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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1908-02-27, Page 2BURIAL OF THE LIVING. MEDICAL EXPERTS GIVE START- ' LING TESTIMONY ABOUT IT, Harvard Professor Declares Ile Was Once Pronounced Dead by Distinguished Physicians—Have Provided for Tests —Two Justices of Federal Supreme Court Have Engaged Expert for Examination Before Burial. Boston, Mass,, Feb, 24, -- Hor- ror of premature burial has becouae so impresaive to two Justices' of the Su- preme Court of the United States that they have engaged Dr. John Dixwell, of Harvard University,' to guarantee that they shall not be hurled alive. Dr. Dix - well also told the Legislative Committee on Legal Minna today that many years ago he was himself pronounced dead by distinguished phyeicians and barely re - ped a horrible fate. Witnesses told the committee that by estivate two people nut of every one thousand are buried alive„ Numerous terrifying instances were cited in an ef- fort to have the committee report a bill making proof of death compulsory. There is no such law in Massachusetts now. The 11111 provides that Local boards of health shall be notified within six hours of the death of any person and that as soou'00 possible they shall cause an ex- amination to be made of the reported deceased; that certification of death aha ,`only be issued after ten tests have been Made, forheart action, respiration, muscles and use of subcutaneous injec- tion of ammonia to ascertain dissolution, the purpose being to prevent burial alive. There shall be suitable rooms set apart for these tests if not made et the domi- cile, by three, and not less than two, physicians. The bilk provides a penalty of $1,000 fine or a'year's imprisonment for viola- tion of the act. Dr, Dixwell urged that the State should endeavor to relieve the deadly and widespread worry caused by fear of premature burial. A notable case showing the difficulty of knowing whether a patient ie really dead was told of n Natick man who was laidDuillf r,two Jays, presumably dead, but 'who' l ad,;entirely conscious and af- terward complained of an undertaker who lifted his head by the nose, Frederiek,.,W Briggs, member of the State Embalmllhg Board, opposed the bill and resentW'd'Aspersions upon doctors and rdtdorlakera `. Judge `_toyed' ' E. Chamberlain, of Brockton, `made a forceful agun,ont for the bill. "If there is a Single case whore a per- son has been cleelarcxl dead and prepared for burial , before the life has left his lie said with earncitnoss "that might to be enough for the passage of proper legislation. And we have none on the hooka, to -day. The phyeiciaa, too, frequently stakes the word of friends or of the undertaker." Judge Chaanbertain enntonded that the State, in the exeroiec of its paren- tal duty, should take up this matter. "The only way to do it in the light of science is to provide that there shall be positive proofs from positive tees," "Undertakera; will tell you that they embalm," he ooistinued. "Yee, they do embalm; but if they do the embalming that will kill, if life is there, is it any more than murder?" The Judge said that his own mother had had a bitter experience in her youth, and it followed her throughout life, "I came very near being buried alive myself in the early 70'e," said Dr, Dix - well. "Very eminent phyafciana deter• mined that I web dead and gave nee up, but alter an hour or so 1 thought I wouldn't die and ea I ani alive today, while they are all dead. Dr. Henry I, Bowditch waa the chief of the consulta- tion at any bedaide, and I will never for- get how surprised he wee to find me alive next morning. The horror exists as a fact and it cant be disputed, I have two Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Stapes whom I promieed I would see they ahonld not be buried alive. I recall a case at the General Hos- pital of a woman sent there with bron- chitis, After a time it ams decided ehe was dead and She was ent to the morgue. There she suddenly woke up and is alive to -day. "Worry kills," said the doctor, "ae well as disease. It becomes a regular monomania with some matures and they go wild over the fear of being buried alive. If the State Should stop that 1 believe it would e a wise thing to do." season opened ordered their agents at the various oyster grounds in the Mari- time Provinces to take all oysters they could lay their bands on and pay the price. A dealer, whose authority is unques- tioned, states that last year upwards of 2,000 barrels of good 2falpequee went, to the city dumps, and that this year the amount will exceed Haat by a good many hundreds of barrels, A CORNER IN OYSTERS. Thousands of Barrels Lost Through Montreal Dealers' Greed. Montreal; Feb. 24.— Thousands of wets, of oysters will be thrown into river by the local dealers at the ".011e aea00n or &twit the middle ng; t0. the dealers being i,th,tion, the result of the exec "' gh prices which pre- vailed throughout the pall autoun end l'lopresent winter, ll is statement is cont red " •,by local dealers who sat the dauber of fish , barrels which it will be necessary to 8am-dice no111 be greater than at py, 'time in the history of the trade, ie .. reasons given for this slate of RAr6 are principally that prices have been al- pinist prohibitory, as Go result of the molnar e,f 4,p0ebec end 1Mario deal - inn, who in the beginning of the season believed the public would pay any price, and consequently ,just as soon as the SHOT WOMAN. Toronto Man Wooed and Lost and Tried to Kill A Toronto, Ont., special despatch: Because she refused to listen to his woo- ing, Robert Fleming attempted to kill Miss Morrie Smith, a waitress in the Richelieu restaurant, King street west. Fleming had formerly been employed in the establishment, where he had paid the young woman oonalderable attention. At about 11 o'clock this morning he visited the place, and after a few words with her, drew a revolver and deliberately shot her. The bullet inflicted only a slight wound in the victim's neck, Fleming has been drinking heavily of late, SIX HOURS IN THE SNOW. AFRAID OF HIM. Finland Terrorists Flee From New Governor. St. Petersburg, Feb. 24.— The ap- pointment or General Fon Boechuutu to be gover-ror of Finland has pro- •duced a great degree of excitement among the revolutionists and terror isle, who in rho past have found Finland a convenient base of opera- tions, They are now fleeing abroad in great numbers, most of them going to Sweden. T9iie exodus will greatly facilitate the work of the 'Russian police in guarding the lives of prom anent personages in St. Petersburg. The Russ announces to -day that further reinforcements of Cossacks will bo sent to Finland. Cobalt Man Fatally Injured by Falling Tree. A Cobalt despatch: Joseph Gilbeault, aged forty-two years, a married man, leaving a wife and four small children in Cobalt, with very little means, met with an accident in the bush on Monday morning early and died from the injuries last night. Gilbeault was employed as a woodcutter about two miles out of town, and was working alone. It appears the tree which he was felling had lodged in another tree, and while engaged in sawing down the other tree the lodged tree ,fell on' him. Having had a cap pulled down over his iris care, and with the noise of the saw, it is supposed he was unaware of the fall of the tree above him. He was found by accident about six hours after the mishap by a teamster, and brought to town, but never regained eonecious- nese. While lying in the snow both hands and both feet had been badly 1 roren. lie was brought into the Cobalt hos• pital about 4 p. m., and died about 8 o'clock. Gilbeault wan well known in camp, being a fine violin player, and was called upon very often to play for parties of young people in toirn and among the mines, GREEKS TURNED BACK. Twenty-five Are Rrie.sed Entrance at Vancouver. Vancouver, 13, C., Feb. 24.—At New Westminster to -day a penalty of $000 or twelve months in prison urge imposed on Jape coming from Portland and re- fusing to obey the provisions of the Natal act. Stipendiary Magistrate Pit- tenedrigh Wel they would be admitted to bail if they furnished two eecuritiee of $250 cath that they will leave the Province within a month, Acting ,under the Dominion order in Council forbidding the landing of per. eons classed as immigrants not coming direct from their native land, Inspector Elliott held up and finally rejected 26 Greeks who cane from Seattle by the steamer Iroquois this morning . They were coming in under contract to work with a gang on railway construction at Cloverdale, 'Phey were Supplied by a Greek boss at Portland, Oregon, under ten agreement with the snb•contras.tor by which the Greek padrone was to get a rake-off. TURNED FAMILY INTO STREET. So Magistrate Did Not Punish the Angry Father. Toronto despatch: "IIS put my wife and family on the streets and so I hit him," admitted Tom Flanagan, bursting into tears, when eharged with assault- ing Harris N. Pennock, of 3 Manning avenue, his landlord, in yesterday after. noon's Police Court. It transpired that Flanagan was out of work and behind with his rent, and had offered to pay up if given a chance, but Pennock had got a bailiff's order and turned Mrs. Flanagan and the chil- dren out on Saturday afternoon beet. "ht was a rough day on Saturday, wasn't it?" inquired Magistrate liinge- ford; "it rained all morning and snow- ed ail afternoon. How would you like to be turned out of 301r hone on a day like that?" I will let you go, Flanagan' said the Magistrate, "and will remand you for sentence until called on." ROYAL GAVE BABY THE PILL. ST. JOHN INFANT NEARLY POISON- ED, MOTHER DRIVEN INSANE. Sad Misfortune in the Home of Mr, George T. Hay—Mistake in the Medicine Administered by Mrs. Hay's Mother. John, N. 13., Feb. 'Lt, --A sad !tome today was that of ,George T. flay, paintm, Carmarthen street. Soule days ago lar. hay's seven-montiis'-old baby was given a strychnine pill by mistake, and Mrs, Hill, who had been in poor health for some time, became mentally unbalanced through' grief at what she believed to be the child's fatal illness, and she fs now in the Provincial hos- pital for nervous diseases, Mrs. Hay is about twenty-six years of age, and has already buried two children. Her eldest is a lad of seven, and her sevenauonthe"old baby was donbly deur to her, as she had Inst her little girls. She was corder the care of Dr. T. 1' Bishop, and he prescribed for her some strychnine pips. Her me - Cher, Mfrs, (,harles MacKay, came from Otnabog to assist with the work, and through some fearful mistake Mrs. Mac- Kay Kay gave the baby the mother's medi• cine, while. Mrs. Hay tools the pellets left for the baby. Soon after the dose was administered the child was seized with convulsions, "fly baby's poiaon. ed," cried the mother, and 01re. MacKay says from that time Mrs, ]lay was not herself. Dr. 'Bishop was immediately summoned, and succeeded in saving the baby's life, but the mother never reeow ered front the shock, and nn Monday was taken to the hospital, To Have Charge of Battlefields Park Project. Ottawa, Feb. 24. 'The personnel of the Royal Commission to have vox of the Quebec battlefields park pro- ,jeat has been decided upon except one name, It will couiat of Mayor Cai'noau, Quebec; Hon. A. Turgeoe, Quebec; lion. George Drummond, Montreal; Mr. Byron E. Walker, of the Bank of Commerce, Toronto; Col, Denison, Toronto. The „,tpkltn sion14will be charged with the I eltpolplliture of the to tie votcl1by. ,1'a'lianent g'r be tercentenary eelti ellen,' the balaIce of which will go. the proposed park. A series of historical pageant f , ylll he arranged during the week c fete next August. • WAS A DEFAULTER. 'Baker took the stand and tall his Story. He is a seafa:ag tman, and three years ago he.elopedwith 1dlitli Laycock, the daughter of a wealthy,. Toronto family, lie says the family apparently forgnp'e hitn after the wedding, and offered him a position as captain of their yacht. Ile accepted, and the family stated on a trip. Al: Portland, Me., the Laycneks took his wife ashore, and while they slept Ihe nate took the yacht out of the harbor under order's .tate" the Layeneks and soiled for the Bermudas. it w'ie two months before he cogid get back, he said, and then his wife refused to live With him, ♦ 0' ~ EXPLANATION OF A RECENT SUI- CIDE AT COBALT. Anderson Said to Have Stolen Funds From the Township in Michigan of Which He Was Treasurer, to Waste Them on a Strange Woman. Detroit, Feb. 24.—A (;rand Rapids despatch says: The mystery of the death of R. It Anderson, the man who under the mane or Fred. Aude's, shot and killed himself ie Cobalt, Ont., on Saturday afternoon, haw been ekrened up. Anderson was the Township Trea- surer of ar Ilissaukeo county township, who absconded twenty months ago, $1,- 1100 short in his accounts. He was also postmaster at Jennings at the time of his flight. "My husbaiul kissed ate goad -bye and said Ie was going to Cadillac to timet a travelling Hurn,"- says the ❑eau's wife, who lives in this city. "That was the last I heard of lin until I got a tele- gram from Cobalt on Saturday night that he was dead." The widow had a babe born two months after Anderson disappeared, Anderson took with hint, or had pre- viously squandered, 11000 of the town- ship money, and $1,000 he had in trust for a woman living in ,Tenoinge, All trace of him was lost after he left for Cadillac. Hie bondsmen made np the loss to the township. TERM NOT EXPIRED. MIXED MARRIAGES. BISHOPS STILL HAVE POWER TO GRANT DISPENSATIONS. Archbishop Bruchesi Explains the Situa- tion—Applications Were Becoming Altogether Too Numerous in Mont- real Peterborough Jailer Refuses to Hand Over Prisoner for Deportation, A Peterborough, Ont., despatch: Be- cause he had not completed his sentence, the governor of the local jail refused to hand over 0 prisoner named Turner to P. Devlin, of Ottawa, immigration in- spector and deporting officer of the Do- minion Government. Turner has been lit the county for about a year, end 1100 arrested! here on a charge of vagr..utcy. Ile was given a month in jail to await the arrival of the inepecting officer. The period of con- finement does not expo until Feb. 21011, and the local police magistrate and the governor of the jail refused to libectte the prisoner. Mr. Devlin had to go away without iia roan. ♦ • IfIDNAPPED HUSBAND. Toronto Man Involved in a 'Sensational Montreal, Feb. 24.—"There is no truth wlatevel• in the report that the Pope in about to withdraw the pnrr- eission given to the BiehOps to grant dispensation for mixed marriages," declared his Grace Archbishop tire- chrsi to -day. "Of course," his Grace continued, "the Pope hue full author- ity in this natter, but just as in the eivil government, of the country Iww•ere are entrusted to the officers of the Government, so in the Church his Holi neva entrusts 00 the Bishops certain functions which they discharge under his authorization, Thus, in the matter of mixed marriages, his Holiness, re- cognizing that the Bishops are nem - eerily better informed of local condi- tions in f4ach country, leave in their hands the granting of dispenentions for such mixed marriages." While speaking 011 the subject of mixed marriages, his Grnee referred to his recent pronouncement on the sub- ject "I have never (teetered," he said, "that 1 world ❑cher grant dis- persatione for such marriages, The laws of the Church provide foe such dispensations, and therefore they are recognized as possible. What I cid Mate, and went 1 wish 00 reiterate and impress upon my people, is that these dispensations will not be granted ae they have been in the paet. We heel conte to a point where the facility of ob- taining such dispensations waa becom- ing an abuse, and I determined, with the approval of the chapter and clergy of the archdiocese, that a stop mast be put to the practice," A large number of application for dispensatione have been node »ince hie Grace isysued hie pastoral on the »object, but 111 each and every- cause, span the authority delegated to hien by the Pope. his Grace had refused to grant the dispensation. He has had no mason so far to regret his action in the matter, "I may add" declared his (trace, "that my pastoral on the subject has received the exprese approval of his Holiness as well as of the Propaganda, as expressed in the letters which they have written ole." •.• TOWN SITES FOR SALE. Grand Trunk Pacific Will Offer Some Bargains. New „Bnlfo•ci, Mess.. Feb. 24,— That his nnat ie in-aw',' MIS, Jemima Itay• enek, and his brotlterdielaw, Ernest c - of Toronto literal) •idna ed' Lnaeolel I Y months and Uield,hnm a prisoner for t n months socand )hear a ale tech! Scout, while they alienat d the of he wife, is the chug ; ` '.ainest T. llatkees who has sued each or Baena for $19,000 11111- a es. The ease t 1 rreato dor.• ` R STOESSEL'S FATE. Judges Now Deciding as to Port Arthur's Surrender. St. Peter'slnrg, Feb. 24, --The court. which- hes been trying Lieut, -General Stoeescl.for the surrender of Port Arthur to the Japanese retired for deliberation at 110011 to -day, ordering Gen. Stoessel and the other defendants in the eourt- nartial proceedings, Generals Fmk and Reiss, to appear on Feb, 20 at 11 a, m„ when aeutence is expeettvl to be pro- nounced, Sentries have been stationed at the doors' leading to the ,judges' room, which has been provided with beds, etc„ in- dicating that the judges anticipate con- siderable struggle in reaching a verdict. •.• FIGHT FOR LONDON TIMES, A U. S. Syndicate Has Made a Bid of $4,150,000. London, Feb. 24.-- The struggle for the ownership of the Timms is etf11' on. It was announced some days ago that Mr. Pearson had withdrawn from the negotiations with the Walter :am- ily, but the former says he is still negotiating regarding the matt fu- ture. He does not state what' the nature of the negotiations is. It 'has leen stated that he has been outbid by an American syndicate, 011 whose behalf Moberly Bell, (Inc present manager of the Times, is acting, in as- sociation with Messrs. Hooper and Jack- son, to whose influence in the Book Club and other recent enterprteee their eon- netion with the Times is due. I! is asserted the syndicate is pre- pared to put up £760,000, to com- pared with £760,000 proposed by Mr, Pearson. Meanwhile, other interests oro alining to get control. There is no ap- parent prospect of an early settlement. •_• THREE WERE KILLED. An Explosion in the Powder Mill at Wharton, N. J. Wherton, N. J„ Feb. 24.—An explo- sion In the mixing department of the 'General Explosive Company in tide vil- Inge to -day killed three men, broke nearly every window in the stores, and residences in Wharton, and some win- dows in Dover, two miles distant. The killed are: Joseph Hough, ono of the officiate of the company; David Utter and Janes Kevern., They were blown to pieces in the explosion. A Delaware, Lackawanna & Western express train was passing the powder works at the time of the explosion. Every window on one side of the train was broken, several passengers were severely cut by flying glass, and many othere slightly brat, Montreal Feb, 24.—The Grand Trunk Pacific will put sixty-two town sites west of Winnipeg on sale einultaneous- ly in the spring. Already three of these town sites are ready for sale, namely, Rivers, 0 divisional point, 142 miles west of Winnipeg; Nokomi, 382 miles west of Winnipeg, and Tofield, on Beaver' Lake, 50 miles east of Edmonton. At the divisional pinta the prices of town lots will range from $100 to $500, while in smaller places they will run much -lover, although the rates for the latter places have not yet been fixed. Lots will not be auctioned off at the ordinary town sites, but wi11 be Bold at fixed prices, and will be allotted in the order of precedence of the applica- tion, Already a great number of purchasers have sent in requisitions to the office In charge of the sale. rile, of course, will not apply to Prince Rupert, the Pacific terminal, where there will be a historic sale of building lots for the fntnre city when the road is ready to open the auc- tion sale. LOSES ALL HIS FINGERS. , Sad Case of Clarence Mattis at St. Thomas. St. 'Phomas despatch: Clarence Mattie, the eighteen -year-old lad who had his feet and hands severely frozen a week ago after driving John Ferguson from here to his home, south of Fingal,' wee removed to the hospital to -day, and wi11, have one foot and the four fingers on both hands amputated. Before the oper- ation his evidence regarding the trip was taken by the Crown authorities, as the ease againat Fergueon of supplying liquor to the boy on the trip out from tie city cones up before the Magistrate tomer- row. •.• "I ASK FOR DEATH." Gen. StoessePs Last Plea Before the Court Martial. 'St. Petersburg, Feb, 24.—The trial of Lieut. -General Stoessel reached the hast net to -day, the prosecution waiv- ing the privilege of putting in rebuttal to the defence, 'fie last word was given to the accused Gene'nl, who ut- tered only n few sentences in a firm voice and shouldered the entire re- sponsibility for the surrender of Port Arthur. "lf the court decides that the sur• Vender was a crime," he cone)eilod, "I ask for the death Sentence." 'the court is expected to close the proceedings to -morrow with its diel slop. >.• TORONTO POSTMASTER. -` Mr. W. B. Rogers Likely to Receive the Appointment. Toronto, Feb. 24,—It in understood the appointment of Mr. W. B. Rogers, Secretary -Treasurer of the Charles Rogers R. Sone Company, Limited, as postmaster of Toronto will be an - pounced immediately, Tho position kiss been vacant since the death. of the late T. C Patteson; 'the duties of the office being. performed' by the Chief Suporintrudent for Canada, Mr.', GCQrhe Asa. - PAY INTEREST ON TIME, 'reroute, Ont., Feb, 24.— A pri. vate cable received in the city yesterday states that the inter- est due on the bonds of the Electrical Development Co., will be paid prompt- ly on time, March lst, The cable says the notices to this effect have been issued, and in accordance with custom are posted on the Stock Exchange to- day and advertised in the papers. It was stated yesterday nr circles us. wally well informed that the proxiea_al- ready received in favor of the scheme outlined in yesterday's Globe give an overwhelming majority in its favor, and that there will probably not be one sol- itary proxy filed in opposition. CHESTER GILLETTE MUST DIE, Court of Appeal Confirms the Conviction and Sentence, Albany, Feb. 24,—'The Court of Ap- peals decrees that Cheater Gillette of Cortland must die in the electric chair for the murder of Grace, or "Billy," Brown of South Otzlic, Ohennngo, coun- ty, at Big Moose Lake, in the Adiron- dacke, on July 11, 1901. The court af- flrma the judgment of conviction of mur- der in the first degree mud the sentence of death, rendered at the extraordinary term of the Supreme Court in Herkimer tenuity, held by the order of the late Governor Higgins. NOW TIRED OF HER. HARRY K. THAW MAY SUE EVELYN FOR A DIVORCE, Prlsencr at Matteawnn Said to be Wild. and Jealous Becalms of Alleged Mer- , rymaking bit His Wife in Divtrs Public Places. New York, Feb. 24,—Tho story that Harry 1{. Thaw, now in the asylum for the criminal insane at Matteavan, has been furiously inhale of his young wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, for some time, and that ho is about ready to bring an actionJor divorce, was revived to -day when a number of peo- ple who wero dining on Monday night in the Cafe Boulevard said they, saw Evelyn sitting late there with'Edward . R. 'Phomas, the eliminated bank.°, and associate of Charles W. Morse, E. R. Thoimts made prompt denial of the story that he was at the Cafe Boulevard with little Mrs. 'Thaw. Mrs. Thaw hastened to deny the tale her- self. People who saw 'the couple that looked so much like Mrs. Thaw and Tyle. Thomas agreed that they might. have been mistaken, but they insisted that the double resemblance 'tons re, markable. Those who made the aesertion that, Thaw is wild with jealous rage up in M:itteawan said that he had heard that his wife had not immured herself to her apartment while he was in the Tombs prison or since he has been locked up in the insane asylum.' 10 was said that several people had told Thaw that his wife had been seen dining , with friends, and that these shades had so worked on him that he ;nded,to effect a complete separa- tion. The statement was made also that Thaw's mother, Mill. William Thaw, hi., sister, Mrs. George L. Carnegie, and his brother, Joseph, are working on him to break his marriage tie w'ith. the little woman whose story on the wits, es stand, nnslmken by the a.tul„ Mr Jeronle's most determined et - 011000, did much to save his life. Pittsburg, Pp.., Feb. 1n.—From the very best of authority it is learned here to -day that the suit to annul the marriage of Harry K. Thew to Eve' lyn Nesbit Thaw will be 'brought in the courts of Allegheny County, in aid much as the eouule were married here: The ground - will be taken by the Thaw family that if Harry was insane when he killerl•:StanfordWhite, then he was likewise insane When he mar- ried Evelyn Nesbit. The laws of Pennsylvania forbid the marriage of na an insane person and the courts will ' be asked to declare the ceremony' ' void, It is declared that Evelyn Ther will be well eared for in a fine nciel way by the Thaws,• • • 1 KEIR HARDIE, M, P. P., PELTED. Socialist Legislator Meets Hostile Recep- tion at Johannesburg; Johannesburg, Feb, 24 Hr, heir Hardie, member of the Socialist Labor llotse of Co party .in the.Britishm- mons, who is touring South Africa and seeking to spread the gospel of his party, met with a decidedly hostile reception hove to -day, when he was howled down and. "pelted. The crowd subsequently assembled in front of the hotel where he is staying and sang: "We'll bang heir Hardie on a sour antic tree" KILLED BY FATHER. ATTACKS NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND INFLICTS FATAL WOUNDS. Cause of the Crime . Unknown—Older Daughter Summons Help. Bradford, -I1., Feb. 29,—loin Olson, 45 years old, employed et the Keeler Chem1011 Company's phot at Wetmore, McKean county, killed his nine-year-old daughter, Ethel, and attempted to kill another daughter, 1lcrtrude, fifteen years old, lust night. Olson left the house after having supper and returned an hour hater. The children went to bed, and 10)111! time later, 'it is supposed, the father entered the bedroom and slashed Ethel with a razor, the wounds on her body indicating that she had struggled to get out of the clutches of the end Hour Gertrude was else attaekod, bi11 man- aged to get, away from her farther and run to the neighbors and ask for help, When people front the locality reached the house the font of the young girl lay on the kitchen floor, the head being partly undo' the stove. Blood was gush- ing from the ugly 00)unds. The child asked for a drink of water. She expired a few minutes Leer, (ilson kms been ill for some time, and this may account for his actions. Olson did not make, any effort to escape, and was held by neighbors until the arrival of Constable Diller, -of Kane. lie was token to the borough jail, and it is expected tint he will be taken to the county jail at Sulithport to -night, The prisoner is very unconcerned about the tragedy, end refuses to taut or give any explanation. IIe hes shown 1011 11 fondness for the two children, the, older one ncttng os his honseheeper. PRINCE OF WALES. a His Highness May Be Present at Quebec . Celebration. London, Feb 24.—Mr. I tseelltet, in al interview, said evcry'thieg nn' connection with the Quebec pageant would be gat f a very y big scale, and will prove an inter- estieg Irak with the London pageant, of 110)1), Until non, said )Ir, Lnscellr , •ill arrangements had been mnde'by cable, but now he was sending full particulars of the Luellen pageant by maul to Earl Grey, as a guide Inc the ;ne to to held art Quebec. Earl Grey, added \r. L:ts- ulles, ie eery, enthusiastic over the pro- posed Quebec pageant, is stated' here with some � It stem of authority: that the Prince ofWabes wilt &attend the Quebec celebratientin Aurin of this year,. Crime is practically unknown in Ice- land.