Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 12, 1901, Page 2

The Herald--Deview. By E. ©. KILEY, ML ESOTA, GRAND RAPIDS, - The Tri-State Medical association of 'rennessee, Alabama and Georgia, at {ts recent, session in Chattanooga took steps to secure medical legislation in these states for the purpose of regulat- 4ng or prohibiting the marriage of habitual criminals, persons afflicted with incurable disease, drunkards and victims of harmful drugs. In discussing the Transvaal flag. which has been so much in evidence in Paris, the Gaulois says it is formed of four colors—green, blue, white, and red, each of them recalling the four little independent states which, be- fore 1860, formed the Transvaal, viz., the Republics of Lydenburg, Utrecht, Zoutspansberg and Pothefstroom. . The Montana multi-millionaire, W. ‘A. Clark, has formed a company, of which he is president, to build a rail- road from Salt Lake City to Los An- geles, Cal., a distance of about 850 miles. Work on the new line is to be- gin at once. It will run through a region in southwestern Utah which is said to be rich in coal and ircn de posits, A Spaniard of distinction, both as an author and as a public man, has started @ periodical which is said to be de- signed to counteract what he regards as the eccentricities and conceit of the “young school.” The editor himself has passed his seventieth birthday. No one ‘will be permitted to be a contributor who is under fifty-five years of age. It will be an interesting experiment. Let not youthful critics be too sure that the products of middle age cannot be “up to date.” Prof. O. F. Cook of Washington re- ports the surprising discovery of cam- phor as an animal secretion. The ani- mal concerned*is a myriapod, resemb- ling a worm, or small slug, and scien- tifically known as Polyzonium rosal- bum. It lives in the humus of moist, undisturbed forests. When handled it gives off a very distinct odor of cam- phor, and ejects a milky fluid which possesses the smell, flavor and taste of ordinary camphor. Prof. Cook thinks the camphor is secreted instead of the prussic or hydrocyanic acid found in other myriapods as a means of defense. The commission which has had charge of the enlargement and recon- struction of the Massachusetts state house has invited three Amerjcan art- ists to decorate the walls of the mem- oria! hall. The decorations will take the form of mural paintings, and the subjects already chosen are rich in inspiration. They include “The Land- ing of the Pilgrims,” “Bliot Preaching to the Indians,” and “The Concord Fight.” No state can summon from her past nobler scenes than these, but every state has passages in her history worthy to be thus commemorated, and pictures of historic events are a con- stant and immeasurable incentive to deeds like those which they perpetuate. About ten years ago the Rev. J. S. Bitler, a Methodist minister, saw in a vision a mighty church built for the masses in a large city. Since that time it has been the object of his life to build that temple. He discovered no means, however, with which to build the structure until a year ago last August, when he met A. J. Wharton, a rich mine owner of Colorado. To him Mr. Bitler unfolded his plan, which met with such favor in the eyes of the mine owner that he decided to give his aid to the work. He presented to Bitler one hundred acres of mining land, and a telegram the other day announced a rich strike on the land worth $1,000,000. Mr. Bitler says that he will build a church in Chicago to be called the Good Will Temple, If the mosquito has any friends among mankind, they may rejoice in the assurance given by Dr. L. 0. How- ard of the Department of Agriculture, that this cosmopolitan pest does not necessarily perish with the oncoming of winter. On the contrary, mosqui- toes have been observed in the latitude of Washington to hibernate, adult specimens living from November until the succeeding April or May with all their powers of torment unimpaired, although their activity is suspended in winter. The mosquito needs but ‘little food, and it is the female that thirsts for blood, the males co.¥:nting themselves with water and vegetable fMuids. Doctor Howard ascribes the fact that mosquitoes are often found upon dry prairies, many miles from ‘water, to the longevity of the adults of certain species, which enables them to Survive seasons of drought. Rail- froads have been responsible for the transportation of mosquitoes into re- ‘gions where they were previously rare. ‘Their power of flight is not great, and ft is believed that they are not dis- tributed far through the agency of ‘winds. ‘The Medical society of Paris has ex- pressed the opinion that it is necessary to adopt measures against the alarm- fing spread of petroleum drinking. At first it was thought that this habit had sprung up from the increased taxation on alcohol imposed by the French goy- ernment, but an investigation showed that this was not the case; the habit had been prevalent some time pre- viously in certain districts and had spread with great rapidity. The vic- ‘tim of the petroleum habit does not become drutal, only morose. ws Washington. Admiral Schley is to be placed on the retired list. The report that Stanford Newell of St. Paul, minister to The Hague, will resign is not believed in Washington. The social season in Washington was inaugurated by a brilliant reception given at the White House by President and Mrs. McKinley. Only the question of politicai status, it is reported, stands in the way of the acquisition of the Danish West Indies by the United States. United States Censul Wildman has been granted leave of absence from Hongkong and will return to the United States immediately for his health. The United States postal exhibit at the Paris exposition has been awarded the grand prix and gold medal for ex- cellence over exhibits of all other na- tions. The monthly statement of the public debt” shows that at the close of Dec. 31, 1900, the national debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,099,191,310, a decrease for the month of $1,983,565. The treaty right of protection of na- tive races in Africa against intoxicants, eh the senate gave its consent on , Will receive the formal adhesion of the United States by presidential proclamation as soon as information is received as to what other countries aave ratified. Secretary Long has not accepted the bill creating a naval reserve prepared and submitted to him by the board of which Admiral Dewey is chairman. Instead, he has transmitted to con- gress another bill which has been strongly advocated by the department for several sessions, and will continue to urge its passage. The secretary of war has prepared another letter to congress, urging im- mediate action to relieve the monetary situation in the Philippines by author- zing the adoption of the presént cur- cency system of the United States or he coinage of a silver dollar to be sub- stituted for the Mexican dollar, which s now the circulating medium. Sins and Sinners. Burglars secured $1,000 from Herman irsch’s jewelry store at Des Moines. e Dr. James Gibbons, nephew of Cardi- aal Gibbons, was killed by highwaymen n New Orleans. s A Boston society man, who recently narried in Brooklyn, was arrested on che charge of bigamy. Six men have been killed and twelve others injured in a Kentucky feud dur- ng the past two weeks. A negro, who name cannot be learn- 2d, was lynched by a mob of his own color nine miles north of Quitman, Ga., *or assaulting a small negro girl. Charles C. Morscelmmer shot and <illed Charles Bradley at Pine Bluff, Ark., and was exonerated on the grounds of self-defense. Charles Westervelt, cashier of the Dime Savings Institution of Newark, N. J., has pleaded guilty to forgeries. He is charged with $50,500 shortage. “At Denver last night S. W. Hubbick who is said to be a stock dealer at Omaha, shot at his wife, slightly wounding her, and then turned the weapon upon himself with fatal effect. The couple were married on Christmas day. It is not known what prompted the deed. Sdward G. Coffin, the alleged ab- sconding secretary and treasurer of the South Agricultural company, At- lanta, committed suicide in New York. This company was financed largely by Milwaukee men, and the president of the company, S. Landauer, killed him- self in Atlanta six months ago. In a pitched battle between Sam Gunn and Jim Love on one side and Dutch Jackson and Philip Franklin on the other near Tatum, Ind. T., Love and Gunn were killed. Jackson sur- rendered and is in jail. Franklin es- caped, but officers have him located in a swamp and trouble is feared. All night long trains on the Balti- more & Ohio and the Big Four ran over the body of a man near Otisco, Ind., grinding the flesh into small bits. A memorandum book was found bear- ing the name of William Gilmore of Ottumwa, Iowa. The man was mur- dered, it is believed, and placed on the track. Joseph Murray, alias Wilson, as- sistant porter at the Harlem opera house in New York, is a prisoner, charged with robbing performers. It is charged that he stole a handsome overcoat from Richard Mansfield while he was playing at the opera house, and that on Nov. 12 he took $500 worth of silk dresses belonging to Virginia Harned and sundry articles from other actors and actresses. Fortign Notes. The assassin of Baron Von Kettler hag been beheaded in Pekin. The czar, now at St. Petersburg, has fully recovered his normal health. The Boer invasion of Cape Colony continues, and a general Dutch upris- ing is feared. Queen Victoria sent New Year’s gifts of meat and coal to over 900 poor per- sons in Windsor. The official Gazette announces the promotion of the duke of York to the rank of rear admiral. The new railroad mileage in Ger- many during 1900 was 1,181 kilometers, of which 481 belonged to private par- ties. . Dr. Lapponi, one of the pope’s physi- cians, states that notwithstanding his recent fatigues the pope is in excellent health. . The German papers note with satis- faction that Germany's exports to the United States last’ year showed a large increase upon those for 1899. Col. Wileocks has cabled the govern- ment that the Ashanti rebellion has ended, all of the rebel chiefs having surrendered. The New Year's honor list at London included the name of Hiram F. Maxim | of Maine, inventor of the automatic system of firearms The News | %. It is understood that at the conclu- sion of the operations in South Africa Lord Kirchner will become commander- in-chief in India. The United States postal exhibit at the Paris exposition has been awarded the grand prix and gold medal for ex- cellence over the exhibits of other na- tions. Henry Charles Somers August Som- erset, son of Lady Henry Somerset, while shooting at Badminton, the estate of the duke of Beaufort, was accident- ally shot in the eye and is likely to lose the sight of it. In Danish official circles, the report that Germany is negotiating to pur- chase the Danish Antilles is denied. “ff the islands are to be sold,” said a high official, ‘the purchaser will be the United States, and no other power.” It is stated that Marquis di Rudini will succeed Count Tornidelli-Brusati di Vergano as Italian ambassador to France and that the latter will be ap- pointed: to fill the vacant post of Ital- ian ambassador to Great Britain. Anna Held has been in communica- tion with Mme. Adelina Patti looking to the purchase of the latter’s estate, Crag-y-Nos. Miss Held has offered $500,000\for the estate, and says it is her desire to spend five months of the year, when off the stage, at the beauti- ful South Wales castle. With reference to the order for Prince Henry of Prussia to repair to Berlin, which the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung explains as due to the wish of Emperor William to have him learn the affairs of government, the Berlin corre- spondent of the London Daily News mentions a conjecture that. the sum- mons is preparatory to a visit by the kaiser to the United States. Peuple Talked About. Charles L. Carson (Lionel Cortie Dut- ton), editor of the London Stage, is dead. He was born in 1847. Henry M. Claflen, president of the Cleveland Paving and Contracting com- pany, died in St. Vincent’s hospital at Cleveland. a Mrs. Bryan is to be the associate of Mr. Bryan in the editing of the Com- moner.. She will conduct a department for women in the new weekly. Mrs. Anna Morris Holstein, widow of Maj. William Hayman Holstein, and a famous army nurse, is dead at her home in Red Hill, Pa. She was seventy- six years old. George W. Northrup, D. D., LL. D., professor of theology and head of the department in the divinity school of the University of Chicago, is dead. Dr. Northrup was in his seventy-fifth year and his health has been failing for a number of years. He had been a resi- dent of Chicago since 1867. Capt. Edward Hoppeck, U. S. A., re- tired, died suddenly of apoplexy at his home at Frazér, Pa, He was one of the officers who were detailed-to guard the penitentiary when Mrs. Surratt and the ther conspirators were hanged for plotting the ascassination of President* Lincoln. Casualitits. Fire at Burlington, Iowa, caused a $150,000 loss. Fire at Fond de Lac, Wis., caused $8,000 loss to business houses. Coal piers at Cheboygan, Mich., were destroyed by fire; loss $75,000. The business center of Williamson, W. Va., was burned; loss $75,000. William Smith, a logger, was killed by a falling tree at Appollonia, Wis. A bookcase factory at Grand Rapids, Mich., was destroyed by fire; loss $50,000. Two men were fatally burned by an explosion of gas in a mine at Wilkes- barre, Pa. ‘Two women were burned to death as the result of the explosion of a kerosene lamp in Pittsburg, Pa. Two heavy freight trains on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad, both double-headers, near Hays Station, Miss., and seven men of the eight in the crews were killed. The three children of Mr. L. Lavery, a daughter aged four, a son aged two and a six-months-old infant, were burned,to death near Olympia, Wash. The parents were temporarily absent. Otherwise. The Dubuque Morning Herald has suspended publication. The evening edition will continue. The Herald is the oldest paper in the Northwest. Frank Hodges, an actor, has begun suit at Spokane, Wash., against Ed F, Carpenter, a mining man of Republic, asking $50,000 for alienation of his wife’s affections. Judge J. Wesley Booth of the Clay- ton, Mo., circuit court has rendered a decision upholding the legality of buck- et shop transactions from the stand- point of common law. The United Railroad and Trading Company of London has purchased the Kenilworth sugar plantation, just be- low New Orleans, for $1,610,200. The plantation includes 1,200 acres. Gen. James A. Walker, Republican candidate for congress, who was de- feated by Congressman W. Rea of the Ninth Virginia congressional district, has filed notice of a contest. Helen Gould gives denial to the re- port from Denver that she.invested in mines at Two Bit Gulch. She says she cannot remember receiving any such proposition, and certainly has not invested in any mining enterprises. The Interstate Building and Loan association, the last of the corpora- tions of the kind in Atlanta, Ga., was placed in the hands of a receiver. The scheme of the building and loan asso- ciations has practically failed. The as- sets are something over $100,000 and liabilities $92,500. The transport Grant arrived at San Francisco from Manila and Hongkong. On board were 57 cabin passengers and 536 sick and discharged soldiers. The cabin passengers are principally offi- cers and civilian employes. There were four deaths during the voyage. * MEET AWFUL DEATH NINETEEN CHILDREN LOSE THEIR LIVES AT A FIRE. Rochester (N. Y.) Orphan Asylum De- atroyed by Fire—It Ix Known That Nineteen of the Children Per- ished and it Is Feared That Many Mere Victims May Be Reported— Flames Spread So Rapidly as to Cat Off Escape—Sereams and Frantic Cries of Children Heard Above the Roar of the Flames, Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 9.—Fire broke out in the hospital section of the Roch- ester orphan asylum at 1 o'clock this morning in Hubbell Park and the flames spread rapidly to other sections of the institution. It is known that nineteen of the children perished and it is feared that many more victims may be reported later. The pre was first discovered by two men passing the asylum. They hastily sent in an alarm and then turned their attention toward arousing. the nurses and the children. A terrific explosion was then heard, and in a moment the entire hospital section .was in flames. On the arrival of the fire apparatus a general alarm was sent in, calling out the entire department. The smoke be- gan to pour out of every window in the main building and the screams and frantic c.ies of the children could be heard. The work of rescue began with a will. Children and nurses were car- ried from the building, all in an un- conscious condition, some dead. Am- bulances from the city, §t. Mary’s Homeopathic and Hahnemann hospitals were summoned and the victims were removed to the several institutions. There were 109 children at the hospital and a corps of about thirty nurses. Two of the women attendants are dead. The origin of the fire is not known at this time. The property loss will prob- ably exceed $20,000. BETRAYS HIS TRUST. Army Officer Arrested on a Serious Charge. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 9.—Secret Service Agent E. C. McAdams yesterday ar- rested in this city C. W. King, quarter- master and supervisor of the govern- ment work at Fort Morgan. Ala. Capt. King had, it is alleged, just received $1,000 in bills from J. H. Hobson, a contractor on~government: work at the fort. McAdams, with a local detective as witness, searched the captain and found $1,000 in bills. All the bills had previously been recorded and marked so that McAdams was able to identify them. Hobson told McAdams that this was the second thousand dollars paid King by him. King was taken before United States Commissioner Risraby for preliminary examination. Hobson testified before the commis- sioner that for some time he had been having trouble in carrying out his con- tracts“on buildings at Fort Morgan, about 50 per cent of;the material he furnished being rejected as unsatisfac- tory. About eight months ago King approached him and substantially said that if Hobson made an arrangement with him he would not be so hard on him. The amount named by King was $5,000, and as , Failure on the Contract meant ruin Hobson agreed to pay $3,000. King said he would accept that amount as he had causei him loss by being hard on him. Hobson paid King $500 in Oc- tober and the same amount in No- vember and $1,000 yesterday. Capt. King was bound over in the sum of $10,000, and up to 7 p. m., had not made his bond. King refused to make @ statement. Hobson told Secret Service Agent McAdams that after he had begun paying King the latter was much easier on him, and that some of the ma- terial first rejected had been allowed by the quartermaster to be used. It is said the government has had in- formation on the case since the begin- ning, but not until now has it been able to obtain evidence justifying ar- rest. King is a volunteer officer. He en- ‘listed at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1898, re- ceiving appointment as captain and as- sistant quartermaster. He served in Porto Rico during the war, superin-~ tending loading and unloading of transports. He was assigned to Fort Morgan in April last. He has a wife and two children and has been well re- cerived here socially. He is said to have well-to-do relatives in Iowa. SERIOUS FOR MRS. RICHARDSON, Jury Charges That Either She Mur- dered Her Husband or Knows Who Did. Savannah, Mo., Jan. 9.—The coroner’s jury in the case of Frank L. Richard- son, the merchant who was murdered in the doorway of his residence on Christmas eve, returned a verdict late yesterday afternoon charging that “Richardson came to his death from a pistol shot fired by his wife or some one known to her and unknown to the jury.” The jury was out fifty-five minutes and the verdict created a po- found sensation. The jury heard the testimony of Mrs. Richardson at her residence. The w'dow lay in bed and answered the questions of Prosecuting Attorney Boehr and the coroner imnpa- tiently. She denied ‘hat she knew anything about the murder other than has been toldsby other witnesses and denied that she had had any improper relations with the men whose names have been brought into the case. FRENCHMEN ARE FREEZING. Cold Causes Grent Suffering Among Poorer Claxses in Paris. Paris Jan. 9.—The cold snap contin- ues and there is great suffering among the poorer classes. Nine deaths from exposure occurred lest night, despite the fact that public fires ‘were lighted | in’ many parts of the city and extra ac- commodations were provided in public lodging houses. Reperts from the provinces say many have perished from the cold. Frosts were severe in all parts of France and snows have fallen in the South. 4 DEATH OF BOOZ i Not the Result of Hazing Thought to Be Military Court’s Decision. Washington, Jan. 9. — The record of the proceedings and findings of the military court of inquiry appointed to investigate the case of ex-Cadet Oscar L. Booz, whose recent death’ was at- tributed by his family and friends to injuries received from hazing at West Point, was presented to Secre- tary Root yesterday. In accordance with the established rule of the war department no official information concerning the character of the report will be divulged in advance of the sec- retary’s action upon it. It is the gen- eral opinion of army officers who have closely followed the published testi- mony of the daily proceedings of the investigation that the court decided that Booz was hazed while at the academy but his subsequent death, many months after leaving the acad- emy, was not proved to have.resulted from such hazing. It is also under- stood that the court found that the practice of hazing was generally in- dulged in at the academy, but not in a brutal form, and recommended that radicai and extreme measures be taken to eradicate the practice in every form. + ® APPEAL FOR PEACE, Prominent Burghers Say Further Struggle Is Useless. Cape Town, Jan. 9. — A committee at Kroonstad, including W. E. Dewet, late assistant chief commandant, three members of the volksraad and two justices of the peace, have issued a circular declaring that further warfare is useless and appealing for peace be- fore the country is hopelessly devas- tated. * RUSSIA SNOWEOUND. Ten Thousand Laborers Sent to Dig Out the Trains. Odessa, Jan. 9. — Dozens of trains are snowed up on the Southern rail- ways, and some are completely buried. Ten Thousand laborers have been sent to clear the tracks. Several Russian steamers are missing. Sebastopol is full of vessels, which have taken shelter. No mails have arrived here. Visited by Disastrous Fire. Pittsburg, Jan. 9. — Wilkinsburg, a suburb of this city, was visited by a $150,000 fire. The losses are covered by insurance. The fire was of mysterious origin and broke out in the basement of a dry goods and millinery store. Despondeney the Cause. Denver, Jan. 9.—Robert Lawrence, a young dentist, shot himself in the head while lying on a couch beside his wife. Death resulted-instantly. The suicide is attributed to despondency over his wife’s health. ! ‘ Capt. King's Arrest. Washington, Jan. 9, — The arrest of Capt. C. W. King, quartermaster of volunteers at Mobile, Ala., Monday created no surprise at the war depart- ment. Quartermaster General Lud- dington and the other officialg of the quartermaster general’s office evident- ly were familiar with all the cireum- stances leading up to the officer’s ar- rest, but none of them were wiiling, to discuss the matter for publication. Gnhaled Nitric Acid Fumes. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 9. — Two fire- men are dead and one lies in a critical condition as a result of the fire which started in the acid-storing building of the Eastman Kodak plant. A fourth fireman is also ill, but his condition is not serious. The death and illness are attributed to inhaling nitric acid fumes. > : Grip-Stricken New York. New York, Jan. 9.—It is estimated there are 250,000 cases of grip, bron- chitis and pneumonia in the city. Hos- pitals are full. and physicians are over- worked. The disease has assumed a catarrhal tendency which is new. Brick Block to be Raffled. Fort Dodge, Iowa, Jan. 9.—Miss Mary E. Cahill of this city has announced that she will raffle her new brick block when 25,000 tickets at $1 each have been sold. The block was erected about a wear azo. His 103d Birthday. Rome—Fifty descendants of Cheva- lier Phillippe Pacclii, a former direct- or of the ponti®éal customs, assembled in Rome recently to celebrate his 103d birthday. The chevalier is in perfect health, Frank James in Politics. St. Louis—A picturesque contest for an office in the M'ssourt legislature is that of Frank James, the once noted bandit, for doorkeeper in the house of representatives. The skins of upward of 100,009 ant: mals are used to cover Oxford Bibles alone. Wilhelmina’s Marriage.’ New York—The, Holland Society of New York hes received a tclesram from the Hague saying that Quen Wilhelmina’s marriage has been set for Sept. 7. Job for Duke of York. Lendon—Qu:en Victoria has appoint. ed the duke of York commander-in- chief of the Royal marines. Over £2.000.000 worth of diamonds are annually stolen from the South African mines. ‘ Northville Elevator Burned. Redficld, S. D., Jan. 9.—The large ele- vator belonging to Ezra Martin of Northville burned to the ground, The fire originated in the engine room. The elevator was one of the largest in Spink county and contained 10,000 bushels of wheet awaiting shipment. The loss is partially covered by insurance. Died From Her Injuries. La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 9. — Mrs. Re- becca Smith, who was horribly burned while making a fire in her cook stove, died in terrible agony. | years of age. ue wae wunety | Netherlands. She died PHIL ARMOUR DEAD —_—_— MILLIONAIRE. PACKER MAKES A LOSING FIGHT. ‘After Two Years of Iiness, During Which He Devoted His Time to an Attempt to Restore His Health. Philip D. Armour Passes Awny— Sudden Death of His Son and Namesake Nearly a Year Age Hung Heavily on Him During the Closing Months of His Life— Wealth Variously Estimated. Chicago, Jan. 8.—Philip D. Armour died at his residence in this city at 5:45 o'clock last evening. The end came after two years of illness, during which time Mr. Armour visited German baths, passed the cold months in Southern California and devoted him- self largely to an attempt to restore his health, which, however, had been broken never to be regained. For several weeks the dead million- aire had been living at the old famity home in Prairie avenue, the usual trip to Southern California not having been taken this winter. He came down to the office in the Home Insurance build- ing but seldom,,and as the cold in- creased he did not*come at all. It was understood in the office that he had had an incipient attack of pneumonia, but it was given out no later than a week ago that he was on the road to recovery. It was noted, however, that the constant attendance of Dr. Frank Billings, the family physician, at the bedside of the sick man did not corrob- orate the favorable reports at the down town office. For several days death had been feared as the outcome by the close as- sociates of the great captain of indus- try. They realized that the decline from day to day did not cease, and that there could be but one end. When death came his grandchildren, who had so close a place in his heart, were at the family residence, as was J. Og- den Armour, the surviving son. Mr. Armour had lost strength stead- ily from day to day since the com- mencement of winter. The pneumonia was checked, but strength was not re- gained. The firm grip he*’had so long maintained upon the business of Ar- mour & Co., whether at the office or thousands of miles away, slowly re- laxed. Reports no longer interested him as they were wont to do during the first months of his declining health. The sudden death of his son and name- sake nearly a year ago, hung heavily on him during the closing months of his life. In fact, he never recovered from the shock he experienced from that event. It stopped his ‘progress to- ward recovery in his winter home at Pasadena, and its sorrow remained fresh until the end. Philip D. Armour was born in Stock- bricge, Oneida county, N. Y., May 16, 1832. His early life was spent on a farm. In 1849 the California gold fever struck Western New York and young Armour was one of the first In Stock- bridge to determine to visit the Pacific coast. With three or four companions from the same neighborhood young Armour made the trip to the gold fields, walking almost the entire dis- tance. Armour made money from the start and at the end of six years re- turned home with'a fortune. Becoming dissatisfied with the quiet life of his native town he came West again and tegether with a brother-in-law, estab- lished a large wholesale grocery house in Milwaukeed. This vengure was also successful, and in a year’s time he purchased the largest grain elevator in Milwaukee. This led to more ele- vators and railroad stock. In 1866 he came to Chicago to take charge of the Chicago branch of a New York packing establishment. The result was that the Chicago house ceased to be a branch and the West gained the largest packing and provision plant in the world. The property interests for which Mr. Armour stood are estimated at $150,000, - 000. His personal Share of this prop- erty is variously estimated at from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000. In works of charity Mr. Armour’s monument will be found in the Ar- mour institute, to which he but a short time ago gave $750,000 in one remem- brance. Asked once what he consid- ered his best paying investment, he! replied: - ‘The Armour institute.” The: institute to-day represents an invest- ment on the part of Mr. Armour and his brother Joseph of $2,750,000 and a yearly expense for maintenance of $100,000. REBELS CAPTURED. Mexican Soldiers Round Up a Bané of Maya Indians. Austin, Tex., Jan. 8 — A dispatch from Oaxaca, Mex., says: The govern- ment troops operating against the Maya Indians in the State of Yucatan have captured a force of about 100 of the rebels and have sent them under military guard to Merida. Among the prisoners is Antonio Mulyl, who is said to be a leader in the rebellion. He is highly intelligent and had knowledge of military matters. He will be sent to the City of Mexico. - RUSSIA SCHEMING, Conventicn for Temporary Occupa- tion of Fengtien Is Signed.’ Vienna, Jan. 8. — A dispatch to the Political Correspondenz from St. Pe- tersburg says a convention has been signed between Russia and China by which the former country obtains the temporary occupation of Fengtien, with a view of watching the attitude of China and the powers in the far East. GRAND DUKE DEAD. Karl Alexander of Saxe-Weimer Soccumbs to Influenzia. Berlin, Jan. 8 — Karl Alexander, grand duke of Saxe-Weimar, who has been ill for some time of influenzia, is dead. He was born in 1818 and was the son of Grand Duke Kari Fried- rich and Grand Duchess Marie Paul- owna, daughter of Czar Paul I. of dd phie, daughter of King Wil ca * “i w } Py i | ' i , » i ” | j | | | — 4 <a » { ’ » ww . er % . oF w ‘ ‘ 4 oy j -+————-+ | a