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The Blyth Standard, 1907-09-26, Page 2DOCTOR KILLED BY A PATIENT. SHOT DEAD BY MAN, WHO THEN COMMITTED SUICIDE. Revolver Tragedy—A Young Wife's Ter rible Discovery—A Strange Letter— The Slap on the knee. London, Sept. 23.—Dr, Walter Clap- ham Hirst, a young medical malt, who recently commenced practice in West- fieldd errace, in the Chapeltown district of Leeds, and who waa married only two months ago, was shot dead at bin was - gory door early on Saturday morning by one of his patients, a retired sowing ma - thine shop manager, named John Wil- liam Harrison, living iu Valley terrace, Sherwoil lane, who immediately after- wards committed suicide by blowing out his brains. For a week Dr. Hirst had been in at- tendance on Harrison, who suffered from various delusfooa, among which latterly was the fixed belief that the doctor hael serlouely injured him by striking him on the knees. At 0.10 on Saturday morning Harrison went to Dr. Innate surgery door, and at - ter ringing the bell told the doctor through the spealdng tube that he wan suffering terribly m pains ht the legs and wanted to see him et once. Dr. Hirst answered the call in person, and ea soon as he opened the door Herri• son fired two revolve u hpoint blank at his heart, killing spot, and then, inserting the revolver in his mouth, the murderer ended bis own life with a single shot. Mre. Hirst, upstairs in her bedroom, heard Dr, Hirst open the door, and Her - rine says "You are Dr. Hirst?" Then came do sound of three revolver shots, and, run- ning downstairs Mre. Hirst found her husband bleeding from wounds in the Ghost, while the body of his murderer law huddled on the doorstep of the sur- gery. By telephone she eummoned the police, but both men were dead. How deep-rooted Harrison's imaginary grievance against the doctor was may be seen from the following letter which a Mend received from Harrison on Thera - day: Mr. Byatt,—Dear Friend. I em suffer- • ing terrine and all through — oalIng in that doctor who struck me on both my knees, which, if you will Inquire, brings en terrrifto epileptics fits. It was murder to ma He has killed nee. I was all right before, but now I am lost. The pains and fits are terrine. I shall not be able to prosecute, but please maJre this public property regard. fug De. Hiret, of Chapeltown. He has killed me wilfully, and deserves punish- ment. He deliberately struck me on both my knee caps last Monday, and 1 confronted him with it before my sister, Mae. Bunting, and bo did not deny it. Farewell. -J. W. Harrison. This delusion evidently took pones- ' Bien of Harrison's mind, for he spoke of it to his sister and to a number of other people with whom he was familiar, . al- waye declaring that the doctor had "kill- ed him." Interviewed on Saturday, Harrison's sister stated that arrangements had been made to remove Harrison to an asylum that day, and she thought he must have got to know this, and that Dr, Hirst had ordered his removal. Dr, Hirst, who was the son of Mr. Dixon Hirst, of Rosa Arden, Roundhay, Leeds, woe only 28 years of ago, About Mee ,tWo married Mss w months ba. d Old- royd,da err o4 a Leetln manufacturer, and they had returned from their honey- moon little more than'a fortnight ago. At the ioemeat a verdict of murder and euktde during insanity wsa returned, the ittry adding a rider ittlite#0 effect that it was 8 matter of ragteltt t Harrison's Mende had not taken urooe tare of him. "Pare mindere-lee complaint that Dr. Hirst ettruck him on the knees; tells its own tale to a medical man," said 8 West End speciallet In an interview. "One of the methods employed In diag- nosing general paralysis of the innano is to trek the patient to balance one leg enema the other. A slight blow with the side of the open hand near the top of the upper kneecap gives a certain reflex ae• tion, or 'knee jerk,' as a result. This is purely involuntary on the part of the patient, but medical men can draw most valuable deductions" the Mormone was praised by the Com- mittee on Resolutions, and the Federal Government will be asked to do all In its power to prevent the spread of polygamy, Indecent postcards were also etrongly condemned. The eacredness of the marriage law wan urged upon the men and women of the country, Tho session eoneluded with numerous appointments of superintendents in var- Sous departments. • ► INDIAN LOYALTY. Remarkable Manifesto by Native Noble - Man. London, Sept. 23.—Tho following ap- peal, widely signed by the most Intluon- tial noblemen and gentlemen of Lengal, has been issued to their fellow -country. men: It has been a matter of deep concern to ua to observe the growing discontent of the people of this country, which has lately manifested itself in certain guar. ters in violent speeches and newspaper artieles.,We desire at once to dissociate ourseive* from these demonstrations, which only tend to alienate the govern. ment and the people from each other. We venture to aeeort that the bulk of the people of the country are loyal and law-abiding. Wo now appeal to our countrymen, Hlttdooa and Mahommedane, for a display of the practical good sense which eWOO of our allies deny to ue. We appeal to them to discountenance any wild and mischievous propaganda which tends to encourage disaffection to Bri- tish rule, or to create feelings of ani moeityy between different classes and com- munities in India; bereft is this tandeney which furnishes the occasion and the ex- ouse for the repressive measures which have recently ' been resorted to. Nor must we forget that, whatever may be its ebolt eminge, it is to British -rule that we owe our present security of life and property, the spread of education and the progress which India is now mak- ing according to modern civilized ideate. This is emphatically the worst possible time to encourage unworthy sentiments of rancour and ill -feeling. No true pat- riot will hesitate to range himself, with ua, on the side of law and order at the present juncture, so as, on the one hand to restore the good will ,and harmony which formerly prnvalled among all else - sea and communities in India, and, en the other hand, to leave the authorities no ground for bringing coercion to bear upon any group of British subjects. MONTREAL WOMAN DRUGGED. Attacked by Two Men in Her Homo at an Early Hour of Morning. Montreal, Sept. 23.—Bound, ggaaggged and lying unconscious in a woodshed beside her home, the neighbors at 8 o'olock thle moaning found Mrs. Ar- thur Briere, of 00 Lower Lachine Road, Verdun. According to the information ebe has been able to give, she was areas ed at 5 o'clock in the morning by some- one knocking. Believing that her hus- band, had retuned, she opened the door. Two men confronted her. In the hasty glance she got she perceived that both were attired in dark clothes, but before the could further observe there, one grabbed her by the arm and the other quickly gagged her with a handkerchief soaked in drloroform. She essayed to free herself, but under the influence of the drug quickly lost the power to struggle, and ehortly became unoon• scious. It le stated that the intention of the two men was to kidnap Mre. Brier*. W. C. T. U. CONVENTION. Results of the Elections—War on the Cigarettes—Prison Inspection. Winnipeg, Sept. 23,—Mre. Wright was re.elected t'resident of the Donuts ,r 0. T. U. and Mrs. James Chisholm Vice President. The convention this morning discuss- ed the anti -cigarette campaign, and a metrou was passed that the Dominion President, Ottawa ' ladies and others form part of a deputation to the Domin- ion Bowie, and be allowed to secure legal talent. Mrs. Asa Gordon moved the novel re- solution that thousands of blotters be printed and diotrihuted' to the children, setting forth the evils of the habit. The report of Mrs. S. A. Jones, Que bee, on work in prisons and jails, was full of excellent suggestions. Women should be taught sewing and laundry Work, while in prison, and a percent- age of their earnings should go to thein ,->- on their release. The Government aheuld lbs asked to appoint a woman impactor ei prisons where women are onfined. police matrons should be in every city., d a' Federal law should be passed ad- mitting of juvenile courts to good work of the R. N. W, M. 'P. in connection with watphfulness over THE CONDUCT AND EN SNEER OF CALEDON TRAIN WERE ARREST- ED FOR CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE. The Horseshoe Curve Wreck—Hodge and Grimes Were Guilty of Criminal Negligence, and C. P. R. Were 'to Blame for Employing Incompetent Men, Toronto despatch: Following upon the verdict of the Coroner's jury at the in- quest concerning the death of Richard Bell, ono of the vietima of the Caledon railway disaster, warrants were issued last night for the arrest of George Hodge and Matthew Grimes, the engin• ser and oonductor respectively of the Canadian Pacific train which wan wreck - The jury° verdict, which was returned after nearly two hours' deliberation, was as follows: "The said Richard Bell carne by his death from injuries received in the railway wreck which occurred on the. 3rd day of September, 1907, on the Canadian Pacific Railway, at a point known as the Horseshoe Curve, attultted in the township of Caledon and the county of Peel, in the Province of On. tart°, the said railway wreck being 0.4510• ed by the a*ceesive and dangerous rate of speed' at which the train on which. the said Richard Bell was a passenger waa being run by the engineer, George Hodge, and the oonductor, Matthew Grimes, who were in charge of the said train; and we find that the said rain way wreck waa caused by the erimlttal negligence of the said George Hodge and Matthew Grimes; and, further,. it is our opinion that the C. P. R. are to blame for putting incompetent and in- experienced men in charge of a passenger train running on such a difficult piece of road." LIQUIDATING YORK LOAN. Legal Pto.r eedinga Likely to Drag for Several Months. Toronto despatch: Yesterday, in urg- ing that there should be e. continuous sitting lu the liquidation proceedings of the York Loan, several lawyers connect- ed with creditors stated that if this 0oume were not adopted prooeedinga might drag on until next Bummer. Even if Official Referee McLean granted a oontlnuoua eating the legal proceedings would not be over before Christman, No less than seven classes of creditcre'were represented yesterday at Oagoode Hall, and even then all parties were not re- presented. The liquidation prgeeedings are without precedent in Canada and before meets can be distributed the re- lative claims of different creditors will have to be settled by the courts,' and it is thin point that is now being argued before Referee Mclean. In response to the request for it continuous sitting Re feree McLean eaid that he might give alternate weeks to the matter, The hear ing will be resumed next Wednesday. MADE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND. Awful Result to Italian Who Was Stru With Brick A New Theory. When the inquest wits resumed before Coroner Johnson last night Mr. Robin- ette, counsel for Hodge, the engineer, raised a new point by suggesting that the wreck might have been caused by e brake shoe falling on the' track and derailing the engine. Crown Attorney McFadden conducted the examination of witnessea, and Mr. McMurchy looked after the interests of the C. P. It, Mr. A. P, Walker, civil engineer, in the employ of the C. P. R. raid he examined the track after the accident and found the gaage rough, but very good. He regarded the track as in very good condition, and the elevation of the upper rail sufficient. If the train took fifteen seconds to travel 1,230 feet, then he calculated that it must have been travelling at the rate of 50 miles an hour, but he head not figured out the speed on tee evidence already given. Cross-examined by Mr. Robinette, wit, nese admitted that a large atone or piece of wood at the farmers' crossing would cause the engine to leave the tracks. Replying to Mr. Meelurahy, ho said he saw ao signs of any obatruotion, If that had been the cause of the emit dent be should have expected to find the Mee cut, the track torn up and the rails badly bent. Replying to the Coroner, witness ehought that the curve was safe for a train travelling 45 mites an hour, Robert Preston, nester mechanic with the C. P. R., said that Hodge, the en. gime, had peeled an examination on the locomotive and oa the train routs Witness regarded him as thoroughly qualified. He edhad frequently driven q9 Y freights over the same section and had handled one passenger train on the Aavetoidr section. On the night he took charge of the train he was the senior engineer avallable at Toronto Junction. . Waa a Brake Shoe Missing? W. Brown, a C. P. R. fitter, spoke of having taken off two brake shoes after the wreck. Another fitter took off two, and two were left on the engine. He found nothing wrong with the running gear. Hobert McDowel, the other fitter, who was with the previous witness, said he took of one brake shoe and possibly two. He saw nothing that could have dropped. be travelling at 57 miles an hour when it came to the crossing where it with derailed, If the engine "sailed off" as had been described, that would indicate that the train was driven off the track by the centrifugal force created by the speed. Question—What tvould you con- sider a safe rate of speed at the Horse- shoe? Witness -It would be perfectly sate at thirty miles, but it would not be safe at fifty, Arthur Smith, C. P. R. euperintendent, recalled, produced a bulletin issued to en- gineero and conductors on May 0, 1004, setting forth that "trains will not ex• teed a speed of 25 miles an hour down the Caledon Mountain grade." That, he said, was a rule which it was intended should be obeyed. The Coroner—What latitude is an en- gineer allowed with regard to the speed, Witness—Safety is the first oo dera- tion. Mr. Robinette—But you expect bins to keep up to time. Witness --Not necessarily. James C. Royce, the engineer who made an examination of the track on behalf of the Attorney•General's Depart- ment, recalled, produced a report which he had prepared, and in which he ex. pressed the opinion that the cause of the derailment was excessive speed. He calculated that the train must have been running at from 55 to 58 miles en hour when the accident occurred. Replying to Mr. Robinette, witness admitted that the regulation of speed ems a matter of judgment. Q.—The whole thing comes down to a mistake in judgment on the part of the engineer? . A.—Things point that wee,. George Hodge, the engineer of the wrecked train, recalled, repeated his evi. donee as to what he did to oontrol the train going down grade, He did nothing different on that oeoaeion from what he hed done on previous occasions when driving freight over the same track. W1ten he examined his engine at Orange• vine he found tlta brake shoes in good order, but after the wreck be observed that one was missing from one of the driving wheels. Questioned by Mr. McFadden as to why he had said nothing before about a missing brake shoe, witness explained that he had intended doing so when pre - rioted), examined, but "someone spoke up," and be did not get a chance. He had no recollection of having seen the bulletin restricting the speed on the Caledon Mountain grade to 25 miles an hour. The coroner, in summing up, said the evidence showed that there were nothing wrong with either the roadbed or the rolling stook, and the question narrowed itself down to one of speed. He confess• ed he was not impressed with the engin- eer'e evidence that he wee travelling at the rate of only 25 miles, In view of the verdict given Crown Attorney McFadden asked for warrant' for the arrest of Engineer Hodge and' Conductor Grimes, and these were bre mediately granted by the coroner. The. warrants were et 0110s placed in the hands of the police authorities. Both Hodge and Grlmee are resident* of Toronto Junction. Conductor at a Loss, Arthur Smith, C. P. R. superintendent - of the section on which the wreck occur- red, said he asked the conductor of the • train whether ho could account for the accident, and he replied that he could not, explaining that at the time it oe. ourred he was busy examining tickets, Witness made an examination when he ek arrived at the station, and found the rolling stock and bed in good shape. Queatdon—If the bed and roiling stook were in such perfect condition, can you account for the wreck, Witness—In this case I should say It wits excessive speed. Major Sall, car foreman at Toronto Junction, deposed that the train when it left the Junction on the night of Sept. 2nd was in perfectly - good condition. He could not speak for the cars taken on at Orangeville. J. W. Kelly, divisional ear foreman, also spoke of the good condition of the rolling stock. Anton Hertzberg, engineer of malnten- anee of way, formerly divisional engi- neer for the section on which the wreck took place, stated that a change wan made in the elevation of the rails at the Iiorseshoe in 1904. The elevation was re- duced from 0% to 4%(r inches. The ob- jects of the reduction were to make it more comfortable for the travelling pub- ile and to decrease the Bost of mainten- ance. The change was made on the ad- vice of Chief 'Engineer Mel -rendre. Another Speed Eetir env. If the train 0.88 running at thirty hayed in view of certain alterations to nates an hour when it started down Montreal, Sept. 23.—On August 28, Guitano Belducci, an Italian laborer, wan working on the ground floor of the Princess . Theatre, when a loose brick struck him on the head Tho result of the blow was that be be- sante deaf, dumb and blind, and now Iles in a : helpless state. He has tak- en out an action for $12,000 damages against Mr. C. E. Deakin, the con- tractor. MALE STUDENTS ARE FEW. Ladies Largely in the Majority in tee Normal Schools. Toronto despatch: Among the stu- enta of the Provincial Normal echoola, which opened yesterday, there is n com- parative emelt representation of mem- bers of the male sex, At the Tomato school there are 180 ladies and only five men; at London 150 finale students and 15 miles; at Ottawa 115 women and 7 men. The opening of the schools was de. MOTOR -OMNIBUSES DO NOT PAY. CRISIS NOW REACHED IN THE LON- DON TRAFFIC FIGHT, Directors Explain—Horse Omnibuses Will Never Be Eliminated—Costa Too Much to Run the Motors -=Too Many Electric Trams. , London, Sept. 23.—The motor -on -mi. bus does not pay, and to not likely to do so for some time to come, said Mr. Hen- ry Hicks, deputy chairman of the Lon- don General Omnibus Company, at Thursday's meeting. The question was ono of severe( raised by shareholders after the explanation of the lose on the half -year's working given by Sir John Pound, the chairmen, lite statement included se causes of the loss: High prioe of provender. Higher price of petrol. Police stringency as regarde motor. omnibuses. New tubes. Over development of the London County Council tramways. Competition of motor•omnibusee and cut 1n fares. Sir John etat.ed, however, that the di- rectors were in conference with the rail- way and omnibus compsnlee to readjust faellities arta enable them to work at a profit. Omnibus miles had been reduced from 10,000,000 to 16,000,000. Reduction in fares meant a drop of £10,000, or, in two years, £37,000. A leas of £20,700 was due to the smallest number of pea- eengere per omnibus mile. What Were the prospects, he asked, of the density of *traffic improving? Pub - lie service vehicles were more numerous than could now be profitably employed. The moot glaring inotauae wee probably that^ of the L. C. C. electric trams. At certain points a procession of these huge "traffic cougeeters" almost towelled one another,' carrying only a fair load for a quarter of the number. It seemed to hint a matter of calculation with regard to certain motor -omnibus companies now running at a loos how long their finan• chat arrangements would permit their continuing as going concerns. Some horse -omnibus companies and proprietors had already withdrawn their motors, 'The total net liability of the company; £1,281,0011, veae more than covered by the meads, .consisting of properties, CHINESE EMIGRATING. Many Who Have Monty Saved Leaping Vancouver. Vancouver, B, C., Sept. 23.— Many Chinese having money saved are pre- paring to return to China on the steam- er Monteagle in a few days. Many Rave already shipped their wives and children to New Westminster, After the notor- ious riot local firms put private watch. men over their warehouses adjacent to the Chinese distrlet as 8 guard against fire, This impressed the Orientals. Ninety-seven Chinese out of the 403 who arrved on the Empresa of Japan this morning paid the head tax of 5500. One hundred and sixty-one go to the United Statee and the remainder to Jamaica and Havana. The Empress was quarantined at Nagasaki on account of the cholera scare at Shanghai. A curious phase of the oriental ques- tion has emerged to connootlon with the public schools. Young Chinese come here and pay $500 to gain entranoe. Students are exempt. If a Chinese at- tends echool one year his $500 is return. ed. He attends. • e FOUND A WILD WOMAN. The Strange Experience of Harvard Professor. Ottawa, Sept. 23.—Prof. Macauley, of Harvard, who has come Isere after have Ing spent n few weeks in the country surrounding Blue Sea Lake and Mani- waki, up the Gatineau River, not many miles from Ottawa, on the Quebec side, brings a strange story of a woman roam- ing wild in the forests of that dis- trict. Prof. Macaulay says that while hunt- ing in the woods a rush and scurry in the undergrowth caused him to quickly turn, and to his surprise the face of a woman, tanned to a dark brown by ex- posure and framed by 111n8see of dark, coarse hair, peered at him from the shadows. 'lbs bunter quietly approach• ed her, but before he could speak she turned and fled *. ► the buildings. grade, according to calculation, it would ENGLISH AND DISCHARGED. Englishmen Say That Nationality Pre- judicee Them in Captain's Eyes. St. Catharines despatch: The steamer Advance was held up in Welland Canal at Thorold to -day by High Constable Boyle, who compelled Purser MacFar- land to return to the city to show cause why four English sailors, discharged without seven days' pay, should not bo settled with. The case w80 heard by Police Magistrate Comfort, and the men told a story of eeven days' wretchedness inflicted upon them by Capt. Bonet, who finally discharged them because they were English. When evidence was taken a bar between the couple. MacSarland settled with the men. paid Scull was despondent and moody late - the coats and the bout proceeded. ly, according to his friends. CHEAP OCEAN FARES Atlantic Steamship Companies Cut Passage Rates. New York, Sept. 23.—The'stearnship rate war in prices of minimum filet cab• in accommodations east bound, which had practically subsided within a week, was reopened yesterday by a big clash on steamers of the International Mercan- tile Marine, which made nnusuelly low prices on the steamers of the White Star Line, American Line and Atlantic Transport Line, east and west bound. The new rates, which are classified as "winter rates," will go into effect on November I, The White Star had a minimum first class rate of 5100, which f. was recently cut to $95. The rate slash- ing announced yesterday reduces the Adriatic's minimum first cabin accom- modation to 02.50. The Oceanic was reduced from 890 to $07.50. The Maps. tie and Teutonic were reduced to 552.50. The Baltic, Cedric and Celtic, of the Liverpool•New York service of the White Star Line, were reduced to $57.50. Tho Arabic was reduced to $50. All steamers of the American Line were, reduced to $52.50. SHOT AT HER SHADOW. Silhouette of Bridal Couple on Window Shade Aroused Wrath of Suitor. "Philadelphia, Ps., Sept. 23.— Samuel Pest, of 108 Bainbridge street, and Michael Kolowitch, of 109 Monroe street, were suitors for the hand of the young woman who i$ now iiolowitch's bride. T°•d'ay .Peva was held on n charge ofi trying to kill Mr. and 'Mrs. Ifolooitcle Testimony was offered to the effect that l'esa, sullen over the rejection of his suit,_ envy the silhouette of ,lir, and lire. Kolowitch on _e, window shade at their home nod emptied his revolver at the shadows, "Several tidies he has come to me and tried to perelmde 5110 to poisen my hus- band," testified Alts. Kolowitch. `Four months ago he did his best to induce me to elope with him, Each time I refused to listen to him" After Mrs. Kolowitch had finished tes- tifying Pesa calmly announced in court that he; would not rest until he had killed her and her husband. He said that last eight's attempt was by no arcane hie etoekdn•trade and plant, and in addition last they had cast and investments (taken at cost) of over £900,000. Mr. H. 0. Webb complained that the accounts of the horse and of the motor - omnibuses were amalgamated. Were they going to stand by hordes of motors, or to amalgamate the two? ; f Mr. Hicks saidsthete was as yet no chance of obtaining an improved typo. of motor. He did "iter, iseljove that,'tnoior omnibuses had bean run In London at a profit at all. Although he did not think horse -omnibuses would ever be ,elltpfnat- ed from the streets of London; yyett he thought that it might be possible to maks motor•omnibuees pay. GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED, Cobalt Lake Company Will Not Be Pro- tected. Toronto despatch: Yesterday at the Non,Jury Assizes Hr. Justice Riddell granted the postponement of the trial of the action of the Florence Mining Company against the Cobalt Lek; Min P Y g ing Company until the Ontario act had been tested and the title of the latter in: the raining rights of the lake had been settled. In support of the application for the postponement the affidavit of Mr. Simon Sinclair, Vico-President of the Florence` Mining Company, was handed in, stating that recently an order in Council had beenpassed directing the Ontario Government to show cause why the Ontario act should not be disallowed according to the petition of the Florence Mining Company. Mr, Oeler, on behalf of the Cobalt Lake Company, asked for an order to protect any mining operations carried on while the case was pending, but the applicetion was refused, so that any future work done until the caee is eottled will be at the company's own risk. The Ontario Government are really the defendants in the action, as the mase turns on the question whether the Government had the right to Bell the mining rights in the lake to the Cobalt Lake Company, for which $1,085,000 was paid. Should the Florence Mining Company win their ac- tion the Government would . probably have to pay back the purchase money, but the company would still be out the amount they spent in development. • . SUICIDES FOR JAP GIRL. k rl young buyer of Oriental goods, drank cyanide of potassium to -day as he stood before a picture of the girl In his room in tine Park Avemte Hotel. So quickly did the drug do its work than he dropped backward, killed instant - !y. Papers in Scull's desk showed that his hone was in Buie, Pe. He was ser expert judge of Oriental goods and made frequent trips to the east, where a few months ago he mot the Japanese girl on whose account he is supposed to have killed himself, It runs said that the young woman be- longed to a noble family of Old Nippgn. Religious and meld!dl di1I1100ncee stood as American Una Unable to Wed Because of Her High Rank New Yor, , Sept. 23,—For love of a Japanese gi of rank whom he never to could hops marry, 11. Isaac Scull, n BUSTER BROWN. Ottawa Citizen Asks for Injunction Against New York Herald. Ottawa, Sept. 23,—Mr. Justice Bur- bidge sat this morning in the Exchequer Court to hear a motion for an interim injunction in the case of The New York Herald Company vs. Ottawa Citizen Company, limited, to restrain the de- fendants from infringing the plaintiffs' trade marks, "Buster Brown" and "Bus- ter Brown and Tige," until the trial of the action, and from causing to be made and sold any newspapers haying conic series marked with the title 93uster Brown" or "Buster Brown and Tige." This is the beginning of a big fight be- tween The New York Herald Company, claiming to bo owners of the Outeault Baster Brown series and the Canadian Newspaper Syndicate of Montreal, Application for an interim injunction was not granted, but the defendant was ordered to keep an account of the isenee srinted and sold im which these condo ection °ear. •'. UNION OF MINISTERS, Cleveland Preachers Complain of Meagre Salaries. New York, Sept. 23.—The Tribune has reeeived the following despatch from Cleveland:, Cleveland preachers have raised their voices for a rise in :pay, and one has gone so far Seto suggest a union, by which to enforce a demand for a higher scale of remuneration. Ito creased cost of living is blamed and the charge is made that salaries have not advanced in ten years, while necessities of life cost so much preachers nest squeeze each penny. "The average pastor's work ie sadly hampered by the meagreness of his sal- ary," said Dr. E. D. Bagby of the Franklin Avenue Church of Chti;,t, to- day. "He has to plan and skimp and figure every penny to make both ends meet " "Why not a union? The carpenters have one; why not a union of the dis- ciples of the Carpenters Sony" asked another pastor. I{ILLS GIRL D HIMSELF, Rejected Suitor Shoots Mother of Woman He Loves and Fires at Pursuers. Altoona, Pa„ Sept. 23.—John Crown, a railroad mem, to -day killed Jennie Nev- ille eighteen years old, oeiously hound- ed her mother, Harriet Ne lin, a 0111010, and fled. A posse pursued hini. When two mules distant the followers' got close and ire fired five shots et therm with cut effect. Then lie turned his revolver, coin briningbut one shot, upon himself, and sett a bullet into his heart. Crown carne to America from England three years ago and because a hoarder at the home of :Urs. Nevlin, at Sandy'ltidge. just east of here. He became attached to Miss Nevlin, but she was deaf to his importunities to marry him. Persisting he was ordered from the.house. He re- turned to -day and demanded an inter- view with the girl and was refused. He then pulled his revolver, firing at both the girl and her mother, \Ira Nevlin will probably recover. Crown declared to a friend that bliss Nevlin would marry hint or no one el