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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-06-26, Page 7IRO° S IRDERED T RULE TORONTO. F MOB VIOLENCE DIM ACE THE CITY. Police Utterly inefficient Permit the /lobs to Wreck Cars and Buildings and Threaten Life --A Few Arrests Made ---Negotiations for a Setnement Renewed--Torento Disgraced by Seenes That Woold Tannin' the Mune of the nest Disorderly of ti. S, Cities --The Magnin Camp Damn Upon for Troops ---Men Will be Served With Ten Rounds of Bell Cartridge Each --Strikers Object to the Troops Being Allowed on the Streets. . . Toronto, Zane 2D.—Toronto tits rarely passed tbrough, so exciting a, clay as its people spent yesterday, The Sabbath, eater was broleen by scenee of' violence of Vlach thousands a maple were spectators a,nd in which many hundreds took part. The first attemPt of the Street Railway Company to operate cars since 'the declaration of the strike early on Saturday morning was the signal for rioting that was renewed at inter- vals throughout the day in front of ;the three principal car barns of the company, ante bleat appellee(' te be eo serious in Lite eyes of the consti- tuted authorities of the city as to warrant the calling out in the after- noon. of 1400 soldiers Who are to re- port tor duty teas =ening. No such force ben ever before been Been on duty upon the streets of 'Inn -onto in time of peace. allie events of the day proved that thouanals of people in tile city so actively sympathized witt the strikers as to entirely nul- lify the efforts of the police to clear a Passage through the streets for the cars. • The Rioting !legion, On Sunday morning, smartly after clayliglit, crowds began to gather around the three prinuipal car barns of the company, itt Sioncesvalles avenue in the west; King 'street, onear the Don, in the east, and York- ville avenue in elle north. Very few employees reported at any of them barns, and those who did so were greeted wItit houts of opprobrium. some cases the pickets of the strikers reasoned with the men and succeeded in hidueing them not to report for duty. In the barns, be - :sides the men wiit). renutieed faithful !Lo the company, were a number of strike-breakers, brought lit from other atlas, variously estimated at from 80 to GO men. The first riot- /lig- took place In connection with the running of the oars from the Yorkville avenue barns, and resulted In the breaking 01' a number of win- dows and slight injuriee to the inen operating, the oars. A Car Wreeked. The most serioue row of the day, Itrowever, toon place between 8 and 30 o'clock around the King street ear barns, and on King street, east of the Doll. There the mob wrecked every car that earn° out of the barns, and rather bendy hurt at least two vaotormen, names Quigley and T. Whitehead, and Mr. W. E. Moore, confidential secretary of President Mackenzie. Tho running of tliese cars from the Klug street east car barns and the ugly temper of the mob convinced the officials of the company that the police could not afford proteotion sufficient to war- rant them in endeavoring to op.es- ate. Accordingly the decision was arrived at to defer further attempts tof run the ears until Monday morn- ing, and in the meantime to coneen- erate the coliapanyei men at a single oar barn, where the best opportune fay could be afforded for preteeting eltem. It wos also decided to make a. nemand for military protection. Authorities Act. The rest of -the day was spent in oarrying out this programme. At 8 o'clock, while thousands of' strike aympatinzers and of citizens gener- ally stood at the three centres of disturbance, an anxious consultation was held, at which Mayor Howland, judge McDougall and Magistrate Kingsford, the Police Commiseioners, and Colonel Buchan and Deputy Chief Stuart, representing the military and the pollee respectively, were pre- sent After an tour's conference, during which alarming reports name trom various parts of the city regarding the increase in the number, of IS:eyeless acts, it was decided to call ottt a strong Military force to overawe the riotere. This force, as will be seen in greater detail else- where, consists of 1,400 mon; 700 cavalry elacampeci on tne Niegara come:ion, and 700 men of the three city infantry regiments. Col. Buchan at once. mado arrangemente to bring ids cavalry foroo to the city on three special trains, timed to arrive in To - Nolte at six o'clock this morning. • They will detrain at tito Cattle Mar- ket and bo peeted along the Belt Line, Winch le the route chosen by the company for tho attempt to op- erate calor to -day. The 100 in- fantrymen of the city regiments, will bo held in reserve at the Armories. The summers issued orders the men to report at 6.44 this' morning, and ten rounder of ball cartridge will be served. , The Violence Continues. Vehile these preparatione wiere bee Ing mad() by the authorities for the elteeervation of law and order, the nerielpany was busily engaged in concentrating men for the opera- tion of the Belt Line eare this Morning from the Yorkville tarns. Tinis was not aceomplishoti without very verione treuble. The Men were eemoved Irvin the lioncesvallets rind King Street ease barne hi police patrol wagone, emeorted by a Strong; pollee of mounted pollee. In onton ease they were followed by /MenIvetint t biceellete, and itt var- ious pontits Hie tvagone were vigor- ously ktotetei, No Egerion:3 injury nem.; to nann been (lone, hi -movie', nal the men w(7.7t5eriat'IY 1°dg° at the Yorkville liana.' The dieturbanees et.74n0 1`1.1g3.,11",".1, fitter dark last Wind, ee7nitthhtJtint front of ilie Xing street ,1Ta WindoWn of Willith were Volleno of Ammo thrown by tif 4 Mob. Probably not nen than '1.0,000 people were on Ithig ateet eant, tho greater ieart ne speetittone. *teetotal the Yorkville barns duriiin , the evening Hewes w.as a crowd es- timated at 10,000 to 12,000 pee - Pie, the ntreets in thie vicinity being black. In 'the west there was also te large gathering of people, white en the down -town (Areas, parti- cularly ou Yonge, north of queen, e. largo number of young men, de- cidedly inclined to make mischief had opportunity been offered, were cougregated. The evening intend without atiy serious incident dosyn- town, however, and loug before mid- night the streets had resumnd their scented appearance. Cav a I ri (tittered Gut. At 4,80 °Walk Col. Buchan tele- graphed to Niagara Camp, requisi- tioning 700 mounted men, the details beleg as follows: let aussam, London, 250 men. 2nd Dragoons, Niagara, District, 250 men. Governor -General's Boly Guard, 150 men. Tomtit° Mounted Rifles, 50 men. Tble force will come by three spe- cial trains, travelling by the Mitia- gen Ceutral to Welland, by the T., Ef. & B. to Hamilton, and by the 0. P. R, to Toronto. They, will de- train, probably about 6 o'clock, If not earlier, at the Cattle htaricet, at Strachan avenue. It may be doubt- ed, by the way, whether the full etreegth of 700 men can be supe plied ; certainly, the proportionscan- not be furnished aEl: above, for Rome of the corps were weak. The lot Etas - ears, for 'instance, are very little over 200 strong, and have only about 180 horses. None the lens, the force will be of formidable pro- portions/. The City Regiments, At 6 o'clock Col. Buchan issued or- ders to the three city infantry regi- ments; to furnigh 700 men, as iron lows : Queen's Own Rifles, 300 men. Royal Grenadiers, 400 men. 48th Highlanders, 200 men. No. 4 Bearer Company, under Ma- jor leotheringharn, is also called out. Tile first of the three .special traine needed to convey the mounted troops from Ningeta was in readiness be- fore nightfall yesterday evening. They dici not leave, however, ran - tit la or 12 o'clock. INCIDIeNTS OF THE DAY, nest lend Rico and Pollee Utterly I it efficient, • The police and a crowd variously estimated at from 12,000 to 16,000 pereoris had the most exciting battle of the day at the barns, on King street east. The crowd stonea every man who attempted to go to work, wrecked every car sent from the barn, and prevented even the sem- blance of a gervice being given. As early as 5 o'clock in the morn- ing •the crowd began to gather on King Street, an by 7.80 o'clock there were about 1,000 men and "joys crowded before the sheds. There was no movement visible inside, and the crowd bad annost decided that the company would, not attempt to give a service evnenthe doors at the Ride of tee sheds opened and a Carl- ton and College motor car moved out. Motormen T. Wintehead, who has been in the service of the company ((ince the electric systene was inste.11- ea, and who was formerly in the em- ploy oe the Cleveland Street Railway Company, was in front and MotOr- inanoWilliam Ferrier was acting as conductor. The car had reached Xing retreat before the mob knew of lee appearance. 'Instead of turning towards Yonge street the ear started for the 'Woodbine. A Volley of Stones. Thiety pollee from, tbe Witten, reve- nue station, under Inspector Gregory, kept the strike snipe -Unmet and the crowd on the sidewalk, but could not prevent a volley of stones and bride - bate from, being fired at the cone Within a minute after the car repotted; Xing street every window had been brOkent. Motorman White- head, although lie had been- hit sev- eral Henan stuck to his car and moved it slowly along until bhp Don bridge was readied, this trip being under a eon.tinuous fusliade of stones., eThen the 'triage bad been passed, It is said that the paver was turned on, and both tile motorman itna act- ing eonductor lay down on the floor at nee car and lot it run. The crowd was still occupied wiles this car when the aide doors of the shed opened again and a second motor appeared. It was in cbarge of Motorman S. Solonfon and ConduotOr n. IL norms. Who crowd had grown more daring, and many in tem front rank joined in the firing of stones, which previous- ly canto from the rear. The windows were enamelled, bat Salomon turned on the eurrent and rushed through to the bridge. Both of the Men matte the trip to the Woodbine without being ser - lately injured, but nt that point an- other crowd ol sympathizers were 111 waiting, nal the non-union men had praetically no police pre -tootle -a. The mon of me of the ear creme on arriving were dragged from their cars, and two jumped and reel (tercets the Pekin being followed ler et hun, area oxen and boys. Poilee Ussiese. In the meantime, ot Intervale ot about two minutes, three other cars emerged from the slie,ls on Xing street. They were in charge of Harry Waldron anti IT. Intrey, .Trtincie Bolton and Jesse Ilteigerow, and Santee Quigley and 'W. Ancens, all of them being obi employees of the com- pany, and all bep one regular meter - Men. Inept °tor Gregory heti tient ineesage for the police reeerven tile Anne tit his comniand labor en- tirely unable to ()entre' tbe tirowd. The men in charge of the litter ears Managed to run the gneintlet in front an the banns, and, oWinn to the feet that tiO one flare turn the switch all of their tare rail east. The crowd • had grown in tne raeaatIme, a,nd at the Corner or De Grans' street, a mob of some three imedred, who were in an exceptionally egly mood, waited witil stones, openly displayed, for the loot three oars. Selornon, Jones, Bolton and Badge, row were eimply eleven from Hien- ears and forced to run for their lives, Two of them appealed to the railway gate tender for protection, and then started up the Grand Trunk tracks at a. rapid run. Quigley iladiy Burt. -Tenses Quigley, the motorman on the last coin was forma to bring hie motor to a standstill, and while still On the car was struck by a large atone. He staggered to the sidewalk, and with the blood stream- ing from his head was taken in a car- riage to the office of Dr. Rowan, 791 Queen street east, wnere several stitches were required to sew up the gash in his head. , kin. W. II. Moore, barrister, the sec- retary to Mr. Mackenzie, who had been on the front platform& of one of the cars, was struck by a brick in the face, but pluckily continued hie won't throaghout the day.. LEccide Not to itun. Before tile reserves under Sergeant MacFarlane, of the 'Wilton avenue stietere, arrived, the company's 0111 - Wale, Assistant Superintendent Ewan Mackenzie, Mr. Moore!, and ltoadmas- tor Wail/tot decided teat it would be folly to expose any of the ether em- ployees to canner, and do:tidal to run no more -etas out, of the barn during the clay. Mr. Mackenzie drove through the erowd in an open Victo- ria, and 'Um mole, being under the lin- preselon time he was Mr. Keating, the tumoral Manager, greeted him with hoots and aspen Stones were tU1 being thxown, and molly *truck the carriage. Inspector Oregory ran through the crowd and caught William Brown, of 45 Munro street, who had beim etandIng on nt. Liarens street, and, le is alleged, had been leading in the volleys which mine from that direction. Brown was rueheil into tho barns and kept under guard, anti Poineman Jeobinson short- ly afterwards arrested Benjamin Fin- kel, of 465 Queen street mat, and TOornas Coca, of 609 King street east, ani they joined Brown, In the barns. Word came teem De Grassi street that the erowd there were wrecking the three cars which heel been desert- ed, at the Grand, Trunk crossing, anti Mr. Mackenzie organized a corps of electricians and barn employees to bring in the oars. A.s tile crowd was 'Incoming more and more hostile Po- liceman Childs climbed into the car- riage with Mr. Mackenzie, and. the Assistant Superintendent sat be- tween the two officers. As an addi- tional guard he had a mounted police- man riding on eaoh side of tile car- riage- After that the stone -throwing ceased and there was little objection from the crowd to the rescue of the cern 13y the direction of Mr. Mac- kenzie and under a strong guard of , police Vie three onrs at the Grand Trunk crossing ni se repaired sail- eimstly to allow them to be operated and tenon to the barns. Ponce Wake tip. It wan 10 o'clock before the last car reached the barn, however, and the molb had grown to 5,000 people. There was etill some desultory stono-throwing, and Policeman Guthrie* saw n young mem -named nosepit Christie with a atone in ele hand. As the officer approached tem Chrletie ran and there was an • exciting chatee through a vacant lot to Queen street. At the corner of Sumach and Queen streets Guth- rie caught hie man, but the crowd, which had joined In the pursuit, clos- ed in around him and atinmpted to release the prisoner. Guthrie would probably have received rough treatment, but at the opportune moment the patrol wagon, which had gone to rescue the oars at the met end at Vie line, returned. The driver whipped hist horses up and reached the corner, and twielve po- licemen, with their batoes drawn, tumbled out and attaeked the crated with great vigor. They cut their way Into the surging mans and reached Guthrie'e side Just in thee. The prisoner was half -carried to the, patrol wagon, and the three men arreetea some time Were were brought trona .the shade and plaeol with him, and in a few Mill- utee all Sour Were locked up at tise Wilton avenue station, Cars AVrecked. The cars that wore returned to the barn were wrecked. Not a pane of glass remained in any of them, the motors; had been tampered with, the rope"; to the trolley polar cut, the cushion:4 torn up and destroy,. al, and the woodwork smashed in. TAXING 31 IN OUT, While the Crowd Shower 13r1c1 and 8tottes. The plekete maintained by the strikers reported at 1 o'clock that nine dinners had neon parreel into tho barns by n side door, and tbui wris taken by the strike sympa- thizer's to mean that there were at Inlet nine non-union .men salt b- ale the Xing street barns. The tallway authorities (Melded, however, Hutt in view of the fact tbat there was no eleeping actom- modation in these barns, the itten EilbUlti be moved to the Yorkville Muds. Three cabs were secured awl the Vitae faltherilles ftgrntalied reetented guard of eight mem Thee° men paraded with their revolvers, atirl ns they started itt a gallop for the Xing street barns the wagon, on which were two men, also with revolvers, and its eecort, made ait 'tuna:inn eavaletule. 'Title was about 7 o'clo.,k nt night, and Ring Street, from Sherbourtie to the barns, was OrOtotitil with people. Tile (allooltotT0 apparently only needed the night of Hie lepproaellieg proceselon to guess the situation, and they turned and ran in hundreds to the hares to wit- ness the promeilings. leooling %Vint the Mob. When the pollee reached them the entire street for a (II/item:0 of three himiks arouna the barns was filled with a olcaelyepacked mob. Ser- geant Goulding lost no time. Ele °barged on thio erowd, and, Stand- ing in Ins stirrups, het swung is heavy riding crop over the heads of the people, His /nen followed his ex- amples and the suddennese ot their attack and the freecloin with witieli they appeared to use their weapons resulted in the eigin, men wIthiu an ineredibly short Lime drivtng Mee a mob Of at least four thousand. A °Ione observer wand have seem how- ever, that, notwithstanding the Met that the mounted officers swung their wilim vigorously they strati( very few blown and really frighten- ened the rioters rather than nut tiara. More Showers of Stones. Ouce having the streee cleared for Holm the regniar constables were able to keep tlie crowd in cheek, end the patrol wagon was enabled to en- ter the space in front en the barns. It drew up in front of the building, and after a few momenta won; the small door opened and nine badly frightened men, dressed in the com- Nunn) uniforms, walked out In sin- gle file and climbed into the wagon. Their eippearanee enraged the crowd and the pollee drew their batons in preparatton for a rush. Patrol Driver McKee whipped up his borses and started west, and as lie did so the Der was filled with a perfect hail of atones and bricks. Four mounted men drove their horses through the crowd and made a lane for the wagon to pans, and the remaining escort closed around it and beat the crowd back. The sides 'of the wagon re- ceived the full force of the fusliade, and tlie men inside crouched down on the floor. Piles of broken stone, tile material for new concrete side- walks, funnelled ammunition for the rioters, and for several blocks the fire w -as kept up on the wagons, An hnmense crowd viva as far as Church street, and, being under the impres- sion that the wagon had turned into the ponce station, they filled Court street and made a demonstration in front of the station. Inspector Hal: Ordered out the remaining reserves, and the police again charged on the crowd and drove it back to Toronto and Church streets. The mob, an- gereci at the police in giving the use of the patrol wagon to move the non-union men, this time stoned the constables, but ware finally forced to disperse. • • Wreck Barn. As the shadows of night began to fall tho GIVWCI became more bolster - one. The male portion tatted one another, booted • and yelled, and jeered at the polie.o. The \verse humored part gf the crowd, however, gathered on a vacant, lot just east of River street, with frontages on King and Queen street, and directly opposite Um main entrance of the barlis' At exactly 9 o'clock some one In the lot mentioned threw a stone, what broke a window near one of the doors of the barns. Tite somid of -the falling glass produced strange effect on the crowds. There was for an instant an almost com- plete silence. Several people cried "Shame," someone laughed, and then a cheer broke out, and a shower of stories was elirected against the building, and every tinkle of failing glass, every thud upon the doors, provoked '/nether cheer. Tho seusible part of the crowd made their way out of the crust, and many of teem walked home, while °titers gathered at tho junction of Myer and Xing atreets and Sumach. end Xing eereeta, where they were safe from flying stones, but could at the same time Watch the building. Serge. Martin, who had previously telephoned for mieforcements, found it impossible to get at the spot whence the shower of stones come, owing to the donee masses or Onlookers or the roadway, who, seemingly indiffereut to the danger they ran, persisted in remain- ing where they stood, Police Arrive. A few hatinutes before 10 p'clocit someone shouted, " ntorm the barn ; there's scabs Inside." An, ugly rush was made for the doors, and the po- licemen gathered together, prepared for a bard fight. At this moment op- portune reinforcements, in the shape of eleven officers, arrived in the pa- trol wagon froan police headquarters. They alighted west of Sackville street and charged Into the crowd, which began to break up. They were slow to disperse and repeatedly threw stones at the policemen. Other quotas DI policemen from var- ious sections, with Inspectors Childe and Gregory and Sergt. Willin join- ed the fray, and soon the crowds were flying in real earnest, though they still paused occasionally to ferrety stones. Six mounted officers reached the scene at tea minutes past 10, and Startf-Inepector Archi- bald, who had arrived in the mean- time, took Oharge of tho whole force. The mounted men quickly cleared the tbickest of the mob from the road- way, and thein comrades conapieted the work by keeping everyone mov- ing along the sidavalles leading from tile section. By 11 o'clock the crowds were almost completely dlapersed, and no dleturbanee afterwards oe- curred, Inspector Gregory was struck on the sboulder with a large tone, but not seriously injured, while a member of the men received pain - Poi bruises. • Motor 311in injured. Just before teaching 'range street a, small stone, theorem -tvith preci- sion, went through the front window, and either the stone or the glass struck the motdrtnares nose, cutting a gash from which the blood !leered. A polleetran jumped on, melt end of tho ear, and it turned down Yonge, aceompanied by a yelling mob of young fellows. Opposite No, 5 Pollee Station, a helf brink thrown from the other side of the street went through the car and vvindows, and just nortt of Moor another rook Went *tough the window. At Bloor there was anOther demonstration, but neither tire motormannor con- ductor wore to be intimidated, anti tlere pence prevented attey interfere WPM with th p0iiit. Tbie car had an especially rough trip. The motor. Man was an especial mark tor tuts. sites. At Grange avenue It was ea. Intel with a limvy 'fusillade, which did no greater damage than breaking a, few more et the whole imnes that Were left. It made the circuit of the belt, being frequently blocked by the Crowd, but eueceeded In getting ttltrouglh . . Greasing the Ra s. the arterimon it was found that Strike sytuitathizerst Were growling the street railway tracks in Tannery Tiollow, and a couple of mounted policemen Worn den. patched to the Peelle. A neW etrekee, On the black alone Wilips they ear- ried canoed 'tile netithe engaged in the operatioit to maice better time than they anticipated the wheels Of tile car would when then straels the grotteed rail. Another Riot, A.boat 8 o'clock there was a, move - Mont on the part or the police which indicaten petite developinente and tire crowd quienly gathered. it W110 not Wag betore 01 roar wati heard in the filename% and a patrol wagon, obverted by eight mounted polleemeil, Moving rapldie, wan seen ooraing up Yonge strent. 'They were preceded iv a bale dozen ',leen ellete, who carried the news that the patrol wagon was tilled with men who had corae to from the out- side to take the (strikers' plagen The wagon and les (wort moved rapidly, and, after °rousting Illoor street there ware cries Of "numbs," "Turn the over," "Kill tnem 1" A number of missiles, intendea for inn wagon, probably, found marke 111 the, mounted policemen. Conotable Lediatt received a nasty woundie the head, Conotnble Merrue was 'green In the leg and a roek newel a landing place in the centre of anoteer officer's back. The expec- te:tie/I of the crowd was that the wagon would go to the Seoliard Ystorilevtilleentif vaeniclueed , but itwittituimanan aonn.. PO' tear of exasperation the mob, Medi eurabered probably 5,000 peo- ple, rushed down the street with the evideet intention of preventing the nlen entering the barn, if possible. The mounteel escort were too quick for them, however, Five of there gradually dropped back until the wagon was clear ,of them, and, Nal- denly wheeliug about, /aced the crowd aria ordered them to stop. As the car was passing up Yonge street a crowd of young fellows rien alongside the car, starting "scab," and other opprobrious epithets at the men inside. Inspector nohnstoe's summary action in having two of them arrested. &lolled the (teener ief the renutinder for a few minutes. Vie names of those arrested were Tho- mas Ibell, 46 Bismarck revenue, and Henry -Aladin, 102 Behnone street. Plied 'noir Whips. in attempt was made to nab through' their rank, and the outcome of the contest wan for a moment or two doubtful. One or two of the roved got through, and, realizing that prompt action was necessary to save therneelves from being over-' whelmed with tbe resit, the police- men took the ()item -lye and began to force the crowd back. The mob resisted, those in front being puehed onward by those beitInd, and the po- lice had to use their whips. As soon is 1110 crowd flaw they had deter- mined men to deal with the weaker - kneed onee began to retreat. oSome oetooti their ground but only for a amend. The mounted teen wasted no breath to give a second order to move on, and the argument of a black snake whip deftly wielded proved irresistible. In only one in- stance was there any indication of a desire to prolong the unequal fight, and the sturdy young man who at- tempted to carry on the contro- versy saw the point after a second application. No attempt was made to drive tile angry, mob, for man the crowd had become by title time, far- ther bank than the line of Yonge street, and emboldened by this fact the mob grew denser 'at this point and again became threatening. Al tile Strikers' tieadquarters. The strikers in large numbers gath- ered around the strike headquarters at St. Andrew's 'Hall, yeeterde,y. The Strike Committee, svho are di- recting tire strike, were op hand early to receive reports from the different coromittees and from the men who are out on picket duty. In view of the success of Hee mea so far in paralyzing the street rail- way service there was naturally great enthusiasiu at the union meet- ing yesterday afternoon, and the men are more confident of ultimate suecess than ever. stealing Switch Points. During Saturday night tho points, which turn the switch of the tracks, \yore stolen from the corners of Droadview avenue a,m1 Queen streets, King and Dufferin streets, Avenue road and Moor streets, Yonge and Blear streets and Xing and Sher - bourne streets, Xing street and the Kingston road and the junction of Xing and Queen streets. The name of the man arrested and charged with stealing a switch point 19 Win. Marks, of' 198 norauren ave- nue, a conductor. A private de- tective, A. F. Noble, made the at - rent at 1.35 p.m., and then 'mated Marks over to Policeman McClelland, The solicitor of the Street Railway Employees' Union told the mon at the afternoon mass meeting that bail for ttuheield.Pefour men arrested (luring the lots been obsoletely re- . Other Ar: eats. Ts morning riot at the Xing "street barns were William Brown, 45 Mun- ro street; Thomas Cook, GO Xing street east; Bennie Finkel, 465 Queen street east, and Jos. Christie, 114 Duke Street. They are charged with disorderly conduct. Thames Feeney, of 160 Esplanade street east, was arrested at night and charged with rioting. Thomas Thiene, of 46 Brunswick avenue, and Henry Madill, of 102 Richmond street west, were arrested also and charged with disorderly eonduct. Condition of tile injured. With reference to Koine ()User vn- none made in the foregoing state- ment, It luny be stated that Dr. Rowan, who droned the wound of Quigley, the street railway employee hurt in the east end., stated last night that the man had received a scalp Wound, apperently from a stones winch lie lute stitched up, three stitches- beitig neceesary. The man wan thou driven home. The doctor did not regard the wound as likely to prove dangerous. ; + • At the street railivay offices it woe Stated last night that Alm 'Moore oon- tinued working for Immo time after being stew*. The assault on the soldier occurred al Saturday afternoon. Ile was or- derly at tlto office of tile D. 0. C. on etiracese street end was returning home. On turning down Sembilan avenue he was Struck frolin behind, stunned, Waked and trampled on, and bus side-nrm taken away. Col. Banton, on being asioxl about the cireom- Staten etated that there was no pre - viola altercation, and that the ass aunt wan quite unprovoked. Body Crean:god, Ottawa, ;tune corpse was an - ()hien -tally creniated in Hull &fitly yesterday MorninM rrhe young child of rialna00 Boucher had died mid was loin out en te table Awaiting the ter - rival of the coffin. In obserintnee of the religion"; rites candles were pliteel abolit the corpne and, llghtnd. 0110 of nate set fire to the eurtalits at net adjoining window, and before the mourners Who Were in Another 141 - at -tient, realized the danger, the death °lumber was ablate, It was found impoesible 10 item the corpse. TORONTO CAR STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED. An Agreement Was Reached Just Before Noon. The Company Will Not Recognize the Unienn But Agrees to a Orievience CoMMIttee of its Own rimplOyees--Wili Pay f8 cents art tiour to One Year Men and Zo Cents to Ail Over One Year in Its Employ --1304r4 of Trade Labored Hard to BringAbout Anreement Toeonto, SOne 24.—The street car stein° Is settled. At noes A. E. Arnett and 3, W. Ficenelle, of the Beard of Trade, announced that an agree- ment tad been reached on all the main points ln dispute, and tbat the Strike was practically settled, The agreement walla concedes the 18 cents asked for Hint year men, and 20 cents for all men over one year's service will be fOranally stgned this afternoonearly, am(' cars will be run later in the afternoons Conditions of Agreement. The claim of the men for a griev- ance committee will be partially re- eognized and a committee of employ- ees will stand as an intermediary between employees who think tliem- fielves wrongfully disnaissed and the company. The Union will not be recognized in this matter. The cora- pony offered 17 centre for first year men, 19 for men up to five years' service, 20 from five to tent -years, and 21 cente after ten years. The negotiations for settlement continued most or the night, and were remitted at the Boand of Trade at 10 o'cloeic this inornieg, being con- cluded juSt before noon. The company made no attempt to operate ears this morning, the civic authorities having notified he of- ficialthat no proteetion could be given until the cavalry arrived from Niagara. The men of the city infantry regiments mustered at 7 o'clock, some GTO strong. They were held in the armouries as it reserve Teem The cavalry betgon to or - rive at 5,20, the firet train bearing the I,ondoo Iluesare, 166 strong. They were detrained at tne Cattle market end naarched tile arm - mem. The isecond trona, with the 2011 Dragooes, got in about o'cloen, and took a coneiderable time to detratn, the unloading fa- eilitien for the homes being poor. The third train, with the Governor - General's Bode Guard and Mounted Bines on board, ilita not been re- ported in at 1.2.311 The Intention was to move the cavalry at 1 o'clock to tbe Yorkville barns and to prepare to guard the care if no eettlement had beim reached. Is There At fittelt? Mr. Ames at 12.45 anneueced tltat the statement that a definite eettlement had been reached was premature, and that the agree- ment Waft not 111 sucle a complete Perm as at firet a.nnouunced. Col. Buchan announced that the Ottawa authoritiee had endorsed his arrangements, and had offered, if necernary, to send on the Kiev - ton Field Battery. The use of ar- tillery, however, would le a leet reeort Dilworth Causes Delay. 1.45 p.m.—It is Bald now, that a, hitch has occurred in the strike ne- gotiations, and that D. Dilworth, re- presenting the Internattonal Union, opposed 'the settlement because it does not recognize tete union. 3)11, wortth is asking for inetruotions from, tile union headquarters, and mean- while, it is understood, nothing will be done to precipitate a conflict be- tween the troops and the mob by op- erating cars. FIVE [HO CONVICTS. To be Released From the Penitentiary, FOUR LIFE PRISONERS OUT, Ottawa, Juno 22.—There will be no general jail delivery in Canada in the Ring's honor, but tile five men—johe Regenala Hooper, John Baptiste Nar- bonne, David Prevost, Thomas Newton and Michael Kennedy—will be releas- ed from the penitentiary. They are either long-term or life prisoners. So far bort a hint of the good fortune; in store for them has reached the ears of the men affected, but the news will be broken to theme to -morrow. by the Wardens of the institutions in which they are confinen. Hooper and Narbonne are in King- ston Penitentiary, Prevost in St. Vincent ae Paul, and Newton and Kennedy in Stony Mountain Peniten- tiary, Manitoba. Hoopea- is an Ottawa men who was sentenced; to 25 years' imprisonment Tor attempting to drown his wife-. Previously to that he WaS tried for poisoning Mrs. Hooper, but was acquitted. Etc has spent four- teen years 111 the penitentiary. At the time of the trial Hooper's case arous- es( keee public interest. Since his con- viotion he has written many letters to the press and( to his friends in the hope or arousing public sympathy. Narbonne was gonvicted 111 1881 of murdering a brother. The crime was committed a,t the instigation of las parents, both of whom subse- quently died in the penitentiary. In view of extenuating circumstances Narbonne's sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life. Narbonne has served 21 years, not counting remissions, and. is now forty-six. years of age. His conduct during in- carceration has been extremely good. Prevost got a life sentence for a murder committed in 1881, It was done at the instance of another, who has since died. He has served 23 years, exclusive of remissions, and le 48 years old. His conduct in the penitentiary has been excellent. Thomas Newton murdered a com- panion in a quarrel. He WAS of a passionate, excitable disposition, and the crime was not premeditated. Although convicted of murder, he was given the benefit of extenuat- ing circumstances and escaped the gallows. He was sentenced in 1888, and Ilan therefore, epent 11 years in prison. His behavior behind the bars lia,s been good. Michael Kennedy was convicted of manslaughter in Britint Columbia anti was given a life sentence. He has served ten years In Stony Mountain Peniten- tiary. IMMERSED IN GRAND RIVER. ilaptisinal Rites in Galt at the Ad- ele:1st Convention. Galt, 'June ten days' cone volition of the SeventhDay Adeen- tate ended herr; this evening by the holding of a very large meeting in the main tent, which was inadequate to hold all who .sought admission, Tluo meelinge all through have been 6acce.ssfu1. This afternoon thirty persons were baptizai by immersion in the cold watere of the Grand River, the onlizinnee being witnessed by thousands of people. It is theiritention a the Adventists to form a, (thatch here, anti to this eria a pastor has been stationed in Galt and tent meetings will be load for several weeks. IN SEARCH OP A BRIDE. -- Alfonso Will Make e grunt of leurete pone neonate,. Lorelei), ;tine hits been ar- ranged that Xing Alronso of entail) shall make a tour or the teropeem eepiteig next spring, mainly for the purpose of making the acquitintanee of prineesses eligible matrimonially. The young Ithig's frail Ow- eiquo, Witten has long CilltS61 anxiety, mnkeo it lamer -aline, for the goon ot his tlyrinety, that he shall mate With, 01 robtat prineese ef sound anti healthy keen. Theee qualifkititleita ate by rio means counnoki alnong the reigning famillen of Europe, Tim beet prineeeses physically are the Boar - bons; but the,se, of course, are rola- lives of Aleonso, and his godfathe, er, the Pope, is unalternbly op- posed to any men Intermarriages-. In thin matter the Pope's -views will prevail over all others. There are marriageable princesses galore in the imperial house of Aus- tria; but, unhappily, that, house is notorious for the number ot its con- sumptives. The royal house of Bavaria can show 'at least hall' a dozen princesses worthy in rank and elated in religion to wed Alfonso, but this particular family is well known to be neurotic aud anaemic. In view of these and other ()Ireton- atances, it would not be very sur - Prising tr, after ali, ,Lifoneo "mould take a wife from some rennet branctli of the Spanist aristocracy. But, in any event, His Majesty will be ale lowed anpreliminary look around. MILLION 0UL OF PlligUE. India's Startling Record Since September, 1896, 536,600 VICTIMS IN BOMBAY. London, June 22.—A Got-entree:It statement regarding the condition of India in respect to the plague from its first outbreak in Bombay in September, 1896, to March, 1002, ehows a total of reported deaths from the disease during that per - ion of 580,400 in the Bombay Preen. dem, and 1151400 in other parts of India, or a total of 852,000 for the syhole of Bei -tali India a,nd the na- tive Staten Making allovvanee for untraced or unreported deaths It is calculated that a Million died dur- ing et° period mentioned. During the first three months of 1902 the deaths reported in tire Bombay Presidency were 62,667, compared with 17,806 in the Corms - pending period of 1901. Other parte of India show sacorresponding in- crease, especially in the Punjab, where tite deathe in 1900 were 515, in 1901, 15,245, while in the first months of 1902 the tiguren have risee enorreouely. Tile deaths re- ported In March alone numbered 42,788. f DENISON AND THE EMPIRE. Premier Seddon's filen—Robert Gif- fen 0,14 Denison. London, nuee 21.—Premler Seddon, of New Zeinand, raters a subsCrip- tion to Imperial defence. As to v. preference to Britislito goods Mr. &a- dult says that, while nOt demanding a direet return Britain could with- out disioeatin-g tor fiscal system giva Unmade. a preference in army and navy contracts and in other ways, The Saturday Review tonlay says that Sir Robert airtenti published stateneent ill contravention of the arguments in support of preferein tial trade advocated by Col. Geo, T. Denison, of Toronto, strengthens tho latter's position. Sir Robert, it says, fails to appreciate the fact that the nett' Wetness brought within the Inn- plre would more than component° for any loss that might follow tile disks - cation of present trade arrange- ments. SAXONY'S NEW MONARCB, King George Chiefly lentown for TilS Mtittary Tastes. Berlin, Juno 22.—The new Xing of Saxony le elderly knosrit for his311111. tary tauten and considerate treat- ment of private soldiers. He was Coln - mender for thirty nears of the llith army corm, 'Which is Saxony's cone tinnent to the Imperial armiee, and Sternly put down the maltreatment of soldiers by efficers and severely punished petty brutalities on the part of Subalterns and non-eome missioned officers. Itis secret, derive) on the aubjeet, in MI, attracted great attention, when the VerWarte divulged 1t. 1 The Xing is a capriliie musician, - playing the plane, has geed taste and technical finish, and often giver; Malan Minna at his hotifte, Where he" and Lie daughter, the P411008E1 Ua,thilde, play datite. o