Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 31, 1906, Page 3

~ WOMAN MEETS AWFUL DEATH BURNED T® DEATH AS RESULT OF USING KEROSENE TO START FIRE. Russell, N. D., March 25.—An accl- dent at Eckman, a town eight miles west of here, resulted to the burning to death of Mrs. W. A. McCord, wife of a carpenter at that place. Mr. Mc- Cord had-gone to the store for. some sroceries, and had barely been out of the house five minutes when it was notice dthat smoke was pouring from the windows. He ran back and en- tered the structure, finding his wife lying against a door leading to a shed. every vestige of clothing was burned from her body and the woman was dead. A two-year-old infant was on the bed in the same room and was barely saved from suffocation. It is impossible to.tell how the fire started, but it is supposed that the woman was-attempting to hasten the fire in the “kitchen range, on which 1 she was-about to cook the evening meal. She is believed to have used kerosene for this purpose, and the { flash that*followed the pouring of the oil upon the live coals is supposed to have set her-clothes on fire. The woman apparently attempted to escape from.the room by the door to } { the shed,*but was unable to unfasten iA it, and the framework and the door itself was badly scorched where she | had leaned against it, and there were 7} imprints of her hands upen the door, as if she -had attempted to beat down the obstacle to her exit with her naked fists. UPSON PLUNGES INTO RIVER. | Professor of Literature at University Seeks Death. Minneapolis, March 26. — Arthur Upson, professor of literature at Min- nesota university, plunged into the Mississippi river from the Tenth ave- nue bridge yesterday morning. He was rescued from drowning by work- men on the dam below the bridge, and is now at St. Barnabas hospital. He was unconscious for some time after his arrival at the hospital, but last evening his physicians reported marked improvement in his condition i” and said that they considered his chances of recovery to be good. All circumstances attending the suicidal attempt tend to show ‘that the young man must have acted on suddeen im- pulse, and ‘his relatives and friends be- lieve that his mind must have given under nervous MINER !S CRUSHED TO DEATH. 1s Buried Under Tons of Debris From Blast. Eveleth, Minn., March 25. — Erick Neugard, aged twenty-two years, was killed last night in the Fayal mine. He was making a blast of three shots, and one fuse not catching properly he stooped to fix it. The other two shots went off and his body was crushed into a shapeless mass by the | tons of ore which were dislodged and fell on bim. Workmen labored for three hours before they finally recov- ered the body. Neugard came from Finland five years ago and has been working at the Fayal mine ever since. His only relative in this country is a brother here. { way momentarily | strain. ' { TRIAL LEADS TO SHOOTING. ) Brother of Convicted Man Said to Have Killed Complainant. Billings, Mont., March 25.—As the result of a shooting scrape early yes- terday morning at Nye _postoffice, about sixty miles from this city, Sam- uel Webb is reported to be dead, after being shot twice, and John Hudson is in jail charged with the crime. Bad feeling existed between the men as a result of-the trial of Ben Hudson, a brother of John, who was convicted of stealing cattle belonging to Webb and who was taken to the penitentiary Wednesday. Both men are well known steckmen. AGAIN SEEKS COUNTY SEAT. Lakefield Files Petition but Jackson f Will Contest It. } Jackson, Minn., March 25.—The vil- C jage of Lakefield has filed a petition for the removal of the county seat from Jackson to Lakefield. They have obtained 2,040 names on the petition, 1,800 being necessary. Jackson people will seek to get withdrawals enough from the petition to nullify it and to prevent the question from coming to a vote. This is the third time this ques- { tion has been fought in this county | and much strife and bitterness has been engendered. fi MAN DROWNS IN WASH BOWL. | ate Suicide. Dillon, Mont., March 25. — A man known as “Billy” Bilston, said former- ly to have been a freighter at Bridge, Mont., committed suicide in a lodging house here by drowning himself in a bowl of water. The body was found lying on the floor, the face immersed in a bowl of water. The bowl was grasped on each side by the hands of the dead man, apparently with the in- tention of steadying it. 1 Montana Man Accomplishes Deliber- { UREA i at? RGR i ALES Whee SRR EOS Rabe) aa tea) ~ 4 News of the Northwest. | Yo ae FT ee er ee ee WOLVES KILL DEER. Woodsmen Say There Is Danger That Deer Will Be Exterminated. Marinette, Wis., March 27. — Ac- cording to the reports of land-lookers and woodsmen, wolves are playing havoc with the deer in the northern part of the state, and unless some measures are taken to get rid of them, it is believed that there is danger of the extermination of the herds. A local woodsman who has spent most of the winter in the woods says that he has found more carcasses of deer that have been killed by wolves this winter than in any previous year of his experience. The deep snow in the woods made it difficult for the deer to travel and they have fallen easy prey to the pests of the forest. HE KIDNAPS HIS DAUGHTER. St. Louis Man Takes Her From Her Grandmother’s Home. Pewaukee, Wis., March 27.—Albert R. Treichel of St. Louis kidnapped his five-year-old daughter, Pearl El- thea, from the home of her grand- mother, Mrs. E. J. Heming. The sher- ff of Waukesha county is in hot pur- suit. Mrs. Treichel started a suit for divorce about a year ago, the com- plaint alleging sensational charges. The case did not come to trial. In the meantime the mother had custody of the child. ‘The mother has been em- ployed in Milwaukee for some time and left the child with its grand- mother. HOGS KILL AGED FARMER. Partially Eaten by Swine. Neola, Iowa, March 27.—Killed'\ and partially eaten by hogs was the fate of Avery Howard, eighty-six years old, a farmer near here, whose dead body was found lying in the hog yard. The body was horribly disfigured by the animals, which had eaten parts of the face, and had torn and trampled the corpse in the mud. It is supposed that Howard, while feeding the hogs, was suddenly overcome and while un- conscious the animals killed him. Man’s Face Is IOWA TOWN HAS A FIRE. Ottumwa Scorched to Extent of $25,- 000, But Nobody Hurt. Ottumwa, Iowa, March 27.—The J. E. Scase dry goods store was totally destroyed and the First National bank, McElroy hotel and W. J. Dolan dry goods store were greatly dam- aged by a fire of unknown origin. The guests in the hotel were driven from their rooms by the fire, but no person was injured. The property loss was $25,000. ADOPT CIVILIZED WAYS. Two Indians Are Held on Charge of Bigamy. Crow Agency, Mont., March 27. — Ben Long Ear and Mrs. Crooked Arm are in the agency jail awaiting trial on a charge of bigamy. They are said to have fallen in love with each other while attending the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa. Although each alre: had a spouse, it is alleged they eloped, the woman taking with her a papoose and $300. STRICKEN IN PULPIT. Preacher Struck by Lightning While Delivering Sermon. Carson, Iowa, March 27. — While preaching to his congregation yester- day Rev. J. B. Lantz, pastor of a Lat- ter Day Saints church at this place, was struck by lightning. He died within an hour. The bolt was com- municated-to the preacher by a chan- delier hanging directly over his head. The church took fire but was saved. Is Millionaire’s Heir. Marchalltown, Iowa, March 27.—A. S. Brekke, a stone mason at Graet- tinger, has just been notified that by the death of a relative in Norway he becomes one of the heirs to an estate valued at $1,300,000. Brekke came to America three years ago. New South Dakota Town. Sioux Falls, S. D., March 27. — The latest new town to be decided upon in South Dakota will be named Free- |» dom, and will be established in Faulk county on the proposed extension of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad through that county. Revival in Miller. Miller, S. D., March 27.—The union meeting here, in charge of Evangelist Miller of Chicago, which will close to- morrow night, has resulted in the con- version of about seventy-five persons. Epidemic at Edgerton. Janesville, Wis., March 27. — The public schools at reagergon Wis., were relosed by the state bodrd of health owing to an epidemic of scarlet fever. Miner Killed in Rock Slide. Red Lodge, Mont., March 27. — Caught in a rock slide, a Finnish miner named Andrew Hill, employed in the Rocky Fork coal mine, was in- stantly killed. His brother was work- ing alongside him but was uninjured. Murder Attempt Charged. Minot, N. D., March 27.—Mrs. Mary Heggens, wife of a well-to-do farmer living four miles north of Berthold, has been brought here under arrest on a charge of attempting to murder her husbard while he slept. Bane ac WOULD BANKRUPT RAILROADS ‘ STICKNEY ARGUES AGAINST RATS PROPOSED BY RAILROAD COMMISSION. St. Paul, March 28.—Railroads op- erating in Minnesota would be forced into bankruptcy*by the merchandise rate proposed by the state railroad and warehouse commission was the practical effect of a statement made to the commission yestereday after- noon by A. B. Stickney, president of the Chicago Great Western railway. Mr. Stickney made the statement that under the proposed rates the Great western and other roads would not earn enoug to pay operating expenses and 5 per cent interest on their in- debtedness. C. A. Severance made the statement that the reduction miade by the pro- posed rates, on the 1905 estimate, if capitalized at 5 per cent, would rep- resent an investment of $15,000,000. Mr. Severance opened the case for the railroads at the hearing yesterday. He stated the position of the railroads and the basis of their opposition to the proposed rate, outlining the evi- dence the railroads will present for the consideration of the commission. Mr. Severance occupied the morning session. President Stickney was ‘ore the commission the entire afternoou una his address was a scholarly and prac- tical presentation of the subject. . BIG BLAZE AT OSAGE. Loss of $80,000 by Leaking Gas, Which Exploded. Osage, Iowa, March 28.—Leakage of gas from the lighting plant caused aa explosion at 7:30 yesterday morning in the W. H. Lemkey dry goods store, destroying the entire stock, also that of Leuthold & Evans’ clothing store in the room adjoining. M. V. Nichols of Beatrice, Neb., owner of the block, loses $5,000, insurance $3,500; Lem- key loses $35,000 on stock, $15,000 in- surance; Leuthold & Evans lose $35,- 000. Nothifig was saved from either stock.” They were the largest stores in Osage. Leuthold & Evans have ten stores in Iowa and Minnesota. The clerks were thrown about but escaped with slight injuries. This was the largest fire ever in Osage. PENSION DUE WIDOW, La Crosse Man May Secure $4,000 for His Mother, La Crosse, Wis., March 28.—An ac- | cumulated pension of $4,000 due Mrs. Garey, now in the soldiers and wid- ows’ home in Illinois, may be paid through the efforts of the woman's son, George Garey of this city. The elder Garey was a veteran of the Civil war and after his death his widow, under the laws, should have been en- titled to a pension. This has never been paid, and the accumulation now amounts to the sum stated. Mr. Garey is now at Rockford collecting proofs to satisfy the pension bureau. UNUSUAL CRIME CHARGED. Wisconsin Man Accused of Marrying His Own Daughter. Duluth, Minn., March 28. — Frank O’Neil, who was arrested by a Doug- las county, Wis., deputy sheriff near Weaver, N. D., Saturday, arrived in Superior yesterday and was lodged in jail to answer to charges of a shock- ing nature. He is charged with hav- ing forced his own daughter to marry him in Superior, she using an assumed name, three years ago. The girl will be seventeen in June. O’Neil, it is claimed, has a wife and three chil- dren in Tomahawk, Wis. SALOON SHOOTING AFFAIR. William Ogden Is Shot Through the Body at Belfry, Mont. Billings, Mont., March 27. — News reached this city yesterday of a shoot- ing affair which took place early yes- terday morning at Belfry, a small place about forty miles from here. Ac- cording to the report, William*Ogden was shot through the body by Hank Williams and was fatally wounded. The men were in a saloon and it is al- leged that Williams was flourishing a revolver, with the result above stated. Ogden formerly resided in Billings, and is well known here. Workshop Burns in Big Sterm. New Richmond, Wis., March 28.—In one of the worst storms of the season, the workshop of Frank Hoover, head sawyer for the Willow River Lumber company, was burned to the ground last night, with most of his valuable tools and machinery. Workman Is Killed by a Log. Helena, Mont., March 28. — Robert Workman, a Canadian, unmarried, em- ployed at Russell's sawmill, near Plains, in Western Montana, was struck by a log coming down a chute, receiving injuries that proved fatal Destroyed by Tornado. Perry, Okla., March 28.—Three per- sons sustained severe injuries and thousands of dollars’ worth of proper- ty was destroyed in a tornado that struck south of Billings, Okla., late Sunday night. 7 BIG RUSH FOR STATE LANDS, Tota! ef 300,000 Acres to Be Offered This Spring. A greater rush for state lands than ever before is looked for this spring when the sale of state lands begins. The sales will begin in two ‘weeks. Eight sales will be held in as many counties, and a total of 300,000 acres Will be offered. The land will be sold under the terms of the bill pushed through the legislature by Represen- tative A. L. Cole of Walker. The be sold for less than the appraised value, which cannot be less than $5 per acre. The lands will be sold at Public auction at the county seat to the highest bidder. The successful bidder must pay 15 per cent of the purchase price at once. The remainder can be paid any time within forty years, provided the interest be paid in advance. Four per cent interest is charged unless the payment in full is made within ten years, when 5 per cent is collect- ed. Not more than 160 acres can be sold in one bid nor more than 320 to one purchaser. The intent of this provision is to have the land come into the hands of bona fide settlers only, and as a further means to this end the state imposes one of the three conditions; either fence one-fourth of the land and use it for pasture, or cul- tivate at least 5 per cent of it, or build a house and reside on the land twelve months. The state also re- serves the minerals on its lands. The commercial clubs of the cities around which lands are offered are co-operating heartily with the state immigration agent, C. H. Warner, in advertising the lands, and most of them have issued maps and pamph- lets giving information regarding the Jands. The Grand Rapids Commercial club has a booklet calling attention to the sale of 40,000 acres at that place on April 17. Mother Earth is pictured with a string of Western states out on the line, and pointing to Minneso- ta, she remarks, “The best piece on the line,” to which Uncle Sam re- plies, “It’s all right, mother.” The booklet gives a brief description of the resources of Itasca county and its towns, cuts of farm scenes,-and a map showing the parcels of land for sale. Aitkin county, where 40,000 acres are offered April 11, is advertised in a large sheet published by the Com- mercial club of Aitkin. The sheet gives on one side a map of the coun- ty,\with state lands in red, and on the otner side information regarding the lands and the resources of the county. The Commercial club of Brainerd has two shéets out advertising the 30,000 acres of Crow Wing county land which will be placed on sale April 12. Maps showing the location of states’ lands are given, and cuts of scenes in and around Brainerd are shown. Cass county, where 25,000 acres will be put on sale April 13, is advertised in a man and folder issued by the Commercial club of Walker. Carlton county has a map and descriptive sheet calling attention to 30,000 acres that will be put on sale April 10. The Commercial club of Park Rapids has issued a booklet telling how and why homeseekers should go to Hubbard county, which offers 35,- 000 acres at the sale April 14, and describing the climate, lay of the land, soil, and giving pictures of farm scenes in the county. The other two sales this spring will be at Duluth April 19, where 50,000 acres will be offered, and Bemidji, where 40,000 will be offered. WIDELL ON HIS FEET. Subscriptions of Friends Supply the Funds for Ned Concern. The citizens of Mankato came to the aid of Gen. Gustaf Widell and raised nearly $15,000 in subscriptions of from $100 to $500, to be loaned to a company to be formed by him and Senator A. O, Eberhart and several others. The company will lease the quarry formerly owned by Gen. Wi- dell and will have the option of buy- ing it. The money loaned the com- pany will be paid back as soon as possible, with 6 per cent interest. Gen. Widell will again enter the railway bridge contracting business, and, although his fortune was swept away by the recent failure of the Wi- dell-Finley company, he undoubtedly will be able to recoup his losses in a few years. He has gone to Chicago to consult with the engineering de- partments of various roads with which he has had business relations in the past with a view to securing contracts for this year’s work. Some work has already. been promised hi-n. Dragged by Train. Milbank, S. D., March 25. — Elmer Algren, seven years old, while cross- ing the Milwaukee tracks yesterday, was caught by an engine and dragged 200 feet. One leg was cut off and he sustained other injuries. Cage Drops in Mine. Centerville, Iowa, March 25.—Drop- ping fifty feet to the bottom of a shaft, a cage in the Star mine last night se- riously injured thre of the four men Jin it. The fourth man miraculously ,eseased without injury. TheState land has been appraised and cannot’ DAY BY ~ DAY « YOUNG IS CONFIDENT. Believes State Will Land. Attorney General Young held con- ferences in Washington with officials of the interior deparfment and the de- partment of justice relating to the claim of that state for swamp lands embraced in the Chippewa reservation. He is of the opinion that title to tract of approximately 150,000 acres will ultimately be passed to the state. The department of justice has called upon the secretary of the interior for addi- tional facts. The indications are that this will not result in a reversal of the opinion of the attorney general of the United States that he has no juri diction in the matter. As heretofore stated in these dis- patches the secretary of the interior has acted favorably upon the state Vsts, using, as is the practice, the field .oies of the surveyor. “I have no doubt,” said Attorney General Young, “that the state will ultimately get the tract of land in question. Present complications are due to the activity of officials of the department of agriculture, who desire to have the land reserved as a part of the forestry park.” Ultimately Get MANNIX IS CHAIRMAN. Semi-Centennial Commission Meets in Minneapolis. The first steps to arrange for the semi-centennial of the admittance of Minnesota into the Union as a state were taken at the West Hotel, Minne- apolis, when the semi-centennial com- mission provided for by the last legis- Jature held the first meeting since it was appointed. Those present at the meeting were M. B. Cullom, mayor of Duluth; Capt. C. C. Whitney, Marshall; F. B. Lynch, St. Paul; Dr. C. H. Kohler, Minne- apolis, and J. T. Mannix of Minneapo- lis. These men compose the entire com- mission. It was decided to make the state capitol the headquarters of the commission. J, T, Mannix was elected chairman and F. B. Lynch secretary. It was decided to hold another meet- ing April 14, at which date each mem- ber of the commission will be pre- pared to give some pointer for a suit- able celebration on the fiftieth anni- versary of the state. The celebration will take place some time in 1908, but a detailed report must be made to the next legislature, which will select the most feasible plan-of celebration. CHARTER AMENDMENT VALID. Moorhead Court Makes Ruling in Im- portant Test Case. Judge L. L. Baxter of the district court has rendered his decision in the test case of J. Pierce Wolfe against the city of Moorhead, and the verdict is in the city’s favor. The action was brought as a test case on three points, the first being as to the validity of the publication of the proposed amend- ments, as were published before the recent election; the second, as to the validity of the election, and third, as to the right of the council on its own motion to order improvements without petition of the property owners. The question of the legality of the election, which also involves the first and third poinis, is based on the popu- lation being greater, according to the last census, than formerly, and other election laws would prevail. The court, in its decision, holds that the election was perfectly legal and that the amendments voted on binds the city to support the council as a board of public works. The case will be appealed to the supreme court at its April term, and an early decision by that body is looked for. DRAINAGE FOR CLAY COUNTY. Commissicners Discuss Plans at Moor- head Meeting. To further facilitate the matter of drainage for Clay county, the county board met at the courthouse in Moor- head and discussed ways and means for a proposed survey of the west half of the county. Several new ditches are under contemplation and many land owners and others were in at- tendance. No definite measures were taken at this meeting, except that the Felton state ditch was deemed inade- quate to care for any more ditches emptying into it, and this matter was referred to Engineer George A. Ralph, who will make a report as to a more suitable outlet for the state ditch within the next thirty days. For the purpose of. meeting the expense of the proposed survey, each township of the western half of the county. will con- tribute $25, the city of Moorhead pay- ing $125. The total cost will be about $500. Portland, Or., March 25.—Mrs, Alice Milligan wife of a tug boat employe at Aberdeen, Wash., but known among her associates here as Miss Alice Gor- don, was shot and killed in.a lodging house yesterday by George Blodgett of The Dalles, Or. Sultan Is Ill. Constantinople, March 25. — The sultan is ill and has been confined to” the palace for several days. Some anxiety is felt in regard to his condi- tan. y ‘i Resume of the Week’s Proceedings. Wednesday. Washington, March 22.—The entire day in the senate was devoted to the consideration of the railroad rate bill. Mr. Culberson began the pro- ceedings by presenting an amend- ment prohibiting corporations coming under the operation of the proposed law from making campaign contribu- tions, and he was immediately fol- lowed by his colleague, Mr. Bailey, who offered the amendments so long promised by him. Both Mr. Bailey ‘and Mr. Dolliver made speeches re- iterating their views on the rate question and they were followed by more or less extended remarks by Messrs. Tillman, Patterson, Heyburn and Knox. The house adjourned immediately after it was called to order yesterday out of respect for the late George A. Patterson, the Pennsylvania member who died here yesterday morning. Thyrsday. Washington, March 23.—The state- hood bill was taken from the speaker’s table in the house yesterday and @ request made of the senate for a con- ference on the measure. This action was not accomplished without many words and votes. It was. developed at once, however, that there were yotes enough to carry out the pro- gram of the leaders. The feature of the debate were remarks by J. Adam Bede of Minnesota, during which he told of his approval of the president, particularly because he had given his daughter in marriage to a member of the house of representatives and not to a degenerate prince, or to a repre- sentative of “that house of detention at the other end of the capitol.” Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania cham- pioned the special rule and Mr. Will- iams, the minority leader, suggested that Republicans would need the spe- cial prayer of the chaplain after they had made their record on statehood. The railroad rate bill occupied prac- tically all of the time of the senate yesterday. There were speeches by Mr. Lodge and Mr. Spooner. Mr. Lodge spoke in advocacy of his amendment for the enlargement of the interstate commerce commission. Mr. Spooner devoted his argument to the constitutional powers of the inferior courts. Friday. Washington, March 24.—Mr. Spoon- er yesterday concluded his speech in the senate on the railroad rate bill and the fortifications appropriation bill was taken’ up and‘ passed. The Dill carries an appropriation of $125,000 for the erection of a powder manufac- tory. As passed the bill carries an ap- propriation of $5,278,993. The house again endeavored to leg- islate with the brakes on yesterday. The result was some friction and heat and the speed in considering the legis- lative bill was correspondingly slow. About one-third of the bill has been considered, Monday. Washington, March 27.—There was a hint in the senate yesterday at an effort to fix a time for a final vote on the railway rate bill. Mr. Tillman stated that he would bring the matter up in the senate to-day and unless ob- jection was then made he may ask to have a day specified. The suggestion as to time arose in connection with the more or less seri- ous effort on the part of a number of senators to secure immediate consid- eration of amendments offered by themselves. Mr. Tillman resisted all attempts of that kind in the absence of many senators, saying the votes ought not to be taken without full no- tice to senators. Following the president’s sugges- ‘tion, the house yesterday passed sev- eral resolutions to correct the useless printing of public documents. It was claimed this action would result in saving the government upward of a million dollars annually. BANK EMPLOYES ARRESTED. Climax in Sensational Collapse of Al- legheny Bank. Pittsburg, March 28. — Five arrests were made yesterday as a result of the failure of the Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny, which suddenly closed its doors last October following the sensational suicide of its cashier, T. Lee Clark. The arrests yesterday were made by deputy United States marshals, who took into custody For- est B. Nichols, private secretary to William H. Andrews, Charles Menze- mer, George R. Ralston and Edward P. McMillan, employes of the Enter- prise bank, and George E. Cook, an al- leged partner of Cashier Clark in sey- eral real estate deals. The arrests are a climax in one of the most sensation- al financial collapses that has oc- curred in Western Pennsylvania. Kills a Woman. Portland, Or., March 25.—Mrs. Alice Milligan wife of a tug boat employe at Aberdeen, Wash., but known among her associates here as Miss Alice Gor- don, was shot and killed in a lodging house yesterday by George Blodzett of The Dalles, Or. ‘Sultan Is Hl. Constantinople, March 25. — The sultan is ill and has been confined to the palace for several days. Some anxiety is felt in regard to his condi- tion.