Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 30, 1905, Page 3

-erald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. Among the “vest books of the month” the pocket book always holds a leading place. The average Russian begins t class manifestoes and ukases with gold-brick circulars. Chicago clubwomen have 3 3-10 children apiece. On the average, of course; on the average. To Mark Twain, whose own life is his greatest work: The longer it 5,000 KILLED; FRIGHTFUL LIST OF CASUAL. \ TIES IN BATTLE AT MOSCOW. FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES CANNON FIRING IS PROCEEDING IN VARIOUS PARTS OF ts the better it becomes. THE CITY. Jan Kubelik, the violinist, wears a costly muff. The ladies will be Kiss-| e¢ggegeeooooooooooooooooes ing him if he doesn’t watch out. e a4 Pe RE A @ Deaths and property damage in ®@ “Honest Poverty,” says Uncle An- Ste since the first great strike i. ar a 4 : drew Carnegie, should never be abol- @ Killea by Troops and Mobs— e ished.” It seldom is, except by death. | g moscow 2,000 @ rr @ St. Petersburg 7,500 @ Four workmen in the car shops at aaa : aie. Pullman make from $40 to $60 a day, @ Kischineft (Jews) 750 @ but the chances are they live only a] @ kharoff . 2.500 @ few days. @ Kronsta: 2,000 @ pacer aes Lae LO @ Odessa (Jew 15,000 @ Three Korean statesmen committed K Seacemim ae tes. . orl suicide, having discovered that they | % Sebastopol .. 5,000 @ were statesmen out of jobs since Ja- @ Kieff .... oe 15,000 @ pan moved in. @ Fire and Pillage— °° rere @ Baku ......... . $90,000,000 @ = A new novel is entitled “The Heart | Ree oe bean 4 of Lady Anne.” It will be followed in|] $ Vragivostok 000,000 & jue time, presumably, by “The Lungs | @ Sebastopol . 000,000 @ of Lady Lucile.” @ Riga ..... 15,000,000 @ canseeieittiantlesiiinaicentaiidamaiibee: @ Caucasus states “Everything is possible if you have Ow ene person to believe in you,” says|@ Pi 2 lan Maclaren. Especially if the one|@ St. Petersburg . E person is a publisher. @ Finland 500 iain aia @ Poland 300 © KS % @ Kharhort 1,000 @ A stranger in Chicago had his poc- @ Kronstadt 2000 @ ket picked while at prayer in church. |@ Odessa 1,500 @ In Chicago, evidently, it is necessary | @ Caucasus states . 10,000 @ to watch as well as pray. ee ehaatapel : 500 @ Gs ebastopol . 4,000 @ Kieff ... 3, Troubles strengthen our. hearts as Bun : Mig exercise strengthens our muscles.!@ e The easy life is a drifting one that | O6@oeeeeoeoooooooooooooooos takes us no place in particular. Moscow, Dec. 27. — Artillery, rifle China thinks the reasonableness of its views on certain questions will be learer to the powers when it has an army of 800,000 men fully established. England is running a serious risk in defying the tobacco trust. The trust may take a notion to buy an island and set up an opposition to England. The whisky trust has been sued by the sugar trust, and the only thing needed to make the legal cocktail omplete is to have the lemon trust niervene. A python in Cincinnati squeezed its keeper nearly to death. If the keep- er concludes to resign, there are plenty of young ladies who will be glad of the job. That assay officer out in Seattle who swindled the government by mixing black sand with the gold dust ‘ook mighty long chances. But he had plenty of sand. A dancer in one of the musical com- edies has had her feet heavily in- sured. What’s the matter with her— But she probably has reasons for be- liewing they are all right. A denizen of a dry town went to a wet town for a little diversion, and king on too much of it, he was ar- -ested, and the magistrate as a pun- shment, sent him back home. From France comes the dreadful warning that next season motor cars that travel two miles a minute will be seen in America. Let us begin right now to get out of the way. The London Times says the liberal premier has no reserve of enthusiasm to draw upon. It forgets the office- seckers. Till the places are filled their enthusiasm will be unbounded. A professor at the University of California has just declared to his class in ethics that animals are im- mortal, and certainly experience with some cats goes to show that he is right. Another reason why everybody should be thankful is that the meat trust has no control over the air we breathe or the beams that radiate from the sun. They are just as cheap as ever. Reports sent out from New York say the birth rate in the Fifth avenue district is steadily declining. Isn’t it rather surprising that there is any birth rate at all in the district re- ferred to? Somebody signing himself “Con- stant Reader” wants us to say that a man with hay fever should be an “in- fiuenzial member of a community,” but we decline to be dragged into any discussions. The minister in Cleveland who has aroused a storm by his public declar- ation that beer is better for the man than dyspepsia-breeding apple dump- lings says he doesn’t drink beer him- self. Neither does he eat apple dump- lings. A war department item says that the army signal officers will conduct some experiments with a device in- vented by a Massachusetts militiaman which converts the ploughshare into and revolver fighting, which began Saturday, continued throughout Sun- day and Monday. ° The guns have been bombarding one barricade after another, the can- nonade being followed by charges of the dragoons, who set fire to the debris. In nearly every district large num- bers of innocent persons were acci- dentally killed or wounded. 5,000 Killed; 14,000 Wounded. London, Dec. 27.—The correspond- ent of the Daily Telegraph at St. Pe- tersburg, in a dispatch dated 6:45 last evening, says: * “At an éarly hour this morning the casualties at Moscow were estimated at 5,000 killed and 14,000 wounded, with the fighting still proceeding. “The inhabitants of Moscow have been forbidden to leave their dwell- ings after 7 o’clock in the evening. “It is impossible to move about the city in consequence of the frequency of stray bullets. Many innocent per- sons have been accidentally killed. “A scarcity of provisions is threat- ened.” Cannon Firing Continues. The same correspondent at 10:38 p. m. says: “Your Moscow correspondent’s tel- egrams have not been accepted be- cause all private messages were re- fused this afternoon. “It is learned, however, that can- non firing is now proceeding in vari- ous parts of the city where to-night, very near the railroad stations, the barricades erected by the revolution- aries are being desperately defended. “The Kursk terminus at Moscow is being pillaged and many wagons laden with provisions are being looted. “The emperor is engaged daily in reviewing at Tsarskoe-Selo the regi- ments of the St. Petersburg district. The spirit of the troops is decidedly loyal. Blood Cloud Thickens. “From fragmentary accounts re- ceived from Moscow, I gather that the civil war has brought no decisive ac- tion, but only a thickening of the blood cloud, an intensifying of the horrors and on increase of the pre- vailing bitterness. “The driving force behind both the troops and the rebels is no longer that of enthusiasm or of any human im- pulse. It is the force of superhuman hate, and hence the deeds reported are not the acts of patriots, soldiers jor otherwise, but the enormities of madmen, “It is impossible to understand how any emotion, even of the extremes of despair of hate, can impart such fool- hardy courage as some of the rebels display. Shoot to Kill. “For every barricade destroyed Sunday, two or three appeared in their places. Orders were given by ; the revolutionists to shoot only when ; there was good, hope of bringing a ;man down, but otherwise to tire out the troops untitl they lost patience. “In the meantime in their houses the bulk of the population cowers in the inmost recesses of kitchens and cellars, stricken with fear and trem- i bling at every boom of the cannon or the explosion of a bomb. “The most surbising thing of all is the loyalty of the troops which no- j body here anticipated.” Sultatn Makes Objection. [PRESIDENT TO MEET THE ISSUE 14,000 WOUNDED lca. ron m new von Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 27. — The | | sultan: ‘the holding of the international con- ! ference on an implement of warfare. Alas, wisa$ Madrid instead of Algeciras. ® perversion of the scriptures! of Morocco refuses to agree to ; "ate in Mlinois for 1906 will Moroccan reforms at! Statement j State auditor, STATE WILL BE WAGED TO A FINISH. Washington, Dec. 28. — No New York Republican who sides with Odell in the present fight for the reorgani- zation of the party in the Empire State will receive any recognition whatever from President Roosevelt. This is the edict that is said to have gone out from the White House. The president considers that Odell has gone out of his way to precipitate a personal fight against him, and he is to meet the issue without hesita- tion and by employing every possible legitimate means to down the New- burgh boss. Fight to a Finish. The president’s attitude as here outlined is to be made known to all persons, who are interested. It will be communicated to New York poli- ticians, so that there can be no more doubt about it than there was that the president favored favored Mr. Par-.| sons for president of the New York county committee and Mr. Wadsworth for speaker. The president takes the position that Odell has made compromise im- possible by an attack upon him, and that the fight is to be waged to a finish. The president has gone into this fight just as he has in many an- other—with all the vim and energy at his command. Wadsworth’s Chances Brighten. James W. Wadsworth, Jr., will leave Washington this afternoon. He will go direct to Albany and arrive there to-morrow morning, ready to take up the active fight for the speak- ership. Since coming to Washington Mr. Wadsworth’s chances of winning the speakership contest have ma- terially brightened. He said yester- day that he had a number of letters from assemblymen, received. during the last two days, giving assurances of support that he had not had before leaving New York. Merritt Talks Some More. New York, Dec. 28.—Assemblyman E. A. Merritt, Jr., candidate for the speakership of the state assembly, said yesterday that he expected to go to Albany to-day and will open his headquarters there. “T shall be in this fight finish,” said Mr. Merritt. know of any compromise. not compromise with me.” Speaking of the’ indorsement by President Roosevelt and Gov. Higgins of the candidacy of J. W. Wadsworth, Jr., for the speakership, Mr. Merritt’ said: until the “I do not They can- Object to Interference. rt “I am receiving letters from up the state, some of which say Charles I. had his head cut off for less. The sentiment up there against interfer- ence by the governor and president is pronounced and growing. They have lost sight of Odell and Higgins in this matter and are giving their attention to the right of the assembly to elect its speaker. “This interference is a part of Pres- ident Roosevelt's plan to secure con- trol of the party organization in other states as well as New York. Sees Wide Conspiracy. “They want to get control of New York, first, but the president is trying it also in Connecticut and Ohio. They are trying to get two senators out in Connecticut, but I think they will have a fight before they get through with Frank Brandegee. I don’t know whether the’ president’s action comes from his natural desire to run things or to advance his rate legislation, which I am inclined to favor. ISLAND VOLCANO ACTIVE. Has Already Covered Thirty Square Miles. San Francisco, Dec. 2: According to the passengers who arrived on the liner Ventura, the voleano on ihe isl- and of Savaii, in the Samoan group, is still in vigorous activity. The glare from the craier at night is visi- ble, it is said, at sea many miles away, and the lava has covered an area of thirty square miles. This molten flow has filled eleven miles of deep valley and is heading for ithe sea- shore. Natives whose homes are near the beach are preparing to aban- don their huts and cocoanut groves at short notice. Lava FIRE IN COURT HOUSE. Louisville's Old and Picturesque Structure Is Damaaed. Louisville, Dec. 28. — Fire yester- day afternoon destroyed the Jeffer- son court house and for a_ time threatened the complete destruction of the edifice. The loss is estimated at $25,000, with no insurance. Hard work by firemen and employes pre- vented any serious damage to the ac- cumulated records of a century of liti- gation. The court house is an old picturesque structure, and contains the fameus Henry Clay statue. Two Killed Crossing Tracks. New York, Dec. 28.—While driving in a runabout across the tracks of the Long Island railroad at Brooklyn Hills late yesterday, James Kelly and Barry Galway were struck by a train and instantly killed. Illinois Cuts Tax Rates. Springfield, Il]., Dec. 28.—The tax} be 50! the $100, according to a made yesterday by _ the| This is 5 cenis less’ than that for 1905. cents on MOSCOW REVOLT IS A FAILURE TROOPS, ALL FIGHTING ON SIDE OF GOVERNMENT, CRUSH UPRISING. FIGHTING LEADERS CAPTURED ENDS DANGER OF ATTEMPT AT ARMED UPRISING IN ST. PETERSBURG. St. Petersburg, Dec. 28. — Emperor Nicholas and Count Witte received last night a report from Gen. Doubas- sof, governor general of Moscow, say- ing that the revolt there had failed; that the military had the situation in hand, and that whatever defection may have existed among the troops had been overcome by attacks on them with bombs and_ revolvers to which they had been subjected from the windows and roofs of houses, and which had so enraged them that they could hardly be restrained. May Flare,Up Elsewhere. Although rebellion may flare up im- mediately elsewhere, and although there already is an indication of an- other upheaval at Odessa, if the at- tempt at armed rebellion in Moscow should be crushed the leaders of the “reds” will receive a blow from which they cannot quickly recover. Among the developments here yes- terday the most important was the capture of the leaders of the “fighting legions,” which it is believed ends the danger of an attempt at an armed up- rising in St. Petersburg. This cap- ture, it is understood, places in the hands of the government complete in- formation regarding revolutionary plans and the places where arms are concealed, as well as disclosing the weak spots in the army. Insurgents Hunted Down. Shortly before 9 o’clock last njght the correspondent of the Associated Press at Moscow telephoned that there seemed to be no longer doubt that the insurrection was collapsing. Firing continued intermittently throughout the day. At 5 o’clock au- tomatic guns were being used in Strastner Square, but the insurgents were becoming exhausted after their four days’ efforts and the fighting was rapidly degenerating into guerrilla warfare. The insurgents were defending themselves with revolvers and bombs as they were being hunted down from house to house. The correspondent says that the entire population of the city is terrorstricken. Gen. Doubassof is enforcing the most rigid martial law, and no per- son is allowed on the streets after 9 o'clock at night. Workmen Leave Moscow. About one-third of the workmen have left the city and are traveling on foot to the villages, some of which are hundreds of miles distant. Among the lower classes which do not sympathize with the decree to overthrow the emperor the feeling is becoming intense, and in many cases strikers have been beaten to death. The correspondent predicts that the crushing of the rebellion is likely to be followed by the most horrible atro- cities, if the “black hundreds” are let loose. The concentration of the troops in the city to fight the insurgents al- lowed the strikers and revolutionists a free hand in neighboring industrial towns like Perovo and Lubertzi. In the former place 300 armed men were sent to reinforce the insurgents and at Lubertzi the situation became so threatening that Mr. Purdy, vice president of the w York Air Brake company, the works of which in that town are valued at $1,000,000, sent an urgent message to the governor gen- eral yesterday through the American consul, appealing for the protection of the property and of the 100 Ameri- cans who are employed there. Gen. Doubassof promptly dis- patched a squadron of dragoons, and this fact is considered the best proof that he is confident he has the situa- tion in hand. The Bourse Gazette says it is re- ported that Gen. de Dioulin, prefect of police of St. Petersburg, has been informed by telephone that the num- ber of dead or wounded at Moscow number 10,000, and that when ques- tioned the general did not deny that such a report had been received. The new electoral law was gazetied yesterday and was accompaned by a statement to the effect that in view of the fact that even some of the West- ern countries do not possess universal suffrage, the cabinet could not assume the responsibility of decreeing it. The ultimate decision must be made by the national assembly itself. The election list will be published forth- with. SANTA CLAUS ROLE 1s/ FATAL. Long Cotton Whiskers Worn by Man of Twenty-Two Set Ablaze. Coshacton, Ohio. Dec. 28. — After playing Santa Claus for a number of neighbors’ children, George — Reed, twenty-two years old, was fatally burned at his home near Tunnel Hill. After the celebration Reed went to his room and in lighting a lamp ignited the long cotton whiskers he wore. He was so badly burned before aid could reach his that recovery is hopeless. BIG BLAZE AT DRAYTON, N. D. EARLY MORNING FIRE CAUSES $30,000 LOSS IN NORTH DA- KOTA TOWN. Drayton, N. D., Bec. 27.—Fire was discovered at 4 o’clock yesterday morning in the drug store of Cock- burn & Co., located in the brick building Owned by Representative George A. McCrea, and in spite of the good work of the firemen the building was totally destroyed and some of the neighboring frame structures were damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is attributed to the explosion of an air blast stove. There is some salvage on the hard- ware stock of Benson & Vestrie, and there is partial loss on the Eaton mil- linery stock and C. Ribbings’ tailor stock. The following is principal losses and insurance: Cock- burn & Co., drug stock, loss, $9,000; insurance, $5,000. Benson & Vestrie, hardware, loss, $9,000; insurance, $6,- 500. George McCrea, building, loss, $7,000; insurance, $4,500. Dr. Wal- dron, instruments, etc., loss, $1,500; insurance, $600. Masonic lodge, fur- nishings, loss, $1,000; insurance, $200. FATAL FIGHT AT FESTIVAL. One Man Slashed So Bad That He Will Die. Duluth, Minn., Dee. 27—A dispatch from Ely tells of a serious stabbing affair Sunday night among Austrian employes of the mines. At the Pio- neer location a group of men were celebrating the Christmas festival at a boarding house with a blind pig at- tachment, the place being run by Frank Thomich. A quarrel ensued over a girl who was waiting on the men. Yan Evich whipped out a knife and used it promiscuously. John Kanbell, Anton Hern and Joe Gred- enice came in his way and were terrt- bly cut. Gredenice is not-expected to live, the knife having entered the groin, inflicting a terrible cut. Kan- bell is cut in the back and Hern in the neck, and while their injuries are very serious they are not expected to be fatal. Evich attempted to make his escape when he realized what he had done, but the police had been no- tified and caught him just outside the house after a fierce struggle. FIFTY YEARS AN ODD FELLOW. Council Bluffs Lodge Honors Gen. Dodge’s Semi-Centennial. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 27.—An observance was held yesterday by sev- eral local lodges of the Odd Fellows’ order commemorating the fiftieth an- niversary of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge's membership in tfiat fraterni- ty. Ex-Congressman Thomas Bow- man delivered the principal address. Gen. Dodge, who is at present chair- man of the board of directors of the Colorado Southern railroad, became an Odd Fellow in Council Bluffs in 1855, and is still a member here. Mr. Dodge is commander-in-chief of the Army of the Tennessee. DEATH !S LAID TO ALCOHOL. Suspicion of Foul Play Is Overcome by Results of Post-Mortem. Miller, S. D., Dec. 27.—At the post- mortem examination of the body of John Abbon, the hired man found dead at the Benjamin Wenzel home, nothing developed that indicated foul play. It seems that Wenzel and Ab- bon had taken home several gallons of alcohol and drank freely of it. It crazed the former, and he is now in jail here without bail, for assault on his own daughter, while Abbon died from the effects of the drinking. NATURAL GAS FLOW FOUND. Well Digging in South Dakota Leads to Discovery. Miller, S. D., Dec. 27. — Reports from an artesian well in Hyde county say that at a depth of 1,000 feet natur- a statement of | al gas enough escapes with the water to furnish light and heat for the farm. On assount of the discovery there is talk of sinking wells at Highmore for gas. Artesian wells here furnish some gas, and in the past there was talk of developing it, but nothing was done. Judge Tuley Is Dead. Milwaukee, Dec. 27.—Judge Tuley of Chicago died at the Pennoyer san- itarium in Kenosha at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He went to the sanitarium on Oct. 51, suffering from nervous exhaustion caused by over- work, and failed gradually until the end came. Accidentally Shot. Barron, Wis., Dec. 27.—Lewis ‘Tims, twelve years old, was accidentally shot in the calf of the leg with a 44- caliber rifle in the hands of Clint Skinner. He nearly bled to death. His father is a prominent merchant. Indian Frozen to Death. Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 27. — John Southwind, a giant Winnebago In- dian, came over to Sioux City Sunday hight and indulged in fire water. Yes- terday morning he was found on a sand bank frozen to death RURAL EXTENSION STOPPED CORTELYOU ORDERS IMPROVE. MENT OF PRESENT SERVICE FIRST OF ALL. Washington, Dec. 28—A halt in the establishment of rural free delivery routes has been ordered by the post- master general. Notice to this effect has been received by Northwestern members. It is the intention of the authorities to make every effort during the com- ing six months to improve the effi- ciency of the service already in exis- tence, and for that reason the further extension of the service will be sus- pended for a while. Minnesota and the other North- ern states have fared well in the distribution of rural routes, and a great many country services are in operation in that section. Special ef- forts will be made to improve the vice in counties, and special agenis operating in the Northwest, have been directed to improve the service wher- ever possible. § STATE OFFERS $500 REWARD. Governor Acts in Mitneapolis Murder Case. Minneapolis, Dec. 28.—Gov. John A. Johnson yesterday announced that the state would give a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of Charles O. Bader of this city, who was shot and killed by rob- bers in his saloon last Saturday night. Mayor Jones has offered the same amount. The Minneapolis police are in possession of two clues that may eventually lead to the apprehension of the murderers. There is one man in Minneapolis who met the bandits face to face just after the murder and robbery had been commitied, and who would probably be able to make a pos- itive identification in the case if he were brought into their presence again. BEE STINGS MAY BE FATAL. lowa Farmer Is Attacked While Mov- ing a Hive. Des Moines, Dec. 28.—Joel Whelp- ton, who lives near Fort Des Moines, may die as the result of an attack made upon him by a swarm of bees. He attempted to move a hive. when the insects came out of their winter stupor and set upon their disturber. Whelpton dropped the hive, but his efforts to escape only aroused the fury of the bees, which stung the man so badly about the head that he fell unconscious and was discovered in that condition several hours after- ward. His body is badly swollen and physicians fear that it will be impos- sible to counteract the poison suffi- ciently to save the man’s life. FIRE EATS UP VILLAGE. Hundreds Homeless in Tipton, Or., and Blizzard Rages. Baker City, Or., Dec. 28. — A mes- sage by telephone to the Democrat from Sumpter, Or., states that fire last night destroyed a large part of the town of Tipton, thirty-one miles south of Superior. The fire started in the hotel and rapidly spread to ad- joining buildings. A blizzard is rag ing, accompanied by heavy snowfall, and nearly all the people of Tipton are homeless. There was little or no insurance; no fire department and lit- tle water. The loss is not known. EVEN STOPS RAFFLES. Black Hills Gambling Ban Extends to Holiday Amusement. Lead, S. D., Dec. 28.—The morals of this city are geiting to be so clean that even raffling of turkeys is not al- lowed. State’s Attorney Parker has caused the t of three men here who now are being beld under bond to appear before the next grand jury. These men had ‘turkey raffles. No gambling of any kind new is allowed in Lawrence county. BANKER PLEADS GUILTY. E. E. Snyder Is Fined Because Cred- itors Ask for Clemency. Cedar Rapids, lowa, Dec. 28.—E. E. Snyder, former banker of Olin, whose failure cost depositors $100,00¢, and who fied and was later arrested at St. Louis, was sentenced at Anamosa yesterday to pay a fine of $100 and costs. He pleaded guiity to fraudulent banking, but creditors signed a plea for clemency. Typhoid Epidemic. Eau Claire, Wis., Dec. 28.—On ac- count of the prevalence of typhoid fever, fifty or sixty cases, causing con- siderable alarm, the local health board has sent samples of city water and ice to the state hygienic labora- tory at Madison for analysis. Drowned While Skating. Terre Haute; Ind., Dec. 28—Robert McFall and Clarence Misner, six and eight years old, were drowned near here yesterday afternoon while skat- ing. The bodies were recovered. [oe