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carrying sacks aro forbi
. to enter the grounds of the old palace
. -• military training grounds at Niagara, on
the Lake. This ie the purport of a am -
1 munication front $ir Wilfrid Laurier re -
If This Plea is Accepted He Will Not Be Sent to plied. "f am sure of it. Take her away ceired. by Premier Whitney yesterday,
on a, journey cOmewliere. Why not to the The latter wrote to the Dominion Pre -
Canary islande?"
an Insane Asylum. ier lime time ago in referenee to the
We went, and it was in our stateroom m
1 8 reports that the Dominion author -
one afternoon that I discovered, while /.),.e 8
propoeed to sell the grounds, and
she slept, the little blue velvet ease ann. 4 i'lei4
euggested in that event that as they
the needle. In fury I opened. the win -
Mfrs. Thaw' Will Testify in 1 -lis Behalf and Tell all (um and hurled them into the water. were of historical interest to the people
• When she awoke she thrust her hand of Ontario they should lock sold to the
She Knows. into her travelling long, searehing Province at a nominal price for park
, stealthily for the ease, She missed Purl'asen. 8ir Wilfrid's reply was to the
' it and she looked at ma, effect above stated.
"What have you done with my mor -
Thaw Indicted
By Grand Jury—Soxne Gossi C hinor si I
p on P le else:.
"I have thrown it overboard."
nected. With Case. She looked at me furtively, smiled
Now York, July 2.—An announce-
ment that the defence will make "emo-
tional insanity" the basis for its fight for
the release fif Harry K. Thaw, in tail
Witted for the murder of Stanford
White, set at rest the speculation on
this point to -day. Justifiable homicide
and. the straight plea of insanity hatt
been suggested as a line of defence, but
Thaw himself made the moray move
impossible by hie refusal to consider it
and. by declining to allow alienists to
question, him. It will not be clamed
that the young man is insane now. Snell
a plea would mean a sentence to the asy-
lum for criminal insane at Matthewan.
This new line means a trial and if the
plea of "emotional insanity" is justified
Thaw will be a free man. The defense,
it has also been announced, plans to
bring out the whole story of White's life,
of his relations with Evelyn. Nesbit be-
fore she married Thaw and of his sub-
sequent actions, which the defense claims
annoyed Mrs. Thaw and goaded the hus-
band on to Um shooting.
District Attorney Jerome, who is on
his vacation, left Cape Breton yesterday
EVELYN THAW,
Formerly Evelyn Nesbit, the Show Girl
for whom Harry Thaw Killed White,
for New York. The arraignment of
Thaw in the court of Special Sessions
is simply for the purpose Of receiving
the prisoner's plea. of "Not Guilty," and
Mr. Jerome's return, it is expected, ill
hurry the actual trial. It is suggested
to -day that the district attorney may
personally conduct the prosecution.
Mrs. Thaw will be a witness for her
husband at the She has declared
her willingness to tell all she knows.
She fully realizes that in doing so the
will subject herself to a searching eross-
cross-examination. That Thaw bought a
revolver to kill White, or that the kill-
ing was premeditated, will be denied. The
defense is prepared to prove that 'Chow
had been accustomed for more than two
years to carry a revolver. About two
years ago, [wording to evidence in its
possession, Thaw was attacked by thugs
while out, late at night and since that
time he had carried a weapon.
New York, July 2.—Thaw's action in
telephoning Anthony Comstock yesterday
aroused much interest. Mr. Comstock, in
an interview, is quoted as saying that he
is willing to appear for the defence if
galled upon and give evidence as td
White's eonduet. "About a year and. a
half ago," said Mr. Comstock, "Thaw
came to see me, and complained about
'White's actions. After his marriage he
came to- me many times. lie isaW me
again about two weeks before the mur-
der.
"As to Thaw's purpose ill furnishing
me with this evidence against White, I
firmly believe it was prompted by the
purest motives. 1 do not mean that
Thaw thought White should be murder-
ed, but that he should be taken out of
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HARRY THAW,
The Murderer.
the eommunity by lege' prneeedinge and
put in prison. seemed to have an
awful weight upso his heart when he
visited me, but I was unable to fathom
it, and Ito never volunteered any infor-
illation on the subject.
"Ott the strength of this information
and from that received in anonymous let-
tere, Mardi eorroborated Thaw's state-
ments, endeavored to get at the truth
tviet a view to secuting eonvietion, if
possible.
"But when it Nome to preparing a ease
Availed' White, many difficulties eon -
fronted. inc The result was that I haat
no substantial evidence to offer in a
legal aetim, whielt would make a C011.
vietion eertain, My ill 511000Fin in not
bringing White to tidal seemed to depress
Thaw. -Ail to whether believe. this de.
pression eauseil Thaw to sowintit murder,
I do not care to say."
Plea of Not Guilty,
New York, July h -1 -Tarry Thaw MI-
tered ft format plea of not guilts when
an aignel on a charge of murder in the
Supreme Court to -day. The plea was en-
tered. with a reservation that it may be
withdrawn on Tuesday next.
THAW INDICTED.
All Sorts of Stories Told About
White.
New York, July 2.—It took the grand
jury less than half en hour yesterday to
indict Harry Kendall Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White, after a cor-
oner's jury had heard the testimony of
five witnesses to the shooting, anti had
declared that White had cense to his
death from one of Thaw's pistol shots.
There was only ono additional wit-
ness before the grand jury. in the in-
dictment proeeelings. She was Mrs.
Thaw. Mrs, Thaw availed herself of
her privilege as a wife, refused to ans-
wer any questions and was excused.
It will be claimed that this fit of tem-
porary madness was brought on from
Thaw seeing White unexpectedly at the
Cafe Martin on Monday evening, only
a few tables away, causing him to leave
the restaurant, and again seeing him
at the roof garden show. In connection
with this plea, it was learned, the de-
fence expects to show that Stanford
White accomplished the Nesbit girl's
ruin when he had got her stupified from
drink, and that Thaw teamed of ibis
later. It also will be shown, it is stet- A
ed, that. after the girl became Mts.
Thaw,White continually pursued her, and
tried to annoy her by staring at her
and ogling her •at public pieces when
she Wan with her husband,
While Dr. Timothy Lehane, the first
witness, who performed the autopsy,
was describing minutely the wounds,
received by White, and the courses
taken by the fatal bullets, Thaw scru-
pulously refrained from looking at the
witness.
Distress Evident.
Once or twice as the gruesome de-
scription went on, the inward distress
of the prisoner was plainly evidsnt,
though he strove heroically to conceal
it. His twitching fingers and his pain-
ful attempts to screen from himself the
tragic scene, thus freshened in his mind,
indeed plainer than words the ordeal he
was' enduring.
Doomed at Any Rate.
Stanford White' life was shortened
only two years at the most by Thaw's
act last Monday night, in the opinion
of the physicians who performed the
autopsy upon his body. The result of
the autopsy, which was made public to-
day, shows that 'White was a sufferer
front Bright's disease of the kidneys, in-
cipient tuberculosis ant fatty &genera -
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STANFORD WHITE. '
The Architect, Who Was Shot.
tion of the liver. The physician de-
clares that White could not have lived
more than two years in view of his
physical condition even had he not been
struck down by Thaw's bullet.
What His Wife Said.
Warner Paxton, an engineer, testified
that he accompanied the prisoner and
Mrs. Thaw down in the elevator and
when asked. as to what conversation
passed between Mr. and Mrs.
Thaw, said:
"The woman said: 'Look at the fix
you have pushed yourself into now.'"
"'What did Thaw say?"
"He said: "It's all right, dearie,
have probably saved your life.'"
The witness said the prisoner was not
excited but appeared cool and calm.
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RIGO AND CIIIMAY.
VIOLINIST SAYS CLARA WARD IS A
DOPE FIEND.
Gypsy Explains Why He Now Refuses
Her Hysterical Appeals of Love and
Wealth if He Will Come Back.
The astonishieg career of Clara 'Ward,
the beautiful Ihtroia heiress who mar-
ried the Belgian Prince Chimay and
left her worthy husband to elope with
'lige, a lImigarian gypsy musician, IS
and mid: "I suppose you did right,
,Tanest I shall never take any more."
But in less than an hour she was
moaning and tossing her arms in
agony.
"1 must have morphine! My God, 1
must," she 'screamed.
She would not listen to me. "If you
donot give me morphine I shall kill
myself." She started up hall clad. "I
shall run to the deck dud throw mY
self overboard." She was in a state of
intense nervous hysteria.
I had to send for the ship surgeon
to quiet her, and he yielded to her
prayers and administered the drug.
That was what happened always. I
tried to save her, to help her save.ber-
self from the habit, and one doctor
after another, whom I called for
assistance, only gave her more mot.-
phina And so the habit grew strong-
er and stronger until it beam a
siant, a thousand times stonger than
the poor, weak pitible princess.
She tried to teach 150 to use the
cursed thing, too. She placed mor-
phia tablets in the liquor I drank, and
when I complained that I had slept
too heavily and felt dizzy and ill she
laughed and chuckled in triumph.
"It was the tablets, Jancsi,"- she 85111,
"Ah, yoe, too, will soon love the little,
fine needle, Janesi; the devil is in it,
but it's destiny."
I grew afraid of her. The needele's
influence was stronger than mine.
lost hope. It was at that time, a lit-
tle less than two years ago, that we
were at Naples and I resolved to
visit m3. mother and ask her advice
and assistance in one last effort to
save the princess, whom she loved as
!f her own daughter.
LONG DISTANCE POWER
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT,, DRIVES
WHEELS IN SYRACUSE.
Power Carried One Hundred and Fifty
Miles From the Source of Supply—
Conveyed Over Three Transmsision
Cables.
Buffalo, July 2.—Niagara Falls power will
bo delivered in Syracuse on Saturday. The
power is now being relayed to the Salt City
for the street railway company. Part of the
way :was covered from Lockport, N. Y., Co
Syracuse to -day. Another section will be
connected to -morrow and the final stretch
will be pitched on Saturday Syracuse Is 150
miles from the source of supply, so that the
transmission of power that ditsanee breaks
all previous records from the Falls locality.
There will be 10,000 horse -power delivered.
t.The power is developed by the Ontario
Power Company, of Niagara Falls, Ont., and
Is transmitted by the Niagara, Lockport &
Ontario Power Company. Tho power will be
• used in Syracuse f:/r street railway pur-
poses and will bo convoyed over three cables.
TOWN ANNIHILATED.
Three Thousand African Natives Revolt
and Kill Europeans.
Lisbon, July 2.—The Town of Ambrizette,
an important commerical centre in the dis-
triet of Angola, in Portuguese Lower Guinea,
has been totally annihilated by natives. The
British rind Portuguese mercluints In the
town have sustained heavy losses.
Some disaffection has been noticed lately
among the natives of Angola. Last week they
broke out In open revolt, and over 3,000 war-
, riors surrounded the town.
The European population, which 13 compar-
atively small, defended the place heroically,
but they were overwhelmed by force of num-
bers and compelled to retreat within a stock-
ade and defend their own lives.
Then the natives set to work and destroyed
every store and every Enropean habitation.
. Luckily the British steamer Jobbo arrived
when the fate of the Europeans appeared to
bo precarious.
The Jobbo informed the Portuguese author-
- sties and the cruiser Limpopo VMS sent to
suppress the rebellion.
END OD` ATLAS COMPANY,
The Creditors to Get About Forty Cents
on Dollar,
Toronto Dispatch.—The creditors of the At-
las Loan Company', which closed its doors
In St. Thomas on July a, 1003, will receive
a little over forty cents on the dollar, ac-
cording to a statement made yesterday by
Mr. It, Home Smith of the National Trust
Colnpany, Limited. This showing was much
!non) satisfactory than had been generally
anticipated, a number of reports being to the
effect that the creditors would not receive
more than half that amount. So far the exact
figure has not been determined, since there
are some minor matters in connection with
the liquidators' expenses to be arranged.
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KILLS SWEETHEART AT ALTAR.
Intended Bridegroom Then Shoots Him-
self in Breast.
Comfort, Tess, olely 2.—Tn the pres-
ents) of the assembled wedding guests,
last night, at the home of his intended
bride, Joseph Reinhardt shot and in-
stantly killed Miss Ernestine Kutzer,
wit known. to the American public, says the woman ho was to have married,
a New York despatch. Rigo, in turn , was luta then shot himself with probably
abandoned by the Princess Chimay for fatal results.
an Itstlinn railway employees. whom she The muse of the tragedy is not
fell in love with on a trip to Vesuvius, known, The relations between the
But the princess hag now become mad- sweethearts had been happy.
The families of both partiee are mons,
by in love with Rigo °nee more, and
writes him daily letters of wildest itf. the best in this county.
feetion offering hint her heart and all -
her wealth if he will ewe heel: to her.
Rigo writes for the Amgriean, his Ans-
wer to her appeals.
On 1113r wriat, tatoned in indelible Mks
of purple and red, is the picture of the THIS MAN KILLED Wirt AND MAN
Prineess Chimay. Tu my heed is en- AND SHOT HIMSELF,
graved, as indelibly, her imago.
But T shall go back to her—never, 'Fairmont, W. V., July 2.---dAsetua
never, never. With the, if not with Km% n former resident of Manningbmi,
her, it is ell over for always. an 'oil town 18 miles west of here, re -
Tier unele eame to see 115 toe:1ms tuned to -day after a long ebsence, and
Ho was very kind to 1110, AR were all finding his wife living with anotheroutn.
her relativeS. They believed that my killed them both. Ile then homed the re-
infliumee over her Wan good. He said volver on himself, inflicting a probably
to me, "Digo, does Clara use mot- , fatal wound. Duthie. the time TSAI tvasi
phine?" 1, out of the State, his wife had obtained
"T have faneied so," In numeral, a, divorce ami vamatried.
"Sometintra have amused her, but Ti; is the supposition that he was not
aware of thia. The aterre0 granted
-AO denim"
eSferpidne users always 40," he re- here during a recent Seallinn of the Murt,
UNLIKE ENOCH ARDIN.
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HARRY WEBB KILLED.
- CANADIAN SHOT IN A DUEL ON A
MONTANA RANCH.
Died Before He Could Give the Address
of Friends in This Country—News-
papers Asked to Assist in Notifying
Them.
WInntees, July 2.—Meagre details of tho
murder• which occurred at Redstone, Mon-
tana, in which Harry Webb, a young Can-
adian cowboy, was idiot rant killed in a duel
on a ranch, have been received here. Webb
lived at Moose Mountain, Sask., until a few
months ago. Before ho died Webb asked a
companion to send word to friends in Canada,
but lie succumbed before giving andy ad-
dress, Consequently if is impossible to com-
municate the details of the tragedy to rela-
tives directly, and his friends asks that Can-
adian papers assist in locating them.
A TEN -MILE BOULEVARD.
Paris Projecting Great Work at Cost of
$2o,000,000.
Paris, July 2.—The Department of
1110 Seine is discussing a great scheme
for the construction of a grand boule-
vard from the gates of Paris to lit.
Germain, about ten miles away, at a
cost of £400,000, the greater part of
which the State may be asked to pro-
vide.
The suggested avenue, which was plan-
ned originally by Napoleon, would. be
an extension of the Champs Elysees and
the Avenue de la Grande Artneee. .11
would, not go right to the town of St.
eGrmain, .but end in the forest, about
a. mile and a half away.
The estimated cost provides for an
electric railway under the avenue, a
drive on -one side, and. a motor ear
track on the other side, with two cy-
oling tracks and two footpaths.
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to which the public is admitted, and no
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one is allowed within tlie vvalls surround:.
But He Will Stay at Peterhof in the
Meantime.
The Guard Around the Palace Has
Been Doubled,
• St. Petersburg, July 2,—An official
denial is given of the report that the Em-
peror and eourt are leaving Peterhof and.
returning to Tsarskoe-Selo, owing to the
discovery of a revolutionary plot among
the palace servants. The report is offi-
cially accounted for by rumors following
the retirement of (len. Lermintoff, con
ms-
ender of the Imperial regiment of Uhl
111114, and his successor, The former's re-
tirement is stated to be due purely to
private considerations, but several offi-
cers of his staff are indignant at the
promotion of Col, Lermintoff over their
heads, and have asked to be relieved, giv-
ing rise to a report of the discovery of a
revolutionary plot. While the of 111151
explanations aro regarded with suspicion,
as 11 18 beyond question that the tcrror-
hits and revolutionists are constantly et -
tempting to gain a foothold in the palace,
there is no anise to doubt the truth of
the official.statement that the court Las
no Mention of returning to Tsarskoc-
Selo this summer.
Peterhof,in reality, is much safer for
the imperial family -than Tsarikoe-S.elo,
being located on a gulf, enabling the im-
perial yacht to be moored at a wharf
but two hundred. yardsfrom the palace,
always available to convey the Emperor
and his family to Finland, or some other
place of security. There is an elaborate
system of wireless telegraphy connecting
the palace at Peterhof with the fortress-
es of Cronstadt, Viborg, and Helsingfors,
and with the warships in the gulf, thus
insuring Die Majesty against being again
eut off from the outside world, as he was
during the telegraph operators' strike of
last fall. Since the revelations that dis-
loyalty had evaded even "His Majesty's
Owe' regiment (the Probrajensky regi-
ment of the guards), it is asserted here
that nothing would be surprising. Geri.
Trepoff, commander of the palace, who is
personally charged with the safety of
the Emperor's person, has redoubled his
precautions. Tho garrison at Peterhof has
been strengthened by a guard of Cauca-
sians, and the detachment around the
palace has been doubled.
The servants at the palace as hereto-
fore, are the Emperor's faithful Mam-
olukes and Tartars, some of whom do
not speak the Russian language. The
Russian servants are confined for the
AUTHOR OF MAPLE LEAF, WHO
PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK.
Something About Alexander Muir, " the Writer
of Canada's National Anthem.
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Known from one end of the Dominion away. Mr. Muir soon afterwards sang
to the other for his famous song, which
mthe song to a party of friends, one of
whom Was Edward Lawson., a
has coe to be the country's national the late.
well-known man in the local musical
anthem, the late Alexander Muir was a world.T "his must be published," said
type of the sturdy Scot. He was born he, and he took the composer to The
in Limarkshire, and, aceompttnying bis Guardian office, where arrangements
parents to Canada,his early education were made for publication, The first ed.
was received in his father's school at ition of 1.000 copies was struek off and
Searboro'. Later he attended Queen's put cm sale. Greatly to his astonishment,
University, Kingston, obtaining the de- Mr. Moir was called upon to pay :i,;80the
give of 1 3. A, in 1851. Ile began teaching cost of His edition, The magnificent sum
in '
Scarboro' continuing there until 1800 of $4 snhsequently found its way into
Afterwards 11e taught in Newmarket, bis poekets, so that he has been the loser
Beeverton and other places, coming to by The Maple Leaf Forever, by $26. Year
Poronto in 1880. aftev year the song grew more popular.
The Maple Leaf, Ives written at Leis.' Sales have been enormous and tho pro-
iieville in 1807, and was set to music by fits large, but not a cent found its way
the author, Amngs Among other popular Soto the poekets of Alexander Muir. But
written by hint are Canada, The Old ITn. he did not regret his lack of financial
ion Jack and Canada, Land of the Menlo gain, and that was refreshing in these
Tree. Deceased. was a member of the mercenary days. Ile was happy that he
Orange Order, and was prominent in the bad made SO many unknown friends by
Army end Navy 'Veterans' Association. his songs, 51211 felt that he had been m-
ile, WAS Bard of the Militia Vetera.ns warded. Ito lied written other stoles, and
of 00. Possessing sdnausllsa and a ready a stirringW
one is hen Canadian Boys
wit., he nehieved not a little fame by Were There, a reminiscence of Paardo-
speaking at many banquets and patri- berg.
dile gatherings. "A British subjeet 1 wasborn;
Story of His Song, a
tish nubject will die," were the words s,
snggested by the .ehan
orus of other of 114
Tn October, 1807, two men were strob Aleseauler Muir's sense and adopted
ling in a Toronto garden, A maple leaf by the late Sir John A. Macdonald its
fluttered 110111 a tree on to the eoat nf his life's motto.
• 11142 of them. He tried to 111011 it ttway, The vraple Leaf, 1
hut the little leaf renutined. "You hese
been writing verses," mid his friend. In days of yore the hero Wolfe t
when myths' good-bye, "why not write Itritein's glory did maintain
I sores about the maple leaf?" Two And planted firm Britaimia's flag a
hours afterwards the lines whieh hove On Canada's fair domain;
.natie the name of Alexander Muir fain- Dere may it wave our Insist and pride, 1
ad, were written. He repented them join in love together, - 1
.when playing with his ehildren The thistle, shammelco 1'050 'entwine 1
••In, nest day. Ms Wif0 •SVAltfit041 that The maple loaf forever. - I
'he should set them to 11211510, So that he Choruat
might sing them, So he resolved to The- =pie leaf our emblem dear
',impose 11 melody himself, and in a few The maple leaf forever
hours he bad the tune that is familiar flod save our King and Heaven bless, r
to miry 05115111511 ani sits often ohms Titoo los To wfososss,
ed the heart of ,Thek Catiliek when far —Alm Muir. 11
ing the grounds of the small Ware,
where the imperial, family reilidea, with.
reds e rt tan eh es t ung Warrants 'nand for kninflrYman
and Druggist.
•Itzt, a, pniorTiti. Secret !glee 11.17 the 11‘vin.
parke and streets. The Emperor never
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drives out beyond the grounds of the
court aro practically prisonere wtthin
itds 117a1le. rhe principal amusement is
tennis, but all the customary gaiety of
Rona life has vanished.
Been Degraded,
St. Petersburg, July 2.—The Pro.
brajensky Regintent of lifeguards, as
a result of its adoption of resolutions
recently upholding all the actions. of
Parliament and announcing that the M.
giment wanted. no ntore pollee ditty, en-
tailing the slaying of brothers or fathers,
has been degraded. By imperial order
the regiment has been transformed into
a special infantry battalion and all the
privileges appertaining to regiments of
the guard have been withdrawn front
it.
email palace and the members of. the
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ITALIANS RIOT
AT KINGSTON'
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POLICEMEN ATTACKED WITH
KNIVES AND PISTOLS,
Two Officers Stabbed—The Artillery-
men Turn Out and Quell the Riot—
One Hundred Men Employed by the
Grand Trunk Go on Strike.
A. Kingston despateli: As a result of a
fierce encounter at Kingston this after-
noon about a score of Italian strikers
are in the police station. Tho ring-
leader, Vinzenso Delnla, thirty years
old, has a bad cut over the left eye,
width he evidently received from a
policeman's club. Mounted artillerymen
rounded up the vicious disturbers. Ten
were taken at the station and nine at
Cataramii village, two Miles distant,
where they had fled on hearing that the
soldiers were ordered. out. The arrests
were made without a shot being fired
the strikers being cowed.
About a hundred Italians employed by
the G. T. IL in repairing the road. be-
came dissatisfied with - their remuner-
ation and refused this morning to work
longer. They have been laboring right
along for a dollar and a. half per day,
and want their wages raised to $2. This
morning the section foreman ordered
them to make up a train and. proceed to
near Collin's Bay, where there was some
work to be done. Then the trouble
started, and the bedlam of voices and
endless gesticulating was very exciting.
About 10 o'clock this morning the police
received a call to the lower depot, where
the Italians were engaged in a free
fight. They drew their knives, and
tlungs wero exceedingly lively for a
spell, one man receiving a gash on the
head, which necessitated his removal
to the General Hospital. A second
inessage announced that peace and quiet-
ness once more reigned, This after-
noon hostilities were resumed, and at
1.40 o'clock the call crone for the police.
Sergeant Nesbitt and Constables Naylon
and. McAdoo went to the sceue. The
Italians were on the platform acting in
s threatening and boisterous manner. In
view of the istirke, Chief Special Agent
SfeRae ef the G. T. R. detective agency,
and Dcteetivo James Harnett, were
mlered to Kingston, and reached lucre
it noon on the International Limited
from Montreal.
Three policemen and two detectives,
however Were no match for one hundred
mazy men, many of whom were armed
with knives and revolvers. The guard-
ians of the law had only their clubs.
When Police Sergeant Nesbitt made a
rush to arrest the ring -leaders of the
strikers, the latter drew their stabbing
and shooting weapons, firing the latter
in all directions. Sergeant Nesbitt
grasped his man, but was immediately
surrounded and when he emerged his
left arm was useless, having been ripped
from the shoulder five inches down.
Chief Detective McRae was also in the
scramble, and was suddenly grasped
around the waist and n knife run into
bus nbdomen on the left side. The
strikers then rushed the police and de-
tectives over the platform and the latter
had to make their escape. One of the
foreigners continued to fire, and it is
thought that some of his eomrados
must have received some of lois m5 -
munition. They did not memo un-
hurt. Probably a dozen of them were
knocked down by the clubs of the po-
lice and detectives. The later had "bil-
lies," 15111011 knock clown men without
cutting. The policemen's elubs, how-
ever, cut the harms severely about the
head.
Two more Italians were brought to
the police station at 7.30 odolock. One
was recognided MS the num who stabbed
Sergeant Nesbitt. He was caught sev-
eral miles out on the Perth road. On
his person was found $205.
: 1
TORONTO SCANDAL,
Contractor Swore He Paid J. W. Siddail
and B. Jarvis.
.14.4**44.444.
Woman Dies as the Result of an. Op,
eration.
Men Looked for Said to Dave Dis-
appeared.
Orangeville -despatch; On the serious
charge 'of attempting to procure ober-
tion, leading to the death of a women,
warrants have been issued for the ar-
rest of Walter Jackson, of the firm of
Jackson & Wells, Orangeville, and Ar-
thur Donglass, 'druggist. Both men have
disappeared,
Miss Elizabeth Wells, aged 30, who
was junior partner in the firm of the
Jackson & Wells Laundry OoMpany, ie
the dead woman... She was taken vio-
lently ill at the office on Friday Mat,.
Site was removed, to ber home and Dr.
Carson called, lie found her suffering
from a severe attack of dysentery, sup-
erinduced by powerful tablets she had
taken,
Miss Wells, is said to have told the
facts to the physician, and then lapsed
into unconsciousness, expiring two hours
later at 3 p, 111.
From what can be learned,11 appears
that on Friday night, two weeks ago,
an operation was performed an de.
ceased to procure an abortion. The
place where- the opeation took plade
was upstaire in the West End laundry
building next to the Post Office.
While Nie operation was in progress
it was interrupted by the appearance
on the scene of Airs, Jackson, a half-
sister of Miss Wells. The latter was
removed to the home of the former and
she became so bad that Dr. Carson was
oient for and later on Dr. James Henry,
lmt tbiey could do nothing to save oher
life, as blood -poisoning had set in, and
death released her from her terrible
sufferings on Friday afternoon last.
Miss Wells and Mr. Jackson conduct-
ed tire laundry business Item for several
years under the firm narne of Jackson
& Wells, and had worked up a big busi-
The body was exhumed. on Monday
afternoon and Drs, Carson and T. H.
Henry made a post-mortem examina-
tion.
A, C. Douglass to the coroner yesMr.
day described his connection with the
ease, He admitted being in the build-
ing ivith Miss Wells, but denied that the
had performed the operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson left some time
Sunday night, and the laundry. is in
charge of Walter Wells, brother of Liz-
zie. A. C. Douglass left town last
night, and it is said he has gone for a
few weeks at least.
Douglass is eharged with having been
an accessory before the fact.
MILITARY COLLEGt.
LIST OF GRADUATES—COMMIS-
SIONS GRANTED—MEDALS WON.
A Kingston, Ont., special despatch says:
Lieut. -Col. Taylor, in his report at the
closing of the Royal Military College to-
day, said that the strength of the col-
lege at the close of the term was 78.
The cadets who graduated are, the
first six securing honors, C. S. H. 3. D.,
Genunill; C. S. M., A. E. Macrae; B. S.
M., A. T. Powell; Corpl. S. T. Layton;
C. S. M., E. F. Budden; Sergt. E.
Cameron; Sergt., J. AL Eakins; C. S. M.,
it. A. Parc; Sergt., R. ,S, Billman; Sergt.,
IS IT. Greenlees; Sergt., E. P. Hender-
son; Sergt., R. CI, McKnight; Sergt., W.
(4. Hagerty; Cadet, E. C. Hall; Corpl.,
K. 13, 0,arrutliers; Cadet, I. C. Campl3e11;
Corpl., E. J. W. Spread; Corp. Y. S.
Ryerson; Corpl., E. R. .M. Kirkpatrick;
ei'lli
tPet;"Candept, K. Stewart; Cadet, S. B. Coris-
Commissions were granted so far:
Royal Engineers, 0. S. M., Gemmill;
Royal Artillery, C. S. M., Macrae; Royal
Artillery, or Infantry, C. S. M., Bud-
den; Indian Army, Sergt., Henderson;
Royal Canadian Engineers., Sergios., Bill -
man and Hagerty; Royal Canadian Artil-
sle;iye,adC.adet, Coristine; Infantry, Capt.,
The, Coovernor-General's medals were
secured: Gold, C. S. M. Gemmill; silver,
C. 8. M. Macrae; bronze, R. S. Al. Pow-
ell; sword of honor, for conduct drills
and exercises, 0. S. M. Budden; Dundon-
ald mounted patrol competition, won by
Company, Sergt. Henderson, C. S. M.
Budden, Carpi. Kirkpatrick and Sergt,
Billman; Sir F. NV. Borden's shield for
revolver practice, won by Cadet Camp-
bell; Ontario Government rifle sbield,
won by D Company; class prizes, 15011
by C. S. M. Gemmill, Sergt. Rhodes and
Cadet Carson; Alliance Francaise medals,
dakeured by, silver, 0.5. 12L Budden, Corpl.
Hammond; bronze, Cadet Longford.
tractor George Douglas that payments
been made by hint to Architects J. W.
to the extent of $200 or $300 apiece had
A To: despatch: Charges by Con-
Siddall 1 Beaumont ,Tarvis in connec-
tion with the rooting contract on St.
Lawrence market, the nilmission of the
substantial neistracy of the statements
by Mr. Shldall and the -denial by Mr.
Jarvis were the sensetional features of
the evidence in the eivie inquiry yester-
dey. Mr. Douglas' bookkeeper. Mr. john
S. China, corroborated the statements
of his employer, and stated that 11C 1111.8
alone responsible for erasures in the.
books of the firm intended to conceal
the transactions, Mr. Douglas declared
lie had never been asked for money, but
made the payments out of mire .good-
ness of heart. Taxpayers will appre-
iate this benevolent Impulse.
MAY BE CRIPPLED FOR LIFE.
ssex Farmer Committed for Brutal
Assault on Wife.
Windsor, Ont., despatch: :Magistrate
tartlet, to -lay committed Zeplier Bail -
Proems a farmer living at Puee, near
his eity, for trial for a brutal asaault
(omitted mem his' wife several days
go, and from the efforts nf which she
nay be (Tippled for life. Sloe is stilt
onfined to lest, and Crown Attorney
todd found it teems:try to go to her
soilside to seenre the evidence against
Wit.r See they 110W 111140 '1170111011
ill 001100fOrn, WIlgrt; --DOA that rather
eversing the order of things? 1 thought
t woe woman'e privilege to run up hills,
nd not run them down.
WAS RE -ARRESTED.
FORMER CANADIAN MERCHANT
WANTED IN TORONTO,
judge Had Listened to Entreaties of His
Sister, Who Went Front Newton to
Plead for Him—New Complica-
tions,
Detroit, Mich., Jul it—Freed from
a jail roll by the entreaties of his sis-
ter, who vanie to Detroit from her 'home
in Nswton, Canada, to plead for hint,
Alexander Ross. formerly 41 well-to-do
merchant of the Canadian Northwest,
was rearrested et the door of the eourt
building and taken heel; to jail. Ms
second arrent was to await a further 410.
'nand on hint mule by the police isf To.
rimto, who made ellarges of forgery awl
false pretenees against him.
Russ has been in jail for several
ninths, and had confessed to stealing
goods from his employer, 0, N. Benson,
a dry goods merchant. Ile itad bidden
the plunder, intending to open tip ilnk
other store for himself. Reiman pitied.
him. Ana joihea with bis 45151.. Afik.
;Tx taw ,Tudge to release. Ross.
Judge Phelan finally consented to do
in, bIlt 401,e0iiVOS stopped Ross at the
door As lea left with his
39l:1e'k1sstakrlossil
:uh1:1ci'ter,ltiutgarot.
11ai;10t1r11nipatoteo take her bro.
flier with her to -night, told
she is rrootrly heartbroken over Mit OW
mmplication.