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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment references animals, a vigil, aged brown objects, and roaming occupants. It hints at an estate and penalties, with scattered numbers and stray phrases about hunting, siding, and a possible public or legal notice context. The readable bits suggest a historical property or yard narrative rather than a clear event.
London despatch recounts Walter Herbert's testimony in the Gerald Sifton case. Herbert details the morning of June 30 1900 plan to kill Joseph Sifton with an axe and rope, the acts in the barn, and the family’s reactions. Cross examination touches on will disputes, conspiracies, and medical opinions on wounds.
Joseph Sifton’s death sparks testimony about a supposed will left to Gerald Sifton. A neighbor recalls prior trouble involving insults to Mrs Sifton. Witnesses dispute the number of blows and the skull injuries. Doctors provide cautious accounts of the head injuries amid a quarrel and potential fall.
London dispatch reports conscription urged as South Africa war worsens. Naval and Military Gazette warns Lord Kitchener needs more troops and colonies may be asked to supply. Yeomanry reluctance and raw recruits fail to satisfy demands. Cape Colony blamed for aiding invaders as miscalculations of 1899 1901 lead to devastation and treasure loss.
Ottawa fixes Yukon Telegraph tariffs with carryover local rates beyond Atlin. Ashcroft and Dawson routes priced at 4.50 for ten words, Atlin to Ashcroft 3 for ten words, with 30 and 20 and 15 and 10 cent add-ons per word based on initial ten word cost. Cable rate 35 cents per word min four dollars, press rate five cents per word min three dollars from Ashcroft.
Durban dispatch details a frontal clash at Fort Itala Zululand where Gen Bruce Hamilton repulsed Boer attack. British forces suffer 1 killed Lieut Kane and 11 others, Maj Chapman and four officers, 88 wounded and 63 missing. 240 horses and mules die. Boer commandant Opperman plus 19 burghers killed. Fate of 68 missing unclear. Es Howe reports 305 Boers left on field. Ladysmith line cites 200 Boer dead and 300 wounded or captured.
Despatches recount the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arriving in Regina and Calgary with cheers and medals for South African veterans. They inspect Mounted Police, attend luncheons, and witness Indian dances. The voyage continues to Banff, Revelstoke, Vancouver, and Victoria amid grand celebrations and scenic mountain views.
A Winnipeg despatch reports CPR land sales for September were heavier than usual, totaling about 63,000 acres for $210,000. For September 1900 sales were 21,807 acres for $69,012.54. This year’s sales exceed last year’s to the same date by about 40,000 acres. The Canada and North-West Land Company also shows heavy activity, selling 11,000 acres for $60,000, and September 1900 figures were 2,400 acres for $12,800, with year to date 8,000 acres more than last year to September 30.
A Pretoria despatch reports Tjaard Kruger, youngest son of the ex-President, who recently surrendered, died on Monday after a brief illness. The news notes his abrupt death and clarifies the timing of his surrender.
Toronto edition lists quiet wheat demand with milled goods firming on 2nd rate grades. Prices span old red and white wheat at 67c, new 66c, goose at 60c, No 1 spring 67–68c east. Flour steady to firmer, barley and oats easing, corn firmer, butter and eggs steady, potatoes strong with car lots incoming. Cattle yard receipts total 70 cars with 1000 cattle, 1000 hogs, 1393 sheep and lambs, 75 calves and milch cows. prices vary across livestock categories.
Montreal residents report that Chinese residents refuse to contribute toward paying China’s indemnity. Lady Minto loses an $800 bracelet en route from Government House to the Senate Chamber. Hamilton aldermen doubt legality of stamping bylaw. The Duke presents a solid silver match case to Major Brown at Ottawa. Thomas Collett of Moncton, N.B., dies in a Hillsboro plaster mill cave-in, age 35, leaving a widow and three children. Bracken returns from six months in Northern Alaska with a frozen sheep herd in a glacier 8,000 feet high. Ottawans with autograph bearing photos of the Duke and Duchess include Col. Morris, Col. Irwin, Mrs. Cotton, George H. Perley, John R. Booth, H. K. Egan, and Mr. Powell. North-West wheat crop marketed near 3,000,000 bushels. over 2,500 CPR cars used to move it.
Foreign news reports Rio Janeiro struck by plague while the Chinese court delays return to Pekin for a decade. Chinese and German industrial and labor tensions rise across Europe as Boer funds dwindle. Roosevelt rebukes a photographer at a church door. German steel plates undercut British in Newcastle. In Ohio, William Abbott collapses during a church meeting. In Minnesota, Harvey Scott's probate ends with a controversial cash bequest to burn.
Despatch from Auburn New York reports President McKinley’s assassin Czolgosz arriving at 3 15 am under sheriff Caldwell and 21 deputies. He walks to the prison gate in fear and collapses during strip and clothing change. He denies accomplices, expresses regret for Mrs McKinley, and says the handkerchief was not tied.
A Bombay despatch reports a British naval concentration in the Persian Gulf with three ships on scene and more to join. The gunboat Assaye and cruisers Highflyer and Pomone are expected to reinforce. Rumors say 30,000 Turkish troops under Edhem Pasha near Koweyt or Basra threaten action. Turks claim forces will move to Yemen.
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