HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1907-11-28, Page 2JEALOUS WOMAN
RETURNED CHEQUE. RAILWAY STRIKE IN INDIA,
!LLSfiCOURTEOUS LETTER FROM JAPAN- PASSENGERS LEFT STRANDED.
j' "' ESE CONSUL AT VANCOUVER•
ND. Says His Government Declines to Accept
Shot Him While Asleep and Then Attempted to
Take Her Own Life.
New York, Nov. 25,—llnlf citizen by
jealousy because of her husband's at-
tentions to another woman, Mrs. Lot-
tie Hitchcock shot and instantly killed
her husband, Robert L. Hitchcock, as he
lay sleeping lu bed in their home in the
borough of the Bronx, early to -day.
Then turning the revolver upon herself,
Mre. Hitchcock inflicted several wounds
on her head and breast from which she
la expeoted to die.
•': Hitoh000k was a compositor on a
New York newspaper. The mann and wo-
man were married about a year ago and
had an apartment in 158th street. Late-
ly they have had frequent quarrels awl
Mrs, Hitchcock hoe repeatedly complain-
ed to her neighbors that her husband
has been epending his evenings with an-
other woman when not at work.
THE BROWN MURDER.
• Mrs, Bradley Telles of the Final Tragedy
When She Shot Brown.
Washington, Nov. 25.— Tho climax
of the Bradley trial was reached to -day
when Mrs. Bradley, testifying in her
own behalf, related the particulars of
Biter final interview with former Senator
Drown In the Raleigh Hotel, in this city
last December, and gave all the de.
:falls she could remember of the shoot-
ing which followed. She was prompt. ns
metal, in entering the court room and if
WITNESS FAINTED.
ISO ROBINSON WAS AMANUENSIS
TO BAZAAR -KEEPER DRUCE,
ore That Her Employer Told Her He
Was Duke of Portland—Charles
Dickens Informed Her of Druce's
Double Life.
London, Nov. 25.—Miss May Robin-
:•cot in the OlerkSnwell Pollee Court to-
' day continued . her testimony in the
Druee suit, involving the claim to the
Portland estates. She was on the wit-
ness stand all day long, but the ease de-
veloped slowly. The witness detailed her
association in the capacity of amanuen-
sis with the late T. C. Druce, who is
said to have been the deceased fifth
Duke of Portland.
According': to Miss'Robinson, Charles
Dickens informed'her in 1870 that T. C.
Druce was the Duke of Portland, and
-when she questioned Mr. Druee on the
subject the latter was much annoyed.
The witness, however, added that in
1871 Mr. Druce told -her he was the Duke
of Portland, that he used the name of
Druce because he had been twice mar-
ried, that he had children by both wives,
had married below his station in life,
and that there were family reasons for
his retention of the name of Druce.
Continuing, Miss Robinson said' that
while they were at Aberdeen in 1876 she
and the Duke of. Portland quarrelled,
and thereafter their friendly relations
ceased. She sow hint again in 1878, and
-;Subsequently went to New Zealand.
-Seeing references to the Druce case in
the newspapers, witness had communi-
cated with prosecuting counsel.
Horace Avory counsel for Herbert
Druce, the defendant in the present suit,
then began to cross-examine Miss Robin-
son, but after a few introductory ques-
tions she fainted, and the ease was ad-
journed until November 21st.
ONE AT A TIME,
Newspapers Fail to Consolidate the
Mattie Perkins' Suits,
Toronto,: Nov. 25. --Justice Clute has
given judgment on the application to
consolidate the actions -brought by
Mettle Perkins against a number of news-
papeig for . publishing ser tit`b? alleged
libellous statements-:.88ith ,eference to
the proceedings agaihst'her en the charge
o&fflnt4 er,, -. ,'' •
: 'a -o jiip derides that the libels in
are not the same, and that
'they cannot all be consolidated.
made consolidating the actions
e libel is tine same. Costs in the
a wlleietle libel is the sane. Costs
the 01440 'tonsohdated to be costs in
e consolidated cases. In the other
actions costs to the plaintiffs in any
event.
YORK LOAN BORROWERS,
• Loans on Shares Will Probably be Debit
Against Dividends.
Toronto Despatch:—Owing to Mr.
Harry Symonds' inability to attend the
taking of further evidence on the Toronto
Life claims against the York Loan was
deferred, sine die, yesterday afternoon.
This afternoon was fixed upon at a
previous hearing for argement upon the
claim of the Nova Scotia shareholders,
that the Act under which the York Loan
extended its business into, that province
vies ultra vires. This, however, will be
adjourned until the commission, to be
issued "by' lir. firing! Kappele, the offi-
any one had believed that yesterday's
ordeal would render her unlit to pre-
ceed with her narrative it must soon
have become evident to such a person
that he had not taken into sufficient
aceonnt the reserve power of the we:-
pan.
oP11011.
She had yesterday related practically
all of the details of her life with Sen-
ator Brown during their intimacy of
nine years, and it was understood gener-
ally. that after a few preliminary state-
ments concerning the time preceding
tho entrance of both parties to the trltg-
edy in Washington, she would be led up
to that affair and asked a0 the only posy
Bible witness to tell the story.
"We shall he brief," sad Judge Pow-
ers, the Salt Lake Attorney, in deal-
ing with this phase of the case. It will
nut take Airs. Bradley long to gave us
all she remembers of it"
District, Attorney Baker thought the
cross-examination would cowmnle about
three hours time, so that it was appar-
ent from the beginning of the day that
the entire sitting would be consumed
by Mrs. Bradley.
The court room was again crowded.
Judge Stafford had no -sooner taken
his seat than Mrs. Bradley resumed her
place In the witness chair. Sho was first
asked to identify a number of letters
written her at'different times by Senator
Brown, and did so. They covered the
time from 1001 to 1508, and were pre-
sented for the purpose of showing the
relation between Airs. Bradley and Mr.
Brown, but no effort was made to read
them as they were introduced.
cial referee, has secured the evidenc to
b talo' in Nova Scotia.
On Thursday the claims of the bor-
rowing shareholders of the York Leen
will be presented to the official referee.
These shareholders consider that they
are entitled to the balance standing to
their credit at liquidation, or, at least
to such dividend as may be declared upo
such amount. Counsel for the sharehold
ens opposes this on the ground that th
dividend must he on the total of the{
shares, and any loan outstanding be de
ducted from such dividend. Should th
dividend be unequal to the amount o
the loan, the shareholders would be liabl
for the difference.
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RAILWAYS INTERESTED.
Reward for Protection of the Inter- European and Native Employees Quit Work--
ests of Japanese Subjects.
Vancouver, Nov. 25. --lion, E.. Mo'i-
kawn, Japanese Consul, to -day forward-
ed a letter to Commissioner Mackenzie
Kion, enclosing the cheque tor 81,1100,
-which was the commissioner's award for
the money expended by the Japanese
Government. In his letter ,W. Mori"
kawa states it was impossible for his
Government to accept a reward for the
protection of the interests lord property
of the subjects of Japnm. 'This, and
this only," writes the Consul, "is my
reason for rehiring the cheque for $1,000
to yon."
Alr. Morikawa in his communication
stated that he could not express too
strongly the satisfaction and npprov,s1 of
his Government in Commissioner King's
award, and the adjustment of the losses
and damages sustained by the Jnpanes
residents here, a feeling which was
shared by every claimant. The letter in
part said: "If I may be permitted to
say anything further of a personal char-
acter,I would assure you that the great
skill, unvarying patience and energy
which meek the conduct of the cons
mission has ctoue much to restore the
feeling of my countrymen here and to
show that the Canadian Government
and the people of Canada aro opposed to
every element whose purpose is to defy
the ordinary rule of decency in life and
the wider lays which bind nations in
friendly accord."
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ALABAMA DRY.
Women and Children Thronged Corridors
and Galleries, and Even Pushed
Senators From Their Seats an the
Floor of the Chamber.
Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 25.—Unprece-
dented scenes were enacted in the Sen-
ate chamber of the historic Capitol of
n Alabama to -day when the statutory
• prohibition bill was passed. Women
e and children thronged the corridors and
✓ galleries, and even usurped the floor
itself, pushing the Senators from their
e seats and giving vent to their enthusi-
f nem by shouts and cheers that echoed
e through the building. Senators who
opposed the bill fere hissed when they
Larose to spent: againist the measure, and
Lieutrtlovernor Gray, the presiding 0111-
1 car of the Senate, was forced to re-
prove the spectators,
The statutory prohibition bill whioh
Wild passed to -day was in the nature of
a compromise between tho "antis" and
prohibitionists,
The "antis," seeing the handwriting on
the wall, agreed to give up the fight
1 provided the time wee extended to Jan-
' uary 1, 1909, when the sale of whiskey
will be forbidden In the State of Ala.
barna, This amendment will be sent to
the house, and will be concurred in
without a fight.
Governor Comer will approve the bill,
• and it is understood that a movement
has already been started by the State
W. C. T. 17. to make the signing of the
bill a very formal affair.
Statement by Mr. King Regarding
Orientals.
Vancouver, Nov. 25.—At the Orient-
al immigration inquiry to -day Air. Mac-
kenzie piing declared his personal belief
that 1110 reilway companies, including
the Grand Trunk Pabific,fwere intereet-
ed in getting that labor here, Mr,
King has new in hid possession the
bdoks of the Canada Nippon Supply
Company, .He has stated that "in the
correspondence, we have the crux of the
situation here, which will simplify the
inquiry; greatly."
Few di the documents had been trans -
latest, -but he knew there wads one let-
ter from Mr. Russell, an official of the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Air. Chas,
1Vilacnn, for the Provincial Government,
sought information as to what the
commissioner wished to establish,
The eommiseaone•, answering the
point, said 11e proposed to have before
him the officials of the three big rail-
way companies.
To save the Japanese named Yoshi,
who placed the books before the com-
011091011 frau the file of Ichikawa, from
being dismissed front his position, Mr.
King had the, managing director of the
Nippon Company before whim, ' and ex-
plained careful) y that he had vested
power to compel the production of the
documents required.
Answering City Solicitor Cowan, tho
commissioner said the inquiry was pub-
lic, and documents considered material
to the inquiry will be open to investi-
gation.
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A STRENUOUS REST CURE.
Raiser Rushing 'Round Isle of Wight is
Automobile.
London, Nov. 25,—Emperor William,
cmurrning ((hose health doer have been
circulated various rumors of late, is
pursuing it rather strenuous "rest cure"
at Highcliffe Castle, on the Isle of
Wight,
Yesterday ho was at hie desk at 7
n. m., and was engaged two hours with
State affairs before breakfast. Then
both in the morning and in the after -
Nen he took long drives in a powerful
motor car through the surrounding coun-
try, in company with members of his
suite. The machine ran mostly at a pace
not exceeding forty miles an hour, but
in some places, where there was no dan-
ger, the speed reached 60 miles an hour.
The Emperor is sleeping well in the
pine -scented country, and his catarrh is
steadily improving.
NURSES WERE FINED.
Flogged a Boy in a Montreal Charitable
Institution.
Montreal, Nov, 25.—Nurses Mac-
kenzie and Wickens, of the Ladies' Ben-
evolent Institution,were sentenced by,
Judge Choquette to -day to pay a film
of $10 each or spend one month in jail,
They had been found guilty of ill-
treating a boy let their institution, hav-
ing thrashed hien 11181I h•' WAS covered
with
COLLAPSE OF BIG TANK.
A Hundred -Foot Structure at Toronto
Falls Through Wall.
Toronto Despatch—With the collapse
of a tank containing 15,000 gallons of
water yesterday evening at twenty min-
utes to six about $35,000 damage was
done to the factory building and contents
of George II. Mees, Son & Co., manufac-
turers of window shades and upholstery
goods, on Pears avenue. The damage is
covered by insurance. The tank had just
been completed for the company by the
Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Co., and
was gradually being filled with water
from the main for the first time, there
being about 15,000 gallons 1n it when it
fella -this amount equalling a weight of
about 75 tons alone.
WIth.the tank the total structure tow-
ered'a hundred feet in the air, and the
whole'scems to have collapsed like a
pack of cards. The tank fell away from
the factory and was so utterly destroyed
that scarcely a single hoop is unbroken.
It broke down the yard fence round the
house at 262 Davenport road, and of
thirty fowls in a coop sixteen were killed.
Flying wood broke windows in the same
house, and dirty water was spurted
everywhere.
The neighborhood felt a shock like that
of an earthquake. The only man in
the building at the time was James Col -
line, the watchman. He wee on the third
storey when the tank came down, and
the tangled mass of steel ripped through
the factory walls not ten feet away from
where he stood.
ARRESTED IN BOSTON,
Police Claim to Have a Canadian Raffles
in Custody.
Boston, Nov. 25.—Samuel Welsh, of
Kingetop, Ont., fashionably dressed and
indeed an up-to-date Raffles, was arrest-
ed here to -night in a pawnshop,
The police claim he is the leader of a
gang of robbers and safe-crackers who
have committed at least 25 burglaries in
this )-entity. '
1-Ve1gp_;;innde no effort to escape,
thought 1rsinurdel ".u= .:,,king revolver
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Long Hours, Poor Pay.
Calcutta, Nov. 25.—Traffic on the East
Indian Railway, 2,185 miles long, and the
second largest line in Indira, is rapidly
becoming paralyzed by a strike. The
trouble originated with the engineers,
who are almost entirely European, and
yesterday and to -day great numbers of+
natives belonging to the traffic staff,
joinedin the movement. The most im-
portant section of the road, from Cal-
cutta to Allahabcd, is practically tied
up, and already six thousand passengers
are stranded at Asanzel, Bengal, the
junction of the East Indian and Bengal-
Nngapur Railroads, where the strikers
are threatening violence. Reports are
constantly coming in of engineers leaving
their trains at remote stations, and in
some cases of driving off with their loco-
motives and leaving the cars.
The jute mills are seriously affected
by the strike. They have been obliged
to stop work in consequence of the short-
age of coal, and it is feared that the tie-
up will delay loading outgoing chips.
The strikers complain of overwork and
poor pay.
The strike at the present time is spe-
cially serious, in view of the famine con-
ditions, which are beeonbng daily more
wuespread, necessitating the speedy
transportation ofrelief supplies,
HELLO ; IS THAT MARS
This is Nikola Tesla, Talking From
the Earth.
New York, Nov. '25. Nikola Tesla
announces that with the cooperation of
power producing companies at Niagara
Falls he is preparing to hail Mars with
'iAwn has been found
s voce.
Niagara y
at last for transmitting a wireless mes-
sage across the gulf, varying from 40,STATUTORY PROHIBITION LAW
PASSED BY SENATE,
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000,000 to 100,000,000 square miles, which
separates this earth front Mars.
Once that has been accomplished and
Mars, which 18 considerably older and
supposedly more advanced in science
that we, has acknowledged the receipt
of our signal and sent hack flash for
flesh, it will remain to devise an inter-
planetary endo through the medium of
which the scientists of this world and of
Ma's will be able to understand what
each is saying to the other.
Mr. Tesla has been quietly working
for several years on a wireless power
plant capable of transmitting 10,000
horse -power to any part of the world or
to any of our neighboring planets. The
mere ]nutter of distance between dis-
patching and receiving points is no ob-
ject whatever. Wireless power, Mr. Tes-
lo says, may be sent one million or more
miles just as easily as one mile. Several
of the electric power companies with
immense generating plants at Niagara
Falls have agreed to co-operate with Mr.
Tesla in any effort to reach Mars by
wireless.
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TRIED FOR ARSON.
FIRE CHIEF RAYMOND, OF BLIND
RIVER, COMMITTED,
Charges Against Ouillet Brothers, Dorton
and Sullivan Dismissed—Evidence
Against Raymond Heard at Sault
Ste. Made.
Sautl. Ote. liario, Despatch:—George
Raymond, chief of the Blind River lire
department, the Ouillet brothers, Dorion
and Thomas Sullivan, incendiary fire
suspects, appeared to -day before Magis-
trate Elliott. The first charge was
against Raymond, for setting fire to the
Campbell IIouso on September 3rd, The
first fire started at this house at 11 p.m.
and the second at 4 o'clock the next
morning,
Witnesses swore that they saw Ray-
mond coming down from the scene of the
fire after the first alarm, and also saw
hint going In the direction of the house
before the second alarm, and saw hien
jump over a fence around the ]rouse, He
was then soca going to his own house,
and standing in the back door and
watching the hotel burn. Ho gave the
alarm himself by shouting fire from his
ova yard. On this charge Raymond was
sent for trial to the Assizes.
Raymond was also charged with set-
ting fire to the Edwards House
October 9th, Evidelce was partly tak-
en, and the case adjourned for a week
for the Crown to get witnesses from
Quebec.
The third charge against Raymond of
firing Eddy's mills was dismissed.
The charges against Thomas and Ade -
lard Ouilett and the man Darien of
writing letters threatening to burn a
house were dismissed. The charge
against Thomas Sullivan of firing the
Maranger House was also dismissed,
CANADIAN BILLS WANTED.
Theatrical Companies Are Remitting in
Currency to New York.
Montreal, Nov. 25.—Canad is enjoy-
ing the novel experience of having its
bank bills in demand at par in United
States centres. Ordinarily, theatrical
companies ,doing business in Canada re-
mit their net receipts to their United
States principals in bank drafts. Now,
however, the companies have received
word in 'Canadian bills, as there is trou-
ble in obtaining cash for the drafts in
New York.
The manager of the Savage Grand
Opera Company, playing in Montreal
last week, received word to remit Can-
adian bills in place or drafts, and this
was done by 00000-s. l'•nted States
manufacturcr'i 1-' l' 1' "1 •:''911 eennee•
tions arc a1+n u • ' • „ . letv-
ing notified their representatives here
to remit them by express in place of
doing business with cheques and drafts.
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SALVATION ARMY PLANS.
Several Vessels Chartered to Bring People
to Canada Next Year.
Montreal, Nov. 25.—The tido of im-
migration set in motion by the Salvation
Army will probably during next year
exceed by many thousands tba numbers
which have come in during any year in
the past. The plans for transportation
include accommodation for about twenty
thousand. Already ter sailings by ves-
sels of the Dominion, Canadian Pacific
and Allan lines have been chartered, and
there will be large numbers to come in
smaller parties,
The Dominion line will carry the
greatest numbers, all passenger space for
eight sailings having been booked in full.
The immigrants will begin to comae about
the first of February, two parties corn-
ing on the Kensington, and two on the
Southwark to St. John, and two again
on each of the same two liners to Mont-
real in the early summer,
LOSES AN EYE.
London Man Burst Blood Vessel
When Running.
London Despatch: As a result of hav-
ing become gently excited Sunday noon,
when little Archie Blackwell was drown -
• Mr, Wm. Spettlgue, of Hill street,
an employee of the London soap works,
has lost the sight of one eye, perhaps
permanently.
Vf.hen Mr. Spettigue heard of the ac-
cident' he ran as fast as he could to
the 'river, and in doing so strained the
muscles back of the eyeball so greatly
that a blood-vessesl broke, destroying
the sight of one eye.
Mr, Spettigue has been under medical
treatment since the eceurrence, but it iv
expected that he will .j a the sight of
the eye. Three specialifits have already
been called in. '
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JAPANESE COMMISSIONER,
Riki Yiro Ishii to Return'Ptli Tokio
Shortly. 4
Tokio, Nov, 25.—Tho Japanese: Gov-
ernment anxiously is awaiting the return
from abroad of Kik{ Yir-Ish9chief'of
the Bureau of Commerce iWtlie.Foreign
Office, who is expected about the end of
this month. It is stated at the Depart-
ment of Foreign Affairs that/negotia-
tions concerning Japanese immigration
to the United States and Canada will
necessarily be delayed until his arrival,
0a he was a special commissioner sent
to America for the purpose of investi-
gating the subject. Meanwhile within
the last week private instructions have
been sett to the inspectors at all port,
to exercise the most vigorous supervi-
sion over emigrants for all points, and
especially San Francisco, because recent
investigations have shown negligence re.
sulting from the passage of a number
who were not qualified to be classed as
students.
SMALL BOY A HERO.
With Two Broken Bones He Tried to
Hold His Horses.
Cobalt, Nov. 25,—Joseph Bethune, a
small box in his sixteenth year, employ-
ed as a teamster for J. Tripp, Cobalt,
had both bones in his right leg badly
broken close to the ankle in a runaway
accident to -day. The wagon slipped on
the frozen ground over the edge of the
road, upsetting the wagon and causing
the Learn to run away. The young boy
heroically tried to prevent the team get-
ting 1111011, even though his leg was
broken,
FLAMES CAUGHT RIMONA.
Mrs. Powell Burned to Death in Her
Home at Buffalo.
Buffalo, Nov. 25. --Mrs. Lila Wilmot
Powell was burned to death here to-
night. She had lighted a gas stove,
when the flavus caught on the kimono
she was wearing, and burned her so
badly that she died soon after.
Airs. Powell was the daughter of Mrs.
T. Wilmot, of Toronto, Her little daugh-
ter also lives 51 that city. Airs. Powell
was married in 'Toronto in 1903 to
Charles Evcre(t :',1(v, il. .lubtber nlv.ld
is with the fain v. 1 „ ,..ereabouts
id hntl, ,,eo toln
TOOK MONEY.
PROCEEDINGS WHEN JAPANESE,
LANDED AT VANCOUVER,
Where Did They Get Canadian Bills?'
—Evidence of Mr. 11, G. Macpherson,
M. P., and Dr. Monro Before Immi-
gration Commission.
Vancouver, Nov. 25.—At the meeting
of the oriental Immigration Commission
to -day the evidence taken 1.110 chiefly'
with regard to the arrival of about 11011
Japanese by the steamer Kumerie on
July 'pith. Mr. Macpherson, M, 1'.,.
and 1)r, Monro, immigration officer, were
the leading witnesses. Both appeared
to share the belief that the immigrants
from Honolulu were supplied with the
825 landing fee by the agents of the
charterers of the ship. Mr. Macpher-
son, examined by Charles Wilson, K. Co
said he 1)115 at the gangway when the
immigrants came ashore, Between
bio ant 171 immigrants deposited money
ill a 0505 held at the end of the gang-
plank
angplank b;; n Japanese young moon, The
money was in Canadian bank notes; be
did not know the amount. '.Che iuuni-
gnats were lined up in sheds, and the
money, returned to them by Commis-
;ioucr Mlonro. It 101(0 returned when
it was explained to Moriloawa, Japanese
Consul, that to take it was improper,
neither the Japanese Consul nor any-
body else had power to collect money
from immigrants.
Answering City Solicitor Cowan, All'.
Alnephereou said he saw a number of
Japanese on that occasion try to bread:
away without paying. Two able-bodied 1
men on board the boat stopped them
He had not examined the bills paid b'
the immigrants, but was of opinion they
wore Canadian Renk of Commerce bills.
Alr. Cowan—Who hod control of the
mmtcys in the bag?
Mr, Maepherxon—'Che Japanese Con-
sul,
Cowan—Whet reason did he give
for taking it?
Air. :Macpherson—He was afraid the
men would be robbed.
lir. Cowan -11e took exactly the sane
amount from each, without regard to the
pile each might have?
\L. Vacpberson—So far as we could
See.
Dr. llom'u said he had been told by
Ain Geer, representative of the Hono-
lulu charterers of another slip, the Indi-
um, that the Iltdiana charterers advanc-
ed the money.
Commissioner Bing said lie had in his
possession Honolulu poppers, whioh, if'
She translation was correct, the lawyer r si
of the company would sec that there
was no further trouble In boding.
Air. Covert—That money 110ver he -
longed to them, and it ens being collect-
ed at the gangway by the Consul, for
whom?
Dr. Monro—For the benefit of the ins
migrants.
51r, Cowan—Obviously, since it nevem
belonged to them, it could not be de-
monstrated to be for their benefit.
Commissioner King—One may •draw
the inference that he was protecting
these particular persons from fraud.
Mr. Cowan—He said he took this
money for three different purposes, shel-
ter, food and transportation, to prevent
-hero from being robbed and to prevent
it going back to Honolulu.
The Commissioner—All three were.
good reasons.
Cowan—Inconsistent with one an-
other,
The Commissioner -1 think WO are not
here to throw reflections at Mr. ,Mori•
kava. it is not inconsistent to say in
the first place: "1 an going to take
a 'certain amount of money to 800111'0
Itousing.acconmodation, and to see that
whets .the money comes into the posses-
sion of these people it does not go into
a fraudulent source, and, third, that,
while it is in their hands they will nut
be robbed,"
Dr. Monro submitted a statement
slowing the following Oriental arrivals
since January 1st: Japanese '2,982; Chi-
nese, 552; East Indians, 1,883.
REVISING 'THE VULGATE.
Protestants May Assist in Attempt to
Discover Truth.
Rome, Nov. 25. Abbe (lacquer, presi-
dent of the English Benedictines, bas,
arrived in home to undertake the re-
vision of the Vulgate, or St. .lerome's
version of the Bible. This natter has
been entrusted to the Benedictines by
the Vatican.
The abbot will select his assistants
next week, and it is his desire to have
among then' an American. 1Ie is not
restricted to Catholics in his selection.
The Pope insists that the work be done
in the most scientific way, to convince
('ntholies, as well as non-Catholics,
that this is a genuine attempt to dia.
rover the true basis of the text of St.
Jerome.
This attitude will prove, it is believed,
that the Vatican does not fear scientific
discussion of the Vulgate.
TOP OF HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Terrible Death of Former Lansdowns"•0
Man Near Red Deer.
A Brockville despatch: The 110008 has
reached here of the terrible end of
George Beatty, a native of Leeds county,
and for many years a resident of Lans-
downe, where lin was born and raised.
At Red Deer, Alta., while shooting rats
in the cellar of his hotel, the gun di.s-
chaged in taking it down from the wall,
and the contents, entering over the right
eye, took an upward course, blowing off
the top of his head.
Deceased left these parts twenty-five
years ago, after serving with the Cana-
dian troops in the first Mel rebellion,
and engaged fn farming, near Red Deer,
subsequently purchasing an hotel. Ile
leaves a widow and family.