Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 7, 1908, Page 8

Aerald--Review. BY Cc. E, KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - - MINNESOTA. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EPITOME {mportant Events at Home and o9 Foreign Shores Briefly Told. At the Capital. Recent reports having failed to indi- cate the presence of yellow fever in: Havana, Cuba, the public health serv-' ice has removed the quarantine: against that city, The funeral of Lieut. Selfridge, who was killed in the fall of the Wright aeroplane at Fort Myer a few days 0, was held at Arlington national cemetery last week. Dispatches received at the war de-, partment from Provisional Governor’ Magoon show that at least two men were killed and a number injured as a result of political disturbances in) Cuba. The war department has made pub- lic the names of ninety-one persons appointed second lieutenants from civil life as the result of competitive examination at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., n July. The president has appointed Joseph Stewart of Missouri to be second as- sistant postmaster general, in the place of James T. McCleary, resigned. ; Mr. Stewart has had a long experience in the postoffice service and is now superintendent of the division of rail- way adjustment, According to a report made public by the general land office there were 83 land entries in Minnesota during the past year, involving 429,351 acres end bringing receipts to the govern- ment aggregating $476,242. One mil- lion three hundred thousand acres were entered in North Dakota and about 2,000,000 acres in South Dakota. People Talked About. Albert Pierre Rene Maignan, the French historical painter, who was. born at Beaumont in 1844, is dead at. Paris, Sir George Truscott has been elect- ed lord mayor of London, in succes- ion to Sir John Charles Bell. He will sume office Nov. 9, John McClurg, president of the Cos- mopolitan National bank, and for many years a well known business' man of Pittsburg, is dead. Travus Ross, who has been the messenger for seventeen postmaster nerals, died at his home in Wash- on at the age of sixty years of cancer of the liver. nil F, Grann of West Wareham, is dead as the result of having baek broken in the annual sopho- niore-freshman cane rush at Worces- ter Polytechnic institute. Accidental Happenings. Earl Hubbard was crushed to death t miles south of Waterloo by a of coal that passed over his head. Three men were killed in the wreck of a freight train on the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo railroad at Min- eral Springs. The three-year-old son of J. B. Per- kins of Cheyenne, Wyo., was killed hile eating watermelon. The boy lowed a seed, which lodged in his windpipe. sudden fire in the gas mantle fac- f the Lindsay Light company at nicago drove 400 girls from the build- ing in a panicky haste. The property loss was small, George W. Chalmers of Hebron, Ind., thirty-seven years old, fell asleep while fishing, tumbled into the river and was drowned. His body was not recovered for twelve hours. The office building and lumber yard of the Kelly Bros, Lumber company, the plant of the Three States Imple- ment company and several houses at Cairo, Ill, were burned. Loss, $125,- 000. The body of a man who was run over by a train and instantly killed in the Kentucky & Indiana yards at Louis- ville was identified as that of Thomas Cockrill, the noted Breathitt county feudist. Four police officers were injured at Philadelphia, three of them seriously, by the explosion of a dynamite deto- nating cap by burglars in their hur- ried departure from the diamond store of Joseph H. Deschamps. . Crimes. As she lay sleeping in bed with her two children, Mrs, Helen Roach of New York, twenty-five years old, was shot twice. She died instantly. Richard Himes, who has been living alone on a farm seven miles north of Traer, Iowa, was missing from about midnight Saturday until Thursday, when his body was discovered in the timber near the southern boundary of Black Hawk county. It is believed he wandered away in the darkness, be- came lost and perished from exposure. W. L. Dixon of Mount Auburn, Iowa, who was taken for passing forged checks in the amount of $800, has made a complete confession in the hope of securing clemency from the judge. He has waived all prelimina- ries and will be given an early sen- tence. Dr, Charles McCormick, an inde pendent candidate for congress in the First district—Chicago—was indicted for criminal libel on complaint of Fred A. Busse, mayor of this city. Dr. Me Cormick is accused of having publish: ed a pamphlet attacking the mayor. tion at Lille, Alberta, with the resuit that Anglo Mont shot Joseph Costino dead and fatally wounded his brother, A. Costino. The mounted police cap- tured the murderer, Yancey Carter, Independence candi- date for governor of Georgia, has been indicted by a grand jury of Hart county. It is charged that Carter car- ried concealed weapons into a voting precinct during jhe Democratic pri- mary of June 5. George von der Schulenburg, a drug clerk, who jumped from a window into a 100-foot airshaft in New York, is dead. His wife had summoned offi- cers and was demanding her hus- band’s arrest on the ground of biga- my when the man jumped to his death. Foreign. The state council of Switzerland has approved the arbitration treaty with the United States. A Turkish steamer ran down the steam ferryboat Stamboul outside the harbor at Smyrna. One hundred and forty persons were drowned. Twenty persons were killed and nineteen seriously injured as the re- sult of a terrific collision on the ele- vated railway in the center of Berlin. The police of Budapest arrested two anarchists suspected of plotting an at- tempt on the life of King Alfonso, who is now at Munich, on his way to Vi- enna. As the rasult of a renewed demand for diamonds in the United States and England, the De Beers mines, which have been working only five days weekly, will resume full operation. There have been 500 deaths from the bubonic plague at Tong Sha, Chi- na, since the outbreak of the epidemic. No alarm is felt, however, and it is not Believed that spread. The detectives of Scotland Yard are searching for an adroit swindler, who in the course of a single morning vic- timized no less than eight branches of the London & Southwestern bank and got away with several thousand pounds, For the first time in the history of the British Pharmaceutical society the Peireira medal, the blue ribbon prize in pharmacy, has been won by a wom- an. The successful candidate is Ger- trude H. Wren. A tragedy occurred at Camp Jessa- mine, near Manila, resulting in the death of Lieut. Edward J. Bloom of | the Fourth infantry and Private Sut- tles, Company K, of the same regi- ment. Suttles, for some reason, shot Bloom and then cut his own throat. Otherwise. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has entered the employ of a carpet company at Thompsonville, Conn., as a clerk, ex- pecting to go into the wool depart- ment later. William O. Curtiss, at one time an Iowa authority upon questions of title and lands, was found dead in his room | in the Trostel block. He was sitting bolt upright in a chair. W. F. Conklin, former city solicitor, was discovered dead in his bed at | There was no evi-} Iowa City, Iowa. dence of foul piay, but Coroner Dono- van is investigating the case. Twelve Ohio counties voted last week under the Rose law, and all went | “dry” by majorities ranging from a few hundred to more than 2,000. The number of saloons affected is 289. Grieving over the untimely death of his brother Samuel, who met his death in the recent wreck at Young’s Point, Mont., Abraham Siomowitz suffered an attack of apoplexy at Billings and died. Ninety-three heroes who within the last year have saved the lives of drowning persons in the waters around New York were presented with medals or certificates of honor at the city hall in New York by the United States Volunteer Live-saving corps. The filing at Phillippi, W. Va., of a suit for $100,000 damages on an alle- gation of breach of promise to marry by Louise Lonsdale, a New York ac- tress, against Blaine Elkins, youngest son of United States Senator Stephen B. Elkins, has caused a sensation. The young man is a brother of Katherine Elkins, who is reported engaged to marry the duke of Abruzzi. A sealed verdict awarding damages of 1 cent was returned in the circuit court of St. Clair county at Belleville, Til, after attorneys for the plaintiff had stated that they had agreed to take the case for one-half the damages | recovered. The suit was instituted by Mrs. Lena Swartz of French Village, I., who asked $10,000, alleging that her stepdaughter, Amelia Swartz, had called her objectionable names. Manufacturers of railroad material, representing hundreds of millions of dollars in capital, met at the Waldorf- Astoria hotel, in New York, to form an organization to combat the attacks on railroads from legislative and oth- er sources. As a direct consequence of the general attacks which have been made on railroads it was decided that some of the firms manufacturing railroad material have suffered losses amounting to 75 per cent. Not for years have wolves been so sumerous in Iron county, Michigan, as | this fall. Particularly is this the case in the Fisher settlement. The beasts are traveling in packs and are causing no little anxiety on the part of parents whose children attend rural schools. Coroner Hoffman of Chicago has discovered that a unique gang of or- ganized ghouls exists in that city. The plan, according to the police, is to claim bodies that are uncalled for as “relatives” and appropriating any jewelry that the deceased may have after the burial has been paid for. the disease will} GREAT FET 1S -WHDLY CHEERED American Battleships on Cruise Around the World Anchor in Manila Bay. (ON SCENE OF HISTORIC FIGHT Fleet Evokes Wildest Enthusiasm and Admiration of Thousands of Filipinos. Manila, Oct. 4. — With the brilliant tropical sunlight pouring down on their polished buns and gleaming paint, and a swift land breeze whip- ping their many flags out straight from the staffs and stirring the bunt- ing that covered the half hundred launches and excursion steamers that, crowded with thousands, escorted the big ships up the bay, the Atlantic bat- Ueship fleet steamed slowly into Ma- nila bay yesterday afternoon, and, sailing majestically across the battle- field where Dewey and his men fought their historic fight with the Spanish fleet ten years ago, dropped anchor off the city. The fleet cleared the south channel shortly after noon and steamed up the center of the bay, while launches and steamers, sailing proudly along beside the monsters of the navy, sounded a discordant welcome with whistles, cheers and every other noise-making device that could be contrived. Filipinos Cheer Wildly. The ships presented a magnificent appearance as they moved slowly along, and the sight of the long line evoked the wildest enthusiasm and admiration of thousands that crowd- {ed every point of vantage. The anchorage was reached at 3 p. m., and all along the shore line the crowds continued to increase, even | after the last vessel had come to rest. As the ships anchored, Gen. Weston, military commander in this city, sent a wireless message conveying, the | greetings of himself, his officers and the men of the army to Admiral Sper- ry and his men. Admiral Sperry re- plied, thanking him for his kind wel- come. Gov. Gen. Smith witnessed the arrival of the fleet from his launch, where he entertained a large party of officials. He probably will pay his official visit to the Connecticut this morning, when Manila’s welcome to the sailors will be tendered in the form of a great water parade. Cruise Two-thirds Accomplished. Their cruise around the world two- thirds accomplished, the sixteen bat- tleships which started from Hampton Roads last December are anchored in double column off the breakwater, close to the Lunetta, whence a splen- did view of the warships was obtain- ed. Following a conference of some | length, it was announced that orders had been issued directing that nothing | be taken aboard from on shore pend- ing further considération of the epi- demic of cholera in Manila. Will Not Be Allowed to Land. Rear Admiral Sperry has finally de- cided not to land any men here and to maintain a practical quarantine of the ships during their stay. Admiral Sperry discussed the question with Gov. Gen. Smith this morning, and this action was determined upon. There are still several new cases of cholera daily. The officers will be allowed brief shore liberty under close restrictions. Girl Going Blind Ends Life. St. Louis, Oct. 4.—Fearing blindness and believing that her failing eyesight would prevent her from doing her part in supporting her aged parents, Rosie Courte, twenty-eight years old, com- mitted suicide yesterday by drinking carbolic acid. Blizzard in Montana. Butte, Mont., Oct. 4. — A blizzard general over this section, struck Butte last night and six inches of snow has fallen, crippling traffic and telegraph service and delaying trains. Naval Officer Dead. Washington, Oct. 4. — Commander John B, Bernardou, American naval attache of the embassies at Rome and Vienna, died atthe naval hospital in New York yesterday afternoon. Fatally Kicked by Cow. Twin Valley, Minn., Oct. 4. — Mrs. Jones Ramsey, wife of a prominent ‘farmer of this county, was killed last night by being kicked in the abdomen by a vicious cow. Big Gift for Grinnell. Fort Dodge, Iowa, Oct. 4.—Martha G. Haskell of this city has given $10, ,000 to Grinnell college, her donation ranking among the largest received by that school. Summer Hotels Burned. Boston, Oct. 4.—Great Hall and the Ocean View hotel, two of the largest summer houses on the ocean boule- vard at Winthrop, were burned yester- day, together with several cotttages. The loss is estimated at $150,000. Shoots Off Thumb by Mishap. Barnesville, Minn., Oct. 4.—August ; Frederickson, a farmer, residing nine ; miles north of this city, near Wowner, accidentally shot off one of his thumbs yesterday when he took a shot at a skunk. TERRORIZED BY OUTLAW GANG Vigilance Cheatin Occinises to Hunt Down Desperadoes in Virginia. Richmond,, Va., Oct, 3.—Excitement in Arvonia is greatly allayed, but in the outlying districts, where the housés are several miles distant from each other, the people are still fearful of visitations from the Zimmerman- Thomas gang of outlaws. The crisis was reached yesterday when Mr. Ed- mund W. Hubbard, commonwealth’s attorney, of Buckingham county, tele- graphed to the justice of the peace in Arvonia tg summon eighty men and to form them in squads of twenty to scour the country for the desperadoes. Mr. Hubbard acted after consulting with Gov. Swanson. It is supposed that the vigilance committee started last night, though no direct informa- tion of their movements or plans of the authorities could be gained. Result of Old Grudge. The latest report from the outlaw country is that Charles Newton, brother-in-law of Benjamin Zimmer- man, supposed to be the leader of the gang, is dead from wounds inflicted by some one of the desperadoes. The re- port could not be confirmed, owing to the inaccessibility of the place where the shooting is said to have occurred, but it is generally believed that New- ton has been killed. The murder, if it occurred, is the result of an old grudge existing between the victim and his slayer. Some time ago Zimmerman is alleg- ed to have attempted a criminal as- sault on Newton’s wife, and after the warrant was sworn out for his arrest to have threatened his brother-in-law. Reporters Heed Warning. Affairs for newspaper men reached a climax yesterday morning when the first greeting they received was that they would be shot on sight, and that it would be well for them to leave the village. The bearer of the message, a citizen of some prominence, would not divulge the name of the sender. He repeated the message several times and the reporters took him at his word, . EXAGGERATE TIMBER LOSS. Forest Fires Do Much Damage, but Not as Heavy as Estimated. Ishpeming, Mich., Oct. 3. — While thousands of acres of pine lands were swept by the forest fires recently prev- alent in Upper Michigan, and while es- timates of the eloss of timber run well into the millions of feet, it is the claim of woodsmen that the stdries of the damage wrought bave been great- ly exaggerated. A case in point is the reported de- struction of 8,000,000 feet of pine on lands of Hebard & Sons, in the Point Abbaye district of Baraga county. The actual loss here, it is said, will not exceed 400,000 feet. TWO BOY PIRATES CAUGHT. Adventurers Stole a Lake Launch and Loaded It With Plunder. Grand Marais, Mich., Oct. 3—Denny Masse, aged sixteen, and Fred Payne, aged fourteen, confessed amateur lake pirates, who ten days ago robbed the Hargrave & Hill store of merchandise worth $300, loaded it into a stolen naphtha launch and started for the Canadian +shore, were captured on Michipicotten island, Lake Superior, by the Canadian authorities and have been brought here. The stolen boat and part of the merchandise were recovered. A storm interrupted the journey of the youth- ful adventurers. REMOVED BY PRESIDENT. Collector of Port Violates Rules Re- garding Campaign Assessments. Washington, Oct. 4.—As the result of a report made by the civil service commission, President Roosevelt late yesterday removed Lincoln Avery, col- lector of the port at Port Huron, Mich., and also directed the removal of Charles H. Dailey, special agent of the treasury. at that place. The civil service commission found proof of charges of serious violations of the rules and regulations in regard to campaign assessments, and which also involved, on the part of Special Agent Dailey, “pernicious activity in poli- ties.” NORTON GAINS ON RECOUNT. Glaring Mistake Exposed in Count at Duluth Primaries. Duluth, Oct. 3. — The recount of votes cast at the primary for G. B. Adams and County Attorney John Norton for the county attorney nomi- nation took a sensational turn yester- day when Norton gained sixty votes in the Third precinct of the Seventh ward of Duluth. How such a glaring error in the original count resulted has not developed. Steal All Bank’s Cash. Fairfield, Neb., Oct. 4.—The State bank at Deweese was dynamited and robbed early yesterday. All the cash, about $2,500, was taken. Plague at Guayaquil. Guayaquil, Ecuador, Oct. 8. — The bubonic plague has made its reappear- ance in Guayaquil and there are at the present time three cases. During the month of September six new cases of the plague were recorded here, and there were three deaths. Ice at Brainerd. Brainerd, Minn., Oct. 3.—Ice formed here more than a quarter of an inch thick Wednesday night. The ther- mometer stood at 25 above zero at 7 a’clock yesterday morning. WAR 1S IMMINENT. | IN THE NEAR EAST Events Crystalizing Rapidly Which May Change Political Face of Europe. TWO STROKES THAT MEAN WAR Ferdinand Proclaims Independence of Bulgaria and Joseph Grabs Two Provinces. Lodon, Oct. 6. — Events which threaten to change the political face of | Europe are crystallizing with light- ning rapidity. Almost over night the horizon of the Near East, which seem- ed gradually to be assuming a peace- ful appearance, has become crowded with war clouds. News has reached here from several sources that two definite strokes are impending which cannot fail to bring matters to a crisis and perhaps force an immediate war. One is the procla- mation by Prince Ferdinand of the in- dependence of Bulgaria, which will in- clude Rumelia, taking for himself the title of “czar.” Joseph Grabs Two. The other is an announcement by} Austria-Hungary of the practical an- nexation of the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina as appanages of the Austro-Hungarian crown. Either action will be equivalent to the tearing up of the treaty of Berlin, while Prince Ferdinand’s course seems almost certain to precipitate a war between Bulgaria and Turkey. Before these possibilities the quarrel | over the East Rumelian section of the Orient railway sinks into insignifi- cance. Both armies are reported to be quietly but swiftly mobilizing near the | borders. Bulgaria is said to be buying | up munitions and horses on an exten- sive scale, Bulgaria Ready for War. The Bulgarians have faith in their army, which has reached a high state of efficiency, although it is perhaps lacking in officers, and the war, for which Bulgaria has long been suspect- ed of preparing, could be fought with more advantage for her now than when the Turkish government had time to reorganize its forces, which have become enervated by the corrup- tion and neglect of the old regime. The emperor of Austria, it is under- stood. has dispatched a letter to the president of France, setting forth his intentions regarding Bosnia and Her- zegovina, although the contents of the letter are kept secret, and he is send-} ing similar notes to the other powers. | Amounts to Annexation. While Ausiria’s action with regard to the two provinces may not techni- cally be called annexation, it is believ- ed it will amount to that, whatever it may be called. Apparently the em- peror is determined that the destiny of these provinces shall be Austrian, not Turkish. For thirty years they have been administered by Austria- Hungary, but they have always re- mained theoretically Turkish territo- ry, and Austria pledged that her ad- ministration shoud not derogate Turk- ish rights. English public opinion is with Tur- key in the Bulgarian dispute, as all the powers except Austria seem to pe, and it remains to be seen what the English attitude will be toward annex- ation, if that becomes a fact. KILLS SELF AT SHOW. Connecticut Man Breaks Up Cattle Exhibition by Swallowing Acid. Winsted, Conn., Oct. 6. — “I have a constitution like an ox; I could drink carbolic acid.” With these words George Pease took a bottle containing carbolic acid, swallowed the poison and fell back- wards on the cattle show grounds in Hartland. Before a doctor could reach him he was dead. The suicide proke up the cattle show, all the wom- en and many of the men leaving the grounds. LONDON WANTS ROOSEVELT. Royal Invitation May Be Sent to the American President. London, Oct. 6. — London wants President Roosevelt to visit England before his African hunt. An effort is being made to have a royal invitation sent to Mr. Roosevelt. It is not be- lieved that the American president would refuse an invitation backed by the crown. Wears Male Attire; Jailed. New York, Oct. 6—Mary Johnson of California is a prisoner at Ellis Island for violation of the laws of New York in wearing men’s clothes. For fifteen years she has masqueraded in male attire under the name of “Frank Woodhull,” because she felt that as a “man” she could better earn her living. Dead on Depot Platform. Duluth, Oct. 6—Fred J. Ness, tele- graph operator for the Northern Pa- cific railway at Tamarack, Minn., was found dead on the depot platform, hav- ing been struck by a freight train. Engine Runs Down Girl. Fargo, Oct. 6—With one leg crush- ed off and serious internal injuries, Helen, Schunke, a ten-year-old girl, lies at the point of death. The girl at- tempted to cross the Great Northern track and was struck by a switch en- gine MANILA BAY SWEPT BY STORM Atlantic Batleship Fleet Safely Outrides Storm Lasting Twelve Hours. Manila, Oct. ..—The Atlantic battle- ship fleet has safely outridden a hurri- cane which swept Manila bay for twelve hours and did much damage ashore. Typhoon signals were displayed ear- ly Sunday morning, but the storm broke over the bay suddenly and unex- pectedly at noon. It was impossible to hoist the cutters and launches be- longing to the fleet because of the danger of smashing them against the steel sides of the battleships, and the little craft were sent scurrying inside the breakwater, into the Pasig river, where they remained all night. The storm quickly increased in intensity and the torrential rains shut in the ships. Ready for Any Emergency. At 8 o'clock Sunday night the storm had reached its height and it then gradually tempered down until at midnight it was comparatively calm, although heavy seas swung across the harbor. During the storm all the battleships had steam up ready for any emergen- cy. Rear Admiral Sperry finally or- dered the fiagship Connecticut and the Kansas, Minnesota, Vermont, Vir- ginia and Ohio under way. They were close to the breakwater, and Admiral Sperry feared they might drag an- chors. The six vessels steamed down | close to Cavite, where they anchored. Buildings Unroofed. At times the wind blew at the rate of 100 miles an hour. All communica- tion with shore was cut off. It was impossible during the height of the storm to see the warships through the haze of rain and spray. On shore it was dangerous to go about. Several carriages were over- turned by the wind, trees were blown down, electric wires were prostrated and several buildings were unroofed. Among the buildings unroofed was the depot of the commissary. Several na- val officers ashore on various errands were compelled to remain ashore all night. STARVING CREW IS SAVED. €ea Hog for Five Days and Bread and Water for Ten Days. Galveston, Tex., Oct. 6.—The fishing schooner Libbie Shearn of the Gulf Fisheries Company of Texas, with Capt. Jules Rossi and seven men, was picked up about eighty miles from Galveston in the gulf by the steamer Bonita, which went in search of the fishing boat. Members of the crew of eight were nearly starved when res- cued, having eaten nothing but por- poise or sea hog for five days, and for ten days prior had subsisted only on bread and water. The Libbie Shearn left here for the fishing grounds near Campechee, Mex., thirty-eight days ago and was thirty days overdue, having drifted helpless- ly miles out of its course for nearly three weeks. EXPOLSION FATAL TO THREE. Leak in Gas Pipe Causes Explosion When Match Is Scratched. Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 6.—As the result of an explosion of gas in the rooming house conducted by Mrs. Bliza Wag- ner yesterday, Ray Farshman, three years old, was killed; Mrs. Wagner and her two-year-old daughter Viola were fatally hurt, and Edward Hil- liard and Mrs, Dells Farshman were seriously injured. A leak in a gas pipe caused the explosion when a match was struck. LAWYER BURNED TO DEATH. Overturning of Lamp Causes Disas- trous Fire. Hartville, Mo., Oct. 6—Lomax Pitt- man, an attorney, formerly on the edi- torial staff of the Encyclopedia of American and English Law, was burn- ed to death early yesterday in a fire which destroyed a number of business buildings and for a time threatened the entire town with destruction. The fire was caused by Pittman’s over- turning a lamp in his room in the hotel. The property loss is $15,000. BABE KILLED BY BEAR. Terrible Tragedy Occurs at Pleasure Park. Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 6. — A terrible tragedy was enacted at Elysian Grove, a pleasure park, when an immense black bear escaped from a cage and charged a throng of visitors. The anj- mal snatched a baby from its carriage and crushed it to death before the mother’s eyes. The animal was killed by bystanders. = Feed Starving. Chicago, Oct. 6. — Shocked by the revelation that there are 15,000 starv- ing or half-fed children in Chicago, Mayor Busse Saturday took steps to- ward effecting an organized system of relief. He has been promised co-op- eration by numerous charitable or- ganizations and philanthropic individ- uals. Prominent Merchant Killed. Holland, Mich., Oct. 6. — While on au automobile trip yesterday Richard Brink of Grand Rapids, a prominent merchant, was accidentally killed. While driving down a hill the steering gear broke and the automobile turned botttomside up in a ditch. Duck Hunter Killed. Eveleth, Minn., Oct. 6. — Andrew Karvela, a Sparta saloonkeeper, is dead as the result of catching the trigger of his shotgun as he pulled it | out of a boat at Moose lake. =