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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-09-04, Page 2llANO TRllN MEETING. increase of Four Per Cent. Stock Voted. THE .PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT London, Ahilg. 31.—There was a large attendance at to -day's spe- cial meeting of the Grand Trunk shareholders. Sir Rivers Wilson moved the acceptance of the Grand . Trunk Railway Act of 1903. Sir Rivers Wilson, in giving reasons for the acceptance of the Act, said that up to the present it has been the practice to raise money for tee improvement of the road for gen- eral purposes is 4 per cent. deben- tures, but now, irn view of the im- proved credit of the company, he felt that it was not desirable to create any more fixed charges, and that the abandonment of the pre- vious system, would be to the ad- vantage of the debenture holders. It will strengthen all junior secur- ities abroad. (The company now ' had Iarge latent powers which they Would only use as in 'the past. The resolution, iw,liich was accepted ,with a single dissentient, specifi- cally authorized th'e directors to in- crease the 4 per cent. guaranteed stock from the present authorized amount of £5,520,040 to £10,000,- 000. No reference whatever was made to the Grand Trunk Pacific pro- ject, although in this morning's papers it was rumored that the board intended to make an imme- diate issue of £1;000,000 new stock, and deposit the proceeds with; the Canadian Government as a guar- antee of good faith, under the name of the Grand Trunk Pacific. This morning the Post, discussing the situation, says the administration of the Grand Trunk, which has done se much since the old ' days, can safely be trusted mot to make a blunder of things now. President Wilson, after the meet- ing, denied specifically that the money would be employed in the work of extending the road to the Pacific. The shareholders expect that steps will be taken to acquire a Canadian port as an Atlantic terminal, instead of Portland, Me. TIT DAMMER SLIPPED. Another Fatality Due to Carelessness in Handling Firearms. Halifax, A1tg. 31.—Mrs. Benjamin 3,gnel,s Le dying near Truro with two bullets embedded in her head at the 'base of the brain. At noon to -day ' David Lynds, iris wife and three. small children sat at dinner in their hum- .ble home. Lynda finished bis meal first and went into an adjoining room and took down an old gun loaded with • three bullets+, and began to work with it. The lock was !bad, and the ham- mer slipped down on the cap of the I gun, which exploded. Two bullete 'passed through a board partition • and entered the head of Mrs. Lynds, mho still sat at the table. She im- mediately fell across the cradle at her feet, In which elum!bered her 'month old baby, and over, which flowed her life blood. The woman cannot recover. STOLE $250,000. Defalcations of Geo. Rowley, of St. Thomas, Growing Larger. St. Thomeee despatch. — Further stealin.gs of George Rowley, ex - manager of the Elgin Loan Company, are daily coming to' light. On Sat- e urday it w,as stated that Barrister E. Horton was acting for two cli- ents, one of whom had deposited $1,- 4+20 and another $103, and had pass books showing that the amounts were deposited, but no entry could 'be found on the books of the com- pany. It has since been learned that so .far about fifty similar cases havo been reported and that in- , stead of Rowley's defalcations am- ounting as given out to $183;000 in round numbere, they will exceed a quarter of a million dollars. VICTIMS NUMBER SIXTY=S4X. Loss by the Buda Pesth Fire Nearly $1'000,000. Buda Pesth, Aug. 31•—During last night's fire In Kerepeeer Strasse thir- teen of those who jumped from the burning buiiclings • were killed and ! sixteen injured, nine of the Latte: seriously. Besides these forty or fifty other persons were burned to death, !including the wlfe and son of Herr Goldberg, the proprietor of the • fancy goods establishment where the ' fire .broke out. The losses by the fire will amount to over $300,000. MR. TREADGOLD CALLED. Au Outline of His Water Scheme Presented. Dawson. Y. T., via Vancouver, B. C., Ahug. &1.—Taking of the evidence of Mr. Treadgold, called by Dr. Gatto, proceeded at to-day,',s sitting of the commies -sloe enquiry,. Mr. Treadgold proved an admirable witness in his own behalf. At the request of Com- rmliesioner Judge Britton he outlined his water scheme for the first time. It is, indeed, an enormous affair, in- volving an initial expenditure of quite two millions of dollars, with possibly; tie much more later. The scheme consists of a gravity system to divert four thou:sa.nd incites from Rack Creek, divided between Hunker and Bonanza, as far as the forks, and covering all hills and benches from! the latter forks, to the mouth, Mete a pumping scheme to take eighty thousand inches from the Klondike at the mouth of Bear Creek and carry, it in four miles of flume •at a. cost of a hundred thousand dol- lars initial cost; to generate three thousand horsepower and deliver by pump an additional three thousand inches on 'Bonanza. Mr. Treadgold said he bas already! spent one hun- dred thousand dollars to have sur- veys made by Sir Thomas Tancrede. Since Mr. Treadgold'as explanation of hie project, many unbiased people consider the concession quite differ- ently. Many think that if it were modified and water supplied at once it would be good for the country. Messrs. Matson and Doyle give evi- dence to -morrow, and Messrs. Bron- son and Fay, follow. CAUGHT FALLING BROTHER.. New York Man Clings to Window Sill to 10 it. New York, Aug. 25,—From an in- eeceru position on a window sill, 90 feet from the ground, George Brun- tier to -day saved his brother Edward from being drilled to death on the pavement court yard below, from the fall of a :swinging scaffold. Wm. Carpenter was instantly killed and the lives of the two brothers were saved only by the great strength and agility of George Brunner, who caught and held his brother with his left arm, while clinging to the .sill with his right. Tho three men were painting a public school and had suspended a scaffold from the roof. A chimney from wnich one end of the scaffold was hung gave way and Carpenter dropped and was killed. Edward Brunner fell past the window in which his brother was standing. With one arm Edward grasped his brother and clung with the other to the window sill. Then with a des- perate effort he grasped the sus- pending rope down which he and his brother slid to the ground. MASONIC RELIEF FUND. Some Collections - Already Made Toward Liaising $100,000. The Masonic Grand Lodge le al- ready preparing to commemorate in a most suitable way the fiftieth an- niversary of its existence in Can- ada, which will be celebrated in 1905. Grand Master Harding, at the recent annual meeting, expressed his desire to establish a fund of $100,000. which should be devoted to the re- lief of extreme cases of distress am- ong the members of the order. This sum is to be kept separate from oth- er moneys, and the income, placed at $4,000, to be paid out in sums of not Loss than $200. The Grand Lodge adopted the suggestion, and a. number of the lodges have already collected a portion of their assess- ments. BRITAIN NOT PREPARED. British South Afri- can War Com- mission's Report. London, Aug. 31.—The report of the Royal Commission pig the South Afri- canWar, issued tine afternoon, re- frain's commenting on the con- duct al individual officers, strongly condemns the lack of preparations for war, endorsee Lora La.nsdowne's opinion that swell a condition is lull of peril to the Empire, and says an unsatisfactory and insufficient eafe- guaad ha,s sine.) been suggested to Prevent a recurrence of so serious a :scandal. From the beginning to the end of the .war 448 435 troops were en- gaged, anti o ing to the drain canoed by the South African defence Great Britain b.c.ame dangerau:ly weak in 1900. The commi:asaon confirms the necessity for a higher degree of intel- ligence in the men, and a ,well edu- cated staff. t Lord Esher, a member of the coin - mission, in a supplementary report, says the unpreparedness in 1801) ,shows the War Secretary was guilty either of culpable negligence or ig- nora.noe of the facts, and urges the abolition of the position of command- er-in-oblef, and tee appointment of a general comma.nding the army eepar- ate from the War Of flee. . HAD NINETY DAUGHTERS. St.. Louis Beer Seller Legally Adopted All His Waitress. St. Louis, Aug. 31.—Fritz Adol.phy, who once had ninety adopted daugh- ters, is dead in Clifton, Ariz., where he has lived for several years. - For many yeare before that he had been proprietor of ri famous beer garden In South St. Louis, in which all the attendants were women. Adolphy ig- nored •suggeations from the author- ities that hie manner of conducting the. buslness 'was not quite satisfac- tory. Finally the Council eased an ordinance forbidding the serving of drinks by wente . TIerecpon Adolplhy wont into the Orplians' Court with his 'fiinety waltresses and adapted them all. Tiley ,:served hint faithfully for many years. Me: GM Match Saves Jewel. La Crosse, Wis., Aug .31.—The flash of a. match to -night saved iilrs. An- ton E!sh,am the lq,es of $201) in money and a pearl. valued at $1,100. hIrs. !Mellen: had retired early and a burglar gained access to the house. All the family were asleep and the fellow, who was evidently aware of the presence of the valuables, found the bureau in which they were lo- cated. To locate the plunder he was obliged to scratch a match, the flash of which• attracted a neighbor to the house, and the fellow made his escape without securing his in- tended loot. firs, Esteem had found the pearl at a clam fsihery near Lansing. FIGHT WITH MAD BULL. Infuriated Bovine Nearly Killed Two People at Teterboro. Teterboro despatch says — News reachied here to -day o1 a thrilling encounter experienced by Robert A. Tedford, of Harvey, with a mad bull. Tedford was driving the animal from water in the evening, when, lower- ing its .head, it'macle for the youung man, knocked him through a board fence and tossed him about unmer- cifully Tedford's mother beard the noise and attacked the bull with a pitchfork, getting in several thrusts. In its career the bull knocked her down and badly injured one of her limbs by stepping upon her. Mrs. Tedford managed to crawl into the cellarway. While the buil had pinned the young man against a veranda, with pres- ence of 'mind he called to a young lady, Miss Arnott, of Teterboro', a visitor, to bring the shot -gun. This she did, and gave the bull the benefit of a charge, in the eye. The animal sprang back, and Tedford escaped shortly afterwards. The bull was afterwards killed by a shot from a rifle in the hands of Tedford's father. The young man is seriously injured, and would .have been killed had the bull not been dehorned. FISHING ROD WAS WEAK. Toronto Young Man Meets Death in Muskoka's Waters. Whien within six feet of safety John Pollock, of 759 Gerrard 'street, To- ronto, was swept away in the waters of the Muskoka River on Sunday last and drowned. He and Howard Mit- chell, of Chicago, started on Sunday morning to crass the river in a canoe nt a. point where another stream entering the Muskoka causes a very ra,pid onrrant. They bad al- most reached the other side, where a friend, Percy Clark, was awaiting them, when the force of the water upset the canoe and caused it to fill with "tvateir. •l Clark han3 out a fishing rod, which the drowning nvam was able to grasp. 13ut the rod parted at one of the joints, and before any other help ooetkl be afforded the strong current swept Mr. Pollock away. Deceased wage 25 years of age, and was em- ployed a,s a clerk by th.e Aikenilead Hardware Company, Tpronto. , TO COURT AND BE COURTEO. Kansas Teachers insist Upon Their " Right" and Regent dnterferenoe. Newton, Kan., Aug. a1. — The teachers of Kansas are up in arms n.gainst the, rule which is being generally adoptecl by school boards, on the recommendation of the State Board of Edturgu$on, forbiddlog courting by teachers during school terms. Harvey County teachers yes- terday, at the close of the Normal institute, adopted the following rcisolutions : " Whereas our fathers came to reaneas in pursuance of a high and holy desire to establish the institutions of freedom and equal- ity on Kansas soil and did heroic service in the dark and bloody days of the border wins to establish cotstitutionai liberty in this State; therefore be it "Resolved. that rove v'lew with alarm the tendency of school boards in certain parts of Kansas to adopt harsh and oppressive measures in restriction of our sac- red and inalienable rights; that to submit to such tyranny would prove us to be unworthy children of 'such noble parentage; that a larger percentage of our teachers being marriageable, we urge upon all the necessity of. vigorous and unceasing rebellion against this attempt to deprive us of our right to court and beicourted," HARVESTERS IN A SCRAP. Fort William Enlivened by a now in Which Two are Injured. Fort William, Aug. 3,1. — Nearly 1,400 harvesters arrived this fore- noon on one train of 25 coaches from Prince Edward Island and Neva Scotia. The train left here about noon in two sections. Some of the young men bad a "scrap" with the special policemen at Chap- leau. One of the harvesters receiv- ed a severe cut on the head from the policeman's baton, and the policeman was badly beaten by one of the ,harvesters just as the train was leaving Chapleau. No arrests were made. On yesterday's train a harvester was arrested at Port Arthur. He was the only one of a gang of men identified who mado things in general hot at a small station on the eastern divi- sion. They broke the sectlonman's snack and were in the act of steal- ing a trunk when the engineer made them take it back. Another train is expected this evening, which will wind up the excursions from the east. HAS CEASED TO EXIST.. District of Altenburg Added to the • Belgian Territory. Berlin, Aug. 31.—Altenherg, or Neu- tral-Moresnet, the little neutral dis- trict covering barely one and a half square miles, and having e. po- pulation of 2,600 souls, has ceased to be. Prussia has surrendered her claims, dating from the Napoleonic parlor, to Belgium., In view, of a cash consideration. This nook of territory, where Hol- land, Belgium and Prussia meet, be- longed to ,liortri.n•, from 1793 to 1814. Following the Napoleonle settlement both Belgium and Prussia . claimod Moresnet. They agreed In 1816 to Let the inhabitants rule them'seives, the statutes being the code Napoleon. The inhabitants had the free use of the stamps of either country, trade was absolutely free and the people were exempt from military service. The republic got along well until a few months ago, when gamblers from Liege obtained the counseiman's con- sent to erect a gaming pavilion in Moresnet, designed to rival Monte Carlo. Accounts of distinguished persons surrounding the tables drew the attention of both Governments to the anomalous status of the ter- ritory and quick exchange of come rnunica.tions resulted in an agree- ment that Prussia would sell her claim to Blelgium. COD=FISH WILL BE SCARCE. Prices Will Go Higher Than at Any Time Since the Civil War. Boston, Mass., Aug. &1.—Scarcity okf cod in New England waters is redounding to the wealth of own- ers and crews of same of the trim little schooners that .make fast to T. Wharf. Arriving at the Boston, water front with only 10,000 to 20,000 in their holds, instead of 50,000 to 60,000, they are getting good prices for what they do bring in, and are happy in tire prospect of extraordinary prioes in the early fall. So scarce are fish that the big salt water fishermen out of Glou- cester cannot get a load in a month's trip, and most of them have started into the fresh fish business. This has helped to keep the price of fresh' cod from getting unusually high as yet, but salt cod has jumped to $4.50 and $3.55 per 100 pounds for large and medium fish respectively, princes unequaled since the Civil War.. 14 YEARS IN PRISON. Mrs. Florence May- brick Will be Released Next July. London, Mag. 31.— Mfrs. /Florence Maybriek, the American convicted of poisoning her husband, has just com- pleted fourteen years of her sentence, and, subject to good conduct, will be released on July 26 next year. She is new in her forty-second year and enjoys good health. She has been chiefly occupied in Aylesbury jail in bookbinding. The judge who tried her at the Liverpool Assizes and the counsel who defended her, Lord Rus- sell, of Killowen, are both dead: Her two children are now nearing twenty years of age. PLAYED PIANO FOR 26 HOURS. Pianist Now in a State of Collapse After His Remarkable Feat. St. Louis, Aug. 31.—With blisters on his fiagers and his nerves and muscles in a state of utter collapse, J M. Waterbury ended a twenty- six -hours sitting at a piano, which be had been playing without inter- mission in a *loon in Belleville. Be' began his endurance feat at 8 o'- clock Saturday,' night, and, with nev- er a. stop longer than five seconds' duration, continued to thump the keyes with both hands until 10 o'- clock Sunday night. He ate one Swiss cheese sandwich and one ham sand- wich and drank whiskey.. He smok- ed cigarettes almost without cessa- tion. For most of the time he was sitting on the orthodox piano stool, but now and then he would stand. For this remarkable feat Water- bury received $1 an hour. He says his best previous endurance record was made in the Lambe' Club, New York City. Thee was a contest, Ada Beilville being his opponent. She played for 'twenty-four hours. He lasted an hour longer. He challenges anybody, to try to beat him. WANT UNIFORM STANDARD. Medical Men Demand Dominion Registration. London, Ont., despatch—The annual meeting al the Canadian Medical As- sociation began here today and is to, occupy four days. Upwards Of two hundred physicians from various parts of Canada and the United States are expected. The inaugural meeting was held this morning in the Normal. School, when papers were read by James Newell, Watford; A. Lapthorne Smith, Montreal; R. Fer- guson, London ; A. Groves, Fergus, and Percy G. Goldsmith, Belleville. The afternoon session was opened with an address by Dr. H. A. Mc- CaL.um, of London, following which the convention divided into medical and surglcal sections. This evening Dr. Moorehouse, presi- dent of the association, delivered his address. Touching upon the subject of Dominion registration, the presi- dent said that a uniform standard of medical education throughout the Dominion was much to he desired. He traced the efforts which had been made to'this end, and the statement was added that ea soon as the politi- cal horizon became cleared it. was Likely that Dominion registration would be brought about. Quebec was the great obstacle, but he was proud to say that the English members in the Legislature there had supported the proposal. The saltation of the difficulty was for the other provinces to rise in their might and their right and insist upon a measure such as Dr. Roddick had urged upon the 1)o - minion Government. President Moorehouse spoke in vig- orous terms of the patent medicine craze. At the evening session a resolution was ndoptod that the a,ssociatiof should take means to ask the British Medical Association to hold their 1905 convention in Toronto. An- other resolution • that was unanlm- ohrsle' approved was that the members. of the assoclatio.r should use every endeavor to bring about a system of municipal sanitaria for the treat- ment of coneumptlon. • BIG BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED. The Dominion Christened by Princess. Louise. Bn,rraw,-on-I+lurness, Aug. 31. -Tho ceremony of launching the big beta tlashirp Domdpion took place to -day, tai glorious weather. '.11he christen- ing was performed by H. R. H. Prin- cess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, who was aercompanied by Hie Grace the. Duek of Argyll, better known ire Canada as the Marquis of Lorne. Both of the distinguished guests Looked : remarkably well. The Prin- cess used gonad -Ian champagne from, Pelee Island for the christening cere- moniy..Great enthusiasm gorevail.ed ase the Dominion took the water without a. hutch. The Canadian ensign flew at her stere, and the band played. „Rule Britannia" as sbe entered the Water. When completed th.e Dominion will be one of the largest vessels in the navy. She represents the` highest at- tainments of battleship constriction in offensive and defensive qualities. She will have a gun power fire of about pine tons of heavy shone a minute, viz., four 12-inefh projec- tiles of 850 pounds each, sixteen 9.2 eeells of 380 pounds each, and eighty, 6 -inch shelle of 100 pounds each. When chasing an enemy the Domin- Lon'e power of firing ahead will be four 12-inab projectiles of 85501 oundin each, eight 9.2 -inch shells of 880 pounds, and sJixtieen 6 -inch, with a range of twelve miles. The number of her, guns will be greater than any other battleship. She will have a speed od 181-2 knots, a. crew of 800 affieere and mien and will coat over a million and a quarter pounds Ster- ling. After the Launching ceremony the guests, to the number of 260, were entertained at luncheon in the model room of the 11,eezers. Vickers, when several patriotic rpeeehee were made, all filled with complimentary reference to the Dominion of Can- ada. ZIONIST CONGRESS. Britain's Scheme of Colonization ie. Still Under Consideration. Basle, Switzerland, Aug. 31.—The- discussion by the Congress pf Great Britain's offer of an African settle-• ment to Jewigb immigrants, promises to be prolonged. The Russian dele- gates opposed the project, while the German, English and Italian dela-- gates elo-gates urged the appointment of a committee of investigation. It is be- lieved that Dr. Harzl is in favor of the British proposition, and his views are likely to •influence the final deci- sion. At eci-siAt to -day's session Dr. Herzl, the president, submitted to the delegates.. a. letter which he had received fram. the 'Russian Minister of the Interior, Von Plehve, apparently pledging the support of the Russian Government to the Zionists in their movement to establish an independent state im• Palestine. The Minister said his Gov- ernment was quite favorable to the original programme of Zionism, which can rely on its mora) and material support when its practical measures tend to decrease the Jewish popula- tion in Russia. MILLIONS TO CHARITY. Bequests of Famous London Usurer Worth $12,000,0000. London, Aug. 81.—Slant Lewis, the Most famous and most fasbionable usurer in England In the past gen- fixation, who died two years ago,. leaving a. focttune that was estimated at $5,000,000, left, It naw proves, $12,500,000. +Over $7,500,000 goes Tor charitable and other public uses, including $2,- 000,000 for dwellings for the poor in• any part of England that the trues-. teas may select, and $500,000 for the Jewish hospital. For, many yearns Lewis advanced money to society men and women, who had expceta.tlons, but no avail- b'Le cash. He always Insisted upon- the ponthe fulfilment of the whole bond,, and his was one of the chief cases. adduced for the passage of the re- cently adopted Money Lenders' Act,:, which empowers Judges to revise or cancel contracts where money lend - ere have obtained extortionate, terms. Lewis once broke the bank at Monte Carlo, and gave all Wee winnings to the poor of Marseilles. LIGHT AND HEAVY BRAINS, Professional Men Have Far More aaray Matter That L.aborers In a recent memoir old the Mimosa brain, pr. Matiagta, of Prague,. one of the most eminent specialists, of Europe,. records the fact that the heaviest brain that he has found is that of a young min of 22 years., and 1.S0 'meters in height., which weighed 1.820 grams, 'Phe fenhta,ie brain doos not xoom to rise over 1'.)500 grams, and the lightest he • knows about (excluding the very aged) wa,s 1,0e(le grams, that of a woman of 25 years, 1.50 meters in height. There is one of 1;000 grams belonging to a w'bnran. of 8i3 years',. The average male brain weighs 1,400 grams, /and the female 1400 grams , between 20 and 64) • years. Of;s' remarkable brains that of Konstanti.nof1, a Bulgarian nov- elist, weighed 1,505 grams, and that of Santana, a composer, only 1,- 250 grams. The average weight of the brain Of different occulrationit: he gives as from 1.110 for 1,4.10 for v;orlme, 1,4.68 for business men, profossiofai musicians and photo• graphnrs, end 1,500 for medical - men and persons whose cantos imp - poses a. university edueationi. Rev. James Henderson, D.D., secre- tary of the Methodist Mission rooms, who was aoverely injured in a run- away accident in Winnipeg a short Lime ago, has recovered sufficiently - to. resume This duties.