Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 29, 1904, Page 8

erald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - The Baltimore Herald heads an ed! torial “War and Marriage. ” Isn’t that tautology? MINNESOTA. Up to the hour of going to press, King Peter of Servia, was still up- ‘Sassinated. Mount Vesuvius seems to be suffer- ‘ng once more trom a severe attack of indigestion, the worst in ten years. Do not blame the dogs that disport themselves in Newport society. ‘the poor animals cannot choose their as- sociates, The freight rate on lemons has been reduced now that the lemonade sea- on is about over. It’s almost always way. a powerful effort of the imagin- 2 it may be possible to conceive college authorities as “abolish- ootball.” Fort Ethan Allen is to be lighted roughout by electricity, but not in ame of the deity and the conti- congress. n smoke? Why not?” asks pondent of the New Yors Because it might give them “There may be two railways to the of Mt. Blane,” says a correspond- hat a good dinner he must > had at the cafe. n 1803 the production of gold in country was $75,951,700 and of ,322,000, making a total of ,700, and yet— 1 see yourself identifying an by its “decalcomania mon- it whizzes by at the rate rty miles an hour? ypercritical person says that shouldn’t put real persons heir books. He needn’t worry. few of them do it. = factory was burned to the ew Jersey the other day, r rugs will be scarce until it ts into operation again. A. Edison, the electrical received a new kind af shock covered that his son was us cure-all battery. are two Mrs. James Brown but since they are rever t under the same roof ed not be looked for. the scientist who says the r is doomed is mad because or broke down some day when he was in a hurry to get to his manufacturer who puts e preservers loomed into all other candidates in the st man” contest have sunk in- ion. that a surgical operation cessary to compel Russell Sage out $750 to settle a lawsuit is led. It was merely a case of 0 or $50,000. ney is spent for candy than | nd gloves. But then, you! irl may have a dozen fellows ime, while a woman only has band—at a time. ‘king over the expense account) a nation with experience in war 11 do more to break other natior3 of the fighting mania than will the acts of any peace congress. The news that King Edward will set hion of wearing knee breeches joes not bring much joy to the man nose legs look as though they nad n miancd over a flour barrel. Jud ge Herrick of New York a few) @ deliberate o awarded $500 to a pretty who had lost the tip of her hnger amping machine and sued for Expansion in the Salvation Army so that it has to be divided into an east- ern and western section must make the evil one and his cohorts feel that they are a disappearing race lke the Indian. Mrs. James Brown Potter has with- drawn a play that was ridiculed by Lendon critics. If they had mere. e been too heavy to permit its withdrawal. The girls of Pottstown, Pa., have formed an anti-kissing club. It is pretty hard to understand how they can have the face—unless, of course, they are in the habit of ston up nights to rest it. The news that the Alaskan gold product for the present year is esti: mated at $26,000,000 is a reminder that Secretary Seward made a good s. Valuable girl, a that rate. | called it indecent the profits would; REPARATION CZAR PROMISES THAT GREAT BRITAIN’S DEMANDS WILL BE GRANTED. SENDS MESSAGE TO EDWARD EXPRESSES DEEPEST REGRET OVER THE NORTH SEA INCIDENT. 4 CONCEDED TO BE A BLUNDER RESENTMENT IN PUBLIC MIND IN BRITAIN SOMEWHAT ALLAYED. -—The inevitable de- procedure appear to satisfactory London, Oct. 26 lays of diplomati retard a» complete and settlement of the acute differences between Great Britain and Russia arising from the deplorable North sea affair. King Edward has received from Emperor Nicholas himself a sing the deepest re- al acknowledgment that Great Br n’s peremptory note will meet with a reply conceding ev- ery demand for apology for the act of ager ou against the British flag, compensation for sufferers and pun- ishment of the officers responsible for what is everywhere conceded to have been a gigantic blunder, and the Rus- sian ambassador to the court of St. James has expressed to Foreign Min- ister Lansdowne his sorrow and sym- pathy. These developments, which came late in the day, have allayed to some extent the deep resentinent in the publie mind, and the admiralty last night gave evidence of its appre- ciation of the necessity of proving that it is prepared Actively to Support the position of the people of Great Britain and fulfill the expectations of the world, when it issued the follow- ing statement: “On receipt on Oct. 24 of the news of the North sea tragedy, preliminary orders for mutual support and co-ope- ration were issued as a measure of precaution from the admiralty to the channel, Mediterranean and home fleets.” Yesterday was one of the busiest in recent years in diplomatic circles here. The Russian ambassador, who only reached London shortly after midnight Monday, was an early caller at Lansdowne house, after which the foreign minister drove to Downing street and conferred with Premier Balfour and others, and the rest of the day was occupied with a mass of matters pertaining to the affair. Stirred to its Depths. While Great Britain is stirred to its depths there has not been the slight- est evidence of a repetition of the rowdyism of Monday night, which is condemned on all sides. Count Benck- endorft himself referred to the matter as trivial, and did not appear to con- sider it worth notice. Popular appre- ciation of the situation, however, was evidenced when King Edward ap- peared in public yesterday. He was greeted with more than usual enthusi- asm on account of the decided tone of his telegram to the mayor of Hull on Monday. The speeches of members of the cabinet and of the house of commons in different parts of the country voice the sentiment of Great Britain, and the spirit in which the utterances were met shows that for the moment party differences have been laid aside and the country is solidly behind the government. Was a Deliberate Act. London, Oct. 26.—A dispatch from Hull to the Times says that the cor- respondent as the result of his inves- tigation, is of the opinion that the at- tack on the British trawlers by the Russian second Pacific squadron was act, perpetrated with knowledge of its character. Await Admiral’s Report. St. Petersburg, Oct. 26. — Vice Ad- miral Rojestvensky’s reasons for firing into the British fishing fleet remain as great a mystery as ever. Again at midnight the admiralty announced that the admiral’s report of the affair had not been, received. Meantime, without waiting for the Russian ver- sion of the affair, Emperor Nicholas, through Ambassador Hardinge, has sent to King Edward and the British government, a message conveying an | expression of the profoundest regret for the unfortunate affair, coupled with assurances that the familieg of the victims should receive the, fullest reparation. cablegram expre gret and a p | NO FIGHTING IN FAR EAST. is Made Commander-in- Chief. No fighting of any consequence by the Russian and Japanese armies in the vicinity of Shakhe is reported. Emperor Nicholas has designated Gen. Kuropatkin to command all the Rus- sian land forces in the Far East. Alex- ieff has been continued in the office of Kuropatkin bargain when the United States bought the territory from Russia for $7,200,000. We notice by the fashion flews that nothing but a practical dress should be worn on an automobile trip. We still think, however, that a practical hat, practical shoes and a few other practical things would not be alto gether out of place viceroy. Big Job for Japs. London, Oct. 26. — Under date of Oct. 22 the Port Arthur correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, describing the defences of that place; says the Jap- ‘ anese will achieve a wonderful suc- cess if they can capture the fortress ! with a loss under 30,000 men, for the garrison, though worn down and few This dispatch reached the Daily Tele- “graph by way of Yinkow. | blazing in the basement of the Siste Jap Losses Small. Gen. Oku’s Headquarters, Oct. 26.— It is.reported unofficially that the seit anoy buried 3,500 Russian dead, the central army 1,500 and the left army about 5,000. The armies average 600 yards apart, and at places only 50 yards separate them. The men are constantly in the trenches, and by placing their caps on their bayonets draw scores of bullets from their opponents. The Russian. artillery is searching the Japanese lines and skirmishes are almost continuous. The official report of the Japanese casualties from Oct. 10 to Oct! 22 istas follows: Killed — Officers, 46; men, 823. Wounded-—Officers 213; men 5,340. The first indications of winter are appearing. At night the thermometer shows several degrees below freezing. Heavy clothing and overcoats have been issued to the men, who apparent- ly are not affected. Eloborate prepar- ations are being made to provide for the comfort of the troops during the winter months. Steamer Hits a- Mine. Chefu, Oct. 26—The steamer Ka- shing struck a floating mine north of Aleeste island at midnight last night. Two Chinese were killed and three were injured. The Kashing reached Wei-Hai-Wei to-day. , JAPS DIE TO AVOID DISGRACE. Men Responsible for Warehouse Fire Commit Suicide. Chefu, Oct. 26. -- A junk which ar- rived here yesterday from Antung, on the Yalu river, reports that eight Jap- anese warehouses containing ratio: clothing, ammunition and the prizes secured at the battle of the Yalu,! were burned recently, the fire lasting two days. Incendarism is suspected. The Japanese officers who were re- sponsible for the care of the buildings committed suicide. FIRE DRILL IS EFFECTIVE. Two Hundred Girls Are Rescued From Burning Convent. Chicago, Oct. 26.—While a fire was of Merey convent last night mor than 200 girls directed by Mother Su- | perior De Gales marched out of the building in the manner in which they had been repeatedly exe: ed in their “fire drill.” Several of the young women collapsed after they had reached the open air, but there was no panic while the students were leay- ing the building. LIED ABOUT ROBBERY. Clerk Now Confesses That He Took the Money Himself. Kansas City, Oct. 26.—C. B. Jewett, a clerk in a ticket broker's office in Union avenue, who reported to the police Monday night that two negroes had held him up and secured several | hundred dollars from the safe, yester- day acknowledged that he had taken the money and given it to his brother- in-law, H. D. Dillard. Both men, who are young, were held, COFFIN PLANT BURNS. New Winnipeg Casket Factory’s Loss Is $20,000. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 26.—The new factory of the Winnipeg Casket com- pany, erected this year in the north- western suburbs of the city, was total- ly destroyed by fire last night. The Joss is about $20,000, with little insur- ance. The company was organized last fall for the manufacture of coffins and undertakers’ supplies. EXPLOSION KILLS FARMER. Engineer of Thrashing Outfit Also Has Both Legs Broken. McHenry, N. D., Oct. 26. — Henry Ehlert, a farmer, was killed, and John Lundeen, the engineer, had both legs broken, caused by the explosion of a threshing engine boiler on the farm of J. H. Hancoer, three miles south of town. The wounded man Was sent to the hospital at Valley City. : Will Entertain the Officers. Queenstown, Oct. 26. — The United States cruiser Des Moines arrived here yesterday from Antwerp. She will stay three days in these waters. The civic authorities are arranging en- tertainmenis for the Americans. Two Bad Fires. Troy, Ohio, Oct. 26—The second fire of the day, which broke out near mid- night, and was not under control until early yesterday, was more disastrous than the first one. Total losses will approach $150,000. $100,000 Fire in Bay State. South Royalston, Mass., Oct. 26. — Six buildings were burned yesterday and the entire village at one time was threatened with destruction by a fire. The loss will reach one hundred thousand dollars. Cyclone in Texas. Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 26. — Stock- dale was badly wrecked by a cyclone Monday afternoon. Many houses, private and commercial, were wrecked. No one was seriously hurt. Vote Favors Water Bonds, Deadwood, S. D., Oct. 26.—The spe- cial election in Deadwood yesterday resulted in favor of issuing $3,000 of egy bonds. The vote stood 302 to Shoots Off His Ear. Bruce, Wis., Oct. 26.—Charles Carl- son, seventeen years old, while out hunting yesterday, lost his ear by the accidental discharge of his own shot» gua. REALLY FLIES THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL ARIEL FLIGHT EVER MADE IN AMERICA. UNDER COMPLETE CONTROL THOUSANDS OF WORLD'S FAIR VISITORS CHEER DARING AERONAUT. ACCIDENT MARS THE TRIP MOTOR BREAKS BUT AERONAUT KEEPS SHIP UNDER COM- PLETE CONTROL. St. Louis, Oct. 26.—Propelled part of the way by its power and the remain- der of the distance by the wing, which was blowing at the rate of about nine or ten miles an hour, the airship of Thomas S. Baldwin of San Francisco, in charge of A. Roy Knabenshue of Toledo, Ohio, made an unannounced ascension from the aeronautic con- course at the world’s fair yesterday and Janded near Cahokia, Ill, a dis- tance of nearly ten miles, after a flight that attracted the attention of thousands of persons who cheered al- most continuously as the big flying machine passed over the exposition grounds, left the residence section of St. Louis far beneath it, and soared high above the towering office build- ings of the business district. It was the first really successful air- ship flight ever made in the United States. Under Complete Control. Clinging to fhe framework of the car, his precarious foothold an iron tube that forms one side of the base of the triangular network of supports and ribs of the airship’s body, Knab- enshue directed the movements of his flying machine and maneuvered in circles and against the wind high over the monster exhibit palaces of the exposition before the accident to his motor which rendered the big fian-like propellers useless and cur- tailed his command of the airship. Notwithstanding the breaking of the motor Knabenshue did not lose com- plete control of the machine, but with the momentum given by the wind he as eng}led to steer the machine in a course that varied several points in each direction from the trend of the wind, and land at a point of his own selecting. After he had landed Knab- enshue stated that when he could con- trol the Movements of the Airship even after the motor was useless, he determined to make the test a fair one, and decided to effect a landing on the east side of the Mississippi river. Immediately after landing Knabens- ; hue stated that in his opinion the trial of the airship was a distinct success. He said that he could have brought the flying machine to the grounds at any time, but that as he could, to a certain extent, control its movements, and that as he considered himself in no danger, he decided to- continue the flight and demonstrate that even though the motor was broken, that The Arrow could be controlled. Yesterday’s flight was not a trial for the world’s fair $100,000 prize, Capt. Baldwin stated. He said it was simply to convince the residents Louis and the world’s fair v that he had an airship that could fly. FEAR HAUNTS HIM TO GRAVE. Postmaster Van Cott of New York Is Stricken. New York. Oct. 26.—Cornelius Van Cott, postmaster of New York, died yesterday afternoon at his residence. Death was due to nervous indigestion. The postmaster was stricken at his desk in the postoffice about 9 o'clock Monday night and his valet found him practically unconscious in his chair. | Yesterday afternoon he was removed from the postoffice to his home. He collapsed on the way and died soon af- ter being taken into the hou That worry over the arrest of his son on a charge of colonizing and the persis- tent rumors that his own removal would follow the exposures of misman- agement of the New York postoffice sontributed in a large degree to Mr. Van Cott’s illness, there is no doubt. For weeks Mr. Van Cott has been in a state of mental worry which made his family and his friends anxious about (him. Would Speil-Bind Leper. Honolulu, Oct. 26. — The board of health recently issued an order pro- hibiting the visits to the leper set- tlement of political speakers. Yester- day a candidate for a county office filed suit in the federal court in which he seeks to restrain, the board from giving effect to its ora, Three Children Die in Fire. Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 26. — During the absence from home of the parents three small children of Jesse Evans, a farmer living near Corale, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the house. SJR Aes Twenty-Six Hurt in wreck. Wichita, Kan., Oct. 26. — A broken rail yesterday caused the derailment of Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 42 three miles west ‘of Neai, Kan., resulting in the injury of twenty-six persons. CAN’T BE TOLD MOTHER IS DEAD. Son of Pioneer Minnesota Woman Is in Oregon Wilds. Hutchinson, Minn., Oct. 26. — The aged mother of Doctors Ernest and Fred Sheppard of this city passed away at her home in Boon Lake town- ship Sunday evening. All efforts to locate Dr. Ernes heppard a failed. He is hunting somewhere in the mountains of Western Oregon and eannot be reached by telegraph. The search has been abandoned and the funeral will take place at the old home by Lake Allie Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Sheppard was a pioneer, having come to Minnesota from New York in 1856. MOE IS EXONERATED. Barkeeper Who Killed Drunken As- sailant Is Not Held to Blame. Crookston, Minn., O -"We, the jury, find that Nels Orvik came to his death as the result of a bullet wound inflicted by one John Moe, and that said Moe was acting in self-defense when the shot Was fired.” The above is the verdict returned at Beltrami yesterday afternoon by the coroner's jury which investigated the fatal shooting affair which took place there Monday that before using a revolver Moe had ran from the saloon, where he was tending bar, through a hotel and around a block, pursued by Orvik, who, armed with a_ heavy chair, threatened to kill him if he could. Moe re-entered the Orvik followed him behind the bar with the stick raised to strike, Moe grabbed the revolver and fired the fataj shot. oon, and when WOULD BANKRUPT BANKERS. Duluth Merchants’ Bank Depositors Ask Court to Act. Duluth, Minn., Oct. -Depositors of the defunct Merchants’ bank, which failed more than a », have filed a petition. with the clerk of the fed- eral court here asking that Tianson E. Smith, president, and Jame 5 eashier of ihe bank, be bankrupts. The liabilities of the bank amounted to $30,000, and but 10 per cent of that amount has been returned to the depositors. The Smiths main- tain that if unmolested they would be able to satisfy the depositors dollar for dollar. The assets of the institu- tion consist almost exclusively of se- curities upon which it i imed it i impossible to raise money readily j at this time. GANG saw SASH FALL. S ON MAN. Blacksmith is Kilied at South Still- water. Stillwater, Minn., Oct. 26.—Frank L. Schimming, a blacksmith at the David Tozer sawmill at South Stillwatey met sudden death at noon while he was repairing some gang saw ma- chinery. The gang saw , weigh- ing 1,000 pounds, s held up bya chain while the re were in pre ress. The unfortunate man put head under the sash eo cxamine the break. At that instant the support- ing chain broke and the he ash ant fell upon his neck, death. producing ins TWO COMMIT SUICIDE. One Had Been on a Spree—The Other Was in Debt. Mont., Oct. 26. — A ranch hand named Giles, who had _ been drinking heavily, wound up a spree at Windsom by taking a dose of mor- phine. He was 3 years old, DOMED Helena, a rancher near committed suicide by shooti left a note saying that he was help- lessly in debt and felt it better to rid the community of his presence. John Hay. WRONG FOOT AMPUTATED. Nine-Year-Old Wisconsin Lad Gets $10,000 Verdict. Janesville, Wis., Oct. 26—Paul Park- hurst, nine years old, was yesterday awarded a verdict for $10,000 a Doctors Nuzum and Sutherland of Brodhead. The defendants, it was al- leged, amputated the wrong foot when called to perform an operation upon the boy. Woman Drowns Herself. Aberdeen, S. D., Qct. 26.—Mrs. John Bircher, a tailor’s wife, committed sui- cide by drowning terday morning. previous evening; in a demented condition on prairie, and appeared at a nei home at an early hour, sa was looking for friends and She was yut to bed, but a few hours later rushed out of the house to the creek and plunged in. She was dead when rescuers found her body. in Foot creek yes She left home the wandered all night the Poisoned by Eating Cheese. Fertile, Minn., Oct. 26.—Three chil- dren of a Mr. Dalbey, living east of here, were poisoned by eating some Norwegian cheese which had been boiled in a boiler. The boiler had been soldered a number of times, and it is presumed this caused the poison- ing. One child died and the other two are in a bad condition, though improving. Firebug Hangs Himself. Towa City, Iowa, Oct. 26. — George Nusser, arrested at Amana Colony for firing barns in which twenty-four horses were burned, confessed his guilt yesterday and later committed suicide by hanging in jail. Charged With Theft. Miller, S. D., Oct. 26. — Charged with stealing 100 bushels of corn, Jack Russell is in jail here under $1,000 bonds, pending his hearing. He says he bought the corn and will fight the case. It was shown j 'WOULD BLOCK PANAMA CANAL SUIT TO RESTRAIN SECRETARY SHAW FROM MAKING PAY- MENTS. ARGUED IN SUPREME COURT AUTHOR OF SUIT PRESENTS HIS OWN ARGUMENT IN COURT. INJUNTION IS CALLED FOR TO PREVENT ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OR CONSTRUCTION OF DITCH. An effort to of the treasury shingion, Oct rain the secreta re from making payme or issuing bonds for the acqu on and con struction of the Panama canal wa branch et of made yesterday in the equity of the supreme court of the di Columbia Ww. Wilson of Hinsdale, HI1., is the author of the suit, and presented his own argument. he government was defended by United States Atiorney Morgan H. Beech and Chéz W. Rus: sell, assistant to the attorney general. Justice Stafford, who heard the case has not rendered his decision. The principal question involver is whether the courts have authority to restrain a federal offic from a wrongful interpretation of a federal law and consequent depiction of the federal treasury. RETURNS STOLEN NOTES. Papers Stolen From Bank Officials Found at Door of Building. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 26-—All the pa pers and notes taken by highwaymen from officials of the Bank ef Hamilton Monday were found at the door of the band at Plum Caulee yeste morn. ing. The money is still m When the officials saw the men coming they surmised them to be a couple of ssi threshers, but when told io bold up their hands, and seeing a couple of horse pistols flashing in their faces, they came to the conclusion that they were up against it. The robbers cut the ¢ eted the money and shouted: “When you get to town tell British Columbia you the police that the bunch has met you, and, of cours know the rest.” { SEQUEL TO DREYFUS CASE. s of French War Are Courtmactialed: Paris, Oct Dreyfu: the opening of the court-martial of four prominent offi cers of the war ministry, Colonels Dautrich, Rollin, Mareschal, charged tary funds and other witnesse The court is composed of Gen. four colonels and two lic colonels. The previous ministerial in vestigation partially vindic t accused, who demanded a court- tial. Col. Dautrich, a witness fied that during the entire cc the proceedings at Rennes he followed the orders of his Sno Four Offi Ministry to the Berlin FATAL FIGHT WITH TRAMPS. Station Agent Kills a Tramp and Is in Turn Killed. Sidney, Iowa, Oct. 26.—In a fight be tween the agent at Nebraska City Junction, Iowa, a lonely station on the Burlington line, and three tramps, the agent and one of the tramps have been killed. The agent, F: ordered the tramps away fro’ depot and a quarrel followed « tramps advanced threateningly on ihe agent, who fired on the man n to him, killing him. Immediate terward one of the remaining tramp fired on Sells and fatally him. The tramp who did the s was caught at McPaul and lo jail here. wounded ARMY OFFICER ARRESTED. Capt. G. W. Kirkman of the Twenty Fifth Infantry in Trouble. New York, Oct. 26. — Capt. ¢ W. Kirkman, U. S. A., commande Company I, Twenty-fifth infantry, tioned at Fort Niobrara, Neb., has been arrested in Brooklyn and taken to Governor's Island, where he is now under guard, charged by the military authorities with being ab sent from his post without leave. Oth- er charges are said to be pending. He probably will be held under guard un- til the return of Brig. Gen. Grant from a tour of inspection, when his disposi- tion will be determined by the com- mander of the department of the East. Captured by Dutch Troops. Amsterdam, Oct. 26. — A dispatch from Batavia received here yesterday reports that the Dutch troops have captured Batoebatoa, in Achin, after sharp fighting. The Achinese had 196 killed and the Dutch had 3 killed. Boy Fire Brigade Is Able. Eldora, lowa, Oct. 26.—Locking the inmates of the state reformatory for boys in the dormitory and calling out his boy fire brigade, Supt. Drake suc- ceeded in extinguishing a blaze that ‘threatened @ $14,000 building. one oe