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The Herald, 1907-07-19, Page 2TOPREVENT about the end of MareIn. intending, to J make the journey to Robert/al on foot.. liT '�A4i �!i p l8 [� ttY They brought little provisions with NEL LYNCH YYY6 IN W WWWii�14,.ti YYY!!! them, depending upon the animals which CO u Ise they would encounter upon their trip W for their sustenance. Their chase, however, failed thein, and re snceuutbed ono aft ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TAKING NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. Express Packages Not to be Forwarded During Strike --Twenty-five Hundred Men Are Now Out—Watching for the Importation of Strike -Breakers —Mines That Are Closed Down— Roadhouse There, Cobalt despatch: There are 2,500 min- ers now out on strike. The town of Cobalt is still quiet. The strikers are (watching carefully for the importation of strike-breakers, but the managers of 'she mines are apparently making no ef- forts towards a settlement. Outside patties are attempting to hire the men :who are on. strike for railroad work and are guaranteeing transportation and large wages. It was stated in the camp to -day that the O'Brien mine had im- ported. 25 strike-breakers from Mont- real, bat that the union had got hold of them, fed them and paid their trans- ortation baek to North Bay and Mont - teal. It was reported here to -night that the bars at Latchdord .and Haileybury are likely to be closed to -morrow. Some 200 men lett town to -day to go to other camps. The Foster -Cobalt, Central Teniiskaming, Red Rock Contact avid smaller forces are not yet affected, al- though some of the smaller mines are closed down. The . McKinley -Darragh closed to -day. Hudson Bay, Coniagas, Trethewey, O'Brien, La Rose, Cobalt Lake, Townsite, Queen, Jacobs, Kerr Lake, Crown Reserve, Leaf, University, Beaver, Nancy Helen, Drummond, Nova Scotia, King Edward, Colonial, Little Nip, Premier Cobalt, Right of Way, City of Cobalt, Green -Meehan and Buffalo are closed down tight. To Stop Liquor Supply. In view of the passibility of serious developments of the situation at Cobalt the Government have promptly taken measures to prevent the supply of liquor to the miners while the strike lasts. In response to a requisition signed by Mayor Fortin, of Cobalt, and Mr. Forland Reeves, Chairman of the Board of Li- cense Commissioners at Cobalt, Eon. W. J. Hanna at once took up the matter with the T., & N. 0. Railway Company and the express companies operating In .the district, and has issued orches that no express packages containing liquc•r l'e forwarded to Cobalt pending the scitle- enent of the strike. The Governm • it Las also given instructions to the Licc:•se Commissioners in the district to see to it that the hotels at New Liskear3, Fiatl- eybury and Latchford do not sell any packages of liquor and to report a.iy hotel keepers who are found to be c'.n- trillating. to drunkenness. -In ,-�uele.c:tsea the licenses will be either suspended or cancelled, le -Eleven hundred' dollars' worth cf tickets were sold yesterday at: the T. & N. 0. ticket office at Cobalt, and to -day's receipts will probably total a similar amount. Roadhouse, the labor organizer, ad- dressed twenty -fire hundred men in the square to -night. Sleeping accommodation for the men has been provided in the top storey of the Hunter block at 15 cents for a bed. Twenty-five men came in this af- ternoon to work for the O'Brien mine, but were got at by the union and joined the strikers. Nothing unpleasant has occurred, nor is there any prospect of such, but the Government is expeeted to send an army of plain clothes men to look out for `bliati pigs." Chief CJaldbeek has all right-minded men behind him, and the union lead- ers will give hint support. In plain English, the camp is just now absolutely tied up by the strike, and many mines doubtless are not sorry. Advantage of it will be taken ix) instal machinery. Some surface pros- pecting will also be done. Ore now sacked may be shipped, but the strike will hurt the camp if permitted to go on. Mine Owners Wait on Government. It is definitely stated that the own- ers of Cobalt mines have banded to- gether and have already taken steps to enlist the aid of the Ontario Gov- etnment in settling the stri.-e of min - S 'rank Loring, who arrived from Co- balt yesterday and waited upon the atorney-general, is credited with be- ing the representative of the mine ownetw. ',; + Mr, Loring says that the Govern- ment is expected to provide protection further than a special force of con- stabulary and that the owners have determined that they will not recog- nize the union of miners and will ean- ploy whoever they choose. Many of the men would return to work if they Were given protection. He says, the meal have practically gone out in a body in every mine, but the Foster. He considers the agitation is largely the work of miners from the Western States. It is estimated that about 2.000 men have .quit work and in local brokerage offices the outlook is regarded es seri- ous. sem ONLY ONE SURVIVOR. • Score of Indians Starve in the Northern Forests. Quebec, July 15.—A despatch from Roberval was received in town to -day, bringing news of the •death from starva- '¢4on of twenty-one- Indiana in the forest about Lake Mistassini, ` The 2ntiians, twenty-one in number, axe stat- ed to have left Mistassini, about three hundred miles north of Lake St. John, tl y er another to the pangs of starvation. But one of the party managed to survive, and he has just brought the news to Normandy, after a journey full of hardships ltind suf- fering. Fuller details are at present lacking. RUNYAN'S PLEA. WAS CRAZY WHEN HE TOOK .THE TRUST MONEY. New York..luly 15.—That a plea,of in- sanity may be the defence of Chester B. Runyan, the paying teller of- the Windsor Trust Co. who is charged with defaulting with $90,000 of the trust com- pany's funds, was indicated by his coun- sel, when Runyan was arraigned in the court to -day. On behalf of Runyan' his counsel enter- ed a plea of not guilty of the charge of grand larceny and asked for an' ad- journment until Monday. He said he had been informed that the prisoner's mnater- naI grandmother had died in an insane asylum and that Mrs. Runyan believed her husband's mind affected. Runyan's attorey said that he entered a plea of not guilty with the privilege of with- drawing it, and demurring to the indict- ment, with the view of asking for the appointment of a commission. ems HAIL LARGE AS EGGS. A Terrific Storm in Amellakbnrg Town- ship. A Belleville despatch: Prince Edward County was yesterday afternoon visited by one of the most terrific hail storms experienced in years. The storm was particularly severe in the second and third concessions of Ameliasburg Town- ship, where hundreds of dollars' worth of damage was done. Nearly all the windows on the west side of the resi- denecs were broken. as well as all the windows on the west side of the Meth- odist Church in the village. Many val- uable windows in Victoria Church. some miles from the village, were destroyed, and fruit trees suffered to a large ex- tent. The storm broke out shortly after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and hail stones picked up after the storm measured one and a half inches in diameter, and weigh- ed over two ounces. Nearly all the hail stones were large ones. The storm was followed by heavy thunder, light- ning and rain. DOUKHOBOR HOMESTEADS;' In All r,35o Quarter ,:rase A 'Were Opened. Winnipeg, July 15.—The opening of Do- minion lands for homesteads in the Doukhobor reserve at Yorkton was con- cluded on Saturday, when the last re- maining township was thrown. open. In all 1,350 quarter sections were offered to the public during the period between June 1 and July 6, and of these up to July some 920 had been entered for. The nationality of those entering was as follows: Canadians, +250; Galician, 240; British, 195; Scandinavian, 80; Am- erican, 51; balance, various nations. The number of Galicians entering is really remarkable. In addition to these entries there was in the month of Iday 340 en- tries and in June 200 entries for lands not in this reserve. Many of the home- steads secured are worth from four to five thousand dollars. BRAVE DEED AT SMITH'S FALLS. Wallace Plunkett Brings Unconscious Man From River's Depths. Smith's Falls, July 15.—AIfred O'Far- rell has the distinction probably of be- ing nearer death and escaping than any man in Smith's Falls. With a number of others he was in bathing in the river below the town. He could swim a little, but he got beyond his death and could not turn himself about. Then he got excited and went to the bot- tom once, twice, thrice. The last time he remained there. Among those who were looking on from the bank was Wallace Plunkett. Dressed as ho was, because' he saw there was no time for undressing, he plunged in, dived, and brought up the apparently lifeless body of O'Farrell. He found him lying on the bottom. He was perfectly unconscious, and it was resuscitation was begun, lioweeer, at once, and in about ten minntes'the -work- ers were rewarded by signs of return- ing consciousness on O'Farrell% part. This gave zest to their labors. • A messenger was despatehed for,a'doc- tor, but when he reached• the. scene his services were not needed. Flunkett's action will probably be placed before the Humane Society officials. ELECTRICIAN'S FATAL FALL. A Tragic Occurrence in a Toronto tale - nater Shaft. A Toronto despatch: Harley Montgo- mery, an. electrician's helper in the em- ploy of Bennett & Wright, Queen streeteast, fell seven storeys in the ele- vator shaft at the Alexandra Palace apartment ]house, University avenue, yes - yesterday, sustaining injuries which resulted in his death one hour and a half after he was admitted to Grace Hos- pital. No one was present when the fat- ality oeeurred, but the indications are that it was accidental, Montgomery was only 18 ;pears of age and he 'had been in the employ of Bennett 8t Wright for two weeks,. COL PAS ° ON MI THE KING. Trish Brigade Soldier, Convicted of High Treason, is Now Absolutely }Gree Mann. COLONEL LYNCH. London, July 15,—On the eve of his visit to Ireland, King Edward has granted a free pardon to Colonel Arthur Lynch, who was convicted of high trea- son in 1003 for having fought in the Irish Brigade on the side of the Boers in the South African war. Lynch was sentenced to death for high treason in 1903. His sentence later was commuted to imprisonment for life, and in January, 1904, he was released. "on license." CANADIANS A}[ MO TING WELL. Two Possibles in the Matches at B!sley Yesterday. A Bisley Camp cable: Canadians did some excellent shooting in the early matches of the Bisley meet, two of then, Staff-Sergt. Graham, of Toronto, and Private Thomas 'M:shell of the 12ths York Rangers, ,foriag,possibles. None of the really important matches, how- ever, have yet come on. The Mackinnon cup match is slated for Thursday, and the Kolapore Cup match for Friday. On Monday the Prince of Wales' prize match will be begun to be shot for and on Tues- day the first stage or the King's prize will open. In the Gregory competition seven shots at 200 yards, Staff -Serb . A. Gra- ham of the 48th, Toronto, scored seven bulls, making a posible 35 points. In the same competition. Staff -Sergi, Kerr, of the 48th made 34 points. In the Alexander Martin cometition, seven shots at 800 yards, Thomas Mitch- ell, 12th York Rangers, scored a pos- sible 35. Lieut. B. E. Converse, 7th Hussars, Baraston, Que.; Captain C. M. Mitchell, R. 0., Winnipeg, and Private A. B. Mitchell, 48th, Toronto, made 34 each. In the Armorers' Company match, seven shots at 900 yards, Lieut. J. Mi:- Vittie, of the 48th, Toronto; Captain 0. M. Mitchell, R. 0., Winnipeg, and Major 0. W. Wetmore of the 74th, Clif- ton, N. B., seared 33 each out of a. pos- sible 35. Shooting together in the Doubles, seven shots at 600 yards, open to pairs of all comers, Staff-Sergts, H. Kerr and A. Graham, of the 48th, Toronto, scored an sggregate of 68 points out of a possible 70. In the Singer competition, seven shots et 600 yards, Lieut. J. McVittie and Private Geo. Milligan of the 48th, To- ronto, (recently of the Ninety-first, Ham - Ilton), scored 33 each out of a possible 35. PIERP'S AMBITION. HE WANTS TO BUY THE' ASHES OF RICHARD ]'. J. Pierpont Morgan Negotiating for Purchase of. Abbey Frontevrault, Where the Lion -Hearted Monarch Lies. New York, my 15.—Tho American hes received the following cable despatch, from Paris: It is reported in art circles that J.Pierpont Morgan is negin through Pi11I. Harjes, his Paris partnerotatig, for the purchase of two of the most an- cient and most celebrated French con-' vents, which .in consequence of the law separating church and State, must be sold at auction, They are at the Abbey Fontevrault, in Boire, and the Abbey Solesmes, in Sadie, both among the most noteworthy architectural mono - mems in France. The sale is aet for the end of Auguist, the reserve priee for Fontevrault beings about six million francs and that for Solesmes about lour million. The probable reason why Mr. Morgan desires the purchase is the existence in 'ontevrauit Abbey of the tomtte of ems lain English Kings and Queens, while Solesmes contains a superb library val- ued at a million francs, and a series of splendid wood carvings. The Abbey of Fontevrault is the most famous of all the Angevin relics in an- cient France. It was founded. in 1078, and contains the tombs of Henry the Second of England and his wife, Eleon- or, also that of Richard the Lion-heart- ed and his wife, Isabel. The British Government has several times claimed the tombs, and diplomatic pourparlers followed, but France declined to relin. quish them. Now the ancient abbeys will be sold at auction. NIGHTS T[ PLAPS. R FIFTEEN THOUSAND KNIGHTS AND FIFTY BANDS AT SARATOGA. Saratoga, N. Y., despatch: A parade of 15,000 Knights Templar accompanied by 50 bands through streets gay with bunt- ing, reviewed by the Governor of New York, the Earl of Euston personal repre- sentative of King Edward of England, and by Grand Master George M. Moulton, of the Grand Commandery of the Knights constituted the chief feature of the Tri- ennial Conclave of the Grand Encamp- ment of Knights Template to -day. Thou- sands of spectators were gathered along the line of march to witness the bril- liant pageant of Knights in uniform. Fair skies and a cool atmosphere made all the conditions favorable and lent bril- liancy to the fete. TO GO TO GALLOWS. The Case of Frank Capelli Not Yet De- termined. Ottawa, July 15.—Three applications for commutation of the death sentence were considered at the Council. One case was that of a man named Dale, who was convicted and sentenced for the murder of two Frenchmen in Fernie, British Columbia, last November. Dale while intoxicated ran amuck in the vil- lage and fatally shot the two men and wounded two others. The Cabinet decid- ed to let the law take its course. Sim- ilar action was taken in the case of a Chinaman named Ching Lee, who fatally stabbed a man employed in one of the eamps in the Kootenay district just one year ago to -day. The third case consid- ered was that of an Italian named Frank Capelli, who is under sentence to be hanged Aug. 1 for the murder of Wil- liam Doran at Whiteetone, in the Parry Sotfnd district, on Christmas Day. Pend- ing the receipt of a further report on the ease by the Minister of Justice, no action was taken. • 4+: • BATTLE -BLOWERS THRIVE, alb; And • They Invest in United States Bonds. Toronto, July 15.—That the finances of the Bottle -blowers' Association of Ainerica, which is meeting at the Labor Tempe, axe in a flourishing condition, was shown by the report of the Finance Committee presented at yesterday's session. It showed that $200,000 was invested at 4 per cent. in National Unit- ed States bonds. The general fund had a balance of ,$195,283.31, and. the death benefit fund .$6,561.55, or a total of $391,744.86. During the year there were one hundred deaths, for which $45,I50 was paid out. Ten new branehes were organized, and the old ones showed a large increase in membership. It is estimated that there are not more than 13,000 bottlers in America, 9,000 of which are organized, In re- ferring to the introduction el machinery for the manufacturing of bottles, which would greatly displace members, Presi- dent Dennis, in his annual address, said that owing to the boundless possibilities. of Canada and the United States the' trade will furnish employment for all.. The first duty, however, was to safe- guard the interest of the association, and the prevention of an unnecessary sur- plus of workmen, to the end that in case of men being displaced their chances of securing employment in the trade would not be jeopardized by the competition of labor already idle. Y O WOULD NOT WORRY DULLMAN GOES TO "DARIK HOLE" IN PENITENTIARY. Man Who Tried to Blow Up Welland Canal Becomes Obstreperous— Am Educated Man, But Hides His Iden- tity. Ottawa, July 15.—Dullman, the myster- ious life prisoner, who is behind the walls of Kingston Penitentiary, and who is probably the most celebrated criminal in any Canadian penitentiary, has, it is announced, been sent to the dark hole and stone pile, because ho refused point. blank to work. No criminal more interests the De- partment of Justice than does this man. He is of scholarly attainments and knows every part of the world like a checker board, but he has kept his past life to himself, and no one knows what he is or whence he came. All he will say is that no one but himself is to blame for the fiendish at- tempt to blow up the Welland Canal and he is glad no one was killed. The most generally accepted theory is that Dullman was high up in the councils of the Irish -Americans, that some one was suspected bf giving out secrets, that that person was Dullman, and that in order to clear himself he undertook something big off his own bat. Procuring a couple of dupes he sent them out to blow up the canal and figured that both would be blown. up or drowned. Not long ago he had a good job in the penitentiary keeping books, but fancy- ing himself slighted Ite refused to work, and went to the dark hole without a murmur. e.o DISASTROUS TO BELFAST. Strike of Dock Laborers Causes Tie -Up of Many Industries. Belfast, July 15.—The strike of the dock laborers here, which shown no sign of a settlement, threatens the most serious consequences to the city. Two large industrial firms, employing 2,000 hands, have been compelled -to cease work, being unable to move their goods to and from the docks and rail- ways Nand finding it impcssible to get coal. Tho sympathy of the working classes is generally with the strikers. The tramway men, gas workers, railway- men, street cleaners and bread distri- buters have decided to support the. dock laborers and carters by striking if. necessary. The price of food is rapidly rising. MANGLED LITTLE CHILD. Most Distressing Accident on St. Denis Street, Montreal. Montreal despatch: Ruby ,Stoonfelt, ab five-year-old child living on Lagaucbe- tiere street, was killed to -day by a. street car on St. Denis street. With his two sisters, he was in the act of crossing the street to go to the park when ear No. 800 came down the incline at a good rate of speed- The two little girls. made a dash and succeeded in clearing the fender, but the boy was struck, and in the twinkling of an eye he was un- derneath the front trucks, and was be- ing dragged down the hill, Motorman Cote applied the brakes •an& stopped the car as soon as possible, but when the car was finally brought to a standstill the mangled and bleeding re- mains of the child were found pinned under the roar trucks. Tite end of the car had to be raised before the little body could be taken out. • ap THEIR ESCAPE A MIRACLE, Two Men Buried Under Tons of Debris,. at Montreal. Montreal, July 15.—While excavating at the corner of St. James and McGill streets this afternoon for the new Eastern Township Bank building, about twenty tons of rock, stone, sand and timbers fell, burying two men named. Charles Allan and Alex. Gall. Their escape from death is a miracle. Allan is in the General Hospital with. a crushed arm and bruises. Gall is un- injured. Other buildings near by arse thought to be in danger, but every pre- • caution' is being taken by the authori- ties. • o EARMARKS OF FAITH. Methodist Would Recognize Methodists'•. by Their Intelligence, Ile Says. London, July 15.—The Rov. Dr. RitQi - ett,- president of the General Confer- epee of the Methodist Church of Ans= tralia, addressing the conference, staid the adherent of every religion lis something distinctive in his appear- ance,. adding: "If I dropped from a balloon Into, a gathering of Baptists I could tell their sect by the way their hair is cut, if I fell into'an Angelican synod I could tell by their eollahe, If I dropped into an assemblage of Methodists from. arty de I would not regerd either their hair, or collars but would know their religion .> i their faces, which are a type distali'vingt; intelligenbe and kindness."