Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 14, 1900, Page 3

ee, > Ml . . Houston’s dwelling house, with its en- THE MARKETS. t Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. { Paul, April 10. — Wheat — No. 1 ern, 65@65 3-4c; No. vthern, $ yellow, 3, 2414 “eed bar- 35@38e; 0. 8 rye, 50 1-2c. lis, April 10.—Wheat—May at 65 1-8¢ and closed at 641-2 Se, On track — No, 1 hard, J 1 Northern, 65 1-Se., Corn —Yellow, 373-8¢e. Oats—White, 25 1-4¢. Fiz $1.67. Duiuth, April 10. — Wheat — May opened at 67 5-8e and closed, at 67 1-4¢; No. 1 hard, 68 14¢ bid; No. 1 Northern, 66 1-4c bid; No. 2 Northern, 64 1-2¢ bid; No. orthern, 61 1-4c bid; No. 1 hard, e, 68 1-2¢ bid; No. 1 Northern, > bid. Corn to arrive, ° bi ‘lax—Ca 59 bid; to openec @64 5 ukee, Wis., April 10.—Flour is Wheat lower; No. 1 Northern, No. 2 Northern, 651-2c. Rye 8 1-2c. Barley steady, | ; sample, 39 1-2@42 1-2e. | 28c. Cattle—Beeves, | 5 @ 5.80; poor! 0; stockers and | cows and heifers, | ; Tex ed stee st —Mixed and butcher: to choice’ he he y. $5 soc gs and boars, $2@ $4@4.50. Cattle cows and heifers, good, $3@3.60; thin | nners, $2. 5; choice $4.60@5; fair to good, bulls, $3@3.40; bologna @@3; veal calves, $4.50@6; tock cows and heifers, $3.50@ | fair to good; $3.25@3.50; common s, $2.50 @ 3; steer calves, si stock and feeding lambs, $5.5 25; buck | Jambs, $3@4.50; bucks, 5@4. Shorn sheep and lambs sell 50e@$1 a hua- | dred less than these quotations. STATE TICKET IN MINNESOTA. (06.15; Midle-of-the-Road Populists Make Nominations—A Large Vote. Mirneapolis, April 10—The following state ticket for Minnesota was nom-} inated by the middle-of-the-road Pop- ulists: Governor, S. M. Fairchild; lieutenant governor, E. G. Wallender; treasurer, S. W. Powell; attorney gen- eral, E. A. Twitchell; chief justice, S. G. Harris: associate justice, J. W. Temple; railroad commissioners, M. R. Parks, N. P. Moran, J. J. Hibbard. The n nations were made by a ref- erendum system of balleting, the bal- lots being canyassed by the state con- vention. Some comment has_ been | aroused by the fact that about 4,000 votes were cast for the nominations, while only 1,802 were polled by the party at the last election. MAIL CLERK KILLED. Believed He Fell From a Northern Train. Grand Forks, N. D., April 10. — J. Ewing of Carrington fell from the north-bound passenger train on fhe Great Northern north of Conway, and was killed. No one knows how he fell. as his absence was not noticed until the train had passed Pisek and neared Park River. The body was found by section men and taken to Pisek. where a coroner's inquest was held and a formal verdict of accidental death was rendered. Deceased was a clerk in the employ of the government mail service, and was on his way to Pisek to arrange for a mail route. Great SIGSBEE AT FARGO. The Captain Puts in a Very Pleasant Day. Fargo, N. D., April 10—Capt. Sigsbee was Saturday the guest of Fargo. The captain addressed the school children, all of whom were assembled at the high school _ buildmg, with patriotic colors fully displayed. Afterward the eaptain and party were driven over the city. In the evening there was a banquet and reception at the Metro- pole, after which the party started for St. Paul. At the reception the mem- bers of the G. A. R. and the veterans of the Spanish war were especially invited to meet the naval commander, Fatal Injuries. Mitchell. S. D., April 10. — A. W. Gill, ‘the Omaha brakeman who was injured in a raijroad accident here on Thursday, dead. The remains were taken to Sioux Falls by special train for interment. Montana Murderer Hanged. Helena, Mont., April 10. — William Pepo was hanged at Chateau. Pepo’s Jast words were: “All I have to say is that you are hanging an innocent man.” He killed Julius Platt in Te- ton county June 15, 1898. Robbery was the motive. Both men came to Montana from Canada in search of work. It was the first hanging ever held in Teton county. Bathgate, N. D., April 10. — John tire contents, burned. insured, Loss is about { bugsy | here, hurling Annie Arenz into eternity NEW CONVENTION HALL. Kansas City Tukes Hold of Plans With Determination. Kansas City, April 11. — Plans for erecting new Convention hall have practically been completed and the work of removing the debris from the site is proceeding actively. The hall directors yesterday had on hand $235,- 000 available for the new building. which is to cost in the neighborhood of $300,000. Delegations continue to sign contracts for quarters at the dif- ferent hotels. Yesterday one of the leading hotels closed a contract nego- tiated by Senator Clark for five mem- bers of the Montana delegation. BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS. H. H. Pitcher, a California Banker, Commits Suicide. Oakland, Cal., April 11.—Banker H. H. Pitcher, who had charge of the Liv- ermore bank in the capacity of man- hier, blew out his brains ore home. Pitcher was the estate of the late y, valued at $600,000. being inv t Pitcher was to have pro- duced his books in court, and was to testify as to w he handled the bank and the tru D TO DEATH. Milwaukee Stock Train Strikes a Bugsy at Bangor, Wis. La Crosse, Wis., April 11.—An east- bound Milwaukee stock train struck a last evening at Bangor, near ms and col- His injuries and breaking the leg larbone of James Me | are so serious that it is feared he can- not recover. A third occupant of the vehicle jumped and narrowly escaped death. They were hurled eighty feet, and the body of the young lady was horribly mangled. Strangely enough, the horse escaped injury, but the bug- gy was broken to pieces. GRADE CATTLE FOR MONTANA. Polled Angus Herds Bought at Red- wood i Redwood Fall ., April 11, — George A. C of Phillipsburg, Mont., a breeder of Polled Aberdeen Angus cattle, has been in this city dur- ing the past three or four days inspect- ing the Glendale herd of Polled cattle. As a result of his inspection he has purchased several head. Before leay- ing here he visited Illinois herds and es in that state. The sed there were shipped to city last week, and with his pur- s here will be shipped to Phillips- thi cha burg this week. DOSE OF CARBOLIC ACID. Yaken by a Centerville Farmer to End His Life. St. Paul, April 11.—John Sherman committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. He resided at Centerville, An- oka county, six miles trom White Bear. Deceased was_ seventy-eight years of age. and resided on a farm with his son and adopted daughter. Probably Fatally Burned. Owatonna, Minn., April 11.—Mrs. R. W. Ludiam, wife of the Batpist mini ter at Clinton Falls, was probably f: tally burned by her clothing being set on fire while alone in the house, She rushed out door, and by the time as- sistance reached her she was burned so severely that she became uncon- scious aud has since remained so, the circumstances being unexplained, as neither kerosene nor gasoline was the sause. Swallowed by the Trust. Fargo, N. D., April 10—A deal has een closed by which the local linseed oil mill passed into the hands of the linseed trust. The mill was purchased and the owners were given general stock. They will continue the manage- ment of the mill. The plant is said to have turned out a superior product, most of which has been sold in Ant- werp heretofore. Electric Light Plant Burned. Pipestone, Minn, Apri! 11.—The eleec- tric light station belonging to the Pipe- stone Electric company burned last night. The origin of the fire is un- known. Loss on building and ma- chinery is about $3,000; insurance, His Sin Found Out. Miller, S. D., April 11. — Richard Owen, who, a year ago as school treas- urer of York township, left with a shortage of several hundred dollars, has been arrested in California and will be brought back here at once. Child’s Horrible Death. Collins, Iowa, April 11.—The three- year-old daughter of Andrew Kassel met with a horrible death. The child and her brother started a bonfire of dry grass and her clothing caught fire and she was completely cooked. Father and Son Drowned. Ironwood, Mich., April 11. — Mike Barry and little son were drowned in a sink hole yesterday. The boy lost his balance and fell ip, when the father tried to rescue him and both were drowned. Died En Route Home. New Ulm, Minn., April 11. — Word has reached here of the death of Peter Scherer, en route from Germany. De- ceased was an old resident and promi- nent business man of this city. Child Burned—Overturned Lamp. Yankton, 8..D. April 11.—The two- year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Harding of Wakonda was burned to death. A lighted lamp overturned and set fire to fhe child’s clothing. ¢ An Uniqne Suicide. Ottumwa, Iowa, April 11—Andrew Newman, near Farmington, committed suicide by lying face downward in five inches of water. Fourteen years pre- vious his father suicided in an identi- cal manner. THE PERPETUAL PROMISE. All through the lily perfumed air The bells of Easter chime With pardon for our sin sick souls, The seven and seventieth time. Hasten while bells of promise peal, While surpliced cherubs sing, Lay on the altars of our Lord Contrition’s offering. The rare pale flowers of love, of faith, O Christ, the crucified, Will show ’twas not in vain for us A loving Savior died. If any earthly friend for us In jeopardy had stood, Ah, would we have to plead and beg For our poor gratitude? And must the King of Heaven sue— Or suffered he in vain, Upon sad Calvary’s cruel cross, With all a mortal’s pain? Oh, lay sin’s heavy burden down; He died that we might live, He’ll bear the cross and send a peace The world can never give! POLLY PRY. MARGARET'S NEW LIFE. AN EASTER STORY. The old gray house was filled with sounds of hurrying to and fro, of con- fusion and sobs and moaning cries, but Margaret knew nothing of it all. The girl had slipped away from every care and was out in the fields delighting in the first faint flush of dawn and the pure air on her cheek: It had been a! long while since Margaret had been out of doors. There was such joy in every step | express, then went their way to ap- that she could not stop with the fields, but kept on down the road until she OUR CHILD IS GIVEN BACK. came to the village where the bells were ringing with gladness for Easter morning, and the children were carry- ing: flowers to church. Margaret en- tered softly and took her old. place in the dim corner, facing the window pic- tured with the story of Mary in the garden. How good it seemed to be there! ¥ The altar cloth was glistening white, the dim aisles were sweet with the perfume of lilies that filled the chancel, @ few silent worshipers knelt at their prayérs, and Margaret bowed her own head with thoughts as pure and sweet with gratitude as the breath of the Now as she knelt in the quiet of that | holy place, Margaret wondered to hear with the chiming bells, soft silvery strains of music, such as were never heard in the little church before, and to feel the touch of a gentle hand laid on her hair. She looked up to see the beams of the morning sunshine stream- ing down upon her and the stained window palpitating with glorious light and color, but wonder!—as she looked again the stained window was no long- er there at all; instead opening be- fore her on every side was a lovely garden sweet with flowers. “This is too good to be true,” she cried, rising in a kind of rapture as she felt the soft balm of the garden air in her face. “Nothing is too good to be true,” said a voice at her side, but Margaret could not discover any one. “May I enter this rich garden?” Margaret asked of herself, thinking of her poor, shabby dress, so faded and patched, which she was always glad to hide in the dim corner of the aisle. But as Margaret, doubting, asked this question, the sun shining upon her dress, showed it to be glistening white as the altar cloth and the lilies in the chancel. In her confusion the girl put her hands to her eyes to see if she were awake or dreaming, but every moment the vision grew more radiant. The broad stream of light now ap- peared a pathway along which angel children were passing to and fro, and they smiled on Margaret and em- braced her and drew her tenderly with them, saying: “Margaret, dear little sister! We are so glad you are here! Have you| come to stay with us?” and they made music for her delight and showed her beauties of the garden past words to pointed tasks. As Margaret walked on in the gar- den, borne about by a kind of winged ecstasy rather than by any touch of her feet, she came upon the Gardener taking care of His garden, and He turned and looked at the girl. “Sir,” entreated Margaret, falling upon her knees, “may I stay with you? May I help you take care of this gar- den?” “Margaret,” said the Gardener, tak- ing her by the hand—and then Mar- garet knew it had been His hand on her hair and His voice at her side. “You may help me, Margaret, in an- other ‘garden. You may work for me in the garden of human hearts and cultivate sweet and beautiful thoughts and make them grow.” “But I am so tired of the old life—ot the pain, the poverty, the hardship of it all!” and Margaret began to weep bitterly. “I cannot go back to the old life!” 5 “My child, it is a new life I give unto you.” é “But I must leave you!” “J shall be with you always.” “But we must leave this heavenly garden!” “Margaret, my child, the garden shall be where we are.” It was in the old gray house at sun- rise, on Easter morning, that the father was saying with humble grati- tud - “Thank God, our child is given back to us.” “The Lord is merciful,” sobbed the mother. “Blessed be His loving kind- ness.” 5 So Margaret was once more given health and strength, and as she went toh her daily tasks the radiant vis- “A new life I give unto you—I am with you always—the garden shall be where we are.” EASTER DAY. Clang! Clang! Clang! The penitential days are done, Jehovah’s joy bells ring; And ‘neath the glorious Easter sun We hail the Lord, our King! Clang! Clang! Clang! On wings our spirits soar— In earnest words, in hymnal rhyme, In organ peal and belfry chime We hear the story o’er! Clang! Clang! Clang! Christ rises once again— Perfection of creation’s sum, Grand miracle of martyrdom, To free us from our pain! To the Children. On Easter morning the church doors are thrown wide open, and within the air is sweet with the perfume of a thousand flowers. Violets, roses and lilies twine about pillar and railing, and the altar looks like a great, white blossom. With what joyous tones the organ rings out, and what a glad thrill there is in the voices that sing, “Christ Has Risen!” Let us be very glad, too, for there is never any happiness that comes into our lives that is not there because of Easter morning. Bend low and listen intently, and you will be sure to hear messages, in the language of beauty and perfume, spoken by the sweet-faced roses of love and lilies of peace. He Wanted to Chime In. He sat on that Easter Sunday— It was after prayer and praise— And he held up a dainty jewel To the maiden’s wondering gaze; While he said to the blushing fair one, While her bosom rose and fell, “Oh, give me, I pray, permission To ring an Easter belle.” At Easter Breakfast. It was at the Easter breakfast table, and little Mabel asked: : “Where’s Johnny?” “He’s dyeing eggs,” somebody re- sponded. Mabel opened her eyes in wonder. “Do dying eggs come from dead A WINTER CAMPAIGN LOOKS LIKE LORD ROBERTS WAS IN FOR iT. End of the High Hopes Based Upon Lord Roberts’ Brilliant Dash to Kimberley and Bloemfontein— Remourts and Winter Clothing for the Troops Necessary Before the Advance to Pretoria Can Be- Holding Bloemfontein Against Surprises~ gin— Preparations for Brabant and Gatacre at a Stand- still. Leéndon, April 11.—Britons are now beginning, though reluctantly, to real- ize that Lord Roberts is in for a winter campaign lasting several months. This is the end. in a few words, of the high hopes based upon Lord Roberts’ bril- liant dash to Kimberley and Bloemfon- tein. Preparations are bein gmade to hold Bloemfontein against surprises. Lord Kitchener has been given an im- portant duty, being responsible for the protection of the railway, while Lord Roberts is waiting for remounts and winter clothing for the troops, whose thin cotton khaki uniforms and boots are worn out. Gen. Brabant and Gen. Gatacre are both at a stand-still. Lord Roberts will probably for some time confine his operations to clearing the Free State behind him of raiders and to relieving Mafeking, for which purpose the entire Eighth divisiou, now arriving at Cape Town, has been ordered to Kimberley. Lady Sarah Wilson and other Mafeking corres- pondents send diaries of the doings there, showing that the Boers have tried by withdrawing from _ their trenches, to lure the besieged into @ mined ambush. Fortunately the Brit- ish engineers discovered the mine. cut the wires and unearthed 250 pounds of dynamite and war g' ine. What the chances are for an ad- yance to Pretoria may be judged from the fact that only 6,000 to 10,000 horses are on their way to the Cape, and from the further fact that the military tail oring departments only within the last three weeks began the manufacture of woolen khaki uniforms. It is said it will take at least two weeks to provide 200,000 uniforms. Some Oatpost Firing. Aliwalnorth, April 11.—Small bodies of the enemy have been seen across the river near the town of Odendent- stroom. The pont (ferry) has been de- stroyed. There is another commando of G00 at Rouxville. A larger one has left Smithfield for Wepener. There are two commandoes around Wepener, but thus far there has only been out- post firing. A lieutenant of Brabant’s horse has been captured at Rouxville by Boers who had previously surren- dered. The landrost is also said to have broken its oath. A detachment of Cape artillery with three guns and a squadron of Queenstown mounted volunteers arrived yesterday. Many Boers who had already taken the non- combattant’s oath are rejoining their old commandoes. Mysterious Movements. London. April 11.—The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Morning Post telegraphing Sunday, says: The move- ment of troops continues with bewil- dering frequency, brigades and divis- ions appearing and disappearing at brief intervals. No specilic accounts of such movements are permitted. Some remounts were fired on yesterday on the railway while on the way from the south. The enemy are reported to be in considerable numbers to the southeast of the line. The Boers are also apparently feeling their way fre- quently to the west of the line. A party has been thrown forward and has reoccupied the laager at Paarde- burg, probably té search for buried arws and ammunition. Railway and Telegraph Working Well. London, April 11.—The Dioemfontein correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele- graphing Sunday, says: The railway and telegraph are working well. Works and trenches have been prepared in suitable positions around Bloemfon- tein. he greatest vigilance is exer- cised. Sonie of the troops sleep in the trenches. Confirmation has been re- ceived of the reports that the Boers are in laager in considerable force with ten guns at Donkersport, eighteen miles southeast. The British scouts report another body still closer. The Boer patrols have grown very daring, venturing much nearer out tents. Only Fifty Remained Unwounded. London. April 11.—The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Times, telegrapli- ing Saturday, says: Two captured Boers agree that only fifty men re- mained unwounded out of the whole British column captured at Redders- burg. Gen. Gatacre and his staff were fired on from inclosures while tem- porarily occupying Reddersburg. Con- siderable movements of troops have occurred here with the object of pre- venting a surprise. Wepener Garrison Isolated. London, April 11.—The Times pub- lishes the following from Wepener. dated Sunday: The Wepener garrison is practically isolated. However, the lines are enormously strong and the force fully “provisioned. Desultory firing between outposts continues. A commando estimated at 2,000, with four guns, went into laager last night five miles from here in the direction of Dewetsdorf. Mr. Bryan Greatly Fatigued. Los Angeles. Cal., April 11—W. J. Bryan was given an enthusiastic re ception at Santa Ana and San Diego yesterday. Mr. Bryan wa svery hoarse apd made himself heard with difficul- ty. He appeared to be greatly fa- tigued. en RNC 8 A a vn -_. | d | | t