Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 12, 1901, Page 3

———— ww STEEPED iN CRIME DAYTON WOMAN SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING FOUTEEN MUR- DERS, ‘MOST OF THEM WERE RELATIVES WOUR HUSBANDS, FIVE CHILDREN AND A SISTER AMONG THE DEAD. ARSENIC AND COPPERAS ARE USED ACCUSED BY HER MOTHER, BUT NO MOTIVE FOR THE CRIMES APPARENT. Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 9. — Mrs. A. J. ‘Whitwer, a widow residing in this city, ‘thas been arrested by the police at the instigation of the coroner, and is held prisoner at Central station, pending an investigation into very serious charges. Mrs. Whitwer, the police say, is sus- pected of fourteen murders, the dist in- cluding four husbands, five children, ‘one sister and four members of dif- ferent families in which she was em- ployed housekeeper. The last sup- posed victim was her sister, Mrs. Anna Pugh, who died a week ago under mys- terious circumstarces. An autopsy performed at the request of Mrs. Whit- wer’s mother, who came here from Detroit, is said to have disclosed the presence of Arsenic and Copperas Following closely first husband, according to in the stomach. upon the death of her Fred Schwelger, came, police department data, the death of two children. The second husband died suddenly several years after the wedding, and the children of this mar- riage died in rapid succession. Her last husband, A. J. Whitwer, died last April. In each instance death was somewhat sudden, and all were strargely alike. The prisoner is forty- seven years of age, and formerly lived in Middletown, this state. She has two sons in the Philippines, and a sis- ter, it is stated, in a New York asylum. No motive for the suspected crimes has been disclosed. Drugs found in the rooms of Mrs. Whitwer are in the hands of the police and will be éxam- ined. WORK OF WHITE APS. Fifteen Negroes Wounded, Four of Them Fatally. Leadsburg, Tenn., Oct. — Fifteen negroes were wounded, four of them fatally, by Whitecaps near Caney Springs, a few miles from here Satur- day night. Several of the wounded are women, one of whom had her eyes shot out. Numerops thefts committed In the vicinity effCaney Springs re- cently have greatly aroused the com- munity and the Whitecap organization dis the result. Thirty-five ne- were returning Sunday in a body from a festival and were halted at the end of a bridge by men wearing | sks and “carrying shotguns and pistols. The name of each negro was demanded, and on answering, were allowed to pass. Finally, instead of answering one negro fired at his questioner, The Whitecapper fell. His companions fired on the rest of the negroes, killing and wounding a num- ber. The Whitecappers jumped into buggies, carrying the wounded man with them. The names of none of them are known, though the authorities are endeavoring to apprehend the offend- ers. white » ARE STILL ACTIVE. Filipino Rebels Making Trouble on Island of Banton. Manila, Oct. 9. — The governor of Rombton sent some of the American school teachers assigned to him to Banton island, where there is no Amer- ican garrison, in care of the presidente. The latter, who feared to assume the | responsibility for the safety of the teachers, confessed that the district was a refuge for 150 rebel riflemen. Thereupon the governor would not permit the teachers to remain and ar- rested the presidente and sent troops to destroy the band. Intercepted correspondence and in- vestigations by a local school teacher resulted in the capture of a rebel ma- jor with other conspirators who were arranging for the concentration of 250 riflemen in Bulucan province. CELEBRATE SOVE Loyal Canadians to Have a Holiday on Nov. 9. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 9—Under a fed- eral statute the birthday of the reign- {ny sovereign is to be observed as a public holiday all over Canada. The law thorizes the government to mame by proclamation some other date for celebration if they deem. it necessary, but no other step has been taken. Consequently the day will be observed this year on Novy. 9. FIGHTING AT PANAMA RENEWED. Government of Colombian Erects New Fortifications. Colon, Colombia, Oct. 9.—It is report- ed that the situation at Panama is-be- coming critical. Two expeditions are menacing the city, and a contingent ander Gen. Porras is reported to have fanded. The government is erecting more fortifications and early develop- ments are expected. LANCE AGAINST THEM. TRADE BA‘ Pay Out Mach More Than They Recei London, Oct. 9.—The board of trade returns for September show that the British imports compared with the same month last year show a decrease of £312,471. The exports during the same period decreased £2,563,509. For th: nine months of the present year the imports show an increase of £5,- 273,069 and the exports a decrease of €9,112,715 as compared with the same period of 1900. English CHARGE IS REFUTED. Admiral Schley Was Anything a “Coward” and a “Caitift. Washington, O:t. 9.—Historian Mac- lay's vicious charge that Admiral Schley was a “coward” and a “caitift” hat he was guilty of personal cow- ice—at the battle of Santiago was uted yesterday at the court of in- cuiry by a witness called by the navy department. Lieut. Commander Hodg- son, executive officer of the flagship Brooklyn, was on the stand. Hoe is the man who stirred up so much trouble by reporting Schley as saying “Damn the Texas,” ete, and originally was considered a dangerous witness for the applicant. Yesterday, however, Hodg- under cross-examination by -At- son, torney Rayner, gave testimony de- cidedly favorable to the admiral. To begin with, the witness said that the Brooklyn was in at the death at the enl of the chase of Cervera's fleet, and that during the fight Schley’s Bearing and manner were “such as_ befitted the commander-in-chieft, of a squad- ron.” “Where was Schley during the chase and fight?” asked Mr. Rayner. “He was on the little bridge or plat- form which runs around the conning tower of the Brooklyn,” said the wit- ness. “Was that a point of danger?” “IL was,” replied Hodgson. “It was in view of the enemy's ships.’ Maclay’s charge that Schley was an arrant coward that day at Santiago has not been considered seriousi; ex- cepting by his rabid enemies, bus the defense yesterday did well in bring- ing out the fact that Schley was on the bri€ge. Ia apparently pleased Ad- miral Dewey, who stood on the bridge of the Olympia at the battle of Manila. During the recess counsel for Schley said Admiral Sampson probably will not be called as a witness after all. Attorney Rayner, in answer to a ques- tion, said that he had received infor- mation that Sampson's Condition precluded his appearance on the stand. Lieut. Commander Hodgson said it was 1:15 when the Colon struck her colors, and that the Brooklyn was the nearest vessel, the Oregon being 2,000 yards away. It was also brough out that when the Brooklyn began to make the loop her range was 1,409 yards, and that it wag_2,500 yards when th: loop was finished. This tended to. show that the flagship went but 1,100 yards to sea, instead of several miles, as witnesses have said. testified that no one on the Brooklyn knew about the code of signals ar- ranged at Cienfuegos, so that Schley could not proceed to Santiago, as was desired. Concerning the alleged curs- ing of the Texas by the Admiral Hodg- son had a bad half-hout. Counsel for Schley Twisted and Turned Him inside out and finally the witness said he did not believe the admiral wished the Texas any ill luck, but in a mo- ment of irritation simply wished she were out of the way. The department's attorney wanted to introduce a writ- ten statement of Navigator Heilner of the Brooklyn relating to Schley’s re- mark, but Mr. the court ruled it out. Capt. Folger, who commanded the New Orleans during the Spanish war, testified that the bombardments of the Cristobal Colon on May 31 had been eminently successful in developing the strength of the Spanish shore batteries and had shown them to be very weak. He also said that if the Spanish vessels had attempted to escape at night they could not have been seen by the block- ading fleet in bad weather. SHAMROCK WILL REMAIN. Lipton Decides to Keep Her in Amer- ican Waters. New York, Oct. 9.—Sir Thomas Lip- ton has decided to keep the Shamrock II. in American waters this winter, with a view of racing her next spring and summer against Constitution and Columbia. The Shamrock is to be dis- mantled at once. Her mast will be taken out so she can pass under the Brooklyn bridge, and she is to be towed after being stripped to New London, Conn., there to be laid up for the winter with the Constitution, which will also have a birth at that place. Sir Thomas Lipton is confined to his yacht, the: Erin, which is lying off West Thirty-fourth street in the North river. His right leg, which was hurt while he was boarding the tender Porto Rico a few weeks ago, is giving him considerable pain. The tremen- dous strain it was subjected to during the recent races is beginning to tell, and his doctor has ordered absolute rest. BOERS ARE DISHEARTENED. Expected to Make a Rich Capture and Were Defeated. Pretoria, Oct. 9. — In the fight be- tween Col. Kekewich’s command and the Boers under Gen. Delarey at Moed- will, the first picket rushed was ten men of the Derbyshire regiment, of whom six were killed and four woun- ded. Soon afterward the British camp was surrounded on three sides. The Derbyshires took advantage of the one opening and turned the flank of the Boers. Scouts report that the Boers were severely punished when they were repulsed and their losses were heavier than at first supposed. It is also said that Gen. Delarey’s men are disgusted and disheartened at their failure in this attack, as they expected to obtain full supplies by taking, the camp. Instead of that many Boers were killed and wounded and they got nothing in the way of supplies. Hay’s Health Better. Washington, Oct. 9.—The secretary of state is expected to return next week from his much interrupted vacation, greatly improved in health and ready for the winter’s work. He is to receive the degree of doctor of laws at New Haven on the occasion of the Yale bi- centenary. if there was any truth in the statement attributed to Secretary Gage that Mr. |, 8:13, struck a iy Rayner objected and | park, now Lacs County Settlers Are Afraid of an Outbreak. St. Paul, Oct. 5. — Dr. BE. H. Boeck- man, sent by Dr. Bracken of the state board of health to investigate, the smallpox epidemic among the Indians in Mille Lacs county, returned yester- day. He says the guards are now en- forcing the quarantine with fair suc- cess. The disease is most virulent in form, however, and there have been several deaths. The Indians are in an ugly mood, their pay having been with- held by the government because they refuse to remove to the White Earth reservation, The settlers are much disturbed, fearing both the smallpox and an outbreak of the Indians. There is no great danger of an epidemic at pressht. Lars Erickson, a pioneer trader of Mille Lacs county, yesterday called at the capitol to enlist the aid of Goy. Van Sant. He says there is danger of an Indian outbreak and there is great danger of a smallpox epidemic. There are about 500 Indians loafing about homestead Iand who re- fuse to move. They have guns and re- fuse to obey the laws, living on game killed out of season. Mille FARMER AND SHOTGUN. What a State Veterinarian Ran Up Against. Sioux Falls, $. D., Oct. 5. — Henry Franseen, a prominent farmer living near Sioux Falls, was arrested yester- day on the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening the life of Dr. O. W. Stanley, assistant state veterinary surgeon, of this city. Dr. Stanley and State Veterinary Fos- ter of Brawn county, with another phy- sician, went to Franseen’s farm for the purpose of shooting some horses of his which were alleged to have been exposed to glanders. He appeared on the scene armed with a shotgun and ran the officials off his place. His pre- liminary examination was set for to- day, but has been continued until next Tuesday. AFTER BREWER’S MONEY. Iowa Attorney Wants Damages for Alleged Conspiracy. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 5. — Eugene Lutz has commenced an action against the Sioux City Brewing company, de- manding $20,000 damages for alleged | malicious prosecution. with a client named A. D. Brauner, for Nov. 25, 1899, | SPOHSHHHSHSOHHH SHO OOHOOHOHHOS HHHHOUOHOOSOOOOHOOOS DOOOOOO® : News of the Northwest# ; Leaves nsssseuneshbaed ss (usd sdduleekmcnndaauel ry YOUTHFUL SAVAGES. Barbarous Treatment of a Fellow Student by Beloit Pupils. Beloit, Wis., Oct. 8—George F. Stock- well, a student in the preparatory de- partment of Beloit college, was enticed from his room at the house of Presi- dent Eaton at an early hour yesterday morning by members of the middle pre- paratory class. He was overpowered, divested of every article of clothing and compelled to walk ahead of a score of howling student, aided by the appli- cation of switches in the hands of his tormentors. His clothing was fastened to the top of a flagpole, and after he had been sufficiently “disciplined” he was allowed to go home to plan re- venge. The outrage is the climax of a number of class fights this year in which the worst punishment inflicted heretofore was compelling students to walk into town after having been driv- en far into the country. The faculty will probably take no action owing to the fact that the perpetrators of the decd are unknown, and the members of Stockwell’s class have taken matters in their own hands. Stockwell lives in Cherry Valley, Ill, and has no enemies in the school. LANDS FOR SETTLERS. Rosebud | Indians Will Relinquish Part of Their Reservation. Chamberlain, S. D., Oct. 8. — The work of securing the signatures of the Rosebud Indians to an agreement re- linquishing for settlement that portion of the Rosebud reservation in Gregory county is practically complete. Maj. McLaughlin, chief Indian inspector, has been engaged for some months in securing thesesignatures. He expects to put the lands on the market in a very short time. There are many thousands of acres in the tract which are of a superior character, and appli- cations are already being filed for them, many people having come to this place to await settlement. ORPHAN GIRL WHIPPED. Priest, His Housekecper and a Ser- vant Girl Are Now in Jail. Neillsville, Wis., Oct.*8,—Fr. Charles L. Youngblut, Lizzie Nolan, his house- keeper, and a servant girl, were arrest- ed and are now in jail, charged with Hodgson also |» Lutz, who is an attorney, was arrested | assaulting Mary Prim, an orphan eleven years old, who lived at the alleged conspiracy to injure the bus!-| priest's house. It is alleged that the ness of the brewing company, and put in jail. Brauner had been discharged from the employ of the company and sought retaliation by the prohibitory liquor law of Iowa. Lutz filed actions against the company and his arrest with his client followed. WARD IS INDICTED In Connection With Wrecking Le Mars, Iowa, Bank. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 5.—Seven in- dictments were returned against T. F. Ward in the federal court for falsify- ing the records of the Le Mars Nationa} defunct, and embezzling $13,000 of the bank’s funds. Ward, who was vice president, absconded and was captured in New Jersey. BLACK RIVER FALLS TERROR. Although Declnred Insane, He Was Peaceably Helping Build a Rail- road. La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 5.—John Low- ery, who is alleged to have burned his home and tried to burn a barn and ter- rorized Black River Falls and escaped here after being declared insane by a jury, was found working on a railroad in Minnesota, near Winona, Fargo’s House Famine. . Fargo, N. D., Oct. ing made to interest Fargo capitalists in a plan to erect a number of resi- dences in the city. There is a resi- dence famine, and as a result those who have houses for rent demand such exorbitant re*es that many people who have thought of locating here, have been forced to go elsewhere. The op- portunity for a profitable investment in homes has never been better, and as a result of Mayor Johnson’s hustling there may be a change by’next year. - Rural Mail Boxes Broken. - La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 5. — Reports come from French Island, in the town of Campbell, this county, that rural mail boxes have been broken into and mutilated. The authorities have taken up the matter and an investigation is being mace. Several boxes have been found un.ocked heretofore, but it is but recently that the contents of the boxes have been tampered with. Man’s Life. St. Paul, Oct. 5.—William H. Butter- field, a cripple aged sixty years, died at his home in this city from poison. Butterfield’s roommate, Len Robinson, heard the ol1 man walking about, his room at 1 e’clock. At 3 o’clock he was again aroused by the old man’s groans. Butterfield said he was “all right.” When Robinson arose at 6 o'clock But- terfield lay beside him dead. Minister Wa W111 Ornte. Washington, Oct. 5.—Wu Ting Fang, minister from China, has acc>pted the invitation of the management of the Southern railway to make an address i 1 | dignant over the affair. Fr. Youngblut 5.—Efforts are be- | | girl was whipped so severely and pun- ished in other ways that her condition is considered very critical. The people of Neillsville are said to be very in- was taken into court for fear of a mob, which hanged him in effigy, with the placard, “Youngblut the assassin.” INSANE BURGLAR, Says He Has More Power Than God and Will Rob All Bank: Winona, Minn., Oct. 8—W. F. Moody, who has lived about here at different times for a number of years, and whose family lives at Stockton, entered a bank here Saturday at the noon hour when only two men were in the build- ing. He had his pockets filled with money before he was discovered. He was held then and the police sum- mored. It was then discovered that his mind was badly deranged. He claims to have greater power than God and says that to-day he will escape and rob gll the banks in the city. He will probably be sent to Rochester. HIS SKULL CRUSHED, South Dakota Stockman Accident- ally Killed in Chicago. Chicago, Oct. 8 — J. M. Griffith, a horse dealer from Dakota City, S. D., was found yesterday with a fractured skull on top of a stock car in the yards at Fifty-first street. He died while be- ing transported to the hospital. He is supposed to have been killed while passing under a viaduct near the yards. CLARK A. PLACE DEAD. For Thirty Years Paymaster of the Milwaukee Road. . - Milwaukee, Oct. 8.—Clark A. Place, for thirty years paymaster of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad and a resident of Milwaukee since 1846, died yesterday. Mr. Place had been ailing for a long time. He was eighty- four years old. Fatal Blood Poisoning. Redwood Falls, Minn., Oct. 8.—A pe- culiar and fatal case of bloodpoisoning has occurred at this place. A little over two weeks ago Benjamin, the thirteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Alex Mellravie, was nursing a cold- sore on one of his lips. A scab had formed. On the day that the scab had formed perfectly young Mcllreavie in- dulged in a scuffling contest with a playmate, and by accident the scab was knocked off the Iip. Blood pois- oning set in a few days later. Large lumps formed at the base of the brain and caused death. North Dakota Educators. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 8.—The executive committee of the North Dakota Educa- tional association met here to arrange before the annual convention of the American Association of Passenger and General Ticket Agents at Ashe- ville, N. C., Oct. 15 to 17 on the sub- ject of “The Railways of China.” Has the Accident Habit. Cumberland, Wis., Oct. 5. — Clinton Hammond, a carpenter working on the company’s large cold storage plant at this place, fell from the second floor, a distancé of fourteen feet, breaking his left arm. It is just a year ago that the same man had the right arm broken and an eye knocked out in an accident. Derailed by a Roulder. La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 5. — Passenger When asked the other day | train No. 49, due here on the Chicago, Rurlington & Quincy from Chicago at “9 boulder near Me- Hay was soon to retire from the cabf- |, Cartney- while going fifty miles at net, he replied that he was sure Mr Gage had said nothing of the sort, hour. Fortunately the impact hurled it to one side; tte: only damage: being: to the engine; the date and program for the next meeting of the association to be held next year at Grand Forks. The first three days in Jaruary were selected, and the program will include addresses by many leading educators in the country. President Draper of the Ili- nois university will be among the num- ber. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 8 — Billy Young, the official bootblack at the Towa penitentiary at Anamosa, who is serving a life sentence for killing Geo. Elliott in a gambling house quarrel Dec. 16, 1896, over 20 cents, may get his Nberty on a parole in a few months. Young is a negro, and has been an un- usual prisoner. He is a safety, and re- eeives a fee of 25 cents a month from each officer and guard’ for boot black- ing. From his income he Has saved $200. He has a brussels carpet on the floor of his celt and Ree neat pictures on the walls, 7 NORTH DAKOTA IS HEALTHY. Mortality Rate for Last Calendar Year Is 17.47 per Thousand Popula- tion. Washington, Oct. 9.—Statistics com- piled by the marine hospital service for 1,190 cities and towns in the United States having a population of 1,000 or more, indicates for the United States an annual mortality for the last calendar year of 17.47 per 1,000 popula- ton according to the census of 1900. The population .of these cities and towns aggregate 20,712,608, and deaths Srom all causes in 1900 numbered 361,- 779, The annual mortality per 1,000 of estimated population is 16.87. There were 36,240 deaths from phthisis pulo- manis, 648 from smallpox, 7,007 from enteric fever, 2,850 from measles, 2,237 from scarlet fever, 9,698 from diph- theria and membraneous croup, and 2,539 from whooping cough. The table shows North Dakota, with a death rate of 6.95 per thousand of population, was the most healthy state in the country. SMALLPOX AT MILLE LACS. Officials Take Precautions to Pre- vent Its Spreading. White Earth, Minn., Oct. 9—A few days ago intelligence was received at the agency office that smallpox had broken out among the jIndians at Mille Lac and United States Agent Michelet at once instructed Dr. L. A. Arkinson, agency physician at Rice Lake, and Joseph Luxon of the agency police force to proceed to the scene of the afflicted district and investigate matters and vaccinate every Indian, man, woman and child, and otherwise use every available measure to pre- vent the spread of the disease. The re- port has also been received to the ef- fect that the plague has broken out among the scattering bands of non- reservation Indians who live and roam about the country in the vicinity of {Sandy lake, north of Aitkin and Mc- Gregor, and Agent Michelet will leave to-day to investigate the merits of the report. SMALLPOX AMONG CHILDREN. Seventy-one Cases in a Government School. . Ashland, Wis., Oct. 9.—The alarming discovery was made yesterday of sev- @nty-one cases of smallpox in the gov- ernment school at Odanah, Cod River reservation. Dr. Hicks of Washburn, representing the state board of health, anit Br. Davidson, the Indian physi- cian, made a joint investigation with the discovery that of 75 pupils board- ing in the parochial school, 48 have the smallpox. Out of the 70 pupils who beerd outside, 20 are down with the disease. One teacher and two other persons have the dise&Sé. - This o! break is far more alarming than Siiy- thing that has occurred in the North- west during the past two years. FATAL ACCIDENT. Foreman in a Stave Mill Instantly Killed, Swan, Wis., Oct. 9—William Fiddler, foreman of the stave mill at Curtis, Wis., while shoveling sawdust from a pulley on the line shaft, was caught by a bolt on the shaft and instantly killed. Every garment was tern from his body and his body and limbs were so tightly about the shaft that it was impossible to remove the body without cutting the flesh. Mr. Fiddler was about sixty years old, and for many years a resi- dent of Curtis. FARMER KILLED. Thrown Out of Wagon and Wheel Crushes His Head. Dell Rapids, S. D., Oct. 9.—Carl Bor- stad, a young farmer ,of Dinsmore township, who had been to Dell Rap- ids with grain Saturday evening, was killed in his own yard on reaching home. His team became frightened, making a sudden lurch which pitched him headlong from the wagon. A wheel passed over his head, crushing it terribly, killing him instantly. He was. thirty years old. MARINETTE’S LARGEST BLOCK. Gram Building Destroyed by Fire at a Loss of $35,000. Marinette, W's., Oct. 9. — The Gram building, the largest in the city, was destroyed by fire early yesterday. The loss is estimated at $35,000; partly cov- ered by insurance. The first floor was occupied by the Daily Star office and the Nebund & Johnson tailoring estab- lishment, and the second floor by Com- pany I, W. N. G., armory and Nichols & Davis’ law offices. Reinbeck Has Diphtheria, Reinbeck, Iowa, Oct. 8.—Some appre- hension is felt becuse of the preva- lence of diphtheria. One death oc- curred and ten families are under quar- antine. It is feared the disease may spread to Buffalo Center, where the schools of the township are grouped in one. The churches have been closed jhere and everything is being done to stamp out the disease. Looking After Rafting Interests. ‘Winona, Minn., Oct. 9. — Gov. Van Sant was fn the city yesterday morn- ing to look after his rafting interests in the absence of -his son Grant, who is in the northern part of the state. The rafting season will end in about three weeks he says. Threshing Further Delayed. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 9.—Another steady rain fell Saturday evening which will cause another delay in threshing. Re- ports from over the state indicate that the rainfall was general. Threshers had just started after serious delays. Foul Play Suspected. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 9!—Section Fore~ man Briégeman of the Northern Pa- cific, found the body of a laboring man at the side of the track four miles west of Fargo. Indications point to death i from gunshot wound! in Head, e {In Minnesota. | z State News of the Week Briefly Told. [Xe CO Oe McCadden of Cherry He had resided Alexander Groye died of dropsy. there forty years. Tracy Poor of Marshan died after a protracted illness, aged sixty-eight years. He leaves a wife and four sons. Deming Lord, the eight-year-old son of Ally Lord of Barnum, was accident- ally shot and instantly killed by his brother, Sherman. Lester Blinn, twent:-two years of age, had a leg crushed and received other injuries while at’ work on the railroad at Kreuger. He has since died. The store of the Arenson Mercantils ccmpany, at East Grand Forks, was robbed of several hundred dollars’ worth of goods. ‘W. H. Lowry, an inmate of the Blue Earth ccunty jail, made his escape. He was held on the charge of passing ccunterfeit money at New Ulm. Fire destroyed the warehouse of the Rush City Mercantile company at Rush City, containing lumber, machinery and potatoes. Loss, about $6,000. Attorney W. is Comstock of Manka- to has returned from Fremont, Ohio,” where he unearthed a large fortune for William B. Newman of Austin. John Stewart, second engineer of the steamer Okomo, lies in St. Luke’s hos- pital, Duluth, suffering from a brutal assault by footpads in Superior. Bert Brooker of Tower, the bartender charged with being responsible for the death of Archie Beaudreau, a Tower blacksmith, was released on $2,000 bail. August Kulas and Mrs. August Ste- ba, both of whom have families in Wi- nona, are thought to have eloped last Friday, and are supposed to be in Min- neapolis or St. Paul. The burning of Bridge No. 60, near Mora, has shut off traffic on the Du- luth line of the Great Northern. Pas- sengers ere transferred. The fire start- ed from forest fires. The annual report of County Supt. Blankenship of Pine courty shows an vnusually large increase in the school population. The total enrollment of pupils is 3,363. A newspaper report from Portland, Ore., is to the effect that Harvey D. Young, formerly of Duluth, was fatal- ly hurt by falling down a hatchway on the steamer Palatin - Robert Whiie, an old-time resident of Lake Sity, died syddeniy of heart trouble. He leaves four sons, H. G. White of Arlington; S. M. White of ‘West Superior; R. W. White of Fari- bault and W. E. White of Lake City. Special Agent Eugene McComas, who has been at White Earth supervising the rescaling of the dead and down timber cut on the diminished reserva- tion, has completed his labors and re- turned to Washington. Herm Tollefson’s drug store, at Kas- son, was damaged by lightning. It en- tered on the telephone wire, completely destroying the exchange, situated in the rear of the store. a Otto Iverson of Henning, was taken to Fergus Falls on the charge of push- ing Merrill Lagness off the top of a wheat stack during a quarrel. Lag- ness sustained mternal injuries from which {it is feare he will not recover. At a meeting of the board of county commissicners, held at Bemidji, Theo. Welte was .appointed county auditor, notwithstanding that David Sylvester was, on Sept. 14, appointed to that of- fice for the unexpired term of J. H. Haner. Several months ago, A. A. Abraham- son sucdenly left home. The other day he returned, and says he has no know- ledge of why he left or where he has been, except that he found himself walking in the streets of East Grand Forks. % ae ‘While selling at auction the personal effects of the Jonathan Calby estate, at Plainview, an old Bible was knocked down for 25 cents. In examining the book the purchaser found, concealed among the leaves, a bank note for $500. ae The Willmar street fair closed Sat- urday. Gov. Van Sant was present and addressed an enormous crowd. Supt. Gregg spoke to the farmers at the court house, and S. M. Owen addressed a packed house at the opera house. Many do not credit the story that young Hartman of Duluth, who was some time ago reported as having fought a duel with a German officer, in which the latter was seriously wound- ed, was “faking” in his report of the duel, as is now claimed by Duluth Ger- mans. Two new townsites have been opened up within eighteen miles of Bemidji. One is on the new line of the Minnesota & International, running from Bemidjt to Blackduck, ad is called Farley. The other town, as yet unnamed, is being opened up by Mr. Street of Bemidji, west of Solway, on the main line of the Great Northern. The thirty-fitth scloon in Bemidji 1s going to occupy a $12500 brick build- ing, recently built cn a $6,500 lot, the finest business. corner in the city. Alt the finishing and fixtures of the saloon will be of mahogany. Mike Parker, charged with violating the liquor laws, was convicted at Fer- gus Falls and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and to spend sixty days in the Becker county jail. A night session of ecurt ts being held to try the case against William Smith, which ts the Yast ease of the term. “&