Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 22, 1908, Page 2

—F 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. The senate has confirmed the nomi- nation of Frank A. Leach of Califor- nia be director of the mint. The appointment of George Ww. Wanamaker to be appraised of mer- chandise at New York has been con- firmed by the senate. Secretary Taft has ordered that hereafter none but Americans shall be put on the “gold rolls” of the isth- mian canal commission. Representative Longworth has intro- duced a bill appropriating not to ex- ceed $5,000,000 for the purchase of sites and construction of official resi- dences for the diplomatic and consu- lar representatives abroad. Proposals have been invited for the construction of a new cable steamer and mine planter, plans for which have been completed. The war depart- ment wants one of these vessels on the Pacific coast for coast artillerists there. The house of representatives has passed a resolution requesting the sec- retary of the navy to furnish informa- tion “as to what reduction has been made in the skilled labor force employ- ed in the Washington and other navy yards.” The forestry department has issued orders to the rangers on the Hoclyabe, Toquina and Monitor reserves in Lan- der county, Nevada, to kill on sight all wild horses found on the government domain. There are about 15,000 wild horses on these reserves. Extending the application of the provisions of the eight-hour law to watchmen, teamsters, firemen and sta- blemen under the quartermaster’s de- partment, in accordance with recent decisions, will mean an extra cost of $75,000 a year to the war department. About $6,000,000 may be secured from the government by people of the South if a bill reported unanimously by the house committee on war claims becomes a law. The bill gives the court of claims jurisdiction of the claims for captured and abandoned property which was sold during the Civil war and the proceeds turned into the United States treasury. Casualty. The Pittsburg authorities raided al- leged mediums and fortune tellers, taking forty women into custody. Fire in a large building in the whole- sale cotton district of Philadelphia caused $150,000 damage. The building was occupied by manufacturing firms. David Wenger, aged eighty-three years, committed suicide at Tribes Hill, N. Y., by slashing his arm with a razor. He was despondent because of feeble health. A fire in Latchford, Ont., caused a loss of $100,000. King Edward hotel, Alexandria hall, Empire Lumber com- pany, postoffice, assay office and other buildings are a total loss. James H. Lehemann of Brookline, Mass., alleged to have been the head of the band who carried on extensive operations in smuggling Chinese into New England, has been sentenced to four months in jail. F Foreign. The Japanese method of wrestling, jiu jitsu, is to be introduced into all the military and naval gymnasiums of Germany at the express command of the emperor. Charles Frohman has engaged a company of Irish players formerly be- longing to the National Theatrical So- ciety of Dublin to produce Irish peas- ant plays in New York. k; Speaking before the budget commis- sion of the reichstag, Dr. Kriege, per manent German member of the arbi- tration court, said that Germany would soon sign the agreement reach- ed at the The Hague last summer. The Canadian government has made an amendment to the convention nego- tiated between the United States and Canada as regards the postage paid on daily papers. Daily newspapers now charged 4 cents a pound will in future be charged 1 cent a pound. » A Copenhagen school teacher who attended a performance of Shake- speare’s “Macbeth” at the Royal the- ater was so affected by the play that she was taken from the theater a rav- ing maniac. The doctors do not think she will recover. Personal. Frank M. Meindorff, special agent of the department of the interior, died at Portland, Or., of Bright’s disease. Andrew Kauth, for many years one of the pioneer citizens of Hancock, Mich., is dead. He located at Hancock in 1858. Franklin J. Dickman, eight years of age, former chief justice of the Ohio supreme court, died of heart disease at Cleveland. pr. Albert Harrison Mixer, professor emeritus of modern languages at the University of Rochester, is dead at his home in that city. Andrew J. Hirschl, one of the lead- ing attorneys of Chicago and noted as an author and teacher of legal sub- fects, is dead of heart disease. , Seth M. Ackley, rear admiral, U. 8. N., retired, died in Washington, aged sixty-two years. oy Edward E. Currier, Boston repre- sentative of the Southern Pacific rail- road, died at his home in Malden, Mas., aged sixty-one years. George Herbert Sass, who under the | nom de plume of Barton Gray was well known as a writer of verse and for many years has been literary editor of the Charleston (S. C.) Sunday News, is dead. ° H Former Congressman G. A. Jenks, one of the best known attorneys in Western Pennsylvania and a promi- nent figure in national politics twenty- five years ago, is dead. He was seven- ty-two years of age. Président Charles Lincoln White of Colby college, Waterville, Mo., has been notified that he has been chosen as associate corresponding secretary of the American Baptist Home Mis- sion society of New York. He will ac- cept the position. Henry C. Mowry, former president of the Illinois Grain Dealers’ associa- tion and for more than forty years a’ grain dealer in Central Illinois, is dead at his home at Forsythe. He was a veteran of the Civil war and was sev- enty-six years old. Rev. Dr. J. K. Fowler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at La Crosse, former moderator of the Pres- byterian synod of Wisconsin and one of the most prominent clergymen of his denomination in the Northwest, is dead of peritonitis. John W. Oliver, editor and principal owner of the Yonkers Statesman, died at his home in Yonkers at the age of ninety-two years. Mr. Oliver was an early leader in the temperance move-; ment and, with his brother, James Oli- ver, founded the Sons of Temperance. General News Items. President Hyde of Bowdoin college announces that college has been! placed on the Carnegie foundation. Count Alexander Hadik has issued an emphatic denial of his reported en-| gagement to Mrs. Cornelius Vander bilt of New York. Controller of Currency Ridgely de- nies reports that he would resign his position to accept the presidency of the National Bank of Commerce at Kansas City. The president has sent to the sen- ate the nomination of Louis A. Cool- idge of Massachusetts to be assistant | secretary of the treasury to succeed | J. H. Edwards, resigned. i The Chicago board of education has — decided to increase the salary of every j tacher in the Chicago elementary schools. From $25 to $100 was added to the annual pay of each teacher. H The lower house of the Oklahoma legislature passed the following sweep- ing measure regulating hotels: “No cup, dish, vessel or receptable for food shall have cracks visible to the naked eye.” Dr. Felix Hansberger, editor of the! Anzeiger, a German newspaper at Providence, R. I, and a prominent leader in German societies of the country, is dead at his home in Provi-' dence, Railroad engineers have brought to fruition plans for a $20,000.000 union transportation terminal, to be located in the strategic heart of San Fran- cisco. Into this depot will converge all railroads, interurban lines and sub- ‘ways. Mrs. Moses Tucker fell dead in the office of Poor Director Charles West- field of Wilkesbarre, Pa., as he handed her an order for food and clothing for her husband and five starving children, whom she had been striving for sever- al weeks to support. Suffering from a delusion that he was Napoleon I., Coquelin, one of the most brilliant comedians in the theat- rical world of Paris, has been commit- ted to a private sanitarium. A per- sonal friend said he believed the’ great actor’s theatrical career was ended. An order, it is said, is to be confer- | red upon J. Pierpont Morgan, because he kindly allowed the kaiser to deco- rate his palace with some of the mas- terpieces by English painters which’ he owns and which are at present on exhibition in the Royal Academy of Are in Berlin. The Pennsylvania railroad has on its lines 77,000 idle cars, representing an investiment of $77,000,000. Of the idle cars, which represent approxi- mately 35 per cent of the company’s freight car equipment, 61,000 are standing on the sidings and yards over the system, and 16,000 are in the vari- ous shops undergoing or awaiting re- pairs. The Irishman’s Retort. An Irishman one day went into a barber shop to get shaved. After he was seated and the lather about half applied the barber was called to an adjoining room, where he was -de- tained for some time. The barber had in the shop a pet monkey which { was continually imitating his master, | As soon as the latter left the room, the monkey grabbed the brush and: proceeded to finish lathering the Irish- man’s face. After doing this he took . a razor from its case and stropped it and then turned to the Irishman to shave him. “Shtop that,” said the latter firmly. “Ye can tuck the towel in me neck and put the soap on me face, but, begorrah, yer father’s got to shave me.” New Ruse. Mr. Softwood (embarrassed)—Gra- cious! I just heard some one sneeze under the sofa.” Miss Rose—Yes, it's Tommy. I sprinkled some snuff to cateh him.— Chicage News. ' the VA CAUSED BY FLOOD Annual Flood Spreads Ruin and Disaster in Path at Pitts- burg and Vicinity. LOSS WILL REACH MILLIONS Thousands Living in Upper Floors of Their Homes; Water Receding; No Casualties. Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—The annual flood of the rivers and small streams of this section has spread ruin and disaster in its path, The damage and suffering is widespread. The loss in Pittsburg alone will reach several , million dollars. The danger mark was ‘reached early Saturday, and the water continued to raise until noon yester- day, when it reached thirty and seven- tenths feet. It remained at that stage for three hours, and the flood is now slowly receding. The danger mark in this city is twenty-two feet. No Fatalities Reported. A remarkable feature is the absence of fatalities. As far as is known there has been no sacrifice of human life and this is attributed to the early warnings of the local United States ' weather bureau. Live stock has perished in consider- able numbers and there are many re- | ports of persons having narrowly es- caped death in an endeavor to save their property and live stock. Miles of territory in Greater Pitts- burg and vicinity is submerged, and it will be some time to-day before the | water will be back in the channels of rivers and small streams. Loss WIIl Reach Millions. The actual monetary damage can- not be ascertained at this time, but from all accounts it will run up to several million dollars. The suffering caused by the high water is intense. Thousands of per- sons are living in the upper floors of their homes, using skiffs as a means of transportation to and fro. The lower portions of their homes aro filled with water. In many instances the household goods were not re- moved owing to a lack of time, and chairs, tables, pianos and bric-a-brac are floating about the rooms. Suffering Is Intense. To add to the suffering of the vic- tims the weather grew cold yesterday and snow fell, The gas connections of the houses have been disarranged and in their present damp condition life is made miserable for the unfor- tunate occupants. Charitable institutions, making use of many skiffs and rafts, have been busily engaged throughout all of last night and to-day serving hot coffee and food to the families, most of whom are at best very poor. The damage to the manufacturing plants of the Pittsburg district is great. numerous Flee for Their Lives. Steubenville, Ohio, Feb. 17.—Two hundred people were compelled to flee through water, and there were many narrow escapes from drowning yester- | day afternoon at Mingo Junction when a cinder bank thirty feet high, built by the Carnegie Steel company for protection of lowlands from flood, gave way under the pressure of back- water. Fifty houses in the bottoms were inundated. The Ohio river is at flood stage and rising. All railroads but one have suspended train service and many in- dustrial establishments have shut down because of the flood. “COAL OIL JOHNNY” BOGUS. Man Who Poses as Loser of Big For tune Does It to Work People. East Grand Forks, Minn., Feb. 17.— A thorough investigation of the case of John Ward, known as “Coal Oil Johnnie” in this locality, discloses | that he was in no way related to the oil fields character, although it has been reported that he had been, To impress strangers and secure drink, Ward, who was a rounder for years, used to relate mysteriously that he had wealthy relatives, He was never in the oil fields. Champion Cabbage Eater. Appleton, Wis., Feb. 17.—James Madden, Jr., claims the title of being the champion cabbage eater of the country . With a cigar up as a wager succeeded. The heads weighed eight suceeded. The heads weighed eight and ten pounds, and were devoured in half an hour raw. Barnesville Home Burned. Barnesville, Minn., Feb. 17—The pretty home.of Thomas Collins of this city was ruined by fire. The origin of the fire is not known. The loss will be between $4,000 and $5,000. Form Tobacco Pool. Black River Falls, Wis., Feb. 17.— The tobacco raisers of the county have formed a “pool! and President Morse of the tobacco branch of the Society of Equity will be here this week and complete the arrangements for sorting and boxing the tobacco in this city. ‘ $60,000 Necklace Stolen. Berlin, Feb. 17—A pearl necklace and a pin of extraordinary beauty, valued at $60,000, have been stolen i) ” | STEENERSON’S SON IS DROWNED With Another Man He Jumps Overboard From a Tug While on Way to Newport, R. I. Newport, R. I., Feb. 17—Two men, one in the uniform of the United States marine corps, and the other in citizen’s clothes, jumped overboard from the tug Annie R. Wood while on the way from Newport to Fort Greble yesterday, and were drowned. Al- though the bodies have not been re- covered and no positive indentifica- tion has been made, the man in uni- form is thought to have been Private Benjamin C. Steenerson, a son of Congressman Halvor Steenerson of Minnesota. The other man is believed to have been John M. McIntosh, a ma- rine, who was awaiting discharge from the service. According to Capt. Rich of the tug the men showed nothing unusual in their conduct until the tug was off Conanticut Point, when both jumped overboard without warning. Accord- ing to some of the members of the tug’s crew the two men, who are said to have been drinking, jumped sud- denly into the water. The police, how- ever, believe the circumstances war- rant an investigation, and Emil Olson, who was on the tug, was held as a witness. There is said to have been a dispute between the two marines and Olson. Friends of the men are not inclined to credit the theory that they jumped overboard voluntarily and committed suicide. Washington, Feb. 17.—Representa- tive Steenerson of Minnesota night received a dispatch from Lieut. Creesy, marine corps barracks, New- port, R. L, announcing the drowning of his son, Benjamin G. Steenerson, The telegram stated that the drown- ing was accidental and that it took place from a tugboat. RID OF MAIL ORDER WIFE. e Man Gets Divorce and Starts Suit for Alienation of Affection. Waterloo, Iowa, Feb. 17.—Fred Bernd was divorced from his mail or- der wife, Calista Granger-Bernd. The couple were married on Aug. 9, 1907, after a brief courtship by mail, but parted two weeks later, when Bernd accused his new wife of a statutory offense. Her case was investigated by the grand jury, and she pleaded guilty to the indictment. Bernd has etarted action for damages against George B. Van Arsdol, formerly a bank cashier and a married man, for alienation of his wife’s affections, CLEAN OUT BUTTE DENS. Officials Determined to Stop Traffic in Opium. Butte, Mont., Feb. 17.—The city of- ficials of Butte have begun a deter- mined campaign against the sale of opium. Every Chinese merchant in the city has been arrested on the charge of trafficking in the drug. The selling of opium under the city ordi- nance is a misdemeanor. It is the in- tention of the city officials to clean gut a score of opium dens existing in Butte’s Celestial quarter. TO SEEK INTERURBAN LINE. Glenwood and Downing Business Men Want Eau Claire Road. Glenwood, Wis., Feb. 17.—The Busi- ness Men’s Asssociation of Glenwood and Downing will make an effort to secure the extension of the Eau Claire & Menomonie Electric railway line to these two places. It is under- Btood to be the intention of the road altimately to build to the Twin Cities by way of Stillwater. $3,000 Stolen From Train. Nevada, Mo., Feb. 17.—Three thou- kana dollars were stolen from the iron box of a local Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger train en route from Eldorado Springs, Mo., to Nevada. The conductors say that they locked the box when the train left Eldorado Springs and that the money was gone when the train reached Walker, Mo. The officers have no clue to work on. Babe Drowns in Tub. Butte, Mont., Feb. 17.—While its parents were at dinner the nineteen- months-old son of Mr. and Mrs, M. R. Ayers of Divide, near here, toddled into a small tub of water and drowned. The baby was found with its head downward in several inches of water. Hasn’t Paid Booze Cure Tax. . Moorhead, Minn., Feb. 17—At the city offices it was learned that Moor- head has not paid to the state treas- urer the 2 per cent of the license col- lections which is to help create a fund for the establishment of a home for drunkards and habitual inebriates. This city, it is said, was $600 in ar- rears on Jan. 1 last. Attends School Meeting. ;, Moorhead, Minn., Feb, 17.—Presi- dent Weld of the normal leaves next week for Washington, where he will attend the national meeting of city superintendents. Logging Looks Up. , Little Falls, Minn., Feb. 17.—The Jogging which was begun near this place in the fall, but from want of snow has been at a standstill, revived when the snow came, The sawmill at Flensburg is now busy. Mr. Kornow- ski’s mill also started up this week. Kills Wife and Self. Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 17.—Peter Gruenen shot and instantly killed his wife and the shot himself, dying shortly afterward. Gruenen is thought to have been temporarily deranged. last. FOR BANKER MORSE Legal Entanglements of New York Financier and Pro- moter Multiplying. IS INDICTED FOR PERJURY Testimony Before Grand Jury Is In- volved—Pleads Not Guilty to Larceny Charges. New York, Feb. 18.—The legal en- tanglements of Charles W. Morse, for- mer banker and promoter, are multt- plying. A third indictment, alleging perjury by Mr. Morse during an exam- imation before the grand jury, was found by the special grand jury yester- day, a short time after he had appear- ed in court to answer the two indict- ments found against him last week charging him with grand larceny. Another turn in the case yesterday was the serving on Philip J. Britt, counsel for Mr. Morse, of summonses in two actions brought against the former banker. The complaints in these suits have not yet been filed, but it was explained that the relate to stock transactions which occurred some time ago. Morse -Pleads Not Guilty. Morse’s presence in the criminal courts building yesterday morning ‘was comparatively uneventful. If the little financier was worried there was no indication of it in his manner. When arraigned before Justice Dow- Ing he pleaded not guilty through his counsel, and the latter then asked for two weeks in which to examine the indictments and the minutes of the grand jury which returned the indict- ments. The representative of the dis- trict attorney thought that one week was enough, and Judge Dowling agreed with him and set next Monday as the date for further hearing. Indicted for Perjury. After leaving the court room Mr. Morse went to his office and was seen in consultation with former business allies regarding his entangled affairs. It was while so engaged that news ‘was brought to him that another indict- ment, alleging perjury, has been found. The perjury indictment, it was learn- ed, is based upon a loan of $50,000 ob- tained last September by E. R. Thom- as from the Bank of North America, of which Morse was then vice presi- dent. It is alleged at first he denied that the money had been loaned to Thomas, either on his recommenda- tion or without it, but later explained that he wished to correct his testi- mony. This he is said to have done. It 1s pointed out, however, that the law is such that corrected testimony before a grand jury may be made a basis for a charge of perjury. CONGRESS, Legislative, Executive and Judicial Bill Passes House. ‘Washington, Feb. 18.—The legisla- tivo, executive and judicial appropria- tion, bill, one of the largest supply measures of the government, was pass- ed by the house yesterday after sev- eral days’ discussion. The amount carried by it is practically as report- ed by the committee, $32,336.573. After a brief executive session yes- terday the senate ordered the doors closed and for several hours discussed the Wetherspoon nomination. During the executive session an agreement was reached to consider the ocean mail subsidy bill on Wednesday. VETERAN LOSES HIS MIND. Maj. Joseph M. Ballard of Eau Claire Is Committed to Asylum. Eau Claire, Wis., Feb. 18.—Maj. Jo- seph M. Ballard, fifty-five years old, an officer of the Wisconsin national guard for nearly twenty years and a captain in the Third Wisconsin United States volunteers, with a good record of serv- ice in the invasion of Porto Rico in the Spanish war, and a former mem- ber of the Worcester Continentals, ‘Worcester, Mass., was yesterday com- mitted by County Judge Blum to the state asylum at Mendota on account of mental derangement. He had a prosperous business here as a drug- gist. THEFT DELAYS WEDDING. Farmer Robbed of $280 While on Way to Home of Bride. Chicago, Feb. 18.—James McLaugh- lin, the young farmer of Phillips, S. D., who was robbed of $280 at the union station in this city while on his way to Kankakee, Ill., to be married, reached the home of the bride in that eity yesterday, just twelve hours late. Miss Katie White, the bride-to-be, had been prostrated but improved at once. BUSINESS BOOMS AGAIN. Money Is Easy and Merchants Build up Their Stocks. Chicago, Feb. 18.—Confidence is re- turning and there is a gradual recov- ery all over the country from the re- cent slump in business. Special dis- patches from all parts of the country indicate that business is showing more life, idle men are finding employment, money is easier and, most significant of all, manufacturers and merchants are again discounting the future and { buiiding up their stocks. Congressman Steenerson Goes to News port From Washington—Police Drop the Case. Newport, R. I., Feb. 18.—Although the Newport police have abandoned the investigation because the dual tragedy occurred outside their juris- diction and because Chief Crowley be- lieves that there was no foul play, the naval authorities at the training sta- tion are by no means satisfied with the conclusions reached by the police in connection with the drowning here of Privates Benjamin G. Steenerson and John M. Mcintosh of the marine corps. Representative H. F. Steenerson came to Newport from Washington yesterday to be present during the search for the body of his son. Repre- sentative Volstead came with the Crookston congressman. Mr. Steener- son is convinced that intimations of the drowning being other than acci- dental are wholly without foundation. According to information reaching them through the officials at Newport and in the navy department at Wash- ington, his son was aboard the tug, in company with McIntosh, who fell overboard, and in an effort to save him Steenerson also lost his life. Launches from the station have been engaged all day in a search for the bodies, but without success. The search will be continued and as soon as the bodies are recovered an inquest will be held under the direction of the avy department. ~° First Lieutenant Richard B. Creecy, who is in charge of the marine squad at the station, said that he was not satisfied with statements by some of the crew of the tug regarding trouble on board prior to the drowning of Steenerson and McIntosh, ‘ BADGER ROMANCE TANGLED. Man Averts Breach of Promise Sult After First Bride Gets Bonds Cut. , Marinette, Wis., Feb. 18.—The mar- riage of Miss Alvina Ladusire and Julius Behrendt of this city in Menom- inee Sunday evening was the climax of one of the most strenuous romances ever brought to light in Marinette. Behrendt on Aug. 23, 1907, married Miss Katheryn Shannon, a masseuse, and hair dresser of this city. The fol- lowing day Miss Ladusire brought wf breach of promise suit against the ‘groom, claiming that she was prepar- ing her trousseau to marry Behrendt at the time she heard of his marriage to Miss Shannon. One week after the marriage Mrs. Behrendt secured a di- vorce before. Judge Hastings of Green Bay. The breach of promise suit was then withdrawn by Miss Ladusire and the incident was closed Sunday by the marriage across the Wisconsin line. ACTIVE WAR ON WHITE PLAGUE.. Anti-Tuberculosis Conference to Be Held in St. Paul. i St. Paul, Feb. 18. — An important tonference of persons especially inter- ested in the better organization and extension of anti-tuberculosis work in this state will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 25 and 26, at the new capitol. The conference will be held ‘under the auspices of the Minnesota Association for the Prevention and Re lief of Tuberculosis, but will include representatives of and reports from all ‘anti-tuberculosis agencies now at work in the state. It will map out the active campaign soon to be begun throughout the state. CALL LAD OF 18 WRECKER. ®RRailroad Detectives Arrest Youth at Cumberland, Wis. Cumberland, Wis., Feb. 18.—Felix Merino, eighteen years old, was ar- rested here yesterday charged with attempting to wreck a train. Timbers were piled on the track between here and Comstock, but the engineer on a freight train discovered them before any damage resulted. Detectives fol- lowed clues that led to Merino’s ar- rest. DERRICK IS DYNAMITED. Machine of Company Employing Non- union Men Is Destroyed. Clinton, Iowa, Feb. 18. — With a trash heard seven miles away, a der- rick car of the Milwaukee Bridge com- pany was blown up by dynamite yes- terday. Twelve sticks of dynamite failed to explode, and three bridges near the derricks were unharmed, although the derrick was demolished. Werk on the superstructure of the Chicago & North-Western railroad bricge will for the present be stopped. The Milwaukee company employs non- urion men. Railroads Haul Many Logs. Marinette, Wis., Feb. 18.—All ree rds for log hauling was broken Sun- day, when over 200 carloads of logs were hauled to the mills of Marinette- and Menominee. More logs are being ‘earried by rail to the two cities at the present time than have been haul- ed at any previous time in their his- Teacher Is Suicide. Chicago, Feb. 18. — Death rather than public disgrace and a prison cell was chosen yesterday by Andrew Du- paquer, for several years teacher of German in the Hoyne high school of Chicago. Dupaquer had been arrested: en charges preferred by little girls, Killed While at Play. Chicago, Feb. 18—Henry Scarlotta, five years old, was accidentally shot. and killed by his brother James, eight years old, while the two were at: play.