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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. t=t 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." -t 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. - - 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 W11 - 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, - 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. I 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. r -t 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. ' t 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.