The Wingham Advance, 1902-11-13, Page 7AFTER 20 DAYS' SLEEP
)ELLIE CORCO AN DIES.
New York Girl's Case a Puzzle
ts Medical Experts.
An Autopsy Will be held to Seek or the Cause of lier Ailment -Poor Girl
in Moments of Consciousness lixpressed Fear That She Vienuld be
Buried Alive While 'Conscious, but Unable to Communicate With
Those Around Her.
New York, Nov. 8. -Nellie Corcor-
an, sell° for 20 days lay in a state
of coma in St. Vincent's Hospitals
died early to -day. Iler case was an
extremely puzzling one to medical
practitioners throughout the city.
The girl fell into her state of un-
consciousness at the house whore
slie WAS employed as a servant. At
tlie hospital heroic efforts to actor -
mine the cause of her condition, met
with little success. Hundreds of phy-
sicians examined her, and every
known method tried to awaken the
Sleeper, but with little success. Two
or three times she was aroused and
epoke a few ;weeds, saying she was
sleepy, and again became uncon-
scious.
An autopsy.' will be perfoeneed by
one of the city's leading physiclaes,
in an effort to solve the mysterious
cause of the girl's death.
Since Sunday she had hardly spok-
en. On that day and on the pre.vious
Saturday she was awake for a few
hours, but could not describe her
symptoms to the physiciansHer
temperature was high yesterday,
and her pulse rapid and weak. Bile
moaned a great deal, and the doetors
thought she was trying to com-
municate with these about her, as
during her few waectrig hours last
Saturday she said that she had been
trying unavailingly to throw off the
sleep which oppressed her.
She feared she would be buried
alive while conscious, but unable to
communicate with those about her.
Last Monday morning ehe asked whe-
ther there nail been any intention
to bury her when. all efforts to
arouse her had failed. At that thee
she spoke of being buried alive as
though she dreaded the Possibility.
New York, Nov. 0. -Surgeons 'saw-
ed into Nellie Coreoran's skull yes-
terday and explored her brain, to
diseover if they could the secret of
the trance in which she had lain for
21 day. They had their labor for
nothing.
"Tho autopey," sail Dr. 'Theodore
Janeway, who was the principal op-
erator working with Dr. Herman M.
Biggs, pathologist of the Health
Department, in the presenceof tire
entire staff of St. Vincent's Henri-
tal, and many prominent physicians,
"gives us no data from which; any
concinsion may be formed as to the
eatilSO of the patienlesecondition as
Lt existed during life. netts one of the
most remarkable oases* on record."
The body of the girl who had slept
her lifo away Waa put on the dis-
(meting table at 3.15 p. m. She lead
lame pronounced dead at 1.30 aerie
Friday. Her mother and father
were at the bedside when the vital
epark, fluttering and flickering for
three weeks, became dimmed, and was
snuffed out. When tire post-mortem
examination was made the doctors
were baffled. They found a brain,
healthy, well nourished, and cone -
pared with other brains of similar
age, natural and fully developed.
Further than tide, the examination
ebotved a state of bodily health ab-
eolutely incompatible with even tire
mggestionr of dieease. From tho
crown of her tread to the reit° of her
foot Nellie Corcoran was a healthy,
natural young woman, without the
lightest taint of even the most
trivial aliment She was like a wo-
man who had lived out. the full meth
of life and had died of old age and
eximastion, and this was the queer-
est Dna most remarkable part of
the case. •
Through aome strange 'propose
which pathologists do not attempt
to explain, Nellie Corcoran lived
sixty years in 21 days, the period of
her eleep. She was shrunken down
from 150 to 115 pounds when fere
died and the autopsy allowed that
while every bodily organ was per -
foot and the brain normal so far as
the "grossly visible" evidence Wag
eoncereed, oho was a warn -out old
Newnan. It is tho opinion of 'Mae',
clans who have stadied the case thee
tiro girlie; ageing Was duo to intense
mental distress and terror: that
Ale belonged to that class of hysteri-
cal patients known as auto -hypno-
tic, capable of throwlug themselves
into a. state of coma, and had passed
beyond the atato of self -restoration.
When the. End Caine.
On Friday it was thought that the
2ild was near. The !Mart beats be-
came reinter and reinter, and in the
evening were ahnost Imperceptible.
efre. Corcoran, the girl's mother, was
at her silo during tire night, end
etre says her daughter spoke to her
In in( ly 'follows ;
"Mauna, I an dying. I can soe
the angels."
At twenty minutes past ono o'clock
In the =ening the doctors, wile had
been watching her every moment,
enie her heart had stopped beating.
Tito stethoscope could not detect a
anend. Naturally enough, when the
passage from life to deatif bad been
co nearly imperceptible, when the an-
pearance of death had been present
for days, there wag some doubt ne
to whether or not it wart a case
DI orspended animation or ae.tual
death.
Io the early morning the heart
was still silent and the form cold,
but, notwithstanding Ware symp-
toms of lifelessneeie the dontors de-
cided to make sure before beginning
an nntopsy.
Tests foe Death.
They appliee the blaze of a candle
to the large toe. No blieter remitted.
When a blister is caused there ill life,.
Zile le a custom which was in use
bundreds of years ago. An analysis of
the bleed was made. It showed death.
A. pleee of meld, pOnehed steel was
1101(1 to the live Had nioleture ap-
peered on it it would have indicated
life, but no moisture appeared.
The Hyphgemegraph was applied to
the teethe, but it ishovved no movement
of the blood in tho artery. The body
Was turned over and a stethoscope
was applied to the abdomen, near the
aorta, •the main artery. tt revealed
no life. Last or nil the eleetric
tery wan used, This 111111 1111 With
absolute certainty between life and
death. 1 .
Within two or three hours after the
!stopping of tile !mart the whole of
the mueoles of the body completely
lost their electric excitability. If,
then, when electricity le applied there
bo no contraction, death eaa occur-
reca
Mr. Corcoran was at the hospital
while the (Motors wore at work. Mra
Corcoran is prostrated.
"I should like to give my daughter
a respectable burial," said the father,
"but the truth is I have not the
anoney to do it. I earn but $5 or 113
a week, and have more than I can du
to keep absolute hunger out of the
house." tit
which has boon taken so far was
the conviction of two men at 1110
:Norwich Assizes: last week. Bernard
Fraser, it son or General Fraser,
a ineMber of the Bachelor's And
Other Swell clubs, pleaded guilty ten
several counts, and was sentenced
to ten years at penal servitude.
Arthur Thoroid, a nephew to the
late Blehori Thorold, a tutor at
Eton, made the same plea, and was
sentenced to ftve years.
Tile Magistrate, Justice Grantham,
111 passing sentence, said that this
W1.$ ono of the most painful oases
that he or any other judge had over
been called upon to try. Here wore
two men, bearing names that had
been honored in the field and the
rortun and in every branch of life,
who had pleaded guilty to ono of the
most discreditable offences known to
the law. Fraser's case, the Judge
eald, was the worst he ever heard
of. While moving In, high society, he
had been leading a double life, and
debauciaag others. It was therefore
his honor's duty to inflict the full
penalty of the have Teo Judge thank -
e11 tho British naval captain 'who fur -
tile evidence which led to the
exposure by intercepting letters ad -
(Ironed to the members of the crew
of Lie vessel,
Investigations by the pollee lea to
the diecovery of such appalling in-
famy that it became a serious ques-
Hon of public policy as to how far
they should proceed in their en-
quiries, which had led them, to well-
known country houses, private
yachts, and other quarters of the
most wealthy and aristocratic cir-
cles". It was soon learned that the
oilier figure in thts criminal band Was
a well-known nobleman, who has
already been referred to. It should
bo said, in order to proveat confusion
With a famous earl whose name was
THE LA.TE JUDGE J.ONES, OF BRANTFORD,
DEL KENT IS INDICTED.
Charged With Causing Ethe
Blanche Dingle's Death.
TWO COUNTS IN THE BILL.
Rochester, Nov. 10.-Tilie grand
jery on Saturday morning handsel
(lova' 1.0 indictment% ono or which'
wan againet Leland Dorr Kent;
charging aim with manslaughter,
dirst degree. The bill states that
on September Ptah the defendant dii
wIlftely, unlawfully and feloniously
advise, cresourage and abet and as-
sist Ethel Blanche Dingle to tele
her own life, and the said Ethel
Illaneho Dingle did then and there,
In pursuance of snob, advised encour-
agements abetting and assistance, co
given by the !said Leland Dorr Kent,
with intent to take her own life,
cut her throat.
The second count charges him
with inducing Miss Dingle to take
poison. 'The third count states
that he die feloniously cut the throat
of her, the oriel Ethel Blanthe Din-
gle. The focatit count 'states that
Kent administered certain poisons
to Miss Dingle and that, by rea-
800 of taking the same, she did then
and there die,
Ties jury failed to find intent to
kill in Kent's case, and brought in
a (Merge of ma nelaughter, for Which
tho maximem penalty is 20 .yeare.
THAT BDITISH SCIII1OhL,
Stading Degeneracy hi Aris-
tocratic Circles,
PEER TO BE EXPATRIATEP.
London, Nov. 9.-4t is impossible
entirely to ignore the startling
evidence of degeneracy in high life
which to -day is the talk of all
London. et Is a matter blacker
and ream extensive than the Cleve-
land street scandal of 15 years
ago, and involves names of wider
than English eeputation. So ab-
liorrera is the story, so widespread
aro its ramifications, that it lias
been decided to stop the full expo-
sure, and so avoid, to some extent(
a great national disgrace and tho
pollution of the public mind. jurstiee
will therefore only be partly exe-
cuted, and in its place will be nub-
istittited an unofficial decree of
banieinneet Ivied' will expatriate
at least one preminent poor. An-
other still greater name, whieli
must not be indicated, is, to nen
the expression employed by the
pence in the case, tinged by scan-
dal. No less than 80 persons' have
already been Mentified with this
Infamous 'coterie. They are nearly
all men of advanced years, wealthy,
end members of aristocratic fami-
lies.
The Only public action In the case
connected by private gossip with the
Cleveland street scandal, that the
present individuai is one oft the peers
created by Mr. Gladstone. He was
formerly a member of Parliament,
and at that time was regarded as
the handsomest man in the House of
COMMODE+. He has held high office,
and married the daughter Of one of
the wealthiest families in the world.
He Is also rich in his own right.
This matter assumed such ominous
shape that, according to the current
version in clubletnel, it was brought
to the attention of the King. His
Majesty's decision was that tho of-
fending peer, who is now ill, must
leave England as seen as he is able
to travel, never to return.
RAILROAD STRIKE NAR?
Big Trouble Ahead foe U. S Railway
Lines.
Chicago, Ill., Nov. 9. -Chicago is
threatened with another railroad
strike. About six thousand switch-
men are now voting on what means
to take to enforce th'eir domande
for higher wagers. The result of
the vote vtall not be known until
to-merry:ea
Such a strike, labor leaders say,
\you'd have the immediate effect
of paralyzing the railway business
of Chicago, and thereby causing
immense financial loss, not only to
the railroads themselves, but to
trade in general.
Me men have demanded an in-
crease of 2% cents per Isour.•
DEA IA OF JOHN IMRIE.
Scottish -Canadian Veree Writer Dies
ofParalysis.
Me. Sohn Imrie, senior pertner of
the finn of Imrie, Graham and Com-
pany, printers, Church Eitreet, Tor-
onto, died at the family residence,
No. 23 Clinton street, just before
midnight Thursday night. A week
previously ho was (Seized with par-
alysis. Sohn Imrio was born in Glas-
gow, Scotland, in June, 181(1, and af-
ter serying his apprenticeship to the
printing trade In that city came to
Canada in 1871, settling in Toronto.
After following his trade as a work-
man till 1883 ha started business on
hie own account, and in 1884die, with
iler. D. L. Graham, formed a peatner-
fillip which has existed as Imrie, Gra-
ham and Company ever eince. Mn.
Iinrie married Miss Elizabeth Mc -
Janet, or tido city, and; she with five
sons and two daughters survive him.
Ins was tho author of many verses
strongly Scottish in character and
sentiment. 1
"ROASTED" ACTOR WINS.
Sympathetic British Jury Gave J nags
molt Against Newepaper.
London, Nov. 9.-Tbe manaaer of
a fifth rate travelling oompany,
who also acted in a Wee, broeght
a snit against the Western Morn-
ing Now for damages because of
eoine adverse oritlelina The evidence)
clearly showed Viet tho Matte wan
fully justified in his remarks and
might have Said much mete.
The plaintiff pleaded that Ittet
year, when the sante paper gave 11
favorable neater% Of the same play,
the reeelpte Mr a week amounted to
about ed02, while now tlioy =bunt-
ed to £100 Ms% because of the un-
favorable notteo. A sympatheLie jury
1 gave damages against the paper for
£750 arid Cedar
liFIE 00111(11060115'
[EH STOPPED,
The Army Placed on a Train
by Force at Minnedosa.
TO BE RETURNED HOME.
They Resisted the Officers( With
Looked Arms -Some :Fighting
Took Place Before They Were Ali
Entrained -More 1Vork Mr the
Mounted Police.
eannedoea, Nov. 9. -Another chapter
in the history of the Doukhobors'
pilgrimage to convert the world has
elosed, but with tho ending ' to be
continued," On arrival or the Dank-
hobor army here on Irrislay they were
met by Mr. Palley and Mr. %mere,
wise led them to the skating rink.
They formed outside and sang a
then• were led in prayer by one
of their number, who then addressed
the citizen's, asking them to do some-
thing for Jesus by helping them along
ivIth food. Then they went inside and
were Interviewed by Mr. Pedley, wbo
trial to flad out the leaders. Many
schemes wore tried, but the Douk-
hobors were cunning and would not
bite. At last Mr. Palley persuaded
them to pick out ono man from moll
village to meet nim and talk over
the situation. About 2 o'clock Mr.
Pedley, 111r. Spoors and five Deuklio-
bore' held a conference in the balcony
of the rink, ono of the Doukhobors
acting as interpreter. Mr. Pedley
tried every means to find out the
real. object of their pilgrimage, and
many and amusing were the evasive
answers even by the Doukhobors.
They showed that they were wen
posted on current events, saying they
wanted to go south to convert tho
'ethers in the reoent coal strike.
From title Interview it was apparent
that religion Was not their only
object, but that they were going to
force the Government to give them
thelr own laws, or they would tramp
to some other country, but as after
their showing no other country would
have them, Mr. Palley decided they
must be pat back in the villages and
kept there. Mr. Palley told them
they must prepare to return next
day, and that he would go back with
them, wiach seemed to satisfy them
temporarily. iNet morning they
again spread around the town, beg-
ging as they did the day before, but
gathered back and had their meal at
11 o'clock. Then a break was made
to move east,
Loaded On 0 Train.
When tacy discovered theywere
confined and could not go they made
a slight show of forcing their way
out, but were held back by police
and were kept in until the special
train of six empty coaches and three
cars of Northwest Mounted Pollee
arrived.. Mr. Speers entered the rink
and asked them to go quietly to the
train., but Zobroff, who has been ex-
horting theta ever since their ar-
rival here to remain firm, againtried
to hold there together. Mr. Speers
grabbed ZsProff, and, in spite of his
struggles and fighting, ran lam out
of the rink and called to the police.
to bring the rest.
They went out all right, but out-
side they locked themselves together
by every man hugging another, mak-
ing a solid body. Then the excite-
ment commenced. The citizens turned
inand helped the police, but it was
hard work for a wiale to get the
Doukhobors apart, taking four and
five men to pull ono Doukhobor from
this interlocked mass. They bad to
go however. Some went quietly when
brokenaway, while the majority
fought every inch of the ground. The
scene was one that has never been
equalled in the history of Canada.
A sullen, stubborn mob of people
fighting fiercely with police and ci-
tizens, not in the usual way of war-
fare, but just to be left alone and
allowed to go ;their way. Ono citizen
had an I '
•
Ear Nearly Bitten Ott
a Doukhobor had his ankle broken,
and there were many other minor
mishaps. A few of the Doukhobor&
went to the coaches alone, but the
big Majority were carried bodily,
dragged, pushed along, or loaded in
wagons of farmers who had gather-
ed to see the fight. The latter course
was aitterly opposed by the Douk-
hobors, as they strenuously objected
to being drawn by horses.
Doubhobors Fought Fiercely.
The fight in getting the Doukho-
bors the 100 yards from the rink
to the station ended in a victory
for the Government forces, but the
Douknobor army again formed for
battle, and it was here that by
far the stiffest fighting occurred.
Tho Doulcholbors fought, 'kicked and
clung to everything they could get
hold of, the railings of the coaches
helping them out. It; was an Im-
possibility for ono policeman to
load a Doukhobor, some taking its
many as five or six,and then Clubs
lead to be used to make the Douk-
hobors IOUs° 'their hold, bat as
soon as clubbed off one place they
canal; at another, and most stub-
bornly contested every inch' of the
way. The Doukhobors were by far
the heaviest men, and used every
ounce of their immense bulk to ail -
wattage. Altikeigh not on the of-
ferisive they certainly marten, great
fight, and many were the remarks
of admiration for the fight they
put up. Victory at last crowned
the Government forces' itnd the
Doulthobors wore allin the
coaches, and although they tried
to get the windows open, after a
last, feeble stand they capitulated,
00(1the GoVernment was victor1-
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110.
ELEPHANT STRANAED.
Put to Death With a Two -Melt Raw-
eer and Steam Winelies,
New York, Nov. 9. -Dig Inneelitrin
an elephant of the Barnum and Bail-
ey circles, was executed by strangu-
lationI last night In his cage on tho
main deck of the eteranshig
lsilfltma-
nf»lIS, of tho Atlantie Transport
Line.
A two-inch baleen' Was pitteed in
es loop around Mandarin's neck, and
each ond or landliaweer wan faeterial
US the drum of a, (steam winch. TIM
engine's were etterted at the seine
time, and ran Slowly at first, until
the itaWeer wits taut eared the ann.
mare neck, when the leered Wee In-
ereased and tho haWsier tallekair
tiglitened, , .
In one and a hair minutes the hind
legs sank to the floor of the eage
and the beast was unconsciousjust
eight' minutes after the engines had
been started Mandarin wias pronoun-
ced dead. Mlle cage containing the
body was then hoisted from the ship
byi a crane and loaded on a barge,
in whieh it was 'towed about twenty
littlest out to seaand sunk, the cage
being weighted with about 5,000
peunde of old railroad iron.
Mandarin was t ho largest elepbant
in captivity at the timo of bledeatil,
and Lad been with the Barnum and
Bailey circus' for 24, years. Ho
weighed five tone, and stood nine
feet ten Incaefl ligh, Tbe elephant re-
cently bad become unmanageable,
rendering; hle destruction necessary.
THE EDUCATION BILL
With the Aid of Closure, it May Pass
Beibre Christmas,
London, Nov. 9.-ParRament
making steady progress with tee
eclue,ation bill, whicli, witli tho aid
of the drastic enforcement of clos-
ure, will be passed before Christmas.
Mr. Balfour is In turn conciliatory
and inflexible. Tho acceptance of an
amendment scouring to the laity of
the Church of England control over
religious education in the church
schools is an important concession
to those who dread the influence of
the dogmatic and Ritualistic clergy
and the radical malcontents.
Amendments are adopted with easy
grace because the House of Lords
can bo depended upon to reconstruct
the bill in conformity with the wishes
of the Bishops.
STOPPED SABBATH TRAFFIC,
Won in Fourteen Cases Before
Legislature,
PUT STOP TO SUNDAY BARBERING
Toronto, Nov, 8. -According to the
report of Hie Executive Committee
presented at the annual meeting
of the Ontario Lord's Day Alliance,
which met in Jarvis atreet Baptist
Church yosterclay morning and af-
ternoon, elle efforts of the alli-
ance during the past year were di-
rected largely to the regulation
and pephibition, whenever possible,
of Sunday labor, and to organized
opposition at the Legislature to all
efforts of electric railway promot-
ers to operate nenday cars. In the
latter efforts, the alliance was
successful in fourteen instances. In
the matter Of Sunday labor the al-
liance was instrumental In having
an end pat to Sunday Nvotk in bar-
ber shops, leaflet their formal re-
sistance to a movement of the mas-
ter bakers to leave Sunday work in
bakeries made legal was rendered
unnecessary on account of the ac-
tive work done by the Bakers' Un-
ions, and tile favorable attitude of
the Government in the matter.
As the result of a thorough dis-
cussion, it was decided that where
test cases are undertaken by the
Provincial. A.Mance, or with' tts
sanction, all financial responsitil-
ity connected with the proceedings
shall be borne by the alliance.
Sonia of Those Present.
The chair Wa,15 °coupled during the
afternoon and part of the morning
session by the President, Rev. Dr,
Craven. Others present were: Bey.
Robert Mertin, Rev, T. Albert Moore
and Rev. Dr. Wilson, Hamilton.
Tito report of the Treaeurer, Mr,
John C. Copp, armed that the re-
ceipts for the year were $3,907, and
the expenditure $3,901, leaving,
withl a email balance from the year
swot ious, 1116 on hand.
Officers for (he Year.
Tho following °Moors were elect-
ed: President, Rev. Principal Cavan,
Toronto ; Yiee-Pre.sidents, Right Rev.
Bisium Mills, Kingston; Rev. Dr.
Carmen, Toronto; Rev. jr. jobin,seon,
Lor.don; liev. Dr. Thomas, Toronto;
Mrs. A. C. Rutherford, Toren -a); Mr.
J. K. atecdoeala, Toronto; Sena-
tor Vidal, Sarnia; Hon. E. le Bron-
son, Ottawa; Secretary, Rev. a G.
Shearer, Toronto; Treasurer, Mr.
John C. Copp, Toronto.
Conunittees were appointed as fol -
IoW: Organization and Education -
Rev. T. A. Moore, Hamilton; Rev.
W. G. Hanna, Mt. Forest; Rev. W.
H. Hintike, Toronto; Rev. C. T. Scott,
London; Rev. Dr. Wilson, Hamilton;
Rev. H. R. Horne, Flora; Rev. .7. A.
Cranston, Collingwood; Rev. a 3.
Rae, Oshawa; Mr. G. H. Hale, Orillta;
Mrs II. le Moore, Acton; Rev. T.
A. Wright, Brantford; Rev. P. A.
rienEwen, Berlin; Rev. G. C. Pidgeon,
Streetsville; Rev, J. G. Shearer, To-'
rota° ; Rev. Dr. Cholve, Toronto,
and tho President( ,
Finance -Messrs. 3. ' S. Brown,
Hamilton; J. C. Copp, Toronto;
Thomas West, Toronto; Robert Kii-
gour, Toronto; Rev. a H. Rat-
cliffe, St. Catharines.; Rev. Alfrea
frandler, Toronto; Rev. j. W. II.
Dillne, Ottawa; Mr. Z. M. Hobson,
Guelph: Mr. Milos 'Yokes, Toronto.
Legal -Messrs. 3. A. Paterson, ICC.,
R. U. MetoPherson, Alex. Mills, and
A. E. O'Meara, Toronto; 11. E. Irwin,
Weston,
Legislation -Mr. 3. K. Macdonald,
Toron-to; Prof. 3. 11. Farmer, Toron-
to; Rev. Dr. Langtry, Toronto; Rev.
IL S. Cody, Toronto; Mrs. G. M. Mac -
(Minion, IC. C., Kingston; Mr. D. 3.
O'Donoghue, Ottawa; Mr. Robert
Glockling, Toronto; Rev. Dr. Mae -
Laren, Toronto; Rev. R. Martin,
Hamilton; Me. 3. J. Maclaren, K.C.,
Toronto; Aid. Urquhart, Toronto;
Rev. Dr. Potts, Taranto •, Rev. Dr.
Snarling, Toronto; err. G. F. Mar -
ter, Toronto; Mr. N. W. Rowell, K.C.,
Toronto, and the members of the
Legal Conimittee.
Reports From Branches.
Reports from the various branches
were made verbally by the following:
London, Mr. 3, G. Stuart; Hamilton,
Mr. J'. E. Brown ; Lindsay, Rev. L.
S. Ilughson• Mt. Forest, Rea W. G.
Hanna ; OrIlfla, err. G. II. Halo; To-
ronto, Rev. 411'. 11. Ilincks ; Rockwood,
Rev. II. Perry; Kingston, Rev. Dr.
Philp; Weston, Mr. II. E. Irwin ;
Brantford, Rea. T. A. Wright.
The Executive Committee Was in-
structed to confer with the Domielon
Exeeutive touching the appointinent
of nn additional secretary for On-
tario. If such associate secretary is
acceptable to the Deeninion Alliance
that body will bear one-quarter of
the expellee.
Mangled by a Train.
Cobourg, Ont., Nov. 0.-A boy about
12 years of age, and hailing front
Port Ilona fell between the ears Of
11 Weet-bouna freight train abant 5
oneleek tilts evening and was terribly
mangled. At the time of repotting
his Mane lets not been ascertained.
Ile, in company with two other llt-
tie boys, were riding on the bumpers,
when the orle fell And the other two
boys wont On 10 their bootee In Pert
BOPS, I I .
BRITISH Bic -ELECTIONS filET FTE OF LOT'S IFE
ENCOURAGE THE LIBERALS
Cleveland and East Toxteth
sults Disturb Balfour.
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orna.r...., swore;
Man and Burro Turned to Salt
in a Desert,
Re., TALL STORY FROM COLORADO
Denver, Col., Nov. 10.-(leorge 11.
Tneker, a mining prospector, mho has
Just returned from a, trip through
the Mojave and Colorado deeerte, tells
a remarkable story of the discovery
of a petrified man and burro In one
of the large sea fields that abound
there. Ile tow the story as follows:
"One of the most desolate placers
Ln the Colorado desert IN tlarty-two
neLee southeast of Denby. Here is
a large &Nett of roots salt fifteen
mace in length and from one and a
ealf to three wile& in 'width. There
le not a spear of grass or any kind
of vegetation. In many please the
rock salt crops out of the ear 111, aml
everywhere in this 'section rock salt
can be obtained by digging ten or
twelve imchee. No ono knows hew
deep the salt goes. A Humber of pros-
pect holes have been sunk:, but the
great 011100111; of water encountered
at a depth of twenty-five or thirty
feet makers farther mining imposelele
without apparatus lor pumping.
"Some ten years ego an effort was
made to bring their Monate° deposit
of salt into commercial use. . Two
railroads; were built to connect Um
rock quarries with the Santa Fe. It
was found necessary to butte a hone°
In the middle of the deposit, and for
this purpose enough blocks of salt
were out to build a shanty 1.4x30
feet in diumnsiens.
" A flooring arid roof composed of
the prettier kind of earth that exists
in that vicinity coinpleted the build -
leg. This salt house, or, as the Mexi-
cana called it, 'La Casa. del Sal,' was
used for the purpose for 'which it was
erected. But in a short time the salt
mining operations were discontinued
and the seat house was abandoned
to the coyote end desert owl.
"For at leaet seven years before
iv'e visite() this building, about a.
month ago, it had not been -inhabit-
ed, and probably very Seldom seen by
anyone. During the summer months
In this locality fino klallne dust is
blown in .great Monde through the
desert. The heat is almost unbearable. What water lo found th un-
drinkable and WOO to tho proepector
Who finite ;himself in this section with
an empty canteen. A peculiar feat-
ure of the climate le that, no mat-
ter how hot the day, the night la
invariably cool, even cold euough for
forming ice.
"During the summer of 1000 a
Swale named Johnson Nebo had been
prospecting in the vicinity 'started
tie cross this dry Mae or salt to Oia
Woman's 'prings. When nearly half
way aerobe a terrible sandstorm
blew tile I'M true:gal on until he
mine to the salt -house, tvhere he and
hie burro Bought shelter. ,
"Under the eaves or the house he
round a number of galvanized tanks
yirtly filled with rain water. Ile
considered this a lucky find, for his
canteen was almaet empty. He
drank ble fill of the wet:tete ho found
and germated his burro to do the
sante. '
"The night war; cold and the storm
continued. Ho determiners en „camerae
he the but over night. The dead
• embers of the fire were still to be
'mon when we visited the place, evi-
dencing the unusual severity of the
weather.
"When we opened the door to this
desolate shack we were horrifiecl at
seeing what seemed to be a inarble
statue lying on the floor. The head
was or alabaster whiteness, the hair
and whiskers having fallen away,
The body was outlined under a 'thin
blanket.
"Tho sight was so uncanny that
WO heeitated to remove the blanket,
but finally mustered enough courage
to do so. The body had unaergone
a singular transformation, being
nothine less tlinn complete pe.trifac-
Mon. The substance was of a na-
ture or gyprenn, very triable rind
pure white in color. The outline of
the body was perfect.
"The darkness of the interior at
fleet prevented us from seelag the
burro, which was standing in one
corner. One or our party advanced
and laid his hand on the animal,
when it fell over against him. The
burro had undergone tee same
transformation as its master. The
body of the man was given a decent
burial near the house and the Duero
will be gent to tho Smithsonian In-
etiention.
'The explanation of this strannse
phenomenon is to be found in the
kind of water that was drunk by
the man and the burro and in the
kind of earth that composed the roof
and floor of the salt formation. Tile
water is heavily charged with Meer-
ide for sodium. The earth that had
been used for the roofing contained
ellemicals which were teken In solu-
tion by the rain water as it dripped
through 1.nto the galvanized tanks.
"After drinking freely of this wn-
ter the auto and his beast bad evi-
dently frozen to death and were
gradually petrified.
Great Pulling Down of Majorities-Rituallsts Figured in East Toxteth and
Balfour and Chamberlain 'I', led Vainly to Restore Harmony -13uller's
Bitter Enemy, Brodrick, to be, Shunted Out of the Government the
Latest Political Rumor in England, but it is Doubted.
London, Nov. a -The Liberals aro
jubilant over the results of the leso
elections in the Cleveland and East
Toxteth divislane. The large in-
crease in the Liberal majority In the
Cleveland division is generally ad-
mitted, even by the Conservative or-
gans, to be clue to dissatisfaction
with the Education. 13111, which Is
still wending it way througe the
House of Commons.
In tie East Toxteth division the
reduction of the Unionist majority
by over 1,500, was greatly due to a
curious feature, unassociated with
current political controversies. Aus-
tin Taylor, who just managed to win
tho seat, utd taken a prominent part
In Liverpool, to whlen the division
belongs, against the Ritualises,
whose practices caused the crusade
whieh recently ended In the tragic
death of John Kellett, the anti -
Ritualist leader. In fact, Mr. Taylor
had gone so far as to 1 support a
Liberal in a neighboring constit-
uency against a Coeservative high
ehercirman. This
Stirred Up the Ritualists
of East Toxteth to such an extent
I•••••
time they entered upon a vigorous
campaign against Mr. Taylor aud
prominent 1111 lOnifita lEISUBC1 an Re-
peal for aid for tho Liberal candi-
date. Premier Balfour and Colonial
Secretary Obamberhan Intervened,
but were unable' to restore har-
mony. The curious spectacle, was
then presented o ii Liberal backed
up by non -conformists, daily de-
nouncing the clerical tendencies of
the Education L1111, yet having the
support of elle faeltionable clergy and
their congregation's.
- Buller's Enemy to Go.
Both by-elections taken In con-
junction with other Liberal successes
aro interpreted by the organs of
the party they favor as 'being sure
signs that the Government will be
defeated should a general election
take place. This, however, is quite
unlikely, and it woula take a good
any East Toxteths and Cleveland's
to even appreciably disturb the
tiquamimity of Mr. Balfouris large,
solid majority in the House of Com-
mons. ,
In this connection an interesting
political rumor is current that
War Secretary Brodack is soon to
be gracefully retired with a peerage
or some office. There seems but
osintgifiatetg.rouilid to believe it Is founded
OCOS HARBOR DEEPENED
BY EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
Strange Phenomena Witnessed by Pa
sengers on the Luxor.
San Francisca, Nov. 10.- Captain
Timmerman, of the Koemos Line
steamship Luxor, from eIamburg,
reports eleat the harbor of Oces,
Guatemala, has been considerably
chtenged by the great earthquakes
along that part of the coast. Whore
a depthof flee fathoms formerly
existed in the harbor there is now
a depth of eevon fathoms, and the
beach bass been shortened by the
seismic disturbances. The course of
the river or creek that formerly ran
tato the sea near the wrecked piers
has been changed, and 'there are
other evidences of the violence of
subterranean shooks. As previously
reported, the Luxor, while anchered
off San Benito, was covered with
Bailee from the volcano of Mount
Quemado.
Whee thirty milers at sea after
leaving San Benito, all on board the
Luxor heard deep detonations and
felt frepentecl earthquake 'shocks.
There also 'was a visitation of
myriads of birds and butterflies. At
Salina Cruise the following morning
there had been a shower or about
three inches of ashes, presumably
from Mount Q,uendaa.
RitIRHIRGE STIOICIITE
Ipteresting Story Told in a
German Court,
A BARON'S SUIT FOR BLACKMAIL
Berlin), Nneven01-Tan relateoins of
Baron Buroliard Von Muenchhausen,
a member of a femme and ancient
German family, with the so-called
"marriage syndicate," which financed
hie jeurney to the United States in
1898 to obtain a rich wife, have
been made public through a prosecu-
tion for blackmail, brought by the
Mixon against Hermann Pincus, 'Mot-
ley, Mendelsohn and Adolf Mendelsohn,
three tradesmen who were members
of the syndicate. The trial has j118i
COMO to its close, and the accused
were acquitted.
The testimony showed that an ex -
convict named Eiseler, living in Stutt-
gart, telegraphed to Frau Von Quit -
:tow, a noblewoman residing in Berlin
who undertakes' to obtain wealthy
wthas for army officers, saying that
she had a titled officer on active
eervice for an American fortune of
$7,500,000, to let lam know. Frau
Von Qutteow put Etssler in communi-
cation with Baron Von Itluenchliaueen,
who ie a lieutenant in the Prussian
Artillery. The baron, according to
statements made in court, agreed to
give Eisslor 5 per cent. of the money
of the heiress lie was to wed in the
event of the marriage taking place,
and he signed conditional bills for
$375,000. On these bills lassies*
raised nteney in Berlin from a numer-
ous group of persons, wheel included
Pincus and the two erendelsohns, and
Baron Von eluenchhausen was pro-
vided with the cash witli which he
paid the expenses of his journey to
tho United.States.
Eissler's partner in thls,adVentare
Was a lady's maid, who had been for-
merly in the service of the Hob Amer-
ican woman referred to by Eissier ;
she preoeded tlie Deron to the
Mated Stateto negotiate the mar-
riage, but her efforts were not sue-
coesful. Tee name of the heiress in
question was not disclosed in court.
Baron Voneluenchhausen did make the
acquaintance whilo in the 'United
Staten of Martha Washington Becket,
a widow of moderato wealth, who,
according* to the German Peerage, lie
married Dec. 23, 1.3e8. Since his mar-
riage the Baron has been living with
his wire on his estate near Soliwob-
bler, Ilaniever, On hie return to Ger-
many Baron Von Muenchhausen had
to reckon with the lio!ders of his bills.
A compromise was negotiated with
Pincus' and the Mendeleohne, who sur-
rendered his paper on the payment
Of comparatively email suns. Baron
Ven Muenchhausen afterwards nee
meal theta Men of blackmail, and the
matter was thus; brought into court,
Rejoiced at Cuba's Freedom.
Madrid, 'Nov. 0. -At Bilbao yester-
day the jary in tlio trial of Sabino
Arana, leader of the Autononilet
party In the Basque Provineere who
was charged with baying sent to
President Roeiscialt last Spring 11
dongratulatory despatch on the
granting Of Cuban Independence, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty, and
the Wert discharged the prisoner.
The pineal received the deethion of
the tiOurt with exprearsione Or Satls-
faret1011( ,
MOO
SHOT AT RABBIT,
And the Second Barrel Killed a St.
Catharines Man.
Bracebrldge, Nov. 10. - Howard
Eaesterby and two young boys em-
ployed at Metlerie mill, near Utter -
eon, saw a rabbit near the camp
on Saturday. , A double-barrelled
ebot-gun was 'procured, and ono of
the bee's Tierra Simmons a Bar-
n.ardo Homo boy, shot at -the rabbit.
The gun kicked badly and nearly
knocked the boy down, and in try-
ing to regain himself the second bar-
rel was accidentally discharged, the
contents' hitting Eaeterby, who was
only a few sparkle distant, in the
book. The unfortunate man died
four hours later. Easterby was un-
married, 35 years of age, and came
from St. Catharines.
SIB HUN DillTrilleT
Made a Privy Councillor by
King. .t.4.,ward.
MARINE OFFICERS' WAR MEDAL,
London, Nov. 9. -With the exception
of some possibly Ingrate:rant decora-
tions to Portuguese and Japanese of-
ficials, the long ilk of lila Majesty's
birthday honors its comparatively un-
interesting. emne promotions in con-
nection with the coronation cere-
monies and the South African war,
and because of services rendered to
commerce and in Parliament, are an-
nounced. No now peerages have becii
created. eir Richard Cartwright,
Caeadian Minister of Commerce; Lord
Revelstoke, Chairman of the recent
Commission on London Docks, and the
retiring Lord Mayor of London, ela
Risme). C. antedate, are among the
new Privy Councillors/.
The new baronetcies include Alex.
ander II. Brown, M. P., and Provost.
Governor of the Bank of England.
Among other honors recoreed in the
list is the conferring upon the Jap
-
ammo Prince Arisigawa, a coronation
visitor, oi the decoration of Knight
of the Order of the Garter and Com-
panion of the Bath. Sir James L. Mac-
kay and Count elatsugata, ex-Prena
ler of Japan, aro made Knights of
the Grand Cross of St. Michael and
at. George.
Col. Muchado atid Captain Ferreira,
of the Portuguese navy, who have
both filled the post of Governor of
elosambique, and Viscount Castro,
Governor of the eforsambique Com-
pany, are maae Knights Commander
of St. ellehael an St. George. Gen.
Goriao, tile present Governor of Mo.
sambique, Is made a Knight Com-
mander of the Bath. Bear Admiral
Lambton, It. N., Is appointed extru
equerry to His elajesty.
King Edward lute approved the (es-
tablishment of a now medal to be
nessarded officers Of inercentile mar-
ine serving on chartered troop trans-
ports
Naval Recruits.
St. John's, Nfld., Nov. 9. -The Brit-
ish cruiser Charybdis will sail on Mon-
day for the West Indies, taking 100
Newfoundland fishermen recruits for
the British naval reserve. These men
Will servo a sixementlis' *training
(tonna :The recruits taken ley the
Charybdis aro double in number the
party previously taken. Balt of them
will join the flagship Arladne, and the,
other half will remain aboard the
Charybdis. . • .
AXEMKE BIG COMBINE
St, Catharines Firm Mentioned
in New Trust,
CAPITAL WILL BE $30,000 000
New York, Nov. 10.-A coneolianelon
of leading manufacturers in the
country of axes, and certain lines
of edge tooth, is in prospect, ace
coaling to the Journal of Commerce,
A meeting of the varione parties in
inter est hes been held in this city,
but malting °Intent was Otani ord.
The new company probably lent
be knoWn As the International Axe
& Tool Company, and will have a
sto:dc capital of about $30,000,000:
Companios in the following cities are
likely to be Included in the combine
Hon New York, Alexandria, Dun
kirk. N. Y., Warren, Pa., Ritigeivay,
Pa., Cattaratgus, N. Y., Gas City,
Ind., Philadelphia, Pa., Patsbarg,
Pa., Wheeling, W. Va., Colinas, N.
eirweionl, Ohio, Winsted, Gonne Louis.
Ilantsville, All., °Aland.
Mo., Auburn, N. 'Sr., jonesbore, Ind..
/nd., and St, ceathar
hies, Ont.
A b.snutiful memorial win low is be-
ing plleod lir the chancel of St. John's
Church, York Mill% to the mentor;v
of the Into Canon Olser. A. spenittl
Rvrvine of dedication will be held on
Surday morning next at 11 010100k1
When the WindoW Will be unveiled.