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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1907-10-17, Page 7DRUNKARDS' PHOTOS FOR BAR ROOMS. Milwaukee Woman Left $400,000 by Man Who Fell In Love With Her Picture. The Magill Murdei Vial Reaches An Important Stage. Chicago, Oct 14.—'The Hyde Park Li- quor Dealers' Association, as a matter of self protection, has started a crusade against those who overbibe. Notices have: been sent out by the secretary of the association requesting each barten- der to ask for the photograph. of every drunkard from his wife or family in ease complaint about selling liquor to him is made. The pictures then are to be sent to, the secretary of the ease- cia tion, and he in turn is to have copies made and sent to every member of the association. These pictures then are to be pasted on the mirror behind the bar, so that the dispenser of drinks may see at a glance if he is selling liquor to a drunk- ard. Two members of the association have been prosecuted by indignant wives for havirtg sold intoxicating -drinks to their husbands. This caused the movement to brand the drunkards. Face Was Her Fortune. Chicago, Oct. 14.—A despatch from Milwaukee says: Mrs. Lydia Paeschke, of tiiis city, has been left a fortune of $400,000 by Senor Juan Mande, of Mexi- co, The senor saw a photograph of bfre:-Paeschke, and fell in love with it. He Wrote a letter to the young woman ardently expressing his love, but she did not respond. Soon afterward he died, and when his will was opened it wee found that his entire fortfine was left to the woman of the picture whom he had never seen. Inasmuch as there are 110 heirs-at-law, and as the will is legally drawn, Mrs. Paeschke will get the money as soon as *the estate is ad.- ruinietered. She was until recently .Mrs. Paul Rosenthal, of West Bend, Wis., but was grante1 a divorce, the cuetody of her daughter, two years old, and tho privilege of resuming her maiden name. Magill Murder Trial. Chicago, Oct. 14.—A despatch Tirom De- cateur, Ill., says: The Magill murder trial enters its most important stage to -day, when the heavy guns of the State will be turned on Fred H. Magill and his wife, and the question of their guilt or liniocence will be largely de- teimined. State's Attorney Miller set a tele - grant to Miss Ida Candy, of Dayton, 0., yesterday saying that important devel- opments required her presence here at once. Miss Gandy is a sistei') of Mrs. Pete Magill, the first wife of Magill, whern he is accueed of neurd.ering In' °Me, to marry Fay Graham, a girl friend. With Miss Gandy's testimony, supplemented by that of others who know Mrs. Magill's handwriting, the Stete expects to prove the letters found on Mrs. Magillai dead body were for- geries. JUVENILE CLAIMS. YORK LOAN REFEREE RECEIVES EVIDENCES OF DEMANDS. 'Many Confusing By-laws—Solicitor Demands That All Members of This Class be Paid in Full. Toronto, Oct. 14.—The claims of the juvenile class of shareholders of the Yeili Loan Co. were presented. on Sat- urday morning to Mr. George Kappele, official referee, by Mr. W. H. Hunter, solicitor designated for this class. Mr. Hunter contended that the juven- ile slihreholders who had given the regu- lar 30 days' notice of withdrawal, which notice had expired before the company went into liquidation, were entitled to ,auk as creditors. These claimants num- ber 310, with $1,659.19 to their credit. Abother group, numbering 175, with $1,772.29, differing fecim the former only in that the thirty days' notice had note expired, demand also to be treated pg. creditors to the extent of. 05 per cent, of their claims, on the ground that their shares were withdrawable, and that no - tie was not necessary to secure payment of soch 95 per cent. The third group merely ask to be en- tered on claim sheet as ordinary share- holders without regard to the date of their last payment on shares. This group numbers 7,087, with $52,661.14 de- posited. Mr: Stewart Linn, formerly of the York Loan staff, was called to explain the position of these particular contribu- tors among the various classes which 'beet' the general title of shareholders. te Mr. Linn said the first shares were is- nsued in 1901 and nohe later than Sep- !tert.ber, 1903. The applications were ;feigned by the parents or guardians as trestees in whose names the shares were Ina le out. Contributions were to be at •.the rate of not less than ten . cents 'Monthly, and the shares were originally not Withdrawable under five years. Sub- segeuntly they were made withdrawable at aree: time, a deduction of five per cent. fr minhe amount paid in being made to cover, expenses. Mr. Hunter argued that the third greeter was also entitled to the full Amount paid in according to the appli- eatlon form isseed March 5th, 1903, and oonfiematory by-laws passed in 1904 and /900. The hearing was adjourned until Fri- day next, at 10 it. in., when further evi- dence will be produced and argument heard. STIFF SENTENCES. FULL TERM FOR THE TORONTO JUNCTION UNDERTAKER. Twenty Men oners Go is Severe mailer. Sentenced—Three Pris- to Penitentiary—Judge in 'Remarks to Black - Toronto, Oct. 14.—The majority of the prisoners convicted at the Seesions game up before Judge Winehester Saturday Lor sentenee. A great deal of interest was Laken in the Cummings case, and a. large crowd waited in the court till after he had been eentencea. The judge made very little comment upon the unites offence, which wa,s the send- ing of indeeent post cards throunle the mails, but repot Cummings to the Cen- tral for two years, less one day. The-- fonr men connected, with the bolding -up of Dr. Rose on Kingston Road got widely different sentences. John B. Joel, who was the moving spirit in the highway robbery, had previoui convictions, Ne hen arrested the police fouled a revolver M his possession. Ile went to the penitentiary for three years. phas. Oswell and lt, Stewart, convicted of yeceiving, poesessed good records, so the judge sent the former to the Cen- tral fOr six months, and made the term for the latter two monehs in. ;ail. In pasetng iientenee upon J. 1Ves- jey afoore, who committed a serione Offence upon a five-year-old child, sisidge Winchester was rely severe in his remarks. "Our young ehildren must be protected from such vile per- sons as you have proved yourself to be," he said, and sent Moore to the Central for two years, less one day, arta ten lashes before the expiration af the first six months. Pnear diameter is appareatly very good," staid the Lordship to Charles ,Magneto, eharged with usiug a razor in qnarrel, "but we must stop the use ' of Witco and razor's, to which your countrymen seem to be accustomed. In Canada you should use your fists." The young man went to the Central for three months, and. his brother, who was with him, but did not take part in the use of the razor, got off on suspended sentence. Ernest Morrow, the young house- breaker, who entered a large numb'er of places in the west end, went to the penitentiary for three years. A sbni- lar term was imposed upon Clarence C. Chandler, who stole a number of letters from the Toronto General Post Office, where he was employed as a clerk. "1 tem sorry I cannot give you the lash," said the judge to Henry Clay- ton, one of the High Park peepers, who operated so extensively in the early summer. Clayton demanded money with threats, from a couple in the park, Ile largest term possible for that of- fence was imposed, and he will spend two years, less one day, in the Central Prison. Jos. Lang. was fined $50 or three inonths bathe Central for assault. Wm. McCleary, who assaulted his wife, „must ropoyt overy week. for the next ieling. Inc good behavior. 'Henry Charidler stole a horse while drunk. He will spend four months in the Central Prisem. Wm. Stockdale, who took articles from the check -room of the Walker efouso, went to jail forone month, and Win. Tidy, convicted of theft, got six months in the Central, Albert Metcalfe, a strike picket who used threats to a non-union man, was fined $50 for intimidation. Albert Baker, convicted cif forgery, Nora McLaughlin, theft; Allen Lind- say, II. P. Hocks, theft; Charles Nor- thrope, fraud; were allowed to go on suspended sentence, after supplying se- curity for .future good behavior. Three of the persons convicted at the Sessions come up next 'Wednesday Lor sentence. They are Nicholas Noble, aggravated assault; Elizabeth Malo- ney, receiving stolen goods; and Chas. McCabe, forgery. JAP INVASION. Couut Okuma Says Talk is Caused by Politics. Tokio, Oct. 14.—Count Okttma, who in the first stages of the immigration troubles in America, strongly disapprov- ed of the government's Pacific attitude, now practically atlinits that the radical utterances of both Ades was largely prompted by politics. In an interview yesterday, Count Okurna said that Am- ericans misunderstood the Japanese, who are astounded .at the utterances of American newspapers, Reports of the possibility of war, he said, have always emanated from the United States, and very naturally are copied by the news- papers of Japan. While he believes that the Aniericans are over -sensitive on the subject of Japanese immigration, he holds the opinion that the whole discus- sion is largely due to the fact that the United. States are to have a Presidential election next year. It is not likely that the immigration question will be seriously discussed or even become an issue at the coining ses- sion of the Diet. The Japanese Govern- ment believes that the entire question will be solved by the present discourage- ment of emigration and the etrict ob- servance of the laws. 41 • S. RAILWAY WRECKS. FREIGHT TRAINS SUFFERED THE MOST SERIOUS DAMAGE. Two Employees Killed—James Bur- den Struck by Train at Attercliffe --gamuel Hodgskin Loses His Life in a Wrack Near Fert Erie—Other Smashups, St. Thomas, Otte 13. --James Burden, a trackman, aged sixty, while working on the M, C, l, at Attereliffe on Satur- day morning at 9 o'clock was struck by a work tram and died from las injuries an hour later. He failed to get out of the way in time. He loaves k wife, but no children. Samuel Hodgskin Killed. Fort Erie„ Oct. 12.--A wreck occur- red on the CI, at the station known se Antigua The wreck occurred at the (loosing known as Diemond at 10.30 a. tn. A freight eat' wag derail ed end ditehea, Samuel Thalgekin, es employees of the road, WAS killed beneatl the tar. A wrecking strew was quiekly on the mane and the body of If(xlsokin Was removed from beneath the wreck. Iloclg • Akin WAS about nineteen years of age and, unmarried, a resident of Reverie. Collision an the Intercolonial, St, John, N. B., Oct IL—At 11.40 to- night two special freight triune, bound from Springhill to Moncton, on the 1. 0. R., collided near C'elhounte Millseelon- duetor Wilbur's train was following Con- ductor Nickerson's and ran into it, The engine and four care of Wilbur's train were ditohed, and two or three cors of Nickerson's train were broken up. No one was hurt. A wrecking train was sent out from Moneton. C, P. R. Freight Wrecked. Owen Sound, Oct. 13.—Another seri- otte smash-up °courted tide morning on the 0. P. 1.1. near Chatsworth, which, though unattended with any lose of life, Oesultod in heavy damage to the eQ111- panyte rolling stock. The train was a !special freight. When about a mile eouth of Ohateworth the train left the rails, and the engine and seventeen cars were piled in a heap in the ditcb. The engine Was badly wrecked, while the cars were converted into matchwood. The crew es- caped. • • • ALFONSO'S LUNGS CAUSING ANX I ETY TO THE SPAN ISH PHYSICIANS. Feared the Dashing Young Monarch Is Affected With Consumption— French Specialists Unable to Give Him a Clean Bill of Health. London, Oct. 13.—An unusually well- informed correspondent, etationed in Madrid, who is in close touch with Court news, and is not, as a rule, given to reckless statements, says that the grav- est apprehensions are felt about the lungs of the King of Spain. Every 'effort, he says, has been made to conceal the truth, and, of course, the usual formal official denials will be issued, although it is well known that they will convince no one. There can be no real reason for keeping the King's cordition from the public. Fortunately yeuth is on the side of the .young King and every possible euro will be taken of him, so far as his own restless tem- perament will permit; but what lends special gravity to the lung. trouble is, of course, the fact that it is inherited from a short-lived father. The small, narrow chest, sallow complexion, and quick manner of the young King all tend to give physicians corroboratory impres- sions of the truth of what is now an- nounced. It is stated that anxiety about his phyeical condition was the cause of the King's surreptitious visits to Paris. He hopefully consulted eminent lung special- ists in that city, but they failed to give him a clean bill of health. 4• CANNIBAL STORY. WHOLESALE MURDER, CANNIBAL- ISM AND DEADLY FEUDS. Weird Tale of an Editor— Many of Natives in Desperation Kill and Eat Their Own Relatives. Winnipeg, Oct. 13.—J. A. Osborne, editor of the Fort Frances Times, who has just completed a trip of explora- tion in Northeastern Canada, brings back tales of wholesale murder, canni- balism, terrible privation, and deadly feuds among the natives along the chores of James Bay and Labrador. A young man who flew in -Terror to Moose Factory while Mr. Osborne was there, said that he feared his uncle, who had. killed and eaten eight human beings. A woman, also, who was at the settlement, had, in desperate straits of famine, killed and eaten her two chil- dren. As these occurrences did not seem to have caused any great stir in that re- gion, Mr. Osborne has come to the con- clusion that cannibalism is practiced openly on many occasions among the Indians and half-breeds. The great snowfall of last winter, combined with intense cold and the scarcity of small game, produced the (amine conditions which caused such suffering, and in on e case practically wiped out a Cree village, on Main River, Having no provisions stored up, and with streams frozen solid, the Indians starved to death, with the exception of a party of young men and women, who decided to try to make Hudson Bay Fort, 150 miles down the stream. After a journey marked by untold privation they reached the fort more dead than A relief expedition sent back to the village found nothing except thirteen bodies in the rude huts. see • FALL JOGS MEMORY. Truant Spouse Remembers He Left Wife Twenty -Two Years Ago. Galveston, Tex., Oct. 13. --James K. Hazelton, living at San. Annita„ Tex., yeeterday fell from a hayloft on his plantation and was rendered uncon- scious. After two hours of uncon- 4sciousness his mind cleared and he re- membered having left his wife and four children near Montreal, Que., 22 years ago, following an attack of typhoidfever. A brief message informed him that his wife is living, after spending a fortune searching for him. He bas lived fifteen years on the Texcie plan- tation. 0 SWIFTEST OF DESTROYERS. Japan Building 35 -Knot Terrors as Battleship Tenders. Tokio, Oct. 13.—A new type of destroyer is being built for the Jap. anese navy. It will be the biggest as well as the swiftest afloat. It will have a teenage of 1,100 and it tepeed of 35 knots. Its armament will be_ one 5 -inch and eight 4 -inch guns, and it will have four torpedo tubes. It is intended that it shall be able to accompany battleships in any weather. s s Up to date the fastest torpedo malt is the German G 137, which is Said to have made in it trials lest mouth 33 knots and the British Cossack, which the some month in a trial run on the Mersey made 33 1-2 knot. FIRE CHIEF ARRESTED. The Blind River Official Charged With Argon, Sault Ste. Mnrie, bet. 13.—Sonee ex- eitement has been caused at Blind River owing to the fact that Chief Raymond of the fire department there has been :snaked, in eormeetion with the reemt incendiary fires. Six men are now under arrest. The ease against Raymond is said to be mo strong that bail will not be aceepted by the Crown, THE RAILWAY COMMISSION. DEPIQIENCY IN SAFETY APPLI- ANCES ON THE RAILWAYS. Commission to Meet in Hamilton on Nov. 3o—Car Supply in the Northwest— Coal in Store There. ••••••••••10.0 Ottawa, Oct. 14.—(Special)—The Rail - sway Commission has sent out it eircultua to the different railway companies call- ing attention to the defects in equip- ment, particularly in regard to safety appliances, 30 per cent. of the care and engines recently inspected not being pro- vided with the necessary safety appli- ances. In many eases the air brakes were not in saape, of course, if the companlee do not remedy this, the com- mission will see that it is done, The coteinission holds meetings in Ottawa on 411a 20th, 21st and '22nd, in Toronto on 'NC '1 ember 1st, Hamilton 30th, Chatham °Lb' a 'report to the Railway Coinrais- sion Mr. .A. F. Dillinger, operating as- siettint of the chief traffic officer of the JtuiIay Cornmission, reports that since July last the car supply for Canadian coal on the Crow's Nest Pass line has been good, and the prospects for main- taining a supply are also good. Minos shipping domestic coal have not been shart of cars since July, but mines ship- ping to United States points have been short at times. The latter include Hill- crest, Bellevue, Little and Taber, which are dependent on car supply received from American roads. Dillinger says that there was then in store at prairie town e west of Winnipeg some 25,000 tons of coal for domestic use, exclusive of what had been delivered to consumers, and a further supply was and still is coming in. The 0. P. R. had in store QVOr one hundred thousand tons of steam coal west of Winnipeg for winter use, 150,000 tons at Fort William and 150,000 more booked to arrive before navigation closed. From Winnipeg west the Canadian Northern had in store 20,- 000 tons of steam coal for winter, and 160,000 at Port Arthur. There is a scereity of men in the mines; but Mr. Dillinger thinks the car supply will be sufficient. LONGBOAT WON. Indian Wonder First in the Ward Marathon Race. Toronto, Oct. 14.—With smiling face and looking as fresh as the ordinary runner in a mile event, Tom Longboat entered the Exhibition Grounds an Sat- urday afternoon after his aareile eau and for the second time finished first in the Ward Marathon race. Near the fin- ish Controlled Ward met the Indian won- der and presented him with a, eouquet. Longboat stopped for a moment, appar- ently in doubt as to whether it was the finish of.a race or a reeeptiom but, urea ed on by the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd, he sprinted again' and crossed the line, having gone the diettace in 1 hour, 41 minutes and 40 seconds. This time shows marvellous . speed. The world's recerd for 20 miles on a mea• sured track is 1 hour, 53 minutes, 42 seconds. The first ten to finish. were: I, Thos. Longboat, I. C. A. C.; 2, Harry Lawson, W. E. Y. M. 0. A.; .3, John Tait, West End; 4, W. H. Wood, Brantford Y. M, C. A.; 5, W. B. Goldsboro, Central Y. M. C. A.; 6, Hilton Green, I. C. A. C.; 7, John MeNear, Central Y. M. C. A.; 8, Pat Kielty, Toronto Police A. O.; 0, W. G. Howard, Central Y. M. O. A.; 10, Westerby, Garrison A. C. BIG CHANNEL Of Si: Mary's River Two Miles Long and 300 Feet Wide. Sault Ste. Marie, Oct. 14.—Water was turned into the new channel of the St. Mary's River at the West Neebish yesterday, marking the com- pletion of one of the biggest projects undertaken on the great lakes since the building of the Poe lock. The new channel is over two miles in length, 9,000 feet of which is cut through solid rock. The channel is 300 feet in width, with a depth at minimum stage of water of twenty-two feet. It is lo- cated eighteen miles below the Soo and lies to the west of Neebish t e present channel being to the east of the Island. This old channel will hereafter be used solely for up - bound boats, the heavily laden down - bound ,craft using the new waterway, - which has none of the sharp turns which are embarrassing to the mod- ern 600 foot freighter. The new chan- nel will not be formally opened to navigation until spring. The project has cost upwards of three million dol- lars. 4 • 6 OTTAWA MAN SHOT. The Accident Took Place at Kettle Island. Ottawa, Oct. 13,—Thos, O'Connor, an employee of the Post Office Department, inet with it serious accident this after- noon. He and it compenion went out to Kettle Dilated, taking a shotgun with them. In some way the gun, which was earried by his companion, was ac- cidentally discharged by the hammer catching in a twig. The eontents, which consisted of No. 4 shot, hit O'Con- nor in the thigh, tearing away the fleshy part and making a frightful wound. Weak front logs of blood, he was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where his injur- ies are being attended to. JAPAN ESE IMMIGRANTS. Less Than One Thousand Direct From Japan. Ottawa, Oct. 13.—Hon. It. W. Scott, Secretary of State, has received e tele- gram from Dr. Munro, Dominion immi- gration agent tit Vancouver, showing that of the total number of arrivals of Japanese immigrants in Canada this year to date less than one thousand aune direct from Japan and remained in this country. All told, the number of Japanese arrivals provided. with pass- ports was about three thousand, Three- quarters of theee mine from Honolulu, or were destined for 'United States points. The remainder, numbering about 750, were provided with passports, mhde out in due form by the Japanese Gov- ernment, :snowing immigretion direet to Calash. As this number is only slight- ly in excess of the total of 000 per year allowed under the understanding with Japan when the treaty with Canada came lute lone, it ie apparent that the Japanese Governinent is not departing, to any great extant at least, from that tecit agreement respecting the limita- tion of immigration. A CAT'S EIQARD BILL. Woman Awarded $233 in Boston Court for Feline'e Keep. New York, Oct. 14.—The Herald has received the following despatch from Boston: As payment -for it eat's boara bill Mrs. Elizabeth IL Meyers was to -day allowed $223 be the Municipal Civil Wirt. Ben, an Angora eat, wording to testimony, is very fastidious and has an appetite only for ereana tenderloin steak and salmon, Mro. Meyers teeta fled that the eat was brought to her by Martha W. Merrill, of Lebanon, N. II., in April, 1902. She was to care for the eat at $2 it week. It was not stipulat- ed, aecording to Mrs. Meyers, what Ben was to eat, The eat sulked unless he had cream three times a day and tenderloin twice, with a side order of salmon. On such diet Ben worried along in life until 1905, when his board bill for one hundred and fifty-four weeks was $308. Mrs, Meyers sent- urgent demands for Ben's owner, Mrs. Merrill, who finally came from New Hampshire and made a part settlement of $154. Ben is still running up his board bill. Mrs. Meyers testified to -day that she had made re- peated vain attempts to locate Mrs, Mer- rill, MAKE MACHINE CONFESS. - Germany's Latest Scheme to Curb Racing Motorists. Berlin, Oct 13.—To further curb the death -dealing propensities of high- power automobiles, the German Govern- ment is about to establish regulations compelling motor cors to be fitted with specially licensed speedometters. • The Government has devised it speed - registering apparatus which indicates distances both by 'hour and for litter- mediat periods in such conspicuous fig- ures that not only can they be read by the chauffeur and other occupants of the oar, but by persons outside the car,. The apparatus is so constructed that it cannot be tampered with by anymody, An illuminating arrangement also makes it possible to read the speedometer in the dark. Speed will be so registered that the police will be enabed to 'ascer- tain at what speed the machine has been eravelline at any time during the pre- ceding ahours. The beginning and end- ing of each particular trip will also be specifically registered. PAID AGENTS. King Leopold's Hirelings Disturbing Congo Scandal Meetings. London, Oct. 13.—Meetings being held in England to protest against the Congo scandal are being disturbed by men who are believed to be paid agents of Ring Leopold. Rev, Mr. Harris, a Congo mis- sionary, asserts that the interrupters are supplied liberally with funds and a knowledge of things known only to those behind the scenes. They are supplied with questions based on evidence given before King Leopold's commission, and still unpublished, and with expensive books written by defenders of the Congo regime. One of a crowd who went to a Wool- wich meeting with first-class tickets asked where the next meeting would be held. When told that Northampton would be the next place he said, "We have not been paid enough for that." A STORMY VOYAGE. Child Killed and Two Injured Cross- ing Atlantic. Quebec, Oct. 13. —The Allan Line s.s. Corsican, Capt. Pickering, from Liver- pool, which arrived in port yester- day morning, tiled an exceedingly stormy time of it during the passage, and one death is attributable to the stormy weather. It appears al woman passenger had just arisen and was standing with it child in her arms, when the ship- gave a sudden lurch and the two were, knocked down, the thild sustaining such injuries that it died the next day from the effects. Another male passenger .had to have twelve stitchee, put in his head through being knocked down, besides tiaving one of his wrists broken, and a sec- ond man had several ribs fraetured. FINE CHURCH. BURNED. Seventy -Five Thousand Dollar Blaze at Cote Si: Paul, Quebec. Montreal, Oct. 13.—Fire destroyed the Roman Catholic Church at Cote St. Paul on Saturday afternoon, causing a oss of $75,000. There was $30;000 in- urance on the church and contents. No tenon knows how the fire originated, tnd it had made considerable headway before it was noticed. Firemen from Montreal and Vedun went to the assist - woe of the local brigade, but were un- eble to save the structure. Several firemen had narrow escapes from death awing to falling walls and towers. BUILDING THE G. T. P. Clearing the Right of Way on the Lower Abitibi. Cobalt, Oct. 13.—The Grand Trunk Faci- le 'Railway, which will run within ,welve miles of the Ghost River, on the Lower Abitibi, is getting its right of vay cleared. O'Brien & Rogers are un - ler contract to clear 100 miles of the ..ight of way in the neighborhood of the 'ake and the G. T. P. themselves are building a tote road on which their sup. dies will be brought in. It is anticipat- -,0 that four hundred men tvill soon Inc employed in the district. There is much tetivity yet at McDougall's Chutes, nany prospectors comingeand going from .he Abitibis and Night Hawk Lake. s • STRIKE IN ITALY. Workmen in Milan Would Make It General Throughout Country. Milan, Oct. 13.—At a meeting yester- day the workmen on strike in this citydecided' to continue to strike and i to nvite workmen throughout Italy to join its The railwaymen have al- readydone so. No trains are leaving or arriving at Milan. Trains approach- ing the city are stopped outside. The street cars have also ceased The strikers number 150,000. All the public offices and banks ore guarded by military. A general etrike has been proelitimed at Bologna and Leghorn. - 'es** Rev. Dr, Potts Failing Fist. Toronto, Oct. 14,---Rov, Dr, Potts, the labieritional Secretary of the Methodist Church, WAS reported by his phyeacian, Dr. W. A. Young, last night to be failing rapidly.Rev. Dr. Potts has now been iinconecioua for nearly six tiara during the wbole of width time the worst MA been feared by his Mende., • The Grand Valley Railway will build several exteneions in Western Ontario. WHO IS HE? 4 DECAPITATED BODY OF MAN FOUND IN NEWFOUNDLAND. His ClothWere Made in Toronto— Otherwise There is Nothing t, Tell Who the Vietim Comrades May Have Killed Him. Halifax, Oct, 14.—Further details were received at -Sydney to -day from the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, of the • supposed upper Canaditia who is believed to have raet his death by foul means while on a recent fishing excur- sion in the wilds of the ancient colony. There is deep mystery surrounding the whole affalr, and, although most dili- gent inquiry' has been going on for some time, no light has as yet been thrown on the identity of the murdered man or the exaet cauees which led up to bis death. The body was found by a man named Nott at Gull Marsh, Bonne Bay. It had been decapitated and •the hands were missing, the members having been re- moved by some sharp instrument. The unfortunate man anust have been about five feet six inches in height. He was rather stoutly built and dressed well. His clothehad been made in Toronto, the buttons bearing the name of J-. FL Ames of that city. Other than this tliere is absolutely no clue to identification, everything of a tell-talti nature having been removed frem the pockets. A number of fiehlog parties from upper Canadian cities are known to have explored lately the re- gion in the vicinity of Gull Marsh, and it is thought that the unknown victim met his death at the hands of his com- rades, It is understood that the authorities at Bonne Bay are determined to have the matter thoroughly investigated. B TLER COLLISION. ENGINEER WRIGHTON SENTENC- ED TO THREE MONTHS. Evedince Showed that Ho Received Two Orders and Failed to Act on the Second—Engineers at Kenora Worked Up- Over the Sentence. Kenora despatch: At the District Court yesterday, the jury, after over duce hours' deliberation, returned a veediet of "guilty, with a recoirunenda- lion for mercy," in the ease A Engineer George Wrighton. Judge Chapple then osenteenneed him to three months' imprie- nrct. The ease was similar to the Hespeler case. It arose out of the collisien ef the second section of express No. all, gc,ing east, and express No. 97, at :gut - ler, in which thirteen people were killed, eleven Chinamen and their guard, O'Con- aor, on No. 96, and it Japanese on 07'. The evidence showed that two orders had been given to Engineer Wrighton itt Raleigh, one annulling the other. Iie did not grasp the annulment and the icci- de,rt occurred. Counsel for the defence endeavored to show that both orders might have been the same. They also argued that the engine he was driving was old and trou- blescme, taking up most of his time looking after the defects. As Kenora is a railway town the case !me created much interest, and some en- gir.eers declare that if they are to be held liable to imprisonment for accidents, besides running the risks of their daily occupation, they will quit the service. There is great sympathy for Wrighton. - • DYING OF OLD AGE. EMPEROR -KING OF AUSTRIA TAKES TURN FOR WORSE. Physicians fear the Royal Patient's Heart May Not be Able to With- stand the Physical Depression of the System. Vienna, Oct. 13.—Although Emperor Francis Joseph this morning was regard- ed as slightly better, lete.again became worse during the day. • His physicians now fear an outbreak of lobular pneu- monia. His Majesty's fever is higher. A feeling of depression reigns among the members of his entourage. A sleep- ing pgtion was administered last night, and his Majesty slept until 6 o'clock this morning. After awakening he arose and was propped up by pillows in an arm- chair. las ternperature was below nor- mal. He has taken considerable doses of quinine. The Emperor -King repeatedly asked to be taken into the open air, saying that he had been used to it the whole of his die, and that otherwise lie could not re- cover quickly. Owing to his condition, however, the physicians refused the re- quest. According to the doctors the danger ie from old age, and not from sickness. The Hague, Oct. 13.—A - cipher tele- gram from Vienna received by a lead- ing diplomat here to -day says that the optimistic reports of the condition of the Emperor -King are issued purposely so as not to alarm the people. The gravest danger, the despatch says, which is not mentioned in the official communication, is that the patient'e heart may be too weak to withstand the general physical depression. 4 • 0 EQUAL RIGHTER ELECTED. Only One Majority in the Print(' Albert Election, Prince Albert, Sask., Oct. 13.— After it short and bitter eampaign in the by, election here, rendered neeessary by the resignation of Attorney -General La- mont, Mr. Bradshaw, the Equal Rights candidate, was elected yesterday by a majority of one over Mr. Turgeon, Lib- eral. There are nearly 300 contested ballots, and upon these the eventual result likely depends. The Liberals elaitn that two to one of these belong to them, but the Opposition expect an even break. Majorities et the various polls were as follows: Poll 1, Turgeon, 8; poll 2. 13redshaw, 25; 3, Bradshaw, 2; poll 4, Bradshaw, 7; poll 5, Bradshaw, 10; poll 6, 'Burgeon, 4; poll 7, Bradelatty, 2; poll 8, Turgeon, 33. This is the first by-election in Saskatchewan. 4 - - MEET NeXT IN TORONTO. Street Railway, Eniployees of America to Hold Convention Hare. New Orleans, Las Oct. 13.—Toronto, Ont., Was yesterday eliosen as the next meeting place for the biennial eonvention of the ikrnalgottuttea Aesotietious of Street tad Electric Railway Employee Ameriet. W. D. Mahon was re.eleok4d President of the order, Ana all other °aided* Were re-elected. JAKE SUNFIELD FOUND GUILTY. A Hamlin:et despatch says: After a trial extending over three days Jacob Tamillo, alias Jake Sun field, was yesterday found guilty of murder and sentenced to be hangep on Friday, November 29. The verdict waa what was expected, Mr. J. L Counsell received many congratula tions for his able defence of the pri sonar, but it was clear in the min 0, of all that Sunfield was the min* derer. FACTS OF THE CASE. Andrew Radzyk killed on July 12, Jake Sunfield arrested on sam4 day, charged with murder. Subs°. quently committed for trial. Trial began on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and lasted, till Frickiy night at IG o'clock. Jury was out nearly four hours, ba fore rendering a verdict of guilty. Sunfield sentenced to be hanged on Friday, Nov. 29. Sunfiold's right name is Jake Tam• Hie and he is 31 years of age. I-14 hhs a wife and family in Chicago. Sunfield blames drink for putting him in the shadow of death. Trial will :cost 0.e city and :.auntv about $2,000. 4 • WASHED INTO FLUME. Engineers of Ottawa Electric Railway Have Narrow Escape. Ottawa, Oct, 13.—Mr. W. H. Bald win, hydraulie engineer of the Ottawa Ele,etric Railway, and three of the company's engineers, Joseph Sahnon J. Cousineau and E. Gaudreau, had a narrow escape from losing then lives. 'While removing stop loge the lifting carriage fell over, carrying the four men into the swift-nuening water leading to the flume. Salmon and Gaudreau clung to the carriage and were quickly rescued; Baldwin ano Cousineau were washed into the flum and carried a considerable die- tance. Baldwin managed to grab one of the logs, but it was some time be fore Cousinean eves discovered owing to the darkness. Both men were badle bruised. • • 0. MINISTER DEAF. Hon. Mr. Aylesworth Undergoes Operation—Dates Canceled. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 14.--(e7pecia3)e— Hon. A. B. Aylesevorth, iviimeeer 01 tice, has been suffering from deafnese for some time past. Last week Dr. Court- ney, of this city, performed an operation and Mr. Aylesworth is improving and expects to be all right again in the course of a short time. In the meantime Dr `Courtney has forbidden the Ministo from fulfilling any of his political en- gagements. He has therefore been under the necessity of cancelling his arrange- ments to go to Halifax tot the Fielding reception and also to speak in the by- election in North Wellington and East Northumberland. TOO MUCH POMP. Fair Clerks Sp ,nd Too Much Time Fixing Their Hair. Pittsburg, Oct. 14.—Managers 01 Pitteburg big stores have declared war on the big pompadours and scores ei girls who insisted on wearing their hair this way have been discharged, one of the leading stores letting twenty girls go at once, without recommendoe tions. The claim is made that too much time is taken by the girls in taking care of this high mass of hair, and some time ago several the the stores served notice that the high "pomp" 'must go. Either that or the wearer must go. Many of the girls insisted, and last eevning in their pay envelopes the blue slip of dis- charge was found. REVIVALISTS SEPARATE. Torrey and Alexander Will Tour No Longer Together. London, Oct. 13.—It is understood that the partnership which has existed a number of years between revivalists De. Torrey and Charles IL Alexander, and which is almost as famous as that which united Moody and Sankey, has come to an end. As preacher and soloist, respectively, they have toured together in America, Australasia and Great Britain, and at- traeted large audiences. The difference between the two men is most marked. Dr. Torrey, in theology, is a strict orth- odox dogmatist, who seems to hurl words at his hearers as if he were pelting them with hard peas. Mr. Alexander possesses more of the humor of life. He always has got into touch with his audiences quicker than his colleague, and in this fact, it is said, lips the reason for the dissolution of pat tnership. LITTLE GIRL KILLED. 7 Doris McJannet Run Over by Sep - orator at Pilot Mound. Pilot Mound, Oct. 12.—A fatal acei- dent ocenrred here yesterday. A num. ber of children were playing on Railway avenue when a traction engine, drawing a separator, passed, Little Doris Me- - Janet, aged four years., daughter of Rob- ert McJanet, jumped on the separator tongue, and, overbalancing, fell beneath the machine, both wheels passing over her and killing her instantly. • - • TO RUSSIA BY BALLOON. A British Attempt to Capture Long - Distance Record. Londoe, Oct, 13. --Tender the auspices of The Daily Graphic it mammoth bal- loon left the Crestal Palace last night in an Attempt to break the longalistance mord by it voyage to Russia. The aer- onauts expect to cross the North Sea during the night, Ana to be well over tbo continent by midday "Sunday. a • DEEP DIVER DROWNED. Bridgeport, Mass., Oct. 14,—Timothy Dwyer, it deep sea diver, of Portland, MegWAS arONVried. on Sunday by the capsizing of it boat. Dwyer had been at work in the harbor on it eunken schoon- er, and, with John Christine, rowed to the city to have photographs taken. CARIN F Passengers in New York Trolley Had Close Call. New York, Oct. I4—Crowded with .a theatre -goers returning from New Ark and half way itemise a high trestle, a Hoboken trolley ear suddenly burst int?) flames ehortly before mitinight ;net night. At Um point on the trestle this gar wea eeventy feet above the ground, Many of the passengers were women, and. it was with difficulty that it panic was quelled. The conductor and the motorman as- sured them that all would escape in mfety. .Ae soon as the car Was stopped the passengers streamed out and made their way to a narrow plank pathway, inade slippery by the rain. On this dan- gerous footing, surrounded by live feed .vires, they walked for some distance ia the 4ark before reaching solid ground.. All got off the trestle, whiteirlin180 eigh at ite highest point, without a dent. The ear was entirely consume& WHIPPED WRONG TWIN. rhe TeacherWas unle to Tell the ,a4 Boys Apart. Pittsburg, Oct. 14—Herbert and Al- bert Knightlinger are thirteen -year-old twine who look so muck alike that bilias Carrie Singer, their .scheol teaoher, can- not tell them apart. They were ale ways getting into trouble and blaming it on each other, and Mies Singer in- variably punished the wrong one. She got into trouble SO often that yesterday she appealed to Profeeser John A. Hollinger, the assistant 'Prin- cipal, who decided to whip.both of them: so that he would get the right ono. Ile did. Now he will have to answer a Marge of assault and battery made against him before Alderman McDowell oy Mrs. Mary linightlinger, the mother if the twins. Yesterday one of the twins blew up paper bag and smashed. it, making a cremendous explosion. The teacher sus- pected one of the twine, and Lizzie Mar- tin confirmed her euspicion. Lizzie iS English and -gets her "eni."-mixednp.e "T'wath Talbert Kuightlinger, if you oleathe," she lisped. Mies Singer promptly called up Hal- bert, despite his assertions of innocence, and whipped him, He claimed it was AIliert, and that Lizzie had said "Hal - bei}" while trying to say "Albert." ' he teacher was more confused' than wee, and so she whipped Albeit, too. dutl.Halbedt' and Albert bad changed icat4p and Halbert alleges, he got "lick- ed ttaiae. Then the teacher gave up and apaealed to the assistant Principal, who whiasped both the boys. BISHO LONDQN. • • ?reaches BeforeBig Crowd at New Haven, New Ha-ven, Conn., Oct. 14a—Many hundreds of people were turn 1 ...aN 'ay from Woolsey Hall, Yale Universit yesterday, at the college service, usually held in that chapel, when the Rev. Ar- thur F. 1Vinnington Ingram, Lord Bish- ep of London preached. The auditor - 'um was filled to its capacity, after the faculty and undergraduate body had taken their seats. The bishop preached earnestly from James i. 17. In opening he said he brought it greeting to Yale from the older Universitiegaof Oxford. and Cambridge. The text he divided into three parts, faith, conscience, morals and personal cleanliness and stewardship. He urged the college men to go into college setleeniiieren,trvovot :leg, gittli4n1d. praised d,..the various religious bodies v 'eh aim at bringing tvt 26 LIVES LOT. Despatcher's Error Results in Fatal Smash Up. Manchester, N.H.,Oct. 14—The fatal mistake as a result of which 26 lives were lost and 20' persons seriouely in- jured in it head-on collision between a freight and passenger train on the Bos- ton and Maine Railroad at Canaan, N. H., on Sept. 15, originated in the office of the train despatcher at Concord ac- cording to the report of the State Board of Railroad C,ommisioners, made public to-day.,Invesigations by the railroad officials. disclosed that the error lay between James A. Browleer, the train despatcher at Concord, and John S. Greeley, tlie tele- graph operator at Canaan. The report exonerates Greeley from blame. No recommendation is made with reference to the despatcher. 44* HER LADYSHIP DECEIVED? -4461"11111 Alleiation in Court Respecting Late Sir Adam Wilma. Did the late Sir Adam Wilson dio !Mediae? This is the point that r/d, Justice clute awe called upon yesterday in the Non -jury As- sizes to lietermine one way or the other as a result of an action brought bg Florence L. Dalton and Daivd T. Symons against the To- ronto General Trusts Corporation and Mrs. C. M. Lillie Wilson to compel them to hand over the estate of the late Omma Wilton of whieh the plaintiffs are the executorand trustees. Mr. Justice elute deferred hand- ing out judgment yesterday, as he has construe docureents that 111:;so a almost $S00,000. -",k • „001- " ewmuet litter gir Alum Wilson -1. what he was dans," eau Mr. Roof, "be- cause he signed a deettake4 'which tew law- yers would have drawn ups'ior him, know- ing that there would be tretrale," "Do you think that was it retradaboUt way of deceiving Lady Wilson 1" asked UT. Just- ice elute. " Ithink so," rejoined Mr. Roar. "That is mailer a :startling (preposition," said the Judge. "It is," replied the lawyer, "but doubtless your Lordship has Cattle acreas Nat Men cases." • • * • FARMER KILLED BY GAS, Peter Farley, of Arthur, Ont., ,T,nrried Gas Jet Too Par. Toronto despatch: After he had suf- feral for two days from the effeets of inhaling illioninethig gas, Mr. Peter Feta ley, aged 72, it retired farmer from Ar- thur, Ont., died at the home of his son- ittaaw, Mr. George W. lately, 649 °sw- ami street east, at an early hour yes- terday morning. Mr. Farley was found unconscious in tad when the oecupants of the house edited hire an Monday morning. He had retired' it his moral early hour and turned off the gas before getting into bed. As he wanted to nark an early train leaving the city,' he got up a,beatt 3 o'clock to look at the time, and in turning off the jet it second time he turned it too Mr, allowing the gas to esettre. ...fir* Saskatoon, netla.--A young httrn- stenth'r named Frank litinitir-nialin WAS enisliest to death latteassei it Watinii an it building at Fasallarislia realiststal.