HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-04-02, Page 7THE CHILAPA
EARTHQUAKE.
Great Fissures Opened in Streets
and in Fields.
Jail Destroyed at Orntepec and
Thirty Prisoners Escaped.
No Loss a Life So Far Reported
From There,
Mexico City, Marra 30,-Chilapa, a
town a 15,000 inhabitants in the
State of Guerrero, has been shaken
by an earthquake and burned.
The shocks, two in number, edam -
rest early last evening and were fol-
lowed by fires, Originating in a dozen
pieces among the tumbling buildings,
which resulted in a contlagration that
swept the town.
- The town was largely destroyed, but
no lives were lost. Most of the build-
ings that were levelled were resi-
dences. The people are said to twee
fled the place in terror.
'Governor Damian Flores, the Chief
En'ecutive of the State of Guerrero,
who is at present in this city, had at
9 o clock this evening just received the
first official advices front Chilapa.
The message to the Governor says
that while a number of the buildings
of the town were levelled to the
grnund, no lives were lost. The police
and the police quarters and the
Meyer's office were destroyed and the
jail badly damaged. Great fissures
Were made in the streets and open
fields. In the neighboring town of
Omtepeo the jail was destroyed and
thirty prisoners made their escape.
Treops are guarding the public build-
ings that are standing in Chilapa, but
peifect order prevails. s
Later returns from Ohilapa show,
hem ever, that the despatch received
by Governor Flores was ultra conserv-
attve, the town being for the most part
destroyed by the combined action of'
the earthquake and the fire. Details
are but meagre, as telegraphic com-
munication with Chilapa was severed
and the town is two days by 'horseback
from the nearest railway station. Cour-
lora have been despatche'd to Chilapa
froin Chilpancingo, some 45 miles dis-
tant, and it is presumed that messen-
gers for relief were sent from the
burned city early to -day, and possibly
immediately following the earthquake
lase night.
Thirty-four shocks have been record-
ed during the past 24 hours by the
seismograph at the National Obser-
vatory fron the nearest raihvay sta-
tion.
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LOST HER LIFE
gg1 ith a Fiend in Defence
of Her Honor.
Trenton, N, 4„ March 30.-1\irs. ]?ran-
ee e Kade, wife of Anthony Kade, a
Wealthy farmer, living at Fallsington,
Pa., five miles froin.. this city, was
found. murdered. in her home to -day, the
discovery being mode by neighbor
who were passing and saw her body
hanging half mit of bed in the firet
floor room in which she slept.' investi-
gation showed that, her -skull hail been
crushed by an ax which was found in
an adjoining -room and that she had
been stabbed twice la the right breast
and once in the back of the neek with
some sharp weapon which the. murder -
et had evidently hidden away. Any of
the wounds would heve caused. the
woman's death.
Tile condition of the room indicated
that the woman bad given up her life
in "defence of her honor and she had
put op a desperate struggle against, her
assailant. Her night 'clothing was
torn, the furniture broken, and .other
tdisorder atttested to the struggle. A
vine, with a broken stock, i$ thouglit to
elatic been used by the woman as ft
eveepon of defence. A remarkable feat -
pre nt the case is that a vicious dog.
kept in the house, made no demonstrae
aim that alarme.d neighbors living
nearby.
Coroner Rue and District Attorney
Ryan are now of the opinion that the
murder was done by someone who was
•acquaintea with the family, No one
knows when the murder was commit-
ted. Mrs. Katie had not been seen- for
several days.
,SEVENTY KILLED.
t'WO EXPLOSIONS OF GAS IN A
WYOMJNG MINE.
Men's Lives Snuffed Out as They
Were Toiling Below-nFre in Un-
ion Pacific Mine Had Been Raging
for a Week -Work Suspended.
Cheyenne, Who., *March 20. - Be-
tween sixty-five and seventy miners,
it developed to -day, test, their lives in
explosions late last night in coal mine
No. 1 of the baron Pacific Coal Cone
pony at Henna. The exploeions Were
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caused by gases and coal dust, and
each was followed by fire.
"l'he first .explosion oecurred at 3
&dock in the afternoon, killing eigh-
teen miners, including a superintend-
ent and three bosse,s.
The second explosion °mined at
10.30 o'clock last night, snuffing out
the liven of from forty to fifty mem
ers, including State Inspector D. M.
The names of the men killed in
the first explosion are shown on the
company's books, but thotie of the res.
mere are not known, as no tinned was
kept of those who volunteered for this
dangerous work.
The wildest excitement prevailed to-
day in Bantle and at the mine, where
hundreds of persons are tongregatea,
including widow n children and other
relatives of the vietinis. Men and wo-
men are running about 'wringing their
hands and crying, while Teeny little
children, sepineted from their moth -
ell are sobbing with
When the aceonel. exploeion °conned
Additional appeals were telegraphed to
all surrounding towns for tiesistonien
One train is rushing west from Omaha.
'carrying officers Of tl:o Union Pacific
In It. tied of the Union Neale Coal
Company.
The regular force of men employed
at mites Nos. 2 niel S, were reseed
into rescue work, widelt is extremely
diffieuit,
lite bodies of four of the eighteen
own who lost their UreaIn tlw first ex. -
aneenseenneneen
Onion were foiled last eight, but ow-
ing to the inereeeing volume of gad,
Math threatened to explodeat any
moment, no effort wits made to remove
.them to the eurfaee,
Eire started in the colliery last Sun-
day, Since that time attempts at regu-
lar iutervala Imre Inflate to extitignish
the blaze. Yeaterdiey it wee deemed
nnsafe to eend the ininere down into,
the workiogs, ad they were told not
te 'report for day, Sueerintendent
/haggle with the best had Mostexperi-
euced bands in Ur, camp, went into the
mine to fight the The, but .at 2 o'clock
, the flames were beyond their control.
At 3 a o'clock the fire reached the gas,
and a terrific explosion followed. in a
few minutes many men voluideered to
enter the mine to resell° any possible
survivors, The fire hindezed the res-
cuers, but they made some progress.
After a long etruggle the volunteers
got well into the mine, Thoseon the
earface bail begun to expect results
front the intlepid darieg of the rescu-
ers, but at 10,30 o'clock the camp wits
startleci by a second explosion that
partly sbut off the, shaft of the mine
end most likely killed the volunteers,
The victims are all below the tenth
level, and it is probable the flames have
eonsumed their bodies.
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Teddy Denounced
Chicago, March em -W. D, Hay-
wood, for many years secretary
of the Western Federation. of
Miners, denounced President
Roosevelt, Governor Gooding of
Idaho, and ,other public officers
at a mass meeting of Socialists
yesterday. At the close of the
meeting resolutions were adopted
protesting against the use of
troops in the. strike of miners in
Alaska. Haywood referred to the
attempted throwing of a bomb in
Naw York as "the work of a de-
luded mortal, who sought to take
by force what lie was in justice
entitled to."
The police were present in con-
siderable numbers, but no attempt
was made to prevent the speeches.
BERKMAN RUN IN.
Emma Goldman's Affinity in Trouble
Again.
New York, March, 3z. -Alex. Berkman,'
Ilia Anetehist leader, who served a long
term in prison foran attempt to as-
sassinate Henry C. Erick, was taken in-
to .custed.y by the police here to -day. He
will be taken to Bellevue hospital this
afternoon, and confronted with Selig Sil-
verstein, the man who is charged with
having thrown the bomb at the, Union
Square meeting lest Saturday, The po-
lice say that the two men will be ques-
tioned closely to learn whether they
Lave anything in common.
The detenteon of Berkman was
brought about through the finding of e
card bearing his signature in Silver -
stein's rooms in Breoklyn. The card, cer-
tified to Silverstein's membership in the
"Anarchist Federation."
Silverstein who was frightfully injur-
ed by the explosion of the bomb, was re-
ported to beve made considerable pro-
gress toward. recovery to -day, The phy-
=ions at 'Bellevue said that he mey
live. He is being closely guarded in the
prison ward at the hospital.
Two detectives were said to -day to
have gone frora New York to some un-
known city ia the northern part of the
'State to search for members cif an en-
erchist geoup who fled fronenthis city
after the bomb explosion on .Saturday.
Detectives are repotted also to be
searching for the haunts of anarchiets
in Paterson N. J., and it is said that
the police departments of Chicago, :New
Orleans and San Franeisco aave been
asked to co-opere.in with alto New York
polic.e in their efforie to discover any an
emnpliee of Silverstein.
GEMS STOLEN.
Persian Consul at New York Loses
$3,000 Worth.
New York, March 30. -Three thou-
sand dollars worth of gems and jewelry
were stolen from the show window of
the store of Dikran Keleklan, Persian
Consul at New York, at 275 Fifth ave-
nue. The jewelry was left in e tray
in the window over Sunday and When
the store was opened to -they it was
found that a burglar haa broken the
glass of a small wuulow at the side of
the main display window and taken ev-
ery thing the tray contained, Although
the store is located, across the street
from the Holland Housenthe burglar es-
eaped detection.
I
CROWD WAITED
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But Count and Countess Lazscenyi
Avoided the Peoplc.
Vienne, Marelt 20. -Count Lftszio Luz-
seenyi and the Countess arrived. in this
city this morning. It is their intention
to remain in Vieinue for some tima. They
leached. Budeeest 'yesterdey freer Fiume.
A large anti turious erowel luta gathet-
ed et the railroad station to greet the
couple, but the friends of the count in
order to avoi4 this had made arratige-
tnents for theirx to leeve the train be-
fore it put into .the depot.
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GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION.
Enormous. beath Pato on 0.' T. P.
Construction Caused' by bynarnite.
Winnipeg, March 20.HTlie Dominion
Government will be Oiled Upon to in-
vestigate the terrible death tate among
nativity constritetion workers on the
Grand Trunk Pacific between lamtora
and Thunder Bay. .Ilardly a day
passes that there is not itu ftecident of
some kied, itxostlit from dynamite explo-
sions .ettes'ed by techiess handling of that
'explosive.
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SIR FRED, BRIDGE COMING.
Ottawa, Ont,, Mardi 30, Excel-
leney Earl .Orey has extencled hbs. patron-
age to the 'festivals -of 'Ciithedrel music
to be supplied by the dental choristers
throughout tho 1)01111111011, under the tem
thietorehip of Sir Intel...tick Bridge, of
Weetmlneter Abbey, The celebeated Ale
hey orgnelet leave!! Englatia for Canerla.
April 100,
CHESTER GILLETTE ELECTROCUTED.
Confessed to Murder of His Sweetheart' -Appeal to Young Men. -Died Game -Sure o
.1-leaven...Electrocution a Success.
-Auburn,. N. Y., March 30.---Idnmoind.
and without showing the faintest sign
of emotion of ony kind, Chester Gillette
was put to death in Aohurit *Won tide
morning. The electrocution nue the
most succeesful that ever took place in
the local pram, But one coated, was
all that was required to carry the man -
ante of the law into effect., and wlieu
that was over tbe murder of his sweet*
heart, Cirace (or 13111y) Brown bad been
avenged, and the slayer bed paid the
penalty, giving a life for at life, Miss
Brown was murdered at 131g Moose Lake
in the summer of 1000,
in every way the electrocution was n
success, and. the offieials of the prison,
all of whom had feared that there might
be some untoward event in conneetioe
with the execution, were more than
pleased. The elettroeution was marked
tbrougltout with eelerity, and in the
minutest detail it was curried through-
out to its culmination.
The man was deehteed dead by the
official time at 6.18, but by the watchea
held by some of the newspaper reporters
it was ten minutes after that time
when the warden announced to the wit-
nesses and the attendants, "Gentlemen,
the physicians anuounee that the man ie
"at.'
The contact that was necessary for
the man to lie killed was of 1,800 volts
at 7 1-2 amperes, and it was held on
three seconds more than a full rohnite,
Whea this had been done careful examin-
ation of the man's heart was made, but
there was no sign, of life.
Witnesses assembled at the warden's
office at 0 o'clock, and at 0,10 the march
from the, office down through the soutb
wing of the prison to the death chamber
wits .started.
This was quickly over, and at (3,11,
when State Electrician Davis made his
test of the machinery, the witnesses
wore all in hand Lena had their seats as-
signed to them. The •test being finished,
the word was givenaand the door lead-
ing from the death cells was opened.
Gillette, walking firmly and looking nei-
ther to the right nor the left, came •
briskly along the row end into tho cham-
ber. On either side of hini was a minis-
ter of the. gospel, Chaplain Herrick ein
his right and Mr._ MacIlyrity on his left.
It wen 0.12.35 when the little party en-
teredthe chamber, and the work of
strapping the men in the chair was
quickly over. The official time made
this 0,13.50. The contact was put on at
6.14,03, and switchedoff at 6.15.00. Im-
mediately after Dr. Spitzka, the noted
alienist, made an examination of the
heart. • Other heart examinations fol-
lowed, and at 6.18 Werden Benhem mule
the announcement that told of 'the law's
requirements being fulfilled..
Statement of Mother.
Aubiarn, N. Y., March 30. -"Though it
is a very hard thing for me to feel Ches-
ter was responsible for Gracie Brown's
death, yet it was the wish expressed to
him continually by me that if he was
guilty I wanted him to say so before
the world, and that in bis triumphant
-POOR DE SAGAN
Not Getting Much Enceurnement
From the Goulds.'
New York, March. 30. -Some little
progress was made to -day in the.
French-Amerioan wooing, when the
Prince do Sagan left the Waldorf, took
luncheon with Mr. and Mrs. Tyler
Morse at the St Regis and spent the
efternoOn there incompany with
Mme. Gould. •
Whether the lovers considered be- •
tween themselves the advisability of '
returning to Europe at Once or of
staying o0 a few 'days more in the
hope that a final appeal to George
Gould to sanction. their marriage
would be successful, could not be
learned. The report that they. would
be married within a month- m Am-
erica if George Gould consented, and
in Europe if he did not, however,
was confirmed. At six o'clock the
whole party, consisting of the Prince
de Sagan, Mme, Gould, Mr. and Mrs,
Tyler Morse and friends, then drove
to the Hotel Gothamin three of the
Moraes' machines, where they had
dinner. •
The prince seemed unaffected by a
cable dispatch which came front Eur-
ope to -day, saying that the Marquis
de Castellane, father of the Count
Boni, had called him a reckless prodi-
gal, already $6,000,000 in debt, and
adding that the door of every holiest
man in France -was closed against
him. The prince's attitude toward
the Castellanes is, however, well
known.
'Boni," he says, "is insignifieent.
Lock me in a room with him and his
three brothers and it would be they
and not 1 who would ask for it to be
opened."
It was said to -clay that the unsym-
pathetic attitude of her family is
causing Mme. Gould much distress.
Noe only in George Gould reported to
hae e absolutely. refueed to. consent to.
the _marriage, but Helen Gould, at
whose house Mme. Gould is stopping,
has also indicated her displeasure so
strongly that. the relations between
the two sisters have become quite
fotmai. Partly as a result of this
family opposition, the ptinee has seen
Mme. Gould only three times sine()
his arrival in America.
The ill -success of the prince's visit
from all points of view has disgusted
both, and it.would be no surprise to
- the friends of either to hear that One
or other returns to Europe within a
very few days,
A iVIURDER -NlYSTERY.
• Body of Woman Pound hi Arlington
Cemetery,
Arlington, Mass „Mardi- 20. -The body
of a wountu, identified an Annie Mul-
lins, of South Boston, who was employed
• lie a domestic in a Cambridge hunily,
with the throat cut deeply, and showing
teeny hulieatione of murder, was found
in 0 pit in St. Paul's Cemetery by two
boys Saturday. The condition of the
hotly seemed to indicate thet the Woman
had been dead for several hours.
The body' indicated that the wornem
was about 25 nears of ego, and of
elight build,
Fred Ilryitet wee sientnneed le one
year in Central Prieon for Setting fire
11, the Salvation Army beer tate et
6tratford,
death 1 feel that God has answered my
eanneet wish. end prayer.
"And I am else thankful to know
teat he di4 not etrihe Grace Brown, as
described by the oroeceution. A full
account will never Le given out„ but he
did not strike Cleave Mewl),"
At this poiet Mn-, Gillette broke down
and sobbed so tbat 8110 was unable to
.speals. Men she necovered her eompos
euro she resumed., as loliows
"I feel thet he should beve and an.
othor trial, where he could linos had an
oportunity helm an unprejudiced court
and jury, aud where fair statements
couldbeen been mex-le and considered,
but my boy was ready togo, and I have
nothing to .say against Goveraor
Hughes' &dame I think he (100140
whet he thinks , is just, but he has
shown no mercy.
"I trust that this will be o, strong pro.
test against capital punishment in this
State, that the young life recently given
to God has been eut off by the law,
wheu it might have been apared to have
Isom oseful to the world in one of the
deekest places of that world -a peratene
Utley."'
Gillette Confessed.
- Gillette mile it confession to his spir-
itual nelerisers. This much is contained
in a statement Vint the clergymen gave
out n:fter the eeletreention. This reads
as follows:
"Beceuse our relationship with Ches-
ter Gillette was privileged, we do not
(teem it wise to make e detailed state -
menet, and simply wish to sen that no
legal mistake was made in los electro-
cution.
"(Signed)
Henry Manfivrey.
"Cordell° Herrick."
Although the statement as to the con-
fession was not in detail and came to
the world through the signed stetement
oe the ministers, Gillette had a word to
say to the youpg men of the world,
This was a communieation that was
handed to Warden Bouillon last night .at
10 o'clock and .was given out this morn-
ing. It is as followee
"In the shadow of the valley of death,
it is my desire to remove any doubt as
to ley laving found Jesus Christ, the
persemul Saviour and unfailing 'friend.
My one regret at this time is that
nave not given Him the pre-eminence in
my lifeswiale 1 Itad, the opportunity to
week for Him
. -
"If I could only any atone one thing
that, would draw young men to. Iiim,
would deem it the 'greatest ••privilege
ever granted me. But all I can now say
is, .1 know in whom 1 hove believed ami
am persunded that He is ale to keep
that which I have committed unto Him
against that clan,
"If the young men of tide country
eould only know the joy end pleasure
of e Ohristian Me, I know they would
do all, in their power to become. earnest,
°Alva Caristians, and would. strive to.
live as Christ would have them live,
"There is Rot one thing I have left
undone which will bar me from fatting
my God, knowing that my sins are for-
given for I have been free and. frank in
my alien with my spirituel advisor and
God knows where 1 stand.
"My task is done, the victory wen.
"(Signed) - Chester Gillette:'
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Firemen Hurt
Boston, Meech 3o. -Hot air ex-
plosions from windows and doors
in the faces of firemen mounting
ladders caused injuries to ten at
a fire in a large seven -storey brick
building on Atlaiitic avenue and
Purchase street early to -day,
which caused a damage estimated
at between $75,000 and $ioo,000.
None of the firemen are believed
to be injured seriously, however.
The building' was occupied by
firms carrying much inflammable
material in stock, such as paint,
oils, glue and woollen waste.
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ENDED FATALLY.
Wiattou Man Was Struck With
Large Board.
ninety-three who are working among
the poor speak of the marked increase
diatikien, among working women.
Eighty-eight with fashionable pine-
ticea mention an incense of drinking
among women of the wealthy *Issas,
while fifteen write that with middle -
eines women, nurses, teachers and
tethers in that grade, there is a marked
decrease in drinking. An eminent
praetitioner says he considers that the
increase in inebriety among rich we -
men is caused. by the rapid life they
lead, the- late -.hours they keep and the
excitement of too moll card -playing
for heavy stakes. This doctor folds
that eau de cologne thinkine is very
prevalent and that chlorodyne is e fav-
orite drug.
At the instance of the Home Office
the police watched six saloons for four
days betweert 11 eta 12.30 midday, and
iv that thne over 2,100 women entered,
REVOLT IN PORTUGAL.
Rumors of a Revolutionary Outbreak
at Oporto.
, New York, Mardi. 20.-A cable de-
spatch to the San from London says:
A *pat,* from Lisbon sitys the situa-
tion in Portugal is most disquieting.
The Governineht is accuse4 of endeav-
oring -to prevent the return of the Re-
publican .candidates at the elections, and
this course, it is nnticipatea, will lead
to bloodshed.
For the last few 'days several roe-
' meets have been confined to their bar-
rfear ef trouble. T
reactionttries are intriguing to haves
King Manuel re-establish the dictator-
ship.
11 is ruiriorea that there hos been a
revolutionary ontbreak at Oporto.
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Buried Child in Snowdrift.
London, March 20. ----Mystery sur.
rounding the finding of the body of a
ehild ixie, culvert at Pottersburg, near
• thiF City' has boon cleared up. It ap-
5 pears to have been a n1311 -born child
and was buried by its father, an Eng-
lish emigrant.
, Not being able to dig a hole on tie-
.! count of the ice in the ground, he
Oared the box *with the body in a
ent wdrift, intemling to bury It in
to spring,
. Before the Execution. '
Anburu, Marelt 20, --Gillette. passed the
day quietly in his eell, and there was
110 deviation from the reviler routine
since lie luts beeu in Auburn prison, Be
was permitted to receive it farewell visit
from. Hie .fether, mother and aunt, Miss.
Catherine Gillette. Gillette,erose at the
usual hour mid ate breakfast. which
was furnished aim from the hospitul
.kitchen. Ills appetite was normal and
bit no way. did be betrey apy evidence
of the strain under Nelda, he must bave
been laboring, e
During the morning he alternately
read end wrote, He is preparing a state-
ment which,it is expected, Will be given
out after the electrocution. This state -
meet is said to be in no esenner a con,
feesion of the ertme, but his version of
the affair..
Mr, and Mrs. Gillette returned from
Albany last night, and this afternoon
Warden Benham permitted them to see
Chester for the lest time. Mrs. Gillette
carried a white rose to the condemned
man's cell and her sister-in-law carried
a red flower. Gillette was not allowed
totake the flowers, bet they -were placed
where he could see them through elle
screen in front of his cell, .The parting
between Gillette and his mother wits
deeply affecting. Mrs. Gillette's un-
-usual request to have her son's aunt,
Miss Catherine Gillette, and Miss Bennie
Feerin, a friend a the Wally, attend the
execution, has been denied by Warden
Benham.
Refused to Reprieve.
In the matter of the application for e
reprieve of Chester Gillette, Governor
Hughes said:
"On December 4, 1006, Chester Gillette
was convicted of the murder of Grime
Brown on July 11 of that year, On Feb,
ruary 18, 1908, the Court of Appeals
ummunously affirmed the judgment and
he was then sentenced to suffer the
death penalty during the we* begin-
ning March 3.0th. Upon -applicationfor
executive demeney, and after a careful
exanlination of the evidence, I reached
the conclusion that there was no ground
on wbieh 1 should be justified in inter.
fering with the execution of the judg-
ment of the court.
, "A reprieve ie now asked in order that
proceedings may be taken obtain a
new trial upon the ground. of alleged
newly discovered evidence.
"No view of the unbappy event is ode-
quatc Which fails to take account of the
proved facts -the events preceding Grace
Brown's death, the condition of the body
and the character of its injuries; the
overturned boat with Grace Brown's
cape on top alit, the disposition of the
tennis racquet, the concluet of the pris-
oner previous to the tragedy and subse-
quendhe and the manner in which he
sought to explain it when defending his
life.
"If reason is to be our guide and all
the established facts are taken -into eon -
sideration there is no escape from the
conclusion that a. brutal murder was
committed and the conviction was just.
"After examining the. evidence now
presented, I fincl nothing in it which can
in any way affect this conclusion or
which furnishes any justification for ex-
ecutive action."
MAN STABBED.
Two Poles Arrested at Welland For
Stabbing Another.
"k Welland, Ont., Meech 30.--Je1m and
Feeenk Drudes, Poles...and brothers, are
under .arrest here changed with heving
On Saturday night waylaid end beatee
and stebbed another Polo named
Dru-
sanaky. Another inan was concerned in
the affair, but he escaped and is believ-
ed to be now in Buffalo. Drusansky,
who has a dirk wound in the face, is
under a doctor's care and. if blood poi -
spiting does not set in will reeover.
!- DRINKING AMONG WOMEN. =
• English Physicians Say. There is an
n crease.
New York, March . 20. -The Sun don
respondent at London sends the fol-
lowing cable despatch: The alleged
increase in inebriety and don -taking
among women has been the subject of
*an inquh•y by the Woman's Unioii
Church of England Temperance So-
ciety.In response to a circular ad-
dreesea to a number of medical nien
Wiarton, Ont., March 30. -William
McMaster, a well-known and respected
resident, died early this morning as the
result of injuries receivedea week ago in
the flooring factory, where he had been
employed for nearly two years. While
ha was operating, a ambit rip saw a
large board .shot back from the saws
with great force, striking the unfortun-
Ate man in the abdomen, Mr. McMaster
NYLLS 52 years of age, and leaves a widow
and family.
TROUBLE AHEAD,
India Ready for Revolt, Says Profes-
sor Rutman,
New Yoels, March. 29. -Prof. S. C.
K. Rutroan, who is a native Hindu,
and president of the Central College
at Colombo, Ceylon, in an address
Saturday on "Political Awakening in
India," asserted the Indian Empire
\vas ready for revolt against the op-
pr.ssion and rms-rule of Great Britain.
leaders of the national feeling in
India, wore trying to keep the people
frOM resorting to force, he said, by
appealing to them on intellectual,
educational and political Melee, as
the remedy of conditione.
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BAILIFF TOOK A BRIBE.
Obnvicted' at North Bay of Accept.
ing $80 Feorn Alleged Dive Keeper.
North Bey, March 20. -In the rola*
Court yesterday, W. A, Brown, Division
Court bailiff, was eonvieted of obtaining
money from the 'keeper of an alleged
dive on the town iontskirts, ostensibly
for protection from pollee nterference.
Peter Champ:vile swore that he
gave Brown fifty dollars, and prodtua
ed it receipt for the amount. Manriee
Ryan was charged as en trecompliee.
Brown returned the money, and
eentence was suspended, pendieg
itt-
tin good behaviour. Crown Attorney
Browning not being inelined to pneh the
prosecution farther, the charge against
ripe was ditenisseth
Mr. It J. %mate was nomin t. NI. far
the Legislature in Dufferin as a prohibi-
tioit 'candidate.
nAzoR AND KNIPE DUEL
Two Italians. Badly Slashed In a To.,
ionto Street Row.
. Toronto, March 30,-A feud of months'
standing ended on Saturday night in a
duel with knife end razor between Fran-
cisco Apps, eget). 23 years, and Vineenx0
Beni, aged 23 years, both Italians Vin.
wino Mai Was taken to Greco Hospital
with two bad Rap wounds and face
etas inflicted with it knife, and Appe le -
at the Western lloopital with razor cuts
at the beek a the neck, a wound in -
the beck near the shoulder, eutl another
on the head, Although the wounds are
deep and ugly, they are not considered
dangerous.
Between Appe, and Buzzi there has
been had, blood for some timet and Sat-
urdo,y night .Appv, ana Doniinico Co10$1-
MO, Who both lodge at 100 Cleremont
street, wont up the street and met Buzzi
neer hie rooming house at 205 Claremont
street. Colosimo appeare to have open-
ed the campaign by throwing a piece QC
conerete at Buzzi. Theo, seys Appe, Buz-
zi drew it razor from a poeltet in his vest
and attacked. him,
To defend himself he drew e short -
bladed .pocket.knife, grouna to a point
et the end and sharp. Beni slashed at
Appa'a neck and back with the razor,
. and Appa jabbed his opponent ln the
face With his knife..
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All Quiet
Juneau, Alaska, March so, -Conn
pany na toth U. S. infantry, ar-
rived at -Treadwell yesterday ou,
the army steamer Petersen, with
orders from General bush, of Van-
couver barracks, to aid the local
marshals..
The arrival of the troOps was
unexpected. There is no disorder
here. A number of arrests of
minus for aiming concealed-
weapona have been mettle. A peace
committee of the union is keeping
a strict patrol of the town, and
there it little, if any, drunkenness.
Superintendent Kinsey says that
- there has been no trouble, The
:: troops were brought as a preven-
n tive measure. All the mills are
-, running with the exception. of the
.:: . seven hundred, which cs on half
Itime. The union leaders Bey that
nearly the entire working force
-. is out, and that only fifty Men
are working.
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WANT THEIR FRANCHISE.
An English Suffragette Adresses To-
ronto Audience.
Toronto, March 30.-11re, Bormann
Well, representing the Woman's Sociel
and Political Union, known in Englan.1
as the surfragettes, spoke at a meeting
in Massey Hall last night held under
the auspices of the Peace and Arbitra-
tion League. 11.1re. Wells was introduc-
ed by Mrs. Florence MoD. Denisom a
member of the Canadian Suffrage As
-
sedation, who appealed to the women
to use their influence in pronioting the
principles of the society. , .
"Fighting is not a voter's qualifica-
tion," saici Mrs. Welle, "and that is
notethe forte of the suffragette. In.
eteaa of begging and pleading we
attack, and we have demonstrated
that we can stand the pace with the
best of our opponents, and face any-
thing on earth on behalf of our cause.
"Candidates for Parliament have
pr-omised us everything me askedon
but when they get in office they never
do -anythhig. So we have ceased do-
ing work for the candidates at eine
tions, and struck out in an entirely
independent line. 'We are invariably
against the Government candidt'ze.
WILL INVESTIGATE GHOSTS.
Canadian Society of Psychic Research
• Incorporated. •
oronto, Mann 30. -The Ontario
Gazette contains a notice that a char -
tee has been granted to the Canadian
Society for Psychical Research. The
objects Of the society, the headquart-
ers of which are he Toronto, are set
out -as being; "To investigate and
make research regarding ulleged tele-
pathy, hypnotism, mesmerism, halluc-
ination, premonitions, dowsing, double
an) multiple personality, visions, ap-
paritions, pho,ntaems of the living,
clairvoyance, clairaudience, Material-
ization, etherealization, automatic
writing, subliminal sonsciousness,
psycholometry and all kindred bib-
liogical, • astrological psychological;
physiological and psychical subjects,
to examine every possible hypothesis
of their interpretation, and to collect
ro..tterial bearing on the history of
these subjects, and to encourage the
formation of local or branch societies
composed of the members of the Can-
adian Psychical Research Society."
The provisional directors are
Xolin Sumpter King, James Feder-'
ick McCurdy, Trueman Fred Corey,
Herbert G. Paull, William Edward
Hamill, James Alexander Knox, Rob-
ert Baldwin Hamilton, Xaxnes Treaty
Trott and Jatnes Simpson Bach.
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DYNAMITER CAPTURED.
A .CANADIAN FOR
BRITISH CABINET,
PR. MACNAMARA WILL, PROMO.
LI( DE atvgN POSITION.
locerralrear*
Labor Cabinet Minister do.hn Burns
Says Licensing Bill Will Pass
Both Houses -He Handles the
"Trade" Without Gielani,,-An
jet -Lesson. in Sociallem.
London, March is now emu
-
Weed that important chance in the
British Cabinet are immiuent, Sonic
oee of the yoUttget lumbers of the Min-
istry be raised to Cabled rank,
11 18 considered probable, however, that
the resat of the election in Peckham.
where the I./Monist candiaateeeeueed a
quith, who Is pow leader of .the Govern -
tremendous mejority, will deter Mr, As-
tliPt ePw°11tintle
el
miwnter
it-ileaett,wofit;olintelzeasksiiietigitetualyny
of the Cabinet standing for re-election
10 au unsafe coutinueney. Tbis is the
case with Winstou •Churehili
would haVe to seek eceeleetion in Mem
eheeter if lie were promotea to Cabinet
renk, and it is suggested thet Dr, Man
immure will get the post that otherwise
would undoubtedly be offered to Mr,
Churchill, Dr. Afivinamara's seat in
North Camberwell is coesitlered safe.
having given a Liberal majority of 2,817
in the general election two years ago.
The Peckham election bee eci fired
with enthusiasm the 'Urtionists that a
reversal ,of the verdict of the general
election, which gave the Liberal perty
the largest majority in British annals,.
aneenedieted within the next two years,
The impression is widespread among
those who view the political situation
in, this country without partisan pre-
judice that the Givernmeet party in
the House of COMMODS is slowly going
to pieces.
Lihensing BIM Will Pass.
New York, March 20. -The Sun hae
received the following cable despatch
from London: John Burns, the Leber
leader and President of the Local Gov-
ernment Board, is always ci downright
pelitician, and his declaration of the
Government- attitude after the Peck-
ham and other defeats in by-elections
is characteristic. The Government, he
declares, ie determined to remain in
office for three more seseions, and •he
adds: "We intend, be the conse-
quences what. they may, to pass the
licensing bill in both Houses, because
,we believe it to be ti just and necessary
measure." How he proposes to force
the bill through the House of Lords
Mr. Burns did not deign to explain.
Mr. Burns bandlesthe 'liquor trade
without gloves.. He says: "Recent
_ events prove that this trade is deter-
mined on a raid en the people's inter-
ests the like of which has never been
contemplated before, The trade.is or-
ganized. The Peckham election lois
proved that the bung is on the bounce.
It has method in its readiness. It does
t slaut London
0' •
ei civic
centre. The publicans do eat like tram- -
ways.; they carry people pest the pub- :
lie houses. They do not like the comfort- .
able housing of the people; it counter-
acts, their own attractiOns. What the
. trade really does like and want and be -
live in is the warehousing of women and
children, with the workhouse in ultimate
view for public house victims."
The most striking object lesson 00,1
Englaod has had of the fallacy of so-
cialistic management. was furnished
this week by Battersea, the home of
Burns, which he represents in Faille.-
- Ment. The borough has been made
bankropt by its Socialist Council. Its
credit is exbausted and- it is unable to
- raise money even to pay the wages of
its employees. The bank Where it
, keeps its account refused to advance
. more money because its account luie
already been overdrawn heavily.
The Council held a secret meeting on
Wednesday, at which the Socialist ma-
jority admitted that it was unable to
1
raise
begged the municipal reform members
• to assist it in inducing the Loudon
County Council to furnish a guarantee
to the bank for further advances. An
counts amounting to $145,000 are over,
due, but the borough hasn't the money
to meet them.
Italian Responsible for Nelson Oit--
rage
.Spokane, Wage, March 20. -Frank
UMW, an Italian who dynamite -el a
Weeding house at Nelson, 13. C., enushig
the death of his sweetheart; and injuring
ten persons, four months ago, passed
through Spokane yesterday on the way
to the scene of his crime, from Salt
take, tjtah, wher bt was.
middle of February.
The first informatioa the Canadian
authorities had of the whereabouts ol
Ciddio was furnished by Alex. Macdon-
ald, formerly a Toronto, now n deten
live on the -Spokane force, who will re-
ceive part of the $1,000 reward offered
for the capture. Acting on the clue
Chief Constable Devitt, traveled thou-
sands of miles, and after many exciting
eeporiences finally captured his man
five weeks ago 10 Salt Lake.
The Italian fought exteadition vig-
nrously, and it was* only after he had
exhausted every expedient that he gave
up the fight. . •
PRISON LABOR.
Toronto, March 30. -The Govern -
mart will place on the table of the
Legislature this afternoon or to -mor -
roe a resolution with referenee to
prison labor. The resolution, ' it is
understood, will merely affirm the
fact that reform of the existing sys-
tem ia neeessary.
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Ottawa, Gate 1\ to
tientA•lovernor Diremmuir, nf
Coititeatio, is in the eity mx his way to
Europe.
STOLE IN CHURCH.
Minister Asks That Side Doors be
Locked.
Toronto, Ont., March 30. -Just bolero
announcing the text of his sermon yes-
terday morning, Rev. Alex. MaeGilla
vray, minister of Boner Presbyterian
Church, corner of Lansdowne and College
streets, somewhat to the astonishment .
of the congregation, enuounced, as pre-
sumably all who intended to come were -
present, the side door had better bee
locked, in order to prevent thieves from -
rifling the pockets of the outer garments
of the choir members.
It appears that teat Sunday, during,
the service, it sneak thief abstracted two
or three dollars' worth of ear tickete
and Some money from the pockets of
the singers.
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MURDER TRIAL AT BRAMPTON.
Mee of John D. Terrace, Charged
With shooting His Employer.
dl °write, Match SO. -The trial of
John D. Terrace, Iho young English-
man, on a charge of murdering Wil-
liam Curry at the Curry homestead,
near Elmbank, Peel eounty, on the
night of Christmas Day last will take
place at the Criminal Assizes opening _
to -morrow afternoon. The case of
Terrace is the only one on the crime
foal docket. Chief Justice Meredith
will preside over the court and the
CroWn counsel is Mr. G. T. Biack-
st, elt, LC., of this eity.
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BIG TUNNEL PROJECT,
Syedicate Contemplates Tube Under
Rivee at Monteath
Montreal, Meech, 20. -The eonstrue-
'lion of it tunnel between the trity ea
Montreal end Longueuil on the smith
shore of the St, Lawrouee ie a pos.
'allay of the near future. An Eng-
lieh syndicete, headed by Lord Temple -
toe, has purchased the eterter of
Bridge aud Terminal Company neon
the Raymond Prefonteine estate, and
a company is being formed to carry
out the work of constriteting a tunnel.
;
Chinese Store Raided.
-tendon Ont., Month 20, -The poliee
raided it 'Chiliete novelty. More at 282
Dundee street, at 0 Veto* to -night,
and arrested 13 of the intileteff, It is
alleged that the Chinese were tontitiotieg
a fen -tan game, and have been watched
for Annie time. This Makes the fourth
raid of a similar kind in the pest six
months.
MONUMENT
FOR STEVENS,
TOKIO CJ.U$ TO 110/OR MURDERED
MAWS MEMORY.
.rifarcloie Ito Revets strong' .Deatik-40
Going Back to Corea. to Bring. prder
But of cheoe-e-Will Mise Stevens,
VIOVW.IITIAMO
Tokio, March 28.-Merquis Ito, jap-
ones° Resident -Genera of Coree, will
leave here for thet country on April 2,
rodey lio Inflated with the gnmeror,
and afterwards called: fit the United
States Ent.laas,sy, where lie talked for a
long time with Ambassador O'Brien. It
18 underetood that hie visit to Corea is
neceesery LA view el the death of the
late Durham W. Stevens, advisor et the
COrean Celina. of State., who at the
thrie he wee asses:dilated lit San Vranagi,
co was proceeding to Washington to ley
certein -facts and doeumente with pre -
pose's befeee the United States Govern -
Ment,,
Martinis. Ito said to the Asecniatea
Pros correspondent to -day: "I regard
the death of Mr. Stevens. as a oetional
disaster and a personai-lose, He was a
loyal friend. and servant of Japan and
Corea, and both nations tnourn his loss.
Mr. Stevens was my persona friend,. He
was aoliest and fearless with a well-
balanced mind, I Ara returning to Caren
determined to restate that Country to
a condition whereby the mese of the.
people can live protected frOin extortion
and corruption. I eannot immediately
ahange emulitionsswhich have existed, for
centanes, but I can already see some
light .itlicad. I saall miss Mr. Stevens*
who was my fearlees assistant, during a
recent period when the diffieulties of .
the situation were so tremendously in-
creased by the agitation of the foreign
and native adherents of the old regime."
A movement Jas been. started.by the
Tokio Obab to erect a national Inman
ment to Mr. Stevens. The Marquis
Tsuzuki and the Marquis Inouye lead
the list of subseriptions vhih already
guarantee a success of the proposition.
VERY ROUOTI. PASSAGE,
•
Empress of 'Ireland. Battles With Big
Storms.
A Halifax desaateln After .the rough-
est trip in her Ieseory, the O. P. R.
steamer Empress. of Ireland arrived
at midnight, seven daye ana twelve
-
hours from Liverpool, She brought
fifteen hundred pasaengers, and. Brit-
ish mails. From the time she left
the Mersey until she reached the
Greed. Banks of Newfoundland she
met a succession, cif winter gales whielt
kicked up tremendous sees, Vier decks
were Almost constantly- swept with
the wanes, whieh. Made the voyage the
most nueomfortable of the semen. No
damage, however, was done. All trans-
atlantic liners experienced similar
weather, the big Cunarder Mauretania
being reported by wireless hove to off
Sable Island last night he a terrific
gale.
Among the passengers oe. the Enn
ptess of Ireland were -Lady Kirkpat-
rick, oi Toronto., and Mr. De W. Camp -
bel, manager of the Elder-Denmster
Line at Montreal, and Mrs. Campbell.
The arrival of the Empress merke the
beginning of the spring rush of immi-
gration, Within the next fortnight
ten thousand i?asseogers will arrive at
this port,
FIGHT FOR BOWIN'S LIFE.
Defence Accuse Another Man of Murder-
ing Mrs. Welch.
Detroit, March 30.-A faint ray of
hope for Percy Bowin bas appeared in
the murder triab of the young man in
the Recorder's Court, this afternoon.
The defence will attack the. case built
up by the police in spite of the confes-
sion of youug Bowin that be killed Mrs.
Catherine Welch, This plan of defence
was made evident this afternoon, when
the attorney for the defence announced
that he would show that Ilowin aid not
tommit the crime for which he is now
being tried. During. the day the defence
had been endeavoring to thew by the
prosecution's witnesses that the woman
had many enemies. Then were frequent
tights in her house. The prosecution ob-
jected to the introduction of evidence
shelving the character of the .dead wo-
man, col the .around that no matter What
her mode oflife, no person bad any
right to slay her, nor could her. d -ark
past be offer 1 in extenuation of her
elaying.
The greater part of the afternoon
was .spent in legal figheing about the
testimony of A. Wagner, a roomer in •
tbe Welch resort, who testified that
on the Friday evening just preceding
tlie day when the murder Was corn -
mit Lea Mrs. Welch had lutd a vice
leet quarrel with a, caller. A group of
women who came to the Recorder's
Court to -day to see Percy Bowin
fought with the ruch to gain entrance.
The visitors' gallery of Judge Pheltufs
eourtroom was already filled with
melt when the women arrived, and
they were unable to secure seats. The
corridors were also packed with men
and it inquired. two officersto
pushed
olseheeepd
the women in otder, as h
and shoved the men in ender to secure.
standing room where a glimpse of the
prisoner .and witnesses was possible,
CHICKENS CAUSED MURDER. •
James Reitz's Hens Scratched in Murphy
Cooke's Yard.
Vancouver, -March 30. -The Atlin
despateli records a fatal miiiirtg 0001 -
dent at Spruce Creek. on Wednesday
evening, tesulting in the death of Wil-
liam Antyott, and A, St. G. Bewley. Bew-
ley is a nephew of former. City Solicitor
St. G. Hamersley, Vancouver, candidate
for Oxford in the Imperiel Parliament.
With it companion named Anderson,
the two men were engaged in drifting
operations oft it bench claim at Spruee
Lake, and were entombed in the eave-in
without a second's waning. Both men
were killed. Search for the bodies is
proceeding. 13owley was at one timeit
Clerk bn the Bank of British North
Amerien, at Victoria.
ARMY Oli` IMMIORANT8.
Montreal, :gavel\ 30. -There are at
the present time between eight end ten
thousand people on the 'Atlantic °ellen:,
Way to this eountry„ arid the majority
of them are people who inteod to meke
their homes here.
The priftelptil boats .eareying these
are the lamprets of Ireland, doe In
Halifax this week, 1,308 pessengers; the
:Montreal, Antwerp, 1,182 passengers;
the Corsieam 1,303 messengers; Like
Menitelta„ 11,150 nuSeengen; the Alban
Linetuebliter eallieg to -day -1 0001 Liven
pool, mete 1,500 pessengers.
In Addition to these there tire other,
smeller vessele on the way, and, of
eoerse,13 etinsiderable needier eeming tO
lamella Via United MAUI ter tA.
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