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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1904-10-06, Page 7JAPANESE LOSE 20,000 MEN AT PORT APTIIURI Stoessel Russian Reports a Victory After a Four Days' Fight. Steamer Sunk at Port Arthur by Striking a Mine. Vladivostock Fortified and Prepared for Attack by Japanese. Chefoo, Oct, 2, --Seveso fighting, the Russians being the aggressors, occurred on Sept. 28 and 29, on the west sltoze of J.iaoti Promontory, near Pigeon Bay, ae• cording to a report brought by Chinese who left Port Arthur on Sept, 30, The Russians already apparently aro attempt. - ing to capture the heavy guns which the Japanese have mounted in that viteinity. • The Itusians are in considerable force, and they made several sorties, dragging fiehl artillery with them. They were unsuccessful, however.. Three junks, with 100 coolies, arrived at Chefoo to -day, They left Port Ar- thur because they were forced to carry the wounded and bury the dead. They also were afraid that eventually, they would have no food, although rice re plentiful now,. according to their story ies. They further say that the Russians lost heavily during the attacks of Sept. 19 and Sept. 23, but the Japanese loss was much heavier. The Russian ships were silent during d the bfttt1e, and the hitherto unused mer- chant ships were turned into hospitals . as a result of the fight. Several of the Chinese who were employed In carrying dead. say that the dead were- so numer- ous that they were unable to form any- thing like an estimate •of the number which fell in attacking and defending the suplementary forts near Itz Mountain. Sines the battle both sides continue co shell at intervals daily. Tho Rita• signs make many small sorties against • the Japaneso trenches. Small positions frequently change hands. The Chinese say they were compelled to b}try the dead by stealth at night, for the reason that the Japanese would fire on them. A 90 -ton junk, from New-Chwang to Shanghai, ran on a. mine 25 miles north of Chefoo last night, No one was in- jured. The junk was kept afloat by wa- tertight compartments, and it reached Chefoo with its available hands working at the pumps.. JAP GUNBOAT SUNK. She Struck Mine South of the Liao Yang •Teninsula. Tokio, bet. 2.—It is rumored that a Japanese'gunboat struck a mine and :.sank south of the Liao Tung. Peninsula, The crew-, it said, reached an island, whence they were rescued, The Admir- alty does not deny the report, but states that it is awaiting information. • It is stated that the Russians at Port 'Arthur are making desperate efforts to retake the positions captured by the Japanese, including Fort Iiouropat in the hope of restoring the water s - ply of the fortress. It is said that Fort Iiouropatkin has been bombarded and assaulted repeatedly, but the Japanese continue to hold it. Both sides have suffered severely. The newly-moun tea heavy Japanese guns are said to com- mand the entire harbor. Needs Water. London, Oct. 3.—The Daily Mail's cor- respondentat,Chefoo hays he hears from the latest refugee arrivals that the Port Arthur garrison needs water urgently. Provisions are also wanted, though little its said -of their small quantity and un- eatisfactory quality. • The Russians still have plenty of ammunition. FOUGHT BREAST TO BREAST.. Swarm Like Locusts Rus- sian Bayonets. •-" London, Oct. 3. --The Daily Telegraph's Chefoo correspondent gives a Chinanian's account of the desperate fighting at Port Arthur, in which the Japanese swarmed Me locusts upon the Russian bayonets. 'There were fierce breast -to -breast con- flicts, and the :trenches were filled with dead and Wounded. The Japanese siege guns have done serious damage, The premises of the principal merchants, Gen. Stoessel's residence, the Russian church, and the police station , have been wrecked. A junk has arrived at Chefoo with he bows damaged by hitting a mine near the Miaotao Islands. Reports of vessel captains state that tetany mines aro floating in the open sea between Port Arthur and Ohefoo. Vladivostock Ready. St. Petersburg, Oct, 2.—Mail advices from Vladivostoek say the defences around that town have been completed and that everything is prepared should the Japanese attempt operations on the :line of felts and battteries. 'The sur- rounding forests bane been crit down in order not to obstruct the zone of fire, . Zigzag roads Lead to the batteries. 3imiZhe Japs on ...J• RUSSIAN ARMY WELL FED. Czar Joins With Kouropatkin in Prais- ing Work of Cotamissariat. St. Petersburg, Oct. 2.—Writing to' the War Office, under date of Sept. 12, Gen. Kouropatkin praises the commis- sariat officials for their untiring labors. They have, lie says, overcome all diffi- culties in the way of supplying provi- sions to the army. • The troops are nearly always sup- llied with bread baked in portable kitchens, This work of the commissary department, the general says, explains why the army has not suffered from dysentery, despite the execrable clima- tie eonditions. The commander requests that the seiviees of the commissariata theCzar. notice o£ i toco be brought the n g The latter appended a note to the re- port, expressing great pleasure at the exemplary, conduct of the commissariat. It is stated that Gen. Gripenherg, the commander of the Second Manchurian army, will start for the l?ar East in a month. transportation of supplies and ammuni- tion to the Japanese tomes in the field. To -days tract brought a quantity of ammunition, telegraph and railway sup- plies, TO EXPEL CORRESPONDENTS. The Japanese Again in Bad Grace With Newspaper Men. London, Oct. 3.—A despatch to the Daily Telegraph from Sinmintiug says that the Japanese are pressing for the expulsion of all British. and 'other neu- tral correspondents from Kinkow, and threats are made to deport them, The Russians during their occupation of the place never behaved so high-handedly. The action of the Japanese confirms the fear of the residents of Kinkow that it is meant to be essentially a Japanese place, in spite of the promises the Jap- anese Government has given. The port will close on Oct. 23. The despatch adds that information received in Sinminting seems to • indi- cate that indecision marks the' Japan- ese plans. Theis scheme around Mule- den lias been abandoned. They are awaiting reinforcements -from the fail of Port Arthur, These are signs of weakness. The last two divisions loft a port in Javan on Sept. 3. These 'may have been sent to Port Arthur, but it is certain that the other reinforce- ments went to Yinkow. All the move- ments, . however, are kept secret. It is thought that Field Marshal Oyama may be attempting to outflank Gen. Kouropatl:in's left, while the troops at Yentai are kept quiescent. The Jap- anese have constructed semi-permanent fortifications, fifteen miles north of Yentas, and there are other evidences that they expect to fight on the de- fensive. Eighty guns of Russian Horse Artil- lery and the Imperial Horse Guards, under a =Prince of the .Iroperial House, have arrived at Mukden. ,They Were immediately sent ten miles east to Fuhling, the site of the Manchu tombs, where the Russians are concen- trating in expectation of a Japanese turning modement. There aro few troops west of Mukden. WAR TARIFF IN OPERATION, Prices of Sugar, Flour and Kerosene Ad- vance in Japan. Tokio, Oct. 2. --The new war tariff went into operation yesterday. There was a marked advance at Ybokohama in the prices of imported sugar, flour, and kerosene. Tho demand, however, continued steady. The voluntary popu- lar contributions to the war fund now reach two million yen ($1,000,000). Capitalists tvill probably accept the third domestic loan on the same terms as the second loan, that is, at 92. The bonds will draw 5 per cent. interest, and be repayable in seven years. There is strong opposition to the intention of the authorities to reduee the educa- tional budget. It is reported that the entire Fusan- Seoul Railway bas been completed, ex- cept the Taiehow section, which covers a distance of 50 miles. JAP TRAIN AT LIAO YANG. The Entire Gauge of the Railway Hee Bien Changed. (en. Oku's Iteaclquarters in the Field% Oct. 1, d p. pt., via busan, Oct. 2.—The first Japanese train i.. arrived at Liao- JAPS CHECKED BY CAVALRY. Sakharoff Reports Russian Activity Until Forced to Retire. St. Petersburg, Oct. 2.—In a despatch to the. Czar Gen. Sakharoff reports that or, Se1St. 29 the cavalry stopped the offensive movement of the Japanese ad- vance guard towards Yangsingtung and Fengtaipu. On Sept. 30 the cavalry drove the Japanese from Changtan on the right bank of the Ilun-ho and burn- ed seventeen junks vvhielt were tran- sporting ammunition along the Hun -ho. The raiders succeeded in boarding and setting fire to nine junks and barges several of which were laden. with am- munition, and these ivere blown up with terrific explosions. The cavalry_ retired' ori the approcah of Japanese reinforcements, MAIN FORCE AT TIELING. Only the Four Russian Divisions Are at Mukden. London, Oct. 2.-- A correspondent of the Times who has just returned from the front telegraphs from Tokio saying that when he left the Russians had two divisions on the Hun River and four div- isions at Mukden, The .remainder of their forces were concentrated at Tie- Iing, which place they were fortifying extensively. The three Japanese ar- mies occupied a front of 20 miles long north of Liao -Yang in their original order. The bridging of the Taitse river is complete, and troops and artillery are across the river. There was no appear- ance of an advance. The reports of looting and shelling at Liao -Yang were grossly exaggerated, There was trifling pilfering only. There was absolutely nothing in the nature of looting. The shelling was limited to a small portion of the wall under which the Russia -lei' hod taken shelter. The correspondent questioned Mie- sionary Westwater concerning his al- leged maltreatment. He said he had received two trifling cuts, the result of a misunderstanding, in the darkness. lie considered the matter so unimpor- tant that he (lid not report it to the i authorities, whose first intimation inimaton of the affair canto from Europe. Mr Westwater spoke with great admire, tion of the behavior of the Japanese and their generosity in regard to mono and in supplying medical al) plianees to his hospital. He also prais • ed their erre of • the Chinese Wounded on the plaits of Liao -Yang during the battle.. Gen. Ian Hamilton informed the cor respondent that throughout the opera- tions he was constantly with Gen Kuroki, following every move, and hearing every report and order issued He says that no foreign. attache, wits Science Looks. to Surgeon's, Knife as Cure For CrimeOUNTIN4 A MN IVEIO SOOT TWO MN. JESSE BEARD Indianapolis, Ind.—From an incorrig- ible boy wttn an ungovernable temper and a surly disposition, the Juvenile Court, through the aid of a surgical op- eration, has developed a bright, studious youth with a marked change in lis intel- ligence and physical appearance. The boy who has thus been transformed is Jesse Beard, fourteen years old, who was suf- fering from an injury to his skull sus- tained more than eight years ago. Young Beard's case was brought to the attention of the Juvenile Court last June Mre. Beard, whose features were care- worn, as if from long continued sorrow, told the judge that she ltad. come to con- sult him about her son, who had been a source of trouble for many years. She said she could think of noway of cor- recting his growing vices except to have him placed in the Reform School for Boys at Plainfield, Site told the story in .detail of the trials she had had with her son Jesse, and Judge Stubbs was, impressed by the woman's manner. He ordered the proba- tion officer to bring the lad into court, and be prepared to give his .history. Jesse was brought in the next day and the. court heard the story of his life, as reported by the police, who had been frequently called upon to find him after he had run away from home. According to theta., the lad was ungov- ernable, and was in the habit of leaving home without any particular object in view, seemingly not knowing at times why Ire ran awaw or whore be intended to go. It was also staked that he had of- ten threatened his mother and sister and that, he had been so demonstrative at times that they were afraid of him. The court tried to talk to the boy but he was surly, impudent and apparently not afraid of the judge or the officers. After holding the lad in custody for two or three days in order to determine whether he should be sent to the School for Feeble Minded Youth at Fort Wayne or to the Refoim School. for Boys at Plainfield, the Court was unable to de - Yang. 9'he gauge of the raihvay has any army was ever allowed similar been ti ianga4 from Ilalny to New- ( ptivile„es. The n.ttaelies and journal t (/tires -h+'. Are,;ul2r nrleeduin of train,t fats with C,e7t. Itai oki have obtained. a •, r will be eet•tblished in a few clnv�, tttagnifneent view of all the fighting. Engines and mill love been • brought Savo the advance from I ong•Wnn„ atom Japan, The eoinpletion of the rail- Cheat; the original restrictions have Way renoovc's the entire problem of the bOOfl greatly decreased aced the treat - showing Relative Size and Shape of Section of Skull Removed. tide which was the better place for the lad and requested Dr, John 1(ohlmer to assist him in reaching a conclusion by ex- amining the boy and reporting as to bis condition, Dr, Kohlmer made a physical examina- tion and found a depression in the boy's skull and at once reached the conclusion that this might account in part, at least, for the abnormal temper he displayed. He reported his observations to Judge Stubbs, and suggested that an operation be performed and that a close watch bo kept on the lad after his recovery. Dr. Kohlmer tells the story of the subse- quent sin the case as teps discovered the depression in the skull I called upon the mother and asked her if she had known the boy to be seriously hurt on the head at any time. She then recalled that when five or six years of age he had fallen in a sewer and had been unconscious for two days after the accident. Ho had recovered, however, and nothing more was thought of the mishap. I asked regarding the boy's disposition and habitsbefore the accident and was not surprised to learn that his surly moods, ill .temper and at times violent demonstrations and threats against his mother,and sister were never noticed until after his recovery from the accident. This confirmed my impressions regarding the effect of the depression of the skull, and on my urgent advice he teas removed to a hospital and I un- dertook the operation. "I performed the operation early in July and my diagnosis was confirmed by finding a depression in the skull with a fracture of the internal table in three directions. A. three-quarter inch tre- phine was used for the removal or the first piece of the depressed portion, and with bone -cutting forceps the remain- ing depressed portion of the inner table was cut away. "The duramater was tensely adherent for more than two inches around the trephine opening. A slight incision was made in the duramater to ascertain as fr near as possiblo the condition of the brain tissue. The brain did not pulsate directly nudes the trephine opening till the following day, but after that we could observe distinct and regular put - Rations. "When the boy was taken to the hos- pital he was very vengeful and threat- ened the nurses, declaring he would kill them. He was moody and cross and it was with the greatest difficulty that he could be controlled at all. But after re- moving the portion of the skull that pressed upon the brain, a great change seined to come over trim. He grew live- ly, talkative, asked many questions, and seemed interested in his surroundings, and his features, from being dull and fors bidding,, became bright and inviting, "I saw the lad two days ago and can testify to a marked change in his man- ner as well as in his physical appearance, for ho carries himself erect, the light of intelligence is in his eyes and he seeks rather than shuns contact with others, and when talking to a person looks him in the eye.” "Yes," said Mrs. Beard today, when asked regarding the effect of the opera- tion on her son, "I believe Jesse has been completely cured. I often thought hard of him for the way he acted, but I am convinced now that lie was 'not respon- sible for his ill temper and all the trou- ble he made me. Of course, I never thought of the injury to him by falling in the sewer affecting him in that way. I know he was greatly changed after he got well, but I did not know the cause. "Why, he was the nicest boy I ever saw till he was six years old. He start- ed to school and took to his books as if be was going to be a student, but after the accident I could hardly get him to go at all. He wouldn't study and as he grew older he repelled against going to school. But he started to the manual training school on Wednesday . and is going to learn a trade. I do hope he'll succeed. He's bright and cheerful and is a different boy every way." ment of correspondents better. • has been STEAMER 'SUNS. • Another Russian Vessel Strikes a Mine and Goes to the Bottom. Tokio, Oct. 3, 11 a. in.—The Navy De- partment reports the destruction of an- other Russian steamer •used. in clearing mines at the entrance of Port Arthur harbor. The steamer struck a mine on Sept. 20 'and sank, Navy officers say .Uhe Russians are suf- fering from a shortage of small steam- ers useful in clearing mines. The re- ported loss •of a Japanese gunboat south of Lino -Tung Peninsula by striking a mine has not been officially verified. ' . CARRYING WOUNDED. Jap Railway Taking the Wounded at Liao Yang Back to Japan. • Gen. Oku's headquarters in the Field, Oct. 2, 11 a. nt,, via Pusan, Oct. 3.—The first southbound train over the recon- structed railway left this morning, car- rying 490 Japanese wounded, 100 sick. 33 wounded Russian prisoners, en route to Japan. The wounded are prac- tically the last •of the Japanese wounded at the battle of Liao -Yang. The hospit- als are flow devoted to those suffering from beri .peri and outer diseases. The positions of the Japanese armies remain unchanged. Skirmishes are of daily •oce eurranee. Thousands of. fresh Japanese soldiers are arriving. •____11_ DROVE DAPS BACK. Russians at Port Arthur Repulse Japs— Japs Lose ao,000 Men. Ohefoo, Oct. 3, 2 p, nm. --An official re- port from Gen, Stoessel, dated Sept. 23, reached Citefoo to -day, confirming a pre- vious report of the repulse of the Japan- eso attack .on Port Arthur, which had begun Sept. 19 and ended Sept. 22, The fighting was of an extremely severe char- acter. The Japanese leaving retired, Gen. Stoessel issued the following proclama- tion: "Glory. Thanks to God. Glory to our 'Heroic garrison. Glory to Ilhn n, Sicltift and 1 oggorsky Ilerosall. Thanks to our valiant volunteers, who routed the enemy from the trenohes, destroyht g thein. God has permitted us to repulse the enemy. Praise to God," The volunteers referred to by Gen. Stoessel were made up of regulars called upon to take it high hill which had been captured by the Japaneso. From semi-official sources it is learned that the attaelc began on the 10thlong the whole line, and lasted four days, varaots positions clinging gin; hands many times, The .ugh hill mentioned was a very im- Aetnut position to the Russians. The Japanese attacked repeatedly, day night, finaily occupying the position on tht night of Sept, 22, after suffering very Payee losses. The attempt to retake this hill being extremely hazardous, Gen, Stoessel refused to issue the order, but • called for volunteers, Everybody called upon responded, whereupon a requisite number of men Were selected, Lieut. tog gorsky and Capt. Sieltiff le: ,ling them, iollliers and officers alike carried gore - tides (explosive shells weighing from two to. t:fx pounds which are thrown by hand) and with these they attacked the Japa0- ese temporary fortifications and drove the latter from all their positions. Sev- eral mines were exploded during the gen- , , h eta) battle, cau:tntt, t,ev<tu )asses. t hums -inns ealeltlated that the total Japan- eso losses for the four reach 20,000 men. days' fighting 1 LATE QUEEN'S STATUE. One Unveiled at Winnipeg by the Lieu - READY FOR THE JAPS. Vladivostock Surrounded by Unbroken Line of Fortifications. New York,. Oet. 3.--A French corre- spondent stationed at St. Petersburg telegraphs, according to a despatch to the Times, that he hears from Vladivo- stock it is expected the Japanese will attack that port. The correspondent's informant says he personal.y inspected the coast defences and found the town surrounded by an unbroken line of forti- fications. "You may telegraph Paris," says the major, "that the Japanese tnay come if they like. They will find us superbly defended. Viadivostock is an- other Port Arthtur." Outposts Strengthened. St. Petersburg, Oct. 3.—A despatch was received to -day from Gen. Sakharoff announcing that the Japanese have strengthened their advance posts at Fengtiapu, sixteen miles southeast of Mukden. Elsewhere, he adds, there are no developments. MURDER AND ARSON. Seven Persons Arrested in a Pennsyl- vania Town as Suspects. Towanda, Pa., Oat. 4.—The local po- lice have given out three confessions which they say they have obtained from the persons arrested for the suspected murder and burning of Mrs. Maggie Ben- jamin Johnson aril ten -year-old, Annie Benjamin Johnson, on the night of Sep- tember 7th at Macedonia, Seven per- sons are in jail charged with arson in connection with the ease. They are 13ig• ler Johnson, husuand of Maggie; his mo- ther, Mrs. Merritt, and his •brothers, Charles and Lanson; his sister Nancy, and Lorenzo Beeman and wife of Bitter Rainton, N. Y. According to the police, Bigler John- son told how his mother and Charles killed the woman and child, poured oil on the bodies and set fire to the house. Charles is alleged to have told the sante story, but asserts that his brother Lanson helped their mother. The plot was perfected in tate house of Mrs. Merritt and Bigler Johnson was sent to Towanda wheii the deed was be- ing done so that he nightrove an alibi as being the one most likely to be sus. peeted. In the house of Lorenzo Hee- mart in Binghamton were were found sev- eral letters eoncerning the affair, show- ing plans to prove an alibi for Bigler in ease of trouble. BIG COMMERCIAL BUREAU. Suggestion Of Premier Seddon •ef New Zealand, London, Oct, 4.—Preinier Seddon, of New Zealand, speaking at a banquet to celebrate his silver jubilee as an M. 1'., urged the establislunent of a British commercial bureau with branelies in ali I3ritisll possessions, maintained by Great Britain and the self-governing eolouies. and with the l?resideut of the 33otu;i of Trade at the head. The Board shmelcl 1:c affiliated with colonial Chambers of Com- merce with the special object of Watch- nig and reporting on trade tegnirements in --manufactured goods, raw material anal the products of the empire, and shaull assist in the -extension of liritiglt and colonial markets by keeping the mother country, and the colonies posted in re- spect to eompetition with other enmt- tries, tenant -Governor. Winnipeg, Oct. 4. -The statue erected to the memory of her late Majesty Queen Victoria by the people of Manitoba was publicly unveiled yesterday afternoon. The function was not largely attended, owing to the dull weather. Sir Daniel 3feMilian, Lieut. -Governor of Manitoba, presided, and was attended by an escort of the local military garrison, and a com- pany of school cadets. The inaugural oration was delivered by Premier Roblin, who has loudly applauded during his patriotic remarks. The large statue unveiled is by Bramp- ton, and said to be one of bis master- pieces. It is about thirteen feet in height, and represents the Iate Queen ns seated In the Coronation chair with sceptre and globe in her hands, On the back of the chair is an allegorical figure. The pedestal is plain and very massive. STEEL TRUST, Big controlling Block of Stock in the Collingwood Company. New York, Oct. 4.—Interests repre- senting the United States Steel Corpora- tion have purchased the controlling block of stock in the Steel and Iron Company, organized with at nominal capital of $2,- 500,000, to acquire and operate the Cramp Steel Works, at Collingwood, Can- ada. The Steel Corporatioir will take over the Canadian firm at au early elate. In this connection it is said that the new company, which is called the Northern Steel and Iron Company, Limited, will tiltimcttely be used as the Canadian sub- sidiary of the steel eorlsoration ,and that the new plant may be in otperation much sooner than if the corporation undertook to build an entire new plant at any point in Canada. Until there are further de- velopments'as to the ability of the steel companies now operating in Canada to tweet the requirements of the new bounty laws there, the steel eorporation will not disclose its definite plans as to Canadian trade. Woman Shoots and Kids an Undesirable . Suitor for tier Affections. PLOT TO ROB COMPANION: Serious Charge Against Edward` Met- calfe and Jos. Brook at Petrolea, •Petrolea, Oct. 4.• ---Lust Saturday night two anon named ladwctrd Meteafle and Stanley Wilcox were reported to have been held up on the Grttud Tru3ik by Joseph Brooks, who took from Met- calf $17 and from Wilcox $22. Brooks and Metcalfe were arrested to -day by Provincial Police Inspector :rran nn d Chief Ferguson, and will appear before Police • Magistrate ilunean to -morrow, It is alleged that Metcalfe and WVileox come to town, got a few drinks, then Metealfe went m quest of someone to commit the robbery. Brooks, being toll all about it ,agreed. Metcalfe then took Wilcox up the trick, tellurg tum he was goiug to meet two girls. Brooke met the Wren, and. pniting out tie gun, clemandei their money. Metcalfe wee the first to baud ont, and Wilcox f.dlewed, Brooks then disappeared for a while; then :1letealfe meet him. getting back hie seventeen del - Lars, and they divided Wilco:s's money between .them. Here worship never extends to our insimate fih'nda. Fite at 1:tm'raet, :tan., a need a low:, of $11),000. The Killing of a Pugilist in a Fight Drives a Woman Crazy. A Spooi of 'Thread and a Needle to be Placed in a Man's Coffin. Hertford, Conn,, Oct. 3. --',Che biggest men hunt that has ever taken place in Connecticut is now on in East Glaston- bury, The State police force, dreaded by Chief Egand. and many of,the residents, are heavily awned and searching for John C. Whipple, who two weeks ago shot and seriously wounded aneighbor, James Starner, and last week shot State Policeman Louks, who was attempting to arrest him for tate crime. East Glastonbury is like a small armed camp. The farmers have armed them- selves not only because of their indigna- tion at •the 'two crimes eommitted by Whipple, but also because of the fear that he will da farther damage on the slightest provocation. It is already sus- pected that he leas burned two barns, and consequently all barns stocked with the seasons crops are guarded night and day by armed farm hands. Two searching parties spent all of last night searching the woods for Whipple. Chief: Egand assumed 'active charge, and headed one party, and Deputy Sheffield was in charge of the other. Their search was fruitlesss. It is now believed that Whipple is hiding in a cave in Motthili, on a Tanga of mountains several miles in length. if to.rlay's search brings forth no better success than that of .last night bloodhounds will be employed to assist the pollee. Toa stranger in the town the picture Bresented is strange, if not alarming. armen driving along the country roads, with loads of produce ,And 'nen in the fields, all carry rifles, fearing to risk un- armed an encounter with Whipple, who, while now believed insane, bas always bad the reputation of being a desperate character. Shot Undesirable Suitor. • New York, Oct. 3.—Angry because of c' his attempts to force his undesired tea fections upon Iter and determined to re. pulse hint at any cost, elle declares, Mrs. Rosa Barbadl, 22 years of age, to -day shot and killed Michael Rego, in an east side tenement house. The first shot was fired in Mrs. Barbadi's apartments, into which site says Bago bad forced an en- trance, and the second in the doorway of the house, in full view of hundreds of persons, Both bullets struck itago in the head. airs. Barbadi made no at- tempt to resist arrest andwas taken to a police station carrylug her two- year-old baby, which she had held in bar arms when she fired the fatal shots. Result of a Prize Fight. New York, Oct, 3,.: Accordin to the Herald the killing of John 0, Peters, a pugilist, who died, aa. the result of a blow reeeived in a prize fight in North Ber- gen, N. J„ yesterday, has so deeply af- fected the wife of the proprietor of the hall in which the tight took place, that she has become violently insane, and has been confined to prevent her doing her- self bodily injury. Needle and Thread. New York, Oct, 3.—A despatch to the World from Chicago, says : "A spool, of thread and a needle which for nearly 70 years had been a potent factor in the life of Frank Parmelee, founder of the Transportation Company that bears; his name, have ended their usefulness, Mr, Parmelee is dead at the age of 88. In the pocket of -the coat he bad last worn carefully wrapped re.posed the thread and needle, He had earned them so through- out a long carreer of successful activ- ity. Mr. Parmelee often declared that they had made hint successful and his children believe it.• The thread and' the needle are to be buried with. him. They were given to him by his mother in Byron, N. Y., with the injunction "be neat." This was when he left house in 1834. CANADA ATLANTIC RAILROAD To be Controlled by the Grand Trunk Railway Company. London, Oct. Charles Rivers Wilson, presiding at the semi-annual meeting of the shareholders of the Gland Trunk Railroad here to -day, said the ab- normal working expenses of the first part of the year were due to the seveie- ity of the weather and the depression which existed in the United States as well as Canada. The prospects, how - ever, were bright, as a bumper corn har- vest in the United States and a heavy harvest in Canada prophesied a period of great commercial activity in those countries. • The report of the board was adopted and the directors were authorized to en- ter into an agreement acquiring control of the Canada Atlantic Railroad Com- pany. FLOODS IN NEW MEXICO. Haf of Watrous Destroyed and Twelve Persons Drowned. Las Vegas, N. M., Oct. 4.—Half of Watrous has been destroyed by a flood, and at least 12 persons have been drown. ed, including three children of J. U. Stevens, Felix Villareal, his wife, two sisters and a couple of children, arid 0. • F. Porter. J. II, Stevens and his wife escaped, but they. are in a critical con- dition. Many persons were rescued from trees and housetops. The great damage was around the junction of Mora and Sapel- hike creeks. A rock crusher, an iron bridge and much track at Watrous were washed away. The Gallinas River formed a new channel at Las Vegas. In the Gallinas Canyon the dams of the Aguapimra Company broke, bringing a terrific flood on the city. The Monte- zuma Hot Spring track went out in many places. Halt a dozen bridges were destroyed, and the Montezuma bath houses were partly carried away. For two blocks in Bridge street every busi- ness house was flooded. One hundred thousand dollars will not eover the loss to the town, and the railway loss is equally great. Reports from the Rio Grande Valley, above and below Albuquerqe, show that Valence and Los Lentos were wash- ed away and several hundred families are homeless. The river swung to the east, cut a new channel and poured a torrent through the two towns. No lives were lost. In Barela, a suburb of Albuquerque, 50 houses were destroyed. The damage at Los Cordales and Ala- menda will amount to several hundred thousand dollars. THE CONGRESS OF JURISTS. Hon. Mr- Justice Nesbitt Was One of the Speakers. St. Louis, Oct. 4. ---The closing session of the Congress of Jurists was of inter- est. The subject "To what extent should judicial action by courts of foreign na- tions be recognized P' was presented by Sir William R. Itenitedy, Justice of the Iiigls Court of England. The paper was discussed by Hon, Mr. Justice Nesbitt, of the Canadian Supreme Court and others. Resolutions reported favorably by the Committee ou Nations and concurred by the Congress favored the harmonization of the patent laws of the different coun- tries; invited the governments to con- sider the propriety of regulating he re- newal orexten ion ofyatenis of like ton - affirms it each eotntr, and recommend- ed the mutual exehnnge of statutes and high court decisions by the nations. To Fight With Tomatoes, New York, Oct. 3. ---Iiia Tribtnte to- day has the following from Brighton, Col.: A feature of the comm& Comity Fair Will be a battle royal between tile nominees on the Ilepublienn and Ileum• cratie county tickets. They will be drawn up in battle array in front of the grand c:tama, each muin being armed with n peek of ripe tom -lora. As the band flays Dixie the fray will begin. The side sliowtng the fewest same of motto,) end bloody mvomcle will be najuilged the vie-- tots. ie•tots. Ibi8hton has shipped sixty Mai c.£ tomatoes in the Last ten years. ITEMS OF NEWS PBON FIR AND NE16swymmumwmgewmemvomma Seven earthquakes took place in south- ern Italy. The great docklaborers'-strike'at Mar- seilles is over. The Massachusetts Republican Club dismissed reciprocity with Canada. Premier Coombs will present a bin for Church disestablishment in France. The City Assessor's returns show Kingston's population to have increased 200 last year. Floods in Trinadad, Col., caused $1,- 000,000 damage, but no loss of life. Felix Viotti has been elected Director of the Royal Academy of . Music at Munich. Frank Parmelee, the founder of Par- melee Transfer Company of Chicago, is dead. Mr. Eric Armour, son of the late Chief Justice, was nominated for the Commons by the Conservatives of West Northum- berland. It is rumored that General ,Basilio Munoz, leader of the Uruguayan revel- utionists, has been shot by his former followers. The Queen's Hotel at Ilfeaford was de- stroyed by fire, with the stables, .two valuable horses and the residence of Mrs, John Lang, adjoining. Mr. Hugh Waddell was nominated for the Commons by the West Poterboro' Conservatives, and Mr. John Culbert by Brockville Conservatives. Tho revived report that Emperor Wil - hem will meet Emperor Nicholas while the latter is eat Skierniewice, Poland, on hie hunting trip, is officially denied. `General F. D. Grant Ms formally m- amma command of the United States Department of the East, relieving Gen- eral Corbin, wito goes to the Philip- pines. Major Henry F. Alvord, ebief of the dairy division of the i3nited States De- partment of Agriculture, died on Satur- day in St. Louis, Mo., at the Baptist Hospital, as the result of a stroke of paralysis. George R. Wagner, one of the best known fire insurance experts in the .'sited States died in Philadelphia after a brief illness, aged 58. Ile was a Past Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodgeof Pennsylvania. A fire itt the veneer works of the Ber- lin Iutproveitient Company, Maryland, destroyed a big planing mill, sixteen dwellings, the Presbyterian church, the Episcopal church and several stables, involving a loss of $100,000. Over 1,000 employees of the i nnsyl- vtutia system, northwest, and the Penn- sylvania system, southwest, left the sere vice of the 'company 'bemuse of it gen- eral order that .has just been mnde bp- emtive, that no employee of the cam - pan y • who was hired after he reached the lige of 35 is to be retained. Tsang Use Niti, who is charged by the Empress -dowager of CMina to make an of inquiry into the system o governments of the world itt order that any points suitable to the people of China may be introatieed in the empire, hats arrived in New York.