Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 18, 1908, Page 3

erald--Review. BY Cc. E, KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - - MINNESOTA. NEWS OF WEEK. SUMMARIZED Digest of the News Worth Telling Con- densed for the Busy Reader. Washington. The president has removed George Stewart, postmaster at Seattle, h., on charges of soliciting cam- n contributions from employes. The formal opening of the war col- lege was signalized by an important address by cretary Root, popularly known as the “father” of the institu- tion. The war college has been in op- ation for several years, but has oc- yresent quarters only since cupied its June, 1907. The supreme court of the United States affirmed the New Jersey court of appeals’ decision sustaining the verdict convicting President Albert C. Twining and Secretary Davis C. Car- nell of the Monmouth Trust and Safe Deposit company of deceiving a state bank examiner as to the condition of institution. Justice Harlan de- vered a dissenting opinion, Personal. Mrs. Josefa Neilson Osborn, once prominent in New York society, but more widely known as the modiste of the fashionable women of New York’s “Four Hundred,” is dead in New York President-elect Taft will be the t of Rev. John Wesley Hill, pastor the Metropolitan Temple of New next month, when the temple’s ew organ, known as the McKinley memo will be dedicated. C. M. Heald of Buffalo, president of the Mutual Transit company, Ras or- dered of the Great Lakes Engineering works of Detroit two freight steam- 250 feet long and together costing 000, to be completed for the opening of navigation in 1909. Governor-elect George L. Lilley of Connecticut, who is also congressman from that state, expects to participate in the ion of congress which be- ins next month, but will resign Dec. 1, as he is to take up his duties as rnor of the state on Jan. 4, prof. Richard MacLaurin, head of department of Columbia sity, has been appointed presi- dent of the Massachusetts Institute of fechnology by the executive commit- ers tee of the institute corporation. It is announced that Prof. MacLaurin will accept the position. Frank Oliver, minister of the inte- rior, declared at Nelson, B. C., that if a $500 head tax would not exclude Chinamen the government would raise it. Five hundred dollars was nt to be prohibitive, and if the amount was not sufficient to be pro- hibitive it would be made so. Dean Thomas Frederick Crane of the Cornell university faculty, who has been connected with the univer- sity for forty-one years, has resigned his position, and his fesignation was accepted by the board of trustees. Dean Crane will reach the age of six- ty-five years next July and will retire on a Carnegie pension. nr Accidental Happenings. Six persons were injured and a score or more shocked in a street rail- way accident at Montgomery. L. H. Aslin, a well-to-do farmer of Norway, Mich., who was injured by blasting stumps a week ago, died at the Columbia hospital. Two motormen were killed and twenty passengers injured in a colli- sion of two cars in the interurban service between Vancouver and West- minster. rs. August Mueller was killed and her husband probably fatally injured at Falls City, Neb., when a buggy in which they were riding was run into by au automobile, By the overturning of a rowboat William Black and John Pierson of St. David, Il, were drowned in the Illi- nois river, two miles north of Liver- pool, while out hunting. An automobile containing Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kohlhase, August Kohl- hase and Cynthia Kohlhase, all of Chi- cago, was overturned near Hammond, Ind., and August Kohlhase was fatally injured. Fire in the home of Col. T. J. Bo- gie, a prominent citizen of Stephens- ville, Tex., caused the death of Mrs. Bogi her seven-year-old grandson da year-old babe. A lamp explosion set fire to the house, Haif a ton of dynamite stored on a scow belonging to the Montreal har- bor commission exploded with a roar that was heard and felt all over the city of Montreal. Many buildings suf- fered more or less damage from shat- tered windows. By an explosion of natural gas at Pendleton, Ind., the ten-room. resi- dence of Pratt Hester, aged seventy- seven, wa# wrecked. Hester died a few hours later from his burns. His wife and children escaped serious in- jury. The business section of the town of Kelliher, Sask., a new point on the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, was de- yed by fire. Merchants who are losers are: Tyler, Brice & Bond, Grant, Priest, Malone, Wiedman, Shin- bane and Belcher. The loss is $75,- 000. HENEY 1S SHOT IN COURT ROOM San Francisco Graft Prosecu- tor Is Target for Ex- Convict’s Bullet. IS SERICUS, BUT NOT FATAL Would-be Assassin Says Heney Branded Him an Ex-Convict and Ruined His Life. — San Francisco, Nov. 15.—Francis J. Heney, a leading figure in the prose- cution of municipal corruption in this city, was shot and seriously injured yesterday by Morris Haas, a Jewish saloonkeeper, who had been accepted as a juror in a previous trial and aft- erwards removed, it having been shown by the prosecution that he was an ex-convict, a fact not brought out in his examination as a venireman. The shooting occurred in Superior Judge Lawlor’s court room during a recess in the trial of Abraham Ruef, on trial for the third time on the charge of bribery. At 6 o’clock last night Mr. Heney He said: “1 will Live to Prosecute Him.” The physicians in attendance on Heney expressed the opinion that he would live. It had been ascertained that the bullet, which had entered the right cheek, had lodged under the left eye and had not entered his brain. The shooting occurred at 4:22 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Judge Lawlor had a few moments before de- clared a ten-minute recess of court, and the jury had left the room. j Mr. Heney was conversing with Chief Clerk McCabe of the district at- torney’s office when Haas came for- ward. He approached Heney and, placing a revolver against his right cheek, fired. Instantly the court room was the scene of the greatest excite- ment. Some bystanders seized Haas, others hastened to the relief of Heney, who was caught as he fell forward, the blood streaming from his wound. Says Heney Ruined Him. When he was arrested, Haas said he shot Heney because he had ruin- ed him. He is a married man and has four children. In a statement made to Police Captain Duke he said: “Heney denounced me in_ public, which ruined my life and branded me as an ex-convict. It was an outrage. I am the wronged man. I do not care what becomes of me now. I have sac- rificed myself not for my own honor, but for those who are situated like myself. By God, I would not have brought my four children into - the world to bear such a brand if 1 had known the fact that I was an ex-con- vict would become known. Heney ruined me. That is why I shot him.” was conscious. RESIGNS FROM CABINET. Secretray of the Navy Metcalf Ten- ders His Resignation. Washington, Nov. 15.—Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf yesterday tendered his resignation to the presi- dent, to take effect Dec. 1, on account of ill health. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman H. Newberry will be named as Mr. Metcalf’s successor For more than a year the fact that Mr. Metcalf has surfered serious ill- ness ‘tas been well known at the navy department. Formerly of vigorous health, his friends expected that he would be able to regain his strength, but constantly recurring illness has convinced him that the only course for him to. pursue is to sever his con- nection with all active work. Suffers Nervous Breakdown. Mr. Metcalf has suffered ffem a nervous breakdown that has rendered it impossible for him to remain at his desk for any length of time, and the chronic nature of his trouble has caus- ed him to abandon nope of recovery while burdened with the care® of of- fice. On April 15 last he went to Cali- fornia to review the Atlantic Battle- ship fleet. He took a long vacation, hoping to be permanently benefited thereby, returning here Sept. 1. Upon his resumption cf official duty his ill- ness promptly recurred, and he frank- ly told the president that he could not remain in the. cabinet. Mr. Metcalf is thoroughly versed in naval matters, having served on the house committee on faval affairs while in congress. His first appoint- ment under this administration was as secretary of commerce and labor, which he relinquished in order to ac- cept the duties of secretary of the navy on Dec. 17, 1906. Vessel Driven Ashore. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 13. — A two- masted schooner, about 200 feet long, supposed to be the Springle, was driven ashore and grounded on a sandbar east of here last night. The vessel carried twelve men, all of whom were rescued. Famous Lawyer Found Dead. Philadelphia, Nov. 13. — Slas W. Pettit, one of the best known corpora- tion and constitutional lawyers in the country, was found dead in his offices in this city last night. HAAS KILLS SELFIN FRISCO JAIL Former Convict Who Attempted to As- sasinate Heney Dies By His Own Hand. San Francisco, Nov. 17. — Morris Haas, who attempted to assassinate Francis J. Heney, the graft prosecu- tor, committed suicide Saturday night in hig cell in the county jail by shoot- ing himself through the head with a small derringer pistu:. Haas ended his life while four guards, detailed to prevent just such a move, stood within three feet of him. The weapon with which the would- be assassin shot himself he had se- creted in the top of his gaiter shoes. He fired the shot while lying on his cot and covered with the blankets. Is Closely Watched. Since Haas was taken into custody | Friday afternoon, immediately after the sensational attempt to murder Francis J. Heney in Judge Lawlor’s court room, he had been closely watched by four detectives. When taken to the county jail on Friday aft- ernoon he was searched by the police authorities and all his belongings were taken from him. It was noticed when Haas retired on Friday night that he did not take off his shoes. When, asked why he kept his footwear on, he replied that he was only going to lie down for a few moments; that he was too nerv- ous to sleep and that he would pace up and down his cell. Heney Is Improving. The condition of Francis J. Heney is still most satisfactory, and the at- tending surgeons report that he is making excellent progress on the road to recovery. He passed a comfortable night, sleeping most of the time, and rested easily yesterday. Although the bullet has been located, embedded in the left jaw, about an inch in front of the ear, the surgeons have decided not to extract it until Mr. Heney gains more strength. Mrs. Heney spent an hour yesterday in the examination room of the hospi- tal while the surgeons were removing grains of powder from her husband’s face and head. While this was going on the wounded man sat up on the table and made jocular remarks. Find No Conspiracy. Chief of Police Biggy and Captain of Detectives Kelley said that they could find no evidence that the shoot- ing of Heney was the result of a con- spiracy. Detective Burke, who closely questioned Haas at several times dur- ing the night, made a report to Chief Biggy of similar import. DOWAGER EMPRESS !S DEAD. Autocratic Ruler of Celestial Empire Passes Away Soon After Emperor. Peking, Nov. 17.—Tazo Msi An, the dowager empress of China, the auto- cratic head of the government which she directed without successful inter- ference since 1861, and without pro- test since 1881, died at 2 o’clock yes- terday afternoon. The announcement of the dowager empress’ death was Official and follow- ed closely upon the announcement that Huang Hsu, the emperor, had died Saturday at 5 o’clock in the aft- ernoon, but it is believed that the deaths of both the emperor and the dowager empress occurred a consid- erable time before that set down in the official statements. Three-year-old on Throne. An edict issued at 8 o’clock yester. day morning placed upon the throne Prince Pu Yi, the three-year-old son of Prince Chun, the regent of the em- pire, in accordance with a promise given by the dowager empress soon after the marriage of Prince Chun in 1902. An edict issued on Friday made Pu Yi heir presumptive. The foreign legations were notified yesterday morning by the foreign board of the death of the emperor and the succession of Prince Pu _ Yi. Troops have been in readiness for sev- eral days to quell any disorders that might arise on the death of Kuang Hsu, and the possibility of uprising was made greater because of the fact that the death of the dowager empress was known to be close at hand. Guard for Legations. Twenty gendarmes were dispatched to guard the approaches to the lega- tions, but up tothe present the duties of the forces have been slight. It was announced that the legation guard was ordered out at “the special call of the legations, on account of the em- peror’s death.” Prince Chun, the regent, has order- ed the viceroys and governors to take precautions for the administration of the provinces as heretofore and he has ordered a hundred days of mourn- ing. The court will go into mourning for three years. Died Alone and Unattended. They died alone and unattended, al- though surrounded by circles of abject spectators, who remained a rod dis- tant, as on account of the sacred per- sons of their majesties they could not be approached. The emperor died as he had lived, without ministration of whatever kind or scientific aid. Until word of the dowager’s death is read broadcast ‘no general disorders are apprehended. China is quieter now than at any time since 1900. There are few signs of antagonism to foreigners and there is no manner -of doubt that Prince Chun will be able to meet the situation, as he is recog: nized as thoroughly progressive, —__ Cut Ice Fourteen Inches Thick. Jamestown, N. D., Nov. 17.—Ice is being cut in the James river. It is nearly fourteen inches in thickness and is said to be a better quality than was secured last year. EIGHT KILLED IN. FIGHT WITH NEGRO Bloody Battle Between Law Of- ficers and Negro Desperado in Oklahoma. IS CREMATED IN OWN HOUSE Negro Barricades Self in and, After Be- ing Shot, Fires House and Is Baked in Flames. Okmulgee, Okla., Nov. 17. — Eight persons were killed and ten others were wounded yesterday afternoon in a fight between Jim Deckard, a negro desperado, and law officers. The dead are: Edgar Robinson, sheriff of Okmulgee county; P. Klaber, assist- ant chief of police of Okmulgee; two negroes named Chapman, brothers; Jim Deckard, negro, and three uniden- tified negroes. The disturbance began at the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad sta- tion, where Jim Deckard engaged in a fight with an Indian boy, Steve Gray- son, and beat him into insensibility with a rock. Barricades Self in House. Friends of Grayson notified the po- lice, and when Policeman Klaber went to the station Deckard fled to his house nearby, barricaded himself in and when Klaber approached Deckard shot and instantly killed him. Sheriff Robinson gathered a posse and hur- ried to the scene. Part of this posse was made up of a group of negroes whom the sheriff commissioned as deputies. As the posse approached the house Deckard opened fire with a rifle, firing as rapidly as he could load his weapon. The sheriff fell first, instantly killed. Then five of the ne- gro deputies were slain. Cremated in Flames. Deckard’s house was surrounded by a frenzied mob of armed men. Vol- leys were poured into Deckard’s house and he was shot down. He was seen to roll over on the floor, strike a match and set fire to his own house, which was soon a roaring furnace, in which his body was baked. Gov. Haskell, at Guthrie, was noti- fied of the battle and of the bad feel- ing between whites and negroes that had grown out of it, threatening a race riot. The governor at once ordered the militia company at Muskogee to prepare to go to Okmulgee, and a spe- cial train was made ready to carry the troops. News of the preparation to send militia here had a good effect on the disorderly element of both races and at 7 o’clock last night the crowd had dispersed and further trou- ble was not expected. TAFT TO CALL EXTRA SESSION. Tariff Revision Will Be Taken Up Soon After Inauguration. Washington, Nov. 17. — That a spe- cial session of the Sixty-first congress will be called soon after the 4th of March to take up the matter of tariff revision became known positively yes- terday, when William H. Taft, presi- dent-elect, after spending the day at the White House as the guest of President Roosevelt, stated that he intended to call the specal session to meet as soon after his inauguration as would be reasonable. Judge Taft left last night for Cin- cinnati, where he had been summoned on matters of family importance, out which Judge Taft assured the newspa- per men who had gathered at the White House, was in no way connect- ed with politics. The call to Judge Taft to come to Cincinnati necessi- tated a hasty change of plans, so that instead of the president-elect, who was returning to Hot Springs, Va., from Brooklyn, N. Y., continuing to the Virginia resort at 11 p. m., he left for his home over the Pennsylvania several hours earlier. The day proved to be a busy one for the president-elect. He spent the night at the White House as the president’s guest and breakfasted yesterday morning with the family. During the early forenoon the president and the president-elect discussed matters of importance to the present and the in- coming administration. No announce- ment was made as to the principal topic of the discussion, although Judge Taft adroitly admitted that it was not the weather. Suicide’s Widow Found Dead. Boston, Mass., Nov. 17.—The body of a richly dressed woman, believed to have been Julia Harmon Stahl, the widow of Chick Stahl, the Boston American league baseball player who committed suicide at West Baden, Ind., in 1907, was found last night in a doorway in South Boston. Marks were found on the woman’s throat, put it is not thought these had to do with her death. ASKS JAILER TO LOCK HIM UP. Railroad Laborer Totters Into Lockup at Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire, Wis., Nov. 17. — Last night Philip Sheridan, who hails from New York city but disclaims and rela- tionship to his namesake, Gen. “Phil” Sheridan, tottered into the city jail and applied for shelter. He was very sick and is now at the county jail un- der treatment. Sheridan ascribes his condition to the hard usage accorded him while working for a railroad com- pany at Winter, Wis. DENIES PLOT AGAINST MOTHER Woman Tells Mother Charge Is Hor- rible Mistake—Chicago Police Are in Quandary. Chicago, Nov. 15.—Mae L. Otis, ar- rested Thursday night on a charge of plotting to do away with her mother through the agency of hired thugs, was pronounced sane last night by Dr. I. Blake Baldwin, city physician. Mrs. Otis, the mother, arrived in the city last night. She went at once to see her daughter at the police station. A pathetic scene followed. Both moth- er and daughter wept when the latter was taken from a eell and given the liberty of an officer’s room. ‘Mother, do you think I could do such a thing?” exclaimed Miss Otis, throwing her arms around her mother. “I never did; it is all a horrible mistake.” Further talk was interrupted by the young woman’s hysterical sobbing. After the interview the mother said: “I do not believe for an instant that my own daughter plotted against my life. I will do everything in my pow: er and spend every cent I posses to save her from prosecution on this charge.” ‘ The police declared last night that their possession of Miss Otis places them in a quandary. Capt. O’Brien said the police would be glad to allow her to leave Chicago if she wishes to go, and that they would be glad to have her off their hands. NOTED SCIENTIST IN ASYLUM. Prof. Mark Harrington Found After Years of Search. New York, Nov. 15.—A search last- ing the greater part of ten years and extending from one end of the @un- try to the other ended a few days ago, when Prof. Mark W. Harrington, once chief of the United States weather bureau and one of the hest known scientific men in America, was found a hopeless lunatic in the New Jersey asylum for the insane at Mor- ris Plains. Until last Monday Prof, Harrington was registered as “John Doe No. 8,” picked up in a park in Trenton eight- een months ago, unable to give his name and with no papers on his per- son to disclose his identity. He was sent to Morris Plains. There he might have remained for the rest of his life had not his son, Raymond Harrington, grown to man- hood since his father’s disappearance, read in a Western paper three weeks ago a description of a mysterious pa- tient in the Morris Plains asylum. Young Harrington’s suspicions were aroused and he communicated with his mother. Mrs. Harrington decided to visit Morris Plains. When “John Doe No. 8” was led into her presence she identified him as her Jong-missing husband. He, however, did not recog- nize his wife and bluntly requested that he be left alone. NOT SEEKING MAIL CLERK. Police Deny Story in Read Case—Sis- ter Arrives at Denver. Denver, Nov. 15. — When shown a printed story to the effect that Mrs. Allen F. Read, who attempted to ex- tort money from Mrs. Genevieve Chan- dler Phipps, threatening her life with dynamite, was escorted to the Ameri- can hotel on the day of her arrival in this city by a railway mail clerk named E. J. Sawyer, the police author- ities denied that they were looking for such a man. The hotel people declare that Mrs. Read was unaccompanied when she appeared at the clerk’s desk and wrote the name of “Mrs. H. C. Cones” upon the register. The condition of Mrs. Reed is still critical. The arrival here last night of Mrs. Read’s sister, Miss Jessie Campbell, from Pittsfield, Mass., has aroused in- terest. Miss Campbell went directly to the bedside of her sister, refusing to talk to newspaper reporters. GOLD IN MICHIGAN? Geologist Says So, Urging Digging of Big Canal. Saginaw, Mich., Nov. 15.—The pos- sibility of finding gold in paying quan- tities in Michigan along the route of the proposed canal to connect Bay City, Saginaw, Grand Rapids and Grand Haven, was urged by State Ge- ologist Alfred C. Lane at a meeting here yesterday, as an additional rea- son for the building of the projected waterway. Mr. Lane stated that gold had been discovered along the Grand river, in the eastern part of Ionia county, down nearly to its mouth at Grand Haven, LEOPOLD SUES JOURNALIST. Editor in Retaliation Threatens to Read Letters: Written by Emperor. Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 15.—Leo- pold Woelfing, formerly Archduke Leopold of Austria, is prosecuting a journalist for defamation of character. The journalist in retaliation threatens sensational revelations by promising read letters from the emperor of Aus- tria to the grand duke of Tuscany. Wife Invalid; He Despairs. New York, Nov. 15.—Grieving over the verdict of physicians that his wife would never recover from an illness which had made her an invalid for months, James Freebody Thompson, a teacher of languages, killed himself. Killed by Former Mayor. Cienfuegos, Nov. 15.—Gonzale Gar- cia Vista, a Conservative, former may- or of Cienfuegos, last night shot and killed Edwardo Prieto, a Liberal. Vis- ta alleges that Prieto insulted and attacked him. 339 LIVES LOST IN MINE DISASTER Greatest Catastrophe in Many Years in Germany Caused by Explosion. ONLY SIX ESCAPE —UNHURT Flames and Smoke Prevent Rescue Work—Order Is Issued to Flood the Mine. Hamm, Westphalia, Germany, Nov. 14.—The greatest mine disaster in many years in Germany occurred yes- terday morning at the Radbod mine, about three miles from this place. There was a heavy explosion in the mine about 4 a, m., and almost imme- diately the mine took fire. Of 380 miners working underground at the time, only six escaped without injury. Thirty-five were taken out badly in- jured and thirty-seven were dead when brought to the mouth of the pit. The remaining 302 have been given up for lost. Rescue Work Impossible. The explosion, which was unusually violent, destroyed one of the shafts which had to be partly repaired before te rescue work was begun. In addi- tion, the flames and smoke proved al- most insurmountable obstacles in the early efforts of the rescuing parties. A special corps, composed of the men who rendered such valuable aid in the terrible mine” disaster at Courrieres, France, in March of 1906, arrived upon the scene shortly before noon, but were unable to enter the mine, being forced to await the result of the de- termined efforts of the firemen to keep the flames in check. Meantime heartrending scenes were being enacted at the mine when the feaa and wounded were brought to the surface, and there were similar scenes in the town when the injured were transported through the streets to the hospitals. At 1 o’clock the fire had made great headway, and later in the afternoon, after a consultation of the engineers, it was decided that any further attempts to rescue the en- tombed men were vain, owing to the impossibility of entering the galleri- ies. At the same time an order was issued to flood the mine. First reports indivated that the ac- First reparts indicated that the ac- cident was the result of an explosion of coal dust, but the statements of the injured men render this improba- ble, and it is not clear just what caused it. MURDER OF CARMACK CHARGED. Father and Son and Former Sheriff Are Jointly Indicted. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 15. — The grand jury of Davidson county yester- day returned a true bill, in which Col. Duncan B. Cooper, nis son, Robin J. Cooper, and ex-Sheriff John D. Sharp are jointly charged with the murder of Former Senator E. W. Carmack, and in which Sharp is also indicted on the charge of being an accessory before the fact. There are two counts in the indict- ment, the first charging the three men jointly with the murder and the sec- ond one charging John D. Sharp with being an accessory before the fact. Physicians attending young Cooper, who was wounded in the shoulder by a ball from Carmack’s revolver, said last night that their patient was do- ing as well as could be expected. Cooper will in all probability be able to be moved in a few days to the county jail. HONOR WINNING DEMOCRATS. Iroquois Club of Chicago Issues Jack son Day Invitations. Chicago, Nov. 15. — President Tol- man of the Iroquois club last night an- nounced that the guests of honor at the club’s annual Jackson day ban- quet, March 15 next, would be the Democratic governors elected in Min- nesota, Ohio, Indiana, North Dakota and Nebraska. In all of these states, with the ex- ception of Nebraska, the electoral vote went to Taft, but Democratic governors were elected. WRIGHT WINS $200 PRIZE. Starts Aeroplane Without Mechanism and Gives Remarkable Exhibition. Lemans, France, Noy. 15.—The Aero club’s prize of $200 for the aeroplane first attaining a height of more than thirty meters—ninety-three feet—was won yesterday by Wilbur Wright. Wright also succeeded in starting his aeroplane without the use of the mechanism usually used when start- ing on a flight. The performance of the aeroplane was admirable. WOMAN DYNAMITER DYING. Mrs. Read May Not Live to Pay Pen alty for Crime. Denver, Nov. 15.—Weakened by dis- ease and drugs, Mrs, Allen F. Read, who threatened the life of Mrs. Gene- vieve Chandler Phipps with dynamite last Monday, may never live to under- go the experiences of the prison cell or madhouse as the consequence of her daring attempt at extortion. Late last night news reached Chief of Po- lice Armstrong that Mrs. Read's con- dition was extremely critical. eae