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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-12-11, Page 2BLOODLESS REVOLUTION. People of Port au Prince Rise Against the Presideait. Ministers Take Refuge lila the Foreign Legations. .1 Rebels Still Outside the City— Alexis in His Palace, Port au Prince, Hayti, Dee. 7.—The disaffection among the people of Port au Prince is growing, and a revolution- ary evolutionary outbreak is expected in the city at any moment. At 8 o'clock last night there was an outbreak of rifle firing in the suburbs, and it was thought that the engagement between the forces under General Simon acrd the Government troops had begun. The excitement reigned for a while, but it was soon learned that the firing came from a very zealous patriot. With this exception the night passed quietly. Gen. Leconte, the Minister of the In- terior; General Marcelin, Minister of Finance and Commerce, and M. Lafante, one of the personal advisors of President Norde Alexis, took refuge in the Trench Legation last night. This left Gen. Laleau, Minister of Justice, the only member of the Cabinet to stay by the president. 'Early Wednesday morning, however, General IIarcelin changed bis mind. ]Ie declared that it was his desire and in- tention to stick by the president to the end, and he returned to the palace. leo change in the position occupied by the rebels has been reported since last evening. They are still about 30 miles from Port au Prince. The people of Port au Prince have re- volted against the Government. They are now ut possession of the city. There has been no fighting with the Govern- ment troops. A provisional Government has been established, and General Legitime has accepted the presidency of the new ad- ministration. The events of the morning came before they were expected. I'neasmess was no- ticed throughout the nigbt on the part of the people, but it was nut thought that the outbreak would oeeur so quick- ly nor that the movement would be suc- cessful without the shedding of a drop of blood. President Nord Alexis k still at the palace. The members of the diplomatic corps are in conference at 9 o'clock this morning to facilitate the departure of the President from the republic. The coup has been remarkably success- ful. All the remaining Ministers, toge- ther witch the high military officials un- der *Nord Alexis, have taken refuge in the various foreign Legations. These are the same men who nine muonth ago were protesting vociferously against the granting of the right of refuge to un- successful revolutionists by the foreign diplomatic and consular representative.3. To -day they are only too happy to seek the protection of a foreign flag t•.t e3 - cape the fury of the people. The only man to remain loyal to Pres- ident Nord Alexis is General Camille Gabriel, his nephew, who for the last six. months has directed 'the policy of the 'AIe>as 1' ldmin`stenttic:r. tlabriel is at the palace with Alexis. The movement has been well organ- ized. The final preparations were com- plete last evening, and in the early hours of the morning bands of citizens, organized and armed, moved quietly about the town and took possession of various points of vantage. •At 8 o'clock last night there was an outbreak of rifle rife in the suburbs, and it was thought that the conspiracy had been discovered and that the fighting had begun. This was, however, a false alarm. Excitement reigned for a while, but it was soon learned 'that the firing calve from an over -zealous patriot. With this exception the night passed quietly, and there was nothing to indicate to the authorities that the c eizens were preparing to take possession of the city at daybreak. The movement was directed by Gen. Canal, a member of the Senate. It is a remarkable fact that not a shot was fired. The soldiers of Nord Alexis saw that the rebels had the upper hand, and they quickly let it be seen that they had no intention of starting a fight that un- doubtedly would have resulted in much bloodshed. The presence of tho American cruisers Dee Moines and Tacoma, and the French cruiser Duguay Trouin, un- doubtedly had a restraining infltienco. The citizens are in possession of the central police station, and all the other police outposts, the arsenal and the port. These bodies of men are all well armed, and well supplied with ammuni- tion. The fact that they are thus pre- pared, showy the thoroughness with which the movement was organized. For- eigners are grateful to Gen. Canal for efficiency with which he directed the coup. As soon as the success of the move- ment was established, a number of prom- inent citizens held a n►eeting . and form- ed a public committee of safety, and the maintanenee of order in Port An Prince is now in the hands of this body.. The French cruiser Tenuity Trouin, • and tee American cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma are still in the habor. No change in tho position occupied by the rebels had been reported since last evening. They were then about 20 miles froth; Port Au Prince. Gen. Simon, lead - Tr of the present movement is expected leve at any moment. w -o "r didn't murtnur, muvver. Z scream- 4,4,"—Lippincott's. CONSTABLE WiLKINS, Of the Simcoe Police Force, who is in a dangerous condition from bullet wounds, alleged to have been inflicted by Chief Malone. Ni' WEDDING. Unable to Make Miss Elkins a Princess. Duke Has Cabled Her His Regrets and Will Go to North Pole. Rome, Dee. 7.—The Elkins -Abruzzi match is now at au end for all time, according to reliable information from the most trustworthy source. The mar- riage has been abandoned definitely, and there is not likely again to be any ques- tion about it. All efforts to ascertain the exact reasons have been unsuccessful, but it is evident that they are based up- on family objections on both sides which cannot be overcome. This information is confirmed by the fact that the Perseve,..nza, of Milan, a newspaper which is regard- eel as the mouthpiece of the Italian for- eign office, declares the engagement is now off. Simultaneously with the pub- lication, the duke of the Abruzzi has dispatched a long cable message to Miss Elkins declaring that rte has been unable to remove insuperable obstacice to the n, arriage. The duke now intends to undertake a long voyage and probably make an- other try for the pole. "It was the duke of the .Abruzzi," the article runs, "who .decided to abandon the marriage when, after ma- ture consideration, he became convinced it was impossible. Not to speak of cer- tain statements made on the Elkins side, the duke became certain that Miss El - kin's position at court would not be what it ought. The Elkins family con- curred in the decision, and then the duke's cable mesaage closed the affair." A MIGHT THIEF. Youthful Eurg ar Arrested in Guelph Telcp'Sane Office. A Galt ti.^a;tatrelt: Igor the part two months tia:rager Taylor, of the Bell Telephone Company, has been miss- ing atnall sums of rnouey, aggregating over $50, from the cash box after it bad been locked up in the safe, Police Chief Gorman last night hid in the office where tete cafe is kept and within half an hour the outer door was unlocked and ::orate person eu- terocp, opened tl:e safe and was arrested. Bo proved to be Erie Licht, an ex - employee rf the ecni ary , and be held in his hand the office cash box. At po- lice headquarters a misecl.laueous lot of articles, all the p:tcp:crty of the tele- phone comrany, wore found an him. In addition, he carried a bunch of skeleton kcvs. The burglar is a lad of 19 years, of respectable family, and left the em- ploy of the company two mouths ago. Re was lodged in Berlin ,Tait to -night after staving made a coc fetnion. NEVER SAW WHITE MAN. Strange Trisee or Negroes Found in Guiana, New Vnrk, Dee. 7.—A strange tribe of negroca was said by Lieut. It, 11. Wimaae of the Dutch navy, who ar- rived here to -day front o:t exnedi- tion into hitherto unexplored ;tarts of Dutch Guiana., to have been one of the most interesting of the discoveries ho and his parte. merle. Lieut. 'W'i- mana was sett out by his Government on the exploration. The negrno.s were raoout Bred :af- ter the exe3lozers hnd proceeded a hundred miler, up the Fiur'r tate River and then out ncross country te. the hounder? lte:ween fritish one:• Dutch Guiana. T.;ey apps' ro4 never to have teen a. white man bef ire, and, while perfect ly '1 too yet were net of the thick -lipped typo. After ennt,iderable effort their 1a 1;,u isa was found to be a mixture of tever:tl • httronean ton- gues, l)utelt, Portuguese 'rid V. tglish predo:nin tti,tsr. Lieut. Wimuno was of the opinion tint t'"eY war,+ cies(and. ed hone sl"vee with had eseamoi from the coast, doubt;assu�nny ti^tiara tions ago,. November Crop Report The following statesuent Concerning crop conditions on the 4th of November, 1908, based on tlw returns of 2,000 cor- respondents, has' been prepared by the Ontario Department of Agriculturet Full Wheat-seee of the grain sprouted in the shock owing to the warm, wet weather at harvesting, but taking the crop sr a whole, fall wheat may be classed as generally plump and of good; quality, end the yield is above the average. Spring Wheat -The acreage of spring wheat is steadily decreasing. While there wase naverage yield, considerable shrunken grain teas reported. Spring wheat, however, is becoming more popu- lar in mixtures with other grains. Barley --A considerable quantity of barley was rather dark in color, al- though very good for stock feeding, which is now the chief use of this grain1n Ontario, Oats—Dry weather at the time of lilt- ing caused oats to be rather light in weight, while oats which were harvest- ed late were ettught by rain, causing con- siderable rust, Peas ---Peas were poor on late fields, but where got, in early they did well, al- though there ivere some complaints of the crop ripening unevenly. Buckwheat-Notwitlistandiug the hot and dry weather during the growing period of this crop, followed by a heavy rain and hail storm in the second week. of August which beat many fields down, buckwheat may be classed as a good crop. Mixed Grains—Correspondents report for the first time upon the growing of mixed grains.. The favorite grain mixture is one of barley and oats; oats and peas, and barley, ate and peas come next. Oats, barley and wheat are also used by some, also oats and wheat, and wheat, peas and oats. Oats and spelt, oats and buck- wheat, and oats and flax, also have their advocates as grain mixtures. Some who have tried mixed grains speak un- favorably of results, but the bulk of those reporting are more ar less strong- ly favorable to their use. The New Fall Wheat—While some cor- respondents report an average of an in- creased acreage of new fall wheat in their respective localities, a lamer num- ber of returns show a decided shrinkage in area, ranging from 10 to 25 per cent. Some of the seed sown in August did not germinate until late September and early October rains fell, made n. fair catch, and came along nicely, but fall wheat sown on stubble land was very dry, and growth was very backward. Potatoes—While some correspondents report a heavy erop of potatoes, the bulk of the returns indicate a yield a little less than. the average, owing to the uuusnally dry eseeen- Turnips—These roots have been more or less a feiltue this season, although here and there a fele good fields were reported. Mengel Wurzles—Wltile not so large in size as usual, owing to the drouth, mangles have yielded much better than turnips, and are of good feeding qual- ity. Carrots---TieId carrots are not now largely raised, but where grown they were a very fair crop, more especially as regards quality. Sugar beets. This class of roots were rather light in yield, but were of good quality, both for factory purposes and for stock feeding. Corn—This has been the most sneeess- ful crop of the season, and the best of its kind for many years, taking both yield and quality into consideration. Tobacco—Reports concerning, tobacco are meagre, and are to the effect that there is less of the crop raised than in recent years. Beans—Yields are reported as being from poor to good. Clover Seed—Early in the season the second growth of clover gave promise of a good yield, but the dry weather pre- vailing from the middle of August until the latter part of October, forced many farmers to turn their cattle upon the fieldsreserved for clover seed. Fruit—Orchaeds suffered from the ex- tended drouth in the latter part of the growing season, and a few trees suc- cumbed. San Jose scale and oyster -shell bark -louse are reported as doing injury to fruit trees, more especially in wes- tern Ontario, and the codling moth was responsible for considerable wormy fruit; yet, taking it all together, orch- ards may be described as being in ordin- ary condition. Several correspondents point out that one effect of the drouth it the tendency of apples to ripen pre- maturely, thus affecting their keeping qualities. Live stock—The unusually dry fall weather. allowed but little growth of grass, unit pastures were eaten very closely. Live stock are, consequently, ra- ther thin, but are quite vigorous and re- markably free from disease- Most of the export cattle have been shipped, the ease at this tune of the year. The Dairy—The flow of milk was af- fected by the prolonged drouth that set in in the latter part of August, and the quality of boch butter and cheese made ir, the frill was less than usual. Prices for dairy products, however, strong, as the quality of were both butter and cheese ems rip to the mark. reader S:npplies—The hay crop is nearly one-fifth larger than that of last yea while the inaneaee ,yield of corn Owl e staving of hay and other mote exirell sltt, -redden. Last year's ex- ptt'ient . also, has mach many farmers Wile to the fact that it is sometimes bitter to discose of the poorer animals of the beat than to • wi -ter them by Imreteeing espeiisive {reels in th's enn- a CHIEF OF POLICE MALONE, Of Simcoe, under arrest, charged with shooting Constable Wilkins. vection, it is interesting to note that while hay has been selling at from $0 to $14 a ton, and last year ranged from $10 to $20 a ton, the prices of bran and shorts are but little below their last year's figures. Straw is not as gond as usual either in length or quality, much of the oats and other grains being caught by rains when cut. Poultry—Farmers are giving mere at- tention to the raising of domestic fowl. Eggs have commanded high prices all season, and more attention is being giv- en to the selection and care of good layers. Farmers at present are relying more upon the eggs than upon the meat for profit in poultry raising. Some re- ports are to the effect that chickens are likely to be scarcer than usual owing to the great demand for eggs. Turkeys have not done so well as ordinary barn- yard fowl this season.. Threshing and Marketing—The' short- ness of straw, the open weather, and im- proved machinery, combined to hurry along threshing. Fall Plowing—Owing to the unusually dry weather reaching almost unbroken- ly from the 10th of August to the 20th of October, the land was so baked, es- pecially clay soils, that very little plow- ing was done. CATTLE DISEASE. Its Extermination Costing Money— The Buffalo Quarantine. Washington, Dec. 7.—So expensive has 'been the campaign of the Department of Agriculture against the foot and mouth disease, prevalent among herds of cattle in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Maryland, that Secretary Wilson soon will ask Congress for an emergency appropriation of $500,000 for this work. The slaughter of herds is being eon - tinned with a view of eradicating the affection. Buffalo, Dec. 2.—Commissioner Pear- son, of the State Board of Agriculture, to -day informed the Associated Press that he had just received a telegram from State Veterinarian Pearson, of Pennsylvania, informing him that the absolute prohibiton against cattle through Buffalo will be removed under similar restrictions to those obtaining in reference to shipments to New York State points through Buffalo. COUNTERFEITERS. Two Canadians Plead Guilty at Detroit. A Windsor, Ont., despatch: Fred Dou- mouchelle, the Walkorville hotelkeeper arrested for counterfeiting by the 'Un- ited Cinited States Federal authorities, was ar- raigned before Judge Swan in the Un- ited States Courts, Detroit, to -day. He at once pleaded guilty to tho third count of the charge against him, and admitted that he hacl aided and abetted in coun- terfeiting. The other two counts were for making and passing bad money. Don- mouchelle will be sentenced one week from to -day. Fred Pauquette, of Amherstburg, who the officers say is the real ring- leader of the gang, was brought into court at three o'clock this afternoon, and pleaded guilty to the charge of counterfeiting, He will be sentenced to -morrow morning. ,IT BY ELEVATOR, Falls Man Injured in Power Com- pany's Plant. A Niagara Falls, N, Y., dospateh says: Thomas Oliver, of Niagara Falls, Ont., was internally injured, and narrowly escaped death, at No. 3 plant of the Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company. At 10.80 this morning, while at work in the elevator shaft, he nas struck by a heavy freight ele- vator. Ha was reproved to the Me- rnarial. lioepii•a1, where he is in a very serioas condition to -night. MALONE DENIES. Sitncoe's Chief Swears He Did Not Shoot Wilkins. Constable May Live—Conjectures as to Shooting. Simeoe, Dec, is— Chief 4:4 Police Malone when interviewed in de county jail to -day steadfastly refused to dis- cuss the shooting of P. C. Wilkin on. Monday night. On the advice of his counsel he refuses to say a word ex- cept that he swears ho is innocent of the foul deed, His wife had an in- terview with him in the cell this after- noon in the presence of Jailer Rob- ertson, and she seem's very much ex- cited over his present situation. She is of a nervous temperament, and finds the present state of affairs very hard on her, but is bearing her trouble quite well. She has also been cautioned by her hus- band's lawyer not to discuss the ease at all, and refuses to be interviewed. This precaution suggests that the defence to be built up to counteract Wilkins' sworn statements that he is positive that Maleate shot him will be that of an alibi, No ane appears to have seen the two policemen go to . the park, nor any of the events which followed, and such being the case, if evidence is presented thatt Malone was at hone at the al- leged time of the shooting it would re- quire very strong circutnstantial evidence on the part of the crown to secure a conviction.• Dr. Stanton says that Wilkins is resting very quietly to -night, and that his condition is favorable. There are no signs of any complications as yet, and these should appear within twenty-four hours. If he holds his present condition for that length of time his chances for recovery will be greatly increased. There are no new developments as to the motive for the crime, hut several new points have been brought to Iight that render M:*.tone's action on the fate- ful evening mysterious. It appears that Malone instructed Wilkins that he was not to come on duty until late as he, Malone, would perform Wilkins' duties. Later he sent a messenger to Wilkins' home instructing hits to remain at home until 1 o'clock and then meet the chief in the park. These instructions were complied -alith by Wilkins, and it was on his way down town while passing the park that Malone met him. Together they went through the park to the spot where the crime was oont- mitted. It was wondered why Malone did not want Wilkins down town during the evening. This is a most remarkable thing, and these facts may throw some light on the solution of Maloae's mo- tives. Malone has been remanded for trial until Friday, but will likely be far- ther remanded until Wilkins' condition changes. There is one feature of this tragedy in which it differs from most stories, ,in that there is no woman eonoerned. This much is absolute. After Mrs. Ma- lone had heard of the shooting, the first person she sought out was the wife of the wounded man. While Mrs. Wilkins. was solicitous respecting the fate of her husband, her sympathies were equally directed to her friend, Mrs. Malone, and it is related that the wife of the chief wept on the shoulder, and sought sym- pathy from Mrs, Wilkins, the wife of the mortally wounded man. COLD IN THE WEST. Man Frozen to Death Near Ester - hazy, Sask. Winnipeg, Dee 7.—Beautifully clear, but bitterly cold weather succeeded the great blizzard of yesterday. The storm was not protracted, and the interruption -1 traffic was only temporary. The death of one man :s reported from Esterhazy, Sask,, where Robont Mack, a C. P. R. section foreman, was frozen while out along the track. His dead body was found near where he had lifted the jigger from the rails. Just how he could have been overcome by the frost cannot now be explained, as the cold was not very intense, and he could not Lave lost his way. An inquest is 'being held. Port Arthur, Dec. 1,—The tbexmome- ter dropped forty degrees in twenty-four hours preceding this' morning, and' to -day the mercury stands at 111/e below zero. A gale is blowing, and the lakes are very rough. Many vessels have run into Whitefish for shelter. FUNERAL DELAYED, Body Had to he Placed in Another Hearse, A Niagara Falls despatch: When the funeral cortege of the late Mrs. Mar- garet Pew, who died at Niagara Fella, N. a'., reached the Canadian end of the steel arch bridge to -day on the way to Fairview cemetery the directors of the funeral were forced to engage an- other hearse and supply of carriages from this side, as the funeral prooee- sign was refused admittance to Canada on account of the embargo. The coffin was transferred to another hearse and the mourners had to va- cate the carriages in which the first pari of the journey had been performed. This is the first time in the history of the frontier that the transfer of a body from one hearse to another before entering the country has been required by la"