Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 22, 1908, Page 9

—__}—__ Rerald-Review. Important Events at Home and on Foreign Shores Briefly Told. Washington. Rey. Reuben H. Sanders, aged sev- enty-four, a prominent Indiana Metho- dist clergyman, died at La Porte, Ind. Rev. Henry Hikok, aged eighty- nine years, one of the first American missionaries to China, is dead at Wa- tertown, N. Y. Capt. C. J. Badger, superintendent of the naval academy, will serve another year in that capacity after the close of the present academic term. Gov. Hughes has appointed Richard L. Hand, a Democrat, as commission- er to take testimony on the charges preferred against District Attorney Jerome of New York. John H. Mandigo, for twenty years the head of the sporting department of the New York Sun, is dead. He had been in the employ of the Sun for thirty-three years, having begun as an office boy. Capt. Royal R. Ingersoll, until re- cently chief of staff to Rear Admiral Evans, has been assigned to duty as a member of the general staff of the navy, taking the place made vacant by the promotion of Rear Admiral Pills- bury to be chief of the bureau of navi- gation. — Personal. Charles B. Whiting, formerly presi- dent of the Orient Insurance company of Hartford, Conn., is dead. Lieut. Charles A. L. Totten, U. S. A., | retired, and former Yale professor, died at his home in Milford, Conn. Mrs. Anna M. Dayton, mother of Rear Admiral Dayton, U. S. N., in com- mand of the Pacific squadron, died at South Bend, Ind. Samuel L. Carleton, at one time at the head of the world organization of Sons of Temperance, died at Portland, Me., aged eighty-six years. John Vandercook, Jr., president and general manager of the United Press association, died in Chicago as the re- sult of an operation for appendicitis. The board of trustees of Princeton university announces a gift of $250.- 000 from Mrs. Russell Sage for a dor- mitory building, to be used by mem- bers of the freshman class. In order to present military service In its most attractive light, Gen. Bell, chief of staff, has directed that all officers and enlisted men employed in the recruiting service wear their nicest military apparel. J. R. Decker, the veteran editor of the Columbus (Wis.) Republican, died in that city after a lingering illness, aged sixty-six years. Mr. Decker had been editor of the Republican about forty years and was well known throughout the state. Accidental Happenrngs. By the explosion of a boiler in Bell’s tile yard at Pawpaw, sixteen miles north of Mendota, Ill., two men were instantly killed and four badly hurt. Mercedes Murray, the’ eighteen- year-old daughter of Jay Murray of Pocahontas, Iowa, died from severe burns received in playing around a bonfire! A tornado passed over the southern section of Spartanburg county, South Carolina, last week, killing a negro man and seriously injuring his wife at West Springs, and destroying a number of houses. The separator mill of the Aetna Powder company at Miller, Ind., was completely wrecked by the explosion of nitroglycerin. Nobody was in or about the mill at the time and the cause of the explosion is unknown. The North Coast Limited train on the Northern Pacffic was ditched near Glendive, Mont., by running into a burned bridge. Fireman Gustavus and an unknown tramp were killed. Engineer Waddingham was seriously Crimes. A South Bessemer electric car was NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EPITOM held up by a negro highwayman near Powderly, Ala., and Conductor Adams killed. William Robinson of Old Forge, Pa., aged about twenty-seven, shot and probably fatally wounded Ellen Moore of Scranton, Pa. Jealousy is given as the cause of the shooting. An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck a west-bound passenger train on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad near Lowman, N. Y., by piling ties on the track. The severed head of a corpse, sup- posed to be that of Michael Sobods of Bedford, a suburb, was washed ashore from the river at Cleveland, revealing what is thought to have been a case of murder and robbery. Mrs. Bazzie E. Mullally, aged seven- ty years, a wealthy recluse, was found dead in her home in St. Louis with her throat cut from ear to ear, and a negro chore boy has confessed that he murdered the old woman to rob her of the large sum she was sup- posed to carry. George W. Thomas, cashier of the First State Bank of Newport, Wash., committed suicide at the Colonial notel in Spokane by taking strych- nine. Domestic troubles and failing health are said to have prompted the act. DEFECTIVE PAGE BY CO COMMITEE Stevens of nbinieoia “Uses Probe Relentlessly in Sub- marine Graft Inquiry. —— CHARGES; ARE REITERATED Man Who Started Inquiry Insists That Excessive Profits Were Made in Contracts. —_——_ Washington, April 19.—Representa- tive Lilley, under whose resolution a special committee of the house has been investigating the Electric Boat company, reiterated his charges yes- terday before the committee that the company has made excessive profits on the contracts it has secured from the United States government, and the most rigid cross-examination by members of the committee, assisted by Martin Littleton, attorney for the Electric company, failed to make him retract. Probe Relentlessly. “Mr. Howard, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Olmsted manipulated the probe re- lentlessly and vigerously, the latter two especially trying to get the author of the charges to admit that the sec- retaries and other officials of he navy department were incompetents and that they were fooled and duped in entering into contracts with the Elec- tric company. Mr. Stevens devoted more than an hour to a remarkably earnest effort to have Mr. Lilley charge the secretary of the navy and his predecessors with- in the last six or seven years, the chiefs of the navy bureaus and naval officials generally with “gross igno- rance, inefficiency and incompetence,” in that they were responsible for the awarding of contracts to the Electric Boat company which netted that con- cern, allegedly, more than $1,000,000 of excessive profit at the govern- ment’s cost. Not Good Business Men. Mr. Lilley steadfastly refused to father such a charge. He maintained that, to the contrary, he believed these men were highly competent “in their line and so far as their informa- tion carried them,” but he insisted that they were not good business men. An attempt by Mr. Stevens to have Mr. Lilley testify that on the shoul- ders of the president should be placed the responsibility for the alleged in- competency of naval officials elicited the reply that the policy which has brought into office five secretaries of the navy in as many years is a poor policy. Before the committee adjourned for the day Mr. Lilley, in reply to Chair- man Boutell, said that he did not charge corruption on the part of any official of the navy department in the matter of this alleged excessive profit. ALDRICH BILL LAID ON TABLE. House Committee Unanimously Lays Measure to Rest. Washington, April 19. — The house committee on banking and currency yesterday voted unanimously to table the Aldrich financial bill. It also was decided to give a hearing to-day to Representative Vreeland of New York, who recently introduced a finan- cial bill which is looked upon as a substitute for the Aldrich measure. The discussion in committee was brief. The only point debated was as as to whether the committee should make a formal report giving its rea- sons to the house for its unfavorable. action, and the conclusion finally was reached that no reasons should be given. Consequently the committee’s report will be a mere statement of the action of the committee. Vreeland Bill Next. The Vreeland bill, introduced in the house last week as a substitute for the Aldrich bill, and which, it is understood, is to be considered at a Republican caucus to be held next week, was not considered at yester- day’s meeting of the committee. Chairman Fowler and other mem- bers of the committee refused to be quoted as to the probable fate of the Vreeland bill. The tabling of the Aldrich bill will result in currency legislation being perfected by conferences of the two branches of congress if the house car- ries out the probable program of now passing the Vreeland bil. In that event, when the house meas- ure would come to the senate, all after the enacting clause would be struck out and the provisions of the Aldrich bill substituted. The effect would be to put both the Vreeland and the Ald- rich bills into conference and from them a currency bill probably would be agreed upon. Justice Works Quickly. Chicago, April 19.—EHighteen hours after their arrest for highway robbery, Peter and Joseph Smith were occupy- ing cells in the penitentiary at Michi- gan City, Ind. They confessed to holding up Riley Dean and his wife. Section Men Will Strike. Chippewa Falls, Wis., April 19. — ‘Wisconsin Central section men all along the line will go on strike be- cause the company has issued a new wage scale of $1.25 per day for ten hours. French Lose 28 and Arabs 125 in Stub- born Fight at Talzaza Hill in Algeria. Tiflis April 19—The Russian troops which recently invaded Persian terri- tory in the vicinity of Lenkorah for the purpose of punishing Kurdish raiders of the Russian garrison at the frontier post, Belesuvar, April 15, act- ed with a promptitude calculated to overawe the tribes of the first class near Belesuvar. The fight which ensued assumed the proportions of a pitched battle, The Russians were greatly outnum- bered, but they pressed the battle with great vigor and routed the Per- sians, inflicting a loss of 34 men kill- ed and 50 wounded. The remainder of the tribesmen broke and fled. Wipe Out Three Villages. The Russians lost one officer and seven soldiers wounded. The can- nonade set fire to the village of Bele- suvar, the destruction of which was completed by the Cossacks after a ruthless house to house search for the Russian arms stolen during the raid of April 13. Pressing their advantage, the Rus- sians bombarded the neighboring vil- lages of Kedzhabeklu and Zariah and razed both. The noncombatants suf- fered great losses. Kingdom of Robber Band. The theater of war is in the moun- tain range of Karadagh, which wedges in the Russian boundary and is the traditional kingdom of robber, tribes who boast thousands of fight- ers, armed with modern implements: of war and organized with a sem- blance of military discipline. Feirce Fight in Algeria. Colomb Bechar, Algeria, April 18— A French column posted on Talzaza hill, which commands the plain of Tamlet, was attacked fiercely at day- light yesterday by a number of Ber- bers. Although surprised, the French force rallied and fought desperately and not only beat off their adversaries but pursued them for six miles. The French victory was costly. Twenty-eight men, including an offi- cer, were killed and 100 men, includ- ing ten officers, were wounded. The losses were greatest in the foreign le- gion. The Berber losses were much) heavier, no less than 125 dead bodies’ being found by the French troops. CLERGYMAN KILLS HIMSELF. Sensational Scandal Is Brought to Light by Suicide. Woodbury, N. J., April 19. — This quiet little town was greatly shocked yesterday over the sensational suicide of Rev. George W. Tomson, pastor of the Woodbury Presbyterian church, and the subsequent developments, which involved the names of at least three women of this place. Mr. Tomson was found dead in the, Newton hotel with a bullet in his’ brain. But the sensation caused by his sul- cide was as nothing compared with the conditions that were developed when the clergyman’s friends search- ed for a motive for his act. About a week ago public announce- ment was made of Mr. Tomson’s en- gagement to wed Mrs. Fannie Ken- worthy, a wealthy widow of this place and a member of his church. When the tragedy came yesterday it was learned that the preacher had been paying attention to another woman. This woman is alleged to have declared in a meeting of Sunday school teachers that Mr. Tomson had promised to marry her, and she fur- ther declared that he never would marry Mrs. Kenworthy. Now that the clergyman is dead there are many stories coming out as to the life he led, but how many of them are true it is impossible to as- certain, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, a widow, who nursed Mr. Tomson’s wife in her last illness, had told members of the congregation since the Sunday school meeting that the minister had been attentive to her. HUNTS ELOPING WIFE TO DEATH St. Paul Man Lures Woman to Chica- go Street and Stabs Her. Chicago, April 19.—Swearing venge- ance because the woman who bore his name had deserted him to elope with another, Giuseppe Crea of St. Paul, thirty-one years old, after traveling hundreds of miles in a vain search, lured his wife to Halsted and West Taylor streets yesterday and mortally wounded her in the presence of hun- dreds. Crea stabbed her three times, each wound in itself being sufficient to cause death. When the woman fell unconscious to the ground the assassin, with a laugh, fled from the place, pursued by a mob of his fellow countrymen. The man kept his pursuers at bay with a revolver and finally made his escape. Used Mails to Defraud. Chicago, April 19.—Mrs_ Jennie Call, who, under the name of ‘BE. L. Clinn, ‘conducted a matrimonial agency in ‘Chicago, was found guilty yesterday by a jury in the federal court of hav- ing used the United States mails to promote a fraud. Child Burned to Death. « Greensburg, Pa., April 19. — The four-year-old son of Robert Wilkinson tof Hermine, near here, was burned to death in a fire which destroyed the family home yesterday. mW ITALY TO USE BIG. STICK IN TURK Squadron of Eleven Warships Will Make Demonstration in Turkish Waters. MAY OCCUPY SMALL ISLAND Hopes That Turkey Will See Error of Her Ways and Give Com- plete Satisfaction. Rome, April 21.—An Italian squad- ron, under command of Admiral Gre- not, will set out probably to-day for the purpose of making demonstration in Turkish waters. The squadron comprises eleven warships. Alto- gether the vessels will carry 5,095 men, and their objective point will be Asia Minor, some seven hundred miles away. It has been decided, if it is deemed necessary, also to occupy a small isl- and off that coast, but it is hoped here that Turkey may see the error of her ways and give full satisfaction, so that more energetic measures may be avoided. The difficulty between the two hations arises out of the refusal of the Turkish government to permit the installation of Italian postoffices in Turkish territory, while at the same time other foreign nations have established and are conducting post- offices there without interference. Much Irritation in italy. Considerable irritation has been felt here oyer the murder of an Italian missionary in Tripoli and the prosecu- tion by the Ottoman authorities of natives who have sold land to Ital- jans, but the present action of the Italian government is based primarily on the postoffice question. For years it has been felt in gov- ernment circles in Rome that Turkey has been taking advantage of the in- ternational situation to act in a high- handed manner toward Italians, show- ing but little respect for Italian rights. This government, it is stated, has been indulgent, not wishing to cause complications which might endanger the accord of the powers with regard to the Ottoman or the Balkan prob- lems. Turned Down by Turkey. In addition there has been much op- position on the part of Turkey to all peaceful Italian initiative in Tripoli, and matters reached a climax when Ita:ry asked for permission to open postoffices in Turkish territory where other powers already were establish- ed, and met with what is considered py the administration here as unjusti- fiable refusal, for, besides being an acquired right, Italy considers that she is entitled to claim it according to treaties between the two countries granting’ her the. privileges of the most favored nation. Apparently Turkey came to the con- clusion that the Italian government would never resort to extreme meas- ures, in view of the fact that the Macedonian problem is pending, for the settlement of which the accord of the powers is indispensable, and she went so far as to order detachments of troops to guard the Italian post- offices and thus prevent the work from being carried on. To this provocation the Italian ad- ministration felt that it could only re- ply with coercive measures in order to protect the dignity of Italy and safeguard her rights. ‘ BIG STICK FOR VENEZUELA. Senate Resolution Will Give President Authority to Proceed as He Sees Fit. Washington, April 21.—As the re- sult of a number of conferences which Chairman Cullom of the senate com- mittee on foreign relations has had recently with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root, it is probable that before the adjournment of the present session of congress blanket authority will be voted to the presi- dent to proceed against Venezuela in such manner as subsequent events may require to uphold the dignity of the United States and to protect the interests of American citizens. A res- olution giving such authority to the president has been drafted by Senator Cullom and approved by the president and Secretary Root. Under such authority the adminis- tration would again demand the sub- mission to arbitration of claims of American citizens and corporations against Venezuela. If Mr. Castro should continue his present attitude there is no question that the Ameri- can government would have the pow- ed to resort to force. Furthermore, the indications are that an aggressive program would be adopted. Two Indiana Fishermen Drown. Jasonville, Ind., April 21. — John Garfield and Thomas Ford were drowned in the lake near here. They were fishing and their boat capsized. “Father” Chadwick Dying. New York, April 21.—Henry Chad- wick, known throughout the country as the “father of baseball,” is report- ea dying at his residence in Brooklyn. Mr. Chadwick is suffering from pneu- monia and heart trouble. He was eighty-three years old. Troops Ordered Home. Pensacola, Fla., April 21. — Gov. Broward last night ordered all the/}e river, swollen by freshets, nine Grand Trunk Pacific railway work- men were thrown into the water and four were drowned. | state troops sent here to preserve or- der during the strike of motormen and conductors to return to their homes. 3,000 PEOPLE AR "ARE. HOMELESS Monetary. Loss as Result of Storm and High Water Will Probably Exceed $1,000,000. Fort Worth, Tex., April 21—The in- dications are that the storm which has prevailed for the past several days in North Texas is about over. The waters are rapidly receding. At this time, however, the Texas & Pacific transcontinental line is cut in two. There has been on train to or from California since Friday morning, and the most optimistic of the rail- road officials do not hope to reopen traffic before Tuesday. Lost Miles of Track. The St. Louis & San Francisco has lost miles of track between this city and Brady, and one great steel bridge over the Leon river is reported to have been destroyed. At Waco the Brazos river reached its high-water mark yesterday when the gauge showed 35 feet. East Waco was inundated by the breaking of a levee. Farms in the lowlands are greatly damaged and hundreds of head of live stock have been drowned. The situation is serious and the worst of the rise is yet to reach this point. The Cotton Belt has lost many of its bridges and it is not attempting to run trains. Fort Worth Flooded. The crest of the flood reached Fort | Worth about noon yesterday, and two hours later the water began to receds. The city park and vicinity was inun- dated te a depth of about ten feet. Between Fort Worth and North Fort Worth, where the packing houses are located, the water reached a depth of six to seven feet. Fully 3,000 persons, principally of the poorer classes, were driven from their hemes by the submerged dis- trict. While an accurate estimate of the moretary loss at this time is im- possible, it is believed that the loss will exceed $1.000.000. KEEP BOOZE OUT OF DRY STATES Senators Nelson and Bacon Say Con- gress Has Power to Put on Lid. Washington, April 21. — What are admitted to be the most important opinions that have been given by the lawyers of the present congress are those just issued by the five mem- bers of the judiciary committee of the senate relating to the liquor legisla- tion pending in congress covering the question of the transportation of liquor in interstate commerce, espe- cially into states which have prohibi- tory laws against the manufacture and sale of liquor. Two members of this subcommittee of the senate judiciary committee, Senators Nelson of Minnesota and Ba- con of Georgia, hold the opinion that it is within the power of congress ab- solutely to prohibit the entry of liquor n interstate commerce into those states. , Congress Has Power. In other words, that congress has| The provision for battleships was power to so legislate that the laws of the states, enacted under the police powers of the states, shall become op- erative to cover liquor shipped in in- terstate commerce upon its entry into such prohibition states and before the | liquor reaches the consignee. Tawney, Senators Knox of Pennsylvania, Fulton of Oregon and Rayner of Mary- land unite in holding that congress has no such power under the constitu- tion. Senator Nelson’s opinion on this} subject is regarded as by far the | most luminous and vigorous of any that has been given in either house of congress in favor of the power of con. gress to deal with this subject. | BIG SQUADRON IS SPLIT UP. Four Harbors on Coast Are Entertain- | ing Battleships. | Los Angeles, April 21. — For the | first time since leaving Hampton | Roads the battleships of the Atlantic | fleet are separated. In four harbors, a few miles apart, they lie at anchor in divisions of four and the positions they will maintain until next Satur- day, morning, when the sixteen fight- ing craft, again united under the flag of Rear Admiral Thomas, will get un- der way for Santa Barbara, the next port of welcome. The division of the fleet was accomplished at 6 o’clock | yesterday morning,\but at even that} early hour the shores of San Pedro harbor and the hills overlooking were well covered with spectators, eager to witness the maneuvers of the war- ships. A striking feature of the service in each of the big churches of Los An- geles was the presence of squads of sailors in uniform. The “church squads,” composed of first-class liber- ty men, after attending devotions were given until morning to see the city. Woman Kills Herself. | before congress. Tuesday. Washington, April 14. — Unlookéd- for progress was made by the house yesterday in the consideration of the naval appropriation bill. When it was’ laid aside for the day it had been one- half disposed of, and the advocates of the four battleships proposition were aligning themselves in preparation for the fight on that subject, which proba- bly will occur to-day. The hopes of the officers of the navy and marine ‘corps for an increase in pay were | dashed to the ground when, on a point of order by Mr. Madden of Illinois, there was stricken from the bill the provision for such increase. The brief session of the senate yes- terday was devoted to the transaction of routine business. Wednesday. Washington, April 15. — Applause that smothered the pounding of the jvice president's gavel attested the warmth of the reception given by the crowded galleries of the senate to the speech of Senator Foraker in defense of the colored soldiers discharged w'‘thout honor by the president be- cause of their supposed connection with the Brownsville affair. The day was made notable in the annals of senatorial oratory, Never in the his- tory of the senate have the galleries so fully surrendered to representa- tives of the negro race, more than half of the crowd that filled every available seat and standing room be- ing occupied by them. A message was received from the president advocating the building of four more battleships. The expected fight in the house of representatives over the question whether there shall be two or four | battleships authorized for the coming ;year did not materialize yesterday while the naval appropriation bill was under consideration. Instead most of the session was devoted to a lively de- bate in regard to naval stations in the Philippines. The supporters of the | Subig bay station, led by Messrs. Foss and Hobson, were victorious. Thursday. Washington, April 16—By a vote of 199 to 83 the house of representa- tives yesterday decided against the president’s program for four battle- ships and adhered to the recommen- | dation of its committee on naval af- }fairs for two vessels of that type. This reult was reached after a debate which lasted for four hours and was received with applause. The entire session was devoted to a considera- | tion of the navy increase provision of the naval appropriation bill. As this increase was provided in the last sec- tion of the bill the measure was prac- tically concluded with the disposition | of the provision. Battle Is Hard Fought. the chief subject of interest, the com- mittee’s recommendation for two ships of that type prevailing by a de- cisive vote after a hard fought effort to increase the number to four. The increase was opposed by Mr. chairman of the committee on naval affairs; Mr. Willetts, a. mi- nority leader, and others, and was ad- vocated by Mr. Hobson of Alabama, who declared that in relation to the increase of old nations four battle- ships would only keep the American navy abreast of other great navies. Longworth Gets Into It. Mr. Longworth of Ohio in a vigor- | ous speech told the house that the | president was more interested in this increase than in any other question , and as practically all of them had in the last election de- clared that they had supported him | this was a good opportunity to live up to that declaration. An amendment by Mr. Tawn>y to reduce the number of new battleships to one was voted down by an even more decided majority than was Mr. Hobson’s proposition for an increase to four. Amendments were adopted that one of the batt!eships and one of the col- liers shall be built in a navy yard. The bill as it stands authorizes ex- penditures of $107,873,000. The senate devoted its entire time yesterday to considering bills on the calendar. Among the measures pass- ed was one suppressing betting on races and games of various kinds in the District of Columbia. Friday. Washington, April 18.— Injunction against the enforcement of state laws can only be issued by a majority of three federal judges who are to pass npon them, if a bill that passed the senate yesterday becomes a law. The bill was drafted in the judiciary com- mittee from a number of measures Chicago, April 21.—Jessie Llewel- lyn Call, daughter of Former Govern- or Llewellyn of Kansas, committed suicide in her room in a hotel here last night by taking poison. De- spondency because of ill health is be- lieved to have been the cause. Thugs Break Into Convent. St. Paul, April 21—While ten Sis- ters of St. Francis were conducting special Easter services for the chil- dren at St. Adelbert’s ‘Catholic church burglars broke into the con- vent across the street and stole $300. Scow Upsets; Four Drown. Winnipeg, Man., April 21—By the upsetting of a scow crossing the Bat- under consideration. The senate discussed at length the bill to appropriate the proceeds of the sale of certain public lands for the reclamation of swamp lands, but made little progress toward its pas- sage. The attitude of Emperor William and the Berlin court toward David Jayne Hill, named by the president to be ambassador at that capital, was ‘the subject of comment in the house of representatives yesterday during the consideration of the diplomatic ‘and consular bill. Both Mr. Perkins of New York and Mr. Slayden of Tex- s expressed the opinion that the ob- jections to Mr. Hill were due to ne ‘other cause than that Mr. Hill was ‘financially unable to maintain a cer- ‘tain standard of social represen:a- tion