Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 2, 1903, Page 2

wa The Herald--Beview. GRAND aie = ecoreen 78 The Balkan war cloud has been throwing out a few lightning flashes of late. Bruin will want a good long vaca- tion to rest up after these strenuous days are over. Sir Thomas Lipton is still thinking tbowt the American cup: “Thou art so near and yacht so far.” For ten women who are willing to deceive a man there are another ten who only deceive themselves. . If New Jersey gets the divorce trade as well as the trust business she can pay dividends to her former taxpayers. A New York man has been laughing for forty-eight hours. He ought to tell us the joke. It must be too good to keep. Working hard, spending little and saving all you can will beat any of the get-rich-quick schemes so far in- vented. The mad mullah has lost 400 cam- els in battle with British troops. At this rate his recent “hump” will soon be gone. : It looks as if Balfour might be switched off into the house of lords shortly to make way for the Birming- ham fiyer. In the American griddle cake Lon- doners have found a new joy in life. They have struck the best breakfast food at last. Boston physicians say that 30,000 Boston women have the tea habit. Well, it might be worse. There’s the highball habit. Some of the big New York hotels are to have a chaplain. It is to be hoped a part of his function will be to audit the bills. Admiral Beresford says that “battle- ships are cheaper than war.” Yes; cheaper than hell—as Gen. Sherman would have said. The trouble on the Wabash appears to have been adjusted to the satisfac- tion of both’ parties, and this means, of course, to the satisfaction of the public. Russell Sage’s advice to young men on how to succeed in life raises the question as to whether. Uncle Russell has been really and truly suc- cessful. A Kansas man 93 years old wants to bet $50 that he can lift a barrel of salt into the back end of a wagon. He did it in 1824 and believes ne can do it again. They are going to revive the Drey- fus case in France. By getting excite- ment in this way the French people hope to worry along with fewer cab- inet crises. A day in the planet Eros is five and a half hours long. To people under the influence of Eros, regula- tion Earth days don’t seem any long- er than that. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt says she has in her pocket evidence which would send 10,000 New Hampshire men to jail. But no one ever finds a woman's pocket. An exchange descants on the “Can- dor of Samuel Pepys.” Nonsense. Pepys wrote in cipher, and hadn't the least notion of diverting posterity with his antics. Syracuse university is to establish a course in journalism. It may do something toward starting journal- ists, but the output of newspaper men will not be large. One Chicago man’s house was robbed Sunday while he was attend- ing church. But hundreds of Chica- go men attended church on the same day and were not robbed. There is talk of an alliance between Italy, France and England. Now let Switzerland, Portugal and Holland get together, and the peace of Europe will be secure for at least another week, A disappointed French playwright shot himself in the head, but the re- port further declares tnat “he did not injure himself seriously.” He should have selected a vital part if he meant business, “Can a horse talk?” asks a Chicago contemporary. Hardly; but if he could it is safe to say he would free his mind to the Anglomaniacs who think he looks better with his flowing tail chopped down to a butt. “Wisdom,” said Solomon, “is before him that hath understanding, but the _eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.” Could there have been arctic explorers in the days of Solomon? Spain will not get much credit in the world at large out of the fact that some of her young women have taken to bull fighting in New Mexico. Czar Nicholas II. receives a salary amounting to $80 a minute. In this view of the case it is hardiy proper to call him a two-spot. — by Washington Notes. ‘Minister Conger reports a Boxer up- rising suppressed at Kutchin and ten arrests. Francis M. Scala, first director of the Marine band, is dead at the age of eighty-four P . The Salvadorean government will pay the judgment awarded in the case of Il Triumfo. 3: The voluntary resignation of Civil Service Commissioner Foulke is looked for on the return of the presi- dent. A movement is on foot to establish eastern, middle and western military divisions, each in command of a ma- jor general. The timber on Chippewa reserva- tions will soon be on the market. The tract comprises about 341,000 acres in the vicinity of Leech Lake and Win- nibigoshish. Postmaster General Payne has sus- tained the action of First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne in order- ing the posting at rural free delivery postoffices throughout the country of names of residents on the routes. Chief Constructor Bowles of the navy department has suggested to Secretary Moody that the two new sailing training ships authorized by the last congress be named the Hornet and the Peacock, and that the training brig be named the Boxer, to com- memorate their gallant prototypes in the war of 1812. People Talked About. — Gen. W. W. Guthrie, widely known as a lawyer, died at Atchison, Kan., of complications. Gen. Guthrie was prominently identified with the early history of Kansas. Dr. David MeDill, widely known as an author of theolegical works, died at Xenia, Ohio, from heart trouble. He was formerly professor of philos- ophy at Monmouth college. Mrs. Rose Fanning, one of the ,best known women in St. Louis, and who was principal of the Pestatozzi school since 1874, died of pneumonia. She had been connected with the public schools since 1860. One of her early pupils was Sol Smith Russell, the act- or, now deceased. Col. G. B. Oakley, former mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., is dead of paralysis. He was seventy years of age, was lieu- tettant colonel of the 132d Indiana in- fantry during the Civil war and was elected mayor in 1894. Three months ago Gov. Durbin appointed him depu- ty oil inspector for the Twelfth dis- trict. Casualties. The big steel steamer Saranac was nearly broken in two during a fifty- mile gale on Lake Michigan. John Victor, his wife and Maggie Fueth were drowned by the capsizing of a rowboat at Kalasmine, Mich. Irving W. Allen, aged fifty, was thrown from his motorcycle in a col- lision in New York and _ instantly killed. Fire in the National Casket factory at Rochester, N. Y., did $75,000 dam- age. Two firemen were seriously in- jured. Alvin Starrette, a young society man at Mishawaka, Ind., danced him- self to death at a social function, rup- turing an artery. Forty-five passengers were more or less hurt in an electric car at Pitts- burg which ran away and collided with a fast-moving freight train, which was derailed. Two large stables belonging to Jo- seph P. Vandergrift burned at Wheel- ing, W. Va. Loss, $75,000. Thirteen ‘of his blooded horses were burned, in- gluding his prize driving horse, Edna (Cook, valued at $5,000. From Other Shores Judge Carlack of the court of first instance is dead at Cebu of cholera. Col. Ilic has been arrested at Vien- na on the charge of conspiracy against King Alexander of Servia. Gauthier Villars, the author, and his publisher have been fined at Paris for circulating immoral literature It is considered that the plague has been entirely subdued at Mazattan, Mex., and the lazeretto will be burned. Santos Vasquez, a prominent mer- chandise broker, has been arrested at Havana for issuing fraudulent drafts. Count Zeppelin of Berlin has pau- perized himself by his attempts to build a practical airship. His effects will be sold at auction. The government of The Netherlands decided not ot make an appropriation in favor of The Netherlands exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. ! All the inmates of the Indian insti- tute at Brantford, Ont., which was burned, ascaped without injury. The loss is $35,000, covered by insurance. Bonilla is now president of Hon- duras; Arias is in prison at Teguci- galpa and Sierra is a fugitive at Nica- ragua, having fled to that country for safety. The rumor that Gen. Buller will re- ceive an appointment as field marshal is not credited even by his friends in the military clubs. The steamer Pampero rammed and sank the steam launch of the Ameri- can cruiser Newark in the harbor at Montevideo. The crew was rescued unhurt. A process server of Grenoble, while attempting to serve a summons upon monks, was driven away by a crowd of peasants armed with pitchforks, and was unable to approach the mon- » astery. The chamber of commerce of Birm- ingham, England, has adopted @ mo- tion against the representation of Great Britain at the St. Louis expo- sition. Cholera has attacked Capt. Per- shing’s troops, who are operating against the Moros in the island of Mindanao. Five cases and many sus- pected cases are reported. Thomas Sexton has declined the in- vitation of the Irish National conven- tion to re-enter parliament, saying his strength is not equal to the trying duties of a member of the house. A magistrate whe went to Friglot abbey at Tarascon, France, to place seals on the door, was met by a hos- tile crowd which gathered from the neighboring village, and was stoned by the mob and driven away. Naval Cadet Hussner, who slew Ar- tilleryman Hartmann for neglecting to salute him, is under military arrest at Berlin, but unless the emperor inter- venes the army spirit will save him from more than nominal punishment. It is annuonced by a director of the Deutsches bank of Berlin that a deal has just been consummated by which England assumes 25 per cent of the Bagdad railroad bonds, thus insuring British participation in the construc- tion of the enterprise. Sin and Sinners. Elizabeth Bass, aged nineteen, is under arrest at Rochelle, N. Y., for stealing a $300 driving rig. Ex-Gov. Taylor of Kentucky charac- terizes the story that he had offered Frank Cecil $2,500 to shoot Goebel as “infamously false.” The postoffice at Arcola Station, Man., was robbed of over $2,000 in cash, and valuable papers, amounting to about $6,000 in all. James Fox and George E. Judson were arrested at Buffalo for smuggling Chinese into this country over the Niagara river. They have been in the business over a year. Joseph T. Boyd, a retired farmer and ex-Confederate officer, was found dead on the back porch of his home at Mexico, Mo., from a bullet wound. It is believed he committed suicide. Love for wine and women has led into the toils of the law C. D. Bird of Chicago, son of the auditor of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincey. Hie is ac- cused of larceny and forgeries amount- ing to $173. i Riley Brock, for whom Dora, the child-wife of Gen. Cassius M. Clay, se- cured a divorce from the ancient sol dier, has been arrested at Lexington, Ky., and held on suspicion of counter- feiting. “Cherokee Bill,” whose real name is_ Henry Clay Bateman, escaped from the county hospital at Denver, where he was being treated for wounds re- ceived in resisting arrest for post- office robbery. The prosecution of Indianapolis phy- sicians for complicity in grave robbing was given a severé set-back when the negro ghouls testified that their con- fession was made while under the in- fluence of liquor furnished them by detectives. A seventeen-year-old girl burglar has been arrested at Baltimore for numerous jewelry robberies. She was traced by the heel prints of her shoes and a quantity of stolen jewels found. She said she wanted them for her own gratification. John Earl has been convicted at St. Louis of beating with straps and burn- ing with a hot iron litle George and Florence Migge, whom he attempted to train for an acrobatic show, and sentenced to the workhouse in default of $1,000 fine. Wilbur Sharp and Cornelius Wil- kins, negroes, held up a ferry boat in the middle of the Monongahela river at Wheeling, Pa., and robbed the pas- engers of their valuables. Isaac Ames, an old man who resisted, was dangerously wounded. On the ground that her husband took her wedding present—a check for $10,000—and then deserted her, Mrs; Marie A. Elvidge of Chicago has been granted a decree of divorce from her husband, Morris H. Elvidge, formerly of St. Papl, Minn., by Judge Chytraus. Otherwise. A dozen Chinese from Bocas del Toro are held at Mobile by the immi- gration officers. The strike of the Butte employes of the Rocky Mountain Telephone com- pany has been settled. The window glass factories at Hart- ford, Conn., have closed. There are now 20,000 skilled glassmakers unem- ployed in the country. Rey. Dr. Francis A. Horton, pastor of Temple Presbyterian church at Phil- adelphia, was stricken with apoplexy while preaching and died shortly after. A new syndicate has been formed at Jackson, Mich., to complete the con- nection of the Jackson and Battle Creek railway east of Jackson to De- troit. A practical joker “doped” with cro- ton oil the soup served at D. P. Kiv- lin’s saloon in Chicago, with the re- sult that scores who partook were se- riously: ill for a time. Senator Elkins is made defendant in a suit for $500,000 by parties who claim they were employed to aid in securing control of the Western Maryland railroad.. While Della Ward, a pretty sou brette, kept the constables entranced with her singing at Hammond, Ind., the’ Merry Chase company jumped a hotel bill and escaped with their bag- gage. 4 PRESIDENT AND ADVISORS WILL DISCUSS MANCHURIAN AFFAIR. MEETING TO BE HELD IN ST. LOUIS IMPORTANCE OF QUESTION RE- SPONSIBLE FOR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. WAITING FOR RUSSIA'S REPLY t STATE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT ACCEPT PRESS REPORTS OF DENIAL. Washington, April 30. — An impor- tant conference between the president and the members of his cabinet to consider the Manchurian affair will be held in St. Louis, probably to-night. The special train bearing the presi- dent and his party will arrive at St. Louis this afternoon at 4:10. Presi- dent Roosevelt and Secretary Shaw, who is to be one of the party at that time, will be joined there by other members of the cabinet. The state department is waiting for Russia’s reply to the inquiry as to the meaning of several of the demands made on China in the proposed treaty. The department does not accept the press report of the Russian foreign office denial. Russia does not answer diplomatic inquiries through the col- umns of the newspapers. The depart- ment is inclined to suspect that the | press associations have been imposed upon. If this press report from St. Peters- burg were true, Ambassador McCor- mick ought to be able to get the same denial from the foreign office or Am- bassador Cassini ought to be able to make denial to Secretary Hay. Neither of these things have happened. The government has received no reply from Russia. Its inquiries as to the meaning of the proposed treaty Have Not Been Answered. Count Cassini on Sunday said he had no official advices from St. Pe- tersburg, but he assured Secretary Hay that Russia would not shut out American commerce from Manchuria He intimated that Russia would cover this question in new commercial treaties with the United States. The state department has the best of rea- sons to believe that Minister Conger received information regarding the new treaty from the Chinese foreign office. One hopeful view of the press dis- patch from St. Petersburg is that the statement accredited to the Russian foreign office was given to the press association to quiet the agitation and as an indication that since the United States had advised China not to sign the treaty Russia would not press it. This is what Russia did two years ago. It is regarded as probable that Russia will let the treaty rest and continue her occupation of Manchuria. This she may do without criticism from the other powers because they have not kept their promises to withdraw all troops except legation guards from China. The government will peaceful diplomatic effort to protect our interests in Manchuria, and, while the state department hopes that Rus- sia has concluded not to press the treaty on China, it cannot accept a press report. It wants an official reply to its inquiries from Russia. LOOKS SUSPICIOUS. Russia’s Minister of War Starts on a Special Train for Manchuria. St. Petersburg, April 30.—The war minister, Gen. Kuropatkin, started on a special train yesterday for Man- churia. He will possibly go to Japan. Lieut. Gen, Sakharoff has been ap- pointed acting war minister during the absence of Gen. Kuropatkin. The lat- ter, who intends to make a thorough inspection of Manchuria. will be ab- sent two months and will visit Port Arthur, Dalny and Vladivostok. Al- though the general's intention to make the.trip was announced publicly some weeks ago, his departure has excited speculation in view of the recent news from Manchuria. The marine minis- ter has decided to order the construc- tion of twenty gunboats for the pro- tection of the Russian frontier at the Amoor river. FELL THROUGH THE FLOOR. Mourners at a Chicago’ Funeral Have | an Unusual Experience. Chicago, April 30. — A score of mourners gathered around the coffin of Mrs. Martin Meyerhoffer in a small cottage, suddenly felt the floor sink under them. Before they could escape the living were plunged into the base- ment with the coffin which contained the dead woman. Seven persons were. severely injured, but all will recover. The coffin was not injured. SQUADRON COMING HOME. Pacific War Fleet Will Greet the Pres- ident in San Francisco. San Francisco, April 30.—Within 2 few days the Pacific squadron will ar- rive in port from a long cruise that ‘him ‘has extended as far south as Hon- duras. The flagship New York, flying the pennant of Rear Admiral Glass, and the cruisers Boston, Marblehead and Ranger, are in company, and have just sailed from San Diego. Upon its return the fleet will be placed in orders, preliminary to the visit of President Roosevelt. make every | Richard Mansfield in His Great Pre! duction of “Julius Caesar” in thé Twin Cities. St. Paul, April 27.—The Twin Cities are anticipating the greatest drametid event in the history of their theaters in the appearances of Richard Mans“ field the first half of the week in Min- neapolis and the last half in St. Paul. He will present his massive produc- tion of “Julius Caesar” with the fol lowing cast of characters which com- parison with the New York and Chi~ cago programs shows to be identical in every name: 5 Julius Caesar Octavius Cae: Mareus Antonius Caius Cassius. . Mr. Arthur Greenway Mr, Leslie. Kenyon Arthur Forrest Marcus Brutus............. r. Mansfiel Casea Mr. Henry Wenman ‘Trebonius A. G. Andrews Metellus C Mr. William Haworth .Mr; Ernest C. Warde Legarius. Mr, Edward Fitzgerald M: Popilius Mr. Henri Laurent .Mr. M. Deery r. Carl Milano John A. Hafey Clarence Cochran Messala Volumnius. Hamilton Coleman Lucius. Miss Mona Harrison Varro ..Mr. Philip Stokes Clitus.. .Mr. S. M. Hendricks Claudius. ‘Mr. Lewis E. Lewisson Dardanitu Franzer Smith Pindarus, Clarence White First Ci .Mr, B, L. Clark Second Citizen. Mr. W. Thompson ‘Third Citizen. . Mr. Frank Mason Fourth Citizen «...Mr. F. West Calpurnia iss Maude Hoffman Portia.. Dorothy Hammond Citizens, Runners, Guards, Attendants Senators, di Standard Bearers, and others, SYNOPSIS OF SCENES. Act I—A public place in Rome, on the occasion of the feast of Lupercal. Act ll—Garden before the house of Marcus Brutus on the night of the con- spiracy. (intermission ten minutes.) Act l1I—Scenel—The house of Julius Caesar, Scene 2—A street in Rome. Scene u—In the Capitol. The death of Caesar, (Intermission twelve minutes.) Act 1V—T Forum, (intermission ten minutes.) he ten of Marcus Brutus. In he wooded plains of Scene 2—The death of Brutus. Phillippi. There have been so many inquiries from a large circumference of cities about the possibilities of securing seats for the appearance of Richard Mans- field in “Julius Caesar” in the Twin Cities that Manager Scott has an- nounced a policy which will probably prove a convenience and a protection to every oné. Mail orders accompanie1 by remittance and addressed stamped envelope will be received from to-day on. They will be numbered in the: order in which they are received and: filled according to their numbers on‘ the first day of the sale in each city. KNOCK GEN. MILES. Officers Express Surprise at His Un- precedented Action. Washington, April 30.—The officials and army officers at the war depart- ment are puzzled over the unprece- dented action of Gen. Miles in includ- ing a mass of hearsay complaints! against the army in the Philippines in’ an official report of an inspection tour. No such official report was ever beford received from an American army of- ficer. { “If Gen. Grant had made a tour off incpection in Georgia ofter the Civi war.” said one army officer of hig! rank, “and had gathered up all th complaints of the rebels against Gen. Sherman, it would have been similar to this act of Gen. Miles. 5 “There is not a case mentioned by Gen. Miles that has not been investi- gated and acted upon. There have been 139,000 American soldiers in the Philippines and not less than 6,000 of- ficers. Some of these officers have been old regulars, some young men who had recently been commissioned in the regular army and some volun- teers. There have not been to ex- ceed a dozen seriovs charges made against these officers, and when you consider that there were 6,000 ' of them, it is not a serious indictment of the army.” Gen. Miles, officers say, was in the Philippines four weeks, and did not investigate a single case of outrage, but*he reported» what he:-had heard against the soldiers, and at the same time some of the best inspection of- ficers in the army were making a painstaking investigation of these complaints. KING WILL SEE PONTIFF. Great Britain’s Sovereign Will Visit the Vatican. Rome, April 30.—King Edward, ac- companied by Gen. Pedotti, represent- ing Ging Victor Emmanuel, and es- corted by a brilliant array. of:eavalry, went to the Pantheon yesterday and deposited wreaths of laurel and palm on the tombs of King Victor Emman- uel L and King Humbert. His majesty then enjoyed a long drive through the city and returned to the Quirinal for dinner. The crowds which gathered in the streets through which King Ed- ward passed continuously acclaimed the visiting sovereign. King Edward and the king of Italy drove to the coli- | seum, the arch of Titus, the Palatine forum and the monument of Victor Emmanuel. King Edward expressed his great admiration for what he saw. This afternoon King Edward will go to the Vatican. He will be conducted by the majordomo to the _ private apartments of the pope, and no one will be present at the interview be- tween the pontiff and the British sov- ereign. — CAPTURE OF WOLVES. Young Men Make Good Pay by Hunt- ing the Wild Animals. Osceola, Wis., April 30.—Polk coun- ty continues to hold first place among the northern counties where the hunt- ing of ‘‘varmints” is still a pleasure and profit. John and Henry Tilton re- port the capture of six young wolf cubs and the mother on the hills east of town a few miles. Three nights’ sleep was lost, but their reward was $70. There are several young meu who hunt for a livelihood. WHAT MILES SAW REPORT OF THE LIEUTENANT™ GENERAL IS MADE PUBLIC. poe PHILIPPINES - CONDITIONS. _IN MANY INSTANCES OF CRUELTIES~ PRACTICED ON FILIPINOS REPORTED. NATIVE GUIDES ARE MURDERED MAJ. GLENN. ACCUSED OF CAUS:- ING THE DEATH OF FILIPINO PRISONERS. Washington, April 29.—The extend ed report of Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles concerning his observations: in the Philippines was made public yes- terday by the war department. It is dated Feb. 19, 1903, and covers all features of his trip through the is!- ands, together with his recommenda- tions. Of the Moros, Gen. Miles says: “The problem of reducing or con- trolling these people in case of con- tinued hostilities does not appear to be a difficult one. They are very poor- ly armed and have no means of with- standing our mountain artillery and field mortars.” The general four 600 of our soldiers - at work on the roads to Lake Lanao. Troops should not be required té do such work, he says, except in case of great military necessity, which does not now exist. The condition of the troops, he says, is a credit to the country. The climate, however, has a very debilitating effect on the men. Gen. Miles says that as- a result of his observations he is of the opinion that the discontinuance of the liquor feature of the canteen has been beneficial to the troops. The number of troops that will be required to occupy the Philippine isl- ands is still problematical. While it is claimed that the people are pacified, evidences of hostility toward Ameri- can sovereignty are apparent. Of the supplies furnished the troops, he says: “While the supplies as a rule have been abundant and of good quality, there is, in my opinion, too mueh cold storage meat used for the good of the troops.” Of the condition of the people her says: “On my journeys through the- archipelago I was frequently appealed: to to assist the people to obtain a food supply, of which they are sorely in’ need. I do not think there is to-day a’ people so sorely afflicted as the 8,000,— 000 of inhabitants of this archipelago.’ Their country has been devastated by! war and several provinces are now suffering severely as the result of re- concentration in the past. In some places locusts have destroyed the- crops. Pestilence has prevailed, re? sulting in the reported death of near’ ly 75,000 pedple, while it is estimated that the number not reported is fully’ as large.” At Leipsa a party of citizens met! him and complained of harsh treat- ment. They said they had been con- centrated in towns and had suffered: great indignities; that fifteen of their. people had been tortured by the water. cure-and that one-man, a -respected: citizen, named Vincento Luna, agedj sixty-five, while suffering from the efi fects of torture, was dragged from his: house, which had been set on fire, and was burned to death. These atrocities, Gen. Miles was told, were committed by a company of scouts under Lieut. Hennessy. Other alleged cases of atrocities are referred to. In Cebu it was reported that Capt. Samuels of the Fourth in- fantry of United States volunteers, and Lieut. Foster of the Nineteenth infantry, had committed similar acts against the people of that island. Gen. Miles also heard a report that at Laoag, Luzon, two natives were whipped to death. At Tacloban, Leyte, the general heard that Maj. Glenn ordered Lieut. Caulfield to take eight prisoners into the country and if they did not guide him to the incurgents’ camp he was not to bring them back. Separated into two parties, the prisoners, while tied together, were shot or bayoneted. A pretense was made, the report said, that they were killed while attempting to escape. Further along in his réport -Gén. Miles refers to what he calls “Glénn’s Brigade,” which moved from place to place for the purpose of extorting statements by means of torture. Gen. Miles says: “Whether it was possible for officers to be engaged in such acts without the persona 1 knowledge of the general upon whose staff they were serving at the time, namely, Brig. Gen. Hughes, 1 leave this for others to ‘conjecture. “I found that with certain officers the impression prevailed that such acts were justifiable and I felt it my duty to address to the division com- mander a letter of instructions. “The letter is in the form of an or- der directing that any orders or cir — bes personal instruction, which we inspire or encourage any ac! cruelty, be annulled.” eet f