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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-08-28, Page 2PLUCKY TOONTO BOV. Opened Veins in Arm to Save Dying Shipmates. CAST AERIFT IN OPEN BO I or'on,to, Aug. 24_—Prof. " 0181' Terson Alver, who conducts a s establishment at 169 Bay street the •sale of salves and nledLci herbs, received tidings yester of the whereabouts of his don C nelius, w,ho has been missing fo year. Etat relates a tale of having s ped as a cabin boy o.1 a echo bound for Southern Mexico. boat had an uneventful passage Coatzacaalcas, where a cargo logwood was taken on. The ret trip was also quiet, untll they w about three days out of New Y (when a storm blew up and dr the vessel far out of her cour Provisions became exhausted a the crew made what was destin to be their last meal out of flys fish that were driven against t sails by the force of the gale a captured on 'the decks. A dereli ;cvas sighted, and by some freak the atone the vessel was driv into its path, with' the result th her bow was stove in and she b gan to sink. The boats were lowered into t raging sea, and the boy was pia ed in the lifeboat, which was ma ned by the captain and the seem mate. For three days they we tossed to and fro at the mercy the Waves, which threaened every minute to overwhelm the li tie craft. Nothing was ever se again of the smaller boat with: t first mate and the balance of t crew, and it undoubtedly wars bro en up and the crew. lost. The nien, with the chief office soon became rebellious. The cap tain and mate held together in th stern of the boat and protecte as long as they were able, the bo who was destined to become 'Meisaviour. On the second night out two of th Men became insane, and in a fright tul struggle with their comrade they were thrown or jumped over board. By next day the water eva exhausted, and the officers began t succumb to the exposure. Only tw of the sailors were left, and the were wounded and unable to move Daring the day they died, but, ther sva,s net strength enough left in th survivors to commit the bodies t the deep. The captain soon becam unconscious, and his mato shortly afterwards lapsed into a simile condition, leaving the lad of 1 years alone in the horrible surround Loge. Uphold by his spslendid oon titution, he lived through the thir xdght and by the following mornin .the sea had abated and he saw ala cif a long thin trail of smoke fro 'the funnel of a. passing steamer W'ith renewed hope the tore the shirt off his back and ran' ittt sleeve over the end of an oar. This he raised ,cis far as his failing strength would ;permit and succeeded in securingit in an upright position. Realizing the dangerous condition for the two officers, and determining !'tro save their lives, if possible, he adopted a resource he had seen ;taken by one of the seamen and Opened a vein in hist erne, to supply ,the captain and mate with a por- tion of his own life blood. Fortunately his signal was no- ticed by the lookout on the passing ship, which proved to be a tramp going after coal, and the ship- wrecked mariners were soon picked up and given medical treatment. It was only by the greatest efforts that the unconscious men were re- vived. The boy fainted on being lifted from the life boat, but soon recovered, and in a day- or two ap- peared none the worse for his ad- venture. The three survivors were carried to the destination of the steamer, and were then taken to the hone from which the letter re- ,ceived yesterday morning was sent. Tho boy now wears two medals awarded him' for his bravery and wit, through which the lives of hie twp companions were saved. AT. Pet - for nal day or - r• a h11)- echoer The to of urn ere ark, eve 8e. nd ed ne h nd et of en at he c- 0- nd re o! at t- en he he k - r_ e d, y r e s s 0 A y e e 0 e r a g r m THE SILVER SPRAY. Much Talk on the Other Side Over the Shooting by the Petrel. Erie, Pa., Aug, 24.—While as yet the aathortttea et Washington have aot been officially, notified by Cap- tain Chris Chau, of the Silver Spray, f his encounter with the Canadian venue cutter Petrel, the affair has atcd intense excitement and feel- among tI.e fishermen along the nd it is !yard to say just where tetter is going to end. Chan says he will go slowly in ecution of the ease. He con• th the collector of ports last was advised to locate the of the "battle of Lake r as it refers to the o, before reporting to Opinion <litters as to ver Spray was in Am- the time the chase ough Chau himself otrel followed trim these waters be - pursuit were dis entiinent as n, the trouble nail' t the hot -head- I er Once the two weeks e ng their Ita- lian fishery iitating a ntrovorsi*, to go of According to a de,spaieh from Washington, 11. is reported that the War Department Is fully cognizant of affairs.. on ale Ontario frontier. It Ls also stated that the United States revenue cutter. Fea;sen•den las been ordered to Erie to investigate the matter, and the kaattenden, it ire stated, may be detailed permanent- ly to the waters Blow patrolled by the Petrel. Tete report goes on to sap that in- formation was received. to -day that Col. Bingham, the United States en- fir.,eer at Buffalo, is on Lake On- tario, aboard tiro United States lighthouse boat Warrington. The Warrington Le sot an armed vessel, alai is not likely to take any part in the settlement of the present diffi- cultien a e Lake Erie. The feeling at the Capitol is that the present trouble will result, in the near fu- ture, In the American Government placing a fleet of email gunboats or torpedo boats, or the Great Lakes, abrogating the old time treaty pro- hibitin,g ,such vessels on the Great Lakes. CHINESE FOR RAND. 'expected That Boers Will Acquiesce in Proposal. Cape 'T;oven, -Aug. 24.—The General opinion expressed concerning the Boer farmers' meeting at Krugers- dorp is that •the Boers will acquiesce in the introduction of Chinese labor, as the Commission of Inquiry into the labor problem is notoriously in favor at such a course. The complais- ance IV the Boers practically kills all opposition ,to Asiatic labor, and the Band is looking .forward to bet- ter times. The Customs Tariff Bill will come into operation to -morrow. GOOD CLASS OF IiflMIGRANTS Better Stamp is Now Entering the Northwest. Montreal, Aug. 24.—Mr. Robert Watchorn, United. States inspector of immigration for Canada, returned today from a tour of inspection of United States immigration agencies in Manitoba, and the Northwest and Britieh Columbia. efr. Watchorn said there was a marked improvement in the class of immigrants going into the Canadian west, and the United States inspec- tors find it necessary to reject few of the foreigners for physical dis- ability' who come to Canada and afterwards wish to go to the United States. Out of many who centred at Winnipeg up to Aug. 9, Me. Watchorn said there had been but one rejection. General Manager McNichol, of the C. P. R., who is at present on a tour of inspection in the west, has wired to the head office of the company in this city that able-bodied men are badly needed in all districts beyond the great lakes, notwithstanding re- ports to the contrary that have been circulated. Harvesters aro every- where and great demand at $35 a girls for domestic work are paid $20 a month, even if they cannot cook. CAN'T IIAVE MONOPOLY,. A Death Blow to the Marconi System's Ambition. Bdrlin, Aug 2.4.—rite deliberations of the Wireless Telegraph Congress will, it is believed, result in a death blow to the ambition of the Marconi system to monopolize the traffic of tho world. There is authority for stating that the congress declared unanimously in favor of makiug wireless telegraphy the business of the various Governments as inland telegraphy is now regulated in Eu- rope, !recommendations to that ef- fciet will be made to the various Gov- ernments represented at the Cbn- grcins, particularly . 'by the British dolegates. Tete concen.sus of opinion expresre:l by the German papers upon the con- clusion of the Congress Is that the Gorman system is fax superior to elarc.ant',s for long distance signal- ling. Xi is understood that a subse- quent congress will give effect Inter- nationally to tho recommendation's of the present conference. LIONS IN EAST AFRICA. Many Complaints of Devastation by the, Ring of Beasts. Berlin, Aug. 24 —Complain Ls con- tinue to be made Iu German East Africa of the devastation caused by the number of lions infesting the coast districts. The German missionary stationed at Eurasia' reports that in his dis- trict alone no fewer than fifteen persons have been carried off and devoured by lions dnring the past few weeks. The natives are afraid to leave their huts after nightfall. The local residents suggest that the protective troops might be well employed in ridding the country of this fearful. plague. LIVE SMELL KILLS THREE. A French Workman Picked One 'Yip and Took ie Home. Paris, Aug. 24.—A mother and her two ch ilre,a were yesterday !tilled in the vii`nge al' Garble, near Men - tone, by the explosion of a shell. Mae working in a field close by Where some military naannou -res re- cently took pace, ono of the woman's sone fauna a live eh,ell and took it tome. As he was crossing the thres- hold it dropped from his bands and xf>loei•:d, wre king the house; and killing him and his mother and bro- ther. Tho military nuthoritics have post- ed notices n s'11in{ the Inhabitants not to tcu: h ony shells wlllcll they may find. NE QQ S BRIEF cZ}� ikaP„8•�r�R„�Q 4x�W.,'Dtl'°�D1:,9oQ.riG It is reported from Belgrade the. thug Peter na,s declared etiipllatic ally that unless the factional quai rots of his officials cea.se he will ab clie,ato and leave tile country. President Sir Thomas :lh'aughoes sy, of the C. P. ii., mapha,tically de nies the report that utt inside poo toe the manipulation of the C. P R. stock exists. t •t Mr. P. C. Camebell, Crown Limbc agent at Sault Ste. Marie, wa stricken with paralysis in Toronto a nd now liens at ;tile General Hospita n a very critical condition. Messrs. Flavell. en McLaughlin, o L indsa.y, are negotiating with the ort Wtiliam Council for the erec- ion' of 'one of the largest Roue mills in the west at that point. The funeral of 1'3 victims of the 1iletropolitan• Railroad tunnel ca- astrophe, Paris, whose bodies were nclaimed, was held yesterday from he Prefecture. Premier Combos de- vered a short address of condol- ence, and promised measures of re- ef for the families of the victims. P t t u t 1r 11 A LYNCHING IN BERLIN. Criminal Beaten to Death in Streets by a, Mob. Berlin, Aug. 24.—Lacy abiding B•.r- lin has been shocked to learn, that lynel; law, for the first time in the Listory,of the city, was applied to a criminal in the Friederich Strasee, the princii.al thoroughfare of the capital. According to the published version of tl:re affair, Karl Werner, a burg- lar, was caught robbing a downtown flat by an eighteen -year-old girl. Wermer attacked Lis detector sav- agely with a dagger, and when several persons in the flat rushed promptly to her aid the criminial dashed' through the streets, follow- ed by a mob of men and boys. The burglar 'sprang through a doorway in a store building, mount- ed the stairs and attempted to hide himiself in a lot. The mob pursued him, dragged him out to the street, me'ciles•sly kicked him, beat him witl'tcluhs, and maltreated him in ev- ery way their ingenuity could con- ceive. When the police arrived Werner had been beaten into unconscious- ness and was rescued with difficulty from the hands of the mob. Hie died a few minutes after being taken to the pollee ,station. No arrests have been reported thus far. THIEVING THIEF -CATCHERS. A Batch of :Scotch Policemen Charged With Burglary. Landon, Aug. ta•--A ,singular ease of a constable having to arrest coir stables is reported from the Scotch burgh of Falkirk. For some time past a councillor, who carries on a drapery business there, had noticed his .goody mysteriously disappearing. A watch was set, with the result that the draper reported to the police that constables under the pretence of guarding his warehouses were helping themselves to the contents. Official detectives wore set to watch, and soon arrested two con- stables. Two other members of the force were Fubsequently arrested. Considerable quantities of stolen goods have been recovered from the men's houses, and the police are hopeful of tracing the remainder. KING BREEDING CANARIES, Royal Princess is Devoting Whole Time to Raising or Songsters. London, -Aug. 24.—Tb•o King Ls taking a great tn.teres't in canaries, enol tho breeding of these birds on an extensive scale is no's being car- riedi on at Windsor Castle uncier'the personal supervision of one of the royal princesses. Some elaborate cages Iaave been fitted up in the Henry III. tower. The variety in chief favor there is the Norwich Plainhead, a consign- ment of which,, all in pairs, specifi- cally matched for breeding, has been sent direct to the castle from Nor - Witch. The art of colorgfe.edtng is prac- tised, eenrl many Of the birds are what its known as red. fed, their natural color having given place to a touch tone of rest, produced by feed - ling the birds upon either paprika or eayenn.e pepper. These color fed birds have greatly attracted the royal fancy, and in the last purchase made special instructions were given that all birds sent were to be artificially colored. BEAT MANIAC WITH BROOM, Welsh Girl Publicly Complimented as a Heroine ;tor Bravery. Cartl'l, Wales, ,Aug. 24.—A11 " Bri- tain is discussing the extraordinary heroism of a young Welsh woman, who, armed only with a broom, con- fronted a maniac murderer after he had killed his wife, prevented him tram slaughtering his children and drove him to flight. The heroine's name is Anne Owens. W. D, Evans, a veterinary surgeon, of Llangian, Wales, living in an iso- lated cottage with his wife and chil- dren, became suddenly insane on Wednesday. Seizing a knife the maniac chased his wife into the yard and stabbed her to death, shouting out that he would kill all the chil- dren, too. As Evans started into the house Anne Owens confronted him at the kitchen door. The maniac attacked her, but undaunted by the jibbering madman, who flourished his dripping knife at hor, the brave girl attacked him with a stout .broom and drove bias out of the yard. Surprised by the fierce onslaught, the madman fled, and the police caught bine after a !battle. The heroine told her story modestly to the coroner's jury yesterday, and the coroner commended her for her extraordinary bravery, saying: "Tho whole community feels indebted to this .brave girl. Few men would have had the eoaerage to confrontan armed madman. Undoubtedly her bravery prevented the slaughter of the entire family." ST. JOHN'S DRY=DOCK. A.greeanent alas Been Reached Re- garding its Construction. St. John, h'. B., Aug 24..—The Gen- eral Committee of the Common Coun- cil carie to an agreement with the Imperial Dry Dock Company to -day on terms and conditions under wleich the at. John dry-dock Ls to bo built by the company in the Carleton inill land, alto dock is to be six hundred and twenty feet long, of wood, of granite and concrete entrance. The city gives the site, also $2,500 a year for fort years, and exempts site and repair plant from taxation and water rates for forty years. Work Ls to begin in two years from the signing of the ag'.emen t, and be completed in five years. NO TAX ON RAW MATERIALS. Chatnberiaie Said it Would be Entirety Unnecessary. London, Aug. .24.—Colonial Sc'are- tary Chamberlain has written a letter to Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, reiterating his statement that in making his tariff 'proposals he never intended to suggest a tax on raw materials, such as wool and cotton. Such atax teould be en- tirely unnecessary forthe purpose he nes rn view, namely, mutual pre- ference wjith the colonies, which would enable Great Biritain to bar- gain at better tertius with her -for- eign competitors regarding food. Mr. Chamberlain maintains there Is nothing in his policy of tariff re- form 'which need increase in the slightest degree the oost of living to any family in Great Britain. CANADIAN PATRR iN RIGHT, Capt. Chau Backe Down and Admits He Wee Wrong. Erie, Pa., Aug. 21.—The contem- plated case of Caps. Christopher S. Chau against the Canadian Govern- ment for the action of the patrol boat Petrel in firing upon the fish tug Silver Spray on 'Wednesday, when the vessel was alleged to have been in Canadian waters, will be drop- ped. Skipper Obau was advised by Collector of the Port Brown to as- certain his =act location at the time the matterre tottliebtle before lnited States taking ur [Ith,oritiee. He has done so, and to- night states that he was over the line. The statement is also made by one of the captains of the fishing fleet that nearly all of the tugs were over the boundary, and that the Silver Spray was at least two miles beyond the American. waters. TO THE CANADIAN SEA. Rumored Next Step to be Taken by Mackenzie and elann. Montreal. Aug. 24.—It is said here that the next permanent step tak- en by Mackenzie and Mann in the way of railway building will be the almost immediate eenstruction of their proposed line to Hudson Bay, and It its added that this will be done before any great efforts are made towards reaching the Atlantic sea- board. • The Canadian Northern people are credited with the intention of start- ing next spring at a point 150 miles east fed Prince Albert and pushing on 'the work towards Churebiil some 520 miles away!. ' t I It Will be remembered tha.t Macken- zie and Mann have already been giv- en 12,000 acres of land per mile 'to- wards the enterprise. QUEEN WiLHELMINA'S TOUR. Traveling Simply, but Everywhere Received With Enthusiasm. Atnste;rd;am, • Aug. 24.—Queen Wil - hell -tine, of holland, is traveling through her kingdom' simply and In- expensively. (Everywhere, however, she Is re- ceived with the greatest enthusiasm by her people, who are at a loss to show, their devotion, as' the Queen has asked that fireworks, arches of honor and military display bo avoided. A! few' days ago' she entered Rure- monde, announced simply by two heralds, but as soon as she had en- teredthe town her • carriage was surrounded by hundreds ,of white pigeons, each carrying ribbons In the colors of the House of Orange. A single room had been placed at her disposal, furnished to the small- est details by the ladies of the town, who afterward kept the furniture as souvenirs of the visit of their Queen. COLLISION IN THE SOLENT. Railway Tug Strikes Steam Yacht and Smashes Bulwarks. Landon, Aug. 24.—A collision oo- cn rred in the Solent Saturday after- noon between the railway tug Duch- ess of Albany and the steam yacht Win tonla. 'Ih:o Jett era' bulwarks were tstove in. Boats wet'e lowered In the heavy sen, that was running, lent as the yacht was found to 1)e In tao danger of .tanking, they were re- hoLsted to the davits. N�0 I1N EYTIJC CIISE Galt Citizens Pursue Burglars; and Use Revolvers. DISTURBED IN A HAY MOW. Galt, Ont., Aug. 24. — Yelsterday. moray ortly before 9 o'clock Al feed Edmonds, a hired man on the farm of Alex. Barrie, two miles west of Galt, on going into the barn was surprised to see a man rise up out of the bay and confront him. In a moment two others jumped up, and the three ran for the doorway and started across the fields. Edmonds• claimed he recognized one as Foxy Smith, the notorious burglar. Grab- bing a pitchfork he ran • after them. and called to Mr. Barrie for assist- ance. On reaching Blenheim road the three men ran down the C. P. R. track. Dr. Vardon, of Galt, drove up just as the pursuers were crossing the highway, and, jumping from the buggy, threw off his coat and joined the chase. Mr. Barrie soon played out, but the doctor and Edmonds began to gain ground. When within fifty yards Smith and one of the others turned, drew revolvers and deliberately fired at their pursuers. Smith fired a second time, but all throe shots went wide. The trio here entered J, C. Die- trich's woods. Dr, Vardon ran back a half mile to the buggy and drove to Blair road, and with his horse on the gallop called to everyone to ssist him, rightly conjecturing that the men would cross over to the woods at the river. They had been oo quick for the doctor, however, or they reached the river and cross- ed it, going through the northern art of the town and east toward everly. In a few minutes a body of men, orty strong, armed with shotguns, 'stoles and revolvers, had started In ursuit, but by rapid running the pur- sued had reached Beverly swamp, Inch covers an immense area,. earth was kept up all day, but oiling further was elicited. As Smith and his comrades passed hrougb Galt in their hurried flight he former was recognized by sea - rale persons. His record is a very, one. Last fall lie organized a ang composed of Guelph and Strat- rd youths and in Galt and Pree- n carried d v out over a. score of rglaries and hold-ups. All the mem- rs of the gang but Smith were aught, and are now serving terms. is operations this year have been most equally as extensive. Within e past month safes have been blown with nitro-glycerine in the fol- wingoplaces: Merchants' Bank, St. orge ; C. P. R. station, Schaw ; ttinson's mills and .Iialiantyne's flee„ Preston ; Kreiner's factory, Kn anfma's factory in Berlin. a I) B pI s n t t 0 baa to, to bu be c al th up 1 Ge Pa of and A DISASTROUS PICNIC. One Dead, One Crazy and the Res* Binning. Santa. Barbara, Cal., Aug. 24.—Miss Katharine Gratliwol, of St. Paulo Minn., Is dead, Frederick Lueders, an artist, of this city, is a raving man- iac, and Fred, Webster, Nellie Stone, Fred. Gilbert and Grace Porter, also - of this city, cannot be located. and at t1,Ls time mystery surrounds the whole affair. The party left here .yesterday for a day's picnic at the summit of the mountains. which ie, reached by the Lacumbre trail. Fred- erick Lueders arrived in town last night and reported that one of the party, Miss Grathwol, was dying, but hie was .so exhausted none of the par titulars could be learned. A party left for the ,scene and Lu- eders followed them. They returned at midnight with Lueders, who was founts at the foot of the grade a rav- ing maniac,. and who could give no. account of the whereabouts of the nest et the party. The efforts of the• esarehertl so far has 'been fruitless In finding any trace of the lost excur- sionists. Miss Grathwol was staying. in Santa Barbara for her health, and was only 24 years okl. LORD SALISBURY'S CONDITION Passed a Quiet Night and Has Gained in Strength. London, Aug. 24.—A bulletin Froin Hatfield House this morning said that Lord Salisbury passed a quiet night, and that itis etrongth had he creased. Another bulletin issued at 7. o'clock this evening said that after passing a good day the patient was' decidedly stronger. Telbu yeIs due tooadvaneed of y trou- ble, and he is not expected to outlive the month. Dropsy developed recent- ly, and tho pattient's body was sce swollen that he was unable to sit except in his emote' chair, the least. movement being difficult. PUNCH TO THE KING. •Admits He Deserves a Holiday and Says Good-bye. London, Aug. 24.—"If ever a roma dcisei•ved a holiday it is Your Maj- esty,• , These were the words which Punch• last 'week puts into the mouth 01 Bri- tannia, 'w'ho in a cartoon is repre- sented 'as bidding au revoir to King Edward, dressed as an English tour- ist, on his departure for Marienbad. to take his annual cure at the sat-. ers. The King is not .visiting the con- tinent in as'tate, or even in semi - state. Re is supposed to be traveling, incognito for the first time since his accession to tate throne, as an Eng- lish nobleman. Be has revived !or himself the long extinct title of the Duke or Lancaster. As Prince' of Wales, he was wont to travel cis Lord Relates. .