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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-01-16, Page 7y nre THE QUEEN OF ABYSSINIA IN AN UNFRIENDLY 111000. Longs to See the Day When Forgiveness Wilt Go *-.Taunts British Minister. Rome, Jan, 11. --No further news has been receivea of the reportea serious teoubles Italian Somaliland, which re - 8 ultett in pitched battles between the Italian forces mud the Abyssinians, and. the raid and the besieging of Lugh by the tribesmen. A number tit wild reports are in circulation, however. It is said that the despatch announcing the attack oa the Italian forces eid not conte lawn any Italian official or offker, but from an agent of a cotapeuy, who evidently es - (taped from Lugh before the siege began, The situation in Italian Somaliland as, wines international importance owing to the signing in Locke. Detember 13,, 1000, by Italy, Great Britalu and France of an accord on Abyssinia, the three powers pledging themselves to co-oper. ate for their respective interests. King Illenelik never like(' this agreement. Recently Queen Taitoti said to M. Bryce, the French Minietea "I long to 800 the day on which all of you will go." • To J. le. Harrington, the British Min- ister; King- Meuelik spoke pialtay,. say- ing; "After all, you British cannot oome here and make war." Mr. Harrington replied:. "Nor would you da,re enter British territory," The exact forces in Dam Somaliland number 2,101 native soldiers, wit° are commanded by eighthen officers. They have eleven guns and eight quiels-firleg genie BANDIT RAISUL1 HAS 'JOINED SULTAN IVIULIA HARD, Abd -EI Aziz May be Deposed ---People Fear Ar- mies of Both Sultans. Paris, Jan. 13,—A special despatch to the Matin from Taagter says that. Rai- sule the bandit, has joined lanai Hand and that he still persists in his refusal to give up. Ceid Sir Harry Maclean, except by order of the new leader, Adviees from Itabat to the Matin state that Abeeel-Aziz's court is terror-strick- en by the news thee, Mutat Halal has been praclaimed Sulten. The Matin understands that recent 'eonfereneee between Premier .Clemencean and the French representetives at Berlin and Tangier make it practically ceetain that it will be absolutely unnecessary to modify the French policy in Morocco. —iiliEMEN KILLED. POUR LOSE THEIR LIVES AT • A GOTHAM BLAZE. IVIany Others Badly Murt—The Fire Was Spectacular and Disastrous—Hotel Converted Into a Temporary Hos- pital. xew York, an. 13.—Four firemen went 'to • their deaths when they re- itponded to . a fire thee burned the Parker building, a 12 -storey business structure, occupying the block be- tween Ease 18th street and' 19th street, on Fourth avenue, to -night. Fought by half the firemen of the Manhattan and apparatus that blocked the street for blocks, the flames were witk difficulty confined to the building in which they originated, Floor after floor gave way and drop- ped to the basement and beneath these and crumbling walls no less than thirty firenien wore °aught. 'Fair were killed outright and others seriously injured. When the casualties began the Flor- ence Hotel, which adjoine the burning building, on 18th street, was made a temporary- hospital, where fire depart- ment physicians gave immediete aid to the injured. The monetary loss was es- timatea to -night at $1,500 000. The fire was one of the Most spectac- • ular as well • as disastreus inrecent yeerse From start to finish its course was 'marked by heartrending scenes, sensational eieapes and Castles of hero- ism. t "AT HOME" DAYS. Sharp Criticism of a London Magistrate • - Over Druce Case. London, Jan. 12.—One oi -the out- standing lealtures of the preetedangs Atagistrate Plowden's court in the Druce case watt tbe enavd laShi0110110 NInomeii, admitted by tieket who crowded the bench in the body of the court, giv- ing it the appearance of eine Plowden's "at Mame' day. A similar .eate of things was noticeable at the recent trial of a man named* Wood for the murder of a woman of the lowest type. The Saturday Review clevotes an art tiele to censuring "Magatrate Plowden and hie retinue of laoy friends" for the use they made of hie court for many weeks. fhe following passage exempli- fied the criticism: "kossibly Magistrate Plowelen may have been Inc victiin of the friends of society. women who when they have an object en view will bully, cajole and exploit their status and ex- periment with other people's snobbish- • ness With an effrontry that their huin. bler sisters cannot acquire 310 imitate. He bas ,set a bad example at a, time wheal the appearance of women in public is not tending to decorum. Very rarely a few years ago a lady might take a seat near a judge or a magistrate, but it was done quietly. Now apparently crowds of women with leisure are keep- ing their eyes on the court for any- tinng 'sensational. If the ladies were • reeky interested in the ordinary work of a magistrate it would be a, sign of seriousness. • t A DRASTIC 130YCOTT • More Aftedeta. Paris, den. 13.—Despatches received' :.barthe Government -from Rabat an- nounee that the army of General Bag- ; dani, chief of the Sultan's army, -wlech • was camped outside the city, has been loaned within the walls. This is causing I the Europeans great anxiety. They feer the soldiers of Abd-e1-.A.ziz as much as they do Mulai Hafid's, Big Sensation. • Paris, Jan. 13.—A special despatch from Tangier to the Petit Parisian states that the news from Fez has produced such a tremendous sensation among the 1 native population that the Government officials fear that the deposition of ANL el -Aziz may be praclaimed at Tangier soon, • Leveled at Indiana Railway by Labor Unions. aluneie, W., Jan. 12. — One of the most drastic boycotts and in the °pin- ion of business men one of the most iniquitous that e was ever leveled at the business interest of a community, its now beiag enforted by organized labor here. Every labor union in the city has adopted a rule to fine a mein- ber $26 every time he rides on ft street ear, and the rute applies likewise to :es Wife and children, Merehaate, grocers and other trades- • Men lieve been notified that the patron, age of laboring men will be wieliheld if they Tide on the ears and ministers in tne emburbs and some in the city, Whoee, *eh, ehurthes are attended by laboring 'pea. pie, have been wattled that, these dames will withdraw from the ehtirelies if the Ministers ride on the oars. Notiees have been terved oet phyekintas that they will not be employed if they potronize the the traction company, end every kind of !tee**. letteitteat leinetleally. klieg' by the bOyeett. HUNT FOR REGALIA. POWERS OF COMMISSION OF IN- QUIRY VERY LIMITED. Sensation Caused. at Opening of Inquiry by Withdrawal of Sir Arthur Vicars, the Custodian of the Missing Jewels, Dublin, Jan. 13.—Art abrupt termina- tion to -day. of the first, sitting. of the Vice -regal Conimission appaintea to in- vestigate the circumstances surrounding the loss of the regalia of the Order of St. Patrick from Dublin Castle last June has caused a great sensation. According at a• statement by counsel for Bir Arthur Edward Vieters, who was custodian of the missing jewels, the Gov- ernment in October last communicated to their client its intention to remove aim from the office of Ulster King -at - Arms and re -constitute that office, end the withdrawal of Sir Arthur from the sitting of the•commissionto-day was due to his contention that the limited scope of the commission's inquiry precludes any proper investigation beitig 'nada 'of the incidents which resulted in the deci- sion•of the Government to remove him. In the brief proceedings to -day Ches- ter Jones, one of the Commissioners, an- nounced that it was no business of the commiselonto find the thief; that was for the police to do. There was much speculation to -night as to what are the serious and. grave matters which; according to Sir Arthur's -counsel, the commission is not permitted to inquire into. The Dublin Evening Herald -declares that the mystery of the jewels only touches the fringe of the question, and that revelations may be expected which have not been equalled M Ireland for a quarter of a century.. Peirce' Gun Mahoney, Cork Herald -of - Arms, who is a step -brother of eir Ar- thur Edward Vicars, in an open letter appeals to the Lord -Lieutenant of Ire- land to grant a full inquiry into the matter, claiming that this alone will satisfy the piiblic conscience. MANHOOD ,SUFFRAGE DEMAND OF THE PEOPLE REJECTED BY PRUSSIAN LANDTAG. Serious Rioting Abotit Parliament Bend- ing and in Berlin Strata— Mob Charged by tbe Police. • W.* strata* bocealle disorderly and Were reatea. The elittett pollee 4Rtee Of liar- , lia its oh thIty in the DrineLpal parte Of the city, There hetet been celliaione tween the leadifestente mei the eoliee in eeveral of the main thormegbfaree, arid these resu1te4 In Minterous arreets. The motien for Manhood StiffPagb WAS discuesed in tete ,Litaolteet amid seeeet dptriel• ituel linally rejected. without it dtvision. TRIED TOMURDER. Berlin, Jan. 13.—A demand made in the Prussian Latedtaa to -day fot Man- hood suffrage in Prussia brought out the statement from Prince Von Bue- low, the Imperial Chancellor, that while the matter required reform, the Gov- ernment did not consitter that 'man- hood suffrage would be lgood for the State, and that secret voting would not be permitted. He said the demonstra- tions of the people bad not Made the slightest impression on the Governineaet and the Government lied not elutuged by one hair's breadth its decision to earry out wbat it thought to be right. The Chancellor's statement was dis- tinctly unpopular with the people, who had gathered in large numbers outside the Landtag building. Rioting began and the polio were speedily reinforced, The demonstration tweed through the city, awl to control the rioters the police bad to charge with drawn sabres, number. of the rioters were injured, and tome of the police sustained wounee. The Vorwaerts, the leading Socialist organ, says that the hour has struelt for the mases to deemed represtatte tion in Perlittmcnt. After being driven away froth the neighborhood of the Lataltag buliding the crowd made its way ill the diree- tion of the Imperial Palate. The po- lice aaifl'Oa the streets leading to the ettlace, but they did not clear the square fneing the Imperitd residences where the family of the Etriperor is now liv- ing. In spite of the very eold wee- ther the crowd grate rapidly. It wits eamposea teintipelly of the unemploy- ed, of witiell it ie animated there .are JAMES HUNTER FIRED TWO SHOTS AT WM. 0, CHUTE, Went Into•the Tailoring Shop of the Latter ansi Made a Deliberete, At- tempt -Upon His Life. -Then Walked, Away Smqking. .....••••••••••••••• A Toronto report: Without giving any evaruhig, James Hunter, who runs a bather shop at 14 Yonge etreet Arcade, fired two shots point blink at William 0. Chute, 11 Arcade, yosterday after- noon, but as he wee within a few feet oe Ids mark Mr, Chute was enabled to strike up his arm on the tirst occesion and on the second attempt knocked down the revelver so that the bullet eat a hole in tete flooriug of the Shop. Up till five months ago 'butter bad been on geed tame With • Me. Chute Then Mr. Chute bet Hunter an ovetholet, that Squires, the Australian boxer, would beat Tommie Burns inthe inter- national prize fight at SOX Remise°, and loeb. -For eonie reason the otereoet wae not turned °vet, and Hunter's feeling. towards bauee has been growing ever emee, so much so that lately he has, according to the statemout of Mr. Chute, been going round, the Areade call- ing him opprobreous names. • There was a diapute 6 on Tleurseley night which culminated, it is stated, in Hunter striking, Chute. Yesterday after- noon about half -past 4. while there were two customers in the shop, Hunter came into the tailor's shop, walked ttp to within a few feet of 'elm, drew a revolver and .pulled the trigger. Pro- bably Mr. Chute owes his immunity i from njury to the quielteess with which he threw up Hunter's arm for the bul- let went high and tore into the plaster high in the wall, • . Firing a seeond time, holding the gun inuch lower, Mr. alhute was able to strike his aesailent's arm down, and the bullet bored a hole itt the floor, a few inebers from his feet. Hunter was going to shoot again but lowered the gen :when Chute apologized. Hunter then walked outside the shop and lit a cigar and nanny smoked it for some -minutes, then taking off his barber's apron went into his own prem. ees and aidein the basement, where le S. Allison and plain clothes constable Young found him. Ile was taken to Court street Poliee Station.oera charge of shooting with in- tent to kiR. Bail was refused. • CLAIMS STILL STAND.. Nova Scotia Claims on York Loan Not Decided. • Toronto, Jan. 13.--A lively discussion between Mr. C. A. Masten and Mr. W. M. Douglas, K. Ce in connection with the claims of the Nova Scotia •shareholders against the York Loan Conipany'S assets was the feature of the concluding argu- ment before official referee Mr. George Kappele Saturday afternoon. Mr. Kap- pele reserved judgment and has asked counsel to obtain further authorities. After Mr. 'Masten's formal argument counsel entered on a general aiscue sion as to the effeot they would have had upon the clahne of the Nova Scotia investors were the operations of the York- Loan in that Province admitted , to be ultra, vires. Mr. Douglas, for the general body of sharehtilders, bolds that the transac- tions were not ultra vires, but that if they were so the people who bought the shares cannot recover their money unless they can trace the actual amountspaid in and show that they were applied on the debts cif the come pany. Mr. Masten argued that the York Loan never realty "obtained" the funds from the investors in Nova .Scotia, sinee the contract enteree into between the parties was ultra ',Ches. Counsel ex- changed words at times with greeter ve- hemence than on ordinary OM...SIM. DRAYLOAD OF BOOTY. Winnipeg Police Bring Off a Big Haul. of Stolen Goods. Winnipeg,- Jan. 13.—A gang of des- perate burglars, who have been operat- ing here for the pastweek, were cleverly refolded up by the &lice this afternoon, ani all are now under arrest. By a lucky circumstance they were discovered. at work in Cohea's store by a patrolman this, morning. All escaped arrest but one, who gave thename of A. Fortescue, but his personality afforded it clue which led to the capture of the :entire gang early in the afternoon. At the- headquarters of the gang the police secured a big dray lona of stolen merchandise of it miscellitrieous ;name - ter. The robbers pitched canes In a bush two miles from the' city. They con- fessed to the police that they had itt- tctnded . stealing a team of horses to- night and driving over the border with the loot. Amon g the spoils. were eighty-five watchea, which haa beeti stolen in Bran- don. The inert gave tbe names of 13. Martin, IL Boyd, It. Calder, M: Raymond andeall of ,thetri are Englishmen. CLEARED THE COURTROOM. Illinois Woman Updertook to Get Justice for Herself.. . • Waukegon, 111., Jan. 12,—Mrs, 'Mande Crews, agea 35, fired two shots ,itt Ar- thur Nichols In it crowded court room - yesterday, wouading Nichols seriously and causing the Judge and. the speetta, tors to take refuge in flight. Mrs, Crews was arrested. The shooting • followed disibirge by Police Judge Weiss after Nichols had been arraigned Oil cone, plaint of Mrs; Crews, who alleged that Nichols had tried to rim her dowii with his horse and had struck at her with a whip last night. Nichols asserted that the woman's act was the result of "an insane atfatuatiott" for him. 4i • ' • • Five Years for Outglats, Winnipeg, Jan. 12.—Bert Martin, Robb. Calder, lehtleolin Raymond, Alfred For- toteate Red Henry Boyd, the daring gang of burnlate whose frequent ana skillttl depredations have filled the -cititens of Winnipeg with constellation mia eniptied their stores, were nenteneed to five years each et the Manitoba penithettery. • They were all young Eleglislanen, the detest only 20 yearti, Thulium Trotter. of Joyeeville, veer Klima" has been bound over to keep MEAT STREWN • ON STREETS.. TOM& Jewish Butches Attempt tO Resume Business, Four Cozolierative Shops Are to be Established, Mass Meetings of Jewish Citizens Held in Three Synagogues, Toronto, Jan. 13.—Four :Jewish co-op- crittive butcher Owlet are to be establish- ed in Toronto in opposition to the so- callect "detwisa butchers' trust," which raised the prices of meat to consumers lege week. This action was agreed upon yesterday et mess meetiegs hold in the University Avenue Synagogue and the Shaarey Tzedeck Synagogue, Centre ave- nue, both of which were largely atm& ed, prineipelly by the middle and work- ing elasses of the Jewish community. At the former tabernaele $800 in shares of $5 eve''t was taisea, g ow% $100 was reeeieed_ in eagle the font:tinder to be paia by to -night, wiale at the Centre Avenlie •Syuagogue some $1,500 was col- lected a,nd turned ovei• to a epecial com- mittee equally divided between the two congregations. The shops will be looated on Centre avenue, Chestnut street, York steed aud. Elizabeth street, the eonunit- tee having ennounced that stores had been secured in which to start business immediately. There was considerable excitement in the vicinity of Agnes end Teraulay streets on Saturday night, when the Jew- isleibutchers in the umghborhowl, whose stores had been -closed for several days, attempted to resume business. When the exeitement was all over one arrest hed been made, The individual. was Max Lerman, a young Russian Jew, of -5P Nelson street, who is charged with be- ing disorderly in refusing to move on. He was bailed out by Mr. James Simp- son, the defeated Socialist Mayoralty Candidate. The chief • trouble was centred. around the store of Caplin & Sons, Agnes street, who are .considered the largest Jewish retail butchers in -To- ronto. Mr. Caplin, sen., opened his store at 0.30, and about an hour later a tbousamd Jewish residents, mostly of the working elassese had gath- ered, much to the annoyance of eustorn. ers who attempted to enter the store. Subsequently Impeder Cuddy, of the Agnes Street Police Station, With Patrol Sergt. Irwin and Policemen Miller, Mc- Kinney, Montgomery, Linton and Ward, appeared. on the scene. It was not until the police began to show their authority that the excite- ment abated, and then the ercavd divided off in groups and mare -lied through the streets and. visited. each butcher shop-. Finally the majorityof the mob found its way back to Caitlin's shop, whore hostilities were renewed. Mr, Caplin, sen., became enraged, and, rushing to the door of the stop, theeittened to use the axe if the crowd insisted in interfer- ing with hit easterners. At this junc- ture. two, middle-aged women, who had purchased meat in his storeaemerged and an attempt was made bn some of the crowd. to relieve them of their par- cels. The notice interfered, and the two women, drawing their shawls over their heads, were escorted to their homes. Subsequently Caplin's delivery wagon. filled with meat, came in view, and this was a sign fora general attaek. The result was that the contents were scion strewn along the street, followed by an attempt by three young men to upturn the \neon. Another Jewish butcher wagon was seen rounding the earner of Agnes and Terauley streets, but the driver applied the whip .to the horse with good effect and the Mob was disappointed. This rig belonged. to Yellowes & Cola, butchers. About 10.30 o'olock the shops were closed and. the crowd dispersed. Later it was announced that some of the butchers hacl offered to reduce the prices to 10c. and 12c., but some of the angry customers, who have .been living upon chicken since tbe trouble eona menced, declared they wouldnot patron- ize the shops. Mr. Ceplin stated that blie wholesalers had seen fit to raise the prices, and. he was also obliged to do so.,. He declared that he would go out of business before he would restore the former prices. GREATEST OF ALL CRIMES Was to Give Negro Suffrage, Says Governor Vardatnan.. Jackson, Miss, Jan. 13.— Governor James Vardaman, in Inc message to the Legislature yesterday, asked that body to memorialize Congress to call a con- stitutional convention to repeal the fif- teenth and modify the fourteenth amendment. Be asks that a late be passed making the negro support hie own schools and allowing hint only a manual education taking the pesitiou that ' the educated black is More inclined than his illiterate Ine • -Theso iniquitems portions of the Unit- . ed -States constitution were coneeived in a spirit of hatred and ignoranzehand brought forth in a spasm of venom and revenge, he Bays. "To give the negro the right of suffrage and place hitu on • terms of absolute equality with the white man was the °spittle crime of the' ages against the white men's civiliza- tion, The effect hes proveo disastrous, and perpetuation of the evil effects a the error can only work 'harm to both laces, You enemot adjust laws suited to the government of the striate man—`the heirs • of all the ages in the foremost fileof time' -to this low - brewed, civilization -veneered savage. And it is Worse than a, crime to undertake at preterit 30,000 in Berne. the peens for five yeate _for brittal treat. In the equare "tame a tou diouton. neent of his wife attd her aged Mother, ' - t YUAN 'SIMI KAI'S VICTORY, The Chinese Govermiteht Will Coerce the Ptovhices. New York, Jan. Herald has received the following cable despatch • ftoin Shanghai: Yuan. Stith Kai has scored it victory in the great struggle over the railway loan. The onto.' Government lifts resolved on its enforce-, milt against the provinces, and 'will use its military resources in ease of ueces- eity in order to compel the provinces to comply. Chaug Tung, who was ab- sent front the recent eonferentes of the Greed Council, is greatly chagrined. It is now practically settled that Yuan Sid Kai shall become President of the lloard of War, while 'Peng 8hao will be - /nine President of the 1.. Pa Civil fl;r. licsard. Tide is it &delve vietory for the progressive party, The British Drees in Chill& is U110.111. atone itt clettouuelag Japense Itectoriese • moilopelietee policy in Maneheria, it declares, the British eannot poesibly eupport, Qn the other aana, the beide- ese proms, partieelarly tilo Minieterita men, Kolounin, declares that revriet- !nations between the Pritiell and Japan- ese will be fatal, OCEAN RATE WAR* New Yoark, Jan, 13.----Thd 144)11)044 - American steamship line announces that the second ca,lein rate far all roomon all of its steamers between thih port and Hamburg 'luta May 1, exeept on the steamer Deutschland, has been brouglit clown to $38. . • The minimum secona, eateu rate on the steamers leaiserin Auguste Victoria awl Amerika had beeu $44, on the eteamers of the "P" class, including the Peonsyl- Pretoelie, etc., it bee been . $40, Promise is 'made that, beginning with the sailing of the Graf Waldersee froin here on APO 180, the steamers Peim- sylvatea, Patricia, Graf Waleersee and 1?retoria„ on eastbound trips, will stop at the ports of Plymouth and Cherbourg. According to one of the Maltese ca- dets of o,,e of the English Imes, suet an entry of the Ifamburg-Anteriean line into England is to be opposed by the on- forcemedt of the British Merchant Act of 1000, 'by which a linee entering eit English port with it cabin passenger Who has paid less for his trip than an am. ount equal in Americen money to $48, can be classed as an emigrant ship, sub- ject to all the inconveuiences of a vessel -, • so classed, SHOT IN HIS OWN HOUSE, Queer Adventure of William J. Meek, of Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Jan, 12. --William J. Meek, Secretary of the Winnipeg Cigarmaleers' Union, was shot in the eead on Saturday night while sitting in his house at 307 Logan avenue and robbed of $27 which lie had ill MS pocket. The bullet entered the back of his luttia and t•itn ayound over the skull, coining out at the forehead and doing little damage, ..afeek cannot give any statement of the robbery, and the awe is a mysterious one, He claims that it man came in the kitchen door and did the shooting while Meek was alone in the house. He will teeover. • John MeGaughan, an old man, len down the basement stairs at the Nation- al Hotel on Saturday night and died front it ftacture of the skull. This is the second fatel accident of this kind within a week, David Humphry having been killed last Monday night -at the Bell Hotel in it shnilar manner. SHIP'S DECKS BURST. The Barque Germanic of Weymouth, N• , S„ Foundered. Queenstown'Jan. 12.—The Campania on her arrical here reported that the barque Germanic, Captain Fleetwood, of Weymouth, N. S., had foundered in mid- Atlantic. Seven of the crew were res- cued by the steamer Hot Sam Newton after suffering for eight drys in an open boat. The captain had been killed by it falling spar at the moment when the Germanic sank. The remainire seven of the crew 'in the second boatarebe- iieved to have been lost. • • The foundering was caused by -the car- go of wood pulp, which became flooded during heavy weittheaand swelled, burst- ing the decks and opening the seams. The survivors endured terrible hardships, NAVY'S GROG BLEW TIP. • It Caused Great Explosion in Toulon Arsenal Quarter, Toulon, Jan. 13.—Loud reports of ex- plosions were heard in the town the other night, and eeused great alarm, it being feared that it serious disaster had occurred. The reports came from the Mourillon, and it was at first thought that a fire had broken out in the Ai. - send quarter, which is in this suburb. • The Maritime Prefect was the first to give the alarm, and his officers has- tened to the spot, where flames tem soon rising nearly a hundred feet high. ft was found that Seaglia's ware- houses, containing furniture and vides, were being gutted by fire, and that the explosions had been causea by con- siderable stooks of alcohol intended for the navy. Arferandei warehouse, which is near Scaglitett suffered a good -deal, and a neighborinvr restaurant etuned the Cafe de la Rade was completely destroyed. _ — THE PEOPLE SAT UP. twiMe t fittrte8(1,1mtpliose oiiir get in aotea iNsANrry Is as10 save any of the contentin The THAW PLEA. District Attorney Defines Legal Meaning of bisanity, Clime Waa a Ptemeditatedi Deliber. ate and Cowardly Murder, Prisoner's Aged Mother %trill Testifr in Person: New York, Jan, 13.—Thhor to the open- ing of the trial of Herr' K. Thaw tol day, Attorney A, leuseoll Peabody stated that no application for a commission to go to Pittsburg and take the testimony of Mrs. Wm, 'Thaw would be made, as the defendants' mother Mel a:lege:gated site would cone on to New York when aeeded. Mrs.. Thew ia still a very sick woman, but the ea-lue of her testiatemy as it personal recital, rather than in the prosaic form of a depoeitiou, has led the attorneys ta abandon the latter propose tion. Thew was called to the bar promptly at 10 a. In, Within, the next few minutes ecesist- ent District Attorney,Garvan hard begun the outline of the prosecution's ease to. the juiy. He said that the great pub- licity tho Thaw -White affair had attain. ed should but urga the jorors to a thor- ough. understanding of the grave .duties imposed upon them. *The defence in this ease," said Mr. Germ, digressing entirely from his ad - chase of a year ago, "is insanity. The material facts are admitted. lneanity, let in adjure you, is not to be defined by what you or I agile think. It is not what physicians or metaphysicians may tiil uft, or what scientists or pseudo -sci- entists may describe. Insanity, as we have to deal with it, bits been defined by the Legislature of the Sate of New York. "The mw is wiser han we ere. We are sworn to obey it, and to live under 16. That law saya that the only person ex- cused from criminal reeponeibility is he who is so deficient of teasun that he does not know the nature, or quitlity eof Itis act or that the net is wrong. With this definition, and this definition of the law alone I ask you to judge of all the acts of this defendant oil the night of June 25, 1006, when he shot and killed Stanford White on the roof ef Madison Spare Garden." ' Mr. Garvan oceupied twenty minutes in his address, describing the killing of Stanford White as."a premeditated, de- liberate and cowardly murder." The first'witness called was the mite who made the diagram of the garde!, where the killing occurred. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw; looking pale and somewbat carewoi•n, to -day listened tet the assistant prosecutor's description of • the actual details of the tragedy with tense, drewn featured. Josiah Thaw, the banlisr, and airs. Cleorge L. Cara negia the sister, completed the usual family grotip. There were less than a score of spectators present at the morn- ing Session, \Venter IL Volaeniug, d drOgUlltS144d11, the first witness called, made the dia- gram of the suite of the killing, which was introduced 40 evidenee to -day. He warcross-extunined by Attorriey Litttle- t°ALs the second witness Mr. Callan call- ed and examined James Clinch Smith, who last year testified in tebettal, hav- ing been abroad weed the State present- ed its direct ease. -In great dettel Smith, who had gone alone to eft the hest per formanca of "Mlle. Champagne," on ths Madison Square reef, described the entry of Thaw and his party, who previously had dined at Martin's. Mr. Smith then repealed his converda tion with Thaw, whicb began by the hit ter saying he could only get three seats on the roof, and intended strolling hint self. Thaw asked hini if he .was doing anything fri Wall street, and said he thought Anielgainated Copper end the steel stocks were very good. He asked Smith if he was going abroad during the summer, and discussed with him the accommodations on several well-known steamers. The witnees told of Thaw asking hint if he was "a vrey much married man," ahd offering to introduee him to "a - buxom brunette," which the witness de - "Thaw also asked, nie if I latewaity of the Members' of his party," said Mr, Smith, "and wanted tee know if I remem- bored a case in California lit which Trux- ton 13eal figured with another man and two women. Then he said I was too young to remember. I said I was past 50, and he said he wpuld not take Inc for more than 35." The witness next described what he saw of the killing, saying he tried to get to Thaw, but a fireman had thrown his arms about the defendant. Three shots were fired, The witness did not know until after he had left the garden that the victim was his brother -m -law. Mr. Littleton's cross-exemination of Mr. Smith proved lengthy. The witness said Stanford White mar- ried his sister, but he did not see the architect very often. 11e never had gone to a roof garden with hint. Rev. Dr. Henderson Says Some TInueual - Things. Ottawa. Jan. 12.—In the Dominion Methodist Church to -night Rev. Dr. Hen- derson rather staleled bis congregation by saying he had no patience with those pastors who condemned the harmlass dance. What he deplored was the tendency of young hien and women of society to iteglect the higher duties of life. Be also took .a rap at the upper stratum of capital society by saying that the society column of the newspaper was not the standard of Ottawa or Dominion civilization. I 7 s - MAY SAVE MANY LIVES. -- Passenger Cars to be Equipped With Extinguishets. Ottawa, .Tan. 12.—With it view to pre - 'tenting fires in connection with railway wrecks and the consequent burning to - lentil of these who might be caught in the wreckage, the Railway Commission has passed an order coMpelling all rail- vay coinpanies to install two fire extha guishers in each passenger coach. A fine 31 $25 is impoeca for eiteh failure to comply with the order. Tho companies are given until January next to her exteuguishers placed ott all cake now in use. STANDARD OIL APPEAL. The Ttust ie Still 'Fighting Against $19,24o,00o Fine, Chicago, jou. 12.—Attorneys for the itandard 011 Co. yesterday- filed it pe- tition in the United States Cireuit Court of Appeal, asking that 4011tt tO eertify Lo the Sttpreine Court of the United States an allegation as to 'the validity of the Elkins kw, under tvhieh the cola pany was reecetly flea $4,240,000 for rebating It is contended by the componre at. torneys that the Elkins law was re- pealed by the passage of the Hepburn bill in 1900. KELVIN MEMORIAL. New York, jetti13.-'?itc'n distinguished in various lines of SCientific work, whleh has been a part et the lifo work of the late Lord Xelvin, were speakers" ttt 'memorial meeting in memory of the scientist, held yesterday in the Engin- eer& nuilaing. Andrew Carnegie was tanong those en the platforai, 3 e • • PRIEST COULD NOT PAY, Problem in Damage Suit Over Son of Senator Legris. Ottawa, Ian 13.—The dismissal in the Assize Court of the ease taken by Senator legris in behalf of his son, Wilfrid, against Ottawa Universitet, brings up an interesting point. The judge deeided• that the university was not responsible for the priest since it was not ail act in accordance with his duty as a disciplinarian. The only resort of the plaintiff would be against Father Dube, the priest in question, who, as n, member of the Oblate Order, has no money in his own mime, If an actien was taken ageing Father Dube end a judgment obtained, who would pay the damages? It is intimated, however, that it is possible something further will be doue, t se A SERIOUS LOsS. Tortnite Chitral, Built by DevOtiori, Falls Prey to the Flames. Toronto, Jan 13. ---The Westraorelitud Avenue Methodist Church, it rougneast edifiee in the northwestern part of the eity, was destroyed by fire two heurs before the regular morning service was tn have been bele yesterday. A prayer meetleg hatl been hela at 'I a. ni,, and tilt caretaker had attended to the feat in the furnaces. At 0,- nuerter to s'eloele if man detOttft ti10 street P a w make, betting front the windows nee , rim iterose to find the building in Mance. alctent was turhed in, but, by the whole of the ehurch proper Was So badly damaged that it will -be neceesery to tear down the ruins, ome roopts. in an addition at the rear wore saved, tOgetb. er with the Sundity wheel library tend Veto eablitet organs. The loss is esti- mated et $8,000, with insurance of only MOM The Weetillorelend Avenue Chun+ was built in 1801, through the efforte of 14 futilities of Methodists in the district, who bended themselves together and put it up themselves, Using evenings and Saturday tifterrloons to work at it. Mr. Jamee Couboy contributed the land and the 11141dS NVOVO riti$04 MUM 1il0 fend- • THEIR FIRST. WINTER HERE SUFFERING AMONG DeffdliGRANTS AROUND BEAMSVILLE, Cannot Do Laboring Work, and None Other Available—Many Cases of Distress. Beasesville, Jan. 13.—(Special).— As was anticipated alio immigrants who came into the fruit district, lest spring are now up against it. As long as work held out in the orebard,s, employment was genetottely given them until the • very end of the fifteen, and in a large uumber of cases where help was not a real necessity. One of the most glaring of these was the crying needs of a faun ily to occupy it brick Wel for several days and MOW. A small fruit shanty near the lake is aecomnsedeting twelve people, .antl enothet building of the mine description shelters six. The large ma. jority of these people Ileac no bedding, awl no fuel, the Mete children being scantily clael. During the recent snow storm, clad only in the thinnest of put- e:r garments, and crying piteously from the cold a little girl was taken in off the street by one of the citizens, warm- ed and fed, and sent home wrapped in a large cape. The next day the father ef the child thanked the lady for the donation, and told: her that they had used it the previous night to wrap the baby in, to keep the little one from freezin„,a. The people are doing all that is in their power to help the most nr.. gent needs of these new comers, in cloth- ing and food, but the demands are some- timee most trytIng when repeated over and over again. The real cameo of the distress in sev- enty-five per emit. of the,se people lies in their refusel to handle a saw, or pick and shovel, at the ordinary wage rate. In fact it is a hard matter to get foremen to employ "them at any wage. 4 • TOOK HIS LIFE. Fear of Insanity Leads to Pupil's Suicide, Cleveland, Jan. 13.—Fearing insanity, Charles Krall, eighteen, a graduate last June from the Lincoln High School, com- mitted suicide at his home, 3503 Wood- bridge avenue, S. W. He first barricade -I itinmelf in the bath room and thca ftrcsd a revolver in- to his mouth. He died in 20 minutes. His brothers heard the shot, but were unable to break down the door. They put a ladder against the house, and clambered tip to the second storey win- dow. Krell was lying on the floor, blood pourieg from his mouth. "I do riot think my son committed suicide," said the boy's father. "It must lea.ve been accidental. Dr. William 0. Ziemer was called, but could not save the boy's life. Krall is -said tolave been suffering from a ner- vous ailment, one result of which was Leat' of going insa7. TOOK WRONG DRINK Sad Accidental Poisoning of a Belleville Man. • Belleville, Ont., Ian. 13.—(Special)—A distressing accidental death occurred here yesterday morning, when Charles Cummings, a well known cooper employ- ed in Graham's evaporator, took a drink of carbolic acid, thinking it was .a stimu- lant, which he brought home on Satur- day night, Two bottles stood together on it shelf in a, closet. Cummings arose shortly aftet eight inthe morning, and went to the closet, which was dark, se- cured the wrong bottle, taking a big drink. He immediately noticed his mis- take, rushed to his brother's room, suf. tering terrible agony, saying that he made e tertible Mistake. His 'brother at once ran for a physician, but when the latter arrived Cummings was dead, He Was an unmarried man, about 34 years of age, and highly respected, t " IAPS UNEASY Over Growing Sentiment in U. S. in Favor of Exclusion. Tokio, Jan. 13.—Incorning cablegrams, indicating an overwbelming sentiment in America in favor of an exclusion bill, are causiug mueli uneasinese among lead- ers of all shades of polities, who have repeatedly expressed the conviction that the Americans did not desire to discrimi- nate against Japanese and would accept the attitude of the Japanese Government as evidetice of its sincere desire not to embarrass the American Government, and at the same time save the "amour propre" of the Japanese. Uneasiness be been intensified by the delay of a replyarom Washington to the ;Japanese note of December 31, A BAD FIRE. Menses City', Mo., Jan. 13, -.,A fire early toalay in the Union depot in which are located the Government trans- fer station and all express companies, caused a tettyy loss of mail matter and express \Odell was Molted there. Vesuvius Still Active, Naples, ,Tan. 12. —Mount Vesavitts continues to throw out' itslies end intim descent matter from its ehief muter, the •emie of which formed by the last eruptiotte oollinesed went:1y, the earths tremblings beteg felt for long distant a. Nice, Jan. 13: Veneznelon Gen- eral, Manuel Como, has been arrested licte, on the therge of 'finery. ThrILEn AoonDranctBfaorOrh:D,10YReap at Brentford deepatela 'rhe city dumping ground in WM Brantford wile the »MO of a depraved act of crime yesteraay afternoon wben a still -born baby girl was thrust among the refl.'s° by a young Man named Clarence Lefler, who was bribed with a ten-eent piece by the Indian father of the babe to secrete the re - Wails. The Indian's mane Is Peter Isaacs,. who livewith les wife at 03 Colborne street, The preinature birth of the ebild was attended by Dr, Bier, who advised the Inclian to bury the ehiM. Tlits the Tndian proceeded to do, but with indignita to the remains in- volving a came tor wbieb the stautes provide a penalty of five years' int- prisonment Isom took tbe remains to West Brantford and met young Lefler on the refuse beep. He gave him 10 cents and told him to bury the box and say nothing about it. Lefler put the box down, and in a, short time Louis Wine. gardner, one of the garbage collectors of the city, appeared on the scene with his wagon. When he bad the wagon half unloaded, Lefler stumbled across the box, thrown it out of les wagon. In the police exclaiming to Mr. Lefler that he had just court Leerier was let go, and sentence was suspended on Isaacs for one Ire was ordered to provide decent burial for the remains, and have the death and burial certificates duly .registered. 3 DEATH FOR THEM. Many Russians Condemned to Death For Theft. •••••••••• St. Petersburg, Jan. 13.-4 court -mar - 4401 has sentenced five persons to death and two to the mines for the robbery during last April of the estate belonging to the Alexander Newsky Monastery. The robbers expected a big haul, but secured only a lot of rubbish worth it couple of hundred roubles. The Governor-General of Kieff has confirmed six death sentences for theft, caul at Warsaw two thieves were hanged in the citadel yesterday. At Odessa, Vilna and Moscow two death sentences each were confirmed, and at Riga and Tchernagoff one each, all for theft. I LOST BRIDE AND MEMORY. This. Man Roamed the Streets of an English City. London, Jan. 13.—An extraordinary story of a sequel to it Christmas Eve marriage came to light at Bristol yes- terday. About 10 a. m. a man went into a Bristol postoffice and stated that he had not only lost his memory, but had lost his bride. He remembered being marred at Wigan the previous morn- ing and setting out for .Bristol, where he was going to spend his honeymoon. On the way be missel his wife though he was unable to remember liow this happened. Finding himself in a strange place, without any knowledge of his name or address, he applied for assistance to the postoffice officials. The one clue be had was that before leaving Wigan he recollected sendina it telegram *to relatives in Bristol, ad- vising them that he was coining by a certain train. He knew the time he banded it in and was able to give the name hi which it was sent, but there Itis memory ceased. The postoffice officials made enquir- ies, and were at length able to find the address to which the man wished to go. They sent him there in charge of a mes- senger. He had been wandering about in Me- tal streets for four or five houre before it struck him that the postoffice people ,might help bit. When given it elue to the address be jumped reality at it, and said it came,back eo his memory like it flash. After expressing his thanks to the of- ficials he left, with the remark, 'This will be a lesson to me," • 7: 72 YEARS IN CHAIR. Life-long Cripple Expires in House in Which She Was Born. Lisbon, 0., Jan. 13.—Miss Mary Lucre- tia Shawke, a cripple and invalid who had spent the seventy-two years of her life in a wheel chair, died yesterday af- ternoon at the home of her brother, George W. Shawke, in the house where they were born. saawke, aow the only surviving mem- ber of a family of nine children, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shitwke, settled here over 100 years ago, return - ea to this city from Cleveland a couple of years ago to take eare of his sister. r COAL BOOM IS OVER. Mild Winter and Business Dcaression Killed It. Philadelphia, Jan. 13.—The great boom in the anthracite coal trade, which con- tinued practically up to the close of the year, and which resulted in the greatest year's production on record, has been halted. The continued mildness of the weather so fax this winter ie primarily the cause of the suspension of activity in the trade, while the eurtaihnent of product and the shutting down of in- dustries have been contributing factors. Dealers, generally, throughout the coun- try are well stocked with anthracite, tine the new year opened with it dearth of orders so far its the producing corn - patties ere concerned. While there is yet no serious cone sideration given to the matter of cur- tailing the output, whielt follow very quiekey unless it decided improvement sets 111 ill the trade, neat is not the policy ot the mining companies to mine and store coal when the cost of mining ie at its highest. Picton Gazette Changes lianas. Belleville, .Ten. 12.. ---The Messrs. 8, M. conger Co., who have published the Pie - ton Gazette for about fifty-one years, have retired from mace %minces. The 110W tnblislier will be Mr, E. Weldon Sheraff, who hes been an employee of the paper for years. 4-* ' Illobbe—Wigteng— says be bas tbe test, wife in the world, ellabbe how does Mr. Wigwag feel abOut it? she quite saa eee unto boa. Nell—Miss Antique says elle is met turned 17. lielle---Whitt none ek , sh 1- It if she le tt day. letil-aVell, um% a just Waked in •