Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 7, 1904, Page 7

By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. Old age is an infirmity in the same sense that youth is) an indiscretion. It depends. ce Sect ata whe eal An eminent English doctor say? corsets cause cancer. But what’s a cancer to a slim waist? The annual “largest wild cat ever killed” has again fallen victim to @ woman’s rifle in Colorado. Of course, New York’s subway caught fire. What else could they expect of a subway under New York? A Toledo man has a pocketbook which he says was made in 1466. There’s nothing in it, however. ea ee If Russia is to use automobiles in the war the Japs might retaliate by equipping themselves with trolley cars. Spain now has an ambassador at Havana. Instead of looting Cuba he will get his pay envelope from across the sea. Of course the proper salute for an American girl to make when she sees an American flag waving is to wave back to it. a ee ee A Boston company for the manu- facture and sale of a nerve remedy has failed. Probably it did not take its own medicine. If the chemically prepared paper with which you test your milk turns blue, show it to the milkman and see if he will turn red. What’s the use of getting a trans- parent umbrella? It’s usually hard enough to see any place around when you need it as it is. Mr. J. P. Morgan evidently recog- rizes the fact that he’s no prize beauty. He hates the photographers worse than original sin. A Columbus man has secured a di- vorce because his wife didn’t prepare good breakfasts for him. A decree on coffee grounds, as it were. Among the New York bricklayers the lowest wage is $26.20 a week, and the highest is more than $50. Many authors do not make as much. We learn with regret that the Chi cago Business Woman’s club has gone into the hands of an assignee. Appar- ently it wasn’t run on business princt- ples. Suppose Irish lace is mostly made in France? Don’t the United States in its dyspeptic recklessness produce thousands of Welsh rabibts every year? Now that “The Star Spangled Ban- ner” is to be our national anthem, it behooves every patriotic citizens to set bravely to work and learn the words. And now the Cuban women are ask- ing for the right of suffrage. Such an idea would never have occurred to them when Cuba was controlled ‘by Spain. A man in Oregon tried to kill him- self because he was ‘too old to saw wood. Yet, as he was worth half a million, he must have kept at it fairly well. It is reported that Ellen Terry will rejoin Sir Henry Irving next season. After people get past fifty or sixty it is pretty hard to wean them thorough- ly of old habits. The London Lancet says love is a disease. The fact that frequently it makes a young man ill at ease may be regarded as bearing out this view to a certain extent. a A society woman in Philadelphia has laid her dead dog out in her par- lor. What place of greater honor or distinction has she reserved for the other members of her family? The oldest locomotive engineer in the world is getting his name in the erald-Review. |P papers. By the way, who is the oldest Mason in the world now, and why is the oldest Yale graduate keeping so quiet? A Washington chemist announces that blue vitriol will remove typhoid germs from water. Now, if some one will only show how the blue vitriol can be removed the remedy will be perfect. Dr. Mary Walker screamed and fainted when the egg-rollers at the White House shouted and threw things at her. Thus is the world con- vinced anew that clothes do not make the man. Sir Henry Irving deplores the fact that there is no love of “art for art’s sake” in this country. Sir Henry knows, because he came to this con- clusion after a diligent study of his American box-office statistics. A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that Russia cannot permit Great Britain to become mistress of the Thibetan capital, as she would thus acquire a preponderating influence over the Russian Mongrels, Isn’t this gross libel on a very numerous and not wholly unpopular yariety of dog? ITH OF THE NEWS CONDENSED NEWS FROM ALL. PARTS OF THE WORLD. ; People Talked About. :| Charged With Irregularities in the 4 Bank’s Affairs. Sheldon, Iowa, May 4.—The O’Brien county grand jury has voted four in- dictments against Edward C. Brown of ‘the Iowa railroad commission and president of the failed Sheldon State Owen Wister, the novelist, is in a | bank. The indictments charge irregu- hospital in Philadelphia in a sericus' condition after an operation for ap-; pendicitis. H Joseph Schulien, aged 72, a wealthy pioneer citizen, died at Sioux City, Iowa, of Bright’s disease. For many years he was a leading merchant. John Kendrick Bangs and Miss Mary Blakney Gray were married in All An- gels’ church in New York. Miss Daisy King was the maid of honor, and John Kendrick Bangs, Jr., acted a sbest man for his father. John R. Daly, an old-time newspaper man, well known in Chicago and other Jarities in the bank’s affairs, one count charging embezzlement of $72,000. This count charges the bank loaned this amount to J. W. Fix & Co., of which firm Earl Brown, cashier of the bank, was a member. The other counts deal with sums ranging from four to six thousand dollars. The bank originally had a capital of $100,- 000, which was reduced half in 1892. It is charged the new organization car- ried $78,000 of worthless paper, mak- ing it insolvent from its inception. JOB FOR JOHNSON. cities, died at Elkhart, Ind. During | sinneapolis Man Secretary of the Re- the Civil war he was night editor ot the Chicago’ Tribune and was later connected with the Chicago Journal. He leaves a large estate. Casualties. The Lyceum theater at Syracuse, N. Y., was destroyed by fire. M. S. Rob- inson, manager of the theater, is miss- ing. The Pennsylvania railroad union station at Harrisburg, Pa., was dam- aged by fire to the extent of $75,000 to $100,000. Three lives were lost and property valued at $200,000 was destroyed in a fire at the John Stanley soap works in New York. Caught between two street cars go- ing in opposite directions, J. H. Good of Little Rock was killed at St. Louis and F. J. King was fatally injured. Gov. Brady of Alaska had a narrow escape at St. Louis from serious in- jury after being knocked down by 4 bycicle ridden by a boy in front of a street car. Nick Stenakos, a Greek candy mak- er, was fatally burned and Peter Stemock and Joseph Landrus serious- ly injured in a fire in a tenement house at Cleveland. Walter Bradshaw of Hot Springs, Ark., was instantly killed and Joseph Murphy of Milwaukee, Wis., fatally in- jured by falling from a swinging scaf- fold while working on a steel railroad trestle near Paoli, Ind. A scaffold on the International Aid building at Lawrence, Kan., broke and precipitated a dozen workmen to the ground. John Steiner was instantly killed and Lou McLoughlin and C. E. Clawson were badly injured? Sins and Sinners. Levi Woods, a farmer, was killed at Ottumwa, Iowa, by John Harris, col- ored. They had quarreled over a horse trade. Harris is in jail. George Wilson, 35, of Valley Junc- tion, Iowa, took strychnine and then turned on the gas in his room at the Boyd hotel at Lincoln, Neb. He will die. Collector of Customs Robb at Asto- ria, Ore., has imposed a fine of $5,000 upon the French bark Marechal de Noaililes for failure to bring duplicate consular bills of health. Police Judge Conlan of San Fran- cisco held Mrs. Cordelia Botkin with- out bail to answer to the superior court for the murder of Mrs. Joshua D. Deane by means of poisoned candy. Mrs. Henrietta Dewitt was arrested at Sidney, N. Y., charged with murder in the first degree in causing the death of her seventeen-year-old daughter, Florence Mackintosh, by poisoning her with arsenic. Esther Keady is dead, James Dunn, ex-chief of police of Corvallis, is per- haps fatally wounded, and David A. Osborn, ex-sheriff of Benton county, is dangerously wounded as the result of a pistol duel at Corvallis, Ore. ! Samuel Wilson, a clerk in what Rev. Wilbur E. Krafts calls his ‘“interna- tional reform bureau,” claims that an attempt has been made to hang him within sight of the capitol at Washing- ton. The police are skeptical. Goy. Yates of Illinois issued a proc- lamation offering a reward of $200 for the arrest and surrender to Chief of Police O’Neill of Chicago, of William Donepuck, wanted in that city on the charge of murdering Walter G. Seibert April 8. General. Married teachers have won their fight for the right to teach in the New York city schools. Executive officers of the Western roads have adjusted the entire sched- ule of grain rates. Incidentally, in trying to settle the grai nrate War, an- other prospective war was started, which may result in the reduction of the Iowa grain rates by about one third. Gen. Horatio C. King of New York, in speaking at a banquet given Secre tary of the Treasury Shaw by the Syracuse (N. Y.) chamber of com. merce, censured the labor unions for their policy and blamed the state and national officers for their leniency in dealing with them. Through the accidental finding of some papers, Mrs. Nicholas Van Win- kle of Warrenville, N. J., has learned that she is entitled to share in an es: tate valued at $200,000 left by her mother, Mrs. Mary Havens. When but a small child she was adopted and did not know her real name. © With all simplicity, except the usual ceremonial of the Roman Catholic publican National Convention. Washington, May 4.—Charles John- son of Minneapolis, wio acted as sec- retary of the last three Republican na- tional conventions, will serve in that capacity at Chicago in July. While no conclusion will be reached in this con- nection until the executive committee meets here on Thursday, it is stated that Mr. Johnson practically has’ been agreed upon for secretary of the Chicago Convention. It is expected that before the end of the week it will be definitely known who is slated for the temporary cnairmanship at Chi- cago. Present indications favor Elihu Root, former secretary of war, for per- manent chairman, and for the tem- porary chairmanship the names of Senator Spooner of Wisconsin and Speaker Cannon are prominently men- tioned. SAYS SON-IN-LAW TOLD FIB. Irate Father Alleges Daughter Was Under Age for Legal Union. Albert Lea, Minn., May 4.—William E. French last Saturday came here from a point near Austin and applied to the clerk of thy court for a mar- riage license. Clerk Hayes exacted an oath that the lady of his choice, Miss Nellie T. Farrell, lived in Freeborn county and was eighteen years of age. The couple were married and now the bride’s father has sworn out a war- rant charging French with perjury and stating that the girl is only sev- enteen years of age. Sheriff Fossom has gone after French. LITTLE LIFE CRUSHED OUT. Baby Falls Under Street Car Wheels and Is Killed. St. Paul, May 4.—Adelia, the three- year-old daughter of Joseph Henle, was run down by a Fort Snelling street car at 8 o'clock last evening and died almost instantly. The rear wheels of the car passed over her chest. The little girl was playing with several companions near Seventh and Colborne streets. She ran into the street as she was chased by some of the other children. The child ran against the side of the car and fell in front of the rear wheel. MISS LA FOLLETTE ON STAGE. Governor’s Daughter Makes Her Debut in New Company. ; Madison, Wis., May 4. — Miss Fola La Follette, daughter of Gov. La Fol- lette, a student of the University of Wisconsin, will make her debut on the stage as leading lady in a company now being organized here by Walter H. Pyre of the Skinner-Rehan com- pany, to go on the road this summer. Physician Dead. Sioux Falls, S. D., May 4. — After lingering for two or three weeks Dr. John R. Hawkins, one of the leading young physicians of this part of the state, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The cause of death was a liver affection which baffled the at- tending physicians. Dr. Hawkins was coroner of Minnehaha county. He was prominent in state national guard cir- cles and had a wide acquaintance throughout the state. Ends His Life by Strychnine. St. Panl, May 4.—Andrew W. Swan- son, 980 Argyle street, a carpenter, died last evening from the effects of a dose of strychnine. His wife and daughter found him in the vacant lot near their home. Mr. Swanson had been drinking heavily, and it is thought that his mind was unbalanced from the effects of it. Democrats Carry St. Paul. . St. Paul, May 4.—The reform cam- paign in this city was a failure. The Democrats elected almost their entire municipal ticket by good majorities. Robert A. Smith has been re-elected mayor by ‘a_ big -majority. Both branches of the council will be Demo- cratic. ‘ Golden Wedding Celebration. Grundy Center, Iowa, May 4.—W. €. Williams and wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last even- ing. They have been residents of this city for many years. Fire at Graceville. : Graceville, Minn., May 4.—Fire .oc- curred yesterday morning in Flaher- ty’s saloon by an explosion. All the stock and fixtures were completely de- stroyed. Loss between $2,000 and $2,500. § Killed by the Cars. Stewart, Minn., May 4.—Robert Mc- church, the Rev. Thomas Francis Cu-| Intosh, in attempting to jump from a sack, auxiliary bishop-elect of the arch-| moving train at this Schon: ten pat ‘diocese of New York, has been conse | the wheels and several cars passed over his body. crated in St. Patrick’s cathedral in ‘New York. ‘He died two hours OF CZAR’S ARMY DETAILS OF BATTLE ALONG YALU LEAKING OUT AT ST. PE- ee RUSSIANS LOST OVER 4,000 MEN * RUMOR THAT JAPANESE HAVE ATTACKED AND CAPTURED NIUCHWANG. AGAIN TACKLE PORT ARTHUR ANOTHER VICIOUS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE ENTRANCE FAILS. St. Petersburg, May 4.—Little by lit- tle the war department permiis to leak out the details cf the battle along the Yalu, resulting in a rout of the Russian troops. The official report that from three to four thousand men were killed and that eight hundred wounded Russians have been’taken to one hospital has caused a deep feeling of depression, and fear is entertained that the worst has not been told. Niuchwang Captured. Shanghai, May 4.—A telegram from Chefu says that a rumor, is current there that the Japanese have occupied Niuchwang. London, May 4.—The Chefu corres- pondent of the Daily Chronicle cables the following under yesterday’s date; “The Japanese landed troops and at- tacked and captured Niuchwang last evening, the Russians falling back to protect the railway.” The repurt is not confirmed from any quarter, and it is hardly likely it is true, as the news could scarcely have reached Chefu. An official dis- patch from Lieut. Gen. Sakharoff, however, seems to indicate that the Japanese are directing their attention to this point. The Daily Mail’s Chefu correspond- ent reports that the Japanese fleet is off Port Arthur. Attempt to Block Port Arthur. Port Arthur, May 4. — Another vic- jous attempt was made by the Japan- ese yesterday morning to block the en- trance to Port Arthur. At a few min- utes before 1 o’clock the first shots were fired, awakening the town with their thunderous noise. The gunboats lying at the mouth of the harbor joined in the cannonade of the bat- teries, the firing-gradually increasing in volume until there was a continu- ous crash of great arms. . Some of the enemy’s torpedo boats were discovered, but they were finally swallowed up in the darkness, and the batteries and warships, after forty minutes’ activity were again shrouded in gloom, though the flashing search- lights showed that the military were alive to the warning conveyed of the Approach of Japanese Ships. Shortly before 2 o’clock a search- light played from the sea directly upon the entrance of the harbor, light- ing it up to show the way for the fireships. The projector moved to the right from Liaotishan to Golden Hill. For a quarter of an hour the light was watched with curiosity, and then a second cannonade began, the heaviest fire being directed to the left of Gold- en Hill, where the fireships were lo- cated. At about 4 o’clock the batteries ceased firing, save for an occasional shot. Just about dawn the bark of the rapid-fire guns and the crackling of the mitrailleuse was heard from Golden Hill. Occasionally there were sounds of explosions as of mines going off. It was the enemy’s ships striking on Russian torpedoes. Jap Torpedo Boats Sunk. The fireships were ten in number and of about 3,000 tons each. It is re- ported that two Japanese torpedo boats were sunk, the remainder with- drawing in a damaged condition. Eight fireships were sunk and very few of their crews were saved. Most of them were killed. In the morning many dead bodies were seen floating about outside the harbor. These were collected by the Russians, who brought them ashore and buried them. . This new attempt of the Japanese was on a much grander scale than any heretofore made but the moonlight aided in the discomfiture of the dis- covered enemy. The attempt to, close the mouth of the harbor failed. Rout Is Complete. Tokio, May ‘.—The fighting on the Yalu continued on Monday. The Jap- anese pursued the Russians, who re- sisted stubbornly. The Russians sur- rendered some artillery. The Japanese had about 300 more casualties. A supplementary report has been re- ceived here. It says: “Yesterday the enemy offered a stubborn resistance against our pur- suit, adding 300 to our casualties. The enemy stood with resolution until their artillery, consisting of two batteries, Jost the majority of its men and horses. They then broke the breeches and closing apparatus of their guns and, hoisted the white flag. + “Tt seems that the enemy was en- tirely routed by our attack, because | since yesterday many have come in clude thirty officers, twenty of whom are wounded, and 300 men, 100 of ‘whom are wounded “A preliminary report from the chief surgeon of the first Japanese army shows that we had 798 men killed and wounded. Discontent in Russia. St. Petersburg, May 4.—The niajor- ity of the newspapers refrain from ex- pressing any opinion on the Yalu bat- tle, and merely reproduce facts. In army circles discontent is expressed with the wanner of conducting the military operations. Fairly frequently. too, in general society, one hears the want of confidence expressed in the Russian army’s readiness for war, and further reverses are feared. It is af- firmed by the general staff that the abandonment of positions on the Yalu was decided upon before Gen. Kuro- patkin left for the “ar East. Russians Disheartened. Shanghai, May 4.—Chinese newspa- pers here say that the Russian troops are becoming dissatisfied with their lot. Disheartened by their gloomy prospects it is said they will surren- der rather than fight. These reports have it that Gen. Kuropatkin is anx- ious over the situation, and that he went to Liaoyang on Saturday, ad- dressing the troops there in the hope of encouraging them. Going to the Front. Mukden, May 4.—Gen. Kuropatkin is marching with 20,000 men from Liao- yang toward Fenwangcheng. Russians Captured. Seoul, May 4.—Later reports of the Russian reverse on the Yalu are to the effect that the Japanese captured twenty-eight small rapid-fire guns, be- sides twenty field guns. They also eaptured thirty Russian officers and over five hundred men, many of whom were found hiding in the underbrush by Japanese searching parties. Cossack officers who were captured place the number of Russians killed and wounded at 800, but it is thought that this understates the Russian loss, which is believed to be very much greater. The Japanese army is rest- ing, burying its dead and caring for its wounded. The Japanese thoroughly occupy the area over which the fight- ing extended, and are now scouring the hilly country to which the Rus- sian forces retired. FIGHT BLOODY BATTLE. Hollanders Lose Seven Men Killed and Five Officers and Men Wounded. Amsterdam, May 4.—A dispatch to the Handelsblad from Batavia, Java, says that a Dutch column captured the Atchinese position at Tjantoe after a desperate fight in which 190 Atchinese were killed. The Dutch casualties were seven men killed and five officers and thirty-eight men wounded. This is another of those encounters that have been taking place for thirty years between the administration of the Dutch.East Indian colonies and the rebellious natives: in Northern Su- matra. FARMER FATALLY BURNED. Saturated Underclothing With Oil to Cure Rheumatism—Put Lighted Pipe in Pocket. Elgin, I!., May 4.—Oil rubbed upon his body to cure rheumatism probably will be the death of Thomas Bean, a farmer living north of Elgin. While driving along the road he stuck a lighted pipe in his pocket. In a mo- ment the fire had communicated with his underclothing, which had been sat- urated with the oil. The oil burned fiercely and Bean cannot recover from his burns. SUBMARINE BOAT SAILS. Was Inspected by Japanese Officers, Who May Have Purchased Her. Newport, R. I., May 4. — The sub- marine torpedo boat Protector, which was inspected Monday by two Japan- ese naval officers, sailed from this port yesterday. Those in charge would not state her destination, but it is believed she is bound for Bridgeport, Conn., the headquarters of her owners, the Lake Torpedo Boat company. Nothing further could be ascertained as to whether the boat had been sold. A Tere Tees WANTS THIRD DIVORCE. Indiana Man Promises That He Will Remain Single If This Is Granted. Wabash, Ind!, May 4. — In the Wa- bash circuit court Monroe Myers has filed suit for divorce from his wife, Delilah Myers, on statutory grounds. This is the third divorce case in which the pair have figured, they hav- ing twice been divorced and thrice married. Myers promises if the bonds are severed this time it will be forever and aye. BATTLE IN NIGERIA. British Lose Four Killed While Whip- ping the Natives. London, May 4. — A dispatch re- ceived yesterday says that a British force under Maj. Trenchard, while operating against the natives in South- ern Nigeria, had a severe battle in which the British native troops lost four killed and seven wounded. The enemy lost 200 killed and wounded. Six villages were burned. pts ET RR eae Police Finally Nab Him. Chicago, May 4.—After eluding the police for more than a year Frederick A. Beach, formerly bookkeeper of the Boston Store in this city, was arrested yesterday at Fort Worth, Tex. Beach is charged with cashing a $10,000 check belonging to his employers. Sa Our prisoners in- 'AHEAD OF CHICAGO ATTENDANCE ON OPENING DAY IN ST. LOUIS BEATS COLUM- BIAN FAIR. OFFICIAL FIGURES ARE 187,793 ALL EXHIBITS IN DIFFERENT PAL- ACES WILL BE INSTALLED BY MAY 12. MINNESOFA’S EXHIBIT COMPLETE TEN STATES AND TWO FOREIGN: COUNTRIES COMPLETE EX- HIBITS. St. Louis, May 4.—The total attend- ance at the Louisiana Purchase expo- sition on the opening day, April 30, 1904, was officially announced last night as 187,793 persons. Of this num- ber 178,423 were recorded admissions. The total number .of admissions on the opening day of the Columbian ex- position at Chicago was 137,557. Director of Exhibits F. J. V. Skiff announced last night that the chiefs of tne different divisions have stated that all the exhibits in the different palaces will be installed by May 12. The board of lady managers began a_session yesterday that will continue throughout the week for the purpose of disposing of different business mat ters. Mrs. Daniel Manning, president of the board, presided. In the agricultural building a minia- ture lighthouse constructed of fine salt is ‘ An Attractive Feature of the New York State exhibit. The lighthouse is 18 feet high and covers a floor space of 144 square feet. In the south side of the. agricultural building Mexico has a conservatory in which is planted 10,000 flowering bulbs which will be constantly in bloom during the exposition. During the exposition prominent organists from all parts of the country will preside at organ re- sitals, beginning the middle of May. Locomotive laboratory tests will soon begin daily in the transportation building. Twelve sample locomotives, whose wheels rest on rollers, will run at full speed, each in turn by the same crew. The tests will be conducted under the auspices of the American Societies of Mechanical Engineers. Announcement was made yesterday that exhibitions by the United States lifesaving service, under Capt. Charles H. McClellan, will take place every afternoon in Filipino lake, at the base of Agricultural hall. Minnesota’s Exhibit Complete. Ten states and two foreign coun- tries have completed their exhibits in the palace of education. The work on the remaining exhibits is progress- ing rapidly and Chief Rogers thinks it will be finished before the end of the week. The states whose exhibits are complete are Minnesota, Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Towa, New York, Tennessee, Virginia and New Jersey. The foreign exhibits complete are Great’ Britain and Sweden. The manual training work of the New York schools is the important ex- hibit of that state. Minnesota has made a feature of the water color work of the lower grades; Iowa, of its manual training and chart work; Wisconsin, of the Jace work of the inmates of the home for feeble-minded. Colorado’s exhibit shows the advance of the publi¢e school from the dugout of early his- tory to the edifices of the present day. FINED FOR GAMING. Raid by New Mayor Results in Pun- : ishment of Gamblers. Madison, Wis., May 4. — Ten men charged with being gamblers or keep- ers of gambling houses in this city, were arraigned in court as a result of a raid by police officers on the place of Sennett & Loomis on the Market Square. The frequenters pleaded guilty and paid fines, while the pro- prietors engaged the services of 2 lawyer and entered pleas of not guilty. The cases were continued for trial. The raid was the result of reform measures instituted by the new mayor, William D. Curtis. ST. PAUL MAN CRUSHED. Joe Mais Hurt’ in Freight Wreck While Riding on Bumpers. Perham, Minn., May 4.—Three cars were ditched in a freight wreck on the ‘| Northern Pacific railway at Luce, a small station west of here. A young man named Joe Mais of St. Paul, who was riding on the bumpers, had his thigh crushed and was otherwise seri- ously injured. He is in the hospital here. FEAR WOLVES TOOK BABY. Child Did Not Fall in Mud Hole and Has Not Been Found. Sturgis, S. D., May 4.—The report that the little daughter of James Har- rington of Elk Creek, who strayed away from home about ten days ago, was found dead in a mud hole appears to be untrue. Persons from that vi- cinity say that the child has not yet been found. Searching parties are still out, and it is feared that wolves have carried off the little one, who was only two years old.