Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 26, 1905, Page 3

_Rerald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. Happiness is nothing more er less ban learning to enjoy your OWD SO slety. It will be the treaty of Washington, although made at Portsmouth, in the state of Maine. Why should not Fitzsimmons “re- urn to the ring’? He can talk as oud as the best of them. A dealer says that more thermome ters are sold in winter than in sum- mer. How foolish people are! A Yale professor who died recently actually left a small fortune. He was an exception to the rule, however. Most housekeepers will look with suspicion upon a hired girl that holds stock in the newly formed pottery trust. Gen. Chreschchatitzki will never get lf mentioned often by the Eng- h-speaking world, even if he does prove a hero. New Jersey is making a strenuous on mosquitoes, but there will be x h of them left, undoubtedly, to convey the idea. Being an inland country saves Swit- nd a lot of trouble. She hasn’t en been invited to take part in the foroccan conference. Col. Mann has bounced his manag- ng editor. Evidently the colonel had eason to suspect that something was the matter somewhere, Unless the “Fads and Fancies” book ns at least one chapter on mon- dinners it cannot be considered a really representative work. If we are to be given many such plays “Alice-sit-by-the-fire”’ and ‘All-of-a-sudden-Peggy” it will become necessary to star the hyphen. Most of the Jand on earth having been apportioned, some of the powers e now beginning to quarrel over spheres of influence on/the ocean. Although a small nation, Holland bears more than its share of the white s burden. A Dutch expedition s just killed 260 natives of Celebes. Quite possibly it is a wise provision of nature that most millionaires are disinclined to work. If they were we might be affected with billion- not That Massachusetts letter carrier who has been in the service fifty years s probably delivered love letters igh to make a thousand cyclo pedi Col. Mann says they sent all over the world for hides to bind “Fads and How foolish! Why not use s of the subscribers they the hid skinned? E. H. Harriman says “there are too many reporters.” He is enthusi- cally supported in this opinion by Nicholas Romanoff and Samuel W. Pennypacker. d—¢ as Handicapped as they are by being called “the senators,” how could any- body expect the members of the Wash- ington baseball club to put any ginger into their playing. Wizard Burbank says perfect men may be produced in the same way that he is producing superior fruit. Evidently the wizard has .never tackled an unruly boy. It grows increasingly difficult to get into society. At one time a whiff of gasoline was almost an open sesame, but now it is necessary to have been mutilated in an automobile collision. It was the woman who dreamed that her husband had given her the goods for a new gown who waked to a realizing sense of what the poet meant by “the baseless fabric of this on.” Statistics show that only 15 per cent of the people who are run over by au- tomobiles receive fatakinjuries. Still, the distinction of having been run over by an automobile is hardly worth even that risk. : It is something to the credit of Mr. William Waldorf Astor that he was the only man in the Vanderbilt and Astor families that declined to be come a subscriber for the famous “Fads and Fancies” book. “All the members of the Dutch cabi- net have resigned.” It takes some thing of that sort occasionally to re mind us that there is such a place ar Holland.—Richmond News-Leader. And yet The Hague is there. One “V. R.” writes to the New York Times as follows: “It is hard work for an educated man trying to keer tab on the inaccuracies of the press.’ His beautifully rounded statement is evidence that he writes from persona) experience. The eight Pittsburg women. who were seriously hurt in a bargain coun: ter rush. for men’s 10-cent overalls and shirts were obviously influenced Dy the unselfish desire that every woman has to sacrifice herself for #t hus band’s sake, ‘ The News Washington. The president has modified his proc- lamation of Aug. 5 withdrawing from entry certain lands in the Uintah In- dian reservation, and has restored about 85,000 acres, The interior de- partment has made an Official state- ment of the action taken. : The court of inquiry in the Ben- nington disaster has completed its in- vestigation and the) members will now prepare their report. This will be presented to Admiral Broderick and by him forwarded to Washington, where, presumably, it will be made public. After a consultation with the pres- ident Secretary Bonaparte has an- nounced that the formal exercises .ac- companying the interment of the body of John Paul Jones will be held next spring, at which time, it is understood, a French squadron will be sent to this |, country to participate in the cere- montes. There is a report that William C. Sanger of New York is to be assistant secretary of state, and that the ap- pointment will be made this week. Mr. Sanger is now in Labrador with Secretary Root. He served as assist- ant secretary of war’ under Mr. Root and was invited to make the trip to Labrador by his former chief. Casualty. Two Wheeling & Wabash freights collided head-on near Fremont, Ohio, and Brakeman George Wells of Nor- walk and George Peck of Toledo were killed . Walter Sanger Pullman, who was in- jured in a runaway accident, died at his home in Belmont, Cal. An investi- gation disclosed that his skull was fractured. A Lake Erie & Western passenger train struck a carriage at Fremont, Ohio, fatally injuring Mrs. William Immel and instantly killing her nine- year-old son. . A recent storm caused damage esti- mated at several hundred thousand dollars in Southwestern Ohio and less serious loss in other parts of the state and in Kentucky and Indiana, Fire at Eagle Grove, Iowa, totally destroyed the opera house block and Wells’ restaurant and the rear part of I. 0. O. F. hall. Loss about $25,000; mostly covered by insurance, While trying to save his wife from drowning at South Glastonbury, Conn., Columbo Serrias became the vi¢tim of her death grip, and before he could break his wife’s hold they both sank to the bottom. The second section of a west-bound Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe passen- ger train crashed into the rear end o} a freight train at Lewis, Kan. The fireman of the passenger train and a yardman were killed and the engineer of the passenger train was seriously injured. The steamer New Shoreham, while entering the harbor at Block Island, R. I, on her trip from Providence with 100 passengers, struck a sunken wreck and after an exciting run for the dock, sank just as she ranged alongside the pier. The passengers were able to land over the usual gang plank. While helping to haul hay from the field an eleven-year-old son of George Anderson was killed in a shocking manner near Sioux Rapids. The boy slid off a wagon load of hay and struck on the sharp tines of a pitchfork. One of the points entered his eye and pene- trated the brain, killing him instantly. While making experiments in charg- ing an auto from a trolley car line, by which he hoped to bécome wealthy, Chase Fisher of Chicago was the un- conscious cause of the death of one child and the serious injury of anoth- er. The two children got into con- tagt with a live wire which Fisher had attached to an automobile. Criminal. Rev. Bernard Schultz and his wife of New York city were attacked at Mechanicsville and probably fatally injured by a negro who was shot and killed in Saratoga while resisting ar- rest. J. B. Ruschie, seventy-five years old, a wealthy retired farmer of Davis county, Iowa, committed suicide at his home near Bloomfield by hanging. De- spondency because of ill health was the cause. Because his wife spied upon him and upbraided him for his attentions to other women, James E. Daley, a sa- loonkeeper of Chicago, shot her dead. The woman died with her babe in her arms. Daléy was threatened with lynching by a mob, Mrs. Nomi Aldrich of Frederick, Mich., was arrested on the charge of murder of her two little boys, aged ten and twelve years. The theory is that the little boys were murdered to obtain $50 life insurance that was carried on the life of each. Albert Gunderson, of Racine, Wis., was found dead near Cheyenne Wells, Colo. His head had been pounded in- to a pulp with a barrel stave. The body had been robbed. A saloon run by Louis Maschke and Jonas Deetz was wrecked at Millers- burg, Ohio, by dynamite. The saloon was located over the bridge just out- side of town and the explosion wreck- ed the interior and shattered the front. There has been considerable excite ment here over the temperance ques- tion and a local option election has | been called for Sent. 2. Or the Week Foreign. In the course of a conversation Premier Rios of Spain gave it to be understood that the Moroccan confer- ence would meet at Madrid. The international earthquake confer- ence is meeting in Berlin. Ambassa- dor Tower. received instructions by cable to represent the United States. Marshal Feizi Pasha, commanding the troops in Yemen, Arabia, reports the repulse of the insurgents after an all-day fight at Secy-el-Hamis. The in- surgents lost heavily. The Mexican Central railroad has begun active preparations to change its fuel system for coal and wood to oil, and within a few weeks the com- pany will erect several huge tanks for storing oil at various points. The Canadian militia council has de- cided to build a modern fort near Kingston to protect the passageway to the Great Lakes, and powerful forti- fications are planned five miles below Quebec to guard the entrance to the St. Lawrerice river. Gen. MacArthur, accompanied by aide de camp, Capt. Parker W. West of the Eleventh United States cavalry, has left Oku’s headquarters in Man- churia for Japan. He will visit Corea, China and India before returning to America. A dispatch from Pekin stated that a thousand Lama priests have killed or wounded many French missionaries and other Catholics in the province of Honan. M. Dubail, French minister, made a strong’ complaint to the Chi- nese government. The Venezuelan government has signed a $1,000,000 contract with the Schneider company of Cruesot, France, for eight batteries of 75-millimeter campaign guns and four batteries of mountain guns of the same caliber. President Castro, who has been on a visit to Gygue since July 10, has re- turned to Caracas, News has been received from Port Arthur that over seventy vessels, in- cluding the battleships Peresviet Pol- tava, Retvizan, Pobieda and Halna and the cruiser Bayan have been raised and the work of salvaging the -merchant steamers sunk at the har- bor mouth for blocking purposes has been let by the Japanese. _ Details regarding the drowning of Miss Helen Dunlap Hunt, an artist of Philadelphia, at Brest, France, show that she was sitting ona rock engaged in painting when she was surrounded by the tide. Being a good swimmer, Miss Hunt dived, but her ankle struck an unseen rock, causing a sprain and she was unable’ to proceed and sank. She was twenty-four years old. General. Baron Sannomyia Yoshitane, grand master of ceremonies at the imperial court’ of Japan, is dead from cancer. R. W. Scott, secretary of state, has invited Baron Komura to visit Canada after the peace conference, and the Japanese minister has accepted if en- gagements will permit. F. Clay Elkin, postmaster at Lex- ington, Ky., since 1898, died suddenly of heart disease at his home. He was 34 years of age, and was the youngest first-class postmaster in the service. It is reported on the best authority that the Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico, are now asking peace and that negotiations are actually being carried on looking to that much-desired end. William L. Russell, the newly ap- pointed American minister to Venezue- la, and Judge W. J. Calhoun, whom President Roosevelt appointed special commissioner to Venezuela, arrived at Caracas. On the Island of Hawaii smoke is ‘issuing from the crater named Mokua- weoweo, one of the outlets on the slope of Mauna Loa, from which the last lava flow of that mountain came about two years ago. Word was received at North Syd- ney, N. S., that Capt. Mosher and crew of the schooner Garland, who were reported lost when that vessel was capsized off Lingan Head, had landed near Port Moriene on this island. William H. Myers, a chauffeur, was convicted in Philadelphia of involun- tary manslaughter and sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment for running down and killing five-year-old Tidon Sarver. The jury was opt all night. At the trial it was shown that Myers had been driving the machine in a rapid and negligent manner. Upon hearing that his residence had been robbed. Edward M. Teall, presi- dent of the Chicago Underwriters’ as- sociation, left his summer home and went to Chicago. Among the plunder were two burglar insurance policies, which were taken from a writing desk. Mr. Teall said he appreciated the hu- mor displayed by the thieves, but he could not see logic in the attempt to save their opponents from paying for the stolen articles. Insurance Auditor Pearce of Nebras- ka announced that the insurance de- partment of Nebraska, working with Minnesota, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Ken- tucky and Tennessee, will on Oct. 1 begin an investigation of the affairs of the Equitable, New York Life and Mutual Insurance companies in the states named. A contest over the $1,000,000 estate of the late Peter Henkel, flour manu- facturer, who died May 22, 1904, was stituted in the Wayne County, Mich., reuit court. Mrs. Alice Henkel Pen- nington, granddaughter of the deceas- ed, was bequeathed $500 in the will. . 1/CZAR WILL NOT BUDGE AN INCH RUMOR THAT THE RUSSIAN RE- PLY IS A REFUSAL—A NON- POSSIMUS. HAS GIVEN UP ALL SHE WILL MORE SHE CANNOT YIELD WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR SAYS NICHOLAS. é PRESIDENT’S CLEVER PLAN WOULD SATISFY JAPAN AND EN- ABLE RUSSIA TO KEEP HER FACE. Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 23. — A long cable message from St. Peters- burg which is believed to be the Rus- sian reply, arrived about 10 o'clock last night and Mr. Witte’s secretaries immediately began deciphering it. Considertble excitement was appar- ent in the annex where the Russian headquarters are located. Sheet by sheet the translation'was taken to Mr. Witte’s room. The rumor is that it is a refusal—a non-possimus, a reitera- tion of the Russian position that she has given ample proof of her desire for peace in the articles already ac- cepted, and more she could not yield with dignity and honor. i President’s Ingenious Scheme. “The Associated Press is now ina position to reveal substantially the suggestion of President Roosevelt for breaking the existing deadlock in the peace negotiations and rescuing the conference from failure. His solution would ingeniously permit the satisfac- tion of the Japanese demands for re- imbursement for the cost of the war and at the same time enable Russia to face the world with the declaration that she had not ceded a foot of ter- ritory or paid a kopeck of war tribute to the victor. Tersely stated, it con- sists in an agreement by Russia to Repurchase Possession of either all or half of the island of Sakhalin, now in the military occupa- tion of Japan, for a sum, the amount ‘of which if the two countries cannot agree, shall be decided by some meth- od of arbitration hereinafter to be de- termined. The purchase money, to- gether with the sum Japan would ob- tain from the cession of the Chinese Eastern railroad and the maintenance of the Russian prisoners in Japan, would, it is estimated, about equal the amount claimed by Japan as her bill for the cost of the war. It seems practically certain, though this cannot be affirmed positively, that the presi- dent yesterday was able to give Mr. Witte . Substantial Assurance that Japan would be willing to accept such a compromise. This is apparent- ly supported by the authoritative Jap- anese statement made to the Associa- ted Press last night in the reply toa question as to whether Japan had not decided to make substantial conces- sions: “It all depends upon Russia.” It was the president’s message to Mr. Witte which caused the sensation of the day. Early in the morning had come the official announcement that the meeting of the conference which was to have been held yesterday had been postponed until to-day at 9:30 o'clock. The public reason assigned was that the protocols for submission at the sitting had not béen completed. But a few hours later the True Reason Leaked Out. J. L. MeGrew, one of the stenogra- phers attached to the executive offices at Oyster Bay, had arrived with a com- munication from the president for the Russian plenipotentiaries. Mr. Witte and Baron de Rosen quietly slipped over to the conference building at the navy yard to receive the message from Assistant Secretary Peirce. The most elaborate precautions had been taken to insure secrecy, but it leaked out through a “tip” from New York which reached the Associated Press. From 10:30 until 1:10 Mr. Witte and Baron de Rosen remained at the conference building with Mr. Peirce. All those present deciline to make any statements regarding what transpired at the navy yard, even Refusing to Admit that any importance attached to the matter. Mr. McGrew took the 3:25 train to Oyster Bay. He carried a dress suit case which probably contained the re- ply to the president. The general disposition .was to we- gard yesterday’s swift and _ kaleido- scopic developments as_ materially brightening the chances of the success of the president's heroic endeavor to save the peace conference from fail- ure. But it was realized that all, as before, depended upon the attitude of Emperor Nicholas and his advisors. PRINCE LOUIS IN CANADA, Will Visit Important Cities in Eastern Part of the Dominion. % Montreal, Aug. 23.—Prince Louis of Battenberg, accompanied by five of his staff officers,.arrived here yester- day on a special train from Quebec. He was met by a reception committee representing the city. The visit of the prince will be observed by festivities lasting two days. Prince Louis will visit Ottawa, Toronto and Niagara Falls before returning to the fieet, {wbich ‘was, snchored before Que FEVER IN EVERY HOME. Sickness Exists in Every Family in Leeville, La. ' . New Orleans, Aug. 23.—Following is the official report to 6 p. m. yester- day: New cases ... Total to date Deaths yesterday . Total deaths New foci .... Total foci Remaining under treatment The fact that there was little change yesterday from the record for several days was accepted by the federal au- thorities as confirming the opinion of the encouraging nature of the yellow fever situation. The deaths yesterday were again principally of persons bear- ing foreign names. The news from outside the city shows the continued seriousness of the situation. Definite information was received that at Leeville have been found 69 positive cases of fever, 53 suspicious cases and 145 cases of dengue. There are about 300 families in the town and not a single house which has not one or more cases of sickness. distracted. ° No Fever at Gregory. Keokuk, Iowa, Aug. 23.—The Bur lington route general surgeon, J. M. Denny of Chicago, Dr. J. J. Bourne of St. Louis, Dr. Hillen of the state board of health of Missouri and Dr. Rebo went to Gregory yesterday and report: ed no cases of yellow fever there. Six Greeks have been removed three: quarters of a mile from the town and quarantined. HOLD-UP KILLS RICH WOMAN. Chicago Highwayman Shoots Her Through the Heart. Chicago, Aug. 23.—When attempting to protect herself against the attack of an armed robber last night Mrs. S. B. Mize, a wealthy New York woman, was shot and instantly killed by the bandit, who then fied with her purse. Mrs. E. F. Wilson of Las Cruces, N. Mex., who was with Mrs. Mize when the robber accosted them, fled to the Delprado hotel, but a short distance away, where both women had been liv- ing, and gave the alarm. Guests of the hotel seated on the broad veranda and in the open windows already had heard the shot and the screams of the women, and within a few minutes scores of policemen were searching the neighborhood for the murderer. Up to a late hour he had not been ap- prehended. VICTORY FOR PROHIBITION. Strong Anti-Liquor Plank for Okla. homa and Indian Territory. Muskogee, Ind. T., Aug. 23.—Resolu- tions declaring for immediate state hood for Oklahoma and Indian Terri- tory as one state were adopted yester- day by the statehood and constitution- al convention of the Indians of the five civilized tribes. After the appoint: ment of a committee of fifty-one tc draft a constitution for presentation to the convention, the gathering ad journed. The committee will meet daily, dividing the work of drafting the constitution among subcommit- tees. This, it is believed, will con sume two or three weeks’ time. The Prohibitionists apparently have wou their fight and will be permitted te prepare a strong prohibition plank. LEPROSY ENTIRELY CURED. Well Authenticated Instance Revealed by Post-Mortem. Manila, Aug. 23.—What appears to be a well authenticated instance of the cure of leprosy by the ay treat- ment has been found here. A few weeks ago a patient who had been af: flicted with leprosy and who had been under treatment for that disease died of liver complaint. After the patient's death every part of the body was sub jected to a searching micrescopic ex amination by bacteriologists, but not the slightest trace of leprosy could be found. MINSTRELS ARE INJURED. Their Private Car Collides With « String of Cars on Sidetrack. Newburg, N. Y., Aug. 23. — While the private car Bernice, en route from Paterson to Saratoga, was being switched from tile Erie to the Wes! Shore road here yesterday it collided with six cars standing on the west: bound track. The Bernice, which was occupied by the members of the West minstrel troupe was badly damaged and ten members of the company were injured. The most seriously injureé was G. L. Wade, who was injured in the hip and stomach. : Loss to Charities. Flint, Mich., Aug. 23.—The contest ed will of the late Mrs. Mary Stock dale, who left $350,000 to charities ir Detroit and Buffalo, was disallowed yesterday in the probate court. The court held that there was a subsequent will. The contest over the estate will be continued by the heirs, who are nieces and nephews, scattered through New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois ane Michigan. Tornado Causes Much Damage. Holt, Mo., Aug. 23. — ‘A tornad¢ struck Holt yesterday, doing much damage. A church and two dwellings were moved from theiz foundations and several barns and small buildings were blown down. No one was injured Charged With Big Theft, Hamilton, Ont., Aug. 28. — W. J Yeager is under arrest here on charge of forgery and embezzlement. Yeager was cashier for the Empire theater in New York, and it is alleged he stole $12,000 of his employer’s money. The people are completely.| WANT SQUARE DEAL AT SALE INDIANS AND PEOPLE IN NORTH- ERN MINNESOTA ARE UP IN ARMS. WANT TIMBER SALE DELAYED STRONG PROTEST 1S SENT TC WASHINGTON BY MINNESOTA DELEGATION. ONE FIRM HAS INSIDE TRACE IF SALE IS HELD ON PROPOSED DATE THIS FIRM WOULD HAVE MONOPOLY. St. Paul,,Aug. 23—The Indians on the White Earth reservation as well as people of Northern* Minnesota gen- erally and the members of the Minne- sota delegation in congress are up in arms over the proposed sale in one lump of approximate 5,000,000 feet of timber, variously mated’in value at from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. Congressman F. C. Stevens of St. Paul yesterday addressed letters to Secretary Hitchcock of the depart- ment of the interior and Indian Com- missioner Leupp, vigorously protest- ing against the proposed sale on the ground that the interval between the first publication of the notice, Aug. 14, and the date of the sale, Sept. 5, is too short to afford lumbermen gener- ally an opportunity to ascertain the quantity and quality of timber with a view of making an intelligent bid, and on the further ground that the rights of the Indians, who own the land, are not properly safeguarded. Send Protest. It is understood that Senators M. E. Clapp of St. Paul, Knute Nelson of Al- exandria and other members of the Minnesota delegation in congress joined with Congressman Stevens in asking that the proposed sale by can celled, that longer and more adequate notice be given and that the proposed regulations under which-the timber is to be sold be changed materially in several respects so that the Indians will get the best price possible for their timber. One Has Inside Track. The most serious objection is to the short time in which lumbermen have to examine the timber. It is said that only one concern has any detailed in formation regarding the quality and quantity of timber, and that if the sale is held on the date proposed, this firm will have practically a monopoly. Since such a vast amount of timber is to be sold in one lump, lumbermen who do not know what the timber is worth or what will be the expense ot cutting and shipping it, will hesitate to bid, and the firm which has already collected this information will get the contract at its own price. As a rule the more timber there is on a given tract, the more it is worth per thou sand feet, since the cost of getting it out is less. Estimate Wrong. It is also said that the government's estimate of the amount of timber as described in the notice of sale is grossly incorrect. Those who are fa miliar with affairs on the reservation say that the government has grossly underestimated the amount of white and Norway pine and overestimated the quantity of cheap timber. The es- timates contained in the notice of sale follow: White pine, 90,000,000 feet; Norway pine, 80,000,000 feet; jack pine, 20,000,000 feet; oak, 000,006 feet; elm, 20,000,000 feet; basswood, 15,000,000 feet; maple, 10,000,000 feet; ash, 5,000,000 feet. It is understood that the department has made practically no examination. of the timber. WILLIAM JACOBSON IS DEAD. Banker and Leading Citizen of Lu verne Succumbs to Operation. Luverne, Minn., Aug. 23.-*William Jacobson, president of the First Na- tional Bank of Luverne, died at the Mayo hospital in Rochester, following an operation for stomach trouble. He was sixty years old and had resided in this city for thirty-two years, and Was one of the best known business. men in Southern Minnesota. CANNED BEANS KILL CHILD. Member of Berrying Party Meets Death From Food Eaten. Rapid City, S. D., Aug. 23—James {Wyrick, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Wyrick, died here from poisoning caused by eating canned beans. The family was berrying and had taken canned goods with them. No one else in the party suffered any serious illness from eating the beans. Emery’s Novel Exhibit. Madison, Wis., Aug. 23.—A “feature of the state fair this fall will be an exhibit of experiments by the state dairy and food commissioner relative to adulterated foods. The showing will startle the public, Fire at Wilder. Wilder, Minn., Aug. 23.—Fire broke out in the general store of William Carlstrom at 12:45 p. m. yesterday, and burned the building and contents. apd a residence attached thereto. Loss. is $2,800.