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IN St PETER'S ROMt
A Dastardly Attempt to Wreck the Great Histor=
lc Catholic gathedral.
Worshippers in Thousands Fled from the Place
in Great Pan!c,
No One Injured Either in Explosion or Crush—
Culprit
Rome, Nov. 18.—A bomb wart ex-
ploded in St. Peter's to -day. The
edifice was crowded, and an indeserib-
able scene of confusion followed. There
were no fatalities. As soon as the
echoes oe the tremendous roar had
ceased a canon sought by reassuring
words to quiet ill; peonle, but in vain,
They fled in ali directiens, and a num-
ber of women fainted,
Women and childetta screamed, and
men tried to peoteet their menace ni
the crush, ashe church is so large,
howeverthat there tvae ample menu
eor the crowd to sweet: aim no one
was iujured, teo trace ot the perpte
tracer et tee geed has been lomat.
Since Saint Anaoletue, who was or-
dained by Peter himself, erected. an
oratory en 90 A. 1). on the site of tee
present Basilica, to mark the spot where
the remains of St. Peter are buried, no
such dastardly occurrence is maxi iu
the annals ot the church. e
To -day was the anniversary of the
dedication of the Basilica, to St. Peter,
it was beautifully decorated for
the occasion, Holy renes wore ex-
posed, and a large number of the faith-
fllt attended the services. Cardinal
Rarapolla, latterly Papal Secretary of
kiltate, was among, those present, lie
took part in the service in the choir
chapel. The last Mass had just been
concluded 'when the explosion occurred,
and only one canon, who had not quite
finished, remained at the altar of St.
Petronilla. This altar is at the end
of the right aisle, and it was near here
that the bomb had been placed. As
the canon turned to bless the communi-
cants there was a tremendous roar,
which echoed through thelofty arches of
the immense dome like a thunder clap.
At the same time a dense smoke spread
throughout this portion of the Basilica,
and a strong odor of gunpowder filled
the air. Confusion and panic at once
seized. the people.
Only the Noonday Gun.
The canon at the altar tried to stem
the tide of fear. He shouted out: "Do
not he afraid; it is nothing, merely
the noonday gun."
His words, however, had little effect
they were =fated. by the smoke and the
pnugent smell of powder and the people
_continued their headlong flight. chairs
ratifere overthrown, making the confusion
more serious. Men and women fled,
stumbling in all directions, screams of
children and cries of anguish were heard
on all sides, and for a few moments it
seemed as if nothing could obviate a
grave disaster. The vast size of the
church, however, gave room for the
crowd to scatthr and at the end of a
few moments the polite weer surgieg
toward. the doors, excited and. nervous,
but orderly.,
As soon as the smoke cleared away a
hasty examination showed that nobody
had been hurt in the crush and, further-
more, that no one had been wounded by
the exploit/on. Calm was gradually re-
stored, and people returned to view the
extent of the damage.
By Canova's Masterpiece.
It was discovered that the "bomb had
been placed under a scaffolding which
had been erected to facilitate repairst to,
the roof exactly over the celebrated
tomb of Clement XIII, by Canova, which
consists of a figure of the Popo and
two lions, and. which is the most remark-,
able piece of sculpture in the Basilica.
This tomb ranks tunong the finest ef-
forts of modern sculpture and by its
execution Canova established his repu-
tation. When the first gendarmes reach-
ed the spet the scaffolding was fouifil
Escapes,
to be smouldering, but this fire was eas-
ily extinguished.
The tomb was found to be absolutely
uninjared, and. even the pavement 'shows
scarcely any signs- of the explosion. An
examination of , the remains Of the
bomb leads to the supposition, unless
it was crudely prepared on purpose to
! Jul -Mead, that it was manufactured in
' the -country and brought into Rome, It
is believed that the ,bomb had, a very
Long fuse in order to enable' the crim-
inal to gain thepiazza before the ex-
plosibt. it has been 'Impossible to
trace him, and no one has any recut.
lection of seeing a man who by his
movements might have aroused suspi-
cion.
The Pontiff Learns.
The Pepe was engaged in hie regular
noon hour devotiwns. whenthe bomb
went off, Ile heard a muffled sound,
which surprised but did not alarm him.
Monsignor Miselatelii, sub -Prefect of
the Apostolic Nieces, and Monsignor
Bislete major -demo of the Vatican, at
once hurriedly entered the Pontiff's
chamber. They were so pale that the
Pope immediately asked: "What has
happened?"
Prays for Culprit.
"Do not be- alarmed, Holy Father,"
WiaS the answer, "A bomb has ex -
Medea in the• Beelike., but fortunately
there are no deaths to aeploth, and no
ono has been wounded,"
The Pontiff asked anxiously if the
church had been injured. On 'being
reassured, he fell on his knees, saying
he must implore mercy for the mils -
guided perpetrator of the deed. After
the Renouncement the Pope gave aude
mice to it large number of persons, in -
eluding twenty-five studehts of a South
American college..
A three days' sCrviec of .praise will
be -celebrated in all the churches in
expiation of this offence to religion.
Resentment of People.
This bonne explosion makes the third
Anarchist outrage in Italy in fouredays.
the either two being the murder of
Prof. Rossi in Naples yesterday and
the explosion of a bomb in front of the
Cafe dWagne in this city no Nov. 14.
The attempt of to -day has caused deep-
seated ana universal horror and indigna-
tion on eceount of the locality select-
ed by the miscreants, and the resent-
ment of the peopleis very great. Ste
Peter's is the greatest basilica in .Chris-
tendom. It took 350 years in the build-
ing, and stands toakty a result of the
efforts of 43 Popes and the genius of
Michael Angelo, Brinnette and Rafael,
The commission of such an 'outrage in
such a, place has called forth talimited
eondemnation and ie characterized as
proving that the perpetrators- of the
crime were actuated by feelings worse
than those which moved the Validate
anil the Saracens.
Gunpowder and. Nails.
Every piece of the bomb that weld
be found was gathered up by the police
and carefully examined, the bomb evi-
dently consisting of a large tin box*
bound tightly together with wire of two
sizes. It must have contained over two
pounds of gunpowder and three poen&
of nails. Pre nails were of three sizes,
some seven inches -long and so heavy
that the force of the explosion threw
them but a short distance. The nails
were -enveloped in newspapers, dated
Nov. 16 and 17, proving that the .bonve
was prepared either yesterday or to-
day.
The theory is helti that this attempt
was not directed against the Papacy,
but rather a cballenge to society in gen-
eral by attacking religion.
ANNA GOULD'S
DIVORCE SUIT
BONI'S FRANTIC LETTERS MAKING
PARIS LAUGH.
Count Castellano Pens Frenzied Love
Epistles to His Anna, Who Controls
the "Almighty" Dollars. '
All Paris is laughing at Count Boni's
frantic epistles to his ,Countess la hie
Mad effort to reconquer command of
the Gould millions. The little beau et
the Faubourg St. Germain is being,
lampooned, caricatured and twittea
about liis letters, and Paris is having
a laugh such as has net expanded its
lungs in many years. And the tutu
that Paris laughs at is lost.
• Here are the lettere from the Count
as read by Maitre Ciampi in court. The
first is from the Count to bis wife, date
aid February 10:
"Recent events have completely over.
whelmed me. 1 am so grief-stricken that,
I menet express the terrible sufferinge
I have endured. I am like a wreck, dri-
ven hither and thither by the wind. and
waves. My thoughts remain alwaee
with you, notwithstanding all.
"Forgive me if I have offended: you.
I do not believe myself gMIty of all
they have accused me of to you.
"If 1 die room and I hope I will, pray
keep it little corner of your soul for
me. 1 have loved you so much."
Another letter dated February 18,
remiss
My sorrow becomes greater every
day. You were generous yesterday.
arid / wag profoundly touched then.
From the depths of my being 1eall to
you in my dietress.
"You are the only' love, arel it will
kill me. BONI.
"If I hose wronged you T bog your
pardon; if 1 have pained yon, 1 repent.
BONte
Anna's Answer.
The acknowledgment of his wife's
generosity referred to the fact that
.Anna provided Boni with money to as-
sist him in his election to the Chem-
ber of Deputiee. Creme mm011110;7 emit -
Merited on the feet that Boni in all li's
letters, admitted tloin,g wrong while
craving for forgiveness, Boni wrote p ts-
eionate lova lettere, they till breathe -'i
repentenee, but he protested again et
shouldering all the accusations against
him. 13oni often swore he would rather
die than live without her. .
The Countess, from the day she left
her husband after the dinner given to
the Kiog and Queen of Portugal, seek-
ing refuge with Mrs. Drake, remained
firm in her determination not to cont.
inunicate with her errant husband. Fin-
ally the Countess wrote to Count Boni
on March 28:
"Do not trouble to write Inc again.
I shall not read your letters.
"Since my marriage you haves always
acted wrongly toward; me. You Insve
always caused sue pain and. suffering.
Now that I no longer love you, for
have toe all 'confidence in you, nothing
remaine for us to do but bid each ah.
or good-bye forever.
"I have lost all patience with you
and now dare to speak the truth. You
disgust me. ANNA."
Abandoned. Doggie.
When Boni received this ultimatum he
changed his tone and accused Anna cf
hypocrisy,'On July 20 Boni become poet -
Melly passionate again, end, believing
there was a hope of reconciliation, wrete
tts foltows:
"I have .examined my conseimice and
find at the bottom that you are all
have ever wished, will, or desired or
felt for. You, dear Anna, you alone, with
your childlike simplicity and touching
kineerity.
"I remember bow you came to me,
bringing your heart and your fortinse
and disposed to love and serve nte. No
other woman has ever held a piaee 111
my life that you have occupied. My
heart has been wrung, my emotions tor-
tuilql by my ardent nature.
"I emy have committed grave faults.
but lieve always regretted them. T
implore 'Imam', Ana pray you will lel
inc see you once again. Despite your
unexampled cruelty, my whole heart is
With you. My deelhineyrife eeelaiee al.
weys in my heart, my imagination, my
skin.
"Do not let me die alone like an
"Mar All Night. Boul.
abandoned dog.
In September the Countess, tired of
Boni's passionate, but insincere plead-
ings for pardon, protestations of love
aril promises of reform, sholtked the
Count's delicate Rout by Rending him
three poetal tetras, whieh the poel.
men end servants might read. One of
them reed.—
"My response is the refueal of it re.
speetable women to see elich it libel'.
tine."
The wording of the other postal
.eit,r::::34nyellao:ine::::: °42° re"' TWA BVAANt I
mudame X, imagine."
ing:
"Do tot Wilk t am so stupid ae 1 TT 1‘,/ 1 VVIIU
"Oh, take me back; let us take each
again—be everything to cult ether, Sieved the Mar artc.0ank from a
KMCCLIERKS
The Inet vestal card, wail signed;
Nothing daunted ley theao public. r�.
buffs, the Count wrote in retay;
other buck. I have alwaye loved you
I love you still. Let us be tegother
Boni."
Called a Meerog of the Directors
No debaeement was too gyeat for the
sionately pleading for fIand Told Them
orgiveness. fe
count to subject himself to while pas -
grovelled in the dust, eo abject were his
expressions of humiliation. But the Conn -
teas remainedda
amant to such fervid.. Cendition of the Book—Directors
Were Surprised,
ness as "I am mad with love for you.
I cannot do without you. I love you only.
heart."
I want to hold you In my mom, heart to .
, history of the events widen immediate -
A Toronto deopatch; The iateresting
Order of Events. 1 ly preceded and finally produced the col -
Engagement announced FOla. 0, is, ! Moo of the Caul° Bank was tole in
datuliamt,sersoafetruli:
Married Mareh 4, 180a, and left three . was o, story of two bank clerks, both of
Magistrete DOIUS011'S court yesterday, It
at a house party on Long bland,
1,1.1:e'tlinat.eil et $17,000,- theul young, win> found themselves in
000, gislag her an mama as 2,000,000. the dog days of this summer suddenly
lentertained lavishly and Boni (Ilea- face to face with a situation whiedt per -
patted wife's fortune lu Wila living and tended. a financial crisis throughout the
Littering coetly art treasure.
In 1900 Could family Ivrea! a set- entire couetry, and wlio, with remark-
tlement and George Gould was appoint- able wetness and mature judgment, pre -
ed trnstee of Anna's estate. Allowance , vented further inroads upon the bank's
Castellanea debts then amounted to ' capital, and, opened, the way to the Bet-
el . $200,000 a year made to Anna.
$4,400,000, while they had spent $3,000e Cement of ita affairs without the dan-
ger of a peke When the first tews of
,100 in Tour years. Manager McGill's investments reached
Three children were born. the eirectors' room the General Mama -
Bond's attention to other women. and Pr himself was in Saratoga, and Pre -
brutality to his wife, led to frequent sident Cockburn was in the neighbor-
quarreee.
Anna left Boni about Jan. 25, 1906,
and brought euit for separation Feb. 1.
Anna and Boni refused reconciliation
before the court. Anna changed suit to
divorce.
Hearing set -for March 31, but mat -
hood of Mont Blanc,
This was in the late daps of August,
and there had been almost -daily orders
from Mr, McGill to Frank II. Pope, clerk
in the head office here, instructing hint
to forward amounts of $5,000 or $10,000
through the Fourth National Bank to
ally postponed until after French elec. various New York brokers. Some a
lion, in which Bona was a, candidate for these amounts would be credited to the
tbe Chamber of Deputies. Mom hear- amount of the Ontario Bank in the bett-
ing began Oct. 31. kers' offices and others to the account
Anna's counsel revealed beating ot of C. McGill.
wife by Boni •Iii quarrels over money and Believes Directors Innocent.
cited nunieroue instances, of infidelity At a witness who particularly dia
with women of title and position down claimed any desire for the protection of
to demi-mondaines. the court, Mr. Popo yesterday described
Hearing resumed Nov. 7. Boni's at- how be had stopped the stock specula.
torney &lying charges, pleading for for- • tions of the Ontario Bank, Perhaps the
agiveuess and demanding, enquiry to most significant point of his evidence
/prove charges. was contained it his statement that he
Verdict in favor of Anne, Tendered believed himself to be the first to re-.
Nov, 14. veal the condition of the bank to the
. • • a directors who assembled at his call, Mr.
STEAMER VVRECKED.
_ .1.:(1,1;eeitilitihnotsigyliersatnraanycioluesthoffulthri:asroTc.:
and for the past eight years has been
- clerk in the heed office. He told Crown
f
THE THEANO SUNK AT ENTRANCE Attorney Corley in hie evidence that
TO THUD/DER BAY. 1 when in August of this year Mr. eleGiti
. was away on bis holidays lie had reedy-
, ed a number of telegrams from the Gen
-
Winona Ran on a Shoal—Capt. Dix Was eral Manager instructing him to order
Compelled to Beach His Vessel— the Fourth National Bank of New -York
Bound From Sault Ste. Marie to to transmit to different broking houses
Fort William With Steel. , various sums ila coming from the °Ma-
! rio Bank or Charles McGill. This cir.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Nov. 18.— • cumstance, together with the fact that
With a cargo of 2,044 tons of steel rails there had for years stood on the bank's
billed for delivery- at Fort William for books- certain accounts in which there
hte new Transcontanental, the .Algoma had been no recent entries (one of them
Central steamer Theano is on the bottom. , being an amount of $700,000, which was
in 57 fathoms of water in Lake Superior. • represented as a loan, but for which no
-She struck it small island near the en- ' securities were held), led Mr. Pope and
trance to Thunder Bay on Friday night, Mr. Walter Chenoweth, the transfer
and, being washed off shortly after by clerk in the head office, to seriously
the heavy sea that was rolling, Immo, consider the situation.
diately sank. Broke It to the Board.
Captain George Pearson, with one life- ' They decided upon their own respell -
boat, manned by half the crew, arrived sibility to call a directors' meeting. The
safely at Fore William. The tug what President was in Europe, and no notice
en nits sent out, to look for the of the meeting was sent to the Vice -Pre -
/other boat, which was in charge of Mate sident, becauee the young financiers con -
Barret, and word was received to -day of sidered his advanced years. As it re -
its safe arrival in port. The Theano left - suit of thenotices four of the directors,
here Thursdae night with a cargo of Al.. viz., lion. Riehard Harcourt and Messrs.
gone, nSeeel Company's rails. Nearing mamas wean:31,7,
., John Flett and R. I).
tliuncler Bay, s ic eilcoun clad a blind- perry, attended. As Mr. Pope hes no
ing snowstorm, which hid all the range power to call a directors meeting, no
lig,hts item view, and that, together with minute of the meeting was kept, but
the heavy sea, was the etruse of her los-Pope and Cenoweth laid before
-
has her course and riming on the is-
land. i the directors a statement of what they
Messrs.
, ' ktiew of tl e ". '1 t" acconnts .
rite lostboat was a steel steamer, 200 bank's books and of the incessant do
feet in length, and of English build. She mand from New York, for funds for
has been in the service' of the Algoma stock speculation. The four directors
Central Company for six years. The sent at once for the inspector, who had
boat and her cargo are insured. always been denied access to the books
of the head office of the bank, and his
Si ..GN OF YIELDING. verdict was, "If these statements aro.
correct we may as well close the bank:'
The Magistrate asked Mr. Pope why,
if the had ap.
POPE ORDERS SPECIAL P,RAYERS peedifferent large amountsred on the books for yeers its loans
FOR CHURCH'S ENEMIES. to certain people, he did not inquire st.t.
_ once if thee° loans were bona fiae. •
Order Has Great Significance Considering Clerk Feared a Panic.
Present Situation in France—Pontiff • "That would have closed the doors of
B
. tlie bank for us," returned Mr. Pope. elieves All Other Means Are Ex- ; arnd you show the books to the direc.
tors?"
hausted,
i asked the Crown Attorney.
Rome, Nev, 19.—The Osservatoro 1 "No," returned the witness; "they
Rjust received a stat
omano has published- a letter from the ement from meThey
.
seemed mueli surprised, and they didn't
Pope to Cardinal Reshigi, Vicar -General , believe me,"
of his Holiness, requesting him to order i "The teepee were locked up. How
special prayers for the enemies . of the 119.3-'°u get at them ?"
Church, this being the only means left sir. Chenoweth had, the keys."
the Pontiff in the present "sorrowful "Why didn t you ask the general
condition of the Church, now fought and manager about these things before?"
asked the Magistrate.
"That wouldn't have done any good,"
replied Mr. Pope, quickly. "It wasn't
my business, and the general manager
would have told Inc so."
To other questions of the magistrate
Mr. Popo said that he had sent .the
money down to IsTCNV York because he
-MIS told to do SO by Mr. McGill, It
WS sent to the Fourth National Bank.
Daring this trip of Mr. McGill alma
$30,000 was drawn. The money went
in lots of $5,000 to $10,000, and
through the Fourth National Bank to
the brokers as coming from the Ontario
Bank or 0, McGill. Letters froM the
bank to Mr. MeGill were addressed in
tare of the Union Hotel, Saratoga.
"What aid the directors do %filen you
told them?" asked Mr. **ley.'
1 hey instructed n
bi
silent immediately, euu theeaycleeeniepr
dodlee-
keep the matter quiet ,, until Mr. Cock.
turn returned, They e„riked me why I
hadn't told them before, but I told
them it was not Illy bUS111083. Mr.
McGill enme beet( m short time after-
wards, but nothing was said to him un-
til the presidene 'reached. home, I did
not refuse to sead any more money to
New York, beewase I was not ordered to
de
so after Mr. MeGill returned."
"Why didn't you send it notice of
your messing to Mr. Donald Mackay,
the Viee-Preisident?" asked his worship,
with interest.
"Means° Mr. Mackay is toe .old A
nem to he told a thing like that," re-
turned Mr. Pope, quickly.
Crown Attorney Corley had the
STRIKE BREAKINGnienthly fistancial.stittemcnt to the Gov-
.
--- ernment of the Ontario Bank for August
pewee teeeneee Adopts smote% Act iii his hand, anti he asked the witness
how Mr. Mackey's nal/10 Mlle tO be
Ainettainent. signed to thie steteinent, whieli Ima been
preparea end sent to the Government on
Imulom Nov. In—In the House of
Commons to.dev, nit resuming consider- Sept. 10, nine days lathe the exposure of
Mims of the. shipping Ads Amendments, the benk's •eontlition.
"Someonts had signed that Mate!
Mr. Lloyd•George moved 11 new 0111)15(3
providitig "that if any 'perm by any meta," explained the witnesq; "and 1
falee pretence induced or attempted to toolt upon myself the responsibility of
• induce ally person to emigrate or en- eettleg it Signed, beenuee if the fade
gave steerage passAge in rely ship, he laid beeome known before arrangemente
eliall for tech offenee be liablein a voula las inede with tither banks the
fine riot .teteerding 3:.'50. or to Jennison- roma iiiiit hue lawn iliereetvone." Mr.
: ment with or without hard labor tor a Pope went on lo say that Mt Mackay
period not exeeetling three Menthe." The might poasibly have known it was ft,
new dense was agreed to. Government etatement, bet he die not
oppressed by many of her own children,
who have become her enemiee." Con-
tinuing, the Pope refers to and quotes
from the Bible, particularly Hebrews te,
7. The letter is regarded as of special
importance now, it being itt-
spircd by the situation in Frame, and is
taken to helicate that the Pope believes
be has exhausted ell other means to
reach it satisfactory- understanding in
the French difficult.
THE CAPTAIN DROWNED.
Wreck of the Schooner A. J. McKean off
Prince Edward Island,
Charlottetown, P. E. T., Nov. 19.—The
sehooner A. J. McKean, sixty tons,
owned by J. H. Myrick & Co., Tignish,
-while on her way from Tignish to Ather-
ton, a, distance of twelve miles, in .bat -
11181, was driven Ashore to -day by a ter-
rible northeast storm to Malone Point,
at the entrance of Alberton harbor, and
is a total Week. She had oh board Capt.
Desroehes and three men. The evert&
was drowned before help could come, bet
the ethers were pieked off by the seine
boat, in which were Captain John Chem -
bees and nine men. They were four hours
in effecting the rescue, ht imminent (la-
ger of their lives. Deeroches was aged.
50, Ana leaves it widow and nine ehild-
ren. 'Ph% i$ the fifth wreck on the
north eide in a fortmeht.
1'. NV. Lantelum, St. 'Tolle, purehesed
the hull, mines, ete., of the wrecked ship
Sovinto to-do.y for $1,1100.
I know what it contitined, nor Was lee
; were of the rottenness of the batik it-
' self. Mr. Mackay had often 0
papers without apparently knowhig
what they were; sninetimes the vice..
president appeared 110t to kilOW %Mal)!
( what was going on.
I "Every time be comes in without re-
gard to season he wishes me A merry
Christume," the witpees jetenarked by
way of illuetratiOrt
"And I'm sure we all join him in that,"
the Crown Attorney cheerily replied.
Evaded Head Office inepectien,
At this •point his worship informed the
Crown Attorney that it wee of the high-
est importance that brokers in New
York who received the funds of the On -
Olio Rank, apparently under instruc.
tions from Mr. McGill,should give evi-
donee, fie said that this Was 0110 of the
vital points of the case Welt demanded
levestigation; it would be to the inter-
ests of these brokers to tell all they
know, pint as Mr. Anthe came to the
court, and gave the facts, concerning hie
fiim's transactions with Mr. McGill.
The Crowe Attorney agreed that the
evidence was highly important, and said
Ito was making arrangements for a com-
mission to go from here for the purpose
of taking the evidence of the brokers in
New York. The only other witness of
the day WAS Mr. Robert B. Caldwell,
former inspector of the Ontario Bank,
who swore that several times he liad sug-
gested the investigation of the head
office of the liank, and that upon each
occasion Mr. MeGill litul suggested delay,
will the result that no inspection of the
heaeroffice occurred during the witness'
term of office.
At the conclusion of the examination
Mr. McGill WAS again re/eased upon the
bond of $100,000, and the reopening of
the investigation fixed for Tuesday.
COMMITTED PERJURY.
HALE SAYS HE SWORE FALSELY
AGAINST BUCHANAN.
Says Crown Detective Promised Him
Freedom and a Job as Liquor Detec-
tive at Fifty Dollars Per Month.
Portage la Prairie, Nov. 18.—Hale,
Otto of the Birnie gang, whose members
figured largely in the docket of recent
assizes here, and who was sent 4 down
for three years for arson, has made it
statement declaring that he committed
perjury in testifying against his pal, 5,
Buchanan, who re,eeived it seven-year
sentence for the same offence,
Hale says he gave false evidence at
the suggestion of the Crown detective,
who promined hies he should get free,
provided Buchanan was convicted, and
tlso promised to secure Hale a job with
the Breese department as a spotter at
fifty dollars per month. This confes-
sion, has been forwarded to the At -
to rney-G en eral's Depar anat.
BOYCOTTING RAMPANT
IRISH LEAGUE CONTROLS WHOLE
DISTRICTS OF LEITRIM.
System of Scouting so Complete That
Marked Persons Cannot Get Provi-
sions Within Miles of Their Homes,
London, Nov. 18:—The special cor-
respondent of tbe _Irish Times bit the
country of Leitrim states that -boycott-
ing and iatimidation are rampant in
the county round Drumkeerin and
Droinahair, and the authority of the
United Irish League in these districts
is absolutely supreme. S'hopkeepere
are strictly foebidden to sell goods to
-boycotted persons, and an elaborate SyS-
tem of scouting prevents pereons from
obtaining the necessaries of life within
a raditie of many utiles from their
homes.
FAMOUS SHIRT -MAKER.
BELLEVILLE MAN DIES SUDDENLY
IN WINNIPEG.
Dellevillo, Ont., Nov. 19.—(Special.)—Word
was received In thic city to -day of tho sud-
den death in winnipee of A. N. Fisher, the
well-known shirt manufacturer and inventor
of the famous King shirt. Ho left this citY
about two weeks ago on an annual trip to
the Pacifie Coast. The cause or death was
not given. He leaves a widow, ono son, Her-
bert, manager of the shirt factory, here. Al-
so two daughters, Noss Liman, nurse in
Rochester, and aiiss Edna at hOme. Ho was
Se years old. llis son received in this morn-
Inea rnaii several large orders from Winni-
peg written on the 16th and an hour later
the telegram came announcing his death.
FATHER OFFERS REWARD.
Wants Son Brough-t—to Justice for Shoot-
ing a Negro.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov, I0.—The father
of James l'aylor, jun., who shot and
killed Isaac Carter, a negro, at Du-
quesne, a suburb of this 'city, last Mon-
day night, and who Ms since escaped
arrest, offered a reward to -day of $1,000
for the empture of his son. "I want
my son brought to justice, and I will
give $1,000 to the person who captures
him or gives information leading to his
arrest," said Mr. Taylor. "I will have
to sell My property to pay the reveled
but I will willingly do it."
Young Taylor, who is white, shot the
negro during,' it quarrel.
AS BAD AS RUSSIA.
In Five Years List of Murders in Unitad
Wes Totals 45,000.
Chicago, Nov. 19. --judge Marcus Kav-
anagh, in an address last night before
Ignatius College Alumni, aeclared that
during the last five years 45,000 persons
were murdered in the United States.
More pereone woe murdered last Year
than died of typhoid fever. This awful
total has been due to the way in svhich
the law was adminstered. Ami the
law itself is bad and ineffieient. It
A burdened with restrictions and theta
and in almost every case the
criminal has nine Awes of eseapieg to
one of being found guilty.
Greek Brigands at Week-,
Athens, Nov. 18, ----It is reported here
that it imam et men, Wnitlelt and Chit -
dm have been nutesaered by brigatals
at leoesittecti and Ranteli, ansl that a
borhood of Niabustit and carried their I, of a few weeks: ago, formerly Miss Eva
mutilated ILoa.....,:le.. lute that town. aexon, the eating man in quesition, hat
Cunninellani, of this eity. Awned to lie
living IS simile. together. His recovery is
Miners Go to Work. 'Inc Hospital in this city, for treatment.
been removed to the General and .l‘fitr-
&Mee!, Although word receive 1 tioui
Penile, 'Nov. 18.—Mr. G. II. S. Nixon it ;weave had left lu»ne to ea the hoseital this morning eortvoyed the
Linisey, General 'Manager of the e'roisee over to his eoueinis, George Clarke, 'to . intelligence that he wsed a fairly good
'`est Coal Company, was notitiee to- get his vizor sliarpened preparatory to - night.
dny tbat Presiaent john Miteliell, ot the ehavine, .A. short time itftetwarlie A ' 3, V. Awe. the Boyle salami teneher,
1Tnited, atints Wort:ore, hoe eatified the ehot Wilili hi' Ird. Ulla, 11”:41 illVestigatielni, . wile vas }vied before Ilis Honor Judge
settlement ,of tbe etrilas made by his it wee dist...I:Ted that Nixon lied dlee tetrinee, in ibis elle". on Satinslay. for
agent, Mr, Burke, raid luts inatrueted ellarard the tontente of It revolver into • Allegel owe:salt upon a pupil, Coal Hot" -
the men to return to work at once. his botiss about an int+ below the heait, ton, vai amilietee,
FORTY -RIM
SINK WATERY .GRAVIS.
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DiSastrous Collision of Steamers Dix and Jeanie in
Puget Sound Last Night,
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SEATTLE, WAs4, Noir, 19.—THE Posmag STEAMER BIZ,
WITH PASsENGERS AND CREW NUMBERING 80 PERSONS, WAG
RAMMED AND Kam By THE °Broom. STEAMER JEANIE IN ma?
SOUND LAST MOUT, FORT'-TUREE pERSONs, mown% WOMEN
AND muLDREN, WERE DR0W1ED.
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Seattle, Wnsb., Nev. 19, --The steamer
Dix, Capt. P. Lemon, bound from Seat-
tle to Port Blakley with passengers, sank
two miles north of Alki Point! shortly
-after 7 oseloele last ni,ght, after having
sollided with the steamship Jeanie, 'Cap-
tain P. 11, Mason, of the Alaska Coast
Joumaey.
Vorty-three pasesagers and members
of the crew ef the Dix are misaing and
thirty-six were saved. The Dix is a to-
tal wreck. The jea.nie was not injur-
ed in the least, The master of the Dix
was saved. The collision occurred while
Ole Sound was almost as smooth as a
mill pond and after the boats had. been
steaming within sight of each other for
a quarter of an hour.
Jeanie was backing when she
eollide4 with the Ma and the impact was
very slight. The Dix was struck abaft
of amidships on the starboard side. She
listed heavily- to port for a brief period,
righted herself then sank stern !hat.
There was hardly tune to launch ratts
or boats before she was almost entire-
ly submerged. Passengers jumped from
the decks into the water; women
eereatned and officers and men called or-
ders that could hardly be heard above
the din. The passengers from the Dix
who could swim made their way to the
sides of the Jeanie, and were dragged
aboard. The Jeanie was not moved,
until after all who had reached her had
been hauled aboard. Then she cruised
abott, picking up several who ware un-
able to stay above water. It was' af-
ter 10 o'clock before the Jeanie left the
Rene of the catastrophe and steamed
to the Virginia street dock with her 30
eurvives's.
The Jegnic, of the Alaska Coast Com-
pany, had finished unloading at tbe
Great Northern docks at Smith's Cove,
and had started for Tacoma shortly be-
fore 7 o'clock, just about the same time
the Dix left the Flyer dock for Port
Blakely.
When within about two miles north of
There were no passengers on the
jeanie. The Dix was making the last
trip of the night, and was well filled
with passengers.
Alki Point the two vessels were within
it short distance of each other, steaming
along converging lines. The captain ef
the Jeanie says he sig,nalled for the Dix
to pass him, and that his whistle was
answered, Tbe Dix was then within
speaking distance of the Jeanie, and to
the port of her. Suddenly Mate De/mi-
en, who wns at the wheel of the Dix,
put her hard over to starboard, as if to
cross in front of the other vesel. Capt.
Mason, of the Jeanie, who was on the
bridge, saw that an accident was immin-
ent, and callieg out a warning to the
man at the wheel of the Dix, gave the
signnl to reverse his own engines and his
vessel was slowly backing away when
the two came together with only slight
crash. For it moment all was still, and
then a panic followed.
When the Dix began to sink, stern
first, some passengers and members of
the crew leaped into the sea. Other
passengers huddled in groups on the decks
or kuelt in prayer. The women, who
had little chance for their lives, stayed
with the sinking .steamer, and were
drowned. as in a trap.
.."I got away from Smith's Cove a lit-
tle before 7 o'clock, and laid. a course
for Tacoma," said Captain Mason. "I
had no passengers aboard. I saw the
Dix head for POrt Blakely and signalled
to her. She came up -astern of me and
started directly across my bows.
"I signalled to the engineer for full
speed astern, but could not get out of
the way in thne. The Jennie was back-
in,g a little when we struck her well
abaft the midship. The shock did not
seem enough to have injured an ordinary
launch. The Dix listed heavily to star-
board, righted herself and then sank
stern first."
Captain P. Lemon, master of the
steamer Dix, told the story of the colli-
sion after =Wing at Seattle. He was
shaking. with the cold, his eyes still di-
lated with the horror of his experience.
"I don't knosv how it happened," he
said Charles Denison, mate of the
boat, was at the wheel. We were just
about two miles due north of Alki
Point end rueniug at the usual speed.
Just as I got on deek I saw the bow of
a vessel loont up ma the starboard side
and almost instantly she struck us. The
jibboom crashed through the Dix just aft
amidships and heeled her over like a top.
She there for it minute or two with
the water rushing in and all over. I was
thrown against the deckhouse. For an
intent the breath was knocked out of
010 and I wits almost paralyzed. The
steamer lay on her port side for what
eeemed like two minutes and then heel-
ed back to the sterboaed. There was an-
other rush of water, cries and screams
of men, women and children. From be-
low came awful sound.. Many of, the
passengers wercp penned there and could
not possible escape. The Dix's bow be-
gan to lift and ber etern went slowly
down uutii the bow was staading
half out of the water.
"The sight filled ine with horror.
Lights were still burning. I could sae
people inside the cabin. The expressions
on their faces were of indescribable des-
pair. They fought desperately to gain
the deck and their shouting and cries
were awful.
"People on deck 'slid off iuto the wat-
er, went down shrieking and desperate-
ly clutching at the water or at the Jean.
ie, which still loomed, only a few yards
away.
Capt. Lerraon is a well known naviga-
tor and has the reputation of being one
of the ablest Sound pilots leaving Seat-
tle. The Dix sank in 100 fathom of wat-
er. The Jeanie, the Government launch
scout and several tugs have gone to the
scene of the wreck to search for bodiees.
The list of missing follows:
Albert McDury, lumber surveyor.
Piggot, filer; C. Bayler, manager of a
store; W. Boyler, his brother; Fred.
Beetle, filer, Peter Buzzatti; barber;
Ralph Clark, clerk; Mrs. Granger,
Spokane; August Nelson and wife, Port
Blakely; Jas. Smith, wife and boy, Port
Blagely; Mrs. Fred, Port Blakely; Fa-
ther and mother, of Leonard Master,
who was saved; Frank McQuaris,
eer of a ship anchored at Port Blakely;
0, J. Kenney, hospital steward; John
Keating, of St. Paul; —. Parker, engin-
eer of steamer Dix; C. Denison, mate of
steamer Dix (at the wheel when colli-
sion occurred). Bazzintis. Garcia, Likely
from Manila; A Webster, lumber sur-
veyor; —. Blair, caulker; Martin Han-
sen, caulker; William Mayors, caulker; .
Albert McDonald, lumber surveyor.
Sawn Swanson; Wm. Brumfield, Long-
shoreman. Peter Larsen, oiler; Roland
Price, son of the pastmaster of Port
Blakely; —., from steamer Dix, one deck
hand, from steamer Dix, name unknown.
Three Chinese. Five Japanese.
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REJOICED TO BE A MURDERER.
Anarchist Killed —Well -Known Italian
Professor of Zoology.
Naples, Nov. 17,—An Anarchist
named Lo.gana, who returned here re-
cently from Paterson, N. J., by way of
London, to -night stabbed and killed the
famous zoologist, Giovanni Rossi, of the
University of Naples, because Rossi in a
recent lecture eontleinned Anarchist
mimes as barbarous.
The murder has produced general ins
agitation, as the yictiin was 'held in high
esteem. Lagana, after the crime, boast-
ed in a letter that he was gia.d he
vanneitted the deed, and said lie wuold
begin again on other enemies of anarchy,
tll of whom already were condemned
and would he killed at the earliest 2/la-
ment it wile possible to carry out the
plan arranged by the Anarchist party.
He declares with unconcealed nage
that on the occasion of the funeral of
his victim, width is set for next Tues-
day, he will give an -even more disas-
trous evidence of what he (ran do, Ile
writes. of commlittli‘ngin further erianes,
for lie says: not give snysele
up to justice before I have killed an-
other professor and a Socialist, for I
know the Socialists accuse me of being
it spy in the service of the police."
In. view of this warning, it has been
decided to allot it police escort to each
professor in Naples, and Signor Rosei's
funeral procession wilt pees between
cordons of troops.
CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
A HAMILTON MAN COMPLAINED
AGAINST NEW YORK BROKER.
New Yolk, Nov. 18.—Charles eV.
Stuart, a. Canadian, and it broker at 6
Wall street, is on remand here till Fri-
day to answer the charge of defrauding
Mr. W. A. Wood, of Hamilton, Ontario.
Stuart is Paid to have received front
Mr. Wood forty shares of Anseeican Cot-
ton Oil, common stock, valued at $1,600,
to open an account. Hils account a
month ago showed it profit of $5,100,
and, alarmea by something its Cdr. Stu -
art's letters. Mr. Wood demanded a set-
tlement, wbich the arillis fniled to make.
Deteetiee Sergt. McConville told the
court that lie knew of three other Cana. -
(liana, who allege similar losses aggre-
gating $5,000, and he thougat -be would
hear of scene more before the ease
comes up again.
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The Grand Trunk Railway has decided
to move its Toronto repair shops from
the foot of Spadina avenue, on the Es-
planade, to Mimic.
• No*
YOUNri MERR1TTON MARRIED MAN
TRIS TO TAM MS OWN LIFE.
His Hcbd Had Been Troubling Him for Some
Weeks—School Teacher Acquitted.
with the intenthin of takina
St. Catharie(s, Ont., Nov. 10,—(Spee.* grige„tv
ittl)—Merritten was shocked. last. even- his life. Aeked by a Mewl why he hall
ieg to hear that ene of the most highly ruommtniiiiitstsildetutthieuurtibteeleindtete,odt,thia,inigxTtitnstftoi,t1.
.istreentli;ettleayt7ncg001:11101:11 ostflietitvilauggeuillsia;,41.
that, tie reason ie unknomn as no sus
the paet theee weeks, liairther than
bAull ailed fifteen Greeks in. the neigh- 4-tivliaesitendottliit;tlitlitnOtirilell:st,trindthtaituttthem74::: pieion i4 entertained of dornestie kee.
lieity, us the young man and his bride