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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-08-28, Page 2HOLLAND A D VENEZUELA. Dispute One of Honor and Cannot be Arbitrated. Dutch Cabinet Meets and Decides on Line of Action. • The Hague, Aug. 24.—After a nine- boars ine-is urs session, during which the dispute between the Netherlands and Venezuela was canvassed exhaustively in all its passes, the Cabinet dispersed shortly af- kr midnight last night, and the Minister trf Foreign Affairs, J. It. D. M. Van Swin- &'eren, proceeded to the royal chateau at Het Loo to acquaint Queen '44i1he1- mina with the result of the council. The terns of the Netherlands' answer to the letter of President Castro of Venezuela were fully disoussed, and it is understood that the actual text, as well as broad lines of action drawn up to meet any possible eventualities, were agreed upou. The view is entertained in diplomatic circles here that the present difficulty between Holland and \ enezuela is not of a nature to be settled by arbitration, and in explanation it is pointed out that the dispute is not of a private commer- cial character, like the difficulties be- tween Venezuela and Great Britain, Ger- many and the United States. In these eases satisfaction for clailies was sought and Holland has no claim against Vene- zuela. It Is maintained here that the present question is rather one of sover- eignty,and national honor, matters which are not susceptible of solution by arbitration. Britain Interested. London, Aug. 24.—Much interest is shown here in the attitude of the United States toward the Holland -Venezuela dispute. The Daily Graphic in an edi- torial this morning thinks that it is not a wise precedent even for the Nether- lands to acknowledge such an extension of the Monroe doctrine as implied in the ltimtation of a blockade imposed by the United States, on her justly punitive action against Venezuela, and hopes that Hollands' action will be as drastic as the American restriction will permit. The Times in an editorial this morning on the Venezuelan situation. says: "Presi- dent Roosevelt has always advocated what he called in his famous message, `The Proper Policing of the World,' and if the Dutch see anything 'to apply it without infringing the Monroe doctrine, 'the other America,' like the rest of `the barbarians,' in Ceetro's phrase; can brit 'wish her success in this most necessary work." HARVESTERS' RIOT. Winnipeg People Indignant at Their Conduct. Washing'o nto be assoeiated with the general boardein an advisory capaeity. The admiral stronglyasserted in an- swer to a question that the Vetted States is in duty bound to maintain a large navy. He declared that he had always held that our best guarantee of perpetual_ peace is to be so strong that other na- tions will be afraid of us. "We should have 24 battleships in both the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans," said the admiral. `.Che admiral expressed it as his opin- ion that such a fleet would not only guarantee a state of peace, but would have inestimable value in promoting our trade interests. .o +a ATTACKS OMAN. Tries to Strangle New York's Only Female Ambulance Doctor. Winnipeg, Aug. 24.—Maritime harvest- ers precipitated a small riot at the rail- way depot to -day when one of their num- ber, Jas. Forrester, of Two, was placed under arrest for inde_ent conduct within the depot. A moh of his ruffianly asso- ciates rushed to rescue him from the police. Fifteen hundred of them tried to bluff five officers. but. failed, and despite their threats and opposition he was lock- ed up and will be .sentenced to -morrow. The crowd was so dense around the con- stables for a time that they could not use their batons, else these blackguards, who have been disgracing themselves and the country since arriving here, would have had some decency clubbed into them. FIGHTING BO New York, Aug. 24:•—Twice seized by the throat by a powerful maniac whore she had been called to attend, Di. Mary Crawford, New York's only wo- man ambulance surgeon, narrowly escap- ed being killed to -day. Herman Pomerantz had made two attempts to kill his wife, when the police broke open his house and sub- dued him. Ther, they rang for an am- bulance and Miss Crawford answered the call. She was ministering to the madman, when he broke away from the policemen and caught her at the throat. She was no sooner rescued than she resumed her professional task, 'and when the man was secured and taken into the ambulance she jumped into her accus- tomed seat at the head of the patient. Two policemen. aoeouxpanied her, but Pomerantz once more broke loose and attacked Dr. Crawford again. The at- tack knocked her off the ambulance, but her injuries were only slight. • MANY HAVES ERS. Eleven Thousand Men Have Left for the West. Toronto, Aug. 24. ---Up to date about 11,000 men have left to handle sheaves in the west, and before the last excur- sion pulls out, September 14, it is expect- ed that fully 20,000 will have been con- tributed by the eastern provinces to help in the harvest. 'Yesterday was sup- posed to be a by -day with the Canadian Pacific in the natter of western excur- sions, but the nutnber of applications induced them to put on a train. They sent out about 2;500 harvesters, while the Grand Trunk despatched a thousand. A train of four colonist cars and six sleepers accommodated about 420 home - seekers. Of the harvesters possibly 1,- 500 were from Toronto, the remainder of the men leaving in two heavily ]aden trains from Windsor and St. Thomas. Of the total of 11,000 who have gone to the west this season about 4,000 come from the Maritime Provinces. NINETY INERS TOM llE Fatal Explosion in .Maypole Coal Mine, Wigan, England. Fears That All the Men In the Mine Have Perished. Wigan, Eng.; ..Aug. 24. -It is not be- lieved that a single man of the ninety miners who were entombed by an ex- plosion, which oeeured yesterday in the Maypole coal Brine here, survived the disaster. The four men reported res- cued yesterday were engaged in an ad- joining building. ,The ventilating fan which was put out of order by the ex- plosion was .repaired this morning, and, the mine having been cleared of gases, the . rescue party again descended. The sight which met their eyes was horrify- ing. Not far from the bottom of the shaft eighteen bodies were found, all frightfully mutilated, legs and arms being blown off and heads battered al- most beyond recognition. The management of the mine declares that between sixty and seventy men were underground at the time of the ex- plosion, and that there is no hope that anyone will be -brought out alive. The women and children, however, who re- mained at the pit -head all night refused to leave until the bodies of their dead are brought to the surface. Nothing else will convince them of the thopelessness of waiting. NEARLY DROWNED BY TURTLE. Reptile Seizes Girl's Toe and Drags Her Under Water. Elwood, Ind., Aug. 24.—Gevendolyn Washburn, an 18 -year-old girl, had a narrow escape from drowning in White River, south of Omega, Sunday after- noon. The girl, with a party of camp- ers, was endeavoring to escape the in- tense heat by spending the afternoon in the water. The girl was in water that reached almost to her shoulders, when suddenly she disappeared. When one of the young men dived for her he found that she was being drawndown the riv- er by an unseen force. Bringing her to the surface he called for help. When she was dragged to shore an immense turtle was clinging to her foot, one of her toes being in its mouth. Miss Washburn was rolled on a log and worked with for 17 minutes before she recovered consciousness. WAS DEAD, AND IS ALIVE. PASSES AGE LIMIT AND RETIRES PROM .AC'rr°"r SERVICE, P""*" t ..-.,,i-r"'r • .dam,...., i . Asserts That the Best Guarantee of Perpetual Peace is to be So Strong a, That Other Nations Will Fear Us. Lake .Nlohonk, , Aug. 24.—From grim warships and the sea, where he spent 48 years in the service of his country, .Rear Admiral Robley C. Evans, of the United States Navy, to- day in this quiet hotel in the mount- ains reached the age limit, 02, and pass- ed from the ranks of the country's act- ive sea fighters. His was the longest service of any man who reached the rank of rear admiral of the United States Navy. All through the day the hotel here was thronged with admirers of "Fight- ing Bob,' who were eager to congrat- ullate him on the 02nd anniversary of his birth and to wish him many more happy and useful years. Telegrams by the.score reached him from all parts of the country. Sailors, soldiers, statesmen and civil- ians, in fact, every walk in life, was represented in the great outpouring of messages of congratulations that came to -day. In reply to the query of a friend who asked the admiral how he felt on Ms sixty-second birthday, "lighting Bob" replied; "Pit as a fiddle. I am sixty-two years young to -day and expect to reach at hundred. I am taking on flesh at the rate of half a pound a day, and I ba'ven't got a thing to do but loaf, Who wouldn't get well under such circum- stances?" The admiral, said he expected to stay here until October, when he will go to PLANS AE{. SAFE. The Halifax Defence Plans Are Not ,Missing. who lives next door, hearing tile screams, ran in, and, snatching up a broom, drove the dog into a beets room, shutting it in. • Medical Resistance was called, and Mrs: Sherwin was hurried iu the -pollee ambu- lance to the General Hospital. eels the hospital she sank into a stupor, and lath last night had not regained conscious-. ness, The dog which attacked. Mrs. Sher- win is a small black-and-tan terrier,. and was known to be soiuewluat vicious. Mr. Duman, a neighbor of the Sher - wins, said that only last Sunday Mrs. Shertivin.ltd said she was afraid of the animal, as it had .several times snap- ped at her. The dog was lucked up in an outhouse. The constables who were called in were going to kill the animal, but Dr. Sweeny advised then not to. , The dog will be examined to find if it is suffering from rabies. Ottawa, Aug. 24.—There is no truth in the report; that the plans of the Halifax defences sent from Ottawa to Halifax are missing. The plans re- ferred to are' safe at headquarters here. What gave rise to the report was the fact that some correspondence relating to Halifax has been mislaid. The militia authorities say they have no fear that this correspondence has been stolen, but declare that a thorough examination of their files will produce it. TRAVELS IN OWN HOUSE. Homesteader Takes Dwelling With Him to ti ve It From Thieves. Grindstone, S. p„ Aug, 24:— Because of the presence iti. this section of house stealers; who have thrived in the prac- tice of stealing the houses of homestead- ers, Ira'Cownsend, wishing to return to his old tome in Iowa for a few months, loaded Ids house upon his wagon and started ton a long cross-country drive, viewing; the scenery from his own dor- step. When he returns in the fall he will bring his house with him, secure in the thought that he will have a covering for his head. A large crowd of settlers saw Townsend off and wished him luck on his strange journey. He intends to cook his own meals and sleep in his house while en route to his former home 300 miles away. Disreputable men in this vicinity have become so bold in their house stealing operations that a Vigilance Committee has been organized to hunt them down. Their methods are simple. ,They wait until a roan leaves his shanty for the night. and then tear down his house, load it on their wagons and take it to some other part of the State. The high price of lumber in the "homestead" dis- trict and the high cost of railroad trans- portation make the nefarious practice a profitable one. Two arrests have been made and Philip O'Neal and Edyvard Brady are incarcer- ated in a makeshift jail awaiting sen- tence. They are likely to be dealt with summarily xis a lesson to other offend- ers. Strychnine Said to Have Revived Man Who Had Died. New York, Aug. 24.—A man who from every medical standpoint was dead, and had been dead for five minutes, was brought back to life last evening in the Eastern District Hospital at Williams- burg. An experienced nurse watched him, apparently, pass away. She applied all the usual simple tests for Life, and found none. Then the house surgeon examined the man carefully, and he too, after a lapse of moments, decided that the vital spark had gone per- manently. Yet it tenth of a grain of strychnia, injected into the body as a matter of experiment, brought back the pulse, and six hours later the man was in better condition than he had been an hour before those functions ceased. NEW 'MOROCCAN' RISING. Arab Army of 26,000 Men is Menacing .at Frontier. Paris, Aug. 24.—Reports from Algeria t'eceived hereare to the effect that •a. new uprising, is under way on the Mor- oeean frontier, where an Arab army of 25,000 men is mobilizing and preparing to surprise the French post located at 13rehar and Bonanane. Gen. Lyautey, High Commissioner of the Algerian -Mor- occan frontier, has arrived at Colomb T3echar and is organizing a flying col- umn of 4,000 .horsemen. The advance guard of the enemy is manoeuvring near Bond iib. GovernnTent advices declare the up- rising to be the result of the agitation of Mulai Hafid's agents, who have been circulating among the tribesmen at Tif-- ilelt and Hautguir. EVA BOOTH STRICKEN. BODY ISL A. Dead Unknown on An Island In St. Lawrence. Montreal despatch: The dead body of a man is lying on a little island in the centre of the Lachine Rapids. There is a big eddy jult above the island, and the waters whirl around in a dangerous manner. How to attempt a rescue is now puzzling the heads of the author- ities and river navigators. Old Joe Dufour, a pilot on the river for over 42 years, and who ',has never had an accident recorded against him, ex- presses the opinion that the body might be reached by a strong party of expert canoe men. This will probably be attempted. AN APACHE DEBUTANTE. 1 1.K`etS ON r• 1r. ANY HANDS. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY EM- PLOYED AT MONTREAL. They Are Not Strikers—Were Laid Off Last Fall and Tired of Holiday. A Montreal despatch: Very few changes have taken puce in the C. P.' R. strike situation here. The timo limit imposed by the C. P. R. ultimatum ex- pired' at noon to -day, without the situ- ation being in anyway affected. Not a sir:gle stricter has returned, according- te the men s leaders. This afternoon the C. P. R. claim -to have signed on nearly two hundred and fifty men, ,: thought they do not contend that any of these 'were striker:+.The new men included fit- ters, 'blase- workers, l:lacksenitlls and helpers of all kinds. .L1iese represent a number of meta who were laid off last fall when work became slack. They have had a long en- ough holiday, and are anxious to get Wok. A good man,]; are from other rail- ways. To -morrow the company expect others to swell the ranks of the work- ers, and hope to have about two- thirds of their plant in operation. Mr. Bell hardy stated to -day that despite the ultimatum issued by the C. P. R. the strikers were standing firm and that the reports of the pickets, stationed near the Angu's% shops, which were received at head- quarters this afternoon, showed that ire union man had rettuned to his work. "Of course," added Mr. Hardy, " one ort two men may have gone back to. work, but the information I have re- ceived does not bear out this idea. In. fact the ultimatum has produced no effect whatever on the men." Owing to the cosmopolitan charac- ter of the men out on strike and until lately employed at the Angus shops, it was feared that the situation .would not be properly understood all around. "However," declared Mr. Hardy, "the position has been explained to them, and I am more than pleased that in Montreal, the place which we feared most, the men have thoroughly realiz- ed the stand that they have taken u Winnipeg, Aug. 18.—The C. P. R. ul- timatum certainly had no effect upon. the strike situation in this city; in- deed. the men claim that no sudit noti- fication nas been received by them; bet that it was intended only for the east- ern lines of the system. The strikers de- clare. that even if it was intended. for thein they would., not be fooled; by any such bluff. They are evidently very un-• Red and determined to fight it out. Me Veity said there was no truth • in the statement publiseed hi the Moantresl pa- pers that 286 nAn were working at the• 'Winnipeg shops. He had reports frjm the strikers which showed that only 4n men were employed at the present time,. and twenty of these were Japanese. He claimed that so soon as the men were• got inside the union got them out again. A few harvesters had been employed, but they soon quit work. There is praeticallY no change in the situation, and no news of any other branches joining the strike. The firemen and engineers are known to have had a conference with Bury on Sunday, but both sides are silent as to the cause or result. Geronimo's People Dancing 48 Houps to Marks Blossom's Coming Out., • Lawton, Okla., Aug. 24.— Blossom, the daughter of a white man and an Apache woman, is having her teeming out party on Medicine Creek, near Fort Sill. It began at 8 a. Uri, yester- day and will continue until sunrise to -morrow. When an Apache girl has attained her majority she is permitted to choose her helpmeet. The festivities begin with a religious service, which is followed by a bridal dance. All Apache dances are presided, over by the chief and a medicine man, and have some religious characteristics. Although Geru.ximo has been removed from the chieftaincy he is permitted to lead in these dances. Another part assigned to old Geronimo is that of bandmaster, the post of chief musi- cian being one of the great honors of the ceremony. The marriageable young men of the tribe put on their best .clothes and. appearance for this occasion, `each hoping that he may be chosen as Blos- som's parikaer for the lovers' dance, which begins at 12 o'clock to -night, and does not close until the sun comes forth on 'Sunday. After mid- night the married Indians leave for their homes and the maidens and young men take possession of the platform. This is the only time in the life of the young members of the tribe that they are permitted to make love. At all other times the yourng man is content to make a visit to the parents and do his courting through the father of the girl. Although it is only a few hours be- fore Blossom will make known her intentions in them atter of a help - intentions of the matter is advisee. of the choice of her heart, and he will not know it until she makes it knower on to -morrow morning. As in the leap year dance of white people, at the lovers' dance the young women are not permitted to choose partners, first the debuntante being provided for. She will advance toward the central camp send will dance along to the beating of the tomtoms and chanting of a weird hiyi. She dances once around the fire and is then joined by another maiden, and they com- plete the circle around the glowing fire twice, another maiden joining the party at each revolution until all are dancing. Fol- lowing come the medicine men in sacred defaces, their bodies stripped to the waist and painted in war colors, Blossom's father was only a boy at the time Geronimo surrendered twen- ty-two years ago, and was a frightened witness of the event. Through being able to interpret he took an active. part in Geronxmo's delivery .of his fol- lowers over to the United States sol- diers, and was taken along with the redskins as an official middleman. His services were valuable to the Government and . he long continued in Government employ. Many years ago he left his Indian wife and mar- ried a white woman. Because she married a white man the first 'wife was named White, which she still bears. She is still living on the Fort Sill military reservation. A90 SMUGGLED FROM TORONTO. How Chinese Were Taken Into United States. Buffalo, Aug. 24.—Charles Slosberg and Henry Reichle were arraigned be- fore United States Commissioner Keat- ing to -day on the charge of smuggling five Chinese into the United States from Canada. Both entered pleas of not guil- ty. At the hearing to -day United States Immigration Inspector Thomas testified that he had been given charge of the ease by his chief hate in July and l et,d obtained information at Toronto to show that the Chinese were to be brought froth there into this country on that night. The witness their told of his ex- citing experiences in connection with his pursuit of the Chinese from the time they left. Toronto . to their capture on the American side. Falls Fainting While Addressing Aud- ience at Bible Conference. Winona Lake, Ind., Aug. 24.— Eva Booth, commander of the Salvatini Army of the United States, was prt s- trated here yesterday afternoon while ae,aressing an : audience of 4,000 per- sons at the Bible conference. She was carried from the stage to the home of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, where she received .medical attention. She insisted ori continuing her ed - dress when she recovered oonsci•us- nese, but her . physicians refused to let her leave her bed. 4 ATTACKED BY A TERRIER. Mrs. Sherwin Terribly Injured While in a Fit. Toronto despatch: Struggling in an epileptic fit upon the floor of her kit- chen' Mrs. Sherwin, the young wife of Ed. Sherwin, a teamster, '59 Sydenhann street, was suddenly attacked by a vicious terrier Ind terribly injured. One of her ears was bitten off, her face was torn and her left eye gouged out and de- stroyed. Mrs. Sherwin irl subject to epileptic fits, and last evening about 5.30, while preparing suppere'shie was overcame and fell. While lying on the floor struggling a pet terrier jumped upon her and began clawing and biting her face. The atteeks 'af the clog brought Mrs. Sherwin partially out of her fit, and, screaming for help, she fought off the frenzied animal. Mrs. Durnen, 4e@ MAY STRIKE. Trouble Over "Check Off" and Miner: Threaten to Quit. Pittsburg, Aug. 24.—A strike of 10,000•- coal miners in the Pittsburg district is threatened because, operators late yes- terday refused to grant the demand of" the officials of the miners' organization that they collect an increase "check off." At present 50 cents a month is de- ducted from each miner. The officers • demanded a deduction of 65 cents. The money thus deducted is used for the ex- , penses of the union. FREE HAND FOR HOLLAND. May Discipline Ver.:zuela if She Has a Mini to. • The Hague, Aug. 24.—With the single•• proviso that no military occupation of . territory must.oecur, the Government al Washington is understood to have gives the Cabinet of the N.therlands a free hand to deal as it sees fit with Pres], • dent Castro of Venezuela. • The recent interview between Arthur M. Baupre, the U. S. Minister, and the Dutch Prime. Minister was most cordialo and Mr. Beaupre was able to assure the Holland statesman that the Netherlands had the sympathy of the "State Depart. anent, and that no objection would ba raised to a block:tde or other maritime measures against Venezuela; in short, that the United Stat. s was ready t1 allow the Dutch fleet perfect liberty ol•• action, provided no territory was seized, elect MEAT TRADE ENQUIRY. No Possibility of Removal of Em. bargo on Canadian Cattle. London, Aug. 24.—The scope of thq , committee of enquiry into the eneaA trade recently appointed by the Gov. ernment, is to be limited to the d'ee4: meat trade. There will be no reeon. sideration of the removal of the exp bargo on Canadian cattle.