Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 28, 1902, Page 3

Pil | | SHH SOOO OSO OOO OOS OS OHODOOOOOO SOSHHSSSOHH OOOO OOOS OOOPOOOOOE fi ¢ : News of the Northwest# SOHHSHHSHHSSESOSSHSH SSS SSLOSOHSHHSHSSHHHSHSHOHSHOHSHHOSSH OF NORBECK IS TAKEN MISSING MINNEAPOLIS DETECTIVE IS ARRESTED AT CARVER. SUBMITS WITHOUT A STRGGLE MAN WHOSE SUDDEN FLIGHT WHILE ON TRIAL CAUSED A SENSATION. IN ALMOST HELPLESS CONDITION LONG DEBAUCHERY AND RAVAGES OF DISEASE HAVE LEFE THEIR MARK, Caryer, Minn., June 25.—Chris Nor- beek, the much-wanted Minneapolis detective whose sudden flight while his ul was in progress on the charge of septing a bribe caused his bondsmen to offer a reward of $1,000 for his re- was arrested here at 4:30 yes- afternoon. Minneapolis officers are on the ground and will return the fugitive to the scene of his alleged crimes. Norbeck’s capture was accompanied by Marshal Louis Goetz and J. M. Artz without a struggle or sensational in- ident. Long debauchery, the ravages of disease, and the constant fear of discovery had left the fugitive in a condition that bordered on helpless- ness, and when he was arrested he ad- mitted his identity without hesitation. Although he Declined to Discuss his movements since his flight from Minneapolis, Norbeck had apparently been in Carver for the past twenty- four hours. His identity was estab- lishe@ when he went into O. C. Brunius’ drug store shortly before 4 o'clock and asked to use the telephone. The long distance station is located in that store, and Norcbeck’s request to be permitted to talk to Carrie Emerson in Minneapolis startled the operator in You are not .Chris Norbeck, are ” queried Mr. Brunius, who you stepped closer to have a better look at the stranger. N eck’s face flushed, he looked od, and then, recovering, he No, but you wouldn’t givea fel- would you?” on’t known that I would; but certainly not as long as I have @ jollar in my pocket,” was the reply. Admits His Identity. beck seemed to be reassured by swer, and then lowering his , he said: ‘Well, I’m Norbeck, all right, but I guess it would not be safe to telephone, anyway. Give me some carbolic.” ‘You mean carbolic salve,” said the st, noticing that Norbeck’s face covered with sores. “Yes, I guess that will do ‘as well as anything else. But hurry, I want to get out of here. I want to get a hack.” The detective was given the salve, and without waiting for change, he darted out the rear door. Marshal ‘Goetz had been attracted by the move- ment of the stranger, and after a few syords with the druggist, he followed Norbeck out the door, accompanied by ‘Mr. Artz. The two men overtook the fugitive just as he was emerging from the alley into the street. Submitted Readily to Arrest. ‘The sudden knowledge that he had been caught seemed to stagger him for a moment, and then he recovered his self-possession. In a moment he ad- mitted his identity and submitted to He was searched but no apon was found on him. He had gs and $315 in bills in his pocket. A riage was secured and the prisoner “vas taken to the Chaska jail, two miles distant. A message was sent at se to the Minneapolis police with as- surance that Norbeck would be held until officers could be sent for him. Norbeck was thoroughly broken down when the door was locked behind him. He refused to discuss his travels or refer to his case in any way. ° MAYOR AMES PLEADS. Says He Is Not Guilty of Crime of Offering a Bribe. Minneapolis, June 25.—Mayor A. A. ‘Ames was arraigned in the district court yesterday morning and pleaded not guilty to a charge of offering a pribe. It is expected that the trial will go over to’ the September term of court. The trial of Capt. Norman W. ‘King is being continued, but very lit- tle testimony of interest is being de- veloped. Hacked With Penknife. Clearwater, Minn., June 25, — John Cachman, claiming residence at Blooming Prairie, Minn., and lately employed by Swift & Co., South St. Paul, attempted suicide at the Clear- water hotel yesterday morning. He struck himself twice in the left breast ‘with a pocket knife, inflicting severe, but not fatal wounds. He says he is charged with electricity and wants to die. He is in custody. Lae qui Parle Pioneers, Watson, Minn,, June 25. — The old settlers of Lac qui Parle and Chippewa ‘counties met at their grounds at Lac iqui~Parle yesterday, 2,000 people being present. H. F, Stevens, Judge Pow- ers, M. J. Dowling, A. J. Volstad and others addressed the crowd. * Convict Dies in Prison, Stillwater, Minn., June 25, — Alex- ander Andrew, a convict, died at the rison.. He was sent up from Minne- japolis a.year ago on a three and one- hhalf years’ sentence for grand larceny. pastes THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, June 25. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 75 @ 76c; No. 2 Northern, 74 @i5ce. Oats — No. 3 white, 44@441-2c; No. 3, 42@431-2c. Corn—No, 3 yellow, 58@59c; No. 3, 57@58c. Minneapolis, June 25.—Wheat—No, 1 hard, 795-8c; No. 1 Northern, 77 3-8c; No. 2 Northern. 74 5-8c. Duluth, June 25.—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 781-2c; No. 1 Northern, 76c; No. 2 Northern, 75c; No. 3 spring, 73c; oats, rye, 56c; flax. $1.70. Milwaukee, Wis., June 25. — Wheat— No. 1 Northern, 781-2 @ 79c; No. 2 Northern, 771-2@781-4c; July, 741-4c. Rye—No. 1, 58c. Barley — No. 2, 1@ 711-2c. Oats—No. 2 white, 47 1-2@48c. Corn—July, 63 1-2c. Chicago, June 24.—Cash Wheat--No. 2 red, 8lc; No. 3 red, 79 1-2@80 1-2; No. 2 hard winter, 76 @ 77c; No. 3 hard winter, 75 @ 76c; No. 1 Northern spring, 75@76c; No. 2 Northern spring, 721-2@74c; No. 3 spring, 67 @ 721-2c. Corn—No. 2, 65@66c; No. 3, 60@61e. Oats —No. 2, 421-2c; No. 3, 411 Sioux City, Iowa, June 25.—Cattle — Beeves, $5 @ 7; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50 @ 5; stockers and feeders, $2.50 @ 4.25; yearlings and calves, $2.75@4. Hogs, $7.20@7.59; bulk, $7.30@7.35. Chicago, June 25. — Cattle -- Good to prime st2ers, $7.50 @ 8; poor to medi- um, $4.75@7.40; stockers and feeders,$2.75 @5.25; calves, $2.50@6. 50. Hogs—-Mixed and butchers, $7.10@7.55; good to choice heavy, $7.45@7. Sheep--Good to choice wethers, $ 5; fair to choice 55; Western, $4.50@5; native 5@7; Western lambs, $5.50G7; spring lambs, $7.40. South St. Paul, June 25. — Cattle — Choice butcher steers, $6.25@6.50; good, 50@6; choice cows and heifers, $5.25@ good to choice veals, $4.50@5.50; steer calves, $2.50@3.75; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $2.75 @ 3.25; heifer calves, $2.25@3.25. Hogs—Prices range, $6.80@7.15; bulk, $6.95@7. Sheep —Fancy lambs, $5.85@6; good to choice fat lambs, $5.50@ fair to good fat lambs, $5@5.50. FINDS RICH ORE BED. Last Chance Creek Discovered by Pure Accident. Helena, Mont., June 25.—P. R. Mar- tin, while digging a well at his resi- dence,.found the old bed of Last Chance creek, which in the early days produced upward of -$15,000,000 in gold. One man has lost his life in search of this old bed. Mr. Martin recently pur- chased a lot on Lower Hauser street and started to sink a well. At a depth of sixty-five feet he encountered the old bed of the creek, and thinking the sand might contain gold, panned it and obtained $12. The discovery has caused considerable excitement, and many persons will prospect in that vi- cinity in the hope of gaining a fortune. Last Chance gulch is to-day the main street of Helena. MAY COME BACK. Revival of Report That Capt. Mer- cer Will Again Be Here. Washington, June 25.—Capt. W. A. Mercer, former United States Indian agent, in Washington for a few days. His presefhce here so soon after the passage of the Morris bill revives the story of his possible return to the agency. Although it has been denied that any changes are contemplated, it is nevertheless a fact that efforts have been made and are being continued looking to the transfer of Capt Mercer back to his old post. He relinquished the position voluntarily when he gave up the agency. INJURIES PROVE FATAL, Fargo Man Victim of a Wreck on the Great Northern. Minot, N. D., June 25.—E. J. Jennings of Fargo, who was injured in a wreck on the Great Northern, died just after noon yesterday. His body will be taken to St. Paul. Mr. Jennings was well known in St. Paul, where he formerty resided. He was manager of the North Dakota Newspaper Union at Fargo. North Dakota Baptists. Fargo, N. D., June 25. — The North Dakcta State Baptist association con- vened here for a three days’ session. The convention will adjourn in time for the delegates to attend the Baptist convention, which will meet at Grafton ‘Thursday. The session of ‘the local meetings are being held in the Swed- ish Baptist church. Cracks a Joke and Dies. La Crosse, Wis., June 25.—Frederick Marquardt, one of the old and well known residents of La Crosse, died yesterday while eating dinner. He was seated at the family table, and, while joking about his age, fell from his chair and expired. He’ was eighty years of age. Heart disease caused his death. Soe 2A OND SE Will Camp at Watertown. Pierre, S. D., June 25. — Adjt. Gen. Conklin yesterday officially announced that the . state militia encampment next month will be held at Watertown, as a majority of the companies have voted for that place. Pierre will send a mounted troop. Iowa Crop Conditions Bad. Des Moines, Iowa, June 25.—Unsea- sonably cold weather continues, over- coats and fires being necessary. The seriousness of the crop conditions has been further augmented by an inch and a half of rainfall within twenty hours. _ Was Tired of Life. Dubuque, Iowa, June 25. — Nicholas Schmerbach, Jr., a well-to-do farmer of Specht’s Ferry, was tired of life, as he stated in a note. ,He went to the attic of his finely furnished farmhouse and sent the contents of a. double- barreled shotgun through his head. 7 ———" Died After Bicycle Ride. Dubuque, Iowa, June 25, — William George, who’resides in this city, had been riding his bicycle, and alighting from it sat down on the sidewalk and expired before a doctor could aid him. ere @ eee NORBECK MAY TELL ALL, Expected to Reveal Corrupt Condi- tions in Police Department. Minneapolis, June 26.—Chris Norbeck is wax. He realizes that the jig is ur for him and that there is only on¢ thing for him to do, and that is to yield to the demands of the officers of justice and tell what he can of the corrup! conditions in the police department That, at least might be inferred from his demeanor in jail yesterday. After his long debauch and his night side from Chaska, he was hardly in condi- tion to talk, and spent most of his tim¢ sleeping. When he did talk his words related to his past week’s experience more than to the future. But his bear- ing was that of a man who realized that to fight longer was folly—of 4 man who was completely whipped and ready to yield. It is the opinion at the court house that he will enter a plea of guilty and throw himself upon the mercy of the court. A plea of guilty will mean a full confession, and such 2 breaking down may give the state some unexpected evidence against Chief Ames and Detectives Howaré and Morrissey. MRS. TANKE ARRAIGNED. Continuance Granted, While Tanke Looks for Relief. Henderson, Minn., June 26.—Amelia Tanke yesterday was arraigned in court and asked for a continuance of one week, and also entered objection to the jurisdiction of the court, for the reason that during the hearing of the motion for a change of venue to this county, and at the time the order was made transferring it, defendant wat not in court, but was in jail in Nicollet county. The motion was taken under advisement. Mrs. Tanke was taken tc jail and Frank Tanke was brought inte court. He made a motion, through his attorney, for a new trial on the grouné of newly discovered evidence. The motion will be heard on Saturday, July 5. Attorney Eckstein, for the defense accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Wegge and J. J. Mohre, are at the Wellner home for the purpose of securing ad- ditional evidence, and it is expecte¢ that some sensational disclosures wil! ve forthcoming. ONSIN EDITORS, w Start for St. Louis on Their Annual Outing. St. Paul, June 26.—Editors from the Badger state, members of the Wiscon- sin Editorial association, met in St Paul yesterday, and left this morning on the steamer Dubuque of the Dia- mond Jo line for St. Louis on their an- nual outing trip. The party is smaller than was expected, and for that rea- son the entertainment provided for the forenoon wds postponed until later in the day. ‘The editors, under the guidance of the Commericial club rep- resentatives, were taken for a trolley ride to Fort Snelling, Como Park, the Indian Mounds Park and other points. Returning late in the afternoon, they dined at the Windsor hotel. The even- ing was spent at will, there being n¢ formal program. The party will spend several days in St. Louis, and will 8¢ from there to Chicago, where it wil disband. PROHIBITION TICKET. Members of the Party in South Da- _ kota Hold a Convention. Huron, S. D., June 26.—The Prohibi- tion state convention assembled here yesterday and nominated the following ticket: Governor, H. H. Curtis, Cas- tlewood; lieutenant governor, Walter J. Edgar, Brookings; secretary of state, George H. Brown, Northville; auditor, A. H. Turker, Albee; treas-] urer, Knute Lewis, Lake Preston; superintendent of public instruction, R. B. McLennon, Madison; commis- sioner of school and public lands, D. W. Noble, Centerville; commissioner of railroads, H. H. Reinke, Faulkton; congressmen, J. W. Kelly, Huron, and W. W. Smith, Washington. SIX PRISONERS ESCAPE. ‘They Drill a Hole Through a Solid Brick Wail. Oconto, Wis., June 26.—Six prisoners 4vho were bound over to the November term of the circuit court on a chars¢ of robbery broke jail early yesterday, They made their escape through a hole drilled in a solid brick wall. At ‘the trial they gave their names as John ane, Thomas Ward, James Scott, Ed Hogan, F. F. McCormick and ‘James Hoy. Two of the men have since been identified as “Dad” Flynn ‘and “Lefty” Fitzgerald, who were ar- rested last spring on a charge of rob- ing a postoffice in Rock county. CARRIE IN SALOON TOWN. Mrs. Nation Visits White Rock—Sa- loons Bar Windows. White Rock, S. D., June 26.—Carrie Nation reached here yesterday morn- 4 Evolution of Our Flag, Although the United States is one of the youngest nations of the world, its flag is one of the oldest among the powers. The country’s standard, with its thirteen stars and stripes, which was first unfurled June 14, 1777, just 125 years ago, has remained prac- tically unchanged through the prog- ress and growth of the country of which it saw the birth. The star- spangled banner which now floats over Uncle Sam’s possessions on lands and seas, is unaltered, with the exception of the number and arrange- ment of the stars, from the one which Betsy Ross, at Gen. Washington’s re- quest, made at her home, No. 239 Arch street, Philadelphia. The device of a rattlesnake was First Flag Made by Betsy Ross. popular among the colonists, and its origin as an American emblem is a curious feature in our national his- tory. It has been stated that its use grew out of a humorous suggestion made by a writer in Franklin’s paper —the Pennsylvania Gazette—that, in return for the wrongs which England was forcing upon the colonists, a cargo of rattlesnakes should be sent to the mother country and “dis- tributed in St. James Park and other places of pleasure.” Col. Gadsden, one of the marine committee, pre sented to congress on the 8th of Feb- ruary, 1776, “an elegant standard, such as is to be used by the commander. in-chief of the American navy,” be- ing a yellow flag with a representa- tion of a rattlesnake coiled for at- tack. Another use for the rattlesnake was upon a ground of thirteen horizontal bars, alternately red and white, the snake extending diagonally across the stripes, and the lower white stripes bearing the motto, “Don’t Tread on Me.” The snake was always repre- sented as having thirteen rattles. One of the favorite flags also was of white with a pine tree in the center. The words at the top were: “An Appeal to God,” and- underneath the snake were the words: “Don’t Tread on Me.” Several of the companies of minute men adopted a similar flag, giving the name of their company, with the motto, “Liberty or Death.” The Connecticut troops, who took part in the exciting times that fol- lowed Lexington and Bunker Hill, had a state banner with the state arms The Flag As Altered in 1795. and motto, “Qui transtulit sustinet.” The troops of Massachusetts adopted the words, “An Appeal to Heaven.” Barly New York records speak of dif- ferent standards; indeed, the regi- ments from the different states, has- tening to Washington’s aid, flaunted flags of numerous devices, having only local interest and being only used on the occasion that originated them. The first striped flag was flung to the breeze in America at Cambridge, Mass., Washington, headquarters, Jan. 2, 1776. It had thirteen stripes, alter- ‘ng. This town is on the border Pe-Inate red and white, and the united 5 tween the Dakotas, and the saloons ar€|\oee8 of St. George and St. anew: very prosperous. The saloon men aré putting on guards at all the doors. A ‘partially drunked man addressed her familiarly, “I want to meet you, Car- ‘rfe,” to which she smilingly replied: on a blue field. When reported in England it was alluded to as the “thirteen rebellious stripes.” In 1775 a navy of seventeen vessels,’ ‘can right, I will speak to you all.”|varying from ten to thirty-two guns, ‘The town is in gala attire owing to 4] wag ordered. The senior of the five street fair, and great crowds are pres-| rst lieutenants of the new Continent ‘ent. Robbed a Postofiice. Madison, Wis., June 26. — Edward Lang was sent to the prison at Still- water for two years from the United al navy was John Paul Jones. He left it on record that the “Flag of Ameri- ca” was hoisted by his own hands on his vessel, the Alfred, the first time it was ever displayed by a man-of- {States court for robbing the postoffice|war. This was probably the same de- jat Stillwater, St. Croix county, last}sign as the Cambridge flag used in ‘April. Fire at Little Falls. January, 1776. ‘We now come to the time when the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew _ Osakis, Minn., June 26. — Louis, the] were taken from the Union flag and twelve-year-old son of George Warner:|q blue field with white stars substi- ‘three miles north of here, committed ‘suicide by hanging himself with a tiestrap in the cow stable. Despon- ‘dency was the cause, Badger Teachers Meet. tuted for the symbol of English au- thority. One hundred and twenty-five years ago this June 14 the American congress, in session at Philadelphia, resolved “that the flag of the United Menomonie, Wis. June 26, — The|States be thirteen stripes, alternate Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers’ as-|fed and white; the union to be thir- faton yesterday accepted the invi-|teen stars, white, on a blue - field, tion to hold their next annual meet- in this city, and it will be held Oct. ba and 25. ‘ representing a new constellation, the There are many traditions afloat concerning the origin of this design, but the one in which there is un- doubtedly the most truth is that which credits the idea of the design to Wash- ington. The General found in the coat-of-arms of his own family a hint from which he drew a design for the flag. The coat-of-arms of the Washington family was two red bars on a white ground, and three gilt stars above the top bar. The Ameri- can flag, once decided upon, was rushed through in a hurry, for the army was in need of a standard. Betsy Ross enthusiastically under- took the work, and in a few days a beautiful star-spangled banner was ready to be unfurled. She had made one alteration in the design submitted by Washington. The General had made his stars six pointed, as they were on his coat-of-arms. Betsy Ross made her stars with five, points—and five points have been used ever since. For several years Mrs. Ross made the flags for the government. The first using of the stars and stripes in military service, it is claimed, was at Fort Stanwix, re named Fort Schuyler, now Rome, New York, 1777. Aug. 2 of that year the fort was besieged by the British and Indians; the garrison was without a flag, but one was made in the fort. The red stripes were of a petticoat furnished by a woman, the white for stripes and stars were furnished by an officer, who gave his shirt for the pur- pose, and the blue was a piece of Flag of the Colonies. Col. Peter Gansevoort’s military cloak. Three women worked on the flag, and it was raised to victory on the 22d of August, when the redmer and the English were defeated at the fort. The next record of the using of the Stars and Stripes is on the first anni- versary of American independence, which was celebrated at Philadelphia, Charleston, S. C., and other places, July 4, 1777. The banner was used at the battle of the Brandywine Sept. 11, 1777; at Germantown, Oct. 4 of the same year, and it also floated over the surrender of Burgoyne. This flag cheered the patriots at Valley Forge the next winter; it waved at York- town and shared in the rejoicings at the close of the war. Some of the first flags were made under difficulties and at great cost, the greatest ingenuity being required on occasions to secure the necessary materials for the banners. History tells us that Madame Wooster and Mrs. Roger Sherman made the first national flag for the Connecticut troops used in the army from their own dresses. As long as the states remained thir- teen in number the original design of the circle of stars was all right, but when, in 1791, Vermont, and in 1782 Kentucky were taken’into the Union, it was decided to arrange the stars in the form of one huge constella- tion. In 1795 it was decided to add a stripe as well as a star for each state which came into the Union, conse- quently in that year Vermont and Kentucky were marked on the flag, The Flag ‘As It Is To-day. one by a white and the other by a red stripe; but some wise prophet, look- ing ahead some twenty or more years, saw that this plan of adding a stripe as well as a star for each state added to the Union would mean a constant changing of the flag, which would, in a few years, become so large and un- gainly that its beauty would be lost. A committee in 1812 was elected by congress to decide upon a permanent design for the flag, and tne result was that the thirteen original stripes were again used, the stars arranged on the blue field in the form of a square, with one constellation for each new state. In 1818 this plan was for- mally adopted by congress, and the flag, with its thirteen stripes and stars in number to the states . correspondng in the Union, became the established i } aad