Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 25, 1905, Page 2

} KILEY. By Cc. E. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. Golf balls have gone up to $9 & dozen. Highbails remain steady at 15 cents each. When a rich man goes crazy the Sanitarium bodkkeepers still treat him as a millionaire. Maybe one divorce was not enough for the Phippses, since they are going to remarry so soon. China is making it just as plain as rossible that she hag no disposition t« challenge the winner. Why shouldn’t Mrs. Cassie Chad: wi have paid $100 apiece for hand- kerchiefs? It wasn’t her money. The finding of that big diamond in South Africa reminds us that consist- ency is a jewel still worth searching for. If schoolboy love is a disease, as alleged by those New York experts, it is one that grows on the boy as he gets older. “Church socials are a bore,” says Prof. Vincent. Possibly, professor, but how about seeing the girls home aiverward? A good start to make at drowning all idiots would be with that New ician who makes the pleas- ion. A Georgia woman’s mouth froze and, strange to say, it was frozen wide open. Mark this when you turn the paper over to wifie. Somebody has stolen a loving cup from the Buffalo chief of police. Grum- blers who say there are no new jokes should make a note of this. Commissioner McAdoo asks for power to reform the New York police His request ought to go to heaven, not to Mayor McC]ellan. force. If you can pronounce the name of the new French premier correctly, your French really is Parisian. Per- haps you think you can, but can’t. “Biggest diamond ever heard of found near Pretoria, South Africa; weight 3,032 carats; local value per- haps $4,000,000." Now, Mr. Morgan! A statistician says that Sweden’s xport is timber, of which it 00.000 worth a year. We s City paper says spurious $100 bills are circulating in that city. The Kansas City newsboys should be warned to be careful when making change. ‘ compiled figures Somebody has i that “20 per cent of the tele- S marry every year.” They ones, perhaps, with the “low, Psychologists explain sleep, but they haven't yet devised any sure means to produce it, although they accom: plish the end sometimes by their es- says on the subject. It is not an unusual thing for a busi- ness man to close his store to pray. But it is the man who prays while his business goes on that inspires us witb the greatest confidence. The two Yale students who fought fn a restaurant with bottles of catsup the other day. introduced a new and terrible variety—probably one of the &7—into the code duello. An enterprising medical supply com- pany is giving away a new remedy that is guaranteed to “stop all itch- ing.” Will it stand the supreme test of application to the human palm? The Chicago society women intend to have a promenade where jewelry shops, millinery shops and the like will greet their eyes as they walk the streets. Butcher shops are barred. A Minnesota legislator who declined a proffered railway pass refuses to let his name be known. It will leak out somehow. You can’t make a perma- nent job of bottling up a fact like that. A man has been arrested in New Jersey for swindling people by selling them glass eyes that were not what he represented them to be. The cham- pion mean man seems at last to have been caught. A contemporary furnishes an illumi nating example of English as she is wrote by observing that Sing Sing prison is so cold and damp that it is a veritable hotbed for the culture and «pread of tuberculosis. The W. C. T. U. of Carbondale, Pa., has officially decided that “Gracious” is swearing. It would be interesting to get that Carbondale society’s opin- ion on kicking the door and hopping around on one foot after the pounding of a thumb. 4 When a fcotpad approaches you seize him by the center of the arm and press your thumb violently against a nerve in the inner elbow joint. The footpad will then probably shoot five bullet holes in you while he shrieks with pain. This is jiu jitsu. .|and a hail of "AWFUL DEAT UNCLE OF CZAR AND CHIEF OF REACTIONARIES IS SLAIN BY BOMB, BODY IS TORN INTO GHASTLY FRAGMENTS SINGLE TERRORIST THROWS THE BOMB BENEATH GRAND DUKE'S CARRIAGE, ASSASSIN GLORIES IN SUCCESS OF CRIME ‘S CAPTURED BY POLICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE HIS ESCAPE. Moscow, Feb. 18.—Within the walls of the far-famed Kremlin palace, and almost underneath the historical tow- er from which Ivan the Terrible watched the heads of his enemies fall- ing beneath the axe of the famous Red Squire, and within a stone’s throw of the great bell of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergius, uncle and brother-in-law of Emperor Nicholas and the chief of the reactionaries, met a_ terrible death shortly before 3 o’clock yesterday. The deed was committed by a single terrorist, who threw beneath the car- riage of the grand duke a bomb charged with the same high explosive ‘which wrought Minister von Plehve’s death.' The missile was packed with nails and fragments of iron, and its ex- plosion tore the imperial victim’s body . To Ghastly Fragments, which strewed the snow for yards around. Every window in the great lofty facade of the palace of justice was shattered and bits of iron were imbedded deeply in the walls of the arsenal, a hundred yards away. The assassin belongs to the noted “fighting group” of the Socialist revo- lutionary party which has removed other prominent ‘officials and long since passed sentence of death upon Grand Duke Sergius. It was the irony of fate that Sergius, after taking refuge in his country villa during tha strike troubles of a month ago, and later seeking even More Secure Shelter in the palace within the Kremlin walls, should be killed while proceed- ing to the governor general's palace beyond the walls, and which he had abandoned to enable the police to bet- ter protect him. Grartd Duchess Eliz- abeth,; who has been engaged daily in the task of preparing comforts for the sick and wounded Russian soldiers in Manchuria, was about to drive to the palace to join her husband. When she heard of what had befallen the grand dyke she was driven in haste to the scene of the tragedy and knelt hatless and coatless on the bloodstained snow and murmured prayers for the welfare of the soul of her slain consort. Scene of the Crime. The scene of the crime was the great open triangle within the Krem- lin, bounded by the arsenal, treasury and courts of justice. A few minutes before the bell of the gate sounded the hour of 3 the equipage of the grand duke emerged from the gates of the palace and proceeded, followed by sleighs containing seefet police. In a minute the carriage was in front of the courts of justice. There a man clad in workman’s attire stepped forward from the sidewalk and threw a bomb which he had concealed beneath his coat. A terrible explosion followed iron pelted the grim stone walls of the arsenal and courts of justice. A thick cloud of smoke, snow and debris arose. When it had cleared a Fi Ghas*!y SMpht was presented. On ‘+c snow lay frag- ments cf the body of Crand Duke Sergius, mingled with the wreck of the carriage. The grand®duke’s head had deen torn fron- Sis body and reduced to a shapeless pulp, and the trunk and limbs were frightfully mangled. A finger bearing a rich seal ring, was found lying several yards away. The crimson tint and sickening smell of blood were everywhere. Only a few fragments of cloth indicated. that the body had been once clothed. The coachman lay moaning with pain be- side a deep hole in the pavement. The sound of the explosion was heard throughout the city and even be- yond the river. Glories in His Deed. The assassin was thrown to the ground and stunned by the force of the CAN ENFORCE PENALTIES. Supreme Court Overruies Decision on Timber Cutting in Montana. - Washington, Feb. 22.—The supreme court of the United States yesterday overruled the decision of the United States district court of Montana in the case of the United States vs. the Montana Lumber and Manufacturing company and the Northern Pacific Railway company, in which it was held the government could not enforce penalties for timber cut on unsurveved lands. ing from his face where he had been wounded by fragments of the bomb, attracted the attention of a sergeant of police, who seized him before he could draw his revolver. The man did not deny his crime, but on the contrary, gloried in its success. He ex- pressed his satisfaction that he had been able to kill the grand duke with- out involving that latter's innocent wife. He avowed his membership in the Social Revolutionary organization, but refused to give his name, and at the jail his papers were found to be forged, Direct Challenge to Autocracy. St. Petersburg, Feb. 18.—The assas- sination of Grand Duke Sergius ‘un- coubtedly was the work of the fight- ing organization of the Socialistic Rey- olutionary party, which condemned and. executed Count Bobrikoff, govern- or general of Finland, and MM. Sipiaguine and Von Plehve, ministers of the interior. It is regarded as a direct challenge from the terrorists to the autocracy, and a revival of the famous duel between the nihilists and the government of twenty-five years ago. Opinions differ as to the political ef- fect of the tragedy, some inclining that the killing of a member of the imperial family may cause Nicholas Il. to revive a period of reaction, but this opinion is-not generally shared. The death of Grand Duke Sergius just at the time when the forces of liberalism were again in the suprem- acy and when the summoning of the zemsky zabor was actually assured, meets with universt] disapprobation of the extreme socialists, who denounce the crime equally as much as do the Liberals and Conservatives. The news of the tragis death of his uncle was brought to the emperor while he was giving audience to Gen. Gripenberg, and caused him a great shock. Bribed to Kill Czar. London, Feb. 18.—The Daily Mail to- day publishes a story to the effect that a Russian ‘non-commissioned officer has confessed that he was bribed to | put a loaded shell in a saluting gun on the occasion of the blessing of the waters of the Neva. Russia in Full Revolt. The correspondent at St. Petersburg of the Daily Telegraph asserts that the acting minister of justice on hear-| ing of the assassination of Grand Duke Sergius, exclaimed: “In truth, Russia is in full revolution. What will happen next?” STUDENTS IN OPEN REVOLT. Whole Educational System of Russia Enters Period of Stagnation. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22. — With the decision of the student body of the great University of St. Petersburg, yesterdey, to suspend studies for the remainder of the university years al- most the whole educational system of Russia has entered on a_ period of stagnation, the protest of the youth of Russia against the bureaucratic sys- tem and other governmental griev- ances. Other universities of Russia, gymnasia and grammar schools were ¢onflicting. already on strike, and the military in various portions of the empire have heen obliged to resort to force to re- strain schoolboys of tender years, who are joining the general movement. The meeting of St. Petersburg stu- dents, at which more than 3,0Q0 par- ticipated, besides Voting With Unanimity to suspend studies until Sept. 1, adopt- ed a-set of political resolutions de- manding the formation of a constitu- ent assembly and characterizing the proposed summoning of the zemsky zabor as inadequate for the emerg- ency. The resolutions, after speaking of “the. progtessive demoralization of Russia under the influence of the ab- solute regime,” declare for freedom of speech, the press, conscience, the right of association and assembly, and to strike, which are described as nec- essary conditions for the further prog- ress of Russia. The meeting also unanimously de- cided to express disapproval of the ac- tion of the government in dealing with the workmen who attempted to pre- sent their petition to the emperor on Jan. 22, and its sympathy with the Victims of the Soldiery. A large faction voted in favor of stop- ping the war. A strong revolutionary | feeling was manifested at the meet- ing, the red flag being waved and the “Marseillaise” and other revolutionary songs were chanted. A large portrait of the emperor in the great auditorium of the university where the meeting was held was torn in strips. The po- | lice did not interfere. Strong forces of police and Cossacks had been posted outside the buildings to prevent an expected street demon- stration, but none occurred. Many professors and instructors in the university were present at the meeting, most of whom were in full sympathy with the objects of the as- sembly. Two tutors and a small num- ber of students who wished to obtain their diplomas this year made an in- effectual attempt to stem the general tide. ROCK ISLAND FLYER WRECKED. Two Reported Killed and Many In- jured. > Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 22. — The Rock Island flyer, west-bound, was wrecked one and one-half miles west of Wiota, Iowa, at noon yesterday by the spreading of a rail. It is reported that two were killed and a large num- ber injured. The town of Wiota is'six miles east of Atlantic and thirty-one amiles east of Omaha. Thirteen per- sons were injured according to latest reports. - trial. ARMENIANS, PRUSSIANS AND CIR. CASSIANS JOIN TO FIGHT THE CZAR. RUSS SOLDIERS DISARMED REVOLUTIONISTS INAUGURATE A REIGN OF TERROR — MANY MURDERS. CZAR IS ANXIOUS FOR PEACE DEFINITE TREATY TERMS FORM- ULATED UNDER NICHOLAS’ DIRECTION. Berlin, Feb. 22. — The Vorwaerts prints a special dispatch without indi- eating the place from which it was sent, saying: “The whole Caucasus region is in re- volt. Armenians, Prussians and Cir- eassians have. formed a coalition against the emperor of Russia, and seized arms and even cannon from Russian soldiery. They hold the gov- ernor of the district as a prisoner. The revolutionists are organizing camps outside the cities.” Attack oh Armenians. Baku, Caucasia, Feb. 22.—The town is panic-stricken, the banks are closed and busin S$ suspended as a result of yesterday disturbances and the numerous attacks of the armed Mus- sulmans on Armenians which have been going on since Sunday in various quarters of Baku. The attacks are at- tributed to racial enmity. Reign of Tgrror. i St. Petersburg, Feb. 22.—The rail- road strike situation is reported to be growing worse in the Southwest, and private advices are said to show the existence of a reign of terror in Tiflis and the Caucasus generally. Many murders by Tartars and Armenians are reported. Communication has been almost completely cut off, even the telegraphers striking, the few who are still at their keys being kept there vith pistols at their heads. The rail- road employes at Dorpat struck yes- terday, The situation in Poland, along the n border, also is causing great Czar Berit on Making Peace. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22—Even in the midst of his grief over the death of Grand Duke Sergius, evidence exists that Emperor Nicholas is giving his attention to political developments; but reports as to his intentions are Indications point toward a decision to revive the zemsky zabor, and some rumors even give the date when the proclamation convening that body will be issued. Some persistent reports declare that Emperor Nicholas not only has de- cided to convoke a_ representative body, but that he also is bent on mak- ing peace. He is represented to have taken this decision chiefly on the ad- vice of Emperor William. ‘The condi- tions of peace which Russia can ac- cept are freely discussed here. The only obstacle to peace is said to be the question of indemnity, which Russia -will refuse to pay. While peace reports are circulating in official and other quarters in St. Petersburg the information reaches the Associated Press that Gen. Kuro- patkin is industriously preparing to try final conclusions with Field Mar- shal Oyama, and that a decisive battle may be expected within a fortnight. Peace Terms Formulated. London, Feb. 22. — A dispatch to Reuter’s Telegram company from St. Petersburg, confirming the Associated Press advices from St. Petersburg to the effect that peace was under con- sideration, adds: The question of peace has not only been formally discussed, but the con- ditions on which Russia is prepared to make peace practically have been agreed upon. These are as follows: Korea to be placed under Japanese suzerainty. Port Arthur and the Liaotung penin- sula to be ceded to Japan. Vladivostok to be declared a neutral port, with an open door. The Eastern Chinese railroad to be placed under neutral international ad- ministration. Manchiria, as far north as Harbin, to be restored as an integral part of the Chinese empire. Sergius’ Coachman Dead. Moscow, Feb. 22. — The coachman who was driving the carriage on which Grand Duke Sergius was riding when he was assassinated, died yesterday of his injuries. He sustained seventy-six distinct wounds. BANK ROBBERS ARE CAUGHT. Two Men Arrested at Vernal, Utah, Identified as Cody Bandits. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 22. — A, special to the Herald from Vernal, Utah, says: Albert L. Caldwell and David Fraughter, who are held in jail here on a charge of grand larceny, were identified as the Cody bank rob- pers, for whom there is a reward of $5,000. Both men deny that they are the Cody bank robbers, and state that they are willing to go back and stand -| that Weckworth was the sole owner of ‘on Moorhead Weckworth’s Complaint Against Quackenbush Is Dismissed. + » Le Sueur, Minn., Feb. 22.—The case of the state vs. Livingston Quacken- bush of Le Sueur for alleged fraudu- lent banking, on trial ¢t Le Sueur Cen- ter before Judge Morrison, was dis- missed yesterday for the reason that it appeared in the proceedings that Herman Weckworth of Le Sueur, on whose complaint the indictment was found, was a member of a partnership) at the time the deposit of money was made in the bank, whereas the prose- cution was proceeded with an theory the money deposited. Theré is anoth- er indictment, however, pending against Mr. Quackenbush, and this case was continued to the September term of the court, the defendant being admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000. RECORD LUMBER SALE MADE. Tower Company. Sells 35,000,000 Feet to Chicago Parties. Duluth, Minn., Feb. 22.—The largest lumber sale of the present year has been made by the’ Tower Lumber com- pany to Chicago parties.’ It consists of $35,000,000 feet of lumber, involving $650,000. Ninety per cent of the stock is Norway, and all of it is sold ahead of the saw. The company’s mill at Tower will begin Sawing on March 15, after having. been idle all winter. The sale constitutes one-half of the 1905 output of the plant. The stock will be hauled by rail to Two Harbors and shipped by boat to the Lake Michigan port. TRY SUICIDE PACT. Two Duluth .Young Women Drink Drug But Poison Is Too Weak. Duluth, Minn., Feb. 22—Two girls named Eunice Waldruff and Lizzie La- flax, both of the West end and each about #wenty years old, agreed to com- mit suicide and purchased spirits of niter to accomplish their purpose. They divided the bottle, each taking half, and then went to Lizzie’s home tg await the end. They both became suddenly ill and a physician was called, who says that the girls are out of danger. The girls decline to give any reason for their rash acts except that they were tired of living. SUES FOR LEASE OF “SLIVER.” Iverson and Flynn Are Defendants in Smith's Action. Duluth, Minn., Feb. 22—Pearl S. Smith of Superior has instituted suit in the federal court against Mabel Evans of Princeton, G. A. Flynn of St. Paul, I. C. Patterson of Princeton, Cory A. Wilson and B. E. Baker of Duluth, and Samuel G. Iverson of St. Paul, in which he seeks to have M Evans’ mineral lease, to the famo' “Virginal Sliver” land set aside, and a like control issued to him. The complaint was ued yesterday, and subpoenaes were issued a once for the parties named. BLOODY BODY IN SNOW. Suspect Reported to Have Confessed to Murder of Woman. Seymour, Wis., Feb. 22.—The bloody body of a Mrs. Przybilinsky was found hidden in a snow bank near Pulaski, Shawano county, fifteen miles north of here. The discovery is said to have been due to drops of blood leading to the hiding place of the corpse. The scene of the murder is in a settlement remote from the main traveled roads and no details of the crime have been received. The villagers at Pulaski are reported to be holding a suspect who is said to have confessed. DIPHTHERIA AMONG INDIANS. Bad River Reservation School Is Un- der Quarantine. Ashland, Wis., Feb. 22.—Diphtheria nas broken out at Odanah on the Bad River Indian reservation. _ There has been one death from the disease, and there is one well-developed case and about thirty suspicious cases. Indian Agent Campbell wired the commission- er of Indian affairs as to the situation yesterday. The school contains 102 Indian children and a number of white children. A strict quarantine has been established. MAYOR NYE RE-ELECTED. Moorhead Favors Tax Levy That Has Low Record. Moorhead, Minn., Feb. 22. — In the city election yesterday Hon. C. A. Nye was re-elected mayor. He is the first mayor to be elected with no opposi- tion. The most important issue was an amendment to tke city charter re- ducing the city tax levy to one and one-half mills. This amendment was carried by a large majority. From now will have the lawest taxes of any city in the United States of its size. Price Put in Berth. Washington, Feb. 22.—The senate in executive session confirmed the nom- ination of Byron J. Price of Hudson, Wis., to be deputy auditor of the navy department. Patterned After Minnesota. Helena, Mont., Feb. 22.—The Repub- licans have agreed upon a railroad commission law patterned after the Minnesota law and named M. L. Da- vidson and Nate Godfrey as commis- sioners. Charter Is Turned Down, Litchfield, Minn., Feb. 22.—The pro- posed charter for Litchfield, prepared THE BEEF TRUST SPECIAL FEDERAL GRAND JURY AT CHICAGO WILL CONSIDER EVIDENCE. INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED CONVICTIONS IN TRIALS TO FOL- LOW ARE CONFIDENTLY LOOKED FOR. SEND THE PACKERS TO JAIL PROOF OF THEIR GUILT IS CON- SIDERED ABSOLUTELY CON- CLUSIVE. Washington, Feb, 22.—The adminis- tration’s fight against the beef trust, which is expected to end in jail ‘sen- tences for some if not all of the pack- ers, began in earnest yesterday through the summoning, at Chicago, of a special federal grand jury to which evidence of violations of the Sherman anti-trust law by the packers will be presented. Criminal indictments are regarded as certain and convictions in the trials which follow are almost as confidently expected. The penalty for each violation of the Sherman law is two years in the penitentiary or $5,000 fine, or both. The special grand jury was sum- moned by District Attorney Bethea under direct orders from Attorney General Moody, who is carrying out the president’s instructions to “send the packers to jail.’ The evidence which Mr. Bethea has ready to submit to the grand jury has been submitted to the president and in detail to At- torney General Moody in the course of several recent conferences. Evidence Is Strong. Both the president and Mr. Moody believe that the proof of the packers’ guilt is absolutely conclus: and amp- ly sufficient to insure convictions in the most important cases, if not in all of them. RS After scoring such a signal victory in the supreme court, Mr. Moody did not wish to take any chances of a de- feat in the effort to enforce the law, in its letter and spirit, and he refused Bethea to proceed until to allow Mr, ured of the sufficiency of idence. As the case stands now Mr. Moody believes it is absolutely complete. His opinion is as confidently shared by Judge Day, his personal assistant in trust matters, and by Mr. Bethea. The evidence was secured partly by the department of justice, through its own agents, and pa y through the in- vestigations conducted by Commis- sioner Garfield. In the opinion of Mr. Moody and his assistant it covers every point which can possibly be raised by the packers, Subpoenaes Are Served. Chicago, F 2.—United States au- ihorities in fifteen cities yesterday be- gan a simultaneous attack on the “peef trust.” At 9 o’clock yesterday morning deputy marshals began serv- ing subpoenas. The matter had been so carefully engincered that the move- ment toward gathering in the wit- nesses was a concerted one. So se- cretly had the work of the last few days been carried on that the attack came like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. One hundred and sixty-five wit- nesses are to be summoned to appear before a special federal grand jury which has been ordered drawn in an attempt by the authorities to secure indictments against the packers on charges of conspiracy in violating the anti-trust laws. ‘The principal cities in which sub- poenas were served, besides Chicago, were: St. Paul, Minneapolis, Phila- delphia, Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Jersey City, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Omaha, St. Louis and New Orleans. MILES TO PRODUCE LETTER. But He Finds Mrs. Davis’ Attack Too Offensive to Reply To, Boston, Feb. 22. — Gen. Nelson A. Miles, inspector general of the Massa- chusetts militia, said yesterday that he did not’ intend to make any re- sponse to the letter which Mrs. Jeffer- son Davis recently made public in which she charged Gen. Miles with perpetrating cruelties as custodian of her husband at the close of the Civil war. Gen. Miles said: “The letter is so offensive in its character as not to call for any reply.” With reference to Mrs. Davis’ de- mand that he produce a protographie copy of a letter which Gen. Miles de- clared he had received from Mrs. Da- vis, thanking him for his care of Mr. Davis as his prisoner, Gen. Miles said he thought it entirely probable that he would make public such reproduction. Ten Poachers Caught. Fergus Falls, Minn., Feb. 22.—Depu- ty Game Warden Jones returned from Ashby yesterday, having captured ten fishermen who were engaged in catching: fish with tip-up traps and set lines in that vicinity. It is claimed that they lave been doing a wholesale business, and four of the men entered pleas of guilty immediately and paid fines of $10 and costs each. These by the charter commission, was voted on at a special election held here yes- terday and was defeated by over four to one. were John Dahl, Alfred Rinniger, Hjelmer Jormanson and Oscar Boe. ¥ The others were given until to-day to plead.