Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 30, 1908, Page 4

BY C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - - MINNESOTA. Rerald--Review. |PRISON SENTENCE IN BOYCOTT CASE NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED} Gompers Gets One Year, Mitch- Digest of the News Worth Telling Con densed for the Busy Reader. Washington. Charles B. Romkey has been ap- pointed postmaster at Stockwood, Clay county, Minn., vice S. Shermoen, resigned. Shortly after the holidays the senate will probably decide where it will place marble busts of two of its vice presidents—Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, commanding the American battleship fleet, has cabled the navy department that the fleet made its departure from Colombo, Ceylon, for Suez. The mes- sage was in cipher and very brief. Secretary Root has signed a treaty with Minister Mejai ef Salvador, pro- viding for the arbitration of disputed questions which may arise with that country. It follows the line of similar conventions negotiated with various countries. In an interview Attorney General Bona ste, speaking of the suit which the president has urged against Jo- seph Pulitzer of the New York World, said that it is still under considera- tion, and no definite line of action has yet been agreed upon. Following the announcement of the White House that Secretary Root would retire upon his election as sen- ator from New York and that Assist- t Secretary Bacon would succeed , comes an intimation that Root abandon the state portfolio be- fore Jan. Personal. Former Congressman Loud died in San Francisco. For several months past he has been an invalid. Mr, Loud represented the Fifth California dis- trict in congress for twelve years. John Shelby Barrow, assistant gen- eral passenger agent of the Erie rail- road, with offices in New York, died at his home in Newark, N. J. of heart failure, following Bright’s dis- ease. The resignation of John William White, professor of Greek at Harvard university, has been announced. He has been professor of Greek at Har- vard since 1884. Prof. White wishes to retire from active work on account of age. Maj. Orlando Jay Smith, president and general manager of the American PréSs association since 1882, died at his home in Dobb’s Ferry, N. Y. Maj. Smith has been ill since September, at which time he was operated on for cancer of the stomach, but through- out his illness he retained his interest in daily events. Accidental Happenings. Frank Zieninski was instantly killed by falling off a trestle in lumping an ore car at the Colby mine at Besse- mer, ch. Willie Koester, six years old, son of a farmer living near Ridgeway, IIL, met a horrible death by falling into a kettle of boiling lard. The business section of Warman, was destroyed by fire. The 1 s estimated at $60,000. The town was named after Cy Warman. Destructive fires are becoming fre- quent in Laurens county, South Car- olina, especially among the ginneries, three having been burned within the last few days. Crushed under the automobile which she was operating, an electric runabout, Mrs. Courtright, wife of For- mer State Senator O. B, Courtright of Jaterloo, Iowa, received fatal inju- A mail coach loaded with Christmas presents was burned, five mail clerks barely escaping with their lives, while one was injured in jumping to safety, when a freight train crashed into a enger train in the West side of £0. Crowds of Christmas shoppers were thrown into a panic in Chicago by a fire in Siegel, Cooper & Co.’s depart- ment store. The fire started in a ves- tibule and although it was quickly ex- uished and no one was seriously injured several women in the crush. to get out fainted and had to be car- ried to the streets. A fire which started in the Gilsey house, one of the famous hotels of Broadway, New York, threatened at first to destroy the building. The fire- men were able to confine the flames to the fifth floor and the fire was quickly controlled. There were not many guests in the hotel at the time, and it is believed there was no loss of life. tir When the steamer Arabic arrived at Queenstown from New York the of- ficers reported that one of the passen- , who was registered under the ame of Father Kelley of Paterson, N. J., was drowned during the voyage. He fell overboard. Tightly strapped in a chair, James Anderson, a five months old infant, was burned to death in his home at Chicago. The baby’s clothing was fired by his three-year-old brother, while plaing with matches. The mother had gone to a nearby store, leaving the two together, ell Nine Months and Mor- rison Six Months. APPEAL TO A HIGHER COURT President Roosevelt Appealed to by Labor Unions to Prevent Incar- ceration of Leaders. Washington, Dec. 25. — Twelve months in jail for Samuel Gompers, president, nine months for John Mitchell, one of the’ vice presidents, and six months for Fra Morrison, secretary, all of the American Federa- tion of labor, was the sentence im- posed by Justice Wright of the su- preme court of the District of Colum- bia yesterday for contempt of court in violating an order previously issued enjoining them from placing on “Un- fair” or “We don’t patronize” list the Buck Stove and Range company of St. Louis, Mo, Veteran Leader Weeps. All three of the defendants were in court when sentence was pronounced, and notice of an appeal to the court of appeals of the District of Columbia at once was filed, Gompers being re- leased on $5,000 bond, Mitchell of $4,000 and Morrison on $3,000. In ad- dition to the wife and daughter of Gompers, there were present a num- ber of local labor leaders. With tears coursing down his own cheeks, President Gompers heard the order of the court which condemned him to prison for a year. Both Mitch- ell and Morrison seemed stunned by the sentence. Labor’s Struggle for Right. Asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounc- ed, President Gompers declared he had not consciously violated any law. There was much he would like to say, he said, but he could not do it at that time. He added, however, that “this is a struggle of the working people of our country and it is a struggle of the working people for the right. It is a struggle of the ages—a struggle of the men of labor to throw off some of the burdens which have been heaped upon them; to abolish some of the wrongs and to secure some of the rights too long denied.” Mitchell and Morrison confined themselves to an indorsement of what Gompers had said. President Asked to Act. ‘The decision of Justice Wright, which consumed two hours and twen- ty minutes in reading, was one of the most scathing arraignments that ever came from the bench in this city. Whether President Roosevelt will take any action, as he has been urg- ed to do in telegrams received from different labor organizations through- out the country in connection with Judge Wright’s decision, has not been decided. The various labor organizations in protesting to the president against the sentence urge him to prevent the incarceration of the labor leaders. ROSBERS TORTURE VICTIM. Burn His Feet to Make Him Open Safe—Steal Rig and Escape. Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 27.—By burning his feet with lighted matches two masked robbers early yesterday com- pelled H. A. Schabow of Cartice, Ohio, near here, to open a safe in his farm- house and turn over $180. After tying their victim to his bed with strips of a sheet and placing a gag in his mouth, the bandits went to the barn, stole a horse and buggy and escaped. A posse of farmers and Toledo police are in pursuit. KILLS SELF ON WEDDING DAY. Girl Travels Miles to Become Wife and Finds Lover Is Gone. Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 27, — After coming all the way to this city from her home in the southwestern part of the state, Miss Pearl Plumley is dead here, a suicide on the day she had ex- pected would be her wedding day. The girl shot herself in desperation, believing she had been jilted by Earl Kinneman, her fiance. The tragedy occurred at the home of Kinneman’s parents. CONSUMPTION KILLS LEPER. Chinese “Patient at Harrisburg, Pa., i Cost City $175 a Month. Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 27. — Mock Sem, the leper, who has been the in- voluntary and expensive charge of the city of Harrisburg since July 7, 1907, died at the municipal hospital, tuberculosis being the cause of death. The cost of the Chinaman’s mainte- nance was about $175 per month. Laundress Finds $5,000 Necklace. Boston, Mass., Dec, 27—In a sheet’ which was about to be placed in a that was to be placed in a hotel laun- dry here yesterday has been found a $5,000 diamond necklace of Mrs. John Decosta, wife of a well known English artist, who is at present in New York. The necklace was sent to New York by express yesterday after- noon. Both the Boston and New York police have been on the lookout for the jewels, but no clue to their where. abouts was discovered until a laun- dress found them by accident. NEGRO 1S WORLD'S CHAMPION Johnson, the Texas Negro, Takes Heavyweight Title From Tommy Burns. ‘ Sydney, N. S. W., Dec. 27. — Jack Johnson, the big negro from Galveston, Tex., is the world’s champion heavy- weight pugilist. He won the title to day in the big arena at Rushcutter’s bay from Tommy Burns, the French- Canadian, who had held it since James J. Jeffries relinquished it and after a chase of Burns that had led half way around the world. The end came in the fourteenth round, when the police, seeing Burns tottering and unable to defend himself from the savage blows of his opponent, mercifully stopped the fight. Black Man Wins. Previously it had been arranged that if the police interfered a decision should be rendered on points, and Ref- eree Mcintosh without hesitation de- clared the big black man the winner, for all through the fight he had shown himself Burns’ master in every style of fighting. Burns, in an interview after he had gone to his dressing room, said: r “J did the best I could and fought hard. Johnson was too big and his reach was too great.” Fought Game Battle. Johnson appeared fresh after the fight, while Burns’ eyes were badly puffed and his mouth swollen to twice its normal size. The Canadian fought a game battle and showed indomitable pluck, but he was no match for the big Texas black. The fight was for a purse of $35,000, of which Burns received $30,000 and Johnson $5,000. The ring was a twen- ty-four-foot one and was pitched in the center of a big arena built especially for the purpose at Rushcutte’s bay. The bout was to have been for twen- ty rounds. : The crowd was estimated at be tween 18,000 and 20,000 persons, and it kept perfect order throughout the fight. BANK ROBBERY MADE KNOWN. Stockholders Learn Institution Lost $29,000 Sunday Night. Los Angeles, Dec. 27.—The fact has just been made public that the First National Bank of Monrovia, Cal., was robbed of a sum said to amount to $29,000 Sunday night. Detectives have been at work on the case, but it is stated that no clue to the robbers has been found and no arrests have been made. The loss of the money was dis- covered when the bank opened for business on Monday. President John Bartle said that in view of the fact that the bank was insured for $25,000 with a casualty company, the loss to thé stockholders would be less than $5,000. The bank is capitalized at $100,000, with a surplus of $90,009. and has undivided profits of $20,000. ° $60,000 FRAUD DISCOVERED. Forged Bills Receivable “Planted” With Banks of Chicago. Chicago, Dec, 27, — That $60,000 in forged bills receivable recently has been “planted” with banks of Chicago was the warning issued to bankers, trust companies and note brokers. The method by which the swindle is operated is said to include the issu- ance of duplicate bills receivable. These are disposed of to note brokers at the usual discount. The brokers in turn discount the paper with their re- spective banks. At the end of sixty or ninety days the fraud naturally is liscovered, No arrests have been made. SANTA FINDS FAMILY DEAD. Children, in Hanging Up Stockir.gs, Turn Stop-cock on Gas Fixtures, Chicago, Dec. 27. — Instead of a Christmas greeting yesterday, Isadore Hanson, when he left the milk supply at the home of Morris Lukeman, a wealthy grocer, discovered that the whole family, consisting of Lukeman, his wife and two children, had been asphyxiated. It is supposed that in hanging stock- ing on the gas fixtures one of the girls turned the valve and that the room filled before any of the family awakened to discover it. Boy’s Body Found in Gravel Pit. Salt Lake City, Dec. 27.—The body of Charles Seinsoth, sixteen years of age, a messenger for the Rocky Moun- tain Bell Telephone company, was found yesterday at a lonely part of the ‘gravel. pit near the capitol hill grounds. There were no marks of violence on the botly, but there were indications that death probably had been caused by poison.’ Has Stormy Passage. New York, Dec. 27—Having taken twice the usual time to make her run to this port from Hamburg, which she left twenty-one days ago, the steamer Pretoria of the Hamburg-American line arrived yesterday after one of the stormiest passages in the steamer’s history. Shoppers Killed by Train. Toledo, Dec. 27. — While driving home from a Christmas shopping trip in Toledo, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mul- holeks, living on a farm near Holland, Ohio, twelve miles west of here, were instantly killed by a Lake Shore & Michigan Southern passenger train. No Money for Toys; Kills Self, Quiman, Ga., Dec. 27.—Because he did not have money enough to provide the usual Christmas toys for his chil dren, C. A. Easters, a farmer near here, committed suicide. FRENCH RULER IS ASSAULTED President Fallieres Is Murder- ously Attacked While Taking a Stroll. ASSAILANT IS A ROYALIST Fallieres Grappled With His Assailant and Escaped Without Serious Injury. Paris, Dec. 27—A sensational as- sault was made on President Fallieres yesterday by Jean Mattos, an alleged royalist. The episode caused the wild- est excitement in the city. Although the president escaped without any other injury than a scratch on the ear in the scuffle with his assailant, many wild rumors concerning the affair were set afloat, all of them magnifying the seriousness of the injury. Grapples With Assailant. The attack was made near the Rue de L’Eterle, while the president was taking an early morning stroll, accom- panied by Ramonou, his secretary, and Col. Lasson, one of the military attaches at the Elysee. Mattos, who apparently had been awaiting the ap- pearance of the president, sprang upon him suddenly from behind, throw- ing his arms around his neck and try- ing to throw him to the ground. The president grappled with his assailant and broke his cane in the struggle. Col. Lasson and M. Ramondou dragged the man away and turned him over to two government detectives who had been following the party in order to guard the president from any possible attack, just such as occurred. ‘ Aligned With Royalists. The man while being handcuffed ex- claimed: “T simply wanted to pull the presi- dent’s beard. I am not armed.” This was found to be true when he was searched. Mattos gave his age as twenty-four, occupation waiter. Medals and stamps bearing the imprint of the head of the duke of Orleans were found in his possession and also a card of membership in the royalist or- der, the Patrie Francaise. A search of Mattos’ rooms revealed a large amount of royalist literature, showing that he was in close touch with several of the royalist leaders, but so far nothing has been discovered to show that the attack was the re- sult of a prearranged plot. The man talked in a rambling way about “hav- ing done his duty in behalf of France.” JANITOR THE HERO AT FIRE. Throws Blazing Tree Through Window and Prevents Panic in School. Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 27. — Quick action by a janitor who seized a blaz- ing Christmas tree and hurled it through a window, prevented a disas- trous panic among the kindergarten pupils of the Twenty-eighth district school. Cotton banked around the tree, in imitation of snow, caught fire from a candle and the whole tree was in a blaze in a moment. The spectators were panic-stricken. The prompt action of the janitor en- abled the teachers to regain control of their charges, while the children in other parts of the building were marched out under fire drill orders. An incipient blaze at the Second Baptist church, caused by flames ig- nited during the rehearsal of a can- tat, did not terminate so fortunately. Two hundred children were panic- stricken and many jumped from win- dows, sustaining severe injuries. Older persons present were badly burned, tearing down the flaming bunting and checking the fire. LOOKS INTO CONTEMPT CASE. President Orders Attorney General to Review Court’s Decision. Washington, Dec. 27.—Letters and telegrams have begun to pour into the White House asking President Roosevelt to intercede in the case of Gompers, Mitcheil and Morrison, who were sentenced to jail for contempt of court. . President Roosevelt has decided to go over the whole case with Attorney General Bonaparte for the purpose of seeing whether the rights of the labor leaders have been infringed upon in any way. Chinese to Have Embassy. Peking, Dec. 27.—The foreign board has received a cablegram from Tang- Shao-Yi at Washington, saying that the Washington government has respond- ed favorably to the proposal made. by China to raise the Chinese legation at Washington to the rank of an embas- sy. Tang-Shao-Yi is the Chinene offi- cial who is at present in the United States on a diplomatic mission from his government. Killed In Auto Race. Oakland, Cal., Dec. 27.—As a result of a wild automobile race on the Foot- hill boulevard early yesterday one man was instantly killed and another man and two young women were se- yerely injured. The accident occurred ta short distance from San Leandro. Gold Found in Well. Petaloma, Cal., Dec. 27—Excitement prevails here over the discovery of free gold in the sand drawn from an old well on the premises of Nordan Scott, : ASK NEIGHBORS 10 CONFERENCE Canada and Mexico Invited’ to Discuss Plans in Conservation of Resources. Washington, Dec. 29. — Announce- ment was made at the White House yesterday of a proposed plan for a conference looking toward the con- servation of the natural resources of North America, to be held at the White House Feb. 18. Letters suggesting the plan have been addressed by President Rosoe- velt to the governor general and to the premier of Canada and to Presi- dent Diaz of Mexico. They will be delivered to the offi- cials in person by Gifford Pinchot, chairman of the natural conservation commission and chief forester of the United States. Pinchot Goes North. Mr. Pinchot will first visit Canada, leaving today. He will then carry the invitation to President Diaz at Mexico City, The proposed North American con- ference is the outgrowth of the two conservation conferences held in Washington, in which the governors of the states and territories were the principal conferees. The main object of the conference will be to point out that natural re- sources are not limited by the boun- dary lines which separate nations, to develop a better knowledge of the nat- ural resources of each nation on the part of the others, and to invite sug- gestions for concurrent action or the protection of mutual interests related to conservation. 16 ARMY CADETS DISMISSED. Nine Flunked in Mathematics and the Rest Failed in Discipline. Highland Falls, N. Y., Dec. 29.—Six- teen cadets were dismissed from the United States military academy at West Point and sent home. Two be- longed to the first class, six to the third and eight to the fourth. Nine, including the two first class men, were deficient in discipline, and the others failed in mathematics. Shoots Three; Commits Suicide. Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 29. — John Stormer, a blacksmith, shot his wife and her brother and the latter’s wife, and then blew out his own brains in plain view of a crowd of horrified by- standers on the street here yesterday. Stormer had not been living with his wife for several years. Mrs. Stormer will recover. The others are danger- ously wounded. Catch Smuggled Chinese. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 29.—Employes of the Southwestern railway yester- day found eleven Chinese in a box car at Duran, N. M. The aliens were taken into custody, The Chinese were plentifully supplied with water and provsions and had been seated in a ear billed from Redlands, Cal., to Chicago. May Be Fire Victim. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Dec. 29. — The Hussey block here was destroyed py fire yesterday morning and the Coronation block adjoining was badly damaged. Alexander Kemp, who ran a carpenter shop in the basement, is missing and is believed to have per- ished. The loss will exceed $70,000. Ambassador Griscom Quite. Washington, Dec. 29.—The resigna- tion of Lloyd C. Griscom, ambassador to Italy, reported in an Associated Press dispatch from Rome Saturday night, was authoritatively confirmed by the state department last night. Ambassador Griscom’s resignation takes effect March 4. Heir to Riches Is Vagrant. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 29.—Heir to half a million dollars, according to his own statement, and entitled to a posi- tion in Baltimore society, William Jef- ferson Powell has been sentenced to serve 180 days in the workhouse in this city on a vagrancy charge. Michigan Hunter Is Killed. Charlotte, Mich., Dec. 29.—Leo Bos- worth, aged thirty, was killed by the explosion of a gun in the hands of a hunting companion, who escaped un- hurt. Part of the barrel hit Bos- worth in the neck and severed his jugular vein. He died in an hour. ilies avai cies he Spread of Trachoma Is Feared. Valparaiso, Dec. 29. — The steamer Carabella, from Yokohama, is in quar- antine at Iquique with trachoma on board. Three of the Chinamen on the vessel made their escape and are in hiding on shore. It is feared that the contagion will spread. SRE AS Mine Fire Breaks Out Afresh. Trinidad, Colo. Dec. 29.—Fire in the coal mine of the Victor Fuel com- pany at Hastings, which has been burning since last Wednesday and which was thought to be under con- trol, broke out afresh early yester- day. cst are Renae *G $42,000 School at Wakefield. Wakefield, Mich., Dec. 29—A high school to cost $42,000 is to be erected here. The contract has been awarded to-an Ashland (Wis.) builder. —— Troops Withdrawn. Stearns, Ky., Dec. 29.—Quiet pre- vailing last night in Stearns, where on Christmas day miners and United States marshals engaged in a battle fatal to several of them, the Somer- set company of state militia was or- dered back home. There have been no developments during the day. CARNAGE RIVALS “BLOODY SUNDAY Five Prisoners Believed to Be Sole Survivors of the. Rus= sian Raid. BATTLE RAGES TWENTY HOURS Artillery Brought Into Play After Police and Infantry Had Twice Been Driven Back. Moscow, Dec. 29. — Officers of the Moscow garrison and the crown po- lice are planning punishment for the revolutionaries who Saturday for hours repulsed the joint attack of po- lice and cavalry upon a suburban town with terrible carnage. The as- sault upon the terrorists’ stronghold in the midst of the plotters’ meeting marks the bloodiest combat between revolutionaries and the military arm of the czar since the historic “bloody Sunday.” During the twenty hours of fighting Baron Cotte, chief of the czar’s secret police, and Col. Muraki of the Cos- sack cavalry and an unknown number of their host were killed, while many of the terrorists were bayoneted and clubbed to death. Five wounded revolutionists were taken prisoners. Upon these prison- ers will fall the weight of the govern- ment’s wrath unless the secret serv- ice is successful in running down es- caped participants, and this is not considered likely. Terrorists Open Fire. A meeting of the leaders of the rev- olutionists was considered the oppor- tune moment for dealing a_ telling plow against the circulation of sedi- tious propaganda. As the police ap- proached the villa, the barricaded ter- rorists opened fire, mowing down the uniformed attackers. The unexpected resistance discon- certed the police who withdrew to await the arrival of military reinforce- ments. For twenty hours the firing continued and the combined forces of the besiegers was compelled to retire once mor The third advance was made behind requisitioned ar which destroyed the building. The lack of information leads to the belief that the sole survivors of the massacre in the ruined charnel house are five manacled prisoners in the dungeon at Kremlin, awaiting the ver- dict of a court-martial. SUGAR KING PASSES AWAY. Claus Spreckels Passes Away at San Francisco. San Francisco, Dec. 29. — Claus Spreckels, widely known as the 1g ar king” of the Pacific coast, died Sat- urday at his home in this city in his eightieth year. The immediate cause of death was an attack of pneumonia, which developed with alarming symp- toms during the last few days. His condition Friady night warned his physicians that his end was near and relatives remained at his bedside until the hour of his death. Despite his advanced age, Mr. Spreckels had devoted a large s of time to the various enterpr which he was interested, and it i more than a month since he appeared before the ways and means commit- tee of the house in Washington as an authority on the subject of sugar du- ties. Two years ago he was attacked by a severe illness, but his vigorous constitution enabled him to withstand his sickness and he was, after a time, restored to his usual health, Apart from the importance which attached to Claus Spreckels as the pioneer sugar refiner of the Pacific coast and as investor of millions in California and the Hawaiian islands, the Spreckels family has for many years been one of the most prominent in the state. The value of the estate is variously estimated at from $40,000,000 to $50,- 000,000. MISTAKEN FOR BEAR; IS SHOT. Drunken Man in Buffalo Coat Instant- ly Killed. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 29.—Mistak- ing a drunken man clad in a long buf- falo coat for a bear, Thomas Deck- mar, a well known farmer, shot and instantly killed Thomas Andrews near Lafayette, Tenn. A coroner’s jury rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. Two Firemen Injured. Los Angeles, Dec. 29.—A fire which caused a loss of $100,000 occurred yes- terday in the Occidental hotel build- ing. An explosion in the basement, where a decorating company stores paints and oils, caused the fire. Two firemen were injured. The one hun- dred guests in the hotel escaped with- out injury. Jewelry Worth $6,000 Stolen. Paris, Dec. 29. — Jewelry to the value of $6,000 was recently stolen from Mrs. Ely Patterson, who was for- merly Miss Schmitt of St. Louis. The police have made no arrest in connec- tion with the case. Shoots Sweetheart; Kills Self. Washington, Dec. 29. — Lawrence ‘W. Peters yesterday committed sui- cide after shooting and attempting to kill his sweetheart, Jennie W. Beau- dette. The woman probably will re- cover. ay