Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 27, 1897, Page 2

Aierald--Review. | Ly EE. Kiley. The | BRAND RAPIDS - MIN | | They-say the Japanese call us a na- | ‘ion of. dogs. The little wretches know how te:fight, but their statistics are abominably incorrect. Queen Liliuokalani denies that she has abdicated her throne in favor of her niece. In fact she has not seen her throne for a term of years. It és a fact that a German lover made a bet that he could kiss his sweetehart ten thousand times in ten hours, that he kissed her nearly four thousand times in three hours, and that then his lips became paralyzed and he lost the bet. Foolish extrava- gance like this ought to be severely rebuked; and yet it is likewise a fact that the girl was in prime condition at the close of the contest and feit hurt when the referee called off the match. Posthumous fame, or notoriety, Sometimes depends more upon an in- cident than upon a life-work. A pub- lic man of good ability, upright, re- spected by all and beloved by ‘his friends, a holder of high official posi- tions and a faithful officer in each of them, was recently called from this life. In the newspaper accounts of his death he was universally desig- nated as the man who, in a moment of impatience, kicked his way through a clesed door in the hall of the national house of representatives. The Kentucky Bankers’ Association, recently in session at Frankfort, voted that at its future banquets ladies should sit at the tables, and no wine should be served. One of the relics of semi-barbarism is the prevalent custom of admitting ladies to balconies in time to hear after-dinner speeches while inspecting the remnants of the feast and inhaling the cigar smoke of the well-fed men. Ladies cannot at- tend public dinners where wines, li- quors and cigars are served, and the Kentucky bankers have made a wise and manly choice in voting that they will henceforth have the ladies “as the only stimulant.” English law provides for the pun- ishment of any person who publishes “any proposal or scheme for the sale of any ticket or tickets, chance or chances, in a lottery.” Under this law the printer of a London newspaper was recently prosecuted and fined, as being “‘a rogue and vagabond,” be- cause he published the advertisement of a medicine in such a form as te make it a missing word contest. The prize offered for supplying two omitted words needed to perfect the sense was divided among six persons guessing the missing part of the advertisement. Of course the trial of the offender ad- vertised the medicine, but it served the purpose of showing that the law against lotteries was to be construed so as to shut out schemes wearing an innceent look but really involving an iNegal principle. “Nothing but Fun,” is the queer heading: under which a great newspa- per describes a “jubilee day,” when thirty thousand school children of a Pennsylvania city attended a “Wild West” show. One of the features of this performance was a “realistic lynching.’”’ A colored fellow pretended to steal a thorse, was lassoed, dragged a quarter of:a mile over the ground, and hangéd on the gallows; and then “the cowboys amused themselves fir- ing at the struggling body, while the band played ‘Nearer, My God, to Thee.’” It \istto. be regretted, but hard- ly to be wondered at, that the press generally has refrained from com- menting on this' brutal travesty of law and religion. jJournalists probably feel that words-are powerless to char- acterize the persons who would put be- fore children ssugh ,a. degrading exhi- bition. The women of’©uba have now taken up the fight, and propose to carry it on by means ofitke, beycott, so far as they can. A meportyfrom Havana says: A proclamation issued, by the Revolu- tionary club ef (Gukan.women is large- ly circulating im ‘Havana.city and the rest of the island, .and has caused a sensation among (Qiibans.and Spaniards alike. The Cuhan \women desire the Spaniards in Cuha ito he boycotted by every sympathizer with the Cuban cause, “It is a shame for.us,” the doc- ument says, “to buy our commodities in Spanish stores, thereby .enriching our enemies. These volunteers who form the cowardly mab which has as- sassinated so many of our fathers, ‘brothers and sisters, ame the merchants evho provide us with all we meed in our homes, from the bread we eat to the clothes we wear. A boycott upon \these Spaniards is the hest thing we can do in the cities to help the pa- triots.” The Spanish merchants in Havana are concerned over this dacy- ‘ment which has made a great impres- sion among the Cuban families. The blow will certainly be a severe one. Oregon Indians are said to complain that whereas they are sentenced to spend thirty days in jail for intoxiea- tion, a white man guilty of the same offense gets but five days in jail. The Indians have within their reach a sim- ple remedy for this {justice: they ean stop getting drunk. “Not a song-bird hat in stock” ig posted on frequent bulletins through the millinery department of Marshal Field’s great Chicago store—public ac- knoweledgment of the yictory of the . wudubon crusade, -— _- : MINNESOTA NEWS THEY ‘SAW « xUELTY. Ex-Guards Appear Before the Imesti- gating Committee. St. Paul, ‘Special—The state prison investigating ‘committee resumed its Jabors im ithe senate chamber of the state capital. W.‘C.!Forrester-and A, B. Ewing, formerly guards «at the prison, were'the witnesses. Mr. For- rester was ‘the first witness. -He had been a guard for five years, or since 1892, About three years ago, in De- cember, one dark .afternoon, ‘Forres- ter said he ‘blew a-shrill whistle to call the men from work. An extreme- ty nervous man named Kelly, threw up his ‘hands and shouted. ‘Deputy Warden Lemon, who had just passed, returned, and, catching Kelly by the back of the neck, kicked him all the y from the shop. to the solitary. y, Whom ‘he said was an inoffen- man, was kept in the solitary all also told of the sive night. ‘Forrester time when Assistant Deputy Glennon amd ‘two other men knocked one Hahn down cand kicked him. Afterward Glennon had tcid him that Lemon had taken the club from his (Glennon) hand and pounded the man over the head. Of the oi man, Lawton, who committed suicide, Forrester said he had been punished for some minor of- fenses. The 1 ic he had seen come out of tie itary with three bad wounds: on his head and his arm jn splints. “Backdal, another guard, had told him that after the punish- ment:of Reid Mr. Lemon’s arms were covered with blood to the elbows. He also told of the deputy having two negroes place a heavy load on an old man named Smith. When Smith made out :a ‘blank: complaint to the warden Lemon tore‘it up. ‘This latter he had ‘been told. “Mr. Forrester was sub- jected ‘to artigid cross-examination. A. B. Ewing told how, the keys to the solitary, Deputy War- den Temon:and Assistunt Glennon had brought aniunknown prisoner to the building. Ewing had unlocked the solitary department and a cell. The man was locked up, and then Mr, Lemon told Ewing to go out. He had departed, but almost immediately from ‘the outside had heard the sound of blows, if some one was beating a horse with.a club or board” and the “moaning of:a man in misery.” On .cross-examination the witness got mixed up in his statements and his confused explanations did much to weaken his ‘testimony. He «was still on the -stand «when adjournment was taken. THE PRISON INVESTIGATION, ards Favors: the D mse. St. Paul, *Special—Two new nesses were heard yesterday by the ‘state prison ‘investigating commission, and ex-Guards Forrester snd Ewing were recalled by Judge Nethaway and made ‘to rehearse portions of their stori again. The new witneses were C. P. Austin of St. Paul and Mr. Henry Feig, ithe :burly-figured Jegisla- tor from Kandiyohi county. Testimony of E: wit- various capacities for the ten ye tween 887 and 1897. His testimony favored Mr. Lemon materially. He had never seen the deputy warden beat or pound or kick a prisoner dur- ing the years between 1891 and 1897. He confessed, hawever, that he .con- sidered .him.a ,pretty good man at hustling them .along on occasions. Furthermore, in Mr. Lemon’s favor, he was a witness of the stormy scene with the prisoner Hahn and in a po- sition to see.as.much as Forrester could. He did not see Guard Colligan kick the prostrate prisoner.as he was being dragged around the corridor. Witness was positive that nobody standing in the place Forrester elaimed ito have.stood could have seen anything more of .the aftair than he did from his position. hough called by the other side, Mr. Austin’s story largely favored ithe. defense. Henry Feig .told the story .of .the three-hour investigation made.by him- self and his associates in the legisla- ture in 1891, Messrs. Tripp and .Keyes. The committee made their investiga- tion at one sitting, between the hours of 9 and 12 a. m., examining in se- cret the prisoners.alleged to have been assaulted, and reporting the result to the legislature. hat report was yes- terday introduced in evidence and ad- mitted. Mr. Reig had nothing to.add to the report made by the commitee, except that he had been to the prison a number of times since in the line .of his duty as ia member of the legisla- ture, and on these occasions had in- spected the jda pretty thoroughly. On these visits he .had talked freely with a nuwher of the convicts and tried to get wt the facts of any abuses. There hed uever been any complaint made to him. The furthe Messrs. Fa veloped na ext One or two cross-examination of vester and Ewing de ce af special value, issions made by the former weve cf some significance,how- ever. He threw more light on the cause of his discharge by acknowledg- ing thet insubordination was one of the causes bulletined, and .he admitted frankly that he had said at the time of his discharge’ that Lemon was the cause of it and that. he would do his best to get even with him. Otherwise no new facts developed in his testi- mony. Not One Criminal Case. Preston, Minn., Special.—The regu- lar fall term of district court is im ses- sien, with twenty-seven civil cases on the calendar, Judge Whytock presid- ing. ‘The calendar is unusual from the fact that there is net a eriminal case upon it. Supervisors Arraigned. Dulath, Minn., Speecial—The tive membare of the county board of su- pervisoxs of St. Louis county were ar- raigned jg the district eourt on in- dictments ¢harging them with audit- ing and aigowing false bills against the county. Has Time for Repentanee. Gleneoe, Minm, Special.— Edward Sutton, who was Jndicted for grand larceny in the secona degree, has been sentenced to forty-two months ip the state penitentiary. - i= when he had [| ‘TESTIMONY IS — State Prison Investigation Develops Nothing of Importance. St. Paul, Special—The prosecution in the prison investigation is not mak- ing out a strong case by any means. Thus far the testimony really amounting to anything on that side of the case has been given by Forrester and Ewing, two discharged guards, and even that, when it came to details, was altogether flimsy, most of it hear- say, and the remainder chiefly the complaints of dissatisfied men. The evidence was not well substantiated. The remainder has been rather more favorable to the defense than to the prosecution. For instance, the witness Meehan not only failed to remember dates, but could not testify to anything at all serious in the way of abuses. The ex-convict who was the last wit- ness gave testimony that was wholly favorable to the officers. He admitted that in general the prison was well managed, and that the hospital was an excellent institution. In his opinion the system of reporting was a great an- noyance to the men, and was not con- ducive to elevating or reforming them, and he had told the warden so. As to himself he had always been treated with kindness during his stay of eighteen months in the prison. CLAIM THE TWIN CITIES. Heirs of Jonathan Carver File an Immense Claim. Washington, Special—An immense claim, embracing 7,(00,000 acres of land in the Northwest, and including the cities. of Minneapolis and St. Paul, was brought before Commissioner Hermann, of the general land office, and the assistance of the government in securing official data was called for. The claimants are C. B. Holloway of Holland, Ohio, and A. U. Gunn of Maumee, Ohio, heirs of Jonathan Carver, the explorer. BURNED TO DEATH. Henry Heine, St. Paul, Caught in a Burning Barn. St. Paul, Special—Henry W. Heine of 79 Hoffman avenue, St. Paul, was burned to death in his barn at an early hour this morning. Fire broke out in the hay loft and he went up to ex- tinguish it. He was not seen again until the fire was extinguished, when nothing but his charred remains were found. He was a member of the com- mission firm of Heine & Cummings, 75 East Third street. Will Appeal From Coal Rates. New Ulm, Minn., Special—Several weeks ago at a meeting of the Com- mercial Union of this city John Lind offered a resolution demanding of the railroad companies a reduction in the hard coal rates from Lake Superior points to this city, under a threat to apply to the state commission. The companies, having practically ignored the demand, it was, Saturday night, by a second resolution, reaffirmed, which means that the union is pre- pared to fight this matter, and the public may soon look for some inter- esting developments. A Shocking Find. St. Paul, Special—John De Loney, eighteen years oid, while hunting in ‘the woods en A. K. Barnum’s farm, three miles southeast of White Bear, toward Little Canada, found the trunk of a woman. ‘he body was headless and the hands and one foot were cut off. The only clothing on the remains were a red skirt and a black stocking. ‘He at once notified the authorities, who are investigating. Later the head and missing bones were discovered. Child Burned to Death. ‘New Ulm, Minn., Special.—A_ three- ‘year-old child of August Koltz of this city was burned to death. The child’s home is not far distant from the North- western railroad tracks. The section men had set fire to the grass and »weeds:along the track during the after- moon :and the fire spread beyond the railroad fence to a field where the lit- ‘tle girl was playing. Too yoyng to be saware of danger, her clothes caught fire and she was so terribly burned ‘that she died in three hour: Butter Microbes. ‘Waseca, Minn., Special—The inter- vest of the state butter and cheese- ‘makers’ convention here centered in ‘the paper of Prof. H. L. Russell of “Madison, ‘Wis., on “Relation of Bac- teria to Butter and Cheesemaking.” ‘He showed how milk becomes infect- ed with bacteria and affects the ripen- ing of the cream, and said that at present starters are used to control this ‘fermentation, but recently fine cultures -of ‘bacteria have been introduced for ithe purpose, Durnam Is Guilty. Minneapolis, ‘Special—The jury in ‘the case of the state against George A. Durnam, the Minneapolis alderman charged with the crime of asking for a bribe, brought in a verdict of guilty. Durnam was indicted under the bri- ‘bery statue. He asked a $10,000 bribe trom Halvorson & Richards, fer which he said “‘the boys” would throw them a big reservoir contract. Bu Sentenced. ‘Glencoe, Minn., Special—A man by the name of sutton was taken to Still- water to serve a three and a half years’ term. He was arrested some time ago near Norwood, having aroused the suspicion of the marshal at that place as being one of the par- ties implicated in a burglary com- mitted the night before his arrest. Run Over and Killed. Brownsdale, Minn., Special—James Algeo, in attempting to board a mov- ing traim at Ramsey, fell under the cars and had both legs and a hand taken off. He died soon after. His home was at Lyndon, Wis. Murderous Barber. Benton Harbor, Mieh., Special—Geo, «Cengdon, a barber, made a murderous attack with a knife upon his eighty- year-old father. He stabbed his father several times and injured his mother so that she may die. He wag arrested, Perth of a Bishop's Wife. Milwankee. Wis.. Special.—Mrs. I. L. Nichelson, wife of Bishop tholson, of this city. ded of sensumption after un ilress of two years. _ & | | NORTHWEST NEWS COUDOT INNOCENT, This Is tre Assertion Made by Chief Justice Corliss. Grand Forks, N. D., Special—“An | innocent man was hung by lynchers at Williamsport,” was the startling statement of Chief Justice Corliss, of the state supreme court, referring to the lynching of the Indian murderers of the Spicer family. Justice Corliss said that he had ample documentary evidence to prove his assertion, and continued: “The supreme court ordered a new trial for Coudot’s case because it ap- peared that he “was convicted on the uncorroborated evidence of Paul Holy Track and Philip Ireland, both of whom confessed that they took part in the murder, and their testimony was refuted in a strong alibi in the testimony of Dr. Ross, resident agent physician at the Standing Rock agency, near where the murder was committed. The murder of this inno- cent man is a most foul crime and hideous blot on the fair name of our state. His murderers should not go unpunished.” Judge Corliss also stated that it would have been impossible to secure a fair trial for the Indians in Emmons county. 3MELTER TRAGEDY. Two Men Enveloped in Flames and Fatally Burned. Anaconda, Mont., Special—A fright- ful accident occurred at the lower smelter which may result in the death of two men. Michael Cragan and a man named Kelley were at work in a pit under the calcine furnaces. The pit is about eight feet deep, with scarcely room for two men to work. 'They were given a large torch, which held probably half a gallon of oil. In some unknown manner the torch was upset and the men were envel- oped in flames in an instant. The mesns of getting in and out of the pit was a rope, and even this rope was not hanging in the pit, and the men were fatally burned before they could be rescued. MAYHEW IS ACQUITTED. One of the Auditor Cases Disposed of Pierre, S. D., Special..—Tudge Guffy charged the jury last evening in the Mayhew case, and the jury, after be- ing out about an hour, brought in a verdict of not guilty. The judge held that the state must prove intent to bring the case within the statutes, and this the jury evidently thought they failed to do. Accused of Assault. Huron, S. D., Special.—Sheriff Mer- cer of Jerald county arrested a man here named Satley, charged with criminal assauit, upon the wife of Nick Wecker, a prosperous Jerald county farmer. Sutley represents a Woonsocket agricultural implement firm. Residents of Wecker’s neigh- borhood are greatly indignant, and the sheriff feared trouble on his re- turn with the prisoner to the scene of the alleged crime. Helena, Mont., Special—The state supreme court has sustained the con- stitutionality of the inberitance law passed by the last legislature. The law imposes a tax of 5 per cent on bequests to any beneficiary not a rela- tive where the estate amounts to over $100. The taxes on estates directly in- herited where the value of the estate is over $7,500, is 1 per cent. Will Take Hira Back. St. Paul, Special—Gov. Clough has granted a requisition for the return to Illinois of “Red Chris’? Strook, a noted crook, with several aliases, who is wanted by the Chicago police for the Schrage bond robbery. Jailer W. H. Lawrence of Polk county, Minn., has an eye on the $500 reward that has been offered, and has not been at all anxious to surrender his prisoner. As Previously Stated. Tacoma, Special.—Rumors from an apparently reliable source say that L. BE. Booker, the absconding Grand Forks, N. D., banker, is in Sandon or Kalso, B. C. Alexander Hughes of Bismarck, said to be the attorney for Booker, arrived here and is headed northward. He refused to be inter- viewed about his destination. Fatal Hunt. Fairmont, Minn., Special.— lloyd Bullard, the fifteen year old son of C. F. Bullard and grandson of Col. Bul- lard, proprietor of the Bullard house of this city, was the victim of a fatal accident. While hunting his gun was accidentally discharged, the charge passing entirely through his body and death instantly resulted. After Gold Territory. Faribault, Minn., — Special.—Com- mandant Regnier of Paris arrived in this city. He comes as the represen- tative of a French syndicate that is negotiating with the Orinoco company for a portion of the gold territory on the concession of the company in Venezuela. Publisher Convicted. Fargo, N. D., Special.—Ole Wig was convicted in the district court of at- tempting extortion and criminal libel on account of a letter written to Edi- tor Staunheim, of the Dacotah. Wig is the publisher of the Dagen, a Norwe- gian daily. Perilous Coasting. Vermillion, §S. D., Special. —Miss Genevieve Blair, an instructor in the state university, ran inte a team while coasting on a bicycle and received seri- ous injuries. Several teeth were knocked out and she was bruised around the head and shoulders. Janesville Fire. Janesville, Wis., Special.—The Janes- ville Plating company’s factory was burned. The loss is $30,000, with a small insurance. The machinery of the Janesville Shoe company, a firm that recently went out of business, was also destroyed. Rapid City, S. D., Special.—Lieut. Weisheit. while returning from Fort Meade to Spearfish, where he is in- structor. was waylaid by four masked men and robbed of $125 and his watch. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and i. Live Stock Centers. | Chicago, Nov. 23. — Wheat — No, 2 red, 96c; No. 3 red, YzZ@¥ic: No. 2 spring, 89c; No. 8 spring, 82@86c; No. 2 hard winter, 89c; No. 3 hard winter, 83@8ie; No. 1 new spring, 94 3-4e. Cash corn—No. 2, 27@27 1-2c; No. 3, 26 3-4@27c. Cash Oats—N 22¢; No. 3, 19@20c. Milwaukee, Noy. 23. — Flour steady. Wheat steady; No. 1 Northern, 92¢; No. 2 spring, 86 1-2c: May, 91¢e. Corn steady; No. 3, 271. Oats higher; 24724 1-2c. Rye steady; No. 1, 481-4 @481-2c. Barley steady; No. 2, 42c; sample, 27@41c. Provisions higher; pork, $7:30; lard, $4.15. Minneapolis, Noy. 23.—Cash Wheat— November closed at 90 1-2¢; December opened at 89 1-4c and closed at 89 1-2@ 895-8c; May opened at 883-8c and closed at 885-8e. On track — No. 1 hard, 921-8c; No. 1 Northern, 91 1-8e; No. 2 Northern, 86 5-8e. Chicago, Noy. 23. — Hegs — Light, $3.35 SH mixed,» $3.35@3.57 1-2; heavy, $3.20@3.52 1-2; rough, $3. $3.30. Cattle — Beeves, $3.90@5.25; cows and heifers, $1.75@4.40; Texas steers, $2.80@3.90; Westerns, $3.35@ 4.15; stockers and feeders, $3.10@4.40. Sheep—atives, $3@4.85; Westerns,$3.40 @4.75; lambs, $4.25@6. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 23. — Hogs— $3.25@3.45. Cattle — Canners, $1.50; cows, $3.40; heifers, $3@3.20; bulls, $2.35@3.25; stockers, $3.75@4; year- lings, $3.50@4;.calves, $4.25@4.40. South St. Paul, Noy. 23. — Hogs — $3.25@3.35. Cattle—Cows, $2.20@2.70; feeders, $3.60@3.70; stockers, $3.50@ 4.02 1-2; canners, $2.25; heifers, $2.90. Sheep — Muttons, $3.80@3.85; lambs, $4.90@5. St. Paul, Nov. 23. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 91@91 1-2 No. 2 Northern, 86 1-2@89 1-2c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 26@ 261-2c; No. 3, 24 1-2@251-2c. Oats— No. 3 white, 21@211-2c; No. 3, 20@ 203-4c. Barley and Rye—Sample. bar- ley, 24@28c; No. 2 rye, 45@46ce; No. 3 rye, 44@45¢e. Seeds—No. 1 flax, $1.04 @1.05; timothy, $1.10@1.30; clover, Soman. Suffragists Active. Sioux City, Iowa, Special—Iif the Towa legislature fails to pass woman suffrage this winter it will not be for lack of hard work on the part of the State Equal Rights association. When the session opens, headquarters will be established at Des Moines. Until that time Sioux City will be the center for the movement. Mrs. k. 11. Belden of this place, chairman of the legis- lature committee, will have ciarge of the campaign. Mrs. Ina Taylor of Ituthven has been employed as chief clerk and is already in the city to as- sist the chairman in her work. ‘Che state has been divided into districts, counties and townships, and sich an organization effected that every man and woman within their borders will receive a personal letter from the legis- lative committee. Big Thing for Sioux City. Sioux City, Iowa, Special—A deal of great importance to Sioux City and this section of the Northwest was closed to-day by signing o fcontracts between the ux City Stock Yards company and the Cudahy Packing SHOCKING TRAGEDY. Two Children Found With Their ‘Throats Cut. Oconomowoc, Wis., Special.—A mys- terious and shocking tragedy was coin- mitted here at the family residence of Ernest Cornell, Two children—Willie Cornell, aged six, and Lillie, aged four —were found dead lying on their bed, with their throats cut, and Ernest Cor- nell, their father, was lying on the floor with a gash across his throat which extended from ear to ear. Cor- nell is still living, but is unable to give a satisfactory statement. He was, however, able to make a statement after his throat was sewed up. He said that a man named Lewis skinner, had come to his hous duced him to drink a lot of whisky, and that after drinking the liquor he started to read a newspaper, but soon Jost consciousness and knew nothing more until he was awakened by the clock striking at 5:30 in the morning. A statement from Cornell is that Lewis has been boarding with him tor some weeks and that his (Cornell's) wife and Lewis were together much of the time. Cornell said that the night before he had asked his wife not to leave the house with Lev but that she refused and went in spite of his entreaties. When Mrs. Cornell en- tered the house next morning she ex- pressed great surprise at the condition of Cornell and later appeared greatly shocked when she beheld the two chil- dren. Early in the morning Lewis told George Shepherd that Cornell wa dead and Shepherd went to the house to investigate, finding the children dead and the father badly injured. Later Deputy Sheriff Palmer arrested Lewis. The coroner’s jury started an investigation, but adjourned until Mon- day. when the inquest will be resumed. ‘There were four children in the Cor- nell family, the two living being Mrs. Cornell's by a previous marriage and the murdered ones children of the pres- ent union. The news of the murder created great excitement in the city and surrounding country. The gen- eral opinicn is that Cornell killed the children and attempted to commit sui- cide because of his domestic troubles. a horse MIGHTY CLOSE SHAVE. Serious Accident in a Stone Quarry | —One Man Killed. Baraboo, Wis., Special.—An } dent occurred at Ableman, this in which August Milke lost h } possibly fatally, injured. The a dent occurred soon after the force of men began work in the stone quarry operated by the vestern Rai ! road com: any. f rock gave way, carrying several with it down a steep emban a distance of thirty feet. Aug was found crushed, and Yoeck se iy in- jured. Several others were bruised. and the escape of any of the men is considered miracuious. WRECK ON A BRIDGE. Breaks and Interrupts ‘Traffic. West Superior, Wis., | freight train on the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic railroad was badly Car Axle Special— A company. Final signing of the papers occurred in Chicago. The Cudahys will double the killing capacity of the present plant, greatly increase the storage facilities by the erection of new buildings, and equip with new and modern machinery the plant of the old Sioux City Dressed Beef and Can- ning company, for which they have just contracted. Mother and Child Burned. Clinton, Iowa Special—Mrs. Henry Paysen was burned to death here in a vain effort to save her four-year-old daughter Amelia from the same fate. The child’s clothing was ignited from a bonfire near which she was playing, and the mother, in an effort to ex- tinguish the flames, caught the little one in her arms and held her there until both were fatally burned. Two Killed by Dynamite. Des Moines, Iowa, Special.— Two men, Jack Walters and William Bar- ton, were fatally injured by a prema- ture discharge of dynamite in a city sewer. They were in the trench plac- ing the stick when, because of a loosened cap, it exploded, killing Walt- ers and tearing his body to pieces. Barton was terribly mangled. ‘The other men had a narrow escape. Burned to Death. Rock Valley, Ia., Special—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hesig, residing on a farm near this place, had a sad accident , happen to their 5-year-old girl, who was burned to death. The child was playing with matches and set fire to the chicken house and was fearfully burned before discovered. She lived but a few hours. Leaped From the Train. Vallisca, Iowa, Special.—Miss Calli- cotte, on her way from Denver to Clarinda, Iowa,for a visit, leaped from the window of the Vallisca & St. Joe passenger train a few miles north of St. Joe, and was picked up nearly dead. No reason for the attempted suicide was apparent. Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Special.— Mrs. Warren Beckwith, the daughter of Robert T. Lincoln, arrived here with her husband, who met her in Illi- nois. The people of this city were ig- norant of the fact that she was com- ing. The couple went immediately to Mr. Beckwith’s home, where they will remain indefinitely. To Be Tried for Murder. Waukon, Iowa, Special—The trial of Frank Arnold for the murder of H. Vv. Duffy, in the latter’s store on the night of April 26 last, has commenced. It promises to be sensational. ‘The de- fense claims it will prove motives for suicide, while the prosecution claims damaging evidence not yet public. Shot His Wife Dead. Cushing, Iowa, Special.—L. Spickler, a farmer, shot and killed his wife and afterwards blew out his own brains. The wife was shot in the breast and did not die for several hours. Four children are made or- phans, Death From Apoplexy. Des Moines, Special—Mrs. Jose- phine Graves, wife of Charles W. Graves, dropped dead on the street. Apoplexy is assigned as the cause, De wrecked on the long trestle, where the road crosses the Omaha, near the Belt Line junciion. The accident was the result of the breaking of a car letting the load onto the bridge. Omaha freight was passing under at the time, and had the South Shore train been running fast, there would have been a disaster. Two Men Were Killed. Milwaukee, Special—A Special to the Sentinel from 2 Wis., Ray Mayor Desno; tel- egram from Armstrop ing | that an accident occurred at that place on the Soo raiiroad line and two men were killed, Peter Kelier and C. Bole. It is said the men were from Green Bay. The Murphy Lumber company of this city, which has logging opera- tions at that palce, know of no such. men of that name working for them. Nothing definite as to how the scci- dent occurred has been learned, Still After Deer. Ashland, Wis., Special—The county clerk was obliged to wire to the state game warden for another application book for deer licenses. ‘The total of licenses issued is now over 600. The season expires with this week, but l- censes are still being issued. Attorney General Mylrea has announced that through a loophole in the state law deer can be shipped to © zo and other places outside of V the first time in years. Held by a Steamer. West Superior, W Special.—The steamer L. ©. Waldo is tied up here because of civil and criminal actions against her captain and mate, who are charged with brutality to a deckLand, Roy Hutton. Hutton claims the cap- tain began to pummel him for com- plaining of the food, and was ably as-- sisted by the mate. The mate is und arrest and held on $600 bail, and as- soon as the ¢ nin shows up on this side of the to command his boat he will be arrested. A Serious Charge. Milwaukee, Special—United States- Commissioner Blodgood issued a war- rant for the arrest of Edmund E. Ray- mond, who is confined in jail at She-- boygan, Wis., and who will be re- leased in a few days. Raymond is be- lieved to be the man wanted by the- federal authorities in Clevenland, De- troit, and Cincinnati upon the charge- of impersonating a United States se- cret service detective. Was He Robbed and Murdered? Ashland, Wis., Special—The cap- tain of the barge Connolly Itros. has- been missing since Thursday night and no traces of him can he found in town. Officers think he was robbed? | o\ and thrown into the bay. To Play the C. A. U. Madison, Wis., Special—While the offer of the University of Chicago to- play another game of foot ball with ‘Madison has been refused by Wiscon- sin, there is a prospect that the team will play in Chicago again this year. An offer has been received to play a» . game with the Chicago Athletic team. New Richmond, Wis.. Special—The- county board has decided to sell the- county poor farm and will erect a poorhouse on the asylum farm near this city, at a cost of $6,000. ¥ -