accidentally killed op Fri- day night. She was employed as nurse in 'the home of Thomas Chappin. While assisting the family in moving Miss Powers .was in an upper room packing furniture. She found a revolver in a bureau drawer and when removing it accidentally discharged the bullet, which struck her neck, killing her instant:1Y • CRUISER . COLLISION. British Ads ralty Wants Damages From St. Paul. Londe; June 8.—The case of the Brit- ish Admiralty against the owners 0f.,the American Line steamer St, Paul, came up for hearing to -day before Sir John Gerell Barns in the Admiralty. Court. The British cruiser Gladiator collided with the St, l.'aul off the Isle of Wight on April 25, and as a result tke,eruiser had to be beaehed. The Admiralty claims damages for the loss .of the Glad- iator, alleging negligent navigation on the part of the St. Paul, that she did not sound her signals at proper intervals, that she improperly failed to pass on the port side of tin cruiser, that she was travelling n,t excessive speed under the circumstances, that she improperly at- tempted to cross aliened' of the Gladiator, and that she failed to slacken her speed or r'everse:,her engines in due time. There is also a cross action by the owners of the St. Paul, who claim dam- ages against Captain Lumsden, of the Gladiator,, and the navigating lieuten- ant of the cruiser. asp FOOLISH TRICK. Cuts •Fingers Off to Spite His Wife. Wilkesbarre, Pa., June S.—Scolded by his wife for returning home 'very drunk and told that he was of no use to the family, Alex, llehr,dc, iu a fit of spite- fulness, tried to destroy his money -earn- ing power'by cutting off the fingers of his right hand,' to short• what a loss he would really he to the family. Before his wife could prevent- him lie had, seized a sharp carving knife and slashed his fingers so sexeren- that two. of then hung by strips of flesh and may have to be aniputated. The others are badly slashed, but can be saved. • DUTY ON PEARL NECKLACE. Mrs. .W, B. Leeds Must Pay the Sum of $2o4,000. . Nevwc Iork, :rune 8. ---Customs duties of sixty per ecut, must .be paid on the $340,000 p' tel necklace, imported from France by William B. Leeds, un- der 'a dee Combe ' clay. eh rendered- try Judge Ta- tted States Court to- n ekixiee was pur- 1 were cep tl a United s ,;ems hi the be- lief, uld be admitted upon the p i f tea per cent. duty, which provides for individual pearls.; T. llector of the port ruled, however, that the sixty per cent. must be pail, and his ruling es now upheld. .o PEAT AS FUEL. Government to Carry on Number of Experiments, Ottawa, June 8: -The Department of Mines will undertake this year im- portant experimental work in re- spect to the utilization of the large peat deposits scattered throughout the Dominion. The supplementary estimates will in- clude an item for the establishment of an experimental plant, probably in Ottawa, where investigations will be carried on in the methods of ob- taining producer gas from peat, and into other modern methods of using peat for various industrial and ,do- mestic purposes. The "officials of the department are also arranging fol a;` further investi- gation of the extent and quality of Canadian peat beds, and arrangements are being made to bring over from Sweden an expert who can advise as to the various 'European methods of utilizing peat. HEAD BLOWN OFF. Contractor Shorey Hayden Killed at Cobalt. A. Cobalt despatch: Shorey Hayden, contractor, engaged on the Patterson property shaft -sinking, met with a fatal accident on Monday morning. Cor- oner Codd held an inquest this` morn- ing.. The verdict was accidental dearth, Mr, Hayden was working with his partner, Mr. Falkenham, and they were about to fire a round-af holes. It ap- pears Mr. Hayden had just lit the first fuse when the blast went off, blowing Hayden's head from •his body. • •Ilis partner was uninjured. Hayden's parents reside in .Cape Bre- ton. Deoeased, •who was about thirty years of age, was single. He came here last year from Britisix Columbia and was an experienced and practical mining man. WAR ON THE GOSSIPS, The Campaign Begun by Pastor at Little Falls, N. Y. New York, June 8,---A. despatch to the Herald from Utica says: The Rev, Henry llacllravy, formerly of Brooklyn, but who for several years has been the pas- tor of a Little Falls • church, told his congregation last evening that he 'was going to euro the gossips who live in;. the town. There were just twelve fountain heads of gossip in Little Falls, he said, and these twelve might well be matched against all the other gossips of the cam. '"y, With the certainty that they would win prizes in a contest. Por. fourteen months he bad made a record of gosliip, as it had reached him, and hie notes, written in fine sorapt, equalled three and three -fourth yards of tattle when pasted in a strip. In order to put a curb •on loose tongues he had decided to set apart one Sunday of themonth for the reading of this record of scandal, omitting the names of the victims, but giving the names of the gossips, in or- der that the public might know' who they were.. MURDER CLIJE. Barber Thinks He Shaved Steinheil Murderers. Paris, Pune 8.—The police have . re- ceived What is believed to be a Most pro- mising clue in the Steinheil murder case. A barber of 3Ienilmontint, one of the lowest quarters in Paris, has given in- formation that two inen with full beards and long hair, the color of the hair of one of the men being looked for, came into the shop on Monday morning and had their beards shaved and their hair cropped, completely changing their ap- pearance. The barber declared that the men looked like models and that lxis at- tention Wei first attracted by their pe- culiar behavior. Ile carne to the conclu- sion -that they were criminals, recently released from prison, and later when he saw the description of the murderers in the papers his suspicions were aroused, and he communicated with the police. ,FIERCE FIGHT. Morrocan Tribe Left 150 Dead— Command Disorganized- Mogodor, Morocco, June 8.—The Ang- loss tribesmen, supported' by the Cherif- ian troops, recently engaged the litou- guir tribe near here and defeated then after a bloody battle. The losses on both sides were heavy. The Mteuguis left 150 dead on the field. Rabat, Morocco, Saturday, May 30.— Gen, Bagdani, chief of the army of Sul- tan Abd El Aziz, has arrived here with bis command completely disorganized. All the tribesmen were immediately dis- banded. The city is being garrisoned by regulars. -w COTTON TON CONGRESS. Providing for Periods of Distress and Extension of Production. Paris, June 8.—The International Cot- ton Congress, which has been in session here for the past two days, finished its labors to -day and adjourned to meet in Italy in 1000, either at Milan or at Rome. 'Among the most important reso- lutions adopted by the congress was one inviting all confederated associations in the various countries interested in cotton to join in a harmonious curtailment dile- ing periods of distress arising from over or under production, and inviting the European governments to study and advance the extension of colonial produc- tion of cotton. KILLED TWO. Fight Between Gendarmes and a Mob of Workmen. Vigneux, June 8.—Fire which started while attempting to arrest a striker here were surrounded by 200 workmen, Believing that they were in danger df their lives, the gendarmes used their weapons. Reinforcements to, both par- ties soon reached the scene., and in the fight with revolvers which ensued two of- the workmenwere killed and six wounded. Four gendarmes were wound- ed. i a SUICIDE AT WINNIPEG. Body of a Section Foreman Found in River Park. Winnipeg/ June 8.—The body of an unknown man was found near River Park to -day in so badly decomposed a Si n.dition that all hope of identifica- vnon has been abandaned. He had committed suicide by cutting his throat and swallowing carbolic acid. In his pocket was found a clipping .from a newspaper of the obituary of Harold 1111. Hyde, of Prince Edward Island. The dead man may have been a relative of the person referred to. The dead man has been identified as Dougall McNeill, .a C. P. R. sec- tion foreman. JUNE SNOWFALLS IN N. B. Unseasonable Weather in 'Northern Part • of Province. Moncton, N. B., June " 8. -Snowfalls in the northern portion of, the pro- vine,and the mercury hovering around the freezing point in this vi- cinity, have marked the opening of the month of June in New Bruns- wick. Passengers arriving from Campbell - ton on this morning's train report that *'t that place last night there was a slight snowfall. At Newcastle the station platform was covered with frost. Tn Moncton last night the.thermome- ter 'got do'rvn to within three points `ol the freezing inark, MISSOURI PLQO,D&gip Hundreds of Homes Destroyed Rescuing Families. Hannibal; ^Mo., June $.—Hundreds of homes along the Mississippi River in this. vicinity Have been abandoned 411d cilia sons' protective associations are being.' formed throughout the bottom lands to. prevent looting. ' .1t is estimated that 500 persons have been . compelled to. abandon _ their' homes and seek shelter on the highlands, In many cases they have been unable to remove their valuables anti 'thieves. have beep busy. ' The Alexandria bottoms, a rick mourn- ' ber country, are tt,nder two feet of wa- ter, and the damage is estimated at $1,- 000,000. Ten thousand acres •of. corn and. N. wheat have been destroyed 'by the high water. • Ccscue Families in Boats. . St. Louis, Mo., ,Trine 8.—At West Quincy, Ill,, the _Mississippi• River is re- ported to be 3 miles wide and great damage has been done by the floods.. A special police patrol has been sent from. Quincy to protect property. Every available bout has been pressed into ser- vice to carry families from the flooded lands. So far as known no lives have been lost. SHOOTS HUSBAND. Abused Wife Uses Revolver With Deadly Effect.. Wilkesbarre, Pa,, June 8.- Adam, Strach, a. giant in size and strength', was this morning shot and killed by his lit- tle and much abused wife at their home in Pringle Hill, near here, because he tried to beat her. 'This morning when he came home drunk and in a nasty temper she rebelled for the first time and refused to let him in the house. Strach battered down the door and swore that he would break every bone' • • in her body. She stood at the top of the steps waiting for him with a re- volver in her hand. She told him that if he came i the steps she would shoot him. laughed at her, repeated: his th and sprang up the steps. She took erate aim and sent a bullet throu body, hurling him down the ste KILLED BY U. S. Mining Expert a Killed In Revenge. \Tanila. June 8—News •that Ila Iekis, a Government mining expert; me cam/mown, were killed by Moros on, April 1, while asleep in a hut, has just" been received here. Ickis was engaged in Federal survey work, and was accom- panied by one guard. While sleeping be a hut in a remote section of the moun- tains the two men were murdered in, their beds by two Moros, brothers, whose • father wad killed 15 years ago by Span -.r iards. It is said that the two Mores killed Ickis and bis guard in revenge against the whites for killing their fa- • thee. Iekis' home is in Creston, Iowa; FOUR CUT OFF. Ottawa Street Car Smash Up Re- sults in Loss of Legs. A Ottawa despatch: Four amputations, have so far taken place as a result of the street car smash-up of the 27th of May. Yesterday Miss Lena Morin, who was to have been married this month, had her left leg amputated at the knee, and later in the day Mr. Edward I:lead.:n- berg, of New York city, had to have his left leg amliutated, as it was feared gangrene ,would set in. All the injured are doing well. .BISLE" TEAM • Another, MHan. Cr... -.not Go and There - fare Drips Outs 6• ttaww"al' June 8,—There is another change in the Canadian twenty who are, going to Bisley for this year's meet. Corp. Graham, of the 48th, Toronto, has. found that be will Le unable to leave, and Pte. Eastcott, 3rd Victoria Rifles, of Montreal, gets a place. This leaves Private Perry, of Vancouver,- first on the wka'tbing list, and he will probably get a place on the team. Perry was the winner of •the King's Prize at Bisley two years ago. ' CRAZY ACTOR. Detroit, Mich., June 2.—A man, who gave his name as 011a•eles Edward Don- aldson, walked into the central police stetion last evening and told the officers • tifat he was bothered by people whoni he meet on the trite; calling him vile navies, The city physician decided that he was a nervous wreck and sent him to St. Mary's hospital. Donaldson says that he is arx actor and that he had a home on Burst Forty-second stteet, New York City, but that bis 'wife is now living with her iiarents somewhere in Toromt*: