Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 27, 1906, Page 6

By Cc. E. KILEY. — - MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED IMPORTANT EVENTS AT HOME AND ON FOREIGN SHORES BRIEFLY TOLD. Washington, The navy department has been ad- vised that it is probable that the bat- tleship South Dakota will be ready for trial on the Pacific coast about Nov. 1. President Roosevelt is said to have freely admitted, in conversation with intimate friends, that he would like to go to the United States senate at the expiration of his term, to succeed Thomas C. Platt. The nomination of Hughes for governor is claimed to be the first siep towards accomplishing this ambition. After a four months’ vacation, the supreme court of the United States convened for the term of 1906-7. In accordance with the usual custom an adjournment was taken to permit the members to call on the president, which they did in a body. The hear- ing of motions and the transaction of other business was postponed until to- day. Personal. Joseph H. Glidden, mnventor of the tarbed wire fence, is dead at his home in De Kalb IL, at the age of ninety- three. Archbishop Bond, primate of All Canada of the Anglican church, died at Montreal. He was ninety-one years of age. Henry Steffens, seventy-three years old, a retired ship chandler of Balti- nr died suddenly at New York in the Twenty-third street down-town subway station, of heart disease. Mrs. Hattie Johnson, who on Dec. 1, 1905, celebrated her 100th birthday anniversary, died at Keokuk, Iowa, of old age. She was a negress and was believed to be the oldest woman in the State of Iowa. William Benjamin Arnett, bishop of the African-American Methodist Epis- copal church, died of uraemic poison- ing at Wilberforce university, Xenia, Ohio. He was a native of Pennsyl- vania and had been a bistop since 1888. Casualty List. Ralph Laird, four-year-old son of J. rd, living on a farm near Jessup, , was smothered by the caving-in and pit. - at Summerfield, a small town near Marysville, Kan., destroyed three sto’ nd the Sun newspaper office. For a time the town was threatened. J. V. Preston, representing a pub- lishing company of Spokane, acciden- tally shot himself while out hunting near Red Lodge, Mont. He is ina critical condition. Charles H. Lemon, a prominent bridge contractor, was fatally hurt and John Krager and Ashley Richard- son badly injured by the collapse of a false platform on the new bridge at Sac City, Iowa. Capt. Michael Ehret of the Chicago fire department was killed and Charles Slayhize, fireman, fatally injured when the Evansville flyer on the Chicago & North-Western. railroad struck a fire truck at Estes avenue crossing. Mrs. Isabelle Cupier, wife of Dr. Ralph C. Cupier, received, it is feared, fatal injuries at Chicago when an au- tomobileist ran into the buggy in which she and her husband and seven- xear-old son Walter were driving. Capt. James Mitchell of the schoon- er Julia Larson was lost overboard during a gale about eight miles off Southampton, Ont. The Larson was bound from Stokes bay to Goderichh with lumber, and capsized after the accident, Capt. Mitchell resided at Goderich. Criminal. James McNamara, a barkeeper, was beaten and choked to death at Maple Ridge, Mich., by three men who had entered into a dispute with him over! the drinks. Worry over the loss of a servant, who had left her after many years of service ig believed to have caused Mrs. Florence Unger to end her life at New York. Mrs. Unger killed her- self by inhaling illuminating gas while her husband was searching for a serv- ant. Thomas Watkins, a negro, president of the Thomas Jefferson dollar. bill club of St. Louis, was found guilty of murder at Belleville, Mil, and the jury fixed his punishment at ninety- nine years in the penitentiary. Wat- kins killed George Miller, a white man. As the result of a joke on his wife, Charles Smith, mayor of Brooklyn, W. Va., is believed to be dying, and Mrs. Smith is also probably fatally wound- ed. Smith had Elbert Medley dress up as a woman and call him out to the gate. Mrs. Smith, angered by jeal- ousy, shot her. husband through the stomach and lungs and then shot her- self. A report on the examination of the school funds states that Fred E. Smith, defaulting treasurer of Summit county, Ohio, apparently is short in those funds $89,694, * TO GET MADMAN Two pa AND A MARSHAL BEATEN BY LUNATIC AND FAMILY. WANTS A LICENSE 10 KILL INSANE FARMER SEEKS DEATH OF DOCTOR WHO TREATED HIS CHILD. Chatfield, Minn., Oct.17.—Two depu- ty sheriffs and acity marshal have re- ceived severe. drubbings at the hands of an alleged madman who lives’ in the woods near this place, and one of the deputies has a few small shot in each arm as a result of his second at» tempt to arrest the lunatic. Meanwhile the farmer is out after still other game, having applied to the county attorney of Filkmore coun- ty for permission to kill Dr. Woodrutt of this city. Dr. Woodruff treated one of the man’s daughters during an ill- ness and the father resents the meth- ods employed by the physician and is now seeking his death as an atone- ment. Posse After Lunatic. The county authorities have given up hope of capturing the man by any ordinary methods, and a posse has been organized and is now arranging plans for his capture. Fred Metzer, a farmer between fifty and fifty-five years of age, is the man whose capture is sought by the officers. He is extremely powerful. Mrs. Metzer has been dead for several years and Metzer has lived during that time with his children, of whom there are ten. Children Are Taken Sick. Two weeks ago two of Metzer’s chil- dren, a girl of twenty and a boy of sixteen. were taken sick and Metzer called Dr. Woodruff of this city to at- tend them. The son became feverish, and as his condition grew worse Met- zer became dissatisfied with the phy- sician’s work and drove him from the glace. The next day he went to Spring Val- ley and asked the county attorney for a license to kill the doctor. This be- ing refused, Metzer went back home and began treating his sick children, giving them horse medicine. He refused to allow his family to eat anything but some cakes made of nothing but flour and water, for fear that his groceries had been poisoned. Neighbor Makes Complaint. Sunday afternoon Metzer went to a neighbor’s house and told the people that his daughter world die at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon and that he would dig a grave for her on his farm. He said that after his daughter had died he would kill all his horses and then go and kill Dr. Woodruff and that they all could be buried in the same. grave. One of the men reported the case to the authorities and swore out an information, alleging insanity, and a warrant for Metzer’s arrest was given to Deputy Sheriff Blum of Preston, who went to Metzer’s farm with Mar- shal Howard of this city. Beaten by Children. The deputy asked Metzer to go with him to Preston, but he refused and or- dered the officers off the premises. The deputy grappled with Metzer and got him down, but could not put hand- cuffs on him, and before the marshal could put them on one of Metzer’s daughters, aged seventeen, and a son of twelve or fourteen, attacked the of- ficers with clubs, stones and an iron rake. Finally the girl secured a shotgun, and the officers retired to get rein- forcements. They got two men from this city to go with them. Shoots at Deputy. When they reached the house Met- zer appeared with a shotgun and or- dered them back. Deputy Blub kept advancing toward the house, and when he saw that Metzer was about to shoot he jumped behind a tree. The trunk was too small to shield him, however, and several’of the shot struck him in the arms. Then one of the daughters appeared with a rifle and the officers withdrew. 2 Tries It Single-handed. Last night Deputy Sheriff Strom of Preston made an attempt to capture Metzer single-handed. He met the man in the woods, apparently alone, and grappled with him, but the entire Metzer family appeared almost imme- diately and they set upon the officer and pummeled him unmercifully. At last the deputy struggled to his feet, when one of the girls in the family fired both barrels of a shotgun at his’ head, but the shot missed and the offi- cer escaped. Metzer is still at his home. Heart Stops on Gridiron. Toledo, Oct. 17.—Lewis A. Grisler of Paulding, a senior at Ohio Wesley- an university at Delaware and right end on the varsity football team, fell dead on the field yesterday afternoon after running down a punt. Heart trouble was the cause. Adopts Secession Motion. Perth, Australia, Oct. 17—The leg- islative assembly yesterday, by a vote ' mia, near Greenwood, B. C., yesterday,’ ishment is the maximum of 19 to 8, adopted a motion that the James A Dale, a boarding housekeop- fenses and is the first to state of Western Australia secede WIDOW OF PRESIDENT OF CON- FEDERACY SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA. New York, Oct. 17.—Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of the president of the Confederacy, who had been ill for a week at the Hotel Majestic, in this city, died at 12:25 o'clock last night. Death was due to pneumonia, induced by a severe cold which Mrs. Davis contracted upon her return from the Adirondacks, where she had spent the summer months. Although grave fears were felt from the first, Mrs. Davis’ wonderful vitality, which brought here safely through a similar attack a year ago, gave hope of ulti- taate recovery until Monday night, when a decided change for the worse 2 was evident and the attending phy- sicians announced that the end was near. It was then bclieved that Mrs Davis could not survive the night, but she rallied slightly during the early hours of yesterday. Shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning che had a similar spell and Rev. Nathan A. Sea- gle, rector of St. Stephen’s Protestant Episcopal church, was hurriedly sum- moned to give religious comfort to the patient in her last. moments of consciousness. he clergyman re- mained some time, and an hour later it was announced that Mrs. Davis had lapsed into a state of coma. The pe- ricé_of unconsciousness continued to the end. 80,305 PERSONS IN DULUTH. City Directory Estimate Shows Zenith City Is Gaining. Duluth, Oct. 17.—Duluth’s popula- tion, according to the new city direc- tory estimate, is now 80,305, as com- pared with 76,262 a year ago at this time, a gain of 5,041 in twelve months. According to the same authority, the gain from 1904 to 1905 was 1,937, and the increase from 1905 to 1907 was therefore more than two and a half times that from 1904 to 1905. It has been manifest to everybody that Du- luth has-been growing rapidly during the last year and the figures given will not occasion surprise here. RAZOR ALMOST DECAPITATES. David Rowat, Said to Be From St. Paul, Is a Suicide. Ashland, Wis., Oct. 17.—Standing before before a lookingglass in his boarding house here, David Rowat, said to have come here from St. Paul, nearly severed his head from his body with a razor. When the corpse was found the razor was buried in the| backbone and broken off., Rowat was an expert stonecutter and had been employed in Ashland about a month. ‘He had shown signs of mental un- soundness and was locked up for sev- eral days, but was released last Fri- day. CHILDREN CREMATED. Lost Their Lives in a Burning Build- ing at Flandreau, S. D. Flandreau, 8. D., Oct. 17.—Fire total- ly destroyed the Wilcox livery barn. twenty horses and all the buggies be- longing to T. Kernodle. Three chil- dren of A. Hughes, aged six. seven and twelve, occupying the upstairs part of the barn, were cremated. The fire also damaged the Arey building and stock belonging to Lemmerman. The total loss was $10,000. During the same time R. L. Brown’s hardware store was burglarized. POSTOFFICE IS ROBBED. Burglars Crack Safe at Westport, S. D., and Carry Off Cash. Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 17.—Burglars visited the postoffice at Westport, 2 few miles north of this city, at an early hour yesterday morning and JEWISH wrecked the-vault with dynamite and got away with $100 in cash, a bundle of blank money orders find a package of stamps, but overlooked $300 in bills tied in a small package. The post- office inspector was notified and is now on the scene, making an investi- gation. Can’t Change Limburger. Madison, Wis., Oct. 17.—Dairy and Food Commissioner J. Q. Emory can- not make scentless limburger cheese, and has probably no intention of try- . ing to rob this delicacy of its native | odoriferousness, as was implied in an alleged interview recently published. In refutation he says: “Permit me to | state that my optimism does not lead me to expect cleanliness to rob jim- ) burger cheese of its characteristic odor.” Il! Health Causes Suicide. St. Paul Oct. 17.—Patrick May, who has been night elevator man at the Pioneer Press building ever since it} was erected, committed suicide in the rear of the building at an early burt this morning. Despondency over ill health is supposed to have been the cause, Burned by Current; Dies. New Richmond, Wis., Oct. 17.—Mid- die Constanteau, the twelve-year-old boy who had one foot and both hands burned off by coming in contact with the electric power transmission wires | , of the Apple River Power company, | near Riverdale. at Landlord Kills Two. Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 17.—At Car-! ; er, is alleged to have killed two men MASSACR JEWS OF ODESSA HAVE WELL FOUNDED APPREHENSION OF SLAUGHTER. LEAVING RUSSIA IN PANIC HOOLIGANS ARE CONSPIRING TO REPEAT LAST YEAR’S CAR- } NAGE. Odessa. Oct. 17.—The local branch of the Union of Russian Men, which inciudes a very large Hooligan ele- ment, threaten to make a bloody cele- bration of the anniversary of the black October days of last year—that is, to repeat the frightful program which desolated the Jewish quarters of the city from the 1st to the 5th of Novem- ber, according to the ordinary Euro- pedn calendar. Extended inquiries among subordi- nate leaders and other members of the union shows that this is not an empty threat. The intention is there, and is so seriously regarded by the Jews that they are now electing strong deputations to lay their appre- hensions befere the prefect, Maj. Gen. Gigorieff, in whose honesty, energy and humanitarianism they repose the fullest confidence. Feel Doubts About Kaulbars. But above the prefect is the govern- or general, Kaulbars, whose Jocal pow- er is supreme. He has declared his in- tention to prevent the re-enactment of the appalling Jewish massacres of last year. The Jews distrust his abil- ity to control the ruffianly element of ' the political union which enjoys his direct patronage. If the prefect, who is responsible for the maintenance of peace and order, were left urtrammeled in his action, he would be f.rnished with whatever number of trovps he required to be placed temporarily under his sole con- trol. and there weuld be little chance of the urion carrying out its sanguin- ary threats against the Jews. Stampede From Russia. Two thousand Jewish emigrants, booked by the Russian steamer Gri- gorimerk, sail direct for New York in a week’s time. The Jewish exodus by land and sea from Southern Russia has suddenly assumed a very consid- erable volume. Steps to Prevent Outbreak. St. Petersburg, Oct. 17.—Rush or- ders were issued yesterday by the ministeries of the interior and ways and communications for re-establish- ing military guards on all trains, re- equipping punitive trains and- con- structing special guardhouses at the entrances to all stations. The order requires that the preparations be com- pleted in a fortnight, that all may be in readiness to prevent outbreaks dur- ing the strike that is scheduled for Oct. 30, the anniversary of the impe- rial manifesto granting a measure of self-government to the people. WELCOME FOR LIPTON. Milwaukee Eentertains the Distin- guished Briton. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 17.—The words, “Welcome, Lipton,” which last night blazed forth in incandescent lights from the city hall of Milwaukee tell briefly the story of the homage paid to Sir Thomas J. Lipton by Mil- waukeeans yesterday. Immediately upon arrival Sir Thom- as was given an automobile trip to va- rious points of interest. Sir Thomas made brief remarks at the Chamber of Commerce and Milwaukee Press club in- response to felicitous greetings, and in each instance referred to the America’s cup. He was still filled with a desire to lift the famous trophy, he said, and hoped before his return home that arrangements might be made whereby he would be able to make another effort. A banquet of 300 covers at the Hotel Pfister last night concluded the day’s festivities. HORSE’S KICK MAY KILL. Patrick D. Kelly, Pioneer lowa Farm- er, Is Injured. Hudson, Iowa, Oct. 17.—Patrick D. Kelly, one of the pioneer farmers of Lincoln township, south of this city, was perhaps fatally injured by being kicked by a horse. Kelly was leading the animal from the barn when it suddenly turned vicious and knocking him to the ground kicked and tram- pled upon him. Several ribs were broken and it is feared that he sus- tained internal injuries. As Kelly is sixty-five years old the effects of the injuries upon him are regarded as very serious: 200 DEMERITS FOR HAZER. Annapolis Cadet Punished for Nick- naming Lower Classman. Annapolis, Md., Oct. 17.-Midship- man R. P. Guiler, Jr., of Calais, Ohio, yesterday was given 200 demerits for hazing Godfrey DeC. Chevalier of the fourth class. Guiler’s offense was in going to Chevalier’s room and ap- plying a nickname to him. The pun- adminis- tered by Admiral Sands under the from the rest of the commonwealth. and to have wounded a thira, -~ ° newlaw. ~~ wes light of- | EES (ah 2 $60,000,000 WILL CASE DRAMATIC. ALLY INTERRUPTED IN PHIL- ADELPHIA. Philadelphia, Oct. 17.—The fight be- tween two women over the distribu: ties st the $60,000,000 estate of the late William Weightman, the chemist, was abruptly halted yesterday by the production of a small piece of note paper. which had turned yellow wiih age. What the piece of paper con- tains was not made public, ar.d the few persons who have seen it have pledged themselves never to reveal its contents, The halt in the proceedings was made at the suggestion of counsel for Mrs. Jones Wister, who is acting as guardian for her daughter Martha, the contestant. Contests the Will. William Weightman in 1884 made a will leaviag his vast estate equally be- tween Anne M. Wightman Walker, his daughter, and two sons, William and John. Ten years later he made a new will leaving his entire estate to the éaughter, the two sons having died, leaving eight children. The widow of William Weightman, the mother of five children, married Jones Wister, and when Mr. Wightman, her father- in-law, died she contested the will on behalf of her minor daughter Martha, on the ground that Mr. Weightman left a codicil, in which he provided for the grandchildren. Mrs. Walker de- nied that her father had made a cod- icil. ARE NOT AFTER THE OFFICERS. Gov. Magoon Is Satisfied of the Sin- cerity of Cuban Liberals. Havena, Oct. 17.—“I have thus far seen no reason whatever tc believe that the Liberal leaders are other than+ sincere in their declarations that they are not seeking office,” said, Goy. Magoon in an interview last evening. He added that the represent’ ations made yesterday and previously! | by Liberals concerning offices all re+ ferred to lccal posts. There had been meny complaints regarding mayors and requests that these officials be ousted on account of misdoings. The complaints, however, had been simply presented to the governor for investi- gation. The distributior of American troops throughout the isfand is proceeding | gradually. Laud United States. The Liberals last night held the greatest political meeting ever wit- nessed in Cuba. Ex-Mayor O’Farrill presided. He was assisted by Jose Miguel Gomez, Alfredo Zayas and Senor Castellanos. The tenor of the sreeches was that what the American government had done in Cuba had no parallel in the world. Cuba should in every way foe low the example of the United States and thus reach a position of independ- ence and prosperity, so that in the j course of time, except for the differ- fence in language and government, ,Cuba and the United States would be ,one. Juan Gualberto Gomez made an appeal for a peaceful and united re- public and the burying of all factional differences. SAM JONES DEAD. Evangelist Died Suddenly on Train in . Arkansas. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 17.—Sam Jones, the evangelist, died yesterday on a Rock Island train near Perry, | Ark. © _ Heart disease was the cause of his death. His family was with him. } The remains will be brought to Lit- tle Rgck! Once a drunkard, Jones became a temperance lecturer, and once or | twice appeared upon the platform in- toxicated. ‘ He was born in Alabama in 1847 and was admitted to the Georgia bar jin 1869. Drink ruined his lega! ca- reer. In’1872 he became a clergyman .in the Methodist church and was a ‘pastor eight years. Hhe wrote several hocks. WORLD’S IRON QUEEN A BRIDE. Bertha Krupp Weds the Man of Her Choice. Essen, Prussia, Oct. 17.—In the pres- jence of Emperor William and 140 guests Fraulein Bertha Krupp and Lieut. Gustav von Bohlen und Hal- bach were married yesterday in a lit- tle improvised chapel adjoining the bride’s birthplace, the Villa Huegel- Huegel. The ceremony was perform- ed by the pastor of the neighborhing village church, where the Krupp fami- ly has long worshipped. The emperor sat with the family while the simple LIatheran marriage service was per- formed and then stepped forward and congratulated the bride and bride ‘groom. Troops to Chase Utes. Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 17.—It was re- ' ported here that troops will be called | out immediately to drive the Ute In dians back to their reservation. Gov Brooks has been in the vicinity of the Indian camp near Newcastle for sev eral days and has communicated with the authorities at Washington. Dynamite’ Kills Three. Roanoke, Va., Oct. 17—Three work men employed at a quarry near Roar oke were killed yesterday by the pre mature explosion of dynamite. END OF OW TRUST PROBE IN SIGHT COURT RULES OUT EVIDENCE TENDING TO SHOW GIVING OF REBATES. SENSATIONS ARE EXPECTED COMMERCE COMMISSION STARTS PROBE INTO GRAIN MAR- KET. Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 17—The end of the trial of the Stancard Oil Company of Ohio for alleged conspiracy against trade came suddenly in sight at the conclusion of the session of the court yesterday. The state was precluded by the ruling of Judge Banker from, offering a line of evidence intended to show that the Standard Oil company gave secret rebates to retail dealers in oil. Mr. Phelps, for the prosecution, admited the state had no means of showing that the Standard authorized \ts agents to offer or give rebates. Must Show Authority. The_court said that it was a funda- mental rule of evidence that the au- thority of the agent must be establish- ad. é “Then the state will close its case 1m ten minutes to-morrow,” remarked At- torney Phelps, and the jury, which had been excused for this argument of counsel, was called in and court adjourned. An agreement was reached betweem Prosecutor David and the attorneys for the Standard Oil company yester- jay whereby the case against John D. Rockefeller will not be set for trial until after the present case has been finally disposed of. WEEPS ON THE WITNESS STAND. Ruined Man Cries While Telling of Grain Trust’s Deeds. Chicago, Oct. 17.—The investigation of the conditions surrounding the grain market, begun here yesterday by the interstate commerce commission, promises to reveal startling informa- lion before its completion. Witnesses told of the struggle between the farm- er ana the organized commission men n Iowa and Illinois and how the farm- tr and independent dealer was dis- triminated against by the railroad. A. T. Aygarn of Pontiac, IIl., wept while on the witness stand. Aygarn declar- ed he had been ruined because he had dealt with the farmer and had quit the Qlinois association. Cars Were Refused. He asserted that the discrimination against him was doubled by the re- tusal of the railroads to give him cars. Practically the same story was old by all the witnesses during the forenoon session. In the afternoon session J. Rosen- baum of the J. Rosenbaum Grain company of Chicago declared that the farmers themselves had formed a com- bination and would not sell their grain to any but their own elevators. READY FOR REBATE TRIAL. Jury Secured in New York to Try New York Central. New York, Oct. 17.—A jury was se- cured yesterday in the criminal branch of the United States district court for the trial of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad com- pany anc Frederick L. Pomeroy, trat- fic manager of the road, jointly indict- ed for violating the Elkins law, which prohibits the graating of rebates. It is charged that discrimination in favor of the American Sugar Refining company and others were made by the defendants. Judge Holt, who presided denied a motion argued by counsel for the defense to quash ihe indictment on the ground that a joint indictment against a corporation and its agents is illegal. BURTON MUST GO TO JAIL. Supreme Court Denies a Rehearing of the Kansas ex-Senator’s Case. Washington, Oct. 17—The supreme court of the United States yesterday denied the petition of Former United States Senator Burton of Kansas for a rehearing in the case in which he is under sentence of imprisonment and fine on the charge of accepting an at- torney’s fee in a case in which the government was interested while he was serving as a senator. The effect of the decision will be the immediate imprisonment of Burton, unless his at- torneys devise some other means ot postponing the execution of the sen- tence, TO MANAGE SAGE ESTATE. Maj. Slécum Will Resign From Army to Take Up Work. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 17.—Maj. Herbert J. Slocum of the Second cav- alry, a nephew of the widow of the late Russell Sage, will soon tender his resignation from the army to take up the active management of the Sage estate, of which the father of Maj Slocum is executor. Mrs. Sage wants to place a young man in charge of her affairs, and the elder Slocum appoint ed his son at her suggestion Set ae —