HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-08-16, Page 7IMPERIAL GUARDS ATTEMPT
TO ASSASSINATE A GRAND DUKE.
Troops Fire Upon Nicholas Nicolaievitch While FOUND SENSELESS
Being Reviewed. BY ROADSIDE.
Regiment From Which Bullets Came Marched
Back to Quarters,
Has ,Alarmed the Czar, Who Will Not Now Visit
the Guards at Camp,
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.eft THE GANND DUKE.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 13.—Noon.— was out of the lino of fire, and.sudden-
•, 1 aeras startled! b the was -like a loss of
Grand Duke Nicholas Nueolaievitclt, 1 re-) Y y 1
,sident of the Council of National de-
fence, narrowly escaped assassination
yesterday afternoon at the hands of the
Imperial Guards, in the guard camp at
Xraisnoye-Solo.
Thus far the Associated Press has
been able to obtain only meagre details
of the affair, from which it appears that
the Grand Duko was personally review-
ing, manoeuvring and putting the troops
through blank firing (practice, when ho
suddenly was startled by the hiss of bul-
lets about his head. Fortunately neither
himself nor his horse was touched. The
command to cease fire was immediately
given, and the soldiers of the regiment
from which the bullets came were march-
ed back to their quarters and an investi-
gation was begun in the hope of ascer-
taining from the barrels of the rifles
which of the soldiers fired ball cartridg-
es. Several arrests are understood to
have been made.
One of the Grand Dukes aides-de-camp,
who, however, was not personally pre-
sent, advanced to the Associated Press
the theory that possibly the bulets were
fired by accident, but he considered that
beyond a doubt that there was a deliber-
ate plot on the part of a number of dis-
loyal guardsmen, who deliberately plan-
ned to take the Grand Duke's life, under
cover of the general blank cartridge fir-
ing. The aide -decamp added:
"It was no more an accident than the
firing of the 'famous charge of grape
from the saluting battery at the Winter
Palace on the occasion of the ceremony
of blessing the waters of the Neva by
the Emperor a year and a half ago."
The bold attempt on the Grand Duke's
life eaused an immediate change in the
plans of the Emperor, wbo had arranged
to go to Iirasnoye-Selo to -day to spend
a week with the soldiers of his Imperial
Guards.
The Grand Duke Nicdalaievitch, second
cousin of the Emperor, was appointed
President of the Council of National De-
fence in June, a year ago, the then ex-
isting Council of War having proved. un-
satisfactory. The Grand Duke, who was
born in St. Petersburg in 1.806, is also
aide de camp general, inspector -general
of cavalry, and commander of all the
military troops in the district of St.
Petersburg, and has been referred to as
likely to be appointed dictator in the
case of the revolutionary movement in
Russia attaining sufficient strength to
warrant the taking of such a step.
Officers to' Blame. -
St Petersburg, Aug. 13.—After the
preliminary investigations, the military
and naval proseeutort have decided to
try by court-martial no less than 2,000
soldiers and sailors who participated in
the Cronstadt and Sveaborg mutinies.
The prospects of these, however, have
been brightened by the decision of the
Emperor to appoint two extraordinary
commissions to investigate the causes of
these outbreaks and to determine the re-
sponsibility for the demoralization. War
Minister Rudiger and Minister of Marine
Biriteff are said to bo arriving at the
same conclusion as Admiral Skrydlof, ,
the commander of the Black Sea fleet,
that the officers are more to blame than
the men. The commissions will enquire
into the general conditions prevailing in
the navy and army, and it may result
in a very great shake -tip, including the
wholesale cashiering and retirement of
commissioned officers.
It was learned that the troops were in
extended order and engaged in volley
firing when the accident occurred, ren-
dering it difficult to determine the regi-
ment -from whielt the bullets came. The
Grand Duke, surrounded by officers and
aides•de-camp, was off on one side,'out
of the line of fire.
The affair has created a deep bnpres-
shon in military circles, mut is tbo one
topic of conversation in the flubs, but
the attempt on the Grand Duke's life is
nit generally known here, no word on
the subject having been published in the
newspapers.
bullets above his head, The impatience
of the conspirators had 1M them to open
fire at such a distance as to frustrate
their object, although 100 shots were
fired.
The incident • oediurred during a
movement of the Ismailovsky Guard and
the guard sharpshooters against a posi-
tion held by the Sominovsky Regi-
men-.
Grand Duke Nicholas was sitting on.
his charger and observing the manoeu-
vres from the top of an entrenolnnent,
The troops Mere advancing by short
rushes in open order across a wide, level
wield, firing blank volleys by squads as
they came. A few yards behind the
Grand Duke was bis suite, including
Gen. Zarubaeff, second in command of
the guard corps; adjutants and orderlies,
and several civilians, including the Coun-
tess Nirod.
Suddenly when the first echelon of
the attacking force, consisting of
sharpshooters, was 700 yards' distant,
a bullet sang high over his head, follow-
ed by another and still another. The
cry was raised: "They are firing ball!"
and the group was thrown into confus-
ion,
After frantic signalling, "Cease fir-
ing!" was sounded, but the shots contin-
ued for some time.
Grand Duke Nicholas remarked when
he joined his suite. "It would be more
realistic if the troops always fired ball
during manoeuvres, but this is unpar-
donable negligence."
The attack on the position held by
the Seminovsky Regiment was immedi-
ately stopped. The troops were march-
ed to their quarters and an investiga-
tion was begun.
It was determined that the ball cart-
ridge were fired by the first battalion
of sharpshooters, one of the elite corps
of the Russian army. Suspicion was di-
rected toward the "one-year volunteers,"
recruits who, in consideration of their
educational qualifications andRocial po-
sition ,escape only with one year instead
of four years' service.
Many of these men are ex -students,
and are the principal spreaders of the
revolutionary propaganda among the
troops. Several arreste were made.
The attempt to kill the Grancl Duko
was all the more startling from tbe
fact that before the manoeuvres began
all the ball cartridges were taken frotn
the troops, and the officers had observed
the precaution to make a special exam-
ination of the cartridge pouches of the
soldiers immediately before the inang-
eration of the movement of the troops.
OWEN SOUND GIRL, VICTIM OF
BRUTAL ATTACIC.
;;truck Down Near Home --Lay All Night
Unconscious --No Clue to the Perpe-
trator of the Deed,
Oven Sound, Ont,, despatch: The po-
lice are invostigatiug a vicious outrage
Willett was perpetrated upon bliss Louise
Jones, the twenty.one-year-old daughter
• of J1'Ir. A, W. Jones, a market gardener,
who resides on the North Gravel head,
on the west hill outskirts of the town.
About 8.30 this morning, as gentleman
who was driving to town latticed the
prostrate form of Miss Jones half way
under a wiro fence on the west silo of
Alin Rood; which diagonally intersects
the thoroughfare on which the young
woman resides and: only about a hundred
yards from her Moine,
Dr. 11. U, Murray was called, who or-
dered her removal in the ambulance to
the hospital,. and also notified Chief of
Police McAuley and County Crown At-
torney Armstrong. It was found that
the injuries consisted of a mark on the
forehead over the eye and on the nose,
while there was clearly the evidence of
finger marks on her throat, which, with
a terribly swollen tongue, indicated that
strangulation had been resorted to. From
her condition it was evident that the
young woman was also suffering from
the all night exposure in a chilling
temperature ae well as from the shock.
A parasol and some fruit, picked _up on
the crossing a short distance away, were
amongst other indications that a severe
struggle bad taken place, The gloves
worn by Miss Jones were covered with
Mood,
The legal officials at once took tip the
investigation. It was found that Miss
Jones was 'down town during the even-
ing and a nearby neighbor notified Mr.
Jones at once that he had accompanied
his daughter out from town about ten
o'clock, and left her at his gate to go
the short distance home. The intersect-
ing street where the victim was found
Is senicely a hundred feet from where the
ybtm"' woman was left, This evening
the victim is still in a semi-conscious eon -
(Mien, but is linable to speak a word,
though by a nod or shake of the head
she is able to give an answer in the
affirmative or negative to the questions
put to her. The police have not the
slightest ,clue as yet, but hope when the
g
girl regattas consciousness to bo able to
get a description of the perpetrators of
the outrage.
St. Petersburg, Aug, 13. -•-'Theo Grand
Duke Nicholas Nieolaievitch, surrounded
by officers and aide+s•de•camp, ryas011
ono side of the field, persenaily review-
ing, tnanoeuvoring and putting the
troops through blank firing practice, lie give me rt day to go to my own, er Matt cuutt:;ttipl"
to
MARQUIS TOWNSHEND.
JURY FINDS THAT MARQJLS IS Or
WEAK MIND,
SENT HER TO KILL KAJLDAR'.
Terrorists' Controlled Gen. Printz's
Daughter, Who Carried Thank
Odessa, Aug. 12. --The young girl who
made an ttirsuecessful attempt on Sunday
to assassinate Governor -Genf ..l 1 aul-
bars with a bomb, and afterward com-
mitted suieide, Was a (laughter of (len,
Printz, commander of the Warsaw Divis-
iou. She was eductiteci with Gen, Katie
bars` daughters.
She arrived her front Warsaw a
week ago and frequently visited the Gen-
eral's house, where she watched his move.
moues closely in preparation for her at-
tempt. The authorities found a letter
in her room stating that site belonged
to the Terrorist section of the Social -
But Capable of Taking Care of Himself
—Interference Led to Separation
With His Wife—Badly in Need of
Money.
London, Aug. 12,—A jury in Lin-
coln's Inn, enquiring into the mental
rendition of the Marquis Townshend,
returned the curious verdict that his
Lordship is capable of taking care of
himself, being dangerous neither to
himself nor others, but that he is of un-
sound mind so far as managing his af-
fairs are concerned.
The jury, against the wish of the
judge, insisted on hearing Townshend's
testimony in secret. Then, before the
lawyer's closing address had been
ODDIELLOWS IAT CONEY IS.
GO TO_ORIWA.j FOUR PE
CANADIAN.
The Toronto earpenters•'aro on 'strike.
Drank Crowley, formerly of Dunwicn,
was killed at l3ay City.
An International Old Boys' Associa-
tion was formed at Stratford.
It is proposed to bold afternoon police
courts every day except -Saturday at
Toronto.
An acute stage has been reached in the
boundary dispute between Newfoundland
and Quebec.
So far the subscriptions to the three -
million -dollar Provincial loan have total-
led $1,07x,000.
Peterboro's by-law imposes a license
tee of $200 on places other than hotels
where cigarettes are sold.
Railway baggage agents met in Toron-
to and discussed important matters re-
lative to the checking of baggage.
Over two thousand men are now em-
ployed on the Grand. Trunk Pacific sec-
tion
eation under construction from Quebee to
La Tuque.
An oil car was derailed at the wester-
ly limit of the C. P. It. yards at Winni-
peg, and the concussion ignited its eon -
tents. A furious fire resulted.
The man who drowned himself at the
foot of Strachan avenue, Toronto, on
Sunday morning was James Williamson,
brother of Wm. Williamson, a machinist,
at 21 Trafalgar avenue, Deceased was
28 years of age.
Mr. Evelyn Wrench, editor of the
overseas edition of the London Daily
Mail, is hi Toronto. Mr. Wrench is cotn-
lemming a tour of Canada, which will
include the western harvest fields and
a visit to the Pacific coast.
Claude Hamilton, the old countryman
arrested for vagrancy at Ottawa, will be
deported by the Dominion authorities.
He was arrested on Saturday for beg-
ging on the City Hall square. Hamilton
says this eonmtry is too hot to work in.
The United Counties of Lennox and
Addington have been divided into two
school inspectorates, alr. Fred Burrows
ietaining fifty schools in the front town-
ships, and Mr. Frank C. Anderson to
have eighty-three schools in the rear and
northern parts.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, accompan-
ied by Lacly Wilson, and a number of
Grand Trunk officials, left Banoventure
station, Montreal, yesterday on a epeeist
train for the purpose of making an in-
spection of the Ottawa division, which
includes what was formerly the Canada
altlantie Railway.
Leo. Edwards, of London, while at-
tempting to board a moving Pere Mar-
quette passenger train at the Talbot
street crossing, St. Thomas, last evening,
slipped and fell beneath the cars, and
had a narrow escape from death. He
was removed to the Amass Wood Hos-
pital, - where his foot was amputated
above the ankle.
Mrs. Alice Carey, the Wychwood wo-
man, was taken to Port Credit to ane.
wer the charge of murdering the in(aut
found in the eriving shed of tbe Pres-
byterian church there on March ittth,
by Miss Annie McKeitb, the caretaker
Mies Atla Johnson, positively identified
her as the woman seen there with the
baby. Others were not so sure.
At the instance of James Walsh, of
Welland, an order was issued for the ar•
rest of lf. A. Myers, well known in min-
ing circles in Port Arthur district end
whose home is in Mount Clemens. Two
years ago Mr. Myers purchased a aline
at Atikokan from Walsh for $10,000,
paying him $5,000 for an option. Walsh.
he claims, was never able to give hint
a clear title owing to litigation going
on at the time.
concluded, the members of the jury
announced that they had made up
their grinds, and, after the judge's
charge, were out only ten minutes. It
was alleged that the Marquis was un-
duly influenced by one Robbins, whom
he had known for 14 years, and the
Marchioness testified that Robbins'
influence over the Marquis had brought
about a separation between herself
and husband soon after their marri-
age.
It developed also that the young
Marquis, finding his estate heavily
mortgaged, was persuaded to seek a
wtalthy alliance, and one witness tes-
tified that his engagement to a rich
American heiress had been nearly
concluded when he became affianced
to Miss Stitherst, whose father, a bar-
rister, was an undischarged bankrupt,
but whom the Marquis and his ad-
visers thought was wealthy. A Som-
erset House clerk, named Dunne, act-
ed as the marriage broker, Townshend
signing the contract to pay him 10 per
cent. of whatever moneys received from
the Sutherst family.
The Marquis settled $12,500 on his
wife, though his direct income was
only $3,000, and also signed a deed
giving $3,550 to Robbins. - After the
marriage took place the Marchioness
and her father agreed to advance or
to procure the advance to the Mar-
quis of $135,000, with the Marquis'
life interest in the Townshend family
estates as security, and further agree-
ing to release the Marquis without
charge if there was made issue from the
union within a year.
Judge Bueknill severely condemned
what he termed the deception of the
Muthersts, especially as Mr. Sutherst
was a barrister. The ease was notable
for flashes of wit and humorous in-
cidents, in which the Marchioness,
who is pretty,was prominent. In fact,
the judge said if it were ►tot so seri-
Revolittiotary party. ous, the matter night be compared to
•'•- a cootie opera, recalling the fact that
WILD PANIC AT A CIRCUS. the Marquis was once detained by
order of the Lunacy Commissioners,
and saying that when he wanted to
retrain away from his wife, as she
had testified, elm locked him in a
tame, and that now, when all he
wanted to tlo was to stay at home
eus was its progress at Far Rockaway with his wife, it was alleged he was a
to -night an entire station of seals fell, lunatic.
their supports having collapsed. Dozens The lltarquis and the Itiarehioness
of spectators were 'thrown to the were most affectionate during the trial.
ground and fought desperately to free Iler testimony strongly favored his
themselves from the struggling masa soundness of mind, but runs bitter
Five persons suffert'tl serious ruts or against the alleged influence of Robbins
bruises and a number of others were over hien,
less hurt. �.--
Chefce of Two Evils,
Pined. (Modern Society.)
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A Section of Seats Collapsed at Fat
Rockaway.
New York, Aug. 13. ---While a per-
formance of Flank A. Robinson's eir-
Nominations Made at the Peterboro
Meeting,.
McBride Was Elected Grand Warden
for the Year.
The Committee on Elections An.
pounces Vote of 1,$41, -
I'etetboro' despatch: The Grand Lodge
of Ontario, I, 0, 0, L., resumed busince
punctually et 9 o'clock th$s mornin
Grand Master F. R. Blewett presidi
Past Grand Representative John A.
donald, of Toronto, made an anno kce-
meut that at the annual convoeati t of
the Supreme Orient, held last ping,
the sum of $150 had been voted to the
fund of the Ontario Oddfellows' Home at
Oakville, and $50 to the Oddfellowe'
Moine at Lockport, N, Y.
.After the minutes of yesterday had
been read the matter of selecting the
place of meeting for next year was
taken up and Orillia was unanimously
chosen,
Bro. D, Derbyshire, of Brockville, re-
ported for the committee on the Re-
bekah degree. The membership is row
4,300. The finances aro in a flouris•iing
condition, having $7,000 invested and
cash on hand of nearly .84,000. One
new lodge was instituted at Essex Cen-
tre on July 29th,
Regarding the burden of correspond-
ence in grand bodies, it was iu t lved
that a solution generally is to protide
that no official communications be made
with Grand blasters unless through the
medium of the D. D. G. M's. A fur-
ther regulation might be that no legal
decisions be asked from the Grand Mas-
ter, except on appeal from the decision
of the Deputy Grand Master, to whom
all legal questions should be submitted
in the first instance.
Representative A. B. McBride, of
Waterloo, on behalf of the Comtnittee
on Appeals, reported on the Moore vs.
Crescent Lodge ease. 'The committee
recommended that the matter be refer-
red to the. incoming Grand Master for
adjudication. Regarding the claim of
the widow :of Mr. Geron against Elea
trio City Lodge, No. 213, for widow's
Ibenefite. !the committee recommended
that clause fourteen of the by-laws of
the said lodge providing for the payment
of widows' benefits having been amend-
ed, the lodge is not liable for tbe pay-
ment of benefits.
ONS SIIOT.
Unknown Man Shoots Waiter Twice in the Beek
Then Turns Revolver on Crowd
.And Shoots Other Three—Two of These and the
Waiter May Die,
The Man Escaped, Threatening to Shoot Any-
one Who Followed Him.
That certain fishermen carrying on
their •trade contrary to the statues
of the Province have made serious
threats against any informers or those
seeking to carry out the law, was one of
the statements repeatedly made at the
meeting of the Toronto branch of the
Ontario Fish and Game Protective Asso-
ciation in 'Toronto . These threats, it
was alleged, extended so far as to in-
clude the projected burning of the in-
formers, property, and even murder in
some eases.
. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
The Japanese battleship Mikasa has
been floated at Sasebo.
The director of the prison was shot at
]3restlitovsk, Russia.
Nine miners were killed by the fall of
an elevator at Charleroi, Belgium.
The Duke of Connaught was in en
automobile collision in Wales, but es-
caped injury.
The Pan-American conference at Rio
de Janeiro unanimously adopted the ar-
bitration project.
The Gatineau Point Council has de-
cided to keep all young people under 16
off the streets after 0 p. m., by aid of
the curfew bell.
One of the mob of .lynchers at Salis-
bury, N. 0,, has been arrested. The
militia will .prevent any attempt to se-
cure his release.
Some Notable Decisions.
Some notable decisions of the Grand
Master was made by the Judiciary
Committee, of which Past Grand Master
John T. IIornibrook was Chairman. The
cases were:
(1) A lodge, by change of by-laws, al-
tered night of meeting from Wednesday
to second and fourth Fridays in each
month.
Q.—Is it legal when meetings ate semi-
monthly for the official term to tamale
semi-annual? A.—Where meetings are
semi-monthly terms must be yearly.
(2) A brother of A— Lodge :tad his
dues paid up to January 31st, 1906. He
took sick on February 4th, 1906, and on
Feb. 6th, 1906, he paid his dues. for the
month of February and March, 1906.
Q.—Is he entitled to sick benefits for
such sickness, commencing on the 4th
of February, 1906 A.—No, because he
was in arrears for dues when he took
sick.
Past Grand Master Farewell submit-
ted the report •of the Committee in Me-
mo•iaan. The total deaths in the year
were 226, as compared with 254 in the
year previous.
Grand Warden Elected.
A. E. Harley, of Brantford, reported
on behalf of the Committee on Elecl!ons
announcing that A. B. ItieB •t le, ,f
Waterloo, had been elected Greed 'War-
den with a vote of 1,541. Vot's mccrs-
sary to a choice, 1,287. The others
elected by acclamation were as follows:
Grand Master, W. S. Johnston, 'forme
to; Deputy Grand Master, R, K. Brett,
Essex; Grand Secr'etiry, 1'. 13. Bing,
Toronto; Grand Treas'rrcr, W. r..lfc-
Cormack, Toronto; Grand Aad, or, C.
Packer, Stratford; Grand Representa-
tive, E. 13. Butterworth, Ottawa.
Special Committee Report.
Dr. amuck, .of Toronto, from t pe.ial
Committee No. 5, reported, ealor.-nt0
reference of Grand Solicitor and reeeg-
nition ivas made of service rendered by
him to the subordinate as well as
Grand Lodges. In view of peat Ince set-
tlement of Hillsbury Lodge property
case it is recommended that Earthed
legal proceedings be sta.;'d. 'Meantime
the valve of property will be, aseertain-
9G,
\\r. 1T. Brown, Stratford, moved a
strong resolution disco n'anmteing the
Ilse of letters and cireels es by esuuti-
d:xtrs for grand .tffice;. 1'hn motiuu
a- no seconded by A. H. J3:ackeby and
ad.cpted.
Moved by Past Gran:l Baster Moyle
seconded by Representati heel, that
the Grand Master obtain from Grand
Lodge Solieiter his opinion on the pie
'ition of the mortutry benefit( of the
n• 't.^ in relation to the laws of the
I'rc,' mce of Ontario. Cleric!
New York., Aug. 13. ---While Oceanic
walk, lu the Bowery, at Coney Islaird,
was still crowded early to -day an un-
identified man pulled a aevolver and
fired two shots into the back of a
waiter at Staueh's restaurant send then
turned the weapon iuto the crowd and
fired four titres as quickly as be coul(L
pull tiro trigger. Lour persons uveae
writhing in agony on the board wa
when the noun fled toward the ocean,
threatening any person who would pur-
-suo him. The injured, three of whom
niuy die, are:
Thomas Fitzpatrick, 2x years olds of
Brooklyn, shot in breast and side; may
Thomas McDonald, 10 years•, Newark,
N. J., shot in back; may die,
Annie Smith, 20 years, Williamsburg,
shot in thigh and leg; serious.
Geo. White, a waiter, 26 years old, of
Coney Island, shot in back; may die.
At the time of the shooting a crowd
was pouring from the restaurant. In the
throng were mauy women. At the sound
of the shots and the screams of a woman
who witnessed the shooting the crowd
broke in all directions.
As they fled the nnan deliberately turn-
ed the weapon toward thein, and fired
It is reported that the health of
Cardinal Rampolla, who was papel sec-
retary of state, has broken clown, and
that there is little hope of his recovery.
Clinton B. Wray, 29 y; ars old, who is
wanted in Pittsburg, Pa., for the theft
of $125,000 from the Union, Trust I3e nk
of that city, was arrested in Toronto
yesterday morning.
The London Times estimates that Brit-
ish eouipanies, including the subsidiary
American companies owned by them, lost
1:9.223,167 in the San Francisco dis-
aster.
His Majesty Xing Edward has intim-
atted to l.orcl Stratheona that he will see
the three Canadian Indian chiefs now in
London at Buckingham Palace on Mon-
day morning next.
Atntouneement is matte, that Right Rev.
Joseph !Veber, of Lemberg, has been ap-
pointed by the Pope as Bishon for the
United States to look after the welfare
of the three million Poles there,
Three Miles of Ships.
(Cleveland Loader.)
Mere than thirty steamships are under con-
tract or in progress of construction at lake
port. These vessels will average more than
G00 feet in length. Ten of then will mama
a mils, touching bow and stern all the way,
The thirty -odd ships mean more than three
mike of steel boats of the latest typo and
greatest efficiency. On one trip these vessels
wilt be able to carry 300,000 ton of freight,
lakes laver 10000000 busheisnof wheadown ono
load for the fleet. in one month they ectad
move as much Wheat ne would make a good!
average crop for Ohio from Chicago to Iltit-
fate. If live animals rould bo stowed away
ti now boats might transfer t
'A0,000 horses in a single trip. It willmai
for .flood times in the great industries of
several tithes, A. panic ensued and
women were throws to the walk as men
ran over' thein in an effort to reach a
plant of safety. The stranger defied
anyone to follow itim. lie hath the re-
volver in his right hand, and shouted:
"The main who follows me I will kill.'
No one ventured to :approach hien then.
Iie jumped over u railing, and •vanished.
ik the direction of the omit.
Fully ten thousand persons stood at
"' 11' entrance to the Bowery. From them
cry swelled that the murderer must
be lynched. They broke down all the
police barriers and forced their way to
the Bowery, overrunning the physicians
whom the pollee had summed.
Then down on the sands in the direr•
tion wbieh the assassin took the crowd
poured. Captain Harkins; in charge of
the Coney Island police station, quickly
strung out a long line of men along the
ocean front. IIe had the exits guarded
as far as Brighton Beach, and at every
terminal of the island men searobed for
a man dressed in a dark suit of clothes
and wearing a fedora shaped straw hat„
He was described as being sheet and
smooth faced.
Two big searchlights were playing on
ilte beach early to -day to assist the
police, and thousands• were aiding the
authorities in a search for the assassin.
AN ECHO OF THE BANWfLI. CASE.
Crown Bank Wants the Guarantee Company to
" Make Good " the Loss.
Toronto, Ont., special despatch: The
sensational Batmen ease, whielt was be-
fore the public so constantly some time
ago through the embezzlement of Edwin
M. Banwell of upwards of $40,000, is to
be revived attain in a new garb. Thais
morning at writ was entered at Osgoodc
Hall by counsel on behalf of the Crown
Bank of Canada for iud_ment for $11,-
000
11;
000 against the London Guarantee and
Accident Company, which has an office
in this city, under a guarantee in writing
dated March 8, 1605, by which defendant
promises it would make good to plaintiff
any loss which the plaintiff bank might
suffer by reason of dishonesty of negli-
gence thorough disobedience of instruction
on the part of Banwell as clerk in the
employment of the baste to the extent of
55,000, and of Francis M. Maunsell, an-
other clerk, to the amount of $6,000. The
bank claims that as it spent a large
amount of money in bringing Banwell
to justice it should be reimbursed to the
full extent of .the guarantee. The de-
fendant holds that as the bank recovered
all of the $40,000 except about $4,000, it
should only make good its liability to
that amount. The question will raise
a fine point of law.
WIFE AND THEN HIMSELF.
KILLS
Man Fired Two Shots: Into His Wife's Breast
With Fatal Effect.
Chicago, Aug. 13.—Lake Forest was
the scene of a double shooting last night
when Daniel Winn, a negro, after empty-
ing two chambers of a revolver into his
wife's breast, turned the weapon 015
himself and sent a bullet into his brain,
dying a few hours later in the hospital.
It is feared the mother of the murderer
will not survive the shock of the double
tragedy.
The motive for the shooting which dis-
turbed the fashionable suburb is not
known. It was witnessed by many per-
sons who were in the vicinity of the
Winn home in front of which the shots
were discharged. Jealousy, it is though,
may have inspired the man's desperate
act, although it is known he was in fin-
ancial straits at the time.
The shooting occurred early in the
evening while there were many persons
on the streets. Winn, who had been
drinking during the day, returned to his
house early. He encountered his wife
just leaving the premises. He stopped her
and they fell into talk. Neighbors say
that from appearances the two began to
The Nominations.
Tt d' following noninatio t a were tarn
r,,.0; For Grand Baster I: I; Matt.
Essex; for Deputy Greet!. Mat',tcr..\
B. McBride; for Grand Serial::rt, J. I ,
Kang: for Grand Treasurer. J.
meek: for Grand War len, 1) Delay
,hire Brockville; W. Sp'neo. Si.
eleiy's; A. Cameron, Owt t Sound; 11'.
II. Moss, Dundas; W. E. Stevens, Ayl-
mer; Colonel Miller, Peecentre- S. M.
Thomson, Brantford; S. A. i•'ople.,tune.
1':x. ter; S. 0. Parks, Mill: m ; B. .1.
tlnteaell, Soo; G. F. Rattan, N.rpar.ce;
1+'. E. Evansot, Prescott; C. E. Steele,
Montt Forest; G. A. Cor ffith, \Il!t(.it;
I)r. Greenock, Toronto; t•`. 13 Mowry.
,.. l Rename sth,al Iva !
Grand R
h.gc old; for (" , .
t2 I:lewett, Listowel, Tht °freers Le-
ri.; installed, the Grand ;Baster appoint, -
al
c al the following: Gra el Murata 1. t.
W. piatehett, i'eteiboru; Strand 'Jon
dactor. S. A. 'Mille, Sande; Grate, Guar-
dian, J. A. 'I, Jacques, Ottawa; Grand
Herald, W. P. Give, Sterling; Grand
Chaplain, Rev. T. Dobson, Tilbury;
(hand Auditor, Ab. I''raser, Hamilton.
Bought License and Bride for so Cents.
quarrel, Winn's voice being raised now
and then as if in anger. From her 'ges-
tures, it is thought that Mrs. Winn
sought in vain to pacify him.
After a few minutes' talk the negro
whipped a revolver from his pocket and
pointed it at his wife. Throwing up her
hands, Mrs. Winn attempted to turn and
flee, but before site had time to take a
step Winn discharged the revolver into
her breast, killing her instantly.
Winn then turned deliberately, walked
a few paces away and, placing the revol-
ver to his right temple, fired a bullet
into Itis brain.
Passers by wbo had heard the first
shots reached the walk leading to the
Winn house in time to see the murderer
fall. He was still breathing when they
reached him, but died a few hours after
being removed to a hospital. It was dis-
covered that a life insurance policy
which he carried expired twenty four
hours before the suicide on account of
nonpayment.
Mrs. Winn, the aged mother of the
suicide, was prostrated last night when
she heard the news. It was found ne-
cessary to summon medical assistance,
and it is feared that she will succumb to
the shock.
Scranton, 1'a„ despatch: A peculiar
transaction was rioted by .Marriage 11,1-
censeClerk .Atherton, when Merano Bas-
sarallo presented to him a license Ath-
erton had previously issued to Rio Miler,
who was to have married Amino Pizza.
The clerk recognized the girl with Bas-
aarulle as the one 'who had accompanied
Mikes Ashen the 110(01se Was issued. The
only explantation the would give
pairlicense to
was that 1lflrc lmd sold the hd c
+ a off , ', �•, ltkn etrah rest
s 'rho, rents.
Ih sale for Elft a
3 rn
ile 1
as a
1 1 5
i y
., • f metal? i . o • : e • t'usi re. patently carried the girl with it. anti she
to ;;o to your „tanrdnnrddcr s t '•1\•ell, t may be to t f xl u p
lolrutry--Nope said he wouldn't even than a 11 itis single life, lint it's cheap- elan take restci to 'keep lake tonnage busy evidently Inas transferred her affcctietlai
bencforth, But such tithes aro normal i11 from thee', one to the other'.
this !tart of the Worlci,
ESS TO BECOME A CATHOLIC.
PRINCESS
Princess Henry of Battenburg Will Follow Ex-
ample of Her Daughter, the Queen of Spain.
London, Ang. 13.–• Qtly a very few ' and that the ex -Empress Eugenie, who
Londoners are aware of the faet that
Princess henry of Battenberg, the
king's sister and the mother of Queen
Etta, of Spain, is shortly to be received
into the Roman Catholic church.
When the news of the event leaks
out it will no doubt cause a eertajn
amount of discussions in church circles,
but those mho have followed Princess
Henry's career know that she has in-
variably attended mass when abroad,
brought about the Spanish marriage,
has always had the greatest influence
on Princess Henry, every in the life-
time of the late Queen Victoria.
Bishop Brindle and Fr. Bernhard
Vaughan are two of Princess Henry's
most devoted London friends.
The Empress Eugenie, who, by the
way, is an inveterate matchmaker, is
doing her beat to bring about a mar-
riage between the Count of Turin and
an Austrian Archduchess.
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His Son Thinks He Did—He Will Give Himself
Up To -day.
Chicago, Aug. 13. --The Tribune says
to -day: Theodore Stensland, son of the
fugitive Milwaukee Avenue Bank I're-
•sident, last night made at statement of
his kmnniedge of the eiremustanees sur-
rounding the flight of ifs father and of
the forgeries in the bank. Ile denied that
he ever had knowledge of the plot be-
fore Aug. 3 last, and submitted various
proofs with which in' expects to substan•
thate his story when told before a jury.
Ile belays his father bee not fled rte
suicide.' Ile
• m erne t
tt
to
ittd d
n tut buthas l
tamale',
also says his f:ttlrrr could nut himself
Lave committed the forgeries of 11otesr
because taf inability properly to control
a pen in recent years, He thinks an out-
side expert wits rmployed for the pur-
pose of coating signatures oit blank
(lecke.
Young d on Saturday
'gave to` receiver John C. Fetzer for the
benefit of the lank depositors a deed to
alt the (rook county real estate held by
lois father, alto had given him power of
ti tto'ney. The property is estimated to
be worth $050.000. It is understood to
be itis lturpatse to surrender himself tn•
day to the sheriff on his !tench war.
r . i •hi h tea, in -
rant, for c (trapirttcy. n ll rh f q
eluded with his father end 'Caeltier Her-
iin,