Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 12, 1903, Page 2

Se erald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. Man is given a sense of humor to compensate him as the years rob him of enthusiasm. Time was when on the announce: ment of a bank failure they used to ask “what’s her name?” Parisians ate 23,000 horses last year Here we have a field where the auto- mobile cannot hope to compete. It is reported that a duke wants to marry Helen Gould. Now comes the supreme test of Helen’s good sense. Why doesn’t some enterprising me- dium arrange an interview with De Lesseps on recent events in Panama? The man who stood on the bridge at midnight probably found it cheaper than sitting in at bridge at the same hour. If it is true that the greatest happi- ness is in having enough, the man with seven daughters should be ob, so joyful. The Brooklyn Eagle thinks current carping at Patti is due to the “acidu- Jous pessimism of the supercritical few.” Good. Thieves have stolen one of the big bronze gates of Central Park, New York, but at last accounts the obelisk had not been taken. When New York society leaders fall out the wondering world learns that being in the smart set doesn’t dull the edge of a lady's tongue. A woman strike sympathizer threw a brick at a car in Chicago the other day. It is not related what shop window suffered in consequence. “People are seldom satisfied w'th small favors,” remarked the philoso- pher. “What fun is there in kissing a girl if you can’t muss her hair?” The enthusiasm which Japan and Russia are showing for peace causes a suspicion that there must be a stock of damp powder in the far East. An English mayor has handed out his salary to be divided between the poor and the town bands. The bands, presumably, are to be bribed to quit playing. The Toronto World hopes Uncle Sam will “choke to death on the next bite he takes off Canada.” Perhaps he’ll try to swallow the pesky thing whole next time. During the last fiscal year the rail- | roads of the country killed 3,553 per- sons and injured 45,997 more. What, are Macedonian outrages compared | with this record? The Cuban congress has voted a/ gift of $50,000 to Gen. Gomez. Evi-} dently the Cuban congress wants Gomez to retire permanently from the revolution business. Somebody will be trying to prove next that Cresceus never trotted a mile in less than three minutes, and then he was tied to an automobile and timed by a sun-dial. There are those who think that our national patriotism is even robust enough to survive the suppression of the dynamite cracker and the toy pis tol on the Fourth of July. The banks continue to merge. And nobody rises to protest. In fact, every- body seems to be satisfied. The banks enjoy a monopoly of this sort of feel ing when it comes to merging. : Hartfcrd Post: We have found that the most lovable women, as a rule, are those who have no more mathe- matical ability than is required to keep account of the milk tickets. The boy who writes in his copy: book, “Reach after the higher things,” cannot understand why his backward anatomy should be tattooed because he gatzers jam from the top shelf. It will probably be incumbent on the historian'of the immediate future to record that Generalissimo Rafael Reyes of the Colombian army march- ed down a hill and then marched up again. The new fund for the Methodist ministers amounts now to $40,000— more than half of what Willard Allen took. It is not generally known just where Mr. Allen spent Thanks- giving. Their fighting may not be up to the European standard, but the Centra] American countries do not keep the “War Is Inevitable” headline standing for several months before they get some kind of action. King Peter tried to congratulate Great Britain’s diplomatic representa: tive at Belgrade on King Edward’s virthday, but got snubbed for his pains. Peter will have to keep quiet and make motions when he wants to express his thoughts. One of the judges has decided that a girl has no breach of promise suit against a man who proposes on Sun- day and fails to carry out the agree- ment. After this it may be expected that the lights will be put out prompt- ly at 12 o'clock Saturday night. | Henry C. Payne of Zion | naphtha in the center of a freight train Washington. Representative Tawney introduced a bill providing a special copyright for exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase ex- positon. The name of Capt. H. A. Castle of St. Paul, is being considered among others for the position of postmaster at Washington. Representatives Spalding and Mar- shall have recommended the reappoint- ment of Joseph Powells as postmaster at Milton, N. D. Arguments will be begun before the United States supreme court early this week on the appeal of the oleomargar- ine manufacturers. Henry C. Payne of Milwaukee, Wis., postmaster general, has appointed ‘ity, Il., Dow jeite, a free delivery carrier in the postal service. A bill has been introduced in the senate by Mr. Proctor of Vermont to establish a national battlefield memo- rial park on the site of the battle of Fredericksburg. Civil service exartinations will be held at St. Paul, Duluth and Mankato, Minn.; Aberdeen, Sioux Falls, Dead- wood and Watertown, S. D., and Grand Forks and Pembina, N. D., Jan. 5. People Talked About. Dr. Albert Robin, the distinguished French specialist, denies the report that he has been called to Pottsdam for a consultation with the physicians in attendance upon Emperor William. Congressman Vespasian Warner an- nounces in a letter read at the Platt county, IIL, convention of Republicans, that he is a candidate for the nomina- tion for governor of Illinois on the Re- publican ticket. Sir Frederick Joseph Bramwell, former president of the Institution of Civil Engineers and civil member of the ordnance commission since its or- ganization in 1881, died in London at the age of eighty-five years. Otto France, a wealthy cattleman and the first white settler in Big Horn county, Wyo., was found dead at his ranch. Indications are that while he ‘was crawling through a fence his gun was accidentally discharged. Casualties. Thousands of lives were lost in a typhoon off the coast of China. Frank Melcher, a baker of Cleve- Jand, Ohio, died through drinking car- bolic acid by mistake for whisky. Fire in East St. Louis destroyed the stables of the St. Louis Transfer com- pany, causing a loss of $50,000. One hundred and fourteen horses perished. A fire at Kinmundy, IIl., supposed to have originated in the Masonic temple, destroyed the entire block in which it was located and other stores adjoin- ing. The loss is estimated at $120,- 000. An explosion of the tank car of at Greenwood, Del., caused two heaths, the injuring of a number of persons, the wrecking of several buildings and a number of freight cars. Yost’s mill and elevator, the postof- fice and a block of business buildings were destroyed by fire at Hayes City, Kan. The loss is estimated at $200,- 000, with light insorance. The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. One man has been killed while six received serious injuries in a rear-end collision on the Newark branch of the Erie railroad at West Nutley, N. J. A heavily loaded milk train crashed into a freight. The milk train was running forty miles an hour. The Ottawa university of Ottawa, Ont., was destroyed by fire. All that remains of the magnificent stone building which was one of the sights of the eastern part of the city are a portion of the walls. The loss is esti- mated at $250,000; partly covered by insurance. From Other Shores. The British do not plan to occupy the capital of Thibet. Czar Nicholas had a narrow escape recently from being poisoned by oys- ters. Cubans have been astonished by the novel sight of a snowstorm which cov- ered, the fields. Negotiations for the Russo-German commercial treaty have been agafh adjourned at Berlin. Russia and Japan have reached a basis of friendly adjustment of their troubles it is thought. Documents which influenced the court against Dreyfus are said to have been found to be forgeries. Russia quickly turned down Amert- ca’s suggestion that the Manchurian affair be referred to The Hague. No interference will be permitted with the original construction of the house occupied by Goethe at Berlin. Public interest in the revival of the Dreyfus case is at the highest pitch. A decision is expected within a week. Canada is said to be seeking immi- gration which can be relied upon to oppose annexation to the United States. As a sequel to years of disastrous business, the shareholders have de- cided to wind up the London Lyceum Theater company. The meeting was stormy. The battleship Libertad, now under- going speed trials on the Slyde, and the battleship Constitution, now in course of construction there, have beeen sold by the Chilean government. for $9,000,000,. It is believed that both ships have been purchased for Japan. The largest shipment of apples which ever left New York arrived at Bremen. It consisted of 22,929 barrels and 1,540 boxes. Russia recently sent warships to support demands for redress in con- nection with a fight between Russian and Japanese sailors. Admiralty officials in London deny the statement cabled from Port of Spain, Trinidad, that the British West Indian squadron was to leave there for La Guira, Venezuela. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Berlin National Zeitung describes diplomats there as being depressed and extremely uneasy concerning the internal condition of Russia. A dispatch from Munich, Bavaria, announces the death of Joseph Mayer, ex-burgomaster of Oberammergau, who was famous as the impersonater of Christus in the “Passion Play of 1870, 1880 and 1890, and who was the choir leader in the performance of 1900, Maj. Gen. James F. Wade, who went to Jolo to investigate the trouble there which resulted in Gen. Leonard ‘Wood’s attack on the Moros, has com- pleted his tour of that island, and also of Mindanae. He reports that the Jolo islanders have been severely whipped, and that probably four hundred of them were killed. Crimes and Criminals. Tom O’Day, the bandit, is safe in jail at Casper, Wyo. Solomon Paddock, an old soldier, shot and killed his son William at Te- kamah, Neb. Charges of attempted bribery caused the Michigan prison board to postpone the award of a $15,000 contract. Mrs. Aurora Hodge, awaiting trial for the murder of William X. Ryan, died from the effects of an operation. Frederick Strube was arrested at Macon, Mo., for, and confessed mur- dering Alice Hunninger in Havana, ill. Stay of execution was granted Al- fred A. Knapp, sentenced to death for the murder of his wife at Hamilton, Ohio. Magistrate Hary Fletcher of Phila- delphia is being prosecuted for mal- feasance in office in accepting $19,000 unsecured bail. Alfred J. Frith, who murdered Fred- erick J. Bailey, naval storekeeper at Esquimault, on June 27, was hanged at Victoria, B. C. John K. Duke, defaulting cashier of the Royal Building and Loan associa- tion of Portsmouth, Ohio, shot himself through the head, E. Burke Scott, treasurer for Charles B. Dillingham, theatrical manager ef New York, disappeared recently, hav- ing $5,000 in his pockets. The federal grand jury at Omaha has resumed its investigation of alleged bribery in connection with postoffice appointments in Nebraska. Attorney Brode B. Davis, counsel for the alderman in the graft investigating committee at Chicago, has received nearly 100 threatening letters. The grand jury at Socorro, N. Mex., indicted Abram Abiti, ex-county treas- urer, on charge of embezzling $3,000 of county funds, and of grand larceny of the public records of his office. Henry Gray and Louis Skaggs, resi- dents of Chilesburg, Ky., quarreled over the unloading of a car of coal, both claiming to have been engaged for the work. Gray was killed and Skaggs was fatally shot. William Welsh Harrison’s country home, the Towers, at Gienside, a suburb of Philadelphia, has been rob- bed of jewelry valued at $25,000. The thief is believed to be a man servant who was employed by Mr. Harrison about two weeks ago. Domestic, Joe Grim will appear on the stage with Barney Gilmore in “Kidnapped in New York.” Speik will probably be elected cap- tain of the University of Chicago team | for next season. Hughey McGovern, brother of Terry, and “Dusty” Miller will meet before a Chicago club shortly. Mike Schreck, the Cincinnati slug- ger, is on the trail of Hugo Kelly. He wants to fight the Chicago middle- weight. President Eliot has closed the coffee house frequented by Harvard under- graduates in their search for a mid- night lunch, The transport Logan sailed from San Francisco for Manila, via Honolulu and Guam, carrying officers and men of the Twentieth infantry. Adam Lohman found the dead body of Pastor Levi Wilcox of the Free Methodist church of Lindley, N. Y., in a barn, and then dropped dead, too. An effort is being made to organize the importers of the United States on a large scale, with the object of ob- taining fair, prompt and impartial ad- ministration of the customs laws. Edward M. Brown, former commo- dore of the New York Yacht club and for many years well known in the fruit commission trade, is dead at New York at the age of sixty-four. The board of directors of the New Orleans board of trade have voted unanimously to consolidate with the maritime exchange. The two bodies will be amalgamated about Jan. 1, Under the will of William Wyman, the philanthropist, just probated at Baltimore, Johns Hopkins university will receive his estate, valued at over stage upon the death of his daugh- UNITED STATES ESTABLISHES A MILITARY. CAMP ON THE ISTHMUS. 450 MEN PLACED IN CHARGE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES BE- ING TAKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF ISTHMUS. MORAL EFFECT ON COLOMBIA) ALSO TAKEN INTO CONSIDERA- TION IN ESTABLISHING THE CAMP. Colon, Dec. 9.—A company of ma- rines from the United States auxiliary cruiser Dixie, under command of Capt. Wirt McCreary, were landed here yes- terday morning and took a train for Empire, a town on the railroad near Panama, where a camp was estab- lished in the canal company’s build- ings. Another company of marines to the number of fifty from the Dixie left on the afternoon train for Empire. The camp at Empire is now thorough- ly equipped and all precautions from a sanitary standpoint to insure the health of the marines have been taken. The camp will be supplied with water from the Dixie pending the analysis of the drinking water available there. If this water should be found to be good the remainder of the 450 marines on board the Dixie will be Transferred to the Camp in batches of fifty. The stated official purpose of this movement is to give the marines practice in the building of camps and to provide relief from their long confinement on the vessel. The actual purpose of the United States government in landing the ma- rines is, however, believed to be con- nected with the precautionary meas- ures now being carried out on doth sides of the isthmus, and, perhaps, also for the moral efiect which the landing of the marines mry have on the native garrison at Panama, the loyalty of which, though hitherio ab- solutely unswerving, has been ques- tioned in some quarters, especially since the discovery of the plot against the life of Gen. Huertas. commander- in-chief of the forces of the republic of Panama, and the alleged effort on the part of a few army officers to per- suade the garrison to revolt. Moral Effect on Colombia. There is no doubt that the naval au- thorities took into consideration the moral effect on the Colombian govern- ment of the establishment of a marine camp at Empire. ‘The report.of the movement of 3,000 soldiers from Cartagena for the pur- pose of invading the isthmus cannot be confirmed. Rumors of such move- ments may be looked for frequently, particularly as the people of the isth- mus are more or less excited by the precautionary measures adopted by the United States. Gen. Huertas is about to establish a small garrison of troops of the new republic at Yaviza, a town at the head of San Miguei Bay én the Pacific side of the isthmus. YOUNG BRIDE A MURDERESS. Confesses Having Administered Poison to Her Husband. Coldwater, Mich., Dec. 9. — Katie Ludwick, eighteen years old, yesterday confessed that she administered a dose of poison to her husband, to whom she had been married but three weeks. The death of the husband, John Ludwick, caused the young wo- man to fall under suspicion and yes- terday, after her confession, she was placed under arrest. The marriage was brought about by the girl’s par- ents, much against her will. WILL BOSS THE TURKS. Russia and Austria Each Name a Rep- resentative to Supervise Reforms. Constantinople, Dec. 9. — M. Ziro- vieff, the Russian ambassador has in- formed the porte that Russia and Austria have definitely decided to ap- point respectively M. Demerick, the consul general of Russia at Beirut, and Herr von Mueller of the Austrian for- eign office, as assessors to supervise the carrying out of the reform scheme of the powers for Macedonia. BURGLARS BLOW A SAFE. They Secure Large Sum From Cleve- land Laundry Firm. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 9. — Four masked burglars blew the safe in the offices of the Garlock-Frazee Laundry company and escaped with $2,000 in cash. The burglars bound and gagged the night watchman after he had been knocked senseless with a chisel. Then they robbed the safe, walked into the bar of a near-by hotel and had a drink, then disappeared. BEATEN INTO INSENSIBILITY. Operator Is Assaulted by Three Ne- groes and Robbed. Pittsburg, Dec. 9. — Single handed and with no’ chance to summon aid, Operator J. R. Largonot, stationed in the Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad telegraph tower at, Alliquippa Park, a mile distant from any habitation, bat- tled with three negroes yesterday un- til he was overcome. He was beaten into insensibility and robbed of about $50. His assailants left him bound in MARINES — LANDED - “RED ROBERT” FOR TRAINER. Minnesota Football Authorities Said to Be Dickering With Fitzsimmons. Minneapolis, Dec. 9. — Bob Fitzsim- mons for trainer of the university foot-_ ball team. That is the proposition of the Minnesota athletic authorities, ac- cording to the rumor which has been circulating here. The information comes direct from a member of the football squad, who asserts that “Lanky Bob” has been in correspond- ence with the gopher management for several days. According to this in- formant, “Red Robert” has offered to undertake the task of conditioning the Gopher athletes for $3,000 a year. If the deal is closed it is presumed that Fitz will also be boxing instructor at the university during the college year. SAYS HE TALKED OF MURPHY. But Sheriffff Denies He Tried to In- fluence Juror. Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 9.—In the Murphy trial in the federal court yes- terday the only witness was Mrs. Grinnell, whose pension made the basis of the present suit. Witnesses were also called to prove the fact of her second marriage. During the noon recess the case of Sheriff Scofield of Ward county, who is accused of tam- pering with a juror, was taken up. The sheriff denies absolutely the charge, but admits talking in a gen- eral way with the juror about Maj. Murphy. The case will be taken up again at the noon recess to-day. ACCUSES WOMAN OF THEFT. Newspaper Collector Loses $200 While Washing Face. Duluth, Dec. 9.—Vincent Slawske, a newspaper collector of Milwaukee, claims to have been robbed of $200 at a rooming house at 113 West First street. He says he was in the wash room bathing his face and his coat containing his wallet with the $200 was hanging on the wall behind him. He heard the rustle of garments and turned in time to see a woman vanish quickly. He soon discovered that his wallet and its contents were missing. Slawske complained to the police, and five arrests of suspects have been made. SHOPPERS GO FAR. Some Drive Thirty Miles to Buy of “Car Peddlers.” Miller, S. D., Dec. 9.—The law to prohibit peddlers by exacting a high license from them in each county they enter is being successfully evaded in this county by agents of Eastern grocery houses and department stores coming here and taking the farmers’ orders, then shipping out a full car of goods, sending along a couple of clerks, who at the door as the car stands on the sidetrack, hand out the orders as the anxious ones hand in the price. Some of the buyers live thirty miles distant. FALLS THROUGH HATCH. Sailor Is Killed by Striking on His Head. Deluth, Minn., Dec. 9. — William Rainbow, a sailor on the big steamer Sonona, fell through an open hatch yesterday and was instantly killed, his head being crushed by coming in contact with the floor twenty-eight feet below the deck. Rainbow was a native of Boston and thirty-three years of age. He ran away to sea, accord- ing to his mates, when he was seven- teen years old, and had never been home since. HAS TWELVE-POUND CALF. Little Animal Is Made Household Pet by Children. Le Sueur, Minn., Dec. 9. — A calf weighing only twelve pounds is the strange pet borne in arms by the chil- dren of William C. Snow, a farmer living in this county, The little animal is scarcely larger than a rabbit. Mr. Snow, not being desirous of going into the show business, says that he con- siders the calf no welcome contribu- tion to his stock of horned cattle. WORK ON MISSISSIPPI. Capt. Potter of Duluth to Engage in Improvement. Duluth, Dec. 9. — Charles L. Potter, the United States engineer in charge of Lake Superiur, has received notice of his appointment by the war depart- ment, on a board to consider and re- port on plans for the improvement of the Mississippi river near Glenhaven, | body. Wis., and Guttenburg, Iowa. The ter being in session for a little more than an hour yesterday, adjourned un- til Friday. The time was chiefly con- sumed in a tariff debate, When Mr. Payne had offered the motion to ad- journ over, Mr. Williams, the minority: leader, suggested that they would like, about thirty minutes on @ side for de> bate, whereupon Mr. Payne asked the! consent of the house. : Mr. DeArmond (Dem., Mo.) in @ humorous vein, criticised the majority, while Mr. Williams (Miss.) and Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) dwelt on the tariff pol- iey of the Republicans. A On the Republican side Mr. Hep- burn (Iowa), Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio): and Mr. Hemenway (Ind.}, replied, de- fending the policy of their party, the latter two also responding to charges of dereliction made by the minority! against the majority. : ‘ Washington, Dec. 8—The house con- vened yesterday in regular session an listened to the reading of. the presi- dent’s annual message to congress; The special session robbed the day of many interesting features incident to a new congress. The house having or- ganized four weeks ago, the ceremony of opening yesterday comprised mere- ly a roll call to develop the presence of @ quorum and the customary notifi- cations to the president and to the senate. More than an hour and a half were ‘consumed in the reading of the pres- ident’s message, at the conclusion of which there was general applause on the Republican side of the chamber. A considerable amount of routine mat- ters ‘necessary to facilitate the work of committees was transacted prior to the reception of the message. The house adjourned at 3:30 out of respect to Henry Gurk (Pa.), a member who died Saturday. The senate yesterday cloged the ea- traordinary session and ertered on the duties of the regular sesyian, but the transition was so natural as to be searcely noticeable. The unusual features were the close of the called session by announcement from the chair and the offering of two prayers in the senate within an half hour of each other. The business transacied consisted of the reading of the presi- dent’s message and the beginning of the discussion of the Cuban reciproc- ity bill. Mr. Cullom, who has charge of the Cuban bill, made a speech, ad- yocating its passage in the interest of American trade. DOWIE MAKES STATEMENT. Believed Financial Tangle Will Be Settled Satisfactorily. » Chicago, Dec. 9. — In a settlement which places his assets at more than four times as much as his liabilities, John Alexander Dowie yesterday, at a meeting attended by a majority of his creditors, submitted a proposal by which it is believed that the financial tangle at Zion City will be straight- ened in a satisfactory manner. In Dowie’s communication his assets are declared to be $18,845,210 and his lia- bilities only $4,058,349. Of the lia- bilities $452,267 is merchandise in- debtedness. Notes bearing 5 per cent interest were offered by Dowie in set- tlement, and he agreed to take up 10 per cent of his indebtedness in three months, 25 per cent in six months, 25 per cent in nine months and the re- maining 40 per cent in one year. The creditors who were represented at the meeting thought over the proposal and a committee was appointed to seek further details. If this committee finds that Dowie’s statement of debts and resources is correct it is said they will accept the proposal at once and then seek to have the bankruptcy proceedings dismissed. HOLIDAY IN CUBA. People Commemorate Heroic Death of Gen. Maceo and Young Gomez. Havana, Dec. 9.—Yesterday was ob- served as a national holiday in Cuba, it being the seventh anwiversary of the death of Gen. Maceo, who was. killed while daringly attempting to raise an army in Havana province with which to attack Mantanzas, and also the anniversary of the death of Gen. Gomez’s oldest son, who was Maceo’s aide-de-camp, and who was shot while trying to rescue Maceo’s The ceremonies at Cascajual, where Maceo was buried, were at- board will assemble in Rock Island, | tended by a throng of people from Ill., soon to assume the duties. FORTY LIVES IN JEOPARDY. Hotel Servants Rescued Through Dense Clouds of Smoke. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 9. — Fire in the servants’ quarters of the Plankin- ton house, the largest hotel in this city, placed forty lives in jeopardy and endangered the entire hotel, as well as several big mercantile estab- lishments on adjoining streets. The | servants were rescued through dense clouds of smoke. The money loss was small. CHLOROFORMS HIMSELF. Havana, including govermment offi- cials and clergy. COMPEL MEN TO VORE. Bill for That Purpose WHI Be Pre- sented in Spain. Madrid, Dec. 9. — A law compelling men to vote is among the legislation the new cabinet intends to introduce. ‘The ministers propose to deat genéral- ly with electoral reform, and one of the clauses of the bill will make it compulsory for every elector to exer- cise the right of franchise. Result of Alcoholism. Pierre, S. D., Dec. 9.—Fred Nystrom Franklin Stimson, Duluth Engineer, Commits Suicide. i Duluth, Minn., Dec. 9. — Franklin ; Stimson, for twenty yéars a resident | of Duluth, and for a number of years engineer of the Mesaba block, com- mitted suicide last night by taking chloroform. It is supposed that he was despondent asa result of ill health. He leaves a wife and grown daughter. Stimson was a veteran of the Civil war and much liked and re ; spected by all who knew him. ise of Sully county died in this ¢ity last night from the effects of aleoholism. He was brought into ¢onsiderable prominence three years ago by having his name placed on the Midread Popu- list ticket as a candidate fer secretary. of state. it we Representative W. A. Smith of Michigan introduced a Me- Kinley’s birthday, Jan. 29;.a mational oe » tobe known as, “MoKinley ‘Washington, Dec. 2.—Tire house, af-