Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 19, 1904, Page 2

a Herald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA» There’s still universal honor for the man who never told a lie. But how much emulation? A place for a pocketbook is the new- est in ladies’ hosiery. This may make ‘em self-supporting. Admiral Togo of the Japanese navy should change his tense. He has al- ready gone and done it. It is about time for the continuous performers to begin warbling “On the banks of the Yalu, far away.” If any trouble is going to be passed around in the old world the sultan of Turkey means to have his share. News comes that the Russians have occupied Ping-Yang, but Ping-Pong hasn’t appeared in the dispatches yet. In the United States each year there is eaten $150,000,000 worth of candy, and it isn’t all the children’s doings, either. The world is waiting with interest to see Kipling rhyme Vladivostok and Tsitsihar with Ishikari and Zuborosk- offskivitch. Tolstoi says he is neither for Russia nor Japan, but for the men who are doing the fighting. How utterly un- commercial. Before consulting his employer as to whether he may marry or not the average young man will consult the girl in the case. Nobody will ever know how the pyramids of Egypt felt as a result of finding themselves in the shadow of Joseph Chamberlain. A Harvard professor declares that football is breaking up study. Here- tofore it has been content to break up and mutilate students. Naturally it took an American to show the czar the advantages of wip- ing out the censorship and giving the truth a chance to circulate. The possibilities of the war in the far East bring prominently to the front the surprising fact that Spain still has a few islands to lose. “It’s all right for a man to sympa- thize with the under dog in a fight,” remarked the Observer of Events and Things, “but he’d be a fool to bet on him.” The Massachusetts Supreme Court has decided that a quart bottle always holds a quart. This decision must have been handed down by a ftll bench. That Anglo-French agreement is not hard to understand. It is not that the two powers love each other more, but that they like the prospect of fighting far less. The greatest problem of the day for the American navy, say the naval officers, is the recruiting and training of men for the navy. American boys come high. i Champagne pink is the latest and daintiest shade for evening wear, says the young lady who writes about fash- ions. It comes in all kinds of fabrics and a few noses. A schoolteacher spent a lot of time the other day whipping 75 boys who stayed out after the bell rang to see a fire. Probably he was mad beeause he hadn’t seen it himself. It is denied as ridiculous that King Edward never wears the same suit of clothes twice. Instead he never has more than thirty new suits each year. Now you can figure it out for your- self. A scientist has found out that a child 2 years old uses a vocabulary of 1,200 words; a 3-year-old, 3,300, and a 4-year-old 4,600 different words. Evi- dently only Boston children were ex- amined. " The president planted a Xanthoce- rus Sorbifolia in the White House grounds on Washington’s birthday. This is a fine example for everybody, but something with less name will do in a pinch. Turkey and Spain are now the only members of the family of nations who have not recognized Panama. .The youngest child probably doesn’t care very much whether these two speak to her or not. The Baltimore newspaper man who tells how he worked at his desk with the copy paper burning as he wrote ought to put in a requisition with the business manager for some asbestos paper in the new office. According to the Medical Review, a man exposes himself to sycosis, im- petigo, seborrheic alopecia and fur- nuculosis every time he enters a bar- ber shop. But think what opportuni- ties he has there to improve his mind! Salaries of baseball pitchers are to be cut from $4,500 to $3,250 per sea- son. If this sort of thing continues our baseball pitchers will have to save pretty carefully in order to be able to go into the saloon business when they retire from the diamond. i (BEAR SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS THREE HUNDRED KILLED AND WOUNDED IN ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR. BIG NAVAL BATSLE IMMINENT WHOLE RUSSIAN FLEET IS NOW AT SEA IN AN EFFORT TO JOIN FORCES. LAND FORCES CLASH IN KOREA JAPANESE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN REPULSED IN TWO SKIRMISHES. London, March 16—The Telegraph’s correspondent at Yingkow cables on Tuesday that most of the shells fired into Port Arthur during another bom- bardment on the 12th were part of the ammunition found on board the cap- tured East Atlantic steamer Man- ehuria, which was bound for Port Ar- thur with 7,000 tons of war material. The Russians were greatly surprised on seeing their own shells bursting among them. Thirty casualties oc- curred in one large fort. The total Russian casualties were over 390 killed and wounded. This is authentic. Evidently not much damage was done to the Japanese ships, for the forts made but feeble reply. The Telegraph’s Nagasaki corres- pondent cables that Lieutenant Engi- neer Minamizawa has been awarded the Kinshi medal, the first granted during the war, and that he has been promoted to be commander for con- spicuous bravery since the first attack on Port Arthur. Naval Fight Imminent. The Telegraph’s correspondent at Tokio says: Rumor has been current to-day (Tuesday) that the Russian fleet es- caped from Port Arthur on the night of March 13 and that the four cruisers at Vladivostok also got out, and that the whole Russian fleet is now at sea in an effort to join forces. News of a great naval battle hourly is expected. A new serious situation would be created if the Russians should succeed in evading the Japan- ese fleet. The probability, however, is: that the Japanese are in touch with the Russians sufficiently to bring about an action which must be de- cisive and put an end to the Russian naval power in the Far east. Another Land Skirmish.” The Port Arthur correspondent of the Central News reports a skirmish! between Cossacks and Japanese caval-i ry on the banks of the Yalu river. The Japanese horses were killed and the Japanese were forced to flee on foot. A second skirmish, he says, is reported near Anju, in Korea, in which the Japanese were repulsed. Must Not Give Up. Neuchwang, March 16.—A staff of- ficer of the Russian Red Cross socie- ty has arrived here from Port Arthur on his way to Tien-tsin to purchase additional supplies. He states that a large staff of nurses has arrived from Russia to help the professional and amateur nurses in that town. Gen. Kuropatkin has telegraphed to Gen. Stoessel that he must hold Port Arthur with his present garrison. The commander-in- chief states that he is forming the first line of defense with 300,000 men. There will be a second line of 200,000 men to guard the lines of communica- tion and prevent any possible action on the part of the Chinese to help the Japanese. Makes Russians Mad. St. Petersburg, March 16. — From the highest official quarter the Asso- ciated Press has received information that there is absolutely no foundation for the rumore persistently sent out jfrom Tokio that the Russians are ‘abandoning Port Arthur. “It is the variest nonsense,” said the official informant of the Associ- ated Press. “Nothing has occurred there to warrant such reports. The Japanese fleet has not been seen for forty-eight hours. The motive of the government at Tokio in spreading this story is probably to influence public. feeling in Japan for the purpose of! creating enthusiasm while a war loan is being floated.” The newspapers here manifest the greatest indignation over the report,’ 'the Boerse Gazette characterizing it as outrageous and a British invention. Port Arthur Badly Damaged. Berlin, March 16.—A well informed Russian correspondent states that, ac- cording to information received in St. Petersburg by relatives of high of- ficials at Port Arthur, the latest Jap- anese attack inflicted great damage on the fortifications and the town. Near- ly all the ships lying in the harbor were damaged, and the cruiser Pal- Jada, which was in dock, was struck twice. A great attack is momentarily ex-. pected. The feeling of depression in Port Arthur is becoming more pro- nounced, but the authorities are de- termined to hold on as long as pos- sible, A thousand mechanice from St.: ‘Petersburg and Moscow are on their, way to the Far East, charged with the’ jtask of repairing the damaged battle- hips Retvizan and Czarevitch. ; According to the latest reports from} ‘the Baikal region, all hope has been! ‘abandoned of completing the con’ struction of the railway around the Jake before March of next year. Americans Are Refugees. * Chemulpo, Korea, March 16. — The United States cruiser Cincinnati re- turned here from Chinnampho with a number of American refugees from the American company’s mines at Unsan and missions in that vicinity. The party consists of three men and twenty-two women and children. They were well. They praise the kindness of the officers of the Cincinnati, who gave up their cabins to them. The refugees traveled from Unsan to Chinnampho in carts, bearing American flags, and were escorted as far as Pingyang by a band from the mines. They were unmolested. Near Anju they met two small groups of Cos- sacks. During the party’s stay at Pingyang, the Japanese officials re- quested them to wear badges bearing the American colors in order that they might be allowed to leave and enter the town freely. The party was stopped five times by Japanese sol- diers, of v.hom the party saw great numbers along the road to the coast. The Japanese treated them very cour- teously. Correspondents Stopped. Seoul, March, 16.—The Japanese au- thorities have ordered the newspaper correspondents at Pingyang and Anju to return. They also refuse to honor the permits formerly given the cor- respondents to accompany the troops to the front and are holding them at Seoul. This action is regarded as significant. The effect of the Japanese-Korean protocol has already been felt. It was learned yesterday that sweeping changes will be made in the Korean administration. Corrupt officials will be cashiered, cruel punishments will be abolished and the postal system will be extended. A Japanese officer is about to be appointed adviser to the |. war office and prefects who have kept the money intended for the peasants in paymert jor the grain bought for the Japanese will be prosecuted. Russia Wants Immense Force. Paris, March 16—The Echo de Paris publishes an interview with le. De Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador in Paris, who says he believes the Rus- sian troops at the seat of war num- pered between 200,000 and 250,000, put the operations are no likely to be pegun until another 200,000 have ar- rived. Nothing decisive need be expected before three and perhaps four months lapse. One excellent result of the war, the ambassador continued, would be the Russifying of Eastern Siberia much sooner than would otherwise be the case. Fleets Have Not Combined. Paris, March 16.—The St. Peters- burg correspondent of the Echo de Paris says that rumors to the effect that the Vladivostok and Port Arthur squadrons have been united are re- ceived with incredulity by the general staff. The correspondent ¥elieves that the rumors are probably due to Vice Admiral Makaroff’s frequent sorties. He says that Gen. Zilinski is now Viceroy Alexieff’s chief of staff and is acting under his orders in suc- session to Gen. Pflug. MINERS VOTE ON SCALE. To Decide Whether or Not Proposed Reduction Shall Be Accepted. Indianapolis, Ind., March 16.—One hundred and ninety thousand coal op- erators of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, West and Central Pennsylvania, Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and Maryland dropped their picks at noon yesterday to cast their ballots on the proposition to ac- cept or refuse the offer of the mine owners for a two years’ scale at a re- duction of 51-2 per cent from the present scale of wages. The result will not be known until to-morrow. a aa ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY. Robbers Blow Up One Corner of Build- ing but Escape Without Booty. Moran, Kan., March 16.—An unsuc- cessful attempt to rob the bank at Bronson, Kan., six miles east of here, ‘was made at an early hour yesterday morning. Nitroglycerin was used to blow up one corner of the building but the docr of the vault where the money was kept remained shut and the com- bination was not disordered. The rob- bers fied after the explosion and have not been captured. ARMY OFFICERS IN TROUBLE. Two of Them Charged With Dupli- cating Their Pay Accounts. San Francisco, March 16.—Lieut. G. S. Richards, Twenty-third infantry, and Lieut. F. A. B. Nielson, Twelfth cavalry, who arrived from Manila on the transport Thomas, have come here ‘under arraignment to appear before a military court-martial. They are charged with having duplicated their pay accounts in the Philippines. ee BLOOD SACRIFICE IN PLAY. Nuns’ School for Girls Closed by the Prefect of Verona. Rome, March 16. — The prefect of Verona has closed the’Seghetti school for girls, which is conducted by nuns, because the children have been al- lowed to take part in an amateur theatrical performance in which Jews were shown to kill a Christian girl to use her blood in certain religious rites. Fist Blow Is Fatal. Menominee, Mich., March 16.—Dur+ ing a quarrel William T. Warren, a blacksmith, struck George Stalken, aged sixty-five years, with his fist in his shop at Hermansville last night, and Stalken died of concussion of the brain in a few minutes. Warren was arrested and held to await the verdict ' of the coroner’s jury. as ‘ GOVERNMENT IS DEFEATED IN VOTE IN BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS, IRISH EXECUTE CLEVER COUP DEFEAT WEAKENS ITS ALREADY. WANING PRESTIGE WITH COUNTRY. MINISTRY WILL NOT RESIGN GOVERNMENT LATER IS SAVED BY NARROW MARGIN OF 25 VOTES. London, March 16. — Premier Bal- four’s government yesterday was de- feated in the house of commons by the combined Liberal and Nationalist vote. This reverse was due to the prohibition of Mr. Wyndham, chief secretary for Ireland, of the teaching of Gaelic in the junior grades of the Trish nationalist schools. Mr. Balfour, though defeated by a majority of 11 on this question, does not regard the vote as one of want of confidence and he will not resign on this account. His determination not to resign was strengthened by the fact that shortly after the foregoing defeat he was able to secure a majority of 25. The failure of the government to carry the house with it on a question of purely administrative policy in its Irish department is generally admitted to weaken its already waning prestige with the country, although it is not thought probable that any immediate Development will ensue. In the house of commons itself, to use the words of a prominent member of the opposition, “all the ar- tillery in the gcvernment’s arsenals would not make them surrender of- fice.” The defeat of the government was the resuit of a successful coup planned ‘sy Mr. Redmond and the senior wh'p of tbe Irish parliamentary party, Sir Thomas Esmonde. Seeing a short list of questions for the day, 22d knowing that the major- ity of the house expected the Irish members to occupy all the afternoon in discussing Irish education, Mr. Redmond and Sir Thomas decided to force a division almost immediately after question time, when a greater number of the government supporters would still be quietly lunching at their clubs. The maneuvers succeeded to perfection. Mr. Redmond rose, hold- ing a large sheet of notes in his hand, as if intending to make a lengthy speech, but to the Astonishment of All except those in the secret, the Irish leader spoke only a few words and then sat down, while his party de- manded the division for which such careful plans had been laid. A scene of indescribable excitement occurred when Sir Thomas Esmonde and Anthony J. Donelan, the two tell- ers, went to the right of the speaker’s chair, thus showing that for the first time in many years the Unionist gov- ernment had been beaten. When the clerk of the house handed the divis- jon paper to Sir Thomas Esmonde there was a perfect hurricane of cheers from the opposition, lasting Several minuteg. William Redmond, in his exuber- ance, snatched a hat from the head of a colleague and waved it wildly. The members rushed in and a terrible din prevailed. Ultimately sufficient quiet was restored to enable the figures of the vote to be called out. Balfour Is Jeered. Mr. Balfour, who was in the dis- tinguished strangers’ gallery at the time, appeared momentarily stunned by the jubilant uproar. The cheering of the opposition was resumed when Mr. Balfour, entered the chamber and he was greeted with derisive cries of “Resign,” and “Another message for Joe.” The premier, who had by this time regained his accustomed composure, philosophically surveyed the excited house. The long-sustained jubilation did not tend to the advantage of his opposition. The government whips had time to collect their disordered forces from all parts of the house and various haunts in London. Driving and running furiously came the sedate supporters of the present govern- ment. John Gordon MacNeill (Nationalist) who designated the defeat “an end to the farce,” unintentionally gave the government further advantage by a too lengthy speech, and when another division was taken on the motion to report progress, Mr. Balfour had 25 votes to the good, and saved the gov- ernment. epic eet ee VON STERNBURG ILL. Severe Cold Settles in the Ambassa- dor’s Eyes. Washington, March 16.—Baron von Sternburg is suffering from a severe cold which has settled in his eyes. The doctor has urged him to give his eyes a complete rest, and it may be necessary for him to abandon his trip to Chicago this week, where he was to address a distinguished gathering of German scholars at the University FIRE BURNS WHOLE BLOCK. Town of Red Lake Falls Loses Its Leading Hotel. Red Lake Falls, Minn., March 16. — Fire destroyed a block of buildings in the business district yesterday morn- ing, causing a loss of $40,000 to $50,- 000. The fire started in the Palace hotel at 2:30 o’clock in the morning, and entirely gutted the block in which the hotel was located. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it thought to be of incendiary character. ‘Flames were discovered by sleeping patrons of the hotel, but not before they had gained such enormous headway that they were beyond control. The local fire department, although the men worked energetically and heroically with their fire-fighting apparatus, were unable to do anything but let the fire pursue its way through the block of wooden structures which di- rectly adjoin the hotel. buildings burned are the Palace hotel, Gonnigan’s land office, T. D. Goss’ land office, Bobblard’s saloon and Sav- ard’s restaurant. The property loss will probably foot up $35,000, with a portion of the loss covered by insur- ance. DIDN’T EAT HIS FAMILY. Indian Bureau Officials Deny Canni- balism Story. Washington, March 16.—Recent re- ports to the effect that Indians on the Nett Lake reservation were in a starving condition, and that one of them had eaten portions of the bodies of his dead wife and child, are denied, are denied by S. W. Campbell, Indian agent at Ashland, Wis. A letter to this effect was received by commis- sioner Jones yesterday. Reports were recently circulated that an Indian of the Boyse Fort tribe living on the Nett Lake reservation had practiced cannibalism, and they created some alarm at the Indian bureau. Agent Campbell states he has made an in- vestigation, and that Stephen Gheen, the Indian farmer at Nett Lake, also conducted an inquiry, with the result that the reports were found to be ab- solutely without foundation. VETERANS OF STATE MEET. Annual Encampment of Minnesota G. A. R. in Session. Minneapolis, March 16.—Nearly 500 veterans are in attendance at the an- nual encampment of the Grand Army of the State of Minnesota. Depart- ment Commander Isaac &. Mahan of St. Paul read his annual report, and in it was a suggestion that some pro- vision be made for the old soldiers and their wives so that they would not have to be separated. The work of the women’s auxiliary at Anoka, where five cottages have been con- structed, was commended and the matter was referred to a committee to report at the next encampment. Com- rades John Day Smith and A. F. Fos- ter, Gov. Van Sant, Judge Ell Tor- rance and others spoke briefly. A rousing camp fire was held in the evening. SMITH AND HEFFELFINGER. They Will Represent Fifth District at Republican National Convention. Minneapolis, March 16.—W. W. Hef- felfinger and C. A. Smith will attend the Republican national convention at Chicago as delegates from the Fifth congressional district of Minnesota. These men were elected in the district convention held yesterday, T. EB. Byrnes and Stewart Gamble are the alternates. MURDER TRIAL OPENS. Eli Burns Is Charged With Killing Ambrose Turner. Menomonie, Wis., March 16.—The trial of Eli Burns, the Civil war vet- eran charged with the murder of Am- prose Turner, a farmer, will begin here to-day. The shooting occurred on the evening of Feb. 26 in the street in front of the Burns home. Lucky Young Woman. Sioux City, Iowa, March 16.—Miss Anna S. Gustafson is one of four Sioux City young women who last fall filed on North Dakota land who is likely to have the venture prove high- ly successful. She has just been ad- vised that a gocd coal deposit has been found on her farm near Parkin, N. D., and that the Soo road has sur- veyed a line across her property. These young women went into that country and lived on their claims in regular new country style. Sent to Prison. Des Moines, Iowa, Narch 16.—Max Seligman, a clever insurance swindler who defrauded the Equitable Life company out of several thousands of dollars by false representations in se- ‘curing notes which the company cashed, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. i New Bank Organized. Kandiyohi, Minn., March 16.—The officers of the State Bank of Kandiyo- hi are: dent; Andrew Larson, Willmar, vice president. The cashier is to be elect- ed at a later meeting. The bank will open March 21. Many Are Indicted. Milwaukee, March 16. — The new grand jury which has been holding sessions for six weeks past investi- gating city and county alleged irregu- larities, returned a number of indict-| ments, said to be eleven, last evening. Farmer Hangs Himself. Sioux City, iowa, March 16.—John Robbie, a farmer from Schleswick, ‘Iowa, hanged himself to a rafter in Johann Christiarson’s barn at Maple- ‘ton. He was moving with his family, to Oto, Towa, at the time, _ Be 2 Neen | Among the’ Henry Stene, Atwater, presi- | . UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECIDES NORTHERN SE- CURITIES CASE. GOVERNMENT WINS A VICTORY DECREE OF CIRCUIT COURT FOR DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA UPHELD. | VIOLATES THE ANTI-TRUST LAW FOUR JUDGES DISSENT FROM FIVE CONSTITUTING A MAJORITY. Washington, March 16, — In the United States supreme court yester- day an opinion was delivered in the merger case of the Northern Securi- ties company vs. the United States in favor of the government’s contention that the merger is illegal. The opin- ion of the court was handed down by Justice Harlan, and it upheld the de- cree of the circuit court for the dis- trict of Minnesota in every particular. Four of the judges dissented from the five constituting the majority. The di- vision in the court was due to a dif- ference of opinion as to the right of | federal control of state corporations. ‘The majority opinion proceeded on the theory that congress has a right under the Constitution to control in- terstate commerce, no matter by whom conducted, while the minority or Dissenting Opinion | was based on the theory that in the present case the effort is to regulate the ownership of railway stocks by state corporations and that such own- ership is not interstate traffic. Justice Harlan read his opiniom from a printed copy which covered thirty pages and consumed about an hour and a quarter in its delivery. Very soon after Justice Harlan had concluded his presentation of the case, it became evident that the court had divided on the question at issue, and as other opinions were announced it developed that there had not only been a very close shave for the gov- ernment, but that one of the members of the court who cast his vote with the majority entertained opinions of his own, which fact rendered the di- vision all the more Marked and Interest:ng. This was Justice Brewer, who, while he concurred in the results an- nounced, in an independent opinion of his own, held the view that pre- vious anti-trust decisions had beer more sweeping than was justified. Four of the nine justices dissented outright. These were Chief Justice Fuller and Justices White, Peckham and Holmes. The opinions of Jus- tices Harlan and White were long, while those of Justices Brewer and Holmes were comparatively brief. All told the court consumed two hours and three-quarters in disposing of the case. The fact was noted by several persons that the argument in the case was begun Dec. 14, just three months previous to the decision. For so important a case this is considered A Very Brief Interim between the arguments and the de- cision. The case decided yesterday was brought by the United States against the Northern Securities com- pany, a corporation of New Jersey; the Great Northern Railway company, a corporation of Minnesota; the Northern Pacific Railway company, @ corporation of Wisconsin; James J. Hill, a citizen of Minnesota, and Will- iam P. Clough, D. Willis James, John S. Kennedy, J. Pierpont Morgan, Rob- ert Bacon, George F. Baker and Dan- iel Lamont, citizens of New York. Its general object was to enforce, as against the defendants the provisions | of the statute of July 2, 1890, common- ly known as the anti-trust act, and en- titled “An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraint and monopolies.” TO PREVENT A LYNCHING. Two Companies of Militia Called Out to Protect Prisoners. Americus, Ca., March 16. — The Americus light infantry was ordered ‘last night to proceed immediately to | Preston, county seat of Webster coun- ‘ty, to protect two white men, Henry |Morgan and Sidney Harrell, from | lynching at the hands of infuriated cit- izens. Morgan was arrested yester- day morning charged with burning the town of Preston Sunday. It is said he has confessed and has implicated Harrell, his cousin. The loss in the fire amounted to $30,000. The mili- tary company made the run by rail from here to Preston, twenty-five miles, in twenty minutes, secured the prisoners and brought them to Ameri- cus for safe-keeping. Car Barns Burn. Chicago, March 16.—The car barns of the Chicago Union Traction com- pany were destroyed by fire yester- day. About 600 summer cars ,stored there were burned. The loss is esti- | mated at $250,000. Killed by an Expiosion. Oakland, Cal., March 16. — An ex- plosion of nitroglycerin in the washing house of the California Giant Powder works on the bay shore at Sobrante yesterday killed two men and crippled a third, (MERGER IS ILLEGAL