HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1908-04-16, Page 2EMMA GOT IN.
Notorious Anarchist Turned Back
at U. S. Border
But She Proved Her Right to Cross
and is low in States.
1V'ierdpeg, .-April 13. The Unita
p1ys authorities sprang a little, coup
1a t evening when they detained
lanjtuja Goldman at the boundary, re-
fusing to permit the Anarchist Queen
to enter American territory. '` had
evidently been forewarned of this,
and endeavored to elude 111.0 ofifcera
by fleeing from Winnipeg two days
efore the appointed time, after en-
deavoring to throw the officers here
elft, the scent by posting notices that
elm was ill and would resume her lec-
tures when recovered.
After a stormy scene she was eject-
ed from'the car at Noyes, and re-
turned to Emerson, on th_ ground
that her naturalization papers had
been rendered null and void by her
residence in Russia after they were
obtained, Later she was examined
is to her citizenship. Apparently she
anticipated trouble, for she carried
with her the necessary proof that her
father was an American citizen. The
authorities then permitted her to pass
and she went on to St. Paul to -night.
The woman conducted her case with
lawyer -like skill, and displayed much
ingenuity in the cross-examination of
the United States officials. It devel-
oped she had been under surveil -
once of the Washington Secret Ser-
vice since arriving in Winnipeg, She
left here mysteriously yesterday, ou
being informed that Unit d Mates
authorities were preparing to prevent
her return to the United States. She
said to the reporters that she was
going direct to New York and would
chow her true colors,
The Canadian authorities wore much
eseyciaed over the apparent deteniiu-
anion of the United States to saddle
the "Queen of the Reds" on Canada
,and were preparing to make the
dent a strong diplomatic affair.
ON THE PACIFIC.
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE
ALL -RED ROUTE,
Lord Strathcona Points Out the Neces-
sity of Steam Lines in the Western
Ocean—Hopes to See His Scheme
Carried Into Effect,
Manton. April 1.3. --At the meeting of
the .Royal Colonial Institute lord
Strathcona rend a paper on the all -red
route. Aaturail_ the influential gath-
ering present he0ru the subject treat-
ed in a most able fashion. The thigh
Commissioner judicially surveyed the
problems and difiicuities involved, tug -
ling the Imperial importance of the
route, commercially, politically and
etoategieslly. It was not a mere
scheme for company exploitation.. Deal-
ing with the 1'neine section, he iudi-
crated the necessity of maintaining
steam lines between Canada, Austral-
asia, Japan and India if Britain is to
maintain an important position on that
ocean., He pointed out the inevitable
popularity of the. route via Canada,
which will be subject to but little in-
terference front Panama, and declared
that the time wouldcome when ib Mast
be self-supporting. i.ord Strathcona
alsoemphasized the danger of delay in
developing the Hence of unity in the
empire, because the younger genera-
tions of colorists might not be AS
strong as their fathers in the intensity
of their Imperial enthusiasm. For-
eign nations also might step in and
gide or contest the routes, Ile could not
believe Britain would refuse to aid the
dominions overseas in establishing the
route, and hoped to live to see it fulfill
hismost sanguine"expectations. (Ap-
plause:a
e The Standard pays editorial tribute
to Lord Strathcous's paper, 011 the all -
red route and advocates n generous
British subsidy.
as though he had been struck with
a stick, and also a large lump on
the baste of the head. An autopsy,
held this afternoon, showed that the
shill had been fractured on the back
of the head. The skin bad been tan-
ned almost like leather and shrunken
almost to the bone.
The body was found in about three
feet of water, and the reason it w'ae
not discovered before this was be-
cause the Water had been frozen over
him. In his clothes were found a
watch and chain and 51,40. An in-
quest will be held on Monday.
The deceased was a well digger here
for many years and .ince his death
the town has been supporting his sec-
ond wife and six or seven children.
DEAD IN OLD VAT.
HE WILL NOT DIE.
MURDERER OF MONTREAL POLICE-
MAN HIT FOUR TIMES,
A Murder Warrant Seo'ed en Him—
Constable Who Was Wounded in a
Bad Way and Injury May Prove
Fatal,
Montreal, April US—dames Smith,
the boot: agent, murderer of Constable
Shea, and the net who shot Chief
Detective Carpenter and Constable
Foucault from the window of his
horse last night, ytul recover, ccord-
ieg to the latest reports of Dr, Ei-
der, and the house surgeons at the
General Ilospit:al, Chief Cav'penter,
who is auffering from two severe
wouu.ds caused by buckshot, although
..in great pain, - will probably be able
to leave the hospital for his hone in
about, ten days. Ceeetable Foneadt
has taken a turn for the worse, and
grave fearare egpressed as to
whether he will get off as lightly as
was at first expected,
Smith ons found upon oxa.univa-
tiot to be suffer ng from four bitt
let wounds, three eau':ed by it thirty,
eight calibre revolver, acid the other
by a twenty-two, 'the most danger-
ous is ibe last, which penetrated hie
body just below the heart, struck a
rib, and travelled around towards -tis
spine. Another, by which he lost
much blood before medical aid could
reach him, is in tine right shoulder,
Another lit him in the left arae and
shattered the big bene, and crone
out near the elbow; while the other
gave him a stir ting gash from the
lot6 the left
1*
t
point to his shun c
cheek, neatly 0lactur1ug Use jaw.
The coroner's jury returned a ver-
dict against Smith to -day, and later
warrants were taken out charging
him witnh the minder of Constable
Shea and the attempted murder of
Chief1.1)'t,'-tire Carpenter and Con -
table 1'oue:nth. The warrants trete
served upon Smith in the hospital.
It has bees. ascertained that Smith's
real name is ,talar Dillon, Be wee born
in Dublin in 1847, and served in the
Royal Iri-h Conotabulury for a number
of years. lu 1874 he shot aprisoner
Who 1000 tinder his charge. lie made the
claim Altai the prisoner had assaulted
bine, but he was to stand iris trial for
the deed and lo fled to the United
States, lie joined the army in Georgia
and served for six or seven yeses, fie
Mae to 110)1000 in 1851, and lived
first at .Niagara Palls and then at
Toronto, coning to .Montreal in 1890,
where he has since lived,
DISAPPEARANCE OF ORANGEVILLE
MAN IS CLEARED UP,
Marks of Violence on Body—Said to
Have Been Seen in Tannery on
Night of Disappearance With Two
Other Men,
A. nOraugevillo despatch: A great sen
elation has been created in the town
over the discovery of a dead body,
identified as that of John Handily,
in an unused vat behinonodlast
h e tanner,
Hambly disappeared
December, and had not been heard of
since, and it was supposed he had
suddenly left town. .about 11 o'clock
to -day, however, his body was dis-
covered floating about in a vat by a
man named Nichol, employed at the
tannery.
A number of rumors are afloat as
to the Budden disappearance of Mont-
hly and as to the cause of his death.
It is said that on the night of his dis-
appearance he was seen by Gabriel
8t. Croix in the tannery yard in the
company of two other men. and that
on the same evening he had been
drinking heavily. He is also said
to have had a fight.
The body when found had a black
mark woes the back of the neck,
M`KEE DIVORCE.
Denies Improper Conduct With
Italian Marquis.
naris, Apra Ili--'I'h lowing of the
,)false divorce •,nit wee cautioned
this elle' today.
Maitre Barboux, on behalf of lbs.
Bart McKee, the complainant, conduct-
ed the pleading in rebuttal, The Italian
nobleman with whom it is alleged Mrs.
McKee had improper relations at a 0110-
term
10•te. m at V trennes, 10115 identified ns the
Marquis Cuglieni. Al. Ilarbou denied
Air, McKee's allegation and offered to
produce testimony from physicians to
slow that the wito'a physical eoeditiou
at the time specified was such as to dis-
prove the charges.
Ile declared that the real object of the
defence o00 not to furnish information
to the Fiends court, but to besmirch
Airs. McKee reputation in America and
secure lie. publication there of certain
letters she had written to her husband.
MAY VISIT A BRITISH PORT.
Cordial Invitation to Fleet is Sent to
Washington,
Washington, Atoll 13.—The BI'itt011
Goveneeut, tbrongh its Ambassador
here, has extenthe1 00 invitation to
this Government to have the American
battleshie fleet visit 0 British home port.
Coupled with the invitation
was a
tender of all British easel coaling sta-
tions on the ihomeward route- of the
fleet from the the rust.
No formal response has been made
to the invitation, and nothing bas been
disclosed es to whet the attitude of the
Government will be, At tine time the
Government neceptcel en invitation from
the Chinese Government for the fleet to
visit n port of that country it, was
announced that there world be no
additional acceptance- of such tenders,
Naval officers, say 1101 if the fleet visile
England' it will be impossible to get
the battleships back into American
waters by harsh 1, Wee,
SUED FOR NEGLECT,
NO INCREASE IN WAGES,
But Seamen's Working Conditions to be
Improved,
Toronto, April 15. —Nus increase in
wages but better working hours was
the decision of the board appointed
to investigate the seamen's grievances
with the Dominion Marine Associa-
tion, which met here yesterday. Prof.
Adam Shortt, of Kingston, Chairman,
announced that an amicable settle-
ment had been reached and that the
steamboat interests would be free from
labor troubles this season:
The men will not receive an ad -
1111100 10 ages, but the working con-
ditions have been somewhat improved
1y the board issuing instructions to
the 0010000 lines to notify their cap-
tains that wherever practicable the
seamen be given an opportunity to ob-
tain rest before going on watch. Fol-
lowing was the schedule of wages
agreed upon:-Wheelemen, $35 to $40
0 month; watchmen, from $30 to 535 a
month; dockhands, from 520 to 530 :t
month.
:Associated with Prof, Shortt in the
commission were Messrs. Janes Stew-
art, postmaster of Kingston, represent-
ing the Dominion Marino Associa-
tion, and John Vlctt, of Hamilton, on
behalf of the International Seamen's
Union.
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THE INFLUX OF HINDUS.
tion in 1909 the steamers of the White
Star Line will a run to lioutreal and (etre
-
bee, in conjunction with the ships of the
Distention Line. "Yes, it is gtti.e true
that the White Star steamers will run
to Canadian ports,' answered Alr. 11 eat
when questioned. "T may day that the
servie0 will not be inaugurated until al
ter this season."
"Ceti you inferno the public of the Jw
t)))'1"
\o. There is nothing to 1c eatl 1e-
youd the mere fact that the White `,ter
steamers will run to Montreal sue, Que-
bec."
Doctors Accused of Failing to Sterilize
Their Instruments.
A St. C,athorines despatch: Ni cases
were determined in the high Court to-
day, the suit of Setbetland against the
Grand frank L;uil;a ly icing poetpmned
owing to the nbsem , of wi(aessee, The
case of 1. atricl1 O'Donnell, Niag:d'a re.
Dr, Alo('oy, U. Catharines, nal Dr,
Duggan, Ail; ire. for performing an
operating au n child without sterilizing
the inetruntents or the hody, was tie -
un bet not concluded,
Lvcr;r pity -detail in the city oras pre-
sent to hoar the case, many being sub-
poenaed to give evidence. Air. Cameron,
Toronto, ease expert evidence for the
defence. iJefendants claimed] they had
sterilized the instruments and the body,
and Air. C o 00eron eware that if they had
done no stated they d(0 nil possible, but
on cress -examination admitted that. if
the evidence of the child's parents was
correct the physicians had been negli-
gent.
GYPSIES SENT TO PRISON,
HE GOES FREE.
CONVICTED MAN IS ACQUITTED ON
SECOND TRIAL.
Wallace McCraw Tried at Three Rivers
for Murder of His Employer at
Grande Anse—Crowd Cheered the
Verdict.
Montreal, -April 13, --WAllace McCraw,
on trial at Three Rivers for the murder
of Percy Howard Sclater at Grand Anse
Que„ in I905, wee this evening declined
not guilty by the ,11)13 told sot at lib-
erty, This (010 -flet r sere second trial,
Iii first earl reenited in a conviction,
and McCraw was sentenced to death,
but he was grunted a new trial by l
Coat of appeal. The verdict ofnot
guilty was reached by the jury after
twenty minutes' deliberation, The large
crowd . of people about the Court
House cheered and shook hands with
McGrew anter he was set at liberty,
The murder of Percy beletee took
place. at Grund .Luse a small set-
tlement in the wilds of Quebec,
where Slater lived with his wife, n
half -breed. Disputes ]between the
couple were frequent, Seleter, who
WAS a 1110101er of a good family,
treating his wile with contempt. ale -
Craw was the hired man. On the
night of the murder Sclater went to
the stnbh, and 31c(taw sbo'tl} after-
wards left the house. Later, belnter'e
dead body was Iouud in the stable nvitlt
several bullet womtds Both Mrs. Seta -
ter and AleCraw were wrested.
Mrs. Sclater oras tried first, sad after
a sensational trial was declared not
guilty. McCraw was then pot on trial,
convicted, and sentenced to death.
^— oe•
Stole Money and Jewels From Queen
Dora Pearse,
New lent April III.— View br011101s,
men1010 of the ,Stamey tail, of gypsies,
were sentenced to terms of imprison-
ment of various lengths today after
having been convicted of theft of the
fatuity jewels and the life saving) of
the Penne tribe of gypsies,. whose camp
ed,jofnted their own last year, The
value of the money and jewels which
the Stanleys were convicted of taking
was 515,000. It was charged that while
tate members of the two camps were
celebrating the engagement to marry
which had been entered into by two
young members of the tribes the' Stan-
leys entered the tent of Quoen Dora
Pearse and carried away a bag contain-
ing the money and jewels.
Richard and AlitchclI Stanley were
sentenced to not less than six years end
six months and not more than nine
,years and six months In Sing Sing Pri•
sero; Maloney Stanley 0100 Omit to Elmira
Reformatory, and fouteen-year-oldBudd
Stanley ons sent to the Catholic Pro-
tectory. • w -
LOCAL OPTION RESULTS,
Illinois Cities Vote in Favor of
Licenses.
Chicago, April 13.—in the local op-
tion elections held by 1,200 townships
in 84 counties of Illinois outside of
the City of Chicago to -day 20 counties
became absolutely anti -saloon terri-
tory and approximately 1,500 or about
one-half of the total number of saloons
in that territory were voted out of
business.
Most of the larger cities of the
state, however, voted in favor of 11.
tensing saloons. s
FOR ST, LAWRENCE.
White Star Line Will Run From Liver-
pool to Quebec and Montreal in reog.
London, April 13.—The ixpress states
that the White Star Co. is about to o -
der four great steamers for the Liver-
pool -Montreal service. They will have a
maximum speed of 24,knots, and In ad-
dition to firet ,class accommodation
each will carry between 3,000 and 4,000
emigrants It is stated at Liverpool that
the Grand, Trunk is co-operating with
the White' Star.
Montreal, April 13.—lir. James Thom,
of the Dominion Stedmahip Line, stated
to d.ty that upon the opening of naviga-
Indians Will be Deterred From Coming
to Canada.
London, April 10.—As a result of the
conference- held in tide city between
Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, Deputy
Minister of Labor, Canada; Mr. John
Morley, Secretary of State for India,
and the Earl of Elgin, Secretary of
State for the Colonies, a satisfactory
solution of the difficulty arising from
the emigration of Indians to Canada
has been found, While no legislation to
restrict this movement from India will
be passed, administrative measures will
be taken to deter the Indians from go-
ing to Canada.
Circulars will be sent to the Punjab
and other districts in India, explaining
that the condition of the labor market
makes it undesirable for Indian work-
men to go to Canada, and that the Can-
adian climate also is unsuited to, them.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Brothers Lose Their Lives In
Passaic Fire.
Passaic, N..1., April 1'1. -Two brothers
lost their lives early to -day in it tene-
ment Looe fire, which destroyed the
building and seriously endangered eight
families. When the firemen dashed in-
to the louse they stumbled over a body
at the foot of the stairs. .It was that of
William Campbell, who had died from
suffocation. A little farther in the hall
they farad the body of Alexander
Campbell, terribly burned. Finding the
stairs impassable, the firemen raised
ladders to the front and rear windows,
and with great difficulty succeeded hi
rescuing all the other inmates of the
house,
•.4.
DRAGGED BY HORSE,
WET OR DRY. ' MR. Ii,SQUITH.
Over One Thousand Saloons Wiped
Out In Illinois.
Cities Favor Saloons ---Colorado
Made Little Change In Situation.
Chicago, April I3, -The great liquor
contest in Illinois bus resulted in a
drawn battle, with fits saloons winning
decisively' in Most of the burger cities,
but losing in scores of smaller ones,
1,014 saloons being voted out of exist-
ence.
The retures, es collected by townships,
are even more impressive from the pro-
hibition viewpoint, 8+8 townships, or
more that three-fourths of the total
minds', being closed 16 the saloon. Only
by winning in the large reties didthe
liquor interests save thomoe1vee from a
complete rout.
Where the ''grog shop" Was not an
economic asset in city government the
proltibitiuuiot had the advantage,
Where financial questions entered large-
ly they lost. Although they did not
chase the "demon rum" from the State,
they profess satisfaction with the re-
sults.
Returns from the 1,200 townships of
the State are incomplete, and it is not
possible to state with .exactness how
many saloons will close their doors 30'
day's hence as a remit of yesterday's
balloting. The figures available place
the malar at over 1,090, being for the
most part in towns which had fruit
five to twenty-five saloons each.
The Colorado Vote,
Denver, Col., April 8: 'Thirty-five
towns ie Colorado, in which cleetiots
were held yesterday, voted oe the quee-
tioit of local option. Nineteen of these
eb otioes resulted in no license and 10
voted to license saloons. The anti -
saloon element won over four towns
that were formerly "wet," and the liquor
element made gams of five teethe, 91c-
ing them the advantage of one in. the
total of changes,
s
Mrs. Arthur Baty Seriously Injured at
London, Ont.
A London._ Ont., despatch: Mrs- ArthurBaty, an elderly lady, living at Pond
Hills, had a marrow escape from seri-
ous if not fatal injury to -day. Mrs.
Baty had cone to the city on business,
and was backing her horse out of a
lane, when a gate swung loose, fright-
ened the horse, and the rig was upset,
Mrs. Batty being thrown beneath and
dragged a long distance before she
could escape.
She was taken up in an unconscious
condition, and was badly cut and
bruised about the face and body, be-
sides suffering from the severe shock.
Fortunately no bones were broken,
and after a time she was taken home.
Her rig was completely wrecked'.
THE NEW PREMIER.
The Man is Making the Fight of
His Life.
(London Daily Mail.(
A shortish man with wavy, silver-grey
hair, loose -fitting clothes, anda pallid,
weer -like race, with a very straight
mouth and very steady eyes, is standing
day by day at the table of the House
c' Cbmntens making the fight of hid
I life.
Mr. Asrmi11), Prime liinistee-elect, fa
1,ea'Tying a full half of the burden of the
Gov'ernment's contentious lag11lati 010 1)10-
1 posnls, is managing elite exchequer of the
country, and is leading a parliamentary
host comprising practically ei'ery kind
of poli Nein n n'on1 Imperialists to Little
Englanders, (1010 serious etude tS of
polities to cr n e end faddists who
make hp a9n0,0011'0 little parties of
their ecu. The mere thought Of his
enormous task mnkos the ordinary num
01)011k. Mr. Asquith is filled wail
client exhilaration, 1Ic knows this is
the great opportunity of a. striking
,sneer, Tine hard rolentue sacs of the
fight merely stinluluted hum,
lMr. Asqultlrs incessant mental tar•
moil fuel lie heavy burden of empire is
never clown in his face when et ton
minutes past three each afternoon he
strolls into the house of Commons to
aeswel' any questions which may be put
(Wynn to him as Chatecllor of the Ex -
duper or as:toting Prime Minister. No
feverish haste narks his footsteps, he
bears no sign of the we've trying day-
of work he has already completed in his
department, 111 his private room, and in
t the. Cabinet chamber. He picks his way
over the outstretched feet of Ministers
on the front benches with the slow pre-
cision of an idler. Itis Lauds are in his
(veneers packets, lin farce to placid,
slightly bored, and his whole attitude.
,hat of the leisurely saunterer only
saintly interested in the scene which his
(envy int,, the chamber has opened up
for trim, 1Ie drops with an indifferent
eir into the middle of the long line of
1:deiste's on the front bench, and casu-
ally piths up the order paper of the, tiny
with the manner of a man who thinks
he may as well see wheat ds going 00,
though it really does not interest hint
very much.
It is said that Air. Asquith, lacking
p0lso001 magnetism, is not a lender of
men, and yet in. these Jitter days the d '
,.n, nr
nh enit of the cold -traced Chancellor of
the Ekelwgoer acts in the way of a
tonic of the eroneled lines of his sup•
porters, even 011 0 good many of those
who arena. entirely satisfied as to his
ortlutdo'tiy, They know that Mr, As•
quith, with all his scenting placidity, can
within' thirty seconds turn.himeelf into
a dragon of furious admin. 'They know
that' with all his indifference he wilt
spring to brittle with smashing blows the
instant there is an opening. His icy
preparedness for emergencies stirs the
latent admiration of 00011 the Little
Englanders.
11', Asquith is not an imposing figure
'.00411 in action. ]lis clothes never seem
to tit him thoroughly—Itis trousers al-
ways appear rather baggy, his inevitable
morning coat seems too small, and his
waistcoat gives one the impression of
being 001'9 because it is comfortable.
To a stranger his clothes are in keeping
with the man as he leans bath indif•
I'eently on the front bench. They in-
dicate Trim as a member net anxious to
Asquith Kissed King's Hand and
Was Made Premier.
London, _April 13,—'I'hc vacancy in the
Mace of Prime Alinister ref Creat Brit-
ain, caused by the resignation lust Sun-
day of Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman
on account of ill -health, was filled this
morning at Biarritz, France, during the
audience there between King Eduard
and Hebert 13, Asquith, who had been
summoned from London, .lir. lsquitlt
first tendered to Ills .Majesty hie resig-
nation as Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and inuuediately thereafter he kissed
the hand of the King on his appoint-
ment to the post of Prime Minister and
First Lord of the Treasury.
It i$ officially announced that King
Edward will leave Biarritz April 15 in
order to hold a Privy Council in London
on the 1(tth. The Cabinet Ministers pro-
bably will have their first audience with
the King on this occasion, as it is under-
stood that Mr. Asquith was able to sub•
mit a list of his main appointments to
his Majesty this morning, Mr. Asquith
is expected in London to -morrow, when
he will eouplete bis Ministry,♦-♦
OKLAHOMA'S FIRST.
Death Sentence Passed on Negro
Murderer.
Tecumseh, Okla., April 13.— Will
Johnson, a negro boy who assaulted
and killed Mrs. Mary Guppy, an aged
white woman near Shawnee several
weeks ago, was to -day sentenced to
be hanged. The court instructed the
jury to bring in a verdict of guilty,
and the jury added the death penalty.
This is the first legal death sentenced
to be assessed to Oklahoma since it
became a state.
Johnson maintained his innocence
•
until tine state prosecutor made his
statement, when he jumped to his
feet and declared himself guilty,
SEAL CATCH BELOW AVERAGE,
First of the Newfoundland Fleet Has
Reached St. John's.
Halifax, N. S., April 7. The steam-
er Adventure, of the :Newfoundland
sealing fleet, has arrived at St, John's,
Newfoundland, with 27,000 skins, She
reports the steamers Panther and
Walrus loot, but the crews were
saved. The Virginia Lake is report-
ed to have 19,009 skins, but $re rest
of the fleet is poorly fished,
The season is not over yet, and
later reports may show an lmprove-
ment, but the loss of the Iwo steam-
ers will cut it down so that the
total catch can hardly reach an
average,
NATURAL GAS.
Thorold Wants Its importation to
the States Stopped.
St. Catharines, April 13.—'Cho natural
gas question is becoming a serious
one in this city and in the neighbor-
ing town of 'Thorold, owing to the
notification served on their customers
by the United Gas Company, that on
April ':Ath they will increase the price
from 30 cents to 55 cents thousand
cubic feet. An indignation meeting
was held in Thorold last weep to try
to secure souse redress for the citizens
and St. Catharines City Council has
appointed a committee to co-operate
in the matter. Thorold Board of
Trade last evening passed a strongly
worded resolution instructing the so-
cieties to forward a memorial to the
Federal Government asking them to
prohibit tine exportation of natural
gas to Buffalo until such times as
the local customers are supplied.
Another resolution authorized the
Council of the Board to co-operate
with other boards to secure the en-
largement and dee ierbtg of the Wei-
land Canal in pre erenee to the con-
struction of the proposed Georgian
Bay and Ottawa Canal.
STONE FRACTURED SKULL,
Rivalry Between Toronto Boys Fishing
Led to Stone Throwing.
A Toronto desliatelu: Rivalry between
two gangs of boys fishing in the Don in
Riverdale Park last night led to the
throwing of stones and the fracturing
of the skull of J. Eddy Corbett, a boy
aged 14, living at 114 Sparkhill avenue.
Last night on the east bank of the Don
in Riverdale Park there were two gangs
of boy's fishing for suckers with nets. A
dispute arose, and there was some stone -
throwing.
The third thrown hit Cobbett on the
head, causing -a depressed fracture of
the skull. The boy was taken to the
General Ilospital, where an emergency
operation was performed. It is consid-
ered that the boy will get better, though
the case is regarded as critical.
,,10 a diet:iuguished figure, ns one who ,
10 quite content to be among the mak r11,
and file of a large parliamentary party,
BM that impression is dissipated when
irr. -Asquith dews to his feet. Then the
pr,onality of the man shines forth, and
the most 1aseal eye can see tvlutt makes
him a power in the house of Commons.
From itis first lath dozer words it is
apparent. Hutt, 1h0u9h one may dislike
barn, it will be impossible to ignore him.
1lis meneee vnriee with the oevasion.
It is generally ruthlees. Ile will brash
Wen Rinds aside with the same
rough veiled gesture that he uses to
foes, Ile does net go out of his way
la bo conciliatory.
One has to see the Chancellor of the
Exchequer et different periods of a par-
h,aneutat sitting ro get a fair picture
of him. I hi lh. tsquith seated with
tiered fete nod lazy attitude on the
Treasury bench is not the int Asquith
who mnkes a' fighting speech. Listless- A
ness drops from him like a mantle as he e 1
0100) to his feet and takes his place in
Trent of the 101110110 despntdr box to ex-
pound to the house a newly and highly
contentious pleee of legislation, His ogle
fare le slightly flushed. his eyes are
heli' -veiled; nneenseiuusly his shonldet's
ge hack 0. 11tt1'e, mrd his tread adopts an
aggressive poise, He is it picture of eeld
ardor. In -a deep, sonorous voice he
opens with some stroll -balanced general-
ities. In three minutes he has reached
the heart of his subject, bolding the
floutse silent with his lucid and direct
explanations. here is where he excels.
It is lin rd to believe when listening to
510, Asquith that legislative proposals
cut he complex or intricate. Ile las the
power of making a child understand an
Act cf Thuile lined.
Directly his speech is 0500 he 'sink
hath on the Treasury bench with his old t
impassive ail'. It is hard to thirlle that
this is the noel 0110 0 Minn 10 before
was rousing his followers with peals of
thunderous words, thrashing his oppon-
ents with tremendous adjectives. He
sinks low on the bench, inclines his head
heck as fat as he car get it, and thrusts
his hands deep into lois trousers poeket0.
ar
Reasonable,
"Your account, sir, has run a long
time,
"Then, nn,y friend, common humanity
dictates, that you let it And a while."
—Boston 'Transcript,