Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 30, 1907, Page 2

By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH TELLING CONDENSED FOR BUSY READERS, Washington Notes. The president has reappointed Rear Admiral C. W. Rae to be chief of the bureau of steam engineering and Rear Admiral Capps to be chief of the bu- reau of construction and repair. The importation of diamonds and other precious stones for the first ten months of this year shows a decrease of more than $6,000,000 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The Schley-Evans feud originating at the battle of Santiago threatens to break out afresh when congress meets. The administration intends to} press a bill creating a vice admiral and give Evans this rank. Schley’s friends want action postponed. The monthly statement of the col- lector of internal revenue shows that for the month of October, 1907, there was an increase of receipts compared with October, 1906, of $871,309, and the increase for the four months of the present fiscal year was $3,743,347 over that of the corresponding period of 1906. Personal. Francis Thompson, the poet and au- thor, is dead in London. He was a brather of Lady Elizabeth Butler, the artist. - Former State Senator Flinn of Pitts- burg has allowed his friends to know that he will be willing to part with $2,000,000 for a seat in the United States senate. IN TENEMENT FIRE DLED TOGETHER IN UPPER ROOMS. START BLAZE FOR REVENGE TERRIFIC HEAT MAKES WORK OF RESCUE BY FIREMEN IM- . POSSIBLE. — New York, Nov. 27.—Thirteen per- sons lost their lives and several oth- ers were injured early yesterday in a tenement house fire at One Hundred and Ninth street and Second avenue. All the dead are Italians. Seven of the thirteen were children. The bodies were found huddled together in rooms on the top floor of the four-story build- ing, where the terror-stricken people had been driven by the flames, which rushed up from the lower floors. They had succumbed before they could reach windows which led to the fire escapes, Some had been enveloped in the flames and burned alive. Others, overcome by smoke, were spared the agonies of death in the flames. Work of Incendiaries. That the fatal fire was the work of incendiaries, who sought revenge, is the opinion of the police and fire- men who made the first hasty exami- nation. Three weeks ago three Ital- jans were caught in the-act of at- tempting to rob the saloon of Gui- seppe Cudano, on the ground floor. The safe contained over $2,000, which the saloonkeeper’s friends had with- drawn from banks during the money panic. . The would-be robbers were arrested BE. A. Handy, general manager of |and are now awaiting triel. The fire the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern'}of yesterday started in Cudano’s sa- railroad, died in the Passavant hospi-|loon, and the police believe that it tal in Chicago. He had been critically |}may have been the work of friends ill for some time. Denis Costigan, for many years a well known figure in sporting circles, died in New York of consumption. Costigan was perhaps best known dur- ing the fighting days of Jack Demp- »y, whose close friend and second he Accidental _Happenrngs. Fire gutted four buildings in Omaha sing a loss of $75,000. The business district of Cleary City, a, was destroyed by fire. Loss, ),000. f veral business houses at viet ca’ Al Ill, were burned out, causing a loss of $300,000. The village of Chain, Iowa, was wiped out by fire, but one building be- ing saved. Loss, $50,000. The establishment of the Mills & Averill Tailoring company in St. Louis was gutted by fire. Loss, $100,000. Two fast trains on the Vandalia line met head-on at Vevay Park, Ill, and Joseph McCleaner, an engineer, was instantly killed. ‘ Chicago Great Western train No. 14 crashed into a buggy at Alta Vista, Iowa, seriously injuring Neil Conroy and Mattie Kelly. J. R. Eeksteii, a wealthy lumber dealer, was killed in a collision be- tween an automobile and a wild loco- motive at New York. Three workmen were instantly kill- ed and four probably fatally injured by the fall of a cage in a 100-foot shaft at the waterworks tunnel, Toronto bay. : Fire destroyed the Baltimore & Ohio freight sheds in Chicago. Bight freight cars loaded with merchandise were burned and the total loss was $50,000. Sulzer’s Harlem River Park, an up town Coney Island, on East One Hun- dred and Twenty-fifth street, New York, was destroyed by fire. The loss is $300,000. Blood poisoning resulting from hav- ing trimmed a corn and applied acorn plaster two weeks ago caused the death of Mrs. Benjamin Kimball at, St. Louis. She was the daughter of Country kflled many of the fugitives. Mexican General Fernando Lopez. George Padgham, a law student in Drake university at Des Moines, poured linament on pancakes, SupP0S-| t44REE DROWN WHILE SKATING ing it to be maple syrup, and was made critically ill by swallowing som@/ young Man Attempting Rescue of of the medicine. The linament had been placed in a tumbler in the pan- try. Foreign. Richard Croker will leave Irelan next week for Cairo, Egypt, where he will spend the winter. Tomaso Salvini, the actor, is seri- ously ill at Florence, Italy, of an af-} an saw them sinkin . . ig and went. ta fiction of the heart. In view of his| their rescue. In attempting to save advanced age much anxiety is felt concerning the outcome. Count von Pueckler, the well known! p;pLoMAT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Jew baiter of Germany, who at vari- ous times with the law, owing to his excessive anti-Semitic agitation, has been sent to an asylum for the insane. a| Were drowned in Lime creek here.: has come into collision] Member of Cuban Legation Is in Seri- of the prisoners, who took this means of squaring the account with the sa- loonkeeper. Find Piles of Dead. So quickly did the flames spread that almost before the firemen arrived the whole building was a furnace and it was impossible for any one to enter. After the flames had been partially checked, the firemen fought their way through the smoke to the upper floors. There they came upon piles of dead where they had fallen victims to the rush of flames and smoke even before they had a chance to attempt to save themselves, 1,200 ARABS FALL IN FIGHT. 10,000 .Tribesmen in -Reckless Qn- slaught on French. Makhnia, Algeria, Nov. 27. — Ten thousand of the fiercest Benis Nassen tribesmen swooped down on the French camp Sunday and were beaten off with a loss of 1,200 killed. The fighting continued for a long time and was conducted on the part of the tribesmen apparently with total disre- gard for their lives. At one time the French infantry were in danger of being surrounded, but they finally disengaged themselves from their perilous position by a most brilliant charge of the Spahis. Arabs Put to Rout. The rout of the Arabs was com- pleted by vigorous shelling by the ar- tillery. The French loss was eight killed. The Arabs were not discouraged by this severe repulse, but reformed their forces, and in addition directed their efforts to rousing other tribes. The fighting was resumed yesterday and the booming of cannon could’ be heard throughout the’afternoon. The results of the battle now on are unknown at present, Drawn Into Ambush. Lalla, Maghia, Nov. 27.—During the pursuit of the enemy the Spahis were drawn itno ambush and Lieut. Bose, who was riding in front, fell riddled with bullets, but the troopers rallied and threw’ themselves upon the Arabs in ambush, cutting them to pieces. The French forces followed up their advantage, and scouring the The artillery bombarded the mountain slopes where the remainder of. the tribesmen had taken refuge. Girls Also Loses His Life. Mason City,lowa,Nov. 27. — Ella Swift, aged fourteen years; Merle Mottler, aged fourteen years, and Frank Hartfelled, aged eighteen years, The two young girls were skating together when the ice broke and they went beneath. Hartfelled, a large, stout young them he went down and was drowned, ous Condition. Washington, Nov. 27—R. M. Bom paliar, acting chancellor of the Cubar A military contributo? to the Ber-| Jegation here, was last night found in lin Vossische Zeitung says that the} his apartments with the gas turned on supplementary machine gun compa-| He was removed to a hospital, where nies which the army authorities re} his condition was said to be serious. cently decided to organize and attach He left two notes, age of which was to the infantry will carry a weapon] addressed to the public and read: partly made from aluminum and so} “Good-bye, everybody. I am going light that One man can carry the|to leave this world because I have stand while another carries the gun| not the courage to endure it.” itself. A BRE UES ali LR Rae SP Ba: A a te Dd ce ch cn eT poe nae el eee MORE CONFIDENT TONE PRE- VAILS —NORMAL CONDITIONS ALMOST REACHED. Washington, Nov. 27.—A more con- fident tone in regard to the success of the new loans prevailed at the treas- ury department yesterday than at any time since the announcement of the loans a week ago. The visits of Mr. Morgan on Friday and Saturday were followed yesterday by a visit from James B. Forgan, president of the First National bank of Chicago. Mr. Forgan saw the president, Secretary Cortelyou and Treasurer Treat, and expressed his belief that the banks throughout the country would soon be in a position to resume cash payments, The subject is of peculiar interest to the treasury officials because for near- ly a month government receipts have been declining as a direct result of the scarcity of currency. Bankers Anxious to Resume. There seems to be a general desire among the bankers in New York, Chi- cago and other subtreasury cities and financial centers to resume currency payments at the earliest possible mo- ment, and Mr. Forgan’s visit was niade with a view of learning the views of the treasury officials on this particular subject. Mr. Forgan repre- sented that the Chicago banks would be able to resume upon an understand- ing with the banks in other cities within a week or ten days at the lat- est. St. Paul and Minneapolis banks, he said, were quite ready to resume at-any time and might take the initia- tive in this respect very soon. It is believed among the treasury officials that a complete understanding was ar- rived at between the banks in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincin- nati, St. Louis, New Orleans and San Francisco, by which there will be a general resumption of currency pay- ments within the next few days. Ship Money to Move Crops. It is learned that New York and Chicago are at present making daily shipments of large sums to the crop- moving centers of the West and South, and it is confidently believed that these shipments will be continued in increasing amounts till normal con- ditions are again reached, or until the necessity for them has passed. In addition to the discussion of cash resumption, Mr. Forgan left tangible evidence of his visit in a subscription by the Chicago clearing house banks for $2,500,000 of the new one-year certificates. Additional amounts of these certificates are steadily coming to the treasury as security for bank note circulation. Subscriptions for the Panama 2 per cent bonds are also ar- riving in large numbers, HOLD UP BANK AND ESCAPE. Robbers Lock Officials in Vault and Gather in $2,200 in Coin. » Bloomington, Ill, Nov. 27. — The State bank-at Clinton was held up and robbed of $2,200 in coin shortly before 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon by two men, who made their escape. It was just a few minutes after closing time when the men appeared in the bank and with drawn revolvers forced George Argo, assistant cashier; Cash- ier Murphy and Bookkeeper John Young to enter the big vault, which they locked. The bulk of the money had already been placed in the curren- cy safe of the vault and the time lock set, but $2,200 of gold and silver re- mained on the counter, This the rob- bers shoveled into a bag and took with them to the hotel Renion, where they had previously engaged a room. They had arranged the money in rolls so that it could be easily carried and were just about to leave the hotel when officers learned of their pres- ence and attempted to break in the door. Before they succeeded, however, the robbers jumped from a window onto an adjoining roof, taking $700 in gold and leaving $1,500 in, silver in the room. It was dark when the men es- caped from the hotel and all trace of them was lost. A posse was organized and the country is being scoured. ‘ INDICTS CHICAGO FIRM, Mail Order House Charged With Ille- gal Use of Mails. Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 27. — The| federal grand jury here ordered an in- dictment drawn against Sears, Roe- buck & Co. of Chicago, charging them with using the mails illegally. The investigation leading up to the indict- ment was instituted by the Des Moines Retail Merchants’ ossociation. FLAMES ARE FATAL TO ONE. Retail Dry Goods Store in Cincinnati Is Destroyed. Cincinnati, Nov. 27. — One person was killed, two injured, five rescued with slight injuries and a heavy prop- ertty loss was caused by a fire which | broke out 'in the six-story brick block occupied by the William Windhorst company, a retail dry goods firm. The property loss is estimated any- where from $100,000 to $250,000. c. P, R. TO USE ELECTRICITY. Will Electrify Columbia and Western Branch to Beat Out Hill Line, Spokane, Nov. 27.—In order to suc- cessfully compete with the Hill line and regain its share of the trade of the boundary district, the Canadian Pacific is to electrify its Columbia and Western branch. This move recalls the great fight made by Hill and Ca- nadian Pacific railroad interests sev- DEPOSED PRESIDENT OF BOR- OUGH BANK OF BROOKLYN 1S SUICIDE. DISGRACE 100 MUCH FOR HIM DESPONDENT AND FRIENDLESS, HE CUTS HIS THROAT AND WRIST. New York, Nov. 27—Howard Max- well, deposed president of the Borough bank of Brooklyn, under indictment for grand larceny and forgery, and who was released Monday night from jail on $50,000 bail, committed: suicide yesterday. He cut his throat and left wrist with a razor and a_ penknife when in the bathroom of his home in Brooklyn and died last night at Long Island College hospital. Maxwell, who was locked up Thurs- day, had felt his humiliation keenly and during his incarceration had ap- peared hopelessly despondent. Widow Is Penniless. Shortly after he became a bank pres- ident, four years ago, Maxwell mar- ried. When he became involved Mrs. Maxwell signed with him all the re- lease deeds to realty that stood in his name, and his suicide has left her penniless, Maxwell was released late Monday night from the Raymond street jail. There was some difficulty in obtaining bail and officers of the jail reported that Maxwell was greatly broken up. All Monday and the day before ‘he lay on his/bed and appeared to be oblivi- ous to his surroundings. Makes Ghastly Discovery. Maxwell spent yesterday forenoon quietly at his home. Yesterday after- noon he announced his intention of taking a bath and going for a walk. Shortly before 2 o’clock Hannah Scott, a colored maid, heard a sound as of some one falling on the second floor, Hurrying up stairs she discovered the banker lying on the bathroom floor, half dressed, with gaping wounds in his throat and left wrist. Dr. C. E. Brown, the family physi- cian, was hastily summoned. Operation Fails. “ The banker was bleeding so pro- fusely that it was decided to remove him to Long Island College hospital, where an operation for tracheotomy was performed. The windpipe was found to be nearly severed and his left wrist was cut almost to the bone. Maxwell died within a short time after the operation. Soon after the physicians began work over him the banker lapsed into unconsciousness, and during the few and_ brief half-lucid periods that followed he made no statement so far as known. EIGHT POISONED BY PIE. One Woman Dies After Attending Ba- zaar Supper. Racine, Wis., Nov. 27.—Great excite- ment prevails in the town of Franks- ville, Thompsonville and the village of Corliss over the wholesale poisoning of many people from eating chicken pie at a bazaar given in Corliss this week, Mrs. John Leonard, forty-two years old, is dead at Thompsonville, and the attending physicians state that she died of poisoning. Seven other per- sons are in a serious condition. FRIENDS MERE LEECHES, When Man Has Blown in Inheritance His Cronies “Cut” Him. La Crosse, Wis., Noy. 27. — Having squandered an inheritance of $1,000 in a few months on new-found friends, James Ryan of Savanna, Ill., yester- day was committed to the county jail after having spent a month or more sleeping in barns, penniless. Ryan spent the money in high living, but in- formed the court he could find no friends to assist him when his money was gone, PRICK OF HATPIN KILLS. Woman Accidentally Jabs Head; Car- buncle Forms and Death Results. Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 27.—Mrs. Earl Downs is dead as the result of a prick from a hatpin. Mrs. Downs was sight- seeing in Colorado, and while in Den- ver she jabbed her head accidentally while putting on her hat. A carbuncle formed and an operation was under- gone which resulted in her death. Ship Grain to Twin Cities. Westhope, N. D., Nov. 27.—The ac- tion of the Westhope Commercial club in asking aiq from the jobbers of the Twin Cities to secure cars in which to move the grain crop had the desired effect. Many farmers are shipping their own grain to commission firms in the Twin Cities and Duluth. Is Sixth Hurt by Feed Cutter. Appleton, Wis., Nov. 27.—While cut- ting feed for stock, Frank Wiegand’s left thumb was gut off. He is the sixth farmer who has lost a part of his hand in feed eutters in this vicinity this month. Scalded Child Dies. Henning, Minn., No. 27.—The one- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Knudson died yesterday morning. as a result of falling into a pan of boiling water and being terribly scalded a few eral years ago to secure control of the days ago. ~ tonnage of this district. CHIEF KILLS SELF GRAIN MEN BELIEVE CONDITIONS ARE RAPIDLY RETURNING TO NORMAL. Minneapolis, Nov. 27.—Wheat is moving in normal fashion again and the week’s shipments from Duluth are ex- pected to exceed the average for many weeks. The result of this return to shipment is to relfeve the monetary situation to a great extent. . It is estimated that fully 3,500,000 bushels of wheat will be sent from Du- luth during the week. Considerable wheat has been contracted for, to be delivered in Duluth by Dec. 1, in the hope of shipping it out by water be- fore navigation closes for the season. The St. Paul and Minneapolis bank- ers and grain men who have furnished the necessary credit to keep the wheat Moving even during the currency shortage are greatly pleased at the re- sults of their efforts. Reports from all over the Northwest indicate that the conditions are fast assuming normal proportions. Tke receipts of grain are also in- creasing in Minneapolis. A good av- erage has already been attained, and it is increasing daily. The business is increasing despite the temporary setback when the currency stopped and the credit system had to be ad- justed. DIE VIOLENT DEATHS. Four Tragedies Mark Day Near Cen- terville, lowa. Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov. 27.—Four trag- ic deaths have occurred in the vicinity of Centerville within the last twenty- four hours. James Todd was killed in a quarrel with Albert Jackson, near Mystic; George Weston was acciden- tally shot and killed while in company with Fritz McGregor at the Diamond mines; F. A. Moore, a brakeman on the Keokuk & Western, was caught while coupling cars and died shortly afterward, and John Gathercole, an- other brakeman on the Keokuk & Western, was picked up lifeless on the tracks. HARRY EELS SHOT. Toledo Pitcher May Never Be Able to Play Again. Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 27.—Harry Eels, pitched for the Cleveland Ameri- can league team, was accidentally shot in the leg at a hunting camp near Sandstone, Minn., by a gun in the hands of Josh Clarke, who was a mem- ber of the Toledo team with Eels last year. 3 Eels was brought to a hospital at Ida Grove, Iowa. The injury is seri- ous, and it is thought that his pitching days are over because of probable per- manent lameness. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Chief of Waukesha Fire Department Kills Sweetheart and Self. Waukesha, Wis., Nov. 27.—Charles Wheeler, assistant chief of the Wau- kesha volunteer fire department last night shot and killed Miss May Lynch and then committed suicide by the same means. The tragedy took place in the kitchen of the home of Frank P. Staer, president of the Wisconsin Canning company, where the woman had been employed for some time as a servant. The tragedy is believed to be the result of a loyer’s quarrel. RIPON FLOUR MILLS BURN. Probably Started by Tramps, Causes a Loss of $30,000. Ripon, Wis., Nov. 27.—The big Ar- cade flour mills owned by the Nohl Milling company were destroyed by fire last night. The loss is $30,000, with $15,000 insurance. It is believed that tramps set fire to the building after breaking into the office and find- ing no money. Fire, BOY OF NINE IS DROWNED. Breaks Through Ice on Pond at Ma- delia. Madelia, Minn., Nov. 27. — Earl Loomis, nine years old, was drowned here yesterday afternoon in a deep pond south of town. While playing on the ice he went out too far and broke through. It took two hours’ searching to recover his body. EVA TANGUAY IS ILL. Cancels Detroit Engagement and Goes to New York for Operation. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 27.—Miss Eva Tanguay, actress, has been compelled to cancel her vaudeville engagement at the Temple theater here this week and has gone to New York to submit to an operation on her throat. 99 AND TIRED, KILLS SELF. Wealthy Farmer Decides Balance of Life Isn’t Worth Living. Fall River, Mass., Nov. 27.—At the age of ninety-nine years, Charles W. Chace, a well-to-do farmer, decided that life was not worth living and com- mitted suicide. He left a note saying that he was tired of life. Murdered by Burglar. Kalamazoo, Mich., Noy. 27.—Horace S. Davis, fifty-three years old, a prom- inent business man, was shot through the heatt and killed by a burglar early yesterday. Davis had grappled with the intruder when the latter threaten- ed to kill Mrs. Davis. Speed Limit Law Stands. Madison, Wis., Nov. 27.—The con- stitutionality of the law limiting the speed of trains to six miles an hour in cities and village was sustained by the state supreme court. ‘ IN QUICKLIME OAKLAND (CAL.) MAN CHARGED WITH DIABOLICAL CRIME BY POLICE. SAYS IT’S NOBODY'S BUSINESS: DENIES THAT WOMAN WAS HIS WIFE AND WILL NOT TALK OF HER DEATH. Oakland, Cal., Nov. 27.—Following the arrest of M. A. Wilkins of Elm- hurst, who is in the county jail charg- ed with murdering his wife last July, officers are now endeavoring to locate the body of T. Kimmons, known as “Art,” who disappeared suddenty from the Wilkins home. It is suspected that Wilkins also murdered this man. Wilkins asserts, however, that Kim- mons recently inherited a large for- tune and is now living in Houston, Tex. The woman’s body was found bupied in quicklime under Wilkins’ shed. Were Not Legally Married. An important development in the case yesterday was tke admission by Wilkins that he was never legally married to the woman who passed as his wife and whom he is supposed to have murdered. He said: “I met the woman on a train. She was “broke” and came to live with me. She was between thirty and thir- ty-five years old. She never told me who her parents were or where she came from, but she said her name was Verna Wallace. As to how she died, I don’t see that it concerns any one but myself.” Poison Bottle Found. An autopsy was performed on the body at Elmhurst yesterday, and al- though no official statement was made by the physicians it is said that traces of poison were found. The discovery yesterday of a bottle of strychnine in the shed where the body was uncovered has given rise to the impression that poison must have been the agent which caused the wom- an’s death. The authorities are endeavoring to learn the name of the dead woman be- fore she was known as Mrs. Wilkins. Wilkins is fifty years of age and has always borne a good reputation. MRS. BRADLEY WAS INSANE. Two Noted Alienists Testify for the Defense. Washington, Nov. 27.—Two alienists testified for the defense yesterday in the trial of Mrs. Bradley, charged with: having killed Former Senator Brown of Utah in this city last De- cember. Dr. Britton D. Evans of New York, who testified in the Thaw case, declared that Mrs. Bradley was insane when she shot Senator Brown. Dr. Charles B. Hill, professor of nervous and mental diseases in the Baltimore Medical college, declared that in his opinion Mrs. Bradley was insane when she did the shooting. NEAR 200 STORM VICTIMS. Loss of Lives Is Reported on the Black Sea. Constantinople, Noy. 27.—According to reports received here the recent storms on the Black sea have resulted in terrible suffering and great loss of life. Among the disasters to the ship- ping is the foundering off Eregli, + Minor, of the steamship Kaplan. The 110 persons on board perished. Nu- merous smaller craft have been over- whelmed and these disasters, together with the loss of the Kaplan, may bring the number of casualties to more than 200. GRAND JURY ACTS QUICK. Men Arrested That Same Morning. Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 27.—Edward Miller and Edward Davis, arrested early yesterday morning on a charge of holding up and robbing the State bank at Clinton Monday evening, were indicted at 4 p. m. yesterday afternoon at the special session of the De Witt county grand jury. They were taken into court and refused to plead and were sent back to jail. Davis confess- ed. Indicts BOAR ATTACKS FARMER. Man’s Son Gets Excited and Shoots Father in the Leg. Steubenville, Ohio, Nov. 27.—John Norden, a farmer seventy years old, was attacked by a vicious boar yester- day and so badly torn by the hog’s tusks that he probably will die. Harry Norden, his son, in an effort at rescue, became so excited that he emptied one barrel of a shotgun into his father’s leg as the latter lay pros- trate with the hog tearing his flesh. Will Instruct Assessors. Winona, Minn., Nov. 27—Chairman McVey of the state tax commission addressed the Men’s club last night. He announced that the months of March and April will be devoted by the commissioners to visiting every county in the state to address assess- ors on their work. Three Men Murdered, Clio, Ark., Nov. 27. — Three men were assassinated as they stepned from a train kere last night. The murderer is unknown. Bf —