HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1908-05-21, Page 2MOCK HOLD-UP
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Loaded Tragedy.
Young Teamster Slain
by Boy Friend.
Chicago, May 18.—Quick death ended
a meek holdup scene yesterday in the
bakery of Henry Frank, 797 West Forty -
Seventh street, The victim was Henry
Frawley, 1$ years old, who had lived at
]009 West Fiftieth street. The man who
fired the revolver [vas John Retell, a
young Austrian employed hi the bakery.
The one aet tragedy was enacted in
the front room of the little bakery at 6
o'clock In the afternoon. Frawley, who
was a teamster and a ateady, good na-
tured young man, entered the place to
buy a few things to take tome for sup-
per. He had just been paid, and as he
was well known iu the bakery he flour-
ished a small package of bi11s---about
$19.
Hefeli, busy behind Ito counter, ex-
changed joking remarks in broken Eng-
lish with Frawley. He threatened to
come out and take the money away from
the young teamster if Frawley did not
put it up.
"Come ahead," said Frawley. "I can,.
take care of myself;"
After a few harmless threats Hefeli
suddenly disappeared into a rear room.
Steve Korscae, another young Austrian,
was working there.
"Let's hold Frawley up," said Beteli.
"You take the money while 1 (mint the
revolver at him. 11 will be a good joke."
"All right," said Steve.
Just as Frawley was about to leave
with` his bundles, the two young Aue-
trians sprang into the front room. In
the true style of holdups he had read
aloft€ Hefeli leveled the revolver at
Frawley and shouted:
"Hold up your hands or I will kill
roe„
Frawley turned a laughing face to-
ward the mock desperadoes:
"You fellows can't scare me with a
rusty old gun like that," he said, "Come
on if you want trouble,"
He put down his bundles on the coun-
ter and made it lunge toward Hefeli and
Steve.
In the play and flash of the moment,
little dreaming that his finger held back
a bullet by the pressure of a hair, Hefeli
pulled the trigger.
There was a local report, The little
bakery was filed with smoke. Frawley
dropped,
Frank, the baker, curve rushing in.
The; frightened men lifted the young
teamster from the fluor, where a small
trickle of blood showed his wound.
Frawley could not speak. He was dying.
The bullet had entered his chest. Befell
and «Steve" stood stupidly by, hardly
knowing what bad happened.
When Sergte.'Mullaney and Golden, of
the stockyards station, came upon the
scene they arrested Heidi end his coin -
rade. Frawley was put into the ambos
lance and the horses were started on a
gallop towards St. Barnard's leepital,
On the way to the hospital, however,
' Frawley died" without a word passing
Ms lips. The ambulance then wee turn-
ed to McInerney'* undertaking rooms,
4,895 Wallace street.
The police sergeants made a careful
investigation of the ease, They found
that Frawley and the two men they had
under arrest were all of good character,
and .they finally accepted the explana-
tion of "accidental" to the true one.
They will hold the two men, however,
until the coroner's jury agrees upon a
verdict.
Hefeli at the police station was the
picture of grief, As the full result of
his act dawned upon him be bowed his
head and wept.
DROWNED IN LARDER LAKE.
Young Englishman Lost His Life—
Broke Through the Ice,
Cobalt, May '12,—Herbert M. Sperl-
ing, aged about 31, e young English-
man who spent several years in South
Africa in the war a0 well ail in mining
Ind milling 'r, as an amalgamator, was
drowned on Sunday afternoon at Lard -
yr Lake, It appears Sperling and his
bomnade, Snyder, were crossing Larder
take and broke through the ice, Sperl-
ing being unable to get out. Snyder
arrived in Cobalt on to -day's train,
bringing Spperling's body along.
Mr. Sperling was well-known here and
had n Net of friends. He had, spent most
of 'the winter et Larder, havingg been in
urge of a small mill at Reddlek's-pro•
party. His relatives in Englund have
Nen cabled,
CAUGHT IN JUDGE'S HOUSE.
Alleged Gas Inspector Found Upstairs
by the Maid.
Toronto despatch: At the General
Sessions yesterday Judge Winchester,
ln:Charging the grand jury, referred to
theeat number of robberies filet
gr Toronto been peperpetratedr in of
lite. Writing on this subject a bust -
lane man had suggested to him that
it the waterworks and the gas nom•
pany sent out only uniformed men to
call on householders it would be a
Protection against the 'many rogaee
who introduced themselves .under the
guise of meter inspectors.
Judge \Vinchester said that he him-
self hnd had an illustration of the
audacity of these gentry. A man was
discovered upstairs in the judge's
house, and when questioned by the
maid said he was looking for leaks
in the gas pipe,
"If you make a recommendation
that properly authorized perilous
should wear uniforms I think it would
have some weight," said his Honor.
PRIVATE CEMETERY.
Tracing Mrs. Gunneas' Victims by
Means of Bank Books.
Ray Lamphere Denies That He
Made a Confession.
Laporte, Ind., May 18. -Unless the
sifting and sluicing of the powdered
debris taken front the cellar of the
ruined thinness farmhouse results in
startling discoveries to -day, the produc-
tion of anything like tangible evidence
in the big tragedy is not likely. Yea
terday'a developments exhausted most
of the sources of the sensations in the
case, and the authorities are now con-
fined to the tack of finding details cor-
roborating the main points already de
duced.
Just how sue,cesstul they trill he will
probably not be revealed until Hay Lam-
phere is brought to trial. Prosecutor
Smith has evidently modified his pre-
view. determination to rush the case into
coon, finding that the State's side may
be Strengthened in many particulars.
Coroner Mack has made public the re-
sults of his investigations on all the
known bodies, except that eupltosed to
have boeu Ole 0. Buddsberg, of Iola,
Wis. It is expected that the mystery
surrounding the bodies yet unidentified
will never be fully solved. The decom•
posed state of the fragmentary masses
of flesh and hones makes identification
virtually impossible.
What developments are to come prob-
ably will be in the direction of estab-
lishing the identity of more of the mys-
terious neon seen to enter the farm•
house, but never to leave ft. Yesterday
three elicit pereons were connected with
the Gunneas woman, the evidence re-
garding John Moe, of Elbow Lake, Afinn.,
ansa Henry Gerholt, of Scandinavia, Wis.,
being almost conclusive, 'The fate of
George Brady, of Tuscola., Ill,, is lees cer-
tain.
Moe was traced to the farm by means
of the banking actions which preceded
leis visit. The facts ahown were start-
lingly similar to those brought to light
in the cases of Ole 0. Bnddeberg and An.
drew Helgeletn, Each of the men cached
a cheque In the afternoon for n consider-
able amount at one of the local banks,
and at the dealt of the cashier all trails
end.
It is considered probable that an in•
epection of the book, of the bagks would
reveal further evidence of a similar
nature.
Made No Confession.
Laporte, Ind„ May 18.—Mrs. Gunness'
hired man, Ray Lamphere, vigorously
denied to -dao that he had made any
confession ortpromised any to Rev. A. E,
Scheller, or to anyone else. Lamphere
be under arrest here, charged with com•
phieity in the wholesale murders at the
Gunness if arm.
Laporte, Ind., May13.—Rev, Dr. E, A.
Schell, of Laporte, Id,. In talking again
to -day about the Gunness farm tragedy,
denied that he said that Ray Lamphere
helped to kill the Gunneas children but
had no part in slaying any man except
Iielgelfn. 'I have made no statement
regarding this or any detail of my inter•
view with Lamphere, except to say that
Larnphere's connuunications tome were
wholly privileged bud unless he shall
himself stake the e1a.tements to Prose-
cuting Attorney Smith, will be maintain-
ed ns an inviolable secret."
Mr. Schell added that, like many otls,
ers, he believed that Mrs. Gumless 'a0
alive, but that he had no linovledge of
the fact. 11 was merely- his personal
opinion.
eking further concerning the case
and some of the persons connected there-
with, Mr. Schell said: "Mrs. thinness,
as 1 aaid yesterday, was nn attractive
woman in her way. She eves always
dressed richly, and even, you might say,
in good taste, but her manner of talking
and her speech itself—her vagaries of
grammar—showed a low origin. She
'could best be described as "Mrs. New -
rich."
"Lamphere is a man who drinks hard
and has borne an unpleasant reputation.
He was 0 man to be pitied because of
his training, or lacier of it. On one or
more occasions recentlyhe has cone into
town with a roll of hilae, which Ise has
generally nutnaged to get rid of over
night.
Lamphere sent for nig and told ane
his story, and that is howl was mixed
up in the ease. Despite the advice of
his lawyers, 1 believe that he will tell
the whole r toroth when he goes an the
witness stand, I did not know per_ann•
ally any of the suppose victims of ;Its.
Gunneas."
e.The or man was o a limb from ttrab.
Science is organized knowledge.—
Spenser.
BIG PAGEANT.
Restoration of Historic Pile by
Emperor William.
Strassburg, May 18, The Emperor
and Empress, who have arrived 11000
front Vienna, accompanied by a brilliant
anite, among whom are the Viceroy of
Alsace, representatives of the federal
council of the Reichstag and of the Al-
e:see-Loraine Provincial Connell, to -day
attended the solemn inauguration of the
restored Hohkoeulgsburg near Schiette-
lad, in Lower Alsace,
The Hohkoenigsbarg, which was one
of the largest and most picturesque
remnants of feudal times in Germany,
passed into the jjweseeeion of the Emper-
or ie 1894, and lis Majesty immediately
ordered its complete restoration. When
the work was taken in hand all that
remained of the original pile was part
of the main building with three wings
and two towers, the so-called "Vorburg"
(keep) and the outer wall. Tho castle
is perished on an eminence and its his-
tory can be traced back to the thirteenit
century, since when it has been often
partially destroyed 01111 rebuilt Over
300 persons took part fu Wday'e pa-
geant.
a-
geant.
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USED DYNAMITE.
Costly Residence Near Port Henry
Partly Wrecked.
Port Henry, N. Y., ably 18,--Dyna-
miters attempted to wreck the 8125,000
residence of Geo. 1.). Sherman, near here,
yesterday. A heavy charge of the ex-
plosive, placed 11011 1' the front of the
dwelling, tore off the piazza and broke
all the windows on that side of the
house. The explosion started a fire,
which was checked before it gained
much headway, 3h•. Sherman and hie
family stere not injured by the explo-
sion.
The dynemiters gave warning of their
intended outrage in a note received by
Mr. Sherman last night, The Idlehurst
is considered one of the most beautiful
resibencea in this part of the State,
where the Sherman family le prominent.
Detectives from Albany arrived yes-
terday to investigate the explosion.
'l'hey considered the note a valuable
clue, Mr. Sherman had discharged three
men from lbs employ on the day the
note was received.
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IS HE LIABLE?
Want Hotel Man to Pay For Damage
Done by Drunken Boys.
Detroit, May 13.--A novel suit has
been begun bete by the Pere Marquette
Railroad against Andrew Healey, who
rune a saloon on Third street, near the
Union Depot, used by the P. M. Rail-
way, claiming $7,500 damages. Last
July a P.'hl, freight was derailed at
Webberville, causing a heavy lose to
the company. Invostigetion showed
that a switch had been tampered with
by two boys who were intoxicated. It
was sines learned that the boys became
intoxicated in 1lotroit 011 liquor sold
them by Healey-. l'he action is founded
on a statute which makes saloonkeep-
ers liable for damages resulting from
their sale of liquor to minors.
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MAN FROST BITTEN.
Gangrene Has Set la and He May
Lose Both Legs.
Guelph, Ont., despatch: With his legs
in terrible condition with gangrene, as
the result of frost wounds which were
never attended to, a man named Ken-
nedy lies in the General Hospital in a
very serious condition, Tie was brought
la the hospital by Capt. Head, of Era -
:nose, on whose farm lie came recently.
Apparently he has bee; wandering about
all winter and has been severely frost-
bitten as high up as the knees. These
bites have never been attended to, gan-
grene has set in, and hie legs will prob-
ably have to be amputated at the knees.
He has told the hospital officials little
further than that his name be Kennedy,
TRAIN -ROBBERS' BIG HAUL,
Got $5,000 on a Great Northern Ex-
press Bound for Vancouver.
Vancouver, B. C., \lay 18,—J. E.
Perrin, the express messenger of
the Great Northern train, which left Se-
attle at 8,10 this morning for Vancouver,
was beaten insensible by meet who en•
tared the express car presumably at Se-
attle, and stole 80,000. The messenger
did not recover consciousness till after
the train had backed to Ballard, five
miles out, where the injured man was
given medical attention. The brakeman
says soon after lensing Seattle he began
arranging the parcels, and on bearing a
noise he turned and saw two etrabget'e
in the uniform .of brakeman.
One struck him a terrific blow on the
head with the butt cud of a revolver.
When he recovered he found lie was
hoard hand and foot, Ile managed to
loosen the roper grabbed the signal rope
and stopped,tdte train. The robbers had
looted the her.
MURDERED A
FRIENDLESS BOY
Arrest Made In Connection With
Erindale Tragedy.
Stephen Swyryda, a Pole, In Hands
of Authorities.
Efforts to Clear Up the Mystery of
the Murder In Peel County,
Toronto despatch: Within four days
after lieksa imutick, a young Gillian,
arrived in Toronto from Rotterdaan, Ise
was taker[ out to a lonely spot near
Erindale sad there oruelly unordered.
Stephen Swyryda,, a Pole, 37 years of
age, of this city, is now lodged in Bramp-
ton jail on the charge of that murder,
Provincial Detectives Miller and Greer
Met night after the arrest of the for-
eigner and after they hnd made much
headway in the ease believed they were
justified in directly charging the man
with the foul murder int the bush on the
farm of Samuel Fasken near the village
of Erindale, in the county of Peel, on the
night before Good Friday. Pollee in-
vestigation pointe to the victim having
been taken out front this city by way
of the Port Credit electric ears under
the impression that work was to be
found for him with a farther by the
man now under arreat. The young
mase found dead left Toronto about 6
o'clock on the evening before Good Fri-
day in compauy with the prisoner, who
returned the next day alone and saying
he had pfaoed Loutick with a farmer
near Clarkson. The prisoner still
sticks to this story, although Ise has in
important partieinlars carted his state-
ment and cannot give any idea 00 to
the situation of tate farm where he took
the victim of the murder. Provincial
Deteotive Miller upon Isis return to the
city last tight from Brampton, where
he went with Provincial Detective
Greer and High Constable Brody, of
Brampton, to lodge the prisoner in jail,
went to w•oik again here to get together
a strong chain of evidence which the
officers believe will go a long way to-
wards clearing up the mystery which
clouded the murder of lieksa. Loutick
in the Peel county bash on the night
of April 16.
Found the Murdered Man.
It ie just a week ago last Sunday
since three little boys came across the
body of Loutick lying in the beak on
the faros of Satauel Fasken. Every-
thing pointed to a foul murder hav-
ing been committed, and the autopsy
conducted bore out the theory of the
police officers that the mau'a skull had
been crushed in by a blow with a
heavy piece of wood which bare tram..
of blood and which was found net far
from the dead body. It appeared a
bonfire had been started hs the bush,
and a whiskey flask as well as some
beer bottiee showed there had been
some drinking. A valuable clue was
furnlehed the police officers in two
receipt checks issued on the electric
railway for passage from Sunatyeide
to Port Credit. '.(hese virtually fixed
the date of the murder as about April
16, and a slip with the name of iib,
D. Davis, the labor contractor at 117
Front street west, led do the identity
of the victim, Lottick, who was but
seventeen years of age, was sent to
Canada via Rotterdam to work on the
Grand :Drunk Railway contitruction, As
there was no work just then, and as
the young meat was not a likely fel-
low, .bir. Davis advised him to seek
employment elsewhere, ,
Victim Had Ne Money,
Being practically without funds, he
slept in the police cells for two nighte,
and the third day, the police say, he
fell in with the prisoner, who listened
to the new arrival's story of hard luck,
azul invited hint to his lodging house at
189 Adelaide street west, kept by Ste-
phen Vasllinlax. Two nights they slept
together, and about 5 o'clock on the
evening before Good Friday started out,
ostensibly to look for work on a farm,
Lontick parted with his concertina to
the lodginp house keener for one dollar.
The next day the prisoner returned to
that place, saying he had placed Loutick
and another with a fernier who had gni;
en him 11,75. A dollar of this the prig:
oter paid the lodging house man on a
bill for tobacco and room rent, which he
owed. These facts are all admitted by
the prisoner, who claims he will be able
to point out the farm.
Pore is Arrested.
Provincial Detectives Miller and Greer
and High Constable Brody, of Brampton,
were yesterday led to the I'odging house
and to the room occupied by the pris-
oner by a Pole who assisted the author-
ities in the investigation, The foreigner
entered'into the case on Saturday last,
and yesterday he was back with all the
information upon which the arrest was
made, Provincial Detective Miller slipped
into the mans room yesterday morning,
and found ]tint just rolling out of bed,
Taking all the necessary precautions to
see that the suspect was not armed, the
officer searched the room and discover-
ed what is said to be an important bit
of evidence.
On his arrival here Loutick had in his
valise some matches of strange manu-
facture, and some of these were found
with the prisoner. Other articles were
picked up in the roots, and an effort
will be trade to show that some of these
things belonged to Loutiek, and were
stolen from his valise, which was pick-
ed up on the Fasken farm by the hired
man and afterwards destroyed. This
valise ssn o found had a hole cut in the
bottom.
Story Ted By Prisoner, ,•
'11,, prisoner was taken to the Court
ehrcf suction, and afterwards 10Bramp-
ton, \there he was remanded 00 the
cliorgo of murder by Magistrate H, H.
Shaver, of Toronto Toutlship, for a
week. On the way to ilrnmpl011 in Irok-
on English the prisoner freely discussed
the death of the lad, and said that Lou -
tisk had fallen in with some Jews, Ivhorn
he describe. Ile, however, stuck to his
story that he had placed Loutbk with
a farmer. The prisoner took his arrest
coolly, and on the journey to Brampton
puffed away at cigarettes furnished hint.
lie claimed to be 37 year's 01 age, and
said he eaane from Rochester last March
A svotaan who claims to be his wife join-
ed him lore a few days ago, end it was
from her he neserts that he received tie
found on him. Inmates of the Adelaide
street lodging house say he worked but
four days since coming here. From tin-
der the sweat -band of his bat was taken
a .Buffalo newspaper of a November date,
and inquiries will be made there and at
Rochester about the man,
The Inquest at Erindale.
To -day Provincial Detective Miller
will prepare for the inquest to be held
to -morrow 0 Erindale by Coroner Sut-
ton, of Cookeville. A statement ham
been taken from Mrs. George Manley,
of the upper Middle road, who live*
adjoining the Fasken farm, and who eaw
two mer jaunt about dusk near the en-
trance to the bush. One hada light coat
and, it is clamed, a garment answering
this description was found at the prie-
oner's room. Blood stains are also said
to be noticeable on the coat.
Probably the most important. witness
in the case is a C, P. R. fireman, who
noticed a man on the morning after the
erinne is said to have been committed
washing his hands and clothing in a
pool beside the tracks, On his return
journey the fireman eau the same, man
walking into the city on the railway
tracks, A verdict in the inquest is ex-
pected to be, reached at the sitting to-
morrow afternoon.
LONDON MURDER.
Murderer Moir No Longer a Soldier
of the King.
Has Seen Muck Service—Where He
Comes From.
London despatch: Murderer Moir will
be committed for trial following his pre-
liminary hearing, and will likely come
up to answer perhaps with .his life at Gte
aesirea in September.
It was stated yesterday morning that
the young soldier was eubject to epilep-
tic fits, end that it was likely that thin
would be made a factor in his defence
.Sergoaaat Gilmore, of Wobselsy Bar -
ranks, who was one of the party of lo-
cal ,police wdro were put on the chase
for the soldier, had an interview with
the prisoner in his cell at the pollee sta-
tion this morning.
Moir was struck off the strength of
Wolseley Barracks as n deserter on Sat;
urday, and Gilmore informed Mob of
this, asking hint what lout of his ef-
feet, he wanted sent to him.
The soldier naked to bate all of his
civilian outfit brought down to him, to-
gether with his personal et tents and hfs
trunk. His request will be complied with.
The story w08 told yesterday that
when Mr, Charles Robb went to Elora
to notify the police of Moira presence,
he asked Constable Blaeklook that if ft
was the right man how much of the re-
ward would he secure. He was told that
he would got half of it.
Meanwhile another man ,bed approach-
ed Chief Farrell, of Arthur, and nude
the came proposition. Farrell agreed to
give hien a piece cf the money, and so
it will be divide.
Mohr is to be treated in a little differ-
ent manner front the other prisoners as
the authorities recognize that bheyaave
a desperate man to deal with, a.nd do
not propoee to give him any opportunity
to cause trouble, There is no cell espe-
cially sat aside for those charms with
murder in the 'ail, but Cull No, I is usu-
ally occupied by any desperate charac-
ters, as it is neer the kitohen, where the
nlghtwatchman makes his headquarters
daring the night, This enables the guard
to look especially after the safety of
the man imprismted in this cell.
It is not the intention to allow Moir
to atingle with the other prisoners at
all, nor will he be given his exerofee in
the yard used by the other prisoners,
as this yard can be overlooked. and it
is thought were Moir allowed in there
a crowd might congregate to overlook
the man, The man will therefore take
his exerclse in the yard on the scuttle
aide of the jail, which ie completely
screened from observation,
Moir was born in Roxburghehire
Scotland. When only 18 years of age he
enlisted with the Gordon Highlanders
fora period of amen yearn. After serv-
ing five years he scan granted his dile
charge on account of good service. He
then went to Glasgow, where be spent
six months in the gymnitsft0ln thee, re-
ceiving a certifient0 from that institu-
ttor as an all-round athlete.
When the Boer war broke ort. Moir
1505 one of the first to enlist for the
front. He sow nets\e service, being one
of those at Bloemfontein. -after tate dose
of the war he went .til India, where be
served on the Indian frontier.
hour years ago he came to Canada,
He went first to Guelph, where he
worked for six months on n farm there
end later put in six months at one of
the factories, From there lie went to
Lrtnsdowvne, where he spent two years.
Six menthe ego he enlisted at Wolseley
llnreeks, London, and stayed there till
the shooting.
"I never hod trouble with Lloyd," de-
clared Moir, brokenly, "We were good
friends, and I have no enemy in the
world that I know of."
NATURAL RESOURCES
How to Conserve Those Of the Unit-
ed States Discussed.
Conference of Prominent M"n With
President Roosevelt.
Washington, Mnv 18.-- The White
House was the e05nc today of 1110 11s-
00mbla e of many of the most distiu-
'uished figures in the politest :iild in-
dustrial life of the tuftal States, , 1110
occasion was the conference by President,
Roosevelt with the Governor0 of nearly
all the States and 1'crriturie, to consider
the question of consetratimt of the coun-
try's natural resources, The untaarence
will continue through 1'rday, melt
who know haw the natural resources of
the country hove been rousted—eaptaiu,
of industry who have dealt with the, re-.
5ewree5 ant experts who have studied
the conditions—told of the nation's
prodigality in the exploitation tied eon-
sumption of its natural reaoureeo,
Representing the Government mire the
President of the United States, the Vice -
President, the Cabinet, Justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States and
both Houses of Congress. Vale ,Shutes
were represented by their chief execu-
tives and confreres appointed by them.
The industries were represented by An-
drew Carnegie, the ircnutaeter; diuues
114 the genius of railway velem:ion;.
John Mitehell, the labor louder, and Dr,
1. 0, AVLffe, Stele Geologist of•WV'esc A'le-
guna, and perhaps the leading expert
on coal in the United States, The spe-
cially invited guests included three
Denor•atie Presidential candidates--
\I'illiarn Jennings Bryan, Judge 1ieo,
Grey, of Delaware, and Governor 1olu
.1. Johnson, of Alinnesota.
The ,objects to be eotssidered include
the use and conservation of mineral re
5011000S,teaonrc0 of the land and Ll::
r esotsre e of the waters.
Long before 10 o'clock, when the e..,u
feronee was called to order in the cu,t
room o1 the White House by' PresidOnt
floose cit., those who took part ip the'
great gathering began to arrive, The
coufcrence was opened by President
Roosevelt with nn a(ldress 011 "Colliers(.
6011 as a Netioml Duty."
The programme for the day iuclnded
addresses by Andrew Carnegie mn 'Ores
nod Related :Minerals," and by Dr, 1, C.
White, professor of geology, University
of West Firignia, and State Geologist of
that State, or "AJineral Fuels:' • Former
President -Afitelicll, of the United Aline
Workers of_America, led the general dis-
mission or 5001 mining.
10,000 LIVES LOST.
Great Tidal Wave on the Coast of
China.
Seattle Rash„ May 18. --News of one
of the greatest disasters that China. len
ever known, a sadden tidal wave, bore,
in the l o agtse Huang, which involved
the loss of nearly 10,000 lives at Haus
kov, was brought by the steamer Titian,
which arrived last night. A bore, 211
feet in height, flooded without warn-
ing down the river, overturning thou-
sands of junks, samtpansand small boats
and wrecking some targe river steamers.
The sudden tidal wave referred to in
the above despatch has previously been
reported by cable.
SHOT CHUM IN A
Livingston Mnttair in Serious Condi-
tion at Toronto Hospital.
A Toronto despatch: Playing with a
tomlpantot near his fathers noose et
Hi1Icrinury, Livingston Meltnnr tsas
shot in the 1)8011 with at rifle bullet,
Livingston is the eleven -year-old son
of Captain Mnttair of Hafleybury-
'Che boys were playing with the rifle,
and the gun happened to he pointing
at Livingston when it went off, Tlie
bullet struck hint hi the back and
came out in the abdomen. The boy's
mother brought him down to the Gen-
eral I-lospital here yesterday morning.
The doctors are not sanguine of young
Mnttair's recovery,
CANADIAN CITY BONDS,
Financial News Hears of One City
That Defaulted,
tendon, May 111 'brie Ftnaneial News
says. with refer enc e to a recent al-
lusion to C'nawdiun city bonds, that a
correspondents states that "it may be
interesting to know that a certain city
in Canada defaulted on its debt until
the bondholders subscribed a stun of
money and instituted n io snit nhich
eoupelled the defaulting city to resume
payments." It adds that the matter is
oleo iy .rge aught. t 7 11:1110 boll
publicity. and asks the earrespoldenl: to
send farther particulars,
GOVERNOR OF NIGERIA,
"--
Si.' Percy Girouard Appointed to the
Positien,
Lundin, May 18„—Colonel Su' Percy(
Cironard has been melted Governor
and Commander urChiei of Ncorthern
Nigeria, __
The new Governor of Nigeria, i, a
C'anedin, the son of Mr, Justice (lir-
mend, of the Supreme Cotu-t. at 01-
tawa. 1Ie graduated at the Royal
Alilitary College, Kingston, in 188(1, end.
lots sines then served with distinction
in J oypt and South Africa,