HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-11-20, Page 7MITCHELL ON THE STAND,
BOYCOTT DISCUSSED.
Miners' Leader Emphatically Dis•
approves of the Practice.
Jedgo (tray Pressed tlim for a Straight Opinion and He Have it-orliners
Paid Out a Million and a Half i id During the Strike—lie is Opposed
to Compulsory Arbitration, but Favors Voluntary Arbitration—A Few
tReferences to Former Strikes and Mr. Mitchell's View of elenfairnessa
Stated,
Sera n ton, Nev. 1:5.---Presitient
Wag called as the first wit-
ness at the strike enquiry yestere
day. Much of his testimony either
wont ovor the same groond covered
by his statement or related to his
history and to les record as a
labor loader. After describing. the
:government of the United Mine
Workers and tlie national boards,
lie said the three districts in the
anthracite field- have local unions
witif a memliership of, perhaps,
115,000. o explained about top-
ping, and told way the minere
would lIkre to be paid by weight
[restated of by car. This brought Mr.
Mitchell up to the various meetings
that preceded the -present strike.
He claimed that the mine workers
paid out $1,500,000 for relief :lur-
ing the closing months to Enloe
and non-union firen alik.e.
thider Cr0es-Exambiatio3).
Just before the adjournment of
the morning session efitcholl was
turned over to 111r. Wilcox for cross -
+examination. 'The Unitea Milne
Workers, he said, had never failed
to keep an agreement. Agreements
between the men and the opera -
;tors take precedence over the can-
eta:Li:Mon, he said. The United Aline
Workers were not incorporated.
Mr. Wilcox examined Mr. Mitch-
ell about certain provIelons of the
constitution,. laoldIng one in his
hand. Mr. .elitchell said that it
was true that the constitution dins
not provide for the disciplining of
xnan wio does violate it, bat it is
an unweitten law of the oiganiza-
Hon that he can be punished.
Mr. Mitchell was asked if it was
riot true that at the convention
of May 16th the national eerie:ors
were petitioned to call a convene
Moe for elle purpose of calling a,
sympathetic strike. Mr. Mitchell
admitted this and that the workers
in the bituminoue field /mere under
contract at the thne.
"Time' asked Mr. Wilcox, "If an
agreement is superior to the coe-
stliartiot, how could the national
organization consider a national
sera° wenn the agreemouts in the
bituminous Bolds seal stood ?"
This questiou was asked in two or
three different ways before Mitchell
answered it, Ile finally said that the
organization did not conelder the pro-
posal to order a general strike; on
the contrary, by a unanimous vote
they had otareed tot to extend the
otriece.
"Why did you, not tele them at the
Hazleton convention that the MI -
1,101141 convention had no power to
ordet a strike: in the colt cloal fields
W11110 omemements were atilt in force
there ?" asked Wilcox.
After a. little heeltation Weedier.
(mid that he had his reasons for do-
ing so,
Against Compulsory Arbitration.
He was then 'examined with regard
to arbitration. lie declared that he
113 favor' of it, bat not of own-
Puleory arbitration. He qualified this
a little later by saying that he was
net in favor ot compulsory awavde.
Mr. Wilcox at Vale point consumed
nearly an hour in reading eoploue ex-
tracts from testimony that John Mit-
chell gavo when lie was examined by t
the industrial commies:on in 1800. Ills.
object, evidently, was that Mitchell !
told a. different tale at that thue
than he doe e now. Mr. 'Mitchell was
nuked some queations about inter-
fere:nee with non-union neon and his
attention was called; to a resolution
adopted ber district No. 1 at a owe-
vention at Edwardsville, 10 January,
1901. It provided that all men that
worked in tho mines must be rum -
beret of the United Mime Workers. He
knew nothing about any such resolu-
tion, he said.
In answer to a queetion Mitchell
admitted that there was some vio-
lence .curing the Met strike. Ile was
not fully informer; tte to all of it, he
said. 1
Mr. Wilcox refreshed his memory by
quotations liberally from tho plea
ciamationi of Governor; atone in call-
ing out -the troops. He then asked
Mr. Mitchell if anything bad been
done to diselpline men guilty of in-
fraction of the law. (There was no
record, Mitchell answered, that any
of the men arrested were members
of the United Mine Workers of Amer-
ico,. There was no method of punish-
ment of a United Mine 'Worker except
by expulsion. Ile said he was inform-
ed, however, that all the men accuaed
of more serious orhnes during the
etrike were not connected withrthe
Ironed Mine Workers,.
His Idea of Fairness.
Telliallee Ur. Witcox asked 'Mr. Meech -
tie if there bad not boon a great deal
of ,boyeotellig done during tho strike.
'1110 Phief of tho mineworkere
!severed that he knew of none offi-
daily and lie hod never authorized
11.11Y, Atr. Wilcox ,thou read it repore
WA newspaper of resolatione paseed
py j, Moat of Mineworkero at Nitatie
coke, in ,which businese Men of elle
town had been Warned agelnot sell-
ing Ito eon -union men then at work.
Miteliell evae asked Lf 110 know
anothing abont this+ ,crese, and lie arra
Severed that ho did not, though be
may have ev,ad about le in 130
Ite,wApnipers at tho time.
After several ether queations Mr.
elitobell wast tudeel what lin meant
pelien he called a rnob. 'unfair. Mitchell
answered that a num Ne-na unfair who
took the plaoe of another man who
wne, On 'strike tobettere his condition.
Then her Pao asked what lie meant
When lie mated elm:anew) mon untair,
anti be anewered a' Mall wile Ma
rioted:1g to antagonize a union mon
oho weal seekIng to got a proper
toreatee ot wages neta impeoventent
of rontlitiote
Opposed to Iloyco(ting.
"Bet bow About selling io non-
union ruen ?"
"1 have never paesea mien that,"
aneWered ttit1t, Olmt My own einwe
Wm that 1 have11 right in spending
My WU Money to spml it with
M ttldaeate neel, naturally,
wr tad epond it with My triende and
not Pith My Menace,. The inembere
11'1110w -eV reetteli the development of
the pompano ',rola Hie date Of ite
ellorter in 482:2, nears eo the ow.
penee Of operatime. and to, the otiM,-
paratIvely gineall :profits, nod deolares
the dentaaula of the employees for an
tilliviree, °ir.Conttsirillstklire jolegIroaineueiae
the Idelniand noe being founded on
feats+. N
Aceonepanaing the stateurent aro
Vivo 04)11311o. One ,shows the torzeuge
of Itilto einirlieaeee of elle 'company for
ono year, lowed on. elio Halo worked
during ;1901, the intiober of several.
K'Itifises of lvoricuien, and t.lie Metes
pata steterreltng to the ollY role for
the Arid hale of May, 002. The oilier
let a inttalogao of ovort nets ellarged
to elle eitriklug employees of the
company during the meat conteate
the Mato, nasauLts ancl clisturaanees
of various! 13:1314s lbeing munieered ot
upwardsi of sixty.
"The profit on coal milled by the
at/namely Miring the ten yeo,rs end.
Ing December 31, 1901, has aver-
aged 11,09 cents per ton cater
charging off taxes on coal lands. and
depreciation, but not including any
eliargee for royalty, which repre-
sents the value of coat in the ground,
"In 1901, for a day of ten hours),
contract miners earned an average
of $3.14 per day ; Wiled laborers,
$2.31; unskilled laborers, $1.88;
boys, $1 for work underground. Th.e
rates for outside labor average as
follows': Skilled labor, $1.98; un-
ekilleel labor, $1.28; Mays, 77 cents.
Tho average annual earntngs of
adults were $175.25,"
Denial is reacle of the 'claim of the
miners that their earnInge aro in-
sufficient to maintain the Ameri-
can standard of living, and, concern -
Mr the employees of the Lehigh Coal
& Navigation Company, these figures
are given: "Out of 3,013 families,
870 own their own houses. Pianos
will be found in 146, AIM house or- •
gans in 337. The company owns and
rents to its employees 671 lieuses
at an average rental of $4.75 a
montlere
.--.^.-4c;: — --, -- -•......--
or a imam :have a right to advertise)
who aro Muir friends and who are
not their cola to lit other
talon ow11 know eater ore !their friends
and 11110 aro their enenniete"
Here in where judge Gray inter-
posed, There was a bland smile an
the face of the jurist, and ills Tole°
sounded ,suloothand pleasant as ho
asked Mr. Miteholl ;
"What the commission 'would like
to know, Mr. Mitchell, is, dem; your
organization approve of the use of
this weapon, the boycott, in the
manner aeserlbed, (musing business-
men to refuse the necessities of life
to non-union workmen ?"
Mitchell anewered that the organ-
ization had never approved of Buell
policy, judge Gray said:
"That is not an answer to the
question,. Do you approve of the
withdrawal from non-union men the
right to bur the neeessities of life,
things necessary to prolong life? Do
you approve of this?"
The judge had grown, more earliest
as he proceeded and las lroine was
raised andsbowed some excite-
ment as lie ended the questton. =-
dhoti had evidently become impressed
with the Importance of the matter,
and he pitched hie oolce in a high
key ea he made answer:
"Emphatically, no."
At this point, adjournmenthour
having been reached, the coonniesion
announced that it would go on In
the morning and left tho room.
Scranton, Pa., Nov. 17. -President
Mitchell, of the Miners' Union, re-
sumed the stand to -day, upon the
convening of the coal strike com-
mission in the Lackawanna Coun-
ty Court eiouse, and his cross-
examination by Wayne elaeVeagh,
whiclt was begun Saturday, was
continued. Mr. Mitchell, who has
been on the stand since Friday
morning, brought with him a num-
ber or documents and books, which
lie frequently referred to in order
to refreshhis memory. A large
number of persons patiently stood
en line in the eorrielor of the build-
ilog, in the hope of gaining admit-
tance to the meeting. Only a few
of them were successful.
In bis examination of the strike
leoader to -day, Mr. lilac-Veagh ask-
ed:
" elo you think you
have the right to oak for an increase
in wages, evhIch, if granted, would
increase the coat of living to hun-
dreds of thousands of the poor ?"
Tho miners' representative replied
that there aro 500,000 person in
the anthracite fields who are starv-
ing and it is their fundamental right
to ask for living wages in return for
their labor,
Object to Sliding Scale.
Pettsvale, Pa., Nov. 17.--8etalls-
ties gathered by the United Mine
Workers from the Sichuylkill region
for presentation to the arbitration
a:Omission show that only 1 per
cent. of the graduates of the local
leigh schools aro sem of miners.
The wage rate shows an average
of $885 per year for the mine
worker, wages of laborers being
II:eluded with those of the miners
in the caleelations. A protest will
be made, on behalf of the Schuyl-
kill miners, to the commissioners,
against the acceptance of the pro-
position of the Readieg Company
to base the rate of wages on the
price of coal. This was the sys-
tem in vogue here before the strike
of 1900, and mine workers say
that to return to it would be very
unsatisfactory.
Saturday's Proceedings,
Scrabton, Pa., Nov. 16. -President
Mitchell concluded his evidence be-
fore tlie strike commission yester-
day.
Tim strike leader was told that
the increase of wages to the min-
ers would meat) au Increase of the
price of fool to consumers, and
was asked if' lie thought that would
1110 fair, Ite replied, "Any corpora-
tion that cannot afford Lo pay liv-
ing wages should go out of •buei-
nese." Ile said he thought $600 the
lowest living wage that a miner
should earn, as this amount would
be required if he educated his -
children.
EXPELF
Charges of Treason May Yet
be Preferred,
TORONTO'S BRUTAL POLICE
Commissioners Fine Them for
Attack on Medicos.
ECHO OE HALLOWE'EN NIGHT,
commixtitoucami Saturday
Tomato, teoe„17.--T,110 lioard of
handed out ,tlielr report of the in-
eeretigetelmi c,ontbeeted Mat week into
IhQ ,einieloot of pollee:mu on
e'en, mal pamtleele,rly with reference
to elm charge made by De. Reeve,
dean of the auedtcal feecUlltO of the
University of Torooto, that Sergt.
Goukilaa And hip equad a mounted
men behaved wall onervarraated
severtty in dleporeing a body lot meda
eat students at the ooraor of Oollege
eareee Ana Queen's avenue,
About 400 modleal otudenea, after
spending the evening evieh their: pro
feeleers, were Inoue:acting Jtne, "sing-
ing their eollego songs and ehooting
their university yeas:" Sergi. Goleta-,
Ing amid:dewed it hie duty to disperse
teas body of eretoleat,s to prevent
them joining (ether 'bodice. that had
been doing aniochief. The Board 18
not premiered toacusure Goulding :for
thee deeision„biet does °maitre him for
"las method of notion," the sergeant
ami lae men being In no sense justi-
lied in using their riding whips, oa
deseribed 111 ithe evidence. The seal -
dente wore obeying elle request to
disperse promptly. alley offered no
resistanoe, and, in tile °pillion of the
commissioners, allowed exceedinglo
good tempee Dad ode ,00ntrol. Yet
the sergemet atiel severol of his men
plied their whips on elm .shoulders of
the atudent,e as they vere seattering.
Thlo violence w.a,s .entleely unjustifi-
able, area an unwarran.triale above of
their Powells, Ana ,tho eommteslonees
feel bound to express to Prof. Reeve
and Ide associates, and ,to Ills stu-
- don'ts, their slogere ,regret that their '
officers commileed such rt grave erroro ,
l
of judgment. tngish Too
GUARD OVER KING EDWARD,
Two 11)801)0 WoMen Arreeted on the
Way to Sandringham.
London, Nov. 16,-arievo women,
mother and tiaughtem of the name
of Ovlegton, were arrested at Wol-
Vorton Oli 'Friday morning. They
left Louden On TkurealaY, asklag
Lor tickets to Sandringham
The railway officiate became 808-
1)101005and ouesteelled them The
women 'Held Way wiseed to epeak
to the Xing.
They wore arrested, but were af-
terwards mit to MI aeylum, as
they aro undonleedWwa
ly a
The Ovingtons, WM her and
daughter, lived In New, Yora for
five years. Afterward they meat lei
Ireland,
They stayed ti,•6 Wolverton op
Tearsday and attempted. 10
approech' the Xing on Friday while
efe was 'out sheeting. The Xing's
eater detective, noticing their
strange behavior, oraered their ar-
rest.
COSTLY POTATOES.
Tho Northern Star Now Brings ene,500
11 TO11 Englend.
London, Nov. 16,-(eountry tiro de-
scribes the idstory of the !matte
known as the Not.thern Star as one
of the roux -epees of finance.
It 1V,1119 brought out in 1901 by it
Fifesiare grower, who parted with
a IOW lens ate -tite(extraordinary price
of £1,120 it ion. This is about 10
ehillings a pound, at which rate
two peewee wore purchaeed by a
Liecolnsiare dealer. Frony this two
pounds there will be grown this year
1:30 poundal 1 1 1 : t
'Mho dealer wee so pleased with!
the result that be bought a fur-
ther quantity at Z500 a ton, which
is the rate for 1902,
WM KILL KING EDAM
PLANNING A GREAT BOYCOTT.
New 'S:ork, Nov. 17. -As a result of
1.110 expulsion of William Potter from,
it lalor union In Schenectady because
ho woe a member of the National
Guard and sowed against the strikers
of the Hudson 'Valley Traction Com-
p:my, an cogitation has arisen among
tho members of the National Civara
in this, city to refuse the admission
to memberehip of anyone who is a
member of toy labor union. This, it
Is thought, will bo Ibe best way to
prevent any MO1'0 trouble between
the labor unions, and the National
Guard. At present there are several
regiments in Hari city who have men
belonging to labor unione, but their
membership, will not be renewed me
less: they give assurances that they
are in a position to defy the union
to walch they belong. It is mad that
such action, while keeping many de-
er:table men from the National Guard,
will benefit those men, as their means
of support will not be jeopardized:,
About Boxers of Labor.
Tho witness was asked 11 Ite
thought three hour' work a day
ought to entitle a miner to earn
$000, to wheel+ ho amid no, and &-
elect the suggestion or the opera-
tors 111111 any of the contract 30100013
email earn that amount in so siXort
a time. Ile was told that minere
had on elepoefit in the Forest City
Bank $173,000, but he Baia that did
not necessarily denote prosperity
among the minors. Mr. eloYeigle ask-
ed President Mitchell if lie knew
why 11)0 (001 companies Mut advanced
the price of -coal Mime the strike.
"To pay what they have lost
tim minee closing dOwn," Dfr. Mitchell
said. "No," replied the lawyer,
"bat to repay the oompanies for the
prOperty the etrlkers damaged &r-
ing the istrikee'
Mitchell's Point or Humor.
"You think breaker boy a elforuki
have $7 per eveolc ?" "I do." "Well,
trieseengea boys receive but $1 per
day, and they work every dry. Tire
breaker boys do not work everyday."
"No, breaker boys aro not allowed
to work every day by tho company,
but they have to live every day,"
replael President Mitchell.
After the opening of the morning
seseme elmirmem Gray, for the come
Weston, addressed aim T. aerie -
ham, ono or tha attorneys for tfie
reerimelion ann. At yeeteve
day's session Mr. Meehan
sail he represented the none
lotion men wile Worked during the
strike, ana wanted to know whot
their litatue would be befOro the Mine-
miselon.
Julge Gray anal the .comealeslon
coal bot give it tieeision utitli after
it had carefully considered the mat -
fere
Coal Company's Allege( too.
leitatilelobla, Nov. 16.-Tbe etate-
meat of the Lehigh Coal & Naviget-
tem flempney, submittal to tiar an-
thrneite ortil &trite» lemma:Mon now
11) tmeelen nt Scranton, let., 10 tin -
Saver to the deneinele eif the miners,
!woo xnado puerile bero teolay, The
"To mark its disapproval of the
conduct of Sergt. Goulding and of , d011
the example set las men, the board '
directs that a fine or seven days' .
pay bo imposed upon Sergeant (Multi-:
111g, and three days' pay each upon ANARCHIST
Con'stables Guthrie, Rio and Ward. 1
"As to tho case of Constable Mee, '
the board is of opInton that the.
complaint against that officer was
not proven.
"The Board of Commissionees ex-:
press the hope that as to future
Hallowe'en demonst.rations the pro-
fessors and other heads of edema -
Hanel institutions in Toronto will
use their best efforts along!
the very sensible line intro-
duced by Prof, Reeve, with the
object of reducing the boisterous
and dieorderly conduct unfortunate-
ly heretofore occurring on Ole holi-
day."
The Mayor, being absent clueing a
largo portion of the inquiry,. does
not take part in the findings, but
full eontcurs Oa the .geperal PO110111(0)
laid down.
The indirect effect of the fines is
more important to the police than
the amount of pay to bo immediate- .
ly withheld. Ten years' servMe with-
out nalsconduct entities, a member of
the force to an increase In pay of 10
cents per clay. Polioemen Ward and
May Prosecate for Treason. Guthrie haVe already melted four
Albany, N. Y, Nov. 17, -It was re- years,for which no benefit might
Ported to -night that Major-General eacruort o.
) t tbem under this rule if
liee, Adjutant-eieneral Henry and thesenee were entered in the con -
ether Officiate of 1:1)0 National Guard duct book. Assuming good conduct
n charges against the officere of --, . ...
dav Nohleh, In the four years thee
for the neXt six years they would
then have recdved 10 cents more per
ad conferred with Gov. Odell regard -
1 g the advisability ot bringing tree -
lost, WOULG mean $146 each. To 1de,
the Schenectady labor union wlach who has served about three years,
expelled from its membership a utau the loss in this way would be obout
Who had served with Company le 2nd
Rbgiment, during its recent servIce in $110. Indtrectly also the men woule
lose 25 cents it day for three mouths
preserving order during the strike on in delay in promotion from second -
the Hudson Vnaley Railroacl. class to first-class constables. As no
The Governor returned to this city pecuniary indirect loss would tlins
to -night and was asked what steps fall on Sergeant Gouldlng because lie
111111 'been taken. Ile said : "The mat- has seaved, 25 years, it le understood
ter of the expulsion of this man has that the Commiseloners W111 take
just been officially brought to my at- measures to avoid thts injustice to
etention. 1 bave not tie yet bad an op- the men, it; being felt that they
portunity to examine into, the mat- should not be more severely pun-
ter, and cannot say what will be ished than the officer whose orders
don% I will take: it up as quicely ate an,d conduct they followea.
possible and investigate it thor- Dr. et. A. Reeve, Dean of the Foe-
ou,glea." atty.; who took a prominent part
Planning a Boycott. in the events that lea to the pollee
Schenectady, el. It., Nov. 16. -The inquiry Nv.ao aske1 by it rep -
Committee of the Trades' A.ssem- re.sentative his opinion upon the
'My has been in session all day ar- Judgment of the Police Commissioner's.
ranging details of the boycott "I are satisfied with it," mid Dr.
against .the Schmectady Railway Reeve. "We merely desired to vIndi-
ComPanY. The boycott officially cate the character and conduct; of the
goes into effete; at midnight, but students of the medical faculty, and
o'clock to -morrow morning. Boo_ gallon. We simply desired vindica-
that has been done by the investi-
will actually bo enforced at 6
onty-one men, one from each union, Hon, and we have obtained it." ,
will watch the ears and will be Is This a Reprisal?
aided by others, It necessary.
Every union man found riding on On of those "move on" cases
cars will lose his union card; every which+ are almoet daily figuring 011
business man will be warned not the pollee court books: resulted casea-
te ride, again, and will be boycotted lamely on Saturday night to Her -
if the warning is disregarded; if ,, bele: Brown, a Dental College eat -
any employee continues to ride af-a dela, 24 years of ago, Living at 67
ter being warned, his employer will Grange avenue. Brown had ille sboal-
be notified to discharge him. There der dislocated in his attempt to
are, it is estimated, 2,800 persous got away from Policeman Ironsides,
who live ret such a distance from who arrested 'him for refuoing to
the general electric or locomotive 'novo on. • ,
works that they are dependent Brown, according 'to the informa-
upon the ears. tion in the handof tho police, was
It has also been decided to ex- standing at the corner of Queen
tend the boycott to the use of gas and MoCaul streets, when the pee
a,nd electric light, 'both of which licemeen approached and told him to
aro maintained ancl controlled by. Move on. Brown declared he was
the Schenectady Railway Co Nvtating for a car, and ono word
The Trades Assembly has arrang- led to another until the officer 1-ilaced
ed for the importation of 70 carry- him: undee arrest. The student, it
alio to carry Men to and from is said, resided, and in the alterca-
work. . Hon his shoulder WAS dislocated.
Brown, was, taken Immediately to the
Emergency Hospital, whore Ilr. Starr
was entice to atteeld him. At 3 o'clock
yeaterclay afternoon Brown was able
A MAGNIFICENT FUNERAL.
Obsequies or Famous Chinese Vice- to leave the hospital, yell was taken
to No. 2 police etation, where Dr.
• eery Conducted With Pomp. Wilmott, of the Royal College of
Chatighal, Nov. 10, -The funeral of Dental Surgeons+ was waiting to ball
up
Lui-Xuneal, the famous Vkaroy of lilseee atm. aftenrasti3reoVivantsolvn:ontri1too
11(.
Nankin, which -took Vim) to -day at Ho will airtime. tilts morning in th3
NAtik10) Wax the oceasion for unrrre- Police Voart to =steer a charge of
indented demonstrations of respeetebelleg disorderly.
on tlio part of tho foreign repre-
sentatives; in that city. Tho funeral
roortego was of iramense length, and
the obsequies, by command of the
Dowager Emarese, were carried out
with Imperial pomp, Nearly a atlar-
ter Of a million people lined the roate
to the jetty where the remains wore
einbarked ley a thineee cruiser, wlach
will bear them to Hunan, the native
prolix:leo of the deceased stateeman.
The forugn man-of-war lying Off
the city fired minute gene during the
progress of the 'funeral proceision.
Mutiny in Constabulary.
Xingston, Ont., Nov. 10.--A letter
from, South Africa Mates that 101
men and (WO officer» of 8.1reole No. 17,
Of the South African Conetitbulary,
Mutinied. NO teasone Mee given, but
the writer expiated the disnliestal
(rola serviee Of all the offendera
Capt. PaNverl, Of Ottawa, was in
eonimaInele
An operation on a valuable Imre()
lielonelna to el. E. Citater, of Great
Barrington, rcomaleil a ton-
eeta pieee under the elchl on Ito
sbOulder, , • )
REVELATION KILLS SON.
MY*
Discovers That Ilis Father Was 0
Priest "When tio 'Married.
Ottawa, Nov. ate -Word 'was re-
ceived to -day Of the suicide at Buck-
ingham, Que., of Thomas C,00lco, son
of J. T. C. Cieekei, of that town, ale
was found dead with a bullet hole in
his breast, and A re-a:ever watt found
by his eldest. EetroMgentent betwee0
les father and mother, atel an al-
leged revelation iri canneetiOn with
a, suit for separation and alitnOnO,
in, which Me Mother is plaintiff, and
father defendant, is said to haTe
lamyed. on Ma mind Iuu1 lawyers
say that at the tinto Of Ms marrittgo
Cooke wits it Ca,tholiel priest at
Three Rivers. The defence plead this
fort, and urge tbat the'wife 'wiles°
maiden name Was Smith' 'has no
claim, as the laws elf Quebec 00
not recognize Buell+ blarrlagen as
Valid.
-The Son learned. Of title family his-
tory for the first +UM recently, and
11 is alleged that the unfortunate
position whielt he found lthnnatf
jed to 11.119 trelaide, . 1
Stupid to Aban-
Monarchy,
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KNOWN. AT HOME.
THREE SHOTS FIRED AT
THE KING OF BEWUM.
Attack Made as the Ring Was
Going to the Cathedral.
France's E00,11110113 Deficit Causes Some Alarm in Political Circles—Prince
ot Siam to Wed a Daugliter Of the Emperor of Japan—British Nava
Changes Probable—Lord.Rosebery Said to Have a Active
Ally in Lady 4...olebrook.
Brussels, Nov. 15. -Three stmts.
were fired at the Xing of the Bel -
gloom this mooning, as Ills Dea,jesty
was proceeding to tho Catbedral to
attend it To Daum in meatory, ot the
late Queen Marie Hewlett°. No one
nIkt itoiriaBni...144.1eeLset.
waft hurt. ;
the
The .n:tan who ared" elm shots is
011 ai0:,:iti,lano•faxounot 4owf
prili,oveyeo'dthitelio• oelao Iblaettlakr fiost 1 int els prreeNs"tio miv eecir
edema! trrlifir mittirneamreav,serine leragoiduatallyitellyuerami:
rested, and elle pollee had some dif-
Lteuity in reseuing ben from :the
hairdo of the proem]. }Io gave ,the
nonie of Boaini.
The royal ecretego coosieteil of save
--erne carriages, ibetsides that a the
King, oontothing ;the Count and Couto
toss of Flonelers, Priam) and Princess
Albert ,of Flandera, ;the Prineess
Ole-
nbell±JiL, anel aides-deecamp and ladies
of honor.
When otaminea by the police Itu-
bino gonfessed that lie intended to
ehoet Xing Leopold, and said he held
Amarobist beliefs.
Rubino is it bookkeeper-. He wait
born at Binardone near Naples, in
1L10, and has lately lived In Brae-
mar.
France's Big Deficit,
Brusreele, Nov. 16.-Soveral Anar- Paris, Nov. 15. -Tho latest phase
:Mists have boeu arrested since the of tho national financial situation
attempt by (ierone Rubino yesterday has been made the eubject. of careful
to aesassimete King Leopool, but only examination by M. Paul Leroy-Beau-
tNvo of them helve, been detained by lieu, tho well-known political mono -
the police. Rubino, who 110.15 been sub- relate whose figures indicate that the
jected to lurther examtnution, has oondition of tho treasoury is even
added to his previous etatement. Ile worse than expected. The total -,1e-
said that he had selected King Leo- nett rcgletereel on October 1 is
meal from among other sovere:ges for $$0,300,000, and, if' we add to this
assassination because of Ms Miamian the deficiency of $34,700,000 for
conduct lower& his daughter, Coun-
1901, and if to Him two sums be
tees Lonoal, at the time of her mo -
added the issue of' six year bonds
times death. When pressed by the'
to the tune of over $8,800,000, it
magiztrato for further reagens for hie
.be seen that the total deficit
attempt Rubino said that ,Ule fellow-
wwiitlth which M. Bouvier, the Finance
Anarchist:13 in London Old not think
much of him as a militant member of !Idinieter, is confronted reaches the
the brotherhoog. Ile had, therefore,
decided to slum them that while they:
could only talk ane never act,
who never talked, could act. Ile had
intended while in London to kill King -
Edward, but abandoned the project
"because the Eng ieh people were too
stupid to abandon mouarcitical ideas."
Then ho wiebed to kill the King of
Italy, but ho did not liavo enough
money to get to Rome'.
The police have examined the An-
archist Beacel here. fie said that he
had previously known Rubino in Lon-
de/re where be bad denounced several
revolutionaries to the police.
Identified at ltome.
Rome, Nov. 16. -The Ministry of the
Interior has identifiea the aseallant
of King Leopold 118 Gennara Rubino'
ana he is descrtbecl in their records as
no advanced Socialist, Ile was con-
demned to a long term of imprison-
ment for etotaing in Milan iti isoa,
but effected his escape to Englaud,
where be is euppOsed to have im-
bibed hie Anarcbletic principles. His
father wee a, patriotic communal
counci lor, but Rubino while IS erving
in the' army was oonclemned to floe
years' detention for writing a sub-
versive newspaper article. epee leav-
ing etaly he has resided continuously
P1 Scotland and England, first in Glas-
gow o,nd afterwards in London. Some
van ago he was accused of treach-
ery by Ine Anarolliet friends and ex-
pelled from their ranket
GROOM 76, BRIDE 64.
Two Inmates or Lincoln Industoial
Home Secretly Married..
at. Catimenes, Nov. 16.-A rather
unusual matrimonial 'Vent todk
Place last week in Mile city. Tive
In -mates of the CountIndlistrlat
140i11e, Henry Stevens, aged 70, and
Elizabieta Jane Campbell, aged 64,
were clandestinely anarrled by a to-
tal clergy -MAIL and none of the of-
ficials of the home kneno that such
an event was to occur.
On the happy day the gay young
bride asked permIssion to come to
this city to visit friends. She was
alloevecl to leave the home, but -the
grooni asked Move 'of no one and
was !lover missed from the institu-
tion. Since the avocleing the happy
couple halm Oontinuecl to reside at
the borne. ,
DeWET'S BOOK,
111...110.11
Strong
and
stupendous total of $70,000,000.
This is a situation which in the way
or aorkora deficitbreaks tho re -
Peva lend for a period of profound
peace is absolutely without prece-
dent. ,
A Royal Betrothal.
London, Noy, 15. -Tao Evening
News announces that tho Crown
prince of Slam is engaged to the
eldest daughter or the Emperor of
Japan. Tho princess is fourteen
years of age. ,
Novy Changes Ahead,
London, Nov. .15. -The talmiralty Is
considering the advisability of adopt..
Mg a TDOLLSZTO closely resembling the
navy personnel bill, passed by the
Amerlean Congress. A departmen-
tal committee is sitting and has leacl
submitted to it various reports re-
garding the ;workings of the new
itmerican system. It is sala the
committee is likely to adopt a plan
by whieht engineers now serving will
retire with an honorary- line rank,
but that in the future engineers will
be oelected from: the cadets of tile
training oaip Britannia, and there-
after will hold exeoutive rank. One
of tho great difficulties in tile way
of the plan is tile Britannia's lack
of facilitiou to accommodate a suf-
ficient nember Of cadets to supply
both! 'sections of the service.
A Rosobery Partisan.
Loudon, Nov. 15. -The ea:Illness ot
tire olitioal atmoepliere has been
dispelled by tile appearance of a
new loader, namely, Lady Colebrook.
Not deco Disraoli's time bus a wo-
man taken ,suolx an active part in
inner political circles. Lady Colebrook
Is now regarded as the "Dos Ex
Deaellin," of Lord Roseberees party,
wherever alee goes; and she goes
almost overywbere, championing the
ex -Premieres cause. Society credits
fele talented and fascinating WO -
!Van with eeveral deferaions, which
have (motored from/ Sir Henry Camp-
bell-Ba,nnerman's section of tho Lib-
eral party.
PRISONER'S DARING ESCAPE
FROM AN EXPRESS TRAIN
CHINESE MIMS KILLED,
Boxers Active in Many Parts
of China.
ADISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION,
Vlatoria, .13, C., Noir. 17.--eitall ad-
vloes newt a reerudeecouce of the
Boxer movement 10 many provinces
and hard fighting between the Boxers
and the Imperial troops. In Berehuan
ihe Boxers have plundered all the vil-
lages between Teseoluen and Chengtu,
and in one place massacred 1,700
Catholic converts. When the last ad-
vioes vere received at Shanghai from
Cliengtti Yangtse it was besieged by
Boxers. On Oot. 1 two parties of
Boxers entered Client% flourished
knives and waved Boxer flags, The
people were panic stricken, and fled
in confusion, but the prompt Arrival
of the garrison resulted in the Box-
ers being driven from the city with
heavy. loss, and eleven, including it
woman, looked upon as it proplietesu,
were captured and beheaded in
front of one of the Yantens. A Pro-
clamation hao been pooteel at Clieugtil
offering one hundred *els for the
head of each Boxer captured within
tho city.
A fire at Xwellin, Xwangst, e.aused
great loss of Me and property. It 00-
iginate4 hi a firecracker shop, where
the, men were testing powder. A.n ex -
Plosion followed, and tho fire spread
and burned several hundred houses.
Many Mines° were burned to death.
Vire burn,eci bottom all around the
Christian Alliance xcassion, which was
unscratehed, The ramie of this freak
of the fire is that many Chinese have
since come to the mission to be bap-
tizedl.
NEGRO DIES /WED 133.
A Kentucky Black Claimed to Have
. Waited oii Lafayette,
ilarrodsburg, Ky., Nov. 1'7. -Elijah
Bledsoe, colored, probably the oldest
man in the world, died here Tuesaley.
Ile Maimeel to be 133 years of age,
and there is hardly it doubt that he
W115 as old tie stated. no could re-
count many incidents of the war of
3812 which he could not have known
Ln any way but by observation. When
Lafayette visited this place in 1824
17toole Lige served. bine. Ele also met
Aaron Burr when he left Blenner-
haesett and came here. In 1820 Eli-
jah's master pitted hini against an,
other negro whose master wa.s sum-
mering- at Crab Orchard SprIngs. The
race was to be from the latter place
to Perryville, a distance of 30 mule.
The master whose darkey was swift -
eat was to get both negroes. Elijah
made tho run in four hours, His
rival fell dead half way between the
plane% , , •
PRINTERS' STRIKE OVER.
Toronto Despatcb-The strike of
the printers employed' by the T. Ea-
ton Company, Limited, has been
satisfactorily arranged between a
committee representing Typographi-
cal Union No. 91 and the manage-
ment of the big departmental store,
• Tho trouble was the outcome of
an attempt made by the Typo -
Climbed on Top of Car, Rode to Station
and Slipped Away.
Defeat of Boers Due to Appallifig
Treachery.
Berlin, Nov. 14. -The Lokra An-
zelger prints from the advance
sheets a summary of Gon. DoWete)
book, "The atruggle Between Boer
and Britain,' It says the work tile -
passionately, dignifiedly, and frank-
ly reproaches England for provok-
ing the war and for committing
cruelties in conclueting it, but tha
author does not swore I& own
people, of wham he says that noble
characters were ex treenely mere
aniong the fighting Boers, at:lipid.
it;Y: cowardice, lack of discipline,
faithlessness, ,e,ral abomiliable trete-
-son were to be met with among
them to an , appalling degree. Had
thine) not been so many traitors in
their own crienp the Boors Nvoald
never hove been so utterly defeated.
HELPING ON THE CENSUS.
Three Pairs orrwins and Quadruplets
to Russian Family.
Poteralnag, NOY. 16.-ateNve hos
just been received of 0 remarkable
family hi the of Dozenkolva.
Until recently it consisted of lather
and mother and tliroe pairs of twins,
but it Ilea been inoreasea by We
teeth of quatireplets- three boys
ono girl. All the *rants aro alive
Ana apparently thriving.
Only Gutta Percha
London, Nov. 16 -Tim Profeesanial
efolterse Assoolatlen, %Well einbraces)
tho leadieve peiefosBiOnal pleyera has
deckled after n discussion of the new
tubber -corded boil, that it le not
combed:me to the oelvnecement Of
golf AR a game of skill. It urges tbat
Only gate. perdue bails be used in
opon championehipe next .year.
ba6C011,.lett..g0) 7n:7 71111017i
to "handy Men" nose" and end fele-
Utica, N. )7., NOY. 17. -Paul Zowal-
zkl, a pris000r Who WAS hrrested in
Cleveland, 0111o, and was in charge
of an Albany offleer Neleo WAS taking
bins to Albany to anewor a ollargo
of grand larceny, camped from thii
Southwestern special just west of
thla city at an eerie: hour this morn-
ing. •
The train was about flvelmiles from
the city and was running fifty Mica
an hour. Zowalzld was permitted
to enter the eloeet, but a, minute or
two* later tho officer looked for him
and discovered that the door was
locked and that bio prisoner bad es -
raped out of tho window. A few
minutes aftexyrards tho train step -
Peel at the fittl,i1011. Till0 Albany ol-
ricer and others went back after
Zowalski expecting to find him dead
or injurocl, but no trace or him was
found though the search was kept
up till after daylight.
It has since been discovered that
Zowalski climbed to tho top of the
ooachi and rode to thin city. Ho re-
mained on the roof till just before
tho train started and then dropped
offi and eneaped in the darkness. He
was seen by a messenger' boy a few
minates later warming 'himself be-
side ono of the switch engines, and
it is supposed that 'he left before
daylight on a freight. Haw he
clambered from the window to the
top of the coach is the wooden:of all
-railroad men here, 1
NEW YORK SMALL BOY
DIES OF BITE OF A FLY.
Death Roll in the Explosion Case May
Reach Sixteen.
Now York, Nov.017,-aterman Kane -
mon, tele ithree-year-old son of a
tobnetto xlealer living in the 113ronee
has pied ,from the effeate of it fly
Me inflicted last Wednesday. A few
hours later a lemon woe ma& by the
eite developed *Ito a swelling, wiach
extended over the entire oheek. The
Bevelling omitinued to eerreod until
the evhole upper portion of the cliikro
body Woe dietetalecl. ,the dootors
were powerless to give relief, and
finally ;the victim died. Tho
ploymatea the fly ;was an ordin-
ary .blue-bot,tia Tho ploeseciane be-
lieve the inseet was Infected with
erosipelas germs.
Death itoll May Reach 10.
Now York, Nov, ,17.-1aank O'Con-
nor, 17 years of age, died to -day of
injuries suffered at the fireworks ex-
ploalon 111 ainelson uare cen elec-
tion day. Ho ar the fifteenth person
to die as a result of that accident.
Phealciane at Bellevue iloseatoe said
to -day that •ilie &lath :of ;fames
Fenton, colored, another victim of
the exPlosion. Is only it matter of
a few days',
JAMES KEIR=HARDIE_, M._ P., ARRESTED.
Russia to Legislate to Hamper United
States Insurance Companies.
Bruseels, Nov. Ft. -Ther pollee have
arrested an Englishman James
Hardie, On suspicion of his baying
been connected With the attempt
nuale Saturday bY ItuD100 on the
lite of Xing LeoPeld•
Bruseds, Nov, 17. -Tho man Harelip,
3N110 Wee arrested On suspigion, of
hoeing pa,r,tielpated In Anarelast 10.
triguee, :Orme out to bo .34tooft Xelr
Hardie, ef. F., the former ebairman
of Hie independent labor party and
weLL known labor leader. ale Was)
ettbsequee,tly veleosed, and lodged a,
emplane at tho ileritieh legation.
Hardie Woe arreetexi Ot Hie Hotel
Watterleo, ApparehtlY the Pollee ,were
igeeetant ot Ideattty, turd in gate
or Lie protest 1113 Woo taken to A
perlioe atatIon.
To Clip Their Wings:.
teie, reterebaig, Noe. rieeeThe
graphical 'Union to make th,e Eaton
printing bureau a union shop. Re-
cently the union appointed a spec;
MIMI committee and instructed them
to see the firm with it view to ad-
justing the dIffloulty. The °Omura -
tee was kindly received, and at the
conference an agreement was en-
tered into by which the men who
went on strike will be taken back
and the union rate of wages paid.
The firm reserved the riaht to em-
ploy union or non-union men just as
they desired.
NOT IDEAL CONDITIONS.
Johannesburg Does Not Seem to be a
Desirable Place to Live in.
The following letter to tho Trans-
vaal Leader shows that conditions
In johannesburg are far from ideal:
Sir, -It gas an al -advised scheme
engendered by the old Government
to place the poor whites side by side
with the Malays, Arabs,. Indians, and
Xafirs, as is the case in the weste
ern port -ion of this city.
It 18 now- resulting in the demor-
alization not only of sueli poor
whites as have the leaet solf-res-
poet, but also to 'many respectable
whites who are the victims of dire
necessity. •
It is easily understood that where
whites live intermingled with blacks
and Aseasties the most revolting de-
velopments will occur. Vrededorp
proper, restore the whites are dwell -
lug, is full, and people are living in
many inetanees in back yards in
rooms that can only be described as
hovels and not fit for human liable
tation ; but there is no alternative
istre' 01 tlio interior Is preparing
to revise the laws governing lab In-
euranee companies), with the ob,ieet
of eertaining the aetivity or for-
eign conmantee. Thee°, 08130611111Y the
Amerloati, are seriously effecting
the Wetness of the Ruseken 001n-
panies. •
About Two Itoyeti Tourists.
Singapore aerates Settlements,
Nov. 17. -Al ce recent =Vence -the
Xing of Niam expreseed tO tionoehe
earner Barrett, of the St. Louis
HxpOsition, his extreme pleasiire at
the reception accorded tho Crewn
Priners ChoWfte Mallet Vaaravuilli, in
the Vatted States.
SiteetpOre Striate SettleMenta,
Nov. 17. -Tho Sultan Of johOre, Ma-
lay Poninsala, will Make a tour of
Anumiett in 1001, and will visit the
Linde lexIX)sition.
A LIGHT SENTENCE.
One Year and Nine Months ter
Murder.
Cambridge, 141bas., Nov. 17.-Mles
Nina X. Danforth, the deformed
Framingliam girl, pleaded guilty
here to -day to Manslaughter In
causing the death of Andrew .1. Em-
ery. Miss Danforth ellot and killed
Emery at 11,1s home. She was sentenc-
ed to serve it year and nine menthe
in the Cambridge House of Correc-
tion, The affair took place at Em -
cry's home 111 Open Framingthani,
011 May 1.7th, last. It Is alleged that
Emery had led the 'young woman,
wh,o is 81 dwarf, to belieno that he
was in love Ivith, her and Nvould mar-
ry leer, told that she shot Mut upon
learning that he had a wife and chil-
dren.
CRUSHED BY LOAD OP WOOD.
Collingwood Dian Killed Owing to Cox"
Stake Breaking.
Collingwood, Ont., Despakeli-An
citlent occurred on the railway
wharf yesterday* nideli terminated
fatally Ibis morning. MO. CiroOmes
vraf..engaged in loosening the
stakes on a car of limber, when
it muldenty broke aud etruck him
on the head. Before he moth! get
the lumber fell upon hitie
breaking 'both his legs, and injur-
ing him internally. Ile was talcon
to the hospital, but little could be
done for lilm, and after great suf-
fering he Mod eitely Hee morning,.
Ile ware Omit 58 yenem of age, and
!Valet: 11 W1(101V 41110 111r8.11 besielee
the grown-up family of his first
marrittge.
The strike of the Freneh minerti
le practically over.
The Toronto Beord or Health to
01)p050(1 to the elleimieeioll Of itby-
law granting $50000 towatcle the
ereetion of a ettnitterittne for 000-
Wilbll)thCFl,r,