HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-04-16, Page 7BUFFALO BOY STRIKES. HIS
MOTHER WITH HAMMER.
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Refused to Give Him Money and She Was At-
tacked and Fatally Injured,
Buffalo, April 13.---Arined with A ham-
mer, Charles Rossitirt, Sid years old, of
86 Hermen street, struck down and per-
haps fatally injured Ida mother, who is
64- years old, yesterday afternoon. The
tragedy occurred in their home. Mrs.
Ressiiirt headlloog from the Ititehee
door into an Alley way. Her son fled.
The trouble is of long staudina„ a: -
cording, to the statements obtained by
the police, Seme Unto ago Chas. Resshirt
was given a work:house seutenee, the
police say. Sine his return from the
iustitution it is declared that he has
been preying upon the membefs of the
family for money %vitt). which to purchase
intoxicants.
Angered because he had Wiest to ob-
tain money at other times, discouraged
because be had been unable to obtain
work, and with a firm determination to
obtain money at any cost, according to
the police, the man enterea the home
of his mother and deutendea mouey,
"Get out," was the response, spoken
lu German.
A second demand was rondo by the
son for irtoney, He said that he had it
chance to get a job at Medina, Id,
and still the Aged mother would pot
listen.
Repeated threats and an attempt to•
eject him from the place resulted iu
the attack. Neighbors heard the com-
motion and cane(' the police.
Before officers arrived ltrenk Harn,
83 Hernial' street, appeared . an the
scene. He found, the aged woman :lying
on the sidewalk outside of the door of
her home, while Mem" oozed front sev-
eral. wounds in her head. He carried
•••••••—nm.nr
her inside the house. The son, who is
advised of having committed -the mur-
derous assault, disappeareil for the time
being
Patrohnan Patterson, of the Wilhite*
street police station leaped into it car-
riage ana petrsued dte fleeing man. Ile
optima Line et the corner of lake
street and Annum avenue, eviler() he
was hiding in a hallway. Meantime
Patrolman Wesley aided by neighbors
had taken care of the wounded woman
and had caused her removel to. the
Emergency Hospital.
Doctors say that there is little
chance for the aged woman to recover
(blietroze of her age and her Winn son -
Deputy Medical Examiner Howland
appeared at the Emergency Hospital
while the police were conducting their
investigation. asked the woman for
it death -bed stntement and was refused.
The woman refused to tell evlutt had
happened. All that the police• have to
her before the excitement had died
away. on is what was obtained from
Following the _a,rrest there were two
pathetic seenee at the Emergency Hos-
pital, .Another son eushed into the
hospital and asked to see his mother.
It took it feev seconds. to ascertain from
hint who be wanted to see, He finally
made known his wants and was given
permission to enter the ward. At the
same time he was ushered into thb chain-
ber where the a,ged woman NVAS lying,
the police had the wouldebe slayer stand-
ing beside the bed.
"Yon curl" excitedly yelled. the
brother of the accused man..
There was no response. The brother
threw his arms about the neck of his
mother, kissed her and prayed that she
be spared her life.
• ANNA SAILS AWAY
And Prince De Sagan Follows
the Next Steamer.
New York, April I3.--MadrotrAnna
Gould, with her children and their tu-
tor sailed, for Genoa and Naples to -day
on board the North German Lloyd stea-
mer Freiderich der Grosse. About the
same hour the Prince de Sagan, mini lifts
been paying assiduous court to Mme.
Gould, sailed for Europe ,on the Ameri-
can lines steamer St. Paul.
Mme. tiould and. her children passed
tbe night on board the steamer Fred-
erich der Grosse. She was registered on
the passenger list as Miss Annette Cha-
pin.
The Gould party arrived at the pier at
inidnignt laSt night in five. automobiles,
Madame Gould was accompanied .to
the steamer by the Prince de Sagan and
'Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Morse, her friends,
whom she bad been visiting at the ho-
tel St. Regis, The sailing party was as-
eigned to the captaip's suite on the up-
per deck, and the Prince de •San and
Mr. and Mrs. Morse remained only long
enough to bid them farewell and then re-
turned to Manlinttan.
The Prince de Sagan was registered ou
the steamer St. Paul as It. D. Hodges.
LISBON MOB
Beat Priests Who Refused to
Cheer.
Lisbon, . April 13.—Subsequent to the
rioting of last Monday Premier Ferreira
offered his resignation to King Manuel,
but his majentr-refused to accept it.
The greatest indignation exists here be-
cause of the condnet during the dis-
orders of the municipal guitiels, which
has been described as a "wholesale
shooting down of citizens." It has been
reported that King Manuel is willing to
disband the offending municipal corps as
a bahn to the irritation of the public,
In the midst of the rioting the 'mob
forced several priests who fell into their
hands to 'cheer for "Liberty!" Some
priests refused, whereupon the inob fell
on them and beat them so severely that
they had to be carried away. Troops
and warships are in the roadsteads.
There has been no disorder to -day. The
anti-government press declares that too
much blood. has been , shed to make
peace in the future sure.
TAKE DRUNKS HOME
Order Issued to Police by New
Mayor of Harrisburg.
Harrieburg, Pa., April 13.— 'Drunken-
,. nese is a disease, ana we propose to aet
from that standpoint," declared Meyer
Meals, the next executive of Harrisburg,
to -day.
"1 IlaNre instructed the chief of poliee
to see that plain drunks are taken home
(MOTHER'S SUICIDE
Causes the Death of Her Four -Year -
Old Baby Girl.
New Yet., April 13.—Playing about
the room lie which her mother was
committing suicide yesterday by
means of a rubber tube fastened to a
gas jet. Effie Koenig, four years old,
of No. al5 Dubois street, West Hobo-
ken, gradually succumbed to the es-
caping gas. She was found dead upon
the floor by it visiting playmate.
Mrs. Betha Koenig, wife of a ship's
carpenter, 1 been despondent fol-
lowing a resent illness. Lying upon
a sofa in the living room of her apart-
ment at noon she fastened the end
of the rubber tube in her mouth with
a strip of muslin. tied about her head.
Effie wee in the room, dressing her
dolls, but the mother gave no thought
to the child, evidently supposing the
tying of the tube would prevent the
escape of gas..
Alice Vickers, daughter of a neigh-
bor, carne. to play with Effie about
two o'clock, and receiving no answer
to her knock pushed the door open.
The room was filled with gas and Mrs.
Konig was dead with the tube still
inther mouth. A few feet away was
the body of the little girl.
Apparently the child had become
conscious near the end that something
was wrong, for she had dragged her-
self across the floor from her dolls to .
the. sofa upon -which Mrs. Koenig lays
No outcrys had been heard, but the
child's arms were stretched ont to-
ward her mother its if in appeal.
In the rear room, alive and. unhurt,
was Mrs. Koenig's other child, three
weeks old.
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
---
Wife Attempts to Follow Husband
Who Ends Life.
New York, April 13.—After telling his
wife that he had Inade a bad rerd es-
tate transaction this afternoon, Daniel
Deutsch killed. himself in his home, No.
19 Ens': 1050 street, blowing out his
brains. Mrs. Deutech, on seeing her hus-
band dead, attempted to kill herself by
jumping out of a front window, but was
restrained by friends.
Mr, Deutseh came home late this an
ternoon it very melancholy mood.
When asked by his wife what WAS the
matter he said that he had made a
poor business deal in real estate and
had no further interest in life. Mrs.
Deutsch attempted to cheer him us) and
thinking she had succeeded, left her hus-
band seated in the parlor.
A shot brought her rushing into the
parlor, where she found her husband';
body lying over the arm of his chair,
it revolver lying on the floor and a bul-
let in his brain.
The wife screamed and ran hysterical-
ly to the front window and tried to
throw herself out.
Neighbors caught and restrained her,
-forcing her to sit down until the polies
mulct be stunntoned.
insteati of to the lock-up," continued the
Meyer. "That kind ef treatment will do
snore than anything eh* to turike
thinking man ashamed of himself. I also
propose that when it man gets helplessly
drunk in o certain same the proprietor
of the place shall take care of him and
riot throw him out in the getter.
cof course e the disorderly arunics we
svill have; to take in hand for the pro-
teetiOn of the community."
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AN IMMIGRANT'S TRAGEDY.
Husband. Meets Wife, °My to See liet
Die on Arrival.
Toronto eletipateh: After waititits and
saving for nine menthe, Thorneon,
57 Muloek avenue, West Toronto, was
able to write home to the old 'country
for his wife to eome out to him. She
arrived on Thursday nielit, apparently
in good health, was taken ill yester-
day morning, and died in St, Mienael's
Hospital last night. Johnson came
out to Canada. front Buckinghamshire,
England. He soon got work as a
brakeman on the C P.U., but on 'Sep-
tember 13 he had hie toes 'crushed
under a freight train and for nearly
it tnorith was laid up it the Western
Hospital.
Mr. johnson eahl 110 had endeavor.
e4 to dissuade 1)113 viler', from eorning
out till the Rummer. but law mind WAS
eet upon tejoining him at once. They
luul only been marled lama two
WAS HE MURDERED?
DREAMERS DREAMED THA,T HAM -
LEY WAS.
Fourkeen-Year-Old Girl, in Her Sleep,
Saw Two Men Strike Him Down,
Plunge a Knife Iiito His Side and
Throw the Body Into the Vat.
An Orangeville despatelt: Since the
1 discovery of jack Henley's body in a
tannery vat here a few days ago
stories have been going the rounds
of n wonderful fieriee of dreams about
the man who Was Missing so long. Of
ouree, 'had nothing been said about
the dreams until after the finding of
the body no one would have taken
any stock in thent, but the dreamers
all declare they told of their dreams
months before Hamityle body wee
found, and only repeat the storite
now.
A week after Handey disappeared
Mrs. Leeson, wife of Ediverd Leeson
who owns the temperanee hotel, wae
awalcened one night by hearing her
fourteen -year-old daughter Emma crys
ing. Min into the room, Mre. lees-
san aelced ler daughter whut. was the
mattert. "Olt, ma, I sese two mem
r.
killing Mr. Hawley in the tanners,
yard and they throw him in a hole.I'
Mrs. Leeson calmed the child and
got her to go to sleep. Next morn -
mg at the breakfast- table the girl
told the dreeliel fn. detail. Several
boarders hear71 it, but they all laugh-
ed at the idea.
To the newspaper reporter yesterday
Emma told her strange dream.
saw Mr. Hawley and two Men in. the
tannery yard near the engine house
door. One wat. a tall man witb, a
dark moustache, and the other a
smaller man with red whiskers. They
knooked him down end one roan stood
on his feet and the other plunged. a
knife in his side. Then they picked
him up and carried hint. around to
the vat and threw him kn.
AS he sank his hat came off, and
the men hid. it in a pile of tanbark at
the other Bide ef 'the yard. T111511 a
dog came up the yard and ths men ran
out on the road,'
Ida Reid, a thirteen -year-old girl,
who lived not fax from Henley's, hail
a most peeediar dream about the un-
fortunate man. Ida was not very
well, and she died about two months
ago, One morning about two weeks
after Harnley's disappearance she told
her mother that she dreamed, Hen-
ley WAS dead, and hie body had been
found between two piles el tanbark.
Other neighbors, Mrs. Jannes Riley,
Mary McTaggart sand Mrs. A. Tyler,
shortly after Hensley went away,
dreamed that he had met a violent
death,. end that his body had been
found in different places.
FAVORS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Enters Testimony
In Suit Against Husband.
New York, April 13. ---David McClure,
referee the suit of Mrs. Alfrea
Vanderbilt for, absolute divorce, will
recommend that the divorce be granted.
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt appear-
ed before Referee David .MeClure as it
witness against her husband, Alfred 0,
Vanderbilt, Mrs, Vanderbilt, it Was
learned, attended the regular session
held in Before MeClure's offide at No,
Williant street. She spent most of
the day'on the stand tolling her story.
When Asked about the report that
Ur. Vanderbilt had settled $2,000,000 in
gilt-edged securities on his wife, Mr. Mes
°lure said:
"All such reports are without founda-
tion. In fact, they axe merely guese
work,. It; is A phase of the case that I
will not discuss." sea e. •
According to .one report, Mr. Vander-
bilt insists ,that there shall be no cur-
tailipg of his privileges as a father to-
ward the child, William Henry Vander-
bilt, now in his seventh year.
After the divorce proccedines are con -
eluded, it le said that Mrs, itenderbilt
will go to Newport, wb.ere she will live
with her mother, Mrs. Wench.
FEIGNED 'DEATH
H
But It Cost Him a Bad 'Eye .and
Police Court Fine.
Windsor, Ont., April 13,—Jakob Gott -
lief and Michael Meretsky engaged in a
personal eueounter yesterday /afternoon,
with the result that Gottlief Was knock-
ed down. To. scare his antagonist he
feigned death. and a hurry -up eall was
sent to doctors and police. One physi-
cian suspected Gottlief was shartuning,
and "brought him back to • life" by
gouging him in the eye. To -day Gott -
lief was fined. $6.50 in the Police Court,
while Meretsky, who expecte& to face it
murder charge, was freed.
ENLAGING THE SCOPE.
Seed Grain for Western New Farmers
as Well as Old.
Ottawa, April 13.—An order in Como
eil has been passed amending the re,.
gait -Lions governing. the distribution of
seed grain in the west by permitting
advances to be made to settlers who
had sown no arainin the season of 1907.
Under the rensulateons passed he Feb-
ruary last VI:lee settlers were shut put
from receiving seed grain from the
Government. But, according to reports
from the officers in charge of the work
of distribution in the west, it appears
that the number of applicants for seed
is much less than was expected, and
in consequence the appropriation made
by Parliament Is considerably in excess
of the requirements.
Numerous applications have been re-
ceived from farmers in Alberta and
Saskatchewan,. who, although, they had
sewn no grain last year, are now urgent-
ly in need of seed for the coining season,
and ems seed grain is not available by
individual effort to those who require it
the Government has amended the •regn-
lotions as above.
A SHARP SWORD INt-INDIA.
Remarkable Success of Lord Kitehener's
Scheme.
Calcutta; April ' 13.—Lord Kitchener,
speaking in the Legislative Council on
the Indian budget, sail some members
had alluded. to• a possible reduction of
the military charges owing to the recent
itgreemetit with and the tordial rela-
tions existing between the great norths
ern power and ourselves,.
This factor had not been overlooked
nor Miderrated, but other weighty
reasons affeeting the external and, hie
ternia sectrity of India must be kept
constantly in view.
Lord Minto expressed hearty agree-
ment with tom Kiteheneiee views with
regard to military ehargese and. said
that the Conntiender-in-Chief's eeherne
had recently enabled India to draw a
eharper and better sword than eve bes
fere. The resuk had been a reinarkable
success front the point of view of brev-
ity and eeononty.
Tilt "JIM CROW" LAW.
06.6•Jkiierl
It is Resented by the
Oklahoma.
Muskogee, Oldie, April 13.--A threat-
ening letter was received here to -day
addressed to the new Guthrie State
Tribune, in which the writer asserts
that Gov. Charles N. Haskell and Bud
Ledbetter, the chief of the police ot
Muskogee. are td asettssinasted mut
the eity of Guthrie Invited by negroee.
Tbe letter is unsigned.
'The letter ie4zu outgrowth of the
crow" law misted by the Legislature
mot reeently put into foree. It luta
been enforced by the Governor
end, in addition, Chief of Pollee Led
better lute ordered all negroes not ein
oloyed to Ieate the eity. Every gamb
!nig house and Rehm in the eity bee
here dosed,
Negroes hi
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NoBoDy TRIED iggr,=,,ialz, ai6r1404341 1e nitni-
thouh
tabled, .and atteselted to each a tilers
BNK 1,1,14,01:teL'a-tlyteeicl, 1°11Pae eitlYteWv:re taitt
ROBpitons of salt water in jars and
casks, end each day the lobeters will be
saturated, with sett teeter, The lobsters
were specially selected, being caught
this week, and. they passed direat from
the fishermen to the refrigcentors.
The shipment Was nuele In a specie1
ear provided by the Dominion Express
.Coumany, and is in charge of IL A,
Cunningham, Superintendent of Fish
Culture; Ottawa, and Alex. Finlayeon,
Inepector Itieheriess Ottawa. Theee of -
fields Are going through to the Pacific
coreet with the shipment,
On arrival at ancouver a steamer
will take the lobster e on to Victoria,
where a special pond has been con-
structed to receive them. Extensive
experiments will be conducted there,
and the outcome will be awaited with
interest, an promising the transplant-
ing of this valuable Atlantic fishery to
tee Pacific Ocean:
Story Arose In Imagination of Man,
ager R. W. Henry,
Authorities Satisfied and Stopped
Investigation.
Manager Says 14 Melt Only Have
Eeert
A Toronto despatch: A speeial front
Thornhill states that all the inalcationa
poiut to the feet that the alleged at-
tempt upon the branch of the Sterling
Bank at that Otte° originated in the
imagination of the yonng bank mana-
ger, Mr: R. W. Ilenrystylat 50 graphical-
ly describe(' his eombat with three bur-
glars, the pistol duel in the dark and
the final ending when, struck on the
head by it blunt instrument, he fell in-
sensible end the bank .robbers escaned
he the darkness. Front the evidence that
has been gathered by those minim; it
close investigation it. seems to be appar-
ent that there WAS 80 attempt upon the.
bank, and desperate midnight thievee
did no shooting at the manager. Indeed,
sa
so tisfied are the authorities of this
that they have stopped their iavestiga-
tioos and Will take no further action be-
yond repot:Wig they conelusions to the
At torneydleneral.
Yesterday afternoon High Constable
m
J, A. Rasdop, Previa:eat Detective
3.1illers and County Constables Burns
and temustnson, who had been malt
ing inquiries into the alleged attempt
on the bank, had a long interview with
Mr, Henry at Thornhill in the bank
premises. They pointed ont to Mr.
Henry severai discrepancies in his
story. It W115 Shn OWto him thet
there were no evidences of any at-
tempt to break into the books, that
there were 110 tracks about the bank,
as might reasonably have been expected
had three men been operating there,
and that the story as to the =antler
of the shooting did not coincide with
the position of the bullet found stick-
ing in the ledge back 6f the counter,
HenryMr. had said that be was fired
at by one of the burglars, who was
working at the fan -light, hut from
where- the bullet of this burglar was
found it would have been necessary for
it • re pierce the .counter. The officers
also experimented with the revolver
used by Home shooting through the
ineigtsh..
t ehirt that Henryr
enry we at the
time end wlach be claimed had been
pierced by one of the burglar's bul-
The bullets fired by the officers made
clean-cut holes, while the one in the
nightdress was more of a tear and had
every appearance a having been made
with stick. While out en the yard
at the rear of the bank premises it is
understood the officers found it num-.
ber of empty shells, which were of the
same calibre as the revolver used by
Mr. Henrys- What other evidence WaR
secured' by the officers could not be
learned. but it is known that the High
Constable and Provincial Detective Mil-
ler have dropped further inquiry.
The bank manager WAS questioned
closely- by the officers during the visit
to the bank, and, it is understood he
made the admission that perhaps he
was excited. .on Tuesday night, and
that no attempt had been made to rob
the bank. He recalled, it is claimed,
having read the account of the attempt
to enter the Imperial Bank at St.
Davie's,in the Niagara district, on
Monday night, when Mr.. R. W. Hamil-
ton, the accountant, was fired upon,
and, it is asserted, he made the ad-
mission that perhaps he had been dream-
ing just before going downstairs. In this
event Henry must have fired the shots
himself.
Upon obtaining these and other ad-
missions, the officers, it is believed, con-
cluded that nothing would be gained by
going any. farther with the investigation
into the aliened attempted robbery, as
Mr. Wright, rthe clerk, was in a house
opposite at the time of he shooting and
saw nobody leave the bank or its vicin-
ity. Mr, Wright could throw no light
on the affair when questioned, and the
officers returned to Teresa.° after their
talk with Mr. Henry. '-
Mr. -R. W. Henry has been manager
of the_ bank .at Thornhill for a little
over it year. He was formerly at.
Mapis,•and previous to that with the
Bank of Hamilton, having entered its
employ at Beamsville, where he was
brought up. Mr. Henry is 23 years of
age, peorninent in athletics, and quite
popular. For some little time he was
a resident of Toronto. •
There are now at the jail, as vagrants
awaiting trial next Saturday Wm. Her-
bert, Pee. Donaldson and Thos. Powell.
three men who were taken into oustody
at Aurora night after the alleged rob -
boy. These men will in all probability
be brought up sand released, the officers
of the law being now satisfied beyond'
any doubt that they had not been
gnilly of Any wrongdoing prior to their
arrrest.
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EARTH SHOOK.
Many Nexicans Fled From Home to
Other Towns.
San Aittonio.„Texas, April 13.—A spe-
cial to the Express trona Monterey, Mex-
ico,' says: Telegraphie ,despatches from
Mierand and Noreig sty that several dis-
tinct earthquakes were felt on Wednes-
day rind again on Thursday. Owing to
the severe nature of the shocke great
earm was felt, and many perms fled
from their homee to other toWns.
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LOBSTERS 'FOR pACIPIC.
Shipment of Live Ctuetacesets Sea Prism
Halifax.
Halifax, April 13.—Ari interesting ex -
pertinent ie now Wing carried on by
the officials of the Marine and Fisheries
Department, the success of which will
mean miteh for the lobster induetry in
Cenade. Yesterday a shipment of 1,020
liver lobsters was mile to the Nene
Oast, and is expected to Teach We des-
tination in about seven days. Several
shipments have been mask previously,
but did not prove very satisfactory, and
extra care is being takett this- time. The
lobsters were placed in fifteen apeeially
ottani-deed refrigerator packages.
These ' packagea are about four feet
squars and each -contains twelve metal
Vie traps are nettle in section% Mid
one lobate' was placed in Niel. On top
of GM refrigerator la an ito pan and
COMPELLED TO PLAY
Shuberts Instructed Miss Marlowe
to Fill Engagements.
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Binghamton, N. Y., April 13,—Julia
Marlowe'e private ear was etopped at
Stroudsburg, Pa, yesterday meraing
and returned to. this city, where ehe ere
peered, last night as Rosalind in "As
You Like itp although she had =mull&
ed at Ithaca that her engageMents ler
Binghamton, Scranton and. Wilkes-Barre
must be =celled, and started for New
York. Both site and her manager* W.
O. Eileen refused to be interviewed on
the subject of the Van Herrmann di -
Verse action, in which Miss Marlowe
is mentioned,.
"At the proper time Miss Marlowe
will speak," was all Mr. Ellsler would
say. lt is understood here that Miss
Marlowe returned to this city at the
peremptory order of the Shuberts, to
whom listuager Clark of tile Stone,
Opera. House last night telephoned.
that -the house eves practically sold
out and that he would not permit
the date to be canceled
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WANTS A WIFE.
JAMES W. ROSS MAKES WORLD-
WIDE APPEAL FOR AFFINITY.
Has Addressed Open Letters All Over
• the World Inviting Wealthy Ladies
to Submit Leap Year Proposals to
Him.
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Toronto, April 13.—In search for his
affinity, Mr. James W. Ross, of Toronto,
who is probably'making a bid to beet
_tom Lawson as an advance agent of pub-
licity, has. commenced to canvass the
whole world. The Mayor of every. he -
portant city on the plenet has beep
asked to aid him hi his search, and tn
act as agent for the replies of the can-
didates. Since 1ast Sunday some two
hundred circular letters have been sent
out by Mr. Ross to the Mayors of cities
as far apart as New York, Cape Town,
Chicago, Buenos Ayres, San Francisco,
Adelaide, Hong Kong, Singapore, Cal-
cutta and Sydney, to the following et -
"Toronto, April 6,
"Sir,—Kindly excuse the liberty' I take
in soliciting your Worship's influence
to have the following circulated widely
ill all the- newspapers throughout yestn•
Worship's State and beyond.
"Will your Worship please omit my
name and address from papers and for-
ward replies to ine'and oblige?
"Should your Worship wish to inves-
tigate my character I can refer to His
Excelency the Right • Hon. dames
Bryce, British Ambassador at Wash-
ington, U. S. A.; 'also professional gen-
tlemen in this eity, guaranteed by the
Mayor.
"Trusting to receive your 'Worehilds
worthy recognition, and thinking your
Worship in anticipation,
'Tows respectfully,
"Jas. W. Ross."
With the letters was an enclosure as
follows:
FOR THE NEWSPAPERS ONLY.
(Photo.)
LADIES;
"I ehall esteem it a great 'favor te
receive genuine leap year proposals
for marriage front bona -fide wealthy
ladies min.
Applications to be addressed to
dSuitor," care of his Worship the
Mayor of , and marked
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SON SAVED MOTHER,
Crippled With Rheuniatism in Binning
. Farin House.
desnateh: The residence of
James Beatty, jun., in Kaladar Town-
ship,' Was burned to the grout& Tbe
fire, which wasseaused by an overheated
Om, was not diseovered until under
good headway, and it was all that could
be done to get the inmates ient safely.
Mr. Beatty's mother, who 'makes her
home with him •is eal aged lady- and a
cripple from rileumatism aria it was
with the greateit diffichlty that she was
taken from the burning building by an-
other son, Robert Beaty. The loss wits
heavy.
SANGSTER AT MONTREAL,
Man Who Killed Pierre Delorme Brought
From New York.
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Montreal, April 13,—William &ma-
ga, the man who surrendered to the
pollee authorities of New York, stat-
ing that hd killed Pierre Delorme, it
young farmer on the back river road,
lest November, is now in custody at
the detective headquarters. All the in-
formation that could be obtained re-
garding Sculptor's knowledge of the
merder was that he seemed to know
all the details and eirettnistances in
eonnection with the killing of De.
lorme. •
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TOO COLD FOR DOIIKS.
Peter Vereght May Metre 'Thent to Coast
Province.
Nelson, B 0.. April 13.—Peter Vero.
gill, leader of the Donkhobors itt Can-
erleo who is in the city, stated to -eight
the climate of the territories WAS too
eold for his countrymen, and that he
proposed to bring all the Doukhobots
iit Canada date British Columbia settl-
ing Nen in the leootenasee probably in
the neighborhood of Nelsons if land
dould be got hereabouts.
if there wits not rem for all his peo-
ple twee •lie world take the Wetter to
the octet end edict them near Venison -
ver. The Doukhobors umber 7,000 per -
eons, comprielles 1,200 famine,
MS SOUL AT SIAM
Former London Doctor's Appeal
13efore Trying Suicide,
Pontiac, Mich., April 13. ---"Would you
.seeo it soul front perdition to-nightt
Come at -olive to 44 North Saginaw
street, -over Smith es Lieenring'ri. Don't
wait, wine now, 1 want you, aud come
prepared to fight the distil. For God's
sake, don't delay, for my out is at
stake. My heart Is breaking and I want
to- die, and to -night. come quick, or
my heart will break. I waut 80 one
but the Salvation Army. If yon don't
come Pow I shall feel that God and man
bps let me. Coma to it sinner awl help
him if you never helped one before.
"George Shoults,
"14 North Saginaw street?
"P. S.—Come now, frieed, and save
me from hell, I ant too sick to go
With- you, but for your hopeof heaven
moo to me lest my soul perith and its
loss be leld at your door. Come- to-
night or I shall feel that God bas de-
serted toe forever.'
The foregoing pathetic appal was left
at the Salvation Army berraeks on Sat,
urdey, but believing It A hoax, the mem-
bers of the band paid no attention to
it. Last niglit officers broke in the door
of room No. 14 in the Smith & Lison'
ring block ,just in time to prevent Dr.
George Shoults from dying Of asphyxia-
tion from coal gas. A limner was turn-
ed on And in ono bend nouns' held a
bottle of chloroform. He would have
died in it short time lied he not been
rescued.
Shoults is it man of about 40 years
at age and is a stranger iu Pontiac, key-
ing been here but it short time. He is
a graduate from the inedical depart-
ment of the University of Torontoand
for years a prominent praeticing physi-
cian in London, Ont, He is said to have
been eddietea to the ;hug habit, which
the officersi blame for the cause of his
attempted suicide. Shoulte has erste-
tiood ab both Saginew and Grand Rap-
ids.
An application was made to -day for
his temporary confinement at the asy
FATALLY SHOT.
Marshal Wounded In Encounter
With Highwaymen.
Kent, Wash., April 13.—City Marshal
Harry Miller, of Kent, svas fatally
wounded in it pistol encounter with five
highwaymen, last night. Night Marshal
Charles 0. Guiberson, who helped Mar-
otta Miller in the fight, escaped un-
scathed.
Marad Miller received word by tele-
phone from Orelia that five armed high-
waymen had held up and robbed Patrick
O'Brien in the streets of that town, and
that they probably would reach Kent
within an hour. 'Marshal Miller and
Guiberson strtaed to intercept them.
They met the mein commanded them to
halt, and were answered by a fusillade of
revolver shots. In thefirst volley Mar-
shal Miller was shot in the right shoul-
der ansl abdomen. Marshal Guiberson
'fired upon the highwaymen, who turned
and ran. Posses are in pursuit.
TOOK BACK FIRST.
Woman Had to Choose Her First or
Second Husband.
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 13.— Re-
turning to hls home near Jonesboro,
Tenn., after he had been mourned as
dead for five . years, John T. Strong
found his wife, now 32 years old, mar-
ried to William Curtis, and two children
born to this union. Curtis had married
Mee Strong, fully believing her husband
wits dead. When Strong returned to his
home he greeted the new family cordial-
ly. It WAS decided to allow Mrs. Strong -
Curtis to settle the .permexing matter
by deciding between the t-ee men. She
chose her first husband, end now Cur-
tis; who says Ito loves her, will institute
lomat proceedings to annul the marri-
age -between himself and the woman.
Strong, bad been in the army in the
thillppmes. • '
SCHOOL BOY KILLED.
Another Boy Falls on Him. at Gymnastic
Play.
Barrie despateb: Richard Graham,
the ten-yeae-old, sen of Mr, Richard
Graham. Liberal candidate for Centre,
Simcoe, meCdeeth yesterday afternoon
at school in Sauriti, two miles north
tof Elmvale. At recess a boy named
Edwards, a son of Mr. Wm. Edwards,
aged fourteen, was running along a
beans in the schoorntorch hand over
hand. Graham grasped him' around
the waist to be cerried along, but Ed-
wards lost his grip and fell upon Gra-
ham. Blood gushed from the boy's
ears and mouth, and he died in fifteen
minutes. The supposed cause was a
ruptured blood vessel.
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PRIEST COMMITTED SUICIDE,
Father Graham Shot Himself in His
Study at Albany.
Albany, April 13.—Rev. Joseph
Graham, rector of tae Roman Cotholic
Church of the Blessed Saeritment, in
the west end of this city, killed him-
self by shooting in the study of his
home, near the church, this afternoon.
Two shots were fired, both lodging in
the hem.
Father Graham was greatly interest-
ed irt horse racing, and was a familiar
figure at Smidgen He had reeeotly
been itt pome health and despothlente ins
friends believe he was, temporarily in-
sane,
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CANADIAN WOMAN KILLED.
ereisee-eeerieseel the letter Wit "I was
In suspense until noon to -day. I beets no
relatives, but there udeeit he one who
woulti like to know that be alone was
the Muse of it. My mune is Seeks Col-
lett." Mrs. Collett entered the Infirmary,
March Pee Me said she WAS it Oallatl..
WI, but bed Married and lived it while
itt Mississippi.
Dr. Bartlett saiat "Mrs. Collett, whose
home WS in Coluadms, Miss., worrled
Mitch about an iitheritance of $20,000,
out of will& she claimed, she had been
defrauded, and witielt came to ber from
her grandmother, Mrs. Annie Lade Pew,
of volt Erie, Canada. lier maiden name
wits Socio Montravois, She was mar-
ried in 1904 to Bertram Collett."
claimed That She Had Been Defrauded
Out of a Legacy.
St. Louis, Mo., April 13.—Mrs. Sadie
Collett, aged 24, grenditaughter of Mrs.
Annie Lade Pew, of Vett Erie, Ont.,
died teeley front the effeete of it four -
storey jump whieh she took last night.
After ruldreasing ti letter to the Poste
Despatnh telling of her Intention to
Corona ettieide, and eoncealing the let-
ter beneath the pillow in her bed in a
room on the fourth storey of St. Mary's
infirmary, elm °pelted the wineow and
filmiest to the groan& Ifer left AVIA Wag
torn off above the ellen: by striking
the barb of an hem foto. She was in-
jurea Internally Mete "I do the; just to
id the world know I ant despondent and
ABRUZZI HAPPY.
Despatch Says the Duke Will Marry
Miss Katherine Elkins,
Rome, April 13.—A despatch from Tu-
rin affirms that every arrangement bee
been made for the !merino of the
Duke of the 'Abruzzi and 11114S Kather-
ine Elkins. The date and place of the
ceremony, the official reeidenee of the
couple, and. the date of the formal
presentation of the bride to the royal
family have all been settled. An a-
ndel announeement is Inuninent. The
Memento, it Catholic newspaper of
Turin, says that Miss Elkins will conte
to Hely in September, and that her
conversion to Catholicism wilt take
place here.
The Duke of the Abruzzi bee ob-
tained a further leave a absence from
the neval authorities and has gone to
Turin.
London April 13.—The Globe's- corre-
spondent 'at Rome says that the jew-
eler of the royal household has re-
ceived from the King and Queen Dow-
ager important commissions for pres-
ents in connection with the approaclt.
ing wedding of the Duke of the Abruzzi
and *Miss Katherine Elkins. Queen
alergherita intends to give the bride,.
some valuable specimens from her won-
derful collection of old lace for tbs
wedding gown.
It is uncertain whether the wedding
will take place in Rome or et Piedmont,
but certainly the pair will come to the
Quirinal, where rooms are being re-
decorated under the Queen's personal
supervision. They will have the use of
ten magnificent apartments facing the
square which were formerly occupied
by King Hiunhert and Queen Margher-
ita, but which have nob been med since
his death.
WHIPPED PUPIL
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And Is Kept hi Illinois Jail Under
Old Law.
Chicago, April 13.—A despatch to the
Tribune from Champagne, Ills., says:
Principal Sherman Cass, of Tolono, im-
prisoned in the Champagne County Jail
for whipping an unruly pupil too severe-
ly, has served the allotted six months'
'confinement provided by the old Eng-
lish debtor law in force in Illinois, but
seldom invoked. But be did not breath
the air of freedom yesterday as expect -
Mr. and Mrs, E. W. Burk, parents of
the punished pupil, tendered $3.55 to
Sheriff Peters, another week's board,
and Cass was retained in custody. Cass
may have to fight a legal battle before
be is released.
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TEN LIVES LOST.
Explosion of Coal Gas in English
Colliery.
Baths Eng., April 13.—Ten miners lost
their lives in the Norton Hill colliery
itt Somereetshire to -day as the result
of an explosion of coal gas. The first
rescue parties to get down were over-
come by the fumes in the mine, and
were saved only with the greatest diffi-
culty. Some of them. are in a precarious
condition,
FLAG IS NOT ENOUGH.
Australia Wants Tangible Proof of
Britain's Interest,
London, April 13.—Australia's appre-
hension in the matter of possible ag-
gression on tho part of Japan was
voiced at the meeting in London this
afternoon of the Australasian Cham-
ber of Commerce by Thomas Price,
Premier of South Australia. Mr. Price
was emphasizing a more tangible
proof of liar interests in the colonies.
"You cannot keep a colony by mere-
ly flying a flag over it, even the
Union Jack," he said. "There must
be sympathy and understanding be,
hind the flag. With the awakening
of the ea , if you are going to re -
)0
tain Austra 'a, as a jewel of the British
Crown sot The will have to stand up
and fight to keep it."
Mr. Price expressed his approval in
Strong terms of the proposal to raise
a numerous Federal citizen army in
Australia.
"CORPSE" IS STILL WAITING.
Omemee Resident's Ruse to Effect Re-
conciliation With Wife,
Peterboro despatch: Charles Clarke,
of thts city, who is engaged as a hired
men with -Win. Graham, an Omomee
farmer, adopted a novel means of ef-
fecting a reconciliation between Min -
self and his wife. They were living
apart, Clarke nt Omemee, the wife at
Peterboro'. Clarke had a message
sent to 11;s wife that he had been
kicked by it horse and was dead and
requesting the wife to come to Om-
eine° at once.
A Teterboro' undertaker was all,
ready to go to Omemee to prepare
the body for burial when another
message was received stating that
Clarke WaS alive and well. Mrs.
Clarke is still in Peterboro',
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A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL,
Barrie Wan Gets Two Years for Absinth-
ing infante.
Barrie deepateli: Joeeph :McDonald
(alias Wm. Richnrdson) appeared be -
foto Judge Arcisegh charged with
criminal essciatIt upon three
eged two, three and five, respectively,
near °rift, In April lest year Riehs
atclson wfts eentenced to the peni-
Maier, by Magiattate jeltries, of
Midland, for assaulting a even-year.
old girl. A new trial Was granted in
Deeember, Mut the girl being Omelet
11A WItii eonvieted only of A(1111111011 AS.
milt. To -day lie aeknowledged both
oftencee.
MAN LOST ON TRAIL
FAMILY rtxsoovERso IN STARVING
CONDITION,
The Strange Disappearance of a squatter
.WettaytoE
thex104;lket.,;,atioo
Trail w:putsepepetvh:
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thinioeten, Alta., 12. --Over
four weeke ago AL man mined Kite
neitley, who lived with hie wife am(
four children in a small shack, where
Ie had levitated near Port Assinthoine,
on the Klondike trails tere Inindrea
mikes northwest of this city, left his
honle to come to Bdmonton for pro-
vieione, which had become very eearee.
He took with hint A buckboard and ais
ox, leaving one of the pair of (ma
and also It row behind on the fame
Since then he has not been heard from,
and grave fears are entertained for his
safety, as no trace Can be found, of hint
or Ins conveyance.
At the shack where the woman and
four children were left things_ are re-
partee in it verybad state etving to
the lack of provisions. Two thither
hespectors, Memel, Quigley and Meal -
lister, found the fetidly on the verge of
stervation anti the ex and cow re -
deiced elemet to skeletons. After
leaving them Home provisions, they
brought word to the city, and Immigra,
lion sagni; Sutter sent out Land Guide.
Tuttle with provisions and a, conveyance
to bring the family to the city it they
consent to return.
-Meanwhile, grave fears are entertain,
est afi to the whereabouts of the man,
lfe is reported to have .been of it deli-
cate constitution, ami it is thought
that he may Ita,ve succumbed to the
bardships of the trip, The Mountea
Police have taken the matter in hand,
and will make a genre' for the missing
men.
SANGSTER SAYS HE LIED..
He Repudiates the Confession of the
Murder of Delorrne,
Montreal, .April 12.—William Sang-
ster, who gave himself up to the police
in New York and confessed that he,
along with two other men, shot and
robbed Pierre Delorme On the Back Riv-
er road, last fall, now denies the con-
fession. Sangster Arrived here yester-
day from New York in charge of Detec-
tive D. A. McLaughlin. When taken
before the poliee he said be made up
the story in order to create a little ex-
citement and get a free trip to Montreal.
This denial will not • give Sangster his
liberty, as there is a cherge against; hint
here of stealing $120 front it man named
Lottie, with whom he was boarding on
Cadieux street. The other story will be
investigated.
Winnipeg, April 12.—William Sang-
ster, the man held in Montreal on the
charge of having murdered Delorme near
the Black River, is well known in Win-
nipeg and St. Boldface. A few years
ago he carried the mails between Win-
nipeg and St. Boldface, and three yeaue
ago weet to St. Pierre, Man., where he
took it position as general utility inan
at the convent. He did not live happily
with hie wife, and about it year ago
went east.
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NEW HOMESTEAD MAP.
Sixth Edition, Just Issued, Contains
Many Nets' Features.
Ottawa, .April 12.-71111%, Department
of the Interior bas just issued the
sixth edition of the homestead map
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al-
berta, corrected to January 1 last.
Among the new features are the precise
'milieu as far as obtainable, of all
timber limits and also the location et
the 50,000- acres of eel:it lands in British
Columbia, acquired by the Dominion Gov -
element near Female, and which are
just within the western border of the
map.
The total number of homestead me
.tries is the year 1907 is 29,215, making
an ernof land given away for this pur-
pose of 4,674,400 acres in one year.
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BREWERY MERGER FAILS.
Attempt to Form All -Embracing Com.
bine in Quebec Abandoned:
Montreal, Apri112.—The attempt to
form n. company, enibracing all the
brewing interests in the province of
Quebec, has fallen through, the Dow
eompany refusing to go in under any
consideration, and the Dawes brewery
demanding that it be bought for cash.
This the promoters were liftable to do.
As a consequence there is much trou-
ble in the brewers' association, lending
to it disbandment and a war of rates
to be initiated to -morrow. As it result
the price of beer is expected to show a
marked redaction, corresponding to the
increase which as made when the asso-
ciation was formed.
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SETTLERS HELD UP.
Horses From United States Suspected of
Having Glanders.
Gretna, Man„ April Ia.—Fourteencare
of settlers' effects and stock from the
United States are at the quarantine sta.
tion awaiting inspection. The first car
of stock refused entry at this pan was
recorded yesterday. - An immigrant
named Ed. Ludy, with a car of settlers'
effects, inducting eigbt horses, has to go
back to the States. His horses could
not steed the test for glanders, a.na
were rejected by Dr. Stevenson, Domin-
im V. S. in charge of Green' quarantine
station.
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BODY ON CANAL BANK.
Remaine of Supposed Immigrant Found
at St. Catharines.
St. Cetharinee, Apri1 12.—Reeideets itt
the vicinity of the Poor House this after-
noon were entitled to fitul the body of a
mart &mod hi winter clothes And Avith
a black fur bat over the head, lying on
the eest Shore of the ola Welland Citrud.
'Word was sent to Chief Parnell, who,
with Dr. .T. ilt. Tory, wan soon on the
scene rind took eluirge of the body,
The ellief is ot the opinion thnt the
1111111 15 1111 immigrent. ITe lA middle
eget), but the body ie so badly deems
posted that reeognitiott would he a dif-
ficult test:.
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FIFTH VICE-PRESIDENT.
Mr. ICiteynolas to Take Charge Of G.
. 12, Aceeuitting Department.
Montreel, April 12.--A fifth Viee-
resident bee been eildea to the staff
of the timee Trunk in the person of
air. M. Ileynelde, late of the Meslean
Central. He will have eharge of tfti-
011(481 including the treeettry
and neteninting departments. His of -
flee will be in Montreal,
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