HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1905-07-13, Page 7MURDER AT 011SWEKEN
OF AN INDIAN WOMAN.
Alone and a Cripple She Was Cruelly Beaten
to Death.
Joseph Bennett, An Indian, Suspected and Was
Hotly Pursued.
He Managed, to Reach a Bush Near Caledonia and
is Hiding.
From Monslay's Hamilton Timm)
News of a foul murder it the Indian
Ivillage of Ohsweken, created quite a
'sensation in Brantford, Caledonia and
even in this city yesterday. Betsy J.
(Jobe, an 'adieu woman, was the victim
of a brute, svho after cruelly doing her
to death, adaed to his horrible deed
by comniitting Another fiendish crime.
Joseph Bennett, a husky Indian, is the
num charged with murdering the woman.
After a thrilling chase a few houns after
the crime was committal, he succeeded
in eluding his pursuers. The authorities
bowever ereconfident that he =not
escape from the bush where he is sup-
, ea posed to be hiding, and that it hi only
es matter of time before he will be in the
clutches of the law.
The spot where the murder was com-
mitted. Is about eleven miles from Cale-
donia in a westerly direction, the house
where the victim lived being a short
distance from the Council House at Ohs-
Weken. The murdered woman resided in
a small house with her mother. Dew
such a deed could be committed with-
out some ono hearing the cries of the
victim is rather puzzling. The home is
little log structure of the kind com-
monly steed by the Indians. There are
two apartments, the front one doing
duty as a. sitting room and bedroom for
the family, while to tbe rear is the
kitchen. The victim was sleeping ac-
cording to the theories advanced when
the murderer entered the window near
the foot of the bed.
David. Davids was the first to become
aware of the terrible tragedy. He carries
the mail between Oshweken and Onon-
daga. About 9 o'clock yesterday morn-
"' ,while. passing the house. Things
ed rather out of place to him and
ta t noticing anyone around, ho pushed
open the partly opened door. A Iowa&
scene met his gaze. Lying between two
beds, in the room, covered with blood,
her face terribly battered, and with her
clothes torn to tatters, the Jacob wo-
man weir' stretched on the floor, cold
in death. As soon as he recovered from
the shock, Davids fled from the sicken-
ing sight and went for help. Going to a
neighbor's house be; related what he had
seen. A number of num andwomenre-
turned With him to the room in which
the murder was committed.
Clue to Murderer.
' While there svas really no witness to
the horrible• deed, there is already a
strong net of circumetantial evidence en-
tangling Joseph Bennett in its mealtess,
and which may send him to the gallows
if he is captured. The first and strong-
est link in the chain was -diseovered im-
mediately liner Davide gave the first
alarm and returned with help.'
Members of a tamily named General,
who reside a short distance from the
Jacob house, were among those who re-
turned to the place with -Davids..
glancing about the room, Elizabeth Gen-
eral found a, letter, lying on the Boor
tatesess, the murdered woman. It was dated
til'having been received at the Reserva-
tion Post •Office on Saturday, July 8. It
was addressed to Joseph Bennett. This
gave the first clue to. the perpetrator
of the crime.. Another letter signed by
the murderer himself is said to have been
found in the same room. Davi& took
charge of this letter:.
Officers Notified.
As soon as possible the °Moore resid-
ing on the reserve WM notified and
visited the woe of the crime and learned
the particulars. Juit as they were about
to start out to hunt for Bennett, people
who had. passed the -suspect on -the mad
notified the constables that the murderer
was heading towards Caledonia, David
Garlow, the head -offiter on the reserva-
tion Constable Peter Atkins and Charles
Mta=tin and David Davids, the man who
made the diseovery, composed the party
that started after Bennett. This was
shortly before 10.30 In the meriting. They
drove in two ries and. were wellarmed
and prepared in CO.SC CIO murderer
should attempt violence.
A Race for Life.
They had not gone far when they
siehted an outfit, woich answered the de-
viption of the one Bennett was weld to
b driving. Their setepielons were con-
firmed. The pursued man had it big
start, but the officers lashed their horses
and were east gaining on their man when
he heard the hoof beats on the hard road
encl-glanced behind. In an instant h,e
realized that it Was 0, race for life. Whip-
ping hie horse unsparitegly, Bennett be-
gan to draw away atom his pursitere.
The 'officers urged their animals to their
utmost, and. for ,ietuqy four miles the
horses raced at breakneck epeed towards
Caledonia. Although Bennett's horse had
the advantage in having a far lighter
load, the officers began -to close in em
him again.
It
pursuers, who had been only a shore
distance behind him. The four mon made
a search of the place, but in vain. The
constables decided that it was improb-
able that Bennett would attempt to
come from under cover in daylight and
that they would. be snore likely to cap-
ture hbu by eurroundiug the spot where
he was supposed to be hiding and closing
in on hint
While two of them remained in the
vicinity the other two went on to Cale-
asmia and notified the constables there.
The news of the tragedy spread rapidly
and the on desire of the people seemed
to be to capture the murderer, Consta-
bles Lawrence, McMillan and Reynolds,
of the village, returned with the others
and continued to search for Bennett. The
pollee at Windsor, Sarnia, Fort Erie and
Niagara Falls were telegraphed to and
asked to be on the lookout for the mur-
derer, whose deseription• was given.
The scene of the murder was visited
by crowds of people yesterday afternoon.
Every livery horst was rented and it
was impossible to hire one. Indians from
all parts of the reservation assembled,
and several possees were organized. Each
one took a separate direction and most
of those who took part in the search
were well armed. A great part of the
bush was thoroughly examined, but
without avail. There were several false
reports about Ben.nott having been seen
or captured, but the fugitive disappeared
after the chase in the morning as though
the ground had swallowed hnn up.
Hamilton Police Notified.
The Hamilton officials first heard of
the affair shortly before e o'clock in
the afternoon, when constable Atkins
called up police headquarters and had a
conference with Detective -Inspector Mc-
Mahon over the long distance phone. Ho
supphed a description of the murderer
and gave meagre particulars of the mur-
der. Bennett worked and resided at the
place of a men named Wellesby, between
Burlington and Waterdown, recently,
and had left some of his clothes and
belongings there. It was supposed thett
he might have headed for thee° to eiet
his property before skipping, and the
police decided to take it chance on find-
ing him there or along the roads leading
to the place. Chief of Police Smith and
Detective Bleakly drove around by way
of Waterdawn and to the house men-
tioned above, but could get no trace of
the fugitive. All the officers were fur-
nished with the description and ordered
to be on the lookout.
Desperate Fight for Life.
The Jacobs woman was about thirty
years of age and was alone when at-
tacked. Her mother was away picking
berries, and knew nothing of the fate
that befell her daughter, as the police
had been unable to find her up to late
last night. Although the murdered wo-
man was a cripple, there was evidence
to show that she made a desperate fight
for her life.
Everything was turned upside down
from one ends of the room to the other.
The victim's nose was broken and her
face terribly cut, as though it had been
battered with sense blunt instrument.
Her body was also badly bruised, and
the finger inarks which were sunk in
her throat showed. that she had been
chocked to death. Blood was spattered
everywhere and the room presented a
ghastly sight. A coroner in Brantford
was notified and the home was locked
up until the inquest is begun. No one
was allowed to enter the place, and ev-
erything was left just as it was
Doctors Hoboes and Secord, who re-
side on the reservation, made an exam-
ination of the body and as is result de-
clared that the woman had been crim-
inelly assaulted after having been mur-
dered.
The alleged murderer, although his
home was on the reservation, had not
resided there for some time, having been
engaged in picking berries near Burling-
ton. Several people at Caledonia told
Thnes reporter yesterday that he had
just returned on Saturday night from
Hamilton. Ife is said to have been
slightly intoxicated. The murder is sup-
posed to have been committed shortly
before 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The
only person who appears to have heard
anything of the struggle was Meek Lot -
fridge, who resides within is short die-
tence of the Jacobs' house. Shortly
before one o'clock he heard a loud. cry,
but thought nothing more of it, and did
not got up to investigate. Bennett, is
said to have left the small store kept by
Lottridge shortly before midnight. Ile
apparently went direct to the Jacobs'
house and evidently broke in and im-
mediately started his tate& on the wo-
man. After realizing the fix he was in
Jia apparently got to his 'nether's house
as fast as possible. He evidently had a
few hours of sleep and after washing an
dressing and his breakfast Tbe horse
he had when fleeing from the offices
belonged to his mother, but the rig be-
Maae Ms Escape. loeged to one of the Indiansit is
When Ile realized. that the jig wasup supposed that he either intended to come
unless he made a new move Bennett de- to Hamilton before word reached here
cidea to abandon his .outfit. Hardly of the murder or to make his .escape 011
a freight train passing through Catoctin -
stopping to pull up his horse he leaped nets The fact that the woman lived all
ground. In ''an instant he was up end. one evidently leaa hint to believe that
from the lie and went stumbling to the al
away, heading for the bush surrounding the crime would not be aiscovered until
tete in
d• Turtle swamp. With it thorough the day, The chase by the of -
fivers, however, upset his plans.
s wledge of the place, the murderer
had little difficulty in making his way Motive for the CriMe.
through the deep brush and evading his Two theories are advanced es the_ mos
OMAN EMPEROR WINS A VICTORY
Over
Great Britain and France in the Dispute
04er Moroccan Affairs.
Berlin, hly 10, 10-.30 ston.—The agroo
nett between France and Geri -flinty on
the -subject of Mortleco, Which will be
made public in both Paris and Berlin
today, cannot bub be regarded here 03
tt diplomatic: victory of the first import-
ance ewer both Great Britain, and
althongh it. le .expreesed in
terms of great, moderation, the agreement,
being referred to Ole "accord blued on
full appreciation and recognition of ea&
live for the murder. The woman, be-
ing a cripple, receivea is pension from
'the Government and bad only recently
• drawn the money. It is only a small
amount. but Benett is accused of taking
what money his victim, had. The other
theory is that he went 4» the house
with the express purpose of eriminally
assaulting the woman and, when she re-
sisted. became enraged and murdered
Government's rights and aims." Yet of*
ficially the issue is eegardefl as is. triumph
for Emperor 'William tsrel Prim Von
lluelow that will strengthen Germany's
diplomacy everywhere on the continent,
The attitude of the American Govern.
meet towards the Moroccan eontroversy
was allogether satisfitetory to Germany.
Preeisely what part President Illussevell
took in forwarding the settlement ie not
matle public. in Berlin, but it is Intermi-
t the infineneea bex
e erted at,
l'ariS and London helped towards' the
• plutiged fifty feet into it cornfield, Taaptino f, eomnianding the Russian impettehable clutrireter.
settltenent.
KRUGER GETS
troop* en the blend of Saghalien,
"At 9 o'clock in the morning, July 7,
RAT• soutliwca of ICarsalsorsk and. opened
fire ou the shore,
Another despatch of the same date
Roumanian ComMander Hands tier "Yal
"At 3 p, m, Jo. RUM tor edo boots
a japanese squadron anProaetted tho
FIIE p village of Cbipivan, about seven. milee
Over to [tom approached Korea corsk,.he Ruesian
batteries o ened fire on them and coin -
"He will sell his life dearly," is what • •
several of the village people said yes.
terday when speaking of the attempt
to capture Bennett. While he had, nexer
been in trouble at Caledonia, the fugitive
has the name of being it bad In:Rau.
'Jim pollee give his description as fol.
lows: 5 feet 8 inches in height, 33
years of age, dark complexion, scar on
.face, neatly dressed, dark brown suit of
clothes and fedora hat. II° is said to
be wanted by the 33rantford police and
has quite a reputatien a* a scrapper, Kuetendji, Roumania) July 0, —The
_ flag of St, Andrew Once again floats phissaciphis, July
Colonel Alexandre Varretti, staff °Weer
10.—Lieistenants
around. Caledonia,
over the battleship Hulas Foteluthin.,
of tlie Russian army serving limier Oen.
which has proved huh a terror to the -
1
pelted the °ate to retsre. DUring the
bombard:neat four of the inhabitants
Japan Troops Seize the Island. of
. _ of Karsalsorsle were killed. The bom-
bardment had been antleinated and the
Saghalien,
conintaudent had ordered the withdraw-
ni
ef the defenders northward."
.1,01...••••••
Peasants Want Owners to Divide
the Land.
OF COURSE, A COW DID IT,
Poor Bovine Blamed Now for Lose of
Vert Arthur,.
Thought They Had Bennett,
A Niagara Falls despatch this morn-
ing says: The chief of police bore caught
an Indian early this morning tumor-
ing the description of Bennett, of Cale-
donia who is wanted for the murder
of Base, Jacobs. The thief has hie man
in the jail awaiting the coming of Higii
Constable Montgomery, of Brant. It is
thought that Bennett caught a G. T. 11.
train south of Caledonia on Sunday aud
arrived here just in time to he arrested.
it turned out that the man arrested
at the Niagara Falls was sixty years of
age, while Bennett is about 35e, The
suspect was released.
Inquest Begun.
Dr. Fissette, of Brantford, coroner for
the district, left for the' sem of mur-
der this morning, and the inquest eves
begun this afternoon. Although the part
of the bush in which Bennett was sup-
posed to be hiding was carefully guard-
ed last night, no trace of the fugitive
was found. Parties continued the search
to -day, but without success up till press
time. It is not thought likely that he
has eat across the border as the police
at tlie points where he would be most
likely to pass were warned to be on
the lookout within a few hews of. the
time the crime was diiTcovered. The
county police seem confident that it
will only be a matter of a few days at
the most before they wifl land Bennett.
TRACKED FUGITIVE SPOUSE.
St. Catharines Woman. Caught Her Hut
band in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 9.—Cleverly proze-
euting it search which .begait In St. Cath-
arines, Canada, Mrs, Louise Irwin traced her
husband to this city. She caused his arrest
on a charge of desertion, and to -day he was
committed to jail, in default of ball, to-
gether with Ruby Logan, a 17 -year-old girl,
with whom ho Is said Co have boon liv-
ing Frankford. Mrs. Itowln, who Is
24 years old, was her own detective from be-
ginning to end of the abase.
Irwin left St. Catharines on March 22th
of this year, Mrs. Irwin believed that he
had gone alone, for he sent her, some time
afterward, a postal order front this city.
She loft Canada several days ago. On Sat-
urday she began a tour of boarding houses
In Frankford, and located the couple at a
boarding house at Harrison ond Charles
streets. She swore out warrants for their
arrest. Special Policeman Haugh placed
them hi custody last night, not less than ten
hours after the wife had begun her search.
Confronting Ruby Logan in the police sta-
tion, Mrs. Irwin exclaimed: "I. did not know
my husband rtn away with you! You aro as
guilty ho, and I shall stay here until I
see you both punished."
Irwin served in tho British army during the
Doer war, and has been working M the Dls-
ton Saw Works while in this city. The Lo-
gan girl told the pollee that ,she was getting
ready to leave him and return to her home
whon Mrs. Irwin appeared,
Mrs. Irwin said sho did not know Ruby Lo-
gan, although ;she was acquainted with her
people in St. Catharines.
FANCY CARPET FOR A KING.
Shah of Persia Sends His Majesty a
Gorgeous Gift.
London, July O. —Never outside fafry-
land, says The Daily Chronicle, has been
seen a carpet so wonderful as that which
King Edward received as a present from
the Shah of Persia as a token of his ep-
preciation of the affectionate hospitality
extended to him on the occasion of his
last visit to England.
When this marvelous production of
Persian artists was epread out before
Itis 'Majesty at Buckingham Palace he
must have bcon reminded of some of the
scenes depicted in the Arabian Nights.
The secret was well kept, and it was
not until the arrival of the Ambassador
at the palace that any information could
be gained as to the contents of the
great packing ease over which be kept
vigilant guard.
The special Ambassador was also the
bearer of an autograph letter from the
Shah and of a present for Queen Alex-
andra. The reception was in full state.
Royal carriages were sent to convey the
Atnbaseador and his suite from the Per -
shut Legation to the palace,
1
HURRY UP THE lama
The Cruiser Canada Sails to Meet the
Turbine Virginian.
Halifax, July 9.•L --The cruiser Canada
sailed this morning for a rendezvous in
the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where she
eral Daschichow and. wounded, near New -
Black Sea communities for a couple of chw,u,g, is hen with hi5 ..‘„arrptti.
weeks past. The formal surrender of is golug to buy is farm and settle down
far away from the Japs.
the mutinous crew occurred Satureay
He tells is tale of a cow that suits
afternoon after a series of discussions Mrs, O'Leary'e of Chicago in the shade.
and negotiations between the Rottman. It was this cow, which. General Steckel -
tan authorities and. the leaders of the lierg owned, he says, that lost for the
Russians the battle of Witgatifow and
mutineers, preeputed the relief of Port Arthur.
The Roumanian officers who boarded staneral Stackelberes" says the Col -
the battleship on its arrival here it few onel, plaintively, "Weis cow. The Gen -
days ago, called upon the crew to sur-
render, in which ease they would be
treated as foreign deserters, or else
leave te port forthwith. It speedily
became apparent that the Ressien
vessel returned to this port with the
intention of giving itself up to is for-
eign Government, and the crew soon
anuouneed. ite acceptance of the Roo -
maiden terms.
The mutineers wanted to be permit-
eral WaS on his private Wile during
the battle, commanding his troops by
signals. lie was accompanied by the
cow, by his wife, three laundresses and
three servants. The cow was it
thoroughbred and was there to give milk
to the 'General and his entourage.
"Just at the instant that the Japs
could have been repuleed in .confueion
some men were shot down near Stacked -
berg, and his cow kicked up her heels
and dashed away. He eent a whole
company of men after the cow and gem
°tend btootutdaktehf Ltilaiez troatsetinurcinw,hat NtVhaes _ter
1 SG moth attention for n, few uiu
otos that the Japs were able to regain
Roumanian authorities declined to Ise- control and close in for 'a final Ash,
quiesce. which proved. successful."
LANSDOWNE AND
KRUGER TAKES COMMAND.
REID.
Russian Admiral Again in Possession of American Society Dinner in London
the Flagship, Brings Out Notables.
Kustendji. Roumanit, July 0.—Admirs London, July 10.—The belated bartqaet
of the American Society in eelehrittion
al Kruger this afternoon boarded and.
of the 4th of July, which was held to -
took possession of the Rossi= battle- night, was the first occasion of a, public
ship Reim Potemkin,' King Charles of meeting between Mr. Whitelaw Reid
Roumania having sent instructions to and, Foreign Minister Lansdowne since
Mr. Reid's appeintment es Ambassador
the commander of the Rotunsteiau
to Great Britain, and both Lord Laos -
squadron that the vessel be delivered
downe and Mr. Reid delivered speeches
to the Russian authorities without rale -
in which the services of the late Secre-
ing difficulties. tau of State Hay to the world and the
The torpedo beet which accompaulesde good relations existing between Great
the Keine, Potemkin, however, left ssz Britain and Arnefica were the keynote.
Odessa without surrendering, declarieg The dinner was held in the banqueting
that she had not mutinied, but that hall of the Hotel Cecil, whieb. was
the Kniaz Potemkin had compelled her crowded svith resident and visiting Mu-
te follow, 'crimes and. representative Englishmen.
Admiral Kruger arrived with his Marshal 0, Fox, President of the Amere
squadron this morning, and, after, ex- can Society, presided.
clumging the customary salutes, inti- Prominent persons present included
mated that he had come to arrange for costa woutoeseteeesoee. the Gonna n
the transfer of the Kniaz Potem-kin. Ambassador; Labotai Tank Slow Ki, the
Admiral Kohlinsky, commander of the Chinese Minister; M. Metaxas, the Mexis
Rotunallian squadron, boarded the
Russian battleship Tchesme, and in-
formed Admiral Kruger that King
Charles had ordered him to turn the
vessel over to ' the Russian admiral.
The formalities of the tranefer were
completed this afternoon, and Admiral
can Minister, and Lord Stratheona., the
-
High Commissioner for Canada. The
Chairman -proposed a toast to King JOI.-
ward. Ile was followed by Lord Laus-
downe, who toasted President Roose-
velt.
Lord Lansdowne said that among the
lerueer boarded the Kniaz Potemkin. great statesmen of America he del not
Tile Associated Press representative !know of auyone who held it greater
impeded the Kniaz Potemkin after the 'fas.cination for Englishmen than Prese
withdrawal of the Roumanian guard.tdent Roosevelt.
Despite the efforts of the Roumanians
to get things in shipehape, everything
aboard the battleship was still in it
tate of wild disorder. The officers'
cabins , were stripped of everything of
value, and bloodstains Ivor° every-
whe e,
There was sufficient ammunition
aboard the mutineers to make a des-
perate resistance.
It is said that during the last few
days the vessel was navigated by two
engineers and an officer with revolvers
at their heads.
All of the sailors wished to surrender,
with the exception of Matuschenko,
the leader of the mutiny, who resisted
for some thine, and wanted to blow up
the ship. -
Seven officers were prisoners aboard
the Kniaz Potemkin. They were in a
pitiable condition from ill-treatment.
They declare that Matuschenke him-
self killed ten officers of the battleehip.
All the papers and books belonging
to the vessel were destroyed. It ap-
pears that the decision to surrender
the Kniaz Potemkin was made when
it become evident that no other ves-
sels would join in the mutiny.
The crew .of the battleship seemed to
be unaware of the surrender of the
aeorgi Pobiedonosteff, and expected.
that she also was coining to Kustendji.
to capitulate to Roumania. Jumps Out of Boat and Drowns in
Parents' Sight.
Twenty married. sailors from the
Kniaz Potemkin have applied to the Fort William, July 9. ---On Feidity af-
Russian Consul here to be sent back ternoon Joseph Panseey, n, half-breed
to Russia, - and a, son of Chief Panacey, of the rids-
,
HEALTH BUREAU WANTED.
Suggestion to the Medical
Council.
Toronto, July 10. --The necessity of a
bureau of health for the Provilat of
Ontario was called attention to at ;the
resumed sitting -of the Medical Council
yesterday afternoon, when Dr. Suther-
land gave notice, that he would move at
the next 'meeting a resolution painting
to the desirebility for the provision of
such an 'office. Dr. Sutherland considered
it it very important matter, bUt Si the
question only arose as a notice of mo-
tion, no discussion took place upon it.
Dr. Campbell moved et the meeting to
amend. the medical net by striking out
section 28, which restricts the :council
in the appointment of examiners.
Dr. Mearns, -"Woodstock, seid. . the ob-
ject of the 'clause was to allay jeal-
ousy.
Dr. Cempbell withdrew his motion,
On the reconunendation of the Educa-
tion •Commiltee it was decided to substi-
tute Dr. Adain Wright's book on obste-
trics for the American book on the same
subj ect,
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HALF-BREED'S SUICIDE.
Important
sion committed suicide by Jumping into
OUTLOOK FOR PEACE NOT GOOD. _ the 'lake near the mouth of McKellar
-- .
Generals in Manchuria Want One More - fathers and °there of the family, who
: were in the boat from which Patacey
Opportunity, plunged to his death. The family. were
skiff with the mten-
London, July 10.—The St. Peterebure ' sta:lithgf VI". fishing
0 ton o a ung up their nets, when, with -
correspondent of the Telegraph is yeses'. out it word, Penocey took his coat off,
mistie regarding the outlook for peace. - hantlea it to his mother, and jumped
Ile eve he is enabled to affirm cateeor-
e overboard. Panacey was weli known in
Wally that Gen. Lineviteh and. the com- town and leaves a wife and family.
River and was drowned in sight of his
mender -of each ;Manchurian army are
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THEATRE HAT LAW SUIT.
literally bonnbarding the Czar with re- —
ports showing that victory is itheitt to •Serah Bernhardt Sued by an Indignant
will intercept the Allan turibner Vir- smile on them, and beseeching at least Playgoer.
six months more in which to fight, The
ginian and take off the mails in order
Czer and hie advisers have implicit con- 1 1
N..,\Ir York, July P. --A Piths eable to
to test the speed of the Canadian route
fidence in the generals. - The Herald eve Mete. Sarah Bent -
via Sydney. It is. expected that the tiara, was victorious this week in is suit
transfer will take place on Wednesday s.
morning, and that the mail train will SEIZES RUSSIAN ISLAND.
leave Sydney shortly after eon of the
same day. Barring accident% the Brit-
ish mails should be delivered in Mont-
real on Thursday evening, seven days
from sive p
The sensational stories sent out to
Conservative papers. about it mutiny on
the Canada Imve proved largely untrue,
Fifteen of the Canada's crew who cony
plained of ill-treatment of two of their
number by Captain Charles Tupper.
Knowlton, left the ship. They were
allowed their discharge, and their places
were filled before the Ct'uladts
e
FAST MAIL WRECKED.
Japs Effect Landing on Saghalien, the
Penal Colony.
St. Petersburg, July 0.—The Japanese
have landed on the Lana of Saghalien
ana the garrison is too weak to -offer
any effective resistance.
On the morning of July 7th is japan-
ese squadron of two battleships, seven
eruisere, three gunboats and .30 tor-
pedo boats, besides transports carrying'
it landing party, .apearea before the
island and. Chipivan was bontbarled
Litter, the fire was directed at Kite
stsworsk, where four inhabitants were
arising from the eternal theatre hat
question. She was sued for the prise al
two seats, plus 100 francs damages, by
int indignant theatre -goer, mimeo view
of the stage wee completely obstructed
by monemental specimen of the milli-
ner s art, which a fair wearer refueed
to remove.
The Judge non -suited the plaintiff, de -
Oaring Parisians should know that such
annoyances are to be expected in Paris
Owatres, where hats art not prohibited,
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CANADA HAS NO MUSICIAN.
Therefore, Says folin P. Runeihiano We
Captured One,
cRICATES DESPICa Iltritt.
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Bring* isfaine the Utter Ilepolemage of
Me Struggle.
14ondon, July 10. --The tit. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times *eye that
The congregation of Icaiox Church, To- the Japanese occupation, of bugh-alion
Panto, held final services M. the old build. vviesteetead,nbeurnitt utoli:et tredie6bseeiciirealeteig te4:,s;
lug.
iou
corner.atone of it $20,00° enth°110 church ileubtful whether, tiny ameieter that
at StriltiOrd.
Bieber) lIeEray, of London, leia the 14te::::14447:9*fteltvapit:ituerinaill7ry Owsor
Bev, W. T. Cluff, of St. John's Church,
sStra jtaliairoeys,, slitarsailifeeort appointed rector of
- Thomas R. Piston, a retired commercial
- traveller, was found dead in his room
at 100 Stutter Area, Tor:into.
_ Representatives of the Japanese -Gov-
eminent have purchased five high bred
stallions rat LeXington, Ky., to he esent
to the Royal stud. Three are thorough -
butte end two. are registered trotters.
I.7nited. States cottott reports have been
falsified by an official to suit the suer-
ket, end information given out in mi-
meo: to o, ring of Wali street specula-
tors. The official has been dismissed.
TIM wholesale grocery house of pitul
lips, Webb and company, one of the lots
gest in Nashville, Tenn„ was complete.
ly destroyed by fire early to -day, The
loss is about $150,000. .
Patrick Say.era, Nubenigoothing, has
been elected chief of tate Batehawana
itribe ;of Indians, which -includes those re.
eiding liatchawana Bay, Goulaie Bay,
Garden River and Whitefish Ieland, and
the Soo.
'The towns of Sandwich and Kingsville
end the townthips of Tilbury and -Wosts
Rochester and Sandwich South, will ap-
peal against the asecesment levice at the
June session of the County Council. They
claim to be unjnetly taxed.
With nearly 200 delegates present from
all parts of the country, the fourteenth
annual convention of the international
Longshoremen and their employers ou
the great lakes was begun at Detroit,
Mieh?, by President Wm. Livingstone, of
the Lake Carriers' Association.
Sitting in is chair with hie head hang-
ing baekwards, Thomas .S. Paton, 70
years obi, a retired traveller, was found.
dead in his room at 100 Shuter street,
Toronto, yesterday afternoon. Judging
from the advanced. stage of. aecompose
Von of the body the man had apparently
been dead for several -days.
By the extraordinary antics' of an un-
ruly automobile the costly Italian mar-
ble balustrade which surrounds the
building of the appellate division of the
supremo court, Madison avenue and 25th
street, New York, has been badly dam-
aged. A length of 30 feet of the fine
marble was broken and it was said that
the damage exceeded 81,000.
BAIL REFUSED.
judge Thinks Gaynor and Greene Had
Better Remain in Jail.
Montreal, July 10.—Mr. Justice (Mind
heard an application for bail by coun-
sel for Messrs. Gaynor and Greene to-
day, and. without
rejected it.
reserving decision,
Judge Ouimet observed that be had
no doubt as to his power to grant bail,
but ha bed to be discreet in the ex-
erciee of that power. The question
he had. to coneider was -whether Gaynor
and Greene, if he let them out on
bail, would. be at hand when they were
required for extradition, and svhether
it would be fair to the Government of
the United States to put them to un-
necessary- expense when they should
be assisted tts much as posible in
,accordance with the Dominion's treaty
obligations.
Judge Ouhnet thought that the pris-
oners were in safe keephisse and. no
risks should be taken in having to
look for them when they were wanted.
For that reason he refused to grant
bail, and rejected the application.
THE CHURCHLESS MASSES.
Subject Discussed at Denver Epworth
League Convention.
Denver,- Col., july 10.—Thousands of
Methodist workers who are. •attending
the seventh international convention of
the Epworth League, , were astir soon
after sunrise to -day, and. the morning
watch meeting in :trinity Church at
0.30 o'clock was large and spirited.
Departmental conferences and summer
assemblies and schools occupied the se-
Inainder of the forenoon, and were fol.
low -ed by numerous noon -day meetings
for prayer and exhortation, some of
them being held. in the streets. This
afternoon there were three mass meet-
ings, at each of which noted preachers
discussed the following subjects: "The
Sabbath; Shall Be Sacred or Secu-
lar ?"' " Our Foreign. Population," and
"The Churchlees Magees." There is to
be no election of officers this year, and
delese,ates who are fond of Church poli-
ties arc giving their attention to the
conteet over the occasion for -the next,
biennial international convention, to he
held in 1907,
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CANADIANS AT KNEBWORTH.
Manufacturers the Guests of Lord. and
Lady Strathcona.
London; July 9. —Almost the last of-
ficial funetion of the Canadian _Manufac-
turers' Association was is garden party
on Saturday afternoon in Lord Strath.
cona's country seat, Knebworth. Over
one thousand seven hundred guests were
present altogether. After a carriage
drive of two miles from the station the
parts,- were received by Lord and Lady
Stratheone, in the banqueting, hall, The
aelietwiee of the season were provided in
a large marquee. The Royal Artillery
Band and the Highland pipers provided
the musk.
Chief among the guests were Sir Wil-
liam Mulock, who is extretnely popular
here aud who is always surrounded by
hoste of friends. On thew return some
of the party were entertained by the Un- ronio. Ho has boon prominent by his
Red Empire Club, where a vocal and Methods. of evangelistic work.
musical programme WAS provided , the
Chief Eangina. "BLACK HAND" 'MURDERERS.
eldef attraction being Mori songs by
may mace the was begen so patiently
brings home to the nation -the utter
-hopeleseuess of the struggle the. in.
capecity of the preseet goVeruntent to
aesure the safety .of the interests of the
empire.
'The Daily Mall's St. Peter:there' cor.
reepondent says events in Odessa RIM
the Japanese landing hi the Island. of
Saghalien. have caused peece to MOO
considerable progress at Peterhof,
where tire Czar is now etaying. Mores
over, it le. stated, that the Japanese de.
meads are ,not unacceptable, it is re,
ported in Government eirelee that the
Japanese will waive the 'location of in-
:demnity and will merely demend paYs
ment of all the expenses of the war by
ituseits taking over ail the loans rate.
ea by Japan for war purpeosee. The ft-
.:aye:Lion of Saglielien has nusde little
impression nu' the public here, it have
usg beeo long expected.
Saghalien first came completely into,
the possession of Russia in 1870, when
Japan ;coded to the Czar the southern
portion of the islaue in exclianen: for
the northern -.1.5..nrilee. One of the°lateet
of tito territories to be reached. in the
eastsvara expansion of Russia,. the
island was for a while eoloeized -by the
:settlement; of vonvicts on farms; but as
the climate ;Ind soil were found quite
uneuited to agricultures tlie scheme was
given up. lawn fotlowed .the develop-
ment of Saghalien as a eonviet settles
meet.
Convicts, of whom, there are .usualty
from 4,000 to 5,000 on the island in A.
population of more than twlee that
number—including the :remnants of the
Ainus, an ancient race—are transported.
from European Russia hY waY of
Odessa. Tbe ship which carries them is
one of the fleet known as convict
steamerss
Flogging for thefts, attempts to es -
tense, and deeds of violence is still in
tome, although the knout, with its six -
Duet thong. and bags of lead 'dissolved,
has been abolished. Women, according
to the law, are immune from eorporal
punishment', but in Saghalien, if they
provoke the resentment of brutal of-
ficials, they do not always escape its
Another peculiarly degrading form of
punishment, abolished on the mainland,
but still resorted to in Saglutlien in
the ease of the most .desperate convicts,
is that of being chained .to wheelbar-
rows day and night. The Government
makes no direct attempt to reform the
convicts through the priests. Every
year about sixteen hundred prisoners
arrive, and the children born on the
island .are brought up amongst sur-
roundings of the greatest immorality
and come. Neither person nor pro-
perty i$ safe. 'Murder is committee. on
the slightest provocation, and for the
sake of the smallest gain, and .in the
frequent brawls of the "exile settlers" -
even if life is endangered, the officials
seldom interfere.
'Once on the island, the - tonviet has
no hope of escape, and exceedingly lit-
tle of ending his life in a, natural man-
ner. After his. term of imprieonment
is served he spends eix years of en. -
forced residence in the island ;as
"settler,' it further period • of six
yea.rs in Siberia as "peasant colonist."
After this he is free to return to Rus-
sia, but few of the convicts ever itVitii
themselves of the privilege; many go
mad.
ONE TAKEN -OTHER LEFT
ROW BOAT WAS CAPSIZED AND
PUGILISTS GO TO RESCUE.
Albany, N. Y, July 10.—Mrs. Cather-
ine Miller, of this city, was drowned,
and Casper Sawyer narrowly escaped the
same death yesterday afternoon at Nas-
san thirteen nines east of here.
Their row boat was overturned by a
violent rain and wind storm, Sawyer
clung to the boat and held up the wo-
olen, who weighed 200 pounds, for half
an hour, when they were rescued by
Willie Hosey, a local pugilist, and 'Willie
Fitzgerald and Eddie Cain, two Brooklyn
pugilists, who are training nosey at the
lake. Mrs. Miller was taken ashore un-
conscious and could not be revived.
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GOOD NEWS FOR TIPPLERS.
Berlin Specialist Has Found a 'Remedy
for Red Noses.
New York, June 9 —Professor Lasser,
says a Berlin cable to The Herald, a
famous Berlin skin specialist, has found
means to restore red noses to their nor-
mal color and uses. An instrument,
:shaped like a large tooth brush, with
forty platinum. wires instead. of bristles
it used, and this is connected with an
electrical machine. The treatment
consists of hammering the lurid nose
till it bleeds, when the treatment; is
-topped. for a day. Two hemmerings a
week for some months suffice to dims
inate the excessive redness.
GOLD COINS IN POTATOES.
J. D. Rockefeller's Gift to Rev. Charles
A. Eaton.
Cleveland, Ohio, telly 10.--A basket of
potatoes, in each one of which was em-
bedded a five -dollar gold piece, was pre-
sented here to Rev. Charles A.
Eaton, of the Euclid Avenue Baptist
Church, of which John D. Rockefeller
is a member. Mr, Rockefeller attended
the presentation, and is said to have been
the &nor.
Rev. Mr. Eaton was formerly pastor
of the Moor Street Baptist Church, To•
NOT HELD UP.
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Two Dead Si Ne; York Through Ats
tempt to Extort Money.
Ne!iv York, July 10,—Ono member ot a
self-styled "Blackhand Society" of Mee Men
MR, BURGOYNE HAD NO TROUBLE who mut attempted to collect Me from PIO-
killed. WITH THE .U. S. AGENT. . tro captain:, 0 saloonkeeper, of Mamaroaeck,
Train Runiting Sixty Miles an Hour Mil The sltore betteries replied for a time :Saturdey'Review by Jobe F. 'Wildman 4.1 1
A Freight.
... &red the withdrawal of the defenaere. come, frightfully advaneed. 'Citioula hag
but finally the Alussian commauder or- on toloilial music sayst Canute, has be. '
London July 8. --An article in tile Niagara Valls, Ont.) July 10.---Investi- ea, and the two others were AVOUndea, IMF.
TILIOD. SAMS thilt there WAS 110 f01111(10.- escaped. Inrst, however, they probably
filen for the report of the liolding.up of was ehot mut instantly Ittilea by Capaton te-
ntage lisoll their threat to kat Caputort tat-
wes he pai4 the $11)(1, as ho is fatally stabbed,
.............4-44.
Gre011ea6t161 Inde SulY 0. —Willie The big guns were blowo ti 1 tl' ' ' f 1 ' I f
p itin te no mustenut o ier MB, am• or -settle ex-Mllsvor 13111VPIN of 8(:. Catharia",
running at the rate of sixty reason has decided to make a hero of by an immigrant impeder herr, The
hour this a Ltd noon the eastbound New i The peerleetioe of the island was not Sir Alexander Mackenzie. who Undottlits uniformed r nitod States inspector askM Ilis Kindness Cost; Him Dear,
mil" an .Government buildings burned.
York fast mail train. on the Big Four itinexpeeted, for since the defeat of R0. edly Is popular in Canada, width does Mr. Burgoyne, who, by the way, has the Kite:stem July 9. -"Ilex ertr" Kelly,
collied. with a westbound freight train 'sestevensity it has been known that not tell as much about his musieal gifts appearance of an. Englieltman. kindly - otherwise kilown as Hayward, septette.
which WIM pulling into a siding es about Canada's musical judgment The to allow him in fitP his ticket. Mr. lbw- tel to the peuilentiary from Toronte
at Saghalien would hot be defended.
Oakell, five miles west, of Item 1 The landing of the .7apnitese nu sag. has lately written a ellapsody on Cams- goyue replied that the conductor had the i. three years ngo, was liberated on
Fireman Tielln of InflitillaPalis, W158 lialien is generttlly recognized as an in. ,diast somsongs, As raeado hos no Sons, ltd at The inspector then said: "Yon ' l'hurtlaY. Lel e that night lie was
fatally injnivel and Engineer A. M. Gar* dietitian that 'Innen intends to ae. songs, it would heinterestieg to know are a Canedian Citizen'?" to which Mr. -. t.aught in the penitentittry green& puts
iter. of Matton, Ill., 'Arm seriously hurt, mand the tessioti of the island as 011V W110 hoaxed Sir Alexander. Cargela, Burgoyne replied. "Yes, sir." The. in- tin; tubers.° into VittiOtifi place5; for the
Both of the injured Were on the Mail of the conaitiniis of peeve, but thia is *however, hoviug no moeieians of her own, speetor said, "Thank you, Or," and. belie:if of smile of ids emtviet friends.
train. None of the passengers Were no longer an insuperable phew*. in the , yews detormined to capture some one passed on through the train. with his then di eaught him. mid le. wits rents
injurva. Tile engine. HIM mail eat' and was, 'If a torMination of the with who, if not a very 'r at. emeten:ier . and duties; of inspecting. Mr. Ilurgoynes, so tented to A month in jail for trespite-
' a combination ear left the traek and A des latch .dated July 7. front Gen. ' hot it conductor at all, le a man of tm. far front being held tip an alleged, did ing by ;Maim of tin. Peace Adams, al
not eVezi leaim his sett. Portsmouth.
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