Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 16, 1907, Page 3

Rerald-Review. By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH TELLING CONDENSED FOR BUSY READERS, Washington Notes. Fire which gutted the building oc cupied by the,seed distribution divis- fon of the department of agriculture in Washington caused damage amounting to $75,000. According to a statement issued by the general land office $141,156 is due the reclamation fund for publie lands sold in Utah during the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1907. The isthmian canal commission has purchased the tug Reynolds, a vessel 115 feet long, at a cost of $66,000, for work in the harbor at Panama. This is the third vessel bought by the com- mission to be sent to Panama by way of Cape Horn. The following program of receptions and dinners at the White House for the season of 1907-8 has been announced: t dinner, Dec. 19; New Year’s reception, Jan. 1; diplomatic reception, diplomatic dinner, Jan. 16; ju- reception, Jan. 23; supreme court dinner, Jan, 30; congressional reception, Feb. 6; army and navy re ception, Feb. 20. Personal. Gustavus A. Wegefarth, lessee of the Grand opera house in Philadelphia, died from wounds inflicted with sui- cidal intent. William D. Clarke, father of the fa- mous baseball players Fred Clarke of z and Josh Clarke of Toledo, died at Des Moines, aged seventy-nine. John C. Dueber, owner of the Due ber-Hampden watch works at Canton, Ohio, said to be the largest watch fac- tory in the world, is dead after a short illn Jan Kubelik, the violinist, who has just arrived in this country from Eu- rope, is to give 125 concerts in the United States under the management of Daniel Frohman. Daniel F. McMahon, who was leader of Tammany hall with ‘Charles F. Murphy and Louis Haffen, and who re- tired two years ago from the chair- manship of the executive committee, is dead at Atlantic City. Richard Croker regarded McMahon as a close political friend. The body of Isaac D. Surratt, for- mer Confederate soldier and son of Mrs. Mary BE. Surratt, who was exe cuted in 1865 for complicity in the as- sassinion of President Lincoln, has been interred in Mount Oliva ceme- tery in Washington, alongside the grave of his mother. Surratt died in Raltimore a few days ago. = Crimes. Bedros Hampartjoomian, an Armen- jan, has been convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Hoshanes Tayshanjian, a rug merchant, in New York, on July 22. On the eve of their planned separa- tion William Frederick Johns, a con- tracting stonecutter, shot and killed his wife Grace and himself at their home in Brooklyn. John Lekat, aged fifty, blew himself atoms at Pittsburg. He waited un. all other occupants of the house had left, then he placed a stick of dynamite under his bed and set it off. Albert Nerzlinger, who has been on trial at St. Louis for three days for blinding Mrs, Lena Bunsch by throw: ing sulphuric acid in her face, was found guilty and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. John Sweeney, a married man, thir ty-five years old, narrowly escaped lynching at Marietta, Ohio, from a mob seeking revenge for his assault on Anna Koon, a fourteen-year-old girl, The police arrived in time to rescue him. “John W. Canady, aged sixty-six years s, a Civil war veteran, is dead at Ottumwa, Iowa, as the result of hav- ing been hit on the head with a dinner bucket. John Hayes, a coal miner, has been arrested on the charge of as- sault with intent to commit murder. Baffle Ruffano and his wife Anto- nette wert murdered in Garfield, N. J. A neighbor found the woman’s body an the walk in front of the grocery store which the couple owned. In the kitchen back of the store Ruffano’s body was found. Both had been shot in the head. There is no clue to the murderer, 3 Dr. F. J. Tygard, president of the Bath National Bank of Butler, Mo., when it failed Sept. 26, 1906, was sen- tenced to five years in the penitentiary by Judge Smith McPherson of the fed. eral court. The conviction was on the charge of misapplying the funds of the bank. Mr. Tygard is past seventy years of age and is practically paralyz- ed. A serious case of hazing in the pub- lic schools at Rockland, Mich., is re ported. Boys are accused of pulling the teeth of other pupils and then threatening them with the loss oi their tongues. One of the victims is said to be in a serious condition, hav- ing caught. cold in his lacerated jaws. In view of 300 people Jim Davis, 3 negro, who had shot two negro women, leaped from the railing of the Tennes: see river bridge at Knoxville, Tenn. and was drowned before he could be rescued. In his last words before leap ing Davis claimed that he had killed twenty-eight people. slarak’ 4 Mrs. Josie Smith, aged twenty-nine, committed suicide at her. home in Kansas City because, as she stated in a note, she was homesick to return to her parents in New Orleans and be- cause of her intense love for her hus- band, which she said made her jealous. . United States District Judge Carland at St. Louis sentenced N. B. Rogers, formerly postmaster at Steeleville, Mo., to six months at hard labor in the Iron county jail, following, a plea of guilty to a charge of embezzlement of $54. In addition Rogers was fined the amount of tife shortage. Accidental Happenrngs, Fire destroyed the Guthrie hotel at Oneonta, Ala., together with ten stores and a livery stable. Loss, $15,000. Fire completely destroyed the plant of the Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel company at Grand Rapids, Mich. Loss, $70,000. William S. Johnson of Boston and two daughters were injured in an au- tomobile accident at Dampierre, France. The parish school and parish hall of the Catholic church of St. Anthony of Padua, in Philadelphia, was dam- aged by fire to the extent of $75,000. Charles D. Henry, a retired miner of Los Angeles, was run down by a horse attached to a cab at Chicago and died two hours later from the injuries received, Gavin McNab, a well known attorney and Democratic political leader, was run down by a runaway horse at San Francisco. His skull was fractured and he may be fatally injured. The plant of the Bourbon stock yards at Louisville was practically wiped out by fire, causing a loss of $200,000. An adjoining plant was dam- aged to the extent of $75,000. . Matty Tiger, chief of the Creek Na- tion, was seriously injured while rid- ing in the woods near his home at Okmulgee, I. T. His horse became frightened and broke from the trail into a dense thorn thicket, two large thorns piercing Matty Tiger’s head, pressing into the left ear, Foreign. Fire at Valparaiso, Chile, caused a loss estimated at $500,000. Seven firemen were injured during the confla- gration. At its official trial the British torpe- do boat destroyer attained the record speed of 34.34 knots an hour. This speed is equal to about thirty-nine and a half land miles an hour. The new liner Chicago, belonging to the Compagnie Generale Transatlan- tique, was successfully launched at St. Nazarie, France. She will enter the New York service in 1908. A portrait of W. J. Bryan has been presented to the Philippine assembly by Justice Mapa and was received with mahy thanks. It will be hung in an appropriate place in the assembly hall. The government of Holland has presented to parliament a bill for the reclamation of a portion of the Zuyder See at a cost of $11,200,000. The work will occupy seven years and yield about 40,000 acres. Two American citizens, colored, were arrested at Guatemala City and, it is alleged, frightfully beaten by the order bay the military governor of the department of Zacapa. The American charge is making an investigation. The parliamentary committee of public works has decided to ask the Spanish parliament to vote credits for the creation of a special commission agency at New York and Yokohama, in the Argentine and in Bolivia. A bill will be introduced in the reichstag upon its assembling appro- priating money for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin to build a new airship. The imperial authorities are consider- ing the question of repaying Count von Zeppelin all the money which he has spent in experimenting with air- ships. 3 Domestic. Benjamin H, Tallmadge of Denver, tried in the federal court at Roswell, N. M., on the charge of land fraud, has been acquitted. Gray Gables, formeriy the summer home of Grover Cleveland ateBuzzard’s' Bay, has been sold to George D. Flynn, a brewer. Henry H. Warner of Boston has been appointed receiver for the Arnold Print works at North Adams. It is understood that the cause of the em- barrassment was the inability of the company to renew maturing loans held by savings banks. The Japanese cruisers which were sent to the Jamestown exposition have arrived at Manila on their way home. A series of entertainments have been planned for the officers and men and every courtesy will be shown them by the insular army and navy. Senator Bourne of Oregon is trying to have Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul act as one of the judges of essays to be submitted on the subject of “Why (President Roosoevelt Should Be Re- nominated.” Bourne has offered a prize of $1,000 for the best essay and has invited two other prominent men to act with Archbishop Ireland as judges. : While searching among old papers in the attic Mrs. M. K. Covington of ‘Huntsville, Ohio, discovered what pur- ports to be the last will and testament ‘of John Bunyan, author of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” The document is of parch- ment, yellow with age., and is dated Dec. 23, 1605. Mrs, Covington’s ances- tors came from England many years ago. Mrs. George Osborne died at Seattle, and the attending physicians assign the cause of death to bubonic plague. There have been three deaths in her family in two weeks, one of which was caused by the plague. le a , DELAY IN._KAISER’S ARRIVAL CAUSES HITCH IN THE WEL- COME PLANS. OFFICIALS WERE AT LUNCH ARRIVAL AT PORTSMOUTH ONE HOUR AHEAD OF TIME SUR- PRISES GUARDS. Portsmouth, England, Novy. 13.—Ow- ing to a_ chilling, impenetrable fog, which made a passage from the Isle of Wight impossible, the German im- perial yacht Hohenzollern. having on board Emperor William, the empress and the other members of the German imperial party, who are to visit King Edward and Queen Alexandra, was un- able to cross the harbor bar here on the early tide and did not reach the jetty until three hours after the ap- pointed time yesterday afternoon. The Hohenzollern, with the escort- ing fleet, anchored off Selsea Hill. not having been able to enter Sandown bay, Isle of Wight, according to pro gram. Boarded Imperial Yacht. The prince of Wales, who had been delegated by King Edward to person- ally welcome the German emperor and empress, had in the meanwhile board- ed a torpedo boat, accompanied by Field Marshal Lord Roberts, and gone out in the darkness to find the imperial yacht and succeeded in get- ting on board of her just as the fog lifted sufficiently to enable the Hohen- zollern to proceed to Portsmouth. The British channel fleet, under the command of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and numbering nearly fifty warships, dressed from stem to stern, pe the German emperor as the Hohenzollern. passed’ up the narrow waters of Spithead, the land batteries joining in the welcome. Surprised Guards of Honor. Owing to the delay caused by the fog the hour of the arrival of the Ho- henzollern at the jetty was miscalcu- lated, with the result that all the offi- cials and the guards of honor who had been patiently waiting throughout tne morning for her arrival had gone to luncheon when she finally appeared through the fog. The emperof appar- ently enjoyed the surprise he had sprung on the British officials and the consequent scramble to get back to the jetty in time to take part in the welcome, After inspecting the guards of hon- or, the German emperor and empress and their suites, accompanied by the prince of Wales and his suite, left Portsmouth by train for Windsor, amid the fire of a royal salute from the assembled warships and the gar. rison batteries, The imperial party reacheq Wind sor at 5 p. m. and were warmly greet: ed by King Edward and Queen Alex. andra. The two monarches and their wives cordially embraced and then went to Windsor castle. ARE IN FEAR OF HIGHBINDERS. Chinese Tongs in Minneapolis May War as Result of Gambling Raid. Minneapolis, Nov. 13.—Fearful that Cinese highbinders may try to kill them or wreck their homes with dyna- mite, two Minneapolis Chinamen are being guarded by the police. Charles Moy and Jim Mar, who are the com- plainants in the cases against fifteen Chinamen arrested in a gambling joint two weks ago, fear personal injury, and the police have been asked to pro- tect them. Threats are said to have been made that the Chinese laundry at 210 Central avenue will be wrecked and the police are watching the build- ing. The fifteen Chinamen were arrest: ed in a raid on On Quong’s place at 229 Fourth Fourth avenue south. Fifteen Chinamen were rounded up. Gambling devices and opium outfits are said to have been found, and the gambling paraphernalia was in court yesterday to be used in evidence. The Chinamen all gave bail for their appearance and at once sought the assistance of Albert H. Hall as their attorney. Rumors of trouble be tween the “tongs” among the China- men began to be heard soon after the arrest, but little credence was given the stories until evidences of threats against the complaining witnesses were shown to the police. The two witnesses claim that they were fleeced out of nearly $1,000 in the ‘On Quong place, and On Quong and Sam Moy were placed on trial yesterday to answer the charge. MUCH MORE CHEERFUL, Financial Business on a Normal Basis in New York. New York, Nov. 13. — The week opened with a-.cheerful tone in the financial district. The two trust com panies against which there had been severe runs were transacting business on a normal basis yesterday, receiving deposits and paying out money on checks as though nothing had ever happened out of the ordinary. . The flow of gold from Europe to the United States continues. "ayens: HOTEL GARDE AT NEW HAVEN, CONN., IS BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE. OND RECOGNITION: URGES BANKERS T0 SEND CASH TO WEST New Haven, Conn., Noy. 13. — At | SECRETARY CORTELYOU EXERT: least six lives were lost in a fire that badly damaged the Hotel Garde ear- ly to-day. The dead were employes of the hotel. It is believed that all the guests escaped. The fire followed an explosion on the fifth floor, in the north wing of the building. The en- tire fire department was called to the scene before the flames were controll- ed. | 4 The bodies of the dead were burned beyond recognition. The Garde is one of the largest hotels in the city. One man was killled by falling from a rope. His name was Isaac Levine, a day porter. K. G. Ackerman, a drummer of New York, is among those injured. The fire was out at 2:30 a.m. TRAFFIC IN MILITARY SECRETS Ringleaders of Gang of International | they are not prepared to demonstrate Spies Arrested in France. Toulon, Nov. 13.—The police of this city had a long conference yesterday. with the other authorities concernin# the arrest here Sunday of five of the ringleaders of what would appear to be the most important association of international spies which apparently has been carrying on an _ extensive traffic in military secrets, and as a re- sult it is understood that warrants for the apprehension of fifteen mofe per- sous are to be issued. The authorities yesterday found, among other things, a telegram apparently sent by Ensign Charles B. Ullmo of the French navy to Germany offering to sell that }.ower information concerning the defenses of France. Ullmo was-arrested here on Oct. 5 on the charge of being a spy. His arrest created a great stir, particularly as he is a Jew. Examina- tion of his effects showed him to be possessed of many valuable docu- ments, The arrest of Ullmo was at once fol- lowed by the arrest at Vendome of an timated that the secretary has other army reserve officer named Berton on similar charges. STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE. Demand Reinstatement of Fellows} evolve to that end. Suspended on Account of Prank. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 13.—The junior and senior classes of Wesleyan uni-| checks will be in circulation through- versity at University Place, a suburb] oyt the towns and surrounding coun- of Lincoln, struck yesterday as the re- try and will be accepted as cash by sult of school pranks in which several jobbers, as well as merchants and of the students were caught and sus-| gmail pended. Friday. Yesterday three called on the faculty and served notice that unless the suspended stu-| four days in the Northern territory, dents were reinstated the junior and] anq the grain has started to move,” senjor classes would refuse to attend|said J. L. MaCaull classes and would also refuse to pay| chairman’ of board at their dormitories. ulty has not rescinded its action. WHISKY FRAUD QUIZ. Extensive Irregularities Said to Exist] which will prove a great relief to the at Danville, Va. Danville, Va., Nov. 13.—The federal grand jury which convenes here to- day will begin an extensive investiga- tion of the alleged gigantic frauds by the various bonded distilleries in this section and the collusion of storekeep- ers, gaugers and government em- ployes. In several instances, leged that the books of transportation companies show shipments of whisky by bonded distilleries far in excess of the amount on which tax had been paid. The government is exercising every precaution to keep secret the names of men and companies involv- ed. DEATH POSTPONES TRIAL, Mrs. Bradley’s Case Is Adjourned Un. til Wednesday. Washington, Nov. 13—On account drive to Cokedale. The money, which of the death of Justice McComas of the court of appeals of the District of Columbia, Criminal Court No. 1, in which Mrs. Annie M. Bradley was to have been put on trial yesterday on] camp, put when they arrived at Coke- the charge of murdering Former Sen-| dale and the miners had formed in ator Arthur Brown of Utah, took an] jing adjournment upon convening at “10 o’clock until Wednesday morning ai the same hour, Murdered and Robbed. Grafton, Ohio, Noy. 13.—Benjamin Caperillo was murdered and robbed yesterday and his body laid upon the} former president of the Chicago Na- railroad track to hide the crime. Al-| tional bank, was placed on trial yes- though the body was mangled by 4|terday on the charge of misappropria- train, stiletto wounds were found in| tion of the funds of that institution, Caperillo was 0D} in the United States distric court. The his way to Cleveland to send monéy| indictment contained 160 counts. the man’s _ breast. to his wife and mother in Italy to pay their fares to this country. TREASON AT VLADIVOSTOK. “ The suspension took place }Phursday morning. Thirty banks have a committee of] agreed to support the plan. The fac:}“ and there has been no complaint it is al-| intended to pay the wages of the Car- t covered that the money was missing. ING ALL HIS INFLUENCE TO AID THE WEST. HELP TO MOVE GRAIN CROP ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE TO PLACE TRADE ON A NORMAL BASIS, Washington, Nov. 14.—While there is an increasing degree of confidence among the officials of the treasury that the situation in the monetary world is soon to improve materially, conclusively that they have positive assurances to that effect. Secretary Cortelyou is in constant communication with the bankers and leading financiers of the East and West, and yesterday he announced that he is exerting all the influence he can bring to bear to induce banks in New York to forward cash to the Western banks, that their requisitions be honored out of their reserve on de- posit in New York. Conditions Improving. The secretary believes that condi- tions have so greatly improved that the New York banks holding cash as the central reserve agents of the Wesetrn banks should be able to meet requests for cash: payments. This is what the secretary is urging skall be done -and he is confident that his wishes in this respect will be met by the central reserve banks in New York and that the banks in the West- ern centers where the tightness of money is severely felt will be helped out from this time forward. It is in- plans for helping to improve the situa- tion, but he declines to discuss the subject or to say in advance when he can be expected to make public the IVER; LOWER RATES GEN. MACKENZIE REPORTS ON VARIOUS PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION. Washington, Nov. 14. — The report of Gen. MacKenzie, chief of engineers, made public yesterday, contains a vast mass of interesting and instructive details regarding river and harbor projects in the Northwest, especially with respect to the Mississippi river and the Great Lakes, including the rivers and harbors of Minnesota. The report is voluminous and exhaustive, and contains much of historical inter- est regarding the work on the various. projects from their inception down to the present time. Mississippi Project. In view of the interest manifested in the Mississippi river porjects along its several reaches, a large part of the report is devoted to that sub- ject. The work of the last year, in making a beginning on the new proj- éct for a six-foot channel in the upper Mississippi river, is detailed, includ- ing the operations to snag the river. The entire project is to cost $20,000,- 000, and the engineer’s estimate is that it will require twenty years for completion. A chapter is devoted to freight rates between St. Paul and St. Louis, and the influences of river traffic upon these rates. The essence of the show- ing made is that the rates are nearly 50 per cent lower by water than by rail, and a summary of the differences ranges from 40 to 63 cents per hun- dred on the various classes of freights. Would Cut Freight Rates. A chapter is devoted to the reach of the river between St. Paul and Minne- apolis, wherein it is related that $932,- 0.0 can be profitably expended in com- pleting the project. This improve- ment is noted by the engineers as cer- tain to have a tendency to reduce ma- terially the rates on wheat and flour. Minute details are given of all the minor projects in Minnesota and oth- er Northwestern states, and an elabo- rate arrgy of facts and figures is given in “connection with the Great Lakes general improvement and the various. harbor projects. The amount of $106- 000 was expended on the Duluth-Supe- details of ‘any plans which he may Help Grain Trade. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 14.—Grain business houses, beginning in operation “The plan has been of yesterday's Minneapolis, meeting. from any quarter. We do not expect that there will be any extraordinary movement of grain as a result of this plan, but we expect a normal market, present financial situation.” $20,000 VANISHES FROM RIG. Paymaster Is Robbed of Payroll While on Way to Pay Men. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 14. — Checks and currency to the amount of $22,000, bon Coal and Coke company’s miners at Cokedale, were stolen yesterday afternoon while in transit in a stage from the Longsdale railroad station to the camp, distance of only two miles. Charles Macomber, driver of the stage, was arrested on suspicion, but he declares he knows nothing about the supposed theft. The money pack- ages had been carelessly thrown with other express matter into the stage. , Abraham Thompson, the paymaster, accompanied by Jim Williams, a guard, left here at dusk last night to was contained in two canvas sacks, was placed under the seat. According to the story of Thompson, they en- countered no one en route to their to receive their pay it was dis- BANKER WALSH ON TRIAL. Defense Holds Good Securities Were Substituted for Funds Used. Chicago, Nov. 18.—John R. Walsh, rior harbor during the year. NO RIGHT TO ASK QUESTIONS Harriman Says Inquiries Did Not Re- late to Interstate Commerce. New York, Nov. 14. — Arguments will be heard to-day on the petition of the interstate commerce commis- sion for an order requiring Edward H. Harriman to answer certain questions propounded by the commission in its investigation of the Union Pacific railroad and its allied lines the early part of this year. Counsel for both sides yesterday were in active prepa- ration for what promises to be a legal battle the result of which may have an important bearing not only on the direct issue involved but on the prov- ince and limitation of the commerce investigations in the future. Dazzling Array of Counsel. The argument will be made by dis- tinguished counsel before Judge Hough, in the United States cireuit court. The government will be repre- sented by Henry L. Stimson, United State district attorney; Frank B. Kel- logg and C. A. Severance of St. Paul, while Former Senator John C. Spoon- er of Wisconsin, Former Judge R. S. Lovett of the Union Pacific and John G. Milburn of this city will appear for Mr. Harriman. Mr. Harriman at the investigation declined to answer certain questions regarding the purchases of stock and the sale to the Union Pacific, and in the answer to the commission’s peti- tion, which has just been filed, coun- sel for Mr. Harriman contend that Mr. Harriman’s acts in the matter did not relate to interstate commerce and therefore the commission had no right to put the questions and to demand answers. The Federal Contention, It was learned that in the brief which will be filed by federal counsel in court to-day it will be claimed that the interstate commerce commission is making this investigation, was vir- tually a congressional committee of inquiry and was exercising the inquisi- torial powers of. congress. It is expected that it will require two days to complete the arguments. SIX BADLY HURT IN WRECK. Pennsylvania Road’s Special Runs Into Freight, Pittsburg, Nov. 14. — Six persons were more or less seriously injured The chief issue is whether or not Mr. Walsh used the funds of the bank to aid his own enterprises. The defense will be technical. The government charges that Mr. Walsh Bombs and Arms of Revolutionists, In-] substituted for the money it is alleged cluding Garrison Members, Found. he took from the bank securities that Vladivostok, Nov. 13.—Bombs, arms,| were of a doubtful character. The de. ammunition and correspondence of a|.fense will contend these securities revolutionary organization, including} were good and that nobody ever lost in its membership soldiers belonging] a dollar because of them. to the local garrison, have been seized in the naval workshops here. WOMAN TO HANDLE PROBE. Mrs. Quackenbos to Investigate Peon age Cases in Louisiana. Washington, Noy. 13, — Mary Y. Quackenbos of Louisiana has been ap pointed a special assistant to the at torney general ang has been assigned to the investigation of peonage cases in that state. Mrs. Quackenbos for some time has been employed by the The gregter part of yesterday was consumed in the selection of the jury. Indicted for Lynching. Guthrie, O. T., Nov. 14. — Mike White, C. A. Green and Frank Wil- liams, charged with leading the mob that lynched a_ negro murderer at Osage Junction two months ago, were indicted for first degree murder by a federal jury at Pawnee yesterday. Killed in Saloon Quarrel. Boone, Iowa, Nov. 14——Georgé Aun- attorney general in obtaining evidence} spach, during a -quarrel in a saloon in peonage cases in the South, and her} yesterday, shot and fatally injured present appointment is izitended as an| Frank Williams~-and seriously wound- official recognition of her services. | ed W. Oviatt and Charles Ortner. ' when a Pennsylvania special train ran inte a stationary freight train in the yards at Larimer, near Greensburg. Stolen Goods Found. Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 14. — A search of the home of J. H. Ball, the father of Owen Ball, the young man who was arrested on Saturday on sus- picion of having robbed the L. C. Ab- bott hardware store, resulted in the finding of a large quantiiy of stolen property. Forgeries Net $33,000. Pittsburg, Nov. 14.—B. O. Smith of Fort Smith, Ark., is in jail here on suspicion of having practiced forgery in various. cities. Detectives claim that Smith is wanted in Kansas City, the bankers’ association of that city offering $200 for his arrest on charges of forgery aggregating $33,000. -Canton, Ohio, Nov. 14.—The passen- ser elevator in the McKinley hotel dropped four stories last night and three persons received probably fatal injuries.