HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1908-03-12, Page 2HOW ON TRIAL 160 Children Were
FOR HER LIFE.
New York Woman Accused of
Shooting a Boarder.
F
Husband and Daughter Principal
Witnesses Against Her.
New York, Martis 11, -With her Lus-
band attd youttg dtteghter seated at her
aide miler subpoemn to appear as the
principal witm'sset metinst her, Mrs.
Theresa Stein, 37 years old, was placed
on trial yesterday, charged with nun. -
der. M's; Stein is accused of having
shot and killed Frank (lertingcr, a
boarder, and without the testimony of
the husband and daughter, whose syet
pathlee are all with the defendant, the
proeecutiou would be acareely able to
proeeei. The east of Mrs, Stein coin -
blues seamy strange circumstances, Af-
ter the killing of Gortinger last August,
es -a result of a quarrel with her hus-
band, who asserted that Geiger was
influencing her, Mr,. Stein threw herself
from a"window of her hone to the court
fire stories below. Her fall was broken
by clothes linea, but for a.lolg time
her ilte was despaired of. Stein has
stated that his wife fired the shot, al-
leging that she was not responsible, ltav•.
ing been struck aecidentally on the head
two years before.
ldrs. Stein itas not fully recovered
from the shock, wbinli has eo affected
her that she cannot recollect what hap-
pened on the night of the tragedy. Coun-
sel has indicated that the defence will
be ineataity. A jury was selected in the
ease to -day.
INSANITY PLEADED.
ST. THOMAS MERCHANT CONVICTED
OF FORGERY.
James A. Moore Signed His Brother's
Name to Bank Guarantee -Prisoner's
Aged Father Appears in Court to
Testify on Insanity Plea.
4t, Thomas despatch: The trial of
James A. Moore, fur and hide dealer,
tor, tonging the name of his brother, a
barrister, of Toronto, to a $0,000 guaran.
tee bond on the Dominion Bank, created
eonsiderable interest here to -day because
of the fact that the defence endeavored
to show that the accused wan not men-
tally responsible for his actions. Moore
last summer became identified with sev-
eral industrial concerns, and became a
prominent figure on the streets with an
automobile.
The evidence against Moore was
strong. Manager Anderson swore Moore
owed ;the bank as high as $19,000, and
Afoore' "•stock of bidea was represented
to I>o $22,510, hut inspection showed it
to be worth about $10,000, Mr, Ander.
son insisted en a guarantee bond, and it
was given. Harry C. Moore, brother of
the acmued, and Daniel M, Baxter,
whose name appeared as witness, both
declared ,they had not signed the pond,
and \V, 11.'Sha , of the Central Business
College, Toronto, said the writing was
*et that of H. C. Moore, but that of Jas.
A. Moore.
.Tames B. Moore, of Waterford, father
of the accused, on the insanity plea, eaid
the defendant had not been well since
two years old, when he welt through a
severe illness. He had been a failure at
eonego and in several business undortak-
• tnge, and was subject to breakdowns, ex-
citable and nervous.
Dr. Russell, ex -superintendent of the
Hamilton Asylum, and Dr. Guest, city,
both pronounced Moore as being far
from well mentally, and irresponsible,
Judge Colter, however, held that, al-
though the accused was not perfectly
sound mentally, tie affliction was not
sufficient to render him irresponsible.
Moore was found guilty .cod eemended a
week for sentence.
To-ntorrov he will appear and formally
plead guilty to three other charges pre-
ferred by the bank.
earned to
eagle
School Took Fire --Four Hundred Children Tried to Escape -Doors Became Blocked -Numbers
Trampled to Death -Floor ()ave Way and Many Perished in the Easement.
Cleveland, (Mit:, lespnl<bt In n fire
which completely destroyed the c011tmm1
8011001 bnildiug in Celling vood, n sub-
urb, to -day, seventy -fire children lost
their lives.
The fire was started by en overheat-
ed furnace, The flames quickly spread,
but a panic ensued when the building
filled with smoke and the 403 children
attempted to escape.
There were but two exits in the build-
ing, that were available, One soon be-
came choked with the children who
madly dashed for the open air. Those
who fell in the doorway were trampled
upon by those behind mei soon the door-
way
oorway was impassable,
The frightened and panic stricken
children turned to get out through the
windows and any other means that
COBALT MINES ROBBED.
Two Englishmen Arrested With Sacks
of Rich Ore.
Cobalt, March 0. --...On Satmiday teem-
ing a robbery of two hundred pounds of
'rich silver ore wee made at the Herr
Lake Crown reserve mine. 'Phis morn-
ing about 2 o'clock Chief Caldltceh stud
riremail McKay searched 0110 Ottawa
r I::trent, landing John 111111s and
Steven Balls, both h1) li:limen, together
h a sock of ore eoetaining over a
!l Friends of na,4„iets, which nern
de i 1e4 JS1 Sue . ::lent Bryce, of
the Si
eco.
1 '`
LARGER SHIPS BEET YEAR.
yt
00111sl le f011od, J:rr,tpe was out ei by
the theme, which by this time, had
spreel thrcuglwnt the vomits. The
building was el prick, yet this did net
retard the progress of the fire. 'lir a 1)01
minutes, the lower floor fell, precipilal•
ng scores of children to the basement,
among the burning embers,
The scene about the building was
heartrending. Quickly the news of the
terrible catastrophe spread throughout
the village and hundreds of parents were
crowding about the building in search
of their girls and boys.
In a few minutes 20 bodies had been
taken from the reins Plainly the writh-
ing or stilled form of dozens of others
could be seen in the basement. Nearby
factories dismissed their men and in-
structed them to assist in the rescue.
They braved the fire and spade heroic
efforts to save those who were not dead.
Among the known dead are Mat Eah•
nor, 12 years old; Berne Schubert, 10
years old; \Tillie W iesebart, 7 years;
Movers, (1 years; tee Iluschuont girls,
10 and 12 yearn old: 110711 M1c11raitlt,
111 years; Thomas Thompson, 9 years;
Eddie Kehl, 11 yea's; -. Roster, 10
years; Iwo AGoodieyer girls, aged 11
011)1 I3; 1lntoid Sandersnl 13 years.
Missing; Lizzie Lyon, Emma Heinge,
Peter Dellinger.
Injured; Glen Barber, 10 yearn old;
Mildred Schmidt, 10,
At 11.30 twenty-five bodies had been
recovered from the rains and wore 101:011
to the shops of the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern Railway Company, where
the cam eny'physicians of ns are Attending
P 1 1 1 0 g
the injured.
Practically every mnbulnuee in the
eastern part of Cleveland was called, as
well as every available physician,
Many children rescued are believed to
be fatally injured, either by fire or by
being trampled upon, Scores of children
have been taken to city hospitals.
Later, -one hundred and sixty b0;$es
11000 been recovered from the 'rine.
MRS. STRAUSS
NO. 2. WAS LUCKY
THAT SHE DiD NOT FALL INTO
HANDS OF N0. I.
There Would Have Been Little of Her
or the Shop Left„ She Says -
Man in the Case Was in Hamil-
ton,
Buffalo, ilhu'ch 9. --Edwin Strauss, 30
yea's old, labor orator, campaign speak-
er, and temnber of the tailoring firm of
Str,ueas 4 Locl;wood, 10 East Eagle
street, is a much wasted mal by three
nelsons - bis wife, Mrs. Katherine
Strauss, of 360 Swan street, another
woman, whom he represents as his wife,
and who claims hint as her husband,
Mrs, Mary Strauss, et 442 Main street,
and his buesnese partner. Strauss has
Vcs0c s i,ceo Feet Long abel,of Propos
tlonet0 Deptht?;
Bei( s', N0rel 0 - ilerhtnh' & Wolff
have t i, tt t),e 1.011,tructimi of ship-
yarde that will 11ilea- the budding, of
1114% larger thio any yet I now\;'' jhap
1e to sey. vessels 1,000 feet long led of
proportionate beard and depth. It is ex -
J]. ted that Is mammoth 1Vhite Star
liner will bo 1001 down here about a
year from now. end this vessel will mark
an epoch' in the world ; history of ship-
llilding and engineering,
not been seen oy any of the three for a
week.
He is being sued by Mra, Katherine,
Strauss far divorne. A weak ago Jus-
tice Pound, of the Supreme Court,
granted ay petition for $211 counsel fees
and $10 eliniony, Mrs. Straws Bays
she has not received any money from
Strauss since the court's order was
issued.
Mrs. Strauss says she 1110(1ied him in
Chicago itt 1809. They have moved frau
place to place, ale says, and he has
been in trouble and oho has been Com-
pelled to accept public charity'. Three
years ago, she says, he disappeared,
leaving her an iavalid, with, at that
time, little hope of recovery. She got
better, however, and went to 'Rocheotor,
where elm learned that her husband was
in Hamilton, where two brothers re-
side. She failed to find hits in Ilamil-
ton, and was told that he had gone to
Toronto, but later learned that he was
in Buffalo, where she found Strauss last
June. In her story Mrs. Strauss eaye:
"I swore out a warrant charging aban-
donment. 11e induced sae to withdraw
it, 011 1(18 promise that he would sup-
port me, aid 1 returned to Mansfield.
1 did tot got ally money from him, and
1 camp back to Buffalo last November,
when 1 obtained another warrant, but
that also 1 withdraw when ho renewed
his promises. But 1 got nothing from
hint and came buck to Buffalo again. I
began my suit for divorce and last
Tuesday obtained a warrant charging
11110 with non-support. Ile has called at
the house here and threatened rase. He
said that 0 1 ever let the public know
that I had brought a divorce suit he
would have use thrown in jail or run
out of town. 1 saw the 100111011 with
whom he is now living, in the tailor
shop in East Eagle street, but at the
time 1 did not know it was she, If I
had there would have been little of her
or the shop left,"
\Vhen the w00101 w110 snye site is
\lrs. Allay ttrauss was seen at her
home at 4-12 blain street yesterday ef-
teruoot she was just pulling a carriage
with 0 pretty girl baby seated in it up
the two flights of stairs to her flat.
When questioned she said:
"1 have not seen 111y husband for a
week. Ile wont away without staying
a word to raw and 1 do not tcno0v where
1 he is, neither do 1 knew when .he will
1cone back."
"Are you his wife'!" she was asked.
I "Year
GUELPH OFFICIALS APPOINTED.
Long Session of City Council Ends in
Defeat. of New Men,
A Guelph despatch: T11e City Council
sat last tight at 8,1d aid eoltiuued in
sedan up to a quarter to one The
appointment of officers for the civic
positions of Clerk, Treasurer, (Joldeetor
and Police Court Clerk was discussed,
and the attempt of the new members'
to displace the old members of the civic
effioee met with strong o,pposttioi. The
frimulo of the old oity officials succeeded
in retaining their service in nearly all
Instil; . ,
erk was appointed Clerk of the
:"'p _, jCourt at a salary ;,pf`lS50D. 1701.
White and William Hart wore appointed
As,sess01e; Mr, T. J. Moore, Clerk, and
Elias Rice, Collector. Fit-AldoScroggie
was reappointed Treasurer, adtit1Mr. G.
McArthur, formerly assietant engitkieer,
made engineer -in -chief.
STRIKE AT HOCHELAGA.
Over a Thousand Operatives et Satan
Mill Ge
Montreal, March 1 'Twelve hundred
employees of the Dominion Textile.
Company went out on strike to -day
and the looms of tine Ttecheh1ga mills
are lying idle es a result, '.l'he main
bone of contentiol is said to be the
employment of an assistant foreman.
Mr. Joseph Venue, whom the ens-
ployees wanted to have dismissed, but
the management would not yield to
that demand, Nor is the management
quite prepared to yield another point,
which is to have the working hours,
elicit are now from (1.15 a, m., to 4
p. rat., ehaeged to 7 11, m. and 5 p.m., re-
spectirely. 'they claim that; they have
the right to rub their works as they
think 10.
Mr. Wilfrid Payette, President of
the Federation 0f Textile Workers, is
now trying to arrange with the em-
ployees of the hfercltaitts' Cotton Co.
for a sympathetic strike. Ile also hopes
to induce those employed at Magog and
Montmorency to join the movement.
BOGUS HAL.r' DOLLARS.
Made With Counterfeiting Plant Seized
M Brooklyn.
New York, ,dards 0.-A euutplete
counterfeiting plant for making spur-
ious half dollars wee seized in Brook-
lyn to -day, and fain men and one wo.
span were arrested, charged with malt-
ing and circulating the incitation coins.
Secret service agents have been search-
ing for two months for a band of coun-
terfeiters who Have flooded the city
with half dollars so nearly like real
money that detection was next to im-
possible. They say that newly -moulded
coins found in the Brooklyn house to-
day were 111140 in the same moulds and
from the sande material as those which
have cause 00 much trouble,
The bogus coins, while almost an ex•
act reproduetion of those turned out
by the United States mints, were found
upon expert examination to contain a
considerable quantity of tin and also
to be slightly' overweight. The prispners.
under arrest are. John Dart, Raymond
Seroton, Joseph Gifford, Thomas Me.
Partland and Mabel Hamilton..-
• -es
BANK OF MONTREAL.
May Make Invasion of United States
and Europe.
Montreal, March 9. -The statement is
made here in financial circles that the
Bank of Montreal is about to inaugurate
a more expansive policy, as they will
open more branches in the United States
a.nd very likely on the continent of
Europe, with a view to take advantage
of its exceptional opportunities to deal
with exchange.
The statement is mode than within a
few months the Bask of 'Montreal will
open in all the Amerieau centres where
an exchange business eon Mt waked.
Boston and New Orleans are spoken
of as prospective points as (y starter
and more than likely other pointe will
(save, a brjtncli.
As for Europe, the idea prevails that
a branch of the big hank will very
soon be opened in Paris, i'riince,
where. another Quebee bank has al-
ready bceu established.
GERMANY'S OIL MONOPOLY.
The Question Not to be Decided Before
Autumn,
Berlin. March 11.The (west ion of 0
Govcromeet petroleum monopoly is still
untie' consideration by the Imperial
Ministry of Finance, but the commis-
sion which has been investigating , tle
natter has not yet decided to recom-
mend it.
Tho difficulty is how to get along
without the Standard Oil Company, I1
the State monopoly is to be anything
more than a selling agent for the
Standard Oil Company arrangements
must be the most ecotomioai possible
for a continuous supply of American
petroleum for mixing with the Euro-
pean product.
No conclusion,*never, need be reach-
ed before next autumn,as Chancellor
Von Buelow and Secretary of tho Trea-
sury Sydow have postponed the intro-
duction of fresh tax 1(1035sals until that
time,
SALS IN QUEBEC.
Granted Colonization Lands in That
Province.
Tonne it. Ont., .March 9,--(Special.)-
The
;(Special.)-
The Salvation Army intends to open
up colonization lands In Quebec. This
statement 0.10 made this morning by
Commissioner Coombs, who wait at the
Parliament buildings to interview lion.
Air. :Monteith and 11on. Mr. liana. The
Army has been offered land for colonic.
,stit purpu c, iu Qitchee, by the Cor-
e nmeut, and will send immigrants to
settle on the land, This completes the
sheltie for colonization in every Pro-
vince in Canada, The Commissioner
leaves to -night for New Vorlc, whence
he sails for Liverpool on the Celtic, and
will return about the end of April.
While in the old country he will. see
General Booth regarding the schemes,
On March 28 a party of immigrants
will leave Glasgow for Ontario and the
Maritime Provinces,
PROOF IS' NOT DIFFICULT.
HYPNOTIZEDBY
VICTIM'S t
i ICTIM'S iO IFE. ,i IAREIiOLDERSMAY PROCEED
Manager's Views as to Claims Against
Directors,
Toronto despatch: The 11101io0 on the
part of the rormer directors of the On-
tario Bank to have the suit which is
being brought against thews by the
liquidator heard by tt judge 01011e, instead
of by a judge 01111 jury, came before ,lir.
.fuatiee Magee at Osgoode Hall yester-
<ley Horning, and was adjonrnel for one
week, The postponement of the hearing
was by mutual agreement between
counsel to elbow the lawyer for the
directors to examine an affidavit shade
by Mr. Arthur Douglas Braithwaite,
General Manager of the Ontario Bank.
The latter is in reply t o statements
i h 3 tt to 1
of the defendant directors to the effect
tiat should the action be heard by a
jury the verdict could not be a fair
one owing to the alleged' complicated
nature of the evidence to be adduced,
and to the alleged bins existing in tie
mind of the pal bd and in the 1 o , press
against the directors. The directors fur-
ther stated rhos' so numerous are the
bank's shareholders that some of thorn
or friends or relatives would be certain
to get in the panel. Mr, Braiflswaite's
affidavit points out that the evidence
which in his opinion must be gone into
will not be as teeluicel as represented;
that to Lis mind piddle sentiment does
not seeps against the directors; and that
the number of shareholders in 'Toronto is
not such as would make it impossible to
keep 10101de or relatives off a jury,
ONTARIO BANK.
___.. AGAINST DIRECTORS,
A GERMAN OFFICER'S THRILLING
CONFESSION.
He Was Led on to Commit Murder-
Astouishing Stony of a Man's Mad
Love for a Wonsan, and How She
Controlled His Actions,
Tlolin,51trch 9. -The murder of
n nriditory officer by a brother offices'
Christmas night, which ex -ailed great
interest in Ccentar{a', lea become
doubly seesatiosual through the mur-
derer's confession that he \vita hyp-
notized by the wife of the murdered
na1n into rho commission of the
mime, Iley,nd the fact that Captain
Von Goebon,- cf the artillery, shot and
killed Major Von Sehoettbeek, of the
dragoons, its the latter's Louie, owing to
the former's guilty lova for 1lrsu
Volt Schoenbeck, little was certainly
known, although many emulous of the
etffitir were currewt.Frialldti't lied to
Rot Vdit Gcob."s ter 1'nr'd inane,
experts declared he was sane, Von
(10even realized that his execration as
a common murderer was certain, and
he committed suicide yesterday in hie
(ell in the military prison at Atllen•
stain, (>1 the Polish frontier, by hack-
ing his throat with to phut table
knife. . 'Po the 111001011 alienist, Prof.
Barbs Sehretsehnotzing, tete murderer
a few hours previouvly bad made an
astonishing oanftl0eios of mod Love
for Frau Von Schoenbeck and of her
power over 11111, In the course of
his confession, which was sworn to,
he said: "My country, my mother,
my friends, till I would have cheer-
fully betrayed could I but have ex-
eluunged them !for this witch, who
mode 11e swear beneath the twinkling
bramnles of ]ser ehildeen's Cltristmao
tree that f would Idil their father that
1(1y
Although he i<new front her own
lips that tithe had led a reeklese life,
Von Goober said: "I rcgas'ded her as
something puf'0 nald sacred. I be-
lieved b110011y anything she said.
When I think back I cannot eongeor.-
hend how I credited it all. The wo-
man nnust Have exercised a sort of
mesmerism over me, for I would have
unresistingly and unhesitatingly have
committed the greatest cringe for her. I
sever had pangs of conscience, I hon-
ored her as a goddesro."
The woman constantly eomptained
of her insbatul'e ill.treatmont, and
Von Goeben resolved to free her,
They discussed menses of getting rid
of him, and at one time decided that
the wife should poison ham. In his
I (ref'•.,:hurl Van Gnoben adds : " I
hongh1f her enough asmile to poison
two hatndred persons, but her cour-
age failed." Other means were die -
cussed until, when Cttristanan casae,
Von Goober was Von Sdsoenbeck'a
guest, and during the latter'ei ab-
sence from the roan, Frau Von
Schoenbeck made Von Goeben. invent'
Ant 110 woedd kill ber husband. Von
Goeben said: "I cheerfully made that
oath." And with the wife's oonnl-
vaneo he re-entered the house after
leaving, by opening a window, tisr'ee
houra after midnight. Major Von
Schoenberg woe disturbed by the
noise, and met the intruder with his re-
volver, but before he could fire Von
floebbess shot hint,
HE ROBBED Ci-IURCHES.
Antoine Thomas Sent to Prison at
Limoges.
Limoges. France, March !I,-- Antoine
Thames to duy tine s'nteneed to =ix
t eras s' imprisonment at had labor.
Thomas is the cooper at Clernnont-'he',
solve committed Ole series of sensa-
tional ohin'ch robberies in 1310100, the
sr-velatioe of which created a sensation
Mot ftd'l.
The trial 11070)1 pore February* 27th,
the son Frauclo and lila motherto-
gethertriter three antiquaries, Michel,
Faure and Dufay, were charged with
oontylioity in the the! Is. The toothier
and 'Michel worn. 10111ityd. The eon
and the other two antiquaries were
found g11fbty and sentence) each to two
years at hard labor. Grams were given
that the stolen relies be turned over to
the State.
o.o
SUFFRAGISTS AT WASHINGTON, '
Plea Made to Senate and to house of
Representatives.
Washington, March 11, -'The advocates
o1 women suffrage were to -day given
their annual opportunity to present
plena to Congress, the presentation to
the Senate being made before the Com-
mittee on Woman's Suffrage, and to
the House before the Judiciary Com-
mittee. Senator Clay of Georgia pre-
sided over the Senate Committee meet-
ing, and Rev. Anna. Shaw, es President
of the National Female Suffrage As-
sociation, introduced the speakers, the
first of whom was Mrs, Belem Lock-
wood who has the distinction of being
A MAN TORN TO PIECES,
Ghastly Find on Train That Arrived
• Fresh Barrie,
A 'Toronto despatch: When Grand
Trunk traits No. 88 from Beanie drew in.
to the Unuen ,Station last night at 8.33,
about forty minutes late, one of the star
tics employees saw blood on the bag,
gage ea'. A search was made, and be.
tavern the nail and baggage caw on the
connecting appliances, there were found
the pocket of a workingman's ,jacket,
with a plug of tobacco in it, aria the
sleeve of a coat and a shirt, bout curt off
at the shoulder, and part of the arm
with 50111e flesh sticking to the shirt
sleeve.
Later word was received frons Maple
that the leg of a melt Masi been found
on the treeka there, but beyond this no
further word lied been received of who
the man was ohm 111u1 caidCMAy bean
killed. It ons the opinion of tdo rail-
way officials, judging from how the
clothes w1' found, that it vvad sorts
workmen who had beset riding on the
bumpers.
I:nginoer Lawrence, who was in
Outage of the train, sage he ]wed not
the slightest idea o! he ging ideal r aro
out and the mall elerke rt.e4 h'tg'gers-
men neither saw nor 1am'rn ,otyriing ecf
the matter.
A POLISIH TO'lrli 501-7.1,Dubno lessee to an A `er. 1.e r:t fu:
St. Petersburg, March 0 The mites of
an interesting transfer of real estsen Is
reported he roe the itc,sertenont of
VollIynia The . town of D11:10,
which has 00010 13,1)00 inhabitants, has
been sold by the miner, Countess SLtiva-
love, to 0011nt Offendorf, an Austrian,
for $2,000,01.0. The transfer hseludee the
une
site of the Iliart f1' trans rat Dubno.
This town is one of several le Russian
Poland that has been hold tinder the
ownership of a single individual. since the
old feudal dnya.
It was founded in the tenth century,
and was on -e owned i>y 0 Bing` of 'Po-
land. The fortress has been the field of
many engagements, and it enjoys the d!s.
Unction of never laving been captured
the only woman who ever matte the during either the Cossack or the 'fattier
race for the Presidency. invasions.
1511 Subject to Approval of a Special
Committee -Hon. Richard Har.
court Opposes Any Further Pro.
ceedings Being Taken-Sharehold-
or Tells Him He Should Have Re-
signed.
Toronto, March 7. ---.11 a largely at-
tended mceliug of nip shirt -holders of the
defunct flank of Ontario ,yesterday the
present directors, were after` to rather'
warn] debate ,authorized to take a;b6it..
arnIinst the former (Erecters, fort the
purpose of recovering, if the c' tits so
decide, muter the double lltbrlity from
those 11111 directors 1111' sous tof $4,702;
110`1.117, but subject to then proval of a
01(0111 committee appointed., ft
In answer to a gite un by Mr. P. t .
Lnrkiu, tie c unusual( staled sloLI
tum
(1)810 of the 70111 would undoubtedly
c mu eut,pt the: shareholders' pockets,
lime,'liclnud lleraert, in a vigorous
Psje', urged that no action be taken
htil the result of the appeal in the
Yarmouth hark ease 10115 decided, Ilon.
Mr. llm'eott t also referred to the case of
1'reiontatine v.+. (11,110' . where t11e Privy
Connell hail decided that-110.directo•s
were not responsible for sighing false
letluue sheets so long as they trusted lo'
their effieiih. Ile 'ei1013-several other
snots' eases, and pointed ant that the
judgment of the Priv} 001100i also re-
ferred to a number of similar eases, all of
which showed that the directors were
not held liable for trusting to officials
and for signing even false reports pre.
pared by these officials. ils had done
all that nuts required of Trim in the
natter, and was a very linty mot with
his puhli0 chilies at the time of the re-
turns when the fronds began. "What
more could 1 have dose?" 'asked Mr,
transmit.
31r. Charles Livingston, hfnnston---
Vou could have lr'13ual 100,1051 you
00111 not ellen(' to your duties.
Resign!" stld 31,'.lin reonrt, '9'here
are directors of tie linek of Montreal
who never attend a directors' meeting,
and who cute living three thousand miles
away front the held offices of that
bank. 81101110 they resign?"
Cries of ' \ c , '
tfr, Haremut--I challenge 1fr, Stoyert,
.err, Braithwaite or the chairman 'to say
if they (mild have doe more at the
time 1110❑ we did,
A voice --Yon had amoral right to
resign,
Mr. Livia Ston -Cronin -hot you have ,:
played the political ,arae and not have ''
tried to b'un' a. bank? Yon could have
resigned, Intl not have advised people
six months before the mush to buy
;dock, and promised Clem that the
dividend would be Inc tensed.
1lr. Harcoiit, in eonehelin,!, pointed
out that trot 000 of the direeters 11101 a
debt egninst him in tie bank, and sot
one had dared to say that they benefited .
one cent by the iistittllion.
Hon. dames Young, of (1031, washed to
know what chances the directors
thought they had to secure a, legal
victory.
Afr. Alex 1)utgwmll, of-llontren1, de -
feared that be 'had lost twelve thousand
dollars through the rascality of the
manager of 1 !opalMandl of a bank,
0111 the :shorehohders` could apply the
le,eon of that, experience to the present,
Mr. Janes Dielowl!, '1x C'., in '1000001' "
fo questiols said they could. not Clio
close the legal'side of the e ase now, and
-
' (411 r
they might 1
'' admitted that th �
in tl.ly e ,-
talo au11, "but also N1' May` win 0," he
added. '
Tito resolution ns submitted was then
carried without any opposition;
HUSBAND CONTESTS WILL.
Wife's Estate of $ss,000 is Disposed in
Other Ways.
Toronto March 5, Alleging undue in.
fluence on the past of Bev. John Sal
111011 and ethos, Geo. Ilillauy 111151000 of
the 1•lte ,Mary Doig Dillem, has filed tt.
caveat against the will disposing of her
cstnte.
By the terms of the will, $1,000 inch
is left to 015 nieces, 2 graurlcnb)dleu, u
nephew end a sister; $2,000 to Rey, .11hIt
Sa rerun and two other trustees 1 Pe-
thauy Clepel foe" 0 site for 0tete'
church, and $11,000 to Rev. r\, S,ml''
son of New York fur the Christi -1e es'd'' 4_
missionary alliance, Other clause, In the
will direct that these last two sums be-
come the absolute property of the clergy-
men named. The busban1 receives not k-
ing.
The estate is valued at $21,077, 0111
consists of household furniture $1,000;
and real estate $17,500.'1'1115lottei emit-
prises
mirprises louses Nes. '1, (t 'wd (1 1Laldan-
,ald street, 0ooessed at $21000 tt aitst
which, however, these 1, it moilg10! 1)f
3,:•100.
KING LEADS IN LAW.
Clever Chinese Student at McGill
University.
1l 11.008). March ') McGill Its i
yellow peril. It is Pett lliug. The law f
examinations are in progress, and 11101)e- '
stilts are known in ono subject. Pater
Ding leads the list in that 0ul,ject and
it is one. of the most difficult of the
course -gifts and obligations. In ibis
001150ct be Obtained 88 per cent.
Peter, as he is. known by a11;'i5 0 na-
tive of China, and eine to Canada about
ten years ago with his father,. 0010 is
an eminent evangelist. He will enter thie
diplomatic aet'vice of his csotntry.
•-•
Heat that goes rap the chimney Is so
melt good money toasted, thobfoo- do
not allow the smoke draught to lie lett
open unless when fresh coal is put 111,