Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 10, 1906, Page 3

| | anger “Beerald-Review. [TRAIN WRECKS By c.,. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA, They’re talking now of making Maine a winter resort. For Esqui- maux? It is only after a millionaire dies that one learns how many and what relations he had. A sign a thin woman is popular: If her friends call her “fragile” in- stead of “skinny.” Whenever we see a man who says henpecked, we rather suspect it’s coming to him. When two young people embark on the sea of matrimony one of them is pretty sure to rock the boat. There are people in Russia whose sole object in life is to think up new kinds of trouble for the czar. The name of the new chief of the Osages is Skink-kah-ha-he-he. And you can hardly say it for laughing. No sooner is one report denied that Leopold is losing his mind than ; announced that he has got mar- A California woman has adopted a messenger boy, who will, no remind her of time—he’s so doubt, different. the ezar succeeds in raising that ,000,000 his next great problem will to hide it where the grand dukes t at it. not gé Ramon Caceres will now pro- r Santo Domingo a permanent nd stable government, lasting for at least several weeks. t is unnecessary to add that the Chicago attorney who wants to regu- late marriage has no intention of get- ting married himself. In London society they are discuss- ng’the question: “What is propriety pink?” What does London society know about propriety? In France the assembly elects the resident. This saves the necessity candidates’ buying cigars for the mon, everyday voters. Chicago announces that she is going e the biggest hotel in the world. ure people who are compelled to stay in Chicago over night. It is a mistake to give your wife a lion dollars to be good to you. When she has got the million she have to be good to you. y Taft has succeeded in re- weight twenty-nine pounds vigorous horseback riding. The condition of the horse is not reported. dent Hadley of Yale says that » too many teachers in this ry, and that they get too little lv's the same with newspaper men. Pittsburg millionaires are now ed with bribery and corruption. dently the chorus girls haven’t them so busy as has been sup- Somebody has asked for a receiver the Interstate Telephone company New Jersey. Sometimes it must od deal of fun to be a telephone eceiver. A Pittsburg doctor has fasted for even days. If the air of Pitts- vere as full of nourishment as is of soot, he could live forever without eating. The bridegroom is usually the most depressing feature of the mod- ern wedding,’ according to a wom- n’s magazine. Also, he is generally the most depressed. Lincoln Steffens says New York has “one of the best municipal regimes in the United States.” This may be true, but it is severe on the other es of the country. Mark Twain thinks that chauffeurs should be called “mahouts.” Pedes- trians who are run down by scorching automobiles can think of much harder names than that to call them. The big diamond found last year bas now been appraised at $45,000,- 000. Somebody will have’ to build a larger caravansary than anyin exist- ence for the hotel clerk who will wear that gem. Was there no public-spirited mil- lionaire novelist to save the sacred home of Mrs. Wiggs from the \posses- sion of a saloonkeeper? Where were Mr. Ade, Mr. George McCutcheon, Mr. Churchill? Mr. Chambers, the American cornet- tist, is to be paid $1,500 a week, with- out board, for tootling in Paris. We would like to start a subseription—to scare up any old sum that would buy off a few other cornetists from toot- ling. What's the use being a victorious hero, anyway? Field Marshal Oyama’s name isn’t appearing in the headlines y oftener than Gen. Stoessel’s, and we have forgotten for the moment who the Jap fellow was th§$ Port Arthur was surrendered to. at KILL ELEVEN RUNAWAY FREIGHT CRASHES INTO PASSENGER TRAIN NEAR HELENA. FATAL COLLISION IN OREGON | FLYER COLLIDES WITH CRIPPLED TRAIN AND FOUR PERSONS ARE KILLED. Helena, Mont., Feb. 7.—Five per- sons were killed and three were in- jured in a collision between a freight train and a passenger train on the Northern Pacific, near here Monday night at midnight. The accident happened near the Montana Central crossing. A runa- way freight train, which got away at Austin, ten miles distant, crashed into the rear end of the passenger train which was going east. The grade for the ten miles, down the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, is 2 per cent, and the freight was traveling at a frightful velocity when it struck the passenger. The two coaches which were attached to the passenger were badly wrecked and were burned up, while twenty-four freight cars were demolished. The passenger consisted of only two coaches and is a “stub” train which the Northern Pacific operates be- tween Garrison and Helena. Four Killed in Oregon. Portland, Or., Feb. 7.—Four persons were killed and ten were more or less seriously injured in a collision yester- day on the Oregon Railway and Navi- gation company’s line near Bridal Veil, Or. Passenger train No. 5, known as the Pacific express, from Chicago, ran into the rear of passenger No. 3, known as the Spokane-Portland spe- cial, which was standing on the main track with a disabled engine. A brakeman had been sent back with the customary signals, but through some mishap the limited was not stopped. Man Killed at Underwood. Fergus Falls, Minn., Feb. 7.—A fatal wreck occurred on the Northern Pa- cific close to Underwood, the first sta- tion east of here, yesterday afternoon. An east-bound freight, with a passen- ger car attached, rounded a curve at considerable speed and crashed into several flat cars. The workmen on the flat cars all jumped and saved them- selves except Iver Hanson, who fell under the train and was ground to atoms. Baggageman Killed. Leavenworth, Kan., Feb. 7.—A pas- senger train on the Missouri Pacific railway collided head-on with a south- bound freight at Strausville, Neb. M. A. Anderson, baggageman, was kille: and several persons were slightly in- jured. Passenger Train Kills T.wo. Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 7. — John Gill and Charles Cosgrove, driving in a covered carriage late yesterday af- ternoon, were run down by a passen- ger train at a crossing near Meriden, Iowa, and instantly killed. LAWSON WILL SEE JOHNSON. Bostonian Will Confer With Min- nesota’s Governor. Des Moines, Feb. 7—Thomas W. Lawson of Boston made a flying visit to Des Moines yesterday and will re- turn next Tuesday. He spent an hour in conference with Gov. Cummins, offering him the-control of the in- surance policy holders’ proxies that have been entrusted to him, addressed the legislature for ten minutes, and hied himself back to Chicago, expect- ing to go to St. Paul to confer with Gov. Johnson, thence to Washington and next week back to Des Moines to hear Gov. Cummins’ answer to his request with respect to the proxies. Heavy Loss by Fire at Orleans. Orleans, Minn., Feb. 7.—The large Mikkleson grain elevator has been completely destroyed by fire, together with its contents. It contained 7,000 bushels of wheat and a quantity of flax. The fire is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combus- tion. The building was insured, but the loss on the grain will be heavy. Meat Producers to Fight. Des Moines, Feb. 7. — The Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association of Iowa and Nebraska convened here yesterday. Action looking to a com- bination of the meat producers’ inter- ests by an arrayed fight against ad- vanced commission charges for hand- ling stock is the object of the meet- ing. Runs Over Frozen Body. Rice Lake, Wis., Feb. 7—The body of Joe Scharette, who lived near Con- deray, Wis., was cut to pieces by a train. It was lying on the track. The Man undoubtedly had been frozen to death before being run over. Farmer Killed by Train. Hawley, Minn., Feb. 7. — A young farmer named Barrington Carlson, living near Hitterdal, Clay county, was struck by a freight train while | crossing the track with a sleigh. He ‘ died in two hours. won Bs TH POS] CHINA ON BRINK SAYS CONSTRUCTION PUT ON PRESIDENT’S LETTER IS INCORRECT. " Chicago, Feb. 7.—United States At- torncy General Moody took an active part yesterday in the trial of the pack- ers’ case. At the opening of court he was called upon by Attorney John S. Miller, who represents Armour & Co., to produce the original copy of a let- ter written to him by President Roosevelt or to admit the authenticity of a copy, which Mr. Miller produced in court. The attorney general admitted thé accuracy of the document produced, but said the sentence which the at- torneys for the packers construed as meaning that the department of jus- tice and department of commerce and labor were working in unison was not correct. His assertion caused excite- ment among the attorneys for the packers, and they objected to the statement of the attorney general as being improper before the jury. The letter was not offered in evidence, but was marked for identification. But three witnesses were on the stand during the day and their evidence was not of general interest. TRY TO BURN SHERIFF. Plot Miscarries Just as It Was About , to Be Executed. Minot, N. D., Feb. 7.—The village of Portal is greatly excited over what appears to have been a deliberate at- tempt to burn a home and cremate its nine inmates. The plot miscarriél just as it was about to be carried into execution. The scene was at the home of Lee Olson, foreman of the Soo round house. Sheriff John Lee of Ward county also lives there, and the plot, it is thought, was against him. The entire village is greatly excited over the affair and many threats are heard. It may be necessary to call on the governor to send militia to pre- serve order. Lee and Olson were sleeping on the first floor, while seven members of Olson’s family were sleeping upstairs. WILL OPEN RICH TIMBER LANDS. Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg to Be Extended. Duluth, Feb. 7.—Bids will be called for in a few days for the extension of the Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg road from its present northern ter- minus, Ashawa, to Beaudette, on Rainy river, where it will connect with the Canadian Northern. Work will be begun as soon as practicable. The news of the extension is of much importance to Duluth. It will afford a shorter line to the Manitoba metrop- olis and will open up a country rich'in timber and of great agricultural pos- sibilities in St. Louis, northern Itasca and Beltrami counties. FIND MONEY IN TOOL CHEST. Heirs of Recluse Plan to Dig Up Whole Lot. Waupaca, Wis., Feb. 7.—Sixteen thousand dollars of the wealth sup- posed to have been accumulated by the recluse B. B. Brown, who recently died, has been found. Government bonds to the amount of $10,000 were found in an old tool chest in his house, and bank books showing that $6,000 is in the vaults of a local bank. The heirs, however, are not satisfied that this is all of the fortune left by their relative, and will dig over all of the lot on which the house stands next spring. NOTED EDUCATOR IS DEAD. Prof. Frankenberger of Wisconsin a Victim of Paralysis. Madison, Wis., Feb. 7. — David B. Frankenberger, for a quarter of a cen- tury professor of rhetoric at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, died yesterday of paralysis. He was sixty years old and was well known in college circles. Prof. Frankenbergeer was born in Pennsylvania and came to Wisconsin fifty years ago. He graduated both in letters and law from the state univer- sity and has been a teacher there ever since. A widow and two daugh- ters survive him. Shot While at Play. Le Sueur, Minn., Feb. 7.—Miss Liz zie Rademacher, daughter of a farmer who lives five miles east of town, while dressed partly in men’s clothing and playing “man” about the house, accidentally shot her little brother in the chin with a revolver, inflicting a severe, but not dangerous wound. Wealthy Woman Is Dead. Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 7—Mrs. Mary Purslow, aged seventy-one years, one of the richest women in Sioux City, died suddenely of paralysis last night. She and her husband came to Sioux City from St. Paul in 1872. She owned the Hotel West and other large blocks. | Three Children Burn With Home. Helena, Mont., Feb. 7—Three chil- dren of J. B. Cypher, girls, aged one, three and _ five, respectively, were burned to death in their home six miles south of Big Timber. The par- ents were absent at the time. Remorse Causes Suicide. Janesville, Wis., Feb. 7.—Constant brooding over the fact that he caused the smallpox epidemic here two months ago which resulted im 200 cases caused Arthur Francis to commit sui- cide. Francis was a gypsie.: OF REVOLUTION ALARMING NEWS SENT BY AMER- ICAN MINISTER AND CONSULS. WARSHIPS SENT TO CHINA TROOPS MAY BE SENT TO PRO- TECT LIVES AND PROPERTY OF AMERICANS. Washington, Feb. 7. — Alarming news from China has been received by the state department from Minister Rockhill and the Americdn consuls throughout the empire. In the opin- ion of the officials here it is a question of only a short time’ when the expect- ed revolution will occur and this gov- ernment will be forced to send troops to China to protect the lives and property of Americans. Two war- ships, the Galveston and Chattanooga, were yesterday ordered from the Eu- ropean station to Chinese waters. Rioting Is Frequent. There has been a great awakening in China. The people are now tak- ing more interest in the affairs of government; the viceroys who govern the great provinces are becoming more independent of central govern- ment and disturbances are of frequent occurrence. Much rioting has occur- red recently; every day the state de- partment receives advices of some new outbreak. Many of the demon- strations are against the “foreign devils,’ and America, Great Britain, France and Germany are now taking steps to protect their interests and subjects When the Storm Breaks. While this government will not act in concert with the European nations, it will act coincident with them. The boycott of American goods is still in force and boycotting proclama- tions by the guilds are being circula- ted despite the imperial government’s edict against it. These proclamations contain language calculated to in- flame the minds of the Chinese against all foreiegners. They urge the Chinese to continue the boycott and so force the repeal of America’s exclusion law. Viceroys Are Defiant. The imperial government is almost hopeless, but it is still endeavoring to co-operate with the foreign nations in stopping the agitation against foreign- ers. Viceroys are acting independent- ly of the central government, ignoring the instructions of the emperor. For some time the American gov- ernment has been preparing to meet trouble in China. It has ordered the establishment of two brigade posts in the Philippines. Three. regiments, one brigade, has already been ordered there. Another brigade will be se¢i soon, making six regiments, which can be sent to China without reducing the force requireed to maintain order in the Philippines. RUSS ELECTIONS APRIL 7. -Law .Will .Be . Continued Through Campaign. St. Petersburg, Feb. 7. — The elec- tions to the national assembly are fixed for April 7. The opending ses- sion will take place April 28. April 7 is the feast of the Annunciation, one of the great Russian holidays. Rezognizing the advantage of hold- ing the elections under normal con- ditions, the cabinet yesterday evening discussed the question of abolishing martial law in view of the greater se- curity prevailing throughout the em- pire, but it was decided that this would be premature, as the country is far from quiet, armed revolution still smoldering in the Baltic provinces and the Caucasus ready to flare up at the slightest opportunity. Martial GIRL IS A HERO. Fourteen-Year-Old Rescues Three Children From Burning Dwelling. Chicago, Feb. 7. — Ray R. Segal, a fourteen-year-old school girl, rescued three children at a fire in a building at 909 Milwaukee avenue, in which one fireman was overcome by smoke. The fire originated in a vacant store below the flat in which the Segal family lived. Smoke filled the kitchen when Ray Segal arose from bed to get her sick sister, Pauline, a glass of water. She hurried to the telephone and called the fire department, and then went about the work of rescue. Throwing a blanket around her in- valid sister, she carried her down the stairs. The smoke almost stifled her, but she returned and carried out a still younger brother and sister. The fire was extinguished with a loss of $1,000. Killed by Premature Blast. Calumet, Mich., Feb. 7—A prema- ture blast killed August Carlson at the sixty-sixth level of the Red Jacket shaft of the Calumet & Hecla mine. He was a miner and leaves a wife. and family. Fell Eight Hundred Feet. Norway, Mich., Feb. 7. — August Van Wolvalaci, aged 53, was_ killed yesterday at the West Vulcan mine, operated by the Pennsylvania Iron company. He fell 800 feet down a shaft. | Congress Washington, Jan. 31—Members of the house evinced a more general in- terest in the discussion of the railway rate bill throughout yesterday than on any topic of legislation for some time. The debate throughout was listened to attentively and many ques- tions were asked of the different speakers to bring out either obscure points of the measure or evils com- plained of, which no attempt had been made to include in the bill. The de- bate was opened by Mr. Townsend of | Michigan in an exhaustive argument on the general subject and sharp crit- icism directed to those who had op- posed railway rate legislation. Mr. Adamson of Georgia, represent- ing the minority, followed in com- mendation of the measure and in praise of President Roosevelt’s stand on the question, which he said the mi- nority were availing themselves of in the present instance. Questions addressed to the various speakers by Mr. Sharley of Kentucky and Mr. Littlefield of Maine indicated that there is to be some opposition to the Dill at least in debate. The fea- ture seemingly subject to attack is as to just what will be the authority of the interstate commerce commission The senate yesterday passed about foriy bills, many of them of consider- able importance. The list included a number of measures for lighthouses, fog signals, revenue cutter and public buildings, and also the bill providing for the reorganization of the consular service, which passed practically without discussion. Washington, Feb. 1.—Discussion of the railroad rate bill continued in the } house yesterday. Incident to it, two | speeches, the efforts of Mr. Campbell (Kan.) and Mr. Martin (S. D.), took a wider range and swept the horizon of “trust evils” generally. Mr. Bartlett (Ga.), a minority mem- ber of the committee reporting the bill, made a two hours’ speech in which he discussed the legal and con- stitutional questions involved and ad- vocated the passage of the bill as the proper remedy for an intolerable con- dition. The first speech in opposition to the bill, which concluded the day's discussion, was made by Mr. Perkins of New York. He based his opposition to government control of rates to an inherent aversion to government con- trol of business enterprise. In the senate Mr. Patterson strong- ly indorsed the position of the presi- dent in Santo Domingo matters and in the matter of the Moroccan confer- ence. He said that he was so) to differ from his Democratic colleagues, but that he felt it his duty to do so in these matters. He also expressed ab- solute confidence in the patriotism of the president and in his good faith in announcing his determination not to again be a candidate for the presi- dency. The remainder of the session was devoted to a debate on the ship- ping bill. Washington, Feb. 2. — The house yesterday called for the estimate of cotton yet to be ginned, which the director of the census has compiled, but which he has no authority to make public until] March. The discussion of the railroad rate bill was taken up and prosecuted with vigor throughout the day. So many speakers have come to the front on this measure that the house agreed to | meet at 11 o’clock hereafter until the debate is ended. The feature of the debate yesterday was ihe lengthy speech of Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania, who arraignec the legislation with arguments of varied character, all of which tended to give his reasons for being unalterably opposed to the bill. Mr. Knapp of New York spoke for the measure and Mr. Shackleford of Missouri, who advocated the Hearst bill last year, gave his reasons for supporting the present bill. A speech by Mr. Heflin of Alabama, also favoring the bill, concluded the day’s debate. The senate yesterday passed thirty or forty miscellaneous bills and gave several hours’ time to the considera tion of the shipping bill. Among the bills passed was one providing for a delegate in congress from Alaska and a number providing for lighthouses, revenue cutters and fish culture sta- tions. : Washington, Feb. 3. — Oratory on the railway rate bill held the atten- tion of the house for six hours yester- day. The speeches of Burton of Ohio, McCall of Massachusetts and Russell of Texas were features, while Thom- as of North Carolina, Burke of South Dakota and Goulden of New York took up particular and specific topics. In the senate the shipping bill,was made the basis of a running debate ‘between Mr. Patterson in opposition and Mr. Gallinger and Mr. Perkins in support. Washington, Feb. 5. — Various vessels j | L | Resume of the Wecek’s Proceedings phases of ‘he railroad rate question were threshed over in the house Sat- urday in the course of nine speeches which occupied six and a half hours. This concluded the fifth day of the discussion but the end is not yet. Many members of both sides of the house desire to record their votes, and general debate will be allowed to ¢con- tinue. Washington, Feb. 6.—Considerable fault was found with the railroad rate bill in the house yesterday consider- ing the fact that it is a measure of both parties. Mr. Littlefield of Maine opened the day with a whirlwind speech in which he pointed out the ie and far-reaching effect of its provisions. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio ridiculed the alleged popular demand for the legis- lation and picked flaws in the con- struction of the bill. Those who spoke in favor of the bill during the day were Stevens (Minn.), Lamar (Fla.), Underwood (Ala.), Gaines (Tenn.,), Hardwick (Ga.) Davidson (Wis.), Rhodes (Mo.), Pou (N. C.) Webber (Ohio) and Rives (1i1.) The senate was treated to a distinct sensation yesterday by Mr. Patterson (Dem., Colo.) who followed up his re- tirement of last Saturday from the Democratic caucus by introducing in the senate a resolution in effect de- claring the action of the caucus to have been contrary to the Constitu- tion of the United States. Mr. Patter- son made no effort to secure the priv- ilege of discussing the resolution yes- terday, but gave notice that he would address the senate on it to-day or at the first available day afterward. Mr. Gallinger succeeded during the day securing the fixing of a date for voting on the shipping bill, the hour named being Wednesday, the 14th ins t 5 p. m. THREE PERISH IN BURNING SHIP. Fifty-Eight Are Also Injured in Fire on Transport—Loss $25. San Francisco, Feb. 3—Three men were killed and fifty-eight injured, mostly by suffocation, in a fire that raged on the United States transport Meade as she lay at the Folsom street dock early yesterday morning. Plot to Destroy Ship. Owing to the fact what an infernal machine was found in the bunkers of the transport Thomas on her last voy- age the rumor was circulated that a plot had been laid to fire the Meade at sea, as she was to have departed for Manila yesterd. Maj. C. A. De- vol, chief of the sport service, is investigating this theory with great care. He is having the cargo taken from compartment No. 2, to which the fire was confined, with a view of dis- covering the real cause of the disas- ter. The surprising fact developed late yesterday that the property loss was only $25. When the water had been pumped from the hold and the debris removed it was ascertained that the Fire Had Been Confined to a space about six feet square. There was very little flame, the fire being of a smoldering variety that emitted great volumes of smoke. It is believed by some of the officers that the fire was due to spontaneous combustion of gun oil and cotton. Rifles were in the vicinity of the fire, and it is thought that after cleaning the weapons the men had carelessly tossed ihe oil-soaked waste into a heap. <A board of inquiry has been appointed to make an investigation. The Meade will sail to-morrow for the Orient. MAY MOLLIFY CHINESE. Radical Revision in Regulations Re- garding Chinese Exclusion. Washington, Feb. 7. — Secretary Metcalf of the department of com- merce and labor yesterday took most important action, which is expected to ameliorate considerably the fric- tion between this country and China, and perhaps cause the abandonment of the anti-American boycott, when he approved the report of the special committee composed of Assistant Sec- retary Murray, Solicitor Sims and Richard Campbell of the bureau of immigration providing for a radical revision of the existing regulations under which the Chinese may enter and reside in the United States. The commission’s report touches by way of either excision or amendment twen- ty-four of the existing regulations, al! of the changes being made in the di- rection of liberalization. MRS. YERKES WEDS AGAIN. Widow of Traction Magnet Said to Have Remarried. New York, Feb. 2. — Several New York newspapers announce the mar- riage of Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, widow of the traction capitalist, to Wilson Mizner of San Francisco. ARR RRR eeeeueeeeeew 000000 OBTAIN SECOND. DIVORCE. Taylor Crum and Wife Renew Marital Activities. Fargo, N. D., Feb. 4.—The Crums of Fargo have been divorced for some months. Some years ago Taylor 'crum, a lawyer and widower, married his stenographer, a widow. A few | years afterward she was admitted to jthe bar, being the first woman to have that honor in this state. Later on the couple failed to agree and a divorce was secured. Some time later they were remarried, but the second ven- ture proved as unfortunate as_ the first. Mrs. Crum has recently been living at Hope, in this state, and Judge Pollock has for the second time granted her a divorce from the same man. Non-support was the cause named in the action. The defendant was once the Democratic nominee for congress.