Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 20, 1903, Page 3

MORE ARE CAUGHT ARRESTS EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF INVESTIGATION IN NEW YORK. SCANDALS IN THE POSTOFFICE ‘OFFICIALS VERY RETICENT RE- GARDING RECENT DEVEL- OPMENTS. WILL MOVE ON CHICAGO NEXT ‘BRISTOW’S SLEUTHS WILL GIVE OFFICE THOROUGH OVER- HAULING. Washington, June 17.—Warrants for two postoffice suspects have been is- sued and their arrest is expected. Postoffice department officials are reticent and it cannot be learned whether the arrests will be made here or in New York. Chief Inspector Coch- ran is back from New York and has had several conferences with Fourth Assistant Bristow. Postmaster Gen- eral Payne gave an intervicw to news- (Paper correspondents yesterday. He was ill and lay on a lounge as he talked. He had just had a fainting spell and was very pale. Nothing but strict necessity evidently keeps him at the department. It was reported -es- terday morning in a New York paper that the president had requested Mr. Payne not to give information to the press, and his conference was in de- nial of this report as much as anything else. Mr. Payne Neither Affirmed Nor Denied the report of the issuance of two war- rants, but intimated that they had been issued by seying: “You can readily understand that it would not. be right to make public the issuance of warrants before the men were arrested.” Postal inspeciors who have been working in the New York postoffice and who have unearthed abuses there are expected to finish their work this week. According to the officials at the department the Chicago office will be the next scene of their activities. ‘Ihe officials admit there is little informa- tion at hand which warrants sending the inspectors to Chicago, but they have decided to give the office an over- hauling on general principles. There has been a hitch in the New York end of the investigation of the postal scandals. Just what is the nature of this obstacle to the speedy conclusion of the investigations cz- not be learned at the postoffice de- partment, but high officials admit ihat Several Arrests. which were scheduled for yesterday would not be made until a future date. It was also said at the department that what is krown in detective par- lance as the thir? degree had been ap- plied to two of these suspected indi- viduals with excellent results, and were it not for the fact that the fourth assistant postmaster general, who has charge of the inquiry, wishes to make a clean haul and arrest each and every one of those in the New York jurisdic- tion who are implicated in the scan- dals, three arrests at least would have been made yesterday. It is expected that arrests in the promotion syndi- cate frauds will be made this week. Arrests will also be made as a result of the investigation into the sale to the government of various machines for use in postoffices, such as cancel- ling, devices, adding machines, cash registers or automatic cashiers, etc. TROOPS NOT WITHDRAWN. Morenci Will Be Watched by Federal Forces. Denver, June 17.—On advices from Washington Gen. Baldwin, command- ing the department of the Colorado, yesterday sent orders for one troop of the Third cavalry to proceed with all haste from Fort Apache, Areiz., to Morenci. Monday it was believed that the spirit of the strike was broken and Col. Lebo, commanding five troops of the Fourteenth. cavalry at Morenci, was ordered to return his command to Forts Grant and Huachucha, but more recent developments have shown the advisability of keeping federal troops on the spot. MADE HIM CRAZY. Close Game of Bal! Causes Insanity of Thomas Donohue. New York, June 17—Thomas Don- ohue, a native of Harrison, N. J., has become insane through excitement over a baseball game. Donohue was an inveterate “fan.” The other day he witnessed a game between the New- ark and Buffalo teams which resulted in a score of 1 to 0. He became great- ly excited, and his friends, who say he has been acting strangely ever since, finally had him taken into custody by the authorities. ATTACKED BY HIGHWAYMEN. Man Is Fatally Wounded, but Kills One . of His Assailants. Missoula, Mont., June 17. — Patrick Donovan, a well known ranchman and politician at Clinton was fatally wound- ed by three highwaymen yesterday. As he lay dying on the ground he returned the fire, killing one robber and se- verely wounding another. The unin- jured highwayman gathered the dead one on his saddle, and, leading the horse of the third man, who was in the saddle, galloped off SECESSION IN COLOMBIA. \ Three States May Break Away and In- sure Construction of Canal. Washington, June 17, — Additional confidential information received by the governicent from Colombia is that the State of Antoquia, which adjoins the isthmian States of Panama and Caucua is with them in heartily favor- ing the ratification of the Panama canal treaty with the United States. Should Panama and Caucua secede from the Colombian federation, Anto- quia may be expected to join them. Confidential reports from Bogota and elsewhere in Colombia ‘indicate that the treaty will . be defeated unless there is a marked change of sentiment among a majority of the members of the congress. Some of the opponents ‘of the treaty are expressing a willing- ness to yote for it if it is amended so as to provide for the payment of a bonus of $20,000,000 to Colombia and an annual rental of $200,000. ‘The Washiugton government will not con- sent to any such change. ACQUITTAL EXPECTED. Jett and White Will Free. Jackson, Ky., June 17. — The arson cases were disposed of yesterday when Crawford and Thirp, teamsters for Hargreave were set free and no indict- ments were returned by the grand jury. Some expressed the opinion that the murder cases will close the same way to-day when Jett and White would be also released. And what might follow is the question. It is said by those who will talk even secretly on the matter, that the grand jury was composed of residents of Breathitt county, drawn by those who are identified by the dominant faction and all were connected with it and no indictments of any kind was ex- pected from a jury drawn from this county. But the jury trying Jett and White are from another county, 4 for that reason a verdict of conv: may be returned. Probably Go TALKS TO STUDENTS. President Roosevelt Visits the Univer- sity of Virginia. Charlottesville, Va., June 17.—Pres- ident Roosevelt yesterday wound up nis tour of the country by a visit to the University of Virginia. It was alumni day at the university and the occasion was made memorable by the presence of many men distinguished in public life, some of them graduates of the university. The reception accorded to the president was a particularily warm one and he was greeted with ringing cheers when he arose to speak Ye‘ore the alumni in the public hall, and ihe student body at the luncheon tendered him in the gymnasium, and they were renewed several times during his two speeches. MINERS WILL NOT STRIKE. Their Conciliators Will Be Accepted by the Operators. Scranton, Pa., June 17.—There ‘vill be no strike in the anthracite region growing out of the refusal of the »pe- rators to recognize the credentials of District Presidents Nicholls, Fahy and Dettrey, instructed by the joint execu- tive buard of the United Mineworkers as the miners’ representatives on the board of conciliation. The convention of the United Minworkers yesterday elected the three district presidents by districts as their representatives, and the operators, through Presideat George F. Baer of the Reading com- pany,. announced that this action was satisfactory. MEXICO PAYS UP. Uncle Sam’s Neighbor Shows Most Unusual Promptness. Washington, June 17.— Ambassador Clayton has cabled the state depart- ment that the Mexican government yesterday deposited to his credit $1,- 622,628 on account of the Pius fund award. This promptness on the part of the Mexican government in meaiing its obligations has broken all records in arbitration. The money will te remitted to Archbishop Riordan, bish- op of San Francisco, the titular claim- ant, as there have been no assign- ments to attorneys in interest. RECEIVED BY EMPRESS. Admiral Evans Gro~'ed an Audience by Her Majesty of China. Pekin, June 17. — Tlie dowager em- press has received Rear Admiral Rob- ley D. Evans, commander-in-chief of the United States Asiatic fleet, and his staff. All the far Eastern newspapers infer that the assembling of an Ameri- can squadron at Chee Foo is for the purpose of impressing Russia. | ELECTION LAW SCANDALS. | Many Indictments in Illinois County for Violations of Law. 5 Lincoln, Ill, June 17. — The Logan county grand jury last night returned fifty-seven indictments against persons charged with violations of election laws. The jury sessions have extend- ed over nearly a month and have been devoted principally to election in- | vestigations. Fired on the Mayor. Havana, June 17.—Dr. Pedro Portal, mayor of Camajuan, Santa Clara, was twice fired upon yesterday by a disap- pointed political aspirant named Ben- como. The mayor’s condition is pre- carious. His assailant was arrested. Million Acres Thrown Open. Los Angeles, Cal., July 17. — One million acres of government land was , thrown open yesterday. The land is a | strip along the Santa Fe road from Nogales to Mojave and is all desert. Onty a holf-dozen entries were filed. SOPSHSOHOOOHOOEIOOSOSEOOOELY OOD OOOOHOOOOODEOOOD neneyernee : News of the Northwest ooeoe ° SOOO HHHOOSOOHOO OSH HHOESOEOEHOSESO OOH HO OOOHEOO OOOO BRIDGE GOES DOWN. Six Persons Fatally and a Score of Others Seriously Injured. Eau Claire, Wis., June 17. — A long section of the Madison street bridge approach went down under the weight of between 150 and 200 people at 9:30 o'clock last night. Six persons were seriously, probably fatally, injured. Twenty-five or thirty others were less seriously injured. The names of the victims have not yet been learned. The accident occurred during an illumina- tion of the street carnival booths along the main streets of the city. Hundreds of people had gone to the bridge to watch the illumination from this vantage point. Suddenly, ,without a moment’s warning, a section of the approach, forty feet in length, sank. Instantly all was confusion. Calls were sent in for doctors and policemen to help carry away the injured. It was thought for a time ‘that the entire bridge, with its load of humanity, had gone down, carrying hundreds to death in the waters of the Chippewa river. It was found, however, as soon as or- der was partially restored, that the death list would be comparatively small, if any, though two score were hurried to offices of doctors and the city hospital. BRITISH COLUMBIA FLOODS. Fraser River Overflows Its Banks and Drives Settlers From Home. Vancouver, B. C., June 17. — The gradual rise in the Fraser river still continues, and the lowlands in several districts are still under water. Breaks in the Pitt river dike resulted in the submerging of several lundred acres of land. Nacoman island, about forty miles up the river from New West- minster, is under water. There are fifty farmers living on this island, and a steamer was sent up from New W. minster to take off the people an.i Cat- tle. So far there has been bui one drowning, that of William Melbourne. GIVES POLICE HARD FIGHT. Nearly Lose Their Lives in Arresting Escaped Convict. Neenah, Wis., June 17. — Josoph Barber, reputed to be an escaped con- vict from the Iowa state prison, was arrested here yesterday after a sirug- gle in which Chief of Police James Brown, Andrew McCabe, an Oshkosh detective, and Barber nearly lost their lives. In attempting to take Barber from a houseboat on which he was liv- ing the officers were pulled into Lake Winnebago, and it was cnly after a desperate struggle that they were able to overcome and ‘place him in a najh- tha launch. Barber was ~wanted in Oshkosh on a charge of larceny. CITY WILL OPEN, STORE. Kenosha Hopes to Save Hundreds of Dollars by Its Scheme. Kenosha, Wis., June 17. — The city of Kenosha will try the most unique scheme in the history of municipal ownership under the terms of an order issued by the city council for the open- ing uf a grocery store and butecber shop to be under the entire controi of the city. In these stores all the pro- visions needed for the paupers will be dealt out to them, the city saving all profits of middlemen. Ald. Peter Ja- cobs, who is the father of the plan, claims that the city will save hundreds of dollars annually by entering into the mercantile business. « ITS WORST FIRE. Loss on Felt Shoe Factory at Webster City Is $70,000. Webster City, Iowa, June 17. — The worst conflagration ever experienced here was in the felt shoe factory which burned Monday night. The loss will reach $70,000. The plant was capital- ized at $100,000 and was insured for $36,000. The plant and everything in it was a total loss. The Fuse Died Qut. Little Falls, Minn., June 17. — Six pounds of dynamite were placed on the porch of the home of Father Pfeiffer,a priest at Pierz. The fuse died out be- fore reaching the explosive. The ex- plosion would, no doubt, have wrecked the house and killeed the priest and four other inmates. The trouble at Pierz is over the public and parochial schools, and the community is cut up into factions. There is no clue. Fifty Years Wedded. Hudson, Wis., June 17. — Mr. and Mrs. Balsam yesterday celebrated the fiftieth anniversary, of their wedding. A number of their pioneer friends met at their home last evening to pay their respects. They left a handsome golden souvenir as a reminder of the event. The couple were married in Chicago June 16, 1853, and three years later gettled in Hudson, where Mr. Balsam has been in the mercantile business ever since. Insurance Com: Pierre, S. D., June 17.—Gov. Herreid announces that John C. Perkins of Roberts county will be appointed com- missioner of insurance, for the term commencing July 1. Strikers Make Trouble. Dubuque, Iowa, June 17. — A small PUBLIC DOMAIN STOLEN. Cattle Men Will Be Forced to Give Up Their Fenced Possessions. Billings, Mont., June 17.—More than 250,000 acres of government land in this section that has, it is alleged, been illegally fenced in by sheepmen and cattlemen will soon be reclaimed by officials in Washington. Government agents have been at work for the last two weeks looking up records and sur- veying and have made a report ta Washington that upward of 250,000 acres have been stolen by the stock men. On this territory at the present time graze thousands of cattle and sheep, and the owners of the animals have been ordered to remove them at once. Hundreds of settlers have pur. chased land from the men wha Claimed to own the land and serious trouble is feared when the orders come for eviction. Members of the United States surveying corps, who have been assisted by County Surveyor Morris, are authority for the statement that ‘in other counties in Montana equally as large steals have taken place and that steps are now being taken by the government to secure the land. TWO KILLED BY FAST TRAIN. Aged Couple Struck While Returaing From Wedding Dinner. Montgomery, Minn., June 17. — The North Star limited when - two miles north of town struck a team and bug: gy, and its occupants, John Zelenka and wife, were instantly killed. Both horses were killed and the buggy was demolished. Coroner Justice of Elys: ian summoned a jury and, after hear- ing several witnesses, a verdict was re- turned in which the engineer is blamed for not blowing the whistle at the crossing. The engineer is one of the oldest on the road. The old couple ieft home in the morning to attend a wed- ding dinner at the home of Dr. Landen. burger of New Prague, in honor of a ‘daughter of the latter lately married. They are related to a number of the best Bohemian citizens of Montgomery and New Prague. PRIVATE PEST HOUSE. La Crosse Is Torn Up’Over a Small pox Retreat. La Crosse, Wis., June 17.—Residents of the North side yesterday discovered @ private pesthouse in the heart of the residence district, and as a result great excitement prevails in that sec- tion of the city. Legal advice has ‘been taken, and it is believed severa] suits will be started at once against the city by owners of adjacent prop» erty. The hospital is at the home of H. Wilbur, 1003 Charles street, and is said to have been the refuge of the better classes who were afflicted with smallpox and who object to going t the public pesthouse. The state béar of health has been called upon and an officer is expected here at once to in- westigate the case. The developments are expected to be highly sensational. HE KILLED HIMSELF. ‘Black Hills Man Was Not Slain by Others. { Spearfish, S. D., June 17.—A careful investigation has peén made by Col. W. H. Parker, state’s attorney for Law- rence county, of the facts relating to the death of Edward Wilson, who was found with a bullet hole in his head ‘several days ago, and in connection with whose death David Bennett and ‘Mrs. Ella Lathrop have been held. 'The state’s attorney is said to have satis- fied himself that it was a clear case of suicide, and it is not likely that a hear- ing will be held. Bennett and Mrs. Lathrop are in the county jail at Dead- wood, but will probably be discharged in a short time. WOMAN TRIES SUICIDE. Her Husband Deserted Her and She Wanted to Die. Fargo, N. D., June 17. — A woman who gave her name as Mrs. Helen Bond of Willmar, Minn., attempted suicide here but was prevented from jumping into the river by Park Po- liceman MeLain. She declares that her hysband was a railroad man, and that he deserted her about two months ago, taking their baby with him. She learned that he was in Fargo and came here in search of the child, but was unable to locate it and became de- spondent. She promised the officer to “eut out” theattempts at suicide and was set at liberty. Prof. Richards Cho: Iowa City, Iowa, June 17. — Prof. Harry §. Richards, secretary of the University of Iowa college of law and an alumnus of the university, has been offered the deanship of the Wisconsin college of law as president of the law committee of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin. Presi- dent Richards has telegraphed his ac- ceptance of the offer should the board of regents as a whole confirm it. The position is one of the best in the West and carries with it a salary of $4,000 a year. Fab arth ae / Burglary and Arson . Little Falls, Minn., June 17. — The house and barn of Martin Kruger, two miles south of this city, were burned yesterday morning at 2 o’clock with all the housenold goods and a large amount of grain. The family was away and the finding of a drawer from a bureau some distance from the crown stoned the street cars which re- sumed running after a week’s idleness with non-union men. The sheriff called out the soldiers and they were on guard with a gatling gun. house shows that the house was burglarized ana then set on fire to cover up the crime. The loss is about $4,000,* with an insurance of, $1,800. Two suspects arrested at Royaltoi were released. ‘ oe DE “THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, June 17. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 80 @ 801-2c; No. 2 North- ern, 79@79 1-2c; No. 3, 771-2@78c; no grade, 70@77c. Corn—No. 3, 46@48c; No. 4, 44@45c; no grade, 41@44c. Rye —No, 2, 42 @ 49c. Barley — Malting grades, 45@b3e; feed grades, 37@42c. Minneapolis, June 17. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, 813-8c;° No. 1 Northern, 80 3-8c; No: 2 Northern, 79 3-8c. Duluth, June 17. — Wheat — No. 1 hard, 82c; No. 1 Northern, 80 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 79¢; flax, $1.07 7-8; oats, 86 1-2@37c; barley, 35@5i1c. Milwaukee, June 17. — Wheat—No. 1 Northern, 85c; No. 2 Northern, 83 1-2c. Rye firm; No. 1, 53 1-2c. Barley dull; No. 2, 57@57 1-2c; sample, 46@ 58c. Oats easier at 39@391-2c. Corn —July, 48 5-8. Chicago, June 17. — Wheat — No, 2 red, 77c; No. 3 red, 722@76c; No. 2 hard winter, 76c; No. 3 hard winter, 73@76c; No. 1 Northern spring, 79¢; No. 2 Northern spring, 77c; No. 3 spring, 722@76c. Corn—No. 2, 483-4@ 49c; No. 3, 481-4c. Oats—No, 2, 361-2 @37c; No. 3, 36c. Sioux City, Iowa, June 17. — Cattle — Beeves, $4 @ 5; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50@4.10; stockers and feed- ers, $3.50@4.60; calves and yearlings, $3@4.35. Hogs, $5.75@6.05; bulk, $5.90 @5.95. Chicago, June 17. — Cattle—-Good to prime steers, $4.90@5.50; stockers and feeders, $3@4.75; cows, $1.60@4.70; heifers, $2.50 @ 5; calves, $2.75@6.60; Texas-fed steers, $4@4.50. Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $5.70@5.95; good to choice heavy, $5.95@6.10; light, $5.50@5.80; bulk of sales, $5.80@5.95. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $4.50 @5.30; Western sheep, $4.50@5.30; native lambs, $4@7.20; Western lambs, $4.50@7.20; spring lambs, $5.25 @7.75. South St. Paul, June 17. — Cattle— Good to choice steers, $4.25@5; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.25@4; veals, $2.50@5; good to choice feeding steers, $3.75@4.25; good to choice stock steers, $3.25 @ 3.50; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $2.50 @ 8. Hogs—Price range, $5.35 @ 5.60; bulk, $5.40@5.50. Sheep — Good to choice shorn lambs, $5.75@6; fair to good, $5.50@5.75; good to choice shorn ewes, medium weight, $4@4.50; heavy, $3 @ 4; culls and stock ewes, $2.50@3; spring lambs, $4@6.75. FIRE SWEEPS FOREST. Valuable Timber Burned — Blueberry Crop Ruined. i Ripple, Minn.. June 17. — Several thousand dollars’ worth of timber dam- aged, dozens of settlers made home- less and the blueberry crop destroyed, is the result of a forest fire that has raged the past week a few miles north of here. The fire spread slowly against the wind, and the efforts of wardens and settlers are powerless to check it. A long dry spell had prepared the feast, and trees, green vegetation, and even the soil to a depth of several inches were consumed. Six sections were devastated. The absence ot strong winds and the falling of rain were the only conditions that pre vented the most disastrous forest fire of Northern Itasca: county. Burning brush piles started the fire. BLOWN TO PIECES. Engineer Graff's Fatal Mistake Con. cerning a Blast. Kalispell, Mont., June 17.—Word has been received here that Resident Engi- neer Graff, at Whitefish lake, was yes:| terday totally blown to pieces while | examining a blast in the construction work. In company with his foreman he stopped to witness the blast tha men jad put in at noon, and after one blast had gone off he declared that both had gone. His foreman said that only one had gone off, and warned him to keep away, but he persisted that both had been exploded. When he ar rived at the spot the second explosion occurred and he was blown into the air 200 feet. Chief Engineer Lupfer, with the coroner, have gone to the scene. BLEW OFF HIS HEAD. Man Responsible for Death of tra Shrake Saves Expense of Trial. La Crosse, Wis., June 17.—William E. Tippets, charged with the murder of Ira Shrake about six weeks ago, and released on $5,000 bail, last night shot the top of his head off with a shotgun at his home in Stoddard. Tippets was pound over to the circuit court under the charge of murder, and his trial was to have been held in September. Shrake was a deck hand on the steam. er Musser, and Tippets killed him with a stick of cordwood after an alterca- tion over landing near Tippets’ wood- yard at Victory. Tippets was wealthy, Badger Romance. Grand Rapids, Wis., June 17—Georga Petsch of Dexter, who desired a wife to cheer his loneliness, applied to G. Binderli of this place for assistance 1n finding one. The latter was successful in the effort. Mrs. Eliza Butter, a widow, was willing. The widow’s 2s- sent was won at 8 a. m., a license was secured at 2 p. m. and the wedding oc- curred at 5. Prominent citizens wit- —— */In Minnesota. 3 a State News of the Week Briefly Toid. Dr. Frank Stewart of Minneapolis, formerly of Ada, has located in Brain- erd. W. P. Dish of) Fairbank has begun work on a new two-story factory build- ing, 118x38 feet. The water works at Blackduck, cost- ing $7,000, have just been completed. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. were the con- tractors. The store of the Bott Hardware company at Breckenridge was entered by burglars, who carried away a large quantity of razors, pocket knives and revolvers. At their home in Le Sauk recently, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Sartell cele- brated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. Guests were present from several states. Mrs. Dorothy L. Schilling, a pioneer resident of the town of Woodbury and widow of the late Henry Schilling, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eck- stein, at Prescott, Wis. Gus Molander is the first farmer in Stevens county to get the new $7.50 wolf bounty. He killed an unusually large animal on his farm. Last year he lost about twenty lambs by wolves. The Stevens County Old Settlers’ association will hold its annual meet- ing and picnic in Wintermute’s grove at Morris on the 19th. A residence of twenty-two years is required for mem- bership. Prof. Leon Stavseth «f Minneapolis has been elected to the position of teacher of English in the Morris high school for next year. Mrs. Crosby of Hector has been elected to a first pri- mary position. See coe i In the suit for damages for assault brought by Frank Faber against Frank Schievek at Breckenridge, the jury re- turned a verdict for the plainti ffof $5,000. The principals to the suit are farmers residing near Barnesville. The team stolen from Arthur Athey of Vesta by the men who robbed the bank at that place was found four miles south of Milroy. Two men are under arrest at Marshall, suspected of being implicated in the robbery. Roy Davis, the seventeen-year-old son of F. L. Davis, a farmer near Crookston, was drowned in Red Lake river while swimming. The lad nar- rowly escaped drowning while skati: last winter. He fell into an airhole and was rescued with difficulty. Ellis N. Flint of Dows, Iowa, was found dead in a room at the Palace hotel at Blackduck. He had just re- turned from a 150-mile trip through the forest and retired to his room, much fatigued, but apparently in good health. : The Methodist church of Renville held a jubilee to celebrate the pay- ment of the church debt. L. A. Brooks read a history of the church from the earliest pioneer days in 1869. In the evening M. J. Dowling gave a talk on the growth of educational and re- ligious institutions of Renville. The Cyrus board of education has advertised for bids for building the new school house. The building will be an up-to-date structure. Both of the churches are being finished. The Synod congregation is having a gal- lery, pulpit, altar and new seats put in, while the Free church will have new seats and a pulpit and altar. F The State Buttermakers’ association held its annual picnic at Lake Crystal and several hundred people were in attendance. Members of the stato dairy commission attended and ad- dresses were made by A. W. Trow and EB. K. Stater. C. D. White and Sam Haughdal acted as judges in the butter scoring contest. A sensational attempt on the life of C. B. Johnson, Northwestern railway agent at Owatonna, was made by a man named Frederick Dietz. The at- tack was made in broad daylight, with a long, dirk-shaped knife. ° The man ‘was overpowered before he could in- flict serious injuries upon Mr. John- son, and was placed under arrest. Later he was arraigned before the pro- bate judge and sent to the insane hos pital at Rochester. The attack is the sequel to a communication received by Mr. Johnson some time ago, in which the writer said he had a griev- ance against the railroad, and threat- ened Johnson’s life unless $10,000 was deposited in an indicated place before a certain time arrived. The corner stone to the new city hall at Albert Lea, that is to cost $30,000, was laid with appropriate ceremonies. Mayor Knatvold was master of cere- monies. and placed the copper box con- taining the documents to be preserved inside the stone. Miss Jessie Simms, late with the Castle Square Opera company, who is at her home here, sang “Lead Kindly Light,” and Rev. G. H. Muller pronounced the prayer. nessed the ceremony. Petsch ex: pressed his gratitude to Binderli by al present of $50 for his kindness. FECTIVE DAre There were addresses by Dr. A. C. Wedge, D. R. P. Hibbs and City Attor- ney Southwick. | e gs: eee ar: 4 {