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'FANNY MARYEY
NAS ACQUITTED.
Jury Found Her Not Guilty
of Murder,
l.Evidence of Family Showed
Her Insane.
'She Will be Sent to an
Asylum.
London, Ont., despatch ; Fanny, Mc-
Garvey was ;placed on trial here to-
day for the murder of her uncle,
,Patrick Upton, at Strathroy, on
NOP. 7 last, The wpman was hys-
'iterioal at time during the recital:
of the story of her desperate at-
tack upon Upton.
Eiirs. Edward McGarvey, sister -In-
here of the prisoner, was the first
avetn,ess. She stated that Upton,
;who had called at the McGarvey
home, was about to leave for his
farm home in Adelaide, but was per-
suaded to remain a little longer.
During this interval Fanny Id 3Uar-
vey playfully removed 1t.s hat, and
said she 'would get one like it. Then
chs laid it on a bureau near by.
The first intimation witness had of
the tragedy being enacted was the
crash of the axe on Upton's Bead.
Witnessed described the scenes fol.-
aowteg this, and said the prisoner
Wats like an infuriated animal. It
had been apparent to the family for
some tiine that Fanny was not in
her right mind, and they had 'spoken
:to Upton about sending her to an
asylum, but Upton objected. Ile said
he would Shoot them all if they did
tam Fanny 1+93Gary ey, it will be re-
membered, had Lived with Upton, a
bachelor, for several years.
Fanny Appleton, who was also a
.witness of a part of the tragedy,
'testified that although Fanny lete
'Garvey was quite jolly before the
murder, her eyes glittered, and she
,Was like a crazy woman after -
:ward.
Dr. Burdon, of Strathroy, who was
called to attend Upton, ,stated that
,the wounds on the head were the
:cause of death. He overheard a
conversation betwetn the prisoner
'and her brother, the latter exelai•m-
in: "Look what you have brought
us to!" Prisoner retorted: "If you
'had been brothers to me, I would
not have been here, and that man
:would not be lying there murdered."
When witness said Upton would
die, prisoner exclaimed; " Thank
'God; I know; what they will do with
'me now t"
I Dr. McCallum, superintendent of
the asylum, gave it as his opinion,
1 that the prisoner was insane, suf-
fering from delusions that made her
very dangerous. Jail Surgeon Mc-
Arthur and Dr. Hoare gave similar
opinions -
Edward MkkGarvey, -the prisoner's
brother, said Fanny was a jolly girl
until twelve months ago, when she
iwias taken ill. She had lived with
.her uncle since she was 16 years
of age, and was very fond of him.
;Her delusion w,as that she had borne
a child, and that Upton was the fath-
er. Upton had threatened witness'
'life if Fanny were removed to the
a ylum.
Mrs. Eva.ns, of London, sister of
the prisoner, related two instances
of Fanny's attempting suicide.
The jury wets out an hour, and re-
turned with a verdict of"Not guilty,
ben the 'grounds of insanity."
The prisoner w,as ordered to be
cenfin•ed to jail uetil the Attorney -
General ishoukl take action in her
;case.
' BRITISH PRESTIGE FAILING.
The London Times' Correspondent at
Shanghai Cites One Reason.
London, Jan. 18.—The correspond-
ent of the Times at Shanghai illns-
tratea the decadence of British come
mercial prestige in G.hina by citing
tele action of two British electric
cora antes with reference to a tram -
'way contract at Shanghai. They
have abandoned the contract, al.
legi ;y the !',n ossibility of raising
capital owl g to tete uncertainty of
'the political outlook. Their action,
t'hc correspondent says, emphasizes
Abe criticism recently directed
against the methods of Brtish fi-
ranciers In the far east.
men who' Wear good clothels have
gdod' figures nowadays, although a
few with ai>dermanic proportion? re-
main.
Some few; Society men bought col-
ored evening, clothes this winter, he
says, but they have been very mod-
est, cboosin+g,coats of plum color or
dark blue cloth. This season bas
scan ono change, that of wearing
wtt,le'tooats of rids velvet.
THE PLUGIOLE WAS OPEN.
Was the Clallam Unseaworthy and
Chronically Leaky ?
Victoria, B. C., Jan.
lifeboat of the steamer Milano
which was picked up here, shows
that when the boat was launched
from the sinking steamer the plug
zeas removed. Examioation of the
bots shows that water 'must have
come in through the open plug hole.
Site did not capsize, as two iron
rowlocks, unfastened, 'were found in
the boat, together with a gold
tviatch and a purse containing $4,1
belonging to Minnie Murdoch, of
Seattle.,
The Times newspaper, in a lengthy
editorial regarding the responsibil-
ity for the Clallam disaster, says
it was not a seaworthy boat, and
wins a hastily and flimsily construct-
ed, ill -found in some respects and
unsuitable for the service in sv+bieh
she was placed, and that she was
in a chronic state of leakage for
some time. The Tithes suggests that
an investigation should be made of
these charges,
H. M. S. Grafton left Esquimalt
this morning to proceed to the
scene of the Clallam wreck. If the
lost vessel does not Ile at too great
a depth when located, divers will
be sent down in an effort 'td re-
cover the mails and any bodies
that may be with the wreckage.
WILL START MILL.
Eddy Company to Make its Factories
" Open Shop."
Otta,w,a, Jan. 18.—The lock -out sit-
uation inHull has not changed since
yesterday. The E. B. Eddy Company
purpose to keep "open shop," and will
endeavor to start the mill as soon
as men are available. The men say
there is likely to be trouble if the
company tries to employ non-union
labor. They do not think it is pos-
sible for the company to get enough
men to pnt the mill in operation. The
paper makers claim they can stand
a siege. The union allows the mar-
ried men $5 a week, and single men
$3, and they have promises of plenty
of feed.
The girls of the counting and fin-
ishing room, who were thrown out
of work along with the men, and
the girls who worked in the rag room
have qutt work out of sympathy. At
a meeting yesterday eighteen girls
and sit men were initiated into the
union.
The sulphide i and pulp mills will
not shut down, for if the company
accumulates a larger supply than it
needs for its own consumption it will
sell tate surplus.
THE DEAD MINERS. yW
Most of the Michel Victims Were
English or Welsh.
Winnipeg. fan., Jan. 18. — Tue
names of the victims of the explo-
sion which took place in No. 3 mine,
Michael, on Tuesday evening, were
David J'- Roberts, married, family in
South Wales; Thomas Evans, single,
from Wales; John Sale, married,
family in -Durham, Eng.: Richard S.
Thomas. single, from wales; Wm.
Icing, single, from Durham, county,
England; Burdett Dean, William Mc -
Allison.
Frank Adenehak, a foreigner, trews
badly burned, but will recover. Wm.
Pcwell, overman of the colliery, was
in the main entry at the time, and
received some serious injuri:ss to his
spine, the concussion forcing him
against a car. ,
GAYER DRESS FOR MEN.
London Tailors' Paper Wants Pale
Blue Dress Clothes Introduced.
London, :Tan. 18.—Men's clothing
ought to be more picturesque than
,it is nowadays, the Tailor and Cut-
ter believes. The editor is looking
for twelve good-looking men of good
figure and of the best circle of soci-
ety who will lead a dress reform
movement. If twelve ,such men were
' to appear in pale blue or mauve dress
coats', said tho editor the other day,
• there might be scene hope for the
introduction of more p:.easing mas-
cullno costumers.
Of oourse only men with good fig-
;urea
ig-;urete °cold wear such clothes, for
portly figures are best hidden in
blank, he expiable; but then, most
TREASURE HUNT A FAILURE.
Expedition Which Left, Halifax for
Patagonia is Broken Up.
Halifax, Jan- 1:a.—Tih'e enterprise of
the 'nen on !merit the schooner Hat-
tie L. M., which was to go to Ter-
ra clel Fuego, on tete coast of Pata-
goeia, to find hidden treasures of
gold, said to have. been discovered
three years befoite by Captain Mc-
Leod, who commanded the schooner
anal organized the expedition, has
been abandoned as a failure. Thee
ecliooner sailed from this ;tort last
March. The party could not get
along together, broke up at Cape
Horn in despair, and sold the vessel,
Two of the crew aro back in this
city, telling the story- of the failure-
Tbe expedition cost over $20,000 to
fit out, a loss which will fall eta
half a dozen.men in this city. The
crew- numbered eight, and besides
item there were six other advea'-
turers. Capt. McLeod is still at the
Caro and may tri to continue the
search for his gold.
BALFOUR CHEERS SPINNERS.
Will Lend H's aid to Stop Gambling
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to_ NEWS IN BRIEF
The Traders' Bank nas opened a
branch, in Ayton,
Only twelve failures have been re-
ported in 'Ontario sine° Jan. ist.
Aid;. Slattery Says that on the
.Ottawa iva:rket diseased meat is be-
ing constantly, sold,
Sir William and Lady Mulock are
leaving on a trip to Mexico and
other pointe in the. south.
The Nepigon Railway Company will
ask the Legislature for authority to
extend northerly to the 0.. T. Pee
oific, ,
The Chinese Minister at St. Pe -
for
is Government
Russia has madell every preparatiaathat
for war.
It is reported that 4,000 Alban-
ians, who are opposed to the re-
form schemes, are blocking import-
ant roads in Macedonia.,
Eighty-four horses were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed the
stable of Peaoples Brothers, con-
tractors, In Philadelphia.
The Grand Jury at London yester-
day brought in a true bill against
FW.nny McGarvey, for the murder of
leer uncle, Patrick Upton.
Mr, Ul.yett, a. London pbotograph-
er, has succeeded in obtaining a
photograph by means of radium aft-
er an exposure of tw,eive hours.
Boris Sarafoff, says that unless
the powers cause the granting of
autonomy to Macedonia there will
be another revolution next spriug.
The Globe's Ottawa correspondent
thinks a session will be held before
the general election. A decision
will be come to by Sir Wilfrid very
soon,;
The Chinese Minister at Tokiio, at
the request of the Japanese Foreign
Office, has notified his superior that
unless Russia recedes Japan will
promptly resort to arms.
Rev. heather Joseph A. Auger, of
St. Louis Roman Catholic Church,
Oswego, N. Y. formerly a mission-
ary im Labrador, died suddenly in
his physician's o:'liee, aged 65 years.
The London Council has received
a letter from the. Corporation Trust
Company, of Montreal,. offering to
furnish' the city with electric light,
heat and power at half the present
cost.;
Mr. fosse, Japanese Consul -General
at Montreal, says the Japanese mil-
itary authorities will accept no
Canadian or other volunteers, as
their army is made up by general
conscription.,
The London Times trusts Mr. Sed -
don's invitation to the Prime Min-
ister of the self-governing colonies
of tho Empire to protest against
Chinese labor in the Rand will not
bo accepted.
'Within the last six days Detroit
has suffered an epidemic of fires
that has resulted in a property loss
of $200,000, or nearly one-half of
the total loss by fire during the
whole of 1903. ,
in initture,
Manchester, ,Tan- 18 --prime Minis-
ter Balfour, who i,; isiting in this
city, has received a deputation of cot-'
ton spinners, who are seeking to
abolish speculation in cotton fu-
tures. Mr. Balfour admitted that
there was gambling in cotton, and
that the great loss to trade Weis of
the most serious importance. lie no
dertook to enquire whether an of
ficial compilation of statistics xe-
garding probable cotton crops could
be organlied, and promised to consid
er the deputation's proposal that an
international cadet -elute on Cotton
gambling be summoned.
The London Canadian Associated
Press representative has had several
enquiries from the librarians of pub-
lic libraries in Landon with regard
to their being :emptied with Cana-
dian newspapers.
The St. Petersburg correspondent
of the London Daily Mail says that
the Czarina is again in, and that
her 'temperature is high, The doc-
tors fear that an abscess is form-
ing in the inner ear.
The Windsor, Essex & Lake Shore
Rapid Railway ask permission to in-
crease their capital stock from
$500,000 to $1,000,000; also power
to extend their line from its pre-
sent terininus at Wheatley, to
Chatham.
Several of the large Toronto manu-
facturers of picture frames and
mouldings have under contemplation
a cut of from 10 to 15 per cent. in
the wages of their emptoyees. The
picture frame workers will not sub-
mit to any reduction.
Particulars of the Brantford &
Erie Railway Company's bill, filed,
show, that the road is to be an elec-
tric one, and proposes to run south-
erly from Brantford via Waterford
and Simco° to Bort Dover, with a
loop line covering Delhi and 'Lyne -
The
The Illinois Steel Company, a sub-
eidi.a„ry company of the Steel Corpo-
ration, has secured from Mackei,zie
& Mann, of Toronto, a contract for
25,000 tons of standard steel rails,
to be used on the Canadian North-
ern Railway. T::o pelee is said to be
$26 .per ton, delivered at Port Arthur.
Laddie Laurin, ton of Cyrille Lau-
rin, of Montreal, who two years ago
W8,8 sentenced to fourteen years for
shooting his father's coachman, has
b3eit released on ticket -of -leave and
brought home in very poor health,
The doctors do not expect him to
reco ver.
The three-year wage agreement of
tho Toronto Journeymen Plumbers'
Union with the Master Plumber& As-
sociation has expired, and the men
have asked for an increase. At pre-
sent they receive from 32%c. to
3,730. an hour, according to the
class of work and workmanship,
and work 48 hours a week.
British iron firms are greatly in-
terested in the arrival at Giaego'w
yesterday of a cargo of Canadian
pig iron from Cape Breton. No ,ship-
ment of Canadian iron has reached
G haw grow for alntost two years, due
• to the fact that Canadian producers
have secured better prices at home,
and in the United States.
Petitions were forwarded recently
- to Ottawa from Dape Breton to the
Government, asking for the repeal of
the Scott Act. Thorn was the re-
quired Bamber of .flames to warrant
the matter being submitted to pope- MI. I S r �e
lar 'vote, but after examination it n 11
was decided that too many of the
signatures were in the one handwiit-
ing to be regarded as valid. inhere -
fore the petition was not accepted.
The French Government has just
created a new medal, destined to
reward persons disting-uishedfor
services rendered to the public as-
s's -tan' The order is arranged in
three classes, with diploma, bronze,
silver and gold medals. Both the
breeze and silver medals are sus-
pended to a white and yellow rib-
bon ; the gold medal is attached to
the same ribbon, but has also a
rosette.
FOR ARBITRATION TREATY.
Conference in Washington to Frame
Basis for Agreetnent With Britain,
Trashington, Jan. 15.—A confer-
ence called to frame a 'basis for an
arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain and
for extension of arbitration through-
out the world was held in this city
to -day. Ex -United States Secretary
of State John W. Foster was chosen
President, and Thomas Nelson Paga
Secretary. A Committee on Resolu-
tions was appointed.,
Addresses in advocacy of interna-
tional arbitration were made by a
number of prominent men. A resolu-
tion making the conference perman.
ent was adopted_
A resolution was also adopted re-
commending that the United States
Government endeavor to enter into
a treaty with Great Britain and
other powers to submit to arbitra-
tion by the permanent court at The
Hague, or in default of such submis.
sion, by some tribunal especially
constituted for the case, differences
which they may fail to adjust by
diplomatic negotiations, and that
the Governments should agree not
to resort in any case to hostile
measures of any description till an
effort has been made to settle any
matter in dispute by arbitration,
WESTERN DAIRYMEN.
Annual Convention Held at St,Thomas
• Yesterday.
St. Thomas, Ont., ,despatch: ; The an-
nual convention of the Western
Dairymen's Association, which open-
ed here to -day, gives promise of tee-
ing highly successful, particularly
in xcint of attendance,
President Jas. Connolly, of Por-
ter's Hill, in his address, made re-
ference to the loss sustained by the
death of Mr. Pattullo, who had.done
so much for dairying in Ontario,
and who had been identified for
years with. the association. The ad-
vantages of co-operation on the
part of farmers were emphasized by
Mr. Connolly. In the management of
cheese factories there were instances
where the cost of haulage of milk
did not exceed 35 cents per hundred
pounds, while in other sections the
expense *teas $1.25 per hundred.
Further, vie °net of manufacture
had 'been reduced to less than a
cent a pound by careful planning;
the charges generally run higher,
often reaching 2% cents, The sugges-
tion was put forward that Canada,
by virtue of her position, might
open a market for dairy products in
Asia, • where the population is so
great.,
The general opinion among dairy-
men is that it would not be worth
while to prepare any exhibit for St.
Louis. The money so saved could
be spent in other ways to better
advantage. For these reasons Mr,
Connolly thought it would not be
advisable to make any show unless
favorable conditions were assured.
This view, of the matter was con-
curred in by Mr. Derbyshire, of,
Brockville, who could not see how
any advertisement could be gained
for the selling of goods.
DIVERS TO THE RESCUE.
H. M. S. Grafton Starts for the Scene
of the Clailam Wreck.
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 18.-11. M. 5,
Grafton left ;Esquimalt this morn-
ing to proceed to the scene of the
Clallam wreck. If the lost vessel
does not lie at too great a depth
when located, divers will be sent
do'wln in an effort to recover the
mane and any bodies that may be
with the wreckage. Two of the
bodies found yesterday have since
been identified as Mgrs. Reynolds, ad-
dre,ss unknown, and Mfrs. I. Lepi.ant,
of San Juan Island. Search to -day
has so far not resulted in any further
bodies being recovered.
No newts has been received 'from
the third boat launched from the
ship, and it is now certain that all
aboard suffered the same fate as
those precding them. Counting the
young children who were carried free
and whose names were not on the
vessel's register, the list of the lost
emote:ds sixty,
The cause of the wreck is attrib-
uted to the 'parting of the seams and
over-oonfidence of the officers in
the strength and seaworthiness of
the vessel, which was new.
Victoria Citizens Indignant.
Victoria, Jan. 11a.—So great is the
indignation in this city over the col-
lapse in only a leodeitately rough
sea of the Clallam, a vessel which
had not been in commlesion a year,
that the Bedard of -Trade council held
a hurried meeting; 'thus afternoon
and waited on Senator Tempieman
in a body with the request that tjte
Dominion Government order an in-
vesti,gatiten into the matter, and that.
Mr. C, Ii. Lugrin, '1vbtot8e son -1n -law,
N. P. S33,ae% periehed in the wreck,
watch lanOcendinms at the inquest.
FORCES BEATEN.
Over a Thousand of His M'en,
Killed.
Five Thousand ofThem Were
Attacked by the British.
Eleven British Killed and.
Thirty -Eight Wounded.
Landon cable ;l T1ie l rtisb; Ex-
pedition in Som+altland has scored a.
success against the Dervishes. Five
thousand of them, who held Jid-
balli, have been routed, With the
loss of about a thousand killed and
a large number captured. Tho $rit-
ish lost twp officers killed and note
wounded. One officer is missing -
They also lost nine privates ki;lr�d.
and d22 evounded.,
Major -Fen.. Sir Charles Egerton,
commanding the Somaliland field
force, teiegraplis .;he War Office as
follows:,
"Advanced this morning 11 miles
to Jldbalii, The First Brigade eras
commanded by Gen. Manning. the
Second Brigade under Gen. Peskin(
and mounted troops under Gen, Ken-
na,., The total strength of the re-
gulars was 2,2.00; irregulars, 1.000,.
Jldba111 was held by 5,000 Dervishes,,
The mounted troops enveloped the
enemy's right, and infantry advanc-
ed within 700 yards of his position.
when the Dervishes advanced to the
charge, but were unable to face the
frontal fire from the infantry, cou-
pled with the flank attack from the
mounted troops. The enemy broke
and fled. and was pursued ten miles.
Dervishes killed estimated at one
thousand. :.costly in the pursuit.
Many prisoners and 400 rifles were
taken.
"1 regret to report that twio of-
ficers of the regulars were killed
and nine officers wounded; five of
the rank and file wounded; of nat-
ive troops, seven killed and 16
wounded. Of irregulars, two killed
and two wounded."
Gen. Egerton, who is now encamp-
ed beyond Jidballi, adds that from
the number of riflemen present and
the notables killed, he is inclined to
think that it was the Mullah's main
fighting force, although the Mullah
himself was not present, but was ex-
pected art Jidballi to -day,
The missing officer is Captain Isis -
ter, Lord Ribblesdale's son and heir,
CHOIR IN TATTERS.
English Rector Adopts Novel Way to
Raise Money.
•London, Jan. 18.—The lam'oua Vi-
car of Gorleston, whose originali-
ties occasionally find their way,
Into prints, decided recently that
he wanted new cassocks and :sur-
plices for the choir, and announced
that the collection at church
would be devoted to this purpose. •
"I think there must be a little,
misunderstanding between us," was
his comment at evening service. "I
did not task you to give me a sur-
plice, but the whole of the Gorles-
ton parish choir. Thirty-two and six
is the amount of your offering this
morning.
"That will go far toward doing
that, Now, quite frankly, I own
that a surpliced choir is a luxury
which is not in any way necessary
to salvation. The church :wardens
tell me you axe too poor to provide
surplices..
"I think otherwise, but when I'm
poor I do without luxuries. You
must do the same. Whether Gorles-
ton has a surpliced choir or not
depends entirely upon you."
It was a strange sight that greet-
ed the astonished eyes of the con-
gregation last Sunday, for the
choir, which is the pride of the East
Anglia, presented a spectacle of
poverty and destitution terrible tot
witn ess.,
Some wore surplices, •some cas-
socks, some were clad in both, and
some had nothing on but their old-
est week -day clothing. One man's
surplice hung in tatters from his
shoulders ; another's cassock was in
rags.,
The music were cut down to the.
minimum ; the chants wore sad and
voices and boys alike almost failed.
The church wardens could Hardly,
'stagger up to the chancel that
night under the weight of coins the
repentent congregation had poured
into the plates,; A few; days later-
the
aterthe vicar with a satisfied timile-
came 'to London to buy a complete•
outfit for 'the choir.,
Disease is Incurable.
Paris, Ian. 18.—Tito mysterioum,
sleeping illness, after being carefully
studied by prominent members of the
Paris medical faculty, Is now pro—
nounced by that body incurable. Of
the three negroes from Zambesi, suf
fering from the sleeping sickness,
treated in the Auteuil hospital, two
are dead; and the third is now sleep -
Dig, at the rate of twenty-two out
of twenty-four hours. 1Dr, 'Wert:,
who conducts the experiments, bas;
no hopers of saving hint.
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