Lucknow Sentinel, 1891-02-27, Page 2L ..
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THE BOILER BLEW rip,
A Quebeo Faotory Wrecked and Many
Employees Buried Alive.
THIRTY BODIES ALREADY FOUND.
QUEBEC, Feb. - About 9.45 thie morn-
ing the boiler in the Qaebeo Worsted exploded
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and about half the taotory. A large num-
ber
n
ber of the hands were buried in the ruins.
Anumber are doubtless killed. Mr. Sty
the engineer, is the only name of those
it311�d as far as known. The work of
moving bodies from the debris is n
actively going on.
Later -Thirty bodies have been remove
JAOK TOE RIPPER,
More About the Woman Found Murdered
in Whiteohapel,
The Body Found in Swallows Gardens—
The Head Almost Severed From the
iioely;—i'lhe VictiW&"l" GVerd-Louiciug
Young 'Woman of 2ti Years of age—
" Carroty Nell" the Victim—An Arrest
m- Loelnoie, Feb. -- Further pertionlare in
ms. regard to the woman who was found dead
Styles in the Whitechapel dietriot this morning,
and who is supposed to have been murdered
re- by " Jaok the Ripper," show that she is
now about 25 years of ago and quite good-look-
ing, She was found lying on her back
d with her head nearly severed from her
l adv There wan also a severe wou_nd_on
A. FULLER ACCOUNT. be 6x4!'; OY Or_eA �1 I f re -1,
by the fall she experienced when her
assailant knocked her down. The scene of
this, 'possibly latest of the series of " Jaok
the Ripper" crimes, is a 'dark
narrow archway, known as " Swallows
Gardens" and leading from Little Mint
street to Chamber street. The arohway
referred to is during the busy hours a
well.frequented thoroughfare, especially
used by railway employees and stable.
men in passing to and from their residences
in and about that neighborhood to their
work. At all times of the night there are
people. awake in the houses and pedestrians
passing about and through " Swallows
Gardens," but nobody seems to have heard
any oriee of an alarming nature during the
early hours this morning, when the crime
wee committed.
The murdered - woman, judging from
her appearance, belonged to the abandoned
olass of females, and was fairly well
dressed. ''hough her hair was untidy, her
clothing had not been disarranged. The
police theory is that the woman was mur-
dered while in a standing position, that the
crime . was probably the work • of
Jaok .the Ripper,". . and that the
murderer was frightened away by
the approach of some pedestrian before he
had time to mutilate the body in the
manner already described in the crimes
attributed to " Jaok the Ripper." The
blood was still warm when the body
was found. There is no definite clue
to the murderer and no arrests
have been made. A railroad em-
ployee says he saw the murdered woman
lki"ng-teres-man,,eip entlg -a foreign
seaman, just previous to ' the time the
murder is supposed to _ have been com-
n:itted, and the police are now engaged in
aearohing all the vessels lyingin the
Thames or in the many cloche about the
port of London. The policeman who found
the woman mast have reaohed _ the spot
while the murderer was only a few yards
away, for the viotim's lips were still twitch-
ing nervonely and her eyes were still
rolling when the oflioer bent over her.
LONDONl, Feb. - It has been learner
that the victim of to -day's murder was a
woman of the pavements known as
" Oarrotty Nelb" A man has been arrested
on suspicion of having murdered her.. He
is miserably clad, true Ye retinae ■.pl ob.. -
anoe. No blood stains were found on him.
He is held for examination.
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71te works of the Quebec) Worsted Com -
patsy, where: this m,orning's fatalexplpeion
manned, are situated at Hare Point, on
the northeastern outskirts of the city, and
cover a large area and employ more hands
than any other manufacturing establish-
ment in the. city. They had been closed
for two weeks while the boilers and
machinery were being overhauled and
refitted. Operations were to have been
resumed this morning and about 800 of
the operatives were on hand, but owing to
some cause the machinery was not started
and they were diemieeed. Most of them
fortuinately went bank to their homes, but
many remeined about the. building, a
number keeping in the vicinity of the
engine room for the sake of the warmth.
About 9:45 there was a sudden explosion,
whioh completely wreoked the engine and
dye houses and damaged a large part of,the
main building. A great orowd gathered
immediately and the work of rescue com-
menced. The fire brigade was called
out, but fortunately the horrors of
fire were not added to the calamity.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
13 Battery has been •ordered, down to
assist the police to keep order and control
the enormous crowd 'b! excited men end
women ' who blook np every avenue of
approach. In the great confusion it is not
oesible to get at a reliable list of killed and
injured until the ruins are thoroughly
examined. 11 is impossible to give the
number of dead and injured. Several
neons reported among the dead
ve a erne, up, having-1'ef thio
mill before the explosion. About twenty
dead have already been taken out, besides
as many badly injured. Amongthose
identified are: Wm. Forest, dead; Amelia
Cote, badly soalded ; -Alex. Martineau,
dying; Mies Roman, broken thigh and
fractured skull ; John Morrison, fractured
skull ; Timothy Enright, injuries about the
bead; Pierre Person,scalded and bruised ;
P. Blonin, scalded : Emelia Boole, dying
Mies Mercier, dead ;, Joseph Dufresne,
dead ; Henri Laliberte, dead ; Jos. Mioaud,
dead ; J. Styles, badly injured ; H.. Styles,
badly scalded ; John Lamontagne, dead ;
Arthur. Tweedle, dead.
There is a good force of dootore and
surgeons on hand and the wounded are
receiving prompt attention. On *mount of
the large number of persons who left their
homes to work in the building this norning
the number missing is probably . much
exaggerated, for as already stated, the
greater proportion had left the building
before,She explosion motored. The oanee
of the accident is not at present known.
It is thought some of the pipes may have
been frozen while the fires were out, and so
caused a stoppage when steam was got np.
The body of the engineer (Franooeur) of
the works was found crushed out of all
shape by the mass of debris which covered
him. Mr. Stoyles, reported injured, has
*ince died. His son is thought to be
dying, Mrs. Dion, foreman of the spinning
department hes a broken arm and leg,
Emmanuel Filteault,broken arm, Caroline
Llorrieette, bruised and scalded, C. Vel-
lenenve, dying, Ed. Morrison dying, Gus -
tae Blonin dead, Arthur Roseman dead,
Peter Clement dead, Pierre Giroux dying,
T. Lemelin alight injuries. - Lee dead.
4344..
A London' cable says.: A woman has
identified the remains of the victim as'
those of a women named Franoee, who was
one of the many unfortunates who haunted
Whitechapel district. The witness says
she left the Frances woman early in the
morning in the company of a man who had
'the appearance of a sailor. This man had
struck and insulted the evilness on her re-
fusing to accept his offer of a half crown to
accompany, him. She did not like his looks,
and advised the Frances woman to have
nothing to do with him.
The man arrested yesterday on anepioion
of having murdered "Carroty Nell' is a
saddler. He has been absent from England
for eighteen months, or about the period
which has elapsed since the last Whiteohapel
murder. A woman detained as a witness
asserts) she saw the prisoner quarrelling
with the murdered. woman early in the
evening before the crime was oommitted.
Queen, Feb. - The 'searches were A policeman who ' was on duty on the
carried on 1111.12.o'olook last night for the streets in the vicinity of the crime has
body of Pierre Clement, who is still buried identified the prisoner me a man he met
under the ruins of the Qaebeo worsted mills. about a ' quarter of an hour after the
At 11 o'olook one of his lege was found, but murder. The policeman, noticing the man
there are yet no traces of his body. Ohne. had blood on his clothes, stopped him and
Villenenve, joiner, died last night from the asked several questions regarding the
severe injuries received by the explosion. blood -stains.', The man replied that he had
Another of tho victims reported in our list been assaulted while pausing through a
of the wounded yesterday, Alfred Pearson, street in the neighborhood of the docks.
aged 16, died et the Marine The 'policeman not being aware that a
Hospital at'9 o'clock this morning, his murder had been oommitted was satisfied
brother, Pierre Pearson is lying in a that the man was telling the truth and eo
critical condition at Hotel Dien. We allowed him to pans. The prisoner'a facie
,visited the wounded victims' ward. The is badly eoratohed as it by a women's
#fret on the right side of the entrance ii fingernails. When questioned the man
John Morrison. His head is terribly cut Bald he was eoratohed vehen he was
and he is unconscious, may not live till assaulted neer the dacha. The prisoner
to -night. Next to him is Elz Couture, of stoutly denies having at any time met the
$alifax. He is badly braised about the murdered woman.
heed and has broken lege, is doing pretty THE PREVIOUS MURDERS.
fair. Next to him is Francis Blonin,
of Levis, fair condition. Young George
Morrisonis the worst of them all ; he is
terribly disfigured by opts and and soalds
and will die. He is the son of John Morri.
eon. Alex. Martineau is the next in order.
He is the father of seven children. He
puffers tortures with much fortitude, and
may recover. Emelia Banle, 14 years of age,
has compound fractures of both lege and a
deep gash in the right groin. Drs. Ahren
'and Cetellier dressed her injuries this
morning. 'She may recover. The poor
child is suffering intense pain.. The other
injured have been carried home, and are
doing well. -
Squads of mon have been working ell the
morning to get at the remains of Pierre
Clement, but nnenooeeftally. Heavy
machinery and piles of stone and brick are
lying over them.
Coroner I3elleen ''swore in a jury at 2
p. in. Irnmedietoly after the jury visitedl
the soon, of the diattstet,
A meeting of the directors will be held
to -morrow, when Coroner Belleau will
havegivenorders that the mine may bo
cleared by the proprietors. An estimate
of the damage will be given. 'It-
is thought. however, that it will
roach $76,000. It is doubtful
if the oompany will continue
operations in this oity. They. contemplated
transferring their plant to Sherbrooke,
where thelineinee0 bonid be parried on more"
e noiently on a000unt Of l56S't it tlitteittiorr.'
The mill employed daily 200 men.
as Mand Millett, 26 yeare of age ; (3) June
4th, 1889, and subeequente days, mutilated
rdmaineof a women found in"the.Thamee,
afterwards identified as the body of Eliza-
beth Jackson.
THE D00H S rBIK'E.
Serious Interference With Traffic -5► Ship-
pers'- Ultimatum.
A London cable says : The labor ei%ua•
ion in England is most unsettled. No
sooner is the Scotch strike ended than the
broken out afresh in Cardiff and London.
The ferment of the great dock -strike has
never wholly oeaeed. • Troubles have been,
of weekly 000urrenee. The situation on
Thursday. assumed unexpected and
important 'proportions, which forced recog-
nition of the strikers' arrangements. Both
here and at Cardiff an organized attempt is
e_new gnieme to pont rol the
.. _ ,uCi_i .. ."p t ,rx
Car • iff .alone. Should the strike extend to
the Dockers' Union and the minor unions
controlled by it, half a million men will be
thrown ant. A factor atrengtheningthe men
is the ill -concealed impatience with whioh
many firms maintain connection with the
shipping federation. Ship-ownere are obliged
to pay thirty shillings weekly to board and
lodge non-union men, and many are tired of
paying 3s. 61. per ton for coaling when they
could have the work done by union men for
is. 6d. per ton.
The Shipping Federation has issued an
ultimatum, which declares the dictation of
the unions is unbearable, and that the
federation will refuse to employ any man
unless he pledges himself to embark on any
vessel with which he signs articles, whether
the remainder of the crew be unionists or
not. The federation disavows any intention
to interfere with the unions or to reduce
wages.
A. CRIMINAL AC LARGE.
The Whiskey Trust Dynamiter Jumps His
Bail and Escapes.
A Peoria, Ill., deepetoh says It ie the
general belief here that George J. Gibson,
Secretary of the whiskey truat,'is on his
way to Europe, and aided by plenty of
money would wimps. The only treat man
found who would talk said Gibson had
been gone since') hureday night, and would
not return, adding that the bail bond of
$20,090 was a bagatelle. It was found
to -day that -Gibson eight months ago pur-
chased lift' ounds of d namite. About a
mon ago , e bought a quantity o ' ien
phide of carbon and phosphorus at a drug
store. He had learned the secret of the
compound from e. chemist, and it is sup-
posed he oompounded the mixture intended
for Dewar. Two special deteotives arrived
here on Thursday, and ,have been shadow-
ing the trust cffioers and distillers ever
since. It is snepeoted they are looking for
the machinist who mode the maohine sent
to Dewar.
A RIISIIAN ATROCITY.
Jewish Boy's Forehead Branded With the
Word " Thief" — Bis Sympathizers
—._-anisLed_
'ST. PETei neuee, 'eb. `- The Rabbi
Marone and a Jewish physician named
Ohassenovitob, living in Groino, have
beenarrested and exiled from that
Province for two years for sending to the
Government,,in behalf of the Jewish com-
munity, a petition demanding redress for
an outrage committed by a Russian doctor
named Granvoski, who was charged with
having branded the word a Thief " in
three languages on the forehead of a
Jewish boy who was accused of having
stolen a small quantity of fruit. The peti-
tion set forth that the case would excite
the indignation ofthe civilized world.
DEVOURED BY WILD BEASTS,
Horrible Treatment of Immigrants to
Brazil.
They Are Scattered in the Forests and
Die of Hunger, Fever and Snake Bites
and Many are eaten by Wird Animals
LONDON, Feb. - M. Dygasinski a cor-
respondent of the Warsaw Courier has just
A DAD POST OFFICE CLERK.
4rrepted for Rubbing the .Haile, Sete Will
confront a lion Serions...`ltarge.
When William John McGirr VMS ,r.:
rested yesterday in Toronto on a teleg *m
from Meaford charging him with poet oP foe
robbery it'was not known that the prise er
when taken back to Meaford would have tb
anewer for a much more serious offence,
that, namely, oi' attempting to procure an
abortion upon a young girl whom he had.
betrayed. The fact that. McGirr was re-
,ipsteei, iQ mar.rJage• fro the„ ung woman and
, -e'en h`itc�fr iYttiei'�iYii"��"7 tier"
01;the ProvinaeB of Ban E'aLIU. banana an
Santa Catharine. He deolares the Brazilian
Government threw, every obstacle in the
way of hie eliciting the troth concerning
the Emigration question. He says .the
Brazilian Government deoided some time
ego to import ten million emigrants and
that the North German Lloyd Steamships
Company had already Ianded 140,000
for them. The emigrants were not
allowed to found colonies, but
were scattered in the forests in the interior
and left to their fate to die of hunger, fever'
or . snake bites, or to be devoured by wild
beasts. Unable to communicate with their
friends, a few who survived retraced their
ateps to Rio Janeiro, lot gging sustenance of
the planters, who treated them like slaves
and exacted from them exorbitant services
in return for eoanty meals: At Rio Grande
the correspondent found 700 emigrants in a
dying state huddled in a wooden chapel,
while thousands were camping in the
streets of the cities through wbioh he
paesed or in the primeval forests. Dyges-
ineki has testified on oath to the truth of
his statements before the Bremen judges
inquiring into the scandal. Still the emi-
gration officesare doing a roaring business,
embarking emigrants even at night. The
editor of the Warsaw Courier has opened a
repatriation fund.
Industrial Notes.
Boston barbers want Sunday closing.
Cincinnati painters won their demands.
A Vienna dwelling house has 1,500
rooms.
• , England este 300,000 of our cattle
annually.
Columbus, Mise., has a girls' industrial
school, "
San Francisco has a Women's Press
Assooial ion. . .
Washington has made Labor Day a legal
holiday.
New York's bakers' Union runs a class
in languages.
Next month telephonic communication
will be opened between London and Paris,
at a charge of one dollar peg minute. After
a while, perhal 0, we will 'le able to tele-
phone from Montreal to London.
In 1888 some 2,770,000 valentines passed
through the poet in London, but in the year
1890 the number was not more than 320,-
000.
Mrs. Hungerford,, the "1)uobese" of
current fiction, is a brown-heired woman
with merry eyes and a youthful disposi-
tion, though she is the mother of six
children. She has written twenty-seven
novels, besides countless magazine articles.
The following is a list of " Jaok-the-
Ripper's " previous murders :
1. April 3, 1888.— Emma Elizabeth Smith, 45,
bad a stake or iron instrument thriistthrough
her body near Osborn street, Whitechapel.
2. Aug. 7,1888. -Martha Tabram, 35 stabbed
39 paces, George Yard Building, Commercial
street, ttpitalfie.de.
3. Aug. 31, 1888 —Mary Ann Nicholls, 47, throat
out and body mutilated, in Buck's ItoW, White-
chapel.
4. Sept. 8, 1888.—Annie Chapman, 47, throat
cut ane body mutilated, Danbury street, Spital-
flolds.
5. Sept. 30, 1888.—Elizabeth Stride, throat cut,
Berner street, Whiteohapel.
6. Sept. 80, 1888 —Catharine Eddowes,, 45,
throat out and body mutilated, Mitre equaro,
Aldgate.
7. Nov. 9, 1888.—Mary Jane Kelly, throat out
and body mutilated, in Miller's Court, Dorset
street,
8. July 7, 1889.—Woman, supposed to be Alice
McKenzie, from Peterborough, throat cut and
body mutilated, in Castle alley, Whitechapel.
9. Sept. 10,1889.—Elizabeth Stride, found under
a railway arch in Pinohin street, Back Church
lane, Whitechapel.
" Fiftoenbsfore I surrender," wen what
thea individual known as "jack the Rip-
per " Chalked on a shutter neer the spot of
one of his murders."
In addition to the above-mentioned
crimes -other murders of women havetaken•
plaoo, the perpetrators of which have not
been, brought to justice. Among them are'':
(1) Oot. 2nd, 1888, mutilated remains of
woman fonnd in new polios buildings et the
Token/limiter end of the ViotorienEn1IDere
inert-lnidentified ; () Deo. 21st- 1888,
woman foundt etrangine-ine-Glankohnyerde
High street, Poplar, afterwards recognized
DIR. BLAINE EXPLAINS,
Belk Talk Canadian Reciprocity After the
iealint Squabble is Ended.
A Washington despatch says : The
Britieh Minieter had a protracted con-
ference with Secretary Blaine to -day. It
is understood that it related to some very
important matters, including the Bayward
case, now before the Supreme Court, and
the Behring Sea controversy. There was
also some disenesion concerning the pro-
posed Canadian reciprocity sohemee. The
Secretary explained fo the Minister what
-he eant-by-hie-1 etter-te-Itepresentatins
Baker, in which he denied that any nego-
tiations were pending looking to reciprocal
trade with the Canadian provinces. It
appears that at that time nothing had been
clone in that direction. The Secretary,
however, is aware that some of the Cana-
dian authorities are anxious to enter, into
trade relations, but from some cause or
other the Secretary is not disposed to
entertain any propositions of that sort until
some definite settlement is made of the
Behring Sea dispute.
Ttie•proposed arbitration of ford Sails -
bury, and the propositions mentioned in
Mr. Blaine's letter, which are to be sub-
mitted for, consideration, will, it is nnder-
5011 in theSuupreme tpourt"`'iis out og nc
way.
Tho Coffers in the Bank.,
Tho Bank of England is the custodian of
a large number of boxes deposited by
customers for safety during the past 200
years, and in not a few instances forgotten.
Many of these, consignments are not only
of rare intrinsio and historical value, but
of great romantic) interest: For instance,
some years ago the servants of the bank
discovered in its vanitn a cheat, which on
being inoved literally fell to pieces. On
examining the, content)), a quantity of.
massive plate of the 'period of Charles II.
was discovered, along with a bnndlo of levo
letters, indited daring the period of the Ret?-
toration. The directors of the bank canned
searoh to be made in their books, and the
representative d the original depositor of
the box was dieoovercd, and the plates and
love letters handed over.- Chambers'
Jonrnal•
.,
BURNED TO DEATH.
A Terrible Calamity Which Happened in
Russell County.
OTTAWA, Feb. --- A terrible oalamity
oeonrred last night near the village of St.
Albert, Cambridge township, Ruseell
county, wbioh resulted in the lose of three
lives. A family named Lafrence lived in a
small house about a mile from the 'village.
The family coneieted of old Mr and Mrs.
Lafrence, their daughter, her husband,
Azerieo Chartrand, and two children.
Ohartrand and his wife left yesterday to
„ • it Reeve Louis Cenier, of Cambridge,
n. were away over flight. During the
night the house took fire, Mr. Lefranoe
awakening to find himself surrounded by
flames and smoke. Ho struggled to a win-
dow and jumped out, injuring hinted!
severely. Mre. Lafranoe and the two
children were burned to death in the house.
The neighbors could do nothing to extinguish
the fire, which burned itself out, only the
remains being found. Mr. Lafranoe was
found in a shed almost frozen -to death. He
has not been able to speak, and there is lit-
tle hope of his recovery:
A NOTED, FORTUNE TELLER DEAD.
Demise of infra. Barnes, the Witcteof Plum
tioDlow.
C. M. Starke, manager of the .Brink of
Commerce at Belleville, and Detective
Rogers left Germany on Monday last with
Yerex, the hull -less oat man. They expeot
to arrive in Belleville about March let.
The official test of the Barrie waterworks
took place yesterday ander the supervision
afMr. Willie Chipivaan C. E. of Toronto,
upon whose plana and advice they have
boen_colistx0atedennd::in every way :fllroved
most satisfactory.
L
KINGSTON, Feb. - Mrs. Barnes, the,
witch of Plum Hollow, is dead. She lived
in a little log cabin four or five miles north-
west of the village of Athens, and in the
neiclet of a tbickly populated farming 'oom-
ninnity. Though upwards of 90 years of.
age and generally conceded to poseess won-
derful divining powers, she was a mild-
mannered, pleasant -voiced, and exceed-
ingly intelligent woman, who when she
had told your fortune from the cup, was
not averse to a quiet chat on such oom-
monpleoe topics as society or the state of
the crops. She was also the possessor of a
charitable disposition, and though actively
engaged in fortune telling for .upwards of
50 years, during which time she has earned
thousands and thousands of dollars, it is
currently reported that none of the wealth
-thus gained has been hoarded. She raised
quite a large family, theeldest son, Mr,
Samuel Barnes, of Smith's Fella, being
well known in that section.
A Widow Sweetheart's Credit Used.
NEW YOaii, Fob. - Polioo messages
vibrate over theeveires from this oily ask-
ing : ".Where is Harman Miller, who went
to Nicholson Village, on the Lackawanna
Railroad, wooed and won rich young Widow
Randell, used her name to get credit on at
the store, borrowed severe' hundred dollars
more and her gold watch of :her, and loft
Without a wedding?" There is no anew&
to the messages, except from the widow.
She says : " I'm glad that such a thief
went away so soon."
- It is understood that Sir Henry Tyler,
President of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company, will shortly pay a visit to Canada
for the purpose of edtabliehing a Canadian
Board at enactors.
Pat.tele tenehett.,l .rinnetruek. in onenenthe
wells now being bored at Gacipe.
ruin he took her into his confidence and
told of systematic robbery of registered
lettere, makes the affair oro of sensational
interest. McGirr wee employed as olerk
in the Faversham poet office, near Meaford,.
his eider being the wife cif John MoElire,
the postmeeter. MoElire'a sister Mary, a
young girl of 18 came to work in the office
"yet a ere niknntw year And ahalf a
o very ilii tri c arr b::
ently desperately enamored of her, subse-
quent events .proving this, however, to be a
deception in order to gain his end. The
story of the girl is that in July of last year,
about six months after she had falle4, she
told McGirr that she would sooe e a
mother and implored him to carry out bis
promise of marriage. He consented, but
subsequently perauaded the young woman
to come to Toronto end • visit a medical
friend of Ms in the east end of the city,
who McGirr alleged, would enable her to
bide her shame. Miss MoElire did as her
betrayer had instructed, bat if erned, after •
being examined by the physician, that if •
the necessary operation were performed
the consequences might be fatal. Rer
turning to Meaford, the wronged girl
explained everything to her seducer
and pressed for an immediate marriage.
McGirr asked for a short time to con-
sider the matter, which was granted,
but before the next morning he.
was nearing the United Settee border.
Milia MoElire a few days later wont to the
Chief of Police and gave ieeformation which
led up to the charge of post•offioe rob
against the absconder. She teakthe
stable to tt place where McGirr operate,
the registered lettere, In thie secret apart-
ment were found scone of envelopes that
had been partially destroyed in McGirr's
process. The robberies in all amonnted to
about $1,000. Miss MoElire did not, bow -
ever, reveal Who officer her own condition,
and a few months after she gave birth to a
stillborn child. The affair was concealed
from all save the immediate relatives of
ilW onng women. -Curet of -P iii a Dealy
instruotod men at different points to be on
the lookout for McGirr, aid on Wednesday
received the telegram announcing hie Tre-
sonoe at the Wellington Hotel,' Toronto.
Chief Dealy arrived at tho Albion Hotel
last evening, and will take the prisoner to
Meaford at 11 o'clock this morning. The
east end doctor referred to will be celled
upon to give evidence in the caee.
Will Cross the Continent on Foot
William Brotherton is a young man who
has been in Napa for some time and pro-
poses in a few weeks to start on a walk to.
New York. When seen by a reporter kettligrittlia-de—a-Wager-wager as to the
time it would take to go from San Fran-
cisco to New York, end hays Offered a large
sum to hint if he will crake the trip in less
then eix months. He is to wheel a wheel-
barrow containing ninety five pounds'
weight the whole distance, and keep an.
account and render' a report of every
bridge, trestle -work, tunnel, eta., on his
way. He will go by the Southern route,
thrc9ugh Kansas City, Chicago, Cincin-
nati, Washington, Baltimore end Phila-
delphia, thus making the length .of his
journey 4,000 miles as nearly es may be,
the shortest distance between the
two points being 3,127 miles. He expecte
to cover the distance in four menthe if no
accident befalls him. Mr. Brotherton is no
noviooat this 'work, having two years ago
made the trip with a wheelbarrow from
Los Angeles to .Cincinnati, and again from
Washington to Cincinnati, s distance of
700 miles, over a dirt road. lie is always
accompanied by his dog, and says he would
be enable to travel without him. He will
go into training 'for his trip next Monday.
-Napa Register, Jan. 20th.
• When the Lobster Gets Mad.
What Maine men don't know about
lobsters is not worth telling. Here is their
latest information on the subject as given
by the Lewiston. Journal: " Who of our
readers ever heard of a lobster getting ma
andishooting off one of his alawe ? If
may rely upon the veracity of the old 10
eter pian, this popular crustacean, like the
members of the human family, is capable
of ' biting hie own nose to spite his face.'
He says that when a lobster gets excited in
anyway he sometimes shoots off one of his
big claws. It comes cut as clean as a
whistle 'and leaves ,a hole Olean cut and
withalo jagged edges. In the course of a
few days a new claw will grow, and bis
lobsterehip can keep up thea intereeting
operation as long as he ohoosee. The
lobster is the only oreature that eoientiets
have- been able to disoover having the
power of doing such a thing. But, accord-
ing to the old fisherman, the funniest part
of it is if the lobster loses, his -claw by any
other force than bis own it will not grow
again. If yon pull the claw cff the lobster
will go around for tho rest of his life miens
one olaw."
The Law and the Slot machines.
If you drop a nickel with re string at-
tached, keeping the end of the strung in
your hand, have you really dropped tho
coin ? .An Iowa judge has deoided in the
affirmative. An ingenious youth in that
State tied a thread to a nickel,' dropped the
nickel in a slot machine, got what he
wanted ; then, withdrawing the nickel by
the thread, repeated the operation until he
had made a clean sweep of the rocepteeleet
contents. He was arrested on a charge of
theft, but the judge who tried 'him held
that he had committed neither burglary,
larceny nor robbery, nor even obtained
property under (also pretences. He had
merely done what the inscription on the
machine told him to do -drop a nickel in
the slot -and had kept on doing it. Nothing
was said about leaving the coin whore it
was dropped. This decision will probably
abate a nuisanoa.-Chicago Journal.
The -Perinea Edward 'deed Le(yit at o
Mar's htinoned`tii"meet ant irtiredny, ,gerob
20th. .•
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