Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 25, 1903, Page 2

is Oe | | MOB AFTER BLOO NEGRO FIEND NARROWLY ES- CAPES LYNCHING AT i. | MONTEVIDEO. 1 COMMITTED MURDEROUS ASSAULT PRISONER LODGED IN GLENCOE JAIL—FRANKLY CONFESSES HIS GUILT. OFFICERS HOLD MOB AT BAY CAPTURED BY POSSE AFTER BE- ING WOUNDED DURING HARD CHASE. Glencoe, Minn., July 21. — Joseph Scott, the negro who so brutally as- saulted Miss Helen Olson Saturday morning at Watson, was, was safely lodged in jail here at 5 o'clock yester- | day morning. The negro makes no hesitancy in ad- mitting his guilt. The crime occusre” between 4 and 5 o’clock Saturday morning. Miss Olson, | who is a milliner twenty-three years old, and a friend, Miss Julia Torgen- | son, were alone in the house, Miss | Olson’s father being in Minneapolis under a doctor’s care. | ‘The young women were awakened | by a man whom Miss Torgenson said | she thought was a negro. The fellow | demanded money and jewels. Miss Olson said she would give him all the | money in the house if he would prom- ise to leave at once. He replied: ~You get the money!” Hit Her With an Axe. The fellow seized Miss Olson, dragged her from bed and down the stairs, She fought and screamed, and the man struck her a terrific blow on the forehead with an axe and she fell ‘to the floor unconscious. < Miss Torgenson climbed out of the bed room window onto a porch and screamed for help, when a man rushed from the house, and after firing a shot from a revolver at Miss Torgenson, disappeared in the darkness. The screams and the shot aroused the neighbors, who rushed to the scene. Miss Olson was found uncon- scious, lying in a pool of blood. The entire town was aroused and posses were formed to search for the murder- er. Posses also started out from Montevideo. ¢ Captured by a Posse. * "The negro was seen Saturday after- noon by one of the posses, and he was chased several miles before he was caught. During the pursuit he was shot in the left arm with a rifle. Chief of Police Denny of Ortonville ‘and several deputies took charge of him and carried him to Marlan, a smal] station on the Milwaukee road. At 3 o'clock Sunday morning an excursion train from Milbank pulled into the! station, the wounded man was placed | in an empty coach and both of the doors were guarded by men with rifles. When the train reached Montevideo word had been received of the capture, | and several hundred infuriated men) stood on the platform, armed with) rifles, revolvers and shotguns, and| «carrying ropes, clamoring for the ne-| .gro’s life. | Mob Seeks His Life. | When his whereabouts were at Jast | discovered a rush was made for the car, but the mob was met by rifles, and Chief Denny threatened to shoot the first man who boarded the steps. ‘Armed men attempted to mount the train, but only those who had excur- -sion tickets were admitted, and the strain was finally pulled out safely. At this juncture, Chief Denny de- -clares, the mob, had it been led by a determined man, could with but little trouble have overpowered them and -captured the negro. When the train arrived at Glencoe the prisoner was hurried into a car- riage and driven to the county jail, where he was locked up before any of the citizens knew of his arrival. FILLS LONG FELT WANT. ‘New Publication Devoted to Interests of Land-Seekers and Investors. The first number of the ‘Northwest- ern Land-Seekers and Investors has just been issued. It is a monthly pub- lication devoted exclusively to the land and investment interests of the North- west, and covers St. Paul, Minneapo- lis, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dako- tas, Montana, Washington, Oregon and - Canadian Northwest. Ira C. Tichenor, for a number of years connected with ‘Twin City papers, is the editor, and Porter A. Bereman, a former Cincin- mati newspaper man, is the publisher. Hie Plorthwest ARE STILL HOSTILE. Sloux Indians Have Lawsuit Based on Minnesota Massacré. Sioux Falls, S. D., July 22. — A large number of Sisseton and Wahpeton In- dians a few days ago held a grand council for the purpose of discussing a question of considerable importance to many members of the tribe and for the raising of the necessary money to carry through the courts a test case which has been instituted to define the land allotment rights of a number of Indians who claim to have never sur- rendered to the government after the Minnesota massacre in the sixties. Many of these Indians participated in the massacre and the raising of this question jeopardizes the rights of such of them as are alleged to have never formally surrendered to the govern- ment after the massacre. q CONSTABLE ROBBED. While He Sleeps Thieves Take His Money. Superior, Wis., July 22.—The police have come to the conclusion that a gang of clever burglars is working Superior and Duluth by turns. The latest job here was the robbery of Con- stable John McKenna while he slept. He slept on the first floor, his clothes being hung a few feet from the open window. The burglars unbuttoned the screen and with a pole, reached the clothes. They were’ found in the grass this morning and $30 which had been in the pockets was gone. BOY IS DROWNED. He Falls Into a Pool When No As- sistance Is Near. Sioux Falls, S. D., July 22.—Harold Cooley, the twelve-year-old son of Dep- uty Warden Cooley of the Sioux Falls penitentiary, who came to the city from Aberdeen some months ago, was drowned in the Sioux river late yes- terday afternoon. With other boys he was playing near the falls of the Sioux near the northern portion of the city, when he fell into a pool. He was drowned before his excited compan- ions could rescue him or summons as- sistance. FARMER HANGS HIMSELF. Boy Discovers His Body in the Wooas Near His Home. Long Prairie, Minn., July 22.—John Rech, a farmer who lived two miles north of this place, was found yester- day afternoon hanging to a tfee half a mile west of his home. He was missea on Saturday, and the search for him was unsuccessful till a neighbor’s boy ran on the body in the brush yester- day afternoon. The man has acted strangely for a few days, but it was | not supposed that he had suicidal in- tentions. STRIKERS WIN FIGHT. Mrs. Schoen Drops Her Lawsuit and Takes the Girls Back. Racine, Wis., July 22.—After fight- ing six months to have the Interna- tional Lady Garment Workers’ union recognized by the Schoen Manufactur- ing company, the thirty person’ who went on strike and were sued by Mrs. Rosa Schoen of the company for $10,- 000 damages to her business because of the strike, won the case and all the strikers are to be taken back and the suit against them dismissed without costs. DIES OF LOCKJAW. Result of Playing With Blank Cart- ridges on the Fourth. Baldwin, Wis., July 22. — Harry Howard, a sixteen-year-old farmer boy near here, who has suffered since just after the Fourth with lockjaw,. died last night. The boy’s death was the result of an accident on the Fourth, when he accidentally shot himself on the forefinger of the left hand with a blank cartridge. CAMPHOR IN HIS WHISKY. Finnish Laborer Mixes His Drink With Fatal Results. Superior, Wis., July 22. — Nestor Stenroos, a Finn laborer living at Maple, mixed his drink and died. He tried a combination of whisky and camphor, but it put him where he will not have any appetite to quench with the firewater that was so necessary to his existence. Woman Missing. Superior, Wis., July 22. — Mrs. Leo Miller of Billings Park, wife of a rail- road man, is missing from her home. Her little daughter is ill and her hus- band is scouring the country for the mother. Killed by Lightning. Eagle Grove, Iowa, July 22.—While returning from work in a hayfield in company with three other men O. Hillstadt was killed by lightning. Three horses were killed by the same bolt. x Skull Is Crushed. Woman Mysteriously Killed. Milwaukee, Wis., July 21, — Mrs. James Tobin, sixty-two years old, was found dead in the kitchen of her home yesterday at Granville, Milwaukee ‘county. Death is supposed to have re- ssulted from a skot fired by a person as ‘yet unknown. The woman's husband was in the house at the time the corpse was discovered, but disclaims all knowledge as to the cause of his wife’s death. The sheriff has started an investigation. Little Falls, Minn., July 22.—Percy Bonebrake, a boy aged eight years, was thrown under a wagon in a run- away yesterday and instantly. killed, his skull being crushed by a wheel. Curfew Will Ring. ’ Shakopee, Minn., July 22.—A curfew ordinance has been passed by the city council of this city, and after Aug. 1 all boys and girls under sixteen must be safely housed at the last stroke of the warning bell. The State | ay by CROPS ARE RUINED ‘ THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORM |'sion is making a special inspection of EVER KNOWN IN THE NORTHWEST. A LOSS OVER A MILLION DOLLARS GREATEST DAMAGE IS DONE IN EASTERN PART OF ROCK COUNTY, MINN. FIELDS LEFT PERFECTLY BLACK / GRAIN PRACTICALLY DRIVEN INTO GROUND AND CORN CUT OFF AT ROOTS. Luverne, Minn., July 22. — A hail- storm passed over the eastern portion of Rock county yesterday afternoon, totally destroying fully one-third of the entire crop of the county and en- tailing a loss of approximately one mi!tion dollars. The storm in severity and area is the most destructive and extensive ever known in the North- west. It is reported to have started at Watertown, ’S. D., hailing in vari- ous places from that city to Sheldon, Towa, the severity of the storm, how- ever seemed to have concentrated in this cicinity. A report is current here that from Trosky, twenty-two miles north of this city, south to Ellsworth, a distance of thirty-nine miles, and from those points east for fifteen miles, all of the crops have been Totally Destroyed. In this county. six townships were | struck by the storm and an aggregate | of over one hundred and twenty sec- | tions of grain are reported totally de- | stroyed. Magnolia township out of thirty-six there is not a spear of grain or hay left standing. The same On thirty-five sections in | is true of | twelve sections in Kanarauza town- | ship, while, with the exception of a few streaks in Vienna and Battle Plain, the entire crop of these town- ships are gone. In portions of Denver, | Mound and Luverne townships entire | sections are laid waste. The duration of the storm was less than ten min- utes, but during - that time between two and three inches of hail fell. Grain was practically Driven Into the Ground, some fields being perfectly black when the storm had passed. Corn was mowed close to the roots and trees were stripped bare of foliage. On meadows the hay was cut down as with a scythe. Crops in this county throughout were the best ever raised and ten min- utes before the storm broke every- thing pointed to a bumper crop. Farmers everywhere were getting ma- chinery ready for the harvest, which would have been in full blast by the last of the week. Reliable estimates place the loss in this county alone at over one million dollars on this year’s crop, and this does not take into ac- count the loss of seed nor loss or damage to trees and buildings. Hail in South Dakota. Clear Lake, S. D., July 21.—Hail has totally destroyed crops here in a strip three miles wide through four town- ships of this county. It is the most severe storm ever known here. Hail- stones as large as English walnuts were piled two feet in places, killing sheep and fowls without number. Storm Does Damage in lowa. Sheldon, Iowa, July 21. — A severe hail storm struck Sheldon yesterday afternoon, The storm was about ten miles wide. It lasted only fifteen min- utes but did $100,000 damage. ARCHBISHOP KATZER DEAD. Passes Away at Fond du Lac After a Lingering Illness. Fond du Lac, Wis., July 22.—Arch- bishop Katzer of the Roman Catholic church died last night at St. Agnes convent after a sickness dating from September, 1902. He came to Fond du Lac for rest and treatment four months ago. A week ago he suddenly became worse. Saturday night his condition became critical. Since that time the end had been expected mo- mentarily. He will be buried in St. Francis cemetery, Milwaukee. Masked Men Rob Him. Helena, Mont., July 22. — Two masked men entered the saloon of Peter Nelson at Saltese and, at the point of a revolver secured several watches, rings and $500 in cash. Nel- son was nearly dead when found sev- eral hours later bound and gagged. Six Dwellings Go Up in Smoke. Cloquet, Minn., July 22.—The worst residence fire experienced here in years broke out in Johnson Town, an outlying suburb. Six residences, one store building and numerous outbuilg- ings were destroyed. Believed to Have Eloped. ; Winona, Minn. July 22—The Winona police have been asked to find a young lady named Feuerstein, residing on East King street, whom her mothcr claims has eloped with a young man named Derrick. | CHECKING UP ON THE Cows. Dairy Inspection to Find Which Cows { Are Best. The state dairy and food commis- | 200 respective cows of the state to as- .certain what is the best kind of feed \and to determine under what condi- tions the largest production of milk can be secured. The inspection was ‘begun in the spring and will continue throughout a year. Inspectors A. W. Trow and E. K. Slater are at work in the southern part of the state and they have inspected already more than 100 cows. The inspectors have half-pint bot- tles, which are numbered consecutive- ly. The milk that each cow gives is weighed at frequent intervals and composite samples are placed in the bottles. From this an estimate is made of the amount of milk each cow gives during the month, as well as the butter fat and the actual butter yield. The inspectors take account also of. the kinds of food and the actual amount given the cow, whether in the shape of grain, fodder or grass from the pasture and care is reckoned for the month, and at the close a balance is struck between the receipts and ex- penditures, showing the actual profit the dairyman derives from each cow. A record is kept of the cow’s breed- ing, her general conformation and the care she receives. The weather con- ditions are aiso observed for the pur- pose of ascertaining the cause of shrinkage in the production of milk. some dairymen say that rainy weather causes shrinkage; others attribute it largely to hot south winds. “These inspections are made for the purpose of ascertaining the best meth- ods of dairying,” said Commissioner McConnell. “Cows should be inspect- ed just the same as banks and busi- ness houses are inspected. No dairy- man can get the best results unless | he knows which are running behind, just as a banker strikes a balance every day to determine his financial condition. “In this way the farmer will learn what kinds of feed produce the most milk and how cows should be cared for. Dairymen wit! also find which of the cows are the best from which to save heifer calves.” CRUELTY TO BOYS. State School at Owatonna May Be Made Subject of Investigation. Mrs. Clara Quigley, 3209 Twenty- first avenue, Minneapolis, has told a story that may result in a searching in- vestigation of the methods of State Agent Lewis and the working of the state public school at Owatonna. Mrs. Quigley charges that her three sons, mere children, after being com- mitted to the school, were apprenticed by the state agent and school authori- ties and compelled to work in the fields of three farmers. The boys, two of whom have run away and are now with the mother in Minneapolis, tell of terrible cruelty practiced on them. They claim to have been beaten with knotted ropes and abused in other unnatural and in- humane ways. One brother is being held on a farm in Nicollet county and Mrs. Quigley is endeavoring to raise $5 with which to bring habeas corpus proceedings to get the boys back. Hon. S. W. Leavitt of the state board of control said: “There may be something in the story, but it is strange no complaint: has been made to us by the mother. She was here to see about securing the release of her youngest boy,~but said nothing of cruel treatment. “Tf any complaint is made by any one we will certainly fully investigate, but will probably not unless some one takes enough interest in the matter to make complaint.” W. W. PRENDERGAST DEAD. Former Superintendent of Public In- struction Passes Away. W. W. Prendergast, former superin- tendent of public instruction and ex-, president of the State Agricultural as- sociation, died at his home at Hutch- inson, Minn., the result of a prolonged illness. Mr. Prendergast was a native of New Hampshire, but he came to Min- nesota in the early ’60s. When the Indian disturbance broke out in 1864 he raised a company of volunteers for the protection of the citizens. Early in the state’s history Mr. Pren- dergast became identified with the state’s political welfare. He held many minor offices in the state and county before he was ap- pointed principal of the state agricul- tural school. Later he was assistant superintendent of public instruction, and under the Nelson administration he was made superintendent of public instruction, filling the office for eight years. 3 Mr. Prendergast is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Vye of St. Anthony Park. Gen. Wood Promoted. Washington, July 22.—Gen. Leonard: Wood. by act of the Philippine com- missioners, a copy of which has been received at the war department, is given almost supreme authority on the Island of Mindanao and is made both military and civil governor of the Moro province. Fereus Falls, Minn., July 22. — Jo seph Hoffman, a young man who has been working on the Great Northern near Campbell committed suicide at Foxhome by taking morphine. Fi ‘The thousands of peo-le «Kidney neglect.” ‘They correct urine with brick dust sediment, high colored, pain in passing, dribbling, frequency, bed «wetting, ‘Doan's Kidney Pills remove calculi and gravel. Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness, headache, nervousness, dizziness, Newnrrn, Ky.— B.C. Jones writes: “I was unable to get anything to stop the too much flow of water. For GET WELL— STAY WELL. “recom! led different persons with good results. Ifirstread of Donn's Pills in Smithland Banaer, sent to you for sample and 'terwards af the pilis from Jolley.Bros., Grand Bis —B. C. Jones, —> The Idiot Again. College Idiot (indefinitely) — It strikes home, doesn’t it? Kind Friend—Eer—what does? College Idiot—I was just thinking of our parlor clock.—Columbia Jester. Emerald as Big as a Walnut. It is said Mrs. Schwab’s jewels are as fine as any owned in New York. To hear her Pittsburg friends discuss them one would believe she dissolved pearls in her breakfast coffee. “Mrs. Schwab has an emerald as large as a walnut,” you will hear Pittsburgers say. This emerald has been worn in New York as a lavolierre. It is a large and uncommonly clear stone and is heart-shaped. But it looks insignifi- cant beside her diamond necklace. This has drops and festoons and a clasp composed of a large solitaire.— New York Press. A REGULAR CIRCUS. “Tt will be as good as a circus,” they say—the Midway at the St. Paul Sum- mer Carnival—with its Japanese Tea Gardens, high diving lady wrapped in a sea of flame, king of the slack-rope walkers, beauty show, ballet dancers, menagerie, camels, performing don- keys, trained dogs, bucking mules, and clowns. Arabs, Hindoos, Turks, Chi- nese and other Orientals will be found in, the Congress of All Nations. ~ Excursion rates will be granted by all railroads on July 28th and 30th,, Aug. 3d and 5th. Indian Babies. Babies cry very little in India—they obey spiritual law as a flower. The lotus bud, lying on a stone bench in a dirty room, sucks its toe and seems dreaming of the pranks .of Baby Krishna, and solving problems of the universe. As it grows older it is very timid and shy in the presence of its elders. It feels the religious awe around it and does not break out into boisterous sport when all seems at prayer. But there is much love in India, and these humble households seem very happy. They are all in all to each other and seek nothing outside either in society. or amusement. Beautiful character comes from obedience to law and not from lawlessness. In India children are the crowning gift of life. It is a horror to be childless Edmund Russell in Everybody’s Magazine. GOD’S HELP AND SOME WRECKS. All That Was Necessary for the Vil- lagers to Get Through the Winter. The Newfoundland coast folk are “wreckers” as well as fishermen—not wreckers in the criminal sense, but expert workmen in stripping and un- loading the hulls that are tossed up against the frowning cliffs. Every fisherman can turn his hand to this Jabor, which frequently pays better iban his regular vocation; and salvage schooners find permanent employment there with divers and hoists, recover- ing from the oozy depths the treasures of this submarine curiosity shop. The Newfoundlander of the southern shore counts on “a few wrecks” every year to help him maintain his family. “How will your people get along this winter?” asked the late Mgr. Power, Roman Catholic bishop of St. Johns, of the Rev. Father Hennebury, the priest at Trepassey, near Cape Race, who was dining with him. “Very well, my lord,” replied the oadre, “with the help of God anda few wrecks.”—McClure’s Magazine. “SUMMER FOOD.” Has Other Advantages. Many people have tried the food Grape-Nuts simply with the idea of avoiding the trouble of cooking food in the hot months. All of these have found something besides the ready-cooked food idea, for Grape-Nuts is a scientific food that tones up’ and restores a sick stomach as well as repairs tlp: waste tissues in brain and nerve center. “For two years I had been a sufferer from catarrh of the stomach ,due to improper food and to relieve this con- dition I had tried nearly every pre- pared food on the market without any success until six months ago my wife purchased a box of Grape-Nuts, think- ing it would be a desirable cereal for the summer months. “We soon made a discovery, we were enchanted with the delightful flavor of the food and to my surprise I began to get well. My breakfast now consists of a little fruit, four teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts, a cup of Postum, which I prefer to coffee, graham bread or toast and two boiled eggs. I never suffer the least distress after eating this and my stomach is perfect and general health fine. Grape-Nuts is a wonder- ful preparation. It was only a little time after starting on it that wife and { both felt younger, more vigorous and in all ways stronger. This has been our experience. “p, S. The addition of a little salt in place of sugar seems to me to im- prove the food.” Name given by Pos- tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Send for particulars by mail of ex- tension of time on the $7,500.00 cooks’ contest for 735 money prizes. Hetty Green’s Retort. Mrs. Hetty Green of New York, even in her youth, had a way of taking care of her gwn. A Vermont neighbor re- lJates that while she was living on her New England farm she had for a neighbor a particularly unneighborly old bachelor. One day while the threshers were at work on her wheat crop the winnow- ing fan broke and she sent .over in great haste to borrow her neighbor's machine. “Certainly,” was the reply, “Mrs. Green may use the fan, but I make it a rule never to allow my implements to be taken from my farm. The machine is in the barn, and she may bring her grain there to be winnowed,” an offer it was manifestly impossible to ac- cept. Mrs. Green had not forgotten the im- plied refusal when the old bachelor sent his hired man over one morning to borrow her side-saddle for the use of a visiting relative. “{ shall be only too glad to favor him,” was the word sent back by the astute Mrs. Green, “but I never allow anything I own to be carried off the farm. My saddle is hanging across & beam in the barn loft. Tell Mr. Browne to send his aunt over. She may ride there as long as she likes.”— New York Times. A False Alarm. From Mexico City there comes in a qrivate letter this story of how the re- mor became current there in April of the destruction of New York: “On the afternoon of the third inst. there was a rumor here of a terrible earthquake and cyclone in New York. Everybody talked about it and each had a worse tale to tell; half New York was destroyed with 1,000,000 peo- ple. Think of my anxiety. I was afraid to telegraph. At last I made up my mind to do so, but when I reached the cable office they showed me a tel- egram just received in reply to an in- quiry which read: ‘Not a word of truth in it.’ I was greatly relieved. It seems that two Spaniards who live here and who had been on a visit re- cently returned to New York that day. They were known among their friends here as ‘Earthquake’ and ‘Cyclone,’ and are besides great eaters. One of their friends in New York telegraphed to a friend here: “Earthquake and Cyclone arrived; have swallowed up half New York.’ “This was the cause of the whole thing.”—Philadelphia Public Ledger. “But Yet a Woman.” “John,” she said, as they strolled through the brilliantly lighted rooms of the Casino, “Monte Carlo isn’t at all as-bad as I had imagined it. Every one of these people we see gambling seems so nice and respectable! Now, dear, do you think it would be very wicked if I bet just once?” “Of course not, love; and, even if you lose, it won’t cripple us financial- ly. Here’s a louis. Play that and see what luck you have. You know, if one bets on one’s age they say one is apt to win.” There is a moment of deep thought. Then, with a smile of gladness, the tiny piece of gold is placed on the figure 24. The wheel spins, and the discontent- ed little piece of marble, after danc- ing all about, finally drops with a click into—28. “There!” cries the excited John, “if you had been honest you would have won.”—Smart Set. Reassuring. “George, dear,” said the sweet spéct- men of feminine loveliness, “papa is all alone in the library this evening, and you will never have a better op- portunity to ask his consent.” “But, darling,” began the timid George, “I’m afraid—” “Oh, don’t be afraid, dear,” she in- terrupted. “Remember, if anything should happen [Il visit you at the hos- pital every day until you are able to be out again.”—Chicago News. Damages Enough. * An old colored woman was seriously injured in a railroad collision. One and all of her friends urged the neces- sity of suing the wealthy railroad cor- poration for damages. “I 'clar’ to gracious,” she scornfully replied to their advice, “ef dis ole nig- ga ain't done git more’n ‘nuff dam- ages. What I’se wantin’ now and what I’s done gwine to sue dat com- pany foh is repairs!”—New York Times. Passed Up the Chance. Attorney—According to her last will your late wife seems to have made no provision for you, Mr. Enpeck. Enpeck—Is that so? Attorney—Wes; but she has left sev- eral thousand dollars to charity, and there is a chance for you to break the. will. Enpeck—Well, I’m not going’ to try. I couldn't break her will when she was alive, and I’m not the man to take any underground advantage, as it were— Chicago News. There is in the past of nearly every man something that he would hate pean id at to ,