Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 13, 1904, Page 7

By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, -. MINNESOTA, At last accounts John Bull still ha a firm grip on the tail of the Tibetaz wolf. The Japs, having taken up base- oall, evidently imagine the Russians are umpires. What kind of heroes do the doc- tors who tell us to avoid iced drinks think we are? One hundred new stars discovered’ by a Harvard astronomer? Did he fall down stairs? An ugly girl inherits a lot of good looks when a rich relative dies and leaves her some money. Farm horses may as well quit shy- ing at the automobile and settle down to the fact that it is here io stay. For a time, at least, the Nordicas will be obliged to resort to the stage as a means of entertaining the pub- lie. The use of eucaine, the new anas- thetic, fixes you so that, although perfectly conscious, eucaine’t feel a thing. Several new books on Napoleon have just been brought cut, but none of them appears to fuliy cover the subject. The Hague tribunal has taken ad- vantage of the general midsummer lull in business to retire for a well- “Whaling Revived,” says a newspa- per headline; but the article refers te » whale-catching industry, not to parental discipline. A jilted lover in Montreal has sued damages for time lost in courting. t why in the world isn’t that man a nt of Kansas? Just in order to make sure of the Britain will make its occupation of Weihaiwei perpetual. it is now announced that the Igor- rotes won't have to change _ their clothes. How could they, when they haven't any to change? The Long Island youth who applied for divoree after one day of married life sheuld complete the baby act by accepting a good spanking. Would an ancient treaty with the : akable Turk keep any Euro- power out of the Black Sea in e it sorely needed to go there? ort that Harry Lehr has supposed that Harry’s perform- ances only made other people tired Perdicaris has gone to aris, where s Di st man in Morocco. Raisuli is who made Perdicaris famous, feature of a recent wedding is ever, the man who can’t raise > than a $5 note is still in the ey say meat’s very bad for the m in hot weather, anyway. 1 eat something cooling and ligestible, like cucumbers, for ee. The statement in the Des Moines | that Harry Lehr is appearing swport aristocracy in a tux- and red necktie is manifest- 1complete. steemed contemporary, the mpo, expresses the hope that y will lend Russia no assist- There is no danger. Turkey always borrow of the most curious things in his world is the fact that every- y who never had it knows of some » where hay fever positively has ) right out of business. Prophet Barton of the Millennium | e says the greatest evil in the rid is the concentration of money. Ve still feel, nowever, that our in- ability to concentrate it is even > are glad to noie that Mr. Wil- Waldorf Astor’s y company has some money of own. She will be able at least io keep a girl and he won't have to| the lawn. While President Kruger may not have been specially loved for the en- emies he had made, it is worth while | to note that at his taking off all the | spoke generously of | London papers his remarkable areer. The latest fad among the fashion- ables at Newport is to cut from the newspapers all that is printed about on I is clearly ionabl work. ; into scrapbooks. Of course, it understood that the fash- themselves do not do the Mr. Claus Spreckles is going to send an Ohio man over to Hawaii to look for an bugs that eat the sugar cane. insect that will eat the It is understood, however, that no effort will be wade to kill the trust bug. ity on the part of China, Great | fag is certainly surprising. It ; ing Bandit Raisuli as the | o have been a fee of $100,000. | daughter’s | self and then to paste the clip- | “FIERCE BATTLE LARGE FORCE OF RUSSIANS AD- VANCE TO ATTACK JAPAN- ESE RIGHT. > HEAVY FIRING IS REPORTED RUMOR THAT RUSSIANS ARE RE- TREATING NORTHWARD FROM ANSHANSHAN. CHINESE IN JAPANESE RANKS TEN THOUSAND OF THEM, SUB- JECTS OF MIKADO, LIKELY TO DRAW OTHERS. Gen. Kuroki’s Headquarters in the Field, Aug. 9, via Fusan, Aug. 10. — Unofficial reports were current yester- day that a large force of Russians were advancin to attack the Japanese right. Heavy firing was heard in that direction to-day, which appears to confirm the report. Russian soldiers. who have been taken prisoners say the Russians were sometimes short of rations. Two days of hard rains have fol- lowed a fortnight of severe heat. The Japanese losses in the fighting | of Aug. 1 were 990. Sensational Rumors Afloat. London, Aug. 10.—The only addi- {tional war news appearing in the |London newspapers this morning | takes the form of sensational rumors. | For instance, it is reported from | Shanghai that the Russians are re- | treating northward from Anshanshan, | Great Land and Sea Fight. The Daily Telegraph’s Chefu corres- pondent reports that a great land and sea fight occurred at Port Arthur on Aug. 8 and that the Japanese were re- peatedly repulsed. Over a thousand Russians were killed, the correspond- {ent says. The Russian troops have !now been reinforced by the civilians | who remained at Port Arthur. i Great Activity at Niuchwang. | The correspondent of the Daily Mail ; at Koupangtze, cabling under date of Aug. §&, states that two thousand + coolies are working on the new Jap- janese base at Niuchwang, where the | greatest activity prevails. The Jap- anese are landing supplies and are pbuilding a light railway. | False Rumors of Jap Losses. The Tokio correspondent of the Times says he learns on the best au- thority that there is no truth what- ever in the Russian rumors of Japan- ese reverses with heavy losses at ; Port Arthur. ate | May Change Things. | §t. Petersburg, Aug. 10.—Although | Lieut Gen. Sakharoff reports there is no change in the situation around Liao Yang, it is evident from the spe- jcial dispatches to the Associated | Press from Liao-yang and Sintsintin that the Japanese are continuing their | preparations for a flanking movement, which may possibly alter the nature | of the expected engagement at Liao- | yang, and which may also further de- | lay the crucial development. | Press Forward to Mukden. | The concentration of a strong Jap- 'anese force at Saimatszt indicates an ‘intention to press forward toward | Mukden, and if possible to cut the communications and prevent Gen. Ku- ropatkin from retiring northward. ‘Gen. Kuropatkin is evidently aware of this move and is sending out re- connoitering parties from Sintsintin along the Saimatsze road. This is shown by the slight encounter with a | Japanese outpost within thirty miles. ‘of Sintsintin. The Japanese are also bringing up strong forces from Yin- kow. Chinese in Jap Ranks. A column marching from Niu- chwang with the evident intention of | flanking Liao-yang from the west- ward included 10,000 Chinese from | the island of Formosa, who are Jap- | anese subjects. ¥ | The Associated Press correspond- | ent at Liao-yang points out the alarm- ing character of this development, ‘and fears that the example may prove contagious. If the local Chinese are induced to join the Japanese it will | be impossible to distinguish the For- mosan and Manchurian Chinese. This revives the specter of Chinese em- | broilment with the more remote pos- sibility of foreign entanglements. There is considerable anxiety re- garding the presence of Gen. Yuan Shi Kai, commander-in-chief of the Chinese forces, and Gen. Ma with strong forces of troops in the North, lest should a convenient opportunity present itself they would be tempted to overstep the bounds of neutrality. To Reinforce Kuropatkin. There is an unconfirmed rumor that Lieut. Gen. Linevitch is bringing large forces to Mukden to reinforce Gen. Kuropatkin. Gen. Linevitch’s troops are stationed around Vladivos- tok, and it is doubtful if they could arrive at Liao-yang in time. | -The Associated Press hears on goed , authority that Viceroy Alexieff is still Wisconsin Suprem: i Ys the Anti-La Follette Faction. oonsin supreme court yesterday morn- atraining the secretary of state from placing the names of the nominees of the La Follette state ticket upcr the e@fMicial ballot under the name of “Re- publican,” and commanding him to place those of the Cook ticket upon the ballet under such party designa tien. The erder includes leave to Uring suit in the name ef the state to make the remedy permanent. The motion Was made for the petitioners by Attorney John M. Olin, ard it was granted by the court without the judges leaving their seats. The order is made returnable within twenty days, and the case will be argued upon its merits on Sept. 6. A decis- fon is expected about the middle of September. CANNOT ACT AS AGENTS, Land Officials Turn Down Grand Army Vets. Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 10.—The local United States land office has re- ceived a number of requests from old soldiers asking the officials to act as agents in registering for, land on the reservation, and these ofmcials wish it announced that they are powerless to act as agents or to procure any one to do so, as their authority does not extend so far. Old soldiers should procure persons coming here to act as agent or get people in this city to act for them if they wish to register by agent. The registration yesterday fell short of the of Monday. Many people who registered are waiting for the drawing, tut the city can handle 10,000 more persons. No arrests were made yesterday, the law still being re- spected. WHITE BEAR WINS FOURTH RACE Challenger and Defender Have Each Two Victories to Their Credit. Montreal, Aug. 10—The White Bear defeated Noorna in yesterday’s race for the Seawanhaka cup and defender and challenger have each two vic- tories to their credit. The race yes- terday was over a triangular course, which gave a beat, a close reach on which the spinnaker was used on one leg owing to a shift of wind, and a third leg which was also practically areach. There was a fair eight-knot breeze which was from the scuth- west. There was but little roll to the sea, and the combinaticn of wind and water suited White Becr admirably. MORMONS GO TO CANADA. Colony of 200 Fa es Is Projected by the “Saints.” Butte, Mont., Aug. 10.—A party of 200 Mormons passed through Butte over the Oregon Short Line yesterday afternoon on the way to Alberta, Can., where they will look over the field in contemplation of settling in the Northwest. The party was from Sait Lake City, and after remaining several days in Canada will return to the Mormon metropolis and plan to establish a colony in Canada. “We expect to take in 100 or more fami- lies,” said F. J. Wyler, one of the party, a if conditions warrant, will increase these to 200.” TRIO BLOW UP HOUSE. ‘Perpetrators Light Fuse to Giant Pow- der in Closet and Then Flee. Butte, Mont., Aug. 10. — The resi- dencé of Mrs. Bella Powers was ‘ blown to pieces yesterday. Three un- known men placed a large charge of fuse and fled. The trio were seen leaving the house by Guy Sweet, a reomer. Sweet and his wife and Tom Hower and Mr. and Mrs. Swan John- gon were more or less severely in- jured by the explosion. There is no clue to the perpetrators and no mo- tive for the deed is assigned. TO DOCTOR IN RUSSIAN ARMY. lowa “U" Professor of Surgery Gets Field Commission. Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 10. — Dr. William Jepson of Sioux City, profes- sor of surgery in the state university at Iowa City, has received a commis- sion from the government of -Russia appointing him as a field surgeon in the Russian army. Dr. Jepson de- sires to join the army for the experi- ence. He expected the commission to arrive here before his departure for Italy some weeks ago, but it did not come, and he left instructions for it to be forwarded to him. AUTO ON RURAL ROUTE. Gopher Carrier Adepts “Red Devil” Making Rounds. Montevideo, Minn., Aug. 10—Adolph H. Helgeson, rural letter carrier on Route No. 5, henceforth will serve his patrons by means of an eight horse- power automobile, making his first trip yesterday in a heavy rain. Mr. Helgeson enjoys the distinction of be- ing one of the first rural letter car- riers in the Northwest to use one of these modern machines in the per- formance of his duties. MISS MITCHELL AS SPONSOR. Late Senator’s Daughter to Christen Cruiser Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 10. — Miss Janet Mitchell, nineteen years of age, daughter of the late United States Senator Jobkn L. Mitchell, was last night chosen to christen the United States armored cruiser Milwaukee, which will be launched at San Fran- cisco on Sept. 10 next. The city’s gift to the cruiser will be a silver serviee valued at $5,000, the sum to be raised by popular subseriptien. ing iqsued an order temporarily re. giant powder in a closet, lighted the | Madison, Wis,, Aug. 10.—The Wis- |. | strike breakers at IN NEW YORK PRICES JUMPED ALL OVER THE CITY. WHEN THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED. THREE DAYS’ SUPPLY ON HAND ICE BOYCOTT IN CHICAGO DOES NOT WORK SO WELL AS EXPECTED. STRIKERS INDULGE IN RIOTING STOP TRAIN NEAR KANSAS CITY AND DRIVE NON-UNION MEN OUT WITH CLUBS. New York, Aug. 10.—The order for a local strike in the packing houses of the concerns on which the Amalgama- ted Association of Meat Cutters and Butchers’ Workmen is waging war in the West, was served at the various plants yesterday. It became effective at 8 o'clock this morning. The pack- ers were given twenty-four hours’ no- tice and the men remained at the plants yesterday for the purpose of cleaning up. The order for the strike here was issued by Homer D. Call, secretary and treasurer of the international or- ganization. In Issuing a Staterost with the order he said the trust pack- ers were shipping cattle to this city to be killed and dressed and shipped back to Chicago. Independent plants in the sity are threatened with a strike also if they are caught helping the trust packers in any way. Prices jumped all over the city when the news of the strike was re- ceived. The independent packers can supply about one-third of the de- mand ‘in New York. There is a stock on hand sufficient for about three days. ‘ Riot in Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 10.—The stock yards strike was freer of rioting yesterday than at any time since the struggle with the packers began four weeks ago. With the exception of one dis- turbance in the down-town. district late in the afternoon when friends of the strikers discovered a wagon load of meat being hauled through the streets by a retail merchant because of the strike of the teamsters, a crowd gathered and tried to overturn the vehicle, but were dispersed before they had accomplished much damage, the day was practically free from vVi- olence. Boycott Not Complete. The strike leaders spent the day in seeing that the boycott against the re- tail markets which have been placed under the ban by the unions was be- ing enforced. In some instances the strikers were successful in cutting off the supply of ice, but in many of the places the boycott did not work so well as expected, the retailers being able to haul what ice they required in their own wagons. The packers claim that fully 80 per cent of the usual amount of work was carried on yesterday. Police Use Their Guns. An attempt to move meat from the stock yards to the Fulton market on Randolph street, a distance of four miles, caused a number of fights last night between -the police and crowds of strike sympathizers who attempted to prevent the passage through the streets of the wagons bearing the meat. Fully 100 shots were fired by the police and the members of the mob, but nobody was struck by a bul- let. Riot in Kansas City. Kansas City, Aug. 10. — A mob of 200 men and boys, packing house strikers and their sympathizers, stopped an incoming train carrying Riverside, Kan., last night, drove the non-union men from the train with clubs, threw their baggage into the Kaw river and set fire to the car. The police put out the fire before any damage had been done. No arrests were made. Harvest Hand Instantly Killed. Sioux City, lowa, Aug. 10.—While endeavoring to board a train going to the South Dakota harvest fields Ben- jamin Boedecker of Ravenswood, Mo., was instantly killed here late yester- day afternoon. He jumped for the steps between two cars on the Mil- waukee & St. Paul train, fell and was horribly mangled. Train Cuts Child in Two. Crookston, Minn., Aug. 10. —- John Arneson, five years old, was run over by a Great Northern switch engine in Carman last night and _ instantly killed. His body was cut in two. Corn in Danger of Early Frost. St. Paul, Aug. 10.—Reports from the southern part of the state are that corn is very late and that unless the frost holds off until after Sept. 1 the crop will be short. The barley and oat crops are unusually good. Soldiers Take Leg Ball. Butte, Mont. Aug. 10.— A Miles City dispatch says seven soldiers con- fined in the guard house at Fort Keogh broke jail and took to the prairie. A company of cavalry is in pursuit. Setar tamsconet ; os SEG * com) \ STILL SEARCHING FOR DEAD. Seventy-Six Wreck Victims Recov- . ered and Forty Still Missing. Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 10.—Organized searching parties scoured the Foun- tain river banks for miles yesterday in the hope of finding the remaining bodies of the victims of Sunday night’s wreck at Eden. Seven more bodies were recovered and a number identified. The total number of iden- tified bodies recoverec from the Eden wreck is 73; unidentified dead, 3 The list of those reported missing has been growing all day anc has now reached nearly 40. One searching party is still out near the scene of the wreck. The party which went south brought in five todies Jast night. A coroner’s jury was ¢alled to | the scene of the wreck yésterday and examined a number of witnesses. The coroner has issued a public call to all having any evidence concerning the wreck to some before the jury. | The examination into the cause of the disaster will be exhaustive. SENATOR VEST IS NO MORE. Veteran Missouri Statesman Passes Away After Brave Struggle. St. Louis, Aug. 10. — A dispatch from Sweet Springs, Mo., states that Former Senator George G. Vest died at his home in that place yesterday morning at 5 o'clock. Senator Vest had been at the point of death for several weeks. George Graham Vest .was born at Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 6, 1830, graduated from Center college in 1848 and from the law department of Transylvania university in 1853. He immediately removed to Missouri and began the practice of his profes- sion. He served in the United States senate from 1879 to 1903. weeks, Former Senator Vest passed peacefully away. He had been so near death for the past three days that the end came without a struggle. NAVAL BASE FOR NORWAY. Site Will Be Fortified Coast. Christiania, Aug. 10. — The Norwe- gian government has decided to exe- cute the project that has been under consideration for a long time, that is, to establish an important naval base on the northern coast of Norway. The site will be strongly fortified. The scheme is regarded as essential for the protection of Norwegian independ- ence and for the defense of the Scan- dinavian peninsula. on Northern ENGINEER CASE DROPPED. Canada Stops Proceedings in Matter of Bacon Deportation. Washington, Aug. 10. — The state department has received a telegram from Consul General Foster at Otta- wa announcing that proceedings against James H. Bacon, the Ameri- can engineer at Port Arthur ordered deported, had been dropped by order of the Canadian minister of the in- terior. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Aug. 10. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.04@1.0 No. 2 North- ern, $1.001-2@1.02; No. 3, 95@98c. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 56c. Oats — No. 3 white, 37 1-2@38c. Minneapolis, Aug. 10.—Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.111-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.09 1-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.06 1-4. Oats—No. 3 white, new, 323-4c. Corn —No. 3 yellow, 55 1-2c. Duluth, Aug. 10. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.15; No. 2 Northern, $1.11 1-2; fiax, $1.24; oats, 38c; rye, fac: Milwaukee, Aug. 10. — Wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.09@1.10; No. 2 North- ern, $1.06@1.08. Rye — No. 1, 72c, Barley—No. 2, 58e. Oats—Standard, 411-2c. Corn—No. 3, 54c. Chicago, Aug. 10. — Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.02@1.04; No. 3 red, $1@1.03; No. 2 hard, $1@1.03; No. 3 hard, 99¢ @$1.011-2; No. 1 Northern, $1.10; No. 2 Northern, $1.08. Corn—No. 2, 543-4 @551-4c. Oats—No. 2, 321-2c. Sioux City, lowa, Aug. 10. — Cattle —Beeves $4 @ 5.75; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.40@4; stockers and feed- ers, $2.75@3.75; calves and yearlings, $2.50@3.50. Hogs—Bulk, $4.95@5.20. Chicago, Aug. 10.-Cattle—Good to prime steers, @6.40; stockers and feeders, $2@4 cows, $1.50@4.25; heifers, $2@5.25; calv $2.50@5.75. Hogs—Mixed and _butche: $3.50 @ 5.65; bulk of sales, $5.30@5.55. Sheep —Good to choice wethers, $3.60@4.15; native lambs, $4 @ 6.75; Western lambs, $5@6.75. South St. Paul, Aug. 10. — Cattle — Good to choice steers, $5.15 @5.65; good to choice cows and heifers, $2.90 @4; butcher bulls, $2.50@3.25; veals, $2@2.50; good to choice stock steers, $2.75@3.50; steer calves, $2.65@3.50; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $1.50@2.25; heifer calves, $1.50@2.25; good tu choice milch cows, $30@40. Hogs—Range price, $4.90@5.35; bulk, $5.05@5.20. Sheep — Good to choice lambs, $5.50@5.75; fair to good, $4.75 @5.50; good to choice yearling weth- ers, $3.75@4.25; good to choice ewes, medium weight, $3.40@3.60. MANY CARS ARE BURNED. American Refrigerator Company Suf- fers Heavy Loss. St. Louis, Aug. 10. —The plant of the American Refrigerator Transit company was almost entirely de- stroyed by fire yesterday, entailing a total loss of about $300,000. The plant was valued at about $50,000, the most serious loss being the destruc- tion of 100 refrigerator cars worth about $1,500 each, which were in the repair shops and on side tracks in the yards. — f After | lingering between life and death for: (FOUR KILLED IN COLLISION FREIGHT TRAIN CRASHES INTO PASSENGER TRAIN AT A GROSSING. FLAGMAN TOO SLOW A THINKER FRANTIC EFFORTS TO CHANGE HIS SIGNALS COME TOO LATE. TRAINMEN PUT UNDER ARREST RIGID INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE TO FIX THE RESPON- SIBILITY. ‘Chicago, Aug. 10. — A mother and her three little children were killed and a number of other persons seri- eusly injured in a collision last night between a west-bound Baltimore & Ohio local passenger train, known as , No. 17, and a Chicago & Erie freight i train at the Brighton Park railway crossing at Western avenue and West | Thirty-ninth street. The collision followed a frantic effort on the part of the crossing flagman to change the | signals to the freight train, the crew of which he he had given a signal that all was clear for them to back across the tracks. The passenger train, which was approaching rapidly, was Was Struck by the Freight cars and two of the coaches were | overturned. One of the freight cars | crashed through the wood work of one of the coaches where the persons killed were seated. They were a family of five, and C. C. Schwartz, the | father, was the only one who escaped with his life. Although taken from the wreck unconscious and suffering | from broken bones and bruises, it is believed that his injuries will not prove fatal. The mother and three children were killed instantly. A rigid investigation will be made to determine who was responsible for the accident. Coroner John H. Trae- ger, as soon as notified of the wreck, hastened personally with a force of men to the scene to determine Where the Blame Lies. The officials of the Chicago & Erie and the Baltimore & Ohio roads also sent agents to the scene of the wreck, and declare that they will see to it that the guilty are punished. Late last night the police arrested | Harry Moore, brakeman, and Benja- min F. Waller, conducter of the freight train that caused the disaster. Waller, in his statement to the police, declared that the signalmsn in an ad- joining tower was te 2xe for the | accident, as he, accor io Waller, gave the signal fs tae treight to come ahead, giving it the right of way. After it had started he re versed the signal, but it was then too late to prevent the collision. Besides Moore and Waller six other | railroad men were taken into custody. The others arrested are Matthew Clarissy, semaphore man at crossing; | George Bodley, engineer of freight train; John Landgraf, fireman of freight train; J. W. McLaughlin, en- | gineer of passenger train; Charles H. Allen, conductor cf passenger; M. ; MePheeter, fireman of passenger. CHAFFET AT MEADE AUG. 18. General Wires That He Will Arrive There on That Date, Deadwood, S. ©, Aug. 10—Gen. A. R. Chaffee has wired the officers at Fort Meade that he will arrive at that place Thursday morning, Aug. 18. He will be met at Sturgis by a military escort and will proceed immediately to the fort. There he will review the troops and make a careful inspection of the various work that has been done at the fort by the government. SECRETARY AT DEADWOOD. To Make Extended Inspection of For- est Reserve. Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 10. — Secre- tary of Agriculture Wilson, Senator Kittredge and other members of the South Dakota delegation in congress, arrived in Deadwood yesterday. Sec- retary Wilson, under the guidance of Capt. Seth Bullock, will make an ex- tended inspection of the forest re- serve in the Black Hills country. WIFE SLAIN WITH KNIFE. Jew From Chicago Is Charged With Killing His Better Half. Mandan, N. D., Aug. 10. — Nathan Ashner, a Jew who came here with his family_ from Chicago about two years ago and located south of this city on a farm, is charged with kill- ing his wife by cutting her throat with a knife. Ashner is in hiding and the authorities are looking for him. CHRISTIE STAYS IN JAIL. Bonds at $30,000 Are Too Big for Al- leged Robber to Furnish. Phillipsburg, Mont., Aug. 10.—John Christie, alleged partner of George F. Hammond in the robbery of the North Coast limited train near Bearmouth, has waived preliminary examination and his bonds were fixed at $30,000, in Meu of which he was taken to jail. Christie’s early life was spent in the vicinity of Toronte, Ont, but he has ; been in Montana and North Dakota for several years. —