Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 18, 1907, Page 3

or ASE ea tae Herald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EPITOME DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH TELLING CONDENSED FOR BUSY READERS. MINNESOTA. Washingten Notes. The postoffice department has just completed a parcels post agreement with the government of the Nether- lands. Capt. George Carry, governor of Sa- marra, Philippine islands, who has been appointed governor of New Mexi- co, will sail for Manila for the United States June 2. Through the efforts of President Roosevelt a vigorous campaign is to be conducted for the betterment of tenement house conditions in Wash- ington and the District of Columbia. The plans drawn up by Capt. O. T. Wells for the improvement of the Honolulu harbor have been approved by the war department. Specifications are being prepared for the advertising for bids. The sum of $400,000 is avail- able for this work. 5 Information was given out at the general land office by Commissioner Ballinger that the charges against Gov. Crawford of South Dakota, in- volving alleged illegal filing of land patents, resulted in the canceling of all the patents. The land department has had considerable correspondence relating to the subject and has com- pleted its work on the cases. What- ever further action is to be taken in the matter is to be determined by the department of justice. People Talked About. Thomas W. Lawson was received in private audience by the pope. George B. Butler, N. A., portrait painter, died near Croton Falls, N. Y., in his seventieth year. Charles E. Turner, former United States consul at Ottawa, Ont., died in Toronto of pneumonia. Max Francis Klepper, artist and il- lustrator, died at his home at Flat- bush, N. Y. He was an animal painter of note. John I. Platt, editor of the Pough- keepsie (N, Y.) Eagle and one of the best known editors in the state, is dead of pneumonia. George W. Shephard, probably the largest man in the Central states, weighing 535 pounds, died at Jackson- ville, Ill., of paralysis. He was fifty- one years old. Gen. Joseph K. Hudson died at his home in Topeka, Kan., of heart fail- ure. In 1879 he became publisher of the Topeka Capital and was a power- ful newspaper and political factor. Crimes and Criminals. The manager of a cafe at Brussels was stabbed and killed by an itinerant dealer because he playfully refused to pay a gambling debt of 10 cents. The murderer escaped. W. D. Clark has been arrested at Honolulu on a charge of forgery is- sued from Hastings, Neb. Clark has been engaged in missionary work among the Koreans. A warrant was sworn out for the ar- rest of John Riplinger, former city controller and defeated candidate for mayor of Seattle last year. He is charged with embezzlement of city funds. Riplinger is now in Honduras. Claiming that the face of a man he had hanged ten days ago was con- tinually before him, Sheriff R. F. McCaslan died at Greenville, S. C., as the result of the shock caused by offi- ciating at the execution of Joseph Evans, a wife murderer. William Parks, an inmate of the na- tional soldiers’ home in Washington, shot and fatally wounded James Les- lie, also an inmate, and afterward committed suicide. Parks had been drinking. Leslie died a few hours later. Six prominent merchants of Durant, I. T., and Colbert, I. T., were arrested on the charge of leading the mob which lynched Jim Williams, a negro, at Sterrett, March 30. The specific charge of murder has been brought against them. Judge Winston, in the district court at Anaconda, Mont., has sentenced six- teen-year-old Frank Carpenter to a term of fifty years at hard labor in the Deer Lodge penitentiary for the mur- der of John Johnson at the Parrott ranch last January. From Other Shores. An explosion at the Modder-Fontein gold mine in the Transvaal killed three whites and fifteen natives. The king of Siam has announced that he intends to make an extended automobile tour in Italy and Germany. According to information. received from Morocco City the whole of the southern part of Morocco is in a state of rebellion. The British embassy at Constantino ple has lodged a claim with the porte for the reimbusement of the $75,000 ransom paid to the brigands who ab- ducted the Abbott child, son of a prominent British subject who was re- siding at Salonika. The Russian socialists, desirous of holding a congress in Malmoe, Swed- en, are being kept on the move. The police refuse to permit them to re main. The Russians thereupon re quested permission from the Danish authorities to go to Estjerg, there to embark for England. WHEAT PASSES. THE DOLLAR MARK MOST SENSATIONAL OPEN!NG IN HISTORY OF CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. COUNTRY ORDERS POUR IN BUYING ORDERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY — CROP RE- PORTS CAUSE IT. Chicago, May 15.—In the most sen- sational opening in the history of the Chicago board of trade wheat yester- day shot past the dollar mark. Heavy realizing sales pushed the price back- ward somewhat, but at the close the market was strong, and, according to the majority of the speculators on the board, the demand upon which the late advance has been made is still un- satisfied. The net advance yesterday for wheat was 4 cents for the July and September options and 41-8 cents for the December option. From the low point on Monday of last week July wheat has advanced 13 3-4 cents, Sep- temper has gone up 15 3-4 cents and in the December option the high point of yesterday was 163-4 cents above the low price of last Monday. Country Orders Pour In. It was a_ certainty that a strong bulge would take place in the wheat market at the opening. Country or- ders had been poured in seemingly in an endless stream, and in obedience to them brokers stood ready to buy millions of bushels at the market price. Shorts were in a highly nerv- ous condition and were eager to cover. The result was that as soon as the gong sounded there was a terrific roar of voices, all anxious to buy, and no- body offering to sell The confusion was so great that for a few minutes but little actual business was trans- acted, the brokers fighting and strug- gling in the effort to get hold of wheat from anybody at any "price. The rush of buying orders seemed to come from almost every city in the United States which was situated along a telegraph line. The country at large seemed determined to buy wheat at whatever price it could be had. Caused by Crop Reports. There were no claims in any direc- tion that the market was being manip- ulated. The general opinion seemed to be that the advance was based upon natural conditions, which are certain to curtail in large degree the world’s coming crop of wheat. The advices from all parts of the West and Northwest confirmed the previ- ous reports of damage by weather and by insects, while telegrams from the Canadian Northwest declared that there was still no possibility of seed- ing in that district and that every day of delay meant the loss of thou- sands of acres that might otherwise have been sown in wheat. Cablegrams reported the markets at Liverpool and Budapest to be in a highly excited condition, with prices advancing strongly. STATE READY TO FURNISH HELP. Free Employment Bureau Opens at Old Capitol. St. Paul, May 15. — TheSt. Paul state free employment bureau was opened yesterday in the old capitol, with Capt. J. H. Wilson in charge and Miss Mabel Clinton in charge of the woman’s department. Louis Levy, general superintendent of the three bureaus, was there getting the work started The bureau is ready to supply serv- ant girls and male help on application. Although the bureau opened two days ahead of the time announced, ap- plications for work and for help are already coming in. BATH KILLS BABY. Child Crawls Into Tub of Hot Water When Mother Is Absent. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 15. — The eleven-month-old baby of Mrs. Emmett Carter was scalded to death yesterday. The mother was preparing the child’s bath and had filled a small tub partially full of scalding hot water. While she went to get cold water the baby, which was lying upon the floor beside the bathtub, managed to clamber into it. When the mother re- turned the infant was parboiled and lived only a short time. Twenty-five Hurt in Riot. Hammond, Ind., May 15.—In a strike riot at the railroad yards in Gibson twenty-five laborers, mostly Hunga- rians, were injured. Some of the in- jured are not expected to live. Ham- mond police were called and succeed- ed in arresting three of the ringlead- ers. Bricks, clubs and knives were used in the riot. . Vessels in Collision. Hamburg, May 15. — The French bark Martha Roux has been in colli- sion with the German steamer Osiris at this port, and had her plates stove in and rail damaged. The Martha Roux will be surveyed. The damage to the Osiris is believed immaterial. Six Hurt in Storm. Kansas City, Mo., May 15.—Six per- sons were injured, a number of frame buildings were unroofed and many windows were: broken by a storm in Kansas City, Kan. ARMIES NOW:FIGHTING TO SET- TLE WHO SHALL BE PRESI- DENT. Puerto Cortez, May 15. — Command- er Fullam of the United States gun- boat Marietta has had another un- pleasant experience with Central American administrative methods. This is the tampering with his offi- cial telegrams by a Honduran com- mander. Commander Fullam had been given orders that the American marines be withdrawn from San Pedro, one of the few interior towns to which American soldiery had been sent. On the day the troops were to leave he learned that Manuelite Bonilla, commander at San Pedro, had been reading his tele- grams and delaying their transmis- sion until it suited him to forward them. Jacked Up by Fullam. Commander Fullam wired Provision- al President Davila at Tegucigalpa that he hoped it would not be neces- sary for the Americans to take pos- session of the Honduran telegraph lines to main good order. Davila re- plied condemning the San Pedro com- mandant’s action, and the latter then wired the American commander that it was a telegraph operator who delay- ed and supervised the messages with- out authority. The result was that, instead of with- drawing the marines Commander Ful- lam left them in the interior. will, however, probably be withdrawn in a few days. War in Honduras. Puerto Cortez, May 14. — Waris again breaking out in Honduras, ac- cording to travelers arriving here from the interior. The fighting now is between the same armies that took part in the conquest just completed, but with a new alignment of parties. The quarrel is over who shall be pres- ident. COREY MARRIED TO MISS GILMAN President of Great Steel Trust Weds Former Actress. New York, May 15. — William Ellis Corey, president of the United States Steel corporation, and Mabelle E. Gil- man were married at the Hotel Go- tham this morning at 1:24. It was intended to hold the cere- mony at 12:30 as soon as the thir- teenth day had passed, but the supper was delayed and it was not until after 1 o’clock that the guests moved into the salon from the supper room. It was just 1:23 o’clock when Rev. Mr. Clark began the ceremony and at 1:28 o’clock the former actress was declared the wife of the president of the great steel corporation. Offer Congratulations. Immediately the ceremony ws over the relatives and friends of the bride and groom who had witnessed the marriage crowded about and offered their congratulations. As soon as the contracting parties and the witnesses had signed the record and the certifi- cate the guests departed and Mrs. Corey retired to her apartments to change her wedding gown for a tray- eling dress. The lateness of the ceremony tired out the most ardent of the watchers outside, and when the wedding actual- ly took place the hotel corridors and the streets outside were deserted. Policemen Are Idle. The two policemen ;who had been sent to control the small crowd that gathered in the evening had nothing to do. After the nuptials Mr. Corey and his bride took an automobile and were whirled away to Hoboken, where they boarded the steamer Kaiser Wil- helm II., which will said at 7:30 this morning. They will occupy the cap- tain’s suite, which has been specially fitted up for the rtip. FIRE DESTROYS FINE BOAT. Unfinished City of Cleveland Is Burn- ed—Loss About $700,000. Detroit, Mich., May 15.—The mag- nificent new passenger steamer City of Cleveland, under construction at the plant of the Detroit Shipbuilding company for the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation company and designed to run between Detroit and Cleveland, was swept by fire early yesterday and is a total ioss except for her hull and machinery. How much they have been damaged cannot be determined until the hull is pumped out and a careful examination made. The loss, which falls upon the Detroit Shipbuilding company, a branch of the American Shipbuilding company, is about $700,- 000, and is fairly well covered by in- surance. The City of Cleveland was intended to be the finest sidewheel steamer on fresh water, and her interior wood- work, all of which is destroyed, was unusually beautiful and lavish. Her whole cost was intended to be $1,250,- 000. The shipbuilding company will rebuild the boat as rapidly as possible, it is announced, but it will be impossi- ble to get her ready for service before next season. TWO NEW NATIONAL BANKS. Applications From Grey Eagle, Minn., and Huron, S. D., Approved. Washington, May 15.—The Hanover National bank of New York city has been approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Harmony, Minn. The application to organize the City National bank of Huron, S. D., with a capital of $50,000, was ap- proved by the controller of the cur- rency, as was also the application of the First National bank of Grey Eagle, Minn., with a capital of $25,000. OW HORST FEDERATION OF They |. CENTRAL AMERICA THE PRESENT DIFFICULTIES IN GUATEMALA MAY BRING IT ABOUT. START WITH A REVOLUTION BELIEVED THAT MEXICO AND UNITED STATES WALL AP- PROVE OUTCOME. / Mexico City, May 16.—As forecasted in these dispatches May 8, there is now further reason to believe that the present difficulties in Guatemala may lead to the greatest even in the annals of Central American history, namely, |the federation of all the republics of Central America. There is also reason to believe that such an outcome would not be unacceptable to either Mexico or the United States. ‘ The first step to this end will be a revolution against President Cabrera of Guatemala, headed by Gen. Toledo and backed actively by President Ze- laya of Nicaragua and the chief exec- utives of Honduras and Salvador. Toledo Will Be Chief. It is expected that Cabrera will be driven from the presidency of Guate- mala within the next ninety days. Gen. Toledo probably will be the new presi- dent of the republic, but he will act only long enough to have the country agree formally to enter the federation. Honduras and Salvador will thereupon follow suit. Zelaya is to be the presi- dent of the four republics upon giving pledge to Mexico and the United States that he will call a general elec- tion shortly after’ the scheme is per- fected. Costa Rica and Panama Also. The republics of Costa Rica and Panama will be invited to join the fed- eration, and it is believed that expedi- ency will result in the acceptance of the invitation. Preparations .for the revolution against President Cabrera are being pushed with activity. President Cabrera, foreseeing his danger, has endeavored to make con- cessions to the Mexican government. He has offered to surrender Col. Ono- fre Bone, a witness in the Barrillas assassination case, and to try Gen. Lima, who is implicated in the recent murder of\ Former President Barril- las of Guatemala. Mexico received these proposals coldly and replied that the case is now closed, so far as this government is concerned. FORTUNES MADE IN WHEAT. Speculators Quietly Unload at High Prices on Chicago Board. Chicago, May 16—Many men took small fortunes from the board of trade yesterday morning by quietly unload- ing wheat at the high prices made pos- sible by Monday’s extraordinary bull movement. The pit, however, was less spectacular than it was Monday, and the gallery, crowded to its utmost ca- pacity by visitors of both sexes, wait- ed in vain for a burst of pandemonium like that which existed for hours Mon- day. December wheat touched a dollar for a single sale at the opening, but promptly retreated from this conspicu- ous position. The profit-taking move- ment carried July down to 93 3-4 cents and December to 97 cents. Supply and Demand. London, May 15. — The European wheat situation, according to the gen- erally accepted view here, has-resolv- ed itself into questions of supply and demand. It is explained that it is not speculation alone which has brought about the present high prices. From all Europe, France excepted, the ad- vices are unfavorable. The Russiaa crops are not only bad, but the politi- cal uncertainty of that country is also having a depressing effect on trade. TWO ARE ELECTROCUTED. Man Who Attempted ito Rescue Com- rade Is Also Killed. Chicago, May 16.—In an attempt to rescue Frank Slevic, a laborer employ- ed by the Metropolitan Elevated ail- way company, who had been instantly killed last night by falling across the third rail of the company’s tracks, Ura Mattha, a fellow employe of the dead man, came in contact with the heavy charge of electricity and before he could loosen his grasp on the body was also electrocuted. Bridge Trust Indicted. Lima, Ohio, May 16. — The grand jury here yesterday returned thirty- nine indictments against individuals and corporations alleged to be parties to the so-called bridge trust. They are charged with conspiracy in re- straint of trade and in violation of the Valentine anti-trust law. One Killed on Scaffolding. Detroit, Mich., May 16.—One man was killed, two were seriously injured and a third had a remarkably narrow escape from death when a scaffolding gave way. Ended His Trouble by Shooting. Marquette, May 16. — His mind un- balanced, the result of brooding over the loss of a hend crushed in machin- ery a year ago, Charles Larson, pump- man in the employ of the Newport Mining company, put an end to his life by shooting himself in the temple. BID FOR CONVENTION. Twin Cities Work Together to Get Democratic Convention. St. Paul, May 15.—The Twin Cities have joined hands in tie effort to’ se- cure the Democratic national conven- tion next year, letters having been sent out yesterday signed by the presi- dents of the commercial clubs and the mayors of both cities. The letters were sent to the chairman, secretary and members of the Democratic national committee, notifying them that St Paul is in the field for the convention. The commercial clubs of both cities have appointed general committees to take charge of the active canvass for securing the convention. The commit- tees will organize in a few days and plan their work. JURY’S VERDICT SURPRISES. Trolley Company Directed to Pay $125,000 for Two Acres. Kenosha, Wis., May 15.—The Chica- go & Milwaukee Blectric Railway company must pay Thomas B. Jeffrey of this city $125,000 for two and one- third acres of land. for after a week of trial the jury which heard the evi- dence brought in that verdict. It is thought this is the highest price ever paid by a railway company for land in Wisconsin. The railway company will appeal. PEACEMAKER SENT UP. Brother Slugs Sister’s Spouse Whom He Says Beat Her. Chippewa Falls, Wis., May 15.—Be- cause it is alleged he attempted to pro- mote the domestic felicity of his sister and her husband by knocking down the latter with a stick of wood because his brother-in-law was beating the sis- ter, Jim Swallows, a Dells dam Indian, is spending sixty days in jail, where he was sent by Judge O’Neill. AIDS WIFE; BREAKS RIBS. Man Who Sweeps Off Porch Slips and Has Bad Fall. Sioux Falls, S. D., May 15.—Joseph | Martin, a business man of Tripp, in an effort to lighten the household work of | his wife, took a broom and began to sweep off the porch of his home. He had worked only a minute or two when he slipped and fell and broke one of his ribs. GUILTY OF LAND FRAUD. Conviction of Wealthy Butte Merchant Is Sustained. Helena, Mont., May 15.—Word was received here that the United States circuit court of appeals had affirmed the conviction and sentence of J. T. Carroll, the wealthy Butte merchant who was indicted on a sharge of vio- lating the public domain law at Wood- ville, between Helena and Butte. MURDERED FOR MONEY. farmer and Wife Are Slain — Hired Man Has Disappeared. Sioux City, Iowa, May 15.—Walter F. Copple and wife were murdered last night on their farm near Rosalie, Neb., and the woman was thrown into the hog pen. The animals devoured her head. Bert Phillips, the hired man. is missing. Copple is supposed to have had $1,000 at home. RUSH CITY FIRE LOSS. S. C. Johnson & Son Principal Suffer- ers by the Blaze. Rush City, Minn., May 15.—The fire at Rush City was confined exciusively to the warehouses of S. C. Johnson & Son, with some resultant damages to adjoining buildings. The total loss is about $10,000. The fire was under control in forty minutes from the time the alarm was given. TWO BURNED TO DEATH. Tornado Overturns House and Starts Fire. Parker, S. D., May 15. —A tornado overturned a farmhouse south of here last night. A lamp which was burn- ing set fire to the bed clothes and burned to death the wife and young son of Ole Sangstead. The husband and father were seriously injured. No Change in Deadlock. Madison, Wis., May 15. — The Re- publican senatorial caucus last night. after two ballots, demonstrated that the members had sustained no change in sentiment, over Sunday, and ad- journment wa staken. There were sev- enteen absentees. The vote was: Esch 18, Hatten 20, Stephenson 26, McGregor 20, scattered 2. , Blow Safe, Get $200. Knapp, Wis., May 15.—Robbens en- tered the store of the J. A Anderberg company last night, and blew the small safe, securing $200 in cash and a number of checks. Shops Are Being Equipped Kaukauna, Wis., May 15.—In keep ing with the improvements promised by the North-Western Railway com- pany at its Kaukauna shops early in the spring, considerable new machin- ery is now arriving and is being placed Northwest News | | in position as rapidly as possible. | Blows Top of Head Off. Grand Forks, N. D., May 15.—John Faule, a farmer residing nine miles from Lankin, shot the top of his head off yesterday with a shotgun. He was temporarily insane. PRAIRIE FIRE RAGES. Two Men Badly Burned While Fight- ing Flames. Steele, N. D., May 16. — A prairie fire was started about eighteen miles northwest of here, being set by sparks from the stovepipe of Ole Oleson’s: shack. A great gale was blowing and the fire soon had assumed alarming proportions. The grass was dry and the fire burned up to the fireguard, about two miles out of town. Peter Sorenson, a farmer living about fifteen miles out of town, was severely burned while fighting the flames. George Johnson, living about eight miles from town, also was burned while fire fighting. JURY FOR MRS. CRAMER. Box Is Filled and Woman’s Murder Trial Will Go On. Fargo, N. D., May 16.—The jury in the Cramer murder case was finally decided upon just before the evening adjournment. No testimony was taken. but the work of the second trial will be resumed immediately on the open- ing 5 court in the morning. The six- teen-Year-old son of Mrs. Laura Cra- mer, who shot his father at her com mand, was exonerated at the last tern of court and will not be placed on trial. BUY ORE LANDS. Prospectors Will Develop Tracts Near Deerwood, Minn.- St. Cloud, Minn., May 16. — Two deals have been closed on ore lands in the Rabbit Lake country, north of Deerwood, and it is said that develop- ment work will be begun at once. One forty-acre tract on which drilling has shown a good body of ore sold for $40.- 000, while another tract nearby, on which no exploration work had been done, but which had surface indica- tions of iron, brought $14,000. BAD BILLS PASSED. Two Men Arrested, Charged With Passing Old Georgia Notes. Redfield, S. D., May 16. — Charles Decker and James Morris have been arrested here on the charge of secur- ing money under false pretenses. The crime alleged consisted in the passing | of old bills issued and guaranteed by the State of Georgia before and dur- ing the Civil war. MAN SLOWLY COOKED. Engineer Pinioned in Wreck Coolly Directs His Rescuers. Bemidji, Minn., Ma. 16—While the flesh slowly was being cooked from his body by steam as he lay pinioned between the derailed car and tender of his engine, Engineer Ed Garrigan coolly directed the work of his re- lease. Fully ten minutes were con- sumed in extricating the man. Gar rigan is in a critical condition. BOY SMOTHERS IN SAND. in Bank and Cave-in Buries One. Guthrie Center, Iowa, May 16. — A number of boys were engaged in dig- ging a tunnel into a sand bank when the earth caved in and buried Richard Ellis, aged eighteen years. The-other boys made frantic efforts to dig their comrade out, and finally succeeded, but not until he had been smothered. Lads Tunnel LIGHTNING BURNS BARN. Animals, Grain and Farm Machinery Lost in the Flames. Fergus Falls, Minn., May 16. — A barn on the farm of Swen Helquist, near Parkers Prairie, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Three horses, four cows and a num- ber of hogs were cremated, and farm machinery and grain were destroyed. Receives Free Scholarship. Montgomern, Minn., May 16.—Miss Irene O’Malley, of this city, has re- ceived a certificate from the Hamline university entitling her to one year’s free tuition in that institution. Miss O'Malley is a graduate of the ‘class of 1907 in the Montgomery high school, having carried off the highest honors of the class. Buys Four Elevators. Madelia, Minn., May 16.—The C. S. Christiansen compary of this place has added four more elevators to its line, making seven in all. It has pur- chased the Peavey elevators at James, Lake Crystal, Vernon Center and Winnebago. Hold-up Men Get 15 Cents. Hastings, Minn., May 16.—A daring hold-up took place in the railway yards at East Hastings last night. A stran- ger named Thomas Muhoney was as- saulted by a negro and white man and robbed of 15 cents, all the money he carried. Tot Drowned in Tank. Atlantic, Iowa, May 16.—While its mother was busy with her household affairs the eighteen-month-old son of Clyde Smiley wandered into the barn- yard and fell into a tank used for wa- tering the stock and was drowned. Smallpox in New Ulm. New Ulm, Minn., May 16.—Quite a commotion was created yesterday by the announcement that two smallpox cases had developed in the city and that there was a case in each of the - towns of Cottonwood and Sigel. 4 | |