Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 14, 1903, Page 6

& z The Berald-Beview. he Pi Sa Re GRAND ae ~ MINNESOTA. C=’ Fortunately for Malthus’ peace of mind he is dead. , Shakespeare wasn’t much of a man, He raised a very small family. Remembering a girl’s birthday will be the more appreciated the younger she is. t Almost anybody would agree to take J. Pierpont Morgan’s assets and pay his debts. An Illinois man used ten pounds of dynamite and the coroner's verdict was “not found.” Why should John Mitchell want mon- ey or additional glory? A 5-cent cigar has been named after him. When a respected citizen loses his good name he makes one glad that he hasn‘t such an article to lose. AAR Vere Cas 1 Why not offer a pension to every able-bodied man who becomes the father of more than twelve children? ped ARLE ei When a president is. elected in South America he still has to get the office away from the fellow who is in, Well, well, they are going to drive the Turk out of Europe again. This is positively worse than the Patti fare- well. From Paris explorers are to start out to look for the south pole. If they want recruits they should wait until July. plese See Admiral Casey has gone South with the fleet. The country always feele safe with Casey at the bat and Dewey on deck. A dispatch from Aden says the Sul- tan of Obbia is a prisoner. How many of these one-horse sultans are there, anyway? Mr. Zeigler is fitting out another polar expedition in the interest of science—that is, the science of spend- ing money. A Berlin doctor proposes to breed an insect which destroys the malaria- conveying mosquito. ‘Isn’t this cruelty to animals? Pullman sleeping cars are now num- bered instead of named. The break- fast foods have copyrighted all of the pretty names. College managers are already an- nouncing the -football schedules for next fall. Verily, in time of peace, prepare for war. . The Crown Princess of Saxony is to be deprived of all her titles. The names she is called by others will make up for this loss. Perhaps that Berlin device which is to measure “that tired feeling” will in- dicate also how many “fingers” should be taken to relieve it. Bie eee Bese ON ean As Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt couldn’t stop that express train with her para- sol. The next time she should take the precaution to wear @ red petti- coat. ee i ee It is a matter of record that the horse population of the country in- creased nearly 25,000 last year, in spite of the almost prohibitive price of real beef. PR unsere esac Te An American firm has taken a con- tract to supply Corean temples with Buddhist idols. It is evidently real prosperity when even our idol men ar¢ getting busy. “The Pullman car company has in- creased the wages of its employes, with the exception of porters. The latter are still being supported by the traveling public. The Earl of Yarmouth is going to marry a Pittsburg heiress of the name of Thaw. It is only reasonable, how- ever, to suspect that it is a cold prop- gsition on his part. The Vermont man who has just been sent to jail for the 117th time for breach of the peace would have less occasion to pant for freedom if he could get along with fewer breaches. As was to have been expected from the previous report that Mr. Schwab was sick’in St. Petersburg, the infor- mation now comes that Mr. Schwab is cruising in the Mediterranean in the best of health. The young “society” girl who had paraffin injected into her nose to im- prove its shape and suffers in conse- quence from necrosis of the nasal bone has learned that “one must suf- fer to be beautiful.” Senator-elect Ankeny of Washington cannot make a speech. In this he does not differ largely from many other Sen- ators, but it is said that the Washing- ton man knows that he cannot make a speech. That state deserves & vote of thanks. Lord Milner, the English ruler in Africa, was born in Germany and the German minister at Washington was born in England. Don’t be discouraged if you weren't born just where you yvould have been if you could have nicked out the place. Washington Notes. The members of the City temple of The public debt decreased $5,969,665 | London have decided to offer the pas: in February. torship to Rev. J. R. Campbell, in suc- Mr. Hale objects to the appointment | °°88!0n to Rev. Joseph Parker, who of senators on commissions. Authority has been granted for the conversion of the State bank of Bloom- ing Prairie, Minn., into the First Na- tional bank, with a capital of $25,000. Consular advices received at the state department in Washington from Lapaz, Mex., state that great conster- nation has been caused by the appedar- ance of the plague that that place. In regard to the reports of trouble on the Maine, Capt. Leutze telegraphs the department: “Eighteen mén ab- Sent without leave, having left the ship while in dock. No one shot or shot at.” Robert B. Armstrong, who has been private secretary to Secretary Shaw during the last year, has taken the oath of office as assistant secretary of the treasury to succeed Gen. O. L. Spaulding. The senate passed a bill amending a house bill which provides for the construction of the irrigation ditches in the island of Hawaii. The bill as amended is general, allowing any com- pany to construct the ditches. Five specifications of inefficiency in the performance. of his duties will be made against Ensign Ward K. Wort- man because of the accident on the Massachusetts recently which resulted in the death of nine men. The court- martial will be conducted this week. The Dominican government has in- formed United States Minister Powell that it is willing to issue a decree, as requested by him, to place Mr. Ross | in the full Possession, of the benefits of his concessions upon the terms indi- cated by the minister. The minister of finance, Emiliano Tejera, resigned because of the acceptance of the Amer- ican demand. Casualties. Six men were killed by an explosion at the Edison Cement works at New Village, N. J. Rivers in Northern Ohio are higher than for twenty years and much dam- age is reported. Fire in the Dormer building at Buf- falo, N. Y., caused a-loss of $50,000. Two firemen were seriously injured. The Cambrian Prince, a vessel of 1,252 tons net burden and owned by a Liverpool company, capsized in the North sea. Only one of the crew has been picked up. The entire plant of Thomas Jackson & Co., manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds, located on the west side of the river at Saginaw, Mich., was de- stroyed by fire. Loss, $75,000; insur- ance $50,000. Gov. Bliss and Thomas Jackson were the heaviest stockhold- ers. People Talked About. It {s authoritatively stated that Jcf&in F. Stevens, formerly of the Great Northern, will soon be named as chief engineer of the Rock Island. Gen. William Farrar Smith, better known as “Baldy” Smith, one of the prominent figures of the Civil war, is dead at his home in Philadelphia. He was in his eightieth year. Former Congressman John Baker died at his home in Belleville, I. He had been in ill health for some time, but death was directly due to an at- tack of partial paralysis. Dr. Charles L. Obr, the oldest past grand master Mason in the world, is dead at Cumberland, Md., at the age of ninety-three. ‘He was at one time & prominent physician»and was the author of several books. President H. E. Ingalls of the Big Four railway has informed his friends that he will accept the Democratic fusion nomination for mayor of Cin- cinnati, to succeed Julius Fleisch- mann. John C. Felimore, founder of the order of the United Commercial Trav- elers, died at Columbus, Ohio. Tie was fifty-five years old. He was fae author of the United Commercial Travelers’ ritual. “His death was caused by pneumonia after a week’s illness. Rey. Henry L. Hutchins of New Ha- ven, Conn., who made sensational statements’ about the depravity, the polygamous conditions and the illit- eracy that he found prevailing in cer- tain towns of Connecticut, was taken fll and died before a doctor could reach him. The hostile criticisms had seriously affected him. From Other Shores The Brussels Etoile Belge says that King Leopold will go to America for the Haster holidays. Bolivia has appealed to the United States to protect her against Brazil's ‘demands in the Acre dispute. The taking of the census of the Phil- ippine archipelago has commenced. There are 8,000 enumerators, According to cablegrams received from -Salvador, President ,Sierra of Honduras has suffered a serious de- feat. The British steamer Otter Caps struck the rocks near Andierne and sank. It is believed thirty persons perished. M. Pokotileff, the manager of the Russo-Chinese bank at Pekin, has been appointed to a post in the min- istry of the interior at St. Petersburg. The Chinese government is contem- plating the establishment of a gréat lottery as a means of increasing the revenues. a died Noy, 28 last. At the suggestion of Lord Strath. cona and Lord Aberdeen, a party of members of both houses of parliament’ is being organized to pay a visit, to Canada in the autumn recess. La Soufriere, the only volcano on the Island of Guadelope, which is not extinct, has again become active. Blue | mud and ashes are being thrown up, and all trees in/the vicinity have been destroyed. ‘ Goy. Daniel of Rizal province, Lu- zan, captured Col. Santos and a lieu- tenant who were found sleeping in a| shack. Both the prisoners were sub- ordinates of the notorious Gen. Scn Miguel. The Cantonese are agitated over the arrival there of two American war- | ships, which gave rise to the report that the United States desired to se- cure the small island of Ho-Nan, occu- pying a strategic position in front of Canton. A force of scouts had an engage- ment near Novaliches with followers | of Gen. San Miguel. Nineteen of the ladrones were killed. Skirmishes have occurred with the Jadrones in the hemp districts, in whick 160 of the ladrones were killed. Crimes and Criminals. It is\ said that the pope believes his end is not far distant, although he seems in good health. Ald. Frederick A. Hart of the Twen- ty-ninth ward, Chicago, was indicted on charges of soliciting a bribe and of malfeasance in office. Al Wade, convicted at Toledo, Ohio, of the murder of Miss Kate Sullivan, in the first degree, without clemency, will be electrocuted. . Indictments have been returned at San Francisco against the Federal Salt company for alleged violations of the Sherman anti-trust act. Three inmates of the national mili- tary home at Marion, Ind., were drugged and robbed of their quarterly pension money. Two are dead. The supreme court en banc at Jef- ferson City, Mo., sentenced Henry Wil- son and Sampson, alias Bud Gray, ne- groes, to hang in St. Louis April 8, 1903. Attorney Richard Wade, Thomas MeNelly and others are implicated in the theft of $74,000 from the postoflice in Chicago in October, 1901, by the confession of Mrs. Lulu Moll, William Rudolph, known as’ \the | “Missouri Kid,” and George Collins were arrested at Hartford, Conn. The men are wanted for a bank robbery at Union, Mo., committed Dec. 27. The jury in the case of Mrs. Harvey Lillie, charged with the murder of her husband at David City, Neb., last Oc- tober, returned a verdict of murder in the first degree and recommended life imprisonment. A woman who gave her name as Mrs. Charlotte G. Wellington commit- ted suicide by chloroform in a board- ing house at Haddonfield, Pa. She left a note saying she was lonesome and tired of life. Train wreckers in an attempt to ditch an express train on the Balti- more & Ohio Southwestern near Leb- anon, Ill., wrecked a fast freight, re- sulting in the death of Fireman Joseph Hughey of Washington, Ind., and Har- vey Friend of Odin, Ill., and the fatal injury of Brakeman W. L. Lucas. The steamer Breakwater, from Puer- to Cortez, Honduras, brought news of a desperate battle between govern- ment troops and a force of insurgents under command of Lee Christmas, an American, which resulted in the de- feat of Christmas and the almost com- plete annihilation of his little army. Otherwise. Stuart Robson is ill in New York aud his engagements have been can- celed. An incubator is being used to keep alive the girl baby born to Mrs. Lock- wood Honore of Chicago. It is doing finely. . George C. Holt, a well-known, New York city lawyer, will be appointed judge of the district recently created by congress in Southern New York. ‘War has been declared on the Peo- ple’s Gaslight company by the Chicago Federation of Labor, and every union employe of the company will be called out, James Reidy, secretary of the Clan- na-Gael in New York, has made pub- lic a declaration of principles, stating that Ireland will accept nothing short of freedom. Gov. Yates is said to have threat- ened to kill Percival L. Harden, the editor of the Club Fellow of Chicago, if Mrs. Yates’ name appeared in the paper again. W. H. H. Miller of Indianapolis, at- torney for the widow of ex-President Harrison, has made a demand upon the Union Trust company that it file a report of the condition of the Harri- son estate, and out of this have come rumors that there are serious dissen- sions among the heirs. Ewing S. Glasscock of Harrisburg, Il., who prevented the wreck of thé Big Four passenger train two weeks ago, received a pass on that road for himself and family for a period of ninety-nine years. | SIX. MYSTERIOUS DEATH _ AT SEA ON AN OCEAN oe » LINER. « A, MEALTH OFFICER 1S SUSPECIOUS SYMPTOMS SO SIMILAR TO CHOL ERA THAT QUARANTINE IS ORDERED. \ TAKE NO RISK OF INFECTION SEVEN HUNDRED PASSENGERS WILL BE DETAINED IN NEW YORK. sg e \New York, March 12.—Six strange | deaths at sea aboard the Anchor line |Steamer Karamania, from Marseilles, Palermo and Naples, caused that ves- sel to be detained at quarantine yes- terday, and Health Officer Doty, after an examination, said the symptoms were so similar to those of cholera |that the ship would be thoroughly dis- infected and its 733 passengers and | the crew sent to Hoffman’s island to remain there until the health officer positively knows they are free from infection. The bodies were buried at ‘sea, and the meager report of the ship’s doctor increased Dr. Doty’s sus- picions. Each of the six victims died in convulsions, following an attack of |mausea and cramps. » Health Officer Doty, after securing all the history of the deaths on board, 'gave dut the following statement: | “From the meager report of the | Steamer’s doctor, I regard these cases las very suspicious. We have no cases |to examine, and as the bodies Were Buried at Sea all ‘the evidence obtainable was the doctor’s notes and statement, giving the history of the cases. All the symp- toms, nausea, cramps and sudden col- lapse and death, are so similar to those of cholera that I propose to treat the vessel’s crew and passen- gers as if it were certain. The ves- sel will be thoroughly disinfected. the passengers, 733 in number, trans- ferred to Hoffman’s island, and the crew, after the vessel is decked, will also be taken to Hoffman’s island. These people will be detained there until I am positive that they are free from infection. This course is pur- sued because of the suspicious char- acter of the deaths and the absence of evidence of the cause. No person on board the Karamania appears to be able to account for the outbreak.” This is the Karamania’s second ex- perience of the kind. On Aug. 3, 1893, she arrived off quarantine from Naples and reported three deaths |during the trip. Dr. Jenkins, then health officer, reported that the deaths had been due to cholera. CONCESSION TO MORGAN. Senate Agrees to Attach Spooner | Canal Act to the Treaty. Washington, March 12. — Senator Morgan yesterday secured the first material concession given him by the senate in connection with the Pana» ma treaty with Colombia. This con- sisted of an agreement to attach the Spooner canal act bodily to the treaty. This change was in compliance with a request presented by Senator Lodge in the executive session of the senate yesterday, for the necessity of it had been discussed by Mr. Morgan and other members of the senate commit- | tee. Senator Morgan contended that without this attachment the treaty was, absolutely invalid. Senators Teller and Hoar took the opposite view. Senator Morgan consumed the entire time of the remainder of the closed session discussing the canal question from various points of view and going over much ground he al-| ready had covered. FOURTEEN WERE KILLED. } Result of Accident to Oil Train on the Erie Railroad. Olean, N. Y., Mareh 12.—Fourteen charred and half-consumed bodies, ly- ing in the undertaking establishments or in their late homes, fourteen peo- ple lying in the hospitals and a dozen more not so seriously injured, at their homes, is the result of the accident on the Erie railroad Monday night, when an oil train was wrecked and several cars exploded, scattering death and destruction in every direc- tion. SUPPLY AMMUNITION TO REBELS Government Authority in Some Chi- nese Provinces Is at an End. London, March 12. — A dispatch from Shanghai to the Daily Mail says that the rebels in the province of Kwang-si are being supplied with mu- nitions of war by the imperial troops. STEALS HIS WIFE. Minnesota Boy Waits Five Years to Secure His Own Bride. Binghamton, N. Y., March 12.—Fred Keyes of Ramsey, Minn.. married Miss Winnie Everts, a society girl, five years ago, but just as the cere- mony was completed, her parents ap- peared and took her with them. keep- ing the couple separated until last Thursday, when, through a friend. Keyes arranged an elopement with his wife. They were remarried at her re- quest and have started West. | the danger line and is still rising. jall that will save millions upon mil- see de ahh _ Investigation ‘Is Killed, — Buffalo, N. Y., March 12. — More terrible almost than the death of E. L. Burdick, was the ‘tragedy that oc- curred late yesterday afternoon, when Arthur R. Pennell, one of the chief figures in the investigation of the Burdick murder, was hurled headlong into eternity. Mr. Pennell was riding in his electric automobile, with Mrs. Pennell. They were on Kensington avenue, skimming along the edge of the Gehrs stone quarry, a huge ‘rock-ribbed hole in the ground. Mr. Pennell’s hat blew off. The auto | swerved and leaped over the curb into the abyss below. Pennell was killed instantly, his head being crushed to an unrecognizable mass. | Mrs. Pennell was injured so severely | that the surgeons at the Sisters’ hos- | pital, to which she was taken, say her chances of recovery are very slight. | Saw the Tragedy. | Two boys saw the tragedy. They| were too far away to know positively just how it happened. Mrs. Penneli, when found, was unable to speak. She was only semi-conscious when taken to the hospital and could speak no coherent words. After the opera- tions, performed immediately by Dr. One of the Chief Figures in Burdick | ? Eugene Smith in the hope of ‘saving | her life, she lapsed into unconscious: | ness, and hence there can be no,true | version of precisely how the affair occurred. i | Recently Mr. Pennell made the fol- lowing statement: | “About this case of Burdick, I have | told the authorities I went away to New York before the murder, and that I met Mrs. Burdick while I was away. In fact, 1 saw Mrs. Burdick near New York two or three days be- fore the murder of Mr. Burdick. I) came home again Wednesday, the day before the murder. I have Told It Frankly, and the meeting was a proper one. But they seem determined to drag all this business out in the papers. I would do anything to stop it.” Pennell and his wife left their, home at 4:50 o’clock, or one or two minutes before that time. It was.a gloomy af- ternoon, as rain was falling. It seemed a strange day day for a man to take his wife automobiling in the northeast section of the town at such an hour. Capt. Cable and the ‘police wére trying last night to trace the route of the automobile. Mrs. Pennell has been loyal to her | husband through his trying experi- ences during the last ten days. She | frequently said her faith in him was unshaken and that she would stick to him to the end. AT FLOOD’S MERCY. Conditions on the Lower Mississippi Cause Greatest Alarm. | New Orleans, March 12.—The river | is nearing the record of 1897, and gov- | ernment engineers predict that within a week the highest water ever experi- | enced will be rushing through the | levee channels. f ! Much of the present flood here is | due to the water which has poured | out of the Red, Arkansas and other lower streams, and: the engineers are hopeful that much of this water will | be carried off before the effect of the freshets in the Ohio, Tennessee and | other upper rivers is felt here¢ Earth | is being hauled to the river front and | weak places in the levees made se-{ cure. , No news of additional breaks | along the La Fourche has been re- | ceived. The river at Memphis is aboye 35 | feet-on the gauge and rising. All of | these conditions tend to give a most | gloomy view of the, fiood situation and uneasiness is increasing on every | hand. Patrolled by Armed Men. The government steamer Atlee left | Memphis for White River with a car- | go of material and a large body of | patrols. All patrols are under arms. | It is reported that the water is monly washing away the levee there. The! counties of Lee and Crittenden, in Arkansas were already overflowed. White river, in Arkansas, has reached The river at Vicksburg, Miss., con: | tinues to rise slowly. Thousands of | acres of fine farming lands along | Steele’s bayou are inundated and the} backwater is rapidly spreading. In} that section of the country there will be heavy loss of farm animals, end facilities for rescuing them are poor. At Vicksburg the water is rapidly en- eroaching upon the wholesale district. Several hundred state convicts have been placed at the disposal of the Yazoo-Mississippi levee board and will be utilized for strengthening weak places along the line. Natchez, Miss., March 12. — Every precaution is being adopted to pre- vent an attempt at cutting the levees, as those continuous chains of earth- work on both sides of the river are lions of dollars’ worth of property and untold loss if life and live stock. The steamer Betsy,Ann brought in 250 people from the flooded district be- tween here and Bayou Sara. A num- ber of them are destitute. They will be cared for here. Bridges Wrecked by Gorge. Lincoln, Neb., March 12.—The flood situation in Nebraska is even worse than twenty-four hours ago. The wrecking by an ice gorge of the main line bridge of the Rock Island across the Platte river at South Bend and that of the Missouri Pacific near Ridgeville has still further demoral- ized railway traffic. - The center of the flood along the Platte, which was at Columbia, has moved eastward and now has reached Fremont, the bottom lands four miles east and west of the tewn being under water. _ In the Senate. ‘- Washington, March 4—The final de- feat of the Aldrich financial bill was- witnessed in the senate yesterday when it was displaced by the Philip- pine tariff bill. Mr. Aldrich explained in detail his bill, and said that a small number of men in the senate had de- liberately with malice aforethought murdered it. One of the features of the session was the fact that for the first time in four years Delaware was fully represented in the senate. J. Frank Allee and L. Heisler Ball, elect- ed for the lond and short terms re-- spectively, appeared in the senate and were sworn in by President Pro Tem. Frye. In the House. . Yesterday was almost’ a repetition of the day before in the house. Slowly but surely, through the operation of the ceaseless roll calls, the conference reports to complete the necessary leg- islation were ground cut and when the house at 7 o’clock last night recessed until 10 o’clock only two conference ~ reports on appropriation bills were still undisposed of — the general de- ficiency and the naval. The Demo- cratic opposition did not abate and | will be continued until congress ex- pires at noon to-day. During the de- bate on conference reports, members on each side got in political speeches. and several times party passion flared up. Washington, March 5. — The Fifty-- seventh congress expired at noon yes- terday by limitation. In many respects the closing scenes were similar to those at the end of every congress. But there has not been in many years such a demonstra- tion in the house as occurred yester- day, owing to the fact presiding officer, but from the house as a member. President Roosevelt sent a letter to- Speaker Henderson in which he con- gratulated him on the work accom- plished by congress. Congress Spent $1,554,108,518. The total appropriations of the con- gress have been $1,554,108,518. All the regular appropriation bills,. including the public building bill, were passed. The Panama canal treaty was not ratified and the Aldrich financial bill, the statehood bill and the Philippine tariff bill failed. The expenditures for the past ses- sion by bills were as follows: ' Agri- enlture, $5,978,160; army, $78,138,752; diplomatic and consular, $1,968,250; District of Columbia, $8,647,497; forti- fications, $7,188,416; Indian, $8,512,- | 950; legislative, executive and judicial, $27,595,953; military academy, $653,- 248; navy, $81,877,291; pensions, $139,- 847,955; deficiency, $21,561,672. Per- manent annual appropriations, $132,- 589,820; miscellaneous, $3,250,000. Two Thousand Bills Passed. The number of bills introduced dur- ing the Fifty-seventh congress aggre- gated 17,560, of which 3,918 were re- ported and more than 2,000 passed. The house calendar is clearer at the close of this congress than it ever has been before, only 78 bills remaining undisposed of. Washington, March 6.—In obedience to the president’s proclamation the senate of the Fifty-eighth congress convened in extraordinary sessicn at noon yesterday. An immeuse crowd witnessed the interesting ceremonies. Echoes of the Fifty-seventh congress had not died away when President Pro Tem. Frye called the body to order, and soon thereafter the senators who were re-elected and those who were to take their seats for the first time, with the exception of Mr. Gor- man, who had seen long service in the senate, were sworn in. Friends and admirers of the senators loaded down their desks with beautiful floral trib- utes. One of the features of the open- ing ceremony was the ovation accord- ed Mr. Gorman. President’s Message. The president sent the following message to the senate: is “T have called the senate in extra- ordinary session to consider treaties eoncerning which it proved impossible to take action during the session of congress just ended. I ask your spe- cial attention to the treaty with the republic of Colombia, securing to the United States the right to build an> isthmian canal, and to the treaty with the republic of Cuba for securing a measure of commercial reciprocity be- tween the countries. The great and far-reaching importance of these treaties for the welfare of the United States, and the urgent need for their adoption, requires me to impose upon you the inconvenience of meeting at this time.” Mr. Cannon’s speech in the house of representatives early , Wednesday morning in presenting the conference report on the general deficiency Dill in which he charged that the senate conferees had resorted to legislative blackmail and attacked the rules of the sepate formed the subject of some fervid remarks by Mr. Tillman and by the senate conferees, Messrs. Hale, Allison and Teller. PAGE MORRIS IS IN. fhe Senate Confirms His Nomination ®. to Be District Judge. ‘Washington, March 11.—The senate yesterday confirmed Page Morris of Minnesota to be United States district judge for the district of Minnesota. that Speaker~ | Henderson was retiring, not only as ——— wae