Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 12, 1907, Page 2

== Ferald-Review. [SENATOR NELSON SYAVOrRRSA ass wm PLOT TO KIL ALL By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EPITOME DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH TELLING CONDENSED FOR BUSY READERS, Washington Notes. A report by Gen. Alexander Mac kenzie on the survey for a_ six-foot channel in the Mississipi river be tween the mouth of the Missouri river and St. Paul has been submitted te congress. The expense for complet- ing such a channel is placed at $20, 000,000. The monthly statement of the gov- ernment receipts and expenditures shows that for December, 1906, the re ceipts were $55,812,979 and the ex- penditures $46,547,586, leaving a sur- plus for the month of $9,275,000. The surplus for December, 1905, was $5, 400,000. Personal. Gen. John W. Barringer died sudden- ly at Asbury Park, N. J., from heart disease. Prof. Albert William Berg, for forty years organist of the “Little Church Around the Corner,” in New York, is dead. Prof. Otto Benndorf, the archaeolo- gist, is dead in Berlin. He was noted for his discoveries of antiquities in Ephesus. C. R. Keiley, chief of the bureau of exploitation of the Jamestown exposi- tion, has resigned in order to devote his time to private business. Joseph K. McCammon, formerly as- sistant attorney general of the United States and prominent as a lawyer and clubman in Washington, is dead. At a banquet to one of his succes- sors, John B. Henderson, who was mayor of Everett, Mas., in 1897, was stricken with apoplexy and died. A. R. Ludlow, a pioneer manufactur- er iron in the West and later a million- aire manufacturer of agricultural im- plements, died at Springfield, Ohio. S. M. Endicott, aged sixty-five, of Traer, Iowa, one of the best known at- torneys in the state, has announced that he will again enter a law school to take an advanced course, Official announcement is made that the pope has conferred on Rey. An- drew Morrissey, provincial general of the Holy Cross order, and for thirteen years president of the University of Notre Dame, the papal degree of doc- tor of divinity. William Rosser Cobbe, for many years a well known character along Park Row, New York, and who was said to have been at one time a man of high position in educational circles in the West, was found dead in a hall- way just off the Bowery. It is believed that he sat down to rest and his heart gave out. Accidental Happenings. The plant of the Quaker City Flour mills in Philadelphia was damaged by fire to the extent of $80,000. Fire in the business section of Mont- real resulted in the death of one man and a loss of $500,000 in property. Fire destroyed the big furniture store of Cowperthwaite & Sons in New York, causing a loss of $500,000. Fire which started from the flash of a miner’s blast in a mine at Cokes- burg, Pa., caused a loss of $400,000. A passenger train ran into an open switch near Kingfisher Okla. One pas- senger was killed and a number in- jured. The dam of the big artificial lake at Farlington, four miles south of Madi- son, Ky., broke. The flood destroyed much property, including several res- idences. Joseph E. Dusi, aged ninety-one, said to be the oldest “newsboy” in the world, was seriously injured at St. Louis by falling on the street while selling papers. A wreck occurred at Coal Spur, a station on the Northern Pacific twelve miles west of Livingston, Mont., in which two railway men of Livingston lost their lives. 2 he heaviest rains ever recorded at Hot Springs, Ark., fell in an almtost continuous downpour all one day last week, washing away bridges and houses. The damage was heavy. The body of Robert: Dunlop, a noted Scotch professional golfer, was found in the lake in Van Cortland Park, in New York. It is believed that he fell into the lake while walking across the park at-night. 4 : Criminal. Three negro convicts escaped from the prison: at Jefferson City, Mo., but were Jater. recaptured. Jolin Cuff, aged eighty-five, a weal- thy citizen of Lawler, lowa, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a ra- zor. Charles S. Schmidt, an employe of the Hélena Water Works company, who ina fit of jealousy ast August shot and killed his wife in Helena, was acquitted by a jury inthe district court, presumably upon the unwritten law, although the defense was insan- ity. J. C. Andrews, alias L..C. Cox, was arrested as the man who held up the train near La Crosse, Va., last Sunday night and robbed a number of passen- gers. He was identified. The penalty for the offense may be death under the laws of Virginia, in the discretion of the jury. : DEFECTIVE PAGE IS THEIR CHOICE UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED FOR THIRD TERM BY REPUBLIC- AN CAUCUS. LEGISLATURE 1S ALL READY BOTH HOUSES ARE FORMALLY ORGANIZED AND GOVERNOR NOTIFIED. St. Paul, Jan. 9.—Without a dissent- ing voice the caucus of Republican members of the legislature last night nominated Knute Nelson of Alexandria as the Republican candidate for the United States senate. On Jan. 22 he will receive almost the unanimous vote of the legislature in his third election to the senate. The meeting was only technically a nominating caucus; prac- tically it was a meeting, as was said by a speaker, to register the nomination made by the people of the Republican pariy. In the Senate. The thirty-fifth biennial session of the senate opened at noon yesterday, when Lieut. Gov. A. O. Eberhart took the oath’ of office administered by Chief Justice Start of the state su- preme court. and members were in their seats and the gallery was fiilled with spectators. The senators were then sworn in by congressional dis- tricts by the chief justice, after which the chaplain. Rev. J. W. Eckman of Dunnell, offered a prayer. The Republican caucus nominees for officers were then formally elected and assumed their duties. Resolutions were passed providing for formal noti- fication to the governor and the house that the senate was organized and ready for business. In the House. The house of representatives of the thirty-fifth legislature of Minnesota organized according to schedule yes- terday noon by electing the officers nominated at the Republican caucus Monday evening. The usual resolu- tions regarding rules of procedure were passed, seats selected and the governor notified that the body was or- ganized and ready to receive his mes- Sage. The oath of office was administered to the members by Justice Brown of the supreme court. The officers elected by the Repub- lican caucus were elected as follows: Speaker, L. H. Johnson, Minneapolis; chief clerk, A. E. lu. Johnson; assist- ant, A. H. Vernon. After the appoint- ment of the customary notification committees the house adjourned until 10 o’clock to-day, when the governor will deliver his message. St. Paul, Jan. 8—What will prove probably the most important session of the legislature held in many years will convene at noon to-day. Many matters of great importance to the state will come up for action. Taxa tion, reciprocal demurrage, anti-pass laws and railroad legislation are among the important matters that will engage the attention of the lawmakers. It is now conceded that Senator Nel- son will be re-elected without opposi- von. ‘ Officers of the two houses have been agreed upon by the Republicans, and all that remains is for the respective bodies formally to ratify their choice. Officers Are Selected. Separate caucuses were held last night by the Republicans of the senate and house and upon without contest. The senate members selected the following offi- Ss. A. Langum, Preston, secre- W. H. Alton, St. Paul, assistant ry; J. H. Ege, Minneapolis, ser- geant-at-arms; Rev. J. W. Eckman. Dunnell, chaplain. Yhe house members selected the fol- lowing: H. L. Johnson, Minneapolis, speaker; A. E, L. Johnson, Minneapo- lis, chief clerk; A. H. Vernon, St. Paul, assistant; B. F. Selz, Red Wing, ser- geant-at-arms; R. D. Phillips, Ceylon, chaplain. Blacksmith Shop Burns and Residence Damaged at Granada. Granada, Minn., Jan. 9—The black- smith shop of P. C. Hubert at this place was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is $3,500. The Cronch resi- dence was also damaged by the fire to the extent of about $250. T. R. Benson, while assisting at the fire, was hit on the head with a heavy pail and suffered a bad scalp wound. OPERATOR BLAMED. Permitted Two Trains to Enter the Same. Block. Livingston, Mont., Jan. 9.—Operator Charles Brady has been placed under arrest, charged with responsibility for the recent wreck on the Northern Pa- cific at Coal Spur, in which two lives were lost. The coroner’s jury found that Brady was blamable because he had-permitted two trains to enter the block at the same time. Swindling Is Charged. Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan, 9.—A. Hod- gins, a Nebraska man, has been arrest- ed on a charge of obtaining property under false pretenses. He claims to be a representative of an Omaha grocery house, and at the time he got into trouble was canvassing through the rural districts of Turner county secur- ing orders for goods. % the officers were. agreed: HEIR APPARENT AND MINISTERS AT HIS SIDE WHEN DEATH COMES, London, Jan. 10. — The Daily Mail’s correspondent at Teheran, in a tele- gram sent last night at 11:50 o’clock, says: “The shah of Persia died this even- ing, though no public announcement of the fact will be made until to-morrow (Wednesday). “It was evident Monday that the end was rapidly approaching, and four in- jections of camphor were employed to prolong the ruler’s life. All the shah’s vital functions were suspended to-day and at 5o’clock this evening the heir apparent and the ministers were sum- moned. The women of the palace also began preparations for mourning. “Soon after sunset the doors of the harem were closed. This was the sign that all was over.” BIG PLANT GUTTED BY FIRE. Flames Cause $750,000 Damage at De- troit—Several Injured. Detroit, Jan. 10.—Fire gutted a major portion of the large plant of the Michi- gan Stove works, on Jefferson avenue, last evening, causing a loss estimated at $750,000. Upwards of 15,000 gas and coal stoves were ruined, and of the tremendous plant, covering an area of ten or twelve acres, only the office building, the foundries and part of the storage building were saved, less than a third of the entire establishment. Several firemen were injured by fall- ing debris and half a dozen spectators were hurt when the horses attached to one of the fire department wagons ran away into the enormous crowd that lined the street opposite the burning plant. The plant employed a total of 1,100 men. OUTRAGED BY NEGRO. Young Virginia Girl Is in Serious Con- dition. Lynchburg, Va., Jan. 10.—Late yes- terday afternoon Miss Gladys Shelton, seventeen years of age, was outraged by a negro. The negro then took the girl to a creek to drown her. He changed his mind and made her go to a neighbor's home while he went in another direction. Yesterday afternoon five negroes were arrested and brought here. A mob of seventy-five men chased Sher- iff Bemen and a deputy for twenty-five miles. The girl’s condition is serious, but she will recover. HOME BERTH. FOR GEN. WOOD. President's Friend Will Return From Philippines in Summer. Washington, Jan. 10.—It is stated at the war department yesterday that Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding the Philippine island division, probably will be relieved from that duty next summer and come to this country, where, if Lieut. Gen. McArthur does not care for the place, he will assume command of the Atlantic division, with headquarters at Governor's island. This will leave Maj. Gen. John Weston in command of the Philippine island division. HANGS FIRE ON CORTELYOU. Senate Committee Postpones Action for One Week. Washington, Jan. 10.-—At the request of Senators Teller and Daniel, the sen- ate committee on finance postponed for one week action on the nomination of Postmaster General Cortelyou to be secretary of the treasury. They did not announce whether they would con- tinue their opposition to his confirma- tion, now that he has resigned the chairmanship of the Republican na- tional committee. CONTRACT FOR OCEAN MAIL. Hill’s Steamship Will Take Mail for Japan and Korea. Washington, Jan. 10. — Hereafter mails for Japan and Korea will be dis- patched from Seattle by the big steam- ship Minnesota, owned by the Great Northern Steamship company. Orders have been issued by the postoffice de- partment to send’ these mails by the Seattle route, instead of via San Fran- cisco. It is under. tood that the Hill companies have made a contract with the government. UNHURT BY LIVING BURIAL. New York Fireman’s Only Suffering Is Nervous Shock. New York, Jan. 10.—John C. Sefert, the fireman who was rescued early yesterday morning from the ruins of the Hill paper warehouse, where he had lain for twenty-eight hours, is lit- tle the worse for his terrible experi- ence. Except for a few bruises on his arms and legs he was not hurt, and as soon as he recovers from the nervous shock of his ordeal he will be able to leaye the hospital. Overawed by ‘Troops. City of Mexico, Jan. 10.—Reports re- ceived from Nogales, in the Orizaba mill district, indicate that the govern- ment has completely mastered the sit- uation. The strikers “have ceased all acts of violence in the presence of the large body of troops. Child Dies From Burns. Menominee, Mich., Jan. 10.—While trying to light a fire Blanche Daven- port, five years old, was so seriously burned that she died a few hours after- ward from her injuri tis OFFICERS AT POST REVEALED AS RESULT OF HEAR- ING OF NEGRO WHO ATTACK- ED MACKLIN. OFFICERS GO HEAVILY ARMED INVESTIGATIONS GOING ON AT SEVERAL POSTS—ARRESTS EXPECTED. El Reno, Okla., Jan. 10.—Army ofii- cers at Fort Reno are firmly convinced of the existence of a conspiracy to murder every white officer at the fort, beginning with Capt. Macklin, against whom nearly every negro soldier at the fort entertains a personal dislike, as.a result of the affray at Brownsville and the discharge of the negro soldiers that followed, and then continuing down the list of officers. This became known yesterday as the result of a pre- liminary hearing in the case of Edward L. Knowles, corporal of Company A, Twenty-fifth infantry, who was held on a charge of assault with intent to kill Capt. Macklin of Company C, Twenty-fifth infantry, on the night of Dec. 21. Knowles was bound over to await the action of the Canadian coun- ty grand jury at the opening term of the court. Officers Go Armed. All the officers now go heavily arm- ed and protected throughout the night. Every effort has been made by the offi- cers at the post to keep the alleged conspiracy a secret, but it is learned that an investigation is now being con- ducted at several army posits and im- portant places throughout the country, and within a short time several arrests of the members of the troop recently discharged in disgrace are expected to follow. CAR SHORTAGE MUCH WORSE. President Hill May Be Summoned by Commission to Explain. Washington, Jan. 10.—Asa result of the interstate commerce commission’s investigation of the renewed complaint of coal shortage in the Northwest Mr. Hill may be summoned before the commission. Dispatches were received from municipal and state officials, and from business men of the Northwest which declare that there has not been adequate relief. In response to a telegram sent Mr. Hill word was received from him dur- ing the day that the shipments were being made as rapidly as possible and that there were nearly 500 cars of coal on the way to relieve the suffering. Immediately following the receipt of the telegram from Mr. Hill a message came from John H. Marble ,special agent of the interstate commerce com- mission, now in Washington, that ag- gressive complaints were being re- eeived at the office there from points throughout the districts demanding re- lief. Mr. Marble declared schools were closed in many places on account of a shortage of coal; that farmers were burning corn and hay and in several places that telegraph poles were being chopped down and used for fuel. | EXPLAINS HARRIMAN TACTICS. President Ripley of the Santa Fe Makes Disclosures. Chicago, Jan. 10.—Disclosure that E. H. Harriman, together with H. H. Rog- ers, H. C. Frick and Jacob Schiff of Kuehn, Loeb & Co., who are known to control the Union and Southern Pacific at the present time, own about $40,000,- 000 of the’ $215,000,000 stock issue of the Santa Fe, was made yesterday in the testimony of President E. P. Rip- ley of the Santa Fe road before the in- terstate commerce committee in this city. President Ripley testified that his first information of Mr. Harriman’s activity inthe Santa Fe securities was secured from the newspapers. He de- clared that the books of the Santa Fe would not show the ownership, because it was the practice of Harriman and his coterie not to have it on the books that they own the stock. MEN CHARGE SLAVERY. Claim They Were Forced to Work on _ Railroad in West Virginia. Washington, Jan. 10.—Claiming that they had been held practically in peon- age in a West Virginia lumber camp, a group of Italian workmen passed through this city yesterday, bound for Hoboken, N. J. Their release, it was stated, was secured by the Italian am- passador through an appeal to the state department. . They were employed as track work: ers on a railroad. King Will Not Seli Out. Belgrade, Servia, Jan. 10.—King Pe ter authorized a specific deniel of ru mors that it is his intention to abdi- cate or permanently leave Servia with his family in consideration of financia) compensation. Old Settler Killed. cho, Minn., Jan. 10.—Iver Iverson an old settler of Redwood county, was instantly killed last night while return ing home from Echo. He fell from his wagon and a wheel passed over his THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAINST THE CONTENTION OF ILLINOIS MAN. Washington, Jan. 9.—That the action of the secretary of the treasury in pay- ing $50,000,000 on account of the pur- chase of the Panama canal property to the new Panama Canal Company of France, as directed by the act of con- gress of 1902, was valid and regular, was decided yesterday by the supreme court of the United States. The de- cision was announced by Justice Brewer and was handed down in the case of Warren B. Wilson against Sec- retary Shaw. The case was in the na- ture of an mjunction suit by Mr. Wil- son to restrain the payment of the money and it originated in the local courts of the District of Columbia be- fore the money had been paid. The de- cision of both the district supreme court and the district court of appeals was unfavorable to Mr. Wilson’s con- tention that the action of confess was unconstitutional, but neither these decisions nor the fact that the secre- tary had made the payment as direct- ed was sufficient to deter Mr. Wilson, who is a lawyer and a property holder residing in Chicago. ALIVE UNDER TONS OF DEBRIS Fireman Supposed to Have Been Kill- ed Is Alive. New York, Jan. 9.—Fireman John Seufert, who was supposed to have lost his life in a fire on Roosevelt street Sunday night is alive, but a prisoner hedged about by tons of de- bris in the ruins of Hill’s paper ware- house. At midnight rescuers were making their way toward the man cau- tiously lest he be killed when on the point of deliverance. Seufert made his presence known last night to comrades, who for nearly twenty-four hours had sought his body. Was Only Stunned. He had been stunned when his com- panions were killed, and for hours re- mained unconscious. When he regain- ed his senses he heard workmen about him and cried out. In the debris a tube was forced and communication with the fireman established. Through the tube Seufert was given stimulants and a priest heard his con- fession. Near him Seufert said was the body of Fireman Campbell. The body of Lennon was recovered during the day. Seufert was taken out of the ruins at a late hour this morning. He will live, it is said. He was very weak and his right leg is badly injured. SEIZE HOAD OF $1,000,000. French Authorities Find Wealth in Seminary at Versailles. Paris, Jan. 9—When the Versailles authorities took possession of the sem- inary there under the church and state separation law, bonds and other securi- ties amounting to $1,000,000 were dis. covered in the institution. The securities have been taken pos- session of by the municipal authorities of Versailles and will be devoted to charitable purposes. Tt is announced that the pope will no longer accept Peter's pence from France. All donations from French Catholics hereafter will be devoted to the support of the clergy in France. REBELLION IN CHINA. Revolt Is Dynastic, but Foreigners Are Fleeing to Shanghai. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 9—The revolu- tion in Central China has become of a formidable nature, according to ad- vices received by the steamer Empress of Japan. Missionaries, trades and Germans employed at the Pinghiange coal mines have all fled to Shanghai, where Americans, British, German and Jap- anese gunboats were stationed. The rebel strength is placed at 10,000. The revolution is anti-dynastic and not aimed against foreigners. NO CHANCE OF WAR WITH JAPAN. Bishop Harris Says Togo Would Com- mit Hari-kari Sooner Than Fight Us. Los Angeles, Jan. 9.—Bishop M. C. Harris, head of the Methodist church in Japan, said yesterday: “The statesmen of Japan do not re gard war with this country as a possi- bility. They are cultivating the arts of peace, and the relations between Japan and America are to become more and more friendly. Why, Admi- ral Togo and his men would sooner commit hari-kari than turn their ships against our navy.” BANKER IS MURDERED. He Is Shot Down and Killed by a Well Known Attorney. Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 9.—News has reached here that W. Dean Hayes, a well known banker of Meeteetse, Wyo., was shot and killed at that place by W. L. Smithson, an attorney. The cause of the shooting is unknown. Both men have been prominent in poli- ties. BURN DOUGHERTY RECORDS. Vault Is Biown Open and Papers in Case Are Abstracted. Peoria, Ill, Jan. 9.—Some time last night the safety vault at the public library was blown open and all rec ords of the N.C. Dougherty case were stolen and afterwards burned in the furnace in the building. Dougherty is now in the Joliet penitentiary and the destruction of these records may be the means of ‘releasing his bondsmen. The police have no clue to the perpe- trators. -JOANAL PURCHASE IS. LEGAL GREAT NORTHERN GRILLED BY YOUNG WOULD ATTORNEY GENERAL STOP ISSUE EXCEPT UNDER SUPERVISION. HANGS PLEA ON CAR SHORTAGE St. Paul, Jan. 10.—Attorney General Edward T. Young grilled the officials of the Great Northern road yesterday for admitting that they had violated the laws of Minnesota before and claiming that therefore they could do so again. Because the Great Northern road had issued stock before without securing permission of the state, Mr. Young said, the road appeared to claim: that a certain vested right to do so again had been created. He asked why the Great Northern road did not put itself on a level with other people of the state and obey the laws He ridi culed the argument of the Great Northern as unworthy of the intelli gence of eminent counsel. Restrain Stock Issue. Arguments in the suit brought by the state to restrain the Great North- ern road from a stock issue of $60,000.- 000 until the consent of the state rail- road and warehouse commission had been obtained were begun yesterday in St. Paul before Judge Hallam of the Ramsey county district court. The attorneys for the Great North- ern held that section 2872, covering the powers of the commission in rela- tion to increase of capital stock by railroad companies, is unconstitutional In delegating legislative functions to the commission. Hangs Plea on Car Shortage. The attorney made a strong plz a side issue by reciting the sufferin of the people of the Northwest from the existing railroad conditions and the unfilled requirements of prosperi ty as a reason for the issue of the stock; also the attitude of the inter state commerce commission in its re cent hearing concerning the conges tion of traffic in the Northwest. WOODSMAN CRUSHED BY LOGS. Jaw and Cheek Bones Broken and Chest Injured. Marshfield, Wis., Jan. 10.—Fred Tes- ka of Auburndale was brought to this city for medical treatment. While he was decking logs, in the act of stoop ing to put a chain around them, a log from the top of the rollway fell and pinned him to the ground. When res- cued it was found that his jaw and cheek bones were broken and that his chest had sustained serious injuries. TO GET MILL CITY FACTORY. Blackduck Is to Have Wood Working Piant. Blackduck, Minn., Jan. 10—A wood- working factory for this place is now an assured fact, according to C. W. Jewett, who with his associates has been negotiating with a large Minneap- olis concern which has had_ several poinis in view for establishing such a plant. Land Brings $500 an Acre. Brainerd, Minn., Jan. 10.—The Ore iands Mining company yesterday sold to the Northwest Improvement compa ny, a subsidiary company of the Northern Pacific, an eighty-acre tract south of Lake Reno, near Deadwood, for $500 an acre. The railroad compa- ny originally sold the land for acre. Not Guilty of Theft. Brainerd, Minn., Jan. 10. — Charles Heath, charged with buying and secret- ing property stolen from the Northern Pacific Railway company, was acquit- ted, the jury being out six hours. Rev. Foulkes Will Go West. Clinton, Iowa, Jan. 10.—Rev. W. H. Foulkes, who recently declined the presidency of Fargo college, will go to the First Presbyterian church of Port- land Or., on March 15. Falling Limb Kills Man. Preston, Minn., Jan. 10.—E. N. W. Shook, a farmer living ten miles south- west of here, was killed by the limb of a falling tree within ten rods of his house. Deer Hunter’s Slayer Free. Brainerd, Minn., Jan. 10.— William Burhite, charged with manslaughter in shooting Lewis Kling by mistake for a deer on Nov. 14, was found not guilty. Two Found Dead. Denver, Col., Jan. 10.—Elmer J. Bean and Lilla Mullen Bean were found dead in a rooming house in this city. The man had committed suicide by cutting his throat and the woman, the coroner decided, had died of heart dis- ease. Horse’s Kick Kills Man. Albert Lea, Minn., Jan. 10.—Christ Peterson, a farmer, was kicked by a horse Sunday and has since died. The horse gave tbe man a vicious blow with one hoof squarely in the stomach, Verdon, S. D., Jan.10.—As the result of an attack of lockjaw growing out of wounding himself slightly in the elbow with a nail, Earl Fellers is dead. Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 10—H. Han- son, sixty years old, a widower, fell and was instantly killed, fractured. down stait his skull é