Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 11, 1908, Page 4

1 t ; | 10 | \ { | | HNSO Practically Complete Returns Plurality—Hammond Defeats McCleary—Taft’s Plurality About 100,000. JOHN A. JOHNSON. Governor. st returns on Taft and Bryan bear out the first estimate of 100,000 or more for Taft. Nearly all the counties outside of Hennepin and Ramsey have been doing better than two to one for Taft. Congresssional Race. The surprise in the congressional fights was the close fight which Ole Sageng of Fergus Falls gave Congress- man Halvor Steenerson in the Ninth district. At one time there was a doubt as to Steenerson’s re-election, but when the returns became more complete it was found that Steener- son’s plurality was between 1,000 to 1,500. The returns yesterday bore out the early assertion that McCleary was de- feated by 2,000 or 3,000 by Congress- man Hammond. Tawney’s majority will be about 3,500. The other Republican candidates | who had any opposition at all beat JULIUS A. SCHMAHL. Secretary of State. their opponents about two to one. Da- vis did this in the Third district, Ste- vens in the Fourth, Nye in the Fifth and Lindbergh in the Sixth. C. B. Mil- ler of Duluth and A. J. Volstead of Granite Falls did not have any real opposition. WINS BY ABOUT 30,000 Show Increase in Governor’s A. O. EBERHART. Lieutenant Governor. will have three members, the same as last year. George H. French was elected a state senator, to succeed Patrick. Fitz- patrick of Winona, who died last sum- mer. French is a Republican living at Cc. C. DINEHART. State Treasurer. St. Charles. This means a loss of one Democrat and a gain of one Repub- lican. Among the members of the last | house who ran this fall and were de- feated are: F. C. Carlton of Medford, Steele county; John T. Lewis and William McQueen of Blue Earth coun- ty, J. D. Davidson of Waseca, John Schrooten of Fairmont, J. L. Wold of Twin Valley and C. W. Glotfelter of Waterville. Goy. Johnson’s purality will come close to 30,000 if the last returns do | not make any unexpected change in the result. The returns up to date give Johnson a purality of 28,796, and it is not expected that the complete re- Democrats Gain in Legisdature. Legislative contests furnished some surprises in some parts of the state, and several of the old members who were candidates for re-election were | laid by the wayside. The Democrats get twenty-three members in the low- er house this year, against fourteen two years ago. The Prohibitionists GEORGE T. SIMPSON. Attorney General. IRA B. MILLS. Railroad Commissioner. turns will make any great change in this result. The table below is based on com- plete returns from the rest of the counties. Where a figure is given for only one of the two candidates it means the purality for that candidate in that county. Incomplete returns are marked with an X. The plurality for Johnson in the Twin Cities was approximately 14,600, his plurality in St. Louis county about 1,000 and his plurality in the other eighty-two counties of the state will be divided, there being some counties | Carver that gave a big vote for Jacobson and other counties that gave a big vote for Johnson. The vote was very heavy all over the state, which probably accounts for the large Johnson majority in the Democratic counties and the big Jacobson vote in the Republican coun. ties. Both candidates carried their home counties by big majorities, altipegh Johnson’s vote in Nicollet is less than it was in 1906 and 1904. Kandiyohi county, which had been looked upon as a bad spot by the Re- publicans, showed up with a majority for Jacobson, but some other counties that were expected to give him a big vote fell down. Returns by Counties. Counties— Johnson. Jacobson. xAitkin . ae he Anoka a Big Stone Blue Earth . Brown Carlton Cass Chippewa . ch xHennepin « Houston Hubbard Isanti Itasca Jackson Mahnomen . Marshall Martin . Meeker 1 Mille Lacs . steee Morrison 1,100 xMower 1,996 Murray 1,026 xNicollet 39 Nobles . 1,112 Norman 1,299 Oimstea 2,033 Otter Tai 2,911 Pine .. sees Pipestone Sibley Stearns Steele Stevens .. Swift . Toda . Travers Wabasha . xWadena . Waseca . Washingto! Watonwan xWilkin .. Winona Wright . Yellow Medicine 116,478 xIncomplete. a CHARLES E. ELMQUIST. Railroad Commissioner, FORCED TO OPEN SAFE. Merchant and Postmaster Held Up by Masked Man. While closing his store O. J. Laqua, a merchant and postmaster of Pupos- ky, north of Bemidji, was held up at the point of a gun by a masked man and robbed of about $135. Laqua had just finished counting the cash in the till and had $21 in his hand. While walking towards the safe in his office a stranger entered the store and leveling a revolver at Laqua said, “Hold there; I’ll take care of that.” The robber forced Mr. Laqua to lay the money on the counter and then picked it up himself, and at the point of the gun Laqua was forced to the safe doors, both of which were closed, and at the same time the owner quiet- ly slipped the combination. The rob: ber then determined the merchant should open the safe, but the latter pretended to have forgotten the com- bination and consumed nearly thirty minutes pretending he was trying to enter the strong box, with the hope some one would arrive and rescue him. The robber secured $60 of the com- pany’s money and about $80 belong- ing to Laqua, overlooking five regis- tered letters in the safe. He stole a speeder belonging to the Red Lake Railroad company and made his es- cape. JAIL BREAKER LOSES LEG. Limb Is Amputated to Save Rudolph Donnerstag’s Life. Rhinelander, Wis., Nov. 8.—The left leg of Rudolph Donnerstag, the alleged counterfeiter, who was shot while re- sisting arrest Tuesday night, was am- putated yesterday, the operation being necessary to save the prisoners life. A dum-dum bullet had passed through MOUNTAIN SLIPS INTO PACIFIC. Volcanic Eruption Works Change in Map of Bogaslow Island. San Francisco, Noy. 8.—A volcanic disturbance worked a change in the map of Bogaslow island, sixty miles from Unalaska. Mount McCulloch, a mountain which was formed by a volcanic dis- turbance there a year ago, has disap- peared. The mountain was 300 feet the fleshy part of the right leg and shattered the bone of the left. high. To-day in its stead there is a land-lecked bay eighty fathoms deep. WIFE WILL TAKE STAND. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 8—Mrs. J. C. Cantowine, wife of the Armour merchant against whom creditors are pressing bankruptcy proceedings, will take the witness stand next week, and it is expected she will throw light on the mystery surrounding the disap- pearance of $35,000, which Cantowine claimed was stolen and which his creditors alleged was concealed by him, . HIS PLAYMATE Ten-year-old Peainerd Lad Is Shot and Instantly Killed After Quarrel. HEEDLESS OF THE TRAGEDY Perpetrator of Deéd Is Unconcerned Over Killing—Bullet Strikes Jug- ular Vein. Prainerd, Minn., Nov. 9. — John Bushaway, Jr., the ten-year-old son of John Bushaway of West Brainerd. was instantly killed Saturday after- noon by Ralph Murray, the eleven- year-old son of a neighbor. The boys had quarreled, and Mur- Tray went to the house and got Mr. Murray’s rifle and loaded it, and shot Bushaway in the throat, killing him instantly. Sees Brother Killed. The only witness to the crime was Frank Bushaway, an _ eight-year-old brother of the victim. The Murray boy, after being taken to jail, was very unconcerned, the Matron says, and went to sleep early, apparently taking the matter little to heart. According to neighbors and others, he is said to be almost a de- generate. The two Bushaway boys were piling brush acrcss the street from the Mur- ray home when the tragedy occurred. The shooting grew cut of childish bickering. Mother Calls Lad. Bushaway and a younger brother and a lad named Eddie Crowley had been playing together, and they quar- reled. According to the story told by Mrs. Eugene Murray, the mother of the lad who did the shooting, she had called her son and the Crowley boy into the house to stop the quarrel, but afterwards had gone to a neighbor’s house. Frank Bushaway, the eight-year- old brother of the boy who was killed, ran to his home and told of the trag- edy. According to his story, the boys quarreled, and young Murray started for the house, declaring that he “would fix him.” He went into the house and returned in a few minutes with the rifle. Gun Too Heavy to Aim. He was not strong enough to lift the rifle to his shoulder, but shot while holding the weapon by his side. The bullet penetrated the Bushaway lad’s jugular ¢2im and shattered the backbone, causing instant death. When questioned by the coroner, Ralph Murray admitted the shooting and declared that the boys had been teasing him and that the Bushaway boy hit him with a brick. He was taken into custody and is being kept in the home of the sheriff pending the inquest. TWO DROWN AT EVELETH. Young Man Loses His Life Trying to Save Venturesome Boy. Eveleth, Minn., Nov. 9. — A double drowning occurred at the Fayal pond. It was the old story of venturing on the ice too early. Willie Resila, the ten-year-old son of John Resila, of the Fayal location was one victim and John Bentson, a single man, who was employed on the road, was the other. Joe Muhick, sixteen years old, who with Pentson attempted to rescue Re- sila, had a narrow escape. MURDERER GETS 20 YEARS. Convicted by Jury, He Is Sentenced at Once. Marshalltown, Iowa, Noy. 9. — G. Young, charged wlth the murder of Frank Parker, near Kellogg, Iowa, on June 19, was found guilty of first de- gree murder Saturday by the jury, which returned a verdict afte being out six hours. Next Tuesday was set as. sentence day, but Young waived a postponement and was at once sen- tenced to twenty years in the Madi- son penitentiary BOY IS MISSING. Lad at Owatonna Starts for School and Disappears. Owatonna, Minn., Nov. 9. — John Binecke, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy, has mysteriously disappeared from his home in this city, and all efforts to locate him have been futile. The poy left home on the morning of elec- tion day, ostensibly to go to school, and he has not been seen since. Kern Seeks Senatorship. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 9. — John W. Kern, defeated Democratic candi- date for vice president, announced Jast night that he is a candidate for United States senator, to succeed James A. Hemenway. The Indiana legislature: is Democratic on joint pallot by a majority of 12. Woman Takes Strychnine. Kerosha, Wis., Nov. 9. — A Sunday dinner crowd had a sensation in Ke- nosha. when Mrs. Laura Wells, a wid- ow, forty years of age, took strych- nine in the dining room of the Central restaurant. She is in a critical condi- tioa. Brakeman Is Hurt. Winona, Minn., Nov. 9. — C. L. Mayo, residing in Minneapolis and employed as brakeman on the St. Paul road, suffered the loss of a por- tion of his right foot while at work. eR President-elect Says He Is Already Be- ginning to Feel the Tired Disappear. Hot Springs, Va., Nov. 9. — “I real- ly did some great work at sleeping last night and am already beginning to feel the tired disappear,” was President-elect Taft’s comment yes- terday afternoon, as from the wide porch of his cottage among the trees he looked at the red sun slip behind the mountains over which lazily hung the blue smoke of many forest fires. The Sunday quiet which Mr. Taft enjoyed yesterday was in striking contrast to the days of turmoil he has gone through and he gave himself up to rest. Cameron Forbes, vice governor of the Philippines, and Mr. Luzuriga, a Filipino member of the Philippine commission, called on Mr. Taft yes- terday. Both are returning to the isl- ands after some time spent in this country, and a general discussion was indulged in respecting Philippine mat- ters. PRACTICAL JOKER IS KILLED. Suggests Firing Revolver to Scare Young Lady and Bullet Hits Him. Laurens, S. C., Nov. 9. —An effort to perpetrate a practical joke upon Miss Mary Brown, whom Thornwell Boyce and Wade C. Pinson were ac- companying home in a buggy Friday night, resulted in the accidental kill- ing of Boyce. ? Boyce, it is said, suggested to Pin- son that the latter discharge his re- volver in order to frighten Miss Brown. Pinson pulled the trigger, but the pistol failed to go off. In trying to readjust the hammer Pinson acci- dentally discharged the weapon, the bullet entering Boyce’s head. Boyce died several hours later. VICTORIEN SARDOU DEAD. Dean of French Dramatists Succumbs to Pulmonary Congestion. Paris, Nov. 9. — Victorien Sardou, who had been ill for a long time, died yesterday from pulmonary congestion. He was the dean of French drama- tists and a member of the French Academy. The man whose first play was hissed and who tlfen wanted to go to America to seek his fortune, died rich and honored, with the proud title of France’s greatest and most prolific contemporary dramatist. THE MARKETS, Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Nov. 9. — Wheat —No. 1 hard, $1.051-2; No. 1 Northera, $1.041-2; No. 2 Northy >, $1.021-2@ 1.02 3-4. Corn—No, 2 ymow, 743-4@ 75 1-4c. Oats—No. 3 white, 45 3-4c. Minneapolis, Nov. 9. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.051-2; No. 1 Northern, $1.041-2; No. 2 Worthern, $1.021-2@ 1.02 3-4. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 753-4@ 75 1-4c. Oats—No. 3 white, 45 3-4c. Duluth, Nov. 9. — Wheat — No. 1 hard, $1.05 1-2; No. 1 Northern, $1.03; No. 2 Northern, $1.01. Flax—$1.27. Oats—No. 3, 47c. Chicago, Nov. 9. — Wheat — No. 2 red, $1.011-2@1.02; No. 2. hard, $1.01 1-2@1.02. Oats — No. 3 white, 45 1-2@48 1-2c. Corn—No. 2, 7514@ 76c. Milwaukee, Nov. 9. — Wheat—No. 2 1 Northern, $1.03@1.07; No. 2 North- ern, $1.083@1.05. Barley — No. 2, 64 1-2c. Chicago, Nov. 9. — Cattle—Beeves, $3.75@7.50; stockers and _ feeders, $2,60@4.55; cows and heifers, $1.50@5.30. Hogs—Bulk, $5.55@5.85. Sheep — Natives, $2.50@4.60; lambs, $3.75 @5.85, Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 9. — Cattle —Grass steers, $3.30@6.15; stockers and feeders, $3@4.25; calves and yearlings, $2.40@3.30. Hogs—Range, $5.10@5.65. South St. Paul, Nov. 9. — Cattle — Grain-fed steers, $6@6.75; cows and heifers, $4@5; veal calves, $3.75@ 6: good to choice stork steers, $4@ 4.50. Hogs—Bulk, $5.25@5.40. Sheep —Yearlings, $4.10@4.25; spring lambs, $4.50@5. Go South to Boom Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 9. — Thirty mer- chants under the auspices of the Chi- cago Association of Commerce left in a special train last night for an inva- sion of the Mississippi valley and the South. The object of the trip is to poom Chicago commercially. Shooting Affray Is Fatal. Alliance, Neb., Nov. 9. — As the re- sult of a shooting affray here last night Lizzie Braner is in the hospital, fatally wounded, and her _ brother, Charles Braner, who did the shooting, and her sweetheart, Frank Augustine, are in the county jail. Banker Goes to Prison. Denver, Nov. 9. — John E. Godding, president of the defunct State Bank of Rockyford, Colo., was sentenced to serve eight to ten years in the state prison. He had been convicted on charges of making unlawful use of the bank’s funds. Trunk Stealer Is Sentenced. Huron, S. D., Nov. 9. — Fred Mur- phy was sentenced to serve six months in the penitentiary at Sioux Falls for grand larceny. Murphy stole a trunk from the Chicago & North- Western railway station here. Two Drowned. Prior, Il, Nov. 9. — By the over- turning of a rowboat William Black and John Pierson of St. David, Ill., were drowned in the [Illinois two miles north of Liverpool, while out hunting. SMALL BOY KILLS — {TAFT HAS 6000, LONG StEEP BIC MINING FRAUD BROUGHT 10 HALT Federal Sleuths Arrest Promi- nent New Yorkers on Swin- dling Charges. BEATS MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE Postoffice Inspector Declares Law's Ef- fort Amateurish as Compared With Mexican Enterprise. New York, Nov. 9. — “The most stupendous mining fraud ever operat- ed in America,” according to Chief Postoffice Inspector W. S. May- er, was brought to a sudden halt Sat- urday by federal authorities raiding the offices cf George W. Emanuel & Co., 517 Fifth avenue. Those arrested were Lewis A. Prince and J. Walter Larrabee, who is now connected with the Quibdo Gold Dredging company of 66 Broadway. Emanuel narrowly escaped arrest. He took flight for Mexico a half hour before the raid was made. Cranston Thomas, supposed to be one of the moving spirits in the con- cern, was taken at his home in Brook- lyn. In International Game. The operations of the men now un- der arrest are believed to form a vast swindling web, the meshes of which extend over the entire country, Mexi- co and a part of South America. Millions of dollars are believed to have already been swindled by this galaxy of talent. “The Mississippi Bubble of John Law is only the work of an amateur in comparison with it,” said Postoffice Inspector Elmer L. Kincaid, who con- ducted the raid. “It is the most dgn- gerous ‘get-rich-quick’ ever unearthed. Had it remained unchecked it would have compared with the Standard Oil in magnitude.” The names of the men involved in the arrest include several prominent financiers and two well known bucket shot operators, who have previously been the object of police search. Most Daring Ever Conceived. A recent extension of the plans of these men included the formation of several mushroom companies, which now will never see the light of day. The mother company is the “old re- liable” Mutual Trust company, and under the fostering care of George Emanuel & Co., it is alleged, it was organized by Louis Prince and J. Wal. ter Labaree. Hundreds of checks and thousands of letters from customers were found in the offices of the concern. The books of the company, however, show- ing the list of those believed to have been swindled, were in a heavy steel safe, the keys of which, the prisoners declared, could not be found. The fraud perpetrated by the Mu- tual of Mexico in their plan of opera- tion was one of the most daring ever conceived. Protect Russian Political Refugees. New York, Nov. 9, — A permanent organization to protect Russian po- litical offenders who may be arrested in this country at the instance of the Russian government and charged with crimes, may be effected in this city. The Pouren defense conference, which was formed to prevent the extradition of Jan Janoff Pouren, has takes steps to form such an organization. Palma’s Widow Is Pensioned. Havana, Nov. 9. — In response to an appeal by Jose Miguel Gomez, the Liberal candidate for the presidency, Gov. Magoon has issued a decree pro- viding an annual pension of $5,000 during her life to the widow of the late president, Tomas Estrada Palma, and $50 monthly in addition curing the minority of her four children. Attempt to Kill Governor. Calcutta, Nov. 9. — A daring at- tempt was made last night by a Ben- gali to assassinate Sir Andrew Hen- derson Leith Fraser, the lieutenant governor of Bengal. Three other at- tempts have been made to take the life of the lieutenant governor since his appointment to that office in 1903. Dynamite Lets Go. Montreal, Nov. 9. — Half a ton of dynamite stored on a scow belonging to the Montreal harbor commission exploded yesterday afternoon with a roar that was heard and felt all over tthe city. Many buildings suffered more or less damage from shattered windows. Woman Sues Her Pastor. Laporte, Ind., Nov. 9. — Ella Fisher, a comely member of the fiock of Rev. Samuel P. Klotz, one of the best known United Brethren clergymen in Indiana, has sued her pastor for $10,- 000 for breach of promise, the action being filed in detail. Blows His Brains Out. New York, Noy, 9. — Walworth H. Pappan, well known in the iron and steel trade of the South and Middle West, who lived at Louisville, Ky., blew his brains out last night in the wash room of the Hotel Savoy. Forest Fires Cause Heavy Damage. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 9. — Forest fires which have been raging between this city and Cairo, Ill., for the past week have caused a loss to farmers and lumbermen estimated at ever $100,000.