The Wingham Advance, 1902-01-30, Page 7SOUGHT MOTH
HEIN MOTHER,
Woman Shockingly Abused
Before. Death,
LEFT LYING IN THE ROAD
Dusband's Sottreh by Lantern tigilt
—Evidence That it Was the Carl
Who Was Sonia—Pollee Think
They ilave aCare, . •
White Plaine, N. Y., Sen, 28,—Iea-
belie Alien,' the mother ol a failli!y,
respeoted by eh who knew her, wars
murdered haat pieta undoe Mecums
rstances o i eellarly shoehlug eta -
tare.
• atighOen hours arise bee- dienea
Pearzenee was flret reported 'her
distortee bocly was found this af-
ternoon lyine 1.xi metal travelled
street. Children by the seer° Pa -Se-
ed the spot on their wo,y to 001001'
ilea morning, and many grown per-
eans must have almost tripped over
the body daring the eoretioone un-
less it was plaeed where It 'wee
Sound Just before its aliscoverSe
:which would seem to be impassible.
At a 'late hoer to -night Chief of
Pollee Zilza Carpenter and Detect-
ive Celligah arrested jami s Allee,
the husband of the murdered we -
‘man, but ho was subsequently re-
leased. Chief Carpenter would not
eiecuse the- arrest further- then to
say that Allen was held only ou
vague saspialon, end that he. .ex.-
proseed Xuflwidieenese to answer
questIone.
Suspicion points with emphasis in
the direction. of an Italian. Not far
front where Mrs. Altai's body was
Sound is a hotel patrouized by Rea.
tans, and it is the opinion of Dr.
Curtis that the murderer will be
Sound there. %here are good reasons
Lor believing' that a mistake was
made wean the crime wars commit-
ted, and that Mrs. Allen's daughter*
Isabella, was intended as the vic-
tine Tile girl; who is In a state
of hysterical: fear as a kesult of
the terrible tragedy that has come
into her life, is of the opinion that
elm eseaped deatie by the inereer
accident, and. that her mother was
sacrificed in her stead. ,
Leers than a month ago Miss Allen
was Solidwea to the door
home by an Italian wlio a Ltempted •
to intercept! her
Mrs. Allen, with her litesband, daugh-
ter and four sans, lived at No. 30
Cottage avenue, She had to walk
abouleoue mile to ,her home after her
day' a work was done, So regular were
her comings and goiugs that when
she had not arrived hone at 6 o'clock
last night it caused alarm. Hr hus-
band started in search of lier an
hour later. At etr. Leggo's he found
that she Lail left there as usual at
fifteen minutes before 6 o'clock.
4 Returning to als:home, Ma Allen
took a lantern and seacaecl the city
meta after. 10 o'clook. He the went
home again, and, after quieting the
fears of bis caildree, Went out and
continued his searcll until daylight.
This morning lie gave tilecase to
the police, and a little after noon
to -day he sent hie daughter to Union-
ville, where the family :aloe lead,
thinking that his Wife might have
gone there.. e
Returning from the railway station
he heArd a stranger say that Mr.
Allen's 'body had been found. Eanee
then ho has spent les -time attempt-
ing to...give cedifort to his childreee
,who are heartbroken. . - ••
• '1When 'found the body %Vag stretched
it full tongtie- except the knees were,
bent,
Tee arine ivre .thrown above tlie
head, as though they had been raised
to shield off a. blow. There was a
Rorer° contusion, over the right tam-
ple and. the nose was breken. The
skull %vaseiot feactured-These injuries
might lave been the result of blo%vs
from a stone, bet no Took showing
blood -stains wive' found, The clothes
were 'badly disarranged. Death had
„ not remitted • Irene the blows. Tbe
autopsy showed the brain to be un-
injured. Death was the result, of' shook
fdliewlitg the inaltreatinent, thht
was of a terrible nature.
It was this feet that Ied Dr. Curtis
to assert that thueband could not
have' been the Murderer. When she
lett the Ilona° of etre. Lego, Airs.
Allen carried • a pooketbeek in which
was $12. The pocketbook, empty,
WAS found on the opposite side of the
etono wall. Aire. Allen also carried a -
Roman Vathelle scapular that 'had
.beeit bleesed by a priest.This was
torn in plc -tee; for the epprieent pur-
poor* Of discovering. whether it eon-
tained anyl.hing of vale:). This again
le taken as an 'indication or the bus -
bead's, innocence.
Alarm was quickly gfnen by Hardie.
The body wag taken Into a nearby
otatbunding, Mime • it kill lies, and
where it will remain Mall, the Cor.
ener'elnquest has been beld, . .
illysteeleue lerermant.
• Olio ef the moSt reaturea Or
this ?mysterious case is the fact that
Air* Allen Tyne informed .of the die:.
eevety 01 his wheel body by a, stmt-
. ger, who has not yet hew identified,
beroro the pollee know of the diseoes
°tee That Alien wear so informed
there Can be ho doubt. The stranger
went with him, to the police Steam'
andeifter telling that he bad beard
that Wei Allenbody had been
found "cut nil to pieces)," be (Map -
peered,
There le n fiteavitee belief that Mrs.:
Allen wag deeoyed into a house and
inurdeted, end that her body Was
taken le wagon in brond
and thrown into the read, where it
was roan&
"MAN FULL OP NEEDLE'S."
Dote or 1 his Its One et Them Rea elfed
file lieutt.
(Sane 27,—Wetetioo1-
cr, "the man full of needles," died
reldilonly to -day at the hallo of his
daughter, 820 Preeton etyma. Beeker
formerly lived with another (laughter
itt Tayloreville and, while living. with
her, he Sat cm 'a eueldan full of
needles. Mogi; of tient were embedded ,
In the flesh. S:)me of thein were taken
out by a eolnitay pliesiciali, but moat
or Mein remained a thp figeh. .Since
that time the needles have been work -
frig out in the nett unexpeeted plates,
coming from his fingers mut eters,
nrms end lege Coroner Kelly le of
the opinion that one of the ;1100,111as
attneked the man's heart stml eatteett
death. Ail Autopsy Will •he held to
determine this fact. • •
DOWN COMES TDB RAO..
V.S. Otustome Oilleer lit Montreel Ree
moves Siert) and Stripes.
Uolitrealt Xan. 27.„-Aeting upon the
instreetions pl the Assistant Secre-
tary of the 'rretteury at WashIngtonA
kir, 1Tw01bey, the United States Cue -
toms officer here, to -day 'removed the
Store and Stripee, which from time
immemorial has been •gratlefilliY
erapee over hie oMoial (leek et Bona -
venture Station, and iesued orders
that tbe "Old Glory" which marked
the 'Grated eitatee eusteens office at
Windeor elation be also removed.
ThienetienIs oeueed by the diebolle
oring or a Cauadia,n eneign at Skage
eat- by Amerlean miners, and Is the
result of the uneeretaedIng between
the Caticellan and the United Statee,
Governments that the Amerioalt flag
not te -be (Us -played at Customs (A-
llows In British. North America, pond.
leg the 9041wet ot the Alaskale
beemlary nue:Alan. .
101SRE141811110EO PRINCE.
Cordial Greeting. to the Heir
to Briti:sit Throne,
WIEL IMPROVE RELATIONS.
Bolin, e'en. 26.—The entertain -
meat, or the Prince of Wales will not
lack either heartiness or etateliness.
There bas been no breach of the rela-
tions of the two -royal beneee, and
the Emperor has too trate an Justin
In forecasting the trend of raeeten
encies and events not to perceive Lb
Engleed and Germany, will be na
mai allies In the future,. when ti
flurry ot excitemene over the Bo
War passes, There 'i every Indio
aces ,that. the relatioals ef the tw
coentriee will improve in consequen
of the brief vielt of the Prince
Wales, and that the military au
eourt functions coil/meted 'With th
birthday celebration will be of o
wontea eplenclor.
Mho Prince arrived here at save
o'clock last evening. Emperor WI
Ilam age a brilliant staff were pr
sent at the Lehrter station to r
cekve "tile•PrinPe, Way of the pe
eonages who are now present in Der
lin for the Emperor's birthday wer
present. Sir Francis La.seelles, tit
British Ambassador, was also ther
The Kaiser and Prince exchange
coralta greetitigs and drove off to
gather to the palace. Tho street
along the route were decorated wit
eveegreense
When the Prinde -of Wales arrive
at the railway station he tVore th
uniform of an of ficer of the Firs
German Dragoons. Eteperor Wil
liam had on the uniforna of a eolone
of the First Britieh Royal Dragoons
The Kaiser embraced the Prince
and amok his bend heertily. Alen
while the bandplayed '"0,71d Save ti
King"- • ,The Kaiser Red Prince en
tered tete state•carrlages and drov
ibtathe city under an escort of cav
airy. There were great crowd
along Tinter den Linden' as the part
drove towards the Royal palace.
bunched Vt. ita Queen's Dragoons
This morning the Prince or Wale
visited the Prussian princes, Colin
von Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor
the varlous ambassadors and °the.
distinguished personages. Soon afte
1o'clock Emperor William ,11.nd thr
'Prinee dicive in a ceased, carriage t
the _barracks of the First Rayed Drs
goons, Queen Victoria's Own. Tit
triumphal archway er evergreens had
been erected la , front of the porch
o/ the barreteka and the regfm.entals
dreeve up ill parade order-. The band
played tee British anthem, and af-
ter the regiment haci marched past
able Empereneeend the Pienceof Wales
the Meter proceeded to the regimen-
tal inese-room, aseeere lancheon was
served'. The party lincluded the Brit-
ish Ambassador ta'Germady, Sir F.
C. Lacelles,-and hie • staff e Priecess
Albrecht and -Wilhelm Ertel-Fredrice;
arne Prince Henry of Prussia. Tim
luncheon terminated at o'clock,
when the Em,perer Williamereturried
to the castle, and the Prince of Wales
took a train for Potsclabe, there 'to
visit the Duchess of Albany and to
la,y a wreath, upon the total) of the
late Erepress Fredertek. '
in the evening Einperor*WilIlam
and the Prtneess gave a dinner patty
to the Prince of Wales in the Eliza-
beth. Hall of the castle at which
tee .Britleit Minister, Ceara tree -Bee-
low, and Conn\ von Weadersee. were
present.
Eniperor William, • in e his Speech
toast:rig King' Edward at the 'military
luncheon en elie earracks of the
First ..agoons, touchingly re-
ferred to the death of Queen Vic -
eerie,. and adverted ea th,e wonderful
colonial tour of the Przece of Wales
as exeMplIfying the greatness and
the extent of the British Empire. He
invited the company to drink to -the
health ot the Prince of Wales as the
representative of the 'British army,
to which toast tee Prime' of Wales
suitably responded.
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Bishop Corleman'.s Serious
Allegation Yesterday.
MIDDLE CLASSES SUFFER TOO.
New• York, jam. 87.—TI: o Right
Rev, Leighton Coleman% pastoral
Bishop of Delaware. waosaireled
hie hearers '0, mission addretzs at
New Brunswick, N. by tlut state.
meet, that there to ni, alarmlpa in.
crease of intempernang, among wa-
r into, ninng with a charms() of intern-
perance :twang men, nos repented the
etateinent and -- added assertions
tqtally interesting. Iko says tnat his
opinion has been forte:el only after
exlictustive Investigation and °beet-
vatioas of conditionslit this country
and abroad.'
Jilsilop Coleman gala that a 'levee -
paper hostile to his views set on
foot an Inquiry In Netv York witha
view to dieproving his charge Com-
mittees of impartiel citizens went to
th«t %%rime feelitornable betels and
Womeneo. restaurants taking notes of
the orders of wahine! patrons. They
found that to take winos, cordials,
even whiskey ",vith ofile'e meals was
I an altnpst lavaritble rule among the
wealthy and fashlonable set. Not
rally tide, but in we:tilled tea reeme
intoxicants were served to women
who Ordered then% without even the
pretense of riedering a Meal.
"Intemperamee ataotne Women, hole.
ever," Mae tito Bishop. "Is not can-
tle -NI ter tbd Wemen of the wealthy
and taghteertble ehisO. "Pm urge of
etimulante, malleinee, bracer's, toniee
and all Similar deviees merVing am a
mask ref the) 1Mno habit is beeene-
leg more general anienie tle) middle
LOST CREEK
MINE DISIISTEII,
Twenty-one Bodies Recovered
From the Shaft,
MANY TERRIBLY MANGLED.
Met of the Dearl—Air impost 'Will by
Try to Fee itesponelbellte
fee the Aceident—Difet Expiosion
the Theory Accepted.
Lost Creek, Traajan. 25.—Twenty-
ono, dead bodice were to -day taken
from the Improvised morgue in Ebert
No. 2 af tie last Creek Coal Alining,
Conapany, of tbie place, as the result
of the worst mine disaster experi-
enced In the history or Iowa. When.
_brought to tee eurfaeo they present-
ed a horrible eight. Some of the
bodice were terribly mangled and be-
yond recognition,. and could only be
Identified by some trinkets found in
their pockete. The eleven injured are
Improving, and no aelditionat deathe
are expected'. ,
'the Death
The following is a list: of the dead:
Mike Fox, sem, aged 48; Mike FoX,
jun„ aged 21; Julie Elder, aged 23 ; C.
B. Crews, aged 81; Russell Fish,
nged 21; S. C. Creighton, aged 28,
colored ; eames fetovall, aged $zi,
colored; Andrew Pasta aged 38;
Sam. Humphrey, aged 34; James
Humphrey, aged 34; J. J. Humphrey,
aged 30; Daniel Irish, aged 24; Dave
Waltrees, aged 28; Frank Gasper,
nged 85; Alexander Gray, aged 24;
jeck Mannealy, aged 20; John Mar-
tin,' aged ; George Benoeltak,
aged 20.; .The Haspert, aged 24 ; john
Kaye!, aged 32.
To FIT t lie Blum e.
An Inquest to determin'e who is to
-to-day
blame for the disaster is being heicl
The trouble Was caused by an- ex-
plosion of dust Ignited by a shot, too
heavily charged. It proved to be
what miners call a "screamer." To,
be more clear, the shot, when ex.
ploded, ineteaci of -knocking down the
• coal, flees straight o.ut into the.
roma This kind of a shot causes much
dust, - and, the flames, coining into
nestles an exprosioln.
eentazt with the dust, usually fur- I
BM ITEM OWN NINO,
1.10.••
300 Inhabitant or Tery Wand
' Threatened "With Ejectment.
Beltaet. ,Tan. 00.--.A.ccordIng to the
Irish. News, an Ofrort will be made
to clear Tory 1'An,n4, oir tee eortb.
welt (met or Ireland, County or
Donegel, Wbelesale ejeltinellt pee.
Pere bale) been served upon the ip.
habitante or the Islaud, wile are
elderly ,fishermen end kelp gather-
ers. and number eboat three bemired
sole. They eleet their Own king, and
have not peld rent or taxee for
many years past,
Tory Island Is about two miles and
a belt long. The inhabitanto retain.
manY Primitive oustoms of tenure and
social relationship. There is a strong
mIxtere of Spaniak blood still trace-
able In the remote part of this cor-
ner IX Ireland, due to deseent from
eurvilrore of crows of vessels of the
Spenish Armada wrecked there-
abouts in 1588. The original Celtic -
tribal ouetoms are aleo in force,
SKIER IMO TOO HO
Two Women Taken in Charge
n Buffalo,
WADING OVER A CROSSING.
For more years thaa the historia.u,
can. recoil man hase :Struggled with, tags
problem; "How etiort may women
skirts- be wore ?" •
1,111111. last night the question eas re,
maned uluitabwered. la the tia,ys of
our granumothers11 wae deemed meet
anti proper that the nether cover-
ings oi the fair liati frail Oho uld eweep
the gronad. Tee cycles of the ages,
and tho bloycles of the makers,
changed seattere inueb read allowed
the world to learn teat womea
walket oa lege anti del not float ea
draperies. It !me been winspereil
about that the 'streets were scum,
weat damp Yesterday; tbe damprteee
In 64:nne sections being of sufficient
depth to allow the free sailing of
an Americawarship about the city's
thogoughfares. Col, Ward Said—But
that% neither here nor there.
Misees Carrie Troxler and Dorotha
Stewert, went a-watilag yesterday in
Main &treat, near Genesee. They had
etarted out for a walk, but at Main
and Genesee- the pair encountered a
rippling sea of wetriess that was-ap,
pairin.g.
'Cant you, swim, Dorothy ?" asked
Carrie as she looked at the watery
waste welch barred taem front fur -
titer progress north.
"Nat without a bathing suit," said
Carrie, "and besides I don't think it'e
over iny head. I'm going to See."
Dorotley raised her lingerie a trifle
and ,started north.. Expecting momen-
tarily- to see her friend disc. •
•""deee"......=.—Serea
U. S. AMBASSADO S TO THE
iet":71
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ppeaz ,
1 I ed them In the bay. She reperte
Carloe Alban had been the bulwark
that they drew away from ber.
GEN, ALBAN heopinp,„tt.rteaeLligearr atilit4atigirkl.herep1Sa:
1111 I S leliiiiri'All()IFiv,::: z 413,0. t310;thri
lancoletoYfor eilIneurt in thee
" Seated tile revolutionlets on tile
. , . irithMus one year ago, who Out -gen -
craned them Met fall after they had
won many vietories over his troops,
and who halo for several montbe beer)
the greateet obstaele to their stle-
DOM. EIS energy and reeOuree under
dieadvantageo Were three time re.
eponsible for defeat of the liberals.
In the Naval Fight in
Panama Bay,
11•••••••••••
WED ON 8HIP38 DECK
01 e Bullet Wound—Dateie Drawn at
bald—Dent h of Government -Com-
Mender is Most imporeeet Remit
go lair or Atteelt on Panama.
Rename, Clodombia, Stan. 27.—Mak-
Ing their long expeeted attack
Panama frem the see en Mandea
Morning, the Colombla,n Liberate, .,or
revolutionists, precipitated within
sight 01 the citizens e, naval
battle' greater than Panama
1)&1 seenin away years.
They Set on, fire &tat stink
the LaMar°, a government ship,
and otte ref their veesele, the Darien,
Weer beached. There was a heavy loss
in killed and wounded, especially OD
the governmeet side. Sale:ere from the
United Staters cruiser PielanelPhia
reseued many of the wounded.
Wire far reaching in effect even
than the naval fight is expected to
Ise the death of Geneva Alban, Mil-
itary and Civil Govern -or of Pariama
and the northern coast of Colombia
and practically dictator in lila dis-
trict. He was killed leading his men
in persoe on the steamer Lautaro,
which only a few days ago be seized
from a China') company. Standing
on the quarter deck-, encouraging els
men after the stip was afire, be was
fitruck by a bullet from a rebel gun.
boat. He died quickly, and not long.
afterward Ms men were In full re-
treatfrom the burning ship. She was
deserted by her crew within an hour
after they lost the inspiration of
General Alban's leadership.
Previous efforts et the insurgents
to gain control of the Isthmus of
Panama had been made on land.
Learning that the lateet expedition,
commanded by General Herrera, who
was defeated here last year, would.
attack by' sea, General Alban °bar-
tered two steatuers and seized the
Laataro to repel the invasion.
Slipping into Panama Bay at
o'clock in the morning, the revolu-
tionary vessels the Airairaete
formerly a Selvadorean guaboat ; the
Darien. and the Gaitan, practically
C OWNING
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CAPT. CHAS. EDGATI, CLA-BK.
WHITELAW RErD.
GEN. J. 11. WILSON. ,
THIERS LOOT MONASTERY,
King of Italy Honor Prior for
Making Brave Defence,
FOUGHT TILL BADLY WOUNDED,
London., J'an. 26.—Here is a typical
Neapolitan, atory which has the
merit of being ecrup.ulouely accurate'
A email band el 'brigands had been
troubling the country Belo only a
few milers free% Naples. The other
'nighlt • the miscreants conceived the
bold idea of pillaging the leraacisean
neenteeterat. Whiell wee believed to
eontain much, weasth, incluuing gelden
altar vessels in tho ohapel,
• abont emenigat the erigaade, With
the aid of lauder.s, :scaled two lofty
wails and catered the monastery
through the windows. The monk keep-
ing vigil gave the alarm and the
mocks, numbering about a dozen,
bereleaded theneselvee in their cells
and started praying, The brigands
Manned eacit cell in turn, gagged
each Inmate, and finally attaoked the
Venerable prior, lie. stoutly rerused
to ourrentior, eat as the &awe of
late roome were also stout, the bri-
gands were not able to force them.
It happened that the pi•ior had a
rovolVer, Whit% ho used to good ad.
van.tage, when. presently 1110 bri-
agnas appeared at hie wintloW.
Tile 'unequal Combat oneled by tho
prior falling badly tvounded,ancathe
Istigatelei then, pilaged the monag-
tory at their leisure. Fortunately an
alarnt telling that the gemlarines
were eorning prevented them from
entering the chapel.
An theretired with their booty
an agedearvitor, a My brother, who
been hidden in the garden, fired
PIX RNA& with his revolver. When the
gendarmetardily arrived it wag
diecoverel thee the lay brother had
dieplayel lny ekill In the liao of his
secular weapon, for the bele el it
detul brig:aid %nits stretelted under a
Welt and traces of blood along the
tont" Of the brigand:a flight STUMM
'that others had been wounded. The
good pelor had niso wounded at least
A couple.
As geonr aa the young Mn g of Italy
heard of the affair he instratted
the MiniAer of the interior to Rend
thus prior 0 gold medal with' 0suita-
ble inoeriptIon reeerdIng the note -
sleet of hit) *Mot,
Carrie waited. Nothing of a, fatal
nature happened. She also determin-
ed to negotiate a: pa,ssa;ge. She
raise:111er skirt and waded,
Patrolmen McGreevy and Ryan, of
the Pearl Street Station, were
watching the pair.
"teddies," said Ryan, 'the water
Is less than. four feet in depth. Can
yen not be less conspicuous in get-
ting emcees?"
"We'll not *spoil our clothes," said
Dorothy,
The shocked officer. met the pair
art the northern borders of the wa-
tery waete and took them into cus-
tody. leo said that they had held
their ekirtte too high.—Buffalo Cour-
ier.
Ogg NEINS FROM DAWSON,
Several Persons Meet Death
bv Accident.
WOMAN FATALLY ASSAULTED.
SeAttle, Wa.cli., Jan, 25.—Two as-
saults by robbers, throe eacidental
&tithe, the tattling away of a prome
dent Dawson resident, and three
people fatally injured by other
mane, .is the list of fatalities re -
portal from Alaska by the steamer
Mkt.
James Murphy, of Wrangel, fell
over a cliff on Traders' Isla.nd and
planged to his death 100 feet down
a rocky. chasm.
Charles Neleon Was killed In a
mime on Chicago Hill, Dawson, Doe.
29th,
Andrew Fosbing was killed 10 tee
Mexican Aline on Dotighte Island on
San. 11133. and Merry Gilbert Was
Wally lejured at the same mine on
Jan. 9th,
josoph Lieberman) lee from the
railrOad tracks near Douglas on the
night of Jan. 1211i and was fatally
injured.
Eva Williams was Assaulted In a
Dawson saloon on the night of Jan.
11111 and arobably fetidly !newel.
P. N. Sateer ttnd ZaMOS inanOtti
WET() assaulted And robbed on Doug-
las Island oft jae, lith end received
tnjurie
W. A. Speake, 0 leading cliken Of
Damen, died at St. Mary's Hompltal
to that phase, .
Risaing Is said to he responsible
tor a good deal of 'heart troghle.
"surprised the tauter°, the largest
of the Governmeat 'ships. The Pa-
dilla, which ha a eacellent equip-
ment of rapid fire guns, went close
to tho tauter°, and before thet
ship could make effective reply to
the fleet fire killed or wounded mores
of the Leataroa crew. The Darien
and Gaitaa started in the direction
of a long Government sea wharf,
near the city.
With the 13oyaca, which had been
chartered frozu the Panama Canal,
Company, absent getting troops at
the only other 'Geyer:l-
b:tent vessel effective was the Chi-
Cuito, which had been chartered from
the Pacific Steascn Navigation Com-
pany.
The .Chieulto attempted to cut off
the, Darien and Gluten, and the Pa-
dilla sent three shots from her
heaviest guns at the Chiculto. This
vessel replied with vapid fire guns,
and the Padilla n3oved away a little.
Moving off, the Padilla got witlea
range of the guns of Las Rovedas,
a fortress, and several shote fell
close to the snip; So far as could be
seen. there Waft ao evidence that
tee vessel was streak, except that
she moved slowly after the exchange
with. the Clecuieo. There was a great
deal of manocavring, without rule
damage being done.
Piro appeared tan the Lautaro
about ten o'cloek, Or ono hour before
General Alban wee killed on her
decks. The vessel was practically
deserted .afterward, tine by 12 o'clook
many of her <lead were beteg butted
4eastmem. The fire grew in
strength, rapidly, and within half
an hour after the General!) death
deove tlio last faithful ones oft the
ehip. Tt was rumored here that
the Loathe° Wile :fired as the result
of t re:where.
Shooting ceased abeut the tithe the
fire gained away over the tauter°,
and the revolutionlet ship Ilerien
then Manned ("lose to the Milted
States ship Philadelphia. American
tailors were by that time busy row-
ing te the tenter° ad taking oft the
wonntled and fugitives from the fire.
The men freen the United 'States ship
next endeavored to extingniell the
firn e the Lantern, but halal:
The /lateen, It Reeve, asked for Md,
09 later went ashore. About two
o'cionk, despite 811 efforts to save
her, the Lantaro sank. There was
great excitement In the eity mean-
while, the trews 'being busy throw-
ing up entrenehMente end the eiti-
tam 'crowding till available points in
the bops or getting good Acme of
the battle.
Earlyin the afternoon the Govern.'
I1e1O steamer Boma docked with
troopS front Chiriqui. She ntatin no n.t.
Mother Beaten to Dotal.
Boston, Jan, 20.—Alra Brelgot Kil-
roy was beaten to death at tier home
In Beat Boston to -day, the endieg of
a reality quarrel, provoked, the police
say, by her husband, lillehael, while
era•hed with liquor, The Imeband Is
under arrest. The couple hail live
young children.
SETTLING THE WEST.
The Countries Which Supply
Homesteaders for Canada,.
••••••1•••••••
A 'MIXTURE .OF RACES.
The Tepidity with wIdoli battlement
is goleg usi in the west le indicate'
by tea ecores of the Dominiee Lanes
Ageneies. From these reports it would
appear that for the year ending Deo.
31s1, 9,100 homestead entries rep-
resenting a gala of 28,034 in pimulae
time were mule, as against 7,850
entries, repreeeuting an additienof
21,568 in population, for the previous
ca/onoar yeer. Tee renewing com-
parative statement shotra the re-
spective nationalities ol the home-
steardere in eaeli year:
• No. oeentries.
Nationalities. 1900. 1901.
Canadians from Oatari 1,819 1,721
Canadians from Quebec 177 281
Canadians from Nova.
Canadians from New
Brunswick ... ... 86
Canadians from Prince
Edward' Iela-nd 18
Canadians from British
Columbia . 19
Canadians from Mant-
toba 852
Canadians from N. W. T 125 155
Persons who had pre-
vious entry ...... 730 004
Canadians returned froIn
the United States .,. 170 205
-Newfoundland ... .. 1
United States ... a, 1 681 3 258
84
28
23
22
Englieh .. 1669 641
,
Irish • .• 104 . 98
Scotch 184' ; 206
French ... ,.. ...,•.. ...... ... 00 1 48
Belgians ... . .... 2.4 18
Swiss ...... ...... ...... ......”. ' 1, , 2
Italians ... ..-........ . f•te • 8
Roumanians .... . . ............ , , 847
Assyrians ....... . .... '...',.."... , 1 ., 1
Germane • .. 259 245
Austro -Hungarians .. .. 1,043 4 969
Honanders ... ,
Danes (other than Ice-
' hinders) 113 , 24
Icelanders ... ..... ... 71 , 162
Swede -Norwegians; 101 , 112
Ruceria.ns (other than - . . • .
Mennoites, Poles or ! i
Doukhobor) ... ... 88 I 121
Mennonites ... 51, ; 61
Poles . a 1 13
Doukhobors ...... ...... -- . 62
Mines° ... ......... ... -- ; 4 1
--- ---
Total ... ... ... ...... 7,859 9,103
Where 'Rimy Come From.
The homesteaders who crossed the
line came from the several States and
Territories of the republic, as fol-
lows: Ala.bame, 1, Arkansas 2, Cali-
fornia, 14, Carolina 1, Colorado 0, Con-
aectleut 8, Dakota 1338, Delaware 1,
Florida. 3, Georgia 1, Idaho 28, Da
from that State having made, en.
try,
58, 'Indiana 10, Indian Territory
Dakota furnisbed Canada with the
largest number or homesteaders, 889
'Nebraska 310, Nevada 2, New Hemp -
Vermont 6, Virginia 8, Washington
Pennsylvania 3, Texas 8, Malt 79,
89, Wiseonsin 59 and Wyoming 8.
shire 3, New jersey 4, New York 24,
03110 11, Oklahoma 10, Oregon 15,
3; Michigan 105, Minnesota 614, Ails -
Louisiana 3, Maine 1, Massachusetts
8;
30, Mississippi 1, Montana 66,
7, Iowa 240, 'Kansas 90, Kentucky 3,
as against 508 for the previous
year, Mimes:sta. contributed 614 as
compared with 847 for 1900. Iowa
seta 240, or 68 more than in the
previous year. Nebraska supplied 310,
or .142 more than to the previous
twelve menthe. The number from
Allehigen dropped from 140 in 1900
to 105 Met year.
WENT THROUGH R WINDOW,
Got Permission to Take Head-
ache Powder and
PROMPTLY TOOK FRENCH LEAVE,
Ottawa, Jan. 26:—Private Harry
Fink, -who deserted from the Royal
Canadiabs at Halifax, returned to
Ottiwa, was reeaptured, and made
his escape at Alexandria, Ont., on
Friday evening drom the custody of
Serge Lebatge and Pte. Chapman,
who 'were taking him baok to Hali-
fax, is again safe in tlaele Sam's
domain. In a letter received to-
day from, hire by a friend in Otta-
wa, Fail( tells this story of his es-
cape: "It is With. pleasure 1 pen of
the way in ,which I escaped from
tho escort that was sent to take
Me back tO Halifax. Of course IletI
Ottawa With them, bat diti not go
very far when the train stopped at
Alexandria foe refresbnients, 1
complained Of having a terrible
headache, and asked if I toted- go
and get Immo Water tre down a
headache powder. The sergeant
said "Sure," • But the powder was
not the only thing that wee bother-,
Ing me at that time. 1 was arecieu.s,
about getting away, so t &tipped
the powder and up wont the Win-
dow and out went Harry, never to
return.
believed the -estort Iniesed 3310
before they errivea at Glen Rebore.
son. I, therefore, at once made for
the .0. P. R. line, earl got out as
fat 0,s Pinch, when 1 heard they
we're following me Vega Leaving
Pinch at 11.30 p. in., I walked the
20 miles to •Cerawrill, arriving at
5,30 a, in., completely plested out,
but the thought that 1 was a free
boy Again woo eVereffine the tired
feeling tvliele I crossed the line a
little latter."
Fink 18 a telegraph Operator, and
the tiny before he eves denounced
to the Ottawa police by it tomer
comrade of the Royel tlettadlitiere
Wing Viet01, Ettannemel It eon.
ferred the Orrice Of St. Maurice and
St. Lazarus upon Signor Marconi. , tar Imre
TWO NE0110E5
DICE,
Killed 'a Man in Row Over
Pig -Stealing,
Ono iiilled Atter it Desperate Plight
WICK the JaBer—D is Thumbs Die -
ten Nearly Ofe—Tillarioutt Driver
eu Ohleage 41eva1e11.
New Orleans, La„ n
groes have been Iyached In a diateet
0 -
Portion of West Carroll Parlehr. La.,
for the xnurtier of G. N. Oran,t,
police Juror from eloyd. Great, while
ciet inentleg witht a friend named/At-
ettee Pelee upon opine negroee wipe
had killed and were awning toga.
Be found tbat the aeiznals were his
owa liege, and attempted to ar-
rest the negroee, whe8 one of then-%
fired at him, the bullet entering
be•aln. AfeCay aroused the whites
Lit the aeighborhood with the news of
the murder. A pease wee ,earstily
forme. Three negroee were cap-
tured and itWe et them avesched at
once.
Ferit411Leclith?3'.&thrglt.,L0 J1154:72137..—Whe
prisoners In the Counly d'ail here at-
tempted to escape yesterday. One
man, Xesee Joies, a negro, °barged
withm forgery, ie dead, and jailer N.
B. Knapton is injured. Eta,rry Feleoln,
:Samuel Blain ami Andy Rogere, all
charged with grand larceay, suc-
ceeded itt gettiag away. Bloodhounds
are on their trail, and it is expect-
ed they will be captured mon.
Jailer Knapton was serving dinner
to the *men, when Jones seized him
On•ough a half -open door, forcing
aim to one side, leaving a Wear( way
for his cell mates to get away. Teree
of them succeeded in doing to 'before
Knapton shot Jones; le the breast.
The negro died an bour later. In the
lett with Jones, Knapton' s thembs
were bitten almost off and he was
baelly bruised.
Wlil Drive On the Elevated.
Chicago, Ill:, Jan. 27.—While retUrn-
lug from a funeral Charles 6palding
drove his carriage upon the Chicago
& Northwestern 'Railway's elevated
track) at Diversy boulevard. A WO -
man and a girl, who were le the
cabala, fainted; it third ocemeant
became hysterical. Two- express
trains Were flagged by the police, a,nd
several shots were fired at the hilar-
ious driver before he was arrested.
Policemen from th,ree stations join-
ed In the chase and finally suecedded
in saving Spalding and his cab from
destruction under the trucks of the
Kenosha express near the Foster
avenue creation of the Northwestern,
after .he had driven at least a mile
over the elevated roadway'.
PLOT TO KILL LINCOLN.
1•••••••••••••••••••
Milknian ' Whe Was :Offered
$1001000, is Dead.
HIS STORY A LITTLE FISHY,
Washington, jan. 25.—James M-
inna, who once roamed a bribe 01
8100,000 to put poison -In cream
Welch he served to Abraham Lincoln,
le dead in this city.. He was a well-
known and reepeoted• eltizep.
For many years he guarded care-
fully the fact that he Was itt anyt
was mixed up with arii islet or at-
tempt on the life or President Lin -
0,00 only a few' friends knew
of the affairleonse months ago, how-
ever, he made the following state-
ment:
"I knew and loved Mr. Lincoln, and
thought at first that the offer of
$10U,000 to poison him was a joke.
At that time I wars running a aalry
where the Bureau of Engraving end
Printing now M. Among my readier
customers were President tinectin,
Secretary Stanton and many other
gentlenaen in official life.
"Ono morning in the early part of
April—not two weeke berore the
President was assassinated—I was
driving along in my wagon, when
two men stopped me and one of them
asked. it 1 didn't want to make $100,-
000 easy and quick. I scarcely- knew
what to say, but I told them -that I
guessed I did if it could be done on
the level. Well, he then clerked me if I
could keep a secret and / told him
I thought I Could:. Then he got right
chose up to me, leaning over the -
side
or the wagon, and eatd
"Well, my man, hex'e's $100,000 in
good money. Every cent of it is yours
if you will take tile little box of pow-
der and put It in the cream you serve
to President Lincoln the; morning.
Pour out the cream in the measure
and put tile powder in it. Nobody
will ever sueeeet anything, and the
$100,000 le yours"
"Ile :showed me n tremendous big
roll of money and it looked 'nighty,
Mee but 1. del not want any of that
kind. If it had been as large as the
Treasury building it would net hears
tempted me."
LOVE BY LETFER.
tt Itotnimes That ("agreed intereeit in
Belleville.
Belleville, jam 27.-111va Eva 1-lud-
ging, widoar of the /ate Byron lied -
gine, a Britiell army veteran* IS ncer
the wife of 'Gideon X. Palmer, a
United States army veteran.
The Story of the courtship and
marriaga of the Widow Hudgins is
quite a lodal renal/fee. After' a due
period et mourning the Widow de-
cided upon a second matrituOnial Ven-
ture, and beeame a meneber Of it
Mattimonial bereau hi Chitago. A
number er overtures were Made As
the result et her advertiseMente.
Then GI0eo E. Palmer Wrote, and
ate conditions- proved ter be ratittlally
satisfactory. Gideon lived away down
in hltinoltI, and he elene to Belleville
to seenre hie brkle. tea Mr. Heeney
performed the ceremony that Made
the couple man and wife.
During the ceremony a number et
people remained ,putside in the cold
to greet the happy couple whet they
left the eltureli, Vile event Was
known In the neighborhood, and Whet%
the ceremony was ended quite
gathering had eSsembed tO tIaheifer
to the nonagon. Small boys wore On
hand Willi the tin eater end pane, and
the IMppy bride And geeeter left the
elitreeh folloWed by An old-fashiened