Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 14, 1908, Page 2

aeons BY C. E, KILEY. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EPITOME {mportant Events at Home and oo Foreign Shores Briefly ‘ Told. At the Capital. Rear Admiral Sperry, commanding the Atlantic battleship fleet at Ma- nila, reports to the navy department that George Shiff, chief yeoman on the battleship Virginia, committed suicide at Manila. Brig. Gen. Crozier, chief of ord- ce, announced that arrangements have been made to pay the employes of the ordnance bureau throughout the country weekly instead of bi- monthly. About 6,000 employes will be affected by this change. An unusually cold and stormy sea- son is reported by Commander Robert E. Peary, who is now on a polar expe- dition. A letter received from the explorer at the navy department, dat- ed 2 ah, North Greenland, Aug. 17, ys there had been almost continu- ous winds and frequent snow storms, All on board the vessel are well. People Talked About. Rabbi Solomon H. Sonnenchein died at his home in St. Louis of a burst blood vessel in the brain. Capt. H. C. Donohue, Populist candi- date for lieutenant goveror of Mis- souri, died at his home in Appleton City. Edward Wetherill, one of the most prominent Quaker abolitionists before the Civil war, is dead at his country home near Philadelphia. That Richard Croker, the former Tammany Hall leader, wil come to New York shortly after election is the announcement made by his son, Richard, Jr. Col. William J. Puckett, who was ointed superintendent of the Den- mint by President Cleveland in nd served in that position four died at Denver of stomach trou- na A romance was brought to light at Meé Pa., in the marriage of a bride- groom seventy-two years of age and a bride of sixty. The bride is from Georgia, and her husband, W. C. Jami- son, is from South Dakota. Their courtship was conducted by corre- spondence, and they met for the first time three days before the wedding. Casualties. In a collision between an automo bile and a telephone pole near Cedar Falls, Iowa, five occupants of the car Ww injured. At Hilllard, Pa., two store building: and a residence were destroyed, and Samuel Caplin was burned to death in a fire started by robbers. A rowboat capsized in the Tennes- see river at Chattanooga and five ne- gro occupants were drowned. Two of the victims were women. One man and forty horses were burned to death in “a fire which de- stroyed the livery stable of William N. Lank at Wilmington, Del. 4 De Wolf Hopper, the comedian, as tained a fall while appearing on the of a Syracuse theater which ren- dered him unconscious and necessitat- ed the dismissal of the audience. machine shop of the E. L, Jones Rail company at Buffalo, N. Y., that was left of their plant after of nine weeks ago, was de- »yed by fire. The loss was $50,000. rhe steamer Emerson, towing a theater known as the “Emerson lace,” was wrecked with her tow Osceola Bend, Ill. One member of the theatrical trope was" drowned. The British steamer Hesleyside, Bedlington, from St. Michaels for Key West, was driven ashore on Abaco island in a hurricane Oct. 1. The steamer is a total wreck, but the er was saved and have arrived at Nassau. In au automobile plunge over a twen- rive Rerald--Review. |DEEY WATERWAY vee 10 GULF OF MEXICO ty-foot embankment at Cordon, Pa., Mrs. Peter Young and her daughter were killed, and her husband, Peter Young, and Peter Young, Jr., and Charles Clark, a nephew of the dead woman, sustained fractured skulls. Crimes. J. E. Gooding, president of the de- funct State Bank of Rockyford, Colo., found guilty of wrecking the William Donaldson, Civil war vet- aged seventy-one, ate a pint of E green and died a suicide at Ha- vana, Ill. William Parrish, a_ retired mer- chant, aged seventy, hanged himself in his yard at Marshall, Mo. Ill health is given as the cause. ¥ er E. Smith, a prisoner in the Louisa county jail at Wapello, Iowa, proke jail while Sheriff Schmitt was feeding the prisoners, Mrs. Ellen McClarney, a widow, was shot and instantly killed at Cairo, IIL, by Walter Davidge. Davidge was out with the fifteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. McClarney. She followed them and made an attack on Davidge. He shot her and then escaped. One man was shot, several were in- jured and two arrests were made ina street fight in Chicago, which, it is said, grew out of factional differences between the International Brother- hood cf Teamsters and the United Teamsters of America. DEFECTIVE PAGE Able Speakers, Headed by Judge Taft, Urge Importance of Project. OUTLET FROM GREAT LAKES Question of Transportation One of Most Serious With Which Coun- try Has to Deal. Chicago, Oct. 9.—A picture of days when stately ships shall carry the rich products of the Central States from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico through a deep waterway, re- turning with products of no less value, was conjured up yesterday before the delegates and visitors to the third an- nual convention of the Lakes-to-the- Gulf Deep Waterway association by able speakers, headed by Judge Wil- liam H. Taft. Speakers of Prominence. Yesterday’s utterances were author- itative, for they came from Secretary Saunders of the association; Presi- dent of Kavanaugh, head of the or- ganization; Gov. Charles S. Deneen of Illinois, who spoke of the first link of the great waterway — the Chicago ' drainage canal, and W. H. Taft, who had general supervision in Washing- ton of the building of the Panama canal, until he resigned to become the presidential nominee of the Republic- an party. The need of such a waterway was insisted upon by every speaker. The question of transportation, it was de- clared, is one of the most serious questions with which this country has to deal. Need of Deep Waterways. If there had been any doubt as to the need of a lakes-to-the gulf water- way among the thousands of dele- gates and visitors gathered from all parts of the country, they were dis- pelled when Judge Taft said: “We find that during the ten years ending with 1905 the internal com- merce of our country has increased 118 per cent, while railroad transpor- tation facilities during the same time have increased only 20 per cent. It has been pointed out that to supply this deficiency by the construction of additional railroads and necessary terminals would require a capital in- vestment of $5,500,000,000, and this construction when completed would make no provision for the further in- crease of our commerce.” The only solution of this problem the speaker found in deep waterways. Adopt Strong Resolutions. Chicago, Oct. 11.—Adoption of reso- | lutions declaring the opening of a deep channelway connecting the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Mexico to be an imperative duty of the gen- eral government, and that this work should be immediately begun and completed as soon as possible, selec- tion of New Orleans for the next con- vention and re-election of old officers were the features of the closing ses- sion yesterday of the Gulf Deep Wa- terways association. While the attendance yesterday was not so large as that of the previous sessions, the interest was not lessen- ed. Two interesting addresses held the attention of the delegates present. They were by Theodore P. Shonts of New York and John A. Ockerson of St. Louis. Mr. Shonts attacked vio- lently the system of operation of rail- roads by commissions. “This system,” | Mr. Shonts declared, “is wholly un- American and in violation of the first ‘principles of free government.” Mr. Shonts described the workings of the New York public service commissions. “State regulation under such a stat- ute,” he said, “is in effect state prohi- bition of new enterprises and state op- eration of existing railioads. What is the result? Transportation develop- ment in New York is not paralyzed— it is dead.” i STATE TAKES UP RIOT CASES. Dissatisfied With Failure to Secure Conyictions at Springfield. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 11—The State of Illinois has taken a hand in the Springfield riot cases. Failure to se- cure conviction in the cases against Abe Raymer, charged with murder and later tried for alleged destruction of property, resulted in plans being made for co-operation between the offices of state’s attorney and the at- torney general of the state for more vigorous prosecution. Attorney Gen- eral Stead told Assistant Attorney General Mansfield to aid State’s.At- torney Frank Hatch, and immediate efforts were made to add vigor to the prosecutions of Earnest Humphrey, another alleged mob leader, who was placed on trial yesterday. Alleged Mob Leader Acquitted. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 10. — After six- teen hours’ deliberation the jury in the case of Abe Raymer, alleged mob leader, charged with destruction of property during the recent riots, re- turned a verdict of not guilty. Company Declared Bankrupt. Albert Lea, Minn., Oct. 10. — The Sharp Manufacturing company of this city has been declared a bankrupt. The liabilities are placed at $12,730.91. while the assets are placed at only | $7,600. Americans Have Miraculous Escape From Death in Balloon Race in Germany. Berlin, Oct. 13. — The international balicon race, which started yesterday from the suburb of Schmargendorf, was the occasion of a thrilling acci- dent, two American aeronauts having a miraculous escape from death. The American balloon Conquerer, the only American-built craft in the con- test, having on board A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post, less than two minutes after the start, burst at an altitude of 4,000 feet. For 2,000 feet it shown down like a bullet and then the torn silk bag assumed the shape of a parachute, thus checking the rapidity of the descent. Coming close to the earth, however, the bas- ket smasked into the roof of a house, but the two men escaped with but slight injuries. Twenty-three in Race. The race, in which twenty-three balloons participated, representing Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Switzerland, Italy, Bel- gium and Spain, started at 3 o’clock syesterday afternoon in the presence of at least 80,000 spectators. Amid the strains of “America” and volleys of cheers the first balloon was sent away. It was the “America II,” un- der command of James C. McCoy, who wags accompanied .by Lieut. Voghmann. A representative of each of the oth- er nations followed the American bal- loon in succession at intervals of twq minutes, the national hymn of the re- spective countries ringing forth as the ropes were cast loose. Crowd Cries in Horror. The second batch of eight balloons was led by Forbes in the “Conqueror,” which was started with some difficul- ty, owing to a gusty wind and too much ballast. But eventually it shot up and reached a high altitude in an incredibly short period, the basket swaying violently. Then, almost in- stantly, a cry of horror rose from the crowd, who saw the silk bag col- lapse and shouted “The balloon is ripping up.” Some turned away fainting as they | saw the balloon falling with lightning- like rapidity and then daylight was seen through the envelope, great rag- | ged edges of the silk showing on either side. Not Seriously Hurt. “They are killed!” went in a hushed whisper through the crowd, but short- ly the remainder of the envelope ap- }peared to take first a triangular shape and then was transformed into a sort of parachute at the top of the net, and the progress of the wrecked balloon was considerably arrested. It came down slower and slower, meanwhile being swept by the wind far to the southeast, and finally dis- appeared from view behind a block of houses. The suspense among the crowd was terrible. But a few min- utes later a telephone message was received from Friedenau, which an- nounced that the men had landed and had not been seriously injured. A great sigh of relief went up among the people, who threw their hats in the air for joy. The other balloons were sent up after a brief delay, with- out further acciéent. Third Bennett Cup Race. This is the third international bal- | loon cup race for the James Gordon Bennett trophy. The first race was held at Paris in 1906 and was won by Lieut. Frank P. Lahm of the United States cavalry by a flight of 402 miles. The second contest was held at St. Louis in October, 1907. It was won by the German balloon “Pommern,” which landed at Asbury Park, N. J., having covered 873.4 miles in an air line. It was piloted by Oscar Erba- j loch. The French balloon “L’Isle de France,” piloted by Alfred Leblanc, was second, having ccvered six miles | less than the “Pommern.” SNEEZE IS ALMOST FATAL. Party Is Dashed Over Embankment and Machine Turns Turtle. Lenox, Mass., Oct. 13. — Beeuase their chauffeur was forced to sneeze and lost control of his machine an automobile party consisting of Mrs. Walter Boreman of the Island of Ten- eriffe, Lady Sutton and Herbert Ats- ley of London, who were en route from Lenox to the villa of J. Mal- colm Forbes of Boston, shot over a three-foot embankment at Palmer. The machine turned turtle and the party escaped from serious accident because the machine shot clear of them and they landed on the mossy bank of a rivulet. Man and Woman Found Dead. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 13.—B. L. Shep- pard, traveling salesman for the Mar- shall Pennyweight Scales company, and Mrs. Leona Bruner, stewardess at the Lincoln Commercial club, were found dead last night in the apart ments of the man. The room was filled with gas. The supposition of the police is that they turned on a gas jet with suicidal intent, though ithe possibility of accidental death is admitted. Explanation Demanded. Lisbon, Oct. 13. — Upon the repre: sentations of Charles Page Bryan, the American minister to Portugal, the minister of war has telegraphed te the governor of Angola, Portuguese West Africa, demanding an expldna tion for the recent expulsion of au American missionary. Killed by Live Wire. Austin, Minn., Oct. 13. — William Lampkin, a lineman for the city elec tric light plant, was killed Saturday bv touching a live wire while at work TOUTS Tal 100 Ta THAN TRY TQ |WonDer All Romance, Legendary and Rugged FORCE KING 10 WAR Disregard Warnings From Great Britain and France to Take No Hasty Step. AUSTRIA HAS 150,000 READY British Fleet Goes to Aegean Sea—Bul- garian Steamer Fired On—Mon- tenegro Wakes Up. In spite of warnings to King Peter from Great Britain and France that the people of Servia be kept in check, the populace of Belgrade held demon- strations yesterday and demanded the resignation of the cabinet and also the abdication of King Peter unless he declared war against Austria-Hun- gary, which has refused to accept Ser- via’s protest againt the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ten thou- sand Austro-Hungarian troops are gar- risoned along tbe Drina river, be tween Bosnia ard Servia, ready for eventualities, and it is said that 100,- 000 men can be thrown into Servian territory in twenty-four hours. Conference in London. M. Iswolski; the Russian minister of foreign affairs, arrived in London last night and will have a conference to- day with Sir Edawrd Grey, British secretary of state for foreign affairs, concerning the calling together of the powers signatory to the treaty of Ber- in in an endeavor to bring about order in the Balkans. Prince Ferdinand, the “czar of Bul- garia;” entered Philoppolis yester- day evening and received an enthusi- astic greeting at the hands of the troops and the populace. No confirmation has yet been re- ceived of the report that the Alban- ians have declared their independence of the sultan of Turkey. British Fleet to Scene. Yesterday at Candia, the largest city in Crete, the militia followed the example of their compatriots at Ca- nea, the capital, and took the oath of fidelity to Greece. A British fleet of two battleships, two cruisers and two torpedo boat de- stroyers is to-day well on its way from Malta to the Aegean sea. The forts on the Bosporus yester- day fired blank shots across the bows of a steamer flying the new Bulga- rian royal flag as it attempted to pass them. Montenegro Stands by Servia. Cettinee, Montenegro, Oct. 11.— Prince Nicholas yesterday issued the following manifesto: “My heart weeps with the hearts of all Servia at the fate of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Still the black and yel- low flag Austrian flag will never be strong enough to separate the souls of the Montenegrins from their brothers in the annexed provinces. The colors will only prove a signal visible from afar of the injustice committed, but also spur to hatred until the final vic- tory of right and truth. Repudiates Treaty. “As to-day the terms of the treaty of Berlin are infringed oa one side by the annexation of Bosnia and Her- zegovina, obligation on cur part to ob- serve Article 29 of this treaty fails. The treaty being forced upon us and our maritime rights being cruelly lim- ited, Montenegro considers herself no longer bound by these fetters. “I am certain the great powers will approve this step by which we free ourselves from these bonds.” Servians Slay Austrians. Vienna, Oct. 11—A telephone mes- sage received here from Budapest says Servians yesterday killed three Austrian gendarmes on the Bosnian frontier, whereupon gunboats bom- barded the Servians. No confirmation of this story has been received here. CAN’T GET ENOUGH MEN. Wisconsin Central Suffers Shortage of Hands. Chicago, Oct. 11.—It was announced yesterday that traffic conditions on the Wisconsin Central road have im- proved to such an extent that the road now is suffering from a shortage of men. The improvement has been occasioned chiefly by the large move- ment of wheat over the road. It is coming from the West and Northwest. There also is a large movement of coal in the opposite directions. THREE MEN KILLED. Freight Train Backs Into Gang of Track Repairers. Chicago, Oct. 11—Three track re- pairers were killed and one fatally in- jured yesterday when a freight train packed into the group of men who were replacing ties in the switch yards at South Chicago. The train crew was arrested, as companions of the victims declared that no warning signals had been displaced. HEAVY TRAFFIC BOTH WAYS. Moves With Record-breaking Volume to Head of Lakes. Duluth, Oct. 9. —The railroads con- necting with the Head of the Lakes have no further cause for complaint about dull times, the shipments of coal and grain having increased pro- digiously in the last fortnight. The movement of coal West is very heavy, while the movement of grein to this port is record breaking, the average being 1,400 cars daily. Grain History of Past Days Grouped in Notable Display. Philadelphia, Oct. 11—Like pages out of the past, torn from the great book of history and heavy laden with the memories of 225 years, the living scenes of the first great historical pageant ever planned in this country were unfolded yesterday before a con- course of three-quarters of a million people. In this wonder-drama of the centuries, the culminating feature of Philadelphia’s notable celebration of Founders’ week, there were 5,000 men and women in costume. Seventy Floats. There were seventy mammoth floats, representing months of careful study and faithful to the last detail in their portrayal of the scenes select- ed from the long span of years that have marked the passing milestones of the city. All the romance, all the legendary, all the rugged history of the days of long ago were comprehen- sively grouped in this notable display. People fought to get a glimpse of it and hundreds of women were taken crushed and fainting from the con- gested corners. Pages Out of Past. Through the long chain of events, the pageant made its way in a wealth of color and fidelity to historic author- ity that fairly refiected the magnitude of the undertaking, which enlisted the willing service of notable historians, artists, students, men of the profes- sions and descendants of many of the men who actually lived the scenes that were pictured afresh yesterday. Following the scenes of early settle- ment there came the period of Wil- liam Penn and the Quakers. From this time on events moved rapidly, and Benjamin Franklin soon followed Penn upon the scene. Old Liberty Bell. It was not long until the spectators found themselves gazing upon Wash- ington, Jefferson, Lafayette, John Paul Jones, Rochambeau and others in the various scenes of their patriotic activities. They looked upon Betsy Ross as she toiled upon the-flag; they saw depicted the scene of the voting upon the Declaration of Independence in the old state house, and then, out of all this pageantry of make-believe, there came a touch of real history. It wag the old Liberty bell. On a care- fully guarded truck and partly buried in straw, the old relic itself was shown as it was being hurried away to Allentown in a hay wagon for safe- keeping in 1777. British Troops Enter. On the heels of the departing bell came the entrance of the British troops into Philadelphia under Sir William Howe and Lord Cornwallis, poth of whom were pictured in yester- day’s parade. There were about 1,000 well drilled men in the lines and all were costumed in the period of the Revolution. Another thousand men j| made up the Continental troops. The period of the Civil war gave an- other opportunity for military display. The selling of war loans by Jay Cooke was followed by a visit of Lin- coln to Philadelphia, and lastly by the | return of the soldiers. TELLS ABOUT CANAL BIDS. Col. Goethals Testifies at Inquiry Into Charges of Discrimination. New York, Oct. 11—Col. George W. Goethals, general director of the Pan- ama canal work, was placed on the witness stand yesterday in the in- quiry that is being conducted before Inspector General Garlington as the result of charges of discrimination and favoritism in awarding cableway contracts for the canal by govern- ment officials. Col. Goethals took the stand toward the end of the session, which had been replete with sensational inci- dents. William A. Brothers, who brought the charges, had publicly accused Spencer Miller, a representative of the Lidgerwood Manufacturing com- pany, of perjury, and had followed this accusation by the charge that the inquiry was not being conducted on fair lines, saying the witnesses for the defense were the only ones given a hearing. It was shortly after this that Col. Goethals was called upon to testify. In a voice that betrayed his deep feel- ing over the charges made by Mr. Brothers, Col. Goethals entered into a defense of the manner in which the cableway contracts had been awarded. In his endeavor to explain how con- tracts had been awarded in as fair a manner as_ possible, Col. Goethals talked at great length and answered questions put to him by Senator Sla- ter and others interested. The wit- nese repeately said that the inquiry was so quickly called that he had not been prepared to combat the charges made. Plans Triple Alliance. Hongkong, Oct. 11. — It is learned here from a reliable source that the real reason of Sir Robert Hart’s recent visit to England was to bring about an alliance between China, the Unit- ed States and Great Britain to con- serve the interests of the nations in the Far East. House Mover Killed. Cutbank, Mont., Oct. 11—Fred Law- ler, a prominent business man of Cut- pank, was killed while moving a house. RAMA OF CENTURIES) FIGHTS MILITIA 10 GET NEGRO Infuriated Mob in South Caro- lina City Bent on Lynching Black Man. SHERIFF SHOT DURING* RIOT Colored Prisoner Charged With Ate tempt to Ravish White Girl— Militia Makes Good. Spartanburg, S. C., Oct. 13.—In the heart of Spartanburg, with its 20,000 population, a mob of infuriated citi- zens, at times numbering 1,000 or more, fought Saturday and Saturday night with the military and civil au- thorities for the possession of John Irby, a negro, who attempted to ray- ish Miss Lillie Dempsey earlier in the day, while the young wcman was on her way here from Saxon Mill village, three miles away. Four persons were wounded, one of them seriously, and John Sparks, a restaurantkeeper, was arrested and held without bail on the charge of shooting Sheriff Nichols, who was slightly wounded in the exchange of shots between the mob and the au- thorities who were protecting the trembling prisoner in the jail. Gathers at Noon. Beginning about noon, the crowd, sullen and bent on vengeance on the negro, roamed about the court house square. News of the assault upon Miss Dempsey spread to surrounding mill towns and factories, and operatives poured into the city ‘n Jarge numbers. The mob talked of blowing up the jail with dynamite. A hundred regulation army rifles, protruding from winjows, doors and porches of the building presented a formidable proposition for the consid- eration of the mob leaders. Late at night the situation again became alarming, when the crowd was augmented by 500 persons from Greenville, the home of an engineer killed in the wreck caused by the ne- gro Clarence Agnew, whe is in jail. There was some shooting in the streets and the mob moved into the public square. More Troops Arrive. The company of state troops from | Laurens, S. C., arrived on a special | train at 9:45 p. m. and went at once | to the county jail. These brought | the number of soldiers on guard up to 150. | The police arrested five alleged leaders of the mob at midnight, this | action having a salutary effect. Short- | ly after midnight the crowd on the | streets had dimi ed in number, ex- | citement had diminished and the cri- sis was believed to be passed. Three companies of militia were | still guarding the jail here Sunday | night, and conditions were normal. Further trouble is not expected, though the troops will be retained un- | til danger of an outbreak is passed. GARFIELD’S AVENGER KILLS. |Man Who Attempted to Shoot Gui- | teau Arrested for Murder. Washington, Oct. 18. — Noted for haying attempted to avenge the death of President Garfield by shooting at Guiteau, the assassin, William Jones, locally known as “Bill” Jones the avenger, a farmer, last night shot and killed John A. McPherson of Detroit, Mich., at Bates’ farm, near Brookland, on the outskirts of this city. Jones was arrested shortly after the crime was committed, while he was on his way to Baltimore, where he owns property. He was brought to this city and lodged in jail. Mrs. Jones, who is said to have been an eye-witness te the killing, has not been found. Jones admitted to Coroner Nevitt that he shot Mc- Pherson, but claims that he acted in self-defense GIVES LIFE FOR CHILDREN. Mother Meets Death Under Wheels of Rock Island Train After Rescue. Kewanee, IIl., Oct. 13.—At the sac- rifice of her own life, Mrs. Caroline Barnhart of Cambridge saved her two | small children from being ground un- | der the wheels of a north-bound Rock | Island passenger train. The children | were on their way home from a visit | with their father, walking on the | track. They did not see the train | until pushed aside by their mother, who did not have time to jump. Her body was terribly mangled. Senator Beveridge Ill. Reno, Nev., Oct. 13.—United States Senator A. J. Beveridge of Indiana, who was to have addressed a Repub- lican meeting here last night, was obliged to cancel this engagement on account of illness. His physician is said to have advised him to do no more public speaking for some time. $$. Anniversary of Cuban Revolution. Havana, Oct. 13.—A public holiday was kept in Havana in celebration of the thirty-ninth anniversary of the be- ginning of the ten-year war for Cuban independence. Public offices were closed and flags displayed throughout the city. Much Fish Shipped. Hudson, Wis., Oct. 13.—Eight tons -of fish, mostly sheephead, carp, stur- geon and catfish, were taken from this point to the Chicago market the past two days.