Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 2, 1904, Page 7

} “PARSIFAL IN ENGLISH, All the Great Scenes and Music Num- bers to Be Given in St. Paul. St. Paul, March 24.—One of the choice opportunities of the coming English Grand Opera festival that be- gins in St. Paul next Monday‘night by Henry W. Savage’s celebrated organ- ization will be a grand sacred concert of Wagner's great festival opera “Par- sival” on Sunday evening, April 3. All the great solo and concerted numbers in the opera will be sung by Mr. Savage’s corps of principals and fine choral body of seventy voices, assisted by his full grand opera or- chestra of forty musicians under Elliott Schrenck, the Wagnerian con- ductor. The great scenes of “Parsifal” given in English so that all may understand will have an educational value not offered when “Parsifal” is given in a foreign tongue. Many people outside of the cities have already reserved seats by mail for this notable event. WORKMAN KILLED BY MILL SAW Jumps to Push Back Falling Poles Imperiling Comrade La®orer. Appleton, Wis., March 29.—George Schaumberg of Seymour, this county, lost his life to save his fellow worker, by being thrown into a saw and ter- ribly mangled. While Schaumberg was at work near the saw he per- ceived a huge pile of poles totter and about to fall. He knew instantly if they did fall George Eick would be pushed onto the saw. Jumping to in- tercept the poles, Schaumberg knocked Eick out of the way, but was struck by the poles and went head- first onto the saw. One of Schaum- berg’s legs was cut off, his head was split open and his ears cut off. Death was instantaneous. MINERS WON’T ARBITRATE. Every Coal Mine in lowa and Many in Missouri May Shut Down. Des Moines, Iowa, March 27.—The refusal of the miners in joint confer- ence with the operators to arbitrate questions affecting the scale in the First and Fourth districts threatens a shutdown of every coal mine in the Thirteenth district, which includés the entire State of Iowa and a portion of Missouri. Thirty thousand miners will be affected in case a general shut- down is ordered. The operators have issued the usual ultimatum and the miners are holding a private session in order to canvass the matter. BODY FROZEN IN THE SNOW. Bullet in Head and Pistol Nearby. St. Paul, March 29.—The body of a man which had been chewed by dogs and muskrats was found at 5 o’clock last night in a grove at Randolph street and Fairview avenue. Coroner {Miller says that he believes the case fis one of suicide, but there are indi- cations which might mean murder, and the police will be asked to in- vestigate. A thorough investigation was impossible last night on account of the frozen condition of the re- mains. Found FALLS INTO BOILING OIL. Little Girl Is Not Expected to Re- cover. St. Paul, March 29. — Marie, the four-year-old daughter of Charles Fritz, was horribly burned last even- ing by falling into a pan of boiling ard, and will probably die. “The {family purchased a pig and had ren- dered the fat for household purposes. ‘The large pan of boiling grease had ‘been removed from the stove to the floor. While the mother was in an- other part of the kitchen the child fell backward into the boiling oil. peta Balke BANDITS MUST HANG. Marx, Neidermeier-and Van Dine De- nied a New Trial. Chicago, March 29.—The car barn ‘bandits, Marx, Neidermeier and Van Dine, were denied a new trial and the date of execution was set for April 22. The prisoners were unmoved, ex- cept that Marx visibly trembled. Van Dine’s mother and the mother of Neidermeier were present and both women burst into tears. REN ANE SEAS Teach Farm Engineering. Madison, Wis., March 29.—A new department of farm engineering has been added to the school of agricul- ture. The last legislature appropri- ated $25,000 for the erection of a new building, which will be put up this summer. Instructions will be given on how to rin the binders, mowers, steam and gasoline plows, etc., and will be designed to give a practical education to young farmers in this important pranch of farm work. Prof. G. N. Knapp, a graduate of Wisconsin university, will have charge of the work. —$_-—_—_—— Alta Vista Has Bad Fire. ; New Hampton, Iowa, March 29. — \A fire at Alta Vista, a town eleven miles north of here, purned a- livery ‘stable and twelve horses, & lumber yard and one residence. ae SPA A Re elie Evangelist Gets Pulpit. Winona, Minn., March 29.—Presid- ing Elder Rule has appointed the Rev. Grant B. Wilder, now doing evangel- ical work in Manitoba, to the pastor: fate of the Olive Branch Methodist ‘church in Winona. LITTLEFORK IN ASHES. Fire Sweeps Away Both Hotels and Many Other Buildings. Littlefork, Minn.,.March 30. — The best part of Littlefork was consumed to ashes by a terrible fire that broke out in P. G. Gordon’s store at 3 o’clock. The flames made such sud- den headway that even the cash till containing $700 in money could not be saved. Two big hotels, one on each side of the store building, were in five minutes enveloped in a sheet of flames. So rapid was the headway of the fire that even the contents of the hotels could not be saved. A to- tal of five buildings were consumed and two other buildings badly dam- aged. It is a total loss without in- surance of about $25,000. Several parties had narrow escapes from be- ing burned to death, and many were seriously scorched. The fire started from a disjointed stovepipe in the attic. SEVERE BLOCKADE IS BROKEN. Great Northern Three and Northern . Pacific Four Days in Storm’s Grip. St. Paul, March 30. — After a snow blockade which prevented the move- ment of through trains for four days, the Northern Pacific cleared its North Dakota main line yesterday and early this morning brought the first train from the coast into St. Paul since Friday morning. The Great Northern, after three full days’ blockade, brought in trains from the coast yes- terday and sent other trains west. The west-bound trains were several hours delayed because of the difficulty encountered by the operating depart- ment.in securing equipment. Nearly all the rolling stock used in the over- land service had been tied up in the blockades. BOY WAS SHANGHAIED. Young Campbell Will Be Reunited With His Father at Caledonia. Dubuque, Iowa, March 30.—Pearl A. Campbell, aged twenty, of George- town, Wash., has arrived, in thic city after an unpleasant experience on a French steamer. On Oct. 4, 1903, he was shanghaied at Port Townsend, Wash., and taken’ to Cardiff, Wales. The steamer was the Cambrona. The American Consul at Cardiff learned that Campbell was being held against his will and demanded the boy’s re- lease. On being liberated Campbell returned to Washington and then came East. He will go to Caledonia, Minn. His father has been notified and they will be reunited. KILLS BOY HE SAVED. Child He Rescued From Drowning. Janesville, Wis., March 30.—While George Griffin, aged thirteen years, was sweeping a porch at his home yesterday he was shot and killed by John Condon, aged sixteen. Condon is in custody. Richard Barry, aged eleven years, eluded Condon and ran to a place of safety. Condon is said to have been drunk when he did the shooting. He is a son of James Con- don, a saloonkeeper. George Griffin was recently saved from drowning by young Condon. Griffin’s mother is ill, and it is feared that the death of her son will cause her own death. Shoots NAMED ON 126th BALLOT. Superior Republicans Finally Select Mayoralty Candidate. Superior, Wis., March 30. — After balloting all yesterday morning and well into the afternoon the Republic- an city convention nominated James Hagen for mayor on the 126 th bal- lot. It was the 140th ballot, as many had been taken informally. The con- vention opened Saturday afternoon and adjourned at 8 o'clock last night. TO RESUME HEARINGS. Smoot Case Will Again Be Taken Up in April. Washington, March 30. — The in- vestigation of the protests against Senator Reed Smoot will be resumed April 12 by the senate committee on privileges and elections. The wit- nesses will include a number of of- ficials of the Mormon church. alli a SAiie PLS SSE KILLED ON GRADE CROSSING. One Dead and One Fatally Injured at Ashland. Ashland, Wis., March 30. — Peter Rosthe was killed yesterday morning at a grade crossing by being struck by a passenger train. He, with a companion, James Collier, were driv- ing across the tracks when the wagon was struck by the train. Collier had his skull fractured and is not ex- pected to live. SISTER OF CROCKER. Death at the Soldiers’ Home at Mar- shalltown of Mrs. Robinson. Marshalltown, Iowa, March 30. — Mrs. Caroline Robinson, a sister of Gen. M. M. Crocker, commander of the famous Crocker Brigade, is dead at the soldiers’ home. She is the only woman ever admitted to the sol- diers’ home. Action in her case was through a special resolution of the legislature in 1896, because of her re- lationship to the general. There was an accusing voice in the swelling notes of the big pipe organ. Peal upon peal of denunciation rolled out into the dim-aisled church and re- verberated back from the vaulted ceil- ing, all its solemn impeachment seem- ing finally to center itself in the pew occupied by the stately Miss Weyman. She trembled under the stormy ar- raignment. She looked back over her life with a shudder and realized for the first time its utter selfishness. There were no crimes of commission upon her spotless life, but what had she done to make the world brighter or better? Nothing! The answer seemed to come in mighty anger from the big organ, rather than from her own inner consciousness. Bred in luxury and reared in idle- ness, what had she ever accomplished with the ten talents that the Master had given her? Her charities? She had given much out of her abundance, but she had never given so much as a crumb of bread that meant sacrifice of one moment’s comfort. Selfishness, selfishness, selfishness! It was the keynote of her life—and the whole message of the big organ that morn- ing. The sun presenfly shot through a great stained-glass’ window that cast a flood of golden -light athwart Miss Weyman’s pew, and that same mo- ment the thunderous rebuke of the organ ceased, and in its place came a strain of pleading harmony and then a sweet, clear note of humble praise with a sorrowful undertone that car- ried with it a suggestion of the agony oz the cross. She glanced up and a bright smile from the choir turned her cheeks aflame. There was her guilt of sel- fishness! She realized now that this was the thing that had lain dormant upon her conscience for so long. And there must be her sacrifice! She turned faint and almost cried out at the thought. He belonged to her! He belonged to her! For five long years they had been as good as be- trothed and for two years she had worn his ring, waiting, waiting until his pride should be satisfied with the measure of success he had set him- self to accomplish before marriage. And the time had almost come. Two years. But in that time her younger sister, Grace, had suddenly bloomed into womanhood! She turned suddenly to the sister at her side. She, too, was looking up into the choir and exchanging a bright smile with the handsome young bass. Grace turned at her sister’s movement and met her eye With a calm, steady gaze in which there was no concealment, then smiled at her with the perfect understanding of true sisterly affec- tion. Miss Weyman caught her breath with a sigh of relief. There was no disloyalty there, she knew. She re- flected with a pang that these two young people did not know their own secrets as yet. They might never know it! He would, jin his simple honor, go calmly through his pro- gram and marry her when the time came, and Grace would deck hér hair B y ( == ZY ave pilgrims, bent an with orange blossoms. Why should she not go through with her share of the program, too? She would! She must! Again that organ! It rose once more to its stern roll of denunciation and Miss Weyman, as if she had done a guilty thing, looked apprehensively at the calm pure face of her sister. Ah, but those two were made for each other, and if it were not for the high sense of honor that kept their loyal minds untainted even by the thought that things might be other than they were, they would be sweethearts even now. She refiected that herself and the man in the choir were of exactly the same age and that the time would eome when she would be no longer young; that he must sooner or later see what he had missed to make his hte complete. She loved him, but did ne love her as a man should love the woman he marries; as he could love Grace if he were free to do so? She looked up again into the choir and sought the smile she loved so well. She studied the smile when it came as she had never studied it before, and as the big organ pealed out the opening passages of the Te Deum, she bowed her head in her hands for a moment, to fight back the tears that sprang to her eyes es she silently made her Lenten sacrifice——Los An- geles Times. ITS ORIGIN AND DATE. Earliest Christians Celebrated Easter With Prayer and Sacrifice. The Semite always “took his re- ligion much harder” than the Aryan, and the spring celebration of the lat- ter took the form of feasting, dancing and having fun, while the former had prayer, sacrifice and an ever-growing ritual to be observed. From these earlier Semite ancestors the Jews de- rived their feast of unleavened bread, the sacrifice of the Paschal lamb and other observances of that season, the origin of the custom being forgotten in the legend of the Passover. The earliest Christians, being them- selves originally Jews, continued this celebration with a new significance, the death of Christ being to them the sacrifice of the Paschal lamb. When the celebration was taken up by the non-Jewish Christians, they made it a point to get as far away as possible from everything Jewish, and made it purely a celebration of the Resurrec- tion, without reference to the coinci- dent Passover. They determined, furthermore, that the festival should fall on the Sunday following the ter- mination of the Paschal feast, but it was several centuries before the au- thorities at Rome decided upon the basis of calculations for the deter- mination of the full moon, upon which Easter depended. Be St Slaves Freed at Easter. In earlier times the Christian em- perors at Easter gave their slaves their freedom, gifts were given to the yy and work of all kind was sus- pended for two days. There are no slaves now to set free, but the two last customs are still observed. L S unfold, in their completeness, \yBght | An spotless . white sight in grace and ‘sweetness. tent With heaven-sent, sactificial duty, From grief arise and lift\their eyes ernal skies of won¥fous beauty. glad day we roll away The universal Easter rejoicings in olden times were not all because of the great event which Easter com- memorates. Old records show that it was often because the long forty days’ fast was over with a return to solid eating once more—not only to solid eating, but for the time to much feasting . Anciently the paschal or Easter season extended from the Sunday be- fore until the Sunday after Easter proper. On the Holy Thursday be- fore, called Maunday or Shere Thurs- day, there were services commemora- tive of Christ’s washing the disciples’ feet. The Pope at Rome, the arch- bishops in various countries, and the monarchs in England even through Elizabeth’s time had teet washing services, the necessary accompani- ment of which was the giving of food and money to the poor. On Holy Saturday and Easter eve the services vary in the different churches. That in the Greek church lasts all night. There are great crowds in the church at Jerusalem, tnough a large admission is charged, who are there to witness the fire descend from heaven into the sepul- cher and to light their candles by it. The Easter feast in that church is the mos: important of the year. Lent over the ovens are crowded with prepara- tions for banqueting. Every house is fragrant with the odor of pies and baked meats and everybody is in festal array. A great many visits are paid. On the last day of Lent everybody in Rome rushes to the Vatican. In Italy the “sepulchers” in the churches are watched night and day by people clad in deep mourning from the dawn of the Holy Thursday till midday on Saturday, when the body is supposed to rise from the grave. The resurrec- tion is announced Dy the firing of can- non, the blowing of trumpets and the ringing of the bells which from the preceding Thursday have been care- fully tied up to protect them from the power of the devil. The ceremonies of Easter day it- self are grand, long and many featured throughout Catholic Christendom, but anciently these were barely over be- fore secular performances began. For many years, and perhaps even to-day, the first dish brought to the table on Easter day at Queen’s col- lege, Oxford, was red herring fixed to resemble a man, put astride a corn salad, riding away on horseback. This is said to be a remnant of the old pageants which were exhibited in the popular rejoicings that Lent was over. Children in England, as at Wash- ington, go out and roll eggs on a lawn or in a field, some rolling them like bowls, some throwing them up in the air like balls. The chief glory of a paste egg to a boy who wants to win the championship in hard hitting is its hard shell. One who wishes to gain a conquest with his egg chal- lenges a companion to give blow for blow. He is victor whose egg stands the attack, and he goes on challeng- ing. 3 -CONGRESS. * ~ Senate Talks of Erecting New De partment Building. Washington, March 30.—The Dill au: thorizing the erection of an additional, executive © department building in Washington yesterday was again the subject of spirited debate in the sen- ate, and after several hours debate it remains unacted upon, Senators di- vided largely on the question of loca- tion, but there was also talk as to the necessity of better office accommoda- tions for the senate agd the supreme court. For the want of speakers general debate on the sundry civil appropria- tion bill in the house yesterday was closed several hours before the time agreed on and the bill was read for amendment. Seventy-five pages were disposed of, the only important amendment adopted being one provid- ing for an initial appropriation of $500,000 for the completion of the capitol building according to the orig- inal design. ms FOUR MEN DROWNED. Two Would-Be Rescuers Perish With Men They Try to Save. Chicago, March 30.—While attempt- ing to rescue Albert and Louis Singer- land from drowning in Lake Calumet, near South Chicago yesterday, John Brandt and Peter Piersnan also were drowned. The Singerland brothers were hunting ducks in a small boat when they were thrown into the water by the capsizing of their boat. Brandt and Piersnan, in another boat near by, went to their assistance, and in attempting to haul the two men out of the water they capsized their own boat, and all four were drowned. MINERS ARE DEADLOCKED. Operators and Workmen in Pittsburg District Fail to Agree. Pittsburg, March 30.—The commit- tee of the United Mineworkers and the coal operators of the Pittsburg district, appointed to adjust the scale for the coming year, have deadlocked. Neither side, it is said, will yield on any point, and no progress has been made during the five days’ confer- ences. The committee is in session and Miners’ President Dolan says if the members fail to settle the ques- tions at issue the conditions will be serious. GEN. W. H. PAYNE IS DEAD. Commander of the Black Horse Cav- alry at First Bull Run. Washington, March 30.—Gen. Will- iam H. Payne, counsel for the South- ern railway, a distinguished Confed- erate officer and commander of the famous Black Horse cavalry at the first battle of Bull Run, died yester- day at his apartments here, aged sev- enty-three years. He has been in failing health several years, and his death was due to a general break- down. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Markets. St. Paul, March 30.—Wheat—No. 1 Northern, 99c@$1.00 1-2; No. 2 North- ern, 96@98c; No. 3, 90@95 1-2c. Corn —No. 3 yellow, 47@48c; No. 4, 461-2 @47c. Oats—No. 3 white, 39@40c. Minneapolis, March 30—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 99 5-8c; No. 1 Northern, 98 3-8 @985-8c; No. 2 Northern, 951-2 @ 96 1-8c. Oats—No. 3 white, 39 1-2c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 47c. Duluth, March 30. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, 98 7-8c; No. 1 Northern, 96 7-8¢; No. 2 Northern, 94 3-8e; flax, $1.15 1-4; oats, 39 1-2c; rye, 67c; barley, 34@52c. Chicago, March 30.—Wheat—No. 2 red, $1@1.05; No. 3 red, 98c@$1.03; No. 2 hard winter, 95@99c; No. 3 hard winter, 87 @ 96c; No. 1 Northern spring 98c@$1.03; No. 3 spring, 88¢@ $1. Corn—No. 3, 55@553-4c. Oats— No. 2, 40c; No. 3, 39 1-2c. Milwaukee, March 30.—Wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.01@1.02; No. 2 North- ern, 971-2 @ 991-2c. Rye — No. 1, 12 1-2c. Barley — No. 2, 62@63c; sample, 38@39c. Oats—Standard, 44 @441-2c. Corn—No. 3, 50c. Sioux City, Iowa, March 30.—Cattle —Beeves, $3.50@4.60; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.20@3.75; stockers and feed- ers, $3@3.85; calves and yearlings, $2.75@3.60. Hogs—Bulk, $5.10@5.15. Chicago, March 30—Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.15@5.60; stockers and feeders, $2.75 @ 4.35; cows, $1.75 @ 4.40; heifers, $2@4.75; calves, $3@7. Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $5.25@ 5.60; good to choice heavy, $5.50 @ 5.65. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $4.60@5.50; Western, $4@5.55; West- ern tambs, $4.75@6.15. South St. Paul, March 30,—Cattle— Good to choice steers, $4 @ 5; good to choice cows and heifers, $3 @3.50; butcher bulls, $2.50@3; veals, $2.50 @ 5; good to choice feeding steers, $3.40@3.85; steer calves, $1.75 @2.50; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $2@2.85; heifer calves, $1.25 @ 2; good to choice milch cows, $35@ 42, Hogs—Range price, $5.10@5.35; billk, $5.20@5.25. Sheep — Good to choice lambs, $5@5.50; fair to good, $4.50@5; good to choice yearling wethers, $4.50@5; heavy, $4.25@4.60; good to choice ewes, medium weight, $4@4.35. Want to Go to Philippines. Crookston, Minn., March 30.—Two Crookston boys will apply as govern- ment teachers at the next examina- tions which will be held in Grand Forks this week. They are Chris and Paul Hagen, and both have been teaching here for some time. If suc- sessful they will go to the Philippines. ‘ Big Smelting Plant Burned. El Paso, Tex., March 30.—The Jy- arez, Mex., smelter and concentratiy plant was destroyed by fire yesterday, entailing a loss of $130,000. ame > eieeteays | | Adlai ae eR