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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-12-13, Page 7or GILLETTE U[ARS IIIS SENTENCE OF DATI1. Will Go to the Electric Chair During the Week Beginning January 28, 1907. JP -Gillette Telegraphs His Mother That He is In- nocent and Made No Confession. His Mother Arrives at Herkimer -Crowd Will Wait His Arrival at Auburn. Herkimer, N. Y., Dec. 10. ---Gillette Was sentenced to die during the week begin- ning e 'm-ning January 28th, 1907. The youth, who was convicted of the murder on July 11th last, at Big Moore Lake, of his sweetheart, "Billy" Brown, gave no sign of emotion when Justice Devendorf pronounced sentence. Itis face was pale, but his step was steady and his voice was not sliaken, "I am innocent of the crime charged in the indictment, and therefore it should not be passed," he said, firmly, when asked the formal question as to whether he had anything to say before sentence was pronounced. "Anything more?" in- quired Justice Devendorf. "No, I think not," he answered. Sentence was then pronounced, Gil lette is 23 years old, Gillette still bears up well in prison and is looking forward somewhat anxi- ously to his trap to Auburn. He has ex- pressed a desire to satisfy his curiosity regarding the death chamber tui is ready for his stay there, which he claims, will be very short. „ . Gillette's parents are expected to arrive in lIatki- mer some time to -morrow. ' Gillette's Mother. elerace, Dec. 10.-A despatch from Herki- mer states that Mrs. Louis M. Gillette, mother of Chester E. Gillette, convicted of the murder of Grace Brown, arrived in that village at 10 o'clock last night. Mrs. Gillette was seen by a reporter and said she was the mother of Chester E. Gillette. She• registered at a 1. cal ]hotel as Mrs. L. M. Gillette and NV IA escorted to the hotel by Attorney Mem- ice likes, who is associated with Charles D. Thomas, one of Gillette's counsel, The authorities were skeptical regard- ing the identity of'the woman at first, but after investigation satisfied• them- selves that she was Mrs. Gillette. Under Sheriff Klock told the prisoner that his mother had arrived and asked if lie desired to see her. He replied that he t would, but u when the under sheriff reached the hotel he found that Dire, Gillette had retired. Denies Confession, New York, Dee. 10.-A special from Herkimer says Chester E. Gillette, convicted of the murder of Grace Brown ,was amazed, yesterday by the receipt of a telegram from his mother, telling him to repent before God, Isis mother, who had previ- ously expressed confidence in his inno- cence, said in explaining her message that she had received word that. he had confessed,. Gillette immediately wired his mother this reply • "I have written no confession. I ex- pect a new trial. I am innocent. Be- lieve no reports you read in the news- papers about me." Auburn, Dec. 8. -When the train that bears Chester Gillette from the Herki- mer county jail to Auburn reaches the city, either on Monday or Tuesday, there will be a multitude at the.station tocatch a glimpse of him, if the in- numerable inquiries nt the prison and the newspaper offices are any criterion. The majority of the incpviries came from women. One of the prison officers said: %That is the matter with the wo- men of the city anyway? They have gone crazy over Gillette, I guess. Why, they stop me on the street time and again to ask when be will arrive. What do they want to do? Present to him flow- ers and perfume and candy?" If Gillette's appeal does not prevail and be goes to the electric chair, he will be the 30th man to atop into it and never leave it alive. The first man that paid the penalty for murder by death in the °hair was William Kemm- ler, who was electrocuted in Auburn in August, 1890, and the 20th and last man to be put into it for the death -dealing current was Henry M. Wnnzer„ the Os- wego county murderer, who killed lit- tle Cora Sweet and was electrocuted on September 12th, 1905. FATAL FIGIIT OVER YOUNG MISSOURI GIRL. /(Admirers of Girl Engage in Hostilities, Killing Two Uninterested Onlookers. Washington, Mo., Dec. 10. -Rivalry which stops at nothing for the hand of Miss Ida Stetz, a pretty nineteen - year old girl of this town, has caused the deaths of two men, neither of whom was directly connected in the love affair. The tragedy took place at 12.30 this morning at the hone of the young woman's sister, Mrs. Louise Doriot, and the men who are dead were friends of the Washington sweetheart of Miss Stetz, who were attempting to -take weapons away from Miss Stetz's St. Louis admirer and a companion. The dead men are Walter E. Robert- son and Otto Henry Buddemeyer. Emil Glaser, 18 years old, of this town, and Charles Simeon, of St. Louis, were the rivals for Miss Stetz's hand. Three weeks ago at the entreaty of Simeon, Miss Stetz went to St. Louie to visit friends not far from where Simeon lives. He pressed his suit to advantage until one day the girl's mar- ried sister h.ppeared on the scene, and persuaded her to return to Washington. IldThen Glaser's star was in the ascendant, and Simeon in St. Louis heard of it, and it nettled him. Last night at a dance in the town hall hone it was whispered around that Simeon was in Washington. Julius Meyer, of St. Louis, who formerly lived here, sent his younger brother and Otto Buddemeyer to tell Glaser of the presence of his rival. The two boys went to the Doriot home, where Glaser was spending the evening with his sweetheart, and told of the rumor that l3imeon was in town. They also told of seeing' -two figures in the darkness just outside the house. Doriot went after the town marshal, and Julius Meyer, not hearing from his brother; became anxious and fano down to the Doriot home. With him came Walter Robert, son, of St. Louis, who was up here on a hunting trip. As the two men appear- ed near the house they were halted by two men who stopped out of the dark- ness. They commanded Meyer to knoek on the door and Meyer did so, as his assailants showed they were armed. When Meyer spoke his brother on the, inside opened the door. The two strange men burst into the hall. Mrs. Doriot identified ane of thein as Sinii on. The other was a stranger to all present. In the room were Miss Amanita Gail, Mrs. Doriot, Oscar Meyer, Buddemeyer, Miss Stetz, and Glaser. The older Meyer and Robertson followed the men out of the darkness into the room. Julius Meyer then engaged the man whom Mrs. Doriot identified as Simeon in it struggle for the revolver which he held in his hand. Glaser and Miss-Stetz ran from the room, fled up the stairs and hid on the porch. There they re- mained until the trouble was over. The two men fought desperately for the revolver. Simeon at last seeing that he was being worsted, called to his companion to shoot, and aim true. A shot rang out, and Robertson, who bad taken little part in the fight, fell to the floor, mortally wounded. The mean then turned his revolver toward Meyer-, who lifted Simeon bodily into the air, and, using his body as a shield, retreated to the door, then drop- ped his guard and escaped. Simeon and his companion then fled, the latter send--. ing a parting shot into the room. This last bullet struck young Buddemeyer in the .stack, and he died in a few hours of his wound. The two neon who ran from the house are said to have boarded a swiftly proving freight train, and no trace of them has been found. The police of St. Louis have been requested to keep watch for theta, and this town is in a fever of excitement over the shooting._ The coroner's jury to -night names the man who fired the fatal shots as Charley Warren, and names Simeon as an neces-' sort'. HIGH COURT OFTI 1US CE. . Spring and Autumn Assizes, 1907 -- The Sitting lodges. • BO`p'D, C. Toronto,. (Non -Jury)', second week,. Monday, Jan, 14th. Brampton (Jury and Non -Jury), Tues- day, Mardi 19th, Toronto (Non -Jury), 14th week, Mon- day, April 8th, Berlin (Non -Jury), Tuesday, April 10th. Chatham (Non -Jury), Tuesday, April 23rd, Hamilton (Non -Jury), Monday, Maty 6th. Teterboro' (Non -Jury), Wednesday, May 29th, Brockville (Non -Jury), Tuesday, June 14th. ME.REDITHI, C. J. London Winter A*41100s, Monday, Jan. 7th. Toronto Winter Assize*, 3rd week, IVIendmy, Jen.2lst. Toronto (Non -Jury), 4th week, Mon- day, Jan. it8th. Owen Sortnd (jury), Tuesday, Feb. 918th. Toronto (Civil, Jury), ist vreek, Mon- day, March 4th. genie nie (,Torry), Mendsy, M'areh 2(ith. Toronto (Niru-.Tnry),130 week, Tw**- day, April 2nd. Sandwich (Non -Jury), Monday, April 20th. Goderich (Non -Jury), Tuesday, May 28th. .St. Catharines (Non -Jury, Monday, June 17. FALCONBRIDGE, C. J, Cornwall Winter Assizes, Monday, Jan. 7th. Termite (Non -Jury), 5th week, Mon- day, Feb. 4th. Walkerton (Jury), Monday, March 25th. Simcoe (Jury), Tuesday, April 2nd, Toronto (Civil, Jury), 6th week, Mon- day, April 80. Toronto (Non -Jury), 16th week, Mon- day, April 22nd, Orangeville -Miry and Non -Jury), llfnnclay, May 13th, Pembroke (Jury and Non -Jury), Tuesday. May 21st. "Woodstock (Jury), Monday, June 246, M'ULOCK, C. I. Toronto (Non -Jury), Pat week, Mon- dry, Jan. 7t1', Berlin (fury), Tuesday, March 12th, Toroniao (Civil, jury), 3rd week, Mon- day, Marcih 18th. London (,Tory), Tuesday, April 2nd. Toronto (Non -Jury), 15th week, Mon- dry, April 15th. ?' ria (Jury andNon-jury), Monthly, , April 20th. L orignel (.tory and Non -Jury), Mon- day, May (Ith. Pattie tn Tnry), Monthly, June 3rd. Napanee (Non.Tory), Monday, Jane 17th. - (`.nrnwall. (Non -jury), Monday, ,Pune 2411. rate M &HON, O'ttaws, Winter Assizes, Monday, Jae 7. • Toronto (Non -Jury), Srdt week, Mon- day, Jau. f1T. 13rllerille (Jury), Tue wbuy, March 19. Barrie (Jury), f'uteelny, April 2. Termite (Neu -Jury), 17th week, Mon- day, April 29. Torroeto (Cadminal), 2nd week, meet. day, May 13. Sau,'Jt (rte. Marie (Jury and Nam -Jury), uest]ay, clay 21. North Bay (Non -Jury), Monday, May 21. Toronto (Non -Jury), 22nd week, •Zfon- dav, June 3, 1 rantdurd (NonmJniry), Afomiety, June 17. BRITTON, J. Toronto (Winter Assize's), let week,, Monday, Jan. 7. St. Qathna•ines (Jury), Monday, March i 4, Brantford (Jury), Monkey, March 11. • Toronto (Non -Jury), 12th week, .Men - day, d:ty, . '1 la 25. Toronto (Civil, Jury), 5th week, Tues- day, April 2. Woadetoek (Jury)., Tuesday, April 9. Co'bourg (Jury), Monday, April 22. Toronto (Non -Jury), 19th week, Mon- day, May 13, London (Non -Jury), Monday, 11Iay 20. Sarnia (Non -Jury), Monday, June 3. Toronto (Non -Jury), 23rd week, Mon- day, June 10, TEETZEL, J, Welland (Jury), Monday, Feb. 25. Toronto (Non -Jury), llth week, Mon- day, :lurch 18. Belleville (Jury), Tuesday, April 16. Milton (Jury and Non -Jury), Tues- day, April 23. Braeebrid a (Jury and Nonenury), Tuesdny, April 30. Toronto (Non -Jury), 20th week, Mon- day, May 20. Parry Sound (Jury and Non -Jury), Monday, May 27. Gore Bay (Jury and Nen-Jurey), Tuse. day, Jiu a 11. Sdmcoe (Non -Jury), Mondo.y, Jump 17, ANGLIN, J. Toronto. (Non -Jury), 10th week, Mon- day, March 11. Whitby (Jury), Tuesday, March 18. Napanee (Jury), Tuesday, April 22. ' North Bay (Jury), Tuesday, A,pd l 9. Pieton (Jury and Non -Jury), Monday, April 15. • Toronto (Non -Jury), 18th week, Mon- day, May 6, Port Arthur (Jury and Non -Jury), Monday, June- 17. Kenoia (Jury -and Non -Jury), Mon- day, June 24. MAGEE, J. Toronto (Winter Assizes), 2nd week, Monday, Jan 14. Toronto (Civil, Jury), 2nd week, Mon- day, March 11. Goderich (Jury), Tuesday, March 10. Lindsay (Jury), Tuesday, March 26, Cornwall (Jury), Tuesday, April 9, • Toronto (Criminal), let week, Mon- day, Iltay 6. Welland(Non-Jury), Monday, May 13. ,Cobourg (Non -Jury), Monday, June 3. Owen Sound (Non -Jury), • Monday, June 17. CLUTE, J. Hamilton (Winter Assizes), Monday, Jan. 7. Toronto (Winter Assize), 4th week, Monday, Jan. 28. •Toronto (Non -Jury), 8th week, Mon- day, Feb. 25. Toronto ,(Non -Jury), 9th week, Mon- day, March 4th. Sandwich (Jury), Monday, March 11. Ottawa (Jury), Tuesday, April 2 . 'Stratford (Non -Jury), Monday, May Oth. Whitby (Non -Jury), Monday, May 20, Belleville (Non -Jury); Monday, May. 27, St. Thomas (Non -Jury), Monday, June 3. • Toronto, (Non -Jury), 24th week, Mon- day, June 17. ' MABEE, J. Toronto, (Winter Assizes), 5th week; Monday, Feb, 4. Toronto (Non -Jury), 7th week, Mon- day, Feb. 18. Kingston (Jury), Monday, March 18. .Toronto, (Civil Jury), 4th week, Mon - clay, March 25. Cayuga, (Jury And Non -Jury), Tues- day, April. 10. Walkerton (Non -Jury), Monday, May 12. Toronto (Non -Jury), 21st week, Mon- day, May 27: Chatham (Non -Jury), Monday, June 2, Guelph (Non -Jury), Monday, June 17. RIDDELL, J. Toronto (Non -Jury), Oth weelc, Mon- day, Feb. 11. Stratford, • (Jury), Monday, Feb. 25. Hamilton (Jury), Monday, March 4. Peterborough (Jury), Monday, April 2. Guelph (Jury), Monday, April 22. Lindsay (Non -Jury), Monday, May 6. Kingston (Non -Jury), Monday, May 13. Toronto • (Criminal), 3rd week, Mon- day, -May 20.' Ottawa (Non -Jury), Monday, June 3. PIANOMENf S STRIKE TORONTO MEN WENT BACK TO -DAY AFTER 14 WEEKS' IDLENESS. Trouble Commenced Fourteen Weeks Ago and Open Shop Will Still Be Main- tained -Some Will Not Be Able to Secure" Work, Toronto, Dec. 10. -The strike of the piano workers is ended. This morning as many men is could procure positions went back to work. So far as could be 'learned no conditions are attached to the new torn affairs have taken. The rela- tionship between employers and union will be practically the same as before the trouble commenced. The manufacturers will continue to operate open shops, but will not discriminate against union Wren. The strike has lasted some fotn'teen weeks and during that time about $75,- 000 has gone out in strike pay, the Wren receiving from $5 to $7 It week each. It •ens stated on Saturday that seven hurt - tired men left work when the trouble first commenced, but many of these have left the city, leaving 312 an the pay roll at the last. 4*e.. "SHAII IS IMPROVING. Slightly Better, Though Still Very Weak. Teheran, Persia, Dee. 8, 0.40 p. The health of the Shah ads a further to-dav shows that he has made rther all ht ire - movement, compared With his condi- tion at noon yesterday, but he is still very weak. At 4 o'clock this after- noon hisma st was ;seeping. A l 9 fc ;sleeping. special meeting of the Cabinet was held yesterday, with the object of reviewing the general situation in Persia. The troops are being paid their arrears. FRANCE FACING GRAVE CRISIS. Srat'en Law Goes into Effec TO*MOIToW. Was nay, that ti party o f rots tlim and wow, iriadaadi i a, wait frees • the eity amd were blemad for it, but while resiting far the 'bus to return they were invited to the basement, °baarite% there accused Eimaith of causing the modse turd streak him a, bltow in the face. The defense elaiaaed the 14t. Thornies- t rtes were disorderly all evening. Mr. Charlton on the stand admitted hitting Smith and putting him out of the Olinda, but said Smith refused to keep. .quiet, and sneered at bin, Magistrate Hunt strongly criticized the action of the defendant in hitting Smith in church, and fined hien $10 and eoats, with the option of going to jail for 30 Jaya. Blows were struck by other parties the same evening and more cases may be heard, y*A l The Pope forbids the Priests to Obey it. Preparations for Enforcement Made by Governrrnt, New York, Dee. 10, ---Death from ber Church and State aeperation law goes into effect in Paris, Arid on December 12 and, 13 it will be enforced in the various departments, according to the .time wheus copies of the official jour- nal containing the notice of the pro- mulgation of the law of 1005 reaches them, The Government is facing the situation with firmness and calm- ness, but the prospect of an acute re- ligious crisis has peen suddenly increas- ed by rue official confirmation of vii anuoulcement made by the Croix, the clerical aegan,•_pthat word had just arrived from ltoiue that the Pope absolutely forbids (*Welles, lsishupe, cures er ptirisalonera, to make applica- tions to hold reugious services under 31Ue public meeting law of lb81, as pro - sed by the Governnmerit. The deadlock is now apparently com- plete. Cardinal Lecot, atrchbisltup of oordeaux; Archbishop, Geumnanu, and others who had advised compliance with the law, have hastily instructed the par- ish priests in their dtaceses that their former advice is Mull and void. To -day in all the churches of Paris Bishops and priests after mass read the letter from Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of • Paris, Communicating the direction of the Holy See, to the French clergy to "continue services in the churches, but to abstain from any declaration," and Cardinal Richard's own instructions in view of the order issued by the Prefect of the •Seine yesterday forbidding for the pre- sent the employment.of ceremonial drap- eries at marriages or funerals. The churchwardens, whose legal existence will expire next Tuesday, were thanked to- day from the pulpits of the various churches, Prayers also were offered for the protection of God during the"com- ing period of persecution. - The Government regards the action of the Pontiff as little less than a smnnions of the French Catholics to open rebellion, as rendering the situation exceedingly grave, and possibly as entailing the most deplorable consequences. In the meantime the Government bas completed preparations to enforce the law. "The encyclical is very grave," said M. Brined.* "The Pope now assumes a po- litical leadership and the vital question is whether the Catholics of France will consent to follow him or not. If they do the Government will act with even greater energy because of the tolerance it has manifested heretofore. Every vio- lation of •the law will be prosecuted and furthermore, special measures, legislative and otherwise, may be taken." The special measures referred to by M. Briand are those intimated by. Premier Clemeneeau in the Chamber of Deputies, namely, to strip the clergy of their priv- ileges, to compel them to perform mili- tary service, and as a last resort to treat them as foreign subjects. Militant Catholicsare rejoicing at the stern attitude of the Pope. The Encyclical Brief. The decision of the Vatican may be summarized as follows: Parish priests, vicars, etc., must remain passive,aucl may not co-operate in any act of seques- tration, but if the bishop considers that the refusal of the Treasurers to.surren- der the keys may cause grave conse- quences he can permit them to do so on condition that they do not sign any do- cument consecrating the spoliation; Bishops may authorize Catholic officials to participate in sequesters if the refusal would endanger positions necessary for the maintenance of their families, but parish priests and other Catholics can- not participate in acts of sequestration in any manner• unless the sequestered ecclesiastical property is permitted to pay rent to the public administration, or unless the contract cannot be broken without heavy loss; churches, presbyter- ies, episcopal mansions, seminaries, etc., which are seized cannot be rented except in ease of absolute necessity and after the administration has signed a declar- ation not to attempt in any wise to abridge the liberty of the lessee; if call• ed to the colors ecclesiastics roust ap- peal to the Council of State, but `pend- ing the Council's decision, should their failure to respond to the call subject them to the penalty of desertion, they can report for seevice; if cultural associa- tions are farmed the parish priest artist remain in his church and continue to say mass until driven out by violence. If a schismatic priest appears the legi- timate priest must leave the church, first warning his parishioners; he mast not participate in any schismatic service. FIGHT IN A CHURCH. ASSISTANT MINISTER FINED FOR HITTING A DISTURBER. A Noisy Party From St. Thomas Caused Trouble at the Mapleton Tea Meet- ing -Clinton Smith Invited to the Basement and "Punched" by Mr. W. G. Charlton. St. Thomas despatch: Considerable In- terest was tnani£ested in the Mapleton Church row ease, heard here to -day by Magistrates Hunt and Day, in which W. G. Charlton, assistant to the pastor of the Disciples' Church at that village, was charged with assaulting Clinton Smitli, a St. Thomas railway employee, in the basement of the edifice on Monday night, after a tea meeting. The courtroom was crowded, and about at dozen witnesses were examined. The first witness aworn was Clinton M. Smith, the complainant, who said be, was an employee in the Michigan Central shops. Ile attended the anniversary tea meeting at 11Ma leton on Monday evening, December 3. He was one of a 'bus load who drove in from St. Thomas. After , the entertainment was over the St.: Thomas people were invited by the pas- I tor, Rev, R. W. I3allah, to go to the basement and have lunch before starting for home. He went along with Miss Shipley and others, and while standing about eight feet front the door the de- fends/IL W. G. Charlton, grabbed hi n t bvthe lEft shoulder, told hint to getout, and hit him in the eye. The blow 'half stunned him and knocked him to his kneels. Then Charlton poteetled to r shove him out of the door, Further evidence for the complainant was to the suet that the tela meeting HiS WIFE'S FAULT. WHY UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRIA WAS DISMISSED. Mrs. Storer Accused by President Roose- velt of Misrepresenting Ilia Govern- ment, Meddling in French Politics, and Intriguing to Influence the Vati- can, Chicago, Dee, 10. -The Chicago Tribune in its Washington despatches to -day says that an extraordinary letter has been addressed by Bellamy Storer to President Roosevelt and the members of Itis Cabinet in regard to his dismissal from the post of Ambassador of the United States to Austria-Hungary. Mr. Storer was dismissed because of his wife's supposed interference in af- fairs of the Roman Catholic Church and her alleged misuse of letters from the President. It was also charged that Mrs, Storer had meddled with French polities by taking part in an anti - Republican intrigue to promote the marriage of Victor Bonaparte with a member of the Orleans family. Both of these charges '4r. Storer denies. The correspondence shows the famil- iar relations of the President and the Storers from the time Mr. Roosevelt was Governor of New York just after the Spanish war. Sone of the Roosevelt letters to Storer were addressed "My Dear Bellamy," and to his wife, "My' Dear Maria," and Mrs. Storer addressed the President as "Dear Theodore," In a letter to Mrs. Storer, dated Dee. 11, 1905, after the efforts of the ,Storers in behalf- of Archbishop Ireland began to attract attention, the President ac- cuses her of misrepresenting the United States Government, and states that she is known in, Europe as the American "Ambassadress' to Rome. "I cannot trust myself to express fully the feeling of indignation with which I read the letter to Mrs. Storer." "My wife was deliberately accused of having quoted isolated sentences from the President's letters to convince other persons that he was doing exactly what, as he asserts, he had explicitly stated in writing that lie would not do. WOMAN FOUND DEAD. STRONG SUSPICION OF A MURDER AT OTTAWA. Firemen Recover the Corpse of Mrs. Blanchette, With Her Head Crushed in -George Ladouceur Arrested on Suspicion. 0ttawa,.Dec. 0. -An alarm of fire at midnight Saturday, when the ther- mometer was standdmg in the neighbor- hood of 25 degrees below zero, brought the Ottawa firemen to a ramshackle • double tenement dwelling at 279 Slater .eta•eet. The flames had not made much •headirny, said the firemen on, entering • the kitchen diseui•ered tate corpse of 1lre. Emma ]Manchette lying on the floor. The body was somewhat scorched, but on the faec were many severe bruises, and the back of the head had apparently been crushed in by a powerful blow from some Itemvy inst•1rmremt. The body was remov- e1 to (at rge Rogan' niungu!n, there to await an inquest, which Dr. Baptie, Cor- an0r, h:* deeded to •open to -morrow. Lr. ]3aptic has ordered an autepay, ' and the Ii0I::ee are looking into the sir- cumutancee. They ,believe that the , woman was murdered, and that time enur- derer set fire to the lionise in the Trope of concealing the crime. Mrs. 1elanti tette irate a nuaariett women who had separated from her husband and was living with a danyman named Geo. • Ladouceur at the address above. men- tioned. After the finding of the 'body the police arrested I.:ulaucetu• at 1)ivaI'. next door, and took him to the cells. lie w'as under the influence of liquor, and mu coherent explanation als to ]iew airs. Blanchette came to her death could be obtained .from alai. Even after sobering up he .i:rofessed -that hits mind was a blank as to the ensurrenecs of the evening. The police have leveed that Ladoueenr bought li- quor: last night, and all the ciretlnletnnees eceiu to point to a drinking bout, in which two or more persons participated. Ladottoeur is married also, and his wife and family reside at Ayhner. lie will be held on a minor charge pending the result of the`n.uest and autopsy. • NEWSPAPER AS INVESTMENT. The Detroit Free Press Has Changed Hands. Detroit, Dee. 10. --Control of the, De- troit Free Pres, the oldest morning 'paper in Michigan, was purchased to -day by Philip H. McMillan, E. D. Stair and !Henry Stephens, of this city. They bought the stock held by Col. F. J. Hecker, Wm, C. McMillan, Charles L. Freer and Trmnan D. Newberry. The price mode was not made public, Mr. McMillan is the younger son of the late United States Senator James Mc- Millan. Mr. Stair is head of many large theatrical interests, and is presi- dent of the Detroit Journal Company, and Mr. Stephens is a lumberman, who is also a stockholder in the Journal. The purchasers announce that they bought the paper as an investment. 4.I SANTOS DUMONT ECLIPSED. Italian Thinks Ile Has Solved Aerial Navigation. Itome, Dec. 10. -Count Ahnerigo of ,Selii°, who since 1884 has been expert. molting with airships, believes he teas found the ,'elution of aerial nawigution. His new machine, which is in the shape of .n, slidp, e.mteins a fifty -horse pone* motor aril o rudder ten garde ,quare. Mettles; this, there is a kiml of tail about flinty -five yards square, •wine!; J may Lerudder, t'.• ay n....la:rettulltt,aaiaiatiu cn.l a 1 this an arroly to keep the obi - balance. This Airship, it 4s sacra r •tri' the air# can c, , rn .eforfive t in hour rritl rtt rteh icing, attain u height of 4.000 feet find teas'VIM of 25 'mites an hour. Experimenter will soon be made with the machine, STUICILWt oN THE UKTh ;e't, .41110 - ONir- Coolie 1n Delirium Jumps Into the Sea and All th* Other Coolies Wanted: to 1 QUO . On Another Vessel Over Thirty Lascars Tried to Throw Themselves Into the Sea. Paris, Dee. 10. --On December 11 the throwing hiuteelf into the sea. For ac ber], suieide•e.en shipw eek marked tbo ! few minutes all the tither eooli,-s roceai. d l�•ing jottrueys of thrice r�teannwllipfr wench un the verge of ferllol,•n A their• eorn- canle to their piers here yesterday, ac- ' rade over tar Whip's r wilyide gird were united back to their bunks by the 'united ceiding to the IIeaald. 'i'tvo of the von- efforts of the 1iLite men aboard. sela camp from Oriental poet 'u: It was whale the Ileo of 9 ' poets, tvh a taro Inatuk Wesal one which met with the most serious , off Mercy, in the Red ea> that her disaster finally overcame leer miaow- troudrlb begun. ;fano Bin of rewith ltanat3 uplifted and a look of eli,aiuus tunes on the west coast of South Amer -i fervor on hie 'face, elation.y wet him- ica and rounded Crape horn with a vain- self into rite sea, uttering a• preyrr to able cargo of nitrate of soda after bay- Malty -lour Iu a tivtheere the other ing .been practically rebuilt in the sat- ; thirty -lour Lasalt in the crew prseiarey 1' y jto follow aril, alt suddenly Iwstiessxd by dow of the Andes. I an insanity of fanaticism, Capt. 1'isiwyea; Religious and racial huaticism •neouglit and his officers quieted them with din trouble to the Foxley, flying the British Nulty. Afetr lt wing A'l ietlanticre, the Dem 1uns rfes,, i:'ag', from China, and to the Den of wofhit11retarradnedintiu o feapaogu i ren se thagent she Jluins, another &iti,sll ship, ;from Java, made .an extremely slow passage while the elements were responsilee for The Abbriaolrne originally started on the •dis•,teter to the Abbriholnie, from her voyage froze Iquique, on the south 'sludge°, on the South American coast. American west coast, for New 'Hoak ,om ILardly had the Foxley left Algiers Aug, 16, A little over two weelm later on dun• way home when the bed bed she sta'ttek ,on Satellite Rick, near- Pun - appeared among the coolies in the crew, tia, and began to leak badly. Capt. As the vessel pasted Gibral,taa' halt of Drown beached her at Martha Island, the crew were in their bunks unable to and as the ship lay there etittii a mantel move a limb. On Nov, 9, one of the omen ago, two thousand tons of her enago stied. The next day another was dead, were lost in the wreck. She was eon - and the day .following a coolie, crazed signed to W. F. Grace dt: Co., her Anne - with delirium, eemmi•tted • anionic day lean menta, REATH OF COL. L . F. PINAULT THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF MILITIA.. He Went Through the Northwest Rebellion and Despatched Contingents for Boer War. Ottawa, Dee. 10. -(Special). -Colonel ant of the 911i he rose to the command. Louis Felix Pi-nault, C. M. G., Deputy He lserved throughout the Northwest Re. Minister of Militia, died at his residence ion, He was a member of the Quebec Legislature for a time and also took some interest in newspaper work. Col. Pinault's serviees to the country were shown and appreciated in the despatch of the Canadian contingents to South Africa, during the Boer War. He leaves a widow to mourn his loss. The immediate cause of Col. Pinault's death th was heart failure. arlur°, He had been confined to his room for several months from cancer. on Laurier avenue this forenoon. The Col- onel was a brave soldier, a man of excel- lent executive capacity, which made him one of the best deputies iu,the ser- vice and one whose genial disposition endeared him to all who carne in con- tact with him. He, was born et St. Fer- main de Rimouski ,on Nov. 9, 1852. His first love rias. the army. From Lieuten- BLAZE AT MONTREAL. WHOLESALE DISTRICT VISITED BY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. The Loss Will Amount to About $400,- 000 -Eight or Nine Firms Suffered Serious Loss -Several Other Pre- mises Damaged by Smoke and Water. Montreal, Dec. 9. -At 3 o'clock this morning a disastrous tire broke out hi the wholesale dry goods district on St. Helen street. It began in Matthews, Towers & Co.'s building, and quickly spread to the neighboring stores and warehouses. The 'ass is estimated at $ .00,000. The principal sufferers are: Mat- thews, Towers & Co., manufacturers and importers or Pen's furnishings. $80,000; the Canadian Underwear Company, fancy leather and bookbinding supplies, 45,- 000; Thnntas May & Co., dry -goods. $33.- 000; 35:000; Redpath estate, building, $15,000; Yorkshire Importing Company, woollens, etc., $80.000; Greenlees & Sons, $5,000; W. Strathern, commission merchant, MOO; M. Galameau & Co., tanners and leather merchants, $10,000. Many other warehouses had their con- tents injured by smoke and water and the total loss will easily reach $400,000. The extreme weather conditions hamper- ed the firemen in their work, THE SOLE MENACE • BRITAIN AND GERMANY ALONE THREATEN WORLD'S PEACE. Triple Alliance Has Lost Old Force Since Anglo-French Entente, But is Still Necessary as Safeguard to Italy and Austria. Vi;enna,' 1)ec. 10. -Discussing in the . \cue Freie Presse toelay the relations between Austria-Hunguy and Italy; Sugnor Luzzati, ex -Italian Minister• of • the Treasury, is quoted as declaring tlutt the military preparations of Aus- tria along the Italian frontier are bound to lead to the arming of Italy. Continuing, the Minister contended that Austria-Hungary and Italy ought to recognize that the triple alliance offer- ed the greatest security for peace ;be- tween Germany and the Anglo-French alliance. The one real danger of the peace of the world, die said, lay in the rivalry between Germany end Great Britain, and in arse of wire breaking out be- tween these two eountt'ies Austria-liu.n- gary and Italy bad everything, to lose. They should therefore unite in eixtieay. otuig to promote a good undenetantt- ing between Great Britain anal Germany. • e, . JAPAN TO INCREASE ARMY. TO THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION OF MEN. Japan to Compel. Peace by Defying All Attack -Work of Rearmament and Reorganization to Extend Over Sev- eral Years -New Special Forces to be Organized. London, Dee. 10 The Times' corres- pondent at 2ulcio sends the following cubic despatch: It is believed that next year's budget provides for extensive changes in the Japanese army. First the garrisons in Manchuria and Corea, now comprising four divisions, will be reduced to one division each, drafted from tile home divisions, instead of be- teg special cops. Secoudiy, the saving ilius effected wilt be employed in furnish- ing six new divisions fur the home estab- distiment, whereby the strength of the army will become nineteen divisions. This signifies an increase of • nearly 50 per cent. Thirdly, three special forces will be organized. namely heavy field artil- lery, quick -firing field artillery and cav- alry, all horsed with the best cattle. Fourthly, the work of rearmament and restoration, which the \Var Minister de- sired to complete in a brief period, will extend over several years. Funds for the Iabove purposes will be obtained by means of economies in other depart- ments. There will be no new taxes and no new loans. It is understood that this programme was subject to much discus- sion in the Cabinet. The Minister of l War declared that the safety of the country depended on the execution of his plans, the sole object of which was to Se- cure peace by making Japan too formid- able for anyone to ettark her. The other Ministers were not disposed to accept that view, but finally yielded. When the new programme is carried out Japan will be able to place an army of three-quar- ters of a million men in the field. FORMER SENATOR SHOT. Seriously Wounded by Woman in Wash- ington Hotel, Washington, Dee. 10. -Former United States Senettle Arthur Brown, of - Utaulh, to -night Ilei in n eritieal eonditian in the Emergency Hospital from a pistol 1•1:ot •wounl inflicted by Mrs. Anoa M, Bradley, or Salt Lake, who arrived here to -day from tint eity, The .shooting occurred in Senator llroavn's apartment in the Raleigh hotel, ts1 ere Mrs, Brad- ley oleo bad registered. She was ar- rested, and confessed that she held shot the man because ::a refureed to :marry hoer • BROKE A PASSAGE. �. Detroit, Mich. December 10,-11a+t- dont Livingstone, of the Lake Carriers \ssociation, was advised last night that the lee -breaking fleet of tugs headed by .� the *teenier I n A ltlkt int to 'rtl h the � � Pittelmrg SSteamehip ('ompetny. heti enc• tended in opening it channel through the Fre hi St. Mary's River at four o'eock on Sunday stfbee Oen. NOTED MAN DEAD. Chicago, Dec. 10. -Dr. Ferdinand Henrotin, aged 25 years, one of Chicago's moat eminent physicians and surgeons and President of the Policlinic Hospital, died of heart disease yesterday. He was considered. one of the nation's most eminent authorities on the pelvic cavity. Much of his services has been of a public character. Dr. Henrotin was born in 1147 In Brussels, Belgium, *4* DIAMONDS DEAR. Now York, bite, 10. -Returning steamships Lave brought black in the last week many eltamand importers who went to Rurope to get supplies for th6 holiday season, and they agree that the gems ars scarcer and higher In prices than ever before in their existence. PRIZE FOR ROOSEVELT. Christiana, Norway, flee. 10. --The Norweg- ian Parliament has conferred the Noble Peace prize upon President itoosevelt. LABORITE DROWNED. New York, Dec. 16. ---John J. Itlnneeilly, the sociallet labor candidate for onay-or to the campaign et 1903 was drowned yebterelay. WON'T RUN. Windsor, ()nt., Dite. 10.-->Aldernutu Fos- ter has decided to withdraw from the Mayoralty contest and will seek ro•elce- tion as at alderman. Life Sac ifiecd to Man's Terltper, Newark, N. J., Dee. 5.---Elsor Morgan, of C'harlestt,wn, W. Vit,, was shot and instantly killed here to -night. Fret - crick .Tivntit's. who is missing, is being soug;l.t by the pollee. Two n, , n ees get int) it fight in hoist o T, . f ,i.11lln � home, Jennings' me, and• a crowd gathere.l. Ile ordered the crowd away and when almeed by one of the women, it Is alleged he fired a revolver into the erowd, the bullet striking Mora**. M