Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 10, 1905, Page 4

KING OSCAR NORWEGIAN STORTHING WILL TAKE RADICAL ACTION THIS WEEK, DISSOLUTION IS INEVITABLE CLAIMED THAT OSCAR HAS SUS- PENDED HIS RIGHTS AS KING * "OF NORWAY. SWEDEN WILL NOT USE FORCE ASSURES NORWAY. THAT SHE WILL NOT EMPLOY FORCI- BLE MEASURES. AES Fiteislis.. Copenhagen, June 7. — The Chris tiania correspondent of the National Tidende says: it is the general opinion that a dis- solution between Norway and Sweden is now Inevitable, but that it cannot oc- cur. without removing or suspending the existing Norwegian legal power. fore the end of this week the storthing will have adopted resolutions which from the instant they come in foree wili niean the dethronement of the king. The Norwegians maintain that the king, by not revoking the veto given at Stockholm of the law for separate consular representation, ¢nd partly by his absence from Norway, has sus- pended his rights and duties as king of Norway. Under article 13 of the constitution the storthing will instail a responsible government which in the absence of the king will govern ia the king’s name. Notifications of eventual changes in constitutional situations will probably be given to the powers by special mis- sion. Favor Abdication. London, June 7. — The Daily Tele- graph’s correspondent at Christiania says: Everything is quiet hcre and there is a general desire to find a peaceful solution of the crisis. Considerable favor ‘s expressed for an arrangement whereby King Oscar shall abdicate in favor of a younger member of the royal house, for instance the cLown prince's 602 Wilhelm, ALFONSO SEES THE SIGHTS. Spanish King Enjoys Hin:self Notwith- standing the Wet Weather. London, June 7. — King Alfonso of Spain saw the sights of the metropolis yesterday in typical London weather. Rain fell all day long, accompanied by a chill east wind. After receiving the diplomatic corps at Buckingham palace King Alfonso attended mass at the Romain Catholic cathedral at West- minster. Later he visited Westmin- y Abbey, lunched with the duke and duchess of Connavght. The day con- cluded with a state banquet at Buck- ingham palace which was attended by members of the royal family, the dip- lomatic corps and practically all the notables in political England. TURKEY KEEPS OUT OF WAR. ‘Trouble With Is Settled Am- Italy icably. Rome, June 7.—The statement that Italy has cent warships to Yemen, Arabia, as reported in Vienna, is un- true. An Italian was killed by mis- take in tne middle of May, but local authorities gave statisfaction and the incident was closed amicably. Word from Hodeida, Yemen, says the insurgents of Yemeu have cap- tured the towns of Kataba and Ipb and are now investing Taiz. Turkish reinforcements are being hurried to ‘Taiz by way of Mokkha. MRS. SMITH, AGED 102. Oldest Woman in the Copper District is Thought to Be Dying. Houghton, Micb., June 7. — Mrs. Selmi Smith of Hancock, aged 102, the oldest person in the copper district, is very low, with slight prospects of re- covery, extreme old age having worn her out. Until after her 100th birth- day Mrs. Smith was very active and bright, and performed part of her household duties MISTAKEN FoR BURGLAR. Chicago Man Trying to Get Into Sa- loon Shot Dead by Friend. Chicago, June 7. — Mistaken by a friend for a burglar, and shot, Oscar Gustavson fell dead in the arms of the slayer, John Purcell, a saloonkeeper, yesterday. Gustavson had been en- deavoring to attract attention so as to gain admission to the saloon. CROWN PRINCE IS MARRIED. Frederick William Is Wedded to the : Duchess Cecelia. Berlin, June 7.—The wedding of the Crowu Prince Frederic William to Cecelia, duchess of Mecklinberg- Schwerin, took place in the smail chapel of the palace at 5 o'clock yes- terday afiernoon. The ceremony was performed according to the Lutheran ritual, by Dr. Dryander, the court chaplain. About 400 guests, incTiding, the representatives of foreign coun- tries, witnessed the ceremony. ‘One House Explodes But 01 Escape Serious Injury. 1s Binghamton, N. Y., June 7. — The tornado which passed over this section Monday night was the severest ever experienced in the southern tier of counties. The results of its destruc- tive work in this city were four houses completely wrecked and a hundred others badly damaged. ‘Trees were uprooted, roofs taken from houses and hurled across streets and sidewalks were lifted end carried in some in- stances hundreds of feet. One house exploded from the inside. The sudden rush of the column of air created a vacum outside the building and the tremendous pressure from the inside caused the walls to burst outward. ‘The occupants of the house were pre- cipitated into the yard, but. were prac- tically uninjured. So far as known no one was killed by the storm. TWO-HEADED CHILD. Freak Boy Is Sought 2y Circus Man- agers, Calumet, Mich., June 7—Cireus many agers are vicing with each other in an attempt to get a double-faced boy who was born here nine months ago. Be- sides his two faces, the boy has ‘other strange malformations which, by them- selves, would make him a good attrac- tion. His parents, however, are averse to placing him on exhibition, despite the alluring offers of the circus man- agers. ‘The child is appatently healthy and physicians say his chances to an average length of life are good. One of the boy’s faces is at the elbow of the arm. The head displaces the fore- arm. The right leg extends only to the knee, where is a foot with three toes. SHOT BURGLAR DEAD. Attempt to Hold Up Chicago Merchant Fatal to Robber. Chicago, June 7. — An unidentified robber who entered the fruit store of Tielikes Brothers, in Ravenswood, a suburb, early yesterday, was shot and instantly killed by Michael Tielikes, a member of the firm. A white robber, in company wiih a negro confederate, entered the store and commanded John ‘Tielikes, who was behind the counter, to hold up his hands. The noise made by the intruders awakened Michael Tielikes, John’s brother, who had been asleep in a rear room. Michael seized a revolver and fired three shots, killing the white robber. The negro fled. ENGINEER DISOBEYS ORDERS. Collision Results and Two Men Are Killed. Los Angeles, Cal., June 7—Two men are dead and several others are in- jured as a result of a collision between the west-bound overland passenger and a newspaper special on the Salt Lake railway four miles from River- side yesterday, The passenger coaches bearing Ohio delegates to the conven- tion of Knights of Columbus in this city were attached.to the overland, but none of the delegates was injured. The failure of the engineer of the over- lamd to observe orders is alleged to have been tne cause of the wreck. DELCASSE HAS QUIT OFFICE. French Minister of Foreign Affairs Has Resigned His Portfolio. Paris, June 7. — Foreign Minister Delcasse has resigned, and his resig- nation has been accepted. Premier Rouvier will assume temporarily the portfolio of minister for foreign affairs. The resignation of M. Delcasse is due to the failure of the French policy in Morocco, the sultan having practically rejected France’s plans for the reform of the administration of Morocco by proposing that the whole subject be submitted to a conference of the pow- ers signatory of the treaty of Madrid. WASHINGTON CHAIR SOLD. Mount Vernon Association Gets Relic From Col, Andrew Jackson. Nashville, June 7. — Col. Andrew Jackson has sold the 91d Washington chair, the most prized relie of Presi- dent Jackson, to the Mount Vernon as- sociation for $7,500. This chair was willed by Gen. Washington to his fam- ily physician, Dr. Craik. ‘The members of the Craik family gave it to Gen. Jackson. Bones of Missing Man Found. Manistique, Mich., June 7.—After a search extending over a period of about fifteen months, the remains of Daniel Trigg were discovered by em- ployes at Scott’s logging camp, near Manistique. Only the man’s skeleton was left, wrappen in clothing which he wore at the time of his disappearance. Trigg had been missing since a year ago last January. It was correctly sur- mised from the first that he had been frozen to death. Three Killed at a Furnace. Cleveland, Ohio, June 7. — Three men vere killed and two seriously in- jured by a cap blowing off of the boil- ers at the American Steel and Wire company’s furnace here yesterday. ject ESA sa area eas“ Two Men Drowned. Hooper, Neb., June 7.—The capsiz+ ing of a ferryboat in the Elkhorn river near bere yesterday precipitated eight men into the river and two of them, Daniel Foley and E. C. Neal, were drowned. The bodies have not been recovered. Fell From Precipice to Death. Yosemite, Cal., June 7.—Charles A. Bailey, aged fifty years, a prominent resident of/Berkeley, Cal., was killed by falling from the precipice of Elki- tan. a distance of 1,400 feet. Occupants | CHINESE MUST NOT DRILL HERE Gov, Johnson May Investigate, Secret Movement. St. Paul, June 7. — Gov. John A. Johnson may make an official investl- gation of the movement, in so far as it relates to Minnesota, among China- men, who, it ig said, are being drilled and armed for service in the Chinese army under the direction ot Kang Yu Wei, former Chinese minister of war. Complainis that Chinamen are being drilled in violation of law were filed with the governor yesterday by a res- ident of St. Paul, whose name is with- helé. The complainant says that Chinamen are being drilled in the large cities in the United States by the former minister, and the natural inference from the complaint is that the movement is backed by the Chl- nese emperor. ‘the letter to the gov- ernor states that the Chinamen are drilled three times a week, and that Homer Lea of Los Angeles, Cal., js at the head of the movement in America. Gov. Johnson was not in the city yes- terday, but it was stated at his office that the complaint will be investi- gated. SCOLDED CHILD A SUICIDE. Schoo! Girl Drinks Carbolic Acid Be cause of Rebuke. Billings, Mont., June 7. — Babel Harper, a thirteen-year-old giri, the daughter of George Harper, a North- ern Pacific section foreman, com- tmited suicide at her home in this city about 1 o'clock yesterday after- noon by drinking one and one-half, ounces of carbolic acid. The girl had been to school in the foreroon, and when she came home for lunch she was scolded by her mother for some trivial offense. She bought the acid at a drug store and returned to her home and drank the poison. She was discovered in her room by the family, who thought she had gone to school. Death came in a few mo ments. GIRL MURDERESS KILLS SELF. Sarah Kuhn’s Beauty Fades in Prison and Grieves Her. Des Moines, Iowa, June 7. — Sarah Kuhn, the beautiful Keokuk county girl serving time in the Anamosa prison for murdering her husband, committed suicide yesterday by tak- ing concentrated lye. The authori- ties think that she has for two weeks been stealing parts of the lve allotted her to clean her cell. Mrs. Kuhn mar- ried an aged farmer, who died from strychnine poisoning. It was claimed that his young wife had given him the poisoa in beer. In January, 1901, Mrs. Kuhn wag found guilty and sen- tenced for life. Mrs. Kuhn worried because she was losing her beauty. GIRL AND MOTHER END LIVES. Are Supposed to Have Drank Poison From Brandy Bottle. Milwaukee, June 7—Florence Bel- linger, twenty-one years old, and her moter, Mrs. Anna Meyer, are dead at their home here. Death is sup- posed to have resulted from drinking from. the contents of a bottle supposed to contain brandy. A note was found on the table beside the bed of Mrs. Meyer which reads. “Sell everything and give the dead a decent burial. In the purse is $29.56." A search of the house by the assis tant coroner failed to reveal any trace of poisoa. A further investigation is being made. PROCLAIMED GAME PRESERVE. Entire Wichita Forest Reserve Made Haven for Game. Washington, June 7.—Putting into effect a law passed at the last session of congress, the president has pro- claimed the entire Wichita, forest re- serve a game preserve. The reserve is in Oklahoma and consists of 57,120 eeres. Declaring it a game preserve has the effect of suspending all terrt- torial game laws. Game, especially quail and wild turkeys, will be pro- tected and encouraged to propagate in the preserve. WATCHING STORM IS FATAL. Lightning Kills Man Who Is Viewing its Bolts. Pierre, S. D., June 7. — Charles Thompson of Canning was instantly killed by lightning in a storm last evening, He was on the prairie watch- ing the storm at the time of the ac- cident. He has no relatives in this section, but has two sisters living at Concord, N. H. DENNISON NOT GUILTY. Omaha Policy King Is Acquitted of Charge of Complicity in Poilock Case. Des Moines, Iowa, June 7. — Tom Dennison, the noted Omaha policy king on trial at Red Oak for complic- | ity with Frank Shercliffe in the theft of $18,000 worth of diamonds from Charles Pollock, a Philadelphia dia- mond salesman, on a train near Mis-; souri Valley fourteen years ago, was acquitted sate last night Army of Youngsters, Aided by Hounds, Scours the Woods. Duluth, June 7, — Aided by blood- hounds. 1,909,boys have been scouring *he outskirts of Tower, on the Vermil- lion iron range, for the last fifty-six hours in ar effort to locate little Gus Werman, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Werman, who disap- peared from his home. The search thus far has been in vain. The authorities of Tower, as well as the parents of the boy, are at a loss to explain the strange disappearance, und no motive for his meeting with foul play is known. The popular bdelief is that the child, while wanderiag in the woods a short distance from his home, became lost, and now grave fears are ex- pressed that he has perished from hunger and exposure. KNOCKS DOWN THE SENTRY. Prisoner Makes a Daring Escape at Fort Snelling. St. Paul, June 7.—Louis J. Arstill of Troop B of the Eleventh cavalry, who after a few months of tiberty following desertion from the army surrendered himself to the Fort Snelling authori- ties two months ago, escaped from the guard yesterday afternoon. Arstill was working at the stone crusher when he knocked down the guard, seized the sentry’s rifle, covered him With it and then fled toward the woods along the river bank. Arstill had been sentenced to serve eighteen months by the general court-martial shortly af- ter his surrender to the Fort Snelling authorities. During the two months since his sentence was pronounced he had skown no signs of dissatisfaction. BIG LOTTERY CHARGED. Secretary of $12,000,000 Concern Is Ar- rested and Tickets Taken. ‘ Butte, Mont., June 7.—United States officers yesterday raided the office of the Montana Loan and Investment company here, arrested Daniel B. Ja- cobs, the secreiary and treasurer, on a charge of violating the United States postal laws and maintaining a lottery, and secured about 50,000 numbered tickets anda list of agents in the United States and Canada. The con- cern ig incorporated for $12,000,000. Henry T. Fauha, the president, is re- ported to be in Spokane. A postoffice inspector caused the raid. He charges that the company is a “get-rich-quick” concern. Jacobs has been released on bond. A hearing will be had June 22. PASTOR IN “QUO VADIS” ROLE. Grapples With Cow to Save Son and Is Severely Injured. Beresford, S. D., June 7—Rev. H. W Jamison, president of the state mission board and pastor of the local Congre- gational church, had a harrowing ex- perience yesterday morning with a mad cow. The pastor’s two-year-old san was playing or the lawn, and get- ting too close to a young calf, was at- tacked by the mother cow, who be- came vicious. Mr. Jamison discover- ing the danger into which the boy was thrown, grappied with the cow, and his more than ordinary sirength allowed him to subdue her. It was not done without great effort, however, and the preacher was severely injured about the face and hands. THINK WOMAN WAS DROWNED. Anoka Pioneer Resident Leaves Her Home and Disappears. Anoka, Minn., June 7. — Mrs. J. L. Gaslin, a pioneer resident of Anoka coun:y, left her home yesterday morn- ing and is believed to have been drowned in the Mississippi river. Mr. and Mrs. Gaslin have been living at Champlin, just over the line in Henne- pin county, for a year. Mrs. Gaslin arose yesterday morning at about 5 o'clock, but no one heard her leave the house. She left a note to her husband upon which was written: “Live for the rest.” JUDGMENT IS PAID. North Carolina Turns Over $22,416 to South Dakota. Pierre, S. D., June 7. — Gov. Elrod yesterday received from R. W. Stew- art, attorney for the state in its suit against North Carolina, a draft for $22,416 as proceeds of the judgment secured against that state. There isa question as to what fund this money pelongs, and it wili be submitted to Attorney General Hal! before being finally cispozed of. REFUSES TO AID RAILWAY. Albert Lea Votes Down Froposed $10,- 000 Bond Issue. Albert Lea, Minn., June 7. — ‘The proposition of issuing $10,000 bonds to aid the Dulrth, St. Cloud, Glencoe & Mankato Railway company was de- feated yesterday by a vote of over 3 to 1. The vote stood 76 for and 260 against, only one-third ithe usual vote being cast. Boy Drowned. Montevideo, Minn., June 7.—-Harlie Hamlin, the six-year-old son of Charles BE. Hamlin, accidentally fell into Chip- pewa river below the mill yesterday afternoon and was drowned. The body was not recovered for several hours, owing to the high water. DEFECTIVE PAGE Aubrey Brophy,'a high school stu- dent at Moorhead, broke his arm in a game of ball with the normals. A street carnival will be held at Graceville, June 26, 27 and 28. Elabo- rate arrangements are being made. Mrs. John Murtins died at Welcome of dropsy. She was born in Germany, Aug. 4, 1857, and came to America in 1868. Nels Larson, one of the early set- tlers of Ciay county, died at his home in Eglon township. He was a member of thé G. A. R. Eleven theological students were graduated from the Red Wing sem- inary and will be ordained by the Hauge synod of the Norwegian Luther- an church. John Siegfried, residing northwest of Franklin, was thrown from his wag- on and instantly killed. He was about 65, a veteran of the Civil war and a prosperous farmer. Fire broke out in the house of Will- iam Lover, village of Goodland. The house and contents were entirely de- stroyed, and one lodger, who caused the fire by knocking a lamp to the floor, was cremated. The first place in the home oratori- eal contest at Northfield was won by Hugh Lester of Jackson and the sec- ond place by Dudley S. Brainard of Osage, lowa.The prizes will be award- ed on commencement day. Jacob Kudlik, aged 36, a resident of Lexington township, neac Le Sueur Center, disappeared about three weeks ago and his body has just been found in a lake near his home. Indications are that it was a case of suicide. Bert Colby, a Fergus Falls boy em- ployed on the Great Northern, was killed while coupling cars at Kent, Wilkin county. He was caught be- tween the bumpers. The remains were taken to Fergus Falls for burial. Otto Keller ,a convict received at Stillwater from Houston county March 3, 1904, to serve five years for burg- lary, has confessed to Warden Wolfer that about two years ago he shot a fellow tramp in a double-decked sheep car on a side track at Larimore, N. D. A special term of district court was held at Le Sueur Center, Judge P. W. Morrison [residing. Frank Baker and William Scott, who were awaiting trial for breaking into a box car at Kasota and taking merchandise, pleaded guilty and were sentenced (o serye two years. John Flynn, aged 28, employed. by Porter Bros., at the Burt-Poole mine near Two Harbors as fireman on a dinky engine, was caught between his engine and an ore car and sustained a crushed leg, which it was found neces- sary to amputate. His condition is se- rious. Ray Westaway, the engineer, was also injured, but not seriously. The curfew ordinance is effective at Two Harbors. It prohibits children under 16 from being on the streets or in public places after 9 p. m. in the summer months and 8:30 p. m. in win- ter, and makes the parents of offenders as well as the offenders themselves liable in case it is shown that the vio- lations are continued after warning has been given. James Neelin an aged lumberman, was burned to death. He left Flood- wood for the camp, going as far as Goodland by train. He went to an un- occupied house to sleep, and in the night the house catight fire in some un- known manner and his remains were discovered in the morning among the ashes. The R. E. Johnson union evangelis- tic meetings at Wells grow in interest. At every meeting many professions are made. Three great meetings were held Sunday. Mr. Moody and his choir and orchestra are attracting many hearers and add much to the meetings. There have been 141 professions thus far. 4 Charles Barrett of Delaware, Ohio, opened a series of revival meetings in Alexandria, which bids fair to shake the town. The Methodist, Swedish Baptists, Free Methodist and German Evangelical churches united in giving Mr. Barrett a call. These churches were well represented in an interested crowd which filled the opera house at both services Sunday, and the people are expecting under Mr, Barrett's lead- ership to arouse a new religious spirit in the churches and to make in the town a strong move for righteousness. Game warden S. H. Davis recentiy came upon two well-known citizens of Melrose who were dipping their lines into Birch lake, although it was the closed season for the species of fish found in their baskets. The fish were confiscated, and the two disciples of Isaac Walton were obliged to journey to Long Prairie, where, in ’ Judge Mapes’ court, they were fined $10. James Carney, employed at the Mor- ris mine near Two Harbors, was caugit in the machinery of one of the shovels and his foot badly lacerated. Amputation may be necessary. ‘Annu: Report _ Warden of Minnesota. The chief forest fire warden of Min- nesota, who is now serving his elev- enth year, bas just issued his tenth an- nual report, which, like his previous reports, contains soine general informa- tion on forestry and new illustrations of Minnesota forests. It appears that dry weather prevailed in the forest re- gions im much of April and May, 1904, and some territory had to be patroled. Also the nionth of November was very dry, and there was not enough snow- fall to prevent fires until Nov. 28. Ac- cording to reports of fire wardens the damage done by forest fires was only $21,670, and by prairie fires only $8,- 305. New Legislation. The legislature of 1905 improved the law for preventing and extinguishing forest and prairie fires by enacting that the state shall pay for the service of fire wardens and of those who help prevent and extinguish fires, and col- lect half from the respective counties in which the expense occurs. This se cures certainty of pay, which was not the case in a few counties. Accounts before being paid must be approved by the chief fire warden. The legislature also raised the salary of the chief fire warden from $1,200 to $1,500 a year. The state is a great body politic, worth $300,000,000, and its servants should be on a respecta- ble footing. It lessens the influence of an office if its pay is relatively so small that the public look down upon it. Be sides, it is not sound policy to discrim- inate against forestry. Grant. by Congress to the State of Min- mesota of 20,000 Acres of Land for Forestry Purposes. By an act approved April 28, 1904, congress granted to Minnesota 20,000 acres of third or fourth-rate land for forestry purposes. ‘The lands were duly selected in June, 1904, in St. Louis county, and distant about twelve miles west and aorthwest of Ely. They com- prise a rugged forest region in a fine lake setting. Most of the surface is underlaid with granite, upon which the soil is thin. There are hills eighty feet above the lakes ,commanding a handsome landscape. As a whole the lands are densely covered with thrifty forest from ten io thirty years of age, of which the prevailing kind is jack pine, though there are groups, but not extensive, of Norway and white pine; and good specimens of both Norway and white of merchantable size are found scattered through the woods. The legislature failed to appropriate any money, as urged by the forestry board, for a detailed examination and forestry working plan of these lands. Nursery on the Pillsbury Reserve. The report contains illustrations of the nursery of principally spruce seed- lings which the forestry board made on the Pillsbury donation of a thousand acres, out of its small appropriation in- tended for office expenses, it being un- able to procure money for the purpose from the legislature. Pelican Lake Country. Some of the richest bodies of pine forest remaining in Minnesota, and which are still standing in their prime- val grandeur, are in the region of Peli- can lake, in the northwestern part of St. Louis county. They are nature’s masterpieces in vegetation. Natural Reforestation. The prevention of forest fires does much towards natural reforestation, but not enough. There are many bare places in the pine forest regions of Northern Minnesota that will never produce valuable timber without arti- ficial help. Probably not more than 30 per cent of the cut over and waste lands will ever become well stocked with valuable timber if nature unaided is depended upon Why the State Should Own Forest. Why should the state own forest? Because on light soil, unfit for agri- culture, it takes on an average about eighty years for pine forest to grow to merchantable size, and individuals will not engage in the business on a large scale. The area of land in Minnesota which hss yielded pine is, in the aggregate, 13,000,000 acres, and it may be as- sumed there are at least within this area aS many as 3,000,000 acres of rocky, hilly or sandy land that is unfit for agriculture, and which should be used for forestry. It may be asked if the state does not now own enough land? The State of Minnesota now owns about 2,500,000 acres of land, given by congress, which by law it must sell, and for not less than $5 an acre, for school and state Institution funds. Besides the greater part of these lands is suitable for agriculture. They cannot possibly be taken for for- estry. Planting Pine and Spruce on Farms. Often there is a piece of land on a farm that can be utilized in growing pine and spruce timber. On fairly good soil and in sheltered situations the white pine (Pinus strobus), a favorite teee, will grow to merchantable size in from thirty to forty years. Such a piece of timber would not only yield a good money return, but would lend beauty to the farm. To raise such timber on prairie land it is absolutely necessary to grow a windbreak on the south, west and north sides. On these sides a strip of land about ten feet wide should be cul- tivated two years, and then two rows, eight feet apart, of golden willow should be planted, which can be done either by planting small trees, which is preferable, or by planting cuttings. The best success is with small trees. As a rule it is not advisable to uso plants over four or five years old, and the planting will generally be more successful if they are younger. Spruco seedlings can be imported from Ger- many in considerable quantities at $2. per thousand, but the farmer can eco- nomically raise them himself. _ ‘ }