HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-11-06, Page 2IDENTICAL NOTE
FROM I'WERS.
Bulgaria to Disband Her Reservists
In the Meantime.
Austrian Foreign Minister in a
Yielding Mood.
Five Berlin Treaty Signatories Now
Acting In Harmony.
London, Nov. 2.—A despateh to the
Times from Sofia states that Great Bri-
tain, France and Russia have presented
an identical note approving Bulgaria's
recognition that compensation is due to
Turkey and requesting Butgatia to fol-
low Turkey's example and give assur-
ance's of abstention from mobilization
pending the proposed international con -
gross.
The representatives of Germany and
Italy at Sofia also have expressed to
Foreign Minister Poprikoff their govern-
ment's approvals of this identical note.
The Times in an editorial sees a happy
augury in the fact that five of the signa-
tories of the Berlin treaty are thus act-
ing in harmony for the first time since
the crisis arose, especially as it is un-
likely that Germany and Italy acted
without Austria -Hungary's knowledge
and consent,
Disband Reservists.
Paris, Nov. 2.—It was ]earned here
authoritatively to -day that the Bulgar-
ian Government, in view of the cessation
of military preparations on the part of
Turkey and acting upon the advice of
the powers, has decided to release to-
morrow the 75,000 reservists who have
been held to the colors. It is hoped
that this measure will reduce the tension
between Sofia and Constantinople.
73udapesth, • . I. •—Baron Von Aeh-
renthai, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign
Minister, in an important speech yester-
day indicated a yielding attitude on the
part of Austria, ivhicli may aid raeteri-
ally in the preservation of peace.
Addressing the Austrian delegation,
the Foreign Minister admitted that if
Austria's desire to do its utmost to re-
lieve the present tension and that there-
fore the government would not insist
that the question of the annexation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina should be en-
tirely eliminated from the programme
of the international congress, although
he naturally could admit that the pow-
ers had the right to question the annexa-
tion of the provinces, or the idea of any
territorial compensation .in other direc-
tions.
With regard to Serria and Montenegro
he said neither was entitled to interfere
in the matter in any way, but, notwith-
standing this, his government was wil-
ling to treat both with benevolence and
take their interests into consideration.
THE DUTCH'S MOVE.
the Treasurer and other formal busi-
ness was dealt with.
The Treasurer's report showed an
overdraft on the bank of $295.60. The
total expenditure for the year was
$723.01.
Reports from the various districts
were Made during the afternoon. They
showed in the majority of cases pros-
perous, healthy conditions in the Sun-
day schools and branches of the as-
sociation.
In the evening Rev, Dr. R. N.
Grant, of Orillia, conducted the de-
votional exercises, and delivered an
address of welcome. Mrs. J. R.
Aikenhead spoke at length on woman-
hood and service opportunities for the
organized adult Bible class, and Mr.
Matthew Parkinson, of. Toronto, talk-
ed on Christian manhood called to
service.
Will Holland Blockade Venezuela's
Harbors ?
Washington. Nov. 2.— Diplomats, o-
gether with state department officials,
aro wondering just what is to be Hol-
land's next rtcp in her dealings with
Venezuela, now that President Castro
has declined to revoke his decree of
May 14th, prohibiting the trans -shipment
of goods for Venezuelan ports at Curac-
ao. Holland's latest note demanding the
revocation of that degree generally hes
been understood to be an ultimatum by
Holland, and November first was set
down as the limit of time in which she
expected Venezuela to take favorable
action on her demands. As that time
is now near at hand, Holland has main-
tained that restoration of Ouracao's
commercial intercourse with Venezuela
is absolutely necessary to her existence,
There has been some talk of a block-
ode of .the ports of Venezuela by Hol-
land. If Holland is determined to do this,
she is fully prepared for the work, hav-
ing three good sized. vessels in West In-
dia.n waters.
With a bleekade of Venezuelan ports
the Holland Government believes that
she can force Castro to terms.
S. S. TEACHERS.
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FOAM FOR BEER.
Supreme Court of Illinois Rules On
Regulating Sale.
Springfield, Ill„ Nov, 2,—'.Che Supreme
ccurt bolls that foam is not beer and
cannot be measured as such. This point
was made in a decision to -night in a
case from Mercer county involving the
wholesaling law prohibiting the sale of
liquor in quantities under five gallons.
Ola .Nylin, proprietor of a roadhouse,
was heavily fined for selling beer in so-
called five -gallon cases, lie gave tickets
calling for the number of bottles, per-
mitting crir-tomcrs to take a bottle or
two at a tine., punching the number of
the tickets accordingly. This the court
declared eves violatiltiq of law and sus-
tained the lower cottit which assessed
heavy fines.
The contents of the bottles of a case
of beer were poured out. It was shown
there were but four and one-half gal-
lons in the case. Nylin insisted the foam
should be measured to make the five
gallons. The Supreme court decides to
the, contrary.
Ontario Sunday School Convention
at Orillia.
HIS TERRIBLE CRIME.
Man Took Few Candies From Floor
of Freight Shed.
Toronto desfpatch: When a few cents'
worth of candies fell out of a freight
package he was handling in the C. P. R.
sheds, John Lusche, in picking them up,
put a couple in his mouth and a few
more in his pocket for the kiddies at
home, it never occurred to him that he
was supplying damning evidences of his
guilt for the time when the law officers
would arrest him a few minutes later.
When the railroad detective placed his
hand on his shoulder and charged him
with theft he realized that the candies
in his pocket were in the nature of evi-
dence against him. and in the Police
Court yesterday morning pleaded. guilty.
Col. Denison, before passing sentence,
asked for the particulars of the theft to
be laid before him. This was done, and
in addition several persons testified to
the upright character Lusche had always
borne. Theo, he turned to the railway
detective, who came to prosecute, and
said: "I suppose it is a technical theft,
but don't you Wel: it a cruel matter to
bring this man to crest and prosecute
him for such a trifling offence?"
The detective turned his head away
and became interested in twirling his cap
around one of his fingers.
"I think I wi]I adjourn the case till
this man is called on for sentence." said
the Magistrate, and Lusche left the
court.
An Orillia despatch: The annual con-
vention of the Ontario Sunday School
Association opened this afternoon in
the Presbyterian Church, to take up
dismission of the many important
questions that face the student of
Church work among children and
young people. About three hundred
delegates, coming from points all
over the Province, are present, and
are tatting a keen interest in the dis-
cussion.
In the afternoon Rev. E. 3, Joselin,
of Toronto, President of the org:a i-
zation, occupied the chair and read
the President's address, telling of the
growth of the work of the association.
Rev, Dr. H. F. Perry, Toronto, deliv-
ered an address on the subjective
development of the teacher for im-
portant spiritual work, The report of
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ANOTHER TERM FOR CASTRO.
k HARD TIME.
Seven Chinese Castaways Tell Dole.
;ful Story.
Left Alone For Seven Days and
Put Iu Irons.
San Francisco, Nov. 2.—A. story of
hardships as castaways in the South
Sees is told by seven Chinese who ex -
rated on the steatite Manchuria, from
Hong Kong. They famed, the crew of
the ba.rkentite Mister, which was wreck-
ed on a reef 700 Miles from l"reemantle,
Australia, For 75 days they labored to
repair the little vessel, so it might
agate put to pea, nbsieting on a scant
amount of ship's stores and fish and
roots found on the almost barren is-
land. The repairs were completed on the
2lith of last May; and Captain Robin-
sor., of the barker • ' proposed to sail
for South African t this the ere,w nut
tinied and for punihinent they were
,l.ft for seven days on the island while
the captain stood off with the vpwae].
Then they were tease aboard in irons.
but later releaeed ,aual taken to Cocos
Island, where fresh water and supplies
were obtained, and from this place they
eventually made their way to Hong
Kong.
OIL STOV
E AFIRE.
Woman Carries Flaming Load Down
Two Flights of Stairs.
New York, Nov. 2.—Thinking only
of the lives of the others who lived in
the house with her, Mies Mary Farrell,
a seamstress, who made her home on
the top floor in the rear of No. 349 West
Forty-third street, attempted to carry
a. blazing oil stove to the street late
yesterday afternoon and received burns
of which she will die.
Hiss Farrell, who Iives alone, was pre-
paring her supper when the stove ex-
ploded, and as she bad no means of
reaching the street except by the front
stairs, she bravely picked up the stove
and started down. The flames instantly
ignited her light dress, but she held to
her burden until she had gone down two
flights, all the time screaming to persons
who rushed to the hallways that they
must e1oec their doors and give her a
clear path.
She might have reached the street
with her flaming, burden, but her foot
caught in her:;:tress, as she reached the
bottom of ,l «s
' leeeorrd flight of stairs and
she felli tteap with the oil' stove be-
neath her. Neighbors pulled her away
from the flames and smothered her
burning clothing in rugs and mate. When
the fire department arrived the flames
had been put out and there was practi-
cally so damage to the property.
Dr. Mills, who took the injured woman
ht an ambulance to Roosevelt Hospital,
said she was so badly burned it would be
impossible to save her life. The building
in Which she lived was a four storey
brick tenement, which was crowded and
her prompt action undoubtedly saved
a bad fire and a possible panic among
the tenants, who were mostly women
and children.
Movement on Foot to Re-elect President
of Venezuela,
Willemstad, Curacao, Nov. 2.— Ac-
cording to newspapers received here
from Venezuela by the last mail, there
is already on foot in that republic a
movement on the part of the Govern-
mental party to bring about the elec-
tion of President Castro to another
term of office in 1911, when his present
term expires. There was a meeting
of the municipal Council of La Vic-
toria on October 22nd, at which a de-
mand was voiced for the amending of
the constitution in such a manner as
would make it possible for Castro to
eontinue in office. Several other dis-
tricts have joined in a petition for ac-
tion along similarcs
pines.
SMALL PERCENTAGE REJECTED,
290 Out of 117,525 British Emigrants
Barred From Canada.
London, Nov. 4.—The Board of Trade
emigration returns for the year 1907
were issued to -day. To Canada went
117,525 British and Irish emigrants. Re-
jected by Canadian authorities were 21)0.
The causes which led to rejection were:
Paupers or likely to become public
charges, 153; diseased, 24; idiocy or in-
sanity, 89; convicts, 4; returned with
rejected emigrants, 9; immoral 10; not
stated, 1.
DIED OF EXPOSURE,
Boidy of Wyandotte, Mich., Man Found
Near Sandwich..
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Windsor, Ont., despatch: The body of a
mail, identified as Paul 1'ilky, of \e yen -
dotty, Mich., was discovered by street
railway employees below Sandwich to-
day at noon. He is supposed to hove
flied of exposure. The body had evident-
ly been where ft was found sines Sunday,
as he had a street car transfer •in bis
pocket hearing that date. A small sum
of money was found in his pockets. An
inquest is probable,
HIT HARD.
Soak Harmsworth Again On Soap
"Trust" Story.
earnsily knowing a girl under fourteen,
had token poison 1lircee days before the
crime, and his mentality WAS said to. be
never of the highest. Baines was given
two years,. leas 'one day.
Grace Cameron and Ruth Wilson;
thieves, were 'sell tene d, (]race 3- years
]u penitentiary and Muth to two years
in the Mertes.
George Nenius was given six months
for horse -stealing. Themes Campbell,
also guilty .of theft, was given one
year..
Walter Dickson. who stale $0,75, went
to the Central for six months.
George IVard, found guilty of at-
temptheg to carnally kuow a young girl,
was given three years, Lawrence hfe`
Cann, a middle-aged man With thirty
convictions, guilty of assault on 0 host-
ler. was given two years lees one day.
Albert .1Lave. the postman who stole
setters, was given tibiae years.
Sixty days with hard labor was the
sentence giien (.rant: Edward De Gar -
me, a thief who had no previous re-
ccril. There was a long string of con-
vietions against May ]'•tnttio, also a
thief, :e -:d she was given two years in
the Mercer less one day.
Frederick `;ehwalm and James P.
Sherrie, guilty of enirnintll negligeieee
ie running n gasoline launch in the
Hien ber, were fined ;'SO each.
Romano Tingle, guilty of assault, was
given sixty days with laird labor. The
,Tudge said he did not approve of foreig-
ners carrying sharp ieistrnenents.
A number of people were let go on
suspended sentences.
London, Nov. 2.—Edward Cook & Co.,
a firm of soap makers, to -day obtained a
liberal judgment of $115,000 against cer-
tain newspapers owned by Lord North-
cliffe, which charged that the company
was attempting to form a 'trust.
William. E. Lever, a Liberal member
of Parliament, recently got judgment
to the amount of $250,000 and costs
against the same publications on a
similar charge, and a suit of the same
nature, brought by Joseph Warson &
Sons, of Leeds, was settled out of court
by the payment of damages to an
amount said to exceed $250,000.
Other firms accused by Lord North-
cliffe's newspapers of being parties to
the same combine have suits pending,
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SENTENCE DAY.
Many Convicted Prisoners at Tor-
onto Begin Their Terms.
MAY BE IN CANADA.
Charles E. Eruce Has Disappeared
From Buffalo.
Buffalo, Nov. 2. ---The Mutual Tran-
sit Company has started suit against
C•)ieele" E. Bruce for the recovery of
$8,284.82 which, the company alleges,
was n,isappropriated ay the former
cashier. Justice (Wheeler yesterday
issued a writ of nttachfnent to the
defendant's property on affidavits
made before him by Charles M.
Heald, president of the company, Wil-
liam 11. Evans, auditor, and John F.
Treble, paymaster. Inspectoe .Martin,
of the police department, also made
an affidavit. According to these pap-
ers the defendant has left the city
and his whereabouts are unknown.
His wife is a Canadian, a former res-
ident of Hamilton, and Bruce may be
in that country.
Toronto despatch: Nearly forty con
vieted prisoners appeared before Judge
Winchester for sentence yesterday. Wil-
liam G. Williams, found guilty of ab-
duction of a;girl imcLer sixteen, was sen-
tenced to the penitentiary for two
years.
1lteodoree:'Winklhoffer, who stole
flutes and musical instruments from
Whaley, Royce & Co., was sentenced
to six months' imprisonment.
Mrs. Alice Georgina tenet, who threw
acid upon ano Rrer woman, said she
had been in jail for 20 weeks. Judge Wut
chester said. the offence was a serious
cue, and IIIc was given three months in
the Mercer Reformatory.
Albert 18e11, who committed an in-
decent assault upon a little girl, had
nothing to say in his defence, and Ms
sentence was two ;years and thirty
lashes. Earnest Mays, a horse thief, was
given one year.
Richard Raines, found guilty of
KILLED IN PANAMA.
Twelve Men Lost Their Lives Iia
Explosions On Canal.
Washinton, Nov. 2.— Information
reaehed the Isthmian Canal offices in
this city to -day concerning two explo-
sions of dynamite which occurred on the
canal on Oct. 15, whereby twelve men
were killed and eighteen were injured.
The first explosion was at Culebra Cut,
near Empire, where five men were killed
and eight injured, and the second at
Mendi, where seven were killed, ten in-
jured and one missing . All of those kill-
ed and injured at Culebra Cut were ne-
groes, excepting W. J. Davis, an engineer,
and Geo. Goodley, a crane man.
TO SOLVE SERVANT PROBLEM,
Professor. Says Housework Will Soon be
a Business.
St. Louis, Nov, 2.—Mrs. Alice Pelou-
bet Norton, assistant professor of house-
hold administration in the University of
Chicago, suggested to the Illinois Club-
women in session in East St. Louis this
afternoon, that the time is coining when
household work will be done by business
firms organized for that purpose.
The hope she held out for the solu-
tion of the servant girl problem was
voiced in the opinion that companies
would be formed to furnish trained per-
sons to do all the different branenee of
housework for long or short periods,
and do the work on business priirciples.
She said she thought such s sect:epoxies
would go far toward solving the prof.
lem.
The olubwomen heard her with appar-
ent approbation.
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WAS DEFENDING WOMAN,
RELY FUMES.
flyer Twenty Workmen Killed by
Oil Well Gas.
Spent Million Dollars to Put Out
Ere—Workmen Won't Work.
New Orletns, Nov. 2.—Deadly fumes.
from Alpxico's great oil well fire, sixty
miles from Tampico, have killed snore
than a score of workmen daring. the
past few days, completely blackened the•
white paint on the side of the ships,
endangered commerce and caused thou-
sands of dollars' damage to ranches and
oilier neighboring interests, according to
Cepa Michael llenriehsen, of the steam-
ship City of Mexico, which reached New
Orleans on Monday right. •
Battling to save what they could from
the wreckage, American mine- owners,
after sp. siding morn than a million. dol-
lars, finally sueee..'ed in extinguishing
the flames; but even greater terrors
than before prevailed then. The flames.
had consumed the noxious gases, .but
when the fire was stopped the gases burst
forth. Laborers, inhaling a bit of the
stud!, dropped in their tracks, dead.
Owners of the well has applied to the
_Mexican Government, and several com-
panies of soldiers have been sent to the
scene to take the places. of the laborers,
who refused longer to remain there.
And Coroner's Jury Acquit Him of
Manslaughter.
Ottawa despatch: The inquest into the
death of D. J. Reardon, who was killed
here a few weeks ago by a fall over a
cliff, while scuffling with Thos. Fox, was
continued this evening.
Fox was held blameless by the tory;
who held that he was justified in pro-
tecting Miss Williams, the young lady
who was with him at the time, from
assault.
Fox will probably be released when
brought before a magistrate, and the
charge of manslaughter, on which he
is held, withdrawn.
BIRDS ARE VALUABLE,
Could Save Country Immense Sums
Each year.
New York, Nov. 2.—William Dutcher,
president of the National Assoeiation
of Audubon Societies, declared at the
annual convention of the association at
the Natural Museum of Arts to -day,
that Americans were robbing posterity
in permitting an annual erop loss of
$800,000;000, due to destruction of bi-
sect -eating birds.
He called for a fund to fight the com-
mercial bird killers in every state ,leg-
islature.
BULGARIA WILL PAY
Has Agreed to Compensate Turkey
For Her Loss.
Sofia, Nov. 2.—The Bulgarian Govern-
ment to -day informed the representa-
tives of the foreign powers here of its
acceptance of the principle of paying
compensation to Turkey, which has
been the burden of persistent diplo-
matic representations during the past
fortnight on the part of all the great
powers. This decision was arrived at
by the Cabinet, after a long debate, in
which Emperor Ferdinand need all his
influence in favor of peace with com-
pensation.
As a further step in the direction of
peace 00,000 reservists will be discharg-
ed to -morrow, leaving the army at Its
normal strength of 00,000. The Govern-
ment within a day or two will send a
plenipotentiary to Constantinople to ne-
gotiate a treaty with Turkey.
BOSTON CENTENNIAL
Solemn Pontifical Mass at the An-
niversary of City's Founding.
Boston, Nov. 2.—With mos of the
highest officials of the Roman Cath-
olic prelacy in American as active
participators or interested spectators
in the impressive ceremonials of a
solemn pontifical mass, of which Most
Rev. Diomede Falconia, papel dele-
gate to Washington wa., the celebrant,
the five days' observance of the cen-
tennial anniversary of the founding
of the diocese of Boston was begun in
the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to-
day. Archbishop Wm. 11. O'Connell,.
of the Boston Diocese, in l,is office
of preacher, offered "thanksgiving for
the blessings God has granted us dur-
ing these first hundred years of Bos-
ton's existence as a diocese."
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REPAIRS IN GALE®
Passengers On Ocean Liner Have
Unpleasant Time.
New York, N. Y., Nov. 2.—When the
steamer Furnessia arrived from Glasgow
to -day her 308 passengers, through their
spokesman, expressed great relief over
the safe ending of their voyage. For
thirteen hours on last Wednesday the
ship was helpless during a ninety-rniles-
an-hour gale, due to an accident to her -
engine room. A cross -head slipped out.
of place, a matter that is usually easily
enough remedied in calm weather, int
with such a storm as was then raging,,
the machinists being unable to work.
with only one hand, while holding on,
with the other to prevent themselves.
from being knook,'d down, it became•
a very tedious aff..ir. Meanwhile the•
waves were making a plaything of the•.
big liner and the passengers were toss-
ed even out of their bunks. Ths acci-
dent caused her to be a day late reach-
ing port.
HONEST JOHN MILLER DEAD.
Ex -Governor of North Dakota Could Not
Be Bullied or Bribed.
A Duluth, Minn., despatch: The death,
of ex -Governor John Miller, of North
Dakota, here recently recalls the famous
fight against the Louisiana, lottery in..
North Dakota.
Mr. Miller led the fight against the
lottery, and the story is told that a
representative of the lottery came into
Mr, Milk's office and laid down a suit
case containing $200,000.
"That is yours if you will permit the.
lottery to enter North Dakota," he said.
"My price is higher than that," said,
Mr. Miller, and he threw him out of the
office.
They called him "Honest John" Miller
in North Dakota, His fight against the -
lottery was redoubled after that,