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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-05-10, Page 9, MOTHER KILLS lifFt DAUGHTER Jr 00D SAID .flour awl potatoes go, but extremely limited as to other .artielmo" Mother tleepatch received front Gen- t ,eral Greyly 'stated that on last Satin- . scARc 1day the number of rations, iseurel was , 23e,000. AN 'NEN C MM1TS SUIC• IDE - City Ilas Exhausted Congressional In a Fit of Temporary Insanity the Woman aii; united the Double Deed. One Man Killed and Another Hurt in an Effort to Drive Family Out of Town.' New York Broker Shoots Himself Because He Was Suffering from Indigestion. New York, May 7. -Mrs, Mary A. ‘Vaters and. her daughter Agatha were shot and. instantly killed, supposedly by the mother, during a fit of temporary insanity, at their residence, 144 West 701), street, early to -day. Mrs. Waters was 50 years old, and the wife of John R. NVaters, Vico-President of the Irving National Bank, and an insurance man, with offices at 54 Franklin street. The daughter was 22 years old. Mrs. Waters, with her husband, occu- pied a room on the second floor and. ad- joining that of their daughter. Shortly before daylight Mr. Waters was aroused, by the sound of firing in the hall and found his wife lying on the stairs, where she had Wiendead from a revolver wound. Entering his daughter's cham- ber he found the latter in bed, dead, with a bullet in her right temple. .Another Account. New York, May 7. -Mrs. Mary Wal- ters entered the room in her hause, on West 78th street, where her two daugh- ters, Agatha and Ruth, lay sleeping, early to -day and shot and killed Agatha, the eldest and her favorite; and without attempting to harm Ruth, then killed -herself. The mother, who had been melancholy for a long period, had grieved over the thought that .Agatha, who was her al- most constant companion, expected to sail for Europe next Saturday, in the hope of recovering her health. During Sunday the mother had displayed no symptoms of mental disturbance, but had spent a portion of the day in plan- ning the trip which Agatha was to have taken. About 2 o'clock this morning Mrs. \Vo- ters enterecl the room occupied by the two girls, who slept, in separate beds. ollaeren't you girls heard the tele - 'phone ring?' the mother asked. Without awaiting an answer, she placed the re- volver at the temple of her daughter and fired, killing her instantly. The mother then walked out, of the room. Her hus- band, who was awakened. by tlg sounds EART of the shooting, rushed lido the hall just in time to see hie wife put the weapon to her own head. The shot was almost. A Fatal Feud. Nashville, 'frau., May 7. -Marvin Winters was shot and instantly. killed and Thomas Stewart and his young daughter severely wounded during an affray at Stewart's home, near Pleasant View, Cheatham county, Saturday night. A few days ago Stewart received a let- ter warning him that if he and his fam- ily did" not leave the neighborhod within ten days they would all be killed. Saturday night a mob surrounded Stewart's house and. opened fire upon it, and Stewart and Dirs daughter mere . wounded. Stewart returned the shots and the mob scattered. Yesterday the body of Marvin Winters was found about fifty yards from Stewart's home, dead from a load of shot. Three arrests have been made. Sick and Suicided. New York, May 7. -The Times says: Edwin Clark, a middle-aged broker and member of the Cotton Exchange, shot himself, early yesterday in his apart- ment at the Hotel Marseilles. Mr. Clark had suffered. several at- tacks of acute indigestion on Friday anal Saturday. Saturday morning it still more violent attack taxed to the limit, his endurance. Mrs, Clark telephoned for the family physician, but found he was Out of the city. Then she called up two other phy- sicians, who advised her to use' mustard plasters until their arrival. Mrs. Clark hurriedly made and applied them. Her husband seeming more comfortable, she went into the next room for it moment. The sound of a pistol shot brought her quickly back into the sick room, and sbe found her husband dead on a sofa, his pistol in his hand, a bullet wound be- hini the ear. Mr. Clark was born in this city and had been on the Cotton Exchange for more tban no years. Through the ma- ternal branch of his family he was con- nected with the Vanderbilts. 9QUARE. DAMS UP Rilint Three California Towns in Danger of Being Swept Away. Sacramento, Cal., May 7.-A despatch from Woodland to the Sacramento Un- ion, says: The threat; of flood in the Capay Val- ley, resulting from the slide of earth that has fallen from the mountain side, and dammea the waters of Cache Creek, is growing increasingly serious. lt may be assumed that the slide in ques- tion was in some way the result of the earthquake and it is now found to be 1,000 feet wide and to completely close the water courece The waters have since been steadily piling up behind it end yesterday had reached a depth of WO feet. At an -earlier stage the dam might have been blown up with dyna- mite, and the waters released without damage to any locality, but it is now to late to do this as it veoald but pre- . cipitate the flood that is feared. The dam is of soft earth and. dehris and should it give way suddenly to the pres- sure the results will be very serious and a large area of country would be flooded. "The towns in immediate dan- ger are Capay, with it population of about 400. Rumsey, with 200, and Catlin - da with 350. The inhabitants of these towns have abandoned their home; and removed the . eontente of the houses and even the atom( to the where they are cemping with their families. • TURKS BEGIN TO SEE. -- GREAT BRITAIN CANNOT BE DE- FIED WITH IMPUNITY. Nothing Will Satisfy Government But Formal Acceptance of Demands Made by Embassy -Will Be Ener- getic iit Action. London, May 6. --The Times' corre- spondent at Constantinople cablee 43 follows: The Turks aye beginning to realize that the British Government can- not be defied. with impunity. Yeetheaoy and again this morning Nedjib Pasha Ifelheme was seat to the Britiels Era- brusay to try sena find it way out of the difficulty. odji is frequently em- PloYed in delicate missions of this kind, and he is undoubtedly a 1111111, .of .greet iebility, but it is hard to say what It ful purpose can be served by his vieite to Sir Nichblae O'Connor, Nothing lees will satisfy the British G'evernment than a formal acceptance of the (temente made by the.Embasey. Although it is by no means impeseable that the Turks will itllow ten, days to expire !without evacuating Tabali in order to see what coercive measures the Britten Government will take. They hope that the meaeures will amount •Lo• nothing Snore serious than. a naval demenetra- tion of the sort to which they are ac- customed, and which has lost all trreore for them, The general .opinian i$ that the British Goverameat will show We'd af, energetic in station es it has been pa- tient in negotiation, and if fovea to have theourse to coercion it will make coercion so efficacious that the Sultan evilleaave no alternative but to ace.ept the British terms vitheut delay. NEW EMPRESS OF INDIA, C. P. fl, Greyhound Sails Out of Mersey --Maiden Voyage, Liverpool, May 5. -Amidst loud -cheers front a large assemblage that, re-echoed down the Mersey must have been an enthusiastic "bon voyage," the magni- ficent new greyhound of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the Em- press of Britain," -Captain .Stewart, R. N. Ti, sailed out of this port on her maiden voyage this evening at 7.20. The event was it notable one and the nutny Canadians and friends of Cannda in the mother country made it a red letter day in the history of the em- pire. Tho Empress, which is 0 tainmph of marine architecture, sailed gracefully down the stream earrying a comple- ment of passeugers-1475.L-besides si (urge of 9,500 tons of general =velum - disc and 8 eonsignment ni .1.•ttn5N0 sterling (over one million dollars in specie. There were 150 first cabin, 480 - second cabin and 837 third-class pass- engers. It is expected that, under ordinary circumstances, Qttebec will be reached Beet Friday evening or early Satur- day morning. WANT TO KNOW. ASK COURT TO INTERPRET CLAUSE OF MEDICAL ACT. Toronto, Ont., May 7. -(Special) -The Ontario Government is asking the Court of Appeal for the construction of clause 40 of the Ontario Medical Ad, so as to determine whether it should be held un- der this clause that a person practicing medicine anti not registered under the Medical Act, Gee not practice medicine within the meaning of the act, and, if the words "to practice medicine" in the :motion, mean an attempt to cure or alle- viate disease by use of drug, or do they include eases where the remedy or treatment does not involve drugs. The College of Physicians and Surgeons was represented this morning by H. S. Oster, svho wanted to know who should be not- ified of t1ie. case coming up. Chief Jus- tice MOSS declared thatitmight involve those who gave massage, electrical and RACED WITH DEATH. BRANTFORD DOCTORS PENNED IN BY RAILWAY GATES, Had to Gallop Their Horse in Front of the Train Until it Was Stopped, Brantford, May 6. -The new gates er- ected at the Market street crossing of the Greed Trunk do not work properly, and many drivers have been caught be- tween them on the tracks. Drs. Ashton and Fisset last night were thus caught .before the approach of it train' . ana only escoped death by turning the horse end racing down the tracks in front of the train, *MIMI was finally brought to a .stop. CAME FROM INGERSOLL. OM Man Killed at Mellen Identified as Alex Ross. Stratford, lfay 0.---1'he old man run down by the train near Mitehell Wed- neadny last has been identified as Alex - :alder Ross. ninth from Kincardine have taken away the remftins for WV at that place, whieh svas Id; former home. Deeeased had been living in In- gersoll for it year pest, and was a retir- esl fatmer and 8 man ef means. Ile hift. inpo.,:011 on Monday without notiee and, it, is supposed, intended going to Kinear- dine, Ite Was about 81 years of age. RIO II II I other sueli forms of treatment and also Christian Scientists, since none of those use drugs for curing of disease, as un- derstood by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, The ease Was allowed to stand over for a few days. Nino hundred immigrants have arrived at the Union Station since Saturday night, They are all young people from the British Isles. Ifugh Lyme, Wentworth vounty, has entered a suit against A. E. & B. 1. Henderson, of Henderson Roller Bearing Company, for $4,301), amount of promis- sory notes claimed to have been made. ALL HANDS MD. BLOCKADE RUNNER FOUND FAST IN THE ICE. She Went Up the Amur River to Escape the Japanese, and Was Found Only This Spring -Crew Were Frozen to Death, New York, May 0. --The Sun has the following cable from London: With all bands dead on board the German steam- ship Soerabaya a Russion blockade run- ner, which bail been missing for six months, has been found near Nicolaieval- 25 miles up the Amur River, The ves- sel was incased in ice and the crew had been frozen to death. Early in the war the Soerabaya was engaged in carrying coal to Japan. Then she entered the Russian service, took On a cargo of arms and ammunition and undertook to elude the Japanese scouts and get into Vladivostook with her sup- plies. She could not pierce the block- ade. To escape capture she took refuge in the Amur River. This was in October, and the Soera- bays was not heard of until this week, when natives of the desolate Amur coon - try came mese her, looked fast in the frozen river. The bodies of tho crew woro frozen stiff. • ). • - • - Appropriation, Supplies Were Issued in One Day to 261,000 People. Ferreting Out Persons Who Abused Free Supplies Privilege. San Francisco, May 7.-4. conference to dismiss the problem et Ituebanding food supplies was wda at the Presidio to -day. Among those in attenclanee were Major-General Greely, Brigadier-tlenerai Funston, Dr. Devine and Allan Pollak. AU present agreesl that rigid eeonomy should be practised in the future. Gen- eral Greely said. later: "The condition of the food supply will render it ,poseible to issue very little .except flour, width la last ten days, potatoes, coffee and - rice. • Meat Wo aro buying in small quantitice. 1 hae-e been °Malay noti- fied that the Congressional appropriation of $2,500,000 has been exhausted in the purehase of supplies, Irma I may state _ CATISR OF RATHQUAICE, Range of Mountain Split and Fart 8114 Into Sea, San Praneisco„ May 7. -Geologists who •have been searching since the earth- quake -of April 10 to find the eause of the seismic disturbance, reported that they have found in Sierra Morena moun- tains, a few miles south of San Fran- e!seo, what appears to be an indispii- table -evadenee that the eartiltquake was idue to 4 change in the mountains. At Ithe summit of the Sierra ,Morena moult - Joins, near Stanford. University, is an Jaunt -tense fissure caused by the earth- quake, the appearanee of which calcia that the range has split at the top and the side veneer the -ocean fallen into the sea. FRENCH ELECTIONS. THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SUSTAINED. No Excitement Manifested -Public in Favor f P D t' For- eign, Accept the Best Available that the money allotted to my uee at; - Paris' May 0. -France chose. her law - gone for the some purpose. It has been makers to -day for the next four years Means to That End. agreed that the -supplies now on hand must be carefully eutabanded in order that they may he distributed into the proper channels for its long a period as possible. "We are using but two-thirds, of the quantity of food that was distributed prior to the time the regular army took charge of the system. The teams en- gaged in hauling .and distributing have been reduced from 500 to 202 in number, The last official report showed that sue - Plies were isetted on Thursday to 261,000 clear conclusions by eomparing to -day's pe.rsona I hope that to -day's report vote with that of 1002. Here this is will show rations issued to fewer than impossible. The gains and bosses of the 200000. Government candidates in Paris, whe.n "The cenatts of each district is being .strinmed up, phew, on the whole, a slight, carefully computed. I itan convinced that percentage in .the net total in favor of there ie regular repeatheg„ and shme. the Moe, tlyou.sands of men are reported to hava At 1 o'clock returns had been received obtamea • employment there should be from rather more tha.n on.e-quarter of France, and the best estimates of the political complexion of the successful candidates show a net gain of seven seats for the present regime. There was no choice in one-third of the districts thus far reported. It seems safe to assume at this hour that the Government will retain control of the Clramber of Deputies. First, it is clasr that the sountry strongly approved the separation of Church and State; second, the great inereape in. the Socialist vete. whieh was generally ,expected, and which iteemeedly would have been .pulled if the election hed taken place ten days age. had not token place. Ude lo because of thc great resentment among M. Clemen- ceates Socialist friends on account of his allege of policy between the Pc; de Cal- ais; outbrenk ana 3Iity 1. The lose, in this direction was more than counterbalanced by gains among the general conserva- tive eleanents of the population. The French people as it whole want peace, domestic and foreign. They became convinced during the past feet dae's that the present regime is the best available means to this end. Hence they rallied to its (support. Ibis too belly to speak with entire confide:me, but present dn- foriontion points strongly to this con - The returns after midnight came slow- er than in former ,clections, but at 1.50 (o'clock they were of the same general tenor as those of the early evening. The indications are that no important person sviil be absent from the new Chamber except ex -Minister dflUrti. the Socialist leader, whose election is doubtful. His district is always close, There is .every reason to believe that the hope of the militarists to form a party of discontented ex -officers lies failea. Gen. Zurainden lms been beaten at Belfort. Col. 'Marchand, although he is at the head of the cell in his district, will probably he beaten on the second ballot by a combination of his oppon- ents. M. Driand is In a shnilar position. Derouledeo, lieutenant, Hebert, is de- feated. The former Bloc Ministern, Bea teaux, Brisson and Pelleton, have been re-elected. The Nationalists have distinctly lost ground in Paris. Grosjean has beaten Flourens, Guyot de Villeneuve, Auffray and Congy will stand a poor chance on the second ballet. The whole military movement, in fact, found little support at the polls. Some .of the returns are surpriitino Thittany, which is a stronghold of tho (lurch, elects ,several Socialists ova: - Clericals. Viscount Itoscrat, whoin fam- ily has been eepresented in Parliament from time immemorial, ha* been defeat. el by a Raelical Socialist. Paul Dena. lode failed to obtain a majority, and wit: go to a sceond The 1atc(4 Dleetion figures from the provinees Phew large gains for the So- cialist vote, although not sufficient to change their representation execpt in two or three districts. At 4 o'clock the returns froin 331 des. triete show there .was no eheice in sta One hawked and forty-nime lets have been elected and 01 members of the Oppoeition. The net Government gain is 14, quietly, quickly, soberly, and without a single untoward incident. The weathesr conditions were perfect, and a heavy vote was polled, French election returns are always quick, and the result in Paris was known soon .after 10 o'clock. It ap- peared that there had been no choice, tra ,is, no candidate had received a ma- jority in 13 out of 40 distriets. IL would be easy in any other country, where party linos are distinctly drawn, to draw 4.44454 *-54-4-4-0-c..4-•-o-e-4-0-040-0-4-1, a material reduction in the number of 4 thee° entitled to relief. I am willing to almirial the foosi supply at any time, but I shall not -Like a step until I am advised by the committee. "We have reeommencled the patrouage of cheap restaurants which may be a opened in many placea throughout the eity, and are certain, to prosper. By furnishing a wholesome meal for fifteen . cents they will be assured of support loy a the working people, and will greatly re- :: Beee: the sitnation." The police Dad military authorities are forretiug out persons; who have abused the free sowlies privilege. Detectives Ore assisted by ntuncrone anotymous let- ters telling of the hoarding of stone. Thes,e letters, in almost every instance, ' are found to state the truth. A letter (tame last eight saying that Chas. B. Tri - bel, a member of the Relief ,Committee, End ant neglected to look out for him- self. Tile detectives found at his home, so they sey, a store of provisions, tents ansi bedding sufficient to last for many months. They took away from his levee supplies valued at $75, but this did not represent all that was found at his home, Detectives also found at the home of Mrs. Leveline $500 worth of military blankets, heading and clothing. The records •of Caroller Walsh dieprove the widely-eirculeted etordas that many persons were shot ana kilted ahouis by soldiers dining the great fire that followed the earthquake of April 18, Of alt the bodies handled by the Coroner only one was found in which death AVOS (hie to gunshot wends. This exception was Herbert `Pitman, killed by a civic gneraeman, who had the mistaken ilea that an automobile in which Taman was riding was used for looting. Damage in Sonoma County. For the first time since the earth- quake of April 18 comompication -with Healdsburg, Soamma county, WAS re. stored to -day. 11 developed that much damage was done to business property and resiances by the trembling, the lees there approximating $500,000. In Alex- ander Valley, five miles north of Molds - burg, the ground men; left in ridges, and many landebiaes occurred, damming some of the emall creeka and forming lakes. 'Windsor, seven miles south of Healdsburg, ease suffered, many of its finest buildings being .entirely destroyed. Sebastopol, Sonoma county, which was just reeevering from its last big fire, is onee name a pile of ruins. Tbe damage there is .estimated at $250,000. HEAD CRUSHED. Kingston, Ont., May 7. -(Spec- ial.) -An unknown man was killed on a west -bound G. T. R. express near here. The train suddenly stopped after starting to have an air brake adjusted, and in the crash of cars the man was pinned between the bumpers and his head crushed flat. His body was also crushed. Blood on the track led to the investigation and the horrid discovery. The man was dressed like a laborer, and on his person was a slip of paper bearing the one word, "Liverpool." It is thought that he was an emigrant, one who had gotten off a train which passed Saturday night, and missing it took the bumpers to reach Toronto. 44.444,04.4./.+4.4- 11. WHAT GORKY MISS Lay. APARTMENTS USED BY PRESENT KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, Every Arrangement Had Been Made for Reception of Author -Revolutionist, But He Wanted a Hall to Speak In, and Would Not Come Until He Got One. New York, Aley 7.--A special to the World from Boston says: Boston, is safe -Gorky is not coming. Dr. Morris 1. Konkikow announced this to a crowd of at least 1,000 persons waiting the _arrival of the Russian revolutionist in the South Station. The crowd laugh- ed. Gorky telegraphed to Dr. Konkikow that when Boston could give him a hall wherein he inight address it public meeting he would conic here, and .not before. Every arrangement; had been mule for Gorky's reception here. Had he come ns be promised he and his party would have slept to -night in the most famous hotel apartmentrin Boston the 'Prince of Wales suite" of the Revere House. This suite at various times has been occupied by the present King of .Great Britain, President Grant, Dom Pedro', of Bra.zil and. Jennie Lind. ••••••••••-•••••-•••.-,-.1,0•0*••••• WAR PREPARATIONS Valetta, Island of Malta, May 7, -Three torpedo boat destroyers sailed from here to -day to join the British fleet at Piraeus, Greece. The transport Dilawara is now em- barking the Worcestershire Regi- ment, which will sail for Alexan- dria, Egypt, to -morrow. PREFERRED AUTO TO HUSBAND. Madrid Laundress Who Won Wealthy Spaniard Trades Him Off. INftehid, May 0. --nn the last great Spanish national letters' a rich Spon - 01 the name of Mina promised to divide $25,000 of the. grand prize, if he PHYSICIANS HOMELESS. APPEAL FOR 50,000 SAN FRANCISCO DOCTORS. San Francisco, May 7.-A committee appointed by a mass meeting of physi- cians held here yesterday has issued an appeal to the people of the United States, saying that over 10,000 members of the medical profession in San Fran- cisco had lost either their home, office or books, or all of these, while attend- ing the stricken in the recent catas- tropbe. The committee was appointed to receive contributions of medical sup- plies, books, instruments, clothing and mm oney. All communications and dona- tionhe s ehould be addressed to trelief committee of the physicians of San Francisco, Marine Hospital, San Fran- cisco, FEEDING THE PEOPLE. SAN FRANCISCO HAS QUITE A PROBLEM ON HAND. Wasitiagtom May 7. -The military see. retary receivea the following despatch won, between the pretty laundresses in to -day front General Greely, dated San Isis quarter. Oleina won the grata Franciee, yesterday: prize and kopb his promise, dividing "Conditions aro st at y 1'1 • Oimpromum ,\ $25,000 between five of the prettiest ns. , m a eat e,anty-eix vens permits, DS. ICO11)11POSSOS, who in a. transport of joy siguntents to numerous camps of mom and gratitude all offered to marry him. Entering into the spirit of the game, mending °Mors to ineure aveeney, org Oleina offered :himself as it lottery prize for the five. Marmela, the mest bean - 5 ful of the lot, won. but she finally der and satitation. Rough estimates • place the number of permits time livieg et fifty thousand. Naturally such laege veiled the don to Rosita, preferring ttn bodies beemue threatening faetors as re - automobile to a husband. garde the future health of the eity. When praeleable further repovt will be madeon the number cf eanipers which is apparently increasing, Registration l'ing,iten, Ont., May - and, evusus of their number 1; progrese- Hugo 11. 11. Craig, City Ilegineer, hits ing. Presumably months fed to-dity will resignea to beemne resident engineer Ott approximate a minter ef s million. Am the Grant Trunk l'iteifie It 11., west cf peoeveding With methods ealoulated Fort. 'William. Ile asks relief no soon ;le lereely to reduce, this eninter pliesible. Ire hae been eity engineer ahem in -Mellott of favilities for cheap meats Deeember, 1004, Ire 18 0 nephew of May- and nradual restrictions on issue to male or Rathbun, M. 1). adults. Rations- ttre plentiful as fat as G. T. P. ENGINEER. minim OM GOVERNMENT WINS -COUNT BONI ELECTED. Paris, May 7, -The election result; to- day show increasing Government gains. The Minister of the Inhaler gives the gains at 35, aud the losses at 11, .or net gain of 24 seete. The effect of this is to give the "bloc" or groups support- ing the Govermnent in the Chamber of Deputies 243 votes, against is total vote of 140 for the opposition groups. The Government left, therefore, appears to be assnred of it majority of about 100. There remain over 150 distriete in whieh evened ballots will be necessary. Among the prominent men elected are former Foreign 'Allender Deleitse(!, for - titer Premier Pdhot, War Minister Etienne, Minister of Marine ThoiTon. former Minister of the Interior Infineff, Count Boni de Castellano. the alerquie :le Diem Minister of Public 'Works Barthou, 'Minister of Agriculture Palau, Teen teen ;lams, the Somehst leader Bandrey tlAeson, Premier Sarrient, ana 11, Deschenel, former Preehlent of the Chamber of Deputies. GOT THREE MONTHS. Toronto, Ont., :Ntay 7.--(Speelal.) -- Christopher Holland, eletomea with steal- ing $13.800 from the Ideal Bedding Ceni- pasty, WAS tlilS suorming emmnittea to Central Prison for three menthe. It 48 understood the \Relater et Palate 'Werke will send it eluvial Witter to Nia- gara Falls to enquire into awl rimy( on the Meat beavy Bejewels of fish in that diistriat 11/ Overseer Motley, , . - SHOT WHILE TRYING TO SHOOT A BURGLAR. Surprised a Burglar While He Wao Gathering Up the Silverware Downstairs, Fixed and Missed, the Thief but Was Twice Shot in the Heart. New York, May 7. -Charles L. Spier, a prominent bushiess' man, of Staten Is- land, and .said to be a confidential ageot of IL IL Rogers, Vice -President of the Standard Oil Company, was shot and in- stantly killed in .11, duel with a burglar in his home in Tompkins avenue, Now Brighton, Staten Island, early to -day, Mr, Spier was one of the officers of the Richmond Light and Power Com- pany, was connected with the Staten Is- land Rapid Transit Co., and occupied a fine house in one of the best residential district:* on Staten Island. He and his wife were prominent in social affairs of the island. After his house was rob- bed by burglars several months ago he ==_ NEWS IN BRIEF CANADIAN winiam Parliament, a laborer, 00 years old, living at 4 Cameron street, Toronto, attempted to commit suicide yesterday by throwing himself into the bay. Thomas Anderson, 132 Oak -street, Toronto, died in the hospital last evening from scalds received by falling into hot water at the Hartshorn & Stewart fac- tory, Eastern avenue. At a meeting of the Middlesex Bee- keepers' Association, held in London on Saturday, the general report presented as to the way the bees had wintered was very satisfactory. prepared to defend it against them when they paid him another visit. This morning Mn. and Mrs, Sider wore awakened by the noise of a burglar, who was gathering up the silverware in the dining room on tbe floor below. Arming himself with a, revolver, Mr. Spier ran downstairs and allot at the intruder, Ilis first shot missed the man, who drew his own weapon and fired. rapidly at Mr. Spier until the weapon was empty. After the first shot Mr. Spier's revolver missed fire, but two of the burglar's shots penetrate(' his heart, The burglar ran from the house, leaving his booty in, a, bag, where he Ilea placed it. Several neighbors heard the shooting end rushed, to the house, but were too late to pre- vent the burglar's escape, WERE ONLY CORSETS. MYSTERIOUS PACKAGE OPENED BY TORONTO LAWYERS. Thought the Bundle Contained Jewels of Great Wealth -Opening Revealed it Pair of Faded Corsets. Toronto, May 7e --After being carefully guarded in the vaults of a Toronto Trust Company for six long years, only a pair of corsets in a paste -board box, tightly and carefully bound with wropping-pe, per, held fast with numerous seals, aot many days ago proved the fruition of dreams of diamonds and jewels of great wealth. Several eminent lawyers, repre- senting claimants for the alleged. vain - aides, were present in their official ca- pacity when the corsets were exposed to view. Some few months back a lady of con- siderable means died at her home in Ex-Ald. 3, G. Ramsden, of Toronto, has Great Britain. She had travelled widely been appointed inspector under the and while in Canada six years ago had treaty, under which the Indians north deposited this sealed package midi the of the height of land in Ontario are sur- rendering their land and being placed Trust Compa.ny. Because it was under - on reservations. stood that the contents were of value the package was guarded...with jealous An escaped patient from Rockwood. care, According to what can be learn - Hospital, Kingston, was collared. at Nap- ed a clause in the will of the deceased ance. The man, whose name was Philip made mention of the deposit in trust in Irwin, left tho institution at 3 o'elock on Toronto. • ' Friday morngeng and walked the entire distance to Nomenee. A young Englishman named King, be - After due legal proceedings had lieen. taken it was ordered that the seals be broken in this city. Heirs in the old between 20 o.nd 23 years of age, land, and one in a far distant point in while stealing a ride on the blind bag- Canada, sent their respective lawyers to gage of the westbound G. T. R. express be present when the jewels should be ex- on. Saturday night, was caught between ! posed. to TIM On the day appointed the bumpers and killed at Kingston, but the legal party gathered at the offices his body was held until the train ar- of the Trust Company. rived at Napanees when it was discov- Red seals on the outside of the bundle ered. were first broken, then an array of The strike at Hochelaga. and St. green -colored seals were encountered. Af- Ann's mills of the Dominion Textile ter this wrapping came fold after fold of Company, :Montreal, was declared off on paper. Then the lawyers saw an oblong Saturday, as the result of a. conference 1 paste -board box, also carefully sealed. between representatives of the employ -4 The excitement was almost intense. ees and the company. The strikers were winners, having secured an increase in wages, but the exact amount was not given out. Work will be resumed on Monday. A course of systematic stealing has been unearthed at the fancy goods ware- house of Wm. Croft & Sons, 126 Queen street east, Toronto, resulting in the ar- rest on Saturday of Robert Welsh, Thos. Shea and Arthur Dick, all well-known young employees of the firm. They aro ebargea loath stealing and Alfred Moore, 0 young man, of 42 St. Davide street, is charged with receiving stolen pro- perty. "We will give a free site to anybody who will erect a smelter in New On- tario," said Hon. Frank Cochrane on Saturday regarding the promise of a free site to E. J. H. Pauley, of Toronto. The only conditions are that the smelter must be erected at a reasona- ble distance from timber or settle- ment. Mr. Codrane said he made the some offer to another party on Satur- day. DRITISII AND FOREIGN. Turkish troops on Saturday extermin- ated a band of fourteen Bulgarians at boyodja, near Kinprili. The Turks had Swo men killed. Prince Charles Joseph Stanislas Marine Poniittowski, well known in the United States, Mexico and Europe, died at New York, from pneumonia. He was forty- four years of age. The battleship Rhode Island stranded early on Saturday, off York's Spit, in Chesapeake Bay. The vessal passed in the Capes early that morning from the Boston navy yard, and was en rout to Yorktoevn, Va. Elishua Allen died at hie residence in New York, yesterday. Mr. Allan V.*SS horn ist Bangme Maine, in 18,30. He rep- eesentea the Hawaiian eoverement in his country as Consul'. General from 1872 until the annexation in 1898. George Sawyer was shot and killed et Shilton, Wis., last evening, by Mrsi. Jos- eph Schultz. whose home is on the out- skirts of this city. It is alleged that Sawyer attemptial to force his way into the Schultz residence, whe he received the contents of an army musket. The death of Howard Carey, of New York, who was aiscovered en May 4, ehot deasi in his bed at 0 leensington beardless house, Loudon, is beleg iaveeti- gated bY the coroner, Apparently it is 0 ease of suicide. The situation on the doeks to -day at Buffalo, is unchanged. No efforts have been mada up to this time to unload nq of tho grain afloat in the harbor of wbieh it is estimate," there are 2,- 250.000 bushels. New York, May 7,- -General Samuel Pearson, formerly of the Boer army, Wil0 ittlA been in Venezuela in the interest of a plan to colonize ten thonsand Boers there, arrived. at New York to -day on the steamer Philadelphie, from Curaram. Fifteen persona were injured 10 5'. head- on collieinu of two trolley care near Plainsboro, N. Y., .early to -day. rho front piatfm-mq of both ears wore crush- ed. The injured persons were brought lo 011S eity. Most of the injuries Were Au the Cape 'May express, on the Const, Jersey and Seashore Railrooal, 11118 rounding it curve on the outshirts of Camden', N. J„ it rail hammy diepiaced and ore of the tetra topplea 'over. Time .were about 'fifty meeeengeee in the ear arid 14 Mere toten to the hoApital suf- ferlog from Males. Only 1\%.o pers1054, it man and. 0 woman, weer seriously in- jUred, Beads of perspiration stood out on the learned brows of the privileged few pre- sent. With the unfolding of each suc- cessive wrapping around the box they expected to see the glitter of gold and the lustre of diamonds. At last, with nervous fingers, it was opened; the treasure seemed near at hand. Two more folds of paper were un- done, and several pairs of legal eyes saw an innocent and faded pair of corsets. In club quarters the story is contimt- ed that .one lawyer actually wrote Ids client asking instructions regarding the disposal of the corsets. THAT BRITISH NOTE. TURKISH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DISCUSS IT TO -DAY. Constantinople, May 7. -An extraor - dinary meeting of the Council of Minis- ters has been summoned for to -day to consider the British note demanding the evacuation of Tabeh within tee, days and Turkish consent to a joint demarea- tion of the frontier of the Sinaitie pen. insula. An attempt made yesterday by the Sultan thamegh the intermediary of a palace official to re -open the discussion, met with a prompt intimation from Sir Nicholas R. O'Connor, the British Am- bastulor, that any communications on the subject must come through the Turk- ish foreign minister. FOUR DROWNED. BAD UPSET IN RAPIDS NEAR MONT- MORENCY FALLS. Quebec, May,• Pour workmen were accidentally drowned this morning 1 the Natural Steps Rapids, half a »tile from the Montmorency Fells. The Quebec Railway Light & P4Wer CO. have been outraged for some time past in ne• ereetianarge dam across the Nat- ural Steps'' Rapids to increase their wat- er power. This morning at seven o'clock five workmen endeavored to cross the Rapids in it flat bottomed boat. The boat upset and the four men were drowned. *41 "1°5°m". MONEY LEFF l'illitttf 4MEZZICEMO ° •IONIM Sherbrooke, Que., May. 7.--(Speeial)- Manager Duval, of La Banque .Nation- ale, wag yesterday notified front the Bishop's palace, that the sum of 81,035 hasi been left there for him. No furth- er information could be obtained from the palace owing to the fact that the money was left under the seal of ton. feesion, but the teenager is of the opha ion Hint We is the money which wns - taken from the peelatee of money which WaS Sent to thO ESStOrtt Townships Bank on April :24, nnd whit& was found on its arrival there to have been tampered Glengarry Man Run Over by Train. Cornwell, May 0. -News hoe reached Glengarry friends of the death at Proc- tor, Minn., Of 'I'. 1#.1. Wood, son of the late jetties Wood, of Bainesville, Ont. 'Deceased wee chief pump nuut ol the Du- Missable & Northern Railway, Ile stepped mat of the way of one train (tiredly in front of another, and was run over by the lecomotite awl throe ears. lie wits taken horn Ithaca the wheels alive, but died on a special train vihielt was hurrying him to Dultatti